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What is the Best Grass?
HEARNE, TEXAS, March 20.

hEAKNE, IEAAS, MdTcn ~.
To the Editor of The Statesman:
DEAR SIR-Can you inform me
what is the best grass to grow on post
oak sardy land, and that has perma-
nent root for hay.
What are the qualities of johnson
grass? Is it suitable for permanent
field for cutting for hay, or what kind
do you think best for that purpose
and where can it be obtainedp III
you can supply me with the name of
the party, and his address where j can
get it, l shall be greatly obliged.
Yours respectfully,
A. HOLLOWAY.
We refer the above inquiry to some
of our many readers who are familiar
with the different grasses, and request
that information be sent us and we
will publish it, as others are interested.
There are several varieties of unex-
celled grasses Chat grow here. aud we
would like to have some of our farmer
friends give their experience through
our columns.
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d. fHHhe postal notes will, o doIE
found more convenient IN one resfrte1zll1
than the fractional paper currency
was, since they can be obtained for
any number of cents under So.
There will also be less liability 10
loss by theft than there was wheh
fractional notes were used for trans
mission through the mails, especially
if the department uses judgment in
prescribing the size and form of the
notes, and in selecting the paper on
which they are to be printed. On the
other hand they will be less conye-
nient, in that they can only be Oh
tanned at money-order offices ut
considerable sacrifice of time, espe-
cially in large cities. 1t will lie OBJ
served that after the first of October
the cost of sending any sum under So
postal note will be cents . cents
postage and 3 cents fee.
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The Best Grass.
AUSTIN. March 23.

AUSTIN, March %.
To the Editor of the Statesman:
l noticed in your paper Of to-day an
inquiry in reference to the different
grasses, for the purposes mentioned
in the article, hay. l know Of no grass
equal to the Colorado bottom grass.
1t is especially adapted to sandy soil.
and does not require to be seeded but
once. 1t is only necessary to break
and harrow the land each spring '7
L have been shipping the seed of The
Colorado grass for four years tr III of
the southern and middle statrs. and
some to the northern states. and have.
had no complaint from any OF tit.
parties to whom l have shipped.
Respectfully, WIN. ERWIN.
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nish proof of same to the land board.
Any one failing to comply with this
provision shall forfeit his interest,
and it shall be subject to entry by any
other person, and it shall require no
judicial forfeiture.
Sec. 3. The filing of description
hereinbefore provided to be filed with
the county clerk, shall be construct
i've notice of claim. But all per-
sons who have heretofore discovered
and worked mines on said lands, shall
have prior right for ninety days
after the passage of this act in which
to comply with this law as discover
erS.
Sec. 6. This being a matter of great
general interest and Importance and
there being no law regulating the
same, an imperative public necessity
and emergency exists for its immedi-
ate passage, therefore it is enacted
that the constitutional rule be sus-
pended and that this act take effect
from and after its passage.
Mr.. Gibbs, chairman of committee
on constitutional amendments, re-
ported adversely the senate joint res
olution creating a>railway commits
sion.
On motion of Mr.. Matlock, the SEN
ate adjourned till p. m.
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mistress whose room w,Mearebed t,

mistress whose room wsSt searched to-
night, and a very fine gold watch
6hain hid in stove was found, also a
fine siX-shooter.
&mes Anderson, a Tarrant county
farnfer, took twenty grains of NOR
phlne t5is morning with suicidal in
tent, AMI he is likely to die.
b. j. Jarrett leaped from a train
near BLUM Station on the Texas Mid
land route yesterday morning, and
dashed out his brains and broke his
neck. The deceased was a wealth J
farmer. The train was going thirty
miles an hour.
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FoRT WoRTH, March 23.-The men
arrested yesterday, charged with rob
berry, ETC., on railway train, are now
called r. Calhoun Bell and John Mil
ton, brakemen- The former has a
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April showers, initiating the March
winds. stole march on us by coming
several weeks earlier than usual.
They are here.
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OEOhGEIONN, Adrcn Z0.-On yes
terday j. II. Gholson, a hardware
merchant of our town, sold out his
entire stock of goods to his creditors
to supply their demands. He did not
close his store, but continued doing
work, and will shortly lay in a new
and larger stock.
Rev. A. A. Allison is conducting a
very successful revival meeting here
now. Thursday night there were
iltty-nlne penitents and sixteen pro-
LESSONS. Up to the present date there
has been nineteen additions to the
church. 1t is the Methodist church,
and there is no prospect of its closing
soon.
j. III. Booty is having a large avn
ing and balcony erected in front of
his fine store house.
Raining tonight considerably.
Ell PAso, March 23.-Business in
FL Paso del Norte was fairly suspend.
ed to-day, the entire population APP.
parently taking part in the Good
Friday observances peculiar to the
Mexican Catholic church. After the
sermon the image of Christ was low
cred fir ON the cross and deposited in
glass-covered co&n, which was
carried in procession, followed by a
brass band to the plaza. The process
sion halted three times during its
march, the people all kneeling until
the sound of drums informed them
that the march had been resumed.
Returning to the church the coffin
was placed before the altar, and this
evening the services will illustrate
the mourning Of the disciples for the
dead Christ.
Our city marshal, Gillett, made a
brutal attack on Acting Mayor Paul
Heating to-day, for inquiring of the
city clerk if the marshal had reported
all fines against city offenders. The
marshal was placed under 500 peace
bond, and a meeting of council will
he held Tuesday to consider the mat
| ter of the marshaPs removal.
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Chairman of
Bolton. March 10. 1883.

The negative for the group-photo-
graph of the members of the house of
representatives is one of the largest,
If not the largest, ever made In
America. The print alone is twenty
inches wide by thirty long. The
group of cabinet photographs from
which this mammoth negative was
taken is six feet long and four feet
eight inches wide. 1t is work of
much labor and care.
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Sixty-SecOnd Days Proceedings.
SENATE.

SENATE.
AUSTIN, March %, 1883.
The senate met at the usual hour,
Hon. A. w. Houston presiding, and
quorum present.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain,
Rev. DR.. Smoot.
The reading of the journal was dis
pensed with.
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GALVESTON, March 23.-Further
developments in the case of the death
of Mrs. Henrietta Hamberg, particu-
lars of which were wired last night,
confirms the belief that she was foully
dealt with, and the case will be rigid
ly investigated. A negro is connected
with the affair, who had been living
with deceased, and who, it is stated,
wrongfully withheld money realized
from a stock transaction belonging to
her, and that a quarrel had taken
place between them. The negro can
not be found since the woman's death.
The court of appeals adjourned this
morning after session of ten weeks,
to meet in Austin the first Monday
in April. The total number of
cases disposed of during the term
is 149; number of written opinions.
SO; felony cases decided, 81; INSIDE
meanor cases decided, 20; civil cases
decided, "a; scira, IA; felony cases
confirmed, 81; felony cases reversed,
80; felony cases reversed and dis
missed, 8; appealed, 8; cases of muir
der with death penalty, 3; life SEN
tence, 3; rape, death sentence, 1.
Good Friday was universally OBJ
served by the churches throughout
the CITY,. The Cotton Exchange was
closed and will remain closed until
Monday.
To-day Samuel Kingsley, book
keeper of Messrs. Scarborough & Co.,
went with his family on an excur-
sion to Middleggs garden at the term
mus of the Texas Mexican railroad,
and while rowing about in boat on
the lake, suddenly dropped dead in
the bottom of the boat of heart dis
ease. His remains were brought to
the city and will be inferred to-mor-
row. He was a young man of ex-
cellent business ability and highly
esteemed. His sudden death was a
sad surprise to his many friends.
Albert Hoppe, on a charge of man
slaughter by causing the death of
Gus Brandt, some months ago, by
throwing him out of. his saloon by
which his skull was fractured, and
from which Brandt died, had his
trial in the criminal district couet to-
day and was acquitted. The jury
was twelve minutes and returned
with verdict 0f not OuiIfv
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-29
AFTERNOON SESSION
SPECIAL ORDER

Senate bill No. As, to give each I'M
organized county in the state sur
veyor, with adverse committee re-
port.
The motion of Mr.. Davis, to adopt
the committee report, pending. After
IA lengthy discussion of the most
acrimonious personal character, the
committee report was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Shannon, the SEN
ate adjourned till Saturday, 8 a. M.
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CONTINUED on Third Page
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

BELToN, March 23-The entire
amount of money required to start an
eighty inch cotton compress was
raised to-day, and the same will be
ready by the beginning of the next
cotton season. Substantial improve
ments are steadily going on here. and
all new business houses and dwellings
are rented readily at good prices.
The weather is warm and rainy to-
night.
CoMANCHE, March 23.-Our town is
very quiet since the adjournment of
district court, after holding a session
of two weeks, Judge Towns of San
Saba presiding.
The sheep men of this vicinity have
lost heavily. and it is a foregone con-
clusion in this section that most of
| the fruit is greatly damaged.
Farmers are busy planting their
corn and business is good.
TYLER, March 23.-Asa Dumas,
who has been before the district court
| here for the last two days, charged
with bigamy, was to-day convicted
and sentenced to three years in the
| UtulOtuGldIy. Mis-. Duludo, illo liob
wife, was called upon the stand yes
terday, and refused to be sworn or
give any testimony, saying she
would suffer death rath, + than tes-
tify against her husband. although,
after having lived together twenty
years he had deserted her. She was
! sent to Jail three times for contempt
| of court, and at last swore that she
believed they had been illegally
married.
CORsICANA, March 23-Mr.. A.
| Duren, for "A quarter of century a
respected citizen Of this city, died to
day.
A contract was made by the county
commissioners to-day with the King
iron bridge company, of Cleveland,
Ohio, for the construction of three
iron bridges in this county, their
agent, A. G. Oliver, of Houston, being
the contracting party. A contract
was also awarded for the erection of
an iron fence to enclose the court
house.
The Anheuser-Busch brewing asso-
citation have just completed their new
ice and beer house, one of the largest
in Texas.
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Farmers don't want rain now; they
would rather have it in two or three
weeks, and then again along in the
latter part Of April and all through
May and June.
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Clothed In Dishonor.

The present legislature will dishon-
or themselves and the great state of
Texas should they ratify that lease.
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SAN ANTONIO, March 23.-A sheep
0w.2qerin Copcho county reports the
loss of 800 out OF 5000 sheep by Gle
last storm.
Mr.. Nicely has just won suit in the
federal court for 1900 sheep seized by
Marshall Stillwell Russell some time
ago, which were supposed to be snug
gled. During the course of the case
in court the sheep were sold, and now
the defendent wins the suit but loses
the 81 eep and money.
An inquest was held on the remains
of Mrs. Cawley to-day, to find out if
the authorities were to blame for let
ting the crazy son escape and commit
the. crime. The verdict fully exon
CRATES them from blame.
Fifty-three head of struggled and
stolen horses were seized 10y Deputy
United States Marshals NIGH and
Shelly yesterday near Cotulla. Rein
hardt Schneider and VIM. Kelly were
with the horses and were arrested and
taken to Laredo. Schneider is also
implicated with the Jim Wright gang
in the Altite pasture murder.
The difficulty between Carleton and
drayman Amherst has been amicably
settled and the case dismissed.
Geo. Stiles who murdered w. j..
Whitman near Pearsall recently, was
captured Wednesday night at the
town of Lyle, and is now in custody
of the sheriff of Frio county. Five
hundred dollars reward is offered by
by Whitman's friends for his capture.
Houston, March 23.-The city mar
shall to-day received letter from
Jas. a. Pannell, of Atlanta, Georgia,
saying that he has son nine years of
age in some part of Texas, and that
he has lately learned his mother is
dead. His wife and boy came from
Eufaula, Alabama, six years ago
Annie Nixon was her maiden name.
The boys name is Leonidas Panneu,
and his father will pay all bills inl
CURED by him and $500 reward for
any information relating to his boy.
Tomorrow morning the Houston
Post will say that a young man
named Swain is victimizing country
people by claiming to represent the
Post, and collecting money on its ac-
count. Swain is fraud of the first
water, and the Post desires his arrest
and will pay any bills incident
thereto. 1t is claimed that
Swain has been working Jacksonville
for the past week, but he and wife
decamped early this morning, leaving
the hotel bills unpaid.
Id the preliminary trial of VIM.
Humble, for shooting Matilda John
ston Monday night, Austin john
ston positively identified Humble as
having fired the fatal shot. Humble
was remanded to await the action of
the grand jury.
AT 1925 tonight an alarm was
sounded from the corner of Capitol
and Austin streets, being an incen-
diary fire at the same house which
was burned two months ago. This
time the fire accomplished its work,
and the building was burned to the
ground. Damage about $500; no in
surance and no clue to the incendiary.
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Attention, Texas Veterans.

Bolton will bid you welcome April
II. The committee appointed TO en-
terrain you urgently requests that
every veteran who is coming send in
his name. II will be better for you
and far better for the citizens of Bel
ton that names be sent and that they
be sent at once. Address
M. V. SMITH,
Chairman of Committee.
Bolton, March 10, 1883.
All papers in this state friendly to
this reunion will please publish this
notice. 1td&w.
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BY Mr.. Cravens: To strike out $500
the penalty fixed in the amendment,
and make it $50. Lost.
BY Mr.. Stagner: 70 strike out Sec
ton Z of the bill.
The vote recurring on the Nash
amendment, it was adopted by vote
of 48 ayes to 38 nays.
Mr.. Camp called for the enforce
ment of rule 80, excluding from the
house all but members of the senate
heads of departments and officers OF
the general or state government. Sc
ordered.
Mr.. Stagner's proposition was dis
cussed by Messrs. Stagner, Labatt and
others.
Mr.. Frank offered an amendment to
be added to the end of the section,
and Mr.. Craven one to strike out that
part of Mr.. Franks fixing rates.
The subjectIwas further discussed
by Messrs. Frank, Chenoweth, era
vens, Kendall, Wurzbach, Douglas
and Foster of Limestone.
The main question was ordered on
motion of Mr.. Pendleton.
Mr.. Upton made the point that the
amendment of Mr. Frank was not
germane, as there was nothingI in the
caption of the bill to regulate rates.
The point of order was sustained by
the chair.
Under this ruling the question re-
CURED on the motion of Mr.. Stagner
to strike out section Z. Bost-ayes,
80; noes, 48,
Mr.. Jones offered an amendment
which was adopted: After the word
distance" in line 10, section Z, and
before the words 'tall such discrimi-
nations" insert the following, cor if
any railroad company shall charge
one person more for transporting
freight of the same class. in equal or
less quantities, over its road for the
same or less distance, than it charges
another for the same or a greater
distance.
A motion by Mr.. Foster of Lime
stone, for call of the house stopped
the vote on the engrossment of the
bill.
BY Mr.. Ayers: Joint resolution to
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BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.

BY Mr.. Klerberg: Bill to regulate
acknowledgements and instruments
concerning real estate. Also, bill to
prevent fraudulent divorces. Both
referred.
Mr.. Matlock: Resolution that the
chairman of the finance committee be
requested to report back the general
appropriation bill passed by the house.
Adopted.
Mr.. Pfeuffer stated satisfactory rea-
SONS why the bill had not been re-
ported.
The morning call being concluded,
Mr.. Patton called up house bill 512,
fixing the limits of Gonzales city. Bill
not on the table.
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be permitted TO buy leased land, hi
shall swear that he intends to actually
settle on it, and until he does actually
settle thereon, the lessee shall
remain in possession; prOvi
ded that when the Jesse,
has but one watered section LEASED
from the state in the same vicinity
such section shall not be subject Il
sale and settlement during the tern
of the lease: and provided further
that when a sale is made of leaseC
land, then the lessee shall be entitled
to have pro rata of any rent which
he shall have paid in advance re
fundedEto him by the treasurer of tn,
state, upon warrant drawn by tn,
comptroller, by order of the Liant
board; provided further Gas in MI
TownSend'S amendment.)
Section IL was adopted as in tn,
printed bill. as follows:
Section Is. The said land board shall
have the power to employ and dis
charge such persons as may be neceS
sary. to enable them to cause this &C
to be efficiently executed and fix thei
compensation, and may delegate t.
them such power as may be neces
sary to enable them to aid in carryin,
out the provisions of this act. TIL
expenses of selling and leasing tn
school, university or the lunatiC
blind, deaf and dumb, or orphan asy
lum lands shall be paid out of tn
proceeds of the sales and leases, ex
cept that paid by the purchaser unde
such regulations as the said boar
may prescribe.
Section 10. All laws and parts 0
laws in conflict herewith are hereb
repealed. Adopted.
Amendments offered by Mr.. Rol
ertson, at suggestion of the attorney
general, was lost.
Section 20. Emergency CLAUSE. adopt
ed.
The bill having been considere
by sections, and the question bt
} ing its adoption as whole
Mr.. Wurzbach in the chair.
Mr.. Frank moved to reconsider tn
first section, em6odying the lease a
well as TIRE sale provision. he bein
opposed to the lease provision H
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-08-25
The Problem OF the Age.

Not alone in the United States but
In every civilized country on the
globe the question as to the proper re-
lations of capital and labor is being
earnestly studied and discussed by
men whose only object is to arrive at
a proper solution of the problem so
that it may be presented to the under
standing and satisfaction OF all. All
agree that, in the abstract, no conflict
should exist between capital and Ia
Dor, and that the two should work
together in harmony for the prosper
ity and welfare Of mankind, yet, that
a. conflict does exist, real or imagin-
airy, is painfully apparent. Just at
this time a new impetus is given to
the study of the problem by the
rapid rise of the knights of Labor, a
federation of trades u1ions which has
its r%amifactions in every part of this
country. This powerful Order, in its
declaration OF principles, announces
its purpose to be substantially as fol-
lows: To bring into organization
"every department of productive la
bor;" to secure to the toilers a larger
share of the wealth they create and
more leisure; TO encourage the estab-
lishment of bureaus of labor statistics;
to promote the ucces of co operations;
to secure public lands for actual set
tiers; 10 obtain the abrogation OF laws
bearing unfairly on labor; to compel
the enactment Of laws requiring char
tered companies to pay weekly wages;
TO secure for mechanics a lien on the
product of their toll; [no accumulative
mortgages to bar such liensl; TO abol-
ish the contract system on public
work; to substitute arbitration for
strikes; to prohibit The employment OF
children in shops, mines and factories;
to abolish the contracting of prison la
Dor; to secure equal pay for both sexes;
to reduce the hours or labor TO eight per
day, and to prevail upon govern
ments to establish a purely national
circulating medium. While some of
these propositions may be OF doubt.
ful utility many of them are excellent.
There is a committee of the United
States Senate now in session investi-
eating the labor question, and these
principles may properly enough, aud
probably will, form the subject OF a
formal investigation by that Com
mittee.
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The ..Indepsndemt" Press.

The following was given in answer
to a toast to the 1.-The Independent
Press" by a leading journalist of
New York, every word OF which is
true:
There Is no such thing in America
as an independent press, unless it Is
out in secluded country towns. You
are all slaves. You know II and l
know it. There is not one OF you who
dares express an honest opinion. Ii
you expressed it you would know be-
forehand that 1t would never appear
in print. am paid $3.50 for keeping
an honest opinion out Of the paper |
am connected with. Others of you
are paid similar salaries for similar
things. II l should allow honest
opinions TO be printed in one issue OF
my paper, l should be like OthelIo
inside OF twenty-four hours. My oc-
cupation would be gone. The man
who wou.d be so foolish as TO write
an honest opinion would be on the
street looking for another job. The
business of a New York journalist is
10 distort truth, to lie outright, TO pre-
vent, to vilify, to fawn at the feet OF
Mammon and to sell his country and
his race for his daily bread, or for
what is about the same, his salary.
You know this and l know 1t, and
what foolery TO be Boosting ofan 'In-
dependent Press" We are all the
tools and yassals OF rich men behind
the scenes. We are jumping-jacks.
They pull the strings and we dance.
Our time, our talents, our lives, our
responsibilities are the property of
other men,. We are intellectual pros
titutes.
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The strike Ended

The strike of the telegraph opera
tors has ended and proved a failure.
Campbell, Chief of the Brotherhood,
has issued a manifesto declaring the
strike over, and advising the men,
bers of the organization to look out
for themselves and make the best
terms they can with their former en-
ployers. 1t is limited that there is
treachery on the part of those who
were high in authority in tho Broth
erhood, and the cause was betrayed
for corporation gold.