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Peace Party Gntns Groana

Peace Party Gains GreRnd.
CARACAS. Venezuela, October 1.-THE
peace party is gaining ground.
The government troops have been ordered
to retreat on La Victoria
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American Arre.ted in Irel.na

AMERICAN Arresteu IN ireland.
SIKIBBEREEN. Ireland. October 11.-An
American fisherman has been arrested for
fishing inside the limit.
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As Necessary ~ Steam.

As Necessary n Steam. =
Today advertising is as
necessary to the transaction
of certain lines of business
as steam and electricity are
to machinery.-R. J. Gun. (
ming.
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has been editor and proprietor OF the
Review at Athens. Texas; the Daily and
Weekly Courier at Corslcana, which was
consolidated with the Observer and pub
lished under the name OF the Courier
Observer under his management. He
moved TO Weatherford in 1892 and resus-
citated the Weekly Republic and contin-
ned TO publish the paper up to January /,
1898. at which time he sold the Republic
plant. Following the sale OF the Repub-
lie, he turned his attention to the prac-
tice Of law and has since given that pro-
fession unqualified attention In 1894, fol-
lowing the defeat of the democratic party
in Parker county by the populists, he was
unanimously chosen as chairman OF the
democratic executive committee in and
for Parker county which position he held
until about six weeks before the day OF the
general election in 1896, when he re-
signed the Craftsmanship at the solicitation
OF friends to accept the nomination for
representative on the democratic ticket:
ne was elected to represent the people OF
Parker county in 1896. and served them in
that capacity as a member Of the Twenty
NTH legislature. and has been reelected
a member Of the Twenty sixth In the
Twenty-hfth legislature he was member
OF and served upon 1--WE committees--Stat
anairs public lands and land office. com
merce and manufactures. county govern
ment and county finances. mining and
minerals.
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LEGISLATORS OF TEXAS

the most important committees in the SEN
ate, such as judiciary No. / and No. and
the committee on education and was chair
man of the committee on public lands in
the Twenty fourth and Twenty fifth legis-
latures; he IL a warm advocate of the en-
larged efficiency of our public free schools,
and has heartily supported measures in
tended for their Improvement. AS chair
man OF the joint committee OF the two
houses In the Twenty-flfth legislature on
the question OF the adoption of uniform
system of text books for the public schools,
he rendered valuable service In favor Of
State uniformity and In the debates OH the
floor of the senate aided much in the pas
sage of the Presler bill. while warmly adj
vocatng State uniformity under present
conditions. he believes that the right solu-
ton of the question is free text books fur
nished by local or district taxation. He
is the author of the constitutional amend
ment making the railroad commission
elective. Representing a district in which
there is a great deal of State school land,
his attention has been directed mainly to
land legislation, and he is the author of the
act passed by the Twenty fourth legisla-
ture validating locations OF land made by
virtue OF sidings certificates, where the
lands are owned by purchasers In good
faith for value,
He is also the author Of the general act
OF 1926 for the sale and lease of the public
free school and asylum lands, and the
amendments TO that act passed in 1891.
This is regarded as the most important
legislation affecting West Texas interests
that has been had for many years, and IL
has helped to give additional impetus to
stock raising and stock farming in that
section OF the state.
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JOHN A. wAYLAND.
Calvert, Robertson County.

Born in Virginia: farmer.
Mr.. Wayland entered the Confederate
army from Culpeper Court House. and
served under General Lee in Virginia and
Generals Johnston and Hood in the South
west. He came TO Texas in 1868 and To-
Gated at jefferson. where he did business
for fvo or six years. Afterwards he en-
eGged in the banking business at Roekdale,
Milan county, and the mercantile and cot
ton business at Austin. In 1880 he Wis
tied Europe and then went TO Egypt. In
vestigating cultivation OF cotton along the
Nile; thence across the Sahara desert by
way OF Ismael and Port Said. on the Suel
canal. to Joppa and Jerusalem He then
went north through the Holy Land in
Syria. TO Damascus. coming out of the
eastern country TO Beyrout. He took ship
and sailed along the coast OF Asia Minor
10 Smyrna, visiting the ancient city OF
Ephesus Returning he crossed the archi-
nelago to Athens and thence TO CONSTANT
nople. In the spring OF 1881 he arrived
home. Since that time he has been sue
cessfully farming on the Brazos river. In
Robertson county. He is hold-over SEN
stor; In the Twenty fifth legislature he
had second place on the finance commit
tee and was chairman of Two other i'm
portant committee; introduced some very
important measures, among them a bill
relating 10 the apprehension, identification
and conviction OF all unknown persons who
may be guilty OF homicide. bin ~ IA
cilftate the giving Of bonds by authorizing
corporate suretyship thereon. fee bill and
others,
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Born in Missouri; lawyer.
Mr.. Sebastian came from Missouri to
Texas in 1877 and located in stephens
county. Since that time he has practised
law In Breckinridge. In 1892 he was u
delegate to the National convention in
Chicago. He was n member Of the TWEEN
ty-third and Twenty fourth legislatures
from the One Hundred and Fourth repre-
sentative district. In those bodies he was
regarded as one OF the leading members
and assisted largely in the enactment OF
some of the most important laws on our
statutes. He was member from this
congressional district of the committee that
called the democratic conference that met
in Fort Worth In August, 1895 and in that
meeting was a member of the committee
on platform, which declared In favor OF
the free and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver at the ratio of Is to l. Mr.. Sebas-
tian has been life long democrat and
at all times has been In the thick of the
fight, contending for and UNFOLDING the
principles of the party and supporting
its nominees. In the recent campaign he
stumped the Twenty eighth senatorial dis
trlct for the ticket and the democrats of
any locality are always satisfied when he
meets the enemy of democracy on the
stump He is the senator elect from the
Twenty eighth district by a majority OF
about $500 over his populist opponent. The
district Is about S60 miles long and ninety
miles wide and IS penetrated its full length
by the Texas and Pacific railroad and com
posed OF twenty-five organized and eleven
unorganized counties.
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for time was manager OF the paper. be-
ing forced out because he refused TO sup
port Clark for governor. In 1894 he was
nominated for the legislature, but was de-
feated in the November election by POS
votes. the populists carrying the county.
In 1896 he was elected chairman OF the
county democratic executive committee and
organized campaign which swept popu-
Iism from Limestone county and doubled
the county's vote In the State convention.
During that year he was secretary of the
State democratic convention and secretary
OF the bimetallic State democratic commit
tee and also secretary OF the State demo-
cratic committee under Chairman Blake.
MIR. Kennedy is now engaged In the lyceum
work, having managed the lecture tour OF
Hon. VIM. J. Bryan in 1891.
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Born in Abbeville county. S. c., Septem-
Der II. 1884, aged 81; lawyer.
Judge Mcclellan came to Texas in 1871,
after having served through the civil war
ae a private in company F, Second South
Carolina infantry, Kershaw's brigade,
Uongytreet's corps; he participated in all
TIE battles of the Army of Northern Vir-
Sinia from the first Manassas TO Chicka-
manga which closed hh active service as
he lost leg in that fight; he was trans
ferred to the otiartermaster's department
and continued therein until the close OF
the war; in 1876 III was elected ceunty
Judge of San Jacinto county and In 1878
was admitted 10 the bar, he was success
sively elected TO the bench for sixteen
years; he is now engaged in the practice
Of law
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~

b1rn IN Jackson parish. La. octohe- n
1867; aged 81: lawyer ''' oo'ooeT w.
nj nr III pies is the oldest SON of DR.. s w
began his "G IT, oronsht to Texas In 1877; he
PUBLIC schools which bonarnble awe, ,io ne
r naaan ING Groyeton Ente priss wessi,
for res pL,Shsne1 at Gt2veton, Texas. and
~ useIE Two years published "rc5
, nSt democratic newspaper In oc,obs ei
ioT ne was admitted to the bar al Crow,
.on, put soon afterwards moved Ia Koynt.
s Az wnere ne nov ayes; and has since BEEN
ne was nominated by tho democra,ti .uM.
s 40, representative of the Thirty i :
district in 1885 and elected bv nasrs,. si s,a
sates "a TINS year he was again mont,
majority. n ,S ny more than 5000
MI, me- MT DTS VAS chairman Of tns c az !.
~ t., .h On ensrossed bills and was = mem.
" inc committee on judiciary No. priv.
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~

Born in Sparta, Ga, january /, 1860 law
yer.
Mr., Smith attended school and graduated
from Emory college, oxford, Ga. He came
to Texas in February, 1881, and since that
time has lived in Grayson county. He
was admitted to the bar in the fall of 1881 !;
he married in Grayson county in 1886 and
has four children. He has held office but
crce before, having been elected county
attorney of Grayson county in the fall of
1883 and held It two terms. He was elect
ed to the Legislature last fall. He has
always been a democrat. favoring free sill
ver. the railroad commission and is OPP
posed to this country embarking on a
colonial policy.
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Born In Franklin county, Ala, November
10, 1855; aged 49, lawyer.
Mr.. Tompkins is the son OF Henry Clay
and Martha Jones Tompkins. His last
three years at school C1S70-73) were at
Beech Hill academy, in Sumner county.
Tenn; he came to Texas in January 1874.
and ssttled in Waller county ut Gdadish.
eight miles east of Hampstead; kept ore
until fall OF 1880, when he was elected a
member of the Seventeenth legislature Of
Texas from tho district composed of Fort
Bend, Waller and Wharton counties. In
1881 was admitted 10 and granted license
10 practice law. In 1928 was city at
torny at Hampstead; In lSS4-5 was post
MASTER at Hampstead, 1887 to 1892 prac-
ticed law in Hampstead in partnership with
Judge T. s. Reese; III February, 1892. went
to FL Paso, and accepted position as
bookkesper in the customs service under
Hon. Webster Flanagan resigned and re-
turned to Hampstead November /, 1892.
Was a member OF the Twenty fourth leg
islature of Texas (1S94-5) representing
Fort Bend and Waller counties, in 1895
was nominated by the republicans for con-
sress, but before the election was pulled
down by the plenary committee of his
party; November s. 1898, wac elected a
member of the Twenty Sixth legislature
of Texas from Fort Bend and Waller coun-
ties Us now and has been all the time
since he became 21 years OF age re-
publican, believes in strong central gov
ernment and high protective tariff. is an
advocate Of the single gold standard and
a believer in internal improvements and
the encouragement OF home industries. is
ar expsnsbonst and believes that wherever
the American flag is planted there 1T
should stay forever. He Is now grand
master OF the Grand lodge, A. o. U. w.
OF Texas.
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O. e. LANE.

iHo urNhRcs fHyettc C0unty.
Born in Fayette county, near FathA
January 20, 1855; aged AZ; lawyer.
Mr.. Lanes father was Rev @. J. ~
a Methodist minister, who was at cnet1
presiding elder of the Austin district
N others name was Ellen E Lane; I'D u
n Crockett prior to her marriage and
to have been distantly related 10 old on
Crockett. C. r, Lane was raised n
farm end engaged In farming. iol9E1
the plow and welding the hoe Until n
came of age he then began cerAnf b
general merchandise store IN l6lS
Flatonia; moved to Alyarado Jsr1
county, in 1887; was elected mayursei \
varado in 1855; moved back 10 Mtu|
county in the fall or winter Of 1857 he Y
lived in Fayette county all his lie 90
the two years of 1888 and 1882 Hehs11
the practice OF law in May. 1879, s1a
the same month was appointed couasy \
torney to fill vacancy; at the ensR
election he wac candidate and vas de'
ed, at the end of the term he retired y
ppactice, it
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Born in Milan county. aged IS; editor.
Mr. McAnally was farm raised boy,
in county where the soil is good: the
close OF the civil war found him mere
lad and without apparent opportunities
10 acquire an education. By dint of indi-
vldual effort he secured all the advantages
OF home schools, and spent two years at
school in Tennessee. His purpose was
to study law, and in furtherance o.
this design he arranged to enter
the law office Of Jones & Sayers at
Bastrop but the plan was ftus-
tc'ated by long and fatal illness of his
mother. In the summer of 1886, he be-
gan editorial work on the Rockdale Mes
senger, then a democratic paper, owned
and published by Enoch Breeding. While
engaged in this work he was married TO
Miss Ida Joyce August 20, 1885. In Janu-
airy, 1887, he purchased an interest in
the Cameron Herald. becoming associated
with DR.. Thomas A. Pope in the publica-
tion of that paper. Subsequently ne be-
came sole proprietor of that paper, and
is now its owner and edi,or He was the
first secretary OF Milan County Farmehs'
Alliance, but came to an early
rupture with the ladders. who
sought to make the order no.
lltical machine, and steadily adherlng TO
the democratic party. he met in debate
Harry Tracy I, ~ Barber and othsr lights
OF populism when they appeared upon
the stump in Milan county. Early in the
campaign of 1898 he announced as a demo-
crat for the position OF local representa-
tive and avowed himself for Governor Gull
berson for the United Sites senate. In
the democratic primaries. May l. ne re-
ceived 1881 votes against 1916 votes for
his opponent and was declared the demo-
cratic nominee He canv8ssed the county
for the democratic party and at the gem
eral election In November he received
1852 votes, against POSI- votes for J. D.
Shelton, populbst. He is close student
urpd hard worker, and will carry to the dis
charge of his legislative duties familiarity
with the affairs of the state government
49,
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Born in Cumberland county. Ky. January
%, 1896 lawyer.
Mr.. Looney's boyhood days we're spent
on the farm, partly in his native county
and partly in Tennessee, He received his
literary education in the common schools
He graduated in medicine, in 1858 and com
mevce3 to practice soon after in Arkansas
When the war broke AIT he went back 10
Tennessee and Joined the army there, en-
tering company r. Twenty seventh Tennes
see infantry, as a private, and soon after
ward was appointed to the position OF as
sistart surgeon, in which capacity he acted
till the close OF the war. He then came
TO Texas, and as young physician settled
at Butler. Freestone county. where he
practcsh medicine for ten years or moro
This place was his home for seventeen
years. and IL was here that he took up the
study and practice Of law, a profession
that he has followed with reasonable
share Of success ever since, His present
home Is oaliwood he being one Of the Arst
setilcrs OF this town and perhaps the first
man to open business house In that
town. He has been an active democrat tor
many years.
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Born in Galloway county Ky
editor ~, Nay l N
s,s Mr. w,d Gru 81 came to Texas il n 1
ana sister; he punched canfIs rs. YIN
the country schools unrll isss a a s'fii
tered TRINITY university 4, "a y
., where he graduated j ,s ssaa Y
tanned law license in 1871 "a et' b !
kaufnsn' was for many yeas an x, sSsaed
member Ct Tire law firm Of l Crrhs ses !. n: 4
row the junior member being nay nos 4 I " Y
resentative-eleot from the 49,, s NJ n
fTct; he was defeated for dstriss WIZ
brutal majority in 1884 ana so so y. y %!
removed to Greenville. where h ,a sss !
sides; was married to Mrs. Ivsis T..
Denton. Texas. in 1891. Far IL s y. I!
years be has given mos 81 MI ,,r, ,s
farming interests; 10 October 1ss- Y y !
chased ths Greenvllie Headlight ~ = "
then a few cthar papers Of which (. /
now the editor and publisher. ~
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Born at Paris, Lamar county. Texas,
October 8. 1863; aged 80; lawyer.
Mr.. Ross graduated in the law depart
ment OF the University OF the State OF New
York in 1857; never held office until elect
ed to the State senate in 1896; defeated
Hon. Travis Henderson In Lamar county
for the democratic nomination of he
State senate. Has been chairman o. the
democratic executive committee of Lamar
county, also democratic executive commit
tee OF the city OF Paris has always taken
an active part In politics.
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stitution. four years later. he taught school
for several years: read law under Sayles a.
Bassett i.E Brenham, Texas, and ATTENDED
the law department Of the state university
in 1890 and 1891. since which time ne mas
pIacticed bis profession at BRENNAN, Texas.
He was nominated BY the democrats TO rep
resent the Forty-e ghth representative dis
trict composed Of Washington, Burleson
end Lee counties. in the Twenty-sixth leg
islature, ami elected by all classes.
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Born near Georgetown, Texas, in January.
1858 lawyer.
Mr., SAMSON was born on a farm; he IL
a son OF the late Richard SAMSON, who rep.
resented Williamson county in the con-
stltutional convention of 1876 The
younger SAMSON engaged in the newspaper
business at an early age, which he contln-
ued until about % years old, when he
began the practice of law, which profession,
he has since followed. The only time he
was ever candidate for official POSITION.
before his election to his present office,
was IN the year 1888 when he was elected
city attorney OF Georgetown. He mas iaken
quite an active interest in the success Of
the democratic party since attaining lis
majority is am advocate of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and was an
ardent friend and supporter of Major Say
ers IN ms race for the nomination for gov
ernor OF Texas, as he also was in the late
general election.
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Mr.. Yeti was born in Texas. He never
held office until elected to the senate from
the Twentieth district. He Is a graduate of
the Texas Medical college, and also of the
medical department of Vanderbilt univer-
sity he attended the former i'm 1878 and
1879, and won the faculty medal for bsst
examination in all branches. In the
Twenty-tifth legislature Mr. Yeti intro
duced and secured the passage of the
scholastic censtl bill, but was indebted
TO Superintendent Of Education Carlisle for
the principal points in the bill.
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Born in Jasper county, Texas, W. IVA VI
Mr.. Hamilton lived ana wo. WI M
farm during a sime when tnsss YAH M
facilities for getting an edues ,s,rra n
and lust AFTER the civil war; u Ms.s M,
all the age Of II he en.eHed ths ' mS n
department Of the Pennsyisssa s,;d;s,
college, where he stayed 10 'ns X. ~ !, I
the Sophomore year, when ~ n. ~ /, h
count Of falling health; cane uA \. IN
ner, his native county, wnele ~, : ~
school. clerked in a country s ~. I,
one year. studied law with ' ~ 4 4
Ford ard was admitted to ias s'Ssr n
per ON the 14th day Of Sepa ~ /, 4
taught a four months scn rs,,s III md;
uary. 1887, married Miss cali.s n w
monltb thereafter moved 70 any MN n
Hemphin, sabine county. a. ' VIZ 4 ]
be has been engaged in the p a.rstis ~
profession. He served as dem0 ,.rs.r,I,@
man Of the Thirty-third reg nsso ~
district two terms and nas 1870 N
times chairman of the demos,
tive committee OF Sabine couus'
49, l. \ III| Ii
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born IN Hopkins county Texas. December
Is, 1860; aged, 3S; lawyer.
MI James was educated in the schools
OF his county and became teacher. he
was admitted TO the bar on February %
1883, and was elected county attorney Of
Hopkins county In 1856 was reelected in
1883 and again In 1890. each tima without
oppos.sioni IN 1892 was nominated and
legislature; was appointed chairman OF ths
Fourth congressional district in 1894 ana
inauguraicd the plan for district primaries
now prevailing In that district-for The nom
nation Of democratic candidates for con-
greSs, thus avoiding the complications or
locked conventions Snd dark horses
was nominated by the democrats CT his dis
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Born at Linden, Cass county, Texas Feb
ruary 10. 1865. lawyer.
Mr.. Shropshire is the only son OF Cap
tain W. shropshire. now deceased. who
was one OF the leading lawyers practicing
at the Cleburne bar In Johnson county.
Texas. up 10 1875 He received his edu-
cation in the common schools OF Texas
and embarked upon the sea of newspaper
dom at the age of II years, being appren-
ticed In the Bulletin office at Alvarado,
Texas. Since reaching his majority he
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After the death of his father, when he
was only a few years old, Mr.. Miller. with
his mother, removed to Washington, D~C..
where he was educated. In October, 1882,
he went TO Dallas, Texas, and there began
to study law with Judge Sawnie Robert
son. In 1884 he was admitted TO the bar,
stree which time he has been engaged in
his profession in Dallas. In 1885 he was
married to Miss Minnie Miller OF Dallas.
daughter OF w. b, Miller, one OF the pion
GERS of that part OF the State.
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Born in Alabama aged about S0 editor.
Mr., Kennedy came to Texas when his
father, James Kennedy, moved here in
1870, He received but limited education IN
the country schoola' of Limestone county
MS father having died in 1879. In 1887 he
established the McSia Democrat. which N.
published for several years. In 1890 no
wRs one of the secretaries OF the demo
cratic State convention which met at SAN
Antonio- In 1891 he was elected secretary
OF The state senate. being the youngest
person ever elected TO that position. lie
was reelected in 1888, In 1892 ne bought
an interest IN the Waco Morning Day ana
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Born in Titus county near the town OF
Mount Vernon (ncw franklin county,
In June, 1863 aged 80; lawyer,
Mr.. Rolin lived on farm until %; he
was married at the age Of 81 and year
later moved to Morris county, where he has
since resided; in the next year he was
elected county Judge on the democratic
ticket, he held that office four years with
out opposition ana then retired 10 the piac-
tice Of law. He was elected TO tho legls-
lalure a. n democrat
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Born In Washington county Texas; lawyer.
Mr.. Henderson is native Texan. having
been born near the historic town of Wash
ington, in Washington county. He was
educated at Waco university and the Texas
Military institute, at Austin. He graduated
IN law IN the law department of Cumber-
land university. Lebanon, Tenn. in tho
class of ls7475; since that time he has
been engaged in the active practice of law
at BRYAN. Texas