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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-02
FOR RENT


RRENT-sEvERAL SMALL no sks IN
3 difIe ent par Of tie city, BY Y. REY-
EOK KEN r DwFLLIN OF SIX ROOMS
one ock n RIB ofthe Couniy Court.house;
good water abund mt Apply toM n. GUILL0T.
cor or Ei IN a. d Houstor \ reefs mar2-ts
L'OR kENi-- A FINE LARGE BOARDi NG-
y house. witn 10 20 m. al furnished; has
Co srys se .sr ct 'fons Of ca.soi Church. S Hp
plv q, once TO W. HUNsTABLK. 7i2 Msin
street marlU
NOR RRNT-A sTOkE.HOU-E N wtxA.
! h.chie, Tssss; or tn =, .ornsr ofih the Public
snm show wirdo,,. at ed up for . dry goods
stofe an excel ieut 10 ation tor any one Wishing
to op, up a d y goods 'usn. s. in the heart Of
T. xas Adde'S GETZsNDANhR& FERRia
L'0K kkNT-, u ELkHAN RO0MS, WITH
essc'n exposures. Apply 70 Oliver .Ghlllsd
LOR RENT-THs clyde HUrk. 4. 81
RON 2.s'o'y brick partly Furnished.
FERGUSON lE1u AsSsv Real Estate , 4ssIs re
10 aKSI-e- To n KU N ON MAIN
r strce', nnrth Cyurs-hous No 2O9 aod three
f scS s sye s, me :aid toe Apply 5AR-
LsUR re - wO sPLk 40 VRGANs AT
I slLL A wA1Kik &vO.'s. Herald Build.
Ing. Cal at once feb1l6
LWR ME- SIT RON NAktH 1884, ROOM
i now occupied ~ Dslla Ma iouel Bank ~
Main stre {. Applv 70 DkXThR FER0U0-
con. up-stairs feb1l0
I.,0N kENT-THE rECOND OILY, FRONT:
L log Rim street OF the old MsSAlis hui ding.
rcce tly occupied b. H.inssable Boot and Shoe
company: sse 80 ~ teec Ala years leasa
Az 1y : ROGERS. SECRETARY. ct Hanken.
chip h Biak.'a fee3-H
EOR kENT-A ssALL co rIAGG Win I
I rooms 81 lso7 Commerce ,trest Apply 70 I'M
Msin street jsn2D0
NOR RENT-OS JAEUakY ifT. THE TWO
r stose ropmS ~. rs aud ia Main street.
now exempted p- Bdwards' music storoL Apply
p NV N@r ~si Ns~t. dnG-6
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lAI AN1kD- YUU ~ STOP AT The NATION
w AL HOTEL. frst-cl. M acOonmodat tons ut
fessonable rate --ONLY tNE DOLLAR AND
TWENTY-FIVE CENT PER DAY The build.
ing Is brick, with three sts,rways in case OF IRE.
coated In the bueiRcss portion OF the city. only
one square from strcc,-car line, and one square
rom Teas u Pacific and Missouri vacinc Depot
Convenient tn passengers coming OF going over
allied Tor all ireins. T CLEARY. Proprietor.
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w 500 cor on hai d. Jon will have no trouble
,his whit 10 .et wood II you will send your
nams IA DYSTFRB CHI dec6-Sm
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The nexl witness was


She stated that she was chambermaid at
the Beeier house, Sherman, In September
last; that u man occupied during that
month Tor one week room No.. ~; he hal
old her his name hut she could not recol-
lecr IL; he did not leave his room at oil In
the day time nor At night to her knowledge,
except one night she mel him either goiu &
oat or coming in at the ladies' entrance, she
didn't RENE m Der which; he told her tina,
he went out OF nights; he told her
that he was a detective, and that he
and Mr.. Easton went round the railroad
depot at night 10 see IL the men did their
work right; she said she was In room IL
sew, raj times day every day the MAJ re-
ferred to occupied IL; she Co id not remem.
ber the name tho man went by here ol-
though sire had seen him berl yesterday IN
he county jail, when she recognized him;
Mr.. Morgan Uammack was then sent for
and the witness identified him AS the man
VINO mad occupied room No. 10; she recog-
nizsd Mr.. Il Baum as having been a. Shr'-
man while Cammack occupied room IL,
add said he took breakfast with
Camms,k the day she saw him at
the b. Ter house. They also had
oeer in the room while they were there TO-
gether, Baum giving.her dollar or halt
uol ar, she couldn't remember which, with
which to get IL, add she sent little colored
girl for II; E,ston. she said. was in Cam
ins cs's room the week he occupied room
10, mighty near every day; she was in
Dallas last December she raid, having been
brought here from Marshall by Detective
Furiong. who gave her pas, from Mar
shall TO Dallas and back and IS to pay her
expenses; che came here then 10 identify
Morgan Cammsck's photograph. which she
did, stating 10 the detective that be was the
man Sho occupied room -; detective
Furiong gave her money to buy
a ticket with from Sherman to
Dallas this time, and also gave
npr IS to pay her expenses while here; she
she said.
The register and cash book Of the Sher.
man Re. ler house were both introduced as
documentary evidence 10 show the date OF
regsry of II. q Poueifield on September
2ls., 1883, md +. Baum IN Sep'em Der Ath,
1888, aud tn show that + Baum paid mis-
ni TOR half day on September. 18th,
4
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FOR SALE.

L'Ok sALk-A FIR T.CLAsS FAMILY
II horse perfectly safe AID Renil. lady now
iv,bg him Cal on W. SfoNG, 9i2 Main
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VNy.NrED-HoksE wANrED-I WISH TO
w buy gentle busgy horse. JAMES
MPSD Cos Main stve,t feb27-4t
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sir"t ma,2.It
4 OR SALE OR RtNT Fl sT.CLAsl,
L brand new ano: vii rel on the INSTALL
ment nlan Apply to s6l RIOS. avenue. ieb29H
LoR 5HLE-25 VACANT LOTS N. W. OF
NoLHs & o 7oi vain .,r.t mS'2.lt
n OR s,Lh NJ 4 noaE- Tao lTY-FAR
sSI q r. sr dge ME- .,,.s sP by Il
LOK SALE EAuIIFUL RESIDENCE
attic 'SS v V ".RfyS1LD &cS. ici Main Isl It
L'Uk . Ln-THE 7 RI X SAL OJN, FIX
oLDs 4 CO 7OI Mat , rect mar2-lt
LUk EXUnANuE-A DESIRABLE CITY
I residence tor taro mar the civ, or for
goo grass IS Ia 4 in North Texas, NJ 0vgs;
n OK SA, k-TnE NEW, HAM SOME AND
i convenient two story Bryan re.idence. 1lA
Frvsy .ire !; lot l32xsOo fee; At very low ag-
ures ARD x easy rms; fSt fnrsser p,rtitTTisr..
OR "a RET III DkUG ,fOCK AND
r furniture f'r s"le ocsied In A. no n 1eIas.
hyng c snd S w dotps ssyn H.:
apply .oJ, W & i, il. caowDi s. belssaie
ll%Fsistc DslSs TT, or to M AM lsSls,;
r. ALE : he rMo..T RY BRICK
ply 10 DEXTER 4 PERCUSSION, 707 Main
hIretI. DHltN, Ic .he, Iup-s,ilIs ItOIt.u
A. OR SALE FL Il RESI- ENCE OF. ON.
istng Of one acr' IN Ross avenue near
new Ca holic Convent; for snl, At n bergain In
quire of w b PlNSuN, Colorado City. or
HuNDLtY q sMI II Dallas. Texas. feb3-n
EOR SAFE [S6,5OOI-GREAT BARGAIN.
My farm, 81 m es eat 4 Dapas, on Rock
wall road AN urpposef line ~ The g.. G. & 8. Fe
Railroad, t. Paris; 100 acres, under fence;
good 'rame ros.ce enc. rooms ! thed and
plasterel: br fire ace IN esch 70 m: 5000
bearing fruit trees AL If very best selection;
fish pond It ckeh with German cars: horses,
wagons, plows End III Il, the sum OF six thou
sand nve hundred dol mrs; on trrd cash, bal
ancc In IN md two years. Address w. CON.
NOR X ~ q vest N T ks fcb6.lm
A. On sALh .i6uV ol.,Ca HARDWARE
r AMI brick sore for sal, on easy iermss
cause for pc ling. business duh. Apply 70 J.
BLAKtY. Ennis Texas ltl9l.1m
EORSALE BRO0M MACllINr For SAFE.
+ Two new mschine' and presses. westlake
a Il itton manufacture. for sale hesp. Addresg
WIN PFOUTs. care He-sld cfice tan220
L'ON sALk-rhINi N LIS AND FARM
+ including abou. 40 acres OF land, 100 In cul
hvation bs auce timber aud pasture land;
bargain III be siveu A ply to :. q. KEN
DALL, 400 Main street, pats dec28-
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A OR SALE OR RrNT A Fl sT.CLASa,
L brand new y ano: viii sci on the install.
ment nInn ARMY 70 36l Ilns. avenue ieh2aif
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TIN sIIyER QUESTION.


The House committee ON coinage, weights ano
measures to-day unanimously Instructed Repre-
sentative Lacey 10 report favorably the bin which
provides that N shall be unlawful 20 print and
issue treasury notes q smaller denomination thah
D., OUT ths. any holder OF silver dollars or SILVER
Ctrlncaies may deT,Elt the same with the treas
uFer or any assistant treasurer OF the United states
IN sums not less than $40. and receive therefor 0
Net certifcates OF the denomination, at the opoon
on the holder, Of one, two ana nve dollars: proveoed
mat Nothing contained Ia the bill shall interiors
WIN The issues OF silver certificates other denom-
ulauoIs as now provided 10y law.
TIKI MILITIA
delegation representiug the National Guard
convention recently held at Cincinnati appeared
before the House committee on militia to-day, IN
advocacy OF speedy action by the House on MI.
straits hll Increasing from $4,000 70 ssOooo the
annual appropriation for state militia The gen.
Ielnen subsequently called upon MT Randall,
chdirIlan on The committee on APPROXIMATIONS. and
Glsed MN 10 report back 20 the House at an early
uas lile SeNel BIZ relating 10 the militia.
MINOR NOTES
Inc representatives ~ The boards OF trade and
Chambers OF commerce q. various cities who are
neIe to urge the Suspension OF the coinage OF silver
lur TWO years, made arguments to-day before the
banking and currency committee.
III Is understood that there ara st least IS Nance
on the Speakers list Tor speeches In the House on
The tarlG bill, and IL VIII probably be thne weeks
before The bill Is taken up under the f,ye-uinuts
rule.
lt Is generally understood that the Danville an.
Nestgation has terminated 80 far as the taxing of
Testimony is concerned
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The Political Field.

A CHARACTERISTIC LETTER FROM Mr. NM. -
ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO IHE RErUBIIc,s -
TGOSAL CONVENTION.
The Iroquois club OF Chicago. n democratic. r,e
ganizauon. gave dinner last evening, al VIII "a a
large number OF prominent democrats wcr,. ~.
ent senator Pendleton, ex-senator DoolltI,r .ill
others made addresses A long letter was r. 4
from MI I1lden, who took occasion SAY THAI o. a
political principles made triumphant In The
ton OF Thomas Jefferson "are now slow, lo-i. .
tilelr hold upon life under the fungus Ci,pwr.t-
false constructions and corrupt prartIcc- t,r.-
uhulng. the government itself has Descended e.,
the arena or partisan politics, and when D., e.. rs
rlllt measures IL WAS unable Ia obtain a Ina!,r. .
J, collected troops about the capitol and .urI. .
dated The representatives 81 the people 10 -. .
Render the control o affairs 10 a minority In .r. q
clGsion, he urges thnt reform I'm goyerri,...f,
now possible Unless there Il chang" IN Tee -
iiIhistidtloI housA can no longer a~i,is p
Mr.. Tilden adds ''to lie one e the leaders ~ q
great work bid those II YOU on whom t.ll- . =
gust mission NAV fall God speed" letter. ui O.. q
gret were read from Thos. F. Bayard, = = 70, .
wade Hampton, John G. Carlisle, j. T. McDyaui 4
and others.
The twenty second republican COMPRESSION Al cor.
ventlon OF New York elected Blaine delegate 10
The national convention. Anti-Blaine d,l,-.a,, d
We're elected In the third assembly district Ties
sixth congressional district convention =
New York elected Martin Delano. Of Madison .u4
1hos 6 Plat, OF 1losa, delegates 10 the natlo.al
convention.
The republicans N Dorchester county, Nd, y..-e
terday instructed their delegates for Blaine firs
delegation from queen Anne county Il + though.
WIN support Arthur. Worcester county did not in
slruct thir delegates air though the republicans q
mat county are said To- favor Blaine An Arthur
delegation will go from Charles county.
The republican state conventions Of Alabama and
Soutn tdrpIlla met yesterday, but the time " az
occupied In organization. The chairman Of tho
AabaIna convention. In calling IL 10 Order declared
himself In favor OF Arthur.
The republican congressional convention al
KnoNyiil", Tenn, yesterday r,Ionnate I'd Congress
man Houk, and selected Arthur delegates 70 tho
national convention.
lhe republicans of the third congressional dis
AFrl aAf
Dut S'nd unlnstruCled delegates 10 Chicago.
West Virginia Is said Ia be solid for Blaine
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Transfers of ISeaI Esra,a

Deeds In Zee have been filed as follows: Mary z
Wells 10 Charity h. Wells, west part Il, So 236I
$. Charity h. Wells 10 Huylae H. Wells. sans
property; 500 VI. NJ Parker 20 Walter H. klul-
Hr lot IL block ~ and lot IL. block 2l. Columhia
Heights; S2.0oo. u. ". carpenter 10 Margaret 10
MOL cot "a, 81. pos Sl.Si5. John f. Olulstead 10
t,tpfSe ''lhsnll, part y 81 2is: 1886. Alvin -,
Mc''ktr 10 John W. SlnopJ, lot Il, 50 $50 81 osi,
Maria shorter 10 Eliza j. Russell, lot Z, So II,
sl-552 W. II. Young and Alpheus Middleton. tr,I-@
ICES 10 fatrlck torcoran. lot 4, So. 63O- s2ehD Her
man ~ Nalnrdge el ux., 10 Horace :. Malhridge
lots ), q, 5 and 3, 81. PIT =. Susan F. Okie -
Susan j. Pitcher lots %. ~ and 40 So III: g. Ghi
Rlchard ;. Martin 20 Edmund Flagg. lots 4 and a.
sabdlN lsion OF LOT 4. IN Widows Mite; s. Nj
nam Nourse TO Edmund Flagg. luts { and ~ e..
division or lot ]. in Widows Mite; $. {. a.,
1hurch 10 Carl Roeser, Ir, LOT ~, So o. $50 ai,l
lot Az 10; s621C7. John Wagner 10 Emelinr - re-,
bert. part LOT 10, 81 go: 5000 Edward T. Sl..l ,
wagon ana Frederick b. Mcguire 10 John Mat-'- ,
part lot 10, stl. 3d. s.. clifford W. Smith 81 -
10 lSeh)alnln W. Carpenter. lot 10 81. giN
National Savings bank to Frederick Ko0nr- ln.- y,
% and 81, Browns sub OF Nj. Pleasant: ,sst =
III. Plant, trustee, 10 the National Saving q,
Same property: S3.nnn
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The Marked.
nc -'AxS1 FNCS0s
RATTTNORF April l6-Vfruinia aixaa m

BALTIMORE. April l6.-yirgina SKIES, consolidated.
40As ten forties. 34H; do thrses. 81; North
Carolina SKIES old. 1854 bid to-day.
BALTIMORE, April l6-Cotton easier-rniddling liz T.
Flour quiet and steady-Howard street and western
super. 276s3 25 do. extra 36Oa4 Is: do. family, $50
a5.t0: city mills 275a3 o. do extra 36Oa6 co.
do Rio brands 525a5.5O: Patapsco family. Gas; do.
superlstive patent 675 Wheat-southern quiet west
amber. l.l2al.l5 No. l Maryland. L13s1 Il: No. 2
western winter red. spot LOCAL Of: April, 1004 bid
May. DIAL OH; June. L0l1al 0l4 July, 10lxat0lh;
August. lOls1 OILS. Corn.eouthern steady: western
higher southern white. 57a6O: do. yellow, 53a55;
ssss mias spot S3K i1 Ap5 s2 bid May
do mixed. soa4i. Rye quiet. 6ssio BAY nrn~primss
to choice Pennsylvania and Maryland A00sl6O0 Pro-
visions quiet Meas pork. old II Is; new 1872 Bulk
mests-shouders and clear rib sides. packed, 7kasa
B:eon7shouiders. 81 clear rib hides. 10Y: Hams IA
l0s25 creamery 25.ss EgEs quiet and weak. 4. Pc
troleum higher-rehned- 8baSH. Coffee dull Rio car
goes. ordinary to fair 9Asl0A Sugar steadyA soft Z;
copper refined quiet. II. Whisky dull ll9a1 l9s
Freishts 70 Liverpool per steamer 9uet.cotton $50
barrels wheat. Ga 900 bushels: corn. L. 600 bushels;
whest 620OO bushels corn. 1900 bushels. Sales
wheat 443.0O bushels: corn. 1s2. 600 bushels.
CHICAGO. April 16.-The markets opened with strong
being very heavy May wheat opened s4 but sprans
upward at and carried to 85h then receded
84a< but has now-l0 .. m.-r1sen again to 65h.
May corn opened at 49x. and is now quoted at 49zs
Nav pork is quoted at l677k. May lard "a 627H. The
skies are overcast and the weather Is cold.
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TO-MORROV.

DEREMPToRY SALE
TIE ENTIRE STOCK OF STRICTLY RELIABLE
VALUABLE YOUNG HORSES
LARGE STOI + OF WAGONS, SLElGHS.
HARNESS. ETC,
AT NO. NORTH FREDERICK STREET,
NEAR BALTIMORE STREET, BALTIMORE, Md
By direction of the owner. Mr.. Pc er B. Pollard who
Is declining business and removing from the city, we
vail sell fy public auction. at kis ables, THURS
DAY MORNING. APRIL SEVENTEENTH 1884. by cat
a,eSue comm nclng at TEN O'CLOCK prompt his
tire valuable stock Of Horses Wagons Harness. &c, &c.
viz:
Is Young and Superior Horses all thoroughly
br KEN of stean and sixteen of them trOt
better than rutes. and perfectly gentle that any
lady drive them.
81 TOP BugFies, PhRtons and Dayton Wagons. in
good Ortfer and by best builders.
- sets Single and Double Sets Fine Harness. Ladies'
and Gents saddles and Brides.
Single and Double sleighs
n B-Ne especially call the attention of gentlemen
wanting nne stock to this positive sale,
liable Horses hav- been offered in this city
Catalogues. with full description, now ready
The property for lease.
Apply Oh the premises to
PETER B. POLLARD Owner
MATTHEW'S & KIRKLAND.
a1@l2l5,lb Auctoneers
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The Jeanette luve.,,v.,,o.

The investigation OF the Jeanette expedition
was resumed by the subcommittee OF the House
committee on naval Affairs to-day. Mr.. Armour
Offered In evidence a number OF letters from Can't
DE Long relating 10 the equipment OF scientific In
struments for the expedition, 20 the engagement u
a naturalist and the character or Mr.. Newcomh
Seaman Nlndermann, OF Captain nal onc,s hoa,,s
GREY" TOOK the stand again and said Mr. Collins
ASKED permission OF captain belong 20 20 ahead
Win Mlthtss ana Nor0s when they LEFT tie marty
In the Lena Delta, hut was refused the captain
saying 10 Nj Collins: III You should go YOU
Mouliht GET I'VE miles nom the camp" MT Col.
uhs, ia the judgment of witness, WAS at that tima
10 eood physical conditlon-as goOd as witness
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Local Notes.

Elias TrayerS to-day. hy r. r. jackson filed n hill
IN tqully against L. y. DCnham and j. W darkness
ana wife 10 set aside decd made 10y DenhaIn of lot
., square LAB. on the ground that the cnnN,.yenc,
Was made 10 defeat the enforcement of a iud.,-
nent. 800
Willie Holton, son Of Representative Hart r.
notion, had his face badly burned With gunpowd.F
Monday. lie ana paymate got hold uf some gun.
powder. and proceeded % burn II, when II flashed
into Nuuh. nultOn's face.
John Kelly, charged with violation or the policy
laws, pleaded guilty III the Criminal Court to-day,
and Was lined slon ~
charles orange, cOl0red bow about seventeen
Years OF age, charged with the laFeny on the lStl.
INST OF h'rs, valued at sl25, belonging 20 Nj r.
NiSnaus, Was dismissed hs Judge Shell to-day.
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The District Commissioners to-day sent to the
Senate communication, stating that the reso-
luton OF that body calling for Information as to
school premises pertaining to colored schools in
the District which was adopted June %, 1882, was
mislaid at the time a change was made in the
personnel OF the commission, and the Commits
sioners attention was only recently called to the
subject In response to the inquiry, it Is stated
that the only piece OF property that can be
ascertained as having been "given for the use OF
by act Of Congress Of July %, 1866. Here Follows
list OF the colored schools In Washington and
Georgetown. The Commissioners add that, with
the exception OF the Lovejoy and Miner,
all OF the sites have been purchased at
various times by the different school boards
The Miner Is building rented under trust
to the District for the use OF colcred schools.
terms Of the act OF Congress for colored pupils
The Chamberlain, Stevens, Sumner, John F. Cook
Anthony Bowen and Lincoln were conveyed to
various persons, then trustees OF colored schools
The Garnet, Randall and Banneker have been pur-
chased by the District. "Every need" continue
the colored is met by the schools already pro-
v1ded, and their growing wants are supplied by the
erection OF new buildings 1t has been deemed de-
sirable to abandon all distinctions OF interest be-
tween the two raceS-they attend at separate
schools, and that is the only distinction. The In
ported out OF the same appropriation, and the re.
spective school property with the exception OF the
LOvetOy and the privileges OF renting the Miner
only for c0lOred pupils is all regarded by the Com
m1SsOners as held for the Of white and colored
pupils alike. Should any more detailed Informal
ton he required by the Senate 1t will be duly fur
nished"
Roforrod m tha Diatrtct counmitfaa
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In Of the provisions Of the will of the A
late William NJ Morrison. of record in the office of :l
TIE REGISTER Wills of the District of Columbia AI
shal sell at public auction. on the TWf MY FIRST
DAl q APRIL 1854 at FIVE O'CLOCK 7. NJ. in
street. between Pennsylvania avenue aud street
known the northern % feet 30 in square
No AL by depth OF l2o feet running back that width
alley % feet wide.
Terms: One-tOurth cash balance in six twelve and
eighteen months with interest cash. the option Of
purchaser.
VII MORRISON Surviving Executor
THOS. F. WAGGAMAN Real Estate Auct. apll -d&ds
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DanvilIe Investigation.

hon. JOHN g. WISE DIscLAIMs THE SIMS LETTER
col. sINS' PROPOSITION.
Before the conclusion Of the Danville investiga-
ton of yesterday, Hon. John s. Wise, who appear
ed as counsel for Col Sims, caused the following
statement to be made part Of the record: "Mr.
Sims" he said, "handed me his letter, requesting
me to lay it before the committee. obeyed his
request without regard to the contents, OF which
had only q general knowledge that It was demand
that II assaled he claimed the right to defend him.
self. wish to disclaim any responsibility for the
illusions therein to Senator Vance, MI. Cabell or
Mr George ID. Wise, as l am utterly ignorant OF
any charges which Mr.. Sims may have to make
against them either OF Them or the character Of
his testimony, II he has any,"
Later, CO. Sims handed the following letter
(which win 20 into the record to Senator Sherman
WARRINGTON, d. c., April Is
Hon. John Sherman, Chdi,Rdn-DeaI Sir: As
the committee has decided that my character a.
man OF veracity is legitimate subject OF inquiry,
and inasmuch as the democratic leaders have failed
to introduce any witness on that subject, although
they seem anxious to break down my character BY
illegal means, propose that MI. Cabeu or Mr.
Vance the democratic leaders, select any ten repu-
table democrats, resident near my home, and ex-
anime them. I VIII introduce no witness In reply
and viii abide by their decision on that matter,
am respectfully yours. w. 4 SnM
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News Briefs.

Mr.. Clarence c. Ford, L. 5. consul at sagua Ia
Grande. has temporarily taken charge OF the L. $.
general consulate ut Havana, vice Gen Badeau
A cyclone swept over Harris county, Ga Monday
night, killing seven persons and ln1urng fOurteeH
others The tOwn of Black Hawk, Miss, was al-s
struck by a cyclone and several persons were
wounded.
A negro named Gibbs, who murdered the wife OF
l. y. Moore, farmer OF Buneson county, Texas.
saturday evening. because she would not allow
him TO SIT At the supper table with the family,
captured by mob, chained 10 q post and burned
a death.