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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-07
POSSIBLY NOT IL VAIN.

Charleston &. CT News and Courier.
The furious family fight from
which We have just emerged will not
have been in vain, after all, il it shall
serve to warn US from drifting into
similar interesting but exceedingly
dangerous squabbles in the future.
THAT OLD DEMOCRATIC ROOSTER.
Charleston (w. va) Gazette.
We have fought tho battle to finish
and won We have captured the big Re.
publican gun; the old Democratic
rooster rose with the sun, and to the
four winds has voice sang Hcsory! Vic,
t0ry!l Vtotory!!!
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-07
ADfhAcilI o cOisp ffsOol.
baltimore American. Republlcan.

The success OF our friends-the
enemy-is about as complete as it could
possibly be in an off-year, and We are
not surprised that they are flushed with
Joy and victory. II is q glorious thing
70 DO on the winning side, and we hope
that they will enjoy themselves while
they can. Two years hence they will
have another big Haht and then we
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-07

Washington Post, Independent Republican.
The defeat of Mr.. Mckinley in dis
trict of which the normal Democratic
majority is not less than 1000 was to be
expected in the natural order OF events.
There are obstacles with no amount OF
personal popularity, no sagacity Of lead
ershlp, DO energy, aggresslveness' OF IN
genuity of campaign methods can over
Come. Holmes county, with its inter
rifed and unconvertible Democracy,
stands prominently out upon the canvass
in illustration Of this act.
Yet it will be admitted on all hands
that Mr.. Mckinley made a gallant
foht.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-07

children, must submit to be taxed for
the window glass through which the sun
shines into his lowly dwelling, and for
the coffin IN which his dear ones are
buried.
Tho question. shall we make the rich
richer and the poor poorer ? has been
decided in the negative.
The people are right.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-07
THE ENEMY NOT IN 1T.
Augusta Ca Chronicle.

Ats o'clock this morning it looks like
O tidal-waYe. The early indications Oh
Democratic victory have deepened into
a swell which extends from New Hamp-
shire to Iowa. The next House will un-
doubtedly be Democratic. IN
local issues Tillman and Tammany carry
Off the honors OF the day. and on gene
raj principles the South is still Solid
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-07

= The passage of the Mckinley
tariff bill, the circulars announcing high
or prices of necessaries and comforts for
the masses, and the notifications of lower
wages in some industries stirred the peO-
pie moro than any number OF brass
bands, and they gave free expression to
their views in their ballots.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-08

ing around in two or three columns Of
details it closed by saying that
"The decorations of the entire build
ing are beautiful beyond description.
There are scenes of Texas landscape,
birds, flowers, musisEb fRstruments,
views of the Gulfaaf Mexico with q rail-
road tFsstt6 over real water, all wrought
..by skfiIful hands from the product of the
soil. without and within, both as a
whole and in minute detail, the deeOra-
tions are indesoribably beautiful and
wonderful in artistic conception and ex-
ecution. -
Leaving the press and descending, or
ascending Gas the reader pIesses) to in
dividual opinion, we quote from the
Hon. Jonas Cleland, Mayor of Sioux
City, Iowa, who says:
''It would be impossible for me to in
dnlge in any extravaganza in saying, to
the people of this entire country, that
no more beautiful or more unique picture
was ever erected upon the face Of the
globe.
Hon. J. NJ. Thayer, of Nebraska, af<
ter viewing the Palace, said, it is a." PAL
ace of marvellous beauty rivallng in
grandeur a temple lined with gold and
silver and studded with precious gems,
made of Gods handiwork, of the fruits
of the field. We see here an abundance
of what Texas can produce. Everything
is beautiful, and everyone will say:
'WelI done, Fort Worth; well done,
Texas.
Gov. r. B. Hubbard, ex-minister 20
Japan, who has visited oriental coun-
tries, and seen the most skillful and
dsxtrous handiwork OF all nations,
said:
''This is a veritable wonderland.
Such artistic arrangements of the cereals.
such beautiful decorations, and such a
wonderful exhibit of marble, granite,
minerals and wood have never seen be-
fore -
This was was the verdict OF last years's
Palace, the maiden effort on the part of
the people of Texas.
The Palace this year will be much
larger, more comprehensive, and if skill
and experience can make it so, more
beautiful than that of last year. It
wen worth trip across the continent TO
see.
The famous Elgin band will be present
in full force and will discourse the finest
music ever heard in Texas.
The Palace opens May 10th and wiz
continue twenty-five days.
AL the railroads will make reduced
rates, good for thirty days, enabling you
to see sfTexas at q Glance"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-08

The Texas Spring Palace is an original
conception for presenting to the public
the products and resources of the state.
It is not fair, in any sense of the term !,
but "Karporama "a picture of the
fruits of the soil, the orchard, the gar
den, the farm, the forest, the mines,
the streams-each wrought into form
and shape with great ingenuity and ar
tistio skill. The visitor who attends the
Palace to see crazy quilts, lace handker-
chiefs, embroidery, thgeshfhg machines,
clothes wringers, etc., etc., will find
these articles conspicuous only by their
abseRce. The grains of the country he
sEiff find represented by beautiful pic
k'ture of the goddess of the forest, con-
structed of cereals, and clad in raiment
made of the same material, the whole
presenting a veritable picture, beautiful,
attractive and pleasing. Every product
of the soil is treated IN the same manner :,
and when finished the whole Palace pre-
sents more the appearance of a scene
products of the earth.
In addition to this the threshed grains
and other products are presented by
samples in show cases, on shelves and in
Sglass jars, neatly arranged for exhibi-
ton.
The birds of the state are there, treated
by the Faxidermist s art, and the fishes
swimming in their native element, il
glass aquariums. There are also the
song birds by the hundreds, whose voices
fill the building with sweet notes, attest
ing their appreciation of the beautiful
scene that surrounds them. II were
futile to attempt a description of this
wonderful work. A few have attempted
it, and we reproduce the efforts of some
of the more distinguished. The Fort
Collins (CoI.) Courier condensed the
whole in single sentence, exclaiming:
f'It rivals all the visions of youthful
fancy
The Bucyrus (ohio) Telegraph, rscog-
nizing the poverty of the English Ian
guage to do the subject Justice, said:
cit is indescribable. The greatest ex-
position ever before the people. One Is
dszed by the splendor which greets the
sye.''
The Evansville Qnd.) Courier said:
''It is magnificent structure, built
entirely of products from Texas. Il is a
grand object lesson, showing the world,
at glance, what Texas is, and what she
has TO offer to capital and Immigration. -
The st. Louis Globe Democrat made an
effort to enlarge upon it to some extent,
but it found the task of minute descrip-
ton hopeless one, and after founder
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-08

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE SPOT
MARKETS.
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, April THE following ars
the closing quotations for cotton on the spot to-
day at the leading markets, together with the
closing for middling Saturday, with to-da7's
GALES:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-08

The March report of the department of agri-
culture gives considerable attention to the pre-
vailIng depression in American agriculture.
The principal cause is referred to the inexora-
bic law of supply and demand. Corn, wheat
and other staples are cheap because OF over pro-
ductiou immigration has increased the popu-
lation 5000, 600 in ten years. Intercontinental
areas have been carved into farms, free to
tives and foreigners, opening millions of to
cultivation. Railroad extension has stimulated
LroductiOn and overwhelmed the East with
Western products. Speculation first and utih-
fsAtion afterward have produced results that have
astonished the world with plethora of bread
and meat. Extended comparisons show how, in
the progress of forty years, production has out
serious cause Of depression is the exorbitant
share of the farmers products taken by the
middlemen and carriers While growers receive
% to 30 per cent. less for beeves, con-
IS bought for three cents per quart and sold for
eight. The huckster often takes more for hand
hing product in day than the grower received
for producing a seasons growth. The sellers
profits on fresh fruits is suggestion of greed
and eXtortiOn. The army of dealers in futures
disturb the natural flow of trade, check exporta-
ton by a temporary rise, to be followed by
lower prices and greater fluctuations. Specu-
lators depress prices when gamers are full, and
boom them when farmers have nothing
to sell. The community is infested with
pestilent swarms of non-producers. The curse
OF speculation blights and consumes the result
OF honest industry. Leeches fasten every
product of labor and suck from it the Likelihood
Of profit Men who produce nothing, who
neither toll on the farms nor spin in the fac
tories. are absorbing the wealth of the country
BY combination without conscience and service
without equity. It is suggested that farmers
may be compelled to retail their own fruits and
vegetables. sell their own meats, and manu-
facture their own -FOUR American Banker.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-08
THE GAZETTE: FORT WORTH TEXAS. TUESDAY. APRIL $

Lake Shore .... 1O7ls
Louisville and NashTille..... ....-...... S4%
Missouri Pacific ex-div q
Northern Pacific ex-rights. ......--...-...--. 5ls
Northwestern 1II1s
New York Central - 49,. 5000. 1879
Paciic Mail ei'i d. : .''.'..... Soss
Reading ........... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40i2
Rock Island .........- 9lSs
st. Louis and San Francisco. 49,. .....-.--- 10
50. Louis and San Francisco, preferred.- S5,s
st. Paul, common. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6si4
st. Paul, preferred .............-. ......... ll3
Tennessee Coal and Iron.. -..-..--...-...-- 4y.4
Texas and Pacific .............-..........1 1884
Union Pacific. ....................... 49,. 62
Wabash, st. Louis andPacifc certificates 12t4
Wabash. St. Louis and Pacific preferred. 80. 26ss
Wells Fargo Express. .......-.-..-.-....l4O
Western Union Telegraph. .....-.........''' SIS
American Cotton on. 26%4
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe.............. SS$s
Denver, Texas s. Fort Worth certificates. 50
Denver and Rio Grande, preferred. 46ia
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-08
MEXICAN SECURITIES.
BONDS AND STOCKS.

NEW YORK. April 7.-Bonds and stocks
closed at the following prices bid:
'sa.~ BONDS.
U So as, registered. ..ss.ss..sGstssssEl22
=. O. as, coupon. .ss.s..-...-.--i
U s. 4ik,s, coupon. ...-.>9. 1855
Central Pacific 1's..S ......A............1 Illa
Denver and Rio Grande 4's........s. ...... 1884
Missouri 1Paeifc consolidated 6's. ...-.......
Missouri; Kansas and Texas general 6's.... 20
St. Louis and Iron Mountain general U.s.. SSI.
st. Louis and San Fran. general mortgage. no
Texas and Pacific land grants ............... 923s
Texas and Pacific Rio Grande' s............. 3sis
STOCKS.
Central Pacific. .......... 49,. ,..,......... 81
Chicago and Alton. ........-... ......... 1S
chicago, Burlington and Quincy. ...... 1855
Delaware and LSckawRnna. ................. 1855
Denver and Rio Grande. .-............. -. Is
Erie, common. Observation-Disclosures ....- 245s
Fort worth and Denver. ..........-.
Houston and Texas Central. .......-..
Illinois Central. ......... .................11 III
Kansas and Texas. ...................a.,..... 81
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-08
COTTON MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL FUTURES
Spscjs1 TO the Gazette.
LIVERPOOL. April 7.--Holiday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-08

Dictionary to- aztfsnhe forwarding two annual
subscriptions 20 the Daily GAZETTE and SO in
cash.sssf 90
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-08
EXCHANGE AT NEW YoRE
EXCHANGE AT NEW ORLEANS.

Special to the Gazette.
NEW ORLEANS, La, April Z.
sterling-Commercial. 50 days.....4 81 GA S4b
Francs-Comnercial. 81 dsys.......6 205s
New York sight-Bank 100 premium
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-08
NEW YORK FUTURES

NEW YORK. April 7.-Cotton-Futures closed
quiet, but steady, to points higher on some
months. n IN others.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-08
ON CHANGE
Spot Cotton Unchanged: Futures in
Some Cases Higher. Others Lower.
Wheat opened Strong, Fluctuated Narrowly
and Closed at an Advanee-COfee and
Wool Markets Unchanged.
Daily Review.
OFFICE OF THE GAZETTE,
FORT WORTH. TEX. April Z, 1890

Business was quite brisk to-day in all retail
departments; wholesalers. too, doing a good
city trade, while their out-of-town orders were
many.
In reviewing the general markets of the city,
all commodities are reported in adequate supply
for the good demand, with a firm tendency,
though there are no changes in quotations OF
any note.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-08
FINANCIAL

FINANCIAL.
BRITISH CoNSoLS
Special to the Gazette.
LONDON, April 7.-Easter holidays.
EXCHANGE AT NEW YORK
Special TO the Gazette.
New YORK. April z.
Sterling-Bank, 60dsys. ......... 85d4 s5t4
Sterling-Commercial so days. 4 s4l2'G4 SIsL
acknowledgements 60 days 94is
Francs-Bank. so days............ 1885
Commercial 60 days. ........ 205s
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-08

Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, April Mooney loaned at easy
rates throughout the day; the closing rate was
per cent, the lowest; the highest was per
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-08

New, YoEK. April 7.-Bonds and stocks
closed at the following prices bid:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-08

sterlng-Steady; posted rates. 4.851aa4.SS.
Coffee-Spot cargoes, firm; fair Rio cargoes,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28
A $4,000 Pigeon Shoot.

Very quietly the preliminaries of the biggest
affair in the way of a pigeon-shooting contest
at live birds ever brought off in this country
have recently been completed. The match is
an outcome Of the recent meeting between II.
Yale Dolan of Philadelphia and Dr. Knapp of
New York, in which it will be remembered the
young Philadelphia suffered defeat. After
this match the members of the Riverton gun
club asked Charles Manchester, their champion,
to meet DIR. Knapp i'll IA match sufficiently try
ing to thoroughly test the respective ability OF
these two crack shots. Mr.. Manchester gave u
ready acquiescence.
The match will be shot in three divisions, of
which the respective conditions are Ms follows
First divison-To shoot at 100 live pigeons. 30
yards rise, 80 yards boundary, for $1,000 side.
Second division-To shoot at 200 live pigeons,
80 yards rise, so yards boundary. Third divs-
ion-To shoot at 200 live pigeons, 80 yards rise,
30 yards boundary from trap pole. In addition
TO the stake money at issue on each match a
bet of IS 900 q side has also been made on the
result OF the contest.
Thus 1t will be seen that the total amount at
stake in the contest amounts to no less than
sic, 600, which is believed to be the largest
amount ever shot for at pigeon match in this
country. The llveliest possible interest is al
ready manifested i'll the contest in amateur
sporting circles, both here and in New York
The three divisions Of the match will be shot
on the 9Th, 8th and 10th OF next month respect
lively, on the grounds of the Westminster KEN
mel club at Babylon, LII
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28
BOUNTY FOR LARGE FAMILIES.
The Quebec Legislature Passes an Act
of Rather Novel Description.


The Quebec legislature has Just passed an ac'
of a novel description. The act, which has now
the force of law, provides that bounty of IO(
acres Of land shall hereafter be granted te
every head Of a family Of twelve living legiti
mate children.
Col. Rhodes. the minister of agriculture, who
is one Of the few Engiishmen in the legislature
in proposing the measure said the Quebec gov.
eminent was only continuing an idea inaugu.
rated by Louis Kills great minister, Colbert
who granted 800 livres annually to the father oil
every family of ten children and 400 livres te
every family Of twelve children. besides e
livres to each youth marrying at twenty and
the same to every girl married at sixteen. The
intention of the bill was to attach the people to
their native country, and this, the commits.
sioner of agriculture claimed. could best be at
tanned by increasing the family circle and Gre
ating family patrimony.
Premier Mercer, the head of the government,
who supported the measure, attributed the
marvellous growth of the French race in Amer
lea to their religious observance of marriage
as a sacred rite, and declares that the proposed
law was intended a tribute to their virtues
The act was passed unanimously by the legis-
lature.
Curious to relate, the first one to avail HIM
self OF Its provisions was the speaker pro tenn.
OF the legislature, F. Y. Lemieux, who is the
father of twelve hearty children. Families of
Twelve children are very common event in
quebec, aud eighteen to twenty children is not
surprising number in French Canadian
family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28
BALTIMORE AND ONO RAuRo.n


Leave Washington from station corner of New Jersey
For icbic.vo az. avenue and street
express asily 20 IN, express $50 pm A'''''0
fEr Gntinnsti ST Louis and Indianapolis, express
tor pi:,sbury and Cleveland. vestbuIed Limited
For Le,ington and Local stations I 10 ;3Oan.
For iursy & s anu way Ss, ssa0ns BOZ
Tor Baitimore. Week days. 100. 100. 40, go
s:3Y; 90 s:45, u 900. ~ 100. As minutes, a M.
FRI !, 3 s5 5sS. 60 7IS, as. s'SS:
2:Sy A5 minute- 525. 20. 80. so. 7:i0. :45.
For Way stations between Washington and Balti.
more. 5:Co 64O. 80 12:lO $40, :35. 1:2Q.
go II 30 pm anaaSs s:oo A"l' l;io' $40. 4:aa'
Trans issys Baltimore for Washington, week days,
4i5 sou So cS S aSi 10 90 GO
Mo $50 800 i6 SS i to
For ~ AnnspSi,s 20 and $3.50 am. 12 10 and 20
Hap9hs 9;tS ana 30 AIN. 1905 and $3.50 pm
:, FOR stations on the Metropolitan Branch. t6:4a
az AM 10 pm for principal stations only;
Tor RocEviile and Way stations. "a .a5 pm.
for daithersburg and intermediats points, '9:O0I
Tor boyds and intermsdiaie stations. 700 PM.
Church train leaves Washington on Sunday at LILO
p.M stopping at all stations on Metropoltan Branch
-, FOR Frederick, ~ 40. II 10 am f3:lO t4:3V y
FOR hagerstown, til 20 am. and IS 80 pm.
Trains arrive from Chicago daily IL AS m. and
ITO y. IN. from Cincinnati and St. Louis daily 3:45
a. M and I. 30 pm. from p1ttsburg 40 an. 6:oJ
pm. daily
MEN YORK AND PHILADELPHIA DIVISION.
for New York, Trenton. Newark and Elizabeth, n
iO:1O pm. Buffet parior cars on all day trains
e
ov $500 '3;2O az 100 am, '2:3V. 400. -1:l0
and 1880 PM
for intermediate points between Baltimore and Phil
adelpha, to 100 and 81 20 sl2 10 1871 pm
night.
Trains leave Philadelphia for Washington s4:40.
'S;lo. A ~ An, Z so, 4 40. $40, q 40 pm
FOR Atlantic City - 90 am and 100 N sun
days :OU I'm. and 1890 noon.
Except SUNDAY. Daily. sSunday only.
Baggage called Tor and checked from hotels and res
licences by Union Transfer Co. orders LETT 1t ticket
ofhces "a and 1851 IN. ave. and 1t Depot.
J. l. ODELI, CHAS. U. SCUL1.
do Gen. Manager Gen. Pass. AIT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28
RAILROADS.
: lcIM,oSP AND DANyILLE RAILROAD co.

II edmond AND DANyILLE RAILROAD co.
~ Schedule in effect JANUARY 10, 1890.
ton, Gordonsville, Charlottesville, Lynchburg and
stations between Alexandria and Lynchburg Roanoke.
h,ianta istol Knoxville. Chattanooga and Memphis.
ID am;-Fast Mail daily for Culpeper Char
iottesvile. stations Chesapeake and Ohio Route
tween Lynchburg and Dsnvle, Gireensboro' Raleigh,
hsheyllle, Charlotte Columbia, Augusta, Atlanta,
calinrna p Mi1,n,somery. New Orleans TEXAS and
and Pullman Sleepers Atlantis to New Orleans. Pull
man Sleeper panyille to Columbia and Augusta. Pull
Route. "
2:3O p.m.--Daily. except Sunday, for Manassas.
o 80 pm;-Daily via lynchburg, Bristol and Chat
tanooga- Pullman vestibue Sleepers Washington to
Memphis, connecting thence for ali Arkansas points
40 rm-Western Express daily for Manassas
Cnpeper Orange, Charlottesville. Staunton, Louis
vile, Cincinnati. Pullman Vesiibulo train Washing
vile. "
>, IL 100 pm.-southern Express daily for Lynchburg
Danxiiie' ksieigh, Asheville. Charlotte. Columbia,
augusta Atlanta, Montgomery, New Orleans, Texas
and California. Pullman Vesti6ule Car W ashnrton to
New orleans via Atlanta and MONTGOMERY. Pullman
and Georgia Pacific railway. and Pullman Sleeper
Washington to Asheville and Hot Springs, c., via
salisbury Also Washington to Augusta via Dznville
Trains on WASHINGTON and Ohio division leave WASH
ngton zoo d m daily except Sunday and 40
returning leave Round Hill 90 m daily and II I'd
= m. daily except Sunday. arriving Washington $3.50
Through trains from the south via Charlotte, Dam
vile ana Luxembourg arrive in Washington 1903 am
and q 10 pm; via East Tennessee, Bristol and
peake and Ohio route and Charlottesville at a4s pm,
and 7:lO pm. and 03 sm strasburg local at 10 Al
Tickets sleeping reservation and information
syyahia aye and at Passenger station, Pennsylvania
ja2O JAS L. TAYLOR. Gen. Pass. Agent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28
"Jimo Starr Dying.

"Jim" Starr, a noted horse thief, who was
shot by United States deputy marshal near
Ardmore, 1T, last week, is dying of his wounds
in the Jail hospital at Fort Smith, Ark He
was the husband Of the famous female bandit.
Bella Starr who was assassinated a year ago
while riding along the road near her home.
Starr was under indictment for horse stealing.
He gave bond and left his bondsmep in the
lurch. For eight months officers have watched
for him and last week they located him in a
cabin which they covered with Winchester
rifles, leaving their horses back in the brush
Starr discovered them in time to mount his
horse and get start. leaning forward in his
saddle and shooting back with his pistol The
officers returned the fire with their Win
chesters, one Of the balls passing through the
ing him to the ground. The horse was also
killed by a different shot fred at the same
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28
The Kniffin INQUEST Concluded.

The coroner's inquest into the cause of the
death of Myra Kniffin, who was murdered Jan.
uary at Trenton, NJ, has been concluded
After exhausting oil his witnesses late last
night Coroner Bower announced to the jury
that the testimony was all in and that there was
nothing further for them to do but return their
verdict. In all the testimony heard there was
brought out as a suspect one George Nelson,
who is believed to be the man known to Officer
Peck as Henderson. The first witness called
was James Murphy, the father Of the murdered
woman. His testimony was of the strongest
character in favor Of the accused girl, Miss
Purcell. He stated that the deed was commit
ted by burglars az that George Nelson, a hard
character about town, was one of them. Police
Officer Peck testified to seeing DIR. Kniffn's
front door open on the night of the murder
and OF meeting suspicious character by the
name OF II. E. Chamberlain a short and heavy
set man. Other witnesses were then called,
and the testimony given further strengthened
the burglar theory and Of the innocence of the
girl. The jury was still out late last night with
no prospect of ar agreement