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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12
IMPORTANT RULING.
LAKGE snLr SUSPENSION.

ST.. LOUIS, April 9.-The Atlantis
milling company, of which George
Balm, who has been president of the
National milling association several
years past. is president and general
manager, asked for extension to-day
and closed their mills. Mr.. Balm says
the suspension is only temporary, and
that the company will pay all in
debtedness with interest in Il short
time. The embarrassment was caused
by dull European markets, the ex-
pense of introducing new brands of
Hour in Europe and being oyerstock-
ed with wheat. The indebtedness is
almost wholly TO grain men, who are
willing to grant the extension Mr..
Balm wants. The liabilities are about
$4,000, TO offset which the company
has the Atlantic mills. "a new struct-
ure of one thousand barrels capacity
and valued at S250,0O0; the Pienix
mill of six hundred barrels capacity.
the City mill of thirteen hundred bar
rels capacity, the value of which Is
not stated. Mr.. Balm expresses the
utmost confidence that he will have
affairs in good shape in very short
time, and will start the mills again as
soon as the markets improve.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

THE STATESMAN trusts the pro-
posed amendments to the city charter
will be passed by the house without
further delay. Most of the changes
contemplated are evidently in the di-
= lotion of economy and honest gov
eminent, and are therefore in the in
terest of the tax payer. 1t would. in
our Judgment, be detrimental to the
interests of Austin for the legislature
to adjourn without giving the citizens
the opportunity for a good municipal
government, which is sought to be Sc
cured by these amendments. Asser-
ton is not argument, and experience
alone can test the wisdom of any of
the proposed changes. All agree that
many of them are very desirable, and
If after two years trial, it shall ap-
Ppear that any one of the two or three
features about which there is now
some differences of opinion, could be
amended or changed for the better,
the change can then be easily effected.
The amended charter will be so much
better than the present one, we GER
tainly can stand for one or two years
one or two mistakes. if experience
shall prove them to be mistakes.
Therefore, it is repeated, let the
amendments pass just as they have
been reported from the committee.
We believe the great body of tax
payers desire their passage. and that
all others will readily acquiesce in
giving them fair trial.
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sworn account for SO. Judgment for
plaintiffs.
j. +. Walton VS.. --Wilson, suit for
the recovery Of horse: cause settled and
dismissed at defendants costs.
JAS. \ Courtney VS.. Ed. Creary, suit
upon sworn account for S27; cause settled
and dismissed.
Houghton & Robinson VS.. Juo. Canova,
suit ON promissory note for $685.; judg-
melt for plaintiff
Geo. Dunlap VS.. FIR. Reichow, suit on
promissory note for $40 and foreclosure
OF lien on sewing machine. Judgment
for plaintiff.
j. B. Wheeler VS.. E. p. Phillips, suit
on promissory note for s25; Judgment for
plaintiffs.
Justice VIM. Won Rosenberg, jr., dis
posed of quite number OF civil cases
yesterday, as shown by the above.
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The Cause of Prince GOrtschakOfI's
Death.

n telegram TO the London Standard
from Baden-Baden gives some details
of the death of Prince Gortschakoff
which go to confirm the report that
he was poisoned, notwithstanding the
denials of the court physicians. The
Standards telegram says DIR. Schelief,
GortschakOff's physician. found him
well on the 10th of February. but was
called on the 18th to deal with an at
tack of sickness and indigestion,
which he treated on the superstition
that it was merely the result
of old age. The malady con-
tinued obstinate, the doctor
suspected poison, and, on examina-
ton of the eJecta, discovered phos-
phorus. From this attack the prince
slowly recovery, but on the 4th of
March he was still so weak that hope
of his recovered was very slight. I'm
provement continued, and the prince
was comparatively well by Thursday
morning, the 9Th of March. On the
evening of that day he h2G sudden re-
turns of extreme weakness, rapidly
following each other, until death oc-
Cured. The chemical postI norton
examination of the contents of the
stomach has proved the presence there
of traces of phosphorus.
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THE OBLIGATIONS OF A con-
TRACT.

In 1862 bill was passed by congress
setting aside 100000 acres of the
public lands for the benefit of col
leges, to be established in the various
states for agricultural and mechanical
education. This land was apportion-
ed among the states according to their
representation in congress, the grant
amounting to 10000 acres for each
representative. Most of the states,
instead of taking the lands, accepted
government scrip. The original pro-
ceeds of this gift of the government
amounted to $S,O5O,2O5. This has
been further increased by govern
ment endowment until the fund now
amounts to S1l,604,765. The funds
have been differently used by differ
ent states. 1t appears that the obi
cation of the grant has not been CON-
piled with in every particular in many
of the states, for while some have
established industrial schools, Others
have applied their quota to question
able ends. In several of the southern
states, the fund applied has not been
sufficient to meet the emergencies in
cident to establishing schools, and
some of these states, among them
Texas, has, besides the money derived
from the federal government, added
to the fund. The money given to
Mass achusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio
and some of the other northern states
was sufficient within itself to estab-
lish the schools, and there is in these
states no community of interest IN
establishment. Colored pupils are re-
ceiYed in the schools of Virginia,
Georgia, Mississippi and South Caro-
lima, while i'll Texas there is a sort of
abnormal branch of the states So
called industrial college, there being
but little, if any, agricultural educa-
ton in the one and less in
the other. The colored branch of the
sc-called agricultural and mechan-
zeal college is really a normal school,
while the parent school for whites
has been kept up as place for teach
ing. free of charge, the boys of a gen.
try, in no wise engaged in agriculture
or mechanics, and never contempla-
ting such occupation. 1t is true, how
ever, the STATESMAN believes, that
no part of the federal donation WAS
used to establish or to keep in opera
ton the colored school. But what it
is proposed to refer to in this article
was the inelliciency of the college at
Bryan as an educational institution
for acquiring knowledge Of such
industrial matters. For many years
we have contended for the
strict execution of the purposes
for which this institution was estab-
lished. and yet it fails,
and from all indications, it will be
made to fail To meet them. If this so
called agricultural and atechanical
college remain rs It is. then the sug-
gestion that it be converted into an
insane asylum for the colored people
OF the state is not bad.
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er performer. Miss Douglas, the So
pranO; Mrs. Norman. the contralto o:
Mr.. Werrenrath, the tenor, and Mr.
Chaplin, the base, all of whom received
salaries. have to be dispensed with,
and in future the music is to be sup
piled by volunteer choir. This will
be severe trial for the congregation,
who have taken great delight in the
Plymouth organ-loft. But after all,
people go to church or ought to go to
church to pray and not to listen to
good playing and singing.
PICTURES OF SUN SPOTS.
The American astronomical Socie-
ty discussed last evening at Packer
institute, Brooklyn. thesubject of sun
spots and their connection with mag
netic storms and the weather. Mr.. s.
V. White presided. Mr.. q. p. Serviss
with the aid of a stereopticon, showed
pictures made by himself of the sun
spots of November last, which were
the harbinger of the greatest mag
netic storm of the century. One spot
was 10000 miles long and 10000 miles
broad. The Atlantic cable and all of
the telegraph lines the world over
WIZ OlIpp1OO.
Another maximum sun spot oh.
served at the time the comet was in
perihelion last fall was also exhibited
1t was very large, with a. very black
center, and many astronomers de-
clared it was caused by the comets
contact with the suns philosophers
Mr.. Serviss said that there is no doubt
that the sun spots have an intimate
connection with the production of the
aurora borealis, but it is not yet DEM
onstrated that they cause changes OF
the weather.
Prof. III. NJ. Parkhurst, Mr.. 5. v
White and Prof. w. L.. Stevens spoke
on the subject of sun spots. Virgins
was laughed at and denounced as d
fraud by all of the astronomers pres
ent.
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YESTERDAY Senator Fleming in
troduced bill in the senate, which
was referred to committee, for the
creation of new county, to be known
as Toyah, carved out of the north por-
ton of Pecos county. Pecos has an
area of nine thousaId square miles,
and it is proposed to give Toyah two
thousand of these. The Texas and
Pacific railway runs through the
northern portion of Pecos county, and
the town of Toyah is destined at no
distant day to become place of great
business Importance. The railway
company will soon erect extensive
stock yards there, and as shipping
point Toyah must become the most
noted on the line of the road. Two
months ago the company's artesian
well project there eliminated in secu-
ring q tremendous flow of water.
The water is miueral-warm sulphur
is pronounced by scientific men
as equal, if not superior, as curative
agency to that of the celebrated Hot
Springs, of Arkansas, and 1t is conf
IDENTIFY anticipated that Toyah must
become a great health resort. The
section is rapidly developing, and the
demand for efficient county organiza-
ton is imperative. Toyah is seventy
FIVE miles from Fort Stockton, the
county seat of Pecos county, and the
peace officers declare their inability to
do their duty to the distant section.
and join in the movement for new
county, as a simple matter of both
justice and right. DIR. w. r. Robin
son, of Toyah, is here urging for his
people the passage of the bill. Ger
tainly the legislature will not hesitate
to do Il thing, apparently SO necessary,
rs the creation of this new county.
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THE COURTS.
Commission Of Appeals.

1856. g. A. FoOte VS.. s. c. O'Roark;
from Collin county. Affirmed.
1888. Wheeler VS.. Leman Adams; from
Fannin county. Reversed and ordered
transferred to the county court.
1851 R.. M. Cox VS.. A ii. Montgomery;
from Tarrant county. Reversed and re-
manded.
3 81. Abby Thompson VS.. K. A. Ruth
erford; from Travis county. Affirmed.
1868 S. Ii. Russell ct al VS. A. Freed
man IL Co.; from Navarro county. Re-
versed and remanded.
1862 S ii. Russell ct al VS.. f. eedman
d co.; from Navarro county Dismissed.
1861 J. ID Templeton VS.. W. ID. Ryburn;
from Ellis county. Reversed and dis
missed,
1897. Booth ct al VS. Holmes; from Wise
county. Reversed and remanded.
1899. Duke ct al vs.. Reed ct al; from
Caldwell county. Reversed and rendered
for appellants.
1927. j. A. Holland VS.. Focke e Will
kins; from Limestone county. Affirmed
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TIE two colored members of the
house, Moore of Washington, and
Wyatt, of Waller, receive much kind
consideration from their co-members.
They have conducted themselves in a
most circumspect manner, and have
nearly always been on the side of con-
sentative legislation. When the pen
itentiary measure was before the
house they fought for the state. and
this fact alone commends them to the
consideration of a grateful people.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

DALLAS, April "a report reached
this city to-day that late yesterday
evening, at the tie camp on the Hous.
ton and Texas Central railroad north
east extension, between Garrett and
Kaufman, a part of a gang of con-
victs, headed by convict "trusty,'
who was allowed to carry a pistol,
made a break to escape. A guard in
charge of the gang attempted to halt
the fugitiveS, when the "trusty" fired
On him. He returned the fire with Il
shotgun, mortally wounding one. A
report tonight says two of the con-
victs have been recaptured.
The new officers of the Dallas Mer-
chants exchange were installed to-
day. A big banquet was part of the
proceedings. Subscriptions to the mer-
chants exchange building were then
opened and the full amount, two hun
dred shares at $500 each, was taken
by business men. 1t was the most
quietly consummated enterprise ever
inaugurated in the city. 1t is propos-
ed to increase the number of shares
to two hundred and fifty, to allow
members of the exchange residing in
the smaller towns to subscribe. 1t
was resolved to increase the member
ship fee after they subscribed to $1,000.
A committee of nine members was
appointed to elect a building site.
The. committee has been called to-
gether next Wednesday. evening.
Work on the building will begin
within sixty days.
The Dallas county grand jury adj
journed after finding four hundred
and fifty-five indictments. Three
bills for murder were returned-one
against f. NJ. Ballington, for the kill
ing of John Stripes; one against Sam
Wilson. for the killing of Anderson
Thomas. and the other against Ike
Loeb. for the killing of Emanuel
McCloudy.
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Justices Court-Precinct No. 3.

VIM. Won Rosenberg, jr., presiding.
The following civil cases were disposed
of this court yesterday:
J.J. and W. HI. Tobin VS.. L. M. Spur.
lin; suit on sworn account for $36.64
Judgment for plaintiff.
Bertram, Brueggerhof and Moeller VS.,
r. Rudiger; suit on promissory note for
SIS 30. Judgment for plaintiff.
Bertram, Brueggerhoff q Moeller VS..
Theo. Butt; suit on promissory note for
Sl0l.70. Judgment for plaintiff.
VIM. Brueggerhof VS.. VIM. Surginer;
suit on promissory note. Dismissed on
motion OF plaintiff.
VIM. Brue gerhofi VS.. S. WEIGH; suit on
promissory note for $50. Judgment for
defendant.
VIM. BrueggerhOf VS.. j. Canover; suit
on promissory note Tor S56 30. Judgment
for plaintiff.
Austin Gsslight and Coal company VS..
W. G. Barker; suit on open account for
1910 Dismissed on plaintiffs motion.
Cameron, Amberg d Co. VS.. Jno. A
Webb IL Bro; suit on sworn account for
5000. Judgment for plaintiffs.
G. V Luce VS.. L. q G. N Il. Il. Co. and
Nj. p. X Il Co.; suit upon open account
(damages) for $50 Judgment for plain
tiff for $50 and costs.
j. Hayes 81 Co VS.. Jn0. Condor; suit
upon promissory note for S17S. Dis
missed upon PLANTING motion.
Houghton Il Robinson VS.. A. Gardiner
& Co.; suit upon open account for $i1S. 20.
Judgment for plaintiff.
LOOMS & Christian VS. j. NJ. Hodge;
suit upon promissory note for eel 40.
Judgment for plaintiffs.
j. Farrell VS.. n. Ii. McLaurin; suit on
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According to Calibre.

Dallas Times.
The newspaper man in the north
seems to stand better with the public
man than does his brother with such
great men of the south as Turnip
johnson, of Collin. President Arthur
and a few choice spirits started to
Florida yesterday, and were accom-
panied by reporters of all the leading
papers. johnson wouldn't allow a
newspaper man to ride on the same
street car with him if he could help it.
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A Little Elbow Room Left.
[Cleburne ChrOnicle.l
-. L.. sllG .onnAsn. nr 4


Texas has go counties. OF these
lifty-four are unorganized. The
largest county is Presidio, with an
area of 1855 square miles, and the
smallest is Rockwell, which has 150
square miles of area. Somervell con-
tains 1879 square miles Tom Green
is close ON the heels of Preside, with
1859 square miles. Pecos has an
area of II 1873 square miles, Crockett
10,O20 and Ell Paso 1888. Either of
these large counties would make a
respectable state up about New Eng
land. Tom Green would make eigh-
teen counties the size of johnson, and
if as thickly settled. would have a
population of 100000 souls. Such
facts as these demonstrate that Texas
yet has plenty of elbow room.
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Not All that Might be. But
TDallas lines. ]

The newspapers and the newspaper
men have not been popular with the
legislators this session. and the air
clawers of the legislature have not
been sparing in their charges against
the press. Probably editors are not
all they should be, but we will be ex-
cused for believing that they will
compare favorably with any man
whose life is devoted to trying to get
Office, and thinks he has arrived at
the summit of greatness when he is
allowed To. say ''Mr. Speaker" Two
thirds of those who are so severe on
the press are not sufficiently intelli-
gent to be deputy constables in a
country precinct.
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Two handsome gold medals are to
be presented to DIR. j. ID. Martin and
Capt Joseph p. White, members OF
the Savannah rifle association, who at
the public contest made scores of five
consecutive bulls eyes at 200 yards.
The reverse of the medals show a
miniature enameled target with the
score. presented by the association to
the members.
Mr.. John w. Emmert, employed by
the bureau of ethnology of the Smith
sonian Institution at Washington. has
lately. explored a mound at Bristol,
Tenn, and secured some interesting
and valuable Indian relics. Among
other things in the mound was found
the skeleton Of gigantic Indian.
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HighfaIuten Practices.
IBeltOn Journal.

BeIIOn JOurIdI.
When we remember that two of the
members of this board INDUCED in the
highfaluten practice of paying $l.4C
for Texas bonds, we are not surprised
at the terms of these leases. Gov
Roberts had a peculiar penchant for
accommodating a heavy cash balance
but he did not in all of his public acts
display the financial ability of d
RCthschild or an Astor. We are
pleased to state that Mr.. Harris, III
the senate, and Messrs. Pendleton and
Cramer, in the house, voted against
the ratification of these leases.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

TnE temperance movement is
weaker now than it has been for
many years. The fact is attributable
to two reasons. one that statutes,
while not what one termed prohibi.
tory. have been generally adopted inn
posing both heavy penalties and cost
~ licenses, and because the temper
ance agitators have so disagreed
among themselves as to be able to
present no definite plan of action.
Then. too. it is apparent that most of
this agitation is ~ i political nature.
Those who rescrS TO it are simply
crazy for the loaves and fishes that
are dealt out at the public table. and,
could they just take their seats at the
board. miracles would work back
wards. not two loaves and two
fishes would he required TO feed the
hungry gang. but two of these hun
cry fellows would readily get away
with ten thousand loaves and as many
fishes.
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MOdestly Expressed.

The present superintendent has
been in Austin nearly the whole time
of the present session working vigor-
ouSly for the leases Us made by the
penitentiary board, of which he is a
member. lie has championed the
cause of the lessees, and their cause
having gone down by overwhelming
vote of the house, his resignation
would not be the least appropriate
thing he could do.
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The Untrameled Press.
iTexarkana Democrat

The STATESMAN,t the Democratic pa
per in Austin, Texas, In support of the
rights of the people, has been forced
to assail Gov. Ireland and his sup
porters. The house of representatives
sustains the STATESMAN by a large
majority. That is proof that no ex-
ecutiye collar encircles the neccks of
the majority. And it is proof, also,
that the independence of the press is
well illustrated by the bold and fear
less action of the STATESMAN against
the frowns of the powers that be.
There are a few demagogues, pos
sessed of brass and gas. in the inter
est of the governor, who have essayed
to strike the paper and its editor
down. That dodge won't win.
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THE passage of the university bill
on Saturday in the house was accepted
by the STATESMAN as its virtual pass
age by the legislature. The senate
had passed the bill appropriating the
million acres of land for the univer-
sity several weeks ago. and the house
bill providing for the same appropri-
alton, it was known. would be imme-
diately approved 10y the senate. The
state should at once have these lands
surveyed and set aside for their uses.
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HE Dominion parliamen

THE Dominion parliament is
wrestling with the Chinese immigra-
ton question in the form of a resolu-
ton favoring a restriction. There
are some 1900 Chinese already in
British Columbia, working on and
along the lines of the railways. There
is no disposition to turn out those
now in British Columbia, but the aim
in Ottawa is to shut down the gates
on more importations.
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Ifs That Kill Him.

Fort Worth Gazette.
If John Ireland will preserve his
equilibrium, keep his temper I'M
ruhled, divest himself of I'LL personal
feeling and prejudice and devote his
time and talents to the interests OF
the state, he will make record and Il
reputation such as no other governor
Of Texas has enjOyed.
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PRIMUs JONES, of Baker county
Georgia, the man who grows the first
bale of cotton every year in his state
planted 100 acres in cotton on Febru-
AIRY IA. He is reported as having a
fine stand, and his hope is that this
year he will send a bale to market be-
fore any cotton grower in Texas.
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SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

CoRsICANA, April 9.-Capt. John
Sparks. who was shot by the Fuller
boys will be buried, from his residence
in East Corsicana, tomorrow evening.
The coroner's jury in the case found
the facts as reported in Saturdays
telegram. Deputy Sheriff Cooley
arrested the two brothers and brought
them to town this evening.
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NotCrowing About 1t.

star NInulcdIOr.T
The penitentiary lease business was
killed by the legislature which the
Star indicator is pleased at, though
like the STATESMAN, it doesn't "crOw
over the victory" Those who favored
the lease were no doubt as honest as
they who opposed it, consequently
their feelings should be respected in
the hour of disappointment. One
side or the other had to lose, and had
it been us we no doubt would have
felt sore had the winners INDUCED in
any undue civilizations, and in keeping
quiet about it we only act toward
them as we would under like circum-
stances have them act toward us.
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THE SITUATION pnEcARIoUs

ST. LOUIS, April 9.-Private dis
patches from New Orleans say the
city is liable to be inundated if any of
the levees give way. The river is
now on level with the crown of the
levee along the city front. The crew
asse at Gouldsboro. on the right bank
of the river directly opposite New
Orleans, will be closed by this eve
ming.