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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

GALVESTON, April 1.-THE steam
ship Whitney arrived this morning
from Vera Cruz, with about sixty
cabin and five deck passengers
Among the former were Col. Jno
Scullin, general manager of the
southern division of the Mexican
National railway; ]. P. Harris, gen
eral freight and passenger agent of
the Mexican Central railway, and
wife; Mr.. j. p. Hale, Cali
fornia capitalist, and George
w. Dupree and lady, of New Or
leans. Mr.. Dupree was one of the
original proprietors of the New Or.
leans Democrat, and is quite promi-
nent in that city. The Whitney had
but five packages at 10 o'clock fol
New Orleans.
Mr.. Jno. Scullin has resigned his
position as general manager OF
Mexican Central railway for the
purpose of directing his attention to
his private business, which is large
and varied. He is enthusiastic in ref
erence to the grand possibilities and
wonderful resources of Mexico, which
but await their full developement by
the completion of the railways now
under construction in that country.
Of the railways Mr.. Scullin states
that all lines which are controlled by
American capital are being pushed
forward as rapidly as capital and men
can construct them.
DR.. Swearingen, state hearth officer,
accompanied by the mayor and
Architect Clayton, went out to Fort
Point this morning and inspected the
disinfecting warehouse in course OF
construction there. DR.. Swearingen
was delighted with the manner in
which the building was being erected
Congressman Ochiltree will arrive
here on the 18th inst.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19
Effect of Sunlight ON FIeur.

Boston JOURNAL OF CnelnlStfY.l
1t frequently happens that wheat
or rye flour, in spite of the greatest
care in baking, yields an inferior loaf,
and the failure is commonly attrib-
uted to adulteration; but when sub
mitted to investigation neither micro
scopic nor chemical tests reveal any
adulteration. Such flour is returned
to the miller or dealer as unfit Ior use.
The miller says the flour was injured
by the heating of the stones, and the
dealer attributes the defect to the cir
stance that the sun must have shone
upon the sacks during transportation.
1t has been proved by numerous eX-
perimentS that flour cannot bear the
action of the sun, even when not ex-
PISSED directly to its rays. When
flour is exposed to the heat of the sun
an alteration takes place in the gluten
similar to that produced by the heat
ing of the stones. For this reason it
is advisable that the transportation of
flour should take place, if possible, on
cool days or by night, as well as that
flour should be stored in cool place.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19
RAILWAY OFFICIAI CHANGES.

ST. LOUIS, April 1.-Two circulars
were issued this afternoon by r. S.
Hayes, one as first vice president of
the Missouri Pacific railroad, stating
that under the condition of things
H. M. Hoxie, third vice president is
relieved from attention to. assessment
and taxation of properties, and
further that James G. Howe, assistant
secretary. will have charge of all
matters pertaining to assessment and
taxation, and also of the purchase of
materials and supply. The second
circular, issued from the the Wabash
and st. Louis Pacific. offices, announ-
ces that Jno. G. Gault having resigned,
H. M. Hoxie, third vice president,
will assume charge of the freight and
passenger traffic, and that Jas. G..
Howe, secretary, in addition to his
duties as secretary will take charge of
assessment and taxation and purchas-
ing of supplies. 1t further announces
that heads of departments, except as
above stated, will continue as here
tOfore.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19
DIR. GUIDRAH. of Virginia. ]

DIR. GUIDRAH, of Virginia, has in
vented an electrical apparatus called
the electroscope, by which person can
not only speak with a distant friend
but actually see him. A description
of test of the machine in the pres
ence of forty scientific men at Mel
bourne is thus described: "Sitting in
dark room, they saw projected on
large disk of white-burnished metal
the race-course at Pennington, with
its myriad hosts of active beings.
Each minute detail stood out with
perfect fidelity to the original, and as
they looked at the wonderful picture
through binocular glasses, it was diff
cult to imagine that they were not
actually On the course itself, and
moving among those whose actions
they could so completely scan."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

A SOCIETY of cremationists might
now be formed in Austin. The busi-
ness has at last been fixed on a regu-
lar business basis, and it could be
gone in understandingly as business
proposition. The entrance fee is fixed
at So and the annual subscription is
arranged upon a sliding scale, as fol-
lows: 21 to 20 years old, So; 80 to "a,
s4; 35 to 80, S5: 40 to "A. So; 45 to 40,
So; 80 to "a. $40; 50 to 60, Si5, and
every person who Joins after the age
of 60will have to pay the entire ex-
penses of his or her cremation. The
rules of the association provide that
the society shall furnish a coffin,
hearse and one carriage, and pay all
other expenses of transporting the
body from the late residence to the
crematory. If the relations of the
deceased wish to invite their friends
or make any of the usual display of a
funeral they are to have the right to
do so at their own expense.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

SECRETARY CHANDLER, SO oul
Washington correspondent says, has
discovered that the turrets for the
Miantonomah can not be made in this
country. and the job will have to be
given to European pauper labor
This lis a beautiful commentary on
the protected iron and steel interests
of this country. After all the stiff
protection they have received they
admit that they can not build tur,
ret-for a government vessel. 1t is
time to encourage native industry
by some other system.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19
from the service off Sanger Bros. this

John c. Mccoy, Lawrence Knepfiy,
and other representatives of Dallas
commandery, knights Templar, leave
on Monday for San Antonio to at
tend the annual conclave of the
Grand Commandery of the state to be
held April Is, 10 and 20.
esteemed lady, died last night at the
family residence, corner Commerce
street and Ackard avenue, and was
buried to-day. The funeral ceremony
was held at st. Matthew's Episcopal
church.
c. E. RoseviIle, charged with
burglary, was to-day discharged on
habeas corpus proceedings in the dis
trict court.
DALLAS, April ia representa-
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe railroad company has spent several
days in Dallas looking over the Texas
trunk railroad, learning its condition,
its present carrying trade, the char
acter of the country through which
it is projected and posting him
self generally in regard to the
property. The representative left
the city a day or two ago, and it now
leaks out in railroad circles that a
special committee of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe directory have
been and are comforting with the
bondholders and other creditors Of the
Texas Trunk to learn the financial
status of the road, with view to be-
coming possessed of it. The fore
closure sale is to occur at Dallas on
the first Tuesday in May next. The
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
people are represented as being
anxious to secure the Texas Trunk
and extend it from Dallas through
northwest Texas to connection with
their main line in New Mexico, and
continue the constructed part of the
road from Kaufman to Sabine Pass
as gulf outlet for their system.
The strike of the brakemen on the
Iron Mountain road, between Texar-
kama and Little Rock, has necessi-
tated the sending of most of the
freight of the Gould system in north
Texas over the Missouri Pacific. The
prospect is that freights will resume
their proper routes in a day or two.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19
THE SCHILLER TRIAL,


MILWAUKEE, WIS.,, April 11.-At
the morning session of the Schiller
trial the prosecution opened their
case by calling G. ID. Nash, president
of the Newhall house company, and
questioned him in regard to the plan
of the house and its safety.
THE AIMS HOUSE INVESTIGATION.
BOSTON, April lin the Tewks.
bury aims house investigation to-day
Frank Barker, formerly in charge of
the insane building, said the beds
were in filthy condition. The charge
of bathing of male patients in tank
fifteen feet wide and one foot deep
was sworn to. AS many @as eighty
four bathed in the same water, which
was rarely changed. Patients would
object to going in and would be put
in by force. The governor attempted
to have testimony of what insane
female inmates had told witness in
troduced, but after a discussion it
was suppressed. Mark Heathcote, a
policeman, who took founding to
the aims house, saw nurse filling its
mouth with soap. DR.. Dean, a grad
uate of Harvard medical school, testi-
fed that when he was student, per-
haps fifty bodies were used during
the winter term.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19
How to Handle a seDead'' Drunk.

[Boston Globes Report of DR.. POrter'S
Lecture.]
The doctor spoke at length upon re-
viving persons from an apoplectic
fit, or from dead" drunk. In the
latter case the odor of alcohol CAN
always be detected in the breath, but
it should be remembered that the
same symptoms might exist in apo
plexy. The sure way to tell whether
person is affected by apoplexy or
profound intoxication is to- examine
the eyes. Pull back the lid, and if
intoxication causes insensibility, the
eye will reopen to the light, that is,
the pupil will contract. In case of apo
plexy, the eye is practically dead, and
is not affected by changes of light,
and, in general, one side of the body
is paralyzed When there is a pro-
found dead" drunk an emetic
should be given, either mustard and
water or warm water, or a cold bath.
The latter is a very efectual means
of relief from the effects of excessive
intoxication. In case OF apoplexy
put ice to the head, hot water to the
feet, the bath containing two table
spoonfuls of mustard. and mustard
poultices to the calves of the legs.
The position of the body should not
be recumbent, but as nearly as possi-
BILE to sitting posture. When yom-
iting occurs, in all cases of insensi-
bility, it is an encouraging sign
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

THERE is little time left in which
the governor might WELD his pen in
shaping another veto message. The
one sent in was received so kindly,
especially when applying to minor
matters of purely local Importance.
But it was small question, hence
the message.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

THE Jeanette enquiry, in its pur-
poses, has been a most absurd pro-
ceeding. The object seems to- have
been to throw discredit on some of
these men, and especially on Lieut..
Melville, who denied themselves so
much for the cause of discovery, and
who braved death in that interest
The investigation has shown that this
officer acted with great heroism. and
that he imperiled his own life in
the attempt to save others. Despite
the terrible hardships Melville had to
encounter on the trackless waste of
snow and ice, and cold so intense as
almost to CONCEAL the blood, he did
not relinquish his quest until he dis
covered the frozen bodies of De Long
and his men and had secured all the
journals or memoranda that were
buried with them in the SHOWS. There
is no doubt the more fully Melville's
courseis investigated the more praise.
worthy will he be deemed and the
more deserving of vote of thanks
and substantial rewards from con-
greSS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19
The Size of Blaine's Religion. &
ICnurier-JOnrnal ]


Some one has thought it would help
j. G. Blaine politically to give the
public a little information bearing
upon his religion, and hence an old
letter has been dug up and is started
again on its rounds. By reading the
document, the fact appears that Mr..
Blaine is not troubled with any par
ticular religion. He has managed to
steer clear of creeds. His morals are
of the Mulligan school, his goodness
partakes largely of the guano flavor,
and he evidently thinks more of salt
peter than of Saint Peter. In diplo-
macy he seemingly consults the devil,
and as for Righteousness, he has no
use for the article, except as it in
creases his riches. That is about the
size of Blaine's religion.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19
Can't Afford TT
[Brenham Banner.i

The Fort Worth Gazette has opened
a war on Thomas j. Goree, superin-
tendent of penitentiaries. 1t SAYS be
has spent his time in lobbying at
Austin, and further that he has said
the state cannot manage the peniten-
tiaries except at great loss. 1.-The
state cannot afford to trust the man
agement of this vast interest to a
man who announces at the outset that
he cannot run it except at loss"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

CONNECTICUT has declined to in
clude the bonds of Minnesota among
the securities in which savings banks
are permitted to invest. If all debt
paying states and the general govern
ment were to adopt the inexorable
rule that no trust investments were
permitted in the bonds of state
whicb-had repudiated it's debt and
never made good the claims of its
creditors, public credit would rest on
a sounder foundation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

THE gold certificates have been a
convenience of which business men
would be reluctant to be deprived,
and the government has doubtless
saved much wear of its coins by per-
mitting paper certificates to circulate
in their stead. But, nominally, the
certificates are redeemable only at the
sub-treasury in New York, although
really they are redeemed at all OF
the nine sub-treasuries. A PROPOSE
ton has been made that nine dis
tinctive issues of certificates be made
one from each sub-treasury, but its
adoption would complicate the sys-
tenn without resulting, in any COM
mensurate advantage.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

AN employe of a Pennsylvania mill
has called the attention of the society
TO protect children from cruelty to the
gross violation of the factory law by
proprietors who force little children
under thirteen to work twelve hours
dag and over in the spinning room.
The same complaint is made in New
England. Children are jerked out of
school at /. tender age and forced to go
to work in the mills to help up the
family income, and here is where the
boasted free school system sheds its
light on all.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

THE Kelley motor company are
still hard at work in Philadelphia and
are confident of soon accomplishing
what they set out to do. They have
a full treasury, and the Philadelphia
Telegram says it is being used in a
practical way. a
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19
RAILRoAD TIME CONVECTION.

ST. LOUIS, April 1.-THE general
railroad time convention met here at
II o'clock with large attendance. P.
P. Wright, of Cleveland, is in the
chair, and w. F. Allen, of Philadel-
phia, is secretary. On motion the
present officers were continued an
other year. The present through
time schedule was re-adopted, and it
was resolved that changes go into
effect May 13. A resolution on STAN
dard time was adopted as follows:
That roads east of and adjacent to
Washington shall run by seventy-ffth
meridian, or eastern time; between
those points and Kansas City trains
shall iun by ninetieth meridian, or
central time, or one hour slower than
eastern time; trains west of Kansas
City shall run by one hundred and
fifth and one hundred and twenty
fifth meridian, or western time, two
and three hours slower, respectively
than eastern time. A committee was
appointed to report at next meeting
on a uniform signal system.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

ceived for the benefit OF .he railroad law
yers VINO desire TO appeal all cases from
the justices courts and find IL inconven-
lent to attend in order to give notice OF
appeal in open court.
MIR. Gibbs thoug hit the bill meritorlous,
and that 1t should be referred.
Me-. Martin thought the bill did not
have sufficient merit to justify change Of
the law.
Mr.. shannon moved the adoption of
the adverse majority report. Lost by
vote of 10 nays to IL yeas
MIR. Chesley moved to adjourn till
Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock. Lost.
Bill passed to third reading
On motion OF Mr.. Martin, the senate
adjourned till Thursday at 10 a. m.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

DEMoCRATIomajorities have grown
so large in Georgia that two Demo-
Gratis may enter the field for guber-
material honorsSMAt one time Texas
was that way, but the last nominee
failed to hold up his end of the ma
chine, and now, unless great circum-
spection be used, the regular nominee
may have u rough time of it, for the
point of weakness has been unfor-
tunatelY proven.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

DIR. HARKNEss has named the pre-
historic man with foot prints eighteen
and half inches long, with ball OF
foot eight inches and width of heel
six inches, "Homo Nevaden." The
belief prevails that Chicago bellies are
his direct descendants.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

THE standing army of the United
States numbers 10000 men, and yet it
is not quite big enough to kill POO
Apache Indians. If the government
had sense enough to put soldiers whers
they are wanted, instead of where
they are not wanted, Indian raids
would cease to disgrace the country.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

DALLAS, April 11.-No arrests have
been made in the Free-Malone shoot
ing affray reported last night. Prof
Malone is reported to be doing well
and no serious results are anticipated
from his wounds. His son, Claude
Malone, and VIM. Free were dismissed
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

COMMISSIONERS LORING takes the
belt as the champion lecturer of Amer
lea. He will be invited to attend the
fair at this place next October, and of
course he will come to see Texas and
will be heard from.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

HOUSTON, April 11.-Ever since the
burning of the truck house on the
night of April 1 detectives have been
searching for the incendiary, as they
did not accept the theory that lamp
was accidentlY jostled to the floor as
an old truck left the building. To-day
a lad went before the grand jury and
confessed that at the instigation OF
Jeff buckingham, the driver, and
Chas. Superville, his associate, he lit a
bale OF hay when the old truck and
driver left the building to answer a
false alarm which had been pre-
arranged. Both of the young men
have been arrested. The scheme on
their part was merely to burn down
the old shell, knowing the citizens
would erect a new house which
would be to the advantage of the
volunteer company. They did not
dream but that the new truck would
be pulled from the building and
saved, but the hour was so late and
the flames spread so rapidly that by
the time assistance arrived nothing
could be done. The only material
loss was the truck, which cost $500.
The boys kept quiet about the mat
ter after the disastrous result, but
their guilt has come to light. 1t is
highly probable that the act was the
result of boyish thoughtlessness. 1t
will go hard with them.
Tonight fight oc :urred back of
the Oxford theatre between three
negroes. Two brothers, Dan and Ike
Irvine, cut Bill Meyers pretty severe
ly with razor. Ike, who is supposed
to have done the cutting, was lodged
in jail. His brother escaped.
At the annual election for officers
of the Houston cotton exchange and
board of trade to-day, the following
officers were elected: President, Sam
McAsham; vice president, H. W,
Garrow; treasurer, F. A. Rice; direc-
tors, VIM. Christian, S. K. McIlhenny
VIM. NJ. Read, w. d. Cleveland, Geo,
L. Porter. VIM. V. r. Watson and A.
Ruttkay.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

PEOPLE will believe the charges
against Mr.. Robinson, late fish COM
missioner, when proven. He inau-
gurated the fish business of the state,
and his administration was necessa-
rily expensive. No one dares i'm
peach his integrity.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

DORSEY had to take the witness
stand and testify as to himself before
the world could understand the utter
purity of Mormon character. That
another chariot may come along and
bear away from this wicked, wicked
world such purity in mortal form is
one of the possibilities.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

SOME of the members of the legis-
lature are greatly outraged at the
publication of evidence elected
through the Siftings Investigation
The house is responsible; that body
voted the investigation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

LARGE purchases of improved
property are reported in Birmingham,
Alabmna. The Elyton land company
has sold $4,000 worth of town lots
since January 1, and this, it is said, is
cnly about one-third of the total
transactions in this class of real
estate during that time.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

THE Democrats in the New York
Legislature. stand pledged to abolish
the contract system in prison labor,
and are trying to find some way of
,evading their obligations. There
ought to- be some of the fearlessness
of the Texas press infused into the
New York newspapers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19
RAILROAD Pr

RAILROAD PROPERTY DESTROYED.
WINoNA, MINI, April 1.-THE
round house and machine shop of the
Winona and st. Peter division of the
Northwestern railroad was burned
this morning. Eleven locomotives
are badly damaged. Loss, $4,000; no
insurance.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

AN electric mast in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, is surmounted with eight
lights of $4OOO-candle power each. By
its aid the time by watch can be read
within a radius of one mile.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

IN Great Britain the large sum of
$40,OOO,OOoOOO is invested in railways.
Some of the engines weigh forty-five
tons and take load of ninety tons at
a speed of from forty to fifty miles an
hour.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

THE Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette
thinks it were better to let New Jer-
sey go as Republican state than to
attempt to hold her by giving Robe
son a cabinet position.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

EX-Gov. DoRsHEDIER thinks the
vote of New York will be cast IN the
nominating convention for McDon-
aid, of Indiana, for presidential candi-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

LARGER average profits can be
made by the cultivation of mixed
crops, because the failure of one crop
may be compensated by success of
another
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

SENATOR MANDERsoN, of Nebras
ka, pronounces the high license law
of his state the best liquor law in the
United States. The new Missouri
act is patterned after it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

THE czar's preparations for the
coronation are all completed--so are
the Nihilists'. Let the band COM
mence to play.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

president ARTHUR and Secretary
Chandler had too much regard for
their safety to proceed to Florida on
government vessel.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

THE exports of raw cotton, valued
at $157, JOB, TAG for the seven months
ending January 81, 1888, has turned
the gold shipments westward.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

DENNIS KEARNEY has played out
politically, and the sand lot crowd
went with him.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

PRESIDENT ARTHUR is going into
camp for two weeks on the Kissimee
river.