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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-15

appointment of county road commissioner
as provided for in the new road law.
j. w. Watson will take the position of
cotton buyer for ]. r. Hudson & Co. Mr..
Watson having sold his insurance business
to w. III. Badger
j. p. Hansford will leave for the east in a
few days to buy goods for Hansford & Co.
here and at Marble Falls.
A. Schusterman, Austin; III. G. Swan
wick, Lampasas; X. ID. Cunningham, Jas.
r. Johnson, Austin; b. II. Zuber, st.
Louis; w, b. Woody, Leavenworth, Kan,
are registered at the Burnet house.
The first bale of cotton was brought to
Hoover's valley. He is holding it for
premium, but the business men here are
not inclined to pay bonus. Marble Falls
offers $40 extra for the first bale picked in
the county delivered there, and it is re-
ported that Lampasas offers $25.
Anumber of the Baptist people who have
been attending the association have gone
ON an excursion to Marble Falls to-day
The game of base ball between Burnet
and Bertram played here Saturday after
noon, resulted in score of IL for Burnet to
16 for Bertram. This leaves Burnet the
two best of three games.
Mr.. W. Il. Hedden New York mineral
ogist has discovered rather rare mineral
in this county-sulphide of molybdenium.
1t is used in chemistry in detecting the
presence of phosphoric acid and has other
uses. This mineral has been pronounced
graphite or black lead by nearly all who
have examined it.
Burnet house arrivals: f. M. Stapp,
Louisville, KY; w. ii. Simmons, Miss Mat
tie Fisk, J. b. Allen, Liberty Hill A. Crois-
dale, Bertram; w. c. Mcclure and wife,
Miss Picnic White, w. A. Mcclure, Strick-
ling; f. p Ward, Miss Matte Adcock, Mrs.
NJ. Q. 0atman, Miss May Oatman, Llano;
w. II. Turner, @. l.. Turner, Austin; w. b.
Llano; ]. @. Pierce, Lampasas.
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Base Ball.
DdSo DALE
Special to the Statesman.

Special to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, August 13.-The stockholders
of the Galveston Base Ball association held
a meeting last night and determined to
have Galveston represented in the league
next season by strong nine. Regarding
the series of games between Houston and
Galveston it was arranged to play the series
for 5000 side. The return games with
Houston will be played in Houston on
Wednesday and Thursday, and the first
games of the contest for the purse will take
place on the Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day following. These latter games, how
ever. have not been definitely decided,
Apart from the fifteen games to be en-
gagged in between Houston and Galveston
arrangements have been made to play in
TYLER Texarkana and Denison.
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From BlancO.
Special to the Statesman.

Special to the Statesman.
BLANCo, August 13.-The Perdenales Bap
tist association convened this morning
Quite number of delegates are here and
all are being well cared for. Sunday, quite
gathering of the inhabitants of our town
was had at the court house. Fully 60C
people were in attendance. Prof. Jordan
of Lockhart, delivered the opening sermon
In the afternoon, services were conducted
by Rev. Mr.. Bunting, of Kyle, and short
address was made by Prof. w. II. Bruce
of the Blanco high school. He was followed
by Prof Park, of Kyle university, and
closed by Prof. Jordan, of Lockhart. Top
les were for the foreign mission. OF course,
a collection was taken. One hundred dol
lars were collected on this occasion.
1t is pleasure to visit our town, and the
scenery in coming to it is just romantic.
Passing through Purgatory and over the
Devils backbone is as grand a sight as one
desires to look at, and when you get here
you have fine, cool and pleasant breezes
and pure water.
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Prominent Barber Dead.
Special to the Statesman.

Special to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, August 13.-David Gordon, q
prominent colored man, and well known
barber, died this morning at his residence
in this city, aged 66 years. He was born in
Charleston, S. c., was grand master of the
colored Masonic order in New York, and
was one of the commissioners of the
blind asylum in Kansas under the admin
istration of Governor Thomas A. Osborne.
He was man of superior intellectual at
tainments, highly respected, and had he
lived would have filed the position of
government storekeeper under Collector
Quincy. He has son living in st. Louis
and also daughter in Brooklyn.
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COllum the FOrger.

MINNEAPoLIs, Minn., August 13.-J. Frank
Collum, the young attorney, who is
charged with forgeries in the name of his
client J. T. Blaisdell for amounts aggregat-
ing over 100000 was called for a prelimin-
ary hearing in the municipal court to-day.
The state would consent to no postpone
ment and accordingly examination was
waived. The case now goes to the grand
jury. Bail has been placed at $4,000 in
it was this morning reduced to $61 900 in
the aggregate, which it is expected will be
furnished by Columns wealthy friends.
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TANNERS TACTICS.
He Wants to Be Commander in Chief of the
G. A. r.

ne NHHtS tO De COmnlanuer-ln-CnleI OF tne
G. A. r.
WASHINGTON August 13.-Secretary No
BILE rebuked the whitewashing tendencies
of the Tanner commission by refusing to
accept its curiously palliating preliminary
report as final. Possibly it will now see
the wisdom of more radical and search
ing investigation, which may take month
more. Meanwhile Tanner is preparing to
go to the Milwaukee encampment and con-
tend with Gen. Russell A. Alger for the Of
flee of commander -in-chief of the G. A. r.
Alger has set his heart on this honor for
its value in the effort he will renew in 1892
to be nominated for president, and has
been working for months to secure it with
the peculiar methods which he used in his
canvass for the presidential nomination
last year. He writes to a G. A. r. friend
here that he is certain to be elected. Tan
ner, this G. A. r. man says, is debarred,
by the fact that he is commissioner of
pensions, from seeking to be commander
in-chief of the G. A. r. Tanner does not
think so, and is pulling all the wires at his
command to secure election. He thinks he
will succeed as martyrized private soldier.
He is greatly pleased with Quay's kindness
in having the Pennsylvania convention
commend him yesterday, and will find this
resolution useful at Milwaukee. Once
commander-in-chief of the G. A. r. he will
feel certain that the president and Secre-
tary Noble cannot turn him out, however
much they may desire to do so.
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First Bale at Lampasas.

Special to the Statesman.
LAMPAsAs, August 13.-The first bale OF
cotton was brought in yesterday by A, c.
Kilgore. of Burnet county, from near Mar
bic Falls. The Texas Trading company,
with its usual enterprise, bought it at sd5 10
cents. Besides this the owner received 800
premium. ou
The steam laundry at the Park hotel was
burned down last night, and the handsome
bath houses made narrow escape.
C. r. Green, who shot Jasper Gracy, on on
July 81, was released yesterday on Sl,ovo
bond. Gracy is considered out OF uanger'
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Accident to a Woodhauler.
Special to the Statesman.

Special to the Statesman.
MCKINNEY, Tex, August 13.-Harrison
Wilson went yesterday to haul wood. After
getting in two loads he failed TO return.
Search was instituted for him and his dead
body was found near the wagon, his right
side was terribly crushed in and two ribs
broken. On the left side one rib was
broken. The wagon was loaded with wood.
He came to his death by being run over by
his wagon.
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Pugilism at Galveston.
pecial to the Statesman.

Special to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, August 13.-After much talk,
a contest with five ounce gloves has been
arranged between Herman Beman, of New
York, and Mike Jordan, of Galveston, to
box ten rounds for scientific points at Da-
lains garden. The contest will commence
pals and is deposited with the Evening
Tribune. A large crowd will undoubtedly
be resent.
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Negro Assassinated.
Special to the Statesman.

SptCIdI 10 IHt bIaItsIIdH.
MINEOLA, August Blast night Jack
Brown, colored, who was carriage runner
for Shields q Linleys sawmill, was shot
and instantly killed by some unknown
party. Brown was sitting by his open win
dow, reading, when the assassin fired at
him with shotgun through the window.
He was quiet inofensive negro, and had
the reputation among the white men Of
that community of being one ofthe best and
steadiest negroes in the county.
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SULPHUR SPRINGS.
Recapture Of Shulze, Who Broke Jail-Deco
rations for the Reunion.

Special to the Statesman.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, August 13.-G. W.
Shulze, the murderer who broke Jail here
Sunday night, was arrested yesterday even
ing near Saltillo, a station on the Cotton
Belt road sixteen miles east of here. He
went to house, told who he was and APP
pealed to the householder to help him es-
cape. He appealed to the wrong man,
however, and was soon in the hands of the
constable. He was taken to Mount Yer
non, and will be brought back here to-
morrow.
The town is gaily decorated with the
national colors, and hundreds of flags float
IN the breeze. Already a large number of
people have arrived to be present at the
reunion. Gen. Maxey and Col. Kilgore
were compelled by sickness in their families
to disappoint their friends at the last hour
and will not be present.
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LOUISIANA LOTTERY.
Official List of the Drawing and the Lucky
Prizes-Where the Prizes were Sold.
Special to the Statesman

Special to the Statesman.
New ORLEANS, August 13.-No. 1885,
capital prize. Sold in San Francisco, Cal,
New Orleans, La, st. Louis, Mo-, Savan-
S. c.
No. S5,332, second prize. Sold in New
Orleans, La, San Francisco, CAL, Havana,
Cuba, Mobile, Ala, Cairo, ILL.,, Austin,
Tex, and Gunderson, Mont.
No. 1888, third prize. Sold in New
York, New Orleans, La, St. Louis, Mo-,
Havana, Cuba Norfolk and Saltville, Va,
and Fort Worth Tex.
No. 63, $40 draws $25, 900; 3O,242 and 81, 400
each draw $4,000.
Nos. 1904; 1920; 56O95; 61,S63; 9O6S4
each draw 5000. NJ. A. DAUPHIN.
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Fire at Gatesville.

Special TO The Statesman.
GATEsvILLE, August 13.-At Il oclocK To-
day the residence of James McKilvane was
set on fire by a negro girl trying to kindle a
fire in the stove with, kerosene OIL Inc
flames rapidly spread to all parts OF II, the ae
building, which was consumed; Ihree
hundred dollars insurance on building; no
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-15
Death OF DR.. Mott.

New York, August 13.--Dr. Alexander
Brown Mott, one of the most noted OF
American surgeons and son of the famous
surgeon, Valentine Mott, died at his coun-
try seat near Yonkers yesterday morning of
pneumonia, after an Illness Of two days.
DIR. Mott was born in New York in 1926.
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MEXICO.
OPPOSING NEGRO IMMIGRATION.

oPPosINd NEGRO IMMIGRATION.
CITY OF MEXICO, August 13.-President
Diaz visited and inspected the work in
progress for the drainage of the valley, and
expressed himself as highly pleased with it.
To-days "Vaza Mexico" says that petit
tions against negro immigration to Mexico
will be extensively circulated and several
large, landed proprietors have refused to
sell the negroes land
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-15
ROYAL PARADE
GRAND REVIEW OF MILITARY AT
BERLIN IN HONOR OF EMPEROR
FRANCIS JOSEPH.
Emperor William at the Head Of His Army
Gen. BOulanger Found Guilty of Con-
spiracy and Treason.
GERMANY.
A BRILLIANT PARADE.

BRILLIANT PARADE,
BERLIN, August 13.-The whole army
corps of the guards paraded to-day before
the emperor of Austria making brilliant
display. The weather was splendid. The
empress appeared on horseback. Emperor
William commanded the troops, and led
first the entire corps, and then afterward
the entire regiment of guards past the visit
ing sovereign, who then headed the regi-
ment bearing his name and marched past
Emperor William
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The Changers.
Special to the Statesman.

Speclal 10 tne statesman.
McGREGoR, August 13.-The Texas State
Grange of Patrons of Husbandry met here
to-day in its fifteenth annual session.
About 200 delegates were present. A num-
Der of speeches were made. The treas
urer's report shows balance Of $2,354 on
hand. Altogether the order is in a flourish
ing condition.
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LONDON, August 13.-A meeting to con-
slider the case of Mrs. Maybrick was held
at the Canon Street hotel to-day A Aresolu-
ton was adopted to petition the home sec
retary for a remission of the sentence The
meeting was attended by large number OF
persons.
Judge Stephens had long interview
with Home Secretary Matthews with refer
ence to the case of Mrs. Maybrick.
MR.. HEALY's BILL.
LONDON, August 13.-A bill introduced by
Mr.. Healy, providing for an appeal in all
criminal cases, passed its first reading in
the house Of commons to-day.
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CHIEF MAYS REPLY.
The Cherokee Constitution Forbids the Sale
of Any More Land.

TAHLEQUAH, /. T., August 13.-Chief Mays
has not yet returned an answer to the pro-
position Of the commission, but it is learned
ON good authority what the purport of the
reply will be. He will say it will not avail
anything to negotiate further at the present
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insurance on goods. Prompt work by the
tire company kept the city hall, the resi-
denGe OF Y. S. Jenkins and Graves livery
stable from burning.
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BURNET BUDGET.
Items From the Granite Clty-sudden Illness
Local and Personal Notes.
Special to the Statesman

BURNET, August 13-Mrs. Westfall, wife
Of Dr. w. II. Westfall, of the First National
bank, is dangerously i'll with sudden at
tack Of paralysis. Her daughter, Mrs. VIM.
Hawkins, of West Virginia has been noti-
fed by telegraph and will come ON in few
days.
A lengthy petition was presented TO the
commissioners court to-day asking for the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-15
MRS. MAVERICK, THE CONDEMNED.

LIVERPOOL, August 13.-Mrs Maybrick,
the condemned murderess is in very de-
pressed state. She passes much of the
time in moaning for her children and
weeping copiously. The chaplain Of the
prison is devoting much time TO the con-
demned woman, and she appears to greatly
appreciate his visits.
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ENGLAND.
THE TITHEs BILL.

LONDON, August 13.-Among those who
voted against the government on Mr..
Gray's amendment to the tithes bill in the
house of commons last night, were six
unionists, eight conservatives and all the
Parnellite members.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-20
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
resented. In his report Mr.. Helgesen says:

resented. In his report Mr.. Helgesen says:
Went from Edgely-drove from house to
house among the people reported to be in
destitute circumstances. / found that the
matter had been very much exaggerated.
10 be sure there are quite number of
families that will need assistance before
spring, but such cases are confined prin-
cipally, If not wholly to the people who
have not been long enough in the county
to raise a crop. There are about q
dozen families who came direct from
Russia only a few weeks ago
and were in q destitute condition when
they arrived. These people would be des-
tltute in any part Of the country. The let
ter in the Pioneer Press, saying that these
people have made application to the county
authorities and been refused assistance, is
entirely false. This was admitted by the
parties themselves. The officers Of Mcln-
tosh county say they heve not had a single
such application since the county was
organized, but the partial failure Of crops
this year might necessitate few to ask
assistance. They believedathey could take
care Of all their needy people. The county,
says the commissioner, is in good shape
financially. having bonded Indebtedness
OF only $1,000 with an assessed valuation
of over 100000.
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q RACE FOE LIFE.

A Cattle Train Breaks Loose On . Steep
IN Grade and Gets Smashed UR. VII.
8 WALsENBURG, Col. Dec. 18.-A shocking
accident occurred on the Denver & Rio
Grande road last night, four miles west Of
here, in which the engineer and fireman
were instantly killed and a large amount
Of property destroyed. A freight train left
5Lavetta made up of two engines in front
and twenty cars of cattle, ten freight
ears and caboose and an engine in the
rear. The train broke in three parts and
then there began race for life. AS the
middle section was loose from the caboose
with no brakeman on it the engine ran
about three miles az rate OF over a mile a
minute down q grade Of ninety feet to the
mile, and here the middle sec
ton with twenty-fOur cars loaded with
cattle and lumber overlook them. The first
engineer escaped, but the second was In
stantly overwhelmed in q great mass OF
flying debris, which buried the engineer
and f1remen beneath it, killing them In
stantly. Seven cars Of cattle and eight
cars OF; lumber were piled up in the wreck
and nearly all OF the cattle killed or hOrri-
bly, imangled. ST
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nominations Confirmed.

Il WASHINGTON, Dec. ls.-Representatiye
PaysoD, Of Illinois, INTRODUCED blu ap-
ipropriating $75. 600 to be immed ediately avail
able for the purpose Of paying members Of
congress their salaries lost by Silcott's de-
falcatiOn. b,
COMBINATIONS.
David J. Brewer, Of Kansas, associate
Justice Of the supreme court; the vote was
SO to II. William Walter Phelps, minister
TO Germany; Thomas 81. Anderson Of Ohio,
minister to Bolivia; Frederick Douglas,
minister to Hayti; "a. Londen SnoWden,
of Pennsylvania, minister to Greece; Rob
ert :. McC Connell, OF Illinois, secretary Of
the legation at London; Frank w. Palmer
OF Illinois, public printer; Warner p. SUIT
ton Of Michigan, consul.g general at Nuevo
LlOredo; Evans Blake Of Illinois, consul at
sCrefeld: Levi w. Brown Of Ohio. consul at
Glasgow John B. Osborne Of Pennsylvania,
consul at Ghent; Chas. r. Pope Of NeVa-
de. consul at Toronto; Geo. Roosevelt
Of Pennsylvania, consul at Brussells;
Archibald J. Sampson Of Calf f0rnia, con-
sui ct Paso del Norte;; Thomas IT. Sher.
man, consul at Liverpool. Z
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Embexzle,nent Extraditabte.

4 WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-President Har
rison to-day transmitted to the senate the
extradition with England referred
in the annual message negotiated
by Secretary Blaine and Sir Julian
PauncefOOt, British minister. By
its terms the number of extradit-
able Offenses is largely increased, the most
important addition being that of embezzle-
ment. so that if it be ratified Canada and
the United States will cease to exchange q
class Of undesirable residents who have se-
cured immunity from punishment.
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Foueht ma Died.

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. l7.Joseph Gala
CHER, a miner, and G. a. Ward, contractor,
fought brutal los round fight with bare
.knnckles, Sunday morning at Crystal
Springs, which is characterized for its
iendishness, both men fighting like tigers.
Gallagher was knocked down ninety EIGHT
times. Gallagher broke his left arm in
the middle Of the contest, but continued
Ward and Gallagher have died from their
injuries. S75s
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-20
Pierce's Irrigation Bill.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-[Special] ]-Sen-
ator Pierce to day introduced a bill to
authorize the secretary of the interior to
cause surveys 10 be made in North Dakota
with view of diverting the waters of the
Missouri, the James, the Mouse and Red
river, for irrigation purposes. The bill also
authorizes an investigation into the qnes-
tion of irrigating by artesian wells. An
appropriation Of $500 is asked to meet
expenses. Senator Pierce also introduced
a bill asking $4,000 for penitentiary at
Grafton, Walsh county, and another asking
an appropriation Of $4,000 to be used in
repairing buildings and barracks at Fort
A. Lincoln.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-20
The Judicial sub-Distri.t BIN.

WASHINGTON, Dee -[Special.] Sen
ator Pierce to-day introduced a bill by re-.
quest providing for dividing the state Of
North Dakota into four United States
judicial sub-districts. The first comprises
the counties of Logan, Foster, Sheridan,
Mclean and all counties west of these
connties except Stevens and Garfield, with
the term of court at Bismarck. The second
district to comprise all that portion Of
North Dakota north Of the first district
and extend east and include the counties
Of Eddy. Benson, Ramsey and Towner.
with Devils Lake as the place Of holding
court. The third district to include the
counties of Cavalier, Pembina, Walsh,
Grand Forks, Traili and Nelson and the
townships adjoining not in any county.
with Grand Forks as the place Of holding
court. The fourth district includes the
remainder of the state with Fargo as the
place Of holding court. 1t provides that
one term Of court, circuit and district, shall
be held in each district once q year. The
senator introduced the same bill presented
by MIR. Hansbrough.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-20

to-day. twas thought that it might result
in postponing the nomination until after
the holiday recess. Judge Brewer upon
the reorganization of the district court of
North and South Dakota appointed as
clerks of the court one man from Kansas
and one from Nebraska. These appoint
any unfitness in the appointees, but for the
reason that the appointments should nave
been from residents of the states and not
imported. The nomination of Judge
Brewer has been confirmed by the senate
with eleven negatives at 4:05 p m.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-20
The President Nominates.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE president
to-day, transmitted the following nomina-
tions to the senate: Alphonso Bosto, to
be register of the land Office at St. Cloud,
Mimi; August Kickbusch, to be register
Of the land Office at Wasau, Wis.,: William
Westermann, to be receiver Of public
be United States attorney for the district Of
Minnesota,
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-20
Postmaster Fulton Suspended.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-[Special.l-Rep-
resentative Hansbrough has been notified
that Postmaster Fulton at Casselton. has
been suspended by special inspector and
that his bondsmen have been put in charge
of the Office. Fulton was appointed in
1888, before Casselton became a presiden-
tlal Office.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-20
Missing Men.

GRAND RAPIDs, Mich, Dec. 17.-Ac-
counts Of Robert johnson, a tr rusted clerk
in the general Office Of Grand Rapids &
Indiana railroad, who went to Canada re-
Gently end has not returned, are found to
.be short $500. s
CHICAGO, Dec. ia. E. Mack, late sec
,retary Of the Arcade Building, Loan and
Homestead association, is missing with
about 81, 500 of the associations money.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-20
VIII Report Favorably.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ls.-[special. THE
senate committee on territories unanimous
ly agreed this morning, to favorably report
the bill of Senator Pierce to reimburse the
state of North Dakota for expenses in
CURED in holding the constitutional con-
ventiOn, over the amount appropriated last
session. The bill was amended to appro-
pirate $1,000 instead of $4,000, or as
much as may be necessary, the former
sum being the exact amount required.