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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10

TIE Washington Star tells of a
potent fact relating to the speaker
ship of the next house. 1t says that
among some of the most outspOken
and active supporters of Mr.. Randall
are members who belong to the ex
treme low tariff wing of the party;
that among southern members there
are Randall workers in Georgia, Ten
nessee. Mississippi, South Carolina,
Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas dele
cations, who are uncompromising OPP
ponents of everything akin to prOtec-
ton. Missouri, too, and other states.
it is said, which are classed as holding
| firmly to the doctrine of a tariff for
revenue only, have congressmen-elect
who make no secret of their prefer
ence for Randall. If all this be true,
it shows that any calculation, in rela-
ton to the speakership, which classes
the Democratic members in their sup
port of the several candidates upon
the basis of their tariff opinions, Is
not well founded. The Star declares
it is by no means certain that Randall
will get the votes of all the protec-
ton Democrats, but it is as plain as
the open avowals of men can make it
that he will not be opposed by all
who disagree with him on the tariff.
What is said of the case by our es-
teemed contemporary may be true, but
the Democratic platform speaks but
one way regarding the tariff, and he
who stands on it and is for Randall
forfeits his claim to that political dis
tinction to which he holds. The Texas
members were all elected on the "tar-
iff for revenue only" platform, and
the Star will do us great favor by
naming the Texas members who will,
in their first act as congressman under
the late election, repudiate what the
people hold them pledged for.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10
The New Sewer.

The capitol board met yesterday af-
ternoon and accepted the proposition
of Mr.. w. B. Brush to construct a
sewer for the executive mansion and
the temporary capitol to the Colorado
river, or to connect with the state
sewer at or near the intersection of
Pecan street and East Avenue. The
board also adopted resolution re-
questing the city council to grant a
right of way for this sewer by the
most practicable route. There is no
reason why the city council should
not grant such right of way, as the
permanent safety and comfort of the
temporary capitol of the state of
Texas absolutely requires it i'm
mediately.S The capitol board
asked this appropriation from
the legislature as an imperative pub
lie necessity and no time should be
used by the city solons in expediting
a first-claSS sewer for this state pur-
pose. Mr.. w. B. Brush has given
satisfaction to the state in the thor
ough construction of the state sewer
and it is expected that he will per-
form the work necessary for this
sewer in the same manner. Besides
the city of Austin needs much first
class sewerage as can be had, partic
ularly with the assistance of the state
of Texas
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10
His Soul and His Silver.

"YOur asking me how came to use It, re-.
minds me of the story of the Scotchman who,
on his deathbed, after life Of meanness,
wanted to make things all right with the Lord
by leaving some money to the kirk
"Will the Almighty pass me into heaven If
give 10000 pounds to the kirk, dye think?e
said he"
az can't promise We thot, mon,' answered.
the minister, but advise ye to try the exper-
iment.'"
Laughing heartily at the story, Rev. +. Z.
Osborne, of No. 2I3. Ogden Avenue, Jersey
City, pastor of the First Baptist church, West
HobOken, continued: That's what did with
PARKER'S TONIC; tried the experiment.
1t more than met my expectations, and l am
very glad to testify to its excellence. II goes
at once to the root Of all digestive and ner-
vous arrangements so common among men Of
valids the Tonic is a perfect invigOrant, and is
destined to supplant all other medicines for
this purpose. A single dose produces the gen.
tie perspiration and sense OF life which eradi-
Gates disease. 1t seems to rouse every organ
into activity. l admire it, too, for IFS power
to antagonize the hold of the liquor habit over
inebriateS.
This preparation, which has been known as
Parker's Ginger Tonic, will hereafter be
called simply PARKER'S TONIC. AS I'M
principled dealers are constantly deceiving
their customers with inferior articles under
the name of ginger; and as ginger is really an
unimportant fiayoring ingredient, we drop the
misleading word
There will be no change, however, in the pre-
paration itself, and ali bottles IN the hands OF
dealers, wrapped under the name of Parker's
Ginger Tonic, contain the genuine medicine If
the fac simiie signature OF HiscoX & Co. is at
the bottom OF The outside wrapper.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10
The Cotton COMPRESS.

The business incidentally mention
ed yesterday as moving in the COM
press enterprise had another meeting
yesternoon, in the cotton Office of Dr.
d. T. Iglehart, to complete the pre-
liminary organization. 1t was de-
cided to name $4,000 as the capital
stock, and to raise all the capital in
Austin; $4,000 was taken by three
men on the spot, and committee of
three-Mr. Walters Tips, Maj. j. T.
Breckenridge and Mr.. Frank
III amilton-waS appointed to
go around and secure the other $685.
600. 1t is to be hoped that this very
much needed enterprise will succeed.
1t is now POSITIVELY known that nearly
forty thousand bales of cotton can be
pressed here every year, if we had a
press. From the character of men
moving in it, it looks now as if Aus
tin was beginning to be in earnest.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10

THE result of the late Irish con-
vention in Philadelphia will be to
very materially strengthen the Irish
cause. Extremes were avoided, and
an unexpected conservatism was
demonstrated. The trouble has been
that the Irish people have been united
only in hostility to England. There
has been union of sentiment, but
diversity of purpose. Under the
leadership OF Parnell the Irish people
were brought tremendously together
in support of the land league. The
effect of concerted action and def
mite policy was illustrated in
what the league achieved for
the poor farmers. The organi-
cation and system accomplished by
the land agitation has been brought
to the support of the national move
ment. Bound as she is by English
rule the people of Ireland must look
to the Irish of America for that finan-
cial aid they must have. BY the Phil
adelphia convention the Irish of
America have been not only united
themselves in spirit and purpose, but
have been brought into harmonious
action with their brethren across the
Atlantic. The convention also af-
forded ample evidence that the ex-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10
Moving the Dead.

The work of exhuming and rein
terring the remains of the patients
who have died and been buried at the
lunatic asylum began Monday. The
graveyard, strange to say, has been
for years and years just south of the
front entrance of the building. DIR.
Denton is having the cemetery moved
to the southern portion of the
grounds, and away from near the
buildings. This is something that
should have been done years ago, and
is commendable in the present man
apempnt
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10
The Wool Market.

The wool circular for May, of
Messrs. Manager & Avery, los and 107
Reade street, New York, is on our
table. Manager & Avery have re-
moved to the street and number
above given, in New York, and 106
Chestnut street, Philadelphia. From
their May circular we quote:
The apathy of buyers, noted in our
circular of March Is, has continued
until the present time without the
slightest Improvement. Holders have
been moderately firm as to prices, but
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10
pRECEDING THE LIGHT.

The apathetic condition of the Re
publican party concerning its presi-
Dental nomination, which must oc-
cur only one year hence, is significant
of lack of confidence in success,
Eight years ago, and again in 1879
at this time of the year, the pot was
boiling furiously. Now the fires are
hardly burning. at all, and weak
simmer is all that attracts public at
tention. To think that the party is
in possession of the government, that
one hundred thousand Officehold-
ers are ready to do it's bidding.
that all the machinery of vast de-
partments is i'll condition to be turned
on to any movement that may be
agreed upon, and to see this inactivi-
ty, is certainly most significant. 1t is
hardly mastery inactively, feint by
which the batteries of the enemy
are to be exposed, for these have al
ready been opened, and the tell
| ing effect of their discharge has
awaken loud popular echoes from one
end of the union to the other. The
boldest Republican organs seem dis
mayed, and the leaders all pronounce
in favor of private instead of pub
lie life. The latter are suddenly
seized with desire for retire
ment, not like Cincin-
natus, having benefited their coun-
try, but having plundered it and
having preyed upon the people
until the latter have risen, appar.
emily with desperate determi-
nation, to overthrow the former
These intimations are but an admis-
sion of popular coercion, brought
about by over twenty years of malad,
ministration and of personal govern
ment. Blaine, Grant, Conlling, Sher-
man, Edmunds, Window, Allison aad
the rest sadly submit to what
the fates have already prepared
for them, for none really want to
quit public life, nor do they willingly
yield in the effort to go up higher
Is it possible that the Imprisonment
and death of poor Eliza Pinkston has
broken the backbone of the Republi-
can party. Her genius saved it in
1880, and the demise of its savior, just
at this time. is certainly most dis.
heartening. No wonder John Sher-
man feels lost, for the ghost Of Eliza
must haunt his heartless soul. She
Twas left to die in dank prison cell
while John Sherman, Jr., her son, was
yet at the abandoned mothers
breast. To be thus ungrateful emit.
ties one to the terrors of decaying po-
litical influence; but the ingratitude
of Sherman is but an illustration OF
the basest ingratitude of the party.
AS Eliza Pinkston dies so passes
away the genius of Republicanism
The Louisiana negress, in her politi-
cal role, was the embodiment of its
purposes. It's disease has been lying
and fraud, and its approaching
end is the forerunner of a more eX-
allied day in the political history of
this country, when the people will
once more see that an honest govern
ment is administered by agencies in
harmony with popular will.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10

SAN ANTONIO, May .4.-Owing to a
conflict of the boundaries of portion
of the lands of the Sunset railway in
Obenati Mountains, in Preside coun
ty, Col. Andrews, vice president, has
been called there to straighten mat.
tiers.
A conductor on the Texas Pacific
railway, by telegraph, informs Unit, d
States authorities here that WATSON
lost his money in house of i'll fame
at Fort Worth and says he was drunk
on the train.
Maj. Russell left to-day to investi-
gate Maj. Wasson's loss.
Bros, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
Waugh for $4,000.
A new Spanish daily paper is soon
to be published here, the La Voz De
Mexico. Seniors Davila, ESQ.,, and Jose
MaZores, of Monterey, Mexico, are the
publishers.
No more smallpox cases have APP
peared here.
A little boy, Charlie Levalle,
went fishing two days ago, and
since then his mother has missed
him and has almost become crazy.
To-day the chlld's body was found
drowned in the river.
A proposition has been made to
the secretary of war to buy the re-
Gently abandoned military telegraph
wire in Texas and start a private
company. The originators are San
Antonio men and it is said they have
agreed to do the government tele-
graphing free of cost.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10


REFERRING to the predictions of
Commissioner Dudley in regard to
pension payments, an exchange says:
Last summer he assured congress
that if his clerical force was increased
he would be able to settle the claims
with a rapidity sufficient to bring the
total pension payments up to $780,
100000. He was given the clerks he
asked for, but the indications are
that the payments this year will not
exceeds ,000, 600. The additional force
of clerks, some 800 or 800 has entailed
an expense of about 100000 on the
pension Office, but the amount of
work done is falling far behind what
was promised The inaccuracy of
Mr.. Dudley's predictions has thrown
the treasury departments estimates
into confusion, and the treasury
officials are at sea in calculating the
outcome of the fiscal year.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10

was made allowed lands to he
sold at fifty cents an acre. Now the
price fixed by law on inferior land is
two dollars per acre. This case is just
now rather notable, and, with it before
them, the regents have acted wisely in
refusing to sell lands. If they be
held, and that is the only true policy.
Texas will after awhile have the most
splendidly endowed university in
America
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10

THE Democrats of Iowa will hold
their state convention June 6 to
a governor, lieutenant gov
ernor, justice of the supreme court
and superintendent of public instruc-
ton. Iowa's great Republican vote
is very much demoralized over the
liquor question and splits are probable,
and the chances of Democratic success
will correspondingly improve.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10
Very Mean.

The lady was undoubtedly right
who yesterday remarked "that she did
think that it was pretty mean in bust
ness men to go around borrowing the
STATESMAN instead of buying it them
selves" It is very good evidence of
the fact that everybody has got to
have the STATESMAN, however. The
theologian says it is written some
where in Josephus that, after the
rod man, the man who Dor
rows the daily paper is looked upon
with the least favor of any class of
the human family.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10

DALLAS, May Nv. w. Chisholm,
G. S. Chisholm, B. J!Wetmore, and D.
j. Dumser, and j. NJ. Mink, of Elgin,
Illinois, arrived in the city tonight.
They are on a prospecting tour
through the state, with the principal
object of making ranch and other
land investments. They are travel
ling on free passes furnished by the
Gould system, and will remain in Dali
las day or two.
NJ. Henderson, protector of the old
Dallas and Wichita and Texas Trunk
70 IDS, and whose energy developed
the beginning of construction on
both, is again in the city, after an alb
Sence of several months in Boston.
New York and Philadelphia. He con-
siderS that the recent purchase of the
Trunk line is a speculative invest
ment, but does not venture a predic-
ton as to who will intimately
get possession of the property.
He says the purchasers will no doubt
sell it after the sale is confirmed in
June by the United States court, and
that several eastern railroad parties
are DESTROYS of purchasing it as le-
gitimate enterprise and extend it to
the long-leaf pine region and the gulf.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
do not want it now; it did once ut it
has abandoned the idea. Gould Will
only buy it to prevent parties I'M
friendly to his interests securing it.
Mr.. Henderson considers the price
at which the Trunk was
bought a great bargain, for
the purchasers who should be able to
make handsome profit on it by spec
ulation, He predicts heavy damage
suits against certain members of the
purchasing syndicate, alleging that
they have been instrumental in de-
priving stockholders and creditors of
their rights in the road.
Geo. Cox, a cattle man from the
San Antonio section, died here to-day.
His relatives at Louisville, Ken
lucky, were notified of his death.
The annual mortuary report gives
only $50 deaths in the city last year. !
During the year 1913 patients were |
admitted to the city hospital. The
hospital expenses to the city were less
than $500.
Burglars went through Bledsoe's |
store at Hutchins again last night. |
1t is not known how much they |
secured.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10

THE hay crop of this country ranks
next to that of corn in value. In
1881 the value of the hay exceeded
that of the cotton crop by $9U,OOO,OOO
In 1881, 1900 carloads of hay, weigh
ing ten tons to the car. were brought
into New York city by rail. 1t was
estimated that in 1882 $4,000 tons
were received there. In the month
of December last, $4,000 bales arrived
there. The transactions in hay in
New York city are said to have reach
ed the sum of $23,OOO,Oo0. The hay
crop of 1882 was estimated at @372,-
100000. The shipments by water
from New York were. about 100000
bales.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10

attended. The first race was three
minute trotting race, best three in
five, for purse of Sl10 to first, $50
to second, $50 to third. There were
only two entries Billy Patchen, by
Cliff Porter, and Star by L. }. Bart
lett, Patchen winning in three straight
heats. This was followed by pacing
race, best three in five, for $110 to
first, sec to second, and $50
to third. The entries were J.
S. Sherwood's CHI. g. Conductor,
and L. j. Bartlett's Cotton Plant;
Conductor winning by taking the
first, second and fourth heats. The
third race was trotting match, best
two in three, for colts four years old
and under, for purse of $50 to first,
$40 to second, $40 to third. The en-
tries were Drift, a bay colt, by j. S.
Sherwood, of Houston; Ivanhoe,
brown colt, by Cliff Porter; Morgan
G, by G. A. Herman, and Jennie, by
E. G.. Sexas. Jennie took
the first heat, Ivanhoe second,
and Drift third and last, when
darkness coming, the conclusion of
the race was postponed until to-mor-
row. The races tomorrow will en-
brace free-for-all. for which L. j.
Bartlett has entered the bay gelding,
Blind Tom, and Cliff Porter, Carrier.
The 2:40 race entries are John, by
Cliff Porter, and the sorrel gelding,
Dexter. by Carter & Mullaly. of San
Antonio, to conclnde with half-mile
running race, the entries of which are
Queen Esther, by. Muller, of Fort
Concho; Scalawag, by Tom Hawkins,
of Austin, and Glendown, by Sher-
wood, of Houston. There are now
twenty-five horses in stables at the
park, including trotters, PAGERS and
runners. The track is in excellent
condition and horsemen expect a day
of excellent sport.
Capt. j. G. Borden, a prominent
stock man, was united in marriage to
Miss Clara V. Arnold to-day, and left
for San Antonio on brief bridal tour
Jay Gould and party are expected
to arrive in the morning
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10

HOUSTON, May AT sunrise this
morning the fifteenth annual Volks-
fest was inaugurated by the firing of
fifteen guns on the banks of the
bayou, near the San Jacinto street
bridge. On the early train from Gal
weston the Spanish Fort band, of New
Orleans, and the Lindenberg band, of
Galveston, arrived, and at about nine
o'clock the marshals, under the lead
ership of Capt. Usener, the grand mar
shall, with ten assistant marshals, as
sembled around the courthouse
square. At ten o'clock the Spanish
Fort band, consisting of twenty
four pieces, marched upon court
square with the Volksfest committee
on fireworks. The former to discourse
beautiful music, the latter to dis
charge the Japanese fireworks. A
crowd that had assembled around the
square was very large and the music
made by the Spanish Fort band was
the subject of general admiration.
Before discharging the fireworks
three salutes were fired. Of the day
fireworks, two out of the six failed,
but the four that were sue
cessful were greatly admired.
These fireworks consisted of a large
cartridge which is discharged from
morter, and which throws a cylinder
shaped ball at great height. This
cylinder explodes when it reaches its
greatest altitude, and throws out the
figures which are made of light tissue
paper, representing different subjects
and which become inflated and float
through the air like balloon. Some
of the figures fred up this morning
were very pretty, consisting of rep
resentation of the Goddess of Liberty,
Mary's little lamb and other like fig
ureS. The marshals of the day and
other officers of the Volksfest went
over the grounds about eleven o'clock
in procession, and the festivities were
formally inaugurated at two p. m. by
an address of welcome by President
A. Harris in English, and Vice
President E. F. Schmidt in German.
This evening fully 1000 people were
on the ground, and tonight the pavil-
lion floor is crowded with merry cou-
pies trippinglthe light fantastic to the
music of the Spanish Fort band. The
first day OF the Volksfest is a great
success, and shows that old Houston
has some life in her yet. Business
is generally suspended.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10

SAN ANTONIO, May 3.-The in
quest on the remains of the negro
killed by officers was concluded and
the verdict exonorates the officers as
the killing was Justifiable.
Information was received here last
night that Major WATSON, United
States paymaster for the western dis
trict of Texas, was robbed of a valise
containing SIS, 900 early Monday morn
ing last, while on a Pullman car
on the Texas Pacific between Fort
Worth and Sweetwater. Later
information is to the effect that
the sheriff of Shackleford county has
arrested the party supposed to have
committed the robbery. Major Was
son had $24,0OO in all, but had the bal
ance in another valise near, in charge
of his clerk.
The government has completed the
purchase of forty acres of land on the
east side of the quartermaster's depot.
The present occupants have been or
dered to .vacate in ten
the twelfth company's barracks will
be begun IN short time, probably
about August. Two thousand men
will be engaged in erecting this build
ing and constructing beautiful
grounds about it. The twenty-acre
tract on the west side of the depot,
recently bought, will be made
beautiful park. These two purchases
aggregate in cost about $4,000.
1t is stated an opera house, to cost
100000. is to be built by wealthy
stockman. This is not the first time
it has been talked about but never
put into effect.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10

GALVESTON, May 4.-The races
announced for to-day were postponed
until tomorrow, in consequence of
Indictment weather which prevailed
during the morning, rendering the
track heavy.
Jay Gould and party, consisting of
Russell Sage, r. S. Hayes, H. NJ.
HoXie and Gen. Sloan, with others
arrived by special train at II 80 a. H..
and spent a brief season in visiting
the cotton exchange and drive on
the beach. They left again at p. m,,
going west, their prospective point
being San Francisco. Members of the
party were reticent as to the object or
purpose of their visit. The train
consisted Of five cars and a baggage
coach, each of the cars being fitted up
with Office desks, chairs and sleeping
berthS and was in charge of b. w.
Mccullough, assistant passenger
agent of the Gould system.
The Galveston school board at a
meeting held last night authorized
the chairman of the committee on
school property to advertise for plans
and specifications for a $4,000 public
school building.
Congressman-elect Ochiltree leaves
for Washington tomorrow afternoon.