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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-09-13
LLANO LOCALS.

Important Iron Discoveries by the Dia-
mond Drlll-Facts for the Biologists.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
LLANo, September 6.-The Llano graded
school has opened with large attendance.
Professor Mcclure is principal, and
Messrs. Berhns, Mcclure and Miss Rec
tor, assistants.
The corps of railroad surveyors that are
surveying a line from Comfort to Llano,
reached Fredericksburg on last Saturday,
and are now engaged in running line
from that point to Llano. The chief en-
gineer is reported as having said that the
route so far as run is much better than he
expected to find. The people of Llano
and Gillespie counties appear to be deter
mined to chang and rattle with the Aran-
sas Pass road until they get it.
The diamond drills are at the Spiller
mine yet, but, we learn, will be moved iI
a short time one to Mexico, and the other
to a point on Honey creek, about twelve
miles southeast of Llano, in Llano, and
not Mason county as The STATESMAN
young man at the latter place insists. 1t
is now nearly twelve months since the first
drill was brought to this county by this
company, and since that time one,
and part of the time two
drills have been kept running con-
stantly day and night. The result of their
constant and unremitting labors show that
at the Bader place,nine miles west of Llano
town, there is a vein of iron ore from
twenty to forty fact in thickness, of the
best quality ever found in the United
States, dipping at an angle of about fifty
degrees and extending down into the
earth to an unknown depth, but demon
strated to be 500 feet, at which point it
does not diminish in thickness. This vein
can be traced for at least two miles by the
surface groupings on the north side of the
Llano river, and for a considerable dis
lance on the south side. At the Gamble
place, in Mason county, six miles west of
PontOtoc, where the surface groupings
would indicate rich deposit, nothing was
found below the surface, although both
drills were kept at work there for several
m onths.
The third and last place prospected is
the old Spiller nine, situated in the
eastern part of Mason county. A shaft
was sunk there several years ago for silver,
but, instead of silver, what is now proved
to be vein of excellent manganese was
found.
The eastern part of this county has not
been prospected YETI when it is, the Bader
and Spiller mines will only be drop in
the bucket. Mason county may have
plenty of iron ore, but it has not yet been
found.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09
A Bold Robbery.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Aug. 9.-It has
been learned here that bold mail robbery
was committed on the Missouri Pacific road
between this city and st. Louis August 4, in
which over 1000 was stolen, of which
5000 was from the State Treasury. The
discovery of the crime was accidental. Two
farmers near Washington, Mo-, we're ap-
preaching suspicious looking man on the
highway when he became frightened, and
in attempting to fee dropped large pack
age. The farmers secured it and at once
discovered that it was plumber from the
mail robbery. They turned 1t over to the
postmaster, who notified the postal authori.
ties and secret service agent from st
Louis is now endeavoring to trace the rob.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09
The steamer CITY orNew York.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9-The ship news of.
fee of the Associated Press at the Battery
was tbronged to suffocaton all this morning.
Everybody there had the stereotyped ques'
ton on the tip OF his tongue: us the City OF
New York reported" The operator in
charge was hoarse from answering the ques-
ton yesterday and this morning be hung
out the following sign, "There is no news of
the City Of New York." The steamboat
Sam Sloan with the republican club of New
York city and their guests started down the
bay again this morning to await the coming
of Mr.. Blaine on the steamer City of New
York. There were not as many people on
board as there were yesterday, but still the
boat was comfortably filed. When the Sloan
reached Quarantine Station, 1t was learned
that nothing had yet been seen of the City
of New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09
Disorderly Boys.

To the Editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
You will confer favor on many law
abiding and wonder-stricken citizens of
"Tunneltown" by informing them why there
is no order 10 this part of the city. Is the
fault in the law or in its enforcement? Our
lawyer being absent, we are unable to OBJ
tain the desired Information. To illustrate
l will give you an instance A highly re-
spected lady of this section was entertain
ing some company one evening this week
with music, both vocal aud instrumental,
but the music didn't suit the boys who con.
gregate on Fairfax street between Wolfe
and Wilkes. Ooe boy of great musical ge-
MUS got wooden box and marched up and
down in front of the lady's door beating on
tbs box, whooping and yelling as an accom-
payment to the music inside. This is but
one of many such occurrences. One young
man in this neighborhood has secured the
name of cold water pourer, as ne takes es
pecia delight in pouring water on the boys
who slide down his cellar door. We feel
perfectly sure that the police are not in
fault, as every one in town knows that po-
licemen are not afraid of boys. 8.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09
Regatta.

While the annual Potomac regatta was in
progress off Washington yesterday evening
terrific storm burst on the river, swapping
number Of pleasure boats, together with
the two gigs that were racing at the time.
When the storm first broke the two gigs
manned by the Columbia and Potomac crews
had just started from he stake boats. The
wind increased as the boats drew away from
the stake boat, and by the time they were
half mile away the storm came. Just as
the boats shot under the bridge they over
turned. tugboat Immediately went to
the rescue and picked up the crews.
The gig used by the Potomacs belonged to
the Old Dominion Club of this city. 1t was
raised soon after it went down, and as far
as known was not much damaged For a
few moments the storm ragged with unusual
fury, and the efforts cf the rescuers were
hindered to great extent by the sharp,
cutting hail storm that beat down on the
faces of the struggling swimmers and nearly
blinded those at work in the boats.
During the regatta many pleasure boats
containing spectators were capsjzed by the
violence of the wind, and several narrow es.
capes from drowning occurred. Amid great
excitement tugs put off to the aid of those
in the water, and finally all hands were res.
cued and carried safely to shore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09

THE TAILoRs. merchant tailors' ma
tional.exchaDge, 10 session in Washington
was occupied yesterday in changing the con
sttution and bylaws of the organization
AT the meeting of the executive committee
measure was adopted making it obligatory
upon every exchange TO issue rating book
containing the Dames OF unreliable and de.
linquent customers, and also to supply each
exchange in every city in the country with
copy of such book for the use of its mem
bers, so as to prevent delinquent from be-
ing able to order clothes anywhere where an
exchange exists. Instructions will be issued
to subordinate exchanges to establish trade
schools to teach boys and girls the art OF
tailoring.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09

VIRGINIA NEWS.

Lyncbburg sold in July 2,341, 400 pounds
OF leaf tobacco. The total sales for the year
weres22 1897 ,023 pounds.
Thetgrape and fruit corps of Albemarle
county this season are better on an average
than they have been for several years.
The Nofolk and Western Company has
given up its efforts to secure the control OF
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
road.
Miss Nellie Sherrard, second daughter OF
Hon. Jos. H. Sherrard, died near Warm
Springs, in Bath county last Sunday Of con-
sumption.
Assurances have been given that as soon
as the railroad chartered by the Legislature
to pass through Warrenton shall have Or
ganized that London capitalists will advance
the money to construct the road.
It ia said that more leaf tobacco was sold
in Danvile last week than during any week
since the first Of March. The average price
paid for leaf was Sll per thousand.
Major Thomas W. boswell, of Hanover
county, has sold Eolo, full brother of Eole
to A. J Cassatt, of Philadelphia. The Major
refused Sc 600 for the horse last year as 9
two-year-old.
The Chesapeake and Ohio RAILROAD will
soon have control of the Richmond and Al
leghany. The Chesapeake and Ohio will
it is said, be out of the courts by September
lat, and in q month afterwards the Rich.
mopd and Allegheny will possibly be turned
over.
The police of Roanoke have positive in.
formation that four of the notorious Hatfield
gang are slowly working their way through
the mountains from West Virginia with The
hope of reaching Washington or Baltimore
via the Norfolk and Western Railroad. and
from there some portion of the West where
they will be free from pursuit.
W. A Smith, known as BUCK Smith, 6
deacon of Tyreeanna Church, Lynchburg
was Yesterday arrested on the charge o.
knocking down and robbing Rev. W. d
Reynolds in Campbell county, near Lynch
| burg, on the night of November 18th laet
1t is said that Smith attended church on thu
night OF the robbery and made contribu
tion to aid Mr.. Reynolds.
At Culpeper Court House, the worst wine
and rain storm which has visited the place
for years passed over the town yesterday
The streets were blockaded with trees anC
branches 80 that force of hands had to b.
set to work to clear them. A large coloreC
funeral party had just gotten to the GENE
terry and were caught in the storm amid fall
ing trees and rain. Fortunately no one wa
injured, though the grave had to be bailef
out before the corpse could be lowered.
is supposed there was much damage in tn
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09
A Strange Story.

On the morning OF July Oath, two miles from
Soddy Tenn, two men were run over and mang.
led by a south-bound freight train on the St.
Louis, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railroad:
There was suspicion Of foul play, and the general
bodies placed on the rails. coronei's jury wa,
summoned and, after hearing sll the evidence, it
rendered verdict that the men, Neal Manner
and Bill Lee fell leep on the track aud thereby
lost their lives. Now Mr.. A. Hardin, of Soddy,
reliable gentleman, says that at IL o'clock on the
night of July Goth, two days after the finding of
the bodies, he awoke from siumber aud SAW one of
the young men standing at his bedside. He was
greatly alarmed and for some time thought he
was dreaming At length the apParition spoke:
Go" said he land turn to the Book of Proverbs,
Sd chapter and Path and 25th verses, and there
you will find Whist caused our DEATH and read the
4th chap. err. 18th, 10Th and Doth verses All go
together" The apparition then disappeared. Mr.
Hardin says he Immediately arose from his bed
and going to table picked up the old family
Bible and read these verses from the I'd chapter
of Proverbs, "a: when though hest down thou
shslt not be afraid yea thou shalt lie down, and
thy sleep shall be sweet; 25-Be not afrsid of
sudden fear, neither of the desoation of the wick
ed when it cometh, and then, turning leaf of
the good book just the reverse side of the
above verses. he read from the fourth chapter as
follows 1S-"But the path of the just is as the
shining light, that shineth more and more unto
tue perfect day" 19-The way of the wicked is
IS darkness; they know not at what they Stun
ble." 2O-"My son, attend to my words" Mr..
Hardin insists that he was not dreaming and that
be never read these chapters in the Bible before
hat night and he is confident that the spirit of
Door Neal Manner visited him to 5ispel all doubts
as to the cause Of the death of the unfortunate !
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09

SOME so CALLED democrats deny the as
sertion that no true democrat can be be-
lever In the doctrine of protection per Sc.
But there could be nothing truer. Why, MIR.
Randall himself, made speech few years
ago in which he acknowledged that protec-
ton solely for the sake OF protection ia not
only undemocratic. but is absolutely uucoDsti-
tutional. A true democrat is in favor ofequal
opportunities to all and of special favors to
none, to which principle protective tariff
is directly opposed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09
ALEX CAMBRIA.
THURSDAY EVENING. AUGUST 9.

MR.. BLAINE is expected to arrive from
Europe to day, aud to enter at once upon
campaign work for the Presidential candi-
date of his party and for the platform upon
which that candidate stands. Among other
things that platform declares that rather
than the tariff on any products Of the pro-
tacted industries be touched the tax on
whisky should be removed. And yet MIR.
Blaine few years ago. is on record as ex'
pressing the following wise ideas;
"I would not advise the repeal OF the
whisky tax. Other considerations than those
Of financial administration ere to be taken
into account with regard to whisky. There
IL moral side to it. To cheaper the price
Of whisky is to increase its consumption
enormously. There would be no sense in ure'
ING the reform wrought by high license In
MANY States if the National Government
neutralizes the good effect by making whisky
within reach of every one at twenty, cents
gallon. Whisky would be everywhere dis-
titled if the surveillance of the Government
were withdrawn by the remission of the tax
and Illicit sales cou d not then be prevented
sven by a policy as rigorous and searching
ss that with which Russia pursues the mini
lists. 1t would destroy high license at once
in oil the States"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Martin Hovey has been nominated by the
republicans of Indiana for Governor.
1t is said tho inventor Keely will give up
his motor secret and enlighten an officer OF
the Philadelphia court.
BY fire in the lumber yards at Saginaw,
Mich. yesterday, nearly 100000 worth of
lumber was destroyed.
A terrible rain storm, accompanied by
hail, wind and lightning, visited Baltimore
yesterd ay evening, and did much damage.
The Georgia democratic State convention,
yesterday renominated John B. Gordon
unanimously for governor. All the State
officers were renomlnated, and an electoral
ticket elected.
The Sulgrave estate in Northamptonshire,
England, associated with the Washington
family, was offered for sale at auction yes
terday, but was not sold, as the upset price
was not reached in the bidding.
John L. Sullivan says he can get backing
in New York for as much money as he wants,
and will fight Kilrsin and Mitchell, one af-
ter the other, four weeks only to elapse be-
tween the battles, for $4,000 side each.
The League games for the baseball cham.
pionshiD played yesterday resulted as fol-
lows Nav York 4 Indianapolis l Phila-
delphia 16, Chicago 5; Boston 8, Pitlsburg g.
The Washngton.Detr game was prevent
ed by rain. indianapolis by its defeat yes
terday dropped to last place, Washington
taking seventh.
A Baltimore and Ohio Railroad engine
and tender plunged through an open draw
on the Scuylkill river bridge about 8:45
o'clock last evening, which resulted in the
death of the engineer and a boy and the Sc
rious injury of another young man. The
fireman jumped or was thrown from the
tender into the river and swan for the pier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09
The Republican Electoral Ticket.


The State committee of the Wise wing Of
the republican party had a meeting in Rich.
mond last night. Col D. T. Houston, chair
man Of the committee, presiding. Speeches
were made by John S. Wise General Groner,
and Others A resolution presented bS
General Groner was adopted, declaring that
it is the sense OF conference that the repub.
lican party of Virginia is willing to submit
to the national committee the question
whether the electors chosen by Manone or
those chosen by the Wise. Houston faction
in the second third fifth, sixth, seventh
and eighth districts of the State stand, or
whether both shall be retired and others
substituted theref or submitted to the con.
gressonal conventions in these districts.
The resolution provides that such conven-
tions shall be properly called and fairly con-
stituted and adds that"inasmuch as our party
had its origin in one unalterabie opposition
to the plan of organization administered by
General Malone, we do not feel that con-
veption called by him and organized under
that plan would give fair expression to
representation in the respective districts"
Gen. Groner, J. D. Brady, John S. Wise,
D. F Houston and Lewis Mckenzie were
appointed a committee TO present this reso-
luton to the national committee without de-
lay, and TO end avor to secure from that
body such plan for the election of dele.
gates to the congressional conventions as
will insure fair expression of the popular
will of the republican party in the districts
named. 1t is understood that Mr. Wise has
prepared an address to the republicans in
which, while surrendering the ELECTORAL
ticket put up by his side he denounces Ma
hone 10 the severest terms. The paper was
not, however, submitted to the conference.
Mr.. Houston, who voted against the
Groner resolution, desired that the matter
should be settled by the committee of the
two wings of the party in the State instead
of being referred to the national committee,
but his proposition only received one other
vote beside his.
The actionadopted ia regarded as an at
tempt to secure sufficient representation in
the district conventions to elect partially
anti-Mahone set of electors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09
work of Train wreekers.

WACO, TEXAS, Aug ga 6endlsh crime
was committed yesterday morning by train
wreckers six miles from this city on the
Texas Central road. A piece Of timber was
fastened to the track, and the night express
was derailed, the locomotive demolished,
and several cars badly damaged. Eogineer
J. R. Moses was killed outright, his fireman
terribly scalded and half dozen passengers
injured. A sheriff's posse is securing the
country for the criminals, and the railroad
company offers 81 900 reward each for their
capture.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09
Trouble subsiding.

Z TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 9.-Adjutant Gener-
al Campbell has returned from Stevens
county. He says that everything is quiet
there. The military did not secure any
firearms, as the citizens had seoreted them
before the arrival of the troops. He thinks
that the bitterness and excitement are dying
out and that the sheriff can control the
public peace in ten days. There are few,
however, who are still making threats and
the General fears that there will yet be
bloodshed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09

THE NEW YORK Tribune atc,eds to the
republican policy of recognizing General
Malone as the leader of the republican par
ty of Virginia, and will of course help the
cause in Virginia as conducted under the
management of the General to the utmost
extent of its ability. And yet it was only
few weeks ago that the Tribune said
For years past General Mahone's chief
business in life has been to keep Virginia
democratic by small margin, in order that
his annual heggar's mission to the North
might be made remunerstive by the double
plea ofurgent necessity and reasonable hope.
New York republicans have found that the
the perpetuation of his crafty, selfish, and
malignant despotism was not profitable
investment the party elsewhere is rapidly
making the same discovery, and if foresight
were among his most highly developed
qualities, be would not wait to be kicked
into obscurity.'
But never since the organization Of the
republican party have its organs had any
regard for or paid the slightest attention to
she yirtueous quality of consistency.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09

How THE RAINFALL Is MEAsURgD.-Io
the measurement of the rainfall the Uoited
States signal service uses an apparatus con.
sisting ola funnel-shsped pan or receiver
eight inches in diameter, fitted into a cyIn.
der receiver one tenth that diameter.
The rain falling on the receiver i:
collected in the cylinder. The meas.
uring rod is graduated to inches,
tenths and hundredths of an inch. A depth
of ten inches in the cylinder indicates
one inch of rainfall; one inch in the cylinder
one-tenth of an inch, and one tenth OF 40
inch fall of one hundreth of an inch. The
apparatus is purposely constructed to mag
nifty the amount which fals in order that
email amounts can he measured accurately.
simple method of measuring the rainfall
is to set out vessel with perpendicular
sides. as large at the bottom as the top and
the depth Of the water in the vessel when
the rain is over will be the amount Of the
rainfall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09
Five Persons Drowned.

NEW CASTLE, Del, Aug. s.-About s
o'clock last evening during heavy blow,
the sloop Flora B., of Pennsvile. capsized
near this place. She had on board Mrs Eli
jah Wheaton, Mrs Jonathan Turner, Mrs
sam'l Wheaton. and daughter, about nine
years of age, and Mrs. Thos Finnegan, ell
of whom we're in the cabin at the time and
were all drowned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09
From Washington
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 9, 1855.

WASHINGTON, ~. u, aug. ., 1000.
A gentleman from Loudoun county,
Virginia, here to day says the political
campaign in that county was opened at a
"bush meeting last week by discussion
between Mr.. Chss. McCsbe and Professor
Scharp, which waved 30 warm that the de-
baters were requested to desist He also
SAYS that Mr.. Shoemaker has resigned the
Craftsmanship of the republican county COM
mittee and joined the prohibitionists. whose
ticket will receive large vote next fall and
that among its supporters will be many old
democrats. He also says that Gel. Giddiugs,
and Messrs. William Aldrich. Henry Glib
son and many others, who left the demo.
cratic party on the question of REIMBURSEMENT
have returned to their old fold.
General Malone returned to Petersburg
on the south bound train of this morning.
He is in apparently fue spirits and talks
With his usual confidence of republican
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09
Fled to Virginia.

MONTREAL Aug 9.-It is now stated that
Hickman who fed this city, has gone to
Virginia, and not to England, and that the
necessary funds to take him away were sent
from the United States by his sister. Hick-
man is known to have carried $25, 900 with
him from Boston. but he had not single
cent with which to pay his fare when he de
cided to go last week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09
Affairs In Paris.

PARIS. Aug. 9-Ths official reports show
that the number of persons arrested for par.
ticipstion In the riotous demonstrations
which attended the funeral of Gen. Eudes
yesterday was twenty. four, and that but
eight of them were detained. The night
was generally quiet. There was some dis.
order in the Place de la Rspublique. and
troops we're obliged to relieve the police. A
fight also occurred In the Faubourg st. An
tone.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09
General sheridan's Remains.

JERSEY CITY, Aug. 9.-The special train
with General Sheridan g remains aboard will
reach Washington at 2:90 o'clock. 1t left
here at 800 q. m. A wheel mechanic nam.
ed John Smith engaged in testing the car
wheels of the funeral train was crushed by
being thrown against the pillars of the
steamer Maryland which conveyed the train
across New York harbor.