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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-26
International Railroad Congress

INTERNATIONAL hallrodu SouSress
LONDON, June 26.-The Prince OF
Wales will preside at the opening
of the International Railway con-
gress which will convene at the
Imperial Institute today. There
will be present at the congress re-
personalities of more than 100000
miles of railway lines, and the
congress promises to be the largest
and most important conference Of
railway officials ever held. Repre-
sentatives of American railways
will be more numerous and will
take q more prominent part In 1t
than at any international conven-
ton heretofore held. A large num-
Der Of carefully prepared papers
will be presented and discussed.
The three days following the open
ing OF the congress will be devoted
to the inspection Of English rail-
ways. There is also to be an exhi-
bition Of English railway appli-
ances, which will be open just
before and during the session OF
this congress. The sittings will
last a fortnight. Germany will
not be represented. J. r. Roose-
Welt, secretary of the United States
Embassy in London, will officially
represent the United States in the
congress. The following were
chosen delegates at the last session
of the American Railway Sssocia-
ton: Henry s. Haines, president
American Railway association, and
Vice-president Plant System; E. b.
Thomas, first vice-president A. r.
A. and president Of the New York,
Lake Erie and Western Railroad
company; w. F. Allen, secretary
A. r. A. and manager Travellers
Official Railway Guide; James s.
Harrahan, vice-president Illinois
Central; Charles w. Bradley, gen.
eral superintendent West Shore;
Jacob J. Fry, general manager At
Gibson, Topeka and Santa Fe;
Joseph Ramsay, jr., general super
intendent Terminal Railway asso-
citation, st. Louis; Theodore Voor-
bees, first vice-president Philadel-
phia and Reading.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-26
NO FOREIGN GOLD NEEDED
The Tide Has Turned and Large
Denomination Greenbacks are
Preferred to Gold.

NEW YORK. June 26.-The pay
ment into the sub-treasury Of &c.
100000 is, according to the Evening
Post believed to be proof that the
government has agreed to modi-
flcation or change in the contract
with the syndicate, SO far as re-
quiring the syndicate to import
So, 100000 Of gold; but as the syn
dictate managers admit that their
contract does not expire until Oc-
tober, and that they are required
to do all In their power meantime
to maintain the governments gold
reserve, they may yet have to i'm
port gold unless they continue to
prevent its expectation. OF their
ability to do this until October i,
no one seems to have any doubt,
least of all the syndicate managers.
The Evening Post continues, "thus
far the syndicate has imported on
account OF the new four per cent
bonds SIS, $4,000. 1t has 100000
OF imported gold in the assay
office to its credit, and has deposit
ed in the treasury altogether more
than $66, 100000 of gold. That the
managers Of the syndicates are
masters Of the Sterling exchange
market and thus able to maintain
the governments gold was said by
bankers to be shown by the fact
that they have notified the men,
bers of their syndicate of their in
tention to return to them this
week the balance Of the go per
cent Of the money they advanced in
gold for the syndicate to deposit
in the sub-treasury last February
to purchase half the bonds sold in
this country. This 60 per cent will
amount to many millions Of dol
lars, and when they get 1t the
banker mem bers of the syndicate
say they will not know what to do
with it, as there is such plethora
Of money that it is almost unlend-
able, except on call, at profitable
rates. An indication Of the change
in sentiment in relation TO the
gold question was seen today at the
b.treasury when deposits of gold
were offered on exchange for green.
backs of large denomination.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-26
BANKS AND BANKERS.
LOCKWOOD NATIONAL BANK.
sANlANToNIo, TEXAS.
Us. LOCKWOOD. Pres; j. MUIR. JR., Cashier.
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
F.GROOS & CO.,
BANKERS

And Dealers in Exchange.
Sight Drafts on the principal cities of the
lifted States and in all European countries.
FJreign coin and currency bought and sold.
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THE GREAT EXPOSITION.
How President Cleveland Started the
Machinery at Atlanta.

BUzzARD's BAY, MASS, Sept. 19.-
The gold-rimmed button attached to a
wire connecting Gray Gables, the sum
mer residence of President Cleveland,
with the motor in machinery hall, at
the great Gotten States and Interna-
tionsl Exposition at Atlanta, Ga, was
pressed by the executive Of the United
States at G 56 last evening This act,
coming at the close of an elaborate
opening program at Atlanta, was iu-
tended to furnish a ftriug climax to
the days events in that city. The
moment the button was pressed at
Crap Gables the wheels of the great
exposition, hundreds Of miles distant,
had been started, The linemen Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company
yesterday completed connection be-
tween Gray Gables and the main line
OF the company, which runs parallel
with the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad. At first it was
thought best to place the operating
mechanism in the reception room ct
Gray Gables in order that several
guests, who might wish to be present,
could be more pleasantly received, but
in consideration Of the possible disfg-
uremsnt of the room, as well as for
greater convenience, the wire, after
being carried over the pole bearing
the private telephone line to Gray
Gables, ended in what is known as The
Gem Room" an apartment on the
second floor, in which the president
keeps his hunting and fishing para
phernalia. Here the button was
placed, not far from the telephone
cabinet, and here in the presence OF
the family, Private Secretary Thurber,
Western Union employees and a few
representatives Of the press, the presi
dent filled the part Tor Which he was
cast.
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Marvellous Results,

From letter written by Rev. J..
Gunderman, of Dimondale, Mich, we
are permitted to make this extract
Il have no hesitation in recommend.
ing DIR. Kings New Discovery, rs the
results were almost marvellous in the
case OF my wife. While / was pastor
of the Baptist church at Rives
Junction she was brought down with
Pneumonia succeeding La Grippe.
Terrible paroxysms of coughing would
last hours with little interruption and
it seemed as If she could not survive
them A friend recommended DR..
Kings New Discovery; it was quick
in its work AMI highly satisfactory in
results" Trial bottles free ct Nc.
Farlsni & Co y Drug Store, Regular
size, SOC and $l00 l
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-09-26
MEETING AT M0RRISTOWN
or the East Tennessee Medical Society
Today.

The East Tennessee Medical s ,ciety
will hold its twelfth semi.annual meet.
ing AT Morristowu, Tenn, today and
tomorrow (September 26 aud 27). The
society will be called to order bv the
president, J NJ Black, NJ. ID. of Knc K
Vile, at 10 o'clock q, m. in the mason
ic hall.
Thee will be some very practicable
papers retl, containing v,iu4ble in
formation 1t is hoped to make the
East tennessee Medical Society one
Of The great educators for the progress
sive physician.
Tue address Of welcome will be de-
livered by Nat P Jones, of Morris
town, TO which Dr. r. G. Smith, of
Newport, will respond Papers will
be read by Drs, @. NJ. Capps, P.
Blankenship, G. @ Ymbrough, R G.
Smith. K. Goldstina, w A Doak,
G NJ. Peavlef. II. w. Wright, N II
Reeve, II. P Caile, J. T. Graham,
G. f. Ristne anA G. 2. McNabb.
President Black will deliver his ad-
dress tonight.
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Everyone

Contemplating a visit to the COTTON
STATES AND INTERNATIONAL
EXPOSITION, which opens inAtlanta
September Is and closes December 81,
1895, should bear in mind that the
Southern Railway will sell tickets
daily toAtlanta and return at GREAT
LY REDUCED RATES. TheSOUTH.
ERN RAILWAY is the ONLY LINE
ENTERING THE EXPOSITION
GROUNDS, its schedules are very
convenient and quick, aud the service
of the very highest order.
For full information address any
agent OF the company.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-09-26
Furniture at Wholesale Prices.

We represent the largest manu-.
facturers OF household furniture in the
world, and sell to anybody at factory
prices. All shipments direct from the
Chicago factory. Our large furniture
catalogue mailed to any address on re-
ceipt of six cents in stamps to pay
postage. Our special baby carriage
catalogue, showing sixty-three new
styles, mailed free. American Furni-
tdre Agency, Retail Profit smashers,
Galena, Kansas,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-09-26

UhV OIu Nlty HUJel III NdeLVliI6. w men
Browniow called he found bis old
frlenG considerably under the inhu.
ence OF liquor Instantly Gentry said :
II can not refrain, Browniow, telling
you that | do not like the prayer you
delivered at my house last week."
"What was the defect in that prayer,
Gentry~ asked Brownlow.
"Why," responded Gentry, "you
asked the Lord to bless and saveAndy
Johnson"
ri hope," replied Brownlow, "tbat
you are not 80 filled with hatred and
malice that you wish Johnson damned
because he defeated you for governor"
ooh, no." said Gentry, "there is no
malice in it. You know l care moth
ing for the office Of governor, did not
want the nomination, but you also
know that representation is the first
law of nature. 1t is not that | hate
Johnson but, Brownlow,if your prayer
is answered end Andy Johnson is
saved the whole scheme OF salvation
will be exhausted and all the rest uf us
will be everlastingly damned"
Meredith Pointdexter Gentry was a
proud man and felt deeply chagrined
at his defeat by Johnson in 1855 Not
because he really wanted to De COVER
nor, but because he despised johnson
and felt humiliated in being defeated d
by him. 1t was his first and last de.
feat. He had been elected to the leg
islature when twenty'one years OF age
and seven times elected to congress,
being first elected to congress in 1889 i,
when being about twenty.seven years
of age. He voluntarily retired from
congress. He was rich and needed no
Office. He was one of the finest look
I ing men in Tennessee or elsewhere,
and he was unquestionably the most
gifted orator Tennessee ever produced,
After having several times heard him
speak Quincy Adams said he was the
greatest natural orator he had ever
seen. In his life OF Lincoln, by Nico-
lay and Hay, we are told that Mr., Sc
ward had suca admiration for him
that he advised President-elect Lin
coin to select Meredith P. Gentry as
the southern member OF his cabinet.
But it so happened that Gentry was
soon after urged to accept q seat in
the confederate congress, which he
did. He originally opposed secession
and predicted all the horrors and fail
ures growing ont OF it. But sympa.
thy for his kinsmen and neighbors
overcame his opposition. After the
war he was asked how he happened to
support a movement which he had so
earnestly opposed. He said;
IA id worm-saten, rickety old
steamer, labelled Secession came
along and contrary to my ADVICE and
warning my neighbors and kinsmen
all rushed frantically aboard. Look
ing around | found myself alone on
the bank OF the stream and the cap
tain pulling in the gang plank.
shouted to him, Hold on, there hold
onl I'll get aboard too, and we'll all
go to hell together"
i Gentry was as honorable, big-heart
ed and generous man as ever lived
His only weakness was too great fond.
ness for the intoxicating bowl. Had
he been born poor and forced to exer
his great talents, instead of inheriting
fortune, there is no measuring tn,
! fame he might have achieved. AmonI
his most ardent admirers were thI
late Gov. Brownlow and your towns
man, o. p. Temple.
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is going to have soothing effect OIL
the country and prove effective in
wiping out the last vestige of sectional
feeling. They will have an ovation at
their opening in Nashville and should
be accorded a great send-off in your
city. ELDER MACK.
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with eager eyes again and the vision
of his dreams didn't put in its appear
ance anywhere, and then out OF the
depths of his unutterable and uniath-
omable verdancy he asked:
"Aunt Kate, what is spire?"
What contrast the governors ele
gantly furnished residence presented
to the minds Of the guests as they lis
tened, convulsed, to the ludicrous re-
cital of how the town boys roasted the
young mountain greenhorn, and
when the laugh had subsidized the gov
ernor's next eldest daughter seized the
lull innocently to inquire!
Papa, what is spire?"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-09-26
AGood Thing,

For the prompt relief of pain of al
kinds there Is nothing as good as DR.
Harris Great Relief. This remedy is 81
well known that it is not necessary t,
speak of it's merits, butles there Should
be some one who has failed to give II
trial, we say ii you have any sort OF pail
try DR.. Hart's Relief. 57S-tf.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-09-26
CONDENSED NEWS.

The New York state Republican
convention endorsed Gov, Morton for
president.
On account of the abundant apple
crop brandy distilleries are springing
up by scores in Kentucky.
Aiabama's cotton acreage, reported
to the state department OF agriculture,
is 80 per cent. less than that OF last
year
Gen. A. s. Warner proposes to put
out another ticket for president and
vice president. Sbley doesn't seem
to suit
Miss Laura Clay, OF Kentucky, ad-
dressed the South Carolina constiSu-
tional convention on behalf OF woman
suffrage.
The story that the Porte had ac-
ceded to the demands Of the Powers as
to Armenia is denied at the British
foreign office.
1t is said that Spain has arranged
with Paris bankers for four million
pounds sterling with which to carry
n1 tl,a ypor IN Nrho
The Society of the Army Of Tennes.
see adjourned at Cincinnati to meet
at st. Louis. G. M. Dodge, OF Iowa,
was elected president.
Revenue cutters OF the United States,
at the request Of the Spanish govern
ment, will keep closer watch Tor fill
clustering expeditions to Cuba.
Chief Justice Hurt, OF the Texas
court of criminal appeals, decided in
test glove contest that there 10 no law
in Texas against prize fighting.
The ba.tleship Maine, at the Brook
lyn navy yard, has been put in COM
mission, thus adding another powerful
warship to the United States navy.
The sons Of veterans have concluded
their battlefield eacampment at Knox
vile. Louisville was selected as the
place for the next national encamp.
ment.
The sovereign grand lodge OF Odd
Fellows has adopted an amendment
by which saloonkeepers, bartenders
and professional gamblers are denied
admission to the order.
It is thought probable that Congress
man Black, of the Augusta, Ga, dis
trict, may lose his seat through having
consented to run the race over with
Tom Watson. The A. P. AS are said
to be after him.
The Indiana supreme court has de-
clared unconstitutional the law per-
hitting agents Of humane societies to
kill horses and other animals without
due notice to the owners and hear
ing before proper tribunal.
An edict has been issued by the en-
peror of China ordering the seyerest
punishment of all persons who partic.
ipated In the recent outrages against
Christians, but as little attention is
paid to the emperor's orders outside Of
Peking, little is expected to result from
the proclamation.
In spite OF efforts to suppress the
news it has become known that the
ravages of cholera in Japan and China
have reached fearful proportions.
Over 1900 have died in Japan since
the disease appeared. Russia il also
afflicted, 2,134 persons having died OF
cholera in the province of Volbynia in
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-09-26

Louisville, Rockville, Chattanooga,
Atlanta. One southern city after an
other is being captured by The north
ern invaders. Let 'em come And
il they stay after they get here there
will be no kicking Knoxville Trib-
une.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-09-26
SECOND INVASION OF THE SOUTH

1t is but fair and truthful to say that
the Lonisville eneampment was in
many respects the most successful en-.
campment ever held by the Grand
Amy -Sandusky Register.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-09-26

Few events in The history Of the ma.
ton have hal a greater signidca nee
than that just closed at L ,uisville,
where tho veterans Of the north were
met with wt'm and cordial greeting
by their brothers of the S1uth,-De
troit Free Press.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-09-26
BuckIen's Arniea gaIye.

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Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum
Fever Sores, letter, Ohapped Hands
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
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pay required. It is guaranteed to give
Perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
prico 70 cents per box. For sale BIZ
Mcfarland & Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-09-26

Bob Taylor used to be the editor Of
the Johnson City COMET, an they say
they have to keep the old liles wet all
the time now to keep them from spon-
taneously combusling from some Of
his lightning streaks of rhetoric. The
name "OoMET" was an accident, and it
happened thus: A syndicate consist
ing OF Cy Lyle, Bob Burrow and Bob
Taylor, with half dozen country
'squires taken in for their influence,
was organized to start paper aud met
one day to fix preliminaIies. The
first thing was the name, and one OF
the 'squires hit it happily the first
squirt out OF the box by suggesting
that they call it the "Hurrold." Adopt
ed by acclamation! Then committee
was appointed to draft prospectus,
and they put all the 'squires on it as a
matter Of policy, the town fellows ex=
pecting to comb out any unbecoming
kinks in it and reserve the English
language from insult. The committee
finally submitted a wonderful and
fearful document, in which they SPELL
ed the name "Hu;rold," just as she is
spoke in the mou ltains. The syndi-
cate met to consider it and it was
passed around, admired and correcte
with few frills, but at last one OF the
committee startled the syndicate by
saying:
"Boys, DANCED if l b'leeve that ar
goldurned names spelt right. She
looks kinder unnatural-like somehow"
They parsed it around and shook
their heads over it, and at laat all
agreed that something was wrong, but
they could not agree just what it was.
Directly it flashed in like revelation
on Squire Huffaker's mind:
"Ive got her, boys. There's tol
many burned RS in it,
They all saw it in minute and
wondered that IT escaped them so long
but when it came TO correcting it
Squire Huffaker paused and bit his
pencil contemplatively.
Lookee here, fellersl Which one c
these dodbusted RS ought to come OUT
I'll be grab-snatched ii can tell"
The syndicate put its head together
again and vexed and troubled look
crept in and settled on the assembled
countenance. Some demanded tha
one r be stricken out and some insist
ed on the other, and the diecussior
grew hot and ended in row tina
busted up the syndicate. Then Bol
Rurrow and Bob Taylor started THI
COMET and came near starving. II il
said they had some difficulty over an
other m in "OoMET," but it was ad
4 justed without bloodshed. 1t is fair Il
cay that Gov. Taylor was absent thu
day the syndicate met and Bob Bur
row little unwell.
| / heard a rohearsal Of "Yanke,
Doodle and Dixie" the new creation
Of All and Bob's, but as it will be pre-
sented in your city shortly shall no
anticipate it. 1t is monologue dram
in two acts, jointly collaborated and
contains the brightest, strongest an
best that the brilliant brains of th
brothers can evolve. | want to pre-
dict that it will not only be the popr
lar thing Of the seasons boards as
new and novel entertainment, but
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-09-26

The soldiers OF both armies have
Just finished one grand differentiation
at Loui vile, KY, and this week will
be devoted to apother The Grand
Army OF the Republic and the oonfed.
crate boys were as close together last
week as they were in war days, but
this time it was peace, friendship and
kindly feeling that swAyed the multi.
Birmingham Age Herald.
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ALF TAYLOR'SFIDDLE|
James WhitCOmb Riley Writes d Poem to
Its Influence.
Alf Gets There in the Good Old
Fashioned Way, Arkansas
Traveller" and Other
Festive Airs.

poet, delivered the original poem the
other day at the G. A. r. meeting at
Louisville, and it reminded me of a
verse he wrote upon the fly leaf OF Il
copy Of t"Armaziudy," one of his books
of poems, which he presented to Hon.
All A. Taylor recently. He visited
All and B b at their homes and yield.
ed to the ravishing charms OF All's
fiddle and the bow to write:
"Thats how this here old hddles won my
htart's indurin love!
From the strings acrost her middle, to the
screechin' keys above;
From her 'apern, over bridge and to the rib.
hon round her throat
She's wooin', cooin pigeon, singin Love me,
every notel'
heard All play the violin for the
first time on a recent visit to the
mountains and realized the hypnotic
charm that wrought the Hoosier's
muse into such a sweet aud paintive
mood. lie doesn't go in for opera aud
hifalutin' screeches, but just gets
right down to buslness on the ''E"
string-real old-fashioned Arkansaw
Traveller style that makes your hair
rise and your muscles twitch.
Few people know that Alf Taylor
once saved the life OF the great Afri-
can explorer, Stanley. It was Just
after the war, when Stanley was an
ordinary New York newspaper report.
er and ALI was a sort of ornamental
secretary to his father, then commIs-
sioner of Indian affairs. A commits
sion consisting OF Gems. Sherman,
Harney, Terry, Sanborn and Augur
and Senators Henderson and Ross
started across the (then) .wilds of
8 Iuthern Kansas to hold a treaty with
some troublesome Indians at Medicine
Lodge, on the Neskotunga river
Commissioner Taylor went along to
smoke the pipe and Gen. Harney com
manded troop of escort. ALI Taylor
and Henry Stanley were appointed
nimrods-in-chief and game slayers
extraordinary to the expedition and
had many exciting and pleasant ad-
ventures. AL; killed twenty-five buff
faloes on the trip, besides world nI
lesser game, and Stanley was almosI
as expert with the rifle. Alf had the
advantage of the tender!oot city dude
having been reared in the mountains
and used to the panther's sciesm
One day the boys spied herd OF but
falo, gave chase and each of them out
cut big bull for victim and started
to ride it down. ALI soon had his bit
ing the dust, aud looking around tc
see how his partner wa. progressing
discovered him about half mile dis
tant cavorting about over the plains
in an effort to avoid the assaults OF {
wounded bull. ALI galloped dowr
and succeeded in getting in a vita
shot just in time to save Stanley from
being run down and trampled. AL
modestly admits only to rescuins
Stanley from precarious dilemma
but the latter insists that he saved hi
life, and upon his last visit to Ameri
ca called upon Con yressman Taylo
at Washington and took him for !
spin upon his private Car. 1t was thi
trip that awakened in Stanley the ad
ventlrous instinct that has made hin
world famous aud has served to put ,
stop TO the way the frontiers of Afri
can kingdoms had o! oscillating OF
the map.