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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-29
MARSHAL MEAD's ARREST.
He Sends a statsmen, OF Il to Secretary
Bayard.


TucsoS, A, T., March -. United States
Marshal Mead has forwarded 10 the sccrc.
taty oi State nm account Of his arrest, To.
gcihcr with his deputies, by Mexican OIL
cials while pursuing southern Pacific train
robbers ON Mexican soil After describing
the following of the tmil aud the suffering
sustained by the pursuing party hc says
Knowing the particular siric,nc~ Of IN,
Mexican authorities IN this matter, We de
/ sired NJ once ~ place them In possession
/ Of all tho evidence which we had obtained
/ and then request them 90 follow M ~,
| Culpnis make the arrest and hold the
/ prisoners ior cxiraditiOu, this being thC
course invariably pursued IN such eases
With this view We reported At Janos .,
| Lieut.. Martinez, the commanding officer
stated all the lacis, explained fully the ob,
| iect oi our mission aud the reasons which
brought us there armed and equipped.
! We notified him 10 ruIldrT such assistance
no. might be- required IN response 90 all
this VIC were nj once placed under ancst,
our arms and horses tHken irUm iis aud q
! strong guard placed Dter u.s. We were
thus held tot iOurtern DAYS aud compelled
20 pay for our own subsistence at exor.
biiant rates.
Allcnoris 10 ascertain The causc oiourar'
rest aud the charges against M were un.
ayailing. We were told that We must ~.
main In arrest until orders could bc ~.
ceiycd from the city of Chihuahua, about
100 miles distant We offered bonds ior
our release, but, notwithstanding these
offers and the indignation expressed gen
orally by the Moxican citizens nj the out
rageOus treatment imposed upon "a, thc
Mexiran officials, with Lieut.. MARTINEZ al
/ their head, were utterly deaf "a all appcal'
10 inagnanimity or official VI international
courtesy.
AZ the expiration Of fourteen days va
wcw discharged las We undcntoOdD by
orders from the Governor, anil then for the
lint time We wcrc informed that our ar.
rest WAS caused on account Of our being an
armed posse.
We asked Tor our horscs AMI arms aud
the request was denied. then requested
the authorities 10 give me u receipt Tor the
property, ~ ] had 10 accOunt Tor u, and
/ desired a statement 20 the effect that wC
had been held ~ prisoners Tor fourteen
days. accompanied by . statement OF the
charges, ETC., 10 be used by me IN cxplana
/ iion Of my official conduct. Lieut.. Mar.
tinez then informed Tue that II would
sign a statement which he had prepared,
that he would give me the receipt Tor the
property taken. A. the statement which
| be asked me 10 sign act forth as fact that
NO hal been kindly and courcOusly
treated while under arrest, and, ~ such
statement was void Of even a scmblance o
truth, refused 90 sign II. Lieut.. Marti
neg then refused 10 give mo the desired
receipt Subsequently hc attempted 70
bnbe me 10 sign his statement by various
promises, but refused to become part,
10 ans such transaction. We were ther
released without horses, transportation ol
arms, and We we're compelled W make oul
way back a. bcst VIC could.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-29
Testimony Taken Yesterday Prac-
tically Closes the Inquiry.
Ono Witness Says to Call a Man a
Liar in Texas Meant Fight.
Another Creates Quito Sensation
by Making q Spirited Break.
DR.. Norvin Green Addresses tho Senate
Committee on Interstate Com
meroe on the Spoouer Inter-
state Telegraph Eli.

WAsulSGroN, March, 2S The invcs-
tigation into the alleged outngcs in
Washington county, Tex, was resumed
today. Robert j, Moore, colored Re-
publican, serving his thirl term US a
member OF the State Legislature, and J.
NJ. Il. Randall, also colocd Republican
of Washington county, testified that they,
as we'll as many other Republicans, had
supported the peoples ticket, headed by
Judge Kirk, at the last election. Their
statement, in general, was tina, there was
little, II any, interference with elections ia
the county, and that good feeling existed
there between whites aud blacks.
+, y. Jolon, who WIS counsel for the
negroes taken out of the Drcnham jail
and lynchcd NJ the time of the election,
testified that he had, against The cntrcaties
OF his wife and friends gone back to Bicn-
ham last October and had been assaulted
there by Bob Wright, q former witness.
After that assault, which, IN llis opinion,
was certainly premcditalcd, he had never
left his house IN the DAYTIME, because Il
was not considered safe for him to do 10.
Notwithstanding what the other side had
snij about his being safe IN Brunham, lac
did not think 30. Witness grew quite ex.
cited and tuning lo several Of those
present representing the other side Of the
case, said. "God Almighty will punish
YOU men for this thing before YOU are done
with II II man don't"
Continuing, he read from a publication
of the Brcnham Boir0, tile Democratic
county organ, expressing the opinion that
II would have been better 10 have hanged
Jodon and llackworih rathor thin the in.
noccnt negrcs who, tho article said, wcro
simply the tools OF designing scoundrcls,
and asked how they explained that.
j. T. Swcmingcn. of Texas, who was one
of the men addressed, then took the stand
and testified 10 his belief that lodon was
perfectly safe in Brcnham II hc behaved
himself In answer 10 question from
Senator Spooncr as 30 wha, WIS meant by
that, witness said tia, iodon WA very
exci,ahlc man aud that II hc went 10 Texas
and bothered mon M Witness understood
Jodon had bothered Wright Of course u,
would get in trouble 10 call q man lia
meant fight Ia Texas aud ], MIGHT not u,
safe for Jodon io talk on ilc streets ihsn
~ he had spoken ia the committee room
about witness.
This practically closed The Investigation,
| II Icing the general understanding that no
more testimony will be- taken.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-29
INrEnsr.rr rrLren,rn NIL.
Dr. Nor,ia Grcen Addr~s.c. the senate
tommlftre on %.

WAsuiNGroN, March 2S.- Dr. Noryin
Green, president OF tho Western Union
Telegraph company, addressed the Senate
committee on interstate commerce this
morning on the Spooncr interstate ielc.
graph bill. lie said he did not appear 60
oppose fair and reasonable enactment ior
the regulation Of the telegraph. II tho
Telegraph was. commerce in the consiitu-
tional sense, and the supreme court had
decided iis business i commerce, then
there could be no question oi the power "a
Congress 10 enact such a lnN, such ~ that
proposed. Ordinarily his company would
desire To be let alone, but under tile cir
cumsiancos u was not avcfsr 10 such an
enactment ~ proposed. with certain ob.
jecliOnablo features stricken out. lie was
led to the conclusion, from the fact that
his company owns and operates iour.6ilhs
--pcfhaIa scvcn-cighihs oi all tho irlc-
graphs In the United States, anil is,
therefore, an apparent monopoly, while In
point Of fact II has no exclusive fmnchiscs
= no legal privileges that anyhody clso
cannot get Tho elementary patents have
expired aud except ~ 10 fDuo improved
methods anybody might build and operate
n telegraph. liut the iclcgruplr hal drilcd
into a combination not irum the grasping
efforts oi one man or set II mon. hut from
the neccssitous laws oi trade. The rates
had been chcapencd aud the business
greatly improved In H. facilities and In
promptncss II service.
Nothing could better illustrate the effect
ol llo combination than table which ho
had showing the cost oi the average mes
sagr Ia ihccompany and 10 the public every
year irum 1888 10 1857, inclusive. In the
ionncr year the average expense TO the
company OF handling a message had been
G3 40 cents. In 1857 II had hccn n
duccd Ia % cculs The cost per mcSagu
10 the public had been reduced during the
same period irom SlOt 7-lO 30 10 40
cents. In 1868 the profit 10 the company
on message had been oycnl0 ccnisi in
1857 II got profit Of hat i.l0 cents. The
committee would appreciate the economy
Of the consolidation of telegraph interests.
Tho business was done better aud cheaper
but because the business had gone almost
enlir,ly into the hands OF oLe company thcrc
appeared 10 I've proper reason Why the
government should intervene and see that
the public was projected from imposition.
The Western Union company was not here
10 oppose that The company Hoped TO
be able. by a thorough inyrs,i cation, to
disabuse tile public mind Of the many
great crrun that had been N actively pro
pagalcd, ~ 10 u number Of things con
ncc,ed with the telegraph. One was A. 10
the cost Of the property. The people had
an idea that telcgraphs could BE- built for
little or nothing. The Western Union
company could demonstrate that since the
construction Of telcgmphs Ia lsU0 Z bad
expended so, 900, 90 In the plant. Thirty
million of this had been In actual money,
and some Of Il had been In stock paid ioff
other property.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-29
The story OF a Young e,rr'. Ruin.

Special Dispahh W inc Appeal
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 2s.- The
story Of long struggle made by a young
girl against yielding her virtue TO a per
sisient seduccr, her submission at last and
her entering on lie Of shame as the only
means Of procuring bread and clothing,
came 10 light yesterday. Minnie Reaman,
an orphan, living with Geo. Groomes and
family on FILLMORE street, went yesterday
TO the Lone STAR" bagnio Of North
College street, asked for and was given
admission. Her relatives heard oft today,
secured the assistance Of the police, took
her away and conveyed her 10 the Mission
home. She told the authorities that she
had determined on this life as nm only way
Of making living, having been before
betrayed.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-29
The Departure.

WASHINGTON, March 2S. 2S.-lmmcdiately
on the arrival of the procession ai the BAL.
timore & Potomac station the body was
taken from the hcarse aud placed on n
slightly raised, Grape recovered platform in
n combination car at the rear of the train
The family and friends and the committees
Of the houses oi Congress were shown TO
the cans set apart Tor each, and every thing
wis In readiness some little time before the
time for departure arrived. Promptly ut
o'clock the train slowly moved out ol the
station. The funeral train is composed Of
eight coaches. The first wis occupied by
Passenger Agent Parke. Of the Pcnnsl.
vania road; the second by the family aud
friends Of the dead chief Justice. Then
came the Pullman ear "Tyrol, occupied
10y the Justices oi the supreme court and
lis officers, the clerk aud deputy and mar.
shal and deputy.
Following this was the dining ear and
then the drawing.iU0m car "Romulus,
which will be used by the Senate commit.
tee and Assistant Sergeant at-Arms Chris.
~, then tie drawing-room car "Soudnn"
carrying the House committee, then the
sleeper 'ilcspcrin," and last thc ear con
| tanning the easkc,. Mono ui the cars com
posing the train were drnpod. The flower
which had been rccciycdst the Waite res
idoncc bad previously boen boxed and
PLACED IN the car which was 10 con
tain the caskci, except the wreath sent by
the President and MA Cleveland, which
was taken 10 the capitol and placed upon
the casket, where II remained during the
ceremonies.
A telegram from 81. Louis announces
that the tain bearing Mn. Waite arrived
In s. Louis this morning, too late 10 make
close connection for the Toledo train, and
that q special train was Immediately placed
at her disposal. She is expected TO arrive
Ia Toledo at 10 O'Clock tonight.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-29


gave, and the Lord hath taken away;
blessed be the name OF the Lord, MS the
casket inclosing the remains OF the do.
ceased was borne into the chamber and
placed upon the bier
Inc bearers oil the casket were all om-
ployes oil the supreme court and behind
them, a'tlred IN their robes OF office, came
the honorary paii'bcarers, the justices Of
the court The members OF the congress
slonal committee wore white sashcs fast.
ened at the shoulder with black and white
foset'es' Inc casket, which was rich and
magnificent IN It's simplicity, was tasteiully
adorned with crossed palm branches bound
together with knot OF white satin ribbon,
ana win hora' tribute OF yellow roses
and white lilies
Ihe impressive burial service OF tho
episcopal church was then read hy Bishop
Iurct, tllc music nclng rendered III nm Cl-
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-29
INSTRUCTED FOR TAYLOR.
The Cooke and oreou County Conven.
tions Indorse Bob.


Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 2s.-The
Democratic convention Of Cooke and Green
counties held today instructed for Taylor.
Allison's withdrawal from the race caused
much confusion among his supporters, and
numbers Of them would not 90 into the
convention. Gov. Taylor, Frank Smith
and Bob Burrow were present. The Gov
crnor made red hot speech, In which he
attempted 10 explain his position on the
bill. lie sail he was not for the Blair bill,
but was in favor Of Federal aid 10 education,
and hoped to see school-house established
by such assistance in every district
throughout the counties Of the State. lie
was for the poor children and log cabin
and school.houscs. Tho Governor will
leave here tonight for Nashville.
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stating how you stand in Congress on the

stating how you stand in Congress on the
question OF internal improvements"
"None whatever; have no objection to
my position being known. care not what
the issue may be, voted for the improve
ment OF the rivers and the deepening of
the harbos OF the country, in the interest
OF cheap transportation for the products of
labor and in competition to railroad trans
portation. felt that Tennessee had
a deep stake in those bills. Her
western border, washed by the greatest
river OF the continent for over
two hundred miles, upon the eastern
shore Of which sits your queen city Of
commerce; the Tennessee, winding for 800
miles through the mountains Of East Ten
nessee to the valleys OF the western divis-
ion, and the Cumberland coursing by the
capital from east TO west across the entire
borders of the State, seemed to me to de-
mand my support regarding them as the
natural carriers Of internal commerce"
How are you on the tariffY'
have always advocated revenue tariff,
believing that a rate of duty gauged to the
revenue standard is the true Democratic
principle and policy of customs taxation.
Such tariff will always afford more or less
efiectual protection TO many industries
necessarily. In other words, the prime
constitutional object of taxation Is revenue,
but the incident is protection, which fol-
lows as a corrollary. This principle under
lies every official utterance OF the Demo
cratic party in their national conventions
from Jackson's time until now. The party
has always advocated the levying OF
higher duties on articles OF luxury and
lower taSes on necessities. In levying
duties its policy has always been to tax
higher those articles of foreign manu-
facture whose value consists mostly as
product Of labor, thereby discriminating
in the interest OF American, not 10 the
extent OF crippling unjustly the interests
OF capital"
"what is your opinion Of the Blair
bill?"
81 am opposed TO paternal government" "
said the general, vigorously, "and would
not take from the States one single ,;oh,
,hev possess nor relieve them 81 singlo
duty or respousibilitv resting mon Them
consistent with thcir allegiance 20 ,bo
Federal constitution and government
regorJ that measrra 40 ono
of doubtful constitntionali,v as well
as of doubtful exnediencv as 4,
would tend 10 weaken Il n diJ
not totally destroy the selLheln and self.
reliance Of the States which over all Oh.
slacles have built nm an efficient and no.
neGeent svs,em of common schools In
nearly everv state !, tho Un;on wo,e
in Congress- should vote a,oins, tho hin {,
"Wbat do vou ,bink of Tho prosnoc,s n
the national pcmocracv in The annro,ch
inc nresiden,iaI electiongp
"i have strong faith that Wa win wi,
and there are many reasons for eon6denco
The main one that inspires INV homes !,
the iact that the masses Of the ncopIe 70
ear,llers Of uarty arr anxious 10 secure 1,
safe. reliable. Conservative and clean adj
ministration of the nations affairs and ,hat
I
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-29
Many Bridges Washed Away.

Special Dispatch TO The ArpeaI.
WEST PoiNr, Miss, March est has
been raining all day and indications for il
continuing during the night The dam
age by the flood in this section can not he
estimated, as no information can be oh
tanned from the interior. Bridges are all
washed away or so derangcd that passage
is impossible. No mail from Mobile in
thirty-six hours. II is feared the worst is
vet TO be told.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-29
Ahent CeInmsr.. MIS-.

Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal.
CoLuNBus, Miss, March 2s.-It has been
raining here almost constantly since the
storm Sunday night, interfering very ma
terially with planting prospects All the
creeks arc out Of their banks and flooding
the country. The Tombigbcc river has
risen over thirty feet and Is still rising at a
rate Of several inches per hour, aud will
soon get up 10 the high water mark Of
1874, the highest ever known here. The
lower portion Of the town is already food.
cd, and the water Is several inches deep In
many houses, from which the people arc
moving as fast n they can procure boats.
The outlook N that We will have the high
est water this year that VIC have ever had.
The trains on the Mobile a Ohio branch
were delayed today, and the Georgia Ia.
cihc train coming In was several houra
late. The train for Birmingham left here
very much lr>,ind time, aud u is doubtful
u Il will be able 10 make the trip through.
Trains Abandoned ON Account efrieeas.
MoxrooNrRY. Ala, March d. The
train which left here for New Orleans last
night returned and was abandoned. The
trestlcs over Rocky and Panther creeks
are badly damaged and impaxablc. The
only road open ont Of Montgomery is the
Louisville 4 Nashville north, and special.
10 the. 1dudisr from oil over Alabama
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-29
The Yaiobusna and ahe i.oosco scoona.

Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal.
CoFrEEvuLE, Miss, March 2s.-The
Yalobusha and Loosco Scoona rivers are
higher than they have been for many
years. The water stretches from hill TO
hill and is still rising. Many head of
cattle have been lost in the overflow, and
especially so near where the two rivers
come together.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-29
u. "a. shehsm Killed.


Correspondence Of The Appeal
BuKssyILLE, Miss, March 20.-Esquirc
r. q. sheham, q leading Democrat and
prominent Mason Of Tishoming county,
was instantly killed, Sunday, by falling
IRON a mule. lie leaves a wife and scy-
cral children.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-29
The Kno,,y K.s.a- szsaor question.


TorEEA, KaA, Mapb -. s.-Aiiorncys
for Ziebold X Ilagclin, the hmwes who
were recently deieaioa in tho United
States supreme court 10 the suit brought
by Attomey.General Ers,horl to test The
prohibilory law Of Ksnfs-, has filed In
the United States clnenii count written
objection 10 the form VI decree prepared
by Atlorney.Gcncrd Bradford In this
case. They claim tha' Zicbold 4 llagc-
lin have the right 10 Inaluiaciurc beer In
this State for export 40 iur sllo IN other
States and Territories, dot the effect OF
the recent decision Of DC supreme court
was 10 prohibit them ffoin manufacturing
or selling beer In this s,Atc. and that u Y
an open question for fhe court 10 decide
whether they should be allowed TO marn'
iacturc for export and for sale IN other
States aud Territories.
ITO mako the order aakrl Tor would
result In the absolute bankruptcy and
ruin Of Ziebold a lIsgcln. We think
We are entitled 10 have The order made IN
the way indicated, as TIC supreme court
Of the United states has not decided the
question aud has neycf reversed the rir'
cult court on that point"
Attorney-General w tdforl sill main
iains thai Zicbold a iIagclin have no
right 10 manufacture II, ,,of ~ scll outside
the state. lie will hnsisl ihat the decree
bc entered ~ wriltenby him.
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report tremendous rainfall and overflow
The Coosa and Warrior rivers are both
booming. The Tennessee is up and the
overflow has damaged Mussel Shoals canal
near Florence TO the extent OF SlOO, 600.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-29

CfNciNSArI, o., March 2s General
Superintendent Carroll, Of the Queen n
Crescent route, stated that The hoods ~
the south have not iniericrcd with w.
running Of Trains on that sysictn' ana ilM
there have been no delays In consequence
OF the hish wafer.
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rre.het., riosds aud lee aorse..

DEs MoISHs, Ia, March 2s.-Adyiccs
from above Sioux City state that people
living opposite the mouth Of the Big Sioux
are leaving their homes because Of the
encroachment Of the waters Of the Mis-
souri. A big gorge at Cottonwood llill,
thirty miles above this city, still holds,
and is growing larger and stronger every
day. The big flat near Jackson, d. T., IL
oycrilowcd 10 depth Of several feet and
some stock has been lost.
Dr. Conif returned from Hkpoint, and
brings news Of am overflow near jefferson.
d. r., that has driven the settlers back
from the lowlands. The gorge there siill
holds. Adyiccs ffom Yankton say that a
big gorge IL forming near that city. The
river Is running full at Yank,on, while
here the water continues 10 fall and the
Ice holds, except in a small space In front
Of the city, which shows that the gorgcs
between the two places are yet solid.
Owing 10 the laicncss Of the season and
the great amount Of snow, both here and
In the valley above, fears are growing
greater every day that serious trouble will
be experienced when warm weather
comes.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-29
RAMPANT RIVERS.
Heavy Rains Fall and Gorges Break.
The Mississippi River Rising At
An Alarming Rate.
The Great Flood of 1882 May 30
Repeated Soon.
Planters In the Lowlands Aban-
doning Their Homes.
The Streams In North Mississippi Out
OF the Banks, and Much Destruc-
tiop Reported at Aberdeen, Co
iumbus, and Other Places.

The river here is rising at an alarming
rate and is causing great deal of uneasi-
ness among planters, both above and be-
low here, who fear repetition of the fear
ful scenes Of the great food of 1852. For
the twenty-four hours ending at o'clock
yesterday afternoon the river here had
risen two feet two-tenths, and is still rising
at the rate OF an inch an hour. The gauge
shows twenty-four feet eight-tcnths, or
eight feet four-tenths below the highest
point reached in 1882. The Ohio, Ten
nessee, Missouri and Cumberland rivers
are also on a big boom, caused by the
breaking up OF the ice gofges and the
heavy rains which have prevailed since
Sunday. The conditions now are identi-
cal with those Of 1882, when the
waters Of the Mississippi river covered
thousands Of acres Of the finest cotton and
corn lands in the Union, and DESTROYED
property estimated 10 be worth several
millions OF dollars. In anticipation Of the
flood, which at present looks inevitable,
the farmers are moving their stock 10 n
place Of safety. Some Of the planters had
already commenced breaking ground for
their spring crops, and the coming over
flow will be great drawback 10 them. IL
is reported that several thousand dollars
damages has already been done by the
water TO bridges and fences in Mississippi.
AT 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
gauges at the principal points read as fol-
lows
Pittsburg-9 feet 5-lO, rise OF . feet in
the last "a honrs.
Gncinnati-30 feet $40, a rise OF 8 feet
4-l0 in the last "a hours.
Louisyille-l4 feet $40, a rise OF foot
5-l0 in the last - hours.
ST. Louis Is feet 6-l0 a rise Of 0.10 in
the last - hours.
Cairo-37 feet 6-l0, rise Of feet I-l0 in
the last "a hours.
Nashville-22 feet 7.l0, a rise Of . feet
5-l0 in the last - hours.