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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-07-26
PROBABLY A sWINDLD.
How q New Yorker Lost $500 in an
Alleged Texas Enterprise.

New York, July 21.-Jas. II. Langley,
claiming to be president of mining, en-
gineering and land selling corporation Of
Archer, Texas, was arrested last, night on
complaint of Arthur g. Bradley, of New
York, who charged he had been heeced of
$500 through the pretense of being made
New York agent of the company. He
procured the position through an
advertisement, and wrote to the so called
Chicago branch, SO LsSalIe street,
to find If everything was all right. Mr..
Babcock answered that Langley YVES what
he described himself TO be. Subsequently
he wrote to other references of Langley,
and learned from Max Elser, president of
the Fort Worth aud Western railroad, and
Joseph Brown, of Fort Worth, also of the
same railroad, that Langley was probably
fraud. Detectives think the Chicago
and New York Offices referred to each
other and carried on the same scheme.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-07-26
Too Much Morphine.


DALLAS, July 21.-While suffering ex-
treme pain from felon to-day Mr.. r. r.
Stoudy took dose of morphine to al
leviate his pain. He took too much and
died about 2 o'clock. He leaves wife
and two children.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-07-26
Criminal Matters &C., Buying Sheep-Local
and Personal.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
BURNETT, July 21.-W. G. Samuels, a
special deputy from San Antonio, came
in to-day and took away W. @. Nichols,
charged with misappropriation of money
while employed by Frank Teich, as pre-
viously reported to The STATESMAN. 1t
turns out that j. A. Shaw, now in jail here
charged with theft, is not the Shaw wanted
in San Antonio.
Doctor Brown, of Llano, arrived here at
an early hour this morning, and took
home his daughter, Miss Hettie, whose
sudden illness was reported yesterday.
J.C. Wilson, of San Saba, is here for
the purpose of buying mutton and stock
sheep, but no offered prices are stated.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-07-26
THE TELEGRAPH SCHOOL
OF CAPITAL BUSINESS COLLEGE.

superior training telegraph operators
business
guaranteed us hiss ervic for months
the Capital
lyt thee B Tek School
$500 Month Shorthand okepng etc. $500 to
Call college address
j. j. ANDERSON.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-18
THE DEATH RECORD.
THE List Of THE BILLIARDS. VICTIMS
HOURLY INCREASING.
Adi.l.olaI Reports From lAs Storm Area The Ei-
.rgmo Gid Continues and tue Full los Of
Life Not Yet hD0wu-Flily-
Nine Below Zery.

Sioux FALLS, DAB, January l7.-The
eighth victim in the county OF the recent
blizzard WAS discovered yesterday. 1t was
Eric Erickson, farmer, six miles from
the city. He was but short distance
from his house when the storm struck
He was sOou blinded by the storm, as was
every one who WAS out III it, and lost his
way. He embarrassed the horses and un-
hitChed the front portion Ol the bob sled,
but was probably then tOO much exhausted
tU do anything turther The horses were
found next day, but EricksOn's body caa-
not be found
Henry Bliss, farmer hear MOntrose, i'll
the next county, went 10 the barn to do
chores. His wife put light in the win
dow to guide him back but he never came
James Kennedy, who passed the night
in a hay stack is hut slightly frozen. His
wife aud son who went UJt to mud him
we're both t."4,u, aud the boy body has
not been recovered.
CIaudsuJm's body WAS found last night.
lie was driving home from this city, and
being oyrrtaken by the storm unMtchcd
the horses and abandoned them tie iual-
ly tell down in she SNOW and pGrished
within - yards Of his house.
\ German larmer, name unknown, IN
Lincoln county, pelished while attending
70 his cattle Another farmer i. Brandon
aud an unknown tramp were lost in the
storm. 1t Is estimated that over 5000
head OF cattle in this county alone perish
ud ia the storm Several railroad cuts
were Iilled with their frozen carcasses
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-18
MASSlNG HER TROOPS.
THE SIGNS OF THE TINES POINT uNNI-
TAkABLY To WAR
heavy ..Bojes Marching From the Caucasus u
the Austrian FrOnder-A Stormy Inter
view Between the Russian and
Austrian Ministers.

NEW YORK, January IA London
special 10 the Times says. This is the worst
day OF the new year 30 far az the prospects
for peace are concerned. The papers liter
ally swarm with reports OF Russian move
ments OF troops. II seems 10 be under
stood that the second army corps is nov
under marching orders from the Caucasus
to the ROumelian frontier while the bulk
Of the eleventh corps is being moved
forward one cavalry division and one rifle
brigade to the Roumanian border aud one
cavalry division and two iniautry divisions
to the Gslician frontier. 1t is said thai
Prince Sobanoft, the Russian Minister III
Vienna, has admitted this to Count Kal
noky, the Austrian Premier, while still
protesting Russiss peaceful intentions, and
that Count kalnoky answered that Aus.
tri&'s intentions were entirely pacific, but
how best to show that this was the case
was not his province, but IN that OF the
military.
We are evidently in for period, wheth-
er short OF long, Of sharp war scare, which
OF course, will tend TO send American 80
curities up. Apparently Russia is again
going to PROPOSE Peter karageorsgeyich toI
the Bulgarian throne, and is massing
troops 10 give effect 10 her proposition
1t is practically certain that he will bo
rejected by the powers, then the question
is will Russia fight:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-18
TAKEN WITH A CHILL.
Speaker Carlisle Seriously Sick His symp,
toms Favorable.

Speaker Carlisle Seriously Sick symp-
toms Favorable.
WAsuINGrOS, ID. C., January H.
Speaker Carlisle has not been well for sew
eral days, and complained of feeling badly.
Last evening while at the dnngr-iable at
the Riggs House he was taken suddenly
and seriously i'll, and reached his room with
the utmost difficulty. DR.. SoweIs was
promptly called in, who pronounced the at
tack chill of the coDgsstiye order
and administered the proper medi-
cine, ami advised the Speaker to
keep quiet for several days, as be Vas in
great need CT rest ard his nervous system
greatly impaired. The illness Of Mr. Car
isle will doubtless prevent him from pre-
siding over the House for the next few
days, and he may he compelled to give up
20 Saturday to deliver his speech on reVe-
me reform.
Speaker Carlisle was taken with another
chill at o'clock this morning, and DR..
Sowers his physician vas hastily sum-
mOned and remained ut his bedside for
some time Al : o'clock the Speaker was
sleeping quietly His symptoms at that
hour were rather more favorable.
At nine o'cocl; tonight DR.. Sewers said
thSt Mr.. Carlisle was resting quietly and
on the whole was considerably better than
he was this morning
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-18
NEWS AT WASHINGTON
WHAT WAS DONE IN THE UPPER And
LOWER HOUSES YESTERDAY
President Cleveland Signs the Cabinet Commissions:
and Dickinson and Villas Attend Their
First Meeung-SpsakeF CsrhSles
Serious IlllesS-0th5r Matters.

WAsHIEGTON, January lT.-One Of the
trst acts of the President this morning was
10 attach his signature to the commissions
OF Mr.. Justice Lamar, Secretary Villas and
Postmaster General Dickinson, each OF
whom called at the White House during
the morning and received his commission.
Messrs. Villas and Dickinson subsequently
took the oath OF Office and were duly in-
stalled III time TO attend the cabinet meet
ing to-day al lul fledged members.
Ia tue Senate the report OF the Pacific
Railroad Commission was received accom-
panied by message from the President
The reading Of the message Was proceeded
with and at It's conclusion moved that it,
with the accompanying report, be commit
ted to u select committee of live Senators,
to be appointed by the chair. Agreed TO-.
Subseq uently Mr.. Gormau moye ed to recon-
slider the vote and tue motion to reconsider
was laid oyer This leaves the whole
matter pending
The House bill relating 10 permissible
printing or writing ou second, third and
fourth class mail matter was then taken
up aud passed.
\ bill was reported from the Committee
on Finance and placed on the calendar Ia
reimburse the depOsitors OF the Freedmen !
Savings aud Trust Company. Mr. Platt
offered n resolution iustructing
Tie POstatlioe Committee to ia,
quiTe whether any mail matter addressed
u Senators had been detained in the
Washington pOstotticc, and whether such
detention has been legal or illegal.
The Senate then considered the Blall
bill and was addressed by Senator Blair,
after which it adjourned
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-18
THE NEW METHOD.
Electrical shock the Best Means of Capt
tai Punishment.

tai Punishment.
NEW YORK, January 1.-THE cOmmls-
sion appointed by the New York Legislature
to report the most humane method of car
ryipg into effect the sentence of death has
submitted its report. II recommends the
Use of electricity. The commissioners are
Elbridge T. Gerry, Alfred =, Southwick
aud Matthew Hale.
or the modes OF execution in use they
say: "The chief objections TO the guillo-
tine by the commission are that il is too
bloody, and that it Is associated with
the scenes Of the French reyolu-
ton The garrote u Objectionable be-
cause physicians say that the fatal screw
cannot be depended upon TO be so quick and
certain in operation that there may not be
great agony on the part OF the criminal.
Shooting, il used in civil life, would be
bloody and in character and effects would
some time lack celebrity. The Iirst obiec-
tiOn to hanging is that the effect OF giving
stimulants TO the condemned Immediately
before execution is demOrallziDg The
prevalence of this practice, the Commis-
siOners say, is well known in prison where
prisoners are debarred from alcoholic
drinks.
Another objection to hanging is the
danger of an attempt by the condemned
man to commit suicide, aud of some hOrri-
BILE scene afterwards. Ii lingg, the Chi
cago Anarchist, had lived after he had eX-
pl0ded u bOuIb IN his mouth, the spectacle
of his face at the hanging would have been
shocking.
The Commission then states the ObIec-
tiOns to various other modes OF inhicting
the death penalty. In regard to the use OF
electricity it says Perhaps the most
potent agent for destroying humane life is
electricity. Death is instant. The appli-
cation may be made without injury to
officials, the place for its Use may be strict
ly private and its certainty is beyond doubt.
OLe objection to the use of electricity is the
shock, which people uninstuctei in it's
use, suppose is inflicted Oh the condemned
man. As matter OF fact, an electric
shock cannot produce II sensation, which
cGn he perceptible TO the criminal. The
velocity Of the current is 70 great that the
brain is paGalysed. Thomas 4. Edison
writes that dynamo-electric machinery,
which employs intermittent currents
would he the most suitable apparatus
The passage OF the current from these
machines through the body, even by the
slightest contact, causes instant death.
The commissioners recommend that Il
chair with a head and foot rest should
lie used, in which the condemned man
could be seated in hali-reclining posi-
ton. One wire could be connected with
the head rest and the other with the foot
rest, which would be metal plate. The
electric current could be supplied by cleo
| trio light wires The commissioners rec.
Ommend that the date OF the execution lie
made certain, 80 that the criminal may
not know what day he il TO die; and the
| corpse 20 TO The doctors or TO Il nameless
grave without religious rites, and that the
newspapers he forbidden to describe the
! execution.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-18
n MOCK ED OUT.
HhlrlWind Thompson slaughtered by II
SmnII-siIed Coon"

HhlrlWind Thompson slaughtered by IA
Smnil-siIsd Coon"
CLEVELAND, O., January H. MerSine
Thompson, the gigantic Cleveland "rhun-
derbolt," " who WAS talked Of Tor some time
as possible opponent ot Sullivan, Was
given the worst whipping tonight that
has ever been seen in II ring in this city.
The match was between Thompson and
George Peters. Peters las been in several
small lights, aud has never been beaten.
Both men were in perfect condition.
Thompson weighing 220 pounds aud Pc
ters, who looked like shadow beside the
giant, l65. Thompson had been in train
ing six weeks.
The fifth round was the last Thompson
had hardly reached the center of the ring
when Peteissmashed glove into his mouth
and made him grOggy. 4 clinch followed,
and Thompson got in his second aud last
Intellectual hit An instant later the black
man reached his Jaw with 4 blow as quick
M lightning and the two hundred FOUNDER
fell over the ropes, where he clung, reeling
and dizzy. With last slashing blow Pc
tiers knocked Thompson to the ground and
left him unable to get up.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-18
THE HOUSES WORK.
Much UneasIness Felt nj the IudIsposition
of MIR. CaFllgls

Much Uneaslness Felt nj the Iudisposition
Of Mr.. Carlisle
WAsHINGTON, DC, January l7.-There
was much uneasiness manifested in the
House This morning over the news of the
serious illness OF Speaker Carlisle, The
House was called to order by the Clerk,
who announced the fact of the Speakers
iudispOsitiou aud Stated that nominations
for Speaker pro tenn. were 10 order MIR
Mills, Ol Texas, Offered a resolution mp
pointing Samuel s Cox, OF New York, rs
Speaker pro team during the present TEN.
pOrary absence Of the Speaker and the res.
olutiOn vas unanimously agreed TO- Mr.
Cox took the Chair aud called the House tc
orde: On motion of Mr.. Mills a resolu-
ton was adopted directing tue Clerk TO
inform the Senate that the House had
| elected Hon. 5. s. Cox Speaker pro tenn.
MI. Mckinley, Of Ohio, presented the
resolutions adopted at the conference OF
wool growers, wool dealers aud wool man
! ufRclu!ers recently held i'll WashiL gton,
aud they were ordered printed in the
record
Mr.. wilkins, Of ohio, called up a. The
unfinished business the bill to provide Tor
the issue OF circulating notes TO national
banks--the pending question being Oh
ordering the previous question ON which
yeas aud nays had been ordered. Some
disposition had been manifested by Mr.
Anderson, OF Kansas, and Weaver, OF Iowa,
to h.libuSl"r against the measure Mr..
wilkins stated that lie would withdraw his
demand for the previous question and
allow the opponents CT the bill TO take the
floor for its discussion during the remain
der OF the hour But To this Mr.. Weaver
objected, and MIR. Anderson declared that
whenever it was proposed to gag them, lie
would fillibuster.
Mr. wilkins then moved that the House
proceed To the considering Of the unfinished
business, and Mr. Anderson and Mr.
Weaver resumed their tilibusterng tactics.
AtteI several dilatOry motions were voted
down. the House determined to consider
that banking bill, yeas llJ, nays 100. But
the determination WAS Of little avail for
other .ilibustering motions we're resOrted
to. After some time, Mr.. Anderson
stated that his object in tax
iup the action he did was
to stCuIr an opportunity iOr
free discussion and amendment. That was
all he desired. Mr. wilkins replied that
he had always been willing to grant ample
time for free discussion and amendment
Mr. Weaver announced his opposition 10
any compromise which might facilitate the
passage Of = pernicious bill aud he gave
notice that if he could not succeed in de
leating that measure on a vote, hc would
endeavOr 10 do 30 10y reSortiug 10 the par
liamentuy rules of the House ii being
evident that no progress could he made
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-18
WHAT THEY SAY.
Press Comments Oh the CONFIRMATION of
Lamar.


NEW YORK, January 1.-THE TriLuas
has long editorial on the confirmation OF
Justice Lamar After giving its reasons
for opposing Mr.. Lamsr's confirmation, it
says They have seemed sufficient not
only TO the Republican press Of the coun-
try almost without exception, but to the
thinking men of the party everywhere,
~ shown in countless resolutions, letters,
etc. Some Republican Senators have
chosen to take another view. They are
understood to be MessTs. RiddlebergeT,
Stewart and Stanford. We believe they
have made mistake aud that they will
live 10 See it, and will, perhaps, find out
before long that their constituents see it
also The Republican party was bound
to oppose Mr.. Lamar, it it had any faith in
its own principles, and the Senators should
have done 50 with solid front. These we
have named, seem to have yielded TO the
sneers and shrugs OF the opposition and
have virtually allowed the Democrats to
hAGt>hNt ~ tuG publltaL pau AiAlo 10
poor ,.tGotism and the worst kind OF poll
nios.
On the Lamar subject the World says:
"The result marks William f. Chambers
first failure as bloody shirt leader IN he
Senate
The Sm says at is not improper to
say the Republican fight against Mfr.
Larmur has been bungling piece Ut bus
mess from the beginning
The Tune, says: THE continuation OF
the nomination OF Mr Lamar ~ Justice Of
Supreme Court, ~ soUu ~ the question
could be brought to i vote, is a severe blow
to the petty POiiticiaas who have been try
ing to revive the war feeling in connection
with this appointment. The position of
the little clique of self appointed Republl-
can leaders has been attacked from every
side 1t is very earnestly To lie hoped that
the party will take lesson from this ex-
pcrltnCr, and that the men who have 80
ANONYMOUSLY filled in IN attempt ~ mis-
chieVous will be shom Of sonic Of theii ia
tueuce and compelled to give place to
others OF more sense and with more
decent standard OF conduct.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-18
THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
synopsis Of the Reports Of the Pacific Rail-
road CommIsAlOn.

synopsis Of the Reports Of the Pacific Rail
road Commission.
WAsHINUTON, January l7-Iuadditiou
. what has already been made public, the
reports of the Pacific Railway Commission
contain highly interesting recommends
tious, which are substantially outlined IS
follows. After reviewing the conditions
of the grants to the Pacific railroads and
the abuse OF the nations bounty 10y the
companies, the majority OF the commission
say.
The net earnings Of the system ior two
years have averaged 81, 100000, OF which
=. POO, 900 should be credited to the parent
line. end 81, 900, 900 TO the branch system,
the value OF thes system being approximately
stated at $3.50 100000.
The total funded debt OF the uuion Pa
cic Company December 81, lSsG, was
$-l 96g, l27.5O exclusive OF its obligation
to the United States, of which S33, 532, 600
was prior to the United States statutory
lien The present balance Of obligations
OF the Union Pacific road to the Govern.
meut is $50, III ,O92 80.
To secure the payment OF this sum and
interest the commission offer bill provid-
ing for a mortgage upon which the Union
Pacific company, for the first ten years,
will pay the sun OF 81, 40, i9j annually,
this being 3 per cent. on the present worth
of she debt to the government, and l-2 of
per cent Of the outstanding bonds; aud,
after that AZ annual payment OF -, O3O-
2-U
The history OF the Union Pacific railway,
il js claimed, show that its assets have
been in former years largely misapphed,
ald that its financial ability to meet its
iust obligations has been largely impaired
by the action OF men who held fdiciary re-
latIOns to the corporation.
In the second part he commission show
the amount OF bonds and the quantity of
land received by the Pacific roads to be as
follows
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-18

yauced. is S64, ,O23, OLE, a. given in the re.
ports Of the commissions; the interest 10
November /, 1887, is calculated to be $40,
O2I, POO, 81, making an aggregate at the
date named OF $l4O, ,O47, 1855. The in
terest calculated to the maturity OF the
bonds added to the principal
PRODUCES AN AGGKEGATE
OF 9lTS, ss4, 759. 90 Against these amounts
there has been repaid by the companies tbe
sum Of $3U, 30, U39 Gl. Il is almost need
less to state that the companies have avail.
ed themselves 10 the utmost extent OF the
permission given them to issue their bonds
and to mortgage their property, to secure
the payment OF the same by an cucumber
ance having preference Of the Government )
lien and precisely equal to it in amount
The settlement and determination OF
the questions involved are peculiarly with,
IN the province OF Congress; the subject
has been made quite a familiar ore by
Congressional discussion. this is now SUP
plemented iu valuable manner by the
facts presented in the reports herewith
Submitted The public interest urges
prompt and efficient action.
Signed. C'RON EE CLEN EIAND
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-18
SENT TO \ JUDG r.
In Internal Machine Received by Judge

An Internal Machine Received by Judge
Woods.
INDIANAPOLIS, ISD., January 1.-THE
mysterious box sent to Judge Woods, oil
the Federal Court, before whom the sec
ond trial of the Tally Sneet lorgers began
yesterday, proves to have been q Nerltable
internal machine in construction. 1t was
enclosed in au ordinary slate-pencil box
with sliding lid Ia it were placed two
cartridges. These were covered with pow
der, and on the top friction matches and
sand paper were arranged so a5 to ignite on
the withdrawal OF the lid and explode the
powder and presumably the cartridges
The latter have not been examined.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-18
4 MEMORIAL
FaSUrug Arbitration Sent To C"rbln by
Reading Citizens.

FaSUrug Arbitration Sent To C"rbIn 10y
Reading Citizens.
READING, PA, January l. The Joint
committee OF Readings Council aud Board
oi Trade tonight sent a lengthy memorial
to President Corbin, asking him in the
name OF the business interests OF the
entire SIhuylkil! valley to use hl4
best efforts TO settle the miners aud rail
lOaders trouble The memorial calls at.
tontion 10 the widespread trouble which
will follow the continuance oi the strike at
nearly the entire population OF the valley
is dependent upon the coal traffic Tor its
bread. The members otter their services
in arbitration or other means OF settlement
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-18
Lett mis Bills Behind Him.

-. reg. -N. 30 .tt htylsl.f.
CHARLESTON, ". Va, January II
k'T. Wilson, Who has been employed in a
tailoring establishment in this city, who
recently came here from Staunton, Va
AMI who, last November, married Miss
Amanda Hall, lett the town last night 1t
is said he left a number OF unpaid bills, in.
Guiding his board bill. Wilson, it is al
leged, visited the tailorS yesterday and
collected . SUM OF money on the preteDse
that he was hard up and very needy 4
warrant IS out Tor his arrest.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-18
ST. PAUL SUFFERS
From "a Destructive Bszs-s3OO, 900 Van
Ished I'm Smoke.


81. PAUL, January lT-Late tins after
noon fire broke out ID the basement OF the
wholesale grocery of Reaupre, Keogh L
Davis, at the corner of Third and Wacauta
streets, and had gained such heaGway be.
fore discovered that both building uccu-
pied by the firm, together with its entire
stock were destroyed. No wind was blowing
and the weather was mild, factors which
assisted he hTe department in preventing
the fire communicating to other wholesale
houses, by which the building was sur
rounded. The lo-s on stock ia 5000, 0O0
fully covered by insurance. Robert $.
Hartoul owned one of the buildings burned.
His loss s $4,000 fully covered by in
suFance. The other buildings arc owned
hy Willis Brothers lose S5o, 900, fully in
sured