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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-03

constitution in section s, article which provides
that congress shall have power to coin money, reg
ula'e the value thereof and of foreign coin, and
fix the standard of weights and measures; that you
fix the measure of value by establishing just, uni
form and unvariable rate of interest for money
loaned that in order to maintain such rate of in
terest as the normal rate, you repeal all laws au-
thorlzlng private persons or J cor
porations to issue money, and in
their stead establish public loan offices
throughout the country wherever needed, at least
one in .very county, with proper officers to per-
form the duties of said offices; that the national
government le money to people at said offices on
good and sufficient security, and at fixed rate of
interest on demand; and that the profits arising
from the business of lending said money be re-
covered in the public treasury for public uses; and
that said loan offices be also made repositories for
the savings of the people and that your petitioners
will ever pray
Resolved, That the general master workman
shall certify duplicate copies of the foregoing ped
ton to congress- and that he is requested to select
the most suitable member of congress AID United
States senator available, and request that they
present the said petition to their respective
branches of congress.
Representative Lowe, of Pennsylvania, intro
duced bill for recommendation to congress, en-
htlad An act fixing the measur of values, and
further regulating the value of money
The bill provides for CORE, tiOns of abuses set
forth in document No. II, and provides for the
10 ming of money by the government at per
cent. per annum. The bill contained 100 long sec
tions, and after the adoption of the above report
the committee on the state of the order read its re-
port, and the general assembly took recess.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-03
THE STATE.
A $4,000 BLAZE AT Dali
IAS-THE GALN ESTON
ENUAMPMENT.
CONDITION OF THE INJURED MEN
IN THE TERRIBLE .PALES-
TINE EXPLOSION.
Ocinl relnrram The Statesman.

Suecal Telegram t. The Statesman.
DALLAS. june This morning at S:30 O'Clock
the Are alarm sounded and il a few minutes the
whole department was out and in speed toward the
scene of the cOnhagraion, for from the dense vol
ume of smoke, it looked alarming. In twenty
minutes not less than 1000 people-white, black,
men, women and children, with a good delegation
Of dogs-were Ia the vicinity of the fire. The
burning building proved to be the corn mill OF
S p Young Il Co., the company being Mr..
Robertson. There were 1000 bushels of corn in the
building, both being a total loss, and car and a
half of meal waiting shipment and carload OF
corn standing on switch of the Missouri Pacific
track were also totally destroyed Mr. Robertson,
of the firm, says the loss is $1,000 exclusive OF
road COnpany's loss, as his firm had not received
it, The insurance on the building and contents
was $50 0. The building adjoined the gas works,
and al one time the entire roof OF the
gas works we're ahame, and such a
stampede OF hum an beings was hardly ever known
before It was known that if the gas building
burned there would be terrible and most disls-
trous explosion The fire laddes remained gallantly
at their posts OF duty and fought the fire as men
rarely ever fought the flames before. They knew
their dgnCer They knew if the gas works were
not saved they were doomed to certain destruction
when the explosion of gas came. But they never
faltered, never blanched, but coolly and steadily
did their work and thereby saved the building.
Another alarm of fire was sounded, ABOUT the
time th first flames were OverpOwered, and part OF
the department went to it promptly. 1t proved to
be a small fr"'"e building on Camp street. but the
asmes were speedily extinguished, and little dam
au rpgultpU
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-03
MISS FOLSOM.
HOW THE PRESIDENTS AFFI
ANCED ARRIVED IN NEW
YORK.

NEW YORK, May 29.-Colonel Lamont
has sustained his reputation as q man of
secrecy, whose right hand knoweth not
what his left hand doeth. Ever since his
arrival in this city he has been shadowed
by newspaper reporters, charged ION pain
of death" to see that their respective pa
pers should not be beaten on the great
Folsom item. 1t was known that the
brde-elect was being rapidly borne over
the briny solution, but on what steamer
or by what line not one of the anxious
city editors of the big dailies could ascer-
tain. The Morning journal risked cable
gram to the Cunard company at Liver
pool to learn if Miss Folsom was pas
senger on the Umbria, then nearly due,
but received negative reply. The
Britannia, of the White Star line, the
Champagne, from Havre, and the Ne
vada, from Liverpool, were also spotted
as likely vessels. The City of Chicago
was suspected of being the lucky steamer
till the Inman company met all inquiries
with an emphatic denial.
But at eventide, while reporters and
politicians were besieging the Hoffman
House and wondering what had become
of Col. Lamont, a very curious little scene
was being enacted at the Barge Office,
where the revenue steamer Chandler was
lying with steam up, persuant to secret in
structions. Some suspicion of her Grand
had existed, yet at 8 p. IN. there were few
persons present when telegram was
hastily persued and the vessel steamed off
at once to Twenty-third street, where she
took on board the mysterious and evasive
messenger of cupid, Daniel Lamont Then
swiftly and silently, in the gathering
night, the little vessel steamed down the
river close TO the Jersey shore.
Col. Lamont had fairly eluded the yigi
lance of his newspaper friends, but fate
decreed that two dailies, the Sun. and the
Times, should earn the coveted reward.
As the Noordand, with Miss Folsom on
board, came to her anchorage at $40 p. m.
tiny tug Witnessed the transfer of the
nations idol of the hour from the big
steamer to the revenue. 1t was a briei
but momentous episode. DIR. Smith anC
Colonel Lamont stepped on board thu
Noordland, the usual formality was gon'
through, and almost in the twinkling o
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-03
ANOTHER BOILER EXPLOSION.

Quincy, Mich, June l.-AtS:45 this morning An
explosion occurred at Kimback's factory. One
wing of the building was completely demolished,
huge pieces of boiler being thrown 400 feet. The
explosion was probably caused by low water in the
boiler, which was considered in first class condition
The following is list Of dead and wounded:
Joseph Benton, badly bruised since died.
VIM. Cole engineer, terribly scaded; lived only
a few minutes.
F. G. Sheldon, superintendent: bruised; some
bones broken.
VIM. Reed badly bruised and cut
S. G. Chase. injured Internally.
Several others were slightly injured.
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THE PALESTINE HORROR
FURTHER PARTICULARS CON
CERSING THE TERRIBLE
EXPLOSION.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

Special Telegram to the statesman
PALESTINE, June lit is impossible to yet ar
rive at correct estimate of the damage done to the
property Of the /. u G. N. railway by the awful
badly damaged. The shock drove engine 80, when
standing on the same track with the 40 nearly
through the east side of the round house, and men
several hundred feet away in the tin shop ana
other departments were prostrated. peculiarly
of the occurrence was that many who were unln-
jured felt the shock without hearing the explosion
AT least thirty men, besides the killed. were injured
more Hess or prOstrated By the explosion. The five
engineers who were seriously injured, Goodrich
and Gibson, Motter, Heally and Dickerson are
Colley, Douglas, weker, West and DR.. Smith, of
the company'5 hospital. Heally and Motter are
the worst sufferers, heaily's right leg being
broken in two places below the knee, and Motter
is badly sCalded all over the body. Dickerson got
a deep cut und. the lett shoulder by frag-
Tnent of the boilers jacket. Engineer Goodrich
took his breakfast comfortably this morning Ills
broken leg is doing nicely, but a cut behind the
left ear gives him considerable trouble A large
piece OF The boiler shot up through the west roof
of the round house, and was seen to whirl at
least 300 feet in the air. and, changing its course
lodged Oh the roof of the round house at a distance
of seyentv-fve feet east of the round
house, and fragments of the rIined engine were
picked up o. yards from the scene. Engineer
Weiss Whftcomb had Just left the group of engin-
rOWiy escaped death by leaving his engine a mo-
ment before the explosion. Frank Bary car
pentsr vas barely missed by fragment of the
boiler which crashed through the tin and wooden
roof of Che lower end of the round house
Much has been said about the condition of the
exploded engine but no one was found who would
20 before a coroners jury and swear it was un
safs.
Hayrnan. foreman on the boiler department, was
put TO work on the boiler He would have com
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-03
THE CANADA MUDDLE.

CHICAGO, June IA Montreal special to the
Daily News says 1.-THE real cause OF all the fish
Canadians against the Americans. Last night the
subject of war was discussed at the clubs. prom
inent member of parliament, who is a strong gov
ernment supporter, speaking on the subject with
your correspondent, said: There will be no hall
way about the speedy settlement of this question.
We shall force 1t upon the states to declare
whether they will keep their fishing vessels out of
our waters or whether we shall send them to the
bottom Being asked what course would be pur-
sued by Canadian cruisers, If they met with armed
resistance the minister of marine declared that
Canada will take the consequence, and in case Of
resistance the officers commanding have orders to
shoot the vessel out of the water
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-03
LUXURIOUS MORMON PRISONERS


From the Salt Lake City Tribune.
The scribe, in passing by the county re-
corder's office, observed sumptuously
furnished apartment at the rear, fitted up
with brussels carpets, upholstered furni-
ture and, in short, all the necessary para
phernaia of sultan's private harem,
caught glimpse of a gentleman taking
his ease reading the Tribune and enjoying
the solace only to be derived from first
class Havana. Asking the name of the
apparently retired parsonage, the reporter
was informed that he was none other than
Frank Cannon, who, to the uninformed in
the premises, was supposed to be lam
gushing in solitary confinement, dieted on
county Jail grub, and compelled to read
the Deseret News for six months. Here
was genuine revelation to the reporter.
His curiosity was awakened beyond bounds,
and an interview was aimed at, but owing
to Cannon haYing just recovered from an
overdose of opium, and the jealous eye of
Brig, who claims Frank has superseded
him in the good graces of the sheriff, the
reporter was compelled to forego the
pleasure of interviewing the retired gentle
man of ease, but the following facts were
learned regarding Cannon's present indis-
position. Last Friday night, just previous
to the attempted outbreak Of the four
culprits heretofore described, Cannon, who
was somewhat under the weather, sent a
small boy up town after some opium.
The boy returned with the quieting drug
and having his own outfit, Cannon smoked
until he was paralyzed from the effects.
All day Saturday his wife and mother
worked with him and finally brought him
to his senses, so the "Richard appeared
himself again when last seen.
This item of news is given for the pur-
pose of showing what solIcitude is enter
tanned by the city and county authorities
for the welfare Of church law-bseaker-
Had he been a miner arrested for indulg
ing in too much of the ardent, Cannon
would probably have waited until ice
enough had formed over great Salt Lake
to have skated on before receiving snch
lenient treatment.
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DECORATION AT ;SAN ANTONIO.
Special Telegram to The Statesman.

SAN ANTONIO, May elaboration day was OBJ
served here this morning, and though the process
sion was not as long as usual, it was creditabe
affair. Following was the order: Mounted police,
chief Marshal Carrier and aides, Third artillery,
Eighth cavalry, band and post G. a. r., Texas
We erans in carriages san Antonio rifles, Belknap
rifles Turner society, Odd Fellows, ma or and al
dermen in carriages, citizens in carriages ana on
foot. -
Among the distinguished guests present were
Gen David S. Stanley and staff. e. b. Johusor
esq, delivered the address, which was very lengthy
and exhausted the orator before he finished, on
count of the great heat After the ceremonie ii
the cemetery, the participants lunched at Il {
springs Very few business houses were closed.
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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN PUBLIC
MEN,

MEN.
Cleveland Plaindealer.
What great man the English premier
is! Seventy-five years old and full OF
work from his graduation with u double
first" at Christ church, Oxford, in 1881,
until to-day, or tomorrow, or year hence,
when he may retire in disappointment or
triumph. Fifty-five such years has given
the grand old man honor, and the love of
great body of Englishmen and to Eng
land great service. This recalls to mind
the statement that the public men of
Europe live and work longer than our
own, and looking at the present array, the
statement seems to be true. l know of
no reason for it except the general one,
that we live faster here, and that does not
seem to hold good in this case. But let
me glance around the English parlia-
mentary notables. Gladstone is n, John
Bright Is, Sir William Vernon Har-
court 80, Sir Henry James 5S, DIR. Lyon
Playfair 67, William Henry Smith 81 and
Sir John Manners 68.
Turn for glance through the ranks of
the European statesmen of the first class,
and their ages are uniformly higher than
those of this country. Bismarck is IL,
Jules Favre II, Julius Andrassy 90, Senior
Sagasta 81, Emilio Casteler 81, Jules Fer
ry "a, De Freycinet 5S, DR.. Clemenceau GA,
Depretis 80, Mancani II, Nicholas de Giers
66, Kalnocky 81 and Said Pasha 81.
The average age of our own most dis
tinguished public men is below this
Simon Cameron leads in point of years.
He is 81, Morrill, is 76, Edmunds 5S, "Pig
Iron" Kelly ~, Randall SO, Mckinley AZ,
John Sherman 68, Lamar 81, Tom Reed
4S, Blain 56, Cleveland 40, Carlisle 81,
Beck GA, Ingalls, 80, Holman 63, Schurz 81,
Voorhees, 50, Morrison 81, Logan 60, Ba-
yard Sc Hawley 60, Garland 54, Sunset
Cox 81.
But among the English Public men dis
tInguished in the house of commons the
years upon heads are lighter, Among the
liberals, Goshen is 30, Lord Harrington So,
Dixie 49, Joseph Cowan SO, Sir John
Lubbock 81, John Morley 4S and George
Otto Trevelyan AZ.
On the conservative side of the house,
Lord Salisbury is 56, Knatchbull- -Huges-
sen SO, w. Lowther 49, Sir Michael Hicks
Beach 40, and Northcote, now Lord Id
desleigh, 60.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-03
GALVESTON.
ARRANGING FOR THE ENCAMP-
MLNr-THEATRlC NJ ALTERS.
e,,ncIaI "a Ierram to the Statesman.

Ahik(A HNEi W TO Ill ~ i-A' N-N-'.@
MLNT-THEATRlCAL MATTERS.
Special Telegram to the Statesman
GALVESTON. June 1.-The subscribers to the
fund for carrying on the interstate encampment
and prize drill in August next, met this evening IN
the Artillery ball and elected board OF managers
under whose immediate direction the enterprise
business men comprise the board j. b. Wallis,
Leon Blum, Il. j. Willis, G., b. Miller, II: b. tiaw
ley, A. VI. sharon, Charles Fowler, IT,, 3.
Rogers e. ). Fordtran, Geo. Seeligson, 5. Il. ZEN
land and j. Iobit the banker. These twelve gen
tleman will get together in day or two, elect a
superintendent and secretary who Will give their
entire time, for the next sixty days to fostering
will probably be allowed good salaries.
1t is thought The managers will immediately send
Lieutenant Hadly Franklin, of the Houston Light
Guard on trip to visit the military companies
throughout the south and east and solicit their par
ticipation in the drill. Thirteen Thousand dollars
has actually been subscribed thus far, with $4,000
additional in light The prizes VIII o aggregate
company will he $1,000, guaranteed paid on tine
spot, The best business talent of the city ia EN-
barked in the enterprise, and all indications point
to a successful enCampment.
The drill grounds will occupy what is commonly
known as "the old fair grounds located about
three miles from the court house, but accessible
by two street car routes and a street car line.
The Galveston Histronics gave performance
tonight at Harmony hall for the benefit of the Ar
tlery Light Guards, who are buSing handsome
new dress uniforms for thA state encampment.
In an interview, ,blished in the New YORK
Mirror Of recent date, Manager Henry Greenwall,
vino is now in the east, says that he will have
charge of the new $4,000 opera house about to be
erected at San Antonio. He also states that IN aG
diti0n to his own houses at Galveston, Houston
and Dallas, he will control for the next theatrical
season for Austin, Sherman, Paris, Waco, Bren
ham, beaumont, sTeXarkana, Lake Charles and
Little Rock thus making one of the largest theatri
cal circuits in the United States. Among the lead
ing attractions booked for next season. Mr.. Green
wall enumerates Edwin tooth, Lawrence Barrett
Keene, the tragedian, John T. Raymond, Mrs
kin minstrels and a number of lesser shows.
Dr. A. W Fly and wife returned last evening
from their week journey through Mexico, visit
Ing the capital and other principal cities.
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HASKELL.
SUDDEN DEATH OF THE COUNTY
JUDGE-THE DROUTH.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
HASKELL, May 3l.-We are without head. Our
county Judge, Tn mas +. Tucker, died suddenly
this morning from hemorrhage of the lungs hay-
ing been taken sick just few hours before hand.
Everything is so dry that pr0spectors become
discouraged and return home We are being badly
damaged by the drouth Crops are already fail
ure Cattle are dying, and immigration ceasing.
"hardshell' Baptist preacher has just located
here, and as soon as the wind blows from the
proper source, we will have him to pray for rain.
"Providence permitting we will have railroad
meeting next week relative to securing the the Abb
lene Il Wichita railroad.
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MARSHAL JACKMAN.
,gram to the Statesman.

SAN MARCOS. May 3l.-Col. Jackman. we were
told vest rdny, growing worse all the time. and
that he could not live many days.
Saturday gentleman from Caldwell county
came into town and made bet that his horse could
drag 300 pound sack of salt at the end of rope
450 yards long. He was taken up, aud almost the
money. But to their surprise, he loped off with
the sack of salt 1t was little difficult to start,
but when started it was carried without any trou-
BILE.
tleman say yesterday that some of the corn was
dying. DR.. Woods told your reporter Saturday
that he would issue call this week for reunion
of the Second Texas cavalry to meet at this place
July 81
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-03
BOLD BURGLARY.

DALLAS, May 3l.-The toldest burglary ever COM
mitted in Dallas occurred this evening at o'clock.
Frank Austin, jeweler, on Msin street, went to
supper, leaving his store locked up. He returned
in twenty or thirty minutes to find his store had
been burglarized. The back door, which opens
into yard, had been forced open, and at the least
calculation, he says $50 0 worth of gold watches,
chains eye glasses and diamonds were taken from
the show cases. The safe was unlocked and some
iewelry was also taken. No clue has been obtained
to the bold rascals
F. NJ. Burroughs, of Fort orth, to-day pur-
chased the Dallas cracker factory, and will move
it to the former city as quick as he can take the
machinery to pieces and load it on cars. Terms
private
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-03
AKNIGHT SHOWN UP.

BRApFoRD. June IN W George, of Drike
Centre near here, prominent organizer Of the
Knights of Labor and conspicuous IN me atltude
yesterday on a charge of Systematically robbing
the National Transit Pipe Line Co., for, period
of three years, of many thousand barrels of oil.
George has four oil wells, the contents OF Whlci
DISCHARGE in one tank Near this tank runs one of
the Transit company's threeinch pipe lines, bq'
ried in the ground This line was tapped, 1t is al
legged, by half inch pipe inserted and led away TO
Georges tank 1t is alleged that about twelve bar
res each day have been thus stolen for three years
making a total of over 1900 barrels.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-03

NEW ORLEANS, June LIN the United States
circuit court, Judges Pardee and Billings sitting
the case of the American Bell Telephone Co. Va.
the National Improved Telephone Co., was de-
court court for an Injunction to prohibit Tie National
Improvement company from infringing ON its
patents. The matter was taken under advisement
by the court, and decision has now been rendered
has been in operation about year, erecting tele
phone wires and placing Instruments in many of
fees. The Bell company brought suit with the
result of decision which sustains the Bell patents
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-03
FISHING VESSELS
ENGLAND.
ALI. EXPLAINED.

LONDON, June 1.-The presence of the British
man of-war Belleroppon, at Halifax, at the present
juncture, is explained vt the admiralty office to be
neither significant nor important She Ia there now
in the regular course of orders, issued long ago,
Among other vessels belonging to the British navy,
which will soon reach Halifax under regular or
ders, are the Dido Garnet Emerald and Lily.
The Mall ard has been ordered from St John, n. Il.
All the above, except tn Emerald, have been for
some time attached to the British West Indian and
North American squadron,
HE RECEIVED THEM.
LONDON, June 1.--Mr Gladstone has publicly
acknowledged the receipt of the resolutions adopt
ed at the Chicago meeting, held to express approval
of his home rule policy.
THE CONSERVATIVES.
LoNDoN, June THE conservatives want d.
vision the home rule bill tonight hut the gov
ernment declined to accede to the Irish. The
government was reluctant at first to give a pledge
for division ON Thursday, but finally yielded,
The ministers now in London held Ii meeting after
the Chamberlain meeting, and decided to call a
meeting to consider the subject of immediate dis
solution. Twelve Hartingtonites attended the
Chamberlain meeting. MIR, Sexton and Sir viii
liam Vernon Harcourt follow Chamberlain in to-
nights debate. 1t is rumored that Mr.. Bright, In
his letter to Mr.. Chamberlain, expressed the
.opes that via media might yet be found to avert
dissolution, while the liberals were divided,
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NORTHEAST TEXAS.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

SULPHUR SPRINGS, Nay 31.-On yesterday three
colored boys, nearly grown, took two smaller boys
to the woods and hung them up twice to make
them promise not to carry notes for the young
men, nor black boots and do other chores as cheap
as they had been doing it, and hung them until
they promised. County Attorney Harris had the
boycotters arrested, and they will have an examin-
ing trial tomorrow.
Central college commenced the examination to-
day. The commencement sermon will be preached
June q, by Rev. j. W. Hill, of Greenyille.
Hon. w. j. Swain will address the people OF
Hopkins county on Saturday, the 18th of June.