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THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 5, 1895.
understood by his people. There was no
roll < all to-'lay. Even that was considered
Impolitic. There Is no doubt that the bill
is weaker now than it has been at any
time since Mr. Springer offered it. The
real trouble is that it provides for an is-
sue of bonds, The suggestion that be-
cause Mr. Cleveland suggested that they
be paid in gold, it has lo*t friends, d •
not amount to anything. All bonds of the
government whieh aii payable in coin .u <-
paid i-i gold. The vep' -.utativos feel that
their people ;<r- op;.. ,.-il to tin- issue of
bonds, it do not matter whether : n< h
an issuance would straighten out the tinan-
ce$ and relieve the gold reserve of con-
stant assaults upon it. and that sueh as-
saults mean ihe •••■onstan't irsue of bonds.
It. does not matter even if such an issu-
ance as suggested by Mr. Cleveland would
save the people 1 "i* 2 per cent and that
such issuance would be the means of stop-
ping all further issuani'''-
The repre.vntati\• believe Hint tlioy
would not b<- forgiven for voting for such
issuurce, and they will not do it. TV:ev
are willing to put the responsihilty on tin*
president, even if their aet costs the peo-
ple one or two per cent more, and keep the
financial policy where it is -that is. where
Wall street can at any time i'oree an issue j
of bonds.
Mr. Cleveland is prepared to take the
responsibility. He will keep up the
natloral t re lit, and Y. ■ will keep every dol-
lar Willi the government stamp on it as
good as every other dollar, gold or silver,
or cuireney. The faet that he will ask for j
bids for instead of IfiU.W'MNK), as j
he did on the two former occasions, has !
created the impression thin there will be !
no extra session. However, if he should j
yell only that amount would not ;
rill tlv r« serve to the $ino,(HH),0U0 mark re- j
quired by law. lie permitted the reserve ■
to run lower this lime than it ha*-' ever
been Uefcre. 1 iis purpose was evld' Utly to
afceertain if the capilallsts were willing to
destroy trie uold res--r\e and thereby run
the risk of 1 epre» fating the currency they
held. As they are the wealthiest people,
they surely might be more interested than
anyone else in sustaining the greenbacks
and other money. The forms of money
would be apt to go down in value very
rapidly if the means of redeeming them
were destroyed. It has been said by wise
men that these assaults on the gold re-
serve had about them many of the ingre-
dients of bluff, and that if the president
would let the reserve go down to a low
notch the assaults would cease. It seems
there wa • much In this because it is now
noticed thai the attacks on such reserve are
light and becoming lighter. The fear of a
panic has greatly abat -d. The tariff law
is bringing enough money to pay the run-
ning expenses of the government. It Is
confidently expected that these receipts
will < outinue to grow in value.
The theory that there will be no extra
session is bd^ed on this fact, and on the
faet that the present sale of bonds will put
over $100,Ot 10,^1 hi in the trt.vsury, and with
what is already there, there will be In if
8150,000,000—enough, at least, to withstand
attacks for many days to come. Then,
again, it is argued that the president un-
der?lands that the senate is in the hands
of the free silver men and that if he calls
an extra session, no bill which does not
provide for fiee coinage can pass that
body. This being the fact, if he calls such
a session he will at once be confronted
with republican legislation raising the tar-
iff. Of course he would veto any bill hav-
ing that for its object, but there is no good
sense in calling together a congress only to
pass bills for him to veto. In my opinion
the constant threat of the republicans that
if an extra session is called they will raise
the tariff is in the highest degree folde-
rol The republicans will never again 'in-
dulge in a higher tariff than 'the present
law provides for.
Mr. Thomas B. Heed, who is a republican
applicant for the republican nomination for
the presidency, and Senator William B. Al-
lijon, of like ambition, will not be apt to
demonstrate to the country the wisdom of
Mr. McKinle.v's views on the tariff, inas-
much as i.\lr. MeKinley is also a candidate.
The republicans want no extra session.
The Fifty-fourt'h congress will belong 'to
them. Tlie.v would like to rent it out till af-
ter the next presidential election.
REF.D HAS A PLAN.
Washington, Feb. 4.—Calculation of the
supporters and opponents of the new ad-
ministration financial bill were upset to-
day by the interjection of a new factor into
the campaign.
Mr. Heed of Maine, the republican leader,
brought forward a new plan, for Which he
is endeavoring to enlist the entire strength
of his party, and which he will offer as a
substitute for the administration scheme
if he thinks his plan can command suf-
ficient support to make it a factor in the
fight. There are but two sections to the
Re til plan in the form which he has sub-
mitted it to his colleagues. The first pro-
poses to restrict the law of 187">. which au-
thorizes the secretary of the treasury to
issue bonds to redeem the greenbacks, to
3 per cent bonds.
The second section authorises the secre-
tary of the treasury when there is a de-
ficit to issue certificates of indebtedness to
pay current expenses, the certificates to be
in sums of $20, $50 and $100 and any multi-
ples thereof, bearing interest of 3 per cent
and payable in coin. *
The bill, as Mr. Heed explained to the
republicans whose support he sought, Is
but a temporary expedient to tide over the
distress. The substitution of "coin" for
the gold provisions of the administration
plan is expected to win for It toleration if
not support of the free silver men, who
bitterly oppose all propositions to discrim-
inate by stipulation in any bill in favor of
gold. Its comparative simplicity, it is ex-
pected. will commend the bill to the house
in preference to more complex plans.
Mr. Reed devoted himself assiduously
throughout the day to cloak room consulta-
tions with the republicans.
SILVER SENATORS ACTIVE.
Washington, Feb. 4.—Interest in the
financial question about the senate to-day
centered in the activity of the silver sena-
tors and the frequent consultations hild
by them. These, taken in connection with
the call issued by Senator Voorhees, chair-
man of the finance committee, for a meet-
ing of the committee to-morrow, led to
the general supposition that an attempt
would be made by the silver advocates on
the committee to secure the report of a
free t lver bill. Inquiry among the mem-
ber:. of the senate failed to develop abso-
lute assurance that the effort would be
made, but enough was said In many quar-
ters to indicate that the general supposi-
tion was not wit'hout foundation and to
justify the statement that the silver men
were very hopeful of bringing a free coin-
age bill out of the committee: if not at to-
morrow's meeting, at the next one to be
held. They be/.eve that Senator Jones of
Nevada will unite with Senators Voorhees,
Harris, Vest. .Tones of Arkansas and White
in support of a measure that will be satis-
factory to the silver men.
FIGURING ON A SURPLUS.
Washington, Feb. 4.—The officials gener-
ally express the opinion that Secretary
Carlisle's estimate of the surplus of $22,500,-
000 for the calendar year 1895 is conserva-
tive. It Is urged that the customs duty on
sugar alone should bring in at least $33,000,-
0C0 during the next eleven months, and that
the revenue from th»» income tax is likely
to reach $40,000,000, The receipts from gen-
eral customs and from whisky withdraw-
al? are expected to materially increase
from now on. which it is believed will
bring the receipts for the twelve months
up to about $oS0.">imi.000. The disbursements
for the year, It is thought, will not exceed
$351,000,000, leaving a surplus, after deduct-
ing the $7,000,000 deficit for January, of
$22,500,000.
The internal revenue officials, In figuring
on the receipts from in. ome taxes, esti-
mate that the returns prior to July 1 will
amount to $ia.uoo,oen, and for the remaining
six months $30,000,000.
OFFICIALS SERENE.
Washington, Feb. 4.—A spirit of serenity
pervaded the treasury department to-day
that was quite in contrast with the anxious
looks and hurried movements of the of-
ficials last week.
Secretary Carlisle was in his office and
saw all comers, which he has b en unable
to do for some time past. In answer to
all inquiries, Mr. Carlisle stated that he
had nothing to say on the financial situa-
tion.
Assistant Secretary Curtis, who has re-
turned from New York, was also in his
office and accessible to all callers. He,
however, would n-ot say whether his mis-
sion had been successful. As far as can
be learned, no steps have been taken to
prepare for a bond issue.
NOTHING DEFINITE.
Washington, Feb. 4.—So far as can be
learned there has been no change in the
bond situation. All of the treasury offi-
cials are extremely reticent and decline to
affirm or deny any rumor. One rumor
which has apparently good basis was that
the bonds tor Llie new Issue were already
being printed at the bureau of engraving
and printing, but like the Others it could
not be confirmed. The consensus of opin-
ion is that the announcement of a bond is-
sue to for dgn purchasers directly or inwi-
re. ily will be made very soon and that all
arrangements to ihis end are substantially
complete,
syndicate fokmki».
New York^Vcb. I. The Pre ,' will to-
iwmrow say: on authority the
I'i.'ss is able to announce that the ii"\v
bond issue will he taken up by a syndicate
composed of American and fori:■ i bank-
ers. The Issue will be at least .?d"0,0fl0,000 of
the United States government fours, and
mav be more. The delay is understood to
be due to the exact figure;; at which they
will be sold.
The men who will underwrite the new
issue, according to the best information of
Wall street, arc the Rothschilds, repre-
sented here by August Belmont, J. Pler-
pont Morgan and several prominent local
financiers, who are the head of big mon-
eyed institutions in th«• city.
Several Jmoortant factors have contrib-
uted to bring the local financiers into the
deal. In the first place neither the Mor-
gans nor the Belraonts have much gold here
and hence would have to draw on the
banks so that the latter would have to
figure in the transaction someway. In the
next place the Rothschilds, so ii is stated,
are just as anxious to have the local mon-
eyed men in the deal as the latter are anx-
ious to be in themselves.
Assistant Treasurer .1 roan, in discuss-
ing the situation, had this to say: "I
do not expect that Mr. Curtis will find it
necessary to come to New York again.
Judging frcin the inquiries we have re-
ceived. I think that there will be plenty of
THE WAR IN THE EAST.
Official Reports of the Japanese As-
saults on the Wei-Hai-Wei
Stronghold.
XiCO STILL TALKS WAR,
demand for the bonds when once they are
ready to be issued. The general convic-
tion is that the loan will be announced in
a very short time."
The Press also learns from trustworthy
sources that there will be an opportunity
given to the public to make a bid on the
new bonds. Inside advices are that the
loial financiers will take about $">0,000,1.";)
of the new loan and the remainder will go
to foreign houses.
FOUR PER CENTS.
Washington, Feb. 4.--The amount of
bonds which the administration contem-
plates issuing and may give notice of at
any time now is $100,000,000 of 4 per cents to
run thirty years. Arrangements, it is said,
have been practically concluded assuring
the government that these bonds will be
paid for with foreign gold.
POLICY APPROVED.
Cincinnati, O., Feb. 4.—The Cincinnati
chamber of commerce to-day unanimously
adopted a resolution approving the general
policy of President Cleveland as stated in
his recent financial message and asking
that it lias the prompt and favorable con-
sideration of our national legislature.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
Washington. Feb. 4.—The treasury shows
to-day available cash balance of $144,412,174;
gold reserve, $42,t»4S,730.
Terrible Disas'er in French Minar—Over
Fifty Peisons Ferishe::—Curr« nt Com-
ment in Euiopeari Capitals.
Yokohama, Feb. 4.—Official reports of
the fighting about Wel-Hai-Wei has been
received here. It says that the three forts
about Chi Iiya were taken during the
morning of January 30. The naval land
force at once occupied Chlapoelsoi and
bombarded Tattao island. The enemy's
forts replied, and three of our sailors were
killed. We have had heavy weather since
January 31 and the cold is intense. This
prevents naval movements. The land is
invisible, owing to tlie snow.
With the exception of the third flying
squadron, all our ships have retired to the
Cm if of Yoang Ching, ready to move when
the conditions permit. The foreign ships
are obserging the movements about Wei-
Hal-Wei.
Accept no substitute for Dr. Price's Bak-
ing Powder. It alone is absolutely pure.
spouting topics.
NEW ORLEANS RACES.
New Orleans, La., Feb. 4.—Weather clear
and pleasant; track heavy. First race,
selling, six furlongs: Miss Gallop, 107, J.
Hill, 3 to 1, won driving by a head; Gle.*-
some, 90, A. Clayton, U to G, second; Mer-
rill, b!'>, Thorp, 11! to 1, third. Time: 1.20.
Second race, purse, 2-year-olds, four and
a half furlongs: Cms <!., 107, Thorp, won
by a head; Inspector Hunt. 112, Pene, 7 to
1, second; Arsenic, 112, A. Clayton, L' to 1,
third. Time: 1.00'j..
Third race, selling, one mile: Lester, 10!),
J. Hill, 8 to 1, won easily by six lengths;
Brakeman, 107, Thorp. (J to 5, second; .Joe
Woolman. Leigh, 12 to 1. third. Time: l."ii».
Fourth race, purse, six furlongs: Trixi",
95, Warren. 4 to 1, won driving by a length;
Old Dominion. J. Hill, H to 5, second; Dr.
Reed, 105, H. Williams, 5 to 1, third. Time:
1.20.
Fifth race, selling, five furlongs: Anna
MeNairy, 100, A. Clayton, 5 to 2, won; Fort
Worth, 110. J. Smith. 12 to 1, second; Tim
T„ 109, E. Burns, 5 to 1. third. Time: l.gOVi.
•FRISCO RACES.
San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 4.—First race,
live and a half furlongs: Rotation first,
Julia Martin second, Finnese third. Time:
1.10.
Second race, about six furlongs: Booze
first. Abi P. second, Claouer third. Time:
1.14'j..
Third race, seven furlongs, selling: Ber-
nardina first, Lonville second, Warrago
third. Time: 1.30%.
Fourth race, five and a half furlongs,
selling: Ike L. first. Mollie It. second, Han-
ford third. Time: 1.10 i.
Fifth race, about six furlongs, selling:
Nebuchadnezzar first, Astor second, Clara
B. third. Time: 1.18%.
RESULTS AT MADISON.
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 4.—First race, four
anil a half furlongs: Willie G. first, Bar-
thol second, Fauntlero.v third. Time: .59%.
Second rate,' five and a half furlongs:
Poor Abe first, Silent second, Mahlen T.
third. Time: 1.18.
Third race, five furlongs: Wrestler first,
Coroner second, Bonnie Oaks, jr., third.
Time: 1.06.
Fourth race, five and a half furlongs:
Edwin first, Big Enough second, Annawan
third. Time: 1.14.
Fifth race six and a half furlongs: Ed
Beaman first, Leland second, Free trade
third. Time: 1.29.
FIELD TRIALS.
New Albany, Miss., Feb. 4.—The south
field trials began to-day under favorable
circumstances, weather bright and cold.
The derby for pointers and setters had
fourteen starters. Cynosure ran with Pal-
oma, Joe Cummins was with Tom Beggs,
Delhi with Ida, Tony's Gale with Lady
Clare, Tony's Boy with Mars, Lady Mil-
dred alone. The honors fall to Tony's
Gale, Tony's Boy, Lady Mildred, Joe Cum-
mins, Delhi and Palonia in the order
named.
COCK FIGHT.
Bryan, Brazos Co., Tex., Feb. 4.—A lively
cocking main occurred at John B. Mike's
between Dr. Tom Erwin, Tom Ewlng and
W. W. Gainer with chickens from the
Brazos bottom pitted against Mr. Mike of
Bryan. The main consisted of seven fights,
five won by the first gentlemen and two
by Mr. Mike for $75 a side. The cocks were
all game and fought viciously. One was
killed each time.
NOVEL FIGHT.
Fort Worth, Tex., Feb. 4.—The temporary
injunction granted by Judge Greene of the
Forty-eighth di strict court Friday last re-
straining the fight to have taken place be-
tween an African lion and a California
bear on Saturday, was to-day dissolved in
that court, and the fight will take place.
TROTTING STALLION SOLD.
Lexington, Ivy., Feb. 4.—Wilton, with a
record of 2.091,., a famous trotting stallion,
was sold at auction at the Woodard &
Shanklin sale here to-day to Lewis & Al-
baugh, Circleville, O., for $12,000, after live-
ly bidding. Other good sales were made.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN BOGARDUS.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 4.—A special to
the Times says that Captain Bogardus,
who claimed to be the famous champion
shot of that name, died at Austell, Gu.,
to-day.
ROSS DEFEATED BY CANNON.
Bradford, Eng., Feb. 4.—In a mixed
wrestling match here to-night Cannon beat
Ross, winning three out of five falls.
MIESES DEFEATED.
Paris, Feb. 4.— Janowiski defeated Mieses
in the thirteenth game of chess. He can
not now lose the match.
Shiloh's Cure, the great cough and croup
cure, is In great demand. Pocket size con-
tains 25 doses, only 25c. Children love it.
Sold by J. J. Schott, Galveston.
The Perfume of Violets
The purity of the lily, the glow of the rose,
and the flush of Hebe combine in Pozzoxi's
wondrous Powder
CHINESE ENVOYS.
Washington, Feb. 4.—The Japanese lega-
tion to-day received a cablegram from the
home foreign office giving the following
explanation of the rejection of the Chi-
nese peace commissioners:
At the meeting of the plenipotentiaries
of Japan and China on the 22d, Count Ito,
in an address to the Chinese plenipoten-
tiaries, pointed out to them the defective-
ness and insufficiency of their powers,
lie gave them positve assurance, however,
that whenever China manifested a serious
desire for peace by confiding actual full
powers to Chinese officials or such a na-
ture and scope as would render it certain
that the terms which might be agreed
upon would be confirmed by the Chinese
government and would actually be carried
out In good faith, Japan would be prepared
to enter ypon new negotiations.
MEXICAN WAR BLUSTER.
City of Mexico, Feb. 4.—In spite of the
many announcements that to-day was set
for a definite declaration in the Guatemal-
an question, nothing has transpired up to
this evening, and a statement of policy is
not looked for now until to-morrow. A
labor demonstration was held this after-
noon, and some 10,COO men, wi'th banners
and bands, marched to the palace and ten-
dered their services to the country in case
of war vVith Central America. There is no
diminution in the interest of the populace
for the* upholding of what is considered
Mexico's righteous demand.
The building occupied by El Nacional was
gutted by fire this morning, but the paper
appeared this evening wearing a mourning
border. El Nacional declares to-night, in
an article on the pending question, that un-
der no circumstances will Mexico deviate
from her original demands on Guatemala
for indemnity, etc. Mexico, it adds, cares
not for such federation as Guatemala may
form with other Central American states.
TRANQUILITY IN BRAZIL.
London, Feb. 4.—-The Brazilian minister
here, Senor J. A. De Douza Corriea, in-
forms the Associated Press that the Bra-
zilian government recently suppressed the
rioters at Bio de Janeiro and that tran-
quility is now restored. The commander of
the military schools where the cadets made
a demonstration has been succeeded in his
command.
REBELS DEFEATED.
Lorenzo, Marquez, Delagoa Bay, Feb. 4.—
In the encounter between the Portugese
troops and the rebels at Marquez. ten miles
from here, on Saturday last, the Portugese
lost seven white soldiers and twenty na-
tives Killed. The enemy lost 200 killed.
CUBAN REVOLUTIONISTS.
Key West, Fla., Feb. 4.—Cuban revolu-
tionary group i are showing unusual activ-
ity. Dark hints from those near to Marti,
chief of the American party, of an upris-
ing within a few weeks, at the most, has
stimulated the zeal of resident Cubans al-
most to a fever. Gonzales Quesada, secre-
tary of the American revolutionary organi-
zation. arrived on the Mascotte from Tam-
pa to-day for the purpose of adding to the
large fund already on hand for supplying
arms. The cigar makers of Tampa pledged
Quesada $30,000 from their February wages
and he expects to get $15,000 more. He ad-
dressed a meeting to-night at San Carlos
hall that stirred the Cubans to patriotic
enthusiasm.
MINE DISASTER.
Paris, Feb. 4.—It is believed that fifty
persons perished in the disaster at the
Mortceaules mines. The work of rescuing
the living and recovering the bodies of the
dead is greatly impeded owing to the fact
that the explosion caused the workings to
collapse, filling the galleries with tons of
rock and earth and great quantities of
timber that had been used for supports.
The bodies that have already been brought
to the surface were so badly burned that
they presented the appearance of black-
ened cinders. The wounded are in a terri-
ble condition, their fiesh being frightfully
torn. Many of them have broken arms
and legs in addlton to their other injuries.
They suffered the most excruciating agony,
and as they were removed from the pit
their groans caused the hardest of the
miners who heard them to shudder. The
mouth of the pit is surrounded by wailing
women and children whose husbands and
fathers are entombed In the mine.
London, Feb. 4.—-A dispatch to the Stand-
ard from Paris says that there has been
explosions In the St. Eugenie pit previous
to this disaster. In the first explosion
eighty-four persons were killed and in the
second forty perished. During the past
eighteen years, however, not an accident
had happened in the mine.
EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO.
Oaxaca, Mex„ Feb. 4.—The severe earth-
quake shocks which have been felt in Tux-
tepec, this state, almost daily for the past
four weeks are becoming more frequent
and severe. Almost every house in the
town of Tuxtepec is In ruins and the dam-
age will amount to many thousands of dol-
lars. That district is very mountainous
and there is smoke pouring from the crater
of an extinct volcano near the town, which
indicates that the earthquake shocks are
caused by the threatened volcanic eruption.
POISONER APPEALS.
Brussels, Feb. 5.—Madam Jonalaux, who
on Sunday morning was convicted of pois-
oning three of her relatives in order to ob-
tain the insurance on their lives, has ap-
11 a led from the -.sentence of death passed
upon her. A death sentence In Belgium is
equivalent to life imprisonment, as capital
punishment is not inflicted.
ARGENTINE ELECTIONS.
Buenos Ay res, Feb. 4.—-Elections were
held yesterday to fill the vacancies In the
house of deputies caused by the retirement
under the two-year time limit of half of t'he
members of the house. The radicals scored
a great triumph.
NEWFOUNDLAND POLITICS.
St. Johr.s, N. F„ Feb. 4.—The political
situation continues unchanged, so far as
the new ministry is concerned. Nothing
has yet been decided as to who should re-
tire from the representative body to make
way for the new members of the cabinet.
Ex-Receiver General Scott claims that his
retention is certain, as he represents St.
Johns (west), which is under his control.
Morris is the Whltewayle leader of the
city. Morris has been disqualified, but he
wpnts this removed fo enable him to re-
gain his political ascendency in the city.
Scott is trying to keep him out and will
resist any attempts to remove his political
disabilities. Ex-Colonial Secretary Har-
wood fears that his position will be taken
In the new cabinet by Bond, who held the
position of colonial secretary during the
original Whltewayle Administration. Ex-
Speaker Emerson is fighting for a cabinet
seat, but he can not find a constituency
open and there is no one to nominate him
to a position in the representative body.
COFFEE CULTURE.
Cord iva, Mex., Feb. 4.—A party of fif-
teen prominent bankers and business nion
of Kansas City and Topoka have arrived
here for the purpose of investigating the
• offee industry. They will go to the isth-
mus of Tehuantepec, where th*\v will make
extensive purchases of lands adapted to
coffee < ulture. Their investigations have
convinced them that under the present low
price of silver there is great profit in rais-
ing coffee, as the product is sold in foreign
markets for gold, while it is raised on a
silver basis.
SETTLED OUT OF COURT.
London, Feb. 4.—When the breach of
promise suit, brought by 'Miss Wyndham
against Viscount Delhurst, eldest son of
the earl of Coventry, was called for trial
to-day before Lord' Russel of Killowen,
lord chief justice of England In the queen's
division of the high court of justice, it was
announced that it had been settled outride
of court. Viscount Delhurst married Miss
Virginia Bonynge, daughter of Charles W.
Bonynge of California.
THE QU'EEN'-S •SPEECH.
London, Feb. 4.—A forecast of the queen's
speech, to be read to-morrow and on the
reassembling of parliament, Is published.
Her majesty mentions that the foreign re-
lations are peaceful, touches upon the sat-
isfactory settlement of the boundary diffi-
culties between Sierra Leone and the
French Soudan, and with reference to the
war between China and Japan mentions the
cardial understanding existing between
Great Britain and the parties Interested in
the east. 'Regret Is expressed at the Ar-
menian outrages. The leading measures
promised are the amendment of the land-
lord and tenant law in Ireland, Welsh dis-
es:ablishment, local option, the abolition of
plural voting and the amendment of the
government of London.
chises and privileges granted to the Brook-
lyn trolley lines which are connected with
the present strike. The vote stood 10 for
and 8 against. The chairman voted in the
negative. One of the aldermen said the
action of the board was not legal, claiming
the aldermen had no right to revoke the
privileges granted to the roads.
GREER COUNTY CASE.
THE WILLIAMS GIRLS.
An Uncle Sifting the Strange Case to the
Bottom.
Fort Worth, Tex,, Feb. 4.—Rev. Dr. J.
M. Black, editor of the New Orleans Chris-'
tian Advocate, is now in the city with a
view to fully investigating the fate of Min-
nie and Nannie Williams, who have figured
so extensively in connection with the H.
M. Pratt, H. H. Holmes, Harry Gordon,
Herman Mudget, B. T. Lyman, B. F.
Pitchell affair. Dr. Black is an uncle of
the unfortunate girls, and has determined
to sift the strange case to the very bottom.
He has engaged Judge N. A. Sled man to
superintend the work, and expects soon to
develop many facts not hitherto known in
connection with tfhe disappearance of his
nieces.
While Mr. Black will not submit to an
y.tended interview, he gives It as his be-
lief that Minnie is not dead or sleeping,
but alive and active in Germany at the
present time. He will not so state, but it
is clearly evident that he has many facts
in his possession that would make inter-
esting reading were he disposed to give
them out. The doctor is firmly convinced
that Nannie was murdered, as stated, and
her body cast into Lake Michigan. Captain
J. J. Massie of this city, long the financial
agent of Minnie Williams, is similarly con-
vinced. and has In his possession much
evidence bearing upon her career since
leaving Fort Worth. For obvious reasons
he declines to make it public at present,
however. Day by day the impression is
growing here that Pratt's talk since his
arrest has contained much truth, especially
•is to t'he life of Minnie Williams In the
north. From this day forward develop-
ments in the hitherto mystery are daily
expected,
TEN NESSEE LEG [SLAT I' R13.
Will Meet To-Day to Canvass the Returns
of the Late Election.
Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 4.—'To-morrow
morning at 11 o'clock both houses of the
legislature will meet In joint convention
and the returns of the election for gov-
ernor held November 6, 1891, will be opened
by the speaker of the senate. Governor
Turney and his attorneys will be present,
as will Hon. H. C. Evans and his attor-
neys, for the purpose of objecting to the
returns of any of the counties. If any of
the returns are challenged the claimant
challenging must at once file written ob-
jections, and the issue of contest will be
made up, a joint committee of investiga-
tion appointed to take proof and report
within forty days as to the commission of
alleged frauds and the violation of elec-
tion laws.
After the appointment of this commit-
tee it is probable the legislature will take
jjj^j'ecess for a month.
EXCITING SCENE.
Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 4.—An exciting
scene occurred in the senate Saturday. A
heated debate arose over a bill authorizing
the expenditure of money for an interstate
encampment. Mr. Goodwin, the leading
populist senator, who is contesting Repre-
sentative Cobb's seat in congress, made
some allusions to frauds in recent elec-
tions. Mr. Peitus, president of the senate,
took up the gauntlet thrown down by Mr.
Goodwdn, denying the charge and the de-
bate grew heated. The lie was given and
the two senators started toward each
other, but friends rushed between them
just in time to prevent blows. The scene
was very exciting for a few moments,
every senator being on his feet.
Notwithstanding the storm blew over
without serious trouble, It has greatly wid-
ened the breach between the democrats
and the populists and trouble may follow.
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THE DEBS CASE.
Chicago, 111., Feb. 4.—Unexpectedly to-
day the counsel for the government an-
nounced it had submitted all of Its testi-
mony in the Dens'conspiracy case before
Judge Grosscup. Saturday the pro-secution
issued forty-five more subpoenas for wit-
nesses and the return of these it was sup-
posed would keep the government on the
stand the rest of the week. When Mr.
Walker announced this afternoon that the
prosecution would rest its case there was
some surprise. The jury was requested to
retire and counsel for defense asked for
the dismissal of the defendants. The court
said he would take the motions under
consideration and make his decision in the
morning, instructing the marshal net to
bring the jury into the court room until
after he had disposed of the motions.
PRESIDENT NORTON IN COURT.
New York, Feb. 4.—-President Benjamin J.
Norton of the Atlantic Seaboard railway
was arraigned before Commissioner Moore
of Brooklyn at 3.30 this afternoon, charged
with the violation of a United States stat-
ute in displaying United States mail signs
on trolley ears that were not carrying mail.
United States District Attorney Benne't ap-
peared for the state. Counsel for the de-
fendant claims that the road's agreement
with the United States provided th&t they
must be ready to carry the mail on all
trains or cars, and that while perhaps
there might have been cars without mall
actually on them, the cars, when the signs
were put on, had been engaged in carrying
mails.
STRIKERS DECLARE WAR.
Rutland, Vt., Feb. 4.—Sheriff Peabody of
this county last night received a telegram
from West Parolds, on the border of New-
York state, that a riot was on. The sher-
iff summoned his deputies, and provided
with revolvers and rifles ithey took the
first train for ahe seat of the trouble. A
laborer who had taken the place of one of
the Welshmen on strike was ibrutaily as-
saulted the night before and ridden on a
rail to Granville, NT. Y., four miles away,
by the gang. The men had -struck, and
declared war on those who took their
places. The sheriff gave the slaters a
warning, and a. 'committee from the
strikers assured the sheriff that there
would be no more violence.
.RULING BY JUDGE GAYNOR.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 4.—Judge Gaynor
In the supreme court chambers late this
afternoon handed down a decision on the
application for a writ of mandamus against
the Atlantic Avenue company. The appli-
cation was made by James O'Connell, a
mineral water bottler, who claims to have
suffefred great financial loss because the
company has not operated its cars as fully
as they were operated prior to January 11.
Judge Gaynor allows the company twen-
ty days in which to make an answer be-
fore a judge and jury. The decision follows
closely the lines of judge Gay lor'a ruling
in the previous application for mandamus.
PULLMAN STRIKE IN COURT.
New York, Feb. 4.—A special dispatch
from Washington to a morning paper says:
The Pullman railroad strike of last sum-
mer has reached the supreme court from
the Pacific coast. W. H. Clune, A. T.
Johnson and Yac Ross were convicted in
the United States court, for the district
of California, for obstructing the United
States mail on the Southern Pacific rail-
road at Los Angeles on June 28, and were
sentenced to a fine of $1 each and to be
Imprisoned eighteen months. They ap-
pealed to the supreme court and are out
on bail pending the decision.
HERR MOST SPEAKS.
Waterbury, Conn., Feb. 4.—Herr Most of
New York addressed a crowd of 300 in
Turn Vereln hall last night and arraigned
the Brooklyn street railway companies
for their action In the trolley strike. The
police had previously warned Most that
they would allow no anarchistic talk, and
he spoke In mild tones of denunciation of
capital and government. The anarchists
had previously engaged Concordia hall for
the rally, but the owners of the property
upon learning that Herr Most was to be
the speaker refused to let the hall.
FRANCHISE REVOKED.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 4.—The Brooklyn
board of aldermen at a meeting this after-
noon adopted the resolution presented by
the representatives of the striking motor-
men and conductors rescinding the fran-
OAPTAIN J. M. PHILLIPS.
Dallas, Tex., Feb. 4.—Captain J. M. Phil-
lips, formerly superintendent of the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe railroad during the
administration of Webster Snyder, and for
the past five years general superintendent
of the Kentucky Union railway, with head-
quarters at Lexington, Ky., died after five
weeks' illness at the Windsor hotel. He
was for a few weeks ill at Hot Springs.
Captain Phillips' wife was advised and ar-
rived in Dallas four weeks ago. His re-
mains were taken charge of by the Elks,
Knights Templar and Shrlners, of which
organizations he was a member. His re-
mains were embalmed, services held at Ma-
sonic temple in Dallas to-night, and at 8.10
p. m., accompanied by his widow, his pri-
vate secretary, Mr. F. M. Raike, and Mrs.
Webster Snyder, his remains were taken
via the Texas and Pacific railway to his old
home, Jeffersonville, Ind., for burial. Cap-
lain Phillips has a mother and sister living
at Jeffersonville and another sister living
at Indianapolis. Deceased began his rail-
road career on the Jefferson, Madison anil
Indianapolis railway, filling every position
from fireman up. He was afterward super-
intendent of transportation of the Louis-
ville, Evansville and St. Louis Air Line, of
which Webster Snyder was general man-
ager. Among the old and near friends who
were with the deceased during his last mo-
ments were Mr. and 'Mrs. Webster Snyder,
>L. S. Thorne, Lawrence Knepfly, T. II.
Klngsley, W. A. Tuley, W. C. Connor, J.
R. Tillman, Mr. and 'Mrs. A. L. Hodge, J.
M. <Steere and Charles W. Steere.
MRS. DICKINSON.
Waco, Tex., Feb. 4.—Mrs. Dickinson, the
widow of J. B. Dickinson, while actively
engaged in household duties yesterday at
her home, six miles northeast of Waco, fell
dead. Mrs. Dickinson and her husband
were Texas pensioners for service in the
war with Mexico and in subsequent Indian
battles. The husband fought at San Jacin-
to and 'Mrs. Dickinson, then a young girl,
molded bullets and made Jlnt for the sur-
geons, and received encomiums in writing
from commanders, Including General Sam
Houston. At the meeting of the Texas vet-
erans' association last year she was pres-
ent, wearing her deoorations.
AILEEN M'QUAID.
Calvert, Robertson Co., Tex., Feb. 4.—
Aileen, the 3-year-olel daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. McQuald of Pueblo, Col., died
in this city Saturday of congestion of the
brain, and was buried in Calvert cemetery
Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. McQuald
were formerly residents of Galveston.
WILLIAM GALLAGHER.
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 4.-Willlam Gal-
lagher, for the past twenty-five years su-
perintendent of the land department of
the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis
railroad, died to-day.
JOHN PARKER.
Caldwell, Burleson Co., Tex., Feb. 4.—
John Parker, 60 years old, living five or
six miles from t'he city, died last night
very suddenly. Heart trouble was the
cause.
RALPH O. RUBY.
London, Feb. 4.—The Times announces
the death in this city on 'Saturday of Ralph
O. Ruby, American vice and deputy consul
at Belfast, Irelana.
O. B. FITZGERALD.
Fla'tonla, Fayette Co., Tex., Feb. 4.—O.
B. Fitzgerald, a Texas veteran, died yes-
terday at noon at his home near this city,
aged *78 years.
MR. APPLEWHITE.
Brenham, Tex., Feb. 4.—Mr. Isaac Apple-
white, aged 83 years, who was stricken
with paralysis Saturelay, died this morning.
Cost to the State Up to Date Has
Not Exceeded Fifteen Thou-
sand Dollars.
lawyers' ard Traveling Expanses Paitl to
Date—Test mony Taken at Mary Places
Withm and Without (he State.
Waco, Tex., Feb. 1.—To The News: In
your paper of yesterday occurs the follow-
ing paragraph from your Washington cor-
respondent:
"COST OF THE GREER CASE.
"Washington, Jan. 30.—(Special.) —The
secretary of the treasury submitted to con-
gress to-day the estinmte of the attorney
general for an appropriation to defray the
expenses of the suit of the state of Texas
vs. the United States to settle the title to
Greer county. One hundred thousand dol-
lars is the amount stated by the attorney
general as the proper appropriation for
such expenses. The past appropriation for
this purpose has been largely consumed in
taking testimony and in printing, and
there will be enough left sufficient to pay
the counsel of the government.
"The special attorney of the government
goes to Austin at once to take important
depositions under an agreement with the
counsel for the state of Texas. In this
agreement it is provided that additional
evidence on each side shall be taken and
printed without delaying the cause, which
is set for hearing in the supreme court on
the 4th of March. The new matter involves
the lithographing of eight or ten maps and
fifty pages of printed matter. The attor-
ney general says that the special counsel
of the United States has not been paid
anything for many months and that it will
be necessary to have additional funds for
the payment of counsel fees.
"The bulk of the cost in the case, includ-
ing $3000 for printing, has been paid by the
United States up to the present time, while
it is understood that the state of Texas
has expended in the case twice the amount
paid out by the government."
In this your correspondent has been mis-
Informed. Not having the exact figures
before me I can not speak accurately as to
the exact cost to Texas of the Greer coun-
ty case, but 1 am confident it can not ex-
ceed twelve or thirteen thousand dollars.
The exact figures can be furnished by the
comptroller or the treasurer. With this
sum lawyers have been paid to date, the
traveling expenses of the attorney general,
the mileage and per diem of scores of wit-
nesses, and all other exjfenses Incident to
the case. Testimony has been taken at
Dallas, Fort Worth. Paris, Vernon, Man-
gum, Austin, San Antonio and many other
points iii the state, as well as at Denver,
St. Paul and many other points without
the state. The old archives at Santa Fe
and the City of Mexico have been thor-
oughly searched in quest of evidence, and
Bancroft's extensive library at San Fran-
cisco has been explored, and much valuable
documentary testimony, more than a cen-
tury old, has been procured. The secret
archives of foreign affairs at Madrid have
also been invaded and valuable testimony
procured there, and one or other of two of
the attorneys has followed the government
attorney around through a large part of
the earth for nearly two years, taking
go vernmen t testimony.
The ease may have cost the United
States $100,000. Of this I know nothing.
But it has certainly not cost Texas exceed-
ing $15,000. And one of the lawyers (with
whom 1 have a most intimate personal ac-
quaintance) would have been glad to "let
go" a year or two ago, as he had spent in
actual traveling expenses more than he
has up to this time received from the state.
But it was another instance of the man
having hold of the bear—he couldn't turn
loose. GEO. CLARK.
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FRUIT DBAL1CRS ASSIGN.
New York, Feb. 4.—Matthew Dean & Co.,
dealers in fruits at 226 Washington street,
•have made an assignment to John Hills
without preferences. The liabilities are es-
timated at $150,000. with assets only slightly
less. The failure is attributed to depression
in trade and heavy losses on California
raisins.
DEED OF TRUST.
Weatherford, Tex., Feb. 4.—This evening
W. L. Kimbrough, druggist, of this city,
filed a deed of trust, naming O. K. Shannon
as trustee. Local creditors attached the
stock after the transfer had been made.
TRUST DEED.
Groesbeeck, Limestone Co., Tex., Feb. 4.
-vH. Baernestein, confectionery and gro-
cery, filed a trust deed 'to-day to W. J.
Debbs, trustee, preferring creditors. Liabil-
ities about $450.
F. MITCHELL & BROS. ASSIGN.
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 4.—F. Mitchell &
Bros., grocers, corner of Chestnut end Sec-
ond streets, assigned to-day, Assets $95,000,
liabilities about the same.
GLAD TIDINGS TO THE SICK.
Dr. A. H. Flower, the Boston specialist,
will visit Texas. His marvelous cures in
this state have attracted much attention.
For years many of our most prominent
citizens have gone to Boston to consult
this skilled physician, and In consequence
of their speedy recovery, many others de-
sire to take the same journey, but are not
physically or financially able. They will
be glad to know that they can consult Dr.
Flower at the following places: Houston,
Capitol hotel, Monday, Feb. 11; Galveston,
Tremont house, Tuesday, Feb. 12; San An-
tonio. Menger house, Wednesday, Feb. 13;
Austin, Drlsklll hotel, Thursday, Feb. 14;
Dallas, Grand Windsor hotel, Friday, Fed).
15; Corsicana, Commercial house, Saturday,
Feb. 16; Tyler, National hotel, Monday,
Feb. 18. Dr. A. H. Flower's remarkable
cures and his marvelous intuitive gift for
diagnosing disease make him sought after
in the most serious and complicated cases.
The sick and afflicted who want to get
well and keep well should send a 2-cent
stamp to Dr. A. H. Flower, 10 Holyoke St.,
Boston, Mass., for Ills new book, "The
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health, from bad circulation of the blood,
having rush of blood to tlio head, numb spells,
and chills, and the physician said the veins
were almost bursting all over her body. A col-
lision with a double runner brought on neural-
gia or the liver, causing great suffering. She
could not take the doctor's medicine, so took
Hood's Sarsaparilla
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K. OF P. HALL.
Dallas, Tex., Feb. 4.—A fire broke out to-
night at 10 o'clock in the hall of Dallas
division No. 18, uniform rank of the
Knights of Pythias, situated in the second
story of the Live Oak grocery, 381 Elm
street. An alarm was turned in and the
fire department responded, but the fire had
already made considerable headway and
was burning up the grocery. The building
was damaged to the extent of $2000 and the
stock of groceries about $7000. The build-
ing was insured for $6000 and the stock of
groceries for $7000. Nothing Is known of
the fire's origin except that shortly before
its discovery an explosion was heard in the
hall of the Knights of Pythias. Regalia and
other valuables rtf the lodge were de-
stroy eel.
FOUR RESIDENCES.
Hillsboro, Hill Co., Tex., Feb. 4.—Four
residences were destroyed by fire at mid-
night last night. Mrs. Clyce's boarding
house, valued at $1500; Mrs. Paschal's resi-
dence. valued at $2500; Mrs. J. N. Porter's
residence, valued at $1000, and the Tennes-
see house valued at about $1500. Mrs.
Clyce's boarding house.was insured in the
Aetna for $750 with $1500 on furniture; Mrs.
Paschal's house and furniture, $1300 Insur-
ance, and Mrs. Porter had an insurance of
$800 on her house. There was a small in-
surance on the furniture in the house. The
fire originated In Mrs. Clyce's kitchen from
a defective fiue.
WAREHOUSE AND CONTENTS.
Tyler, Tex., Feb. 4.—The warehouse of
Frank Walker burned this morning. Stock
of feed and groceries insured for $1500 as
follows: In the Springfield, $500; Hartford.
51000. Loss can not be obtained, but will
be less than $500. The building, which was
totally destroyed, was the property of M.
A. Long, and insured In the Springfield for
$300. Origin of the fire unknown.
COTTAGE AND CONTENTS.
Sherman, Tex., Feb. 4.—'This morning at
4 o'clock fire destroyed the cottage occu-
pied by Mrs. M. McKenstrev. Loss to Mrs.
McKenstrey on contents, $1500; insurance,
$755. Loss to J. E. Wharton on house,
$750; insurance, $350.
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