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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-03
House..

House met with quorum and the speak
or present. Prayer by the chaplain.
House bill No. 81 was taken up rs unfn,
ishcd business. II makes it the duty Of
nssessors 20 liat for taxation any property
that may have come into the state from
January of any year in which the prop
erty is required TO be listed or rendered
up 20 tho time of completing their rolls.
The object ia TO prevent eyasions OF the
rendition Of movable property, such a.
money, bonds and notes.
The bill was discussed by Messrs.
Gresham, Browning, Groce, and Moore,
of Travis.
Pending discussion Of amendments,
house bill No. /, 10 reduce taxation, came
up as the special order.
Mr.. Pages substitute was adopted max.
ing the rate 10 cents on the 800 ad
valorem tax on real property, and IL cents
on movable property.
Amendment by Mr.. Mills 20 make the
latter rate 20 cents, was lost, and Mr.. Mills
entered n motion for reconsideration.
BY Mr.. Camp-Amendment making the
real property rate ~ cents.
BY Mr.. johnson Substitute for the en-
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L legislative Notes,

Inc senate finance committee il session
Last evening mad up the bill sppropriating
$4,000 for quarantine p1rpOses, and some
discussion followed in which some ysry
pointed questions were asked a. TO the
whereabouts Of the $4,000, appropriated
for quarantine a. the las. extra SESSION
The questions had the effect Of causing
the committee 20 resolve themselves into
voyagers Of discovery, ard they postponed
action until 81 investigation il made.
The $4,000 appropriated for the Ter
rel! asylum, pas ed By the senate, is hang
ing up OIL 2 peg in the house finance com
nittee room, the house committee on
ssyl1ms having got il squioble over it.
There was lengthy debate yesterday
morning in the senate on the bill to pur-
chase additional land for the Insane asy-
lum At Austin, during which it cropped
out that there i a very able bodied i'm
preston abroad in the land that another
asylum l. necessity.
The senate, 80 far as known, is unani-
nous on receiving the new capitol and
having a good time generally next month.
They rightly look at the dedication as a
state affair and something that they are
I
az those who have had the affair under
their immediate charge. By dedica-
ton day tn entire work, except two
small iron stairways will be completed,
and the invoice for them was received
yesterday morning. There is no doubt
but what bill will pass authorizing the
reception Of the building without the
statrways, the contractor giving bond to
put them in.
The following members Of the senate
will hold over and enjoy the comforts and
elegance Of the new capitol: L. A. Aber-
crombie, VIM. Allen, W. I. Armistead, W.
H. Burges, K. Il. Burney, W. W. Davis,
f. g. Douglas, Of Grayson; Scott Field
l.. y. Frank, J. j. Jarvis, Jonathan Lane
H. b. Mcdonald E. j. Simkins, S. C..
Upshsw, vs.. H. Woodward.
Speaking of the purchase of additional
land for the Austin Lunatic asylum yesttr-
day, Senator Glasscock very forcibly pre-.
=ented some facts in connection there
with that should have been needed. The
senate, however, had made up its mind
and refused to buy the land.
Senator Armistead is hard worker, and
there is not more popular member of
the senate. He has comprehensive views,
and works for the advancement of the
whole state.
The senate is away ahead of the house.
Mr.. Sam Johnson, assistant journal
CLERK Of the senate, is an excellent officer
and very popular.
Hon. John A. Kerlicks, the able repre-
sentative from Harris county, left last
night for Houston, where he has been
called on important legal business.
The house finance committee agreed
last evening to report favorabIy senate
bill appropriating $l50,OOO for the Terrell
asylum.
Also favorably on house bill appropri-
ating 100000 for establishing a luna.ic
asylum in southwest Texas.
Mr.. Bell, of Cooke, is in favor of lib
eral appropriation for the University.
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Senate,

Roll call, quorum present. Prayer by
the chaplain.
Senator Woodward introduced a bill
placing Wileon county in the district
school system.
Senator Glas5cock introduced a bill
creating board TO contract for repairs on
the general land Office. It provides for an
iron fence and other repairs TO the build
ing, and approprlates $4,000 for the pur-
pose.
The bill appropriating 100000 for the
purchase of convict farms, was made the
special order for next Tuesday.
Senator Burney's geological bill was
laid before the senate.
Senator Burney offered an amendment
defining more clearly the duties of the
Reologist, and it was adopted.
Senator Allen offered an amendment
that he shall first survey the districts en-
bracing the unsold lands.
Senator Gregg offered substitute that
he first survey the districts near state in
stitutlons, so as to have the country near
the kusk iron furnaces examined for coal
as early as possible.
long discussion followed. pending
which Senator Woodward moved that both
amendments be tabled. Carried-yeas,
II; nays, 10.
Senator Armistead offered an amend
ment, making it the duty of the peoIogist
10 prepare specimens OF the various min
erals to be placed in the geological de-
Pa''meh' OF the state, the University aud
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s.,org. NDors- b-yEL--g- Gr=--s-l
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lending ss-.lsss for - l-O-roE.
Bill. we're n :1t.cs1 - fol.Ov-:
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Revised Statutes, b ad1iLZ EzE article
y % cCmmi.-ilLs:s co1G,s lifting s-
cODfts " equity.
By IT.. misunderstanding s'-.c.s ~
Of the kEyI.ei Stst1.ss, 20 -lzi ,CELs AID
u .sgs- may BE- incorporated ~ free
schOo! p1rpO-ss Only.
HI Mr. Viii nsol Petition u HsLsg
SEantsl and ot1srs asking 80, 20 for
services y minute men n 1874.
By Mr.. JOnss, Of Psao.z-Ps.it!DE ssz-
in2 for account - the gO7s,LOr u d'o1:E
fgEd. not fully distributed il -1rle Of :-s
cJun'iss.
House adjourned I'll % o'c..ck Thur
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Az-i.zr:1-zl ard Mechanical college.
Adopted.
S.1s,g- si-Ei1s offered a. amend
-=-.. striking o., P;s=:d=-; Of tns board
@: -=y---- @: ne U1.T=:-it! and inss'tl-E
cg----.--.5-=r e zE-.c1. ---= AID statistics
a. : --15=- C:,-= bard. Adopted.
C--=r z-=-1z-=--s p=-f=c-!1g the bill
=--= ADOPTED sCd /: Ezz C-1e-=- ~
y-g--=z EI--C-- : dissenting vote.
T-= ii. - make Improvements :: i-s
Blind z-g--z- s-- zpp:oe grating SEQ
,-=-=:C-. passed
TIE making 0: Il z?pcoP:-zc!21 o.
80 60 70: .-P-o751 ~ 2; '-= D=='
AID D--5 z-T.1u p2-==-.
The Dill s1.=15.-Z -z= ---= :oc -s'
ds-P.!o- Q: .z-E- oo-g-- = Z. 10 s'a.e
passed.
The bill making - appropriation for
Improvements 9. re E-z---= view Normal
scapS! passed -.--O-- : dissenting vote
The bill. 20 -e2z! :a= U-.T=-sity certain
sums Lo-roEed from IL fund.-, was l'ld
before the senate with cJ1ui:tee amend
usIc striking OF: $Ijt 1896, end insert %
iIy $4,000.
Senator G.sscc K moved - strike out
the committee amendment. Adopted
Senator S:insOa offered an amendment
providing tina. this shall be q complete
and final settlement Of al claims Of the
University sgsirs: the State. withdraw
Senator Jsrvis moved 20 strike out the
first section, appropristiug 563jl94l to
ths permanent fund.
Senator Mcdonald moved 20 postpone
further discussion until to-day, aud the
senate adjourned until 10 o'clock Satur-
dag.
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general ssvenue tax Of 10 cents for 1858
and Il cents for subsequent years, and
doe not change the school tax.
Tns bill. a. thus amended, was order, d
euyr1s-.d ayes, 50; nays, ..
Hone bills SCs. = and 81, intended to
r-0vide means for paying the free school
teachers. were mad: tls sPeciI order for
10 o'clock Saturday.
House adjourned till $50 tbs morning.
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Sonata.
From Friday = Daily

Roll call. Quorum present. Prayer by
the chaplain.
Senator Jarvis, for the finance commit
tee, reported back substitute for Senator
GlasscOck's bill 20 loan the school fund n
, 1888-03-21
Notes from the West.

Special Dispatch to The Leader.
RAwLINs, Wyo., March 2O.-An army
OF mountain lions are r~avaging the stock
coIrals in the foot hills of the eastern
slope of the Wind mountains. The pre-
datory raid is due to one of the periodical
and general migrations of this ~ferocious
animal.
Fine specimens of free gold quartz have
been found at the foot of a gulch two
miles from Rawlins. Old time prospec-
tors always have asserted the existence OF
a rich gold deposit in the immediate Raw
Inns vicinity.
Burlington surveyors in Shirley basin
are said to have passed through the basin
and are running up the North Platte
heading direct for the mouth of Sweet
water. G. R. g.
, 1888-03-21
wyoming Depredat1on CLAIMS.

WASHINGTON, l9.-The following is q
statement of the claims of citizens OF
Wyoming growing out of Indian depreda,
tions which have been allowed by the sec,
rotary of the interior and certified to con.
gress:
Jose Armiio, Laramie county, 81, O5O;
George Bags, Sweetwater, So, SIS; Jesus
Precilius Chavez, Albany, S720i John +.
Coad, Laramie, $500; Isaac Fieldham,
Carbon, S1,OO5; o. P. Goodwin. Laramie,
81, 800; Jeremiah Graham, $3.50; France,
Hull & Co., Albany, $4,000; John Hun
ton, Laramie, 500; Nicholas Janis, Fort
Laramie, LOIS; Hiram B. Kelly, Lara
mic, 800; Joseph Knight, Laramie,
81, 700; Jose Maravale, Albany, SLIGO;
James A. Moore, Cheyenne, $iO,24O;
John Richards, Laramie, 81, 900; Daniel
s. Shaw, Laramie, 50, 100; Frank Silver,
Laramie, 1915; Joseph Turgeon, Albany,
S3,429. "a; E. w. Whitcomb, Cheyenne,
$2,0Ol. rs; George w. Wright, Carbon,
~
, 1888-03-21
Stocks and Cattle Markets.

New YORK, March 20.-The stock
market was quiet but weak from the open
ing to the close to-day, without reaction.
and prices on the entire list are materially
lower tonight. All interest conferred in
Gould stocks to. day and under the lead of
Missouri Pacific they led the market. The
opening figures were generally the high
est. The lowest prices were established
in the last hour, the closing being quiet
but weak at or near the lowest reached
Everything, except a few specialties, is
lower and Missouri Pacific lost %, Texas
Pacific 3, Louisville & Nashville il, Man.
haitian and Western Union IL.
Governments dull but steady. Money
ga 3 per cent. Mining shares dull.
Congratulated dull. Lake $1,000.
Petroleum opened steady at got and
after a slight advance in the early trading
the market became weak and declined to
95. Buying from the West then caused
a rally on which the market closed firm at
955. Sales, 1853, 900 barrels.
Following are closing prices of stocks;
Pacific 6's, l20i American Express, l07;
Canada Pacific. STA; Canada Southern,
57s; Central Pacific, 1877; Burlington,
1921; Delaware, Lackawanna, 1874; Den
yer & Rio Grande, II; Eric, 232; Lake
Shore, 500; Louisville & Nashville. 53f;
Michigan Central, ISL; Kansas & Texas,
I3B; New York Central, I044; Northern
Pacific, 204; preferred, 43s; Northwest
ern, 1863; Oregon improvement, 454;
Navigation, 81; Transcontinental, III;
Pacific Mail. 334; Reading, COZ; Rock
Island, Ill; Milwaukee & st. Paul,
ISL; Texas Pacific, 2IB; Union Pacific,
528; United States Express, II; Fargo,
$780, Western Union, TAR.
CHICAGO, March 20. -Cattle-Receipts,
6,O00; market steadier; steers, $3.25@
5. Is; stockers and feeders, 81. 2O(G3. 60;
Texas steers, 50. 25(94 90.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; market a shade
easier; natives, $45O(@6.O 90; Western,
So. 50@5. 95; Texans, 81. 6OG5 .O5.
Wheat-Market easier. Cash, 72};
April 1913; May, ia.
Corn-Markct easy. Cash Az May,
5O!,
Wedding and visiting cards in great
variety at the Leader office,
, 1888-03-21
Badeau's Statement.

New York, March 2O.-The Sun will
tomorrow publish Gen. Adam Badeau's
version of the controversy which has
arisen between himself and Gen. Grant,
family in regard to the claim Badeau
makes for compensation for services to
Gen. Grant in the preparation of his
Personal Memoirs" The statement is
addressed to the American public" and
fills several columns of the Sun. Badeau
defends his position and is severe in his
structures on the course pursued by Col.
Fred Grant IN the matter. He tells how
much time and hard, unremitting labor he
gave to the work and how his W book
on which he had spent sixteen years was
injured by the success of that of Gen.
Grant, on which he took many pains to
make perfect.
81 did not write the original matter"
said he, "and in that sense did not COM
pose the book. The thoughts were Gen.
Grants, and in most cases the original
draft of the language, but | suggested
much Of it. | told him when to insert
the descriptions of the scenes and where
to place an account of a character; how
to elaborate a picture of a battle, etc.
L discussed his statements and the advis-
ability of his expressions of opinion and
often persuaded him to change the one or
modify the other. | broke up sentences;
L sOttened or heightened the effect and |
corrected the grammar, and all with the
knowledge and sanction of Gen. Grant.
| always sought to preserve his sympathy,
directness, and even ruggedness of lam
guage, but never to betray my own share
in the work. He had no idea whatever
of building up a chapter or a book, or of
treating a theme 50 as to read up to a
point, or to make a complete picture of
an argument.
But the book could not have been
made what it is without me. There was
no one else who had both my peculiar
knowledge of the theme and the literary
quality. There was no one else whom he
would have allowed TO do what | did.
But he knew how | loved him and how
devoted | was to his fame, and he trusted
all to me. | would not have told what |
am writing now if it had not been ex-
torted from me by h eimputations referred
to by his SON"
Badeau claims that the letter of dis
missal was in the handwriting of Fred
Grant with the exception of the sigma
ture.
The Herald, speaking of Gen. Badeau's
statement, says editorially: Gen. Badeau
AYERS that Gen. Grant, drugged, dis.
eased, on the verge of the grave, signed
a letter written or improperly inspired by
his son, Col. Grant, which, had he been
in his right mind, he would not have
signed. This letter, however, exists in
Gen.. Grants handwriting, written in
pencil, as was all of Gen. Grants literary
work In those days of bodily effort and
torture and copied by his son for convent
ence. This fact Gen. Badeau, of course,
knows perfectly we'll"
, 1888-03-21
Color Lines IN a Theater.

CHICAGO, March 2O.-Judge Water
man and a Jury are engaged in hearing
the trial of the case of Mrs. Josephine
Curry, a colored woman, against Manager
Joe Baylies of the Peoples theater and
his assistants, Messrs. Reed and Oliver,
the business manager and treasurer, re
spectiyely. Mrs. Curry wants to recover
$500 damages for being refused seats in
the first balcony of the theater, for which
she had secured tickets for herself and
some friends. The usher to whom she
presented her checks, she charges, tore off
the coupon numbers and then pretended
he could not assign her party to seats.
Manager Baylies returned $1.40, the price
OF the seats. and, the plaintiff alleged,
added insulting words. The manager
denied this charge in toto.
, 1888-03-21
Protecting the Public Domain.

WASHINGTON, March 20.-The presi.
dent to-day sent to the two houses of con-
gross a communication from the secretary
of the interior with a great mass of testi.
mony relating to q grant of public land to
the state of Oregon for the construction OF
wagon roads. The presentation of the
facts by the secretary, the president says,
is the result of an examination which has
developed, as it seems to him (the presi.
dent, the most unblushing frauds upon
the government which if remaining I'M
challenged will divert several hundred
thousand acres Of land from the public
domain and from the reach of
honest settlers to those who have at
tempted to pervert and prostitute the
beneticient design of the government.
The government sought by the
promise of generous donations of lands
to promote the building of wagon roads
for public convenience and for the pur-
pose of encouragement upon the public
lands. The roads have not yet been
built and yet an attempt is made to claim
the lands under a title which depends for
its validity entirely upon the construction
of these roads.
A bill accompanies the communication
which the president submits with the
recommendation that it may become a
law and with the earnest hope that the
opportunity thus presented to demon
strate a sincere desire to preserve the
public domain for settlers and to Illustrate
unlawful attempts to appropriate the
same may not be neglected.
, 1888-03-21

CHICAGO, March 20.-The Hot Springs
Railway company filed pleas in the United
States circuit court yesterday in the suit
brought against it by Patrick @. Boylan,
a travelling man. Boylan sued to recover
$4,000 damages for being elected from
one of the defendants trains at Malvern,
kas. He purchased a round trip ticket
from Chicago to Hot Springs, and when
ready to return was delayed in reaching
the depot until it was just train time. He
was permitted to pass through the depot
gate to the train, but was elected because
he had failed to get his return ticket
stamped at Hot Springs. The defendant
sets UP that it had performed its part of
the contract by carrying Boylan as far as
his ticket called for, he having returned
to Hot Springs, where the ticket was
stamped, and then came to Chicago on it;
also, because of his failure to have the
ticket stamped. that he had no right to
ride on the road.
, 1888-03-21
MURDER AND ROBBERY.
A Mine Superintendent Muir
dered in Arizona
The Murderers Escape With
Bullion Valued at $1,000.
Attempted Suicide Of a Young
Lady in New York,
Murdered and Robbed.

PHGNIx, Ariz March 20.-Inforraa.
ton has been received here that Cyrus
Gribbel, superintendent of the Vulture
mine, and a man named johnson, were
robbed and killed at Niger Wells, thirty
miles from here, while on their way from
the mine to this place with a bar of bull
lion valued at about 81,
The bodies were found by Mexican
women, who reported the fact, and a
posse was organized and started for the
scene at once. The route is considered a
dangerous one, and Wells, Fargo & Co.
abandoned their efhce at Vulture several
years ago, after having been robbed of
Sc, 900 worth of bullion at the same spot.
1t is stated hat rewards will be offered
by the county and territory for the arrest
OF the robbers.
, 1888-03-21

CHICAGO, March 2O.-A woman richly
dressed in TX and sealskin, and with a
double veil closely drawn over her face,
entered McCoy's hotel from the Van Blu,
rem street entrance ct s O'Clock last night.
She carried a babe in her arms and left
the elevator at the first floor. She seemed
to be familiar with the Railways of the
hotel, for she never asked a question as
she hurried to the parlor. A moment la
ter the mysterious woman took the eleva.
tor again and passed out upon the street,
but she did not take the babe with her.
Il. S. Bowman, the night clerk, was busy
at his work in the office, when he heard
the faint cries of an infant issuing from
the parlor. Ha waited a moment, but
the crying grew louder and he started to
ascertain the cause. There upon the sofa
was a dainty bit of pink and white hum
anity-a boy baby about three months old
No one was near the babe and it was kick
ing and clawing the air with such vigor as
to be in imminent danger of rolling off on
the floor. The child was richly dressed
and bore evidences of being of good birth
1t was placed in charge of St Vincent Or
phan Asylum
, 1888-03-21
A Wonld.Re Su1c1de.

NEW York, March 2O.-A handsome
and extensively attired young woman
about &c years old Jumped into the East
river this forenoon, and on being rescued
was taken a prisoneroto the Bellevue hos
pital. At the hospital she gave the name
of Annie Adams, but refused to tell
where she lived. She told a nurse that
she was betrothed to a wealthy young
man who lived in San Francisco, and that
after all the wedding arrangements had
beer made her lover was found dead in
his room, apparently killed by his own
hand
, 1888-03-21
Excited Deposltors.

NEW ORLEANS, March 20.-A special
to the Picoyune from Aberdeen says:
The excitement over the failure of the
bank of Gattman & Co. is undated.
Everything belonging to the Gattmans,
ever their silverware, has been attached.
1t is now believed that the liabilities of
the Grm will reach $500, 900. The bank
vault was opened o.day and was found to
contain only 500 600 in cash including a
lot of mutilated currency. Meyer Gait
man is blamed for the failure. He ia
known to have been a heavy operator in
cotton futures.
, 1888-03-21

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, March 2O.-Dr.
George Cox was in court this morning to
explain why he Amounted Efie Ellis with
carbolic acid last Wednesday. He waived
examination, was bound over to answer to
the grand jury in May and was released
on $1,000 bond. Fenton Cox, the way
ward son, and the injured girl we're in
court and were held as witnesses. Fenton
says there will be no prosecution and the
girl abides by the decision of her boy"
who has thrown over his home and in
heritance for her.
, 1888-03-21
Josef Hoffman, to Leave America

New York, March 20 .-Little Josef
Hoffman,, who has charmed so many
thousands by his wonderful skill on the
piano since his advent in this country, is
soon to leave these shores and in all prob
ability will never appear again before an
American audience as a youthful prodigy.
If New York ever hears him again it
will be after he has reached manhood and
his powers are matured, when much of
the charm that now surrounds his playing
will have disappeared. Cashier Hoff-
man will leave for Europe with his wife
and son on the steamer Saale, which sails
on March %
, 1888-03-21
Real Estate.

The following instruments we're filed
for record in the county clerks office yes
terday:
r. A. Moore and wife OF Buffalo coun-
ty, Neb., to John D. Van Mugs of Peo-
ria, ILL.,, lots l and 9, block %, Mime
haha addition to Cheyenne; 5000.
r. A. Moore and wife to X. @. Pardee
and VIM. II. Day, Peoria, Ill, twenty
FIVE lots in Lake M~innehaba addition;
$3.50.
R. A. Moore and wife to Jennie Crawl,
Peoria, ILL.,, lot ,, block 10, Minnehaha
addition; $3.50.
r. A. Moore and wife to K. c. Pardee
and VIM. H.. Day, Peoria, ILL.,, thirty two
lots in Minnehaha addition; 81, 800.
Milton Black of Wheatland to Albert
l.. Ferguson of the same place, 1903 acres
Of land in section /, township 81 north,
range 60; 81.
Albert Borrell of Albany county to
Fred i. Morrison of Cheyenne, 100 acres
OF land in sections Is and %, township 80
north, range 60; 5000.
John A. Shelter and wife to Sarah
Selden, Manville, all lots and parts of lots
In the Wyoming Central railway right of
way at Manville; 81, 600; a quarter inter
est in the Crystal Palace lode, Platte
canyon mining district; 81.
Water deed from Andrew F. Whitman
to Jarvis NJ. Fox, a certain ditch right in
Laramie county; 81.
Final receipt to Milton Black for 1903
acres of land in Laramie county.
Sheriffs deed, S. K. Sharpless to Julia
Murray, fractional lots l, ,, 3 and 4 and
all of lots 5, 6, 7 and 8, block 50; 1904.