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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

fartment, and Messrs. Gresham, Ell
mer and Hatton- Judge Gresham
game. but Frank IIa;ton is considered
the best player IN the department.
The Investigations of Wecker
seemed to decide that country people
had larger brains than those living in
cities, from the fact that theysWere
physically better developed. But
Prof. Ranke. of Munich, could not ac-
cept this conclusion: so, according to
the Deutsche Media, Zeitung, he dug
up two hundred X lis from a Munich
cemetery and Il lie number from a
country burying ground, and meas
llred the caVitie, The result showed
that the brain cavity of city people of
both sexes is the larger.
There is. apparently, probability
OF sunny Italy losing ITS prominence
AS the only place in this world in
which there is music in the air" A
Dr. Mottat is now delivering lectures
In London on the practicability of
| producing anywhere air similar tc
that of Italy. His theory is that any
| voice that can breathe such an atmoS
phere will soon become strong, plant
| and musical. ana he has invented ar
instrument which enables 4 person to
lnhale such an air for hours, and sc
increase the power of the voice.
Indians eat the horns of the deei
when in the velvet. One day, on the
Sioux reservation, in Dakota, a deel
was killed near camp and brought il
entire. At sight of it, Pahlaniote, {
Minneconjou of some fifty years
dropped his usual statuesque attitude
knocked off abe horns, and seating
himself by the fire, began at the
points to eat them, velvet and all
without cooking, as if they were
most delicious morsels. The others OF
the party looked on as if they envied
him. They said they always ate
them So"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
SLAVERY on the Hawaiian Islands

SLAVERY on the Hawaiian Islands
has been investigated by CORES
pendent of the San Francisco Chron-
icle. 1t is told that the laborers on
the sugar plantations usually con-
tract with the planter for three
years, and that after the contract is
signed the laborer is virtually slave.
He must work eleven hours a day,
and his overseer is the sole judge of
his ability to work. The pay is So
a month. The writer goes on to say
"As there is often but one planter to
200 or 300 laborers, it is going to be an
impossibility to build up country
bearing the remotest resemblance to
America on any such lines as these.
The present government in Hawaii is
more autocraUic than in any country
of Europe, with, perhaps the excep-
tion Of Russia. The ministry hold
their positions solely at the pleasure
of the king, ard consequently are
bound to do his will. He is partially
educated savage, covered with We
neering of civilization. The country
is largely falling under the control of
the Chinese. and eventually the Por-
tuguese will share it with them. The
latter are an exceedingly frugal and
prolific race so frugal that a large
portion of their clothing is made from
the sacks in which their flour, pota-
toes and meal come. The natives are
decreasing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
The members of the New York

The members of the New York
cotton exchange have been discussing
for some time the recommendation of
the board of managers for the reduc-
lions of commissions from $25 to SIS
per hundred bales. At late meeting
lively debate was had on the propo-
sition, it being asserted on one side
that the high commissions charged
was the cause of the dearth of orders,
on the other that the exchange was
not now a board of commission bro
kers, but scalpers pure and simple, and
that it would never get the patronage
of the public again until it returned
to right business principles. Finally
it was decided to request the board of
managers to report a new bylaw
abrogating the penalty for taking less
commissions than are now fixed, thus
enabling the members to make con-
tracts to suit themselves. This was a
practical victory for the reductionists.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

The Southern New England Tele-
phone company are stretching a wire
from New York to Boston, and will
have it ready for work in two weeks,
1t is copper wire "hard drawn" and
it is believed that it will prove supe-
rior to iron wire for long distances.
This line will pass through New
Haven and Providence, and will be
used only for messages between New
York and Boston. If it shall be found
to work successfully another wire
will be stretched with connections at
the intermediate cities and towns for
way service. This is the longest tel
phone line in the United States, and
the working of it will be watched
with much interest; if successful, it
will be the beginning of a general
system of long lines. It is stated that
telephoning long distances is much
easier in the West than in the East,
and, further, that on north and south,
or meridian wires. conversation is
carried on more easily than on east
and west wires. Ielephoning is prob
ably only in its infancy, and when
perfected win perform a great deal of
work now done by telegraph.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
Not Discreet in Service.

san Antonio ENpreSS.J
If the governor is reported correct
ly, within twenty-four hours from the
adjournment Of the legislature he or
ganized and put in motion vigorous
machinery for executing the land in
closure and fence cutting laws. That
is what the Post says, and we hope
that the executive was able to do what
the Houston paper states to be fact;
and furthermore, we shall be gratified
if the prediction of Col. Sears, as the
Post gives it, that the lawsycan and will
be:enforced in western and southwest
ern Texas with but little difficulty, will
prove true. The representations of
the Post about what the enemies of
the administration intend doing at the
convention, relative to handspring
Ireland, getting up dead lock IN the
convention and then trot out dark
horse. are premature speculations of
the Post. we reckon. The Post is a
good friend of the governor, but not
discreet in his service.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
Getting Tired fit.

The co!ored Republicans of Dallas
held meeting on Monday night with
closed doors. The principal speaker
was Richard Nelson, editor of the
Galveston Sp, ctator. He reminded
the colored voters that there are
10000 Republican voters II the state,
of whom $1,000 are colored, and then
asked if they were getting their polit-
ical rights. He said the white Repub-
licanS in Texas were such from
mercenary motives, and not from
principle, and it was time they were
sat down upon. He said that the col
ored man had always received more
consideration at the hanGs of the
Democrats than at the hands of the
white Republicans. The speech woke
up the meeting and inspired Melvin
Wade, George Hawkins, Fletcher and
others to speechify. The chances are
that in the state convention the white
Republican will not be quite so poten-
tai as i'll the past. To-day the white
leaders are denouncing Nelson. They
say he is organizing the colored vote
so as to sell it out to the highest bid
der-Democrat or Republican. They
assert that he belongs to the gang OF
Cune & Co. Galveston, and that few
months ago he sold the colored votes
Of Galveston to the Democrats in 6
local election.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

RECIPROCITY treaties with Canada,
Mexico and the Spanish West India
colonies would make wide breach in
the wall OF protection, so it is not
strange that Senator Sherman and
other violent advocates of our Chinese
commercial policy should make such
bitter opposition to every reciprocity
proposition. If they can build up.
says the s.. Louis Republican, few
subsidized miii;onnaires by protCc-
ton tax which puts two dollars into
the pocket of the protected manufac-
turer for every dollar it brings to the
public treasury, they are quite con-
tent. But how long do they think the
people will continue to endure this
grinding oppression, which has almost
completely throttled its foreign COM
merce, has brought many of its
manufacturing Industries to the verge
Of bankruptcy, and put blight upon
all mercantile enterprise? All the
countries of the world are turning
their hands against us, yet the protec-
tionists continue to cry out that we
must persist in our attitude of uni
versal hostility.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

IN the ten Prussian universities
Berlin, Breslau, Bonn, Gottingen,
Greifswald, Halle, Kiel, Konigsberg,
Marburg and Munster,-12, 76S students
are matriculated for the winter course.
Berlin heads the list with 1885: next
in order comes Halle, 1914; Breslau,
1873; Gottingen, 1864; Bonn, 1887;
Konigsberg, 800; Grefswald, 725; Mar
burg, 40; Kiel, S75; and Munster with
$50 students. According to the re-
spective f..culties, they are divided as
follows: Theology, 24S7 Inclusive
of sos Catholics); law, 1889, medicine
2S7s; philosophy. STA students.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
Censuring Grant,
TWaShinptnn Post DemO

In the heated excitement of politi-
cal campaigns there is some excuse
at least the excuse of custom, how
ever bad it may be-for angry words
and ugly epithets. But what excuse
OF paIllation can be offered for Repub-
licans-for Republicans who profes to
love AID honor the name or Gen.
Grant-when they stand up in Con-
gress and eulogiZe him in pages of
horid rhetoric, only to end with the
declaration that, inasmuch as Grant is
but man, and subject to temptations s,
like other men, he must have sold
himself to the Porter interest for DEM
ocratis votes to put himself on the re-
tired listl
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
THE San Antonio Times says:

Land troubles iii this country are, it
is to be feared, but just begun. With
in the next few years we are destined
to see complications arise which may
for long period battle the wisdom of
the ablest legislators. 1t is serious
question whether in our vast western
and southern territory we may not be
rapidly fastening on toward landed
monopolies similar to those which
have for centuries been the curse of
Europe. Is there no cause for alarm
in the fact that more than 100000
acres of land in this country are held,
and that in large bodies too. by foreign
syndicates and individuals ? Here are
few figures which will do to think
about seriously. We give seven ex-
amples, which are as follows:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
Fixing Responsibility.


The Seguin Times, published at the
home of Governor Ireland, takes a
strange view OF the act placing
$4,000 in the hands of Governor Ire
land to be used in suppressing the
fence cutters. 1t assumes that the ap-
preparation was an act of the enemies
of the governor. That they are trying
to ruin his reputation as statesman
by throwing upon him the entire re-
sponsibility of the troubles il they are
continued. The Times seems to for
get that the governors friends were
in the majority in the legislature, and
that his enemies could not have passed
the $4,000 appropriation, or any oil her
bill. x * While the Seguin
Times, that is supposed to have Gov
ernor Jrelaad's confidence III the high
est degree, thinks the $4,000 appro-
priation placed at the governors dis
posal for the detection and punish
ment of fence cutters was devised by
the governors enemies to ruin him,
the Austin STATESMAN begins a full
column editorial with the assertion,
the appropriation was probably made
in Difference to the governors express
desire to have the money placed IN
his hands for the purpose named.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
A Spectacle for Gods and ell.
baltimore Day.l

The American congress talhg of
resenting the exclusion, on az pre-
text, Of American products fro any
foreign country, is a specific for
Gods and men. Is the Freh and
German pretense Of regard Dr. the
health of the poor people their
countries whit more of a lmbug
than the pretense of our owIexclu-
sionists that their tariff polio is in
tended chiefly for the proteion OF
American labor against thepauper
labor of Europe" which it en'urages
to come here continually.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

ARRANGEMENTS are in progress to
make the next annual meeting of the
Northwest Texas Cattle Growers As
socistion. on March IA, the greatest
event ever held in this country. In
vitations are being sent to all the live
stock associations in this country,
Mexico and Canada, to send delegates.
Governor Teresas, of the state of Co
ahuila, Mexico, will be present and
deliver an address.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
Free Dissemination of Information.
Savannah News

1t is strong evidence Of the unset
fishness of the press of the United
States that Senator Voorhees, PROPOSE
ton for the free transmission of news
papers and other printed reading mat
ter through the mails has awakened
no Enthusiasm. No great demand has
been made by publishers for this f9vor.
Should Congress see proper to adopt
the resolution, it will save newspapers
many thousands of dollars in postage
annually, and in many instances will
insure to the benefit of the reading
public. If Mr.. Voorhees, resolution
is adopted, it will be in the interests
of the free dissemination of informa-
ton, and not on account of the de-
mands of the press.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

Miss Josephine Aver, onl daughter
of the late DIR. j. G. Aver, Eely mar
ried to Lieut. Commander Frederick
Pierson, United States navy possesses
a fortune of 100000 ands one of
the greatest heiresses in lew York
City. She is a little abovthe medi-
um height, and her figut is quite
graceful. Her skin is cram white
and her eyes are gray, the eyebrows
being arched. Her hair, mich is of
dark brown, is banged an, coiled at
the back. The hands are kceedingly
pretty. Her accomplishments are
many. Miss Ayers life complete
with romance. While travelling
abroad Prince PHILIPPE, OF Bourbon.
made her acquaintance andfell madly
in love. He sought her had in mar
riage, was refused, and as aresult en-
tered an insane asylum, whre he was
confined for some time. Among nu-
merous other counts, lordsand dukes
who have been suitors fol her hand
was Count Bettini. He called on her
one evening, proposed, WIS rejected,
and shot himself in the Ystibule of
her house. After long md danger
Gus illness he recovered and is now
nursing his shattered hear in sunny
Italy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

The star route crowd formed a
powerful combination. Even after
Brady was renewed and members of
the gang had been indicted, Elmer.
the second assistant postmaster-gen-
eral, kept right on making contracts
with the indicted men. And Elmer
was but recently removed from his
Office. Whenever all the facts are
known 1t win doubtless be found that
from the time the star route rogueries
were exposed to this day there have
been men in high positions in Wash
ington who have used their power to
help the rascals escape punishment
for their misdseds.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

THEE floods make US think of a free
bridge across the Colorado river. There
should be such bridge. and instead OF
building a new one the county should
offer a fair price to the bridge Cem-
pany for the one already completed.
1t is splendid peace of work and the
county should own it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
Backed bV Jaw Gould,
IGraham Leader.1

President Arthur has not been able
to find out which of the many aspir-
ants for the vacant Texas judgship
can control the Republican delegates
to the Chicago convention, and there
fore, appoints a judge in Louisiana to
hold the March term of the United
States court at Galveston. Charles
Ogden, of San Antonio, has recently
put in his claim for the place, and, it
is said, he is backed by Jay Gould. If
this is true Gould will be very apt to
win
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
1t Seems Strange.
Savannah NeWS.1


Hon. Tom Ochiltree keeps well be-
fore the country. He was rejected the
other day by the Metropolitan Club,
of Washington, to which he had APP
piled for membership. The rules of
the club provide that no applicant
shall be rejected unless some member
objects in writing. Now the distin-
guished Texan is hunting for the man
that made the objection, and it is sup
posed that person is lying low or keep
ing quiet. 1t seems hard that the
bosom friend of Gen. Grant, and the
sometime companion of princes and
dukes in Europe, is judged unworthy
to be member of club of American
citizens,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

THE Record says: even the Dem
ocratic newspaper press of Pennsyl-
vania, on whom the protection mon
ster has lain like an incubus, are be-
ginning to cry out against tariff exac-
ton. This is, indeed, like creating
soul under the ribs of death. There
is no better evidence of the depth and
breadth of the anti-tariff conviction
which penetrates every part of the
.h,,nfrrn
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

A SOCIETY of wealthy young Ger
mans in Boston, calling themselves
the Jerusalem club, has obtained con
siderable noteriety by eating a dinner
one day last week at which the lead
ing delicacy was dogs meat. 1t was
announced they were to have another
supper and beer and puppy steaks
were to be the leading attractions.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
A Clear Party Issue.
New York Times. Ren.1

I-NOH
If the Democrats fail to see their
duty, or the Republicans defeat an at
tempt to perform it, the country will
suffer, and whichever party is clearly
responsible will suffer also. The tariff
is not now clear party issue, and it
ought not to be made one, but if it be,
the party of high taxes will get the
worst of it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

INDIANAPOLIS papers allege that
for nearly dozen years past the histo-
ry of the United States since 1860 has
not been allowed to be taught in the
public schools of that city, all &C
counts of the rebellionJ and subse-
auent events having been suppressed
by special order of a majority Of the
school board.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

Rev. LEONARD WooLsEY BACON,
in a Worcester Unitarian pulpit,
preached a sermon recently in which
it is alleged he enlphatically declared,
in referring by way of Illustration to
the history of Jacob and Esau, that
he considered Jacob a hypocrite aud
sneak, and Esau by nature much the
better type of man of the two, and
Rachael designing, scheming, unjust
woman
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
\ Blow for Blaine.


If the president had a secretary in
the state department with more back
bone and genuine American feeling.
American rights and dignity would
not be buffeted about in a manner
calculated TO make the nations blood
toil. A brief hour of Blaine would
be great boon TO the American peo-
pie just at this hour.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

The dyed-in-the-wool Republicans
OF Aiississippl lave issued an official
call for state convention to meet
Ap.il %, at Jackson, for the purpose
of slecting delegates to the Chicago
The basis of representa-
ton shall lie as heretofore. The call
is signed by j. r. Lynch, chairman,
and H.R. Ware. secretary.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
Better Look Out.
TPhiIadalnhio Raoord I

In the opinion of Hon. John A. Kas
son, immigration to this country will
cease if the Morrison tariff bill is
passed. To the benign policy of pro-
lection he attributes the vast influx of
foreign population to this country
since the landing of Columbus. He
had better not let that notion gain
currency, or protection will lose a
good many of its supporters.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
An Obstinate Texan.

There is a bale of cotton in the
warehouse at Brynn, the property of
James S. Burlington, which has been
stored there nine years. Mr.. Edring-
ton, who is remembered by many of
our people for his eccentricities, re-
marked, when he placed it there, he
would hold it for Is cents. He has
been offered 1424, which he has re-
fused, The storage on the cotton now
amounts to $50.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
Square Out-and-Out Rebuff.

The $4,000 appropriated to the
Burke New Orleans Lottery Cotton
Exposition was a square out-and-out
rebuff to the makers of the constitu-
ton. All efforts to avoid the provis-
ions of the constitution were no more
than just such craftsmanship as the
thief, who don't want to go in at the
front door, uses to get in through the
cellar window.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

Tom OCHILTREE denied the state
ment made in the New York World
that he had been rejected by the
Metropolitan Club of Washington.
The Washington correspondent of the
World then sent the following to his
paper "The record book of the Me-
tropolitan Club shows that upon the
LIST of last December Thomas Ochil-
tree, member from Texas, was pro-
posed for membership by Charles
Worthington, of this district. His
application was seconded by Lieut..
William Emory, of the United States
navy. The application was rejected
after due consideration by the govern
ing committee" 1t is possible the
honorable gentleman has been twice
deceived,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

THE Mexican Central railroad
directors announce that $1,07O,6OO has
been subscribed pursuant to the call
for 100000. The directors voted to
increase the capital stock from $685.
100000 to 100000. 1t is Boston
or0anIZatiOn.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
Baek-breaking Taxation.
Philadelphia Record.I

On the grades of wool which Phila-
delphia manufacturers are obliged to
import the Morrison bill reduces the
duties from two to four cents a pound.
This is not much, but it will be a re-
lief. We live in day of bsck-break-
ing taxation, and small faYors are
thankfully received.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

A MAN named Smalstig, Of Spring
field, Mo-, lays claim to the Keely mo-
tor. Now if, with the motor, he can
lay hold of the company that backs
Kelly, he will have as good thing as
he wants during any natural lifetime.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

Mr.. OVERALL telegraphs that the
first sheets of his historical report OF
Kaufman county have been for
warded to THE STATESMAN. He thinks
ten thousand copies of the paper con-
tanning the publication will be needed
for subscribers alone in Kaufman
county
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

SIXTEEN years ago law was passed
providing for the gradual manumis-
OF slaves in Cuba, of whom they were
at that time 3S5, S5o. So well has this
law been administered, the planters
in many cases showing a willingness
teNact even in anticipation of its pro-
I vs., that 2S5.0O0 slaves have been
= : set free. and there are good
lodnds for believing that during the
year slavery win be entirely removed
from the island.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

PRINCE VICTOR NAPOLEON, son OF
Prince "Plon Plon,' and who was de-
signed by the prince imperial as his
successor, contemplates making tour
of the United States the coming sum-
NOR
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

LOGAN wants to create a commits
ion % work his boom among the
llored brethren, but he is so afraid
that President Arthur may turn the
inyei ton so that it will plague the
inventor that he insists on naming
the commission himself. 1t is thought
Logan viii not command enough
votes to carry out his schemes.