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VOL. I.
McKINNEY, C'OLLIX COL\NTV, TEXAS.tflMY, AUGUST 18, 1891*
Drey His V.'epl at tlio Reading of His
Treatment on Devil's Island.
J1R8. HENRY HEARI):
Slip Taken the Stand and Said lier
Husband Forged One Document
to Save the ''Honor of HI*
Country"—Was Calm.
Llll
Renuee. Aug. 1? — Immediately after
the witnesses ha<l ei.terod we courtroom
Maitre Demauge, counsel for Captain
Dreyfus, applied for an adjournment on
account of Maitre Labori's absence.
Major Carriers, the government com-
missary, unexpectedly arose and oppos-
ed the application in the most vehement
manner, with the gestures of a stump
speaker. He read a note from Labori's
doctors, which, however, was a weak
point, as it only said it might not be stroyed
impossible for Laltori to attend on Mon-
day. Major Carriere dilated upon the
fact that therentire world was anxiously
awaiting a decision, and upon the ne-
cessity of ending the suspense. The
court retired for twenty minutes,
during which time the audience nni-
mately discussed the probable results,
the general impression being that the
judges, in view of Major Carriere*
strong opposition, would refuse the ap-
plication for adjournment This proved
to be the case, as Colonel Jouaust on his
return read a unanimous decision of the
court rejecting the application on the
ground that the teasons advanced were
insufficient. Captain Dreyfus listened
to the announcement with characteris-
tic composure.
The feature of the day's proceedings
was the story of the suffeiings of Drey'
fns on Devil's island. Dreyfus wept
when the clerk read the document re-
counting the details of his incarceration.
The proceedings opened with the appli-
cation of Denrange for adjournment.
This was followed by the deposition of
M. Gnerin, former minister of justice,
who, however, only repeated the evi-
dence he had given before the court of
cassation.
PORTO RICAN CALAMITY.
Lstut lUporta I'lao* the Futility
■I Still (JrtiUr figure*.
bau Juan, Aug. 17.—Communication
with the distTesred district is still part-
ly opeu
Arecibo was devastated by the liurri-
cone and later was Hooded by the Areci-
bo aud Mauatti river. Two hundred
bodies have been already recovered and
hundreds of more aie missing. It is
thought they were swept into the sea.
The town was inundated six feet.
After the water subsided the dead were
found lying everywhere. The bodies
were buried on the spots where they
were found.
The town is now rapidly filling up
with starving people from the co-tntry.
Only four sojdiers were drowned, but
all are without shelter. Captain Mc-
Coomb and his men did valiant service
in saving lifes. Forty persons were
rescued from floating wreckage. A
thousand head of cattle were lost there.
At Aaranzito 20 persons are known io
have been killed. A thousand are home-
less and starving. Morns is totally de-
/
T A-kJNDRED
SLAIN.
Number of Ladies
by One Negro
AT LITTLE ROCK.
M. 1 *>ho ru former minister of polonies,
then testified in joauavsuiiu of tun in-
structions to treat Dreyfus rigorously,
declaring that extreme stringency only
dated from the time he thought an at-
tempt would be made to rescue the pris-
oner.
Colonel Jouaust, president of the
oourtmartial, asked Dreyfus if he had
any questions to put to the witness,
and he replied in an emotional voice:
"No; I am here to defend my honor. I
do not wish to speak of the atrocious
suffering which for five years I, a
Frenchman and innocent man, suffered
on the Isle du Diable."
M. Demange here asked that the offi-
cial report of tho treatment of Dreyfus
on Devil's island, which was published
in ciie newspapers last week, bo read.
The clerk of the court did so. and in a
sympathetic tone recounted tho harrow-
ing tale of Dreyfus' mental and physic-
al saifering and inhuman treatment on
the island. Deep drawn breaths of in-
dignation cauie from the hearers as the
reading proceeded. Dreyfus first
watched the face of the judge with his
usual composure, but gradually as story
proceeded and the incidents of his awful
existence were brought before him, his
eyes grew dim and tears slowly trickled
down his cheeks. Dreyfus could stand
it no longer, end for the first time dur-
ing the trial gave way to emotions and
silently wept. The faces of the audi-
ence expressed sympathy for tho pris-
oner's emotion and even the captain of
the genadai lues, sitting beside Dreyfus,
turned and gave him a look of uncon-
cealed compassion. General Mercier,
who with M. Lebon was seated in tho
front row of the witness seats, listened
unmoved, while Colonel Jouaust fol-
lowed it with tho air of bored tolerance.
M. Lebon afterwards returned to the
.stage and added a few more words in
justification of his conduct.
Colonel Jouaust ordored the next wit-
ness brought iu. It was the widow of
Colonel Henry, the French officer who
committed suicide in prison after con
fessing to forging certain documents in
the case. In an attitude of complete
self possession she gave her evidence,
accompanying her words with frequent
gestures. Her evidence, however, had
little weight. She admitted frequent
visits of Esterhazy to see her husband
and she said her husband had told het
he had forged one document, "in ordei
to save the honor of hiscountry." (Jen-
eral Roget in undress uniform followed.
His evidence was a patriotic diatribe
against Dreyfus from beginning to end
Court then adjourned
Labori is worse.
We Challenge the World
At Ciales, 30 persons were killed.
Many are missing st Barcelonia. Seven
residents were killed. At C'ayey the
death roll is at least 90.
It is impossible to estimate the loss of
life and property in the country districts.
Every river is still swollen and passage
is well nigh impossible.
The crops are totally destroyed
Children are dying by hundreds from
starvation and exposure.
All the people aro docking to Baya-
men for food and shelter.
A courier has just arrived here from
Kabucoa. He says that the town was
demolished by the storm. Already $0
bodies have beed recovered and it is es-
mated that 'J00 perished. Many are
wounded. Medical assistance is scarce
in all parts of the island.
Snppllas Sufficient, Dssth* Many.
Washington. Aug. 17—Secretary Root
has received a dispatch from General
Davis at San Juan svying supplies now
on hand on the island of Porto Rioo are
safficient to relieve the distress and pre-
vent starvation uutil the McPherson ar-
rives.
The appalling conditions exlstihg in
Porto Rioo was made more fully known
to the war department by General Da-
vis in his dispatch which says the deaths
outright on^the islandxwch 3000, while
XfSTJpm 1
FARMERS' ALLIANCE.
Basatte, Navarre County, Katertalm tha
Annual Session of That Order.
Bazette. Tex., Aug. 17.-The Stats
Farmers' alliance met in its twentieth
annual session in the Baptist ehurch
here Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, at
which hour it was called to order by
President J. M. McWilliams of Ntfrarro
county.
Tbere were present besides the regu-
larly accredited delegates from county
alliances J. M. McWilliams, president;
W. A. Skillern, vice president: Miss Joe
Anna Dornblaser, secretary: C. B. Bow-
en, chairman executive committee; O.
F. Dornblaser, S. G. Mullens of the ju-
dicial committee.
Miss Carrie Westbrook delivered the
address of wel come, to which J. F. Per
ritte of Nacogdoches, responded
President McWilliams was then pre-
sented by W. A. Skillern of Nacog-
doches county, and delivered his annual
address u|K>n the condition of the alli-
ance, its purposes, benefits and'needs.
He said that one thing badly neede 1
was a state organ, but that before it
could succeed it must receive the united
support of tho different alliances, and
that amendments to the constitution
were demanded that would be recom-
mended at this meeting.
He urged renewed effort in building
up the alliance, because there was more
need for its work now than ever.
It Is Generally 'tellered That All the
Crimes Were Committed by the
Same Party, but Four Suh-
pe« ts Are 1'iider Arrest.
d the American* Killed
uiber Near Aogele*.
ug. 17.—Insurgents have
Assaulted j feef^JHtrating for two days before
Anifc/Jt is officially announced that
Cobflf/i.ith, with 10 companies of the
iment and two guns of bat-
First artillery, under Lieut.
V. have attacked 3000 strongly en-
tthed insurgents at the southern ap-
to Angeles, and drove them back i
|l«r a sharp fight, the American troops
ljng two meu killed und 13 wounded.
nts' loss is estimated at 200
COUNTS
I'RHASURBR'S
REPORT
FROM MANILA AND TELLS 50ME
INTERESTING THINGS
t, l ARTKRM RKI'ORT CoMIM.KTKIl
SHOW I Mi TIIK CASH AN l
ACCOUNTS.
coi t.i> whip thk rnii.iiTisos in
TWENTY DAYS AND YKT TIIK
s will hold Angeles. About
SO'^ufgint., appeared in front of Do-
lon inhort distance from Porea, but1
thieve driven off by one company of
th ->'«-It'th regiment, under command i \f.1Mj|.. I
of hKS^ii Anglum. < >no American 1 ( ' 4 '
all these crimes were committed by the waH untied | 111 111
same negro, but three suspects have, «; ^ Otw sends the following: Dear Sll—At
been arrested and if the right man can j ^ , J Ca^daHa'u.'a^fnt near 'An-1 >nf,'lv ,lt tl,is.
be positively identified he may receive I lei tllen,.0 toward Poraic, taking give you straight tact
summary punishment. The victims of I witti his line Santa Arita. Guga and jean learn.
the assaults are all highly respected ! Ba< < . Colonel Smith with ten com-j
white women of the city. Their names 1 piui if the Twelfth infantry and two
the First artillery attacked the
Little |wri.k. Aug. 17.—Ti,ive brutal as-
saults by a negro man on white women
have occurred in Little Rock in the past
48 hours. It ia] generally believed that1
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Washington dnHlp Najrn That lt«|>ublicani
Will Tut til a Presidential Ticket.
Washington, Aug. 17.—Senator Clay
of Georgia is qtioted in themidsnmmei
political gossip here as having expressed
the belief that there would be an anti-
expansion Republican ticket in the field
for tho presidency next year. Accord-
ing to this gossip the new ticket is to be
called "Continental Republican." and
though it is not believed that it will In-
possible to get Speaker Reed to head the
ticket, ho is counted on as one of its
most effective supporters.
Former Secretary of the Treasury
Georgp S. Boutwell of Massachubetss,
who is nigh in tho counsels of the anti
expansionists, is talked of as the Conti-
nental Republican candidate for the
presidency, and it is said that the anti-
expansionists with him at the head of
the ticket would expect to prevent tht
regular Republican ticket from carryinR
any one of the New England states.
Texas Relief Committee.
Washington, Ang. 17.—The Texas Re-
lief committee of Washington held s
meeting Tuesday evening at the Board
of Trade rooms to conclude the work ol
the committee. Hon. John B Wright,
chairman of the committee, reported
the total amount received for the relief
of the sufferers $8006.89. The third
thousand dollars was forwarded to Got.
Bayers. _
are: Mrs. Bell Akin, Mrs. Milton Young,
Mrs. Kennedy and Miss Emma Longcoy.
All the assaults occurred in the suburbs
of the city. The first was that of Mrs.
Akin, which occurred Tuesday evening.
As Mrs, Akin was passing Twenty-first
and High streets the negro seized her
and dragged her to the woods. She re-
sisted and cried for help. A passerby
freightened the negro away after he had
severely beaten his victim. Officers at
once began a search for the assailant,
but failed to find him.
At 0 o'clock Wednesday morning a
few blocks from the scene of the first
crime, Mrs. Young was assaulted in al-
most the same manner. The negro
knocked her down with such force that
a rib was broken, causing internal in-
juries of a serious nature. He choked
and beat her about the head and on the
•ide inflicting very serious if not dan-
geroos injuries. Mrs. Young struggled
heoriacally and screamed for assistance.
The negro finally seized her parse and
disappeared in the woods. Mrs. Young,
who is a frail woman, is in a precarious
condition from her wounds and the
■hock Her clothing was torn almost
entirely off in the struggle.
tacked at her home hm *£*&[p„*.
She was knocked down,
choked. Her children ran for assist-
ance and the negro fled. Mrs. Kennedy's
injuries are very painful
About 11 o'clock Miss Emma Long-
coy, the U -year-old daughter of a gro-
cer, was attacked and beaten by a negro
half dozen blocks from WeC End park.
She escaped from her assailant. City
and county officers, together with a
large number of citizens were by this
time scouring the vicinity for the negro.
The greatest excitement prevailed and
the anger of the citizens in the neigh-
borhood was thoroughly aroused.
The fifth assault occurred early Wed-
nesday morning on a well know.i young
lady at Twentieth and Cross streets.
She was likewise knocked down and
badly Ijeaten, her face being swollen
and discolored from the effects of the
blows.
The series of outrages was brought to
tho attention of Governor Jones and he
at once offered a reward of $100 each
for the arrest and conviction of the
guilty parties. Judging from tho tem-
per of public sentiment the officers will
find it difficult to protect their prisoner
should the right man bo captured
Four negroes have been arrested as
suspects an lodged in jail. They all
answer the description of some of the
victims. All are negroes. They are
Ed. Wright, Joe Gardner, Will Morgan
and .Tames Randle. Wright has been
positively identified by Mrs. Kennedy bs
the man who assaulted her. As soon as
darkness fell, men bogan flocking toward
the vicinity of tho jail and by 10 o'clock
fully 2000 were on the streets. About
1 j :80 an attempt was made to storm the
jail. The leader of the mob,Ed Blanks,
Jr., was arrested by Sheriff Kavanaugh
on a charge of inciting a riot and lodged
in jail.
Fopnllit* Indorse peinocratlc Ticket.
Des Moines, Aug. 17.—Just before the
Democratic state convention opened its
session Cato Sells, who had been a prom-
inent figure in the race for the nomina-
tion for governor, withdrew his name,
declining to remain in the fight. Sells'
withdrawal is regarded by many party
leaders as proof of the absolute control
of the Iowa state Democracy for Bryan.
The Democratic state convention nom
inated the following ticket: Governor,
Fred E. White of Keokuk county; lieu-
tenant governor. M. L. Bevis of Mont-
gomery county: judgo of the supreme
court, A. Van Wagoenen of Woodbury
county; railway commissioner, W. H.
Calhoun of Marshall county, superin-
tendent of public instruction, B. P.
Hoist of Boone county.
The Populist atate convention also met
and iudorsed the above ticket. All the
nominees are Democrats except Calhoun,
who was the Populist candidate. Tht
Chicago platform was indorsed in iti
entirety. The Philippine war was con-
demned and trnsts opposed
Gin tiers you can buy material
for marking ink at Smith Bros.,
also brushes and lantern oil. tf
A It MY sirs i'KRKKCTI.t STII.I.
I., duly ttrd.—Mr.
McKinuey, Texas,
last I have landed
place. Here goes to
as far as 1
stew
¥ w4'
on the outskirts
at ar.OO, driving
inflicting upon them a
ropot'l loss of 200 killed and wounded.
Our Is 2 killed and 12 wounded.
Orj.ug. 11, General Young's troops,
consliiig of detachments of the Fourth
cavalr,' Twenty-first, Twenty-fourth,
and 1 enty-fifth infantry, drove the
insui/ His northeast of Manila, through
MariTina and San Mateo into the
moil mi ns. Returning the following
day ty met a column of insurgents
SCO sjoug descend ng the road east of
Baling for the purpose of taking the
railwr, they were driven by our Bali-
nlag d Quinga troops and routed Sun-
day. {This force is in full retreat uorth-
wardjarrying a number of their officers.
Angels will be permanently occupied
at one.
I STATE GF&ffGE.
It It y Heuloo at McMreger and Trani.
acting Much Iluslntf*.
■regor, Tex., Aug. 17.—The State
convened here Tuesday in an-
ion with the following officers
r attendance present:
"ogola, worthy master;
| Teague, Brenham,
bj. "^■J. L, Howell, Dublin,
worthy treasulV J. J. Ray, Dublin,
worthy secretary; Mrs. Mattie Alexan-
der McGregor, Worthy flora.
Ex-Governor Hogg was to have made
a speech, but sicknMs in hie ffemily pre
vented his attendance.
Ex-Congressman J. B. Long addressed
the body, making an appeal for the or-
ganization of farmers.
No Change, Bat Troop* Heady.
London, Aug. 17.—The Transvaal sit-
uation is unchanged according to all
obtainable official information, but the
continued delay of tho Boer answer to
Great Britain's demand for joint hiquiry
as an effect upon the Outlanders' pro-
posed franchise reform measure, makes
matters look more serious. The war
office has completed preparations for an
emergency force of 3000 men, to bo ready
to leave within a week. Fast steamers
for transportation are waiting orders.
It is said that tho Grenadier guards, now
at Gibralter, and tho Twenty-first Lan-
cers, now in Egypt, may be sent to
South Africa, in addition to other reg-
iments, which ate already ordered there.
Synod Returns,
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 17. —The Presby-
terian synod of the state of Washington
has returned from Alaska. Sessions
were held aboard tho steamer going and
coming. The Rev. J. C. Gilbert of Ta-
coma returned as moderator, having
been elected on the voyage. Resolutions
were adopted on the down trip regard-
ing the Alaskan boundary situation. It
was the opinion of the ministers that
the United States should hold to all ter-
ritory lunder tho flag.
I Preiddent Invited.
Plattfburg, N. Y., Aug, 17.—The en-
tertainaient committee of the Dewey
testimonial fund, consisting of ex-Gov.
JohnS. Wise, chairman; ex-Fire Chief
Bonnor of New York, Dr. Brush and
Secretary Shotwell, arrived h^re and in-
vited the president to attend a grand
performance to be given at the Metro-
politan opera house. The president
promised to bo present if possible, but
said he could not give a positive answer.
Officially Notified.
London. Aug. 17.—The local govern-
ment health board has been officially
notified of the existence of the plague
at Oporto, and has ordered all necessary
precautions against tho introduction of
the disease at the various (torts of the
United Kingdom. Orders were also
given the Royal liners to cease calling
Ooortn.
We arrived in Manila bay .lime
215th, I nit did not unload for three
days on account of bad weather.
After coming ashore we were
quartered ill the walled city <>f
Old Manila in tlio old Spanish
prison which is a pretty decent
place. Old and New Manila lias
it population of 300,000 and it is
about an equal mixture of all tin-
different races in the world.
There are nearly till kinds of
the tropical fruit here and some
corn, lots of gold in the moun
Wtins but dangerous to get at, as
the mountains seem to l>e loaded
with natural gas, and then the
Philippine soldiers guard it pretty
close. As far as I can learn there
is not many sick and only a few
have been killed and wounded.
! think the papers blow it up
some. It is about 17 miles to the
firing line from the city. There
are some infantry, cavalry and
tlui t
ment in 10 days. The 23rd is 7t)0
miles south of here in Cebu, otv
the Island of Jolo. That's Wiy
next stopping place.
This is a grand old city. Every-
thing is built on the ancient styles.
Tliti town could bo well protected
and will probably bo if IT. S. gets
her claws hung.
These people could be whipped
in twenty days if the boys were
allowed to light. There is some-
thing holding them back. 1 don't
know what it is unless it it the
rainy season coming on. It rain-
here nearly every day and is plen-
ty hot sill this time. American
beer is 10 cents a glass and whis-
ky 1"> cents. Things that are
foreign to tnis country come high.
Everything else is cheap. We
have two kinds of money. Any-
thing that is worth *><) cents Am-
erican money is worth one dollar
in Spanish.
I am respectfully your friend,
Fkkd W. Covr.KT.
HOBSON HliARI) l-ROH.
County Treasurer Saunders
completed hi> accounts Thursday
and submitted them to the
commissioner's court.
The accounts show an increase
of cash on hand over the last quar-
ter ending May 10th, of $7,t>77.2 !
andaconsideraleincrea.se of the
county's total assetts.
The cash now in the bank to the.
credit of the different funds is
$l">,9f>li.21. The books on May
10th only gave the county#?,!IH2.0.">
The following table gives the
amounts received, disbursed and
ballance of the various funds:
.11'KY.
Receipts $2,48l.8t>
Dishursnicnts ti.V.l.HO
Balance
liOAl) AND
Receipts
Dishursnicnts
Balance
1,821.8.")
nitimiK
$7,2;")«.39
0,282.01
1184.38
t! KN KKAI, COUNTY
Receipts $0,477.10
Disbin'siuents fi,830.71
Baliinc
Halanci
Balanc
tvt0.3U
O.I KT llOl'SK
1,381.33
PKRMANKNT SCHOOL
4,811.74
SCHOOL
... $12,222.07
,r>,902,40
AYAU.AHLK
Receipts
Disbursineuts
Balance 0,3111.01,
Total cash ou band Au-
gust 10, \m $10,559.31.
The county is now considerably
ahead .of tl-v^me, having to its
WmVjl ouW -.-V
'-omits, whatever.
We hold $20,000 in Denton
county court house bonds and
$10,000 against Tarrant county.
Then' is not a county in all the
big state of Texas that can make
half this showing, and very few
that are even out of debt.
COflMISSIONERS COURT.
HAS HKKN Ihl.K TODAY—NO OTIIRR
AI'I'OINTMKNTS MAl>K.
Wll.l. TRY TO RAISK TIIRKK MORK
KI NKKN SPANISH WARSHIPS.
Our show cases are full of such
goods as Face-powder, Face-paint,
Face-lotions, Face-creams, com-
plexion soaps and brushes, mani-
cure powder, nail polishes, fine
perfumery, cosmetics, tooth-pre-
perations and etc. Wo have what
you want in this line, Smith Bros.,
"East side. 10 tf.
The commissioner's court was
not in session Thursday. Com
, missioners Fox and Howard visit-
ed road gangs No. 1 and 2 near
Weston yesterday and other
j members of the court attended
| the funeral of W. B. Morritt at
Melissa this morning, which «nus-
l ed the temporary adjournment.
The court will put in the rest of
this week on the county treasurer
! and tax assessors reports and cur-
| rent accounts and meet again
I Monday to pass on the pension
! applicat ions.
Tin; court bought $21,000 in-
jsurance on the court house,
dividing the amount equally be-
tween the four local agencies.
.1. T. Home was appointed pub-
lic weigher for 1'lano.
! An election to determine
whether or not a special tax of
I5e on the $100 worth of property
shall be levied in Long Neck
school district, was ordered to be
Washington, Aug. 10.—Naval
Constructor Richmond P. Hob-
son was heard from by the navy
department yesterday for the first
time since he was assigned to duty
in charge of the Spanish ships
raised from Manila harbor and
now undergoing repairs at Hong . . . u , ■ . „
... " '. ., . * held on September 10tll. ,1. I
Kong. His seport is unusually hi- ,, . . .
. . . ' Hugger was appointed
tore,sting, dealing in general ques-1
tions, such as the need of a large
dockyard in the Orient, the in-
creasing shipping at Manila and
the prospect that Manila will suc-
ceed Hong Kong as t lie emporium
of the East. He also says the
three Spanish ships when com-
pleted will be worth to the gov-
ernment about $0.r>0.000, and he
contemplates trying to raise three
more Spanish vessels now at the Notice.
bottom of Manila bay.
•* —— New train service to Mineola.
Wm. McAIUter does all kinds Longview, Marshall, Tyler,Palea-
of carpenter work. Estimates on tine and other East Texas and
all kinds of job work. Drop a Southeast Texas points See
postal card or call on him on agents Sherman, Shreveport and
South Ky street. a91in I Southern Ry. for particular#
presiding
officer.
A similar election was ordered
to be held in school district No.
•r>0, at the same time. .I. N. Dean
was appointed presiding officer.
A new road to be known as the
Stiles Miller road near Weston
was ordered to be opened, also a
new road connecting the Pilot
drove and Sister drove road.
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