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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-14
SOUTHERN PACIFIC.

Accident on the Southern Paclfc-No
Lives Lost.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, February 6.-Another
accident for which no one can be blamed
occurred on the Southern Pacific railroad
this morning at $3.50 O'Clock. The east
bound passenger train was thrown from a
trestle $50 miles west of San Antonio, near
Edridge station, no lives being lost
though number of the passen-
gers sustained slight injuries. While
on curve trestle, one of
the flanges which hold the wheels
of tine engine on the track suddenly broke
whereupon the engine left the rails and
tottered over the trestle to the ground,
almost fifteen feet below, dragging with
it the baggage car, day coach and two
sleepers. The two sleepers on the rear
remained on the track. The passengers
were badly shaken up, but no limbs were
broken or serious damage done 80
far as heard from and no one jumped
from the train. The cars are lying beside
the trestle comparatively uninjured. A
wrecking train was dispatched from San
Antonio, and the unfortunate passengers
will probably arrive by tomorrow noon.
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LINES FROM LAREDO.
The International Postal Service-The Su-
lcide of Mrs. Goldmeyer.
c..a IL ~

The International Postal Service-The Su-
lcide of Mrs. Goldmeyer.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
LAREDO, February 1.-THE United States
pcstofioe inspector, L. Moses, of Wash
ingtop, arrived in Laredo last night and
spent the day in this city arranging mat
ters in the Laredo postofice for the pass
age of the through registered mail pouches
which are to be put on the line
February Is between the City OF
Mexico and New York city. Two promi-
nent officials connected with the service
of the republic of Mexico have arrived
here, and will accom- pany Mr.. Moses to
the City of Mexico. They leave Laredo
for the Mexican capital tonight via the
Mexican National.
The following is an extract from the
record of the coroner ip the case of
Mrs. Matte Goldmeyer, alias Tracy, who
ary 4, in this city.
February 6, 1889-After hearing the ev-
idence of the witness and reducing the
same to writing and subscribed and sworn
to, it is the opinion of the court
that Mrs. Matte Goldmeyer, alias
Tracy, committed suicide at her residence
in this city on February 4, 1889, at about
1920 O'Clock by shooting herself through
the heart with 32-calibre pistol. We
find that she was, at the time Of her death
the wife of one Goldmeyer, and that she
was living in adultery with j. W. Tracy
who called her his wife, and that the said
j. W. Tracy was morally responsible fol-
the death of said Matte.
Signed s. T. FOSTER, j. p,
No. 3, Webb county, Tex.
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THE FLAMES AT DEoATuR.
A $4,000 Blaze-List of Losses and
Insurance.

A $4,000 Blaze-List of Losses and
Insurance.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
DECATUR, February This morning at
2:l5 O'Clock fire caught in the Pickerell
building on the east side Of the public
square and at 4:30 the entire block of
two-story stone buildings on that side Of
the square and nearly al the stocks In
them had been consumed, the loss being
more than $4,000, on which there
was insurance to the amount of
$48,160. just where the fire started
can't be ascertained. Some of the guests
of the Palace hotel barely escaped with
their lives. The estimated loss and in
surance was as follows:
Mrs. Julia f. Hassell, building, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
Jullman d Co., stock of groceries, moth
ing saved, $4,000; insurance, $18, 200.
w. @. Bird, saloon, stock and fixtures,
entire loss, $4,000.
Knights of Honor lost everything in
their lodge, valued at $500, with 5000 in
surance.
P. N. Hudspeth, loss on stock of sad
dies and harness, 81 200, with $3.50 insur-
ance.
s.w. Picketell, loss of building, $4,000;
no insurance.
L. W. Tyler, printing press and stock,
$4,000; insurance, $1,100.
J. j. Long, building, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.
Mrs. E. @. Terrell, four stone buildings,
$4,000; insurance, $S,400.
R. T. Davis, stock valued at $4,000; in
sursnoe, $1,000.
Conley d Jones, stock of dry goods,
loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
Gill 81 Smith, groceries, $1,000.
Lillard q Co., hardware, loss $4,000; in
surance $500.
Alfred freeman, photograph gallery,
loss $1,000.
The minor losses amount to several
thousand dollars.
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MURDER AND Suicide.

Chicago Furnishes Another Genuine and
Bloody Sensation.
CHICAGO, February 6.-The police have
been notified that a man named w. 8.
Bradley has shot and killed his wife, then
committed suicide at the Hotel Cortlandt,
on Wabash avenue and Adams street.
Both we're shot through the head and died
instantly.
Walter S. Bradley was member of an
old and respectable family in this city.
W. H. Bradley, clerk Of the United States
court, and Francis Bradley, of the firm of
Baird d Bradley, dealers in real estate,
were his uncles. Mrs. Bradley was Miss
Hathaway and a sister of Charles H. Hath
away, of the Coin Exchange National
bank.
The couple took rooms at the Hotel
Cortlandt about week ago yesterday,
They quarreled and Mr.. Bradley left the
hotel. This morning he returned and re-
quested an interview with his wife, await
ing her in the hotel parlor. When she
came down the quarrel was renewed, and
the result was the death of both of them
This is the third tragedy of the kind that
had taken place within week.
Both were employed by morning pa
per-the husband as reporter and the wife
as literary editor. Bradley was the "blacI
sheep" in the family. He was at one time
employed by the Pullman Palace OaI
company, but was convicted of embezzle
meIt and was condemned to five years i'm
prisonment in the state penitentiary, from
which he was released four or five year;
ago.
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OUR RoCKDADE REPORTER.

Matters and Things From Thriving
Town in Central Texas.
Special Correspondence of the Statesman.
RooKDAIE, February 6.-The board OF
of school trustees of Rockdale public
schools, held its regular monthly meeting
last Friday afternoon. The business con-
sisted of receiving and allowing the regu-
lar monthly bills for salaries of teachers
and other incidental expenses. Prof. j.
W. Clark, our superintendent, submitted
brief report of his visit to the late state
convention, at Waco, of county and city
superlntendents.
At a special meeting of the Business
Mems association yesterday afternoon
the purpose of which was to select, ap,
point or elect messenger to carry peti,
tions to Austin against Willie county
Mr.. John II. Il. Hutchinson was selected
and left on the early morning train. II
seems that the advocates for the new
county claimed fraud in the first petition
els from that part of the county lying
south of the International and Great
Northern railroad in Milan county. The
first list sent up from this named section
contained about 150 names, and the one
that goes forward to-day contains about
200. If this number is not necessary the
"fraud" can be further ''swelled." "Oh
Willie, where art thou?"
Every day or two we hear some of our
citizens ask: "When will there be another
troupe in town. Why can't our opera
house manager arrange for at least one
play a week for us?" These questions
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A CowARDLY DEED.

Belle Starr, the Female Outlaw, Slain by
Man in Ambush.
EUFAULA, I. T., February --latest ad-
vice from the home of Belle Starr, the
noted female OUTLAW, says she was assas-
sinated in a most cowardly manner. Her
murderer is still at large. The woman
lived in a desolate spot on the Canadian
river and was murdered while returning
from visit to some nsighbors a few miles
in the Choctaw nation. She was mounted
on horse which she had used for years,
and when within few hundred yards of
her home-just as she was about to ford
the river on the Chootaw side-a man fred
on her from ambush. The assassin was
only few yards from her and the big
bird shot used struck her full in the face
killing her instantly.
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Taylor Topics.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
TAYLOR, February 6.-Mr. O. P. Vance,
an old resident of Taylor, and W. M.
Pedigo, formerly resident here, have
formed a partnership for law and real
estate business, Mr.. Pedigo attending to
the legal business.
A revival is in progress in the Christian
church.
VIII. Augell, for several years station
agent here for the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, and International railroads, has re-
signed, and Mr.. Matthews, from Cotulla,
succeeds him. Mr.. Augell has made many
friends here.
J.R. Freeman, the "Josh Billings" of
Georgetown, is in the city.
]. A. Kernes, auditor for the Inter
national, and R. D. Bennett, auditor for
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, accom-
panied by Auditor Fish, of the Laredo
division, are in the city.
Curry d Powell is the name of a new
firm in Taylor, engaged inthe restaurant
and lunch business. Both are popular
and they should do good business.
Mrs. Lynch has taken charge OF M. B.
Hoxie's railroad lunch stand.
George W. Burkett, of Palestine, passed
through this evening enroute to Austin.
Major John G. Gordon, of the San
Gabriel country, was in town to day. He
is opposed to Willie county, but objects
to any trick or fraud.
Mr.. j. E. Tucker has sold his interest in
the lumber and contracting business OF
the Thompson g. Tucker Lumber COM
psny, to his partners, the Thompsons,
and proposes to take short rest for his
health, after nine years steady work. Mr.
Tucker is one of Taylor's best citizens
and there is general regret at his depart
ure. The firm does one of the heaviest
lumber and building businesses in central
Texas.
"Box Car" notorious colored woman
attracted great deal of attention thi;
morning while being taken to the Gala
boose for drunkenness she will likely land
on the poor farm, where she ought to have
been long time ago, together with some
dozen other trihing negroes who have be
come public nuisance.
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ADMITTING THE TERRITORIES.

WASHINGTON, Februarys7.-The confer
ence on the Dakota, Montana and New
Mexico admission bill were in session
short time this morning and adjourned
until o'clock without having come to sny
agreement. Indications are they will not
come together upon the measure.
The action of the Greek Indians in
agreeing to cede their lands in the. pro-
posed Oklahoma treaty, it is thought, will
tend to simplify matters when the Okla
homa bill is considered.
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BELLE STARR.
Episode in the History of Desper-
ate Female Desperate and
Murderess.
An Old Scheme Worked on q
Texan, and Confidlng
Man Gets Left.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

Special Telegram 10 the Statesmhn'
WACO, February en-. II. Hunnicut, an
old citizen of Waco and ex-deputy United
States marshal, states that he knew Belle
Starr, the woman desperate who was killed
at Eufaula last Sunday night. She
was, he says, first married to
Jim, Reed, who participated with the
Younger brothers in the Gad's Hill, Mo-,
train robbery and with part of his share
of the Doodle purchased farm on Cook
creek in Bosque county. Reed was killed
and his wife went to northern Texas and
assumed the name of Ross. She came to
Waco in 1875 with man whose name was
McManus. They were arrested while here
on charge of theft by Governor Ross,
who was then sheriff OF
McLennan county. While in jail
McManus con6ded to a guard, that he
and Belle were on their way to Bosque
county to recover Jim Reeds money,
which he had buried there, and offered to
divide with the guard, if he would assist
him to get out and 60 there. The locality
of the buried treasure was accurately
described, and the amount said to be
$4,000. No attention was paid to the
story, as it was believed to be only Jail
yarn, but in October, 1880, after
McManus had disposed of the
charge against him for horse theft,
he reappeared in Waco, and going to the
guardwho had disbelieved his story, y,showed
him handful of 500 gold pieces and 9
large roll of greenbacks, which he said
were part of the treasure. An examina
tion showed a large hole dug near a spring
in the vicinity of Reeds old ranch
Whether McManus divided with Belle Ii
not known, as she never returned to Waco
after being liberated from jail.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE PRESIDENTS RETURN.

THE PRESIDENTS RETURN.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE presi
dent and Mrs. Cleveland and Colonel Dar
Lamont returned to Washington this
morning from New York. The president
gave dinner to the justices of the su
preme court this evening.
CONSUL GENERAL sEwALL.
WASHINGTON, February This morn
ing Harold M. SewalI, consul general fol
the Samoan Island, received notification
from the state department that his resig.
nation would be accepted on the ground
that his views were not in harmony with
those of the administration.
PROPOSED LEGISLATION.
WASHINGTON, February THE sub
committee in charge of the appropriation
bill has included in that measure some
items of new legislation of the first i'm
portance. One of these proposes to create
commission of five members to nego
tiate with the five civilized tribes oi
Indians for the full and complete relin
quishment of their claim to the Cherokee
land strip. The commission is also au
thorized to propose to the civilized tribes
their admission into the union separately
or as one state or territory with the un
derstanding that the Indians shall have 9
full right to citizenship.
Another item of legislation which is in
serted to guard against the failure of thu
bill is to div de the Sioux reservation il
Dakota. The proposed amendment il
that of commission of three members tC
again negotiate with the Sioux for the re
linquishment of aportion of their reserva
| ton.
Senator Chandler to day introduced ar
amendment to the naval appropriation
bill, authorizing the construction by con
tract of two hsrbor rams of steel to cost
without armament, not exceeding g., 100,
600 each and of fifteen gunboats or cruisers
each not to exceed LOO tons displace
ment or 100000 in cost. 1t appropri
ates $5,O00,00 10 begin the construction
of vessels and 100000 for armament.
The bill to rstify the agreement will
the Creek Indians, sent to congress few
J days ago by the president with message
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Matters at Kvle.
Special Telegram, to the Statesman.

opoClhi leltRThultO tuo othtooUhu.
KYLE, February I'D. M. Bannister,
esq, of Chicago, ILL.,, is ia town to-day.
He is here to investigate the matter re-
gsrding the wreck on the international
and Great Northern railroad near this
place in December, 1887, in which Charley
Woods, fireman Of Austin, was killed
while saving the lives Of the passengers
on the train.
1t is only justice to state that the reso-
lutions adopted at Fischer's store, Oomal
county, last month and extensively copied
by the newspa pers of the state, only had
reference to small portion of the terri
tory of the three counties-Hsys, Blanoo
and Oomal. The "Law and Order society"
is no doubt composed of law-abiding citi-
zens, but we hope the officers of these
three counties will promptly inform them
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FRANCE.
CHARGES AGAINST NJ. o1LLY.

PARIS February I'm the chamber of
deputies to-day NJ. Sails, radical, interpret
lated the government regarding the delay
that has occurred In the judicial pro-
ceedings against NJ. Numa Gilley, who is
charged with libellink the budget com
mittee. M. Gudot DeSaggen, minister of
finance, replied. He admitted there was
just cause for complaint, and said it was
time to put an end to the scandal. As
long as he was minister Of justice the laws
would not be violated with impunity. In
view of the minister's remarks M. Sails
withdrew his Interpolation.
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that we have no use for such society in
this portion of Texas.
The sad news is received here that Mr..
E. E. Bonner, who has for some time been
lying dangerously i'll at Manor, is grow
ing steadily worse. Mr.. Bonner is an ex-
tensive stock dealer and is well known all
over Texas.
With few more days of sunshine the
farmers will be able to put in their crops
for the next year. The roads are fast
becoming passable and business is getting
better.
Mr.. II. Hillman will ship in few days
several thousand bushels of corn. The
price paid is 2S to 32 cents per bushel.
A large amount OF. the corn crop, cotton
and hay still remains for shipment on
account of the unfavorable weather for
the past two months.
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PURE INVENTIONS.

VIENNA, February THE official state
ment is made that the stories appearing
in the foreign press which connect the
names of different personages related to
the highest Austrian families, such as the
houses of Auersberg and Schwarzenberg
with the death of the late Crown Prince
Rudolf, are pure inventions. The king
and queen of Belgium left here to-day for
Brussels.
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Bridge Finished.
am 10 the Statesman

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
LAMPAsAs, February 7.-0ur new bridge
over the Sulphur, connecting East Lam
pssas with the city, has just been finished,
and is an ornament to the city.
Mrs. H. T. Hill, who was thrown from
her buggy Sunday in runaway, was seri-
ously hurt, but is recovering rapidly.
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ENGLAN d.
STEAMER GLENCOE LOST.

LONDON, February 7.-Messrs. MoGregor,
Cove & Co., of Glasgow, owners of the
Glen line of steamers, state that the
steamer which was sunk in collision with
the British bark Largo Bay off Beachy-
head Monday night, when presumably all
on board the steamer were lost, was the
Glencoe of that line. She carried Grew
of fifty-four men, but had no passengers.
:, The force of the collision was so great
that the foremast of the Largo Bay was
ierked out and fell across her deck house,
crushing it. wild tempest was raging
at the time of the accident and snow was
falling SO thickly it was impossible for
the lookout on either vessel to see the
lights of the other until the collision was
inevitable. The Glencoe forged ahead
trying to CROSS the Largo Bays bow, but
failed to do so and ran at full speed into
the bark, demolishing ten feet of her bow.
The Largo Bay would also have sunk had
she not had water-tight sections. The
suddenness of the shock dazed the crew of
the bark. They saw nothing further OF
the steamer but could make out her crew
struggling in the water.
1t was impossible, however, to render
Il
them any assistance, all of the Largo's
boats being smashed. The wind blew
with such force the sails of the bark were
torn to shreds and carried overheard
The bark weathered the storm until res
cued and towed into Cowes.
| EXTRADITIoN
LONDON, February 7.-Kuhn, the Swiss
who is charged with having murdered q
man in Wisconsin, and who was arrested
ON the steamer Lord Cough at Queens
town some weeks ago, has been handed
over to the United States government
aud in the custody ofsan officer sailed
from Queenstown for New York in the
steamer Britlanic to-day.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
LONDON, February 7.-Returns of the
board of trade show during the last month
that imports increased G3 100000 and ex
ports el,9o0,0o0, as compared with Jan.
| uary, 1888.
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Ersth Mining Troubles.
ecial Telegram to the Statesman.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
GORDON, February Last night
Colonel Hunter arrived at the Texas and
Pacific coal mines from the east on q
special train with 135 men to take tie
places of the striking miners at the New.
castle mines. The men still living on the
land and in the houses of the company
have been told to get out, as 100 men to
90 to work at the Newcastle mines are on
their way here. The Rangers are still on
the ground to prevent another mob. a.
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THE sEMINOLEs

WASHINGTON, February THE Semi
mole Indians, it is understood, are willing
to turn their lands over to the govern
ment. Their tribes are said to be in need
of the money that will be received from
the sale of their lands. There is objeo-
tion among senators to the bill as il
passed the house because the civilized
tribes are excluded from the Territory. II
is thought they should come in with the
raat
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AUSTRIA.
IMPERIAL THANKS.

VIENNA, February 7.-Emperor Francis
Joseph has issued an order of the day
thanking the army and navy for the
loyalty and sympathy shown Ly them for
him on the occasion of the death of the
crown prince.
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recommending its passage, was favorably
reported to-day by Senator Dawes, from
the committee on Indian affairs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-21
By TeleEraph.

NEW YoRK-Beeves-Recei $500 head.
making L, 200 for the week; fresh arrivals in
FOR slaughte-ers direct and "a car loads to be
8olds SOS were slow and the market closed
weak and lower; ordinary to prime steers sold
5 S064 60per 100 Ms, with few selected extra
stesrs at s. 20; dry COWS went at 81 55@2 so;
bulls at S2 S063 45; exports to-day $40 beeyes:
for the week 5000 beeves and $3.50 quarters of
beef. CalVes-Recelpts, 400 head, making
u,O00 for the week; dull and lower at So 7565 25
per 100 MS. for veals and So 0063 90 for butter
milk calves. Sheep-Receipts $500 head, max
ing 40 100 for the week; firm for clipped sheep
at So 7594 80 per I06 MS; steady for yearlinrs at
81 1903 90; a shade better for spring lambs at
q 5egI 30 per 100 MS, with few sales up to
81 75Q6 co. Hogs-Receipts, 10 900 head MAX
ing IS 200 for the week: none offered alive; nom
inally dull at 81 50@4 95.
KANSAS CITY-Cattle-Receipts Q 52S head.
Shipments, 1,206 head; market strong and active.
good beeves steady to SC higher: cornfed grass
Texans and Indian steers steady; good to choice
cornfed, So S564 10; common to medium So 256
3 rs; stockers and feeding steers 81 2503 66.
cows, 81 1908 25 Hogs-Receipts, 4.Sl9 head;
higher; good to choice, 81 1904 40; common
to medium, SS 9O@4 25 Sheep-Rece1pts. 1885
head; shipments, 3S9 head; steady; good to
e 5OQS So -0--'
ST. DoUB-Cattle-Re 1000 head. shin.
ments, none: market strong; choice heavy native
steers, S5 9OQ4 40; fair to good do, So lOSD4 90.
stockers and feeders. fair to good, 81 1908 20:
u
70 Hogs-Receipts, 2 200 head; Shipments
1,6Oo head; market higher; choice heavy and
butchers selections, 81 4504 SIS; packing.
medium to prime, 81 3064 As: light GRADES
ordinary to best. 81 1904 So Sheep-Receipts,
700 head; shipments 200 head; market STEADY:
fair to choice, So O0d4 40
CHuCAGo-Cattle-Recei II 600 head: shin
mentS 1900 head; market steady; beeves 4 OO0
40; steers, So 5OG4 40; stockers and feeders.
2 5043 20; COWS. bulls and mixed. 81 SO6
81: Texas steers, 81 0O@3 60 Hogs-Receipts.
u-00 head; shipments, A. 500 head: market strong
and 5@lOc higher: mixed, 81 1904 IS: heayy
s. 3OG4 so; light 81 1904 20: skips, So 5O94 81
SheeD-Receipts, 4,5O0 head; shipments / 600
head; market strong; natives, So 5OG4 80:
Western shorn, IS 5064 20; Texans, IS O0l3 20;
lambs, 81 50@5 %
BUFFALo-Cattle-Dull, l5c lower: receipts
S8loads through; sale, 40: extra steers 81 35G
40; choice shipping 81 1904 IS; butchers, S8 Is
a co. Sheep and lambs-Active lOc higher.
receipts. II loads through; 40 sale; sheen. good
70 best s. 1904 40; fair to good 81 1904 10; COM
mon, s. OOG3 rs; lambs, good to best. SIS 6OG5 rs:
fair to good, 81 2565 Is. Hogs-Dull: receipts
89 loads through; 45 sale; mediums 81 IS: York.
ers and pigs. 81 90; roughs, 81 co. stays, s. OO0
S55
CNCINNATI-Hogs stronger; common and
light, So 60G4 DO; packing and butchers, 81 20
a 40i receipts, 2S0 head; shipments, l,0SO
head