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AUSTIN TEXAS THURSDAY MARCH 20 1890
VOL. XIX.
NO. 43
CHEROKEE STUIP.
IT IS SUDDENLY INVADED AND OVER-
RUN BY THE BOOMERS "WHO
NOW HOLD IT.
THE NEW CITY OP POflOA
Rises In a Single Night While the liooiners
are Sinking Off Their Claims The
Cnttlcineu lioutinl.
Arkansas City Kan. March 15. The
boomers were stampeded into Cherokee
strip much the same as the cattle were
stampeded out of it. They misconstrued
the passage of the Oklahoma bill into an
a.'t providing for the immediate opening of
the country to settlement and each colony
of boomers alarmed lest it would not be
the lirst on the ground to select the choicest
town sites and claims rush pell niell over
the border regardless of consequences.
Some fear is expressed by cooler heads to-
day that this premature and ill advised
move may be entirely useless; that the
government may deprive them of their ad-
vantage and drive the settlers out to await
the formal opening of the country to give
all prospective settlers an equal chance at
the public land.
This view of the case is entertained by
only a small minority of people and the
great majority are already settling down on
their claims as if assured of their perma-
nent residence there. They believe now the
invasion has been accomplished that Pres-
ident Harrison will allow them to remain
and permit others to take up lands when-
ever they arrive. Hopeful in this belief
thevhave already begun to improve their
IsHiils. A majority of bona lido settlers
carried on their wagons yesterday enough
lumber to construct a small dwelling and
today white tents and wagon covers that
dot the prairies in all directions are being
replaced with the le?s picturesque but more
substantial board shanty.
Especially is this the case in the centers
of settlement. At l'onca. only yester-
day a small station of ICO people on the
Saiita Fe railroad just over the line from
Guthrie Oklahoma a city of 8000 inhabi-
tants has sprung up over night. Here arc
hastilv improvised hotels where the rates
are all out of proportion to the meagre ac-
commodations. Grocery and supply stores
have already been constructed and are to-
day doing a thriving business. To those
there are constantly Doing added the set-
tler's shanty and tlie settlement already has
the appearance of a lull Hedged frontier
oil v.
The irainbling fraternity are here in full
force. " Three card nionte men wheels of
fortune are all being manipulated in the
open street with the usual degree of eue-
cess. Several disturbances have occurred
over these gambling devices and many
lights have taken place but nothing seri-
ous resulted. Another of these mushroom
towns of'exot c growth appeared at Willow
.Springs just below Arkansas City this
morning though not so large as Ponca.
There are full v 1000 people livinp there and
the same bustling scenes ot excitement are
being enacted.
Nyceville almost came into existence
within the past twenty four hours. That
city contains about 000 people who went
under the leadership of Mayor Nyce from
Caldwell yesterday.
At Guthrie last night a reporter boarded
the train in which the representatives of
the Cherokee Strip Cattle company were
returning from the Fort Worth cattlemen's
convention. W. A. Hewing president of
the company was among the number.
The first intimation they had of the inva-
sion of their leased lands was gained at
Guthrie where they were told of the move-
ment. They could not believe it but
a few minutes later camp fires
surrounded by the invaders themselves
were seen glowing in the darkness and con-
firmed the report. The cattlemen were
greatly disturbed at the invasion of their
lands and a meeting was called in the Pull-
man smoking room. Mr. llewins presided
and appointed a committee to nolily the
secretary of the interior of the facts in the
caxe and ask for troops to restore to them
the possession of their lands.
'But"remarkei President llewins "I m
afraid its all up with us. The boomers have
got the strip. Good-bye Indian Territory."
An expression of the government's in-
tention in the matter is awaited most anx-
iously. . .
An unusual scene accompanied the rusti
yesterday by the presence among the
..mm. nf two women armed in cowboy
style with knapsacks on their backs Win
chesters over their sriouiuers ami ihhcc ui
revolvers in their belts. They were mounted
on Mexican ponies. They were May Cleve-
land and Hattie Waggoner from Guthrie
and secured adjoining claims near Ponca
The cattlemen are completely routed'
heir fences cut. grass burned rati It tani
peded and their range completely de-
stroyed for the pear nuure at least. They
-iifiio mrrmfllt'ri to i?et their cattle to
gether as soon as possible and hunt other
pastures.
I'rof. Connack. ot lhe Indian Clnl
dren's school telegraphed this evening
..r tr nr in pxnel hooiners from the
Indian school lands as many not knowing
its henndaries had located thereon. Prai-
rie tires could be seen all over the strip last
Sick Headache i
Positively Cored b;
tbeio little l'llls.
Thry a!o relieve Dt
(tress from Dycr"j'a
Irn!lsrest.on ana -roc!
Hearty Eating. A per
fect remedy for Plzzi
!iCR3 nausea urowsi
loess Had IWe Id the!
Jlotith Coated Toncrue Pain ki the .' lde. TOR
i TTVTTl. stc Thcr rezulnte the Bowels
fr.l prevent Coni.'patlon and Piles. TNW
I m:l!esl sna ea acsi. iu vug w . w
itoso. Pnn?iy veritable. Price cents. J
CAirrS irrSKTSS CC rr:j-: Sr Tof
GARTER'S
miVEB
i T1 F-i I
night. No casualties have occurred as far
as known.
Within the first forty-eight hours ot the
invasion at least 15CD0 parsons have in-
vaded the Cherokee strip from different
points along the border. They did move
forward like troops on dress parade but
with the impetus of the charge of a vic-
torious army.
In tne wild rush for choice claims the
head of the family was on the skirmish
line astride of "the fleetest animal he
could find. In the rear the families
moved along with more deliberation con-
veying to lhe new home all kinds of camp
equipage and settlers' supplies. Nearly
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every quarter secumi ui iuhu iui cijuiccu
miles south of this city is at present staked
oil' ami many of them are occupied by
squatters.
The report that a company of cavalry un-
der command of Capt. Cavanaugh would
arrive there this afternoon caused some un-
easiness but as the hour rolled by with-
out troops putting in an appei.ranoe confi-
dence was restored and a feeling of se-
curity prevailed. This however " short
lived for at 4 o'clock came news that
the president had issued a proclamation
ordering all settlers oil' the strips
People in large numbers who had staked
claims ana returned here for provisions
gathered together on the street corners and
discussed the situation as dispassionately
as possible. Some counselled prompt com-
pliance with the president's orders but
others insisted it was a wise plan to hold
their claims until expelled by troops and
then as soon as the blue coats were
out of sight to return and begin farminte
operations. The advocates of the latter
plan are evidently in the majority. The
old soldier element seem to be the most
determined to retain their grasp upon their
claims. They say the govern inent owes it
to them for services rendered and in this
view they have many backers
and sympathizers. They say home
seekers should be granted equal
privileges with the rich and powerful.
Should the soldiers attempt to remove
them there will be no organized resistance
but it is believed it will take an army of
30000 men to keep them from settling back
on the strip. One perplexing trouble
the soldiers will labor under will
be to distinguish between home
seekers on the strip and home seekers in
Oklahoma. Movers have a right to pass
through the strip on their way to Oklaho-
ma. Ask any man in the strip where he is
going and his answer inevitably is 'OKla-
hoiua." THE "SOONKHS" LAUGHED T.
Kiowa Kan. March i5. The laugh on
the "sooners" is an expression of the senti-
ment with which the president's proclama-
tion was read here. The boomers who had
the goiui sense to refrain from joining yes-
terday's invasion are doing the laughing
while their more bet headed
companions some of them al
ready returning disappointed iook upon
the 'matter as anything Ivit lauyhcthle.
Those who staked claims just over the line
have already retvrned to 'Kansas and will
await patiently as near their claims as pos-
sible the forn al opening of the strip. A
third perhaps ot the whole number of
boomers who crossed the. line yesterday
have already returned here or are
on their way to this place. They
come straggling back with a good
deal of their impetuous energies to await as
near their prospective claims as possible
the formal opening of the strip. As yet no
military force has arrived to expel settlers
but it is reported troups are on their way
trim Fort Supply and will arrive here
tomorrow.
OlIUKUS TO HEN. MEHK1TT.
Wasiiinoton March 15. Adjutant Gen
eral Kelton has telegraphed Gen. Merntt
at Fort Leavenworth Kan. to use troops
if necessary and with prudence as hereto-
fore to enforce the proclamation issued to
day by the president relative to intruders
upon the Cherokee strip lands. This or
tier is sent by direction of tho secretary of
war.
Secretary Proctor today issued an
order transferring the head of the depart
ment ot the Missouri lroni Lieaenswonu
Kan. to St. Louis.
president's proclamation.
Washington. March 15. The president
has issued a proclamation ordering all set-
tlers off the Cherokee strip.
The Latest Kyle News.
Kyle lex. March 15. In the district
court of this county at San Marcos this
week Ed Balden charged with the murder
of Frank Lee was sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for life and a man named Morris
was given six years in the penitentiary for
horse stealing. All of the above parties
were colored. The Kyle seminary case is
set for next Monday.
Rev. A. 1". Graves u. l tne ceicDratea
New York evangelist will commence a
series or meenrgs at tne uapnsi enu'en
next Wednesday night.
Rev. Mr. Garrett pastor ot ths First
Bamist church at Ausiin and Rev. J. O.
Rurkett. uastor of the Baptist church at
Tavlor were in town yesterday visiting
tnends.
Miss Marv Ward is visif.ng Miss Pearl
Cashell in Austin.
Prof. J. W. Marshall left to-day lor San
Antonio to be absent several days.
Kev. E. Z. Simmons the Chinese mission-!
ary delivered an interesting lecture at the
Baptist church last night to a large au-
dience. His subject was the "Habits and
Customs of the Chinese."
Hon. A. B. Storey of Lnckhart and one
of the brainiest young men in lexas was
in town this week. His tnends are strongly
urging him to b-come a candidate for State
senator from the Twenty-lif'th district as
his qualifications for this important posi-
tion are unquestioned.
Miss Essie Alexanderof LaOrange is here
visiting Misses Martha and Beha Hiell-
man. Hon. Stump Ashby the great apostle ol
the Farmers' Alliance is expected to de-
liver a lecture here in a few days. Mr.
Stump is the gentleman who lead the non-
partizan movement here last election and
tiis ticket was snowed under by over 1000
Totes.
District Court.
Texarkaka Tex. March 18. The district
court has been engaged the last few days in
the trial of Thomas Bankinun for the kill-
ing of Ophillij which occurred here abou
a year ago and was fully reported at tbe
time. Both parties were well connected
but the trial developed the fact that it was
ajusMfiable homicide and the jury this
evening brought in a verdict of acquittal
without remaining out inoie than five
minutes.
The case set for tomorrow is the State vs.
J. Pistole on a charge of murder and big-
a my. He is suppoted to be demented.
MAY'S MUKDEREK.
TRIAL AT BONHAM OF MANDREW ISON
FOR THE MURDER OF
SHERIFF MAY.
HISTOBY OP A BLOODY 0KIME.
Terrible Tragedy nt Jefl'erson 15111 Bry
lint Resists Arrest and Is Killed
Texas Sensational Items.
Bonham Tex. March 17. In the district
cour; today the case of Mandrew Ison who
is charged with the murder of Sheriff May
of Grayson county ii May 1889 was called
for trial. The defendant was indicted at
the last term of the district court in Gray-
son county but appealed for and got a
change of venue to this county. A special
venire of sixty men was summoned and
the selection of the jury commences
11..
in is
evening. Forty-five witnesses from Gray-
son and other counties were in attendance.
The circumstances of the killing of Sheriff
May are familiar to readers at the time it
occurred. Sheriff May was killed Sunday
morning May 2(i 18S9. On the day before
Ben Ison a cousin of the defendant got
into a dilliculty in Grayson county and
drew a pistol on the man with whom ho
quarreled. The pistol was taken away from
him by parties standing near. The two
Isons thee went to the house of John Eads
with whom they had been stopping and
got their rifles and repaired to a thicket a
mile or so from town. The city marshal
followed but didn't overtake them.
A messenger was sent to Sherman on
Sunday morning and swore out a warrant
against Ben Ison for carrj ing a pistol. The
warrant was placed in the hands of Sheriff
May who with his two deputies went to
make the arrest and arriving at the thicket
where the parties were concealed the of-
ficers entered but became separated from
each other. Sheriff May came suddenly
upon the men and ordered them to sur-
render but they jumped to their feet at the
same time tiring at t he sheriff witn Win-
chester rilles. Sheriff May fired one shot
and sank to the ground and died in a few
minutes. Mandrew Ison afterward sur-
rendered and Ben Ison was captured at
the last term of the district court in Gray-
son county. He was sentenced to the pen
tor life. The case has created a great in-
terest throughout North Texas.
TRAGEDY AT OLD JEFFERSON.
mil Bryant Who Interfered with an Officer
Mortally Shot by the Latter.
Jefferson Tex. March 17. This morn-
ing while W. II. Owens was carrying West
Bryant to jail in default of paying a fine
his brother Bill Bryant who was along
told Owens he could not carry him any
further. Owens then summoned assistance
to arrest Bill Bryant who resisted arrest
and finally fired at Owens missing him.
Owens then returned the fire both firing in
rapid mccession. Bryant was mortally
wounded having been- shot through the
bony and had one finger shot oil'. Owens
was not hurtin the firing. Jwens was ar-
rested and placed under a five hundred
dollar bond. At last accounts this after-
noon Bryant was still alive but reported to
be dying.
THE FORT BEND CASES.
Gibson Will Probably Get Ball His
Case
Continued to Next Term.
Galveston Tex. March 17. At lOo'clock
today in the criminal district court the case
of Volney Gibson charged witb the murder
of Kyle Terry January 25 was called.
The State moved for a continuance and
stated as a reason therefor the absence of ex
County Judge J. W. Parker an important
witness on account of the setioui illnessof
his family. The defense interposing no ob-
jection the case was continued until the
May term of the court.
The cases of others from Fort Bend
county implicated in the crime met with
the same disposition.- The counsel for
Gibson made application for a writ of
habeas corpus and his release on bail. This
the court set down for a hearing on the 31st
and notice given for all witnesses to be
present on that day. A large crowd was
in attendance and the utmost precaution
taken to prevent a repetition of the Kyle
Terrv tragedy. Twentv-seven deputy
sheriffs and twenty-five poiicemen guarded
the court house and approaches
thereto and every person seeking to
enter the court house had to undergo a
thorough search npon entering the building
and again upon going into the court room
for concealed deadly weapons. The pros-
pects are decidedly favorable to Gibson's
being admitted to bail when the application
is heard on the 31st inst.
The cases of the government against the
lumbermen at Beaumont Orange and else
where announced in these dispatches Sat
urday mglit as coming up in tne iiuiea
States court today for a hearing were post-
poned. St. Patrick's duv was appropriately ob
served by the Irish societies in the city and
is being celebrated by a grand Dan to
night.
SUING A VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
A Family Who Were Ordered to Leave a
Town in Arkansas.
Paris Tex. March 15. E. L. Pruitt and
wife and their son Oscar Pruitt now living
in this city have filed five suits in the Fed
eral court at Fort Smith for $1800 damages
in each ease against twenty four citizens of
Hackett City Ark. for malicious prosecu
tion and false imprisonment. On April 28
1889 E. L. Pruitt and Oscar Pruitt were ar
rested on a charge ol burglary and robbery
The old man was released on his own re
cognizance but Oscar Pruitt was lodged in
jail.
At 11 o'clock on the night of May 1 Oscar
Pruitt was taken out of jail by a crowd and
carried to his father's house. The family
was aroused and told to dress. They were
all placed in a hack and their household
effects brought in wagons and taken to
Jemison junction on the Frisco railway
where tickets were bought and charges
were prepaid on the goods to this city.
They were placed on the train with instruc-
tions not to return. On arriving here they
were at great inconvenience for some
time' being without money and among
strangers. They employed an attorney
here to investigate the case. He wrote to
some of the parties who had been mixed
up in the matter asking for information
about the Pruitt family and why they left
there. He received just the letter he
wanted. It stated that there was no proof
that the Pruitts were guilty of the charge
against them but they were suspected of
crookedness and it was believed that the
place would be better off without them.
The letter boasted of the manner in
which the Pruitts were gotten out of the
county and that they were wanted there
to face tho charges. This letter was
sighed by the following parties: .Perkins
Walker S'f. N. Christopher J. A. Atkins
James McBride Joe llale Jasper Hale
James Welch J. D. Bender D. 11. Gordon
W. T. Quinlcy Frank Savage P. 1). Brewer
Tobe Herson"Vill Garner Buck Williams
Ed Wilkerson G. Harrol Eugene Bates F.
Surrett. W. S. Walker Tom Hackett A. E.
Blooiuberge Jack Miller and It. K Doekel.
These are the parties against whom the
suit has been brought. Criminal proceed-
ings win also ue liisruuieu in me court oi
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one as the parties are the leading citizens
of Hackett City. The Pruitts are enforced
citizens of this'place but expect to remain
hero.
WORLD'S FAIR COMMITTEE.
Chicago Agaia Victorious In the Committee
Which Has Completed the Rill.
Washington March 18. The World's
Fair committee of the house held what will
probably be its last meeting yesterday
morning. The result of the session was
a complete victory for Chicago people.
Belden's proposition which requires Chi-
cago citizens to present the commission an
absolute guaranty of $10000000 before the
bill was reported wa3 defeated owing to the
presence of Wilson of West Virginia. In
its stead he offered a proposition
I to amend the ninth section of the bill
which authorizes the president upon notice
that provision had been made for grounds
and buildings at the time when the exposi-
tion will be held so as to provide that he
shall issue his proclamation and invitation
to foreign nations whenever there has
been filed with him satisfactory proof
that not less than $100000' :9 have been
raised or provided by the Illinois corpora-
tion. The consideration of the bill was then
completed and it was ordered to be re-
ported to the house immediately without
further amendment. The dates for the
exposition April 30 to October 20 1802
were left as fixed upon yesterday but the
chairman has given notice that he will
move in the house when the bill is under
eoik.iderar.ion uiat it lie so amenoeu as io
provide for dedication October 12. 1802 and
the holding of the fair the following year.
SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA.
They Decide that the Shooting .of a Man
Showed No Criminal Intent.
New Orleans La. March 18. The
supreme court in the case of St. Landry
parish regulators decided in favor ot the
defendants. The accused had been con
victed in St. Landry parish and sentenced
to serve various terms in the State peni-
tentiary for entering the house of one
Duplecliin at midnight February 28 and
shooting at him with the intent to kill.
They appealed to the supreme court
alleging that they had no intention other
than dragging forcibly from the house of
Duplecliin a woman named Millie wno was
wrongfully inclined and a disgrace to the
community in which she resided.
Duplecliin bad interfered and one of the
crowd Fagout fired a shot over Duplech-
i i l':.-l..n l.;.v rPVtn.r Knfl 11.
in s neau io irigiiwu mm. t:
iMtnntinn nf dniiii? him bodilv harm. The
defendants allege they belong to a band of
regulators or "white caps" ana mar it was
in n'irsnaiica of the principles of this or
ganization that the assault on the woman
Tillie was committed. The court quashed
the indictment bo ding that a criminal 01-
nse is not complete without felonious m-
fnt. The fact remains however that Du-
eechin was severely woui.deu.
HUGE HEART.
An Elephant with a Heart Bigser Than
Barrel Drops Suddenly Dead.
Piiilauei.pmia. Pa. March 18. Monday
morning w hen Tom Doyle one of the Fore-
paugh show animal trainers entered the
etptilnint house he discovered one ot the
iephants just dropping dead. 1 lie animal
had been acting strangely and visiwy
growing thinner for some time past but
did not appeur to be at all ill. The brute
is the lirst elephant ever known
to drop dead and that fact
so Interested James E. Cooper
rim u now the owner of the Forepaugh
show that he presented the carcass of the
animal to the Medico-Chirugical college ol
tliia rit.v for scientific purposes. When
Prof. D. P. Keyser ascertained the facts he
.wilvil nnon a post mortem examination.
Prof. Lapiace held tne exainmuuon in wie
presence of several medical students in the
winipr miRrtcrs.
On opening the abdominal cavity the
heart was found abnormally large so
large in fact that It could not be pressed
i.t. on (inlinnrv-sizcd washtub. and as
Inner nil d round as a flour barrel. The
mut nf the vital organs were found in
perfectly normal state notwithstanding
tiipv were somewhat misplaced but the
heart was much inflamed and gave pro
n ..! evidence of pericarditis with i
nront nmillint of effusion (dropsy of the
heart). In this stat its weight was much
iimroiiepd. end found to be lUi
.a Tim bii? skeleton will be artica
fated and preserved in the college and as
there were no aorasions on me rpiucrmm.
h tnTlrlcriiiiat f tbe college will haves
job tilling the hide. The medical gentlemen
say . is impossible to preserve the heart
which is the largest organ oi its kind on
...n.-i Dr Mniliffiin. of Cleveland. O..
who was present at the examination related
an instance of a patient named Boyd in
that citv. whose heart weighed eighteen
pounds the larjest human heart known.
MAJOR SAYERS.
HIS SPEECH IN CONGRESS YESTERDAY
ON THE ENORMITIES OF THE PEN-
SION SYSTEM.
PENSION STATISTICS SINCE 1790.
New Pension Bill of $08000000 Haw-
ley's Speech Atr.ilnst the Dlalr Hill
World's Fair Committee.
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. .
SENATE.
Washington March 18. Mr. Sherman.
from the committee on finance reported a
substitute for the bill against trusts in re
straint of production and it was placed on
the calendar.
Among the pension bills reported was
one giving a pension of $.ju a mouth to Mrs.
Stevens daughter of Col. Baker who was
killed at the battle of Ball's Bluff.
Immediately after ttie morning business
the consideration of the urgency deficiency
Dill was resumed.
The bill was finally passed after several
amendments had been made.
The Blair educational bill was then taken
d and Senator Hawley (Rep.) addressed
the senate in opposition to it.
The nouse amendments to tne UKia-
loma bill were non-concurred in and a con
ference ordered.
The house bill to amend the act of July.
1888 to authorize the Denison and Wichita
Valley Railroad Co. to construct and ope-
rate a railroad through tho Indian Terri-
toryjwas passed without amendment.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr. Rogers of Arkansas presented a tele
graphic protest from the president of the
Colored Industrial Fair association of Ar
ansas against the proposition to tax cut-
ton seed oil. Referred.
Mr. Conger ot Iowa presented the resolu
tion of the Iowa general assembly in favor
of a bill requiring the producers of com-
pound lard to lable their article. Referred.
On motion of Mr. Morrill of Kansas a
resolution was adopted calling on the sec-
retary of war and the secretary of the inte-
rior for information as to whether a saving
of public expenditure can be made bytrans-
iei ring too oureau oi peiisiuna iruiu wie in-
terior department to the war department'
IV lien tne morning noui rjtpueu tne
house went into committee of the whole on
the pension appropriation bill.
Mr. iMorrow ot uaniornia in cnargo oi
the bill (which appropriates ;842i40l)
explained its provisions in detail and in
reierence iu uieguui'iui auujuutui i-uaiuim
said it might be sately assumed that the
number of pensions would reach its maxi-
mum about July 1 18i)4 when the expend-
iture would be $1 12000000. On that date
under the existing law the number of pen-
sioners on the rolls would be 75oC:jO.
Mr. Sayers of Texas discussed tbe pension
system by those acts of congress and ad-
ministration of service. He cited statistics
showing that from July 1 l8(io to January
1 1800 the expenditures oi tne government
for pensions were l10532i071 : that the
expenditures for pensions for the past fiscal
year were is'J.SlO.MVS; that the expendi-
tures for pensions from March 4 1828-9
to June 30 1801 throughout a period of
forty-two and one-half years were $80738-
327 and tne excess oi pension uisuurse-
ments for the fiscal year ending June 30
IHK't. over nensions from 1782 to 1801. a no-
riod of seventy-nine and one-half years was
$83930.41. He stated further that the cost
of the war l8iz was iiizvlaoj anu oniy
an excess ot $14485082 over the disburse
ments lor pensions lor the last year ana
that the cost of the war with
Mexico was $97705800 and was
$721600 less than the pension
disbursements of that year. He severely
criticised the administration of the pension
oillco and cited many instances where he
claimed that the decisions oi tne oureau
were incorrect and improper. He thought
that there should be a thoiough investiga-
tion of the svstem in order that complete
justice should be done to the men who had
. . . .. . . . i .i. . i ...
touglit lor tneir country aim iuhi uuumy
limners men wno uau ueen laggarus
night be stricken lrom the roll so that a
ilace on tne roll nngui oe eviueuc.e ui
loyalty of bravery and ot service to the
co.untry- . .... n-..i
Air. retus. oi Kansas saiu lor m nrat
tin e in tho history of thecounlry it had be
fore it a careful conciso estnuaie oi wnat
tbe expenditure of tho pension oureau
would be during the next liocal year iie
lefended the administration ol tne uureau.
While ho did not defend all the acts of
Commissi tner Tanner he could only say
that that officer had foil wed in the wane
of his predecessor Gen. Black.
Pending lurtuer uiscusaion vuo iiouae
adjourned.
The JlcCalU Inquiry.
New York March 15. the McCalla
court of inquiry resumed iis session today
at Brooklyn navy yard.
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prise was the first witness. He told how-
he had been confined in irons for five days
on the charge of deserting his post. At tha
expiration of that time Commander Mc-
Calla sent for him and released him stat-
ing that it had been done under misap-
prehension. It appears permission bad
been given witness to leave his post by Mr.
Klure officer in charge of the deck. Klure
was present when McCalla ordered witness
in irons but did not interfere.
Witness did not consider his treatment at
the hands of McCalla to be just. As to tbe
men concerned in the Cronstadt episode
he though their being iron and marched
up and down the quarter deck a just pun-
ishment. John Glynn a marine on duty told how
he was confined in iroiiB for ten days by
McCalla forgoing belcw when he was oi
post. Ho had no fault to find with McCalla.
Louis Mayer a seaman told a story of
how wheu tho ship was oil" the African
coast ho refused to pass coal from one of
the bunkers which had beconio ignited.
Next month. g ho was ordered to the mast
head. McCalla approached witness and
accused him of smiling nt him. He replied
he was not and the captain told him he
lied. Then sending for his sword and hohU
ing it in front of witness McCalla said he
had a good mind to kill him and make an
example of bi n for the ship's company.
This concluded the case for t he day and
adjournment was taken until Monday.
FROM LAMPASAS.
The Connty Commissioners' Appointments
Election of City Officers.
Lampasas Tex. March 18. Notwith-
standing the fact that we have lost our
city charter we have another to fall back
upon and an election under the original
charter was held today and a Dew Bet of
city officials was chosen and a new city
government is to be inaugurated. The
change of government has caused less dis-
turbance however than the recent revolu-
tion in Brazil. The county government
has anticipated the action of the city gov-
ernment and appointed superintendents of
roads and large gangs of men are now at
work upon the streets and they are doing
good work. Bridges which have been
broken through for weeks have been re
paired gutters cleaned out ditches opened
and the streets put in something like de-
cent order.
It remains to be seen what will be done
after the city government is inaugurated.
We need a thorough sanitary system
street lights street crossings and sidewalks
and various other improvements to render
our city inviting to strangers and the gen-
eral public. All this it is proposed to do.
It is expected that the coming summer
will bo the liveliest that Lampasus has ever
seen. New hotels are being built and the
old ones refitted and put in "apple pie"
order. The Democratic committee will re-
ceive a warm welcome and should the con-
vention meet here they will be amply
taken care of. Our livery stables are rela-
ting with new rigs in anticipation of a rush
next summer and our merchants are lay-
ing in large and varied stocks of goods to
meet the demands of every possible taste.
- Our Kpi.-copal friends are pushing to
completion lhcir church edilice which
promises to be the most beautiful of any in
town. Pat Gallagher is thecontractor and
has on the work a large force of men.
Our Presbyterian friends propose to fence
their church lot and possibly put in a new
bell.
Our Board of Trade is active and are
bringing things to pass.
The Fair association and Gentlemen's
Driving club are making arrangements to
give a fine entertainment early in the sea-
son. A number of very fine horses have
lately been brought to town and their de-
velopment watched with a good deal of in-
terest. We already can show some as fine
steppers either in single or double harness
as can be found in the State. In two or
three years Lampasas county will lead the
State in the show of fine horses.
The Corrnptlon Cases.
New York March 18. Deputy Sheriff
McGonigal and ex-Warden Keating were
re-airested today. The district attorney
discovered that the indictments were
faulty and the grand jury was asked to
frame new ones. The original indictments '
charged extortion while the hew ones will
make the offense bribery. By noon today
there were two more arrests on the indict-
ments found bv the i rand jury. They were
Deputy Sheriffs Charles Liinderman and
Joseph Young. The former was indicted
for petit larceny and bribery and the latter
for bribery. Both prisoners were arraigned
before Judge Fitzgerald where bail was
fixed at $2000. In the case of Young ball
was fixed at $10000.
Notion! Arrested.
Sr. L'tuis Mo. March 18. Prosecuting
Attorney Davidson of Cole county filed in-
formation with Justice Wagner in Jeffer-
son City today charging ex-State Treas-
urer Noland with embezzling State funds.
Noland was present at the time and gve
himself up arid was admitted to bad in tha
S im of $.0000.
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