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NELTHROPP, J. w. WILLARD.
J. WILSON.
No other amendments were proposed.
The Chairman paced the Draft of In
structionS for Road Repairs etc. with
amendments under discussion.
3rd Member for ChriStianSte0 WWaSSadl
as Speaker OF the Committee introduced
the Report he would mostly refer to the
renA Ks con taiurd therein, and only add u
few WORDS. The Committee had firstly
made Il proposal Of a formal nature, that
the word "InStructionS," in the healing OF
the Draft he altered to "RegulationS,"
which is done because in $ 10 OF the Road
Ordinance, where the authority to issue
lUl'S on this matter is given, the latter.
tenn is used and Ii therefore appeared
preferable to use the term here too At
the same time the Committee has proposed
an Introductory remark added, to show
that these Instructions are issued IN virtue
of 10 Of the said Ordinance. Next the
Committee proposed that in : 2 an altera-F
tion be made t. the effect that the breadth
of The road-ditches shall be at least l foot
at the bottom in the draft the breadth
was put at 2 feet at the bottom and q
depth Of from 2 to D feet below the road
way this breadth would be greater than
that which HE bitches generally have now,
and the Committee saw no necessity for
that. After a conference with His EXcelleu.
CN the Cove, nor The proposal III the Report
had been made, ana 10y this lula the koad
Commission will attain the necessary au-
thority To Cause the dilclrS to be broader
when necessary; but as a rule the depth
at the bottom would be as now proposed.
1t will be remembered that during the LIST
discussion on the Draft some objections
were raised against the provision III o,
third part, thar gravel and stones are TO oe
placed III regular heaps along one Slde OF
the road. The Committee had now propos'
ed that All amendment to the effect that
such road material must MT be placed IN
heaps on the roads, but shall be spread
out as soon As it is brought to the spot,
and that when such material is too large,
it shall he crushed before being brought
on the road. The Committee had soinuch
the less Thought that this rule would cause
inconvenience as this iule is now generally
to lowed. With regard 10 s S the Commit.
tee had proposed that in order to avoid all
misunderstanding AS to what kind OF NOR.
tar is to he usetf in the repairs Of the water.
courses along the road, there be aided
these Words ["tarrass-mo,tir"1 III two
places of this section. With these re.
marks he would recommend the proposals
for adoptioo.
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Shipping Intelligence.
CHRIsTIANsTED.
Aug, ENTERED.

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Aug. ENTERED.
9 Eng boat "Tidal Wave" 3, Stevens,
Culebra-posts
" Dan boat "Dagmar," 3, Stevens St
Thomas posts
" Dan schr "Vigilant". 45, Thomp>en,
st. ThOmas-lntrchandiZe
" Dan schr "Jolly Companion, 40, Sim
mons, St Th0mas-merchandiSe.
IL IAN bark "Grrson," 30, SAltoft,
West End-Sugar
Aug CLEARED.
o Dan boat "Dagmar," 8, Stevens. ST
Thomas-bal'ast
IL Eng boat Tidal Wave" 8, Stevens,
TOrtOIa-ballaSt
t" Dan schr dolly Companion," -, Sim
nous, st TAomaS-ballaSt
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18

bits and Northern Pacific. The latter was
strong all day and the others dull and firm.
Lake Shore dropped easily to 974. The Wa
bashes were exceedingly heavy. The COM
mon went to SO and the preferred TO 16H.
The Coalers were feverish and lower; Lacka-
wanna and Reading active and
Jersey dull, with a disposition
to quickly regain every loss.
Denver was weak without recovery. During
the middle hours the whole list was turned
up sharply, but seemed to have no staying
qualities. The belief is growing that Gould
is selling Missouri Pacific preparatory to buy
ing the Wabashes. 1t is reported that Mis-
souri, Pacific will loan the latter So, 900, 900.
The Omaha earnings for the second week in
creased s31 200, Northern Pacific preferred
for the same period increased S167, 900.
Northwestern decreased IS, 500, and st. Paul
$4,000. The market closed feverish and
unsettled, with the appearance of lower
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
NO. 100.

Mr.. Reed took occasion to express contempt
for system of rules under which the house
was operating. The house was doing no
business, because it deliberately sacrificed it's
time under rules in a way that made it i'm
possible to do business. An hour day vas
wasted in eataloguing decisions made by the
various committees. The only effect OF the
decision Of the committee was to enable the
corpse to be put in glass case where friends
OF the deceased might look upon the remains.
There were on the calendar 200 committee
reports, and no business was done except
that presided over by the gentleman from
Pennsylvania, Randall, and he maiestically
situated as he was, was not equal, even with
the assistance OF Holman to the whole busi-
ness of the country. Niagara could not be
poured through spouts.
Mr.. Randall said the theory Of the rules OF
congress had always been to protect the mi
nority. The majority could always take caro-
of itself, the gentlemen from Maine ought
to know that the present committee rules
had been magnanimous enough 10 continue
that philosophy. The rules now provided
for saving money, and put and end to tho
system of legislating through an omnibus
bill. He was willing to legislato on every
appropriation bill, provided that money was
to be saved thereby, but never when cxpcn-
ses were to be increased. The United States,
he might say, was lcgislated to death. 1t
had more legislation than is required and
more than people the demand, and II there
was an evil in this country, il was too much
legislation.
Mr.. Reed did not know whether this asser-
ton was true, but he did know congress sat
here for the purpose of hearing the people.
verdict for defendant and against bill,
was just as much 4 fulfment of congress
ional duty as anything else, but when the
house refused to legistate, not because It had
decided agasnst the party, but because It had
not heard him, it did injustice, gross and
most foul. This was a court of the people
where they were entitled to have their griev-
ances heard, and the result of these repeated
refusals to listen to the people, would be u
congress which would 90 as far wrong in
the one direction as this congress was going
in another. The amendment was ruled out
of order.
Mr. Hiscock offered an amendment strik-
ing out the reappropriating clause Of the bill,
and making the money awardable by direct
appropriation. Lost.
Mr.. Anderson, Iowa, offered an amend
ment increasing from five TO twelve dollars
per 100 vouchers, the allowance TO pension
agents for vouchers prepared and paid by
tn EN- in excess of s., 900 per annum. Lost.
Mr.. Hancock, on behalf of the committee
on appropriations, moved to make the
amount $40. Agreed to.
Mr.. Rosecrans offered an amendment
striking out the provision for the pay Of PEN
sion agents, and transferring the duties Of
those officers to the pay department of the
army. Pending the vote on this
amendment the committee rose and tho
house adjourned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
MANITOBA SECESSION.
Premier NOrquay at Last Takes o
Decided Position.
Justice From tho Dominion or Secession
the Common Agreement.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.1

lSpCCldl Telegram 10 inc GlODe.
WINNIPEG, Man, April 17.-Norquay con.
cluded his budget speech to the legislature
to-day, and in contrast with his half-hearted
policy in the past declared the determine
ton Of his government to
submit no longer to tho
unjust discrimination OF the federal author
tiles against Manitoba. He joined issue
with the opposition, and believed the undi-
Vided action of the Legislature win force jus-
tice from the Dominion government. The
proposed expenditure for the province was
about 5000, 900 more than the estimated rev.
enue. The Dominion must furnish sufficient
funds for The administration Of the affairs Of
the province, or the province must separate
from the confederation and control its own
revenues. Previous to the confederation tho
province, with a per cent. tariff, had am
pie funds. Now, with an average Of over
20 per cent. tariff, with which the people
are burdened, not enough is received from
the federal authorities to pay the expenses
of the government. Referring TO public
lands, he said when the province entered the
confederation it did not agree that the lands
should be appropriated by the Dominion
and the consent had never since been given.
Hc believed the justice Of the cause was such
that it would ultimately triumph.
a large number of Farmers union meet
ings have been held in the province, showing
that the people are as determined as ever.
All endorsed the action Of the farmers con-
vention, and several declared secession the
only panacea for their grievances.
There was caucus of the entire legislature
to consider the serious position Of the prov
ince on account of the treatment Of the Do
minion government, and agree on steps to
be taken for alienation, and committee
was appointed to prepare an Ultimatum.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
GEN. SWAIN ESCAPES,
Settles With the Boston Banker and
the CHARGES Withdrawn.

the Charges Withdrawn.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-Judge Advocate
General Swain said to-day, he intended to
say nothing at present about the charges pre-
ferred against him by Mr.. Bateman. Hc
added, the matter was one for the civil courts
to decide, that the contractors to whom he
had given the due bill had sued Bateman for
the amount It calls for, and in the trial,
everythingin connection with the matter viii
become known, and he was willing 10
stand by what would come out then. AS TO
a court martial being ordered, he said he
hardly thought that a court martial would try
what evidently belonged to the civil courts.
When questioned further, Gen. Swain said,
he was sure the whole trouble would be found
to have originated from mistake and mis-
understanding on the part of Bateman. The
secretary of war has, as yet, taken no
action in the matter, and it is stated a settle
ment is being arranged which viii result in
withdrawal Of the charge against General
Swain.
Mr.. Bateman, the banker, who yesterday
furnished a copy Of his charges against Gen.
Swain, SAYS this afternoon the $4,000 due
bill mentioned therein having to-day been
returnedt to his firm and suit against them
based on it by parties to whom il was trans
ferred having been withdrawn, he has writ
teu letter TO the secretary Of war, as fol-
lows:
'DEAR SIR: The suit against our firm on
the due bill mentioned in my charges yester-
day against Gen. D. G.. Swain having been
withdrawn and the differences between
Gen. Swain and myself satisfactorily settled,
1 hereby withdraw the charges contained in
my letter of April 16, against Gen. d. 6.
Swain, he claiming they were made under a
misapprehension Of the facts, which con
cede. Very truly yours,
A. B. BATEMAN."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
The House of Renreaentntrres

WASHINGTON, April 17.-The bill passed
authorizing the construction of railroad
bridge across the st. Croix river, in the states
of Wisconsin and Minnesota.
The morning hour being dispensed with,
the house went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Springer in the chair on the pen
sion appropriation bill. After an hours
general debate the bill was read by paragraphs
for amendments.
Mr.. Golf offered, proyiso that no proof
shall pc required, either on pending cases or
those hereafter filed as to the physical condi-
ton of the soldier at the time he was muster
ed into the service, and all claims heretofore
rejected on account Of lack of such proof
shall be reheard. Against this proyiso
Messrs. Randall and Hammond raised
points Of order and in course of the discussing
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
CHICAGO FINANCIAL.
Ispecial Telegram to the Globe. |

CHICAGO, April 17.-Money continues in
plentiful supply for business requirements,
and is fairly well called for by board of trade
and other interests. Desirable call loans
were made at soc per cent, and time favors
at cor per cent. Only small currency ship
ments are made to country banks. New
York exchange was quoted quiet at SOC pre-
MUM per $1,000, and sixty day documen-
tary sterling was easier at S4.S6. The asso-
ciated bank clearings were SG,9SS, 900,
against 81, 1913, OCO Yesterday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
Brakeman's Leg Broken.
Especial Telegram to the Globe |

IoPVOI4I ItIo5INIu % tHV NIOV0'
RUSH CRY, Mimi, April 17.-Conductor
John Buckley, of the Hinckley train, going
north to-day had an accident happen to his
head brakeman, Gene Belyille, at Rock Creek,
whereby the latter broke his leg below the
knee, resulting from an improperly stacked
car oflumber. The lumber in switching the
car, fell upon the brakeman, resulting as
above. Conductor Buckley received orders and
turned around and took his man to ST. Paul,
the home OF the injured man, for TeGs-
ment.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04

From the Orange County Farmer.
The owner of hftv acres of good
ground who thoroughly understands
his business is better situated than his
neighbor who owns 200 acres and
farms according to the old theories.
The small farmer has less investment,
pay less taxes, and cultivates more
carefully than the large farmer. In
France and Germany The farms are
generally very small, often not a
fourth the size of average American
farms, but they are worked so care
fully that, white steadily increasing
in fertility. they still produce a great
deal more per acre than ctr own. The
owner of many acres Is apt to neglect
the poorer portions of his round, and
thus manuring. rotating ;tu-i cnl,ivat-
ing are reduced to a 81 Stu. si-at pro-
duces the best possible rrs,i.ts.
An example of German gardening
will Illustrate the point. Within three
miles of Port JerVis lives a German
family consisting of six Or seven per-
sons. For years they have lived on a
strip of sandy land less than two acres
in size, part of which is covered by
the dwelling, a barn and outhouses.
The woman OF the family, an able
bodied and Intelligent person, who had
learned her work in Baden. cultivated
he piece of ground, aad for a series
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04

race-horse, for the latter, well nihen
durance and vitality is she head and
front of all breeds and the iull peer of
our Spanish thoroughbred very
qualities that so prominently com
mend him to stud use-are fully held
and can be utilized by our Texas thor
oughbreds. We want size and bone,
speed and leyel-headedness- have
form and courage, endurance and vi
Uality. The big-boned, level-headed,
tieet-footed, and trotting bred Nam
brinOs, Clay, Morgan. Abdallahs and
Hambletonlans nicked with cur clean
Iimbed, 1.-the formed Spanish thor
oughbredS will furnish the horse the
markets of America need. The excess
| of rares produced by this nicking
| will furnish grand lot of breeders to
give US the dams for the best class of
mules that Texas can produce
or the cotton and sugar plantations
want. Then, you men wishing to
bring the future horses of Texas to
the front, look well to the studs you
timpoIt. See that you get one rich in
trotting blood. one of size, big bone
and muscular Development; one that
is speedy, level headed, clean-limbeG
and has grand powers of endurance
| y cross of this class of horse on oul
thoroughbred Texas broncho mares
will give the streeter, the ranch horse
the roadster, the plow horse and thu
saddle gelding. Think well of The
above suggestions, and act upon them
Then will Texas, the street car com
panies, the eastern markets, and you
own wants be supplied.-Texas Liv,
Stock Journal.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04
THURSDAY, September 4, 1884
The Weekly Statesman.

The management of THE STATES
MAN with view of extending the
circulation and usefulness of THE
WEEKLY STATESMAN, from this date,
have reduced the price of the latter to
81 per year. This puts the Weekly in
reach of all. While cutting down the
price, it has also been deemed advis>
able to reduce the size to four pages.
But while the size IS reduced, there
will be such an arrangement of
the matter in the paper as really
to contain much more news than was
the case with the former size. THE
WEEKLY STATESMAN will hereafter
contain complete summary of the
news of the week-with nothing of
public interest left out, either in Texas
or outside of the state. Agriculture,
livestock, literature and family read
ing, and full and accurate reports
from departments of the state gov
eminent, are designed to be the
leading features of the paper.
If sufficient encouragement is
shown, it is intended to push
THE WEEKLY STATESMAN to a state
circulation, resting its claims to sue
cess upon devotion to the great agri-
cultural. stock-raising and home inter-
ests of Texas, We, therefore, ask the
active support of our friends every
where, and desire to send copies of
TIE WEEKLY STATESMAN to every
community in the states. Send in
your names, we intend that every
subscriber shall feel that he is getting
his moneys worth and more.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04
PERSONAL.

Prof. Baird is understood to be pre-
pairing an elaborate apology for hav.
ing, in a recent official report, unwit.
tingly wittily made over his own
| signature to the statement that the
on "a very small scale"
Rev. D. John Brown, the oldest
Episcopal clergyman and the Oldest
Free Mason in New York, whose
death at Newbu -gh is announced, de.
livered the Masonic welcome address
to Lafayette in that city in 1924. DR.
Brown was SO years old.
Senator Vance has been to Nays
Head recently. The car which con-
veys the lady passengers and their
baggage from the boat to the hotel is
drawn by an OK. The OK began to
paw up dust, when Vance said: "Pull
down your hats, ladies, the sparks are
flying from the locomotive"
Miss Nellie Arthur carries a doll.
When she was with her father few
days ago at Kingston N. Y, a woman
said: my goodness! why does that
big girl carry a doll ?" An answer
was quickly given by another woman,
who said: "Well, if the Kingston
girls would carry dolls until they were
little older, instead of running after
the boys before they get their short
dresses off, it would be much more to
their credit
A most remarkable American
woman has just died in the town of
Bloomington, Conn.,, at the age of n.
This woman was Julia Brace, whose
name appears in every cyclepadIa,
and whose history has been told a
thou sand times. AT the ago of Az
years she lost both her sight and
hearing, soon losing her power of
speech. For all her long life she was
a blind, deaf mute, yet learned to dis.
tinguish articles, persons and even
colors by her sense of touch. Her
tenacity of memory was wonderful.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04
How to Select Flour.

In selecting flour first look to the
color. If it is white with yellowish
straw color tint. buy it. If it is white
with a blush cast or with black
specks in it, refuse it. Next examine
its adhesiveness. Wet and knead a
little of it between your fingers; If it
works soft and sticky. it IS poor. Then
throw a little lump of dried flour
against smooth surface; if it falls
like dried powder, 1t is bad. Lastly,
squeeze some of the flour tightly in
your hand; if it retains the shape Civ
en- by the pressure that, too, is a bad
sign. 1t is safe to buy -four that Will
stand all these tests. These modss
are given by all old flour dealers, and
they pertain to a matter that con-
Germs everybody.-Health and Home
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04
The Need nf SUNLIGHT

Science tells US that sunlight is an
important element in growing and
perfecting seed. If, therefore, the
farmer plants his corn so as to shade
the stalks, no ears will be formed; or
if he allows his fruit trees to be crowd
ed to the extent of shadowing the
fruit, small and imperfect specimens
will result. This teaches less closely
planting trees and thinning out the
branches-planting corn so as to give
access to sunlight. There is no branch
of farming, however insignificant that
has not principles that govern it,
which, if not understood and carried
out, will result in disappointment, 1t
is the business of the farmer to i'm
prove the condition of the soil SO as to
favor development. In this lies his
success or failure, and it covers the
whole field Of farming, which is a
very wide one, embracing most of the
sciences, from which he may derive
instruction. lie thus has much to en-
courage him if he is a man of spirit
and enterprise. If slothful and I'M
ambitious he will despair, and the adj
vance of time will soon leave him out
of sight, and his place will be occupi-
ed by others more worthy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04

of years supplied her table with veg
etables and sold from $500 TO 500
worth OF vegetables annually. Every
inch Of room was occupied. From
early spring TO late autumn. crop after
crop of lettuce, bets, spinach; cab
bage, potatoes, corn, beans, man
gold WurZelS, asparagus, onions,
endlye, egg plants, peppers, satisfy,
cauItiowers and other plants appear
ed. Every bit of waste material tit
for the purpose was thrown on the
compost heap or turned into liquid
manure, and the naturally sterile
piece OF ground was made TO pay for
itself over and over again. The fences
were built in trelliS form to support
grapevineS, and not square inch OF
ground escaped the payment of tribute
eXacted by the interchangeable woman
who titled it. Her methods are those
in steady use IN Germany, wher3
oYercrowded population has render
ed necessary the most thorough
working of the soil. Her plants for
setting are the first in the market,
and she is the last in the autumn to
| offer fresh vegetables for the table
To such a farmer fifty acres of good
land would be fortune. 1t is such
| tlllage as this which makes it possible
for French. German, English and
Italian holders of twenty-acr OF
thirty-acre farms to earn a living,
while American holders of farms, OF
equally good land, ranging from 100 to
$40 acres, work about as hard, and are
forever under mortgage and on tbs
very verge of bankruptcy. The flu
ture will certainly witness a great re,
goiutiOn in American farming, anC
one Of the features calculated to bring
about better state of affairs will bt
the division of land into smaller farm.
and the consequent improvement il
agricultural methods.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04

Queen Elizabeth's pocket pistol was
the popular name of an ancient piece
Of brass ordinance, twenty-four feet
in length, cast in 1914, and presented
by the StateS-general of Holland to
Queen Elizabeth. 1t is preserved in
Dover Castle.
It is common notion that May
marriages are unlucky, and the super
stition is as old as the time OF Ovid.
An old saw says: "The girls are all
stark naught that wed in Mav;" and
another saying was,
From the marriages in May
All the BARNS die and decay.
1t is said that the hair ana beard of
the duke Of Brunswick whitened in
twenty-four hours upon his hearing
that his father had been MORALLY
wounded in the battle of Auerstadt.
Marie Antoinette. the unfortunate
queen of Louis XVI, found her hair
suddenly changed by her troubles;
and a similar change happened
to Charles l., when he at
tempted to escape from Carisbrooke
Castle. Mr.. limbs, in his doctors
and Patients" says that chemists
have discovered that hair contains an
oil, a mucous substance, iron, oxide of
manganese, phosphate and carbonate
of iron, flint and a large proportion of
sulphur. White hair contains also
phosphate of magnesta, and its oil is
nearly colorless. When hair becomes
suddenly white from terror, it is prob
ably owing to the sulphur absorbing
the oil, as in, the operation of whiten-
ing wooden cloths"