The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 349, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1895 Page: 1 of 8
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.ITWILL PAY.
To get our
prices on—
BACON
fit Pore plac-
ing your or-
ders.
loaded two cars of Standard Short Clear,
IN SACKS.
T. H. THOMPSON & CO.,
HOUSTON, TEXAS,
THE GBAITD.
Wednesday and Thursday and Thursday Mati-
nee, March 13 and 14, the great and only
W. S. CLEVELAND,
MASSIVE*' MINSTRELSY,
2—One White, Ono Black—Minstrel Shows—2
2—Hands, Programmes, .Orchestras, First Parts—2
Amazing Arabian Annex.
11 Bounding Bedouin Mighty Moors,Weird War-
riors— 11. Beni Zoug Zougs Arab Circus.
Grand All Nations Street Parade. Egyptian
Phalanx March. 100 Brilliant New Features.
Tho Cleveland Shows Amalgamated. Socuro
seats; avoid crowds.
Wang Opera Co., Friday and Saturday Nihgt
and Saturday Matinee, March 15 and 10.
COTTON
ONCE MORE!
Before withdrawing our cotton
advertisement, which we will
soon do to make a place for
our APEX GOODS, we
would suggest that there is
really a sharper demand for
cotton in this market right
now than shippers would
suppose.
This is because there is not
enough cotton in the coun-
try at this season of the year
to occupy the chief buyers,
who, therefore, are apt to
operate in larger markets
like this.
HOUSTON, TEX.
ft
BRIGHT'S DISEASE
OF THE KIDNEYS
Is recognized as one of the most prevalent causes
of mortality.
MINERAL SPRINGS WATER.
Springs Near Vossburg, Hiss.
Is a certain prevention and has effected many
remarkable cures in cases of long standing.
Many prominent physicians have recommended
and proscribed it.
PACKED
In Cases of 12 Half-Callon Bottles.
In Carboys of 12 Callons Each.
For sale by all druggists and by
IAYBR, XAHN & FREIBERG
SOLE AGENTS.
Kitev
La Planta
CIGARS.
Best on the mad,
them and duplicate
will follow . . .
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P. J. Wiufs 4
GALVESTON, TEX,
The Semi-Weekly lews
ONE YEAR
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KENTUCKY
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Its Whisky.
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GALVESTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, IS!).").
GENTLE
SPRING,
GREETING
OPRIWC
What is the good of anything?
Nothing; but what wc are about to
say is worth a great deal to you, so listen to
our tale oi woe.
WE ARE TO-DAY GIVING BETTER
VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY THAN
ANY HOUSE IN THE BUSINESS.
WE HAVE NO SPECIALTIES.
FINE PRINTING
FINER LITHOGRAPHING ,
finest STATIONERY J
i
ALL
SPECIALTIES
OUR SALESMEN. THE BIG 7"
D. C. BARRY,
NORTH TEXAS.
W. R. LOGAN,
CENTRAL TfXAS.
81 D B. SWINK,
LEE J. McMAHAN,
WEST TEXAS A. MliX.
C. S. CHAPMAN,
ARKANSAS 4 LA.
B. D. LEGRAS,
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T. A. WARDEN,
SOUTH AND EAST TEXAS
Clarke & Courts
MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, GALVESTON,
DIAMOND
m. & p.
butter oil
FOR COOKING,
Makes the most delicious pastry. Ab-
solutely pure and sweet. Excels but-
ter and lard for baking and frying.
ORDER THROUCH US.
Jake Davis & Co.,
GALVESTON. TEXAS.
TEE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON FORECAST.
Washington, March 7.—Forecast till mid-
night, March 8:
For Eastern Texas: Fair; winds shifting
to north; warmer in northern portion.
TEMPERATURE RECORD.
Yesterday's temperature record at Gal-
veston, as shown by the thermograph on
the roof of the cotton exchange, was as
follows:
7 a. m 61 1 p. m 72
9 a. m 68 3 p. m 75
11 a. m ....71 5 p. 74
COMPARATIVE RECORD.
Galveston weather record for March 7,
1895, with corresponding dates of the last
three years.
Time— Bar. Ther. Wind. Rain. Weather.
8 a. m 24.980 61 S 15 .(Jl lit. rain
8 p. m 24.842 62 SW 6 .14 Pt. cloudy
1895 1894 1893 1892
Maximum temperature. 76 72 68 ,56
Minimum temperature.. 56 58 62 46
Average 66 65 65 51
Precipitation 15 .00* .00 .18
TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATlJ
Temperature and precipitation at Galf
ton for March 7, 1895, and since Jant'
1, 1895, as compared with general avera
Normal temperature, 61.
Excess for the day, 5.
Accumulated deliciency sine© Jan. 1,
Normal precipitation, .10.
Excess for the day, .05.
Excess since January 1, .24.
WEATHER SYNOPSIS.
Galveston, March 7.—The following dally
synopsis of the weather is furnished by
the officials of the United States weather
bureau at this place:
A general low barometer prevails from
the Mississippi valley eastward, with the
greatest depression over the Ohio valley
and two secondaries—one over the east and
the other over the west gulf states. The
highest barometer is over the central
Rocky mountain region.
Cloudy weather prevails pretty generally
except over the central Rocky mountain
region.
Precipitation amounting to .10 of an inch
or more is reported from Atlanta, Galves-
ton, Montgomery, Nashville, New Orleans,
Palestine, Shreveport, St. Paul and Vicks-
burg.
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Galveston, Tex., March 7.—The following
weather bureau stations report current
temperature to-night at 8 o'clock, 75th
meridian time, as follows:
Rain-
Stations— TemD. fall.
Abilene, Texas 60 .00
Amarillo, Texas 52 .00
Atlanta, Ga 50 .50
Bismarck, N. D 20 T
Cairo, 111 46 .00
Charlotte, N. C 52 .00
Chicago, 111 42 .00
Cincinnati, Ohio 36 .02
Corpus Christ!, Texas 68 .t>6
Dodge City, Kan 52 .00
Davenport, Iowa 42 .00
Denver, Col 42 .00
El Paso, Texas 64 .00
Fort Smith, Ark 52 .00
Galveston, Texas 62 .14
Jacksonville, Fla 68 .00
Kansas City, Mo 54 T
Little Rock, Ark 50 .01
Memphis, Tenn 48 .08
Miles City, Mont 36 .08
Montgomery, Ala 56 1.08
Nashville, Tenn 46 .58
New Orleans, La 68 1.04
North Platte, Neb 46 .00
Omaha, Neb 46 .00
Oklahoma City, Ok 56 .00
Palestine, Texas 56 .14
Pittsburg, Pa 34 .02
San Antonio, Texas 70 T
Shreveport, La 56 .10
St. Vincent, Minn zero .02
St. Louis, Mo 50 .00
St. Paul, Minri 36 .22
Vicksburg, Miss 56 .76
NAT KERRHSCHOFF'S CONDITION.
Providence, R. I., March 7.—Captain Nat
Herreschoff's condition is much improved
to-day.
TO SAVE THE SENATE
Combination of Sound Money Dem-
ocrats and Republicans to Pre-
serve the Senate's Dignity,
INCOME TAX ARGUMENT,
The Greer County Case Goes Over Until Next
Term—Important Copyright Ques-
tion Raised.
Washington, March 7.—(Special.)—Tho or-
ganization of the next house with its two-
thirds republican majority is a certainty
so far as a political complexion and pur-
pose goes, but the senate offers another
and much more interesting problem. The
political control of the senate still remains
an uncertainty. While the republicans
have a larger membership than the demo-
crats, they will fall at least two short of
a majority. The populists will hold the
balance of power. The prospect of the
populists and their wild western sympa-
thizers on the silver question dominating
•the staid and dignified senate, is regarded
as a desecration by the older senators of
both parties. For weeks prior to the re-
cent adjournment, secret conferences be-
tween sound money senators of tooth the
democratic and republican sides of the
chamber were held for the purpose of de-
vising some plan by which, in their estima-
tion, the exalted character of the senate
as the conservative branch of the national
legislature and the most dignified legisla-
tive assembly of the world could be main-
tained. While no positive line of action was
agreed upon, it was determined that as a
patriotic duty the sound money senators
of both sides should eombine to rescue con-
trol from the populists and silver!tes. The
republicans from the New England states,
together with the democrats from New
York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland
and others readily acquiesced in a project
having for its object a combination for the
control of the senate. The jdan is that
the republicans shall re-elect General An-
son G. McCook of New York to his former
position as secretary and that the demo-
crats shall retain Colonel Richard K.
Bnght of Indiana as sergeant at arms.
The distribution of minor places will be
made up on some equitable and satisfac-
tory basis. The prime object of these sen-
ators, many of whom, like Morrill and
Sherman, have served for years in that
body, is to save it, with all its sacred
precedents ami prerogatives from the dom-
ination of what they regard as a reckless
and ruthless body of irresponslbles,
CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
Washington, March 7.—The president has
approved the sundry amendments of the
civil service rules. These are largely for-
mal and were deemed necessary in conse-
quence of the extension of classification in
departmental service to include messengers,
assistant messengers and watchmen and
the classification of the internal revenue
service.
One of the amendments gives the com-
mission authority in its discretion to reject
the application or to refuse the certifica-
tion of an applicant who has been guilty
of a crime or infamous or notoriously dis-
graceful conduct. Prior to this amendment
the commission only had the power with
^reference to certifications in such eases,
ge limitations ihave been prescribed for
new classes brought within classified
ice by fhe recent extension. These llm-
re for 'messengers or assistant mes-
irs not under 18 years of age or mes-
ir boys not under 14 nor over 18 years
lOther amendment provides for trans-
from the Internal revenue service to
ireau in the treasury department and
such a bureau in the internal revenue
ice, the amendment being in all re-
.^ts similar to the provision now exist-
with reference to transfer from the
atoms service to t'he treasury depart-
.ents and from the departments to the
customs service.
A provision has 'been added which au-
thorizes transfers from one department of
Washington to another without examina-
tion. This is made in view of the fact that
the civil service has now been in opera-
tion more than eleven years and that a
large proportion of the employes now in
these departments have entered the service
through the civil service examinations, and
the further fact that those who have not
been so appointed have had long experience
and have acquired a valuable knowledge,
not only of the business of the depart-
ment In which they are employed, but of
the public service generally. In view of
these considerations, it was 'believed the
time had come when transfers from one
department to another, the transfer to be
to a place and a class of duties similar to
those performed in the department from
which the 'transfer was made, might be
made without examination and without
detriment to the public Interests.
A further amendment to 'the rules pro-
vides the persons appointed as messengers,
assistant messengers, watchmen or in any
of the subordinate positions below those
of clerk ami copyist, may be transferred
after completing the probation of h!x
months, if not debarred by age limitations,
to any other like subordinate positions. But
they may not be promoted to the positions
of clerk or copyist or to any place the
duties of which are clerical. An exception
is made with regard to printers' assistants
1n the bureau of engraving and printing,
who are eligible to transfer as operatives
in 'that department.
GREER COUNTY CASE CONTINUED.
Washington, March 7.—(Special.)—In the
supreme court to-day the case of the state
of Texas vs. the United States, the Greer
county case was continued until the sec-
ond Monday of the next term, which is the
21st of October. The meeting of the court
is on the 14th of that month. The counsel
for the state wanted the case to go over
to the next term rather than have-it post-
poned at this term, as nothing definite
could be relied on, if such a postponement
was made, and they did not want to re-
main here under the circumstances. The
cause of the continuance was that the
government's special counsel, Mr. Allen,
was too sick to be present.
AS TO MEXICAN RETALIATION.
Washington, March 7.—When the dis-
patch announcing a meeting at Juarez,
Mex., to urge retaliation against the United
States was shown to Minister Romero of
Mexico he made the following statement:
"Under the Mexican constitution and laws
the 'Mexican states have no power to retal-
iate against any foreign government, and
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report
ONE DOLLAR
L
ABSOLUTELY PURE
therefore whatever may be the wish of the
Mexican cltiaens of Juarz, who, it Ih
claimed, had ja meeting y« * -1-lay at that
place, nelthen they nor tin- .pie of Chi-
huahua can do anything w
the commerce'of the Unit-
frontier. It ia only for th--
!i will affect
States on the
ment to adopt any such \<
think fit to do so. Th"
should they
v of customs
and can only
of Juarez is a federal ofil „
act upon instructions from the federal gov
eminent."
ARGUMENT ON TIIE INCOME TAX.
Washington, March 7 The supreme
court did not reach the ii »me tax cases
until 3 o'clock this aftern «• <, when W. D.
Guthrie was recognized t > open the case
for the appellants. He appi-un-d especial-
ly for Messrs. Pollock ami Hyde, who ap-
peal the cases against th* Fanners' and
Continental trust comp.mi. «,i' New York
from the decision of th- United States
court of appeals for the ithern district
of New York.
Mr. Guthrie devoted bin. If to an out-
line of the argument pr >; - • «1 to be made
by the counsel for the a pp.'Hants, and had
not concluded when the •11• t, at 4 o'clock,
adjourned for the day. lie stated they
Would depend principally upon showing
that the present Income u\ law is uncon-
stitutional, because of i! wanton lack of
uniformity, and quoted a 1- ngth from the
provision of the law to show that the tax
is not uniform, contending that congress
had no right, under the constitution, to
levy a tax, duty, excise or import which
was variable or lacking in uniformity as
to individuals or corporations, because it
was one of the fundam. ntal rules that
burdens in these respect- should be equal
upon all alike.
Mr. Guthrie said the two cases against
the two trust companies were very simi-
lar, but he would de\u'< himself to the
Pollock case, because in that ease the In-
terests Involved were greater; but while
this company conducts an immense busi-
ness, Its business Is on* which might be
carried on as well by a private partnership
as by a stock company, in which case it
would be exempt under the law from the
income tax. He said that Mr. Pollock
was a shareholder In thi company, the
net incomes or profits from which during
the oast year, subject to the Income tax,
exceed $300,000, of which represents
rents of real estate, and about $00,000 in-
vestments in municipal bunds, which lat-
ter investment could not. he claimed, be
taxed under a former decision of the su-
preme court.
Mr. Guthrie asserted that the provisions
of the law exempting all incomes under
$4000 would cause It. to fall upon less than
2 per cent of the population of the United
States and the law was therefore class
legislation. . He also showed that the tax
was not uniform as regards corporations,
of which a favored class was exempted,
as for Instance, mutual insurance com-
panies and building associations, as well
an partnerships and religious and benevo-
lent institutions.
As to the exemption of churches, benev-
olent concerns, etc., counsel would not
have anything to say, as there was enough
in the other exemptions in cases where
the exemptions were in the interest of
shareholders, though called by another
name, to afford sufficient text for all they
could say.
As illustrative of the • . i of the opera-
tion of the law he p< i l out that indi-
viduals owning real bringing an in-
come of $8000 would pa tax, while a
corporation would be i quired to pay
double that amount.
He also instanced th ase of a partner-
ship of live pevson >ing a business
amounting to $20,JM' < ar which would
be required to payjio tax, while a corpor-
ation composed of h« same persons would
be compelled to pay $luo. In a word, he
said, the application* the law would vary
according to ownership.. The corporation
was only an aggregation of individuals
and in most corporations a part, at least,
of the stock was owned by the middle
classes.
Referring to the exceptions made in the
interest of the mutual insurance companies
he asserted that in the United States there
were 1900 such companies, and that of these
1600 were doing business on the mutual
plan, and he said that in New York alone
the wording of the act exempting such
companies would relieve millions of dol-
lars worth of property from its operation.
The leading mutual insurance companies
would secure the benefit of an exemption
on its income amounting to $200,000 per
year, while its rival, organized on the
stock plan, would have to pay its Income
tax. This advantage was given in the
law, he asserted, simply because some one
wanted to favor some particular mutual
company.
Mr. Guthrie dwelt upon the exemption in
the interest of the building and loan asso-
ciations, which were, he said, relieved of
the annual payment of $000,000 and whose
assets, It had been asserted, were greater
than the combination of capital of ail the
banks. All a man has to do to evade the
law is to organize a building and loan as-
sociation. He argued that if the present
law is to be held as constitutional congress
could levy a duty of 25 per cent on the
imports of individuals and of HO per cent on
those of corporations; or if the sentiment
in congress should change it could as eas-
ily reverse the process and favor the cor-
porations. The principle would be the
same.
"If you are going to discriminate at all,"
said he, "you can not say 'thus far shalt
thou go and no farther.'
"If the power to discriminate exists, the
power to destroy also exists."
He argued that even the mutual com-
panies and others of the favored class
would not be secure, for they and the be-
nevolent associations might become so
powerful under the favoritism shown that
congress would next turn upon them. He
declared, therefore, that the power of con-
gress to make exemptions should be re-
stricted.
Taking up the provisions of the Constitu-
tion requiring uniformity in levying im-
ports, taxes, etc., he refuted the argument
that the word uniformity was meant to
have a geographical application to prevent
discrimination in favor of one state as
against another state, contending that it
Was meant to preserve equality of taxa-
tion.
The present arrangement of the conduc-
tion of argument is for Mr. Seward to fol-
low Mr. Guthrie on behalf of the appel-
lants and for Assistant Attorney General
Whitney to speak for the government, to be
followed by ex-Senator Edmunds, who will
represent Mr. Moore's suit for an injunc-
tion against Commissioner of Internal Rev-
enue Miller. Mr. J. C. Carter 'will follow
for the trust companies, and Joseph Choate
will close for Pollock and Hyde, but this
order of procedure may be changed.
Mr. Guthrie will resume his argument
at 12 o'clock to-morrow.
COMPARATIVE APPROPRIATIONS.
Washington, March 7.-<Representative
Cannon of Illinois, on behalf of the repub-
lican minority of the house committee on
appropriations, has prepared the following
statement, which will be published to-mor-
row as a part of the Congressional Record,
It says:
"I avail myself of the opportunity to pre-
sent, for the information of the house anl
the country, a statement of the aggregate
of appropriations made by Ah is congress dur-
ing the first half of Mr. Cleveland's admin-
istration as compared with the aggregate
of the appropriations for the Fifty-first and
Fifty-second congresses, respectively, under
iMr 'Harrison's administration. For this
purpose I insert a comparative statement,
which has 'been carefully compiled and is
correct. „ ,
"It appears that the appropriations of the
Fifty-first congress, when Mr. Reed was
speaker of the house, and the president,
house and senate were republican, were in
round numbers $988,000,000, while the appro-
priations for the Fifty-second congress,
when the house was democratic and Mr.
Cri^p was speaker, were in round numbers
$1.027,000,000, and :he appropriations for this
congress, with the president, house and sen-
ate all democratic, are in round numbers,
$990,000,000. Moreover, that the late .«ale of
30-vear 4 per cent United States bonds, the
•bonds, the payment of interest upon which
is permanent, swells the total appropria-
tions for this and the next fiscal year by
$2,900,000, making the grand total actually
appropriated by this congress 1u round
numbers, $993,000,000. Thi-- exceeds the ap-
propriation* made by the Fifty-first 'ti-
gress, called by our democratic friends 'the
billion-dollar congress,' in round numbers
$5,000,000.
"This congress, furthermore, in addition
to the a tual Increase of appropriations,
has authorized public works, to be done
under contract, leaving the next con;;i' -s
to make appropriations therefore as fol-
lows: Hy certification act, $32."»,000*, by sun-
dr\ civil acts, $0,38.j,000; by District of Co-
lumbia act, *Ji,06i; by naval act, $11,71.'>,"00;
total, $21,630,7iiI. Thus the appropriations
and authorizations of this congress are
seen to be in round numbers $i.oir>,00n,000.
"The appropriations of pensions to the
defender* of the republic in war ami to
their widows and orphans by this congress
under Mr. Cleveland are $42,129,010 less than
those made by the Uilty-second congress
the last two years under Harrison.
"This $12,000,000 decrease gives in figures
the tangible result of an unfriendly I will
go further and say unjust—administration
of the pension laws under Mr. Cleveland..
"The country was far different under
Harrison's administration, Then the peo-
ple were prosperous. Now there is uni-
versal adversity. Then the people cheer-
fully contributed to the support of the
government from their abundance and a
surplus still remained to anticipate the
payment of the war debt. Now our peo-
ple are out of employment, values are
shrinking and the people pay their taxes
into the treasury by great effort and find
such payments oppressive. The surplus has
disappeared from the treasury. 'I he debt
of the government, Instead of decreasing,
is Increasing and Increasing, not to main-
tain resumption, as Is claimed, but to pay
current expenses."
COPYRIGHT QUESTION.
Washington, March 7.—An Important
question relating to copyrights has been
raised by a well known publisher here and
Is now under consideration at the treasury
department. The old copyright law made
It illegal to bring into the United States
foreign copies of books copyrighted in this
country. The law of 1891 amended the old
law in some unimportant particulars, but
expressly stated It was not to go into ef-
fect until a subsequent date to July 1, 1891.
The question involved Is whether the new
law, being retroactive, did not release from
the importation prohibition all books of
American authors copyrighted prior to July
1, 1891. Should it 'be held that the new law
took the place of the other, foreign edi-
tions of all American books written and
copyrighted prior to 1891 might hereafter
be imported free of duty and without re-
gard to American copyright, which would
necessarily interfere with the publishing
business In this country.
1 NTERPlRETftR ARRESTED.
Washington, March 6.—Manuel Almagro,
accountant and Interpreter in the Argentine
legation in this city, was to-day arrested at
the office of the legation and locked up at
the request of Minister Zeballer on a charge
of embezzling $2600 of the funds of the le-
gation. Almagro confesses his guilt. He
says he lost a large sum belonging to the
legation in speculation.
ORDERED C DOS ED.
Washington, 'March 7.—The comptroller of
the currency has ordered Bank Examiner
Johnson to close up the First natloanl bank
of Texarkana, Tex. The capital stock of
the bank is $50,000 and the liabilities are
said to be about $40,000. The slock, how-
ever, has been Impaired, and on the failure
of the directors to make.it good the order
to suspend was given.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
Washington, March 7.—'To-day's statement
of the treasury shows: (Available cash bal-
ance, $182,972,081; gold reserve, $89,462,031,
SECRETA RY GRESIH'AiM I'LL.
Washington, -March 7.—Secretary Gresnam
is suffering from a slight neuralgic attack
which confines him to his rooms.
POSTAL MATTERS.
Washington, March 7.—Postofilces discon-
tinued—Texas: Allamoore, El Paso county;
mail to Van Horn,1 Poe, Blanco county;
mail to Blowout.
Star service Changes—Texas: Baurs to
Rose Hill; from March 11, 1895, Increase
service to three times a week.
Bruin to Willis; from tMarch 17, 1895, cur-
tail service to begin at McRae, omitting
Bruin, decreasing service six and a half
miles.
Homestead to Floydada; from March 1,
1895, supply the office of Homestead at its
new site, 600 yards north, as per change of
site ordered February 20, 1895, increasing
distance .04 of a mile.
Postmaster commissioned: Essie H. Jose,
Hallsville, Tex.
•PENSIONS.
Washington, "March 7.—(Special.)—Issue of
February 20:
Texas—Reissue: Tunis Denlse, Dallas, Dal-
las county; James Lay, -Nobility, Fannin
county.
COULD NOT SEE THE JOKE.
A Prospective Groom Falls to Show Up at
the Wedding.
Chicago, 111, March 7.—The breach of
promise suit of Daisy Gardner against John
W. 'Stone, son of a wealthy board of trade
operator, has developed a romantic story.
Daisy Gardner is a very pretty girl, who
takes stock quotations and the like in an
office very near the board of trade, where
young Stone Is employed in his father's
office. The young people met often and
Cupid did, the rest, or would have done so,
Miss Gardner says, if the senior Stone had
not interfered. The wedding day was
fixed, so says the court hill, the guests ar-
rived and the bride was ready, but the
necessary groom did not come. The guests
went home, and next day, Miss Gardner
declares, young Stone caime to her with a
peculiar explanation. His father, he said,
had discovered, the proposed wedding, re-
monstrated, and, finding the young man
obstinate, pushed him into a large office
vault and kept him locked up until the
wedding hour was safely passed. Miss
Gardner could not see the joke and sued
young Stone for $10,000 for breach of prom-
ise, in the hope, she says, that her former
father-in-law apparent will have to foot
the bill.
Stone, senior, admitted in an interview
to-day that he had prevented the marriage,
but emphatically denied that he had locked
his son in a vault.
ESTABLISHED 1812
PERSONA N0N GRATIA
Recall of the American Consul Gen-
eral at Havana, Cuba, De-
manded by Spain.
progress of revolution.
Marshal Martinez de Campos Appointed Pa-
cificador de Cuba—Battle Reported.
Insurgents Said to Have Won.
Madrid, March G.-Captaln Calejn has de-
manded the rerun of the American consul
Kenural ut llavami. At a cabinet council
to-nlKlit It was agreed to present the cje-
mancl.
CONSUL WILLIAMS.
WuKlilngton, March 7.—The announce-
ment through the press dispatches of the
intended action of the Spanish government
In Mr. Williams' case created great sur-
prise in official circles here. The consul
general has the highest reputation for ef-
ficiency In his duties, which are more oner-
ous than those of any other consular post
and moreover, he has always been on the
best of terms with the Cuban officials dur-
ing the many years of his service.
Mr. Williams is about 00 years of age.
He was born in Washington and went to
Cuba when i mere boy to engage in mer-
cantile pursuits. He built up a large busi-
ness and Is reputed to have accumulated a
fcruuie. He was appointed vice consul at
Havana by President (Irani in 1X71 and
was made consul general in July, 188-1. bv
i'resident Arthur. He has held the place
ever since without regard to political
changes In the administration, owing, it is
said, to his high abilities as u consular
officer. In addition to his consular duties
Mr. Williams has been charged from time
to time with duties of a diplomatic nature
sn li as the protector of American citizens
111 Cuba, there being no i nlted Stales min-
ister on the Island, and the state depart-
ment has communicated directiv with him
in such cases Instead of acting through
the I'tilted States minister at Madrid It
was supposed here that it was in the dis-
charge of such a function that Mr. Will-
iams has become persona nnn gratia as
the diplomatic term Is, toward the Spanish
government, lie was recently directed by
Secretary dresham to see that the Ameri-
can citizen Agurre, charged with partici-
pation ill the present re bellion In Cuba
should have a fair trial. It is possible thai
his energetic action In (his case ha< made
him obnoxious to the Spanish officials
The salary of the consul general is fixed
at $111)00 per annum, but In addition there
are many unofficial fees which go to the
consul general, bringing the total < ompen-
sation of the office up to about $10,000 or
$111,000 yearly.
TOO MUCH FOR TRIGS.
Chicago, 111., March 7.—Charles Telgs.. a
well-to-do house mover, was found dead
in bed to-day, having killed himself with
poison because of a $3000 judgment in a
breach of promise suit against him 'havjng
been awarded to Mrs. Matilda Stuart. Sev-
eral months ago Telgs, who was a wid-
ower, advertised for a wife. Mrs. Stuart
answered and they became engaged, but
later the house mover changed his mind
and refused to marry. Mrs. Stuart sued
for damages and Telgs decided to die be-
cause the verdict wns against him.
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.
REPORTED BANK FAILURE.
Chicago, 111., March 7.—The iek^rs here
report the following: §
Berlin, March 7.—The greate»-excitenv*nt
has been created in Parohim the failure
of the Mevklenberg credit tflhk at that
place. Hundreds of d<epositom have been
ruined and the People's samg bank, a
small concern, and two largF commercial
houses, have failed in consecpience of the
collapse of the credit bank.
CHATTEL MORTGAGE.
Greenville, Hunt Co., Tex., March 7.
Last evening J. P. Germany, dry goods,
tiled a chattel mortgage, making Fn
I Noraworthy trustee.
INSURGENTS ROUTED.
New York, March 7.—A special dispatch
to a morning paper from Havana says:
News has been received from the govern-
or of Santiago that Lieutenant Colonel
Bax, in seeking for insurgents near Cuan-
tanmo, came upon a large party near Ul-
lao. They were soon joined by two other
parlies undei command of Perqulto Perez
and Henri Brooks.
The government troops commanded by
Lugi Bax attacked the insurgents. There
was a lierce fight. The Spanish troops
succeeded in hastily surrounding the insur-
gents, who gave way after a sharp resis-
tance. They retreated and were soon rout-
ed. The government troops took a pris-
oner, who was wounded, and also captured
some arms, clothing and ammunition. The
insurgents carried off the Held many who
are known to have been wounded. The
government troops sustained no loss. Bax
continued the pursuit in several directions.
The insurgents lacked ammunition. Al-
fredo and Arango, insurgents from Ha-
vana, surrendered in Rodas and another
insurgent leader in Ruulma.
PACIFIC A DOR DE CUBA.
London, March 7.—A dispatch to the
Standard from Madrid says that Marshal
Martinez de Campos was given the title of
"Paciflcador de Cuba," owing to his suc-
cessful efforts some years ago to restore
tranquility to the island.
He has had several interviews with In-
fanta Isabella, Prime Minister Sagastl, the
minister of war and the minister of the
colonies, and has promised to accept the
command in Cuba whenever he shall be
appointed to it.
De Campos was appointed to the govern-
orship of Cuba in 187(1 and it was due to
him that the insurrection that broke out
in 186S and lasted ten days was brought to
an end. Upon the expiration of his term
of office he returned to Spain and has since
taken a prominent part in national affairs,
notably in the Mellilla affairs.
AFTER A SCHOONER.
Colon, March 7.—The United States war-
ship Atlanta has sailed from this port for
Bocas Del Toro under orders from Wash-
ington. It is reported that she intends to
overhaul a schooner supposed to have a
cargo of arms. Seven thousand additional
government troops have been sent to meet
the rebels.
REPORTED SPANISH DEFEAT.
Jacksonville, Fla., March 7.—Engage-
ments were fought on Tuesday between
•Cuban insurgents and Spanish soldiers near
Santa Clara. The Spaniards were defeated.
REVOLUTION IN HAYTI.
New York, March 7.—A dispatch to the
World from Kingston, Jamaica, says:
There is a full Hedged, active revolt in
the northern provinces of Hayti. President
Hypolite, having failed to raise funds by
means of a loan, finds himself bankrupt.
Expecting an attack upon Port au Prince,
the capital, from the seaward, General
Hypolite has improvised some war vessels
by providing river steamboats with guns
from the palace.
Finance Minister Fouchard, who deserted 1
the administration a few days ago after u
violent quarrel with the president and was !
reported to be organizing a revolution, is
said to be in hiding at one of the foreign
consulates. The United States minister.
Henry M. Smythe. has asked the govern-
ment at Washington to send a warship to
protect American interests in Hayti.
JAPANESE VICTORY.
Shanghai, March 7.—Local papers stated
that the third and lifth Japanese divisions
attacked the native defenders of the city of
New Chwang from the northward on the
morning of March 4. A "Vier of them j
fled toward Yinko, the t' ■ port. The 1
Chinese defenders of the v. occupied the '
houses and streets, but \We gradually
driven out, all the while Stubbornly re-
sisting. At 11 o'clock Monday night all the
Chinese were driven out of the city aft- r
having lost 1800 killed or wounded. Six
hundred were made prisoners. Eighteen
guns and a quantity of ammunition fell
into the hands of the .Japanese. The loss
of the Japanese was 200 killed or wounded.
We have 6oo barrels stored In Kentucky
free warehouses. Tux paid before the 200
advance. Big bargains, in lots to auit. Or-
ders solicited tor direct shipment.
WM. B. KING & CO..
Wholesale Liquor and Cigar Dealers
H #B3JS uo'j J° <1? I
the town Itself 1 Mso Chine <• were killed and
about .'in surrendered. Ltrge quantities of
war mai' i.al vvi-re captured, including six-
te.'ii . a 11 non. The Japanese lost 'M killed
and wounded.
LONDON WOOL AUCTION.
London, March 7. The wool auction sales
opened to-da.v with au extremely large at-
tendance. There was a strong demand in
all directions and prices showed per cent
adv.!!)'••. The value of the better greasles
w 1 ■ 11» the mo.-t enhanced, American buyers
w ie present in good numbers and their
I wivh 11 •< - to-day amounted to 100 bales.
T '' 1 ' ber of Dales offered was 10,700* of
which i;oo were withdrawn. The total num-
ber of bii!•• available for the series is 271,-
000 bales, against 246,000 last year.
AMEBIC\\ N EX(M' RSI(>NISTS.
Constantinople, March 7.—The Hamburg-
American line steamer Augusta Victoria,
from New York January 7 with a party of
excursionists, -ailed from here to-day for
'Mesina.
Alexandria, Egypt, March 7.—The French
line st inner La TotiraJne. Captain Satelli,
which sailed from New York February 7
on an excursion 10 the Orient, arrived here
to-day.
BRITISH ARMY ESTIMATES.
London, March 7.—The Right Hon. Henry
Campbell-Ban nermann, secretary of state
for war, issued the army estimates for 1895
to-day. They are placed at £17,983,8(H), a
decrease of £201,797 from the figures for 1891.
In a ineinorlam accompanying the esti-
mates Mr. <'impbell-Bannermann says the
government hopes to 1 able to withdraw
a battalion of British troops from Egypt
during the present year.
WILL SLEEP AT WINDSOR.
London, March 7.—The Hon.. Thomas
Bayard, United States ambassador, and
Mr-. Bayard wdll go to Windsor to-day
with the queen. They will dine there this
evening and sleep there to-night.
ATTEMPT TO BURN A CHURCH.
Boston, Mass., March 7.—An attempt to
burn St. Peter's Roman Catholic church,
which is situated in the Dorchester dis-
trict in this cite while 1200 people were
attending evening service, was made about
8 o'clock last night. The blaze was dis-
covered in time to prevent serious damage
to the building, and although a stampede
of the congregation occurred as soon as it
was known a lire was threatened, no one
was seriously hurt.
FIRE RECORD.
SALOON AND RESTAURANT.
Dallas, Tex., March 0.—The C. T. Rowan
building was damaged $600 by fire; cov-
ered by insurance, it was occupied by the
Metropolitan saloon and restaurant, owned
by Nelms & Baker. Their fixtures were
considerably damaged by water; no in-
GIN FIRE.
Alexander, Erath Co.. Tex., March 7.—
The gin of R. E. Langston at this place
was burned this morning, together with
seven bales of cotton and several tons of
seed. Total loss; no insurance, origin in-
cendiary.
WORK OF LIGHTNING.
Cedar Hill, Dallas Co., Tex., March 7.—
Last night lightning struck the barn of
Rev. W. F. Roberts, killing his buggy
horse and tiring the building, consuming
the barn, horse, corn, hay and pork. Noth-
ing saved; no insurance.
LOSS.
Belden, Tex., March 7.—Colonel Daniel
Boone, a citizen of Cass county, lost by
lire a gin, grist and sawmill and a shingle
machine, all In successful operation under
one roof. Los;j $1500; no insurance.
RESIDENCE.
Denlson, Tex., March 7.—The residence
occupied F. De Taehlne was damaged $300
by fire. Insured In the Home of New
York. Loss 011 household goods small;
Insured In Phoenix of Hartford.
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Washington, March 7.—A telegram from
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