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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
TWO EXECUTIONS IN THE SOUTH.
A Result OF the Feud Between the Jay
birds md woOdp cekers OF Texas.


birds and woodp sckers of Texas.
IIousToN. Tex. july 3i.-Willam Caldwell.
colored, was hanged to-day in the county Jail.
He died without making a statement. but said
he was going to benven He walked upon the
scaifold wi hout assistance, ard in eight min
utes after he tran iell he was pronounced dead.
Caldwels death probably sealed the
lips OF a man who could. had he wished have
told more about the origin OF the fearful s,rfe
which ragged between the Jaybird and Wood
recker factions in Fort Bend county than any
other person. Hc was negro far above the
usual intelligence. The warfare which existed
Tor couple Of year, between these two politi-
cal factions exterminated whole families. and
scores oil men we're murie cd during its reign.
Caldwell is tho only person WHO met a Judi.
cial death IN account o; Il. He killed DR.. j. NJ.
Shamblen on the night Of july 81, 1888. This
was the first murder committed by either side
oil the vendetta. DR. Shnmblcn was a pronii-
heht Jaybird or Democra. lie was regarded
ne the loader OF the oppo .ition to those who
We're controlling tho ro tirai lestinics OF Fort
Woodpecker or lie ubi, an. On tho night OF
the assassination nr. Shamb!en was sitting at
a t%Sie in s hone sE ms q" G
ils i, was holding iamiy nraysr SMI:
and load Of buckshot 'rashe through u
window ci sc to where lie was sitting. The
Doctor dropped from the chair in which he hnt
been sitting. aud with groan. died.. ne h"lt
closely the Bible from which he had been
Te re- ling No one saw GMdw. When h. sn"t
was convicted WIS ci,cumstantinl. ta,dwcl
htl been rontirG n farm from tho murdered
man, ami there tad been some trouble between
them over division of the crops.
HELENA. Ark. July .yl.--lspm White was
hanged here to-day. The crime for which
White was executed was committed on jan.
Z, 1871. White Larry Young. and Nathan
carter In been picking cotton Tor Prime.
MhliOy. negro. who lived on lsan,i &c. n lew
miles below Helena They knew ,lallnv WINS
~ tho habit ol keeUini. Inoiey in has hOuse.
On the night Of Jan. 2. the three men returned
TO Nal oy's. called him out 10 the Il 81. AM
opened conversation with him We asked
them Into tho house. As soon as the men rot
on the porch they seaci Mnny knoche lin
down. dragged him out in the yard. and shot
him TO death. Harry Young lendei guilty To
murder in the second degree. and was used y
witness against White by the thto He got
flfteer years in the pcnilen,ary. Carter has
not leen arrested.
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Spends Most of His L,fe In Prison.

Henry Oliver. SO years old. who was indicted
with Joseph Shanahan James McAvoy and
one John Doe for a series OF sneak thefts. was
tried yesterony In General Sessions and con-
victed OF grand larceny In the second degree
for aiding Sh9nahan 70 steal $3.50 from the safe
Tenth avenue, on May IL. He was sentenced
to four and n halt years in State prison with
hard labor The extreme nun ishment for tho
crime. Tho police nre pleased, McAvoy was
sentenced to fifteen years and seven months.
OF sixteen years imprisonment by esrnring
from Deputy Sheriff Burke and now Oliver is
DISPOSED Of He has been a thief Tor twenty
the aggregate neHrly fourteen years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
Policeman noy,e Held for Trial.

Policeman Thomas L. BOYLE. who is charged
with committing an assault upon Mrs. Iona
Weylich OF 2.254 Third avenue. was held for
trial in $4,000 bail yesterday by Justice Ne
Nation In The Yorkvile Court. Several WITT
nesses testified that Boyle was not in the
vicinity OF Wailnces saloon. at Third avenue
and Twentieth street where Mrs. Weylich al
the best OF his knowledge he had never seen
the complainant until she picked him out from
Ha s ' evenins Cap. Clinchv saii thu, he had
known Bpyl. for fifteen Years. and had always
found him an honest md respectable man. In
had only two trivial complaints made against
him. BOYLE Inns boon suspended from duty
penuinn tho trial.
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stabbed Steve nrod,e'. a.uuch Man.

Michael O'Dren. one OF the pnrty of Pitts
burgh boiler makers who are on a visit to
this city. got into fight with Tommy
Holden. tho ght-w weight pugiIist, in STEVE
Brod!e's saloon on Thursday night The
fight waxed warm. and l,r dies lunch
counter man. John Dee. came from behind the
counter to stop 1t. He srraratcd the men and
was going back to his counter again, when
the should with II penkniie Dee yelled for
help. and Detectives Hogan and foye ran in
and arrested both O'Brien AID lio den. ~ the
Tombs Police Court YESTERDAY Justice Diver
held O'Brien for trial and discharged Holden.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
THIS DEAD MAN rs ALIVE.
And that - why the Life Insurance Com.
panirs Have Had Him Arre.tcd.

panirs Have Had Him Arre.tcd.
3 RM1NGHAM. July 81. Gov. Jones granted
reuuisition papers yesterday for ID. B. Whit
der who has been arrested at Portland. Ore.
at the instance OF III. New York Mutual Life
Insurance Company Whden had - '.0OU
insurance on his liIe and disappeared
In March. 1890. lie was supposed to
have been drowned in tho Tennesse 9
liver The insurance comIanv res ste1
the claim and plit detective named
: ark ut WORK. Tho first heard o, WhlIen
WAS on July II. whom n CT iZen of Iirmingh III
rent word that he had recently 4een Mhlden
in Tacoma. he detective Immediately went
there. and on July n arrested tn" man.
Five insurance companies arc Interested. and
$4,000. brought ~ Wh!den's wife. ar" now
DendE. IL the Birmingham courts. Whi!dsn
will he brought mex to Birmingham unless
Released before the reIuision paDers arrive.
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UISUOI1 ~ TIfIRD STHEE7.
Another Line or Street Cnr~ Sent Cork.
screwinG by the CrotOn.

Another Limo or Street Cars Sent Cork.
screwinG by the Croton.
The break in the six-inch leader. running
from the six;een-incG main to the hydrant in
Greene street. about ltO feet south OF West
Fourth street. was repaired yesterday after
non. Tho broadway cars ran over temro-
rnr, bridge built across the excavation.
Early yesterday morning break occurred in
the.Cr"ton main On Enst Third street. Just west
q! Avenue u. The lole n the mum WAS not
larger than n silver dollar. bur before tho
In.on Market police could notify tho Depart
n!eHt OF Publ, Works and have tho hole
plugged n Zig eXcava ion had BEEN niade. 10
mako matters woi sp, u part Of the sewer was
broken in. and HE rush Of water. sand. and
der The excavation In about twelve feet iong
and ten deep. 1t will take nearly n week to
it, sDa NE Az he
the w,s bound Chambers street cars ran
from Thirl stroet though Avenue i t" Second
NJ Avenue A To Third street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
a Stranger Founa Dead In tn. Yard.

The body Of a man about 40 years old was
found early yesterday morning in the yard
back OF the tenement house at 80 Park street.
The mans skull was fractured and his face
was crushed. lie had fallen or had been
thrown from the roof. THO mud in The roof
gutter bore the imprint Of . shoe. No one ia
the Vicinity could identify the body. and moth
found IN the pocksls
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01

As John Fredericks, interpreter. and Michael
Dolan. clerk at tho Essex Market Police Court.
were walking along Reade street yesterday
noon they were startled by cry Of Look
out from above and the next moment by a
with ron scales weighing about 200 pounds.
had fallen from the fifth story window OF the
huildtng ut . lteade street OCCUPIED by Sar-
box came so close to tho men that IT brushed
their clothes. Fredericks. who is not strong
was Frustrated by fright.
Tho accident was caused by the carelessness
OF wors men who were unloading, boxes tllel
with the scales from the freight elevator at the
nth floor. The street was crowded with
people at the time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
DEFIANT JrDGE N'kIY.
n the supreme Court Doe-a't ILko Him.
so MICH the MOrse Tor II. lie Thinkx.

II the supreme Court DOesht Like Him.
SO Much the Worse for II, lie Thinks.
KANSAS Cry. July 3l.-A letter from An
thony. Kan. states that since his return from
Topeka Judge Mckay has been acting more
arbitrarily than ever. aud has determined To
rule in the Twenty fourth district according 10
his own ideas Of law and in defiance Of the SUI
r,eme Court. lie has set asi!" all tho decis-
the Bar to piosiac oI er tn" count while lie was
he or" The Suprsm. Court answering to tho
charge OF cOntcnpt OF cont.
The Peoples party news papers are attempt
ing to make q hero oil Judge Mckay, and an
account Of tho contempt proceed 'ngs prepared
this we K in all The reform new spapers
throughout tho state.
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F,ueen.year.o,d Emma Ga.Jen Found.

Tfteen-yenr- Emma Gatjen, who disap-
reared from her home. 773 Bedford avenue.
Brooklyn. OH July ]. was found OH Thursday
night anus rg the Iarrons Of resort on he
Bowery nj the west end of Coney Island By
Tor the Prevention OF Cruelty to Children who
had heen looking or her took her TO Brook Ign.
terson, pending examination on charge of
vugrancy Six months ago she ran away from
home aud was captured in Il dime museum in
hi aty
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
FIFTY Kegs OF Powdr E>p,olc.

BINMINGuAN, July 3l.-Fifly kegs Of powder
in tho Alabama Great Southern derot cx-
ploded about midnight last night, com pletcly
wrccking tho bui,!i'G ard destroying several
cars IN adjacent side tracks. a tire was no.
tced in the building brlore tie powder en-
ploled. hut there Wa scarcely time 10 .Ivrthe
ninrm before the explosion occurred The
minutes DO ore tn" exniOsiOn tho wntchnan
had been over tho budding AMI found il all
right. The gas WIS shattered In all he win
duws around the nelghborhood for four or Il We
blocks, nnd houses mile away were shaken.
Ii is believe! thar two men s""n around The
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
FOUND THE COUNTESS SLOW pAE
Very Likely It Is Not Her Fault. for She
Lives Abroad.


Lives Abroad.
Justice Barrett granted TO the Mason Manu-
featuring Company yesterday an attachment
against the property In this State OF Emily
Chouteau SANFORD. known as tho Countess
Sala who is now living in Paris. The Countess
owns the Crescent apartment house in Fifth
avenue. The Mason Company. furnished tho
plumbing Materials They had to 20 to law to
over Il 900. The attachment was asked for 10
secure payment for some alterations. The
amount now due is s32l.25. and the Till has
charge OF the alterations Mr.. Mason said last
night that he did not ihink the Countess was
to blame. lie did not believe she knew OF The
account. Her agent won probably satisfy
the Sheriff when the attachment was made
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
BILL ioH THE conoNEns To r4E
Back Fees Must Er Turned Over or They
lsct No .niary.

Judge Barrett. al, er hearing argument. no.
fused yesterday to grant the Mandamus np-
plied for by Coroner hchmlizo requiring the
Comptroller 10 pny the Coroners their salar es.
which he has been Withholding because they
retained certain fees which came into their
Office in Icpevin suits against tho sheIiir, In
stead OF turning them over to tho city treas
ury They turn the los over to clerk who
does for hem he iepleN business which tho
LAW directs them to do.
Assistant corporation Counsel Connolly said
that The act gave the toroners lhe!r salary
sueciiisu in lirn OF ali com eusnIiOn.
Judge Barcett agreed with him and said the
repr,In business was lot ST. large hat the
four t"r"n"is roulh MT attend TO IT, Ihey re-
serv COS. He minated that l. they wanted 10
hire anybody 20 do the work incy must pa,
10 the city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
Cassie Brooks Out Again.

Cassie Brooks, who personated the widow OF
Loring a. Robertson. the millionaire. gave
bail in 81 900 yesterday afternoon and was set
at liberty. she had been he'd as a witness
against Byron W. Cohen. the LAWYER WHO is
Is fugitive from Justice. Tue Brooks wO-
mans bondsman 10 Louis II. Muller Of 10 King
street.
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C,iIsLr. Ia. July 81 During n heavy
thunder storm near by Run in the upper end
of the valley vest ,rday afternoon large barn
leiongng To lhiIip Skinner was struck by
Skinner, clf'dren wore plRying OH the barn
floor at The time OF th'. storm and We're in
SANITY killed. MIR. Skinner was seriously
lead child on lefore the liamrs reached Them
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01

Alexander Kopetsky has saloon in Second
avenue. Just below Seventh street and one OF
his employees is Count George Szirmay. who
for small consideration and An occasional
glass Of beer has consented to do the cleaning
M for kopetR, y. and. when custom IL unusu-
ally good. to lend hand in srrNin- the l"amy
lager. Count SIil may he's hayward daughter
somewhere In this country whom lie las spent
much money looking ioI, and is still anxious
to fnd: He came nero in the stecrago OF tho
steamship OLDHAM dead broke. about three
weeks ltgO,
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SIocum Must Hun HIS Cars to Twentieth
Street

Justice Cullen. In the SUPREME Court. Brook.
Ign. has decided In favor of the plaintiff In the
suit OF Andrew Il. CulNer to compel Gen.
Henry ". Slocum TO run the cars OF the Coney
Island and Brooklyn Railroad along Ninth
avenue 10 the Culver railroad depot at Twen-
tieih street. ten. Slocum discontinued the
transfer systcm Wen he complrt, the cleo.
iric road to Concy Island. although his con-
tract with MIR Culver WAS still in operation.
Mr.. Culver. the Court saws must bring another
action in order 10 recover damages
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Three Person~ Mor,a,ly burned.

SEATTLE. July 3l.-Early this morning fire
broke out in the Montana Livery Stables. COM
pletely consuming tho stables. a saloon. a
lodging house and three Chinese stores. Geo.
Williams. a butcher. WAS burned 10 death. and
a negro cook and his wife received mortal in
Jures. Tho loss Ia estimated at 100000
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arranged with tho Navy Department 'o sci up
in thei shops tho gr"at = 200 horse u wcr en-
sines OF 'hr Hrmorrd ,ruiser Maine. The en-
sin.. Will he run NJ iii, erent rates of speed
thus aliVlding persons in crested In naval en-
eineerinG an orloitnnty 10 see in most ad:
vnntageous position the whole of tho powerful
aud colnplcAred machinery Of modern man.
vl-war In fun action.
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The Break III the Erie Canal.

ALBANY. July 3l.-Superintendent Hannah OF
tho Department OF Public Works said this
morning that unless the heavy rain Of yester-
day has int"rf"iel with tho work Mt the Van
Slick Ar ed ct On TIE Erie Canal. near
Sri euectn!y. ho would he able TO lei the water
in and resume "a iGatiun on that level again
By next Tuesday or We'd, esdlN. TIC expense
ut repairing the auncduct is estimated at be-
tween $j,UUO and fUOiW.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
Til. CLERK Of ,ac Court Married Them.

C>EIrsIF. Pa. Julv 81. Thn marriage cere-
mcny hc,we n N. ". f. lie Long u ,ruggist
a Mutton. aud Ms, nlaurh' J., i'"ye of rhiia-
,!eiphiu : solsmpi2o i,rr, Inst evening by
clerk Of the uourl Wagner. The bride is u
Catholic. and the Rev. Father Rafferty, OF st.
PRtrick's Church was requested 10 perform
the ceremony. but declined on the ground that
they cane from another parish.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
wor. on til. Criminal, Court uou..

DAVIS n & Archer tho masonry contractors
on the new criminal courts building In Centre
street. who have been charged BY Commits
sioner Gilroy with delay. wroe an eXplana-
tory letter to tho Commissioner yesterday.
They say that this marble is now being put in
place aud that they are pushing their work as
last as possible. The brown ston" setting IN
Monday the brick work will begin In six
weeks moro all The granite work, aXcebt the
sters for The Centre street entrance will be
finished.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01

When Baby was sick, We gave her CastorIa-
When she was Child, she cried for Castoris-
When she became Miss, she chung TO Castoria
When she had Children, she gave tLsm CastostA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01

Oh! What Pleasure
Ton will sxpsrsnos whom you drink g'A" Of Rissrs
soda wAter.-Idn
The morning call., 1891-11-07
CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE.

A san Francisco newspaper contemporary
seems to believe that our business men have
a serious contest with the railroad ard
traffic companies. while THE CALL believes
the contest is a triiing one For instance,
what will merchants and shippers lose, any
way. in asserting their rights to manage
their own business? Freight upon the rail-
roads cannot be any more onerous, for all is
now demanded for transportation that our
products Will bear. II no reduction should
be secured our citizens would lose nothing,
but who doubts that concessions will be TO-
tuned? The railroad companies must con-
cedr. or population will be 50 deferred from
coming to the State As II seriously affect the
future business OF even the railroads.
Again. our citizens must protect the water
transportation, or 4 large portion of their
present business will ultimately go from
them Californians have much to gain by
the establishment Of water communication
with the outside world as with the interior
Of the State. This alone will place our
merchants where they have not been for
several years past-n0l since the railroads
commenced con- binati0n to advance freight
by water communication. We have the
utmost confidence IN the future Of san Fran
Cisco bat we should not have if a single
railroad company could control the price of
freight by both land and water, and also
control the politics OF the State.
The morning call., 1891-11-07
POPULAR REACTION.

The London Globe admits that the result
of the recent elections proves beyond doubt
that there is popular reaction in favor of
the Mckinley tariff In Ohio the tariff was
more distinctiveIy the principal issue OF the
campaign than in any other State. The
man who has given his name to the tariff
was at the head of the State ticket and it
was admitted that if he should be defeated
the verdict would be against the measure.
But we find that in one year an adverse ma
ioritY of II 900 was overcome and major
ity of more than 10000 was recorded for the
tariff. This result was obtained in the face
of a Senatorial contest between Sherman
md Foraker which was represented rs hav-
ing assumed alarming proportions. The
English papers may. therefore, we'll say
that the elections show decided reaction in
favor of the Mckinley tariff. This reaction
has doubtless been helped along by the reel
procity clause which is opening foreign mar
ketS to American farmers and manufacture
erS. The Mckinley tariff retains our home
market for such articles as we can produce
to advantage and opens foreign markets to
such articles as We have a surplus of. An
other year of trial will probably show even
better results than the first
The morning call., 1891-11-07
ARE WE OFFENSIVE?

Two OF our morning newspaper contempt
raries seem to think the action of our mer-
chants in organizing Traffic Association
need not be offensive to the railroads. One
says:
There IS nothing in this that need be offensive
TO the railroads If they lave the sense TO look at
things as they are.
The other paper says:
The assault on the combination OF transporta-
ton companies must be prepared for with eX-
IRENE care, FOR tile advantage Is always with the
defense. Weapons must be looked to, and every
man must be In his place In the ranks, for the
contest on which the Traffic Association Is TO
enter is no chd's play. and victory can be gained
only by determined and possibly a long. contn-
ued struggle. The railroads VIII not surrender
until they are compelled TO, and they are old aud
experienced fighters.
Our contemporary may possibly think
that 1t is an offenSe for the people to strive
to save some portion of the proceeds Of
their business for themselves. Is it not time
that our citizens should try and take care of
themselves? There is nothing in this that
need be offensive TO the railroads if they
have the sense to look al things as they
are, says contemporary.
The morning call., 1891-11-07
LAND-HoLDING IN coLUsA COUNTY.

While there is n general disposition in the
southern counties of California to divide
and subdiyide large land-holdings the ten
drncy IN Colasa County seems to be the
other way. The Sacramento Record Union
has looked into the matter thoroughly, and
hnds that since 1880 there has been a rapid
concentration OF land in few hands. In
1850 there were twenty-five landowners in
COlusa County whose aggregate holdings
were 1885, acres. The largest owner held
81, 500 acres, the smallest 5202 In 1885
twenty-five owners held 3i7, 932 acres. the
largest owning a, 95l, the smallest SIG In
1890 there were thiTty-seven persons who
owned more there 5000 acres each, and
the number Of acres embraced reached 1885,
j33. Thus we see that the aggregate o! land
owned in that county in 5000 acre holdings
and over had increased in ten years by 49,
543 acres. The Record Union gives the
names and holdings of $50 Of the largest
owners and the value Of their Landed pos
sessions. But about thirty of these owners
come within the 1000-aere mark, and none
below the 500 Land values are very low.
One holding of 1910 acres is valued at $500,
one of 1853 at $3.50. The Glenn estate Of
A., 449 acresi Is valued at 81. PA, 595. The John
Bsggs estate of 26, 756 acres is valued at
age valuation placed upon the land does not
indicate that these large holdings are profit
able even to the owners. There are
counties in the State where the returns
from twenty acres in good year
would buy CoIusa. County lOOo-acre
ranch. These large holdings keep people
away There is little for them to do. In
seed and harvest time there will be chance
TO compete with Chinese, although a good
many Of these large landowners give the
Chinese the preference on general prinei-
Pies The reason for this tendency to large
land-holdings In Colusa County may doubt
less be found in the fact that most Of the
land is devoted to wheat. which is seeded
and harvested by machinery. Migratory
Chinese do most Of the work The families
of the large landowners live in elegance.
In many cases their residences having much
the appearance Of rich city mans country
home. With land at from Si2 to SIS an
acre it is a bad year when they do not get
the assessed yalue Of their holding in cash.
Colusa County is in the crnter of the Sac
ramento Valley, and Is described as the
most fertile land on the Coast 1t has a
rich deep red soil that Is not yet exhausted
But the county with its great natural ad-
The morning call., 1891-11-07

that the legislative body shall be omnipo-
tent, and that its statutes shall not be SUBJ
Ject TO review by the courts. Ii the Con-
stitution really contains no provision for the
submission of acts of Congress to the courts
it is very imperfect instrument But that
is not likely TO be the case 1t will proba-
bly, turn out that the President is wrong in
this matter. FOnseca is n soldier. and SOL
diers rarely make good administrators.
Their idea of law is martial law, mich is
merely another term for the Will Of the
commanding General. The chances are that
it will turn out that in his ardent zeal to in
sugurate a good government for his coun-
try and to administer it honestly for its best
interests, he has forgotten that the powers
of Chief Magistrate in free republic
must be limited by law. At the same
time, the mass of the Brazilian people are so
unframed in the business of seli-gOvern-
ment that their representatives are very
liable to forget their responsibilities and to
court antagonisms which wiser public men
would avoid for fear of jeopaydizing their
liharfias