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Smyrna times., 1891-03-04

THERE was an error in the notice
given us of the missionary anniversary
of the Methodist Sunday School and
the address Of Mrs. q. w. Green, re-
turned missionary from Japan-the
time being next Monday evening, 9th
inst, and not the Monday evening Just
passed. 1t will doubtless be an inter
esting occasion.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-04

G. BOGGs, at CheswOld has been
granted a pension under the disability
act of last June, of Sl2 per month. Mr..
Boggs served as q soldier in the late
war after which he lost an arm by
getting it caught in a threshing ma
chine. He will probably get pay from
the time the act was passed.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-04
REPUBLICANS TO yAoArn

Senator Richardson is looked upon
as rather a dry member, but he can
make himself spicy and interesting
when he tries. Nothing could have
hit partizan legislation in the I.eeisla-
turesmore squarely on the head than the
following notice which he gave in the
Senate: IAN act to provide that ia
case there should be any Office In the
state filled by a Republican after the
passage OF the New Castle County
Three Commissioners bill and the sus.
sex county Five Commissioners bin.
the said Office be declared vacant and
Immediately filed by Democrat
Smyrna times., 1891-03-04

THE dwelling of Mrs. Mary F. Boyer
at Clayton which was built during the
"bOOm" year or two ago, and adver.
tised for Sheriff Sale last Saturday, was
estOpped by an injunction secured by
John c. Bailey, who intends carrying
his claim into the Court of Chancery
for settlement.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-04

Says an exchange: Don't expect an
advertisement to bear fruit in one
night. You can't eat enough in a week
to last year, and we don't believe you
can advertise on that plan either.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-04

JUST as our streets begin to dry and
we are congratulating ourselves on
having a comparatively smooth road
ing along comes downpOur of rain, or
worse still a snow.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-04

WIN. H. CARR has bought of VIM. P.
Wright, of Clayton his crop of ice
gathered in January when a number of
persons housed ice here, about 60 tons,
Smyrna times., 1891-03-04

JOHN w. TUCKER has been admitted
to an interest in the business of H. w.
HirnheImer' and the firm is now
Hirnheimer & Co. Mr.. Tucker has
charge of the business and is getting
in stock of new goods.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-04

MONDAY was moving day and Bit
ing cold day it was to tear up and
move out, but infinitely better than
the following day which was not only
cold, but brought a snow storm.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-04

THE time for setting out strawberry
plants will soon be here. John P. JEFF
ferson at Cheswold has the choice new
as we'll as the standard old varieties,
which are named in his advertisement
in another column.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-04

Mrs. LYDIA A. COTTON's tastefully
dressed window of ladies dress goods
does not fail to catch the eye of the
passer-by. She makes a spring an
nOuncement in regard to these goods
on another page of this paper.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-04

IT does not pay to stop and kick
every dog that barks at you. 1t inter
ests the dog, but it destroys your sweet
temper, and life is too brief to waste
strength on a dog.
Smyrna times., 1891-03-04

A HOUSE on Pearl Street belonging
to Mcclure & Mayhood was sold at
Sheriff's Sale on Saturday for $107 sub
ject to widows dover, John G. Bailey,
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
Why Gould Is Coming West.

ST. Louis, Mo, April 4-Jn connection
with Jay Goulds visit to the West this af-
ternoon a paper has the following: The
object of Gould's visit 10 St Louis at the
present time is in furtherance of the pro
posed great South, Southwestern and
Southern combination CT railroads, includ-
ing roads known as the Gould system, the
Texas lines owned and controlled by c. P.
Huntington, or rather what is known as
the Huntington syndicate, the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe and on the east side
of the Mississippi the Richmond and Dan
vile and perhaps others. The proposed
scheme is the formation of company with
sufficient capital TO cover reasonable
capitalization of the whole, amounting to
some forty thousand miles Of railroad ex-
tending across the continent with their
main stems running through the South and
Southwest and many feeders reaching out
in every direction through vast territory
made tributary to the main lines The
plan is now well advanced in the prepare
tory stage and has been Endorsed by Gould
He is anxious to be posted on every detail,
and is now coming out for final look over
the ground. Upon his return to New York
it is probable that the plan will mature al
an early date.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
TEXAS PROGRESS.

The contract for building the Sutton
county courthouse at Sonora has been let
for $21, I0J 10 a San Angelo architect and
builder.
Staked Plains Messenger: There are at
least one hundred houses in Swisher county
within sight of the road from Amarillo via
Tulia to PlainvieU', and the first settlers
tell rs that ten months ago only Ii We houses
could be seen from this route.
We are informed that H. Sheffield Of Fort
Worth, who owns the Sheffield addition in
the north art of Memphis. SAYS the Hall
County Herald, intends 10 have five resi-
denceS built III once, which he VIII rent or
sell. This is is good move and MIR. Shelf
field Will make money on his investment.
The Citizens national bank of Mason and
the First national bank have consolidated
by 10. J. Marshall purchasing the stocl. OF
+. W. Henderson. Mr.. Marshall also pul-
chased the elegant residence of Mr. Heu-
derson. Mr. Henderson viii resign his pos
ition as cashier and move TO Brentwood.
The bank Will be run in the same couserva-
tive manner as before.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
Indians and Texas Cattle.


The St. Louis National Livestock Re-
porter Of Thursday says: The past week
was such as generally follows an active ad-
vancing market. During the previous
week values were on the up grade and the
combined influence of the buying interest
resisted any further advance. Had sup
plies run very light the values Of the pre-
vious week might have been held, but as
supplies were moderately strong the selling
interest had to accept a decline The mar
kct was struggling to hold up, and sue
ceeded fairls well until to-day, when there
was decided decline. OF course as prices
went down, as is always the case. there
was stubborn resistance at St Louis, and
on yesterday some cattle were sent up to
Chicago to find out If they would sell for
more money than at St. Louis, but they did
not and the shipper paid the freight and
lost the shrinkage.
REPRESENTATIVE SALES
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
Henrietta Secures the Rock Island.

Special 10 the Gazette.
HENRIETTA Ten, April 1.-The letting of
the contract for the immediate construction
OF the Red River and Southwestern rail-
road TO the southwest now solves the
probliln as TO what towns will secure a
branch OF the Rock Island road, As soon
as the road bed is graded to Archer City
the whole forces will be turned and the
road bed graded TO the mouth of Beaver on
Red River and then connect with the
branch of the Rock Island to be extended
from Minco, |. T.
Henrietta has now assumed new life and
within the next sixty days many new enter
prises viii be started. a candy manufact-
DRY will be started in the next thirty DAYS
also parties have been here and will make
this location to open a tannery and horse
collar mandatory. Parties are cores
pondlng with view of establishing Il wire
mandatory, and a subsidy has been Of
fered and the committee have received as
surance that they viii locate here since it
Is an assured fact that Henrietta is to be
the railroad center Of North Texas west of
Dallas and Fort Worth.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
Hamilton Wants a Railroad.
Correspondence of the Gazette.


HAMILTON, TEX, March 31-Well we
had a railroad meeting last night Now,
we often in the western counties have
railroad meetings, SO there is nothing
strange about that. The meeting of last
night was 4 regular enthused meeting.
Hamilton now proposes to have 4 road. J.
7. james, G. NJ. Boyuton and J. L. Spurlin
went to Dublin last week to confer with
that city. Carlton, twenty miles south of
Dublin: Hamilton, sixteen miles south of
Carlton; Eyant, sixteen miles south of
hamilton; LampaSaS, twenty-five miles
south of Evant, are all in the swim. The
road we must have is the proposed route
from the Thurber coal mines TO Llano on
the above named route Such d road
would do more business than any line in
the state. This road would run through
country that could furnish more wool,
more cattle, fine building stone, granite,
cotton, corn, wheat, hogs, mutton, oats,
iron ore from I,lano, coal from Thurber,
than any route in the state of Texas.
While this route is filled up by good
farmers, they all have stock for sale, and
good ones, too. The man with the hoe is
here to stay. This is also the best baby
raising country in America.
Now, we have had heretofore meetings
on this question, but none such as we are
having now. Everyone sees our situation.
Hamilton county for several years has sup
ported herself and contributed to Mills, Lam
pasas, Coryell, Comanche and Erath in going
to railroad towns TO trade. What is headed
now is to reverse the order of things.
Everyone who sees Hamilton, especially
those who know about our fine farming
and stockraiSing lands, will predict for US
q fine future if we get railroad The
GAZETTE is the friend of the western
country and all enterprises that tend to
build it up, and we want to state to the
same that this is no blowout, but matter
of business Some may ask do we believe
we will get road. We are bound TO
have it.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09

soon as operations get fairly under way a
large force will be employed
Capt. Boyle, says the Citizens Journal,
CasS county, has piece of magnetic iron
ore that men who profess 10 know say will
run 80 per cent. There is q big hill of il
within mile and half of town. This will
bing steel plant here. as this character of
ore Is essential 10 mix with other ore in
making bessemer steel. There is no scar
Beeville will have an oil mill that viii
cost 900 in less than twelve months, ac-
cording TO the Daily Picayune
Thurber coal mines now pay out monthly
to employees over SO coo actual cash, the
bulk OF which finds its way to the pockets
Of the farmers and merchants of Erath and
Palo Pinto counties.
Brownwood Bulletin: A combination of
things usually go TO make up q great city,
and one of the most important factors is
cheap building material. Brentwood has
always been noted for her immense quanti-
ties OF building stone, which have been
taken from quarries three or four miles
from the city. This stone has not only been
used here TO a large extent but it has been
shipped TO Galveston and other places in
the state. The lutest thing in building ma
terIal IS the new stone quarry now being
worked by 5. G. Sweet inside the city
limits. The stone is Of excellent quality,
equal to any heretofore found in the county,
and the supply seems to be inexhaustible.
The quarry is Just back of Ford's Cleveland
addition and is as convenient as it is posi-
bic 10 have stone. This quarry will be of
much benefit TO Browuwood US it viii
cheaper the price OF stone, the matter Of
hauling now being small item. The re-
suit viii be that in future we will not only
have stone business blocks, but it will be
largely used in building residences a
stone quarry in the city ought also TO in
sure us good macadamized streets in the
near f,,t11ra
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

Prospects for fine crops in Clay county
this season are getting brighter every day.
There will be over 1000 acres of cotton
planted in Wilbarger county this season.
The seed has been gratuitously distributed
to farmers who obligated themselves to
plant it.
City Marshal Iglesias of Laredo has re-
celved a large quantity of fresh roots of
the ranie plant which he is distributing
gratis to those who desire to plant and ex-
pertinent with the growth of the ranlie in
the vicinity of Laredo.
The strawberry fields in and about Alvin.
Highland and Hitchcock now present a
beautiful sight as viewed from the car
windows, says an exchange. The crop is
immense, and still there is market for all
that is raised.
The recent rain did the grass and corn in
Seurry county great deal of good.
Farmers are well up with their work.
Archer county wheat and oats were
greatly benefited by the rain there last
week. The cotton acreage viii be increased
this season.
The Taylor county wheat crop from every
indication now IS going TO be immense
The fruit has not been injured.
The Wichita Herald, after the rain: The
ground is thoroughly soaked and in fine
condition for corn planting, garden making,
INLET and sorghum sowing, and the oat
crop already sown will spring forward with
great bounds. The wheat crop, our great
staple in Wichita county, is also assured.
There Will be lots of wheat raised here if
not another drop Of rain falls between this
and harvest, in such fine condition is the
soil
A great many Of the farmers around Lu-
ling are going TO try crop of castor beans
this yesr.
Cotton and corn are up and doing nicely
says the Laredo Times. The acreage OF
cotton planted this year is about fifteen
times as large as that of the last season.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09

and for that reason I would deny it in court,
as / would not say anything against him. u
1t has been known for some time that the
railroad corporations have had an soil
ROOM in the Earnest & Crammer block
These quarters are fitted up in the most
handsome style and are in charge Of
some of the most expert lobbyists
in the West. Money has been carried
to these rooms in boxes, and where
it has gone to no one is prepared at
present TO say legislators have been
seen in the neighborhood often and the
inference is plain. Newspaper men have
attempted to gain an entrance TO the
rooms, but ''ca1nel could more easily go
through the needles eve'
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
A TOUCHING APPEAL.
A Convicted Prisoner Denounces q Com.
munity That Doesn't Allow a Man to
Protect the Honor of His Family.

kansas CITT, Mo-, April 2.-Charles E.
Clifford, San Francisco pugilist, who was
convicted last week of manslaughter in the
second degree for shooting David Greever.
the noted stuckman of this city, while the
latter was attempting an alleged assault
upon Cliford's wife, was sentenced today
to two years in the penitentiary.
After the sentence was pronounced Cliff
ford made dramatic appeal to the court
and crowd of spectators He denied en-
phatically that the killing occurred by rea-
son of an attempt to bIackmail Greever,
and denounced the people among whom a
man had no right to protect the honor of
his wife and OF his family.
A petition for pardon addressed to the
governor viii be circulated. Eleven of the
twelve jurors who rendered the verdict say
they will sign it
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
QUITE YOUTHFUL.
ar Gtrpement Prevented by the Timely In
reference of an Cticer-The PAR
Prominently Connected nj Galveston.


Special 90 ne Gazette
GALVESTON. Trx., April "A youthful
Opponent was nipped in The bud this after
I..l ug .r timely action of officer John
N.4g. who Identified the couple at the
depot after they had purchased their
.-s 20 Houston, where they expected
=. lse rar uupiui ceremony performed.
Oh. .au-UfuI wouit-be bride is only four
@ years old. while the would-Je groom
lacks ..r years Of his majority
a..3-4ayu IS an attendant Of the Ball
.. s.l9# and daughter Of an estimable
~ '}s residing il the West End
Ia. youth Is = student at the Galveston
w".-a. college, and son OF n prominent
physician OF his city. He met the girl at
III. close OF school and hurried with her
.e depot. but the younger sister, divin-
something was wrong, followed with
" norton OF 1he school and implored her
D.. -r SOD return home. Not succeeding, she
O.. saeI to Cdccr NcIy, explained the
...' Ion, and he sent the youthful couple
." 'Ne'r respective homes. which are much
%" Ken UP over the fooushuess Of their chill
s.--
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
MAKING FOR UNITED STATES.
Chinese Coolies Imported by Mexican Rail
way Contractors soon start North.

Chinese Coolies Imported by Mexican Rl.ii-
way Contractors Soon Start North.
CRY OF MEXICO, April 4.-The govern
ment Of Guatemala is undoubtedly iuCrcas-
ing its forces on the Salvadoran frontier
President Batrillus in an interview to-day
says Guatemala desires peace with her
ncighbOrS and viii not provoke war, and
Will maintain peace as long rs she cln hou-
orably do SO.
A strong norther is blowing at Vera
Graz and three schooners have been driven
ashore.
Russian and Spanish war ships are ex-
pected at Vera Cruz
\ large number Of Chinese coolies ara
being imported by the contractors of the
TehuantcPoc railroad, but of those brought
already many have abandoned work AMI
are making their way north.
Freight trains are running FegUlarl.
over The ln;eroceanic railroad 10 Vera
Cruz aad the opposition between the l,.-cl'-
oceanic and Mexican railways Is sk
with the advantage in favor of the fer.
President Diaz. Minister Of the Interior
Romero kubio and many others Returned
from Pueblo to-day
y German 8 Indicate has been organized
to buy up TIE Guadalajara pottery.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
Want. Connection with the Northwest.


SAN AUGUSTINE, Ten, April All we
need to make San Augustine the best town
in Eastern Texas is a railroad from the
great prairies of the West so that we can
furnish the people up there with some long
leaf yellow pine. There is not one man in
ten that knows what the difference is be-
tween short and long leaf pine, and You
can not convince them, and strange to say
only two roads in Texas. with her vast
area Of dense forests of long leaf pine touch
the Trinity tap of the International and
Great Northern and the Sabine Pass and
East Texas, and they only for short dis
lance. 4 road from the prGiries in the
great Northwest with her cereals, her cdt-
ton, wool, cattle, horses and mules, or to
the east and towards the seaboard and thei
mexhaustible supply of timber of all char
acters in the country and West Louisiana
would pay by reason Of the sugar. syrup
and merchandise that would naturally go
over the line with no parallel line to com
pete with it. 1t does seem strange that
this almost direct line from the great
northwestern praiues through one OF the
finest agricultural countries in the world
has been overlooked and neglected so long.
If Dallas with her project from the coal
fields in Young county TO Dallas and Dallas
to Alexandria 10 some point south of there
calls on San Augustine she will meet with
a cheerful and hearty response and liberal
donation. Our folks want railroad
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
LOBBYING IN COLORADO.
How the Railroad Bill Was Defeated in
the Legislature.

the Legislature.
Special 10 the Gazette
DENVER, Col, April lit appears that
all attempts to pass just railroad bill
through any Colorado assembly is doomed to
result in u miserable farce For years ses-
sion after session has been worked by the
railroad lobby, and all measures of this
character promptly killed. The defeat of
the Colorado Central bill in the senate yes
terday has created no little comment be-
cause of the means adopted to bring il
about. Senator BolSinger. on the floor of
the senate, desired an answer to the ques-
ton what has changed the opinion con-
corning the Colorado Central railroad bill"
When that measure was put to the vote
on its third reading, the vote stood, nays,
Is; yeas. II. The senator mentioned Sc
cured the floor and hurled q denunciation at
the authors of the bills defeat In his re-
marks he asserted that he had taken
drink at the Windsor bar with well known
citizen of Denver who on that occasion
pulled roll OF bills from his pocket and
said, come on boys and have another
drink, this is railroad money and it is what
l have left after defeating the railroad bill
in the house"
This was Mr. Whites bill. A reporter
asked Senator Bolsinger if he objected to
giving that PERSONS name. He replied:
Il do not. 1t is Mr.. A. NJ. Stevenson
The ex-ssnator!"
eyes"
The reporter then asked who was present
at the time and was informed that Repre-
sentative White and james Bush were
there and heard the remarks
MIR White, when interviewed, said: 81
really cannot tell exactly what was said at
the time. There were several persons present
and Stevenson was growing over the defeat
of my bill, but while such remark might
have been made l could not state positively
that il was
James Bush, when questioned. said: eyes,
! was present on the occasion you mention.
Mr.. Stevenson pulled out a roll of bills.
cont think there could have been over
500 in the roll, and said, Come on boys
and take another drink, this is railroad
money any way Senator Bolsinger was
there at the time.''
In reply to the question, ''Mr. Bush would
you, IN court, be willing to swear that Mr.
stevenson made this remarkl'' MIR. Bush
said: No, would not II l were called
on to do SO would get up on the stand and
deny It mir. Stevenson is friend Of mine
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
Pure Water at Washburne.

Special to the Gazette.
WAsHBURSE, TEX, April 4-The Pan
handle railway company commenced drilling
well at this place five days ago. To-day at .
depth of lS5 feet it was completed, the test
showing a flow of 1900 gallons per day.
This well, with that OF the Union Pacific,
gives these companies an aggregate of 49,
coo gallons per day of the purest water to
be found in Texas. The Union Pacific is
putting in track scales and sand house at
this place. These improvements are only
the beginning Of what Washburne will get
in the nnar fIitlIra
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
TEXAS MILLS AND FACTORIES.

Bemis & Whitaker are building saw
and planning mill and dry kilns near Tex
arkana
The Luella gin association OF Grayson
county has Just balanced its accounts for
the fiscal year and find that they have
made net profit of Sl6GS on the business
TING past year. They are discussing the
propriety of adding corn and oil mill
attachment TO their plant.
IS Runge, karnes county, will soon have an
aextensive brick-making plant The material
is similar to the Calaveras brick clay.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09

Strip livestock association Harring re-
ports that an equal number of cattle has
been purchased for Nelson Morris. Chicago.
by Col. SuggS, a well-known stockmau
The entire outlay has been S2UOg. 90
the cost of transportation Will be aUother
500, COO. The first shipment OF the Ar
mour. HewinS & Harring lot viii be made
from Pierce City. Tex, next Sunday. wheu
10000 head Will be sent from there in
thirty-one train loads OF twenty-six cars
each. 1t will take 1000 cars or 250 train
loads to transfer the cattle 10 the market,
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09

Correspondence OF the Gazette.

BAIRD, TEX, April 3.-Cattle buyers are
still coming in and sales are somewhat
lively. The Virginia ranch company to-day
delivered to Day and Driskell about one
hundred and twenty-five two-year-old
steers at sl5. L. Hearne & Co. are now
shipping stock at the rate of twenty car
loads per day. There ara now orders for
over two hundred stock cars for this place
StockInen are fast restocking with year.
lings, which command good price.