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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05
| THE STATE.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY NEAR Hell
ENA, KARNR5 COUNTY
TWO MEN KILLED.
Developments in the Houston
Poisoning Case-A Mother
Accused of the Crime.
A Texan Sues a Michigan Firm
For Damages for Per-
sOnal Injury.
Fatal Row Between Base BaC
Men, at Dallas - Shot
Through the Head.
THE STATE.
THREE MEN KILLED.


Desperate Shooting ARRAY in the Vicinity
of Helena.
SpCcial, Telegram TO Ihe Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, February 2.-Un last
Wednesday night, at the house Uf
JON McGraw. ten miles from Helena.
Karnes county, q desrerate shooting
alrdy occurred, in winch two broth
erS, William and Eli Horrell, were
killed and Harry Patton mortalIy
wounded. a dance was going on,
whisky was plentiful, and an argu-
ment between Patton and one OF the
Herrells resulted i'll weapons being
drawn. After the tirs6 shot was fired
the other Herrel took d hand, and
the affray Eecame general. The room
was small and crowded, and soon be-
came too full of smoke to Shoot and
the firing ceased. Several others were
graZed but lot seriously hurt.
ANOTHER ACCUONT.
HELENA, Tx, January ga
shooting 81 took place last night
at dance %" NJ. Graus. about six
miles from ace, between Harry
PattAn and a. 80 Harren boys, re-
suiting il tI5 serious and perhaps
mortaIly wounding Gf PattAn and
Eli Harrell. and the severe wouuding
OF William Harrell. All the parties
involved are young men of reckless
habits, and looked upon aS belonging
to Sne rowdy class. The facts seem
to be about these: Eli uarrell and
some friends were ont few steps
from the house at PattGn's hack, when
Paltan came out to put his violin in
his hack preparatory to going home.
HarrelI insisted on Pattan remaining
longer and playing few more tune
bat Pattau said that the crowd was dis
persiDgand that it WaStime togo home.
and jocularly remarked that if they
did not look out he would kill about
half a doZ "a of them. Eli.Harrel re-
piled ''y'u cannot co so braTely,"
Pattan walked off few steps and re-
turned with his pistol in his hand,
and putting the muzZle of it into Har
rell'5 face said he had mind to kill
him, and then cooking his pistol, put
the ead of the barrel of it into his
own mouth remarking that he ate pis-
tol5 himself, at which time Harrell
held cut his pistol, saying lie had
pretty good one himself. Whereupon
Pdttan sliced HarrelIs wrist and
scuffie en5ued in which Pattan shot
Harrell through the bowels and thigh.
William Harrell then rushed on and
he and Pdttan exchanged severel
shots, in which both were wounded.
Up TO firing Of the fist shot the by
st2 ders supposed the parties were. en-
gagged in friendly scutfie, and were
surprised at the bloody result. It is
said that both parties were drinking
and from the fact of their having
their pistols with them at q dance,
they receive but little sympathy from
their acquaintance, and there is no
excitement resulting from the occur
rance, but if the parties recover. it will
be properly investigated by the
nnnrtS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05
Congressional Proceedings.
SENAT q.

WASHINGTON, February 3.-Before
the senate met this morning Mr.. Rid
dlebarger's desk was the center of
attraction to visitors and such sena-
tors as were In the chamber. A beau
tiful harp rested upon it. tribute, as
is presumed, from Riddlebarger's
Irish admirers, The harp was over
two feet high. The frame was com
posed of tea-roses, japonicas, hya-
cinths, heIiotropes and mignonettes:
the base of azalias, eupharbias, lilies
and other rare exotics. The strings OF
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05
CRAZY SOCIALISTS.
"A fandemOnium i'm which 4
and ScheIsch PLAY Lendi,1 u u

"A fandemOnium i'm which
and scheIsch Play Leading Il,
NEW YORK, February 3.-
thousand persons gathered at a So
lists meeting last night in ConS
hall avenue, a German quarters
was rumored previous to the me
that troubled would be ca
by Augustus Schwab and
Most, aided by number Of thei
herents, who intended to caz
control the proceedings. Tn NJ la<,
diculous element of the party. hea<
by the editor, Schelsch, of the
.Zeitung, were determined to
the extremists in check. VolumirI1I
circulars, printed in English and CA
man, denouncing violence and IIi5
dynamite outrages, were being wild
ly circulated by Schelsch, but it excl
ed the Schelsch men who. in r,
turn, issued an inhammatql
appeal applauding the dynamiters
threatening Woe to Englaqsa3itAe
Captain McCullCgh, of tR~o,
teenth precinct, attended the911
with a posse of men. Schelsch,
the assembly to order, and inI
way that a tumult ensued, il
chairs, clubs and revolvers "
Captain McCullogh "a
silence, and forced his \
platform, followed by IN
Schwab sew him, and shouted!1
the police; kill the SIS of b-sp
The infuriated mob turned upon ia
officers, and Captain McCullogh Ws
struck on the head with a chair an
Knocked down. He regained his fee
and at the EsyQlver's point kept tn
mob at1bay. The Socialists, therSl
ell to resume deliberations, an
piemented their demands by
ing clubs and pistols.
Mccullough was reinforcai. i
policemen. This enrag
still further and they again att
the police who responded
their clubs and the rioters
badly punished. Many heads
cracked. With the exception of d
Rott, who was slightly cut in tho
and Il few bruises suffered by g
Mccullough, none of the policei;
were injured. Peter Brown, one
the rioters, had his leg broken and V
sent to the hopital. Augustus Schw,
was the only man arrested. He skull
ed away before the riot was over, by
Mccullough found him in his saIoo
on Fist street. He submitted quietI
to arrest. His bail was refused and b
locked up.
After the fight, a pistol, dynamit
bomb and several short black club
was were found in the hall.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05
DALLAS.

F.. 4 Bid For the odJ Fellows Temple.
Special Telegram to the Statesman
DALLAS, January S-The Mer-
chants Exchange met to day to en-
deavor to raise $4,000 bonus to secure
the State Odd Fellows temple at Dal-
las, to be located by the grand lodge
to assemble at Austin, next Monday
The cost of the temple is estimated at
S150400. A large sum was subscribed
at the meeting to day and strong
effort will be made with the grand
lodge to secure the selection OF Dallas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05
A SAD CASE.
AYoung Lady ad,judged insane

AYOung Lady adjudged insane.
Spec al 10 the Statesman.
GAINESVILLE, Feb. 2.--Hannah
Vale was brought before the county
court to day on the charge of insanity.
She is 81 years of age and has been
very popular 10 the neighborhood in
which she live While before the
court she was frantic that it re.
quir, d two men to hold her. She was
adjudged insane and ordered to the
aSVlum.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05
NEWSPAPER CRUSADE.
lIeEe Traffic In sIIeaiE mate Chill
cren f Whites HOng the
Chinese
SAN FRANCIsCO. .IafrhaF5~50N

SAN FRANcIsoo, JafraasJ~5oo, -
newspapers have entered on crl
against the ipigultous practice,
discovered, Of white mothers Civ
and selling their illigetimate babies
Chinese. Inquiry shows that 81
tematic traffic in them has been goiIi,N
on for long time, mainly
through the agency of private
lying in hospitals. Five cases of
white babies in possession of female
proprietors Of Chinese brcthels, have
been already discovered, and there are
good grounds for believing there are
hundreds OF others, but the Chinese,
fearing discovery, have hid them out
Of sight. 1t is asserted tonight, on
excellent authority, these female
children are purchased by Chinese
spectators, and sent to China, where
they are raised until twelve years oldI
when they are sold TO rich Chlnamela
for large sums, who place them in
their harems,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05

flee carries with it the right to estab
IIsh that title by the evidence OF the
means through which it was aquiTed
The proper remedy to pursue for the
recovery of the office is by an infOr-
nation in the nature of quo warran'
to filed by the states counsel on the
relation of the claimant.
! To-day the doors of the Island City
Savings bank were thrown open to
give depositors a chance of signing
the seventy-foUr per cent. proposition.
| About one fifth Of the depoSitoTs, or
about 300 persons signed the agree
ment representing about 30 per cent.
of the banks deposits. Among those
who signed the agreement were many
of the largest depos J0r5. None of the
suits filed in the Justices court
against the bank have been cancelled.
The parties who flied these suits are
III depositors. a number of suits
IN the higher courts have been with
drawn.
SUPREME COURT.
The following decisions were an
nOunced:
f. o. Skidmore VS.. j. Malchekeny,
from Bee county; dismissed as per
agreement filed.
Houston and Texas Central railway
company VS.. Harry u Bro, from
Washington county: affirmed.
The State of Texas, eX. rel, r. G. !
Jennette VS.. ". z. Owens, from Gal
weston county; reversed and remanded |
J. G. Rogan ct iii. Us. j. S. VIII
liams, from San Saba county; re-
Versed and remanded.
j. II. Brown & Co. VS.. ". Coombers |
ct al. from Cherokee county; reversed |
and remanded.
Motion Docket: j. G. Manning VS.. |
the San Antonio Club, from Bexar
county; motion for .rehearing over
ruled. L. 81 A BreGbsck VS.. J. Nj
Key, from Washington county; mo-
ton for rehearlng submitted.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05
DALLAS,

U,,ftsa ce sharp Suece ssfGily
Gets way with Ci tizen
Special Telegram TO the Statesman.
DALLAS, January 50.--A theatrical
fraud registered at the st. George
hotel about a week ago, as Charles
Brown. advance agent of Steppes
dramatic company, which, he alleged
consisted OF thirty-eight persons, fol
whom he engaged quarters, stating
that they would give performance
here on February 9th and 10Th Ht
was fully supplied with printed con-
tracts and other blanks, and cut con
siderable of swell.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05
FokGER ARRESTED.

a He Ter il ECsus TIeF Sugbt in
BuPnet County.
WACO, Janury 31.-Sheriff Lanham
of.CorryelI county, arrived here to-
day with NJ. I. Harper, wanted in
Lincoln, HIS, for passing a forged
check on a bank. Harper was arrest
ed in Burnet county, and made a
dangerous attempt, after he was ar
rested. to escape, but failed. The au
thofitie5 at Lincoln have been tele-
graphed of the arrest and notified to
come for the prisoner. Harper once
lived in this county and has well to
do relatives living here now.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05

ST. LOUIS, February 2.-The Chat
tanooga, Tenn, special to the Post
Dispatch says the east bound express
on the Memphis & Charleston railway
was wrecked near BTownsboro last
night. The train was going forty
miles an hour when thrown from the
track. The engineer and fireman mar
rowly escaped being killed. Baggage
master Kessler aud Express Messen-
ger Schmidt were dangerously in
iured. The baggage car and smoker
were demolished. No passengers
were hurt.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05
GALVESTON.
The S. wings Bank Official DispEte
Settled-Proceedinss in the
1upreme Court.
Special to the Statesman:

V-uVfS4t1C OUUI''
Special to the Statesman:
GALVESTON, January .4-Tbe Jen-
nette-Owens contest for tie shreiv-
atty of this county, which was taken
before the supreme court on the plea
that the lower court had no jurisdic-
ton, was decided to-day, Chief Justice
Willie delivering the opinion, in
which it is held that the district courts
hgye jurisdiction TO try the right to
an Office on suit brought for its reeey:-
cry by the party claiming the right to
it. as against one who has Usurped the
Office and holds possession Of it
wrongfulIy when the value Of the of
fee is $500 or more.
The right to try the title to TIE Of
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05
Grants Sword.

WAsHINaToNfe February 81
President to-day transmitted to
house the following message:
To the House OF Representatives
l take especial pleasure in IN
fore congress the generous off
by Mrs. Grant to give to the
ment in perpetual trust The sVl
military and civil tSssimo.
belonging to General Graz
of the deed of trust ana
addressed to me by WIZ
derbilt will explain tha
motive OF this,cffer.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05
MARSHALL.


Special Telegram 70 The Statesman.
MHasHALL, Texas February 81
George Munger, a carpenter at work
on a house, fell from a scaffold frac-
turing his hips, hurting his back and
aiming several injuries. He is not
expee-sd to live through the night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05

The late seventy.sixth ann,
OF tn birth OF Edgar Allen ~
madS the occasion for the re IN
ment In baltimore, by the side of ti1z.
dea1 poet, OF the remains OF his wild
MIS-; Virginia GLENN Poe, who aied'
az Fordham, New York, in 1913.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05
THE GREAT DIURETIC.

r. HNHIS admirable combination Of Z
= L BUcHU and ACETATE POTASH, >
h the two best dluretics known to the -
r. Materia Medica, is meeting with ex- I
traordinary success. 1t has made Il
- many wonderful cures, and srapdly a
80 taking the place of all other diuretics. -
II has all the virtues of fresh Buchu
leaves, greatly increased in efficacy
by being combined with the other
ingredients (Pareira Brava, Cubebs,
Juniper Berries and Spirits of Nitre)
. in such way as to add greatly to it's y
- curative powers. tits certain rem (
~ edy for all diseases of the Bladder, -
- Kidneys, Gravel, Dropsical Swelling, -
p etc., etc. 1t has cured every case of !
- Diabetes in which it has been given =
~ tits aspO remedy for Stone in the a
Bladder, diseases of the Prostrate
Gland, Retention Of the Urine, Mu.
couss Discharges, Gleet, Irritation of
the Bladder: in short, for all diseases
- of the Urinary Organs, whether ex- r
- listing in male or female. 1t Is used y
n bypersons of all ages-good former, I
women and children. For many dis {
- eases peculiar to females it is of great q
= service, and especially SO at that :
% period termed CHANGE IN LIFE. c
For Chlorosis or Retention, Irregu-
larity, Painfulness or Suspension of
Periods, liberated State of the Ute
rus, LeucorrhGa or Whites it is a
specific remedy. 1t is certain cure
r. for Bed-wetting in children. Fer @
weakness arising from early indis- -
- erection, excesses in youth and dissi. -
Y patton, it will be found specific. 4
1t is not secret nostrum, but is ID
- recommended and prescribed by our .
60 leading physicians. <
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05

LSsises approve OF your SMOKING
Little I 5ker.'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05

he seorns the iGeaof - - s. c.le sslarv r
OF the office II yiew-he only wants
TO reform some abuses. After he ga
to AUSTIN, ols OF the FIRST thlu
does is to vote for his FIVE doIlal
diem, on the score that his prI,l
terests are so,mnch sacrificed
ing to leave home, he ca0rt !;
work for less.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05

receuf Outrage was, it caused So many
empi0y+s to play right into the .lands
OF the dyuamitErs
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-12-12
The DEMOCRAT.
TERMS:

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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-12-12
WASHINGTON CITY LETTER
" AsH1NGToN, J
Dec. 4, 's5. !

Y Editor Democrat
- when this letter reaches you Il
Al forty-Ninth Congress will be
session. Probably the much 4;
\ cossed question of a Successor
n vice. President Hendricks will ais
4 nave been settled; though this
! not certain. Indications are thu
i at the caucus of Republican Sena
] tors t" be held tonight there vii
I DC sharp fight between the friend,
u Oh o., Senators Edmunds, Logan anG
Sherman. The possibility of 81.
'ner of the latter Senators be;no
! elected to preside over the Senate .
is extremely distateful to Democra.
TIC congressman. Logan and Sber.
man are the representatives of the
bloody shirt wing of their party,
They are both bitter sectional;s,s
and prospective partisans. 1t is
thought the Republican Senators
ought at least to choose a moro
conservative member of their body |
for presiding officer. Since Re.
publican has to be taken, Demo-
cratic Senators would prefer Sena.
tor Edmunds. There is considera.
Ole opposition to him, however.
among those who will decide the
question. A Republican Senator
said: ~ would bolt Edmuuds for
TWO reasons; first, bis attitude in
loe last campaign; and secondly.
because Of bis uncalled for decision =
during the last Presidential count. y
Senator Edmunds held that the y
President of the Senate could eyer.
else no judicial function during the .
count "Wbetber right or wrong,D v
continued the .disaffected Senator. -, ~
ut was merely an expression Of .
opinion, which any Senator might -
have made, but being made at that II
particular time and in that par,icu.
lar way, it will always be quoted as OF
a precedent" of
The revision of the rules will he ne
he first subject brought to the at. ha
ent'on of the House, and then some pa
''ll providing for the succession Of ut'
he Cabinet officers to the Presi- EN-
!, eocy will have early attention. tin
'ut the great features of the win. qu'
er's session will be the silver ques. 4
on the tariff, and the civil service tio1
,form. WV ..
lhere is a marked contrast he. reg
'een the situation now and that Of res,
e week preceding the opening of hig
g Forty Eighth Congress. At at q
at time Representatives Carlisle. and
andalI, Springer and Cox were are
lively engaged in a contest for are
9 speakerslip. Rival candidates rbe
the positions of Clerk, Sergeant, be $
Arms, Doorkeeper, House Post pom
rter' e'c., were busy with their Ind Ind.
'vasses' Each arriving Con-
ssman was bnttonholed. Now
Carlisle is conceded reelection oen
bout question or opposition.- oe a
Cox is on duty in far away oele'
Fkey. Mr.. Springer is entbusi. tue
6 over his plan for revising the true :,
nse rules, and the distinguished need'
d of the Appropriations Com. s s,ue .
ee IS devoting his time to finan. unnre
literature, at his quiet home on = D,
itOl hill
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-12-12
vo- e. ALEXANDRIA,, LA, DI15EMBFP - M,oa=====--
NO. 80.

D. pleasure to the Democrats Of III
District of Columbia. 1t was II
I Marshalship Of the District, an
Colonel Albert Wilson, a vel,
= known Democratic citizen of wasl
hgton, is the man. He was hor,
!" within a few squares of the Whit,
House forty-five years ago, and ha.
always lived in this city. Las,
evening be stood in his COW n.rlo,
and received a stream Of friends
VINO called to congratulate him. .
His Office is considered the most
valuable Federal Office 10 the 5
'r'ct' Its compensation is restrict
ed by Congress to $4,000 = vea..
any excess over that amount from,
40 'oeS OF Inc Office being turned
INTO e'' the Treaeury. The patronage
OF the office consists of a deuotv =
esooo' a chief bailiff at $14oo, an
other at $1,000, and several A.
slleo each. The Office had COM,
10 recent years to be so closely as
soc'ated with the President person 4
ally, and with the social ceremonie.
at the White House that it was ex.
pected to be filled BY q friend Of
IN Inc President. The selection of y
MARSHAL who is identified with the
ocality could not but be accento.
DE to the Democracy of the District.
There is a gradual removal of
be Republican clerks in the De-
artments here. Men and women
ave drawn salaries month al,.r
'onth in Washington under past
administrations without workin.
n them. Old Department records
Ill show this. If the people knev
ow many worthless clerks thew
ave supported here, without rece;-
ng any work in return for their
oney, they would be astonisbed.
ne cleaning out is slow but surc.
lmost every day some of them %
IN each Department. W
-W1rHour doubt, with the
e ,nag Of Congress the campaign
1888 will begin," and yet there
YER was 2 time when Congress
better reason for leaving cam
gn'ng alone. Matthews Of the
most national Importance should
'age all its thought, labor and
e. Many Of these-sucb as the
'sti0n of Presidential succession,
bonkrupt law, the rela.
IS OF capital and labor, the pi-
tic growth of monopolies, the
n'at'on of interstate traffic, the
Grafton Of our commerce to the
seas-are not partisan matters
IL. Fbey concern the welfare
prosperity of the country, and
therefore of no party. There
Others, such as the tariff and
silver questions, which should
: ettied from pnrely business
OF wow t' and not from part
'ne.7[Philadelphia Telegraph.
pendent.
LIE suggestion from Mr.. Til
nat the surplus revenue should
led in perfecting our seacoast
ses is one that should receive
attention of Congress- Il
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-12-12

ob PRINTING OF EVERY
this office. S executed at
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-12-12

You can get pair of rubber
for so cents. s'o'o
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-12-12

-IHE suggestion from Mr.. Til
den that the surplus revenue should
oe osed in perfecting our seacoast
oefenses is one that should receive
the attention of Congress. 1t is
true tkat wo have never seriously
needed such defenses, but it is also
true that in case of trouble with
any foreign nation we are totallr.
nnprepared to protect our shoes
Il Detroit Free Press.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-06-30
The West Indianapolis Light Tower.

The reporter was not fully informed Of the
character of the electric light in course of
erection in West Indianapolis when he made
the first sketch of its structure and location. 1t
is to be the ''Jenney arc light" and will be COM
posed Of six lights, each Of 2, 900 candle power
about twelve thousand altogether--set in shades
and contained in an iron six sided frame of seven
or eight feet high by six in diameter. This
frame cage will stand upon a triangular,
rolled iron frame strongly braced, Of which one
column-of something like the form of two "T'
rails set head to head but lghser-wil stand at
the angle of the street intersection, and each of
the others twenty two feet away, one west
on Morris street, tho other south on
Kentucky avenue. They are so formed as
to incline from each side to tho central
or peak column, and the summit, 125 feet high,
will all meet and be capped By the light cage.
A column fitted with foot and hand "holds" runs
up along the south column. by which the attend
ant can ascend and repair any injury or do any
other service that may be necessary. The top
OF the cage will be near 100 feet above The
ground, and the flagstaff over all will be full lac
feet. II is expected that the light will be ready
for service on next Monday night. Mr.. Alder
man Rorison is agent and manager OF the
'Jenney' light here, and with the inventor. Mr..
Jenney jr., is supervising the work. Mr. Jenney
says the fire department need have no fear OF
the current passing on the wires of his light, as
anybody may hold one of them in both hands
and never feel it, so low is the tension Of the
current that sustains the light.