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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
The Bald False Prophet of the cheyenne..

| The Bald False Prophet of the Cheyennes.
An Indian runner who came in from
Tongue River says that couriers sent
out by the Cheyenne Indians to find the
new Messiah, or second Christ, saw him
and talked with him. They located him
in the mountains beyond Salt Lake, and
from their description of him he is an
old man, with long white beard which
hangs down over his breast. Some days
he wears white hair, and at other times
has no hair on his head. from which it
appears that he is bald headed and wears
a wig.
He made one of the Cheyenne Indians
who visited him high priest. and in
structed him in the rites and mysteries
of the new religion. He gave him the
figures and ceremonies of new Indian
dance. which takes four nights and one
whole day to perform. The Cheyennes
have just finished their first performance
Of this religious dance at the Rosebud
agency, and it has occasioned great en-
thusiasm among them. The Indians are
to perform this dance four times in four
moons (months), and then they will hear
again from the new Christ, who will in
struct them what further to do. They
all believe in the new Messiah, and all
work has about ceased a-long the Chey-
ennes.
The Indians are all very mysterious
about their new religion and will tell
the white men nothing concerning it.
They are sullen and dissatisfied, and the
military authorities regard the new
movement with an apprehension of trou-
BILE.
Maj. Carroll says the new Christ is NO
doubt some old Mormon elder or bishop
who is spiritualist, and is proselyting
Indians to MorInonism. He locates him
on Green river. 1t is said that Crow In
dams are sending out a delegation to
meet the Christ, who is coming to meet
the Crows. The cell in the guard house
at Fort Custer has been busted out and
prepared for the Messiah if he can be
caught.-Helena Cor. Portland Oregon.
ian.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
The Free Pass Business.

Galveston News: In Attorney Gen
eral Hogg's alleged explanation of his
free pass system there crops out the
same species OF demagogy that has
been from the beginning character
istic of his method of conducting the
campaign. When Mr.. Hogg wrote
that tout of thirty-fve railroads in this
State six of them have sent me passes, +"
he meant the peoplet to understand, if
he meant anything, that he could not
reach every important point in the
State with the passes which he now
holds. Mr.. Hogg is lawyer enough to
know the difference between a witness
testifying simply to the truth and
on the other hand to the whole
truth. Now let Mr.. Hogg tell
the whole truth and acknowledge that
he has or has had this year free
passes over the Houston and Texas
Central, Southern Pacific, the Inter
national and Great Northern, the
Texas and Pacific, the Santa Fee and
the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass.
This list comprises only six railroad
companies but every section of the
State can be reached with "passes
only On these six" Mr.. Hogg may
not have pass over the Galveston
Western, the Texas Western or the
Texas Trunk, for these roads reach no
point of any Importance that cannot
be reached by one of these six roads.
Thus the list might be gone through
and it would be shown that Mr.. Hogg
has passes all over the State of Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
The Russell Harrison Party.

The Frank Leslie car excursionists,
embracing Mr.. Harrison, son of Presi-
dent Harrison and other distinguished
visitors, will arrive here, as Mr.. Harri-
son telegraphed yesterday some time
this Saturday afternoon. Arrange
nlents have been made for their recep-
ton and banquet will be given them
tonight at the Driskill hotel. AS yet
it is not known how long they will re-
main here. One object of their visit
is to make observations and get up
data for an illustrated write-up of
Austin in Frank Leslie's journal, and
to this end it is hoped they will have
active cooperation from our business
men and citizens generally.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
Cutting Mixed Grass,

Common red clover ripens before timo.
thy, and where they grow together you
must comprise the time or take an aver.
age. The clover should be cut just as
most of the heads are beginning to pass
out of blossom, which will be about the
time that the seeds in the heads of tiino.
thy are mostly forming but not ripening.
1t is, however, better to be a little too
early with the timothy than too late with
clover. AS some days must elapse be.
tween the first and the last cutting, some
Judgment must be exercised to reach fail
average of time.-Country Gentleman.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
THE TEXAS BANDITS.

1t used to be the case. in the early
days OF our State, that novelists of the
ten cent yellow back stripe, selected
their heroes from the "bold bandits of
the Texas border" That was fiction
generally OF the most exciting, blood
nd thunder style.
But it is curious to note fact-and
it is a fact-that the real "Texas
bandit" Of 1890, the simon.pure arti'
Gle is an uglier customer than the
imaginary border hero of 1910. Armed
with the latest and most improved
shooting arms" carrying supply Of
dynamite for emergencies. he is a
much more dangerous individual than
his counterpart, in the romances Of
half a century ago-being an addi-
tional proof of the Shakespearian
adage, "Truth is stranger than fiction"
What is to be done with the real
Texas bandit of 1890 is a more diff
cult question for us to answer than
for the novelist, who can kill off his
heavy villains as easily as he has created
them. There is evidence that there j
now in this State an organized gang OF
dangerous scoundrels-a second edi-
ton OF the Sam Bass crowd, whose at
tack on the bank at Round Rock is
not yet forgotten, and unless we ap-
ply the same remedies to such wan
dering thugs as to those who robbed
the postofiice at Joshua, by which the
State was rid of Sam Bass, there is no
telling how much mischief these peri
patetic villains may yet raise in Texas.
These scoundrels must be hunted
down and made 10 atone for their
bold and infamous crimes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
A Shower of Ants.

A peculiar sight was witnessed on
Main street, Ansonia, recently. 1t was
what might be styled shower of ants,
and lasted nearly two hours. The air
was completely filled with the insects.
They seemed to come out of the ground.
At one time near the postoffice they is
sued forth in stream five inches wide.
AS soon az they reached the pavement
they would take to their wings. They
came out along the street for 100 yards,
and after circling around in the air
started in body down the street. They
evidently had midair combats, as the
street was full of dead and injured and
the wings of other unfortunates. What
caused this immigration from the build,
ings is unaccounted for.-Derby Conn.
Transcript.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
Lilacs and Handouts.

The other day, as royal train of Penn
sylvania parlor cars pulled out Of the
Jersey City depot. gentlemanly man
carrying huge bunch of lilacs made his
way from the rear of the train to the
foremost car-the smoker. Pressing al
most upon his heels was rather rough
looking fellow making the same journey.
1t happened that as l raised my eyes /
saw behind that bunch of lilacs pair Of
shining steel handouts connecting the
gentlemanly mans wrists. 1t would be
interesting to know whether it was the
convicts idea or that of his keeper to
put flowers to that strange use. But to
my mind there was something very
poetic about it.-Julian Ralph.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
Singing Mice on shipboard.

About three months ago J. F. Chelton,
of Woods Cross Roads, Va, captain Of
the schooner Anna Lloyd, captured a
singing mouse in the cabin of his vessel
while off Gloucester Point, Va. The
little fellow was Gagged, and he sang
merrily at all hours, his notes being
somewhat like the subdued trill of q
canary bird. Thursday another musical
mouse was caught in the cabin by Capt.
Chelton, and was Gagged with the one
previously captured. They keep up a
lively concert at all hours of the day and
night. Sun.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
Some Very Pertinent Observations.
To the Austin Statesman:

IL IllG AuSllu CldIcoludu'
Why is it that some people who
unfortunate for the public have
horses and buggies to use will persist
in stopping their vehicles in the mid
die of the street to talk with their
friends?
Wednesday afternoon some one who
was driving up the Avenue, stopped his
buggy in front of Harrell & Harlan's
cigar store, about half way between
the street car track and the iron foot
bridge and a friend stepped out from
the sidewalk to talk to him. While
their conversation was going on they
not only blocked the street crossing to
pedestrians but made it inconvenient
if not unsafe for vehicles to pass on
either side OF them. Nevertheless, the
street sprinkler was coming down the
avenue and would have to pass be-
tween the blockaders and the foot
bridge, the space on the other side
being occupied by other moving vehi-
cles. At the same time a bicyclist
coming up the Avenue was making
calculations as to the manner in
which he should get by. Just as the
bicyclist was about to run the block
ade between the takers and the street
sprinkler the man who had stepped
out from the sidewalk finished his
conversation with the one in the
buggy and turned leisurely away.
There was an instant collision be-
tween him and the bicycle and its
rider was thrown headforemost to the
ground in front of the sprinkler, SUI
fering severe sprain of the wrist.
The sprinkler fortunately came to a
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
Future of Beet Sugar.

The beet sugar industry is looming up
in our country. In our large territory
and great diversity of soil and climate
there are. no doubt large areas just suit.
ed to their successful culture, and as
these favored sections are brought out
by experiment the production of our full
supply of sugar at home, as in France
and Germany, will be only question OF
time. The number of acres of beets
grown for sugar, the product and value
will be included in the returns of the
new cen sus.-Indiana Farmer.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
Picnic sag.


The skies are blue, the r5orning dew
Shines brightly on the Erass.
The bob-o-link and meadow lark
Salute us as we pass.
The air is cool; all ithoughts OF school :
Are vanished far away.
Our minds from care are flee as air I
On this our picnic day.
Along the lane a merry lain,
With song ard shout of giee,
While zephyrs make the ereen leaves shake
On every bush and tree.
From out his house anil the boughs
The frisky squirrel peeps
His head, toview our ,noisy crew,
Then back to cover leaps
Now DER cur headJ the forest spreads
Its branches green and cool,
Through eafy/screen the sunlight's sheen
Falls on the dimpling pool.
This is heynook, where, from the brook
brIghL fiowers beckou gay.
Put up the swing; the baskets bringl
HuTrah for picnic day
Yankee Blade.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
Bishop Potter Described.

Bishop Potter is one of the handsomest
men in the city when he is arrayed in
evening dress. He does not look much
older than he did twenty years ago or
more, when he was rector of st. Johns
church, Troy, N. Y. The Potters are a
pale faced, clean OUTRAGE, of bilious tenn
permanent, and, as a rule, long lived
They naturally take pride in their fam
lily, for they have had brains a-plenty and
means to cultivate them. Perhaps no
name in the country is better known than
that of Potter.-Exchange
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
Our Side of the Labor Question.
Editor of the Statesman.

To the Editor of the Statesman.
On Sunday week ago the general
public were treated to merchants
views on the labor question, which I
must say were far in advance of any,
thing the working men of this city
were either expecting or asking, for, I
only hope the gentleman was sincere
in the views expressed and that Austin
has dozens more withlsimilar views. If
not quite up to the generous standard
of the said correspondent the working
men of this city are not composed of
the dynamite and bomb shell brigade
who, if they cannot get what
then ask for undertake to blow all
opposers into smithereens. Austin
has right to be proud of the law
abiding, hard working class of her me-
chanic's and laborers, and now that
these men have in quiet peaceable
manner asked for reduction of the
working hours from ten to nine per
day, hope they will be met in a spirit
of fairness by the employers and gen.
eral public. 1t is well known fact
that all over this United States there
has been a general demand for short
er working day and in a great
many instances long and disas-
trous stikes to both employer
and employed, the result generally
being a compromise in the end, one
conceding a part and the other &C
cepting less than they demanded.
Now we wish to see if the workin gmen
and employers of this Capital City of
Texas cannot improve on the methods
of other cities, and to further their
ends tie workingmen of this city have
decided to ask only what they con-
slider very reasonable demand and
one that ought to be willingly granted
them. Nearly every other city in the
State the size of Austin has got the
nine hour day and certainly the me-
chanics of this city are not wiling
to be left altogether behind in the
march of progress and reform. 1t is
not necessary to discuss the reasons
why we should have shorter hours as
the general public are pretty well
posted, through the speeches made on
May l, but / will state one and l
think very strong one, and that is
that the extreme length of the hot
summer in this State tends to pros
trate mans physical powers to such
an extent that towards August and
September, when jewellers in the
Northern States are being built up by
cool, bracing weather the men i'll this
section are hardly able to
drag their weary legs to
their homes, and sometimes it
gets quite close to Christmas before
he has any chance to recuperate his
worn and weary frame by the first
norther that comes along. Give him,
anyhow, the same chance to bear his
burden that his more northern COM
peers have and I'll warrant he will
do his quota Of the work. Yours re-
spe fully,
IA WoRKINGMAN."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
Hail in California Three Inches Deep.

F. j. Baldwin, farmer, who lives
three miles east of Belotta, reports that
heavy hail storm visited that section
Saturday afternoon, coming from the
south and moving northeasterly into
Calaveras county. The storm com.
menced at about o'clock and lasted one
and half hours, when three inches Of
hail was lying on the ground. The storm,
which was apparently three or four miles
wide, was attended by heavy thunder
and lightning. There seemed to be a
continual peculiar heavy rumbling in the
clouds that could easily be heard in the
intervals between roars of thunder. Old
settlers say they never saw anything like
the storm in this state. Cattle ran be-
fore the storm seeking shelter, but be.
came bewildered and ran wildly about
until they were tired out, when they laid
down and submitted to the pelting. The
storm extended into Amador county, and
all along the course the hail was as large
as small marbles. Indepen.
dent
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
CONSUMPTION Surely Cured.

To the Editor-Please inform your
readers that have positive remedy
for the above named disease. BY its
timely use thousands of hopeless cases
have been permanently cured. shall
be glad to send two bottles Of my
remedy FREE to any of your readers
who have consumption if they will
send me their express and postoffice
address. Respectfully,
L. A. SLoCUM, NJ. c.,
ISL Pearl St., New York.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
A Confusion of Soles.

A superiority of Soles has caused the
postmaster general and Representative
Ray, of Pennsylvania, a great deal of
trouble There has been heated con-
test over the postofice at McKeesport,
Pa, and dozen or more candidates.
The congressman to whom the matter
was referred declined to make any rec
ommendation, but telegraphed to some
of the leading citizens in whom he had
confidence asking which of the several
candidates they preferred. The answer
was short and decisive. and it read: I'VE
want Soles.
The congressman had that morning re-
ceived an application for the Office from
Edwin Soles. backed by letters testifying
to his good character and capacity, and
supposing him to be the Soles wanted,
informed the postmaster general, and the
nomination was sent in.
Then there was row. The whole of
McKeesport almost, including the men
who wanted Soles, commenced to bonn
bard the department with protests. 1t
was not Edwin Soles, but Elmer Soles,
his uncle, that they wanted. His papers,
which were very strong and voluminous,
had been on file in the department for
several months when his nephew Edwin,
bright and ambitious young man,
thinking there was no chance Of the
uncle getting the appointment, thought
he would go in for it, and sent down his
application. WIS.
When the facts were discovered the
nomination of Edwin was withdrawn
and Elmer named in his place.-Cor.
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
Catarrh Cured.

A clergyman, after years of suffer-
ing from that loathsome disease, Ca
tarrh, and vainly trying every known
remedy, at last found prescription
which completely cured and saved him
from death. Any sufferer from this.
dreadful disease sending a self-ad-
dressed stamped envelope to Prof. j..
A. Lawrence, So Warren street, New
York, will receive the recipe free Of
charged.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19

The sale of the interesting original
manuscripts of Charles Dickens and
Wilkie Collins, with some autograph
programmes of private theatricals in
which both took part, will begin in Lon
don in June. The entire original manu-
scripts of mo Name, 1.-The Moonstone'
and THE Woman in White" of Collins
and the manuscripts of some of Dickens
poems are in this collec6on.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
THE PROGRAMME AT WASHINGTON

Speaker Reed now the boss and
leader OF his party in the house, is
simply an actor in play. He is the
heavy villain of the drama, with Wall
street behind as the background OF the
scene, the great American people in
part constituting the gullible audience
to be humbugged. The Maine states
man has played his part well so far,
and in the applause from the galleries
he thinks he reads prophetic indica-
ticn for 1892, toward which his ambi-
ron evidently scars. He strobe forth
upon the stage at the very time his
party was seeking for man to take
the role of Richard III, or some other
character equally as unmindful of the
means to an end. With some Of the
Sinking hypocricy and all of the i'm
periousness CT Cromwell when he dis
solved the long parliament, Reed hos
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
nan
COMPANY
sG THE M,KINLEY BILL

ing TO the RESOLUTIONS duopJeu
Texas Woolgrowers Convention
.alveston, that monstrosity, the
,Kinley bill, was as heartily en-
dorsed as if those citizens of Texas lived
in Ohio, instead of State with an
anti-tariff record and 10000 Demo
cratic majority. In fact the sentiment
of the convention seemed to be that
the Mckinley measure hadn't gone
far enough, and still further tax bur
dens ought to be imposed on already
suffering people. We want to see the
wool industry flourish in Texas, and all
the protection any reasonable man
is willing to concede to that industry
in the incidental protection under
Tariff for revenue only. That is amply
Gent, and if the business cannot
) on that it is queerly conducted
4 siness. But Texas woolmen are not
.tisfed with such protection but
ant a duty on fol ign wool high
nough to cut the consumer out from
5reign markets absolutely. AS we
aid, we wish Texas woolmen well and
D enjoy the utmost prosperity. But
Then they denounce the Mills bill,
hich reduced import taxation but
very small per cent, and hurrah
s5r the Mckinley bill, they should re-
/ member that they are advocating the
policy Of forcing other people to pay
them the difference between revenue
on a government basis and the outrag-
eous and prohibitary duty proposed in
the Mckinley bill. This difference they
have no more right to expect than the
man in the moon has to cotton field
on the earth. Let them not forget
that the high duty on foreign woods
for which they clamor, forces
every man who buys a wooden
coat, pair of pants or socks
or every woman who wears worsted
dress to pay tax Of so to 100per cent
on their purchases in the wool line.
While carried away by self interest,
the woolmen of Texas ought not to
forget justice, and thatin endorsing the
Mckinley bill they advocate system
of legalized oppression of certain great
classes to fill the pockets of other
classes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19

The West End electric railway sta
ton in Boston is to have 10 engines Of
l LOCO horse power each They are to be
triple compound, with cylinders 81, 36
and 81 inches diameter. The power is
transmitted by two belts for each en-
gire, each belt feet wide. Steam will
be furnished by "a w.ster tube boilers
each ra.ed at 500 horse poMsE.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19

Postmaster Sperry, Of New Haven.
Conn, is the originator of plan to be
introduced at all free delivery offices
throughout the country. 1t consists Of
having filed out at every house, as a
guide to letter carriers, a card giving the
names in full of all persons residing
there, including servants and guests.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19

1t was proposed in recent paper be-
fore the Institution of Naval Architects
to substitute for the comparatively mar.
row and deep self righting life boats
more shallow, beamy. non-self righing
hnat
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19

An Eiffel tower may rise in Germany.
The BavariGn government proposes to
build one near Starenberg lake as Il mon
ument to Bismarck, aad seconda1ly as
an observatory.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19

When Baby was sick, we gave ner castoria.
When she was q Child, she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss, she chung to castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoris.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
THE CoUsrY ROAD AMENDMENT,

All four of the gubernatorial candi-
dates are on record as favoring the
county road constitutional amend
ment, nor should this most impor-
tant measure be lost sight OF in the
heated discussion OF the railroad COM
mission amendment. The county
road is the great supplement of the
railroad, and the improvement OF the
former tends to the expeditions con-
duct OF business by the latter. Since
no issue is made 30 far as the guber-
material candidates are concerned as
to this road amendment, it is taken
out of the sphere of politics and
placed where it properly belongs,
within the province Of proper eco
nomical conduct of county affairs.
Nor will there be any opposition to
this wise amendment save possibly
from those sections OF the State that
because of Typographical and soil con-
ditions, have natural hard and sub
stantial roadbed. How far in such
favored sections the selfish policy OF
obstructing the passage Of an amend
ment that all the rest of the counties
of the State require, will obtain, can
not be estimated. But it Is the duty,
as it is matter of self-preservation
for every black waxy county of the
State to roll up solid and unanimous
vote for this amendment, and over
whelmingly offset any and all opposi-
ton to it. There is money in this
amendment for the great State OF
Texas and for three-fourths of her
counties-,ote forit.