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Wrecked ON the Lakes.

CHICAGO. July 16.-Tbe captain of the
propeller Puritan reports seeing the
wrecks Of two yachts in midlake. From
other information obtained il is believed
certain that five persons from Chicago
were lost with three vessels in the high
storm Of a couple OF days ago.
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Killed hN Lightning.

WINNIPEG, Man, July iG.-Hcnry Hat
tel. an old and respected farmer near
Moose Jaw. his iO-year-old daughter and
Herbert Mclean, aged Il, son of Rev. DIR.
Mclean, We're Instantly killed while at
The supper table last night 10y a stroke Of
lightning.
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Money on call easy at 2aiE per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 5a1.
Sterling Exchange-Quiet and easier;
GO day bills, $i.siH; demand, Si.ssH.
Mining quotations as follows:
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VIENNA, July 16.-The board of health
here is informed that cholera has reap
peared in thirty of Valencia
and Alicants.
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A Nlystery solved.

Officially Denied.
PARIS, July 16.-A semi-oiiicial note
was published this afternoon denying the
alarming reports received from Senega.
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hut Mr. and Mrs. vollmer Did Not Live
Together.
special Correspondence OF the Standard.
BUTTE, July 16.-Mrs. Frank vollmer,
wife of the man " no was found dead In
Anaconda Monday, denies the statement
that she had been separated from her hus-
band.
"We were not separated, she said. "He
lived In Anaconda and I live In Butte, and
he didn't contribute anything toward my
support. He had no property In Butte, as
was stated. The property was all mine.
| have two children. Mr.. Vollmer called
TO see us occasionally, and was here last
Christmas. He was not in Anaconda
month";"
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Insurance Agency.
PRESENTIN

KrNA, of Hartford.
ANGLO-NEvADA, OF San Francisco.
CALIFORNIA, of San Francisco.
COMMERCIAL, OF California.
FIREMAN'S FUND, OF California.
HARTFORD, Of Hartford.
IMPERIAL. Of London.
LIVERPOOL and LONDON and GLOBE.
LONDON & LANCASHIRE.
NATIONAL, OF Hartford.
NEW ZEALAND.
NIAGARA, OF New York.
PHOENIX, Of London.
QUEEN, of Liverpool.
UNION, OF California.
WESTERN, Of Toronto.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-22
Northern Editors.

GALVESTON, Tex, May 2O.-The North
western Editorial association, announced
to arrive last night, did not, on account of
an accident, arrive until noon today. Upon
their arrival at the Union depot they were
taken in charge by a committee of promi-
nent gentlemen and conducted to the
Beach hotel, where they were lunched.
After this they were conveyed to Central
wharf. where they boarded the United
States.revenue cutter Dix, and were given an
excursion on the bay and shown the harbor
works. Tonight they are being entertained
by concert and pyrotech tic display on the
Beach lawn. Tomorrt W they will be given
an excursion down the is and and on re-
turning will be regaled b. fish chowder
at Woollam's lake. gh5y will leave for
home tomorrow evening. Among the dis
members of the party Is ex-Goy.
Riddle of the Minneapolis Messenger.
VIM. H. Simpson. general passenger and
ticket agent of the Atchison. Topeka and
Santa Fe Railway company has the party
in charge.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-22
THE PREsBYTERIANs.
Proceedings Of the General Assembly Now In
Session at Saratoga

Proceedings Of the General Assembly Now In
Session at Saratoga.
SARATOGA, N. Y, May 20.-In the Pres.
byterian General Assembly this morning
the board of home missions presented its
eighty-eighth annual report through Rev
Mr.. Little of Texas. Mr.. Little said the
man has lived generation who has kept
track with home missionary work for the
last twelve months. The income has, by
Its steady general increase, given pleasing
proof of confidence in the board, although
owing to peculiar circumstances this year
closing with $S0,361 on the wrong side.
There was, at the beginning of the year, a
debt of $33375. The receipts of the first six
months showed an increase of $55,0O0 and
those of the first ten months all increase of
S92, 900 as compared with the year before,
but in February and March there was a
falling off of $4,000 The total receipts
have been SS31170.
1t is rather disappointing that there
should be such a deficit, but we are cheered
by the steady and healthful increase of con-
tributions from Sunday schools and soci-
cites of young people. There is great need
of more invested funds that can be used as
collateral for loans in such temporary
emergencies. The available collateral is
only about $4,000 for general work and
$1,000 for womens work. From April to
November tor several years the outgo ex-
ceeded the income froln $1,000 to $4,000 a
day. Hence the absolute need of loans and
the collateral to get them. The need of all
the money and men is increased by the
great recent activity in railroad building,
which has multiplied new settlements tina
must have the gospel.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-22
Concerning Tempe rance.

AsHEyrLLE, N. c., May 20.--Report Of
committee on temperance was taken up
in the general assembly today. 1t takes
ground against the interference of the
church in matters social and of govern
ment The purport of the report is a rec
ommendation that the church declare
neither for prohibition nor for license.
Rev. w. L. Lawrence moved that the re-
port be placed on the docket until the
minutes Of the senate of the assembly be
published and sent to the different Presby-
teries 10 order that they might be prepared
to discuss them at the session in 1891.
Adopted
During the discussion of the report it was
proposed to print the report and circulate
1t among the Presbyterians.
A commissioner thereupon inquired:
who will pay for the printing!" Another
responded: "The Whiskymen will pay
the BILL"
1t was decided to consider the report of
the committee on society and tithes at this
session of the assembly.
Adjourned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-22
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.

HOUSE.
In the house today Mr.. Wilson of West
Virginia made statement concerning the
controversy between Mr.. Bayne, Mr.. Bynum
and himself about the Campbell affidavit.
He asked Mr.. Bayne if he endorsed the
charges contained in the Campbell letter so
far as they applied to him (Wison), and Mr..
Bayne replied, expressing regret that the
controversy should have occurred and de-
MED that he intended any rehectionon either
Bynum or Wilson. Mr.. Wilson then said
he had no further statement to make and
the subject was dropped.
Funston's amendment was defeated by
vote of ITO to 1873.
The committee proceeded to consider the
action of the bill, the pending amendment
being that offered by Mr.. Funston of Kan
sas, striking from the metal schedule the
proyiso that silver ore and all other ores
containing lead shall pay duty of IL
cents per pound on lead contained therein,
according to sample and assay at the port
of entry.
The house went into committee of tho
whole on the tariff bill. After the chair
man had given sharp admonition to the
spectators IN the gallery that they must pre-
serve order. Mr.. Wilson of Iowa took, the floor
on question of personal privilege. He
expressed his qualification that the lapse of
time since the unhappy episode of Saturday
permitted him to rake thoroughly delib-
crate and dispasN mate statement. AS
chairman OF the ca mittee he had ad-
mitted certain letteA y the ground that
private citizen, when h allied in this hall,
had right to be heard in his own defense.
and as that was undoubtedly a correct
theory he would endeavor to give a plain
history OF the whole transaction.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-22
Went to the wall.
Court Martial.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May 20.-The United
States army circles here are greatly inter
ested in the court martial, which shortly
convenes at Tucson, Ariz., in view of the
prominence of the officers who are to be
tried by the court. Col. H. M. Black, Maj.
S. M. B. Coung and Capt. Harvey G. Car
baugh Judge Advocate and other promi-
nent officers from this post will participate
in the proceedings. Maj. H. S. Viball,
chief quartermaster; Maj. W, H, Elderkis,
aid de camp are to be tried on various
charges of more or less serious and some-
what scandalous character. The ultimate
result of the trial is expected to be the
breaking up of the department of Arizona
and its division between the department of
Texas and Pacific.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-22

l6, ,502; of scholars in 254 Sunday schools II,
762. In our other rs schools are 10, l60
scholars and III teachers. To our funds
1854 churches and 226 Sunday schools and
$50 women's societies and bands contribute
while 3,773 churches do not. The women
have been especially helpful this year. rails
ing $29,300 We have SAG, $50 of invested
funds. 1t was recommended that the
salaries of the secretary, treasurer and
CLERKS be reduced to a sum not exceeding
So, 500.
Rev. R. H. Allen, secretary of the board
followed in earnest advocacy of larger
giving and interest for the elevation of this
race. He said there was serious trouble
ahead unless this was done. Six hundred
negro children are born in the South every
day, and in less than ten years they will
be in a majority in eight States and their
votes before long will be cast and counted.
Forty-five dollars will support girl for a
year in Scotia seminary, which has already
graduated 200 only seven of whom have
failed to do well.
Mr.. Alexander, colored, of Cape Fear n.
c., presbytery, thought the Presbyterian
policy peculiarly adapted to the work that
must be done for the negro. No other
church is square on the color line, not even
the Congregationalist, which, this year, has
gone back on its grand record.
Rev. Hunt, colored, of South Carolina,
spoke by special request of Secretary Allen
He though there was no more negro
problem. The Presbyterian church has
solved it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-22
The Suits Not Filed

DALLAS, Tex, May 19,-It was reported
here suits would be filed today by members
of the Farmers Alliance against the Alli-
ance Exchange and the Southern Mercury.
Up to o'clock the papers had not put in
an appearance in the district clerks office,
Information reached here this afternoon
that DR.. Fields. president of the State Alli-
ance, has appointed G. B. Lane of Travis
county, ]. s. Gilbert and A. H. Wilkins of
Ffeestone county to examine the books and
investigate into the business of the South
ern Mercury and other Alliance concerns
in this CITY,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-22
THE OTHER SIDE.
DIXON, EDITOR OF THE DAL.
LAS MERCURY DENIES 1T.
CHARGES AGAINST THE ALLIANCE
Denied as False and Their Alleged His
tory Shown Up-The Suits
Not Filed in Dallas
Courts.

DALLAS, Tex, May 19. 9.-The sensational
dispatches which a certain newspaper cor
respondent at Austin has been sending to
a number of papers throughout the State,
concerning the Farmers Alliance Ex-
change and the Southern Mercury of this
city, contained an intimation that suits
promised to be filed in the courts here
against both of these concerns.
Prominent Alliance men and county
alliances dissatisfied with the way matters
are running were reported to be the parties
who would institute suits and prosecute
them for the recovery of Alliance property,
including the Alliance building and the
Southern Mercury, the Alliance organ. The
latter, it is asserted, is being run in the
political interest of few gentlemen.
With view to ascertaining how much
fire there was beneath this smoke, your
correspondent today paid the Alliance
building visit No one in the managers s
office had any information concerning the
report of the suits threatened or the sensa-
tional charges other than what the Austin
correspondent had already made public.
The suits had not yet been begun nor could
it be told when they would be Instituted.
The Southern Mercury Office was next
visited. Mr.. Sam H. DiEan, the editor of
the paper, and Mr.. 4. Newton, the busi-
ness manager, were both seen.
Mr.. Newton talked plainly and with en-
Said he: II know the man who has been
inspiring these lies about the Mercury
which are being sent over the
State. He came here about six weeks
ago in the employ of the railroad nosing
around after the information. He came
and applied for position in the Office. l
didn't give it to him. He went to Austin
and began this dirty work. He is man
who has been visitor and guest at my
house for six weeks at time and because 1
would not give him place in my office he
has been scattering these lies over the
State"
He sent a lying statement to the San An.
tonic Express said Mr.. Dixon, as he
reached in the drawer of his desk and pre-
sented a printed clipping of the Austin
Dispatch which set forth that some weeks
Mercury had run behind $1400, and that
our appeal was sent out to the Alliances to
help It out, that $1040 Of it had been paid
the Alliance.
Said Mr., Dixon: "This is lie. There
never was such an appeal made nor has the
Alliance ever paid cent. The Mercury is
the property of the Alliance. 1t has moth |
ing to do with the commercial agency of
the Alliance. Monthly reports of the busi- |
ness of the paper are made to the president I
of the Alliance board and these show all |
the financial transactions in the Office |
from month to month. 1t must be remem- |
bered that the Mercury was bought on a |
credit by the Alliance from the Mercury |
Publishing Company,
Mr.. Dixon then proceed to further ex-
plain matters and to denounce the specials |
sent out from Austin and to prove their |
sensational character
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-22
A BIG DEAL.
Huntington & Willard Gain Control Of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company.

Huntington & Willard Gain Control of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
New YORK, May 19.-The Times says:
The announcement made yesterday of big
deal between c. P. Huntington and Henry
Willard, by which those two Wall street
magnates gain control of the Pacific Mail
Steamship company attracted much atten-
ton in financial and railway circles. On
all sides it was agreed the new alliance was
sure to bring about most important results.
There were rumors of conference dur
ing the day, at which the representatives of
Huntington and Willard met Jay Gould or
his son George to consider propositions
from the Gould quarter for the modification
of the change of plans which the new con-
tro1lers of the Pacific Mail property have in
view. 1t was stated on good authority,
however, that the original purposes
of the new combination would be
how largely Willard is interested in
the new deal beyond the fact that he has
gained an Endorsement, his scheme for
bringing the Pacific mail steamers up to
Tacoma to connect with his Northern Pa
cific railroad there. This is of course great
enough to warrant heavy expenditures to
obtain it.
1t is limited that Huntington's South and
Central American schemes are to be helped
materially by the new deal. A line of
steamers will be put on soon to develope
the traffic in these southern directions. 1t
is intimated, too, that the present subsidy
from the transcontinental railroads will
have to be much increased or else be ended.
Here is where Mr.. Henry Harts influence
will be felt. Mr.. Hart has long con-
tended this subsidy was not
equal to the concessions allowed to the
railroads by the steamship company. G. P.
Huntington, too, as big owner of Pacific
mail stock, could, OF course, favor raise in
the proportion, paid by his road, such
transaction amounted practically only to
passing of funds from one to another of his
own pockets.
Jay Gould and Russell Sage would not be
so happily situated, however. Russell
Sage is quoted as saying that Huntington's
big purchase has really been made almost
wholly in Henry Wizards interest, to
whom the establishment of Pacific mail |
port at Tacoma signifies financial benefits |
far beyond computation |
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-22
BRUTAL MURDER.
Two Workmen Quarrel, and in the Fight One
Is Killed,


Is Killed.
CHICAGO, H., May 2O.-Wild with rage
and insane with drink Barney Benson
committed most brutal murder shortly
before 2 o'clock this morning. Jerry
Sweeny was the victim, The murder was
the result of quarrel which occurred in a
saloon Sunday night Benson is foreman
of the National Boiler works. Some time
ago he discharged Sweeny, who worked
under him. Sunday night they met in the
saloon, and both being under the influence
of Equor, soon got into fight, in which
Benson was badly beaten
Both men continued to drink all day and
last night they met in another saloon and
but for interference of friends would have
had another fight Between and o'clock
this morning Benson was on his way home
when he met Sweeny.
Benson, drawing revolver, called him a
coward and began to shoot at him. He had
shot three times when Sweeny attempted
to take the revolver from his antagonist
and was knocked down IN his effort. Ben
son. placing his foot on the PROSTATE mans
neck, deliberately fired two bullets through
his heart. Sweeny died almost instantly
and Benson fed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-22
THE PRESBYTERIANS.
The Movement to Change the Constitution
Of the Church.

The Movement to Change the Constitution
OF the Church.
SARATOGA, N. Y e, May 19.-In the Presby.
terian General Assembly this morning DR.
! Kempshill moved that the report of the
krommitt sS5n the methods of altering the
constitution be referred back to the COM
mittee, enlarged by seven new members,
fairly representing both sides, with instruc-
tions 10 report as early as possible to the
assemblv. This was seconded by DR.. Pat
TON and approved by DR., Roberts, chair.
man of the committee who thought that the
matter had not been sufficiently debated
DR.. Johnson of Chicago moved to lay the
motion to refer on the table, which was
lost. -....., 100 49,,
deferred and the matter dropped for the
b, sent
the hoard of missions for freedmen made
ito twenty-fifth annual report. 1t says:
Twentv-fve years ago we Lad no church
schools. educated colored preachers or
teachers. while today finds usiw
churches, 7S schools, III colored preachers
and 133 colored teachers, and not less than
5c0 O00 freedmen are now reached by their
good influence. tho ,,oor
,,,ora 176 600. a gain over last year of $4l,-
Co0 The freedmen themselves have given
t0Uard the support of their own churches
and sTTT schools, $4,000. Nine new churches
@ have been organized. In the Garolin,as,
the emigration Of negroes 70 tne eores
tbe colored population is increasing rapidly
end or is now about 100000, and in no State,
aTcent anr ~ perhaps Texas, are negroes getting
o nroperty so fast. There is similar progress
Arkansas where aaho.r1 many ysene IT aeoSe VINO
The negroes, as whole, are multiplying
e. ln~ faster Than means of educating them,
bnt ar id'' IN regions where our schools are llit-
uv sracv " wafes. Parochial schools are espe-
iay helpful At Brainerd ddd institute inUg5ng aesry
Ssse ras three.story domltory for three or four
1ears asg has been put up by stue <nts. Dur
Sn@ eaii tbe W wear we have had 3l6 missionaries
55S 15S ofthem e coIored 26 more than last year:
The III y Whole number of communicates Is
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-22
Formerly q GalvestOnlan.

GALvEsToS, Tex, May 2O.-F. s. Solyer,
TIE old gentleman brutally murdered at
San Angelo, Sunday night, was a well
known resident of Galveston for many
the present site of the fremont hotel. Mr..
Solyer left this city some years ago and
vent into business at Corpus Christi where
he was well known, afterwards going to La
redo and thence to San Angelo. He was
the father of Mrs. ]. ID. Sowyer and also of
the widow of the late Thos. o. Nutlis of
Winnie street, and his son is Louis F
Solyer furniture dealer, who resides on
Avenue NJ, near Bath avenue
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-22

quiring that all fresh meat sold in the state
shall be cut from animals slaughtered
within the state and inspected twenty -four
hours before slaughtered. The case is en-
titled The State of Minnesota against
Henry d. Barber" and is of great interest
to the dressed beef men, who won the case.
Went to the Wall.
New YORK, May 19,-The Public Grain
and Stock Exchange (imited), said to be
the largest bucket shop in the United
States, went to thew all this morning, owing
to attachments secured against it by Gus
toner in 0swego, N. Y. The attachment
was made to secure $4,000. There are num-
erous creditors lowering about the firms
offices in the Wells building this forenoon.
Chas. h Platt, credited president of the
company, said this noon he thought busi-
ness would be resumed in very short time
as settlement with all creditors was i'm
pending.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-22
ENGLAND.
THE pAEDoLus REEF.


LONDON, May 20.-The Daedolus reef, in
the Red sea, upon which the British
steamer Docca, from London, April 80
from Brisbane, struck on Friday last, is 400
miles from Suez and is directly in the track
OF navigation. A light house, the light
from which is visible for fourteen miles at
night, marks the reef, which is a few inches
ABOVE the sea at low. water. The Docca
Syruck Tk the reef in the morning.
The weather at the time was
fine and clear. Only few
OF the passengers had left their berths
the time OF the accident. The steamers
boat was stove but she foated four hours.
Inere were twelve saloon passengers on
board and large number of emigrants in
tne steerage. A majority of the emigrants
were young women. The passengers took
refuge on the reef, few of them being ac-
commodated in the lighthouse, but most of
them being forced to remain on the rock
many OF the latter were compelled to stand
in the waterup to their waists. The most
OF the passengers lost their clothing.
The British steamer Rosario from Bom-
bay, May 5, to Odessa, barely succeeded in
rescuing the officers and crew of the Docca
before she sank. The British steamer Tai
amecotta, from Greenock, May l, with coal
for Calcutta, took the passengers off the
reef and afterwards took the Docca's off,
GERS and crew from the Rosario and landed
them at Suez.
ISABELLA OF SPAIN.
Ex-Queen Isabella of Spain is in London.
She will visit Queen Victoria at Windsor,
ARTHUR NEWTON SENTENCED.
Arthur Newton, the solicitor who pleaded
guilty 70 the charge of conniving to defeat
justice by assisting certain persons charged
with completely in the Cleveland street
scandal to escape, was arraigned for iudg-
ment today. He was sentenced to impris-
onment for six weeks.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-22
The Jesse James Gang.

MADISON, Wis, May 2o.-Three members
OF the Jesse James gang are under arrest
at Jefferson, this State, and officers from
Missouri were in the city yesterday and OBJ
tanned requisition for their return to Mis-
souri,. The names of the prisoners are
said to be ] M. officer, alias William
Harlow, 7. w. Berry and George Scott.
All were heavily armed, having both re-
volvers and Winchesters and an ample kit
OF burglar tools. The men broke Jail in
Douglas county, Mo. 1t is said they will
be held for murder. They are tough
looking trio and will not talk. The officers
start for Missouri with the men this morn
ing