The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-29

INDIAN NEWS.
TOMBSTONE, A. T., March 27.-Y eS-
Ierday news came from Custom House
that J. E. James and G. n. Thorndike
were safe at that place, although they
had just passed through a country
overrun with hostiles. This after
noon they arrived here and report
having over twenty men killed. Great
excitement prevails. They confirm
the killing of George Woodward and
seen yesterday at Swisshelm's, forty
miles from here. 1t is supposed
Swisshelm's is where they will con-
centaate. They have set fire to the
grass, and the country for miles
around is in blaze.
TUCSON, a. T., March PA San
Carlos special says the Indians were
rounded up this morning by bands,
numbers and letters. None have left
the reservation. The best of feeling
is displayed, and all express a desire
to fight the renegades should they
come here.
A special from HermoSillo says
business is paralyzed. The killing at
Ures included some of the wealthiest
citizens of the state of Sonora.
TO CAPTURE sPIOCHEE.
ST. LOUIS, March 27.-Gen. Porter
has disbanded his forces and they
have gone home, with the eX-
.ception of a few scouts, leav-
ing the United States troops to
capture Spiochee and his men. At
last accounts they had not yet reached
his camp, which is fifteen miles west
of the Sac and Fox agency. No
doubt he will surrender to them with
out resistance, as he would have done
to the Creeks had he not been afraid
he would have gone the way of Sleep
ing Rabbit, who was killed while try
ing to escape last Wednesday. n de-
tachment of Thorp's army discovered
Spiochee'S scouts and gave chase, cap
turing one. They questioned him as
to Spiochee's whereabouts and forces,
but as he would tell nothing, they
took him out and shot him dead.
There are rumOrs here of more
killing on the same plan, but nothing
authentic. News reached here to-
night of another killing near Eufala.
Last week about twenty Chichte men
Spiochee man named EchOely Large,
and without more ado riddled him
with bullets. A man was killed near
STEMS Pass, New Mexico, a short
distance from the Arizona line yeSter-
day by two ApacheS. 1t is supposed
he was killed to prevent his giving
information as to the direction they
were moving. The news was brought
to Tucson by passenger on the west
bound express, which arrived at Tue
son this evening.
A WHISKY POOL.
CINCINNATI, March 27.-WhiSky de-
clined two cents by order of the mana
ger of the whisky pool. The action
was accompanied by rumOr of the
dissolution of the pool, but President
Meter says there is no cause for
trouble, and that the pool is strong.
The disastrous failures which have
occurred of late, together with the de-
moralization in Kentucky, makes the
expense of the pool more important
than ever. 1t is the only safety of
the business so long as the cattle are
in stables. He attributes the decline
to a fall in corn and says he has
thought Sill too high for some time,
The pool only extends TO the price OF
highwines, leaving spirits and other
goods subject to such fluctuation as
manufacturers choose.
The Weekly Underwater, New
Y Ork-Hartford. March II, has the fol
lowing: The report of the insurance
commissioner of Texas, portion OF
which we reprint this week, is calcu-
lated to cause regret that so intelli-
gent an officer should have been re-
tired from the insurance department
of the lone star state. We have seri-
Gus doubts about the ability of q
Texas legislature to solve the very
difficult problem of moral hazard in
lire insurance, but it is certainly
pleasant to find Mr.. Spaight with SO
clear an idea of how it cannot be
done. Within certain limits policy
preventing full insurance is undoubt.
eddy good one, and is directly in the
line of the practice of all care
full underwriters. That the in
tention of insurance compan-
les, which is to have something at
the risk of the owner as guarantee
of good faith and carefulness, is
often frustrated, is very true, but it
is generally true of merchandise
risks only. There was atime a few
years back when many buildings
owing to a temporary depression in
market values, were over insured, but
with the recovery of the market the
danger from that source has faded
out, at least in the north, and we
think it is surely disappearing in the
south. The great losses In Texas last
year were clearly abnormal and can
not be said to furnish any fair basis
for premium rates in the state. 4 +