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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-06-12
BLUE AND GREY.
The Fraternal Spirit Exhibited atthe
Texas Capital.

AUSTIN, Tex, May 80. Decoration day
was celebrated here this afternoon under the
Joint auspices of John B. Hood camp. Con-
federate Veterans, and post 10, G. A. X. A
large audience, comprising about all the
veterans in the city, gathered TO the hall OF
the house of representatives and listened to
an Grafton by Col. Fred Carleton. Aproces-
sion was then formed in front of the capitol
and marched to the State cemetery where
flowers were strewn. Beautiful wreaths
and emblems were placed upon the graves
of Gems. Albert Sydney johnson, Ed Bar
Lesson. E. J. Davis, Hugh Mcleod and Au
gust Buchel and other distinguished dead
Hon. John Hancock delivered an address a.
the cemetery. From the State cemetery the
large procession marched to the City GENE
tery where the majority of the federal sold
iers lie buried. Here also lies the body o.
Gen. Tom Green, whose monument wa
covered with flowers. Gov. Ireland and al
the state officers were in procession. Decor
alton day was never more generally Observ
ed in this city.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-06-12
CHANGE OF GAUGE.
Two Thousand Miles OF Railroad
Track Narrowed In a Day.

LOUISVILLE, KY, special to st. Louis Re-
publican, May 30: When the sun sank to
sleep this evening it marked the closing Of
day that witnessed one of the most STU
pendous undertakings ever entered upon
successfully carried Out-the changing Of
the gauge on nearly 2,G00 miles of railroad.
The roads of the South have labOred under
a serious disadvantage, the width of their
track from rail to rail being five feet almost
universally, while the roads of the North
and East measure four feet eight or nine
inches. This disadvantage has been most
seriously felt at Louisville, the practical di-
viding line. For years the change was con-
templated, but never was seriously consid.
cred until in the last three years. Now it is
an accomplished fact.
At daylight this morning the work began
in reality. For weeks preparations had been
going on. But one rail was to be moved.
The third spike had been pulled from this
rail the tie where the rail was to be relaid
had been a1Zed down even with the outside.
All day yesterday hand-cars loaded with
spikes had gone over the road dropping the
big nails off at convenient places. -Four
thousand men were to do the work, and last
night they took up positions all along the
1000 miles of track, four men TO mile.
At the first streak of dawn the work be-
gan. The first division of the main stem
from here to Bowling Green, comprises, in
cluding the main and side track, l59 miles.
The division is divided into seventeen Sec
tions. The sections probably average about
eight miles in length. TIE organization
for eight-mi lie sections was as follows
Four men drawing inside spikes; eight men
driving outside spikes; four men driving G
inside spikes; four men throwing rails; one
man with five foot gauge pole-car; one mar
with standard gauge lever-car; two men
extra-twenty-fOur men in all.
The men assigned to each section were di
vided into two gangs. They commenced
work of changing the gauge about the mid
die of their sections and worked from eacf
other. They worked on thus until they eacf
met the gang working toward them from
the adjoining section. The foreman. will
his standard gauge handcar, went with one
gang and his assistant with fye-foOt gauge
push car with the other. If gang concluded
its portion of the section before the Ont
from the adjoining section came up, they
worked ahead until they met.
As soon as the work progressed far enough
test trains were started out on each division
and by dusk everything was ready for thu
regular schedule to be resumed. As sOor
as division was completed, test traiI
would be run over it. Tonight regula
trains are running over the entire line o.
road. The cost of the work is estimated
Something near $3.50, 900. Nearly 900 car
and 300 locomotives had to be altered to Fl
the new track, but this has been going OF
gradually for some weeks. But two regula
trains were thrown out of time by tn
change.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-06-12

The name of Col. J. d. Stevenson is not
well kno xn to the present generation, but
his history is an extremely interesting one.
He is the conqueror of California. On the
26:h of September, 1916, in command of one
thousand volunteers he started for Califor-
mia to take possession of the land In the
name of the United States. To use his own
language, I'VE went around Cape Horn
and were 16s days out. My stipulation when
/ raised the regiment and went cut was
that should take possession of the State,
which then belonged to the Mexicans and
stay there with my thousand men and
March. Is47, and have never been twelve
hours away from it until now. Then San
Francisco hadn't name scarcely, it was
my sops and myself who named 1t San Fran
cisco. There were only thirty-four houses
and about two hundred and fifty inhabitants:
Now there are forty thousand houses and
the assessed valae of the property amounts
to S195. coz, ,0OO." Colonel Stevenson is
eighty-seven years OF age.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-06-12
Foreign

The porte complains to the powers that the
Greeks are dilatory in disarming.
Gladstone has received letter, signe by
90 Protestant residents OF Ulster, In favor OF
Irish home rule.
James whelan, Nova Scotia seaman was
hanged at Winchester. England, for murder
upon the high seas.
Orders have been issued prohibiting the So.
cialiss demonstrations In Belgium announced
for the 18th of June.
Orders have been issued for the withdrawal
OF troops stationed in the Canadian North
west since the hiel rebellion.
Gladstone publicly ackno Wedges the receipt
Of the resolutions passed at the Irish home-
rule meeting al Chicago.
Fire almost destroyed Akita. Japan. In the
early part Of May. II burned two days. over
500 houses were consumed.
TnePall Mall Gazette alludLng to the organi-
zstion OF an Orange army IN Ulster, urges in
slant action by the government.
The debate on the home-rule bill was opened
In the mouse Of commons by Joseph Chamber
lain IN q violent attack ON the measure.
DSminon cruisers are said to be watching
for several American v, ssels reportedto to have
purchased bait within the Canadian limits.
Mra. Cox, wife Of the American minister,
has been presented with the grand GORDON OF
the Order OF Chenket by the sultan OF Turkey.
The Canadian minister of marine says the
cruisers nave orders TO shoot out or the water
snT American fishing vessel offering armed
resistance.
OF toe ifty-hve members OF parliament who
attended the Chamberlain meeting, nfty-two
resolved to vote against the second reading
Of the home-ruIe bill.
English war vessels are concentrating in the
vicinity Of the Canadian fishing grounds, but
the British admiralty says the meve 10 neither
significant nor important.
King Malietoa of the Samoan Islands, hay.
ing Appealed to the American consul for pro-
lection against Germany's subversion of bis
authority, q latter hois,ed the American
nag and notified President Cleveland of his
ecuon 10 establishing protectorate over the
disputed territory.
The Unhei States steamship Ossipee arrived
q Yokohama May Q, bringing 5acx Watkins,
the aosconding paymaster OF that vessel anu
capt. Ful!ert, master Of the schooner Arctic
IN which vessel WatAins attempted to escape
fullert was jailed and watkins is held on
board the Ossipee.
.ARtCHAT. c. B.. June l. Mackerel are pleI
sful IN these waters. Two American vessels
bought bait yesterday outside of the harbor
lne fishermen don't disclose their names
They meet them to the south OF Cape AUGUST
sna Jersey mans island and sell Dait Oh Il
quiet. These schooners neither hOst fiagl
nor ojme into port.
Adeputatiou waited upon the minister o.
customs at Ottawa and asked that the export
outy on logs be made the same as the United
states import duty. namely, 81 per LOU feet
poard measurement, instead OF %, as pro
posea. Ihey believe that the United State
might imagine they had something to com
plain about " the duty on the Canadian sid,
was larger than on theirs. The min ete
PROMISED 10 nsider the matter
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-06-12
A Double Funeral.

NARHuA, n. H., May 80. The funeral OF
Stillman S. Davis, past grand chancellor of
the order of Knights of Pythias, occurred
this forenoon. His wife, who died the same
hour. was buried with him. Special trains
from Concord and Boston brought large del
egations of members of the societies to
which he belonged. They were met by
committees from the local lodges and escort
ed to the hotels and lodge-rooms. The fun
eral procession was one of the most im&g9s &
ing arrays Of societies ever seen ssire mere. tn,
The coffips of the husband and wife lay sidt
hv aide before the altar. An eloquent ser
mon was delivered by Rev. G. W, N. Nichol
son of Jersey City.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-06-12
Chicago Anarchists Indicted.

CHICAGO, May "a: This afternoon the
grand-jury returned twenty-one indictments
into court. The clerk of the court refuses
to allow anyone TO see the indictments, but
out of the twenty-one it is definitely known
that six charges of murder in connection
with the Haymarket massacre against six
persons who are already under arrest at the
county Jail, have been returned. Their
names are Adolph Fischer, Samuel Fielden,
Michael Schwab, August Spies, Louis Lingg
and George Engel.
Among the persons against whom in
dictments are supposed to have been re-
turnd, but not yet handed in, are Anton
Hirchberger, Thomas Brown, the man
Schnaubel and Otto Neebe. The last named
Anarchist was arrested tonight on a crimi-
nal court caLias. When Spies was arrested,
May 5, Neebe took charge Of the ArbeiteI
Zeitung and has been its manager ever
since. The cases of two other prominent
prisoners under arrest in the county Jail,
are still before the grand-jury. These are
John APPEL and VIM. Snyder.
The balance Of the twenty.One indictments
returned to-day by the grand-jury do moi
refer 10 the riot, being made up entirely o.
ordinary Jail cases. An Indictment against
Anarchist Parsons is held back, it is said
until he shall be arrested. Otto Neebe, who
was placed under arrest tonight, Is vel
known among local politicians. he Is {
leading stockholder In the Socialistic pub
fishing company, and was an active sup
porter of Editor Spies, though never makini
| himself prominent in the Anarchist meet
| ingS,
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-06-12
The Fisheries Muddle.

The Toronto Globe has the following can
did remarks on the situation as viewed from
the Canada side:
1.-The people of the United States we hope
will not approve the seizure OF the Nova
Scotian schooner Sisters, made at Portland,
Maine, Monday. The master of the Sisters
proved by going to the custom-house to
make the usual entry that he had no idea OF
acting illegally. When the fishery clauses
of the Washington treaty ceased to be ope-
,atiye the Canadian government did not
drive United States fishing vessels out OF
its waters at once. or seize those that per
sisted in taking fish. 1t consented to an
arrangement which allowed Americans te
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-06-12
A WET BLANKET.
A LynchIng Mob Driven Off by Fire
Apparatus.

PEORIA, ILL.,, special, May 81, to st. Louis
republican,: Acrowd of perhaps 1000 peo-
p'e which was speedily increased to twice
tnat number about o'clock assembled in
iront o. the county jail aud demanded that
Lem Wagner, the man who outraged the O.
year-old child on Saturday night, be sur
rendered to them. Sheriff Berry appeared
and assured the crowd that the prisoner was
not inside, and the Hon. Lawrence Harmon,
VINO made speech to the crowd, also as
sared them of the same thing. He also told
'nem that while the crowd would not be
permitted to enter the Jail he would allow a
committee OF three to do so. The crowd
meanwhile kept on increasing until perhaps
SSU people were gathered. The mayor
nso sent In still alarm to the fire depart
ment oy this time, and all the departments
answered the call. The committee appeared
ana reported that the prisoner was not in
.ne jan, but the crowd fingered. The hose
Va then turned on the crowd, when JnO.
aa.es, q farmer, turned around and delib.
siati iy hred at the man holding the hose.
fortunately without effect. Some rocks
were thrown, the mayor being struck by
one AT about 1880 the crowd sullenly and
ssoWly disappeared.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-06-12
Persuaded Out Of Theosophy.

A little Boston maiden, twelve years of
age, has teen much ethica! and religious
problems during the past winter. She was
at first Theosophist but when the Lenten
services at Trinity began it seemed to her
that the responsibility Of the family demand.
ed that some one should occupy their pew
in that church and as nobody else seemed
likely to do SO she gravely betook herself to
the afternoon meetings and became much
inclined toward the faithi culcated by Mr.
Brooks. "There is a gooa ieaI of it that Is
like Theosophy," she ASST red me, land
think perhaps it's better to go with youl
own people instead of with folks that live
as far off as India, so ! can't quite teil
DO come up stairs and see what beautiful
new dolls house I've had built it is higheel
than nv head and all like a real house.
Ario Bates iu Providence 10 rnal.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-06-12

see some records. Mr.. j. A. Wilson, a
deputy and brother of The clerk, was alcne
in the office and while getting the book de-
sired said something which displeased the
Judge, whereupon he grappled Wilson by
the throat A desperate struggle ensued in
which both men went TO the floor, clu;ching
each other, with Wilson upon top.
ESheriff Bailey came in at that moment and
pulled Wilson off, when Bower struck him
four heavy blows on the head with an iron
poker, cutting four painful scalp wounds,
one cut piercing to the skull, cutting an ar
tery. which bled cOpiOusly. The fray was
caused by feud existing between the judge
and the county clerk, involving the question
of veracity. Public sentiment is very strong
throughout the country against the judge,
and it is regarded as very unfair for him to
beat Mr.. Wilson with an iron poker while
he was held by the sheriff.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-06-12
READY REv0lVERS.
How Cheap Life Seems to be In
the Indian Territory.

Gainesville, Tex. special to St Lo1S
Republican: Information reached here to-
day of a brutal murder committed last
Wednesday at Alexander poat-office, /. I.
1t seems that Acting Agent Knight of Mus
kogee and Albert St John of the CheroKe
nation met at Alexander. st. John had On
a pistol which Knight told him he had Es
right to carry and added, ''if l did my dut
1 would take it away from you" st. job
said, 81 bought my pistol aud paid for it. II
you will pay me for 1t you can have it."
Both remarks were made in joking way
but st. Johns remark nettled Knight.
On Wednesday Knight was at Alexander
with three Texas rangers, it is reported
when st. John rode up and got down to ge:
some information about some horses he was
hunting. After st. John had gone into
store Knight stepped to one side to converse
with his friends and then approached st
John, who was sitting on counter, slapped
him on the leg and said: .Oung man,
want to buy your pistol" st. John shovel
Knights hand off, when Knight and hi
friends commenced firing, shooting him fiv'
times. At the first shot st. John tried tt
get off the counter, and as he tumbled the!
shot him through the back. All five shot
were so close as to pOwder-burn his body
| and il was all over so quickly that ST. Jchl
never got his hand on his pistol.
Two of the shots took effect near the hear
and he died almost instantly.
After the shooting Knight took the deat
mans pistol and Winchester rifle and wa!
permitted to depart unmolested. The mur
dered man formerly lived in Victoria, Tex
Four wears ago he moved to the Cherokee
strip Of the Oklahoma country and begal
work as a cowboy, but at the time Of hi
| death he is reported to have had severa
thousand dollars in cash. He had an ex
tensive acquaintance among cattlemen Il
| the territory
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-06-12
Gold Brick SwindIer Convicted.

Henry Newberry, the man against whom
many indictments have been found for
smuggling and for horse stealing, was tried
in the federal court at San Antonio, Texas,
for working the gold brick racket. and con-
victed, the jury bringing in . verdict of
guilty after two hours consideration. 1t
was in evidence that Newberry had tried to
sell the brick supposed to contain 500 ounces
of gold to Max Lindheim at Bracket. Max
tumbled to the racket and refused to invest
his wealth, telling Nswberry that it was a
fraud. Others were approached in SINH
lar manner at Brackett but without success,
until it was finally disposed of to Mexi-
can merchant in Piedras Negras, Mexico,
for 81, coo. The Mexican did not show up at
the trial. The brick, however, was in EVIL
dence with the counterfeit government
les end on it, and this, with the other testi-
mony convicted him and will send him to
the penitentiary.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-06-12

derson. aged 81, and Ewing Sanders, aged
IS, who were brought here at Midnight last
night and lodged in Jail on the same charge,
appear very much cast down and have but
little to say this evening. While admitting
at Mount Grove yesterday that they planned
and executed the crime, their stories conflict
as to which one fired the fatal shot, but the
boys declare that their mother had nothing
to do with the crime. Anderson was one Of
the leading farmers of his locality, where he
has lived for the past twenty years. He and
his wife were natives of Sweden, but came
to this conutry when quite small. Miss Jen-
ME Anderson was also placed under arrest,
but the principal evidence against her is
that, at the request or her brother Ed, she
took the cartridges from her fathers revOl.
yer and boiled them, then replaced them in
the cylinder. She is a well developed, good
looking lady, and 16 years of age.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-06-12
NEWsY NOTES.
Short and Comprehensive Com
uiIation Of Things Trans
piring in the World
About Us.
Domestic.

o.,r,cI Connolly was killed by the cars at
peoris, Ill.
Iohn Richards shot and killed e c. Booth In
..Wdefeuce at Jackson, Miss.
~. saraeno Comforti Of Philadelphia was
..nssiIy murdered by Henry Basel.
n, Ialy of O'Counor. Neb., fell out Of
-ndov Al Omaha and was killed.
nur,og Nav the State of Missouri took In
.ro an a.. and paid out S26j. 1867 o7.
I'm Kelly. the Tammany chieftain, died
rnssiay afternoon in New York.
Veoruk has been forbidden by injunction
a. moIest the Rock Island tracks on the Ievee.
nrruer, Beluinet & Co.: grain dealers, with
hasdousrters at Nashua, To-, have failed.
Wabb 4 Cowan. crockery and glassware,
psllss, Tex, have been closed oy Httacnmen''
Mouse painters at Chicseo strike against q
,etsrn 10 the ten-hour srday system.
.,s.rt a. Jobn was shot and killed at Alex
.nder. /. r., by Acting Agent knight OF MUS
koeee.
n "a said a plot has been discovered In tie
unishIs of Labor to oust General Master
Wortman Powdery.
Canal nee men came very near working q
,ood old armer at Msttoon for u 300 on the
ottery racket.
Judrs W. W. wiggs. an insurance man Of
Hot sorings, Ark, mas been unaecountap piy
ussing since May 20.
cb,sf Roeineer Eckel of the Syracuse, N.
" Are department was run over and killed
bys nook and ladder truck.
boiler in Kembark's factory at Quincy,
uioh exploded killing two men and seriously
ipjuring number of others.
Revised assessments of rsilroad, telegraph
and bridge property the state OF Missouri
place the value at $i6 6OO0,0O.
The supreme court Of Mississippi has af-
amed the decision of the lower court sen.
fencing Doc Bishop TO death for murder.
Gov. Msrmsdake has pardoned Chout,su
Hunt VINO was In the penitenttary from 81.
Francois county for burglary and larceny.
The Spanish fishing smack Chlotilde OF
Havana was captured on the Florida coast by
the revenue cutter Dix for violating the nsh-
cry laws.
w.N. George of Duke Centre, Pa was ar
rested on charge of systematically roooing
he National Transit Pipe Line company or
many Thousand barrels OF Oil BY means OF an
underground connection with their pipe.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-06-12

In the Senate, June 1, bill was intro
duced prohibiting Congressmen acting. as
attorneys for railroads. The bill extending
the eight-hOur law to letter carriers was
passed and the bill fOrfeiting lands granted
the Northern Pacific railroad taken up.
After some debate this measure was crowded
aside by the bankruptcy bill, but without
much progress being made it went over.
Bill fOrbiddng aliens acquiring land passed,
bill. The Chinese indemnity bill then came
up but without action the Senate adjourned.
In the House, among the bills reported
from committees and placed on calendar
was one perfecting the land grant of the
New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg
railroad. The OleOmargarine bill was then
taken up in the committee of the whole.
After the rejection of a number of amend
ments, and much talk, the House adjourned.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-06-12
A Canadian Kick.

TORONTO, May "a. The Mail. referring
to the difficulty over the seizure Of the
schooner David j. Adams. says: "If, as the
London Times asserts, the Epglish people
have no interest in seeing that their Canadi-
an fellow-subjects are not robbed, be 1t SO.
A thorough understanding of that fact, IL 1t
be fact, might perhaps set some OF us
thinking very seriously about the draw:
backs OF colonial existence, but 1t would
not frighten us into surrendering our prop
"a ty to the Americans. One plain duty to
ourselves, if the Americans will agree TO no
reasonable settlement Is to continue to pro-
tect our fish the best we can"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-06-12
Jaehne Souealed.

NEW YORK, May 26. Assistant District
Attorney Nicel drove hurriedly to police
headquarters tonight. and by a private en-
trance reached Police Inspector Byrne's
private room. There the two men remained
in conference until midnight. There is rea-
son for belief tha. ex-Alderman Jaehne had
written long letter to Mr.. Byrne, divulging
all he knows of franchise bribers and the
bribed; stating that he submits to the inev.
table and will serve his time patiently, but
that he proposes bribers and bribed shall not
make him scapegoat, and that they shall
enjoy equal privileges with himself for quiet
contemplation. 1t is pertinent that Jaehne't
brother went to Sing-Sing to-day. 1t is be
lieved the conference tonight was to deter
mine the best use to be made of the letter.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-06-12
Gang OF Horse-ThIeves.

Sheriff McLane of Montague county, Tex,
arrived at Waco Tuesday morning and took
charge of Will Stanley, one of the Mosby
gang. The sheriff says MOsby has made q
full confession, acknowledging to the theft
of over one hundred head Of horses from
McLennan county. When captured he and
his two pals were rounding 50 head of stolen
horses in Montague and adjoining counties
for the Kansas City market. MOsby was
convicted and sent up for seven years in
1884. In November of the same year ne was
ia ken from the guards while at work on the
White farm near Navasota by Window and
his gang, and since has been operating In
Central and Northwest Texas.