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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18
Tyenty.First LEGISLATURE.


The Statesman gives this account
of the Twenty-fr Legislature: The
Twenty-frst Legislature was in SEES
sion eighty nine days; GIT bills We're
introduced in the house and 1913 bills
in the senate. makinga total of 1,07O
bills. Besides simple, concurrent
and joint resolutions, lat laws have
been enacted. The first bill passed
was for the millage and per diem OF
members, and the last bill passed
was an act amending article 1920 of
the Revised Statutes.
The appropriations by the Twenty
first Legislature for current expenses
of the state government, free schools,
etc. for the next two years amount to
81, 960,675 for the first year and ST.
| 790,048 for the second year. To
this may also be added $150,0O0 for
new asylum for the insane to be
located west OF the Colorado river
and to be paid out OF the revenues OF
1880. Notwithstanding these liberal
appropriations it is estimated there
will be surpl lie in the state treasury
OF about half a million dollars.
Among the many items in the ap-
preparation bill prssed by the legis'
lature there were two of especial in
terest in Austin; one was $4,000 to
the University, and the other was
$42 500 for fencing and improving
the capitol grounds and Lighting the
building.
The Twenty-frst legislature was
elected on the 9Th day of November
and adjourned sine die on the 9th
day of april at 6 o'clock p. m.
The Twenty-frst Legislature has
passed into a matter of history
What it did for the benefit of the
people and the State at large, can
be summed up in one word-noth-
ing. What is failed to do, could not
be told in a volume. The most
graceful and most highly appreciated
act of the body was their adjourn
ment sine die forty-eigbt hours in adj
vance of the hour fixed. 1t is not
well to speak evil of the dead, but in
this case, as in that of the desperate
who died with his boots on, everybody
feels a sense of relief and is glad he
is gone.--Dallas Evening Journal.
Very much mistaken Nose about
everybody being glad, the soloon
keepers have been wearing a very
long face ever since the solons left.
Austin Globe.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18

On our first page We begin the
publication of an article entitled "Ok.
lahomas Boom" by a reporter of the
New York Sun, which will be in
teresting reading just now. 1t will
run through two more issues of the
FREE Press.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18

Which Is the fairest. a rose or a lily7
Which is the sweetest, a peach or a pearl
Merry's coquetish. and charming e Milly;
DOra Is gentle and fair. her
Sweet as a dover was her face when kissed
dove Is the romance and glory Of Mfel
Miily, my playmate. love " like sister,"
But Dora / choose for my wife.
That is right. young man. marry TIE girl
you love. by all means. II she VIII have you
Should her health become delicate and her
beauty fade after marriage. remember thai
this i usually due 20 functional disiurtanccs
weaknesses, irregularities, or painful d.snr-
dcrs peculiar 20 her eek. IN the cure Of zh.ch
Or. Piercc's fayorIte Prescription is guarau.
tcCd q give -st--fll-trri. - rl1uey reiur..ie-d
- the printed certi1cafc q guarantee %
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= -----1,e-t-- chop rirls-" tCU=aEalTlses
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ally. IT. H.---e FETlrIte praz1rIrHt On : ~
rIas-za earthly hon beiuF ule41af1 a -
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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18

adoption and support of the best
school systoms, and TO advance in 9th
or ways the cnuso ofoducation through
the land In the year 1873, 30 far
as reported, the school population OF
the states and territories was 1917
900; tho pubils elementary schools
had 9,2l3,OO0 puppies enrolled, 262.
900 teachers, and an income OF s62,-
6S3, 900.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18

The Seguin Record lauds Senator
Burges-our Billy--for the extraor-
binary "moral courage displayed by
him during the late session of tho
Legislature. A good joke on the Col
onel
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18

Both Bastrop and Lockhart nre 60
ing ahead since railroad facilities
have reached them. What is the
matter with San Marcos? The an
swer is obvious-lack of unity among
her people.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18

The groat question, "Who struck
Billy Patterson 2" has been lost sight
of in the still more pressing inquiry,
"Who shot Banker Lockwood, of
San Antonio?"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18

The appointment of receivers OF
the l. & G. N. railroad some time
since has declared void by the courts
and John II. Hearne has been APP
po,nted receiver.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18

The Texas veterans will meet at
Austin on the Goth inst The l. d
G. N. tenders them free transporta-
ton.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18

Great Britain has insulted us by
refusing to send a minister to replace
Sackville- West until the new admin
istration came into power.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18

PosrrIvrLY no communication Published unless
the writer's real name accompanies H. not for pub
ieailon unless desired but for our own beneit
and protection.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18

All Concentrations for the FHHs PRssa should be
sent IN on Monday to Insure insertion the same
week, and all advertisements and business notices
not later than Wednesday noon.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18
WE WANT YOUR WIFE

To know that the new Mohar Glaces and
Henrietta in Gobcln Blue, new Serpent Green Tan, f.,
trio Green Light Drab Mauve. different shades of Olive
Golden Brown in nine yard patterns with Persian Trmmua
ITO match-no two patterns alike-can be had of us.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18
WEE WANT YOUR MOTHEp

To examine our solid coored French Satteens in Tan Nav,
Blue new Serpent Green Black Cardinal Electric Blue and
Cream o2inch Atwood Albatross at 25c finest QUALITY ~
a,4c Doube-width in Cream Tan and Black soc and
While she is with us she may well look at new Glass;
STYLES of soft Seesuckers at 2a cents per yard solid coo
avn in NAVY Blue Tam Cream, Brown, Black and Gam.
at I28c Lawn with dark ground, light figures at IIc
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18
WE WANT YOUR BOY

And you to see line of Clothing We sell your boy
la good Suit for So and the finest striped black Diagonal
flor Sand those suits for boys from ID to years-
as three dollars and the finest imported black Diagonal Suits
flor $1,000 We have complete line of mems Collars and
Cuffs and Flannel and White Shirts
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18
BRAVE AND ELOQUENT APPEAL.

Dear Union Signal Il know that you
nre very strongly, and properly, opposed
to reprint, but what send is so new, noble
and convincing, that am confident you
will make room for it. If our brethren Of
the clergy would ell take position as pro-
gressive rs this young minister, the reign
of Christ in government would not long be
delayed in this gospel land.
Yours for Christian ballots,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18
WE WANT YOUR SISTER

And must have her to look Chales at octs all wo
1sc Cotton Abatross in all colors yards ST. Crobad
Muslin 10 Yards ST. Victoria Lawn at Sc India Linen q
per ward best an finest Dress Prints yards ST. cents
20 yards good Lawn, fast colors ST..
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18
WE WANT YOUR DAUGHTR

And will give her the best opportunity of her life purchase
the newest the freshest the most stylish Hats Bonne
We have everything that in Flowers She shall have
the privilege Of selecting her Ribbon in Satin Grass
Grain and MORE Stripe, eros Grain with Satin edge Or
Brocaded Satin and eros Grain She may always be Shaded
Mahogany Cardinal Black and Goben, only costing from
4ocs to $375 She may buy of her hat dress paaso fan
handkerchief and gloves all to match and thereby getting
discount.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-02-22
vor of the instructions-149 to l0l, is an
indication that the report will be indorsed
by the house.
Right Of Way Granted.

Right Of Way Granted.
On motion Of Nelson. the senate amend.
ments:were concurred In to house bill grant
ing the right Of way through White Earth
Indian reservation in Minnesota to the st.
Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba Railroad
company. The bill introduced by Senator
Spooner to-day provides that the system of
farmers Institutes shall be maintained as a
part of the agricultural department, the
superintendent of institutes to be appointed
at an annual salary Of $4,000. The meetings
of institutes shall be regularly held in the
agricultural sections of the county, at
which experiments, lectures and discus
sions pertaining to agriculture shall be
conducted. Proceedings of these institutes
shall be published and authority is given
superintendents Of institutes to hire the
lecturers at fair rate of compensation
for time actually employed. The annual
cost of this system of Institutes is not to
exceed $6O0,O00, exclusive of the permanent
printing OF the reports OF institute meet
ings.
Norman j. Colmon, newly appointed Sec
retary of agriculture, received his commits
sion from the president this afternoon and
took the oath Of Office, which was admins
tered by 0. d. LaD0w, his private secre-
taTy.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-02-22
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

territories are to meet July 4th as origin
ally provieed. but the constitutions thus
framed and the Sioux Falls constitution. If
that be adopted in South Dakota, ,:are all to
be submitted to the people of the respec-
tive territories for ratification or rejection
on the first Tuesday in October instead
of the November election as provided in
the Springer bill. This is one small con-
cession which will insure the admission of
the territories long before the meeting of
congress in December. 1t is made the duty
OF the president Immediately upon officiol
notice by the governors of the ratification
OF all the constitutions to issue his procla-
nation
DECLARING EACH STATE
in the union. The general provisions of
the bill rotating to lands, courts. etc., are
not materially changed, except that
Moody's amendment for the special allot-
ment of land to educational institutions
is incorporated. No date is fixed in the
bill for the election of the state officers.
legislatures, representatives, etc., this be.
ing left for the constitutional conventions
to establish by ordinance. But since the
new governments are not effective till the
constitutions are adopted it is assumed
that the elections will be fixed for the same
day as that on which the constitutions are
to be ratified. The legislatures are author.
lied to meet as soon as the constitutions
are ratified for the ~.
ELECTION OF SENATORS,
who with the representatives are to be at
once admitted to congress. The names
of the two Dakotas are to be
North Dakota and South Dakota.
This is the bill to which majority of the
representatives of the two houses have
agreed. 1t is known that Mr.. Barnes will
not sign the report and it is not certain
that Butler will, but this will not prevent
its going to the house. The fear of fac
tional obstruction in the house has dimin-
ished since yesterday. Mr.. Barnes is said
to have promised to contne his opposition
to his refusal to sign the report and
vote against it in the house.
It remains to be seen however whether the
other southern democrats will be SO easily
satisfied. One other peril remains for the
bill Only ten more working days of the
session remain and it is within the power
of the president to let it lie on his table
without either signing or vetoing. Nobody
seriously anticipates such crowning act
of defiance of public sentiment on his part
but the fact remains that the fate of the
bill may not be absolutely settled till the
! night of Saturday March I'd.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-02-22
An Important Decision.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-The secretary of
the interior to-day rendered decision in
the case of John w. Allen ct. al. of Glen
dive, Mont, against Lewis Merrill et al.
involving the important question of the
validity of locations of Sioux Indian half
breed scrip. The defendents in this case
located Sioux scrip upon unsurveyed public
land as attorneys in fact for
the Indians and under the same
powers Of attorney made improvements
required by the law. The protestants
maintained that the locations so made
were invalid and illegal on the ground that
it was not shown that the improvements
were made for the benefit of Indians as re-
quired by law. The secretary in his deci-
sion sustains the prOtestants, and holds
that the locations as made were in effect
the result OF sale and transfer of the
script, which is in direct violation of the
law: The secretary also decided the cases
ley ct al. OF Devils Lake, Dak.. and Hyde
Mcdonald versus Eaton Steram of Duluth,
Minn., in which are involved substantially
the same questions. 1t is said at the inter-
iOr department these decisions will affect
the titles to large quantities of land lying
Immediately adjacent to towns on the
Northern Pacific railroad in Montana,
Minnesota and Dakota upon which scrip
of the character described has been located
and land sold as town lots. A large num-
Der Of cases are now pending in the general
land Office which will also be affected by
these decisions.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-02-22
Senator's and Representatives to Take
Their Seats in First Half
Of 51st Congress.
A New Election to be Had for
Temporary Capital in
-.a South Dakota.
Four Bright Stars.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 19. [Special.]-
An agreement has been reached by which
North and South Dakota come into the
union arm in arm in November, giving am
pie time for the farmers to participate in
the new elections all round. The struggle
has been a hard one. but the chairmen
of both committees have shown themselves
to be above partisanship and willing to
yield something in order to place four
bright stars in the galaxy of states. Con-
stitutional conventions will be held at Bis
marck and Sioux Falls in July.
N. G. ORDwAY.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-02-22
Still I'm Dispute.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-The conferees on
the omnibus territorial bill were in session
two hours this afternoon without coming
to a conclusion. They exchanged views at
length and separated to consider them over
night, and meet again tomorrow. The re-
port Of difficulty in reaching an agreement
caused surprise as it was believed that
that after the action of the house last week
the meeting of the conferees would be
purely formal. But it is intimated that the
house conferees are inclined to insist that
their views upon all points of difference
yet remaining shall be accepted.
As yet the Senate conferees are
not inclined to concede this. 1t appears
that several matters of details which were
of minor Importance suddenly became
stumbling blocks in the way of an agree
ment. At the conference to-day for in
stance. there was considerable discussion
over the dates of the elections in South
Dakota the house conferees favoring an
election of the legislature in October,
which would permit the newly elected SEN
ators and representatives to take part in
the organization of the next congress in
December. The senate proposition con-
templates an earlier election. There are
also differences of views respecting the
location of capitols, which remain to be
settled.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-02-22
A stineer From Edeerton.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-Judge A. P. Ed
gerton, who was recently removed from
the Office of civil service commissioner,
has written an open letter to the president.
He says among other things: Il was in
debted to YOU for the only appointive Of
fee ever held. You now declare by your
action that you regret the appointment.
I. with equal right, can say that 1
regret the acceptance. Your regret
and never made known to me by you
in any word or utterance or action
until now, at the close of your administra-
tion and on the day before my removal OF
course if you believed me unfit for the posi-
tion or neglectful of duty you should have
removed me long ago, but presume there
were prudential political reasons why you
did not make the removal until after elec-
tion. In this regard it would almost seem
as if you were willing to play false with
mugwumps to enable you to win with
democrats After defining the word
"mugwump," he says: "Mr. Presi-
dent, with due courtesy to the high
Office you hold. allow me to say that you
are very peculiar man, a positive man
positively wrong or positively right, and
therefore an unsafe man to trust; and that
element in your character l believe led to
your defeat. * You we're credu-
lous enough to believe you were elected
president by the mugwumps and therefore
you permitted them to malign your real
led to your defeat. You are man who
would not permit your real friends to ad-
monish you with freedom and confidence
and as result you suffered from your
want of friends" seYOu will be
censured and condemned because you nut
no trust in your own party but believe
yourself greater than all parties. You have
ascertained that many were not made for
one. 1t you can find as many reasons for
removing me as the democratic party
through the Indifference, which was retail
lt0ry. had for removing you, shall be
quite willing to remain with you in the
gloom of defeat.
The Judge gives his understanding Of
the civil service law and continues: aYou
cause TO be placed upon the Congressional
Record this announcement of the nOmina-
tlOns by you to be confirmed by the United
states senate: Hugh S. Thompson, Of
South Carolina, to United States civil service
commissioner in place Of Alfred P. Edger-
Of the house of representatives during the
time the votes of the electoral college were
counted and heard the announcement Of
the result that Benjamin Harrison was
duly elected president of the United States.
but the words that burned deep
through the empty boxes of the
administra could not be officially add.
ed though known to be true, in place of
Grover Cleveland removed" The Judge
attributes Cleveland's defeat to his disre-
gard of the opinion and advice of most en-
inent men Of his party and to his political
ingratitude. He discusses portion of the
recent interview with the president in the
Baltimore Sun and closes with criticisms
OF Cleveland's civil service reform.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-02-22
Carle's Special.

ST. PAUL, Minn,, Feb. 19-[Special]- II
F. A. Carle sends the Pioneer Press the
following Washington special tonight:
The territories are within sight of the
promised land of statehood. The confer
ence committee reached an agreement this
afternoon after the adjournment of both
houses and their perfected bill will
be reported to the house
and senate in to-morrow's session.
The conference was not called
till p. m. after the favorable report to the
senate on the Oklohoma bill, which has
been understood all along to have con-
nection with the agreement of the two
houses on the ''omnibus" bill, Soon after
Senator Cullum's Oklohoma report to the
senate, Platt and Baker repaired to the
territorial committee room and gave the
finishing touches to the measure to which
they We're prepared to agree. AT about4
O'Clock Springer and Barnes were sent for
from the house and the last formal confer
ence began.
THE PERFECTED BILL,
which 1t was agreed to report two hours
later shows that there were mutual con-
cessions about the minor points referred
back t0;the conference by the Cox resolu-
ton. Springer carried his point as to the
time of election but surrendered nearly
every other point. Under the bill as it will
be reported the governors of the four terri
tories. counting Dakota as two, are
authorized to issue proclamations on
April 18th ordering elections in each on
the Tuesday after the second Monday in
May for delegates to the constitutional
conventions -seventy-five for each terri
tory. The conventions are to meet at the
capitals of all the organized territories and
at Sioux Falls in South Dakota on July 4th
to form constitutional and state govern
ments for the proposed states. Up
to this point the provisions are the same
for all the states. By the proviso to the
fifth section it is declared that South Dar
kota may vote at the May election on the
adoption of the Sioux Falls constitution.
If the vote is favorable only the constitu-
ton shall be resubmitted at the time pro-
vided later in the bill with all articles aud
provisions separately submitted in 1886, in
Guiding the location of
THE TEMPORARY SEAT OF GOVERNMENT
with such changes only as relate to the
reserve and boundaries; to reappor-
tionment of legislative and judi
cial districts and others re.
quired by the act. II the vote on the
Sioux Falls constitution is un-
favorable the committee shall proceed to-
frame another.
The constitutional conventions in all the
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-02-22
A Frightful Tragedy.

ALBERT LEA, MINI. Feb. 18.-The most
fearful murder in the history of the state
was committed last night in the township
of London, Freeborn county, about four
teen miles from here. Joseph Chemeleke
a Bohemian farmer boy aged 10, shot and
instantly killed his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Philip Cheleleke and her daughter Rose,
aged fifteen. Another daughter aged
twenty was also shot and fatally wounded.
The young man went to the house of his
half-brother last evening and 1t is under
stood there was quarrel which
was the cause for the early de.
parture of Joseph. He hung about
the house until about 10 o'clock when tie.
girls left the house for some purpose.
From some place where he had been lying
In wait he shot them both in the head
and neck. They fell almost without an
Outcry. Then the murderer rushed to the
house and shot his sister-in-law where she
meleke was absent at the time. The only
person who escaped thesmurderer's bullets
was a half witted brother of the girls
Young Chemeleke was of bad disposition
and very quarrelsome. Several times he
threatened his own fathers life. He was In
the habit of reading blood and thunder
books. He had great admiration for noted
thieves and murderers. This morning the
murderer was found about forty rods from
the house, having killed himself soon after
committing the murder. He was armed
with shot gun and revolver. The mother
and one daughter remained where they
were shot until the arrival of the coroner.
The other daughter ran to her brothers.
mile away after being shot and fell dead
on entering the house. The surviving rel
atives say there was no trouble between
the brothers, but that the murderrr was in
sane.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-02-22
Another Report Of stanley's Death.

PARIS, Feb. l8.-A correspondent Of the
Petit Journal at SAINT Salvador, Congo,
says courier arrived from the west coast
who states that tue report is current there
that Henry Stanley was killed in an en-.
gagement with the natives near NaDgsm-
ba. The courier reports several instru-
ments which had been identified as having
belonged to Stanley having been sold BY
the natives. The evening papers place no
credit in the story. a