The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-16


late Samuel j. Tilden still continues. On
Wednesday last the executors, ex-comp-
troller A. II. Green and John Bigelow,
visited White Plains to prove and probate
the document which, however, was not ac-
complished, in consequence of the alb
sence of Mrs. Caroline B. Whittlesey,
niece of the testator and legatee. An
adjournment was made until October 20.
The facts have not been developed as to
the true inwaIdness of these delays. Mrs.
Whittlesey will again be cited by publica-
ton. No reason is assigned for her non
appearance, and as she did not admit SER
vice for the meeting of Wednesday as re-
quested, it is supposed that, with Others
who have taken the same course, contest
may still be brought on,
Mormon emigrants still find that Utah
apostles,whose seductive, honeyed manners
rendered them dissatisfied with their
trans Atlantic homes, are not the gen.
erous creatures their glowing magma
tions pictured. Last evening fifty out of
party of three hundred Mormons were
compelled to remain at Castle Garden,
while their companions left by the Balti-
more g. Ohio railroad for the land of
promise. They state that transportation
had been promised by the representa-
tives of the Mormon church, and they
therefore had made no provision for it.
Hanlon met Courtney on Wednesday on
the waters of Jamaica bay, and won the
three mile race by seven lengths, in the
unprecedented time of 10 minutes, % Il
seconds, beating Hanlon's best former
record at Lake Quin span sigamond by a
second.
In her eager desire to secure recip-
rocal commercial treaty of some sort with
the United States, Canada is using every
endeavor the law allows-if she does not
at times overstep ito worry our business
men, with view, presumably, to provok-
ing their aid in that direction. As Sc
quel to the vexatious distractions by
which our fishermen have been per-
secuted in the east, new scheme of an
noyance has Just been devised for the
benefit of our western shippers. The
Canadian government has issued in
structions to strictly enforce the
law, especially as against the United
States, by which the vessels of all
nations having no treaty with England or
Canada, are prohibited from participating
in the coasting trade. 1t has been the
custom of shippers at the United States
ports to dispatch vessels for Montreal
with cargoes too heavy for the canals.
These they called at Kingston, at the
mouth of the st. Lawrence river, to
tighten, not registering until they reached
Montreal. This they are now debarred
from doing, upon penalty of seizure, on
the ground ostensibly that the practice
IT ii. e.
They must register at the first port OF
entry, and will not be permitted to pro
coed to another port. There is strong
feeling of irritation on the matter in this
city and state. Hon. w. Chaplain, former
ly premier of Quebec, but now member
of the dominion government is now here
in relation to this matter.
The earthquake was sensibly felt in this
city on Tuesday night Careful inquiry
shows, however, that the shock or shocks
were confined to the extreme lower ant
upper portions of the city. Several pas
sengers on the elevated railway state tina
while passing the horseshoe curve at l10tl
street, about the time, they felt the iroi
structure shake in an alarming manner
As this is the most dangerous part of tn
/ entire route over which the elevated
structure is built, the shock produced tn
widest alarm among the passengers.
In Brooklyn the shock was felt princi
pally by the occupants of the upper floor
of houses on the heights. People on tn,
lower floors and those walking
in the streets, do appear
to have felt the vibration
The sympathy aroused by the disaster a
| Nho ri 10 mid txuac
by the large number of those who gather
ed about the news bulletin boards. Tn,
signal Office in the Equitable building wa
besleged, and when it was definitely ascer
tanned that the Charleston wire was dow
and all communication with that city Gu
off, the anxiety of the multitude BEGAN,
intense. Business men, resident at Char
lesion, anxious to know the condition o.
their families. Parents, husbands, wives
children, trembling lest when communica
ton was again established, the severin(
of endeared relations would be announc
ed. Steps already taken, indicate that
general meeting of citizens will be callet
to devise means for the immediate reliet
of the sufferers, and subscriptions hav,
already been received. The initial steI
having been taken by Rev. Thomas J
Ducey, rector of st. Leo's Roman Catholi
church in this city, who heads the list will
$50. Other subscriptions for liberia
amount were made, varying from $25 h
$3.50 each.
The town is all agog over the secon'
elopement of Victoria Morosini Schilling
who has her home at No 248 West Thirty
ninth street, under circumstances that lea,
to the belief that she has founC
a man whom she prefers TO he
husband. Mrs. Schilling is In
eldest daughter of Giovanni p. Morosini
formerly partner of Jay Gonld. She fel
in love with her fathers coachman, Ernes
Schilling, ran away from her home il
Yonkers, and was married to him in tli
city. She has now made another bid 70
notoriety by taking French leave of he
husband, and going off with a Boston mar
So at least Schilling says. About tire
weeks ago, she applied TO the manager o
the Casino for leave of absence on tn
ground that she needed rest. 1t wa
granted, but when asked, where she wa
going, so that he might telegraph for her
in case she should be needed, she becam,
confused, saying she did not know wher'
she was going. A telegram was subse
quently received from her at Nantaske
Beach. She returned after ten day alb
sence and resumed her duties. With som'