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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-18
CANDIDATE FOR SPEAKER
Towoe Of Minnesota Thinks He Sees
q Chance.
SOME FUN OVER THE FREE SEEDS.
General Henderson Got Nnd over
Some Postal cards which
Are Humorous

Washington, January H. Especially =
There is another Richmond in the field for
spcakership honors In the next congress.
Democrats all over the country Will be sur
prised to learn that Charles A. Towne OF
Duluth, chairman Of the silver republican
party, is an aspirant for the speakership
and has long been carrying ON an Indus
trious still hunt for the place. Iio has
many able lieutenants who are laying the
wires for him and he hopes to win the place
as the compromise candidate when the
Bailey and Richardson fight shows signs
of a deadlock His friends claim that II
the next house Is close with Il small demo-
cratic majority they can elect Towne. The
latter was defeated for congress Ia the
sixth Minnesota district in the last cleo
ton but confidently expects to be elected
next fall. Two years ago Towne was n
member OF the republican caucus. but he
now counts upon his brief silver record to
induce democratic congress TO bestow on
him the highest honor within It's gift.
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SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

sHERMAN--A petition Is being c,r.
| eulited asking the use OF the Australia
| ton. '"ai'er eiec-
| ioAkuM-A crowded house preo,od
r.sa Heygood al Green's opera house SAL
utuay night. The audience was eomnosed
VI ioakum's most cultured people and I'll,
we're mighty pleased with the enfert,in.
,uent. The general verdict is that Alba
Heysood is genius 500
phoWSSVlLLE-Th Federal court An.
ished up business and adjourned Eridar
several OF the members left for San A.
'ohio saturday and the balance yesterdav
LIBERTY simmons G sn,,h
snipped TWO car loads OF cattle to Houston
.uoi-DTHWAlTE-T The afflicted penn,s :,
ms section still continue to flock ~ ne
iaith doctor at San Saba. He treotad ,in ~
pauents one day last week.
gGoLDTHWAlTE-- Rev. Jey p.v &,
ssu'nweil, assisted by the pastor p.,
n,uahey Hawkins, Is holding I nro,r,rt -
rneeung at the Baptist church. Thcv 10
'eSc'sen into the church sixteen.
Ai.LENFARM-- Ed Young. ! wh,,s y, !.
attempted Az 70 hoard the Santa ne trn,n !,
tne sand pit three miles south ~ ,,,s ~ ~
WINE The train was In motion ~, p'.ov
ran over and killed was
NALpWELL--The necessary nr,,,,,
o'en subscribed and other necessary a ar
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FrN OVER FREE SEEDS.
Postal Cards Full of Humnr Make
General Henderson Ntnd

Washington, January IA postal card
movement against the further distribution
of free seeds, conducted from an anony-
nous source. OF which congressman had re-
Gently been made the subject. caused Gen.
eral Henderson in The house to uncork the
walls Of his wrath upon the authors CT
these dirty documents as he termed
them. He read several of them. One was.
Johns Influence cant be got with Is
cents worth OF free seeds. but If youll
send me box of hairpins. I'll look after
him. His wife.
''P. S.-l'd rather have crooked ones"
Another N the farmer must be made an
object OF charity, don't do it with free
seeds, but send him hand organ and a
monkey. and start him in the business
right. Good government lies in treating
all of its subjects alike. That kills the
free seeds idea completely"
Another read Free seeds teep the con-
gresham in touch With his constituents;
that's the whole story Why not let up on
seeds Tor awhile and send jacll-kniyes?
Everybody can use them and there wouldn't
be SO much waste. In that ease raaish
seed wouldn't come up poor turnips. and
the congressman would be saved much
ridicule which he now often gets"
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GAGE AND FAIMClIILD.
Further Argument for the Cola
standard Currency.

W
Standard Currency.
Washington, January l7.--Secrotary
Gage and ex- Secretary Fairchild were De-
fore the house committee on banking and
currency today for further discussion OF
the pending plans for currency reform. Mr..
Gage assentcd TO Mr.. Walkers question
that he appeared as banker and finan-
ccr OF long experience to aid the committee.
The chairman asked II it was possible to
use paper and keep it equal with the coin
on hand.
MIR. Gage answered that he thought not
Without the specie on hand there was II
tendency To distrust. If not panic, and 10
Il demand for specie Mr.. Walkers Gues
tions took II wide range going into The
tcchnicalities end theories OF monetary
science. MIR Gage said il would be i'm
possible in this country to have n general
rato OF interest such as prevailed in Eng
land, where the Bank OF England hxed
the rate. Here it varied in the many
States under statutory laws. The banks
Of the country had never been able to
coalescc on ruling rate OF interest.
Mr., Fairchild, in turn. explained that
tho rate of the Bank Of England was gov
erned by the market rate. which com
PEELED the establishment of the bank rate
10 this extent London and New York
We're on the same basis, each being re-
sponsive to the market and the law of sup
ply and demand.
At 1890 Mr.. Cages hearing closed un.
I'll tomorrow. The explanation of ex Sec.
rotary Falrchld was then resumed.
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TIRE DEVIL ~ cHuRcH.
C"nsrcSmtion Became Panic StricIs.
en- and the Church nurncd

bourbon, Ind. January l7.--Rev. Mr..
Allen, tIistor of the flock OF Bethel church,
Sunday night took for his theme His sa-
tanlc Majesty He is an eloquent man and
ne painted the arch fiend in vivid colnrs.
AZ the climax OF the description a being.
dressed 10 represent deyil. with large
head aud switching tail. amhled up the
aisle blowing smoke from It's nostrils ana
believing: Il am the devil and want ali
OF YOU
The audience hnaame ranlc stricken
Men. women and chaidren we're hurled ia
The floor and tranpled under foot In the
mad rush fer the do,r. In the confusion
the stove WAS unturned and the building
caught FIRE. Before the horriled menpers
rcgained their senses the fire had ,naae
such huarway that all attempts 10 save
the church We're in vain. This mornipr
George Akin. son OF the pastor, confessed
that he, with the help OF other boys, rugged
up q devil SUIT. and. knowing the subject
Of his iather's sermon. concealed himself
behind a chair and awaited the arrival d
the congregation. "
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SHORT NEWS STOKES.

PHlLADELpH1A-sa Samuel Henderson. III,
lb-year-old boy. who is charged with thu
murder OF 5-year-old Percy Lockyoor. wal
committed to prison to await the action o.
! the coroner. -
ANNAPOLIS, Md.-The Maryland leglsla.
ture VIII ballot for a United States senator
Tuesday The leading candidates are John
| II. McComas Major Alexander Shaw Ceneral
Thomas j. Shyrocls and ex Congressman .lobn
V. Fondlay.
CLEVELAND, ohIo-The twenty-round 20
between Frank Gerard OF Chicago and Joe
uans OF baltimore was stopped in the Rf-
gave the decision TO Cans
CHIcAGo-.Eight firms, with stock arrre-
gazing almost half a million dollars, sls-
tanned heavy losses by fire. Total loss Will
aggregate 100000,
PENSACOLA, Fla.-Herbert Zeley. young
., OF Darlington, outraged and murdered
MISS Alice Caro-, who he had escorted to n
party, and then suicided ~ =
BoSToN-Robcrt Alexander's three sons
David, aged 8, John, Z, and Patrick. . were
a ,,r,1sS by gas which was left partly
turned on by accident in their chamber Their
tather' has become insane
KANSAS CITY-A convention having for
tts 1plect the furthering OF the Nicaragua
S sahal project, is in session here About iOo
deiegates, the anpointees of governors mnvnps
of cities and commercial bodies nj no $500
ana West. arc in attendance.
SANaNNAii, Ga.-Thers was only a 6yo
minute session of the Carter court martial
g gu,a ior the purpose of adjourning to An
hnua.h, va 10 take the testimony of Mahon
I,wiggs' former inspector and assistant en-.
NEW YoRK-Thc firm of Macy & pend,e-
Ton, bankers and brokers', OF this CITY has
s maue an assignment Liabilities. sl0o 900; as
NEW YoRK-The ozama bridge cont,o.
rersy between the United States and san Do
nr i,isu Is IN fair way of being settled by
,,I san Fi,ANclsco-Th Chronicle SAYS:
aapprasement and inventory Of the estnto 'n Wv
~, ~; iate senator James G, Fair are aled
" wv III superior court Instcad of $50 900 noo
oe SHOWN " lLemizcd fiIlires To he 81 ~ 90
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The youngest and most bustling city In the
United States
Founded last April, Lincoln boasts sewer
age system. electric lights, maoadamized
roads, trolley cars, telephone franchise and a
water plant
From hamlet to town--tn n city, in this
incredibly short time, Lincoln has grown with
the wonderful progressiveness looked for only
in the Westa splendid example of the in
domitable pcrtinacity of one strong man.
Like most forceful men, Mayor Drake must
see results before giving his APPROVAL but
when convinced he speaks out his mind with
out fear or favor Of any one.
There is no hesitation among Mayor brakes
friends in saying that Paine's celery com
pound has been of the utmost help in enabling
him to do prodigious amount OF work. and
to get rid of that insomnia that at one time
resulted from every prolonged effort. Mayor
Drake himself says:
Lincoln. Mddesex Co, n j.,
Oct 80. 1897.
Wells. Richardson & Co
Gentemen--I have been getting Paine's eel
cry compound from our local druggist After
sixteen hours work each day, / sleep eight
hours each night like baby, aud attribute
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much of the Strengthening Il n
Paine's celery compound. Youn /
SiLASp.7
Nothing demoralizes the NIX
more completely than even TIE -
of sleep. To start new az n
unrefreshed is like trying to III
horse up to his work with IL 4
of by feeding. The inccssant q
is as If the skull were laid b,r +
face of the brain were strtlti "
few seconds and without a SIN Nj
Thus sleeplessness impenepdtI.
less surely, destroys the brain ~
the sources of mental power "
of every organ of the body.
Paiue's celery compound es,id
system out of this dangerous mt d
ness. II supplies nourishment ID
tissues faster than they are Vii
does not let the nutrition u Il
parts get low enough to brins MI
One of the earliest evidences Z
success of Painc's celery conm1
debility, nervousness, sleeplenn
rangements of liver and hdptz
creased appetite. the clearer III
understandable precursor OF ht1lA
of well being" that takes lhe
tired, languid melancholy cuadd
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FOREIGN BRIEF

j. n !
ANACoNA. Italy = Their !
bread riots here. arising from =
lBql SSH ZOOS 5ql "a paSpsus y
paraded to the town hall TO b's J
in the price of bread.
MONTBV1DEO, Uruguay 8
received from the interior ~
armed bands of nationalist nv
at various points. 1t Is sly
bands will sustain the pretsls
event of an uprising agalnA :
ment.
LONDON-A dispatch iron
there was severe earthquaH
at Argenta. eighteen miin
Ferrara. A church and sesqs
were wrecked and several 8
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Entiued to Courtesy.

Washington. January 17--The officials
here are considering what reception shall
be extended 10 President Dole of Hawaii
1t is said that the collector Of customs at
San Francisco Will follow the usual
custom in eXempting the effects OF the Wis
itor from inquiry. When he arrives in
Washington. President Dole will diplomat
ically rank with any foreign potentates, or
any president, and will be received with
the usual courtesy. being entertained offi-
clally II II pleases him. ms have been other
visitors OF euual rank
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Dcrunci Bank Diyidends.

Washington January t7.--iSpecial y.
The comptroller of the currency has de-
clared dividends In favor of the creditors
OF the insoiyent Texas National banks as
follows; A final dividend of us per cent
In favor Of tho III PaSo National bank of
Ei Paso. Texas, making in all "a. s per cent
on claims proved amounting 10 Si6l ,9i7 10.
A first dividend OF l6 per cent in favor of
stockholders of the First National bank
of Dublin, Texas, ON the capital stock
amounting to $500 900.
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cAucus ~ TENNESSEE.
No Nomination Mndc.--NcIiIIiu Nox,
Ia the Lead.

~ the Lend
Nashville, Tenn. January 1.-THE demo.
cratic caucus Of the members OF tho legis-
ia'nre met tonight Representative pitx-
patrick, McMiilin man. urged Immediate
nomination OF candidate for United states
senator Mr. Parker Supporter 81 Gov.
erhor Taylor, pleaded for delay, Mr., Bran
uon' for McMillin thought delay would BE-
far and could hurt no one Of the candi-
oates. The caucus therupon adjourned
Until next Wednesday night without vnt,n J.
on the senatorial candidate.
me CITY IL filled With monument man
from az parts OF the State and the nrs-
vMling opinion sonight Is that corsrsss.
man Mcsrs'in Is ~ the lead and has tho
best showlfor tho nomination. @
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INauInY INTo RUIZ oAsr.
"'ssisstppi representative wpnt
To See the PAPERS.

10 See the Papers.
"asn'hgton, January lin the hou.r
soday Mr.. Williams OF Mississippi intro
ancea the following resolution to inquire
into the Ruiz affair In Cuba.
resolved, That the secretary ~ star.
oe requested il. in his oDinion. II Is CON-
pa'n'e with tho nublic interests, ~ senA
20 The house reports bv Consul Genarai
s Lse ana many other reports made 10 state
uepnrtnent ny their ageuts In Cuba.
rte resolution was referred 10 IN, 49,,
mittre On foreign affairs Nv eoa-
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karnes City. Texas, January IT, Ycste.-
day sheriff Morris arrested ana Jailed n
negro boy named Walter Owen, CHARGED
wilh attempting 70 XIII WIN Neal ncsr
y lingering along yet aud may aet we'll.
me negro Owen claims that the shot Mas
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More Pravision. far ..uh,,s

Havana, January l7.-unitcd States vice
consul General Springer arrived tb,s
morning by the vigiiancia, bringing 10 the
united States consul 1000 boxes i, nro
s as,ons. &op hall hsrrels OF Hour ana other
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Destructive storms ~

HVHtTuVITSC n ~
Reports of maritime al
coast come in thick ana ~
Ego down to the sea In %, n
in mind ore thing IN ~
that it is highly desirsoss
supply OF Hostetter's ~ S}s12
remedy for 1 ia sickness
STA, bilio,isness, const
nervousness and kidney
cumb to Its beneficent ~
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After the immigration bill was disposed
Of the senate devoted some time to the
consideration Of the bills on the calendar.
bill authorizing the Muskcs1c Coal and
Railroad company TO construct and OPP
crate railway through the Indian Terri
tory and Oklahoma Territory and other
purposes was passed on motion OF Mr.
Baker
The senate then al 4:45 went into ex-
ccutive session and az s d. m. adjourned
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engagements made for q susz
here and papers will be fufs1
Superintendent Carlisle aiAl
ing him to name this place 81
summer.
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me Curtis bill for the Reorganization q,
the indian Territory with changes ,nade
~ the JOINT sessions OF the Indian COM
mi.tee' was introduced in the house To-
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Providence, r. l.. Jan'nn
down of from 10 to II PEI NJ ~
effect in a majority Of sns Z. b b
Cotton mills today. This ~
controlled by B. g.. any
Goddard Brothers ana ~
pany. The operatives emn
mills number about II ,pw q:
payroll Is about $7S,00q. 81
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mrs, Lucille Lane, daughter Of x.sen.
ator Blackburn. who shot herself last Fri.
gay night, passed very comfortable nigh,
ana seemed to be improved today
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

Tne senate today confirmed j, X. Fol.
iard of Ohio consul general at Monterey.
Mexico
Cyrus p. Altea of Waco and Mark 4
Taylor OF Bonham have been ADMIRED ~
practice before the interior department
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-, washington, January l7.-(speeia, ~
me comptroller of the currency has a.
proved the selection of the American "
tlohai bank Of Kansas City as reserve oean,
i0r me Quanah National bank Of TEXAS
.,I me state department has received ora
~ ~ confirmation or the reported desth NJ
n wNi,eu states Consul Asbby at Colon. THE
m noupe came IRON United States -on,a,l
General Goodyear at Panama. II ,s
drowned "4a been
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-06-23

The rewly-elected justice of the peace
faced the happy Eair. In all his legal
experience he had never tackled so alb
struse a problem. Nevertheless he de-
termined to proceed with the ceremony
to the best of his somewhat ratified abi!-
ity. lie went on with the affair by jerky
and occasionally inaudible degrees.
Presently he looked vacuously around
him and hoarsely inauired:
Does any man present know of any
impediment to this union?''
He saw that nobody understood him.
He tried again.
"Does any man know of any bar"
He was interrupted by the bride
groom.
"Thar's bar next door," said the
happy man, "but bet yer boots, squire,
thar won't be a drop O lickerin' till you
say hitched!"
And the ceremony proceeded.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
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His Distinction.

Miss WelIwood-Yes, l belong to the
Daughters of the Revolution, and
pride myself upon being the most dis
tinguished member of the society.
Mr.. argreaves-Indeed! | suppose
you trace your lineage back to some
man who was a lion in his day, eh?
Miss Wellwood-No; my great-great-
grandfather was only a private, but
from all can learn he seems to have
been the only one in the whole army,
Cleveland Leader.
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oy plank walls or other buildings, and
though [ searched around for an hour
[ could find no way cut of it. The
back door OF the first story was locked,
and finally had to return to the room
upstairs and see what could be done
with the door leading into the hall. In
about five pounds, and with this l
presently attacked the door. The man
on the floor had cooled off a bit, and
when he realized that l was bound to
batter the door down and make my es-
cape he said:
I've got bad temper, and can't al
ways hold myself. l on'ttay you are
to blame for not being the man we was
after, but l was 5, put out over the
mistake that l wanted to get even. If
you'll unite me III cell it square and
show you the way out of the yard"
l looked him in the face and decided
not to trust him; and when told him
so he said he would kill NE if he had
to follow me to the end of the earth.
With the big stone l pounded away at
the panels Of the door until l finally
had the whole thing so shaky that
tore it away. There were four other
rooms on that floor and five above.
went through them all and found moth
ing but dust and dirt. On the first
floor there was parlor, with four
rooms behind it, but no one had occ,-
pied the place for months. Stretched
across the kitchen was clothesline I
took it down, returned to my man, aud
used it to tie his ankles in place of my
suspenders. VIII II this was done |
made him fast to the leg of the lounge
and told him that l would presently
send policeman to release him. He
! coaxed and threatened by turns and
finally offered ne $50 to release him
and let him go his way.
The front door fastened with spring
| lock, and ! went out fully intending to
give the man into custody and try and
bring the whole gang to book. Osce
| outside found the street to be named
Rivington street, and to be occupied
mostly by laborers and foreigners. But
| if l laid information with the police /
was certain to be held as witness
and put to much trouble, and on think
ing it over l decided to say nothing. l
did, however, hunt up the address of the
young man I was taken for. had per-
sonal interview with him, and related
the full particulars. This was week
later. In company with a private de-
tcctive we visited the house one after
noon, having the key from the land
lord, ard with the exception of the
man we found things as had left them.
Whether he had released himself or
been set free by some one of the gang
no one could say; the only relic he had
left behind him was the broken pitcher
which had helped me to get the bet
ter OF him and probably prevented a
murder. The whole scheme was to ex.
tort money, of course, and young Mr.,
Fisher was frank enough to say that
had he found himself in the hands OF
the gang he would have handed over his
check for $4,000 and been glad to get
| out of it on those terms.
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Rewards OF the Spirit.

The rewards Of the spirit are not fos
the man who simply eats, drinks and
is merry, but for the man who thinks
and feels, suffers and sympathizes, il
animated by pure resolves, and leads
holy and unsclfish ife.--Mrs. celia !.
Woolley, Independent, Chicago, Ill.
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A Hoaree,

Mother of the Little Darling-l do
wish l could think of an appropriate
name for the baby.
Brute of Father-Better call her Au-
rora. That is what she seems to be do
ing the most of the time.-N. Y. World.
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Much More to the Purpose

She-Prof. Occuite can tell your for
tune by cards. Why don't you try him
He-lf he could tell me how to recov.
er the one lost at cards / would.-N,
Y, World.
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Consolation Prsxes,

Every spiaster il creation
(This is told ben cath the rose)
-knowsstke men she could have married
II she chose.
-ChicaEo Record.
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Not Long Enough for That

Tourist-Dowe stop here long enough
for luncheon?
Brakeman-We Go, unless you insist
on eating a whole sandwich.-Har!em
/ lie