The Semi-Weekly Courier. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 1899 Page: 8 of 8
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BILL WATSON TELLS WHAT
WAS LIKE.
PRODUCTS OF THE IW.
1 iu its an important itkm—will
soon join iiis kkoimrnt
at jolo.
ANTIQOEBELITES. , (J
Thajr NmI at Uiln|loD and Nominal* •
rail Mat* Tlckat.
Lexington, Ky., Aog. 17.— A fall state
j-|.' ticket headed by Ex-Governor John
l Young Brown wan nominated by the
j convention of anti-Goebel Democrats.
| Nine hundred delegates representing 110
of the 110 counties of the state made np
the gathering, and they with the crowd
of visitors attracted by the convention
filled the hall, when at 1 :<V>, Hon. Phil
Thompson, Hr., of Harrodsburg called
the meeting to order. Judge John W.
Green of Ornen county wan chosen tem-
porary chairman and afterwards pre-
sided under the permanent organization.
lu taking the chair he made a short
speech referriug to the Louisville con-
vention as a mob. He declared this con-
Manila, P. I.,
July 5th, 189!>.
Mr. Ben Oats, Dear Sir: Well,
ASSESSORS ROLLS COflPLETED.
VAMATION INCKKASKD $1523,WW)
OVEK LAST YEAR.
Through tin- courtesy of our
obliging Tax Assessor, Fount j
Sliradcr, a Courier reporter gained
access to the tax rolls just com-
pleted Thursday, mid found
that the rolls showed an increase
in values of nearly three-quarters
of a million dollars over ln>t year.
The total valuations last yean
were $10,H2i*,110; this year they
foot up $11.555, 100. making an!
Increase of $<>23,t)'.i0 over last year.
The increase comes in prinei-
Tention mennt the end of Goebelism, pullv in personally property which
bossism and machine politics in Ken- I
tucky and meant also the beginning of
, , , better politics on the American conti-
yeaterday was the 4th of July and, nent While the Cflinmitt<M,H
were out
Ex-Congressman Owens of Scott, W. H.
Sweeney of Marion and Theodore Hal-
lam of Kenton made addresses.
t ne first time in the history of
this town did tin; people witness
such a grand scene. We were
awakened by the band playing
"llome Sweet Home," It made a
lot of these cold footed fellows
want to go home. All the busi-
es shown in the following table:
I MONEY.
1899.••
1898...
< iain
|S88,(>4'i
$79ti,19.p)
$92,450
The resolutions adopted declare the
Louisville nominees are not the nomi-
nees of the Democratic party; demand
the enactment of a law giving | ' 8.*!'
force and effect to section 151 . 1 ,s<|)s . . .
of the state constitution whicli
(iain
HORSES AXI> MILKS:
nets houses were decorated with j provides for forfeiture Of office by any
American flags, fire crackers were | PfrHon' wLho nomination or
, . | election, has been guilty of the unlaw-
popping and canons were snot on fu] ugu Qf nioney or other things f val-1 lxjiji.
land and sea, it made one think ! ue, or has been guilty of fraud or inti-
that the light was in full progress "stationu bribery or corrupt practice:
, . c, ; endorse the principles and platform of
to hear the salutes, nnot.* were ^jle Chicago convention of 1S8« and
fired from the battery and from Bryan for president in 11)00; denounce i
the Oregon and Baltimore. That 2,eQ?«b«! election law; favor regnla- 1SW
* .... ii , toon or railroad* ho a* to prevent extor-
afternoon nil the school.* were i tion; demand the al>olisiiment of the
turned out and a grand procession Chinn schoolbook bill and condemn
of school Children. TIh'V paraded Preddent McKinley foi'allegedadvance-
• 1 , nient of the interests of trusts.
to the Luueta down the beach for The ticket is:
it mile, and the band give con-! Governor—John Young Brown
cert, they were bands from the j ito^euteoant «overnor J. P P. John-
Hill and 20tll regiments, and then | Attorney general-Lawrence P. Tan-
the band from the Kansas Volun- ner.
teer Regimenr was there and they | X5?
Secretary of state—Edward L. Hines.
Superintendent of public instruction—
1898...
Gain
1898.••
Gain.
1899...
1898...
Number.
. 2(5,880
. 27,280
cattle:
19,954
19,048 ..
Value.
$1)3;}. 790
#011,020
♦21.700
$258,955
#212,110
911 $40,845
lious:
. Ji.'i,8"it! ....
. ;{2.2( 8
3,588
farm I.AND:
$70,(i2."i I
$54,550
$ir,78."i
' I
0,200,430
0,129,010
(iain.
$107,420
E. O. Gurrant.
Commissioner of agriculture— G. W.
Yandevere.
made things lively for a while.
But with ail this I did not feel as
1 would if I had been the states.
] lore that grand old place better
thaa I ever did. I don't believe
there is a place on God's green
earth that's half so pretty as this
is, this has lots of flowers of the
prettiest kind.
The principal products of this
i«iand are coffee, tobacco, rice,
•ugar and fruits of all kinds and,
are of the Ixwt. / '
We are in barrack just 4hiside
the willed city. vThe SQtt/ifcansas
Volunteers and 20th regulars are
doing police duty in the city at
present, but the volunteers will
go home soon as transportation
can be had.
There are 750 prisoners of war
in the old Spanish prison and a
number at other places, they wore
captured last month, they ant
being brought in every day. Eigh-
teen came in yesterday. They had
a light Saturday with the 17th,
they fired on the outpost and the
picket ran to give the alarm and
was shot by his own men; the ne-
groes were so close they could not
tell him from a negro.
We have plenty to eat now and
have had since we left Frisco. We
were 2(5 days coming, stopped two
days at llonuolulu. That is a
very pretty place. I went through i
the queens palace. Everything is | adopted a resolution permitting the In-
i. i • l i ' ternational Typographical Union to
very hlgh-pricou t lieie. ^ give support to local unions involved in
I have not joined my regiment law suits where the principle of union-
ism is in any way involved The ad-
mission of employing printers and fore-
men to the union was discussed at
length. A resolution making it manda-
tory was overwhelmingly defeated;
their admission was left optional with
the local unions.
A constitutional amendment raising
the regular monthly dues II) cents per
month for the benefit of the strike fund,
was under consideration whe the con-
vention adjourned.
The International Typographical Un-
ion convention selected Milwaukee for
the next meeting place.
The report of the committee on laws
favoring levying a special assessment
upon members of not more than 50 cents
in any three months by the executive
council whenever the strike fund shall
fall below $20,00(1 was adopted
TOTAL VAI.l'ATION.
1899 $11,552,100
1898 10,928,110
UNION TYPOS.
Aellra Mm IUMIti to Admission of
NoboIob I'roofroodon.
Detroit, Aug. 17.—In the Internation-
al Typographical Union convention a
supplemental report to President Don-
nelly's report was introduced, voicing
a protest from H. H. Kolsaat, proprietor
of the Chicago Times-Herald, against a
sentence in the report attributing to
him sentiments antagonistic to the In-
ternational Typographical union. Mr.
Kolsaat said he sympathised with the
trades unions, but that in the matter of
the Chicago situation, in discussing
which the president's report misquoted
him, he must act with the Chicago Pub-
Ushers' association. The situation re-
ferred to is theprojeoted idea of endeav-
oring to unionise all the allied printing
trades in Chicago, which are at present
employing both union and nonunion
labor in some baanches.
Consideration of constitutional amend-
ments and recommendations from the
oommittee on laws occupied the after-
noon session.
The committee recommended that the
admission of non-printer proofreaders to
to the union be left to the discretion of
the unions, to as largo an extent as pos-
sible. The delegates adopted the rec-
ommendation. A clause making four
years' apprenticeship compulsory to a
proofreader's admission into the union,
was rendered inoperative until Jan. 1,
in order to facilitate tho unionizing of
proofreaders.
After much debate the convention
yet and will not for a week, they
are at .lolo, about 700 miles from
Manila. 1 had much rather stay at
this place, for I haven't any duties
at all. 1 will go on the firing line
when 1 get there. The war is very
exciting at present. You people
do not get tin* straight of this
trouble. They will not send in
the truth. I believe that if Gen.
Otis would push them in one big
light it would all be over, but he
will not.
The streets are very narrow in |
Manila.They claim to have 300000
but I believe there are more.
There is a large amount of |
hemp manufactured here.
The Oregon and the Baltimore,
and lots of little gun boats are at'
the bay now.
Total gain $023,990
The increase in farm property
is comparatively small, the bulk
of the grand increase coming from
the personal property.
In the number and increase in
value of horses and nutles is very
gratifying. There is a decrease
in number, of 400, while
the value increased $21,700, which
is accounted for in the quality of
stock.
Almost every kern shows a slight
increase, whiie money, horses,
mules, cattle and hogs show a de-
cided increase.
Prlaonar'a Uuaar Proportion.
Macon, Mo., Aug. 17.—When Justice
Dalson asked Abe West how he wanted
to plead on the charge of bigamy filed
against him by J. C. Joiner, the brother
of his second wife, the prisoner offered
to plead guilty if the court would agree
to send him with tho next recruits tc
tho Philippines.
The justice told West he had no au-
thority to make such an order, and the
prisoner was remanded to jail. West's
first wife was Miss Emma Byrd of (Jen-
terville, Mo. lie deserted her, and three
years later married Miss Joiner of La
Plata.
"Sk**tn" Martin tho Winner.
London, Aug. 17.—At the first day oi
the Stockton 1S99 meeting, "Slceets"'
Martin, the American jockey, won the
Oxnard plate of (100 sovereigns at Bay
field, in a field of nine.
Putting up Trice*,
Chicago, Aug. 17.—Restaurant keep-
ers in Chicago are beginning to put up
the prices of steaks and chops to their
patrons in response to the advances in
price made by tho packing companies.
They claim there is no money in the
sale of meat at the old figures, and that
the example of the New York rostau-
rant keepers will be followed generally
Xx Chicago,
Killed In Jail.
Omaha, Aug. 17.—Jauies Smith, a
negro, well known as a concert hall
singer, was killed in the corridorM>f tho
city jail, and Police Officer Inda is bald
on the charge of murder.
Cloliurn* Wind Damaga.
Cleburne, Tex., Aug. 17.—A very dis-
astrous windstorm struck the eastern
portion of this city Wednesday night,
wrecking outhouses and barns and blow-
I ing a number of houses from their fonn-
, , dations. The wind came from the north-
Wc had a very pleasant, trip1 PftSt and the crashing of timbers and
across, but when we got in the
China sea she was very rough.
The Grant is the largest boat
that ever came into the Manila
bay. She will sail back in two or
three weeks with volunteers on
board. This leaves me in joying
the best of health. With best
wishes. W*. Watson,
23d Infantry.
the falling of outhouses and barns were
heard a mile distant. Fortunately not
• single person was hurt.
Stool and Iron Company.
Trenton, Aug. 17.—Articles of incor-
poration of the Hl'iss Sheffield Steel and
Iron company, with an authorised cap-
ital of $30,000,000, were filed with the
secretary of state.
Mis. Bea^r-
near Fairfield,
■tally injured.
, m struck by lightning
Tex., and probably
on Motor Plant.
Pittsburg, Aug. !7.— A $400,000 oil
motor plant, employing 000 men is to be
established here.
Two llmlln Pound.
Hot Springs, Ark., Aug. 17. —Thebod-
ies of two dead men were discovered on
n hillside in the northern part of th
city Wednesday morning. One has been
identified as that of Jim Mitchell, a col-
ored coachman, who died from a pistol
wound in tho brain. Tho other lying
nearby was an unknown white man
The cause of the two deaths is a deep
mystery. ,
Several Texas military companies will
participate in the Dewey parade af
New York.
Strike Ovar.
Chicago. Aug. 17. — In accordance
with an agreement reached Tnesday tht
brickmakers who have been on a strike
three weeks have returned to work.
Krapllon Has Ceased.
Ban Francisco. Aug. 17.—The volcanic
actioa of Mannan Loa has entirely
TEXAS NEWS IN BRIEF.
A la:ge band of gypsies have arrived
Bonham.
Carl Christian, who was badly cut in
the neck at Cleburne, will recover.
At Beltou R. M Waldrup was found
guilty of bigamy and given five years.
Boone Dean was cut to pieces by • '
train near Sweetwater and his father
badly hurt.
Jndge West has < rdered a stay of ex-
ecution of J. W. Smith, sentenced to be
handed at Orange on Aug. IS, until he
can investigate his sanity.
Piesident Hagerman of the Pecos Val- j
Icy and Northeastern Railway compa-
ny, has purchased the northern canal of
the Pecos Irrigation and Improvement
company, together with several thou- ,
sand acres of laud therewith.
FOUR TRANSPORTS.
Secretary Root Has l>lrected the Char-,
taring of That Number.
Washington. Aug. 17. — Secretary I
Root has directed that four additional
transports be chartered. They are the |
Pueblo, Belgian King, Columbia, and
Charles F. Nelson. They can carry
2.V 0 men. All will be ready to sail for
Manila by September 10.
It is Secretary Root's desire that the
f ntire body of reinforcements for Oen.
Otis' army may reach the Philippine.*
for service during the month of October
at the latest, and to that end he ha* j
been quietly negotiating for additional
shijM.
It is now believed that all of the 10
regiments will have landed at Manila
by the time tho dry season opens. A
short and successful campaign by this
new army would of course obviate thu
necessity for sending any additional vol-
unteers to the Philippines and the plan*
under consideration at the war depart-
ment are said to be predicated on thai
idea, it being the intention that wha
ever additional troops may be recruited
will be held in reserve for possible con-
tingencies.
Pleasure for Women
is impossible unless there is vigorous health. Female
weakness brings that constant feeling of depression.
There is a terrible dread of effort and even little worriee
and small duties are magnified into mountaius because
of the weakness and i>ain.
Gp lifts all burdens, restores the lost
■ r ■ ■ ■ strength, vitality and ambition.
(Certiit'i Femai* Psnacta) Women are made old by the
suffering caused by intlammation; irregular,suppressed,
profuse or painful menses; prolapsus; leucorrhnea and
other forms of womb and ovarian troubles. With the
use of G. F. P. comes a youthful, buoyant feeling
that makes exercise and work a pleasure.
"THE FINEST FEMALE PREPARATION ON EARTH."
i write to state y experience with Q. F. P. i i'an cheerfully
say that it has relieved me eutlrely, anil I am now In perfect healUi.
This Is. l) yon<I a doulil. the finest female preparation on
earth, am) I can highly recommend It to all who are sufferlnK from
the afflictions peculiar to women. 1 believe It to be a Cod-send to
sufTerlnu humanity and can safely say it will do all that Is claimed
for it auu has no equal.
MIES. W. A. CHAKI.KM, White Home, Tenu.
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him to *cntl for it. otlierwlse.end iiHyourv'f.i^r
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write in eonrtdent'e for free advlca to
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REFUSES TO SURRENDER.
Guarln Sajra Ha Would Kathar Starva
Than Capltulata.
Paris, Aug. 17.—M. Joseph Lasces, an
Antisemite and Antirevisionist member
of the chamber of deputies for Gers
and M. Mansard, manager of the Patrie,
held a consultation with Premier Wal-
deck-Rousseau in behalf of M. Guerin,
preeidentof the Antiaemite league, who,
with sympathizer*, had been barricaded
since Saturday in the offices of tha
league, regarding terms under which
the latter would surrender.
The premier said it was euential thai
the law should be upheld, bat that tha
government was as anxious as the me-
diators to effect a bloodless arrest.
Crowds of people continue to watch
U. Guerin's barricade over which tha
antisemitic banner still waves.
Later it was announced that M. Guer-
in refused to surrender on any termi
and said he would starve rather 4han
capitulate.
Shofcklag Traatmaat.
New Orleans, Ang. 17.—Word reached
this city Tuesday through newly ar-
rived passengers from Honduras of a
startling case of alleged maltreatment
of the foreign residents at San Pedro.
The victim of the affair according to the
story, is a Frenchman named Amadeo
Dubois. He was arrested on a trumped
up charge, heavily ironed hand and
foot and thrown in jail. While in that
condition one of the native sol-
diers spat in his face and the soldiers
prodded him rejieatedly with bayonets.
The man|was kept incommunicado, ac-
cording to the Spanish custom, but it ia
currently rejiorted that he is going mad
on account of the barbarities to which
he is being subjected. The French con
sular agent is sick at the present time
and cannot come to town, so in his ab-
sence the German consul has made a
formal complaint At the time the ves-
sel sailed no reply had been received.
Got Thirty Cants.
Sterrett, I. T.,Aug.l~. —Mondaynight
just before the southbound passenger
train arrived,throe masked men entered
the depot and ordered Ed and Poke
Sames and Gilbert Moore, whom they
found there, to hold up their hands.
Moore escaped out of the back door,
sounded the alarm, got a gun and fired
into tho depot.
Tho men escaped getting only !lfl
cents. A stray bullet passed through
tho wall of tho house occupied by J. T.
Cutshaw, striking him on tho leg, bnt
only making a blue spot.
Spaulah War Vataran'a 111 Lurk.
Carthage, Mo , Aug. 17. — Clarence
Atwood, a veteran of the Hpanish-
Aniericnn war, is in this city, sick and
in destitute circumstances. Ho saw
active service in Porto Rico, where he
contracted malarial fever. City officers
ane caring for him.
Nothing for Publication.
Plattsburg, N. Y., Aug. 17.—Secre-
tary Hay was seen by a correspondent
of the Associated Press immediately af-
ter his talk with President McKinley,
which lasted two hours. He said a
large number of matters were gone
over, but there was nothing of import-
ance for publication.
Killed by Lightning.
Goldthwaite, Tex., Aug. 17.—1Thomas,
aged 13. and Charles, aged 11, sons of
Wiloy Holland, were killed by light-
ning here. The older brother was seri-
ously injured. They had taken shelter
in the barn.
Daway Batter.
Leghorn, Aug. 17.—Admiral Dewey,
who has been ill with fever, is better
and is able to remain on the deck of the
Olympia.
w/rr/r,
McKinney, : : Texas.
School indorsed in high terms by students, bankers and all
classes of business men.
Bookkeeping, Shorthand and Typewriting.
Penmanship a specialty, Dranghon's celebrated system of
kookkeeping. Those who graduate in our business course are
thoroughly competent to keep any set of books.
We use Graham's system of Shorthand, the most common
in use and the most popular system in the world.
POSITION CERTAIN.
It is easy to get a position when you are qualified. The
business man of the future must have a business education.
Notes accepted for tuition. Enter at any time. No vaca-
tion. For further information address, N. R. STONE, Pres.
ST
McKinney, Texas.
T° young men and young ladios
Kjr ■ a college education at tho low-
est possible cost. The most practical, thorough, and
progressive st-hool in North Texas. Tho courses of
study full in every department. A faculty of eleven
experienced teachers Send for catalogue.
H. G. REED,
F. G. JONES,
,J. H. NEWTON.
Dr- Jas. A. Caldwell
practice limited to
©srDISEASES OF WOMEN,
Genito-Urinary Organs, Piles and all
Diseases of Rectum and Rupture, All
Nervous Diseases, X-Ray Machine in
office.
McKINNEY, TEXAS.
Office: Well Virginia Street, ground floor.
Dr- E. L. Burton,
Practice limited to
Diseases of
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT.
Office over S. Weisnian's.
Dr. Albert J. Caldwell,
Practice Limited to
Diseases of
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Office Sccond Door Soutb of Colliii
County Bank.
H. L. PEARSON,
DENTIST.
$£rOffice North Side Square over
M, A row & Co's.
Can be found at J. M. Pearson's
esidence at night.
New Line of Samples
OF,..
FALL and
WINTER
CLOTHING
Just received^ Suits, Pants, etc,,
K EST EH,
to order. See my samplea.
DIN
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In deciding where you will spend ya
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with its matchless climate, superb and
varied scenery, its many resorts, its
CHAUTAUQUA, cheapness of fares
and its accessibility via
THE
Denver
ROAD?
A quickened schedule and complete,
np-to-date equipment, including Pull
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CAFE CARS.
Menu the best, served a la carte.
Trains solid to Denver. Hours conven-
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D. B. KEELER, TrafficManaoto,
—or—
A. A. GLISSON,
General Aoent Passenoer Dept.,
Ft. Worth & DenverCitvRy.
Eort Worth Texas.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
125 acre farm 5 miles south of
McKinney, 50 in cultivation, 75
Ea9turc, eight wire fences,5 room
ouse, good out buildings.
One 7-room house, first door
south of John Bingham, eaat
front, lot 110x180, good stable
and water.
One 6-room house 3 doors
south of Baptist church. Ser-
vant's room, plenty of water.
Reasonable terms.
7-dwlw A, L. Cole, Agent.
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