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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-24
GALVESTON.
HOW THE SCHOONER COLUMBO
wEATHERED THE STORM.

SDeClal Telegram W lLt OldltSlHdu'
GALVESTON, June 22-Evidences of the effects
of the violent gale that swept over this city the
night of the 18th instant are constently being re-
ported. To-day stauRch little schooner, the Co
Jumbo, for which grave fears were felt came in.
She sailed from here Saturday night preceding the
gale, in ballast, for lndianOla. In command was
Capt w. c. Let's, with John Let's, as seaman, and
Chas. Baeterson, young man in search OF pleas
ure and adventure on the briny deep
When they left port heavy sea was running,
with a stiff eastwind blowing By 10 o'clock Sun
day this had freshened into gale andCapt Let's re-
alizing it to be impossible to cross the bar and ell
ter the harbor at Indianola stood eff short and was
carried by the gale l5' miles southwest
Captain Let's, who was at sea in
the great storm of 1875 says that in severity and
violence this far exceeds it, that for five hours the
wind blew terrific hurricane, and he momentarily
expected his little craft to be engulted by the
mountainous waves, and all would find watery
grave.
The hurricane finally subsided, and the Golnm-
bo, with the rigging stripped and torn, rode ont
the heavy seas and arrived in port safely.
No tidings have been received of the schooner,
Edna c., though constant search has been main
tanned for her since the storm, and the prevailing
opinion now is that she sank at her anchorage
on the Snapper banks, and her entire crew OF six
men were drowned.
To-day Kaufman & Runge we're arrested and ar
raigned before United States Commissioner spann
for having, it is alleged violated section 3s17 of
the revised statutes by failing to make monthly re-
potts as wholesale liquor dealers and as rectlhers
etc during the month of June 1t is also alleged
by the aiiiant S. " Patrick, that the same offense
Was committed by the defendants in May, they hay
inc been duly notified concerning the matter. T.
G. Arnold deputy collector in charge, closes his
report by saying: 81 have no recommendations to
make" The law requires that return be made OF the
quantity and proof of all spirits purchased and the
humber of barrels rectiied purified or refined,
when such return is demanded by the collector of
the district, which is on the 10th OF every month
The penalty for violation of the above section Is
fine not less than 500, nor more than $500, and
imprisonment from three months to three years.
Bond was given and the defendants will appear be-
fore the next term of the u S. district court
At one o'clock to-day, at the residence of Gustave
Heye Gustave Opperman, prominent capitalist
of this city, was united in wedlock with Miss Ida
Louisa Gustava Max.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-24
THE STORM.
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE
CYCLONE AT MANOR AND
WILLIAMSON COUNTY.
TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION OF PROP
ERTY-soMEO OF THE CAsTAL-
TIES AND INCIDENTS.
.acIal relearsm to The Statesman.

Special Telegram TO The Statesman.
CiEoRerTowN June 2l.-Latest adyices confirm
the appreheusions that the country east and south
of here suffered most from Saturday night storm,
conmencing at Corn Hill, twelve miles from here.
There the Baptist church and hardware store OF
J B. Terry were blown down. The storm took a
winding southerly course of about one mile IN
width devastating everything in its path, com
Dletely demolishing no less than twenty or thirty
honses and barns Between here and Corn Hill
none Escaped bel wrenched from their founda-
tons and more or less damaged. But the twenty
or thirty mentioned completely shattered, the
whole lo( ity being strewn with fragments of fur
uiture and parts of buildings Strong timbers were
broken and shattered in the most alarming man
ner. The scene was indeed pitiful one, tenants
cungregaihg about the sites of what had been their
shelters, but now would scarcely make suitable
fuel.
Aasrson's mill, located about eight miles down
the san Gabriel was raised and landed in the bed
of the river. This sustained great damage. Inc
mill had recently been newly equipped with val
uabe machinery, a special feature being the new
The town of Hutto is in ruins. The prairies are
strewn with drygoods, ribbons, laces, ETC. Ihe
destruction is complete.
The works of clock torn from its case were
picked up on the prairie mile away, wound up
and running.
TO the list of injured already reported may be ad
dri the names of
n. n. Kirk, arm broken.
kObt. Vaughan, nip broken.
r. NJ. Mcleod, both legs broken.
Mrs Mcleod, both arms broken.
Andrew Behrns, seriously bruised.
Harmon Behrens has some of his ribs broken
from his backbone; he is parazed from the hips
down; cannot live
Mrs Brewster, seriously injured about the shoul
ders.
John Boby, Frank Massey and James Turner
were slightly injured
Many others, whose names cannot be learned
have entered slight injuries
Crops in the vicinity of the storm are ruined
The Baptist revival, which has been carried OF
for the past five weeks, has just closed, with up
wards oi sixty conversions.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-24
AT MANOR,
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

MANOR, June 21.-A terrific hail storm passed
between Wi barger and Willow creeks last Satur-
day evening. All day the wind blew very hard
from the south, and towards night heavy banks of
clouds kept gathering in the north until terrible
angry clond of various colors started southwark,
accompanied by heavy gale of wind with hail,
completely demolishing all crops in its path tear
ing off roofs of houses, and moving many off of
their foundations, spreading destruction in IFS
path-wasting in minute the labor of years.
The storm extended over a large scope of coun-
try, Just how far north and south, and east and
west, is not now known.
A German, who lives on Willow, seven miles
east OF this place, says the storm eveed his house,
corncrb and fence, and that his field Is as bare as
the road, the crop being completely destroyed. Nh
Vaughn. who has sheep in that portion of the
county, reports about 100 killed by hailstones.
Some cattle are reported killed., and in some
places the hail drove tn rough shingle roofs.
On W. A. b. HOwell's farm the
cotton is beaten until you can scarcely
tell where the rows We're. The storm unroofeo
Mr.. Howell's gin house, and left it complete
wreck. Mr.. Richie, who lives in an adjoining field
suffered as bad as Mr. Howell. Mr.. Richie
house was blown from the foundation about
twenty feet.
Mr.. nellie, an old settler who has been here
for more than thirty years. says he never saw any
thing like it. On his farm the cotton is leafless
and the bit of stalk that is left s skinned to thu
very ground His pasture is like meadow after
moving, the grass could be raked up like hay, thu
hail having cut it off at the ground.
ClIn the Swede and German settlements mucl
damage was done to houses and fields. The nortl
windows in the Cottonwood (Swede) church wer,
broken, andlgass was blown all over the premises
uow far north the storm extended is not know
here, but it is reported that Hutto has been bowI
to pieces A report is current that Mr.. Wells Her
der was killed by the hail
| Mr. Ma on Rectors farm suffered severely, il
some places totally destroying the crops. Mr.
Rector says he never saw anything like it at thi
| time of the year before Corn suffered equally al
bad as cotton, and fears are entertained that th
hail knocked all the bloom off of the corn, ant
will prevent that what was left from making aa!
corn, Most of the farmers who had their crop
destroyed, are going to plant over again as soon a
possible and are securing seed fof that purpose.
At Manor the hurricane wrecked the Methods
church, moving it from its foundation and twiste
it so badly out of shape that it will have to be re
built The public school house has the window
broken and the house leans toward the south, l
inches out of plumb.
The new Campbellite church, which has jus
been completed and has never been used, wa
careened and twisted until ii is doubted if it can
saved from rebuilding. Shrubbery and shed room
| got a black eye.
The action of the convention is recei'ed wit
| favor.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-24
ENGLAND.
JOHN BRlenr's REPLY.


LONDON, Iune 22.-John Bright formally replied
to the tender of the resolutions OF the Rockdale
Conservative association thanking him for having
assisted to defeat the home rule bill lie says IN
reply: 81 am sorry there should be any party in
the country ready to accept those bills"
BRITISH POLITICS.
LONDON, June 22.--The Daily News believes that
Lord Salisburys action on the election bill is In
the interests of his desire to make the election con-
tests as expensive as possible. He will stimulate
the zeal OF every Gladstonian and materially In
crease the chances of liberal victory.
The house of commons adjourned yesterday until
Thursday
LORD SALISBURY
LONDON, June 22-The marquis of Salisbury In
the house of lords last evening, opposed the elec.
ton BILL because of the Objectionable nature OF
certain clauses introduced into It, after Mr.. Glad
stone had promised that all contentious matter
should be avf D during the remainder of the
session. The clauses were those introduced by
Labruche.
agreed to Withdraw the Objectionable clauses In
order to save time by preventing the return OF the
bill to the house of commons.
The lords then read the bill the second time'
PARNELL's APPOINTMENTS.
Mr.. Parnell expects to speak in London to-mor-
row, Portsmouth Friday and Plymouth Saturday;
probably at Cardiff, Manchester, Liverpool and
Glasgow also.
Al a meeting last night of the Eighty club, 1t was
decided that the club should hold itself neutral in
the coming general elections, Notwithstanding that
two-thirds OF the members declared themselves in
favor of home rule for Ireland.
| The Arch and Leicester members Of the house OF
commons, on behalf of the labor candidates, have
| issued an address, calling upon the Cribiet dem
ocracy TO have a demonstration In Hyde park on
Saturday, to prove that Mr. Gladstone has the
heart OF England with him. Contingents are TO
come from Scotland, Ireland and Wales to attend
| the demonstration
Mr. Gladstone will arrive at Glasgow at 2 clock
D. m. to-day and will speak OF Henglsr's circus
| He will leave at O'Clock for IIarwarden.
| The liberal federation, Of Glasgow, has been be-
sieged for tickets of admission TO the meeting to-
day.
Birmingham, yesterday II was resolved to form q
guaranty fund of 5000
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-24
LAMP
SUCCESS OF THE ENCAMP'
MENT AND LARGE AR
RIVALS OF VISITORS.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS PRES
ENT-PROGRAMME FOR THE
wEEK-MILITARY SCENES.
Snecial TELEGRAM to the Statesman.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
LAMpAsAs, June 22.-The number of people on
the ground is constantly increasing. The first
thing on the programme to-day, after the morning
practice drill, was grand parade through the city
bv all the troops, with Gen. \. 5. Roberts in COM
mand and the Orange Rifles in the lead. They
marched through the principal streets of the town
amid the widest enthusiasm and followed by large
crowds.
The success of the encampment is beyond dis
pute. Two Galveston companies came out in
fighting colors this evening, each giving an eN-
hibition drill just before dress parade, The San
Atnonio Rifles are high in favor, and the question
of the first prize is thought to lie between this and
the Galveston companies, though the Austin Grays
are constantly improving. The Douglass Rifles,
from Tyler, appeared on the field for the
first time, to-day, in their dress uniforms. The
Houston Light Guards gave their usual daily eXhi-
bitOn drill.
Immediately after dress parade the evening gun
thundered through the atmosphere, and the nag
came down with rush, and all the companies then
put themselves in readiness to draw for the places
in the competitive drill.
The following companies have entered Crhe
list is completely San Antonio Rifles Sealey Rifles,
Douglas Rifles, of Tyler, Cleburne Light Guards,
Waco Light Infantry, Galveston Artillery Light ld
Bonner Rifles. Governor Ireland Gen. ID. ). stan
ley Lieut. Kicker, of the U. 5. army, together with
ex-Gov Lubbock and Capt. Thos. Scurry arrived
this afternoon
Governor Ireland arrived sooner than was ex'
pected and took all by surprise, the reception com
mittee failing to meet him at the train. He will
review the troops at dress parade tomorrow.
The Bonner Rifles just arrived in time to entel
| the list
| The present occasion bids fair to he the grandes
that has ever occurred in the state.
The programme for tomorrow Is, grand guard
mount in the morning, followed by practice
drilling, battalion drill, from to 10 o'clock. II
the afternoon competitive drilling. seven hun
dred more visitors arrived by the evening train
The Judges will be selected tomorrow morning
there being some difficulty about getting all the
companies together. Adjutant General kinG
drew the ballots for places for the various com
panies. Following was the ~. result; honstol
| Light Guards, 3D.; drill tomorrow afternoon)
San Antonio, 18th: Douglas Rifles, 5th, and AustiI
Greys, 9Th; drill this day, atternoon), Seal.
ton Artillery Light Infantry 9th, drill on Frldr
| aftprnOOn)
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-24
LAMPASAS.
THE ENCAMPMENT-G ROBERTS
COMMANDING.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
LAMPAsAs, June e1.--At sunr 81 this morn
ing the cry of "fall into line" was heard. AT once
the camp became the scene of activity preparatory
to practice drilling. Prominent among the com
panies taking part were the Houston Light
Guard; the Artillery Light Guards, of Galveston;
the Austin greys; the Seally Rifles; the Houston
Light Infantry; the San Antonio Rifles The drill
ing to-day was simply for practice, and each com
pany seems determined to carry off the first prize,
and it is generally conceded the two Galveston
comanies ana the San Antonio Rifles stand the
best show.
To-day all the companies participated
in the dress parade this afternoon.
The procession will start from the grounds to-
morrow at 3 o'clock, thence down Third street,
courthouse and square, then turn on Fourth street
to the camp grounds, where exhibition drills Will
be given in the afternoon. The companies VIII
draw for their respective places to drill tomorrow
morning. The Decatur Rifles did not arrive until
to-day, and the Brownwoods have not arrived as
reported last night, but will come up II they ge
their uniforms in time. The Houston Llgh
Guard gave an exhibition drill this evening, ane
went through their manula and marching with
their usual precision amidst shouts OF applause
frt m admiring crowds.
Generalorder, No. I, headquarters camp STANLEY
June p obedience to special order, NO "a ;AdJuIah
Generals office, state of Texas: The undersigned
assumes command of all state troops assembled
Lampasas. (Signed) A. S. ROBERTS,
Brigadier General, list brigade, T. ".
This encampment will be known as Camp stan
lev in honor of Brigadier General Stanley, U. 5.
BY command of General A 5. Roberts, MaJo
r. H. Smith is made acting adjutant general
The competitive drilling will not commence un
J. W. Moss and ]. w. Jones, of Austin, and r
w. Ballinger, of Galveston, are on duty as order
lies of Brigadier General Smith.
Six hundred visitors arrived this evening.
The Houston Light Guard will give an exhibi
tion drill daily,
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structure, which covered an area of five acres with
floor space Of nearly eight acres, was so full of
flames that the walls were blown out.
AS,leQon as IL was learned that lives had been
fost treams were turned to the rear of the
structuft. the hremen hravely forced their way
into the blazing ruins TO rescue the
bodies The flames refused to surrender
until they had conquered everything combustible
within The building and the work Of rescue was
were brought out and aud are thought TO be VIM
Taylor and inan named Frost, both carpenters.
II is believed Others still in the debris as seve-
raj workmen are suissing. All l. confusion and no
correct statement the loss of life vet be made
The flames are still eurning in the interior Of the
building of which nothing Is left standing except
the lower portion Of the walls.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-24
GALVESTON.
THE OF THE CENTRAL
RAILWAY.


Special Telegram to The Statesman.
GALVESTON, June 22.-On May 26, last, In the
United States circuit court held in this city, JUS
tice w. b. Wood, of the supreme court and Cir
cult Judge Don A. Pardee, of the fifth circuit, pre-
siding Jointly the demurrer of defendants In case
No Is, in equity, the Southern Development TO-,
vs. Houston and Texas Central railroad company,
was sustained, and a decree issued remOying
Messrs Clark and Dillingham; as receivers Of said
railroad company for the Southern Development
company, and restoring Messrs. Eaton and Rem
taut former receivers, under order OF the court,
for the first mortgage land-holders OF said rail
road company, and adding thereto Mr. Dillingham
as one of the said receivers.
30 this the Southern Development company, by
its counsel stated it aggreyed by the decree OF
this court alleging there error in said decree
10 the prejudice of plaintiff and prayed an appeal
from the whole of said decree. To this prayer OF
plaintiff Justice Woods caused to be filed IN the
limited States circuit clerks office the following or
der: A.,
On consideration whereof 1t is ordered by the
court that plaintiff be allowed an appeal TO tht
| next term of the supreme court of the United
| States to operate as a supercedeas as o so mucf
| of such decree as diminishes The orig1na
amended and supplemental bill of complaint
| with costs and no more, on the hling o
an appeal bond by the plaintiff, with good and sui
cient suretes, in the penalty OF S5OCOO, TO be ap
| proyed and conditioned according to law.
II is further ordered that such snpercedeas shal
not in any way affect the order of this court, mad'
NAV 26, 1885, in consolidated case No. l9S, on I'M
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-24
GONE UNDER.
A SUGAR FIRM FArLS FOR
MILLION

New YORK, June 22-The suspension of the lirm
of H. H. swift \ Co., importers of sugars, at No.
66 Pine street. this city, and at Pernambuco IL one
of the most important business failures, that haa
taken place IN long time. The iahilitiee are
about 81 100000, which is more than equaled by
the assets of the firm. Thus far no assgnment
has been made and efforts in progress to effect
settlement with the creditors and resume business
at an early day.
In the meantime the suspension is causing ex-
element in the sugar trade in the city, and fear is
expressed that other embarrassments may follow
here and elsewhere. Much sympathy is expressed
ON the street day for members of the suspended
firm.
One of the firm said to-day: ave have been for
over forty years in business and firm s the last
one of the old class of merchants who began to
develop the capabilities of the sugar importing
business. So far our creditors have been unan-
imous in sympathy and good wishes. II we can
live over the next sixty days, will, think, be
safe. The Earket has been depressed by sugar re-
fning strikes and trade driven away. Now that
they had resumed work the demand will be in
creased
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-24
SWAIN Is ALL RIGHT.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.


CLARKsvILLE, June 22.-The county convention
which met here Saturday instructed the delegates
to the state convention to vote for Swain first last
and all the time.
Five out of the seven county precincts, rerepsent
ing eighteen votes, came up with instructions Tor
swain Seventeen delegates, representing the
three remaining precincts, were instructed tor De-
Morse Among the latter were several republicans
and greenbackers from Clarksville, who led bolt
from the regular convention, and electing green
back chairman, proceeded to elect delegates to the
state convention.
Prominent among the leaders of this convention
was Mr. Sanderson, former postmaster here un-
der the republican rule, and an ardent republican.
The secessionists appointed no delegates to other
conventions than the one at Galveston. :,
The regular convention selected delegates to all
the democratic conventions.
Before the greenback and republican crowd went
out friends of Col Swain proposed that the issue
between Swain and DeMorse should be submitted
directly to the people in the primaries and II swan
failed to defeat his opponent by four to one the
county would be conceded to DeMorse. This
proposition was declined by the Ross managers,
who openly boast that their only motive was to de-
feat Swain,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-24
FINE FEMALE SHOT.
A DENTON MATKON KILLS HEk
TRADUCER.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
DENTON, June 22.-This afternoon Mrs Leona
Lyles, wife of prominent business man of this
city, accosted W. b. Roberts at Ball Il Pues livery
stables. She told him he had been slandering her
and asked him to sign libel, which he refused TO
do. She persisted in her request telling him at the
same time, that if he did not sign he would regret
volver and shot him five times. Each shot took
effective in his neck, breaking it, and one in the
head Either of these three shots was fatal.
The other two shots entered his shoulder Roberts
died in few minutes. Mrs Lyles. after swapping
several times upon empty cartridges, walked quiet
ly from the scene and surrendered to the sheriff
Roberts leaves wife and two children. He was
formerly sheriff of this county and stood high,
Mrs Lyles mas husband and two children. The
shooting was melted by Roberts making state
ments that he had been intimate with Mrs Lyles,
which the woman pronounced to be false at the
muzzle of the revolver. The coroners jury rem
dered a verdict in accordance with the facts, Pub
lie sympathy is with the woman.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-24
BOSTON.
TERRIFIC FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE

BosTos, June 2l.-A terrific FIRE, accompanied
BY loss of life, this afternoon destroyed the New
England institute fair building, on Hunting ave.
nue.. The building was built by the New England
Manufacturers and Mechanics institute, for ex.
hibition purposes, at cost OF nearly 100000
Lyst winter Il was purchased by the Metropolitan
Street Railway company for S3O00O0, and has since
been used as a place fof storing and repairing
cara
so quickly did the flames spread, that before the
first engine arrived the immense roof had fallen
and the building was a roaring mass OF flames
The wOrkmen sought TO save their tools, ano
many were badly burned before they could get 0ui
of the building; while others were unable to es
cape.
In building there were about 400 box cars, only
one of which was saved, The geat barn like
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-24
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