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DEMOCRAT PUBLISHING COMPAKI
All 18
m die
Governor Ross Sends a Message of
Congratulation to Both Houses
of the Legislature
Closing Scene Speaker Pendleton Pre-
sented with a Silver Pitcher and a
Bcquet In a Silrer Cnp
The General Appropriation BUI Passed
Minus the Appropriation for tho
State Unlvtrslty
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL
Special to too Gazette
Austin Tex April 4 The free con-
ference committee made their report on
the general appropriation bill this morn-
ing with a majority and a minority
report A motion was made to substitute
the minority f jr tbe majority report
which recommends that the sum of 87
80160 be appropriated to the university
and its branches and for the establish-
ment of the medical branch at Galveston
be stricken out The reason given for
this refusal to concur with the majority
in this item of the appropriation is that
in consideration of the number and
amounts of the extraordinary appropri-
ations this legislature has seen proper
t > make and the gloomy prospects
of collecting our usual amount
of revenue because of the
distressed condition of many thousands
of our taxpa ing citizens it is unwise
and indiscreet to further burden the
state treasury at this time by paying this
at least disputed claim to the University
In justification of this report if any is
needed we refer to the large deficiency
bill we have had to pass amounting in
round numbers to 8300000 for the relief
of the drouth sufferers 100000 for the
establishment of a house of correction
650000 and for a branch asy-
lum for the blind and deaf
and dumb of the colored
race S50000 besides the costs of this
Legislature and the Increased appropria-
tion to several departments of the state
because of constitutional amendments
submitted a changed law policy etc
Not less than S75000
celvod an
bladder par
has oeen or will oc tinallyt and
tices of it are deposited
soon drawn from the treasury because of
these items alone and that too at a
time when we can illafford in consider-
ation of tbe distressed condition of the
great industrial classes of our state to
demand of them a greater amount in
taxes than is actualy necessary for the
economical administration of the gov-
ernment The report agrees with the
maj > rity except in this one item of SS7
80160 The vote was then taken and
the minority report was adopted instead
ofthe majority The Senate also adopted
the minority report thus settling all dif-
ferences between the two houses on the
appropriation bill
governor noss congratulation
Just before the hour of adjournment
arrived a message was received and read
In both houses from Governor Ross con-
gratulating them on the many remedial
and necessary measures that had become
laws through their untiring efforts
He complimented them on their
able and efficient services to
the state aud said that they could go
home feeling that they had done their
whole duty oy themselves their constitu-
ents and theentire population of Texas
PRESENTED TO SPEAKER PENDLETON
Just before the gavel sounded the mo-
tion to adjourn sine die Mr Johnson of
Smith arose and in a brief but eloquent
speech presented Speaker George Pen
dleton witn a silver pitcher Speaker
Pendleton in a touching and able re-
sponse acknowledged the token of re-
spect lie was then presented with a
boquet in a silver cup by Mr Day one of
the clerks in a well tuned speech to
which the speaker responded appropri-
ately
THE CANFIELD MATTER AGAIN
A suit was filed in the District court of
Travis county on April 2 and citation
issued today against all the members
that voted for The resolution to imprison
II S Carsfifld for contempt citing them
to appear at the October term 18S7 to
answer tbe plaintiff in a suit for damages
in tbe sum of 110000 The members
here employed Judge A W Terrell of
Austin to represent them
The members of the legislature who
were jointly sued for damages by II S
Canfield met m the hall of the house at
3 p m to make arrangements for their
defense Tbe question of employing a
competent lawyer was unanimously
agreed to A committee of three com-
posed of Mr Moore of Travis Mr Pcn
dergast and Mr Bell of Cooke was ap-
pointed to proceed at ence to make a
contract with an attorney to prepare the
defense The following resolution was
signed by the defendants
We the undersigned here-
by agree to contribute our
pro rata share of all the expense that may-
be necesjary to defend ttie suit of Can
field vs Gresham et al in the District
court of Travis county Tex and also to
defend said suit in tbe Supreme court In-
case of an appeal W W Skinner G W
Patterson Seth P Mills W C Larkin
John II Truitt F A Utiger J M WoolJ
sey George T McGhee Hiram M Gar
wood W L Wood James M Baird I
M Richardson A L Nicholson L J >
Shield T M Davis L G Chapman Johh
C Baird J B Stringer if
C Rugel J H Voorhees
J W Jarrett Charles Clark Thomas M
Hunt A G Camp J C Curry J Payne
Walter Gresham J J Davis J RJones
W C Johnson T A Wilson M M
Smith J H Faubion J M Strong J B
Wright N F Garner R V Bell T P
Alexander Bedford Parks A W Bu-
chanan R J Moore A J Northington
James i > lcGuire A S Gill A C Prec
dergast and G Q Clegg The gentlemen
have formed an alliance ooth offensive
and defensive
AUSTIN
Qniet How
Governor
Address
Ross Ke
Special to the Gazette
Austin Tex April 5 Austin today
looks like the day after the wedding
Everything is as quiet as a churchyard
The sound of the Speakers gavel is
hushed and the voices of the orators are
heard no more at the upper end of the
avenue Neither is Bell of Cooke heard
any more Invieghing agsinst the geology
LbilJ bej se of its interfering with the
of corn and taters
STrom all accounts Governor Ross sat
town on the much talked of address to
signed by thirtytwo members of the
House complaining tbat a certain ele-
ment in the Legislature had prevented
antirailroad legislation There is good
uutbority for tbe statement that when
these members handed the address to the
Governor he not ocly declined to read it
but emphatically told them to attend to
their own business and he would attend
to his N 3 copy of tbe address could be
obtained in the executive office today
where it was not to be found
BBkluR Powders and the Public Health
From the Austin Tex Medical Journal j
I The public have not the faintest coity
ception nor even tbe medical profession
ah adequate idea of the extent to whk > l
lionv daiy bread is adulterated MajcTy1
spurious worthies even dangerous pre-
parations by a kind cf latterday booni
ingy acquire a popularity which often
drives purer better articles fromfKe
market on account of the low price at
which they can be sold Instances fof
such adulteration are constantly being
brought to light in tbose states wheretfhe
Argusjeved inspector is ever on the film
The adulteration of bread is more Inju-
rious o public health than anydjber
form offood adulteration and the Sharp
ers get in their work most effectually
througtfthe medium of so called baking
powders with which the market is
flooded all claimiug to be the besfy and
all warranted free from adulteration
The substances most used for this ne-
farious purpose are alum and limev Alum
costs abou t 2 cents per pound and lime
almost nothing while pure creanfcof tar-
tar of which these articles are claimed
to be composed costs about 40 cents
Hence the temptation and hence the suc-
cessful imposition by means of lower
price uponHihe unsuspecting Let the
physician contemplate for a injment the
effect which Jthe daily ingestion of lime
or alum must nave uronthe general
health It is fa slow poison but a sure
one and is doubtless one of the most
prolific causes pf indigestionj lyspepsia
etc and of kidpey disease to say nothing
of a large class of nondescript ailments
which being dbscure are id to ma-
laria Lime upon being heated gives
v ff a small quantity of carbonic acid gas
which serves tojnake the3read rise
but what is left gnickiime
powerful caustic Imagine tae tffect
which the ingestion of such a
substance daily for a iong period of time
must have upon the delicate mucous
membrane of tin stomach especially of
infants and laterSon upon tbat of the
where doubtless minute
become the nuclei of the stone in the
i bladder
j Professor J W Maltett of tbe Uui
j versity of Virginia late of that of
I Texas says of thismdnlteration lam
j decidedly of the opf0on that both the
i substance alum i ejf and tho products
to which it gies life in the course of
making of bread arihjnrious to health
and on that accoun lfali into the list of
such food accessorieapas should on sani-
tary grounds be prohibited by law
The attention of the sanitary officers of
the UDited Stales government has been
directed to this matterand Professor H
A Mott United States Government
Chemist ma1e an Analysis of over 100
specimens of baking powders bough in
open market ard i is assorted that every-
one that was examined With one notable
exception the Royal Baking PowderconT
tained either elum br llme or both and
in one 12 per cen or onaeighth of the
weight was lime When such a conspic-
uous txception is found amidst so much
fraud the public tand the mudical profes-
sion should shoji their appreciation of it
should regard iU as a benefaction and a-
part of the carejfexercised by the family
physician on behalf of the health of his
constituency if dirtcttdto caution
against such insidious adulterations
would doubtless prove a protective meas-
ure against future ailments and save
much subpqtjent tou
Actuated partly by curiosityjind partly
by an interest in the nhjctj Ve cised
an exsm nation of this brand the Royal
Biking PoiYjtltr to be made by a compe-
tent chemist aud assured ourselves of its
puti y Doubtless thin are other brands
which areipuro or nearly so jbut a con
spicuouspbsiMun has been given this one
in particular ry published analyses and
testimonials of absolute purifr by such
men as Professor II A Mott Dr W G
Tucker professor of cberaisrv of the
Albany Y Medical CollegeProfessor
McMurtrie late chemist of thefAjjricul
tural Department of the United States
government aid by Professor Mallett of
the Virginia University well kno wn to all
Tc xicg as a thorough and conscientious
chemist t-
It ii not claimed that all baking bwder
adulteratim are harmful out it in to be
urged that there is great danger < jii the
use jof th < se miscellaneous powders
which flood the market or are peddled
froiri door to door whose content are
notJkuown or are of doubtful quality
Anfillustratiou of this danger is given in
thff foil nviog paragraph which is baiLone
offthe many similar reports seenTjrthe
ptiblic press
Warasii Ind Jan 5 The family of
Jj > hn Wooster a prominent citizecjjsof
Montpelier Blackford county consisting
of five persons were poisontdtm Monday
jjlght by eating biscuit in which had been
tised a very inferior qualty of bakftig
powder Two hours after supper ttie
entire family was seized with terrible
gripes and their intense pain could not
J be alleviated The patients have grown
steadily worse and alarming symptom
have appeared One of the children ii
dying and the remainder of the family is
in a precarious condition Waco Ex
aminer
The hope is cherished that the day istl
not far distant when an intelligent boarcft
of health in Texas wiil exercise a vigil4
ance in the direction of food adulteration v
in the interest of public health and then
this crime for such it is will be pun-
ished by law as it deserves to be
Unable to Slake Bond T
Chicago III April 6 Billy Con
nors tbe compatriot of Bobby Adams
stood before United States Commissioner
Hayne today charged with complicity in
the 15000 Minneapolis Postoflice rob-
bery last fall In default of 50000 bond
Connors was taken to the county jail
A ji t for All
In order to give all a chancefd test it
and thus be convinced of its wonderful
curative Rowers Dr Kings New Dis-
covery for consumption coughs and
colds will be iVJi limited time given
away This offerT not only liberal but
shows unboundedfaith in the merits of
this great remedy A i who suffer
from coughs ctflas consumption asthma
bronchitisf any affection btjihroat
chest or luflgs are especially requested to
call at Hfw Williams Cos drug r e
and getlftrial bottle free large bottles
EOET WOETH TEXAS FRIDAY APRIL 8 187
THE NEW MEN
Charles S Fairfield is Sworn In a
Secretary of the Treasury to Suc-
ceed Daniel aianning
Isaac H Mayuard Second Comptroller of
the Treasury Promoted to be
Assistant Secretary
SECRETARY FAIRCHILD
The nomination of Hon C S Fairchild
to the assistant secretaryship of tbe Treas-
ury met with almost unanimous approval
His record is truly an enviable one Af-
filiating himself closely with that little
band of reformers of which Samuel J
Tilden was the head he be-
came prominent for his determined
opposition to the notorious canel
ring which at tbat time was a ruling
power in New York Mr Whitney Sec-
retary of the Navy was also a worker
against the Tweed ringsters and it is a
noticeable fact that all of the reformers
are now in power both in the state and
in national politics Mr Fairchild whs
born at Cazenovia N Y in 1842 His
father Sidney T Fairchild was for a con-
siderable time attorney of the New York
Central Railroad Young Fairchild at-
tended Howard Universiy and graduated
from that institution and was admitted
to the bar in Albany N Y In 1873 be
with Messrs Hand and Hale formed tbe
firm of Hand Hale Fairchild aud in
1874 was made Deputy AttorneyGeneral
by AttorneyGeneral Pratt In that posi-
tion he distinguished himself so that in the
ensuing year he was nominated for the At
torneyGeneralship and was subsequently
elected He served for two years and in
his time made it exceedingly uncomfort-
able for the ringsters who infested the
city of New Yors Upon the expiration
of his term his name was again placed be-
fore the convention but so obnoxious
had he made himself to the
working politicians that he was de
featedand Augustus Shoonmaker became
the choice of the convention He has
held no office since he retired from the
AttorneyGeneralship After tbe nomina-
tion of the Cabinet by Cleveland Mr
Fairchilds name was the second sent to
the Senate for confirmation being pre
ceded only by that of John
Illinois to be Commissioner
C
of
Black of
Pensions
EXSECRETARY MANNING
Daniel Manning the famous manager
oi the ClevelandHendricks forces in the
presidential contest of 18S4 is one of
New Yorks most prosperous business-
men He is also the head of the regular
Democratic organization in New York
He began the serious duties of
life as an errand boy in the
office of the Albany Argus He
worked his way upwards until he became
a compositor of that sheet and showing
marked aptitude he was given the posi-
tion of local reporter and soon after was
entrusted to make the legislative reports
The companionship of the eminent men
of tbat body awakened tbe possibil-
ities in young Manning and unfold-
ed to a remarkable degree those traits
of character for which he has since be-
come famous Upon the death of Mr
Cassidy of the Argus staff Mr Manning
became the manager of that paper and
subsequently he became the head of the
enterprise He was made the president of
the Commercial Bank of Albany He has
banded all of his opportunities and made
the most of them There is nothing sen
timental in his makeup He is a cool
calculating clear headed business man
Mr Manning was married to Miss Mary
SLittle of New York and the
union resulted in the birth cf a
son and daughter Mrs Man
ning died in 1880 or thereabouts and in
1884 on November 19 Mr Manning was
married to Miss Fryer The marriage was
given great newspaper publicity on ac-
count of the popularity of the groom
Among those present at the ceremony
were Cleveland and Flower and many
lesser lights in public life He was ap-
pointed Secretary of the Treasury bv
Cleveland March 518S5
NEW HEADS OF THE TREASURY DEPART-
MENT
Washington April 1 Mr Fairchild
entered upon the discbarge of his new
duties today He was sworn in at 11
oclock and took possession of the office
and desk formerly occupied by exSecre
tary Manning The officers and
many of the clerks waited upon
him early and extended their
congratulations The crowd became so
great that he was compelled to abandon
for a time all idea of attending to the
current work claiming his attention He
caused a temporary halt by announcing
that hewould receive his officiajU nds
Informally in the afternoon after helfccl
i
disposed of his mail He received a
profusion of flowers and congratulatory
letters and telegrams from all paTts of
the country A majority of te tele-
grams were from bankers and business-
men
Judge Maynard will not qualify as As-
sistant Secretary before Monday as he
desires to dispose of some business jiow
pending in the Second Comptrollers of-
fice In accepting his new office he will
suffer a less of 500 a year in his salary
He makes the change at the personal so-
licitation of the President and Secretary
Fairchild with tbe latter of whom he
enjoys the closest personal relations
DANIEL MANNING VERY SICK
Washington April 1 A gentleman in
this city who has had especial reason to
interest himself in the condition of ex
Secretary Mannings health has received
personal advices from England confirm-
ing the worst reports published His in-
formant assert3 that the exSecretary was
not only not improved by his voyage but
is decidedly worse today than he was
before he sailed worse even than when
he landed In England His friends have
little hope of his recovery
THE RECEPTION
Washington April 1 The Treasury
Department presented an unusual
spectcle this afternoon The appoint-
ments of Secretary Fairchild and As-
sistant Secretary Maynard caused great
rejoicing among the employes and
they expressed a universal desire to be
allowed to extend their congratulations
in person Apparently no promotions
were ever made in the Treasury Depart-
ment that met with such general favor
among the employes The two
officials therefore consented to re-
ceive such of the employes
as desired to pay their respects after the
close of business Word to that effect
was sent through the building and by 3
oclock a large crowd had congregated in
the corridor opening into the Secretarys
office Mr Fairchild was visited
first and then Mr Maynard the crowd
passing in a stream from the room of Mr
Fairchild into the room of Mr Maynard
Bureau officers chiefs of divisions clerks
of all grades messengers watch-
men and laborers mingled in
the corridor and shook hands
with the newly appointed officers There
were nearly 2000 persons in line and
the reception lasted almost an
hour Both officers received a
profusion of flowers Their offices
resembled a small conservatory
They also received hundreds of congrat-
ulatory telegrams ano letters Among
those received were messages from Sec-
retary Bayard Assistant Secretary Porter
Secretary Endicott PostmasterGeneral
Vilas Assistant Treasurer Canda and
many New York bankers and capitalists
BE
Mr George Denterman New York city
suffered nearly a mohth with a severe
cough and having wHk several remedies
without relief Jjfnaliyy used Red Star
Cough Cure vsiich he gays proved
speedy and effectual s
CATHERINE LORILLARD WOLFE
Tho
Ktchost Unmarried Woman in tho
United States Dead
New York March 5 Miss Catherine
Lorillard Wolfe daughter of the late
John Lorillard Wolfe an oldtime hard-
ware merchant of this city died at her
residence No 13 Madison avenue this
morning aged sixty Her mother was
the daughter of Peter Lorillard the
elder She was probably the richest un-
married woman in the United Sates her
father having died in 1872 leaving her
sole heir to his immense estate She de-
voted nearly all of her time to charity
She was also a great patron of art and
literature her residence being
stocked with the works of fam
ous painters rare books
costly bricabrac Among the
prominent of her charitable deeds
and
most
were
the building of the Newsboys Lodging
house the Grace house in the rear of
Grace churcb and the American chapel
at Rome which cost 25000 She was
also a member of various charitable soci-
eties connected with the Protestant Epis
c > pal church The Wolfe fund for the
support of infirm clergymen was estab
ishedby her Her last donation was the
purchase for 30000 of a large house In
Lafayette Place to be used as a residence
for the Episcopal bishop Her collection
of paintiugs is valued at more than 200
000 and includes the Holy Fam-
ily by Knaus Monte de
Piete by Muukaczv Cattle Scene
by Rosa Bonheur Tae Christian Mar-
tyr bv Gabriel Max Horsemen by
Meissonier Turkish Dancing Girl by
Cabonel Arab Horsemen by Fromen
tin Cattle Group by Troyon and St
Marco Venice by Ziem Miss Wolfes
wealth may be estimated at 20000000
half of which is invested in improved
real estate in the city of New York Her
nearest relatives are first cousins in the
Lorrillard Bishop and Bruce familh s-
and she is also on her mothers side re-
lated to Hon Roscoe Conkling The
funeral will take place Thursday next at
Grace church It is expected that Bishop
Potter the lifelong friend of the Wolfe
family will conduct the services
A STORY OF THE WAR
N H Rather Searching for a Silver Watch
With Which Ho Bribed a Sentinel
Cincinnati Enquirer
Belton Tex March 3 It was my
misfortune during the war to be confined
in Camp Chase Prison as a prisoner of
war While incarcerated here I was en-
gaged in several attempts to escape in
all of which I came to grief
I remember one time that I was foolish
enough to try to bribe a sentinel I had
a fine siver huntingcase watch and see-
ing a good opportunity I one day penned
a very affectittg note and threw it over
the parapet where the stntinel would be
sure to find it I saw him pick it up and
after reading it he made signs that
assured me he would render ail the as-
sistance he could A correspondence
sprang up between us which resulted in
my climbing over the wall that night and
being taken in by a corporals guard
and marched off to Camp No 1 where L
was kept handcuffed for several weeks
with another lunatic Now the object of
this letter is to ascertain if possible the
whereabouts of said watch It was cap-
tured that night by the sympathizing sen-
tinel and no doubt he still keeps it as a
memento of his brave deed The
watch was the property oi my wife and
had her name engraved on the inside of
the back case Mrs J ABather If
this should catch the eye of any one who
wfcnows where the watch 4A ey would
conferva great favor if thejf would notify
Bro
T fo great enemies ods Sarsapar
lllaifand imgnre bloja fThe latter Is ut
terly defeat byti pecmiar medicine
i
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Be
Ill DISASTER
A Terrible Explosion of Gas Tuesday
Morning in a Coal Mine at
Savana I T
Sis Men Killed Outright Thirteen Oth-
ers Suffocated in Attempting
the Rescno of Comrades
Th3 Lack of Ventilation Supposed to be
the Cause of the Explosion None
cl tho Bodies Recovered
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE
Special to the Gazette i
Savanna I T April 5 A terrible ex-
plosion in the Savanna coal mines oc-
curred hero last night Nineteen men
were killed or smothered The mine is
ruined The explosion in mine No 2 at
this place is much worse than at first re-
ported The body of gas fired must have
been immense The torrent of flame
forced from the mouth of the slope was
over a hundred feet in height and illumi-
nated the whole country like an im-
mense flash of lightning It
was followed by such a concussion as to
startle every one for miles around The
people in the immediate vicinity were
severely shocked The engine house and
lifting works an immense structure over
100 feet long and two stories high was
blown into a shapeless mass by The
current driven out of the slope and
in a few minutes was enveloped
in flames From the character of the
building and being literally saturated
with oil it was not possible to save any-
thing from the flames There were six
men in the mine at the time of the ex-
plosion which occurred at ten minutes
past 1 oclock The names of the
unfortunate miners areas follows
Daye Jones
Hugh Dooley
Milks Jarrett
These men were miners or the men
whose business it is to fire ell the blasts
put in by the men digging coal during
the day
William Barnes
Charley Parsons and
Bkrt French were drivers on the reg-
ular night shifts These men were un-
doubtedly killed instantly but so far
their bodies have not been discovered
The most distressing part is tbe suffoca-
tion of thirteen men vho were attempting
with otners to reach the fated mine
through the entries on No 1 The fol-
lowing are tho names
James Ward
James McGinnis
Fred uartz
Thomas Naven
Mike Kelly
Thomas Daniels
George Hite
Pat Glanky
Roat Miller
Pat Fagan
John E Williams
Peter Ronald and
William Hudson
The workings of the two mines run to-
gether far down in the mines but these
means of communication have never
been attended to or kept open
and in order although they
furnish the only means of escape from one
mine to another and low when th y ore
needed it is impossible to get sufficient
air through these old disused entnes to
enable tae men to prosecute the search
Out of the first party attempting to
reach No 2 five were lost and are
still in the mine A second parly of
twelve cr fifteen went down At this
writing eight of these are reported lost
in the mine overcome with the after
damn and are undoubtedly dead
This makes ten lives al-
ready sacrificed to inattention
and neglect in securing proper ventila-
tion and getting rid of the gases which
form in large quantities in the mine and
the end is not yet There is no telling at
this hour what may be the
further loss of life m the
attempt to rescue the bodies
of those now in the mine A cutting
is being driven through into one of the
upper lifts or entries and when done it
is hoped the men will be able to at least
rescue the bodies of these poor unfortun-
ates The fans have been started in No
2 by attaching the boiler of
the switching locomotive to the
steam pipes Everything possible
is being done to enable the men to reach
the bottom of the slope Thirteen of
these lives have been sacrificed in the
generous effort to reach the imprisoned
bodies
If you are iIious itake Dr Pierces
Pleasant Purgative Pellets the origi-
nal Little LiveF iPills Of all drug
cists > V
POEiITIMi NOTES
How the Chicago Anarchists Foel
Chicago III April 6 It was only
yesterday that Socialist Organizer Gruen
hutt boasted that the seven condemned
anarchists would be saved by his party
polling at least 3S000 votes and electing
a socialist city treasurer their entire
west town ticket and sixteen aldermen
The party poil < d in round numbers about
20000 votes We have only held the
old socialistic vote said Gruenhutt
sadly today There was a notable ab-
sence of drunkenness The United Labor
party had made it a rule that not a man
on their ticket would owe his election to
voes purchased with whisky A socialist
ticket peddler dropped dead at
the polls probably of heart dis-
ease In the absence of a Democratic
ticket the Democrats who voted cast
their ballots almost unanimously for the
Republican candidates It is estimated
that about 10 per cent of the Democrats
failed to vote at all not wishing to vote
the Republican ticket and unwilling to in-
dorse the candidates opposing Through-
out the day the Republicans and ther
Democratic allies industriously dis-
tributed flaming dodgers presenting the
issue of the election as the Americahflag
against the red The United Labor party
endeavored to meet tnis with an equally
highly colored circular charging that
Roche was an Orangeman The plan
failea signally and one of the character-
istic incidents of the day was
the arrest in the Fifteenth ward
by Officer John Ryan of Herman
Gwenmeyer a German socialist for ob-
trusively circulating antiReche circulars
The arrest nearly led to a riot but he
was released on promising to desist
Similar scenes was enacted in other
wards and have led to charges by the
United Labor leaders of unwarranted in
terference on the part of the police It
was generally expected that the noted
socialist George Schilling would be
elected alderman in tbe Fourteenth ward
but at the last moment his strength was
diverted by Riordan Democrat In many
of the various wards ladies were present
distributing prohibition ticke The
candidates of that party drew about their
usual vote
The Republicans made a clean sweep
with their city and town tickets except
that Samuel B Chase Democratic candi-
date for assessor of north town pulls
through The Democrats elected one al-
derman James T Appleton in the Sec-
ond ward The returns show that the
United Labor party elected one man in
the city Conner their candidate for alder-
man in the Fifth ward Duorek their
alderman in the Sixth is defeated Con
ners majority ii less than 400 The total
vote for mayor is Roche Republican
51089 Nelson Labor 22848 Roches
ixajonty 28241
IK a row late last night growing out of
too enthusiastic celebration of the Repub-
lican victory a young man named Crowe
was fatally sbpjt by a bartender The bar-
tender was arrested
The Socialises Must Go
Chicago III ApriK6 In aldermen
yesterdays ostensible resStf is the elec-
tion of thirteen Republicans fo r Demo-
crats and one labor man The nev oaa
cil will stand with hold over alderraeEJf
Republicans 25 Democrats 10 Labor 1
In the town of Lake the Law
and Order party achieved a complete j
victory electing their entire ticket by
a large majority of about 1300 The
other suburban towns went largely Re-
publican The leaders of the Knights of
Labor are as a rule very much disgusted
at the result In an Interview printed
this morning one of them says Ill tell
you the red fhg has beat us and we will
never have any success as a party until
we get rid of the socialists The com-
mittee of twenty live will meet on Thurs-
day evening and we will settle
this question then The labor
party must hereafter fight on labor
issues only We must put our feet upon
the socialists and tne whole crowd of
red flag agitators or there is no hope for
us I repeat the red flag was the cause
of our defeat The people will not tole-
rate anarchy socialism cr communism
but we will settle this question on Thurs-
day evening We must and will wash our
bands of the red flig and compel the
socialists to take a back seat
The DIajorlty Out Down
Detroit Mich April J The latest
figures cut
down tbe vote against the
prohibition amendment to less than 5000
The Tribune claims a majority on the
Republican state ticket ct from 10000 to
12000 and the Free Press concedes 7000
prohibition defeated
Detroit Mich Anril 6 Specials to
the Evening Journal indicate that the
prohibition amendment is surely defeated
by about 5000 The latest returns from
the southern part of the state favor pro-
hibition but the adverse vote in the
upper peninsula more than overcomes
this
Th Women Defoated
Emporia Kan April 0 Yesterdays
election was attended with considerable
excitement which was for the greater
part caused by tbe activity of the Wo
mans Christian Temperance Union in
behalf of their cindidate for mayor Dr
J J Wright against N E Weaver can-
didate of the citizens The result shows
however that their efforts will not be
crowned with the most gratifying suc-
cess as out of 542 women who registered
only 398 voted and of these ov r one
fourth voted against the candidate oTthe
Weaver yis elected by a
W C T U
large majority
A Democratic Victory L
Minneapolis Minn April C Yest rSj
days election was a victory for the Dem
ocrats who elected ten aldermen to Re
publicans eleven The Damocrats al
ready had nine to the Repiiblicaila six
so now the council stands nineteen TTm
ocrats seventeen Republicans For the
first time in years the Democrats are in
power
Toted with Their Husbands
Topeka Kan April 6 The c
of the vote has progressed far eno
o i fcng
loftgh to
show that the whole Republican ticketis
elected Tne women who had registered
mostly voted and generally as their hus-
bands did
A Woman Elected
Minneapolis Ivan April G Mrs
Lucy Johnson wife of Associate Justice
Johnson of the state Supreme court was
elected to the board of education today
FE0I AUSTIN
Record of the Week o the Doings
of the Lawmakers of
the State
Bills Passed and Bills Postponed Work
Good Bad and Indifferent Note
Gossip and Chatter
Special to the Gazette
JUDGE WILLIS ACQUITTED
Austin Tex April 2 When the reso-
lution came up in the Senate this morning
to address Judge Willis out of office the
lobby was filled with spectators and an j
YOI XYII NO 16
witnesses we And that the following pa-
tients have given birth to children while
being inmates of the asylum towit
Miss Bankhead of Walker county was
received into the asylum November 27
18S5 and died July 10 1886 Evidence
shows that she gave birth to a child July
4 1886
Mrs Maggie Lee received December
29 1883 gave birth to a child August 15
1SS4Mrs
Mrs Rundsicher was received in April
1885 The records show no birth but
evidence establishes that she gave birth
to a child while a patient
Mrs Stevens was received August 10
1SS1 Evidence shows that Mrs
Stevens gave birth to a child bnt
the records are silent as to the date of the
birth
Mr3 Gerdis of Galveston was received
December 4 1S84 furloughed March 16
1885 returned April 21 1SS5 and died
November 23 1SS5 of disease of the kid-
neys This tbe records show but the
evidence in the case shows that she was
supposed to be pregnant before she left
the asylum for her home in Galvestonand
it is rumored that she gave birth to a
child on the cars
Careful examination of the records of
the lunatic asylum and evidence from
numerous witnesses show that while
there have been numerous births amorg
the patients at the asylum we do not
And that conception had taken
place there except in the case of a negro
woman who is now in an advanced state-
S pregnancy unless it is in such cases
whehsthe records are silent as above
statedNJt is alleged that two or three
attendants employes were discharged
one becauseXhe had been assaulted by a
male employe wTni carnal inteut and re-
porting the same ton2je Superintendent
she was afterward dis rSed therefor
According to evidence oneSo 61 was dis
chaiged
because she
knew 00 much
about the illicit tcondnct of the
fibers
and employes No cause for her discIXJ
was made known to her We find
cording to evidence that there has
srge
vac
beei
criminal intercourse between some of the
offices and employes several female
employes having left the asylum to give
birth to their children The evidence
does not show that the former superin-
tendent used proper efforts to suppress
the existing evil though we find that no
charge has been alleged against him per-
sonally as having participated in said
evii The present administration is evi
denty endeavoring to remedy the evil
heretofore existing Disciplinary rules
are rigidly enforced and your committee
is satisfied that the asylum will be purged
of all improper conduct as far as possible
Your committee respectfully recommends
the following
1 That the superintendent be required
to purge the asylum of all objectionable
characters and in employing others to
thoroughly investigate their records as to
character integrity etc
2 That ward attendants have better
salaries for their services
3 That the Friday night dances bs con-
fined to tbe inmates and employes of the
asylum and if visitors are admitted it
must be on a written permit from the
superintendent
4 That we as your committee regrets
exceedingly the necessity for the investi-
gation which we have been called upon
to make and while we have discovered
much to destroy the confidence of the
people in one of our public institutions
we feel warranted in saying that we
fully believe the spirit of reform
has oeen inaugurated and will be
carried out and public confidence re-
stored We desire the people to give the
present management a fair trial and en-
couragement and we believe those who
have unfortunate ones to send tnere may
rest assured that they will be protected
and properly cared for All of which is
respectfully submitted
J Ras Jones
SbM H Hargis
MfV Garner
Cboimiitee
Apgostttra Bilteza the wcSd renowned
appetizer and injjjgoratqjfer Used now
oyer thejjrhole cgfiUze Trorld Try it
o t bWfcre of lmlffiilons Ask yonr
grocer or druggist for the genuine arti-
cle manufactured by Dr J Gt B Siegert
Sons
t There is no jewel st piecTcw atr oiess
iog so gvfat as perfect healjl jf If yonr
stojnacb is wt k and dkL dered and
nees agentle et stren ie ng stimu
ia it use Morris Cascariue
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LAXD frauds
A Number of Californiaos Arrested on
Charge of Conspiracy
San Francisco Cal April 6 The
United States grand jury which was en-
gaged for nearly two weeks investigating
fraudulent land survey by which a large
amount of money was obtained from the
government returned forty indictments
of conspiracy and perjury Saturday The
first arrests under these indictments were
made yesterday as follows John A Ben
sou of Benson Co surveying contrac-
tors on seven indictments of conspiracy
to defraud the United States Theodore
Reichert present state surveyorgen
eral on three indictments of conspiracy
Duncan McNce a partner of Benson
on a charge of conspiracy M F Reilly
subcontractor on seven charges of con-
spiracy and two of perjury J R Glcver
two charges of perjury W K Slack
five charges tf conspiracy Benson Rei
chert McKee and Glover were released
on fixing bond of S2500 in each charge
Additional charges are to be made
Two more arrests have been made in
air of expectancy was visible both inside Jhe raudnlent land survey cases They
and outside of the bar of the chamber
d SSma
are George W Bakerjon charge cf con
spiracv end George Hk Herrine on six
When tne resolution had been re cnarges of conspiracy and one of reijury
tor Houston arose and made a leain Both are surveyors Reilly Stack and
behalf of the respondent and said c nWBaker have been releasedA6n bonds of
his knowledge oi the man and the ciro 2500 on each charge
stances the case he was pniw
to his in favcr
willing cast vote of he
resolution The
stood 5 for and
Taking into consi
the House special committee the House
itself and the Senate social committee
ti
i
ost Bey ofwpjiia
jvhile g S Ifqaislv ufe
irejsnjuudnracjicftor several years and
highly praked its medicinal pronef tie
on the case the vote of the Senate was Botany is a passion wit
contrary to general expectation Yet they silioin dream tfialgthe aro
korced collection of taxes matictflJ wcrs ji d > tt earth3 > rcducts
The bill to extcd the time ipr containfcertaiif tfiKmt pre nttves for
tbe forced sale of real and personal he lactf sftepielgjiess tn rvIQriesf
property for the taxes due for the year cold feer aiul sw enttctne5 HflmrU
18S6 passed the House this morning ThakCascariaS caiss ae remtdv fdlTsli
provisions of the bill extend the time cli mplaintsT fk
until August 11887 and the bill is gn 3
eral in its
application xhWSi
m womaa and cWM
austln lunatic asylum
n re er ir names fron w
The special committee to investigate fM widget afJhanca a
the charges of improper practices aV aeautifffl oO photon M M
Austin Lunatic Asylum reported
aafjpl jJ iJ jMis Q
lows We your committee appointedto v r9gy
investigate the condition of the female V
inmates of the Austin Lunatic A little medicine of the Tight kind
Asvlnm beg leave to submit the eh at t e right time iir ihvaluable
following report After a thorough f eans C TtetsJy itUeJriiver IMS
vestigation of the records agttjand t ethejync fr jF stg f
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