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Official Journal of Texas State Alllanoe, and of the National Farmera Mlianoe.and Co-operative Union of America.
VOL. VIII. HO. 14-
DALLAS, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL4,1889.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
•tat*.
The building at Kyle, u*ed Jointly by the
Prairie City business college and Kyle Bap-
, tilt college, 1* burned. P. It. Hill of
El Fmo, who came there froip California
aiz yean ago, commits aulcide at the Wind-
sor hotel. At a dance on a farm at
Bmlth Prairie, a young man named Itich-
ardaon called another young man out on
pretenae of wanting to tee him and stabbed
him to death. Geo. Patterson, a hostler
at Clarksville, accidentally knooked a piatol
off of a bed. It fired and wounded him in
the thigh. W. E. Brown, for some
years a prosperous farmer, commits sui-
cide at Georgetown. Robert Oaborne,
a railroad man at whiterigbt, receives a
White Cap notice. The Southern Pa-
cilio company la building a new paaaenger
dupot at Victoria. The depot and ex-
press office at Amarillo ia robbed, Mr. F.
B, Parker, the telegraph operator being
bound and held under a piatol. At
Jardin, Hunt county, while plowing, Tobe
Harrow had the Bight ot his of his right eye
destroyed by the stem of a cotton stalk
breaking oft and striking it in the pupil.
Au encounter took place at Piedras Ne-
gras between two Mexicans, in which one
was fatally shot. The cause was a woman
and too much mescal. The residence of
Hon. Frank Templeton is destroyed by Are
at Jacksonville. An old negro was the only
occupant of the house at the time. Mr.
Templeton had left $1,050 in a bureau,
which went up. Severnl colored boya
attempted to awim the Bosque at Thomp-
son's lord to attend a bate ball meeting.
The water was very cold and they ail took
cramps and one was drowned. Several
directors and stockholders of the Brazos
River Channel and Dock company pasted
through Houston en route to Brazoria and
tl^e mouth ot the Brazos, where the chan-
nel deepening across the bar is in progrese.
Two hundred posts and two miles o
fence belonging to Mr. J. V. H arvey, near
the Narias, on Palo Alto prairie, Browns-
ville, are cut. The fence interfered sari-
ously with the road and mush complaint
has been made against it. A heavy
rain fell at Gonzales one day last week,
Which continued one and one-half hours—
the heaviest rain for that length of time ol
the season, although it has rained very
heavy and a geod deal. During the rain
there was a very large Hook of wild geese
passing over the town a bolt of lightning
struck the flock and killed sevonty of them.
They were picked up by boys and sold
around town ten cents each. One old ne-
gro had lilty In his cart. The drill at
the new salt well at Colorado, Texas, has
passed through a vein of solid «alt six feet
In thickness at a depth ot 676 feet, and is
■till going down, the projectors believing
that they wlli strike a atTfi Heavier bed a
little deeper. Even if thejr are not suc-
cessful in this the preaent'bed would be
large enough to work, as they have a plen-
tiful flow of brine in tbe well. The whole
town is discussing salt and salt wells now.
A very serious accident happened three
miles east of Wylie. George Housewright,
Willie Hawkins and Willie Champlan, son
of W. B. Champlan, went hunting. While
George Housewright was loading a 32 tar-
get rifle the same was accidentally dis-
charged, the ball antering the right shoul-
der of Willie Champlan. ranging under the
•pine causing a serious it not fatal wound.
The young boys are well connected here
and this sad accident has cast a gloom over
this little city. Young Heusewrlght is
very much depressed over the affair, as
Willie and he were very close friends.
Domestic.
W. A. Harvey, of Guelph, Ont., Is ar-
rested for embezzlement, murders his wile
and two young daughters, and is arrested
at Toronto. The steamer Orotlan on
Lake Chapata, neur Guadalajara, has foun-
dered ; twenty bodies of excursionists were
found and more are under the wreck.
The burial of Justice Stanley Matthews was
a simple and beautiiul ceremony. The re
mains were Interred in Spring Grove cem-
etery, Cincinnati. A six-year-old girl
of Benton City, Mo., was burned to death
while watching her father burn brush
Her father's back was turned to hor, and as
lie was very deaf, he never heard her
■creams, Edward Plckard, clerk iu the
Cincinnati Southern R. R. office in Cincin-
nati, oame up behind his wife on the side
walk and shot her in tbe back and tbon ran
away. The wound is supposed to be fatal
General Luis Torres, governor ot Lower
California, telegraphs the Mexican consul
at San Diego: "Please publish that the
ohances of the Sanfadora placers have been
much exaggerated. None but practical
miners find gold." A brick block In
process of construction at Blngbampton,
N. Y., collapsed; twelve men were in the
building, one was killed and several others
injured. The boldest and most suc-
cessful bank robbery ever perpetrated In
tbe west was committed apon the First
National bank of Denver, Col., at 2 o'clock
on Friday March 38. The robber sue*
ceeded In getting away with 921.000. The
cashier of the bank, in an interview with
and associated prese reporter a few min-
utes after tbe robbery, gave the following
account or tbe affair: Yesterday morning
Immediately after the opening of the bank
for bnaineu a well dresied man, with a
light mnstache and complexion and of me.
dlum height walked into the bank and
asked Assistant Cashier Rosa Irwin where
be could see Mr. Moflatt, president of the
bank. Tbe aaalstant cashier informed him
that be could see Mr. Moffatt, who is also
preeidentof the Denver and Rio Grande
railway, at (be president's office in tbe
Cbeesmau building. Nothing more was
seen or heard of the stranger until this
morning about 10 o'clock, when he entered
the railway office and aeked to set Mr.
Moffatt on Important busineaa. He was ad-
mitted to bis private room aad brief/ stat-
ed be had discovered a conspiracy whereby
«be First national bank was to be robbed
but would be pleased to meet blm at his
private office in the bank at 1 o'olock.
With this the man *lcft the building. A
few minutes after the appointed hour he
called at the bank and was shown into the
president's office. While remaining stand-
ing he inquired it the cashier, S. N. Wood,
was in, and was told he was at lunch. He
atked for a blank chock for the purpoie ot
showing how the robbery was to be per-
petrated. A check was handed him. He
laid it upon the desk in front of Mr. Mof-
fatt, and said: "I will have to do this my-
self," and pulling a large revolver from his
coat placed it at Mr. Moffatt'e head, and in
a decidedly earnest manner said: "I want
$21,000 and am going to have It. I have
considered tbis matter and the cbances*I
am ruuning and tbe consequences if I (ail
and am arrested. I am a penniless and des-
perate man and have been driven during
tbe past week to that point where I have
considered suicide as the only means of es-
capa from the poverty and misery In which
I exist. You have millions and I am de-
termined to have what 1 have asked lor
II you make a noise, call a man or ring a
bell I will blow your brains out aud then
blow up the building and myself with this
bottle oí glycerine," which he at the mo-
ment pulled out of another pocket. "Now
take your oliolce." Moffatt started to
argue with tbe man, but wus stopped with
the information that it wits useless, and
that he had but two minutes in which to
All out the check before him for $21,000 if
be desired to live. Mr. Moffatt seeing no
other alternative, filled out the chock, and
was then ordered to take it to the paying
teller and get it cashed. Tho money was
brought in and handed over to the gentle-
man who, lor a few brief moments, hud
owned the bank, aud waiting until the
teller had reached hie desk, he backed out
to the Iront door, making Mr. Moffatt re-
main standing in his door until he had
reacbcd the curbstone. He then ralaed his
hat and walked around the corner and has
not yet been heard of. Mr. Moffatt is com-
pletely prostrated with the shock. Detect-
ives are out after the man but uo trace of
him has been lound.
Foreign.
John Bright died at 8:30 o'clock March
27. His end was peace lul and painless,
lie had lain in a comatoae condition aincc
the 20th. All his family were preaeat at
his death bed. In the bouse of commons,
Wm. H. Smith, tho government leader,
with much emotion, referred to the death
of Mr. Bright. He said he would postpone
his remarks on Mr. Bright until Friuay,
when Mr. Gladstone would be present.
Mr. Morley thanked Mr. Smith for his con-
alderatlon in regard to Gladstone. Bright
represented the central division of Birm-
ingham in the house. Thore Is no longer
any danger of rioting or Insurrection on
the Isthmus of Panama. It Is officially
announced thut Emperor Francis Joseph
will go to Berlin in May. Russian ar-
rangements for army transportations in
event of war bavv been completed. The
Tagblatt says 11 the penal bill passes, pub-
lic opinion In Germany will be completely
silenced. The Hon. Guy Dancy baa
been killed by a búllalo while hunting on
Masa Island, in East Africa. The son
of the Swiss consul at Cannes has been
lound murdered near the race track at
Monte Carlo. Dispatches from Samoa
state that the American men-of-war Tron-
ton, Vandalia and Nlpsic, and the German
men-of-war Olga, Adler and Eber were
driven on a reef during a violent storm and
totally wrecked. Of the American crowa
tour officers and forty-six men were drown-
ed, and of the German orews nine officer
and eighty-seven men lost their lives.
Legislativo.
bills PASSBD.
Senate bill 130 to authorize minors to
bring suit by next friend. Bill was en-
grossed and paBted. Bill requiring tax
collectors to give receipts for taxes under
seal and in duplicate and for the record-
ing ol receipts on real estate was engrossed
and passed. Senate bill 374 regulat-
ing sheriff's fees In attachment of witness.
Engrossed and passed. Occupation
tax bill was amended and passed. Sen-
ate bill fixing venue of suits for damage
growing out of attachments passed.
Mr. Hamby called up and has passed sen-
ate bill authorizing Jewish rabb.s to per-
form the marriage ceremony. Mr.
Robinson called up and had passed house
bill amending the charter of San Antonio-
Senate bill fixing salary of the superin-
tendent ol public grounds and buildings
at $1,600 passed. The bill providing
lor ascertaining county boundaries passed
to engrossment. Tho house bill pre-
scribing the mode of condemning properly
for streets and alley* In cities and towns
passed. The house bill fixing the lia-
bility of railroads for damages caused by
negligence of employers as substituted by
the senate was tabled. The senate
bill to tequlre school money apportioned
to towns and cities constituting school dig*
trlcts to be paid to the same by tbe state
treasurer passed. The senate bill to
authorize tbe Issue of county floating in-
debtedness was substituted lor the house
bill on the same subject, was amended and
passed to the third reading. The bill
amending the charter ot Galveston passed.
The bill requiring railroads to keep in
repair such parts of their rights of way as
are used as public roads passed. The
bill assenting to an appropriation by the
United Slates to the agricultural and me-
cbatllcal college passed to the third read-
ing. The bill admitting in evidence
Instruments or writing recorded in the
o&unty courts and regulating tbe method
or proof where there is forgery or fraud
passed. The bill providing for the
more speedy return of depositions, making
it unnecessary for postmastere to affix their
names on tbe envelopes, passed to engross-
met. The bill introducing tho civil
Jurisdiction of tho county court of Travis
county passed. The bill requiring tho
suspension of business ou Sunday, between
railroads running within eight miles of a
county scat to keep and maintain a depot
on tbe line most convenient to such eounty
■eat passed. The bill to validate the
incorporation ot the oily of Henrietta
paaed to engrossment. < Tbe bill for
the relief or sane persons ' confined in In-
sano asylums passed to engrossment.
The bills providing lor the creation or a
railroad commissioner, prescribing his du-
ties and firing his salary, passed to en-
grossment. The bouBe bill giving the
owner or keeper of any stallion, jack or
bull a lien on the progeny. The bill was
passed to its third reading. The sen-
ate bill prohibiting consolidation of parallel
lines of railroads, was engrossed. The
house bill to grant land titles in the towns
of Ysleta and San Ellzario passed to its
third reading. The bouse bill com.
polling tax collectors to make quarterly
returns to the comptroller passed to its
third reading. House bill exempting
nearly all 'the counties of the state from
the gamo and fisii laws v to
third reading and finally pas.-M The
substitute house bill to provide > «ale
of scrap lands over the state. An -.^¿eud-
ment adding island lands was defeated and
tbe bill was passed to Its third reading.
The bill creat ng the office of railroad
commissioner passod by a vote of 17 yeas to
9 naya. Tbe bill validating tbe Incor-
poration of the city of Henrietta passed.
The bill lor the rellet of sane peiBons
may be confined in insane asylums passed.
The bill allowing the lengthening of
roads by commissioners' court* where it is
neoossary for their improvement, passed.
The bill regulating the control ot road
hands by overseers and providing for sum-
moning citizens pas sod. The bill al-
lowing cities to issue bonds and to provide
for their payment passed. The bill
providing for the issuance of bondB by
towns and cltieB and lor the payment of
same, passed. The bill diminishing the
olvil jurisdiction of the county court of
Travis county passed. The house bill
assenting to the appropriation by tbe
United Statea to the agricultural and mo-
cbanical college passed. The bill fix-
ing the time of holding court in the twen-
tieth judicial district pussed. The
amendments to tbe general incorporation
bill were passod.
TUB VOTK ON TUX LANE-FIELD BILL.
Tno following Is the vote ol the house on
the passage or senate bill 211, known as tbe
Lane-Field railroad bill:
Yeas—Hon. F. P. Alexander, speaker;
Messrs. Allison, Brown, of Grayson; Chil-
ders, Cobb, Cochran, Cook, Cray ton, Cross-
laud, Dillard, Felder, Hays, Hood, Hum-
phrey, Jenkins, Jones, Ktncaid, Lanklord,
McGee, of Bowie; McCinney, Melson,
Moody, Murchiion, Muirell, Newton,
Parker, of T«jmMJt; Peebles, Renlck,
Rhodes, Rbiniitoc, of Bafotap; Rowland,
Thompson, Tolbert, Towles, Weldon
White, Whitted, Wilson, of Hill; Woodruff
—Total, 39.
Nays—Messrs, Asberry, Breeding,
Brown, of Johnson; Brown, of Navarro;
Bryan, Campbell, of Cooke; Campbell, of
Grimes; Clemen*. Cennelle, Dawson, Dui/-
lap, Ellison, Ersktne, Fields, Frost,
Gresham, Hamblen, Hamby, Hathaway
Hudson, Jagoe, Johnson, of Anderson
King, Lewis, Martin, Mays, McComb,
McDonald, McGaugbey, MoGehee, of Hays;
McGulre, Mlddlebrook, Miller, Mills, Mil-
ner, Overton, Plckott, Pope, Ralph, ltob-
lnson, Roop, Selman, Sorrel, Stevenson, ol
El Paso; Stevenson, of Parker; Strong,
Swlnford, 'Volar, Urbahan, Welhausen,
Wood—Total, 61.
Paired—Messrs. Moses and Williamson.
REPORTS Or COMMITTEES.
Favorably bill allowing certain fee* to
theriff* for their guard*; unfavorably bill
to prohibit the aale and advertisement of
lottery tickets; lavorably bill for county at-
torneys to appoint not more than two as
slstant county attorneys. Favorably
the bill to validate the incorporation ol the
city of Henrietta. Favorably to regu-
late fees in tbe land office. Favorably
for the relief of "Big Foot" Wallace by giv-
ing blm 1280 acres or land, and favorably
tor tbe rolief of Oscar Martin. Favor-
ably tbe bill limiting the number of depu
ties for sheriffs and regulating tbe method
of deputizing them; favorably the bill au-
thorizing Sarah Nichols to sue the state in
tbe Travis county district court; favorably
requiring county treaaurors to keep accu-
rate accounts of tho tranaacliona In their
offices; favorubly to protcct purchasers at
tax sales.
Congressional.
Presldont Harrison sent tbe following
nominations to the senate: Andrew C.
Bradley cl tbe Dlitriot ol Columbia, to be
associate justice of tbe supreme court of
tbe District of Columbia; John R. McFte
of New Mexico, to be associate justice ol
tbe supreme court ol tbe territory ol New
Mexico; Frank R. Alkeus of Dakota, to be
associate justice of tbe aupreme court or
Dakota; Frederick Grant, New York,
envoy extraordinary and mlnlater plenipo-
tentiary to Austria-Hungary; John C. New,
Indiana, consul general at London; Paul
Frlcke, Texas, United States marsbsl for
tbe western district of Texas; Miles C.
Moore, Walla Walla, W.T„ tobe governor
of Washington territory; Oliver C. White,
Dayton, W. T., to be secretary of Wash-
ington territory; Henry N. Blaine to be
chief justice of tbe supreme court of Mon-
tana; John D. Fleming, Colorado, to be
United Statea attorney for the district or
Colorado. Orders issued lor tbe Imme-
diate preparation ot plans for tbe naval
vessels authorized In the appropriation
bill. Secretary or navy decides that if
a retired naval officer accepts a consular of.
floe, it will be regarded as a resignation of
bis naval commission. The Samoan
commission will not leave for Berlin before
April 15th.
Legislative Correspondence.
SDHSTltUTES.
A favorite method or defeating railroad
legislation, is by "substitutes." You know
substitutes were in bad odor during tbe
war, and in legislative conflicts they do not
enjoy any better reputatloa. The method
is this: A railroad bill is before the legis-
lature which you don't wunt to vote for,
and yet are afraid to vote against. Happy
deltverance! You concelvo a "substitute"
for tbe bill. Ob, so much better than the
bill reported by a committee, and offered
that instead. You know it won't paaa
You don't expeot it to, but then you can go
home and tell your conatltuents who sent
you here to give them relief trom the ex-
actions of corporations, that you offered
the very best bill, but an obstloate, hard-
headed legislature would not paas It. Your
oonsolenoe is at eaae, and the people will
throw up I heir hats and aay hurrah for Mr.
. He would have solved the question
bad the balance of tbe legislature surren-
dered their convictions of what ought to
have been done—perhaps they will. Sub-
stitutes are ottered just at tho time when
the legislature is ready to pass some ef-
fective railroad bill, with a view of dlvld
lng and distracting the mind of the body
and securing tbe defeat of the bill; alao as
a conscience easer to those who want to
tell their people they voted for something
of the kind. Several substitutes have been
offored during the past, which served their
purpose. Tbey did more, and Uko a kick-
ing shotgun, killed everything behind as
well as bolors.
There Is a substitute bill now before the
house, offered In place ol the senate bill.
The railroads killed the commlsalou bill in
the aenate. The senate pnsscd a rule bill
aud sent It buck to the house. The rall-
roads are now trying to kill that, and they
do say tuat tliey bolped to fix up a "sub-
stituto" to do tbe job with. It is no single
barrelled affair, but a regular breech-loud-
ing double-burrellod substitute, fixed up
by our man way down in south Texas, and
another up In the middle part ot the state,
with a view of making a grand sweep
across tho prairies aud mowing down every-
thing In rtont. When the smoke has clear-
ed away It will be Interesting to survey the
rear and see what ia left behind. J.
A corrupt fountain corrupts tbe stream.
Urn
i Lok Cabin ROSE ORE AK
Energy will do aimoat anything, but It
cannot exist ir the blood is impure aud
moves sluggishly in the veins. There Is
nothing so good for oleansmg the blood
and imparting energy to the system as
Ayer'a Sariaparlila. Prioo $1. Six bottles,
$6. Sold by druggists.
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Loa vea and Fishes.
The president sent the following nomina-
tion tp the sánate :
John > U&iu, or Wisconsin, to be envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
or tbe United States to Peru.
Geo. B. Lorlng, or Massachusetts to be
mlnlHtor resident and consul general of the
United States to Portugal.
Marion Erin, of Georgia, to be United
States attorney lor the southern distriot of
Georgia.
Lyme Glenn, or North Carolina, to be
United States marshal for the wostorn dis-
trict or North Carolina.
Jas. O. Churchill, of Missouri, to be sur-
veyor of customs for the port of St. Louis.
Robert F. Lincoln, of Illinois, to bu envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
of the United States to Great Britain.
Murat Ilalstead, of Ohio, to be euvoy ex-
traordinary and minister plenipotentiary
of the United States to Germany.
Allen Thorndyke Rice, of New York, to
be envoy extraordinary and mlnlater plen-
ipotentiary of tbe United States to Russia,
Patrick Egan, ol Nebraska, to be envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
of the United States to Chill.
Thos. Ryan, ot Kansas, to bo envoy ex-
traordinary and minister plenipotentiary
of the United Slates to Mexico.
John T. Aggott, of Now Hampshire, en-
voy extraordinary and minister plenipo-
tentiary of the United Statea to the United
Uepublic of Columbia.
Edwin H. Terrell, of Texas, envoy ex-
traordinary and minister plenipotentiary
of the United States to Belgium.
To be delegatca to the conference bo-
tween ttio United Statea of America and
the república ot Mexico, Central and South
America, iiayti, San Domingo and tlio Em-
pire ol Brazil, to be held In Waahlngton iu
lt&0, John B. Henderson, of Missouri; Cor-
nelius N. Bliss, of New York; William
I'lncknoy White, of Maryland; Clement
Studebaker, of Indiana; Jefferson Cool-
edge. of Maasacbusetts; William llenry
Tresoott, of South Carolina; Androw Car-
nagle, of Pennsylvania; J. It. G. Pitkin, ol
Louisiana; M. M. ISslee, ol Callforhla, and
J. H. Houston, of Georgia.
Assistant Paymaster Harry It. Sullivan
to be past assistant paymaster In the navy.
Frauds E. Warren, of Wyoming terrtto.
ry to be governor of Wyoming.
Benjamin F. White, of Montana to be
governor of Montana.
Lee Moorebouse, or Oregon to be agent
for Indiana of Umatilla agency, Oregon.
Robert V. Belt, or Marylund, to be assis-
tant commissioner of Indian allairs.
Oscar M. Spellman, of Arkansas, to be
United States marshal for tbe eastearn dis-
trict of Arkansas.
Ctiarlea C. Waters, of Arkansas, to be
United States attorney for tbe eastern dis-
trict ol Arkansas.
Among tbe postmasters are William L.
Pieroe, Gainesville, Texas; Zacharish
Grayson, Prescott, Ark.; James F. George,
Dsrdsnelle, Ark.; Walter A. Brashear, Rus-
sellvllle, Ark.
H-SBHHHSSmH-P !
Wm. Roberts, M. D., Physician to tbe
Manchester, Eng., Infirmary and Lunatic
Hospital, and Professor of medicine in
Owen's College, say*: "Deep sleep, nerv-
ous or rapidly-falling eye-sight, dropsy of
tbe lungs, or a violently inflnmatloa, any
one of them, is a symptom or kidney
trouble." Warner's Sate Cure le tt
State Convention.
Ata meeting recently held in Dallas,
composed or duly accredited delegates from
the various trade unions and local assem-
blies of the Knights of Labor, the follow-
ing call was unauimously adopted and pro-
visions made to forward a copy of the same
to each of the several subordinate labor or-
ganizations in the state soon as proper ad*
drcsse a oan be obtained:
Dallas, March 28.—'Whereas, the neces-
sity for unity of action among wagework-
era has been fully demonstrated, and we
believe such unity of aotlon can be best
accomplished by au organization composed
of delegate* choeen by tlie various trade
and labor organization* of the itate, there-
fore
lteiolved, That we, the representatives
of the various trade and labor organiza-
tions of Dalias, do hereby oail a state con-
vention of all labor organizations aud trade
unions to convene at Dallas July 3,18St>, for
tbe purpose ot periectiug a atato organiza-
(ion; to lUrtber the eight-hour movement,
and to do whatever elao the convention
may, in ita wisdom, deem to bo for the
best interests of the wageworkes of Texas.
Resolved, That each aubordinate or-
ganization send three delegate*—at least
oue.
Suggestions will accompany the prlntod
call to be sent out.
Jas. llopas, Seo.
Southeast cor. Orange and Cqruth st*.
Collin County.
Collin County Alliance meet* in McKln-
ney on tho 3d Wednesday in April, which
Is the 17lh day of the month, at 10 a. m.
sharp. Would be pleased to see a good
lecturer on hand that day.
Kent K. Kerr, Sec.
Vineland, Texas.
Franklin County.
Editor Mkrcuhy:—Th next regular
staled session of l-'ranklln County Alliance
Will convene at Hopewell, Thursday, Apr.
Uth, at U o'olock a. m. lío not fall to have
your sub-Alliance represented. All mem-
bers In good standing requcstod to come.
Fraternally, W. W. Dksiia/.o,
Secretary.
P. S. Can't some state lecturer be with
us then? Brother, come aud help us, we
ueed you W. W. D.
VanZandt County.
Editor Mekouky:—In reply to your re-
quest in issue of 21st or Tub Mekcury, I
will stale that Van&audt County Alllanco
will meet with Wallaoe Alllauoo, No. 470,
on Thursday aud Friday April 18, and 10,
Ifctao. Wallace Is twelve miles south of
Wills Poliit, on the Athens road, aud five
miles wost of Canton, ou the Prairieville
road. You will please publish ihe time
and placo of meeting in Tub MkkcURY,
Fraternally Yours, It. IS. Hk«k,
_ Secretary*
Eastland County.
Eastland Couuty Alliance will meot In tbe
hall at Eastland oily on the 3d Wednesday
in April, the 17th day of the mouth.
1 see in Thk Mekoury thut there will
be an effort made to have lecturers prosent
at tho meetings in this month, ir It be
possible let Eastland county have one that
can raise tbe dead. Most of the Sub-Alli-
ances in this oounty are doing pretty well,
but a few of thorn are sadly In want or a
good shaking up. There has not been t
lecturer iu our county sincc Bro. Joe Look
bart was bore last July, and Borne are slok
for want of thorn,
Hoping The Mercury and all other
Alliance enterprises may go steadily on to
uuccess, 1 am fraternally yours.
Geo. C. Stirman, Seo,
Carbon, Texas.
Who climbs too high goos to fall. The
great danger of letting that hacking cough
run into that dread malady, consumption,
should be at once met by using
Warner's Log Cabin COUGH AND
CONSUMPTION REMEDY
It is a reliable aud harmless remedy.
ALLIANCE DOTS,
A correspondent of the Alabama Farmer
makes the prediction that 1889 will be the
"farmera' year," aud that the Alliance will
>mako unprecedented atrldes forward.
*•
The Fanners Alliance Is spreading very
rapidly all over the soutbers states, it is a
commendable organization, Intended to
benefit Ihe condition ol the farming class,
and desorvos the sympathy and encourage-
inent of all.—Austin Co., Times.
•*e
A Georgia Alliance has adopted this
resolution: "That male and female mem-
bers ol the Alliance are not allowed to sit
together in any Alliance in thi* county
during the hour ol busine**, that i*, malo
and lemuie member* «hall occupy different
seat* in *ald Alllauc*.
OKOltOIA POTS.
Fayette County Alliance will not uso Jute
bagging this fall.
Tbe Alliance organization In Cobb
county Is some 1200 strong.
Thore are now over 300 members of the
Alliance in Hockdale county.
Marietta, 1. T., Jan. 4, 1888.—I bad
Bright'* Disease for fifteen yerr*. I took
tiro bottle* of Dr. Thurmond'* Lone Star
Blood Syrup and It ;oured me sound and
well. Let everyoae tbst suffer* with the
above disease give it a trial.
s. Whelcheu
•a $2 Waahin* Machine Free!"
To introduce them, we will give away
1000 seit-operalfng washing machine*. No
washboard or rubbing required, if you
want one, send your name to the Monarch
Laundry Works, 430 Wabash Ave., Chica
gO, IU. -bbhbs-bhhp-^„
For Bale.
Beyd's Blooded Cotton seed. An im-
provement on tbe celebrated "Peerlee*"
cotton. Plant Boyd'* Blooded cotton
•eed and get largett yield. Order early,
County Alliance Xoetimrs.
Dalla* County Alliance moets at Dallas, ,
Texas, Thur*day, April 4th.
Gray «on County Alliance mast* at Sher-
man, Texas, Tuesday April 8th.
Bandera County Alliance meets with
Lone Star Alliance Friday April 6th.
Upshur County Alliance meet* wltb
Hopewell Alllanoe Tueiday April oth.
Gillespie County Alllanoe meets at Fred-
ricksburg, Texas, Friday April 10th.
Kaufman County Alllanoe meet* wltb
Roie Hill Alliance Thuraday April 11th.
Fannin County Alliance meet* at Boa
bam, Thuraday, April 4tb'.
Hardin County Alllanoe meets at
Kountze, Friday April 12th.
Brazoria Connty Alliance meets at Liv-
erpool, Friday April 10th.
Sbackleford County Alllanoe meets at
Albany, Friday April 12th.
Rockwall County Alllanoe meet* #t Aus-
tin's School House, Friday April 6th,
Medina County Alliance meet*at Devine
Texas, Friday April 12th.
Brown County Alllanoe mctts with In-
dian Creek Alllanoe, Friday April 6th.
Harris County Allí auce meets at Hens-
ton. Thursday April Uth.
Hood County Alliance meets at Therp
Springs, Friday April 12th.
Loon County A"l llano* meet* at Pleasant
ltldge Friday April 12th.
Bexar County Alllanoe meete at San An ■
tonlo, Tueiday April 16th.
Erath County Alllanoe meets at Midway,
Wednesday, April 10th.
Denton County Alllanoe meets at Dentoa,
Friday April 6th.
Polk CoHnty Alllanoe meet* with Provi-
dence Alliance, Tueiday April 11th.
Freestone County Alliance meets with
Dejv Alllanoe, Tueiday April 8th.
Delta County Alliance meets with Antl-
ooli Alllanoe April 11th.
Wise County Alliance meets at Decatur,
Thursday April 18th.
Guadalupo County Alllanoe meets Tues-
day April 4th.
Hamilton County Alllanoe meets Thurs-
day April 11th at Boggy.
Lavacca County meeti Friday April 12th
at Halletivllle.
Wichita County Alllanoe meets with Clay
Alllauco Friday April 12th.
Anderson County Alliance meets at Pal-
estine Thursday April 4th.
Tarrant County AUIaaoe meets at Smith-
field on Friday April 12th.
Bowie County Alllanoe meete three opiles
west of DeKalb on Friday April 12th.
Montague County Alliance meets with
Gordon Laks Alllanoe at Bonita oa Friday
April 19tb.
Comanche County Alliance tnfata with
Sardii Alllanoe Thuridsy April Uth.
Colorado Cunoty yWM*
Columbus, Toxin, on Friday April 19, '10.
Houston County Alliance meet* at
Crocket, on Friday April 6th.
Coryell County Alllanoe mssts at Coryell
Wednesday April 10.
Hunt Oounty Alliance moets with Wire-
grass Thursday April 4.
Camp County Alliance meets with Mar-
tinsburg Alliance Thursday April 11.
Jones County Alliance meets at Aasoa
Tuesday April 9.
Waahlngton County Alliance meets at
Brenbam Friday April 12.
Panola County Alllanoe meet at Woods
Thursday April 4.
Callahan County Alliance meat* with
Banner Alliance Thuridsy April 4.
Fayette County Alliance meets at L*
Grange Friday April 12.
McLennan County Alllanoe meets at
Waoo Tueiday April 0.
Cooke County Alllanoe meets at Whaisy
Chapel Friday April 10.
Eastland County Alliance meets at East-
land, Wednesday, April 17th.
Collin County Alliance meets st MoKln*
ney, Wednesday April 17th,
Travis County Alllanco meets at AustiBi
Friday April 12tb.
Franklin County Alllanoe meets at Hops-
well. Thursday April 11th.
Caldwell County Alliance meets at Look-
hart, Friday April 12th.
Ellis County Alliance meets at Wax-
abachlc, Falday April 6th.
VanZandt County Alllanoe meets with
Wallace Alllanco, Thursday April 18tb.
County secretaries pleaae send Tan
Mercury the date and place of meeting of
your next County Alliance.
An invaluable remedy.—1 hate found Salva-
tion OU an iiivxiiialilo remedy for ohapped
lunilla. J.U KaTKl', (Painter,) Cl Robert St.,
Hallo., Md.
"Hunt' Cure'' guaranteed to cure Itoh.
Ringworm, Tetter, Eczema and all formsor
skin diseases.
It seema correct to apeak of a speotaoled
gentleman as a four-ilghted man.—Pitts-
burg Chronicle.
Young man, If you havothe Itoh or aay
skin disease, you can't be too quick In cnr-
lug it, so buy at once a box of Hunt's Cure.
Guaranteed to oure.
Tho man who wa* lost In admiration of a
woman afterward found himself In love
wltb her.—Boston Courier.
Love thy neighbor." You can never do
tbla if you allow your neighbor to aoffer
with Itoh, Tetter, Ringworm, eto., without
advising him to use Hunt's Cure. Cure
guaranteed.
Now tbe early bird catches cold, and the
Cheaapeak fisherman catche* the early
(had.—Philadelphia Inquirer.
Take Lone Star Blood Syrup for Rheum
tlim, Eczema, Bright'* Disease, Indigea*
tion, Constipation, and all diieaaes of the
blood. For sale by all drugglat.
li'v
Want and Exchange Column.
In this column we will Insert free of charge
toany Alllanoe member, onetime, any notice
relating to wants or exchange. Notices must
not ezcoed five lines.
M.
:ú
I'M
w. f. welch, Wild Cat, Texas, has a
desr for isle. It Is s dee, end eae year old.
Wanted—A good blaokamlth. Knot b«
a sober man; tingle man preferred, but «as
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