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Show Alabama nud Texas. Chicago, 29. Tribune's Washington Washing-ton Bays: Private news from tbe Mexican border, where it is claimed Mexicans are constantly stealing, re presents the reports as grossly exaggerated. exag-gerated. Texans are said to want the army there to stir up trade, and army men are willing to keep up the excitement, ex-citement, as it will be an argument against reducing the army. Senator Morgan of Alabama has written a letter protesting agaiuBt the prosecuticn of those who aided in the shameful frauds by which Shelby, democrat, defeated Haralson, republican, repub-lican, in a largely republican district in Alabama. Haralson has been threatened with death if he returns to prosecute his case in tbe court. Morgan Bays if the president expects support from southern democrats he must not countenance a continuance of the prosecution in United States courts. |
