davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-29
BRENNAN.
Burglary at Ledbetter-The Robbers
Secure $4,000 in Cash.

SVCUTt SJ,UUU III CuSN.
Special TO the Gazette.
Brenham, December 2s.-Last night
about twelve o'cAck burglars effected
an entrance into w. II. McClellan's
store in Ledbetter. They drilled n
hole in the door of the safe, and with
a pGnch knocked the combination
loose. They obtained $1,000 in cur
rency, 500 of McClellan's money,
$500 belonging to ID. Morris, and
$500 belonging to 5. II. Willard, The
two latter lose their all, having turned
everything into cash preparatory TO
moving to Coryell county. No clew to
the burglars.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-29

Potatoes, northern, y barrel ga; upinns,
northern hhl,, 81 T6eaRtO, sweet potatoes, ylas
z! per bushcl. rutnipa, ttSeiSo !, hn, BenpN
VI, Y. med. bbls.t scents prge limn, ase'@l
Rhbl.iheli Dbl, Is. flgs feet, hits, 81 NJ ei.
der. hAlfhhl,, ~
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-29
Chicago.


CHICAGO, Dec. 2s--Cattlc, receipts C,Jl.
stronger; exports 0)os ~ good 70 choica
shipping g so 0t6 %: common 10 medium ~
"a 10: Texans 0A5 -.
aurrp-- Receipts ?.El0 market steady; I'M
feriof 20 fair = 5Daa %. medium ~ good
. 1904 -; choice 10 extrn W. 81
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-29

MrArs--sugar cured hams, ii,Sc; 2, @. G. n,
con, pSs; =. c, dry salt, ~.
lARp--riorccs, paaci sIaud - n cans, pa.o,
~ N cans, lee; 10 N cans, loss oh cane, i0l,c
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-29

xoSEY.

NUw York, december 2S.--Money 2a2IE
Prime mercantile paper 5@6ls.
Sterling B. b. barely steady; Z 81 sghi
u.s..
Three per cents o..
Four-and-a-halfs, coupons, liys.
Fours coupons, J.s.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-29

HAY New country loora from wagon,
10 s0stS 10 per Ton: new corn, N@9fN cantsi
chnba. 81 z, per no bsfisy, iN9paii eatfop
seed meal size per 100 millti, per hale, soc
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-29

LivERroo1s december .S.--Cot,on--Spots
closed unchanged; good demand which is
o,th "f"'uuS'ss's'...''' ',..,,,s..,.. ,,..,n 1856
sales li,ote Auorican II mn
Tor export and speculation 100.
lmpors lef0o. American, li,sdn
higher.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-29
Drain.

wheat, ohoins s5e esOO medium. 75&s0
inferior, Coddic; oats stiJ5l-r: bnrlny, 39as
SO, corn. 85aS;gge. rye. 40Ee; bale hay,
sIO9I5.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-29

GALVESTON. December s~--Corrox -. Re
ceipts. net. 2.sS gross. none: exports, Tor.
e'gn. -; coastwiso. sS.o; stock. rs, iSo.
sales s,is,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-29

Spot closed Arm; middling i.i6 higher. other,
unchanged.
Sales $3.50
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-29
LOCAL MARKETS.

FoET wohrH, Dor g 1888.
Again to-day iiier, sy,r 10 change 10 note
In the state VI this nnrActs. fsts wefe some
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-29

crookory, rnrnllnro ana Ginsa.

Powder BlHs,ins, p heg, q e0j Rlno, y 2, n.
o. On; Rifle, v ~ hs.2 -, Rile, f1l ns., 81 on
hhnt--e2 10 y tonlll hnrh shot. R.Ml.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-29
New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, December 2s.-sisht on
New York. par.
sterling u. H.. 81.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-29
st. Louis.

ST LOUIS, December .S.-FLouR - Easy
but no; lower
WmsAT--weak AMI lower No rod | Vt
Gal Olsi cash; NJ January; 0itchru.
AIRY; lpt,Sdl 0Gii March, ! o NAV.
CoRN-urcued lower, advanced but closed
lsep'k undc yesterday; l6i.6J -. cash a.
December i7ls@t'l4 January; tslemisa, Feb
ruary; 53's May
uary; 36l saSea May.
PROVISIONS.
Only a small lobbing trade ut previous
prices.
wnIsKY-Steady at ia.
CORN MKAb--Qulct at 2Sl.
MEAr.
roBK-Oflered 1875 for old u 70 f,r now
BULK MEATS-lcEe clear 10. short ribs
-; short clear IS.
BAcos-Long clear S, shor, ribs s. short
clear SJs.
LARD-Nomi al
LIVE sroCk.
cArrIr--RocciptS ,co dull; good 10 export
steers 6n@C %, common 10 fair, 4 2jopj -.
Texans 35tn3N.
SnFri'-Roooipts 100; nothing doing. best
grades would bring good prices but common
very dull
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-29

NEW YonK. December 9s.-FLoun-

NEW YORK. December 2S.--fLoun-
Dull.
MHEAT--Sroi, shade higher ana frm; op-
lions. opened Y lower. advanced AQaz; de-
cinod 20 y, closing steady with n slight re-
cov-ry; ungraded rcd, 10: M. red, Nsjg No. 9
red, | Hiiel tiai: No red, lBlS4l 10.
lORN-Spof, No 3shPde heit6r; Others Va u
lower. options declined l4G9., closing stehdy.
ungradcd j1aJG; Ni.3, paGi, No. GiA@05S.
PROVISIONS.
C0FFEE--Spoi iair; Rio quiet and steady;
options higher aud active
Sales, . bags
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-29

Kansas city


KANsAs CRY, December 2s.--WuEAr-
Weak; si'f bid cash; s. January; SAL Feb
ruary,
Cots quiet; no. sash; 81 &3a' necem.
Der; s9l. ia uary. 10y, May.
OATh-Lowcy NJ M.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-29
OTooeries.

Coffee AND Common,
Iil<e. oIdlLary, isa.c.; lnir, ly,ee.; prime Rio.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-29

KANSAS CITY, December es.-CArrHT--
Receipts ! ,2O0: steady; native stccIs ~ l.O9i
80 i.IIp pounds tHid5 ~. cows a2iniuN
butchers steady; hnithrecd steers 1850 pounds,
sal 10. butchers and feeders unchanged.
SiiEEp-Iiccci pts or quiet, unchanged.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-08

their bloom might have lived, and
how many parents, brothers. sisters,
widows. would have been spared their
grief and tears And he said all this
in tone resembling Hamlet when he
asks. ITO be, or not to be-" Bismarck
is little supersttious sometimes. He
will not have a battle which is as Vet
undecided spoken of as if it were won.
He viii not sit down to dinner if there
are thirteen. When Gen. Boyer came
to him to negotiate in the name of
BBZaine Bismarck would not resolve
anything of importance because it WIS
October II, the date of Hochkirk and
Jena. Then he dislikeS Fridays;
will not start on Il Friday
nor sign any important document on
that day of the week. When he was
offered the title of count he hesitated
before accepting it, because many
families in POnerania, whom it had
been conferred upon, had died out in
short time. The little country
can't afford counts" he said. On No
vember %, 1870, he was speaking of
his own death. and said that he knew
when it would happen - the day of
the month, year and all. His friends
cried out that he must be mistaken,
but he only said, mo, know - it is
mystical figure" Seven years after
ward he repeated the same date, but
added, Gods will be done. however
in all thing To one of his minis
tiers. who had appeared with his hair
cut, he remarked: You have cut
your hair in COON time; the moon is
growing, and that is the right time
for cutting hair and trees. Scientific
people do not believe in the influence
OF the moon: hut do. and feel am
right"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-08
Panic in the Senate Chamber.

y defective flue in the capitol
caused the new stove just put up in
the governors Otfic to smoke out the
senate chamber, and caused them to
adjourn in panic, as the smoke is
sued from the windows and the floor,
and all believed, for a few minutes,
that another capital was doomed. The
fire bell sounded. but the error was
discovered before the engines reached
there. The house, which was in ses-
sion, was informed of the supposed
fact that the capitol was burning. \
member arose to make a parliament
AIRY motion to adjourn, while he made
a physical motion to do so individu-
ally. Another member, who had evil
IDENTIFY heard of Davenport in the
Maine legislature, on the Ozark Day.
when he called for lights, shouted:
Let her burn; go on with the bill
The house was apparently on fire, but
it was soon discovered that the cause
was iiue having the end of one of
the heavy timbers almost into it neal
the second story, and the smoke eS-
capped through the opening. The gov
ernOr had to put the fire out in his
stove, and his secretary, Mr.. Kendall
sat Shivering at his desk all day, and
Capt. Joselyn had to cease work alto
gether on account of the cold. 1t will
be remedied easily.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-08
To the Editor of The Statesman .


The president of the United States
has for cabinet the secretaries OF
state, of war, of the treasury and of
the navy. These are the proper titles
of these officials. They are cabinet
council for the president. When af-
forwards the department of agricul.
ture was organized the term commits.
sioner was adopted. When later still
a bureau of education was in
augurated, the head of this
was called commissioner of education;
and the reasons are obvious-these
departments are not SO closely allied
to the government as -the secreta-
RES but are destined and separate. but
coordinate, in their very nature. So
for this department of the state (not
state government) il seems that such
appellation would be proper. That il
is the proper title for such an officer
for such trust rs the control and
management of the education of
ONE MILLION OF TEXAS CHILDREN
to him is to be committed this guar
dianship-of him is. also. expected q
formulation of system of public
instruction. and suggestions to the
legislature from time TO time OF the
ways and means of carrying on sue
cessfully this department.
In so large. and in astate of such va
ried interests. as Texas. there should
be added two associates. so that while
one of the three should always be
in the Office al Austin. the other two
should canvass the state-visit the
counties. inspect the schools and he
come personally acquainted with
THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTs
The duties of this department are
very different from those of the exec
utive. The governor draws to the
capital persons having business with
him. because theirs is pecuniary OF
some personal interest But the
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-08
OUR VISITORS.

This week we have with us the Odd
Fellows and the cattle men. to say
nothing of the august body Of law
makers that deliberate from day TO
day in the temporary capitol. The
first named are representatives of
probably the greatest benevolent order
in the state, one that has grown
in influence aud power until the good
works of Odd Fellowship stand out
rs most prominent feature of soci-
ETY. in every part of the state These
men now assembled here are repre-
sentative members of the great
order To which they belong,
and nothing bespeaks more per-
fectly the dignity and soiidity of the
order exas than the standard of
citizenship personated in these dele
gates TO the grand lodge. They will
remain in Austin for three or four
days, and every civility and atten-
ton is due them on the
part of our people. The other body,
which convenes to-day. is composed
OF men representing more wealth
than any other similar organization
in the south or southwest.
They are mainly the cattle kings of
Texas. representing more live stock
than any other similar body on the
face of the globe. The cattle of these
men a:e scattered from the gulf coast
TO the British American border: they
supply the markets of the world
with meat, and on their sue
cess depends the happiness Of
millions of people. But while
the cattle men are prominent, in this
body, it must tie remembered that a
sheep interest amounting to ten mill
ions OF sheep is also represented. The
body is immense in representative
wealth, and because of this
and the especial intelligence of
the individual members of
this body. the conclave deserves
especial notice. The peopleof Austin
have right to feel honored In the
presence of these two bodies of men.
and what it is possible to do in max
ing the stay Of our visitors agreeable
and pleasant should be done.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-08
COMPULSORY VACCINATION.

To the Editor OF the Statesman:
One of the subjects suggested by
Gov. Ireland n his late message to
the legislature was that of compulsory
vaccination. In making this Sugges-
ton, although coming from a man in
the governors position, even a sugges-
ton is naturally given and entitled to
more weight than one would be from
an individual who had not been en-
trusted and selected by a people to
hold a prominent position as their
counsellor. AIR. Ireland disclaims any
desire to insist upon his own particu-
lar views in this respect, even though
he feels earnestly the importance
of the subject. As a rule he is "op-
posed to paternal governments" but
ike every other rule it has its excep-
tons, and this question of vaccination,
he states, is one of the exceptions.
great extent by the old adage that
circumstances alter cases." and on
such q subject the maxim most assur-
edly does hold good. In considering
the governors suggestion the "cir-
cumStances" both of the time and the
locality. must be borne in mind, and
these circumstances, venture to say,
all tell in favor of the suggestion.
All students of political economy who
have looked into this question, either
with more than the usual study
and care, OF only glanced at it,
casually, in the course of their read
ing, must be aware that this subject
in some parts of the world is violently
and strongly opposed; that statistics.
figures and cases innumerable have
been brought to rebut the idea of COM
pulsory vaccination being a good. In
this opposition. however, compulsory
vaccination does not stand alone.
Every measure of sanitary reform, or
any other reform, has met with oppo-
sition. and we presume always will
do so. Everything that necessitates
a change viii always be opposed, by
its very nature. Many minds are nat
uraliy conservative; hundreds almost
without knowing it fervently believe
in the "a il was in the beginning is
now apyever shall be, world without
endr Ca, and to such minds anything
in q Way of change comes as a sort Of
shG and before they give the subject
moments thought on its merits
ii become pro tenn pledged to its
OPPOSITION Again, to thousands any
lea that Is noyel--noyel either to
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-08
THE DEPARTMENTS.
Things Seen and Heard Around the
Offices.
The governor signed five


The governor signed five or six
minor bills yesterday.
Jas. III. Raymond & Co. Yesterday
paid the treasurer, on account of G..
L. Nelson, of st. Louis, So, 72O for
fifty-cent lands. Besides this, ten or
twelve thousand dollars were received
institution lands.
The comptroller is examining the
fifteen thousand dollars in bonds re-
Gently issued by Decatur for the pur-
pose of building a city hall. Some
delay will ensue, rs the necessary pa
pers did not accompany the bonds.
This will put Decatur ahead of any
city in Texas. but cities are requested
to send all necessary papers with their
bonds, and thus save time and trouble.
The Buffalo Cooperative associa-
ton, z. of H., with capital stock of
100000, filed a charter yesterday.
The incorporates are J. A. Boykin,
J. \. Holder and James p. Parker, Sr.
Also, the Burnham Land, Live
Stock and Farming company, of Waco,
filed a charter. The capital stock IS
placed at 100000, and the incorpOra-
tors are r. E. Burnham, J. W. Rig
gins and A. NJ. \. Sullivan.
Also, a charter for the Howard and
Hoover Ferry company to maintain a
ferry on the Colorado river between
Burnet and Llano. The capital stock
is $1,000. and the incorporators are A.
E. and r. r. Howard and J. s. Hoo
yer.
The capitol board had meeting in
the governors Office yesterday, and a
contract understanding was arrived at
with the water company. The agree
ment was as follows: The water COM
pany are to furnish the state with
water at one cent per barrel; are to
flush the state sewer twice
q month, or as often as the
heads of the institution may de-
mand, and six fire hydrants with hose
capable of throwing five streams two
hundred feet high at the blind and
deaf and dumb institutes, lthe lu-
natic asylum, capitol and the univer-
sity when the latter is completed.
The capitol board require bond of
$4,000 from the water company be-
fore completing the contract.
The comptroller yesterday depos-
tied in the treasury 500. 870O6, to the
following accounts: To the sale of
lands, s275, 907. and s31 1906 from
tax collectors.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-08
Bismarek's Religion and Supersti-
titiOn.

The princes religious principles
have undergone a change. In early
wears he inclined toward the philoso-
ply of SpinoZa and Hegel, but at
present he must be called pious
man in the purest sense of the word.
He bases his opinions and resolves
upon religion, and considers death as
"ianua vitR," but he does not make
friends with an intolerant priesthood.
In many letters to hi wife he eX-
presses regret at the unbelief of his
Younger years, and says that he can
not conceive how any one who will
not believe in God and eternal life
should be able to bear mortal exis-
tence. When Bismarck received the
Dauebrog decoration he was obliged
to select q motto for his arms. He Sc
lected one with double Specification:
an trinitate robur, that is,
Il seek my force in
the Trinity or else in the device of
his family, the three-leaved oak sprig.
During the night which followed the
battle of Sedan and preceded Bis
marck's interview with Napoleon
Ill, he read for hours in a prayer
book. In speech during dinner held
upon a festive occasion. Bismarck de-
clared that without his faith in God
he should have given up his post long
ago. He should have been well salts
fed to withdraw from public life and
spend peaceful days in the retired
woods of Varzin, but his duty toward
God made him remain at his post. It
was not the desire to obey his worldly
master, but his heavenly father. that
made him put up with so many sor-
rows and grievances. Maurice Busch
remarks that many of Bismarck's
speeches upon this subject put him in
mind of Oliver Cromwells sayings.
Generally speaking. Prince Bis
marck is Indifferent to the worlds
opinion of him, and this gives rise to
the belief that he is adamant in all
things. But he has moments when
his heart softens, and when a melan-
choly overcomes him, and for the time
destroys the elasticity of his spirit.
He then complains of having fought
in vain, of having spent his life IN
idle endeavors, of having failed in al
most everything. One autumn even
ing in 1877 he was sitting by the fire
side in room adjoining the green
house of VarZin. and complained Bit
terly that his political career had
given him no pleasure and no satisfac-
ton. There is no one who loves me
for it." he said. 1T does not make
me popular. / have never made
any one happy in all my long
life. neither myself nor my
family. nor the nation at large"
His. friends protested against this ac-
cusation, but he persisted in saying
that the numbers he had made unbap-
DIV by far exceeded those that he had
made happy. If it was not for me-
he said, sfhe world would have seen
three wars less, and $1,000 who died In
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-08

1t is seven years ago now since the
United States government, as 4 meas
ure of precautiOn, deprived Red Cloud
and his fellow tribemen of their
ponies. At the time the Indians were
told that the money obtained by the
sale Of the ponies should be expended
in buying cows for them. The ponies
were sold, bringing something like
$500, but Red Cloud affirms that he
and his friends have yet to see the
first COW or the first dollar, and the
records of the department. so far as
they have been examined, bear out
his assertion. Such a piece of down.
right thievery, perpetrated by agents
of the government and under color of
its authority, is not exactly pleasant
TO think of.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-08
Coasting at the Texas Canital.

y STATESMAN reporter, in company
with two friends at 5 o'clock yester-
day afternoon, took in the coasting
party assembled an Ash street. near
the Southern Presbyterian church, en-
gagged in that rare sport for this lati-
tude-coasting. Revs. Drs. Goodwin
and Hall chaparoned the
amusement seekers, and many
bright eyes and rosy cheeks
of fair maidens and stately matrons
testified their appreciation of the
health-giving and nerve-bracing
sport, as well as of the enjoyment of
the occasion. The rope party, con-
sisting of Rev. Mr.. Hall, Mr.. james
White. Mr.. ID. II. Hewlett
and DIR. Goodwin as guides, and
many beautiful ladies met with
numerous mishaps and wrecks.
The skating of Mrs. Ruth
rauff was elegant and graceful, and
the highest glee and hilarity reigned
supreme, and the event will be treas
nred in the memory of all who were
present and participated. The
STATESMAN reporter took several
mental notes, but he does not put
them in black and white, because, for
the life of him, he could not
say which was the prettiest
lady in that assemblage of youth and
beauty, but he doffs his hat this cold
morning to the flashing black eyes and
blue1eyes and gray eyes and hazel eyes,
dark eyes and light eyes of each fair
one of the gay capital city's coasting
party on the evening of Feb. 5, A. ID.
1892 md xrriGhac each and pverv ono of
them happy and long life; and that
the winters of discomfort or sorrow
may never chill their hearts more than
their spirits were by the cold that gave
them the rare sport enjoyed yesterday.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-08

WACO, Feb. 5.-Snow has been fall
ing at intervals for three days, and the
ground is covered with a solid sheet
of white. Many improvised sleighs
were out to-day. and several were
upset, but nobody was hurt. A large
number of families were caught with
out fuel, and coal and wood wagons
have been busy all day supplying i'm
mediate wants. No doubt many poor
people suffered severely.
Justice Evans, of this city, learned
to-day that w. b. Turner, a tenant on
his farm near Robinson, took advan-
tage of the snow storm and absconded
with a wagon and team worth three
hundred dollars, leaving no trace of
the direction taken.
To-day a young man giving the
name of Drew Miller was arrested
and jailed, on suspicion of being a
horse thief.
Yesterday Hebrew marriage took
place between Mr.. G. Rosenthal and
Mrs. Hattie Epstein, in which the GER
emory was performed by Rev. j. ID.
Shaw, and afterwards celebrated ac-
cording to Jewish rites by members
of the synagogue.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-08
THE state may commit q great {

THE state may commit great error
in liking the minimum price upon
school land, for there are plenty of
lands in Texas not worth one dolIer
peracre. We believe in obtaining the
highest price possible for lands and
therefore they should be sold to
the highest bidder. If the minimum
price is fixed at two dollars per acre,
then the state should provide for
twenty or thirty year leases for lands
that cannot be used for other than
grazing PURPOSES.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-08

LOBBY is most severely condemned,
aud yet the very first lobby work
done in the eighteenth legislature was
by preacher. Seeing this the others
'lit in" and the thing is said to move
lively
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-08
grazing purposes.

WELL. if there arenot strong Hobbies
with members in legislative seats as
well as not in them. then we beg ex-
cuse, and assert that if they not lob
bies they more nearly resemble them
than anything seen in these
parts for good many years.