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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25
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SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 2O.-Messrs.
Hoxie, Hayes, Herrin and Allen Nc
Coy, of the International railroad, are
in town, and go to Austin tomorrow.
Messrs. PIERCE and Spoff ord. of the
Sunset and Southern Pacific, and
Towne, Stubs, Goodman, Mohl,
Grows and others of the Huntington
men, arrived this afternoon. Their
visit is supposed to mean changes in
employees of the line, and to make
final arrangements.
To-day has been the coolest of the
winter. The thermometer stood all
day at twenty-three degrees. Heavy
snow at Boerne, thirty miles above
here, and snow reported at New
Braunfels.
Postal Inspector VIM. F. Crawford,
of Austin, took charge of the post
office here to-day. Manning is absent
in Washington, as is also Newcomb,
applicant for the postoflice. Mr.. Craw-
ford says Manning's accounts have
been found not straight. 1t looks as
If Manning will be removed.
A small dwelling house caught fire
to-day, in the first ward, and some
damage was done before the flames
were subdued.
The Sunset road has been sued for
$4,000 damages by Henry Williams,
whose mother was killed on the road
some time since.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25
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ELGIN, Jan. 20.-We regret to have
to chronicle the death of DIR. Sam
Sheasby, who is widely known over
the state and a resident of this county
Bastrop) eighteen years or more, a
practising physician at this place up
to his death, which occurred yester-
day morning about o'clock, at his
residence. The doctor had many
friends who will regret to learn OF his
demise and Yho wish to tender their
sympathy to his bereaved family,
which consists of a wife and four
daughters. The doctor was an honora-
BILE member of Elgin lodge knights of
Honor; also of the Masonic and Odd
Fellows fraternities. Owing to the
snow, which covers the ground to
the depth of an inch, and the ex-
tremely cold norther, the burial is
postponed till p. m. tomorrow. The
knights of Honor will officiate.
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WACO, Jan. 20.-About IL o'clock
to-day the Pittsburg hotel, a new two
story frame building, near the Mis-
souri, Pacific depot, occupied by Thos.
Harville, caught fire and was burned
to the ground. The furniture was
saved. The house belonged to the
building association and was fully in
sured.
E. G. OVERLY, the young man who,
few weeks ago, in a fit of jealousy,
shot his rival, Henry Ashburn, and
attempted suicide, has so far recovered
that he was to-day arrested and put
under $500 bond. Ashburn has also
recovered.
VIM. j. Wright, who was shot a.
the Georgia house, on Thursday night,
is in a precarious condition and will
probably die. Cora McMahon, the
keeper of the bagnio, was last night
arrested and gave bond for trial as
particeps criminis in an attempt to
murder Wright.
The weather is bitter cold and the
ground is covered with snow.
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SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 20.-In the Ben
Thompson case Judge Noonan read
a very brief but clear charge to the
jury, at 5 o'clock p. m. He charged
them to render verdict according to
the law and evidence, and If verdict
in the first degree could not be found
they still had recourse TO the second
degree. Major Walton, for the de-
Tense, presented charge to the judge,
which was granted and given to the
jury, and they retired at o'clock.
Thompson expressed himself perfectly
satisfied with the judges charge. The
court and crowd waited some hours
for the return of the jury, but up to
twelve o'clock tonight no YER
dict has been reached, and the Judge
and sheriff and the crowd have gone
home. The jury will probably arrive
at a verdict tonight, but what it may
be will not be known before Monday.
Bets are freely offered and taken
among sporting men as to the result,
and the general impression is that a
verdict Of acquittal will be reached,
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Do Disasters Move in Cycles


1t is often said that disasters APP
pear to move i'll cycles. When an
ocean steamer is wrecked or a railroad
train smashed in a collision, the acute
observer of events sagely remarks:
"Therel be another soon. Such ac
cidents never happen singly." The
alarming number of hotel fires, which
have rapidly succeeded each other
lately, seems to give color to such as
sertions as this. The fire in the Stur-
tevant house, in this city, was almost
Immediately followed by the partial
destruction of the famous Pavilion
hotel at New Brighton, Staten Island,
while another well known house in
this city narrowly escaped confiagra-
ton about the same time. The ter.
rible calamity in Milwaukee, Wis.
consin, is still fresh in the
public mind, and the number
of lives that were sacrificed
in the burning of the Newhall house
has not yet been accurately stated
when the intelligence comes of a fir,
in the old Planters house, in St. Louis
and the destruction there of three hu
man lives. And on the same day still
another hotel was burned at Neenah
Wisconsin. Such list as this will b'
apt to convert many persons who arr
not prone to superstition to the theor!
that one disaster is certain to be speed
lily followed by others of the sam,
character, and in this view the exami
nations of hotels in various cite
which are now going on to ascertain
the means taken in them to save hu
man life in case of fire are scarcely Il
be regarded as useless measures. The,
have, whether the theory is sound o
mot, more wisdom in them than ther'
is in locking the door of the empt,
stable after the thieves visit.
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Personal.

The president hopes to visit Flor
ida with his son and daughter before |
the winter is over.
Gen. Nabanjos, of Mexico, has made |
a contract to take 10000 Italian farm
ers to that country.
F. B. Thurber, of New York, who |
is at the head of the anti-monopoly
league, is millionaire.
Mr.. Osgood, the publisher, says that
the stories of Mr.. Howells have Cir
culation of about $1,000.
Gen. Butler has given notice to his
staff that he will attend the Mardi
Gras carnival at Montreal.
The Rev. DR.. a. Z. Mendes, a prom
inent figure in Anglo-Ju Judaism, has
arrived at New York from London.
Secretary and Mrs. Lincoln are re-
ferred to in a letter to a London
paper as nice little couple of refined
people.
Mr.. Sturgeon, the London preacher,
has received $500 as royalty on the
sale of 1.-The Treasury of David in
America.
Ex-Congressman II. D. Pratt is
now a Methodist preacher. He said
in st. Louis one day recently that the
thing most needed in Washington is
prayer.
James Cooper, who is building the
most costly dwelling house in ATTAIN
ia, Georgia, made his money out of
rice farms. He cleared over $4,000
from his last rice crop.
| Mr.. Stubbert, the Baptist preacher
at Putnam, Conn, sprained his ankle
while alighting from a carriage the
other day to baptise convert. With
uncommon fortitude Mr.. Stubbert
cut the ice, hoped into the water and
performed the ceremony.
Gen. Booth, the commander-in-chief
of the salvation army, has dismissed
three officers who had been presented
with gold watches as gifts from their
admiring friends. He called it bri-
berry and corruption, and their eXpul-
sion was summary proceeding.
Princess Louise and the Marquis of
Lorne stopped at Santa Barbara, Cal.
| which is one of the most delightful
spots on the Pacific coast. The little
town is sheltered from the winds by
a circle of hills and the air is heavy
with the perfume Of lemon and or
ange trees.
The marriage of Miss Mabel Bayard,
daughter of Senator Bayard, of Della
ware, TO Mr.. Warren, of Boston, is an
nounced to take place in Washington
on the 25th instant. Many persons
are going from New York, Philadel-
phia and Baltimore to be present at
the wedding. -
Simon Cameron is missed in Wash
ington now. His pithy sayings and
his amusing freedom of language in
regard to the big wigs were very
entertaining. When he was asked, at
the time of the last census, his trade,
profession, calling, ETC., the old gentle
man boldly announced printer"
Mrs. Hardin, the widow of Chief
Justice Hardin, has become insane on
account of poverty. Her helpless
condition was made known in the
Louisville Courier-Journal some
weeks ago. Money began to pour in
upon her, and the turn of the tide ap-
pears to have overthrown her reason.
Mr.. Henry Turnbull has Resigned
his membership in the New York
union club, and it has been accepted,
so that both the gentlemen who
figured in the proposed duel in Vir-
ginia are now outside that organiZa-
ton. This, it is understood, will have
no effect upon the suit instituted by
Mr.. Loubat because of his expulsion.
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time to report on house bills Nos. 8
and 80. Granted.
Mr.. Dennis, chairman of committee
on federal relations, reported favor
ably on concurrent resolution endors-
ing the policy of pensioning the veter-
ans of the Mexican war. Report
adopted.
Mr.. Hazlewood, of Delta, presented
the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, Long public service,
which rebounds to the good of the
whole people to whom such service is
given, and which is illustrated by
purity of purpose, patriotism in con-
duct, unSelfiShneSs in character and
simplicity and modesty in manner, de-
serves acknowledgment at all times;
and
Whereas, The Hon. o. NJ. Roberts,
retiring governor of Texas, has filled
many important publ, stations with
fidelity and distinguished ability, and
has just closed his second term as
governor of this state, and during
which time his conduct has been dis
tinguished for ability, honesty and
gooI works, which have given him a
h1Sh P4aOO III OuO dllcCtlOIlS anu cSIccuI
OF the great body of the people of
Texas; and,
Whereas, We deem it proper as
representatives of the people to give
formal expression to these views;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the house of repre-
sentatives of the state of Texas, That
Hon. o. NJ. Roberts has made an hon
est, able and faithful public seruant,
and that in retiring to private life with
willing heart and clean hands he car
ries with him our respect for his abil-
ity and honesty and our esteem and
affection for those modest and homely
virtues which lend charm to every
relation in life"
Mr.. Peers, for the committee, re-
ported the bill to withdraw public
lands from sale duly enrolled. The
bill was signed by the speaker.
Mr.. Mccarthy, out of order, was
allowed to introduce bill to amend
articles 646-647 of the penal code
making theft of certain articles penal
Referred.
Mr.. Benavides was similarly granted
leave to introduce a bill to make vac.
cination compulsory. Referred.
Mr.. Lee offered resolution that the
speaker appoint an additional commit
tee clerk. Lost.
Messrs. Hurst, Cochran and Upton
were added to the committee to eX.
anime the comptroller's Office.
The house adjourned till 10 a. III
| Tuesday.
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Gould and Grant.
New York Sun Special


The mystery hanging over the con-
tract of Gen. Grant and Senior
Romero, in regard to the Mexican re-
ciprocity treaty, has been cleared
away. Grant, in his efforts to have
the treaty ratified, is but the agent of
Jay Gould. There is struggle for
the control of the railway system of
Mexico between Gen. Palmer, of the
Denver and Rio Grande, who repre-
sents the interests of the Mexican Ma
tional railroad. and Jay Gould. Also
the Offices of Huntington are arrayed
against the Mexican Central and
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail-
road. The Mexican National and the
Mexican Central have subsidies, and
Gould and Huntington have no subsi-
dies, or but little of them. With
the subsidies the subsidized roads
can be built. Gould and Huntington
can only kill their competitors bv kill
ing their subsidies. Hence the scheme
of reciprocity. This scheme. if estab-
lished, would leave the Mexican gov
eminent without the ability to pay its
guarantees, because the revenues
from its imports would be cut off, and
these are pledged for subsidies
Northern Mexico would be very glad
to have an excuse to stop paying the
subsidies, seeing that the roads are al
ready built to several important points
and can not be taken away. The COM
panies are trying to negotiate more
bonds to complete them, but if Gould
can prevent these negotiations hekills
the roads and builds up his own.
Reciprocity is now the cry of Grant,
but he only shouts for that silent and
Unsuitable mOnopOlist, Jay Could.
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School and Municipal Taxation.
[St. Louis Republican. ]

The Chicago Times contrasts the
cost of the common schools of that
city-which it AYERS are not common
SchOols-with the cost of the schools
of the state of Illinois. While the
cost of educating child in the COM
mon schools outside Chicago is only
$3.50 a year, the cost in the city is $27
a year, difference of some 500. In
this connection that journal makes
this inquiry and demand:
where, then, does this money go?
1t is the duty of the common council
demand an exhibit of the cost of
teaching languages, dead and Dutch; ;
of the cost of maintaining high
schools; of the cost of teaching
sciences; of the cost of teach
lecture and fancy furniture over
plain and substantial architecture and
plain and serviceable furniture These
amounts should be cut out, and allow
ance made for the cost of places and
people necessary to house and teach
children who are not provided with
accommodations, and allowance be
made also for teaching thu simple
elements and nothing more to those
children now in attendance"
This great outlay is called robbery
in the name of common schools. The
further fact is revealed that the city
of Chicago is enormously taxed.
The amount per capita, large as
it has been. collected for schools is
proposed by the board of education to
be increased this year to 1874, which
will require an assessment of about
one per cent Gin addition to the two
per cent On the taxables which may
be levied for current corporate pur-
poses exclusive of interest on the
public debt" These figures seem to
indicate that Chicago property is sub
ject to taxation running along up to
about four per cent. A town growing
like Chicago may dare almost any sort
of extravaganza, but period of stag
nation would open the eyes of prop
erty owners to the enormity of such
burdens.
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route trails has so far been quite $780,
000more. Does anybody suppose that
Mr.. Bliss will shorten the term of the
trial by even so much as an hour,
when at the sitting of each days sun
he has transferred from the United
States treasury to his own a hundred
dollar bill? We do not urge that
Messrs. Dorsey and Brady are not
guilty, nor that any reasonable sum is
too much to expend to bring them to
a reckoning, but it certainly must be
apparent to the stupidest reader that,
so long as the goose of justice yields
so much down, so long will she con-
Time to be plucked; so long will Dor
sey and Brady go unconvicted and
unacquitted."
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Thirteen mills at Pittsburg ba,

Thirteen mills at Pittsburg have
been constructed out of the materials
from the celebrated main builhing OF
the centennial exposition in Philadel-
phia. One of the mills is 1lOO feet
long by 129 feet wide. There also
stored in that city 254O tons OF iron
awaiting the disposition OF customers.
Mr.. S. o. Mitchell, who bought the
structure. paid $4,000, which, with
the expenses of taking it down, made
the total cost about 100000. Though
he has sold less than half of the iron,
he has already made profit of $4,000.
He proposes to utilize the remainder
in putting up large edifice for exhi-
hilton purposes ina central portion of
Philadelphia, with the consent of the
councils. 4fr 20
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Great Political disclosure.

The originator of the brass medals
which the 306 awarded themselves
after the Chicago convention was
made known to-day by Mr.. Finley, of
Missouri. He did this in self-detense.
In a company of gentlemen he was
to-day charged with devising the metal
certificates of defeat. He denied it
with emphasis. and finally, to con-
vince those questioning him, he de-
clared that these noted works of po-
litical art were due to Senator Don
Cameron's inventive genius.
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ELEVENTH DAYS PROCEED
INGS.
SENATE.

AUSTIN, Jan. %, 1888.
The senate met at 10 a. m, Lieuten-
ant-Governor Martin presiding, and a
quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain: Oh, Lord,
Thou who art the defender of all those
who put their trust in Thee, without
whom no man can be truly good, or
wise, or strong, we come to thank
Thee for the light of another week.
We bless Thee, Oh Lord, for life, and
health and liberty. We ask Thy full
blessing upon this senate as it now
enters upon the duties of the day.
May they all have the fear of God be-
fore their eyes and the love of God in
their hearts. May they honor Thy
law and regard Thy word. May they
walk in the way of Thy command
ments and have respect unto precepts.
Preserve them from temptations to
do any wrong, and give them courage
TO say the truth, and to do that which
shall be for. Thy glory and the good
OF all the people, for Christ's sake.
Amen
PETITIONS.
A petition from the citizens of
Matagorda, praying for the protection
of fish and oysters. Referred.
BY Mr.. Fleming: A petition from
the citizens of Mitchell and other
counties, praying for the creation of a
new land district. Referred.
BY Mr.. Traylor: A petition from
the citizens of Mineral Wells, Palo
Pinto county, asking for branch of
the lunatic asylum at Mineral Wells.
Referred.
BY. Mr.. Collins: A petition asking
settlement of the Peter Collier claim.
Referred.
BY Mr. Terrell: Memorial of James
u. Smith for relief. Referred.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Judiciary No. by Mr.. Terrell:
A substitute for senate bill No. 1l3
relative to the creation and regulation
of private corporations.
Also, request that one hundred
copies of senate bill No. 1877 be printed.
Also, committee recommendation
that authority be given commission
ers courts to grant county Judges
leave of absence.
q Also, adverse report upon senate bill
No. 100 pertaining to the administra-
ton. of community property.
Also, majority unfavorable report
on senate bill No. 2, requiring actions
for real property to be brought within
TWENTY-FIVE years after descent, lease
or the beginning of adverse posses
sion. without reference to the defense
of c0verture OF infancy.
Also, a minority report ON above
bill.
Also. recommending that senate bill
No. 81, amendatory of an act creating
and establishing penal code, be re-
ferred to judiciary committee No. 2.
So ordered.
Also. a majority adverse report on
senate bill No -, providing for the
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GALVESTON, Jan. 20.-Real estate
transfers for the week, SSO61. Only
four marriage licenses issued during
the past week.
The German ship Julius cleared for
Liverpool, with 6736 bales of cotton.
A fire occurred this morning in the
west end of the city, but, being dis
covered in its incipiency, it was easily
extinguished.
Wehad a hard freeze here last night.
This is the coolest spell known on the
island for years.
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Mexico in 1852.

Some interesting facts are published
in connection with this subject. 1t
would appear that some of the gold
and silver mines still being worked in
Mexico have been worked uninter-
ruptedly since the Spanish conquest.
During the time that Mexico was a
Spanish colony, that is, from 1887 to
1921, the mines produced silver to the
value of $2,0S6, 1863, 703 and gold to the
value of sos, 768,411. Since Mexican
independence was established in 1921
down to the year 1880 the mines pro-
duced silver to the value of S9Od.568.-
300, and gold to the value of $49, 413,-
1856. This yields a grand total for the
production of silver and gold
in Mexico between 1887 and 1880 of
$3,105, 1923, or upwards of $500, 00O,
600. Another computation, based on
the report of the Mexican mint, gives
a somewhat higher total than this. A
comparison has been made betw en-
this yield and the gold and silver pro-
auctions of California, Nevada, Colo
RADIO, Utah, Dakota, Montana, Idaho,
Oregon, Washington, New Mexico
and Arizona from 1S48 to January /,
1882, which is reported to have
amounted to 1926, 1856, 1856. most of it
produced from territory formerly
belonging to Mexico. The state
of Chihuahua is considered one
of the richest in minerals in the re-
public. 1t is divided into twenty
cantons, where 120 mining districts
exists. In these districts 575 mines
have been worked since the Spanish
conquest. Mines Welding 16 ounces
of silver to 300 pounds of ore have
been abandoned because of their isola-
ton and want of laborers. 1t is the
generally accepted opinion that CAPT
tai, improved methods of mining and
reduction processes, together with
transportation facilities, are all that is
required to place Mexico again in the
front rank as producer of precious
metals, a position which she held
until 1858. The completion of the
Mexican Central railroad through the
state of Chihuahua will do something
towards accomplishing this object.
Mr.. Bigelow recently stated, in Har-
per'S Magazine, that no coal was to be
found in Mexico; but official Stats
tics have been issued presenting a list
of localities where coal is to be found.
Petroleum is very abundant. The
population of Mexico is given at H.
100000, as compared with 6,829,OO0 in
1903. The largest proportion of the
inhabitants are of the native race,
Mexican Indians. Although the ma
tional language is Castilian, the ma
tives still speak the language or dia-
lects of their ancestors.