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NEWS S0TE3.
Nov. 35 It is officially" announced
by the Mexican government free irn-
portation of corn into Mexico is to
cease after Dec. 1st.
A dispatch from Paris reports the
death of Love Hancock a farmer of
Frebright. from an explosion of a cot
ton gin boiler.
Incendiary fires arc increasingly
frequent in Fort Worth. This night
a building on Peter Smith street was
discovered burning and chief Dell has
no. hesitation in stating it was the work
of an incendiary.
Walter Martin a resident of the
Tndian Nation was arrested at Mc-
Kinney by the sheriff for Jhe murder
of J. A. Doggettin Colin county thirty-
four years ago
$en. Dyrenforth arid his party of
rainmakers were not successful at San
Antonio this day in spite of the ex-
plosion of great quantities ofroselite in
the air and a heavy bombardment by
ground batteries firing shell guns.
' A wreck on the Indianapolis division
of the "Pdnhandle near Cambridge City
resulted in the death of Engineer W.
H. Meyer Fireman W. E. Burman and
Brakesman Harry Hendricks.
George Treeney a negro convicted
of murdering hii father-in-law March.
31. was executed at El Paso.
The new German immigration law
forbids males leaving the country be-
tween ages of 17 and 25 and also all
emigration where passages have bean
paid by a foreign company or agent.
The residence of Cornelius Vandcr-
bilt at Newport. R. I. was totally de
stroyed by fire.
Russia appears as a rival cotton pro
ducer to this country. Last year 154.-
000 tons were produced chiefly in
Asiatic Russia. An American com-
mittee of experts who were sent to
Turkestan report the quality of the
Russian cotton superior to that gen
erally grown in America
A dispatch from Navasota Tex.
reports the death of E B Thomas
book-keeper for Searcy Baker aA'lant.
ersville. He was accidently shot whilst
hunting.
Nov. a6. Cashiet Martin of the
Webster bank Eufont Miss is miss-
ing. Between $30000 and $40000
are missing also.
11 nas leaKea out that uouston iso
have another morning paper althougl
the parties interested have kept the
matter as quiet as possible. It is stated
that $150000 are invested in the pro-
ject and that the new paper will be pub-
lished next February
Two arrests were made at San
Antonio which have caused a goods
deal of stir in political circles. Leopold
Guerin presiding officer of precinct
No. 2 is charged with failing to open
the pools at 8 a. m. as required by law
and Ed. Dwyer presiding officer of
precinct No. 6 with openingly making
out ballots on the table instead of in
the booth.
The bond of Walter Billups charged
with shooting John Shea at Dallas on
Nov. 17 has been fixed at $5000.
The amount was leadily given
The executive committee of the
state farmers' alliance met at Dallas
on Nov. 25
"A line of work was determined J
upon." said Editor Park of the Mercu.
ry "which we think will double our
strength the next yeu. The 'alliance
is stronger numerically and financially
than since the days of the exchange
troubles when some of the members
were expecting forty acres and a mule'
out of it The outlook is very bright.
We are not discouraged nor disheart-
ened over political results." An ef-
fective railroad commission will be
advocated when the next legislature
meets
Nov. 27 Jim CorbetVs scheme for
the erection of a massive building to
hold spurring exhibition and appear
daily in pi ays at the World's fair Chi-
cago is already a fixture. The build-
is to cost $rooooo
H. M- Oens living three miles
north or Tyler was chloroformed and
robbed whilst in bed by burglars
San Francisco experienced a heavy
gale which did some damage to ship-
r
ping.
Grover Cleveland is at present on
Broadwater Island 'and uvcuds re-
maining for a week longer at least
The president-elect is in excellent
health.
A dispatch from El Paso reports that
work on the White Oak road purchased
last spring by Jay Could is rapidly pro-
gressing. Thfe development of tobacco in Ten
nessee is rtceiving careful attention.
A number of the tobacco growers'
association recently met at Chattanoo-
ga and tubsenbed several thousand
dollars to defray incidental expenses
V of its culture among farmers by sup
plying them with seeds and instruc-
tions. It is believed that the finest
varieties can be grown in the state and
that the industry will eventually bring
in more money than the combined corn I
and cotton crops.
Nov. 28 A paper balloon was sent
up at Hillsboro which was mistaken
by hundreds of people for Bid a.
Non-union men are leaving Home-
stead fast and are not waiting for" no-
tice to quit. The old employes are
being reinstated in their former places.
The northwestern Texas conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church met
at Dallas Among other business the
suppression of the liquor traffic was
advocated "legal deliveranc: from
the rum -power."
(Jrant Stanley a prominent young
Indian Territory lawyer has been sen-
tenced to 4 years in the penitentiary of
Stillwater Minn. for perjury.
Frank Bell died quite suddenly in
the Masonic lodge room at Paris from
heart disease.
The London Post regrets that Sena
tor Allison thq American member
of the international monetary confer-
ence only represents the silver party
and that therefore there will be no
chance of practically discussing any
arrangement whereby silver might be
used as a subsidiary.
W. H. Kimbcll. keeping a saddlery
and agricultural store at Terrell has
filed a deed of trust appo niing W.
O Kimbelt trustee. Assets and lia-
bilities unknown.
The Buenos Ayres minister of
finance has announced that the gov-
ernment will be unable to resume
cash payments. He proposes to con
vert paper money into national money
at the rate of $2:50 for $1. There
is $80000 000 in paper in the national
ank which is regarded as lost.
Nov. 29 McBnde Bros1 cotton gin
was burned at Axtell Tex Sunday
morning. Loss $3000 insured for
$i4o.
Wind staggers is becoming very
-eyalent among horses at Denison
Ladonia is to have an opera house.
A stock company has been formed for
the purpose.
Congressman J. W. Bailev left
Gainsville for Washington to escape
the numerous applicants for office.
He is opposed to an extra session.
Rev. Sam Jones has brought his
services at Galveston to a close.
Ten-thousand dollars in currency
has been stolen from the Wells-Fargo
express company. And the packages
was addressed to the Island City sav-
ings bank of Galveston.
All trains arriving in New Orleans
this day brought delegates to.the Nic-
aragua canal national convention which
sits tomorrow.
The latest news from the interna-
tional conference at Brussels indicates
that Mr. de Rdthchild's propositions
will b; accepted.
In the district court of Victoria
Tex.. Saturday in the case o Alexan-
der vs. Gulf West Texas and Pacific
railway company for damages for kill-
ing the infant child of plaintiff by a
switch engine a verdict was rendered
in favor of plaintiff for $500. This
case has been tried twice before result-
ing the first time ina verdict for $25-
000 and the second time for $12000.
A dispatch from New York says
that the senate immigration committee
will submit to congress the following
propositions: No Immigrants shall be
admitted to the United States between
the ages of 12 to 55 years unless they
can read and write freely and easily in
their native language nor shall any
person above 55 be admitted who can-
not read or write except as a member
of a ramily coming. N6 immigrant
shall be admitted unless he possess
$100 in money or its equivalent ex
cept that the head of a family may
bring with him or send for other mem-
bers of the. family if he shall possess
$25 for each member. All intending
mmigrants shall "bring with them cer-
tificates Irom the United States con-
suls abroad showing that they have
satisfied such cousuls that they have a
right to admission as immigrants. All
persons seeking final naturalization
papers shall give reasonable tiotice to
the court to which they intend to apply
and some officials representing the
government shall investigate the facts
upon the other side when the applica-
tion is considered. -
IMPROVEMENT NOTES.
The Austin Statesman. says: When-
ever a man shows his head for alder-
man who is opposed to the dam cut
it off at once. Austin has too many
good round dollars invested in the
dam to take any risks to please any
candidate. If a candidate is not
"dam" sound scratch him and vote
for pne who is "dam" sound.
The Methodist Sunday school
scholars have determined to place a
memorial window in the new church
in consideration of the work and
worth of Prof S. G. Sanders says the
Wi'hamson County Sun.
Tne Post says: Houston is setting
other towns and cities of the state an
eximple in the matter of vitrified
brick pavements and everybody
agrees that nothing smoother or
prettier in the nature of street pave-
ment could be desired. The only
question is how will it wear?
The Democrat Says: Brownwood
and Brown county grow despite the
cry of hard times as shown by an in-
crease in the vote oi nearly 1000
since 1890. Let the good work go
on.
The new cotton seed oil mills are
nearly completed and present a fine
appearance Sherman Register
Work has begun on a $350000
brewery at Houston.
Our county jail is empty reports
the Sweetwater Review
A new passenger depot is to be built
at Taylor.
The Herald reports that Wichita
lately purchased two chemical engines.
An expenmental fire made by kindling
in old wooden building filled with fine
chips which were saturated with coal
oil was quickly extinguished.
The D.-mocrat congratulates Waxa-
hachie on the general prosperty of the
city and especially on the church buil-
ding actual and prospective.
Speaking ot the new court house at
Bryan which will be completed next
spring the Brazos Pilot remarkes that
a sentence in so fine a building wilt be
rather soothing to the lacerated feelings
of the patrons of the penitentiary.
The Midland Gazette refrains from
reporting city improvements for fear
people abroad should think Midland
had gone on a boom. "M. J." informs
that the growth has been steady from
the commencement. We are glad to
note that the Gazette is keeping well
ahead in the procession
Abraham Lincoln.
When leaving his home at Spring-
field III to be inaugerated President
of the United States made a farewell
address to his old friends and neighbors
in which he said "neighbors give your
boys a chance"
These words come with as much
force to-day as they did thirty years
ago.
How give them this chance?
Up in the Noithwest is a great em-
pire waiting for young and sturdy fel-
lows to come and develop it and "grow
up with tbe'eonntry.'' All over this
broad land are the young fellows the
boys that Lincoln referred to seeking
to better their condition and get on
in life.
Here is their chance!
The country referred )o lies along
the Northern Pacific R. R. Here you
can find pretty much anything yon want.
In Minnesota and in the Red River
Valley of North Dakota the finest of
prairie lands fitted for wheat and grain
or as well for diversified farming. In
Western Dakota and Montana are
stock ranches limitless in extent cloth-
ed with the most nutritious of grasses.
If a fruit firming region is wanted
there is the while state of Washington
to select from.
As for scenic delights the Northern
Pacific Railroad passes through a coun-
try unparalled. In crossing the Rocky
Bitter Root and Cascade Mountains
the greatest mountain scenery to be
seen in the United States from car win-
dows is found. The wonderful bad
lands wonderful in the most grace-
ful form and wonderful in glowing
color are a poem. Lakes Fend d1
Oreille and Cceur d' Alene tare alone
worthy of a trans-continentaltrja.whi
they are ihe'fiSlItTfns Ultima Th ule
The ride along Clark's Fork of the Co-
lumbia River is a daylight dream. To
cap the climax this is the only way to
reach far famed Yellowstone Park.
To reach and sec all this the North-
ern l'acifnc Railroad furnish trains
and service of unsurpassed excellence.
The most approved and comfortable
Palace-Sleeping cars; the best Dining
cars that can be made; Pullman Tourist
cars good for both first and second pas-
sengers easy riding day coaches with
Biggage Express and postal care all
drawn by the powerful Baldwin loco
motives make a train fit for royalty it-
self. Those seeking for new homes should
take this train and go spy out the land.
To be prepared write to.
Chas. S. Fee. G. P. & T. A.
St. Paul Minn.
La Porte.
There is a great future for the Tex-
as coast country and the new city of
Li Porte with its unrivaled situation
and climate should quickly to the front.
We quote from the Syracuse (N. Y.)
Journal: The Texas coast country gets
its strawberries into market from one
to three weeks ahead of California and
situated so near the centre of the Uni-
ted States has the advantage of all the
better markets in the country. The
strawberry season along the Texas
coast lasts every year for full five
months while the longest season ever
in southern France covered only seven
weeks. St Louis is butthirty-six hours
distant by express and Chicago only
two days while more than 5.000000
of people can be reached the same day
the pears and berries are picked.
During the last two years the Botan
Burbank Japan plums have yielded
immense returns; the Botan ripening
about the middle of May and the Bur-
bank Japan a few days later. These
plums sold this year in New York and
Chicago with a big demand at $5 per
strawberry crate. It is always best to
buy a native tree and run no risk from
danger through the yoUng plants be-
coming acclimated. The following
price list will give the fruit grower all
the information he desires: Botan
plums $to per hundred; B irbank
Japan plums $jo per hundred; one
year Le Conte pears; $8 per hundred;
two year Le Conte pears $2 per hun-
dred; one year KiefTer pears $10 per
Japan Hibid peaches $10 per hundred.
The results winch have attended the
labors of the market gardeners tn the
coast country are simply marvelous
and there is a market at hand fur
more than the entire section will pro-
duce after every acre is under the high-
est state of cultivation in this particu'ar
branch of industry.
Work on the La Porte Houston
and Northern railroad is progressing
rapidly arid trains will probably be
running by Jan. 1
Hone Notes.
J R. Welch has completed arrange-
ments with Majorl Fred Hahn propri-
etor of Elm Grove farm lo move
his horses to that place and open first
class training stables. They will also
have a kinder garten with paddocks
and everything necessary for the
schooling of the young things now on
the farm. The track at E'm Gro7e
is the finest half mils course in West
Texas but it is yet to have some extra
work on the turns Parties having
colts to break and toad horses to
handle can place them with litem with
the assurance that their' stock will
be inexperienced hands: Mr Welch
will mbve to Elm Grove next weel.
Jesse Cannon's horse Argus' colts
are showing up finely and can be
n in most every neighborhood in
this country. Argus has made three
seasons here and improves his get
every season. His yearlings have
good style size and action and never
fail to attract attention.
Texas Prince will make the season
of '93 in this city. He is a horse
of great substance and considerable
speed. He has only started in 14
races "and never but once failed to
get a r&rt of the money. Texas
Prince is uy Kentucky Prince Jr.; dam
bvJexfngon Jr.-he bv pld Lexing-
ton. LookX out for his ad in this
paper next tfconlh.
Reflector V:ioJ by Duplex the
Texas pacer that created such a seh-
sation in tbe Big Indiana circuit was
sold by John Bosttck to Columbia
Tenn parties for $5000.
John Bostick who has for the past
five yeais been handling harness horses
in this state' has returned to Ewell
farm lo take his old position as super-
intendent and trainer for Campbell
Ilrown proprietor Bostick had
charge of the horses on this place
for nine years previous to his removal
to this state during which tunc he
handled many good ones the most
prominent of which was the fast side
wheeler Brown Hal; 2:1 2 J.
11 ' ' 11
The Trotters and Pacers of 1802.
liilltor HEi'ORTEKi
The year 1892 will pass into history
as being the greatest record" breaking
year ever experienced since the trot-
ting and pacing horse became a factor
in amusing the American public. I
shall try briefly to review the perform-
ances of the great performers at both
ways of going and-also try to give
some idea of how these record breakers
are bred.
Of all trotters that are now or ever
have been before the public Nancy
Hanks 2:04 is surely queen. She
was sired by Happy Medium 300 re-
cord 2:32 he by Hnmbletouian 10
out of Princess 2:30 by Dictator -113
he by Hambletonian 10 out of Clara
(dam of Dexter 2:171) by American
Star 14. Hippy Medium is .the sire
of 80 performers in 2:30 or better
while Dictator is the sire of 43 and is
grandsire of Direct 2:06 Directum
3-year-old 2:11 J Evangeline 4-year-old.
2:1 1 J and Margret S.. 4 year-old
2: 1 2 J. Certainly Nancy Hanks comes
hortesIy by her speed.
The next trotter of prominence is
Kremlin with a record of 2:07 who
is the king of trotting stallions although
Stamboul by Sultan is a close second
with 2:08 to his credit. Kremlin was
sired lv Lord Russell a full brother to
Maud S 2:08 Ins dam was Eventide
(dam. of three in 2:30 list and of thiee
producing sires) ty Woodford . Man-
iirino 2:21 2nd dam Vara by Ham-
bletonian .10 3d dam Venus by Amer.-
can Star 14. It will be observed that
Kremlin is inbred tn Hambletonian 10
through Harold his grandsire. and
Vara his grand-dam. Other promi-
nent blood lines arc .Mambrino and
P.lot. Jr.
The greatest gelding among the
trotters of this year is Lord Clinton.
2:10 by Demmmg Allen grandson
of Ethan Allen 2:24). The dam of
Lord Clinton is untraced.
The fastest yearling trotter for this
year was Leone race record 2:284 by
Lancelot. 2:27!. and her dam was by
Marion son of Nutwood 2:18
Silicon 2: 1 5 J. holder of the 2-year-old
race record for trotters was by Wilton
2:191 he by Geo Wilkes 2:22; her
dam was by Hambrino 2;jii he by
Edward Everett.
The rate record for 3-year-olds and
the best three heats for a trotter of
that age is held by Directum 2:15
2:12 2:11 i the latter being the fastest
heat ever trotted by a 3-yearoId in a
race.
The four best heats ever trolted
consecutively was the first by Jack in
2:12 the next three being won by Lit-
tle Albert in 2:10 3:riJ 2M0L Jack
was by Pilot Medium he by Happy
Medium; his dam was Carrie Russell
by Magna Charta. Little Albert was
sired by Albert W. 2:20 he by Elec-
tioneer. The two mile trotting record has
also been lowered to 4:33 by Nighten-
gale 2:13! by Almont Jr. 2:26; dam
by Wpods Hambletonian.
Another great mare is Martha Wilks
2:08 who trotted in a:o8J in a race
which is the race record. Martha
Wilkes is by Alcyone 2:26 dam by
Clark Chief
The 4-year-old record is now held
by Moquttte 2:10. he by Wilton
2:19; dam by Ericson 2:30 he by
Mambrino Chief 11.
The champion of the pacirg brigade
is Mascot 2:04 in a race. He was
sired by Deceive a descendant pf
Hatnbletonian 10. Mascot pactd a
half in a race in itoo. The most
hotly contested race of the year was
the free for all pace at Terre Haute.
It was also the fastest five heat race
on record. Mascot won the first heat
in 2:04 Flying Jib the second m 2:05!
and Guy the next three and race in
2io6J. 2:081 and 2:08. Guy being
the champion pacing stallion for 1892
Direct 2:06 so far having failed 10
make a sensational showing for this
year.
The greatest yearling yet is Belle
Acton 2:2 1 and her half brother
Online ant. is the champion 2-year-old
pacer. Both were sired by Shnde-
land Onward a:i8i trotting. Belle
Acton's dam was by Blue Bull.
The list ol great pacing colts would
be incomplete indeed without mention
being made of the great McGinty
2-year-old record 2:15! He was
sired by Delineator 2:18 at 4 years
of age he by the mighty Dictator
whose blood fbws in ihe veins of nearly
every sensational trotter this year as.
well as some of the greatest pacers.
McGinty's dam was by Morgan Mes-
senger the sire of Doc McLaughlin
2:30.
The greatest 3-year-old pacer of the
year was John R. Gentry i.:i2? who
although frequently started against
aged horses has never lost a heatw
He was sired by Ashjand Wilkes 2:19.
The fastest 4-year-old pacer is W.
Wood 2:07 by Stcinway 2:251 as a
3-yr-old; he byStrattnore by Hamble-
tonian 10. The dnm of W. Wood was
Ramona by Anteeo a!i6 2nd dam
by Capt. Webster 2:30$.
The "older pacers who haVe lowered
thcit record not already mentioned
and who arc among the sensational
crew are Hal Pointer 2:04! by Tom
Hal; J. I. C 2:o6J by Dictator; -Silk-wood
2:08 by Blackwood Mambrino;
Robt. J. 2:09 i. by Hartford; Reflec-
tor 2:ioi. by Duplex; Roy AVilkes
2:073. by Adrian Wilkes.
Taking the year " as a whole I
doubt that for sensational perfbrman-
aes it will be surpassed if equalled in
c decade. One thing that must be
cl arly observed is that the greater
portion of the sensational youngsters
are by developed sires. Another is
that of all the trotters that luve beaten
2:15 ninety per cent carry the blood
of Mambrino Chief it. While we
may yet see some of the records re-
duced this season the grearer portion
of them will remain lor the horses of
1893 to endeavor to overcome.
In tumming up the records of the
greatest performers this year I have
endeavored to be brief and also to
show the blood lines of e.ach as well
as' possible with the material I have at
hand. One thing that the year 189a
his demonstrated is tha' no particular
family has a mortgage upen the re-
cords neither has arty particular locali-
ty. The records for once are scattered
from Maine to California the western
and middle states being well represent-
ed. This should stimulate the breed-
ers of all section and will undoubtedly
have much to do in producing the 2:00
minute trotter and pacei.
J. R Welch.
Note Since the above was handed
in by Mr. Welch the news comes from
California that th? great sUlhon
Stamboul dethroned Kremlin by doinjj
the mile in 2:01 Ed.
Literary Notes'
"Christmas stories from all nations"
form the distinguishing feature of the
December number of Romance nearly
every country which celebrates the
greatest of festival-days being repre-
sented in this remarkable collection.
Here are stories qf Christmas angels
and stories of Christmas beggars; stories
with a laugh in every line and stories
that touch the fount of tears; but all of
them pure strong and fascinating
There is also a large variety of other
talcs for those who do not care for thfe
Christmas element among them a true
ghost story a brilliant society .sketch
the'history of an interesting cat and
a vivid picture of a southern protracted
meeting Among the contributors to
this most interesting issue are George
Ebers Marion Harland. Francis Cop-
pee. Lucy C. I.Ulic Bcrthold Auerbach
and Alphonse Daudet. The number
is another testimony to the judgment
and taste of Romance's editor Mrs.
Kate Upson Clark This magazine is
issued by Romance Publishing Com-
pany Clinton Hall Alor Place Hew
York at 25 cents a number or $2 50
a year; and the Christmas number wiM
be sent free to subscribers for 1893
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