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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11
How it Was Observed.

The Fourth of July as holiday was
was not generally observed IN this city.
The banks we're closed all day as we'll as
some of the business houses, and in the
afternoon almost ali of the places of bust
ness on the Avenue were closed for half
holiday. At the postoffioe Sunday hours
we're observed. In the forenoon the ces-
sation of business was hardly noticeable,
but in the afternoon the streets looked
dull and deserted. It was evident that
large number of people were out of the
city. In addition to the crowd who went
to Round Rock, a large number of peo-
pie spent the afternoon at the
base ball park. Thus it was that the
strsets looked so bleak. There was no
public demonstration of any kind, and
but for the popping of an occasional fire.
cracker by some patriotic small boy there
was nothing done to make the day as diff
ferent from any other day. The fact was,
the Fourth of July didn't enthuse the
average Austinite.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11
The Board of Trade Building.

Mr.. R. j. Loving, the contractor for the
erection OF the board of trade building,
has broken dirt at the corner of Congress
avenue and Fourth street, for the foun.
dation OF the building. The plans for
building, which will cost over $4,000,
have already been described in the STATES
MAN, and its completion will be another
step forward in the march OF pro-
gress toward commercial Importance.
With an active and intelligent board Of
trade, ii must necessarily follow that this
city will soon take that rank in CONNER
cial importance which the magnifcence Of
its public buildings, its beauty, health,
picturesqueness and natural advantages
demand for it, as matter of sequence.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11
HOW CONVENTIONS INJURE THEIR
CAUSE.

Given a laboring mans convention, or
some such assembly professedly called to-
pether for a specific purpose, to act upon
some special need, and what do you find!
Almost invariably political convention.
They do not content themselves, as would
be the part of wisdom, with a plain, en-
phatic and unequivocal announcement of
their wants and purposes; but, controlled
by influences always at variance with their
best interests, they allow themselves to
drift off into other fields, where they
should have no concern, and intermeddling
with which impeaches the gen
uipeness of their real inten-
tons, and makes of them, in fact,
political partisans. Take for instance the
labor convention just in session at Dallas
There were five planks in its platform
only the first, and possibly the second OF
which, had any natural bearing on the in
terests that brought the convention to-
gether; they treated of the eight hour law,
and the single tax question. But read the
fourth and fifth planks that are especially
remarkable:
Fourth-That the only equitable solu
ton of the transportation question is in
the government ownership of the railways,
tlegRaphs and telephones.
Fitth-We favor the abolition of the
United states senate and all state senates
bet ause of the corruption practiced; the
abolition OF the grand jury system, be-
cause it is used by designing men to
o.ush, ostracize and prosecute in some in
stances those who oppose existing systems
and the supremacy Of either democratic
or republican factions, and to the end
that our votes may be counted when cast
aud all corruption and the Doodle system
obliterated, we favor the Australian sys-
tenn of holding electiOns-tho election of
all officers by the direct vote of the peo-
pie, and for law that will secure lien
on the products of labor.
What earthly connection can all this
except the last clause, have with
the labor question? And they them
selves seemed to appreciate this
or else why append the lion clause u
such paragraph, with which it has nc
natural connection on earth. Was it moi
done as a fine snapper to the resolutions
to catch the attention and solicit votes
What force can convention of that kind
which should be most careful, conserva
tive and specific, have when it thus spreads
itself all over the face of the earth anC
demands legislation on every prominent
topic of the dayf These delegates, il
they could only be made to see 1t, thu
iniure their cause irreparably. Conven
tions should have an excuse for existence
and they should stick closely to the dis
position OF the causes which gave then
birth.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11
A FINANCIAL exchange has this note {

A FINANCIAL exchange has this note of
information:
Within a radius of ten miles around
Augusta, Ga, there are thirteen cotton
manufacturing plants, employing a capital
of $S,755, 900; operating 1925 spindles,
$3.50 looms, with 1920 hands, to whom is
paid in wages annually 1891 ,03l.96. These
mills consume 75 1924 bales of cotton, and
the value of the annual products is $5,444,-
1913. Within the last twelve months the
aggregate number of spindles has been 10
creased by the addition of 1880 more.
There has also been an increase of 476
looms, which together with other improve
ments, involve an expenditure of 1886, 800.
All those plants are run by water power,
and every bit of that prosperity could be
duplicated here in Austin. Think of one
million dollars in wages annually turned
10 1se in our city-what would it mean to
our merchants? What splendid addl-
tion to our population forty-fve hundred
hands with their families would make
Shall we not have the Colorado river
damned and utilize the power now running
to waster
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11
AN IRIsH-AMERIcAN REPUBLIC.

Probably the most extraordinary and
bold move yet made in connection with the
Irish agitation is the proposition 70 estab-
lish somewhere this side the water an in
dependent Irish American republic. The
idea was last Friday endorsed by a meet
ing of IrishAmerioans held at Chicago.
The details of the scheme were
given in yesterdays dispatches.
The magnitude of the project
is apparently on par with it's imprac-
ticability. II, as stated, Mexico is will
ing to cede Lower California for such a
purpose, the erection of an independent
government that could command power
or respect in a region SO little suited to
the Irishman could never be accomplished.
Canada, considering its political connec-
ity in which to organize the proposed
new government by which it is proposed
to capture Canada" Such an undertake
ing would evidently be easier to outline in
imagination than to actually accomplish,
for, while, as proposed by the originators
of the scheme, million Irishmen might
be colonized and an army and navy or
gspized, 1t does not follow that the British
lion would all this time be asleep nor fail if
possible, to checkmate movement whose
Interior purpose would be the twisting of
his tail, II the project is really under
taken the schemers will find that 1t is no
easy matter to build up new govern
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11
The YOUNGSTOWN Sufferers.

NEW YORK, July 5.-Gov. Beaver, Oh
Pennsylvania, sent a communication 70
Mayor Grant stating that they had e1'
pended nearly 100000 for relief of the
Johnstown sufferers in food, clotnins'
shelter and furniture. No distributor
of money had yet been made. Everything
possible was being done to give PromPS
and intelligent relief.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11
CHAPTER XIV.
A POWERFUL ALLY.

EVERAL d a Us
after this event,
the inspector was
informed that a
lady desired tosee
him. He gave
orders that she be
admitted, and a
young w o m a n
dressed in mourn
ing entered tn e
room. She was
pale and hand
some, with pow
erful dark eyes
The inspector rose
and placed a chair
for her. She sat
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11
JUDGE A. S. WALKER.

The last act of the supreme court just
before its adjournment for the term last
Saturday, was an appointment made
under the provisions of law enacted by
the Twenty-frst legislature. That law
made a change in the manner of compil-
ing and issuing the decisions of the su-
preme court and court of appeals reports,
and empowered each court to appoint its
own reporter, to receive salary of $4,000
a year. The selection made by the su-
preme court was the Hon. A. s..
Walker, the distinguished lawyer, whom
only tickle politics shut off from
continued association as a member with
the other members on that bench. 1t is
beyond question that no better, if, indeed,
so good an appointment could have been
made. He ranks in legal ability with the
very foremost lawyers in the state, and his
rigid attention to his profession and his
uDimpeachable integrity are noted all over
the state. The law governing his appoint
ment goes into effect to-day, though his
duties under it do not begin until man
uscript in hand by the present reporter is
disposed Of by printing. We congratu
late Judge Walker and the state on the
supreme courts appointment.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

THE opening guns for the campaign for
district attorney of this district were fired
at Round Rock last Thursday, and it is
said one gun was fred in the district
iudgeship canvass, which will not formal
ly open until 1892.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

ACCORDING to the Republic the demo
cratic party must hereafter rely for success
upon the west and the south. One thing
Is certain, it won't do to depend on New
York any more.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

MORE than half of the republicans who
come south from northern states blossom
early into full fedged, red bandanna dem
ocrats. They naturally gravitate that
way. We wish we could induce more of
them to come. They are energetic,
thrifty, liberty loving, and we want all
such we can get They will always re-
oeive cordial welcome from the people
of Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

ment, and that the task would be Hercu-
lean to erect one sufficient to cope with
one of the three most formidable and
powerful empires on the earth, which is
evidently the remote aim of the new
Irish-American movement.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

THOSE criminals who put on their stripes
an count on Gov Ross pardoning them
will slip up. No administration since the
war has done less pardoning or more to
strengthen the influence of the courts
than the present.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

WE'LL, after all the blowing about tn
new republican states in the northwest,
Montana is clearly and Enthusiastically dem
ooratic. Candor compels the belief, how
ever, that, like California, the democracy
could hardly depend upon Montana in
presidential year.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

The New York Herald says the New
South has thrown aside its swallow-tail
coat, rolled up its sleeves, and with big
oath swears it will make more money out
of its coal and iron mines than the Yam
KEGS ever did. The fact is, since the war
the "New South" as some people call US,
hasn't had any swallow tail to parade
aronnd in.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

IT Is with infinite satisfaction we note
the Express has fallen back again into the
law and order camp. This is concluded
from the fact that 1t has just praised un
ssintedly the governors letter to the sher-
if of Wharton county, demanding of him
that he enforce the law equally and with
out regard to persons. For the Express
some time ago made a very bad break
away from the deoorous walk Of the trul y
good. II was on the occasion when, as
the Express phrased it, the attorney gen
eral formed himself into column of Eche-
lon and swarmed down on San Antonio to
enforce the Sunday law. Very much to
the surprise of us all, the Express at that
time was exceedingly recalcitrant, and IT
has never loved Mr.. Hogg since. We are
pleased, however, to note it is not turned
against. the enforcement of the pistol law
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

ONE of the last acts of the legislature
20 Michigan, which recently adjourned
was the passage of general election law
modelled somewhat after the Australian
system. All political parties are required
to send the secretary of state party head
ing for their tickets, all of which must be
of uniform size, color and texture. In
front of the polling place keeper railing
is placed, with an'exit and an entrance gate
Only one voter is to be allowed within the
railing at time. One or more booths
are to be provided at each precinct for the
voter to prepare his ballot in secrecy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

The Day has permitted us again to
draw breath-it has laid bare its long
pomised solution of the race problem.
But, with disappointment and sorrow, we
must object, for it is solution that does
not solve. The pivotal center OF the plan
is that the whites must always be supreme,
the negroes always in the minority. Now,
this latter is all well and good enough
when the negroes are de factO in the mi
notify, but how about it when they are in
the absolute majority? Will you change
the Federal Constitution, and forbid a
sufficient per cent of them, 10 meet your
plan, to vote? Or how will you get at
your minority result, what it is and who
compose it? The Day has signally
blasted our xpectations-we had banked
on its prophetic and lucid utterance of q
plan Of hope.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

MONDAY will be Alamo day at the San
Marcos Chautauqua assembly, at which
time Hon. Seth Shepard will deliver an
eloquent Grafton appropriate to the occa-
sinn
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

The New York Herald thinks the proc
lamation of Gov. Nichols, of Louisiana
against the prize fight. amounts to moth
ing. The events of tomorrow will show
in reality how much it does amount to. If
the Acknowledgement of the Pelican state
swoops down upon the prize ring with the
Washington artillery at his back, the Her
aid may changed it's opinion, as it has often
done before.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

The New Orleans Times-DemOcrat says
there is fair sugar crop ahead, with the
promise for the best prices in sugar that
have prevailed in six years.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

SECRETARY BLAINE is toeing the diplo-
m ATTIC mark made by his predecessor, Mr..
Bayard. That shows Mr.. BIaine's good
sense.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

COMPARISONS, of course, are odious, but
thew are great object lessons serving Oft
times the best Of ends. In the first sew
enty-four days of their respective admin
istrations, Cleveland made 1000 removals.
Harrison $500. Figures are called truth
ful, and the comparative rate of decapita-
ton can easily be arrived at. Cleveland
had a larger and more inviting field for
operations, but he was working under a
different policy than that at present In
vogue. A certain motto was then struck
off that will go ringing down the centuries;
"a public office is public trust"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

THIS year we miss Cleveland's summer
jaunt to the Adriondacks and the rich ma
terial it always furnished the reporters.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

AMONG the original and striking
thoughts in the lecture of DR.. Rawlins at
the Georgetown Chautauqua the o'her
day on "The Light That is in Man," was
this: That in every man exist the en-
bers of the original fire that will at last
blaze forth in it's original brilliancy. DIR.
Rawlins might have drawn another smile
from the fact now established by science
that there are dark bodies in space that
may again blaze forth with their origin al
light.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

DAM literature is just now quite inter
ssting in Austin.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

The high legal official of France, even
upon the report of the senate, refuses to
prosecute Boulanger, and the minister of
war refuses to consent to a court martial,
and it strikes us the versatile French gen
eral is on top. The only existing trouble,
however, seems TO be that, with all this in
his favor, there still is in the generals
mind lurking suspicion that it would
not be entirely safe for him to return to
his native land at this particular time !;
but things are turning his way aud his
exile NAV be drawing to close.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

SUNSET Cox has lately been trying to il
Illuminate the Dakotsns, but with indiffer-
emit success.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11
FROM THE DIARY OF INSPECTOR BYRNEs.
BY JULIAN HAWTHORNE,
AUTHOR Of

Great Bank Robbery can American Penman, }" Et'
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-06-08
FLOOD SUPPLEMENT.
SATURDAY, June Sth, 1889.

A public meeting was held Wednes-
day night to organize for the relief of
the sufferers at JohnstoWn. G. O.
Lambert. Chairman; Il. NJ. Bender,
Sec'y; Geo. S. Hill, Treas. Met again
in Mayors Office Thursday morning
and appointed Committees. The worst
need at Johnstown is food and cloth
ing. Martinsburg could do no more
neighboroughly act than by sending
Harper's Ferry carload of pro-
visions. The b. &. @. takes all free
for the food sufferers. A resolution
was passed to use the funds raised, 1,
for relief of citizens in this county !;
9, for relief of ueel in adjoining coun-
ties, balance to be sent to the needy
elsewhere.
Committees of three from each ward
to receive supplies: /, D. II. Shaffer.
III. n. Deatrick !; 2, w. F. Wilson, f.
d. Staley, A. Staubly; 3, G.. NJ. Bow
ers, B. f. Fiery, ID. G. Westenhaver /;
4, j. z. Cline, j. Farrin. ST.. A T.
Rtssler; 5, Geo. Shill, j. F. Roberts.
G. a. Bowers. Executive Committee
one from each ward,-t0 distribute
funds, Mayor Lambert acting as chair
man from 5th ward Il, j. II. Shat
fer; 2, John Pltzer; 3, c. j. Faulkner;
4. JOS. E. Ahern 5, G. O. Lambert.
County COMMITTEES ;--Hedgesville,
J. A. Richard, Hunter Walker, Geo.
d. Spero; Arden, VIM. Noll, Jas. NJ.
Mcdonald, j. B. Kerfott; Gerards-
town, Jos. IL. Kitchen, j. B. Morgan,
j. W. MeKown Mill Creek, w. B.
Clendening, j. D. Gordon, 0. B. Lee
fevie; Opequon, J. T. Morrison, j. R.
Holiday, Z. S. Tabler; Falling Wat
ers, d. w. Snyder, j. V. Quinn, VIM.
Porterfield.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-06-08

The Martinsburg Base Ball Club
beat Winchester IA to 8 on the Fair
Grounds Monday.
No services in the churches Sunday
night, there being no gas.
Proposals will be received at Mayor
office to June 6 for stone bridge at Han
mis- St., above B. & o. freight depot.
The c. V. R. R. is building large ferry
boat for transfer over Potomac until
bridge is rebuilt.
Thanks to G. c. Tabler, Esq, for re-
porting Institute proceedings.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-06-08

The annual sessions of Virginia
Chassis closed Its sessions at RiVerton,
Va, last week. II. j. Seibert. Esq,
was the delegate Elder from the Re-
formed Congregation of this City. The
delegates of the Chassis to the next
General Synod OF the Church to be
held in Lebanon, May, 1890, elected
j. A. Hoff helms, and Elders II. j.
Seihert, and d. S. Rentch, of Shep-
herdstoWn. The next annual sessions
of the Chassis will he held in Wood
stock, Va.
The County Court did everything
possible to aid in repairing the coun-
~ roads and bridges; extra appropri-
ations where necessary, committees
were appointed to work with the road
officers of Jefferson and Opequon to
repair and rebuild bridges and fords.
Daniel Eversole and daughter, of
Illinois, are visiting Theo. Buser at
West End.
Rev. Holmes Lamar is visiting his
friends and will preach in the LIST Nj.
+. Church tomorrow morning by the
request of the Pastor and his many
friends.
1t is reported that Mr.. A. Thomp-
son, who left here with his wife for
JohnstowD several weeks ago, was
drowned also Mr. Samuel Bradshaw,
of Opequon Is reported missing.
Part of the east gable of the stone
house-Fiske's-W. John ST., occupi-
ed by Brown Chambers, fell out Fri
day night.
Miss Mollie, daughter of H. A.
Wilen, Esq, will be married to Mr..
w. A. yesterday, in NJ. E. Church,
s., June II, at 10 a. m.