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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-07
ADAY'S NEWS FROM WACO
HOW JUDGE LYNCH WAS Fooled.
Narrow E'cape of a Bloody Black Bass
New Life in the Municipal Canvass
Court Matters aud Gen
cral Local Notes.

WACO, Feb. g. Special, Miles Bass,
colored, was brought here from Marlin
to escape lyuching and also to avoid a
mob attack on the Marlin Jail. Last
September Bass murdered Lewis Fran
cisco, an aged white man, by way
laying him on lonely road
and beating his brains ont.
His Objec was robbery, but he
got only $40 from his victims pockets.
Bass trial was concluded last night.
with verdict of ninety-nine wears i'm
the penitentiary. Francisco's friends
had occupied Marlin in force during the
trial, and it was an open secret that If
the jury gave Bass any less punish
ment than death he would
be lynched. As soon as the
verdict was announced the
sheriff saw premonitions of a mob at
tack on the jail. He hurried Bass TO The
10 p. m. train, going from Waco to Bre-
mond, and sent him or i'm charge of A
deputy. A crowd arrived at the depot
just as the train moved out and
were told by the sheriff he had sent Bass
To galveston for safe keeping. The
deputy sheriff and prisoner remained
ut Bremond until o'clock this morn
ing and came through Marlin again be-
lore uaVllSnb, reaching Waco early
The negro was greatly alarmed, and en-
tered the Waco jail with a Sigh OF relief.
He will be kept here until he is con
Veyed to Huntsville.
New life is given to the municipal
canvass this evening by the announce
ment OF eX. Mayor Sturgis that he n
again candidate for that position, He
held the office several terms, is one of
the wealthiest men in the city, and an
avowed opponent 10 any policy that
contemplates mourning a bonded debt.
In the CITY council last night an or
dinance was introduced providing for
contract with one Mr.. Howard, of st.
Louis, and his associates, to erect a new
system of gas works here. Waco has
had gas for twelve years, hut the old
company and tho present city council
don't get along very we'll.
Tho mayors veto of the salary ordin-
anco was sustained without a dissenting
vote. What will be done next, remains
10 be seen, aud the numerous candi-
dates for city offices are rather anxious,
The eNcursionists who went 10 sal
tiilo, Mexico, 10 witness the opening of
NJ ndoro institute, last Sunday, returned
this evening.
There is very little interest mani.
Tested IN the bond election, which takes
place Monday.
Philip Philips is singing ut the Car
land opera-houSo tonight.
,"Freo passes to sec our lands" See
phpun pp1nfpn
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The Texas * Pacific Agreement.


WALL STREET, Feb. 6.-Secretary Sat
terlee, Of the Texas ~ Pacific, has noti-
fed the stockholders of the result of the
negotiations with the Philadelphia bond
holders. The agreement in addition to
the modification Of the funding plan,
embraces the following conditions:
First-rhere shall be an arbitration
committee of practical railway experts
TO examine into tho rates prevailing be.
tween the Texas x Pacific and other
roads in the Southwestern system, and
II found negotiable TO be corrected.
Second-The board of directors to
nleet regularly once n month, and that
me y-iaWs be amended to that end.
Third-That the annual MEETING of
stockholders be held on Thursday,
March 8, 1885.
The following named gentlemen are
to he elected directors of the company:
Jno. a. Wright, Jno, Markoe, J. p.
Scott, G. o. Baird, Jno, c. Bul-
lit j. j. Weston, j. n. Hutchinson.
w. ID. Windsor, Jay Gould, II. y. HAYES,
Russell Sage, Thomas Y. Eckert, George
j. Gould, II. l., Ames, 4. l.. Hopkins, ].
c. Brown, G., Il. Roberts. OF these, all
excepting Wright, Markoe, Builtt,
weston, hutchinson, Windsor aud Rob
erts are members of the present board.
Any vacancy ia TO he filled by the com.
hiittee, or by JAY Gould, or both, ms
might ne necessary to maintain the con-
stitutiOn Of the board OF directors as
agreed to; that is TO say, eight members
OF the board To be nominated by the
committee, and eight by JAY Gould, aud
the remainder selected by mutual agree
mont.
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Skating and Other Analrs At CaiyerI

CALVERT, Feb. e. Special. The
skating carnival and marquerade ball,
which came oil ut the opera house last
evening, proved to be grand success,
and was the event of the season. There
were two prizes offered. one for the
best lady skater and one Tor the most
awkward gentleman skater. The
former was awarded TO Miss Ella
Church and the latter to Mr.. Wheels.
Great fun was enjoyed by
the lookers-on, in watching tie
manpuvers of the awkward skaters
After the ladies had skated for the
prize, Mr.. Crocker, commercial trav-
eler, was called ON and gave those pres
ent an exhibition of fancy skating,
which was greatly enjoyed by all, as
MIR. Croker Is well up in the arr. The
ball opened at 10 O'clock, and was kept
up until an early hour. About 100 coup.
Les participated.
The weather for the past week has
been simply Immense, ana in conse.
quence the farmers are hard at work
getting their land in shape for the com
ing crop.
Credit business Is brisk. Tho mer.
chants who are carrying farmers are
kept busy selling goods.
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Portugal and of Spain erected pillars
along the Congo when every step was
on an oozy soil, covered with tangled
plants, beneath which snakes hid, and
to avoid the serpent was to tread upon
singing insect equally fatal. In
vain may be STANLEY, king LEOPOLD
and BISMARCK deny the glory
that belongs to the departed
explorers of Portugal and
Spain. Germany may grasp with iron
hands the spoils, but history will not
permit detraction to rob the dead, of
their laurels gained at such cost. The
Berlin conference was farce. 1t was
the stork's banquet given to the fox 1t
was the soup in the jug. In
the middle ages Spain began to colon
ize distant shores. The first keel
that grated on American sand was
under the flag of Spain. England and
Portugal were the next in order of en-
terprise in this respect. And at
this late day conference is called,
and Germany places her teach
ers in row, bidding them
learn the lesson COLUMBUS taught.
There was spectacle! But it is pos
sible that the bombardment Of Fosstown
and Cameron, the destruction of the
Baptist mission, tho indiscrinate
slaughter of women and children, tho
destructiOn.of WoERMANN's factory and
the killing of CHIEF CALABER Joss
may bring upon BISMARCK sufficient re-
proach to chill for time his inordinate
ambition.
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BlsMARk,s AMRlIIoN.

A cable from London published in the
HERALD Thursday morning gave tho
belated news OF German outrage com.
mitted on tho coast Of Africa ON De-
cember 20, 1884. hot only were help
less negroes murdered by the sailors
and soldiers of BIsMARK, but at once
English traders and other white set
tiers suffered ia person and property by
reason of the bombardment from tho
German gun-boats in the Hicory river.
This is the unfolding of the Berlin con-
ference programme. IL Is BIsMARK taxi
ing of his mask. Long before SrANLBy
penetrated the dark land, the Portu-
guese had been there. Explorers OF
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Double Hanging in virginia.

EsTELLEVILLE, VA, Feb. 6.-Wayue
Powers and George Gibson were
hanged here to-day for the mul:
der of Gibson's father i'm
April last. Both addressed
the crowd, acknowledging the crime,
and generating Jonah Powers, con-
victed of the same crime. The
parting between Powers and his brother
Jonah roprieyed by the governor, was
very affecting Wayne Powers,
in pamphlet, confesses 10
an attempt TO murder his own
brother and many others. He ascnbed
all his woes to whisky, cards
and pistols. Three thousand persons
were present. The execution was pri-
vate, but stand outside
had been erected, from which
the condemned spoke. They detailed
the killing and the burning OF the body
of their victim, which was horrible TO
listen to. The killing done for Sl2 and a
suit of clothes. Gibson i0Ked and
laughed about the rome and about some
of the persons up the trees looking on.
The doomed men were swung OIL at l.: 80.
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HAD Fort Worth and the officials of
Tarrant and other counties enforced the
statutes in regard to gambling, Mr..
TANKERsLY's bill would never have
been introduced. tits the lack admin
tstration ofthe laws that causes more
stringent ones TO be enacted. The HER
AID is opposed to making gambling a
felony, because gambling, per SO, is not
a felony, but it is the miserable admin
istration Of the laws, as is evinced in
Fort Worth, that causes good men to
ask for more stringent methods to stop
it. Let good statutory laws be enforced
and more stringent ones will not be
proposed and made part OF the laws of
the state.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-07

RurABAoA's ideas Of retrenchment
and reform are about as practical and
sensible as the Irish alderman's Of New
York city. A bill was introduced into
the council of that city providing for
six gondolas to be placed in Central
Park lake, which was referred 10 spe-
cial committee OF three, among them
an Irishman. He made speech on The
question, stating he was in favor Of gon-
dolas, and thought they were necessary,
but the city was expanding too much
money. He said he would move to
amend, by making 1t two gondolas In
stead of six, one male and the other
female, and In fow years they would
have more gondolas than the city re-
quired, and could supply other cities Of
this country and Europe.
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THERE seems to be a tacit kind OF un-
Outstanding that the vote for senator in
illinois viii result in the election of a
Republican. Now tho HERALD di-
verges very widely from This view OF
the case, and has this to say: MIR.
CLEVELAND win be the next president,
and hopes for advancement depend upon
the character Of mans politics. If,
with a Democratic incoming admins
tration, some sucker cannot see his way
clear to Office, passeth the understand
ing Of other politicians. The only way
to secure an equitable arrangement of
things and get n good man to supply
LodAN's place is to send for jim LIZ
GATE.
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Mexican Notes.

CITY OF Mexico (via Galveston, Feb.
o,-Capt' James B. Eads and purity ar
rived yesterday on business connected
with The Eads Tehuautepec ship rail
way.
The tweutv-eighth anniversary OF
the adoption OF the reform con.
stitujon OF Mexico is being
celebrated with unusual enthusiasm.
Multitudes Witnessed the military pro-
cessions. Public and private buildings
were decorated. The demonstrations
are especially designed tor the purpose
OF honoring the memory Of President
Juarez, about whom slanderous stories
have recently been roYamped by menu
bers of tho Conservative party.
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THE Houston Age is authority 1t
says a company to start morning pa
per in Houston, with capital of $4,000,
would fail. With S25O,OOO paper could
not succeed in Galveston, Dallas or San
Antonio. "UNcLE DANIEL" is about
right. Ifanyone thinks the newspaper
business is making proprietors rich,
they can buy the profits very cheap for
cash. OF all the businesses in the coun-
try, the newspaper is the least remuner-
alive, and yet great number of gradu-
ates OF colleges think they could set the
world on fire If they had newspaper to
kindle the blaze. at takes money to
make the mare 60"
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II is now said the Mormons will re-
move from Salt Lake to northern
Mexico. 1t is really to be hoped this is
not true. II they emigrate from this
country, the New England yankees,
who have felt so much concern in their
reformation, will have TO turn their at
tention to other pastures. Who knows
but they may attack the Texas cow
boy, and then the cattle interests of the
state may sing, Farewell, vainworld.n
Before the Mormons do move from the
country, 1t would be apleasure TO hear
from BELvA, DIR. MARY WALKER and
BEN BUTLER.
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d. W. MILLER.
Cotton and nidr, AT Rowis.

BOWIE, Feb, Especial. Eleven
bales of cotton were brought to this
market to-day from the Indian Terri
tory. IL brought 9% cents per pound.
A large lot of hides camo in TODAY
from some distance west of here. A
wagon load of deer and antelope hides
came IN rom Jones county u day or two
ago. The beef hide business has been n
considerable ono in Bowie since the
heavy loss of cattle from the late severe
weather.
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THERE is little doubt remaining as to
the status at Khartoum. LORD WoLsE-
LEY believes that GEN. GORDON is Ia
ken, and the impression is gaining tina
he was executed by order of the impla-
cable Ell MAHDI. 1t is the most start
ling situation for a quarter of a century
in the old word. Couriers of the SEN
dussi have carried the news of the vic
tory of MoHAMET AHMET to the
distant centers of that mysterious order
and fresh courage is taken by the
Mohammedans against the "Infidel
dogs" Whatever may be the result of
this misfortune to British arms on the
other side Of the ocean, here the i'm
mediate effect was to lend impetus to
the rise in wheat. May contracts at
Chicago closed with a sharp gain yes
terday.
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An ExposllIon Addres.

ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 6,-Prof. Sylvester
Waterhcuse, Of Washington University,
this city, who has made jute and other
fibres special study for several years
past, has been "a vited to deliver an adj.
dress ON fiber plants before the Worlds
Industrial convention, In Exhibition
hall, New Orleans, on February 10, and
will accept. He will also address the
National Agricultural convention,
which meets at the same place.
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A STRIKE ANr1cIrArrn

CLEVELAND, Feb. 6.--The miners in
the Tuscarora Valley have refused to
accept the reduction OF 10 cents per ton,
and IL is probable strike will follow,
Three thousand men are interested,
The executive board Of the State Miners
union recommended that the reduction
be accepted, but the recommendation
was unheeded.
A CUT, a STRIKE, AN EJECTNtENT.
LOWELL, MASS, Feb. 6..Nearlv 800
employees of the Lowell Manufacturing
company, chiefly weavers and bows,
struck against a decrease of 10 per cent
in their wages, and were Yesterday
elected from the ward.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-07

THE HERALD had desire to go "dan
cling down the middle" with the Gle
burne Chronicle, but that paper gets
scared at nothing and bucks like q
CRASHED pony. For its edllicatlon, the
HERALD viii again say It publishes as
full reports OF the proceedings of the
Texas legislature as any other paper in
America or Europe, aud that it gives
more Associated Press dispatches than
any other paper in the state If any
one doubts this lot him look at the col.
umns of the HERALD and those of any
other paper in Texas.
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RAILWAY Nems.
NM NLIssOrRI PAcIFIr

Sr. LOUIS. Feb. ct now transpires
that the Missouri Pacific hds not yet
signed the transcontinental agreement.
and that there is Mt least one clause in
the document to which the company OBJ.
jects. 1t is believed, however, that the
agreemnt may be modified to meet the
approval OF the Missouri Pacific Of
licials, and that their signatures will
soon be alta ched.
THE ATcHIsON, TOPEKA Il SANTA IN.
81. Louis, Feb. Cit is now
stated that it has been definitely
decided that the Atchison, To-
peka " Santa Fe will Withdraw
their office from this city,and that apt.
Spoor, who has served as their general
agent hero for long time past,will take
charge oil the Kansas City Office.
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THE BUSINESS BUDGET.
LOOK OUT FOR MISSOURI PACIFIC
Something's Going to Happen-Lacka
wana and Jersey Central Just a
Bubbiing-Union Pacific Weak
on Washington News.
Tone of the stock markat

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Governments
iirmer, with advances of i per cent. in
quotations for coupon AS and per
cents. Other issues are unchanged.
State securities dull.
The activity in tho stock market yes
terday afternoon, as predicted, proved
only ephemeral.
Prices at the opening of the board this
morning, were generally u to \ per
cent higher than they closed the day
before, and during the forenoon sub.
stahtlal advances we're made in most of
the list. Shortly after midday the bears
made a vigorous attack upon the Gen.
eral INST, at the same lime flooding
the streets with rumors. The
market, however, absorbed ali
the stock offered without yielding more
IMAM fraction, and gave such evidence
OF the strength Of the under tone that
the bears We're forced TO abandon the
hght, alter having added materially 10
thelr snort accounts. AS soon rs tho
pressure was removed the market adj
Vahced on moderate purchases and
closed finally with a boom for coal
stocks, while the remainder Of the mar
ket was strong, with one or two ex-
cepUon5. The business Of the day was
not widely different from
mat OF yesterday, the total
sales beng 265,625 shares,
of which $500 shares we're Lacka,
Wannaj st. Paul, 30,36l, and New Jersey
Central 1910 shares, leaving less than
10000 for the rest Of the list. The re-
msrkable advance in New Jersey Cen
tral from $40 to 3s2, gave rise to a
renewal OF the rumors circulated At
different times this winter, to tho effect
That the Baltimore IL Ohio had secured.
or was about 10 secure, control of n
majority of the stock Of the company.
mere was also talk to-day
about the Jersey Central passing
unuer the management Of the
fenhsylEania railway, or the Delaware
~ HUDSON Canal company. New Jer-
seY Central stock sold at '324 Monday.
Al az Lackawanna touched the hirb.
esJ price II has reached since the heavy
break following the liquidation of the
y v. White pooI, and closed to-day
WITHIN - per cent. of the highest price.
ana "a per cent. higher than yesterday,
delaware IL Hudson sold up u per
cent, At 131f; Erie, y per cent, al l29S;
Now York Central and st. Paul. each x
perennial SIS and 1881 respecivelv.and
nearly All the others on the active list
smaller fractions. Union Pacific was
conspicuous for It's weakness, on the
statement from Washington that the
siNty-year funding bill would be defeat
eu; u closed q lower, at 1875. Persons
on the inside say there is something
gong on IN connection with Missouri
racine, which Is kept profound So
cret, but which is expected to come In
the surface within the next ten dava.
ana which is expected TO cause a con
siderable advance in prices OF stock, 1t
is N per cent. hiyhnr fn-hau of nRtl
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Mr.. BAYARD thinks the coming ad-
ministration must be one of business.
lie thinks the Republicans have shirked
issues; that they have left the country
without navy; have not settled the
silver question, nor the currency ques-
ton. He seems so Disguised with what
ispast, that he declines having any
thing to do with the administration OF
CLEVELAND unless satisfied that the
policy will DO different; but he thinks it
will he
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Tom OcHILTREE made a great speech
on the Galveston improvement question
lin his mind. He prepared it in the
solitude of his chamber: all his massive
intellect was brought to bear on the sub.
ject, and then-the house permitted him
topublish it in. the Congressional Record,
and nobody ever read it. "Sic transit
gloria mundi.~
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THE HERALD is glad TO see the re-
vival in the affairs of the exposition.
Bad weather and insufficient interest
gave dread forebodin IS of miscarriage,
but the past week has been one OF sun
shine and prosperity, placing the great
international exhibition far beyond the
apprehensions Of some as to its grand
success. Mardl Gras week will be q
eliminating point in the hopes and as
surance OF all who desire TO see the ex
position in New Orleans, the greatest o.
the worlds fairs.
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THE bill making It breach of the
peace to use abusive language, has beon
engrossed in the senate. Now, suppose
one man was to call another a liar, and
the other man was to call the one man
a horse thief, would the one man be sub
ject TO the law or would the other man
have to pay fine? Then suppose
neither Of them had any inclination to
fight, and no blood was shed or noses
bruised, and they were arrested, would
the constable have TO pay the costs?
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SENATOR INGALLS,, of Kansas, is very
often right. His tariff ideas are right
and his recent vote on the silver ques-
ton shows him to be right. Why can't
he quit his anti-southern sarcasm and
be "iust tho thing" His acknowledged
ability and splendid forensic powers are
recognized in the south, but he gives
us a turn over every now and then
which is not palatable. Let him be rs
independent in feeling as he is intellect
ually and he would be prime favorite
In the great southwest.
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Mr.. Muse, Of Collin, is either pro-
hibitionist or crank, and it is hard to
tell which is the greater evil. The idea
ofprohibiting the sale Of liquor within
five miles of the site of any
literary, religious or benevolent
institution, is absurd. If he
wants to introduce prohibition bill in
the legislature, let him do so openly
and above board, and not try to carry
out all the prohibitionlsts desire by Gov
ert means. The Legislature will not
pass such a law, and it is wasting time
and money by introducing it,
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A contlnuou. string of wreoknve.

New York, Feb. 6,-Tho steamer
City of Augusta, from Savannah, re-
ports that n. M, on February 8, Off
Cape Look Out, bearing west by
south, distance thirty miles, wbiie
running on northeast course, Sine
came into continuous string of wreck
age for two hours. She. passed
deck, apparently bottom up
with beams swaying In the water
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Iris base insinuation that RuTABAoA
read law seven years and his applica-
ton was refused, to practice before the
courts. He never did read law but FIVE
years, and then concluded he did not
know anything about tho business, and
hung his harp (nguratively speaking,
for he had no harp on the willows.
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and part of It painted white; also dry
goods cases, barrels, buckets, tubs, etc,
apparently cargo of general merchan-
disc. Az 10 a. m. on the same date, she
passed a metallic boat, painted white
and partly full of water, bat apparently
otherwise in good condition. The
wreckage is supposed TO be of the
steamer William Kennedy, reported
yesterday, abandoned in a sinking con-
ditiOn.
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A Mormon elder is on White
Rock, in Hunt county, preaching
and converting unbelieyers to his
faith. The good citizens of the
district held meeting and passed
resolutions asking the gentleman to
leave. A coat of tar and feathers is
what he deserves,
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Is not the San Antonio Express un-
just to faithful representative when
1t says thet city has been without any
representation in congress for two
yearsH tits the first paper in the state
that has intimated that GEN. HANCOCK
has failed to represent any part of his
district efficiently, and it is to be hoped
the remark of the Express was not the
idea intended to be conveyed.