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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
CONDITION OF CATTLE.
What Stockman Says of Cattle in Chi
huahua

huahua.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
Fort WORTH, January 5.-Lucius Hun
ter, who at one time was interested in the
livestock trade in Texas, but who is now
managing the ranch of the Cavallo Cattle
company in Chihuahua, is in Fort Worth
He Is on his way north, where he has made
arrangements for obtaining bunch of
Hereford cattle with which he proposes
to improve the rough stock on his ranch
This is move that has been taken by a
great many northern Mexico stookmen of
late, he says, and it is one in
which the Mexioans are not behind
the Americans. Mr.. Hunter says
chihuahua cattle men have been blessed
this winter by better weather than is wont
to be the case there during this season,
and stock, wherever he has been this sea-
son, is in splendid condition. Enough
bad weather could not come during the
rest of the season to greatly effect cattle
in Texas" was the assertion of Fort
Worth cattle man to-day. "Cattle are all
strong now, and they would be able to pull
through the worst kind of storms"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
An Arkansas Tragedy.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
TExARKANA, January 4.-Reports have
reached here of a shocking tragedy occur
ring to-day at Hope, Ark. Mr.. Bailess,
postmaster at Hope, who has been drink
ing hard for the past three months, took
his own life. He had been on the streets
few minutes and, on returning to the
Office, was metby Kinney McRae, collector
for Wilson Bros, who presented bill to
him., He remarked: ~ will pay all owe
in few minutes" He went inside of the
postoffice and took up a pistol, saying to
Miss Eva Watson, who was clerk in the
Office: "Here goes" and placing the pis-
tol behind his ear he fred, falling to the
floor dead. His accounts with the post
Office are said to be correct, and this tragic
end is supposed to be the result of drink
ing. He leaves a wife and four children,
and was the son of DR.. s. II. Bailess, one
of the Oldest citizens of Hope, also an
honored member of the Knights of Honor.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
VERDICT FOR DAMAGES

An Ohio Doctor Receivers $40, 700 Out of
Railroad for Rough Treatment.
CHICAGO, January 4.-Doctor Chalmers
M. @. Prentice, of Norwalk, o., recovered
verdict of $4,000 before Judge Gresham
in the federal court to-day against the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Rail-
way company. Doctor Prentice sued the
company for alleged false arrest and i'm
prisonment October ~, 1886. The doctor,
accompanied by his wife, boarded
the train of the defendant at
Norwalk to come to Chicago.
He had bought several return
excursion tickets from Chicago for friends
of his, and he was arrested on the train in
the presence of number of acquaint-
anoes. At Chicago he was taken to the
Harrison street police station by police
man, and when the desk sergeant asked
him what charge, Conductor James Cur
ran, at whose instance the arrest was
made, replied:
"Well, don't know what charge; make
it disorderly, anyhow"
Next morning Justice Mech discharged
Doctor Prentice and he sued the railway
company for $4,000 damages. The evil
dence showed that Doctor Prentice was
very roughly handled, both by the con-
duotor and the watohman for the road.
After Prentice's arrest the conductor said
to Mrs. Prentice:
"Where is your Doctor husband now?"
He also refused to allow Prentice to
help his wife remove her baggage from
the train, and she was not permitted to
talk to him at the station. Judge Ores
ham commented strongly on the outrage
of the arrest, and said Prentice had done
nothing illegal in buying excursion tickets
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
cowardly Assassination.
,ecial Telegram % the statesman.

Special Telegram TO the Statesman.
PALEsrINE, January GA most cowardly
and mysterious assassination occurred six
miles east of tow at the home of Peter
Carver, oolored, east night at O'Clock.
Some parties unknown neiled at the gate,
and William johnson, oolored boy 16
years of age, staying over night at Carver's,
went ont to see what was wanted. When
midway between the door and gate he was
fred on with shotgun, receiving the en-
tire charge in his stomach, and died from
the wound at O'Clock. Justice Watts
held the inquest this morning. Though
there are slight suspicious thatthe murder
was done by certain colored boys in the
neighborhood on account Of jealousy.
nothing was developed at the inquest Of
nature sufficient to warrant an arrest.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
Rates to Texas.

ST. LOUIS, January 8. --- Some
time since, ar the instance OF
the Cincinnati merchants, the roods
center1ng in that city made de-
mand for lower Texas differential rate,
to enable them to compete with st. Louis
The demand was submitted rehabilitation
and yesterday the decision was reached
as follows: First-class freight, 20 cents;
second class freight, 16 cents; third-class
freight, IL cents; fourth-class freight, 10
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
About Convict Labor.
acia1 TaIauran IN tha Stataaman

Special Telegram to the statesman.
Houston, January Sat a public meet
ing held tonight resolutions were adopted
decrying the employment of convict labor
in any manner where its produce would
come in competition with that of the Ia
boring classes. A committee was ap-
pointed to prepare memorial to be pre-
scented to the legislature, and steps will be
taken to excite interest in the movement
all over the state and induce, if possible,
legislation on the subject.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
Points from Palestine.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
PALESTINE, January A meeting was
held at 4 O'Clock this evening at the Office
of Messrs. Burnett & Hays for the purpose
of forming bar association for Anderson
county. Judge j. r. Burnett was made
temporary chairman and s. A. McMeans
secretary. A committee on constitution
and bylaws, consisting Of Hon. A. w.
Gregg, Captain Marsh Glenn, s. A.
McMeans and Judge Burnet, was APP
pointed, and the following COMMITTEES on
schedule of fees: Col. L. B. Greenwood,
j. j. Word, W. Q. Reeves and J. R. Burnett.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
Railway Brakemen.
UIalac,,a,,, 60 eho Geaeoa.so

Special Telegram TO the Statesman
TYLER, January A lodge of the order
of the Brotherhood of Railway Brakemen
was organized in this city last evening
with good membership. A banquet in
honor of the occasion was given at the
Ferguson house last night The following
officers were elected: Fl. G. Ginneman,
master; Fred Wenken, vice master; O. II.
McComber, secretary; james Fhrower,
financier; Joon Lemons, journal agent; O.
P. Brady, conductor; j. B. Smith, chap
lain; John Lemons, warden; John Quailey,
inner guard; Mark Kincaid, outer guard.
Monroe Tumsell, negeo living near
the old mills, accidently wounded him
self in the arm with pistol to-day.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
Thoroughbred stock.


special Telegram 20 the Statesman.
ALBANY, Tex, January 4.-0ne car Of
twenty two thoroughbred Hereford bulls
arrived here last night in charge of Thos.
Smith. They are from the ranch of the
Hereford breeding firm in Illinois, and are
fine lot of cattle, ranging in age from 10
to ~ months. They arc in fine condition
and have stood their long trip well. They
are meeting ready sale at the hands of
our stockmen, who are turning considera-
BILE attention to thoroughbred stock.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
The Boom a. Jefferaon.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
JEFFERSON, January 4.-The Lone Star
Iron and Steel company, of Jefferson, Or
ganized by the Chicago syndicate to build
furnaces, car wheel works, etc., have a
large force of men at work clearing off
the grounds. Upon the arrival of the
company's civil engineer the workmen
will be increased. Property is advancing
rapidly. Transfers for the past two days
amount to nearly $4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10

and that a poll tar of 81 for the same
purpose be laid.
The bond men, seeing that the anita
were about to bind the convention against
bonds, Colonel Hughes offered the gem
erai resolution given above. 1t was over
whelmingly adopted and the convention
adjourned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
Died of His Injuries-An Oriental Trav
eler-Church Matters.


eler-Church Matters.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
BURNETT, January 4.-Mr. Oscar Alexan-
der, the man previously mentioned as
dangerously wounded by falling piece of
timber, died last night at the residence of
his sisters in Burnett, and was buried this
afternoon with the honors of the order by
Emanuel Sampson lodge of Odd Fellows
at this place. Deceased held member
ship in the Odd Fellows of Round Noun
tain.
Prof. Walter A. White, the Oriental
traveller, has been engaged to deliver three
lectures at this place by the Ladies Aid
society of the Baptist church, the lectures
to be given on January IA, Is and 16, at
the Baptist church.
W. H. Russell, of the firm of Burns &
Russell, returned to-day from business
trip to Austin.
Marriage permits have been issued to
the following persons in this county: John
A. Mills and Mrs. L. A. Williams; s. X.
Hoover and Miss Nancy Davis; j. E.
Brown and Miss Kate Martin.
The Nutshell (newspaper) of this place
has decided to move to Marble Falls, from
which place its next number will be issued.
The first quarterly meeting of the Meth
odist church at this place will begin to-
morrow and continue over Sunday, Rev.
Horace Bishop, presiding elder, in charge.
Track laying on the Marble Falls rail-
road is progressing we'll. The culvert
work, bridges and grading will be com
pleted in a very short time with good
weather.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
Stock in the Territory.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
FoRT WORTH, January 4.-George Wer-
ner, who has large livestock interests in
southern Texas, passed through Fort
Worth to-day en- route home from the In
dian Territory. He said cattle in the
Cherokee country are doing as well as
their kindred in Texas. They have been
very little molested by rains or bad
weather of any kind. Some little snow
has fallen, but the temperature has not
been such as to hurt the cattle much.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
CAPITAL BUSINESS COLLEGE
GERMAN-ENGLISH ACADEMY.

Shorthand Superior
Glasses girls
desiring
the teachers profession
guarantee
student
circular
ANDERSON g. NEUMANN, dustin, Tecas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
MEXICO.
FEDERAL BUILDINGS.

C1TX OF MEXICO, via Galveston, January
4.-The government is studying propo-
sition to erect federal buildings in the
capitals of all states and territories.
At San Luis Potosi work is being ac-
lively pushed on the road to Tampico, the
rails having reached Gallinas, where the
bridge will be finished within week.
Three shiploads of rails are expected. The
company is seeking more men.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10

carloads, cents; soap, cents; candles,
cent; starch, 7112 cents; whiskey, 10 cents.
These figures are the rates of freight
from Cincinnati over and above the rate
from that city to this point and are in the
nature of compromise, as st. Louis
claimed higher and Cincinnati lower
rate. The result, however, is considered q
victory for st. Louis and will enable local
merchants to hold their Texas trade
against Cincinnati.
SWEET FRAUD.
CHICAGO, January 5.-Late Professor
Friend, who has SO suddenly acquired
posthomous notoriety, tried to foist his
electric sugar refining scheme on a
Chicago firm about four years ago but
failed. Henry Culver is the Chicago agent
of Matthiessen q Wiereskers, sugar re-
finers of New York, and he had a
deal of valuable information regarding
Professor Friend, he and others having
been marked victims by the professor.
Mr.. Culver related story to reporter
this afternoon; "About four years ago."
said Mr.. Culver, "Friend came to Chicago
He represented himself as having pro-
cess of refining sugar which he said would
turn out the best article for from 60 cents
to 81 less than by the ordinary methods
I certainly thought that wonderful dis
covery and invited Professor Friend to
my house at Highland Park. We dis
cussed the process and I went so far as to
communicate with our president, Mr.
MatLhiessen, at the New York Office. He
came to Chicago at once and Professor
Friend and he returned to New York. At
the New York Office Mr.. Matthiessen
offered the inventor 100000 provided
the process proved successful. "The $780,
600 is ready for you," said our president,
"if, on an investigation, it proves to be all
you claim for it,"
ooh, but it is secret" replied the pro-
fessor, "and unless we can get the COM
pany together leaving the secret with me
our negotiations must end"
They did end, for the professor was all
but kicked out of the office. We knew his
scheme was fraud. That was palpable.
That was the extent of our assisting him.
We did not lose 100000 or 500 cents
through him, as is alleged in
New York dispatches. After his
failure to entrap us Friend
came to Chicago and located
on the west side and established a little
laboratory, where he worked in secret.
His plan was to take coarse grades of
sugar from different sugar dealers here in
town and return it three or four shades
lighter, he charging a nominal sum for so
doing. He claimed he sub
mitted the sugar to his electric
process, but the fact was he
simply emptied the bags out and filled
them with better grades. If my memory
serves me Alright Friend had not started
his little secret refinery week before the
sugar men discovered his wonderful
plan, and he was arrested, and,
l think, convicted. After his failure
to establish himself here he went to Eng
land, and although his scheme was fraud
of the biggest kind he succeeded in en-
trapping company of English CAPT
talists, who started factory in New York,
intrusting the whole matter to the pro-
fessor, who still kept his secret, and the
rest is known.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
The Montague Dedication.

Special. Telegram TO the Statesman.
MONTAGUE, Tex, January 5.-The COM
missioners court have employed W. @.
Turner, of Bowie, to examine Treasurer
Gilcrease's books to ascertain the amount
of his shortage. The bondsmen had a
meeting yesterday and Mr.. Gilcrease
made them deed to all his property, ex-
cept his homestead. He said he would
make them deed to that as soon as his
wife was able to move. The majority
of the bondsmen are in favor of making
his new bond required by the commits
sloners court and giving him a chance to
pull through. This, however, will depend
on the report of the expert now at work
on the books. The bondsmen will have
another meeting next Thursday to de-
termine what course they will pursue.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
wreck on the Santa Fe.
Telegram to the Statesman.

Special TeIeRram 20 the statesman.
GAINESVILLE, Tex, January 4.-There
was wreck on the Santa Fe at Over
brook last night, in which 100 head of
cattle were killed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
FITZGERALD AND his TENANTS.

DUBLIN, January 4.-Sir Augustine
Fitzgerald has notified his tenants in
County Glare of his acceptance of the Or
der they made under the plan of cam
paign two years ago.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
IRELAND.

MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT IN PRISON aARB
DUBLIN, January edward Harrinp-
on, member of parliament, who was SEN
fenced to six months Imprisonment for
publishing in his paper, the Kerry Sem
tinel, reports concerning meetings of
suppressed branches of the national
league, was to-day transferred to Tulla-
more jail, where he is to undergo his i'm
prisonment. He was attired in prison
gasb. A crowd gathered at the railway
station, babe him farewell and heartily
cheered him.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-20
Origin of st. Valentines.

St. Valentines Day was a priest
and suffered martyrdom. 470 A. d.
The custom OF sending valentines ii
a pagan one. and the way it received
Christian sanction was very simple
In the early centuries of the Chris.
tian era the young people of the
countries of Northern Europe asp
sembled on the 14th of February to
participate in festivities in honor of
the pagan goddess Februta Juno.
The names of the young girls we're
placed in box, and each young man
drew for partner to whom he should
show especial attention during the
year. Juno was supposed TO preside
over the annual lottery. and the
couples were permitted by the jolly
old pagan to indulge in levities that
we're frowned GU by the Christian
missionaries. who later made their
way into the strongholds Of the gods
aud goddessess Of mythology.
But Juno had a strong place in the
affections of the people, and the an.
nual practice iu her honor remained
in vogue even when Christian truths
were accepted. The missionaries de-
nounced the custom. but prejudice
could not he uprooted and they h I'd
to slightly conform TO the ways of the
Youngsters and give a religious tone
to the proceedings by substituting ST.
Valentine for Juno. The girl then
selected wa called valentine" in.
stead Of a Juno"
The Anglo-Saxons and Teutons
worshipped these mythical deities.
and the practices Of their torefathers
could not be easily set aside.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-20

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, February. IL
A bill to legitmIzs the children Of
Tachael aud Lawrence Burg IS was
introduced iu the Senate this morn
ing, and developes romantic Incl.
dent. In 1S4s Rachael Mason and
Richard Coy were married, and a
later the husband deserted his wife.
Not hearing from him she married
Lawrence Burgess in 1858. Burgess
entered the army aud aiterward drew
q pension. but did In 1875. While
the children were trying TO get a pen
sion the discovery was name that Coy
was alive, and In the Springfield, m,
poorhouse. The bin il 10 declare
the marriage OF Coy and wife null
from the date Of d, sertion, and IL
legiimizs The birth OF the children ol
the second marriage. About $4,000
is awaiting the children when the bill
is passed.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-20
HAS MELLENIUM COME?
Blaine Wants Men Appointed to
Office Who Have Laid
Aside Hatred

BALTlMeRE, Feb. 13 Colonel Jul.
ian Allen, OF Statewide, N. c., who
has been in this city for several days
IN the interest OF a southern exposi,
tion that will be held the coming fall
in some northern city. to-day told Il
reporter of the American that while
in Washington recently he had an
extended interview with James G
Blaine, who is an Intimate friend of
some years. standing. He explained
to Mr.. Blaine tie exposition project,
and Mr.. Blaine expressed at once in
the most cordial way his interest in
ii, and his willingness 90 do anything
in his power to help it forward. He
also took. occasion to express his
deepest interest in the development
Of the south and his earnest hope of
the settlement of the race problem in
way that will insure to the best in>
terest ofthe whole people. The south,
he said, would have to work out the
solution of the race problem for it,
.seIf. In the selection of Federal offs
ccs for the southern States, Mr..
Blaine led Colunel Allen to think
that he would favor the application
of conservative republicans and men
who had laid aside the hatred and
bitterness Of war times, and who
were aiming at the development Of
the country and the happiness of the
welfare OF the people. In many wayy
Mr.. Blaine expressed his concern of
the welfare Of the south and his ia-
terest in the future. lie convinced
Col. Allen that when be took his
seat in President iiarriso:. 8 Cabinet
he would prove as good friend Of
the south as thai portion Of the coun.
Try ever had.
Mr.. Blaine also spoke with freedom
about his acceptance of the position
of Secretary of Stale in General
HarrIson's Cabinet, and saiu thai
Pres dent Harrison rendered him tie
position a few days after the election.
and dill it 10 such a cordial way that
he at once accepted it in the same
spirit.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-20
BELLE STAIRS DEATH.
The Female Outlaw Shot on
Horseback. Her Reckless
Career. -a~

A special dispatch feom Eufala |
T., gives the following additional
particulars of the death of the no.ori.
GUS Belle Starr: @&>
Belle Starr, the female terror ot
the Territory, was killed last Satur-
day evening at 6 o'clock, at a place
known as Taylor's Farm. seven miles
northeast Of Brook. Having eaten
supper with Jack Rose, an Indian,
she left on horseback, alone, for
home, a mile and half distant. She
was never again seen alive. The
South Canadian river was to have
been crossed by her, aad the ferrys
man at the river was waiting for her,
"Just at twilight a riderless horse
came dashing down towards the RVS
er, and the ferryman knew the horse
was the property of the notorious
Belle Starr. Thinking Belle had
been thrown, be retraced the horses
steps for half a mile, where he found
her dead body lying in the mud.
A load of buckshot had been emptied
into her breast, while load of fine
shot bad struck her head. She had
evidently been 'assassinated, for her
pistol had not been drawn from her
belt. She would have done dangers
ous work had she been boldly faced.
She left a daring daughter, a nine.
teen-year old half breed by her full.
blooded Indian husband"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-20
A STRANGE FATALITY.

A strange fatality has been con-
nectei With the property out of which
the Ohio aud Western grew. james
l.. Burkey, who committed suicide 10
u Sc. Louis hotel, was harassed to The
last by thoughts Of the fortunes he
hal lost among the Hooking bills
George Lee. who killed himself IN a
New York hospital, was haunted in
his dying hour by the spectre of ruin
In the coal fields OF Ohio. Royal NJ,
PulsIfpr, the founder of the Boston
Herald, took his own life some
months ago, and, though he had
many other business complications h
pull him down, he, too, had sought
the fahled pot Of gold that was said
to be buried at the foot Of the ives
tern rainbow.
The Standard Coal and Iron Com
pany, but Of which the Ohio aud
Western fire, was a colossal affair
with q capital Of s75,0OO,00O This
IL the company in which james q
Blame aud steve Elkins we're inter,
ested, holding $4,000 aud $4,000
bonds respectively, and Il. +. Harper
president OF the late Fidelity Bank
1t Cincinnati, had 100000. II is uu
derstood that these holders still have
their bonds.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-20

"Wby Bridget, what In the world
are you doing with my new dress onl.
said her mistress. Bridget-"Sure,
mum, its yersolf what gave il 10
me !" Mistress | gave il to you!'
Bridget --"Iis; yoz said oazeud have
II rs soon as yez had worn IL out, an
begorra yez worn ii out yesterday
afthernoon. "- Harper's Basaa.