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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31
FOREIGN NEWS.
EPITOME OF EVENTS ACROSS
THE WATERS.
Capital Punishment Restored.

Capital Punishment Restored.
ZURICH. May 29.-The people OF
Zurich have 10y popular vote sane
toned the bill providing for the re-
storation of capital punishment.
A Paris Fire.
PARIS, May ga fire in the ware
house of Decker Il Mott, makers of
agricultural implements here, who
also have an establishment in
America, caused damage to the
amount of 100000 francs.
Poor Pagan.
DUBLIN. May 26.-Letters sent to
the queen by the mother of Michael
Pagan, who was hanged yesterday
for the Phoenix Park murders, pro-
testing the innocence of her son.
We're referred to Earl Spencer, lord
lieutenant, who however refused to
interfere.
Great Britain Seconds the Motion.
PARIS. May 29.-The Suez canal
company and British government
have arrived at an understanding in
regard to the construction of the
second canal across the isthmus. The
arrangement must receive the APP
prevail of the shareholders of the
company before they can be carried
out.
PARIS, May 29.-The Temps esti-
mates the number of troops to be
sent to Tonquin at once FROM Cochin,
China, at twelve hundred. This will
enable Gen. Bowel to maintain his
position at Hansi until the arrival of
a force he sent out from France.
The latter expected to reach Ton
quin about the 10th of July
1000 troops embarked at Toulon
The Festivities Continue.
Moscow, May 29.-The emperor
and empress received congratulations
to-day of civil and military officials,
mayors and nobility, Lord Wolseley,
representative OF British army and
Gen. Won Werder, German military
envoy, and attended the reception OF
Monsigneur Nannutel. The papal
nuncio was presented to their males
ties to-day. Gen. Won SchweintZ,
German ambassador, gave banquet
to the German princes this evening.
Railroad Meeting.
LONDON, May 29.-At meeting of
the Mexican railroad company to-
day, the chairman complained that
the Mexican government had granted
a subsidy to the Inter-Oceanic rail-
road company in violation of the
Mexican railroad company's exclu-
sive right. He said the $4,000 due
from the Mexican government was
practically bad debt. There was no
reason to fear a subsistence of the
late heavy traffic in railroad material.
If, however, it did subside, they would
have for compensation the general
development of the trade which must
use their line.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31

s. S. Cox says he is a candidate for
the speakership to stay. He speaks,
probably, in ii Pickwickian sense
when he says, as long as Mr.. Randall
is in the field, that the other candid
ates are'"green in the business. Lea
Randall and Carlisle fight on the
tariff and anti-tariff issue as much as
they please. / will take no part in it
and have no alteration with them.
He proposes to fight ,on consistent
Democratic record of u quarter OF a
century. He counts on the solid vote
of the New York delegation and a
strong backing in the south. He de-
MES that his recent trip to North
Carolina was for canvassing purposes.
He would not talk about The tariff.
but referred to the Congressional
Record of last year for his record
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31
Important Notice.

OFFIcE orlTHE \
uSriN SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION,
~ congress Ave MaN -. IS.
lhtice with Turner & Newning J 7
Texas.)
IL, !, Capital stock-paid In monthly dues-ul-
tiinale or par value. 500 per share
z. pu.s-One dollar per share each month
payable the LIST and End of the month.
D. Loans-One hundred dollars per share,
ON real estate security i'll Travis or adjoining
Ud at., 70 oe approved by board OF directors
In the event OF competition for money offer
ed, loans VIII be ma;e 10 the stakeholder pay
per share per month, ON each share borrowed
upon.
4. Interest-Twelve per cent per annum
payable monthly.
s. Withdrawals-After the association shall
have been in existence one year, withdrawn
allowed, together with profits on stock. with.
out any discount.
for each neglect TO pay dues, and one per cent,
per month on any amount in arrears.
Z. Profits are credited upon stock.
.. Salaries-None, except to secretary. who
furnishes free office and sa:e room.
Special arrangements may be made with
stockholders al distance or who desire 10
make payments at dates other than the first
or second Of the month.
Referring to the above, attention is called
TO the fact that this association includes Wit
IN its field If operations all counties adjoining
Travis. Residents Of such counties are there
fore invited TO become stockholders and enjoy
the privileges and profits which this associa
ton offers. The pi Gifts being mutual and the
management in the hands of experts need men
elected from among the stockholders, In
yestors and borrowers VIII" desire further In
formation are invited to corr esp md with the
secretary Bylaws furnished ON application
A. j. JERNtGAN, President.
Secretary Austin Savings and Loan ASS )cia
tlon, 80 Congress Avenue, Austin.
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NOT AT ONCE A PERFECT MAN.
HOOD.

The university regents expect to
meet again on the 4th of June. The OBJ
ject of this meeting is to consider the
action of the faculty meeting at Nash
vile, Tennessee, and presumably to
do such other things as will prepare
the way for proper opening of the
university in September. 1t was in
Dictated at Nashville that certain pro-
vision should be made for the pur-
chase of competent chemical and
other apparati, and Professor NAL
let has been commissioned to
select and secure them. He asks that
for his services in this behalf his
pay as professor begin and continue
from May 18th. He bases this de-
mand on the fact, probably, that he
has already devoted some time to our
university affairs, having visited Tex
as to see and reportto the other mem
bers of the faculty the conditions ex-
isting here and the propriety of their
becoming attached to the university.
How much his services may be worth
in these respects we do not
know and it is presumed
the demand will be promptly
passed upon py the regents. 1t must
also be liked by them whether the
apparati will be made, at this time,
complete, or whether it will be limi-
ted. For the present, of course, there
is barrier to the lavish expenditure
of money. 1t is not in hand, and it is
yet to be seen whether sufficient
funds will be on hand, soon, to meet
proper demands for the immediate es-
Enlistment of university of the
first class. 1t is said propositions
have already been received for leasing
four or five hundred thousand
acres of land, and it may be that the
greater portion of the university
lands may soon be disposed of. IT a
million of acres be leased at once for,
| say $4,000, the least possible sun
should be spent, immediately, on apps
rati, while the employment of othel
professors than those already chosen
should be effected. There is get n,
professor of natural philosophy nam
ed. there is no school of history pro
vided for, no school of engineering
no school of mining, all importan
and necessary; and the medical schoo
needs douceur to keep the Calves
ton concern from going to the dogs
instead of elevating the standard o
physic. 1t may be hoped that tn
energy of the regency will be ben
. towards leasing all the lands owne
| by the university. They could, on
term of FIVE years, in parcels to sui
: be disposed of so as to secur
: the institution 100000 annual,
: This. added to the interest on permi
: nent funds now on hand would yiel
5 revenue equal to all proper d.
!. mands. OF eourse if the regent
7 comply with every demand mad
0 upon them for money, there will
/ plenty of channels through whic
Q it viii flow, and funds may be frii
/ tered away in things that will ad
but little 10 the merits Of life
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31
Election Notice.

BY virtue of the authority vested in me, and
by order of the Commissioners Court of Travis
county, l hereby order that an election be
held at Bluff Springs and Nossek's store in
Travis county, on the 23rd day Of June 1888,
by the freehold rs in tine subdivision of said
county hereinafter specified, TO determine
whether hogs be permitted to run at large
within the following limits, to-wit: Beginning
At q point on the Colorado river where the
Travis and Bastrop county line crosses said
river; thence with said river to the mouth Of
Onion creek; thence up Onion creek to the
san Antonio road; thence with said road to
the Hays county line; thence with the Travis
county line to place 0f beginning. And Wade
NJ. Smith, James McClintOck, John McClin-
fock, Milo Nichols and j. Willette, are APP
pointed managers of the election II Blum
'prings; and William Wallace John Wolf, VI.
Ingram, Alien Mclean and John q. Rourke
are appointed managers TO hold the election
AT NoSSek's Store.
Witness my hand and the seal Of the
q commissioners Court OF Travis
L. o. county, Texas, this, the 18th day of
May, 1888.
County Judge. Travis 'OiIffy tex. a
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31

THE sermon of Mr.. Spurgeont
cabled to some of the American
,,apers, has been read with much
interest. The venerable pre- cher
takes an economic. and therefore II
proper y lew of the worries of the
universe. He is satisfied that this
poor little atom OF n1'uberIeS
spaeres and syst ems is hut one of
unumerable habitaDle globes. 81 eak-
ing of the happiness OF sIcaven b.
said,. referring to those who would
reach there: I'VE shall be- made lt'
mirrors rejecting Gods glory to IN
known beings, and tn " may be
lnyriads OF races whom we
have never heard" This : pas
sage can hardly be Construed to
mean unknown beings and nyriaf'
of races" yet to come in this world
but must refer to the inhabitants 81
the other spheres that revolve
through space, and Mr.. Spurgeon
manifestly finds nothing in the Bible
| to forbid this belief. He speaks oi
nothing certainly, for revelation and
science alike fail us when weR seek
for information of that vast universe
in which the earth is but one small
atom among the myriads. of greater
bodies that surround it in the infiDity
of space; but the great preacher has
very plainly felt the consciousness Of
vanity, which must impress everyone
who reflects for moment how an
likely it IS to. suppose that the i'm
perfect humanity of the earth rep
resents the climax OF the Creator ;,
work. when the earth itself is so IL
significant.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31
OFFICIAL TOADYISM.

| The government of the United
States is the elected government of a
people, at heart intensely hostile to
the Russian system of governing, but
Secretary Frelinghuysen and his snob
subordinates of the state department,
do not seem to know this, and instead
of doing alone what international
courtesy demanded, in reference to
Alexapder's coronation they have been
attempting to vie with the most
bigoted monarchies of the old world
on that occasion. Naval officers were
ordered to make extensive prepare
tions to go to Moscow and to inter
mingle with the soldiery of Europe,
and to do all in their power to make
the people of that war-cursed CONT
nent believe the people of this coun-
try like Cesarism. The mass
of the voters in this
country are intensely opposed to it,
and they will most probably make
themselves heard as to such toadyism.
With all of Jim Blaine's faults and
meanness as politician he did not
tolerate any such trucking when he
was secretary of state, and his con-
duct as cabinet officer, with the ex-
ception of his private schemes, was
acceptable to the people. The New
Jersey aristocrat now occupying
his place, took special pains
to reverse his policy the
moment be entered upon the duties
of his office. To cap the climax,
Lowell said the other day in London
that he felt he represented a Deepen
dency of England instead of foreign
country. He is just the kind of
man Frelinghuysen's international
courtesy department wants at the
court of st. James, and he is certainly
sure of his salary until new admin
istration desires United
States ambassador at that court
will also think Of something besides
seeking the good will and friendship
of London snobs. 1t is no joke,
although it appears jocose on this
side of the Atlantic, that such minute
and extensive precautions were made
to protect the titled personages who
were reluctantly compelled by their
positions to attend upon the Cars
coronation. Every frightened Euro
pean dignltary who went to Moscow
as well as Hunt aud uncle Sans re-
iuctant naval delegates was accom-
panied by a large force of detectives
to watch out for their personal safe
tY. The coronation was black-letter
day for Russia even with all its bril-
lance. Moscow presented to the OBJ
server nothing but monotonous
spectacle of armed minions of despot-
ism blindly paying obeisance to an
irresponsible autocrat. That is the
repulsive aspect of the picture. What
a scene for Americans who
boast of uncurbed freedom
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31

The death of Ex-Governor Thomas
B. Jeter, of South Carolina, has been
announced. He was native OF
Union county, South Carolina, and
at the time of his death was fifty
four years old. He was reared and
educated in his native state, gradual
ing at the state university in 1916.
Though a lawyer by profession he
devoted most of his life to other
business pursuits. He became gov
ernor by right of his position as
president pro tempore of the
state senate on the retirement
of Gov. Sampson to take place on
the supreme bench, and he rem aimed
governor till 1880 when Gov. Hagood
was inaugurated. He was faithful
and fearless in the discharge of his
duties, and enjoyed the implicit conf
dence of his state.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31

emf departments. The university ha
been conceived. but it is We
unborn. The infant has been ampl.
provided for. but when 1t first steps
into life there can be no reason il
clothing it in the habiliments of per
f ct manhood. We expect it to be q
youth far in advance of its years, but
not a perfectly developed man TO begin
with, and its resources must be
husbanded TO that advanced exist
ence which it must speedily attain.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31

REV. AUGUSTUS BRANVELT went
as a christian missionary to China to
convert heathenS. He was devoted
to the faith. but after staying on the
other side of the world for some time,
he has to look favorably on the other
side of the religious question, and
when he got back to this country,
though requested to take his old pull
pit in Philadelphia, he refused, and
devoted himself to literary pursuits.
He wrote several papers on modern
religious infidelity for the magazines,
and the Reformed church, of which
he was member, turned him out as
hereto in 1876. Since then he has
felt more free to write and speak. and
recently he has attacked the idea
and doctrine of Immortality as
a myth which had its origin
in mems desire to live on, in the face
of universal and memorable death.
DR.. BranNelt does not think this ami
NAL desire for life any proof Of the
Immortality of the soul. as many
claim that it is. The doctor is OPP
posed to the immortality idea for the
same reason that he does not believe
in ghosts and COLLINS that other peo-
pie say they have seen. In recent
lecture he said that his own position
as a proclaimed hereto" had revealed
to him the fact that the majority of
our clergymen, if their real lives and
beliefs and disbeliefs were made
known would keep ecclesiastical
courts busy in trials for heresN. He
claims to have found out some of
their secrets, but mentions no names
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31

1T was agreed at Nashville that
Prof. Mallet should be the president
of the faculty. Of course DR.. Rob
erts and Prof. Gould will have to
aequiesce, and the regents too before
the selection will have full force.
Prof. Gould did not aspire t. the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31

THE paymaster-general of the army
has issued instructions to all his sub
ordinates to refuse payment of any
accounts of Col. A. z. Morrow, who
has been for several years an aide on
the staff of Gen. Sheridan. Col. Nor
row, as announced, has been selling
duplicate accounts for pay.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31

BosslsM is doing for Virginia,
what it has done for every other state
in the Union. Malone, however, is
more of political despot than any
of them all, and it is but natural that
there must soon be violent .upheaval
in the state. The legitimate results
of bossism were demonstrated in the
northern states last fall, and it is only
a question of time when the personal
issue, since the debt question is set,
tied. will awaken N5irginians to the
humiliating condition of the old do
minion,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31

GEN. ABE BUFoRD has been con-
frmed as a member of the Episcopal
church. Some time ago he became 2
member of the Christian church, but
being ruled down to admiring beauty
in women and not in horses, he has
gone where he may have full swing
of both
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31

AN ANXIOUS public is at last
gratified to hear from Gen. Crook and
his command. He has followed the
Apaches to the Sierra Madre Noun
tains, between Chihuahua and So
nora, and has overtaken and fought
them, and is now in their pursuit.
He is aided by the Mexican soldiery
under Coils. Torrezon and Galardo,
and the probabilities are that the
days of the hostile Apaches are num-
hprad
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31

Iris to be presumed that Prof
Mallett will be the president of the
university faculty. and in this con-
nectiOn We call the attention of the
regents to very important point.
The president should be taken into
counsel before proceeding to any i'm
plSCant steps in organization. There
is need for perfect harmony between
the regency and the president of "a
university, and there is special reason
for it in organization. He should be
required to furnish u full report with
reference to the condition, wants and
future policy and develop
ments of the institution,
and this report should be care
fully considered before any definite
plan of action is adopted. To do
otherwise would put the president in
an awkward position, besides depri-
wing the regency of the advice that
would be most desired by them. Com
posed as the board is of thoughtful
and discreet men, in sympathy with
the cause of higher education and
mindful of the future glory of the
university. it may be expected to do
nothing that will impair the useful
ness or retard the growth of the great
institution.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31

THE falling off in Mr.. Gladstone's
support in the house of commons
brings the Conservatives and Liber-
ais so closely together in numbers as
to give the Irish members vote an
exceptional Importance. In fact. it
begins to look as if they would soon
occupy the position OF a balance
of power between the two parties.
and would thus be enabled to make
terms with either. United action
upon the part of the Irish electors
would soon bear good fruit.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31
A GROSS Insult.

CHICAGO, May Ex-senator Condee,
of tins city, last week in the state sem
ate. while certain nominations for
Chicago justice of the peace were
pending, made the assertion that
Justice PriDderville, seeking reDomi-
nation, was under the control of Chi
cago gamblers. and a tool of Mike
Mcdonald. Yesterday Condee was
!. costed by Mcdonald while walking
The streets of this city, and after ONE
80 rds the latter spit in the senator's
zee, according to the version pub
ii he'd this morning. Condee was In.
trfvieWed but made no meDuen OF
he incident, and bystanders assert ne
failed to resent the act.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31

THE Lexington, KY, Press pro-
nounces DR.. Smoot, of Austin, the
best parliamentarian of the general
assembly lately in session in Licking
ton. 1t relates that CDR. Smoot rath-
er sat down on an elder-a young one
who seemed to think the doctor was
brow-beating an old man.. DR.. Smoot
very calmly remarked that the elder
had been guilty of a piece of import
inence which he could only excuse
because of his youth" People always
get smart when they live IN Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31
Mr.. EVANS. the new revenue C,

Mr. EVANS, the new revenue COM
missioner, is lawyer Of Louisville
Kentucky. He is a stalwart of the
stalwarts, and was a member of the
Chicago Grant phalanx of 3O6. but
previously trained with Bristow in
national politics. Kentucky with
its whisky interests would seem to bs
a bad field to supply revenue com
missioner, but though Mr.. Evans ii
reported to have been connected with
the whisky business there. it is added
as saving clause that it was chiefly
in the role of prosecutor. He is saic
to be capable and honest.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31

CHINESE labor is about to be intro
duced into Brazil. Twenty thousand
indentured laborers are to be landed
sat Rio at a cost of little over $40 q
head. They will be paid about 81
cents day and will have to provide
their own food
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31

MAIL contractors must in all cases,
under a late rule, secure the permits
sion of the postmaster-general before
making sub-contract on any route.
The application to sub-let must be
made separately for each route, speci-
flying the number and terminal points.
a sub-contract must be executed for
service upon the whole route, and for
a period not less than one year, or for
the balance of contract term
when less than year;
and it must be filed by
the contractor in the office of the
second assistant postmaster general
within thirty days after the time
when service is to begin under it. II
must be executed in the form pre-
scribed by the postmaster general and
sInnst specify the rate to be paid per
sulnum under it, in case the service
shall be changed; must stip-
ulate that the sub-contrac-
tor shall assume liability fol
lines and deductions, and that he
shall receive pro rata of the on,
months extra pay allowed the con
tractor for curtailment, reduction o.
discontinuance of service. The sub
contractor must be a resident of
locality upon or contiguous to tn
route. The evidence of payment of
suh-contractor. must be the receip
of the sub-contractor attested by
postmaster at terminus of the rout
sublet. ON a form prescribed. Shout
it become necessary to tile u copy of
sub-contract, such copy must be cel
titled to be true copy OF the orig
nal by postmaster at one of the te
mini of the route sul-.et. No sui
can be recognized unle:
made with the original contrac' 0
This regulation applies exclusiyel
to the star service and is issued
prevent carelessness and self-assume
authority on the part of mail servis
contractors in the growing west an
southwest.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31

THE supreme court of Missouri has
rendered a decision to the effect
that it is entirely within the discre-
ton of the school directors of st.
Louis to determine whether or not a
portion of the school fund shall be
employed in teaching German and
other foreign languages; but with re-
gard to- the kndergartens, the court
holds that the outlay of school money
for them is clearly Illegal, as the
pupils are under the minimum age
six years-prescribed by the sch DOL
law. The result of this decision is, to
abolish Andergartens attended by
5000 pupils.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31

WHILE some sections of the state
have been blessed with bountiful rains
the country about Austin is very dry,
and growing crops are suffering in
consequence in manner that will
tell seriously in their product. A
good deal of corn is already seriously
damaged, and copious rains would
even now fail to make it productive.
Proper cultivation, wherever it has
been practiced, is telling. Subsoil-
ing is the best insurance for good
crops. 1t prevents the land becom-
ing too dry without rain and too wet
with it.