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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
STATE IMMIGRATION.
Meeting of the State Executive Commit
tee at Fort Worth.

Meeting of the State Executive Commit
tee at Fort Worth.
Special Telegram TO the Statesman.
Fort WORTH, March 30.-The state
executive committee of the immigration
association held a meeting here this
morning and disposed of lot of routine
business. There were present at the
meeting: j. W. Brownson, of Victoria;
A. R. Collins, of Denison Henry Sayles, OF
Abilene; f. B. Chiffon, of Pecos City,
and E. G. Dickerson, of Rusk. The mat
ter of district assessments was fully can
vassed and the absolute necessity for all
districts to pay up if they expected to
derive any benefit from the association
was announced
Mr.. Sayles took the ground, which was
copcurred in by all present, that no county
could expect to derive any benefit from
the immigration movement in the way of
advertising, unless said county paid into
the general fund its pro rata of assess
ment.
1t was shown by Mr.. Dickerson that two
counties in his district were holding back,
not even attempting to do anything, but
were relying on local boom to attract
immigration to them.
Secretary Chiffon had on exhibition
material for the folder map which the
different railroads have agreed to circu-
late, and it is a complete expose of all
that could attract attention to Texas. The
meeting was general discussion of mat
ters that would promote the immigration
movement. 1t was decided that the next
meeting be held at the Beach hotel in
Galveston, April 30
One hundred thousand copies of the
maps are to be issued by the state com
mittee, on the back of which will be
printed valuable statistics relating to the
state at large. The railroad companies
promise to pay for and circulate at least
100000 copies more of this map. The
statistics and the names of the officers OF
the county immigration societies of all the
counties that have organized and PAID
their pro rata to the state fund, will be
printed on the back of these maps.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

Injury to Leon Blum, but not Serious
Trains not Damaged.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, March 29.-The locomotive
of the south bound Missouri Pacific train,
due here at 9:15 last night, while passing
the north-bound express at Dickinson
Station, twenty-five miles from Calves
ton, ran into the sleeper of the north
bound train. The shock was very severe
and Mr.. Leon Blum, the we'll known
merchant, who was en- route to New York
in the sleeper, was thrown violently from
his seat and painfully injured his knee
Mr.. Blum returned home by the south,
bound train and was greatly relieved
when the physicians found his knee cap
had not been dislocated, but that the
injury was mere flesh wound and will
confine him to the house but a day or two
Neither train was damaged by the coils,
inn
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
Items From Mhitewright.

Speclal Telegram 10 tne otAteshhn'
WHITEwR1GHT, March 30.-Mr. Tom
8akey, young man of this place, was
seriously if not fatally hurt this evening
He was working young pony to wagon
but the pony took notion he wouldn't
pull, and resented all of Mr.. Blakey's ef-
forts to make him. At last Tom con-
cluded to ride him home, and mounted
the broncho, when it began bucking and
threw his rider on picket fence. The
result was broken leg and a bruised
head for the young man.
A young lady by the name of Fletcher
living three miles north of this place, has
been bleeding at the nose since 8 O'Clock
Wednesday morning. Several physicians
of this place are in attendance, and are
working faithfully to check the flow o.
| blood.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
Doing the Town,
IOHIfo V31S = "
cial Telegram to the Statesman.

Special Telegram to the statesman
HENDERSON, March 29.-O. Turner, a
stranger who had been doing the town for
two or three days, was taken in custody
this morning by Sheriff Rogers on a
charge of theft When arrested he had In
his possession some parcels of goods which
he had purloined from Endell & Brach-
fields dry goods store, and fuller investi-
CATION proved him to have wagon
load of assorted merchandise which
he pilfered in his rounds the day
previous. The goods, upon examination,
were claimed by the various merchants
whom he had victimized, and returned to
their proper owners, his stealings amount
ing to several hundred dollars. He was
taken before Squire Broan, and bound
over in the sum of $4,000, which he failed
to make, and YVES remanded to jail. He
also had in his possession, when arrested
large lot of clothing and various other
articles, which it is supposed he secured
in like manner elsewhere. DE claims tc
hail from the vicinity of Shreveport
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
Aggravated Assault

Special Telegram 10 the otaIesman.
BRYAN, March 3d. Richard Jackson,
colored, was tried this morning and con-
voted He was charged with an assault
with intent to murder a colored child,
whose name is Wash Cash, by cutting the
child with a razor, while the boy was try
ing to defend his mother, whom Jackson
was beating with hickory stick. The
Jury did not find the defendant guilty of
the offence charged, but of one grade
lower, that of an aggravated assault, and
assessed the fine at $3.50.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
District Court.

Special Telegram 10 rne statesman
GRANBURY, March 3d. After a two
weeks session, the district court will ad
iourn tomorrow, without disposing of
important cases. The James Milliken
case was granted another continuance on
account of an important witness, M. w.
Fanslear, failing to appear. The Charley
Rogers arson case was granted contin-
uance in order to give defendant an op-
portunity to subpoena more witnesses,
The grand jury found second indict-
ment against him last week for making
false entries on his books before
the attempted arson, and in de-
fault of heavy bond he was
placed in Jail until the increased bond car
be made. Frank Wheat's case for $25,00(
damages sustained on the Cleburne anC
Weatherford branch of the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe railway, resulted in hung
Jury.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
Funeral of a Texas Veteran.

Special To.egram TO the stAtesman'
LAMpAsAs, March 2S.-Capt S. d. Nc
Annelly's funeral, which took place this
afternoon, was attended by large con-
course, including most of the old citizens
and prominent business men. The de-
ceased was a veteran of the Texas revolu-
ton, serving with distinction under
Milan at the storming of San An
tonic, aud under Karnes in numerous
cavalry engagements. His S2nd birthday
was on March 2. He has been citizen of
Lampases county thirty-four years, and
was man of temperate habits, just in his
dealings and honorable in his conduct.
He was respected by all, and beloved by
his friends. He leaves an aged widow and
seven married children, all of whom have
families.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05

andjWilson was left to guard them while
Denton went after help. AS soon as Den
ton left one of them,J. P. O'Donel, jumped
from the car and started to run. Wilson
demanded of him to halt and then fired
on him with Winchester, the ball taking
effect to the left of the small of the back,
ranged down, and lodged in the opposite
side. Wilson remained in Roxton till the
sheriff arrived to- day, and gave himself
up and was jailed here tonight. O'Don-
nell stated on his deathbed that he was
not the burglar that blew the safe open,
but that he was stealing a ride, and he ran
because he didn't want to be arrested.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
INNOCENT MAN KILLED.

Unfortunate Occurrence at Roxton in
Lamar County-Fatal Shooting.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
PARIS, March 3o.-A man was killed at
Roxton, fifteen miles south of here last
night. On Wednesday night g. j. Hackie-
mans safe was blown open, aud last night
about o'clock freight train pulled into
Roxton. James Denton, q clerk for
Hackleman, in company with W. l.. Will
son, went to search the train to see if they
could find anything that would lead to the
apprehension of the burglars the
night before. They found three mer
in box car, closed the doors on them
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
A Life Sentence.

Special Telegram 10 the Statesman'
MARSHALL, March 29.-The jury in the
Nathan Phillips murder case was given
the charge of the court this morning, and
after deliberation of about thirty min
utes returned verdict of murder in the
first degree, with Imprisonment for life as
a penalty. There will probably be no ap-
peal, as the main fight was to save his
neck.
Lew Cole, colored, for robbery 10 two
cases, was given ten years in each, and
Laura Gilmore, witness in the same case
was given five years for perjury.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
Things in Hunt County.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

GREENv1LIE, March 30.-The county
court of Hunt county adjourned to-day
after three weeks we'll occupied session
A considerable amount of civil business
has been worked off the docket by trial
or otherwise, Out of 100 or more state
cases some sixty have been disposed OF
through the diligence of our attentive
county attorney.
The Hunt County Teachers institute is
prepared for rare occasion and gala
time in the history of the institute. The
exercises are to possess especial attraction
and Superintendent Cooper will be an
honored guest.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
LINGG'S RIFLE.
1t is Presented to an Editor as a Souvenir
of Haymarket.

of Haymarket.
CHICAGO, March 29.-The Winchester
rifle wrestled from Louis Lingg, anarchist,
when he was captured in his dynamite
laboratory by the police, was to-day pre-
sented by Captain Setback, as memento
of the Haymarket episode, to Harry
Wilkinson, city editor of the Daily News.
Wilkinson, in turn presented it to the
Chicago Historical society with the czar
bomb that August Spies had boastingly
exhibited to Wilkinson in an interview
preceding the Haymarket affair. The
rife, in connection with Captain Schaack's
evidence, was undoubtedly the means of
securing the death sentence for Lingg,
while the czar bomb and unguarded talk
concerning it, by Spies to Wilkinson,
sealed, with equal certainty, the fate of
the anarchist editor. Wilkinson was
offered 81 900 for the rifle by represent.
ative of Philadelphia firm, but the Offer
was refused. 1t was the Philadelphisn's
intention TO use the trophy for attraction
| in q show window.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
Half Fare.
Special TeIsgrsm 20 the Statesman.

Special Telegram 10 the Statesman.
GALVESTON, March 30.-The republican
state executive committee has been ai-
vised by the Texas Traffic association that
a special rate of one fare for the round
trip, from all points in the state, will be
charged on all lines for delegates and
others attending the state convention al
Fort Worth, April a. One fare rate for
the round trip will also be charged by the
Texas trunk lines from all principal
points in the state to the national repub-
lican convention next June. The same
rates rs the above will prevail to the
democatic state convention at Fort
Worth, May %, and to the democratic ma
tionel convention.
County Judge Austin to day issued g
call for special election April 20, fol
hoater of the Sixty fourth district, to fill
vacancy caused by the death of Repre-
sentative B. Rush Plumly.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
Gets q Life Sentence.


Special Telegram to the Statesman.
WAxAHAoHIE, March 30.-Henry romlin,
the man who committed rape on Mrs.
Ogan near Ennis some time last year, was
tried in court this week. The jury, which
was divided in opinion for nearly an hour,
six for hanging TomliI, and six for life
imprisonment, finally brought in verdict
to-day of 'life imprisonment" Tomlin
is a brutal fellow, and it is said, years ago
raped his step-daughter in some of the
eastern states and fled to Texas to escape
iust;ce
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
Fatally w ounded.

SULPHUR SPRINGS March 30.-News
reached here from Sulphur Bluff that John
Ingle, white man, was fatally wounded
by a negro, near Sulphur Bluff, in this
county, yesterday evening. The negro
was in custody of Constable Jake Black
charged with theft. The constable left
the prisoner In charge of Ingle as guard
for a short time, and when he returned
found Ingle apparently dead with g
wound on his head, made with an axe, and
the negro gone. Officers are in close pur-
suit of the fugitive.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
Will Prove Fatal
L Telegram to the Statesman.

Special Telegram TO the StatesmHh'
SHERMAN, March 23.-George Stubble-
field, prominent architect, formerly of
Memphis, Mo-, but who has lived in this
city for several years, met with serious
accident this morning, which, it is feared,
will prove fatal. He was at work on the
scaffoldlng of brick building, when he
slipped and fell to the ground, where he
was taken up in an insensible condition
He has several bones broken, and, it is
thought, has received serious internal in
iuries.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
Accident to a Doctor.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

SpeclaI Telegram 20 INC oIaI65lHuH
JEFFERSON, March 30.-Late yesterday
evening, while DR.. A. Q. Copton was drlv-
ing out to see patient, his horse became
frightened, ran away and turned the buggy
over, breaking both bones of the doctors
right leg, just above the ankle. Doctors
Terhune and Cooper set the fractured
limb, and he is doing as we'll as possible
at this time.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
Indicted for Forgery .

RALEIGH, N. c., March 30.-Bills for
forgery were found by the grand jury
here to-day against Cross and White, alb
sconding officers OF the State National
bank. They are in custody in Toronto,
Canada. The district attorney, with the
chief of police, Of this city, Witnesses,
guards, ETC., will leave here this afternoon
to bring them back. White has tele-
graphed to the chief of police here-"Come
for us, we will go back with YOU"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
Instantly Killed.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, March BOD. E. Parker,
brakeman on the Southern Pacific
railway, was this evening run over in the
yards in this city by freight car and in
stantly killed, his body being horribly
maugled. He came here from Iowa sew
eral weeks ago.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
Closed by Attachment.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
WAxAHAcHIE, March BON. Lichten-
stein, grocer, was closed to-day by at
tachment, run by II. S. Mittenthal, Clar-
eudon, Tex. The amount of the attach
ment was $1,25O. Assets and liabilities
unknown.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
AN EAST TEXAS KILLING.

A Citizen Abuses Another and Gets
Killed in Consequence.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
ATHENS, March 3O.-News has just
reached town of the killing of J. Q. Law
renee by Albert Pines, which occurred
late Yesterday evening, nine miles south
of Athens. The particulars of the killing
date back as far as February 10 last, about
which time Lawrence got from the post
ofics at Athens two anonymous letters,
the contents of which were suoh ex-
pressions as digging his (Lawrence)
grave" and "makirg his coffin," and such
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
A New Postmaster.

Specisl Telegram to the Statesman.
TERRELL, March 30.-Our newly ap.
pointed postmaster, Mr.. 7. B. Gri fifth
has filled his bond and forwarded the same
to WashiDgt ION.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
Virginia Rennhlicans.

PETERsBuRa, Va, March 30.-The re-
publican state committee have fixed upon
Petersburg as the place, and May II as
the time, for holding a state convention.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
MINE DISASTER.
Fatal Explosion and Several Killed
Causes of the Disaster.

Rich HILL, Mo-, March 30.-It was just
121O O'Clock yesterday afternoon when
an explosion occurred in mine No. 6,
owned by the Keith and Ferry Coal com
psny. Had the explosion occurred few
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-03-29
Emperor Frederick.

The more that is known of the cir
cumstances surrounding the sickness
of the crown prince, now Emperor
William, the more pathetic and dra-
matte it seems. An extract from Ed
mund Yates's letter to the n. Y. Trib-
une on the second page shows the spir
it that animated the so-called military
party in Germany in insisting that an
operation be performed, and at the
same time the true heroism of the then
prince in his anxiety to secure the po-
sition for his family at whatever cost
to himself. Happily his decision seems
wise one and his courage in adhering
to it has been rewarded as is shown by
the announcement that the laryngeal
disease is more decidedly less alarm
ing than it has been in many months
before, and this gives rise to hopes that
possibly he may be cured. The En-
perOr attended the service in the chap
ell at Charlottenburg, Sunday, was in
good spirits and continues to improve.
Meanwhile he has written to Queen
Victoria, asking permission to bestOw
a decoration upon DIR. Mackenzie who
stood by him in his decision not to
submit to an operation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-03-29
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Hon. William DOrsheimer, ex-Lieu-
tenant governor of New York and ex-
United States representative, died at
Savannah, Ga, the Goth inst.
The New York, Rutland and Mon
treal railroad, which was closed up
March IL on account of the Eastern
blizzard, was not re-opened until
March 81.
One of the humOrs of the late storm
was the labelling of Il drift in front of
Henry Georges newspaper Office in
New York city with this sign, "Henry
George lies here"
A photograph by C. E. Lewis of
Lebanon, N. H., gives an idea of the
of the test to which the
new Hartford bridge was put. The
bridge is $50 feet long and is repre-
scented as upholding IL locomotives
weighing together 854 tons. The
bridge was built, as is we'll known, by
the Vermont Construction company
of st. Adams and is we'll nigh perfect
as a railroad bridge.
Hon. B. d. Harris of Brattleboro au-
thorizes the Phoenix to say that he is
not candidate for the position of one
of the delegates to the national repub-
lican convention at Chicago. He be
lieves it to be both unnecessary and
unWise. as q matter of good party pol
icy, to give the Office repeatedly to
any one man, and, having enjoyed the
honor four years ago, he thinks it
should now go to some other repre-
sentative republican from his section
of the state. Mr.. Harris would be
glad to see the choice fall on Col. j. j..
Estey, whose name has been favorably
mentioned in this connection.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-03-29
The Steamboat Controversy.
Springfield Republican.

SpT1yPet0 IepuOtlcuH
The Orleans county historical socie-
ty of Vermont proposes to apply to the
legislatures of Vermont, New Hamp-
shire and Connecticut for money to-
ward monument to the memory of
Capt. Samuel MOrey, who built and
ran steamboat on the Connecticut
river at Oxford several years before
Fulton's experiments on the Hudson.
MOrey was native of Connecticut.
The Importance of the MOrey inven-
ton is that it gave Fulton the sugges-
ton npon which he marked out his
great results. Fulton has already been
perpetuated in bronze and if the be-
levers in Morey carry out their pur-
pose our sculptOrs may have their
hands full for time. Before either
Morey or Fulton built their boats
William Henry of Pennsylvania exper-
imented in steam navigation on the
Conestoga river, James Rumsey did
the same on the Potomac and John
Fitch piled the Delaware in home
made paddle wheel steamboat at the
rate of three miles an hour. We sug-
gest an art gallery for the first inven-
tors of the steamboat only.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-03-29

Free Press. He served three years in
the army; was for four years, 1871,
postmaster at Burlington in 1871 be-
came assistant editor of the Free Press
and Times, which position he held for
several years in 1912 he represented
Chittenden county in the state senate /;
he was one of the delegates at large to
the republican national convention of
1876; in 1873 or '79 he was appointed
a special agent of the postOffice depart
ment, which he held till about four
years ago, when symptoms of the dis
ease of the brain, which finally de-
stroyed him, began to be manifest.
When in his prime he was well known
as an able and Industrious journalist.
His sister, Elizabeth Bigelow of Bur-
lington and brother, Lucius Bigelow,
of Portland, Oregon, are the only sur
vivors of his fathers family.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-03-29
VERMONT NEWS.
Vermont Maple Sugar.

The organization of the Vernon
maple sugar exchange was effected at
BrattlebOro last week Tuesday, the
following officers and board of direc-
tors being elected President, Alfred
Messer of Rochester vice president,
Col. G.. w. Hooker of Brattleboro Sec
rotary, G.. A. Flint of Montpelier :;
treasurer, G.. S. Dowley of Brattleboro;
general manager, E. w. Harlow of
Brattleboro directors, Col. G.. W..
Hooker and Hon. j. L. Martin of Brat
tleborO, Alfred Messer of Rochester, j..
C. Newton of Dummerston, G. H.
Campbell and l.. A. Flint of West
Gen. William Wells of Burlington, w.
of the association was fixed at $4,000,
were established at BrattleborO. The
exchange has adopted trade mark,
and all sugar marketed by the board
will bear the official brand.
Col. Silas Quincy, many years pro-
prietor of the fremont house at BOs-
ton, is to manage the Mt. Mansfield
house at Stowe the coming season.
Hubbard Chittenden, of South Bur-
lington, died suddenly, of neuralgia of
the heart, while sitting in his chair
last Wednesday morning. He was 70
years old.
Peter King, an old resident of Que
chez, was found dead in bed at Plain
field, N. H., Thursday. In his valise
were notes, checks, etc, amounting to
nearly $1,000.
Charles Jones of Salisbury, fell
against a circular saw Monday of last
week, and had nearly all the fingers of
one hand cut off, the arm being also
badly mangled.
Jessie, little daughter of L. w. Haw-
ley of Brattleboro, fell upon a fence
while coasting, and almost bit off her
tongue. Morphine was administered,
and a physician sewed it up.
Chester Putnam, of North Pownal, is
one of the latest "didn't know it was
loaded" men. While cleaning an old
rusty pistol last week he shot ball
through one OF his fingers and badly
wounded another.
The sums proposed to be voted to
Vermont in the River and HarbOr bill
agreed upon by the committee of coll
gress, are S2o,0OO FOR the harOor at
Burlington and $4,000 for that at
Gordon's Landing, with $4,000 for the
improvement of the navigation of Otter
Creek.
The narrow guage railroad between
Brattleboro and Londonderry has been
having rather hard time of it. The
trains were showed under for eight
days, and then came the thaw of last
week, which washed out part of the
trestle at West Townshend, and made
the "Salmon Hole" trestle above New
fame village impossible, thus necessi-
tating carrying the mails since last
Wednesday by hand-cars and teams,
the usual traffic being almost wholly
suspended.