The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-06-07

justify them in trying the experiment of
putting up their beef at home, and for the
present the scheme is dormant, but not
dead, as sanguine cattlemen say it will yet
come to the front in great shape. On the
other hand the public have heard the re-
frlgerator ridiculed so much that they
have come to regard the scheme as they
would the scheme for flying machine.
Mr.. w. R. Sinclair, of Houston, has Just
sent an order to the Great Western Type
foundry, of Chicago, for complete out
mt for new evening paper, which will be
soon issued. The body of the paper will
be broad faced BREWER and nonpareil, and
for the advertising department handsome
and modern faces have been selected in
series, so that geographically the new
paper will be the ueatest in the land. 1t
has been chrlstened the Houston Times.
Mr.. Sinclair is practical newspaper man
of many years experience, and has thor
ough knowledge of all the details of the
newspaper business. Associated with him
in the enterprise are none but practical
news paper men.
The Dallas Rifle company returned yes
terday from the interstate drill at Nash
fairly dealt with. They were refused the
| courtesy extended other companies of
having their drill postponed, but arrived
Tuesday and we're rushed through We'd
nesday without having time to arrange
necessary preliminarles. At the close of
the drill the lieutenant refused to furnish
Captain WOzencraft with tally sheet,
showing the errors of his company. This
is customary in all contests and the
lieutenant offered no reason for his re-
fusal. In the trip to Austin the boys met
with the misfortune of losing their bag
gage which contained their uniforms,
and they were compelled to drill without
them which was an unsurmountsble diff
Guilty. They made a good showing at
Austin, but in the face of every adversely
it is said that they did even better at
Nashville.-Dallas Times Herald.
There arrived on the Houston and
Texas Central railway last night large
cat-rIgged boat, twenty-five feet long, OF
eight feet beam and twenty inches depth
of hold. She will accommodate twenty
persons comfortably, and when loaded
only draws sixteen inches of water. This
vessel was constructed in Houston for
the News compositors, who next Tuesday
will cast off the lines and proceed to
explore the Trinity river from Dallas to
the mouth, distance of about 1000
miles. The craft was modelled and fitted uI
for comfort. There is sideboard for anti
dotes against the stings of venomous rep.
tiles, closet for clothing and locker
the inside of which can be utilized for Z
library and the outs for a writing desk
through which the boys can be properly
posted and correspondence kept up with
''the girl left behind me-" The crew will
consist of Jun Thompson, captain; o. E
Witter, mate; Walter Wall, bostswaln, anG
Fred Tucker, scientist and hunter. Deck
hands, there are none, but like Living
stone on the Congo, Captain Thompson
may find it convenient to capture ant
press into service, for mental duties, :
few Africans. The party go supplied
with shotguns, settlers and coon dos
of the regular "varmint" stripe. 1t il
expected that the voyage will consume
three months.-Dallas News.