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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
The Latest English Opera.

From the Pal Mall Gazette,
A second hearing of Mr.. Stanfor DIS
Canterbury Pilgrims in every way
confirmed the high opinion generally
formed of it lest week, and, we must
add, generally express flor seldom
has more unanimous press eulogy
gone forth. People who complain of the
orchestra being overloe 1ci, must re.
fleet that it is in the taste of the Pc
Rod. From Wag1er's point of view,
you may overloa the singing, but
you can hardly overload the orchestra.
The score of the "Parsifs Ibis latest
triumph-beats anything that he
or any one else ever wrote in the way
of overlooking. The utmost instru-
mental resources are press into the
service of the emotional development:
a small portion only Of that complex
function is discharged by the voice;
the side currents, under currents and
cross-currents-nay, the whole atmos-
pheric burden, so to speak, of the
modern musical drena-is given to
the orchestra. This is, of course, so in
"The Canterbury Pilgrims" We are
told that the work has been bought
by the Germans for e1,Cg0-exactly
the sum Balfe got for "The Bohemian
Girl" in Russia. 1t wss then thought
a fabulous price. Now, we suppose,
"no gentleman would take less"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
The TwO-Thlrds Rule.

Out of over two hundred counties
in the state only about thirty have
spoken out in favor of the majority
rule and against the two-thirds. This
too, when all the papers in the state
or at least nearly al, have been filed
for months, and many of them for
years, with bitter TRADES against the
rule so long tried by the fathers of the
democracy and which has come forth
from every fierce trial without even
the smell of fire on its garments. This
fact not only establishes the safety of
the rule, but it establishes enother
fact of which the papers may not feel
very proud: That is, the press is pow
erful engine when 1t contends for fair
and legitimate ends; but when it
acts for trucking, time serving pur-
pose, or becomes unfaithful, the peo-
pie will not go with it. A free, un-
bought, untrammelled press, is vast
engine, indeed, but it is with the keen
est satisfaction that we recognize the
fact that when 1t becomes corrupt and
venal. when it sells its voice to the
selfish and the ambitious, as in this
two-thirds rule business, the people
call halt, and the thunderous thus
far and no farther" rings out over the
field of action. 1t is splendid. and it
restores confidence in the intelligence
and unseflsh patriotism of the people.
Texas is intensely honest in her de-
She is unlike the News,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
DEPARTMENT NOTES.

The county Judge of Bastrop coun-
ty yesterday paid the comptroller
sc, 500 cash, in redemption of court
house bonds of that county held by
the state.
An amended charter of the Lee
County Cooperative Association, of
the patrons of husbandry, was filed
yesterday with the secretary of state.
Also the charter of the German Ev-
angelical Lutheran St. Martins con-
gregatien, of Austin, Texas.
Col. Brewster has received news OF
the death of Col. Thos. II. Logwood,
late clerk in the Office of insurance
and statistics, who died last Saturday
in Florence, Ala, where he went some
time ago in the vain quest of health.
He leaves wife end son about four
teen years of age, who were with him
when he died. He was very accom-
pllshCd and most estimable gentle
man.
A number of city councils in the
state having considered the amend
ment to section 8, article 8, of the con-
stitntion, a. authorizing them to levy
special ia < of 20 cents on the 500
for debts incurred prior to the adopt
lOu VI Ou0 diIiCuuluCAl, ~ OCnbo AOA
public buildings, and % cents for
streets, sewers and other permanent
improvements; and having requested
the comptroller to register bonds so
issued, the attorney-general advises
the comptroller that 25 cents is the
maximum limit of such tax for all of
the above named purposes, except in
cases where city has 10000 inhabi-
tants.
The school report of Mckinney city
shows a school term of five months
The comptroller Yesterday paid into
the treasury 5000 to the credit of the
available school fund.
Pecos and Hopkins counties apply
to sell the school board some county
bonds.
Navarro county applies to buy bonds
of other counties as an investment of
county school funds.
So far applicants from forty coun-
ties have sent in bids to buy or lease
school lands, since the recent offering
of the board. The bids are mostly
the applicants generally being
actual settlers wanting to buy a few
sections each for their homes. There
are only two applicants to lease in con-
siderable quantities, one of whom ap-
plies tor twenty-nine and another
thirty-One sections.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
FRIGHTFUL DISASTER.

LIaoNIER, Pa, May 29.-Knupp's
tunnel on the South Pennsylvania
railroad was the scene of terrible
accident, by which nine men were in
stantly killed and eleven others serl-
ously injured, with slight hopes for
recovery. A large force of men was
engaged in excavating the tunnel
about 100 feet from the main entrance
when the heavy scaffolding gave away,
with the above appalling result. 1t
was impossible to learn the names OF
the victims, but it is said they were
principally Italians. The bodies have
all been recovered, and coroneri
inquest will be held. Greal
excitement prevails at the scene OF
disaster.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05

dent Hoxie, at which formal trans
fer of the Wabash road was made to
the receivers. The office of general
agent and secretary of receivers was
created, and James f. How, present
secretary. appointed to the position,
while DR.. d. S. II. Smith, present
treasurer, was made receivers treas
urer, and for the present 1t
was determined to retain all officers
and officials of the road; but the re-
ceivers announced the intention to
exercise the right of economy. They
will cut off as soon as practicable, all
non-interest earning lines, and lop of
oil unnecessary expenses in the way
of salaries, labor, etc. The tota
bonded debt of the Wabash is abou
| cSOOC0 HA0
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
New York Stocks.

New YORK, May 29.-Govern-
ments, irregular; railways, firm; state
securities, quiet. Share speculations
opened lower. New York Central and
New Jersey Central were weak, spots
of former declaring II and latter "a;
New York Central was depressed on
account of story of reduction of
of dividends to13 per cent. quarterly:
Before the first cell the temper OF
speculations turned for the better, and
the market continued strong until the
close. There was a rise in the Mis-
souri, Pacific to 761s at the close.
effect generally, placing the Wabash
in the hands of receivers, effectually
disposes of the bear talk that the Mis-
souri-Pacific would be saddled with
the Wabash, and that this had good
effect on the stock. There was some
heavy inside buying on the continued
incaeased earnings, and the bears
made en- effort to cove ell which as
sisted an upward movement of Wab,
ash securities not effected by appoint
ment of receivers for the property
and In fact cloted higher on the be
ing that the course decided upon wa!
for the purpose of protecting bott
stock and bondholders, aDd for pre-
venting any outside proceeding
which might have proved detriment
al to the interests of majority Of the
holders. Securities compared will
last nights closing prices, are a to
per cent. higher, except for the New
York Central, which is a per cent
lower. Transactions $685., 900.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
INDIAN TROUBLES.
The Savages Raid Manitoba Settlement
A Tussle With an Indian.

The Sayages Raid Manitoba Settlement
"A Tussle With an Indian.
WINNIPEG. May 29.-Maple creek,
(Manitoba) advices received this morn
ing state that Indians raided the
settlement last night, killing Paul
Pollock and stampeding four horses.
The Indians went to Pollock's corral
and were running out his horses. He
hearing the noise jumped out of bed
and ran out in his night clothes I'M
armed. He had a hand-to-hand tussle
with an Indian, and in the melee the
Indian shot him twice, one ball enter
ing the shoulder and one in the chest.
from the effects of which Pollock
died in about two hours. The In
dian, Immediately alter the shooting,
ran away, leaving his gun and butcher
knife. The mounted police were no.
titled and force with Capt. Elloche
in command, started for the scene of
the murder, with the intention of pur-
suing the Indian. There is little hope
of capturing him. The Indian raiding
party number about 20. 1t is not
known whether they are American or
Canadian Indians.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
WARS WHIRLIGIG.
rom the Harrisburg Telerraph.

From the Harrisburg telegraph.
In the lower market house this af-
ternoon, among the numerous articles
offered for sale by Auctioneer Ensmin-
ger was the old wheel from which the
names were drawn during the days of
the draft, in the latter part of the re-
bellion. 1t is an ordinary round box,
moving in the center, and has slid
ing door with a paddock. Phillip
EnSminger, the father of the
present auctioneer, was blind, and it
was his duty to draw the names
When the draft was over the wheel
fell into possession of the blind drawer
and has been laid away until to-day.
A great many who pacs lit by stop
ped and LOOKED at it saC1y, being re-
mind 4 of the time when from its
depths wsS drawn their names and
they had either to pay $500 exemption
fee or from $500 to $500 for a substi-
tute.
The wheel was purchased by B. M.
Mead, esq, for 1925 and he designs
presenting it to the Dauphin county
historical society. The key to the
paddock on the VIII" j could not be
found, and 20 yet it has not been
| opened. 1t IS understood that the
wheel contains the names of those
who were lucky enough not to be
drawn" A list Of these might be
| interesting reading.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05

WABASH, IND, May 28.-Great ex-
element was caused at Xenia, near
this place, by the discovery of half a
pound of dynamite, with three-foot
fuse attached, under the Journal Of
flee. The proprietors of the paper sus-
pect the perpetrators to be some
person whose enmity has been incur
red through something published. 1t
is supposed it was the intention of the
villains to explode the dynamite at
night, when no one was in the office,
so as to destroy the building without
taking life
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
The Fight on Walsh.

From the Waco Examiner.
Two years ago, the land sharks of
the northwest tried every means to
defeat Capt. VIM. Walsh for commits
sioner. He stood between them and
the children's land, he had saved the
school lands Of half dozen of the
best counties in the state from the "a
pacious nav of the rings which were
formed around the office of nearly
every county surveyor in the north
west. In this fight with the sharks
he stood almost clone; upon his de-
feDseless head of woe, was showered
all the anathemas of the cha
grined and disappointed land
| grabbers. Most of the land specula-
tors were operating for the cattle
kings,and syndicates, mere tools in
their hands. AT the G weston con-
vention they would gladly have de-
feated Walsh, but they hal no organ
iZation, and no tenable ground upon
which to fights siuce that time Walsh
has preserv' the same unabashed
front, he has dared to protect the
school fund, and to defeat every
scheme devised by the land-grabber:
and cattle kings to rob it. For thi
offense Walsh must be slaughtered
That he has kept from their clutche
at least 5,0C0CGJ acres of the fines
land in the state, saving to the fun
at least $1O,OC 0,0C0 he must be sacri
feed. Ever since the last nomination
D the land sharks have been work
: ing to this end, and with the powerful
!. influence of the -bulliOnalrs at thei
!. backs, they will give him a powerfC
p opposition. Capt. Walsh is not in a
- things what we would like to see in
3 commissioner, but he certainly ha
the most essential elements, honest
n and the courage to protect the stat
from raids of land sharks. His ga
q liant fight in defense of the public dc
y main, and the millions he has save
y to the school fund, deserves recogn
ton at the hands of the people I
y Texas, especially when the opposite
= comes, to great extent, from Il
N sharks and spectators, in whose pa
IL he has stood while protecting Il
states interest and the school fund.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
The Peoples Talk.

OIfhESS MILLS, May II, 1904.
To theEditor of The Statesman:
We have had long dry spell OF
four days, and farmers are busy hunt
ing their corn and cotton. From all
accounts the mountain farmers are
ahead of their preirie brethren in
clean fields. The chief complaint here
is the "sore shin" in cotton. There is
deal of smut in grain, and late oats
will probably be attacked by rust.
Grass, the staple of the west, is bet
ter than it has been for years at this
season, and cattle are ali fat. The
percentage of calves is rather small,
however.
Our sheriff, Mr.. jackson, hes
been in the neighborhood lately,
with view to gathering, in conjunc-
ton with officers of Burnett and Travis
counties, a number of cattle with
brands blotched during the past win
ter. The Travis and Burnet officers
failing to meet him, Mr.. Jackson lin
tied his operations to Blsnco county.
The animals found by him were all
branded with the same device, and the
persoIs who did the work are we'll
known. For the present they are hid
ing out. 1t is alleged that they haye
an agent living near Kyle, who ship
the cattle for them. The people living
on Fill creek and the Perdernales are
just now in very bad humor, some of
them having lost a considerable num-
Der of cattle.
Mr.. Austin Robinson came near
being seriously injured lately by his
horse falling with him and rolling
over him. His elbow joint was dislt
Gated and he suffered other injuries,
but is fast recovering,
Very little interest is being taken
in politics so far. The question of re.
moving the county seat from Blanco
to johnson City, will be voted upon
this fall, and it is ant.cipat | that the
struggle will be lively. There are no
party lines drawn here in county cleo
tions, though some of the sheep men
propose tovote for no meR for officewho
favors low tariff. Such amovement
thrc ughout the state would be desira-
BILE, as to state officers and congress-
men, but how it would prove a valid
test in county affairs fail to see.
Mr.. Max Paul took in this section
last week. He seemed to enjoy his
visit to his German friends i'm
menSely.
Messrs. Randolph, Cavilier and
Lockridge spent a few days at the
crossing of the Pede, males fishing,
hunting and sightseeing. They re-
port good luck in fishing, and fine
time generally.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
Texas Patients.

The following patents were granted
to citizens of Texas, bearing date,
May 20, 1884, reported expressly for
this paper by Louis Bagger q Co.,
mechanical experts and solicitors of
patents, Washington, ID. c.:
Ellis, j. w, Cameron, mechanical
power, 298, 739.
Ford, b. F., Hollis, fence, 298,961.
Palmer, w. w. Montague, we'll
bucket windlass, 298, S83.
Brown, A. r., Gainesville, stalk-cut-
ter, 299, 053.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
observations.

Spring days old were warm and long
They re longer now, and colder.
The world once liked merry song;
It's sadder now, and older.
The fairies and the merry elves
Are shy and discOnterted;
They'd sense enough to hide themselves
When east winds were invented.
When songs they sang were sad at all
1t was CHEEKY sadness;
The songs we write, if glad at all,
Express a solemn ga dnesS.
Our smile is but chastened grin,
Our fathers laughed and meant it;
And when they sinned some joyial sin
They left us to repent it,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
MRS. HAYES IN THE CHAIR.

A Very Successful Meeting of the Wo-
mans Home Missionary Society.
From the Philadelphia Times.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist Episcopal
church held a meeting last evening in
the Methodist Episcopal church,
Broad and Arch streets. The large
building was crowded, chairs and
benches being brought from neighbor-
ing establishments to accommodate
the audience. Mrs. Rutherford b.
Hayes presided. Mrs. Hayes is tall,
graceful lady, with prominent fea-
lures, and dark hair and eyes. Her
mouth, which is somewhat large, in
Dictated considerable appreciation of
humor by the occasional twitches it
underwent at the quaint narratives of
Bishop Warren, and the amusing sal
lies of Mr.. Reid. She has soft voice,
and quiet, gentle manner. She was
dressed in black silk, with silver
gray bonnet, which was becoming to
her dark complexion. She spoke but
seldom, only announcing the speakers.
Beside Mrs. Hayes on the platform
sat Mrs. Bishop Simpson, Mrs. Bishop
Wylie, Mrs. DR.. Rust, and Mrs. Whet-
stone, of Cincinnati.
Bishop Wylie addressed the meeting
with long dissertation on mission
airy work, woman's missionary work
in particular. He spoke forccibly
about the state Of women in Utah as
degraded condition. The Woman's
Home Missionary Society have built
a boarding house in Salt Lake City
which can &C 3ommodate forty girls
1t is already Iull. The girls are the
children of first and second discarded
wives. The society is trying to OBJ.
tain funds for the foundation of an
Industrial home in the same city
Bishop Warren told some interesting
anecdotes of negro life in the south
Pnd described very wildly the
wretched condition of the women
He be eyed that help world be sent to
iiIem. DR.. Red, acret .ry of the M
E. Missionary society, then solicited
assistance. He read a telegram just
received from New York, promising
$3.50 to build home in Virginia
The collections of the evening
amounted to over $4,000. Bishop
elect Fowler dismissed the meeting.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
ForcibIe and Elegant.

From the Ouray (C0l.) Solid Muldoon.
Samuel j. T1lden, in point of brains,
executive ability, honesty of purpose
and purity of character, is the peer
of any living American who has ever
been in public life; and, to be frank,
we Won d rather vote for and support
him for pre- sident of these United
States than for any other man, living
or dead, including Washington, Lin
coin, Christ, Moses and the apostles.
In short, we are for Tilden first, eter-
nally and subsequently,,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
Maritime News.

GALVESTON, May 29.-Arrived,
steamship Algiers, New York.
Steamship Arkansas, New Orleans.
Steamship Hutchinson, Clinton.
Steamship City of Norfolk, Indian
ola.
Sailed, steamship Arkansas, Corpus
Christi.
Steamship City of Norfolk, New
Orleans.
Steamship Hutchinson, New Or.
leans.
NEW ORLEANS May 29-Cleared
ship Thomas Lord, Boston; brig Hors
Goodale, Providence. Arrived: steam
er Lucy P. Martin, Puerto Cortez
ship Illinois, Markhe Dakar
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
A New Tom Thumb Turns Up.


From the Florida Union
One of the smallest men in the
United States lives at Cedar Key. His
name is Abecham Livingstone Saw
yer. He is twenty-five years old,
forty and one-half inches high, WEIGHS
thirty-nine pounds, and the captain he
came over with from Key West says
he can eat more than any two men in
the State, The midget was born and
rearedI in Key West. He is built in
perfect proportion, is very bright and
can make an eloquent speech.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
Contested Seats i'm Congress.

WASHINGTON, May 29.-The house
committee on elections, by vote of 8
to decide to report in favorof seat
ing Chalmers in the contested election
case of Chalmers VS.. Manning, from
Mississippi. In the case of Massey
VS.. Wise, the committee agreed to re-
port in favor of Wise, by vote of Z
to 4. An effort was also made to
agree upon report in the case of
Campbell VS.. Morey. of Ohio. Six
democrats voted in favor of Camp
bell, Adams and Cook, democrats,
and five republicans refuse d to vote,
thus breaking the quorem. 1t was
said by those who refused to vote,
that they were not acquainted with
the merits of the case,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
Frost and Ice i'm WISCONSIN.

MILWAUKEE, May 2S.-The frost
was general In Wisconsin last night,
and tobacco, small fruits and vegeta-
bles, and also corn, were badly dam
aged. In Milwaukee county clothes
were frozen stiff on the line and ice
formed three quarters of an inch on a
small pond.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
Hot Springs Bank President,

ST. LOUIS, May 29.-Deputy United
States Marshal Falkenburg and Chief
of Police Toler, of Hot Springs, ar
rived here this morning with war
rants for Andrew Bruon, president OF
the suspended Hot Springs national
bank, and Mrs. G. w. Steel, who a.
companied him, this afternoon. They
were taken before a United States
commissioner and information filed
against them, the former being
charged with embezzlement and the
latter with aiding and abetting him.
Bruon's bond was fixed at $4,000
that of Mrs. Stt 81 $3.50, which nei-
ther could furnish. A warrant of re-
moval was then applied for, and the
prisoners will be taken back to Hot
Springs by officers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
The McKeagne Trial.

CHICAGO, May 29'-Will McKee, que,
charged with the murder of an aged
man and wife named Wilson, at Win
netka, two months Ego, was acquitted
this morning on the Indictment
charging him with the murder of the
husband. The Indictment charging
him with the murder of the wife is
still pending, but the evidence is the
same 10 both cases. The trial has &C.
cupied three weeks.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
Thirteen Lines About Mems Wear.

AS found in the Fashion Papers.
Tan in its various shades remains the favor
lite color for mems gloves for all occasions
except evening or W dding wear. when pear
lavender kids, stitched with black, are worn.
.Geranium or yariegated socks from Derby
shire, are stylish and will be much worn.
HandkerchiefS are fgurei Nth flowers,
horses, whips and tiny boats.
Percales shirt-fronts are worn with white
collars.
White hats are worn with very wide brims.
Collars are straight and not so high.
Cuffs are much smaller,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
Jimmy's Bile.

The bile poured out by Jimmy New
comb this morning on the occasion of
decorating the graves at the cemetery,
was nothing less than what was to be
expected from a miserable, cowardly,
despicable wretch, such as he is, and
it did not reflect snybody's sentiment
but his own. 1t seems strange, how
ever, that he should have peen put
forward to make a speech.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
SEQUEL to- the Cincinnati Riot

COLUMBUS, O., May 29.-The court
of inquiry which has been inyestigat-
ing the conduct of Col. T. ID. Mott, of
Dayton, and other officers of the fourth
regiment, during the riot at Cincln-
natl, reported to the adjutsant-general
guilty of offenses as follows: Col. f.
d. Mott, incompen. ancy and DISC
bedience to orders; Llctt.- Col. George
III. Phillips, leaving his command
without orders; Adjt. A. b. Anderson,
absence without leave and disobedi-
ence to orders; Capt. W. H. Wooter,
desertion and disobedience to orders;
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
Always Charming.

From the Galveston Daily News.
The two-thirds rule is part of the
Austin STATEsMAN's jewellery. 1t al
ways exhibits it in public places, al
ways handles it with care, and always
places it in the most conspicuous
place. Notwithstanding this little
1diosyncracy, however, THE STATES
MAN is charming paper, and can al
ways be read with interest and pleas
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