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WEST SIDE PRIM'Y DEPT.

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Dolold Chills. Roy Griswpld Ar
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HIGH SCHOOL.
William Colyer, Arthur Fairbank,
Hugh Spur, Steve Spur.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-24
THE SAMOAN AFFAIR.

The Samoan, or Navigators' islands,
thirteen in number, lie in the middle OF
the South Pacific below the equator IN the
attitude of Bolivia. They are near the
Fiji group and directly in the route of
steamers from San Francisco, by way of
Honolulu, to New Zealand and Australia.
All except three are nearly barren, vol
canic rocks projecting out of the sea.
Upolu, the scene of the recent difficulty
between the Americans and Germans, is
about half the size of Travis county. 1t
is fine tropical island, mountainous, well
wooded, fertile and having several streams.
The town of Apia is at the head of
beautiful bay on the north coast. Since
1879 it has been governed by mupicl-
pality directed by the consuls of Germany,
Great Britain and the United States,
which furnishes key to the history OF the
late trouble. Upolu produces in abund-
ance cotton, corn, coffee, sugar, and cocoa,
which fact long ago attracted foreign
capitalists, chiefly German, the foreign
residents on the island numbering less
than one thousand.
John Williams introduced Christianity
in Samoa in 1880, and the natives are
nominally Christian. In 1910 the popu-
lation was $4,000, but with civilization
was also introduced diseases which had re-
duced it to 10000 in 1880. The island of
Tutuila, seventeen miles long and five
wide, contains one of the finest harbors In
the Pacific, which is one of the chief rea-
sons why Bismarck has managed to get a
grip on Samoa. For the last ten years a
series of wars between the natives has in
jured the prosperity of Upolu. One of
these, between Prince Mataafa and rival
leader, is now in progress, and it was
while the German men-of-war we're taking
hand and Smelling the houses of Ameri-
can residents who were charged with aid
ing the natives against the Germans, a nd
over whose property the United States
flag floated, that the American govern
ment has become involved in what may
yet turn out to be an ugly quarrel.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-24
The House.

The house met at 10 o'clock.
Speaker Alexander and a quorum pres
ent.
Prayer by the chaplain, Rev. H. W..
Dodge.
The house considered the business pend
ing from Saturday-substitute house bill
Statutes, relative to the publication of
city and town ordinances.
The bill passed with amendments.
Among its provisions, ordinances printed
IN pamphlet form need not be published
in the newspapers. Ordinances not pub
lished are to have effect from their pas
sage, and. those published, from date of
publication, unless otherwise specially pro
vided in the ordinances in either case.
Mr.. Strong presented petitions pro and
con as to the bill creating new judicial
district in Dallas county.
Mr.. Lewis presented memorial of the
Farmers Alliance of Robertson county
against pools and trusts.
Mr.. Whitfield presented memorial of
farmers of McCulloch county, praying for
relief of purchasers of school lands sold
by the state land board, and affected by a
recent decision of the supreme court,
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
BY Mr.. misunderstanding duplica-
ton of process for witnesses in felony
cases.
BY Mr.. Wilson, of misunderstanding
the game law.
BY Mr. .McKinney-Amending the law of
suffrage.
By Mr.. Stevenson, OF Ell Paso-Quiet-
ing land titles in Socorro, Ysleta and San
Elisario-confrminR the same except as
to third claimants.
By Mr.. Notwithstanding the law as
to writs of sequestration.
Mr.. Frost presented a resolution for a
committee of ten of the senate and fifteen
of the house to consider and report upon
the propriety of preparing necessary
amendments to the Constitution, excepting
the preamble and bill of rights, to be sub
mitted as a whole to the vote of the peo-
pie.
Mr.. Frost, speaking to his resolution,
said: "As will be seen, it covers a wide
scope; but the object is not for the COM
mittee to frame constitution, but to con-
slider the ACCESSIBILITY of framing amend
ments on all subjects that may be proper.
If they deem this advisable, they will pre-
pare amendments which, if adopted by a
two-thirds vote, will go before the people
without the necessity of a convention.
believe the people are willing for
such a committee to do this work to save
them the expense of a convention. be-
lieve they want convention but for the
expense that would be incurred. The
amendments would come before them two
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-24
RICHARD COKE AGAIN HoNoRED.

Rare indeed is it for a man to be hon
ored as was Senator Coke on Tuesday. 1t
is in the nature of things that public
official through many years in the eye OF
the people, shall make enemies personal
and upon broad and general propositions.
Senator Coke as governor, and for the
past twelve years as United States senator,
has had his full opportunity to make mis-
takes on great public issues or upon local
measures-he has had his day among per-
sonal ambitions and wants-and that he
should yesterday have been reelected to
another term. of Office by q perfectly
unanimous vote of the legisla-
ture is a compliment stronger than
can be couched in words. Every mem
Der present in the house and senate voted
for Richard Coke. In the two branches
there we're seven absentees-but the other
100 responded Richard Coke when their
names were called for an expression OF
their choice of a mnn fit to fill the high
Office so long with dignity sustained by
this same Richard Coke. Yesterday, as he
heard the news in Washington, should have
been the proudest day of his life. Such a
com pliment and expression of implicit
trust should fill his cup to OVERLOOKING
with renewed resolves in his states, inter
est for all years to come and particularly
for the new term of office upon which he
is now TO enter.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-24

tanned to the contrary shall Dc nun anu
void as to them. :o,o-
By Mr.. Hays-Amending the incorPorS-
ton law. ,.;,c. tba
game law. II. o,+io,os Ao57
and 425S of the railroad law
By Mr.. Pope-Protecting employees on
rail and water transportation com panles'
Bv Mr.. Hamby-Joint resolution In
strnctinp Texas senators and representa-
tiyss in congress to urge the appointment
of a competent board of engineers to selecb
a location for first-class deep water port
for Texas. 81.
Bv Mr.. Brown, of Johnson-Amending
the insurance law.
By Mr.. Mountaineering the law as TO
records required to be kept by district
clerks.
By Mr.. Mills-Amending the law estab-
fishing the orphan asylum.
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING the IN
corporation law.
By Mr.. Notwithstanding the law OF
suffrage.
By Mr.. Notwithstanding the fence
law.
By Mr.. Moody-Regulating the observ-
| ance of Sunday.
By Mr.. Humphrey-Amending the tax
law.
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING lawful
fence.
By Mr.. Alexander (the speaker House
bill 1926, amending article 4241 of the rail-
road law.
Under resolution, which was presented
and at once adopted, the speaker ap-
pointed Mr.. Chester Hale as assistant
reading clerk.
The senate deficiency appropriation bill
was taken up and passed. Among its
| items is one for $447 for the International
railroad for porta ion of state troops
from Austin and San Antonio to Laredo
to quell disturbances there in April, 1886.
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
At u o'clock the house proceeded to the
election of United States senator in place
| of Hon. Richard Coke, whose term expires
next March.
Mr.. Brown, of Grayson, nominated
Senator Coke for reelection, and spoke at
length eulogistic of the senator.
Messrs. Hamblen, Owsley and McComb
all spoke warmly seconding tho nomina-
! ton.
There were no other nominations and
the result was 100 votes for Hon. Richard
Coke as his own successor. This included
the votes of the three republican members,
Messrs. Asberry, Mays and Rentfro, who
were applauded.
Hon. Richard Coke was accordingly de-
clarea elected United States senator for
six years, and the house adjourned till 10
O'Clock to-day.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-24
OUR FINANCES.

Comptroller MCCALL in making his esti-
mate of the expense of running the state
government for the two years from March
l, 1889, to February 30, 1891, puts the fig
ures at $4,236,074. Senator Jarvis, the
chairman of the senate finance committee,
yesterday introduced bill providing for
the appropriations for these two years,
which calls for only $3610,665, making
difference of 1926, 400 between the two es-
Inmates. 1t is understood Senator Jarvis
has cut the appropriations down to this
difference to prevent, if possible, very
respectable deficiency at the end
of these two years. If these fig
ures of Senator Jarvis are adopted,
but few appropriations, If any, for
other than the actual running expenses of
the government can be made, and all eH-
pectation of broadening out the states
institutions must be abandoned. The i'm
policy of the radical tax reduction of two
years ago will now come home to that
legislature and the people. The states
institutions, many of them now so de-
pendent upon present material aid, must
be deprived of it while the states finances
under the slow twenty cent ad valorem
tax are recuperated. In the light of
existing facts that will not be considered
good stroke of able fnancierIng by the
Twentieth Legislature.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-24
THE WAX IN ZANZIBAR,

According to this mornings dispatches
the Arabs on the coast of Zanzibar de-
mand the evacuation of their territory by
the Germans rs the only condition on
which they will release the missionaries
recently captured near Oar Es Salem. 1t
is terrible alternative to decide. The
Germans must either abandon their con-
quests in Zanzibar or doom to death sew
eral worthy men-ministers of the gospel
now in captivity-completely in the power,
not merely of half civilized race, but
Mohammedan fanatioism. without the
shadow of doubt, the missionaries must
die, if the Germans refuse the terms of
fered. The capture of the missionaries
was most unfortunate as regards them
selves, the religion they preached and the
colonization of the east coast by white
men. The outcome of the present situa-
ton at Zanzibar will be watched with in
tense interest.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-24
Legislative Notes.

In the discussion IN the house Monday
on the resolution of Mr.. Frost for a COM
mlttee of the house and senate to report
all needed amendments to the Constitu-
ton, after Mr.. Handy had presented an
amendment to the resolution that the
committee should not tamper with our
homestead laws, there was an omission in
The STATEsMANs report as to Mr.. Kin
caid's remarks when he offered an amend
ment to the Handy amendment by in
sertlng rural homesteads." Corrected il
should read: Mr.. Kincaid argued that
TINS would be just, as people in the country
had but moderate homes for exemption
while men in the cities could fail and still
retain fine business houses and residences
as their own.
Former legislators present in the house
when the ballot was taken for United State 8
senator:
Hon. W. F. Sharp, of Milan county;
hon. E. L. Moore, of Travis county; Hon.
D. n. Browning, of Wheeler county; Hon.
II. q. Foster, of Grayson county; ex-
Speaker @. R. Gibson, of Travis county:
ex Speaker l.. L. Foster, of Limestone
county; ex-Speaker Geo. @. Pendieton. of
Bell county; ex-senator A. W. Houston, of
Bexar county; ex-senator S. B. Oooper. of
Tyler county; ex-senator r. III. Harrison.
OF McLennan county; ex-senator A. w.
gregg, OF Anderson county; ex-senator A,
Il. Mattock, of Montague ooun.y,
senator Burgess yesterday made a ring
ing speech in nominating Senator Coke
Ior reelection to the United States SEN
ate He referred to two years ago when
there we're so many applicants for the
Posivlon OF United States senator, and
Gontrasted it with yesterday, when all
Iezas arose and with one united voics de-
manded the reelection of her faitbfnI
servant, Richard Coke. For twelve wear.
under administrations hostile TO his nartr
anu favorable to that party, has Senator
yoke stood up in the senate hulwork Co.
Iexas and her every right In that orao+
oouy me- never gave forth an uncertain
SOUND, but could always be found battIing
LOT 10 MS state and his party. SanstoS
burges declared Richard Coke conId no.
ne bought by the glittering bribe of tbs
blalr bill, but while Others FORGOT az
Traditions of the south, Coke was fonnd
sPurnlng the proposition like an bonaS4
t.;s tn, senator Burgess closed his glowing
U,iJu.e 10 our senior United States senator
w. mt'h Tue sentence, Tried, able and faitb
lui, great, honest and true, match hin, if
you can" Senator Pope's snaech -
seoonulng the nomination, was an s,oai
effort. burgess able
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-24

SENATOR SIMKINs Monday in the senate
declared for on educational qualification
and property qualification as safeguards
and purifyers of the ballot box, and Tues
day the San Antonio Express concludes
long editorial discussing an editorial
from the New York World on corruption
of the ballot box with the sentence, "to
purify the ballot effectually we must
mako the suffrage more difficult of attain
ment." Enthusiastically the drift of senti-
ment is towards clean and straight cleo
tions-thesS are only possible with honest
voters, and the question to be settled is,
how shall we get honest voters and have
only such at the pollss
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-24
Twelve Pages.
THE LAW AGAINST MURDER.

The reports of the attorney general and
of the several departments of governm en'
to the present legislature show vigorous
and most satisfactory enforcement of the
criminal laws of Texas, except in relation
TO the crime of murder. Even with this
one black spot on it, the record of Texas
in this respect will, in its entirety, com
pare most favorably with that OF any OF
her sister states. But it is lamentably
true that the offense of killing men does
not, in Texas, meet the punishment that
IL merits. The number of convictions aH
compared with the total number of homi-
cides occurring each year is shame
fully small-how small need not be
stated here, as such figures re-
feet no credit on our state
The number of white men hung by law for
murder in Texas during the half century
past can be counted on the fingers of
ones shands. But as to the number OF
men who have died by the hand of vio-
lence-that, of course, no man can tell; 1t
can only be a matter of estimate. Some
times the daily papers of the state show
az many as half dozen for a single day
The reader can make his own calculations,
and when they embrace period of say
twenty to fifty years back, 1t will bo like
the marshalling of regiments and batal-
ions; and beside this stern array OF the
slaughtered, the scant hundreds that fell
ut the Alamo and at Goliad and San
Jacinto pale into insignificance. AS
TO the number of sheriffs, deputies and
other peace officers who have been shot
down in attempting to arrest criminals OF
TO hold them when arrested, a list even OF
these will run up into the hundreds; and
the blood of these men who fell in the
service of the state yet cries from the
ground in vain.
grave responsibility rests somewhere
in this matter. A defect exists some
where and it ought to be found and rem
sdied. To some extent public sentiment
aud the juries of the country are response
BILE for the non execution of the law. If a
vitiated public sentiment in this respect
to whatever extent il may exist, finds sucf
effect in the practical operation of the Law
against murder as to largely defeat its en-
forcement, then there exists the greater
necessity for such effort in behalf of the
law as will overcome the obstacles ant
give execution to the higher and better
sentiment OF the people. PLATE WASHED
his hands in vain, and with no more re
suit in removing the stain of blood thar
attended the imaginary additions
OF Lady Macbeth. Responsibility car
not be evaded in these attempts
to throw it upon someone else. This
blood outlines attaches, in some degree
to every citizen of the state who, in what
ever sphere he acts, fails in the fulles
measure of his duty in relation to thi
matter. But the special purpose ant
duty of the law is to punish crime an'
protect life, and no reasoning, howeve
broad, and no sophistry, however in
genious, can convince the public minC
that tie weightier responsibility here does
not rest upon those who are directly
charged with the making, the direction
and execution of the law.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-24

A BIG iron trust is being formed by
northern schemers to control the output
of iron manufacture in the south. They
can't let Us alone.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-24

The United States steamer Yandalia
has sailed for Samoa. But what could
such a vessel do against the German mer-
of-war now lying OF ApiaS One of our
new dynamite cruisers might be of some
service.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-24
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-24
THE LEGISLATURE.
IContlnued from Sixth Page
The Senate.


From Tuesdays Daily.l
Lieutenant governor Wheeler called the
senate to order promptly at 10 O'clock.
Roll call and quorum present. Prayer by
the chaplain, Doctor Smoot.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Petition by Senator Kimbrough, from
forty-six voters and taxpayers of Dallas
county, favoring a railroad commission
and opposing the bill permitting issuance
of county road bonds.
Petition by Senator Stephens, from citi-
zens of Wilbarger county, requesting the
passage of law to permit counties to
fund their indebtedness.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-24

By Senator Stephens-Memorisl from
the citizens of Donley county, requesting
a joint committee to invest gate the con-
dition of the public free school lands and to
recommend such changes in such law as
they may deem sxpedient.
BY Senator Stsphens-Petition from
the citizens of Carson county, praying
that Hutchinson, Moore and Gray coun lies
be attached thereto for judicial and other
purposes.
BY Senator Field-Five memorials from
the Farmers Alliance, of Robertson
county. One condemns trusts and pools,
smother requests a change in the road law,
another asks for the establishment of
farmers institutes, another suggests a
method of arriving at improvement in the
public free school laws, and the last asks
for a railroad commission.
Senator Field also introduced a letter
from W. J. ,Murchison and Others relat-
ing TO penitentiary management.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
By Senator Morris-Minority report
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-16

The weather Il plessant and every
body 10 busy.
The fsrmers are busy blowing, thresh'
ing. and hauling their grain to market
Quite ! lot Of grain FROM Pike u going
Jasper.
Messrs. Curren Dillon and M. Grey,
started on On excursion trip last FRI
dsy 10 Chicago, the great city Of the
vest. Mr.. Dillon while there will. q
we understsnd, place his orders for his
fslI stock Of goods. By 80 doing he ex-
pects to be ablc 70 sell goods cheaper
thsn ever was sold IN Southern indiana,
Rev. John Goodwin preached last Sun
dsy a or . = Washington.
T. q. Hedrick and Zeno Bartl made a
aying trip to Washington last Monday
on business.
The railroad talked Of from Jasper to
Washington IL . good one, but why not
our people pull for II, asit could be built
BY our place, and would surely pass
through : better country than is now
talked Of, BY crossing the river q High
Rock. Let us look 10 our interests. and
make On effort in that way. TOA.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-16

MARRIsD-At the bride'a home. IN
Boone township. on thu beautiful and
peaceful Sabbath evening Of August 18th,
1889, at the hour Of seven, In the pres
ence Of the family and friends. VIZ. q
MuRRY and Mas MARY l. Horror.
The bride and groom ' looked @
lovely Is when.
.sro love. 10 blirs, their blended souls we're givens
And each. 90 happy. asked no brighter heaven"
Psrson Gill IL 40 adept IN the art o
nuptisl modifying. Though impressive
the ceremony IL short and appropriate
and the benediction follows SO fast thu
in three minutes the trying ordeal va
past. and the loving couple were mad
man aud wife. After the matrimonial
ship Wa f~reighted. BY the assemble
friends, with many kind wi-hes and !ous
hopes, al repsired TO the dining nal,
where the strong table grosned beneath
Its wealth OF emoking viands, =
spre -. the clsns o. pilates oftnife and fork.
| That merciless fell like tonahawks % work
Ana al human history Atte-ts.
| That happiness for msn-tne hungry sinner
Since Eve s,e apples. must depend On d'nnsrr
The dinner over. : brief period ~
passed In conversation. after which 10
guests repaired TO their homes, feelin4
happy 10 having tried to make other
happy.