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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-15
GEN ERAL NEWS.
The Trial or Matt for tho Murder 81
Dakes Begur.
Tho Eisslug DelmonIoO fouRd Dead Il
New Jersey.
Other s,wa From Many Quarter.



PuT Bug0. Jan. 1.-THE trial cf James
Nat Tor Killing Dlkes commence This
IN 1rning. The court was called 10 order ~
1880 O'Clock, and after tho ooun.'' and
Jurors were seated tho crowd OF outsiders
wore admitted aud In five minutes tho
rom was crowded 20 replotion, Hu4 The
doors we're closed, Tho prisoner Wa az
raigntd VA due form aud answered 4 mly
"nOt guilty. Out Of q panel Of sixty jug IA
only Six failed toanswer 10 their nam,s. The
work OF empannelling the jury then CONF
menred.
PlrrsnugG, Jan. IA AT 2p. m. ten iur-
o-s had been accepted and the panel was
exhausted, after which the court tool re-
cess o o'clock 10 allow tho sheriff time 10
fummon sufficiout tsltfmen 10 compiets
the iury. Mrs. Mutt aud her daughter
Lizzie, have arrived In the city bu- we're
moi present AZ the trial. Hon. Dan No0f-
heeH. COUNSEL Tor the defense, has not yet
arrived. ...
When the court reoonvened thirty tales.
men were presented by the sheriff, sud . .
two remaining iurymon selected Without
difficulty. The court then adjourned i1 %. %
"A. IA. The Jury rs whole Il considl 'ad al
excellent ono and ~ fne.lootlng lU'" ui
men as over sai in judgment on sI lI.
poriant y case n Allegheny county. TIE
defense rs satisA Il that uu acquitlal N.ll be
OH mad.
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An Asnhnll Inlir.

Washington ig now getting the asphalt
for TIA streets from an asphalt lake IN the
Isle of Trinidad, on the South American
coast. writtsa Washington correspondent.
This asphalt makes u street as hard as
stone, and it docs not soften or crack under
the rays OF the sun. For two years IL mas
been used, aud it is found far superior TO
the old mixture OF tar, SAND ana hsphhIt'
which ihe CITY used some time ago 'eU
in with an officer OF ship which brings
this asphalt here. He says.
1.-The Trinidad asphalt is the best known.
We bring it here and mix it with sand and
oil. About halt a ton OF asphalt goes TO
hslf a ton of sand. Both are heated AN
mixed together, and the combination Is
suyerior to any mixture with tar. Tar
will be affected by the sun any way you
can combine it, aud a street with tar IN IL
will always be soft in hot weather.
How do you mineiR mn
VERY easily" was the reply, I'VE
mark out strip, and then our menuln g IL
out with big picks. 1t breaks oil IN oiP
lnmps. and we load 1t on mule carts, which
we drive up to where we dig, and these
carry IL TO the ship. We use native labor,
and il is cheap. After We dig one a strip
the bottom generally rises, and IN shor'
time the lake is again smooth a.,
WHow does the asphalt look when puref
asked.
at isot the same color as when mixed
black and pitch.like. Trinidad has an as
phalt lake, and this comprises the deposit
of The island. The lake is a mile inlsnd
and you 90 up a little mountain to get tt
N. This mountain or hill LOOKS as though
It's head had been shaved off, and in III
top is situated the lake. IL comprises
about 900 acres, and the people call 1t The
pitch lake. 1t is black, smooth, and Sc
.L.t walk driyR nnnn II
without making an impression. All around
II and close up TO il is a derse growth o
tropical plants, great palm trees, and luxu
rant yerdure. The lake itself is bare ant
black
T"Has much been taken out of it7' said |
Thousands OF tons" was the reply, "anC
the supply seems TO be immeasurabe. A
L. Barber, OF Washington, owns the lak'
practically. He heard OF It several year
ago, and found out its real value, west Z
England and obtained the right TO mine 1
by paying royalty. He is now shipping
York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washing.
ION an Think Chicago. So far. | can se'
no dimuuition in the size of the lake, no
any change in its surfa g. There are severa
low places IN II, bat these | have sect
always. The water collects in these. an'
the native women bring th,ir clothes her
| 20 wash them. rhe black asphalt attract
| the sun. and the water-it is rain water
becomes hot. The omen kneel down oi
The banks Of these pools and do their wash
ing. and then tpresd their wet clothes on
on the hot BLACK surface back Of them q
dty The steam rises up from them, ant
| in a short time they are ready TO be taker
avav. No dirt adheres TO them, and the
sre as clean or cleaner than II washed at
Chinese laundry : Boston Herald.
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A panic occurred yesterday morning In
the tenement.house, No. 434 East Seven
teenth street, caused by fire which started
in the basement. and a number Of families
led perilous retreat from the upper floors,
by means Of the fire escape, to Place OF
safety, The basement was used by Conrad
Cramer for his bakery ovens, and at $3.50 a
number of men were engaged in preparing
the bread for the oven, when one OF them
accidentally let PAINFUL oil grease fall
upon a heated stove. The infiammable
stuff dew into blazing FIRE in q secSpd,
leaping to the ceiling and walls, driving the
men forth in terror 10 the street and bslch-
ing smoke aud fumes 10 the apartments
above.
The building Is iour'story brick, occu.
pied by eight families some OF them with a
large number OF small children. On the
first door above the store Mrs.. Emil Dit.
man lives. The sitting smoke aroused
her, and she at once rushed into the hal,
and by her screams awakened the tenants
on that floor and the next one. These
came ont into the hall in their night.clothes
bewildered and frightened, and In turn
awakened the people on the upper noor.
The heavy smoke coming up .ne ssairs
cape was cut oil by the fire. and all the
tenants on the two upper floors crowded to
the fire escape, while those on the second
fiocr took their chances by the stairs.
From the upper foer rire escape leads
10 the next building, and across this, at a
dizzy height, the shrieking inmates began
10 climb without waiting TO drsss.or max
ing any attempt TO save their goods.
Mrs. Isaac Rosezky, one OF the tenants
OF the fourth floor, made . heroic rescue oil
her six small children from the possible
furnace which she thought was about to
engulf herself and family. She took every
one of the frightened little ones over TO tno
next building, one at . time. Kind neigh
,or. took them and carried them down to
olsces Of safety. Ignatz Benael assisted in
carving the children over. Some Of the
women were nearly crazsd with fright and
could hardly be restrained from hinging
themselves from the Windows TO the
ground.
Henry Hohlig carried bis three children
scross the cscape, and the others ali came
over IN safety.
Meantime the engines were gotten TO
work, and the officers OF the East Twenty
second street station gave them aid IN res
cuing and auieting the fears Of the tenants.
The flames crept up 70 the store hooi
through the basement ceiling and damaged
the building and stock 10 the extent o.
Al $50. With ali the terrible excitement
not one Of the tenants was injured In tbs
panic.
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The 1ripnrtito Combination.

CHICAGO, Jan. IA meeting of roads in
he new tripartite combination with the
Burlington road for the purpose Of hearing
ITS decision in regard 10 entering the com
bination was to have been held on the 18th
instant, but has been postponed ill the
III, owing to the inability OF General
Manager Potter to be present on the former
date. Burlington's notice OF withdrawal
from the Kansas Ci,y pool goes into effect
Wednesday. The meeting OF members
OF the pool will be held tomorrow. 1t is
thought that an amicable agreement may
result. IL is understood that a probable
settlement OF the trouble between The east
ern aud western lines on passenger business
from the seabosrd 10 the Missouri river will
b. made on mutual concessions, iather
than on Commissioner Persons circular Of
December l0.h, as stated.
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afternoon. A circular setting forth
The advantages of 81. nuia "a the place
for tho convention will DO sent "a eaoh
member OF the naiional oomml1tes,
IL IN hnn5sensly engraved. fhi presents
a lne a. eriOr REV Il the chambef oi oom'
meiee buiiding, aud interior view OF Tie
grand hall OF The merchants exchange
in which tho democratic convention or
1910 vas held, finance
committee, was appointed 90 raise tal uJ0
tn dsirsy the expenses %. ihe conventions
nIOa e1mmittea % select q delegation 20
V'til Washington during the eoninf SEE
sion Of the naiilnsl Committee and urge
the claims Of this city.
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The Iilch Rachplnr.

The most unhappy-perhaps not quite
that. but the least happy-man Know.
sevsa New York correspondent, is a young
bachelor with $4,000 n year, and no one
but himself 10 spent II ON. lie Is generous
enonrh. but not always in a way TO make
him most happy. Time nam heavily on
his bands. He lives in handsome lodgings,
and. as he is a prince OF good fellows. u
constantly in demand for dinner parties
II wish could be as busy as You are" he
sain to me one day, Here | ara. worn out
with doing nothing and he SAX into an
chair. what was your Pro
smnieIs asked him. Wei, let.
me see. Yesterday was about an average
day. / got up st IL; had q light breakfast
Al Del's q. 1875: went down te Wall stree
and found Ia lost SO, go ct q clip. Walked
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The Kentucky senatorship.

LounvrLLE. Jan. 1.-THE democratic
caucus to nominate a candidate to succeed
Williams in the United States senate held a
meeting tonight at Frankfort and sd
iourned after the fifth ballot to meet Tues
day evening. After much squabpling over
the organization the first ballot was taken.
II resulted: Williams, SO; Blackburn, ~
Sweeney, % Second hsllot-Williams. 6S;
Blackburn 90. Sweeney %. No change In
the third. fourth or fifth ballot, and on
motion caucus adjourned. Csrlisle's name
was not proposed Indications point 20
williams chances a. the best Of all. Ballot
ing begins in the house tomorrow. but u
is not likely that any result will be rohchco
till the caucus meets again.
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uI,n.

The goletin Com nercial and the Havsaa
weekly Report, with dates mp TO the 29.h
MD. have been received. Tue following Is
taken thereifom;
The government hasre1ecied tne petiuon
n ,he SOeste railroad company" asking
. delsy OF two 10 four years TO terminate
The tobacco fields in The vicinity Of vi
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Cmci0o, Jan. 1.-THE ln.er-Ocean'a
Fort Wayne, Ind, special says The liquor
dealers who have been forced 10 close their
saloons on Sunday 10 day hogan retaliation
by bringing o criminal act Ion against tho
editor VI he daily Gagatte Tor publishing
Sunday paper. It's understood they will
follow with suit against The street car
company. Tae movement is not unsni'
mons.
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Bosros, Jan. "A .-rns Produce exchange
has adopted resolution calling upon tho
representatives. In congress- o. urge The
uisst.e OF Is measure prohibiting the im.
por'ation from France and Germany OF
sdulteHtod wines and othtl articles inlu'
rious 20 health, ia view OF the interdict
placed b. those countries on American
pork.
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Nag YoE-, Jan. 1.-THE annual meet
lIrol tho Tdalu9 tlocEhOie Yves held
O. day The published report showed a
falling on .of 10 per cu'. Boa irs receipts on
salel OF the daily dWinF tho three aud
Alaf m1nths since the reduction .l rates,
compared with last year, nud at tho same
time an increase 0t sl per cent in the num-
har oi copies, MT prohi ON the paper tla.'
O0J more than last year The usuni d.yi'
laud MAS declared.
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pinyed Poker.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. l.. - William IL.
poWynll, young man, to-day pleaded
guiIty In tba embezE'ement OF S. go
rom his employers, Sinclair 4 LauEhlini
rrocers, and was sentenced 10 imprlson-
ment for Ave years and three month";
Powyall lost the money play!nr poker and
frn
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LrrrIP Rock, Jan Il The Gazette's Hot
Springs special says: Joe Reynolds, OF Hot
sn,;ocs and the Malvern narrow guage
road. saws that ground will be broken by
F.r-uary let 20 extend the line from
Nalver.. 10 Pi1e Bluff, fiftv miles, connect
ing With tse st. Louis & Texas narrow
guaye system.
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A NInr,lrrnn. Ninnln.

GRIFFIN, GA, Jan. II -Brewfter McWil.
Jams. aged 10. this evening, in a fit OF
mental excitement caused by Sickness
Killed A negro girl and then shot himself.
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allied.

sAvASYAu. Ca, Jan. lI.-Nisbet & Co.
c,tt,n merchants, have failed. The liabil-
mics probably exceed 100000. The assets
are nominal The principal creditors are
IN Europe. The advance in cotton was tho
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ON strike.

PErERsB1RG, Va Jan. H.-Tho hands
employed in three Of the largest tobacco
factories here struck to-day IN consequence
oil q reduction. Tho strike disemploys be
tyeen 600 and l 600 women and children.
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-seel,inc the Convection.

ST. Lows. Jan. 1.-THE citize-'s com.
mittee having charge Of the efforts being
male 70 obtain the holding Of the nstionsl
democratic convention In this city net, this
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-24

East. The Eastern manufacturer of
wool was not interfered with. On the
contrary, by reducing the tariff on for
eign raw wool and maintaining the high
duties on foreign manufactured wool,
there was very palpaple move favor
ing greater profits to the Eastern manu-
facturer. The republican party has
drawn its greatest strength from the
West, but in almost every instance 1t
has legislated in favor of the East and
against the West. The western farmer
sells the products of his farm in open
markets at prices which are legitimately
created by the law of supply and de-
mand. He has asked protection III one
instance only-wool-growing; he asked
it of the republican party, which has
protected, and is protecting, all kinds OF
Eastern industries. But the Western
wool growers were deserted by thell
friend, and for no other reason than tina
the Eastern manufacturer might buy hi
raw material cheaper and thereby Ill
crease his profits. The democratic par
ty would at least have equaliZed the re
lation by reducing the tariff duties OF
manufactured woolens.
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The County and its Relation to Liquor
Trials.

Our prohibition friends fail to recOg-
nize that the healthy public sentiment
which backs and prOsecutes the crimes
of theft. arson and murder, is almost
entirely wanting in cases where the
prohibition law has been defied and
openly transgressed. 1t is deploraDle
statement to make, but so long as such
a condition of things exist it is wise and
prudent to recognize it. The record OF
the past three years is enough to con-
vince a reasonable man that the day for
prohibition has not come, and man IS
not necessarily a "Thisky-bloat who
claims that the liquor question can be
better handled in Kansas than it IS now
by Prohibition.
But the main purpose of this short ar
ticle is to merely suggest that those
prosecutions which are begun in our
District Courts against viOlatorS OF the
prohibitory amendment, are costly al
fairs to the taxpayers of countless
If the good accomplished was in any
way proportionate to the cost, the RE
FLECToR would be the last to grumble;
but convictions are rarely obtained and
the fines collected are insignificant. If
a liquor seller is convicted he does not
close his saloon; or if he does, some one
else takes his place. And all this is ow-
ing to lack of healthy public sentl-
ment.
At the recent meeting of the Board OF
Commissioners, the Board was forced to
pay Five Hundred or more Dollars to
liquidate direct costs which had accum-
ulated in the prosecution of two OF
three liquor cases before the fall term OF
the District Court for Dickinson coun-
ty. And not one conviction was record,
ed From Two to Five Thousand Dol
lars per year will have to come out OF
the taxpayers of the county to pay
costs in liquor cases. 1t would seem
that voters had the right to ask thai
the amendment be enforced, or elst
that they be relieved from the heavy
burden which is being placed upon
them.
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Wool Growers Association.

AT the wool growers association
of Kansas, held at Topeka last week,
Mr.. j. S. CoDDTNG, the retiring presi-
dent, had the following to say about the
tariff SO far as it affected the wool grow
ers:
There is some apprehension that the
tariff viii undergo some revision. An
effort viii be made to restore the duty
on wool to its former basis. Grave
doubts are entertained by MANY of the
adyisability of trying this at present. If
a republican congress pledged to pro-
lection suffered itself to so far forget
their constituents and their wants. and
TO measure these wants by their own
standard, how can we expect the pres
ent congress, pledged to reduction. to
raise what the other lowered. Yet we
may be as much disappointed this win
ter as We were last. ;"
The wool growers of the West under
stand from the above that the repubi-
can party is not national organization,
but q pcHsf used Tor the benefit Of the
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The Inter Ocean says of Mr.. PENDLE-
TONS successor, Hon. HENRY B.PAYNE:
Ellis very large fortune has been ac-
''quired by the rise of real estate III
cleveland, and in railways. lie IS IN
''close confidential relations with HoAD-
ely and with TILDEN, and may per-
chaps be regarded as having succeeded
''to the mantle, good will and influence
"of the latter as candidate for the pres
"idency. One of his sons, now in mid
idle life, has a prominent connection
"with the Standard Oil Company, but
''the senator elect has, it is reported,
''never owned stock in that concern. u
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4 democratic House seems to be Civ
ing railroads and land grants a great
deal of attention, and the corporations
do not seem to appreciate the honor.
The House Committee on Public Lands
has decided to report bill which will
declare the Texas Pacific land grant of
Il, OOO, 900 acres forfeited to the United
States, and a resolution offered by MIR.
HOLMAN, declaring all unearned land
grants forfeited, passed the House last
Monday by a vote of PSI yeas to Is
nays. Magnate HUNTINGTON and
other corporation kings probably never
anticipated having to deal with demo
cratic House.
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Mr.. G. p. HUNTINGTON, the railroad
magnate, went before the house COM
mittee on public lands last Friday and
pleaded his personal virtue and honesty
and that of the monopoly he represent
ed as good and sufficient cause why the
Central Pacific railroad should have the
grant of II, 00O, 900 acres of land which
the Texas Pacific had forfeited. But a
democratic house will fail to see the
beauty and consistency of Mr.. HUNT
INGToN's christian warnings, and the
Il, OOO, 900 acres of rich soil will be re-
stored to the public.
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Editorial Ends.

A careful examination of the pension
rolls lately made shows that there are
425, 900 pensioners and that the annual
value of the roll will be about S44, 0O0,-
600.
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rolls lately made shows that there are
Az, 900 pensioners and that the annual
value of the roll will be about S44, 00O,-
600.
The supreme court of Illinois has de-
cided that contract made on Sunday
is valid. So it should be. If man
makes an agreement he ought to be made
to carry it out no matter what the day.
Congressman ANDERSON has intro
duced bill into the House which pro-
vides for the adjustment of land grants
made in aid of the construction of rail
roads, and that no railroad company
shall be allowed to take out patents for
land until the adjustment is made.
The bill should become law.
$50
The ''old ticket" TILDEN and HEN
BRICKS, has strong hold upon Illinois
| democrats, and it is the opinion that
with those two leaders Illinois would
be democratic. The enthusiasm would
be so great, in fact, that the democrats
would hold the world by the seat of its
pants and regulate its axial movement.
x*x
Royalty has the public lands committee
of the democratic house taken hold of
the land forfeiture business. They lis
tened to the arguments of the Southern
Pacific road, and then proceeded to vote
forfeiture of the land grant. There
is new deal, and in the future there
will be less steal: \ democratic house
is on guard.-IinleS.
The Topeka Journal appreciates the
situation in the Second district. tsays:
LET lower taxation and cheaper blank
cts and shirts be the watchword in the
congressional canvass in the second dis
trict. y blow may now be struck there
against the system of robbing the poor
man to increase the wealth of the rich,
which will reverberate Throughout the
length and breadth of the land
So
There Is good reason TO believe that |
the flunkeyism of Minister Lowell to
the British Crown, and bis unwilling
ness to make any effort to sase C'Don-
nell will cost the Republican party, at
the coming Presidential election, the
votes of tens of thousand of intelligent
Irish American citizens, who are dis
gusted beyond expression at the toady-
ism of our representative at the Court
Of st. james. Boston Irish Republican.
The Mexican reciprocity treaty, which
Vas recently defeated IN the Senate byi
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with suspicion that Mr.. INGALLS, does
not care for facts as much as he does for
display. Mr.. UTTER's article has not
suffered from Mr.. INGALLS, reply.
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a tWo-thirds vote. was measure cal
cuIated to advance the commercial rela-
tons of the two sister republics, and
open a wider field to western enterprise.
But there was no direct benefit to the
East in the adoption of the treaty, and
it was defeated. The REFLECTOR is
glad to see the names of INGALLS, and
PLUME among the list of yeas. In
this instance, they had backbone
enough to turn their backs on Eastern
selfishnesS.
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The supreme court of Illinois has de-
cided that contract made on Sunday
is valid. SO it should be. If a man
makes an agreement he ought to be made
to carry it out no matter what the day.
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Contractor and Builder.

Mr.. d. P. Hoffman, reliable contractor and
builder, is ready TO figure all classes Of work
All persons about TO build or contemplating i'm
in Abilene, east Of the Continental Hotel 23-6m
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Col. WM. PHILLIPS, of Salina, was
married recently in New York City to
Miss STAPLER, formerly of the Indian
Territory, but in recent years Clerk
in the Treasury department. Col. PHIL
LIPS is now ready to answer the char
ges preferred against him by the gallant
Cherokee orator, Col. BOUDINoT.