Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 70, Ed. 1 Friday, February 10, 1899 Page: 4 of 4
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GALVESTON TRIBUNE
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FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10,1899.
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KATY OFFICIALS' VISIT.
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A "GOLD WIRE” ARTIST.
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COTTON KING OF THE WORLD.
THE PATRIOT’S LEXICON.
Galveston, Texas.
Miscellaneous Telegraph.
THE STEAMBOAT STAGGS.
and a grand affair is in prepara-
THOUGHT HE HAD BEEN ROBBED.
CATHOLIC PARISH BAZAR.
NO WIGS AND GOWNS.
KLONDIKE NEWS.
CANADIANS BROUGHT TO TERMS.
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land a full
388, corner
sausage.
UNCLE EPH tor Bargains in Watches.
New Line of Novelty^
With Fancy Embroi
aists, itt^Pique, Lawn and Dimity*
Lace Trimming. |
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pointed yoke in b:
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Vaists, full front,
Fck, in stripes and
broken plaids; J^ade to sell at $1.00.
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YELLOW FEVER AT GUANA.! AY.
Contractor for Shell and Gravel Roofing,
Sanitary Flooring, Asphalt Paving,
Artesian Wells and Waterworks Plants.
Office—212 Tremont Street,
Factory—Avenue A, bet. 18th and 19th Sts.
in Gal-
buy re-
ra low
INLY.
SIXTEEN BELOW AT CLEVELAND1
Cleveland, O., Feb. 10.—Sixteen degrees
below zero was indicated by the govern-
ment thermometer early today.
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La%s’ and Genii ej
kerchief s, hi
fchite or
worth '
LAWRENCE V. ELDER,
(SUCCESSOR TO J. W. BYRNES),
Manufacturer of Roofing and Paving Pitch,
Creosote, Asphalt Varnish, 2 and 3-Ply
Ready Roofing Felt, Aqua and Anhy*
drous Ammonia.
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The following real estate transfers were
filed for record in the county clerk’s office
yesterday:
Heirs of Levi Jones, deceased, by John
C. Walker to J. H. W. Steele, attorney in
fact, lot 212, in section 1, Galveston island,
$100.
W. S. Wrigh't to Harry Wright, lots 19,
20 and 21, block 18, Alta Loma, $500.
Amasa Stewart to James A. Batley, lot
26, subdivision I of Cook & Stewart sub-
division of J. D. Moore’s league, $100.
H. C. Carter to Eliza A. Lee, lot 13,
southwest quarter of outlot 86.
James S. Montgomery and wife to Chas.
H. Hughes, lots 8 and 9, northeast quar-
ter outlot 9, $4975.
Estate of Wm. T. Tinsley to Franz Koh-
feldt, one-eighth of one-half interest in
H. B. Littlefield survey, $1000.
Charles H. Hughes to James S. Mont-
gomery, 79.90 acres in B. T. Masterson’s
survey, $1800.
Men’s Sock3|
brown and
worth 40c pair.
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MINERS ON A STRIKE.
Fort 'Worth, Tex., Feb. 10.—Six hundred
and fifty miners of the Choctaw coal com-
pany in the Indian territory went out on a
strike. The trouble originated because
three or four miners refused to join the
miners’ union. The mines of the company
are practically shut down.
BRITISH CLUB SMOKER.
Dawson City, Alaska, Jan. 18.—(Via Se-
attle, Wash., Feb. 10.)—There is little
news from Klondike claims yet this year.
Stampedes to new districts are of frequent
occurrence, but no important discoveries
are reported. Father Judge, who founded
St. Mary’s hospital here, is dead of pneu-
monia. Tom McF'atherick, an old man,
was found frozen in his cabin on Dec. 22.
Many river boats are now fast in the ice
and probably will be crushed when a
thaw comes.
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/ Engelke’s Store, 2010 and 2012 Market St.
Yet there is a variety, well expressed p
superlatives.
The Natick mill, for instance, is the
largest in the world. Walk around it
once and you will have traveled more
than half a mile,. It is seven stories, high,
contains 100,000 spindles and 3200 looms,
and gives employment to 1300 operatives
under one roof.
In all, the mills use 55,000 bales of cotton.
The 30,000,000 yards of cloth they weave in
a single year would make a white bicycle
track more than two-thirds of the way
about the earth.
A business man who lives up the state
and does a great deal of trading here was
in the hands of the police last night. He
was drinking some and claimed to have
been “rolled,” the amount he lost con-
sisting of four $5 bills, $7 in silver and a
gold watch and chain. As an act of
charity to himself the complainant was
detained at the station till morning and
then Detective Jordan undertook to un-
ravel the mystery. By repeated questions
he found out that the man had spent more
money than he thought he had, and that
there was no evidence of his having been
"touched.”
HAPPINESS AT LAST.
Stearns’ Electric Rat and Roach Paste
will clear your house of all vermin. 25c a
box. All druggists.
BE
Victims to J
troubles as >
results in 1®
blood, baclfe
and tired, 1®
there’s no i®
J. W. Gar®
“Electric
man when he^j
care whether hi
to give
eat anything p
15,783.00
MOREDEEDSAMFEWERWri
the good path, bringing trade into our mammoth estab-
fctly business lineyjji^rfJfferm^rnTTW^y^Y-SAVIN^ff’OWER
fedefinitely^M*tfpracticaliy illustrated. 7
Who Wil! It Be?
Who is the most popular school
teacher in Galveston? He or she goes
to Europe free of cost. Read the ex-
planation in today’s Tribune.
Leather Goods—Pocket-
books and Side Satch|s;
worth 35c to 50c.
Tomorrow.......
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FROZEN IN NEW YORK.
New York, N. Y., Feb. 10.—The tempera-
ture took another drop today, the ther-
mometer registering 7 degrees below zero
this morning. A. V. Nolan of Brooklyn,
a tug boat fireman, was found frozen to
death at a North river pier.
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Skaguay, Alaska, Feb. 6, via Seattle,
Wash., Feb. 10.—The ultimatum issued
by the United States deputy collector of
customs, Andrews, to the Canadian offi-
cers at Log Cabin, who arrested two. of
his convoys in charge of liquors, has
brought the Canadians to. terms. An-
drews received word yesterday that the
embargo would be removed and that the
boundary line would not be, claimed to be
at the summit until the question had been
settled by the joint high commission.
Ladies’ Percale Shift. Waists, blous*ff<
detachable collar, in fancy stripes ai
broken cheeky made to sell at 75 c.
TOMORROW
, having served in one of
ships throughout that
1/egular $1.75 Gloves. Are in tans,
^greens, pearl, navy, black and white;
S embroidered back, clasp; guaranteed at
| the counter and can not be equaled at.
J this price nor bettered at any price.
■Comanche, Tex—A disastrous fi?e oc-
curred here yesterday.
Washington, D. C.—President McKinley
has told several persons that congress can
either pass the army bill now or come
batek for an extra session.
Tonawanda, N. Y.—A man was buried
Saturday. His body was exhumed yester-
day for the purpose of an autopsy and it
was discovered that he had been buried
alive.
San Francisco, Cali.—Dr. Cramer, sup-
posed to be a secret agent of the German
government, from Apia, says the Samoan
trouble was caused by New Zealand- colo-
nists.
Paris.—Hatin, agent of the Panama
canal company, has sailed for New York
to make a last appeal at Washington to
sell out the company’s interest to the
United States.
Washington, D. C.—The friends of the
Nicaragua canal have changed front.
Chairman Cannon says no bill can be
passed this session. The sundry civil ap-
propriation bill may be used.
Macon, Ga.— Advices received from the
peach and plum growing centers in south
Georgia indicate that the peach and plum
crops have been cut off at least a third
and perhaps a half by the present cold
snap.
New York Lawyers Will Not Have to
Wear Them.
Albany, N. Y„ Feb. 10’.—In the house
Mr. Green’s anti-wig and gown bid,
which provides that attorneys and coun-
sellors at law shall not be compelled to
wear any gown, habit .or wig, was ob-
jected to by Mr. Maher of New York, who
called for an explanation. Mr. Green said
it would greatly hamper lawyers if they
were compelled to skip from court to court
in wig and gown. Mr. Maher was of the
opposite opinion and said it would lend a
decided dignity to the courts to see those
who practiced there arrayed in Rowing
robes and beautiful white wigs. The bill
was then passed.
Mr. Collins’ American flag bill w.a.s then
passed by the house. It imposes restric-
tions to prevent desecration, mutilation or
improper use of the flag.
Empress of China Will Surround Her
Capital With That Number of Men.
Tacoma., Wash., Feb. 10.—News from of-
ficial Japanese sources received by the
steamer Empress of Japan is to the effect
that the Formosa rebellion is practically
ended. Several rebel chieftains surren-
dered to the Japanese trooops in January
and two others were killed. Several bodies
of armed rebels have laid down their
arms on condition that they be pardoned.
In middle Formosa Katetsu is the only
rebel leader who survives. The Chinaman,
Hatsu, and other minor leaders have been
killed. There has been severe fighting in
southern Formosa since Jan. 7, with losses
on both sides. The rebels are beaten and
many, of them have surrendered. A large
number’ of rebels captured in northern
Formosa have been imprisoned at Taipeh.
Some were pardoned, having agreed to
recognize and uphold the Japanese gov-
ernment. Early in January 56 rebels were
taken out of prison and shot, all having
refused to submit to Japanese authority.
The plague has broken out in southern
Formosa.
The empress of China proposes to sur-
round Peking with a quarter of a million
of foreign equipped troops, who are to
oppose any invasion from Manchurias or
the gulf of Pechili. The empress has
named Shan Hei Kuan as headquarters
for this vast force, which is to be mobil-
ized as rapidly as possible in corps of
20,000 men each.
Before a man is 30 he falls in love with
every pretty girl he looks at, and after he
is 30 he falls in love with every pretty girl
who looks at him.
Mrs. Newma—I feel uneasy. The baby
has not cried all day. Mr. Newpa—So do
I. It will probably cry all night.
on tjle dollar.
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owned such good,
on everything
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ITEM FOR PIANO BUYERS.
Upon the scale of a Piano depends its
perfection, quality and volume of tone.
The great majority of Piano players
know only that the tone satisfies their
hearing; if each note sounds, they are con-
tent. Only a. very small minority even
know wThen a Piano is out of tune, while
the requirements of a perfect scale are
unknown to almost all. It is thus easy to
understand how agents and dealers can
sell shoddy Pianos with showy cases for
big prices. Safety from imposition can be
secured by buying. Pianos from the old
reliable house of
THOS. GOGGAN & BRO.,
Corner 22d and Market streets, Galveston.
MRS. WINSLOW’S SOOTHING SYRUP
ha= been used for over 50 years by millions
of mothers for their children while teeth-
ing, with perfect success. It soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain;
cures wind colic, and is the best remedy
for diarrhoea. Sold by druggists in every
part of the world. Be sure and ask for
“Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup,” and
take no other kind. 25c a bottle.
UNCLE EPH will save you money.
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New Wils, with lace borders, 45c up
arbade Ejband Co.
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Glass Towels, blue and red^
Three Men Died from the Extreme Cold
in New Jersey Yesterday.
New York, N. Y„ Feb. 10.—Three deaths
from cold are reported. John Fields, 17
years of age, a truck man, was found
frozen to death on the seat of his truck in
Paterson, N. J. Fields was driving along
the river road and must have slowiy
frozen.
Peter Matthews, 74 years of age, who
lived in the valley road, West Orange, N.
J., was found nearly frozen in the little
hut he called his home. He was removed
to the Orange Memorial hospital, where
he died.
William Doland. 19 years of age, was
found freezing on the steps of his sister’s
house, in Paterson, N. J. He was taken
in and restoratives seemed to revive him.
An hour later he was found dead on the
floor, having fallen from his chair beside
the stove.
There Are. a Few Cases. But General
Health Is Good.
New York, N. Y., Feb. 10.—A dispatch to
the Tribune from Havana says: The yel-
low fever cases at Guanajay cause some
unea'siness, though today’s reports iwere
not unfavorable. Until these cases were
reported the health of the 202d New York,
which is stationed there, was very good.
Guanajay is not an unhealthy town. Col.
Seyburn allowed his soldiers to visit the
city during the day, but strict orders were
enforced against absence from camp at
night.
One case of yellow fever has developed
in the 8th regiment of infantry, which is
stationed in Havana, along the entrance
of the harbor.
The insurgent officers who have been
parading around have taken the hint at
Gomez’s displeasure over their course, and
now appear without regalia.
Secretary Quesada, who has returned
from a visit to Gome?, tells the radical
Cubans that the commander will do noth-
ing contrary to the wishes of the assem-
bly; but' he expects the disbandment of
the insurgent troops in accordance with
his promise to President McKinley.
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He Writes to Chief Jones About Getting
“Next” to the Battleship Crowd.
Chief of Police Jones is in receipt of a
communication from Smithville from a
gentleman who says he is a “gold wire
artist.” He wants to know something
about the topography of the town, and
especially desires to know if there is a
vacant lot down on the wharf, where he
can “get next” to the crowd that will
be going out to see thei battleship. Just
■what this gentleman’s particular graft is
can not be said, for the information vol-
unteered is too indefinite. Versatile as. the
police are in current phrases they are at
a loss to1 know what sort of an “artist”
a gold wire one is. The gentleman from
Smithville will be permitted to come. He
threw out the suggestion that perhaps, the
chief had received letters from various
other “gold wire artists.” This is a mat-
ter the chief refused to disclose, but the
chances are the people will get a look at
a real, genuine artist next week. Keep
your eyes open as you go down to the
wharf.
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Hogs Shipped Into Pittsburg Badly Frozen.
AH Industries Are Paralyzed.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 10.—All cold weather
records in this section are broken today
by the new record of 20 degrees below zero
established by the weather bureau. Busi-
ness is almost at a standstill. Fewer
people were on the streets than any other
week day in years. Schools were dis-
missed, out door laborers refused to work,
every form of industry necessitating ex-
posure to the weather is practically para-
lyzed. Many persons were severely nipped
by “Jack Frost,” but no fatalities have
been reported. One grewsome phase of
the blizzard is the effect on live stock
shipped from surrounding towns to the
stock yards in the east end. The ears of
many hogs dropped off, they being so
badly frozen that the least touch caused
them to fall to the ground. Cattle suf-
fered severely, although but few of them
died from the effects of their trip. The
cold weather has seriously hampered rail-
roads, all trains being from one-half to
three hours late. Navigation on the Alle-
gheny, Monongahela and upper Ohio is
closed and the two first named streams
are frozen over.
Cents^
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ON TK DOLLAl\ The Chas.
Stock gf Crockery, Crabia, Glassy
Stoves Toys, Hardwankand
bought by me from the alygr
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I I fin Our regular $1.50 Gauntlet^
Al IJ14 0 driving or bicycling, in tans, bla^,
Ha beIL and ox-blood; really a splendid
111 (JUO gl°ve
CLEARING AWAY THE SNOW.
Leadville, Colo., Feb. 10.—One thousand
men armed with picks and shovels started
out today to clear the snow and ice off the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad track be-
low this city so that coal can be brought
In to enable the smelters at the mines to
continue work, or at least to keep the
mine pumps in operation. The Leadville
snow storm, which has been continuous
with brief intermissions for 16 days,
stopped last night and the temperature
has risen, but indications are for more
snow. Aspen is entirely 'isolated, the
railroads being blockaded and wires down.
The Midland people hope to - have their
line open to the west within 48 hours. The
Rio Grande tracks at Grand River canyon
are buried under great piles of snow,
which has fallen from the almost perpen-
dicular mountain sides.
checks, strictly all linen; f
worth 85c dozen.
Tomorrow, doz. ovQ
Ladies’ |Full Finished Lisle
Threat Hose, fastLlack and
tan, plain and ribbed;
worth 4£)c pair. O O
Tomorrow.......
The bazar given by the ladies of the
Cathedral parish was opened at Cathedral
hall last night. The tables in charge of
the Children of Mary and Mrs. Henry
Reybaud are tastily decorated and were
well patronized, as was the restaurant lo-
cated* in the dressing rooms off the large
hall. The inclement weather prevented a
large attendance, but the whistling of
“Waiting” and “The Mocking Bird” by
Mr. Charles Doddridge, with piano ac-
companiment by Prof. Herrle, and Mrs
Hagar Harrold’s rendition of “Hagar the
Egyptian” were especially enjoyed. The
bazar will continue this evening and Sat-
urday. The program for this evening’s
entertainment follows:
Song Mrs^ England
Recitation Mrs. Hagar Harrold
“A GAME OF CARDS.”
(A comedy in one act.)
The cast has already appeared in The
Tribune.
William Lovelace Had a Shot Gun and a
Lantern.
William Lovelace, a negro about 40 years
old, is under arrest at the police station
for attempted burglary. Soon after mid-
night last night Lovelace broke into the
residence of Thomas L. Cassel, 34th and
N. He first raised a window in Mrs. Cas-
sel’s bedroom, but before he could enter
the house she awoke and her screams
frightened the fellow away. Lovelace .then
•went to a rear door and pried it open. The
noise aroused Mr. Cassel and he proceeded
to chase the intruder. Joined by a neigh-
bor, Mr. Jewell, they caught Lovelace a
block away and held him till the police
arrived.
According to the version told by inter-
ested parties this darky had started out on
a new method of burglary. He was armed
with a fine double barreled shot gun and
a lantern, which he carried lighted. The
dress of Lovelace was a combination. A
Mexican sombrero of immense proportions
was on his head. He wore a very dark
blue or black overcoat, comparatively new
and of good quality, dark trousers, several
lurid red undershirts and was without
' dress coat or vest.
The shot gun he carried is a No. 10 bore,
H. Pieper brand, and is said to be a very
fine weapon. It contained one unloaded
shell.
The police are convinced that Lovelace
is of unsound mind. His actions indicate
it, and a charge of lunacy will probably
be made against him.
Toiyr SoAPSi
^x; worth 4'
“'a box.
Tomorrow j
Chicago Journal.
After much thought we have prepared
this little glossary for use in the cele-
brated embalmed beef controversy, hop-
ing that a conventional nomencalture will
aid eacji side to understand what the
other is talking about.
Army. Something to sell Beef for.
Beef. One of the greater gddsi, whose
exalted fame it is blasphemy) to asperse.
The coequal of Stocks, Bonds, Dividends,
and Beet Sugar.
Country. 1. A certain area -of grazing i
land. 2. An ingenious political arrange-
ment for protecting the Beef industry. I
Commander of the army. A chump; a
man who might have been a Priest of
Beef is he had only known enough to keep
his mouth shut.
Court martial. A bad: thing for Eagan,
but a good thing for miles.
Chemicals. Incense to Beef; saltpeter
and other things that do Beef good.
Evidence. A wager of a certain large
amount that a. certain statement isn’t so.
Hero. Gen. Eagan.
Industry. The art of packing Beef;
hence, a thing holy, and to be protected
and festered if it takes the last stomach
in the army.
Long. A man who runs a navy some-
where; not allowed to testify.
Liar. Anybody who denies or doubts
the perfection of Beef and his works.
Miles. Indescribable.
Odor. The appetizing perfume that
arises from a freshly-opened can of Beef
and calls the happy trooper to his meals.
Patriot. A man ready to “sacrifice all
his wife’s relations” to Beef.
Perjury. Any testimony offered that
tends to support Miles.
Regular. A soldier who can be fed any-
thing; hsnee, a handy man to have in the
army, and the only sort of which the
army should be composed.
Traitor. A man who hurts trade.
Volunteer. A “parlor fighter,” disloyal
to Beef, one whose services can always be
dispensed with when the w'ar is over.
Witness. An ex-employe of a packing
house, embittered by discharge and ani-
mated by spite to commit perjury.
We hope Miles, Eagan, Swift, Armour,
Alger, and all the apothecaries, and horse
doctors of the army will quit talking at
random and get together on the basis of a
vocabulary they and the rest of the coun-
try can comprehend. Otherwise this thing
promises to run on into the summer with,
no other effect than the gratuitous adver-
tising of Gen. Miles.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
It was not very pleasant to be out in
the drizzling rain and on the wet pave-
ments last night, but despite those dis-
agreeable circumstances quite a number
of the members and guests of thei British
club assembled at the club rooms.
The regular program had to' be changed
and an impromptu one substituted, but it
was not the less enjoyable.
Light refreshments were served, the
dhudeen was passed around and wit and
wisdom flowed without restraint. Secre-
tary Perry acted as master of ceremonies.
Dr. Henry Cohen opened the fun with
a very pleasant chat. There were songs,
recitations, anecdotes by Messrs. Walter
Hanscom, Smith, Keats, Corbett, Evans,
Bisbee, Robinson and four captains of
British ships in port.
Capt. Reagan narrated his experience in
the Crimean war, '
her majesty’s :s
struggle.
The management of the club has de-
cided to give a “finale smoker” at an ear-
ly date, to which ladies will be invited. It
will be the. closing entertainment of the
season,
tion.
Came to Galveston to See How Affairs
Are Progiessing.
Galveston was honored by a visit from
the Katy officials yesterday, who spent
last night here, and left at 7 o’clock for
Houston. President Henry C. Rouse, Vice
President and General -Manager A. A. Al-
len, General Superintendent J. W. Max-
well, Superintendent of Dining Service
Frank Miller and Mr. Vanripper, private
secretary to President Rouse made up the
party. General Solicitoi’ James Hagerman
came down from Dallas with them, but
stopped off at Houston on legal business.
The visit of the Katy people had no
particular significance at this time. Presi-
dent Rouse and party had been at Dallas
to- attend the trial of the suit brought by
the state to forfeit the charter of the
road, and when the case was postponed to
April 10, they decided to journey over the
line and take a look around at things
down on the. island. The Katy people
are reported to be very much interested
in the matter of a new beach hotel here.
Mr. Frank Miller, superintendent of the
road’s dining service and of their various
eating houses along the line, looked close-
ly into the beach hotel scheme yesterday
and talked with interested people about
it. He is said not to look upon the pres-
ent plan with favor, although his objec-
tions can not be specifically stated at this
time. There is no doubt, however, but
that the Katy can be depended upon to
assist in a movement for a new beach
hotel in Galveston, one that shall be open
the year around.
Mr. Rouse and his party will remain in
the state several days yet. They are in
Houston today.
Child!e|’s Onyx Bl’k Ribbed
Hosefguaranteed seamless,
also Rouble heel and toe;
wortS 35c pair.
Tomorrow........
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lower
You can savel&p
carried in this huge stock*
pfd the store vacated in si
fstock.
ave W. Schram,
Narrow Escape of the Passengers from
Drowning.
Nashville, 'Tenn., Feb. 9.—A special to
the American from Johnsonville says the
steamer H. D. Staggs, loaded with pro-
duce and stock, which struck the Tennes-
see river bridge last night, tearing off her
stacks, pilot house and upper works, did
not blow up or burn, but all on board
barely escaped death by drowning. The
boat rapidly filled with water anl sank.
When one mile below Johnsonville the
water was a foot over her boiler deck.
Capt. Jones placed his wife, two men of
the crew and two women in a skiff and
landed them on a raft tied to the west
bank of the river. Two skiffs were imme-
diately sent back to the sinking boat and
the passengers and crew rescued. Fog
and drifting snow added to the misery
caused by the intense cold.
The night was spent on the raft, "where
there was plenty ©f fuel, and good fires
were kept burning. Skiffs sent from John-
sonville this morning to render assist-
ance brought the party to this place at 2
o’clock this afternoon. Most of them took
passage on the steamer Clyde, which
passed down at 4 p. m., for Paducah. The
rescued report no lives lost as far as can
be ascertained, and it is not believed any
one was drowned.
The loss is estimated to be nearly $35,000.
The Staggs was owned by Douglas Jones
of Mount Vernon, Ind., Lee Howell of
Evansville and B. H. Givens of St. Louis
and was fully insured.
.sausage. vaii
and 20th street.
A package or the “Standard” stock feed
will not cost you more than other condi-
tions powders, but will discount them in
„ . . results. HANNA & LEONARD,
the same, absorption in one common task, j Phone' 3Q3. ,-V .
Rise of Robert Knight, Who Began Life
as a Factory Boy.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
If all Rhode Island were one cotton field,
its climate and soil most favorable to the
crop and its cultivation the best that man
can devise, it could not begin to furnish
raw cotton for the mills of Robert Knight,
the cotton king of the world.
Robert Knight is 73 years old, shorty
stout, ruddy fateed, crowned and whis-
kered by hair of the purest white.
As. a child of 8 he worked his cruel 14
hours daily in one of the Sprague mills for
$1.25 per week. He worked his way
through the factory and into the office,
and in a few years was given a chance to
buy half the factory for $40,000 on credit.
The next year he and his partner cleared
$8000.
Other fat years followed. In two years
Mr. Knight became sole owner of the fac-
tory and formed a partnership with an
elder brother, the late B. B. Knight.
When the great house of Sprague went
down the Knights succeeded to their man-
ufacturing supremacy, but not to the
errors of extravagant display which had
led to the Sprague downfall.
On Jan. 1 of the present year Robert
Knight became sole owner—his brother
having died last year—of 21 mills, contain-
ing upward of 425,000 spindles and 12,000
looms, employing between 5000 and 6000
operatives and directly or indirectly fur-
nishing the means of livelihood for 25,000
persons.
Until three years ago when he accom-
panied his invalid wife to the mountains
for a few weeks, Mr. Knight had never
taken a vacation. No man among the
thousands he employed worked longer or
more energetically. Some of his mills
were 50 miles distant from his Providence
office, yet they were visited as regularly
and inspected as minutely as those within
a half hour’s ride.
Mr. Knight is the type of man who has
no interest in life except the enlargement
of his business and the accumulation of
wealth. Fifteen villages owe to him their
existence; 5000 employes, of both sexes and
of all ages, housed in nearly 2000 cottages
that he owns, look to him not only for
their employment, but for their merchan-
dise, their schools, the support of their
churches and for every need of their daily
lives.
In each of these villages there is but one
industry. All the processes of life are
timed to the factory whistle; the priest,
the doctor, the merchant exist but to
serve the needs of the hurrying oper-
atives, whose political opinions' are
weighed out to them: with their sugar and
tea at the company store. To sell the
product of these people’s- daily toil are
agencies in New York, Philadelphia and
Boston, as well as the chief office in Prov-
idence.
Picturesque execeedingly is the cotton
kingdom of Knight. It does not run north
from Providence except in a single in-
stance, the Clinton mill of Woonsocket.
There lies the domain of the Goddards,
whose holdings are only second to those
of Knight, and who, with him, fix the
price of cotton goods in these United
States.
West Providence, the Cranston dye-
ing, bleaching and printing works are
Mr. Knight’s property. In Providence
itself the Grant Mill, in Massachusetts,
the villages and mills of Manchaug, He-
bronville, Dodgeville and Readville.
But the heart of the kingdom is the
Pawtuxet valley, southwest of Providence.
Tontiac is the first village and the lowest,
then come Natick, River Point, where
the two branches of the Pawtuxet unite,
and Arctic. The next village, Centerville,
is a Lapham stronghold; Lippitt, Fisk-
ville, Jackson and Coventry and the
Whiterock Mills and village complete the
realm of King Robert.
Each of these villages' is like the other—
the same great mill, with its whirring ma-
chinery and sleep-murdering whistle; the
same dreary rows of mill cottages stand-
ing two by two, all just alike; the same
soft patter of French-Canadian patois on
the street, varied occasionally by Italian
or Swedish; the same “company store;”
o'
^<7 ’
Jnigelke Bankrupt
re, Kitchen \wre,
§dge Tools has b|en
re at less than SO celts
1
goods
eeks.
when h'
whether
than anythingfl could take.
eat anything jahd have a new lea^
life.” Only 50*cents, at J. J. Schott’s
store. Every bbttle guaranteed.
THE MOD^L MARKET
has all cffoloe meats and a full
sausage. Call phong 388, corner
189^.
4
THE GALVESTOK TRIBUNE: ERIDAT? FEBRUARY 10,
Would Cost $450=00. It’s Free,
The pupils of Galveston schools will j
be interested in an offer appearing in <
this issue of The Tribune explaining !
how the most popular teacher in this i
city may go to Europe free of cost. •’
Read it carefully and you will see that )
it is an attractive proposition. ,
DRS. LUBBEN & LANDRY.
Dentists. 2120 Market street, upsiairs.
TRIBUNE WANT COLUMNS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS.
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Mrs.|
says: I
had a s|
spread?
her bol
and wi
sight. •
her, bn
qase seenlfcd-k
eided to try
that medicinejat once made a co;
plete ours.
8Y -
S.S.SM00
(Swift’s Specific is guaranteed pur
vegetable, and will cure any blood disease
it matters not How obstinate or deep-
seated the casef Valuable books sent
fct-'
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is guaranteed purely]
itmatters not tfow obstinate or deep-
free by Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
|erkely, Sal/a,'
f my graj^lchi.
•es all 1
H( • eyesjFere attaefl
fearei she/ould lose
^Thebf stj/,
worse, and
m peless. Wethen
Jwift’s Specific, af
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r he has never had
sign of the di ease to return.”l For dates of sale, etc., call on
JOE B. MORROW, C. P. A..
IRed Corner. 301 Tremont st.
MERGHA^TS’ ASSOCIATION
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TO
St. Louis,
Ctiicago,
New Vork
----VIA-----
IhlNTERNATIOlALROUTB
The finest resort in the city for gentlemen.
Only the best Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
E. S. Levy Building,
412 Tremont Street.
ARTHUR HiRSHFSELD,
BARGAIN STORE AND LEADER INI
LOW PRICES,
isvth and
The End of the Season
Means the last of our profits, so to clear
out. on the remaining WINTER and FALL
Goods, we will sell them at and BELOW
■COST.
R. P. SARGENT 8 CO.,
Strand.
Have for sale NEW AND SECOND-
HAND FIRE PROOF SAFES, BOILERS,
ENG INES. F IHi NITUR K. COUNTERS,
CHAIRS, TAELES, SHOW CASES and,
sundry other articles, which can be sold
cheap for cash.
Agents HALL’S FIRE AND BURGLAR
SAFES. VAULTS, etc.
Aotlors,
Phil and Al Dirks,
--------Proprietors.
MEN’S' SUITS, formerly §15, §12,
§1O and §6—
NOW §10, §S, §7 and §4.
MEN'S OVERCOATS, formerly
§15.75, §13 and §8—
NOW §9, §S and §5.
Call and see our SHOES we GUARAN-
TEE to wear 10 months, at reasonable
prices. Also our nice NEW line of MEN’S
PANTS at very low prices.
■ Call and examine out stock before buy-
ing and convince, yourself we mean what
we say. Yours for business,
UrWASillNGTCNW
HOTEL, T
-------GALVESTON
W ». B. SLISH, Proprielor. A
wy REFURNISHED
' and up to date in every ^73
particular.
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and up to date in every
particular. T
k Cuisine Unexcelled.
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