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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-21
Real Estate Transfers.

Abstract of title and real estate office of BergeUl
Daniel 4 Gracy, 1O5 East Pecan street, AustiI
Texas List of Travis county real estate transferred
for the week ending February 16, 1882
Jas. Ii. Raymond to Jacob Herritord and
Alex Patterson, 40 acres TannehiLl
league; warranty deed .................S1,OO 5 90
an. L. Eatell to j. n. Hamilton, lot 4,
block IL, outlot 46, division b, Austin;
warranty deed .."............ ....... 1852 DOL
Gustav Wolf and wife to j. b. johnson,
l93 acres VIM. H. Sanders league; war
rantty deed...."., ........ 5,s3s col
part of lots 4, 5 and 8, block 1876, Austin,
9 feet inches by l2S feet; warranty deed 200 90,
NJ Corbitt to NJ. g. Hamilton lots 4, end
s, outlot ID, division B, Austin; warranty
deed. ............... ................... -
Marion Mckinney to Jas H. johnson, lot
Z, outlot l, division b. Austin; warranty
B. Waechter, ST., and wife to e Frieden.
haue, 50 feet off west side lot 2, block 17S, |
7, 5th warranty deed 1900 %
lots l, 2 and 4, block 6, Outot as, divi-
sion b, AUSTIN warranty deed Cocoon. AGO on [
=, biloxi a, Manor. warranty deed 49,. a5 col
f.. W. Shanks, jr, and wife to Galen
7, r9nty U5 1900 col
ne-half interest in 73xl14 feet, part
D. W. spear league; sheriff. deed...... 200 60
ANDREW Palm and wife to j. B. johnson
lots, Rodgers subdivision of the Jas.
Bureson league, 100 acres; warranty
useu .... IDS Gu,
Ed II. Rogers and wife to j. johnson, r
Do 6S-lOO acres Jas. Burleson league;
warranty deed. ....................' 274 90
Geo. ". Turnbull and wife to b. Erick
son, lots and 2, block 8, outlot 4, divi-
sion b, Austin; warranty deed. ,. $50 DOL
l.. X. Walden and wife to T. j and Ssilie
White lots II and IL, block 2, outlot 8,
division B, Austin; warranty deed, 3.7OO co
Lewis and Louisa Hancock to Travis
county, part of the Georgetown road;
,vq quit claim; 500 90
VIM; M. Plat to 5. A Posey, / ,2O6 acres
5ohn Moat Is league special warranty
Louis DOhme, NJ. D., to Adolph Dohme.
an an interest in block 81, division E, Aus
TIN; deed. .......... '...........',, 500 90
fE. Mailman to Chas. Wolf, VIM Mcintyre "
y league; warranty deed ....,. 90
j. ). Simpson and wife to w. G. Good
win, lot 9, block7, outlot 3, division O.
Austin; warranty deed LOO 90
VIM. M. Walton and John A, Green 10
Robert J. Hill, lots z, and 9, blockI z
outl0t IS, Austin, Smyth's addition; u
special warranty deed ..............,.,,, go 0O'
fAnd other Considerations
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-21

He said that any intelligent man at all
familiar with the facts at the mouth of
the Brazos would be surprised to learn
that the two small streams, Oyster creek
and st. Bernard, had any bearing what
ever upon the question of improving the
mouth of the Brazos. It will be recol-
lected that Mr.. Hancock stated the
following Oh this point after saying that
he believed twenty foot channel could
be obtained there, but cou not be main
tanned: "The converging waters from
Oyster creek and Bernard will prevent il
Its maintenance); their waters will de-
stroy the work and fill the channels" Mr..
Corthell says this statement will an
pear utterly ridiculous to any one at all
familiar with the subject. He saws
oyster creek Is an insignificant
stream which formerly emptied into the
gulf short distance east of the BRACES
mouth, but has been for some time MIL.
lied as part of the Brazos aud Galveston
canal, its waters, when there are anv aoTr
ing in the canal sometimes to the Brazos
and sometimes into Galveston west bor
depending upon the
STATE OF THE TIDE,
but that at no time is its yoluma Ioroo
enough to be of any effect whatever mon
the Brazos. He says st. Bernard Great
does not flow into the Brazos at all, but
INTO the gulf about nine miles west of tbe
brazos mouth, and its waters are onits
clear when discharged into the gulf. for
the sediment, what little there is, is do.
posted in some lakes and bayous through
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-21

Caution. Buy only DR.. Isaac Thomp
sons Eye Water. Carefully examine til
outside wrapper. None other genuine, 1
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08
managers are at the bottom of the

managers are at the bottom Of the
trouble"
General Manager st. John of the
Rock Island said it was doubtful
whether, under the present conditions,
any railroad can continue to earn a
fair return upon its capital stock. !"
The Rock Island was earning fair re-
turn upon its capital stock. But its
managers ''lost their heads" built
thousand or fifteen hundred miles of
so-called extensions, that never can or
will earn enough to pay operating ca
penses; and having been guilty OF this
unspeakable folly, they attribute their
embarrassment to Legislation, ''un-
wise competition" ''ruinous rates, "
and "unsteadiness of tariffs" And
for the competition, freight wars and
fiuctuating tariffs, who is responsible
except the railway managers them
selves, and we might add, so far as
this country is concerned, especially
the Rock Island.
From the western standpoint, the
troubles of the railways are easily ex-
planned. They have been trying to
grasp business that did not legitimate
belong to them. This sentence explains
everything-the building of absurd
and new lines, as so-called feeders
the cutting of rates, and the resulting
freight wars:the paying of commissions
rebates, etc.; the mean discrimination
established by the joint freight tariffs
everything, in fact, that has had
tendency to make railway business un
profitable Champion.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08
IrWAhAmIarAKE

The &C tion of the state commanders
of the &. Il. II. in attempting to start
a boycott against the railroads because
they do not see fit to make greater
reduction in rates for the Milwaukee
encampment is certainly Inwise. This
action can only result in harm to the
organization and won't hurt the rail-
roads. When great organization
like the q. a. II. attempts to cOerce the
railroads on a question of this kind it
will certainly gain no sympathy from
the public. The railroads are not ask
ing the G.. Il. r. to ride over their
lines to Milwaukee, but on the contra
ry it is a we'll known fact that the Mil
waukee road has discouraged the hold
ing of the encampment at Milwaukee
from the start. General Manager
Miller tried to convince the
people of Milwaukee when the
encampment was sought after, that
the railroads could not begin to carry
the crowds that were expected, and
gave notice early last spring that his
road could not reduce rates to the
point expected. Taking the rates
granted other organizations by" the
railroads, their action in the case OF
the G. A. r. would seem to be unjust
and unreasonable, but the G. A. r
has put itself in the power of the rail
roads by selecting city which has
Inadequate railroad facilities. There
are only two lines of any Importance
running into Milwaukee and had these
lines reduced rates tn the point asked
they could not haye carried the crowds.
Here is where the G.. A. r. made {
big mistake. Had st. Joe, for in
stance. been chosen for the
encampment, her fourteen lines of rail
roads would have proven ample to carr!
| everybody who wanted to come, anC
there would have been no trouble abou
rates. Let the G. A. r. take this les
son in good spirit, and in future keel
away from One-horse towns like Mil
waukee and select their meeting places
from the more enterprising and &C
cessible cities of the country. st. 10
seph would he a good place for the mex
| encampment.-St Joseph News.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08

SECRETARY MoHLER makes the fol-
lowing summary of crops in Kansas.
They are such as Kansas herself, nor
any other state, has ever surpassed.
The report summarizes as follows:
Corn, compared with a full average
condition, lO5 per cent; barley, COM
pared with a full average condition, 96
per cent; potatoes, compared with
full average condition, 10 per cent;
millet, compared with full average
condition, 90 per cent; sorghum. com
pared with Il full average condition, 80
per cent; broom corn, compared with a
full average condition, 50 per cent;
fax, compared with a full average con-
dition, a6 per cent; tame grasses, COM
pared with full average condition,
l0S per cent; prairie grass, compared
with full average condition, 10 per
cent; apples, prospects for a crop, so
per cent; peaches, prospects for crop,
30 per cent; grapes, prospects for a
crop, 100 per cent.
Rainfall and chinchbugs-Witht the
exception of IA few counties in the
western portion of the state rain is re-
ported abundant for the month of July
and chinchbugS have practically dis.
appeared, yet with favorable climatic
condition it would become evident, NJ
doubt, that they are not all dead vet
M. HOHLER,
Sec'y State Board of Agriculture.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08
A aadder hut Wlser Boy.

About o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Willie Barrow, a boy about 10 years of
age, was playing about the Santa Fe
tracks, just east of the crossing on
Commercial street, when he received a
lesson that will stay with him. He
had placed pin on the rails for the
freight train to run over, and after
two or three cars had passed over the
pin, the boy put out his right foot to
knock the pin off the rails, but was
not quick enough, and car wheel took
the end of his large toe in quite an un
expected manner. He was brought up
town for treatment, and it was found
that besides a toe being partly gone,
his foot twas CONSIDERABLE bruised though
no bones were broken.
The only wonder is that we are not
called on torecord the killing of two
or three kids every day from being
run over by the trains while inside Of
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08
RAILWAY TROIlnI.ES

Old Col. Bernard Riley once said to
JEFF Davis: Don't play solitaire, Mr..
Davis; it's the d-st game ever invent
cd for a man to cheat himself at
Looking over the two pages of inter
views with prominent railway officials
in the Chicago Tribune, one will be
convinced that the railroad business is
something like solitaire, as described
by Colonel Riley.
These railway presidents, general
managers, and other officials. prac-
tically say that the railroads must
combine or 60 into bankruptcy. WhyY
Because they cheat one another, cheat
themselves, and can't be depended on
to keep an agreement. AS one of the
officers expressed it, what is needed
now is to infuse little honesty and
manliness into the relations between
the roads,
General Manager Jeffrey, of the Hi.
nois Central, said that IF the general
government does not, through its board
of railroad commissioners and through
its courts, take control of all traffic
state and Interstate, there is no DOS
sible solution of the embarrassing diff
cuities of railroad carriers except By
combination. General McNulta, late
receiver of the Wabash said: There /.
nothing but death for great majority
OF the railroad companies if there is tC
be no change in the restrictions of leg
islation or the methods of railroad man.
agement." President Hughitt said
"Of all the weak and helpless things in
long clothes and diaper know of moth
ing so weak and helpless and Deepen
: dent as a railroad" And Colonel Pea
body, OF Boston, said: The jealousIes
and riyalries Of the western railroad
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08

A clear pearly and transparent skin
is always a sign of pure blood. and all
persons troubled with dark, greasy.
yellow or blotched skin can rest as
sured that their blood is out of order
A few doses of BEGGS' BLOOD PU-
RIFIER s. BLOOD MAKER will re-
move the cause and the skin viii be.
come clear and transparent. Try it
and if satisfaction is not given it viii
cost you nothing. It is fully war
ranted. D. w. Morris. Druggist.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08

the city limits. The train men have
to be constantly on the look out for
boys who attempt to board a moving
train, or else run the risk of running
over them and have a law suit on
hand. The policemen have driven the
boys away from the trains several
times lately, but they are back ready
to jump the next freight. The parents
should be made responsible for ali &C,
cidents and if necessary the boys
should be locked up.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08
Peu.yIvanIan. Hold a NeesIpe,

A large number of the old settlers
from Pennsylvania met at the court
house Saturday afternoon, to make ar
rangements for an old settlers picnic.
d. A. Hunter was called to the chair,
and Professor o. w. Miller was elected
secretary. The object of the meeting
was made known, and after a short
discussion of the various propositions,
the following resolutions were adopted:
1. That all former PennsyIvanians
be cordially invited to take part in a
picnic.
2. That it be family basket picnic.
3. That "A committee of arrange
ments be appointed to secure ground
and whatever else is necessary.
4. That committee on programme
be appointed secure speakers and
music.
5. That all former PennSylvanians
who read these resolutions be re-
qusted to send their names to the sec
| rotary, giving former residence, the
year and month of arrival in Kansas.
also their present residence, aud state
whether or not they would be present
at such picnic.
6. That committee be appointed,
consisting of one from each ward in
| the city and one from each election
precinct in the county, to work up an
| interest in their sections. Following
| are the members of the committee:
| First Ward-W. +. Ewing.
| Seond Ward-J. n. SwartZ and r.
w. Jeremy.
| Third Ward.-D. C. McMurtrie.
Fourth Ward-W. II. Gilchrist,
Americus-JOhn Bond.
NeoshO Rapids-W. F. Hancock.
| UniOn-D. a. Hunter
Traylor.-
| Plymouth.-Wm.F lickinger.
Fremont-George Smith.
Agnes City.-Jas. Hazard.
Allen.-Iudge DeCamp.
Hartford.-W. IL. FlickiDgeT.
Reading.-H. +. Holmes.
Center.-Daniel Bitter.
4 Emporia. east side,-Joe Ricka-
baugh.
\ Emporia, west side.-John Fluker.
/ EImendarO.-
Il 1t was decided to hold picnic Au-
gust 18th, at EmpOria, to which every
Pennsylvania is invited, and not only
invited, but urged to be present.
The following persons were appoint
2 ed finance committee: John Fucker
! w. H. GilchriSt, w. L. Dimm.
The meeting adjourned to meet al
3 the court house at Emporia, August
: 18th, at p. N. Ladies are earnestl!
J requested to be present at this meet
9 ing. .. w. MILLER.
Secretary.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08
ResIdence burned.

B. T. Parker, a farmer, living one
and one half miles east of town, had the
misfortune to have his house burned
Sunday evening. The fire originated
in defective fiue and was first noticed
about p. m. Everything possible was
done to save the building, but in spite
of the efforts the building was soon
burned to the ground. a number of
things were taken from the lower
rooms, but nothing was saved from the
furnishings up stairs. The building
was a neat two story building, and the
loss is estimated at between 500 and
$500. The house was insured in the
German-Freeport for $500 so that the
loss sustained is not as great as it
otherwise would have been.
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put into the cellar and it can be proper
ly heated. If am forced
to close the Hotel Whitley
the opera house will be closed also.
The Hotel Whitley while built by
corporation and much of the stock
bought at low figure, can be pur-
chased to-day for IA price less than its
cost to me.
1 should be glad to open the Fifth
Avenue hotel if the city authorities
will furnish me an outlet, as before
indicated. [ have heretofore taken a
great deal of pride in Emporia, as 1
think everyone Will concede, but there
is point beyond which 1t is impossible
to go. and L can assure the public that
would be quite a heavy gamer by clos
ing the two hotels and opera house.
To the latter. two of the owners have
already consented. This will he done
until such time as better counsel shall
prevail and forward movement is
made for progress and public improve
ments. If it has become settled de-
termination among tue people to sit
down and wait for better times, then
all must get aboard of the same raft
and float leiSuTely along with the slug
gish current. Let us wait for The wag-
on boys. Ii you mean to travel by an
OK team in this day of railroads
and electricity, let us all go
J together. But ii does seem To me that
upon more careful thought the great
, majority will be in favor of all neces-
} sary public improvements, and the
men who want labor Will not have to
move out of town to find it. 1t is said
9 that there are Il few in this town who
Y have been out of work SO long that
B they favor idleness rather than thrift
. and industry. This class of course
. will oppose measures of Improvement
Q in any form, but l believe the vast
5 majority of people here will consider it
= for their interest to don their wal
0 paint once more, stick feathers in their
. caps and resume the dance. Even MIR
y Jay vii! | think cast aside his preIId-
ices and allow his better nature to con-
3 troll him. If he is liberal. there was
0 never better time than now to show
n 1t. Sewerage Is necessary for the
prosperity and health of the people
Its building will put bread in the
e mouths of tue laboring men and then
a families 1t will increase our popula
y tion and enhance the value of our pro
perty. In the name of common SENSE
Ii and common decency let us have it.
j. Yours Respectfully,
| II ~ NEItI,pT
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08

MURAT HALsTEAD is II candidate
for the senate. He says so himself.
So that matter is settled. The field
marshal is bent on getting even with
the senators who slaughtered him last
winter. But worse place than the
senate in which to do it, could hardly
be found. As senator, should he
succeed in reaching that station, far
less will be heard of him than if he re-
NAMED at the head of his paper
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08

The Cherokee commissioners have
made formal offer of $l.25 per acre
for the strip. Chief Mayes took the
offer under consideration and will cali
the council together Thursday when it
will be considered. There is no likeli-
hood that it will be acted upon favor
ably. In that event, what steps the
commissioners will take, or what they
can do in the premises, is unknown to
the nuhlir
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08

THE Altman diamond robbery and
the Wabash train robbery, both the
work of Kansas City talent prove that
that town in spite of railroad discrim-
nations and other drawbacks, is COM
ing more and more each day to have
the distinguishing traits of mentrO-
politan city.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08

r. B. Shepherd was in from his farm
Tuesday afternoon. He reports corn
in his neighborhood in the finest con-
dition. The recent heavy winds in
this section did not break the corn
down near his place. and it was dam
aged but very little. The majority of
the corn blown down is straightforward
up somewhat, and viii not be in as bad
q condition for husking as many Of the
farmers feared il would be-
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08
EDITORIAL BREVETIEs.

PERHAPS no one enjoys the cl after
about that letter more than Senator
Ingalls, himself.
TEXAS and Missouri are indulging a
good natured rivalry in the matter of
train robberies.
THE papers are finding that the only
evidence visible of Browns insanity,
is his return to Wichita.
THE constitutional convention of
Washington Territory has referred the
question of prohibition To a popular
vote.
TT is pretty safe to put your money
on General Rice for internal revenue
collector, and on J. w. Ady for dis
trict attorney.
Is Colonel Murdoch going to allow
the McCabe rebellion to forestall his
own? If not, he would better get a
move on him.
WARWICK, the president maker.
thinks of making a president of him
self. Allusion is had to Mathew Stan
ley Quay of course.
THE cattlemen of the Cherokee strip
have pull on Chief Mayes, which ac-
counts for his stubborness in dealing
with the commission.
COLONEL PAT CoNEY admits re-
ceiving letter from ingalls,. but not
the one published. Possibly there was
a letter or comma omitted or mis-
placed.
A FELLOW over in Missouri is salts
fed that Jesse James is still alive. OF
course What dull and uninteresting
world this would be but for the smart
Alecks.
| KANSAS has received three consul
ships, while Missouri has had so fal
but one. There appears to be cause
for a small-sized rebellion over thu
line too. c"'s
l GOVERNOR LOWRY certainly exper
fenced the happiest moment of his lif
when he heard that Smart Alex Norri
had Kilrain. 1t was famous victor
for the governor.
In justice to himself, Senator In
gals ought to publish that letter, an,
5 let the public know what he did write
e There seems to be no other way to en-,
8 the dispute.
1 THERE is one man in Topeka tina
will get no more letters from Senate
j Ingalls,. If the senator ever prays, h
= should among his other petitions in
t clude - Save me from my foC
2 friends, oh Lord - cq
t The Marion Record gives ampl
n warning that the devil shall not car
9 ture Chingawasa Springs if it ca
d prevent such u direful fate. As a
d enemy to his satanic majesty, the r,
n cord prides itself on it's prOwess an
staying qualities.
The appointment by the presider
a of Americas f. Nicely as collector {
public money at Little rock Arkansa
Il was doubtless very good one, or woul
y have been, had not Mr.. Nicely bee
dead and buried for months.
THE Indians in Dakota and the teI
. ritOry are just now dividing the attic
= ton of the government with the ofiC
seekers. When the Indian takes a fri
= stand he lisa. very interesting characte
Fl THE Topeka Democrat while talkin
+ about the ingalls, letter, resurrects
|: speech made by the senator some tim
n ago at the Grand opera house, in who
+ he pleasantly alluded toprohibitionist
and teetotlars as 1.-THE capons and ep
: Genes of society,""
s SECRETARY WANAMAKER has a
d length replied to the Western pnio
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08

The Persian Shah is prepared to give
our Brigham Youngites few solid
pointers on the question of polygamy.
Speaking of MIR. Gladstone's golden
wedding, he said with the air of one
who spoke with intense conviction, lit
is better to live with one woman fifty
years than with fifty women one year. -
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08

COLONEL ID. r. ANTHONY is respect
fully referred to Judge Crozier's decis-
lon In the Davis liquor case last Satur-
day, as a sufficient commentary on the
hypocritical rot which he gave us last
week in his paper about the wicked
ness of compromising with liquor sell
lers. ID. r. is quite smooth, but facts
are sometimes too much for the most
cunning.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08

THE Chicago Inter-Ocean is getting
after the discontinued and dissatisfied
q. A. K. state commanders who betray
disposition to rebel against the
authority of Commander Warner. 1t
accuses them of resorting to the rebel
scheme of states rights in order to
effect "a boycott against the railroads.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08

The Black Diamond seizure in Beh-
rings sea is likely TO lead to such an in
transitional dispute with England as
will bring up for discussion and settle
ment the question of jurisdiction in
that aaa
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08

AFTER a hard struggle the North
Dakota convention managed to say in
the preamble to its constitution that
the politicians of that state ''are CRATE
full TO almighty God for civil and re-
ljpious liberty. etc.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08

THE German emperor is on visit to
his grandmother, Queen Victoria.
The visit is nothing more than a for
NAL call las h. will not come to London,
and returns to Berlin early in the week.
The young Kaiser. is not much admired
in merry England.