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Halff&Newbouer
Succe-iaors to MoUhnnuy Company,
Whtate Bete in Off Ms,
Notions, Boots. Shoes and Hats,
Houston Texas,
r»/ve"FAiar_. * rom convapotidence now
yyi JL in from ourcujtom
t'lB v c in \ j In leaving tu <t tho.ie who
would be p'.'Misccl t.i tflvo us th *.lr t»bip aatita
will ut.£-i\e prompt ?:i.a* un<i -HtUftctory re-
turns. F. OAUGILL, Manager.
■ . I, . # —M-
TEEM ON T OPERA-HOUSE.
Mosday s.srt Tuesiity Evenings—Grand Matinee
Tueiday—Kovcmbex 21 and 22.
Engagement of the Brlprtit and Charming3
Little Soubrette
CORA VAN TASSEL
AND IIEU
SUPERB DOUBLE C0VIP4NY,
Al'MAEING IN THE GREAT SENSATIONAL
D1SAMA,
1HE HEW SPECTACULAR
HIDDEN HAND.
BEAUTIFUL SCENIC EFFECTS.
NEW AND NOVEL MECHANICAL EFFECTS.
GHAKli KlLIl'ABY B4Nt> AND OPERATIC
ORCHESTRA.
A c.rlr ml of special frcenery aud the greatest
street parade ever attempted by a traveling
company.
COMING—Wednesday, Thursday Matinee,
Ihumlax- Evening,
KICK'S BEAUTIFUL EVANGELISE.
"ST. IMZ. C. A.
&TAR COURSE
Alpine Choir and Tyrolese Comp'y
IB COSTUME,
HARMONY HALL, NOV. 21&22
AdmKiien, 15 Ct«. Children 25 Ct»
Members freo.
We Make It
A point to give oar patrons the
fullest value in their purchases o!
CIGARS,
And to this fact mainly we attrib-
ute the rapid increase in
our sales of that article Matins
an onier, naming price, and we
will «M;d Toua brand GUARAN-
TEED 10 PLEASB. Our
"Druggist" Cigar
Is especially adapted to the Dmg
Trade, and has been highly com-
plimented. In
TOBACCOS
Too, our assortment is unusually
large, and our PRICES are Well
Known to be UNDER the PRES-
ENT MARKET.
Wholesale Grocers,
Dealers inCigars,Tobacco, Liquors,Etc.
SUGAR-MAKING
In Full Blast
At Cunningham's Plantation.
This is one of the finest sugar
estates in the south, and its
products rank Jirst-class. Car-
load after carload of both
Sugar and Molasses are now
coming in and selling r ipidly.
Please correspond with us before
placing your orders elsewhere,
and you will Strve your inter-
ests thereby.
We are prepared to fill large
orders f rom jobbers as well as
ordinary orders frjm retail-
ers, and all icill be pleased
with the transaction.
yi
HOUSTON.
AGENCY
OF
I. LOVENBERG,
Repreneuttng tho Following Com*
pan lea;
The NIAGARA of Now York.
The CITY OF LONDON of Lon-
don.
Tbe ANGLO-NEVADA of Cal-
ifornia.
The ORIENT of Hartford.
The EAST TEXAS oi Tyler^
Texas.
OFFICE COR. STRAND & 223 STS
— O-ALVESTOfi, TEXrt.S
BGSZ.ERS. EKGOrgS,
BEI/TING. PULLEYS. SfJAf'TIiSQr
I.e* U» Hear From Van.
SIMPSON & HARTWELL.
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(iALVESTOX 1 . <n bUJSi Li'l\ NO V 20, i&fc.
ESTABLISH I'D 1812.
Commercial
TRAVELERS,
ATTENTION!
We have now for sale an Accurst*
Railway Map
OF THE STATE,
Compiled and Completed to Dato.
Every mile of Hallway In operation
IB shown; all Railway towns upon
cach line appear, and distances are
given with accuracy. A Table Is also
given, Bhowlng tho towns In Teiaa
Laving a population of 1000 and over.
Price 10o. By Mall, 12o.
A. H. BELO & GO.
PUBLISHERS,
galveston oil i"*alt.as. tkxas.
TOYS!
Our stock r.f Toys autl Holiday Goods Is now
complete. We solid! tbe orders of the trada.
J.
01
115 and 117 Strand,
GUST HE YE & CO.
(Successors to Kauffman h Bunge)
Male Graters aM Mos Factors.
We call the Attention of the Trade
to the Celebrated
EOSEBUD WHISKY,
for which we are Sole Agents In Texat,
Also on hand
BAGGING AND TIES,
At Lowest Pries*.
NOVELTIES"
In Store and en route for which we
are Sole Agents.
snow BAIL BAKING POWDER,
WJth each can c,t above we filve a handsome
piece of crystal cut glassware, Pasttdie Navy
Tobacco, put up !n handsome tin boxes of
16 lbs each, a very attractive style of package.
Gold Nuggets Tobacco In 1211) caddies, a big
teller and very handsome goods. I'addte
Clue put up 1 gross in a. package. With each
piosp a handsome plated ware present, value
S2 to S3, to introduce the eooda. King of the
Laundry Soap, sells like wild fire. The largest
and beet piece of soap for the money In Texas.
G. SEELIG8QN & 00,
ATKINSON S PROPOS AL.
The Business Men of Portland, Me . Deem the
Purchase of the Maritime Pro vine 35
Impracticable.
Portland, Me., November 19.—The Argus
puiuifLen over tui«e columns of inter
vlevcs wiih Portland business men on toe
proposal of Edward Atkinson of Boston to
settle ihe commercial relations dlaputejby
purchasing Ibe maritime provinces for
$60,000,000. Mr. Arkinson's proposition is
gertra If considered impracticable on the
ground that Great Britain wonld not bs
likely to sei"). Tbe gentlemen who are for
annexation b-nt do not believe it practicable
at present, and who propose commercial
union or a renewal of reciprocity as a sub-
stitute, include tbe Hon. J. F. Talbott, ex-
Ma? or Walter, Dm W. True, Jame3 P.
Baxter„Geseral J. Marshall Brown and ex-
Mayor Beetles'.
General Brown, speaking from a milita-
ry point of view, says that England will
never consent to surrender her great forti-
fied stronghold in Halifax.
Fishing owners ridicule Atkinson's plan,
nnd ceclaiethat they have had enough of
Cur.eda. Several gentlemen are opposed
to SEcexfltion, nnion or reciprocity. The
arlicle gives all shade3 of opinion, bat
brlnKS out etrorg senMaients In favor of
reciprocity and iree trade relations, while
defining the project of Mr. Atkinson itn
pt«< ticuble.
Tie Argus expresses the opinion that the
discussion beena b? him will lead up to a
con reerciai union, and perhaps eventually
tc annexation- It believes that the majari-
<v r.f Moine oeople favorommerclalnnion,
lint are indifferent to annexation.
The Virginia General Assembly.
Richiiokij, Va., November 10.—Kail re-
turns of tbe recent election for members of
(he eneral assembly show that the com-
plexion of the new body will bs as follows:
Senate, democrats 2g, republicans li;
house, democrats 01, republicans 31, iade-
perdent 1; democratic majority on joint
ballot, 41.
Acquitted of Murder.
Chicago, 111., November I'J.—Siug I.am,
the Chinaman who shot Police Officer Uob-
icecn tiead in an encounter a few weeks
ago, was acquitted by a jury this morning.
Lam was fleeing in the dark from two young
men he had threatened to shoot, and re-
| Juted to stop when commanded by the offi-
I < er. The defense was that I.am had an idea
j the yenne men were robbers, and that he
believed the policeman was another one of
their band. ^
THE WEATHSR.
I Meteorological reports received at Galveston,
November 19,1887, at 2 p. m. Observations
j tiihen at the some moment 01 lime at all
stations:
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Locality.
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SPECIAL WASHINGTON NEWS
A CRITICISM OF KOSCOE C0NKHNG-
His Efforts in fha Suprfme Court in Behalf
of Virginia Officials Dsemed Un-
Fatisfac ory—State's Rights.
<" Washikgton, November lit.—[Special) —
There has been n > more conspicnous figure
in the snpreme court room lately than
Rescoe Conkllng, the gentleman whose po-
litical reputation, gained through service
in the eenate of the I!nited States, enabled
him upon retirement to assume a foremost
position among tho lawyers of the land. I ■
muEt be confessed that in this instance,
though, he cut bat a sorry figure, for he was
called npon to uphold aa law doctrines he
has scornfully scouted all through his pub-
lic career. He was present as the counsel
of the Virginia officials, Imprisoned by
Judge Bond as in contempt for obeying a
siainie of the state they had swora to obey.
This, of course, involving as it does the
very existence of states' rlght3, wonld have
been a fruitful theme for a constitatl>nal
lavtier, and It was, iu fact, exhaustively
considered by Hon. J. Randolph Tuo'ter,
but Mr. Conkllng has ever held in light re
pute tie rights of the states; an opinion,
too, which was emphasized when his own
state exercised the right of electing auo'her
man io the place in the senate he had f >ol-
isbiy vacated.
Ba', In truth, his argument was a failare,
and thof e who had gathered to hear words
of tt iidem and a profonnd analysis of con-
stitutional doctrines fumed and fretted
under on infliction of tame generalities and
Irresponsible dogmas that were universally
pronounced as fiat and insipid. Io other
words the man who is said to be Cinkling
or nothing, on this occasion, covered hi*
own personality as with a shield, and choje
to be nothing. His heart was not in hU
ww lr, ard no man can be eloquent or Inter-
estirg who makes it painfully apparent
tb»t his ideas and his duty are not in ae
cojct, for it was the duty of Mr. Conkllng to
serve his clients well. There was hardly a
litre in (he short course of his argumant
wh< n an original and accepted proposition
o{ his owd mind was given tongue. On the
contrary, his utterarces appeared bat the
refit x or his clients' construction and as-
stm plioEB of law, upon winch ha never
P:»irtl the impress of his own idividualtty.
it has become a matter of speculation,
tl nerore, why Virginia sought tfitj aervicss.
ot a man who,in opinion and feeling, sides
with her antagonist. The explanation pro!)
«I-!y is that In these days ot political jiris-
piucence, and with a court supposed to ba
» strict coEBtmctlonist aa to the theory of
stales' rights, it was deemed essential to
have as ctarsel av individual not of south-
ern birth, bat one who, it he did maintain
principles i.dverse to exsggerated natioaai
f.QtUority, could also givettiem the cover of
hie own political associations, aud thu3
pievent the dissipation of his argument
tii der the critic!em which wonld 0a lev-
eled sgainct a man who refuses to recog-
nize paternalism in government. Even
in this view, however, Mr. Conkling
was not a success. Ho sauoiad
anxious to eay nothing the respoast-
billly for which he could not fatten on
his client?, and, as said, his own mind,
so far as his expressions on the mattars
in issue are in/olved, is as much ha-
inown to-day as it was batore he com
menced the argument. To those who h»va
be aid hini wax eloquent in this very court
in betalt of the rights of the individual, it
was surprisir,?!y strange that he could find
little or nothing to say in support of the
rights of a state. 8utiti3 hinted that the
capacious xnied of the great %te>v York)r
Wb.8 r.ot occupied with the thoughts oflfco
tour, and for which, by the way. he was aa
der pay, but instead he was involved in an
examination of the inmost recesses of his
brain to see if there lurked even the se n-
blance of luture political aspirations which
might be injured or destroyed by u too cor-
dial indorsement of the cause that had
brought him into court.
GENERAL WASHINGTON NEWS.
MONEY OKDIcn SYSTEM.
Washington, November 10.—The annual
report of Mr. C. F. Macdonald, superin-
tendent of the money order system, shows
that while yielding no profi t for the year,
the system was substantially self-sustain-
ing. The increase for the year of domestic
money orders Issued was about 10 per cent,
and of postal notes Issued about 5 per cent.
The increase in tbe number of international
motey orders issued was about 24 per cent,
and of the number paid about 6 per cent.
Tbe total amount of money sent by money
order end postal notes dnrlng the year was
$135,207,010.
INDEMNITY LAND QUESTION,
It has come to the attention of Secretary
l,amar that in carrying out his directions
relative to the restoration of the lands
heretofore withdrawn for Indemnity pnr-
poses under the grant to the Northern
Pacific P.ailway company, certain registers
of land offices have published the lists of
lands to be restored, which lists embrace
the lands within the lapp'ng or conflicting
limits of the Northern Pacific and the St.
Panl, Minneapolis and Manitoba railway.
He hns therefore directed tho commissioner
ot the general land office to instruct locai
land officers that ncne of the orders of
restoration of the lands in indemnity lands
of other roads were intended to interfere
with or effect the lights acquired by
grantees within the primary limits of an?
other congressional grant, or to rights
acquired under withdrawals made £or in-
r)<H£iity purposes, under grants to tba
llaftirps and Dakota Railroad company,
the St. I'anland Northern.Faclfic company,
fl:e St. P. end M. and M. company; the St.
Paulaiid Sloax City Railroad company; the
Sioux City and St. Panl Railroad company,
fritt the Winona and St. Peter company,
the rights of which companies under thetr
iEdemuity withdrawals have not yet been
(it'ermined upon.
AFFIRMED THE DECISION.
Assistant Secretary Muldow to day
affirmed the decision of the commissioner
of the general land (ffice in the case of
the New Orleans Canal and 13 taking com
pany against tho state of Louisiana, hold-
ing that the French grant under which the
ioimer claimed title was a complete gr*at,
needing no confirmation, and that it is the
dnty of the department to cause anadSi
lionoi and corrective survey to be made>
exhibiting tie location of tbe grant and
close the lines of survey of contiguous
public lands upon the lines of the grant.
AVPOINTED BY THK PllESIDZKT.
The president to day appointed George
S. F.ives of New York to be assistant secre-
tory of state, and Robert J. Bowie to bo
special exa iiner of drugs, medioines and
chemicals in the district oi San Francisco.
" litir Dehts Forgiven.
cAlt Lake, Utah, November 19.—Re-
ceiver United States Marshal Dyer yester-
day took charge of the effects of the Per-
pefnal Emipratinn society. The assets aro
!;od/:Es11j jr-M.sr.2 fi-l >r, 13 ->tf-s antf accounts
wiih a credit of |1('7,K1 34 to the trustee in
• lust ard a large safe full of papars. Tae
jeccjtls show at a conference several veirs
tgo tbtt the church "forgave'' the deh-,<
due this society to the amount of 5-sil -
(04
MASKED EIGHWAYM3N,
A Bold Attempt to Rob the Eastland Rail-
road and Express Office—OfHcers on
the Hunt—A Lost Hat.
Eastiand, Tex., November 19.—There
was a bold but unsuccessful attempt made
to rob the railroad and express office at
this place about S o'clock last night by two
Kasktd highwaymen. They fired three
shots at the agent as he was closing the
office door and ticket window, one ball tak-
ing effect in the north end of the agent's
desk. The concussion from the firing put
emt the lights, and the parties disappeared.
Deputy Sheriff Scott aud a posse of men
are in pursuit, and other officers along the
line have been notified to look out for them.
The agent, Mr Frisbie, made a very Darro v
escape, but takeis the matter rather coolly.
His wife, Mrs. Frisbie, who was in the office
with him at the time of the shooting, seeoia
considerably frightened over the affile
Ore of the parties left his hat on the siiie-
walk in front of the depot.
SOB ROW IN TBMPIiH.
The Dead and Injured Railroad Men in the
Collision Well Known—Disposi-
tion of the Remains.
Tkmple, Tex., November 19.—The news of
last night's terrible collision on the Santa
Fe caused a great sensation here. AU of
the wounded and killed are well known and
have numerous friends here. Frank Hitch-
oock, the dead engineer of the water train,
formerly run an engine on the Lampasas
branch, having been promoted from a fire-
man. He was a prominent member of the
local lodge of the Order of Locoinotlvo Fire-
mer, aud a committee composed of James
Welsh and Henry Boyd from the lodge left
here this aiternoon to take charge of his
body. His sister, who lives at New Flor-
ence, Pp., has been wired for instructions
as tu its disposition, and unless she r«
quests its shipment to her the fanerai will
take place hero. His sister 13 unmarried
and the beneficiary of hts Insurance. It i3
nol known if he has other relatives. The
terrible fate which has befallen him is gen-
erally deplored.
A new trf.iD was made up here this morn-
isg to take the place of the delayed passen-
genger, and left for St. Louis at'5 o'clock.
Tbe smoko which surrounded the city yes
terriay has not} et lifted.
ACCIDENT AT MAEi-IH.
Bee McComb Loses a Thumb and Finger While
Out on a Hunt.
Mab^in, Tex., November 19.—Dee Mc-
CombpWhile out hunting, had the misfor-
tune wlose his thumb and finger by tho ac-
cfdeiA discharge of his gun. He was also
wj,-iTi^'t;d in tho thigh and arm by tho ex-
plosion of loose cartridges:
It has been so smoky for the last three
days: as to obscure the sun, which only
peeped out now and then, reminding one
of an eclipse.
Rain is much needed for all purposes.
KAILHOAD KEWS.
resists reduction.
Chicago, 111., November 19.—A St. Paul
(Minn,) special aays: A week ago the state
railroad commission ranewod its order to
the Northern Pacific and the Manitoba
road to reduce their passenger rates in
Minnesota from 4 to 3 cents a mile. It is
learned that tho Northern Pacific will not
only refuse to obey the order, hut will re-
sist every attempt to enforce it by appeal
to tho federal courts. The Northern Pacific
claims ihat its charter cama directly from
1 he federal government, and that the iUco
courts und laws have no authority orer it
If the commission insists on tha redu;tioa
the case will be carried to the United States
supreme court. The Minneapolis and Pa
ctr.c would also be involved, as that road
gels I rents a mile in Minnesota. All the
other roads save these charge ;i cents a
mile. <
cleburne to new orlsans.
Hup-dard CiiY.Tex, November 1').— Oar
town is thoroughly Rtonsed on the subject
of the rew railroad from Cleburne to New
Orleans via Hubbaid City and Mexia. A
large and enthusiastic meeting to night ap-
pointed W. W. Williams, H. B. Allen and
J. M. Thompson a committee to confer with
the incorporators and represent the strong
Interest manifested here. Right of way,
depot grounds, etc., will be subscribed
liberally, and the town is thoroughly alive
to the movement.
MEW YOKE SPECIAL EEPOBT-
Nkw Yokk, November It).—Earnings of the
Texas and Pacific for the lirst weelc In Novem-
ber- 'ncreased J33.5C; the Arkansas and Te\ 13
for tlie second week tn November, ff2'.),000.
Bonds quiet; Fort Worth, 83>£.
International sl.xes, 80.
Arkansas and Texas firsts, 98; seconds, 45,
Houston and Texas Central firsts, 114 Ja.
Stocks Irregular; Atchison, Topelca and
Santa Fe, 03,'4.
Sterling firm.
Cotton declined on selling by New Orleans,
the bears and Chronicle disputing tho bureau
report without giving tho same exhaustive
facts as the bureau to support its position.
Biadstreet's lias figures to show that with
the present consumption 6,500,COO bales wilt
not go round. European spinners' stocks are
116,000 bales above last yoar.
Granulated sugar. S.oflc.
Contract eoflee declined 20®M points.
Wool unlet with sellers willing to accept re-
cent prices. Desirable assortments are pretty
well held. Pales- 11,coo pounds fall Texas at
11.0,0(0 pounds fall western IVixn . &0,01)0
pounds spring, 40.CCQ pounds scoured aud
'Cft pounds unwashed fleece at O'tvafce terms.
Boston shows liberal dealings, but opinions on
the market conflict.. Snppllei are auiyie.
litdes are quiet and steady.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and tho
X( \ us Paetiic are reported fighting (or the
traffic of El I'nso and tributary territory.
li Is reported that a bill xvill be introduced
In congress for the issue of S per cent 33-yna,r
bonds In settlement oi the debts of tne Pacific
roada.
GREENE'S CIRCULAR.
New yokk, November 10.—C. L.Cireene & Co.
say: t,The market for cotton options was gen
CJiOly slow and dragging and made a loss of
some 7©10 points, closing barely steady, Pe-
troleum opened steady at 74,'a'c, but was ham
mered down He by bears. There was a good
support at tbe decline aud themarket became
linn, and remained so until tho close, which
was Aim at 74c. Sale*. 705,0- 0 barre s.
An Anarchist Refuses to Close.
Newark, N. J , November 19.—The pro-
irletor of the anarchist resort, whose
'leerse-has bef-n revoked, refused to close
b! -' i-Jtoe, ai;cl tbero !s a rh W* ot« cai-
3ict between the police and the raas.
ThE BEAN ESTATE MUDDLE.
THE APPEARANCE Of AN AGED WILL.
The Instrument Deemed a Forgery and a
fraud—It Is Received with Ridicule and
Laughter—The Contents.
Box ham, Tex., November 19—Coaiiag
events cast their shadows hefore is true
encugh in somo instances, but this morniog
tbe town of Bonham was thrown into a
flutter of excitement by the dawn of an
event that camo without a shadow. Too
United States, and particularly Texas, is
well informed of and deeply interostod in
the gloomy mystery which has so com
pletely enveloped the Bean estate muddle,
which the November court will soon com-
mence to investigate. This morning Colonel
R. H. Taylor appeared upon the streets
with the following will, which purported
to be the last testament ot the late Colonel
L. E. Bean:
The sitate of Texas, county ot Fannin:
know all men by tuese presents that I,
Thomas C. Bran, of Bound mind and dis
posiug memory do make and devise this to
be my first und last will and testament,
and for the love and affection that I have
for my aunt, Nancy C. Ciee, wlfo ot Alfred
Gee of Washington county, state of Texas,
1 Co hereby bequeath and will to her, Nancy
C. Gee, one-half of my estate in Fannin
county, in the state of Texas. The other
half 1 want sold and disposed of as
follows: One filth I want given
to tbe churches of Fannin county,
one-fifth I want sold and divided between
my old rlavee, one-fifth Dwant tbe poor
children of Fannin county to have for the
purpose] of education, one-lltth I want my
executors', (J. M. Bmlth and Robert H. Tay-
lor, to have for their service in settling up
my estate, one-fifth 1 want the oounty of
Fannin to have, and i want my executors to
see that my will is carried out as I have di-
rected it to be. In testimony whereof I tha
said Thomas C. liean, hereto sign my nams
ard affix tny seal la scroll boing used).
This, the l.'dh day of August, A. D. 18">7.
Thomas Bran.
Witness: Amos Pearson, the writer of
this will, JameB Cooper, his X mark, Asa
Hoxey.
The envelope of the will was addressed
fo O. M. Smith & Taylor, but as no snch
firm ever called for the letter it was for-
warded to tbe deoartment at Washington,
from whence it was sent to Colonel Taylor
ot this place. It was mailed on the train
on the Santa Fe, between Gainesville and
Galveston, and bore the postmark of August
i.'i, ltST, just thirty years after the will was
dated.
Tbe followlngnote accompanied the will:
Burnst County, August 5,1887.—Mr. G.
M. Smith and R. H. Taylor: I send by a
young m n going to your city an instru-
ment of writing whicn, perhaps, will ba
valuable to you. Yours truly,
W. C. PtEUPONT.
It is evidently a very badly executed fab
lication, whose voluminous proportions are
bo palpable that a fool can see It. No one
in the tounty knows W. C. Pierpont, Cooper,
Pearson nor Hoxey. Thel signature of Bean
is a wretched counterfeit that conld not
pass muster with an ordinary enlros-
raphiet, much less an expert. Though
the will is badly stained the paper
is fresh in spots, and the ink is fresh, of the
blne-lolack variety.
The provisions of the will are totally un-
like thei provisions that Colonel Bean most
likely would have male of his property.
The town is a unit lu the denunciation of
it. and some believe that it is the work of a
practical joker.
Evans & Evans, attornoys for Howard of
Kan Antonio, eay that it is a fraud of the
first water-
Colonel R. H.Taylor derides the purity
of the brain that conld devise no batter
iraud.
Taylor & Galloway, attorneys for J. W.
Saunders, laugh at tho idea of its genu-
ineness.
The court will take up the Bean matter ou
the2Sthand no one believes that the wili,
which was sent to Colonel Taylor, will cut
any iiguio in the matter whatever.
hi , J. W. Saunders has filed a claim for
the administratorship of the estate as a
brother of Colonel Gem If the lower court
docs cot allow it he will appeal to the
United States courts.
BUflHESS TROUBLES.
sequestration.
San Antonio, Tex., November 19.—A writ
of sequestration was run this evening on a
lot ot liquors in possession of one Wolf,
who recently bought out Emanuel Abra-
ham's grocery store here. The seiznre Is
in favor of Greenbaum & Co. of Austin,
and ai e supposed to have been regarded as
the property of Abraham's brother, who
recently assigned at Austin.
anothkh attachment.
Athens, November 19.—J, Meyers & Co.,
one of tho strongest merchants in the city,
was closed here to day under an attach-
ment amounting to $1500 by John P. Rich-
ards & Co. of New Orleans. Myers & Co.'s
failure was a great surprise to all, though
it was doubtless brought about by the fail-
ure of A. Marx & Co. of Calvert several
days ago.
MADE AN ASSIGNMENT.
Fort Worth, Tex., November 19.—P. H.
Towle, dealer in grain and feed stuff**,
made an assignment to C. M. Temple ton
for the benefit of his creditors generally.
His liabilities are reported at $1122 09 and
the amount of his assets in the shape of ac-
counts at .f1580 00.
closed i1t attachment.
Winsboro, Tex., November 19.—The mer-
cantile firm of Mrs. B. T. Jones of this place
was closed by attachment yesterday. As-
sets about SOU; indebtedness not known.
Among tho attaching creditors were Wal-
lace & Waggner of Dallas.
averting a strike.
Rochester, N. Y,, November 19.—The
state board of arbitration has been for sev-
eral days endeavoring to avert a strike of
shoemakers, involving 5000 or 0000 hands,
in conseqnence of a demand of the cutters
for an advance in wages of 25 cents per
day, and other minor matters. Tha board
has seemed a conference between the man-
ufacturers and employes,with a prospjet of
good results.
declared the strike off.
The striking compositors of the city news-
papers and job offices have declared the
strike off. This morning a number of the
strikers applied for work as individuals,
and where there were empty cases they
were given it. Competent compositors
taken on duriDg tho strike will not be dis-
charged to make room for strikers.
Honorably Discharged.
Waco, Tex,, November 19.—A Nkws
reporter ltarns from Hairy Pickles,
vsfco defended Dan Wells before Jus-
tice Boyd at China Springs to-day, that
upon heai ing the evidence tbe justice dis-
coarged Wells. Mr Pickles says he b.i-
Mevei it ie true tha' tbe horso of Jo'in W.
* ail tRB been found with traces of bloo 1 on
the se.dcls skirts. Nail's case la the iUs-
WETS BROS..
Wholesale Dealers la
Dry Goods, iKotioiis, B^ota5
Slioes, Mats Trunks, Sto.#
GalveBton, Tox.ts,
Invite lL*.f?prrtlon of tUolc complete Mnaa
new and df ^ noocls Huvn ntill oa ban ,
iatsu.. **7orth of
Seasonable
which wo will close o.it 1 . jja-crc 'S <-t co-*'
Wo a;e prepared to Handle C-jttoa,
tolioit thlpmtiti
tiict court was set for December 7. Taa
roL;ec'nre is that the vigilantes who hang
Dsn Welle have shot Nail to death. Ho »*•»
in prison a long time charged with tha
Paramore murder, and was out on bond.
EORBIBLS DEATH
Of Mrs. Egan In New York-CrushBd B»>
neatli eu Elevator Car and Fails
Down Stairs.
New York, November 19.—Winfisia
Egan, a young married woman, met a
shocking death in the well of the servants'
elevator of the palatial Berkshire Apart-
ment house yesterday. The car was la
charge of Tony Freeland, a colored bojr
aged 18. The elevator car is so arranged
that the wire grating forming one side of It
may be slid np by tho hand five or six feet,
so that trunks and large articles of freight
may be placed on tho car platform. The
grating was open yesterday, although Free-
land bad express orders to keep It closed.
As the car passed the first fl>or
of the building Mrs. Egan changed her
position so that her dress extended through
the open space and was caught in the shaft.
In an Instant she was drawn toward tha
edge ot the car, and althoagh her oousln,
who was In the elevator with her, grasped
her by the cloak, the unfortunate woman
wasewiftly wrested from hsr. Jnst thea
the elevator passed a large opensoaceia
the shaft and t'rrongh this Mrs. EagaaV
body disappeared. The car passed on,
crushing the face of tbe woman remorse-
lessly against tbe wood work of the shaft.
Tho body then fell under the car to the bot-
tom of the well. The woman's neck waa
broken. Freeland has been arrested on a
char£e of homicide.
"SET OF BUNCO STEERERS,"
Is tho Opinion that the Great Body of tha
Enlghl s of Labor are Said to Hold of
the Executive Board.
New York, November 19 —John Morri-
son of the Carpet Weavers' District asesm?
bly of IvDights of Labor got back to town
jesterday from a carpet weavers' conven-
tion at Amsterdam. He was asked how the
new movement in the Knighcs cf Labor
against the executive board was getting on.
"When it is desired to spread the whole
business out before the world," he said,
"the general officers of the knighta will t>e
il.occiighly frightened. Aires ly we hav*
rept eseiitntive* in three fourths of the
states in the union. So far as 1 have learaedl
htindieds of the local assemblies and doz-
ens of the district assemblies have refased
to pav any more money tor the support of
the present administration. The great body
of tbo ICnlghts of Labor are of tne onlalon
ihat the executive board Is a'set of banco'
sleevers.'"
"Wli«ue tbe prominent knights in tha
new movement*" was asked of him.
"Charles K. Lslb, secretary of DUtriot
assembly 24 of Chicago, is the secretary ot
the provisional committee. Each and
eveiy member of the committee was to re-
turn 10 the district assembly which seat
htm to Minneapolis and make his report.
Then they were to report this new scheme.
There were fifty-two delegates in the ses-
sion. When thay learn whether or not
their assemblies will stand by them they
will publish their names. The executive
board of National District assembly 187,
of tlie executive board o£ the National Fed-
eration of Miners and Miners' Laborers
are in session now in Columbus, discuss-
ing whether they will combine. They mas-
ter 77,COO men. District assemblies in
Philadelphia, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit
end this stato are now discussing the situ-
ation."
SHOWN TO BE A SHAM.
Grand Exposure of Spiritualism in Boston—
"Materialized" Spirit Very Solid Flesh—
C- ses Consternation.
Foston, Mass., November 10,—One of the
most prominent materializing mediums
intov.nfor a longtime has been Mrs. B.
Fay, who has given public seances regu-
larly at a fine house at 02 West Newton
street. Yesterday afternoon the Record
sent a 1 arty of ten young men
and two young women to one of her
seances to test the genuineness of her
spiritualistic manfestations. The visitors
found fifteen others present, most of
them men, and daylight was stint off tho
room where the seance was given by heavy
draperies. In one corner was tbe cabinet,
and opposite it were about thirty chairs for
visitors arranged in a semi circle. A pale,
dreamy-looking woman played on a cabi-
net organ. Mrs. Fay is of medium height,
and is a strong, athletic-appearing woman.
After announcing her rules, and after col-
lecting tl from each person present, tha
seance was begun. A figure ia white
emerged from the cabinet at three differ-
ent times and beckoned to tho persons in
the room to come into the cabi-
net, K where they were greeted by
the alleged spirits of dead relations
or friends. The figure appeared a fourth
lime, and evidently being convinced that it
had a sympathetic audience, ventured far
down the room. It appeared as a gypsy
girl, with long hair flowing down her back.
Advancing boldly it paused in front of one
of tbe investigators and confidingly
stretciied forth her hands. Like a Hash tne
men clinched theni in a strong grasp aud
ejaculated, "Nov?!" Instantly a
man ignited a 'mnch of matches
nnd tne chandelier was a blaze
of light. Other ready hands
stripped away the curtains and the
sun's ri'.ys flooded the room, lu the center
of the room, directly tinder the blaze of the
chandelier, struggling, fighting, biting
and scratching like a tiger in the grasp of
tho four strong men, who had ail they could
do to hold her, was Mrs. Herman Fay. She
had said that tlie form would not be
her, but she got there just the
same. Her flowing hair, a switch
about two t'tet long, had been torn from her
head in the melee. Captain Dixon, the
master ot ceremonies, who attempted to
rescue Mrs. Fay. was grabbed aronnd the
neck by another man. Hs struggled vigor-
ously, and sbouted, "D—n you, let me go!"
but ho was held in a firm clasp. A pilr
of shoes found iu the cabinet wera
composed of three pieces of cork nailed to-
gether one on top ot the other and having a
strap to fasten them to her foot aud when
represented as a tall figure she put tnese on
her feet. Loud demands for their money
won) made by the unbelievers, and Captain
lllxon was compelled to shell ont M to all
that cemanded it. The exposure was com-
plete.
Cteaniers Placed in Quarantina.
New York, November If'.—The steamer
Sirlns, from Rio Janeiro, arrived at this
port tc-dny, and was detained at quaran-
tine en ac •onet cf small-pox. Sto ha1! only
seven passciiperf. A child died from tha
disease on ifc>- llih, and was buried at sea.
The s'c-amcr Wiu-sland, from Antwerp,
a i n detained at quarantine, aa she
(■'•Ti}e . scvern 1 pas^ergers Who came trot#
tl.e cholera dlslrtct.
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