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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-28
E.M.sAMrELs q SONS.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1.-THE large COM
mission house of f. M. Samuels & Sons
stopped paying margins on wheat this
afternoon and phnounced that the firm
would suspend until they could look
into their dffairs and ascertain how
they stooi. They are heavily "long"
on whea., but say they cannot make
a staement of their condition until
to-pOrrow. They owe one firm here
aryut half million bushels of wheat
md 1t is believed their losses have been
very large. The firm is one of the old
est and best known in the city, having
been established over 40 years ago and
has been considered very strong. 1t
was not only large receiver of grain
from the country, bat heavy exporter
and has always done a large general
business. w. B. Samuel, ST., of the
firm, is one Of the best known mer-
chants OF The city and was at one time
president of the Merchants exchange
A meeting Of creditors was held to.
night, but the result of the conference
cannot be ascertained. A statement 0!
the condition of the firm is expected tC
be made tomorrow, however. 1t il
said tonight that although the firm was
a free seller to day, it still holds about
100000 bushels May wheat.
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the shock that Russia may precipitate

the shock that Russia may precipitate
in the conclusion of the Egyptian cam
paign.
With these questions, is it not well
that great nation like our own has no
interest. What care we about the route
to India? What principle is involved
in the question as to whether England,
as sheriff, shall collect the debts due
her citizens or not? What boots it to
us whether or not the Russians
fortify passes to the ocean that
threaten English travel? Not one cent
in material wenlth are we interested
nor single thought on the question oil
principle. We have nothing to do with
them. Our civil war demonstrated tn,
fact that all the great nations stooc
aloof and allowed the war between thu
states to be fought out on purely physi
cal principles. Cannot we afford II
adopt the same policy?
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Mexican NIatters.

<CITY OF MEXICo Feb. 27.--The "Con-
federation merchant" has made a long
petition to president Diaz praying for
The abolition of tho free zone ON the
northern frontier and the abolition of
diflerential freight rates on tho Next
can Central railroad; also for reduc-
ton OF the high tariff on certain articles
and requests the government TO effec5u-
ally guard against cOntraband trade over
northern bOgndries. The petition
accuses the Mexican Central manage
ment Of endeavoring TO destroy MeXi-
can production and substitute that Of
the United States, 1t demands that
railroads shall not be allowed to make
special rates to American shippers aud
says that the business of Vera Cruz and
Mazatlan is being killed; that the
import duties of these ports are rapidly
decreasing with no corresponding
increase at the frontier custom houses.
The petition says this is a matter of life
| aud death to Mexican com
merce that if something is
not soon done to remedy these
evils, Mexico will be only a tributary tC
the United States, with no Independent
commerce, but will be the client, the
servant and the colony of her powerful
neighbOr.
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OlIR OWN STATIIS

Away in the far off Oriental we hear
OF great and continued war. England
wants great elbow room in her track to
hor Indian possessions. SO does Rus
STA. Russia wants port in the Indian
Sea. England don't want Russia or
any other country TO have pos
sessions even contiguous 10 that
track. England is supremacy self
ish and so is Russia. Their
interests are clearly conflicting
The troops sent by. England are in
tended for two purposes-to wipe ouI
the Arabs and to stand guard against
Russia. This state OF affairs can not re
main for any length of time. Russia Il
very determined, and England meant
TO send sufficient troops TO wipe out tn,
Eel MAupI opposition and to withstand
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-28

COLONEL G. B. KILGoRE, who said in
the state senate that not an unmarried
lady in Texas would acknowledge she
was twenty one years old, uttered the
truth. The HERALD knows of no lady
in this section of the state who is I'M
married having reached that age. a
grocery merchant who doals out II
ounces of sugar says it is a full pound,
avordupoise. In Dallas county there is
not an unmarried lady but is in her
teens, except some attractive young
widows who are casting sly glances at
certain fellows and they expect to catch
the fish in their nets. COLONEL, "bevarP
Of tAg vidders."
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SUIT LovINeooD said: "0wing to 10Y
natrsl ability and good store close, all
the girls in the mountains of Tennessee
are running arter me, and l have to
take a stick and fight 'em OFF," The
property owners of Dallas are in the
same happy mood. They think their
"natral ability" good looks and "store
close" will induce every railroad in the
state to come to Dallas just on their ac-
count. Unless these same property
owners take some steps "to keep up
with the procession" they will wake up
some morning and find that instead Of
being comparatively wealthy, they are
paupers and their landed property will
not bring enough revenue to pay taxes
No city in a progressive country like
our own, can remain quiescent-it eithe
goes forward or backward. The oppor
tunities are offered Dallas now, viii
she embrace them by building NOR
railroads?
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At the Exposition.

New ORLEANS, Feb. 27.-The event oil
the exposition yesterday was the cele
bration of Connecticut Day and the for
NAL restoration to the origi 1al owners
of the tattered battle flag captured by
the Ninth Connecticut regiment from
the Third Mississippi at Pass Christian
Mississippi, in 1862
A number of Iowa school teachers ar
rived yesterday. Commissioner Far
rell will give a grand reception at hi
residence tomorrow for the benefit 0
the Iowa visitors.
The art gallery was crowded to day.
The aplary congress was continued.
j. y. Pleasant, OF California, read al
interesting paper.
Mr., johnson, of Kentucky, delivered
an eloquent essay in favor of bee-keep
ing by women and disabled soldiers.
An essay by Charles Dadant led b
general discussion of the subject 0
bee excepting, in connection with the OK
cessive rates Of transportation char go
on honey. Resolutions were adopt
calling on all bee-keepers of the orfIrta-
cation to approach various tra4cy mi.
ton lines, with a view toobtalSti0n of
form classification. A res hoard Of
thanks was adopted to tition and to
commissioners of the eX'
the daily press.
Adjourned sine dieditional appropri-
The news that an ion had passed the
atlon lor Ihe eNp6 belief that the
MOUSE, aiid , endorse che action,
senate WIZ effect OF increasing
hau me exhibitors 10 a high degree.
Inc Inc Splrlt 9ublic the good news was
WIN inc Satisfactory and honoe the at
equSliite was grefor than yesterday.
M weather was beautiful
~ to visitors who but
Gsterday Tef.e ~, showed 81 up en- route to
most skreeaDle surprise. Tho board
of maDAgement now publish the daily
rpceiStS
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-28

BUSINESS men OF Dallas are now en-
joying the largest trade vouchsafed to
any city in Texas, but unless they take
advantage Of the opportunities to build
more railroads and bring more trade to
the city and increase the commercial
Importance OF Dallas, they will soon
suffer for this neglect of their own in
terests. Live, progressive men don't si
down quietly and wait for something tC
turn up. They must turn up something
themselves.
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LoNevILw is exerting itself to have
machine shops and car works estab-
lished ia that town. The Texas & Pa
ciflc road had machine shop in Dallas
nj one time, but The bu.iness men and
property owners hero suffered 1t to be
removed, taking from the trade of the
city thousands of dollars monthly. This
can not be charged to hostility on the
part OF the railroad officials, but apathy
In our property-holders and business
men. Truth Is truth.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-28

THE Merchants exchange is expectg
to inauguarate new enterprises foS.m
benefit of Dallas, and to pus6mcer,
through to contamination. .6Tw it, but
OF tho exchange may not complaining
the people of the cit6t a time when
at their indifiereFye and alive to the
they should b"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-28

ton of Cleveland and Hendricks. In
most cases they hold through tickets
via the Vandslis and Pennsylvania
line from st. Louis. The unwarranted
attacks on, and the malicious insinuG-
tons concerning the facilities of the
Pennsylvania lines for handling the in
auguration travel contained in the Bal
timore d Ohio newspaper advertise
ments, with which Texas has been
flooded, seem 10 have had the opposite
effect on the minds Of the people going
to Washington from what was intended
by the authors, and have acted as BOOM
orangs returning to injure the senders.
While the Vandalia, having taken Gro
yer Cleveland's advice,given before cleo
ton, to tell the truth, are now reaping
their reward, which is justly merited
in securing the Washi gton travel,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-28

The Cleburne Chronicle, in assuming
that those most interested in Dallas
have departed from this city, is slightly
off. There are. men in Dallas who,
when the proper time arrives and the
proper propositions are made, will be
found equal to the emergency. Dallas
will not be left in the race for suprem-
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-28

GALVESTON, Feb. p. - The FIRST
suit against the Island City Saw
ings bank, was Withdrawn to-day from
tho docket Of the district court, being
dismissed by theplaiuun at the cost of
the bank. The plaintiff in the suit was
VIM. M0tfdt. Depositors representing
IN the aggregate abOuL SljO,O00 have
been settled With by the bauk under the
new terms Of settlement.
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HOMER Democrats declare that there
pever will be good times "till we get
Fem out" bunker Democrats ran u
good Democratic government and i'm.
posed no taxes on the people. Suppose
old JAoKsoN's ideas be enforced just to
see hsw they compare with others that
have lately prevailed?
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-28

THE San Antonio Times asserts that
the Alamo belongs to the whole state,
that San Antonio will take care of it if
given chance, and that the citizens of
that city are not vandals, and would
not desecrate hallowed ground. II tho
Times intends this as joke, it is a good
ono
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AN exchange says, "Dallas is talking
about railroads while Fort Worth is 60
ing ahead building them" The only
railroads Fort Worth is building is the
one to Brownwood and the other to
Waxahachie, and both of them are my
thical enterprises. Do you seer
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-28

MR.YEAGER's substitute for substitute
house bill, No. ls2, gives the selection Of
the school text books to the counties
themselves, and provides that they be
not changed except once in four years,
or by three.fourths vote of the board.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-28

THE SWAIN court martial was farce.
Mr.. INGALLS, in the senate character
lied the subsequent proceedings as d
disgrace to civilization. This i. pretty
strong language, coming as it does, from
q Repnhlican senator.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-28

THE correspondent of the HERALD,
writing from Austin, gives it as his
opinion that there will be no railroad
legislation this session. This is good
intelligence. There has been enough OF
this buncomb legislation.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-28
Aoraveyard Under Earlc Pass no

EAGLn PASS, Feb. 27.-(Special,l In
improving Main street to-day three
mounds were leyelo 4 down and the
bones and hair of three oorpses dts.
closed, two women and man. They
were In fair state of preservation
They had lain directly iu the middle o
the street under all the traffic oithe towI
for over so Years.
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THE San Antonio Times says the Dali
las HERALD is in favor Of justice to
railroads. Yes, 1t Is. The HERALD
thinks the legislature has more impor-
tant business before it than tinkering
with railroads, particularly when the
members of the assembly, know nothing
about the subject. The railroads are
not troubling the people, although the
members of the legislature think they
should legislate upon the subject.
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-iendments to the city charter
Tm Antonio were defeated in tho
.gislature, 30 far as they provided for
the extension of the city limits, to en-
brace nearly all of Bexar county and
the rest of Texas. This will make Gal
weston happy, as that city will still con-
tinue its claim as being the largest city
in the state.
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Wator work. for Texarkann.

TEXARKANA, Feb. 27,--.Special, -.
w. Roeder, of st. Louis, was to-day
granted a franchise to erect water work
in this city on the Holly system, by a
Joint meeting of the Arkansas and
Texas councils at Guios' opera. house
| this evening
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THE Fort Worth Democrat truthfully
says: "When Dallas puts her shoulder
to the wheel and pushes enterprises that
will make the Fort tremble in her
boots, we will not be in with the play"
or course not. The Fort Ia one of those
Boosting fellows that always talks OF
what he will do when there is no antag-
onist in sight. Let fellow roll up his
sleeves and come at it and 1t cries out;
"Dont strike; III treatw
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-28

IT was asserted in the United States
senate that the committee on manufac-
lures had not met once in two years.
This committee employs a clerk at a
salary of $1,000 year, He is one OF the
over-worked individuals, and is prob
ably bowling for the eight hour law.
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THE Brennan Banner is justly indig-
nant that correspondent of the Calves
ton News states that "such-a-fellow''
has removed his ice-cream saloon. The
Banner is hypecritical. Isn't that what
the News is published for?
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THE Houston Journal thinks it was
the imbecile handling of the matter of
deep water at Galveston, by the com.
mittee of that city, which killed the
EADs scheme. Can't the Journal under
stand that it is the sand on the bar that
prevents deep water at the city on the
guliG If congress would pass bill
aholishing sand from the Texas coast,
Galveston would have more water than
Houston.
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THE HERALD is endeav oring to arouse
our people to the necessity of construct
ing more railroads terminating in this
city and to extend others that will be OF
advantage to its material interests. II
the property-owners and business men
do not respond to these appeals, they will
regret in time that they did not give more
attention to its warning and utterances.
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~ IN eGraln lInrI,et.

CHICAGO, Feb 5.-.Spocial.l lowing
to heavy selling and a vigorous bear
raid, wheat made sharp decline to.
day; The downward move continued
all the forenoon and No. 9 red reached
1871 at the noon call. Corn did not
fully svmpathize, but dropped cent
for spot.
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4 Cnnsnlidatnl Amman.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-The Mining aud
National Petroleum exchange and New
York Petroleum exchange and Stock
board have agreed TO iorm consoli-
dated stock and petroleum exchange
of New York.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-28

THE Greenville Banner is kind
enough to say; "The Texas Press as
sociaion passed resolution endors-
ing Mr.. W. l.. HALL, business mana.
ger of the Dallas HERALD, as a sulta-
BILE person to succeed SENATOR b. X.
BRUCE as register of the treasury al
Washington. 1t was a merited com.
pliment to worthy man and we would
be truly glad to see him appointed"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-28
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY rs, 1888.

A GENTLEMAN writes the HERALD to
know who CLEVELAND will appoint as
his cabinet officers. The only reply the
HERALD can make is, if anybody asks
that question, tell them you don't know
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-28

THE wonderful discovery has been
made lately that the negro is worthy of
office-if he can get it-in the south
Trot out your incumbents of the dark
and shady hue in the northl
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Lnhnr Trnnhlea.


ST. LOUIS, Feb. IA Moberly, Mis-.
souri,, special to the Post Dispatch says:
Three hundred and fifty employees of
the Wabash machine shops quit work
this morning. Since then they have
been holding secret meetings. A tele-
gram was received from Master Me.
chanic Jacob Johannan, at Springfield,
ILLINOIS,, notifying the workmen that
unless they were at their places at / | no
o'clock they would bo discharged, The
strikers have concluded that this N a
bluff, and say they will not return To
work until the former schedule Of wages
is ordered.
AT MOBERLY, NO.
MoBERLY, Feb. 27.-The emploves of
the Wabash railroad machine shops
held secret meeting last night a. their
headquarters hall, in consequence OF
the 10 per cent. reduction in wages,
which took effect yesterday. None but
shopmen were admitted to the meeting.
1t is understood tho mon will strike II
such action is made general over the
Wabash system.
A telegram from Sringfeld, Illinois,
stated that tho employees at that place
would strike.
REDUCTION AT MARSHALL.
MARSHALL, Feb. G,-.Special. Yes
terday morning the master mo.
chanic In the shops of tho Texas and
Pacific railroad at this place promulga.
| ted an order TO the effect that from
Monday next the wages of the mon
would be reduced l2is per cent. and
from that time the men would be allow,
ed TO work full time-iu other terms
the men will be allowed to work six
days of ton hours per day for the samt
pay they are now receiving tor five day,
and nine hours work per day
The men are greatly dissatisfied n
this arrangement. They held a meet
ing last night aud appointed commit
tee to wait on Col Harris aud ask Oh,
the order DO rescinded aud that they
allowed the same ratio per day rs for
merly. This the committee did, but 10
ceiyed no encouragement. There is II,
al guising tho fact that there growinl
prejudice existing not only amongst tn
employees Of this company, but with tn
people of Marshall generally. The moi
! argue that the pay heretofore Above,
? was barely sufficient to support then
and their families by the exerc so of tn
strictest economy aud they feel great.
alarmed.
THE SAME At PALESTINE.
PALESTINE, Feb. ~, Special. l-Th
railroad shop mon Will from this tim
, he required TO work 10 hours, si
days IN the week, instead G
nino hours, four days in the week, q
! formerly, the order to 20 into effect on III
, LIST Of March. The force In the shoT
! will be increased by 90 or 100 mon. :
y slight reduction has been made 1
wages Tor the purpose OF giving MOI
D meu employment
: THE SPRINGFIELD STRIKE.
SPRINGFIELD, Fob. 1.-THE striker
are quiet here. A meeting was hel
y this morning. The strikers were ioino
= by about 20 more mon who came out Il
a day. Another meeting was hold tn
afternoon.
PuILDELpltIA STRIKE. ~
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27.-The strike
have sent committees to all railrol
Q depota to intercept workmen comir
Is from eastern cities and TO persuat
% them not To 20 to work ~ the mills her
:, The chief of police has issued procl
~ nation declaring that the gravity OF d
"a situation calls for stern and decisive a
W ton.
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RallroadNew..

rms vANDALIN BooMiSn,
JSfFELsoS, Feb. I.-lSpeoial.l -Ev.
cry train from the south brings a party
81 enthusiastic Texans enroute to
Washington to witness the inaugurs.
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Quarterly Conference.

LoSavIEw, Feb. 49, Special -
The Methodist quarterly conference
will convene here 70 morrow, p. W.
Thompson presiding elder,
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WAsHSuToV, Fob. 27.-The National
theatre took tra at l:G0 this morning
and was destroyed, only the bare walls
remaining. All the scenery, properties,
Wardrobe5 OF tbs company, etc, were
\. w Rspley, valued at 100000. The
furniture scenery, etc., were valued at
$4,000; insurance $4,000
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Quit Insurance.

BosroN, Feb. T.--The Merchants In
surauce company voted to retire from
the business Of re-insuring outstanding
risks.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-28

HE district attorneyfn New Haven,
Connecticut, stated mat not one ma
tional bank defaulIer who had been sent
to the peniteutiry in the last 10 years
had served ouShis sentence. He charged
this to the United States government,
which, through its authorized agents,
procured pardons for the criminals.
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The Fire Record.
AT QUEBEC.
At WASHINGTON.

QUEBEC, Feb. H.-Rousseau's foundry
burned early this morning. Loss,
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SAN ANTONIO boasts that it H. NJ ~
that city q Knight Of the Carte, - n e
are plenty of them in this w, = 'n'
man who pays for these V :, ~, , =. = :,
fixes 10 a woman,s II, cup, Is entitle<
- ,,, ~, ~ Ia,,an M. are not few pm
49,. Wv -'g =, ~. Who would be CAD II
.,eihen III eHSald return to the id Gus
t .nei' We " ~! 3 string around tIeir stock
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rnrLpELrMIA srRIKE.

PHILADEIPHIA, Feb. 2N-Tho strike !
have sent committees to all railroad
depots to intercept workmen coming
from eastern cities aud TO persuade
them not To 20 to work at the mills here,
The chief of police has issued procla
nation declaring that the gravity OF the
situation calls for stern and decisive &C.