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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-09

The .CoxEr movement doesn't move these
daya-fnd,arn po',. SentInu.
Doesn't it, Poor CoxEY 10 in jail. but what Of
the great CoxEY principle. the special plumber
ing Of a certain few by an income tax? Coxey-
ism is still rampant In the White House. where
our esteemed contemporary keeps its eyes
fixed. and in Its own ONCE 10 Hoosierdom.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-09

II does not seem to us to be proper
thing to denounce those excellent and intelli-
gent women who are opposed to female suf-
frage. as traitors to their sex" Yet at least
two OF the feminine advocates ~ an unsex ed
ballot have thus denounced the ants In public
speeches. The language Is harsh. unfair. TN
wise. and offensive. There can be nothing
gained By 1t. It surely Injuries those who use
It, while at the same time We should suppose
that 1t must intensity the antagonism OF those
to whom It Is applied. The antis merely en-
terrain an opinion different from that OF the
pros upon question which 10 yet under de-
bate and upon which there ought to be full
freedom OF judgment. They are certainly on
the conservative side. They entertain the
views which have been entertained by nearly
all women since the beginning Of time. They
are apprehensive that evil may come to their
sex through the very serious political innova-
ton which ls advocated By tho suffragists.
They do not desire any change In their rela-
lions to the State. There Is no reason why
they should he scolded or maligned or held up
to scorn for that
When women engage In a public debate
upon any subject they ought to set an exam
pie OF that courtesy which. unhappily. IL not
always displayed by contentious men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-09

JOHN BROWN. Familiarity known as Old
JOHN Brown OF Ossawatomie" was born upon
this day OF the month OF May In the year 1900
His birthplace was Torrington. Conn: he was
OF Mayfower stock. He was executed at
Charlestown. Va. In tho Goth year Of his age
In boyhood he became i'm bued with that hatred
OF chattel slavery which was the master pas
sion Of his whole life; and In the prime Of
manhood he began to form plans for its abo-
lition. While he was yet young his family re-
moved to Ohio After his school days were
over. he learned tho trade OF tanner. at which
he worked for twenty years: then he became a
trader In wool: then he engaged In farming In
the northern part OF this Srate: then he re-
sumed the wool business In Ohio. By which
time he was over so years old and had four
stalwart sons.
When the struggle over slavery In Kansas
began In 1854. BRowN's four sons went
there. and soon afterward he Joined
them. and took part In the Irregular warfare
which had begun bet ween the anti-slavery and
pro- slavery parties. He was engaged In the
combat at Black Jack and in other
like affairs: and 1t was after q des-
perate fight with superior force ct
Ossawatomie that he acquired the sobri-
quet which clunG to him until his death. In
1883. after the Free State party had triumphei
in Kansas. he formed plan to strike at slAv-
cry in Virginia with a few fighting men whom
he drilled In Iowa. In July Of 1880 he went to
Virginia for tho purpose OF looking around"
He rented farm near Hsrpers Ferry. where
was the arsenal which he desired to seize.
TWENTY-FIVE OF his sympathizers. white and
black. secretly Joined him there. and boxes Of
arms were iurtively conveyed to them. In the
night OF Oct III his force captured the watch
men at the arsenal. took possession OF II. seized
the bridge crossing the Potomac. and took
supplies from tho houses OF a number Of resi-
dents. who were told that his object was to FREQ
the slaves by the authority OF GOD Almighty :"
Next day bodies OF Virginia militia marched
into the town. besleged the arsenal. and fought
its occupants Lives were lost on both sides.
BY niRhtfall. BROwN had got out Of the arsenal
and had taken refuge in the engine house.
where there was another Hgnt
In the night body OF United States marines.
under Col. ROBERT Z. LEE subsequently
Gen. LEE OF the on'ederats StatesL ar
rived. battered In the door Of the engine house
with artillery. and oVerpowsred the small gar
rison, at the head OF which BRowS fought until
Frustrated by a sabre stroke. after which he
was twice bAyoneted- He was imprisoned.
tried for conspiracy. convicted. condemned to
death and hanged at CharlestoWn on Dec. 2.
His body was delivered 20 his widow. By whom
It Was conveyed to his farm at North Elba.
n. Y. where Il was buried.
Two OF his sons had been killed while light
ing By his side. one In Kansas. the other at
Harper's FerrT. We belsya that the two 9TH
ers are yet living.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-09

Il do not think that women have shown
themfeir-s as capable men in intellectual work.
neither In art literature. science nor usic WALrER
BESANr ~ tn lad Pendent.
No1 But there Is ono thing certJ n and that
is that. judging from this sentence. many OF
them can write better English than Mr.. BEsAST.
The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1894-09-11
TOO MUCH TOBACCO.

Concerning the effect of over in
diligence in the weed, especially
among the lower classes in England,
Hugh Percy Dunn has this to say,
in a recent issue of Nineteenth Cen
fury
The tonic effect of tobacco among
the lower classes in England are
comparatively not infrequent The
form which the poisoning takes is
that known to ophthalmic surgeons
as tobacco amblyopia." The men
come to the hospitals complaining
of loss Of sight. Commonly they
are bootmakers, or those to whom
the opportunity occurs of smoking
while they are at work. In most
cases there Is a serious failure Of
vision Associated with this Is the
loss of perception of the colors red
and green, which is confined to the
central part of the retina, The di-
agnosis, however, having been
The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1894-09-11

made, the treatment is easy
enough.
Practically this resolves itself
into the emphatic prohibition Of all
smoking. 1t is always best to give
the patients instructions to burn
their pipes. AS long as an old
'trusty friend" is permitted to lie
on the mantelpiece or anywhere
within sight and reach, the tempta-
ton becomes almost irresistible to
disobey orders, and in the luxury of
renewing an old acquaintance to
forget the strict injunctions against
INDUCING in the habit which had
been laid down. Almost invariably
in these cases overindulgence is
found to consist in smoking half an
ounce Of shag daily-that is to say,
when the surgeon asks the patient,
"How much do you smoker" it is sell
dom that any other answer is given
than that "about half an ounce Of
shay a day." The constancy of
this reply is really remarkable.
Tobacco amblyopia" is almost
unknown in connection with any
other form Of tobacco than that
which is called ''shag" In addition
to the amblyopia the patients are
distinctly affected with tobacco
tremors;" their hands are shaky;
they are more or less nervous, and
they complain of loss of appetite.
Their compilations, moreover, arein
that condition which may be des-
cribed as muddy" and there is a
characteristic expression of listless-
ness in their eyes. But what are
the results of treatment? In most
cases the surgeon may speak hope
fully of the recovery of vision; pro-
vided that the patient absolutely
ceases to smoke, and certain treat
ment be applied, some improvement
will begin to take place in the
course Of fortnight. Always very
gradually, but generally speaking,
surely, the improvement progress
es, until at the end of some weeks
the lost sight is nearly regained.
The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1894-09-11
THE PLOT LAID BARE.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 9,-The
whole plot of the lynching of six
alleged negro incendiaries near Mil
lington, Tenn, on the night of Au-
gust 81, has been laid bare, and be-
fore many hours elapse every man
implicated in the conspiracy will be
in jail
Robert McCarver, son of j. A,
McCarver, Sheriff of Shelby county,
is the man who exposed the con-
spirators. He was called before
the grand jury last night and told
the whole story. Young McCarver
at first refused to testify, being
afraid of the lynchers, but when
given the alternative of going to
jail for contempt of court or re-
vealing the plot he chose the latter
In his testimony before the grand
jury McCarver said that he was in
vited to participate in the massacre
of the negroes by H. N. Smith, one
of the men now in the county jail
under Indictment for murder in the
first degree for completely in the
lynching, Smith gave McCarver
the names of the men who would
compose the mob and told how the
negroes would be arrested by De-
tective w, S, Richardson, placed
in wagon and driven to Big Creek
swamp, where the mob would be in
waiting,
When the invitation to assist in
the assassination was rendered to
young McCaryer 1t was represent
ed that his father knew all about
1t and that Judge Cooper Of the
criminal court was not in the dark
These representations were un
true and were made by Smith with
the intention II possible, Of mixing
The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1894-09-11

Sheriff McCarver up in the affair
through his son so that his hands
would be tied if an investigation
should be instituted by the author
tiles.
Young McCarver declined to join
the mob, but the lynching came of
on schedule time. McCarver dis
closed the details of the plot to
Joseph Theirs, Chris Huffman and
VIM. Cox, and it was from Theirs
and Huffman that the grand jury
obtained its first information about
the plot,
Cox denied all knowledge of the
affair and was indicted last night
for perjury. Criminal Judge Coop
er today after learning of McCarv-
er's confession, ordered him placed
under $4,000 bond to insure his
presence at the trial, but McCarver
being unable to furnish bail was
sent to Jail.
The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1894-09-11
KNOWLEDGE

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The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1894-09-11
Annual Report of the Comptroller Of
Currency.

WASHINGTON, September l0,-The
annual report Of the Comptroller
of the Currency was made public
today. 1t is a record of the work
of the Comptrollers Office and shows
that the total number of accounts
claims and cases settled during the
fiscal year, ended June 30, last, was
80, 1856, involving $3.50, COZ, OO2.
BY comparing the work of this
Office for the past three fiscal years
an increase of the volume of bust.
ness since 1892 in round numbers of
$1O4, 600, 900 is shown with an in.
crease 10 the last financial year Of
$74, 600, 600.
The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1894-09-11
It STRONG SUPPORT.

Furniture that is not pleasing to
the eye is fit for nothing but a barn
Elegance is one thing and strength
is another, but there is not the
least reason why the two should not
90 together in furniture, To say
that a thing is cheap does not nee
essarily make it cheap, To say
that our furniture is cheap scarcely
does It Justice It fills the bill IN
attractiveness and cheapness
Our Carpet stock is not surpassed
in this section of the country. Com
plete line of all grades and prices
ANY and all goods sold for cash OF
easy payments, oo
WOODEN FURNlTUREC co.
1914 Il. Broad ST. Texarkana, Ark,
The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1894-09-11
Lime.

For White Tennessee lime, go to
the Texarkana Hardware Co, 2-28
The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1894-09-11

LOUIS HEILBR0N,
LEADING JEWELER
AND MONEY BROKER.
Offers Big Bargains in Unre
deemed Diamonds and
Watches.
unNEY LOANED Oh ALL C0LLATERALS
The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1894-09-11
THE BRECKENRIDGE CONTEST,
The Polardized Statesman Carries His
His Point as to Voting
in Primaries.

Yesterdays dispatches from Lex.
ington, KY, announce that at a
meeting of the Seventh district
Democratic central committee, OF
Kentucky, held in that city on Sat
urday last, a resolution was adopt
ed by a vote of six to four that nc
one shall be allowed to vote in the
coming primary unless he be a legal
voter, a known Democrat, and
pledges himself to support the nom
inee.
The Breckenridge men had a ma
jority in the committee, and the
meeting was called for the purpose
of passing some rule which would
be detrimental to the interests of
Mr.. Owens.
The resolution passed by the
Louisville committee to swear over
every voter in the primary was de-
feated. A substitute was offered
for this to give the officers of the
election the right to challenge any
voter. The substitute was adopted
after a wrangle, during which
Councilman 7. Logan Hooker of this
city, who was an auditor, shouted
out while Committeeman WEIGH
was talking in favor of swearing
the voters that WEIGH himself had
voted for a Republican, to which
WEIGH replied that it was an in
famous lie, and started for Hooker,
when friends pulled him back,
Chairman Mcleod called WEIGH to
order under the threat of expelling
him from the committee.
Breckenridge submitted a letter
challenging the officers of election
of Scott county.
There was nothing talked of du-
ring the day but the meeting of the
district committee to make a rule
requiring voters in the primary to
support the nominee.
Howard H. Gratz, editor of the
Kentucky Gazette, writes editorial
ly regarding the scheme on the
part of the Breckenridge men as
follows:
''This is believed to be a conspir-
acy to defeat Owens at the pnma-
ry, and if such action is taken by
the committee many of his friends
will advise Owens to have nothing
to do with the primary and run as
an independent Democratic candi-
date. 1t is confidently stated and
believed that there is juggling and
rascality at the bottom of this
movement, and it will have the eff
feet of lettering many of Owens
friends going to the primary and
let Breckenridge have the nomina-
ton by default. Senator Butler of
South Carolina was put in just such
a position and he declared himself
an independent candidate, and
there is no better Democrat in the
Senate than he is. "
The Owens men have cooled down
somewhat over the action of the
committee, and say that it will act
as boomerang on Breckenridge.
The Breckenridge people are elated
over the result, and so both sides
are satisfied.
The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1894-09-11
A SENSATIONAL DECISION.

A decision of almost National in
terest, and equally far reaching ex-
tent, was handed down from the
Supreme Court of Oklahoma Terri
tory on Saturday, the 8th instant,
The case was Erwin VS.. Erwin on
appeal from the Payne county pro-
bate court, an action for divorce,
in which the court reversed the ac-
ton of the lower court, and also
announced that although the first
territorial legislature granted the
probate judges power to try divorce
cases and the same was ratified by
congress, it was afterward repealed
by the legislature of $685. and all
divorces granted by probate judges
since this act went into effect were
null and void, and also that all di-
vorces granted by probate judges
prior to that date, in which the
parties bringing the suit had not
been residents of the territory two
years or longer, were also invalid.
This decision will create conster-
nation in every part of the country,
because it absolutely nullifies fully
800 divorces granted by probate
judges since August IA, 1893, and
brings into question the legality of
three-fourths of the divorces grant
ed previous to that time. These
divorces were in the main granted
to people of other states and terri
tories, who came here to take ad-
vantage Of the liberal divorce law
of Oklahoma, which allows divorces
for thirteen different causes and
mostly brought their suits in pro-
bate courts because they were al
ways in session and there was less
publicity than in the district courts.
The decision does not affect the
divorce law in any way beyond the
fact that all actions must be
brought in the district courts, and
the 200 or more people now waiting
in the territory to secure divorces
can get them in the district courts
after attaining their ninety days
residence, In their petitions for
divorces, all these people must, OF
course, claim to be residents of Ok
lahoma, and it is hard to get their
real place of residence, though it is
absolutely certain that three
fourths of them are non-residents
of the territory and leave as soon
as they can secure the coveted di-
vorce.
In one single county, of which
Guthrie is the county site, fully TWO
hundred of such divorces have been
granted to people whose real resi-
dence covers fully dozen or more
States Many of these people have
remarked, hence their predicament
may well be described as awkward
in the extreme. In glancing down
the long list of divorces, as pub
lished in the Dallas News, we fail tC
note any belonging to Texarkana,
but, in the nineteen other counties
belonging to the Territory, it is by
no means certain that the city has
been so fortunate. The decision il
a most unfortunate one, leaving
many of its victims in a deplorablt
tangle, from which it will take time
and trouble to extricate them
| selves
The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1894-09-11
NO. 80.
EDUCATION
M
ECONOMY.

Practical economy for the people
takes its proper rank among public
services. Onr June sale is at the
present time doing more than any
other ever did to give both wage
Garner and wealth the real savings
of the first, the wisdom of both. s
The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1894-09-11
The Modern Beauty

Thrives on good food and sunshine
with plenty of exercise in the open
air. Her form glows with wealth
and her face blooms with its beau
ty. If her system needs the cleans
ing action of a laxative remedy,
she uses the gentle and pleasant
liquid laxative Syrup of Figs.
The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1894-09-11
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The Delta independent., 1894-08-15
.ynps Attack a Fort

Shanghai, Aug. PA dispatch re-
ceived here from Chez Foo says that
the Japanese attacked Fort Hamilton
Port Arthur, yesterday evening and
We're repulsed.
A special dispatch to the Chez Foo
confirms the report that the Japanese
fleet attacked the Chinese fleet at Wei
Hai-Wei yesterday morning. and that
the former were repulsed at one end of
the harbor and subsequently attacked
the other entrance. The dispatch saws
that the Japanese made a daring at
tempt to capture the forts and arsenal
nt Wei-Hai-Wei. The Japanese attack
ed in force four cruisers and several
smaller vessels holding the advance.
The first shots were exchanged at day
light, but the Chinese We're on the
alert, and their gunners returned Il
vigorous fire from the forts
The Delta independent., 1894-08-15
THREE GREAT ENTERPRISES,
Provided for In TIE River and Harba
R,ll,

Provided for In the River and Harbar
Bill,
Washington, Aug, t8.-'rhe river and
harbor hpprcpriatien bill; which has
been agreed 10 III hash i.ousds, pro
yiaes tHf three new projects, which
have long been sought by the senators,
who have the credit of securing their
adoption. They are: A baat ,all@.t
to overcome the obstructions at The
Baiies of the Columbia river, in Ore
gon and Washington; another for n
canal to connect Lakes Union and
Washington with Puget Sound, and tic
third to begin the eansiructieb III Il
lGck. In the Mississippi river between
st. Paul and Minneapolis, to extend
the aid of navigation to the last-named
place.
The railway projects contemplate ii
hydraulic lift to raise steamboats, out
OF the water. placing ti!eIh tipoh 4
traD,wnN etir .funnins upon. sight Or
more tracks, transporting them tbir-
teen miles and returning them 70 tile
water. II l. expected that this gi-
-Gsndt Railway and the necessary ma
chinery will be completed in four
years. The cost is about S2.OOO,OOO
The canal which is to connect the
waters of Puget Sound with the fresh
waters of Lakes Union and Washing.
ton, 1t Is. understood will be of great
commercial benefit, because 1t will give
the ships an opportunity to anchor
In fresh water nfter long VOYAGES iIi
the Pncific. Another benefit is to be
gained by having naval vessels, while
hot Iii Commission, stationed Iii tile
fresh water.
The lock to be placed in the Missis.
sippi river between st. Paul and Min
neapolis contemplatcs lock and dam
in the rapids, midway between the
two cities, which makes feasible the
Mississippi to Minneapolis. When the
river and harbor bill passed the Fifty
first congress the entire Mississippi
river wns put under the continuing
contract system. There remains
| quite n large iinexpended bal
ance set apart for the upper reach of
the river. and it is believed this ap.
portionment will be diverted to tile
construction of the lock and dam.
The Delta independent., 1894-08-15

Washington, Aug. 1O.-The house de-
voted itself to-day to discussing pro-
jects for n government exhibit to cost
500, 600 at the Atlanta exposition. and
to give ench OF the arid land states one
million acres of land to encourage the
reclamation Of their deserts contained
In senate amendments to the sundry
civil bill. The former furnished op.
portunity for patriotic speeches from
the Northerners of reunited country
and an enthusiastic majority voted 10
support substitute having practically
the same effect rs the amendment. No
decision was reached upon the arid
land project, 80 that the conference re.
port on the sundry civil bill will come
up again tomorrow. The house took
n recess until 8 o'clock, the evening ses.
sion being devoted to private pension
bills
The Delta independent., 1894-08-15

Montgomery. Ala. Aug. 12.-The SUI
preme court of Alabama has handed
down its decision in the impeachment
case of Judge Job Tallcy of the North
Alabama court The court decides
Judge Talley is guilty of murder, and
that he is ordered impeached and strip.
ped of his judicial ermine. The case
grew out of the killing of Robert c.
Ross, cashier of the= Bank of Scott
boro, at ScottbOro. Ala. several months
ago. Ross was shot by three SkeltOn
brothers for the seduction of their sis
.er. Ross was attempting to leave the
country when he was ovcrtalien and
murdered in his tracks. In his i'm
parchment trial 1t was charged that
Judge Talley. who is relative of the
Skeletons. prevented the delivery of %
telegram TO Ross. warning him he was
being followed by the Skel,ou brothers
For this the supreme court holds thai
Judge Talley is as guilty as those wh6
fired on Ross. and he must stand trial
on chargebf murder in the first de
gree