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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-22
Texas Press Association.

The executive committee OF the
Texas Press Association met pursuant
to call of President Gosling last night
at the Raymond House. Present:
President @Gosling, Secretary Abey,
Vice President Yandell; Liilard, Of
the Fairfield Recorder; Fishburn,
Mexia Ledger; Davis. MI. Vernon
Herald; Elliott, Dallas Herald; CAIN,
Bastrop Advertiser; Williams, Min
nicola Monitor, and Kelley, Wills
Point Chronicle.
The President formally announced
the time for the meeting of the asso-
citation in annual convention at Dallas,
for May Is. and he president Cos
ling) for the association and Col. Eli
lott for the city of Dallas, were en-
powered to make all arrangements
for the meeting.
Strict regulations relative 10 the
qualifications of members were
adopted, and the rule that none but
bona fide proprietors and editors will
be admitted to membership will be
observed. All hangers-on and dead
beats will be promptly and vigorously
bounced. This rule will be strictly
observed, with no exceptions, and
members will save themselves and
friends modification by not trying TO
break the rule.
The president announced success in
his efforts to get trip to Monterey,
and il was resolved that none but
actual members of the association.
having a certificate from the presi-
dent, be allowed the privilege OF the
trip.
All members expecting to attend
the convention were requested to no
tify Col. Elliott, of the Dallas Herald,
of the fact, in order that full arrange
ments may be made.
After the business of the meeting
was concluded, the members of the
committee were banqueted by DR.
Yandell, Of the Seguin Times.
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RAILROAD MATTERS.

NEW YORK, March 19.-An agree
ment has been made that the Oregon
and Transcontinental company shall
complete and equip the remaining 125
miles of the southern extension and
receive therefor S3,6O0,OOO first mort
gage bonds, issued at the rate of $780,
600 per mile, $4,000 second mortgage
bonds; also, that the Oregon and
Transcontinental company shall lease
the Oregon and California system for
500 years, paying rental-first of the
amount of fixed. charges to bring in
terest on the first and second mort
gage bonds; second, 100000 year
to maintain organization of the Ore
gon and California company; third,
$4,000 per annum for three and one
half years, to be distributed as divi-
dends at the rate of 21S per cent per
annum on preferred stock of the Ore
gon and California company, and
fourth, to pay from and after July 1.
1886, to the latter company 80 per cent
of the gross earnings, with a guaran-
tee that this percentage will be suffi-
Gent to pay fixed charges of $4,000
per annum for maintenance of the
organization and a minimum of per
cent dividends on preferred stock.
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The Dead s.WOrId-Worker.v

The following is brief review of
the memorial services to Karl Marx,
held in Brooklyn on Sunday last:
The red flag of the commune was
everywhere and pictures of the dead
man was framed in black and sur
mounted with the motto, "Vive i In
ternationale," which hung at the front
of the platform. p. J. Mcguire, Ed
ward King, Victor Drury, John Most,
DR.. Adondi and John Swinton made
speeches. The last named gave
graphic description of his first and last
meeting with Marx, at Ramogate,
England He eulogized the domestic
any public virtues of the dead social
list, and said he had made an inter-
national watchword of "world work.
ers." He gave more than all to man
kind when he gave them himself,
Resolutions were read in English and
German and unanimously adopted.
They declare the world of labor
plunged in sorrow. Its most power
full thinker, its noblest hero, Karl Marx,
is no more. His life and great power,
his intellect, have for 80 years been de-
voted to the cause of the laborer.
In the field of social and economic
science he was the first TO prove by
statistical facts. and reasoning based
upon universally recognized princi-
Piles of political economy, that capt.
talist production must necessarily
lead to monopolizing and concentrate
ing all industry into the hands of a
few, and thus, by robbing the work
ing classes of the fruits of their toll,
to reduce them to utter and absolute
slavery and degradation. The reso-
buttons conclude by pledging dis
semination of the ideas given by
Marx to the world, and the dedication
of lives to the cause of which he was
a pioneer and the struggle in which
he left so noble record, and to never
forget his appeal: "Workingmen of
the world unite" kilograms of con-
dolence were received from Boston,
Maryland and New Jersey, and from
Henry George and Frederick Engels.
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Digging Its Grave.

line mesquite Mesqulter
We have commended all along that
the Democratic party was full of
cranks and demagogueS, and now we
know it. The party itself, as II party
of principle, is the best under the
shining sun, but the internal dam
phools and unprincipled tricksters are
Just playing the very devil with the
whole Democratic ship.
They come out before the people,
when they want Office, and blow
about the needed reforms, economy
and retrenchment, and God knows
what all, and the people elect them
to the different positions; and then,
after they these oily-tongued poll
ticians) get "there," sell out to the
jobber who will give them the most
money. This is what's the matter
with our body polite in Texas to-day,
and the sooner the people fire these
scalawags out of the party the better
They are digging the grave of the
Democratic party in Texas very fast,
and few will be the mourners at the
funeral if they don't let up. They
have no politics, really; all they want
is mOneV,
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RR1rA1 R1oT1NG STRIKERS.

HALIFx, n. s., March 20.-A tele-
gram from Lingan, Cape Briton, says:
The union miners came here yesterday
and surrounded the Lingan men, who
were returning from work, and at
tackled them. They badly kicked an
engineer and blacksmith and others,
including the manager. After night
the rioters increased, and numbers
visited the workmen's houses, break
ing doors and windows. This morn
ing they broke the doors of some
houses, dragged men out and beat
them severely. Women and children
were terror stricken. The rioters have
charge of the place. Some of the
workmen took refuge in the mana
gers house, and one of these has been
badly hurt. The manager telegraphed
to the Sidney authorities to send con-
stables Immediately. Since January
the Lingan mines have been operated
by Ion-union men. Two men were
brutality beaten for attempting to go
to work. A doctor has been tele-
graphed for to attend the injured.
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The First Texas .steamboat.

A gentleman OF this city, gave
STATESMAN reporter the foli0WA
correspondence that was sent to TN
New Orleans Times-Democrat and i3>
an interesting bit of history, espe-
cially as the days of steamboats, in
Texas are forever past:
Last Sundays Picayune had arNart-
icle in which itstated that the Alph2r
the first steamboat ever built Ia Tex
as waters, had left Jefferson with a
load of cotton for Shreveport. The
Pic. is mistaken this time. There was
a steamboat called the Lafitte, built
on the Brazos river in 184l. She was
a side-wheel, high pressure boat, ITO
feet keel, built for the Galveston and
Brazos river trade, owned by McKin-
ney & Williamson Galveston, and com
manded by Capt. Haviland. no. long
since inspector of hulls for Insurance.
companies. The owners and captai&
have passed away, but the builder req
sides in Algiers, and claims the honor
of building the first steamboat in the
state of Texas. Jefferson will step
down and be first in something else.
WILLIAM BARCLAY.
Algiers, La.
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LAST NIGHT S SHOOTING ARRAY.

NEW YORK, March 20.-George w.
Conkling, who shot and killed Wilbur
II. Haverstick last night, was ar
raigned to-day in the coroner's Office.
He is gentlemanly in appearance, and
bore himself outwardly with calm
ness and composure. The coroner de-
cided to begin the Investigation to-
day. Conkling's counsel claims the
shooting was entirely justifiable, and
that the prisoner did it in defense of
his sister and in his efforts to remove
her from vicious surroundings, and
that it would be sustained by the
moral sentiment of the community.
His counsel also maintained that if
Haverstick had only used his fists in
his assault on Conkling, a weapon
would not have been brought into
play. The prisoner was remanded to
the custody of the police. Mrs. Uh-
Ter, the prisoners sister, became so
historical after the shooting that she
had to be removed to the hospital,
where she lies in an exhausted condi-
ton. In the afternoon the coroner
empanneled a jury, who viewed the
body at Paris Flats, and heard the
statement of officers to whom C0nk-
ling surrendered
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GALVESTON.
Miscellaneous News Items from the
Island City.
Especial to The statesman.G


Especial to The Statesman.I
GALVESTON, Mslrch 2O.-At p. m.
to-day Mrs. Hanna A. John, wife of
Mr.. N. N. John, died at her husbands
residence. in her 67th year. The flu
neral services will occur at 4 p. m. to-
morrow Her husband and family
have the sympathy of the community
in their sad bereavement.
Though the influence of Tom Och
iltree Alderman John A Cotter re-
ceived the appointment to-day from
Capt. George L. Norton of govern
ment inspector of hulls, vice Capt.
Hurd, deceased. Cotter was alderman
from the sixth ward. and his seat was
being contested before the council.
His appointment disposes of the con-
test.
The switch engine of the Santa Fe
railroad that jumped the switch last
night, mortally wounding one man
and severely wounding another, was
removed to the machine shops late
this evening, and the track will be re-
paired 80 that incoming trains tonight
will arrive at the union depot as
usual. Railroad traffic on the wharves
was virtually suspended to-day in
consequence of the accident
Much dissatisfaction is expressed
by Mayor Fulton's warmest friends
at the character and class of his APP
pointments. generally. made last night,
Another meeting of the council Will
be held In few days for the purpose
of completing the appointments to
municipal offices.
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sPIoCHE AND GEN. PORTER.

KANSAS CITY, March 20.-J. H.
Crabtree, a prominent stock dealer of
Eufala Nation, who left there on
Sunday night. the 18th inst, reports
that Gen. Porter was proposing to
leave Eufala this morning at the head
of 500 men, to attack Spioche at his
camp, thirty-five miles west of Ok
mulgee, on the edge of the Sac and
Fox agency. SPEECHES force is said
to be about $50 men. A determined
fight is anticipated, as both parties
have been recuperating preparatory
to the encounter.
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DIAz IN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, March 20.-Gen. Porlirio
Diaz reached this city from st. Louis
this morning, and reception COM
mittee, headed by President Hobbs,
of the board of trade, which went out
to meet him, and was carried beyond
the point arranged for the meeting OF
the two trains, returned to the city
two hours after the visitors had ar.
rived. Mayor Harrison, at the head
of the general committee, met the
Mexican party, and it was taken in
carriages to the Palmer house, where
mayor delivered an address, Gen
Diaz replying in Spanish. The day
will be spent in viewing public build
ings, and tonight Gen. Diaz will wit
ness review of the First brigade o.
National guards.
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SAN ANTONIO.
Items OF Interest Collected In the
Alamo City.
Especial to The Statesman.

Especial 10 Inc statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, March 2O.-Gen.
Sheridan returned this morning from
Laredo and went to Fort Davis and FL
Paso last night, from FL Paso he goes
by way of Santa Fe home. His visit
is supposed to be to report on the adj
visibility of disseminating some Tex
as posts and reducing the strength of
Others, and concentrating the reserve
at the San Antonio post To be called
for when wanted.
The Frenchman, Andre Rohmer.
who shot mt the police and kept an
entire mob at bay recently while
drunk and beating his wife, has been
indicted by the grand jury for assault
with intent to kill and murder n
policeman.
The land case of the heirs Of Juan
GonZales VS.. Ed. Ross and others, in
which the International railroad was
Z. deeply interested defendant for the
possession of eleven leagues of land
was finished to-day in the federal
court and n verdict for defendants
rendered. The case will probably be
appealed To the supreme court.
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twelfth ward. the strongest Repubh-
can ward in the city, declared for IA
straight party ticket, and displayed
opposition to Crane, and this seems
general in the third congressional
district, Crane having been prominent
in supporting the Democratic con-
gressional nominee. Republican pa
pers are urging Crane upon the con-
vention, but the opposition to him in
the party is seeking to have f. b.
Washburne or eX-Mayor Heath
placed at the head of the regular Re
publican ticket. Independent man
ayers intimate Crane will run,
whether endorsed by the party or not.
Democrats are awaiting the action of
the Republican convention before
placing ticket in the field, but no
one has been named for the head of
the Democratic ticket outside of Har-
riSOD
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A CUNNING THEE.

CHICAGO, March 2O.-The Daily
News, Braidwood, Illinois, special
SAYS: For some months serious, cum
ningly executed thieveries have been
executed here, and in that time over
$1,000 worth of miners and carpen-
ters' tools have been stolen. Watches
were set, but no thief was caught.
Suspicion. however, pointed strongly
to Dominic Rogie, a Spanish dealer in
secondhand tools, and a descent on
his place to-day revealed $4,000 worth
of stolen tools, and in his cellar $500
in gold was found, which he confesses
he realized from the sale of stolen
tools. Large numbers of miners iden-
titled their property and entered COM
plant against him.
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DALLAS.
News Of the Day Gathered BY States
[speclal . the statesman.l

DALLAS, March 20.-Nathan Wal
ker, to-day, brought to the city some
specimens of bones of monster ami
NAL of an extinct species. which he
resurrected on farm a few miles
east. The specimens are the largest
ever unearthed in this section. Wal
ker says the larger of the bones are
rs much as three men can lift.
Ed Flowers had a habeas corpus
hearing to-day and was acquitted of
the charge of rape.
The grand jury has returned twen-
ty-seven true bills against prisoners
in the Jail on charges of burglary and
theft. Most of them are for railroad
ear robberies.
Mr.. w. III. "A. Judson, of the New
Orleans Times-Democrat. Is In the
city again this evening. This is his
second visit since Saturday last. He
has inspected every building in the
eitythat is suitable for the publish
ing Of a iirst-class morning paper. and
the Impression is becoming general
that the Times Democrat folks have
at last determined to anchor their
Texas branch IN Dallas.
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A MILK WAR.

PORT JERvIs, n. Y, March 90
The milk war is undated at Otisyille,
Howells, Middletown, Hampton, Go
shen, Chester, Oxford, Monroe and
Turner'S. Shipments are practically
stopped. Crowds of farmers and 9TH
ers surrounded the stations. The first
few with milk had it spilled and the
remainder took it home. The supply
on the branches is already greatly re-
duced. The total reaching Jersey City
over the Erie was nearly two thou
sand cans short. Fifteen hundred
dollars has been subscribed by New
bergh to aid the farmers and five thou
sand is promised, if wanted. Unless
the dealers surrender the milk supply
will be further reduced tomorrow.
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CHICAGO POLITICS.

CHICAGO, March 20.-The Republi-
can city convention meets Thursday
to nominate candidates for mayor
and other municipal officers. A week
ago a meeting of citizens, without
reference to political faith, was called
and committee appointed to nomi-
nate full independent ticket. After
l.. b. Letter and Judge Fuley, now
on the circuit bench, both Democrats,
declined, Richard j. Crane, Republi-
can, was nominated for mayor, but
the committee has failed to name the
remainder of the ticket. A mass
meeting held saturday night to en-
dorse Crane was well attended, and
resolutions We're adopted inimical to
the present city government The
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ITEM FOR PRINTERS.

NEW YORK, March 20.-Scott, the
well-known manufacturer of printing
presses, has sold his patents to r. Hoe
& Co. for 100000. He will complete
presses already contracted for before
retiring.
REMAINS OF JOHN HOWARD PAYNE.
The board of aldermen adopted res
olutionS setting apart the governors
room in the city hall for the reception
of the remains of John Howard Payne.
A committee was also appointed to
cooperate with similar committee
from the press club in receiving and
escorting the remains to the city hall
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PORK PACKING sTATIsTICs.

CINCINNATI, March 20.-Col. Sidney
ID. Maxwell, superintendent of the
Merchants exchange, has made an
elaborate statement of pork packing
statistics, showing the total number
of hogs packed in Cincinnati from
November to March to be 425, 400,
an increase over the previous year OF
40,522; aggregate yield of lard, 5,77O,-
206 pounds, an increase of l,OOO,6OO
pounds over the previous year; in
crease of aggregate cost of the 12.l24,-
254 barrels of pork produced, $l6,2l2.
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MISSOURI ITEMS.

ST. LOUIS, March 20.-The Repub-
lican city convention for the nominal
ton of six members of the upper
house of the municipal assembly is In
session, but up to 2 o'clock only pre-
liminary business has been transacted.
Well informed high officials of the
Wabash railroad emphatically deny
there is any foundation for the recent
rumors that that road is to be leased
to or operated by the Iron Mountain.
The latest report is that the Iron
Mountain is to lease the Cairo and
Vincennes division of the Wabash,
which is also fatty contradicted by
officers of the latter road. These re-
ports are denounced as stock jobbery
schemes
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RAuRoAD NEWS.


ST. LOUIS, March 20.-Vice Presi-
dent Hoxie and General Passenger
Agent Chandler, of the Missouri Pa
cifc, and General Passenger Agent
Wichart, of the st. Louis and San
Francisco railroad, left tonight for
Kansas City, where they will hold a
meeting tomorrow to consider the
new order of things under the recent
legislation in Kansas, which estaD-
lished a board of railroad commits
sioners and made three cents per mile
the maximum passenger fare. Other
roads viii probably be represented at
the meeting.
An arrangement was entered into
to-day between the Iron Mountain
and the st. Louis and San Francisco
roads under which the former agrees
not to take freight for Van Buren,
and Fort Smith, Arkansas. and the
latter viii not receive freight for
Little Rock and Argenta.
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AN OVERFLOW NOT EXPECTED.

YAZoo CITY, March 19.-Later
news sets at rest the fears of an over
flow along the Yazoo. The water at
Sharkey was falling and at Green
wood was at stand. Between the
latter place and the head of Honey
Island plantations are overfiOwed,
but with the fall above this water is
expected to go off soon. AT the head
of Honey Island there seems very lit
tie uneasiness and work continues on
all plantations. The Yazoo river can
stand larger rise than it will get.
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BY the Way.
Waco Examiner.J

A brother of Treasurer Lubbock is
to be appointed fish commissioner,
vice Capt. r. II. Robertson, removed
(or asked to resign by Gov. Ireland.
The change will not escape criticism,
for it is alleged Capt, Robertson was
victim of the penitentiary lobby.
The governor. however, says he COM
mitted himself to Lubbock's appoint
ment early after the election. The
Lubbock family has grip in Texas
like that of the clan Cameron in
Pennsylvania. By the way, what has
become of Rutabaga Johnson's reso-
luton about the state Treasurer's
bOndp
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To All Whom it NAV Concern:

Messrs. Edwards & Church are the
authorized sole agents for Austin to
sell the Alaska crystallized combina-
ton spectacles and patent self-adjust-
ing spring eyeglasses. l have in
structed them during my stay In the
fine art of adjusting glasses. / there
fore unhesitatingly recommend them
as qualified opticians. Very respect
fully, etc.
PROF. A. STATESMAN,
OF Branch London, Spectacle and
Eye-glass Co. m10-tf
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MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

WHEELING, w. VA, March 10
This evening at 6 o'clock Guenther
Smell entered the residence of his
uncle, lDr. G.. Schuchhardt, and told
his brother, Robert Smell, that he
wanted to see the old doctor. When
the doctor entered he asked what was
wanted. Guenther said, don't you
know me?"
"NO"
IL am Guenther."
"WhO; Guenther Snell?"
"Yes."
THAT is all right, don't care You
have been in town some time and
never came to see me"
\ few more words passed between
them, Robert having left the room,
when pistol shot was heard. Robert
rushed back and found the old man
lying on the floor, with blood pouring
from wound in the side of his head.
Guenther was placing the muZzle OF
the revolver to his own head and
Robert caught his arm, Guenther say
ing, "let me alone A brOther-in-
law of the dobtor came in from a
back room and Guenther chased him
back with the pistol. till the sitting
room.was reached, when he shot him.
self. The ball entered just below the
left temple. An officer approached
him rs he fell. In moment he rose
and said LET me alone" The officer
detected whiskey on his breath, but
the man walked straight. He was
locked up, and when examined by a
doctor, said he spit the bullet out of
his mouth. He showed blister on
his tongue where 1t burnt. He re-
fused to say anything. The doctor
probed, but could find nothing. He is
about twenty-seven years old, and
was raised by Schuchhardt. Schuch-
hardt died four minutes after being
shot. He was seventy-seven years
old, and considered very wealthy
Coroner Schultz examined Robert
Smell, the brother, who was the
DOCTORS clerk, and found that Guen.
ther had expressed dissatisfaction
over the disposal of the doctors money
in mis- will. On the way to Jail Guen.
ther wanted a drink, and said Il die
it, but am afraid did not do it good
enough" He came to the city about
two months ago, but refused to cal
on the doctor.
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SUSPENDED PAYMENT,

PITTsBURG, March 2O.-A New
Brighton, Pennsylvania, special says
r. E. & II. Hooper, private bankers,
suspended payments to-day. The
failure is said to have been caused by
a number of bad Investments. No
idea of the extent of liabilities could
be obtained to-day, but it is said they
will be from $4,000 to $4,000, and
that the assets will not amount to
over $4,000. The firm has been do
ing business for twenty-five years.