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THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1394.
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MORE HAWAIIAN RUMORS.
The second series of malign rumors
about Hawaii has received its contradic-
tion. No high degree of discernment
•ought to be necessary, remembering the
first batch, to account for them. To
many, however, it may be more difficult
to dismiss the impression created how-
ever unassailable the evidence in correc-
tion. It will be remembered that the
country was almost led to believe that
President Cleveland Intended to put the
ex-queen back on her throne by force.
Subsequently it was known that the in-
structions originally given Minister Wil-
lis completely negatived that supposi-
tion. He was told that if the queen was
willing to comply with certain conditions,
obviously necessitated as far as Ameri-
can sanction was concerned in restora-
tion, then Minister Willis was to make
representations of the president's views
to the provisional government, and if the
latter declined to give way to the queen
he was to report the fact, but take no
further action. How contrary to the in-
jurious statements which were current
for weeks and upon which the opposition
party exhausted its powers of invective.
It would seem that no sooner were those
allegations brushed aside by the publica-
tion of Minister Willis' instructions than
a new campaign of exciting and false
rumor began. There was a report that
the United States forces had been landed
and fighting had occurred, with blood-
shed; another that Mr. Willis liad been
given his passports and was a passen-
ger on the Corwin, although seemingly
Mm. Willis must have been left behind.
Nothing in the way of gossip could ba
too wild l'or the occasion, and some in
tha opposition were for taking any re-
port or imagining to be a fact. In Pres-
ident Cleveland's message there was in-
cidental consideration of the possibility
that the ex-queen might reconsider. It
was not said that friendly offices toward
her were to be withdrawn despite the
proffer, merely for a first refusal to ac-
cept the terms. So strong a plea for jus-
tice forbade the supposition that such
good offices could be refused when she
reconsidered the subject and expressed
a willingness to comply. So what is the
marvel that Mr. "Willis adhered to his
original instructions when she did recon-
sider? Moreover, at this writing it does
not appear that his last endeavor in be-
half of the queen was not prior to the re-
ceipt by him of any further instructions
from Washington. Minister Willis is en-
titled with others to the presumption
that at all times he was going by his or-
ders to the date of any given overture.
The Warrimo brought news that after
the last overture referred to there had
been quietude in Hawaii for about a
week; that is, to the date of her sailing.
While the administration has suffered
under false representations the repetition
and diversification of such stories must,
it would seem, shortly rebound against
those interested in circulating them, and
cause a. reaction in favor of the object
of that abuse of public confidence.
The people of the United States have
burst the buttons off the clothing of
their fat tax eaters long enough. The
official paunch should not be strained so
much.
THE IVA Y THE MONEY GOES.
The whole matter in a nutshell is that
the governments under which we crawl
around and pay taxes have grown too
large, too numerous, too strong and too
omniverous. They threaten to tax all
the profit off labor, all the income off
business, all the interest off capital.
Growing and multiplying demands and
methods of taxation proceed with an in-
stinct of voracity as blind as fate and
as unsparing as death toward the point
of exhaustive exploitation of the pock-
ets and circumstantial resources of the
plain, unprivileged private citizen. There
is not a country on earth where there
are more useless systems to maintain
and more exacting devices for extracting
the substance of the citizen than we
have in this land of many governments.
Think of a nation, a state, a county, a
city,'all ding-donging at a hard run citi-
zen for cash to maintain a diversified
superfluity of officials from whom he ex-
pects no return whatever for his money.
Notwithstanding the hard tines from
which the people are suffering, at state
headquarters in Texas a circular letter
tu tax collectors was prepared, but for
uome reason was not issued, instructing
them to levy upon all delinquent prop-
erty on January 1 and force liquidation
j upon homestead, rs and business proper-
lies at the point of judgment and execu-
tion for taxes. This was enough to show
the Impetuous bent of official inclination.
Federal t.av - fir the pnHetTkm of party
favorites are wrung from tli- consumer
in almost every purchase he makes. In-
ternal revenue collectors watch him
! with the fierce eyes of merciless eagles,
j lie is liable to be thrust into jail for a
failure from Inability or otherwise to
pay the state, llio county, the city, for
the bare privilege of doing a legitimate
and useful business. If he complains he
is called a chronic growler or something
a deal worse by the tax caters and their
constituents who share the penalties he
is required to pay. The time is coming
when the industrious, thrifty citizen of
this country will have fewer masters to
size his pile and divide il among them-
selves. Fewer useless systems will be
kept up, masters and methods will not
be so exacting, taxes will be reasonable
and will be paid willingly, the threats
of the official will have less of greed In
their tones, more money will be left in
the pockets of the people who earn it,
there will be less government, fewer gov-
ernments and better governments. Peo-
ple will then look back with astonish-
ment at the unreasonable burdens which
the tax payers of this generation had to
carry.
Let the democratic party go just as
far as possible back toward honest, eco-
nomical democratic government. If it
can not win in this way it can not win at
an. «—.i
SCANDALOUS AND DANGEROUS.
One of the most dangerous votes taken
in congress for years was the recent
vote by which an appropriation bill,
giving to relatives and lieutenants of
senators $22,000 of public money, was
passed. This vote was dangerous, not
because of the amount of money
tabbed, but because of the sinister mo-
five of members in studiously and suc-
cessfully contriving to prevent a count
and publication of the yeas and nays.
They proceeded in a most defiant man-
ner to keep from the people material of
record upon whioh to make economy in
the expenditure of public moneys an
issue in the coming congressional cam-
paigns. They hid behind stumps and
reached around for what they wanted
without showing their faces. The peo-
ple want the names of congressmen who
voted for Lhe extra clerk pay and extra
mileage hauls. They aan not secure
these names because of a conspiracy on
the part of their so-called representa-
tives to withhold from them the privi-
lege of declaring against, the grabbers.
This is not the first instance of keeping
down issues which the voters were eager
■to decide. Politicians of this day are
experts in the fine art of avoiding re-
sponsibility. Few candidates explain
definitely before they are nominated or
elected where they stand on any danger-
ous public question. The party steps in
and shuts out legitimate inquiry on these
points, and, as a reward for thus cover-
ing up important questions and guard-
ing the nominee against embarrassing
issues, the party expect:-, a liberal share
of spoils and snaps. All the influences
of modern partyism arc against an open,
courageous and decisive dealing with
vital questions agitating the public mind.
Party platforms are all things to all
men. In order to pay the party for its
guarantee of safety congressmen are
eager to hold in their hands all the plun-
der possible. Economy in the expendi-
tures of public money means a reduc-
tion in the number of offices and in the
amount of cash which the party expects
of its collecting agents. They know
that the people, the times, justice and
honesty cry to heaven against the dili-
gent wastes of money to which they are
committed, and that as soon as their
extravagance is made an issue before
the people they will be remanded to pri-
vate seclusion. To avoid the issues they
muddle the proceedings, mix the votes,
suppress the yeas and nays, deprive the
voters of their right to know whom to
defeat in the next campaign. There has
rarely been a more sinister incident in
congress than the recent vote by which
an irruption into the public treasury
was made by men who considered it nec-
essary to prevent a record of their work.
It is a burning reproach to the demo-
cratic party. It is an outrage upon the
people who have to suffer the aggregate
losses of grand and petty stitikes of pub-
lic plunder and government extrava-
gance without a chance to Identify and
individually punish the perpetrators.
The idea seems to be to admit any-
thing free, just so it is raw.
All who indorse Mr. Sovereign are
supposed to be sovereigns, provided they
are naturalized.
Nothing did more to build up the cord-
age trust and other trusts than an exclu-
sive republican tariff. In order to avoid
results of this kind the bounty method
of protection might be substituted with
great relative benefit to the people. For
example, there has been no trust under
the present bounty in the production of
unrefined sugar, and the price of sugar
generally has steadily declined.
The people pay high prices for quo-
rums and then fail to get them.
Foot ball is a game that is not needed
in a country where there are forests and
logrollings. With young athletes who
are proud of their muscles it takes the
place of the old-time trial by handspike.
The people who succeed best in this
world are the people who have sense
enough to set their own gaits.
Young man, if you would reduce un-
certainty down to a minimum you should
quit loafing and spend 181)1 between two
plow handles.
Congressman Breckinridge of Ken-
tucky may be re-elected, because he is
running in a race horse district and only
the men are allowed to vote.
In the end even the government will
find that it does not pay to hold the citi-
zen up and go through him every day.
The women of Kansas are said to be
for Mrs. Lease almost to a man.
The virgin soil of the vast Texas
prairies that has never been wooed by
the affectionate plow or tapped with the
love-licks of the hoe invites the muscu-
lar young man about town to throw
down his croauet mallet, his dumb-bells,
lils loosing mits and his font ball and
come over the corporate limits and pro
dttce something.
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SNAP SHOTS.
When sonic people want counsel they
proceed to consult their own interests.
The sad belle is a pitiful study in blue.
Difficulties are like rat traps. There is
always an easy way into them.
To kill time is to murder opportunity.
STATE PRESS.
What the Papers Throughout the State
Are Talking About.
The Vclasco World says;
Brazoria county is swarming with new
people. From Columbia, Brazoria, Aiyin
and other points com<'.-i the information
that people are constantly coming into the
county, to either rent, buy or prospect.
Those p- ople who come from the north
are either buying or prospecting with ;t
determination to come later. The only
thing that keeps Brazoria from being
flooded with people this year is the finan-
cial stringency.
The Laredo News thinks:
V. Weldon, alias the old "Swamp Fox,"
of I'nero. can better spend his lime and
money than to lose it in an attempt^ to
make a race for congress against Win.
Henry Cra.ln. He would never give Crain
or his friends any uneasiness The
l'r'ci'.ds t the bill for the creation of the
s mthern federal judicial district of Texas
would do well not to go to sleep. It is
said that serious opposition to the meas-
ure has recently developed. Fortunately
it is not such opposition as can not be
overcome if proper efforts are made in
due time. It is well to be on the alert.
With its lasl issue the Willis Index
enters upon the twelfth year of its exis-
tence. The Index remarks:
The salary of President J. M. Brown of
the Galveston wharf company was at
the lirst of the year reduced from $5000 to
$3000 per annum on his own motion. .Mr.
Drown is evidently a "rara avis" on the
sea-girt isle, and his counterpart will be
'hard to find....The shipment of cord wood
to Houston and Galveston is quite an in-
dustry in Montgomery county, shipping
stations being all along the line of the
International and Great Northern railroad
from Spring Creek to New Waverly.
The Houston Herald says:
It begins to look as if O. M. Roberts
was going to get his old cob pipe and go
on the war path again. As a matter of
fact, the old alcalde wants to be gov-
ernor once more. But he can't get there.
He is too old. The people want no back
numbers in their's next year—A bout be-
tween .Judge Roberts and Grandpa Rea-
gan vAiiikl be the richest thing ever wit-
nessed in Texas. It would be especially
gratifying, too, because it would result
in the election ot liie other fellow for
governor.
Some one has rais'd Cain of the Bas-
trop Advertiser to the point of saying:
Bring Back Our Post Auger.—Some one
has borrowed our past auger and neg-
lect. <1 to return it. As we have a par-
ticular use for it jusc now would be thank-
ful for its early return. T. C. Cain.
Brother Cain does not desire to bore
his readers, only to make holes in the
ground like the hollow of the foot of
Jim Crow's sweetheart.
The Trinity Watchman says:
Nice bid for Hogg's seat, that by the
"old alcalde" at Sail Marcos Monday, and
the party could do a darned sight worse
than to knock it off to him.
The East Texas Pinery draws the dead
line on political aSpirams who work the
papers for free advertising;
The Pinery is strictly out of politics;
It Is not bothering much time about it, but
would mildly suggest our columns are
open to all candidates to announce for
any office they desire.
The El Paso Herald says "the gold
fields of the Organ mountains continue 10
attract attention from El Paso fortune
hunters. They may become to El Paso
what Leadville was to Denver." And
then again they mayn't.
The Laredo Times gives a long article
on the income tax question, written by
the Washington member of the staff of
this paper, the place of honor as a
loader in the editorials columns of that
paper.
"I 'spose you've all heard of the bat-
tle of Orleans, where Old Hickory Jack-
son gave Packenham beans." If not il
is the fault of (he newspapers. They
used to make the day of lhe battle,
January S, the occasion for patriotic ut-
terances equal to those inspired by
Washington's birthday and the Fourth
of July and repeat the whole story.
This was particularly the case with dem-
ocratic papers. Now the Houston Age
and State Press alone honor the occa-
sion.
The San Antonio Express heads the
short list of papers that honor the an-
niversary of the battle of New Orleans,
calling it the sevenity-nlnth anniversary
of the most remarkable battle fought
during modern times, and saying:
On January 8, 1815, General Andrew
Jackson, with MOO American troops, de-
feated, near New Orleans. 12,000 British
veterans, the flower of Wellington's army,
and led bv his brother-in-law, the gallant
Sir Edward Packenham. The engagement
lasted less than half an hour, and the
British left upon the field 2600 dead and
wounded, including their commanding offi-
cer. The American loss was eight killed
and thirteen wounded. Never, perhaps,
In the history of the world has a battle
been fought between armies of civilized
men with SO great a disparity of loss.
It was also the most complete and over-
whelming defeat that any English army
ever experienced.
The battle of San Jacinto was fought
with smaller numbers, but the disparity
of losses between the Texans and Mex-
icans was far greater. The former lost
nearly their whole force, the Texans two
killed and twenty-three wounded. The
Mexican force consisted of fully 1500 men,
that of the Texans 783, only a little more
than one-half the enemy.
Universal suffrage does not seem to
give universal satisfaction in Mexico.
The Diario del Hogur suggests that the
constitution be so reformed as to only
admit the right of suffrage to persons
who can read and write. The Two Re-
publics remarks:
This amendment is a step in the wrong
direction. The Diario should propose that
the Ignorant be educated up to the proper
standard of citizenship. This, of course,
would take time, but it would not be a
departure from republicanism.
Just now when political aspirants are
laying their wires the Conroe Enterprise
remarks:
The. more interest each tax payer takes
in the preliminary movements of politi-
cians and olliee seekers the better will be
the service they receive from their public
servants.
The Brenham Herald:
Candidates fur governor are becoming
as plentiful as blackbirds in plowing sea-
son Such winters as the present in
Texas would make a rheumatic Mlchi-
gander think he had found the true elixir
of life From all indications the Cleve-
land vole is to be the test of Texas dem-
ocracy. Hut who is to call the conven-
tions, big I or little you?....Raise less
cotton and put lhe surplus energy into
corn, oats anil hay, and the corn, oats
and hay into good hogs and cattle, is the
programme of Texas farmers for 1894.
The San Antonio Express says:
The $200 spent for wine during the gov-
ernor's recent visit 'to San Antonio would
have made an elegant contribution to the
"feed not fine" fund.
San Antonio should dine, not wine1,
his excellency.
"Discipline must be maintained." The
Inst Sunday sermon r.f the Austin States-
man starts by saying:
Discipline Is as absolutely necessary 111
the family and in t'he state as it is in
an army. Without thorough discipline in
the family there can lie no discipline ready
In regulate the social and political affairs
of a country. Kvcrv political urgnnixa-
tlon. from liiat of a 'inimlcipality In that
ot i federal government or a kingdom,
depends upon the discipline.! classes of
society for its smooth rorkinss and wel-
fare.
And so on for a column, ending as fol-
lows:
To make a full character, cither in a
man or woman, dlscipliti • must begin lo
< arly youth in the hollies of the laud, and
if fathers and mothers desire to 'avoid the
reproach of their children as failures in
life let t'he parental discipline bes'ln at the
cradle and end only with the marriage al-
tar, and then il' their enfranchised chil-
dren are wise they will neither forget
the lesson nor permit any circumstances
of life to cheat them of its uses. Such
discipline that 'is of advantage to author-
ity can only be acquired by a submission
to authority when in subordinate position.
RAILROAD NEWS.
THE ATCHISON RECEIVERSHIP.
Empire of Finance and Trade.
The mere announr- meat of Che placing of
this one of the large -'t aad greatest of rail-
road systems in ittie hands of receivers only
some three or four years after ite reorgani-
zation ought to be a cause of regret to all
who undertake to reorganize a railroad by
plans that fail short of a large scaling of
the company's .indabtedmess and that, too,
below any actual earning capacity the
average years would indicate.
Here is a system now flnanela'.'ly embar-
rassed Involving $35:1.307,5-12 of liabilities, and
a net earning capacity of only >10053,89'.,
wtiille i'ts fixed charges were $7,189,199.90, t,o
say nothing or eontinsenit charges and
many items likely a: any lime to come
upon a road from accidents or a want of
prosperity of the people.
The fall of tills great corporation may
also be directly traced to the fall of silver
and t lua policy of a. few persons to Euro-
peans." this great liaiitan and continent,
•lust note the vast extent of Its operations
from Chicago, III,, to Los Angeles, Cail., on
the west, and from Mexico to Denver City,
Col., on the noiit'h and south, covering at
once almost hall' it.lv? territory of the nation.
That a 'receivership has been expected arid
discounted in this city makes It Horn's the'
less significant. That i'ls president li e-: dis-
played great tact and ability in financing
great a system, though to the present
moment, amid th. greatest it s. t un em oil
values a-nd busine-i known In modern or
ancient times short of a. destruction
a nation by war and pestilence, no one can
doubt.
But let us lucipe that 'iihis greatest of mil
object lee-nons yet pr - llted to the Ameri-
can people .may have it's due effect upon
those who still 'h'ave the destinies of the
people In it'hetr hands.
ACTUAL COST OF CARS.
The Engineering News.
The cost of railway cars has been given
in a paragraph which has been going the
rounds of the press, and which we rear-
range below, adding the official prices of
care. The prices of the freight cars include
power brakes and M. C. B. couplers:
Flat car $380
Coal car. fia't bottom, 50,000 pounds ca-
pacity 475
Coal ear, drop bottom, 60,000 pounds
capacity 493
Coal ear, double hopper bottom f.2f.
Coke car, double hopper bottom 010
Ore car, hopper bottom, 511,700 pounds
capacity 450
Box car coo
stock car r.r.O
Fruit ear, ventilated 700
Refrigerator car 800
Caboose, four-Wheel, $550; eight-wheel. 700
Mail and baggage car, 50 feet long.... 3,500
Passenger car, second class l.MKl
Passenger car, first-class 5,500
Passenger car, New York Central rail-
road, 80 feet long 8.720
Sleeping car, Pullman or Wagner 10,000
DEER PARK EXCURSION.
Houston, Tex., Jan. 10.—The excursion to
Deer Park over the International and
Great Northern and Da Porte, Houston
and Northern commenced to-day, but,
owing to the inclement weather, amounted
to but little. To-morrow, however, about
sixty-five people will go on the excursion.
The train leaves the International and
Great Northerrt depot on Congress avenue
at 11 a. m.. arriving at Harrlsburg at 11.08,
the train on the La Porte, Houston and
Northern will be waiting to carry passen-
gers to the end of the lra"k of that new
road, where conveyances will he on hand.
Upon Mie return trip the l.a Porte, Hous-
ton and Northern will leave the end of the
track at 3.50 p. m.. meeting the Interna-
tional mid Great Northern train al Har-
rlsburg for Houston at 4.20 p. m., arriving
in Houston at 4.30 p. ;n. Persons desiring
to do so, can take lhe International and
Great Northern train, which leaves Hous-
ton at 5.25 p. m., and go direct through to
Deer Park, arriving in time for supper,
spending the night in Deer Park, and re-
turn to Houston the next morning at 10.35.
CONDUCTORS PROMOTED.
Hempstead, Waller Co,, Tex., Jan. 10.—
Conductor John J. West, of the Austin
branch of night mixed trains numbers 23
and 21, received notice this morning from
the superintendent's office at Houston that
he was in the line of promotion to fill the
vacancy on 'the main line caused by the
resignation of Passenger Conductor T. P.
Cooke. .Mr. West has been in the service
of the company during the past eighteen
years, anil has been on duty on one of
the Austin mixed trains for the four years
past, he having been transferred from the
main line.
Freight Conductor Tut Watson ill line
of promotion by seniority on the lirst di-
vision of the Central, steps Into the place
vacated by Conductor West. Both are
popular railroad men and are warmly con-
gratulated by their friends all along the
line.
THE COST OUTS A FIGURE.
Palestine, Anderson Co., Tex., Jan. 10.—
There ha-s been considerable talk in rail-
road circles in regard to building an exten-
sion of the Columbia Tap from Columbia
to Brazoria, and in order to get to t'he
facts in the case The News reporter called
to-day on several prominent officials of tlve
InternAiienal and G<r::K Northern railroad
company at their general offices and head-
quarters an 1 learned that ithe citizens of
Brazci'ia and Columbia are urging this com-
pany to make the extension th.-/ ask for,
but there liias been -ii-jolilng so far decided
upon. There are a number of obstacles in
Die way—uhe cost of a bridge across the
Rio Brazos and the large outlay of money
for grading through the lowland country
being 'large factors to be considered before
the project can be assured. While there is
much doubt, it is probable 'that the matter
will yet reach a tangible shape.
WILL ENTER SUIT.
Houston, Tex., Jan. 10.—Colonel Charles
B. Peck, general manager of the Texas car
service association, has returned from his
trip to Galveston. He went down there in
connection with arrearages in demurrage
charges for the purpose of collecting the
same or instituting suit. He said to a
News man to-day that there would be some
test cases at Galveston. "It will be a
mutual affair," said Colonel Peck. "We
want to s -e the matter tested and .so do
the Galveston shippers, so that we will
know whether or not the rules of the as-
sociation relative to demurrage can lie
enforced. It will take us about two weeks
to get ready to institute the suits, after
'Which time they will be filed and the test
made."
SOUTHWESTERN TRAFFIC.
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 10.—At to-day's ses-
sion of th<- Southwestern traffic association
it was decided not to extend the Texas-
St. Louis rates north to Dubuque, la., and
Peoria, 111., as a special committee was
appointed to take up with Interested lines
the question of divisions of through rates
as established by the change of territorial
divisions at the last meeting of the asso-
ciation,
MISSOURI PACIFIC.
News Bureau.
George Gould, in denying the receiver
story for the Missouri Pacific says: "Mis-
souri Pacific expects to show Interest fully
earned for the year. Net for November
will show decrensr of Sfifl.WO. If any bond-
holder doubts denials nf receivership h*»
(.'.in send his February coupons la now atid
we will pay them, less 'il per cent interest
Treasurer Calef has the money in bank to
do It."
KATY AT WORK.
Sail Antonio Express.
Han Marcos, Hays Co., Tex., Nov. 9.—The
lvaity folks now have a targe gang of men
throwing up grade for sidings and another
fore: are putting Up what appears to be
a combination depot and stock pens. This
v. oi'k is being done at a point about -three-
quarters of e. mile east of town and across
'the river and at the initial point of the
Kurvej recently made from here to San
Antonio. Railroad men here say this work
looks very much like an immediate exten-
sion of the road. The depot now being
constructed could easily be used for a
supply house during construction, and
when the road Is extended on Into town
II would lie about the right distance for
a section house fr.nn t'he one at Maxwell.
'Pile impression grows daily here tha,. the
K.i'.y intends to push the mad right on
from here to San Antonio. The depot now
I. lug built must of necessity be only tem-
porary, for it is inaccessible and too far
away from town; besides their contract
with Ran Marcos in building the Lockhart
br.uKili was ..bat the freight and passenger
dene: slnotrid be established and main-
tained wit-hill 'the' corporate limits. To
make ihe depot now building permanent
v.' mid invite li-ligadon, which it is not
thought tlie road desires to do.
ANDERSON AND MUNCIE.
Muncie, Ind., Jan. 10.—A mortgage for
$1,030,000 was filed here to-day to secure a
loan from the Manhattan trust company
in favor of the Indianapolis, Anderson and
Muncie division of the Indianapolis and
Northeastern railway. Dr. Baxter is pres-
ident, and, with Senator C. S. Brlce, makes
large land and railroad deals. Brlce and
W. E. Hackeldorn, the secretary, being
connected with the Lake Erie and West-
ern, It is thought here that the new lines
want to divide 1 he Anderson and Muncie
business with the Big Four and make a
more direct line from Muncie to Indian-
apolis. The line covers ninety nilles in In-
diana.
RAILROAD OFFICERS ELECTED.
Paris, Lamar Co., Tex., Jan. 10.—The
stockholders of the Paris and Great North-
ern railroad met at the company's office
in this city to-day and elected the follow-
ing directors: .1. W. Reinhardt, S. J.
Wright, II. U. .McDonald, John C. Gibbons,
W. .1. McDonald, A. Douglass, PI. D. Kenn,
A. II. L. Morrell and John Martin. The
directors elected the following officers: J.
W. Helnhardt. president: S. .1. Wright,
vice president; Cnas. Griffith, secretary and
■treasurer.
It Is understood that while the road Is
a part of the Frisco system, it will not
go into the hands of a receiver.
LOTT'S ARKANSAS ROAD.
Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 10,-Tlie Little
Rock commercial league to-day telegraphed
Colonel Uriah Lott at Hot Springs, ac-
cepting his proposition to the city to build
the Little Rock, Hot Springs and Texas
railroad from Little lloek to Hot Springs.
The la",000 from I his city has been sub-
scribed. Hot. Springs has also guaranteed
the $50,000 asked of that city.
Colonel Lott telegraphed in reply that a
corps of engineers would start on the work
in vt Sunday. The road is to be completed
and trains running August 1, 1804.
ATCHISON SURPLUS.
News Bureau.
The statement of the AJchlson for the
first five months of the present fiscal year,
showing a surplus over charges of more
than $1,300,030, reads rather peculiarly for
a road In the hands of a receiver, it is,
however, a, fair illustration of the result
of a credit panic and the attempt of a
professional trading element to discredit
tiie burrowing ability .if a system of Ohm
miles, representing 14,000 'Stockholders, in
order to reap a pecuniary gain.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
1893. 1832. Dec.
Missouri Pacific:
41 h week Dec $735,000 (818,000 (113.000
Month 2,140,000 2,402.000 2B2.MO
Since Jan. 1 24,990,000 27,685,000 2,075,000
St. Louts Southwestern:
4th week Dec S17II.910 $173,561 *5876
Louisville and Nashville:
■Ilih week Dec $456,795 $612,067 $155,872
Month Nov 1,077,160 2,030,81)7 353,737
Since July 1 9,738,234 11,684,929 1,026,695
•Increase.
SURVEYING PARTY OUT.
Spring town, Parker Co., Tex., Jan. 9.—
News came from Paradise, Wise county,
yesterday, that the surveyors of the Rock
Island were in the Held at Bridgeport, on
their way to Springtown and Weather-
ford.
11E ADLIGI IT F LAiSIIES.
/Houston, Tex., Jan. 10.—Ticket Agent
Hunter of the international and Great
Northern says through travel Is lighter
now than he has ever seen it at this time
of year. By through traffic he means peo-
ple who go beyond the confines of the
state or to Chicago, St. Louis, New York
and other places. As a stand-off for this,
Mr. Hunter says local travel is good on
his line, and the other railroad men say
about the same thing.
The ticket scalpers of the state continue
to get in their work. A few days ago a.
man who had a thousand-mile ticket wrote
here that he had 'lost It. Mr. M. L. Rob-
bins, general passenger of the Houston and
Texas Central, at once outlawed the book
of transportation by notifying his con-
ductors to take it up. On Monday Conduc-
tor Watson took up the transportation re-
ferred to from a man who said he had
purchased it from a scalper. The man
had to pay his fare.
There Is not the slightest pick-up In the
freight traffic, so far as the Houston rail-
roads are concerned, and the fre!','lumen
are correspondingly blue. They say the
present dullness is almost unprecedented,
and they can not exactly account for it.
The cotton movement is painfully slow,
and the inference is that a great deal of
the fleecy is laying along' the lines of the
different roads. The more sanguine rail-
road men are predicting a quick change
for the belter.
The San Antonio and Aransas Pass hat.
been busy for several days past hauling
gravel to be used in street paving, and a
large number of car loads have been placcd
on the ground. In a few days the work of
paving by the Sap people 'Will commence,
when two blocks on LamaiJ avenue and
two on McKinney avenue will be paved.
Captain Quinlan, general , manager of
the Houston and Texas Central, and Julius
Kruttsehnltt, general manager of the
Sunset, have gone to Austin it^ the Guada'
lupe, the private car of thej former, to
make a tour over the Austin! and North-
western und see how the recent purchase
is getting along.
The Duncan-Clarke combination passed
through here to-day on the imternaslonal
and Great Northern en route tc* Huntsville.
This has been an extremely Uull day in
railroad circles owing to the \\iot and un-
pleasant weather.
Commercial Agent Parker of! the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe 'Went to; Galveston
to-day.
Joe Rusk, route agent for the Pacific ex-
press company, Is in the city toyday.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr. M. P. Morrlsey of the Veklsco Ter-
minal came In last night.
There has been a sharp lettlng'down in
freight business since New Year's pud cot
ton traffic tots dropped to a low silage.
Yesterday's dispatches from St. fWis an-
nounced th it the Southwestern traffic as.no-
elatlion, which met there yestordly, had
150 subjects to be discussed anil 1 would
pivioably be 111 session it,wo weeks <I' more.
Several more subjects were addedlto the
number from this point, and beforelt'he as-
sociation is through it will probably have
201) different subjects to dispose of.j
A TRAIN ROBBED. I
M
St. Joseph, Mo.i Jan. 10.—The BiVllngton
"Ell," leaving St. Joseph at 6.25 l'oMchica-
go, was held up by five men at thelfoot of
St. Joseph hill, three and one-hnl miles
east of the city, at about 7 p. m. 'Sie rob-
bers secured the mull pouches tuiiBull the
contents of the safe In the expi®s car.
The amount secured is unknown, j
o :
FATALLY STABBED. J
Decatur, 111., Jan. 10,—Bert MumUer, 22
years of uge, was fatally utabbi^thls morn-
ing by hl3 step-father.
STANDING TOGETHER
Pennsylvania Democrats Fully In-
dorse Cleveland and the
Wilson Bill.
James B. Hancock Nominated for Congress.
Republican Policy Responsible for the
Business Depression.
Harrlsburg, Ponn., Jan. 10.—'The state
democratic convention for the nomination
of a candidate for congressman-at-large,
was called to order shortly after 12 o'clock
to-day by ex-Congressman Gillespie of
.Mercer. The officers and the committees
of the September convention retained their
old places. The following platform was
adopted:
The reassembled representatives of the
democratic parly of Pennsylvania reaffirm
the declaration of principles adopted in
state convention September 9. 1833. They
again declare their l'alth In the platform
of the Chicago convention upon which the
democratic party gained control of the leg-
islative and executive branches of the gov-
ernment In 1SH3. They renew their hearty
expressions of confidence in the leadership
of President Grover Cleveland; they cor-
dially indorse his administration and com-
mend the courage, firmness and upright-
ness with which It has maintained the
faith of the government at home and up-
held its honor and dignity abroad.
They again Indorse and approve the wise
economical and honest administration of
Governor P.ittlson, which has kept its
pledges and has been true to every inter-
est of the commonwealth.
Recognizing the issues involved in the
nomination mad" to-day, to be directly
and specially selected to formulate legisla-
tion, the democracy of Pennsylvania de-
clare that:
1. The present disturbed condition of fi-
nances of the country Is the natural and
inevitable consequence of long years of re-
publican maladministration and vicious
legislation. I fieoullable anil oppressive
tnrllf laws, wastefulness and profligacy in
public expenditures and cowardly financial
makeshifts ore responsible for the prostra-
tion of American industries, the derange-
ment of the currency and the deficit in tlie
federal revenue.
2. The extravagance of a republican con-
gress, tolerated and abetted by a republi-
can administration of the executive depart-
ments, wasted a surplus of more than jli)o,-
000,000 which bad been gathered into the
public treasury by a democratic adminis-
tration. and left a deficil of over $30,000,000
in its stead.
. Evasive legislation on the currency by
successive republican congresses debased
the public moneys, rendered the standard
of values shifting and uncertain, dis-
turbed confidence and wrought financial
disaster from which the slow but sure re-
covery of the country is mainly due to the
courage, fidelity and consistency of a dem-
ocratic president.
1. Three years' experience of the McKln-
ley republican high tariff bill has resulted
in it general business depression and in
wreck and ruin to manufacturing and
commercial Interests. The result has fully
justified the democratic opposition to that
measure, and the demand for its repeal
which found expression in the overwhelm-
ing democratic victory of 1892.
а. Every consideration of political honor,
fidelity and expediency demands that the
pledges upon which that victory was won
shall be faithfully and fully kept, and that
lhe democratic congress shall revise the
tariff by promptly passing the Wilson bill,
reported by the ways and means commit-
tee, to the end that free raw materials
necessary to American Industries shall be
admitted free of duty, so that tariff taxes
shall be lowered on the accessaries of life
and tlmt import duties shall be distributed
with the view of lightening the burdens
of the many Instead of protecting the In-
terests pf a favored few.
б. We denounce as a crime against the
business interests of the country, against
the prosperity of the people, against the
welfare of the woricingmen, the efforts of
the republican minority in congress to de-
lay and to prevent the settlement of the
tariff question. We Call upon our represen-
tatives in congress to so act and vote to
promptly determine this issue in accord-
ance with democratic promises and demo-
cratic professions.
7. A speedy and thorough revision of the
tariff on the lines of policy enunciated by
the last democratic national convention
and adopted by the democratic president
will revive th« Industries of the American
manufacturers, enhance the profits of the
American farmer, Increase the wages of
the American mechanic, and enlarge their
purchasing power, stimulate our export
trade and restore our supremacy In the
commerce of the seas.
8. To these principles and policies we
pledge the candidate for congressman,
nominated to-day, to give support, and jve
Invite all electors of Pennsylvania, w'ho
would record the vote of their Btate in con-
gress for an enlightened, liberal and pro-
gressive system. We must quicken the
prosperity of our commonwealth und pro-
mote the general welfare of ihe country.
James Benton Hancock of Franklin v.aB
nominated by acclamation for congressman-
at-large. Air. Hancock entered the con-
vention and was enthusiastically received
and made a speech indorsing the platform
and accepting the nomination.
The convention adjourned at 1.30.
COLORADO LEGISLATURE.
Denver, Colo., Jan. 10.—The much talked
of extra session of the legislature called
by Governor Waite to consider the silver
question and enact laws for internal im-
provements convened at noon to-day. The
governor's message was read In joint ses-
sion, after which both .branches adjourned
until to-morrow.
It is now understood that the session
will adjourn at the end of this week with-
out. having passed any -bills.
The governor is using all his influence
on the populists to have them vote to
continue the session for at least thirty
days. Many have forsaken him, and it
is understood that there Is now a maiority
in both houses favorable to an immediate
adjournment.
MRS. LEASE INTERVIEWED.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 10.—Mrs. Lease ar-
rived in Topeka this afternoon and was
questioned as to the story of an alleged
conference yesterday telegraphed from St.
Louis wherein It Is said she conferred with
George R. Peck, general solicitor of the
Santa Fe. Mrs. Lease at first denied the
story, saying she was not In St. Louis Tues-
day; that she had not seen Mr. Peck; had
never met him and would not know him If
,she saw him.
An hour later, strange as It may seem,
she said she did have a conference with
Mr. Peck Tuesday in St. Louis. In expla-
nation of the contradictory statement she
said she was very tired when the reporter
had first interviewed her, and was mis-
taken in that Interview.
THE A. P. A.
Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 10.—United States
Senator Wm. F. Vilas, in a letter to the
Catholic Citizen, made public to-day, de-
clares that the A. P. A. Is a menace to
the republic. He says every citizen should
be opposed to its principles.
Louisville, Ky„ Jan. 10.—Representative
Qulgley has introduced n. bill in the Ken-
tucky house prohibiting the organization or
continuance of societies whose object Is to
<11-criminate between Christians on uc-
count of their religion. The penalty Is a
line of 500 to KIOIW or imprisonment from
six to twelve months or fine and jail sen-
tence.
IGNATIUS DONNELLY RE-ELECTED.
Minneapolis, Minn, Jan. 10.—Ignatius Don-
nelly is again president of the Minnesota
state farmers' alliance. The election took
place to-day amid great enthusiasm. Mr.
Donnelly stated that he wished the place
ias an indorsement. There has been bitter
opposition to him in many quarters. L.
c. Long of Magnolia, the only other nomi-
nee In the field, withdrew In a neat speech
ooimiptlmenitary to Mi-. Donnelly.
IOWA STATE HAND.
Chicago, 111., Jan. 10.—The Iowa state
band, whloh has left here to be present at
the (Inauguration of Governor Jackson,
will, after the inauguration to-morrow,
proceed via the Rock Island to California
tu officiate at the midwinter fair. Conem*
will be ?lv«n en route at Denver and Salt
Lake City. The Iowa state band Was the
one which gave the largest number ot
concerts in the couri of honor during the
world's fair at Chicago.
PARTISAN STRIFE IN TRENTON.
Trenton, N. J., Jan. 10.—The democrats
out-generalcd and completely outwitted tha
republicans in New Jersey and got com-
plete control of the reins of government.
The democrats are led by Allen T. Mc-
Dermott, and the republicans by General
W. J. Sewall. The democrats have kept
fifteen men continually on guard in the
senate hall. The republicans made a forci-
ble entry into the senate hall. Much con-
fusion followed.
BAILEY IN PHILADELPHIA.
Washington, Jan. 10. — [Special.] — Con-
gressman Bailey went over to Philadelphia
yesterday and addressed n democratic
meeting, and lie created a most favorable
Impression and the Philadelphia papers
gave him most complimentary notices. He
returned to-day.
THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE.
Washington, Jan. 10.—The national re-
publican executive committee will convene
in this city to-morrow morning. Nearly all
the members are now in the city, and there
promises to be a large attendance.
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS.
Report of the Situation for the Week
Ending January 8, 1S94.
The Tradesman, Chattanooga, Tenn., In
its review of the industrial situation In the
south for the week ending January 8, 1894,
reports that no material change in indus-
trial conditions has taken place. The
number of new industries in process of or-
ganization continues to be above the aver-
age, indicating a prosperous state ot af-
fairs as compared with the pa:Jt few
months. There can be no doubt that the
tide of revival in manufacturing and
meohaniioal -affairs has fairly set in. it Is
shown by tihe Increasing inquiry for ma-
chinery of all kinds, by -the formation of
new co-partnerships and companies, by the
enlargements of existing plants and by 'the
growing demand for sitas for factories and
Industrial plants. Soillfhern merchants
and southern bank's are In gtjad condi-
tion, and an .•idjuatment of the pending
tariff question is only needled 'to Insure re-
newed pro-parity.
The Tradesman reports thirtyjthrc.? new
industries as established or Incorporated
during the week, toguher with eight en-
largements of manufactories. The follow-
ing a,re among the prominent new in-
dustries: The Arctic ice und storage com-
pany of Wheeling, W. -Va., capital $500,500,
organized by Peter Wolty and associates:
the Potomac manufitciuring company of
Alexandria, Va,, capital $300,000, by A. J.
Smith a.nd others; ifihe Columbia glass com-
pany of Wheeling, W. Va., capital stock
J30D.0OO, by M. F. Strohg and others; the
Blacksburg phosphate guano company of
Blacksburg, S. C., by T. B. Gaucir and
associates. The Stonlngton brick and trie
company, capital $90.01)0, lia-s been organ-
ized at Natchez, Muss.; the Shreveport
manufaaturlng company, capital $60,000, at
Shreveport, La., by H. II. Wheeler and
associates; rhe Southern dynamite and
powder company at Tallapoosa., Ga., capi-
tal $'>0,000, by J. M. McBrlde and others;
the Bnidgeport stove works ait Bridgeport.
Ala., capi'bjl $25,000, by B. J. ljowmun and
associates; the Montgomery basket and
woodenware company of Montgomery. Ala.,
capital J3O.O0O. by W. H. Mieou and vthers;
the Helena box fadltory, capital $10,000, «it
Helena, Ark., iby John J. llorner and
ot'heiH.
A brewery is reported at Austin, Tex.:
a barrel factory ait Florence. Ala.; a can-
ning factory ait Cleveland, Tenn.; a cotton
mill at Augusta, da.; dye works at Char-
lotte, N. C ; a grist null at Birmingham.
Ala.; a foundry and m-achllne shop at
Westminster, S. C.; an oil mill at Florence,
S. C. Gold mines are to be developed at
Auriinla, Ga.; a ulaite quarry at VlrgiLin-a,
Va.; sugar refineries are to be built tit
Evergre.-n and St. -Martinsville, La.; lum-
ber companies have been organised at
Charleston, S. C.. Knoxvllle, Te.nn„ and
\\ est Norfolk, Va., and saw and planing
mills aro to be built at Brewton, Ala.,
Newborn and Somorvllle, Tenn., and Tex-
arkana, Tex.
The enlargements for the week include
a brewery ait San Antonio, Tex,; brick
and tile works at Houston, Tex.; gasworks
at Ashevlllie, N. C.; cotton mtXs at Ann's-
ton, Ala., and Oliairleston, S. C.; saw and
planing mills at W%vcros3, Ga., Edenton,
N. C„ and Liberty, S. C.
SUITS FOR LOSS OF LIFE.
Sequel to the Recent Bridge Disaster on
the Ohio River.
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 10.—Eight suits for
damages aggregating $170,000 were filed this
afternoon against the Phoenix bridge com-
pany, on account of the recent disaster
in which so many workmen lost their
lives. Five of them are for $25,000 each,
on account of the killing of Patrick Kelly.
Frank D. Burns, Peter Allen, Flsk Sheri-
dan and Andrew Solhern. The sulfa were
brought in each case by the Louisville
trust company as administrator.
In the three other actions Thomas Cal-
loway, Ed H. Hobson and Ed Seharf sue
for $15,000 each on account of personal In-
juries.
Suit for damages aggregating $75,000 has
been filed heretofore.
BRUTAL MURDER.
An Alabama Youth Brains Another and is
Mortally Hurt Afterward.
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 10.—A Post-Dispatch
special from Tuskogee, Ala., says: Last
night just after church services, John West
and Will Duke, mere youths, quarreled
over who should take a certain girl home.
In the girl's presence Duke tore a paling
from a fence and felled West with It,
afterward beating his brains out and kill-
ing him -almost Instantly. Duke fled, pur-
sued by West's friends, who caught him.
and, after fatally beating him, were about
to string him up, but were prevented by
officers, who took Duke to- JaM, where he
now lies dying.
o-
TWO MISSOURI NEWSPAPERS.
Quit Their Former Service Arrangement
and Join the Associated Press.
Chicago, 111., Jan. 10.—The St. Joseph (Mo.)
Herald and the St. Joseph (Mo.) Gazette,
hitherto members of the United Press,
have signed 90-year contracts with the As-
sociated Press. They will, cut off the
United Press service and begin taking the
Associated Press report February 1.
MELVILLE E. STONE,
General Manager.
COUGHLIN TRIAL.
Chicago, 111., Jan. 10.—A lively discussion
between counsel In the Coughlin case to-
day was caused by the mention of the
name of the late Lawer John F. Beggs,
senior guardian of Camp 29 of the Clan-na-
Gael. The assistant state's attorney said
the name should not be mentioned unless
the prosecution was allowed to show Mr.
Beggs' connection with the case, where-
upon Judge Wing angrily retorted: "Preju-
diced as was the former jury beyond all
precedent, they could not convict Lawyer
Beggs, and his name can have no more
connection with the case."
The court allowed Judge Wing to proceed,
but the attorney did not follow up the sub-
ject to any extent.
Frank Scanlan repeated the testimony
he gave at the former trial regarding Dr.
Cronln's departure In the buggy drawn by
the white horse.
The prosecution Is making a diligent
search for two of lis old witnesses, "Ma-
jor" Sampson and Willis Lynn, but with
very poor success. Major Sampson testi-
fied at the former trial to being asked by
Coughlin to "slug" Dr. Cronln.
George Reilly, the saloon keeper, who at
the former trial testified that he had over-
heard Coughlin remark "a North Side
Catholic is talking too much and will get
the worst of It," has refused to substan-
tiate the evidence at the present trial.
LEFT A GliRiL BABY.
Shreveport, l.a.. Jon. 10.—-A baby girl was
Heft a* ithe residence of tfolonel John B.
Young toy some unknown person last night.
Its cries after midnight aijvakened the in-
mates and the ladles of th(* hourt towi. ttm
li title wait la uii cared folr IL
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