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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10
OVER THE STATE.
Crisp, Concise and Newsy Notes Cleaned,
from the Texas Press

Crisp, Concise and Newsy Notes Cleaned,
from the Texas Press.
Burglars are working Tyler.
Midland claimed 700 population and
she has 720.
A Jail delivery at Corpus Christi re-
suited in the escape of five bold, bad
men.
Wallace McDougal of Rockwall
while hunting was accidentally shot
and killed.
A one armed negro fell in tank in
kaufman county while fishing and
was drowned.
Fence cutters are abroad in Gala.
| han county, near Baird. They have
been in the business some time.
The Street Railway company have
sold out to the stockholders of the
Waco Gas and Electric company.
The shops of the Texas and Pacific
Railroad company at Big Springs will
be enlarged shortly, and almost double
the force will be put on.
Weavel reported already in the new
corn yet in the fields in Bastrop
county and it is feared will greatly
damage it before it Is gathered
Navasota wants to be the county
seat of Grimes county and the citi-,
zens propose to put up $4,000 to aid
in building court house.
The capital sotck of the First Ma
tional Bank of Coleman has been in
creased to $4,000, with a surplus O.
$4,000, making total of $4,000.
Flies and mosquitoes have been get
ting in their yithwork vengeance in
Jackson county. A great many OF
the young calves have been killed by
screw worms.
Capt. |. G. P. McLendon of HAYS
county sold his entire herd of 2O0O
head of sheep at $1.75 per head to-
Pedro Cuellar of Mexico. The spring
clip from these sheep sold at % cents.
at San Marcos.
The Masons of San Angelo are ne
gotiating to purchase the 11OxlO0
foot vacant lot at the corner of Cakes
and Twohig, opposite Titus, upon
which they propose erecting a three
story stone building.
A difficulty occurred on the Pope
place west OF Bastrop last week be-
tween Willie Gales and colored
brother, resulting in Gales shooting
his antagonist, the ball entering the
throat. The wounded man was not
dead at last accounts. The shootist
is in Jail. se
Last Saturday night thief stole
Two horses from A. &. Denmark, six
miles north of Marienfield, and started
south. Mr.. Denmark and Sheriff Sam
karr OF Martin county started in pur-
salt Friday morning and captured the
thief near Garden City, Glasscock
county, and recovered the stolen
horses.
Alphonso Diaz of Coleman county
wanted to marry Narcitita Zavalla.
and her parents objected. This OBJ
lection preyed upon the mind of Diaz
and Wednesday he came to town and
proceeded to get very drunk and re-
turning to the camp of Zavalla shot
his sweetheart killing her almost in.
stantly. He then turned upon the
mother and shot her in the arm in
fiicting serious wound. The mur-
derer then made good his escape, but.
Sheriff Perry followed him and found
his body within quarter of a mile of
the scene OF his crime, where he had
taken vengeance upon himself by
blowing his own brains out. The pls-
sol SUI remained firmly grasped in
his hand when the body was found
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10
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Notice of Dissolution

Notice is hereby given that the firm of
Andrews & Hills of FL Paso, Tex, com
posed of W. S. Hills and f. Fl. Andrews is
by agreement to be dissolved on the 18th
day of July, 1890, for The purpose of incor-
porating their saddle and harness business
of the corporate name of Ell Paso Saddlery
company. ANDREWS 81 HILLS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10

THERE seems to be prevailing
opinion that the cooler heads in the
senate will either refuse to call up the
Federal election bill or kill it should
its friends insist upon its considera'
ton. Amen to such a solution of this
menacing evil.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10

Sugar Chill Cure is as sweet as
sugar. Children cry for it. A sure
cure for chill and fever, dumb ague.
Sold by Alexander & Cornwell. No
cure no pay.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10
Advice to Mothers,

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
should always be used for children
teething. 1t sootbes the child, soft
ems the gums, allays the pain, cures
wind coIic and is the best remedy for
diarrhea. % cents bottle.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10
Primaries.

There is general complaint that the
chairmen of the various precincts
have failed to notify voters of the
place of holding primary meetings. 1t
is important that place as well as time
of primaries be generally known.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10
Clarke's Extract of Flax Cough Cure,

1t is sure cure for Whooping Cough. Il
stops the whoop and permits the child tc
catch its breath. 1t is entirely harmless
Good for any cough Of childhood or ole
age. 1t heals the bronchi and lungs anC
stops the cough. For Winter or Bronchial
Cough this syrup is the best ever discov
cred. Only one size, large bottle. Price
$1.0O at Oscar Samostz' drug store.
Clarkes Flax Soap makes the Skin
smooth soft and white. Price 25 cents.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10
A Superb BANQUET .

The members of the Farmers ALI
ance, nearly two hundred strong, were
given banquet at Billiesen's Cafe yes
terday. 1t was cotton up in superb
style and was greatly enjoyed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10

Col. ]. G. DEGREES, chairman of the
Republican State executive committee
has issued call for convention, to
be held in the city of San Antonio
Tex, on September 3, for the purpose
OF nominating a State ticket for the
November elections and the trans.
action of such other business as may
properly come up before it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10

Don't disgust your trends with thar
horribly offensive breath when ont
oottie OF DIR. Thurmond's Lone Star
oatarrh Cure will make it as sweet al
paoe,s 10 less than week. Alexan-
der q Cornwell, 219 East Pecan street
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10

Are you weak and weary, overworked
and tired? Hood IS Sarsaparilla is just
the medicine to purify your blood and
give you strength.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10

VIZ ANTED-The party who wrote TO the
w Statesman Publishing Co. from Lock
hart on June IA enclosing So rs for sub
scription to send his name, as he failed to
sign it Ill the letter.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10
Visitors

Call at Northwestern saloon near
depot at Marble Falls and get the bes
accommodations of Mason Bros.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10

THERE need be no confusion as to
the county road amendment. The
amendment does nothing in the world
but secure county wishing it the
privilege Of voting to tax itself fifteen
cents extra to pay for good county
roads and bridges. 1t does not in
crease the present rate of taxation one
single cent. 1t only makes it possible
for county wallowing in mud to vote
to spend some money in putting on
rock and making travel possible. 1t
is the wisest of ocal option laws and
should pass the State without a dis
senting vote.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10

Caution. Buy only DR.. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye Water. Carefully examine
the outside wrapper. None other
genuine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10
GENERAL HAMPTON ON NEGRO SUI
FRAGE,

A highly interesting article on negro
suffrage, historically and otherwise
considered, from the pen OF General
Wade Hampton, appears in the last
number of the Arena.
After reviewing the history of the
causes that led to confereing the ballot
on the negro, General Hampton
comes down to the present and
to the consideration of the
question what shall be done
about negro suffrage, now that it is an
accomplished fact. He takes the view
that it should not be disturbed; that
the new generation that has grown up
has not the courage to face such an
issue while generally ignorant OF the
origin Of negro voting and its pur-
poses. On the contrary, he thinks
if the South wishes to
get rid OF the incubus
and dangers of the negro ballot, her
true policy is deportation of the
negro to some other country where
they could work out their own destiny.
Or the next best plan, the general
thinks, would be to scatter the negro
over the Northern, Eastern and West
ern States, and thus rid the South of
the effect of their presence in our
section.
The general deals with the problem
in practical way. The fact OF the
whole business is that the remedies
he proposes would be totally unneces-
sary il the North would let us alone
to deal with the negro problem in our
own way, which would be justice to
the negro, the Union and ourselves.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-02
HOW THEY SQUIRMED.

Mr.. EDIToR:-A large delegation
met in Raleigh on the goth of August
for the purpose of holding the State
Democratic Convention. Some of
the counties in the State were not
represented. 1t is safe to say that
four.ffths of the delegates present
were not farmers and of course were
anti Alliance men. Col Harry Skin
ner, of Pitt county, intended to intro,
duce resolutions favoring the Sub
Treasury bill. This was known and
the anti Alliance delegates set to
work to defeat his scheme. Of course
the ants could have voted down the
resolution but they did not want to
go on record as having voted against
the bill. They knew that they would
not vote the sentiment of the people
they came to represent. By motion,
which was carried, they worked the
game so that all resolutions were to
go to the committee on resolutions
without being read or debated. Col.
Skinner got up and charged that the
object of that motion was to prevent
the introduction of the Su) Treasury
matter; that it was plan to prevent
any arguments for or against the bill
in that convention; that the lawyers
present were afraid to meet the argu-
ments in favor of the bill, and that
they ought to be ashamed to oppose
a thing and not be able to present
plausible arguments against it"
Col. Skinner is one Of the ablest
lawyers in the State, and may be said
to be the father of the Sub Treasury
scheme. More than two years ago he
wrote an article for The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER in which he gave an outline.
His article was not noticed by the
press of this State, but was widely
read and copied. Beyond doubt
Col. SINNERS suggestion was the
foundation Of the bill. 1t was com
mented on by some of our State pa,
pers after it appeared in BeBo1d8
Magazine.
By ingenius suirming the conven
tien lodged a discussion of the bill
ednesday. Had 1t not been an
"otf year" in politics the farmers
would have been in that convention
to considerable extent. The dodg-
ing game would not have worked and
there would have been some fun.
This is one of few instances where
the sqirmers " have had things their
own way this year. Two years from
now trick of this kind will be a fat
failure. The day of lodging is nearly
over. In two years from now the
Alliance delegates to the State conven-
ton will carry the politicians around
in their vest pockets.
A DELEGATE,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-02
No. 80

rison, Wendell Phillips, John B.
Dough, Land Bill" Allen, Peter
Cooper and hundreds of others
cranks of the first water. The first
was hanged through the cowardice of
the political bosses; the second and
third were hooted and ieered at,
pelted with rotten eggs and dragged
through the streets with ropes about
their necks, by a mob of howling
fools. Wendell Phillips died and his
party represented in Congress, refused
to contribute one dollar toward erect.
ing a suita ole monument to his mem
ory, but left it to pack of labor
cranks."
No man who has given a moments
thought to the signs of the times, will
deny that the tendency is toward
monopoly, centralization and the sup.
preston of thought. Everywhere We
hear of hard times, starvation, un-
paid interest and taxes, low prices
and poor wages. Everywhere wealth
producers are deman ting redress for
their grievances and relief from the
burden of unjust taxes and discrim-
ination. Tney have grown tired of
free trade and high tariff " pap;
they know that farmers are becoming
bankrupt every day in "h gh tariff
America and free trade Britain
alike, and they have learned that the
tariff" is not a factor in their
troubles. They have been fooled,
wheedled and bamboozled for the
past twenty years by discussion that
is utterly nonsensical. During that
tine men, women and babes have
starved; farmers have struggled with
taxes and mortgages; produce is so
low that it cannot be shipped to mar
ket at a profit; transportation is so
nigh that western .2rmers burn corn,
while Pennsylvania miners eat coal
or nothing.
Meantime the Shylocks, the land
thieves, the corporate monopoists, the
banks and bondhoLders, the trusts "
and politicians are getting in their
wo:k Pennsylvania Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-02
and sold by the

bribed, bot and sold by the
money rings around Washington, and
l do not think there will be any
trouble to give him a seat there.
Now to the brethren of the ALI
ance: Will you vote for man who
will not even promise you to defend
your wishes? Will you vote against
the very thing for which you were
organized and are contending? ? Will
you be hooked and led by the nose by
that wonderful party cry? Will you
ride the same old horse that has a
very sleek back, a nice head and a
good general appearance, but has
thrown, kicked and trod upon you
every time you mounted him Say,
brother, will you be so puerile as to
try him again
do not wish to be understood to
be opposed to the nominee of this dis,
trict as a man, not a word of it; but
| am opposed to voting for a man
who will not promise to do anything
for me. And | do not see how any
other Alliance man can consistently.
Think cf at, brethren. A refusal to
support the Alliance platform is, to
my mind, an acknowledgment that
there is something behind the curtain.
ENTHUSIAST.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-02
The Farmer Knows His Rights, and
Unless all Signs Fail, Will
Maintain Them.

In all ages of the world, nations
have been strong in the proportion
that agriculture was prosperous and
carried on under the substantial con-
dltion of proprietorship. The rural
homestead has always been the altar
of patriotism and every public virtue,
and when this characteristic was lost
anarchy and disintegration has fol.
lowed. A rural citizenship has always
been the prey to design ng men, who
coveted their substance without emu
lating their homely virtues. Know.
ing but little of the cunning ways of
those versed in st~tecraft, depending
solely upon honest toll for bread, and
removed from those populous centers
that breed all manner of vice, they
have been victims of vicious greed,
aud by degrees have surrendered the
birlhright secured and defended by
their sturdy arm and resolute patriot.
ism, and have sunk into servllity
Their downfall has presaged that Of
their country.
But these were ancient times To
repeat itself history must deal with re,
peated conditions. In these days
and in this country tie farmer is a
different man. He knows his rights
aad, unless all signs fail, will maintain
them. He may be slow to realize the
necessity for dong something, and
this tardiness may have be5n construed
as silent consent on his part to drift
with the tide if he sinks with the.
ship. But when he hangs his coat on
the fence and goes to work in earnest,
he is always equal to the emergency,
and those who think otherwise, deceive
themselves. When the country needs
saving, and others refuse to do it, an
immense hos of farmers, accustomed
to hard work will be found ready
They have simply been steerage pas
sengers on the ship of State, trusting
to the officers and crew to carry them
safely. If they find tnat the officers
are drunken and the crew disorderly
and mutinous, they will not hesitate
to man the tiller and the yardy.
They may do some rough unscie ntiic
work at the start, but what they lack
in skill, they may make up in main
strength and -awkwsr1ness. And
that's what's the-matter- with many
pIaeehofders who have let the interest
of the people look out for itself, while
they gave their whole attention to
aparty expediency as affecting their
tenure of Office -Ieras Farm end
Runch.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-02
LINCOLN COUNTY CONVENTION
HARDEN, N. @.

HARDEN, N. G.
Mr.. EDlToR:-Our County Conve
tion has just passed off, and we are
so proud of our success that l cannot
help informing your many readers,
through your columns, though the
Alliance of this, old Lincoln county,
does not number more than one third
of the voters of the county, we carried
every candidate that we wanted. So,
brethren, do not be discouraged if
you have not majority of your coun-
ties. Stand solid and you will be sur
prlsed how outsiders will fall in line
with you. l am an old voter of thirty
odd years, and l can say that [ never
saw such an interest taken in a con
vention here before. The farmers
and laborers are determined to rule
and their enemies will have to step
down and out ere long.
M. S. HovIs, Pres't.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-02
"YOU ARE A CRANK" ."

It was not the words so much as
the tone and manner in which they
were spoken, that caused US to feel
hurt. The words were addressed to
a representative of the Farnoer by a
would. be agricultural aristocrat who
had been asked to subscribe for this
paper. The "would- be" aforesaid
designated the farmers movement as
the {" sore-head party" and the Farmer
man a crank and a liar, simply be-
cause he had offered to pay one dollar
for every article in support of the
farmers bills, found in a certain paper
We don't object, in fact we rather
like to have a real man call us a crank,
but draw the line at hide bound,
fossilized political chump. This par
tioularly chronic specimen of the
genus 4" blatherskite" insinuttes that
the representative of the Farmer is a
prevaricator. While he cannot say
that he has never uttered afalsebUod,
he wishes to pIace.4ke folio wing on
record as his~biggest lie: The man
who called him liar is perfect gen
man.
Why are we proud of being called
crank Well, about all the reform
ers in all ages have been cranks, but
We need not go back further than our
times to find the names of such men
as John Brown, William Lloyd, Gar
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-02

Il 5aTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
President-Eias Carr, Old Sparta, NC.
Yice-President- II. Hayes, Bird
own, N. G.
seoretary-E. G. Beddingfeld, Raleigh,
n. G.
Treasurer D. Allen, Falls, N. G.
Lecturer-Thos. B. Long, AsheVille,
n.
Assistant LECTURER. B. Hunter,
Huntersvill9, n. @.
Chaplain-S. J. Veach, Warsaw, N @.
Door Keeper-W. II. Tomlinson, Fay
-.teville, n G.
Assistant Door Keeper-H. E. King,
:'eAnut, N. G.
Sergeant-at-Arms-J. S. Holt, Chalk
level, n. G.
State Business Agent-W. H. Worth,
8sleigh, N. c.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W. A.
Graham, Machpelah, n. G.
,rEoUTIvE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
5. B. Alexander, Charlotte, N. c.,
}hair nan; J. NJ. Mewborne, Kinston N.
j.; J. S. Johnston, Rufin. N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-02
JAS. H. ExUM,
Pres't Ashe Go. Alliance.
TaE NORTH AND THE SOUTH.

The following telegram was re-
ceived by President Clover AMI for
warded to US too late for our last is
sue:
GREENv1LLE, s. c., July %, 1890.
Hon. B. II CLOver, President Kansas State
Alliance, Cambridge, Konsa>::
The F rmers State Alliance of South
Carolira now ia session at Greenville,
S. c., sends greetings and extends the
right hand of fraternal friendship to our
brethren of Kansas and the entire north
west. E 7. STACKHOUsE,
Pres't S. F. A. of S. G.
If peace is better than war; if love
is better than hate; if friendship is
better than enmity; if union is better
than disunion, then should every 10y
al, loving heart rejoice over this mes
sage of peace and good will flashed
over the wires from South Carolina
to Kansas
That real union which our armies
could not win; that reunion which
policies could not force, has come at
last, spontaneously and fervently
through the blessed instrumentality
of our beloved order.
Long and bitter have been the years
of estrangement.
Cruel and wicked has been the po-
litical scheming to perpetuate Sec
tional strife.
Fierce and revengeful has been the
temper which designing leaders, both
North and South of Mason and Dix
ons line have striven to keep alive.
But the long night of hatred is past.
The morning of a better day has
dawned
The masses of the people have
trusted leaders who have betrayed
them. Homelessness threatens the
great army of toilers. In the pres
ence Of this. great danger mems hearts
are touched and the holy sentiment
of brotherhood has sprung up under
the pressure of common woe.
The spell of the evil enchanter is
broken; never again will men 50 long
follow in blind worship le aders whose
gospel is hatred and selfshness. The
great Gallilean has conquered. Peace
and good will have won the victory
Kansas gave warm, loving welcome
to an invited and honored guest, our
National President, L. L. Polk. South
Carolina has responded with this
heartfelt greeting.
Kansas never takes a back seat or a
backward step when that step is to,
wards higher plane of sentiment and
action.-Topeka Advocate
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-02

tatives to chase one of the brood to
where it roosts and rob it, but they
are very careful never to harm it
They do this only when compelled to
do so, in order to appease the clamor
OF the people, who are being robbed
by this foul brood The thing to do
is to kill the old money hen and break
up the hatchery, and this is the mis-
sion of organized labor California
Newspaper
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-02

The Secretary of the Treasury, who
under the new silver bill is the Grand
Mogul of American finances, is buy
ing silver at Is cents premium, but
says he will issue notes only of the
$500 and 81, 900 denominations. How
very convenient Now when you
subscribe for the Light and we cannot
make the change, you will tell US to
take the bill and give you credlt~fe
five hundred years subscription, and
the poor miner of Colorado who has
worked week for ten dollars bullion
must hold it till he gess five hundred
or sell it to a money king who can
get $ll. SO for the poor mans $40 90.
Again we say, how very convenient
for the money king Electric Light.