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The record-union., 1897-11-24
The Warship Yantic.

MONTREAL, Nov. 23-The United
States warship Yantfc left yesterday
for Ogdensburg EN- route for Detroit.
She is being towed on six pontoons by
tugs. Her entire keel, twelve feet of
her bow and all her spars have been
removed
The record-union., 1897-11-24
Oakland Water Front Case.

OAKLAND, Nov. 23-The retrial of
the Oakland water front case. in ac-
cordance with the order of the State SUI
preme Court, has been set for Febru-
airy 8, 1898, in Department 3 of the Ala
media court, to which Judge Ogden will
be assigned after January 1st. This
will be the starting point for the litiga-
tion that must be settled before, as the
attorneys for the city contend, the
United States Supreme Court can pass
upon the case.
The record-union., 1897-11-24
improvements at Gibraltar.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23-In a re-
port to the State Department, Consul
Sprague refers to work in progress at
Gibraltar that is not generally known
He says 5000 workmen daily enter the
fortress and labor on the extensive i'm
provements now going on in the build
ing of docks and other Government
works.
The record-union., 1897-11-24
College Building Burned.

PULLMAN CWash), Nov. 23.-Ferry
Hall, one of the largest buildings of the
State Agricultural College, was destroy
ed by fire early this morning, causing
loss Of $40 00O The fire was caused by
a defective fiue.
The record-union., 1897-11-24
Constantinople May be BIockaded.

LONDON, Nov. 23.-The Rome CORE
spOndent of the Daily Chronicle SAYS:
The reoort is confirmed that the Pow
ers have decided to blockade Constan-
tinople, in case Turkey refuses to with
draw her troops from Crete and to ac-
cept a European Governor of the island
The record-union., 1897-11-24
SmuggIer Mine Fire Ont.

ASPEN (Col), Nov. 23.-The Snug
gier mine fire is out, and the work OF
clearing the workings preparatory to
breaking ore Will be begun this after
noon
The record-union., 1897-11-24
Explosion in Fireworks Factory.

BERLIN, Nov. 23.-By an explosion
IN a fireworks factory at Schoencauser-
Alice to-day one man and two girls
were Killed and seven other persons
We're injured
The record-union., 1897-11-24
Found Dead in His Room.

SONORA. Nov. 23.-S. w. Smith,
County Surveyor, was found dead to-
day in his room at the Hotel Willow,
jamestown.
The record-union., 1897-11-24
Death of a Theatrical Manager

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Harry C.
Fisk, well-known theatrical manager
OF this city, died to-day, aged Ga after
long illness from a complication of
diseases.
The record-union., 1897-11-24
Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone

LONDON. Nov. 23.-Mr. and Mrs.
Gladstone arrived IN London to-day.
on their way 10 Cannes.
The record-union., 1897-11-24
A BUTCHER MISSING.
Opinion Divided as to Whether He
Absconded or Was Murdered.

PHOENIX (4Ariz), Nov. 23-Eugene
st. Clair, butcher of Gila Bend. is
missing. and opinion among the people
The record-union., 1897-11-24

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The record-union., 1897-11-24

dlst11ct Cooke, Rerubifcsh. was elected
over Martin. Democrat by 6,5I9, the
total vote being Cooke %. .123, Martin
10, Ia
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-27

IS IT RIGHT.

Some one of our passenger trains
brought to this city on Saturday
morning a cripple who could not
walk a step, and it took two men on
each side Of him and pair. Of
crutches to get him about atIall.
The man said he did not know why
he was sent here, but the people
made up money where he stopped,
and put him on the train and sent
him along he knew not where, uu-
be was dumped on a platform
where he laid until some good Sa-
maritan came ahng, took compass
sion on him, fed him a meal and
helped him TO raise money to start
him on his travels again, The SAL
walton arny happened to interest
themselves in this particular Grip
ples's behalf ON Saturday, and they
stlrted out to raise 81 Is to send
him TO Shreveport, for those peo-
pie down there To take care Of, or
toseod him to some other town.
Such cases as these are Of fire.
quent occurrence, aud there should
be some law regulating the keeping
Of paupers OF this class, and make
the state from which they CLAIM
to have come, upon proof that IT is
their home-support them in a pub
lie aims house, TeXarkana Is called
upon almost daily to chip in to get
some broken down family tickets
back to their old homes, in other
states, and this becomes monoto-
lous after awhile, and our citizens
amt stand it always,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-27
TO PUNISH CONSUMERS.

The principal articles on which
the Dingley tariff makes heavy In-
treases Of taxation are woolens,
sugar flax, cotton aud other tex,
tiles, chemicals, cutlery glassware,
spirits aud tobacco,
The total increase In all the sehed.
ulos Ia estimated at &ll2,OOO,O00 4
yearon the bona Of the lmporla-
ton Tor last year, 30 levied as to
fail with its heaviest insidehee on
eonsumDtiOn
Thus we have an increase Of t26,-
900. QUO on the wooleus, levied under
d System Of specific dullcs Imposed
regardless of value, aud operating
to take at least two dollars from
the consumer for every dollar that
g0esint0 the treasury as revenue,
with the e2b, 100000 increase on
wool aud wooden clothing aud with
92O, 100000 increase on sugar. an'
other prime necessary Of HE, We
have increases Of only $4,000, 900 on
tobacco,
Perhaps tobacco and whisky are
taxed enough already IA wool and
clothing certainly are bat these
figures show how thoroughly the
bIagley tarId dIafegards every
principle Of sound economy In ila
anyIoty 10 please campaign eou-
trIbulors and satisfy the elamof OF
selHshHess,=N Y, World,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-27
WAVE OF PROSPERITY.

A letter written here by John D,
Grant, Of sherman, Texas, wbohas
figured In Texas Republican pol-
tics, to one Of our Democratic
friends, whom he doubtless thought
a Republican, asks him to canvass
among the faithful for subscribers
to a weekly Republican sheet he ex.
poets to start when the 1893 cam
pagn opens Grant says the wave
of prosperity" Is already here, and
as next year will be a political one,
things will look prosperous whether
they are or not, and the Republican
party of the great state Of Texas
needs a bold, fearless paper such
.ashe will give, He says he will buy
the finest presses and equip good
office, II $4,000 can be raised in
subscriptions for this purpose,
John will 0nd this an uphill business
to raise $4,000 subscribers to pa
per yet unborn-in fact, we do not
believe that he could get 1000 dol.
lars outot the Republicans Of Tex.
0a lfhe promised them all a paper
and an office thrown In fora chrome
as there are not that number In
Texas who has the dollar or can
raise IT, John Is on a wild goose
chase for 4 fact.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-27
What Hicks Saws.

II takes just d column IN a news-
paper for lrI H. Hicks, the g.
Louis weather prophet 60 tell what
The weather is going to do In 0eto,
baf Here Is what he saysl
About lhegnd 0f 1fd the baf0me.
ter will begin to fall Ia the West
wIods will change 10 soulbefly and
watmeh aud rain will fall over
many parts Of the country From
the 8fd 10 the 9Th a rain storm will
pass over lhu country the hafompa
tef viii uHe after these storms and
cold INdaWnIhlow from Che north
west l'ram the 0tb 80 Blh very
eoId wiHas viii prevail aud frost
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-27

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The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-27
Chicago Markets,

WHEAT Sept W. Dee new 0lR'si
May utt+WtuuuutuuuuuIuup1
Puts Doe, VIII Wal puts Doc, e0rf
Wai
calls bee wh'L Val calls bee. e0rn
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The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-27
New York Futures.
New ORLEANS G6ti6n

New Orleans September III MddllnR
o iss,
Tone weak snles 1900
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-27

Tuesday night the great aud only
Devils Auction company will be
here, Several well known scenic
artists have been at work during
The summer creating new trans
formation aeenea0n canvass, ana
We will see for the FIRST time the
Cavern Of gigantic Heads" "fhe
magic vaults Of BenedetIne, " Gars
den Of the blue Dragon" Golden
palace Of flowers" aud the "lOllght
Of Time" This IL one Of the most
magnificent Illusions of fairy land
ever conceived by painter The
company this season has new leads
Ing characters In all the parts,
Harry NJ, Brown will take the part
Of Toby aud we will see Mas Mayme
Mayo as the "Mllk Mald,' Miss
Mabel Harrison Is cast for Count
Fortune aud Miss Flora Leonard
that Of Madeline The house will
be crowded 10 aoo this Auction
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-27

will fall The 9th and 10th will
continue days Of reactlonary
storm conditions, Look for more
rain on the 10th,
From 1lth to 18th, we viii have
heavy gales in the northwest, more
or less frost will fall In all the cen
tral and some of the southern
states, A regular storm period
extends from the 18th to 18th, af-
ter which warm weather will set In
again, Cold weather will again set
In on the 10th or Goth, and from
the 2lst to 22nd constitutes anoth-
er reaetIonary storm period, From
the 2bth to Goth will fall Que of the
most general disturbances of the
month,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-27
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Furnished by H. Machol S Go,
9OO pine street,
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET
Spots

Nav York; Sept VI Tone easy,
sales, w bales,
To-day Yesterday,
MIddlina uplauds, OA O9i
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-23
LAMONT FAVORS IT.
lie Wants the Military Cadets to At.
tend the Inauguration.

Washington, Feb. 22.-Secretarv In.
mont has written IL letter to Chairman
Hull, oi the House military committee.
regarding the resolution to bring the
West Point cadets to Washington for the
Inauguration. He says that since 1870
the cadets have been absent from tie
academy on four OccasioES-;lt President
Grants inauguration in 1878: ut the
Philadelphia Centennial in 1916: mt the
bian parade in New York city in
1891, and ut the Chicago Worlds Fair in
lS92. After mentioning that il WAS the
purpose CT the department to order the
cadets to participate in the inaugural Ger
emonies, and that the comptroller of the
Treasury had held that the expense could
not he paid from army appropriations,
rs it was done in 1913, and the Senate
having Indicated it's disapproval of the
proposed visit, the intention had to be
abandoned. The Secretary continues;
My views ms 10 the propricty and cX.
pediency of requiring the participtaion
of the corps of cadets III the inaugural
parable remain the same as when orders
for their coming were sanctioned. The
loss of time, absence from study ami
recitations and other military exercises.
Will ne limited to four DAYS certainly
not Il serious loss in II four years term.
htii 'tp3chNC VIII VI COURSE, De attend.
ed with II chance Of injury to health in
Individual cases, but the department. did
not feel TINT these objections should
control. The cadets are generally in ey.
cellent health, Of good constitutions,
and their officers will take III, necessary
precautions to guard against the risks
OF exposure. Experience indicates that
there is II falling oil in class standing Of
some cadets, while failure 10 pass an cx
animation has been attributed to II like
cause; but OH the other hand it is be-
lieved that substantial advances would
accrue to these young men from their
personal participation in the imposing
ceremonies attending the inauguration
of the chief executive officer of the ma
ton, and who for his term of Office will
he their comm amber in chief
In conclusion, the Secretary submits
recommendation from Colonel Ernst,
superintendent of the Academy, that
the cadets be left undisourbed
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-23

shoot from the car windows. Dcrforatc the
roofs Of the coaches and indulge in other
interesting pastimcs.
Drake entered the service of the com
pany, and for many months went ND on
one passenger train and came down on the
next. The first time that II drunken man
attempted to pull - pistol he found the
cold point OF brakes revolver against his
temple. That settled It, Thcnccforth there
was no trouble on the trains
There is scarcely county in Kentucky
or Il state in the Union where Drake has
not made arrests. He has arrested dcspcr.
ate inconsistencies, fugitive murlcrers, ont
lawcd cutthroats of all descriptions and
broken up gangs of countcrfcitcrs. He has
yet his first man to kill. The nearest he
came to this was in II close corner that he
once got into mt .Jcllico, little town which
divides itself with the Kentucky and Ten
ncsscc line. Drake was on the lookout for
IL mountain desperate who was wanted for
murder and located him at .Jellico and
arrested him while at supper. The prison
er was handcuticd and taken to the dcpot
to await the departure of the train at .
O'Clock
About II of the prisoners mining
friends, heavily armed, went To the little
depot to interview Drake. Drake was in
the crowd Of angry miners entered. They
halted near the door, and the spokesman
burly, shaggy bearded fellow, politely
informed Drake that they had made up
their minds TO take their friend away from
him. If the prisoner was turned over
promptly and without resistance, the oil
Ger would be permitted to depart unin
jurcd. But if the man was not surrendered
pcaccfully-why, the officer would have to
take the consequence. The miners didn't
know Drake. He was II stranger to them,
but his prisoner knew him.
Drake told the gang that he had Il war.
rant for the man. and he was an officer OF
the Law and would not surrender the pris-
oncr. Drake moved into corner, so as 10
have all his ASSISTANTS squarcly in front of
him, determined to stand his ground
Nearly every man III the crowd drew his
weapon and prepared for ii Inlrdcrous as
sault upon the detective. Drake, as quick
as flash, drew a big Colt revolver. and,
covering the prisoner, said
Hold on Just n minute You can shoot
me if YOU want to, but at the drop of the
first hammer I'll put u bullet into this
mans brain. You can't shoot too quick
TO Keep me from doing this. If you Kill
me- I'll kill him. If any of you take IL step
in this direction, even, I'll shoot"
The prisoner, trembling like leaf,
gaspcd: He'll do it, boys. Don't shoot 80
The crowd dispersed, and Drake got on
the car with his prisoner. Drake is about
Is feet inch TALL rawboncd and strong
musclcd. He has II brown mustachc, dnrl,
hair and gray eyes and is rs quiet and MS
easy going in l.is manners rs IA Methodist
| parson. There is none Of the braggadocio
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-23
THEY HAVE AGREED.

Washington, Feb. 22.-The Senate con-
ferees on the bill appropriating $3.50, 600
for the stoppage of the crevassc ut Pass a
lOutre, Mississippi river. this afternoon
agreed to the House substitute with II
minor amendment AS agreed to the bill
a.ppropriates the money, hut does not
destroy any rights the United States may
nave under its contract with the Eads
people, nor does il release the Eads estate
from any obligation in connection with
that work The question of the liability
OF the tads estate to close this crevassc is
referred to the Attorney General for de
ci-ion, after he shall have heard both
sides If that official decides that the
responsibility for closing this break in
the river rests upon the lads estate under
It's contract to maintain IL clear channel,
1t Is stipulated that upon the completion
OF their contract the Secretary of War
shall withhold so much of the money rs
may be due the estate as shall have been
expended under the authority of this act,
until the same shall have been iudicially
or legally determined in favor of the Iads
estate.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-23
AMATCH FOR OUTLAWS
Detective Drake Gets Then
When He Wants Them.
BUT HAS NEVER KILLED A MAN.

His Nerve Has Carried Him Through
Many dangerous NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
His Adventures with Moonshiners-How
He Prevented the Rescue of IL Prisoner.
Detective George w. Drake who is con
spicuous ut present because of his daring
capture of the murdcrcrs of United States
Marshal W. \. Byrd i'll the kentucky
mountains, has since his youth been noted
as orc of the most fearless men in IL region
where, until Il short time ago, human life
was held cEcaply Drake has just cap
turcd the outlaws Ncacc and Faricr
This is not brakes first thrilling expert.
cncc. He is native of Wolfe county,
i'll the mountainous region of eastern
kentucky. lie served as iailcr, deputy
sheriff and sheriff before he entered the
government service. Drake was first called
into official capacity when about II years
of age and he made such Il record on ac-
count of his cool headed bravery ;hat he al
once took high place among the old and
trusted officers of that section of Ken.
tuclly.
When the Lexington and Eastern rail
road penetrated the mountain country to
jackson, the county seat of Brcathitt the
railroad found the need Of IL ncrvy man
and one whom the dcspcradocs from that
country knew and feared Whom the cars
began to run from Jackson down to- the
settlements, the men from the bad dis
tricts got into the habit of enjoying them
selves ut the expense of the railroad as well
as to the terror of the pcacctblc traveller
y lot of the boys from '';iway hack" fire.
quently whole gangs of rattsmcn who had
ilohtcd down the kentucky river on their
logs and were going part Of the way home
by the steam cars, would get full of mean
whisky and take the train. They would
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-23
AN INFANT TERRIBLE.
She Made Man Blush and the Girls
GiGgle

She Made Man Blush and the Girls
Giggle.
Literal children. or, moro proncrlv.
children who take Your Gliding literal
ly, are holy tcrrors. relates IL young
man noted for his politcncss to ladies.
Il was III Il hcrdic the other dav which
WAS much crowded. though no one was
standing nj the time. Presently IL lady
and gentleman got i'll, and | gave my
seat TO the lady, leaving the old gentle
man standing. Immediately Il voung
lady sitting in one end of the hcrdic
called to her little sister, IL child of 6
perhaps, who was sitting near the door
at the other end, TO come to her and
give her seat to the elderly gentleman.
The child came willingly enough, and
while the sister was reading her Il lesson
i'll manners II passenger got out, and |
took seat. Never let me see you re-
main seated again when people older
than you are standing," closed the lee
turc, and the child was crowded, half
sitting, half standing, between the old
or sister and the lady next To her Two
minutes later Il pretty girl got in, and
of course, as the only gentleman III the
hcrdlc, l gave her my seat. No sooner
had | done 50 than that small terror was
on her feet
'Oh, mister She said III sweet,
shrill accents, Won take my scatl You's
older than me. ' And everybody laugh
ed, of course, trust Il lot of giggling
girls for that, for the only place OF earth
that [ could have taken II seat was on
the sisters lap, from which the child
had slid. didn't take the seat, but 1
did take to the street and walked five
blocks i'll drizzling rain to get away
from the gigglc of those girls. Wash.
lngton Star.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-23
HANNA WINS.
Gov. BushnsII will Appoint Him
Sherman's Successor.

Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 22.-Gov. Asa S.
Bushnell has issued the following sign
ed statements
ut has been my Intention to make no
announcements in relation to the action {
would take in the matter of an appoint.
ment to fill the prospective vacancy in
the Ohio representation in the United
States Senate until the vacancy actual
~ exists; but on account OF the mani.
fest interest of the people and their tie,
sire to know what will he done, 1 deem
1T best now TO make Il statement. When
Senator Sherman resigns to enter the
Cabinet OF President Mckinley, will
appoint TO succeed him Hon. Marcus a.
Hanna. of Cuyahcgn county, to serve
until his successor is chosen by the
seventy third general assembly OF the
State L trust this action will meet
with the approval of the people"
The governors announcement practi.
Gully ends one OF the most interesting
contests that result from the recent
Presidential campaign. The Presidents
elect has stated his desire to have Mr..
llama in the Cabinet or the Senate he.
cause of his close relationship with Mr.
llama politically, and because he wished
to have some one neni the White House
who could personally represent him lin
matters i'll which II President, from the
nature of his office, cannot actively take
part Major Mckinley DELAYED the final
make up of the Cabinet IL long time in
the hope that he could induce Mr.. Han.
ma to enter 1t, but without avail -. -
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-23
lie GOT The MILK.
n story Showing the Sympathy and sin,-
plicity of Professor Child.


plicity of Professor Child.
Twenty years ago the writer, with
her 3-ycar- old child, was on her way to
Washington i'll midwinter. Instead of
reaching that beautiful city early III the
morning. as was expected, the train was
stalled i'll the night by terrible biz
zarol After the height of the storm was
over it took hours to dig away the heavy
SHOW that buried, not only the rails, but
the whole world apparently. Slowly
and laboriously the locomotive crcpt on,
and we were still 200 miles from Wash
lnSton when the church clock struck S
Ill village where we halted. Men
jumped up to sec if there were time to
get cup of coffee; nervous and anxious
women clamored for tea, and 1 cried
with tho rest, ooh, if only 1 could get
glass of milk for my little girlr' I'm
possible, said the brakeman, who was
passing through the car; 1--WE shan't be
here but minute
Paying no heed to his words, IL gen.
tlcman of striking appearance. whose
fine face and head l had been silently
studying, hurricdly left the car and dis.
appeared upon the snowy platform.
He'll get left, =" sneered the brakeman
The train moved on, feeling its WAY
through the huge white banks on both
sides. The gentleman had evidently
been travelling alone, for no ono seemed
anxious because he did not come back.
The cars We're hardly i'll full swing,
however, when he jumped aboard, lit
tie out Of breath, busted with snow. but
Il
fully Il tall glass of milk, which he g;ivc
to the wee girl beside me- Ny STAN
mcrcd thanks for such unexpected kind
ness from an unknown traveller he brush
Ell away with Il wave of his hand But
the glass; | insisted, knowing il could
not BE- returned as we were now thun.
dcrinS onward. is yours, madam, " he
replied. settling himself into his scat,
paying no more attention to us. But
later i'll the course of the drcarv fore
noon he mOtioncd To the little lass to
come to him, which she willingly did.
He lifted her to his side. and with his
arm round her She cuddlcd up against
him, and for two hours he WHISPERED
stories into her car, so low that no ono
else could hear, but the delight of which
NuN r'il'c'ru Ill ner dancing eyes and
smiling lips.
At Baltimore the stranger disappear
cd ana Il gentleman across the passage
from us leaned over and said, "Do you
know who has been entertaining your
child so charmingly. us indeed only he
could:' Il haven't the faintcst idea ="
professor Francis j. Child -
So many years have flown since then
that the little lass herself writes stories
now-pcrhaps PARKWAY echoes of those
she heard that wintry day when Profess
or Child made summer i'll her heart.
but the tall, thick depot tumbler still
stands on the high shelf of the cup
board, too sacred for any use, save as n
mcmcnto of the kindly chivalry of IL
great man to Il little child. -Atlantic's
Contributors Club
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-23
GEN. LEE DENIES TT.

Havana, Feb. 22.-Thc report that
United States Consul Gen Fitzhugh Lee
has requested his Government to send
Il warship to enforce his demands in re-
gard to the killing of Ruiz and the ar
rest of Scott, both American citizens, IS
denied by General Lee himself. The case
OF Scott will be the subject of an inter.
view between Consul General Lee and
the Marquis of Ahumada, acting captain
general, to-day, when General Lee will
demand SCOTS release, or ut least that
he be freed from the state of incommuni.
cado, i'll which he is now placed