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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-03-06
Killed by a Handcar.

DALLAS, Tex, March 4.-Gilbert Owens,
an old darky who was employed by the
city scavenger, was run over by handcar
on the Greenville branch of the Missouri
Pacific railway. opposite the Cornelius
brick yard, and received injuries from
which he died Saturday night. Owens son
was driving the wagon and he was follow
ing. His head was tied up on account of
the seve, norther and it is supposed he
neither saw nor heard the approach of the
hand car. He was between 65 and 70 ears
old.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-03-06
The Aransas Pass Railway.

HoUsToN, Tex, March 4.-The San An
tonic and Aransas Pass, the Napoleon of
all railways, which has built more miles of
railroad on less money than any other in
the world, contemplates another coup
d'etat. Instead of building branch
into Galveston they will put in a line, of
steamboats, and barges on the bayou be-
tween Houston and Galveston. and next
season will deliver cotton at the ship sides
in the outer bay. The Aransas Pass con-
templates going into the steamboat bust
ness, and will parallel the Southern Pacific
through south Texas and work with the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-03-06
Veterinary Surgeon Shot,

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 1.-At Pearsall
this afternoon j. ]. Bailey, veterinary
surgeon, was shot by Earl Reagan. The
bullet entered close to the navel and came
out in the back almost directly opposite.
Bailey at last accounts was not dead but
the doctors do not expect he can recover.
He Is quite young man and came to
Texas from Michigan not long ago. The
shooting occurred in saloon. Reagan has
been q rrpstp1
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-03-06
Escaped from a Court Room.

Ell PAso, Tex, March A desperate
struggle took place in Justice Meek's court
room this afternoon when prisoner
named James Hams, arraigned on charge
of attempt to murder made mis- escape.
The justice and several persons in the
placing his hand to his pistol backed out
of the room. Chase was given, but the
prisoner made good his escape.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-03-06
Fight Between Sporting Men.

TEMPLE, Tex, March AT late hour
last night Pick Wiseman shot at one Mil
Ter with pistol wounding him slightly in
the back. Wiseman had an examining
trial this afternoon before Justice Lowry
and was required to give bond in the sum
of $1,5O0 for his appearance at the district
court to answer for assault with intent to
murder, in default of which he was carried
to jail this evening by Sheriff Sparks.
Wiseman and Miller are both gamblers.
Wiseman is now under Indictment for
murder and his bondsmen in that case
surrendered him to the sheriff this morn
ing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-03-06
DISCOVERY OF SILVER.l
A Romantic Story Of the Finding Of Silver
in the Indian Territory.

PARIS, Tex, March IA physician at
Atoka, |. T.. has written letter to friend
in this city, in which he gives rather ro-
mantle account of the discovery of what is
believed to be silver deposits in the noun
tains near that place. He says that party
of hunters who were in the mountains
struck camp about dark and while Jim Da-
Wis, one of the party, was cutting wood the
axe glanced and stuck in the ground to a
depth OF four or five inches. 1t was pulled
out with difficulty, when some bright parti-
cles of metal were found adherIng to the
blade, Impelled. by curiosity, the hunters
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-03-06

ton providing for their slaughter at the
port where they were landed The Right
Hon. Chaplain, the head of the agricul
tural department, replied that the American
government was not complying with tha
conditions of the act of 1878 and that thera-
fore the present restrictions could not he
repealed. In 1889, he said, forty-seyen heaS
of cattle from America affected with plenro.
pneumonia had arrived in England A.
recently as February II a bull SUFFERING
from the same disease had been landed az
the department ford from New York. Com
munlcations in regard to the enforcement
OF the act of 1878 were still proceeding with
the United States government.
SUFFERING IN THE ENGLISH ARMY.
A dispatch from Calcutta gives the sick
enlng details OF the sufferings of British
troops engaged in the Chinlusai expedi-
non. Notwithstanding stringent orders
telegraphed from the India office respect
ing sanitary precautions the health of the
troops shows no material improvement.
Of lou borderers sent from Kara as rein
iorcements not one-half were able to reach
the front. or 1000 Punjagos coolies sent
from Calcutta to reinforce Chin Colmun $40
were either dead or in the hospital before
Chln Colmun had been forty eight hours i'm
the hills
1t is charged that this mortality is due TO
tne cruel lnattentlon of the military author
tiles at Calcutta, who sent them to the
front without one tenth of the necessary
coverings; leaving them continually ex-
posed to heavy rains. An inquiry has been
instituted by the marquis OF Lonsdowne.
Vlceroy of India, who has also sent a corps
OF physicians to the front to see whether
the extraordinary mortality among the
troops forming Chrisfield force is due
merely to the malarious nature of the
climate, or the neglect of the necessary
precautlon on the part of the military
authorities. These two causes of the
defamation of the troops sent to the front
as reinforcements are i'm no
way more sickening IN detail than
that which befell several smaller bodies of
men numbering from 100 to 300 each which
were previously sent to the front. The
main force of the expedition is now being
so rapidly reduced in numbers by disease
that there is serious talk of recalling the
expedition and allowing the marauders to
go ounpunlshed until more favorable weather
sets In. This latter event, however, would
greatly increase the strength of the rebell-
lous element throughout the whole of the
Chln district, and might lead to Sc -ious
difficulties, as the natives would look upon
the backward movement as the tate of the
British and join the rebels in large num-
bers.
IMPORTANT CONCESSIONS.
The foreign Office has reports from Siam
that the king has Disseminated against the
English by granting important concessions
in mines, banking and other enterprises to
cltlzens OF the United States.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-03-06
JAKE KILRAIN.
ON TOP OF ALL HIS OTHER WOES
MUST ALSO NOW GO TO
JAIL.
THE HIGHER COURT HAS SPOKEN
The Case of the Boston Beauty is
Postponed to Later
Day.

New ORLEANS, March 3.-A special from
Jackson, Miss, to the Associated Press
says; The supreme court today affirmed
the sentence of the lower court in the case
of Jake Kilrain, which is two months i'm
prisonment in the county Jail at Purvis and
$500 fine. The decision in the Sullivan
case will be rendered next Monday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-03-06
Going to FlOrida.

BALTIMORE, Md, March 4.-Mr. and Mrs
r Jbert Garrett, Dr. B. NJ. Jacobs and Mr.
and Mrs. John Gill leave today for a trip
to st. Augustine, Fla, Key West and Cuba
to be gone about six weeks. - ~nsW
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-01
THE JOINT DEBATE.

Larned Eagle Optic: The result OF
The joint debate at this place last Mon
day night between Col. j. X. HallOwell
and Jerry Simpson was very much of a
surprise TO all who listened TO 1t. Col.
uailoWell's reputation as an orator, a
public speaker, and political debater
nad encouraged the people TO expect
something above the ordinary. With
the prestige of the republican nOmina-
ton for congress, be came into strong
republican community where the pre-
Judices of the people were greatly in
his favor. Knowing that he ejoyed the
advantages of a college education, and
the address, polish and Self-possesSiOn
that can only be acquired by long years
of public speaking, it was thought that
Mr.. Simpson would fall an easy prey to
his wit and wisdOm, his sarcasm, and
his mighty oratOrical exhibition OF I'M
disputable facts and figures. Even Mr.
Simpsons friends, calling to mind the
wonderful boasts Of the prince, trem-
bled for the result, but with the cour-
age 2f Abraham of old, determined to
offer up the sacrifice, even as the lamb
upon the altar. No che even dared to
hope that the common farmer, reared
without the opportunities for securing
more IDdIl AllLlLtu COluIuOD SclOOI
education, Injured to toll, compelled to
earn his bread by the sweat of his brow.
unused To public debate. unskilled in
political warfare. branded as an ignora-
mus. could stand for a moment I'M
scalhed before the fiery. impetuous elo-
uuence of the full-armoured. we'll
equipped prince. 1t was like David
going out from the tents of the Israel.
ties to meet Goliath, the giant of the
Phiiistines, and the result proved just
about as disastrous to the modern brag
CART.
Before the debate had proceeded very
far it became plainly evident that
Prince Hal had made another mistake;
that he had greatly underestimate his
opponent The audience began to wake
M 10 the realization that there was
going 10 be skinning of 1.-THE other
fellow They had come out to see Hal
strip off the epidermIs of the hay seed
,lod- hopper, but they were prepared to
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-01
as HIS PARTY SEES HIM.

Atchison Champion: -. r. Halo
we'll, the republican candidate for con-
gress in the Seventh district, who made
I. glittering spectacle of himself in the
State convention at Topeka on We'd
nesday by criticising the Champion for
its attitude ON Ingalls, and the tariff, is
too speckled bird to expose himself
at random.
a political shyster of the vilest type,
a ranting demagogue whose bowling
for prohibition with his hide thorough
ly saturated with whisky, stamps him
as an arrant political knave, a trading,
trafficing political yagabond, cohspic-
nous party bolter, an ex-United States
District Attorney whom President Har-
rison absolutely refused to appoint to a
responsible position in the depar tment
of the Interior, for reasons which Hal
lowell SO well knew that he did not care
to press the matter, and which, if made
public, in the light that might be shed
upon it from the archives of that de-
partment would be anything but com
plimentary; brawling, blovlating, by
pocriticai, pretentious political tramp,
who is a republican for revenue only;
such creature, if he had as much sense
as he has gall, and as much regard for
decency as he has for notoEiety, should
keep his mouth respectfully closed"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-01
Weekday Religion.

EDITOR INDEX: The Cresset has mania for
showing I'D the records of its candidates.; or
at least ae much OF their record az win bear
showing up, and it says that in connection
with religion it win also print some alliance
news. And as the Cresset is such a valiant
champion Of equity, we ask IT in justice to the
new settlers of Barber eounty-to explain
where all the beautiful cedars that formerly
grac0d the borders of the canyon tributaries
of blackberry and Driftwood have gone7
What class Of men was it that used every
means they could command to discourage and
hold back the fathers of homeless children
from settling the fertile soil of Barber, and
after they saw the farmers were bound to
come, did they rejoice at failure of crops. or
did they feel very bad about it, and go to hard
drinking? Did this cedar go toward fencing
farms? or did some other class of men get the
cedar, and leave the elm for the farmers?
What class of men called the early pioneers
''craBy fools Tor ever attempting to settle
this county? And do you, endowed as you
claim yourself to be, W tn such God-given at
tributes, recommend any of this class to these
crazy fools as the kind of men to elect to
represent their interest? You BET.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-01
PRINCE Hal. DONE UP.

The following is dispatch from the
Wichita Beacon of September %, from
Larned:
The joint debate here last night be-
tween Jerry Simpson, the people CAN
dldate for congress, and Hallowell, the
republican ring candidate, marks an
event in the congressional campaign,
the choice of which will be heard
throughout the entire length and
breaCth OF the district. At an early
hour the opera house was filled to over
flowing with the friends of the diSput-
ants, who loudly cheered the gentlemen
when they made their appearance upon
the stage.
The debate was open by Simpson In
an hours speech, in which he discussed
The financial situation, the tariff and
silver bills, and the obligations of the
country to the old soldiers. He was in
good trim and handled his subjects in
an able manner, interSperSing his
speech throughout with appropriate
stories and drawing apt comparisons
that brought down the house. He
talked of subjects that are live and are
now before the people.
HallOwell followed in an hour and a
half speech, in which he made labored
effort TO reply, but it was easy to see
that the sympathy of the audience was
not with him, and his speech was more
or less of failure on that account.
The prince didn't neglect to ring in the
| bloody shirt for the benefit of the old
soldiers, but 1t fell fiat upon the audi
ence and failed to touch a single re-
sponsive chord. The prince, as well as
his party friends, evidently realized his
inability to meet the requirements of
the occasion and retired from the stage,
after vain effort to work up some en-
thusiasm, and hid himself in one of the
| dressing rooms, while Simpson pro-
ceeded to utilize his thirty minutes
close in literally hopping the earth
with the carcass of his princely antag-
onist.
Round after round of applause was
ELECTED by Simpsons reply, and when
| he concluded the audience gave him
one of the grandeSt cheerings that a
public speaker has ever received at this
| place. 1t is the general impression
here that Simpson is too much fol
Prince Hallowell and it is not likely
that the latter will again challenge the
farmers champion TO a joint debate.
Some of them are willing to admit that
1T greatly strengthened the alliance and
won many votes for Simpson. They
say that it was mistake on the
part of HallOwell to meet Simpson, rs
the latter has the sympathy of the farm
ers and that Hallowell cannot talk
them away from the support OF
their own candidate.
If Hallowell does not appear to bet
ter advantage in other places than he
did here last night, Simpsons mana,
gers could not do more effective work
for the candidate than by paying Hal
lowell's expenses to appear in joint de
bate with Honest Jerry in every city
town and village in the district.
The general impression here is that
Simpson will carry this county by a
| co 70 M q iOritv
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-01

enjoy the sport just as much when the
hay-seed clod-hOpper proceeded to
scrape the hair off the spine of the gen.
tlemanly prince. In fact, judging from
the demonstrations in the audience, the
unexpected turn of affairs seemed to
meet their unbounded approval, and
Jerry had plenty of encouragement to
proceed with the carving until it was
hard to distinguish his antagonist from
the bloody shirt he attempted to wave.
Well. it was a Waterloo. sure enough;
and Prince Hal went down before the
common, everyday, hay-seed farmer
amid the flame and smoke of battle,
the shouts Of the vlctOrs, and the
smothered imprecations of the van
quished. with all the bristles scraped off
his back. and his false position on pub
lie questions. his political dCgmaS and
heresies, punctured as full of holes as a
fish net.
Some of the friends of Hal explain
the disaster by saying that the prince
wasn'tin condition to do himself justice.
that he was sick, and in confirmation
of this statement cite the fact that he
had 70 be braced up with ''three fin
gers" before he could appear at the
breakfast table the next morning. For
our part we are willing to accept and
publish this explanation, feeling con-
fident that Hal won't give Jerry a
chance to prove the contrary.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-01
FARMERS rs. REPUBLICANS

Wichita Beacon: The canvass for
congressman in the Big Seventh dis
trict is becoming somewhat interesting.
The democrats not having made any
nomination, the fight of course is be-
tween the alliance and republican NOM
inees. Jerry Simpson, the alliance
nominee, was first put in the field, and
at once opened his campaign. Mr..
Simpson is farmer and has given con-
siderable time to the study of economic
and financial questions, and his speech
es have been surprise to men informed
on these questions. 4 great many peO-
pie in the towns and cities naturally
conclude that because Mr.. Simpson is
farmer he could not have given the
necessary time to study as to fit him
for the duty developing upon a mem
Der of congress. 1t did not take the re-
publicans long to find out that Simp-
son would be more than match for
Prince Hal in the discussion of ques-
tions now interesting great majority
of the people of this congressional dis
trict. Hence at the first meeting held
In Mr.. Hallowell's interest in this city,
Judge H. G. Sluss laid aside the modes
ty that so we'll becomes him, and out
lined a campaign of personal abuse
against MIR. Simpson. Mr.. SluSs is
clear headed man and by far the ablest
republican in the Seventh district and
he very we'll knew that HallOwell could
not defend the position of the republi.
can party on the tariff question. Every
body who is personally acquainted with
Mr.. Sluss knows that he considers Hal
lnWell's ideas on that question as too
silly for sensible people TO consider for
one moment. This being the situation,
as a last desperate resort the whippers
in of party depending on bribery and
ignorance to keep 1T i'll power, are max
ing a personal campaign against the
alliance candidate for congress. Hon
est Jerry Simpson is represented as
traitor to his country, and fool who
hath said in his heart there is no God.
And Hallowell strikers, who do not
know the difference between the declar
alton of independence and city Ordi
nance, or the difference between the in
spired word of God and 10 cent novel.
stand on the street corners of Wichita
proclaiming that Jerry Simpson is an
lnfidel and an anarchist.
This is the means adopted by the re-
publican party to secure another repre-
sentative in congress from this district
to vote for every measure dictated by
the republican caucus. The Beacon is
of the opinion that the republicans are
conducting a mean, cowardly campaign
against the alliance and Simpson.
To say that Jerry Simpson is the equal
of J. r. Hallowell In every quality GO
ing to make valuable citizen, is not
discredit to Mr.. Hallowell. The Bea-
con is willing to go on record as pre-
dieting that Jerry Simpson will be
elected. and that the people in him will
find better representative than in j.
r. Hallowell. Jerry's vote will be CIV
on every time for the interest of his
constituency. That Is what Mr.. Halo
wei cannot do and secure a standing
in the republican party.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-01

y dispatch from Lacrosse, Kansas,
to the Kansas City Times, gives the
following estimate of the political sit
uation: "a prominent travelling man,
who is greatly interested IN politics,
said to-day to the Times correspondent:
have been in nearly every county
seat in the Seventh congressional dis
trict, and am now on my return trip to
my house in the east, and l have inter-
ested myself quite considerably in the
feelings of the people in apolitical way.
| find in the counties where there are
no large sized towns that the alliance
party is very strong and increasing if
possible every day, and believe could
there be vote cast to-day that Halo
well would be so badly defeated that he
would scarcely know he was In the race
HallOwell in some places says he is a
re5ubmissionist and some places pro-
hibitionist i'll a private way to friends.
and l know plenty of republicans who
will not support him. They did not
say they would support Simpson, the
alliance candidate, either, but, to say
the least, Hallowell's fences are down
badly and L do not think anything but
blocks of five can ever save him.
| Jerry Simpson IS very strong with the
alliance and the farmers regardless of
party, with but very few exceptions,
will support him and the talkings and
curses of the opposite party only &C.
ment them. The farmers are tired of
ring rule, so they say, and they think
Hallowell would work in the interests
Of the money power and now is the
time to call halt, as they have to
draw line somewhere. There Is music
IN the air and you watch my predic
tons, and that is Hallowell will be the
worst defeated candidate Of any in the
state that is candidate for congress
To read the Hutchinson News anyone
would think they had him elected al
ready, but that is a dizzy sheet of the
ingalls, stripe and we have to make al
| lOWancp for if -
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-01
Deerhead DOingS.

The farmers are busy putting in wheat and
rye.
Mr.. Gentry, of Richmond. Kentucky, who has
been visiting his son, James H., left for Ne.
braska last week.
Luther Drury and his neice, Miss Ada, are
visiting IN Harper county.
Miss Lille Hickman commenced teaching the
Bear creek school on Monday.
Lester Spielman and family, who have been
spending several weeks with relatives here,
have returned to their home at King1sher.
Leroy Robertson returned from trip to Ok.
lahoma.
Clarence Litz has come home to stay, after
spending several weeks in the Lodge.
Charlie Hanson has moved to tho old Roller
ranch, west Of 0eerhead, and is herding cat
tie for Mr. Crane,
A. r. Crane now visits his large ranch fire.
quently, as he has moved to Pratt. He has
shipped several car loads of cattle recently.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-01
GEN. RICE on INGALLS,.

Favor him? Yes! Because Ingalls, is a foul
mouthed blasphemer, describing the Bible and
looking for another Christ to come and anoth-
er revelation to be made
Favor him? Yesi Because he is deceiv-
er. notorious liar, treacherous as Judas and
the perfect prototype of a chameleon"
Gen. Rice has been awfully good re-
publican authority up to the past six
weeks. He was always spoken of as
the good Gen. Rice"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-01
A Matter of Taste.

A few folks like old-fashioned things, old
clothes, old houses and old books. Others
want modern articles. The latter class is in
the majority. There are a few old fogies who
prefer slow trains, light rails, hand brakes and
big smoke stacks. The rest of mankind enjoy
travelling close to mile minute on steel
rails, in vestibule cars, with every home ccm-
fort az hand. The Santa Fe route between
Kansas and Chicago is modern line for peo-
pie of the nineteenth century. G. I. Nichol-
son, GP. & T. A, Topeka, Kan, Jno. ].
Byrne. 4. G. p. & T. A, Chicago Ills
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One and All.

GENTLEMEN: Your account is now
due. We need our money, and you must
come forward at once and settle il yop
expect any accommodation in the flu
ture. We cannot lipe on scind exclusively.
DO not postpone this matter. we mean
business.
You will save time. costs and trouble
by calling at once. Respectfully,
s DAVIS 81 DAVIS.