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Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29
QUONG LEES WIFE.

Assistant Secretary Tichenor Decides
That She Must Remain In China.
WASHINGTON, March %. ~ Assistant
Secretary Tichenor has written letter
to Mir. Quong Lee, Of Plattsmouth, Neb.,
in answer to a question whether he
could send to China for his wife and
child.
"You state" says Mr.. Tichenor in re-
ply, "that you intend to become citi-
zen of the United States, and have made
declaration of such intention. You init
mate that you are wealthy, but you fail
to answer the question propounded to
you in the departments letter Of the lst
inst, as to the nature of J our occupation
in this country.
From the endorsement of District
Judge Hapman on your letter, it ap-
pears that you are engaged In the laun
dry business, but such occupation does
not exclude you from the class of labor
ers, nor can you claim immunity for
your relatives from the Chinese restrict
i've acts, by reason of your declaration
OF intention to become a citizen of the
United States, since the law of May 6,
1882, prohibits the admis non of any
Chinese persons to citizenship.
''As your wife and children do not ap-
pear to have ever resided in the United
States, they cannot be admitted to entry,
otherwise than upon the production of a
certificate from the Chinese govern
ment declaring them to be persons other
than laborers, such certificate being, I'M
der law, the sole evidence permissible to
establish right of entry into the United
Ctotoc
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29
BOWLING WINDS.
The Damage Wrought in the Coun-
ty by tho Storm Thursday Night.

Huntsville from its sheltered position
sustained no injury by the bowling cy-
clone that swept over the country on
Thursday night but the outlying districts
were not so fortunate.
The storm was quite severe in the nor
thern end of the county, but the only loss
of life so far reported was that the wife of
Joe Hereford,a "a colored citizen living in the
neighborhood of the Huntsville Nurseries.
She was struck by lightning and instant
ly killed.
At Cluttsville the wind howled with a
fury that was appalling, and scattered
fences in every direction. Barns were
unroofed and trees uprooted, but no one
was hurt.
Near Deposit school house was blown
down under whicha a number of hogs were
penncd and our information is to the ef-
feet that the porkers were killed.
The bridge across the creek on the
turnpike near Meridianville which was
neatly rooted in was struck by the terrific
gust and although two young ladies with
their escorts were under it at the time
they were not hurt.
At Owens x Roads the damage was
confined to barnsAnd outhouses. Miles
of fences in the path of the storm were
destroyed.-Mercury.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29

fined to the burning building and saved
the surrounding property.
The Donegan House was the property
OF the M. q G. railway company, and at
the time of its destruction was tenanted
by number OF families, both white and
black, and was to all intents and pur-
poses tenement house. Most of the
tenants saved their household goods, but
had lively tusseling to accomplish that.
This venerable hostelry was built in
F1S56 and was quite famous hotel in its
day Long before the railway authorities
conceived the idea of breaking faith with
the people of Huntsville this hotel was
the stopping place for meals of the trains
that passed both east and west each day.
1t was managed in its early days by Mr..
c. M. Venable and was in all respects a
strictly first class hotel 1t was here in
the first year of the war that Major
Wheat's regiment of Louisiana Tigers"
was entertained at dinner, while on its
way to Virginia. Many of our citizens
remember the Tigers" A fierce band
were they, and to their credit be it said
they made their prowess felt against un-
equal odds at the first Bull Run fight.
For some years after the close of the
hostilities the Donegan House fourished
but finally fell into state Of inocuous
desuetude, when the trains ceased stop
ping here for meals. What insurance, if
any, was on the building, we have been
unable to arn.-Mercury. =
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29
THE UNITED PRESS.
Extra ordinary Time In Reporting the
Oxford Cambridge Race.

Extraordinary Time In Reporting the
Oxford-Cambridse Race.
NEW YORK, March 28.-The announce
ment of the result of the Oxford Cam
bridge boat race, in London Wednesday
was sent over the various telegraph cir
cults of the United Press within one
minute and half of the time that the
bow of the Oxford boat crossed the
finish line. This extraordinary feat was
accomplished through the courtesy and
cooperation of the Direct Cable CONF
pany, whose Office in this city was con-
nected by wire with that Of the United
Press. the London Office being con-
nected with Mortlake, thus practically
making a continuous wire connection
between the scene of the finish of the
race and the general offices of the Uni
ted Press on Broadway. The dispatch
was filed three-quarters of minute
after the result of the race was known,
and the actual time occupied in trans
mitting it to New York and in sending
it over the United Press circuits was be-
tween forty and forty-five seconds.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29
FIRE SWEPT.
Two Alarms Yesterday.
An lncipient Blaze in the Base
ment of Gilbert's Drug
Store.
The Old Done9an House Near
the Depot. Burned to
the Ground.

About II o'clock yesterday morning
the fire alarm called the brigade into ac-
ton owing to fire that had broken out
in the basement Of the drug store under
ihe Opera House. The fire was caught
in its embryo stage and was quickly
quenched by the prompt action OF the
brigade.
The basement was packed with glass,
lamp black, paints, phials, ETC., and the
damage sustained will not amount to
over $50. 1t was caused by some un-
thinking hoodlum tossing the ignited end
OF cigarette through the opening from
the street. This corner has long been a
favorite lounging place for number OF
lazy loafers, on whom the "move on
law should be visited to the fullest ex-
tent.
The effective work of the fire depart
ment and the GOODNESS displayed. soon
put quietus to the ravages of the flames.
Mr.. Gilbert's loss, though fortunately
slight. is fully covered by insurance.
The fire company had just reached
their headquarters, when another alarm
was turned in, and they wheeled into
line again, this time to give battle to one
of the most destructive fire that has Wis
tied the city in years.
THE DoNEGAN HOUSE,
which in ante bellum days was famous
hostelry, was wrapped in flames The
fire originated in the kitchen, but from
what cause could not be learned, and
soon spread over the vast pile. By be-
roic efforts the brigade kept the fire con-
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Condensation of Interesting Ite,ns on
Various Subjects.
Wyoming will be edmittedsSs
Archbishop Heiss, of Milwaukee, is dead.
Butterworth's option bill will be favora-
bly, reported.
The Cherokee strip Is now practically de-
serted by the 'soonersS
Another "Rubens" is said to have been
discovered in New York.
The Kentucky house passed the bill pro
hibiting the sale of lottery tickets.
An English syndicate is trying to buy
the Danville, Va, tobacco factories.
The Kansas Farmers Alliance declared
against the reelection of Senator Ingalls,.
A dead baby that was being walked Il
Brunswick, N. j., opened its eyes and cried.
Adam Koch, a travelling insurance agent,
has been missing from his home at Mans
field, O., for week.
A subordinate lodge of the Farmers AL
lance has been organized in Prairie town
ship, Holmes county, o.
Miss Ida Massie, aged IS years, made an
unsuccessful attempt at suicide, at Win
chester, U by taking arsenic.
The spring term of Depauw university, at
Greencastle, Ind, opened Wednesday with q
large attendance in all departments
The ex- Confederate soldiers of New York
city propose to inaugnrate a camp of ex-
members of the Confederate army and
navy.
Investigation Of the books of ex-City
Treasurer Herman Hansheer. of Laporte
Ind, has developed a shortage of over
$1,000
The putrid remains of Catharine Dare, an
aged woman, were found in her room in q
Baltimore tenement. She was last seen q
week ago.
Charles Ball, of Middletown, O., while
beating his way on an Erie freight train, fell
under the wheels near Kent, O., and wes ss.
riously injured.
At Senaca, Pendleton county, w. Va, q
12-year-old son of George Cunningham was
crushed to death by tree. which he had
felled with an ak.
A syndicate of New York and Augusta
capitalists has purchased several thousand
acres of land in South Carolina on the hills
opposite Augusta, Gs.
The house of Dominick Tyler, at Canton,
O., was entered by burglars Wednesday
morning, duu Itcoii ~ f1soAV nOTtu OF leWelTy
and some money taken.
L. R. Fulda, president OF the California
Athletic club, says he thinks Sullivan and
jackson will meet at San Francisco. and
that the club will raise $20, 600 purse.
The stolen articles of jewelry found in the
cellar of James G. Tuthilrs house, in Mont
Clair, n j., have been identified by fourteen
separate charges have been made agains,
him.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29
FEMALE FOOTPADS.
A Chicagoan Held Up and Robbed in the
Most Approved Manner by Women

A Chicagoan Held Up and Robbed in the
Most Approved Manner by Women.
CHICAGO, March 28.-Lincoln Shannon
a clerk, was robbed by female footpads
Wednesday night. Shannon was stroll
ing along near Van Buren street, when he
was suddenly confronted by two women
with revolvers. They requested him to
hold up his hands. and he promptly
complied One of the women then went
through his pockets.
The women were respectfully dressed
and heavily yelled. One was a very
large and strong looking woman, and
the other was Of medium height. Hav-
ing completed their investigations in his
pockets, securing So or 81 and some
papers, the women ordered Shannon to
''git out" He accordingly got, with an
energy that was largely the result of the
knowledge that the women pointed re-
volvers toward him as he retreated,
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29
shot His Former Employer.

New YORK, March 28.-Superintend-
ent Alfred D. Moulton. of the Steinway
Surface railroad system of Long Island
City, was shot and fatally injured at that
place by a discharged driver, John
for years, causing his discharge at sew
eral places. A few minutes later ex-
Alderman Delahanty attempted to shoot
William H. Williams, brother of In
spector Williams. of New York. The
revolver was knocked from Delahanty s
hand, and he was locked up. The
trouble arose oTer some money trans
actions. De.ahanty has held many offices
of trust in Long Island City.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29

!respeter Of persons. The present
movement of che white farmers of
the state, is destined to failure just
as the Republicans in the past have
failed because Democracy controls
the count at the primaries and at
the polls. There canuot be auy hope
Of r. form i'm Alabama, of the abuses
in our state government until"a free
fhallot and fair count" is possible.
Upon this reform all other REFORMS
depend. For this a right, preserva
tive, of all other rights.
The southern question has been
prominently brought before the
country. as part Of the plan Of
Democratic agitation. The asser-
ton Of the fear Of negro supremacy
is delusion, not believed in by those
who the most loudly proclaim it.
The contest now involved in the
South +rn question is economic and
political, not rectal.
The results of the last thirty years
Of American history, are not rever-
sible. The sooner this fact is ..recog.
mixed the better. Let all under
stand that progress, from this point,
means going forward, not backwards.
The success Of the Republican party,
means the protection of the civil
rights of all, and the protection of
American labor and industry. togath
er with the means to support an ad-
equate system of public free com.
mon schools. There are the agen
cies which must be recognized and
supported by the people, as the only
way to achieve full development,
of the resources of our State. The
convention can do much to silence
;actional discord, and selidlY the
ranks Of the party in this State
Only in unity and harmony is there
hope Of future success.
A grand opportunity is before the
Republicans of Alabama. First
among the States to speak and act
in a Congressional election year
since a Republican administration,
and a Republican Congress has re-
kiudled the hope of popular rights
1t will be the first to send words of
endorsement and encouragement to
the National Government, now Re-
publican in all its branches.
So let all Republicans in this State
once more arouse themselves to their
old time enthusiasm. and come to-
gether in spirit Of concord and Of
peace for the common good of all.
Every indication now warrants the
prediction that the Republican Con.
vention hereby formally called, will
be the largest. the most representa-
tive and harmonious body Of Repub-
licans which has assembled in Ala
bama for years. Let us all work to
common end, and crown its labors
with beneficial results.
Very respectfully,
H. A. WILSON, Secretary.
R. A. MosELEY, JR., Chairman Re-
publican State Executive Com
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29
THE FLOOD.
Lowlanas Of Mississippi and Ar
kansas Apparently DO)mad.
The LAVeeS on Both Banks
Continually Breaking.

Work Suspended on the Creyas e MT Ar
ksnSas City-That Means Devastation
to That Scction-Rescuing Parties Or
ganized-Live Stock win Perish by
Thousards-Tents for SuG .rers.
CINCINNATI, March 2s.-The following
was received from Memphis Thursday
afternoon:
The lowlands of Mississippi and Ar
kansas seem to be doomed. Levees are
continually breaking and the floods are
practically beyond control Work on
the crevasse at Arkansas City has been
suspended, which means devastation for
that section.
At Skipwith.
At Skipwith, sixty miles below Green
vile, big levee broke Tuesday morn
ing, overfowing the little town and
sweeping away several houses. The
break was instantaneous. A leading
citizen, standing in four feet of water
and holding his child on his shoulders,
telephoned an appeal for a skiff and
boats to rescue the drowning people.
He had seen two of his neighbors
drown close to him and expected that
many more would suffer the same fate.
He claims that the people living in the
country cannot escape. Repeated warn
ings had no effect on them, as they felt
secure behind their big levces. The
break is bad and the levee is melting
like a snowbank.
Rescuers OrGaniz@.
Rescuing parties in boats and skiffs
have been organized at various points.
The negroes in the bottoms are panic
stricken, and many of them will be
drowned. Live stock will be drowned
by the thousands. as no provision has
been made for removing them, and the
government boats patrolling the brooks
can do no more than rescue human
lives.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29

This gives three hundred and thir-
tyf four delegates, as the total men,
bership Of the convention.
The committee further directed
that in al. counties, where there is no
regular existing Republican organ
ization, that the Republicans call a
mass convention, at some conven-
lent time and place, in such conn
ties, at which the delegates to which
such counties may be entitled in the
convention be elected.
In carrying out the further direc-
ton of the committee, have this to
say, that the Republican party is,
despite its past failures, in a vigor
Gus condition. That, uotwithstand-
ing the fact that the count is still
under Democratic control, the par
ty affiliation Of the people thereby
unknown, and their will subordin 4
ted to the caprice Of governing jun
to. Yet the hope is not vain, that
the people of the state will soon real
ize the truth of what some of the
Democratic papers of North Ala
say: That the control Of the state
by the ballot-box stufing element OF
Black Belt Democracy, is not only
Boss rule but negro Domination.
Their unlawful expedients" by
which this control is maintained. are
hurtfnl to the state, at home and
abroad. For it proclaims the fact,
that in a government (which is in
theory government by the major
ity-that in practice it is the unlaw-
full rule Of the few, who nulliiy the
constitution and the laws, both state
and national, and govern by fraud
and intimidation.
It is impossible for our Democratic
to long "dwell together in unity" in
this state. When the negro vote Of
the "Black Belt is so counted, as
to keep the spoils of victory and of
office from the white Democracy of
the mountains.
Time will but the more plainly
show the fact that only in the sue
cess Of the Republican party, is there
any hope of a government by the
people, Of the people and for the
people," For it is only the Repub.
lican party, which is loyal to the peo-
pie and obedient to the popular
will.
The truth of these facts is already
seen in the angry struggle now ra>
gins in the ranks of the Alabama
Democracy. When the white farmers
Of the state, tired Of the unequal
unjust and tyrannical control of the
machine and bosses; seek to reform
abuses within the ranks of the
Democratic party. they are turned
upon with rage and denounced,
because torsooth they propose to ex-
ercise their rights as free men.
Throw off the control of the machine
and substitute therefor the rule of
the people. When il comes to an
electoral count Democracy Is no
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29
Places Filled by CoIored Laborers.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 90. -
The South Tredegar iron works, of this
city, closed ostensibly for repairs, and
when their men reported for work they
were told that they were discharged 1t
seems that their places are to be filed
by colored laborers, who will puddle
iron at the rate of $3.50 per ton, as
against $3.50 heretofore paid There
may be serious trouble between the old
and new hands.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29
ClarksOn to Resign.

BALTIMORE. March 26.-The Sun says:
ut can be stated authoritatiYely that
First Assistant Postmaster General Clark
son will resign at no late date. When
MIR. Clarkson accepted the Office it was
with the understanding that he would
leave it at the end of a year
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29

On April 4, the new extradition Isal i-.
between England and the United oI~'s raa.
goes into effect, and after tha' dn'' ,,s
ada will no longer be a harbor oi i'''
for American defaulters.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29
Horribly Crushed.

BALTIMORE, March 2S,-The Ameri-
cans special from Romney. w. Va.
saws the l2-year-old son of George Gun
ningham, residing at Seneca, Penelton
county. was killed Wednesday by tree
which he felled with an ak, falling upon
him. The little fellows bones were
broken in every part of his body.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29
A Runaway.

Yesterday new horse that DR.. Dement,
was trying before purchasing, proved
itself to be the very opposite to what the
good doctor wants in piece of horse
flesh. 1t made things lively on West
Holmes Street for little while, dam
aging shade trees and finally demolishing
the buggy to which it was hitched.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29
Remembering Lost Fishermen.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, March 26.-A
largely attended memorial service for
fishermen lost from this port during the
past two years was held Wednesday night
in city hall. Rev. D, Bates, of Boston,
delivered an eloquent address.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29
KANSAS FARMERS
Resolutions Adopted by the Al
lance Conference.
United States Senator John j.
ingalls, Roasted"

What Has He Ever Done In the Inter-
est of the Agricultural and Laboring
Element of Kaasas?-Not a Political
Organization--South tn Carolina Farmers
Association Convention.
Topeka, Kan, March 28.-The follow
ing is an outline of the resolutions
adopted by the Farmers Alliance con-
ference in session here:
First st-Demanding legislative enact
ment apportioning the shrinkage of
farm values, that are under mortgage
obligations, by reason of contraction
of the circulating medium or other un-
just legislation between the mortgagor
and the mortgage in proportion to their
respective interests at the time the mort
gage was drawn.
Second Demanding that congress ap-
point committee to investigate the
original bill relating to National bonds,
for the purpose of ascertaining whether
the word for" was erased, and the
word latter" substituted, making the
bonds payable with the premium of 20
or 2j per cent.
Third demanding the election of
Uni ell SAFES senators by direcs vote of
the ,eoine.
10 rt.i Iemandin; til, election of
railroad commissioners by dlrec5 ose OF
the people and that they be given
piy afF lowers to regul,.,e g,i.4i as is
no the law in Iowa.
i fiji i 'cmandin, III It ali amend
men; 20 the stat constitution te suo-
Elittted 20 the people allowing the legis-
latiy, en2Gt.lcnt OF exemption OF Il me
1t1 IL .,at hr tha e..
taxa on. &n.i that culIajv, stem
of IA a~.on DE levied Oh Ian Is !,cl for
spcIAi tive purposes by non I tit-.
al !, Or co-porat ons. n p . tor;lon to
the l.rCre;toe OF val ,ation.
Sixth iteyom .iiend.n, tn or ami a.
ton by the alliance OF 4 leisure DURAN,
whi,'l shat! provide iectlrers foG the
better educ: ion of the mem lers of the
OrG~r
Seventh ecommenlinE That the
take paid by I'd lroads built bv the aid
OF coonty bonds shall be part OF the
county ., ilvoi funds, and where loN IL
ship. nave Ueen bonded. taxes 30 a"crl
ing aholld be divided among III SCH oi
dlstrics S cf the townships.
i he eighth resolution is as 10 10 80;
"NotWithS anding the fact thai john j.
lngailo has represented i an5aS for
eigii cen years ia the United S ates SEN
ate, it S c difficult matter for his con
stitgentS 10 point to 4 single measure lie
has ever championed in the interest of
the gre;.. agri .ul5ur.ll and laboring eIe-
mGnt OF Kansas, and we Will not sup
port, hy our votes CT influence, any can
didate for the legislature who favors his
reelection to the United States senate. :"
A proposition to make the alliance a
political organization was defeated.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29
Three Lives Lost.

CAIRO, Ill, March 28.-John Myers
wife and two daughters were drowned
Tuesday night near Villa Ridge by the
collapse of Myers house, which had been
undermined by the overflow from the
rivers. Myers escaped.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29
SOUTH CAROLINA FARMERS.

Unusual Interest Taken in the State Con-
vention of Their Association.
New YOaK, March 29.-A special to
The World from Columbia. S. c., says
unusual interest is manifested in the
Farmers association state convention
which met there Thursday. The farm
ers issued a manifesto several weeks ago
charging that the state was now being
governed by an '.aristocratic oligarchy,'
and calling this convention which is to
nominate a candidate for each state
office, from governor down, to be put in
the field for ratification or rejection by
the next Democratic state convention.
The manifesto contained the most
serious charges against the state govern
ment and the Democratic party, cor
ruption and rings being freely referred
to. A special reference was made to the
frequent lynchings, which are attributed
to bad laws and their efficient admins
tration.
Thirty counties will be represented in
the convention by about 800 delegates.
Five counties refuse to have anything to
do with the convention.
The extremists wish to nominate Capt
Ben. Tillman for governor. The con-
servative wing believe in awaiting the
action of the regular state convention,
while it is hardly probable that the Till
NANTES will have the numerical strength
to control the convention, and it is be-
ieved that the effort to make nomina-
tions will fail
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29

s<ROONS OF THE REPUBLICAN STATE EXECUTIVE
CoAAIrTE, Montgomery, Alabama
March 18th 1880.
To the Republicans Of Alabama:
In compliance with resolution Of
the Republican State Executive
Committee, adopted on the 25th, ult.
at its meeting in this city,a state con-
vention of the Republican, party is
hereby called to meet in the city OF
Montgomery. on Wednesday, the
4th day Of June, 1890, at II o'clock
a. m.
~ The representation from the sever
al counties in the convention, will be
as follows towit:
Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29

An unknown man sent Poslllla't.'
General Wanamaker II, 800 70 by credl'
ed to the Conscience Fund" lie eiAl",
to have swindled the Government y''''
ago.