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The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-01-26
.GladneSS Comes

iATith better understanding OF the
w transient nature OF the many phys
ical Ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed There Is comfort in
the knowledge, that 80 many forms OF
sickness are not due TO any actual dis
ease, but simply TO a constipated condi'
tion OF the system which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup OF Figs, prompt
ly removes. That Is why II Is the only
remedy with millions Of families and Is
eyerywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due 10 the fact, that II is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without dcbilitating the
organs on which it acts. 10 is therefore
Mi important In order 10 get it's bene-
fetal effects, 10 note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which Is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co.only and sold by
all reputable druggists,
II In the enjoyment Of good health,
and the system rs regular, luNatlves or
other remedies are then not needed II
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most slSilltul
physicians, but II In need OF laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well.informed everywhere, Syrup OF
Figs stands highest md Is most largely
used and givesm0st general satisfaction.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-01-26

our plumbem are having a olat
take, as there are many troFtn by
dfants and bursted pipes, from the
hard IfrrFr.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-01-26

Get your ground ready for gard
ening after the freeze,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-01-26

OUlTA COAL. Ask Texarkana
Ice Go, about il, II
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-01-26

Go out tonight aud help the poor
aud needy of our city, You can
we'll spare 30 cents for thIs pur'
pose,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-01-26

bANOL Ia the best medicine for
children, Doctors recommend II In
place OF Castor OH
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-01-26

Hon, Charles Todd went to JelIer.
son yesterday
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-01-26

The program given out at the
Krmess entertainment was in mag
aane form, Of u page thickness,
each page, In part, being devoted
to advertisements Of our liberal
merchants, II was compliment
paid our Gremen, and the ladies will
doubtless take 1t as such aud file
one of these programs away for Gu-
turc reference as to whom to look
10 for friendship,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-01-26

The llrmphlD Quartctt will enc
tcrlam you thoroughly Don't mIss
IT, Wednesday night a7lh, at Ma
fpasa Club rooms,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-01-26

Fresh oysters at Joe McShanes
today.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-01-26

Lincoln cartere grcatscenIe play
"Thc Fast Mail" will be a great
treat TO our people rhursday night
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-01-26

Justice Hooks tells us that he is
expecting the sheriff to bring
down Mr., Bass, who is held as a
suspect in the John Mckay murder,
on the 2'25 train, and will probably
open the trial this afternoon or to-
morrow morning We will look al.
ter these cases and keep our read
ers advised.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-01-26
THE TEXARKANIAN
F.G, W00TTEN, City Editor
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Go to the Mitchell meetings.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-01-26

General Manager w. A. Williams
of the n, ~ l't s Ryp made a busi-
ness trip TO Shreveport yesterday
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-01-26

lNN lirNlNOlll NUNlltll VIII CN'
tertam you thoroughly Don't mHl
IT, Wednesday night 9Th, at Ma
riposa Club rooms,
W s Sorrcls of Hot Springs, was
here yesterday luokng over hIl
drug business, under the manage.
meht Of Mr Russell
The meetings being held by evan.
gelIst Mitchell arc very interesting.
Go out aud hear him, at the old
Texas Produce building
The finest of an kinds OF fresh
meats, Bsh aud game, are 20 be
found at w. u llobpoods state
hluc wNtbrt near poalunltc.
Conductor Tom Mallory ol the H.
a =, has a parrot with a tail ayard
long This is no narrative" we ate
giving YOU, but true "tale
Next week Mr. Punch Robertson
has the opera house for the entire
week We will give a wdte.up OF
The merits Of This troupe, temofs
row,
The Il Of rs willnlye the pros
ceeds oi the entertainment to those
poor people IA ouf midst. deserving
Of ehaflty let us give the troupe
a full house
The mercury registered 80 de-
afecH above ,cro yesterday aud thl.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-01-26

The mercury registered 80 DC.
arecs above tcfo yesterday aud thli
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-12

dismembered. As family outlined. the pres
ent conservative policy. according to Mr..
Bowles. seems to be to bring about the par
denly. The dissolution Of the Ottoman EN-
pire. according to his Information and in
ferences. is to be slow, and to be effected
by peaceful process. With the issues
that the writer takes with the government
the readers on this side Of the Atlantic have
no concern. but they are measurably in
terested in Mr.. Bowles' fears lest the pur-
suance of the present policy of aggressive
ness toward the Turk will cause senti-
ment of dangerous discomfort to spread in
India among the Mahometan subjects Of
the queen-empress. Mr.. BoWles calls at
tention to the sultan's authority and pres
tinued aggression against him in his tenn
poral domain will result disastrously for
England when the religious fervor of the
fanatics of India has been stirred into rage.
Certainly the recent episodes on the Afghan
border go to show that there is more fric-
ton there between England and her Mos
lem people, and the almost ungovernable
tribesmen Of the surrounding countries,
than is to be contemplated with serenity.
As humane and civilized European nation
Great Britain has resented service as ac-
cessory to the criminal cruelties of the
Turk; as an Asiatic power self-interest has
driven her to become the Turks accom-
plice. Victoria as Queen of England would
hate and crush the Turk; while as Empress
of India she must coddle him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-12
Abolish Grade Crossings,
From the New YORK Evening Post


VI course there is only one way of in
s'lring absolute safety, and that is to get
rid of grade crossings altogether. To that
We must come everywhere in the end and
the only pity Is that people could not have
been foresfghted enough to realize its ne
cessity when railroads were originally con-
structed and grade-crossings might have
been avoided at comparatively small cost
The expense now is often very heavy par
ucularly in the suburbs of great cities and
on the main streets of large towns The
Boston and Albany road. which stretches
16O miles across the bay state from east to
west, has recently completed an immense
work In lowering the grades and thereby
abolisbfng level crossings through the New
tons, and altogether it has got rid of SIS
out of the 145 grade crossings on its main
lie, at l. cost of many hundreds of thou
sands of dollars Within four years 1t is
expected that a train can be run from Bos-
ton to the state line without going across
single highway on the level. Everybody
Who travels between New York and New
Haven IS familiar With the heavy expendi-
lures which have been. made by the Con
scliaated" railroad to bring about this re-
form, on both New York and Connecticut
SCH. Progress in the same direction is be-
ing made elsewhere in this state, though
not as rapidly as could be wished
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Interesting E:stimnfes.

The business of making political esti-
mates is notoriously hazardous. and especi-
ally unreliable are the guesses put forth
by the managers of the campaigns. But
sometimes out of group of such estimates
as those furnished to The Stars special
correspondent in New York, who writes
today concerning the progress of the may
orally fight in the greater city, conclusions
may be drawn of some value in foreeasting
the result AT all events 1t is possible to
ascertain by this means that according to
the other candidates Henry George today
stands the best chance for election One
popularity of these figures. which deserve
caose study. is that in every case the man
ayers are figuring on a larger vote than
that cas-; in the presidential election last
year throughout the area now included in
the Greater New York campaign. 1t can
rot lie doubted that an intense interest is
being taken in this fight by the citizens Of
tie enlarged metropolis. and the splitting
CT party lines has aroused such bitter fac
tional feeling and has created such uncer-
tainty that probably a heavy vote will be
cast, though ii remains to be seen whether
the issues at stake are regarded as suffi-
GENTLY important by the voters to cause
the poll of the full ballot.
Another striking feature OF the figures
appears in the small estimate given by the
Tracy managers TO the probable Low vote
and the poor opinion Of the Tracy vote
entertained by the Low men, but this phe-
non,enon. which is not an utter marvel, in
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Mclean, German and Silver.

Mr. Hanna, when Intercepted in Chicago
Saturday. said he regarded John R. Nc
Lean as the leading democratic factor in
the Ohio senatorial race. He evidently had
not been impressed either with the stories
taking Mr.. Mclean out of the race, or
with the announced candidacy of Gen.
Warner. s1r. Hanna is right The demo-
cratic fight for control of the next buckeye
legislature is being waged for Mr.. McLean's
benefit and under his direction. Those who
do not desire to see Mr.. Mclean elected to
the Senate. whether democrats or repub,
cans. would do well to take heed at this
time The only sure way to defeat Mr.. Nc
Lean is to elect a sound money legislature.
In Maryland. the sound money democrats
regard Mr. German as bent upon return
to the Senate They have never permitted
themselves to be misled by that shrewdly
conceived yarn describing Mr.. German as
weary of office. and as active in the present
campaign only for the party's benefit. AS
the yarn is spun. the Maryland senator,
Maryland again united. and realizing that
opposition to himself in certain quarters
sill keeps up, will not offer for another
terrs- The anti-Gorman democrats, it is
stated. Will take no chances In an effort
TO make sure of Mr.. Germans retirement
they Will throw their full strength next
month into the scale against him.
Why should not this policy be pursued by
all the friends of sound money in New
York; Why should they not unite and be
on their guard there against the tricks of
platform professions or omissions calcu-
lated to divide their strength? Who can
truthfully say that silver is not as matters
now stand. much in that race as if it
stood championed and confessed by both
Tammany Hall and Mr.. George? The yarn
that silver is not a factor in the race be-
cause Tammany did not declare for it this
year. and Mr. George was not specifically
Its advocate last year. ought not to mis-
lead anybody. Silver is in that race. 1t
cannot be taken out of that race. The only
way TO defeat silver. and assist sound
money and good government is to assist in
defeating both Tammany and Mr. George.
can trick which has failed of its purpose
In Ohio and Maryland as applied to cam
didates succeed in New York as applied to
an objectionable issue?
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The Non-Combntnnts In Cuba.

What will General Blanco do with those
hon-combatants-oldm men. women and chill
6ren-whom General Weyler has Kept
cooped up in towns and villages for months
past in a state too sad for adequate de-
scription? Their condition is today the
most melancholy feature of the whole
Cuban situation. and is the severest possi-
Bile arrangement of Spain. They are on
starvation fare. Disease has been invited
and has visited them in destructive form,
and thousands have gone to their graves.
They have never raised a hand against
Srein, and need not De provided against
as possible combatants in the field. Tney
are human beings and helpless. and are
entitled to all the humanities even in the
time of var.
Another question that suggests itself is.
what can General BiancO do with or for
those people? Let it be supposed tfat he
takes pity on them. Would It be humane
for him to release them from their prisons
and distribute them over the country? The
country is a waste. Their homes have
been destroyed. There is neither shelter
nor food for them where once they were
provided with both. Liberty. therefore.
would be the only boon they would re-
ceive. And liberty without food or shelter
is not inviting. If General Blanco de-
cides 20 keep these people under guard.
will he provide for them? Has he the
means to do that? If they are to remain
prisoners they are entitled to he fed. to be
sheltered to be protected against disease.
This is a problem worthy of General
Blanco's Immediate attention. 1t is the
field for the exercise OF the qualities of a
humane soldier. He is advertised as POS
sesslng those qualities. He can see what
is expected of him at Madrid as against
the insurgents. The fresh levy of twenty
thousand men to accompany him to Cuba
means a continuation of the war against
the men in arms opposing Spanish rule.
The insurgents are not likely to see any
difference between General Weyler and
General Blanco as soldiers except in the
matter of ability. General Blanco may
prove to be the ADLER or the inferior man.
but when it comes to operations in the
field against an armed foe the Spanish
rule of war is about the same in any Span
ISL generals campaign. General Campos'
methods supply the exception which proves
the rule.
War against an armed foe is terrible and
is always intended SO to he. but war
against the helpless, sucn as General Wey-
Ter has been waging. against the non-cor1-
batdHts in Cuba. is without a vestige of
excuse among civilized people. Will Cen
eral BianCo continue that?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-12
A Deadly Combination.

The fender that does not fend and the
wheel guard that does not guard came into
evidence once more in this city the other
night and human life was sacrificed to
the combination The victim was largely
in fault. He was Intoxicated when he
placed himself in the path of a swiftly ap-
preaching car and was struck. What hap
pened after that does not plainly appear
from the testimony given before the coroner
yesterday, but 1t is clear that the mans
neck was broken by being pinned under the
board that is designed to prevent just such
an event. The fender does not appear to
have figured in the case at all. 1t has
often been said in defense of the tenders
generally in use in this city that it was ut
terly Impossible for a body to get beyond
the network in front of the car, but that
If perchance the impossible should happen
the wheel guard would operate beyond per-
adventure to check its further career. Sat
urday nights accident, whatever may have
been the particular fender device in use
shows that it is possible both for a body to
pass the fender and to get at least partly
beyond the wheel guard, far enough, GER
tain1y, to be killed. The best evidence OF
the inefficiency of the wheel guard is the
fact that the car was so blocked by the
mans body that jackscrew had to be
brought into operation to permit the con-
tinuance of traffic.
1t Is futile for the railroad companies to
continue to insist that their tenders are
safe and reliable, and that their wheel
guards are far beyond all possible sus-
picion. The accidents that have been far
too numerous for public comfort during the
period that the rapid transit cars have been
N operation here have shown that thus far
at least the roads have failed to give prac-
teal effect to the regulations on the sub
Ject The tenders are invariably carried too
nigh, and the wheel guards are equipped
with operating mechanism that is in itself
deadly menace to life and limb The
smooth streets here make it perfectly pos
sibe for the tenders to be carried low
enough to preclude the passage of a body
beneath them. Brooklyn has set a mini
mum limit of space between the fender bar
and the pavement and the regulation has
not been practically demonstrated to be I'M
fair to the roads. That minimum is lower
than the space tolerated here between
pavement and fender. 1t should be adopted
by an amendment to the local regulations
without delay At present there is prac-
tically no popular faith whatever in the
tenders and wheel guards, and no one but
person devoid Of Intelligence would ven
ture to try conclusions with the combina-
ton intended to preserve life that has so
often proved capable of producing instant
death.
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the nature of political fights, IL offset by an
equivalent contempt shown by the George
and Van Wyck managers each for the
strength of the others candidate. Through
out the statistical forecasts that man Is
placed at the bottom of the list who IS
Known to be drawing the heaviest from the
strength Of the candidate In whose interest
the estimate Is given. The moral of this
situation is that the interests Of the Low
and Tracy supporters are virtually identi-
cal. just as are those of inc men now
booming George and Van Wyck. A better
evidence of pure factionalism could not
readily be secured.
According to the Tracy estimate a COM
hination of the Low and Tracy votes would
give the anti-democratic forces a majority
of 1000: the Low estimates are such that
similar combination would leave a deficit
of 5000 votes. On the other hand both
George and Van Wyck estimate larger
democratic vote of both sorts than is need
cd to beat the anti-democratic factors.
their estimates agreeing exactly in the
aggregate in this respect. This would show.
If anything, that the Tracy and Low men
are doing the closer figuring.
The only real value to be found in the
estimates comes as a result of averaging
the various guesses. On the basis of all
four estimates the average vote expected
for the four candidates is as follows:
George 1876. $50; Van Wyck. 1874, $50; Tracy.
131.250 Low, 127.750. But these averages
include the estimates placed upon them
selves by the candidates or by their mana
gers. and are therefore subject to the same
degree of suspicion as the estimates them
selves. Hence to arrive more closely at an
understanding of the probabilities 1t is
necessary to eliminate these self-estimates,
and on the basis of the three rival guesses
each candidates expected vote stands thus:
George, 1888 Tracy, 10000: Van Wyck,
117,250; Lowe. 117,OO0. To eliminate still
further an average should be struck from
the estimates placed upon each candidate
by the managers of the real party rivals,
as by Low and Tracy upon George, and so
on. This shows the four men standing as
fellows: George. 1877 800: Tracy, 10000;
Van Wyck. 129. 500; Low, 127, so The same
order as to George and Low results from
averaging the two lowest estimates given
on each of the four
II would thus appear that in the entire
course of the estimating, the candidacy of
Henry George is appraised the highest,
and if there be any Lesson whatever in
these preliminary statistics it points to the
propaganda threatens now to win in New
York, and peremptorily commands the
Tracy and Low men to get together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-12
Englnnds Treatment of the Tar,

That England Is divided as to the course
to be pursued toward the sultan of Turkey
has been evident for some time, and it has
not needed Mr.. GIadstone's vehement an
peals to the humanity of the nation tn
indicate that there is deep schism in the
body polite of the queens realm over the
''unspeakable Turk Later and more con-
elusive evidence is now at hand, in an
article published in the October issue of
the Forum, over the signature of Thomas
Gibson Bowles, member of the British
parliament, who takes direct issue with
Lord Salisbury in the latter's treatment of
the eastern question. Mr.. Bowles sets forth
that England, so long the friend and pro-
tector, is now the enemy and intending
destroyer of Turkey" In this policy, If it
be such, those two great rivals, Gladstone
and Salisbury, are agreed, but Gladstone's
method would probably be more radical
than that which may be pursued by Sails
bury. whose modes are Enthusiastically
diplomatic rather than direct. Mr.. Bowles
belongs, 1t seems. to a party whose size
cannot now be estimated, that does not
agree with either Gladstone or Salisbury
and fears that the present tendency of the
government in the treatment OF the Turk
Is laying up store Of trouble for Eng
land in India that must be encountered at
no distant day. The writer of the article
goes through the pages Of the history of
England's dealings with the Turk and with
Russia in reference to the Turk. showing
that Great Britain declined. in 1853, to
enter into a secret arrangement with the
car for the partition of Turkey according
to q most selfish plan. Recent utterances
by Salisbury and his spokesman. Mr.. Cur
zon, disclose the fact that the present
government regards this refusal as un-
wise, and regrets that Turkey was not then
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Fighting White Labor.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
The whole fight of the sugar trust against
annexation is q fight against white labor
III Hawaii can be kept as it is, the trust
wili be able as before. to import coolies to
cut its cane at starvation pay. On tho
other hand, If the islands are brought into
the Union the trust will eventually be
forced to let white men in TO work its
plantations on. shares. The profits will
then have to be divided among white farm
ers. 1t is to avoid this calamity that the
organs OF the trust are working overtime to
mislead the annexation sentiment:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-12
Representative Candidates.

From the New York Tribune
Here is the situation as 1t exists lust
now:
Candidates of Outsiders
benjamin F. Tracy, representing Mr.
Plat, of Tioga.
Robert A. Van Wyck, representing Mr..
Croker, of England.
Henry George. representing Mr.. Tom L.
Johnson, of Ohio.
Home Candidate
Seth Low. representing the people of
New York.
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A SUGGESTION.

There is one thing that this administra-
ticn could do to thoroughly allay all feeling
at Hogansyille, said the man who is con-
stantly evolving theories, land I am sur
prised that it hasn't been thought of be-
fore. The foundation of the objection those
people had to the postmaster was the pig
ment which gave him his complexion
That's true"
Now, let them do the handsome thing
and strike an average by appointing an
Albino."
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those polysyllabic citations.
A Lesson,

I'm glad to observe one thing" said the
officials close acquaintance. Your eleva-
ton to political honors hasn't made you at
all proud
I should say it hasn't. A man doesn't
know what real humility is until he has
gotten an appointment and had all his in
innate friends tell him they don't see how
On earth he came to be picked out for so
important an Office"
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49,

Mr.. Georges attitude in the New York
campaign makes him a shining mark for
the gentlemen who lie in wait for oppor-
tunities to quote TOO Much Johnson" and
Mr.. Johnson Turn Me Loose"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-12
Dissatisfied.

When autumn air Is crisp and cool
And frost bestows it's warnings
We long to change the seasons rule:
We sigh for summer mornings.
Yet when the air grows warm and moist,
Earths mild malarial manner
We sl'urn, and beg the man to hoist
Once more the cold wave banner,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-12
SHOOTING STARS.
Self-ResDcct.

''You orter have seen yerself smirkin'
an primpin' when we asked the lady fur a
piece O. pie" remarked Meandering Mike.
anybody 'ud thought ye considered
yerself beau IDEAL
That's wot 1 ann replied Flooding Pete.
I'm hobo ideal"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-12

General Miles may yet come forward to
call attention to the fact that he is, one
OF the few of the worlds great men who
got past the German emperor without be-
ing kissed.