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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
COAL MINE CONyENTIoN.

PTTrsBURG, December 15.-The national conven-
ton of coal operators and miners, called for the
purpose of arbitrating difficulties between employ
ers and employees, and to establish national scale
of wages together with the cost of miners supplies
which shall govern operators and men in every
mine in the United States, opened here this morn
Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Tenne-
see, Virginia and West Virginia Addresses were
made by Colonel Rend and David Parsons, both
advocating arbitration. Colonel Rend recon-
mended general advance of 25 per cent. in wages
of mining, and added that operators could then get
better prices for coal
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
EDWARDS THE BURGLAR.

CHICAGO December 15.-George Edwards alias
Elliot, arrested last Thursday, has been induced
confess that he was one of the burglars who went
through pawn broker Marks vault last week and
got away with $4,000 worth of jewelry. The
plunder had been shipped to New York where it
tire amount stated will be recovered. The police
nave strong hopes of catching Elliots partner in
the robbery.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
DAKOTA.
FIRST SESSION OF THE LEGISTURE
OF THE STATE.

HURON, Oak, December 15.-The first legisla-
ture of the state of Dakota a5semoied at IiuI o..
yesterday morning. Under the constitution it was
made the duty of Judgh j. Campbell, chairman of
the state executive committee to call the house to
ty-nine members of the house present. MIR.
Turner, of Marshall county, nominated for
temporary speaker and unanimously elected, a
joint resolution was ad ped fixing four O'Clock as
the hour for receiving and state officers
and for administering the oath of Office to the lat
took seats in the house, when Judge Campbell
gave them the oath. The joint session was then
terminated and the senate returned. A joint reso-
luton was adopted that they meet in joint session
Tuesday noon to select senators. The house ad-
journed at 12:40. The senate met in their hall and
took the oath of Office from Judge Campbell
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17

st:tntonal party. repl esented by Senor Elias has
officially offered Gen. Caceres the candidltlre of
the constitutionalists for the presidency The pub
lie use OF passports hitherto required by persons
leaving the country has been abolished. The mer-
chants OF the city held public meeting YESTERDAY
and named committee to consider the necessary
steps to revive commerce and reestablish Peruvian
credit.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
THE LATEST FRAUD.
A NEW JERSEY FIRM MANUFA(
TURING ARTIFICIAL EGGS.

NEWARK, n. j :, December ia number of
called on Saturday last, by man named Garrett
OnderdOnk, of Rockland county, New York. He
sold each a load of fresh country eggs at remark
ably low figures. When he called for his money
he was arrested under act prohibiting the sale
of adulterated food, plead guilty and was fined $50
and costs This he paid promptly and left the city,
without attempting to collect for the eggs He ad-
mitted to several dealers the eggs artificial
and manufactured by firm In Newark, whose
made of transparent composition, and the shape
was perfectly modelled. A portion of the surround
ing yolk was made OF albumen, and the yolk itself
of ground carrot and saffron
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
GONE FOR ROBERTS.

NEW YORK, December 15.-At the request of
Governor Hill the United States supreme court eX-
pedited the hearing of the case of William S Rob
erts, president of the defunct bank of Augusta.
Ga. The state of New York demanded his extra
dtion on a charge of stealing deposit of Sl45OOJ
and depositing it to his own account in the Mer-
camille National bank of this city. YESTERDAY a
telegram was received from Washington announc-
ing that the supreme court had removed the last
obstacle to the extradition of Roberts. Detective
Reilly set out for Augusta last evening for Rob
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
FRANCE.

PARIS, December 15.-General DeCourcy, com
mander of the French forces in Tonquin, teie-
graphed the war office to-day that General DeGrier
has cleal ed Marble mountains, north of Lair Du
on@. of the Black Flags and pirates, capturing a
number OF fortified caverns and large quantity oi
arms and ammunition. One cavern was desperately
defended. Fully hundred pirates weie killed
before it was taken, and numerous war Junhs sank
between the rapids and the Lamboo canal. The
country has been paciied.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
RUsso-MoNTE NEGR1N PLOT

SEMLIN, December ia rumor is current that
the vocatc secretary of the supreme courr of Monte
Negro has informed an intimate friend that a
ltusso Monte Negrian plot existed to form Servan
state toconsst of Servia, Bosnia, Herzovinia and
Monte Negro, and that assassin was hired for
1000 roubes to kill King Milan and that an accom-
pllce divulged the plot 1t is rumored that Vuko-
TEX is now volunteer in the Servian camp.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
MANDAMUS.

+, COLUMBUS, o., December 15.-The supreme court
this morning, on application Of the attorney-gen-
eral, granted a peremptory writ of mandamus to
compel Clerk Dalton. of Hamilton county, to make
return of election abstract. A apecial messenger
appointed by the court to serve the writ this
evening.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
PLUCKY ANTI-BoYCoTTERs.

New YORK, December 14.-The Printers Pro
gressiye Union reported to the Central Labor
boycotting Fifth avenue GoteI circulars to john
Sherman, of Ohio, Secretary of War Endicott and
Senator Warner Miller, and that these citizens per-
sist in putting up at the hotel. Committees then
sent cards to each of the three at the hotel, but
the cards returned with word that the citizens
did not know the gentlemen signing the cards.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
ALE OTUET.

PLTssBURG. December 14.-No distu nee at Sal
isbury this afternoon as reported. Brown & Co.'S
mines have been in operation two weeks, ana as
numerous strikers were seen in the neighborhood
to-day, trouble is feared and the sheriff tee-
graphed to come up. He found everything quiet
and returned to the city at once
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
SPAIN.
REpoRrEp MARRIAGE pENIEr.

MADRID, December 15.-lhe queen Regent has
pardoned the conspirators who were condemned to
death at CaFthagena Don Carlos announces that
the reports referring to the marriage OF his nd
the intanta Mercedes are premature, and declares
alliance which would be regarded as ia ltanount
.ng his rights, or by recognizing anothers
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
FIRE AT WILMINGTON.

WILMINGToN. Del, December IA fire broke
out at O'Clock this morning i'll the tAree-sJory
brick building OF Arlington cotton mills and speed
lily spread, destroying the building and valuable
from 900 to S100,000: insured.
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BOUND VOLUMES.

The last Three Annual Volumes of HARPER's
WEEKLY, in cloth binding, sent by mail, postage
paid, or by express, free of expense (provided
the freight does not exceed one dollar per vol
ume), for 500 per volume.
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BOUND VOLUMES.

The last Three Annual Volumes of HARPER's
BAzAR in cloth binding, sent by mail, postage
paid, or by express, free of expense provided
the freight does not exceed one dollar per vol
umel, for 800 per volume.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17

PARIs, December 15.-The pope has protested to
the French government against the action of NJ
Gablet, minister of public Instruction. for stopping
the stipends of thirty ynine priests, for alleged in
tervenlOn in the recent elections for members of
the chamber of deputies.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17

uary, 1888, 1t had left the conduct of the man to-
ward the poiygamous wife to be regulated by con
slderations, which outside of section g. are not
covered by the statute, and which must be dealt
with 3udleiaily when properly presented.
and Field dissented
q, Justice Miller in his dissenting opinion says:
cohabitation with more than one woman. meant
unlawful habitual sexual intercourse, 1t is in my
OPINION, strained construction of highly penal
statute without the accomplishment of actual sex
ual connection. know of no instance in which
the word cohabitation' has been used to describe
criminal oiense, when it did not imply sexual in
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
PERU.
THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT.

LIMA, December 15.-rhe provisional govern
ment mas appointed new legation to Bolivia Will
Doctor GaIcia Calderon have been appointed mn
listers to France and Spain respectively The con
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17

ed to his resolution because it was proposed to re-
fer the bills to appropriate committees when ap-
pointed. Further discussion cut short by
motion to adjourn which, at 1925 o'clock car
ried
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
BOOKED no SWING.

ST. LOUIS, December 15.-John OHara, who was
convicted day or two ago for the murder of Mrs.
Ma Mary y MGCo9er on October H. 1854 by breaking
to be hanged ON the 9Th of February The follow
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
SERVLA.
RUMoEs OF FIGHTING

BELGRADE, December 15-Rumors are Current
of hard fighting between Pierrot and Bella Palanka
and OF Bulgarian attacks on the Servian forces at
Widdln and the retiring of Gen. Lesbjanim.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
LOHN N.DANIEL.

RICHMOND, Va. December l5.-Both branches OF
the general ASSEMBLY l.et il ulate ~css-on to
day and nominated John w Daniel lor United
States senator. The joint session takes place to-
morrow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17

wing persons are now booked for execution here:
Sadie Hays and Chas. Wilson, botn negroes. for
January 10: Daniel Jewell, January %, and John
. Hara on February 5. All these cases will prob
ably go to the supreme court.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
MINING TROUBLES.

PIrrsBURa, Pa, December I4.-Nro uble is re-
ported at the mines uf Brown d Co., at Salisbury
Tie sheriff was teiegraphed for and left for TIE
scene of disturbance Immediately with Z posse.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
CUBA.
HAVANA SUGAR Market

HAVANA December 15.-Sugar f2n; at Carendas
10000 bags OF centrifugal, poiarizing Sc degrees
sold at Z 4J-1UO reals in gold per quintal.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
DEATH GENERAL TooMBs.

AUGUSTA, Ca, December 15.-General Toombs
had been unconscious for several days, and sur
rounded by his family and friends, he quietly and
palnlessiY passed away.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
HARD ON sERvIA.
THE SACRED WHITE ELEPHANT.

LONDON, December 14.-Advices from Mandala
state tnat the sacred Whit elephant is dead Th
customary ceremony of keeping the body living il
sta!e three days was prevented by British official.
owing to sanitary reasons. The funeral was al
tended by an enormous crowd The elephant oc
cupied magnificent palace of its own near Kin
Ihebaw 6 palace. correspondent of the I.ondo
Standard recently visited the white elephant Ii
says the only white about him was in two sInal
dirty spots, which were almost imperceptibIe.
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BOUND VOLUMES.

Volume VI, with about 70O Illustrations PIP.
viii, 832 4to Ornamental Cloth, $3.50. A.
few copies of Volumes IL, I'LL, ~, and " still
on hand. Price $3.50 each. Volume l., for
1880, ratt of print
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17

VETERAN NEWSPAPER MAN DEAD
| New YORK, December 14.-Patrick O'Rourke
who has been connected with the Tribune for forty
| years, died of heart disease yesterday morning,
| aged II years. He became associated with Horace
Greeley the Log Cabin in 1910 and assisted in is
suing the first number of the Tribune, in 1871.
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ENGLAND.
BRITISH CoNsoLs.

LONDON. December 14-Conso!s closed 90 1-1t
for money; g95s for account.
ENGLISH CoNsOLS.
LONDON, December 15.-Consols closed 9G 5 16
for money; SO 9-16 for account
PARLIAMENT FOR IRELAND.
LONDON, December 15.-Mf. Gladstone as privv
counsellor, has written to the queen on the subject
OF parliament for Ireland
MEMORIAL SERVICES
LONDON, December 1.-THE queen and mem
bers of the royal family attended memorial sa1-
wees at the royal residence at Fragmore to-day for
the late prince consort. The prince consort died
December Il, 1861.
HARD ON SERVIA.
LONDON, December 15.-Prince Alexander in re-
ply1ng to the powers, says that the Servians must
evacuate lddn and that he is willing to disarm if
Seryla Will indemnify Bulgaria for losses sustained
by the war.
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BOUND VOLUMES.

three years back, in cloth binding, viii be sent
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each; or, in half-calf binding, on receipt of
$5.25 each.
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EFREE7o 4LLs
rg-HR mrm fba our e sen by all pe4
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REPORT DIsCREDITED,

LONDON, December 14.-The report in dispatch
from Belgrade, Saturday, that bloody ell nsagement
had occurred at Veliki Isvor, between the Bulca-
rlans and Servians, in which the former were scat
tered, lacks confirmation, and is generally discred
tied
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-23


plsti0n. Where there Is no esteem
there can he no affection. and where
there Ii no affection there il no union Of
hearts. Nov, therefore. marriage
should never be thouehtlessly entered
into, for good marriages are the basis Of
our national stability. Fancy q nation
81 bachelors. There would be anarchy.
When you see young men keeping away
from marriage the nation Is beginning 70
decay. Now, what il bringing this
About2 Want Of parental restraint
Young girls are allowed TO run about
unattended, and are not watched at
home, or looked after when outside Of
the home circle.
sit IS 3 wonder that more girls are
not led astray. Mothers should be the
c0nfdantes Of their daughters In love
affairs. 1t amazes me when I find
senseless tops and dudes encouraged in
the house by mothers who have mar
riageable daughters. Yet when these
girls 60 CT and marry these tops and
dudes great sensation is made Of il.
The causes Of marriages are often
trivial. "A beautiful mustache will win
. girls hand for . fop. Young men
who have nothing 10 do should be
Stunned by girls. One of the most
damnable institutions OF the age ii fir-
tation. It is the cause Of most Of the
unhappy marriages of the day. The
Hirt cannot be wife in whom q man
can put confidence. God save good
men from them Another cause Is the
love Of dress. Women's love of dress
deters many from marrying. Young
men have given this as cause 20 me
Why they have not married, and yet I
know men who are supported by their
wives.
"Of the structures which have been
passed upon me let me say: Grave is q
ministers responsibility, but in the case
Of marriage, If the parties were COM
PEELED to get license, the responsibility
Of that ceremony would be removed, and
he would not run the chance Of dis
pleasing some one. Ministers act now
according to the best light they have.
Az minister Of forty years experience
/ will say that / believe in marriages Of
young couples providing they are the
proper persons, and whenever / have
married couple have done so con-
scientiouslv before God.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-23
Counting By the Freight

Uncle Davey was giving the boys some
advice in their love-making affairs, and
one Of them asked him how the young
people did when he was sparkling.
Them was great times, boys, he said
in reply, 'sgreat times. We didn't have
no gas, nor no kerosene, nor no new
tangled notions, and We done our spark
in by plain taller dip; but most fire.
quently just by the freight. freight
is warmin' boys, and flickers Just
enough to make girls eye shine and
the peach blossom glow In her cheeks.
It's mighty soft and purity, too, and
kinder reaches ont and melts two hearts
together IN q way none of your gas
lights knows anything about. Some
times the Are shined MP o little too
powerful in places, and the young man
would git up, without sayin' anything,
and put shovelful Of ashes on il Then
he would cuddle mp to the girl in the
shadows and she would cuddle some, toe,
and il really didn't seem like there was
anything else In the whole big, round
earth 70 be wished for. Purity soon the
fire would get Obstreperous again, and
the little flames would twinkle in and
OQts 10 ~ e4ACy W4AeDNA ~ So WAA&b WNE
goin' on, or had seen and was laughin'
and winkin' about it and havin' some
fun, too. and the young fellow would
reach for the shovel and the ashes and
cover the blazes all up. And sometimes
remember, now, only sometimes--the
girl would get up and put ashes on, and
then-well, boys, when the bluebirds
come in the spring, and the fshin'
worms crawled ont OF the ground, and
the boys set on the green banks Of the
little creek waitin' for q bite. and the
iohnny-iump-ups nestled in the sunny
places, there was . weddin' in the old
house, and the purity bride wore apple
blossoms in her hair, and the awkward
young fellow blushed in his store clothes
and tight boots; and when the winter
come again they set by their own FIRE,
and the shovel and the ashes was ont Of
. job. "-MerchGnt Traveller.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-23
CONFEDERATE COUPONS PAID.
mr.. BenInminss scheme for Distributing q
sccFes service Fund.

A dispatch from Charleston, 8. O., says:
There is no demand for Confederate
bonds In this market. One of the few
men IN the secret has just explained the
mystery. He was connected with the
bond operations, and says that Judah p.
Benjamin was the originator Of the plan
which created q demand for bonds.
His story is that the State Depart
ment Of the Confederacy had q secret
service fund which was principally de.
posted in London and Paris banks "a
the credit of citizens Of England and
France who were friendly to the South.
The fund was used 20 influence officials
Of other governments IN some degree to
aid the State Department in its efforts
to secure the recognition Of the Con-
federate States and occasionally to assist
other departments by smoothening the
way for purchases W hich were difficult.
London and Paris were the chief points
Of secret service activity. There was an
agent at Brownsville, Texas, on the
Mexican border. When the war ended
there were large unexpended balances
of secret service money TO the credit Of
these parties. The total balance due
the Confederate government at the time
of IFS fall amounted to So, 080, 900. 1t
was agreed by those in whose names
the secret service funds were deposited
that they should not be surrendered to
the United States.
1t was finally concluded that the
holders cf Confederate bonds were en-
titled 70 the money. The aggregate of
the funds was ascertained, and calcula-
ton was made as TO how far it would go
In paying the interest on the bonds. IL
was decided 60 pay of the unnonored
coupons, beginning with those last due,
by the Confederacy during its existence.
These were coupons falling due, January
], 1868. Then the balance was applied
to the payment of the next coupons fall
ing due. The bonds were advertised
for and were readily obtained, and all Of
the January (1S65) coupons were paid
simply by the purchase Of the bonds for
the amount of these coupons and their
subsequent destruction. The remainder
OF the fund was absorbed by the partial
payment Of the coupons next due in
order Of their prese "a tation.
Very few Of the men who dealt in the
bonds knew the object Of their purchase.
The circle managing the scheme was
quite small Mr. Benjamin conceived il
and secured it's fulhlment. he handled
none Of henoney and none was paid to
his order. Nobody in the secret made
money ont Of IL. The purpose was sim
ply to return to the creditors OF the dead
@ onfederacy part Of their money. The
whole transaction Is now closed as all
the Confederate assets have been dis
bursed.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-23
SCENES IN NEVADA.
How n Virginia City Lawyer Brought q
Case 20 q Focuss

=
Blowser and Brimble are two quar-
relsome neighbors. The other day
Blowser called Brimble, who is rather
thin, s'desiccated coyote. Brimble
made a minute Of the statement and
then went to q lawyer to see if he could
not have Blowser arrested for libel.
The disciple of Blackstone, Coke. and
''Auld Clootie" ran his legal eye over
the old parchment cover Of Brimble's
'ssoul case" and shook his head. ST
FEAR" said he with sigh, "that it is not
actionable."
ssNo 2" said Brimble. 'sWhat, then.
can do with BIowser ?"
Nothing, as matters stand: but we
may manage to bring things to focus
in some way that viii give us hold
upon the fellow. You 60 back to him
and call him q posthumous pumper-
nickel. Try that to begin with; then,
II necessary, we may advance to some
thing stronger and still not render our
selves liable"
"Call him . 'posthumous pnmper-
nickel, shall p
s.Yes; I think we'll start out on that.
and If Il does not bring him to focus
actionable we will then proceed 10
brand him aS 'stultus schnadahuph,
or sgutta percha gansbauOh. >"
s'Well, as to the 'posthur1ous pum-
pernickel, shall say it to his face ?"
To his teeth-thrOw It into his very
teeth r.
An honr later Brimble came back TO
his legal adviser with q watch fob cut
over his left eye, two front teeth
knocked ont, and his upper lip pulled
ont beyond the end Of his nose.
"Ah !" cried the Wielder Of legal
th1nderbolts, rubbing his hands with
satisfaction as he gazed upon the dilapi-
dated visage Of his client ''Ah all
ready see the first fruits of our little
stratagem. Now we begin to stand on
solid ground. We may now open orr
guns upon Blowser on q charge of as
sault and battery. Ill get him fined
SO and shall not charge you over $40
or 500 to carry the whole business
through"
ssBut, good Lord must / pay $50 and
then only get him fined &1O?"
81 must acknowledge, my dear fell
low, that such is the situation as the
case now stands; you may 60 back
now while he il hot and reckless and
call him . gutta percha gansbauch, and
the result will probably justify us in
bringing charge Of assault with intent
60 murder.
'sNo, sadly said Brimble," / guess
I'll not proceed beyond the 'posthumous
pumpernickeP to-day. feel like TAX
inc rest before commencing the 'gans-
bauch' business" DAN DE QUTLLK.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-23
A story Of q VIM

In corner OF Windham county, Con-
necticut, says local paper, there lived
some years ago man Of considerable
wealth. He knew he was near his death,
and sent for lawyer to make his will
His wife and daughter were present and
greedilv watched the proceedings After
most generously providing for them the
sick man directed the lawyer to desig-
nate $500 to his aged sister, who was
needy. The wife and daughter rsmon-
strated angrily. Quietly the sick man
said, Make il 81 900 for my sister.
Another protest from the vultures.
Make il 81, 800, Squire, ? c0olly said
the Iegator. You shall not, shouted
the kweet-s0nled females. make IL
s. 600. said the wiIlmaker Berenely,
ana here the women folks concluded il
was policy to hold their tongues. The
lawyer has kept the secret for years.
but somehow i leaked ont.