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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17

fested; and the various members OF the
state thrown back upon their original and
individual resources. What practical
man can wonder that the state committee
has accomplished nothing worthy of the
state! How could it work without money!
Those honorable and intelligent gentle
men are worthy of every trust and would
serve their state cheerful'y and wisely.
They would ask no compensation but the
applause of their neighbors. But IN
candor and fairness, l would ask, how
could they execute great works without
means? Not alone has the state COM
mittee failed 10 perform any valuable
work, but the county and local associa-
tiops have, as a rule, failed TO perform
those acts from which the people had
expected so great and valuable results.
Here and there an effort has been made,
but very few of those efforts have been
creditable or efficient. Preliminary in
vestigation has shown that to perform
any creditable work in that direction was
of necessity quite expensive, and recog-
niziDg the cost, local enterprise mas
shrank from the responsibility.
If the people really and heartily wish to
invite immigration, they can thus do so at
minimum cost; a cost so small IN com
parison to the stupendous and legitimate
value af the results as to be light upon all
and trifing in comparison. But this can
be inauguratel only through the instru-
mentality of popular convention. Lo-
calities must send their delegates to con-
vention prepared to pledge such localities
to the payment of such equitable ass S.
nents as the convention may deem wise to
impose. The delegates may bring with
them 10 such convention not enthusiasm
alone, but knowledge born of experience
and deliberate reflection. Success will
flow from the work of the convention be-
cause wisdom will dictate the governing
principles and provide the "sinews of war;
reTas cannot, with credit abandon the
non enterprise upon which she so eagerly
entered a short while since. She cannot
afford TO defer her development to the
tardy methods of silence as to her bound
less resources. But if the illustration of
her incompatible glories are to shine so
that the world may gaze and admire, she
ust promptly proceed to the correction
of the original errors, and provide with a
spirit of liberality commensurate with the
grandeur of the state, for the execution Of
wise and efficient principles of business.
Therefore, Iappeal to the people of Texas
to assemble in general convention through
chosen delegations at such place and time
as may appear appropriate.
Respectfully,
W.. JOHNSON,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17
THE CHICAGO SCANDAL.

Elsewhere In the dispatches this morn
ing will be found brief resume of the
testimony in the great sensational social
scandal now occupying the attention of
Chicago. Mrs. Caroline Louise Carter,
wife of leading lawyer OF that city-a
handsome and accomplished woman-is
the central figure, She seems to be the
thoughtless victim of circumstances,
as well as determination on the
part of the prosecution to ruin her.
Her enemies have fshed up a witness at
Jacksonville, Fla, named Mrs. Morrissy,
who claims to have been cognizant of
sundry indiscretions on the part of the
beautiful Chicagoan, involving Mr.. Price,
a prominent lawyer of Chicago, and
wealthy merchant of New York, Mr..
Gregory. Now, the incidents testified to
by Mrs. Morri4ey look bad enough, and,
by such a witness as the Jack
sonville woman, can easily be mag
nifed into presumptive evidence OF guilt
Bat none of them belong to a class in
onpatible with a true and virtuous
woman. To the corrupt ard evil-minded
all things are corrupt and evil even
angelic purity itself is tinged with the
shadows of sin.
Just here is one OF the pieces of in
justice that belong to modern society.
Why should Mrs. Carter be conde nned
for being found under circumstances that
would attach no breath of opprobrium to
her gentleman fri 'nds? Or sup9osing she
is guilty, as Mrs. Morrissey asserts, why
should not the wealthy New Yorker and the
Chicago limb of the law, With whom Mrs.
Carriers name is coupled, be ostrscised
and punishe By society, ard on the altar
of obloquy--as well as she: But not so.
Society condemns and hurls its maledic.
tions upon the woman, yet holds no
stain to attach to the reputation of the
man, who, in nine cases out of ter, is the
guiltier of the two.
When the Chicago trial is over, how
ever it may terminate, the wealthy New
York merchant" will still be an honorable
gentleman, while Mrs. Carrie; will be only
a mersel upon the lips OF SANDER.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17
IMMIGRATION.

In this mornings STATESMAN will be
found a sensible aud timely appeal TO the
people of the state upon the subiec. of
immigration, from Major W. V. Johnson,
a prominent aud influential citizen of
Mitchell county. He strikes the key
note for success. Nothing but money and
concentrated effort at State headquarters
can make the immigration movement a
success and a credit to Texas end build
her up with capital and population by
srousing the whole universe in regard TO
the advantages, resources and attractions
of our grand state.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17
ASTRONOMICAL TlDBlTS.

Pink teas are more fashionable than green
teas, but are less common.
A breakfast salad recommended for this
time of year consists of lettuce hearts and
new tomatoes.
Without cold veal many a caterer would
be much puzzled to know how to make
chicken salad
Dry toast and marmalade and a cup Of
English breakfast tea is the Anglomaniac's
first meal of the day.
The eating of oranges, grapes, asparagus
and lettuce in public often tells what kind of
man or woman you are.
A Florida town has sent petrified ham to
the Sub-Tropical exposition, and all the rail
road restaurants have an eye on it
An Anticipated egg will never poach, but
can be utilized in any kind of an omelette. a.
fact that residents of hotels Rscertained years
and years ago
There is remarkable consumption of we'd
ding cake now going on in the land, and o
corresponding amount Of nightmare and
royal family dreams
An authority says we should never eat
when we are angry or even Ill humored, I'M
less we wish indigestion and dyspepsia all in
one. Availability should go with every
meal
One who has had experience rises to re-
mark that veal is a very good thing in the
abstrac but excessively dangerous in the
superhulty. Look not upon the veal when it
is "bobbed."
a New York lady who recently gave
ball is said to have hired perambulatory
coffee and cake vender to take his stand in
the street and distribute, at her cost, cakes,
coffee and chocolate to the hack drivers and
to all others waiting on her invited guests
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17
THEN AND NOW.

Fifty years ago, when the infant repub.
lie of Texas was ushered into the family
of Independent nations, its government
occupied building, the like of which few
well-to-do citizens would care to dwell in;
but it was good enough for the fathers of
the republic-such men as Burnet, Hous.
ton and other great and imperishable
names written on the scroll of fame.
The capitol of that day was typical of
the new political entity being evolved
from the chaos of revolution. 1t
was to the wilderness of Texas
which still echoed to the war-whoop
of the savage, and in which civilization
was slowly feeling its way-a territory
pro1igious in extent but meager in popu-
lation-what the magnificent, imposing
capitol into which the legislators moved
yesterday is TO the great, rich and popu-
lous empire that has risen out of few
struggling settlements in 1886. Then it
was poor community, struggling for ex-
istence; now, great state, growing in
wealth, and reaching for power. The
state house in 1888, aud that Of 1888 fifty
represent the two epochs in our history.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17
Virgins AGAIN.

The famous Canadian seer and weather
prophet had almost dropped entirely out
of peoples recollection. RELOCATED to the
oblivion of an imposter and false prophet
"a mere fraud-Prof. Z. Stone Virgins
had been forgotten along with his many
failures at predicting storms and tidal
waves on the Atlantic and gulf coasts.
But the redoubtable professor comes to
the surface again, and is found engaged
at his old trade-tha. of foretelling by the
pretended aid of science dire oalamities
that would come upon certain portions of
the country, but which never came.
Among the exploits which have gained
a worldwide notoristy for Mr.. Wiggias,
was the great storm aud tidal wave he
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17
Samples Of Burnett County Agriculture
Special Trains from Austin.
SDacial Talayran, IN tho


Special Telegram to the Statesman.
BURNETT, May los. E. Holland, Of this
county, will send to the Burnett county de-
partment of the dedication samples of
grain, this being the fortieth crop raised
on the ground from which samples are
taken, and that without any fertilizer ex-
cept that furnished by nature. The
sam pies wi show what Texes soil is co
pable of doing.
The Austin and Northwestern road will
run trains, leaving Austin at D. m. and
reaching Burnet at 10 p. m, returning
next morning at Z. This arrangement
Will make the Burpet delegation much
larger than it might otherwise be. and if
the hotels of Austin should be overerovded
parties who want good accommodations
could run up to Burnett and stav over
night, as first ass hotel is found here
in the Burnet house.
Work on the Burnet and Marble Falls
road is still going en-, but the large force
contemplated has not yet been put ,
work. The repeated heavy rains have
greatly interfered with the grading. as
blasting and work in the rock cats is
about all the kind that can be done TO
advantage.
Wool is coming in slowly, owing to the
ie'ay of shearing by wet weather and the
freshet in all the streams west of here.
Maj. j. W. Willis, the principal mer.
chant of Pontotoc, Mason county, is in
town on his way to the drill. He renorts
crop prospects in that section of co1ntrV
the best for several years, except cotton.
which is retarded by cool weather and too
much rain.
County court will convene here a week
from next Monday.
CAPITA. B. Fitch, of Terre Haute. Ind
to whom samples of Marble Falls fire.
brick were sem, had them tested by the
best authorities on the subject. and thew
we're pronounced equal in quality to the
best brick that are known.
Another heavy rain fell last night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17
HELP BOTH THE UNIVERSITY AND THE
MEDICAL BRANCH.

The poorly constructed and unjust Uni
versity bill is still sleeping in the senate.
lis certainly to be hoped it will there
nee. death blow. Let the house help
the medical branch if it will; indeed, that
is an Institution that should be founded
and assisted. IL is something good in
itself end the fact that $4,000 given by
the state will secure 100000 on the part
of Galveston ard its citizens is an iEduce-
ment for the state to make this appro-
priation az this time. But the state Is
amply able to donate that amount of
money without injuring the University.
Let the $4,000 be appropriated, b1t let
the University debt be paid 10 the Uni
versity proper, from which the money was
originally taken and which has for all
these years been the true sufferer. There
is way to help both institutions and
neither need be ignored on account of the
other. The present University bill so far
from doing the University benefit, works
a grevious harm and it should not become
a law.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17

Few men in the United States have the
command of language possessed by Col
Robert G. Ingersoll. 1t was a great pity
that electrical disturbances interfered last
week and interrupted the transmission OF
the remarkable speech he made in Albany
upon the occasion of reunion in memory
of the late distinguished lawyer ard states
mau, the Hon. Roscoe Conkling. Colonel
Iugersoll has, at his ready command, the
richest store of descriptive, beautiful and
most expressive figures aud metaphors
He talks refined poetic prose. His
speeches on general topics are literary
gems that will ornament select librarie:
for years to come.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17

Hon. MARION MARTIN has written a let
ter accepting the nomination for governor,
recently rendered him by the Waco pro-
hibition convention. This action upon
the part of Governor Martin will be a sur
prise and a source of sincere regret to his
democratic friends in Texas. His candi-
dacy can only result in ascertaining the
limited census Of the probibitionists of
the state.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17

THURMAN, the 'noblest Roman of them
all" merely laughs at the report that he
would be nominated for vice-president.
Time was when such thing would have
been most satisfactory to large section
of the democratic party.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17
THE SENATE'S FIRST ACT.

1t was strangely opportune and sug
gestive that the very first order o; busi-
ness in the new senate chamber in the
granite capitol was the signing by the
president of the senate of the geological
bill. Strangely opportune ard fortunate
as it was a pledge of progress and ad.
vancement. Starding in hall typical OF
all that was new, modern ard finished
even in the excellence of this decade OF
the Nineteenth century, it was meet and
proper that the first act of the senate
should smack of the advanced standard
of thought, research and example of this
part of our wonderful century. 1t was
notice that old things had passed away
and new garments invested the state. The
state is felicitated upon the fact that its
legislature has now occupied the new CAPT
toll it is doubly congratulated that the
first act of the senate in that building was
in the line of what is progressive and to
the states everlasting advantage. Let
those who dissent read the handwriting on
the wall
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17

So THE dairymen are talking of holding
a convention. Well, anything TO get and
keep the water out of the milk, A milk
trust" even, would be far preferable to
the kind of milk generally dispensed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17

The senate committee hold that Turpie
of Indiana, Is On titled 70 his seat, be-
cause those Legislators who voted for him
are presumed to have had the right to so
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17

The Post says; NO doubt those fue
desks and wooden bottom chairs present
a charming picture in the new capitol"
Yes, the contrast is delightful; in fact ii is
as marked and wonderful as that betwt en-
the temporary capitol building and the
new palatial structure. 1t will take
$250,OOO to furnish the new capitol in
style to compare with the magnifcence of
the building,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17

The late Roscoe Conkling was great
lawyer. Yet his will, which appears in
the dispatches this morning, contains but
thirty-nine words all told.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17
THE STATE TAKES POSSESSION OF ITS
CAPITOL

The capitol building has been received.
The governor, with the rest of the capitol
board and he cont ractor, yesterday signed
the contract for the transfer of the cap
itol building from the keeping of the con
tractor to that of the state. The legis
lature. together with the different depart
ments, will, it is thought, at once move
into the new building. This event marks
an historical day in the history OF Texas.
For five years the state has been construct
log the finest capitol building in the
south-indeed, the grandest in the
union, barring only the national cap
itol at Washington and the New
York state house. The building
as demonstrated by The STATESMAN some
week or so ago, has virtually cost the
state nothing. Three million acres OF
unproductive state lands we're transferred
to a syndicate of northern capitalists, IN
consideration of which this mammoth
granite structure to-day crowns Capitol
hill. This land was worth almost nothing
to the state. She had miles and leagues
of land that brought her in not a cent OF
revenue, and trading off three millions
acres of such land, worth about 90 cents
an acre, for four milliOn-dollar capitol,
was the best trade the state ever made.
These lands are now paying taxes upon
the valuation of one dollar an acre, and
million dollars of new property values,
because of this trade, have been
imported into the state. The incidental
benefits to the state because of the in
crease of all values of lands surrounding
these improved capital lands can not be
estimated In addition to this, the state
has secured the most monumental struc-
ture, the most perfectly arranged, com
modiols, imposing and costly capitol
building in the union, only excepting the
two mentioned above.
Colonel Abner Taylor has kept his faith
with the state. He has complied with the
letter ard essence of his contract. He has
Constructed a building of which he can
feel Justly proud and in which the state
will glory for centuries to come.
Mr.. Wllke, the Contractor, and
the gentleman who has personally
superintendent the building of the entire
structure, is a man of remarkable pro-
ficiency in his profession. The work has
been done quietly, quickly and well.
There has been no shoddy work. nothing
put up to be torn down, nothing but the
best workmanship. The building has
sprung into the air with the same pre-
cision and perfection in which it was
planned on paper. The state has been
peculiarly fortunate in having to deal
with such an elegant and honorable gem
tleman for contractor as Colonel Taylor,
and such a skilled and accomplished
builder as Mr.. Wilke for su5-contractor.
And now that the building has been re-
ceived by the state ii is in order to felici-
tate both theistats and those who have
constructed that capitol building upon
the eminently satisfactory issue of the
work. The structure speaks for itself,
and is a monument to its architects and
builders; a monument to the glory and
pride of the state.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17

BooDLKIsM isn't so very funny after all
The supreme court of Illinois yesterday
affirmed the sentences of Chicago
boodlers
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17

The Gazette is incorrect in its state
ment that Governor Ross selected the
orators for dedication day. This matter
was left entirely to the discretion of the
drill board, who chose, first of all, the
Hon. Seth Shepard, of Dallas, but Senator
Temple Houston has now consented to
make the speech receiving the grand
capitol building on the part of the state.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17

The marching of the Chicago boodlers
to the state prison at Joliet yesterday
was a triumph of law and justice.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17

The many friends and admirers of Miss
Kettle Henderson, of Bryant, Tex, will
be glad to hear that she arrived in the
city yesterday on a visit to friends AT
Stuart seminary. ic..
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17

WE are authorized to announce Hon. Geo. W
w GlasscOck, Of GEORGETOWN, ss a democrati
candidate for state senator Of the Twenty-four
distiet.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17
Twelve Pages.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

J1oR DISTRICT ATToRNEY-I am demo
II cratic candidate for district attorney
JOE H. STEWART.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17
cLEvELAND's CIVIL SERVICE RECORD

CLEN ELANDS CIV IL SEhNlNb hElOhO
The republicans are, indeed, hard up fol
an argument when they attack the presi-
dent on his civil service record just on
the eve of the st. Louis convention. The
report of the Union League club, of New
York, of which Depew is president, pub
lished in the dispatches this morning,
asserts that of fitty-six thousand re-
pub'icans in office when Cleveland went
to Washington thirty thousand have
been "turred out" Well, suppose
they have been: Have not the
removals been made in accordance
with the civil service reform Law and the
rules it prescribes' There is no doubt
that the great body otremovals of repub-
licans was for the offensive Partisspship"
dvelt upon in Clevelaud's inaugural, which
is one of the most corIuptipg in
fuences TO be opposed by civil service.
The Union League club, with Mr.. Depew,
aQ lOE lut uIuuOUo lbSh VI
ming against Cleveland for the pres;-
d ncy, has not shown, and cannot show,
b 1t that, while Cleveland has made some
mistakes, in nine cases out of ten the Of
fetal changes since his administration
clme into power have been for the bet
ter and for the publication ard strength
ening of the government service. Even
surprising Cleveland has wantonly and
without cause turned 10000 republicans
out of office; is it more than Mr.. Blaine
would do with democratic, employees next
year if he should happen to be elected
president in Novemberf This ia men
toned, not as an excuse, but to show the
absurdity of the republican party's posi-
ton il. such plea, when it is known and
remembered that it is essentially spots
party. Cleveland can safely stand on his
record.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-03
Washington County Court.

State rs. Joel Rich In this case the re-
spondent was indicted under Section 4241, at
the September term of Washington county
court, 1887, for being found in bed with one
Nora Warner the latter part of December,
1886, at Moretown, and also for being found
in bed with the said Nora in April, 1887 at
Northfield. The respondent and the said
Nora were tried at the March term, 1883, but
the jury failed to agree. The respondent
has remained in Jail until the present trial.
The evidence in this case tended to show
that in December, 1856, while the respond
ent and Nora Warner, married woman,
were stopping at the house of Henry Church
in Moretown, they occupied the same apart
ments and the same bed; that in April, 1887,
while at the house of one Coburn in North
field the respondent and the said Nora were
found in bed together. AS the respondent
could not refute this evidence of the state,
the jury brought in verdict of guilty.
Bsbee and Shurtleff for state. Heath &
Fay and Lord for respondent
State rs. Keleher. The respondent in this
case was youth fourteen years of age, the
son of Michael Kelleher of Montpelier The
indictment was for breaking and entering
the store of G. S. Whittier last August with
intent to steal. The evidence showed that
Mr.. Whittier had employed the respondent
as an errand boy for some time before the
breaking; that Mr.. Whittier had missed
money from the money drawer; that on the
26th day of August last John L. Tuttle
was set to watch in Mr.. w hlttlerS store for
the purpose of detecting the guilty one the
result of which was to catch the respondent
in the act of taking money from the money
drawer. The jury found the respondent
guilty. Exceptions were taken by respond
ent as the evidence on the part of the state
varied from the crime as alleged in the in
dictment. Bsbee for state, Heath & Lord
for respondent.
State u.s. Black, Indicted at the present
term for attempting to burn a dwelling
house at Berlin Corner the 22d day of last
May belonging to the Methodist society of
Berlin. The evidence of the state is thai
the respondent, who occupied the chambers
of said house, had obtained an insurance of
nearly two hundred dollars upon his house,
hold goods; that the actual worth of said
goods was about twenty-five dollars; that
the respondent was seen to leave the cham
bers about fifteen minutes before the fire
broke out; there was also evidence intro
duced to show that the respondent had
caused some of his goods to be taken to
Montpelier and sold at auction. AT the
time of going to press the case is not fin
| ished. Bisbee and George Wing for state,
Heath and John Wing for respondent.