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THB WORID-WIDE FAMED BEEll
LEMP'S
It outclasses all others. Ask
for it. Take no other. AUG.
ROEMER, tlie old reliable, is
representing it in Galveston
at present.
Ofllce, 201 '■ Strand, b«t. 20th and 21st,
TREMONT OPERA HOUSE
MATIN (SB
3.30 TODAY.
LAST PERFORMANCE^
TO-lST^a-ill
CHAS. T. ELLIS
In his Picturesque Comedy Drama
Count Casper.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND THURS-
DAY MATINEE.
LEWIS MORRISON
IF-A-TJST-
Business. Hot Politics!
If there are any shippers in the
state who have not yet shipped us
cotton this season, let them try
our method of handling the staple,
which we think is a little differ-
ent, and may prove more satisfac-
tory.
We give extra classifications;
our weights are correct and satis-
factory; we try to be prompt ;ind
businesslike in our dealings, and
our charges are reasonable.
Our powerful compress and
model warehouse enable us to
handle the business rapidly and
economically and afford buyers
unexcelled facilities for prompt
movement and dense packing of
cotton for export, which is an in-
ducement to buy from us.
We notice a general disposition
to hold cotton lor higher prices.
Our experience of over twenty
years in the cotton business has
demonstrated that in nine cases
out of ten money is lost by hold-
ing cotton. The advance hoped
for may or may not occur-more
often it does not occur-but if cot-
tan advances the charges for hold-
ing, including insurance and in-
terest on its value, leave little or
no margin. If the market stands
still you are out the charges. If it
declines you lose the'chargas and
on the cotton, too. So the chances
are against holding cotton, and
those who have tried it will agree
with us.
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VOL. L11--NO. 208
GALVESTON TEXAS TUESDAY OCTOBER 17. l8')3.
ESTABLISHED 1842.
But you may say, this is a pecu-
liar season; and so it is. With a
short crop in sight prices ought to
be better, and they would be bet-
ter if both foreign and hoim spin-
ners were in the market compet-
ing for cotton. But American
spinners are not in the market to
any extent.
Why? Because they are wait-
ing for the passage of the repeal
of the Sherman law b r the senate,
and are afraid of further financial
complications if the repeal does
not £o through. This is a fact, and
no amount of political theories
will disprove It.
The way to bring higher prices
for cotton, then, is to repeal.
Every farmer, holder or handler of
cotton throughout the south is in-
terested in having the obnoxious
Sherman law repealed at once.
Let the farmers move In a body
and petition our senators to act
without delay.
HOUSTON, TEX.
THE CHOLEHA.
PJIilMBri
(uookpobatbd)
wno'.iWA'.F. GROCERS
GOTTOH =
C™"TS'">N Merchants
WASHINGTON FORECAST.
If the repeal were to pass this
week it would mean fifteen millions
of dollars In the pockets of south-
ern farmers.
GALVESTON. TEX.
PAULJONES'
FOUR ROSES,
BAKER'S RYE,
JOCKEY CLUB,
MONONGAHELA,
SILVER WEDDING.
FINEST WHISKEYS IN AMERICA.
AT STETTIN.
Stettin, Oct. 16.—Owing: to the fact that
eight new cases of cholera and Ave deaths
from that disease are reported here, all
public amusements, fairs and gatherings
of people have been prohibited for the time
being.
AT GREENWICH.
London, Oct. 16.—The total number of
deaths from cholerac diseases at Green-
wich workhouse is eight. Two victims
continue in a critical condition aiwl the
others are Improving;.
IN ITALY.
Rome, Oct. 16,-Reports from Leghorn
give twenty-six new cases of cholera and
thirty deaths. From Palermo eight imw
smm and mvib de&Uu art ruwrtad.
INNET &
J
Wholesale Agents for Texas.
WapfJNGTON. Oct. 16.—For raatem Tern*;
Generally fair, slightly warmer in the eastern
portion, fresh easterly winds, shifting to south-
erly.
WEATHER SYNOPSIS.
Galveston, Oct. 16.-The following daily
synopsis of the \> oathm is furn'fch*d by
the officials in charge of the Unit ad States
weather bureau at this phna:
The weather east of the Mississippi river
is dominated to-night by an area of high
pressure with the crest over the Ohio val-
ley, while to the west of the Mississippi
river there has been a general fall in the
barometer, with a low pressure area mov-
ing in from the northwest.
The temperature has risen sharply over
the Missouri and upper Mississippi valley
and the upper lakes and has remained
stationary elsewhere.
Clear weather prevails generally over the
country.
LOCAL FORECAST.
Local forecast for Texas east of the 100th
meridian for twenty-four hours ending at
12 midnight, October 17,1893:
North Texas: Generally fair; slightly
warmer.
East Texas: Generally fair; slightly
warmer.
Central Texas: Generally fair; slightly
warmer.
Southwest Texas: Generally fair; slightly
warmer.
Coast district Generally fair; slightly
warmer.
Temperature: Maximum, 70; minlnum, 61.
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Galveston, Oct. 16.—The following weath-
er bureau stations report current tempera-
ture to-night at 8 o'clock. 76th meridian
time, as follows:
HIGHEST COURT DECISIONS.
[Supreme Court of Texas—John W. Stay-
ton, chief Justice; R. R. GalnejL2"(' J;
J. Brown, associate justices. Sitting at
Austin.]
Austin, Tex., Oct. 16,-In the supreme
court the following' orders were made:
Writ of error refused: Texas and Pa-
cific railway company vs. Laverty, from
Tarrant.
Application dismissed for want of Juris-
diction: San Antonio and Aransas Pass
railway company vs. Busch, from Bexar.
In the case of Pickle vs. John D. McCall,
mandamus, the plaintiff obtained leave to
amend the petition and a continuance was
granted until the return of the attorney
general from Washington.
Motion for rehearing submitted: Sanburn
vs. Schuler, from El Paso.
THE NEWS BlUEFED.
Cincinnati.—The Ohio synod of the Pres-
byterian church, by a vote of 78 to 51, re-
fused to sustain the appeal of Prof. Henry
Preserved Smith from the decision of the
presbytery of Cincinnati, which suspended
him from the ministry.
Carrollton, Ga.—News reaches this city
that seven of the most respectable white
men in Calhoun county, Ala., have been
arrested for whiteenpping, and that Mr.
A. J Giles, once one of the most promi-
nent farmers of Carroll county, was among
the number.
Milwaukee, Wis.—John B. Koetting, the
fugitive cashier of the South Side savings
bank, is in custody at Monterey, Mexico,
He was found there by Deputy Sheriff
Lacey of this city. A telegram from Mon-
terey says that Koetting has agreed to re-
turn with the otllcer as soon as he is able.
He has been sick in Monterey.
Washington.—Mr. Hatch of Missouri,
chairman of the committee of agriculture,
has announced his intention of urging the
nnti-optlon bill again upon this congress.
But Colonel Buck Kilgore of Texas is
watching him. Mr. Kilgore managed to
kill the bill In the last congress, and will
stop it in this if such a thing be possible.
Baltimore, Md.—Sparks from the Brush
electric wire set Are to the city jail. The
prisoners were hurriedly collected and
marched Into the yard. Quite a number,
however, were overcome by smoke and
dragged out. A cordon of police was form-
ed about the Jail. The doctors are work-
ing on the prisoners. Slxty-flve of them
have been taken to the city hospital. None
are believed to be fatally injured.
Arlington, Ga.—The grand Jury at Blake-
iy. Early county, has found true bills
against B, R. Lawrence, Ben Talllferro,
Charles Talllferro, Will Talllferro, all
white, and Jim Foster, colored, for the
murder of Seaborn Sheffield, which occur-
red one mile from here about seven years
ago. Until recently it has remained a
crime enshrouded in mystery. Ben Talll-
ferro and Lawrence were sons-in-law of
the murdered man.
Camden, Ark.—It is announced from Pine
Bluff that Captain J. F. Hicks, the "ice
king" of the southwest is dying. Captain
Hicks owns several large artificial ice
plants in Arkansas and Texas, one of
which is located in this city. Previous to
engaging In this business Captain Hicks
was a leading Mississippi steamboat man.
He built, owned and was master of the fa-
mous Henry Frank, which carried the rec-
ord-breaking cargo Into New Orleans. He
Is a victim of paralysis
Port Gibson, Miss.—W. H. Broomfleld, a
student at Alcorn college, a state institu-
tion for colored boys, located in this coun-
ty, has caused the arrest of J. H. Gilmer
and G. S. Parker, his fellow students, and
D. W. Geary, the college librarian, charg-
ing them with burglary and with assault
and battery with intent to kill, committed
last March. The prosecution claims one of
the tutors of the former faculty instigated
the offense. The defendants claim they
were only hazing. They were released on
bond.
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WEA THEH AND CROPS.
Lufkln, Tex., Oct. 16.—The weather is
.harp and chilly.
Waelder, Tex., Oct. 16.—The dry weather
continues, with little or uo prospect of
vain.
Velasco, Tex., Oct. 16.—The weather Is
clear and cool. A stiff wind blows from the
northeast, Injurious to unpicked cotton.
Rockdale, Tex., Oct. 16.—Cotton receipts
here, tills crop, to date, 6100 bales. Receipts
Saturday, 33D bales, with sales of 1150 bales
to shipper buyers at 7 9-16c to 7%c for aver-
age cotton. Weather continues fair and
cool.
Devers, Tex., Oct. 16.—Weather very dry
and rain to supply stock water is needed.
The small rain some days since Is gone.
Cotton is nearly all harvested. The reapers
In the rice fields are through binding.
The thresher has performed Its part and
now S. A. Falrchild is grinding the rice at
the rate of fifty bushels per diem.
Stations. Temp.
Abilene 66
Amarillo 66
Atlanta 36
Bismarck 54
Cairo 56
Charlotte 52
Chicago 56
Cincinnati 52
Corpus Christ! 72
Denver 68
Dodge City 62
Davenport 56
Fort Smith 60
El Paso 76
Galveston 66
Jacksonville —
Kansas City 64
Little Rock 56
Memphis 56
Miles City 60
Montgomery 62
Nashville 56
New Orleans 64
North Platte —
Omaha 68
Oklahoma City 60
Palestine 62
Pittsburg 50
San Antonio 70
Shreveport 62
St. Vincent 44
St. Louis 54
St. Paul 62
Vicksburg 60
Rain-
fall.
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TEXAS COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
For the twenty-four hours ending
m., 75>th meridian time, October 16:
Max. Min.
lem. Tem.
at 6
IN THE SUPREME COURT.
being repealed tfte conditions resulting will | opposing forces to check the filibustering
make every man now opposing repeal glad 1 on a promise from some of the leaders on
fHE TIXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION
OASii MUST WAIT A LITTLE.
A Full Benoh Needed for a Constitutional
Question—Serious Casualty to a
Supreme Jus'.ice.
Rain-
fall.
Washington, Oct. 16.—[Special.]—Attorney
General Culberson and Mr. Coke and Mr.
Simpklns of Dallas, all i presenting the
state in the commission case in the su-
preme court, are here. Mr. Terry of Gal-
veston, representing the railroad side of
the case, is also present. It had been given
out by the supreme court that it was not
disposed to take up any case involving a
constitutional question till there was a
full bench and there is not a full bench at
this time, Mr. Hornblowfr of New York,
the recent appointment to that bench by
Mr. Cleveland, not having been confirmed,
and Justice Brown being unable to assume
his official duties because of an accident
which happened to him a day or two ago.
He attempted to shut a window during the
recent storm and a pane of glass cut the
artery on his temple and he came near
bleeding to death before a physician could
arrive.
The attorneys in thin commission case
explained that a constitutional point was
Involved and so it went over. It lost its
place on the docket, but under the rules of
the court an agreement between opposing
counsel could reinstate it or set it. This
agreement was made and the case will be
heard in November. There has been some
talk about there being a diminution of the
record and other imperfections in the case,
but thia Is denied by counsel, Mr. Terry
speaking for the railroad side of the case
said even if there should be any grounds
for technical objections none would be
raised by his side, but the case would be
tried on its merits. On the celebrated
Aspley case from Dallas Mr. Ellison of
Dallas submitted the case. There is no
telling when it will be decided. The Dallas
lawyers with the attorney general will go
to Chicago to-morrow to take in the Mid-
way plaisance. They went to the theater
to-night and when they get home will be
much better prepared to tell about the
sights they have seen than the fate of the
sreat commission case. It may be stated
here that in this case both sides confident!
ally tell your correspondent that they will
win.
POSTMASTERS APPOINTED.
Groveton, Trinity county, J. C. Collins,
vice Kate Cox, removed; Massey, Hill
county; J. M. Martin, vice S. T. Christian
resigned; Wheat, Scurry county, B. Y.
Rea, vice Minerva Thomas, resigned;
Wyatt, Ellis county, H. H. Baker, vice
3. H. Overstreet, resigned.
Galveston
70
61
.00
74
48
.00
34
.00
44
.00
Corsicana
72
40
.00
Columbia
74
42
.00
78
48
.00
40
.00
46
.00
Houston
70
40
.00
Huntsville
70
40
.00
Lonsrvlerw
72
40
.00
72
42
.00
Orange
72
38
.00
Palestine
72
40
—
Sail Antonio
48
,00
Sherman
74
48
.00
42
.00
40
.00
Weatherford
76
46
.00
43.3
.00
•—Light frost.
COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
For the twenty-four hours ending at 6 p.
m., 75th meridian time, October 16:
No. of Max. Min. Rain-
District. Stations. Tem. Tem. fall.
Augusta
Charleston
Galveston
Little Rock....
Mobile
Montgomery
Savannah.. .
*Vicksburg..
Wilmington
68
42
.00
.1(1
62
42
.00
. 6
66
4S
.00
73
43
.00
.13
66
40
.00
66
84
00
70
40
.00
6
70
40
.00
.11
72
38
.00
70
42
.00
68
36
.00
62
40
.00
—
.68
39.9
.00
Means
•Greenville.
Stations reporting killing frost: Greenville,
Ga.; Toccoa, Ga.; Athens. Ga.; Arlington,
Cheney ville, La.; Alexandria, La.; Port
Gibson, La.; Jackson.
STATE CAPITAL.
TAX LEVY AUTHORIZED.
Austin, Tex., Oct. 16.—The city council
passed an ordinance to-night providing a
tax levy of $2 04% on the $100 for 1893.
BEN TERRELL SPOKE.
Austin, Tex., Oct. 16.—Hon. Ben Terrell
was greeted by a large audience at the
court house to-night, many people from
the country being present. He spoke one
hour and twenty minutes with no one di-
viding time with him. Notwithstanding
his invitation, Citizen Faulk did not show
up.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Austin, Tex., Oct. 16.—Chartered: The
Texas abstract and collecting company of
Llano. $10,000 capital; incorporators, W. A.
H. Miller, W. T. Dalrymple and James
Flack.
The three state lunatic asylums have de-
posited to-day $2977 in the state treasury,
being six months' receipts for maintaining
private or non-Indigent patients. It ap-
pears altogether that there are only some
twenty seven non-indigent patients in the
three asylums.
The governor was not In his office to-
day.
County commissioners court to-day
opened "bids for county printing, etc. The
Hutchlns printing house got the printing,
Tobin the stationery and Von Boeckman
the blank books.
A CARDINAL ON CELIBACY.
Baltimore, Md., Oct. 16.—Cardinal Gib-
bons, in an interview, says: "Celibacy is
the only thing that prevents many Protest-
ant clergymen from becoming Catholics."
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
REPEAL THE WATCHWORD.
Washington, Oct. 16.-[Special.]—If there
has been any doubt h- etofore as to the
position,.of the administration in regard
to compromise in the matter now before
the senate, it has been brushed away from
the public mind here. The administration
will not talk compromise, will not think
of compromise and it has in one way or
another let every -member of congress
know it. More than this, it is at present
perfectly willing to see the senate go along
as it is going till December, and December
again. Its position is that the anti-repeal-
ers can not agree on anything wanted by
their side; that the administration has
made its proposition, whicft was accepted
in the house by a hundred majority, and
has neither been accepted nor rejected in
the senate; that the administration could
hardly be expected to throw the demo
crats over who stood by it In the house
as men who did not have the wisdom to
do right and indorse the men who fought
it as wise men. This would have the effect
of its now taking the back track if It were
disposed to do so. So it stands firm, with
honest notice to the world that it has but
one thing to offer, and that is unconditional
repeal, and will talk nothing but uncondl
tional repeal. Congress understands it
too, and hence to-night there is not one
man in a thousand in Washington who be-
lieves a compromise possible.
The antl-repealers are discouraged. Four
members of the house who voted for silver,
all democrats, stated to me to-night that
they believe the repealers would win. And
yet with the minority as strong as it is,
with the rules protecting it in every method
of filibustering it can conceive of, with
added opposition in the senate as a whole
to a change of rules at the present time,
it is not readily 8een how the repealers
can win. The only thing that could bring
this about is first, a remarkable uprising
among the people demanding immediate ac-
tion, and then a remarkable awakening of
senatorial ears to the uprising.
The basis for the belief that the repealers
will win is that public opinion will whip
the minority into line, or rather will whip
into line those democrats who are now
giving every encouragement to the silver
statesmen in the filibustering.
When Mr. Voorhees moved to adjourn at
2 o'clock in the morning last Thursday the
antl-repealers were at the zenith of their
hopes and fight. The next morning they
were loud in their boasts that they were
winners. Sorrow was expressed for Mr.
Voorhees. Sympathy was expressed for
those who had stood by the administration
and had lost their all in the fight. It was
a pity and most lamentable. They indulged
in all these sympathetic exclamations that
sting the fellow so keenly. But they began
to sing much more softly when Senator
Voorhees asked, at 11 o'clock on Friday,
for the consideration of the bill as if
nothing had happened, and they did not
sing at all when Friday night came and
the repealers went on with an extended
programme. From that time on the antl-
ropealers have lost hope of a compromise.
The policy of the repealers is now known.
It Is to go right along. If the majority
can not keep a quorum present at any time
then it will adjourn and meet again next
day and go ahead again.
The contention of the anti-repealers has
been that if they could filibuster long
enough prosperity would return to the
country, public excitement would be al-
layed, the demand for immediate repeal of
the Sherman law cease and then they could
get a compromise. Instead* the people are
becoming more impatient at delay, whether
for the repeal or against the repeal. They
want action, and at once. This being made
known to the senators, is having its ef-
fect. From the boast that they would get
a compromise the anti-repeal men have
now shifted to the boast that they will
get an adjournment. This they say the re-
peal men will h«ve to come to, and some
of the repeal men are not averse to an ad-
journment. "For," say they, "if there is
an adjournment without the Sherman law
to urge it when he come3 again to Wash-
ington."
THE SILVER FIGHT.
Washington, Oct. 16—'The word sent along
the line of the silver forces to-night was
to filibuster and require an absolute quo-
rum at all times. The sliver men had
been conferring during the afternoon. Word
was given out that Mr. Voorhees would
request the senate to sit into the night
and information, whether it was correct
or not, was added he would take this
course upon the direct request of the
president, made through Secretary Carlisle.
The purpose in filibustering was to show
the futility of attempting further to force
unusual hours.
A visit was made to Secretary Carlisle
by Senator Voorhees this morning and Mr.
Carlisle urged Mr. Voorhees to hold firm
and keep his forces In line. He expressed
the opinion that by so doing it would be
possible to secure the passage of the bill
unamended and suggested the advisability
of continuing night sessions.
It was immediately after this visit that
Senator Voorhees repaired to the Capitol
and announced his intention of asking the
senate to sit until 10 o'clock at night.
Appearances would justify the statement
that the administration has taken another
occasion to announce and emphasize its
opposition to any deviation from the course
originally mapped out and a determination
to have all resources exhausted before ac-
cepting a compromise. The attitude of the
repeal forces in the senate seen early this
morning was enough to convince the sil-
ver men that something had happened.
The advocates of repeal had not at the
beginning of the session shown a more de-
termined front. Efforts at compromise
were kept up in a desultory way and Mr.
Cockrell, who has taken the lead as a com-
promiser, continued work in that direction.
He did not, however, make material prog-
ress.
Both radical democratic and republican
repeal senators assert positively that the
compromise proposition would never secure
a vote sufficient to secure adoption. Re-
publican repealers are especially confident
in this assertion. They have held no for-
mal conference, but are standing very
closely together on the question. They say
they are willing to hold out indefinitely.
Some went to the extent of proposing to-
day that they prepare a written pledge
assuring Mri Voorhees of their devotion
to the cause and of their willingness to
stand by him until the first of next July if
necessary to secure the passage of the
bill.
There are a few republican repeal sen-
ators who take another view, however.
Among them is Mr. Manderson. He said
to-day that If Mr. Cleveland would not ac-
cept a compromise he would find he would
get nothing.
Mr. Sherman was asked to-night what
he thought was the prospect for the re-
peal bill. Mr. Sherman replied that It all
depended upon the democratic side of the
chamber. "We," he said, referring to the
repeal republicans, "are quiescent. We are
waiting for the democrats to reach a con-
clusion, but it seems Very difficult for
them to agree. They do not seem to real
Ize that they are in the majority and that
the responsibility for legislation rests on
them."
COTTON.
We are prepared to make liberal advances
on cotton consigned to us.
Stencils and daily quotations furnished fron
ou ) 3° ^
U "
CARSON, SEW ALL & GO
HOUSTON, TEX.
THE SILVER CAT'S BACK UP.
Washington, Oct. 16.-[Special.]-Senator
Voorhees outlined his plan this evening and
that was that he would hold the senators
together till 10 o'clock to-night. There were
some on his side, however, that went to Mr.
Dubois, one of the leaders of the anti-
repeal men, and proposed If this would be
allowed without roll calls the body would
adjourn to-morrow evening at 6 and give
everybody a chance to rest, but Mr. Dubois
said he would not agree to this unless such
assurance could be given by the leathers
on the repeal side. This could not be se-
cured, and so it was arranged for Mr. Pugh
of Alabama, representing the anti-repeal
part of the democratic aide, which con-
nives, at the filibustering, to make a motion
to adjourn at 6 o'clock. He did tills and on
a roll call there were eighteen ayes and
thirty-nine nays.
When the adjournment failed the old fili-
bustering tactics were resorted to. Imme-
diately the suggestion that a quorum was
not present was raised by Mr. pubois and
a call of the roll was ordered. This would
not bring a quorum and the sergeant at
arms wonld be directed to request the pres
ence of the senators. This would get a
quorum and under the rules Mr. Voorhees
would be required to move that the order
to the sergenat at arms be suspended. Mr.
Dubois would ask for the ayes and nays on
this. By the time it was completed the
quorum would again disappear and Mr.
Dubois would call attention to its disap-
pearance and the same thing would be done
over again. In this manner all the time
till 10 o'clock was destroyed and Mr.
Voorhees asked for an adjournment. But
no senator now says there is no filibuster-
ing and that all the anti-repeal men want
is time for debate.
OCHILTREE EXPLAINS IT.
New York, Oct. 16.—A morning paper has
the following: Senator Watson C. Squire
of Washington state and Ex-Senator Will-
burn Saunders of Montana arrived from
Washington yesterday. Ex-Senator Saunders
declared the unconditional repeal of the
Sherman act was dead. He believed
compromise would be agreed upon this
week, Incorporating the best features of
the Harris, Faulkner and Blackburn bills.
While Mr. Saunders was chatting Colonel
Thomas P. Ochiltree walk&d Into the Fifth
Avenue hotel. Catching sight of the Mon-
tana gentleman, he exclaimed: "Ah. sen-
ator. I see my old friends in the senate
are standing by their guns. What a hor-
rible mistake the goldbugs made when
they counted on carrying with them the
silver senators? Why, Ed Wolcott and
Santa Claus Stewart and Jones and the rest
of them were never known to go to bed
until 6 or 7 o'clock in the morning.
"I've played poker with them for twenty
hours at a stretch and then you had to
keep your eyes peeled or they would freeze
you out. I tell you when you try to put
that crowd to sleep you have undertaken
the biggest job man ever had on his hands.
I'll bet on a poker gang every time."
"I guess you were right, colonel," replied
Senator Saunders, who knows little about
the game himself. "Wolcott never sleeps
at all; and as for Jones, I believe he can go
a year without winking."
NO MORE NIGHT SESSIONS.
Washington, Oct. 16.-There probably will
be no more night sessions of the senate
wliile the repeal bill is pending. The silver
senators clogged the wheels effectually for
two hours to-night and would probably
ha^e continued to do so but for an under-
standing brought about by the entangle-
ment which waa Inaugurated between the
the repeal side to attempt to so arrange
matters as to not make another effort to
secure a night session. This agreement,
while not perfected, had the effect of caus-
ing the silver men to cease their calls for a
quorum and permitting Peffer to continue
his remarks without Interruption from the
call bell. If this arrangement is completed,
as now seems probable, there will be no
more night sessions.
CONFERRED WITH CARLISLE.
Washington, Oct. 16.—Senators Voorhees,
Sherman and Gorman called at the treas-
ury department and had a#i interview with
Secretary Carlisle to-day. Although the
nature of the conference has not been di-
vulged, It Is believed to have been in rela-
tion to the silver bill.
SUPREME COURT.
Washington, Oct. 16.—In the United
States supreme court to-day the Granger
case from Texas, known as Reagan against
the Farmers' loan and trust company, in
which is at Issue the legality of freight
rates established by the Texas railroad
commission, and also the Big Four railroad
and other Indiana tax cases, which were
to have come up to-day, were set down
for the full bench four or five days hence
at least.
PEARSON GOES IN.
Washington, Oct. 16.—[Special.]—Con-
gressman Cooper to-day filed with the
senate committee on postoffices and post
roads a letter by which he withdrew ob-
jection to the confirmation of Mr. Pear-
son as postmaster at Nacogdoches. This
settles the matter, and Pearson will be
confirmed, perhaps, at the next executive
session.
ARMY ORDER.
Washington, Oct. 16.—[Special.1—Private
James Stack of the band of the Eigh-
teenth infantry, Fort Clark, Is transferred
to the band of the Eleventh Infantry a\'
Whipple barracks.
VARIOUS NOTES.
Washington, Oct. 1G.—Commissioner La-
moreaux of the general land office has is-
sued a circular letter, saying school lands
In the Cherokee outlet are not open for
settlement nor are they for sale, being sub-
ject to lease only, and no one not an actual
lessee will have a right to occupy them.
Senator Morgan to-day reintroduced his
bill of last session providing for control of
the Union Pacific and Central Pacific rail-
road companies.
SENATE.
Washington, Oct 16.—When the senate
met this morning the house joint resolu-
tion fixing the qualifications to vote and
hold office in that portion of Oklahoma ter-
ritory known as the Cherokee outlet was
taken up.
Mr. Lodge [rep.] of Massachusetts spoke
at length on his proposed amendment to
the rules that senators present and not
voting shall be counted as present for the
purpose of making a quorum. A lengthy
uninteresting debate followed.
At 1 o'clock the repeal bill was laid be
fore the senate. Mr. Jones [rep.] of Ne-
vada took the floor and proceeded to deal
with the function of money, its value
and how it was regulated. Mr. Jones occu-
pied the floor until 3 o'clock; then, as he
was not well, he said he would resume at
another time.
Mr. Peffer then took the floor. Mr.
Palmer of Illinois soon got into a parlia-
mentary squabble with Messrs. Kyle and
Allen. Mr. Palmer was complaining of
speeches made to consume time and Mr.
Kyle, regarding it as an imputation upon
senators, asked him to specify one speech
made to consume time. Mr. Palmer re-
plied promptly: "I believe the senator from
Nebraska—" This was as far as he got.
Mr. Allen of Nebraska, to whom he re-
ferred, called hlrn to order. Mr. Palmer
said he would not take anything back. Mr.
Allen denied that his speech was an effort
to consume time and added: "I am not
here with a brass collar around my neck
as some senators in the chamber are. I
am not here to do the bidding of some
man who puts a chain around my neck
and tells me what to do."
After some colloquy on the point of or-
der Mr. Cullom suggested that the matter
be dropped. To this Mr. Teller objected,
saying he was tired of incessant criticisms
in the press and from other sources that
the opponents of repeal were wasting time
and characterizing their course as revolu-
tionary. The next time such suggestion
was made to him he should call the author
to book.
Mr. Cullom's suggestion was adopted, the
matter dropped and Mr. Peffer resumed his
speech.
At 6 o'clock Mr. Pugh observed that the
senate had been in session seven hours,
and Mr. Peffer yielded to him when he
moved to adjourn.
Senator Voorhees expressed a hope that
the motion would be voted down, saying
he would ask the senate to remain in ses-
sion until 10 o'clock. By a vote of 39 to 18
the senate refused to adjourn.
Within the next thirty minutes the at-
tention of the chair was called three times
to the fact that a quorum was not in the
chamber, but on each roll call a quorum re
sponded. On the last call Mr. Dolpn pr^-
se Ued a point of order in the shape of a
resolution to the effect that the names of
Messrs. Allen and Kyle, who were present
and not voting, should be recorded for the
purpose of making a quorum. The point
was overruled.
On the call at 6.40 the senate was without
a quorum for a few minutes, during which
Mr. Voorhees asked that the sergeant at
arms should request the presence of the
absentees. A moment later two senators
appeared and Mr. Voorhees requested that
further proceedings under call be dispensed
with.
Mr. Dubois called for the ayes and nays.
On this roll call, when pairs had to be re-
spected, no quorum voted, but during the
call of the senate to disclose the presence
of a quorum, when the pairs did not count,
a quorum always appeared. Thus, for two
hours the senate was clogged.
When Mr. Voorhees found the predica-
ment he was placed in he attempted to
withdraw his motion, upon which Mr.
Dubois called for the ayes and nays, but
this required unanimous consent, and this
Mr. Teller refused to give. Finally, at 8.40,
a voting quorum was obtained and Mr.
Peffer continued his speech.
At 10 o'clock Mr. Peffer, without con-
cluding his speech, yielded to Mr. Voorhees,
who asked that the senaie adjourn. The
motion was agreed to.
Is perfectly satisfactory to the coast, and
If enforced at the expiration of the time
limit will settle the Chinese problem. Those
who depart will not be able to transfer
registration certificates, and in the course
of time all will disappear from these
shores. The administration is also satis-
fled with the bill, no Chairman McCreary
of the foreign affairs committee avers.
After disposition of the Chinese bill, the
bill to prevent officers and directors of
national banks from borrowing from their
banks without written permission of a ma-
jority of the directors, occupied the time
of the house until adjournment at 5 o'clock.
FIRE RECORD.
THE LOSS AT FORT WORTH.
Fort Worth, Tex., Oct 10.—The losses at
last night's fire, given by the Interested
parties, are as follows:
B>ank Pendery, grocer, stock and fixtures,
$7500; loss, total. Insurance in Hamburg-
Bremen, America of New York and Ni-
agara, of $1000 each; Queen, $1500, and Ale-
mania, $2000 on stock, and in Norwich $1000
on furniture and fixtures.
Cody & Keenan, saloon; stock, $8000; loss,
about $3000, all the barrel goods being saved.
Insurance in New York Underwriters and
Manchester, each 11500; Fire association,
$1100, and Western, $600 on electric fans. To-
tal, $4600.
Fred Boerner, jeweler, stock outside of
safe, $9000; loss, $0000, much by theft. In-
sured in Commercial-Union $2000, and Mer-
chants and Traders of New Orleans $1000.
Total, $2000.
J. H. Tiller, Elk billiard hall; tables,
fittings and stock of cigars and tobacco,
$6000; loss almoit total. Insured In State ot
Iowa, $2<XH).
Fort Worth Fenclbles. uniforms, flags,
camp equipage and gymnasium, $4000; Iosji
total. Insured in Palatine of England,
$1500.
Prof. Beach, dancing academy; loss $800.
No Insurance.
Prof. Pruett, business college* furniture,
$1500, total loss. Insured for $750 in tha
Aiamo,
T. B. Daniels, clothing and furniture; $40®
loss. Insurance, $250, In the Hom<i,
The local branch of the National Associa-
tion of Stationary Engineers, library ana
furniture, $600. No insurance.
Fort Worth improved realty company;
owners of the buildings, 100x95, two-story
brick, value $18,000. If the walls will have
to be taken down the loss is total, but thia
la not yet determined. Insured In the Qer-
manla, Home, Sun Insurance office, Sun
Mutual, and National of Hartford, for
$2500 each, and In the Royal for |200Q. To-
tal, »2,ooo.
THREE FIRES.
Palestine, Tex., Oct. 18.—Fires are becom-
ing numerous of late in Palestine. Last
night a cottage gelonging to Mrs. Lamb
and occupied by Mr. Jno. O'Brien was to-
tally destroyed. Loss 11000.
The lire was transmitted to an adjoining
building occupied by Chas. Roderick wblch
was damaged. Excellent work by the lira
department saved this building, loss $500.
This morning at 7 o'clock a fire was dis-
covered in Mayor Wilder's residence on
Poatofflce street, but was speedily extin-
guished. Loss by tire and water, $100. The
tire was caused by a defective flue.
SIXTY-TWO BALES.
Hillsboro, Tex., Oct. 16.—A Are occurred
In the Katy yards near the Shippers' com-
press ail 2.30 this evening, by which a box
and flat' car and sixty-two bales were par-
tially destroyed. The cars had been io-
oalled in by S. Johnson & Co., cotton buy-
ers here, and were standing near tne com-
press waiting to be unloaded Tbo cut ton
loss Is estimated at about IMJO and is fuliy
covered by a policy in the Insurance com-
pany of Nortn America. Both cars are
practically a total loss.
PINE WOODS ON FIRE.
Hempstead, Tex., Oct. 16.—Mr. Melvin
Moore of Field's store, fifteen miles east
of Hempstead, states that there Is a large
extent of piney woods at Walnut creek,
near the line of Montgomery and Wa.ller
counties, on fire, and that it is rapidly
creeping this way and that there is a, large
amount of damage already done. The lo-
cality of the fire is twenty miles due east
of this place. The entire country in this
region for many miles is now covered with
smoke, which gives the sun In the sky
a blood red appearance.
FIRED THE CALABOOSE.
Belcherville, Tex., Oct 14.—City Marshal
Cameron jailed Sam Rumer, charged with
drunkenness. An hour later a passerby
noticed volumes of smoke coming out of
the grated windows. The door was knock-
ed down by men on the outside, when U
was found that Rumer had set the cala*
boose on fire. When liberated he made a
successful dash for liberty. The marshal
shot at him, but he mounted1 his horse and
made his escape.
ROBBED, THEN BURNED.
Gainesville, Tex., Oct. 16.—The dwelling ol
Cashier J. M. Porter of the Red River na-
tional bank was burned thia afternoon.
The house and contents were a total toss.
Dwelling insured for $1350; contents top
Loss on furniture about $1000. Inves-
tigation developed that the house had been
robbed and set on fire.
INSURED FOR J262S.
Amarillo, Tex., Oct. 14.—J. W, Link's res#,
dence was burned last night with contents.
Insured in London and Liverpool and
Globe for 2625.
AT KING CITY, MO.
King City, Mo., Oct. 16.—Fire last nigh#
destroyed thirty buildings in the buslneM
portion of town. Loss, $150,000.
CIGARS.
PRINCIPE fl8 GALES
AMERICA'S FINEST
CLEAR HAVANA.
OLLMANN, LEWIS & Co
Solo Agents for Texas.
HOUSE.
Washington, Oct. 16.—Debate on the Mc-
Creary bill to extend the provisions of the
Geary Chinese exclusion act six months
was resumed at the close of the morning
hour. Mr. Blair of New Hampshire, who
was nominated to the Chinese mission by
Mr. Harrison, but whose exequatur was
not granted by the Chinese government on
account of his hostile expressions toward
the Chinese when the first exclusion act
was passed in 1882. took the floor in favor
of the bill
The house this afternoon passed the Mc-
Creary bill, an amendment offered by
Messrs. Geary and Camlnettl, by a vote of
107 to 9. The bill as passed extends the
provisions of the Geary law six months,
defines Chinese laborers and Chinese mer-
chants, makes mandatory photographic
identification, requires marshals to carry
out orders for deportation, jailing China-
men without bail pending execution of
deportation writs and excludes Chinamen
convicted of felony from permission to
rqgUUr* It is dttcuurad the bill tu
A POINTER.
The Jackass, like a stupid fool,
Knows nothing of a business rule»
But like a long-eared "yaiier mule*
"Don't nerer take no paper."
He mopes around from day to daj%
And at successful men he'll bray;
And, sett him wheresoe'er you may,
He's cutting some tool oaper.
But when a business man pursues
The plan of stating iu Tub News
The good* tie nell*, from hats to
You'll tind that he ia *ia iu"
Now, if before you hare not \
A constant ADVERTISER In
Tuj Nswa; and if you wiah to wi^
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