The National tribune., 1891-10-22

/ hear that thar's some talk OF surenderin' an
] want to tell you that the first - scoundrel
hear talk Of surrenderin' I'll blow his -
head of sho's my names Bill Martin" We all
knew that he hadn't any more sense than TO
do il, The day Of Appomattox was galloping
around carrying messages. Ididn't know what
was in them, and ] didn't care. i saw some
white flags 20 up, and as j came back from the
front ] met Col. Bill ! remember him per-
fectly as he came wading through the deep
mud in pair of low-quarter shoes. " How are
things a-gwine, Jim?" he asked me. So
So" answered, not daring TO tell him the
truth while was SO near him, for / knew he
was just fool enough TO carry out his threat
After ! had ridden away FAR enough to be safe
from his pistol turned in my saddle and hol-
Tered back to him Colonel, they're going to
surrender The white flags are going mp all
along the line.' ] watched him and saw that
he began crying like baby. Now that's the
reason I'm for Col Bill Martin, first last aud
all the time" These reasons seem to be con-
elusive TO the Texas mind for sending an unit
man to Congress, though they might fail to in
1uence those outside the Lone Star State.
s"s
"Whcn are you going to divide Texas2" /
asked the Texan, who seemed TO be unusually
well-informed as to matters in his State.
Never, sir; neyor!" he replied with en-
phasis That is one thing upon which all
Texans agreed Republicans and Democrats
are Of the same opinion. We are all proud Of
our big State aud we look forward 10 the time
when il will swing the United States like a
man cracks biacksnake whip. We can do il
IL We'll only stick together, and we're going 10
stick together. We think il is a bigger thing
to be Governor Of Texas or hold any State Office
than il is 10 hold an Office under the Govern
ment III our dreams in regard 10 the Southern
Confederacy had come true, we'd have run the
Confederacy OF left it. We have everything in
Texas TO make great State, and We'll make
one. There's no such diversity Of climate and
soil anywhere else in the country, aud we can
become perfectly autonomous, with our exton-
sive coast line. Then we have 100000 acres
Of our own land-and the hest land in the
whole world, sir. There's no place that man
can get good farm so easy as in Texas. lie
can buy land all the way from 81 up TO $3.50
an acre, aud have 30 years 10 pay it In, and
tAAN AtAkeAAaA Es1o " hGllbDs oMu
children. You see it really doesn't cost him a
cent, for every dollar that he pays the State goes
TO maintaining schools for the education Of his
own children. When anybody talks 10 you
about dividing the State you just laugh at him.
il never viii be done Disappointed politicians
may talk Of dividing il, SO as to give them more
Offices, but the people won't hear Of it,
-
Secretary Of Agriculture Rusk has Lately
been much annoyed by some person in Wash
ington who is sending postal cards 10 new mem
bers Of Congress, offering for sale 500 copies Of
the Agricultural Report, besides ZIG copies Of
the Special Report on Diseases OF Horses, which
is published by the Department Of Agriculture.
The number advertised in these pOstals is ex-
actly the number allotted 10 a member Of the
5lst Congress, and the conclusion is that some
member Of the last Congress Is converting into
money documents which Congress voted for
the use and benefit Of his constituents. Secre-
tary Rusk is Of the opinion that the constituency
o. a member who would thus dispose Of Govern
ment publications should be made aware Of the
fact in order that they might elect a member
who would faithfully carry out the intent Of
the law governing these publications. lie says,
however, that there is probably no way in
which the party could be detected aud exposed.
80
The Treasury Department has issued a pam.
phlet containing brief history Of the coinage
legislation in the United States The work
embraces an epitome Of coinage legislation
from tho time Of the passage Of tie law In
April, 1892, establishing the United States
Mint, up 70 and including the silver bullion
certificate act Of July "a, 1890.
The death Of Commodore lngraham, OF the
rebel navy, recalls the fact that he was greatly
lionized in this country al one time because Of
his action al the Port Of Smyrna while an OIL
Ger Of the United States Navy. Martin Kozta
was q Hungarian, who fed to this country after
the revolution Of 1913, aud declared his inten.
lion Of becoming a citizen, taking out frs
papers. lie went abroad, and was arrested by al
Austrian man-of war and was confined on board
the vessel, aud was TO be taken 10 Vienna
where il was claimed he owed allegiance and
service in the army OF that country. Capt
Ingraham was notified by the United STATES
Consul Of the arrest Of this American citizen
anu NNaAAnAaAHA sHN ANtGhhb OF fAOLlhF which wa
refused. lie then brought his ship alongsid,
the Austrian mRn-Ol-war, opened his portfolios
aud notified the commander Of the Austrian
vessel that unless Kozta was immed lately givoi
up he would proceed TO blow the Austrian
man Oi-war out Of the harbor. IL Is hardl,
necessary TO state that Kozta was immodiatel,
produced and taken on board the United State
war-ship 81. Louis commanded by Capt. Ia
! graham. When the news Of this affair reaches
this country public meetings were held in a.
the large cities and Capt. lngraham was lRude
TO the skies. IL was a daring act and TOD
the commentator IL received, as foreign ma
; lions respected the naturalized citizens OF thi
J country much more after this affair than la
: been their custom.
Some idea Of the era Of prosperity the Unite
! States has entered upon may be had from r.
r cent returns o. railroads. The gross earning
, Of l3s roads from Jan. 10 Sept. 30 1891, az
! gregated S343. IS, PIP an increase Of Sl9.45i
B al over the earnings Of tho same roads for ID
: same period last year For the month of Sol
0 tomber the earnings Of lee roads were SIS, 2Ol
g 504 an increase Of $3,73l 800 over the sam
= month last year. The railroad companies At
. unable TO have cars built fast enough 10 NEE
q the increased demands for froights
0 The receipts Of wheat at Chicago, Milwaukee
> st. Louis, Toledo, Detroit, Cleveland, Peor