The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, February 10, 1893 Page: 4 of 6
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TO A CRISP.
of IWjtrjr Vunoo
Ibui-.-duy nignt.
most horrible demo ever In the led
upon a human beinir. Those who
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W«ee», :>ua th. Pee
trtnsh* »4
•non
uastlan was in the kitchen attending
to household duties Sebastian and the
two young men got into a discussion
ot dynamite and its effect. Sebastian
puiied quite a piece out of hie pocket
The Senate hjr Twre SI
Heiu.se Yealeeear «e nes»t
®r. HUP. Brp.at BUI.
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i and accidentally let it drop on the ait- Washington. Keb. 7. —As prevL
Pahi?. Tex., Feb, 3.—Henry Smith
• negro wno ravished and murdered ling-room stove arouad whioh shey
i tie Vunoo the fi.-year-old daughter were standing. In an Instant thare
| m | * Mf* ' was a terrible explosion The walls
of the house wore blown outward and
of this oity last
has expiated Bis
ton tide crime His was pernaps the | the roof oume crashing in. There
' * are some neighbor* living c ose by.
and the explosion, together with
will never forget the ( the
soreams
of Sebas-
a pair of
buggy. Mo re-
t humiliated Chica-
has a couple
, which leaves Clil-
that it will
t not be heard from again.
, ,,
•h- Hobart Chatftek Taylor - as
was" is now, by process of law and a
i decree, Mr. Hobart Ghatfidd
field-Taylor, and inherits *200-
000 as a recompense for assuming the
additional cognomen and a perpetual
hyphen. Of a truth, there would
seem to be considerable in a name,
after all that's beeu said to the
contrary.
A VOUXG matt in New Jersey lias
been sued for breach of promise. On
the witness stand the information was
wrung from him that the shattered
engagement resulted from a proposal
made by the girl during leap year.
He was too polite to say "no." Po-
liteness is sometimes oxpcnsivc. in
this instance the figure lias been set
at *30.000.
The American duchess of Marihnr-
ougb has deeded^) her stepson, ihe
now duke, all her share in the custlo
of the late unmourned. This act is
regarded as thoughtful, but as tfic
duke would bavo UlnR^eSKsslon
anyway, the principgreffect seems to
bo his deprivation of tho pleasure of
doing it in the dfcgentlcuianly way so
natural to hii—~
in the utigc
o hitjrT'
lEtreasurcr of Philadelphia has
turned into the city's coffers *22.179
that such construction of the law as
many attorneys upheld would have
permitted him to keep himself. This
rase has been cited as a miracle, hut
it was due to strictly natural causes.
An ex-city treasurer is in jail because
he was a trifle slip-shod in the matter
of construing the law.
Don’t let the cold weather induce
you to shut-off the supply of fresh air
from your sleeping room, or your liv-
ing room either, for that matter.
Man should not live by heat alone.
»ny more than by bread alone. If
E fou would keep pure the little com-
mon globules that make a rendezvous
ot your heart twice a minute you
must not deprive them of pure air.
A deputation of good people in
tendon is about to approach tiio
princess of Wales with a request that
•he place her ban upon crinoline, and
Worth of Paris has been approached
to make a fight against the bird rage
itylo of toggery. The strength of
the reaction against the bean|>olc
ityle of drapery now in vogue will be
the deciding factor in the struggle.
The debt-burdened Canadians talk
grandiloquently about taking revenge
en the United States by diverting the
commerce of the great lakes down
the St. Lawrence. They should
hasten slowly. When it comes to
making over the geography of the
continent Uncle Sam may take a
hand in it, drain the lakes through
the Hudson and leave the St. Law-
renoe as dry as a whistle. Then
That?
T. Thatcher Graves, who has been
waiting more than a year in I he Colo-
rado penitentiary to lie hanged for the
murder of Mrs. Barnaby. has bad all
his trouble in vain. He has been
granted a new trial and the prosecu-
tion will be withdrawn, allowing him
lo go free. The ease was u famous
»ne, chiefly because nobody on earth
but the particular Jury in thu box
Would have hanged a yellow dog on
the evidence that condemned Grave*.
Russia hoe concluded that female
lonviet* on tbo way to Siberia shall
eo longer be flogged, but in ease of
evincing unseemly displeasure shall
be half starved instead. This is re-
garded over there as an immense
eoneession to the demands of
humanity. Whether or not the
women consider it such can hardly be
ascertained, as they will be apt to
#ie on the way, whereas some of them
were formerly unfortunate cnouyli to
lurvive.
Perhaps the day of miracles haa
not wholly passed. An Iowa man,
assured that his wife was ill unto
death, purchased for hor a eoflin und
shroud, observing which the womun
arose, took up her bed and smote him
with it. Kuaerai notice later, prob-
[ »hly with the man in the leading role.
* . i*?r**‘’ -|B?‘ ■" —
It Is notabls^liat the monarchists
r>f France represent not only dynasties
__J* die slowly By kicking tip too
| much dust at an inopport une moment,
^Hjber. they may accelerate mat-
Uri somewhat.
Poultrev Bigelow has written an
article explaining why he left Rus-
sia. though everybody knows it whs
iply because Russia was too small
• o contain himself and the czar. An
article explaining why he was not
inccd sooner would have tome real
euse for appearing.
. The absurd rumor was in clrcnla-
j Mon last week that John I* Sullivan
. been sober for three days. It at-
iome attention by reason of
i novelty, but was speedily dismissed
■ Y the public mind.
. H from the hornemes who arc m>
i that purity shall |>orviidc tho
and lofty moral ii
track, and
alddo at
•keys ne
tho book-
tcrly hanr
with suspicion.
• in a.i its inusscrioabi# horrors. Ilian's little boys who was running
Mo language enu oortectlv describe about the now burning debria called
tho fearful retribution visited noon 1 several person< to the soeaa The
the monster who committed a crime little fellow's agonizing screams of
that has no parallel in history. At -Oh. mamma mamma" aa ho ran to-
Tvxarknna fully 2000 men were at the ward the wrecked kitchen, followed
depot and cheered the Baris peonje by the crowd, caused that part q( the
loudly. A special car was plaoed at ' dismantled house to be searched first.
uie disposal of the Paris people who 1 Mra Sebastian and two more chil-
took ouurge of the negro and brought area stunned, bruised and bleeding
place; arriving ; from the ears and nosa were taken
here at 1 o'clock yesterday afterncoa. | out so dazed amd bewildered that they
Smith seemed indifferent about his could give no intelligible answer*
fate at first unu could not be brought j to the questions asked. About this
to understand the fearful vsngeance to : juncture some one found the in-
be wreaked upon him. He was told by j sensible form of Sebastian fully thirty
passengers that bis death was inevit- feet away from u>e house. His hair
able: that be must ate by the most
cruel manner hitman ingenuity could
devisa He weakened and begged the
officers to save him. When the train
pulled up at the Texas and Pacific
singed off his face was blackened and
almost every particle of clothing was
torn off hit body, wulch is badly
blistered. HU left arm was complete-
ly biown off near me elbow. The
depot from 16.000 to 20,000 people ! presence of the other two men was
were there to take charge of him. and not known until some one in m en
every preparation had been made to deavor to pull out a piece of furniture
receive him. Hon. 11. B. ilirming- saw Billie Denton snuggling to free
ham mode a speech, telling the peo- himself from the lightly wedged tim*
pie that the prisoner had confessed; hers. The flames had already crept
that they had brought him there as close to him before he was extricated
citizens, and not as officers, and that
they should lake charge of the pris-
oner as citizens and whatever they
did let it ho in a law-abiding, peace-
able and patriotic manner, bmith
was taken to the public square, where
a scaffold had been prepared.
When stripped to the waist Henry
Vance, the father of Smith's victim,
his son and two uncles of the child,
gathered aroend him. 'Htff flleTTbe-
Hts face was blistered and burned and
there were several bruises and cuts
on his body from the falling roof.
As he was oeing pulled out he sent a
chill to the hearts of all by crying
out: "Dare is under mere burning
• ' * “VJ ***»• | urfiwfii. it>| a* t iiiiv me mo
g»n to Uiru*t req hot irons under h»* they went Men stood and threw wa-
fcvery contortion of his body ter uoon other# as they jerked and
and every groan that escaped his lips pUiied nt tho blazing timber*. The
brought forth shouts of approval. ! overturned heating stove had fest-
Vaiuly he bogged for mercy. \ ainly ! vered its coals and burning wooa and
he protested that he bid not know ' the tire was everywhere. But it mat-
tbat it was \ ance's child as the red- vered not to them. Blistered han.d*
hot irons burned into his flesh deeper ( win heaL „„<) Bo human could escape
aud deeper, and he uttered terrible from that Ourning debris uiive unless
cries; ories that told of untold suffer- immediate relief was given. "Thank
log. Finally the irons were rolled up . God!’’ someone cried, here ho is."
and down his stomach, baett 1 and the limo and apoareoUy life-
ana arms. The crowd gazed )egg form of Brewer was taken
on tho terrible scene with 1 0m. a great torn place gaped where
a horrible fascination, as the slow | haU lhe Hght oheek had been
process oi torture proceeded. The literally blown away. The clothes
climax was reached when the irons Krre u,wn and the face and hands
were thrust into his eye*, burning toe were bla k-med As they too* him
balls away, then they were thrust l0 whore the cool wind reached him
into his throat, and still he lived and . he raoved. This was the first sign of
writhed and suffered. W hen the rela- | ufe They dashed some water in his
lives had glutted their vengeance a face aBd. half recovering, he passed
great maq of combustible material | ),is blistered hands over his face and
was placed under the scaffold, oil was feu bactc moaning in disnair. "I
poured over Smith, the platform »nd am ” When they’ looked
the fuel and tho match applied, j thay gaw he wag right -Jh6 exl>io.
lor a time he was enveloped sion h,,„ norrioly burned his eves,
in a nense volume of smoke. Medlcal a,tent,on was summoned.
As this passed away and tho Botil Sebastian and Brewer were un-
tlames shot upward Smith was seen confcioil, Wnen last heard from. Tho
amidtne fire, swaying back and forth. I re*t of the injured are getting along
In a little while be became still and I ag well as couft be expected.
all thought him dead. Ihe fire j___________
burned the ropes that bound him and j THE JONES-VEAL CASE.
he fell upon the burnirg platform. I _
Then he began to toss und roll about
ly aaaounoed ben a'or Hill yester-
day moved to take up his bill to re-
peal the Sherman silver set The
senate refused to oonrider the bill by
a vote of 43 nays to 23 yeas. Mr. Hilt
then movod to make the bill a special
order for Thutsday. and tom -motion
was defeated by a vote of 31 yeas to
42 isfs
Prss*»4 silver Lt(i»lsilss.
Washington. Feb. A —The ad
voeates of the repeal of the. Sherman
buillion purchase act in the house
eontinded Saturday to clrotliele poll
lions in favor of an amendment to the
rules for the consideration of
the Andrew-Cate bill. The num-
ber of signatures obtained thus
far falls considerably short of a ma-
jority of the Democrats of the hou-e;
while in the senate Senator Hills' in-
tention to call tip the bill to-day. to
repeal the Sherman act has stirred up
the silver senators and ihougn
Teller believes ihe motion to take up
the bill wtil be defeated he is for
fighting it from the start and hitting
it hard at every opportunity. It is
thought that the majority agains*.
Hill's motion will be in the neighbor-
hood of a dozen. The silver men arc
confident they can defeat the motion
to take up the bill by at least ten*
vote.
dslvcitsa All Him.
Washington, Feb. 2.—The atten-
tion of the house yesterday centered
upon one item oi the sundry civil ap-
propriation bill. That l'xsm was the
one appropriating *16. <X>0.009 for
carrying on the contracts already en-
tered into for me improvement of
up. For God's sake let me go and |>ifers and Aroors. which includes
*ave him.’’ Toe brave r*eou«ru. 'al-
ready scorched 'and blistered, turned
tA Took, but nowhere could they see
Dave Rrewer. Right into the fire
as the flames roiled and hissed around
him. It seemed irauossible that any-
thing couid have lived for a moment
in what was almost a furnace. Hi*
pants were burned entirely away and
the flesh on his body seemod cooked
to a crisp, and his feet and hands
were burned to a coal. After
Jonra Rrreivra Atnely-Alue Years
In tst I'Millrutiarjr.
Dam.a.*, Tex., Feb. 3.—On yestor-
riay the trial of Dr. R. 1L Jones of
this city for the killing of W. G. Veal
of Fort Worth was concluded by the
jury rendering a verdict of guilty of
murder in the first degree and fixing
lapse of ten minutes, to me surprise ht* punishment at ninety-nine years in
of ail. with a desperato struggle he
pulled him-eif up by tbo railing of
the burning scaffold, stood up erect
Da*sed his hands over his face and
then jumped off the scaffold anu roil-
ed outol the fire below. Men on the
ground thrust him into the burning
mass. Again be roiled out and was
again thrust in to roll out again. A
the penitentiary. On the morning
ol Octouer 2.5. 1892. during
the ex-confederate reunion of
the tran«-Missis*ippi department in
this city. Dr. R. H. Jones shot and
killed W. G. Veal. They both
served in the confederate army, both
were prominent men and W. G. Veal
had a state reputation. The testi-
rope was lied around his neck and he mon>' that many years ago.
v,.11_ i_______j vi. v_ _____
was dragged in and held until life was
finally extinct, and the process of
burning went on until his body was
literally cremated. The reward of
*600 offered by the city for the cap-
ture of Smith wilt be paid.
.4noilirr Killing;.
Houston, Tex.. Feb. 6.—It is
learned here through passengers on
the Southern Pacific train of the kill-
ing of Ciint Ka wards. Colored, by
before Dr. Jone-i and his wife were
married, while she was a widow. W.
G. Veal, who at that time wfj a vary
prominent minister of the gospel,
took undue liberties with her on one
occasion, without her consent or per-
mission. This was Mrs. Jones'
testimony. She kept the secrect
for more tnan twenty years,
and then, feeling it to be her duty,
she told her husband the painful
storv. which caused tho tragic death
Dr. Cochran at Stafford's Point some °[ "• *’• ' e,k nn^ wrecked the nap-
twenty miles wist of here. The re- , l< nea< of two families. \ eal s char-
ports say a negro coy became insulting ( actpr an<I reputaiion in this particular
to Mra Cochran or some o]*ier lady *a* proven to bo very unsavory,
nod Dr. Cochran, though having only j Ihe evidence was plain that Dr. Jones
one aim. resented it and whipped the ‘,a<^ written \ eai cards and letters
youth. He ffont home and reported 1 11 threatening nature on different
it to his father, who sought Dr. C'Och- j showing premeditation. Great
ran and upon meeting him kuocked j ability and learning was array-
bim down with a rock and was ad- cd on both ,ide* and ev,w.v P0*01 wa*
vancing upon him when the doctor \ strongly contested. The trial lasted
shot him three times, killing him al- *ereral days and mnny sympalny-in-
most instantly. Tho telegraph epera- : *Plrine »cenes transpired during its
tor hearing the firing rushed out and progress. Dr. Jones attorneys made
took the pistol from tho doctor. , application for a new trial.
M'egroes began to assemoie, seeinghim ! ~A Protest^ ~
witn me pistol started to mob him. and | Houston. Tex.. Feb. i—Hon. John
it was with great d lllcuiiy that ho j -p. Browne mayor, in speaking of the
“dJh« 00,;t0r ’•ebo^noin^ to protect , iBjUBCmn whicn stopped the oity from
___ * “ ‘ * ' removing the dead from the old city
themselves in the depot until the
train from the west arrived ana
brought Sheriff Parnell of Fort Bend
county from Richmond with a strong
posse of men gathered there and at
Walker station.
When the train left the whites,
headed by the officer*, and the blacks
were all assembled at ihe depot, but
it it believed trouble wilL be avertea
by the cco.ness of the officers.
lie Went Overbwam.
Galveston, Tex.. Feb. 6— Satur-
day morning William itoit of this city
and his cterk. Charles Balke went IO
Houston. They ieft that city on the
International anp Great Northern
train, due in Galveston at 0:10 p. ra.
While tho train *»i crossing the
trestie just north of the drawbridge,
Mr. Rost said that he felt unwell
and went out on tho front plat-
form of the smoker to get some fresh
air. Xl Foriy-«ocond street be was
missed and the train was searched for
him. but be could not bo found and it
is supposed he fell from the train into
the bay slrixing one of tho bridge
cans in his descent and was drowned.
At midnight no traced of Mr. Rost ha
been discovered and it is supposed
that hi* oody lias been carried along
by the hay cug^enl*. Mr. Ko*t was
born in Prus-ia in 1841 and waa ono
ef the best known men in Galveston.
rumms' Ns
>••1**4.
SETA. Tex
cemetery in the First ward to give
place for the erection of a new pit ol ic
school houve said io response to ques-
tions that the matter is left almost
entirely with the city attornev, »nd
be will doubtless proceed in a manner
tnat hi* wisdom and the law dic-
tates."
•trim* OallkHf.
Cranium. Tex.. Feb. 4. —A seri-
ous cutting affray ocourred here be-
tween John Baldridge of this place
and Will Scott, a farmer living three
miles south of here, during which
hcott received two stabs, one in the
neok and one in the groin, the latter
being a dangerous wound, and tho
doctors say it may prove fatal.
Kart In a Rsatwsy,
Terrell, Tex.. Feb. 4.— While a
minstrel bind was parading the
streets yesterday morning the team
of Gus Pierce a wood hauler, became
frightened and ran aWay. Pierce
was thrown under the wagon the
wncels parsing over him. His inju-
ries are very serious.
Ueasage* Awards*.
Sak Antonio; Tax., Feb. & —I* «.
Goodman was yesterday given judg-
ment for *3800 damages agalatt the
Galveston, Harrisburg and San A^lv
tonio railway company for personal
m.uriea
la Mi* YOifc Year.
McKinney. Tex., Fab. 4__The
Bren case is set for trial Monday,
next Ihe defendant la over
70 years of age and can scarcely stand
cw
I alone He I
kr’itiiiS
Galveston. The jurisdictional autnor-
ity of the committee on appropria-
tions was called into question.
It was contended that the appropria-
tions should be reported to tne com-
mittee on rivers and harbors but al-
though Mr. Holman was foremost of
those who inode this contention
against the power of the oomroiue of
which he is chairman, tnat committee
came out victorious and the item was
decided to be a proper one. end
further than that the item withstood
fusillade of objections and came out
unscathed. Without final!/ acting on
the bill the house adjourned.
The llalrh Option Bill.
Washington, Feb. 3.—Yesterday
Mr. Hatch moved to concur in the
anti-option bill passed by the senate
and to agree to a conference. Al
once the opponenti of the measure
took the ground that new matter had
been thrust in the bill in the senate
and that it should go into the com-
mittee of the whole. Filibustering
will be resorted to by the enemies ot
the bill. Hatch has one hope of final
success and that is in bringing the
bill up on suspension day by a two-
thirds vote. Under such circum-
stances filibustering is not allowed.
Want le Investicale.
Washington, Feb. 4.—A memorial
was introduced in the senate yester-
day by Senator Hoar asking that the
judiciary committee of that body be
instructed to grant hearings in respect
to certain outrages committed in some
states upon persons accused of crimes,
but denied the ordinary means of
establishing their innooence by due
process of law. It was proposed by
oolored people and the immediate
cause of its introduction is supposed
to oe the cremation of the negro at
Paris a few days ago.
Hrsrrve A(«nti.
Washington, Kelt 6.—The follow
ing reserve agents for Texas bank*
have been appointed by the comp-
troller: The Chase national bank of
Mew York, vice the Hanover national
bank of Mew York, revoked, for the
First national bank of Crockett; the
United States national bank of New
York, for the North Texas national
bank of Dallas, the National Bank oi
the Republic of Si I.oui*. vioe the
Chemical national Dank of St. Louis,
revoked, for the Velasco national
bank.
Aim-Optlen Bill Panes,
Washington, Feb. 1.—The- anti-
option bill reached the point at which
voting began al 3:16 p. ra. yesterday
in the senate. Thu first vote was on
an amendment offered by Vilas of
Wisconsin to George's substitute and
the amendment was rejected—yeas
21. nays 60. Inen the George sub-
stitute itself was rejected —yeas 19,
nay* 61. und finally the bill passed
by a vole of 40 to ?J.
I,n mar’s snrrrsaer.
Washington. I'eb. 3.— Toe presi-
dent has nominated Howell K Jack-
son ot Tennessee to be justice of the
supreme court vice L, <J. C. Damir
deceased. He was elected United
Stales senator trom Tennessee for the
term beginning March 4 1881. bu<
resigned in 1880 and in March of that
year was appnioied by President
Cleveland United States district judge
for the western district of Tennessee.
PrsficH el the < elerep Rare
Washington, Feb 4. —A bill ex-
tending the powers ot toe United
btAles government exhibit hoard
of the World’s fair by authorizing
it to expend *59 00) in the preoar
atlon of an exhibit illustrating the
progress of th* colored rao* since
1863 was favorably repor.e l to the
house yesterday.
Hatch Uoalisoni.
' Washington, Feb. <$.—Representa-
tive Hatch is confident tho anti-option
bill will pass and it is prooahm he
will endeavor to make a test cate ol
the bill's strengtn to-day by taking
advantage of the rules permitting
measures to be acted on under eus-
pension of the rules. The opponents
tflreaten to filibuster.
Option Bill Hrlfrrff i.
Washington. Feb. 4.—Mr. Hatch
moved to refer the anti-option btll to
the agricultural committee of which
he is chairman. Mr. Boatner moved
to put it in the haods of the ways and
treans committee. Mr. Hatch woo
by a void of 161 to 81.
To Admit triBona.
Washington, Feb. 2. —The Repub-
lican senatorial caucus yesterday
morning decided to admit Arizona,
together with the other territories
previously decided upoa
Ytlihnttvrl»s Alt Itmy.
Washington, Feb. 7.—The pro-
ladings in the house yesterday oon_
of the smi-optlon bill men lili-
led ny Mr. Kilgore
1
the largest
have
permission
soother tel
tends to
lower rates Is
give it a fi
pose. The new
bought e conduit s!ready
streets, end the systems
*lhe Bell sod the lighting «
cost each over a half million dollera,
even though the first conduits ere in-
tended to occupy only the business
streets *-
Most of fhe trade of the Iodine Ter*
ritory Is directly tributary to 8L
Louis, and the city is consequently
taking the lead in movement* that
have for their object, the opening of
those lands for settlement The'toer-
ehants here, however, go further than
any proposition for the opening of the
Ten Kory that has yet been advanced.
They want the whole Territory
opened, the Indians who own the
lands to be given their pay nt once by
the United States, and a convention of
Western business men Is now proposed
to take steps to carry out the ; 1 in.
The eonvention will-be held here, and
probably about the time the new Con-
gress assembles
The public library of Ibis city,which
la one of tho largest in the country, is
at last to be made a free library. It
now belongs to the school board, and
thut body will be glad to get rid of it
if the city will undertake the cost of
its maintenance, which is considerable.
It is not intended to put it into ths
bands of the municipal officers, but to
endow it by subscription, and at a
meeting of the most wealthy and pub-
lic-spirited men of the city the other
day, it was decided that this shonld b*
done this year. The library bas Jual
moved Into a new seven story build-
ing which cost nearly half a million
dollsrv.snd ismostmodernl.vaprointed.
With the first thawing touch ot
spring on the traded biret „s, hundreds
of plcUsxee will be sunk into ths
ground for the track-laying on three
new croea-town lines of street rail-
ways The city hts now enough
roads running along its breadth, from
tho river to the western euburba It
only needs more lines to cut these at
right angles particularly over the
rapidly growing western part of the
town.
It is really becoming difficult to
eonnt the new hotels which are in-
tended to be finished In 8t I-ouis by
next fall. If the builders carry out
all their contracts, and from the num-
ber of men working at foundations
down town, there seems to be reason
to think Ihcy will, the city will be
ab’e to provide half a million people
with rooms by next October, when the
crowds begin to rush in to see the fall
festivities So far, all the hotels pro-
jected have been located near the cen-
ter* of business down town, but this
week the contracts were iet for an-
other one, an eight-story building di-
rectly opposite the new Union depot
This hotel will be intended principally
fot those who want to stay here only
between trains, and its rates will
probably be very cheap, while the
other hotels going up are for the
travelers who want the best ot every*
thing and are willing to par for it
line i-aisj.
People suffering from palsy arc now
said to derive benrfit from railway
journeys, and, on the principle of like
curing like, the greater the shuking
the more complete the cure. For the
use of patient* a certain doctor has ip-
rented an oscillating chair in which
thone afflicted witli the terrible disease
may bo rocked nnd reeked In a most
alarming manner. Another health-
giving apparatus i* a vibrating helmet,
applied to ttie head by a number of
metallic strips, to which a trembling
motion Is imparted by an cleotrio
motor in the orown of the helmet, and
we are nssnrcd that it gives relief to
sufferers from nervous headaches by
inducing lassitude and sleepiness.
Many farmers of Texas sre planting
Artirho!;*# for hog pasture. It has been
dei , istrated that one acre will winter 40
hog*. No digging or rereeding is required.
Mr. Gardner Work ol Waco has furnished
thousands of farmers with seed and will
■end descriptive pamphlet to any sppll-
eant. Now is tho time to plant.
Fnffllfthmftfi Known to Frenehmon.
The only Englishmen that are known
to the French people generally, it has
bern said in a jocular way, are Robin-
son Crusoe nnd the prince of Wales.
Cafe Robinson, restaurants built in
trees, are among the latest Parisian
fads. They take their name, of course,
from Robinson Crusoe.
Thirteen.
There are thirteen stars, thirteen
letter* in the scroll held in the eagle's
brnlc, thirteen marginal feathers in
each wing, thirteen tall feathers, thir-
teen parallel lines in the shield, thir-
teen horizontal bars, thirteen arrow
head* in one foot, and thirteen letters
in the words "quarter dollar."
Nam** of Thilndnlphln street*.
Philadelphia is noted for its odd
street names The various trees and
pin ntn have long, ago been exhausted,
End the vocabularies of the board of
surveyors are not of sufficient volume
to keep pace with the number of new
streets being placed on the city plans
In its dilemma the board has given
seme streets a name nnd a half, sneli
as Forty-two and a Half street. And
now It purpose* to make the fractions
still smaller. A plan of the lines and
gradee of Fifty-four and Three-quar-
ters street from 5Ves( minster avenue to
Ifaverford ntreet is being made.
BRILLIANTS. /
I has baen rei
the MWBPI
Allis or Cashier Denny, that
i the book, of tho bank.
■ than *13a 000 of such p»per
I has already appaarod and rumor* sre
nt of much more. Wnen It was
What is the good of good that does
not do somebody good?
No man was ever so much deceived
by another as by himself.
Trust not tho praise of a friend or
the contempt of an enemy. ,
The best horse needs breaking, and
the apteat child needs teaching.
If yon want to live long, don't try to
live more than one day at a time.
Whoever makes the fewest persons
uneasy, is the best bred in company.- I
Whenever prejudice exists in the
mind, there generosity la a stranger.
Old age has deformities enough of it-
own; do not add to it the deformity of
vioe.
He that knows useful things, and not
he that knows many thingg, is the wise
It it one of the greatest misfortunes
in life net to be able to endure misfor
tune#
Be cautions of giving erodenee to the
ill you hear, and doubly so of repeat
developed tuat possibly *1.009.090
rs by might be out it was deoldad by th#
this president and board to close the
early, bank nnd place it in the hands ol
the government until all liaoill-
-----, M.------- ag lies can be determined. A* far
lire; she attempted to renen a as can be laarned Allis’ ln-
•huort house, but her husband debtednast to the hank lsorar *70.000.
a short cut unu heudeo her off. | Tna First National bank na* a paid
Returning to the house she .roused up capital of *600 j>00. with a claimed
her cnildren; just then her husband surplus of *100,000, and pa'd an
entered the room, ax in hand xaying per cent dividend to the stockholder -
lie would eiop further quarreling, last year. None of the other bank*
either in this oity or anywhere in thg
stale is affeettd. The deposits amount
to about *156.000, of which *76.000 i*,|
due tne government, the bank being n
Mau with rage and dr.nk be made an government depository and protecting
.U _ l 1 _ _ 1 . i . I .U. J _1.L 44t (UVi ! _
Seeing hi* determination to do
her injury she seized a shotgun
and warned him away. - Char-
lie. I don’t want to hurt you."
Htiack. when she promptly shot him
inruugh anu through. He staggered
forward a few step*, dropped the ax.
im.de an attempt to draw his knife
ana then fell face do«n dead. The
uruiimiuarv trial ended in acquittal
anu the entire community echoes th*
sentiment.
the deposits with *75,009 in govern
ment bondA
SUCCESSFUL SWINDLERS.
They IT.rkrS ly a Scheme snS
Secure •00,000.
Chicago, 111., Feb. 6. —Several
bank* he; e had a close shave from be-
ing swindled out of amount* ranging
from *6000 to *6000 by bold schemers
from New York. Two sharpers ap--
(‘liolrrn Precaution..
New York. Feb. 2—An order has
been posted in the lmmigration bureau
at Kills Island to the effect that the
Dourding officers hereafter must exer-
cise extreme care in the examtnat on _______
•I ..«»> *■«>■•" -■ »• ,nTd«.I.iue
•>-«»* 4 <*-.
and contract laborers in the second
prouched the Illinois bathtub company
and proposed to form a gigffhtic
supoiie*. of Boston, and after dilating
ff.ss.isrSfft - if. g.
by Chief Gillbuly of the contract labor
oureau. Since the first of the
year ;bo association of continental
■ tesmships have been carying no im-
migrants. and as a result the second
cabins are generally well filled. The
association, which includes the Ham-
burg-Ameftuud line and Nctherlands-
An:ertcan, the North German Lloyd
of the halo tubs, it they would take
*40,000 worth of stock, giving ninety
day note* and *10,009 in cash. The
men interested in the Mahattun
Diembers’ supply company ef New
Yore were similarly induced to sign
notes for *50.000. A uig plumber
aud supply man of Philadelphia
an LTiiini. mo isoriii Herman i.iuvu . , - .
..p.p.«u »..i,
*200,000 worth of discountable paoer
the action of congress in regard to
imoiigralion «n*i in the meantime
U> cease bringing immigrants to
this country Th. English .team- ovar m 000 0, it. At both the Fort
ship companies followed the same *--- . National
in their grasp. Before their opera-
tions were headed off they discounted
course so far as the iruns-
purlaiion of immigrants from
continental ports was qpneerned.
This has made the registry of immi-
grants at Ellis island very light dur-
ing the past week and bus »l*o bau
the effect of increasing the c bi t pas-
sengers on the steamships. There
are no immigrants coming now frgm
Hamburg or from any of the cholera
ports and special oar* is taken in the
examination of steerage passengers
from those points.
Ilsnrr an* Hi Arre.l.s,
Dearborn and Metropolitan National
banks they discoonted *6009 worth of
note* and drew out the larger portion
of the cash to their credit The tame
gam* was worked on the Na-
tional bank of Iltihoia the American
Fixehange national. Chicago Trust
bank. Atlas naiionat. Central Trust
and Savings and other banks. In
each cate they deposited cash and
securing diacounts on their paper
worked their schemes successfully.
An ■wsprwper l.lbnrlr*
Texarkana. Ark., F'eb. 4—Mrs.
Texarkana. Ark.. Feb. l.-H#nry J«me. J. Yoast. an estimable lady.
Smith, the negro who on last Thurs- W"1 10 lhe w*‘‘ *‘‘uated in the bacK
day murdered the 8-y#ar-old white y»rd_ to get a pitcher of water. She
girl. Myrtle Vance; at Paris was cap- , bad drawn lb* water and was in the
lured it Hope. Ark. thirty mlle8 act of returning into toe house when
from here late yesterday evening by , wa* °J * strange
Deputy Sheriff Kd Gardner of Paris.
while man. who seized her about
He has confessed bis crime There th* w,i,u 'ih* ladY- who U
were 1000 men at the depot when the • ^ ,raiI *nd but recently recovered
te.i. te Tel. what th. niH. from a protraoted spell of sickness.
train came in. This is what the offi-
cers at Hope expected, hence they did
not leare Hope. Tho greatest excite-
ment prevails everywhere. Last night
100 armed men left Paris on a
special for Texarkana to take
charge of Smith. He will be taken to
Paris, thoroughly ideutided and then
executed in the most public manner,
and by a death that will oonvay its
lesson to all rren with inclination to
bis waya The Texas and Paoiflc.
Santa Fe and Frisco lioes have all
given free transportation to all posses
going out after Smith.
Tritlne me Pnrnnulic Cluna
Port Royal, 8. C. Feb. l.—Th*
official trials of the pneumatic guns of
the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius began
yesterday morning. Twelve shots
were fired, tlx at a range of
2000 yards and tlx nt 1600
yards, three guns oeing fired
in succession. With the exception of
the first two shots twenty shot fell
more than twenty yards from the re-
quired range, and every shot fired
would have strucx a man-of-war al
the distance designated by the board.
There was no difficulty in the work-
ing of the air guns nor of the supply
of air to the reservoirs.
Jctlereen Davie.
Richmond, Va. Feb. 8.—The Jef-
ferson Davis monument association
decided at a meeting held yesterday
to remove ex-Presidnnt Davis’ remains
from New Orleans to Riohmond on
Muy 60, confederate memorial day.
A large committee will go to New
Orleans to accompany the remain*
here. They will o* interred tn the
Hollywood site, selected by Mra
Davie. The monument will be erected
in Monroe park. Col. Cunningham
of Nashville for sometime financial
agent of th* association will, it it un-
derstood. retire and new plans will be
adopted to raise the money needed.
Another Writs.
Pittsburg. Pa.. Feb. 7.—A disas-
trous wreck occurred yesterday morn-
ing at Williams station, twelve miles
inis side of Cumberland on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. Two men
are under the wreck and are. no
doubt, dead. Another is fatally in-
jured and several others are badly
hurt The accident occurred
at tho foot of the mountain and wa*
caused by ley rails, which rendered
the train unmanageable and it crashed
into another freight train.
cmikt ot
.Stringfield. Mo., Feb. 7.—C. R.
Carter, who; while under sentence of
death escaped from the Lawrence
county jail by shooting the jailer six
years ago, waa brought back from
Portland. Ore. In irons ye«t*rday
evening and is in jail at Mount Veraon.
Sinoe his escape he has been in Alas-
ka until two years ago. when he went
to Portland, where he married under
tne name of P.oee a young woman
worth *60.000 and where he eras tub-
tequently captured.
Ulevelone** L’llieikiaia.
New York. Feb. 3.—A Washing-
ton special to a local paper says:
Cieieiimd has sent an ultimatum to
congress on the silver question. Don
Dickinson brought it her*. It le
tnat the silver purchasing act mult
he repealed or there will be an extra
session called within thirty daye from
March i.
ntseSliea YYwrR* Berael.
Prescott. Feb 7.-Fir# at
Cooper Basle d.jiroyed the entire
auction
Mining
protracted spell of sickness,
has for some time made it a practioe
to carry a pistol with her when going
into the yard at night, and on this oc-
casion she had her husband's 46 in her
hand. As the ruffian was forcing her
down she took tips best aim she could
and fired. The villain released her
and fled. Mrs. Yoast fired a sec-
ond shot after him as he reached
the yard fence, whioh he leaped at
one bound. She is not certain If her
thou took effeou though she says the
cannot ••* how the could mite as
she aimed direct at the fellow both
timer. The news soon spread over
the town and a determined band of
searchers were at onoe organized for
his capture but as no clew wa* left
and it was too dark for Mrs. Yoast to
reoogniz* his features, hut little could
be done. __
Big IMimonS Rakkerv
Sacramento. Cal.. Feb. 2.—A dar-
ing robbery occurred here yesterday
evening. A clerk in H. Wachhorst’s
jewelry store heard one of the
plat* glass windows crash aad
looking up saw a man in the
door covering him with a pistol.
The diamonds stolen were valued at
about *8000 or *10.000, being the
largest and fineit in the store. The
robbers wore matKs and esoaped.
Psrrhne *i Pin*.
Sr. Paul, Minn., Feb. 1.—A deal
hat been closed by whioh Frederick
Wayerheiiuter of this oity and a heavy
tyadioate of northwestern lumber men
gain control of between 400.000.000
and 600.000.000 feet of standing pine
around Leech lake, in the northern
part of Minnesota. Tne purchase
was mode from the St Anthony lum-
ber oomnany, and the consideration
was close to *2.000,000.
Hsgrwe* l,r*rkc*.
Tarzkwkll Court House. W. Va..
Fen. 2.—Monday night four negro
mem murdered and robbed two white
men at Richland n.i.med Ratcliff and
Shortridge. Th* murdered men lived
in Buchanan county and were at Rich-
land with wagons for the put pose of
purchasing gooda The four negroes
were captured. They confessed and
were lynohed.
Ez.*M*Xtr :*»» Itects.
Guthrie. Ok., Jau. 4.—Ira N.
Terrill speaker of tne last house of
the Oklahoma legislature who killed
George Fimbree at the land o Hen door
in this oity because the latter testified
against him in a land suit has beau
refused a new trial by Judge Green
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
llfa . _
Ike* In Texas.
Cairo III. Fab 6.—Near America
just above Mound City. Mrs. Nancy
Pearson, white. 60 years old. wa* as-
saulted lost Saturday by an unknown
negro and cruelty outraged. Grave
fear* are entertained of her recovery.
Active search is being made for the
iwrpetrator.
• 1.000,000 failure.
Feb 3 -The failure
of the Krie Oar work* company,
limited, ha* shaken business cir-
cle* to the renter tn this community.
It is estimated the liabilities will ag-
gregate more than *1.000.000.
—. —. 1 i. 1.1,i •
Omens Plant Deetrered
Svracube, N. Y.. Km a 1.
tire plant of th* Werner Came
pany. located eleven mi....
— ’ truyed by
0; ll
•a^* 176.090;
HoftOOft ^
•aaBdtUMi Cat He a.
ito.v Ftb «. -
aa order
»tn C'anxda
day* .
‘
the home Is !
osn be receive
vided. He also i
in th* ofllclel (
port of I
yesrs.
Plnkerlan*
Austin, Tex., Feo.
Pinkerton dotecMvo
from the committee
ate read* thus:
Section 1. That no person, c
lion or Arm si)all be pern
ploy Pinkerton* or other armed I
in the state of Texet; provided,
ever, the provisions of this ac-,
not prevent the ample) mentvnf
lives in small number# not io ■
fivo in any one oeunty.
ttect 2. Be it further eos
any persoo. firm or corpora
pio.viag such forces shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor,
be fined in any sum not lees than
provided that noluing herein
construed to deprive any per
or corporation of the right «
defense or in defense of the
of said person, firm or'x
such means as may bo necessary to
such defense
War t»n Gold Cnntrnct.
Austin. Tox.. Feo. T-Senata
tee on state affairs met uud
Senator Kearbv's bill pron
contracting of debts to be paid io
either gold or silver. Tnis is to pro-
hibit the contracting of debt* payable
in gold. Th# bill aroused serious op-
position and was postponed for
days. Tn# following is the bill:
Section 1. That gold and silver
coined at the mints of the.Uni
.States of America shall be recsl
without discrimination In favor
either metal in thu payment of
debts collected within th
Texas ^
See- 2. That it shall not be lawful
to contract for the payment of any
debt in this state in either one of said
metgls. or to discriminate in favor ol
the one against the other.
Clunffa l*rop«B«4t
AufcTix. Tex.. Feb. 3.—The houti
committee on education is likely Io
carry through a gonerul revision ol
the school laws. The sulvcommlttee’i 1
general blit, which will be urged,
makes various reforms und change*
the most important nnd tht
one most certain to create s
disturbance is the abolition of ths
community system. 'The commute*
in passing upon the sub-committee's
bill Ibis evening struck a snsg when
the provision was reached rebuli ing
county school superintendents iu all
counties having 2090 scholastic popu-
lation exclusive of independent school
districts. The opposition uppeurs te
come from counties where the fuper-
inlundents ufo most urgently needed.
Bears ol 1>ar4on*.
Austin. Tox.. Feb 2.—The bill ol
•Senator YoaK'.m creating a board oi
pardons, precipitated an Interesting
debate in the senate yette-day morn-
ing. The oill provide* that the lieu-
tenant governor and speaker of th*
house shail constitute the board ami
hear all applications nnd report ths
result of their investigation* to lbs
governor with recommend.-.tiona
Section 3 of tn# bill limits the set-
ting of the board to sixty day* o yeai
and fixes the compensation of tht
members at *6 n day,
Jnetcial lM«trtcte.
Austin. Tex., Feb. 2.—'fho sub-
committee on tnp senate bill on judio>
U1 districts met yenertfsy and lis-
tened to the various propositions to re-
district the state into supreme judicial
districts. Messrs. Bell and Jenkim
represented Brownwood. Senator Har-
riton reprerented Waco and Judg*
Beird represented Tyler. Representa-
tive* of other aspiring cities will b*
heard beforo any bill is reported, ’j
Mignr Mount | ,
Austin, T«x., Keb. 3.—Senator
Swayne is among those who favor the
acceptance of the sugar bounty and
will do ail tn his power to get the bill
through. Hi thinks that the amounts
which the elite might have obtained
under tne sugar bounty act for th*
years of 1891 and 1892 may be recov-
ered by a social bill nnd will possi-
bly take the initiative in having such
a bill introduced in th* noxt oongreet.
To Purchase Farm*.
Austin, Tex, Feb. 7. —The joint
committe that has been visiting the
stale penitentia. ies returned yester-
day morning, but have not Jet pre-
pared their report The committee
wi.l strongly recommend .benntor
Tlpps' hill providing for the purchase
of convict farms, and will submit with
their report figures bearing out th*
ad vsnt.-ige of this method of working
convicts.
—-------— 'Ai
W *trl*l’* Fair Bill in li«*« Shier
Austin. Tet., Feb 2.—The senate j
committee on elate affaire considered *
Senator MoGomb • bill to authorize 1
too commissioner of agriculture sta-
tistics. insurance and history to make ij
an exhibit of thu stale's p oducts at
the World • fair, and decided to re-
port ll favorably.- The bill noproDri-
Hies *100.003 for tile exhibit. There-
will prohabiy be a minority report
I
ttrtleirucv Appropriation.
Austin. Tex., Feb. 4 —The bouse
finance committee's general deficiency
iipuropi-iution bill, to be reDorted to
tho house to-day. pn
gnte of *!fi.5. 431 after
matet of deficiencies to
asylums between Jan
March 1. The
for in the bill providing for A
turo* for the
Wer.
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