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CONVENTIONS AT WACO.
prummers. Doctors Knights of Labor and
Swine Breeders.


Swine breeders
Waco Texas. January IA number Of
State associations WIN hold meetings IN
Waco this II onth. Tomorrow and Weincs-
dry the Centrrl Texas Medical association
with a large number OF invited physicians
from all parts of the State win meet al
the city hail.
on tho .uth instant the district assembly.
Knights Of Labor will convene at tho
city hail. II IS expected zoo delegates viii
attend representing two-ihirds Of tho
State.
on the 2ist the Texas Swine Breeders
association and the American Cotton
Growers Protective association Will meet
here and remain IN session two days,
X. OF p. INSTRUCTION.
Midlothian Lodge No. 5, Knights OF
Pythlas, OF Temple, is sendlng out the fol-
lowing invitation:
The grand chancellor has called the next
district meeting" or school Of nstruc-
ton" 10 assemble IN Temple on Thursday,
January L.
Midlothian Lodge No 70 bogs TO joh
heartily In tho above announcement Of tho
grand chancellor, and 20 emphasize the
desire " the entire local membership 20
have tho largest possible attendance. We
would be glad to gee represented every
subordinate lodge within this grand do
main.
Reduced rates to and from Temple have
been secured THIS should induce an un-
usually large attendance
FELL THROUGH \ BRIDGE.
Ethan Irwin, young man living at Lo-
| rena, fell through the South Fourth street
| bridge just before u o'clock last night
and sustained very serious injuries, re-
naming unconscious for more than an
| hour.
| The bridge Is undergoing repairs. and
| irwin. with a companion. started to wall,
uoross on some planks which had be. n
loosely laid for tho use OF the workmen
r. u. A. MEETING.
The State directors OF the Travellers
Protective association will hold business
meeting at the headquarters of Post II, IN
| Waco, tomorrow, 10 consider matters OF
| Importance 10 the association.
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deep. weakness, heart palpitation and
gloomy spirits, all come from constips
ion. And tina, isn't the worst OF IT. II
lays your system open to all sorts OF
serou. and dangerous Illness. q,
II isn't safe to neglect constipation and
IL isn't safe to use dangerous wrenching
carthartics, 10 overcome II, either. Ihey
leave YOU worse of than before. Wha'
is needed is a mild natural laxative ike
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They act
surely but without any violence. They
regulate and strengthen the intestines to
do their own work. When the Pleas
ant Pellets" cure YOU, YOU are eh'ea.
You don't become a slave to their use.
Take care the druggist doesn't give YOU
something else lie calls " just as good. y
II may be for him, but how about ,oHF
You might learn thousand valuable
lessons abou; preserving your health oy
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III. TILE LAW.

It will he seen, therefore, that II we
were to determine that all the credit for
the large increase OF tho sales and leases
was TO be regarded as directly due to the
popularity OF the now law. then certainly
the figures alone would fully answer your
third question.
In considering, however the evil or bene-
fetal effects Of the new law It must not
be forgotten that the section OF country
IN which by far the larger portion Of the
lands embraced In the last school land
law Is situated, was Giighted by a great
drouth covering at least two, II not three.
years prior to the passage OF the law
and much allowance. therefore. must be
made for that, when we come to draw
the comparison between the two state-
ments, both as 20 the leases and sales.
However. 1 am constrained, from actual
knowledge Of the conditions In that sec
tion OF the State, to the belief that II the
present law had not been enacted there
would not have been half as many sales or
leases under the old law as there have
been under this one.
BESIDES hundreds n not thousands ~
poor people would have been compelled tn
lose their all, their homes because the
drcuth had reduced them 10 the possession
of nothing else, The law then was a
merclful boon TO many Of them.
Considered therefore, IN the light Of tho
present condition OF the revenue. ana in
the light Of mercy to these poor people, the
benefits OF the act Is not only most me
cd and proper, but It goes long way to-
wards meeting the expectations Of IA
movers, and certainly ought not to receive
anything else but satisfactory indorsemen,
rom those who oppcsed, and whose chill
dien are now the henefc.aries under 1t.
ON the other hand II has 70 a consider.
able extent-how great can not tell
invited forfcitures Of old sales. in that nv
making default in payment ana havinr
the forfeiture declared, they can repay
NJ lower price and a lower rate OF In,
tcrcst While this IL to he regretted IN
some cases, yet In the overwhelming ma
jorlY of cases The poor people, IN tn,
hope OF getting the land at a price ant
interest which they might be able to nay
have made almost superhuman efforts
10th In labor and economy. TO raise none,
! 20 redeem and rebuy their homes. which
| would, as say. have been lost under tn,
| old law.
! on the whole, therefore l do not hest
| tate 10 say that the benefits accruing I,
| the school fund and 10 the people ef
| fected by Il vastly outstrip any eva ther,
| may be I'm It's operations. There are sew
| erai very doubtful and fHctional clause
| In the act which need amendment
| These go TO the machinery of the bill
| and Your attention viii he called 10 then
| I'm my regular biennial report.
| have thought II not out OF place Il
this connection to acqua,nt you at thi
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srPRENlE COURT.

Austin, Texas, January lS.--The follow
ing proceedings were had in the supreme
court today:
Rehearing Rofused-Disnuke ct al VS..
Houston ct al, from Liberty, Bonnett VS..
Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio
Railway company, from Val Verde.
Set for January 21-Johnson ct al vs.,
Portwood ct al. certified question from
Second district.
Submitted-Houston and Texas Central
Railway company vs.. State of Texas,
certified question. from Third district
Depoyster vs.. Baker. land commissioner,
original suit for mandamus
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Of representatives, Of the United States
OF America In congress assembled.
That there Is hereby created in the de-
partnent Of agriculture bureau 10 be
known as The Bureau OF Information and
Statistics Concerning Live Stock
Sec. 2 That the secretary of agriculture
shan establish stations at suitable points
production. locality. ard the amount of
business in shipping 1--we stock being con-
sids-ed in sacn Of the following named
States ard Territories. namely: Texas.
New Mexico Arizona, Colorado, Indian
Territory. karsss. Wyoming. Nebraska
South Dakota. North Dakota. Montana,
MINI esota. iowa, Missouri. Arkansas. WIS
cousin. Illinois. Rentncky. Tennessee, Mich
igzn ard Indiana; and he may establish
stations IN such other States and Terri
tories as ne may think necessary.
Sec. 3 Tha, that secretary Of agriculture
shall rent rooms sufficiently large and
properly located for the transaction Of
the public business q: said stations and
for the accommodation o. all persons ea-
raeei In handling live stock. the rent OF
such rooms no; 10 exceed IN any case the
sum If one Thousand eight hundred dol
lars per snn1rl; Provided. That when
suitable rooms car be had IN q building
belonging 10 the United States at the town
CT city whsr. any station - established,
the sad rooms shsii be occupied by the
officers Of the department: o. agriculture
hereinafter named.
sec. 1 Ira. The secretary Of Agriculture
shall asstgu from his department an Of
ficer % act as secretary az each OF the
stations established. and he nay also as
sign for du,y an assistant 70 such secre-
tAr9' whenever r. may thisik th4 public
service requires Il
Sc E Ira, eacn station shall be sup
pli.-3 with properly arranged bcilietln
toards % vhich shall ee posted daiiy
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bureau Of information ard statistics In live
stock, under the direction AMI control q
the department Of agriculture. would be
the mast practical way that this informa-
ton could be obtained. ami the following
IL report Of the convention upon that
question:
L That IN our sudgmen. It is very es-
se-tiai 10 have q correct record OF the
available supply and probable demand Of
live stock according TO ages and sex IN
order to form an Intelligent opinion az
to the value Of the same.
= Cur live stock industry is so extended
that the accumulated shipments from all
the producing States aud Territories rem
dsrs ii impossible FOR shipper TO tell
what number o. live stock SIRE being moved
and being prepared for shipment to the
prominent markets. Of our country from
day 10 day; and ne believe by q system
Of teAsEraphic ard mail Information THE
quantity Of 1--we stock shipped and being
prepared fro-n each state daily can be
ssos-taars1. ard would be % gres; az
s.s1a-ce 70 The shipper In avoiding
gig;;e9 markets
3 BY tire co-ope-s ton Of state hareaus
th= Information abrvs referred - -sia.-
!uc - ne available s'i1ply ard the daily
shipments q 1--we stock ara cattle heirg
rre-s-e5 car &c easily arrived al
~ therefore believe .te establishing %
such sac bureaus to- Information AID
satisfies would te &c .rrslcglEbis benefit
= re pro1r,e-z q I've SO - ire United
states hut are eouh'fll Z united action
On IRE part y each STATE can NJ mad. AMI
u- i@Hs all urite or a 1rlfa-u syslr-n there
Ee1la - 20 rrsc'icai good result
We Therefore rec7u.1le11 that tais cor
vc-s'cu -1enorisliza congress 20 ap0rprr1-
ar E-fd-ianz noaev 60 .-t-od1-e ftlS i---
proven @-;- in conducting TIE live stock
c1s1fsess q CIR country. rrder res aus
Fiees % ne dHrh-;rrfe-' -i Agriculture.
W. ,A-rk s1ch az appropriation on me
Ta-t o. ogr gove-rfneu- % sue % he live
SOCK industry Nh- h Res tee7 3evtlcre9
u re rsst tse1tC sears over F-ch
sa-- extent ~ territory as 20 maze q
almost --nrcssifle 20 get urlai action
IN IRE rart ~ iH6 aleusis ,1te-estea. no
s. vru.4 seem - gu.ta as consistent.
org tse 7stt p ~1r1-osf - al 20 ssr-
rr7.zlrE rri a1f-relrE nc interests 81
.t-s great Industry IN watch r.a-ly GRE
. rag tse p0rulaGoa cf The rnit=l s'ates
: ts}e "a S5r support Gs Sc is 20 maintain
1 weather hIr~a1 ~ crher sfruAsy aEen-
ia-
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KILLED IN sELF-DEFENsE.
J. s. Lennox with a Record. Found Ills
Match al Last


Match at Last
Paris, Texas, January ia bloody
tragcdy was enacted AZ Detroit. sixteen
miles cast of here IN Red River county,
at II O'Clock today, IN which Worth Dun
can, a prominent merchant, shot ana In
stantly killed Or. j. $. Lennox The
trouble sr.sa debt due Duncan by
LeunoX Wuicl been secured by a
mortgage lt vet have been paid Octo.
her ard lho uid or had run along until
yesterdly WHEN Duncan took steps TO
forcclose the iHoii gage.
This morning Lennox went into Dun
cans store and hogan TO curse and abuse
him. nuaean ordered him away In a
few minutes Lennox returned and said;
mo man csn trrat me ma YOU have and
live" ana started to pun his pistol. hut
II hung in his pocket. Before he could get
II loose Duncan occurred his revolver and
shot him four times in rapid succession.
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When two China
N en- meet, their
way of saying
" How do YOU dor "
Is I" How aie your
b O W e lsi" It
a IN cunts TO the
same thing. II the
bowels are in good
condition the rest
OF the system Is
pretty sure to be all
right. But when
they are consti-
pated, 1t has q half
paralyzing effect on
the rest Of the body
and the mind too.
Headaches, dyspep-
STA, bil,ousness,
ueryou sress, poor
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Billy Edwards Not 50 Badly Hurt as
Thought.

HlliN t1NHT'47 -Nvt - Da@4t NUT az
Thought.
Galveston. Texas, January l5.-Biliy Ed
wards the man Who was so badly cut CT
a stree. car about u O'Clock last nigh,
in a general row which occurred while
a party was returning from a picnic at
Wo9llam's Lake. was not so dangerously
hurt az vas feared last night. lie was
removed from the hospital to his home
,A.s morning and today it Is said he IS
UNITED STATES COURT.
John H. Kirby. receiver Of the Hous-
ton CITY Street Railway company. today
sled with tA. clerk o. the United States
court his report for the quarter ending
December a. I@5 Receipts. ~. SS3i5; dis
0ursements, si2,-5!-5 balance on nand, ~
Ssu7
Ir the case Of the Farmers Loan and
Trust comrany VS.. the Houston ani
TcAas Central Railway company CT al
the special master in charccry, ". 1.
Prataer has sled his report ON the claims
OF the LackawaaG Iron and Coal com
pauy. the MerzlH's louisiana and Texas
Railway ard Steamship company and the
SoItheru development company, under or
der o. reference dat.d October q. lS5 by
fha h1r1ralIe -udgts A = Mccormick
8r1 r1Wa J.. bryant Tho report IN the
claims covers 't0 'yrewritte1 pages,
CUSTOM HOUSE RECEiPTs.
Tho iounairr ls "a comparative state
mont Of the earnings Of the United
States custom house at this place for the
se1rs l.93-s7.
Imports ....... .......sd2.s.5 ii ss7,ooi =
Tonnage ....,. .......... lf.l7 g5 1924 45
Miscellaneous .... ...... 1910 TO 90 Is
Fees ........ ............. l,5le s l.5s5 q
Total ....-. ...........-S'2 ~ % sa2,sol 10
:. Na In - he n
.ar-in-s during the past year was but
few husdted dollars ia excess Of 1874. al
though great deal more business was
transacted through the r2rt during the
year ls-7
MINNIE MADDERN FGsKE.
There was large and fashionable au-
dienco AZ TIE Grand opera house tonight
{ to greet the first appearance Of Minnie
Naidern Flske In Tho Queen of Liars
/ sire hss many admirers here VINO ramem-
/ bar her pleasantly as Miss Minnie Mad
der0 previous 20 her Temporary retlre-
melt from the stage From what had
/ boon rad 81 her achievements In nor r;o-
/ fef ion since her last appearance here a
! grea, deal was expected Of her last night
/ a1i tho expectation was fully realized.
/ She is supported by an excellent ccm-
/ n7ue ar3 the performance Was highly sat
/ isfactory
THE FUNDING BONDS
Yesterday the city Of Galveston funding
| bonds 90 the amount Of $2N,0l were sent
10 the comptroller Of the state FOR rrgls-
tratiou. after which they VIII he shipped
go 'he purchasers In New York The money
derived from the sale OF the bonds would
De- received IN Galveston before rho end
Of tho month and the city ~ill DE on "A
! cash basis.
LOCAL AND Personal,
Harry Helfman Of Houston IS spending
! 1o.g
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Terrell. Texas. January lS.-Rrfus Rus
sells residence was destroyed by iire yes
terday Loss 5000: Insurance 500.
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Denlson. Texas, January lS,-Mrs. NJ. f
McCarthy's residence was burned with Ia
contents yesterday. Loss $3.50; INSURANCE
$3.50.
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THE FIRE RECORD.


Fort Worth. Texas, January ia blaze
In row OF wooden shanlics caused loss
OF $500. no insurance.
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reading Dr. Picfce Nominoh
Sense Medical Adviser. II is
a grand book and the present
edition is absolutely free to
all VINO send 81 one-cent
stamps 10 cover cost of mail
ing oniy 1t contains zoos
pages and over 900 engrav-
ings. So. ooo cloth bound cop
les have been sold at 81 80
each. This free edition is
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time with the comparative expenses OF
this department with those Of the yaar
just preceding, From which you will on
serve that although q much larger volume
Of work has been done in the sale ana
leases Of lands; that the entire expenses,
both in salaries and elsewhere. have been
very largely reduced. and that a desperate
effort has been made 70 meet the de-
mands OF the public al the lowest possible
cost to the taxpayers Of the STATE as we'll
as to contribute 20 the relief OF the treas
ury. They are as follows.
Salaries paid from genera! revenue
for 1921 ...-.,.-'. .s...''.' .Soo't'S -
Salaries paid from school fund
for 1921 ............, ..........4..... is,%H =
Other expenses in l#i...,.......,.. 4,99l 10
Iotal.. ...... .......' ..'....-.. - t'st. 80
Salaries under present administration
covering same length OF time 1895.
From general revenue .............Sie,Sli 81
From school fund .,................. 1861 81
Other expenditures ................. 3,2ii =
Total .....,...,..,, ...,........''S6l'o u
Recapitulation-
Total OF all expenses In lsai.. ,aif 8
Total OF all expenses in lS95........ 6ldi6 %
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in strong manila paper covers, otherwise
II is lust the same. address Worlds Dis
pensaiy Medical Association, Buffalo, \. Y.
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tuid4 sum Oh S-4ttsAl.'J, "a l74tO"s'
Acres. Amount.
AZ So per acre............ 92.522 sls7qi
A. g. pert acre ,......... s2.1t 1850
A. yarious other prices 4,7,7 1920
There was sold unaer tho act Of i'f5'
from Angus, TO December g. 1905. 39T SS6
acres fer the sum OF si97.Ssi. as follows.
Acres Amount.
AZ & Ter acre ......... sn.2S H7i. ~
At 81 per acre .......... 95"Hs 49, 80
Timber only. for same period IN
l't.. ...-.... ...... -...'-..'.-.. 'ssi''fso %
Timber only, for same period In
I-Nl .-...-. ....... ......-...--. .--- ol.if' -
Recar.tulation: Total sales from August
20 December 81, 1884,. Inclusive Acres,
l0s 53 amount, t2l7sl275
Total sales covering same period ~ time
VA 1856. Acres. 397.5S5; amount S4'3.54
Excess in 1895 over lSf; Acres 20 S55
amount. sg75.47l.25.
did not deem II necessary 20 embrace any
greater period Of time than Yves indicated
10 our request, because % the fact that 1t
Has generally understood by the people
that some legislation would BE- had ny
which there would be changes In the
yalue of the land and the interest pay
ue1ts m sales. During the period ttere-
fore embraced between January I, 1895, and
August OF the same year. at about which
time the new Law took eTact. there Were
| but mparatiVely few applications made.
possibly not more thsn We're sold during
the same period Of time in 1884,.
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|, Alexander A. Szabo, Treasurer of the CITY
Houston, do soemly that the foregoing is true
correct report of the Financial Affairs of said City,
best OF my knowledge and belief
ALEXANDER A. SZABO
Treasure
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 18Th i
of January A. d., 1896.
JOHN T. BROWNE
Maya|
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Total 60. ...........-5l1 "a = ~ SOL u
owing 70 the low tarn the increase In
ear1incs during the past year was but
few hundred dollars ia excess Of 1894. al
though great deal more business was
transacted through the r9rt during the
year 1s-7
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Ihe bti was introduced In the Fifty
second congress, second seAsion, December
g. 1892, by Mr.. Vest of missouri; 1t WAS
read twice and referred to- tho select com
mittee on the transportation and sale OF
meat products.
A Bill to Create Bureau, IN the Depart-
ment of Agriculture forl the Giving Pub
lie Information OF thsI Production and
Shipping of Live Stock
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and house
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AsaFAEAAN-
Galveston, Texas, January l5.-Biliy Ed
wards she man no was so badly cut CT
a street car about u o'clock last night
ia general row which occurred while
a party was returning from a picnic at
Wo9Nam's Lake. was not so dangerously
hurt az vas feared last night lie was
removed from the hospital to his home
MS morning aad today it Is said he IS
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THE KING OF THE SILVERITES.

Senator Stewart of Nevada is not only
the most active of the silver statesmen.
but one of the richest. He is said to be
sixty times millionaire. No man has
made So much noise about silver in Con-
gross since it's price has fallen, and no one
of the leaders is so much in evidence.
More than any other one man. he is the
foremost figure in the silver mining clique
He is SO rich that he can afford to be lib
eral, but his is one of those coarse natures
which wealth makes greedy and grasping.
Senator Stewart is the owner of a paper
called the Silver Knight, and he has been
having trouble with the Typographical
Union at Washington. A few days since
the journal gave some account of the diff
ficulty, the authority being the president
Of the union. Since that time there have
been further reports in the papers. The
Silver knight is a silver organ with a large
circulation, printed to represent the views
of silver secret society of that name.
Stewart is supreme commander. and he has
been sending men over portions of the
country forming lodges. Those who be-
come members are REQUIRED to take J a
pledge to stand for silver and to pay a
dollar as initiation fee. Half this fee goes
to the organizer and half to the supreme
comma nder, the baron of the silver mines
The trouble which the union has been hav-
ing with Stewart is due to the fact that
while his knight newspaper is dated Wash
ington and edited in Washington, the work
upon it is done in Alexandria. 1t is done
in Alexandria because. by having it done
in that city, labor which would cost him
SO a week in Washington costs from IS
to 50 in Alexandria. Now, Stewart is some
thing of a Chadband. consequently. when
the officers of the union went TO him TO
protest he told them that he had moved
his office TO Alexandria IS the benefactor
of labor because Sc or 80 a week in Alex
andria, thirty minutes from Washington.
is as good az So in Washington. As he
represented it. he was doing good at the
rate OF SIS 10 50 Il week. The committee did
not agree with the millionaire and self
proclaimed resormer and plainly told him
that n man who vaunted himself as a
friend of labor should practice what he
preached. But the matter dropped at tha'
time, and Mr.. Stewart has been carrying
on his philanthroDic work by pocketing
about half of what others pay for similar
service.
Recently the complaint against the king
Of the silverites has been renewed. 1t has
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been found that the campaign handbook of
the silverite and Populist party was print
ed at the nonunion establishment of the
Senator, and that the composition thereon
was paid for at the rate OF Sc a week. 1t
has also come out that all of the silver
and PoDulst documents that have not
come from the government office were
printed at the Stewart establishment
Senator Stewart is consistent. He urged
the adoption of a silver basis in order that
the manufacturers of the United States
could compete with Japan by using the
same money for exchange. What the
Chadband Senator had in view was the re-
duction of wages in this country by paying
dollars with the purchase power of the
Mexican silver dollar instead of the pres
ent 100-cent dollar. His fellow-silver barons
play that game in Mexico, and the greedy
multi-millionaire is anxious to extend the
fraud upon labor to the United States. If
he could do so, his printers in Alexandria
would cost him from So to $3.50 instead of
from Sc to 50. Mr.. Stewards greed proba-
bly, exceeds that of the other millionaires
in the silver mining and specializing bust
ness, but he is the king of the crowd.