The Washington times., 1894-03-25


Shoreham last night. HE is remembered
with kindness by his old associates in the
Galveston district. His law sign still hangs
out on Mechanic street, and the same kind Of
ballot boxes are in existence down there
now as were used when he defeated Col. Fin
ley for Congress. By the way, 1 will tell you
a story on Tom and venerable Catholic
priest by the name OF Chavers, who lived at a
little hacienda near San Antonio.
"Tom had been a bad boy at his home. He
shot crap, fought chickens, bet on horses,
played ''seven-up," and did everything else
that characterizes a bad boy from Texas. He
was incorrigible, and as Toms father was an
intimate friend Of the priest, he was sent
there that the holy father might mend Toms
| ways.
1.-The morning after his arrival the priest
was called away. He was to be gone about
two weeks. So he took Tom aside and gave
him a good long talk, telling him, among
other things, that he would trust him not
only with his fine horse, but with bag OF
gold
Would he be good boy? OF course. So
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complete charge OF his household, horse. and
gold. When he returned Tom met him at
the gate with smile. Had he behaved him
sell? Why, certainly. Had he taken good
care Of the horse? He could bet his life.
And the gold? Tom could't tell him. He
must see for himself. He led the way The
bag was reached, and when the priest at
tempted to lift it he found it too heavy. In
stead OF finding a few hundred he found sew
eralthousand. An explanation was demanded
Tom unhesitatingy told him. He had used the
horse in racing with cowboys. and had won
almost enough wealth to buy rancho. The
following train conveyed the untaned Tom
back to Galveston Island"
SAN effort will be made at once" said Hon.
, Wallace McLaurin, of Mississippi. at the Met
| ropolitan yesterday. to cause Congress to
have erected Federal prison in the SOUTH
As it is now prisoners must be transported to
the extreme north to serve out their sentences.
Thus the cost is great in the way of mileage
and extra pay for the guards Besides. it is
severe hardship upon the prisoners to be
taken away from the southern climate to the
cold Winters of the north. They suffer in
tensely on account of the change and fire.
quently contract colds that are fatal to
them. The South furnishes big number Of
convicts each year. The majority of these
are sent up for cutting government timber
and for violating the internal revenue laws
Their terms are usually for short period Of
time because their offenses are small. A
southerner cannot stand cold weather. have
known of many cases where prisoners have
left home the picture of health to return pale
emaciated, and diseased. The government
should by all means construct prison in the
South, and l think Jackson, Miss, the best
place for it,
The brilliant young Populist leader in North
Carolina, Col. Harry Skinner, is at the Metro
politan.
"North Carolina politically is in state of
upheaval and chaos he said last night.
1.-The revolt against the administration is
adding hundreds and thousands of Demo-
Gratis to the Populist movement 1t looks
now," he said with emphasis, "that coalition
between Republicans and Populists is inevita-
Democratic party is hopelessly demoralized,
and its only escape from disintegration is in
repudiating Mr.. Cleveland"
Senator Ransom's reelection, Col. Skinner
says, is almost an impossibility under existing
conditions.
An street real estate man was coming
down the steps from his Office about p. m.
yesterday when he noticed three colored men
interested in a passing wagon, the colored
driver of which was swaying from side to
side in the unconscious bliss of thorough
drunk.
$50 de Lawd," said one. ''Dat niggah'n
fall off dat waggin and break he's blame
neck"
"He'n drap shuah, sah, echoed another.
The third kept still.
"Oh, guess has all right" said the real
estate man; ''you can't kill drunken man."
"Ah-ah, cunnel," said the man who had
kept silence, ''you'se mos mighty right bout
dat, you is, shuah. 1 done fell off a waggin
las fall, an I'd bin killed shuah eff hadn''
been awful drunk. Dat save my life, cunnel.'
The wobbling driver just then turned around
the corner of Tenth street. still on his seat,
but wobbling ominously as he disappeared
"a new theocracy has been established in
southern Georgia, which I hope will meet
with unbounded success" observed Col For
sythe De Graw, OF Atlanta ut the Normandie
yesterday, as he bit the end of Perfecto and
struck match.
"There is an old negro woman who was
once slave before the war, who is at the
head of the movement. She is the priestess.
Her form of worship is unlike that OF any
other religion. 1t is more on TIE order of the
Salvation Army. Every member is required
to say something at each meeting. The
music is furnished by tambourinesand ban
jos.
''The services are not dissimilar to those of
the Voodoos in New Orleana. They are of
the most grotesque character, yet they are
impressive. The name Of the princess is
Scinda. She exercises absolute control over
her members. Personal cleanliness is de-
manded, and that is feature to be COM
mended. Scinda compels her converts to
pay their debts, and any merchant in her
community will give sScinda's band credit
for any reasonable amount. The slightest
infraction of her rules ia met with censure,