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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29

her keen sense of the ridiculous over
coming her fears she burst into hearty
laughter.
Then starting up she busted herself
with her household duties. and shortly
afterwards might have been heard
singing snatches of Irish ballads with
a voice clear as a thrush.
Father Quin had gone to visit some
sick parishoner in a remote part of
his wide. struggling parish. and prob
ably would not be home till nightfall.
so Kitty, when she had finished her
work. sat down to work at some fine
lace work which she had been taught
by the nuns who taught the convent
school close by, and where Kitty's
father had kept her long enough TO be
considered ga gran scholard' by the
people of Shamrock-dale.
She had not worked long before her
mind again reverted to the smishy.
and from thence by association of
ideas to Dennis Murphy and Mary
Mulligan, and the likeness between
that couple and herself and Pat. just
then the latch of the back door lifted.
and in walked an old woman, with a
sallow, wrinkled face, black, bead
like eyes, a hooked nose and a pro-
jecting chin. She was clad in a coarse
home-spun tweed dress, with strong
leather shoes, and gray home-spun
wool stockings. Round her shoulders
she wore faded cloak of scarlet fan
mel. and a bright-colored checked
wooden handkesc chief covered her head.
In her hand she carried rather large
bundle. for she was female peddleE.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21

to be not large at most points a certain
dhstrust prevails, which makes the trade
want still further concessions, no matter
how. much prices are reduced. One of
our leading millers just from the East
says that he expects &c see increased ex-
port, OF wheat from now on and that this
VIII impart to the markets the confidence
only lacking for good flour trade. There
IS practically no export business. The
Chicago roads this week put into effect a
Hour rate OF "a cents, Minneapolis to Mil
waukee or Chicago, but nearly the same
thing has been obtained all winter through
the medium OF transit. The direct exports
OF Hour for the week were SO, $50 barrels,
against 10, 270 barrels the week before. A
considerable part Of this was ON the large
order reported as received by leading
firm two weeks ago. Quotations, London
c. !. l., 2S0 lbs, are: Patents, 36s 6d(G3Ss
bakers, PCS Sd@27s, low grades, l3s edo
lis. For the week ending M9rch 10 there
were 420, 800 bushels wheat received at
Minneapolis. The shipments were; Wheat,
1879, 7S5 bushels; flour, Sl,263 barrels;
), 10 tons millstulf."
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21
ORR NEW YORK OFFICE.
COTTON.

The receipts yesterday were small, sgbalcs
against 1854 bales for same day last year. OF
the receipts 655 arrived by rail, 2l0 by
river and twenty-five by wagon. Sales yes
tcrday. 1900 bales, or 400 To exporters and
COO spinncrs. The market closed firm aud
the staple In good demand the highcrgmdes
at advanced prices. Tho receipts today
amount To Gsl,7D bales and for the same
time last season G2iD1 bales shipments
thus FAR this season. Glo, 215 bales. against
5l5. 2O2 bales Tor corresponding time last
season. The stock on hand Il 5in2s bales
or 81, ois bales less than on the same day Inst
year Spots closed firm ni New Orleans, with
futures quiet at an advance Of ? Ia points.
New York spots arr steady, aud futures quiet
and steady and up TO points The Liver
pool market closed steady, with futures very
steady at an advance Of 10 points. The
New York speculative market has assumed
n dull appearance, operators awaiting en-.
oouagcmcnt from Liverpool and the move
ment 0f the crop.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21
A TENNESSEE DYNAMIrER.
He Blows Up tho House OF an Enemy.
lnjuring tho Latter's wife.

He Blows Up tho House Of an Enemy.
lnjuring tho Latter's wife.
Special Dispatch 10 Tho Appeal.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 20.-Roane
County, In this State, Is considerably ex.
cited over a blood.thirsiy attempt at muir
der, aud II will fare hard with the assassin
II he should DO caught On Monday even.
ing last Jim Cooley, n noted desperate Of
the county, went 10 the house Of Mack
Brown. In a remote district, and called Tor
Brown. with whom he had a Quarrel. lie
announced his arrival by saying Come
out aid III riddle you with bullets, and
II YOU don't, III dynamite you"
Brown iailingto come out, Cooley throw
four or five dynamite cartridges on the
roof Of the house. The fuse being too
long, the cartridges rolled OF on the ground
and exploded with terrific force, nearly de-
molishing the house aud severely injuring
Mns. Brown.
Cooley was arrested for the oiTcnsc, but
swOro he would Kill the man who would
testify against him before a magistrate, aud
Cooley pointed pistol at one OF the Wit
ncsscs On the stand, but was himself shot
In the head by deputy sheriff. the bullet
cutting. his scalp, but not inluring the
skull.
lie was found guilty aud gave straw
bond, such was the terror OF tho magis.
traic. lie finally skipped out 10 North
Carolina. A reward Is offered for his mr..
rest, and the people Of the county will not
breathe freely until he Is behind the bans.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21
cuArrANooGA's GAIN.
The uewItt-Cooper Works 60 be Moved
Co THAT CITY.

NEW YoRK, March 20.-Ex-Mayor
Abram S. Hewitt and Edward Cooper are
the propne,ors Of tho New Jersey steel
and iron works at Trenton, n. j.. with Of
fees In this city. Mcssn. Hewitt and
Cooper and superintendent Joseph Stokes,
Of the iron works. have been for some
weeks in the South. They have made a
tour Of Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee,
and now superintendent Stokes Is quoted
In Trenton dispatch ~ saying that on
April /. the works will be moved 10 Chat
tanooga, Tenn. lie says that thc raw iron
and coal supplies come from that region
aud the company finds much Of lis market
there also. II the works were there the
company would make saving OF SO. 900
In the 5000 tons Of iron used in a wear.
The works employ ,3O0men, paying them
Sl,OOO,OOO in wages. The works were cs.
tabiished in Trenton la lSlS.
At tho Office 81 Cooper, Hewitt & Co., IL
Burlng slip. nobody could speak with
authority and neither member Of the firm
has yet returned 10 New York. hut IL
was not believed that the removal Of the
mills would ncceSsitatc n removal Of the
ofliccs
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21
CEN PRYOR AS A BLIND GUIDE


General Roger A. Pryor, fresh from the
prosecution OF the sugar trusts OF New
York, was interviewed by The NeW York
Herald, and us will be seen by careful
reading Of the result which We publish on
another page, he would have the Demo-
cratic party yield the only question that
marks in any positive degree the line that
separates II from tho Republican party.
Gen. Pryor seems to be dazed and dazzled
by the progres the South has recently made
in manufactures and imagines that the
people are therefore for protection and
opposed 10 tariff reform. Ilo does not
seem to know that every one OF the
Southern States Endorsed Mr.. Clevcs
lands tari1 reform message and the
Mills bill and that, too, Notwithstanding
the iron and coal interests, the rice grow
ers OF South Carolina, the sugar growers
OF Louisiana and the wool growers Of Tex
rs. The General does not seem to
have as intimate n knowledge Of the
South as no once had. II he
had he would not have Numbered so
egregiously as he has all tho way through
this interview The forces that make for
the solidity OF the South are not such rs
can be brushed aside by the fiat Of poll
ticians. They are superior TO the tricks OF
the trade OF the gentry who talk ~ glibly
about that solidity as II the populations
Of tho Southern States were merely 80
many knights and pawns on n chess
board 10 be- moved or masscd at the will
Of the players. An instinct Of race pres
orvatlon that is beyond the lcgcrdcmain
Of politicians or the reach Of party or olli-
cials, however distinguished, is tho inspi.
ration Of that solidity. So long - the fear
exists that keeps the white people on the
qui yiyo, 30 long will that soidity re-
main fact. The infamous reconstruction
laws Jailed 20 crush that instinct, and
nothing that Mr.. Harrison can at
tempt will crush ii. On tho con-
trary, every effort he may mako
TO level the distinctions Of race at the
South will only fan the flame aud ii will
burn all the brighter and lcrccr. Tie
South must be- solid for it own prcscrya-
ton, whether the North il solid or not.
II is not a question OF politics or political
parties, but question OF the prcsorva.
ton Of the purity Of tho Anglo.Saxon
race In these States and their sal
walton from mongrclsm. Gen. Pry-
or is "away OIL" lie is blind
guide. The Democrats oi the South are
moro arlcnily for tariff reform than ever
aud they are solid for tho race, aud will
grow more and moro solid as attempts are
.-....sr enough the Federal Government To
force an assimilation Of the races or make
a way for the control OF tho Southern
States by negroes or by white men repro
sonting negro domination.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21

by undisputed evidence that while in this
position, in combination with Mr.. Quay,
lac bribed two clerks in the employ OF the
Prohibition journal, The Voice, for the
sum OF $780, to steal their employers mail
lists and hand them over TO the Repub-
lcan Committee, TO be used in sending
Republican documents. Webeleve there
is a doubt among the lawyers whom The
Voice has consulted whether this is an in
dctable olIenso under the laws OF this
State; we do not believe, however, that
there is any doubt among religious men or
men Of honor generally that it was dis
graceful and immoral act.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21

NASHVILLE Is again In throcs and agonics
over the question OF corporate subscrip.
tons TO railroads, aud Tls Amcriom aud
ne Herald, a. the cxponcnis Of either
side, arr engaged In q yiolcn, alteration,
a war Of Norls In which vigorous English
plays a prominent part. Tie Herald Is on
the side Of those who believe In corporate
subscriptions 10 railroads, and The Imori-
oin Is opposed. last year, under the cji.
iodal management Of CcL Colyar, Il took
the other shoot" but this limo The Horald
charges Il with being the creature and
mouthpicoc Of the Louisville 4 Nashville
Railroad. The war wakes Gcrcc aud un.
rclcnling, aud before the Legislature has
disposed Of the question 10y acccding 10 or
rejecting the bin supported by those who
are for corporate subscriptions, there may
be bloodshod. lat US hope that oalmor
councils may prevail and tina, our Nash.
willie contemporaries may agree 10 discuss
the question reasonably aud scnsibly,
rather than 6gh, !, out like wildcats.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21
RUMBLINGS OF THE RAIL.
AGENTS GUARDING AGAINST THE
CHANCES FOR PRISON.
An Amendment to the Interstate Com
MERGE Law Likely to Bring Trafic
Association Meeting of Tennessee
Midland Directors-Gen Notes.

The recent amendment OF the interstate
commerce law, adding imprisonment to
the penalty Of fine for violation of its pro-
visions, has stirred up the railroad and
steamboat officials
They now realize that there is meant
serious business by the National reguli-
ton, the nature of which is such that
pride dictates strict recognition.
1t was to this amendment, more than
any other cause, that meeting held here
yesterday was due. Those participating
were all either acknowledgement or
contracting freight agents Of tho
lines entering the city. They were
w. r. Mcintosh. Newport News &
Mississippi Valley Road; Y. Vanderburg,
Louisville & Nashville; l.. w. HaT, Lou
isville, New Orleans * Texas; j. $. Davant
and Barney Hughes, Memphis & Charles
ton and East Tennessee. Virginia x Geor-
gia; A. J. Knapp, Illinois Central; o. G.
Parsley, Kansas City, Memphis & Bir-
mingham; S. w. Tucker, Little Rock &c
Memphis; VIM. NJ. Rhett, Missouri Pa
ciiic; j. I. Garner, Tennessee indian i; q.
Il. Russell, river interests.
At yesterdays session little was done
outside Of a general discussion OF various
propositions. These were relative to The
establishment of an open and standard
schedule OF freight rates, but more par
ticularly to the organization Of TRAFFIC
Association, such as exists at New Or
leans, st. Louis and other shipping points.
The meeting was held in the committee
rooms Of the Cotton Exchange, and will
| be continued today,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21
R. Dudley Frayser II. NJ. Nicely, 5.
- Ato,t,,omarv Roherf Galloway j.

r. Dudley Frayser. II. NJ. Nicely, :.
r. Montgomery, Robert Galloway, ..
Harvey Mathes, j. s. Galloway,
representing fiily-one corporations .nnsn,o a
TO the Legislature. 1t recites the
enormous expense to which corporations
are placed by having to pay taxes ON the
capital stock, property and franchise. and
urges that they should be exempted from
taxation either on their capital stock or
the property and franchise.
A Joint meeting OF the Committees on
Finance. Ways and Means was held this
afternoon, and the parties interested went
before it and presented the reasons why
the law should be amended. Another
meeting will be held tomorrow morning.
when the amendment will be again urged.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21

TnE Speaker Of the senate did well not
10 accept the resignation Of Mr.. Sparks. M
Chairman Of the Committee ON Pcniicn.
tlary. A man 80 faithful as he has proven
himself 10 be, according 10 his own state.
meni, Is just the man for 10 important
place. lie should continue 10 call meetings
Of the committee every day and report the
result every day 10 the Senate, 10 that the
public may bcappriscd oiiho indifference or
dilaioriness Of the members Of the commit
tee TO one Of the most important questions
before the Legislature and ono on which
the press Of the State, speaking for the
people, has taken very decided ground.
Mr.. Sparks, We would suggest, II he eau.
BOT get the committee together should
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21

IT will be discrediiabo TO the State II
the Legislature passes the Marshall peni-
Tertiary bill in view OF the minority re-
ports presented to both houses setting
forth the cruelty, brutality, inhumanity
and neglect with which the prisoners at the
branch prisons have been treated. Mr..
Folks is better bill bccauJe il provides
for the employment Of two-tlhrds oi the
conyicts In the construction of thenew pen.
ilentiary building, and this would do away
with the assumed necessity for releasing
the convicts to be worked in coal aud iron
mines In opposition TO the honest miners
OF the State.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21

President GEORGE II. NErTLEroS. 4
the Kansas City road, Il expected In IN
city this morning on tour OF inspection
over the entire system.
Ma. GEORGE ID. LAWRENCE, traffic man@
agcr Of the Chattanooga, Rome & Colum-
bus Railroad, has resigned 10 accept n
more lucrative position In the freight do
parimcnt Of the Memphis & Charleston
Railroad at this point
McLAuaniiN Bnos., OF this city, and|
Redmond & Radcliffe, Of Augusta. Ga.
have been awarded the contract for grad
ing the extension Of the Savannah, Amcr-
icus 4 Montgomery from the EASTERN
teaminus Of the road nc Abbcvillc, Ga ON
the Ocmulgce River, eastward twenty-five
miles 10 a connection with the East Tcn-I
ncsscc, Virginia 4 Georgia Railroad AZ
Mcllae.
Mn. w. w. FAoAN, general supcrin
tendcnt Of the Kansas City, Fort Scott n
Memphis route, has issued a circular rcla-
tive ~ hospitals and surgical aid for en-
ploycs injured while on duty. Tho hospit-
ais designated are the Charity Hospital at
Fort Sco,t, Wabash Hospital at Kansas
City, aud the Rogcrs's lnfrmary nj Meme
phis DR.. n. ]. Pcitijohn Of Kansas CITY
Is named as chief surgeon.
Tuscaloosa, Ala, has given TO the Tue
caloosa Northern Railroad Company SIS
600, which was originally subscribed q
the Memphis & Atlantic Railroad. lilo
Memphis Il Atlantic failed TO comply with
the stipulations of the subscription, and
the Tuscaloosa Northern agreed 10 com
menco the extension Of their road 10 Jas~
per. Ala. where u will iniorsect the ucor-
gia Pacific aud Kansas City, Memphis Z
birmingham Railroads, provided the CD
zens would give them the $4,000 ORIG
nally subscribed 10 the Memphis & Alta.
tic. Work will commence at an eadV
date.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21

TIE Nao York Herald makes a contrast
between the late Francis Wharton, who
was Examiner OF Claims in the State De-
partmont when he died, ana Walker
Blaine, son Of the Secretary Of State, his
successor It shows that Wharton was n
legal giant, and that between him and
young Blaine "there is the same difference
in point OF size that there is between jun
bo and Jersey mosquito. Wharton
might fall, like Luciier, from morn TO
noon, from noon 10 dewy eve and then
not get half way down to the intellectual
station Of young Blaine. There Is no dis
paragement intended in this statement OF
fact. Walker Blaine is said TO be genial,
simple minded youth, who will do the
best he knows how, the chief difficulty
being that lac doesn't know how. When
he steps into one Of Francis Wharton's
shoes ho will be lost TO sight, TO memory
dear
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21

1mincrease Of our navy goes on apacc,
but not any too quickly when we rcmcm-
Der the Samoan affair. Before February
Of next year thirteen new vessels will be
In course of construction, some Of them
well on the way. Three 2,OOO-ion cruisers
or gunboais, two scooter cruisers with a
speed Of twenty knots per hour, three
cruisers Of 1850 tons each, one ironclad OF
1900 tons, one protected cruiser OF $500
aud one gunboat Of 500 tons, and the
Thomas scn-going monitor. Tho designs
for eight Of these vessels have already been
prepared and await the approval OF sccrc-
tary Tracy.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21

TnE appointment Of oX-Gov. Albert G..
Porter, Of Indiana, TO the Italian Mission
reflects great credit upon the new Admin
istraiion. lie is gentleman who will al.
mirably represent the American people
abroad. A man Of considerable private
fortune, Of literary tastes. Of large political
experience, OF delightful manner aud Of
versatile ability, he will prove certainly to
have been FLY called TO this honorable
position. While an aggressive Rcpub.
lican, he has won the respect Of his polit.
zeal opponents in his own State by his
conscientious discharge Of all public duties
with which he has been inlrusied.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21
a Hotel Man Ia Trouble.

~. til hilAWh w iNe AlINnl
BiRNiSonAa, Ala, March 20.-Editor
shuma,c, of the North Birmingham
Horid, was arrested today ON warrant
changing him with removing morlgagcd
property Ills trial will come OIL before
Justice Garrison tomorrow.
Justice Foe yesterday fined NJ. @. Cliff
lord, proprietor Of the Upcn-llousc Hotel.
$50 aud sentenced him 10 twenty day,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21
tue FLOUR OUTPUT.
Tho Production for tho Week Amounts
TO o7,33O barrels.

Tho Production for the Week Amoun,ts
10 1880 narrels
MlNNEAroLis. MINI, March 2C.-The
Noraipsiern Mdio today says: with
only part OF the mills in operation the
water power averaged quite good gains
last week, though the -four output tell OIL
a little. The aggregate production Tor the
week was 1850 barrels averaging 1880
barrels daily, against 1850 barrels the
week before, and rs, LOO lot the CORE.
spending time In 1888 The decrease was
laccablc TO several Of the larger mills
running a less number Of days than usual.
The water power Is still good. aud most OF
the engines lately IN use have either been
dispensed with or are about To be-. II the
-four market was n little moro brisk Il IA
probable that greater number ui mills
would want 10 run, and the head OF water
would doubtless be pulled down some aud
be less satisfactory There were twelve
mills grinding today, representing a daily
product OF 1890 barrels. One Of them.
however, producing about 1900 barrels
was started this morning. Two OF the
others, representing an equal amount are
ON the point Of stopping work. Thus the
output Tor the week promises 10 average
no, Ear from 1000 barrels per day. The
-four market continues very sluggish, salos
being light, and Of car lot character TO
barely meet the momcntary demand. Some
firms reported slight Improvement Mon
day, but u soon passed away. There seems
10 be lack Of confidence ON the part Of the
buying class. and While stocks are claimed
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21
uraeftlou Oul.

The combined Richmond Terminal and
Missouri Pacific systems are preparing TO
send Northwestern and Southwestern
products TO New York and all the Fast by
n Southern route. An extension OF tho
Bald Knob branch in Arkansas will bc
built 10 Marshall, Ark, via Sugar Loaf
SPRING. across the Boston Mountains.
taking In Harrison. Ark, and on through
Southwest Missouri into Kansas Also a
branch from Grccnyille, Miss, 10 Texar-
kama
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21

WHATEVER our erihe'sm oil Gen. sher-
man may sometimes have bcen' called
out 10y what each umc seemed To bc bitter
and ih'hmed references W the south aud
Southern men, We have never ia'lcd to do
Justice TO h's sold'erly qualities his ino
"'ncra''h'p ana h'S pa'riouc devotion TO
tho oh'oh' lie has a''n' as We have had
occasion 70 note proven himself very
generous IN ms friendship Tor some OF
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21

take up Mr.. Folks bill and try to pass it
in tho Senate. 1t provides for the employ
ment Of two.thirds Of the convicts on tho
new penitcntiary buildings, and thus OBJ
viates the necessity for the releasing Of the
conyicts 20 work In iron and coal mines.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21
The Trans. Missouri AssocIntion.

The belief is general among railroad
men that in case Mr.. j. S. Leeds, chair
man Of the Transcontinental Association,
does not accept the craftsmanship OF the
Trans-Missouri Association, Mr.. NJ. l..
Sargent, general freight agent OF the Kan
sas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Route,
will be prevailed upon to accept 1t. 1t is
said that the appointment was first offered
TO Mr.. Sargent, but that he positively de-
clined unless il was made for a long time.
This the presidents could not agree to.
The new association which is to have its
headquarters in Kansas City is the most
important of all the associations created
by the Interstate or Presidents agreement.
Its object is to make rates from tins terri
tory 10 and through the territory OF the
other associations. and It's boundary lines
are as follows: From New Orleans north
along the Mississippi River TO st. Louis;
thence TO Kansas City along the line OF
the Missouri Pacific Railway; thence north
and west along the Missouri River TO Mon
tana; thence west 10 the Pacific Ocean;
thence south 20 the Mexican line;
thence east TO the Gulf and along the
Gulf coast TO New Orleans. II practically
does away with the Kansas Nebraska Pas
senger Association; the Colorado and Utah
Association, assumes part Of the duties Of
the Texas aud Iranscontinental and Ar
kansas Associations, besides bringing in
much new territory not heretofore gov
erncd by any Of the associations
Acting Chairman Sargent has sent out
n request for an early rate meeting and IL
is very probable that IL will be held at
Kansas City next week, at which time per-
manent quarters will be selected. The
agreement will 20 into effect April /.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-21

TuE mon intelligent people In this sec.
ton study the Dorich bill tho more they
arc In favor Of Il. Aud We feel sure that
It will, u Il becomes law, satisfy aud graf.
lily the masses, because while II will pre-.
vent ballo,-box sluiling. tho buying Of
ballot, aud repeating Il will also protect
the voter In the secrecy OF his ballot aud
thus preserve him In his sclircspcci.