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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-07
BURNETT BUDGET.
a Strong Firm-Real Estate Affairs-Tht
Old Fashioned Fox Chase.
Special Telegram TO the Statesman.

a Strong Firm-Real Estate Affairs-The
Old Fashioned Fox Chase.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
BURNET, January 31.-A change has
been made in the cotton and wool firm of
F. H. Holloway & Co., of this place, by the
addition of A. M. Wood, of the L. M.
Rumsey Manufacturing company, of st.
Louis. The new firm, Wood, Holloway d.
Co.,, will be one of the strongest in the
state. controlling capital of from $780,
600 to $150,000 and doing business at all
the principal railroad towns in western
Texas, with headquarters at Burnet. Mr..
Wood was in business here three years
ago as member of the Southern Pro-
duce company, and, like Mr.. Holloway, is
we'll known in this section of the state.
Mr.. Theo. Loose, of this place, while
standing in front of F. II. Holloway g
wool house suddenly fell as if stricken
with apoplexy. He remained unconscious
for short time but recovered and appeared
to have suffered no injury except bruise
on the head received in the fall. Mr..
Loose says it is the first time he ever had
such an attack and cannot account for it.
@. R. Sherville, of Waco, formerly a
citizen of Burnett and one of the city
aldermen, is here on business.
DR.. E. G. Dorr, of Menardville, is in
town with view to locating here in the
drug business.
Tom Churchill, son of j. s. Churchill,
has secured a position in business at
Temple, for which place he left to-day.
A marriage license has been issued to
M. d. King and Miss Lora Hoover, of this
county.
Miss Ida Alexander is visiting hel
parents near Round Mountain, Blanco
county.
Burnet is developing considerable evi'
| dences of sporting center. fox chase
is now on the program. A full grown red
near town Saturday night before pack
| of hounds.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
First National bank to Mrs. Frances A
Raymond, resid ence property in Burnet
$4,000.
j. R. Phillips to G. W. Lacy, w. H. West
fall and N. L. Norton, the granite on 4,43t
acres adj AGENT to the Capitol granite
quarries, $4,000.
j. Il. Andrews and wife to Lacy, West
fall and Norton, III acres of the ". d
Engels survey, near granite quarries
$4,000.
J. W. Watson and wife to Hyman Blum
fractional part of lot l, block 2, Burnet
$500.
| j. L. Hansford to William O'Donnell
| fiftv acras in backbone Vallev $500,
| N. A. Gavin and wife to A. N. Leltnaker
424 acres ten miles south of Burnett, S. 1920
Walter Greig to j. E. Landon, GAO acres
of Douglas Smiths patent, northeast par
of county, $1,450.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-07
TEXARKANA.

Death of a Citizen from Falling Down
Stalrs-The Arbuokle Case.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
TExARKANA, Ark, January BIN. A.
Bassett, the great city auctioneer, and one
of the first settlers of this place, died this
morning from the effects of fall which
he received several days ago. During the
late cold spell Mr.. Bassett slipped on the
stairs leading from his office. He re-
ceived severe internal injuries from which
he died.
The examination trial of VIM. Arbuckle,
late tax assessor, on the charge of mis-
applying county funds, came up before
Justice Cannon to-day. Mr.. Arbuckle
waived examination and was admitted to
bail in the sum of $1,500, which
he readily gave. The commissioners
court has been in session
during to-day. The court was convened
for the purpose of passing on the bond of
W. Smith Proctor, the newly appointed
tax collector. The bond, contrary to all
expectation, was found to be defective
and Mr.. Proctor was granted further time
to correct.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-07
THE CHICKASAWS.

The squabble Between the Guy and Byrd
Factions.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
GAINESVILLE, January 30.-James Har-
ris, ex-auditor of the Chickasaw nation,
spent to-day in the city, and, in converse
tion with your correspondent relative to
the gubernatorial contest between the
claimants Guy and Byrd, stated that a
considerable rebellion is still existing on
the part of the Guy faction, and that
although both appealed to the Washing
ton government for settlement of their
differences and Byrd was declared
elected, the squabble still keeps warm.
Despite this state of affairs, it
seems that the legal phase is all right
since the secretary of the treasury has in
structed the assistant United States
treasurer to recognize Hon.. William L.
Byrd as governor of the Chickasaw Nation
and to honor all checks drawn by Osborne
Fisher, treasurer of the nation, on their
presentation. The assistant treasurer has
been holding under orders about $3S,00C
OF the nations funds pending the settle
ment of the election fight between BYRD
and Guy. Osborne Fisher was here to.
day negotiating these papers with the
banks of Gainesville.
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CATCHING A CONVICT.

An Officer Entraps a Man in Crooked
Ways at Sherman.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
SHERMAN, January 31.-Marshal Blaine
received telegram several days ago from
an officer in Arkansas telling him to look
out for man named A. j. Keifer, alias
j. Gather Council, North Carolina con-
vict, yesterday. The marshal received an
other telegram from the officer stating
that letter and money order had been
sent to this city from Newton, =. c., for
j. g. Council, and this afternoon Police
man Wallace concealed himself near
the money order window in
the postoffice to await the
man. Soon Keifer came, called for his
mail, walked around to the money order
window and received his money and walked
out, Policeman Wallace following him.
Keifer walked into store to get some
change and the officer followed him and
.aid: "Keifer, l want you," and started
to put the nippers on him, but Keifer
gave the officer a shove and started out OF
the door and up the street at full speed
with two officers in hot pursuit. Several
pistol shots we're fired, but to no effect
and finally Keifer ran into store and
was caught and taken to jail. He told
the officers that he was charged with
burning his own store in North Carolina
and was sentenced to the penitentiary for
five years. He secured a new trial and
was let out on a bond of $1,000, and after
being let out he skipped the country.
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sENrENoED TO IMPRISONMENT
INDIGNATION IN ARKANSAS
Over the Cowardly Assassination of Hon
John M. Clayton.

Over the Cowardly Assassination of Hon.
John M. Clayton.
LITTLE Rock, January 31.-The assas-
sination of Hon. John M. Clayton, at
Plummerville, Tuesday night, continue
the chief subject of conversation, and in
dignation meetings of all classes of citi-
zens are being held all over the state de-
nouncing the crime and raising funds
with which to hunt down the criminals.
Governor Eagle offers reward of $1,000
for the arrest and conviction of the assas-
sin-the fullest amount he can offer. The
senate to-day passed a bill authorizing
the governor to offer reward of $4,000.
1t was read twice in the lower
house and will be passed in
the morning. The board of trade and
business men held meeting this afters
noon and passed resolutions denouncing
the assassins, and raised subscription OF
81 900 to be added to the reward for the
arrest of the criminals. No arrests have
been made as yet, and people who came
in from Plummerville to-day say every
thing is quiet there.
Clayton's remains were taken to Pine
Bluff on special train this morning. The
funeral takes place tomorrow. a special
train will take several hundred citizens
down to attend.
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Items From San Marcos.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
SAN MARCOS, January 31.-A rather
singular occurrence took place here to-
day. Mr.. James z. Parr came to San Mar
cos on the Lockhart train. Mrs. Emma
Williams came in on the Austin train, and
Rev. @. @. Armstrong came in on the San
Antonio train, and in very short space
of time the last named gentleman had
made the first named parties man and
wife. Mr.. Armstrong then took the Aus
tin train and the other parties the Lock
h(e)art train.
County court is in session this week,
Judge Kone presiding.
Mr.. s. Dunkin, a prominent business
man from Lampasas, was in town to day.
Mr.. Ed j. l.. Green went up the road
last night on business trip.
The Boston Quintette club is booked for
San Marcos for February %.
The mud is fast disappearing.
street railway is the talk now, and
electric lights are being discussed.
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conveyance were also made by William

conveyance were also made by William
Huntstable, of the above firm.
Many Dallas people are awaiting with
interest the developments of tomorrow
the day when the White Cap
threats are advertised to be
carried out. As far as can be learned only
a few darkies have needed the warnings
and vacated the city. The balance have
stood pat on the "bill of rights" and pro.
pose to stay right here. But it may be
stated with certainty that many hip
pockets which have heretofore been
empty will be bulging out tomorrow, and
an enterprising deputy sheriff could reap
Ia rich harvest. 1t is safe to say any White
Cap who will make break would be shot
down like hog. Texas is bad place
for such gentry.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-07
IRELAND.
o'BRIEN IN PRISON .

DUBLIN, January 31.--Mr. VIM. O'Brien
was to-day lodged in Olonneel jail to un-
dergo sentence of four months imprison-
ment imposed on him at Carrioko-n-Sur
for offenses under the crimes act. When
ordered to remove his civilian clothing
and don the prison garb Mr.. O'Brien re-
fused to obey the order,whereu he was
seized by the wardens and his clothing was
forcibly removed. His beard was then
shaved off. He made hard resistance and
was exhausted by his efforts to prevent
the removal of his clothing. The pros
tration of Mr.. O'Brien after his struggle
with the wardens was so severe it was
deemed best to summon priest to him.
SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT.
DUBLIN, January 31.-John O'Connor
and Thomas Condor, members of parlia-
ment for Tippersry, we're to-day sentenced
to imprisonment for four months without
hard labor for inciting tenants not to pay
rent. They appealed.
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Shot and Killed.

Special Telegram to the statesman.
SAN AUGUSTINE, January 31.-News
reached here yesterday that Afford Garrett
had shot and killed Jas. Greer about
twelve miles west of here. Later in the
day Garrett came in and surrendered. He
says that he shot Greer in the face with q
38-calibre Smith & Wesson pistol, bat did
not seriously wound him, and says he can
clearly establish it as case of self defense,
that Greer was attacking him with a large
knife. Both are colored. Garrett is a
well-to-do farmer, Greer preacher, who
had several difficulties, in fact has been
shot as many as four or five times. Gar
rett gave bond for $3.50.
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the reichstag and of the sandtag, address,
ing those bodies to-day, feeliugly alluded
to the death of the Austrian crown prince.
They feferr d to ths dead prince as a
friend of the Kaiser's youth and the SON of
ruler who is closely allied with Germany.
Messages of sympathy were sent by both
houses to the Austrian ambassador here.
RUMoR UNFoUNDED.
BERLIN, January 31.-The rumor that
England is about to withdraw from the
blockade of East Africa is unfounded.
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A Veteran Journalist.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, January 3l.-Judge Simon
Mussins, the nestor of Texas journalism,
is lying dangerously ill at st. Mary's in
firmary, where he was removed last Tues
day by his friends for better treatment
The Judge came to Texas in the early
days of the republic and established pa
per at Mstagorda in 1887. After
the Mexican war he removed to
Brownsville and established paper there
During the last thirty years of his life he
has b en- engaged in expensive litigation
owe eleven league grants in McLennau
county. The judge was once in affiuent
circumstances. This litigation has i'm.
Doyerished him. He is well known
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From Galveston.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, January 31.-The smallpox
scare in this city has about subsided. No
new case has been reported since Tues
day. Physicians are in wrsngle about
the disease. One physician offers to
wager his buggy and $500 that it is not
smallpox, but black measles, while Doctor
Cook, city health physician, is willing to
bet his buggy and $500 that it is small
pox and that there is no such disease as
black measles. Public opinion Is on the
side of Doctor Cook.
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Deputy Marshal Killed.
legram to the Statesman.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
GAINESVILLE, January 31.-United States
Deputy Marshal John McCallister was
killed at Purcell, 1. T., last night. The
name of the murderer is not known at
this time, rs he escaped after the killing
From the best information obtainable the
man who did the killing was drunk and
firing his pistol promiscuously when the
the officer interferred and ordered him to
desist, threatening to arrest him
In the event he continued the
firing. The man promised to
and did obey the officer, but soon after
the deputy marshal went to the depot the
assassin followed him and drawing his
pistol shot McAllister in the back, killing
him instantly. After the shooting the
murderer walked off and evadsd
arrest. McAllister was valuable
officer to thh service in the territory and
did great deal toward arresting the
course of lawlessness.
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ENGLAND.

ENGLISH PRESS ON RUDonPH's DEATH.
LONDON, January S1.-The Times says
of Prince Rudolph: "The sterner Equality
which the throne required he could not
show till the time of trial came, but he
had intellectual and social gifts"
The Standard says: "All the world knew
of him was in his favor. The shock will
be felt in Europe far outside the limit of
his empire. The shattered hopes of his
parents present a picture that might we'll
touch the stoutest hearts. The general
opinion is his death will have no effect
upon Austrian policy.
THE MELBOURNE EXHIBITION.
LONDON, January 31.-The Melbourne
exhibition closed to-day.
THE LATE GROWN PRINCE RUDOLPH.
LONDON, January 31.-A Paris dispatch
says: Outside the Austrian ambassy the
news of the death of the Austrian crown
prince produced the greatest commotion
in the office of la Justice. Grown Prince
Rudolph was very intimate with M. Glenn
enceau, but at Rudolph's desire the intim-
scy was kept secret, because Rudolph
said if the fact became known at Berlin
he should never reign. Clemenceau held
Rudolph in the highest esteem as remark
ably able and cultivated Everybody ex
presses surprised that one SO little and
active should be seized with appoplexy.
Though the family is subject to epilepsy,
it was thought Rudolph had escaped that
malady. M. Clemenceau says Rudolph's
fear of Bismarck would be singular had
there not been such terrible seriousness
in his expression of it.
SAILED FOR HOME.
LONDON, January 31.-Mr. Phelps,
American minister, and his wife sailed
from Southampton for New York to-day
on the North German Lloyd steamer
Lshr. A large number of Americans and
members of the diplomatic corps gathered
at the railway station in London and bade
them hearty farewell. The mayor and
municipal authorities of Southampton
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps on the
tender which conveyed them to the Lahr.
CAUSES OF HIS DEATH.
LONDON, January 31.-The Vienna cor
respondent of the British Medical Journal
says the death of Grown Prince Rudolph
was caused by rupture of the cordiac
walls with an effusion into the pericar-
dium.
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Probably Drowned.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
WACO, January 31.-Ned Davis, IA
year-old colored boy, son of John Davis,
left the farm of Mr.. Il. E. Cougar last
Tuesday and has not been heard of since.
The horse he rode returned to the farm
and his hat has been found near the
Caldwell crossing of the North Bosque.
1t is believed that he attempted to cross
the river, and, by some circumstance
becoming disengaged from his horse, was
drowned.
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SAN FRANCISCO, January 31.-The Sa-
moan Times (newspa PERI which the Auck-
land cable states the Germans have sup
pressed, was published at Apia by an
English subject named Cusack, and a
number of copies of the paper were taken
in this city, and when the trouble began
in Samoa the paper was sought
after for an intelligent summary
of the happenings in the islands
The opinions expressed by the paper we're
conservative, and the journal was re-
garded as publishing an unbiased review
of the happenings in the recent battle be-
tween the Germans and the Samoans.
The Times declared that the latter did
not fire until the Germans had fired a
number of shots and had killed twenty of
the natives. The Germans have not been
friendly to Ousack, and it is related by a
correspondent at Apia that on the night
of December 27 a number of sailors from
the German man-of-war Olga and Adler
went ashore at Apia, and one of the chief
subjects of their search was Cusack.
The correspondent said Cusack had on
several occasions criticized the Germans
in his editorial columns for their general
conduct in Samoa, thereby mourning their
hatred. When the German sailors come
on shore they began to look for him and
he was obliged to go to the British consul
ate for protection. They of course did moi
venture to follow him there.
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Gone Into Business.
,ial Telegram to the Statesman.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
WACO, January 31.-Mr. D. E. Hirsch-
field, the ticket agent of the Cotton Belt,
has resigned his position to go into busi-
ness. His successor is Mr.. G. G. Dennis,
late of Jonesboro, Ark, who has already
arrived and will take charge tomorrow.
Mr.. j. g. Lake, who for several years
has held the position of waybill clerk in
the freight offise of the Houston and
Texas Central railroad, died at O'Clock
p. m. to-day, of pneumonia. He left a
wife and three children.
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BELGIUM.
GONE TO VIENNA.

BRUSSELS, January 31.-The king and
queen have gone to Vienna. The cham
Der of deputies adjourned after adopting
expressions of sym pathy with the Austrian
crown princess and royal families OF Bel
gium and Austria.
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throughout the state and many years ago
was engaged in commercial pursuits in
New Orleans. The judge is 81 years old
and has baen in feeble health for several
years.
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DALLAS DOTS.

Boot House FaiIed-The Day Set by the
White Caps.
Special Telegram TO the Statesman.
DALLAS, January 81 Hunstable d
Moore, dealers in boots and shoes, made
an assignment to-day to James T. John
son, with the following list of preferred
creditors: City National bank, $3.50;
Black Bros, S270; Blankenship & Blake,
$14o; Blake Mutual Benefit association,
$1,000. Total, $4,650. Two deeds of
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FRAN
ANNAM's NRw KING.

PARIS, January 31.-The grand council
of AMMAN has elected Bunlay king. He
is the son of former king. AS he is only
10 years of age regency has been es"
tablished. Prince Howaidue, French
resident, has been instructed to ratify
the election of Bunlay.
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SOLD TO HAYTI.

HAvBE, January 31.-The Spanish
steamer Ramon De Herrara has been sold
to the Haytian government for $1S0,O00
in gold.
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SAN ANTONIO.
The Wool Men Receive Encour-
ing Letters from Randall
and Mckinley.
A Deputy United States Marshal
Killed-Murder IN East
Texas-Wh1te Caps.
pecIal Telegram to the Statesman.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, January 31.-J. M. Nixon,
local agent of Wells, Fargo d Co. ex-
press, received telegram from Daniel
Tuner, the company's superintendent in
Mexico, giving brief particular of the
shooting at Irapuata yesterday of E. j.
Mariaucheau, one of the company's
agents. The telegram further states that
five men have been arrested for participa-
ton in the crime. The object was rob-
berry. Mariaucheau's home is in this city.
1t is thought he will die.
Capt. Wm. L. Black, who represented
the Texas sheepmen at the recent Ma
tional Wool Growers convention, at
Washington, has received the following
letters bearing on the protection of wool,
etc.:
House of Representatives, Washington,
D. c., January 4, 1S99-W. L. Black, Fort
McKavett, Tex: Dear Sir-I have your
favor of recent date enclosing preamble
ers, relative to the revision of tariff
duties on wool, and 1 note the
contents with interest. Whatever /
can do to secure full justice to
this great interest shall be cheerfully
done. beg to thank you for the confid-
ence of your associates as expressed in
the resolution and with kind regards,
am, yours truly, VIM. MCKINLEY, JR.
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If the blind man in front of the church
door were slot the passer-by would drop
more nickels into him.
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Caution. Buy only DR.. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye Water. Carefully examine the
outside wrapper. None other genuine.
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THE SAMOAN QUESTION.

The Steel Cruiser Charleston Ordered to
be Got Ready at once.
SAN FRANoIsoo, January 3l.-The pub
lished statement is made here this after
noon that the Union ironworks have
received dispatch from Secretary Whit
ney, ordering them to get the new cruiser
Charleston ready for sea within twenty
days, if possible, at no matter what extra
cOst
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GERMANY.
NOT crnouLArrp IN nrnn1r.

BERLIN, January 31.-The Article in the
Contemporary Review, "The Bismarckian
Dynasty" has not been circulated here.
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Horsford's Ac1d Phosphate

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cessful.