The Day (Waco, Texas) Vol. 4 No. 214, Wednesday, August 3, 1887

              VOL. 4. NO 214. WACO, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18a7. PRICE 6 CENTS.
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45 cent fancy Mattings reduced to 3o cents.
5o cent fancy Mattings reduced to 35 cents.
65 cent fancy Mattings reduced to 45 cents.
75 cent fancy Mattings reduced to 50 cents.
Wehaveonly a few more left of the cheap Mattings advertise 1'Iast week, but what
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Body Brussels Carpets
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Moquette Carpets
Wilton Velvets 
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95 cents a yard
  Sl.oo a yard
$1.25 and $1.40 a yard
$1.2o and $1.35 a yard
Brass window poles with brass trimmings' complete at 85
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Link Curtains Chain at 2o cents a pair..
Scrimms at 6, lo and 11 cents.
Patent Spring Roller Dado Shades at 5o cents each.
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move present stock to make room for new fall goods.
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FERRYBOULANGEH.
WHAT THE FRENCH THINK OF
THE PENDING DUEL.
The Kentucky Election — Earthquakes in
Indiana and Alabama—A Curious
Indian Relic—The President’s
Tour Fatal Affray at a Ball.
The FerryBoulanger; Duel.
Associated Press.
London, August 3.—The attempts cf
Gen. Boulanger’s seconds to arrange a
duel between their principal and M.
Jules Ferry have assumed phases affording
much amusement to (disinterested
persons. The bickerings of the representatives
of the exministers have gone
far to confirm the opinion formed by
many that the affair would ultimately
end in a fizzle, and the tact'cs employed
appeared to have been borrowed for the
occasion from the devotees of the prize
nng. Sympathy, however, is largely
with Gen. Boulanger, and the suspicion
is rapidly gaining ground that M. Ferry
will not fight unless he can be assured
that the chances of his getting hurt will
be reduced to a remote possibility. In
fact, men who have given the matter any
thought, and there is scarcely
one who has not, find it difficult to
eliminate from the things to b. considered
the suggestion of cowardice acqompanying
the action ofa man who goes
out of his way to insult another, and,
when sa isfaction is demanded of him on
the field of honor, insists upon limiting
the liability of danger to himself to a
single exchange of shots at twentyfive
paces. This proposition, coming from
M. Ferry’s representative, was promptly
and indignantly rejected by Count Dil
Ion, on behalf of Gen, Boulanger, and
his action is applauded by men who
yesterday believed that M. Ferry was
justified in bis stricture upon Gen. Boulanger,
and denounced the latter's imprudence
in representing the former’s
language in the manner he chose, as
tending to vindicate his wounded honor.
On the other hand Gen. Boulanger’s
friends insist more strenuoudy than ever
that nothing but the shedding of
M. Ferry’s blood will suffice to repair
the injury he has inflicted
upon France’s most conspicious
if not her greatest soldier. Nobody
doubts that in a meeting without restriction
as to the number of shots to be
exchanged, Gen. Boulanger would kill
M. Ferry if he possibly could, but that is
not the kind of a duel the latter wants to
fight. M. Ferry has shown himself to
be a thorough opportunist in this affair,
if he has never done so before, by availing
himself of the first opportunity pre
sented to shirk the consequences of
his illchosen and unprovoked language
in a political speech, intended to grossly
insult a man injevery respect his peer.|and
as the action of his representatives has
shown, in respect of bravery, his superior.
Count Dillon, who, it may incidentally
be mentioned is the managing director
of the Commercial (MackayBennett)
Cable Company, is said to have remarked
to a friend, after his withdrawal
from the conference of seconds, that a
duel between the expremier and the ex
minister of war was yet possible, but if it
should be fought according to the
methods of safety insisted upon by M.
Ferry, it could not possibly be otherwise
than a harmless affair. That Gen.| Boulanger
would consent to such an arrangement,
both he and others of the general’s
friends did not believe.
The Northrup Murder Case.
Associated Press.
Chicago, August, 3.—A News special
from Portsmouth, O., says the jury in the
celebrated case of Alf McCoy, charged
with the murder of Dr. Northrup, returned
a verdict of guilty of murder in
the second degree. The crime of Me
Coy was the killing in May last at Haverhill
of Dr. Northrup. The victim was a
prohibitionist, and it was claimed that
McCoy, who owned a saloon, felt an enmity
toward him on that account. On
the day of the murder the men had a
little dispute about guinea fowls.
Dr. Northrup wa£ attacked by
Alf McCoy, the prisoner, as well
as Dy James McCdy, his brother, and
Pierson McCoy, James McCoy’s son.
Northrup defended himself unarmed until
the young McCoy brought a gun.
After his father arid uncle had emptied
their pistols he gave It to the prisoner,
who deliberately shot to death the already
wounded Northrup. McCoy was
postmaster of the village at the time of
the murder. There is much dissatisfaction
with the verdict, as the shooting
was demoniac, and most of the population
regard it worthy of capital punishment.
The President’s Tour.
Associated Press.
Washington, August 3.—The president
said today that he felt it to be absolutely
necessary that he should in every
case request those cities which proposed
to send delegation to Washington conveying
invitations to visit them on his
trip, to forego that formality and forward
their communications by mail. He has
a full appreciation of the co.dial spirit
which prompts such courtesy, which is
most gratifying, but it seems to him unnecessary
that such journeys for such a
purpose at this heated season of the
year should be undertaken. In addition
to this consideration, he said it
had been his purpose to absent
himself from the capitol and
White House, as he should feel
disposed during this month, and to
make no engagements which would require
his presence here at any stated
time. It is probable that he will leave
here the last day of September and go
directly to St. Louis, and from there to
Kansas City, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Milwaukee.
Chicago, Nashville and Atlanta.
The St. Louis and Atlanta dates being
fixed, it will not be practicable to deviate
much from this programme. The
journey will be made by the ordinary
route of travel between the cities named,
and the disposition of the president will
be to see as much of the country and
the people on his route as will be consistent
with the limited time and positive
engagements.
A Fatal Affray.
Associated Press.
New Orleans, August 3.—At a Saturday
night ball on the Doran place in
Assumption parish, Frank Berthel sat
down on Edmund Geautreaux’s hat. This
led to a quarrel and they agreed to fight
it out with fists. They went out into the
yard, and as they began Geautreaux
knocked Berthel down with his fist.
Berthel then arose and as he was knocked
down a second time he stabbed Geautreaux
in the left arm. Geautreaux
knocked Berthel down several times and
each time receiving a severe cut. Notwithstanding
the severe cuts Geautreaux
had received, Berthel was so severely
beaten that he cried “enough.”
Then Geautreaux attempted to
walk to the house, but
staggered and was caught by his friends.
He called tor his mother and died. It
was found that Geautreaux had a loaded
pistol but would not use it. Seventeen
wounds were found on him, eight
were in his back and one through his
heart. Berthel was arrested next dav
and locked up in the Napoleonville jail.
Geautreaux was twentyone years old
and Berthel nineteen.
A Drouth in Kansas.
Associated Press
CHICAGO, August 3.—A special from
Parsons, Kan., says: A genuine case of
drouth of has prevailed here since July
4. On that day rain fell in torrents,
since which scarcely a drop has fallen,
and although the ground was thoroughly
soaked at that time, and the corn was
exceedingly well advanced, the dry
weather which has prevailed since shows
a damaging effect on it. Although
early planted corn “is beyond iniury by
drouth, there are thousands of acres that
were planted after the wheat had been
harvested from the ground, and that had
the heavy rains that prevailed in June
continued, would have made a goqd
average crop, which will now be so retardea
in its growth as to make it worth
less for anything more than fodder.
and belongs to an illustrious family.
He was chief justice of the supreme
court of the Cherokee Nation for a term
of years and is an able and distinguished
man. Sam Smith, who was elected chief,
is a blue blood Cherokee. The triumph
of Mayes will completely change the political
situation in the Cherokee country.
The Bushyhead, or national party, which
supported Bunch, has held office for
years and shaped the policy of the Cherokees
regardless of the wishes of the
masses. The official machinery was under
their control and their defeat is regarded
almost as miraculous. Mayes is
liberal and progressive and is pledged to
reform. He is chosen for a fouryear
term. The friends of Bunch still claim
his election.
Kicking Against a Law.
Associated Press.
Huntsville, Ala., August 3—Dr.
\V. H. Saunders, the physician appointed
to rhake examination ' of locomotive
engineers and other railroad employees
under the new state law which went into
effect yesterday, abandoned his work
at Stevenson. He was arrested on a
writ of mandamus, which requires him
to complete his tests as to color blindness.
His reason for abandonment is
said to be trouble with the railroad, men.
who dislike the new law, many of them
refusing to be examined. Over 20,000
men are affected by the law and it is
estimated that over 3,000 will be forced
to give up their positions.  » 
A Glimpse of Susie Beck's Murderer.
Associated Press.
LoNjioN, Ont., August 3.—Rev. Wm.
Thomas Abbott West, who is wanted in
St. Louis for the murder of Susie Beck,
last Thursday .hurriedly visited his
brpther Peter West, who has , two of the
poisoner’s children in his charge. Peter
West said Rev. West paid his greetings
to the family, talked to the children a
few minutes and left as suddenly as he
had come. He did not refer at all to
his St. Louis trip, but spoke affectionately
of his wife. London detectives now
believe he has taken refuge near here
with some of his former religious associates.
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The New Cherokee Chief.
Associated Press.
Little Rock. August 3.—An Indian
Territory special says later returns from
the election for chief of the Cherokees,
which was held Monday, indicates that
Mayes has been chosen over Bunch by a
small majority. Joel B. Mayes, the new
ly elected chief, is onequarter Cherokee
The Kentucky Election.
Associated Press.
Lexington, August 3.— Returns are
coming in slowly, which indicates a falling
off in the democratic vote, making
the estimate from news received that Gen.
Buckner’s majority will be less than
20,000, and his plurality about 30,000
The labor vote was nominal except in
Kenton county. Local option was an
issue in’some counties, carrying in two or
three instances. The prohibition
vote is light, hut there are some votes
in nearly every precinct. The republican
vote indicates a falling off from that
of four years ago. The legislature will
be about ninety democratic majority on
joint ballot. The republicans have gains
in the legislature. There will be
two labor men and three to
five prohibitionists in the legislature.
Intelligence comes from Manchester,
Clay county, that a fierce fight occurred
at the polls during the voting on Monday.
The fight was participated in by a
score or more of men, all having revolvers
or bowie knives. Six men were
killed outright and a number badly
wounded. The dead men are Jack
Hacker, Daughtefy White, J. G. White,
Dale Little and two unknown men who
are shot. The first four men were prominent
citizens of Manchester and the unknown
were strangers from the country.
The greatest excitement prevails. There
was no attempt on the part ol officers to
quell the disturbance. Manchester is
the capital of Clay county, in the southeastern
part of the state.
Short on His Cash.
Associated Press.
New York, August3.—A special from
Bath, N. Y., says that at a meeting of
the board of trustees of the New York
soldiers and sailors’ home held yesterday,
Treasurer Robie was ousted. An
examination of his books showed him
$9,000 short.
' Arrested for Embezzlement.
Associated Press.
New York, August, 3.—Daniel Desmond,
clerk for the dry goods firm of
Leboutellier Bros , was arrested yesterday
charged with having embezzled
during the past yet r $i2.coo, the proceeds
of the sales of laces.
Earthquake in Alabama.
Associated Press.
| (Huntsville, August 3.—At 2:30 this
morning a distinct earthquake was felt
in this city, arousing sleepers by the
noise and motion. The vibration was
from south to north and was followed
by a protracted tremor, having a duration
of about twelve seconds.
A Farm Sunk by an Earthquake.
Associated Press.
Evansville, Ind., August 3.—At the
time of the earthquake last night, the
farm of Z. P. Hayden in Trigg county,
midway between the Cumberland and
Tennessee rivers, sank four or five feet
below its former level. There were 300
acres in the farm and today it is filling
with water and becoming a lake.
Death ofa Congressman.
Associated Press.
New Orleans, August 3.—Col. Edward
White Robertson, memberelect of
congress from the Sixth Louisiana district,
died at his home in Baton Rouge
at 1 o’clock yesterday of bronchitis. He
was buried this mornng'by the Masonic
lodge of Baton Rouge.
The Cholera in Chili.
Associated Press,
New York, August 3.—According to
official reports there were 10,236 deaths
from cholera in Chili during the period
from January to June of this year, and
the government expended $1,007,000 in
fighting the epidemic.
Dom Pedro affBaden.
Associated Press.
Berlin, August 3.—The emperor of
Brazil has arrived at Baden, in search ol
health and recreation.
Pickles, jellies and jams, all sizes in glass,
at Marshall & Heard’s.
Pure imported olive oil and o es,at Marshall
& Heard’s.
An extra large assortment of cigars and
tobacco, at Marshall & Heard’s.