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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
AN AUT0CRAT.
THE CAR PRESENTS AN UL-
TIMATUM TO BULGARIA
AND THREATENS HER.
IN THE MEANTIME THE BULGA-
RAMS ARELOOKING AROUND
FOR n. PRINCE.
PARLIAMENT PROROGUED.
THE! QUEENS! SPEECH - MANY
QUESTIONS TREATED.

LONDON, September 25.-Parliament was pro-
rogued to-day until November H. The following
is the queens speech closing the session:
NV Lords and Gentemen-l am glad to be able
to release you from your aTduOus duties. My re-
lations with foreign powers continues friendly;
Mutiny of a portion of the Bulgarian army has led
to the abdication of Prince Alexander. regency
has been established, which is now administering
the affairs of the prinCipaity and preparations are
being made for the election of successor to Alex
ander in accordance with the provisions of the
treaty of Rerln In answer to a communication
addressed by the people to the sigma DRY powers.
parties to that treaty have stated that so far as
this country is concerned, there will be no ntrac
ton in the conditions guaranteed by the treaty TO
Bulgaria. Assurances to the same effect nave been
giyen by the other powers. The demarkation OF
the Afghan frontier has advanced to within few
the approach of winter, my commission
has been withdrawn, but the information
they have obtained will be sufficient for determin.
alton by direct negOtatiOns between two courts OF
that portion of the frontier which still remains I'M
marked Gentlemen of the house of commons,
thank you for the supplies you have voted for the
requirements of the public service. My lords and
gentlemen, | have directed the issuance of a COM
mission to inquire into the circumstances which
appear to have prevented the anticipated operation
of decent acts, dealing with tenure and purchase
of land in Ireland. | have observed with much
satisfaction the interest which in increasing de-
cree is evinCed by the people of this country in the
welfare of their colonial and Indian fellow sub
ieCts, and am led to the conviction that there is
growing desire to close, in every practicable way,
the bonds which unite various portions of my EN-
pire. ! have authorized communication to be en-
tered into with the principal colonial governments,
with the view of getting fuller consideration OF
matters of common interest
pray that the blessing of the Almighty Cod
NAV be with YOU.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
THE POOR INDIANS.
THE sIoUN FIXING UPA NAIL SYS-
TEN

EILENDALE. OAK, September est transpires
that the northern Sioux have under headway an
enterprise which Is at once novel and important
il has been determined hy the eOuncilmen of the
sioux nation, well as by general assent among
the people, TO establish mail and transportation
routes through the frontier region, which shall be
conducted exclusively by Indians, and as an Indian
enterprise The principal part of the work will be
done by the young men Of the nation, while the
older ones will superintend the plan and manage
il. All labor connected with the TRANSFORMATION of
mails, passengers and freight will be performed on
foot, and athletic young Indians are now in train
ing for their part of the enterprise The mai
carriers will travel by twos, and the freight and
passenger carriers by tours IL is intended TO have
the routes embrace every place that il considered
a frontier tewn. Several hundred Indians will be
employed.
All must be men of sobriety and honesty. Loads
for mail teams will he limited 10 2OO pounds and
those for freight and passenger teams to 1000
pounds. Mail will be transported according TO
government specifications, the same as al present
daily, tri-weekly, semi-weekly or weekly. The
number OF teams employed in hauling passengers
and merchandise on any route will be governed By
the amount of business offered Mail carriers
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
THE TAYL0RS.
DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE
FIDDLING BROTHERS
FOR GOVERNOR.
OPINION OF \ L. y. TREASURY OF
FICIAL on THE NATIONAL
BANKS.

FAyErryuLE, Teun.-September 25.-The Tay-
Tor brothers, democratic and republican candidates
FOR Governor OF Tennessee, came TO Fayettylle
. ril.rr-1sy ACCOMPANIED by a number of friends,
The brothers sat on the same seat in the special
train and talked pleasantly together Bob said
Il am going 70 make it warm for you tomorrow,
AT Wea going into one Of the best demo
cratic counties in the state.
All smiled and remarked: VI like to talk 10
democrats and tell them of their fOllies.
Yesterday the red and white roses mingled in
one PROCESSION. here was a great deal of en-
tbpsism manifested for ch candidate, but there
was no bad feeling HOrsemen in the procession
decorated their horses with flags, and on every
ia. was inscribed either "Our Bob or "Hurrah
There were about 900 people present to hear
the novel discussion, several hundred coming
from Alabama.
All devoted the largest part of his speech to the
discussion of the Blair bill. The republicans
arr pushing that question with the hope OF diyid-
iug the democratic party in Tennessee a great
many democrats favor the passage OF that bill, and
II is the votes Of this element that All is working
f,r There are no state issues in the campaign.
The two platforms propose the same reform, and
the brothers agree upon every question touching
the state 1t Is only upon national questions that
they differ Both favor national ald to education
Bob proposes to get money for educational pur-
noses by selling the public domain, while ALI. ia
vors the passage of the Blair bill.
The tariff is the main point OF difference between
them
Bob arose amid tremendous applause After in
had subsidized and he was about to speak, an old
man who claims to be the Oldest democrat in Ten
nessee, stepped to the front: "Boys, | am re-
minded of the days of A. Lets give three cheers
for the next governor!
After Bob finished speaking, he was presented
with fiddle made of white roses. The ladies of
the town made it for him, and on the back of it
they tackled card, on which was written these
lines:
"When southern women asplres to politics, they
are held up in derisOn but of our children 6 a b
c's we want no federal SUPERVISION.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
THE PISTOL.
TERRIBLE SHOOTING Az
FRAY AT PARIS, TEX.
CAUSE: GAMBLING.
BURNETT MOVING FOR ANOTHER
RAILROAD-BLOODY TRACE
DYI WILBAkGER.
suacial TELEGRAM to the Statesman.

Suecial Telegram to the Statesman
PANS. September 25 A very serious sho0unS
ARRAY occurred TO night Ju5t az Gu7E' ~ sa
loon Of this place and his brother DICK ,WeIt
both morraly wounded by H. h FtiIee IN
ming rod man from sherman. run PStiu,iCuleai ,
cannot h. learned at this time, but the following
are about the facts: Petree came 10 fhIl7 yeslsi
day about 20 o'clock and duriug the day ne met
Dick Moore in front Of their saloon. -. T. o.
Moor asked Petree To 20 up stairs anu JON III d
Patree refused at the time, saying he had no
money Of his own, II all belonged 10 COMPANY ~
Moore then told him he would go anu pay VIZ. y.
him. and if he lost that be would give IL oach 70 70
him and would divide with aim also II ne aooEel
Petree tn ght this fair and agreed to join in the
Of bIs money ard Dick Moore said ne
would not divide anything. Thus end
ed the fret game, but later
on in the evening, they engaged IN Au3t.eI sn,s
to divide winnings with him. But before tle
came ended, so Petree says, they became involved
In a quarrel over a five dollar Jackpot that Nas
bis and Moore SAYS lyon son OF D ~ u gu
don't live mn that money, ! will Kill you. iheh
left the hall and to-day met Dave ana DICK pom
on the street and they began 70 abuse me anu
called me all sorts OF names ana pave CaHsI' NV
Nv the coat collar and began 10 strlhe me- Nleh
policeman came mp and made him lei me 20. MOOT
thsn :" emf of and said: "Ths will not be tie last
Of it." - Ill.,, ,,,-,,,,.,.rs
Petree then went 10 NJ a - - 100 !.
store and looked al some pistols ana plCked Guy q
Colts Is calibTe. double action, and told the CLERK
he would send after It some time before night as
he was going to the country, and left TINS aiteI-
noon he came up to town, aud was told by man
named Wood that Dave Moore had gun ana wac
roingto XIII him ON sight This put Petree on his
guard lie then went up 10 the White Elephant
and met Dave when the shooting commenced
After the third shot was fired Dave moore
left the saloon, running across the noTth siHe ..
the square with Petree right after him, shooting at
him, and Policeman Jim Spankn in pursuit OF
Petree, frins two shots at Petree, one striking NJ
left leg Just above the knee, making Ae7A
wound. ..- -.,,,,,
Dick Moore, il seems, was in an oyster saloon
when the shooting commenced, but came running
mn about the time Officer Spanking arres'ed feI-e
and commenced To strike him. During the scuihe'
somebody's pistol went on The ball took effect
In Dick left arm just below the shoulder enter
ing the bronchial artery. Before Medical ana
reached him he had bled till life was almost gone
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
ODD FELLOWS.
CLOSING SCENES OF THE SOVER-
EIGN GRAND LODGE.

BosToN, September 2j.-Last nights session of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows did
not close until midnight 1t was ordered that after
the LIST of January Is s, all cartoons shall be re-
quired to procure uniforms before being musered
that officers shall be elected on the Eight next, be-
fore the 96th of April
The Sovereign Grand Lodge was called to order
at 9 a. m.
resolution that the Sovereign Grand Lodge
will not he responsible for any debts or contracts
of patriarchs, unless authorized by the Grand
Lodge, was laid on the table
\ resolution requireng proof sheets of the re-
yised ritual of the degree of Rebekah to he sub
mitted to the committee before being published,
was adopted.
Various resolutions of thanks to local lodges,
the governor, mayor and citizens, We're unani-
mously adopted.
The following legislation was adopted:
In lieu of other rega!ia, memhers Of grand
lodges may wear scarlet ribbon and members of
| the Grand Encampment purple ribbon. The
mother of an Odd Fellow, widows and unmarried
sisters are made eligible to membership Of the de-
gree Of Rebekah.
Benefits Of dependent relatives pf deceased mem
bers cannot be paid from the orphan fund.
Report on the journal having beeD disposed of
and business concluded the Grand lodge proceeded
To the installation of officers which being com
pletad the grand chaplain offered PRAYER and the
! lodge adjourned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30

will travel at the rate of eight miles per hour pas
senger carriers al the rate of seven miles, and
freight carriers at the rate of five miles Men will
be hariessed to strong hut light vehicles, made
especially for the work described. Boarding Ia
tons will be established every twenty-five miles,
and this distance is to constitute a days travel
for each team.
Every runner will be required to make three
trips per week, total of seventy-ive miles in
seven DAYS 4 term Of ninety days is to be the
limit of the wears work for one individual.
At the expiration of each term the Indians VINO
have been in service are to return to their reser-
walton, and their places be filed by a fresh lot.
The whole business is 10 be conducted on the CO.
operative principle Every member of che Sioux
nation will receive percentage of the earnings,
after the men who perform the work have been
paid their salaries, and all other operating eA-
penses have been settled.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
INTERESTING BOYCOTTNG CASE

BUFFALO, n Y, September % In the United
States district conrt this morning, John II. Dunn,
John Doyle, Edward Battles and George SAILS
Binghampton, were arragned the charge Of
Ppiracy to injure citizens of the United States
in the exercise and enjoyment of the rights and
privileges secured to them by the constitution OF
the United States. They pleaded ''not guilty."
and were held in $1,000 Ball to appear at the No
yember term, at Auburn. The specific charge Is
that they attempted to boycott non-union cigar
manufacturers, and the case is brought under sec
ton 55OS of the United States revised statutes The
case is of vast importance, for if the construction
of this statute be the true construction, as is
claimed by the non-union element and the court
susans their construction it will wipe out all boy
cotting of manufacturers of cigars throughout the
country
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
ON THE COAST.
LATEST REPORTS FROM INDIA
NOLA AND COAST TOWNS.


VIcromA September GA report reached here
this morning by wire, about II O'Clock stating that
the water was falling rapidly. The people were all
preparing to reOcCupy their houses as soon as they
could reach them Fortunately, no lives were lost,
although apprehensions We're entertained lest
the man Jake llelCb, who wilfully re-
NAMED ard kept his family in town, and
an old negro man named PeytOn, with two white
men, one Chas Miller and j. ROeder, should never
again he heard from. Owing to the scarcity Of
property remaining in the unfortunate town, very
little loss was sustained
No reports had been received from Salura or
any of the lower country. A tul account of the
storm was denied us on account of the telegraph
wires going down The winds increased at this
point steadily until midnight, when it very likely
reached speed of fifty miles or more per hour,
The rain fell steadily all night.
LATER.
Communication has been restored between
IndinnOls and this point The residents of that
place reuccupied their houses About amile OF the
railroad track is damaged by washing, and the
prairie between ndanola and the river, which Is
some - or 30 miles west is reported several inches
under water The river has overlooked its banks,
and reaches five miles towards town. The New
York, Texas Il Mexican track was overlooked and
a bridge was washed ont of line about ten miles
east of Edna, making il unsafe for trains. Conse-
quently, we had mails from East to-day.
Streams in every direction are reported badly swol-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
ENGLAND.
BEACH STILL TIE CHAMPION.

LONDON. September % In the scnlling match
to-day between William Beach, of Australia, and
Wallace Ross, of New Brunswick, Ross was beaten
by six lengths The race was for IS 0 side,
and the championship of the world. Beach was
the tavorite in betting, 35 to 10 being placed on
him. When the signal was given, Ross was the
first away, but led for only the first six strokes,
when Beach passed him and steadily increased his
lead until he was two lengths ahead Ross drew up
on Beach, when several barges got in Beach
water, and he was compelled to cross Ross bow,
but he avoided fouling. The Australian soon shot
ahead again, and there were two lengths of open
water between himself and his opponent, when
Doves was reached, and he increased his lead to
the end. The race was procession throughout
The race was rOwed over the championship
course, from Putney to MOrtlake. Beachs time
was % minutes seconds.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
BROWN COUNTY


Special Telegram to the Statesman.
BRowNwoUD, September 25. - Judge F. B..
which has heretofore been claimed by the peoples
party, will reap handsome majority for the tick
ct nominated at Galveston. The judges speech
was listened to by large audience.
District court adjourned to-day. There were
eight convictions of felony. Irvine Moore, who
was convicted at the present term for the murder
of Adams in 1871, was admitted to bail in the sum
of $1,000. Moore, at the time of the homicide,
was county and district clerk of this county, and
had charge of the police station at this place,
Rev. }. :. G. Baird, of this county, has been
nominated by the democratic party for the legis-
latDre. The peoples ticket have centered on Colo
mel s. p. 5urne, and he will likely receive the
nomination Of the convention, called by the party
on the 22d of October next.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
PLEURO-PNEIrMONJt

CHICAGO, September sj.-lt is stated some delay
will occur in the matter of stamping out pleuro-
pneumonia, caused principally by an insufiCiency
of funds at the disposal of the live stock com mis-
sion TO meet the cost of comp ansation to owners
for cattle which it has been decided should he
slaughtered, unless the healthy beef is sold. An
extra force has been detailed to guard the distil
lery at the expense of the United States govern
ment Chairman Pearson, of the Illinois board of
the live stock commission, said no decision would
be made to-day, and perhaps not for several DAYS
as to when the slaughter of distillery cattle will
take place lie thought the board would hardly
begin the slaughter before they could see their way
clear 10 compensating owners and disposing of the
carcasses in a satisfactory manner.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
INDIANS ON THE wARPATH.

ST. PAUL, MINI, September 2i.-An official let
ter from Fort Lehaw, received at Fort Smelling
headquarters. gives strong evidence that Crows,
GrosventCes, Bloods and Piegans are preparing for
starting raids and for war both against whites and
among themselves. -Four hundred and fifty BloOds
were at that time said to he moving on Crows, but
claim t. he moving on G:Osventres. In the mean
time the Grosventres have struck a war party of
six b GODS and killed them. Horse-stealing still
goes on, and the report of the commanding officer
at Fort Shaw shows probably beginning of wide
spread troubles.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30

Some cavalry troops are in hot P ormau
of Juan Rodriguez, noted hlgn~s a.,oysd
of the state of Nuevo Leon, who is isServ
to have been connected with the ropU al
committed on the Mexican NatiVn" com
road, in 1888. Rodriguez is IN .I ne teerl
pany os several desperadoes, ana . n~1 on
committing a series of depreda....,oo1odf the
the defenseless inhabitants OF solne =. sure
districts of Nuevo Leon. 1t is neeI lands
that this time he will fall into lhe cor his
of the authorities and pay dearly -
crimes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
HAD HIS SKULL CRUSHED.

SpeCiaI Telegram to the StaIeshIaH
WINsBoRo. September 25.-B. c. Jones, mel ih,.
chant and stOckman of this place, was folhu ~ "
barn door at an early hour this morning, win ms
skull crushed in. having, it is supposed, Oee5 5
kicked bv a horse. Drs Perry and Skeer, Removed
large portion of the skull, Int be has never re-
gained consciousness, and cannot posslolH rts ,
Mr.. Jones had lately moved here from kockwalIli
In the primary election for precinct officers nell
here to-day, r. VI. Finly was nominated ior JUS
tee oftn? peace, W. X Stokes, for constaOle
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
THE ALLEGED TREATY.

New YORK, September PA Washington spec
ial says: The etate department authorities still
very earnestly insist that such treaty that just
published at Ottawa has ever beer eeen in the de-
partment Whatever has been suggested as to
form has been considered here. There is naturally
some feeling that this alleged treaty has been given
out in Canada before the rough draft of it has
been submitted to our state department. 1t sup
posed that the proposed reconstruction of the
treaty of 1918 and of 1854 is, in substance propo
sition submitted by Lord Saliskurys government
through sir j, Ferguson to our minister in Lon
don and by the British colonial officer forwarded
to Sir Jon Macdonald for his suggestions.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
RELIGIOUS SERVICES SUM-
MARILY STOPPFA
A MURDERER IDENTIFIED.

MADRID September 25.-On Sunday last the
mayor of Madrid, with number of policemen,
knocked at the door of a British chapel and sum
moned the clergyman, on pain of Imprisonment,
to leave his pulpit and the congregation to dis
perse. When the latter protested, the mayor an
swered evasively, and pretended that the singing
and the congregation disturbed the neighborhood
The same mayor refused to allow the re-opening of
the Protestant schools, which were closed year
ago during the conservative regime.
Gen. Velardes aide has identified medical
dent as the man who shot the general.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
virgins BACKING DOWN.

COLUMBIA, S. c., September > ,.-Prof. f. Stone
which he modiies considerably the reports hereto
fore published about his earthquake prediction.
lie intmates in his letter. that his prediction had
been exaggerated by the press. He reiterates the
statement that he knew the earthquake farce would
cross these states on August 81. Prof Virgins
SAYS, 1t is true that great strain will occur on the
18th instant, but that it will pass several degrees
further south of Charleston, and he anticipates no
disaster on this meridian. He can perceive no
danger north OF the equator.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
WILLBARGER COUNTY.
a FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY.
leCial Telegram to the Statesman.

SpFCIdI ItItgTHIn 10 the statesman,
VERNON, September 25-At Aquauah, this morn
ming happened shooting ARRAY, which resulted
fatally for one of the participants. The parties
concerned were rangers of Capt. McNIurray's com
pany. The facts, as near could be harmed, APP
pea" to be as follows: One Mays, had built fire
over which to boil pot of coffee, and had left it
out of his sigkt, and when he returned,
found that another ranger, Sterling,
had placed his pot on the fire thereupOn Mays be-
came indignant and kicked Price pot off the fire
Words ensued and Mays drew his revolver. Price
went to his tent to get his revolver and when he
turned active hostililies commenced, resulting in
the fatal wounding of Mays. Price has been ar
rested The affair is amented in these parts as
the men were well-knOwn and very popular. The
arrested man has brothers in Parker county, who
have been telegraphed for and are on their way
bitbnr
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
WASHINGTON NOTES.


WAsHIvGToy, September 26. The president has
appointed the following pOstmasters:
Bennett resigned.
Medina, Pennsylvania, j. c. Henderson, vice
Mrs. NJ. Williams, resigned
Brennan, Texas, Julien VI. Byrnes, vice Joseph
+. Shepherd, resigned.
Shreveport, La, j. c. Soape, vice VIM. Nc
Kenna, commission expired.
Desoto, Mo, James ". Clark, vice p. c. Sole
man, commission expired
Nashville, Tenn, Anna b. Cheatham, vice Gen.
B. +. Cheatham, deceased.
Prescott Arizona, 2. Behan, vice j. H. Marsh,
suspended.
Reno, Nevada, Jas c. Haggerman, vice Orland
Evans, suspended.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
THETEAGUE-rABLER MURDER.
Special TELEGRAM to he Statesman.


MARSHALL, September 25.-The Tillery killing
case came up yesterday and was reset for next
Monday. Over one hundred persons will be in at
tendance from Longyiew.
The case of L. i. league and Latimer d. league
for the killing of George W. Taller yesterday, is
set for examination before Squire Case next Mon
day. The bond given yesterday was for their APP
pearance as above stated
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, September %. "A bad acct
dent occurred at an early hour this morning on
the Indiana, Bloomington and Western road, ii
mile beyond Laura, Miami county, Ohio. Passen-
ger train No ;, going east, collided with freight
smashing the baggage car. Fireman Dillon was
instantly killed. The engineer jumped and saved
his life \ number of passengers were seriously
injured, but it is not thought any of them ar
fatally hurt The wrecking train has gone to the
scene of the accident. a number of Knights
remplar, returning from st. Louis, were on the
train. \ dozen freight cars were badly wrecked.