The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-11-01

The five largest flags foated yes
terday we're from the Texas Pro-
duce Company's dome, the Govern
ment building, W. F. Briley's store,
and theJ. w, Harris and B, NJ, Fore
man residences.
Wild geese were going South over
the city yesterday, and this is a
sure sign that it is getting too cold
up north, even for the birds of the
air, clothed as they are in the
warmest of feathers.
Messrs. L, A. Byrne and B. NJ.
Foreman addressed the people Of
Hope Friday night, upon the politi-
cal issues of the day, A large
crowd were out to hear them at,
the opera house, and much enthu-
siasm manifested.
The town was full of dodgers yes
terday of education some Of
them we noticed we're headed, ga
lie nailed, " "A wolf in Sleeps cloth
inc. " "YOu can't keep a good man
down" etc This is a campaign
for your whiskers.
The colored people had a big
speaking at Raffelli Hall on Friday
night. Mcdonald, a colored orator
spoke in the interest of the Demo-
cratic State ticket-did a sight Of
good in showing up the PopuIistS to
the colored people.
The signal service report, as re-
ceived here yesterday, must have
been written by a politician who
wished to please all 1t read; "For
South Arkansas, clear and cloudy,
local showers, some rain, wind and
hail with warm and cold breezes, !"
A party of young people stormed
several parts of the CITY last night,
and threw beans and corn in the
houses. 1t was the eve of Halo
ween, and the people whe received
the bombardment OF beans took it
good naturedly, and all passed off
well,
Thomas Bate is agent for the
New York Journal, and will deliver
it to any part Of the city for cent
a copy. 1t is the best Democratic
paper that comes here, and is re-
liable in every way. Give him five
cents and take it for one week on
trial.
Major J. ]. Kress had his McKin-
ley banner out yesterday, and he
was magnanimous enough to put
yellow streamers to it, which show it
represented a plague" about to be
visited on this country tar worse
than yellow fever smallpox or
cholera,
Messrs Willis & Buel and Pony
Ragland thought they had enough
flags to supply both states, but they
turned OIL many calls yesterday,
their stock having run out long be-
fore 10 O'clock. At the least estt-
mate, 5000 flags were holsted in
this city on stores and dwellings,
Mr. Geo, Fouke expects to get
logged out in Il Democratic suit II
Mckinley is elected, and the repor.
ter is in the club that will do the
dressing and we are to furnish the
tie, We will give our friend a good
one too, the best to be found at
Sharpe 4 Brewers, should such a
calamity as the above--McKinley's
election beiall the people
The Republican headquarters on
the Texas side gave out many paper
flags Yesterday, with McKmley's
mug printed across the bars, In
connection with the above, we quote
what the st. Louis Republic said Of
the flag with McKinleys picture;
"McEinlcy's face on the aagmay be
called a blot on the 'scutcheou,'
A gentleman in this city advanced
mouey to negro on gold watch
yesterday and a few minutes after
wards he heard section foreman
John Collan, say he was knocked
down aud robbed the night before,
aud the watch proved to be his,
The negro was seen on the corner
aud arrested, turned over to Po-
liceman Perry and placed in JAIL
There was a well dressed young
man on the streets yesterday who
wanted to bet Eve to one on Bryan
He bowed around aud finally a
drummer said he would take a lew
bets like that, and pulled out a
big roll Of bills, The young man
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