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DEMOCRAT PUBLISHING COMPACT
PROHIBITION
An Address to the People of Texas by
the Prohibition Statu Cen
tral Committee
The Platform on whirls tho Campaign is
to bo Made 3I tbo < J f County Or
guuization Suggested
Special to the Gazette
Waco Tkx March 21 We desire first
of all to recite the following iacts
1 The Legisature of Texas has re
cently passed a bill which has since re
ceived the Governors approval submit
ting to a vote of the people a constitutional
amendment prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of ardent spirits as a beverage In
Texas The election is ordered to take
place on the 4th day of August next
2 Prohibition is now conceded to be a
nonpartisan question and any voter may
favor or oppose it without affecting his
party allegiance
U xVcceptiug this now unquestioned
declaration a duly authorized call was
made for a nonpolitical Proiiibition con
vention to meet inWaco March 15 inst
4 In response to this call a large and
representative Prohioition contention
composed of prominent citizens of Texas
of ail political parties ana snades of re
ligious belief no one abating any article
of his religious or p aitical faith but all
agreeing and uniting in a common < ffort
to relieve a common country from the
baletul domination of a comnun enemy
did meet in the city of Waco on the day
appointed
5 This convention has just closed its
labors in tnis city
Over 400 delegates representing ninety
countis were present besides many coun
ties represented by letter
The season was short but character
ized by the practical wisdom and unanim
ity of its couucels
A plan of campaign was devised and its
management entrusted to a Slate Central
Committe with headquarters at Waco
Tne convention instructed this central
committee to send out ut once to the peo
ple of Tex an cddresb settig forth the
nature cf the canvass the lsues involv
ed in it anl the oest inethocs of work
In the partial ditcnarge of this duty at
this time and to the end thatits complete
discharge may be more effective in the fu
ture we now s t forth the following
NATURE OK TIIK CANVASS
This is auth i natively stated by tie
convention itself in the following terms
That we make this campaign as citi
zens of Texas without refeieuce to race
party pslit cs leligious distinctions or
temperance societies as suefl leuvng to
all organizitious moral or religious to
adopt their own methods of helping in
this great eonfict
This platform is just as broad as hu
manity auu citizeusnip We are not
working ifi this campaign for or against
any religious or political party No
question of preferment is involved We
have not a word to say for or against the
Democratic party the Republican party
or the third party Prohibitionists No
one of them is as trial in this canvass
Ve mean to say distinctly and em
phatically that we accept the place as
signed to this canvass by the wisdom of
our state Legblauire We understand
that they designedly ordered this election
to take place at a time when there would
be no other election thus absolutely dis
sociating it from all candidacy for oilice
and leaving it to the people as citizens
to determine as they deem best
Tne constitution is for all the people
and this is to be voted on as a constitu
tional amendment and not as a party
question
We desire to be explicit on anotner
point This is not a IochI option contest
nor an t ffort to ame 1 existing local op
tion laws
The local option clause is already in
the constitution and trie Legislature
alone has tue pow i to amend existing
statutes predicated upon that constitu
tional clause and > s now engaged in this
very work Tnis is a separate and dis
tinct question It is readiy conceivable
how a man might Irom conviction oppose
local option i e prohibition in his city
or county and yet favor constitutional
state prohibition or vice versa Because
of this distinction and from other good
reasons we advise Prohibitionists
throughout the state rot to stir up the
versy Their appearance in it by whom
soever introduced is an unwarrantable
intrusion
We urge therefore upon all our
friends to stick rgidly to the text and
beware of complications and entangling
alliances
METHODS OF WORK
Ilere too the convention itself has
spoken authoritatively The first and
most prominent idea is organization The
general management of the canvass is en
trusted to the state central committee
This committee is composed of prominent
and useful citizens without reference to
race party or religion s J arefully dis
triouted over the state that no large sec
tion is without representation on it If
however any section has been overlook
ed or is unwisely or inadequately repre
sented a wise provision enables us to
make the necessary changes which we
are ever ready to make on sufficient
proof of their necessity Any man in the
state can get a hearing before the central
committee through the member repre
senting his section or by a communication
addressed directly to the corresponding
secretary
The next step in organization is the
county convention As early as possible
every county should be organized and
put in communication with the central
committee Some counties are already
organized But as others may be waiting
suggestions from us we therefore advise
tnat the Prohibitionists of all counties
not now organized meet at their county
sites on Saturday April 2 next or as
early thereaiter as p ssible and perfect
their county organization
While leaving the method of organizaJ
tion to the wisdom of the several coun
ties we suggest where you have no
better plan tne following
1 Let the county committee consist of
one wisely selected man from each voting
precinct
2 This man to be exoflicio chairman
of the Prohibition club in his precinct
which club it is his business to organize
and to increase until the day of the elec
tion
3 Let the county committee choose an
executive committee of live resident in
the county site or accessible to it to
which will be committed tne management
of the county cauvas3
4 Let this executive committee put
itself in immediate connection with the
central committee and keep us continu
ally posted on all matters
This organization must precede ail in
telligent canvass of tue state The im
portance of it cannot be overoiated We
must have in every county Sume one
clothed with the proper autlvnity to
whom we can address communications
and through whom the work can be car
ried on
That there be no delay in this essential
work we now cill on all friends to the
cause throughout the siate to help vigor
ously in this matter ot organization Es
pecially do we urge every member t f the
state central committee to give his oer
sonal attention to this matter in all the
counties represented by him
And now
SOME THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND
1 Remember that a rasjirity of all the
votes cast will settle this question
2 The rooms of the cen ral committee
are over the office of the Texas Benevo
lent Associaeion corner of Third and
Franklin streets Waco Tex They will
be open throughout the campaign to vis
iting Prohibitionists This is the place
to go for information
3 All communications to tne central
committee should be addressed to Colonel
R B Parrot Corresponding Secretary
Every letter so addressed will be promptly
answered
4 Dr Thomas Moore is Treasurer
under a gilt edged bond of 825000 He
will have charge of ail campaign funds
His office is on Fourth street almost
opposite Pacific hotel
5 Send as soon as possible to Colonei
R B Parrott Waco Tex the address of
the chairman of each county convention
B II Carroll Chairman
Thomas Moore
E A Jonks
F M Law
E J Gurlky
J B Cranfill
J M Anderson
Committee on Address
Mr ArthurH hurtleff Parker D T
jyxlttfs that ne suffered for two years with
MMaiufc knee whieh fts mtireljvcured by
the ue of St Jacobs 1i J H cdnsiders
it a niost wonderful remeTdj Ijt conquers
uain v
embers of fires kindled in local option 4 > L y
conilicts Ler anoVo ow l complain are the
I
Let us not fire a shot backwards Let mp3rfr quet thaf itffect thejmjan fam
adoption of this amendment obviates the
necessity of ever having another local op
tion contest and a failure o puts it
which we do not fear leavts us wnere we
are now with all present local privileges
remaining to us unimpaired Whattheuis
THE ISSUE INVOLVED
Wc saj is ue because there is but one
Shall the state of Texas by consti utional
amendment prohibit the manufacture and
sale of ardent spirits as a btverage
None but an anarchist will deny to a
Democratic people tne rignt to make
alter and am nd their own constitution
The sovereignty is in tne people Tne
bill of rights interpreted by the Supreme
court is an allsufiicient and the only
possible guarantee against the tyranny of
a majority By that final and crucial test
must tnis proposed amendment be tried
Other recourse can no people have but
revolution
The one issue then is this Are there
good and sufficient reasons hy the
people of Texas in tneir sovereign
capacity shall prohibit in the state
bounds the manufacture and sale of
ardent spirits as a beverage
Thatistosay vullitatirt to the wel
fare of the wnole people of Texas to sup
press the liquor traffic for the purpose
stated Will it enhance our material
interests Will it give a better tone to
society Will it tend tothe amelioration
ot poverty the prevention and suppres
sion of vice and ciime Will it add to
the security of government by developing
better and more reliable citizms Will
it help towards securing the purity of
elections unbiased le gislation righteous
municipal government and will it de
crease the enormous burdens imposed
upon the people in the outlay for the ad
ministration of justice by the courts and
for police jails and penitentiaries In a
word Is it right
To this s6litary issue do we urge all
Prohibitionists of whatever party or reli
ious belief to bold y panvass with a
Je the
rme will effectually
ess lm
TALKED WITH THE ANGELS
The Georgia Colored People
Badly
Frightened
Atlanta Ga March 23 There is
great excitement among the colored peo
ple and ignorant whites along the base of
the Kennesaw mountains In Cobb and
Gordan counties For some time a
colored girl named Lillie Maries near
Cslaoun has claimed to hold converse
with the angel who told her
many wonderful events of the
future She was commanded to
ascend a neighboring hill where
wouid have a revelation made to
She returned in eep ecstacy
she
her
She
claimed that when she reached the summit
an nngel lifted her high up in the air
whence she could overlook the world
All shall be destroyed said tne angel
Onthe first Saturday in Decemb r next
an erthquake will swallow up Calhoun
This will be accompanied by a whirlwind
Then a great fire will burn all that is left
and destroy all who are not ready for the
great day
Many other things were said all of
which were listened to with the greatest
interest by the colored people The ex
citement thus created has been fanned
Into a fiVrce flame by the appearance of a
Greek cross suspended over Mount
Kencsaw It looked as if it were of rain
bow origin After hanging for half an
hour before the astonished citizens it
slowly dissolved Several times since
the apparition has been witnessed and
thus the terror which at first was con
fined to the negroes has now extended to
the whites and the result is prayer meet
ings of great Interest The first Saturday
in December is looked forward to as a
day of terror
Sick headache and a sensation of op
pression and dullness in the head are very
commonlv proofed by indigestion mor
bid despondency irritability and over
sensitiveness of tM nerves may in a ma
Je graced
J r McLeans Liver and
Sd PiUeG will positively
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WASHINGTON
President Cleveland nt Last Makes
Public Kis Appointment of the
InterStalo Commissioners
Colonol Lamnnt Sliovrs that Dr Sotuers
Does Not Know aincli About Presi
dent Cleveland After All
WILLIAM R MORRISON
THE INTERSTATE COMMISSIONERS
Special to the Gazette
Washington March 22 The Presi
dent has finally completed the board of
interstate commissioners and the names
of the five men who are to pass upon
traffic matters for the United States for
some months to come were announced at
930 to night No president ever had a
more difficult task to perform than Presi
dent Cleveland hsd in the construction of
this board He ban nearly 1000 applica
tions to choo > e from bui he found few
who possessed the desired qualifications
who were willing to accept the salary
offered by the government in lieu of their
business incomes
THOMAS M COOLEY
of Michigan who nas been selected for
the six yeais term has had a valuable tx
perience as a corporation lawyer and
jnrift in railroad case 1I < j is at present
n ctiver of the Wabash Railroad to which
posiion he wasncemly appointed by
Judge Gresham His appointment is for
six years
WILLIAM R MORRISON
of Illinois is known to every one who
haspaid any attention to congressional
nistory during the past few years His
term is for five years
AUGUSITS SCHOENMAKKR
of New York has not been conultei as
to his appointment and it is not known
that he will accept The term is foil
years He is a prominent lawyer and
was a state Senator at Albany timing
Tildeus incumbency of the gubernatorial
chair
ALDACi F WALKER
of Vermont a former law partner of Sen
aror Edmunds was at one time a member
of the Vermont Legislature He was
prominency identified with railcoad leg
islation and is said to be one of the oldest
lawyers in Vermont He is a Republican
His term is for three years but he has
not been consulted about his appuiument
WALTER L BRAGG
of Alabama the short term member of
the board is at present a member of the
Alabama railroad commission and is
reported to have furnished valuable sta
tistics to members of Congress when the
interstate commerce bill was under dis
cussion He too is a lawyer
The appointment of Schoenmaker and
Walker was a surprise to every one The
others had been fixed on for some time
Morrison is the only member of the board
who is not a lawyer
The fact that Mr Cooleys name heads
the list does not necessarily indicate that
he will be chairman of the commission as
it must elect its own chairman
TEXAS INVENTORS
Special to the Gazette
Washington March 22 The follow
ing patents were issued to Texan inven
tors today Alexander E Clark Buck
holtz deep well pump
John E Nitche and A Kowalki Waco
continued sawbuck and drag saw
C M Stone Belton washboard
COLLECTORS APPOINTED
Washington March 22 The Presi
dent has appointed the following collect
ors of internal revenue Whitfield Walker
for the district of Florida Dudley W
Stewart for the Second district of Iowa
DR SO VERS DIDNT KNOW
Washington March 22 Colonel La
mont in conversation today in regard to
the President health said the fears
recently expressed by Dr Sowers were
not shared oy the Presidents family and
his intimate frienis The President
Colonel Lament said was to all appear
ances in perfect health He did not taink
Dr Sowers was in a position to judge of
the matter as he did not know the Presi
dent and what he said was in the Col
onels opinion based merely on the as
sumpti u that the President was gaining
flesh and took no exercise This was
not the case As a matter of fact he
continued the President weighs less than
when he first came to Wasruugtou and
really takes as much exercise as most
other men True he does not walk about
the ci y but he f requntly walks in the
country and there are other ways in
wftieh he gels exercise Altogether the
President is iu good coodition and there
is no reason for apprehension in regard
to his healtn
A Mississippi Levee lirenks
Greenville Miss March 22 The
main levee at Leland Ark broke last
night and toniis t the gap is nearly o00
yards wide A break has occurred on
Robert Crains plantation and Mr Craias
residence is now surrounded by watSfc
two feet deep The water is pouiinfj
through the crevasse with the rapidity of
a mill race overflowing all the lowlands i
in that section The leveea on tbe Mis
sissippi side are all reported in excellent
condition The river here is at a stand
still
CARTER HARRISONS PREDICTION
A Gloomy Outlook for Chicago la the Next
Two Tears
Chicago III March 22 Mayor Har
rison in an interview gave the following
remarkable explanation of why he will
nc again become a candidate for the Office
he now holds I am sixtytwo years
old A life of quiet for a few years may
give me a happy and vigorous old age
The terrible strain during the next two
years may make me a decrepit valetudi
3T
tmrian I cannot set auy more honor in
this office I may get dishonor One of my
officers might become a defaulter
and I would receive the blame
My f jar is we will have some terriole
trouble in this city in tb next two years
if the Supreme court giws the anarchsts
a new trial Jud e Gary has told me
they could never have another trial They
could not get a jury Tbrse men would
get out They would be vindicated and
they wouid cause trouble On toe other
hindif they were hung we might have con
vulsions I have been successful in being
able to quell al disturbances with tne
police Tne future may develop some
thing different If I should be elected
Mayor again I should feel I would not
dare to be away from Chicago where half
a days ride coud not bring me home
u3
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION
One of the I nbor Members of the Illinois
Ijeglslutnrn Fired Upon
Springfield III March 22 An at
tempt was made tonight upon the life of
Representative George S Bailey the
i labor m mber of East St Louis by some
1 unknown pnrson Mr Bailey was return
I ing to his boarding house and was in the
act of stepping upon the porch wnen he
was fired upon by a person who was con
cealed benind the corner of the house
I The revolver used was a thirtytwo caliber
and the ball went through Mr
Baileys overcoat pierciog a
morocco covered memorandum book
m the pocket of his under coat and lodg
ing in a book similar to the one pierced
by the bail Mr Bailey says he has no
theory concerning the shooting The
fact of his having been one ofthe parties
to the resolution condemning two labor
members of the Legislature for acting as
pall bearers at Mrs Neebes funeral is
attriouted by some as the cause for the
shooting There is no clue to the would
be assassin
WABBING POLES
Rioting all Day Sunday Simdny Night
and Monday Between the Jliyul
Factious at Detroit
Balh Sfdvs Fight tli Wluo Coats for Inter
ruulu Their Quarrel 3Iany
Iuople Injured
Detroit Mich March 22 The ex
citemeut in the Pjlish quarter is still at
white heat Of the 35000 Poles in De
troit over 7000 are members of Sc Albertus
parish Of these fully 5000 are known as
Koiasmskiaus af er the deposed priest
tor who rights they have been fighting for
ucarly eighteen mouths The lemaining
2000 are Dombrowiskans aDd sustain the
priest who succeeded Kolasinski The
two factions flgnt among themselves but
when the police appear they make com
mon cause against the bluecoat3 The
result of Sundays riot was the wounding
of Captain Mack and seven policemen by
stones and other missiles thrown
by the infuriated mob the shooting
of Annie Wobrack a Pflieh girl
in the hip the arrest uf John Katzeuber
and Autoiue Guttosky two rioters and
trie injury of between 100 and 200 men
and women by missiles It was
li ng alter in dnight when the
mob was entirely dispersed and
it was hardly daybreak yesterday
when the trouble was renewed Tbe dis
persed Polanders swarmed to the church
Large numbers swore vengeance on the
police and each otner Each faction ac
cused the other of precipitating the con
flict and if tney had only been left to
themselves they would have fought it out
and settled the matter probably for good
but the police appeared and
the whole crowd turned against
the peace preservers as they had
Sunday It required great bravery and
coolness on the part of the police to
prevent bloodshed but they managed to
do so until last night In the evening
nearly every family of the Kolasinski
faction assembled on the street near the
church A number of men carried clubs
and two men and children had bricks and
other missiles in their Hands Hundreds
of people who had no concern in the
church affairs flocked to the scene
Tnere were at the lowest estimate
3000 people within a block of the
church Feirs ttiat the Kolasinski crowd
would attack the convent or injure some
of the children who were attending school
drew out a crowd of Dombrovviskis ad
herents Tne latter were posted in com
pact form on the corner of St Aubin and
Willis avenues near the church others
being in possession ot St Amin churca
and the avenue A small squad of police
patroled the street between the two
crowds Then the two crowds began to
close in on the officers Tne latter di
vided evenly turned back to back and
charged the mob with drawn clubs There
was some lively fignting for a few min
utes The police fought for their lives
for the maddened Poles seemed bent on
killing them that they nvght kill each
ofher Fully five minutestiie little equad
fought with their clubs against over
whelming odd They finally succeeded
after batte ing the heads of a dozen or
more ring leaders in overawing them
the Poles whtrhad pistols fired them and
the police discharged one or two volleys
in the air It is estimated thatllfty Poles
were badly hurt but how seriously can
not be learned Several officers were
seriously injured
Dr
Dromgoolf
ters act on the fe
English Female Bit
svstem with unsr
ring certainty to give relief
to married or fifijhgle Iiglies suffering from
functional derangement monthly irreg
ulH y i
The goddess oJPieBS aTSJhe 3miling
daug ter of Peacekr as naipgat to those
affejjtesiwiUi thd emon oEfbiiiousness
Ltirrleadlj fjpe is rcie sovereign remedy
known asftqmsl Sriaginet
tymtir Las a
ABLOUDIDOEL
Ml86onrl Farmers Fight to tho Finish with
Kuives and Pistols
St Joseph Mo March 23 A family
feud was fought out Monday night some
ditance from here in the country The
participants were Pierre Millemont an
old farmer and his son Andre and Jack
son and Rjese Cinderson These people
are neighbors and have been quarreling
for two years over the killing of a Dur
ham bull the property of the Cindersons
by yonng Millemont Last night the four
men met in the public road and after a
quarrel knives and pistols were drawn
and a battle ensued Young Millemont
and Jackson Cinderson were fatally and
the other two seriously wonnded
FOUT WORTH TEXAS FRIDAY MARCH t > 5 1887
FE0JI AUSTIN
Record of tho Week of the
of the Lawmakers of
the State
Doings
Hills lassed and Bills Postponed Work
Good Bad and Indifferent Note
e ossip and Chatter
THE GEOLOGICAL BILL
Special to tho taazette
Austin Tex March 19 The bill to
establish a geological survey for the state
came up in the House this morning Mr
Bell of Cooke made a motion to postpone
indefinitely which occasioned a debate
upon the necessity of such a survey its
practical benefits to the state and its
constitutionality Duriug its considera
tion h letter from the Geological Depart
ment at Washington to Senator Coke
setting forth the great advantages to the
state of Texas in the creation of a geolo
gical survey and proffering valuable as
sistance in the way of furnishing map
and other auxiliary aid by the govern
ment survey was read To this letter
was also appended a letter from Senator
Coke setting forth the great advantages
to our state if she cooperated with and
accepted the assistance offered by the
general government During the progress
of tbe discussion some of the opponents
of the bill attempted to kill it by ridicule
but met a prompt rebuke Irom the friends
of the billwho quoted incidents recorded
in all ages of the history of the world
where men ridiculed and scoffed at the
efforts of science to advance the interests
of mankind by studying the laws of
nature and searching after the hidden
treasures of the earth
Mr Richardson Mr Kirlicks and Mr
Bowning were especially prominent in
their snpportaud Mr Bell and Mr Steele
were equally prominent in opposition to
the bill
Further discussion was dispensed with
and the bill gave place to other business
having preference in point of order
BEFORE THE JUSTIGE OF THE PEACE
Speaker Pendleton and Assistant Ser
geautatArmi Montgomery were arrested
this morning and appeared before Justice
Tegener to answer to the cnarge ot an
assault upon H S Canfield the
correspondent of the San Antonio
Express Tnese arrests grew out
of the expulsion of Mr CanUeid from tne
House of Representatives for the publica
tion of articles reflecting on the personal
appearauce of members and the subse
quent attempt of Mr Caufield to enter the
lobby of the Uous and tbe refusal of tfle
Assistant SergeantatArras under in
structions of tbe Speaker not to permit
him to i uter The complaint omitting
tbe formal part cnarges that Mr George
C Pendleton and Air Montgomery on
or about the 1st day of Mafchlid unlaw
fully uud wilfullly upon U S Oaufleld
m ke an assault Speaker Pendle
ton and Mr Montgomery ap
peared btfore Justice Tegener at
11 a m with their counsel E T Moore
and R V Bell of Cooke but other busi
ness having piecedence the case was con
tinued until 3 oclock p m When the
hour to convene the liouse arrived the
Chief Glerk Will Lambert announced
that the Speaker had oeen arrested by a
justice ol tne peace and it was necessary
to elect a Speaker Mr J N Browning
was elected by unanimous consent
Mr Johnson of Smith then offered the
following resolution
Whereas it has come to the knowl
edge of this House that tbe Hon
George C Pendleton Speaker of
this House was today arrested
b7 virtue of n warrant by Fritz Tegener
Justice of the Peace in and for Travis
county Tex on the affidavit of H S
anfield charging him the said George C
Pendleton with an assault and the said
Hon George C Pendleton Is now de
tained as aforesaid therefore be it
Resolved 1 Tnat this House refuses to
waive the privilege of the said George C
Pendleton as a member tnereof and tnat
this House refuse to permit the said Jus
tice of the Peace to proceed with the trial
of the said Hon George C Pendleton
and that he together with the said
Officer M V Crenshaw be instructed and
directed to no longer detain the said
George C Pendleton but that he be re
leased at once that he may attend upon
this House as a member thereof
2 That the said Fritz Tegener Justice
of jthe Peace und M Crenshaw eaid
officer making such arrest and the said
H S Canfield be required to appear at
the bar of the House at once and answer
why they should not be committed for
contempt aforesaid and that upon failure
to do so thev be committed to imprison
ment for the period of fortyeight hours
to purge themselves of said contempt
3 That the SergeantatArms of this
House be instructed and empowered to
appoint a tl deputize such a numberof
assistant sergeants as may be deemed
n cessary to carry out these orders ami
fne process thereof
Mr Johnson made an impassioned
speech in support of the resolution read
ing provisions of the constitution to sup
port his position Tbis resolution was
adopted by a vote of 77 to i
A resolution was offered by Mr Jarrott
to notiiy the Senate of the action of the
House which was voted down
Tiie Speaker then ordered that a copy
of the resolution be placed in the hands
of the SergeantatArms with instructions
to immediately execute the same
SerjeantatArms Cdrr then proceeded
to execute the orders of the House as di
rected in the resolution and arrested the
Jutice of tbe 1fcace Fritz Tegenor M
V Crenshaw and II S Canflsld and
brought them before the bar of the House
and also produced Speaker Pendleton
wno was greeted with iipplause Some
discussion wa = then had as to what dis
position was to be made Vvith the pris
oners before the bar of the House
Some of the members were in favor of
granting time to the defendants to con
sult counsel and prepare a defenseothers
argued that there weref no precedents for
delay in matters of conteniDt and de
manded that the prisoners be Called upon
to purge themselves of the contempt now
A motion to grant time to the prisoners
was lost
Mr Canfield was then asked to make a
statement which he did by saying that
his object was to try the constitutionality
of the act of the Doorkeeper in excluding
him from tne House and not to
vindicate the law in punishing a
party for an assault He said that he had
been given legal advice tbat Speaker Pen
dleton was also guilty of assault by com
manding the Doorkeeper to exclude hm
Duriug these proceedings tne lobby of
the House was crowded to overfl iwing
A motion to commit Mr Canfield to
jail for contempt was the occasion of
much able and eloquent argument The
following resolution was read
Whereas the responj 1 H S Can
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field is guilty of contempt of this House
in obstructing the proceedings and
Whereas he wholly failed to purge
himself of contempt
Resolved th9t he is adjndged guilty of
said contempt and that he be now im
prisoned for the period of fortyeight
hours and that the SergeantatArms of
this House be instructed to take the said
H S Canfield into cusiody and have him
confined in the county jail cf Travis
county Texin obedience to this order
The resolution was carried by a vote of
59 to 21
The following is the reason sent up by
some who voted against the resolution
The respondent Canfield has expressed
a desire to test the constitutionality of
the law We vote nay to give him an op
portunity to do so
After passing this resolution the House
adjourned until 8 oclock tonight
When the House convened at S oclock
tonight Justice Tegener was called upon
to answer the charge of contempt He
asked that the charge be read to him
His request being complied with he an
swered iu substance that Mr Canfield
came to his office yesterday and swqre
out a complaint for George C Pendleton
and one Montgomery and he did not
know that he was the Speaker of the
House of Representatives and only be
came awaie of the fact this afternoon
A resolution was offered to discharge
Justice Tegener from further attendance
outhe Legislature under charge of con
tempt The resolution was adopted
Mr Crenshaw was then called upon to
answer the charge of contempt lie
stated that he executed the process in the
case against Speaker Pendleton and Mr
Montgomery without any intention to
commit a cont mpt of the House of Rep
resentatives but only a desire to do his
duty
A motion was carried to discharge Mr
Crenshaw
A motion was then made and carried
demanding the presence cf the Sergeant
atArms witn the prisoner Mr Caufield
which he obeyed and a writ
of commitment signed by the
Speaker and Chief Cleik commanding
nmi to commit the prisoner to jail to
serve out the sentence of the House for
contempt was placed m his hands for ex
ecution The SergeantatArms received
tbe writ and departed with the prisoner
but returned in a short tim and reported
that the jaier refused to receive him un
less the writ was directed to the Sheriff
or anv constable of Ti avis county
Tbis information was conveyed to the
House by tne Speaker and Mr Moore of
Travis sad a paper was being prepared
to meet the emergency
Mr B II of C > oke moved that the
Speaker and Chief Clerk be authorized to
sign the necessary papers directed to the
Sheriff of Travis county to have him ira
prisoned for fortyeight hours and that
the House remain in session until tne
process was obeyed The motion carried
Tbe process was then signed as directed
and the prisoner was once more sent to
jail Tne jailer received the prisoner
under the process and committed hiin to
jail and this ended one of tne must ex
citing and interesting proceedings that
has occurred in the House this session
The subject is the topic of conversation
in every public resort In the city
THE WLLLIS CASE
Special to tho Gazette
Austin Tex March 21 The special
Senate committee to Investigate the
charges against Judge Willis have been
taking testimony all day which differs
very little from the testimony adduced be
fore the House special committee which
was published in full by The Gazette at
the time and to publish it now would
only be reiterating something the public
is familiar with The investigation be
fore tbe committee will soon close and
the evidence will be printed and placed
before the Senate for action
TO FURNISH DOUBLELECK CARS
A bill came up for consideration in the
Senate this evening to require railroad
companies to furnish doubledeck
cars to transport sheep goats
hogs or calves over their road The bill
met witn some opposition on the ground
that it was dangerous by reason of the
card being top neavy and easily turned
over oesides entailing an expense upon
the railroads wfio could not carry freight
In the same cars consequently the cars
after being unloaded were hauled back
empty Tnis was met by the argument
that other states had enacted such laws
and s teep were hauied in other states in
doubledeck cars and we could not se
cure these cars to haul sneep goats and
hogs to market This it was claimed
was tne reason that this class of Texas
live stock did not bring to the owners
the same profits as it did to the owners
of the same class shipped from other
states The bill passed to a third read
ing
THE GEOLOGICAL BILL
The geological survey bill came up for
consideraiion during the morning session
of tbe House Mr Browning speaking to
the billclaimed that the object ot the bill
was not to discover fossils and antiqua
rian footprints of animals but to develop
the mineral resources of tne state by es
tiblishing a survey composed of practica
ble men who will be able to locate an
alyze and classify the Iron coal copper
and other valuable minerals of the state
that Texas might b placed in the front
lank and like Alabama and Georgia be
noted in the near future for mauuiac
toriesand workshops
Mr Bell of Cooke opposed the bill and
attempted to kill it by ridicule reading
some of the scientific names and asEed
what tney referred to and whether it
would aid the farmers in raising corn und
other products lie further claimed that
coal was being discovered in different
parts of the sate witnout the aid of
geologists and it was unnecessary to put
tne state to the expanse of establishing a
survey especially since the state had
ceded her right to the minerals to the
purchaser of the lands as incorporated in
the general land bill
Tne bill passed to a third reading
THE SENATE SUBSTITUTE LAND BILL
The Senate substitute land bill came up
as a specisl order in tbe House again this
m > rning and considerable discussion was
engaged in ovir the adoption of an
amendment that provides when a town is
located upon a section sold under this
actthe purchaser may pay the entire prin
cipal and interest by complying with cer
tain details and also an amendment ex
cepting from lease such lands as are suit
able for agriculture by irrigation when
the occupants i rovide suitable openings
and watering places for cattle every three
miles The bill then passed to the third
reading
DECOYING A MINOR FROM HIS
PARENTS
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The most extensive discussion during
the night session grew out of the con
sideration of a bill to punish any person
enticing a minor away from his paretts
without their consent The bill received
a strong support from Mr McCaTebJ d
Mr Moore of Travis who set ourtirtha
great evils attendant on
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enticing minors away from home often
times when they were the only
support of a widowed mother Some ob
jection to the bill was urged because
boys in the cotton picking portions of
the state went from county to county to
engage in the work and consequently It
would work a hardship This objection
was met by the assertion that a parent
could give a written consent The bill
passed to engrossment
SELLING BEEF WITHOUT PRODUCING THJC
HIDES
Mr Brownings bill to make it a penal of
fense to seil lresh beef by any person ex
cept regular butchers without producing
the hides and ear so that any person
who desires can examine them was taken
up out of its order and considered A
great deal of discussion was in
dulged in from a sectional standpoint
The House adjourned leaving this bill
the pending business
the canfield matter
Mr Canfielil was released from jail this
evening about C oclock and it is re
ported departed immediately for San
Antonio Very little is said about the
affair now and it seem3 to have been
dropped by common consent
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL
The House general appropriation bill
came up as a general order of business at
3 oclock p m Eich department aggre
gates as follows
Executive including repairs on
Mansion S 49920 00
State Department 27470 00
Treamry Uepvtment SSsOO 00
oinptrollers Department S9 7U0 00
G neral Land Oflice Rri720 00
Attomovbenerals Oilice 19CS0 00
AdjutantGenerals Oilice 12 910 00
Iubiirance statistics and History 15700 00
Irlniing Board 55000 00
hup emu Court 33S0Ou
Courto ppeals 40600 00
Quarantine Department 70100 00
Judicial Department 1016000 00
CaDltol Road Commission 35520 00
Su erlntcndeiit o Public Buildings 720J 00
Pension Department 12iS0O 00
Lui atlc Aylam 220 260 00
North rcxas iiua e Asylum 12445000
Deaf and Dumb Asylum SU612 00
lmlAvlum 79320 00
Public Debt Deputment 512124 40
Department of Education 87000 00
lVnitentitry depar ment 205500 00
3 ate UniverMty all the available
Univcrlty fund on hand and he
following additional appropria
tion luck indebtedness of sate
fund S5015 34
Agricultural and Mechanical Col
leec SOfOO 00
Miscellaneous 33998 fc2
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ORGANIZED IIOKSE THIEVES
The McLennan Conmy Authorities Break
Up a Uud Gnus
Special to the Gazette
Waco Tex March L 3 For several
months pat farmers living in the south
west corner of McLennan and the north
ern corner of Ball counties have been
robbed of their stock That there was a
well organ zud band of horse thieves do
ing this stealing tne farmers never
doubted but tfiey did not know how to
eaten tntin At last through a mere acci
dent the whole thieving scheme was given
away by a letter which was written by
one of the thieves to another This letter
came into the possession of Sheriff Har
ris who kept mum but went to work
like a vigilant ollicer and soon had one of
the number in the McLennan county jail
His name is John Teague and be vras
captured near Mount Vernon franklm
county A verbatim copy of the letter
which was written to Teague is given be
low It is lich reading snd there is no
doubt the writer whose name is with
held expressed his feelings against
them oliicers who is trying to break up
our little buiness
Ma tersyillk Tex Feb 2018S
Mr John Teague
Dear Friend After my best regards
to you and familv will say h 1 i to pay
hear John for God sake dont hold
nothing around round things up and
keep rounding for it wont do J D and
E B will have there trial the first Mon
day in March John if you want any wit
ness for anything whatever you do dont
have any of us boys that is either J or
E or me for we can get you all the wit
ness you want and John they will be a
heap better than us boys John let
what come that will we are with you
but dont use us that is our names for
h 1 is to pay hear John tney are trying
to catch up with all of us keep your eise
open they prised up fiat h 1 about you
said you shot at a man at Round Top
school and drov off thirteen head of
horses shuv them to h 1 Keep what
you know to yourself and dont use our
names we can get plenty of witnesses
but our witnesses to h 1 rite to me I
heard you was married if so good luck
if not so long to you
P S Old Nater prised up flat h 1
about you give you h 1 and dont you
go back on this lor it is just that way and
they want yon back here for a witness
about gambling and they have got a Rit
for you for thp same if you are arrested
dont give anything away
Write to me at Mastersville McLennan
C > unty Texas
Read this and burn it up dont keep
nothing lying around Goon luck old boy
and friend What to follow is h 1
Alfred Pinkerton another member of
the gang was captured yetterday at Tem
ple and brought to Waco and jtiled
Last night Deputy Sheriff Dan Ford
went down near Moody and arrested Ellis
Perry who wa3 found at his home and
captured without any resistance Perry
is now in jiil
Jeff Mills another member of tb °
gang and who resides at Jim Perrys
near Moody in the edge of Bell county
woe ronnded up last night by officers
Gus Montgomerv Henry Miller J B
Willsford and Cy O den On a de
mand to surrender Mills opened fire on
the officers who returned the fire and
after eleven shots were exchanged Mills
made good his escape This was bout
9 clock and although the officers fol
lowed him they failed to make a capture
The man John Ttague has a wife living
at Mt Vernon where he has been resid
ing for some time and where he has
made his headquarters to dispose of the
st > ck which was stolen in McLennan and
other counties When the man Pinker
ton was placed in the jail yesterday he
and Teagne nmmenced a conversation
which was heard by the oflicars
who placed them in different
cells and as far apart as possible so
tney cannot hold any private conversa
tions The grand jnry has been investi
gating tbe matter all day and as soon as
they will allow the newspapers to use
any of the developments The Gazette
promises to give further Darticnlars of
the operations of this band of horse
thieves who have been giving the officers
jand citizens no little trouble to catch up
with them
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