The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25

tion il drawn to the fact that miles.
more stringent measures are adoptet
to prevent the smuggling of Chimes,
across the border of British Columbis
into Washington Territory, that tht
thousand Chinese now employed or
the Canadian Pacific Railway will, "a.
soon as their contract is completed
which is very soon, find their way
without difficulty into the United
States. The fact is well known to
the residents of British Columbia
that at the present time Cinnamon
are coming over, twenty or thirty at
a time. 1t is suggested that the
revenue cutters now lying idle here
might be employed up there to some
purpose.
FIRES. ~
CLEVELAND, Oct. 21.--Forest City
Oil Works were destroyed at lato
hour tonight.
SECANEAs, n. J., Oct. 21.-The dry
ing room of the American Powder
Company was destroyed last night by
the explosion of 1900 pounds OF
powder. Martin Il. Butts, foreman,
was fatally injured. Loss, $4,000.
BOSTON. Oct. 21.-The engine house
of the Boston & Lowell railroad at
Stoneham was burned this morning,
and two locomotives were destroyed.
Loss, $4,000.
MOUNT VERNON, O., Oct. 21.-A
fire last night destroyed a row of
frame store houses on Main street.
Loss, $4,000.
CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-An Inter- Ocean
special from Grand Haven, Mich,
says the shops of the Stearns Manu-
featuring Company and contents,
with warehouse, paint shop and lum-
Der yard, and three or four small
dwellings, were burned this morning.
Loss, $4,000; partly insured.
GALVESTON, Oct. 21.-A fire to-
night destroyed the two-story build
ing at the corner of Avenue l and
Thirty-seYenth street, owned by u
man named Clough, and occupied as
dwelling and general store by Ger
man named Huffman. The confia-
grafton was caused by the explosion
of lamp. Loss, $500; fully insured.
ST. PAUL, Oct. 21.-C. b. Thurston
u Sons carriage and farm implement
warehouse was totally destroyed by
fire tonight, and a number Of other
buildings were damaged by water.
Thurston's loss on building is S5OO0;
stock $4,000, and it is believed they
are fully insured, but none of the firm
can be found tonight. A number Of
incendiary fires have been started
during the past week, and it is be-
lieved this is the work of the same
gang.
WORK OF THE PISTOL.
CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-On Walnut
street tonight j. Mason shot and
rapher. Paddock Was endeavoring to
have an interview with his wife at
Mason's sisters residence, and who
had been living apart from him. In
the alteration Paddock drew re-
Volver, which Mason took from him
and shot his aSsailant.
The coroner from Lincoln, who ar
rived last night with the buggy whip
and part of the harness belonging to
D. a. Carpenter, with what is sup
posed to be blood of the murdered
girl Fora Burns, returned home last
night and left the articles with q
chemist to analyze. The chemist has
only given the spot cursory examina-
tion under the microscope, and they
appear to be blood. The analysis will
not be completed before the middle of
this week. No new developments are
reported from the scene of the
tragedy to-day, except special to the
Inter-Ocean, stating that tobacco juice
stains where discovered near the place,
and Carpenter is well-known az an
inveterate tobacco chewer.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Oct. 21.-John
Kelley murdered Jacob Lutz and
seriously injured the son of the latter.
His motive was to steal $40.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 21.-Stephen
DINNER, boy of eighteen years, was
shot in the leg to-day by companion
named Edward Beck. He is so badly
wounded that amputation will be
L Lscessary. The shooting came about
over quarrel.
CHARLEY ROSS.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 21.-Christian X.
Ross, father of the long lost boy Char
ley Ross, accompanied by II. Morgan,
lawyer of Philadelphia, have been in
Edwardsville, ILL.,, and in this city for
the past two or three days, attempting
W SeI dI Gu0 GIiIn VI the SIOTJ LOlu
by young man, named Donnelly. who
is under sentence of year in the PEN
itentiary for some crime, but nothing
has come of the investigation SO far,
and it is not likely that anything will
be believed, however, by Mr.. Ross and
prosecuting attorney Yagers, of Ma
diron county, to whom Donnelly first
made statement that there is some
body behind Donnelly who may know
something of Importance and possibly
have knowledge of the whereabouts
of the lost boy, or at least who he
was abducted by, but Donnelly says
positively that he will reveal nothing
until he gets out of the penitentiary
again, and Mr.. Ross, having no hope
of obtaining any further information,
will leave for home tomorrow.