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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Mexican Excursion

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 8.-The Jour-
nails Chihuahua special announces
the departure from there tonight of
an excursion party of capitalists and
merchants, representing $60,000,0O0 or
more capital and including some of
the most prominent business men of
the Mexican republic. They will
travel as guests of the Mexican Cen
trail, Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific
roads. They will arrive here next
Monday night. After visiting here
they will go to st. Louis and then to
Chicago. Extensive preparations are
making here by the city officials
and business men. The excursion
was originated with a view of estab-
fishing new trade relations with
Southern Mexico.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Grinding OF Axes.
IDrover's Journal. |


There are axes large and small that
have to be ground on both sides of the
animal diseases grindstone. They are
being industriously ground and mean
time our live stock interests are suf-
fering heavily at the hands of the ak
grinders. The British land owners
and meat raisers who were afraid of
our deceased cattle, but more afraid OF
our ineXhaustibles supplies of fine
beef, had big ak to grind. The army
OF veterinary surgeons who wanted fat
government inspectors offices whetted
their halberds by magnifying the ac-
tual existence and danger of diseases.
The chairman of the treasury cattle
commission has a ten doilar-a-day
and mileage ak which he likes to
grind in Investigating" imaginary
dangers and lodging realities; in
chasing after single calf for thous-
ands of miles that had been where he
thought it might have contracted dis
ease, and paying no attention to GER
tain isolated spots on the eastern sea-
shore where contagious disease is ad-
mltted to exist. Then again comes
the interested cattle dealer and others
with axes to grind, making sweeping
assertions to the effect that no cOnta-
giouS cattle disease ever existed in
any part of the country. What will
come OF all this lying and AK grinding?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
GALVESTON.

GALVESTON, Nov. S.-Before United
States Commissioner Spann, To-
day, V. Donigan, charged with
theft of letters from United
States mail, was brought up but had
the case postponed till Saturday, ow-
ing to the absence of witnesses. Don
igan is an Armenian Turk. A Rus
sian gentleman. name not learned.
acted as interpreter. Donigan was ar
rested in FIT. Bend county. In default
of $500 he was committed pending
trial.
The draft or letter to Capt. Eads
from the deep water committee of al
dermen and citizens, prepared to-
night, says: "We wish to know. if you
will undertake the work of deepening
the water on the Galveston bar, say to
the extent of twenty-five to thirty
feet on ordinary tides. If so, how
long will it require, and what will be
the probable cost? For what per an
mum will you guarantee to maintain
such depth of waterp"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
AZ AM illnstratinn nf the snohh

AS an illustration of the snobbery
that affects our society it may Lbe 1e-
marked that Miss Terry, the English
actress, on her opening night here re-
ceived a CARLOAD of floral offerings.
Many of the donors had never seen
the lady on the stage. They knew
that she was an English artistic of
great repute and SO the sweet roses
and posies were rolled in. An Ameri-
can actress might achieve great dis
tinction in the West and vet come to
new York and play without receiving
so much as hand bouquet, unless it
came from a kinsmam in the box-of-
flee. Mary Anderson was a recogniZ-
ed star in the West when she first Wis
tied New York professionally, and
she found great difficulty in securing
q theatre to play in. When she re-
turns from England with the trade.
mark of the Prince of Wales on her
our snobs will probably smother her
with pansies.-N. Y. World.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
THE COURTS.
United States Court.

A case entitled William Elliott VS..
Nelson Morris has been transferred
from the district court of Williamson
county to the United States circuit
court at Austin. in which the plain
tiff, who is a land agent, sues the de-
fendent, a citizen of Chicago, for
$1,000, and prays for attachment of
certain lands which the plaintiff, as
his agent, purchased for him in this
state. The purchase embraced 122,-
$50 acres in Andrews, Martin and
Tom Green counties at 60 cents Per
acre, amounting to S73, 72S. The plain
tiff claims five per cent of this
amount as quantum meruit for his
services, which, with interest and costs
James H. Robertson attorney for
plaintiff.
In the case of Geo. W. Russ, of
Dallas. VS.. Count j. Telfener, trans
ferred from the district court of Trav-
is county to the United States circuit
chancery, plaintiff alleges that No
yember 1882 he was the sole owner
by transfer of 1,160,S 800 acres of la I'd
in Ell Paso county, forming part OF
what is known as the Pacific -eser'
vation;" that defendant assumed tC
pay to the state for said land (tht
right to which plaintiff had acquired
from the state) the 90 cents per acrs
to which the state was entitled, ant
entered into contract at Dalla:
through the defendants agent witt
plaintiff for the purchase and assign
ment of plaintiffs right to purchase
from the state; that defendant con
tracted to pay plaintiff, in case plain
tiff's application was duly made ant
filed, % cents per acre 'as c0nsidera
tion of his sale, transfer and assign
ment of all his said rights, titles ant
interests by his said application" tina
the full purchase price at % cents pc
acre was S290,0O0, of which there be
came due and payable to plaintiff
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
An Excursion to AUSTIN.

On Wednesday, November 9TH, a
party of prominent and practical men
representing the Northwest will leave
st. Louis via. the Iron Mountain
route to visit and see for themselves
the wonderful inducements offered to
immigration by the superior climate
and soil of the states of Arkansas and
Texas. The lumber, grain, cotton,
sugar and grazing districts will be
visited and thoroughly inspected; all
of the prominent towns and cities
will be visited and their social, indus
trial and educational conditions ex-
amined and reported upon through
the press for the information of those
seeking homes in milder climate. A
Pullman sleeping car has been char
tered for the entire jour
ney, which is sufficient
guarantee that the comfort of the
darty will be assured. The excursion
lists will visit the following points
Little Rock, Dallas, Fort Worth, Col
orado City, Ell Paso, Austin, San
Antonio, Galveston and Houston.
and will return via Denison and the
Indian Territory about the 10th of No
vember to st. Louis. DR.. John E.
Ennis, passenger and land agent OF
the Missouri Pacific railway company
and Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific rail-
way, will be in charge of the party,
They will arrive at Austin at o'clock
p. m. On the 10th inst, and will re
main in the city forty-eight hours
leaving at 11:30 o'clock lon the
morning of the 21st. The party is
composed of citizens representing cap
ital and the farming and manufactur.
ing interests, and our citizens should
certainly tender them q handsome re
ception.
The Russian proverb, Never take 8
crooked path while you can see {
straight one" seems to be rather /;
| poor one. Surprising the crooked on,
leads to where you want to go and tn,
straight one doesn't.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
The Oldest Woman in the World.


AT Auber1ne-en-Royans, a village
in the Dauphene, situated between
Valence and Grenoble, may be seen
an old woman living in hut in a
narrow street who has reached the
extraordinary age of 1913 years. She
has no intirmity except slight deaf
ness, being in full possession of her
mental faculties.
According to her marriage certifi-
cate, she completed in January last
her Tooth year since marriage. She
was a "cantinere" under the first
empire, and had two sons killed at the
battles of Friedland and in Spain.
She is supported entirely on the aims
given by her visitors, who go from
great distances to see her as an object
of curiosity, and her neighbors help
her to do her household work.
She lives almost exclusively on soup
made with bread, to which is added a
little wine, and sometimes a little
brandy. DR.. Bonne, who practices in
the neighborhood, states that she is
never i'll. Her skin is like parchment,
but she is comparatively upright, and
is of scrupulously clean habits.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

Abiding to the recent civil rights
decree the Chicago Tribune has the
following, which the negro will find
to be correct advice:
If the blacks expect to take and
keep rank with the other citizens of
the Republic, they must make up
their minds to recognize authority,
abide by the same laws which govern
other classes, and abandon the old idea
of dependence which has come down
from their former condition of servi-
tude. They are no longer slaves. They
have ceased to be freedmen in the
common significance OF that word.
They are citizens. There is no good
reason why they should have a social
set of laws for their government.
There is certainly no theory of popu-
lar government which will warrant
distinct legislation for their benefit
which is in conflict with constitu-
tional principles. Under the common
law, the laws of the United States,
and the state statutes, they stand upon
the same plane as the white citizens
They cannot acquire more than this
and to ask it is an indication of weak
ness and unfltness for political equal
ity. If any state shall attempt at any
time to abridge their privileges and
immunities, or to deny to them the
same remedies against injustice and
discrimination which the white citi
zens enjoy, then the power of the con.
stitution may be invoked to protect
them.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
A New Industry.

Why cannot Southern Texas go in
to this enterprise as well as Florida I?
No doubt there is millions in it.
The first ostrich farm on the Allan
tic coast is about to be established in
Florida at Sylvan Lake. Three pairs
of three-year-old birds have been ship
ped from Hoboken, where they have
been recuperating after their eight
months trip from Nubia. The birds
weigh from $50 to 200 pounds each.
and are about seven feet in height.
Their present coats of feathers have
been much injured by the long journ-
ey and will be comparatively worth
less. Their first crop of marketable
feathers will be due next year after
they have moulted their present rag
ged and broken plumage. When five
years old they are expected to furnish
two crops of feathers year and be-
gin the raising of families. The ex-
pertinent will be watched with much
interest, and, if successful, will en-.
courage capitalists and business men
to increase the business indefinitely
as the demand for the feathers is
constantly increasing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

November 10, 1882, 80 per cent there
of, $261,O7
The business was, it would further
appear from plaintiffs allegations, to
have been finally consumated Noyem-
Der 10, 1882, at Dallas, where plaintiff
expected to set his 80 per centum:
hut the court, it is intimated, utterly
and without any sort of rhyme or
reason for default failed to put in an
appearance or make any explanation.
in THE STATESMAN.
In supplemental petition filed by
Hancock s. Shelley, as attorneys,
plaintiff sues defendant for So8,O16,
cost and expense of surveys, maps,
fees of land Office, interest, costs of
court, etc.
Defendant, through Glass s. Cal
lender and A. J. PerIer as attorneys,
filed general denial alleging INSULT
cheney of the petition, and denying
the execution by himself or his au-
thority of the writments or either of
them referred to in said petition, pur-
porting to be contracts and to be
signed by George w. Russ and J. Tel
fener by G. Bacarise, and his denial in
this behalf, he alleges it verified by
the affidavit Of G. K. Westcott, which
affidavit he makes part hereof.
Plaintiff excepted to defendants
plea of non est factum, as insufficient
and not verified, and alleges that
Westcott's affidavit is insufficient and
defective.
Defendant pleading to the jurisdic-
ton of the district court, the cause
was transferred to the United States
circuit court.
Such is briefly the status of this
case, the transcript of which is very
volumnious. 1t will turn mainly
upon the facts as they may be proved;
but the amount involved, and the
character of the transaction will
necessarily impart considerable inter-
est to the proceedings.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
more Fence Cntting.

CHICAGO, Nov. 8.-Representatives
of twenty-six firms throughout the
country engaged in manufacturing
barb fence wires are in session here
to determine the amount of royalty
they will pay the Washburn & Moen
company, which practically controls
all the barb wire patents. The COM
panies have been paying a royalty of
seYenty-five cents per hundred
weight. 1t is urged that WashburIl
81 Moen have been granting better
terms to certain parties, owing to
which fact they all absolved from the
payment of any royalty. 1t was final
ly determined, however, to offer the
Washburn & Moen company a uni
form royalty of thirty cents per hun
dred weight, and a committee appoint
ed to make this proposition.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
HiIl-SharOn.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8.-Aggie
Hill suing Gen. Sharon for divorce
and division of property, refused in
court this morning to produce
the alleged marriage contract until in
formed by the judge if she did not it
would be ruled out. The evidence
was only so much waste paper. Sha-
ron after seeing it denounced it is a
forgery. The judge ordered him re-
moved from court. The documents
remains in the possession of the clerk
until a large photograph is taken.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Who Struck BiIlyY

PETERSBURG, Nov. SWIM. Long,
tobacconist, acknowledged that he Is
the person who struck Gen. Malone
in the face, during a scuffle at the
pools on election day. Long explains
that, being pressed by the crowd, 1
raised my hand to clear myself and
get out; as l did so some one struck
violently on my right hand which
caused it to strike Malone lightly in
the face, which l hope did the general
no serious harm. L had no intention
or desire to do Gen. Malone personal
injury. AS to the generals offer of
800 to know the scoundrel or assassin
who struck him, am the responsible
party and hope this statement will be
satisfactory.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Working Pittsburg

PITTsBURG, Nov. ST is is evil
dent that a gang of expert thieves are
working in this locality. This week
three large robberies have been COM
mitted. The boldest one was break
ing upon safe of Samuel Soluble,
storekeeper, few miles from the city
early this morning. The robbers
hauled the safe out of the building on
planks, blew 1t open with power and
got $4,000 in cash and jewelry. Four
thousand dollars worth of clothing
stolen Tuesday has been. recovered
and three men and a woman arrested,
but it is thought there are a dozen
others in the gang
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
The Question of CrrculatiOns.
Fort Worth Gazette.I

lfOTI worth GdLeIte.l
Circulation equal to that of the
other daily press of the state COM
bined.-Galveston News.
The above notice is kept standing
at the head of the editorial columns
of the News, and have been for years.
1t may have been true at one time,
but it is not true now. Annually
there are published in several cities of
the United States newspaper dlrec-
tories" which give information to adj
vertiSerS concerning each and every
paper in the country. In making up
the matter for these directories the
propriotOrS of the different newSpa-
pers are solicited by the publishers of
the directories to render a statement of
their respective calculations. AS rule,
newspaper proprietors do this, some
times sustain the claim of circula-
ton by affidavit. When newspaper
proprietor fails to give his circulation
the directory publisher estimates it
from such data as be accessible to
him. Any one of these directories
will suffice as a test of the truth of the
claim of the Galveston News, that its
is equal to that of all the
other Texas dailieS combined. Wheth-
er the circulation of the respective
Texas dailies be truly stated or not,
is immaterial; as, if'there be misstate-
it is fair to presume that there
is small difference, if any, in the capac-
tiles of the respective Texas journal
lists to exagerate. We select from
the newspaper directories that of
Edwin Alden & Bros, of Cincinnati.
to the Alden directory of
1883 Cthe latest issueO we find the
of the Texas daily papers
set down as specified below. These
base their reports on data
near the close of each year,
and thus it happens that some papers
are reported that do mot now exist,
and some are not reported which have
been started since January 1 1883,
and it will be understood that the cir
,ulations reported were for the year
1882, and if the News has increased |
It's circulation stree then, so have all |
no Of
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
SAN MARCOS.
Especial to The statesman


SAN MARCOS, Nov. S.-Tuesday
night Billey Hyser heard noise
in one of his rooms, but thought
nothing of it. Presently his mother
in-law, Mrs. Webb, heard the noise,
and got up and light the lamp, which
awoke Kyser. She went to the room
from which the noise came, followed
by Kyser, with pistol in hand. When
Kyser reached the door, MRS. Webb
told him to look out, that the burglar
was going to shoot. The burglar
then fired at Kyser, which Kyser re-
turned. The burglar thereupon ran
out of the house, followed by two
shots from Kyser. Yesterday the of
ficers arrested him in negro cabin.
He proved to be a negro ex-convict.
He is wounded in the breast.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
They Like 1t.

CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 8.-Advance
sheets of Superintendent MaxwelPs
chamber of commerce report show
the manufacture of malt liquor of
Cincinnati. Covington and Newport
for the past year aggregated $4,000
barrels, an increase over the previous
year of more than 1900 barrels. The
report estimates the consumption here
equivalent to 555 glasses per annum
for every person in the three cities.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Cincinnati Items.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 8.-The cigar
makers threaten to strike, on account
of the demand by the manufacturers
that the workmen shall pay for gas
used in the mornings and evenings.
Judge Harmon, of the superior
court, in suit for damages against
the owners of the building where sew
eral employees of Dreman's rag ware
house lost their lives, has decided that
the proprietor of the warehouse and
not the owner of the building is liable
for damages.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Indian Territory.

MUsKoGEE, Nov. 8.-The Cherokee
national council met Monday at
Tahlequah. The first steps taken
were to organize the two houses and
elect officers. When the votes cast at
the late election were counted in joint
session, d. w. Bushyhead was an
nounced as chief, and Bobert Bunch
as assistant chief.
Henry MCGEE, the sheriff, made an
attempt to arrest a drunken man,
Edmiston Parker, atINeohimingo, the
Choctaw capital, two days ago, when
Parker drew a revolver and killed him
at first fire. Kneeling beside the dead
man, he blew his own brains out.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Who is to be TaiI-Twister!

The Republican minority in the
house of representatives, which will
meet in December, is not notable for
the number of able men that it en-
braces. The old leaders and orators
have been left at home very numer-
odsly. In view of this unhappy state
interest to know who will be put for
ward to twist the tail of the Demo-
cratic tiger. 1t will be dangerous bus
mess for mosquito.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Special kilograms
BELTON.
[Snecial TO The Statesman

BELToN, Nov. S.-The case of Geo.
Eckles, for the murder of Williams.
was continued until next term of the
court, for the reason that one of the
names of the jurors composing the
special venire, was omitted in furnish
ing the defendant with copy. Six
prisoners were convicted during this
term of court and received their SEN
fences to-day.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
More Rnhhers-

LANCASTER, Pa, Nov. 8.-Hollin-
gers store at Lincoln, was robbed last
night. A large posse started in pur-
suit of the thieves, BuZzard and his
{ ang, who recently escaped from the
Lancaster jail. The thieves were
overtaken at WEIGH Mount and a
fight occurred. John Clifford, an es-
capped prisoner, was captured; Abe
Buzzard, the leader, was shot serious
ly; Bard, one of the posse, was proba-
bly, shot fatally. The thieves escaped.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
A Bold, Bad Man.

Ex-senator Conkling as q barrister
is more imperious than as senator,
and in trying a case more personal.
Day before yesterday he called eX-Sec-
Rotary of the Navy Robson, who was
the opposing counsel in a case before
a New Jersy court, Gan obese man. -
Considering the fact that Robson
while in the house threatened TO
shoot Southern member for a much
slight than this, we are led to infer
less that Roscoe must be a really bold,
bad man.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Nebraska.

LINCOLN, Nov. 8.-Returns from
thirty-four counties in the state and
unofficial estimates from the remain
der indicate the election of Reese
supreme judge by 5000 majority, of
regents elected by 1900. Crawford,
Democratic, elected judge of the
Seventh district. Others, except Brad
ley, in the First district are Republi-
cans. Tie Republican gain over last
election is nearly 10000, taking the
vote as a basis to jugde from.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

her shoulder broken and hit by a
flying piece of the machine. Her re-
covery is doubtful. John Smith, the
engineer, was blown sixty feet and
badly wounded. Peter Lintner was
blown a considerable distance and
Injured about the back, and others had
miraculous escapes. The barn was
destroyed by the explosion together
with large quantities of grain and
hau
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Horrible

KANSAS CITY, Nov. ga fearful
tragedy was enacted to-day at the
house of III. G. MCGEE, ten miles south
of here. His children returning from
school this morning found the 1ifeless
bodies of their father, mother and
elder sister lying upon the floor.
MCGEE evidently had killed his wife
shooting her in the breast with a
shotgun, shot his daughter IN the
back, and then completed the horror
by swallowing a dose of morphine.