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The silver star., 1898-01-13
HUNTING
A BROTHER,
Written for The SILVER STAR,

hAYs became months. months
became years. and year after
year passed. yet not one word
~ was heard Of. OF ffom my broth.
or Andrew. Ono pight-the lath Of
June 18-. he got out Of bed. dressed
himself and We never knew what had be.
come Of him. He and I shared the same
room. tho same bed. tho same play.
ihings. were In the same class at school.
studied together had never had q quarrel
and were happy - could be. We were
sRed ninteen and twenty. he being the
older. There had never been any trou.
ble Of any kind ct homo. and neither
nor father and mother could think Of
anything that would cause him to leave
homo Of his own account, On the night
he disappeared, I osn family remember
his getting out Of bed. but nothing more.
The ns1t morning I came down stsirs
moment after father had called mo and
ssleed:
Whore 10 Andy?" No ono knew. We
searched the farm high and low. the OF.
Acers 10 ell of the surrounding towns
wers notified. our nearest town. Bellville
was searched. the nearby creek In which
he and had spent many an hour fsh.
ing and swimming was dragged Tor
miles. yet no trace Of Andy. Still 10
could not bring ourselves to believe that
he vas dssd. We watched every mail,
rssd every paper. from beginning to end
ing for some trace os him. but none
came. I started 70 college the next year
and graduated three vssrs later.
Somehow Andy's disappearsncc had
cast gloom over the family and our one
alsn WIS to lind him. II alive. and to
learn what had bso come of him. At col.
legs he'd devoted much Of my time to
studying to b . detective. but had kept
the fact secret. Shortly after return.
Ing home our nssrest nsighbor. George
Z. Mathews. was fouud 10 the rosd near
his home one morning. with dagger
still piercing his hsart. Here wxs an o..
cellsnt opportuulnsy 70 try my ability q
= detective. and I hsstsnsd TO take ID.
vantage q Il.
The general Idea wss that xr 1rsth.
eve had died BY bic own hand, and the
matter was dropped upon tASa thsuty,
6pGo G11oe ! hanrA q ~ lncinont / II.
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mission, it seems doubttul. Money
has 2 mighty influence, and since
1t was the money power that placed
Mckinley In his present position it
10 not likely that he has turned
traitor this early in the game. but
inore likely that his seeming love
for International bimetallism is only
a play to delay matters until the
money power can gain enough
strength 10 ciuch the single gold
standard upon the American people.
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was on the 2aud.

was ON the 22nd.
OF course It was only natural that I
should take up this new clue and see n
there WAS anything in 1t. Accordingly I
went to Crowlerly's place the next day
to look 1t some cattle be had for sale
the same cattle that he and Mathcws
had quarrsled about. During the con.
versation be laid:
III that d. Mathews had kept his
filthy mouth shut I'd have cold thsse
cows 1--we weeks ago."
"What did he dof" aslrsd % cooly
% possible.
-oh. nothing much; only spoiled ms
ssls. that's ALL but the expression OF
Crowderlys facs told me sousthiua
more. ! became suspicious at oncs, and
upon talking With hls hired maA I found
that on the night q the 10th Crowdsriy
bed been to Bellviile and had not re,
eurnsd until very lats. bought on q
ths COWS toe my fathsr and sseuennA
homs.
The silver star., 1898-01-13


Commission to represent the makers
q 5ao'oeo,ooe bushsls Of wheat7
: tRere ta be found 2 representa-
i've cattle and hog raiser on this
Gomn mission Is there practical
MINER OF coal, iron, LEAD or yinc OIL
ts No. Who on this commission
represents the carpenter. mason and
otlie. mecha1lcss Nobody. Well,
1t this vast army of people repre-
senting more that a thousand mil
lion dollars of production annually
and sixty millions Of people have
no member to speak for them by
authority, WHO do these eminently
able and respectable gentlemen rep
resents Simply money, stocks and
bonds, cwHed and controlled by a
few thousand persons, who have by
aid oflegislation cornered four-ffths
OF our national wealth, and insist
on future legislation being enacted
to suit their condition." Mr.. Bent
on says further that the legislation
recommended by the Commission
is for the purpose of making money
scarceF; tuning over the paper mon.
ey to the keeping of those they rep
resent, and enabling them to con-
troll markets and buy produee at
their own PRICES, adding in conclu-
sion! I'm my view, the whole re-
port Of this commission, when boil
ed down, means: We want the
law 50 changed that every bond,
every dollar of silver and paper
must be redeemcd in gold, and that
National banks shall alone be em-
powered to emit paper, and m ore,
to have the restrictions now on the
Statute books removed so that the
banks will be responsible to no one
by law"
Some Of the shrewdest political
observers in Washington, members
of all parties, agree that Governor
Bushnell and the anti Hanna repub-
licans Of the Ohio legislature have
made it certain that neither McKin,
ley nor any other Ohio man will
head the republican ticket in 1900,
and that the State will be In the
democratic column for some years
to cdme, CEar Reeds friends are
keeping quiet, but they regard his
chances for the republican nomina-
tion in 1890 as having been greatly
improved by the Ohio republicans.
There are reasons for believing that
Mckinley also holds this opinion,
The. ordinary counterfeit is 80
easily distinguishahle from the gen.
uine note that only those not accus.
toned to handling money are de-
ceived by it, but a number ofcoun-
terfeit $loo silver certificates have
been discovered which fool bank
experts, and there is in consequence
alarm and CONSERVATION In tie
Treasury Department. The Secre
tary has ordered that the entire issue
of these silver certificates be called
in-$a6, 900. .ooo-and the full ex'
tent Of the counterfeiting will not
be known until the notes are all in.
Meanwhile anybody would better
refuie $Ioo silver certificates, unless
rendered by responsible parties.
The silver star., 1898-01-13
EDITORIAL NOTES.

IMPROVE your life and make your
fellow man happy.
lt$
EVERYTHING q man likes to do.
a woman can prove Is wicked.
HANNA's character probably
looks a. horrible a. the cartoonists
picture his features.
~
Ir y said that Aies can6ned In .
The silver star., 1898-01-13

~
4HE Telluride Journals New
Years edition is up to date in ever
y way and reflects great credit upon
the management as we'll as being a
good advertisement for that camp.
~
THE man who swears off borrow
ing his peighbors paper aud pays
the printer foF years subscription
is the one who will be sure to get a
seat in the baldhead row when Cab
riel toots his horn.
t+t
THE boycott of the Denver Evs.
ming Post promises to end in much
good to Denver and Colorado. The
Post is making it a fight against
child labor and if we remember
right, there is 2 lazy in this state
regarding the matter that if enforc-
sd will back the Post to finish
aud make things right interesting
for the department stores of the
metropolis Of the West, Every
paper in the State should pat the
Post on the back for it's quarrel
isjust and therefore should win.
The silver star., 1898-01-13
MARX HANNA was elected to
succeed himself as Senator from
Ohio by majority of two.
W WAsH1NGToN
LETTER.

49, = ~ 4Gs
From our Washington Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Jan, 7, 1897.
McKinley's attempt to bluff the
Peti-civil service republicans in the
House into keeping quiet, by prom
ing that he would modify the civil
service rules as soon as the agitation
ceased. YVES fiat failure. The
fight on civil service began as soon
as Congress reassemhlcd. General
Grosvenor even left his friend. Boss
Hanna, who is fighting for his life
at Columbus, in order to be in
Washington to lead the assault ON
the civil service fort. And the
antis are not combining themselves
to talk. They have introduced
bill in the House providing that
only those government employees
with salaries from $500 to $500,
inclusive, and in places where there
are twenty-five or more Federal sm-
ployes shall be under the civil ser
vice law, The answers of three
members Of the Cabinet-Sherman
Gage and Wilson-t9 a Senate res
olution are also in the nature Of
fulisade into McKipley's rear, as
they each say that the rules ought
to be SO modified as to exclude a
number Of places in each of their
departments.
The silver men in the Senate are
showing signs Of an intention to
take the aggressive. In ling with
that intention was resolution offer
ed by Senator Teller, declaring that
all U. s. bouds are payable in silver
dollars. at the option of the govern
ment. This not new idea. The
resolution offered by Mr.. Teller is
identically the same that was offered
in the Senate nearly twenty years
ago by the late Stanley Matthews.
Of Ohio. and at that time adopted.
The finance Committee. to which
this resolution was referred, will be
sure to report it back, a. majority
of the Committee are silver men.
The administration having sue
cceded in whipping all republican
Senators into the support Of annex
alton, Senator Davis has given no.
tice that the Hawaiian treaty would
be taken up next week.
Representative Benton. Of Mo-.
thus gives his opinion Of that alleg-
ed Monetary Commission and its
report: Speaking after the fashion
Of our plain western people. Think
the commission and Its report COM
bine . stupsndous exhibition of
gall. Who made the commission
The Indianapolis monetary conven.
tion. And by what authority
What sct passed by any law making
body gave life to this convention or
it, progeny. the Commission For
whom do they speakl or whom ID
this commission composed n
there . practical cstton.planter on
1T No; yet we raised in 81 SAYS
10000 worth Of cotton At the low
est psicts for many years. What
representative wheat-faiser ison TIE
The silver star., 1898-01-13

case with cigarettes will die In less
than five minutes, 50 deadly is the
atmosphere.
oln Wear gave us grief and pain,
Many 2 loss and many gain,
New Year brings us hope and trust--..
Maybe a fortune, maybe crust,
-Exchafge,
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R.llroad Notes ana Personals.

This Mseouad Pac,fc Railroad cninpany
has paid rs t.oaJinz debt Of $l,Soo'ooo' Que
Husigtcl Sage.
The Santa Fe. In line with all the o,htr
railroads. annpuures cheap excursion Isacs
for the b f5lays.
BuiGing S,pery,sor Smith OF the -anta
Fe. he iiuiarers at Galveston. spent yes-
terd'y 10 Houston.
Mr.. A. A. Judges. q srrlcs superintendent
of the Putnam Palace Car COMPANY. was
in the rity from Galveston Yesterday
Mr.. o. c. Ga.i.n- Commercial arNn. OF
The nv. IS tsi. Kans5s and Teas, left he's
yesterday to epend today In San Antsiio.
A movement - being eneHxetica,iy
rresrxd 10 restore rates between HisIuifi
river and western points sad prevent fate
cutifp2.
afr. n A. Jones. general freight az nj
Of th- S,i-'set and Haiston and Texas Cen
tIal raiiroadz. lett last nj ght for ST. ',cais
On of cial business
BUSINESS ia sa1d to be booming on ire
L.msvftlc and Nashville roai. and the
shops ct Decatur. Ala. arc TO be eniarhsd
to double ste.r present capacity.
The directors of the 81. Louis and San
Francisco railroad have declared semi
annual dividend OF per cent on the hrst
preferred stock. payable January 9.
aGn J. H. I'm. general manager. ard
Mr.. W. r. Ac0w@ general fvs'Sst and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-11
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS
Commencing the New Year, No Second.
Class Fares to Texas Go.
THE SOUTHWESTERN BUREAU 50 DEGREES
A Representative Of the Order Of
Hailrosd Conductors Dcnounccs
Ticket scalpins.

as already announced In The Post SEQ
ond class RATES to Texas will be abolished
with the present month. The circular OF
Chairman Pratt OF the Southwestern Pas
seiger bureau deals with the sulject more
fully. snd says:
LINKS In Southwestern passenger bu-
reau territory have requested the unie.-
Signed to notify ali interested that com
mcncipx January l, 1884 all second class
rates between Nsw ur.eans. Shreveport.
Memphis. Cairo, st. LOUIS. Hannibal. ST.
Joseph, Atchison. Leavenworth. Kansas
CITY, Denver, Colorado Springs, pueblo
and Trinidad on tho che hand and poi ats
Within the State OF Texas on the other,
aud bstween all intermediate points Wia.,in
me territory SO boIldel shalt be aDolis4ixd
Tor seiiiiig and naSing purp0ss 81.
All eompaers aild gone al passcngcr
agents, therefore, are respectiuiiy re-
guessed to issue necessary SUPPLEMENTS to
talli.s and 10 advise all concerned within
their jurisdiction to withdraw fiom use.
b, ginning January l. lSgY. all rates Easel
over second class figures. from the poin y
named above and intermediate points, to
points within the State OF Texas.
'0n all tickets sold on and after jan
uary /, 1893. isfiSs in the S5uulwesss ern
PASS niger bureau territory will require
proper proportion of rates based over first
class rates from points above designated"
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snERlFFy DEPARTMENT..

Gonzales. TeNas. December 9.---All offl.
GERS please look out for and arrest VIII
Robinson, white man. pbnut 6 feet high
very shop showldere1 weighs about 16d
10 40 rounds, llefht hair. Hight complex on,
gray eyes, usually has smile on face, q
years old, smooth face. Big feet; VIII vol,
look ait him he looks ashamed; loves 10
lrag on himself where he has besn, etc. /
hold warrant for theft OF cattle, Also
Walker B. Newly. white. is years oil 5
feet 10 or II inches high, littic Ftooo
shot'dered. weighs about 100 10 1sl porn g,
wears No. s shoe. rather slim fare scar In
r,gl' eye On, ball, coarse voice for a boy.
1 hold warrant for thef o. cattle. X. NJ.
Glover. sheriff Gonzales county.
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A sugar Plum for The Post.

Mr.. Marshall Durney, who has been at
tending TIE Grand Lodge Of Masons, left
the city hcr the West yesterday. In con-
verssIu.on with reporter Of The poEt. ne
sa.d II have sugar plum f-r The Post.
Having concluded several nicnAhs ago to
SEND my sister. Mrs. NJ. W. Pennington.
who lives eft Orion. Ala. a Texas paper.
sent her tamp.e copies OF the wSeksiea
Issued by the several great dlailies and
tod her to take her choice an. let me
knew. A few weaks ago ! received lsi-
ter from her saying. Bud. l have exain-
intd The papers you sent me. AID ! ha-
win add that prize my listers juJg-
nr.na on any question"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-11
THREE PRETTY rJnNouTs
Which Were Arranged for the Fiow-
Cr Parade that Wnx Abandoned

Which Were Arranged for the Flow.
CIR Parade that Was Abandoned.
Three OF the decorated carriages which
were to have been driven In tho flawer
parade were brought to the office OF The
Post yesterday at which time their re-
spectiye owners filed a protest against the
abandonment OF the parade. They mada
the point that the weather was sufficiently
good yesterday to warrant tl,e giving OF
the parade, and they also Thought tnaS, On
view Of the hard work they had put on
their respective carriages, that the pr.zes
offered should be given ont, even taou h
the pageant dii not FORMALLY take pia e
AT the completion OF 1lhsir visit tn sy
drove down Main and other streets In the
ia. 10 Hp-g order
Mrs NJ. L. Robbins and Miss Drewry In
phaeton decorated with arttiflc.al magnolia
blooms and NATURAL lesyeA The horse
driven by Mrs. Robbins was han.su no
black. whose harness was covered VIII
green and otherwise decorated
Mrs. Eugene Bother AMI Mrs A. NJ
LdlG,nop In spider phle1,n de ora;el wth
topples, pink flowers aad lavender emil
sm'ilaX. The ina;ia,s Z" T. II. & "" were
cleveFly shown. Two black horses, driven
tan,ilsn. we're used, the leader being led by
a footman.
Miss Morris and Miss Cochran in trap
decorated with pink morning Z orles |
covered with q handsome paras " shaped
cancpy, also derorated The trap Was
driven tandem, both horses beisn bak.
An attendant accompanied the leader.
AN of the carriages preserved IA very
handsome appearance ana extracted cons.d-
eru5le attention as they moved through
the streets.
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complimentary Duck D'rner.

Mr.. janice Collins OF Dallas. who has
been visiting hts brother. Mr. John IS.
Collins. this week, was rendered com
plimen'ary duck dinner at the Hptchns
house last night. Short speeches were
made. songs were surg and tine evening
was passed as pleasantly as any OF the
guests could have desired. Those present
were j. W. Dlttmar of Gainesville. j.
Elslury. j. NJ. Henderson. J. j. Game,
ID. Collins. II. II. Schopmeyer. George I.
Jones and j. b. Collins OF Houston, and
the guest Mr.. j. j. Collins Of Dallas.
Mr.. John b. Collins acted as toastmaster
ana fined all who did not agree With his
rulings The fines were frequent and were
made as heavy as the genius OF the presid-
ing officer could suggest Mr.. Collins re-
turned to Dallas last night.
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SIMPLE At FIRST.
II Ii Foolish to Neglect Any Form of
PiIes-Cure hem at the
Beginning.

Piles are simple In the beginning and
easily cured. 1hsy can lie cured even
In the worst stages, without pain o. less OF
blood, quickly. surely and completely.
There Is only one remedy that will do IT.
Pyramid Pile Cure.
IL aliays the Inflammation Immediately.
heals the irritatcd surface and with con-
tituu treatment reduces the swelling and
puts the membranes into gooi. sound,
healthy condition. The cure is raorvigb
and pc .unanent.
Here ara some voluntary and unsolicite1
tes.bn entails we have lately received:
Mrs. NJ. C. Hinkly. COL mississippi str'et.
Iniianapclis Ind. saws: Have been a suf-
ferer from the pain and ANNOYANCE OF piles
for fftsln years the Pyramid Pile curs
and Pyramid Pills gave me immediate re-
lief ard in a short time complete cure. :.
Major Dsan Of Columbus. Ohio. says;
wish TO add to the number Of certificates as
10 the benefits derived from the PYRAMID
Pile Cure. suffered from piles ier forty
years ard from Itching piles for twenty
years and two boxes OF the Pyramid File
Cure have cfiectualiy cured re.
Nest druggists sell Pyramid Pile Cure or
vii get Ii 'or you II YOU ask thsrn ~ II Is
so cents for full sized packages and Is put
10 only BY the Pyramid Drug Co.. Mar
shall. Mlch.
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RAILROAD VALUATION.
commissioners Courts Are Evidently
Pref,a ring to Raise Figures.

commissioners Courts Are Evidently
Preparing to Ratse Figures.
Austin, Texas, December l0.--The rail-
road commissions mali this morning con-
nissionels court of Hunt county, in which
it is intimated that railroad properly In
said county is not being assessed as h.gh
as 1t ought to be. The writer concludes
with request for the commissions vslul-
ton OF railroad holdings in ,Ihe county
mentioned and in nelghbor!ng counties Like
Wise, said valuation to be used no doubt
i'm the future in estimating ,hs prop. pty
OF railroads for taNarion at a Figure some
what IN col;snance with dhat q. wl.ch the
owners OF this class OF realty ms 81 bef re
,hs cours that 1t shall be fixed when tn :
percentage 1t Is to be permitted 10 earn u
In controversy.
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Rates $50 and s.. 90 per day
JAS. IAwLOR. Prop.


IIadra. San Antonio: Dr.. ii. j. Hamiiioh,
laredo; w. s. Hemming Ennis; P. II. Ha g
W. Pipkin, Jean Pipkin. Beaumont NJ. s..
Mostley: Texas; G. W. .Cummlns. Kentucky;
L H.. B. Fisher; st. Louis; " K Mathews.
Parkin. Palestine: d. T.. Pope. Q: Truman,
Cleveland. Ohio; Thoma, Legsett, Ohio; J. n.
Mrs. r. G. Oldham. Dallas; R. A. Ragland.
sweetwater. Texas; r. Il. Houston, Austin;
A. ID. Mayer. New Orleans: w. a. ReiuhavGt.
city; Pearl, Blair, Liberty; H.. W. Linso,
Texas: y. j Gcehan. Galveston: W. I. Hon.
cock. Now Orleans: j. L. McColley, Cleve-
land Hon. VIM. Pope. Beaumont; j. ~.
Moore. Edna; II. l.. Dodson. st. Louis; I'D
lachie: Charles s. Crary Beaumont; D. T..
Crane end wife A., r. aoist and wife, Day
molr Webster, City, Tom Richardson. city;
SIqs AdTap W Mss: E. H. k s,Ilna san Te5t
ana airs Barber, Mr.. and Mrs. Edge. Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin. Mr.. and Mrs. Crawfnrr. y iri s.
burg Po Mr. M and s MTs or YIN 81 powa
W. A. Rinker, NJ. Weaver. j. y. DUFF, How
ara M GTary a. 7 Rummei s p,t,s, ~, =,
Grant city; Theo. +. Hammett, city; T; NJ.
Coleman. Il. A. Stubbs. I. n. CoSteelt X. L..
A,irey. J. l.. Grnth, city; W. V. Hanway,
Dallas; Miss Minnie Wells. st. Louis
RAJ dolpb. jacksonville; ]. W. David, Mex
leo, c. r. Wright, Hlllsboro; II. ". Waiher,
Edna: f. b. Markie. Palestine; +, Med na'd.
St. Joseph. Mo- NJ. G. Turner, Fort Worth;
a. G. Goeth, Austin p. r. Brown. co,s.-
cana X. II, Dorenius. Waco; S. W. Raplsr,
Louisville KY; r. j. Anderson. Gnlveqton; :
Archibald Iryine Liverpool; J. T. Franklin,
Waco: George Bartholomaie, San AE o.;
Mfnn Trice, Dallas; Captain A. Faulkner and
fa Hon. Leo. a.
ton; j. II. Clarke, Louisville, +. C. Bilgood.
Now Orleans,
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passenger agent Of the (salvsspm, H.A ion
and Hsndeit0n. were here yts.srlty frsnI
the Island City.
NE American knights OF Lihsrty, who
ttid 4 convention AZ Austin December q
TO 10. inclusive. have secured thcar rstts
from the Santa Fo railroad. Ticksts on
silc on the 18th and i3th. limited to the
10th.
Houston has m ordinance prohibiting
the ticket scalpiug business iu;ins the
Ia sent month. but 1t Is reported. not
withstandipg, that the traffic was openly
carried on In this city for several day.
PAST.
The Southern Pacific rnilroad announces
rate OF one and one-thlrd fares from all
points during the Christmas and Now
Years holidays. Tickets will DO on sale
December 2s, "a, IS. 81 and January /, linn.
tt.d TO January 3.
Mr.. F. W.. Shaw. travelling passecgtr
egert CT tho Union F2cific and Denver
aii Gulf. with .Aenliuu.lrtcrs In Denver
came in With the delegates to the Na;ior al
islnrrs' congress and spsnt yestcrdty
elng Tie ssShts in Houslca
Fer the Southern Edncatioaal ass ,a,lon
convention. wIN.ch occurs at New orleans
December 81 to 80. and the msctlas o. 1 G
Alpha Tau Omega In same city OH tae eSth
TO the Slst Instant. the Santa Fe annsdnscs
q rate of one and oue-third faios on the
cer1 ncatc plan.
K The Santa Fe has made reduced rates
on the certificate plau for the meeting Of
the Am i,ran Humane sosist-v at Wtsh-
inRton D,csunber IL. and for tho National
League Of Commission Niersiicp.s OF he
Un1d SrsieS, which takes place at New
Orleans january Z to IS. a
Mr.. n. S. Elder az I.ufkin. Texas
wlicse farm is located ON the Houston East
and West Texas railroad. was ,ubilant ycs-i
tcr~ay for the first y lie his toSacco exc
hibh- carried OFF at tina Fruit. Flower and
Vegetable Festival. and also for the com.
rliment passed upon II bv MIR. Whitney
81 Washington, assistant secretary of agrl-
culture.