The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-03-13
WASHINGTON NOTES.
CABLE LINES.

WASHINGTON, March 11.-At a meeting
of the pan-American congress yesterday
report was received from the committee APP
pointed to consider the best means for ex-
tending and improving facilities for COM
mercial, postal and Geographic communi-
cation between the several countries that
border upon the gulf of Mexico and Car
ribean Sea. The committee says the tele-
graphic service meets all the requirements
and is considered satisfactory. Cable COM
munication is by two lines from the United
States to the Republics of SouthsAmerica
The present rates make it practically I'M
possible to do business over those lines and
the committee recommends that steps be
taken to secure moderate scale of
charges. This failing, then charters should
be granted to independent cable companies
with maximum tolls fixed IN the charters.
The committee says plans have been dis
cussed by capitalists in this country for the
establishment of direct or rapid steamship
service between Tampa, Fla, and Mobile,
Ala, and the ports OF Colon, Port Limon
COSTA Rica), and Greytown, Nicaragua.
Such a line would shorten the time of
transportation of the mail from New York
or Chicago TO Colon to six and half days,
steamers making stoppages enrUute to Port
Limon and Greytown. The plan above
suggested proposes that steamers, if the
line is established, shall visit the city of
Mobile regularly to deliver aud receive
freight after having landed their mail.
passengers and freight at Tampa. Similar
lines connecting New Orleans with CARR
bean ports are suggested by the commit
tee.
The conlmitteein conclusion recommends
to all nations bordering on the Gulf of
Mexico and Caribbean sea the granting of
government aid in the establishment of
first class steamship service between their
several ports upon such terms as they may
mutually agree upon with reference to the
service required, the aid it is necessary 10
extend, the facilities it will severally afford
them the basis upon which they are to
contribute the amount that each is to pay,
the force of agreement between the several
governments and the nature of contracts
with the steamship companies necessary to
successful execution of the general plan
for such service.
KINCAID RE-ARREsTED.
As soon as the police authorities were
notified of the death of Mr.. Taulbee, Mr.
Kincaid was rearrested and taken to the
Twelfth street police station.
DEATH OF Ex-coNGREssMAN TAULBEE.
x-Representative Taulbee died at 5
O'Clock this morning.
A reporter visited the station house soon
after the arrest and found Mr.. Kincaid
locked in the woman's cell on the second
floor looking pale and sickly. He scent d
oblivious 10 his surroundings. Momem-
tarily his muscles would twitch convul-
sively and groan would escape his lips.
The awful strain to which he had hean
subjected since the shooting has told on
him. He is wreck of his former self.
As the reporter was about to leave the
prisoner he broke out in sobs and called
for his mother. The scene was touching i'm
the extreme. Within one hour after his
arrest Mr.. Kincaid was so Frustrated with
nervous exhaustion it was found necessary
TO call his regular physician who remained
with him most OF the day. Kincaid's con-
ditlon is serious and it is the opinion of
many of his friends that he will not live to
stand his trial.