The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 345, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 5, 1888 Page: 1 of 8
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1888. SPRING. 1888.
jrit will oay Country Merchants visiting our
elty to oiimiln8 our stock before pn-chasing
elsewhere. All orders through our Travelers
or by Mai! shall be promptly attended to.
It''IF & KEWBOBIR BROS.,
lUBEcrtto MCILHEJWY CO.)
110lesalb dealers IN
Dry Goods, Notions, Boots,
Shoes and Hats,
HtctrcxOK. i i i s ! r,TSS,
TEEffiONT OPERA HOUSE.
i Bfojiiloy, April 9—One Kiglit Only,
HE. JOS. JEFFEESOIJ
WILL APPEAR IN
KIP VANWINELE
SSjr Pule of Seats begins Thursday, 9 a. m. -©a
PRICES—l'arquetto and Circle; 31 50; Bal-
cony deserved;,$1; Balcony, 73c; Gallery, 25c.
ball high school.
The Inst entertainment £ or the LIBRARY
JUKI) lo be given this year will be a
Lecture on Gases
wltli numerous experiments,
IRIDAY NIGHT, 8 P. M.
ADMISSION,
25 CENTS.
GALVESTON
Ii! Factors' Ass'n.
Members.
LAMMERS & FLINT, P. J. WILLIS & BRQ.,~
j, UTsKiVNKR H SON, LEON & H. BLUM.
H. KEMPSER, WALLISJjANDES & 00.
W. L. MOODY 4 00, J. S. R03EES.
Executive Committee.
F.LAMMEB8, H. KKMPNKB, J. 8, B03ERS.
This Association Is now prepared for business
* andthev invite
limits
FROM THE
WOOL-GROWERS
throughout the country, They are preparod
10 MAKE LIBERAL ADVANCES
upon the most favorable terms on all con-
signments of
Wool and Hides.
Uatei) of Interest, storage and Insurance
eharges will be fixed at the lowest minimum.
"Wool Saohs Furnished at Cost Prices.
Address F. LAMMERS, Chairman,
GlaLveston, Xex.sa
Cotton Again,
There is some Cotton still in the
country, scattered here and there,
and held for future shipment.
"When toil get ready to ship please
do not jorget that we have made
a■ success of the business of hand-
Ui q Cotton during the last fif-
teen years, and that nowhere else
can you obtain better results, if
as good.
Among our numerous patrons there
arc several prominent spinners1
buyers who ship to us quite lib-
erally, and they ought to know
what they are doing.
D.O. UlGIOiQli
houston.
JOHN W ii A SKINS.
NOTICE
KD. BROWNE.
0
Having bought tlie bu-lnass of MELLINGBR
BEOS the undersigned will continue the busi-
ness of W hr lesale and Retail Grocers and
Dealers In Liquors at the same place, No*. 81
iiiid fcl i-ialrie street, Houston, and ask a con-
tinuance of llie custom heretofore bestowal
upon U;'- old lira;, and respectfully solicit the
putioMieti ol the public, with assurance ot
tl.elr beLt f r.tifU'.vor to ^tve satisfaction In re
jeaiu to first class quality ol goods at reason-
able prices By honest dealing, polite and
<ai(fu. attention, In' reascd stacu of A! go ids
at model ato prices, tLey hope to merit your
paticnrge,
JOHN W. HiSKINS & CO.
N. B —Employes of the old firm will be
pleased to g: eet their friends at the oil stand.
NOTICE. •
CP.AS. l5A.XjXA.TiT.
Importer and Distillers' A/ent at Qilvaston
Tex , has the agency there for the
SCHUYLKILL WHISKIES
distilled by A. and If. Mjers of Philadelphia.
l'&. It is a custem made goods. Mr, Da'lani.s
authorized fo guarantee satisfaction to fi,io
Srade. i;old medal was swarded far qaailty
it the New Orleans exposition !u 1835.
]!(■< • s t (:a)l( L i ZKK. A«taat San Antonio.
e. ,1! T.Man, ighiitat Dailas.
Hotel
WOW OPEN.
OaCei tba MauBgemant ot S. McGINLEY,
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'Omen; o* Potmcation; jSToe. 184 ai«. tS6 Mechanic Street, Hiivffiton.
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li.NTEBKD AT TUB I'OHTOKFICB av G ALYE .TOtf ac class MaTITII.
vol. xl'vi. no. 845
galveston. texas. thursday. april 5 18lk
LI SHED 1.842,
Park Hotel,
LAMPASAS.
OPERATED BY THH OWNERS.
HZHEY HUITOS, MANAGZE,
OPENS MAY 17, GRAND CALL MAY 22.
Excursion rates from ail points. $! 50 par
day.- Speelfi 1 rates by week or month. Oapac-
It j, 350 guests.
Electric bells throughout the Hotel aud at-
tached Cottages. Bathing and Swimming
Pools unexcelled. As a Health Itesort Lam
pasas is unsurpassed.
JUST RECEIVED
Another Carload of the Celebrated
PILSENER BEER,
Specially Keeommaaded for
Family Use.
Send for Price Lists to
ULLMANN, LEWIS & CO.,
Wholesale Grocers aud Importer,
SALVE Sl'ON. TEXAS.
FLORIDA
0
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PUT UP IN CASES OF ONE DOZES
BOTTLE 3.
A Very Fine Non-Alcoholic
Summer Drink.
PRICE MODERATE,
Bold by us to the Trade Only.
COST. HEYE & CO.,
Wholesale Grocers and Cotton
Factors.
We beg to call the attention of the trade to
Our Leader!
A straight II»vana long filler CI9AR, which
every lover of a good smoke will pronounce
the "best arilcle for the money ever otfered.
Buj ers of Five Thousand may select their own
biano, and thereby establish a reputation for
themselves on this clijar.
" GEO. C. LESTER,
LIVE STOCK
COMMISSION IBMNT,
HOUSTOW, TEX S3,
OFFICE: Corner Congress and Fannin Sts.
Iron and Steel Boilers,
Automatic and Plain Eeginss,
Machine Work and General
Repairing.
SIMFSOiTiT HART WELL,
10 ml 12 Commerce St., rfotiBVcn Tax.
THE WKATHHIl.
SIGNAL SERVICE REPORT,
Meteorological is ports received at Galveston,
Afili 4. 1688, at 2 p. m, Observations
taken at the same moment of time at all
stations:
! i j i Rain |
Locality. Bar.Thcr. Wind.1 last Wea'her
8 hrs
Galveston |30U!
Brownsville.. 29.P6!
ban Antonio . I'.l. '*
Palesliuo 29.981
Corput, Obrlbtl 23 P8
New Orleans. . 80 > 8i
SE
S
9E
SIC
SE
S
12
16
24;
181
201
.OWFalr.
•Of Fair,
.to Fair.
.00, Fair.
.00 Fair.
COFair.
cotton region bulletin.
Sta ticks.
tejm'ehatdrk.
Maximum Minimum.
Rainfall.
Gaivt fctc ii..
74
68
.00
BeJtr-n
bl j
(!4
.00
KreiiLaia.. .
87
ts
.00
Colli m Mi
b2
70
.00
corelcana ..
M
H
.CO
Dallas
Sri
(58
.00
i Jfan«e
fc"i j
.CO
•Houston i
84
7<J
.00
Hunt vilie. j
*8 1
<7
CO
LoiRTifcV.
: i;
f>7
.(X)
! nii' k
8* i
6^
.no
Orange.. . 1
70 1
(?>
.00
'Jyl< r j
87
60
.00
r* < nr 1-hlte.. . j
So
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.00
W Mi tin i ford
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.00
1:ratJiiC - ...j
S4
67
,00
Waco |
86 |f
69
.00
Mf-RXtH 1
S4 i
66.1
.00
«< DiuA'rioaa rois to-day.
Washington, April 5.—1 «. m.—For eastern
Texas: Fair weather, cooler; fresh to brisk
Eonthwctttrly winds, becoming variable,
NEW ORLEANS M4RKKT.
Nkw Oblvanb, La., April 4—Flour—Quiet
but steudy; choice, $3 evues SO; fancy, $t 00®
4 10; extra fancv, $t 25ffl4S0; wlntar wheat
patents, $s E0®4 65; Minnesota patent process,
S4 71 @4 85.
Coin—Firmer; mixed, 59c; yellow, 69®6Ic;
white, 61®62c.
Cats—steady: No. 2, 38*®39c.
Oornmeal- Easier as ? > 7i .
Htv—stronger; prime, $190C®20 00; choice,
$-2110®22 CO.
Hog Product?—Steady, with a fair demand.
Pork-$14 87>S-
I aid—defined tlarce, 17 00.
Bulk Meats—shoulders, $0 10; ioug clear
and clcar ribs, S7 CO.
Bacrn—8bou dors, 10 7o; long eiear, $3 10;
c ear lib, $8 15.
HfiKLS-Ohoiee sugar cured eanvased, $10 ,5'<i
Whisky—Steady; western rectified, $1 05®
Co flee—Strong and higher; Rio, 12BI6WC.
Bice—In goon demand; 4>i®BKc.
Br! 11- Quiet at Ji CO.
Cotton Se-ed Products—Dull and nominal.
Sugar— Qui-i but steady; open kettle choice,
5116e; BUlctly pilme.415 16e, prime,4%c; fully
foil, 4 is K-c: eentsitugala. choice white, 6ve;
t ff wr i- e, f>.,'«6A(c; choice yellow clarified,
,;c; off io pi lint, 5 ll-13®f-Xc.
Mo a tee -Quiet but steady; open kettle
choice, 33fc.3Sc. st'ictly prima, 23«?30c; can-
tiilugstp. stilctiy piime,20iS22£; prime to joad
piiii:e, !8c.
B G BLAZE IN A BULL RING.
A SICKENING SCENE IN CII.AY4, MEX.
Eighteen Lives Los! by an Incendiary Fire —
Many People Wounded— Fiarnus
at Other Points.
Bt. Lcuis.sao., Aprili—TheTwillspab-
lic?,c£ the City o£ Keiioo, lurnishys tiis fol-
lowing trom Celaya: Sunday afternoon
about 4.45 o'clock tfis bull ring h«re was
crowded with spectators. A company ot
bull fighters from Leon was still playing
with the first ball when fire broke ont on
the funny side o£ the plaza. A panic seizjd
upon the vsu-t assemblage, and u frightful
spectacle wan the result. The plaza was
constrnctcd of wood, masts, reeds, eta.,
and It was due to this fact that the majori-
ty of the people escaped without injury, be-
ing able to force openings permitting exits
at different pointe, but many women and
children jumped from the top, a distance of
twenty to thirty feet, and over one hundred
of thein were yery terioaEly wounded. The
eidee of the plaza bsln^.liued with masting
re dry sa tinder, and these being a alight
wieii blowing, the amphitheater was in a
blaze in a few eeconds. The scenes in the
neighborhoods th« brnl ring were sickening
teyci.il deccrlption. Women aid children,
diveetidcf their clothing aad crazed with
srfferlrfj from their barns, ran aimlessly
through the streets aud ootid scarcely be
overt6fc«n or collected by tneir friends.
Filty persons in e&caping wero knoaked
dews and trampled open by the paaio
etru£( ii throrg, and are very seriously has
tot f'-tally itjured The bulls broke loose
from their fetalis and rutted wildly through
the surging mass of humanity, tossing aloft
and kncckli g over all who stood in their
way. Mne dead bodies, in eome ca'-ies so
charred as| to be unrecognizable, have been
taken from tho emoklng ruins. Nineper-
senswere so badly burned that they died
3 eeteiday. This makes eighteen deaths In
all up to to day. fciixfy eiiiht persona were
very badly burned, aud though they still
live, at least ten of them will die this woek.
Among the eighteen dead were two women
who were first gored to death by balls and
iteir bodies aftersyard burned. The
fire was incecdlary A numbor of
prisoners, army deserters, eto., had ob
tilted permission to attend the bullfight.
Ihey were accompanied by a strong guard
ot soldiers to prevent their eacape, but one
of the deieiters surreptitiously struok a
matel: and lighted one of the dry potates
(matt), and in an instant tbe Bol side of the
ilig was ablnze, In the confusion aad ex-
citement the prisoners all Eucceedod In
making good their escape.
OTHER FIRES.
at potsdam, n. y.
Potsdam, N. April 4.—A fire this
morning destroyed Thomas Ularkson'8 sash
and blind factory, CJlarkBon's organ fac-
tory, UMSley'a undertaking warerootas and
tbe electric light works, l.oas $100,000, with
but little insurance.
A ltlteiDBSCK BURNED.
Lampasas, Tex, April 4.—At o'clock
thip morning Dr. T. J. Largen's residence
ori Fourth street was consumed by lire, sup-
posed to have originated In u defective fiue.
Insurance on building and furniture $2000;
total loss 1^3500.
The residence of Assessor T. H. Haynie,
situated on the same block, was also badly
da'i!9g«d. This calamity, coming so s.ion
after the death of Mre. Largeus, wfaicn oc-
curred three weeks ago, makes It doubly
se'veie outhe doctor.
BLAZE AT GAINESVILLE.
OaikeSvillk, Tex,, April 4.-—The resi-
dence of E.C.Percy caught lire, bat the
new firemen were quickly on the sceao and
did such effective woik that notwlthstand-
irg Ethe heat tbey encceeded la pre-
vtnliLK the spread of the flames and more
than a partial destruction of the building,
•i he losa on the house and damage to cou-
ifnts is eetimated n,tJ2500, which is covered
by vollcieB of $2250 on dwelling in the Oer-
rr.'an-American aad toOOO on f arnitare in the
PhceLlx of Brooklyn.
klkothio light works.
DfiMSON, Tex., April 4—At 145 o'clock
thin morning the electric light building
burned. Loss total, no insurance, The
plant was owned by Messrs. McDaugall,
Mm son and others and was valued a;
^20,010. The plant will be re-established at
an ear Jy daj. _
STIRRING THEM UP.
A Senatorial Sut-Uommittea Investigating Al-
leged Gross Abuses of the Civil Ser-
vice Law.
Philadelphia, i'a., April 4 —The eenato-
riul tub committee appointed to investigate
tlie charges or aburea of the civil service
lav/ ia the administration of (he federal
(ffircs in thifl city arrived hare yesterday
anct bavo proceeded to work. Ssnator Hale
presided and the other mombeis of the sub-
committee, Senators Manderaon and
Blodgett, were present. The committee
began with the postoffice admiuissratioa
under the present postmaster, Wm. P. II »r-
rily. The first witLess was Barrett O. Miis-
It y, a discharged republican letter carrier.
He testified that he was discharged »lth;ut
cause and without waralng. Hia 8ucoe33or
was a republican appointed under the Im-
pression that he was a deniactfit, but was
only allowed to serve six months, when ha
was replaced by a democrat. Wit-
ness said that Mr. Harrity began as soon
as fce was corfirmed to make a clean
sweep, discharging fife clerks at one tiiae.
In const queues the delivery and distribu-
tion seivlce were demoralized and the
mails delayed. There a-e now ill the post-
office but 80 of the 429 republicans who
served with him. The others had been dis-
charged and replaced by democrats. Wit-
ness tad asked Assistant Postmaster Drake
why he was discharged, aad was told it was
because he was a republican. Old soldiers
bad been turned out to make places tor
reorders and politicians, many o'
whom witness said he had seen
working hard at the polls 8Uice their
appointment. Some of the democrat!
who bad been appointed to succeed
republicans had themselves afterward
beta discharged because they were LUndali
democrats. Upon crosa examination wit
sees admitted he did aot ksotv tbe dame-
crate who had been discharged, and only
bad such knowledge of facts as he obtained
from gossip and the newspapers.
Stephen Montroy, a democrat from the
Twenty first ward, teetifiea that In the eum-
cior ot 1SS5 a necrel: committee had b>:en or-
ganize; in his ward to get party workers
places. Mortis F. Wilhers-, now caief sUuip
clerk In the poitofiiee. an! a brother 1u-H t
o£ Postmaster Harrity, was a asmbar
of iha» committee Tw» otter ni-ai-
Vcrf >f 'bat citMiittee also got
places, but ihe workers git left, >-,itui-3
areola them. After the failure of this
ccn rii!!:te witness said he had taken a 11
or Twenty first ward workers to Maxwell
atepfct-iison, recently detrocratic candidate
tor congrefas, aad asked iiiia to give them
plaw. Mr. Btephensoa said.: "Why don't
they go np aid pass the examination first?"
Witness replied that perhaps some of t'jetn
could rot pass, to which Mr, Stephenson
replied that ti men went up tor examina-
tion !'.tu: could not pasa If they could read
end write, somebody would be sent
op to pass examination for thou.
Wltr/eEishad heard and would privately
fursish Hie committee with tbe name of the
appXjsants; that one man had been taken
into ti n room adjoining the room whewe the
examination was being held, and given a
list ol questions and answers, He had also
heard and believed that men had persona-
ted applicants at the examination. Witness
talked with Wilhere about these examina-
tion!!. Mr. Wllhere eaid: "It the mo a f,bt
the average we can not Keep them oat.''
W i'uess said: "How about she repabli
cbebI" to which the reply was: "Oh, that's
ar other thing."
Wllhere is now a member of the stats
committee.
TRAGEDY AT HEMPSTHAD.
Deputy Sherill Richard C. Chambers Ktlltd
by Stephen W. Alichln, Who Is Se-
r-ou'ly Wounded—The Details.
Hhum'Stkad, Tex , April t.~A terrible
tragedy was enacted here at S o'clock thl3
afternoon, whereby Itichaid C. Cham-
bers, a sou In-law of Sheriff McDide,
and hla chief deputy, wa3 "hot dead by
Stephen W. Ailcbia, a citizen of the county
reaidi.vg near the city.
The facts are: la last week's Issue of the
Advance Guard, a weekly paper published
here, a communication appeared reflecting
quite severely upon the sheriff and his
deputies concerning public acts.
The sheriff called on the editor and de-
mar.dtd the name of the author. In a day
or two afterward the name was given. To-
day Deputy Sheriff Chambers and Allchin,
tteanthor of the communication, met on
the< tlieet. A few words were passed and
rapid shootiDg was commenced. Beports
d ffer which fired first. Allchin was ae-
tlouely thor, and Mr. Chambers received a
bail through the heart, causing instant
death.
Mr. Chambers iiad hla six shoot3r and
Ailchlr. a Winchester rifle, which he always
carried strapped to bis horse's saddle.
Dr. L W. Groce is attending the wounded
man acd pronounces the injary quite seri-
ous, though not necessarily fatal, unless
lEflsmmation sets In. He can not give an
opinion for at least, twenty-four hours.
DepKv Sheriff Ohambeis leaves a young
wife ttrd baby. The deceased was raised
In Aj.Vn aad Waller counties, and was 2?
jears of age. Mr. Allchin has a wife and
daughter. Bath men were well known and
popular citizens, and sincere regrets are
expressed ce every hand at the unfortunate
and deplorable tragedy.
WACO NEWS BOTES.
Itcrease in the Price of Heal Estate—Clmrgad
With Burglary.
Waco, Tex., April 4.-—T. P. Jones of this
city sold eighty acres of land in the north-
ern suburbs of Waco at $90 per acre, Mr. M.
McClellan of Dallas beiag the purchaser.
To day Mr. McClellan sold forty six acres
of the same land at $400 per acre, S. Achen-
hold of this city being the purchaser.
A farm near Harrison Switch, in MoLan-
nan county, belonging to Mr. Miller, a
btclier of Bolton, was occupied by XV. H.
Wiitson as Mr. Miller's tenant. W'atnon
surrendered the farm and moved away,
leuvli g ia one room a few agricultural lra
plementc and a burrel of cotton sued. Fred
Beauiaaii moved In as Mr. Millar's new ten-
ant er.d, ioreing the frsgUo fastening, re
moved the tools and cotton seed to another
tmildiig. An agent of the former tenant,
Watson, called and irquired for the urtl
cles and Beau man iaimodiatelysurrenlered
them. However, Watson's agent went be-
fore Justice Ed Pnuchard of Harrison aDd
made affidavit Sor a warrant, which was
placed in the hands of Constable Chutnuey,
who arrested Beanman, and Justice Punch
erei required him to give $600 bond to an
sv-tr the charge of burglary. The case
attracts much attention, owing to the re
spectability of the defendant and the gen
eral beKet that he is morally inaoceat of
wrong in the premises.
OBITUARY.
b. h. bkewstkil.
Philadelphia, Pa.,April4.-BeEj Hurls
Brewbter, uttorney-generai of the United
States daring President Arthur's admlc-
ietration, and dtnitg whose term of office
tie famous istar route cases wore pushed to
b conclusion, riled eariy this morning at his
hoir'e in this city, aged 71 years. He had
trftL stiHerlng t'uring the entire winter wish
c'iseasf: of the kidneys, but his condition did
:;ot become serious until about a month
f.qo, sines V7hich time he h«d been confined
lo tte boose. About a week ago It was dis-
covered by nis physicians that paralysis of
• he Madder had set iji, and his failure since
that time h*s been marked. Eirly this
i.tornlug he eaiii! into a heavy slata'ier, and
ymed quietly away. Mr. Brewster was
(ir,e of the eldest and most prominent mem-
t ers of the Philadelphia bar. He was bora
Oriober 10, ltflU, In Salem, Conn. He had
t.een twice married, but was a widower at
the time of his death. His secotid wife died
about two years ago.
william 0. LUSK.
KdSK, Tex , April 4.—Died, yesterday,
at the residence of United Statts Marshal
B. B Reagan ia this city, Wm. O. Lusk,
oncle of Senator John H. and Marshal K.
B. Kcagan.
Mr. Lusk was a native of Tennessee, had
attaijied to the extreme age of 101 ye ir3,
and tinlii a few years ago retained much of
the vigor of hla early years. He was a
man of great decision of character, and
was highly esteemed for hie noble bearing.
w. k. HAMILTON.
Hhhevrport, La,, April 4.—W. E. Hamil-
ton of Hamilton & Co., oil mill, died thia
KorLltg. He will bo buried tomorrow
with Masonic honors.
Eematded on a Charge of Rape.
Jefferson, Tex., April 4.—Last Novem-
ber a man named Shepherd was accrued of
having committed a rape tipon the person
ol Dora McL^.more of this county, a o-year-
old child. He elucied the efficors from that
tiaetniii last Sunday, when ho was ar-
rested between the Cypress aud ihla county.
Be Led Ms preliminary trial before Judjjo
Y> siihev to-iay aad was remanded to jatl
without ball.
SPECIAL WASHINGTON NEWS.
FILIBUSTERING IN THE LOWER IIJ'JSE.
Fight Cver the Direc! Tax Bll!—Tactrcs of
the Democrats Creating a Deadlock -
The Leaders.
Washington, April 4.—[Special]--Tho
fate of the dlract tax bill Is yet one of the
uncertainties, and with the flllbasteilag
taciics of the majority of the democrats
which has been carried on all day, creating
a deadlock, there ia co telling when cr
where it will end. The southern domocrats
are determined in their opposition to the
fciJ! unless the republicans and the few
northern democrats who vote with them
will consent to the amendment refunding
ihe cotton tax, which acaoanis to almost
80,010,000. The democratic side of thj
house has all day been under the leader-
ehlp of General Oates of Alabama, who haa
dlsplsjed superior ability as a leader. Ha
le cool-headed, aad there Is not a taaa in
the hence possessed of more conrago. The
republicans ace headed by Reed of Maine.
At ibis hcur (11 SO) the house Is In n perfect
paidemotlum, and the chances are that t!ia
(esslon will contlra'i all night.. A3 it ap
pears now it Is simply a
question of endurance,
ted eiich elde seems determined to light it
cut, if it tokes all the i ess ton.
At various times there has been soma
bad temper displayed, but upon the whole
general good feellna prevails, aud fre-
quently the two leaders, Oates aad Rued,
indulge in close conversation. It Is indeed
a lucky thing that Governor Buyers pushed
Ihe claim of Texas, which was paid yester
day, Ibroneh on the urgent deliclency bill.
Hao. the claim been held by Mr. Bayers to
be nif.de a part of tne general deficiency
bill, it would never have passed, as borne
out by the demonstration of to day upon
tbe part of the opponents, who referred In
ratter Indignant terms to ihe Texas claims,
and tome went bo far »3 to say that had it
tot gone through in the nrgent deficiency
bill the republican sida of the house
would have filibustered
and defeated It, which of course they could
have done. Governor Bayers said to night
that he had anticipated this contest as to
the direct tax bill, and that among other
rensots was why he was anxious to have It
considered and passed before any feeling
hsd ailsen wherein the republicans would
have been prejudiced against the bill. The
i ntlie XexaB delegation has all day been
voting against what It considered the dlreit
tax bill ia the filibustering tactics, and eu-
tfrteifcs the belief that the otton tax
shct.ld he refunded also. There Ir due the
state of Texas on the cotton tax $5,502,401 24,
POSTMASTERS APPOINTED.
Washington, April 4.~fSpecIal] -Texas
postmasters appointed to day: W. Hi. Mur-
phy.. We&t.ford, Van V, endt county; John
Taylor, Mertens, Hill county; Wm. Dag-
gett, Justin, Denton county.
TEXAS PENSIONS,
Original Invalid — James C. Hamone,
Georgetown. Mexican Barvivors—Richard
Gregory, Coliuesniel; Sidney O. Wllklns
(Insane), Brenhatn; Lsrkiu i,indrnm, Ali-
cuito; Anderson Wright, El Paso. Mexican
Widows—Kiizabeth, widow of James Hol-
ster. Hailettsvllle.
bill to retirio.
Tho bill which unanimously passed the
hcuse lu-Bt night placing General Alfred
Pieaeanton, the great union cavalry com
rnander, on the retired list was introduced
by Mr. Craln, as It was also to promote as-
sistant Burgeons of the army and navy after
twenty yoare' service.
Mr. Crnin to-day bubmitted to tho secre
tiirr of war resolutions and a requost from
tho people of Maverick to have the post at
Forr, l.iancan re established and the site
purchased. He also presented the petition
of K M. Lewis for r» pension for service In
the Mexican war.
the indian depredation
committee unanimously agreed to-day up-
on Jndge Hare's bill creating a court to ai-
jcdlcate depredation claim?, and will ro
pc-it the name to the house perhaps on Mm
day.
Carl Willett from Bherman, a page in the
home, left for home tc-da?, having been
calhd there by ihe ssricus illness of hie
mother.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
Washington, Atril 4—Mr. Palmer, by
request, introduced a till to test and try the
scStrce of spelling and to provide fores
tabllshlng 100 schools for that purpose, be-
ing the game bill introduced in the house
by Mr. I.awier.
Mr. Stewart offered a resolution, which
was ugreed to, directing the secretary of
the treasury to report what precautions
have been taken to prevent the importation
ot lead and lead ores from Mexico and
Oaticda In violation of the revenue laws,
aid what, legislation is necessary to pre-
vent the liErwggllng of lead and load orea.
The senate then resumed consideration
of the hcuse bill to provide far the pur-
chose of United States bonds by tho secre-
iosyof the treasury, the pending question
he!£g on Mr. Beck'i) amendmen'..
Mr. Teller criUc'eeci the st itemant of Mr.
MePhersou yesterday and the day bafore ia
regard to silver, as to tbe country baing
within sixty days, if the amendment should
becorue a law, on a silver basis with gold at
a premium. He read figures to show that
the use of silver coin and Oliver certificates
lathe payment of import duties is Incon-
sequential, end he declarod that there ivas
nothing In the financial experience of the
country or of the world that would jsatlfy
tbe statement that If $250,000,000 of silver
coin wero put on tho market an? difference
would bo made la the relative value of tha
silver dollar and sliver bullion Ho
denied that there waa any Intrinsic
value ia money, whether gold, silver or
peper. It had simpiy r. value correspoxidlat;
with Its ability to absorb thlmrs. While
silver weuW not buy as much ^old a i it
wotud ia 185!', still with rare exceptions
(end. those havrng nothing whatever lo] do
with Ihe character of the money) it would
buy as much as it over would in the last
hundred yearp. The groat trouble, ha said,
With people who prophesied financial dls-
aaters was Lot that they were not aoaost,
but that they were Ignorant. Man who had
cot studied the A. B C of finance immediately
ussushed when thc-y came into oirire (execu-
tive. or otherwise) to lecture those who had
<-.iven a iiieloag study to the
question, so that the country
>■ ne ctjfferlhf* from tho iguarance
of the self-constituted, guardians of Us
finances. The sliver question, lie said, did
not cut any particular figure id the paudlag
hill. The i-.rooarit of sl'ver that wouid be
ci tied under the Btck amendment jvoald
WISX3 EROS.-:
Wholesale Dealers In
Dry Gifis, Ffe, Ml S»08.
I7ATr, TB.UKK3: ETC 3
galvesiOm, xrvAsi
\A e pre row solicitingora«r5.':u Bc,-o .
and Ruts for - c com! ,r .>'irl::g oa ''Jt'.' 3 of
n.iceo ate de.'lTcry, Oar (lues of gcols art
entirely fresh and new, and all ol the latent
styles,etc.
0«118sent w of.!! oil yon fh-JuS-., ' --«m.
7> t't lit e, ard hope yon "'WTuo., ,n
ou.ei s in tii j oil have inspected one * ■... ... ' tj°
> e IrsIsa'ficjist.aEd wculd have little or ao
Itfiuerce on tbe value of stiver. Bu; it
would tell the world that the great silver
procp.clrp rcuEtry of the world wasB tUt-
tled tbet It did not rcsske a mistake « u?n It
psrttslly remocetized 6i.lver; and that F>tap
by step it ptc-pos'cd to go on until tiieid w.w
a complete vecognitlos of silver as a tnoaey
cetal ia ail respects with sold.
ikThe qneslioa being on Mr- Beck's aneud-
meat, Mr. Allison desired to offer aa
amendment to extend the time from thirty
days to sixty dale, but tfus Informed by tha
presiding effieer that Mr. B^cit'a amend-
ment was one in the second degree, balag
mi Rmendment to the substitute.
The question was taken on Mr. Berk's
amendment, and it was agreed to—yeas 81,
navs 10—as f Hows:
Yeai— Messrs, Ai Isoa, B=.ck, Barry,
Black turn, Bowen, Brown, Bitlcr, Ciil,
Ctinejrm, Cockreli, Co'ie, Colqul t, Cal-
lorr, Daniel, Davis, FauUaer, Gaorga,
Gorman, Haa pton, Ingalla, Jones of Arka i-
sas, Jones ot Nevada, Mitchell, Paddock,
Palmer, Plrmb, Pugh, Babla, Saul3bary,
Stanieid, S'owart. Te l;r, Tarpie, X'est,
Vr ortees. Walthall, Wilson of lo.va—"7.
Kays—Messrs. Bialr, Dawes, Farwell,
Frye, Gray, Hawley, Hiscock, Hoar, Us-
Pfcersoc, Piatt, Sawyer, Bherman, Bpooner.
Pairs were announced betweea Messrs.
Barris and Morrill, Morgan and Evarta,
Hearst and Payne, Pasco and Quay, Kvi-
se m aad Stockbridge, and Reagaa and IM-
mundti.
Mr. Reagna effered auamsndmeut dlrec',-
lEE.the i urchf. Be and cancellation of bonds
with ho $100 OCO.OOO ot gold now lathi
trcufUi-> for the redemption of legal tender
notes.
Mr. Farwell asked blm whether he meant
by his amendment to snspend specie pay-
ment, for that was the way that he (Far-
wel!) understood It.
Mr. Reagan replied that the question had
no appllcstloa at all to hla amendment,
and ha proceeded with an argument to
show that his amendment ougat to ha
s do pied.
Mr. Furtveil asked him whether ha pre-
ferred to say that legal tender notes were
not a debt as ehown upon their face.
Mr. Reagen replied that technically they
wero a debt, but practically they were
money. But they were not the same sort of
debt as that of tho lnterest-beariag bonds,
which could not circulate as rnoaey, aal
only constituted a burden on tax payers.
It the objeot of the legislation was to re-
c'.uce the surplus and relieve taxation, then
tte easiest, most direct and least injurious
way to do it was by the adoption of his
amend men t.
Mr. Beck eald that the bill with his
amendment was a simple proposition to
allow the president to use the surplus in
buying bonds, and at the came time to take
care that the present volume of currency
was not contracted. He appealed to tho
senator from Texas to withdraw his amend-
ment, stating that he would have aa oppor-
tunity fo offer it to the bill "for the Invest-
ment of certain sums In the treasury."
Mr. Reagan, relying on that assurance,
withdrew his amendment,
Mr. Sherman moved to amend Mr. Beek'a
amendment by substituting stiver bullion
tor sliver coin, over the two million*
monthly, but tho presiding officer ruled it
out of order, aa the' senate had already
agreed to the Beck amendment.
Mr,Bherman said that he knew hla amend-
ment was cot In order, but he wanted to
show that tte senate was forced to act upon
a matter which had not been carefully ex-
amined by a ooroinltt,6e. The senator fron
Texae, he said, had spoken ol' there being
gieat distress la the country. Ho (Sher-
man) admitted that there was, but there
had been no such disreao before tho present
administration came Into power; and he
atti ihuted that distress to the fact that the
administration had not executed a law giv-
ing it, full power to use the surplus la the
purchase of bonds. A democratic house
of representatives had also refused
10 pass tho bill introduced by the
eeuator from New Jersey (McPiiernon)
aid passed by the senate, allowing national
bark currency to he issued to the full
amount of bonds deposited to secure circu-
lation. Now, tte banks were required to
deposit a bond representing over $130 la
van e for every $00 of currency that they
issued. That they could not afford, and
consequently the banka had been forced to
reduce their circulation. The effect of thin
policy haa been that since the administra-
tion came Into power the national bvnk
currency haa been reduced by $170,000,000.
And that was aot all; when the banKS com-
menced io reduce their circulation the only
way that they could do so waa by de-
positing United States notes la the
treasury; and that they had done to
tho extent of $102,000,000. That $102,000,000
of United Btatos notes was nov tiod up as
a rest,It of that faulty action of the house
ot repioflentarlves. So the result of tha-,
policy i f tho democratic party was to make
a double contraction of the curreaoy. If
there was distress now In the country It
had been brought about by tho policy
atd movemeat of the democratic party. If
it was desired to relieve that distress it
could be easily done by continuing the effl-
cleat national banking system and remov-
ing tbe rireBent restrictions on the issue of
national banking currency. The senator
from Texss(Reagan) had talked about bond-
holders and rich men being willing to con-
titct the currency, but he (Sherman) de-
nied that there was any Buch desire. He
was almost tlred of lis'eilcg to tirades
about bondholders ana national baaks. If
there had been any contraction of the cur-
rency there was no responsibility except lu
tie democratic party. And yet, r.otwlth-
B'aadlag the contraction, there was, Includ-
11 g the $027 OOO.COO of gold and silver coin,
an egjn't gate circuiatloa of $1,500,000,000, or
mere then the eatlro national dent. 16
was sometimes asked whore tie gold
came from. It flowed Into the treasury,
tie t alc!, because for tho last ten or twelve
jeers ihe balance tof t ado hasjbeea in
favor of the United States. Ever alaco the
rusumptioa of specie payment gold had
come ia by millions, and that gold had
poured Into the treasury as the result of a
sonrd financial DV3tem then established.
Coming back to the subject ol' national
boLktt, he spoke of their overthrow as
some'hlicg that would be a "feather la tile
cap" of tho democratic party, aud
yet, the national bank currency was
tho best that; ever had ex-
isted in the country. Ho stood there
to defend the national banking system,
v hlch waa Insidiously sought to be over
thicwn by various propositions suomltted
to Ihe bill. There had been aa effort to
ucdemlae It ever since the democratic
patty tame into power. He would not say
that oi: tbo oxecuiive head of the admlals-
licu, bwt of the repreaentatlves, whocama
uainly from the southern states. And It
was proposed to buy silver bullion, not at
its mint value, not at Its old standard
vulue, but at its market value, and
io coin It (boyond the $2,000,000
iLOLthly) Into silver dollars. Under the
operation of that system tho price of silver
bad gore down steadily. The coinage ot
i.-1'.vc-r was at aa expense of IK per caat be
elder: the expense of transportation, otc.,
while the national bankcurroney cost aoth-
iLg to the government. And the senate
was asked, la this hurried and laeoaslder
.ate manner, to substitute one system for the
otter. Ho for his part said thatiwas unwise.
He could see In the dimfuturo, la teu,twalv»
r r tittsen years, the national banks would
disappear, because there would then be no
fcOvernmoBt bonds on which to base their
circulation; that then the bank* would tie-
coco banks cf deposit, and that then tho
government would be called upou to pro-
vlde souia other form of paper rnoaey,
whether,In the form ot sliver certliioates,
gold certificates, coin cerilfi la'ea or grooi-
hac k*. Be me senators seemed to taluk that
he was opposed to silver. He never h^d
been. In ooncln Ion he said: "I am willing
to do all that oi u be done to malutai i
sliver, proYldecl the ee&fit? stands fo#
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