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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-29
FORT WORTH ENTERPRISE.
Fort Worth Gets the Alliance Exchanf
And q Rtu nlauatOr

Fort Worth Gets the Alliance Exchange
And Big Elevator.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
FoRr Worth, March 24.-C. +. Meek,
general manager of the Fort Worth and
Denver railroad, authorizes the announce
ment that the last train of the excursion,
carrying Texas cattlemen to the Denver
convention, will leave Fort Worth, at 8
o'clock, on Monday morning, the 26th,
thus giving more time for delegates
from the south and east to reach
Fort Worth on the trains that
arrive On that morning. There will not
be less than 500 people to take advantage
of the excursions.
The directory of the Farmers Alliance
and the citizens closed con tract this
evening by which Fort Worth gets the
States Alliance exchange. Honorable
John Peter Smith gives five acres of valu-
able land, and the citizens $4,000. The
Alliance proposes to erect 100000
bushel grain elevator, and concentrate the
trade of sixty counties at Fort Worth.
Dallas fought the move bitterly, but lost.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-29
DALLAS DOTS.
The immigration Movement-The South
Dallas Annexation-Baseb
Special Telegram TO the Statesman.

The immigration Movement-The South
Dallas Annexation-Baseb
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
DALLAS, March 24.-The subscribers
meeting of the Dallas County Immigra-
ton association was held at the mer-
chants exchange this morning, Hon. j..
S. Daugherty presiding. The soliciting
committee reported total monthly sub
scription of 5000, $211 cash paid in.
They thought with little more time and
work this amount could be raised to 81 800.
The chair appointed Messrs. j. s.
Armstrong, W. l.. Powell, and j. S. Reeks
a committee to select the executive COM
mittee for Dallas county. They retired a
few moments, and returning, reported the
following names for the county executive
committee: w. H. CASTOR, A. Sanger, W.
@. Padgitt, Henry Exall, Robert Gibson,
j. S. Armstrong, and Jot Gunter.
A motion prevailed instructing the exc
cutive committee to elect their own Off
GERS, retain the present soliciting COM
m!ttees, and send on the county g pro rata
for maps. The meeting adjourned until
10 O'Clock a. M, Saturday next, when every
subscriber to the fund ia requested to be
present, as the transactions will be very
important.
The South Dallas. annexation election,
which takes place Saturday, is now be-
ginning to warm up little. Judge
Charles L. Evans, who lives in South
Dallas, says that while majority of the
voters of the territory signed the petition
for annexation he fears that number
who signed, when free OF all outside in
tluence, will vote against the measure.
Another interesting feature is, if South
Dallas annexes on next Saturday, will the
voters of that suburb have a voice in the
Dallas municipal cleo tion on the follow
ing Tuesday?
A reporter interviewed several lawyers
on the subject and they gave it as thei
opinion that, in case South Dal as was an
nexed, the voters could not participate il
the municipal election of April 3.
The. Dallas base ball club and the Deni
sons wSre to have met at the park to
morrow. The rain to-day put the ground
into such condition that the game hal
been postponed.
Your reporter was incorrectly informed
as to the bullet in Benedict's head being
found. The physicians have been prob
ing for it all day, and so far it has no
been found. His condition Is much NOR
favorable to- day than at the last repor
| last night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-29

damages, he urged that there was no in
jury so great as that whereby officers of
the public highway selected few favored
people, and made special rate to them,
which drove others entirely out of busi-
ness. He expressed the belief that out of
the SS0O,O00,000 annually paid for trans
portatlon in this country, from S5O,OOO,-
900 to S100,00O,000 were taken from the
the pockets of the people and
paid into the hands of favored
corporations, which fact accounted for the
large fortunes that were some times made
very suddenly. He had recently examined
the affairs of a certain railroad corporation
and Us result he had come to the belief
that $100,000000 would not cover the
amount given during the last twenty
years alon by that one corporation to q
few favored shippers of oil, coal, etc.
Where discrimination is praoticed agains5
one particular shipper the remedy ought
to be in the form of damages large
enough to make the shared holders change.
CONFEDERATE RECORDS.
WASHINGTON, March 23.--A sub commit
tee of the house military committee to-
day begun the investigation of the alleged
insertion in the rebellion records of un-
official matter, as set out in Grosvenor's
resolution,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-29

the telegraph company had no right to
produce it.
In reply to Senator Pugh, witness said
it was his understanding that his prede-
cessor, now in the penitentiary, was re-
publican.
Several other witnesses were examined
by the committee.
Robert Wilson (colored) who said he
knew Judge Kirk personally, and had met
him on the evening of election day, at
Graballfprecinct, place where Kirk when
before the committee, said he had not
been. In reply TO Senator Pugh, witness
said he had once been on trial "for beat
ing d woman and for gambling" but was
acquitted.
Elijah Toland (colored) swore that on
the night OF tho election, the county con
stable, Milton Sly, and eighteen or
twenty other white men noun ted
ard armed, came to his house
with threats of instant death, and forced
him tC guide them the nearest way to
Washington road, five miles distant. In
reply to Senator Pugh, who wanted to
know how it was that those men whom
witness said were natives did not know
the way, witness said they had never been
through the bottoms, and, besides, they
said they were lost
E. D. Durfee, white, formerly telegraph
operator at Burton, produced copy of a
telegram received by him, addressed to B.
Leary, Burton, Texas, and signed By
Robert S!oan, as follows: "Graball gone
against the peoples ticket four to one
| What must we,do? Let US hear from you
tonight Fleweilyn overfowing against
u.s."
Graball and Flewellyn are two OF the
voting places where it is alleged the fraud
was perpetrated in the interest of the
peoples ticket, of which Judge Kirk was
head.
Adjourned till Monday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-29
A FARMERS TRUST.
The Plans for Organization and Its OBJ
jects Announced.


The Plans for Organization and Its OBJ
jects Announced.
TOPEKA, Kan, March PA movement
has been started by the farmers of Kansas
looking to the organization of farmers
trust, to include farmers, stockmen and
feeders of the northwestern states and
territories, and of the Mississippi valley.
In furtherence of the project mass con-
ventbn of the farmers and stocktnen of
the locality above stated has been called
to meet in topeka, Tuesday, May l, to
complete the organization.
An address urging farmers aud others
to attend the convention, sum up the sit
uation as follows:
''Within the last ten months, manufac-
tursrs and nearly every other branch of
industry, except agriculture, have formed
what are termed trust associations, having
for their object, first, to check over pro-
duction; second, to prevent over supply
of goods from being thrown on the mar
kes to ruin prices and to the general in
jury of trade. We may not by this
proposed association, be able, nor do
we care to limit the production of the
soil; for this will depend more or
less on the good and bad
seasons, but We have the power and can
control our shipments, and thus regulate
the supply of our commodities offering
in the public markets of the country and
this always will insure US fair prices.
Farmers of this country cannot com
pete with India wheat in the Liverpool
market, nor do we intend to longer sub
NIT to the payment of the cost of taking
our wheat to Liverpool before it can be
sold in our home market. What We want
is fair exchange of products. This we de-
mand and will submit to nothing else.
We have the power, and all that is needed
is organization tO'make this power effec-
tive. If we can, by this proposed organ
ization, control our shipments of these
commodities and prevent the supply from
exceeding the demand in the market, then
we would unquestionably become masters
of the situation"
The plan coutemplates:
Frst-The establishment of ten central
agencies to-wi': Chicago, Cincinnati,
Kansas City, Indianapolis, Omaha, st.
and Louisville. These agencies to do all
the selling for members of the association
for which they shall be paid stated
salaries.
Second-The territory tributary to these
commercial points to be divided into
eight principal districts and subdivided
into subdistricts by counties.
Third-The principal of each central
agency, together vita the general super
intendent OF the association, to be ap-
pointed, shall constitute an executive
board with power to regulate and control
shipments of produce upon the markets,
and to do any other things that shall, in
their Judgment, appear to be to the best
interests of the associations.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-29
WAsHIN qToN COUNTY CASES.
Senate Committee Taking Testimony OF
the Alleged "Texas Outrages.'

Senate Committee Taking Testimony on
the Alleged "Texas Outrages."
WASHINGTON, March 24.-The senate
committee on privileges and elections
this morning held q meeting thres-
quarters of an hour after the time fixed
LOr the beginning of the investigation of
the alleged Texas outrages, and, while
Senators Evarts and Spooner were wait
ing for their democratic colleagues On tine
subcommittee Senator Spooner made
the following statement to Senator
Hvarts:
Senator, this case seems 20 have been
-'...y tried by the United States district
y in Texas. Nevertheless, Kirk
uitted, They first struck off from
y panel every republican aud every
JU!n.- man. We subp9 loed the clerk
o. hs court, with instructions to bring in
the cords. The clerk has brought what
purpo $ to bs the transcript Of a steno.
graphic report of the trial. 1t bears tn ,
a6d,yts of a stenographer, who swears
taat the appended 240 pages are true
copy u his notes. The testimony pro-
duo /, however, is only fifty three pages,
bong lroughout testimony for the de-
fensc. 1t shows, however, that there was
important testimony for the prosecution.
What lall be done under the circum-
stance ?n
Sena aor Evarts rejoined with emphasis,
that the committee should bring all the
partt to Washington. Senators, with
Senator Teller, who had then arrived, went
into consultation about the matter.
At 1l:30 O'Clock the committee was
called 10 order, and D. II. Hart, of Austin,
Texas clerk of the United States district
and c' cult courts, was sworn. His ap-
pointment to the position was subsequent
to the trial of Lafayette Kirk and Others
fot acts connected with events which tn Q
committee is Investigating. His prede-
cessor is now in Albany penitentiary for
malfeesance in office, forgery, etc.
Witness produced certain indictments
copies and the evidence which his sub
pcena called for. In the examination of
the evidence witness read a stenographic
affidavit, and then, at the request of the
committee, counted the pages. There
were but fifty-two pages. Witness had
been unableto find the other 1913 pages
ia his Office.
Senator Pugh told the committee that
ne understood the entire official steno-
graphic report was in the attorney gen
srals Q flee. Among the papers which
witness submitted was the following writ,
ter upon Western Union blank, and
purportipg to be an original dispatch:
November 2-To D. B. Bolton, Court
ney. Things here look doubtful. Do your
work.
" signed l.. KIRK.
~ Paid"
This is the telegram about which the
committee year ago tried to get some
information, but Judge Kirk, who was
then q Witness denied sending it and the
telegra ,h operator at Brennan, under
instrly ions from his superintendent
refused to testify on the subject.
Wi.o ass said he found the telegram
folded the indictment against Kirk, IL
his Office.
M ]'ugh entered an objection to it.
being Introduced in evidence, his objec
ton being based upon the fact that it
auther icity was not established and tina
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-29
CATTLEMEN.
Resolutions for a Livestock Elk.
change to be Presented at
the Denver Meeting.
a Fiend an Human Shape De.
stroys His Own Child by
Burning.
Special TELEGRAM to the Statesman.

Fort WORTH, March 24.--Your CORE
spondent was furnished set of resolutions
to-day, drawn up by prominent stockmen
of Texas, which will be laid before the
range convention at Denver, looking to
the establishment of a livestock exchange.
No efforts will be spared to push the
business 80 focus. The plans proposed
have received the Endorsement of all
stockmen and Others before whom they
have been laid, and if the range cOnven-
ton expresses Itself favorable to the
scheme, convention will be held at Fort
Worth Immediately after the Denver
meeting adjourrs, at which definite ar
rangements, for the establishment will be
made. The plans provide for the location
of two exchanges, one at Denver and the
other at Fort Worth. The resolutions
read as follows:
To the International Range Association
and Convention assembled: We present
to your honorable body proposition, or
suggestion, to establish live stock ex-
change at some designated point, or
points suitable for the purpose, to fur
ther the interests of the cattle raiaers of
the United States. Believing that our
business is now controlled by few in
dividuaIs, who, by their organization and
the concentration of capital, are able 10
control the cattle interests of the United
States to the detriment of the producers,
We think it is the universal wish of all
cattle raisers that their business
should be placed upon certain
and solid foundatitlon, and we
heartily concur IN the same. We
therefore invite your attention to this
matter, asking you to give it careful
thought and an impartial investigation
By this means large number of repre-
sentative cattle raisers will be able to ex-
press their views. There has been a de-
cline of more than 80 per cent in the
price of cattle, and yet the price that
meat is sold for and retailed at by the
dealers and butchers is the same, if not
higher, than when we enjoyed this high
prices paid during the boom in cattle
Is it not time we look into and correct at
least some of these evils? 1t is, and we
hope all will concur with US and
| try TO find remedy during your
convention. The only way to accomplish
the aims we are after, is to do our bust
ness on the same system as the sharp,
witted eastern men do theirs. This car
be done if we can get together and organ
ize cattle exchange on the same plan aE
the cotton men do their business and the
wheat, pork and coffee men do theirs
We will then be able to assert our rights
in the same powerful manner that they
do, through an organization duly char
tered by the state and we will find ,tha
we will draw into our business en- army o.
spectators who will be ready to buy oul
| cattle.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-29
A DEVILISH CRIME.
An East Texas Man Burns His Own lille
gitimate Child.

An East texas man Burns his own lie
gitimate Child.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
GREENv1LLE, March 24.-Sheriff S. j..
Mason and Deputy Sheriff Wm. Address
returned to-day from the Aberfoyle
neighborhood, where, for two or three
days previous, they have been investigat-
ing the child-murder case against John
Pruyear. Immediately upon the arrival
of the officers in the neighborhooG, Mrs.
Essie Pruyear sought them and made a
statement substantially as follows:
On the morning the child, of which John
Prryear, her brother-in-law, was the
father, was born-that is, on Tuesday
morning-the 14th of this month, said
Pruyear was alone with her in the house.
In reply to her question as to what he was
going to do with the child, he said he was
going to burn it. He went out of doors
and returned with some wood. Pruyear
put wood on the fire, and worked about
the fire good while, and little while
after remarking:
"He didn't believe the thing was going
to burn after ALL"
He kept up attending to the fire, put
ting on wood constantly good part of
the day. The woman, who is IS or
10, gave as q reason for not
making this statement at the examining
trial was that defendant, john Pruyear,
had that morning threatened to kill her if
she said anything about it, and she was
afraid to do so. Sheriff Mason, under the
statement of Essie Pruyear, at once made
search in the fire place of her room.
Upon stirring the ashes he was struck
with peculiar sickening odor, exactly
similar TO that of burned human flesh
The sheriff soon found lot Of bones
in the fireplace, some of which
he and the deputy, Address, are well
satisfied are human bones. These latter
were mixed with bones of different kind
supposed to be those of a dog or other
small animal. They were all brought tC
Greenvile by the officers for analysis.
Johu Pruyesr was feared not only by
the woman's father, E. j. Naples, but by
the entire community. 1t is developed
that this is not the first brutal and helist
crime perpetrated' by the man Who's
doom is considered sealed fact
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-29
WASHINGTON.
More Investigating Into Alleged
"Texas Outrages"-Wash-
ington County Cases.
Proposed Changes in the Inter.
state Commerce Law-Ar-
ranging the Funsral.
FIFTIMPH CONGRESS.
HOUSE.


WAeu lNGToN March 24.-Mr. Stone, oi
Missouri, from the committee on public
lands, reported resolution calling upon
the secretary of the interior Tor informa-
tiou as TO alleged frauds upon the govern
ment by the California Redwood com
pany. Adopted.
Mir. Steele, of Indiana, from the com
Lnittee ON military affairs, reported bill
prOyid ng for the promotion of army
officers after twenty years continuous ser
vice in one grade. Referred to committee
Of the whole.
The door was then accorded to the )m
mittee on judiciary and the house Wen
with committee on the whole on the bill
30 define and regulate the Jurisdiction OF
Unied States courts.
Mr.. Wilson, of Minnesota, spoke il
advocacy of the proposed amendment
providing that no corporation shall, in any
suit to which it shall be as a party, bt
held to be a citizen of any state Other
than that in which the suit is brought, be-
cause it was organized under the laws o.
such other state. After discussion anG
pending action the house adjourned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-29
All Allison Men.

DEsMoINEs, March Accommodating on
the delegation selected 10y Thursdays
state convention to represent Iowa in the
national republican convention, the State
Register says:
"It is made up wholly of Allison meZ,
and of men without a second choice, and
all are inspired by the common purpose
of serving Loyalty the state which has sent
them on the errand. There will be no
doubtful sons of Iowa to betray their peo-
pie or their state in this delegation. The fol-
lowing delegates at large we're selected to
head the delegates: j. s. Clarkson, Des-
moines; d. B. Henderson, Dubuque; j. B.
Doliver, Fort Dodge; G. d. Perkins, Sioux
CITY,"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-29
Military Changes.

SAN ANGELO, March 24.-Colonel Otis,
now commanding the Eighth cavalry at
Fort Davis, is expected to go off on a
twelve months furlough soon, thus throw
ing Colonel Mezener, the commanding
officer at Fort Concho, who is next in
rank, in Colonel Otis place. as he pre-
fers to live at Fort Concho, he will move
the headquarters, including the band, the
finest and best drilled musicians ia the
United States army, to this post. Bids
for hauling 100000 pounds of govern
ment freight from Ballinger to Concho
are beng advertised for.
The horses ia the Ballinger aud San
Angelo stage line ran away this morning
but fortunately no one was hurt.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-29
SWITCHM EN- AND BRAKEMEN.
They Inaugurate Another Strike on the
d. a L..

They Inaugurate Another Strike on the
Burlington---The Reasons Alleged
CHICAGO, March 24.-At exactly u
o'clock last night strike was inaugurated
among tie switchmen employed by the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad.
Whisperings of such a move have been
heard ever since the beginning of the
strike of the Burlington engineers and
firemen. The strike was general over the
entire Burlington system, and will include
brakemen. The plea was that the switch
men and brakemen were in constant dan
ger to life and limb from alleged incom-
potency of the engineers and tiremen who
have taken the places of the Burlington
members of the Brotherhood.
Switchmen's Strike.
CHICAGO, March 24.-Switchmen in the
Chicago yards of the Chicago, California
and Santa Fe railroad have become af-
fected by the fever, all the men having
gone ont at an early hour this morning.
At first it was conjectured that this was
concocted action with the Burlington
switchmen, but investigation proves it to
be entirely indie pendent. The switchmen
and Santa Fe company have been at odds
for some days about their yardnaster,
| and the men concluded to bring the mat
ter to a settlement by striking. Only a
| few men are concerned in the strike, and
the disagreement will probably be ad-
iustad at an carly moment.
WHY THEY STRUCK.
CHICAGO, March, 24.-The chairman
who presided over the switchmen's mass
meeting, at Turner Hall, last night, gave
the following particulars concerning the
strike:
"Forty switch engines are tied up
which leaves 120 switchmen out. We viii
not ieopardize our lives. Why, half OF
the new engineers don't know any more
about an engine than the man who never
saw one. The company's officials say nc
fingers have been mashed, nor bone;
broken. Why, there have been three o.
four OF the boys laid up already. Ihl
strike was not ordered by the switch
mems union. We struck in order to pre-
serve ourselves"
"How do you intend to approach the
company on this matter!"
"We will ask the officials to place re-
liable and competent men oa the en-
gines."
"Do you think the company will com
to an immediate settlement
81 do not, as the company are de
termined to keep their employees unde
their thumb"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-29
TYLER ITEMS.

Evidence of Mail Robbery Escaped Pris-
oners From the Poor Farm.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
TYLER, March pa special from
Troupe, Smith county, to the Democrat
and Reporter, states that mail pouch
was found in gin house near that place
yesterday evening, cut open and It's con-
tents scattered over the ground. A pouch
was missed by the route agent Wednes-
day, and this is supposed to be
the one. thu agent thinks it was
stolen while being transferred from q
Tyler train. No clue to the robber.
J.C. Clements, of Bullard, was thrown
from his horse in this city this evening,
and had his shoulder broken.
Considerable rain fell last night and to-
day.
Three escaped prisoners from the
Cherokee county poor farm were captured
in this city last night, by the city marshal
of Jacksonville.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-29

PHILADELPHIA, March 24.-Central the
ater, on Walnut, above Eighth, was totally
destroyed by fire this morning. The fire
broke out about 8 O'Clock and burned
fiercely for over an hour, but the firemen
succeeded in confning the flames to the
theatre building. The walls of the build
ing, however, fell on the Theater Comique
Immediately in the rear of it and fronting
on SAMSON street, and completely de-
molished that structure.