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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-04

This distribution gives the cOlored
voters a total representation based ON
about three-fifths of the negro population
OF the states named, leaving two-fifthS
to be represented by congressman or
electors chosen by white voters, in addi-
ton to their own numerical ratio. The
white people of those states would by this
plan elect nine-three representatives and
the ccl0red people twenty-thFee repre-
sentatives, whether members of congress
or electors, or both The result would
be the ascendancy of the whites,
but n fair minority representation for
the blacks.
This relative power ought not to depend
on race rivalry at the ballot box, but
should be made absolute, fixed and GER
tain by the segregation of the races in all
elections, voting together but yet sepa-
Tately by distinctive ballots, each for
their own candidates to I'll the places set
apart for them. This can be done on
\ SIMPLE YET EFFECTIVE PLAN
By a system Of ballots that Will produce
no confusion, involve NO additional ex-
pense ana require no new election ma
chlneTy.
Briefly stated, the plan is this: Let it
be required by law that each race shall
vote q ballot of distinctive color, say
white for one and red for the other. The
election officers can perceive at q glance
by the color of the voter and the color of
his ballot whether the vote may be legal
Is received. These ballots may all be
deposited in the same boxes, and readily
separated By the color for the purpose of
counting them-the white ballots to de-
eide the result of the white vote, and the
red ballots to decide the result OF the col
ored vote, each race eIecting exclusively
its own candidates without interference
by the other.
Ia the fourteen Southern states which it
Is proposed to include in this adjustment,
the negroes would always choose twenty
three members OF congress or electors, or
both, and the whites uinety-thFee.
THE PRESSURE or RACE RIVALRY
being removed, the voters of each race
might freely divide among themselves
into parties and factions, inpsTting
health and yigor 70 the politics of the
OF the South in place OF the hstless apa-
thy of race solidity.
The above suggestions refer only to the
election OF congressman and electors, but
the same idea may be applied to local and
state governments in the negro states,
with perhaps somewhat more startling
Innovations, but securing the two cardi-
nal points Of supremacy for the whites
aud fair minority representation for the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-04
THE TOILET OF DEATH.
Preparing French Criminals for the Fail Of the
GuillGtiHe's knife.
Paris Letter


Guillctine's Knife.
Paris Letter.
Toward or ) clock, when everything
is ready outside, the warden of the pris-
on, accompanied by several officials, goes
to the condmned man S cell and shaking
him by the shoulder announces that lis
demand for pardon has been rejected. AS
soon as the prisoner has dressed himself
he is, il he so desires, left alone with the
chaplain for a Few moments; afterwaTd
he is led to the toilet room. First, his
shirt collar is cut away sufficiently to al
low the guliOtine knife TO fall upon his
bare neck: then he is fastened with
cord starting from the shoulders and
connecting with another cord that binds
the two wrists; a third cord goes from the
wrist to the knees, where it is Joined to
another cord already passed around the
legs.
Thus strapped, the culprit is obliged TO
march as straight as an I, with his head
thrown back When the preparations
are ended Che procession starts for the
guillotine the prisoner being supported
by two of the headSman S aids and ac-
eompanied by the eXecutioner, the chap
lain and the other officials The hinge
pIiSOu COOES are jIfVhA open stIlO t4C
first object the condemned man sees IS the
black trapeziforn knife, which, contrary
to the general impression, is not con-
cealed from his gaze. The distance from
the door TO the glIiilotine is scarcely
twenty steps, and rs soon as the criminal
reaches the swinging board the chaplain
cults him, the executioner SEXES him and
pushes him on to the bascule. Pan! Pan!
a click aud thud; the fall of the knife,
the heavy sound of the body falling into
the bran box The movements are al
most simultaneous The knife falls. The
criminal disappears
AS soon as the ceremony is over the
body is placed in wagon and conveyed
to Ivey cemetery, where it is buried in
the turniD field When the parents re-
claim the body and 1t is inferred in an
other part of the cemetery no name is
ever put upon the headstone III order not
to excite public curiosity. When the
body is not reclaimed the project of p0-
lice authorizes the faculty Of medicine to
take charge OF it. Strictly speaking, the
corpse ought not to be delivered to the
faculty until after twenty -four hours,
this delay being accorded to the family
to make its demand, but the custom Is
TO give up the body Immediately after
simulated burial when the authorities are
certain it will not be reclaimed.
During the whole of this lugubrious
ceremony the chief execnti0ner never
touches the victim The toilet and all
the operations that require contact with
his person are performed by the aids.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-04

CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. s." Parson'
Davies, manager of the Mitchell Kilrain
combination, wiz leave for Buffalo to-
night where he viii meet Mitchell and
Kilrain, who are to give an exhibition of
the DelSart movement. The 90 PaFson ,
says an effort will be made to close the
contract with sullivan before they leave
Buffalo.
In speaking of the McAuliffe-Jac kson
fight in San Francesca, Mr.. Davies says
ne has been misquoted by some of the
papers he asserts that KiIrain's posi-
ton in the matter is as follows: KilraiR
desires to meet Sullivan first ana then
after the conclusion of this engagement
he viii meet Jackson, the winner OF the
San Francisco Athletic Club purse
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-04
IT MAKES THE BRAIN REEL.
a Reviewer Protests AgOnizingly Against the
Jargon OF cientists-FriYOlOus SOlemnity.
Tn,,in,, Sntrr,ln-r Rn,-iorr

Reviewer Protests AgOnIzingly Against the
Jargon Of Scientists-Frfyolous Solemnity.
London Saturday Review.
Discussions of the origin of language
and inventions of universal language
are among the most tedious friyolties in a
solemn universe. We nave Professor
Romanes, IL "The Origin of Human
Faculty - hammering away on ideation
and preGepts, and a dog that said 90 Will
lam, - and actually finding the receipt in
the body of the concept. Meanwhile
Mr.. Max Muller is haTnmering away at
the 'ontOlogical priOTi and ''the
suficieney OF a self-cOnscious MonOn =
or the self -sufficiency of "a conscious Mo-
non-tiii the brain Of the citizen reels
This is jargon, not the English language,
nor the German nor the Scotch, one feels
inclined to exclaim, and to start theory
of the origin of jaTgOn. If the origin of
language cannot be discussed in English,
or Zend, or Pail, can it not be shunted
altogether, or should not the disputants
be obliged, if they must use q new form
of speech, to squabble in the universal
language? If they argue in volapuk no.
body will understand them; but if they
try Commun LTugua-tlle last fad-they
W
receipts, and ideation, and the self-suffi-
cient Monon.
The inventor of Commun Lingua says
that his new nuisance might, ovid less
pretension posed have bin Untitled sim
pile Jargon, - and so far we quite agree
with him. But Jargon viii swamp
English if we are to go around ideating
the receipts of selt-conscious Monon,
and iInpiousIy delving for the Re
cept in the body of the Con-
cept>a performance which calls
trumpet tongued for the attention OF the
police. If modern pomologico-p hilo-
sophical discussion needs terms of this
kind, it may be regarded rs 4 science not
only superfluous, but, practically speak
ing, impossible. Nobody viii ever I'M
derstand what the other man means-a
result quite easily to be attained in argu-
ment without the use of JaFgcn, which
is, therefore, a mere luxury and SHINING
of the mercies.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-04
A REMARKABLE TRICK.
Wonderful Changes Worked Upon Coin By
a Parsee COniurer.
San Francisco Examiner.

San Francisco Examiner.
I saw a remarkable conf uring trick per-
formed by Parsee on voyage from
London TO Calcutta He was a small
landowner travelling fer pleasure, and
had taken up conjuring for an amuse-
ment. He asked for rupee; we all in
spected It; it was a genuine rupee. Then
he gave it 10 gentleman to hold, and
asked him to think OF Il country in Eu-
rope.
After a moment pause the gentleman
who held the coin said he had thought of
a country.
''Then open your hand, :" said the
iu@gler. ''See what you have got and
tell me if is a coin of the country you
thought Of?
It was q fve-franc piece, and our
friend had thought of France. He was
going TO hand the coin TO the Parsee, but
the latter said:
''No; pass it to another sahib. - As
happened to be the nearest the five-franc
piece was handed to me. ] looked close
" ut it. Then, shutting my hands,
thought of America. When I opened it
l found a Mexican dollar. This handed
to Il gentleman on my right, who in turn
thought of Russia, snd, on opening his
hand, found a Russian silver piece in
place of the Mexican dollar. The jug
gler performed several other tricks dur
ing the voyage, but they were of a CON-
monplaoe kind and in no way cOmpar-
able 10 the coin trick, which l have never
seen riyaled.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-04

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-The following
letter was received at the office of the
New York Clipper this afternoon:
NEW YORK, January =, 1859.
TO the New York Clipper:
Having seen it Published that John L. SulIi-
van and has hackers vino are matching him
against Jake Kilrain for $40 JD0 side and the
Police Gazette diamond b5it representing - e
championship Of the world, are anxious to meet
state that Sir Kilrain or his representatives win
Inoes Sullivan and his hackers 1t the RosSin
House. Toronto. at II M. on Monday. Janua-
~ = to sign the articles. Hoo;ng this win suit
Mr.. Sullivan and ms representatives, ] remain
yours etc, Louis 3. ALIEN.
Several sporting men leave here for
Buffalo to be present at the signing Of the
articles.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-04
Wanted it Done Fasl,ionably.
Chicago Tribune.

"Inasmuch as the animal yen stole was
only a colt, - remarked the leader OF the
regulators, eve have decided to give
you torty-nine lashes with a horsewhip
instead Of hanging you. But we shall
lay them on well.
~ have only one favor to ask, gen
tlemeH. said the prisoner, pale, bat
unfinching.
s'What IS it?''
Gentlemen, he replied bitterly, ssI
have not always been a criminal and an
outcaSt. have moved in good society
and / know the customs that prevail
among our best people. [ VIII take as
favor, gentlemen, if yen will lay the
lashes on, as far rs possible, in regular
checks or djagonals. Perpendicular
stripes are not worn this season -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-04
FIRE RECORD.
Residence Burned.

Special to the Gazette.
TExARKAyA, Tex Jan. 8.-The hand
some and well furnished residence be-
longing to J /. D. and J. w Cattlett of
this city, at the Cotton Belt crossing
three miles from here, was burned last
night. 1t was occupied by Clark Cattlet,
the brother of the owners. The oecu-
pants were sleeping so soundly that they
knew nothing of the fire until the roof
was falling III. Nothing was saved.
The loss Is about $4,000; insurance, $500.
The cause Of the fire is unknown.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-04
Wealth in wives or Dogs.
BRAKES Magazine

In some parts OF Africa 3 man 5 wealth
is judged BIZ the number OF his wives. \
man with sixty wives g cooked upon as a
sort OF bonanza king. His wives prob
ably go out washing at 80 cents day, or
make shirts at 40 cents Il dozen. IN this
country a man 5 wealth is judged by the
number OF dogs he OWNS. The possesS0r
OF eight dogs IS generally too poor TO pay
school tax, and his wife takes in wash
ing
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-04
& coloraao Ctr arrfeb.

Special to the Gazette.
COLORADO, TEX. Jan. "a race was
matched to-day between Clay Mann's
black stallion and Alex Moore 5 bay
horse, quarter of mile for $500, TO be
run Saturday. : forfeit of $3.50 was PIT
up on each side These horses are the
best IN tins section, ana the race win be
q close one
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-04
Diferepee in Raw sfateriaI.
New YORK sun.

'sPa, - inquired Bobby, .''are ali the
people made OF dust?'
YES, yes, replied the father. who
was reading.
Aud IS everybody made of the same
kind? continued Bobby.
.Ne, no; some of them are made of
the cheapest kind OF dust to be had. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-04
ANOTHER visitor to HARRISON.

INDIANAPOLIS, ISD., Jan. Mrs.
Ellen Foster, the Iowa temperance lect-
urer, who was at the head of the organi-
zation of Republican women during the
late campaign, arrived in the city to-
day. She will call upon General Harris
on tomorrow and congratulate him.
She was his guest one day during the
campaign.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-04
A wretched Tranlp's Horrible Death.
New York Evening Sun.

A tramp named Thomas Mullen, thirty
eight years of age, crept through a win
dow into the boiler robin of the tugboat
w. H Bently, at India wharf, Brook
lyn, the other night, TO sleep. He rolled
on the bench upon which he retired and
fell between the boiler and the side Of the
boat. He was literally roasted to death.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-04
n sa,,p6s B;g.

NEW YcRE, Jaa. S.-The following
dispatch was received by Richard X Fox
this morning.
ST LOUIS, Il Jan. 8.
Eihajp win sign articles 70 fight with
John l. Sullivan for $50 600 and the
championship Cf the world at either
Toronto, OTTAWA 'AIontreal.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-04
Mean Speech OF Brand-New Benedict.
The Judge.

Mrs Bryde-Dear met I've quite
spoiled that batch of biscuits. What had
! better do-give 'em 10 the poor?
Mr.. Bryde-No, dear, no; not If you
love the poor. just whittle them down a
little and save them TO patch pu rat holes
with.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-04
-. -. Il ! -. 8
1In4l,lllie "a Cllicnao.

CHICAGO, ILI., Jan. S.-McAuliffe /,
the pugilist, and his trainer, Billy Mad
den. are al the fremont house.
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POPULATION CEN REPREsEN-
SUs 1880 TATIvES.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-18

vote the provisions for future appropria'
.!oas from the sinking fund was stricken
out By vote Of 5S to 45.
IN amendment offered by Mr.. Irby, of
Laurcns. who was one of the leaders IN
the fght for the bill, providing that not
more than $50, 900 in any one year and
that for rot more than six years should
be taken f-om the sinking fund for use
Of thc college, vas voted down.
"a The fourth section, giving the priVi-
!ece tax income to the college, the same
tactics were repeated, motion by Mr.
Hazard, of Georgetown, to strike out the
section being overwhelmingly defeated.
Ilr. Brawley, OF Charleston, then
moved to strike out ali that portion of
tbs section which provided for appropria-
Lioas year bg year IN future Of all pro.
cccds from the privilege tax. Lost.
I'll througb The debate the leaders in
10 tie specific provisions OF
Ele bill, 5;cssrs. BrGwley, Ggayaor, Nc
Crazy and uutson, expressed themselves
as heartily il favor Of the general meas
u.es. Calmness and fairness character
lied the debate.
". C. Eenct, mo had the bill in
charge, managed it with ability, tao: and
1iscrctioa.
Latc-.-By vote Of 81 to 4S the
House refuse 20 strike cut any portion OF
Section 4, SO that the provision remains
giving th-Gc-fiths OF the tag tax to the
Clemson College.
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December, 1888; to provids for the re
vision, digest>and arrangement OF the
statute laws of this State; to pay certain
expenses of elections in this State.
Bill to prohibit the sale OF furnishing
or giving OF providing to minors of
cigarettes, tobacco or cigarette paper, or
any substitute therefor, and to provide
penalties for the same, was passed.
Joint resolution to authorize and direct
the comptroller general of this State to
drawn his warrant on the State treasurer
to pay the Rev. John johnson the sum
of four hundred dollars for one hundred
full bound copies of his recently pub
iished historical narrative of the defense
of Charleston harbor, including Fort
Sumter and adjacen. islands, to become
the property OF this State, and to DC
placed in the libraries and other public
institutions of this State, was passed.
Senator Pope secured the passage Of al
amendment to this bill requiring these
books to be distributed to the libraries
of all the colleges in this State, both
male and female.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-18
Notes OF the Session.

The leaders Of the Clemson College
movement in the Legislature have assured
the trustees of the University that they
only want for their new college half of
the land scrip and all of the Hatch fund,
and that they will, not interfere with the
mechanical department Of the University,
and that they propose to vote to the
University the full sum Of money it
needs, $45, 900, on condition that the
Clemson College is allowed these funds.
The trustees have decided not to fight
the Clemson College. OF course the
agricultural department will oppose to
the last the dismembermcnt OF that DC
partment sni its subordination to the
trustees of tie Clemson College, and i:
will be or this issue that the contest will
wage most fiercely.
The Senate concurrent resolution pro-
viding for postponipg from the 18th to
the 18th inst. the election of q commls-
sioner and members Of the board Of agri-
culture and other officers was amended
by the House so as to provide for their
election on the 18th inst, and in such
shape returned to the Senate. This was
on NIr. Benet's motion, and carried out
the original purpose of the Clemson
College measures subordinating the COM
missioner of agriculture to the trustee of
that college and doing away with the
board Of agriculture shall be adopted
before an election be entered upon.
The Senate, by 8 vote of "A to II,
passed to a third reading the joint 1eso-
luton calling Constitutional Conven-
tion. The vote on the third reading
was II to 10. Less than two.thirds Of
the whole Senate having voted in the
affirmative, the joint resolution failed.
The joint resolution to amend the con-
stitution so as to provide for four JUS
tees of the Supreme Court was killed in
the Senate.
The Senate has passed resolution
recommending New York as the best
place for holding the Worlds Fair in
1898.
Mr.. Guess introduced resolution
limiting all speeches TO fifteen minutes.
The House promptly tabled the resolu-
ton.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-18
TLo Ncnn:c on tAc G:!!,

Special to the ereenvillc News.
COLUMBIA, S. c., December l3.-tor
a week the bill to establish and main
tain the Clemson Agricultural Coz
leee of South Carolina has s!ooc on
the calendar of the House as q special
order. To-day it was taken up and
the battle over It's adoption fairly be-
gun. There had been ample time for
friends and opponents to study tie
measure. There was 10 Gtte2p5 ct
srap judgement. AL day the House
has discussed the bill and also in the
evening session. So fur the fight h&5
been a distinct and signal success ioc
the bill. Though the ground has been
contested inch by inch in the face OF
yo,unineus efforts to emascu:ate and
curtail the bill, its friends have sue
ceeded in retaining ell its material
features.
When. the bill was called I'd the
sentiment Of the House o. lis general
merits was tested BY the vote OF the
motion of Mr.. McCcady, Of Charleston,
20 strike out the enaciing words: Inc
motion was killed by vote Of So 10
81. Then the contest was opened on
sections of the bill, Mr.. Hutsoa, OF
Hampton, moving TO amend the ir5S
section by allowing the title to one
half the land scrip fund to remain III
the hands Of the trustees Of the South
Carolina College anS giving the Inter
est only to the clemson trustees. Iha5
s1,an9nent was rejected.
Then Mr. Hutson moved TIA. tac
title TO funds given by the h:st and
second sectors of he bill, namely tne
land scrip and Hatch BIZ! .aHG5. Ae
vested in the six members 0. the board
O. trustees Of the Clemson Cot-@ge 70
be elected by the State. Che acend-
ment was accepted BY the friends ot
the measure and adopted without op-
position. -,
ceeds arising from the redemption OF
lands, leases and sales Of property og shg
sinking fund commissioners to Tax
use OF the Clemson College, W&:
reached. the big fight Of the da! cau2t
on. Ii was opened bg Mr. GraydoE, ol
Ab5cville, w::,o moved 10 strike out Tx
section, aud supported the motloa II
clear and able speech. lIr. Tinda!, o
Clarendon, led in defence Of t!1at feature
Of the bill GIr. Gra5dcn's motion wa;
lost.
of Mr.. Gra7don to strike c4t TIA. part o
the section providing FOR a2?2orEi;:tlas
the proceeds arising from TIC shaking
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NO. 2.

creed. And thus ended the services st
tie City Hall, which, although simple
and brief, were wonderfully impress.
siye, During this period tbe' immense
:hroDg, representing every conceiva-
Die variety Of religious aod social pre-
ii!ection, profession and nationality
stood in reverentis! silence and with
beads uncovered. 81 the conclusion
Of the religious services the casket ;.
was borne by detachment Of SOL
diers to handsomely decorated cais-
sca which had been especially prepared
for its reception am on which it was to-;
be conveyed 10 the cemetery. From the
caissoa arises catatalque, consisting of
q unique and beautifully designed canopy
measuring eight feet in length ard four
in with ard supported bJ six bronze
cannon braced with nuskets The dome 5
OF the canopy is ornamented in bronze
with fur.ed United States flags draped
on either side. The sides of the cata-
fa!que are superb!y draped in black cloth
with bullion iripges ana gimp. The
casket rested op slight elevation and
the caisson was drawn by six black
horses, two abreast, caparisoned in artil-
leEy banners and plumcs and each animal
led by soldier il uniform With mar
velious military precision tae various
bsttalions wheeled into lice, preceded by
a detachment OF the city police aud
followed in turn bg the clergy, pallbear-
ers, and soon by others in their respec-
tive order until the mammoth procession
was formed. The procession, after leav-
ing the City Hall, proceeded up St.
Charles to Callipe and from Callipe into
Camp, thence to Chartres, 10 St. Louis,
to Raiii ard carried il the direct route
to the cemetery. Il was an hour and ten
minutes passing given point.
As the grand funeral cortege trasersed
the streets, from the turrcts of every
church koell was tolied, the clsnk of
sa5res aad tramp OF iron-shod feet echoed
along the interninable line, while soulS
suDduipg dirges blended with the solemn
booming Of toe minute guns. The parts ;
OF the city not directly located on the.
lire OF march, or 10 snywise remote from
the scene Of the pageant, were literally
depopuiated, their inhabitaats having
gathered in countless numbers on the =
barquettes and IN other available places s
from which az easy view Of the marching Z;
columns could be had.