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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-11-27
AT REST AT LAST.
TO UNDERWRITERS.
The Ashes OF Richmond, Virei nlis, in n 9
Federal supreme Court-"Inyasiss
ola Foreign Enemy"-Ciaims
Are set Mt SauEht.

WAsHINGroN, Nov. 10. Tho supreme
court of the United States to-day do
cided two cases brought nv the citizens
of Virginia against the Mutual ASsur-
ance society, of Virginia, to recover the
amount of certain lire insurance poll
cies issued by said company upon prop
eitv in Richmond, Virginia, which was
burned at the time that city was cap
turUd by the federal troops, in 1868. The
insurance company refused to pay on
the ground that by tho express terms
Of its policies it was not liable
for damages from fires caused
by "ciVil war, cOmmOtlon, inSurrection,
or invasion of ~ foreign enemy" and
that the fire in this case was due To one
or all Of these causes. The supreme
court OF appeals in Virginia rendered
decision in favor of the com many on tho
ground that the fire was the result of
"the invasion of foreign enemy"
When the cases We're appealed to this
court, the question OF jurisdiction was
raised, the company maintaining that
the cases were not decided by the cOurt
below on the Federal question ana
that, consequently, this court was
without jurisdiction TO review the
decision. At the conclusion to day
Chief Justice Waite announced as the
opinion of the court that IL had no ju-
risdiction over the cases anG must there
fore dismiss them, and it was so err
dered.
The decision rendered in favor of tho
insurance company by tho supreme
court of appeals of Virginia now stands
AS final settlement of the question, and
relieves underwriters in Virginia and
elsewhere from liability for great
quantity of property destroyed by the
fire in Richmond when that city was
evacuated by the Confederate troops.
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Vic DeYOung Killing.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. l9.-The partic-
ulars attending the shooting are AZ fol-
lows: DeYoung entered the business
Office passed into the private Office to
get some children's hooks which he
hal purchased, came out a.an To
say something To one of the clerks,
when he heard some one say: "Nlr.
DeYoung. | would like to see you. He
turned, and almost before he had time
to recognize sthe person who spoke,
Spreckels fired The bullet struck HIM
in his arm above the eib W. DeYoung,
who was encountered with an overcoat
and the bundles of children's books,
dashed behind desk with the inten-
ton of running to his private room.
Before he had time to do so,
Spreckels fired second shot, which
took effect in his shoulder. De Young
then made second dash for his private
office, but in doing so slipped and fell
fired third shot. This bullet
struck the childrens' books. The chan
ces are that the books saved his life.
The instant of Spreckels' third shot,
George w Emerson, advertising clerk,
grabbed revolver lying in the drawer
of one OF the desks, and fired ut Spreck-
els, biting him in the left arm, causing
Only Il SllgUb WpuHu. DtiOTt
had time to fire another shoe, j. Il.
Chesley, the cashier, sprtng from be-
hind railing and seized Spreckes' re-
volver and prevented his using it.
While Chesley was struggling with him
two other clerks rushed up and over
powered Spreckels. moment after
police officer rushed in and
arrested him. Emerson, the adj
vertising clerk, who shot Spreckels,
was also arrested and both were taken
TO the city prison. DeYoung W IS imme-
diately removed in cab to bis resi-
dence. His wounds. which Mt first
were believed to he slight, proved on eX-
animation more serious than was sup
posed 1t was found that the first bull
let passed within sixteenth of an inch
of the sub-clavian artery, which, l. 1t
had been struck, would have caused
him to bleed to death. Fears are now
entertained that if suppuration sets in
the artery may bacone affected. De
Young remained perfectly cool, and at
present is resting easy. No other rea-
son for the shooting is assigned than
that already stated. Spreckles is y
wears OF age. lie was released on $50
hail with his father, Sir Claus Spreckles,
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albany, Nov. l0.-Onicial returns
have been received from all the counties
in the state except New York, Kings and
st. Lawrence. Ex-senator Roscoe Conli-
ling arrived here this morning rs coun-
sci to the Democratic state committee.
Francis Lynde Stetson and William c.
Whitney are also here. 1t is now proba-
BILE that the board will meet and adjourn
until Tomorrow, when 1T is expected
that the returns from all the counties
will be in.
The board of state canvassers met at
8 O'Clock this afternoon; all present
Returns from all counties but New
York, Kings and st. Lawrence
are filed. The returns from Richmond
county show very serious error in
the fOotings on the electoral
ticket. The board dir ct telegram
sent to the county clerk to explain the
error. The board adjourned until
Thursday.
Roscoe Conkling, William c. Whit.
ney and Francis LYME Stetson repre-
sent the Democrats.
In regard to the paragraph about the
state canvass, the New York Post
special says: The returns
from Richmond county, re
celVeu by mai aJ me secretary OF Suate
office gave ouly thrty-foul electors for
Butler. Fish and Bulwar being omitted.
In the footings of Richmond county, is
found by the computing clerk To be
wrong by $50, The totals on electors
being that much too great. The
foorings show 1871 plurality for
Cleveland. AS returns are made
up it is not possible 10 make
out in winch electors the discrepancies
have occurred, and there is no way to as
certain this short of going back to
the district returns. In five or six
other counties the totals do not agree
with items. Some of the discrepancies
have been explained, but others can
not be When M. Conkling arrived
from New York.. he passed through
Delevan and without registering
went up the hill to meet
the Democrat members Of the board IN
their preliminarysession. THE Repub-
leans have not, they Say, engaged coun-
sci, nor do they intend to do so.
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~ surety. Emerson, tho advertising
slork WIS released on ,OD hail.
Dniuung, who was shat last night by
yOunu Spfeckais, passed. a uulat niRllt
from pain Of Effort Hts doctors prop aG
making socUnd effort this afternoon IA
extract tho remaining bullet, They
VIII prob,blY defer tho attempt h. rs
late nu hour IN tho day ~ possible, In
tho hope that the bullet may move IT,
sclfnnd give clear Indications ~ its er-
act position. Less danger IL sntici'
patoa from this bullet than from
the effects 81 the one extracted.
Tho shoulder-blade wa slightly shat
tered, and broken pieces al bone toInhin
within tho wound. IL II feared these
pieces may induce suppuratlOn and
high fever. lfthsSa brokan pieces can
be removed, the danger may be les-
y, mol.
The fact that Spreckels WAS admitted
to bail after having attempted To assassi-
nate DeSoung, and In attempting 40,
INJECTING such dangerous wounds, eS-
cites much comment. Amer the re-
moval OF Deloung % his residence,
should there he ANY appearance of
DBYoung getting worse Sprockols VIII
he Immediately re-arrostod, and held
in confinement until all danger of De-
Youngs life IL passed. Public opinion
bNhr lHo silOOtlng IN InNEe CIlNlAllhlUS
this morning. The sympathy In all on
the side OF DeToung. A more careful
OF tho articles which melted
Spreckols to the shooting confirms the
belief that there was nothing in them to
justify such murderous attempt. The
case has been called in the police court
for preliminary examination, but by
mutual agreement between the prosecu.
ting and defending attorneys a further
OF the case was indefinitely
postponed, as the condition of both De
Young and SprsokolS prevent their APP
pesrsnca. DeYoung's friends express
great anxiety over his case. Although
tho doctors reiuss 10 make any ahso-
lutte statement of his condition, IL is
well known at present they entertain
grave fears. Should inflammation set
in near the subclavian artery, and the
artery burats nothing could save his
life. Spreckels has boon placed under
veiilance. There is no probability of
his escaping from tho city, oven should
he desire TO do 80,
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WHAT THE REPUBLICANS HERE THINK
.OF us TIRAnE.

W IL II THE hbIl Elli ans hEhE
.oF HIS TRADE.
A HERALD reporter started out yes
terday morning with the intention of
interviewing the Republicans, white
and black, to learn what they thought
of Mr.. Baine's speech, delivered mt his
re idence in Augusta, Maine, Tuesday
evening, and which appeared in yester-
DAVIS ilERA ID. He selected the most
prominent Republicans, those who have
ever been faithful to their party, hut
the opinion WIS so unanimous and the
Interviews bore such a sauieneSS that
he closed his notebook and gave up the
monotonous task. The Republicans
(not the rtf-rafi) were of one
opinion, and that was that Blaine's
speech was simply outrageous,
and that he was not the leader and
patriotic American cjtizon they had
taken him to be. IL was more the talk
of u Com nmist than that OF II good citi-
zen, fun of spite, hatred and CALLING
disappointment. "tlai Mr.. Blaine been
IN the halls of congress-" said leading
Republican, sand made such speech
there might have heen mitigating cir
cumstances, hut at this particular time,
following in the wake of his defeat, he
vents bis spleen upon the south ana the
country at large, and attempts t.
drag the Republican party into
it. Why, sir, have always
been u staunch Republican, am
one yet, but give you my word that
had been present when Mr.. Blaine
made that incendiary speech | would
have been afraid to let it out in the
crowd that ! was even n southern Re-
publican for fear of being mobbed,
though ! was b rn in Boston.
Such is the feeling here among the Re-
publicans, while that among the Demo.
Gratis is simply disgust. The negroes
laugh at it. one remarked yesterday,
after hearing the speech read, that Mr..
Blame might be honest but
that perhaps he had never
been south and was preiudiced by what
others told him.
"Why," said DR.. A. NJ. Cochran, who
has led the Republican party here for
years, and who went from here to the
Chicago convention as a delegate, "why
| was shocked when read that speech.
| must confess that if Mr.. Blaine made
that speech that am woeiully mistaken
in the man, aud when he says such
things about the south he shows
ignorance concerning its concerns. /
am the colorad mans friend, but the
colored people nj the south are to-day
nets OF it's people compared to the col
ured mans treatment in the north.
AS to intimidation of the colored voter,
that is the merest bosh."
The people of every political faith here
the country at large that
such preudiced and dangerous mon
ster missed leap:ng into the presidential
chair,
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rue WORLDS EXPOSITION.
TEXAS Ar THE CENTENNIAL

rhn follownr Iellera N rognrd 10

Tho following letters IN regard IA
Texas exhibits ut the New Orleans
worlds fair explain themselves
"wOMAN's WORK"
New Orleans Nuy " issi.--Iharlcs W, Dah-
ney, IT,, Chi'f department state Collection
Exhibits, Now Orleans;
DrAR SIR:--l beg To invite your atten-
tontion 10 the fact that n loading feature
Of tho "lexas exhibit" at the New
Orleans worlds exposition will be tho
"wOman's work. There ara more than
thirty-five "ladios' exposition societies"
in our state, that have been diligently Mt
work since last May In the interest Of II
successful display, and which, may
now say, il In The lead of all the states.
70 this end they will have expended not
less than perhaps SO no, the which their
exhibit here and their troasurers' ac-
counts will duly attest at n proper time.
In view OF this ask that you give
them that consideration Ia which their
proportion of work shall ontitle
thom under comparison, and allow
proportion of the $4,000 set aside by the
exposition management. These ladies
have worked for the past six months
with m indOiatigahle zeal, patriotism
and pride, to manifest To tho country
and the world what the women of the
south can do in the department OF intel
lectual aud domestic culture, homc cont
forts and enjoymonts, and To remove an
impression that this section OF the
country, and especially Texas, is with
nut the abilities and facilities to make
each the peer OF any. Their ambition,
their industry and their OUTLAWS should
he only too gladly recognized and fairly
IL not literally rewarded. VIII you
please furnish me with any resolution
or other data pertaining 10 this fund.-
As the state Commissioner rom Texas
aud AS the United States commissioner
rhercfnr, we, the Undersigned,
unite in asking Eull and
prompt recognition aud acton
in the way of Il due allotment of the APP
Precipitation for this department of our
Texas exhibits. Very respectfully,
JOIN II. ELLIOTT, Com. in Chief.
II. Y. GAM MAGE, u. ). Com.
EDuCAlIOSAL.
New orleans, Nov. Eth, ISSi.-Chas. w. Dab
ney, ESQ chef department state exhibits,
New Orleans:
DEAR SIR: viii You be good enough
to send me by bearer, or 20 mail me at
your earliest convenience, copy OF amy
act, resolution, or other data, touching
the appropriation, or the proposed allot-
mcnt of the fund set aside for the educa-
tional display of the states at the worlds
exposition next month. Texas, with her
unsurpassed public school system, and
her uuequalled progress and facilities in
the educational line, proposes to be, and
will bn, ON hand at the great fair, and to
exhibit to the world the magnitude OF
her resources, to thoroughly educate
without cost to the parents or guardians,
every child within our borders. Texas
Ct inns recognition, and asks for due
allotment or proportion o tho appro-
priation. One educational exhibit will
cost from $4,000 to $4,000.
We have the honor to he your obe-
dent servants.
JOHN +. ELLIOTT, Com. in Chief,
II. Y. GAMHAGE, L. $. Com.
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A Bloody Array at sherman.

SHERMAN, Nov. 2l.-TSpecial.l- Am
other serious affair occurred to-day
. which resulted in Officer Melt on receiv
ling wound in the left breast, which
may end fatally, and the killing of two
men and seriously wounding another
The two men who are dead are father
apd .ssn, j. w Akin, sr.. and J. w.
kim, jr., residents OF the Indian Terri
tory, and tho wounded map is DR..
/ Barnes, son-in-law OF Atkins. The
Atkins came to town last night and
camped in Scotts wagon yard, and
claimed that they proposed to
4sa PAINT THE TOWN RED.
This evening they broke the show case
in the seatng saloon Of the @ L, and
when pay was demanded the youngest
one pulled his rifle down on the pro-
prietOr and told his father to hitch up the
team. His father drove up a wagon
with some lumber on 1t, also groceries
and boots and shoes, sonic of them
being cbildren's sizes, and the son got
in and they started north up Travis
street. The wagon cOntainedl the two
! Atkins, DR.. Barnes and son, aged about
twelve years. At the opera-hopse they
began firing the heavy rifle and started
the team more rapidly. Officer Melton
mounted u horse aud started after them.
He caught up with them north of the
Texas Il Pacific track and ordered them
/ to stop. The yonnge-t Akin
lsNswERRD Wy A SHOT
ON his rifle, knocking Melton off his
-. Sheriff Douglass and his depu-
lles, Spangler, May and Kelly, were
soon afterthem, in company with Mar.
shal Blaine and Policemen nelly and
Middleton. About two miles north of
town they saw them about a quarter OF
mile ahead. As soon as they saw the
officers they began shooting az them.
Sheriff Douglass called on them \several
times TO stop and SURRENDER.
Their answer was q shotfrom Henry
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Rusx, Nov. Io.-LSpecial.l Last night
five prisoners escaped from Jail by
breaking the cell bars with acrowbar. A
hole was then made in the brick wall of
the building and they made good their
escape. The jail guard, Sam Hout, had
Just got around yesterday evening, and
Sheriff Regans, jailor, had not got. in
and there was no one at the Jail last
night, and hence he prisoners had a
good opportunity to work unmolested.
The jail is new. The following is the
list:
Pat Rank in, charged with murder,
low, heavy set, dark hair and eyes and
has been in Jail about a year; Chas.
Irby, charged with liberating the con-
victs who killed Sergeant q. w. Tay or
last spring, is about 6 feet high and
weighs 100 pounds, light complexion
and talks considerably; Wat Washing
ton, negro charged with incest, medi-
UNI size and has a peculiar voice that
changes in tone in conversation; Sam
Woodson, theft of horses, ash color,
thick lips, medium size; and VIM.
Sharpe, q bright mulatto. for theft of
mule. The sheriff is in pursuit.
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A Young Officer Perplexed.

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. l9.-[Special. J.
Lieutenant J. S. Jewett of the tenth cav
airy stationed at Fort DAVIS, has come
to grief. He is a promising young Off
Ger who at present is charged with con-
duct nnbecoming an officer and gentle
man, one way Of pnrazing embezzlement
or obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. 1t is alleged in the counts which
have been forwarded to Washington,
that some time ago Lieutenant Jewett
gave checks on the First National bank
of tAis city for sundry sums, cashed
them in Fort Davis and spent the money
knowing that he had no funds in San
Antonio wherewith to meet them. The
checks were returned dishonored and
the esclandre followed. He is also
charged with drunkenness. The matter
has been in hand some time strictly on
the quiet and is only made public now
through private sources. The court
martial will probably he held here.
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| WAsHINGToN, Nov. 20.-The com
missioner of agriculture, in his annual
report, pays n well-merited compliment
to Prof. Dodge, the statistician OF the
department. for diligence and ability in
his word and the value of his monthly
report which he says has attracted
great attention, not only in this coun.
try, but in Europe. Tho re-
port of Prof. Dodge shows that
between 1860 and 1880 The value of meat
increased from $500, 0O0, 600 to $500. 100000:
corn from $3iO,6S0,s7S to 1921 ,SlS,S04;
wheat from Sl2i,G35,5l5 to $i36, 9OS, 463;
hay from $l52,Hl, l6S to $409,
5O5,7S3; dairy products from $l52,-
35O,OOO to $352 100000; cotton
iro,n $2l1 ,5l6625 to S27l $3.50, l2l, and othar
products in proportion, more than dnub-
ling in aggregate value and increasing
from $l,GO00O0,000 to $3,6O0,0O0,000, in
round numbers. With good prices
the current production of agri-
culture in, the United States can
be little short of S4000,000,OO0 and
the values are those of home markets,
and not the EASTERN commercial cities or
port expectation.
The commissioner says: The wheat
area is. so much beyond the require
ments Of consumption in this and other
countries as to depress the price to
point unprecedented in recent years,
favoring at certain points the use OF
wheat in feeding for pork production.
The cause of this superabundance is
First, The extension of settlement in
the northwestern prairies and plains Of
the Pacific coast.
Second, The extraordinary period of
the comparative failure of the European
wheat for several consecutive years.
The progress of settlement must be less
rapid hereafter and already
the lean years of Europe have been fol-
lowed by comparative plenty. These
facts regarding the products and prices
point to the sharp necessity Of adapting
The production to the consumption and
to the supply OF food products now i'm
ported, to give remunerative employ
neut to agricultural labor and food in
variety and cheapness to consumers.
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A DEADLY DISEASE
NOW IN VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY.
Hundreds of People Reported to Have
Died From 1t believed tn be At
trlbutdble 10 Mineral Poison
The Location, Etc.

LYNcHBuRG, Nov. 2O.-The counties
suffering from an unknown aud fata
disease before reported, are Lee, Dick
inson and the edge of Scott in Vir-
ginia, and Harland, Lee End
adjoining coun les in Kentucky
Owing 10 the isolated position par
ticulars are hard To obtain. hundreds
have died, and allowing for eNaggera-
tion, the mortality is large, Postal
Clerk Wells, VINO has just arrived from
that section after having had the disease,
gives sad account of the epidemic. lie
attributes il To mineral poison in
drought-dried waters,and says Il strange
and disagreeab!o mineral taste, like
copperas, exists. At the time
he left few springs were flow
ing freely, and the people were com
PEELED to drink this impregnated water.
Although the disease is unknown, peO-
pie call IL cholera, and wereit so il could
not he more dreaded or disastrous. The
symptoms are described aS like Asiatic
cholera, followed by terrible hemor-
rhages of the bowels, and the persons
attacked die or recover in about a week.
1t is frequently fatal in twenty-four
hours ana sometimes in a few hours. In
most instances it has visited an emit re
family and is considered so contagious
that in some cases the party died alone.
Their friends are afraid to go to them
The figures of the mortality are not
known, but it is estimated that 800 have
died III the ten counties named.
and considering the small popu lation
ard tho number taken the per centage is
large. AT the late election the number
of deaths considerably effected the ma
jorities at various precincts, aud thirty
new graves were counted in small Gem
etery Ms the result. The people are de
moraized and local business interests
suffer. A like scourge visited this sec
ton in 1854. II is an extremely noun
tainous country and of high altitude.
Cattle are also dying in some sections.
There has been general rainfall in the
state for two days past and probably the
lrnurhI liz over thNrA.
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mnnlty nbe1 hu disturbed ~ 10 them,
Ihny nre in ns good condition ~
hanks ~ hn iuuud any who're, The only
tlilnV ~ they have ~ ho close about lot
ting nut Their money, We know ihrre
Ia u depression in business sud want NJ
confidence, but thOfe Il nu less money in
Now York than there was u yonr ago
but that money rnnnOl ho gotten, ThCrr
~ mo UtlIrr alternative hut for mon tu
suifsr. ITO believed ho voiced the
ointment Of the community when he
said lao believed Adams Il LrOnnrd
would como out NJ this diiiiculty sue
cessiully aud pay up their accounts dot
lrr Tor dollar, We can feel thai assu-
rance from tho reputation Of the m N,
Mr.. j. Z, Tra2evant said that this af-
fair had developed tho good feeling be-
tween the banks OF the city, and was
exceedingly gratifying 10 the gem
They have consulted each other
fully and freely and made
Hiull exhibit 10 each other OF their af-
fairs, aud he felt warranted 10y the facts
IN saying that If every depositor Ia
every bank were 10 draw out every dol
lar the banks could meet every demand
and have plenty Of money left for other
pared Ia meet Just such position Ms
this, think that II q condition which
can hardly bo shown in any other city
In Texas.
Among tho prominent business men
present nt the meeting were w. II. Flip
pin, Vim. j. Keller, {. c. Slaughter, G.
f. Carter, j. &. O'Connor, j. $. Wit.
wer, NJ. d. Darlington, Il. J. Cannon,
w. l.. Hall, J. r. Trezevant, Robert d,
Berry. f. c. Caller, n. Il. McEnnis, G.
II. Turner, Alex. Sanger, Hugh Blake
ney, A. n. Bradshaw, ID. Rainwater,
Capt. Lemon, j. J, Middletos, Il. A.
Ferris, J. w. Webb, and others.