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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-20
RAPID PROGRESS MAKING
By Delegates to the Amalgamated As
ISOLATION Convention.

THE CONVENTION MAY FINISH
ITS WORK MUCH EARLIER
THAN USUAL - THE IRON
SCALES TAKEN UP - THEIR
CONSIDERATION OCC UPIED
THE WHOLE DAY-A WARM
CONTEST LIKELY OVER THE
SELECTION OF AN ASSISTANT
SECRETARY, AS THERE ARE
FIVE CANDIDATES IN THE
FIELD.
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-----'sssdx'rv--------
KILLED ny FOoTPADs.
Joseph Bcnes Dead and Gus schmidt
in IL Prcca rious Condition.


in II Prccariom Condition.
Sinner Texas, December 30.--Last wed
nesday night about O'Clock while DO
seph Benes and Gus Schmidt two p o.
porous farmers residing about three miles
south OF town, were on their road home,
hey were accosted by a negro who asked
10 ride with them, stating that he was 10
search OF cotton to pick, Sohm DIT got out
Of the wagon to arrange the harness, when
he heard Benes cry out He got i0to the
wagon and found Benes ly!rs aero g t1e
seat OF the wagon, The next instant h.
was struck on the head aud rem or d IN
conscious. When he regalned Conscious
ness he found he had been robbed. He
took Benes to his home, where he died
last night. Schmidt is at bis home in q
precari0us condition They were struck
with some blunt instrument. No arrests
have been made, but no effort will be
spared to bring the guilty party to justice.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31
rcstly,tic. at schulenburg.

Schulenburg. Texas December 2a,-The
reception at Turner hall on the Goth In.
slant given In honor of the golden we'd
ding of Mr.. and Mrs. r. VOTERS, was
quite an enjoyable affair. The hall was.
beautifully decorated by Mr.. e. B. Kessler
for the occasion. Among the visitors from
a distance were Judge Joseph Elingher
and wife, Hon. ]. F. Wolters and
wife, Mr.. Ed Wolters. Miss Kellough,
MIR. Stcdeman and others of La Grange.
Mr.. and Mrs, NJ. Whltmors OF yoakuni,
Mr., McCutchaon OF Fort Davis. Mts. r,
Yeager and daughters. Miss Farris. Miss
Bertha Welhausen. Mrs. A. Arnim. Mr..
and Mrs. C. r. Johnson and wife OF Fla
tonia, Misses Nelly and Norma Flato of
San Antonio. Mr. Charles Flnto. Jr., Philip
Weihausen. MIR. and Mrs. Max Wolters of
Sinner, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Newhaus.
Mr.. Hugo Newhaus of blackberry. Mr.. Os-
car Boetcher and others Of Weimar. Mr..
Joseph Berger OF Schulenburg delivered a
very pretty and appropriate address for
the occasion.
On the 2Sth the young men gave another
ball and supper at Turner hall 1t was
quite social affair and many visitors
were there from La Grange Weimar, Co
lumbus, blackberry, Yoakum, Sinner, Fla
tonia and San Antonio. Schulenburg has
been quite lively during The holidays.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31

perform no more patriotic duty and do
no act more calculated to advance South
ern prosperity. than TO sound n LOUD. re-
sounding and long continued note as TO
the evil consequences to Southern farm
ers and Southern business interests OF a
persistence In the old time plan of big
cotton crops
Mr. Seabrook states truism now APP
parent to the obtusest understanding. "A
small CROP he says, will bring as much
AS a big one. leave time for other crops
and keep millions OF food money at home
If the statement Is true, that small crop
will bring as much money as big one,
il would be better to leave large per-
centage of Southern fields untitled than to
appropriate them, as heretofore. TO cotton
raising. II a crop from fifteen acres VIII
command in tho market as much money rs
crop from twenty five acres, why plant
twenty-five acres in cotton? Ii crop
from $4,000, 600 acres, distributed through
out the Southern cotton belt. will bring to
the South Just as much money as a crop
from % 100000 acres. why in heavens
name plant 25,00o,0o0 acres In cotton? 1t
requires two-ffths more OF labor and ex'
pense TO make and gather the large crop
than to make and gather the small one,
and yet the return from the large crop Is
no greater than the return from the small
one.
To persist In raising large crops VIII
be equivalent to throwing away two hfths
OF the labor of the South. Even If two
dfths of the accustomed cotton acreage
should be allowed to lie idle, this woulc
he the result, But even in that case there
would be one advantage; there would be
more time for the children OF the South
to attend school and more leisure to thu
adult people of the South TO cultivate their
minds by studying at home. But the lands
RENTED from cotton tiliage need not lie
idle. They can be appropriated TO numer-
our useful and easily grown crops; and
an abundance of breadstuffs and mea
products can be produced at home by the
Southern farmer instead of being pur'
chased as heretofore by him out OF the
ineager returns from low-priced cotton.
In my opinion there Is no gr,ater fell
nj usefulness open to Southern journalism
great and small. daily and weekly. thar
10 inaugurate and prosecute Fl persisten
and forceful crusade for the reduction o
cotton acreage.
The trusts are limiting the output ant
raising the price OF their manufactured
+ products The bears Of tho exchanges AM
the spinners OF the old world continu
to cry "a bumper crop!' and to sell dow
cotton. Even now they are conhdentl
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31

transportation to another State. or
nave been started upon such trans.
Portdtion in continuous route or
Journey. Until shipped or
started on It's final journey out OF the
state, its expectation is a matter AL
iogether In heri and not at all a fixed
ana certain thing.
Upon this opinion OF the supreme court
OF me United States ] rest my case. IL
local Shipment and billing is demanded
py inc shipper 1t must be granted liz a
local bill OF lading Is given, with nothing
therein 10 show that the shipment has
started ON It's outbound voyage to some
POINT OF the State. no matter what the
ultimate intention Of the shipper may be.
me Shipment so made Is State and not
interstate commerce..
Before ] close this opinion 1t is proper
10 state that there was no question before
the court OF civil appeals upon the ad
instability of parol evidence to contra
dict the contents of the written appiica-
uon OF Long 4 Co, for the cars in which
10 ship the sheep to Fort Worth, or to
eontr2dict the two bills OF lading In the
coal case. and can not doubt that the
court viii hold such evidence impropor
wnen that question is presented, What I
contend for Is that the application for
cars. or the bill OF lading, must determine
the character Of the shipment made or de-
sired to be made, and IL the shipper de-
mands the right to make strictly local
shipment as in the sheep case, he has
the right TO do So and II he makes local
shipment as in the coal case, on bill OF
iauing that does not show on its face that
the commodity shipped Ia destined to some
point out of the State and beyond the
destination named in the bin Of lading.
such a shipment is State and not inter
state commerce. and Il shippers are de-
prived of their rights In this respect II
is because they accept lengthy printed bills
Of lading showing on their face that tha
commodity is on its outbound voyage 70
some other State or foreign country en-
tirely applicable TO an Interstate ship
ment. but which no careful local shipper
would accept II he took time to read the
bill of lading Respectfully submitted
l.. J, Storey, Commissioner.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31
HEARNG ITEMS.
Taxpayers Decided Against n Longer
SCHOOL Term. ~


school Term. 1d
Hearne. Texas, December 9o!--An cleo
tlon was held here Thursday for the pur-
pose of deciding whether or not an extra
tax of 25 cents should be imposed on the
taxpayers. The Idea was to prolong the
school term, but the measure was de-
feated by vote OF Sc to 70. and the tax
will not be levied
Several from here went to Calvert yes
terday evening over the Calvert, Waco
and Brazos Valley to attend the german
given there last night. Those in the party
were Mrs. R. G. DIAL Misses Lee Beck
ham, Mamie Grogan, Dot Thornton, Edna
Reinhardt, and Messrs. VIM, Relnhardt.
J. S. Cole. w. II. Marshall and p. S. Gro
gan
Mrs C. NJ Keith returned 10 her home
in Navasota this evening.
Colonel r. j. White OF Mumford came
in on the Hearne and Brazos Valley this
morning.
MIR. Gus j. Meyers OF Marquee was in
the city yesterday and sold 800 bales OF
cotton 10 the George II. McFadden Bro.
agency.
MIR. Daniel Fraser returned from Groes-
beck today.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31

predicting big crop In the year 1900, ana
hammerIng down the price OF the present
crop. Are Southern farmers and Southern
interests to be ever thus ground between
the upper and the neither mlllstonesg Is
there no lemedy? There is a remedy. The
remedy will be surely found in persistent
and material reduction of cotton acreage
by every Southern farmer. Let the ac-
cumulated cotton surplus be consumed.
Let shortage be seriously felt in the
cotton factories OF Old and New England.
. and thenceforth the bear cry of bumper
crop" will be important; the Southern
farmer will come to his own, and Southern
prosperity will wax nightly. Yours truly
s. c. Mccormick.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31
METHODIST ORPHANS.
They Were Given Numerous Presents
from IA Mig Tree.

They Were Given Numerous Presents
from IA Di; Tree.
Waco, Texas. December 9o.-The orphans
at the Methodist home in this city We're
treated to Christmas tree last night.
from which was distributed more than 900
presents to the 200 inmates. Manager
Vaughan was assisted by Rev Abe Mulkey,
the evangelist, and his wife, who came
over from Corslcana TO witness the happy
occasion Some OF the presents were sent
by relatives of the little ones, but great"
er number were sent in by Waco people
who, In response TO the request OF The
manager, sent in liberal supply of cloth
ing and toys.
MIR Mulkey will begin series of re-
ylvals In this city Friday, January ~. 1900
The services will be opened with meet
ing at Morrow Street church; the second
will be held at the Fifth Street church
then the meeting will be held at the Eas
Waco church. and the series will close
with big revival at the new Auditorium
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31
reduced Cotton Acreage.
he Editor Of The Post.

Ennis, Texas. December 27.---I have
read the recently published letter of J.
Seabrook. urging the Texas Real Estate
association, soon to assemble In annual
convention to take u strong stand In favor
of tho reduction Of cotton acreage In the
South during the ensuing year. All think
ing men. wishing wei TO Southern inter
ests, Will agree as to the timeiiness and
importance of Mr.. seabrook's suggestion.
Assemblies Of southern representative
men. whatever may DO tho particular oc-
casion for bringing them together, can
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31
COURT Ar oLaRKsvnLE.
Henderson Person Sentenced
HING February z.

Henderson Person sentenced 10
Hang February z.
Clafksville. Texas. December 2s--Dis-
trict court has about frished up business
and Will adjourn tomorrow.
There were seven felony convictions an1
two convictions IN capital cases, Hen
derson Psirson was found guilty OF muir
der in two cases and the death psnaltS
assessed in eacn case.
Judge Chambers passed sentence upon
him today and fixed Friday, February 2,
as the date OF execution.
For the FIRST time 10 the memory OF The
oldtal lawyer here there is not q single
criminal case appealed.
out of forty-siy divorce cases on the
docket. only fourteen divorces we're gran
ed The district judge VIII not have judg-
ment entered until costs are rad and q
coed many colored brethren and site s
have to chew the rag until another court
for want OF the needful.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31

Huntsville. Texas, December 3o---The
colored Masons OF Texas are holding their
annaul convention in Huntsville National
Grand Master Captain Matthews OF I.eav-
enworth, Kan, and Most Worshpful Grand
Master of Texas Dr. j. II. Williams OF
Galveston are in attendance.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31
No Money
In Advance.
Treatment
on Trial
and
Approval.
Fi,00 Trial Treatment


despairng who had applied after ge s
everybody and tell them that my old M ha died Yesterday
And another wrote thus; II yeu DUMPED osd q so ~
In answering Be and mention his papss snd ~
Write e the ERIE MED5cx Z. cQ1kzHx. ~ Il
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31

Major General Joseph Wheeler, COM
handing the cavalry forces In front OF
Santiago and the author OF THE San
dago Campaign in speaking OF the
great catarrh remendy. peru-na, says;
~ join with Senators sullivan, Roach
and Mcfnery in their good opinion OF
Pe-ru-pa. 1t is recommended to nue. by
these who have used II as an excellent
tonic and particularly effective as cure
for catarrh."
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United States Senator Sullivan.
II desire to say that I have been TAX
Ing Pe-ru-na for some time for catarrh,
and have found II an excellent medicine,
giving me more relief than anything
have ever taken. w. v sullivan, OK
ford. Miss"
United States Senator Roach.
persuaded by friend have used
Pe-ru-n ma as a tonic. and am glad to tes-
tify that 1t has greatly helped me IN
strength vigor and appetite. have been
advised by friends that II is remarkably
efficacious as cure for the almost uni-
vorsal complaint of catarrh. w n. Roach,
Larimore, North Dakota"
A free book on catarrh sent TO any
address by The Pe-ru-na Drug MTG Co.,
Columbus. Ohio.
,yr,,roo Far III. yaor tn00
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tied States Senator McEnery.

Hon. s. d. McEnery, United States
Senator from Louisiana. says the follow
ing in regard to Pe-ru-na:
"Pe-ru-na is an excellent tonic l
have used 1t sufficiently to say that
believe 1t to be all that you claim for It.
IS. d. McEnery. New Orleans, Louisi-
ana"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31
- COssspfefe Manhood
and How To Attain u. 4,

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uiustWORK WONDERS with this generations fmen."
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full vigor and manly power
method to end all unnatural drains the system.
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Fr60 Trial 7Ia00kyD101rf
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31
United States Senator Roach.

your druggist the 1900
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31
The I Triumph, of Love.
is Happy, Fruitful Marriage.

Every who would know the grand truth, plain facts
the discoveries of medical science as applied to
married iife who would atone for past erYOrs
and avoid future pitfalls should secure
the wonderful little book called
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-23
Rennennber:::::::

We sell for small Cash Payments, 8 pei
cent on deferred payments. Call at
the office and get information, and see
the property.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-11-25
SUED o FEES.
Sequel of the Gulbranson Case. Az
pealed From Ftrgus Falls. {,

SEQUEL of the Gulbra nsOn Case. APP
pealed From Ftrgus Falls.
7. w. Mason received a notification
from the clerk of the supreme court
to the effect that the verdict rendered
by the jury ut Fergus Falls had been
set aside and Judgment ordered for
G. G%ulbranson. who was defendant
in an action brought by l.. w. Gam
mons for the recovery of attorneys
fees. The decision is handed down
in time to settle quite a number Of
cases Of a similar nature Which are
ON the calendar Of the district court
now in session.
The action arises through the sew
enty-one cases which Gammons i'll
stituted OH behalf of farmers against
the Great Northern for damages for
failure to fence its right of way. The
settled a number of these
cases out of court and Gammons
brought suit against his erst-while' eli
cnts for attorneys fees. A Grant
county jury decided that he was en-
titled to compensation. but when the
case was carried to the supreme court
that body ordered a new trial. The
Gulbranson Ease was. at that time
pending here and was carried up as a
second test, the jury as i'll the pre-
yious case having found for Gam
mons. The supreme court holds that
mo law trial is necessary in this case
md orders Judgment for the defend-
ant. t..r
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-11-25
woRKMEN ARE KILLED.
ON the Omaha Road in
South DakOta.

Accident IN the Omaha Road in
South Dakota.
Sioux Falls, s. D., Nov. q. = Word
reached here late last evening Of an
accident on the Omaha railroad near
humboldt, about twenty miles from
Sioux Falls. Several men were on q
handcar about a quarter Of q mile out
OF Humboldt when they discovered a
work train in charge Of Conductor
higgins, backing down upon them, en-
route to Montrose. In the work train
were a number Of fiat cars, upon which
were a hundred or more workmen,
principally Italians. The men on the
handcar jumped off, leaving the car on
the track.
When the rapidly backing work
train struck the obstruction the force
of the collision threw four Of the fiat
cars from the track and killed five of
the workmen and injured many more
Five of the injured are expected to die.
The injured Italians Immediately be-
came wildly excited, and, drawing
knives, made threatening demonstra-
tlons toward the crew Of the work
train, who, being greatly outnumbered
and fearing that their lives would be
taken by the excited mob, pulled away
from the scene of the accident. Five
doctors We're hurried to the scene of
the accident. A relief train sent from
here has returned, bringing five in
jured. One, a tifteen-year-old boy, died
en- route = M
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-11-25
MAJORITY For TAYLOR.

In Conceded by the Democrats ~
Kentucky still Fighting for
GOebel.
Frankfort, Ky, Nov. 22.-The Demo-
cratic state campaign committee con
cedes that Taylor has a majority on
the face Of the returns, but bases q
hope of the election of the Democratic
ticket on throwing out the vote OF
Louisville on account Of interference
of Gov. Bradley's soldiers, and Johnson
and Knox counties, where tissue bal
lots were used. The Kentucky election
law plainly provides for n secret bal
lot, and the Republicans admit that
they are not as we'll fortified in the
defense of their interests in Johnson
and KhoX county cases as they might
be, but do not credit to any extent the
Democratic claim regarding Louisville
In fact, they assert that should Louis
vile be thrown out on the pretext
CLAIM ed they will not stand for it, and
that they have assurances that Gov
Bradley will back them up in resist
ance in what they have already fully
planned.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-11-25
MORGAN LIQUOR DEALERS.
Efforts to Indict Them for sunday
Selling Fail.


Efforts to Indict Them for Sunday
Selling Fail.
The grand jury, adjourned at Red
wood Falls after returning five or six
indictments and listening to umer
GUS liquor. complaints. Among the
latter were complaints by several cit
liens of Morgan, charging all OF the
liquor dealers of that town with sell
ing liquor on Sunday. and also selling
liquor to minors, and, while witnesses
in both cases were produced, the jury
much to the surprise Of a large num-
ben of people. by a close voted ecided
not to return the indictments re-
uuested. The Jury. however, did re.
turn one liquor Observation-Disclosures
a person who has skipped the Il
try. who is wanted for selling liquor
on the grounds at the dedicatory ex.
ercises over the new Catholic church
in Westline three or four Sundays =
Lester Rollins was indicted for the
carnal abuse of a female child under
the age of 10 years, in sanborn: IN
June last. He pleaded not guilty.
Z Matthew Oppie was indicted Tor as
sault in the second degree for puiiing
a gun on w. A. Marvin. He pleaded
guilty and will be sentenced TODAY.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-11-25
o'DEA KICKS A VICTORY.
Wisconsin Wins From Minnesota by
a Sore of 10 to O..

Wisconsin Wins From Minnesota by
a Sore of I'D to O..
Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. p. The
GOphers are rather inclined to pat
themselves on the back on the strength
Of the showing they made against the
Badgers in the game Saturday after
noon, losing only 10 to o. They expect
ed defeat, and had no hope Of scoring
against Wisconsin. They expected n
large score would be piled up against
them, and went into the struggle with
the grim determination to keep it as
low as possible. Wisconsin did not
have it's strongest team in the field,
but it had a good one, and it was
needed. The first half ended with the
score 0 to O, and then the visitors, find
ing Minnesota was playing a stronger
game than they had figured on, made
a change in two positions and relied on
O'Dea to punt the game to victory.
O'Dea did magnificent work, and to
him can be attributed most Of the
credit for the cardinal victory. He
was responsible for twelve Of the nine
teen points scored by Wisconsin, max
ing two place kick goals and a safety.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-11-25
MINNESOTA NEWS
NEW LUMBER COMPANY
A strong Organization Is Launched
at WinOna,

- -..' .-..Ha - ". -
A strong Organization Is Launched
at Winona.
A new lumber company has been
Incorporated in. Winona. 1t will be
known as the Hayes-Lucas Lumber
company. The first board Of di-
rectors consists of William Hayes,
John w. Lucas, Fred s. Bell, William
II. Laird, James L. Norton. Mathew
G.. Norton and William w. Norton.
The officers Of the new company are:
william H. Laird, president; vice pres
ident, M. G. Norton; secretary, John
W. Lucas; treasurer, William Hayes.
The capital stock is fixed at 100000,
divided into 1000 shares Of 500 each.
The older men among the owners
of the Winona Lumber company,
which is primarily a manufacturing
company, have for some time pro-
iected withdrawing from the retail
yard business, and have nov effected
a withdrawal by making over the
branch yards to this new organiza-
ton, with which some Of the younger
men will be closely identified. The
management Of the company will be
in Messrs. William Hayes and John
w. Lucas. The line of yards Of the
new company will be about twenty in
number on the Chicago & Northwest
ern railway system, including the new
branch from Tyler northwesterly, and
upon the Omaha system on it's cXten-
sion from Bingham Lake westerly. 1t
is probable that other new territory
will be occupied in the near future.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-11-25
COURT AT

FEWTk HL. 49, LN.L Tlr-- z ~
Lawrence Cases Attract Much At
tention-Charges Against Brown
The fall term Of the district court
opened at Wabasha with Judge A II.
Snow presiding. Though a compare
lively light calendar was presented,
it will taken OF less than two weeks
to try all1the Those which will
take the most time and Will be the
most stubbornly fought are what Is
known as the Lawrence cases. These
cases are the outcome of the Law
renee failure some years ago. There
are four criminal cases before the
grand jury, which body 10 still IN ses-
sion, but It is expected they will mike
their reportstonight. The most serious
charged with murder in the first de-
gree for assaulting John Olson, who
died from. the effects Of his injuries
some time since.