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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06
A Snake in Her Arm.


An aged lady who lives about twenty
miles from Columbia, S. c., has a
snake in her arm. The snake is by no
means stranger, and has lived in its
present lodgings for forty years. Mrs.
Brown is well along in years, and time
has sprinkled its frost in her hair, but
she is healthy specimen of woman
hood. She was pretty, plump and
pleasing when maid, az some of the
Oldest people tell, and the arm now SO
peculiarly marked might have caused
many an admirer to envy serpent OF
itssfavor. One day she noticed "U"-
shaped figure on the upper fleshy part
of her left sarm. 1t was faint, and
seemed like delicate black thread be-
meath the skin. That was forty years
ago, and as the girl grew, the mark de-
veloped until the presence of
the reptile was unmistakable.
She was repeatedly urged to
have it removed by surgical opera
ton, but'was unwilling, saying that
after death it should be done. To
forestall any theory arising from ac-
cepted precedent, it is only necessary
to say that Mrs. Elizabeth Brown has
never touched drop OF intoxicants.
To this fact and continued physical
activity she owes her rugged old age.
The snake, through forty years, has
grown to be about q foot long and lies
in the "U" curve with the head point
ing toward the elbow. 1t is just be
meath the skin and can plainly b
seen. The head and eyes are visibl
and the pulsation of the reptile
heart can be felt by lightly placing
finger on the spot. By the same
methods the scales are evident, and
when the snake is much disturbed a
slight movement can be detected about
the head and tail. How the reptile
ever came in its queer home is a prob
lem. That Mrs. Brown was bitten by
a snake just before the present mon
strosity began to develop is given as a
possible reason by those who know
| her
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06
THE GREAT WEST.
SAN ANTONIO AND GALVESTON COB.
BLING UP THE TRADE AND GIVE
AUSTIN A BLACK EYE.
Somethlnr That 1t Will Be Well for the
Wholesale Dealers of This City to
Put In Their Pipes and Smoke.

A STATESMAN reporter met a well
known commercial man, representing
large Galveston house, yesterday.
He was just down from the counties
west of here, and in a general CONVEX
sation stated some things which will
probably surprise you. To the re-
porter he said:
"Why is it Austin's wholesale mer-
chants do not sell goods in Mason
and other towns west of them?"
II don't know. 1 thought they
did"
"Well, they don't, and Pm telling
you the truth when 1 say that the
names, with but one exception, of the
Austin wholesale dealers are hardly
even known. They buy their
goods in San Antonio and
transport them by wagons
from the terminus of the Arkansas
Pass and the distance is some greater
than from Burnet. While travelling
up there The STATESMAN was the only
daily paper 1 saw, and beyond all
doubt it will pay the wholesale houses
of your city TO advertise in it. II
pays house to advertise, no matter
if it has drummers. San Antonio
and Galveston does all the trade Of
Mason and surrounding country. San
Antonio does the lumber, wire fenc.
ing and nearly all the hardware and
grocery trade.
"Can goods reach Mason as quick
from Austin as from San AntonioY
asked the reporter.
eyes. Quicker, cheaper and in bet
ter condition, and l must confess
was surprised when l found every
thing being brought to Mason from
San Antonio. Another thing, / will
say, the sooner the Austin and North
western is pushed into that country
the better for Austin. 1t should be
extended at once. 1t is a much bet
ter country than most people think il
is and it is going to settle up and it,
trade be wonderfully increased. Ir
my opinion it will pay the wholesale
men of Austin to look out for the
Western and Northwestern trade"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06
STATE DEPARTMENT.

The following charters were filed in
the office OF the secretary of state
yesterday:
The Vernon Club association, of
Wilbarger county; capital stock, 5000.
Incorporators, Walter F. Walker,
G. H. Miller, A. L. Yantis, H. Dudley,
A. B. Thurmond, VIM. Hamm and
w. E. Hurley.
The Dallas Dressed Beef and Pack
ing company; capital stock, $25O,OOO.
Incorporators, j. S. Armstrong, f.
H. Doran and VIM. Doran.
The Fort Worth Builders Supply
company capital stock, $4,000.
Incorporators, j. M. Robbins, @. M.
Baker, P. T. Ryan, John 1. Blake, j.
A. Evans, Vim Quaritius, James Ryan,
Chas. Bound, j. G. Austin and III. K.
Wall.
The Abilene Nursery and Fruit
Growing company, capital stock 3d.
600, filed a charter yesterday in the
Office of the secretary of state. Incor-
porators: j. M. Dougherty, w. l..
Gatlin, Jr., ]. Maltley, George P. Phil
lips and Otto Stefers.
coMpTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Callahan county redeemed 1000 OF
her bonds yesterday.
Comptroller Mccall, in answer to
an assessor says, "the law regulating
the assessment of shares of national
bank stock must be followed. Only
the real estate of national bank can
be assessed in the corporate name OF
the bank. The shares of stock must
appear upon the rolls in the name OF
each shareholder, giving the number
and value of his shares. The law ex-
pressly requires this and no other
kind of assessment can be accepted by
this department. The law requires
YOU to procure from the proper officer
of the bank a sworn list of sharehold-
ers. You must procure this list and
then if the cashier or other officer OF
the bank desires as agent, to render
for the shareholders he can do so, but
the rendition must be in the form,
manner, ETC., required by the law.
The capital stock of national bank
cannot be assessed and it is for this
reason that the law requires that the
name of each shareholder must appear
on the rolls and his shares at their ac'
tual value although more than their
par value, must be assessed in his
name. They cannot be assessed IN
the corporate name of the bank"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06

tax in question and have the best
attainable schools.
In all communities where good
schools prevail for considerable
length of time, it is always remarked
that the people are Industrious, law
abiding, economical, prosperous, hui
name, taking pleasure in every thing
that elevates, purifes, refnes and
enlightens.
1t is earnestly hoped and conf
IDENTITY believed that in every district
where an election is to be held on
Saturday next the local tax will be
triumphantly carried.
r. w. LOWRY,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06
william Reed Lewis In Morocco.

The Times OF Morocco prints the
following account: "The freaks OF
William Reed Lewis in Morocco will
open up some nice questions of inter
national laws. They will also throw
fierce light upon the habits and do
ings of the representatives OF other
Christian nations in this be-
nighted land. In the matter OF
smuggling arms and other contraband
goods into Morocco Reed Lewis was
not sinner above all the other
official jewellers at Tangier, but the
way in which he did it and his impu'
dent assertion of power provided the
last feather which utterly broke
down the patience of his Shereeian
majesty's officials, which have hither-
to shown themselves extremely for
bearing toward the representatives of
foreign nations accredited to the
Shereefian court.
"Some of the persons who have been
illegally arrested and imprisoned byMr.
Lewis have, since his removal from Of
fee, attempted to commence actions
against him in the United States con-
sular court, but they have been in
formed that the court has no jurisdic-
ton over officials for their acts while
holding office, however scandalous and
inhuman those acts may have been;
nor has the court any power to en-
force the payment of debts, however
fraudulently they may have been con-
tracted.
"Ahmed Bin Hal Mahommed FL
Ashak and his wife Rahmah, Moorish
subjects, claimed $3.50 for violation OF
domicile and illegal arrest and impris-
onment of himself for ten days and
for injuries sustained by his wife at the
hand of Mr.. Lewis and his emissaries.
1t appears the poor woman was fright
ened nearly to death when her door
was broken open at night and her
husband carried off by force. She
was at the time nursing her only son,
fine boy. The shock brought on
puerperal fever, which nearly cost her
own life an caused the death of her
boy. This man was also arrested for
the purpose OF extorting information
which he could not give"
With reference to the Moorish gov
ernment's demand that Mr.. Lewis be
recalled, the same paper says:
"The first cablegram from the Moor
ish government was received in Wash
ington December 16, but no notice
appears TO have been taken Of it by
the United States government until
a press cablegram was published. The
Moorish authorities sent second ca
BILE dispatch on the 18th asking for
reply, but up to this moment there
has been no official acknowledgment
OF their communications"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The First Practical Move Toward Securing
Turnpikes in Travis County and Texas.

The First Practical Move Toward Securing
Turnplkes in Travis County and Texas.
The county commissioners last aft
ernoon took very important and
most commendable step, the first
move toward securing turnpikes for
Travis county, and the result will be
watched with interest.
Some time ago they asked for bids
to macadamize 200 yards of road south
of town, and yesterday three bids were
received. They included three differ
ent styles of work and the commits
sioners decided to increase the dis
lance and give each bidder 300 feet,
the work to be in accordance with
their bids. This will give three differ
ent kinds of work, and the county,
after its completion, will be able to
form some judgment as to which is
the cheapest and best to be adopted in
the future.
The bids as put in are as follows:
G. L. Hufford, broken stone, $45O;
gravel, $333.50; macadam, with to 4
inches of small broken rock on top,
5000.
Pat Rail, to pave 300 feet long, 20
feet wide, for 80 cents per superficial
yard, paving to be from 3 to 8 inches
thick and from 7 to s inches deep, and
to be set in river sand and well
rammed, and to cover said paving
with 6 inches of bank gravel for $66
extra. Total cost, 1899.
Pat Rail, macadam, 300 feet accord
ing to specifications, $314.5O to gravel
300 feet according to specifications,
$1,000.
VIM. Jackson, 300 feet macadam &C
cording to specifications with curbing,
$245; 300 feet of gravel including
curling, 500. The work was awarded
as follows: Pat Rail, 300 feet OF paw
ing with bank gravel on it; Mr.. HUI
ford, 300 feet macadam with broken
rock on it; Mr.. Jackson, 300 feet OF
gravel.
Bids were also opened to erect a
bridge over Manchaca creek, as fol-
lows:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06

Real estate, acres Ito, 500, 464 S554 ool ,0f4
Town lots 125.253, 1863
No. Value.
Horses and mules. 1857 1858 $36,650. 260
Cattle. .............. 1861 69 Al Cos, 1863
Jacks and iennets,... S,957 $685. 29
sheen 4,2SO,111 5,032, 293
Goats .,............ 544,5 3S 1874, Alb
Hogs. ......... 1,120,947 1,S0O,593
Railroads, miles, 1852 59,057, Ill
City street railroads,
miles, POP. ........ 2l9,535
9475. t............... 69O,6O9
The average value of land per acres SO
Average value of horses and mules
per lead. .....,........ u w
Average value of cattle per head. 90
Der head .................'....... So %
Average value of sheep per head. l II
Average value of goats per head. %
Average value of hogs per head -. 1 60
Average value of railroads per mile
exclusive of rolling stock. ...... $3.50 90
Average valre per mile of street
railroads. ....................... .1,0S6 so
Average value per mill of telegraph
lines. ..................... 10 w
The total valuation is 1929, 175,56
This makes fine showing in the in
crease in taxable values, the amount
being $4S, 900, 500, demonstrating that
our farming and financial business af-
fairs are in a very healthy condition
and progressing rapidly.
ASSESSED VALUES FROM 1871 TO 1889
The total assessed values of prop.
erty by counties from 1871 to 1889.
The total assessment in 1871 was
1922, 504 ,073. The assessment in
1889 was $729,175,567, making an
increase during this time of $506,671,.
494, or more than treble that of 1871
This certainly evinces a very marked
degree of prosperity.
COLLECTORS ACCOUNTS.
This table shows in detail the ac-
tual amount of cash paid into the
treasury by each county, the cost Of
assessing and collecting the tax, and
shows every account closed for the
year except Hays county, which
county has paid in all the collections
but the commissioners court has moi
yet approved the delinquent and in
solvent lists, and the account cannot
be finally closed until such are filed
TO WHOM CREDIT IS DUE.
1t is a source of pleasure to this de
partment to be able to announce tt
your excellency that there is not {
dollar of the collections of 1888 taxeI
that has not been deposited in thu
state treasury, and 1 feel that thu
state has just reason to be proud o
the faithful and efficient manner il
which the sheriffs and collectors hav
discharged their duties in this respe C
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06
UNITED STATES COURT.
Two Important Cases ON the Docket for the
Term.


Term.
The United States court convened
yesterday, Judge Maxey presiding.
The following are the grand jurors
Robert Gill, of Bastrop, foreman; Geo.
Fischl, H. A. Burns, Gus. M. Newton,
N. B. Dorbanct, Joel Knight, Sam
Watkins, Jr., Fred Scott, James Cook,
T. P. Rush, Mont. Harrell, Albert
Werner, VIM. Proctor, Clarence Wood
ard, S. Young, Sam Morgan, l.. F.
Ammons and Walter Clark.
Judge Maxey's charge was brief but
to the point. He called attention to
violation of the revenue laws, counter
feiting and other matters, and warned
the jury to be careful not to investi-
gate matters over which the state
courts had jurisdiction.
The court then adjourned.
District Attorney Evans was not
present, but came in last night and
will be present to-day.
The two important cases to be tried
this term is the case against the Day
Cattle company, which, in measure,
will bear upon the title to Greer
county. The other is the case for the
alleged importation OF Mexican cotton
pickers.
The following is the civil docket:
John K. Warren VS.. Caroline
Eubanks, Monday, February 3, 1890.
John K. Warren VS.. John j. Dim
mitt, Monday, February 3.
The United States VS.. John Han
cock ct al, Monday, February 3. .
Chas. c. Thorne VS.. H. G. F. Schmidt
ct al, Monday, February 3.
Jacob Weinman ct al. VS.. N. U. Key
nolds ct al, Monday, February 3.
Jefferson Crisler ct al. VS.. }. ID. and
NJ. E. Tracy, Tuesday, February a.
James Link ct al. VS.. r. nj. Smith,
Tuesday, February 4.
August Bernheim & Bauer VS.. A.
Rosenbaum, Tuesday, February 4.
August Bros. VS.. A. Rosenbaum'
Tuesday, February 4.
S. B. Arnold ct al. VS.. A. F. Ander
son ct al, Wednesday, February 3.
The State of Texas VS.. Day Lane
and Cattle company, Wednesday, Feb
ruary 5.
Wood e. Lee vs.. A. Schusterman
Wednesday, February 3.
Ernest A. Foster VS.. j. H. l.. Behr
ems, Thursday, February e.
Sam ]. Jones ct al. VS.. Dennis Ether
idge ct al, Thursday, February q.
J. H. Adams VS.. Erie Telegraph ant
Telephone company, Thursday, Feb
ruary 6.
HARRISON & Gathright VS.. j. G. Can
non, Frida5, February 7. =,
John P. Ritter VS.. w. D. lett ct al
Friday, February Z. -.
Mrs, E. C. Gammell VS.. U. S. NJ. A
association, Friday, February 7.
German American Bank VS.. III
CITY of BRENNAN, Monday, Feb
ruary II. ~
Edwin Blood VS.. G. NJ. Vaughan
Monday, February II.
Charles Wolf VS.. John T. Rankin e
al, Monday, February II.
A. H. Achilles vs. r. G. Dun d. Co
Tuesday, February Is.
S.R. Kimball VS.. The Steam Iu
ETHEL" Tuesday, February 10. :,
Court meets this morning at II
o'clock.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06

1t is no longer necessary to take
blue pills to arouse the liver to action.
Carriers Little Liver Pills are much
better. Don't forget This.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06

Ponds Extract for all hemorrhages and
all pain. No preparation is equal 10 II. IN
the Extract nature and science are IOin
pers only.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06
The Artesian Well.

Yesterday the well had reached a
depth of over 800 feet and the drill
was still going down.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06
In Loves Tolls.


For the .week ending yesterday
County Clerk Frank Brown issued the
following marriage permits:
lehman Lare and Ramaldo Triest.
Milton Humble and Olivia Merry.
A. @. Wilson and Emma Irene
Flume.
Carl Kiehle and Bette Carleson.
Henry Roberts and Adeline Wash
ington.
Edwin Bowen and Mary Litten.
Jos. B. Manor and Minnie w. Cook.
j. H. Ross and Lula McMullen.
Dyspepsia in its worst forms will
yield to the use of Carriers Little
Nerve Pills, aided by Carriers Little
Liver Pills. Dose, one Of each after
eating.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06
AVAILABLE SCHOOL FUND

Leaving balance in
state treasury
August 81, 1880. $54, 242 So
There has been expended during
the year for the public schools 81, 2O5,-
330.39, exclusive of amounts accruing
from permanent county school funds
and amounts raised by local taxa
ton.
This amount is derived from the in
terest on state, county and railroad
bonds held by the permanent school
fund. receipts from interest on school
land sales and lands leased and the
121 cents advalorem school tax and
one-fourth of all occupation taxes col
lected.
1t is gratifying to this department
to state that all school warrants are
now being paid as fast as drawn.
OCCUPATION TAXES.
The following ia a. summary of Occ1-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06
TAXABLE WEALTH.

The assessed valuation of the sew
eral classes of property for the year
1889 is as follows:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06

Total. 54,SS2 70
The receipts last year from this
source collected at this Office were
S65, S25.96, showing a decrease this
wear of SIC, 1926. The repeal of the
law taxing commercial travellers ac-
counts for this decrease, as all special
occupation taxes, except the Pullman
Palace Car company, have increased
during the year.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06

Special occupation taxes made pay
able by law direct to the comptroller
were collected during the year as fol-
lows:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06

Real estate, acres lis, 1865, 464. 1891, ISL, 81
Town lots Observation-Disclosures. l25, 2OS, 3ti3
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06

The number of acres leased was
$4,000, against 17S,OOO in December.
Most of the lands leased were in the
Panhandle.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06

Total receipts during the year
with balance on hand. 80. ~, 77S,9O1 81
Total disbursem' is 81, 272.347 q
Transfers adjust
ing accounts. -. 1913 76
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-09-13

Democracy is Popular.


The estimated number of voters
in the United States now exceeds
twelve millions. OF this number
it is calculated that 1850, 900 are
negroes, of whom 1,525, 900 live in
the southern States, and 225, 600
live in the northern States. Con-
ceding that the entire negro vote is
Republican, we have the pleasing
fact disclosed that the Democratic
party has a clear majority of more
than million among the white
voters of the country. In the last
election Harrison received $780,
GOT of the popular vote, and Cleve-
land 5,548, 045 majority of Ill.,
43S-but, losing the Electoral Col
lege, he was beaten.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-09-13
'sThe Question of the Hour"

"The Question of the Hour"
The above publication is issued
by the paid tools of John A. Nor
ris, and is being scattered broad
cast over the State with the hope
of converting people to the scheme
of perpetuating the infamy of lot
terry gambling. AS rule half of
all the statements in its columns
are false, and the balance question
able, to say the least 1t is the Of
fetal organ Of the so-cailed "Pro-
gressive League of Louisi ana" a
secret organization that may aptly
be said to be in league with the
powers of darkness. A bastard in
the field of journalism, no one has
the courage to father the publ
cation III its career of defaming the
State.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-09-13
Epoch.

The transition from long, lingering
and painful sickness to robust health
marks an epoch IN the life Of the indi-
vidual. Such remarkable event is
treasured in the memory and the
agency whereby the health has been
attained is gratefully blessed. Hence
it is that 40 mucl, is heard in praise of
Electric Bitters. So many feel they
owe their restoration to health, to the
use of the Great Alternative and Tonic.
II you are troubled with any disease Of
Kidneys, Liver or Stomach, Of long or
short standing yon will surely find re-
liefshy use Of Electric Bitters. Sold at
SOC, and 81 at c. G. Nasl,'s store. 3
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-09-13

Whenever a union man becomes
politician, and proceeds to take a
hand in the exposition of law, it is
fair to infer that he has a bee in
his bonnet. These things are as
apt to happen to farmers as to peo-
pie in other walks of life. Thus
soliloquises an exchange. and its
application is good in any of the
parishes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-09-13

It is not strange that reciprocity
with foreign nations should be
popular in the United States, Every
observant broad minded business
man knows that unless we can en-
large the markets for our products,
both manufactured and agricultur-
al, serious trouble involving our
whole industrial system, will soon
be upon us. Reciprocity is bat
the logical outcome of the position
of the Democratic party upon the
tariff for some years past. and it
is highly complimentary to the
Democratic party that SO shrewd
a political observer as Mr.. Blaine
should, as far as his at present re-
stricted ideas go, have taken the
Democratic position. Even John
Sherman has detected the drift of
the tide, and has come out for reci-
procity with Canada. What this
country wants, and wants badly, is
not reciprocity with one or more
specially favored nations; but reci-
procity with the whole world.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-09-13

Before Christmas the pension
rolls of this government will prob
ably contain more than million
names Already we pay more for
pensions every year than it costs
Germany to maintain the largest
standing army in Europe. If the
pensioners were all needy and de-
serving there would be no objec-
ton; but everybody knows they
are not.
Commissioner of Pensions Raum
has proven himself an adept in
mixing his private speculative sche-
mes with his official duties. Mr..
Harrison poses as a moral states
man, but he has not asked for
Raum's registration. Will he?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-09-13

The Louisiana State Fairs an
nounced for this fall are as follows:
West Feliciana Fair at Bayou Sara,
October ! to 8; East Feliciana,
Fair at Clinton, October Z to IL;
Baton Rouge State Fair at Baton
Rouge. October 81 to Is; Florida
parish Fair at Amite City, October
81 to 30; Louisiana State Fair at
Shreveport, November 8 to s.