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P rofessor Boeherfs Military Ban J
' Or TWENTY MEN,
Front of Beach Hotel,
Every Evening, Except Wednesday,
COMMENCING AT 6.
WE ARE GOING
TO
THE
STATE MILITARY" ENCAMPMENT,
A£
LAMPASAS, June 21 to 26,
To Drill for the Frizes and Flglit the Battlo
Everybody Invited. Ample Acooiumodatlona
Seduced Knil road ltatea.
Our arrangement* with »oms of the
foremost factories in Virginia being
completed, we are in a position to take
orders for all grades of CHEWING TO-
BACCO for direct shipment at the low-
est possible oost to the oonntry mer-
chant. Smaller quantities oan be sup-
plied from store at a nominal advanoe
on factory figures. Our line is snoh
that we can please the most fastidious.
Have also a full assortment of CIGARS
at popular figures.
Office ok Publication: Nos. 1S4 and ISO Mechanic Street, G alveston.
Entered at rm? Postoffice at Galveston as Second-class Matter
Cotton Again.
VOL. XLY.-NO. 32.
GALVESTON. TEXAS, THURSDAY. MAY 27, 1886.
ESTABLISHED 1842.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never varies. A marvel of purity,
strength and wholesomeness. More economi-
cal than the ordinary kinds. Sold only in caus,
ROYAL BALING POWDER CO. 106 Wail st..N.Y
Engine
AND
Boiler
FOR SALE.
Lib of Confess
I understand there is still a 0vJ»ueui oj
Cotton in producers' hands that toil I
seek a market during the next sixty
days.
Permit me to swjget t that there is no
better cotton market in the Stale to-
day than Houston, and that surprising-
ly good figures have been realized here in
January, notwithstanding the bad con-
dition of the general imarket for
cotton.
I would suggest that you ship me your 3
cotton or correspond with me about it,
and you will flnd that you will do
. better than in any other direction.
.KOTTSTOIDT.
■yyE HAVE FOR SALE A tlO-lIOUSE l'OWKll
standard steel return tubular boiler, made by
the Erie City Iron Works of Erie, Pa., with
brick works and all necessary attachments ex-
cept boiler feudof. Also one 15 horse power
Both Boiler and Engine are in good condi-
tion and have been in use only six months.
Our only reason for selling is that they are
too small for our use. Will sell at GREATLY
REDUCED PKICK3.
For further information call on or address
_A_. ZHI. BELO &CO.,
Publishers Dallas Morning News,
DALLAS,
TEXAS.
COTTON.
We are prepared to make liberal advances to
merchants nntl planters to secure consign-
ments the coming season.
W. L. MOODY & CO., Galveston.
AUSTIN.
local Politics—State Land Board—The Phillips
Murder Trial.
Special to The News.
Austin, May 20.—The state land board
to-do y received an application for the lease
of six sections of school lands in Scurry
county. Only twelve sections so far are
applied for at the monthly competitive
bidding last Saturday.
The chairman of the Democratic county
executive committee has called the prima-
ries for tlie 12th of June, and the county
convention a week later. The reason he
disregarded the suggestion of Chairman
Barry in calling a month earlier than he
had advised is that the legion ot candidates
.want llie nominations oyer with. Another
month's expense and anxiety could not be
borne.
The tax collector of Comanche county
made a final settlement of his accounts with
the State to-day, being the third collector
to settle for last year's collections.
The contracts for furnishing supplies to
the asylums completed to-day, show gro-
ceries and provisions are furnished at very
low rates. Beef is furnished the Terrell
Hsylums below cost to butchers. There
were some twenty-five bidders among Aus-
tin merchants.
Next Sunday, Decoration day, is to
be observed here with the
usual ceremony — the graves of
Federals and Confederates are to be de-
corated profusely and floral offerings are
expected from Houston and Galveston. The
craves of General Tom Green, Colonel Ash-
bel Smith, General and ex-Governor E.J.
Davis, General Albert Sidney Johnston
and others in the State cemetery will re-
ceive attention. Floral offerings for these
or any officers on either side sent to Austin
to Colonel Will Lambert will be faithfully
placed as instructed.
Nothing important was developed in the
Phillips murder trial to-day. The testi-
mony of the woman Tobin created a sensa-
tion, but many persons think her evidence
totally unreliable. The three gentlemen
she named as having visited her house deny
it. Mr. Baker says he never knew or spoke
to her or. the other women in his life. It is
understood that some time back Mr. B. had
been designated, by her or another of the
women as the man who was at the house the
night Caula Phillips was killed. This, it
■ *ocn became known, was utterly false,
as Baker could, by numerous persons,
prove an alibi most exclusively. This idea
was apparently abandoned,and now Baker is
stated to have been there in the daytime,
and no particular day is indicated. There
is an iutmiation of prosecuting the witness
lor perjury. The case is not yet concluded.
The evidence is circumstantial, and not in-
coneUtent with the prisoner's iuuocence.
The son iu law of the Hon. C. J. Garrison
^authorized the insertion in the advertising
columns of The Galveston Daily News
and Dallas Morning News of his name
as a candidate for the nomination for com-
ptroller, and Mr. Garrison is a candidate,
the facitious letter of J. G. Garrison to the
contrary notwithstanding.
The Chicago Grand Jury.
Chicago, May 20.—Although the proceed-
ings of the grand jury, and their probable
course of action, have been kept ver v secret,
the Times this morning asserts that the
jurv voted to indict for murder, conspiracy
and riot all of the men now under arrest,
and two or three others whoso nsmis will
not be made public until the prosecution
Eees fit.
MY GOODS can be found in the principal re-
sorts, owing to their being the best for
quality and price. I ask a trial to convince the
most skeptical. Order stipulating price goods
wanted; satisfaction guaranteed. A. W. SAM-
UELS, One-price Tobacconist, eor. Strand &22d.
FORT WORTH.
A Child Terribly Burned—Farmer a Congres-
sional-Candidate—Railway Notes.
Special to The News.
Fort Worth, May 20.—This afternoon a
12-year-old daughter of Job Hierzolzer, a
sausage manufacturer, attempted to startu
fire with conl oil, pouring it from a can into
a stove. The stream of oil was ignited and
the flame communicated to the can, which
was exploded, setting fire to the girl's cloth-
ing siid burning her so badly that there Is
no chance for her recovery. Her clothing
was burned to ashes and her flesh so
badly charrei that to touch it would
cause it to slip off. A younger daughter,
not over 7, in attempting to extinguish the
flames, was also dangerously if not fatally
burned. The father rushed into the room and
rescued the youngest, but was severely
burned in the attempt. The flames from
the burning oil communicated to the build-
ing, which was, with nearly all
its contents, destroyed. From
the residence the flames spread
to the sauasage factory, adjoining which
was also destroyed with everything in it.
The location of the fire was nearly two
miles from the main portion of the city, and
the flames had got under such headway be-
fore the fire department arrived that all at-
tempts to check them availed nothing.
There was only a small insurance on the
property destroyed.
Pat Scanlon was dangerously wounded
by John Bond last night at 12 o'clock. He was
stabbed several times in the head and once
in the left side, the latter wound penetra-
ting the hollow near the lower part of the
left lung. Scanlon applied the epithet of
" scab " to Bond, who had accepted a sec-
tion foreman's job on the Texas and Pacific
railroad during the strike, which brought
on the fight. Bond escaped and has not yet
been arrested. Scanlon willprobably die.
Henry M. Furman stated to Thb News re-
porter this afternoon that he would become a
candidate for Congress against the Hon.
John Welborn, of Dallas. Colonel R. M.
Wynne, of this city, who has been urged to
make the j-ace, abandoned the field in fa-
vor of Furman. The opposition to Wel-
tron here is strong and bitter, and a deter-
mined effort will be made to defeat him in
the convention.
Work is progressing rapidly on- the con-
struction of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe, from this place, and it is expected track-
laying will begin within thirty days.
SHREVEPOBT, LA.
Arrested for Cow-stealing—Preparations for
the Conductors' Picnic.
Special to The News.
Shheveport, La., May 26.—John Baily,
colored, was brought in to-day and jailed
for cow-stealing in the Greenwood neigh-
borhood .
The excursion and basket picnic of Royal
Division No. SI, Order of Railway Con-
ductors of the Texas-Pacific system, to take
place at the Fail' grounds at this place, to-
morrow, bids fair to be a grand success.
Large numbers have already arrived. Con-
ductors C. C. Wiley. J. H. Luther, G. H.
Vangilder, J. W. YVilder, andJ. W. Did-
der, the general committee, are on the
ground completing arrangements, and our
citizens will give the numerous visitors a
cordial reception. In response to the gen-
eral desire, business will be suspended in
the city to-morrow to enable all to witness
the races and other amusements at the
Fair grcunds.
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL
OVERHAULING THE APPROPRIATIONS.
The Texas Items Not Liable to Change—The
Tariff Bill Will Come Up in June -
Personal,
Special to The News.
Washington, May 26.—A sta'einent Is
published this evening in the local press to
the effect that the senate committee on
commerce is overhauling the river and liar
bor bill with the purpose of making an
equitable distribution of Its appropriations
and of applying the money, so far as ap-
propriated, in accordance with the recom
mendations of the engineer department,
The same report says: ''The committee
has ascertained that the bill, as it
passed the House, is exceedingly liberal
to some States, and very niggardly toward
others, and that many of the items do not
accord with the engineers' estimates and
recommendations. For instance. New
York gets over a million dollars; Texas,
about a million; Michigan, upwards of a
million, and California hundreds of thou-
sands. Other States represented upon the
committee are liberally dealt with, while
States not so represented have not been al-
lowed what is regarded as just and proper."
a committeeman's statement
A munher of the committee said to a
News representative tonight lhat the
above statement is not correct, and that the
committee is not governed by any such
considerations in dealing with the bill. He
admitted, however, that the appropriations
are likely to be increased to the extent of
$2,000,000 or 1)3,000,000. Senator Miller, of
New York, already has pending an amend-
meet to give $1 ,000,000 for Sandy Hook, and
the amendment is likely to be adopted. It
is quite probable that the amendments of
the senate committee will increase the total
of tl.e appropriations in the bill to about
$18,000X00, which was the amount provided
in the Dill that President Arthur vetoed. If
the pending bill is increased that mach by
the Senate it is almost certain that the
president will veto it.
the texas items.
Heritor Coke lins deemed it the wisest
I olicy not to endeavor to secure any in-
crease of the Texas items, and has been
satined to hold the appropriations m ide
by the House.
ti1e tariff.
The tariff bill will probably be called up
in the House during the first week in June,
and the intention of Mr. Morrison seems to
be to not waste a great deal of time in dis-
cussion. He desires an early adjournment,
and said to-day that he thought C .ingress
could adjourn by the 1st of July.
personal.
G. H. Forcke, of Gonzales, is registered
here. Colonel John R. Henry, Mezia; Mrs.
V. Hunt, Dallas; George T. Jester an 1
wife, Corsicana, and William A. Bramlette,
of Bonham, are registered at the Riggs
hotel.
GENERAL WASHINGTON NEWS.
general miles'g rewards.
Washington, May 20.—Nothing is known
at the war department in regard to the re-
ported action of General Miles in offering
rewards for the capture of the renegade
Apaches, dead or alive. It is stated that
such a course would not be considered civi-
lized warfare, even against blood-thirsty
savages.
for decoration day.
The president has issued an executive or-
der closing all departments oa May 31
(instant) to enable the employes to partici-
pate in the decoration of the graves o£ the
soldiers who fell during the rebellion.
to sue benjamin weil.
Senator Edmunds reported favorably to-
day, from the committee on foreign rela-
tions, Senator Morgan's bill directing the
attorney-general to bring suit in the Su-
preme Court of the District of Columbia
against Benjamin Weil, or his legal repre-
sentatives or assigns, to determine
whether this award made by the United
States and Mexican mixed commission
in respect to his claim was obtained by
fraud and to recover any part of the money
already paid to the claimants. It provides
that if the award was obtained through
fiaud, the president shall be authorized to
release the government of Mexico from
the future payment to the extent
that the same is declared fraudulent,
and to return to Mexico any money that
may be recovered and that remaining in the
custody of the United States not heretofore
distributed. It prohibits the secretary of
state, during the dependency of the suit,
from making any further payments, ggj
FORTY-NINTHCONGRESS-FIBST SESSION.
SENATE.
Washington, May 26.—After routine
morning business the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the privute pension
bills on the calendar.
At 2 o'clock the bankruptcy bill was
placed before the Senate.
The bankruptcy bill having been read
through, Mr. Van Wick asked that it be
temporarily laid aside in order to take up
the bill providing for the taxation of rail-
road grant |lands. This having been agreed
to the latter bill was taken up.
Mr. Blair offered an amendment, to which
Mr. Van Wick had no objection, and which
was agreed to, providing' that in any sale of
land under the Dill the United States might
become a preferred purchaser, and that in
such case lands might be restored to the
public domain.
Mr. Blair offered another amendment,
providing that valuation of lands subject
to taxation shall in the Territories be sub-
ject to revision by the secretary of the inte-
rior.
Mr. Sherman asked for a suspension of
the taxation bill in order to take up the
bill heretofore reported by him from the
committee on foreign relations, " supple-
mentary to and amendatory of" the Chi-
nese immigration bill of 1884. Unanimous
consent being given the Chinese bill was
t ken up.
Mr. Sherman explained that the bill was
simply intended to explain the meaning of
the existing law relative to Chinese immi-
gration. Several legal questions had arisen'
under the existing law as to which there
had been some doubt or difference of
opinion. For example, one meaning ha t
been attached to the words " Chinese labor-
ers" by Judge Field, and another by a
Massachusetts judge.
Mr. Plumb inquired which of these mean-
ings had been adopted by the committee.
Mr. Sherman replied that the interpreta-
tion of Judge Field had been adopted with-
out objection in the committee.
Mr. Hoar expressed what he termed his
" old protest" against the bill. Like the
act whiah it would amend, this bill he said,
would hereafter be regarded as a blotch on
our legislation. It was legislation aimed at
men because they were laborers, sad b9-
cause they belonged to a certain race which
was against the fundamental principles oJ
this republic, namely, that labor was hon-
orable and that no discrimination should
he nmde against men on account of race.
Mr. Sherman thought that Mr. Hoar had
enough on his hands without calling up
questions that had been debated four years
ago. The matter was settled. One who had
watched the course of affairs on the Pacific
coast, Mr. Sherman said, must come to the
conclusion that it was best aud wisest for
us not to open our doors to a race
wholly different from ourselves in every
chinacterlstic of civilization. He did not
think it was exactly a question of revising
ouj- old and time-honored policy regarding
immigration, though some immigrants who
would not be covered by this bill were bad
enough, and Mr. Sherman was not
sure but what some exclusion
must eventually come for the
sake of the American nation. Mr. Sherman
explained that he called up the bill because
it was desirable to have ft passed as soon
as possible. He believed it would get the
support of nine-tenths of the senators.
After considerable debate the bill was
postponed to a future day and the Senate
adjourned.
house.
Tli? Dunn free ship bill was the special
order for the day, but its friends being de-
sirous of making way for the oleomargarine
bill, the order was made a continuous one
and the former bill will be called up at the
earliest opportunity.
Mr. Blount, of Georgia, reported that the
conferees on the postoffice appropriation
bill had been unable to agree aud further
conference w as ordered.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the oleomargarine bill, all general
debate on the measure being closed.
, Jlr. llrowne, of Indiana, opposed the bill.
Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, reaffirmed
what he said on the bill yesterday. He
wouM not attempt to save the iron interests
by playing the demagogue or by abandon-
ing the convictions bv which lie had sus-
tained tlie farmers of Iowa and Wisconsin.
When the entire sugar interests was here
uskhig Congress to exclude the sweet thing
made from corn or sorghum; when all the
arguments made against oleomargarine to-
day were made against corn-sugar and
agaiust the permission to grow and use
(oighum, he had stood a barrier, and he
did cot believe that the gentleman from
Wi: cousin (Mr. Price), who had so sharply
criticised him in bis absence, or the gen-
tleman from Iowa (Mr. Henderson), would
have supported the bill to require
every pound of glucose to go out
in a stamped package. From the
day the war closed he had striven to relieve
the farmers of the country from the invi-
dious tsxes on their productions, and in
their interest he was to-day fighting this
effort to add another infernal burden to
those they already bore. He had been
taught liy Henry C. Carey that the
tariff that would promote the
resources of the interior of the country was
for the benefit of the farmer; and he so be-
lieved it, and if these gentlemen (Messrs.
Henderson and Price) saw fit to assail that
system, let them go over to the other side
and vote for free trade and plenty of busi-
ness for the sheriff of every agricultural
county in the Union.
Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, reaffirmed every
word spoken by him Yesterday. He would
not have ajkiken thorn in the absence of the
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelley)
but for the fact that he had no assurance
that the tariff question would come up
again this session. He had felt he had a
right to criticise the gentleman's speech,
and no length of experience gave any man
a right to gag that right.
Mr. Kelley—By what parliamentary law
may a speaker on this floor deal with a mo-
tive of another? His arguments are sub-
ject to cnticism. His motives are relations
between himself and the Almighty.
Mr. Henderson—If the distinguished gen-
tleman from Pennsylvania were to say,
" Henderson, I love you," while he slapped
me in the face with liis hand, I could judge
his mdtive by his act batter than by his
speech. When a distinguished law-maker
on every occasion fights every kind of taxa-
tion on banks, on whisky, on beer, on
matches, and on every form of manufac-
tured article, but is ever ready with all
his power and eloquence to vote for another
kind of taxation, which, like the dropping
of; the dew, may touch . every home and
two weeks this question was presented,
they would dance through the tellers to
keep it on. Those gentlemen had been
discipled within ten years and they knew
what Pennsylvania wanted; and when it
was proposed to take some tax off the plank
with which to build a shelter for their cows
they would be found voting with Pennsyl-
vania to keep it on. If the government
needed internal revenue, as a revenue
oleomargarine was a very proper sub-
ject for taxation, according to his
theory. Taxation always deprived a citi-
zen of something he might otherwise have,
and therefore these things should be taxed
which he could best do without. It was
easier to pay taxes on whisky and tobacco
than on some other things. Was his vener-
able friend from Pennsylvania (Mr.
Kelley)| or anybody else who talked
about" taking off internal revenue .tax-
ation in earnest? Could it be done? When
the time came the gentlemen could
choose between the two systems—whether
they would tax clothing or whisky. But
that would not be in his time. How much
revenue did the government get now?
About $17ft,000,000. The expenses voted
at this session would lie $150,000,-
000, and they never would be less again,
notwithstanding Democratic economy.
[Laughter.] Then there would be $23,000,-
000 left and that would not pay half the in-
terest on the debt. Didn't the gentlemen
intend to pay interest? If they did they
were not honest when they talked about
taking off internal taxes. Did not the
House every day increase the pension rolls
that now required an appropriation of $73,-
000,000? Where was that to come from?
Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, confined-his re-
marks to a consideration of the tariff ques-
tion, declaring that the Morrison bill was a
threat of destruction held over the indus-
tries if the country. It would end in a
threat and nothing more.
Mr. Hammond, of Georgia, offered an
amendment making it unlawful for any
merchant or shop-keeper in the District of
Columbia or the Territories to sell oleomar-
garine without labeling it in a conspicuous
manner, and requiring hotels, restaurants
and boarding-house keepers who use oleo-
margarine to place in their dining-room a
placard bearing the words, "This house
uses oleomargarine," and to have the same
words printed on the bill of fare. Agreed
tc—92 to So.
Mr. Hammond also offered an amend-
ment providing a penalty for violation of
this provision. Lost—OS to 10. Pending
action, the committee rose and the House
adjourned.
FIRE RECORD.
every part of it, I may have the right to
itulge Ms motivas. The gentleman assumes
here to speak for the people I represent. 1
thank him for his kind co-operation, but the
fanners of Iowa reject his proffered aid.
They come here praying—almost demand-
ing—this legislation, which modest-
ly, but firmly and fearlessly. I
am advocating on this floor.
No man would regret more than myself one
unkind remark to my superior in age and
vastly my superior in intellectual power.
If aught that I have said personally
wounds, I will be the first to withdraw it.
But so far as I have made the utterance
that the western country demands and will
have protection by argnment if possible,
but by war if necessary, I retract
not a word. On that ground I stand and
will stand. I insist that tariff legislation
is.not the only medium by which the rights
of the people can be protected, and the East
must recognize the fact that the great cen-
ters West and South must be heard on this
floor, and justly treated. This is what I
said yesterday. It is what I say now, and
a thousand times I emphasize it since I
have the attention of my distinguished
friend from Pennsylvania, f Applause.]
The allusion made to war by Mr. Hender-
son created somewhat of a sensation, but
as he was about to take his seat he again
addressed the chair, and said; " I have
been asked by some gentleman whether I
meant a conflict of arms when I said war.
No, sir; I meant the intellectual conflict by
the weapon planted in brave and manly
breasts—that and that alone."
Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana, regarded
the pending bill as a reliable measure,
whose sole purpose was to raise the price
of dairy products.
Mr. Lawler, of Illinois, read a protest
against the bill from the Knights of Labor
of Chicago, and opposed the bill as taking
a cheap food product out of existence.
On motion of Mr. Breckenridge, of Ken-
tucky, an amendment was adopted—63 to
43—to the section defining " butter," so as
exclude from that definition the product of
milk or cream when additional coloring
matter is used.
Mr. Morrison, of Illinois, said the bill
came here under false pretenses, and he
would, therefore, vote against it. It could
only be here because it was a revenue bill,
but its friends did not claim that it was
here for the purpose of putting money in
the treasury. It was insisted that it was
here to prevent fraud. When an amend-
ment was proposed to reduce the tax from
10 cents to 2 cents, which would give all the
security against fraud, then would be seen
what the honest purpose of the
bill was. When such a proposition was
offered the House would see whether the
gentlemen were telling the truth when they
said all they wanted was that oleomar-
garine should be sold for what it was. But
he wished to talk upon another subject. He
wanted to put the mind of the gentleman
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelley) at ease,
since he seemed to be disturbed lest the
gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Hender-
son) would vote at some time
against protection. The gentleman need
rot be alarmed. He would see the
gentlemen from Iowa and Wisconsin, danc-
iDg between the tellers, to continue all the
abuses that resulted to Iowa from protec-
tive tariff. [Laughter.] Ten years ago the
Republican members from Iowa had walked
between the tellers, voting to take the tat |
off salt to put in their butter, and when iu
at san antonio.
San Antonio, May 20.—[Special]—Mrs.
Lovell's residence, west of the city, on
Prospect hill, was consumed at 10 o'clock
to night by fire. Loss about $800. When
the fire broke out her two little boys, aged
6 and 4 years, becoming frightened rushed
out in their night clothes in the chaparral
and have not been seen since.
at ciiigago.
Chicago, May 26.—A disastrous fire oc-
curred,in a large brick and stone structure,
at the corner of Congress street and Wabash
avenue, early this morning. The loss will
approximate fully $1,000,000. The structure
in which the fire originated Is six stories iu
height. The first alarm was turned in
shortly rfter B, but before the arrival of
anyfiioaW ers the Haines had burst out
of the building with such fierceness that in
a short time the building was on fire from
top to bottom. It was filled with material
of the most inflammatory description. The
occupants were Belford, Clarke & Co., pub-
lishers; Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., same
business: Donnohue & Henneberry, book-
binders ; It. H. Peale & Co., lithographers,
and the Central Lithographing company.
Belford, Clarke & Co.'sloss is $300,000.
The insurance amounts in all to about
$500,000. The origin of the fire is unknown,
but it is supposed that it started in the en-
gine-room m the basement of the building.
The loss on the building will be about
$100,000; insurance, $90,000.
a village destroved.
Chicago, May 20.—News has been re-
ceived here that the village of ltunkels,
Wis., on the Vallev division of the St. Paul
road, was totally destroyed by fire Monday
night. Many settlers barely escaped with
their lives. 'The loss is estimated at $33,000.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Proceedings Had at Cleveland Yesterday -Pow-
derly's Address.
Cleveland, May 26.—The Knights of La-
bor met at 10.40 o'clock this morning and at
1 o'clock adjourned until to morrow morn-
ing. The first business transacted was to
admit new delegates who were not present
at the last general assembly held at Hamil-
ton, Ont. No assembly was permitted to
be represented that was not represented at
the Hamilton convention. General Master
Workman Powderly made an extem-
poraneous address in which he referred to
the order, its remarkable growth, its strikes
and boycots, and advised calmness and
judiciousness iu all the actions of dele-
gates. Standing committees were then ap-
pointed on laws, strikes, boyc»ts and the
relation of the order to ail other orders.
Special committees were appointed ou the
address of the Women's Christian Temper-
ance union; also on a plan of Edward
Koiton, of Chicago, who at yesterday's
meeting suggested the Manufacturers
union to give all committees a chance to
get to work. The convention adjourned,
and the remainder of the day was devoted
to committees. A plan is on foot to call in
all the commissions of present organizers,
reissue some and drop others. The injudi-
cious conduct of many organizers, it is
thought, has caused the order a great deal
of trouble. _
COPERAS COVE.
A Very Dry Spell—Cheap Hams—Frontier
Topics.
Special to The Newn.
Coperas Cove, May 20.—The wind has
been blowing from the north four weeks,
and duriDg the time not a drop of rain has
fallen. There is every appearance of a
protracted drouth. The corn and cotton
crops yet look well, but wheat and oats are
badly damaged. Oats will not be high
eLOUgh to bind and wilf be cut and mowed
;or fodder.
There is great excitement in this neigh-
borhood, caused by two citizens having re-
ceived anotymous letters ordering them to
leave the country in ten days or they would
be hung as " high as Hainan." A large
number of citizens met here yesterday and
passed resolutions condemning such pro-
ceedings, deprecating mob violence,
and binding themselves to assist
in the enforcement of the law.
Several suspicions characters have been
around here for several days. A party was
in Lampasas a few days ago, selling flue
canvased hams for 5 cents a pound. The
party claimed to hail from Coperas Cove
and 'is well known here, but the most dilli-
gent search fails to find where the hams
were stolen.
Several parties who have been prospect-
ing as far as Coleman and Concho counties
report a sad state of affairs iu those
counties. Wheat and oats in Coleman are
reported dead and one party says there is
not a sprig of green grass in Tom Green
county. Sl;eep are offered there for ft')
cents ahead aud stock water getting very
scarce,
FOR THE NEXT 10 DAYS
We Will Sell at Retail
FOR, 0-A.SH
300
.ASSORTED TINE CASSIMERE
Norfolk Coats at $3 50
WORTH 87 50.
Call Early and Secure One.
WEIS BROS.
FOREIGN FACTS AND FANCIES
GLADSTONE ARRANGING HIS PLANS.
Ormonde Wins the Derby-Great Cyclon? in
Prussia—Greece Disarming-About
the Panama Canal.
ENGLAND.
summoned i1v the queen.
London, May 26.—Mr. Gladstone went to
Windsor yesterday in obedience to a sum-
mons from the queen, and conveyod to her
the opinion of himself and colleagues with
reference to home rule and the proposed
dissolution of Parliament. The queen in-
timated that she was willing to meet the
wishes of the ministers. The government
does not promise to reconstruct the home-
rule bill, but proposes to withdraw it after
the second reading aud to bring it up for
the committee stage later, when the objec-
tions will be dealt with open-mindedly.
Mr. Chamberlain will probably attend the
Liberal meeting. The News believes Mr.
Gladstone's explanations and assurances
will lesult in satisfying the bulk of the Lib-
erals, thus insuring a majority for the
homeiule bill. Mr. Trevelyan, "says the
News, wishes the land bill to be sacrificed.
We are unable to regard that bill as in ex-
istence at all.
the derby winners.
The race for the Derby stakes was run at
Epsom to-day, and was won by the Duke of
Westminster's bay colt Ormonde, Mr. R.
Feck's chestnut colt The Beach secured se-
cond place and Mr. Y. B. Graham's brown
colt St. Mirin third. Ormonde won the 2900
guineas stakes at Newmarket, and since
then had been a hot favorite for the Derby.
The Bard was ridden by Wood
and St. Mirin by Cannou. The
other starters aud their jockeys were :
Lord Zetland's gray colt Gray", Friars,
Walts. Lord Calthorpezs bay colt, Schergo,
Osborn. Mr. G. Lamberts bay colt Chelsea,
Goater. The Duke of Westminister's bay
colt, Coracle, Webb. The Duke of Beaufort's
brown colt Dutton Park Barrett, and
the Duke of Beaufort's bay colt Ariel,
Willton. The last betting stood 83
to 40 on Ormonde, 7 to 2 against
the Bard; 40 to 1 against St. Mirin; 23 to 1
aguinst Grey Friars; ftO to 1 against Chel-
sea; 66 to 1 against Scherzo and Dutton
Park: 200 to 1 against Ariel aud Coracle.
Coracle and Ormonde got off in the lead.
Alter200 yards Ariel took up the running
aud got jlear of Coracle, closely followed
by Chelsea and Scherzo. Ormonde had
been pulled back to the side of the Bard.
Descending Lattenheiin hill Coracle re-
sumed the lead and Ormonde, with a rush,
gained third place. Ormonde and the Bard
closed at the bend and entered the straight
together. Coming away from the rest the
two ran an exciting race to the finish, Or-
monde winning easily by a length and a
half, Bt. Mirin a bad third. Time—2.45k.
RUSSIA.
the czar's return.
Moscow, May 26.—The czar and czarina
were welcomed with great pomp and cere-
mony at the Kremlin to-day on their return
from Levadia. The address of greeting
was delivered by the governor of Moscow,
who used the following language; ''Your
imperial majesties are welcome from the
blest south, where you have restored life to
the Black sea. Hope gains wings, and Mos-
cow thinks and steadfastly hopes that
Christ's cross will soon shine upon St.
Sophia."
The czar, in his reply, said he loved and
rejoiced to be in Moscow. He also said
that the third anniversary of his corona-
tion, which falls to-morrow, was full of the
happiest memories. At the cathedral tho
Metropolitan congratulated the czar for re-
storing the Black sea fleet, " Russia's high-
est glory."
GERMANY.
the emperor's CONDOLENCE.
Berlin, May 26.—Count Lehndorff, on be-
half of the Emperor William, called upon
Minister Pendleton, to-day, and expressed
the em) eror's condolence on the death of
Mrs. Pendleton,
a tornado.
A tornado visited Wetzlar, Prussia, to-
day, destroying, the railway .station, un-
roofed a large number of factories, over-
turned scores- of chimneys and lifted barges
out of the river Lahn, and carried them, in
some instances, considerable distances iu
the air. In the neighboring country the
wind uprooted entire forests.
GREECE.
reserves disbanded.
Athens May 26.—The naval reserves
have been disbanded. M. Tricoupis, ad-
dressing the Chamber of Deputies, last
night, said the powers had made no move
in tlie direction of raising the blockade on
the Greek ports.
will make a tour,
King George is arranging to make a tour
abroad. Premier Tricoupis proposes limit-
ing the number of members or the Greek
Chamber of Deputies to lftO.
France!
panama canal.
Paris, May 26.—The technical commis-
sion, which recently inspected the Panama
canal, has unanimously affirmed that there
will be no difficulty in constructing the
canal without locks.
TUBKEY.
» rumor denied.
Constantinople, May 26.—The porte de-
clares there is no foundation for the report
that a conspiracy at Sofia existed for the
assassination of Prince Alexander and
Prime Minister Karavolof.
TSE FISHERY TROUBLES.
the boston conference.
New York, May 20.—The Herald this
morning says: Several Irishmen who have
taken an active part in Irish revolutionary
matters, both in Ireland and America, were
asked yesterday to give a synopsis of what
was done at the conference in Boston.
"The possible action of the American gov-
ernment on the fisheries question," said
ore gentleman, "was discussed by the de-
legates. For the past ten years the physical
force of the party has been directing its
energies to forming a purely military or-
ganization, which, in the event of Etig-
fand troing into a difficulty abroad,
would be utilized to harass her at a
moment's notice. Should this government
get into trouble with England we cau fur-
nish at a moment's notice 30,000 Irishmen
to move ou Canada. The opinion was that
the American government if left to itself
would back down on the fishery question,
but the sentiment of the American people
was so strong that the goverument, would
have to push >the matter strenuously. A
proposition was made to fit out a fishing
vessel and dare the English-Canadians to
interfcie. It was thought that a crisis
would be precipitated in this way,"
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