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Bftlveeton, Tex., May 27,1887.
The New York Star says of the defeat of
the prohibitionists in Tennessee that it
' 'proves that the cold water wave is reced-
ing in the south. The sober second
thought of the people has shown that les3
objectionable remedies will be more effect-
ive in meeting social difficulties that have
grown out of novel race condition?." No
doubt there are less objectionable alleged
remedies, but the notion that social difficul-
ties connected with the saloon have grown
out of novel race conditions is absurd. The
difficulties growingout of intemperance are
common where there are no "novel race
conditions," and the novel race conditions
in the southern states amount to very little
in creating any social difficulties whatever.
Does the Star know what it is driving at?
ameer's political estate? Well played this
game might give Kussia virtual control of
Afghanistan in a few years. Russia waits,
bnt to win if possible. It is thought by
some European observers that the czar'^
agents in Afghanistan are acting upon old
insti tactions. This idea is probably a Rus-
sian subtlety given out for effect to excuse
intrigues which may reveal bad faith.
THE GRAND ARMY AND THE PEN-
SION SCHEME.
The published report of the socret de
bates and proceedings of the Grand Army
of the Kepubllc at its late session in St.
Louis is both interesting and valuable. It
is interesting as an exposure of the true in-
wardness and governing motive of this or
ganizatlon which has heretofore appeared
before the public gaze only In the uniform
of patriotism and fraternal benevolence
It Is valuable as a notice served upon the
people of the country of what
may be expected from its influ
ence and exertions. General Grosvenor
of Ohio fairly illustrated the controlling
spirit of the occasion when he spoke of the
organization as "greater than the president
of the United States, greater than the con-
gress of the United States," and the veteran
politician, Hannibal Hamlin, furnished the
key to its purpose and policy when he pre-
dicted that "a president who will again
veto a disability pension bill can never be
re-elected president of the United States."
The utterances of the less prominent repre-
sentatives were in line with the sentiments
and views expressed by these, and
the entire discussion plainly presaged a
desperate scheme for pension plundering to
be prosecuted as a political measure. The
president must be forced by intimidation to
submit to the demands of this body that is
greater than the president, greater than
congress, and if this fails, the influence and
power of the body are to be employed to de-
feat him and the party he represents. The
scheme is shrewdly planned. The wiser
heads were in the ascendant, and the policy
of moderation prevailed. It was not regard-
ed as safe at present to make a direct issue
against the president on account of his pen-
sion vetoes. Even Grosvenor thought it
prudent for a body greater than the presi-
dent to ignore him for the present and utter
"its opinions upon this question" of pen-
sions "as though there never had been a
president of the United States." Holdirg
its objections to the administration in abey-
ance for the time being, the organization is
to stand as an agency of intimidation until
he shall again be called upon in the ex-
ercise of his constitutional duty to
corsider ara act upon the pension measure
that it is designed to lobby through con-
gress. In the meantime the Fairchilds,
Tuttles and Forakers are to administer
their political palsy and pursue their sys
tem cf slander upon individual responai
bility. This is the course of expediency
which is adopted for the present. In an-
her particular tfce counsels of modera-
tion wf re observed and tha course of expe-
dieLcy adopted. The experience of thea^od
HimDn had taught hira that It is
not always wise to ask for all you want at
one lima. He admitted, as did all others
who referred to the subject. that the bill
recommended by the Grand Army "does
not go far enough." Bat it was deemed
better to be content with it for the time and
depend upon later efforts for the balanc9.
None of the orators indicated the limit at
which they were willing to stop. "Bat
there are yet uncounted thousands of the
poor who have been in the service," said
Hamiin, "that neither the Grand Army nor
the woman's relief corps can reach. We
have yet to appeal to congress to reach
them, and I am here to advocate that ap-
peal." Plainly the end o! their demands
is not within the vision o£ prophecy or con-
jecture. The work of the great organiza-
tion, according to the spirit exhibited in.
its debates and proceedings, may be briefly
summed up in the phrase, pensions and
more pensions. The taxpayers are not to
be regarded. The men and women who con-
tributed to the support of the anion cause
by providing the means of sustenance for
the armies are ignored. The men who pro-
duced the food and clothing which enabled
the soldiers to live in the service must take
care of themselves. But loafers and men-
dicants may enjoy the fruits of this raid
even though they never saw the smoke of
battle, provided they enlisted in the army.
This is the animating spirit and purpose of
this organization which we are told is
"greater than the president of the United
States, greater than the congress of tha
United States."
Affairs in Afghanistan are possibly
Bearing a climax. The ameer Is ill and
despondent. The rebellion keeps breaking
ont again. The German-Austrian-Italian
alliance appears to have put a damper
upon the elan of the czar, and, as a tele-
gram states, bis garrison at Odessa has
Ibeen reduced as though to indicate that
Bulgaria will be let alone. Thus on some
accounts there may be reason to suppose
that the czar will seek to maintain com-
fortable relations with the British govern-
ment for the present. However, bsnea'h
all this n-.sy he not be scheming with true
Muscovite finesse to gain tha confldenca of
erednlons John Ball and thus secure a lib-
tral share in the administration of tUs
LOGICAL INCIDENTS OF PROHIBI-
TION.
After experimenting with prohibition
about two years, Atlanta, Ga., will shortly
have an election to determine whether the
law shall be continued in force. An inci-
dent which occurred there a few days ago
tbows that the operation of the measure in
that city is productive of the same charac-
ter of evils and outrages against personal
libei ty as have resulted from it in all other
places where it has been persistently tried,
Two reputable young men were arrested on
the street and carried to the station house,
where one of them was searched for
a bottle of whisky which he was supposed
to have in his possession, and which was
found on his person. Subsequently it was
ascertained that the arrests and search had
been mede upon the Information of two de
tectives by whom the young men had been
f hadowed. A case was entered against the
proprietor of a wine room at which the con
traband article was supposed to have been
got, and the two young men were summoned
as witnesses. The better sentiment of the
community was so outraged, however, by
the high-handed proceeding that the case
was dismissed. Upon investigation it was
ascertained that the act had been instigated
by a private citizen who, suspecting several
parties of buying whisky at the wine room
in question, had given their names to the
officers, requesting that tbey be watched.
Even the Constitution, which displayed
such deep interest in behalf of prohibition
for Texas, feels called upon to denounce
the arrest, and says:
The whole affair was an outrage, and it Is im-
possible to make It anything eke. At there-
quest of a private citizen, not contectfid lu
any way with the administration of justice,
two young gentlemen,charged with no offense
and suspected of none, were subjected to a
girts indignity, and for the time being de
prived of their liberty. If the pretext was that
their teitlmony was needed against the wine-
room man, the voluntary dismissal of the ease
by the prosecution shows that a grave mis
take was made.
The same paper adds that "this case ought
to be the last one of its kind in Atlanta."
The Constitution need not expect the ca?e
to be tfce lost of its kind if prohibition, with
the spirit and tfce system inseparable from
its strenuous maintenance, is retained.
The method of espionage and coercion
practiced in this case will be resorted to
wherever the attempt is made to regulate
private life reU restrain individual liberty
by legislating within the domain of con-
science and personal responsibility. Tha
extreme and arbitrary spirit which inspires
the prohibition movement does not hesi-
tate at offering an indignity to a citizen or in-
terfering with his liberty when such action is
deemed conducive to theendin view. There
is back of the movement a sentiment that
wculd even invoke the "dungeon and the
halter."
THOROUGHLY POLITICAL.
A curious refutation in fact of the posi-
tion taken by some prohibitionists, that
theirs is not a political question, is fur-
nished by the reasoning of their secular or-
gan in Texas. According to the Waco Ad-
vance prohibitionists "were not in favor of
the amendment being submitted when it
was," though "they could not oppose sab
mission." Some things are here implied.
Of course in the abstract they could
have opposed submission, but ttiey
would have prejudiced their cause
by such a course. The public would
have misconstrued them as not being pro-
hibitionists, or otherwise they woald have
been obliged in giving their reasons, with
any approach to candor, to admit that such
opposition was the result of an artful
policy, attention to which would thus have
been attracted, putting opposition elements
specially upon their guard. They were not
in favor of submitting the amendment at
the time when it was submitted. Does the
Advance claim to speak for all
of them? Probably not, or how
did the amendment come to be
drawn and advocated, in the legislature?
Was it altogether the work of opponents of
prohibition? The assertion must be modi-
fied to read that tome or many of the pro
hibitionists were not in favor of the sub-
mission at the time. Perhaps a number
would have been glad to propose and urge
the amendment and see the proposition to
submit defeated. Then the agitation coald
have gone on valiantly with boasts as to
what the people would say if the legislature
would let the people speak on the
subject by ballot in popular election.
Those who were not in! favor of submission
of a measure which they believed to be
right were certainly actuated by a very
politic spirit. It will be in vain for them
after snch an avowal to disclaim the posses-
sion of political method. In religion and
morals the right is supposed to be always af-
firmed by those who know the right and are
honest. True political action is especially
discretion in the timely application of more
or less of that which Is right. If then they
believed in prohibition, but preferred to
hold back from submitting the question,
their reasoning and determination were
altogether political.
According to the New York Times Paris
correspondent the French have experienced
many annoyances on the German frontier,
and think that some of the German offiila's
are not loth to provoke trouble. The French
are confident but unwontedly collected. It
is asserted that they are not afraid of war,
but are sure of being stronger by waiting,
and they are unwilling to precipitate a
straggle which they intend to be carried to
extremities when it does come. It Is also
suggested that the French have heard so
much of their precipitation in beginning
the last war that somehow it has becoms a
fixed idea with them to hold back. It
scarcely requires a Von Hartmann in philo-
sophic analysis to understand that tha
Frencfi know raore about war's chances
than hf.s yet came to the surface of their
distinct consciousness. Experience has
left its impress contradicting their former
impressions. It is obvious, too, that no
amount of temperamental certainty as to
wicEing will insure a win in a game which
has been reduced to mathematical science.
The telephone suit has been dismissed,
and yet the New York San calls for the dis-
missal of Attorney-general Garland. He
was blamed for some sapposed interest in
tfce suit, and now he is blamed presumably
because the suit did not succeed. The San
is a good hater.
The Washington correspondence of the
New York Commercial Bulletin represents
Secretary Fairchild as being steadily in
favor of putting money oat of the treasury,
and almost asserts that the offer to bay
bonds at the market price as named by the
treasury is a gradual approach to a policy
of freer baying. Either Secretary Fairchild
leans to the Wall street crowd, then, and Is
waiting to break bis policy gently to the
country—also to Becure President Cleve-
land's approval in a doubtful step which
must have strong evidence to render It poli-
tic for the administration—or the Wall
street people are trying very suavely to in-
fluence the secretary after abrupt deman is
have produced no surrender.
The recent yacht race probably kept a
good many New Yorkers from thinking
about a commercial panic. That is gen-
erally all that is necessary to foil the men
who create panics for their own entertain-
ment and profit.
If Henry George is not misreported he
has thought of making the liquor traffi; a
government monopoly. When will this
alleged simpllfier of government cease to
be ludicrously inconsistent?
Jenny Lind, once the queen of song, has
been ill for a considerable time. She is
now quite old, The latest news is that she
lias been stricken with paralysis.
There is said to be some hesitation on
the part of Hartington and Goschen regard-
ing the prosecution of the Irish National
league, the real reason for which is not the
blood shed at Mitchelstown, bnt rather the
fact that a number of Irish landlords are
much inclined to make their peace with the
league. When a government has to be ad-
ministered in the interest of a class it is
very liable to lose its dignity upon a stiff
resistance to the pecuniary interests of that
class. '
A few days since a letter was received
at the United States treasury from a Gar-
man capitalist in Berlin offering $1003 in
confederate bonds for redemption, The
republican patriot who fails to rise up at
once and accuse the administration of a de-
sign to pay the confederate debt may lo3e
the opportunity of a lifetime.
nothing. He expects to make something."
This appears to have been a graphically
correct description of Mr. Belden, whose
nomination, according to the Tribune, was
"received throughout the district with great
enthusiasm." There is very little use in
sendine men like Sharp to Sing Sing while
their agents are being elected to congress
and the state legislatures.
James J. Belden, who was nominated by
the republicans of the Twenty-fifth con
gressional district of New York to fill &r
Hiscock's unexpired term, was one of the
leaders iu the celebrated canal ring which
Governor Tilden destroyed, and has since
been a professional lobbyist. Jacob Sharp
paid him $63,000 for unknown services in
connection with his Broadway railway cam-
paign, and when asked why he give him so
large an amount he replied: "Well.U-.
Belden is a man who don't stir round for ,
Two of the prominent prohibition papers
in the Texas Sixth congressional district
are already trying to inaugurate a move
ment in opposition to the renominatlon of
Congressman Jo Abbott. If the prohibi-
tionists want to make war upon Mr. Abbott
because he opposed their ism in the late
contest they have a perfect right to do so.
Bnt they should be fair enough to state the
real cause of their opposition. It will be
found that the attempt to boycot Ipnblic
men in the democratic party because of
their course in regard to the prohibition
question is a game at which more than one
side can play.
The interstate commission has submitted
to the secretary of the interior its estimates
of expenses for the next fiscal year. They
are as follows: Salaries of commissioners,
$37 500; salary of secretary, $3500; allother
necessary expenses, $150,000; total, $200,-
000. The present appropriation is $100,(H30.
'J'fcls commission promises to become quite
an expensive piece of machinery after
awhile.
The Washington correspondent of the
Louisville Courier-Journal says: "The pre-
sident told a member of congress, Monday,
that he did not want it to be understood
that he was preparing a bill for the redac-
tion of tariff duties, as he did not want to
be placed in the attitudeof Interfering with
the powers and privileges of the legislative
branch of the government. He added, how-
ever, that he regarded it as the highest duty
of the democratic members of the house to
reduce the taxes, and when the proper time
arrived he woald plainly express himself
on the sabject."
The high license law passed by the last
Michigan legislature went into effect the
other day, and the Liquor Dealers' associa-
tion of the state have taken steps to test its
constitutionality. The lawyer employed to
manage the case has given an opinion, in
which he declares that the law is in conflict
with the federal constitution as well as with
the state instrument, and can not stand,
THE PUBLIC BEGI8TEK.
Mark Twain hss just won a suit against a
book agert.
Hei ry George's wealth is estimated at
$50,COO to $60,000.
Crown Prince Frederick William of Ger-
many is getting well.
Mrs. Tyler, widow of ex-President Tyler,
was in New York last week.
John Kwinton declines to run for secreta-
ry of state of New York. He says he is too
poor.
A marble bust of David Davis, made
from a death mask taken by Volk, has just
leached Chicago from Italy.
Hon. Wm. R. Morrison of Illinois has
been granted a pension of $12amjnthon
account of services rendered in tne Mexi-
can war.
Edmund Sylvester, the founder of Seat-
tle, W. T., and the oldest member of the
Masonic order west of the Mississippi,
died in Seattle last week at the advanced
age of 92 years.
M. Bartholdi has been invited tiy tho
Spanish Americans to build a companion
monument to the statue of Liberty for tie
isthmus of Panama. They desire to dedi-
cate the same to Bolivar.
Surveyor-general Julian accuses ex Ssn-
ator Dorsey of gigantic frauds in publl J
land transactions in New Mexico. Dorsey
replies that the charges are false, but his
defense rests on his unsupported word.
This is not the best evidence possible.
B. H. Warder ownR the finest private resi-
dence in Washington. When completely
finished and furnished the house will have
cost over $400,000. With its varied and
costly marbles it is literally a king's
palace.
Tfce New York papers very generally
condemn the course of Judge Ruger of tue
court of appeals in granting a stay of pro-
ceedings in the Sharp case, which keeps
the chief boodler out of Sing Sing a short
while longer.
Miss Kate Palmer 8te»rns has opened an
office iu New York as head cen'er of the
ladies' suffrage committee, and announces
that all women who wlil^Eend in their ad-
dresses will be furnished wi^h full and cim
plete instructions in all the intricate mv sto-
ries of the ballot.
Chaancey M. Depew, just back from
Europe, says: "Not one ot this London pa-
pers knew that Mr. Blaine, Simon Cameron,
Senator Hale, Murat Halstead and several
otter prominent Americans were in L inloa,
and they knew nothing of these men with
the exception of Mr. Blaine."
Chief Arthur, in his speech before the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers at
their late meeting in Boston, said of Presi-
dent Depew of the New York Central that
if all the presidents were like hiai "taere
would never be a railroad strike in this
country," a sentiment that awakened great
applause.
«
TEE
STATE CAPITAL.
Irom
The Governor Gone to Corsicana—Botes
the Treasury Department.
Austin, Tex,, October 4,—The governor
concladed at the last moment last evealng
to go over with the commissioners to in-
spect the new asyiam location. Mention
was made of a horse race.
Tfce comptroller purchased $15,000 of Tra-
vis counL.y 6 per cent bridge bonds at par
for the school fund to-day.
The treasury balances October 1 are: Rev-
enue, $808.5S3; permanent school fuad,
$232,328; nniversity fund, $16,026; other ac-
counts, $194,031. Total cash on hand, $1,252,-
408,
Assessment rolls from all except t vslve
counties have been received. Tixabte
values show an increase of $17,000,000, aui
is is estimated will amount to $20,000,000.
The delinquent counties are the same ttist
usually are behind, namely: Brazoria. C.>-
manche, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Bend, Ham
ilton, Liberty, Marion, Pecos, San Patricio
and Tyler.
Treasury receipts today, $5000; list
month, $246,092. Treasury payments last
month, $355,714.
A young German woman at Rutherford's
farm, Eeven miles irom the city, was gored
to death last evening by a cow.
The board of trsde organized this after-
neon by electing Mr. Eugene Bremond
presideut; Mr. Jos. Nalle, vice president;
Mr. Geo. P. Warner, secretary, and Mr.
Frank Hamilton, treasurer. A lengthy dis-
cussion over the plans took place, resulting
in the adoption of a resolution providing
for a committee to canvass the city for
stock subscriptions. It is proposed to par
clrase ground and erect a handsome baard
of trade building. The directors appear to
be in dead earnest and disposed to push
the project without waiting upon timid
counsels.
Honey Grove.
Honey Grove, Tex., October 4.—This
evening Mr. J. E. Carrathars ot Alicia,
Ark,, accompanied by his son anddaughter,
stopped eff at this place. Mr. Carrathars
walked to the omnibus, procured a seat and
started for the Yeager fconse, a distance o£
200 yards. Before the bus reached the hotei
Mr. Carraihers died. He was in the last
stages of consumption, and was on his way
to San Antonio. The. remains were for-
warded to Newport, Ark., for interment.
THE STATE PRESS.
What the Paperi Throughout Texai Ara
Talking About>
Beaumont is the great lumber center of
southeast Texas, with more and bigger mills
than its neighbors; Orange comes next; bat
there are many other places having mills
of no mean proportions. The editor of the
Enterprise last week took a little tour to
the surrounding regions, and takes a col
umn to describe it:
At Warren we met Mr. A. Young, manag-
ing proprietor of the Warren Lumber com-
pany. This company owns and operates a
saw-mill which turns oat daily 50,000 feet
of lumber, and a planine-mill with a daily
capacity of 30,000 feet. Messrs. Brnff &
Krager of Grand Rapids, Mloh., are about
to erect a 70,000 feet saw mill about 400
yards north of Mr. Young's mill. At Hyatt,
Bice Bros, have a tine mill and turn oat
45,000 to 50,000 feet of lumber daily, with a
plainer attached of about 25,000 feet ca-
pacity. At Village Mills business was rush
lug, logs being turned into splendid lumber.
This mill cuts 50,000 feet every day
with ease, and has a planlng-mlll
and drying - kilns attached. Ia fact
this is the most complete mill on
the Sabine and East Texas railroad.
At Plank there is a fine mill operated by
Middlebrook Bros. This mill has a capacity
of 45.000 feet per day, with aplaning-mill at-
tached of 25,000 feet capacity. At Tryon
there is a mill and planer operated by Mr,
B. S. Fitzgerald. This mill cuts about 20,-
000 feet daiiv, and turns out some flue lum-
ber. The planing-mill had only jast been
completed. At Nona Work's mill was cut
ting 05,000 feet per day, and often cuts over,
There is six miles of tram in operation here,
upon which they run twelve cars and make
six trips a day. Nona p'aning mills,owned
by Mr. Arthur Hutcnins, manufactures
dressed lumber only, and has a capacity of
60,000 feet, and additional machinery is
soon to be added which will bring the ca
pacity up to 80,000 feet daily. At Olive
Messrs. Olive & Bternenber* have their
Sunset mills of 50,000 feet daily capacity,
and a planing mill which turns out 30,000
feet of dressed stuff. At KouutzB Hooks &
Loomer'a mill, ol 20,000 feet capacity. Beau
mont millmen are complaining ot a scarcity
of cars for the transportation of lumber.
The Junction City Clipper man had a visit
from a party of serenaders the other night,
He says he was not exactly prepared to set
up the champagne, but made an offer to
play seven-up with any one in the party for
drinks for the crowd, bat no one took it up,
Perhaps they were all men ot peace,
Another paper says:
A game of cards for a quart of whisky out
in the bushes near the village of Blue
Ridge, in Collin county, resulted in a cut-
ting scrape and the death of one of the par
ties.
The Hound Rock News says:
Tuesday evening Andreas Anderson, liv-
ing four miles southeast of Georgetown and
one mile north of A. J. Nelson's farm, was
fored by an angry bull. The animal's
oris literally tore his right jaw off, break-
ing his neck and otherwise bruising his
body. He lived until Wednesday, when he
dieu in a state of unconsciousness.
The Texan tells of an interesting strange
gentleman who lately made a call at Taylor
in the course of his travels. To outsiders
he called himself Kemp, but registered at
the hotel as John Lowry:
He came last from Temple with
John Warcer, an honest, hard-work-
ing German, whom he had hired to
work for him boring wells. Kemp, alias
Lowry, hired a team from Hedrick's livery
stable to bring his boring machinery from
Elgin, and taking Warcer with him he went
there, put the team in a livery stable, hired
another team from a farmer named Bro.vn,
and telling Warcer that his machinery was
in Austin, drove to that city, where, after
borrowing $20 from Brown and $12 from
Warcer, he disappeared for good, tiking an
overcoat and rug he had borrowed from
Hedrick, and leaving them to settle the ho-
tel and livery bill?. This sleek rascal is do
scribed as being of medium height, about
JO or 35 years old, slight dark mustaehe,
dark hair, and besides being very pleas-
ant in conversation is addicted to drinking
copiously of good liquor.
The following is inscribed on the editorl
al page of the Navasota Tablet:
Nobody likes to be nobody, but every-
body is pleased to think himself somebody.
And everybody Is somebody; but when any-
body thinks himself everybody he general-
ly thinks everybody elso is nobody.
In his open letter replying to Senator
Reagan the Hon. Jefferson Davis says: "Is
there no possibility that aa 'ism1 which has
shown such expansive capacity will seek to
embedy itself in federal legislation?" To
which Mr. Reagan replies that there can be
no federal interference with the liqaor
traffic in the states without "a flagrant viO'
lation of the constitution of the United
Statet," at.d tells Mr. Davis that such a
tting i i;ghl not to be mentioned in a fair
discussion. On which the Greenville
Herald remarks:
We would ask Mr. Reagan how often has
federal legislation in the last quarter ot a
century overreached constitutional limita-
tions according to his way of thinking? The
old abolition party, which for years defied
and denounced the constitution, finally
triumphing in the unconstitutional destruc-
tion of elave property, was never more
fanatical and rampant than are the leaders
of the prohibition party to day.
Mr. Davis can hardly be said to antici-
pate. Such domiciliary visits are already
co»mon in some other states in searching
for liquor, and in Texas they have begun in
respect to the Sunday law. Mr. Davis says:
It requires no prophet to foresee what
would be the condition of our people—what
would be the moral decadence resulting
from the domination of spies, Informers and
foreign officials. May God ia bis marcy
shield us from all the consequent evils of
such a policy.
To which The Galveston News has am-
ple cause to say amen, however gratifying
it may be to the prohibition papers which
evince so much spite toward this journal.
Tfce Wiilis Index (prohibition) says:
Jifterson Davis writes a strong and in-
teresting open letter,and whether you agree
with the ideas he advances or would advo-
cate the opposite side, you are snre to re-
cognize the dignity and potency of his ef-
fort.
The Henderson Times says:
Well, if President Jeff Davis has not ever-
lastingly demolished our esteemed friend
Reagan, we don't know what demolish is.
j> Tfce Santa Anna News:
The only thing that humiliated us and
made us feel really ashamed of ourselves
while the orphan asylum commissioners
were visiting Snnta Anna last week, was to
explain to them that Coleman was the coun-
ty seat of Coleman county. They had never
eo much as heard of that village before,
and came to Santa Anna under the impres-
sion that it was the county seat of this
county.
If this is true, why should the Santa Anna
paper e«y "ashamed of ourselves," instead
of the roving commission, whiah seemed
bound to visit every county in the state?
The commissioners seem to have had un-
usual opportunities to become acquainted
with the geography of the state.
The Fort Worth Mail believes in washing
dirty linen in public. It says:
Fort Worth is not proud of her city coun-
cil. Indeed, she is feeling badly humili-
ated. But we will work ont our own salva-
tion. We don't conceal the rottenness that
exists among us, bat we expose it in the
process of getting rid of it.
Tfce Printer and Publisher says:
This is about the general tone of the trade
in other directions, and all goes to show
tfcat it is not altogether the fault of the
business, but that something else Is at the
bottom of these losses. Competition is too
close nowadays for a big business on a
Email capital, extravagant expenses, or a
lax credit {system. For a business to live
It is absolutely necessary that all these la v*
be observed. If not, ruin will come.
The Texas papers know more about man-
ufactures than people elsewhere who owa
and operate them. About half the papers
of the state are calling for the establish-
ment of paper mills, and seem to thiub
there are millions in them.
The failure of a number of well knows
paper mills and houses has raised the ques
tion as to whether or not the business was
going down. The Southern Publisher and!
Printer, in order to settle the matter, Issued
letters of inquiry to various points on this
subject. One reply from Cnicago said:
"The outlook is magnificent, and we think
trade will be better than ever. Sales last
month exceeded those for the same montlx
last year, although prices were lower."
The San Marcos Free Press, a prohibition:
paper, and not alwass in sympathy witli
this journal, remarks:
Because The Galveston News sawi
proper to advocate the enforcement of the
Sunday and Ealoon laws, attempts wera
made by the lawless element to prevent tha
issue of the Sunday edition of The News—
something never contemplated by the law.
A despicable deed.
g The Hempstead Advance Guard relates
an unlucky event in a colored church:
Louis Goodin, a colored man 80 years of!
age, and Jasper Fields, another colored
man, were exchanging their happy religions
experiences at the Baptist church, when the
latter gave the former an emotional poke
in the breast which sent the old man reel-
ing. Brother Goodin was not over strong
and the blow took him to his bed, from
which he went to his grave.
The Wills Point Chronicle says:
Sam Jones has defined a dude. Now let
some one define Sam Jones and give us a
rest.
Blatherskite. Rest.
i? The Chronicle says:
The biggest thing in Texas is the coming
Dallas fair. The next biggest thing is the
boom we are having.
The Dallas Intelligencer says:
Texas papers shonld not forget in speak-
ing of the train robber that these are
the times of libel suits. Indeed the day
seems fast approaching when a jesting
reference to the weather will be sufficient to
nail an editor m the courts. In speaking ot
a horse-thief it la safer to say a gentle-
manly citizen who absentmindedly rode o££
on another man's charger.
The West Texas Pioneer is the English!
name of a new German paper at Baerne.
The Boerne Paper says:
The course of the Pioneer is not fore-
shadowed further than that, besides local
matters, it will devote itself to agriculture,
political economy and belles-lettres. A
journal devoted to polite literature supplies
a long felt want.
The Paper Eays:
Neither the government nor any one else
in Texas owns any of these animals, and.
there is not one of these "long between
drinks " animals in Kerr county. The gov-
ernment camels at Camp Verde were sol®
about fifteen years ago to a circus firm.
A HEW ENTEBPBISE.
Public Highway Belief Association—Capital
8tock $500,000—At Mt. Soulliou, Tex.
Parties desiring to take stock in a paying
business enterprise bearing the above
name and style, to be incorporated under
the laws of Texas, can be accommodated to
the extent of 1000 shares at $500 per 3hwe,
to be placed on the market as soon a3 the
charter is obtained.
The business of the relief association will
be to relieve all parties traveling on our
public highways of such money, jewelry
and other valuables as they may have on
their persons, exposed to private U3e and
benefit, and to hold the same in the perma-
nent care and keeping of the association.
As private enterprise in this line is some-
times compelled to reject jewelry, and to
leave it in the reckless custody of the bur-
dened passengers in railway and stage-
coaches for want of storing capacity, thia
association has ordered eleven large fire-
proof vaults, made to special order for
storing valuables, to be need at the haad»
quarters of the company.
That the enterprise will be at ones profit-
able and safe Is attested by the marked suc-
cess of private parties constantly realizing
handsome gains, even when operating
single handed on our western stage lines,
and without interference or opposition by
the people or the state. In view of this
practical recognition of the legitimacy of
the business and of the obvious necessity
of encouraging it as a public enterprise, we
trust that there will be no objection to
chartering the corporation to operate un-
der the protection of law; that the next leg-
islature will exempt it from the operation
of the present six shooter law, and that our
public highways will then receive more
prompt and thorough and, if possible, more
constant renovation.
McGariole Brown, President.
U. 8. Ward, Treasurer.
John Wesley Ives, Secretary.
Stiggins' Tactics.
To The News.
Galveston, Tex., October 4.—In the Dal-
las meeting alladed to by yoa in to day's
issae we have another exemplidcation of
the fides strategies by which Stiggins con-
tinues to come out ahead. This is the utili-
zation against The News of the old bolster
slugging racket, a phase of the great bo-
nanza of missionary enterprise, which has
been successfully worked by Stiggins for
many, many years.
While on the scene of his labors in India,
engaged in "converting the heathen," Stig-
gins is fond of provoking theological dis-
cussion by attacking the native systems of
belief. Whenever it comes to a viva voce
argument with a Mohamedan or Hindoa
Professor Stiggins gets the worst of it, bat
when he arrives in England it is the heathen
who get left. Stiggins proves conclusively
by his lectures ana reports that he has ut-
terly stamped and knocked them out.
Should any of the heathen happen to b9
Sresent at Exeter hall while Stiggins is
escribing how he confuted the impious ar
guments of an imaginary Brahmin, and
thould offer to mount the platform and
take up the cudgels with him, Stiggins gets
away with the benighted one by firmly re-
fusing to lend himself to any such sc tndai
as wculd result from the christian religion
being openly insulted by an infidel.
The eense of the meeting, with the excep-
tion of a handful of the UDgodly, who have
no show at all, of course supports this view,
and the seance ends by a vote of thanks to>
the Rev. Mr. Stiggins for his Impressive*
prelection, sending round the hat aad sing-
ing Hallelujah.
STATE TJHIVEBSiry.
Professor Samuel L. Jones Elected Instructor j!
Greek by the Faculty,
Austin, Tex., October 4.—At a masting ot
the university faculty this evening Pro-
fessor Samuel J. Jones, president ot Sala To
college, was unanimously elected an in-
structor in the nniversity, to teach the
classes in Greek. He is quite an accom-
plished. scholai, having received the degree
of doctor of philosophy at Vanderbilt uni-
versity, and will doubtless prove an ac-
ceptable acquisition to the university. Dr.
Jones is about 26 years of age, and has had
considerable experience in teaching. Ha
will accept the appointment. There are 2H>
university students registered to date at
this session.
Tfce Imported Cholera Cases.
New York, October 4.-—Quarantine oifl»
cers report to day four additional deaths
among cholera patients on Swinburne
island. This makes a total of 34 deaths
since the Alesia arrived here eleven days
ago. There are ten others sick with tba
disease.
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