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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-14

OFFICE OF
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE, In
SURANCE, STATISTICS AND HISTORY,
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10, 1896.
To all whom it may concern:
This is to certify that the Manchester
Fire Assurance Company OF Manchester,
Eng, has in all respects fully complied
with the laws of Texas as conditions pre-
cedent to its doing business in this State,
and that said Company holds Certificate
of Authority from this office emitting II to
do business in this State for twelve
months from the 1st day of January, 1896,
to the 3lSt day OF December, 1896
Given under my hand and seal. at office,
in Austin, the day and date
L. 3. first above written.
A. j. ROSE,
Commissioner.
ID. +. ARNOLD,
2223Sat State Agent, Dallas, Texas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-14

q. Miles fufa PtfIs are guuran..ssup.o xeu>
headache IN % minutes One cent a donsF
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-14

Use DIR. Miles, NERVE PLAsrERs for SPINAl
WEAKNESS. All druggists sell 'em for 80
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Why Discriminate ?

223Sat State Agent, Dallas, Texas.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28
MISSOURI ODD FELLOWS.
The Grand Encampment l. o. o. II. Con
Yenes at st. Louis.

The Grand Encampment 1. o. D. II. Con-
venes at st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 10.-The 10th annual
encampment of Missouri l. O. o. F.
convened yesterday at Odd Fellows
hall, with all officers and delegates
present but one. The regular order of
business was taken mp, and after the
report of the committee on credentials,
the grand officers presented their re-
ports. That of the grand patriarch,
Mr.. Samuel w. Hoover, of Harrison
vile, reviewed the work of the past
year. The grand scribe reported 2,955
members in this branch of the order in
the previous annual report; BAL admis-
sions, and 427 Withdrawals, suspen-
sions, deaths and expulsiOns. and a
present membership of 2,s69. The
amount rail for relief was ST. s42 55.
The receipts amounted to 81, S93. 30,
and the disbursement for supplies, ETC.,
81. 92S. AZ. The cash on hand was ST.
ISL. 50. The afternoon was spent in
the discussion of amendments to the
bylaws. To-day the reports of the
committees were heard, and the
grand officers who have been elected
ty vote of the lodges were installed.
The officers chosen are: Grand Pa
triarch. John w. Black, St. Louis; grand
high priest, j. G. Adkins, Kansas City;
grand senior warden, r. M. Abercrom-
bic, st. Joseph; grand junior warden,
c. A. Conrads, Trenton; grand scribe,
E. M. Sloan, st. Louis; grand treas
urer, Edward Wilkerson, ST. Louis;
grand representative, Samuel w.
Hoover, Uarrisonville.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28
FOR THE FARMERS.
Facts from the Report of the Sec
rotary of Agriculture.
Argument That Western Farms Are Ex-
cessively Mortgaged Refutcd-AdvO-
Gates More General Inspection
Seed Distribution.

WAsHINGroN, Nov. "a. - Secretary
Morton of the department of agricul-
ture in his fourth annual report, just
made public, shows that with $3.50, 900
which may be saved from the appropri-
alton for the current fiscal year, there
will have been covered back in the treas
ury since March :, 1898, over 100000
out of a total appropriation of $11, 49,
455.45.
Mr.. Morton urges strongly that gov
ernment inspection should be extend
ed to all animals intended for human
food, whether for consumption in the
United States or abroad. The cattle
and meat trade of Great Britain is re-
viewed at length. OF live meat arriv-
ing in the United Kingdom during the
first six months of 1896, the United
States supplied rs per cent of the cat
tie and As per cent. of the sheep.
The report shows n steadily increas-
ing demand in England for American
horses. During the first nine months
of the present year more of these ami
mails were shipped to that country than
for any previous entire year.
The secretary again takes occasion
to express his opposition to the
gratuitous distribution of seeds, and to
express the hope that the practice will
be discontinued. The report concludes
with a comprehensive review of the
condition of American farmers. Seven
ty-two per cent. of the farms in the
United States, occupied by their own
ers, are absolutely free from mortgages
or other membranes. The secretary
refutes the idea prevailing, that the
farms of the west and south are more
heavily burdened with mortgages than
those of the east and northeast
Referring to the stress of competi-
tion which the American farmer is
compelled to endure, Mr. Morton calls
attention to the nearly 2, 100000 farms
of so acres each given away by the
government under the homestead act
of 1866, during the past 80 years, and
to the amount donated under the tim
Der culture law, equivalent to over
$50 900 more farms of the same size.
Lands long titled and rendered partial
ly infertile could not, of course, en-
hance in value and sell in competition
with virgin soil donated by the govern
ment. No legislation relative to the
public domain has been so directly in
imical to farmers who had bought and
paid for the lands upon which they
had lived and labored. 1t was impos-
sible for farmers in the old states to
profitab bly, sell their products in compe-
tition with those of the newer states,
grown upon lands which cost their
owners nothing.
Secretary Morton asks if n nation
which, like the United States, pos
sesses tho greatest power and facilities
for producing and manufacturing
things which the world demands, is
not destined to monopolize the mar
kets of the globe. With the most
favorable conditions for varied and
agriculture and the lightest
burden of national taxation, what
he asks, can compete with
this in developing the best results of
human toll with n minimum of effort.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28
DEATH IN FLAMES.
Five Children Crernatsd in a Farm
House Near Hamilton, Mo.
Parents Were Away from Home Attending
DaDce-One Little Girl Jumps and
Saves Her LIfe-yhe Moth
er Frustrated.

HAMILTON, Mo-, Nov. 4-The resi-
dencc of Snyder Neal, an old and high
ly respected farmer living in Daviess
county, about five miles north of this
place, burned Saturday night, cremat-
ing five child, en-. They are:Carrie Neal,
aged I3; Hattie Neal, aged IL; Willie
Neal, aged 7; Clarence Neal, aged 5,
and Julia Neal, ared 3. Mr.. and Mrs.
Neal had a family of eight children.
The youngest a baby, and the eldest, a
boy of Is, had accompanied the parents
TO dance st the house of a neighbor,
about mile from their home. One of
the six children left at home, Nora.
aged nine, saved herself by jumping
from 4 second story window. The
others were afraid to jump and per-
ished in the flames.
The children retired at the usual
hour, and between nine and ten o'clock
were awaken by flames and smoke.
They rushed down stairs only to find
their way to the door blocked by fire.
Returning to the chamber, they threw
n window up and Nora jumped to the
ground. She implored the others to
follow her but they dared not. few
minutes later Hattie, overcome with
smoke, fell from the window with her
youngest brother in her arms, into the
front doorway, where the two perished
within sight of their parents, who, at
tracted by the fire, had rushed home to
the rescue of their children. The
bodies of the other three children,
charred and burned beyond recogni-
ton, were found in the cellar after the
fire had completed its work.
Mr.. Neal, when he reached his burn
ing home and saw The horrible fate of
his loved ones, fell in a swoon, and has
been a raving maniac since, unable to
walk or to utter coherent sentence.
Mrs Neal is completely prostrated and
is in serious condition, but no fears
for her reason are entertained.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28
A DOUBLE MURDER.
A Clay County, Mo-, Widow and He
Daughter Shot in Bed.

A Clay County, Mo-, Widow and Her
Daughter Shot in Bed.
LIBERTY, Mo-, Nov. 19.-When Will
liam Foley, son of Mrs. John Foley, an
aged widow, who lived six miles north
of here, near Little Shoal church, re-
turned to his mothers house Tuesday
night at nine o'clock. after taking his
sister, Amelia, to the home of James
Morrow, he found that his mother and
sister, Fanny, aged SO, had been shot
dead while alone in the house and
that the place had been partly robbed.
He at once gave general alarm and
neighbors summoned Sheriff Hymer,
Coroner Sewer and others from here
to the scene of the tragedy.
In one of the bedrooms were the
bodies of the murdered mother and
daughter just as discovered and not
yet cold in death. Both were robed in
night clothes, which were saturated
with blood. The mothers corpse lay
upon the floor resting on the left side
and with her arms thrown up about
her face and head. The upper part of
the daughters body was sustained by
n death grasp on the foot of the bed in
the room and she had to all appear
ances pleaded with her murderer to
spare her life.
The coroner's jury returned a verdict
charging William Foley with the crime.
He was arrested and taken to Kansas
City for safe keeping.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28
ToRRENs LAW FOR MISSOURI.
A Kansas City Attorney Preparing a Bill to
Present to the Legislature.

A Kansas City Attorney Preparing a Bill to
Present to the Legislature.
KANSAS CITY. Mo, Nov. 19.-The de-
cision of the supreme court of Illinois,
in which the Torrens law for the trans
fer of real estate was declared uncon-
stitutional in that state, has interfered
with plans in Kansas City by which it
was hoped the system would be made
part of the laws of Missouri
Attorney Fl. L. McCune has prob
ably given the subject more at
tention than any other person
in Kansas City, as he was em-,
ployed last winter by the ComWerei41
club TO draft bill to be intrtsi,Ittd 81
the Missouri Legislature this Fi,Efars
Attorney McCune says thai |.I.,e <he'
Illinois decision has left many vital
points in doubt, yet he will tfteeed to
frame measure sameti,tn4 after the
plan of the Illinois Law. 4nf ~ passage
will be urged at the condoK session.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28
THE NATIONAL GRANGE.
Important Resolutions Relating to Agr
culture and Transportation.

Important Resolutions Relating to Agri-
culture and Transportation.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-The National
Grange, after being in session for ten
days, completed it's work yesterday.
A very elaborate report, from the COM
mittee on transportation, was pre-
sented and adonted. 1t detailed many
of the complaints against car
riers, among them elevator charges,
manipulation of rates through
milling in transit privileges
cutting of export rates SO that
the middleman can ship from
the interior TO the seaboard cheaper
than the producers, the unintelligibil-
ity of rate sheets posted at railroad
stations, etc" The report recommend
ed several amendments to the inter-
state commerce law.
The Grange adopted n resolution
declaring it did not and never had, in
dorsed what is known as the "Lubin
proposition" 20 pay an export bounty
on agricultural products The report
of the committee on the good of the
order urged strongly the necessity of
education in agricultural pursuits A
resolution was reported in favor of
reciprocity treaties with all for
eign countries on articles not
grown or manufactured in the
United States, believing such
policy would enlarge the market of
American farmers. The grange Sc
lected Pennsylvania for the next place
of meeting. The city has not yet been
ponad
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28
SPENT TOO MUcH MONEY.
a st. Louis Congressman Charged with Iu-
fraction of the Law.

A st. Louis Congressman Charged with Iu-
fraction of the Law.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 23.-The Post-Dis-
patch says: ''On the basis of his state
ment of campaign expenses filed with
Recorder Lewis, Charles +. Joy is not
entitled to his seat as representative
from the Eleventh congressional dis
trict of Missouri Though elected by
nearly 4,0C0 majority, he is liza
BILE to be ousted nnder sections 6 and
10 of the corrupt practices act. Under
this act Mr.. JOY was entitled to
spend $3.50 on the voters in his district.
He went over this ny S204 so. His liO-
erality will cost him his seat in con-
gress." Congressman-elect JOY said:
Il don't know how much 1 was entitled
to spend under the law, but hardly
think my extravaganza will keep me
out of my seat in congress-
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28
OFF TO THE PEN.
Maud Lewis, the Convicted Slayer of Stat
Senator MOrrissey, Surrenders.

Maud Lewis, the Convicted Slayer of State
Senator MOrrissey, Surrenders.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 23.-On the night of
May 10, 1894, State Senator p. A. Nor
rissey was shot and killed by his mis-
tress, Maud Lewis, during a drunken
quarrel in the latter's house in this
city. The trial resulted in n verdict of
guilty of murder in the second degree
and the court sentenced her to 15years'
imprisonment at jefferson City. The
case was appealed to the supreme court
and yesterday the decision of the low
CIR court was affirmed. Pending the
decision the woman was released on
$40, 600 bail This morning Miss Lewis
surrendered at police headquarters and
reported she would be ready to leave
for jefferson City at night to begin her
term of Imprisonment.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28
NO ELECTION HELD.

A Georgia County That Took No Interest
in the Financial Discussion.
ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 24-The officials
in the office of the secretary of state
are authority for the declaration that
the people of Charlton county could
not have known of the recent election
or the contest between gold and silver,
for no election was held there and the
official digest of the election in Georgia
has been made up with Charlton left
out The Ol1efeenoolIee swamp covers
most of Charlton county, which is on
the Florida line. According to the
maps there are several towns in the
county with Traders Hill az the coun-
ty seat, but all efforts to get returns
have been unavailing, and it is certain
that no election was held November 3.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28
A SPECIAL SESSION.

Positive Declaration That Congress VIII
lie Convened Soon After March 4.
New YORK. Nov. 24-The Mail and
Express Yesterday said;
There is going TO be an extra session of con-
gross called within % days after the iuaugura-
tion of President-elect Mckinley. This infor-
nation comes from Canton to-day in a most
positive and direct way, and its reliability can
not be questioned II is the opinion OF the
president-elcct that no revenue legislation can
be accomplished this winter, and. though
newspaper dispatches disagree regarding his
attitude toward the present agitation for the
Dingley bill, there is substantial authority for
the statement that Maj. Mckinley is averse to
raising expectations to Its enactment. which
in his judgment. cannot be realized He fears
that the business community would become
demoralized should the bill pass in the house
again only to be laid aside by the senate, and
he does not share Senator Shermans opinion
that the measure pass the senate before
the reorganization of that body on March
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28
A SHERIFF'S DOWNFALL.
W. NJ. Bryant, of Kentucky, Charged with
Embezzlement and Deserving His Fam

W. NJ. Bryant, of Kentucky, Charged with
Embezzlement and Deserving His Fam
lily.
MENA, Ark, Nov. 24.-Officers from
Breathitt county, Ky, arrived yester-
day with requisition papers for w. NJ.
Bryant, prominent merchant of this
city, who is charged with embezzle-
ment while he was sheriff of his coun-
ty in Kentucky. He deserted his wife
and ten children on October o, and
no trace could be found of
his whereabouts until a few days
ago. when, through Bradstreet's agen-
cy, he was located at that city. His
downfall is attributed to his fascina-
tion for Mrs. Hicks, who accompa-
MED him to this city, and they have
lived together as husband and wife
ever since. His shortage is said to
amount to several thousand dollars
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28
DEATH FROM EMRoLIsM.

A. W. Fox, of Argentine. Dies from the
StoppaEe of Blood Circulation In His
Foot.
ARGENTINE, Kan, Nov. ga. W.
Fox, of this city, died yesterday in the
Santa Fe hospital at Topeka of rare
disease, known to the medical profess
sion as embolism. 1t is a clottiug of
blood in certain veins of the body,
which prevents circulation. Mr.. Fox's
affliction was in the left foot and eX-
tended from the big toe to the ankle.
at first his foot felt as if it was asleep.
and he thought it resulted from hav-
ing it in a cramped position several
hours. 1t was numb and he tried for
some time to "walle it up" He was
removed to Topeka last Saturday, and
it had been arranged to amputate the
foot to-day, but death resulted before
the amputation could be made.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28
DUN'S WEEKLY


The Gain In Volume of IBusfIN. 4|I||| "|4
The Speculative Markets Hayes .||.| |||' f.
Failures.
NEw York, Nov. 22. -R. g. UcII 4
Co Weekly Review says:
The grain In volume OF business continues
entirely without precedent More than aoo
establishments have started work since the
election, which were Idle, and at least 800
have increased their workng force. making 6oJ
concerns which are known to have added
largely 20 the number Of hands at work. and
those are only part OF the whole number.
Every dly thus adds thousands to the number
of those who are able to buy weeks supply
Of provisions aud to maize up gradually for
many months OF enforced economy Already
this brings greatly increased volume of busi-
ness. mi the clearing house figures for tho
first time In several years not only exceed
those OF last year by 10 per cent, but also ex-
ceed those of the same week in 1892 by per
cent
Failures for tho week have been 3I4 in the
United States. against $50 last year, and 40in
Canada, against ~ last year.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28
WORLDS WHEAT MARKET.
An International Conference Desired to
Fix "a Uniform Price.

An International Conference Desired to
Fix Uniform Price.
WASHINGTON, Nov. GA conference
of nations on the subject of the worlds
wheat market is understood to be de-
sired by at least one of the great for
eign wheat-growing empires. 1t is
stated in official circles here that Rus
sia is partially friendly to such an idea,
and is believed 10 be making overtures,
not only to the United States, but to
England, the Argentine Republic and
Australia, which are the principal
wheat-growing nations of the world.
The idea is that these nations, should
they see fit to unite in an agreement
upon the subject, could fix a price for
wheat, to be maintained uniformly
through various seasons of over-pro-
duction and unsatisfactory crops
caused by drought or continued rain,
and thus make the principal grain
staple upon which the millions of con-
sumers depend for food almost as un-
changeable in value as gold itself has
haoOma
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28
JUDGES AT OUTS.

Missouri Supreme Court Justice Accused of
Improper Display of Sentiment.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Nov. 22.-Quite
n sensation was caused here by the
filing by Judges Burgess and Sherwood
in the second division of the supreme
court of a written protest against
Judge Barclay. of the first division of
the supreme court. The protest was
caused by Judge Barclays action in
sending fruit and flowers to the st
Louis school directors, who were im-
prisoned in the Cole county Jail by or
der of the second division last summer
for contempt of court.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28
Complexion of the Next House.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-The receipt
of the returns of the late election in
South Dakota makes it possible to
complete the list of members of the
house of the FiftyFifth congress.
This shows 2O5 republicans, 1874 demo-
Gratis and Is populists. OF the repub-
licans, five are said to favor the free
coinage of silver-Hilborn, of Califor-
mia; Brodericlf and Curtis, of Kansas;
Linney, of North Carolina, and Beach,
of Ohio: and of the democrats, two,
McAleer, of Pennsylvania, and Elliott,
of South Carolina, are sound money
men, so that the house will stand:
Sound money, 2O2; free coinage, 1856;
majority for sound money, AZ.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28

HIAwATHA, Kan, Nov. 2f.-Miss Car
rie Leibengood, who submitted to an
y ray test of her foot which had been
affected, conducted by Prof Blake, at
Lawrence, Immediately after the test
experienced n feeling of complete re-
lief from pain, but within few days
abscess after abscess formed, and
finally the pains became uncomfortable
and the member was cut off.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28
Missouri Lead and Zinc OUTPUT.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Nov. "a F. A.
Lagrave, inspector of lead and zinc
mines, having finished his report for
the year ended June 80, 1896, furnishes
the following summary: Output of
lead ore for the year, 131, ,00s, 900
pounds, an increase of Z, ne, 600 pounds;
average price per ton. $40. %. Output
of zinc ore, 1855, sos. 900 pounds, a de-
crease of 1880, 900 pounds; average
price, Sl9. IS per ton. Value of lead ore
output for the year, 81, 9S7, 1856; of zinc
ore output, 1881, $50 During the year
ASS shafts were worked in eight coun-
ties, giving employment to 4,9O6 men.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28
Tho MILITARY Escort chosen.

CLEVELAND, O., Nov. "a 1t is Off
cially announced that troop A, Ohio
national guards, of this CITY, will act
rs the military escort of President-elect
Mckinley at the inauguration cere-
monies in Washington. Troop a is
one of the finest military bodies in the
country and probably embodies the
most wealth in its membership. 1t is
splendid!y equipped and we'll drilled.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28

PITTsBURGH, Pa, Nov. 24.-George w.
G. Ferris, Inventor and builder of the
Ferris wheel, died in this city yester-
day of typhoid fever. According to his
physicians the resistent power of his
system had been deteriorated by over
work and it is known that he had sus-
tained pecuninrY reverses OF late.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28
Rev. j. c. Hull Pleads Guilty.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. eli. C Hull,
the preacher on trial charged with
attempting to poison his wife, yester
day pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to the states prison for six years. He
went on the stand during the morning
in his own behalf and his case went to
pieces so that when court convened
this afternoon, on advice of his attor-
neY. he pleaded guilty.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28
CAMPAIGNS COST.
More Than s2,5OO,OOO Spent by Both Side
to Elect n PreaIdent.

to Elect President.
New YORK, Nov. 20.-The World
says: The presidential campaign just
closed cost the republican and demo-
cratic national committees alone more
than Sc, 500, GOO Chairman Hanna had
at his command over l,400,0 0OO The
democratic national committee fund
was nearly as large. The five silver
producing states and the mine owners
raised three-fourths of all the money
Chairman Jones spent.
For the first time in 20 years the re-
publican national committee COM
pleted its work, paid all its debts and
had a surplus Money flowed into the
republican Golfers from the east. The
west gave little or nothing, except to
its state organizations
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28

CLEVELAND, O, Nov. 24.-It is stated
authoritatively that President-elect
Mckinley will offer Senator John
sherman the secretary of state port
folio. Should he accept, Mark Hanna
will succeed Sherman in the senate,
but if Senator Sherman prefers to re-
main in the senate Mr.. Hanna will be
made secretary of the treasury.