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Peculiar

In the combination, proportion, and
preparation Of its ingredients, Hoods
Sarsaparilla accomplishes cure, where
other preparations entirely fail. Pecu-
liar in its good name at home, which
is "tower OF strength abroad" pecu-
liar in the phenomenal sales it has at
tanned, Hoods Sarsaparilla is the most
successful medicine for purifying the
blood, giving strength and creating an
appetite.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-10-03

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
when she was Child, she cried for castoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them castoris
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-10-03
$4,000 Reward.

Is c6ered for any case Of purely
Neuralgia that Z" WHITE S
NEURALGLA CURE" viNnOt
relive and eventually Cure, 7ohen
taken in strict accordance 7vith
printed directions which accompany
each 6otfle-H contains none ofthe
poisonous drugs, such as Chloral
Hydrate, opium or any Of its PRE-
barations, bit is prepared from a
heretofore a~kno7om vegetable sab
7vhich is as harmless as "Baking
Soda"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-10-03

There is no secret OF success but
work.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-10-03
The Power Behind the Throne.

The Pension Commissioner must, il
appears, says the New YORK World, be
acceptable to the powers that be in the
Grand Army of the Republic. The
President has practically adopted an
amendment to the constitution re-
quiring the "advice and consent" OF
this organization to his nomination,
preceding the advice and consent of
the Senate. AS Gen. Alger, a propa-
BILE rival of President Harrison for the
nomination in 1892, is at the head OF
the Grand Army, the complication is
increased.
What pitiable exhibition is made
by little politician in a great office
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-10-03

Even in Working Prison, where the
unfortunate Mrs. Maybrick is serving
her sentence, there is considerable
thought as to dress as BELTS a lady S es-
adjustment. She wears in the proba-
ton class, in which women for the
first nine months are placed, lilac
cotton skirt in summer, with blouse
bodice, a square of serge for the
shoulders, checked blue and white
apron, small white linen cap with gof-
fered border, and plain, untrim med
coarse white straw bonnet of what is
termed the cottage shape" On Sun
days white aprons and neckerchiefs
are worn. In winter the lilac dress
is replaced by thick blue serge, with
neckerchief of the same material, and
thick fawn-colored circular cape is
also allowed for the shoulders.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19

forenoon session was occupied In adopting
set of bylaws and at 1;30 o'clock AM adj
journment to p. m. was taken.
Chris Won Der Abe did not make his
appearance at the hotel. His representa-
tive, ex-Congressm 0'Neil, of st. Louis,
kept his seat warm in the cafe adjoining
the room of the convention. He said he
thought it would be highly advantageous
to the Players league to have a club in
st. LOUIS. On this subject members Of
the convention are reticent. Its admission
would mean, it is thought, the throwing
out of one OF the present clubs. Pitts
burg would be likely to be dropped in that
event, as there is not at present financial
backing there.
At the afternoon session the report of
the committee ON playing rules was taken
up. The most important changes made
was providing two umpires at each game,
one behind the bat and the other will be
stationed on the field. They may change
places after each inning. Another change
made enlarging the pitchers box. At
present it is five and one-half by four feet,
but the new rule makes 1t six by four feet
Tim Keefe's ball was adopted. Johnson,
Shore and Andrews were appointed a COM
mittee on sinking fund and supplies, and
Ward. johnson and Addison finance
committee, The State Trust company Of
New York was selected as the depository
for the $4,000 guarantee fund.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19
JUROR CULVER.
HIS SINGULAR CONDUCT THROUGHOUT
THE cRoNIN TRIAL JUsTIFIEs
GRAVE Suspicious.
HE DID NOT BELIEVE WITNESSES,
Fatal Fight Between Dog and Gorilla
Base Ball Convention I'm
New York.


CHICAGO, December l1.-State's Attorney
Longenecker, after conference with one
ofthe Cronin ;prv fbis mama he w;thheld,
to,d hon tha ,,a.aio, mas ,aaoSaS q
toiu now the Veruict was reacheu' AS
surmised, Juror John Culver, who spent
much of his spare time during the LONG
ovon,;,os rooa,n, tha p;hla ,yos on ;na,an7
o'en"s' i'"ue '4e Dioie' ""s "D i.i"u'"-
tlal factor. The trst incident IN TINS con-
nection occurred while the trial was in
nropress The time was when Mrs. Conk.
r.. So, ws ~. c..,'.
IN testineu. 1nae evening MI ouiVer no.
tilted his fellow jurors ttat he solemnly be-
lieyed she had committed periurv. Later
Ms 1oor,ot ha ,bo,oht vas ,;or a,,a
Mart;Yoer ~ o ov,rossr,,, di5 ~ rasIl', a
Inow Rnrka sns Villa tba couchl;ns I'M wary vary
ria;m,,, taii;no faisahoods eoe' "e'e
p'T r., ill,,stratae a as 20 Txrross,,,., Ntar.or-
san M CnIver ~ told nf q m;staLa made % INV Nv
,S ,;fa of h;s ,,ort,,er ,,hn o,sa a.. Sav "
vne NJ ns 10 hnsgu who 9 b aay o,S saw os
rmIuar nban M j.; ;pussy ot ~ fant sa sha as was
ent;rei,, ,,istaian tb a tr;aI yaared vns she
enS hay ysaaad 20 900 +, aarIs auarw ,,;t sio
oass % for tba state ~ v;nd;ct;va ~ nrr sad was
ss; ~. Wy ~ !. i4S A. y. i,S
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19
KILLED BY ELEcTRIcITY.
Terrible Fate Of Painter Whose Clothes
Were Wet.

Terrible Fate Of Painter Whose Clothes
Were Wet.
TOLEDO. O., December 17.-This morning
Robert s. Dalton, a painter employed by
the Lake Shore railroad, went to the top of
q train shed to measure the skylight for
repairs. He was missed q couple of hours
afterward and the foreman climbed TO the
roof to investigate. He was Mortified at
seeing the body of Dalton lying on his
back across two electric light wires and
the smoke curling up from his body, cloth
ing and flesh. The odor fairly sickened
him, and seeing that Dalton was dead, he
at once descended TO the freight Office and
telephOned TO have the current shut of, so
the body could be removed. Itpresented q
horrible spectacle. His face was black and
from his mouth great flakes of foam had
fallen over his face and on TO
the roof. His left arm, which was fearfully
burned above the elbow, was drawn up
close TO his side, the elbow bent, and across
his back were two burnt strips about three
inches wide where he had touched the
wires. 1t is surmised that in walking on
the roof he slipped. and endeavoring to
catch himself backed up against the wires
over which he fell, his shoulders striking
on the other wire, while his neck. just at
the spine, rested over the wire where he
first fell. His clothing was wet from rain
and made an excellent conductor, and re-
ceiving as ne did the complete force Of the
current from two wires, his death must
have been instantaneous.
Dalton was sober, industrious man,
aged 40, living in Elkhart, Indiana, where
he has wife and child. His body was
sent there this morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19

uowen, who is nephew of the ex-railroad
president. He was dazed at the news and
could @ not realize the intelligence of the re-
MY uncle,n he said ''went to Washing
s son tuesday to make an argument be-
lore 10 the interstate commerce commission
IN IN the suit tof George Rice against the Louis
vile VII and Nashville railroad and Standard
oll company and other defendants. I
can form no idea of what motive actuated
him to take his life." N
Later Mr.. Gowen received a dispatch
from Wormley's hotel confirming the
death, and he left for the national capital
TINS a afternoon for the purpose of bringing
the body to PHILADELPHIA.
Mr.. Governs family consists of his wife
and daughter, who live in handsome
residence in Mount Airy. Financial diff.
hculties are not suggested as the incentive
for the deed. Mr.. Gowen has been esti-
mated as worth between 5000 900 and $780,
OOC. The announcement that he had COM
united suicide caused great surprise in
financial circles.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19
A TERRIFIC COMBAT.
Between Bull Dog and an African Gsrilla-
The Canine Slain.

Between Bull Dog and an African Gsrilla-
The Canine Slain.
Fort WAYNE, Ind, December H.-0ne OF
the most singular, fiercest and bloodiest
combats that has ever taken place in this
part of the state occurred near Vanwort,
Ohio, yesterday. The fight was between an
imported thoroughbred Bull dog and a
young African gorilla. The dog was fine
animal weighing forty pounds. They were
put into an inclosure twelve feet square and
eight feet high. A large crowd was present
and betting was lively, with the odds
largely in favor of the gorilla. The fight
was to be continued until one of the ami
mails was killed.
As soon as they faced each other the dog
sprang at the gorilla and tried to sink his
teeth in the gorilla's tough hide, but he
was unsuccessful as he could not penetrate
the skin. In less than one minute the GO
rilla had caught the dog in his muscular
arms and sunk his long tusks repeatedly
into his neck and spine. In ten minutes
the dog was dead. 1t was with great diff
Guilty that the infuriated gorilla was gotten
back into his cage.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19
A CURIOUS CASE.
A Paralytic Has "a Dream and Awakes re
covered and Well.

Paralytlc mas "a Dio""i '
covered and Well.
ST. LOUIS, December IA remarkable
recovery from paralysis is reported mere
and physicians are deeply interested as well
as greatly surprised. Jacob G. zabrlskie' a
GAS expert who conducted the building OF
the Laclede Gas Light companys WORKS IN
this city and who was in the employ OF tne
Manhattan Gas company in New YORK as
sunerintendent of their works for twenty
sup wears is the lucky man who has SUD
JenIy recovered the use OF paralyzeu arm
and leg. He is now 60 years OF age NJ
Six Years ago, when in Pattersodiill lrcanac, M o
he was stricken with paralysis ano,lncapaIif
itated for work. He had resigned n,lii5ifi ~ az
TO being cripple for life and fopna M a;d y Of S
6o,,It to move about even with the aiu VI d
nr,,tcb Mr.. Zabriskie gives the follo"lus IIs
ecconnt of his remarkable recovery ii'
says: ,t IN he'd one night,
faoi;ne as usual. My left leg was Wnoiis Lod y
without feeling. During the nlgnI g.ad pad the o
nacnIiar dream that had recovereu w
pse Of nv leg, and had for wnen III, awah m;th
.,d usS a, and GOT nm found | could walk WILL WILL
e,t emu crutc6es. % II pinched my leg ana lHun tSare
QUIZ out VI ,I,aa faeling in it. Since then tnsrg
has been a pricking sensa'is1n = 'i'i'
am improving all the time ord will in
physicians are nOnplussed anu
vestieate the case thoroughly
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19
supreme Court.

TYLER December 1.-THE supreme court
.o1au rendered decisions as follows:
Atfirmed-East Line and Red River raii-
way VS.. State, from Travis ....
Reversed and remanded-Davis vs. state
ex REL, from Hays. .u snd.
- IS ,be commission of appeals:
ings gsSirrmSedNNoyes a. Sd & Fish vs.. Brown ct a., r.
al AllTlnsb IInsbur: Gulf, Colorado and Santa re
raIWay IrGM vs. Levi from Tar5ant Hurt Hurt vs. vs.
rMsarsSsli rsaw ct al, from Red River; Gould vs.
Reversed and remande1dIu;1kiarDyo Of vs s Ts VS.
tEeII;nssworth, I'll NJ from Tarrant.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19
Galveston EIated.

GALVESTON, December 17.-Considerab'e 10
elation is manifested tonight the commits
sion of engineers having reported in favor
of Galveston as the most available point
on the coast of Texas where deep water
covd be obtained. When the intelligence
wd received wandering German band
WIS called into requisition and the princi-
pal members Of the local deep water COM
mittee were serenaded.
The decision Of the engineers was read
by the McCollin Opera company at the
opera house and was received with ap-
plause. If congress approves the report
and makes the appropriation 1t will add
largely 10 Galveston's prosperity as COM
mercial point.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19

NEW YoKK, December 1.-THE Players
National league Of base ball clubs resumed
its session in the Fifth Avenue hotel this
morning and proceeded TO discuss the rela-
tions Of the clubs to the league and neces-
sary rules for their guidance. The com
mittee on playing rules held session In
another part OF the hotel. The rest Of the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19
Heavy Damages,

PALESTINE, Tex, December lin tn
district court today the jury gave Noel
Chapman, 16-year-old boy. verdict for
$50 900 damages for loss of leg and a
broken arm by an accident on the Inter
national and Great Northern railroad. This
is the heaviest verdict ever rendered
against railway in this court and the jury
was only out twenty-five minutes. Chap
man was an employe.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19
RUSSIAN INFLUENZA.

The Doctors Report Its Outbreak IN Fam.
lily in New York.
NEW YORK, December 17.-Sanitary In
spector Guelsas investigated the report that
the Russian influenza had arrived in town,
and reported today to DIR. Edison, of the
board of health. The matter was brought
to the attention of the board by DR.. Carl
Sellmer, who notified it that seven of thir-
teen members of the family of Albert Kla-
moth, of 1873 East Forty-eighth street, were
suffering from what he believes to be Rus
sian influenza. Dr. Edison said he had no
doubt DR.. Sellmer was correct in his dag
nosis and that it is the real Russian influ-
enza. He thinks there is no reason for
interference on the part of the board of
health. The Klamoth family will not be
uuarantined.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19
Lines From Laredo.

LAREDO, December 17.--A park associ-
alton has been formed for the purpose Of inn
proving Laredo. The park will comprise
seventy-fve acres. Quite large amount
stock has been taken.
A contract was let to-day for the erection
of the Laredo Foundry and Machine shops.
Several handsome residences on the
Heights changed hands to-day.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19
Failure at Ladonia.

LApox1A, December ia. j. Kosear,
dealer in dry goods, executed deed OF
trust Yesterday, the 10th inst, conveying
his stock of goods to A. W. Muse, trustee
ming in the deed of trust the following
la,n, ns rreferred creditors: H. T. Simon Co.,
a. a. Rfouis. $5,S61; A. NJ. Harris, 81, 800; CITY
3., 3S"nE L Of fadonia. SS4S. The stock will in
Go;cs Dane between he Sc 600 and $1,000. There are
Utber UfICT creditors, but the amounts and to TO
U.nor wbom they are due we have been unable 70 70
@nIm Spd ont f. The total liabilities will perhaps
roach $1,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19
Fire at Corsicana.

CeRs1cANAA, Tex, December 17.-Last
night fire broke out in the second story
of Shook e. Kirksey's drug store. The up
NJ ner I story of the building was occupied by
br. ]. W. Gulick and DR.. A. G; Sloan, whose
ofices were entirely destroyed. DR.. Gulick
had no insurance. DR.. Sloan's library and
instruments inst m " ere valued at $1,000; insul-
ance. $3.50. The value of the drug STOCK
was $4,000. injured one'half by water; IN
surance. $4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19
MEXICO.
pfFFE.ESr ITEMS.

CIrY OF MKxIco, VIA GALVESTON, Decem-
Der 17.-Lorenzo. the Vogue chief who re-
fused TO surrender, has been killed.
On the conclusion of the Pan-American
conference Mr.. Whitehouse will probably
return as minister. A change will be con-
sidered an improvement.
Gonzales Cosco was reelected president
Of the city council and mayor OF this city.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19
Suicide at Luling.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, December 17.-John
Schmidt, section hand on the Southern
Pacific road, deliberately placed his head
on rail this morning in cut near Lulln1g
and had it crushed to pulp by an early
down freight before the engineer couia re-
ipg hegSb heavily niS f for several days. He was
German without family or relatives in this
oorptry
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19
The Flames at Tyler.

TYLER, Tex, December 17.-An incendi-
arv fire this morning destroyed Hulsey &
Davis furnishing goods house and the dry
goods and boot and shoe establishment of
Rosenfeld adjoining. The buildings
were badly burned and the stocks of mer-
chandise damaged. Total loss, $1l,0OO; in
snrance, $42,500.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19
SERVED HIM RIGHT.


Young Lazy ShOOts ana hiiis Her INSURER
and Assailant.
ST.. LOUIS, December 17.-Another yer-
sion of the affair which was reported last
night near Barkersville, Mo-, in which Miss
Louisa Epperson shot and killed one Of her
fathers farm hands named Hopper, Is re-
ported today. 1t is now said by persons
who were at the house that Hooper made
an insulting proposal TO the young lady
and when these were Indignantly refused
he assaulted her.
In the struggle that followed the girl was
badly bruised and her neck severely in
jured. She finally broke from the brute's
grasp and went 10 her room, where she pro-
cured pistol. When Hooper came TO the
dinner table she shot him. The girl has
not been arrested. II Is said she will not
be- She bears an unblemished name and
her father is one of the leading farmers In
Galloway county.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19
LOUISIANA LOTTERY.
List of Lucky Numbers in the Drawing at
New Orleans Yesterday.


New Orleans Yesterday.
New ORLEANS, December 17.-Numbe1
S,455, capital prize; sold in New Orleans,
New York, Washington, Boston, Mass,
Chicago, ILL.,, Memphis, Tenn, South
Brooklyn, N. Y, San Francisco, Oakland,
Los Angeles, CAL, Elkhart, Ind, Prince
ton, ILL.,, Pensacola, Fla, Pueblo, Col, San
Antonio and Blooming Grove, Tex, Cairo,
ILL.,, St. Louis, Amsterdam, N. Y, Grand
Forks, N. D.
Number 4O,911, second prize; sold in New
Orleans, La.
Number S5,961, third prize; sold in Os-
wego, N. Y.
Number 1885, fourth prize; sold in New
Orleans, New York, Boston, Mass, Natchez,
Miss, San Antonio, Tex.
Numbers 69,6S4, 70, 1856, each 10000; mum
bers, 35059, 4, 1856, 46,931, $3.50, r. 152, $40,
600. M. A. DAUPHIN.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19
FRANKLIN B. GOWEN

welI.Known Railroad Official 00N
Suicide.
WASHINGTON, December 14.-Frankln I'D D.
oowaD a weIl-known railroad official ian,,t anu
lawyer of Pennsylvania, shot Slnl nlins1 snd died
1a% : o'clock. in wormley's hotel anu ui'N
almost instantly
THE NEWS AT PH1LADELfhiH, mo,,s Of
PH1ADE1PH1A, December lA-Sewe can.ed a a
oon1an,s n death in Washington causeu % % :
oo"en gov. nonsat,on here. Within quarter Ol
greSs sor from the time the dispatch tf4eads aa
IsRaS nOqnSng 3 thi the SnlSp' sW office Of Francis '
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-19
Needs Rest.

crc,eo, December 17.-state's Attorney
b, onnenscker saws that he will not at once
bring to trial the men under indic5mens i1era ios
at'es a. - fred out and needs a rest
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-05
IN AWE OF A YOU'D 90.
The Strange Superstition That Exis
Among Colored People.

The Strange Superstition That Exists
Among Colored People.
The two colored women, Sophie Carey
and her daughter, Belladora who made tie
assault on the Mitchell woman, on Duffy
street, day before yesterday, were arrested
yesterday on a warrant issuing from JUS
tice Naughtin's court, and they gave bond
for their appearance for preliminary
hearing.
This is the case reported in Yesterdays
MORNING NEWS where the Mitchell woman
afflicted with dropsy of the feet, claims
that the voudoo root, or as she calls it the
'hoodoo root had been planted by her
stoop on Cuyler street, and that no relief
could be obtained until she removed from
the charmed spot. Having changed her
residence to Duffy street the medicaments
prescribed by her herb doctor resumed
their virtue, and she was improving under
treatment when the Ca ey woman assaulted
her. because she had heard that the afflicted
woman charged her with pl anting the
'hoodoo root" at her door.
1t seems to stagger belief that at this day
such superstitions should permeate even the
more ignorant classes, but hardly a
week passes that colored people do not
claim that they have been "voudooed,n and
many colored women carry charms to offset
the last year a case was brought in the SUI
perior court for damages, the declaration
setting up with all the gravity of an
ordinary court paper that the affections of
wife had been alienated by the methods
which were alleged to be peculiar to the
voudoo practice. The plaintiff was non
suited, but the fact that client should in
sist on suit based upon such q fiimsy
superstition, and that the case should 90 on
| the calendar show that the superstition is
well grounded.
! 1t was only two weeks ago that a voudoo-
ess was arrested on a warrant issuing from
Justice Reynolds court, and her voudoo
bag was taken from her, the worst possible
| penalty which could have been inflicted.
and for the return of which she plead pite-
| ously. 1t was. however, retained, and after
being on exhibition for a few days In the
| Justices office was presented to the Georgia
| historical Society. This bag contained a
variety of roots, herbs and spices, each
carefully wrapped in separate cotton
! cloths, aud one of the ingre-
dents of the voudoo bag was a flesh
worm, said to have been taken from the
arm of man, the strange collection being
held to have strange talismanic powers. No
small proportions of the disputes arising
between c0lored women have their origin
in the voudoo superstition, for, while a
voudoo is held in awe by the colored people.
nothing seems 70 anger them SO much as to
be charged with planting the voudoo root
at the door of another.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-05
THE TUG SOPHIA SUNK.
She Goes Down While Lying at Her
Wharf at Night.

She Goes Down While Lying at Her
Wharf at Night.
The tug boat Sophia sunk early yes
terday morning, just after high water. at
the Savannah Tow Boat Company's coal
dock. The tug had gone to the dock the
night before for the purpose of taking on a
supply of coal, and her fires were banked
preparatory to leaving early yesterday
morning.
There was no one on board, but Cleburne
Williams, colored watchman on The
wharf. noticed the tug settling about 4
o'clock In the morning and rushed aboard
of her to look after her fires. When he got
on the ladder going down into the engine
room he found the boat full of water. and
she gradually settled on the bottom with
part of her pilot house and smokestack
sticking out at low water
The cause for her sinking is not vet
known. She was considered to be A very
stanch boat, and unless her "sea cockn
was left open, or some vessel collided with
her, no cause can be given for her sinking,
She has been employed in towing mud
scows for the Central railroad from where
the dredge Tomichichi is dredging in the
slip at the Ocean steamship wharf. She is
owned by the Savannah Tow Boat Com
pany. 1t is very probable that she will be-
raised to-day.