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Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-15
LOCATION, SOCIETY. ETC.

the Eastern appex
point plateau formed Red and Sulphur which nearly
parallel and nearly due east for about 100 miles, and distance
miles Being located elevation the drainage
Lime poter and gypsum hand and coal lead anmony
and will be virtually doors and money
the railroads building to the mines Thousands of
right hand Public graded schools with
buildings and two excellent colleges Churches of nearly all Christian
with church property valued $800O0 No city the South
refined polite society," and ospb
pe Strangers treated coueous and pains
advantages.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-15

Abbott's East Indian Corn Paint
cures all corns, warts and bunions.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-15
DEAN & TAYLOR, AGENTS.

optum Habit cured by pr. Miles Nervlne.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-15

Now is the time to supply
yourself with eggs for hatch
ing form the finest line of
Thoroughbred Poultry that can
be found anywhere:
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-15
A RAILROAD CENTER.

Texakana has eight railroads. with thousand resident railroad
employees; this gives her especial advantages the commercial world and
this together with the high and healthy location of the city w few
years. make hers city of $4,000 population One of these oadss
people and Manageable water giving competing
by water.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS WATER WORKS AND STREET RAILWAY
Texarkana system electric lights works unsurpassed
of ten times population Also has splendid gas
splendid system street railroads permeae heci every
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-15
BANKS, FACTORIES, ETC.

We four National bangs with operating capital Of $6OOOOO
There number Of extensive manufacturing them fur
factories fence factory cotton seed oil mill number large um
factories factory compress $25OOO Government building
ind Federal $4,000 union depotthe finest of the Mssis
pp river two VedaB three large ca hotels with
ac 400 guests daily several large wholesale houses immense
obi Trade
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-15
for Infants and Children.

castoriAisso well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
NOM to me" II A. ARCHER, Il D.,
III So Oxford ST., Brooklyn, NY.
The morning call., 1894-11-21
KOLB MEANS FIGHT.
His Foes Have the State
Militia.
Nevertheless the PopuIist Leaders
Are Already Beginning to Talk
About Securing Arms.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-ColoneI Lee
Crandal, who ran for Congress on the
Kolb Democratic ticket against General
Wheeler in the Eighth Alabama District,
is: at Populist headquarters here fresh
from the conference of Kolb men at which
it was determined to issue the manifesto
published to-day. Mr.. Crandall says
Colonel Kelb will be duly sworn in as
Governor on the first of December by some
magistrate qualified to administer oaths
and will then proceed to perform the func-
tions of Governor.
When asked whether fighting would en-
sue Mr.. Crandall said: 1.-The Oates men
have the militia to back them and the sup
port of the administration. while we have
not many arms; but you know what Ma
poleon said about the right. Compare
lively few Kolb men from the back dis
triets were at the convention last week
because they were unable to get there and
we cannot tell how many will respond to
the call on the 1st of December. Many of
them are too poor to travel.
"There will be contests made in the
House against six of the Democratic can
didates who are given certificates of elec-
ton, and we Will present such indsput-
able evidence of frauds that the committee
cannot overlook them"
Senator Pugh of Alabama arrived this
morning fresh from his home. He SAYS lie
had received no intimate of Captain
Kolb's purpose to issue manifesto and
that he was as much surprised as any non-
resident Of Alabama could have been on
reading the pronunciamento In the morn
ing papers. Senator Pugh declined to
discuss the matter further than to say that
if Captain Kolb should attempt to put his
plans into execution he feared and be-
lieved there would be serious trouble
The Senator, in reply to a question. said
Governor Jones was man of courage and
determination
The morning call., 1894-11-21
VICTIMS OF THE TEMBLoR.
Great Loss of Life Has Followed the
SiciIian Earthquake.

ROME Nov. 20.-The earthquake shocks
continued at MieZzo on the north coast Of
the island of Sicily, and the fact that the
volcano of Siromboli is nearly in a state
of eruption is accepted as proof that the
disturbances are of volcanic origin. The
inhabitants of Milezzo continue in state
of terror. Elsewhere the feeling OF alarm
is subsiding and business is resuming.
Reports from the province of Reggie de
Calebra state that 200 corpses have been
extricated from the ruins of Housatan
Procopio. Forty.eight bodies were found
beneath the ruins of the church. The
| number of persons injured is said to be
| enormous. 1t is estimated that the dam
ages done to buildings at Palmi, not count
ing the loss in furniture destroyed, will
amount 10 two million lires. Fifteen
buildings collapsed entirely and 800 others
are irreparably damaged.
Every house in the town has suffered
more or less and not one remains habit
able. At Palmi over 300 people were ip-
jured. The communes of Deliano and
| Poliastena suffered equally, but no deaths
are reported.
Eight persons persisted at Semlnira and
200 people were injured. The villages of
Barapir and Santa were destroyed.
The morning call., 1894-11-21
DECLINED WITH THANKS.
Japan Not Wildly Anxious for
American Mediation.

TOXIC, Japan. Nov. 2O-It is learned
that the Japanese Government has sent
reply to the note OF United States Minister
Dun asking whether tender by the Presi-
dent of the United States OF his good
offices in the interest of restoring peace in
the East would be agreeable to Japan.
Before reaching conclusion, the Ministry
gave the matter consideration for several
days and finally stated to Mr.. Dun that
although the friendly sentiments which
prompted the Government and the people
of the United States were deeply appreci-
ated, the state of the war had been such
that the Chinese should approach japan
directly on the subject. In view of the
absence Of japanese and Chinese dipIo-
matte representatives at Peking and Toxic.
respectively, this would imply that any
communications between the two Govern
ments would be made through the Ameri-
The morning call., 1894-11-21

and gentleman that there was nothing
cOntraband on his vessel. The Japanese
did not question his honor, but doubted
his ability to inform himself as TO every
article in possession of the whole body of
passengers. During the greater part OF
Nuvem ber 8 the subject was under discus
sion by Mr.. Howard, the cOmpany's agent
and the British Minister and Consul. 1t
was understood that no dissatisfaction was
caused by the action Of the authorities,
who asserted that it was of vital impor-
tance that they guard against the particu-
lar danger involved in this case.
While The examination at Yokohama
was drawing to close intelligence was re-
ceived that the suspected travellers had
transferred themselves and their belong
.iDgs to the French mail steamer Sydney,
and were on the way to Shanghai by way
of Kobe. In obedience to kilograms sent
to the latter port permission 10 search the
ship was obtained from the French Consul,
and the discovery was soon made that
a passenger calling himself John Brown,
an acknowledged alias, and claiming to be
an American, was bound for China under
The morning call., 1894-11-21
SUIT TO RECOVER.
Some of the Money Paid ON PitzeI
Has Been Found.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 20.-Lawyer Al
bert W. Nishard was instructed by tele-
graph from Philadelphia to-day to file
suits for the recovery of money obtained
by Fl. NJ. Howard, now under arrest at
Philadelphia. part OF which is ON de posit
in a oank in this city. The title of the
complaint flied is the Fidelity Mutual Lite
Association against n. 81. Howard, alias
III. NJ. Holmes, alias Herman Mudgett. and
Georgiana Howard. The plaintiff alleges
that he is engaged in the business of life
insurance, and that he is sued
policy on the life of one B. F. Pitzel for
$4,000, and that by mistake On the part
of the plaintiff and deception and fraudu-
lent representation on the part of the de-
feDdant the said Howard received the sum
of $4,000; that atterward the plaintiff
discovered that B. f. PitZel was still
alive and that proofs of the claims were
spurious and fraudulent and made for the
express purpose of cheating the plain tiff
out of insurance money; that the defend
ant fed the country. turning over and pay
ing to his codefendant, Georgiana How
ard large portion of the $4,000 which
the defendant deposited in the bank in
this city. An affidavit for writ OF at
tachment is also filed.
The morning call., 1894-11-21
LAUGHING AT GROVER.
All He Gets for His Efforts to Make
Peace.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-Yang Yu,
Chinese Minister. is giving Secretary
Gresham grand dinner tonight.
Gresham and this Chinaman are getting
to be very cbummy. The Secretary has
taken greatk pains 10 cultivate Yang Yu in
furtherance of his ambiion to increase
American trade relations with the Flow
cry Kingdom" The attention paid the
Chinese diplomat by Gresham has been
the subject of some remark in diplomatic
circles here. Cleveland and his Secretary
started out to do great things with China.
They thought they could break down the
Chinese wall and open up vast commerce
between the United States and the Orient.
This is why the Geary act was not en-
forced, and this, toe. is why Mr.. Cleveland
caused the Supreme Court to be convened
in order to test The law, though much to
his surprise its constitutionality was af-
firmed. Now this pair of blundering
statesmen are trying to act as peacemakers
between the Japs and Chinese, and they
are ridiculed on every side. Even the dip
lomats stationed here are laughing at
them.
The japanese Government has antici-
pated the recent offers of China to the
foreign powers to furnish the complete
official correspondence leading up to the
present war and has itself made public
this correspondence. 1t is published 10
full as part of the recent proceedings OF
the Japanese Diet, which have been re-
The morning call., 1894-11-21

panic in the building, the tenants jamming
the corridors and stairways in their rush
for the street.
Several young women clerks and stem
ographers tainted and were painfully
crushed in the crowd, but none were dan
gerously hurt 4 score of physicians
were called 10 dress the wounds, and car
risges and ambulances were called out to
carry away the injured. 1t was rumored
that portion of the bulldog had col
lapsed. but examination showed that the
building was uninjured aside from the
skylight.
A portion of the falling smokestack
struck the roof of the restaurant of Will
liam Boyle. creating a panic among the
people at lunch there, but no one was in
jured.
The Handy building is handsome
structure, with a front on Washington
street. diagonally across from the City
Hall.
The Offices of the abstract company are
situated in broad one-story addition run
ming back to the alley in the rear. The
University Club building. fronting on
Dearborn street. is twelve stories high,
and the sixty feet of steel stack, falling
from its hight of 112 feet, struck the one
story addition with terrific force.
The morning call., 1894-11-21
ONE MORE MURDER
Traced Home to Holmes by the Police
of Texas.


FORT WORTH. Tex, Nov. 2O.-There is
every reason to believe that c. II. Holmes,
who went by the name of o. C. Pratt
in Fort Worth, is guilty OF mur-
dering Minnie r. Williams and her
sister Anna, the crime having prob
bly, been committed in Chicago, and
in this crime a man who claimed when
here to be citizen of Chicago, aud calling
himself Benton T. Lyman, Is an accom-
plice. Some time in February he came
here from Chicago and placed on record a
deed from one Bond to Lyman for 100 feet
front on Rusk and Second streets.
Bond got title by deed from Minnie r.
Williams, executed before a notary whose
name was said to be Holmes. On this
Lyman began the erection of three-story
building. Lyman had sold one lot to q
Fort Worth citizen, who, fearing his title
was clouded, began to investigate.
He found that Minnie r. Williams
wrote late in 1898 TO her sister. Miss Anna
Williams, Of Midlothian, Texas, to come
to Chicago. that she was going to be mar.
ried and go to Europe. The sister left fol
Chicago No word ever came from either
of the sisters.
Minnie r. Williams by will was left half
block of property in the heart of For,
Worth, valued at 100000. and a farm
valued at $4,000. This property has al
been alienated ostensibly by Miss VII
lams. a detective has recently been sen
to find the girl, but no trace can be dis
covered,
The morning call., 1894-11-21
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
can Ministers to China and Japan, who,
since the outbreak of the war, have had in
charge the interests of the two countries.
IN CHENA'S PAY.
Two Men Who Sought to Destroy
the Japanese Navv.

the Japanese Navy.
VICTORIA, Nov. 20.-The Empress OF
China arrived at noon to-day. bringing
Yokohama advices to November g. Some
excitement has been created in Yokohama
by the detention of the Occidental and
Oriental steamship Gaelic on her outward
voyage to HongKOng in order that a
search for contraband goods might be
made by the japanese authorities. On the
evening of November two torpedo boats
took positions on either side of the Gaelic
and were presently followed by a guard
ship containing detachment of marines.
A group of custOm-house officers went
aboard and asked permission to examine
the ships cargo, explaining that they had
received information that contrabaud
wares had been shipped at San Fran
cisco. Captain Pearne protested against
the search, but otherwise offered
no opposition: The proceedings were
conducted with perfect courtesy on both
sides. After partial inspection the bust
ness was postponed for the night. to be re-
sumed on the morning of the 9Th and con-
tinued until $3.50 P. NJ, when the inVestiga-
ton was given over and the ship was al
lowed to go on her way. She had been
advertised to leave at noon. According to
general report two of the passengers were
known to be naval experts and the pos
SCISSORS of some secret engine of destruc-
ton. which was believed to be hidden in
their baggage. Nothing liable 10 seizure
was found. however, and Captain Pearne
declared on his word of honor as an officer
The morning call., 1894-11-21

seQuently it may not be nece ssary on the
part OF your country to dispatch great
number of troops, and besides, as no ap-
plication therefor has beer made by Korea,
1t is requested tnat no troops shall proceed
to the interior of Korea so that they may
not cause alarm to her people; and, more
over, since it is feared that in the event
of the soldiers of the two nations meeting
on the way cases of unexpected accidents
might occur owing to difference of Ian
guage and military etiquette, we beg to re-
quest in addition that you will be good
enough to telegraph the purport of this
communication to the Government of
Japan"
No. is Japan's answer to the Tsung Ii
Yamen, in which Japan also shows her
teeth. 1t says: "As to the number of
troops to be sent to Korea, the Japanese
Government is compelled to exercise its
own judgment. Although no restriction is
placed upon the movement of the Jap
anese troops in Korea, they will not be
sent where their presence is not deemed
necessary. The Japanese troops are under
strict discipline, and the Japanese Gov
ernment is confident they will not precipl-
tate a collision with the Chinese forces.
1t is hoped China has adopted similar pre-
cautions"
No. is an offer of the Japanese Govern
ment to join China in general readjust-
ment of Korea on modern lines.
No. Z is China's rejection of the offer, in
which she says: ''The idea may be ex-
cellent, but the measures OF Improvement
must be left to Korea herself"
No. s is from japan to China stating
that Japan cannot longer disregard the
law of self-preservation which impels her
to reform the deplorable condition of
Korea at the root of her frequent rebel
lions.
No. 9 is also from Japan to China, stat
ing that as China has declined to join in
the administrative reform of Korea. the
only conclusion deductable is that the
Chinese Government is disposed to pre-
cipitate complications.
This closes the correspondence, the last
letter being dated eleven days before the
Chinese transport. Kow Shing, carrying
Chinese troops to Korea, was sunk by
Japan. Japan's declaration of war fol-
lowed six days later.
The morning call., 1894-11-21
CONVICTED OF LIBEL.
End of One German Political
Scandal.
Herr KieZer Sentenced to Serve for
Two Months in an Inn
perial Prison.

COLOGNE, Nov. 20.-The trial of Herr
Klezer, editor Of the West German ALL
gemeine Zeitung, on the charge of libeling
Marschal Won Bieberstein, Imperial Sec
retary Of State for Foreign Affairs, by
asserting that the latter wrote an article in
the Kladderada atsch rejecting upon certain
Government officials. including Baron
Kiderlein- Waechter, at that time Chief of
the Press Department of Foreign
Affairs, and Herr Won HoIstein,
also an official of the Foreign Office,
opened to-day. Won Kiderleiri- Waechter,
it will be remembered, fought duel in
this connection with DR.. Potstorff, editor
of the Kladderadatsch, and thereby ruined
his political prospects just as he was about
being appointed Minister to Hamburg.
The Kladderadatsch early last year was
engaged in publishing series of attacks
ON the Foreign Office, and this led to
resentment on the part of q certain military
clique, who prompted Baron Won Kiderlen-
Waechter to challenge the editor of the
paper. Among the things which the Klad-
deradatsch attempted to prove was that
Won Kiderlein- Waechter and Won Hol-
stein really nurtured the Ill feeling be.
tween Prince Bismarck and Emperor
William.
Won Bieberstein took the witness-stand
and denied being the author of the article
in question. Furthermore, he declared
that Kleser's statements were complete
uufounded. Won Bleberstein also said he
had written Kleser that he should declare
his statements 10 be wholly untrue. Gen.
eral Won Caprivi had sent similar inform
alton to the Kladde radatSch.
In addition to Kleser there were two
other defendants, Zimmerman and Ness.
ler. The court sentenced Kleser and Ness.
ler each to two months Imprisonment
and Zimmerman was fined $50 marks
The morning call., 1894-11-21
SCORNS THE PRIEST.
The Barcelona Anarchist Will Die as
He Had Lived.

E1C Ildd LfENC0s
BARCELONA. Nov. 2O.-Joseph Salvador
Franch, probably the most desperate
anarchist now living, the man who on
November Z. 1898, threw a dynamite bomb
into the Lceo Theater here, killing
twenty people and wOunding fifty others,
will be executed between 7;3O and 8 A. NJ.
tomorrow.
Franch this morning was taken to the
prison chapel. there to pass the last
twenty-four hours of his life. He refused
to sign his death warrant as the law re-
quires. exclaiming:
Long live anarchy"
On entering the chapel Franch refused
to receive the priests, and to father who
wished to administer consolation the an
archist exclaimed fiercely:
Get out; l was only acting; only pre-
tending to be religious in order to live
we'll and hoping TO get pardon. The
crime was an expiation due from the
bourgeoSie."
Franch's daughter is to be rebaptized
and chriStened Libertad.
The morning call., 1894-11-21
SHOWER OF GLASS.
Fall of a Great Steel Smokestack in
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Nov. 20-The 60-foot steel
smokestack was torn from the University
Club building by the wind to-day and
crashing into the skylight of the Handy
Abstract building, on Washington street.
drove a shower of broken glass into the
offices below, dangerously injuring two
men and cutting and bruising almost every
one of the 125 people in the Office
The dangerously hurt are: II. II. Handy,
president of the Handy Abstract Com
pany, and c. o. Fostrick.
Seriously injured: Ex-Unted States
District Attorney Milchrist. Taylor q.
Snow, real estate dealer; g. A. Tallman,
clerk; J. O'COnnor, clerk; NJ II. Brown,
attorney.
1t is not thought that either Handy's or
Fostrick's injuries will prove fatal. al
though both suffered severely from the
loss of blood.
The accident occurred just before noon.
when every desk in the abstract office was
occupied and while large number of attor.
neys and clients were transacting business
there. The skylight. covering large por-
tion of the building. was protected by a
strong and heavy steel netting, and that
alone prevented the heavy smokestack
from going through the roof. Had it done
so large loss of life would have resulted,
as twenty-five or thirty clerks were punched
close together below when IL struck.
Ex-United States District Attorney Mil.
christ narrowly escaped death A large
piece OF glass struck him on the shoulder,
cutting through his clothes and leaving a
long, ugly cash. AS 1t struck he leaped to
one side Just as piece of the skylight,
three feet square, crashed down edge wise
on the spot where he had stood.
ii. ID. Handy. the millionaire president
of the company, was cut in a dozen places.
A large fragment of glass grazed his head,
tearing a large wound in the side of his
face. both hands and arms were cut and
his right shoulder was cut 10 the bone.
The noise of the crashing glass and the
cries of the alarmed clerks caused a small
The morning call., 1894-11-21

Arthur, at the same place where they were
repulsed on Sunday with a reported loss
of 500 men. The Chinese made an OBJ
stinate resistance. but the japanese ultl-
mately succeeded in driving them from
their entertainments. The losses on both
sides were sewers. The Chinese forces fled
to Port Arthur.
Captain Mcclure, the English officer who
was appointed by the Tsung-li Yamen
vice-admiral of the Chinese feet. has ar
rived at Wei-Hai-Wei and assumed COM
mand of the naval forces.
LONDON. Nov. 20.-A dispatch from
Shanghai says the feeling in favor of the
Japanese in the invaded districts of China
is growing. Mutinous Chinese soldiers
are reported pillaging and outraging the
inha bitants.
A Japanese force under General OZaka
is announced to have left Takoshan on
November Is to attack Siuyan (Siooh YAM,
which the Chinese have fortified. 1t is
added the Japanese reached the town
named Sunday morning and found the
Chinese had fed. The japanese are said
to have captured FIVE guns. 1t is esti-
mated the Chinese force numbered 5000
troops of all arms. The latter are reported
10 have retreated in the direction of Hal
Cheng. There was no loss on either side.
On November Is the second Japanese
army was only forty miles from Port
Arthur and was advancing on that place.
Two trained women nurses of the Red
Cross Society on their way to the seat of
war to aid the wounded had to turn back,
the Chinese authorities refusing to guar
antee them protection. They represented
the humanity of their mission, but Sheng,
the Taotai of TientsiD, said. "We don't
want to save any wounded Chinese"