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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
Railroads Connecting.

Special TIE egrsm TO the Statesman.
WAsHBURN, April 9.-The Fort Worth
and Denver and the Southern Kansas
conn ected to-day. The connection was
made and the last spike driven at TAO
O'Clock this evening on the Washburn tap
from Washburn to Panhandle city. Con
CALCULATIONS were sent to Denver and the
people of Fort Worth on the completion
of a connection with the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe system which will prove of
great benefit to all.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
All Sentenced to the Pen

SHERMAN, April 9.-Three prisoners
held in Jail under indictments entered
pleas of guilty as follows: Robert Barnes,
charged with theft of cattle in five cases,
was given two years in the pen in each.
Jack Wilson, burglary and theft; five
years in each case J.W. Weaver, bur-
glary and theft; eleven years.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
Roe Returned to the Pen.
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HUNTSVILLE, April 9.-W. H. Roe has
been returned from Anderson, where he
was sentenced Saturday by District Judge
Kittrell to be hung on May 26. A peculiar
instance in the sentence being passed
upon this day is that it was just two
years from the day he was charged with
numbering his wife, April 7, 1886. Roe
will be closely confined here until the day
set for his hanging, which will be in
Grimes county, where the verdict of the
jury was found.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
THE KILLING OF NOWLIN.
Full Particulars of the Shooting Of an
Officer DischargIng HIS Duty.

Full Particulars of the Shooting Of an
Officer DischargIng HIS Duty.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
SAN SABA, April 9.-Some six months
ago one Jim Jones came to San Saba
county and married daughter of James
X. Hoy and settled on Cold creek, near
the Llano county line. On last Thursday
Deputy Sheriff Tom Nowlin, of Llan0
county, came to the residence of Jones
with writ for his arrest. At the request
of Jones; Nowlin was reading the writ,
and, as he came to that part of it locating
aud describing the offense of theft of cat
tie in Preside county, Jones grabbed a
shot gun close by and shot and killed
NowIin. AS Nowlin fell he fired his pistol,
infictirg a slight wound in Jones' shout
der. Nowlin died instantly. The neigh
borhood was Immediately aroused and
made close and constant pur-
suit. On Saturday night, being
closely pursued, Jones left his
horse, which was captured by his pursuers
on Sunday. Mrs. Frank Gray, living
about three miles from the place of the
murder, went to her barn for eggs, end in
the fodder saw the legs of man other.
wise concealed. This she reported to her
husband, and crowd of men from Cher
okee soon gathered and surrounded the
barn, firing their Winchesters through it
and demanding of Jones to surrender.
Finding longer concealment impossible,
and delay dangerous, Jones finally came
out and surrendered himself, and last
night was safely lodged in San Saba jail.
Jones is said to be a desperate man, and
talked coolly about this murder. Court
meets April % with good sized criminal
docket.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
Spirited Campaign Promised.

Special Telegram to The Statesman.
PALESTINE, April 9.-Hon. Bedford
Parks, present democratic member of the
legislature for this county, announces
himself to-day as a candidate for re-elec-
ton. The coming campaign in this
county promises to be a stirring one, the
indications showing that there will be a
spirited opposition in both primary and
general elections for all the county Offices.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
NEGROES AND INDIANS.
Battle Between Colored Desperadoes and
Indian Police, Indian Territory.


Indian Police, Indian Territory.
OKLAHOMA, 1. T., April 10.-A courier
from Shawneetown, forty miles east of
here, on the north fork of the Canadian
river, brings report of another killing
which has just occurred few miles from
that place. Three colored horse thieves
succeeded in stealing bunch of horses
from Long Tom, Shawnee Indian. When
the theft was discovered, deputy United
States marshal, with three Indian Sac and
Fox police, gave pursuit and caught up
with the negro thieves. The latter com
menced firing with Winchester rifles, un-
horslng one of the police at the first fire.
A regular pitched battle then ensued in
which two of the negroes we're killed, to-
gether with one Indian police. The mar
shall was badly wounded, but the horses
we're recovered. The country is oVerrun
with desperadoes and horse thieves.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
Prisoners Seeking Freedom
Special Telegram TO the Statesman.

CISCO, April 9.-Sheriff Douglass, of
Stephens county, passed through here
to-day having in charge Beasly, who killed
Butler, merchant at Caddo, two months
ago, and Bryant, who killed Taylor at
Breckenridge, on Christmas. The pris-
oners were going to Baird to apply for
writ of habeas corpus, before Judge
Converse
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
Suing for Damages.

Special Telegram to the Statesman
PALESTINE, April 10.-The parents of
Lee WEIGH, who was run over and killed by
an engine in the yards at this place,
month ago, filed suit for damages in the
district court to-day. The amount asked
for is $4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
Long Sentence in the Pen

Special telegram TO The Statesman.
BURNETT, April 10.-In the district court
to-day, H. B. Hartley, charged with incest,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary. John Rail,
charged with horse theft, pleaded guilty
and got eight years in the "pen."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
Fire at Corsicana.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
CoRsIoANA, April 10.-At midnight last
night a fire broke oct in the pattern room
of the Eagle foundry and before the fire
company could reach the scene the whole
of the plant was entirely consumed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
Would Not Take the Lie ,

Special Telegram 10 the STATESMAN.
Ell PAso, April 9.-United States Con-
sui Brickford Mackey had difficulty with
a man by the name of Griffith, with whom
he boards in Paso del Norte. Griffith
called him liar, and Mackey drew pis-
toI, when the parties cIinched and fell to
the ground, Mackey on top.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
Flames at Atlanta.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
ATLANr,, Tex, April 1O.-This morning
a fire broke out in Ed Eddlestein's saloon,
on the corner of Common street and Rail
road avenue. Before it could be got
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
A Libel Suit.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April 10.-In the
libel suit of f. H. Lewis against the News
Herald, the jury rendered verdict ut
midnight for $4,000 damages in favor OF
plaintiff.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
TEXAS LEAGUE.
First Game Between the Galvestons and
Fort Worths.
C,oogol U,alorror, RI tho Sto+as,nop

First Game Between the Galvestons and
Fort Worths.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, April 1O.--The first game of
the Fort Wor and Galveston series was
played this afternoon at Beach park.
About 500 people were present to witness
the game. The Fort Worth club did not
score but four hits from the crack Calves
ton pitcher. In the second inning Kittle,
of the Fort WOrths, livened matters up by
knocking out a home run. Dowie, of
the Galvestons, got in a three-bagger,
bringing in three runs in the seventh in
ming. The game was interpreted with
much wrangling about decisions by the
umpire. The battery for Fort Worth
we're Sears and Kittle; for Galveston,
Vehicle and G. Seatlings; umpire, Dennis.
Score by innings:
Galveston ..............2 0 0 3 0 Is
Fort Worth. ..........0 l 0 . 0 0 IL
Earned runs-Gaveston, 8; Fort Worth,
2.
Stolen disqualification 10; Fort Worth,
10.
Errors-Galveston 0; Fort Worth, 5.
Struck out-Sesrs, /; Vehicle, 5.
Double plays-Ike Dove and Dooley.
Wild pitches-Sears, 2.
Time of game-2 hours.
HOUSTON BEATS DALLAS.
Houston, April 10.-Houston met the
Dallas team for the first time to-day aud
the visitors were badly beaten. In the
fifth inning the locals got on to Crothers'
delivery and knocked him all over the
ground. Traut, of the locals, sent one
bail clear over the right fence
making a home run. Owing to rain the
game ceased in the last half of the sixth
inning, when the score stood to 2 in
favor of Houston. The game counted
ended on the fifth inning, with the follow
ing score by innings:
Houston. ........... ,..............O 4--4
u las ........ .......'..''O U---
Tbs SAN ANToN1Os.
SAN ANTONIO, April 10.-The San An
tonic base ball club is having hard time
of it. Manager Uavanaugh, soon after
San Antonio was admitted to the Texas
league engaged battery from Philadel-
phia, HUfford being the pitcher and Smith
catcher. The negotiations were carried
on by wire, Hufford and Smith agreeing
to sign with San Antonio if $1OC
for railway tickets and 5000 advance
money be sent them. This Cavapaugh
did over week ago, and has been look
ing for the men to arrive here every day
since. It now appears that the men re
fuse to accept he offer, having received
higher Tgnre from some club in the
north, and proceedings to black list then
will begin at noe by Manager Cayanaugh
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
DALLAS DOTS.
Off the Track-A Wreck on the Texas
Trunk Railway.
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Off the Track-A Wreck on the Texas
Trunk Railway.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
DALLAS, April 9.-News reached the city
of II wreck on the Texas Trunk railroad
this morning, about mile south of Gran
dali. The train flew the track and the
rt ar coach went down the embankmeht
turning over three times. Some six OF
seven persons suffered bruises, although
no one was killed. Only the names of
Sam Ayers, of Dallas, and W. H. Miller are
obtained.
At the annual meeting for the
election of officers of the Mer-
chants Exchange, this morning, the
following were elected to serve the eusG-
ing year: W. G. Conner, president; J. I
Irrelevant, jr., president; Paul Furst
was reelected treasurer. Mr.. B. f. Boren
was appointed on the board of appeals,
vice T. F. McEnnis, resigned; W. W.
White on the board of arbitration, vice
G. F. Garter, resigned. Jules Schneider
F. NJ. Cockrell aud G. T. Carter were ap.
pointed committee on membership. j
7. Trezevant, jr., B. Blankenship and L
f. McEnnis, committee on statistics and
information; Sam Klein, NJ. @. Howard
and L. f. McEnnis, committee on trade
The election of a secretary was deferred
until next Monday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
Chicken Fighting for the Grand Cham
plonship.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
DALLAS, April 1O.-The grand cham pion-
ship maia between Marshall and Dallas
opened this afternoon. Only one fight
was made to-day. Dallas showed black
seven ounces, and Marshall similar bird
of the same weight. The fight lasted tif-
teen minutes, when the Dallas cock drove
his gaff through his antagonists head
To-nights a special main of five fights
for $25 fight, and 500 on
the odds was fought between Nausbau-
mer, of Dallas, and Richardson, of Mar
shall. For the first fight Dallas came to
the front with a ginger red, weighing five
pounds and one ounce, while Marshall
showed black breasted red, au ounce
lighter. In the second round Marshall
uucoupled the Dallas bird, killing him
instantly.
For the second fight Dallas showed a
black breasted red, weighing four pounds
and twelve ounces, while Marshall was rep
resented by white dominique, an ounce
heavier; won by Dallas in eight minutes.
Third fight-Dallss was represented by
a blue and red, weighing five pounds,
while Marshall showed ginger red of the
same weight; won by Marshall in three
minutes.
Fourth fight-Dallas brought forth a
light red of five pounds, and Marshall a
black breasted red, one ounce heavier
won by Dallas in four minutes.
Fifth fght-Dallas brought a red
dominique, weighing five pounds and
twelve ounces, and Marshall q black
breasted red, of the same weight; won by
Dallas in five minutes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
Arranging Summer Excursion Rates-Low
Figures to Colorado
Snecial Telepram 70 tha Statesman


Special Telegram to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, April 1O.-The Texas Traffic
association, which has been in session at
the Beach hotel to-day, were mainly en-
gagged in adjusting passenger rates. They
fixed summer excursion rates from Texas
to various Colorado points, from April to
October, at from $25 to $50 the round
trip; also fixed excursion rates to the
Austin drill on the same basis as was fixed
for the Galveston drill in 1886.
AS regards freight traffic, they amended
scheduled rates to Cincinnati, Louisville,
Nashville, Pittsburg and other points, by
adding st. Louis TO the differentials. Other
freight matters will be arranged and ad-
iusted at the meeting tomorrow, when
the association will adjourn.
The representatives of the Texas Pa
cific, Southern Pacific, and Houston and
Texas Central systems, are all favorable
to the position maintained by General
Manager Meek, of the Fort Worth and
Denver, and approve of cat of 25 per
cent on overland rates.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12

war that may ultimately extend to the
overland roads competing for the Colo
RADIO business.
A serious question in this connection
arieses as to whether cut in
overland rates equal to the Fort
Worth and Denver schedule would
not necessitate an equal pro rata reduc-
ton under the interstate commerce law to
all intermediate Missouri river points.
As matters stand now, with three great
lines carrying seaboard freights to Colo
RADIO via Galveston, at q cut of 25 per cent
Oh overland rates, the Union Pacific and
Burlington and Missori are deprived of
al Colorado business from the seaboard.
Another meeting of the Colorado Trafic
association will be held in Kansas City.
Efforts to restore rates will be renewed.
A number of Colorado officials leave for
home tonight.
The Texas Traffic association began its
session this afternoon with closed doors
The reduction in Colorado rates indirectly
affect Texas business, but no disagreement
or difficulty is apprehended in the partial
readjustments of Texas rates necessitate
by the completion of the Fort and Den
yer road.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12

The Johnson Guards, of Hempstead,are
drilling every night preparatory to at
tending the Austin drill.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12

Farmers in Lamar county. are generally
done planting corn.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
Death of Mrs. Turpin Who Was Butch
cred by Her Father.
81 ar'e1 Telaurgm to the Statesman q

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
WEATHERToRD, April 1O,-Parties came
in to-day from Poolville, the scene of the
tragedy yesterday, wherein j. N. Aston
butchered his daughter, Mrs. G. W. Tur-
pin. Mrs. Turpin died from the effects
of her wounds this morning at
Z O'Clock. The officer who brought
Aston here yesterday, and who
stated to our reporter that Aston
stabbed his daughter fourteen times
says to day his report yesterday was not
correct, as Aston stabbed and cut his
daughter fo1ty-three times, instead of
fourteen times, as first reported. Aston
attacked his daughter three times, leaving
her for dead, but discovering she was not
dead, ne went TO her again and stabbed
and cut her several times, never leaving
her. This time he found she was still liv
ing, when he tried his work again, stab
biug and cutting her forty-three times
in all.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
TRAGEDY.
A Farmer Stays His Daughter
With Pocket Knife-A
Horrible Crime.
Jones, Who Killed a Llano County
Officer, Pursued and jailed
at San Saba.
Special Telegram to the Stalemsn


WEATHERFoRD, April 81. N. Aston, a
highly respectable farmer, who has re-
sided in Poolville, sixteen miles north of
this city, for five years, murdered his
daughter at his residence this morning.
GA Wednesday night last his dsug liter was
married to Mr.. q. w. rurpin, one of the
best business men of Poolville, contrary
to the wishes of her father. Since that
time Alston has tried to make up with his
daughter and Nc. Turpin. Aston
invited his daughter and Mr.. Tur-
pin to his house several times,
aud went over to where they
were boarding, begged them to come
home and be treated as children. Yester-
day evening Mr.. and Mrs. Turpin went
to her fathers house and spent the eve
ming. Her father treated them very
nicely and begged them to spend the
night. They could not spend the night
and Aston Insisted on his daughter com
ing back to his house this morning and
staying with her mother who had been ill
since the elopement. This morning Mrs.
Turpip complied with the request of her
father and went to his house to spend the
day with her mother. She had been in
the house few minutes when her father
came in the room and began talking to
her. She attempted to run, but as all the
doors were closed, she couldn't escape
before her father caught her, and, with a
large pocket knife, stabbed her
fourteen times in the breast near the
heart, and cut her face and neck severely
Aston at once surrendered, and was
brought to Weatherford to save him from
being lynched. He talks coolly of the
affair, and says he has nothing to regret
At the time Aston forbade Turpin going
with his daughter, he told her if Turpin
married her he would kill Turpin. After
the marriage, Mrs. Turpin told her father
she planned the elopement herself, and
Aston resolved to kill his daughter instead
of Turpin. The murder was committed
in the presence of the mother, who will
hardly recover from the shock.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-24
BASEBALL PERSONALITIES

1t was the greatest game ever played in
Washington.
Twelve innings and not fielding error.
1t is safe to say that the same was never
equaled.
Bob Larner has christened O'Day and
Deasley the "Red Flannel Battery"
When O'Brien knocked the home run
and saved the day the bleaching boards
were transformed into bowling, gesticu-
lating, frantic mass of humanity such as
warmed the hearts cookies ofthe base
ball veteran. 1t was tremendous ova-
ton.
O'Day struck out 10; Connor, Ewing, 2;
Hatfield, Gore, ,Tiernan, 2; Foster, 2;
Welch, Richardson, .; and O'Rourke.
Not Giant escaped.
1t should be noted that o. Day pitched
just as good game on Friday, but the de-
feat caused the fact to be overlooked
Neither Wilmot nor Hoy was given a
chance.
Daily captured three flies III great style.
Donnelly played great game; assists,
put out "a high hy), a single and a
double bagger
To see such game as that the boys are
putting up now the public will go every
day, whether defeat or victory come.
Mr.. Lynch is umpiring as an umpire,
but he showed great pig-headedness yes
terday in making the men play long after
the street lamps were lighted. 1t was
pure obstinacy,
Games Yesterday League Washing
ton, l; New York, l. Pittsburg, 10; De
troit, 0. Boston, 3; Philadelphia, /, In
dianapolis, 10; Chicago, IL. Association
Athletic, 2S; Cleveland, Kansas City,
l5i Louisville, 10. st. Louis, B. Cincin.
natl, 2. Baltimore, IL; Brooklyn, 8,
II is said that John Wards departure
going to Boston to be present at the we'd
ding of Tim Keefe TO Mrs. Clara Helm
sister of Mrs. Ward.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-24
Dog Versus Man,

EDITOR CRITIC: The celebrated cynical
observation of Mark Twain has again
been verified: "The more / see of men
the more i love dogs" On Saturday
night last Mr.. John Guethler of this city
died. He had during his life time a large
dog, which he and wife only could ap-
proach. Mr. G. was hardly dead, when
the dog who was chained in the outer
yard began to howl and moan. His
lamentations became so piteous that he
was breed. He ran into the house, land
although he never had been inside
before), went up stairs into the room
where lay his master. He put his two
feet on the bed and licked the face of the
dead friend; then without moan or
sigh, with head bowed, walked down the
steps and laid in one of the rooms with
head between his paws. He did not
move, Men, women and children came
to him, stroked his back, and he never
resented it. He refused all food and atten-
ton, thus typifying the sincerest afiec-
ton and attachment Where, ask you
is instinctp Where is the highest devel-
opment of friendship The dog mourns;
man in his higher claims jeers and laughs.
s.. WOLF.
Washington, D. c., April "a, 1888,
The Washington critic., 1888-04-24
WASHINGTON CRITIC
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