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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-01
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, April 23.-Representative
Stewart, of Texas, from the committee on
rivers and harbors, today reported to the
house, senate bill providing for the compile
ton of the improvement to Galveston har-
Dor The bill makes an appropriation of
So, 200,0 600 to be expended under direction of
the secretary of war; not more than 81, 0OO,-
600 can be expended in any one year. In its
report the committee says the justL ess of
the demand for first-class harbor on the
coast of Texas, the national impor-
lance of the work and the
commercial necessity for the speedy
establishment of tirst-class harbor at
Galveston is fully appreciated by the COM
mittee and will be recognized by all when
it is stated that Galveston is the most &C
cessible tide water harbor to nearly one
third of the area Of the United States in
habited by 100000 of people; that in this
territory in 1889 90 per cent of the total
wheat crop of the country was
grown. After supplying the home demand
total exports of wheat and wheat
products of the United States, The COM
mittee agreed that the vast surplus product
of this section can be transported to
Galveston with immense advantages to the
producers.
NOMINATIONS.
The president today sent to the senate
the following nominations:
Receivers of public moneys-Alex s.
Jackson, at New Orleans; Thos. B. Shan
non, at San Francisco; Jas. H. Danskin, at
Alliance, Neb. Jas. Whitehead. at Broken
Bow Neb
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TERRIFIC RAINFALL.
Texas and Pacific Track Submerged in the
Valley of Iatan.


COLORADO, Tex, April 25.-Another
Noah's flood seems to have set in. Last
night another heavy rain set in about sun
down and continued all night. According
to the signal service records 8 100
inches of water fell between dark and day.
light. Rivers and creeks are full and rail-
road operations are suspended. The west
bound mail train got i'll at 8 80 o'clock last
night and is still here. Five freight train S
are also tied up here. The east-bound pas
senger train has not come in at all, and
will probably not arrive until tomorrow.
The bridge across Morgan creek, FIVE miles
west of here, is damaged and is impossible.
The track across Iatan valley is from one to
Two feet under water. The company is doing
all possible to renew travel, having three
work trains out between here and Big
Springs, but with the rain still descending
in torrents not much can be accomplished.
At o'clock this afternoon another tremen-
dious down pour set in and continued sew
eral hours. This means goodbye railroad
trains for couple of days. There has been
no wrecks reported so far.
RAILROAD wAsHoUTs.
SWEET WATER, Tex, April 25.-It has
been raining necessarily for the past three
days. The Texas and Pacific has numer-
GUS washouts on both sides of us, and We
are isolated between them. No mail since
Wednesday and none expected for several
days. 1t is still raining today and the
chances for another one toniE Int are good.
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A Celebrated Horse.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 25.-At the sale
at Belle Meade today the celebrated stall
lion Luke Blackburn was sold TO Gen
Jackson for $20,OO0.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-01
EGYPT.
EGYPTIAN COTTON

CAIRO, April 25.-Receipts of Egyptian
cotton at this city exceed those of 1889 by
nearly 10000 cantars.
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Nearly Buried Alive.

In view Of the many strange nervous,
catalcptic and kindred conditions which
are so common nowadays, IL is not un-
reasonable to call attention 10 the posi-
bilities, which would seem occasionally
to occur, Of premature burial A narrow
escape Of this was recently communicated
direct TO the writer.
The lady was the wife Of the medical
officer attached TO the -th regiment She
was stationed at ---- Island, where, at
at the age of twenty eight, she was safely
confined. Shortly after this she was
walking out with an attendant when she
was taken suddenly i'll with u painful
spasm Of the heart-what appears to
have been an attack OF angina pcctoris-
and was conveyed indoors and prOppcd
mp with pillows, suffering great pain,
and, although medical Attendance was
summoned, nothing was OF avail, and
she dicd-at least, ir the opinion Of those
around her. II was the custom there to
bury at sundown any one who died dur
ing the day
She would never have lived TO tell the
story but fora accident, which happened
in this way: Her nurse, who was much
attached 10 her, was stroking her face
and the muscles Of her jaw, and presently
declared she heard sound OF breathing.
Medical attendance was summoned and
the mirror test applied, but the surface
wasundimme1. Then, 20 make sure, they
opened a vein in each arm, but no bloc I
flowed. No LIMB responded 10 stimulus,
and they declared that the nurse was
mistaken, and tiat the lady was dead
beyond doubt
But the nurse persisted in her belief
and in her attentions, aud did succeed in
establishing a sign Of life Then mustard
applications TO her feet and 10 the back
Of her neck, and burnt feathers applied
10 her nostrils, which she remembers
burning her nose, completed her return
90 consciousness. - T0cstu.
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knlcd or wounded. and twenty ono og tho
ringlcaders were executed next day,
TnE police arrested seventy persons who
wcro paradinS the streets ot Lisbon, Portu.
gal shouting "Down with England"
MESsRs. ARroLA " HERNANos. bankers,
who have offices in London, Paris aud Mad
rid, have been adiudged hankrupts i'm Lon
don. with liabilities anNantins to e. ~. ~
THE Rev. r. Dewitt Talmasc has cancelled
his London and provincial engagements on
account OF the prevalence OF influenza
1T is reported that Don Carlos, the Spanish
Pretender, who is now at Gratz, Austria, IL
plotting rising in Spain.
AT Chiliwhack, i'm Vancouver Canada
George Rutherford shot and killod Edward
Hail and John Segars and then killed himself
HeGccnsod HnG ana ~ .,ars Of attempting n
put poison in his food.
Grant of New York city, the Mexican Minis
for authority t. have transported To New
York the Aztec palace, which was one of the
most interesting exhibits at tho Exposition
Mr. PARKE, London editor has been
found guilty OF liboling tho Earl of Euston,
and sentenced To one years imprisonment.
EX- EMPEROR DoM PEDRO arrived NJ
Cannes France, looking terribly aged and
enteeblcd both in body and mind. He will
spend tho whole winter thcrc.
TIE Canadian Parliament was opened by
Lord Stanley, the Governor General. Lady
Stanley was too IN to be present. Tho Gov
eruor General made no allusions in his speech
10 the fishery dispute on oxtradition treaty.
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FIFTY FIRST CONGRESS-.
In the senate.


10TH DAY.-A number OF petitions were
presented and referred, among thom ono
signed 10y the wives of Chief Justice Fuller
and Justices Field and Harlan, and 10y tho
wives OF number OF distinguished officials
and citizens of Washington, praying for the
appointment of women ON the Board of
Managers Of tho Exposition OF 1892. Mr.
Plumb called up his resolution OF inquiry
concerning the proposed releasing OF two
seal islands 20 the Alaska Commercial Com.
pany, and proceeded to criticse the company
severely a general debate followed "A
number of nominations were received from
tho President.
20ru DAY.--Bills were introduced extond-
ing the right OF pensions 20 steamboat men
and others acting under orders from United
States officers and authorizing the President,
with the consent OF the Senate to place on
the retired list with rank and pay of
rigadier-General, any General Of the Army
of the United States In the late war, who
shall make application for such retirement.
provided no was in command when one or
moro battles were fought and won, was
promoted for gallant nsid ni0ritOrioua ser
vice in - aStd, and ny assignment of
the President commanded mill
tary department or district. Mr..
Morrill,, from the Committee on Finance, re
ported favorably Senator Sherman's Anti.
Trust bill, amended 10y the Committee
In executive session several nominations were
received from the President
2lsT DAY.-Mr. Morgans resolution recog.
nizing tho United States OF Brazil as free,
independent and sovereign State was taken
up, and Mr.. Turpie attacked tho policy OF the
Administration, and declared he favored the
immediate recognition of Brazil MIR. Sher.
man introduced a National Bank bill
Among the bills passed was ono for the erec-
tiOn OF a Hall of Records In Washington
In executive session the Russian extradition
treaty was considered.
ODD DAY.-The Senate took up the bill in
troduced by Mr. Butler 10 provide for immi-
grafton of persons of color from the Southern
States, and Mr.. Butler made long speech
In support Of the bill speeches in opposition
90 10 were made by Mcssrs Hoar and
Blair Theodore Roosevelts appointment
Civil Service Commissioner was con
hrmed
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Washington.

THE Worlds Fair delegation, which went
from New York tO Washington ~ present
The claims Of the metropolis ~ tho Senatorial
Committee, proceeded i'm n body tO tho
White House, and the members were intro
iuced ~ the President The delegation,
which numbered about eighty, was headed
by Chauncey NJ. Depew. who made the prin-
cipal address for New York before tho Sen
ate Committee, and Mayor Grant
a BRILLIANT reception was rendered 20
the New York members of the Worlds
Fair Committee by Representatives Flower
and Belden, at the Arlington Hotel. Wash
ingtOn The delegations from Chicago and
50. Louis attended, and speeches we're made
by Chauncey VI Depew and others
THE National Executive Committee an
pointed at the Sc Louis Silver Convention
last fall met in Washington
HuoH A COLOsBDRpUJH Chief Clerk of
the Bureau Of Construction and Repair
Navy Department Washington. hss die5
from pneumonia. Mr GodsbDrough had
been employed iu the Navy Department for
more than fifty years
THE President has appointed Major j B
Harlow to bc Postmaster n So Louis Ma
ior Harlowis Superintendent Of the Railway
Mail Service.
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In tho House.

10TH DAY AS "A mark Of respect 10 the
late Judge Kelley, the House adjourned with
out action.
nth DAY-Mr. Adams, Chairman Of tho
Silcott Investigating COMMITTEES, submitted
n report, accompanied 10y bill appropriate
ing $75, 900 20 cover the deficiency caused by
Silcotts defalcation On the call Of States
number Of bills were introduced and re-
ferred "A concurrent resolution for the
printing of -, 600 copies Of the address OF
Chief Justice Fuller on tho occasion Of the
commemoration OF the Inauguration OF
George Washington was agreed to-
18TH DAY. Il hili vas ir',pIucc. by Mr.
Bingham for marking the lines Of bnttlo and
the positions Of troops OF the Army Of North
ern Virginia at Gettysburg, and approprin-
ting 1910, 900 for that purpose The report
Of the Silcott Committee was received nc
companied by a bill appropriating &75, 900
for reimbursing members for the salaries
lost
10TH DAY.-After n long debate the bill
appropriating S75, 900 for the reimbursement
Of members who lost their salaries by tho
Silcott defalcation was defeated A motion
30 reconsider, and motion to lay that
motion on the table were entered
2bTH DAY.-Mr. Mckinley from the Com
mittec on Rules. reported 10 tho House n roso-
luton for the appointment Of committee on
the Worlds Fair, ~ consist Of thirteen MEM
bers which committee shall within three days
report plan by which the House can deter
mine the site Of the proposed Fair, and sub
sequently report Till providing for the Fair.
a long debate followed. and the duty Of re-
porting the bill was left with the Committee
Of Foreign Affairs. The Speaker laid before
the House several reports upon tho opera
tiono Of the Woman's silk Culture AssOcia.
ton Of the United States and of the Ladies'
SIX Culture Society Of California.
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Trannlng DerlIs ln Chlnn.

IN an article ON the Taouist Religion
Of the Chinese, q writer iu the PoDUlqr
Scieaco HoHthiy, says. II the locality Is
wealthy, or has few wealthy men in it,
the priest generally makes ont strong
case. lie may require TO call in other
priests in consultation All this time tho
people dwell in morbid fear, pending de-
liyerance. At length the priests an
nounce their ultimatum 70 will require
fee Of ono hundred taols (about ono
hundred and thity-thrce dollars, Amon-
can money 10 procure safety. Tho
money is raised by public subscription
and paid over TO the priest in charge
Then The capture Of the dowls is the
next step
a bottle or isr is secured Tor each
loyil, anl The priests secure bait in the
shape Of imitation gold and silver tinted
paper called joss papcD This paper IS
imitation money, and when it is reduced
to spirit by being burned, the devils do
not know it from genuine money-herc
again showing their low mcntality-and
- enter The bottle in which the Joss
paper has been burned when they are
thus entrappcd the bottle IS scaled and
carried away by the priest Then the
people feel grateful 30 their deliverer. and
the priest has again impressed his inpor-
tance to the welfare of the community
and at the same time rcplcnishcd his bank
account The "Tmrg i Yamen." or
ci.icc Of the head priest of this sect. is "a
curiosity 10 has large halls and rooms
filled with dust.covorcd and sealed lars.
ir every enc of which is confined devil
'aptured IN the above unique plan. And
were each and every iar Gllod with silver.
] question il 10 would equal the sums paid
ior Che capture OF these imprisoned
devils.
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"Weu, said old Farley. "In say for
You You don't try to cast blame one on
t'othcr, and you don't tell fibs"
II wish you could sell us for slaves and
take the money said Kitty.
slavery times are over, said Farley,
''or could black you up and do that.
Well, gals, I'll look pretty, won't |,
tellin' this to the folks in church2 IN
look real smart, and feel SO, too. IN
hev to sell the three.acre lot to raise the
amount, l guess, and all because trusted
couple Of gals Why, l thought your
mas daughters and mine would hcv a
little common sense born into en-, but
you hadat, il seems"
"No, said Kitty, al haven't"
81 haven't either" said Matte.
"Well, come upstairs and let's sec
whether you haven't made no mistake, "
said Mr.. Farley.
II only wish we had " said Kitty. But
they followed their father, who was tax
ing il better than they hoped he would
There stood the red closet open; there
was the placard on the door.
eyes, said old Farley, "thcm contri-
buttons amt in the closet, and YOU must
hcv felt sort of funny when YOU read that
notice, gals. But did you look under the
bedstoadf It's a big d-fashioned one
with valance may be the burglar is
there yet" and nc laughed Look, -
said he again. Kitty gave one startled
glance at her fathers face and went on
her knees beside the bed She threw the
chintl valance back and gave cry.
There were the bundles, the bags, the
rolls, the parcels that had vanished from
the red closet, and there, too, was the
cash box, shining aud bright, aud the
prctticst thing, 20 Kitty's eyes nc that
moment, that she had ever seen.
''Iou see, girls said old Farley, ne
his daughters dived with joyous squeals
under the queer old heirloom with its
tester and valance, and rcappeared with
one thing after the other, ~ did come
home last night, after all, and | found
the house empty and all flying, and !
thought I'd play Joke ON you. prct-
ty near came in when you bellered so, but
you deserved a lesson. | slept up garrct
for once--locked into the mans room.
Still, for all, | will say I've found out
you're real good girls to each other, and
that you sot considerable on your old
| dad, and you can kiss me-
cit wasn't bit moro than we de-
served, y said Kitty. "And don't it feel
nice 10 have it all turn right after allGn
Indeed it does, said Matte
And how old Farley tells that burglar
story down at the store once week on
the average. .-Fitshion BazD.
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oEoRGE FRANcIs rRAIN.

The picture given above is an excel,
lent likeness OF the psychological enig.
MAJ of Madison Square Park, New York
city, who was once famous as lecturer
and dobater. He is by many dubbed "a
crank" f." because he became a recluse and
voluntarily dumb. lie had not, up to a
year ago, 1t is alleged, converscd with, or
even spoken to adults for many years.
In mild and pleasant weather hc spent his
days in Madison Square Park, which hc
gave as his address. He never went TO
his open mir residence without putting
huge bouquet of cheap flowers on the left
lapel of his coat. IL is said that no
talked to children, of whom nc il very
fond, and bought them playthings like
roller skates, balls, carts aud hoops. Be
fore sunset Train meandcred out Of the
park 60 his civilized home at neigbor-
ing hotel. He is always jotting down
"points' for some great literary bomb
shell, and he floods the papers with his
cnigmatiCnl and rambling compositions.
George Francis Train was born IN BDs-
ton, March oath, 1929 In 1888 his
father, mother aud three sisters died of
yellow fever in New Orleans. In 1912 he
was in college in Cambridge, Mass, and
in 1874 established the Liverpool Packet
firm of Tram d Co. He was married
October 9th, 1851. In 1853 he estab-
lishcd the house OF George Francis Train
d Co, shippers, in Melbourne, Australia,
and during the Same year declined the
presidency Of the Australian Republic.
In lS60-6l he devoted himself to the in
PRODUCTION of street railways in London,
but not succeeding in this, returned to
America in 1862 and became noted as a
public speaker on the issues of the day.
Many OF his speeches have been pub
lishod, and he has also written various
works, among others "t American
Merchant in Europe, Asia and Austria
liza, young America in Wall street"
"Sprcad Eagleism, " etc, etc In 1862
Train was assaulted in Boston, Dayton
and elsewhere, on account of his utter
ances, and an attempt was nlso made to
assassinoto him Mt Alton, Ill. lie
obtained tho original capital, about
81, 900, 900, 10 construct the
Union Pacific Railroad In 1864
he organized the Credit Mobiier with u
capital Of $40, 900, 900, and obtained
donations Of land grants for the company
at Omaha. In 1869 he began an active
canvass for the presidency OF the United
States as candidate for the GreenbaclS
party. In 1872 he went to Europe and
delivered many public speeches, and On
his return published some ai'sgcd obscene
literature and Anthony Comstock put
him in the Tombs. Train was also
adiudgcd a lunatic, but after years
confinement was released. In 1874 he
became the champion Of the working
men quit eating animal food, butter
and condiments. lie refused the Green
back Presidential nomination in 1876,
also refusing invitations to lecture. In
1877 he began psychological conver-
sations" in Madison Square. 1t was in
this year that he became disguised, evil
IDENTIFY, with the world and everybody in
it Except children), and stopped talking
with adults Train is said TO be very
rich, and owns much real estate in
Omaha and other parts Of the West
Yankee BLdde.
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THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern aud Middle states.

THE funeral OF William n Kelley. the
Father Of the House took place at Phila-
dclphia. There was little show or display.
privacy being insisted upon 10y the memberS
ot the dead MANS family.
A FREIGHT train ran into another freight
train at Snydertown, Penn. Conductor John
Deifenderfcr was killed. several OF the crew
injured and the locomotive and ten cars
were wrecked
SEVERAL tons Of metal fell at the Bcthlo-
hem iron works nc Easton Penn, killing En-
ginecr Stollmaker and fatally iniuring Nor
ris Riegel
THE boiler OF steam shovel used by the
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railway Company
in eXcavating at Fallston. Penn, gave way
and one man was killed, and about fifteen
injured
HENRY HowARD, VI Worcester, Mass
lost much sleep in nursing an invalid mother,
became insane aud cut his throat with "A
razor.
REV. LYMAN ABBoTT was installed pastor
of Plymouth Church. Brooklyn
a RECEPTION to Archbishop Corrigan 20
wish him godspeed ON his visit 20 Rome was
held IN New York city
LEILA DE GAN, two years old, OF Syracuse.
\. V, while playing about tho house fell
backward into pail of boiling water and
died.
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Th9 new State of Washington include
a region almost as little known as the
interior of Africa. The country inclosed
by the Olympic Mountains, comprising
an area of about $500 square miles is
not known TO have been explored by any
one. These mountains rise within ten or
fifteen miles of the Straits of San Juan
dc Fuca in the north, the Pacific Ocean
in the west, Hoods Canal in the cast,
and the basin'of the Quinault Lake in
the south, and are from six to eight thou
sand feet hight. Although the Indians
have never pc etrated this region, their
traditions sa that it is inhabited by a
very fierce tribe, which none OF the
others dare n.olest.
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One thing that has added immensely TO
Ihe power of the earth to feed its in
habitants is the art of preserving food.
Would it be out of the way 10 guess,
queries the New York Tribune, that one
quarter of all we eat IS preserved in one
way or another that was either unknown
or not practised half a century agoa II
not, it seems likely that steam transport,
the telegraph and the tin can have doubled
the food power Of the world.
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superintendent of the Census Porter
recently received letter suggesting that
statistics be gathered relative to the
.chewing-gum habit. The proprietor OF
a chewing-gum factory in Elkhart, Ind.
speaking of his establishment, which is
one Of the smallest and least important
IN the country, said: Last year we
made and sold over $4OO, 900 worth Of
the stuff. We employ $50 men and
girls, and we ship to iobbing houses in
every large city in the country. There
are in the United States alone fully a
dozen large factories, employing as many
people as we do, and in most cases more.
The annual output of these factories will
average S450,000 per year, making a
total production of more than S. 600.
OOO' and there are enough smaller confec.
tionary establishments to increase the an.
nual production to at least Sc, 900. 600. >
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"The Russian influenza is diseas,
Of very respectable antiquity u pre-.
vailed in this country 100 years ago. and
among the distinguished Americans who
then hsdit was President George Wash.
ington. The Hcdicoi Roc0rd quotes n LET
Ter written during that period by Dr.
John Warren i'm which he describes the
disease and says NOur beloved presi
dent is just recovering from severe and
dangerous attack The so-called Rus
sian influenza docs not always begin I'm
Russia In 1880 it started in China. I,
spread TO western Europe, and two years
later reached the United States, where.
however, il appeared in ~ very mild form
and did not prevail generally. The
Chicago Heraid declares that the Amcri.
can sufferer, II his heart ever thrills with
the emotions Of pure aud lofty patriotism.
viii End more comfort in che Thought
that tho father Of his country has sneezed
with the same afliclion than 10 rejecting
Inst 10 has irritatcd the onoto noses OF tho
ponarchies and despotisms Of Europe.