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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26
THE WACO LABOR CONVENTION.

The action of the united labor party of
McLennan in putting out county ticket
and appointing delegates to state con.
vention, calls attention to the fact that at
least portion of the laboring people of
Texas are dissatisfied with the conduct of
both the democratic and republican par
ties. This action at Waco is an assertion,
more emphatic than any resolutions they
could have adopted, that they have lost
confidence in both the great parties. But
will they gain anything by setting up for
themselves distinct organization, antag-
onistic to democracyH
That labor is being Disseminated
against in the government of this country,
both federal and state; that the laws
favor the rich, nobody will or can deny. 1t
has been shown that taxation rests more
heavily on the poor man than on his rich
neighbor, and that the working classes
especially are debarred, by legislation
from an equality in the benefits of
government, as in the matter of the
tariff, whose burden rests more grievously
on poverty than on wealth.
We sincerely desire and wish to see the
laboring classes of the country relieved
from wrongs that certainly do exist, and
would aid them in any honorable way
possible. But setting up for themselves
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26

as a separate party in Texas or else
where, is q profound mistake. The only
and true method for the farmers and
workingmen of Texas-the bone and
sinew of the state-men honest and
honorable, WHO want and demand nothing
but right and iustice-is to work through
the democratic party. 1t is the only party
that really offers any relief TO the labor
ing classes; the only political orgsniza-
ton that they can rely upon. To act
outside of it is to throw away their power
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26
Running the Horse Range.

To the Editor of the Statesman:
A slight review of the horse and mule
industry of Texas will very readily con-
vince the reader that the Texas stock
raisers are badly neglecting one of our
great interests in the range. The tax
rolls of 1885 show our state to contain
about 100000 horses; since that time San
Antonio alone has shipped out of the
state about 250,000,the drive north in 1885
was estimated at 100000, while Colorado
City, Abilene, Victoria, Beeville, Austin
and dozen other railroad towns have all
been constantly shipping, and principally
of our best mares, until we find our fine
horse grazing ranges almost bare and q
constant and increasing flow of immigra-
ton pouring in, all of whom want horses
and mules and must have them.
As little as it is thought
of by the casual observer, we have already
made too great a reduction III our horse
stock to supply the present, and especially
the future demand for work stock in
Texas. A few of the far-seeing stockmen
are beginning to see where this heavy
horse shipping business is drifting, and
are quietly buying in the stock around
them. The time is almost at hand when
our Kentucky brothers will begin to ship
our mares colts to us to supply our great
and growing demand for farm horses.
We have as fine a horse and mule
county as can be found in the world, and
cheaper range to raise them on. This
matter should be looked after by our
stockmen before it is everlastiugly too
late,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26
YELLOW FEVER IN FLORIDA.

When yellow fever is first reported at a
place it is always with an apology that
there is no dnger of spreading, mild
form, need be no alarm, etc. This is pre-
cisely what is now being done concerning
the malady at Plant City, twenty miles
north of Tampa, Fla. Whether mild or
severe, the unpreceientedly early out
break in Florida might seem to indicate
the presence of those unknown conditions
favorable to the generation of the yellow
fever microbe; in other words, that it ia
likely TO be a "yellow fever year" In any
event, close watch should be kept on the
disease which has just started up in
Florida. The cases at Plant City may be
few, and the fever of a mild type, as the
dispatches this morning term it, but there
is enough Of the deadly microbe-portable
as it is-to infect the whole yellow
fever belt bordering on the gulf.
1t Is claimed the contagion at Plant City
is the sequence of the disease which ex
listed at that Place last summer and fall,
the germ lying dormant during the
winter to start into life again in the
spring. If so, Tampa may also again be-
come infected, and other ports along the
same coast in communication with it, stand
chance of visit from Yellow Jack before
the close of the long summer.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26
The Financial Question.
To the Editor of the Statesman:


AUSTIN, April 23.-Sir: Your editorial,
calling the attention of our legislature to
the loan of the surplus money in our state
treasury to the counties and cities of
Texas, upon their bonds drawing 4 per
cent Interest, and reissueable by the treas
urer for all dues by the state to its oiti-
zens at their face value, is worthy of its
consideration. Such measure would be
very wise and prudent. Everybody
knows that money is scarce, and COM
mands from to = per cent per month
from our farmers and workingmen.
Indeed the high rate of interest on
money is serious drawback to our gen
eral prosperity.
Now, by lending this money to our
counties and cities on bonds of $40, $50
and 800, and then paying them out
again to state employees. These bonds
would serve as money, indeed, would be
more valuable as circulating medium,
than either gold, silver or currency, for
they would draw interest and would, very
soon, double the amount of our circulat-
ing medium, reduce our ruinOus rate of
interest, stop failures in all lines of bust
ness, stimulate trade, agriculture and
general business, and thus bring about
lively times and public prosperity to an
unfortunate people who have not yet re-
covered from the effects of a terrible war
and the overthrow of their peculiar insti-
tuition.
Yes, sir, think you did we'll to call the
attention of our solons to this wise and
polite measure and advocate its adoption.
and l do hope you will continue to reason
with them upon it until they seeits beauty,
loneliness and wisdom. Respectfully,
TAXPAYER.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26
WHAT THE CAPITOL BUILDING TRADE
HAS DONE FOR THE STATE.

That the new capitol building is the
best bargain the state ever made is a
proposition The STATESMAN has always
maintained. She contracted for a lime
stone house to cost less than two
million dollars. She now has magnifi-
cent granite structure that has cost
four million dollars, and yet the
same price originally charged by the syn
dictate has not been increased IN order to
erect building many times more hand
some and twice as expensive. For this
splendid public edifce the state has ex-
pended not dollar of money, but merely
three million acres of unimproved and
almost valueless land-land that she would
gladly have sold at fifty cents an acre.
She now has for this land not only the
finest state capitol building in the union,
only barring perhaps that of New York,
that cost twenty seven million dollars, but
she has much more than this. She has CON
yer ed three million acres of unproduct-
i've land into taxable values. She has
done more than that. She has increased
the value of all the land in that section
where tbs syndicate's land is situated
more than one hundred and fifty fold. On
it , land in Dallam county the syndicate,
in 1885, 1886 and 1887, paid in taxes to
the state S7571.S7. On its land in
Hartley county last year it paid
in taxes $1,52769. In Oldham
county, which is an organized county,
there WAS assessed against the syndicate
last year $9,913.73. This makes in all
$l74S5.6O, assessed and paid in taxes by
this syndicate. There are yet to be given
to the syndicate, under the contract, nearly
a half million acres of land, and the taxes
GA this land will annually amount to
several thousand dollars. The syndicate
is not allowed to render its land for les
than 81 an acre, twice the amount the
state held it at when the contract was
made. The syndicate has spent over a
million dollars in fencing, improving and
stocking these lands, all that is new CAPT
til brought into the state for taxation.
The state, in less than ten years, will
collect, by means of taxes on these lands
and those in their vicinity increased in
value because of this trade, more than the
whole three million acres of land were
worth at the time this capitol contract
was made. Has the trade not been a
good oneH
But more than all this has been done.
To the influence of that syndicate, more
than to any other one or combination of
causes is due the Fort Worth and Denver
railroad. Members of that syndicate are
large stockholders in that railroad, and
they have pushed its construction from
the time they began to improve their lands.
What has and will that railroad do towards
opening up the Panhandle for settle.
mentY That railroad will be worth mil
lions of dollars to the state, and the
syndicate were mainly responsible for its
building. Has not the trade been good
oneH Who will say it has not proved the
best bargain the state ever made?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26
An Austin Bow.

The Houston Post of April q contains
the following special from Liberty, Texas:
Erred Petmecky, of Austin, is
visiting Me-. j. Leicht's family,
of this place Young Petmecky is
only 16 years of age, but he Is dec dedly
one of the best rifle shots in this country.
Yesterday evening he gave an exhibition
of his skill to a select few. A tin can
being thrown up, he put TIRES shots into
it with repeating rifle before it reached
the ground. He hit eight empty 3S.cai.
bre shells in succession, the shells being
thrown up. Petmecky does not use ex,
plosive bullets. Many think that he is a
better shot than Carver.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26

The president has received the invita-
ton of Governor Ross and the drill board
TO attend the capitol dedication ceremo-
MES in May. He could give no positive
answer, but hopes to be able to come
here at that time. If he comes he may
be assured all Texas will be here to meet
him. He surely should strain every nerve
to stand face to face with his 10000 dem
ocratic majority.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26

The Omaha Dem ocrat has hauled down
Governor Hills name for the presidency.
Editor Tomlinsou of that paper was in
Albany yesterday, and Governor Hill told
him he was no. only not candidate, but
would head the New York delegation for
Cleveland. That settles it. If Cleveland
isn't elected by reclamation, indications
are deceptive.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26
GOVERNMENTAL.
From TUESDAYS Dtily.l
CONTINUED from Page Z.

Governor Ross yesterday appointed
the following delegates to attend the inter
state convention of farmers to be held at
Topeka, Kansas on May l: Evan Jones,
of Dublin; A. j. Houcher, of StHbblefeld;
A. ]. Rose, of Salado; Ben Terrell, of Dial
las; S, H. Baird, of Paris; j. W. Owens, of
Pilot Point; NJ D. X. Taylor, of jefferson,
and ]. d. Fields, of Mason.
The governor is in receipt of letter
SAYING the Kiowa Indians are depredating
upon stock in Greer county. The letter
was forwarded to the proper authorities
at Washing ton.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The Odd Fellows Building association
of Fort Worth, capital stock $4,000, filed
charter in the office of the secretary of
state yesterday. IncorpOrators: K. Z.
Beckman, j. j. Nuually, H. R, Early, j..
C. johnson, George II. Schober, R. A.
Cook, c. r. Bowlin, w. L. Gribsby, g..
Schorff, Thomas Fear, G. H. Brown, G.. w.
Gerynn, Jacob Schober, Ben M. Terrell, H..
NJ. Furman, D. Smith, W. E. Powell, E. M.
Mercy, H. S. Broiles, James Maddox, L. s..
Caruthers, S. B. Imboden, W. S. Essex and
Thomas Witten.
CoMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Comptroller Mccall yesterday deposited
81, 500 to the credit of the available school
fund, and $2,063 to general revenue.
Menard county paid 1925 interest on
bonds held by the school fund.
LAND OFFICE.
Applications to purchase and lease pub
lie free school lands were received and
filed as below:
To purchase: One for 100 acres in Palo
Pinto county; one for 100 acres in Hill
county; one for GAO acres in Lipsconb
county; one for $40 acres in Donley county;
one for 800 acres in Childress county; one
for $40 acres in Fisher county; one for
GAO acres in Hartley county; one for 100
acres in San Saba county; seven for Z
sections in Ochiltree county; one for 800
acres in Hemphill county; one for Sc acres
in Parker county; one for 800 acres in
Hale county; one for 800 acres in Harde-
man county. All the above are dry agri-
cultural and grazing lands, and valued at
81 per acre.
Watered lands: One for $40 acres in
Lipscomb county; one for $40 acres in Pot
ter county. Offered So per acre.
To lease: One for 224 acres in Stephens
county.
From Wednesdays daily
The knights of Honor Building and
Loan association, of Greenville, Texas;
capital stock, $4,000; filed charter in
! the office of the secretary of state yester-
day. Incorporators: w. G. Perkins, j.
L. Beall, Ed. SchIff, R. A. McMurty, j. w.
! Williams, j. F. Lockwell, NJ. NJ. Arnold, X.
L. Loweustein, Ira o. Wyse, L. H. Ennis,
and r. X. Lane.
CoMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Comptroller Mccall yesterday pur-
chased $4,000 of Val Verde county bonds
for the permanent school fund. He
deposited to the credit of general revenue
81 800, and to the credit of the available
school fnnd 90 2Oh
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26

AN expression from the legislature now
in session upon that portion of the Mills
tariff bill which provides for free raw
wool" and protected manufactured wool"
might be of service to our senators and
representatives in congress at this time.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26
Circulating State Bonds.
D the Editor of The Statesman:

To the Editor Of The Statesman:
The idea of these bonds being reissue
by the state to its employees for salaries
and thus keeping them in circulation,
also the idea that they shall be
made of the same size and material of
greeuoacks and shall serve all the pur-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26

CRop news of all descriptions will, from
now ON, be welcome from The STATES
MANS correspondents. We are all in =
terested in the products of the field. The
farmer, toiling in the cornfeld or the
cotton patch, supports the rest of us, and
we want to be kept informed how he is
getting along.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26

THE magnificent granite capitol has
cost the state virtually nothing for its
construction. Can not the state now well
afford to furnish it in conformity with its
grandeur, be the amount necessary for
such furnishing two, three, or even five
hundred thousand dollarsY
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26
Mild, soothing and healing is DR.. Sage's
Catarrh remedy.
Held to Bail,
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

special Telegram to the Statesman.
PALESTINE, April 23-D. S. Holcombe.
who assaulted and dangerously stabbed
George Lowden, at Long lake, on Satur-
day last, waived examination TO-DAY. and
bail was fixed at $500. L3wdeu is doing
very well. 1t is thought he will recover.
from his wound.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26

The seeds of healthful conservatism
which were planted long ago ia Austin
now begin to germiRate. Our financial,
commercial and material interests are
growing in vgor every day; we are null
tiplyiug daily both in faith, energy and
population, and our business interests are
extending in every direction. We have
pinned our faith to Austin and we believe
there will be long continued day of pros
perity. Business sagacity and courage
on the part of our people will fill the air
of Austin this spring and summer with
enterprise and vigor. The great body of
our people are now at work more actively
than at any former period in the history
of our city. Public confidence has been
established in the stability of Austin's
growth and prosperity. People from
other sections and states are daily coming
amongst US, bringing money and brain
and muscle, and anxious to find homes
in our midst. grand future is in store
for Austin and it is double duty we owe
to ourselves and to our beautiful city to
see that no narrow-minded selfshness
or decsyed energies shall impair the
bright destiny in store for us.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26

MINISTER PENDLEToN's son on this side
of the water, as well as Others, say MIR. Pen
dleton's Hines, is only slight, and that he
is recovering. The fact remains that Mr..
Pendleton has paralysis.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26

India is beginning to compete with
China in the cultivation and expectation
OF tea. The merchants of China are he.
coming alarmed and are seeking some
means of improving China tea.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26

The lands given the University were by
no means granted as a liquidation of the
mopeyed indebtedness dus the Univer-
sity from the state. That ind =btedness is
still outstanding, and should be met.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26

The Twentieth Legislature undoubtedly
poss, SEQ the confidence of the people,
who have judged of that body by the
practical operation of the laws passed at
the regular session.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26

SULLIVAN, the slugger, the representa-
tive of all that is brutal in human nature,
arrived in the steamship Catalonia. The
announcement of his coming probably
excited more profound attention than had
the Prince of Wales himself touched our
shores. After all, the great mass of man
kind have more real admiration for gen
uine muscle than they have for brains.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26

The Dutch are taking Holland al the
rate OF eIght acres day. During the
h't Two centuries, it Is estimated 100000
acres Of land have been reclaimed from
the sea. nom
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26
rs OF SUBSCRIPTION
Twelve Pages.

EMPEROR WILLIAM left fortune OF over
five million dollars. Not very great for
the sovereign of a rich and Populous en-
rnirn
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26

The Rev. Geo. H. Thayer, of Bourbon.
Ind, says: Both myself and wife owe our
lives to Shiloh's Consumption Cure. Sold
by Oscar Sumostz. 'O
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26

GEN. II. l.. WALKER, commander of the
Hood Camp, this morning makes an APP
peal to the citizens of Texas to come to
the relief of the Confederate Home.
This is charitable institution that should
rest heavily upon the consciences of every
southerner, and the people of Texas should
deal literally and nobly by it. The Home
is now sadly in need of assistance; let
every Texan rally to its support.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26

The papers of all the cities Mr.. Charles
T. Hicks, of the drill board, has visited in
the interest of the great event in May,
have been very generous in their praise
of the efforts being made, and hopeful of
fine results to be achieved here at that
time. The clipping from the Courier
Journal this morning is only fair
sample of the many complimentary
notices that have been written about us.
The big event is very near at hand.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26

Do THE people of Texas favor protect
ing manufactured wool at the expense of
the producer of raw wool?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26

The San Antonio Times does not agree
with the attorney-general as to the advis-
ability of the suit he has brought
against the Traffic association. 1t says
"The district court, at Austin, has de-
cided against the Texas Traffic association
on various grounds. The case will be ap-
pealed. In the meantime, the damage
caused the state of Texas by the suit
keeps on accruing, and will injure the i'm
migration movement more, in dollars and
cents, in one year, than the Traffic associ-
alton could hurt it in dozen years, even
if what was charged in this suit was all
correct, which the Times is not prepared
to admit.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26

RECENT issue of the Herald, published
at Los Angeles, Cal, contains long let
ter from correspondent at Galveston,
giving what he terms the insuperable OBJ
jections to immigration to Texas. His
opinions upon the color problem in Texas
are puerile, idle and silly. In his effort to
induce Californians to remain at home he
tries to give Texas immigration black
eye, but signally fails. To far-minded
persons many of the reasons given
against Texas are arguments in favor of
our great advantages and attractions to
honest and intelligent home-seekers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26

my love, what magic spell is thrown
Upon your face! Its charm own.
Whence came thypure and pearly teethY
Thy rosy lips! Thy perfumed breath -
She said, In accents sweet and clear,
It's only SOZODONT, my dear s.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26
THE DEBT DUE THE UNIVERSITY.

The same rule holds with states and in
dividuals -they should be just before they
are generous. Texas has for years owed
her University large sum of money
which now, as the treasury is full, should
be paid before she branches off into deal
ing out patronage to this, that and the
other cause. No other state institution at
this time needs aid more than the Uni
versity. IT has outgrown its present capac
ity, and thu member ship is yearly on the
increase. 1t is not now asking an appro-
pria'ion to better its condition;
it is simply insisting upon the
state paying a just and long standing
debt due it. The bill now pend
ing in both branches OF the
legislature calling for $154,OOO as
the amount, that at the lowest estimate
is due the University, should unquestiona-
bly, become a law. With that amount of
money the other wings of the present un-
finished building could be erected, and the
University would be able at once to take
its place among the we'll equipped and
advanced universities of the union.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-26
CoMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.

Comptroller Mccall yesterday pur
chased $4,000 of Val Verde county bonds
for the permanent school fund. He
deposited to the credit of general revenue
$4,000, and to the credit of the available
school fund S2,205.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-25

calves dropped numbered forty-two, and the
increased value of these, had they been
sired by a well-bred bull, could safely be
estimated at more than the $50 asked for
the bull that it was contemplated to buy.
Instead of saving $50, granting that an-
other year no was able to buy for the 500
he first proposed to pay, the entire cost of
the bull, and more, too, perhaps, has been
lost Probably many of our readers can
recall instances similar to the one men
toned, and perhaps some OF them have
gone through just tie Same experience
themselves.
The same unwise policy is pursued when
in making selection of sires. to be patron
lied the choice is governed by service fee
charged, instead of the merit of the sire,
and this of course applies, no matter what
the breed. 1t is the fact that too little con
sideration is given to this subject, and poor
Judgment is used In making selections,
which affords patronage for so many very
inferior sires in all sections.
wonderful improvement in the stock
raised and a consequent marked increase
in the profits of the business will result
when this subject Is given the attention it
should receive