The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-23

mas been offered. These people derlv
lively satisfaction from the situation. Tn
outlook cheers them.-Waco Day.
The state convention made some excel
lent nominations, but what pity it is thu
: convention did not have the nerve to tax,
the bull by the horns and pass resolu'
) ton, not recommending, but demanding
that the legislature take steps to have the
people say whether or not constitutions
convention shall be held in Texas, and al
} an early day. If there is any one thing
that Texas needs, really bad, it is a new
constitution. Lawyers and all intelligent
people admit this. Why not set to work
now to secure it? 1t is bound to come in
time, and the sooner the better.-Waco
Day.
novel international question is Just
coming to head in Ell Paso. During
much of the year the Rio Grande is too
deep to be forded, and the only way to
cross is over the toll bridge. At some
seasons, however, the water is so low as to
make fording easy and safe. In the last
two or three days the Mexican customs
officials at the bridge have begun to COM
pei American teams to cross on the bridge,
refusing them to ford the river. Mexican
teams have always forded and continue to
do so. The action of the Mexican officials
causes much Indignation among American
teamsters, and unless the Mexicans desist
the matter will be brought to the atten-
ton of the American state department.
The princess of Wales backs Mrs. Cleve-
land in her war on the hustle, and lately
appeared at London fete without the
modern hump, which is one of fashions
latest follies. When the "first ladies" of
the two continents unite in declaring that
the "bustle must go" there is good reason
to believe it will not linger long among
their country women. But the feminine
form will look fiat to the masculine eye,
whenever it loses the "puffiness" which art
has lent it for SO many seasons.-Waco
Day.
The farmers in various parts of the
county are complaining of the damage
caused by hunters, who they say come
from this city. Last Wednesday night a
party was out tire-hunting for deer 10 the
Spring Branch neighborhood, and killed
three fine sheep belonging to Mr.. Sohroe-
der, a hard working farmer of that
vicinity. There is complaint also that
hunters are in the habit of shooting
calves and sometimes horses, but it is
believed that for the most part they are
shot accidentally. The loss, however, is
no less heavy upon the farmers. The
woods, too, have been set fire by hunters,
and it is urged in future that they be
more careful.-Houston Post.
The base ball club of Galveston is in the
throes of dissolution and liable to go to
| MI ot Fri toll
their star catcher, jumped them and the
town, and left with Wehrle for Stockton,
Cal, Under the new league regulations
adopted at New Orleans Thursday, the
club was to have left for Dallas Friday
night to play off the postponed games be-
tween the Galveston and Dallas teams,
but, instead Of going, the management of
the Galveston club wired to the league
officers in New Orleans that if the Dallas
team did not come to Galveston, to play
off the postponed games, they would with
draw the team from the league.
The latest thing in the way of trusts is
boarding house combine among the
lahdladies of Jeffersonville, Ind. The OBJ
ject of the trust is not to raise the price
of board, but to prevent the landladies
from being beaten out of their bills
Whenever a young man applies for board
he is required to furnish the landlady with
a photograph of himself-"not necessarily
for publication, but as guarantee of
good faith" But, if he should jump his
board bill, copies of the photograph are
furnished each boarding house keeper, to
prevent him from victimizipg others
Brennan Banner.
The total production of coal in the
world is estimated at 420,000,000 tons, OF
which Great Britain produces 160,000,000
the United States 100000 900 and Ger
many 100000 of tons. The production
in the United States is divided between
thirty-one states and territories, and the
largest of course being Pennsylvania
which last year produced 34,000,000 tons
of anthracite and 100000 of bitumi-
nous coal. In money value the output in
the United States is not less than $780,
100000 in the. markets where used. This
is greater than the value of all the gold
silver, cotton and petroleum produced in
this country. Ell aso Tribune.
Judge Hancock carries a very level head
around with him. He made a speech to
the democracy at Dallas yesterday in
WHICH ITO bdlu budb IL Wdo lcAdn
that was suffering for lack of deep water
harbor. For many years we have been
told that it was Galveston that needed it,
and that Galveston would be the principal
beneficiary by the deepening of the water
on the bar at the mouth of the harbor,
Judge Hancock informed the farmers OF
Texas that the lack of deep water har
Dor on the Texas coast cost them 3d.
100000 loss on grain alone. He believed
that the state should take action in the
matter, and employ its convicts in the
work. He demonstrated that the state
could secure a commodious harbor with
out increasing taxes, and the cheers with
which his speech was greeted proved con
clusively that the man with the hoe is al
last getting his optics open, and that very
Galveston Tribune.
Judge Zambrano, of Monterey, h {
filed two affidavits in Justice Fosters
court in Laredo against Joe Cardenas
Editor and publisher of the Mexican pa
per published in Laredo, called the Colonie
Mexicana. The first affidavit alleged that
Cardenas was about to publish libe
against the affiant Zambrano, and the
court, after hearing ell the evidence, re-
quired Osrdenas to give bond in the
sum of $1,000 conditioned that he woulC
not publish any further libel against
Judge Zambrano. In the second affidavit
Oardenas was CHARGED with having pub