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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
LIST OF THE LOST.

SANDY Hook, n. j., July 31,--The names of
those lost by capsizing of the schooner yacht Sarah
Craig, in the thunder sqqall last night were;
Mrs. 7. IL. Stevens and her two daughters, Miss
NJ. Stevens and Mrs. Askn.
Two sisters-Miss Emma and Miss Bessie Mer
rift.
Miss Maude E. Retlew and Chester Clark.
The saved are u, W. Jordan, Alfred Patter,
Rutland, the mate Charles Ferguson, steward
Lewis Bowman, Sam Jones and VIM. Harris
Mrs. Stevens body has been recovered.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
New YORK, July 81. A large schooner yacht
named Sarah Craig, which was bringing party of
sixteen ladies' and gentlemen from Philadelphia to
New York, was swami in a terrific gale of
Sandy Hook last night. According to the latest
reports, six ladies' and one young man were
drowned. The schooner yacht was seen off Sandy
Hook trying to beat to shore. She was sailing al
most under bare poles, and leaped from wave to
wave as the wind struck her with a force that was
almost phenomenal. From Sandy Hook light
house IL was seen that several persons were on
deck, but no signs of confusion were observed
Her course was directly for shore.
The course of the vessel was as though II was the
intention of the sailing master to beach her. The
yacht neared the government dock at the Hook,
when a gust of wind which had the force ct tor
nadO, came and the vessel seemed lifted from the
water. She did not right herself quickly enough.
The water poured into the cabin and she over
turned. Although the sea exceedingly high,
boats put off for the wreck, but il could not be
reached. Finally the tug appeared. Then il was
discovered that nine of the party We're clinging to
rigging They were promptly rescued and brought
ashore They said that the yacht was running
toward the inside of the Hook to escape the sQuall
and the ladies' had gone into the cabin to avoid the
rain, and when the sqaall came, none of them had
time to escape The following bodies of victims of
the unfortunate disaster have been recovered: Mrs.
T. :. Stevens, Miss Stevens, Mrs. Atkins, Miss
Maude Rettew, Chester Clark and the Misses
Meredith.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
IN THE PANHANDLE.
THE PECOS ON \ BOOM - TIE
DKOUTlI

Special Telegram TO the Statesman.
VERNON, Tex, July 3l.--PecOs river is on high
rise and Is still rising very fast. II IL higher than
II has been for years The stage and mail from
Clarendon tonight in attempting to cross, sank
into the river, and it is thought that two of the
horses are drowned. Assistance was sent from
this place as quickly the word was received. No
passengers on board
The Farmers' alliance of Wilbarger county are
soliciting aid from the citizens of Vernon and
counties that have been blessed with Il bountiful
this falls sowing II is to be hoped that eastern
counties, where good crops have been made, will
respond literally TO the call. The majority of the
farmers in the county have not the means to buy
wheat for sowing this year, crops of all kinds
having on account of the extended drOuth, been a
total failure.
Jerry Foay was shot and instantly killed to-day
near Marguerite, in lIardeman county. No par
ticulars learned
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
TAYLOR TOPICS.
Special TELEGRAM 70 the Statesman.

TAYLOR, July 3l.-The good crops we have this
year is filling up our country with farmers, aud
there is more demand for farming land for the
next year than can be supplied.
A great many refugees are coming back from
the drOuth district and seeking homes in this sec
ton.
Railroad construction and good crops has started
Taylor on another boom In the language of Fort
Worth, more people get of and on the streets eff
Taylor than any city of the same caliber in the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
WILLIAMSON COUNTY FOR
TERRELL-NEWS FROM
OTHER SECTIONS.
GIBBS DOwNED AT wAXAHACHIE
MURDER AT SAN ANTONIO
SUICIDE, ETC.
WILLIAMSON COUNTY.
special Telegram TO the Statesman.

GEORGETOWN, July 3l.--The Williamson county
convention was called to order this morning by
Judge VIM. Key, chairman of the county execu-
tive committee.
Hon. }. A. Rumsey was chosen chairman with
p b. Saffold and Minor II. Brown secretaries. and
a permanent organization was effected. The two
thirds rule was adopted.
A resolution was introduced endorsing Hon A.
W Ter ell for the United States senate and direct
ing representatives 10 cast their votes for him as
long as his name was In nomination, and the reso-
luton passed amid great enthusiasm and with but
two opposing votes.
fun county ticket was nominated. James II.
Faubion on the 3sth ballot was nominated for re-
election as representative, j. &. Cooper having
withdrawn on the Sd ballot,
Delegates to the state convention go uninstructed.
Irwin Murry, convicted at the January term OF
the court, was sentenced to-day to be hanged "ep-
TENDER IL, for the murder of his wife, Mollie
Murry, at Taylor last fall.
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MURDER AT SAN ANTONIO.

SAN ANTONIO, July 3l--San Antonio has another
murder charged to It's long account to-day. This
afternoon the usually tranquil neighborhOod OF
in rapid succession. This was the opening of the
closing of a terrible tragedy, in which colored
man named Wren Llnken fell TO the ground dead.
Sleeps! sid.a coored woman, wife of Henry Sleeps
head, and he has several times notified him 10 de-
sist, without any notice being paid to his remon-
strances This morning Linkcn appeared at the
house and asked Mrs. Sheepshead for
drink Of water, and as she was bringing 1t out to
him heepshead appeared In sight and coming to-
wards his house Seeing Linken leaning against
tree he became incensed, and drawing pistol
killed him,
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A SAD INCIDENT.
GENERAL GORDON'S WIDOW AR
RESTED FOR THE

CHICAGO, July 81 Some six weeks ago woman
nearly 70 years old went to Mrs. Whitakers at
Graceland and engaged board and lodging for few
days. while she was attending to the erection of a
monument over relative buried there. Next
morning Mrs. Whitaker missed seven dollars from
her cash-box, and accused her lodger of having
taken it. The old lady admitted the theft and re-
stored the money, but was arrested. On the trial
she gave her name Mary Gordon, and said she
was the widow of General Gordon, of the British
army, and was on her way from San Francisco to
New York, where she had relatives, and was going
from that point to England. She was tried for
disordery conduct, and sent to Brldewel on S6.75
fine
1t seems that she told the truth in regard to he. =
self for yesterday the attorney received letter
from her son-in-law, Mr.. Milwood, of New York.
asking him to investigate the matter. The attor-
ney came to Lakeview After explaining matters
to the supervisor, he re 'eived from him an order
for her release, She was discharged last night, and
will leave for the east this morning.
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GIBBS SLAUGHTERED
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

special Telegram 10 tne otateslnhn'
WAXAuACHIE, July 3l.-The primary convention
of Precinct No. was called to order at p. m. by
NJ. b. Templeton. Mr.. Peters was elected chair
man and II. Il. Pichert, secretary. After which
the proceedings were extremely boisterous and the
utmost confusion reigned for about two hours over
the selection of delegates 10 the county convention
Two tickets were presented-one for BeCkham, the
other for Wellborn, Gibbs not having following
enough to present ticket. Every inch of ground
was contested hOtly, but Weborn finally carried
the day. Fifteen delegates were appointed to the
following Ia the vote; WellbOrn, 22j, BeCkham,
lbs, Gibbs, %. Wellborn is now being serenaded
by the trombone baud and fully a thousand people.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AT WORK.

WASHINGTON, July 3l--The house committee
on appropriation this afternoon decided to report
back the Notifications appropriation bill to the
house, with the recommendation that the senate
amendments he nOn-cOncurred in, and conference
requested. The confreres on the sundry civil bill
at the second meeting made no progress toward a
settlement of the differences between the two
houses on that measure, but the situation with re-
gard to the deficiency bill was more encouraging,
as the cOnfreres reached agreements this morning
on many items in dispute. Further meetings will
be held in both cases before the report is made to
the two houses
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
WOMAN'S WAYS.
SENSATIONAL SCENE IN THE CITY
OF WACO.

Special Telegram to the statesman.
WACO. July 81. - highly sensational affair oc-
Cured in the northern suburbs of this city this
morning, in which MIR W. II. Mclaughlin, an Aus
tin street grocery merchant, and his pretty wife
and Miss Annie Henderson, the proprietress of the
maison de joic, known a. the GEORGIA House., -
figured as the leading characters. The wife APP
pears TO have become jealous of the alleged atten
lions paid by her husband to the attractive Madame
of the resort of pleasure, and this morning she in
duced him to accompany her in buggy and to-
gether they drove to the house of Miss Henderson.
Upon inquiry il was learned that the latter was
down town attending the city court, Mclaughlin
and wife waited until she appeared, when Mrs
Mclaughlin addressed the query to her: "Are
You Miss Annie Henderson, Upon receiving AN
TO put an end to which the Henderson woman
turned to walk away. She was called to by Mrs
Mclaughlin and turned to find murderous looking
pistol levelled ut her Mclaughlin caught hold of
his wife and succeeded il taking the weapon away
from her,
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WOOD COUNTY.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

bptVIhI ItItITHIH 10 ITIt 0IHItbIIIHH
MINEoIA, July 3l.-'rhe county democratic con
vention convened at Quitman to-day, and organ
lied by eectlng John +. Craddock permanent
chairman, and d. G. Williams secretary. Dele.
gates were appointed to the state, congressional
district and representative conventions, and in
structed as follows; Ross for governor, Wheeler
for acknowledgements, Hogg for attorney-gen-
eral, 4. b. Perkins, of Greenville, for congress
X n. Stafford, of Mineola, for district attorney,
and j, II, Voorhees,, of Wood county, for represent
tative of the district composed of Karnes and Wood
counties.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
HANCOCK AT GAINESVILLE
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

GAINESVILLE, Texas, July 3l-Judge Hancock
arrived in this city yesterday and to-day delivered
Il speech to the people of Cook county. lie de-
voted most of his time to Judge Terrell aud at
tackled that gentleman upon his oaicia record He
was very severe on Terrell throughout and quoted
from documents to sustain his statements. lie de
nonncel as unqualihedly, false the statement
that Hancock had ever commanded troops Of any
sort lie paid his respects to the Galveston and
Dallas News, Austin Statesman and Houston Post
a. Terrel's monopoly organs, and said those help
ers refused TO publish anything In his (Iancock's
behalf while they would conceal matters detri.
mental TO Terrell.
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the murderers of Officer Townsend, shot by the
knights Of labor on the coal train in April last
Hennng has In his possession travelling card
issued by the knights of Labor here, commencing
him to the order everywhere. IL was not known
until tonight that the grand jury had indicted
him. The whereabouts of Harding are now known.
He is in New Mexico, and unless he gets wind OF
Hennng's arrest he will be captured.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
BOSQUE FOR TERRELL.
nncIaI TaIaOram IN tha Statesman

MERIDIAN, July 3l.-The county democratic con
vention of Bosque was held to-day, and resulted
In instructions for Barnett Gibbs for congress,
the vote standing fifty and four-Gfths for and
twenty four and one-ffth against.
The convention further Instructed the delegates
tC the state convention to for Ross for COVER
nor, A. w. Terrell for the United States senate,
and Dr. John Collier for superintendent of public
ingtrurtion
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
FLoAToRIAL CONVENTION.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

MABLIN, July 3l.--The hoatorial convention for
the Sixty-secOnd district of Texas, McLennan,
Falls and Limestone was called to order in the
court house at II o'clock this morning by Chair
man f. W. Selars, of Limestone
Mr.. j. A. Martin, of FANS, then nominated Mr..
A. c. Pendergast for McLennan, VIM. Boggs, of
McLennan, seconded the nomination. The nom
ination was made by reclamation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
DENTON COUNTY.
snacia1 TalaOran fo tho Stataaman

DENTON, July 3l.-The following were instructed
for at the Denton county convention held here to-
day. For governor, Martin; lieutenant governor,
Wheeler; comptroller, Ogl shy; treasurer, Lub
book; commissioner land office, Walsh attorney
general, Clint; superintendent # education, Car
Isle; presiding justice supreme court, Carroll; to
CONGRESS-. Pickett Hare second choice
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
TIE NINTH DISTRICT.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

WACO. July 81 Judge l.. c. Alexander, chair
man of the democratic executive committee, Ninth
congressional district will publish a call to NOR
row, calling nominating committee to meet in
this city August 81.
The first bale of new cotton was received this
evening and sold for 10 cents per pound; classed
mddling.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
A MARBLE BOILER HOUSE.

When the approaches to the monument
should be finally completed it was intend.
ed to have no building to mar the beauty
and symmetry of its immediate surround
ings. Therefore very attractive little
boiler-house has been recently built at a
distance of seven hundred and fifty feet
from the base of the monument, on the
river bank just beyond the roadway
southwest of the monument. 1t is built
of white marble, with granite trimmings,
the remains of the stones used in building
the monument itself. This building is
connected with the monument by means
of a tunnel large enough for man to
pass through. In this tunnel will be laid
the steam pipes for supplying the engine
as well as the return pipe for exhaust
steam. A contract has just been made
for laying these pipes as well as for fur
nishing new boiler and removing the old
one from the SIDE of the monument to the
new boiler house. No smoke or steam
will ever be seen in the vicinity of the
monument. The engine will also be out
of sight, but provision was made for that
years ago. When tine foundations of the
monument were being strengthened a sub
S'aAVAdl us JHdlt JidvlOIul was DulJ Oh one
side of the foundation below the proposed
base line of the monument, and upon this
the elevator engine was placed and will
remain. 1t will be entirely out OF sight
and will not interfere with the grade of
the contemplated mound.
VISITORS CLIMBING THE LONG STAIRWAY.
While waiting for Congress to provide
means for ascending the monument, the
privilege of walking to the summit is not
denied visitors. From fifty to hundred
persons have daily made the ascent for
several months past. About one-third of
this number have been ladies. 1t takes
twenty minutes or over to make the ascent,
and the descent is made in about fifteen.
A Waterman is on duty at the top to pre-
vent acts of vandalism. Most of the visi-
tors carry lanterns with them, otherwise
the trip is very dark and unpleasant
Washington Evening Star.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
GERMAN Y.
BISMARCK AND WIFE.

BISMARCK AND WIFE.
KIssENGES, July 3l.-Prince Bismarck and wife
started 10 Munich en- route TO Gastin.
ILLNESS OF LIST.
BAYRurH, July Sl.-The condition of Able List
is becoming more critical.
DEATH OF LIST
BAYRUTH, July 31.-Ab5e List died at midnight
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
MOROCCO.
FATAL rRHNCH DUEL.

ALGIERs, July 30.-Two French sub officers of
the army stationed here, became involved in
quarrel, and a challenge to fight a duel resulted.
The weapons chosen were sabres. The head of
one of the contestants was cleft in twain.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
WASHINGTON NOTES.
DEBT DECREASE,

WASHINGTON, July 3l.-The treasury department
says that the public statement to he issued Monday
will show decrease for the month of July OF. about
s., 100000
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
ADVICE no MOTHERS.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums, al
lays all pain, cures wind collie, and is the
best remedy for diarrhea. 25c. bottle
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
THE COTTON SEASON.

FLAToNIA, July 3l.-According to the railroad
count the cotton season closed this evening, ship
ments 1865 bales. For this season the estimate
now Is about lU per cent. less The new crop is
coming in very fast: twenty-seyen bales to-day,
making ifty-three this season.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
OFF FOR GALVESTON.
cial Telegram to the Statesman,

SAN ANGELO, July 31.-Three companies of
United States infantry mi tie military band of
Fort Concho marched through San Angelo, at 3
o'clock this morning en- route to Ballinger where
they will take the train for Galveston to participate
in the military drill.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
SPAIN.
UNSIGNED.

MADRID, July Si.-Senor Comecho, minister of
finance, has rendered his resignation in the cortes
to-day. Premier Sagasts read royal decree sus-
pending the sitting of that body.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
rwo sCoUNDRELs.
ipecial Telegram to the Statesman.

Fort WORTH, July 3l.-Seyeral days ago II. o.
Henning was arrested at the village of Itasca, in
Hill county, and to-day brought here. II now de-
yslops that Henning Is charged with being one of
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
CUT HIS THROAT,

TEXARKANA, Ark, July 3i,-William Chappell,
lroat Bad health is assigned as the cause.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
ENGLAND.
A NEW PARTY.

LONDON, July Sl.-The Welsh members of the
house of commons propose TO form national par
ty in parliament on the same lines as the Parnell
y,apf
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
A NEW PASSENGER ELEVATOR

Enough money was left from last year S
appropriation to complete the monument.
A contract has just been awarded to Otis
Brothers to transform the heavy freight
elevator, which was used in carrying up
the stone for building the monument, into
respectable passenger car. When this
is done. however, it cannot be used at once
for the purposes intended, as there is no
money as yet provided for running it.
1t costs about $15 per day to run this eleva-
tor. When the monument was being erect
ed it was Indispensable, and the construc-
ton of the monument included the run
ming of the car, and visitors could then be
taken up without additional expense.
Those who wish to ride to the top will have
to wait until congress makes some pro-
vision for their convenience.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
YACHT CASIZED.
A NUMBER OF PERsONsDRoWNE
AT SEA.

HIGHLANDS, n. Y. July 3l--lntelgence has
been received here that a schooner yacht from
Philadelphia upset near the government dock at
Sandy Hook during the storm last evening. Six
ladies and a young man were drowned The body
of one person was recovered. The others are sup
posed to be in the cabin of the yacht. seven of
the party who were found clinging to the rigging
ting.
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SPORTING NOTES.
BASE BALL.

DshSE BAIIs
WASHINGTON, JULY 81.
Kansas City :. .........29 Washington 80
PHILADELPHIA, JULY 81.
o. Louis. LIB Athletics.
NEW YORK, JULY 81.
New York. ............... 8 Chicago ............
BALTIMORE, JULY 81.
Louisville. .... ........e Baltimore
STATEN ISLAND, JULY 81.
Metropolitans,.. Z Pittsbprg. ............ 3
PHILADELPHIA, JULY 81.
Detroit. ........... 6 Philadelphia .............
BROOKLYN, JULY 81.
Brooklyn ......... II Cincinnati .........
BOSTON, JULY 81.
Boston ................ll ST. Louis ..,..,......
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
THE BIG MONUMENT.
THE DELAY IN THE PROPOSED M
PROVEMENTS ABOUT ITS
RASE

The failure of congress to provide $107,-
900 for improving the immediate surroun-
dings of the Washington monument would
probably leave that magnificent structure
for another year just as 1t now stands,
surrounded by shanties and debris,wi the
ground in its immediate vicinity rough
and uneven. 1t was intended to make the
ground slope gradually in every direction
from the monument, so that it would sur
mount an immense mound, simple and
graceful. 1t is presumed that the Oppo
sition to the proposed appropriation was
because it contemplated the filling of
Babcock lake. There are now several hun
bred thousand young carp being raised in
that water, and it will not be safe to re-
move them until next November. Arrang-
ments can be made so that the lake will
not be touched until after that date.
WHY IT IS PROPOSED TO FILL THE LAKE.
1t was considered advisable to fill the
lake for two reasons: to avoid any posi-
biltiy of the foundation of the monument
being endangered by the immediate VIC
Unity of the lake and to secure SYM
metrical shape to the contemplated
mound. Col. Casey has for several years
strongly urged the filling of Babcock lake,
not because he thought there was any real
danger of its weakening the foundation
of the monument, at least in the immedi-
ate future, but rather as pecuniary mea-
sure. The monument as it stands now is
a success, and he felt that nothing which
would in any way insure its stability should
be left undone. The lake is too near the
monument to permit of a sufficient slope
from its bank to the monument. If the
ground were graded unequally the effect
would not be pleasing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-05
To the Statesman


I see in the Fort Worth Gazette, of July
81, "a refutation" of the charges against
John Collier, candidate for superintend-
ent of public instruction, of the "scanda-
lous article of the people of Decatur
against him.
Mr.. Editor, l wish to say that the peo-
pie of Decatur can prove everything in
the article, and l want to make mention
of few of his seductive influences that
he brought to bear ON this people He
denies in his refutation, as he calls it, that
he represented to the people here that he
had seven other educators in the uniyer-
sity enterprise with him. He came to
Decatur and went before the Masonic
lodge and made an address with which the
Masons were well pleased. He then went
into the Presbyterian church and preached.
Then he made a call for the people
to assemble at the court house; he
had a large and respectable assem-
blage before whom he stated that
he and seven other educators had CON
celved the idea of building up an univer-
slty in northern Texas, and also stated