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ISAAOH. JULIAN, - Editor
VM MAROOH, TPXAit
TIIUKKDAY, AI'KIL l, J8H8.
riiBUHiiKn wi:t:i.r and kntiiiu'.h at tiik
POHTOVKIOK AT HAW VAKOOH, TKXAH, AH HKO.
ONO OLAHH MATTK. )
JIATA'S OF HU1IHVIUPTION.
One year, iu aUvtuioo f'i 00
Kit month. " 1 00
Xhroo month, " M
The aboTo rutoii include t!i pnymiDt
of poatauft by iih. Kiimplit oopiva MUt trttt.
81ukI oojiion 6 odiiUi,
ALLCoHnvmoATioM tvr til Fun Cm lionlj b
ont In IB Monday to Inaar Inaarlloa Ik urn
k, and all dvrllniui ni bualoe.a aotloat
bul latrr than Wadnaadaj nooa.
PoriTivai.? HO eonimunleatloD publUhad nnlaaa
Iba wrllr'a real nam aoeooipanlea It, lot for puh
lloallon uulMt dealrad bul for our owo benefit
and protection,
The Washington bollo, who in Raid
to havo proposed to a wild Indian
named Chunka, baa actually marriod
Litn.
Rev. Goo. W. liriggs lias folt com
pelled on account of bad health to
resign his position as editor in chief
of the Texas Christian Advocate
James Gordon lionuott, editor of
tho New York Herald, and Juy Qould
have been excbniiingHome not very
complimentary lotters recently.
At latest udvioeu soma $20,000 re
mainod to be raisod to secure the
Aransas Pass road to Anstin via Gon
zales, Luling, and Lockbart- It was
tbonglit that amount would surely
be securod.
Hon. Rosnoo Conkling, tbo famous
V. S. ex-Senator of New York, diod
on tho 17th inert. He contracted cold
iu one of bis cars during the late
blizzard in that city; the inflammation
extended to his brain and caused bis
death.
The present extra session of the
legislature was called for the romark
ablo purpose of distributing a cash
surplus of nearly two and a half mil
lion dollars. Doubtless they will bo
largely successful in tho job. May
wisdom guide them.
The Grand Annual Stato Encamp
ment of the Grand Army of the lie
public mot at Austin April 11th
Fort Worth was selected as the place
for tho next annual meeting. Col
J. O. DeGrens was elocted command
er: Cant. Sam Emmereon, of Fort
Worth, vice-commander.
One of the pretty mytbologica
tales that have come down from
' Grecian antiquity is that of Althaea
snatching a brand from tno uoartu
when Meloarrer was born to hor and
carefully preserving it that ho might
live. A Georgia nmn nainoa tory
has kept in his family for a generation
an old nine knot, and his mother be
fore him ganrdod it up to tho day of
her death, simply bocanse tno playful
handling of it was tho last act of her
little boy that died. uuoor wnat
price association will sometimes put
upon an object tuat bas no possioio
lntnnsio value! 1!jX.
The above is but ono of couutloss
illustrations of the truth of tho say
ings of the author of "Paul and Vir
cinia: "Amb6r doos not shed so
0
sweet a perfume as the morest tri
flos touchod by thoso we love."
G. M.W. Towdorly's Special Call.
Genoral Mastor Workman Powdcr
, ly has issued a spooial call to tho Order
dealing with important matters in
remarkable manner. After giving at
considerable length a statement of
the experiences and trials of the Order
in the past, the misconceptions cur
rant, even among its own members
as to the renl purpose for which it was
organized, he calls attontion to its too
rapid growth at one time arising
largely from such misapprehensions.
He treats of strikes at length, the fa
cility in starting them and the diffi
culty of settling them, and concludes
in relation to that subject by taking
a docidod stand against strikes of
any kind. He expresses his opinion
that strikes are weakening tho labor
movement in America. He proposes
education as a substitute for strikes,
and rails upon the Order to establish
an educational fund. Instead of la
bor paying J 10,000 per year for lec
tures and $300,000 peryear for strikes
be would revisoit and pay the $300,
000, or millions if obtainable, to pin
locturers and teachers in the Held.
He considers it a singular oversight
in the General Assembly to Lave
never esUiblifhi'd an educational
fund. He aks that the following
questions be immediniely place! bo
fore each Local Assenibl j in the Order,
a vote tiken threon and the result
returned ti him.
1. Doos your Awndly believe in
entering at once upon an active edu
cat'oral crrjici?
2. Io yon believe we .honlil wnl
ont pool oomjKtent brothers to
tench the principle of th Order'
3. Slimll the (ioncrsl Mit.-r Werk
mn Iciv mi . mint of fift"ti
cent p r ctpstt tax l fry upcii-M-i
of lex-trrrtr'
4. Will ti e Gmrn! ilw'cr Wui
Hi in I atutaiof-J in fiifin-cir J;
r:pbn in all prU of the v rdir!
I
crTint f n
Leal rn lite
The (Jof rnor's Mei.it(rr,
The Twentieth legislature is again
in session, and the governor baa sub
mitted what ho considers tho gravo
issues that now confront tho stato.
His ineMsago is well wordod, concise
ly stated and statesmanlike iu tone.
It is rather discursive and suggest
ive than mandatory. Ho treats all
tho subjects ho touches in abroad
liberal minded way, characteristic of
him, and properly adapted to tho
topics touched upon. 1 lo discusses
tho school question rather iu tho
vein of what it should bo than in tho
expectation that the legisluturo will,
or oven lias tho power constitutional
ly, to place that aystom on the plane
bo thinks it must ultimately occupy.
Chaos in land matters has been re
duced to something liko ordor under
tho excellent McDonald land law en
acted at tho last session of the legis
lature, and tho school muddle is now
tho most vexed and ill-formod ques
tion in the utnto government Tho
governor looks forward to tho tiruo
when, under general laws, tho schools
will have some, though a limited, re
lief from the state, but each county,
district or city will bo hold mainly
reponsihlo for tho maintainanco of
proper publio schools. But this
time is not for the present, and, till
then, his advice to thoroughly criti
ciso and reviow tho school luws with
a viow to their amendment and ro
dnction to 8omo specific and definite
settlement, that the school funds can
be properly followed up and traced
to their legitimate and prompt cx
pendituro, in advice that should be
acted upon if there is timo at this
limited session of tho lccrislaturo. At
all events, tho toachcrsciiu andshoul
be given relief; their salaries shoul
bo paid them. As to tho tax ques
tion and the roduction of tbo surplus,
the governor takes conservative, and,
we think, sound ground. Ho oppos
es any reduction of tho rate of taxa
tion at this time, favoring, in its
stead, tho crediting of each taxpayer
with such a proportion of his yoarly
taxos as tbo legislature may think
the state can disponso with without
impairment of tho running capacity
of tho stato government. Tho idea
of crediting the taxpayers, as now
proposed, iH now and both practical
and expediont. Thoro may arise
such contingencies within tho year
when the whole of tho amount now
collectable at tho prosont rate of tax
ation will be required, or may even
not be sulhciont. If, then, taxes
were reduced, there might be neces
itated an increase to tho present, or
even a higher rate of taxation, and
such a thing is to bo deplored, as it
should always bo the aim of govern
monts to cut down, rather than to in
crease, taxation. It is estimated
that property values will be largely
mcroased this yoar. If so, tho legis
laturo, at its regular session next
year, can, upon that basis, make a
new rate with greater safety than can
be done at this timo. Wo think the
governor has struck the key noto to
the tax question in his rocommonda-
tion to the legislature As a whole
tho message is an ablo stato paper,
and will be of invaluable assistance
to tho legislature in its determina
tion of the questions upon which it
has been re-convened to make laws
Wo copy tho above condons
ed report from tho Austin Statos
man of tbo main topics of the mos
sago. We odd the conclusion, re
ferring, we believe, to tho only oddi
tional topics:
I invite your earnest attention to
tho complaint of tho farmors of our
stato of tho illiberal and rostrictivo
corporation laws claimed to exist in
subdivision 24 of article GG6 Revised
Statutes, os amondod by act of Mar.
23, 1887, under which a full develop
ment of this important industry can
not in their judgment be had. If
there bo any right in this country
which the govorumont should respect
it should bo the right of labor.
Tho prospect of our farming inter
ests benefits every other business
pursuit, and thoy should be accorded
every liberty of actiou necessary to
give strength to the band of toil, and
ony measure which enlightend states
manship can devise to elevate their
condition and enhance their prosper
ity should rocoive tho most thought
ful and favorablo consideration.
In view of tho speody conclusion
of onr state capitol building I have
dirocted tho commissioners to trans
mit to your honorable bodies a thor
ough and complete exposition in do
tail of the contract, specifications,
plans, modifications and changes in
oaiginal contract, togother with every
thing elso relating to progress ami
condition of this public building, and
I most earnestly urge yon as tho rep
resentatives of tho people to take
such steps as may seem to you wise
aud proper to mako a thorough in
spection of the work of the work in
all its bearings, to the end that tho
interests of onr stato may be fully
protected and secured in tho premi
ses, and the people assured that there
hris been an honest and faithful com
pliance with tho contract
Prohibition StuWonrr-ntlon.
The Texas Trade Associstion
bas fixed tho rste to the Prohibition
St.te Convention, which convert at
Waco on Wedrci.lny. April 2.". atone
fare for the round trip on sll rail
road. Friends of the rnnse will
plene make this known as f ir aspos
Ril'le. J. I. Ckimtiu
Chrm. Ex. Cora.
Wc Teri. April lfi.
Jndce W. R Wood of Sxn Mi rco
jisFpoktn of a a fniUM, ni;:n t
!nJM a d.Vg'tP h t!. tjiti.-r.l
!dmrcf!it:c omrtitiin to l-e Ld.l in
'St Lnii. lri'j:slK'r.'.My Judr
1 Wool is w !1 .n:ii d to t-crtf in t;1i
cpr It t:-l tLr A lvoo-.t wrul 1
K - t'.t j-.I to Kit Liu tL.re. V:ct -
WASHIXUTOX LLTTEIt.
(From Our ltuulnr CorreNondent.)
Washinuton. April 13, 18S8.
Tho President is disgusted, nd
ho has sufficient canso to be. Ten
days of precious time wasted in the
House, by members of his own par
ty, thus playing right into tho hands
of tho enemy, whoso main hope of
defeating tho Mills tariff bill is by
delaying its consideration. If any
thing political Lad been at stako, the
time might have boon excused, but
thoro was not Tho dead look was
cansod by tho filibustering of from
fifty to scvonty-fivo doiuocrutio Con
gressmen who woro opposed to the
passago of tho bill to refund to the
several States nnd territories tbo
amounts paid by them to the Uuited
Statos tinder tho dirout tax levied by
Congress in 1801.
For a week tbo filibustered re
fused to listen to any talk of Qi
promising in any way to break tho
dead lock. Thoy also refused to take
part in a democratic caucus on the
bill. But finally the filibustered
having discovered that a majority of
tho douiocrats would give up to them
to the extent of postponing tho con
sideration of this bill until next
Decomber, they agreed to hold a
caucus. In caucus they agreed to
postpone discussion of the Direct
Tax bill until the Cth. of December
next, when a voto is to be taken on
it
So tho deadlock endod on Thurs
day with n docidod victory for the
filibustering minority. It waB the
best that could be done however, for
tho filibustered did not hesitate to
say, they would continue lock legis
lation for tho remainder of the ses
sion before thoy would surrender.
This filibustering of the past ten
days has probably injured tho domo
cratio party more than the republi
can party could have dono in ten
months. Busides absolutely noth
ing has boon gained by it, and a
dangerous precedent has been set be
fore the republicans of the Houso,
which they will not be slow to take
advantage of when nn opportunity
presents itself. Tho country is
thankful, however, that the deadlock
is over nnd that noodod legislation is
going forward.
The doraocratH of the Houbc com
mittoe on pensions have improved
tho Dopondent pension bill, which
recontly passod the Senato. Tbey
agroed to an amendment, which
strikes out the second and third sec
tions that gave $12 a month to all
soldiers of the rebellion who served
throe months and are now from age
or any other cause incapacitated for
earning a support, or tha same sum
to the widow and children of such
soldiers as have died. It substitutes
therofor a provision regulating pen
Bions by the term of service, at tho
rate of one cent a month for each
days servico in the army of the wars.
Moxican, Indian or the rebellion, and
that all soldiers whether incapacitated
or not shall receive a pension rated
in this manner, after thoy reach the
ago of 62 years. Tho republicans of
the committee opposed the amend
ment.
While Seuator Piatt, of Connocti
cut, was making a prosy speech in
favor or his bill to admit South Da
kota us a State, Delegate Giflbrd, of
Dakota, who was sitting on one of
tho comfortable lounges in the rear
of tho Senate Chamber, fell into a
doop slcop and snored audibly, not
waking until the Senator had finished
bis spocch. Mr. Gifford was one of
tho victims of the deadlock, and
doubtloss needed re6t so badly that
ho was unablo to honor with his at
tention the speech which ho had come
over to the Senato purposely to hear.
It is not thought likely that any
legislation in regard to the admit
tance of any of tho territories
will pass during tho prosent ses
sion oi uongress. juie nonate
now has before it a bill for the admis
sion of South Dakota, and it will
probably pass that body by a strict
party voto, but that is as far as it is
likely to get, as the democrats of the
Houso havo agreed in caucus that
tho only territorial legislation of the
session will be the passage of the
Springer omnibus bill, which pro
vides for the admission of Dakota,
Montana, Washington and New Mex
ico, but ttere is no nope t!;ai the
Senate will pass this bilL The pec-
plo of the territories can blame the
republicans for keeping them out of
Statelier!.
Mr. Stanford, the California mil
lionaire, bouht a seat in tha United
States Senate, as nutiy ethers had
done Ixrfore him, and now Le pro
posts to make oiue investigations in
ordT to figure rp the probable oW
of h;iy;r j the rpnl hcaa ccuicatk-n
for tl 1 r s.d-ncT.
Y. S-ryU r Wi'Ijcc. tf rttntvl- i
v.ii.ia. Lo was in aLir,t..n t-ViLt.
Tt k, n tLe df mxT.t of L; Sute
are a nr.:t for the rtcom:r-:; .n of!
IVfi-lr-nt Ctt-Nz.t Ti. lre:Jr.t ! Ail:.'i C ly,
i nctivf I r"-fi ;r.v.;t:;-, tl i . --.vr
rnon GALVESTOX.
TrtiTIo A.HoIfttlituBun rialN-Lw
ly (aalrfston In hrr (.'lory.
'ot of I u teres t
(From oar regular eorreepondent.)
To th Fiiki 1'bbhi,
Galveston, April & Tho Colorado
Traffic Association is at prosont hold
ing joint meetings at tho Boach
hotel, in this city, with tha Texas
Traffio Association. One of tho im
portant questions to be legislated up
on, is the rocont action of the Pan
handle route in roducing its freight
rates 25 per cent, causing consterna
tion among competing roads.
STEAMSHIPS WITHDRAWN.
It is tbo custom of the Southern
Pacific company every spring, when
reooipts of cotton and other state
products fall off, to withdrawn thoir
steamers plying between this port
and New York city, and tho steamer
New York:, which sailed east Tues
day, was the last vessel until business
opens in th fall. During the sea
son the line has transported an im
mense amount of through freight to
Los Angeles, San Francisco and
other points on the Pacifio slope.
BASEBALL.
Base ball has certainly taken a
strong hold on Texas this year. The
Dallas and Galveston League clubs
crossed bats at Boach Park, Satur
day and Sunday. About 2,000 peo
ple witnessed tho game of Saturday,
which resulted in a score of 3 to 0 in
favor of Galveston. Yestorday the
Galvestons tried thoir "baby battery"
and as a consequence were easily de
feated by a score of: Dallas, 0; Gal
veston, 0. Ovor 2,500; people wit
nessed tho game. Tbey cross bats
again to-day, and the Galvestons are
confident of success, as thoy will play
thoir "Star Battery." To-morrow
Galveston raeots Fort Worth, and
until the 15th, inclusive, we will
have league games every day.
NOTES OF INTEREST.
Next Friday evening the ladioB of
St. John's church give the first ice
cream and strawberry festival of the
season. Strawberries are in the
market in profusion at a very nominal
figure, viz: 25 cents a quart, (or rath
er a box that is claimed to hold a
quart.)
The Galveston excursionists to
Denver returned Saturday, and ex
press themselves well pleased with
Colorado.
Twenty head of cattle, weighing
24,800 pounds, or an average of 1,240
pounds each, were shipped Saturday
by Mr. Sampson Heidenhcimer of
this city to St. Louis. These beeves
wore fattened in Galvoston from the
cotton seed hulls and meal from
Heidenhoimer's oil mill, and during
the fattening process they drank
Galveston artesian well water exclu
sivoiy. xms is one of the many
evidences of tho importance of the
cattlo fattening industry to Galves
ton, where the fattening substance i
procurable in unlimited abundance.
Joe Jefferson appears here for one
night reappearing to-night in Rip
Van Winkle. An immense audience
is assured.
Mrs, Langtry, tho famous English
beauty, "the Jersey Lily," appears
nere tor turoe nights, commencing
April 16th.
A rare musical concont was given
Saturday night at the Tromont
opera-houso to a fine and cultivated
audience. Galveston's most talented
artists contributed to its success
which surpassed oil expectations.
Our business men express them
solvos as expecting big things for
Texas in the way of increased busi-
uoss m view of the recent railroad
conneotion with Denver.
Bids for the construction of the
Soaly hospital ore advertised for,
to be in by May 1st
Alderman Henry Rosenburg, a
wealthy banker and well known citi
zen of this city, has donated $10,000
for the construction of a tine school
building for white children in the
east end, this city. Galvoston un
doubtedly has the finest system of
public schools and the most magnifi
cent publio school buildiugs in Texas,
and perhaps the south.
The Sealy rifles are drilling hard
for the first prize at the Austin drill,
and will crowd their competitors not
a little.
Our Doantiful city now presents
ie appearance oi a ver.tablo flower
garden, rare and bautifal flowers on
every hand and tho weather simp'y
charming. Twou'd mke Cahfuraia
blush for shame. At day and night
tie flower rrfame J air penetrate
tho dwd'.'ns an-1 streets,
r. onr
itizens and visitors are wont to cx 1
claim, ! this crth or paradise-?"
The Cluntinqn boir I of director
were to tsve tart in llosoton oce
d.v lst t. tit to ru
heM. or.!v two tsc:.dri
J. J. ru
Kan ,
La
ft 1
r.:.ri f !r
Ike .w IlUhop.
Tli llev. Jme Kt.to Jouiioon, reoout
W coiml-a wi..uury bW.oP or iru
an, iu born iu Mil'l'l ,81'S' nd
wm .duclod t lao 1'uiYur.ity, wWcu iu.
.litutloD tit Mi to J"'" tU coufo.Ur.iU
nuv. U fouKUt tlirougU IU wr. ud
ro to tUo mult of lleui-mut iu btu.rU
vlry. " aJ'it,9j t0 lUo Ur ta
JnOtJ, lilt took holy or.lenilU ut yr.
Hit lint olirR mi st Fort Oilon, Mi..
hen Mou.it btorlim, Ky. Iu im It
called toTrluity church, Mobil. Ala. sud
on October 28 wu cbowu uiUiounry bUu-
op, M BUOVO). E.
lfi,
Absolutely Pure.
TMi powlr r virlai. A moda.1 of parity,
atretiKth and wboloioniooefa. Mor economical
than Itao ordlnarjr klndt. and oan noi bo told In oom
petition wllh luo multlluda ol low tail, 'tiort walfthl
alnm or pbonphalo powdera, Sold only III oaoa.
Borat. Bilixo Powuta On., lot Wall St., n. I.
THE HUNT & BOOTH
NEW HAY PRESS.
SIlnTLESTt CHEAPEST
AND
BEST Hi THE MARKET
FOR THE MONEY.
Costs Only $75 !
Send for circnlurs to
HUNT & BOOTU,
San Antonio, - - Texas.
Highest Market Prices Paid for
HAY AND GRAIN.
mr 29, Su
NEW ARRANGEMENT
Would respectfully inform his
friends uml tlie public that ho
has removed Ilia
Grocery Store
To larger quarters on tho oust side of tho
Public Square, whore liewill oontinno to Joal
in Staple and Fancy Groceries, Fruits, Cm
dies, ota. Givo him a call aud Wm hia
prices.
Ho further begs to give notice
th:it in connection with hit
Grooory he has also opened a
NEW TIN SHOP
in the same buiilding, having pur
chased the outfit of Mr, Ownby.
Bolng himself a practical Turner, Mr. Wolf
will pivo nis personal attention to all orders
in thiB line. AU Job Work and ltoimiring
will roooive prompt attention. Guttoring
and Roofing a Spooiilty. Satisfaction guar
anteed, fblOtf
THE TIME AN J) TEE PLAGE!
If
n
I
(Snccesaora to Greon ft Go.)
HAVE A MAUSIFICENT STOCK
OF
DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS,
BOOTS and SHOES,
-A5D-
GROCERIES.
Arc Now Offering
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS !
At Especially Attractive Prices.
CALL ANrVFEP US.
5 EXT DOOR TO FIRST NAT'L BANK.
DENNY BROS. & ANDREWS.
San Marcos, Tex.
JTlS0lf.
. H. BOBBINS,
THE "OLD RELIABLE"
WATCHMAKER
JEWELER,
OPTICIAN,
ul tnirr la alt end af
clocks, batches, jewel
ry, SILYERWAEE, FAKCY
GOODS AND XOTICXS.
0TH Bir Of TBI PLAZA.
AU O'kxU virrantei at rmretmt.
ff all Korl to aire atifatwn. or
mo9 rtfun.lul.
Kf X.l anlJaa low if Mt lover than
ran be tTu Lt tlx Lr is Tcxaa
Isaac H. Julian,
NOTARY FUBU
TtXAS.
VP'
FOR SUPHKIOU
JOB PRINTING
COM! TO Tlt
FREE PRESS OFFICE.
North Sid P1m.
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. NOTE IIEADS .
.RECEIPT BOOKS.
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5'W
Bul this time It lit adieu. ChHdrcn'ii and Mlaaei1
oicuse line of Fa.n. Kmbroidercd UubuH, Silk
CONTINUES
Rut I am Still at
Where I expect to continue to keep a good stock of
SADDLES and HARNESS
Such as Everyone Wants.
And I will continue to Bell 'em low, sell 'em fast and make up more.
J". K. PORTER.
SA.1ST MARCOS, TEX.
Dealers In All Klnda ol
STOLES, SASH,
Whits Pine Weathsrbcarding,
whxta Pine Beaded Ceiling
EYERITEIXG IS 1UEIR LINE ALWAYS ON JTAND.
Lumber Dressed to Order.
OFFICE AND YARD Near
ED. J. L. GUEES. J. XV. HEfiXDOX
rCEST. TICE PB1AT.
E. L. THOMAS, Cxsnren.
First National Bank
xi a ft co.
Capita! S!ocV Paid Up, . $ 83,000.
Auiho-ized Cap'ii!. . . 250.0C0.
.5rf Ka.irMa.
all
CoIrcUij ara4t
Ae4'
'.'rfllrTRit'L'imm W-VV.
' w S'wat J. O. (kvnai,
L. 1. C ...
J'"r
OLD .VLTi srjr:i;s
To IHJ I IVit-
For :!t clttp t tLis t,r.
('i
E SAME FliT.
Trliaraed and UutrlmniM Hntt Maine or Watered !IJ
iiitta at 2j oouu.
DAILEY & BR0.
TO MOVE
the Same Rlace,
DOORS, BLINDS;
All Orders Promptly Pilled
the Railroad Depci
ari
M. T. CHASTAIN,
Manafaetarar f
in mm
!ItresiP of AU Kind Altered ia
Size and Impaired.
SatisfActKm (.'aaranlw-d n4 Wrt
Same a llaadnade.
pUTrnat Harte tm af Caawaia St''
San JIarcos, Te-xas.
atari Jt
P.RINOESS TEA
Has pi mft tJn mart t nitj ftt
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