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Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-05
THEFIaHT Is ON.
Republicans Filibuster Against the
Tariff Bill and Completely Tie Up
the House.


Washington, January 4.-The DEM
ocrats today suffered repetition Of
their experiences of yesterday. Again
they were unable to produce Demo-
cratic quorum, which the Republicans
insisted they should have before the
tariff debate could proceed The
high water mark was $50 Democrats
twelve more than yesterday, but twen-
ty nine less than the requisite num-
Der. 1t was claimed by the Democrat
ic whips that over 1870 Democrats
were in the city and that some of
those who did not appear today are
lukewarm in their support of the
Wilson bill or openly fighting some of
its features aud have deliberately de-
cided to offer no aid toward getting
the bill before the House. One Dem
ocrat, Mr.. Sperry, of Connecticut, al
though present, acted with the repub-
licans today and refused to answer his
name. The Democratic leaders are
very much disgusted over yesterday
and today's proceedings and assert
most vehemently that there is no ex-
cuse for the heavy absenteeism at this
important tine, saying that every
Democrat understood when the holi-
day recess was taken that the pro-
gramme was to take up the tariff bill
the day Congress convened.
In view of this fact the Democrats
resolved TO prevent any kind of legis-
lstion that might be favored or de-
sired by the Republican obstruction
lists, thereby partially retaliating for
the dilitory practices of those gentle
men for the past few days.
Accordingly when Mr.. Boutelle
called up his privileged Hawaiian res
olution this morning, Mr.. McMillin,
on behalf of the committee, raised the
question of consideration. Mr.. Bou-
telle was sarcastic and Mr. McMlllin
rather contemptuous III the exchange
of shots before the vote was taken.
By a rising vote of So to 1874 the
House decided not to consider the
resolutions. The ayes and nays were
then demanded. The call of the
House developed the presence of 230
members. The vote then recurred Oh
the question of consideration raised
by McMillin against the Bontelle reso-
luton.
The Republicans again remained
mute and again the quorum disap-
p3arod, the Democrats as ain muster
ing but 150 votes. This time four
votes were cast in the affirmative. AT
ter consultation the Democratic lead
ers decided that it was useless TO con-
tinue the effort to secure quorum to-
day any further, and on motion of Mr..
Wilson at LAO p. m. the House ad-
iourned.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-05
Robbed and Murdered.

On Wednesday night unknown ban
dts went to the residence of an old
man named Allread, living out three
miles from Mountain Valley, near
Hot Springs, Ark. After gaining
entrance the thieves attacked the old
man, who CHANGED TO be alone in the
house, and beat him up in fearful
manner. They robbed him of SIC
and evidently left the old man fol
dead. The latest from Mountain
Valley is that Allread is in u danger
GUS condition. Suspicion points tc
certain parties as the robbers, and q
sherlfl's posse is now on the scene
searching for some clue to the guilty
wretches.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-05
STOOD OVER SIX FEET.
A Giant Kentucky Family Consisting
of Parents and Nine Children.

"As specimen of what Kentucky
can do in the way of producing stall
wart sons and daughters said proud
native of the blue grass country, 81
might mention the Old Joe Morrison
family of Bourbon county. Anybody
of the present generation who ever
lived in Kentucky will remember Old
Joe Morrison's family. The family
consisted of Joe and his wife and six
sons and three daughters. Joe stood
six feet four inches in his stockings
and weighed 210 pounds. His wife
was exactly the same height, but she
weighed 266 pounds The eldest son,
Tom, was also six feet four, and he
weighed S86 pounds. Jim topped bis
brother Tom two inches in height but
he wasn't as heavy by seventy pounds.
Their sister Sarah was slim girl,
weighing only 1855 pounds, but she
could look over the heads of both
Tom aud Jim, for she stood six feet
six aud one-half inches. But John
was the big boy of the family. He
only lacked an inch of being seven
feet high and he weighed 800 pounds.
Sister Mary was midget of six feet
two, and only weighed 199 pounds.
Elijah was was not very tall, either, he
being the same hight as his sister
Mary, but he was of pretty fair heft,
tipping the scales at 212. Matthew
was six feet two, also, and weighed
200, while Eli, standing six feet four,
weighted less than 200. The young
est girl, Martha, was six feet three
and 100 pounds in weight. She
would undoubtedly have been the
giant of the family, for that was her
height and weight at the age of ID, a
few weeks before she died. When
these measurements were taken few
years ago, the family were all togeth-
or, but since then Old Joe and his
wife have died, and the boys and girls
are married and scattered about the
state. / don't know what their prog
eny have done to keep up the reputa-
ton as TO size, but I'll bet on 'em to
keep up the record"
Just how close the genial Colonel
has "stuck" to the straight and some
times narrow path Of truth, in narrat-
ing tho above extraordinary family
history, will, of necessity, be left to
the membory of ex-Kentucklans, who,
having knowledge of The facts stated
therein, can testify, In the capacity of
competent witnesses, TO the truth or
falsity thereof. Some of these per-
sons will, no doubt, be found IN our
own community. If so, we shall ex-
pect to hear further details of this
Kentucky phenomenon.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-05

embarrassment, aud the Democrats of
the House think that said committee
should be allowed to terminate its
work and present what facts it Sc
cures before the house shall commence
its fight, which, to a certain extent
would be in the dark if started now.
The postponement of the Hawaiian
matter and the immediate considera-
tion of the Wilson bill was urged by
the majority of Democrats last night
and this morning ON the house COM
mitteo on foreign relations. But the
chairman of the committee, McCreary
of Kentucky, did not want an indefin-
ite postponement and when the house
met he proposed that the discussion
of the bill should be confined to next
Friday and Saturday. The Republi-
can majority, headed by Hitt, of the
committee, greedily accepted the offer
but Boutelle of Name, who was not
sympathized with by his side, insisted
on the consideration of his resolution
which denounced the administration
for trespassing on the jurisdiction of
congress. Boutelle has the manner
and voice of bull, and he seemed in
tent on hooking his way through.
The speaker began to pound his stand
viciously, as he is always forced to do
when Boutelle's voice is raised.
The final vote on Boutelle's resolu-
ton only confirmed the already appar-
ent fact, that the Democrats were at
the mercy Of the foe, being placed,
"hors du combat" through the lack Of
quorum and demonstrated further
that until the absentees could be per-
suaded or driven back to their seats
in the House, congress could not hope
TO accomplish any Of the greatly need
ed Legislative reforms, or transact any
OF the important business now pend
ing before that body.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-05
BOTH SIDES GIVEN.
Burke Cochran's Opposition to the
Income Tax Criticised.

A leading New York paper pub
lished the fact that Hon. Burke Coch-
ran, one of New York's Democratic
Congressman, opposes the income tax,
gives Mr.. Cochran's reasons for such
opposition, and then takes him to task
for came in the following excellent
and artistic manner:
Congressman Cochran continues to
take strange view, for Democrat
of the income tax and other taxes. He
announces that he is "unalterably OPP
posed to the proposition which con-
fines the tax to those whose income is
$4,000 and upward. 1t is neither just
nor right that $4,000 people should
pay all, while the remainder go Free"
"What do Mr.. Cochran's constitu-
ents think of the idea that they will
ego flee" of taxtion if they do not pay
upon their incomes?
with woolens taxed SO per cent,
cottons 81 per cont, linen S9 per cent,
crockery 65 per cent, and other nee
essaries in proportion, are they likely
to 'go free of taxation if twenty or
thirty millions shall be collected from
large incomes?
ADO they not pay their share upon
luxuries in the internal revenue taxes
Oh spirits, beer and tobacco?
"Mr. Cochran is student, and he
therefore knows of the rule of taxa
tion accepted as just by all standard
writers on the subject--that taxes
should be levied with reference to the
ability of the individual to pay and
to the benefits which he receives un-
der the government. Does Mr.. Coch-
ran think that tax upon consump-
ton complies with this rule? Is il
right, is it Democratic, that a poor
man having an income of $1,000 OF
$4,000 year should pay practically
the same for the support of the ma
tional government as a man enjoying
an income Of $4,000 or $4,000 OF
100000?
can income tax on all above $4,000
would tend to equalize the burdens Of
government. 1t would in measure
relieve the poor without expressing
| the poor.p
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-05
HOW 1T APPEARS.
The Situation In Congress, as Viewed
by Prominent Democratic Members.

The Situation In Congress, as Viewed
by Prominent Democratic Members.
The situation In the House, at the
present Congress appears to grow
more and more complicated, without
any apparent reason why it should be
so. The views Of its members are as
interesting as they are varied and
diverse, In recent interview, be-
tween Washington newspaper man
aud several members of the body.
They gave rather free and frank ex-
preston to their views on the legis-
latlve situation, as seen from Dem
ocratic stand point. One of them
said: "We were not prepared .today
to 20 on with the discussion the
tariff bill because we have not yet put
all our figures in their proper columns
and we are not otherwise armed with
details of tariff workings which we
must have for our argument. Wilson
who was to have LED of with speech
has been previously worked all the
time on the preparation of the custom
bill and his speech which will be the
basis for the argument on our side
and he was not quite ready.
The other Democrat said: ave are
not yet ready on the Hawaiian matter
We are prepared to everlastingly lam
! bast the Harrison Administration fol
it's course in the matter, but we wan
time, more facts and authorities fol-
the placing of the navy absolutely un
der the direction Of Blount, who wal
connected only with the state depart
ment.
SO it will be seen that the Democrat
ic party in the house was not ye
ready tie go on with the fights it hal
on hand. There Is a manifest dispo
sition on the part of the great MAORI
ty of Democrats In the House to defe
the Hawaiian matter until the tarif
bill is disposed OF. This desire ha
two sonrces--one Is that the matte
shall be quickly settled and thus per
NIT the, business interests Of the coun
try to adjust themselves, and the 9th
er is that time may be had for furth
er information from Hawaiia. Th,
senate has at present COMMITTEES
making investigation Of the Hawaiian
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-05
In Need

Of a laxative to try Ayers Pills" -
Boothbay Me.), Register.
"Between the ages of FIVE and fifteen,
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rheum, or eruption, chiefly confined to
the legs, and especially to the bend OF
the knee above the calf. Here, running
sores formed which would scab over,
but would break Immediately on mov-
ing the leg. My mother tried every
thing she could think of, but all was
without avail. Although child, Tread
in the papers about the beneficial effects
of Ayers Pills, and persuaded my moth
er to let me try them. With no great
faith in the result, she procured
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-05
A Friend

Wishes to speak through the Register Of
the beneficial results he has received
from a regular use Of Ayers Pills.
He says: "I was feeling sick and tired
and my stomach seemed all out of order.
I tried number of remedies, but none
seemed to give me relief until I was in
duced to try the old reliable Ayers
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feel like new man. 1 think they are
the most pleasant and easy to take OF
anything l ever used, being so finely
sugar-coated that even child will take
them. I urge upon all who are
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-05
Bargains can be had in watches,
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deemed, at Louis Heilbron'S. l2-l4
A Sound Liver Makes a Well Man.

A Sound Liver Makes Well Man.
Are you bilious, consnpated or trou,
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Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-05
MARIANA MARBLE WORKS,
mEAsr BROAD STREET, TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS.
j. L. SMITH,

Proprietor, and Dealer In
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|n Aberdeen; Statuary and Finished Monuments
|M from Carera, Italy. deal in and will furnish
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FriOn guaranteed
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m and the finest Of designs of in this business
carefully selected from all the principal cemeteries in America
md are all classes and styles of both marble and granite carry
every variety both granite OF all the principal
America and Europe nothing but the best material in my work and
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Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-05

Ladies, Mrs. O'Donnell, at the Tenn
Pile of Fashion, specially invites you
to call and price her stock of hats and
all milllnerv She'has greatly reduced
prices. Call and secure q bargain in
Christmas hat. 1918
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-05
Inc Human ETeCUrlCal FOr'""
How They Control III
of the Body.

The electrical force OF the hum
the nerve fluid may be termed, Il an
clal)y attractive department Of science
exerts SO marked an influence on the, heoi
nro,lIced by the brain and conveyed DJ
means OF the nerves 60 tho various organs OF
AZ ho1v thus sunnlv!ng the latter with the
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-05
4 Wilton Friends.

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Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-05

vitality necessary TO In
sure their health. The
pueumoga5tric nerve, ~
shown here, may no said
10 De tho most important
az thc entire n9rye sys-
Ten, ~ II supplies the
heart, lungs, stomach,
bowels, etc, with tho
nerve force necessary 70
keep them active and
healthy. AS will he seen
by the cut the long nerve
descending from { h Q
base OF tho brain ana
terminating In the bow
els is the pneumogastrlc,
while the numerous Ut
tle branches supply the
heart, lungs ma stOm-
och with necessary VI
Jlllty. when tho brain
becomes IN any way dis
ordered by lrrltabllity
cr exhaustion. rhe nerve
fon,e which ib supplies
/; l,,,Senul, and Jhe or
euns receiving tho dl-
niniBhcd supply are con-
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-05

pIysicmns generally fail TO recognize.
,b, IN lJrIanto of this fact but treat lhe
nr.uu ll4elf Instead of tho cause or the troupe
/ Il. ia. given the greater part OF bis life
Ia liza saldy Of this subject and the prln ipal
,!.scoycria3 concerning Il are due tohls efforts
Dr. Mies' Restorative Nervine me unrl-
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tpnisiple hat all nervous and many other
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nerve centers. It's wonderful success In curing
t1e,e disorders N testified to by thousands IN
every part OF tho land.
Restorative Nervine cures .seeplessness'
nervous prostratlon, dizziness, hysterla, sex
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b.. Elkhnrt, Ind, on receipt OF price, per
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Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-05
Ayers Pills

and l began to use them, and soon
noticed an Improvement. Encouraged
by this, kept on till I took two boxes,
when the sores disappeared and have
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"I suffered for years from stomach
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pains in various parts of the body. None
Of the remedies tried afforded me any
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Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-05

xpllspsy swsa by Dr. ailes' Nsvinc.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-04-27
COURT DATES.

Be 1t enacted bv the legislative
assembly of the territory of New
Mexico:
Sec. /. The terms of the district
court hereafter to be held in the coun-
ties of Santa Fe, San Juan. Rio Ar
riba and Taos, shall BIZ held in said
counties beginning at tile times here
matter fixed and continuing until adj
journed by the order Of the court, to-
wit:
In the county of San Juan, on the
Cd Mondays in April and October.
In the county OF Rio Arriba, on the
first MONDAYS in May and November.
In the county of Taos, on the third
Mondays in May and November,
In the county Of Santa Fe, on the
second Mondays in June and Decem-
Der.
Sec. 2. The spring 1893 term in the
county Of Lincoln shall be held begun
ming on the second Monday in April in
stead of the second Monday IN March,
as now fixed.
In the county of Chavez, beginning
on the fourth Monday in March instead
Of the thnd Monday in February.
In the county OF Eddy, beginning on
the second Monday in March instead Of
the first Monday IN February.
In the county of D0na Ana, begin
ming on the fist Monday in March IN
stead of the first Monday in February.
In the county of Sierra, beginning on
the fourth Monday OF March instead
of the third Monday in March.
In the county of Grant, beginning on
the third Monday in April instead OF
the second Monday in April.
See. 8. After the spring 1862 term,
all terms of court for the counties 0l
Lincoln, Chavez, Eddy, Dona and
Grant. shall remain as fixed by the Law
of 1891.
In the county of Colfax, on the 4th
Monday in March and the I'd Monday
in October.
In the CO nty of San Miguel, on the
second Monday in April and Novem-
ber.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-04-27

I A pretty fable about the pansy is cur
rent among French and German chill
dren. The flower has FIVE petals and
five sepals. In most pansies, especially
OF the earlier and less highly developed
varieties, two of the petals are plain
in color and three are gay. The two
plain petals have single sepal, two of
the gay petals have sepal each, and
the third, which is the largest of all,
has two scpals. The fable is that the
pansy represents family, consisting of
husband, wife and four daughters, two
Of the latter being step-children Of the
wife, with only one chair; the two sman
gay petals are the daughters with q
chair each, and the large gay petal is
the wife, with two chairs. To find the
father one must strip away the petals.
until the stamens end pistils are bare
They have a fanciful resemblance 30 aa
old man with flannel wrap about his
neck, his shoulders appraised and his
feet in n bathtub. The story is probably
of French origin, because the French
call the pansy the stepmother.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-04-27
The DISCOVERY OF AMERICA,
The Cost of Columbus First Voyage Esti-
msted to Have Been About $500.

The Cost of Columbus First Voyage Estt-
msted to Have Been About $1,000.
A German geographer, Prof. Ruge,
has busted himself in attempting to an
swer the interesting question what it
cost to discover America. The records
of the cost Of the caravels themselves
do not seem to be extant, but the arch
ives of Palos show what was the
amount paid for the actual expenses of
the voyage. 1t foots up LAO, 900 mar
avedis, but what was the purchasing
power of the maravedi at the end of
the fifteenth century. or how it can be
translated into modern terms, seems
much more difficult than in respect to
the medieval coinage of some other
countries than Spain.
The researches of the German pro-
fessor lead him to the conclusion, how
ever, that the first voyage cost, as
nearly as possible, S7,5OO. The items
of this expenditure are not less curious
than the extreme modesty of the ag-
gregate. The yearly pay of the "ad-
miral" was $500; of the captains, Sl92
each; of the pilots, from S132.5O to
S153.50, and of a surgeon, but 1885.
The ships surgeon was then, apparent
ly, as he sometimes is now. medical
student who was more eager for ad-
venture than for profit. AS for the sail
ors, their monthly allowance was some
thing less than $3.50.
Considering the revenue TO Spain
itself within the two centuries that
followed the discovery in gold and sill
yer alone, the return from the outlay
upon Columbus expedition makes that
outlay perhaps the most profitable
commercial operation in the history of
the world, says the New York Times.
The voyage itself will be admitted to
have been astonshingly cheap. 1t is
to be hoped that an accurate account
has been kept and will be published
of the expenses Of the voyage which
has just been made by the reproduced
caravels, so that parallel may be
drawn in this respect also. Even from
the fifteenth century point of view it is
evident that the voyage of Columbus
was too small an affair to attract the
attention of the politicians. There
was nothing in it for them. In fact
the outfitting of t expedition that
discovered America las an undertake
ing so petty that it would not now at
tract the cupidity OF district leader.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-04-27

The mountains and valleys of Utah
are perfect magazines of odd minerals,
some found only sparingly in other
places, while great many kinds are
plentiful there that are found in no
other locality on the globe. "Ten-
tite,' soft, resinous substance found
in quantities in the Bear River
mountains, was unlSnown to the min
eralogist prior to 1890, and is even now
wholly unknown in other quarters of
the earth. Experts who have given it
thorough tests are of the opinion that
it will finally become amber of the
finest quality: "OzolScrite,' species
of natural mineral wax, a rarity elses
where, is found in large quantities i1k
this locality of queer mineral sub;
stances. It is an acid ard water
proof, and makes the finest Insulating
materialknown. "Gilsonitc," another
variety of mineral wax, contains iglrty
per. cent. of carbon or asphalt in its
pure form. The Utah vein is almosS
three feet wide and q milo in length.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-04-27

Opening to the ranchman over million
acres of fertile land, to the stockgrower
vast ranges yet uuolai ned, and to the
mine regions rich In the
precious metals.