The Day (Waco, Texas), Friday, January 17, 1890

              SEVENTH YEAB. WACO. TEXAS. FRI DAY. JANUARY 17.1890. PRICE 5 CENTS.
Dennis & Wigley
Funeral Directors.
WASHINGTON.
TIIK HOIISK COMMITTEE AND THE
OHIO BALLOT BOX k-ORGERY.
SUCCESSORS TO.
| Ex-Governor Foraker Tells Wliat he
Knows About the Document—Cover-nor
Campbell ana Others to be
LESSING, SOLOIOH, ROSENTHAL & CO.
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Examined Next Monday—
Walker Blaine's Burial.
FINEST : FUNERAL : CAR
THE STATE-Embalming
: and : Shipping : Bodies :! a : Specialty.
518 - - AUSTIN STREET.
MOORE BROS.
WHOLESALE GROCERS'
There are two articles that every Grocery firm is anxious to
have the very best to be had—Lard and FI ur -- Wc are sole \
agents in Waco for Armour’s Celebrated ‘'81111011 Pure Lard
in Bronze Buckets.” And we guarantee it satisfactory to
V* those who want a pure article. We are wholesale agents in
Waco for Plant’s A1 and Extra Flour.
jpgr* All open orders receive prompt and careful attention
Keep Out Coid Draughts and Rain
METALIC WEATHER STRIP,
—FOHrSALE ONLY BY-HORSFULL
& CAMERON,
Mr. A. C. Adrian, who has had much experi-ence
in putting on Metalic Weather Strip, can be
found at our store.
A. B. WESLOW.
WESLOW & CO.,
Fire Insurance Agents and Money Brokers.
Represents tfieTloyd Plate Glass Insurance company. The only Plate Glass company that has
an agent in Waco
We will lend money from 8® 10 per cent, per annum, according to securities. Also have some
good property for sale.
Office in Rear of Waco State Bank on Ground Floor North Fifth St.
KELLDM & COX.
p Merchandise Brokers,, Real Estate I Fire Insur-ance
Agents.
SOME SPECIAL BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE.
OFFICE HOTEL ROYAL.
NEW M'CLELUUMOTEL Remodeled, Refurnished, Reopened,
UNDER MANAGEMENT OF THE
Orand Bros. HERE IS THE DRUMMER’S HOME.
WHERE HE FARES SUMPTUOUSLY EVERY DAY
IS YODR TIME!
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Occurs Yery Seldom
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w e are going out of the Carpet business and offer our en-joo
tire stock of desirable goods at Strict Cost. We must 8
Close this Stock out at Once, as wc need the room. , §
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Royal Wilsons, regular selling price $1.60 and $1.75 you
can bny at our cost sale for...................I ....... ...
Genuine body Brussels, regular- settisff price $1. -and
1-25 you can buy at our cost sale for ..............................
Tapestry Brussels, regular selling price of which is 65c,
75c and 90c you can buy at our cost sale for...................
All Wool Three Plys, usually sold at $1, you can buy at
our cost sale for—per yard..........................................
All Wool Two Plys, usually sold at 65c and 75c you can
buy at our cost sale for—per yard .............................
$ 1.10
75 to 85
45 50
and 60
75
50
-And so on down to the Very Cheapest Carpets.
----------- VERYTHING OFFERED AT STRICT COST-------------------
Window Shades, Cornice Poles and Mattings at Cost.
EMROIDERIES— \ It sells for *2.00 a pair, and is a Dongola Kid Shoe*
We will display five hundred Pieces of Ham- j well worth Wets per pair more. Just try
burg Embroideries this week, that will astonish
t e most seeutical as to price.
a pair oftliein.
BOYS' SHIRT WAISTS-TORCHON
LACES \ W(! arc showing one hundred dozen of Boys’
Just in receipt of our Spring Importation of j Onlauudried Shirt Waists made of Genuine
Torchon Laces, ranging in price from the Cheap- \ Beuang, at just an even Half a Dollar per Waist,
est to the Very finest. j In our
SHOES— ART DEPARTMENT—
We a-e showing an unusual line of First-class > We are receiving Novelties for House Decora-
Makes in all kinds and Styles of Shoes. Have t tion. and all the ladies are cordially invited to
you seen our “LA TOSCA,” come aud see the many pretty things here shown.
I. OEWEN STEIN
AND COMPANY,
SUCCESSORS TO
LESSING, SOLOMON, ROSENTHAL & Co.
CORNER OF FIFTH STREET AND AUSTIN AVENUE.
WE ARE THE LARGEST DEALERS IN
Diamonds, Watches and Jewelry.
In the state, and undersell all competition. We buy and sell for cash.
D. DOMNAU & BRO.,
Pawnbrokers aod Jewelers,
AUSTIN AVENUE, OPPOSITE MCCLELLAND HOTEL, WACO.
----- Also Dallas and Temple.------
Sole Agents for Big ami Little Louisiana
and Mexican Lottery Tickets.
SPECI0L FOR TOE HOMS We have .made special preparations forthe Holidays,and can supply the de-mand
for everything in our line. We have in stock a complete line of fine old
Whiskies and Brandies of the best and most popular brands, such as OLD
PEPPER. W. A. M'BRAYER, OLD CROW, T. J.MONAAK, BELMONT,
KENTUCKY CLUB. In California Wines: SWEET CATAWBA, JACKAY,
ANGELICA, SHERRY, MACATELLE, MALAGA, MADEIRA, and many
more standard and popular brands of^ Wines and Liquors. Also a complete line
of Cordials. Our line of Imported Wines and Liquors is superior to any in the
city. Call early, we are offering special inducements, and extremely low
prices from now till after the Holidays. We are headquarters for Claret
Wines, 25 per cent cheaper than any other house in the city.
MAYER,
NO. 415 AUSTIN STREET.
THE BALLOT BOX FOKGJCRY.
Washington, January 16.—The spe-cial
house committee appointed to inves-titrate
the ballot box forgery began its
work this morning. Chairman Mason
laid before the committee a communica-tion
signed by Senators Sherman, Stock-bridge
and McPherson, aud Uepresenta-tives
Butterworth, Breckenridge of Ken-tuckv,
McKinley and Austin It.Whiting,
reciting that as it is desirable to have a
full and i in partial investigation they re-quest
that Representative Grosvener be
allowed to appear before the committee
to aid in examining witnesses and render
other assistance. . This request was
granted and Representative Grosvener
said that while it was admitted that the
paper which was to form the basis of
investigation was forged, all the gentle-men
concerned desired to appearand tea-tify
to that fact as well as to any other
facts that they might know their bearing
on the subject. Representative McKin-ley
was the first witness to appear. The
chairman presented a paper dated July
2, 1888, and asked if the witness had ever
seen the paper and whether the name
William McKinley, Jr., signed thereto
was signed by himself. He said he saw
a paper like it for the first time just before
congress met. It was shown him by
Representative Bnttenvorth. The name
was not his signature. He knew noth-ing
about the matter except, what he has
seen in the newspapers and never heard
of the ballot box bill until it was brought
to light in the last campaign. He knew'
nothing of the motive that impelled the
forgery. He saw a fac simile of the pa-per
published in the Cincinnati Com-mercial-
Gazette, signed by J. F. Camp-bell
alone. It was afterwards published
other and local Republican papers.
He had no interest, direct or indirect, in
the paper and never had any relations
with Mr. Wood and did not recall that
he had ever heard of him or the ballot
box matter until he saw this publication.
In his speech in Cincinnati in Music
hall September 28, Governor Foraker
produced a copy of the ballot box bill
and that, with the newspaper publica-tions,
was the first he heard of the sub-ject.
Governor Foraker at that
time made no reference to the contract
but subsequently the contract and sub-scription
was published in the Com-mercial
Gazette. The signature “Wm.
McKinley, Jr.,” was not very much like
his own signature but it may have been
hurriedly traced from his frank. His
first intimation that his name was signed
to the paper was received through Judge
G. W. O’Neill of Lebanon, but he did
remember whether that was before or
after the retraction. When the whole
paper was published after the election by
the Commercial Gazette his name ap-peared
attached to it.
Judson Harmon, a lawyer of Cincin-nati,
who was Governor Campbell’s
counsel, was the next witness and said
that he never saw the forged paper until
this morning. Fome time in October
last, George J. Murray told him that
this paper was a forgery and had
been gotten up in his office
The witness started to get proof, spend-ing
the next day in meeting their affida-vits
by G. L. Murray, F. L. Milware and
Frank Davis. [These affidavits were put
in evidence ] The next day, in com-pany
with J. N. Jordan, he called on
Mr. Murat Halstead, of the Commercial-
Gazette, and demanded to see the paper.
Mr. Halstead said the paper was locked
up in a safe deposit vault, but showed a
photographic copy. Witness told him
the paper was a forgery. Mr. Halstead
asked twenty-four hours for investiga-tion,
a truce was declared and he decided
not to print it, Mr. Halstead withdraw-ing
an editorial about to be published
next day. Witness saw the retraction
and got a note from Halstead stating
that he was convinced the paper was a
forgery. Persons making affidavits were
told that they w ere wanted only to secure
a retraction.’ The photographic copy of
the paper exhibited by Mr. Halstead
had all of the signatures attached. Mr.
Halstead had cross-examined witness to
discover whether lie knew of other
names. As o:her names besides Mr.
Campbell’s had not been publically men-tioned,
witness thought it was the part
of decency aud wisdom to say nothing
about them in the retraction. Mr. Hal-stead
believed that the paper was
genuine, but acknowledged that some-thing
had happened that afternoon to
cause him to investigate its authenticity.
Mr. Halstead did not say where he got
the paper. The witness had his sus-pieions,
hut Mr. Halstead denied their
truth. Wood had told Murray when the
latter upbraided him for misusing his
office and his young men that the w’hole
matter was a mistake, that it
was not intended for publication
but to force the wicked Democrats to
give up the Topp letter. This was the
proposition by Geo. L. Topp, a contrac-tor,
to sell gravel to the city aud divide
the profits.
Ex-Governor Foraker took the stand
and was shown “Exhibit T,” the forged
paper, and asked to tell all he knew
about it. He said he had no personal
knowledge of who executed the paper.
After his nomination, June 27, L. N.
Hadden, assistant city solicitor, cam? to
see him and talked about the" politi-cal
situation. It seemed probable that
Mr. Campbell would be nominated bjr
the Democrats. Hadden thought that
Campbell would be a very strong
candidate, saying in explanation
that he would have the sup-port
of some leading Republicans,
mentioning Major Butterworth. Had-den
said his reason for supposing so was
that in the financial results of Camp-bell’s
ballot box bill Messrs. Butter-worth
and McKinley were both inter-ested.
He undertook to procure written
evidence of his statement. Witness was
busy and did not think of the matter
until July 8, when not having heard
from Hadden he wrote him, asking for
evidence. Hadden did not answer.
The witness was interested in the ballot,
box business and promised to send pa-pers.
At this point the committee adjourned,
after granting the request by Represen.
tative Outhwaite that Governor Camp
bell’s examination be fixed for Monday,
January 27. He was very busy at pres-ent.
THE TARIFF HEARING.
Washington, January 16.—H. T.
Richardson of New York was the only
witness to appear before the ways and
means committee this morning. He
represented the largest stave-makers of
the United States and presented a peti-tion
signed by them asking that mica be
retained on the free list on the ground
to place a duty upon that article would
be a burden to the manufacturers in-tceets.
Tiie witness said that promotion
of large mica in the United States during
the past three or lour years has been 60
light that manufacturers had been
obliged to use small mica. To place a
duty upon mica would enhance the cost
to the manufacturer without benefitting
the consumer.
Mr. Flower read a telegram from the
J. L. Matt Iron works, Union Stove
works urging the retention of mica on
the free list.
walker blaine’s funeral.
Washington, January lq.—The fu-neral
of Mr. Walker Blaine takes place
from the Church of the Covenant next
Saturday at 11 a. m. The interment will
be in Oak Hill cemetery.
Weather Forecast.
Washington, January 16.—The cold
wave extends over the central valleys,
lake regions and Minnesota southward
to the gulf coast. The temperature has
fallen from ten to twenty degrees in tho
Mississippi valley, and it is below freez-ing
in Southern Texas, below zero in
Kansas and thirty degrees below zero in
North Dakota. Forecast till 8 a. m' Eri-day:
For Eastern Texas—Fair, north-erly
winds, becoming variable, slightly
warmer.
Three of a Kind.
New York, January 16.—Mike Dono-van,
Mike Cleary and Mike Muldoon
were this afternoon turned over to the
Mississippi authorities to be taken to
that state for trial for their connection
with the Sullivan-Kilrain fight. Just
when they will be taken south is not yet
determined.
The West Virginia Contest.
Charleston, VV. V., January 16.—Af-ter
a rather heated discussion in the
senate this morning that body wont into
joint assembly with the house of dele-gates
to consider the gubernatorial con-test
matter. This was generally
opposed by the Republicans, who want-ed
to wait until their absent members
could attend. The majority report of
the gubernatorial committee was pre-sented
ami the minority report will be
presented this afternoon. The joint as-semblv
adjourned until 3 o’clock.
A W. C. T. U., Circular.
Chicago, January 16.—The general
officers of the Woman’s Christian Tern-perance
Union have] issued a circular ex-tending
greetings to the non-seceding
White Ribboners of the Iowa Woman’s
Christian Temperance Union inviting
all who are with the national committeo-in
its policy of no sectarianism in reli-gion,
no sectionalism in politics, no sex
in citizenship, but with and for all, for
prohibition by constitutional amend-ments,
national and state, to hold meet-ings
locally and pass resolutions to this
effect.
An Important Decision.
Chicago, January 16.—A11 important
question relating to foreign corporations
doing business in Illinois was decided by
Judge Anthony yesterday. Hook,
Green & Co., hotel brokers, have a suit
against the Galveston City Railway
company for $5,000 commission for tho
sale for $200,000 of the Beach hotel, Gal-veston,
Texas, owned by the company.
Col. W. H. Sinclair, president of the
railway companv, an officer of
the hotel company and post-master
of Galveston, coming to Chicago
was served with a summons. Sinclair
raised the point that the hotel and rail-way
companies being foreign corpora-tions,
having no place of business or
agents in the state, service could not be
had in that way. It was admitted that
St. Clair was authorized to receive pro-posals
while in Chicago in reference to
the corporate property, but not to pass
on them. Judge Anthony held that
where foreign corporations sent their
representatives in this country clothed
with authority to represent them they
thereby become inhabitants of Illinois,
sufficiently to be subject to suit here. If
foreign corporations could send their
officers into a state to do business with
its citizens, they could not on becoming
liable defy a creditor and compel him to
follow them into their state. This is the
first time the question has been decided
in this state.