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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-15
THE WAY OF THE WABASH.

THE WAY OF THE WABASH,
ST. LOUIS, April 1.-THE application
of receivers of the Wabash railway for
an order of court to resoind tho leases of
certain branches alleged to DO deficient
in earnings, came up In tho United
states court to-day, The order prayed
for giving the Wabash receivers author
ity TO cease operating the deficient
leased limos after May, 1885, unless the
leased lines mako stipulatiOns To make
all expenses special lienSlon the linosRnd
not on tho entire system.
FORT WORTH, CoRsICANA a. SARINE PASS
CoRslcANA, April IL Special "A
now interest IL being awakened i'm the
proposed Fort Worth, Corsicana tE Sg-
bino Pass railway. Fort Worth oiti-
1ons are anxious for il, as IL would give
thCm direct connection with the Texas
u ST. Louis railway. Thoy are ready TO
subsCribe $4,000 cash.
COLORADO CRY AFTER THE SANTA FE
GALVESTON, April II A delegation of
prominent citizens from the counties of
Tom Green, Mitchell, McCulloch, San
Saba and Concho have baon in the city
for the past few days, urging tho dirot-
tory of the Gulf Colorado Il Santa Fe
road to extend their liu0 from Lampasas
to Colorado City, in Mitchell county,
Instead of the extension to Brownwood,
which had practically been determined
upon by that road, This. delegation
comprises some strong men from that
seottonJ including Mayor Martin, OF
Colorado City; Judge Guion, of Nc
Culloch; r. G.. Murray, Of San Saba; DR..
Fentis and DR.. Gregg, of Burleson, and
several other gentlamen. They haye so
lar succeeded In their mission that to-day
they induced the directors to appoint
committee consisting of Messra, Da.
Wis, Willis and Gresham, who are To
makea thorough examination of the
route proposed through Tom Green,
Mitchell, Concho and San Saba coun,
ties with a view of determining upon
the practicability ofextending the Santa
Flo onto Colorado City. The delegation
are pleased with the outlook.
THE TENAs AND ST. LOUIS.
ST. Louis, April H.-Col. Fordyce, the
new receiver OF the Texas & st. Louis
railway, has qualified and assumed tho
duties OF his position, and to-day issued
circular announcing that he will no.
tain oil present employees of tho road.
THE vANDALIA CUTS RATES.
ST. LOUIS, April l4.-The Vandalia
railroad officials, claiming they have
discovered that one of the eastern roads
has sold tickets TO New York. through
the scalpers, at a reduction of 50, mt
the rate down to-day to $50 to New
York,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-15

WASHINGTON, April li,-secrotary Of
War Endicott has issued the following
circular:
ain view of tho many complaints
on tho subject, It is hereby announced
TO employees of the departments that
they are expected to pay their inst
debts. While the department will NOT
permit itself to DO used as n collection
agency and declines 70 take action i'm n
case where Illegal interest ia charged.
or whore the Indebtedness was Incurred
before the employo entered the servico
OF the depa, tment, neither will AZ ber-
Dor any one who contracts debts ON tho
strength of his official posi.
ton and then, without sulntient
excuse, neglects 30 make payment, and
generally, 10 may be stated, Chat whare
o case has been tried and udgmopl ron
dored, it is too lato 90 deny TIC iu.tng5s
or correctness of Tho amogut
OF the Judgment. Iororftnr
complaints will be sent 10 tho pr6por
chiefs OF bureaus, who win bn oXb,rigi
TO take such action as Ipav
he necessary and IL Il
shall appear that the pmployo|
Is issuing his official position ASA shield
TO avoid the paymentof his debts and
In violation Of the circular. no win he
recommended for discharge.
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A BIG BUSINESS BOOM.
is ADVANCING RAPIDLY.
Bidding for the Cattle Frelghtlng-Y he
Farming Prospoct-Wabash stu
Under OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
die Stock Association.
Tone of the Stock Niark,,t.

New YoRK, April H.-G overnment
bonds quiet, with an advance of Is for
the AS and the 41l's and decline Of x
in the 3's.
State bonds quiet.
Spectators in Wall street continu la
a waiting mood, and the stock m IrEst
romans dull. The general opii don Is
that the first effect of war in F,t,sne
would be to stimulate both ! yus,,es a
and prices, and probably this orniop
has greater number of adv cseetes TO-
day than week ago. But tn t,o ne man
Tested disposition on u Ia mart Of
operators to take ln furtbc =
important risks until son fihtr,, more
definite is learned in reg Ard 10 the I'm.
ropean situation. Thor were few
stocks to-day which Hue EIate5 as much
as per cent, s n the ytal transactions
yesterday of 5000 .Sares. AZ 6rat
prices were general v nt or a shade
above the closing of JgsL eyeuing INT
they wero followed Immediately 'bv a
slight decline aud eytro,1e dlilluSss
which continued y iVh only slight ngc-
tuations till 2 o'cl' jck. In tho igst hour
some activity wa 5ynlused into a few of
tho stocks, espe 5islly Pacific Mail, tho
the Changers tho Vandorbilts and
Lackawanna' and tho market finally
closed somow lst feverishly at prices
that are pretty evenly diyided in num-
Der between ,dVanC8s and declines, as
compared W ith last evening. IL was
given out th 1t Pacific Mails quarterly
meeting, to consider the question OF
II dividend, would be held tomorrow
| and tho t the usual amount
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Commissioner COIman on Pleuro- Pneu-

commissioner COlman on IleurO- Pneu-
monia.
WAsHINGToN, April l4.-COmmission-
or Colman practically began the dis
charge of his official duties as commits
sioner of agriculture to-day. He Is al
ready familiar with the general work
ings o. the department, but will give
himself the same time to study the de-
tails fits machinery before formulating
any general plan of operations He viii
go b. Boston the latter part OfneXt week
TO hear the opinion Of cattle importers
and others interested in the matter, of
the removal of cattle quarantine from
! Waltham to Littleton, Massachusetts,.
An Associated Press reporter asked the
commissioner to-day Tor information
respecting the outbreak of plurO-pneu-
mOnia in Missouri. He said in reply
that tho disease had thus far been
confined TO a single county, and
that the people Of the state were acting
energetic" lily for Its eradication. Their
great difficulty was lack OF funds. It
WAS, he said, fact that no outbreak OF
tho disease. either in the United States
or abroad, had ever been suppressed
without government aid Tho bureau
OF animal industry of tho department,
| lacked power, under the former
iulerpretion of the law, to
take tho steps which experience
proved to be most effective iu cases OF
the kind. Thore was no known way of
suppressing piOuro pneumonia but By
killing every animal which had boon
oiihor affected or exposed. Having
been killed, they should no buried
| deeply, hides and all, ior the disorder
was communicable after death. The
original law establishing the bureau OF
animal industry gives authority nor
the expenditure of such portion
OF tho annual appropriation as may be
necessary for investigation disinfec.
! ton and quarantine, but 10 does not, i'm
direct terms, authorize the expenditure
OF money TO help pay for cattle to be
killed. Mr.. Colmau entertaius the oBiu-
ion that inasmuch as death is tho only
effective method OF disiniection where
! pleurO-pnoumonia Is concerned, q fair
Interpretation of the law would sane
! ton the expenditure ola portion of the
appropriation for this purpose. Ho in
tends TO Law the matter before Attorney
General Garland for an opinion.
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TnE Northwestern Live Stock Jour.
nal, OF Cheyenne, OF the date of April Ii
Is at hand, containing several pages
oiled with the proceedings OF Che stock
mems convention held In that place
i. st week. The action of the oonven-
Ito, was harmonious throughout and
old n Misunderstanding hoaled. There
was not. hing new or startling, however,
and the q. Ny conclusion the HERALD
could arrive at of outside interest to the
stockmen gen, rally was that the north.
western ranohm. IN would probably act
in more solidifisd manner In future ma
fionai conventions.
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Tho Southern rncIac nwnnt. N

WASHINGTON, April ll-Tte repre-
sentatives OF tho Southern Pacific Rail.
way company have given notice of a
desire to contest the recent order
or Com missioner Sparkle, of tbe
land office, throwing open TO settlement
Us part of tho forfeited Texas a pacl6c
land grant about 100000 acres of land. M
a point where the land grants of Tho
Texas Il Pacific and the Southern Pa.
clnc lines overlap, aud which h claimed
py the Southern Pacific company AS
part OF us land grant The commits
sloiier ala not show disposition
TO hear argument on tho subieci
me attorney for tho raiIyoad
company intlmated that AN anneai
would be taken to Secretary Lamar. '"'
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-15

SPECIMENS of excellent bituminous
coal are sent the HERALD from Belk-
KNAPP, Young county. The mines from
which they are takon arc said to con.
tain vein two feet In thickness. Why
is It that Dallas not only relrains from
reaching out for this inducement TO
factories, but positively ignores tho nee
essity for any effort to connect with tho
section producing the rough minoralg
Is Dallas determined TO let all opportu-
mites slip for perfocting the greatness
IL had seemingly laid on such sure
foundations9
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u" 'rly known as the uaux mill. lie YVES
p one dead, with crushed skull and
y broken arm, and had evidently fallen
from the fourth story of the house
where he had been rooming. He was
last seen IN a very intoxicated cOndi-
lion at the White Elephant saloon,
about2 o'clock this morning, in COM
pany @ith another man. He was ar
resteTI yesterday afternoon and locked
IN u &c shat cave" for drunkenness, but
we afterwards released. Justice Anton
a. isAil held a cOraner's inquest on tho
refstiyes in this city, though none OF
4 j pllmediate kin,
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state Department rhnnD..

WASHINGTON, April lI.-Mr. William
Hayden Edwards, chief of the diplo.
matte bureau of the state department,
mas nSs. resigned that position Ia order 10
rotary TO Mr.. Bell, United Stntas ,,i,,
lister to tho Netherlands. II. M s,Sn an
Everett, son Of the lato Edward Eyerati
mas been appointed 20 an Tho yacapcy
IN the state department. MIR. Evcpoi,
Nus Deen Tor some years first socretarv
oi the United States legation MI RerliS
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-15

ONE0f the HERALp's most spprecia-
ted exchanges, the Clifton Sentinel, has
changed its bect and gone on duty at
Meridian. Tho Sentinel Yves good
guardian of tire interests OF Clifton, and
that community will misc its efforts,
Meridian car congratulate itself on the
addition to It's journalistic picket line.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-15

Now listen Tor another howl from Fort
Worth for railroad to Wsxahachio
via Midlothian. The Midlothian News
calls tho enterprising, wide awake town
In which 1t is published zone OF the 1.-Two
suburbs OF Dallas" Fort Worth will
now act the frog who tried to swell as
big as the OK. But the Midlothian peo.
pie arc no sardines; they know city
when they see 1t. The News is correct.
Midlothian IL n suburb of Dallas.
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Mhent NJ Chlcnrn.

CHICAGO, April A. Special. The
big operators in grain bought to-day ev.
erything in sight as to shipping grades
OF wheat The timidlty of tho Gladstone
ministry threw dsmper on tho war fe.
yer for a time, but at afternoon board
the advance set in again aud No. 9 red
winter wheat in elevator advanced 2iS
cents, closing nc O25z cents,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-15

TIE strikes In the country, It is said,
canno, be regarded AZ CONFLICT between
labor aud capital, but between labor on
tho enc hand and bankruptcy on the
other. The capitalists who own the
mines mills and railroads, claim that
they are a0sing money in their enter
prises, and that unloss they reduce ex.
penses thor works will be placed in the
hands or receivers. The laborerE assert
that their wages are new 30 low that
they barely AFFORD thom llvlRg for
themselves and families. Both aldes
may be correct, and mutual concessions
should be made when possible.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-15

TEE interest in the impending dlHi
culties between England and Russia is
on the increase. So is the excitement
with reference to the ups aud downs of
produce, as may DO seen at the bucket
shops and at the exchange, but the
great question is, why is not the interest
In tho future of Dallas at a red hot TOM
perature just now7 DO business men
and property owners really believe
there is no necessity for immediate ac.
ton with reference TO the railroad con.
nections of Dallasf
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CANADA Is following in the wake Of
the mother country by refusing to lis
ten to the Just claims and demands Of
her subjects until they ts made, at the
mouth Of cannon. The dominion now
agrees to commission to investigate
the claims of the halt-brceds engaged in
the northwest rebellion.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-15

Mr.. REECHER thinks the great wars
impending in Europe will, If inaugp-
rated, advance the oauGe of Christianity.
Just how burning, murder and devasta-
ton, in all its forms, will advance the
cause of the great advocate of "Peace
on earth and good will towards men,
is unintelligible 60 the minds of the
multitude.
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Benham BrevitIes.

BoNHAM, April l4.-lSpecisl.I - The
old frame building on the southwest
corner of the square, opposite the First
National bank, formerly occupied by
W. A. Nunnellee, is being removed and
will be replaced by an elegant two-story
stone front to be filed with dry goods.
| There will also be three bricks built on
tho west side of the square to take the
place of the old frames now there, be-
sides various other buildings talked of,
which places the town on boom
again.
On account of the failure in small
| grain there will be an increase IL tho
cotton and corn crops.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-15

IN the Winnipeg war son Of
CHARLES DICKENS is a captain in the
mounted police of Canada, and in com
mand Of az outpost threatened by ElEL,
The sons of great men ought to remem-
Der the fate of young PRINCE NAPo-
LEON in the Zulu war when they en-
bark in 9xpeditiOns against sayages.
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The walo. Conrt.,ln,tini.

WASnlNaToS, April r-rho court.
martial n, Tor the ir.a,ot Surgaau General
Philips Wales, chief OF the buroan .,
noulciho and surgeon of tho navy do.
pSr'ment upon charges of culpabie in.
esiiinl,Siency In the performance of dntv
anu neglect of duty, resumed lts nrc.
veeulhgs, pursuant to Adjournment 81
Maroh y, at u o'clock to-day, W
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To-Day, the 10th of April is Arbor day
IN Nebraska. Kansas celebrated sim
lar day few days since. Nebraska pa
pers in referring to the matter, go Kan
sas one better, and claim tho honor and
glory Of having originated the celebra-
ton. 1t is a good idea even If Kansas
or Nebraska is to be given the credit for
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AMERICAN philanthropy, like Amerl-
can territory, is well-nigh limitless. In
the last six years nearly $25,O0O,C0O has
been contributed by 20 men to the great
cause of education. The United StateS
is the first lieutenars OF Capt. Civilizer.
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Panhandle stooK nu.Iness.

Font ELLIOTT, April ll--The nloeting
Of tho Panhandle Stock association, as a
safeguard against Texas Gattia fever,
have pledged their individual and united
efforts to prevent tho introduction of, or
passage through the Panhandle Of any
cattle raised or wintered south of the
Texas q Pacific railroad, and east of the
line running south from Rcd river, with
the eastern boundary of tho counties of
Wllbarger, Baylor, Throclmorton and
ShackleIord, 20 the Texas & Pacific road.
This action is the result of tho great loss
Of cattle from this disense last Yoar.
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A Hack-DrIver's Fatal FAN.

SAN ANTONIO, April n.--lspecial. l.
This morning about $3.50 o'clock Joe
Burke,a young hack-driver OF this city,
was found lying on the rocks ON the
river bank, In the rear Of the River.
side hotel, back Of soledsd street, for.
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1T Is very fortunate that the war news
is absorbing attention in Great Britain.
II this were not 80 we would be inflicted
daily with two or three columns Of
slush about WALES in ireland. AS it
is, we get off with few stfcks-full,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-15

"FRoM the land of love and flowers,
from Tampa's deadly shore," comes a
handsomely published paper entitled
the "Fiorida Dispatch. 1t is published
in Jacksonville, very thrifty city, and
the difference between the subject of the
industrial and commercial considora.
iions in that country and ours is strik-
ingly exemplifled in this: That the
great bazaar of commerce in Jackson
vile is the fruit exchange.
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Military Change.

WASHINGTON, April ll.-An ordor has
Deon issued at the war department as.
~ sna Ma; Hoyte to the department,
OIL, o. I,exas, with headquarters nj San i AM
,Sa AND MAJ. Barton In ordered n
h. auoPaitment OF tho Missouri. with
heaoquar'ers ct Fort Leayenworth. ~
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WEDNESDAY. APRIL 10. 1885.

Two colored men were hanged in
South Carolina for tho murder of two
other colored mon, last Friday. The
mode and principle adopted were strictly
in accord with the law OF elimination.
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IL appears from dispatches from AS
pinwall that affairs on the isthmus have
become nearly settled, and no further
use for United Stet9s marines is felt
there 10 keep down disturbances and
protect American interests. The ma
rines will no doubt DO ordered home
within the next few days. Tho rohol
lion In that country was probably an in.
significant affair from tho outset.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-15

NEW NoRil, April Squads Of mon
worked all night in the ruins of the
eight tallon teuemonts in Wost Twenty.
second street, but turned NO nothing
save brick and broken timbprs. NO
dead or injured were found, and there
was no sign of life about tho rsyued
tops of tho wreck. The nremen ar0 oF
the opinion that there nro bodies
In the ruins. The hope grows
stronger, however, that this may
not DO so. Neither at the hospital nor
at the police station had INQUIRIES hpen
maze for missing persons up To 10
O'Clock this morning.
TO ne INVESTIGATED.
The building Inspector will tomorrow
place on trial Examiner Robert Markev.
who was I'm charge of that district. for
allowing the defective mortar to be nsed
IN the construction Of the houses. Bud.
dinseck's other buildings in the city will
be inspected by the department. Bud.
dinseok has always been clasblng
win tho health department in his con,
slant efforts to evade the laws OF tho do.
partment. Buddinseck Is backed bv n
syndicate of moneyed mon, who. II ~
said, would stop at nothing 10 mako
money. Louis Walters, who was I'm.
Jured in the catastrophe, died. Tbe
coroner has impaneled a Jury. Uis In.
vestigation Will be thorough, and will
fix the blame where IL belongs,
BUnDENsECK ARRESTED.
me police. this afternoon arrested
Uharles buddenseck, the contractor, Tor
tho erection of the building,
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Grnin at st LnnIa

ST. Louis, Aoril H.-lSpecial, The
scenes of yesterday were repeated to-day
in The grain pit. Widest excitement
prevailed. No.2 red winter wheat adj
vanced TO cents, closing at $l.O7. Corn
and oats Joined in the upward imove.
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THE Prince of Walos is taffying Ire
land without stint, He declares that
the demonstrations in his honor in the
Emeral Isle make him feel happier
than he has ever felt since his bridal
day. Tho prince has good portion of
Ireland yet to visit, and ought to re-
member the old injunction against "hol-
lowing" until he gets out of the woods,
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The Forl Morlh nnrns

FORT Worm, April li.-lSpecial.-
The races today were slimly attended
and void of special interest A strong
WIND blowing, the time made was bad'
Maggie Knox won the 2:3S trot i'm
tAreo straight heats. ~
Time-23jk, 2a0, 2:i6.
General Lee won the throe mlnuto
pace In three straight heats,
Time-2;iO, 2:3S, 2;i0. -
Luke Short won tho half mile dash in
81 seconds. N"'" 'i
Santa Claus won the 'three.quarter
mile heats In l;23 and l;2l, taking two
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ENGLAND's o5tion in catching up,
buying or cha'.tering most all the best
and fastest Vessels plying between New
York and Liverpool ought TO have tho
effect of stimulating our own merchant
marine. In war with Russia England
will need ali the vessels she can get,
While the commerce of New York will
st the same time double. Where are
the vessels for the uses of this COM
MERGE to come from? Many schemes
haYe been suggested for the revival of
our shipping, but the only practical one
appe lrs to be 10 remove the English
ships from the service entirely. But
America won't kick. Let England buy
all the vessels in christendom and turn
them into war ships If she wants to.
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TYLER, April ii.-Ispoclal.l Charles
smith Bill Arp delivered q lecture ON
me Swing OF the Pendulum here last
night toalarge and appreciatlve audi.
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MexIcnn SeonrItles.

hoAiNhh ScCuTllleb'
BosToN, April H.-Mexican rs 5iIs;
scrip o; stock l3.
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The finest and most comm ete line of
furnishing goods IN the city, is found at
Gus Main street, II. b. Burr e. Bro.
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New YoRK, April l4.-0overnment
bonds quiet, with an advance of Is for
the AS and the AIS and a decline of
in the 3's.