The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-06

ply to the violation of this act, and Il
manufacture, sale or keeping with ii
tent to sell; or keeping or establishin
a place for the sale of ale, wine {
beer, and all other intoxicating lii
u0rS, Whateve The bill will |
brought up in the senate Tuesda,
where there Is a prohibition majorit
of twenty-four, and will doubtless /
passed.
SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY.
CHICAGO, March 1.-The announce
ment is made of the discovery of
remarkable motor, known as tn
Triple Thermic Motor" The ney
motive power is the vapor of b
sulphate of carbon. 1t has been il
practical use. driving a sixty-horse
POWER engine, for six months past. ii
the cement paving manufaC
tory, on West Forty-sixth street. Tn
discoverer of the means OF applying
the new power, and inventor of ma
chinery adapted to its use, is W.
Colwell, of Pittsburg, who, it i:
claimed, has been at work many year
on the application of some materia
from which vapor is generated. Bi
sulphate of carbon is a disc very O
the last century. The force and powe
Of the vapor in its application far sur
passes that of steam, and its appliea
ton and regulation is already unde
more perfect control. The invention
or discovery in valving bi-suiphate OF
carbon into vapor for operating ma
chinery by generating heat in gen
orator and transferring it into Yesse
containing bi-sulphate of carbon. Tit
latent heat of steam is intensified il
the vigor, only 1lS degrees being nee
essary to produce this vapor. A
prominent engineer, of Chicago, Civ
the result of his examination of the
new moter, says: & saw 15-horst
power boiler, with very little fire un-
derneath, getting steam, which gen.
Grated a new moter, which, in turn
ran an engene of 60horse power" A
syndicate has been formed which con-
trolls the invention and all its patents
Capital stock, $25,0O0OO0, of which
$S,000O00 have been realized on
stock. Ex-Governor Hubbard, of
TaXas, and eX-Collector Baird, of Bos-
ton, are mentioned as being largely
interested in the new motor syndi-
cate.
MEXICAN CRIMES.
CHICAGO, March 1.-The Daily
News Matamoras, Mexico, special
says: Rosalea, the murderer of law
yer Bolado, was executed yesterday at
the City of Mexico.
AT Merida, yesterday, Isaac Norton,
hackman, murdered Signora Mama
milla, in his hack, for repelling
his advances. In the same
place Tobain Hernandez was muir
dered by his wife and her paramour,
and his body thrown IN the river.
CROUCH JAILED.
JACKSON, MICH, March Judd
Crouch, the youngest son OF Jacob
d. Crouch, who, Mr.. and Mrs. White,
was murdered in his house, seven
miles southwest of this city, on the
night of November 21st, and Dan s.
Holcomb, Mr.. Crouche's son-in-law,
were arrested this evening on the
complaint of Sheriff Winney on the
charge of committing the murder,
were arraigned before Justice
Hunt, who committed them to Jail to
await examination next Friday. 1t is
not known what evidence the officers
have agaist them, but it is claimed
they are in possession of extreme and
very important circumstantial facts.
DoINGs AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-Oats, from
the committee on public lands, re-
ported the resolution calling on the
secretary of the Interior for informa-
ton relative to the unauthorized
fencing in of public lands by indivi-
duals and corporations in several
states and territories. Adopted.
Before taking up the naval bill the
following bills were repeatedly
Wilkins, from the committee on bank
ing and currency, to provide for the
issue of circulating notes to the Nation
al Banking Association. Referred TO
the committee of the whole,
Buckner submitted a minority re-
port.
Reagan, from the committee Oh
commerce, to establish a board Of
Interstate commerce, and regulate
such commerce. To tho committee Of
the whole.
James, from the committee on rail
roads and canals, for the construction
of a ship canal between Lake Unior
and Pugets Soupid. To the commit
tee of the whole(
Hablitzell, same committee, to pro
vide for the Construction of Mary
land and Delaware free ship canals
To the comm9hittee of the whole.
Matson, from the committee on in
/ valid pensions, to incrt ase the pension
of the widows, minor children an
dependent relatives of deceased so
diers and sailors. To the committe
of the whole.
At 11:1Othn.hnlen went into com
mittee of the whole-Converse JSOh5
in the chair-on the naval appropria
ton bill.
Thomas stated that there were B.
officers for every ship in the service
or one officer to every 3 seamen. III
called attention to the thoroughly
helples condition of the navy, declaI
ing there was scarcely nation in tn
world which could not send one O
more war vessels here and lay tn
great cities of the Atlantic or Pacifi
coast under contribution. He ra
through the list of vessels in commits
sion, asserting them to be monument
in shape, and disgrace to the COM
try. The pending bill had no provii
ion for constructing an armamen
and when the ships we're complete
there would be no guns to put
them.
Finnerty said the appropriate
committee seemed to be determined
be economical. The defenseless col
dition of our marine at the presel
time was a menace to the well beir
of this country. In event of war
should be unprepared to meet any e.
envy of respectable strength. He W;
sensible to the fact that a war nay
, could not be built in short time, b
there was nothing to hinder the co
struction of ships which would enah
the u nited States in event of Sudd'
J hostility, to prey upon the CONNER
: of her antagonists. While it ma
| but little difference who was reSpo
: sible for the depleted condition of e
I navy. the fact remained that virtual
l the United States had no navy. l
: was not a professional alarmist w
wished to say we were on the eve
war; he did not desire war, he want
f to see the country peaceful and PR
: porous. She could only remain pr
i porous if she had the means to ave
f insult, to defend her honor and ass
4 the supremacy of the national fl
;. He wanted to see the work beg
c by the 47th congress, followed up
b the 48th. Congress might talk abe
e the Monroe doctrine, BUTT could hi
= the click of the European spade
:, Panama as it dug channel to
q The Atlantic and Pacific togeth
l. What Europe dug with the spade S