The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, December 11, 1896 Page: 4 of 8
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Handsome Inlaid Celluloid Toilet cases.
Cut Glass Perfumery Bottles.
French Plate Mirrors.
Imported Perfumery.
Cut Glass and Decorated Glass Water Sets.
Beautiful Banquet and Stand Lamps.
Onyx Top Stands.
Oak and Bamboo Screen Frames.
Pictorials Books Albums.
Hundreds of Dolls.
Thousands of Toys.
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to show these goods. We invite you to visit our
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WORD & ALEXANDEN
THE DRUGGISTS.
Abilene - - - Texas.
Mrs. Henderson Murphy the moth
ex ol ihe first child bora in Denton
died at Denton last Sunday aged 74
Senator Call of Florid presented a
resolution in the United Stales senate
yesterday to recogn zt Cuba as a free
and independent government.
Fitzsimraons declines to meet Cor-
belt in a ten round fight but says he
will meet him id fbiih fiht. These
sports blow hard with their fists but
they blow more with their mouths.
The president's 'message has been
delivered. Ol course it is too long for
small daily papers to print bu' parties
who want to read it can get it out of
the b'g dashes and week'v papers.
At Fianklm led. Mrs. Jennie
Willey was granted a divorce and in
15 miuutci .iiiciwirds was married to
another man Sle is 20 and good
Jacking.
Jtev. C. D. Jordan died at Caperas
Cove last Monday. He had only a
few days befcre reached there from
conference and was in good health un-
til the day before he died.
The bi fead lines in the Dallas
News says the president has got the
republicans tn another hole. No doubt
of that. But what" pesters the people
be has put them in with the republt
cans. Grover don't do things by
halves.
The state live Slock sanitary com
mission has raised the quarantine
against Louisiana and Galveston
Chambers and Jefferson counties tn
Texas on account ol the prevalence cf
charbon or amhrix among cattle and
torses in those sections it having been
demonstrated upon investigation that
said disease is no orger epidemic
there.
A man by (he name of El Miller
stole a pair ol horses and r buggy m
Wbirton county and drove through Ihe
country and when he reached 51 nor
the constable rho . had read .11 c
-count of the stealing and a description
ol the nun and outfit identified and
attested the fell jw and received a re
ward of $50 u is hard for a crirai-
ul tu escape these days
For the Holiday Trade
this year we have made ex-
tensive purchases and offer
bright new goods at
very low prices. We name
below a few of the beautiful
presents which we have in
stock:
other oeautnui articles gj;
Vitt nil Tt. iq n nloaanro 9
VVhy will peop'e live where snow
coveis up things to the depth of 50
feet is 11 did in North Dikota a fen
day s agu? Why don't they come tc
Texas?
A Washingion letter savs thit the
four democratic senators. Palmer
Vtlas Gray and Caffery who bolted
the nomination of Bryan will not be
ad-pitted to the caucus of the demo
cratic sena'OM.
President C'evelai d is accredited
with a fortune of 1503000. He has
received about $400 000 salary as
president of the Uatied States but the
greater part cf his fortune is said to
have been made during the four years'
interim between his terms as presi
dent and in real estate transactions in
Washington which were remarkably
fortunate
Thj Wai-r Question.
Yesterday the Reporter used its
prod on the water question and it is
likely tuccntinue to j ib this question
until it gets a move on. Too much
agitation is not good for the country
but this water supply question must he
stirred to keep it from getting thick
When Messrs. Ritchie and Green were
here some time ago they were about
ready to make a proposition that
would have gi fen Abilene a sufficient
supply but the suit to dissolve the
corporation alarmed them and K his
had the effect of stopping negotiations.
They have since been assured that the
suit would be fought to a finish ana
that the people of Abilene had no
thought of getting along without an
incorporation and it is now believed
that these gentlemen will soon make a
proposition to fu'in.b water.
One ol the s-u.i4bt.ng blocks thai
contractors meet with in making coin
tracts is that under thi law of our char
ter one council cannot bind another to
do certain thing. This may bs a
wise provision but perhaps such a
prrvui.m may prevent the miking p(
good contracts as ll as bail ifici.
Give us plen'v ' g od wacr and
other good things w; come to us.
Job work done neat ait J cheap at
the Reporter offi;e.
A Rumor.
It is hoped that there is nothing Sn
the rumor ihat the R ick Island has a
controlling interest in the Texas and
-Pac Ik and that a consolidation is un
der consideration. The Tcxis and
Pacific people are acquainted with
this country and they know what it is
capable of and what it needs and it is
believed that they are about ready to
give us the benefit of conclusions they
have reached. There arc several en
terpriscs that George Gould and his
associates have given careful study
and among the most important per
haps is the big dam on Elm lor irriga-
tion purposes. It is feared that if new
men sfp in that while they may even
tually do as much that thev will not
do it so soon; that they will n quire
time to look over and familiarize them-
selves with matters that o.hers have
already gone over.
A BALL IHBOTJQH TBB TEMPLE.
Houston' Texas Dec. 7 Lee
Burroughs died at the family home this
morning about 7 o'clock ftom the ef
fects of a pistol shot that entered the
right temple and never made its exit
He was 111 his room alone at the mo
ment.
The body had not been disturbed
when Coroner Hill arrived. Deceased
was lying on his back in his nightshirt
with his right hand clasping the pistol
tightly resting across the body. Death
must havebeen almost icstanraneous.as
the shot entered the rinht temple.
The deceased was a young man
being only 25 years of age. He was
a native of Houston and commanded
the high regard andadmtralicn of those
who knew him He was at the time
money cietk in the Houston postoffice
and had been for a couple of sears or
so and had the implicit confidence o
Postmaster Smith
Dr. J. J. Burroughs an old Texan
who moved to Houston over thirty
years ago. is the father of the deceased.
She wants a Divorce.
At Perry Oklahoma Mrs. Addie R.
Conn r daughter of one of the leading
merchants of Dexter Kan. once a
bell of that state has brought suit
aga nst William H Conner. The de-
fendant is a half-breed Osage Indian
and is treasurer of the tribe. He is re-
ju'ed to be worth $100500. Mrs
Conner's petition is seasai'onal in the
extreme. Although the wife of an
Indian she has been quite popular
in wnite society in the Osage Nation
Oicla and her native state Kansas-
Mrs. Conner says she was wedded
to William Conner in i88a and tha'
one child a boy. was bom to them
Sie says her husband is addicted
to the drink habit and has M'io then
marriage treattd her cruel y While
drunk Mrs. Conner siys her Ii'dian
hmband beats her and uses bad lan-
guage in her presenct; in fac'. he has
on several occasions come rear killing
ner. He is insanely j-alous so Mrs
Conntr alleges and has often beaten
ner into a confession of infidelity. On
one rcrasion November 12. 1895
Mrs Conner says her husband drag-
ged her out of bed when she was sick
and came near beating her to death.
t that time Mrs. Connor fled from
her husband's home and has cot
lived with htm since.
Besidts a d.v rce and the custodiy
of their child Mrs. Conner who enum
erates property to the amount of $100
000 owned by her Indian husband
and a vear'y income of Jjooco prays
for alimony to support herself and son
She says that although her husband is
rich he has not contributed one cent
to her and her child's support since
.November 25 1895 Conntr is a
leading member of his tribe and is
well known throughout Oklahoma
Indian Territory and Kansas
J. L. G Adams.
Rout II. Henry
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Supreme Court Deeiiian.
The city of Houston contracted to
have the streets paved and passed an
ordinance creating liens on property
in favor ol the contractor for the work.
The contractor soueht to foreclose a 1
lien on a homestead which was re
ststed and carried to the suprt me
court and the following decision has
been rendered:
1 That the ordinance giving a lien
on homesteads to secure s'reet paving
assessment is unconstitutional and
void.
2. That th- above doctrine first an-
nounced in Higgms vs. B udagr 86
Texas applies as ell to contracts
entered into before the B irgades de-
cision as those entered since said de
cision.
3 That the decs'on in Hicgms vs.
Bordages is not a "law" ithm the
meaning of the provisions of the con-
tutution ol the United States prohibit-
mg the S ate In m passing laws vioht
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4 That it is competent (or a city
to make the on;r of a homestead
liable for the price of street improve-
ments though no lien can be enforced
against the homestea i
SCANDAL.
A wontan to a holy father ent
Confession bl sin was her intent.
And so her misdemeanors great and small
She f-iilhfully rehearsed them all;
An ch'efest in her catalogue f sin
She owned that she a tale bearer had been
And borne a bit of scandal up and down
To all the !onj;-longued gossips in ihe
tewn.
1 he holy father for all other sin
Granted the pardon asked of him
But while for all the rest he his pardon gate
And lint to do fit penance she must go
Out by the wayside where the thistles grow
And gather the largest ripest one
Scatter Ihe'teeds and that when this wai done
She must come hack ag.in another day
To tell him his ct rnmands ihe did obey.
The wamin thinking this a penance light
Hastened to do bJi will that very light
Feeling right glad shehad escaped su well.
Next day but one she went the pneit to tell;
The priest sat and heard her tc ry through
And said 'There's something still for you to
do;
Tlio.e little thistle seeds which you have
sown
I bid you ga her every one'
The woman said "but father 'twould be
tn vain
To try to gather up those seeds again;
The winds have scattered them both fat
and wide
Over llic meadow vale and mountain side.'
The father answered 'Now I hope fioir
Ibis
The lesson I have taught yqu will not miss;
V04 cannot gather back the icatterei
reeds
Which far and wide will grow to noxious weeds
Nor can the mischief once by scanda
town
Dy any penance be again undone'
....SANTA GLAUS IS
ygSJK!yTggAgit
You will be as-
tonished at the
low price they are
sold for. Don't
forget the place.
We want to show
you what we have
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C Harris.
Taken By Surprise.
There was a meeting of the Abilene
Fire Department last night J G.
Lowdj) the late president ol the de-
partment was not there but was sent
j for and came down- He was asked
( to take a seat which he did. Alter
sc.me routine business M. A Bietz
Eq arose and presented in behalf of
the department a oeautilul gold-headed
cane to Mr. Lnwdon miking the pre-
sentation in the fallowing neat speech:
Mr President and Member of the
Fite U.'partiuen My friends there
is one piace I always feel p'etty much
at home and that is among the mem
bers of a volunteer Fire Department.
The stranger who iistts Ab leue will
soon learn that few ctius of us sze
have a bititr iqj'PPed or a more
tnoroughll organized Fire Department
1 . .
tnan nls C1y. He w li also soon be-
come familiar with ihe fact that there
is nothing in which the public here
takes greater pride than in this depart-
ment. It is but just and right that this is
so
No cl?s of rren shou'd be nearer to
or more liberally treated bv. any cun-
unity than those men who volunictmr
to risk not only their physical comfort
' but their health and lives as well tn
the protection of the property and
lives of their fellow ciczetis.
But Mr. President human exper-
ience has taught us that every suc-
cessful and harmoniously working or
gan zitmn must haye its head.
It must have that O le around whom
the body forms when it goes into ac-
tion and one who occupies the posi
Hon you now hold in its cil n and de.
Iiberative moments.
Ton ght I have accepted the tnvita.
tion of the members of this depait
nient to perform for them wlul 111 one
respect is a soltnvi task but in an
other a pleasant act of friendship.
Life's pathway is not only strewn
with perilous situations but with peace
ful calms as well Old friendships are
broken and the strongest human ties
are snapped asunder; but tonight the
toys frit that they could not allow the
1 tiring president of their orgatrnlio-
a leave that position without exretu
n( to him in a language stronger than
poken woids their apprtvibtimi of
ne many acts of kindness ttuived at
in hands and o' he insptriliuns ll y
ave tver felt djring his two years as
he head of the department
Mr Liwdon bright and ipirkling
i the mounting to this cane but it is
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not half as bright as the spot you oc-
cipy in the hearts ol its donors.
Take their humb'e tribute not for
its intrinsic worth but for the p'eas
ant recollections of the year new
ended that you have passed loiether.
May the day never come when you
will need to test its supporting quali-
ties by reason of any physical ir futili-
ties "
It as a surprise to Mr. Low don
for he hrd no tnkling of what was about
to take place. The cane is a beautiful
thing and cost ai It is highly ap
prec ated and will be carefully kept by
Mr Lowdon
The chaplain ol the O 110 Stale pen-
itentiary said to a Chicago reporter
At chapel exercises one Sunday
morning a convict arose from the body
of the congregation of 1500 prisoners
an! addressed m He said he had
read of the sufferings of the settlers 111
Northern Michigan and Wisconsin
from forrest fires which had long betn
raging mi these districts and atked that
his regular allowance of tobacco be
stopped for a week and the imount be
forwardid lo the fire sufferers. A
hearty round of applause followed
After consultation with (he warden I
anmunced that the request woutd be
c nmplitd wuh and also stated tha
any other convict who desired to do so
might have his regular tobacco sllow-
ance stepped to aid the fund As the
result oj this voluntary moviment on
the part of the ennvcts I sent a check
for $2 13 to the fire sufferers."
TiylorAvant brought the remains
ol his wife Martha back to her old
home in Abilene yesterday for burial.
Sue died at Fort Worth with paraly-
sis. Taylor Avant and his wife were
well.known colored peopls here hav
Mg Iced here mtny yearn. Fr ne
last two years they Inve lived at Fort
Wurih. Tavtor has many white friends
who deeply sympith zs with htm.
Notes on the Meeting-
There was a large number of peo-
ple turned away last night from the
Cumberland Presbyterian church
nn account of no seats.
There was greit interest in the bible
reading yesterday afternoon There
wtre two conversions last night.
The subject for tonight is Justifica.
tion of Christ's Expression lie That
Ili'Itevcih Not Shall He Damned "
Vu wpib pleas-d to make the ac-
quaintance of Rev ) 15. Robison a
brother of Dr. P RobUoiu who is
Here from Simiboro M. He if ac'
compaiiied by hii niec Mtn Ger
trude Dell
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Stephenson, John L. The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, December 11, 1896, newspaper, December 11, 1896; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth330972/m1/4/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.