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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-03

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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-03

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Art ana Literature. Question of Belief.
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-29
AUSTIN.
SequeStratiOn Proceedings Entered
Against Snyder, the Squatter.
Eject of the Decision in the McCarty Case.
Points of Commissioner Halls Report.
Charters Filed.
Special to the Gazette.

special 10 tne CraZette-
AUSTIN, Ten, Dec. 2S.-The school
board of Austin to-day entered sequestra-
ton proceedings in the district court
against ]. NJ. Snyder, the squatter on
the arsenal block, which the government
of the United States decided to the board
for school purposes. General Stanley,
United States army, was arrested when
attempting to transfer the same to the
board. The result was Snyder was forced
to give Il bond Of $4,000 rs security for
rental of the property, costs of court.
etc, during the tendency of the suit for
trespass to try title in the district court.
With reference to the effect of the
recent supreme court decision i'll the Ne
Carly case from Tom Green county,
invalidating sales of about = 900 900 acres
of school lands, sold under the late
state land board the following facts may
be stated: The land board was organized
i'll 1888, but with the exception of
seventy-five sections disposed of in Jones
county, sold no land till January, 1854.
During that month l ,250 900 acres were
sold under the seven sections law, that is
the applicant was entitled to purchase
as much as seven sections or 1880 acres.
But the land board, assuming the power,
made a rule in January, 1884, that
the applicant must be an actual settler
and could only buy one section or $40
acres. The land board sold 3 900 200
acres before its demise in July, 1887, at
an average of 81. These lands lie mostly
in the counties of Tom Green, Mitchell,
Scurry, Borden, Howard, Wilbarger,
Gray, Hall, Wheeler and throughout the
Panhandle. The applicants paid down
One-thirtieth part, with thirty years for
the balance. Interest was defaulted
on about 1000 200 acres of
these lands which revert to
the state. The balance, l 800 200
to , 600, 900 acres, are invalidated by the
McCarty decision. The legislature can
validate the sales. The object of the
land board in adopting the one section
rule was to cut off spectators and syndi-
Gates, home and foreign. The sales are
Invalid because the lands were not CLASH
fed and reports filed in the districts or
counties where sold.
One of the chief points of interest in
Commissioner Hall S report now ready is
his suggestion regarding the turning over
of the university lands to the regents of
that institution. The document through
ent is reorganization of what has al
ready been published from time TO time.
The following charters were filed III the
office of the secretary of state: The Bap-
fist General Convention OF Texas, with
headquarters at Waco. Incorporators:
C.. R. Breedlove of Brennan, w. II.
Jenkins and B. H. Carroll of Waco, +.
f. Brown of Sherman and A. W. Dunn
of Colorado City.
The Fort Worth Benevolent Home.
Incorporators: W. J. Boaz, K. NJ. Van
Zandt, f. B. Harold, J . C. Scott, II.
C. Holloway, c. f. Maynard, w. Q.
Bateman, Jesse Jones, Belle NJ. Bur-
chelI, Della Collins and Seth ". Stewart.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-29
WHO'S SCHNEIDER.
lie Belonged to a Noble German
Family--Heir to Big Estate.
Republicans Want An Extra Session OF
Congress to Choke OF Democratic
Office Holders.
The Frial Trip of the Cruiser Charleston"
No Indemnity Yet Asked in the Case of
the Haytien Republic.
Schneider'S History.

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-It turns out
that Schneider, the dissipated young
German whose death was wired to THE
GAZETTE, belongs to a noble family of
Prussia. His real name was Vonbeck-
man, and by the death of his father
few months ago the former came into
possession of one of the finest estates in
Germany. During his career III Fort
Worth Schneider, as he called himself,
was in financial straights but in Washing
ton he blaZed out in all the splen-
dor of his newly acquired riches.
1t seems that there is story
connected with his life that goes
far towards explaining the reason for
the mad reckless course he pursued here.
1t seems that day or two before he died
he told to friend the real cause OF his
leaving his old home in the fader land.
He was ten years ago happy man
married to a charming woman. In n day
his home was broken up and his place
destroyed through his wife unfaithful-
ness. Her partner in crime though a near
relative of the betrayed husband was
slain by the latter after which he emigra-
ted to America, finally drifting to Texas
and then to Washington. His remains
were decently laid to rest in the German
cemetery here.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-29
TROUPE.
Grand Masonic Banquet-Knights OF Pythias
to Have LOdge-Pound Party.


to Have a LOdge-Pound Party.
Special to the Gazette.
%. TROUPE, TEX, Dec. 28.-Yesterday
and last night will be long remembered
by the citizens of Troupe. The Masonic
fraternity had grand dining at the lodge
rooms, where their wives, daughters and
sisters met to make each other happy.
Many of the rural mem bers were present
from the different communities of Smith,
Rusk and Cherokee counties lying ada
gent to our lovely little city. The W. NJ.
( of Dixie lodge, A. a. Copeland, was
master of ceremonies, and, be it said to
his credit, but few ill the master s station
more worthily than does MI. Copeland.
He is a gentleman of limited education,
but is noted for his liberality wherever he
has lived. He and his estimable house
hold are soon to remove to New Birming-
ham. The entire community VIII feel
sad at their departure. Your correspond
ent learned that twelve ladies took the
wife's and sisters degree, and that
many more of the first ladies of Troupe
and vicinity are DESTROYS of taking an
other degree called the Eastern Star de-
gree.
Liz hulSHlS VI y lHiiiS are SOOh W
have lodge in good working order, al
ready the charter is said to have been
granted.
Last night a pound party was given by
the church people TO the Sunday school
children. W. a. Pope, president of the
NJ. E. Sunday school, seemed to be the
general manager, assisted by that
queenly matron, Mrs. NJ. L. Mock. 1t
was n jolly affair, both for the old folks
and the youngsters, while the frying size
had genuine picnic in the Academy
building. Professor Fitzgerald was very
proud of the success.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-29
GALVESTON.
on for Arkansas Pass-Geibel's Preliminary
Examination Postponed.


Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, Dec. 28.-The
steam tug Seminole, with tow of three
barges, left yesterday for Arkansas Pass.
The Seminole is a fine steamer recently
purchased in Mobile by Messrs. Charles
Clarke s. Co. of this city, who have the
contract for constructing the revetment
at Arkansas Pass under the plans and re-
concentrations of the United States en-
gineer department. Robert Clarke,
junior member of the firm, accompanied
the fotilla.
The preliminary examination of Policies
man Ed Geibel for homicide was postS
poned to-day at the request of the pfW
oner until tomorrow morning afSA
O clock, TO enable him to procure. e9fp5
sci. If possible, the feeling is pssfef ms
tense against ths prisoner than oE, the
3sey of the killing, ands, thsH mayor siid
rghief. of police are not hel4 ptameIessNfsssss;
appointing and Keeping sncns man az
Geihel- offlthe police force whanShey were
scognizantfof his reckless incompetency.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-29

Cleveland VIII INITIATE EhiIadeiphia.e
PHILADELPHIA Pa, nc. 28.-MayoS
Filter to-day receiyea;as vTst from Mayor
BID. Babcock = ex-Mag6f Gordon and.
other prominent citizens of Cleveland !.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-29
The Cruiser Charleston.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-Mr. irving
NJ. Scott, president of the Union IRON
works of San Francisco, was at the navy
department to-day in conference with
different bureau officers in regard to the
conditions under which the trial trip of
the steam cruiser Charleston shall be
conducted. Acceptance of,sthe vessel by
the government will depend upon the
success of this trial. Mr.. Scott said the
vessel will be ready for the test in about
six weeks. The Charleston is the first
vessel of the new. navy constructed on
the Pacific coast and unusual interest is
manifested by naval officers in regard to
her speed and construction.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-29
Killed His Brother,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-Taylor Carey,
colored, a patient in the Freedmen s
hospital, at 80 O'Clock this morning
shot and killed his brother, Isaac w.
Howes, employed as nurse in the same
hospital. The immediate cause of the
murder was the failure of Isaac to turn
over SIPS, which had been given him for
his sick brother.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-29
Centennial Commissioners.

NEW YORK, Dec. Ex-Governor Wilson
of West Virginia has appointed the fol-
lowing additional commissioners TO repre-
sent that state at the centennial celebra-
ton of Washington Inauguration as
president: General E L Ward of
CharleSton; Hon. H d. Scott Of Wheel
ing; Hon. Edwin Maxwell of ClarkSburg;
Hon. P w. Morris of Richie Court
house; General J. R. Duval of Wells
Lurg, and General C. B. Hart of Wheel
ing.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-29
Indemnitu from. Houti.

WASHINGTON, Dec. est was stated
positively at the department of state to-
day that no demand for indemnity had
been made in the case of the steamer
Haytian Republic. MIR. Morse, owner of
the vessel, recently requested Secretary
Bayard to demand $3.50 600 indemnity.
The secretary has informed him i'll reply
that there is no need of haste in the mat
ter, and that the question of damages can
be best determined after the vessel has
arrived at New York, where it is due in
a few days.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-29
MEXICAN MINERS.
How the Strikers Places are Filled at the
johnson Coal Mines.

Speeial to the Gazette.
GORDON, Ten, Dec. TWENTY-FIVE
Mexicans arrived at the Texas and Pa,
ciic coal mines last night. This morning
with the proper tools twenty-five of the
number were lowered by the engineer
into the pit to work. Three of the num-
her were unwilling to go under the
ground, and seemed to think the coal
should have been on the surface. There
is some excitement among the people of
this vicinity, where the news has reached
them, as Mexicans are not desired by the
citizens of this part of Texas. AT the
mines, however, everything is quiet and
orderly, as if nothing unusual had hap
7eued
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-29
An EXTRA SESSION .

1t is almost certain that an extra ses-
sion of congress will be held after all the
CALCULATIONS and recalculatiOns. The
-ssssaaaf in to-day's issue explains with great
plausibility how the Republican majority
in the Fifty-first congress may not
exceed one and cannot possibly go
over seven. This narrow margin won t
allow the Republicans to take any chances
to insure the possessions of the many fat
offices connected with the house. They
will urge the calling of special session.
This means that the Democratic boys who
would otherwise draw their salaries as
employees of the house till December,
1889, will be chOked off after March 4
and GAthe opposition will proceed
TO gather up the spolls they
,sre SO hungry for. Among those so cut
off would be Captain Nichols of Gal
weston, assistant doOrkeeper; Colonel
Hynson of Texarkana, clerk to the
Judiciary committee, and Colonel Scales
of Bolton, superintendent of the docu-
ment room, all of whom draw very
comfortable salaries.
PERSONAL.
Colonel James W Brown of the Dallas
bar and Colonel Munson of Denison are
in the CITY,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-29
A Portrait Presented,

WASHINGTON dec. 2S.-An excellent
portrait in oil of Hon. William Henry
Smith, general manager of the Associated
Press, was to-day presented to the Wash
ing correspondents by its painter, Mr. o.,
T,::'Webber, a well-known artist of Gin
cinuati
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-29
SUNDAY-SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Meeting of the Waco Association of the Bap-
fist Church-The Programme.

Meeting of the Waco Association of the Bap-
fist Church-The Programme.
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, Dec. 2S.-The Sunday
school convention of the Waco AsSocia-
ton of the Basptist Church met in Waco
this evening. The Introductory sermon
was delivered tonight at the First Bap-
fist church by Rev. L. N. Duke of Rea-
gan. The programme for tomorrow is
as, follows:
e. MORNING SESSION.
Devotional exercises.
The Status OF Our Foreign Missions-W. W.
Finley.
Our State Work; What and Who are Our For
eign MisSionaries-W. d. Games.
Call to the Ministry-S. L. Morris and j. L.
Walker.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
More Ministerial Work Needed-McLeod and
McJunkin.
More of the Devotional in Singing fpd Hog.to
Have It-A. Hensle. -.
oa 4as Fourth Commando D. scutils and
A. II. Rhodes. = w.
Sermon at night by w. w. Finley.
FOR SUNDAYS
Convention organized at a. m; sermon at II
a. m. by j. r. NJ. Touchstone.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Is There ANY Need for Catechsms and Cues
ton Books?-J. B. Cranfn and t. E. Muse.
Our Need of More Spiritual Power-W. II.
The Rights of Our Children; What They Are
Sermon at night by R. C. Burleson; subject:
Our Sinless Home in Heaven.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-29

Ohio. Mayor Babcock explained that
the citizens of Cleveland intend to make
a change in the government OF their city,
and are DESTROYS of using the amended
charter of Philadelphia as a basis for the
proposed new charter of their own city.
They informed the mayor they desired to
make personal examination of the work
ings of the Philadelphia system.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-29
DAYLIGHT BURGLARY.
Man Relieved of One Thousand Dollars on q
st. Louis ThOroughfare.


ST. LOUIS, Mo. Dec. 28.-One of the
boldest robberies ever committed in st.
Louis occurred this morning on Olive
street, near Sixth, the busiest part of the
city. Henry Ashof, with Rosenbeim,
Lewis s. Co., wholesale milliners, had
drawn $500 from the Bank of Commerce.
He had the money in three packages
one of $1,000 and two of $50 each. At
George Diehl's hat store, CPS Olive street,
he was jostled by three well-dressed men
and found $1,000 of his money missing.
He gave the alarm and one man was ar
rested. The prisoner gave the name of
C. W. Ward, but afterward admitted his
name was Clifford w. Ely, and stated he
Travelled for Price, the collar and cuff
dealer of Chicago. The money was found
t9p the prisoner.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-29

Colonel James W. Brown of the Dallas
bar and Colonel Munson of Denison are
in the city.
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-09-08
GROWTH OF LUXURY.
The Scale of Comfort Now Deemed Nee
 essary by Every Class.


 essary by Every Class.
 Prosperity encourages luxury; lux ury is enervating and encourages sloth; luxury tends to produce, and in the worlds history has often produced National decay. Now, the growth of luxury for the last half-century has been very great and very general. We do not merely mean that the rate of living has advanced. This of itself is not necessarily to be deplored in any class, and in some classes is a matter for serious congratulation. That an agricultural laborer, for instance, should be able to procure more food, better clothing, better hous- ing and better education for his children than he could fifty years ago is matter to rejoice over, and a state of things to secure by every proper means. What we mean is, that the scale of comfort deemed necessary by every class has enormously grown Take the upper classes. The great houses throughout the country are administered in style the increase of which is quite disproportionate to the growth of income of their owners. The expenditure on far-fetched foods and most recherche wines, the most costly amusements, has vastly devel- oped. And the tendency is ever up- ward. Young men beginning life try to start where their fathers left off. Some quarter of century ago there was discussion in the newspapers as to the prudence or otherwise of young persons in the upper classes marrying on an income of three hundred year. Three times that income would be now considered inadequate by the critics who conducted the discussion.-Q terlQ ReUieaU.
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-09-08
DR. HAYS THEORY.
How g London Chemist Would Dispose of
 the Bodies of the Dead.

How London Chemist Would Dispose of
 the Bodies of the Dead.
 Dr. George Hay, a London chemist, advances plan for the disposition of the dead bodies of human beings He advocates an economic distribution of the remains, so that they may return to the elements as soon as possible, if for no other purpose than to furnish a fertilizer. Dr. Hay would pulverize the body with the aid of machinery. He says: ''The machines might be contrived so as to break the bones first in pieces of the size of hen egg, next into fragments of the size of marble, and the mangled and lacerated mass could next be reduced by means of chopping machines and steam power to mincemeat At this stage we have homogeneous mixture of the entire body structure in the form of a pulpus mass of raw meat and raw bones. This mass should now be dried thor oughly by means of steam heat at a temperature of two hundred and fifty degrees, or d pressure of thirty pounds to the inch; because firstly. we wish to reduce the material to a condition convenient for handling, and, secondly. we wish to disinfect it, as no infectious or contagious disease can retain its vitality at this temper ature. Once in this condition would command good price for the purpose of manure. Another method is by boiling in close vessels. The oil which would rise to the top may be drawn off to be converted into soap or a lubricant. The residue may by vari- ous simple processes be converted into fertilizing material" His final and most brilliant suggestion is the ''dis- tillation method" The bodies are to be placed in gas retorts, and in about six hours will be converted into illumi- hating gas, water, ammonia, tar and animal charcoal. By subsequent dis tillations, such substances as sulphate of ammonia, aniline colors and corbol- ic acid may be obtained. It is this process which finds most favor with the writer.-St. Paul Pioneer-PresS.
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-09-08
COLLECTING NEWS,
What It Costs to Fill the Photographic
 Columns of American Papers.

What It Costs to Fill the Photographic
 Columns of American Papers.
 Eugene M. Camp, who has collect ed statistics on this point, says that the entire cost of all news used in the papers in this country is $20, ,655, 900 per year. This is curiously divided. The special bureaus, which are princi- pally located in New York, with the right to look over the proofs every night of some of the morning journals, cost $345,000. This is divided among 100 of the leading provincial papers. The business of the Associated Press now amounts to $1,250,000 yearly, and that of the United Press foots up to $450,000 These two sums, with the special outlay for telegraph tolls out side of the organizations, place the total to all the papers of $1, 1,820,000 for this department. In addition to this there are to be reckoned the special services of professional correspondents. In adjacent town and important centers, whose salaries aggregate $1,0O0,000 besides. This makes the total cost of all the service about $2,8S0,000 per annum. In the larger cities of the Union it costs all the way from $400 to $2, 200 week for the working up of local districts. MT. Camp reckons this yearly expense at about $15, ,600,000. This is a correct analysis of the expense in collecting news, and the proportion in which one branch of the service is related to the other. There are three lines on which this work proceeds-the gathering of news by the local reporters, the use of the telegraph and the special corre- spondent. Each method is closely re- lated to the other. The statement shows that there has been a great de- velopment of journalism in the matter of news, and one combination only paves the way for another in order to keep the lead in this department of a newspaper. The greater the combina- tion the greater the result, and the pa per that has the news is the one that the public is most willing to pay for.- Baltimore American.
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-09-08

naval war of the future is to supply the nautical song-writer with. There is nothing poetical in the ironclad,
 nothing inspiring. A ship swelling like a cloud upon the sea, with cabin-windows flashing, an Admiral in cooked hat walking the quarter gallery, the white hammock-lines of the vessels towering defenses dotted with the red coats of marines, the blue surge breaking in sheets of silver against the golden brightness of the metal sheeting, pretty little midship- men in lace and dirks strutting the almond-white quarterback, groups of bronzed and brawny sailors at work, with chunks of tobacco standing high under their cheekbones here were materials to color the poetaster's meekest jingles, and to put free and windy and briny life of their own into the most halting sing-song that ever eased the ear. There were twenty different types of ships to write about; from that cloud-like pyramid, the four decker, giving tongues of flame and voices of thunder to the meaning and the message of the nation, down to the little cutter that with bow and fore-chaser only heightened the brightness of the annals with many little sparkling passage. There were thousand colors, and all were magical. But marine romance is now as fat as though the machinery with which the iron plate is rolled out had passed over it. What can there be of seamanship for the poet to sing of when the genius of the chase lies in the revolutions of the engines and in an amidship helm? There is no weather-gauge now to maneuver for. It matters not to a steamer how the wind sits. Jack, when he fires his gun, will keep his shirt on, stand in- side a metal tower and let fly at an enemy two leagues distant. His ship is as ugly as the dugong. It is not in poetic art to idealize her. A roaring old sea son of the type of the "Saucy Arethusa," or Stand to Your Guns, My Hearts of Oak" would ring with but melancholy note through the in- terior of the armorclad. Indeed. the extinction of the naval sailing ship is of necessity the extinction of the naval song as we understand the expression. .L0ngnldH' MGgdzi71e.