The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-08

| Vue lOllOWlnB circumstances: I'm his return
home from work he went to the drug store
and asked for bottle of horse medicine,
stating that one of Mr.. Chapman's horses
was suffering from some complaint. After
arriving at home and sitting some time
talking to his wife and family, he went
into the house and took drink from the
bottle of horse medicine. In few min
utes he called his son to him and telling
him about mis- business, stated that he had
taken poison. In short time he had
fit. A doctor was sent for, who gave him
doses of mustard and warm water, which
caused him to vomit. He was watched
during the night and yesterday morning
came to the city, though he was not able
to attend to his regular business. From
parties who are acquainted with this man
it was learned that he is hard drinker,
and it ID thought that while under the ir;-
huence of liquor he took the dose that
came near causing him to lose his life.
He has a large family, some of his chill
dren being grown.-Houston Post.
A Wednesdays special from Eagle Pass
says: A fatal ARRAY occurred last night
at Venadito, Mexico, a small town on the
line of the Mexican International railroad,
which resulted in the death of Pablo
Lopez, a custom guard attached to the
passenger train. AS the northbound train
came into that station row was in prog
ress on the platform, and man was seen
to be beating a woman numerically. The
womans shrieks called a crowd to the
windows of the coaches, and as she spied
the uniform of the custom official she called
to him to help her. He Immediately
jumped down and went to her assistance,
when the assaiaint, who proved to be her
own husband, turned and drove long
knife to the hilt in the unfortunate
Lopez breast. Lopez turned and
walked into the car, whsre he laid on a
seat and expired in few minutes. The
Infatuated pelado then attacked the Con
ductor Beatty, who narrowly escaped sim
liar fate to the guard. The train hurriedly
pulled out, and left the excited crowd be
hind. The murderer proved to be low
class Mexican named Jose Medina, re-
Gently employed on a section near Vena-
ditto. He has not yet been arrested. The
train was stopped at Espinazo, and the
entire crew arrested by soldiers and car
ried before judge, where they were ex-
amined and after some hours released.
They were stopped again at Monclova
and rearrested, being held together ten
hours. The remains of Lopez were left
at Monclova.
The per centage of deaths from yellow
fever at Jacksonville so far this season
has been only about eight and half per
cent. This, however, includes new cases
which have not yet terminated, so that ten
per cent will perhaps be nearer the actual
average, but that rate is rather below than
above fair estimate. This shows won
derful progress in the treatment of this
disease since it first came under the no.
southern states. Twenty-Five or thirty
years ago the deaths were equal to not
less than onl third of the total number of
cases, and sometimes ran up to one-half.
This was in the days of "heroic" medi-
cine, when the fever was fought with quiz
nine and other active agencies, but low
"the mild power cures" and the death rate
is correspondingly lowered.-Waco Day.
In order to further the project of secur-
ing government aid for the gigantic irri-
CATION scheme now on foot in Ell Paso
the citizens committee is entering into
correspondence with Major j. W. Powell,
director of the United States geological
survey, Senator Coke and Representative
Lanhaw, with view of getting these gen
tlemen to go there for personal inspeo-
ton of the conditions. The special OBJ
ject is to get Mr.. Powell to decide as to
the best plan to be adopted. Thus far two
great plans have been suggested, one pro.
viding for an enormous dam just above
Ell Paso, the other for a dam at Fort Sell
den, seventy miles north of Ell Paso
Major Powell has expressed the opinion
that the three questions of silt, evapora-
ton and the flow of water are all the en-
gineer features that are important to be
determined before asking congress for
aid. He also says the riparian rights of
all the Americans living along the river
must be settled by law, and treaty must
be made with Mexico to adjust her claims
to the waters OF the Rio Grande.