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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-02
THE CAPITOL.

Matters Picked Up in Our Tour In the
Departments.
The governor yesterday received
big batch of recommendation in ref
erence to the appointment of certain
district attorneys.
coMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Brown county yesterday returned a
$1,000 bond.
Comptroller Mccall yesterday, for
the state board of education, pur-
chased $4,000 of Brewster county fund
ing bonds.
MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
Captain SEEKER. acting adjutant
general in the absence of General
King, reports everything luiet along
the Mexican border.
STATE DEPARTMENT..
The following charters were filed in
the office of secretary of state yester-
day:
The Ell Paso Irrigation company;
capital stock, $4,000. Incorporate
ors: A. M. Loomis, s. w. Russell, A.
Blocker, r. L. Mayer, G. B. Stevenson,
w. M. James, E. S. Newman, S. G.
Etheridge and j. w. Eubank.
The Georgetown Chair Manufacture
ing company; capital stock, $4,000.
Incorporators: w. ]. Taylor, Envy
Taylor, P. H. Dimmitt, J. w. Whittle,
Steele & Sparks, w. L. Mann and
George Irvine.
The Garretson Construction COM
pany, of Dallas; capital stock, $780,
600. Incorporators; VIM. H. Gar
retson, B. Blankenship, F. r. Malone,
G. M. Long, Cope and Maurice E.
Lake.
The Espuela Land and Cattle COM
pany, of Great Britain and Ireland;
capital stock, $2,500,000.
The William Stobie Manufacturing
company, of Missouri; capital stock,
$4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-02

San Antonio Express: The Waco
Day says that when Henry w. Grady
took hold of the Atlanta Constitution
he had not a dollar and his asso-
ciates were in the same fix. They
were expected to produce a paper
ooual to the New Orleans and Mem
nhis dailies, and received only de-
rrision because they could not d. so.
MANY and many a week they went
home on Saturday night without a
dollar in their pockets, and the future
looked as gloomy as tne past. They
hing on, however, and grad
uollT their pluck and the
prestige which the paper was slowly
aconiring won recognition. After a
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-02
Is 1t Heresy?

Waco Day: The Houston Post
thinks the Day is about right in re-
fusing to accept the figures of Sol
onions wealth as given by Mr.. Tai
mage in one Of his recent sermons.
If all the gold and silver in Judea
from the time of Joshua down to the
final dispersion was gathered in a
single heap it is doubtful if it would
equal the sum which flows through
the United States treasury in single
year.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-02
PERSONAL POINTS.

Or. Stoddard, dentist, Anstin, Texas.
Henry West, OF Galveston, is in the
city.
Mr.. J. K. Milton, OF Tyler, is in the
city.
John Oliver, of Burnet, came in last
night on business.
8. M. Johnson, of Round Rock, was
in town yesterday.
w. Goodin, of Lampasas, is guest
at the Austin house.
1. K. Talmer, of Dallas, is a guest
at the Austin, house.
Mr.. E. P. Hopkins and family have
returned from Colorado.
Prof. Percy Pennybacker and wife,
OF Tyler, are in the city.
Mr.. S. V. Dooley, of Round Rock, is
a guest at the Hotel Orr.
Mrs. l. Kopperl and Morris Kopperl,
OF Galveston, are in the city.
Mr.. John G. Miller, the well-known
clothing man, is in the city.
Hon. ]. w. Cook and lady, of Falls
county, are at the Austin house.
Ed Anderson, of San Antonio, has
been passing the holidays in Austin.
Mir. B. A. Pessels and wife, of Llano,
are in the city guests of Mr.. Pessels'
father.
N. A. Dawson, atty-at-law, court house
w. N. Virgins, of the comptroller's
Office, left last night for short visit
to Rusk.
Mr.. M. M. Murry, Of Palestine, is in
the city, a guest of Justice George
Calhoun.
Mrs. G. Grabs, and her son, Frank
Sandusky, left for Galveston yester-
day morning.
Miss Della Sheppard, Of Waco, is in
the city, guest of her parents, DR..
and Mrs. Sheppard.
Mr.. E. B, Carruth, of Lavaca, is in
the city on a visit to his parents,
Major and Mrs. Carruth.
Mr., G. W. Bailey, correspondent
of the Fort Worth Gazette at Dallas,
was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Rudolph Lawrence and daugh-
ter have gone to New Braunfels to
visit relatives and friends.
Mr.. Charles Kinney, of Greer coun-
ty, is in the city to spend the holidays
with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Chiappero and
baby, of Burnet, are in the city spend
ing Christmas with relatives.
Mr.. Albert Stelfox, of San Antonio,
has been spending the holidays in the
city. He left for home last night.
Mr.. j. A. Stein, of San Antonio,
has been in town several days visiting
relatives and friends, left for home
yesterday.
Misses Lena and Mamie Messer left
Wednesday morning to spend few
weeks with relatives and friends in
New Braunfels.
Miss Bocca Ford, of Navarro, and
Mrs. Jennie Stinson, of Ell Paso, are
visiting the family OF Attorney Gen-
eral Hogg.
Hon. G. HI. Goodson and family, of
Hamilton, are at the Austin house on
visit to their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Neavitt.
w. w. Harris, corresponding clerk
of the general land Office, returned
yesterday from trip to Laredo, Tex,
and Mexico.
Mrs. John H. Baker and family, of
Waco, are in the city, guests of Prof.
Tate. Mrs. Baker is here to enter her
two youngest sons in the University.
DR.. w. J. Mathews left last night
for Nashville, thence to New York.
He goes to study the diseases of women
and children and will be absent about
two months.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-02
Justice Calhoun.

E. CANALS, for assault, was up before
Justice Calhoun yesterday and on a
plea of guilty was fined SIS and costs.
He was then placed under $50 bond to
keep the peace for one year.
Dud. Moore, for fast riding and firing
his pistol in public place, will be
tried next Tuesday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-02
ROBERT BROWNING.
The Story of His COurtship as Told by Lady
Reader.

any S'oIy vi HIS OOuftsulp aS lOlu Dy Lazy
Reader.
Fort Worth Gazette: The death of
Robert Browning has naturally re-
vived interest in his life and is elicit
ing fresh incident and comment Of
his career as scholar and poet.
L recall story of his courtship
which l have never seen in pint, but
which / believe to be entirely reliable.
l received it years ago from gentle
man who passed large portion of his
life in London. Himself a literary
man, his favorite haunts about the
great metropolis were the clubs and
coffee houses most frequented by litera
teurs and literary gossips. This story
as here picked up was follows: Eliza
beth Barrett was first gaining distinc-
ton as writer when she, Offered some
thing Robert Browning felt called on
to review. Professional critic and pro-
found linguist, he delicately sought to
hide the first character behind the
second in what he had to say, because
of his knowledge that the author about
to fall under his scalpel was lady. A
pithy, crisp critique came out in his
favorite, and as he supposed most hid
den classic, the Greek. A surprise fol-
lowed. Some days later he received,
written in Greek, q private letter
which, though it never allowed the
world a chance to say if it
should rival English Bards and
Scotch Reviewers" brought conster-
nation, followed by admiration to its
receiver. Reply in Greek received
answer in'Greek till correspondence
begun in pique merged into one Of
friendship, thence to courtship and
resultant congenial marriage.
Robert found his wooing less diff
cult, perhaps, from the fact that
Elizabeth was even then ready to say
what she afterwards tells us so pathet-
ically in "Aurora Leigh:
ut is dreary thing for woman to
sit alone beside adesolate hearthstone,
while she listens to the nations praise
afar off," LADY READER.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-02
NOTICE TO ARCHITECTs-Plans and

NOTICE TO ARCHITECTs.-Plans and
IN specifications will be received at the
office of the governor on the 9TH day Of
tial buildings sufficient to accommodate az
least five hundred inmates, TO be erected on
the site selected for the southwest Texas
Insane asylum, near San Antonio, Texas.
The buildings TO be built of stone or brick,
or both, at price not to exceed $150,OO0 as
provided by chapter SO, acts regular session
Twenty-first legislature.
Said plans in their details must cover the
providing Of water, heat, ,entilation, sew
erage and lights. in accordance with the
best system Of modern Improvements. i'm
the cheapest, best, and most substantial
manner.
Each plan must be accompanied with
detail estimate Of total cost, the market
labor involved.
The sum of $500 will be paid for plan Sc
ected. L. s. Ross, Governor.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-02

Sheriff White, on his return to the
city, brought Mr.. w. F. Weeks, whose
arrest in Washington City was an
nounced in THE STATESMAN several
days ago. The district attorney be-
ing absent, Mr.. Weeks has taken no
steps in reference to getting bail. but
will do so as soon as Mr.. Robertson
returns home, which will probably be
today.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-02
cnken,s Arn1casalye.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles or no pay required. tits
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price rs cents per box.
For sale by J. j. Tobin.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-02
Better Be Buried.

1t is often best to bury the evils of
this life with the dead. Only ghoul-
ish nature cares to rake up from the
grave the sorrows, the heartaches and
the waywardness of this life.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-02
Thanks Returned.

THE STATESMAN is under obligations
to Capt. r. B. Parrott, of Waco, state
agent for the Provident- Savings Life
Assurance society OF New York, for
some beautiful calendars for the year
1890.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-02
Thanks"

CONFEDERATE HOME, Dec. 26, 1889.
The ex-Confederate soldiers of the
Home are under obligations to Maj.
Geo. w. Littlefield for num-
Der of presents he sent us yester-
day. J. w. N.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-02
Resolutions.

Nv, whereas, We are free and enight-
e tL people, and in duty bound to take
S one greatest care of the health of the
:; community in general and of ourselves
~ particular; therefore, be it
hesolved, That in all cases wher
we are afflicted with constipation, in
acIiVe or diseased liver, biliousness, de
IAN OF the stomach, jaundice
ana Kidney troubles-we will procure
Ut Flerce's Pleasant Pellets and use
the same Immediately.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-02

One of the Pan-American delegates
says that New York is "the golden
vestibule of the vast and magnificent
dwelling place that spans, from ocean
to ocean, the homestead of free and
happy nation. If any advocate of Chi
cago can beat that she may take the
Worlds Fair.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-02

For boils, carbuncles, old sores,
rheumatism, Bright's disease, indiges-
ton, constipation, take DIR. Thur
mond's Lone Star Blood Syrup. A
sure cure. For sale by Alexander &
Cornwell, 219 Eas Pecan street.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-02
S St0; following numbers drew presents il
!; oteln d Co.'s grand distribution, viz:

we certify that the above numbers were
drawn in the order above written.
JOE B. ROGERS,
r. L. THIELAN,
JUDGE J. H. HENDERSON,
c. P. RANDOLPH,
w. w. DEAN,
Citizens Committee.
Austin, Tex, December "a, 1889.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-02
SUICIDAL MANIA.
FOUR CASES AND ONE ATTEMPT
WITHIN TWO WEEKS.
An Attendant at the Deaf and Dumb Insti-
tute Kills Himself-A Strange
Coincidence.

The STATESMAN this morning
chronicles another stlicide-the fourth
within two weeks and third during the
past five days.
Yesterday morning about 10 O'Clock
Charles Dorsy, second cook and at one
time monitor at the Deaf and Dumb
institute, killed himself. He had been
on Christmas lark and was drinking
yesterday morning. He had some
words with one of the attend
ants and subsequently, had con-
versation with Superintendent Ken
dali, to whom he rendered
his resignation. The superintendent
informed him that he was in no con-
dition to write a resignation, and that
he had better go to his room and take
a sleep, and that he could hand in his
resignation today. He left, but in
stead of going to his room to sleep he
went and dressed up in his best suit
and then proceeded to the store room
adjoining the kitchen where he shot
himself through the head.
He used q revolver and fired two
shots, the first making an ugly but
not fatal wound in the back of his
head and the other just back of
the ear the bullet crushing
through the brain, causing death
about 10 o'clock last afternoon.
Superintendent Kendall and his as
sistants heard the shots and hurried
to the storeroom where they found
Dorsy lying on the floor. He never
spoke after firing the fatal shot, but
left note 50 badly written that only
enough of it could be made out to tell
that he intended to kill himself.
He had worked several years at the
insane asylum and had been at Jhe Deaf
and Dumb institute year. He was
considered good man, and his SER
vices had been satisfactory.
So far as known he had no relatives
in this part of Texas, but it was re-
ported that brother of his is in the
stock business in New Mexico.
Mr.. Monroe Miller took charge of
his body and will bury it this morn
ing.
UNSUCCESSFUL MORPHINE.
Last night woman sailing under
the cognomen of "Indian Rose" in a
bagnio on Third between Colo
RADIO street and the Avenue
swallowed morphine with suicidal in
tent. Her condition was discovered
and telephone message to DR.. To-
bins drug store summoned a doctor,
who bailed her out, but at midnight
she was far from being out of danger,
and this morning she may be dead
Where she came from no one seems to
know.
A STRANGE CONFIDENT.
Two of the principals in the recent
suicides sought interviews with those
whom they loved. Both wrote notes
from the Driskill hotel and both
desired interviews held IN the hotel
Both positively and emphatically de-
clared in writing that they had been
grievously wronged and that their
honor was at stake. Both earnestly
insisted upon marriage and intimated
that if it was not consummated the
most dire consequences would fol-
low. One case consulted with
City Marshal Lucy and the other
was advised to do so. With but
two exceptions, one of them possible
to but one the statements and the
sentiments expressed in the two writ
ten letters were almost identical and
the strangest of all is one was written
by woman and the other by man.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-02

When Baby was sick, we gave ~ cas.5ria,
When she was Child, she cried for Caatoria.
When she became Miss, she chung TO Castoris,
When she had Children, she gs5s thom CastogiA
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-03
THE ADVERTISER CALENDAR.
September, 1890.
EVENTS OF TO-DAY.

LEGISLATIVE AssEMBLY-At 10 A. NJ.
4. of P.-Oahu Lodge No. 1, and Mystic
Lodge No. 2 at 7:30 p.
ST.. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL Service second
congregation at 80 P. NJ.
CENTRAL UNION CHURCH Service in par
Tors at 1880 P. NJ.
REcEPrIoN-On the U. s. s. Nipsic at s
Pm.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-03

National Reform party was ami
mated by motives proceeding from
the stomach only. The hon. in
PRODUCER might be one of those
heather described by st. Paul
whose God is their belly, but the
party as a whole had other deitles.
Rep. Brown thought the resolu-
ton entirely out of order. 1t dealt
with mere dietetic considerations
which did not concern the Minis,
tiers. Cases of starvation would
doubtless receive the attention o.
the Board of Health.
The above does not give the pre-
else language of the debate, but
rather it's esoteric sense.
For verbatum account of wha
was said, we refer the reader t.
our legislative report.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-03
THE DAILY
DOODLE.

Rep. Marques introduced yester-
day a resolution into the House
calling on the Ministry to satisfy
the hunger of their party. The
hon. introducer of the resolution
thought it was about time to sat
isfy the hungry with good things.
A number of people with the appe-
titles of anacondas and the stom-
achs of ostriches were getting tired
of waiting. No humane Minister
could be willing to draw $4,000 a
year and see these poor outsiders
starve, "Fur without are days"
etc. 1t was time for, general
divide. The fields were white for
the harvest. By-and-by a bona
fide Civil Service Act might be
passed and then it will be too late
for action. This airy diet of hopes
produced nothing but wind on the
stomach. Wisdom says get the
offices before you reform the Civil
Service. Madmen, will you lock
yourself out of heaven forever?
Noble Widemann Indignantly
repudiated the idea that the whole
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-03
Tourist Travel to the Islands.

Mr.. EDITOR 1t has been ar
gued by certain individuals that
one CT the greatest hinderances to
tourist travel hither has been the
high transition rates the traveller
has to pay. And who can gainsay
that the influx of a sufficient num-
Der of sight seers will be of great
financial benefit to those who de-
pend not upon sugar for the filling
of their little sacks.
These Philistines see not the
benefits to be derived from properly
advertising this veritable Paradise,
and thus bringing to the observa-
ton of, and thereby inducing to
enter its portals, the travelling pub
lie. "What good to US, quoth
they, {" if Mr.. Leisure Moneybags
useth up his spare capital in steam
er fares ere he reacheth here
Certainly it is to the interest of
the steam ship lines to induce and
create travel, but they cannot afford
to do so at loss to themselves.
Let us do something. Advertise,
send out a million copies month
~, if need be, of the Para
disc of the Pacific, or some
such medium; place before the
travelling public the advantages of
our isles as summer and winter
resort, and the increase in travel
will soon enough create competi-
ton and a corresponding reduction
in rates among steamship lines.
With increased travel and reduced
rates, who can gainsay the newt
able result-an increase in business
in every line here and an immense
benefit to all classes.
Let US encourage all means that
directly or indirectly tend to bene-
fit the middle classes-the smaller
industries-not overlooking even
the fruit vendors on the street cor
ners.
Is not this the sentiment of one
of the planks upon which most of
our present Legislators were
elected? HAWAIIAN.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-03

The attention of the public is called to
Section IA and Section 7B Chapter 20 of
the Session Laws of 1884, which are as fol-
lows:
SECTION 7A-It shall be the duty of every
person TO report Immediately to the near
est Executive Inspectors or Inspecting
Officer, any animal on or about his own
premises or the premises of another, which
he shall have reason 10 believe to be affect
ed with any infectious or contagious dis
ease or distemper, under penalty of not
less than five nor more than one hundred
dollars for each offense.
SECTION 7B-Said Inspecting Officers
shall have the power to enter upon any
premises where they have reason to be-
lieVe there is any animal affected with any
infectious or contagious disease or distem-
per OF nature dangerous to the live stock
OF the country, and to cause any such
animal to be placed in quarantine for such
time as said officer may deem necessary
and shall have the power, with the ap-
prevail of the majority of said Board, to
cause any such animal to be DESTROYED.
w. T. MONSARRAT,
Executive Inspector.
j. III. BROWN,
PAUL X. IsENBERG, JR.,
Inspectors.
Honolulu, Aug. 81, 1890. as 1887
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Sept. 2, 1890.

That constitutional Convention.
Mr.. EDITOR: 1t is claimed by
those who want to pass law to
call convention of forty-eight
delegates to make a new Constitu-
ton for the Hawaiian Kingdom
that such movement is not revolu-
tienary, because there is nothing in
the Constitution prohibiting the
Legislature from making law for
such purpose. This proposition is
based upon silence of the Constitu-
ton in this respect; hence the
power contended for must be an
implied power. This doctrine is a
political heresy, destructive and
subversive of the spirit and letter
of our Constitution. Let me state
principle just as good as the one
claimed by the people for the new
invention. There is nothing IN the
Constitution prohibiting the Legis'
lature from making a. law to con-
vene delegates into a convention
for the purpose of declaring that
the sovereign de facto is insane
and thereby to elect new sove-
reign for the Hawaiian kingdom to
act in place of the sovereign who is
insane, until his death, then the
crown shall descend to the Princess
Regent; therefore, the Legislature
can make a law for that purpose
because the Constitution is silent
in this respect, and such movement
is not revolutionary. How is that
principle for the future of Hawaii
mel? J. M. POEPOE.
Honolulu, Sept. 2, 1890.
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Regulation No. L.

In accordance with an Act " Relating to
the Suppression of Plant Diseases, Blights
and Insect Pests" approved on the 10th
day of July, 1890, the shipping, sending OF
taking of any plants, slips or cuttings from
the Island of Oahu to any of the other
Islands of this Kingdom is hereby prohib.
tied until further notice.
Exempt from this regulation are plants
from foreign countries landed at the port
OF Honolulu in transit, provided that up
to the time of reshipment they have moi
left the wharf of Honolulu and have been
duly examined.
A. JAEGER,
g. z. IAUKEA,
e. w. JORDAN,
Commissioners Of Agriculture.
Approved August 5, 1890.
G. n. SPENCER,
Minister of the Interior. 81
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The Cashew Tree.

Mr.. EDITOR: The "Cashew" tree
is not new at these islands. 1t has
grown on Kauai for more than
twenty years. Its value as an
edible fruit is small, but the
/" Cashew NUT" as the seed is
called, has some use in medical
preparations. The taste of the fruit
is very astringent, so much SO that
few people can eat it. But it looks
very handsome, yellow and pear
shaped, with its kidney shaped
seed at the lower end as a handle
by which to hold the fruit while
sucking its juice.
VALDEMAR KNUDsEN.
Sept. 2, 1890.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-03

z. & p. ELECTRICAL COMPOUND. This ar
ticle for affording perfect insulation is
without an equal and has obtained recog-
milton by the largest electric light com
panies and manufacturers of insulated
xs,sr
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Z~For circulars or other information
apply to the agents. 5I-u
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CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the
stateme nts made. or opinions expressed by our
correspondents.
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IDEAL RooFING AND SIDING. Colors:
Brown or Black. Adapted for steep or
fiat roofs. Can be laid by anyone without
previous experience.