Free State Enterprise. (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1901 Page: 1 of 7
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CANTON, VAN ZANDT COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1901.
LOCAL BILLS.
CRISIS IN CNINESt
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Clubbing Rates.
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Best Linet of heO!d States
Ono reason why moat people go back to the "Old Staten"
grossed.
The bill by Mr. Houts of Jack, pro-
viding a more efficient road law for
Clay county, waa engrossed.
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stock law certain counties waa ordered
to third readlfag.
The bill by Mr. Hawkina of Midland,
reorganising the Thirty-aeeond judi-
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Mr. HIM did not desire a vote on bis
Rfotion to reconsider and it was spread
upon the record. If Mr. Hill’s motion
militia and Florida state troops tn line, ,.*le t,me °* holding court in
and the streets along the tine of inarch
wer jammed with people. A military
ball took place Monday night In hon-
or of the visiting miltary companies.
One of the moat elaborate social func-
tions ever witnessed in Pensacola was
the reception and banquet at the Pen-
sacola club in honor of Rear Admiral
Norman H. Farquahar and officers of
the North Atlantic squadron. Among
the distinguished guests are Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. John D. Long,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. M. L. Endi-
cottt, Gov. and Mrs. W. S. Jennings o!'
Florida.
The bill by Mr. Mugg of Hoot!, pro- to table the motion to reconsider had
viding for a more efficient road taw for
Hood county, was engrossed. ' have been ad°Pted beyond the possi-
Tbe bill by Messrs. Clements' and
Craddock, recognizing the Twenty Sev-
enth and Thirty-flfth judicial dis-
tricts, was engrossed.
The bill by Mr. Thurmond of Victor-
ia, permitting independent school dis-
tricts created by special act of levy
taxes, but with a local application to
_______________ Victoria county, was engrooaed. . .
Pensacola, Fla., Feb. 19.—The naval L The «”iate bill including under the
A Hetabr* at Ttea Ware AMeO Open
By th* Hvoa*.
and military escort of Prlseus, king of
the Pensacola carnival, on his arrival
Monday formed one of the grandest
military pageants ever seen here.
___r were ZOrOOO marine, sailors.
United States artillerymen, visiting
vith absolute dismay here. * '.ains arrived in douole" and triple ene-
morion by tlta United 0tav*« govern*
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N«M at Nmwm.
Houston. Tex., Feb. It.—The meet-
ing Sunday afternoon that follows so
closely in the wake <rf the valiant work
°f Mrs. Carrie Nation in Kanes* and
elsewhere, was held tn Milby A Dow's
hall. There were present perhaps MO.
if not more, most of them ladies A
number of well known ministers and
citizens wore present, including a
New Orleans. La., Feb. it.—Amid a
thunder of cannon and a roar of steam-
boat and factory w his tea and la the
pretence of thousands of people gath-
ered ,on the river front the king at the
ncad of the carnival made his trium-
phal entry into New Orleans with bls
st"^-MBB<iay^-Hr^ame attended with
a (numerous retinue\nd with aRxthe
trappings of royalty and was met by
the peeia of the realm as he landed
I frvm hta yacht, the America. Preced-
| ed by an imposing military parade the
* king waa escorted through the princi-
i pal thoroughfares of the city to the
city ball, where, in the presence of
Mayor Capdeville and a distinguished
gathering of guests, he was presented
with the keys of the city.
The morning opened gloomy and
.with light showers, but before noon
the sun barst forth in full brilliancy
presenting typical carnival weather.
The king was escorted to the city by
a large fleet ef gaily bedecked water
u’Klok — *f- L»,n
- • sail, B|>VII vBaJll.lt W kJ IC UBlIfVl Via null
dreds of strangers and citizens.
The city is thronged with visitors
from Ml sect inns of the country. The
TBs Hmm WasBse to AAJeera Mm Ute
M April •.
- Austin. Tea . Feb. 19—The speaker
announced in the house Monday the
following committee to determine the
ownership of the “Log Cabin” picture:
Messrs. Smith, Callan and Talbot.
Mr. Napier of Wood called up his
concurrent resolution providing for a
sine die adjournment on Apri> 1 and
moved that it be taken from the table.
On a roll call the vote was a tie—<•
to 48. Speaker Prince voted aye.
Mr. Schluter of Martpn moved to
amend, making the date AprM f, and
it was accepted by Mr. Napier.
Mr. Clements of Mills moved that
further consideration be deferred until
June 19. Mr. Stewart of Tarrant
moved to table this motion. Mr. Clem-
ents withdrew bis motion and the ayes
and noes were demanded on the adop-
tion.of the original resolution as
amended. The resolution was adopt-
ed—ayes 83. noes 31.
Mt. Hill of Denton moved to recon-
sider and table tnat motion. The ayes
and noes were again demanded on. the
motion,to table. The house refused to
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Climbing UpDown Stairs |
MttXTKG heavy burdens, washing, iron- i
T Lt ing, scrubbing and other laborious duties I
are productive of an enormous amount of ■
h sufferin' amongwomen who are already weak j
--*1 and nrostrateobvtheravawe#of fomata«ha- fl
i M is obligatory to many women, but the suffer- '
Ui tag is not. 'i bis feature of the household bur- g
I I dene may soon be removed ifwomea will.only ■
M| tetae the trouble to learn how. Afb xb>ttloeof j
G. F. P. i
will regulate all meastnml irregularities, and .
restore the ontfre female, organism to its 4
pr^rito<w‘Thi<Ladles* health Chib, (care L. |
— Gentle A Co.l Chattanooga, Tenn., for in-
formation. free, regarding trsatuent of all J
“ female dise&soa. |
■ED-FAST FOR A YEAR. .
up on the wife of, nev^owfew; |
ithabut your medicine tas cured |
HIXON mioa. Claiborne. Ate. J
Austin. Tez.. Feb. Ik—The house
con.wned at 9:35 o'clock Saturday
morning, Speaker Pro Tern Neff la the
chair.
Contrary to expectation a quorum
was present, the number being 99.
Thia was the second Saturday during
the session upon which the house has
transacted business. Two weeks ago it
met. but no quorum waa present.
Mr. Looney of Lena county moved
that the quarantine bill be made a
special order for Tuesday at 10 o'clock
a. m. The motion prevailed.
The house proceeded under the rules
to the consideration of local billa.
The bill by Mr. Willingham restor-
ing to the county court of Coke county
the civil and criminal jurisdiction it
formerly possessed, was engrossed.
The bill, also by Mr. Willingham,
exempting Coke county from certain
provisions of the road law. waa en-
grossed.
The bill by Messrs. Harbison, Walk-
t r and Wells of Graysun, amending tba
1 Klay Lyuefcad.
Dyersburg, Tenn., Feb. 19.—Fred
y*lng a newro, ehanr«4 with a murder-
charter of the city of Sherman was en- »»Uon to reconsider-«yes44, KATY CHAIR CARS
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KANSAS CITY
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first Class Meals
AT OUR OWN
DINING STATIONS
Farm A Raacb.......
Texas Farmer.......
Home A Farm......
Atlanta Constitution....,
Ym ean gel the Ektbspbuk wits
each of the following papers tor tbe
following prices:
Dallas News, Semi weekly, fl 76
Houston Post, •’ - 171
81. Louie Republie, M 1 7S
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...1.25
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, J and baneful in their effects upon the
peace movement So fur, war govern-
ment not having changed its policy,
can not do otherwise than cause. Gen.
Chaffee to refrain from any participa-
tion in the hostile mF.itary movement
eo long as the present peaceful condi
tlons continue.
But another very serious point under
considerr.tion is nut whether Chaffee
shall join the German movement, but
whether it is not the duty of our gov-
ernment to exercise all proper efforts
to dissuade the German government
Representative Ball has returned to
^aahington.
bility of change until the senate' had
passed upon it. As the speaker remark-
ed to the house, the house would have
—■ been at the mercy of the senate.
The bill by Messrs. Shaw and Mour- ,
sund, providing that counties may fund
bonded indebtedness Issued since Jan.
1, 1895, was laid before the house for ,
third reading and passage. It was pass-
ed with the emergency clause.
On motion of Mr. McInnis of Llano
the bill by himself and Mr. Moore of
Davis, providing for a mineral survey
of the state by the state university and
appropriating 110,000 a year therefor,
was taken up out of the regular order ■
and the favorable committee report
was adopted.
Mr. Stewart of Tarrant offered an
amendment providing that the sur-
vey be completed within two years.
Mr. Hendrick of Rusk offered an
amendment to strike out the enacting
clause. He defended It on the ground
of economy. He said the proposed sur-
vey would be a private enterprise. He
said mineral discoveries were gobbled
up by foreign capitalists and the peo-
ple of the state received no advantage
from them.
Mr. Willingham of Runnels moved,
to table the Hendrick amendment. The
motion ta table the Hendrick amend-
ment prevailed—ayes 52, noes 45. The
authors of the bill accepted the Stew-
art amendment. The bill waa engross-
ed-ayes 47. noes 45.
Mr. Strother of Dallas secured con-
sideration of his bill providing that
If the commissioners’ court of any
county shall fait to deciare a qu&ran-
tine against contagious or infectious
diseases, so pronounced by the state
health ouicer, tne governor shall de-
clare a quarantine in that county and
tie Twitch district, was engrossed.
Tne bill by Mr. Connally, provid-
ing a more efficient road ’aw fpr Falls
county, was engrossed..
The bill by Mr. Cuney, authorizing
the cancellation of certain Fort Bend
county bonds, was engrossed.
The bill by Mr. Napier-of Wood, pro-
viding a more efficient road law for
Raines county, was engrossed.
The bill by Messrs. Meltzen and
Lane, providing for a more efficient
road law far Fayette and Frio coun-
ties, was engrossed.
The bill by Mr. Looney, providing for
a more efficient road law for Leon
county, was engrossed.
The bill by Mr. Thorp, to provide
a more efficient road law for Coryell
county, was engrossed.
Mr. Thurmond of Victoria offered a
resolution, which raised a laugh, pro-
viding that the name of Representative
W. A; Shaw of Dalias county be
changed to ’’Maxhnum Dig?*
the daughter of a prominent physicfan,
»*s lynched by a mob of citlzns short-
ly after noon Monday. The summary
I «>ecuUon of the negro was orderly
•ad unattended by fiendish acta.
Klag. after befog tracked by blood
hounds, was arrested and Monday was
given a trial before twelve prominent
’■itiseas. After testifying own
***>*11 the negro Anally confessed his
guilt and implicated Bee Montgomery,
another negro. King was taken by a
mob to a tr«o near the courthouse and
•Irung up
Montgomery has been arrested and
*■ la foe city jail.
A dramatic incident of the mock
WaJ waa the prayer of Rev. McCauley,
H*tor of the colored Presbyterian
*hurch In this city. In fervid words be
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Cante n - - Texas.
Here the week including tho farsft
Monday ip each month Ofioai
Oh Mme floor with Entarprlcw.
This sfgaaSars te ea evsiykM «t lb* gaoalnn
Laxitive BromoOuioine *■*•
the ■■■■ar that «oko H esM to <
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< r phkmw of same.
enforce the same through the state
health officer. The commissioners*
court shall pay the expenses as shown
by Itemized bills presented by the
state health officer. The bill also pro-
vides for the appointment of county
health officers.
Mr. Garner of Uvalde offered an
amendment providing th»v tf w ronntv
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penses of quarantine regulations chai!
be paid out of the revenue of the state.
The author of the bill, Mr. Strother,
accepted amendmen|k~
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Crawfordsville, Ind., Feb. 18.
Maurice Thompson, the author, died
here after an illness of many weeks.
Mr. Thompson was born in Fairfield,
Ind., Sept. 9, 1844, but spent bis early
life in the Georgia mountains, half
way between Chatanooga and Atlanta,
where his father waa. an extensive
planter. He entered the Confederate
atmjL ta IMt
| uc ummwe cmez engi-
of the Louisville, Chattanooga
and Southwestern railroad and while
engaged ia thia work met Alice Lee of
Crawfordsville, whom he married. He
then began the practice of law. Ia
1887 he explored Lak^ Okeechobee, Fla.,
listing its birds, animals and plants
mom peon seat forth the literary work
which was to win him distinction—
first a book of poems. “Hoosier Mo-
Mics,” then "Sylvan Secrets,” fololw-
ed bard by "Bird Notes;” from hie
Mirth at Mablte. >
Mobile. Ala.. Feb. 19.—The carnival
began Sunday night with brilliant elec-
tric illuminations. Many visitors are
on hand.
Monday the state legislature arrived
by special train from Montgomery via
Pensacola. The morning proved rainy
arid at 10 o’clock the carnival associa-
messagA touching tbn | .jon ordered a nnKtnonAmcnt nf th.A day ==
parade untM today.
Heavy IxHie.
Jackson. Tenn., Feb. 19.—One of the
most destructive fires in the history
of Jackson reigned here (Tuesday)
morning, causing an estimated prop-
erty loss of 3100.000.
Flames were discovered in the ar-
mor* of th« Pythian ooerahouse. a
Knights of Pythias at a cost of 340.000.
The flames spread rapidly and the ' F
operahouse and Steo- d Na
were practicrlly dekrrogad,
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Topeka, Kan., Feb. 19.—Mm, Nation
«• now in »ho count* ^8 o»
H« w tax:.-- wwta
Judge Hazen Monday. The warrant was
sworn to by officials of the Moeser
Cold Storage company, whose plant
Mrs. Nation entered Sunday morning.
Mrs. Nation acted as her own auarperfeme came “The Witchery of A^err ”
ta the trir.l.
Judge Hazen placed her under Ifoto
bonds to keep tho peace and rrderefi
her to appear befonfehlm at the next
term of the court.
■ Mrs. Nation refused to give the bond
and Mid she would go to jail. She fs
now detained in tho hospital room of
the county jail, where she will prob-
ably remain for some time. - -
In the city eourts arguments were
givea in the case brought against Mrs.
Nation by tho proprietors of the
wrecked Senate saloon. Judge Mc-
Cabe said he would take the matter
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Austin, Tex, Feb. JS.-Gov. Hogg's
ammOi new»wM-»*-vA-*
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amhmmww — MMT aww*, sage
38 a Change is made in the following y
sentence: /
"Should this humane, wholesome
doctrine of equal rights to .All. spectal
privileges to none, be impartially en-
forced. to the end that one shall bo a
public highway dead-head In this state,
the railway tare conM bo reduced
one-third, or 3c. per mile, without km
to the corporatism in passenger earn-
fngs.”
The sentence is made to read:
■*•••• To uj. *OM
shall be a public highway dead head,"
etc. The word “no"
Tho change at thia
dfrocts attention to the tact that Mr.
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titerprise.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. ~
via the Cotton Belt is because the Cotton Belt makes from one i
to five hours quicker time than other lines. . I
TteOteton Balt *e*r* yo« lb* aulek**1 Md •hortaat mte to tk« I
"OMStetea.”*ith»at annac.Baarrehauaaf aar*. Bath day aaS algb* I
iralaa ar* *«ulp>*4 with comfartebl* Ooaabas and RaoUaiac Chai* I
Can: ala* Parlor CaT* Car* by day aa4 PaUaaaa SlaaeaM at ateB*.
Write aad tall a* wbar* you ar* solns and whan yoa will tea**,
aad •• will tell you wbat A or tlokat wlU aoat and what trnln to tab*
to nab* th* baat Un* and ronaarttoat. W* will alao aand ym an
teteawatlas Uttl* baaUet, A Pay aa a Paata* Qdt* Car.” I
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I wd the Chinese quest ’on. Gen. Chaf-
fo *M be toi'i that he Is nut to par-
ticipate ln thia campaign. Hi Jas t
keeping the American forces in PekL.
k * ever since the city was pacified, simply
ss s legation guard, and the German
government is fully aware that the
United States government purposely
deprived the American contingent in
£kina of its offensive military charac-
' ter and withdrew it from the control
of Count von Walderseo In order to
hasten peace negotiations and prevent,
oo far as it could, the continuance of
military movements ‘against the Chl-
E 'JOftL. which Wire at once unnecoosary
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L<rcnrty ttSWh <^»tlte that l»
Awsitto as taswer.J
’Yastin, ton, Fd ,19.—The UrSed
government facta: • serious
I jjujjs ifl China, owinx to the at kp :ce-
Sient of the purjciq of F’aid Marshal
I Oount von Waldersee to Ltgln taoth-
L k offensive chupaitn. Gen. Chaffee
r kas beer tavtred to ♦f'fr Di the eipe-
I tition, wbiWh ta, to be nubilized on a
r larger scale lisa&' thyfhing attempted ta
China since the original ma eh to Pe-
kin. The general eo inf&rmed the war
dap.r'nr ut Monday, and’thr) officials
ottto stau department have been ad-
rtad of the situation.
L / This German movement is viewed
.honliitA dinnuLV' tiCiWA? fih’ it is
. *maiia aiuvuu iu uuiiuat? mi«i inpiv wwc*
tefted thzt lx require* <a imme lint.. tk)M Bnd the ra:jWByg
report that
r ' 4tcm<?n by thf vtattvd Stay-e gover thelr BCCOIBOUBtJoBB hBVe been taxed
to the utmost in handling visitors.
Many men and wont a of wealth from
the north, east and west have come to
enjoy the festivltiee.
.’“►’The carnival ie considered in full
swta*' and Monday night the Krewe of
ProteuL /appeared in a superb pageant,
which a fallowed by a ball at the
French op rahouse.
from undertaking this campaign.
The Chinese government is unfor-
tunately delaying the peace negotia-
tions in an exasperating fashion, and
is not responding in proper spirit to
L { thp effort of the United States govern-
ment. Word has just come from Min-
ister Conger, which confirms the press
. advices relative to the Chinese de-
clination to accede to the demands of
the ministers in the matter of capital
— punishment ef the leaders implicated
in the boxer movement. ■
Mr. Conger’s messagA. touching the -
subject of punishment, gave it to be
understood that the Chinese govern-
ment had agreed to exile Princess Tuan
and tan without capital sontences. to
recommend suicide to Prince Chwang,
death for Yu Helen and Chao Chi Chao,
Imprisonment and degradation from
office for Ying Nien, and some punish-
ment not yet determined for CHI Hsu
•nd Hsu Cheng Yu. It Is Mid that
■n edict already
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