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THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS. SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 1880.
THE MALLORY LINE B0YC0T.
A BLACK LIST BEING PREPARED.
A New Turn In the Affairs of the
Boycot—Black-listing the
Merchants.
The Mallory boycot has talcen another
turn on the part of tho Knights of Labor
in the pursuit of their object to foroe the
Mallory Steamship company into line, and
having failed in results by the means al-
ready resorted to, they have now, it is
learned from one of the members of
the order, determined to resort to the
method of publishing the names of
all merchants under the ban of the
boycot edict on what is known as the black
list. This document, a large number of
"Which are being printed in hand-bill form,
Will be sent out through the State during
the coming week. It is said that it will be
in the shape of an appeal to retail dealers
and others, friends of the order,to withdraw
Iheir patronage from those whose names
will appear upon the list. The printing is
toeing clone in Houston, which is owing to
the boycot against Messrs. M. Strickland &
Co. and Clark & Courts, which houses were
visited by the boycot committee in their
regular house-to-house canvass, and like
all others, said they would continue their
shipments by which ever line suited them
best. They "were therefore, among other
merchants, declared boycotted, notwith-
standing the fact that of the 150 or more
employes of these two houses, nearly
three-fourths of them are Knights of Labor.
During the last strike, when a general call
was made on all members of the order to
-quit work, there was a general walkout
from these places, as well as elsewhere,
compelling an almost total suspension of
business. Since the boycotting of these
firms what printing the Knights of Labor
have required has been done by W. A.
Shaw & Co., but there being some doubt
as to the standing of this printing
firm toward the order, a committee was ap-
pointed to wait upon them and Messrs.
Pinck & De Merrit, another printing-
iiouse, and will report in a few days the re-
sult. In the meantime the printing of the
boycot black-listed merchants was sent to
Houston. The call will be ready for issu-
ance next Monday.
The above facts were obtained yesterday
from a prominent member of the Knights
of Labor in this city.
GALVESTON GOING ON BECOBD.
Representative Citizens Indorsing Mr. Hoxie's
Action.
The following petition has been prepared
to send to Mr. H. M.Hoxie,of St. Louis, first
vice-president of the Missouri-Pacific rail-
way. It is being pretty generally signed
toy representative citizens:
G alveston, March 20, 1880.—H. M. Hoxie,
Vice-president Missouri-Pacific .Railway,
St. Louis: Galveston, the initial point of
suffering and successful resistance to the
unprecedented and unlawful acts of the
Kniglits of Labor, sends you greeting.
She approves heartily of your disposition
of the proposition of Mr. Powderly, and
your course in declining to yield to the
tyranny of an irresponsible organization.
We are with you, as we have been through-
out, and adjure you to stand inflexibly by
the principle of individual liberty and un-
obstructed traffic. To tho maintenance of
this we the undersigned are irrevocably
pledged.
Among the signers are the following: P.
J. Willis & Bro., Wallis, Landes & Co.,
Ball, Hutchings & Co., Miller, Cannon &
-Co., Hawley & Heidenheimer, S. M. Pen-
land & Co., Bridgeford & Co., LeGierse &
Co., Ullmann, Lewis & Co., Alf. Weis &
Co., Beers & Kenison, Heidenheimer & Co.,
Leon & H. Blum, Kauffman & Ruuge,
Pocke, Wilkens & Lange, Geo. Seeligson &
Co., W. F. Ladd & Co.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.
Jlews Drifts Gathered on the Current ol City
ASairs.
State and County Tax-Collector Weekes
lias given a fair notice to merchants gen-
erally that the grand jury is now in session
and that tliey are expected to come up and
pay their occupation taxes and avoid in-
dictment.
Dr. Bailey will give a free lecture, this
•evening, at the Masonic temple, com-
mencing at 7.30 o'clock.
The ex-volunteer firemen of the city will
meet this morning, at 10 o'clock, at the
Screwmen's hall, for the purpose of per-
fecting arrangements for their celebration
on April 21, of the anniversary of the Gal-
veston fire department.
The city pay-rolls and current bills for
January will be paid to-morrow upon pre-
sentation of claims at the city clerk's office.
The total amount necessary to meet Janu-
ary obligations is something over $17,000.
A horse and dray, while at the Brick
wharf yesterday morning, for the purpose
•of getting a load of oysters from an oyster
sloop, was accidentally backed over the
edge of the wharf and on to Mr. Neil Madi-
son, the proprietor of the sloop, inflicting
upon him painful injuries. Both horse and
dray were saved.
The Gulf City Street Railway company
has been receiving a number of new cars of
late, and with the proposed new line of this
company on Nineteenth street and the ex-
tension of the Galveston City company on
Fifteenth street, the east end, in the way of
street railway facilities, will be on a par
with any other section of the city.
AMUSEMENTS.
i'liofessor cook's performance.
The Tremont was pretty well filled last
night to witness Professor Cook in his
■ sleight-of-hand performances. As he pro-
ceeded, the audience steadilfgrew more in-
terested. Some of the tricks and phenome-
na he executed wonld seem, from all ap-
pearances,to be impossible of a comprehen-
sive exposure, which he proposes to do to-
night. On the whole, the performance was
very creditable, and all concerned were not
.lacking in any of their requirements. He
has an art of being able to produce the most
wonderful results out of apparently impos-
sible contingencies. A committee consist-
ing of six men were persuaded to step upon
the stage and look upon the proceedings,
oiid became more puzzled than ever.
To-night there will be a change of pro-
■gramme, and the promised exposure of all
?he phenomena.
A
ton
Hotel Arrivals.
t the Girardin—D. J. Hutchinson, Hous-
: \V. B. Dunham, Texas; J. P. Alexan-
der, Port Worth; H. Prince, Houston; Will
H. Coleman, New Orleans; E. J. Bake, New
York: L. D. Walker, Texas; Simon Levy,
Navasota: J. B. F. Hall, Dallas; John R.
McGee. Texas; Frank Lerch, San Angelo;
W. R. Wallace, Temple; .George G. Eoloff,
Gonzales; C. Benavides, Laredo; J. W.
Comer, Rusk; Will Stith, Texas.
At the Tremont—John! W. Spinney, Tyler;
Wm. Munliold, St. Louis; Thos. Dear, E. J.
Whitcomb, Palestine; L. K. Turner, Bel-
ton; CJias. P. Matood,Lynchburg, Va.; C.N.
Dreshfield, J. E. Morris, A. L. Brumagh,
New York: H. A. Allen, Lynchburg; A. L.
Oldcnwalder, New York; Jas. McUomb,
Palestine; W. R. Ream, Toledo; GeorgeS.
P. Angus, Boston: J. li. Cornell, William L.
Davids, Portland, Me.; D. S. Cameron,
i Texas; Prank S. Curtis, St. Louis; W. E.
Preidlander, Fred. W. Routf. Texas: Jas'. B.
ells, Brownsville; P. H. Bagg, New York.
At the Washington—Ed. Schutz,'Austin;
A. Heiman, Columbus; Geo. A. Clark:
Houston: W. Walch, Tennessee; G. M. Las-
town; J. C. W ard, Nona, Hardin county;
Austin: C. B. Southwell, Burlington, la.;
Mrs. Stephen Gould and sou, Texas; Wm.
H. H. Wade, Luling.
BIDDING FOB THE 8TATE CONVENTION.
An Enthusiastic Meeting of Citizens at the Cot-
ton Exchange.
Agreeably to call a large number of the
representative citizens of Galveston as-
sembled at the Cotton exchange at noon
yesterday for the purpose of giving public
expression to Galveston's candidacy for the
Democratic State convention, to be held
next August. Galveston's application has
already been formally laid be-
fore the state executive commit-
tee, and the meeting yesterday was
merely to indorse that application and
show the unanimity and sincerity of feel-
ing in having it favorably considered by
the executive committee with whom is vest-
ed the power of designating the time and
place for holding the convention. The
meeting was numerously attended not only
by politicians, but by the leading business
men of the city, lawyers and representa-
tives of other professions.
On motion. Sir. Otis Eaton, the chairman
of the committee appointed by the Galves-
ton county Democratic committee, to ex-
tend an official invitation to the state execu-
tive committee to name Galveston as the
place for holding tho next convention, was
made chairman of the meeting and Mr. W.
A. Shaw, secretary.
Chairman Eaton announced briefly the
object of the meeting, and was pleased to
state that, so far as he was able to learn,
Galveston's candidacy was meeting with a
very favorable consideration on the part of
the state executive committee. The com-
mittee of which he was chairman had ex-
tended a formal invitation on the part of
the local Democracy, setting forth Oalves-
5 ton's advantages and pledging for her citi-
zens a hospitable and liberal entertainment
of the delegates and their friends should
Galveston be selected as the place for hold-
ing the convention.
Mr. Leon Blum, who had just returned
from a trip to the interior, spoke at some
length and very encouragingly of Galves-
ton's prospects of success in getting the
convention. During his trip he had taken
some trouble to canvass the matter, and
found a very unanimous expression of opin-
ion in favor of holding the convention at
Galveston, as the most desirable place in
Texas for the holding of such a meeting
during the heated season, outside of the
conveniences and facilities in the way of
accommodations and entertainment that
Galveston could offer. Mr. Blum was very
enthusiastic in advocating Galveston's
claims, and pledged the meeting any indi-
vidual aid and influence that he could ren-
der in bringing aboutthe desired result.
Other pointed and enthusiastic addresses
were made by Messrs. W. A. Shaw, John A.
McCormick and others, all strongly advo-
cating Galveston's claims for the conven-
tion.
Colonel R. G. Street, with an eloquent
preface, submitted the following resolu-
tions :
Resolved, that the city of Galveston,
through its citizens in mass-meeting as-
sembled, hereby indorse the action of the
county Democratic executive committee in
its official capacity in having invited the
Democratic State convention to meet in
Galveston the coming summer.
Resolved, that we hereby desire to give
emphasis to our invitation already extended
to the convention to meet in Galveston,
and we guarantee a full and unanimous
effort on the part of our
citizens for the entertainment, com-
fort and convenience of the delegates and
their friends.
Resolved, that a committee of two citi-
zens from each ward be appointed by the
chairman of this meeting, with power to
co-operate with the county executive com-
mittee and carry out the bent and purpose
of these resolutions.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted
and the chairman announced the following
committee in obedience to the resolution:
First Ward—R. G. Street, D. C. Jenkins.
Second Ward—Joe Atkins, Tom P.
Crutcher.
Third Ward—Fen Cannon, W. T. Austin.
Fourth Ward—Leon Blum, John D.
Rogers.
Fifth Ward—R. S. Willis, Charles Fow-
ler, Sr.
Sixth Ward—J. A. McCormick, S. B.
Noble.
Seventh Ward—P. P. Killeen, George P.
Finlay.
Eighth Ward—A. M. Shannon, J. H.
Hutchings.
Ninth Ward—R. A. Burney, W. L.
Moody.
Tenth Ward—J. S. Rogers, W. A. Shaw.
Eleventh Ward—Walter Gresliam, J. E.
Wallis.
Twelfth Ward—D. The. Ayres, Joe. A.
Robertson.
On motion the chairman was made ex-
officio chairman of the committee, and the
meeting adjourned.
THE COURTS.
United States Circuit Court.
Hon. C. B. Sabin, Judge, Presiding.
C. L. 1318. W. J. Jones vs. the Missouri
Pacific railway, breach of contract; judg-
ment for plaintiff in tho sum of $825.
Court of Appeals.
John P. White. Presiding Judge, and Judges
Sam A. Willson and J. M. Hurt. Hon-
ace A. Mohse, Clerk.
The following cases were affirmed:
City of Hempstead vs. Silsby Manufac-
turing company, from Waller county.
Albert Foster vs. the State, from Lavaca
county.
R. P. Musick vs. the State, from Cherokee
county.
George Green vs. the State, from Denton
county.
Thomas Murphy vs. the State, from Har-
ris county (two cases.)
Frank Moss vs. the State, from Harris
county (two cases.)
J. F. Hecker vs. Robert Miller, Jr., from
Galveston county.
Ex parte Gus. Canto, from Brazos county.
The following were reversed and re-
manded :
Jas. Hunnicutt vs. the State, from Dallas
county.
J. H. Hendry vs. Trinity and Sabine
railway, from Polk county.
A motion for rehearing was submitted in
Wm. Lawrence vs. the State, from Gon-
zales county; and Heiiry Green vs. the
State, from Bell county, was submitted on
brief for the State.
The court adjourned until Tuesdav, the
23d.
District Court.
Judge Stewart, Presiding.
City of Galveston vs. E. B. Sylvester,
note and trespass to try title; judgment
against defendant for premises and writ of
possession.
Criminal Court.
Judge Gustave Cook, Presiding.
State vs. Martin Beyrul, Assault with in-
tent to murder: continued by defendant.
State vs. Joe Cohen, eigpejezlement; mo-
tion for continuance overruled; verdict,
two years in penitentiary.
State vs. George Chester, exhibiting gam-
ing bank; continued by the State.
State vs. Daisy Jenuett,.disorderly house;
nolle prosequieu. .
State vs. J. W. Kilgofs!, burglary; ver-
dict, two. years in penitentiary.
State vs. J. W. Kilgore, theft; pleadsd
guilty; verdict, two years in penitentiary.
State vs. Wm. Boyd, occupation tax;
nolle prosequied.
State vs. George Harris, seven cases; re-
set for 23d.
The grand jury presented ten bills of in-
dictment.
County Court.
Judge Austin, Presiding.
Mary Tanner, non compos; adjudged in-
sane.
Estate of Jordan Holmes, deceased; ap-
plication granted and will admitted to pro-
bate and ordered to be recorded. Appoint-
ment in will of Jane Holmes as executrix
thereof is confirmed, and letters testament-
ary will issue to her upon her taking the
statutory oath, the will having relieved her
from giving bond, and no tot her action to
be had in court in the administration of
the estate, as provided in will, than filiug
an inventory and appraisement of the
property thereof. Frank Miller,, N. W.
Cuney and George W. Williams are ap-
pointed as appraisers. '
Casks Set for Trial—Monday, March 23.
3507. P. L. Alexander vs. Walter Bemusou.
3!>04. Leo Zander & Honderson vs. G. See
ligson & Co.
8!K)8. E. W. Terhune vs. Focke & Wilkens.
4213. King & Fordtran vs. W. B. MoCarty
and A. C. Alexander.
4202. John H. Bernett vs. Missouri-Pacific
Railway company.
Tuesday, March 28.
42G0. Galveston Wharf conipany vs. South-
ern Cotton Press and Manufacturing
conipany.
4271. Marx & Kcmpner vs. John Wells] et
als.
4288. Amos J. W. Pierce el al. vs. G. B. Mil-
ler et al.
4313. Samuel Maas vs. Maria Haskins.
4403. Charles H. Andrews vs. Charles Las-
son.
Wednesday, March 24.
4297. Albert Lang & Weinberger vs. Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe railroad.
4310. Jacques Tacquard vs. Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe railroad.
4375. A. Newson vs. Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe railroad.
4370. Jacques Tacquard vs. Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Pe railroad.
4301. David Hall vs. Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe railroad.
Thursday, March 25.
2815. John McYoung vs. Galveston Wharf
company.
3132. D. L. Iiandlett & Co. vs. Marx &
Keinpner.
4450. Israel Campbell vs. Galveston, Hous-
ton and Henderson railway et al.
44DO. J. N. Leonard vs. M. Schram.
Friday-, March 26.
4400. S. M. Pen land & Co. vs. Jas. A. Duck-
worth.
4484. C. L. Biehler vs. Missouri Pacific rail-
road.
4180. Thos. Tydings vs. Jeff Tiernan et al.
Saturday, March 27.
3987. L. A. and W. O. Ellis vs. Geo. Fowler
et al.
3988. L. A. and W. O. Ellis vs: Chas. Fry-
singer et al.
3989. L. A. and vv. O. Ellis vs. Chambers,
Walker & Co.
3990. L. A. and W. O. Ellis vs. E. R. Durkee
& Co. et al.
3992. L. A. and W. O. Ellis vs. American
Glucose company.
3993. L. A. and W. O. Ellis vs. L. Pickett &
Co. et al.
3994. L. A. and W. O. Ellis vs. Samuel Crup-
ple's Wooden ware company.
Becorder'a Court.
Judge Fontaine, Presiding.
Stella Miller, giving a public ball with-
out obtaining a permit; $10 or twenty days.
Stella Miller, disorderly conduct; !$o or
five days.
George Wilson, vagrancy; $10 or twenty-
five days.
Anderson Williams, assaulting and strik-
ing; $6 or ten days.
Marshall Campbell, Eugene Brown,Willie
Joseph and Robert Harris, abusing and in-
sulting; Campbell and Joseph, $5 or ten
days; Brown and Harris, $7 50 or twenty-
five days.
Kilgore Gets Four Years.
The case of J. W. Kilgore, on two re-
spective charges of burglary and theft,
came up before the Criminal Court yester-
day. It will be remembered thatKflgore is
the party who, about three weeks ago,
broke into the office of the distriot clerk in
the county court house and rifled the clerk's
desk of some of its contents, consisting of
a pocket-book and money to the amount of
$80, together with a certificate of deposit of
Ball, Hutchings & Co. for $2000, and other
valuable papers. The pocket-book was the
only article ever reoovered. He was sen-
tenced to two years in the penitentiary on
the first charge, and pleading guilty to the
last received two more years for that.
When allowed to speak for him-
self Kilgore was inclined to deny
having any connection with the whole
matter, but subsequently confined himself
to denying that he had taken the sum of
money from the clerk's desk, and tried to
prove that ho had received the said $80 from
Mr. Gregory for clipping horses. Mr.
Gregory was' placed on the witness stand
and disclaimed any knowledge of the man,
or having anything to do with him. Several
other witnesses testified that Kilgore told
them that he had earned the money from
Mr. Gregory for stable services. The podk-
et-book, however, was convincing evidence,
as it was proved that Kilgore had it in his
possession. This was proved by a clerk of
a clothing-store, to whom he gave his old
clothes to be wrapped up, at which time the
said pocket-book fell out of his pocket and
was thus revealed, with the name of its
owner on the outside.
Honored at His Ranch.
The return to his ranch, at Dickinson, of
Mr. George Bacon Nichols, was yesterday
celebrated by a select few of that well-
known and popular young gentleman's
select friends, who somewhat surprised
him by a descent on liis extensive
range. George was, however, equal
to the emergency and in short order
had a roundup in his larder, resulting
in a repast fit for the gods, it was inti-
mated that George got wind of the affair
and prepared for the coming, but be this as
it may, it was an enjoyable evont. Mr.
Nichols is engaged in stock-raising on an
extensive scale, and is placing a hundred
acres of land at Dickinson under cultiva-
tion for feed.
Marriage Licenses.
The following marriage licenses were
issued by County Clerk Wren during tho
week ending yesterday:
Allen Branch and Eva Davis.
Alex. Downey and Emma McGee.
Jaeobezy Edwards and Rebecca Wil-
liams.
Sydney demons and Linda Tankler.
T. A. Cobb and Nora O'Sliaugnessy.
Unclaimed Packages.
List of packages remaining in the office
of the Texas Express company for the
week ending Saturday, March 20,1S30, 7 p.
m.: M. R. Brown, W. I. Ducie, Mrs.Maurel,
Mrs. T. F. O'Leary, A. Rotncliild, A. S.
Smith, M. E. Springer, Tom Dickson, F.
Darst, George Plipp, T. Walden.
Window Shades—Window Shades.
Galveston Art Gallery,
BROWNWOOD.
Pound Hanging to a Limb—Distressing Occur-
rence.
Special to The News.
Brownwood, March 20.—Yesterday even-
ing it was reported that a man had been
found hanging about four miles west of
town, near the railroad track. Justice
Crump proceeded at once with a jury of in-
quest to investigate the cause of his death.
The jury of inquest viewed the body, had it
buried and returned to the city, but after
consideration could not determine the cause
of death. To-day the coroner's jury re-
turned, with Drs. Young and Shropshire, to
hold a post-mortem examination. After a
thorough examination, they found no evi-
dence that indicated that deceased had
been murdered, but that his neck was dis-
located. When found he was hanging from
a limb only five and a half feet from the
ground, with his feet nearly touching the
ground. Letters on his person indicated
that his name was George Peterson. He
had $35 96 on his person and a certificate of
deposit with the First National Bank of
Brownwood for $072, which was deposited
on the 8tli instani. From all The News
correspondent ran gather, the deceased was
recently from Waco.
This city was visited by a fire last niglit,
which caused a most distressing scene.
Hill Branch's two-story residence was en-
tirely consumed, and before the inmates
could be aroused, one of his little twin boys,
9 years old, was burned to death. Mr.
Branch, in his efforts to rescue his child,
was horribly burned about the face and
body, and his life is despaired of.
Mr. H. H. Sinnige, adjuster for the Thomp-
son Drug company, came up last niglit to
look into the failure of Dr. Davis, his firm
having- previously attached the doctor's
stock of drugs.
Bed Fiend Killed.
Tombstone, Ariz., Karcli 20. — George
Boyce, who just arrived fromSonora, states
that John Holistnd killed one of the Apaches
who committed the recent outrage at Jerry
Dillon's ranch,- before the bodies of the
Mexican family were found murdered. The
woman was enceinte. The fiends had cut
her open and put the unborn child in lier
arms.
ABOUT FASHIONABLE FANS.
their use throughout the world.
Fans in Cuba, Florida and Spain—Their
Language—How they are
Handled, Etc.
At a ball recently given in Galveston it
was noticed that one particular woman pos-
sessed a fan somewhat remarkable for its
size. In fact when it was opened it extend-
ed pretty much over her entire corsage and
came up almost to n level with her chin.
She was a large though well-formed woman,
and when it is said that the fan covered her
corsage it is saying considerable, and
shows the enormous sizes fans have grown
to within the last few years. The delicate
little maneuvers this woman executed with
her fan were numerous and indescribable.
She could not use it to the best advantage
during the dance, but in the promenade and
confidential chat, it could not have done
better duty had it been a thing of life.
When her escort spoke—the two were en-
gaged in a delicious sentimental discussion
—she would naively cast down her eyes and
finger abstractedly her huge fan, slipping
her small white hands along its inky sur-
face, carelessly shutting it and resting it
against her face, then suddenly opening it
with an affected surprise charming to be-
hold, and after using it to hide her blushes
as fair as venus.
That woman was as fair as Venus, and
her natural beauty was greatly heightened
by the easily-fitting gown of black crepe
flie wore, which harmonized to a dot with
the great black fan. So thin was the mate-
rial in this fan that you could see every
stitch in it, just as you can sometimes see
the interior anatomy of some insects, and
all over it were prismatic butterflies in ap-
plique work, which lit up the woman's toilet
like fireflies on a murky night. The black
toilet and corresponding fan were undoubt-
edly more striking and effective than any-
thing seen at the ball. Some women who
are large and fair often underrate tho use
of black attire, which in many cases is the
most becoming toilet they could assume.
the daughters of t1ie south.
In warm southern climes, however, the
fan is made to answer innumerable neces-
sities. It is handled with a dreamy languor
and grace characteristic of the attributes of
the dark-liaired, long-lashed daughters of
the South. Their playful dalliance with
these exquisite articles of fashion exhibits
an inborn skill, inimitable, indescribable,
yet as systematic in detail as if it were an
exact science—which, in some respects, it
is. In portions of Florida you may go at al-
most anv time and visit some wealthy native
whose plantation spreads out in number-
less acres. Here, beneath the scent of
grasses and flowers, beneath the great
orange groves, or the shady palm tree, on
rustic and improvised out-door balconies,
mav be seen on a warm and sultry summer
night, beautiful women delicately yet vigor-
ously fanning themselves—not with the
elegantly embossed and filagreed article of
the ball-room, but with fans just as service-
able if not as appropriate. Generally they
are made out of palmetto, or, to use the
term applied by the natives, latanyoe, be-
ing cut bodily iii the shape of a fan from the
original palmetto bush, and then allowed to
stiffen and bleach to a soft straw color. This
done they are deftly modeled into a half
circle and stitched on the edges to
prevent splitting. Of course other
fans are used, but the palmetto is
the mo&t prominent. In their gracefully
cut, light and fleecy summer toilets, be-
neath an overhanging bough of evergreens
or orange blossoms, luxuriously ensconced
in the depths of a cane armchair, or idly
rocking in an airy hammock, these southern
women, with eyes limpid and dreamy, move
their rounded arms with indolent grace in
handling the fan. In Cuba it is the same.
Attired in gauzy gowns, clustered about a
window, using their fans, the senoritas,
with their dusky tresses and olive complex-
ions, form a picturesque scene. With these
the custom and practice comes naturally.
They have handled the fan almost since
they handled tlie rattle, and to them it is an
accomplished art. In all hot countries the
use of the fan is as prevalent and necessa-
ry as that of the handkerchief, and is there-
fore characterized by native grace.
In this country the use of a fan is a ball-
room art, and not always easily acquired,
particularly where the fans are of such
enormous size. Many wear them suspend-
ed from a ribbon, as this plan always
makes them easier to manage. Their use
has become so universal that no lady,
young or old, ever frequents the most in-
formal reception without some kind of a
fan, as it is considered an important item
of the toilet.
fans at a bull-fight.
In Spain the fan is also an indispensable
article. The material used for their make
generally embraces costly and many-col-
ored feathers. Attired in their picturesque
costumes, comprising all colors bold and
striking, the women are escorted to the
scene of the bull-fight. They come in with
mechanical regularity, and ascend to their
chosen seats. Once "there, they dissemble,
which consists in letting down their hair,
loosening.their cloaks, and otherwise set-
tling themselves comfortably for the even-
ing. This accomplished, out comes the in-
vincible fan—blue,white,green,red or varie-
gated,! according to the possessor's choice.
The seats in the arena where a bull-fight
takes place are usually situated about the
pit, strongly fortified with a circular bulk-
head. They are often capable of seating
8000 or 10,000 spectators. Imagine the effect,
tbeu, of fully 0000 females, picturesquely
attired, with as many fans, swaying up and
down, back and forth, with almost military
unanimity. More time, in fact, is given to
handling the fan than indulging in speech
on these occasions, so that the atmosphere
is filled
o'er the
fan.
various fans.
There are ever so many kinds of fans
from which to make a choice. There is the
suit fan, made of the same material as the
clress, but they are generally heavy and
clumsy, with very little style. The most
fashionable fans come in gauze, generally
in black and white, with point lace ap-
pliqued all oyer them. Such fans are beau-
tiful enough for a princess to use, and it is
doubtful whether a more beautiful and deli-
cate fan could be produced. A magnifi-
cent fan is made of ostrich
tips in the Japanese style, and is
of great size. Then there is the
marabout fan, a material of less value,
which makes a very good appearance.
They usually come in bright colors, such as
pink, blue and orange, and are carefully
selected to harmonize with the toilet to be
worn. Another fan is of Kile green gauze,
embroidered in pink.
The plainer fans come in hand-painted
satin, many of them being still carried by
young ladies. Probably the most beautiful
and symmetrical of all fans are those mod-
eled out of sandal-wood, tipped with costly
feathers. They are exceedingly expensive,
however, and their use is limited.
Joe Harper Captured.
Special to The News.
Waxahachie, March 20.—This morning
Deputy Sheriff McCue, of Ellis county, and
Deputy United States Marshal Faulkenberg,
of Little Rock, Ark., but specially depu-
tised by United States Marshal Cabel, of
the Northern District of Texas, arrested at
Mountain Peak, in this (Ellis) county,
Joe Harper, a refugee from Union
county, Arkansas, charged on several
counts with land swindling transactions
in Union county. Sheriff R. Y. Burn had
for some time past been in correspondence
with the sheriff of Union county in regard
to Harper, and as a result Deputy Marshal
Faulkenberg arrived last night, and the
capture was made. The Arkansas offlc,er
and his prisoner are to depart fop Little
Rock in the morning.
: a\J liittt invy
with scents and perfumes wafted
; amphitheater by the action of the
THE EXPLOSION AT IOLA
What Deputy United States Marshal Tooley
Says About It.
Special to The, News.
Dallas, Maroh 20.—Deputy United States
Marshal John Tooley, who was on the train
the locomotive of which blew up near Iola,
killing the engineer and fireman,
made the following, in some re-
spects, startling statement to a News
representative yesterday. The train was
proceeding at, 1 should judge, not quite its
lull speed, when my attention was attract-
ed by two distinct, sharp cracks, which
were'immediately followed by the explo-
sion. The general impression was that the
engine had exploded."
" Have you any idea of the cause of the
explosion?" asked the reporter.
" None whatever," replied Mr. Tooley.
" Have you any idea thatthe sharp cracks
you heard were the caused by the explosion
of a fulminating fuse or caps?"
" None whatever."
"What time elapsed between the sharp
cracks and between them and the great ex-
plosion? "
" It was exceedingly small. The sounds
followed in very rapid succession."
" By the way, what effect would an ex-
plosion of dynamite produce?"
"It would excavate, as well as elevate,"
tlie reporter answered.
" Well sir," continued Mr. Tooley, " that
was the effect of the explosion. The ties
and rails were torn out and the ground ex-
cavated so that it resembled the crater of a
volcano. Some of the rails were fractured
and some of them thrown as far as
fifty feet from the scene of the explosion.
The explosion was followed by a peculiar
scent, which I am unable to describe."
" W as it a vitrous scent?"
" Well, I could not say; but the explo-
sion was fearful. The engineer and tire-
man were blown in nearly opposite direc-
tions, and a negro on the tender was blown
in a direction at about right angles to a line
between the flight of the engineer and the
fireman. The negro was unhurt, and he re-
marked that the first thing he remembered
after the shock was that lie found himself
running over tlie prairie."
General Cabell said: " I found a very
rough set of men at Aledo, near Iola. 1 hail
to get out and put a guard there. 1 left two
deputies and swore in eight others."
EAGLE PASS.
A Mexican Shot in the Head ami Dangerously
Wounded.
Special to The News.
Eagle Pass, March 20.—A serious shoot-
ing occurred here last night about 0 o'clock,
in which Mariona Garza dangerously
wounded a Mexican named Chabis. Two
shots were, fired both of which took effect
in the liejd, but owing to the light caliber
of the revolver tlie balls did not penetrate
the skull. A Mexican senorita, who was tlie
only witness of the affair, was the cause of
the shooting. Garza at once fled, but was
found and arrested some time after mid-
night. He made no resistance whatever
and was lodged in the jail. He was pre-
vented from taking refuge in Mexico by the
fact that a warrant for his arrest has been
out for some time in Piedras Negras. Tho
wounded man is doing well to-day and will
doubtless recover.
DOTS AND DASHES.
The City hall, a magnificent granite
structure at Fall River, Mass., was totally
destroyed by fire on Friday niglit. All the
city records were entirely destroyed. Loss
on building and contents, $250,000; no in-
surance.
At the evening session of the House of
Representatives, on Friday night, thirty
pension bills were passed, the last one be-
ing to grant a pension of $2000 to the widow
ot General W. S. Hancock.
District Attorney Martin, of Hew York,
says he feels confident of having sufficient
evidence to convict Jaeline, the alderman
arrested on Thursday for receiving a bribe.
He says that under no circumstances will
lie allow Jaeline to turn state's witness, and
that he intends to prosecute the case to the
bitter end, and let no guilty man escape.
It is feared that the schooner sunk in the
collision with the Oregon last week was the
Hudson, from Philadelphia for Boston,with
coal. The schooner is tbree days overdue.
By an explosion of natural gas at Mur-
raysville, Pa., on Friday afternoon, seven
persons were injured, three of them fatally.
The explosion was followed by fire, which
destroyed seven dwelling-houses. The Mc-
Williams well caught fire and is burning
fiercely, the flames leaping fully 200 feet
into the air. It is feared other wells in the
vicinity will be ignited.
The Pacific Mail's contract with the trans-
continental lines expired on Friday, and
(he $£0,000 per month which has been paid
the Pacific Mail ceases.
The officers of the National Tube works,
at McICeesport, Pa., posted a notice on Fri-
day afternoon that the mill would resume
work on Monday at an advance of from 7,'i
to 10 per cent., but the strikers held a meet-
ing at night and decided not to accept less
than 15 per cent, advance.
A dispatch from Boston says that about
COO employes of the Norway Iron works, in
South Boston, struck on Friday for an in-
crease in wages.
Missionaries Sailed.
Jersey City, March 20.—About twenty
missionaries sailed this afternoon on the
Inman steamer City of Chester, to join
Bishop Taylor, of the Methodist Episcopal
church, iu Africa. About a year ago Bishop
Taylor, with a volunteer company of mis-
sionaries went to tlie west coast of Africa
to commence the work of christainizing the
natives. The party remained on the coast,
near the mouth of the Congo river, becom-
ing acclimatized before they commenced
their march into the interior, which
is their ultimate destination. Several
weeks ago Bishop Taylor made a call for
more volunteers. It was in response to
(his call that the party sailed this afternoon.
Prominent among the number were Rev.
Mr. Sliorel, of Oregon; Rev. and Mrs. J.
II. Hoether, of Wisconsin; Dr.
and Mrs. Clarksmith and four
children, of • Oregon; Dr. Harrison,
Ohio; Surveyor Burr, Oregon; Messrs.
Cameron, Steele and Walker, and Mr. and
Mrs. Elfcin, Ohio; Mr. Baker, Brooklyn;
and Mr. Barter, Missouri. Among "the
party are to bo found farmers, merchants
and teachers. The company will be divided
into two or three parties, and will establish
a line of stations across the continent.
Beside the work of evangelization,
the missionaries will teach tlie natives
to read and write. The women will be
taught to sew, and the men instructed in
some trade. The party carried with them
sealed instructions from Bishop Taylor.
They will probably travel 500 miles into the
interior of Africa. They took with them
a large amount of supplies, in-
cluding canned goods of every
description and agricultural implements.
Large rafts packed in sections, and to be
used in conveying their provisions down
the river during their journey into the in-
terior were among the outfit. There was a
large gathering of clergymen, prominent i:i
the Methodist church, at the dock to see the
missionaries off and to wish them God
speed.
Tho Carrollton Tragedy
New Orleans, March 20.—A dispatch
from Jackson (Miss.) says: "Additional
news received here yesterday from reliable
sources strenthens the belief' that the terri-
ble affair of the 17th,at Carrollton,can not be
attributed to citizens of that town. The in-
formation received indicates that it was not
the intention of the armed force to execute
their wo rk in the manner in which it was
done. It is evident that they were in search
only of Brown and the ringleaders in what
was regarded and known to be a conspi-
racy, and their intention was to punish
them, alone.
Indications.
Washington, Maroh 21—la. m.—For the
west gulf States: Northwest winds, colder
follow ed by warmer, fair weather.
Railroad men along tlie line of the Erie
report that large flocks of wild geese are
now flying northward. This means, either
warmer weather North, oi' colder weather
South.
THE BURTON OUTHAGE.
Nick Gentry Supposed to Have Committed Sui-
cide -McNelly Still at Large.
Special to Tho News.
Burton, March 20.—Reliable informatioil
was received this evening that Nick Gentry,
one of the three men implicated in the out-
rage of Tuesday morning, was tracked t<*
the bank of the Yegua, some ton miles
north of this place, where his hat was
found and tracks down into the water, but
none coming out on tho opposite bank.
Upon further search ho was found dead.
The supposition is that he committed sui-
cide.
Ben Anderson, justice of the peace from
this place, with a jury, lias gone to the body
lo hold the inquest, but will not return iu
time to give tin; result to-night.
McNelly is still at large. Interest, and ex-
citement "increase for the capture ot the
fugitive. ^
In the Hands of a Receiver.
Special to The News.
Texarkana, Ark., March 20.—The Mar-
quand hotel ceased operations and closed
its doors to-day at noon, and its effects
passed into the hands of a receiver. This
is tlie final result of the controversy exist-
ing between its manager, Jos. Huckins, his
silent partner, Adam Roth, and the rail-
road company, as was previously given to
tlie press. As the matter now stands tha
institution will be a dead letter to the com-
munity, and a hindrance to tlie company,
both of whom have been anxious for a
vacancy to occur, that business might be
resumed under a new management. It is
stated by railroad authorities that as soon
as the obstinate disadvantages can be re-
moved, and the company gains possession,
they will tear down tlie structure, and erect
a large and commodious building that will
be an ornament to the city, and a pleasant
resort for the traveling public.
MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.
loss of the be da.
Marshfield, Ore., March 20.—The steam-
er Beda, loaded with railroad iron, sprang
a leak and foundered on the 15tli instant,
forty miles off cape Perpetua. The Boda
carried a crew of thirteen. Only two were
saved, who were picked up, and reached
here on the tug Fearless.
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