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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27
Bedford.

BEDFORD, Oct. %. Correspondence.
"A cotton gin, owped by Brown and
Williams, of this place, was consumed
by the flames last night. 1t was dis
covered about II O'clock and evsrJ
thing in tho sin house, with several
bales O! cotton, near il was lost. Two
men in tho employ OF the.hrm, and who
were slcepiug in tho gin, barely Cd
capped with their lives. The fire ap.
pesred tohsve originated III tho bal
Ing.room. 1t is supposed TO have bean
the work of an inoendlary. The loss
is estimated at $4,000. Insurance, 81 800.
Some months ago the people here
vDtod On The whisky question, which
resulted in 1913 votes against wbiaky 10
% for II. To-day quite al excitement
prevailed on the peoples learning that
It was being sold on prescription ct Il
certain drug store in town. Most OF
the people were outspok0n In con.
demning the owners of the store for
trampling underfoot thoir wishes, as
expressed at the ballot box. Large
numbers signed resolutions to use
every possible lawful means to ston
tho traffic. The moral sentiment OF
the people ia worthy of appreciation.
They support schools and churches
and condemn all evils to aociety.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27
RAILROAD RACKET.
THE TEXAS TRUNK AGAIN.
The Kansas s. Gulf short Line Com
pleted to Connection with the
Brownwood Road = 1he Con-
ductors-Personal Mention
and Other Notes.
The Texas Trunk


Messrs. w. w. Wigley, OF Philadel-
phia, and Edward Cowles, of New
York, the representatives OF and men,
bsrs Of an Eastern syndicate, took 4
trio yesterday over the Texas Trunk
road, in company with Messrs. Alex.
Sanger, w. j. Keller, Jules
Schneider, l.. A. Piers and
Superintendent Irvine. They express
themselves NJ well pleased with the
line, and will mako q favorable report
looking to the purchase OF the same.
These gentlemen are evidently posted
regarding tho country through which
this road will run, and realize its I'M
p0rtance and tho necessity of such q
road that will tap the finest timber,
iron and sugar districts IN shi5 The
great State of Texas.
The New Orleans es'Dsmocrat
hiss the following telegram from DIAL
las, which lacks confirmation, and 1t
Is given for what it is worth:
''The Texas Trunk railway has been
sold TO Boston capitalists. Tho sale
was private and names withheld, as
we'll az tho fact Of the sale. The Bos-
| ton people have put up S25 1000 forfeit
In The New York Trust company. The
road ia 80 miles long and was origi'
nally intended TO run to Sabine Pass.
1t has been in bankrupt litigation Tor
| five or six years, but Ia about clear CT
the law. Tho new purchasers intend
to At once extend 1t southeast 70 Pine
Forest, and perhaps to an intersection
with the Star IL Crescent about Beau.
mont or Orange"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27
THE HERALD ON THE ROADS.

Yesterday morning special HER.
AID agent and reporter was on hand at
the Texas q Pacific railway depot with
full supplies OF the paper for every
point between Dallas and Colorado City
so that Gloss and sure connection might
be made at Fort Worth with all trains
therefrom, and that readers might be
supplied and Subscribers duly served.
Wherever q newspaper can 60 and is
wanted in this State, THE HERALD viii
be, and at the very earliest possible
moment. Its enterprise shall be limit
less aud its vigilance cosseless, al
though it shall never commit tho folly
or tho fraud OF involving itself or its
friends In useless and absurd extrava-
gancies, or financial endorsements
recklessly incurred. And, as in the
past it has been run without any dead
weight or handicapping indebtedness,
it will ever steer clesr of thst founder
producing and fatal rock that has
wrecke 80 many journalistic ventures
intent on the grasplng of tho unnat-
ural and the unsttainable, aud that
induced such selfimmolation by de-
ceiving mirage. It's patrons and
friends may continue TO rest in the
most complete assurance that it win
be equal to every emergency that new
conditions may beges. Every diff
Guilty will be- met with abort
ness and energy, and every
obstacle In the road TO success
DO In due time removed, If within
the power OF human effort. Every day,
in response to the general confidence
therein, our patronage, in circulation
and In advertisements, Ia increasing,
as shown by our pressman's accounts
in the first instance, and by our col
umns speaking for themselves in the
second. Tho HERALD begs to renew
to our people is solicitations to con-
sideration as Offering unsurpassed a.
traCtiveness as q -gatherer Of for
oign, domestic aud local data, and un-
rivalled valuef for advertisers.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27

UNDER the act 1902 Congress fixed
the ratio which silver should bear to
gold at 10 OF the former to OF the
lsttor. In other words, l5 ounces Of
pure silver were made equal to an
ounce Of pure gold, the dollar to con-
tain q grains Of standard gold, 1. e..
2i75 grains pure metal and 2.25 grains
alloy. The present weight of the
standard gold dollar Is 1922 grains
pure metal and 25s grains alloy. From
1902 until 1873 tho gold dollar has been
. legal tender along with silver, as
was coined. For oil that period we
were double standard or bl.metallic
nation. In 1913 an act was passed
which made the gold dollar OF the
above weight and iiueness, 25.s grains
0 10 fine, the sole unit OF value.
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Tho Conductors Adjourn.

LOUISVILLE, Oct. T6.--The Order OF
Railway Conductors in their final Sos
sion TO day elected the following of
iicers: Second chief conductor, Ed.
ward Formou, of the Southern Kansas
& Missouri; grand senior conductor,
W. j. Darbin, Of the Chicago, Nil.
waulkee & st. Paul railway; grand
junior conductor, w. w. Il. Lack, OF
the Wabash, ST, Louis & Pacific; inside
sentinel, Charles w. Everts, Of the
New York, Pennsylvania e. Ohio; out
side sentinel, JOIN II, Hall, OF the
Grand Trunk railway.
Il. III. Beiknap was elected a men,
Der OF tbs executive committee, and
w. 3. Sears OF the insurance commit
tee.
The convention will meet again the
second Tuesday in May, 1857, at New
Orleans.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27


The anti.silver men OF to-day are
doing just what they did some 10 or
. dozen years ago-howling about a
direful diiaster II silver coinage goes
on. We recall that one OF their leading
lights then predicted that "the 90 cent
silver dollar being ON legal par with
gold, the gold dollar would DO entirely
driven oui OF this country" And
furthermore; "rhe greenback would
at onoo fail to- "a cents, aud all prices
wouli be tossed up accordingly
Furthermore: "rho greeuback falling
70 ~ cents, the sD'cent silver dollar
Will DO driven cut Of circulstion!n and
"money will be acaroe!" and "iho in.
dustries of the country will bo
strangled!" And yet, in the very
teeth OF these falIacies aud falsi,los,
tho Esssern men again begin to cry
wolf, wolff
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27

EVERYBODY Is deeply iutorc,ted IN
this silver question. Especially ar.
thoso living in the oebior section OF the
country concerned. Tho hard. working
aud pcorly.paid day lsboror feels his
portion OF taxation even more go
vorcly than tho prosperous business
man, whom the currency becomes con.
,raoled, aud his employers are pressed
to pay their debts In n coin on which
tho money kings have u corner. Tur
HERALD desires TO see all classes
among us la this progressive State TO
reflect how much wc necd more
money, and not less of IL.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27
That Connection-A Rumor.

Houston, Oct. rs. Special. The
Kansas & Gulf Short Line narrow
gauge road, running from Tyler to-
ward Sabine Pass, connected to-day
with Bremond's narrow gauge ct Luf-
kin, giving through connection with
st. Louis, via the Texas u st. Louis
narrow gauge.
IL rumored that the Pacific Express
company will endeavor to got the ex
elusive privilege OF running the ex-
press business, but will no. probably
succeed at present.
Delegates to the meeting of tho
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
at New Orleans, returned here to-day,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27

THE New York Star has this to OBJ
serve about Texas:
In tho general decline OF railroad
earnings during the past year, those Of
the Lone Star State form brilliant OK.
ceptions. This Is due 10 four causes.
Texas is by nature tho most productive
State i'll the Union. The Southwest
systems of railroads outtiank the huge
barren regions Of The Rocky Mountains,
aud draw their traffic not only fiom
tire Pacific slope, but from the riches,
aud most wonderful region on the
globe, the valley of Mexico. a ihird
cause IL that every mile of railroad in
Texas has 400 clients, or twice rs many
as in Illinois. Add TO these that lite In
Toxas Is very rapid, that most of Its
citizens are either pursuing or flyinl
from deadly enemies, and are eager to
avail themselves of railroad facilities.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27

HEREAFTER the reading public aud
patrons of THE HERALD generally
may look for this paper everywhere
on the first mail or express train.
Schedules between hero ard Fort
Worth have often disarrsaged mails
north, west and south, but the new
train west from Dallas to Colorado
City, leaving Dallas at an early hour,
will correct there regretful mishaps,
and give THE HERALD TO all at as
early an hour as a train or mail service
can reach the point OF subscription.
We have made additional arrange
ments for thorough estate speclsp'
service, aside from our very general
and exhaustive press report, With,
therefore, quicker means of reaching
subscribers, more extensive news
report, both general and special, prot
tier typs and finer pross-work, The
HERALD proposes to demand attention
and patronage from the people Of
Texas as the best newspaper in the
Southwest. Now, the early morning
train from Dallas enables us, at Fort
Worth, to catch all trains, and make
al early connections on the Fort
Worth & Denver, or the Mis-
souri, Pacific, north, or the Gulf,
Colorado q Santa Fe, ssuth, that
the subscribers and readers of THE
HERALD shall be promptly served
with their paper. Special agents and
reporters Of THE HERALD will be put
on all trains, both to secure the faith
full delivery and distribution Of the
paper, and attend to tie collection and
transmission of every possible item of
news alony the routes.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27
POLITICAL.
The Injunction IN tho Hamilton County
Senatorial Contest sun I'm Forec

Tho injunction IN tho Hamilton County
Senatorial Contest sim In Force.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 26.-Judge Buch.
walters court loom was crowded 70 A..
utmost capacity this morning b. nj.
torneys, candidates aud citizens In.
tercsted In the result OF tho legal pro.
ceudlngs before him In connection with
the delivery OF certificates of election 10
the four csndidatoa for senator from
Hamilton county. The matter hnd
been argued aud submitted to MIN ON
dcmurror, aud ON u motion to dissolve
tho restraining order heretofore issued
by him IN favor OF the four Repu blicnn
osndl dates. Ga their motion ho ran
dorod HIS dccialou at considerable
length, holding that plaintiffs were ON :.
titled TO an order to stay tho hand ol
tho clerk until the merits OF the oase
could be- determines Ia another conrt.
Tho injunction was therefore .on.
tinued In force, and tho mandarin,
case, Involving tho sans points. was
taken up by tho circuit court,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27

less, criminal section, and it is Sian
derous and unjust ON the part OF the
Herald, by inference and suggestive
comment, 10 attempt to create such an
impression.
Recently the Charleston News and
Courier, just as the New York jour
mails do daily, retailed aud commented
on cartain criminal facts in its section.
Seizipg the occasion, the Herald re-
fers 10 the News and Curriers' state
ments as II the South were hasthen-
dom and the Charleston paper grand
missionary, thus, by implication at
least, assailing us In most causeless
and unjust manner. The Herald says:
"Our plucky contemporary, the
Charleston News and Courier, contin-
ues to make Southern lawbreakers
wish they never had been born. The
News and Courier does not consider
its duty as done when it has expressed
horror at crime; 1t follows
life miserable Tor grand juries
thar fail to take cognizsncs of shoot
ing affairs In which the principals are
alleged gentlemen. 1t even condemns
the employment by criminals OF law
yers who have themselves violated
the law. But the News and Courier
has said nothing more pithy and
pointed than its comment on recent
shooting affair by gang ut railway
| station: six shooters are out Of har-
mony with six passenger trains a
day."
There isn't paper nor q section OF
the North where daily the journals afe
not detailing crime and commenting
on il, and even insisting that "six-
shooters are out OF harmony with six
passenger trains day" But these
points are not specially to be men
toned az "plucky" moral reformers
nor the section in consequence as pc
culiarly criminal. They are merely
newspapsrr, giving the nows which il
now common to all parts of the coun
try, and INDUCING the customary com
menta.
The fact is, the most horrible crimes
the great majority of suicides, wife
murders, brutal Outrages on women
stories OF terrible Vengeance for thrilling
aflfonts-in word, the lowest anc
meanest az we'll az tho most revolving
crimes Of the day, ss the records show
occur in the Northern aud Middle
States, aud not in tho South ct all. II
is more than probable that the Newt
and Courier will no. appreciate tie
seeming compliment Of the HERALD
nor justify Its implied If not direct
criticism on tho morals and quiet OF
the South. These insinustions are sly
enough, but the South has learned tt
properly estimate Thorn. They are
simply slsndors from rotten and by
pocritlcsl press and people.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27
THE SOUTH AND ITS pErRAc.
TOPS

Whether 1. DO Ignorance or malicious
design, true Il Is, that tho Northern
press universally arc continually 70.
ferripg 10 tho crime in the South, and
patronizinEly pralsing the efforts of
certain agencies aud newspapers TO
check tho reign Of riot and disorder,
thus attempting 10 create aud keen
alive the impression that the South IL.
OF course, the homo Of lawiessness.
From small aud Insignificant
Journals we could expec. moth.
Ing more nor better, but from
representative journals, such a. the
Herald u any ratio, OF New York,
somssAIng more complimentary aud
decent NE ssuth ~ . right 70 sxpecI
- evoa deo1ant. Ne 80 20 alsw.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27

MANY persons get mixed on the ques-
ton of tho purity of our silver coinage.
The is perhaps accustomed by the re-
duction in weight, in contradiction to
that OF flnonoss OF tho white metal. In
1872 the dollar was 37lli grains pure sll-
yer and AK grains copper alloy, or ilG
grains total weight. But Ia 1887 Con-
gress reduced tho alloy by ~ grains,
making tho weight il2,S grains, and
which 1t is to day. This was done to
prevent the export, as It had u greater
purchasing power abroad than at
home. In tho first period its proper
ton or legal relation to gold was rs Is
TO l, the governing unit being the
standard silver dollar until lsI3, when
the coinage was stopped, until ISIS,
aud WHOM tho gold dollar became such
unit. II was In 1854 that tho weigh. of
tho gold coins was reduced TO the
ratio OF 10 tol.
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suit Filed at stLou,s

ST. Louis, Oct. Establishment
suits, growing out Of the Exchange
bank failure ct Harold, Texas, were
filed to-day by the Exchange bank of
this city against the Exchange bank at
Wichita Falls, to recover $1,000, and by
the same bsnk against the Exchange
bank st Harold to recover sl,500, aud
by the Gainesville National bank
against the firm OF Israel & Archibald
10 recover 500.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27

The HERALD acknowledges receipt
from Hon. JOHN II. REAGAN OF sew
eral pamphlets on the subject of inter.
state commerce and railway rogula-
ton. embodying his speeches, etc., on
the subject. MR.. REAGAN proposes to
push his bill through the coming Con-
gressionai session, and from this on
the presa Of Texas will be expected to
give the great question full and free
discussion. The psople OF Texas and
the Legislative body will be especially
Interested,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27
BECAUSE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

BECAUSE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
GIBBS, in his speech q.
Pecos, favored putting the
watered sections of school land on
the market to actual settlers there has
been limitations from certain qusr-
ters that ho had personal interest in
the policy. In the first place this is
not true, as no does not own a foot of
land west of the Colorado river. In
the second place he announced that he
favored putting all tho land along all
living streams on sale to actual set
tiers, with sufficient reservation along
tho watsr privilege to prevent the ex-
elusive use OF tbs stream. lilo stated
that from recent conversation
with Governor Ireland End
othor members OF tho lsud
board that he believed that
the board at its next meeting wou!d
adjust this policy II they had the
power 10 make the reservations. 1t
makes no difference what the future
value o! these lands along the Pecos
may be, it Will be the result of an OK
pensive system of irrigation, towards
which the school fund will not con
tribute, and which private individuals
will not undertake unless tho lands TO
DO benefited will DO subject to occupa-
ton. 1.-THE Pecos valley 10 irrigated,
tho settlers on the school land, to got
tho beneii. of 1t will have TO pay those
who provide the main ditch.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27
The Kansas ~ GUT short Line

TYLER, Oct. 2d.-tspocIal.l The Kan
sas u Gulf Shor, Line railroad Yves
completed through to g connection
with Bremond's road at Lurkin to-day.
This gives Tyler and independent and
competing outlet for freight aud pas
s0ugers.
The Western Union has tho contract
for tho erection OF telegraph line over
tho road, and will coon hayo II com.
pleted from Lufkin 10 Tyler.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27

TERRELL has agreed, through its
citizens, to tako q large number OF cx-
trss OF an advertising medium, in the
effort to give its county a fiue ssnd.ofl
at Tho New Orleans exposition this
winter. Whom Terrell fails to "do
her whole duty" or gets LEFT, II will be
n ivory cold and blue day. The exam.
plo OF Terrell may DO prontably fol.
lowed here and elsewhere In Texas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27

DALLAS may have been slow and
negligent Of late in railroad deals, but
her higgest Trunk bids fair I'll Last, aud
In spite Of obstacles, to move forward.
It's Trunk that carries much treasure
for Dallss.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27
Coal Miners striae.

PlTrsBURG, Oct. 26.-The coal miners
ia tho fourth pool, on which work was
resumed last week, suspended opera
tions again to-day. The strikers hav.
ing persuaded tho non.unionists to
come out for their price. The strike ia
solid once more, and tho strikers now
clsim victory as certain.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27
POSTAL HgvINIir.
Tho Decrease Much LarEer rhan was
Expected


NEW ioRK, Oct. ai.--A Washington
special ssya, The decrease in postal
revenues Tor the pass fl,cal vear
Is larger than was ..noc,aa
The law to reduce lilo
letter postage fro n . 10 2 cents was an.
acted about two yosrs ago. For tbe l,st
three quarters OF The first fiscal
year the effect uprn tho revenue
was inconsidefable. This was a,trih.
utsd In large measure TO the great I'M.
crease In me number OF cent
stamps that were used 10 enclose
business circulars. Il had bsen on
pscted that this Increase would CON.
iinu' go that there would no,
DO q large rpductIpn A.,
we postal revenues, bu,
this expectation has nUs hpeu real
ine<l. the fifet ccmplste n ,cal ves.
under Inc 0p,retion OF the red6ced
Ssie1e law .closed on the 3oth
q Lest Juo~ IL IVES nos 3 Ipcd essi:
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lhe ne.counl AZ Inllnn,n.,l.

1SpiANAroLts,o Oct, 2D.-rhe recount
of votes cast Ia the second aldermaplo
district a. tho recent municipal cleo.
ton was completed tonight,
aud Resulted In election n,
Mr.. Ripley, Republican, by a majority
OF ]. This leaves the board of sldnS.
mon stie. The fe.c0untior mayor will
bs probably completed to.morroy. '"
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ness year. l. had been supposed thst
the deficiency wonld not be
more than $i,000eo0 On the
contrary, i. will be about
5000 900. Toe figures are not TO be
taken as accurate, ~ IL is the presi-
dents wish shat ths, bureau re-
port shall not ba given to
the public in advance of hts message,
makes IL impossible 10 obtain the exact
figures.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27

Mr.. George Winters. who has the tic
contract ON the Fort Worth u New Or
lesns,is in the city.
Messrs. j. j. Roche and Mcaurley,
contractors of the Fort Worth tS Now
Orleans railroad, are in the city.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27
THE Fort Worth Gazette fscetlously
puts the case thusly:

1.-THE attention OF tho travelling pub
Icisdirected to the schedule time OF the
special Gazette lraius which leave this
city daily In all directions. The graf
ttude of esteemed daily competitors js
also invoked In return for the aazetts's
nberality IN permitting other papers to
be carried by the United States mails
and express companies on regular
daily trains. Tho Gazette's special
trains wills leave on all tho railroads
this morning. With commendablo
iberality the Gazette will permit any
other daily TO be carried on these reg.
ulRr daily special Gazette trains."
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TUESDAY OCTOBER a7usss.

THE HERALD will esteem 1t an espe-
cial favor II any of the travelling CON-
munity will inform this office by cor
respondence or otherwise of any in
ability to procure copies of its daily is
sues ON any of the railroad trains. The
newsboy are all fully supplied for the
aarvice
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27

Tnn rcvivsls which ofls,e have been
attracting no much attention and
creating such a stir In Dallas, appear
TO he general over all the State. Arc.
llgious simeon seems TO DO sweeping
things. May the good work bs beyond
the sSpcctations of the reapefs.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27
An Evangelical Camnaign

PIrTsBuRG, Oct. 25.-Protestauts OF
all denominations have inaugurated
en- evangelical campaign here, and are
holding daylight and night revival
services in nearly 100 churches in this
city aud Allegheny. The movement s
the outgrowth Of the Moody and
Ssnkey meetings held here last spring.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27

30 great is the revival excitement In
Texas at present that BAN JOINS has
actually determined on tacklius ri
Paso.