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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-25
MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
Affairs in the DOminiOns of DiaZ, Barilla
and EZeta-Railway Items

Affairs III the DOnllnlOns OF DlaZ, Barllia
and Ezeta-Railway Items.
CITY OF MEXICO, Sept. 1S.-Governol
Carlos Diaz Gutierrez of The state OF Sar
Luis Potosi says that the state is prosper
Gus and gave figures proving this. The
state has improved more than any Other
during the year.
Salvadoran letters state that a sad con-
dition of affairs prevail there. The strict
est censorship is exercised over the tele'
grams and mail Smallpox and feveis
are creating havoc and the financial con.
dition is extremely bad.
President Barilas telegraphs to tn
press agency here to say TO the Associ-
ated press of New York that Cunningham
government or from him. Noacola tn
Guatemaan who is sentenced to death for
murder in Chiapas, attempted to escape
last night but was shot by the guards and
died.
Geronimo Pou, special envoy of Salvador
here, presents his credentials as minister
this week. He has not received his ere
dtntlalS as minister to the United States
yet. His feelings against the United Sta'es
are very bitter on account of the Barrundia
affair and says he will make every possib e
effort to drive the American commercial
steamship lines from the Central American
trade and to that effect has written to the
Spanish trans-A Ilantc line asking for the
establishment of Il route there.
The American Rainey short time ago
ad crossed friends and the press in the
Uni ed States stating he was innocent but
detained and horribly treated in a Mex.
can dungeon in Cheapas but the fact of his
case is he bought a pair of boots from a
merchant, Resembles Sponda, III Tonala,
and when worn out returned them asking
a return of the money. which was refused
when he fired a pistol at Sponda. He was
arrested and tried and sentenced To two
years imprisonment, the crime being
proven, and he is now undergoing sentence.
Thelzreal railroad in Yucatan will be in
augurated on the 2lst inst. Trains ON the
Central railroad are very much behind. 1t
is reported that there are many washouts
II the line. The lnteroceanic railroad is
largely increasing its number of laborers
and it is determined to close the gap between
Ialapa and Vera Cruz before the end of this
year, and then work ON to the Pacific.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-25
Druggist Failed.

GAINESVILLE Tex, Sept 19.-J. e.
Morgeson, druggist, of this city has made
an assignment for the benefit of his clel.
itors. The heaviest creditor is the firm of
H. w. Williams d Co. Of Fort Worth, its
claim being $i251. The Gainesville National
bank follows with claim of $27S2. The
total Liabilities foot up $1,000. The assets
consisting Of stock of drugs, fixtures, &C
nearly $1,000. The failure was great sur.
prise to many, as Morgeson has been doing
the leading drug business in this city for
years.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-25
A Monument for Bacon.

CoRsIcAEA, Tex, Sept. l9.-Sumner Bacon
was the pioneer of the Cumberland Presby-
terrain church of Texas and the first Pro-
testant minister who ever preached in the
state A fund is being raised by the synod
TO erect e monument over Bacon's grave at
San Augustine and nearly 81 have already
siou for the next two days. DR.. Tinnon
presided as moderator with distinguished
ability.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-25
BURNED TO DEATH.
PORTUGAL.
A RIOT IN LISBON.

LISBON, Sept 10.-Wednesday night 0
mob attacked eight policemen on the
streets. A conflict arose in which stone.
and revolvers were freely used. Forty.two
rioters were arrested. Later the riot be
came general and the municipal guard was
called out. The mob then took refuge in
the Cafe Martinho in the plaza Dom Pedro
where the customers consisted of journal :
lists, deputies and merchants. The soldiers
fired into the building, wounding several
o. the occupants.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-25
Wild Work of the Grand jury.

Fort WORTH, Tex, Sept. 1S.-The grand
jury has been in session for ten days and
has made over 100 indictments during that
time. Many of these are for illegal liquor
selling, particularly violations of the Sun
uay law. Nineteen indictments were re
turned today, several of which were 70
perjury, crime which has been committed
even before the grand jury with alarming
frequency. The trial of Rev. DIR. VIM.
Mitchell on charge of forgery has been
trial for lunacy occurs in the county court
Oh October g
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-25
Alleged Band of Juvenile Burglars.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept, 1S.-The city for
some time has been infested with well or
ganized gang of burglars, whose thefts
though individually small in the average,
has amounted in the past two months to
several hundred dollars. The police several
days ago concluded that the burglares were
the work of boys, and today Jesus Lopez
and CASANOVA Garcia, aged 10 years each,
were arrested and jailed as members of the
band. The boys belong to highly re-
spectacle families and their arrest caused a
sensation, Others of the little scamps Will
doubtless be caught tonight.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-25
A Red Letter Day.

ABILENE, Tex, Sept. 1S.-Today has bee II
a red letter day for the Alliance and Abb
lene. Pursuant TO call the representatives
of the various County Alliances composed
of the counties of Taylor, Jones, Haskell,
Stonewall. Fisher and Callahan met IN the
Abilene club rooms his morning. Much
business was accomplished which wifi re-
dOund TO the good and welfare of the dif.
ferent Alliances IN the Abilene country.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-25
Cumberland Presbyterians.

>-CoRsIcANA, Tex, September 1s.-At the
afternoon session of the Cumberland Pres
byterian synod of Texas Rev. DIR. Tinnon
of Fort Worth was elected moderator by
reclamation. He then announced the
standing committees. The afternoon was
taken up in reading and discussion. AT
the night session an address of welcome
was delivered to the men bers Oft the synod
by Mayor Stout which was responded to by
the moderator. After interesting devo-
tional exercises the synod adjourned to
meet tomorrow morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-25
A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A North Texas Lady Lodged in a Barbed
Wire Fence.


PARIS, Tex, Sept. 1S,-A frightful acct
dent happened this afternoon to Mrs.
Gordon, wife of Mr. Jack Gordon, the
Texas representative of the Ely Walker
dry GOODS com pany of St. Louis. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon are from st. Charles, Mo-, blu
re ide here. They drove out on the prairie
some five miles south of the city, Mr.. Cor
don taking his gun and dog along. Stop
ping beside the road he went away some
distance following covey Of
birds and while he was alb
sent the horses frightened and
bolttd with Mrs Gordon and the buggy.
Nothing is known of the circumstances as
she is still unconscious. She was heard 10
scream by a farmer, who, going to the place,
found her hanging III barb wire fence.
Her clothing was badly torn and her back
horribly laceraied. There is large cash
across her head, but the skull is not frac-
iured. Grave fears are entertained, as the
nervous shock has been severe.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-25

The Ertogroul, was a wooden frigate
built cruiser of 2344 tons displacement
She mounted forlv-one guns of small
calibre, and was built in 1863, Osman
Pasha and Ali Pasha, ENJOYS of the sultan
TO the emperor OF Japan, were passengers,
and were drowned.
OSlnan Pasha, whose victory over the Rus
slams at Pleva gave HIM high rank as a
fighting general, was on board and was
lost. He had been on an official visit TO
Japan, having been entrusted with specia!
mission from the sultan to the mikado.
LOST AT SEA.
LONDON, Sept. 19,-Advices from Hiago
Stae that the naval steamer Mussachi
Mann has been lost of Cochin, ami thar all
her crew, with the exception of one japan
ese, were drowned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-25
Charged With Rape

TExARKANA, Tex, Sept 1S,-S. S. Cum
nins was arrested here today by Constable
Parker He is wanted in Cass county on a
charge of rape on his own daughter. He
made no resistance and acknowledged his
identity and stated he was EN- ronte TO Mem
pnis. He was placed in Jail awaiting OIL
GERS from Cass county.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-25
His Mule Fell on Him,

SAN AUGUSTINE, Tex, Sept. lS.-After at
tending district yesterday Alonzo Zeigler
started home, distance about 10 miles
When about mile out from town the mule
him. At last accounts Zeiger was still I'M
conscious with but little hopes of ever
rallying.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-25
MEXICO,
THE BRITISH MINISTER'S BANQUET.

THE BRITISH MINISTER'S BANQUET.
CITY OF MEXICO, Sept. l9.-The b ihsh
minister banquettcd the foreign minister,
Senior Mari>cal.
Two trans on the Mexican railroad at
Rinconada ran into each other. Ten per-
sons were xii ed and several wounded.
1t is again reported that Archbishop
Labastidi will be made cardinal.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-25
ENGLAND.


LONDON, Sept. I9-Advices from Hiago
state that the Turkish man-of-wAr Erto-
groul has foundered at sea and that so Of
her crew were drowned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-25

The evening session was held with closed
doors and it is understood that the larger
portion of the business transacted was rela-
tive to the Alliance store at this place.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-25

The last legislature provided for
having fire hydrants placed in the
capitol yard, but it has not been done.
Should the capitol get on fire up in
the dome or roof it would be de-
slrJyed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-25
TO weak MEN

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Smyrna times., 1890-08-13
A Religious Census.

According to statistics presented by
the Independent, the membership of tn e
Christian churches of this country now
aggregates 21,757,171, and the gain
since last year has been 1883, 1853. OF
the increase about three-ffths was
among the Protestants and two.fifths
among the Roman Catholics. More
than twO-thirds of the Protestant gain
was made by the Methodists and Bap-
lists alone, or 475,961 out of 668, ,1O8.
The great religious communions OF
this country are, therefore, the Catho-
lie, the Methodist and the Baptist, and
they stand numerically in the order
named. Together they include more
than fOur-ffths of the believers of the
Union, the remaining filth being div
ided among fifteen sects or denomina-
tions, with their various branches.
The Roman Catholics ale nearly equal
in Numbers to the Baptists and Meth
Odists combined, having a population
of 8, ,277, ,O39, as against 9,272,531, made
up of 4,98O,24O MethOdists and 1892
291 BAptists. The ratio of increase
among the three was also about the
same for the year, or something over
five to the hundred.
The Independent explains that the
Roman Catholic census includes the
whole Catholic population, while the
Protestant enumeration includes only
the actual communicates. Hence il
all those belonging to the families oi
the Baptists and the Methodists were
likewise counted the numerical
strength of each of the three great
communiOns might be about the same.
Doubling the number of the other Prot
estant membership on the same prin
ciple, we find that those in the Presby,
terian denomination and under its in
huence are less than one-fourteenth O.
the religious population, Protestant
/ anu Od1uOilCg dhu buO EplSCOpdlldus
are reduced to very small fraction
or less than three per cent, though in
reality the attendance is proportion
ably much greater.
But the most striking thing about
this census is that it counts less than
one in three of the church population
Even if we make very liberal allow
ance for those not enumerated among
the Protestant communicates, but wht
attend Protestant worship, and alst
include the Jews, there remain $4,000
600 of the population who are altogeth
er without religion, who are pagans
agnOstics, unbelievers, scoffers, infidel
and atheists. If we include all VIII,
reject faith or are Indifferent to il
though they keep up nominal anC
outward conformity, the total would
be vastly greater.
This country, therefore, is a grea
missionary field for the propagation o
Christianity. Here in New York hal
the people are outside Of the churche
every Sunday.-N. Y. Sun.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-13
Morbus Sabbaticus.

Morbus Sabbaticus, or Sunday sick
ness is a disease peculiar to church
goers. The attack comes on suddenly
every Sunday; no symptoms are felt
on Saturday night; the patient sleeps
well, and wakes feeling we'll; eats a
hearty breakfast, but about church
| time the attack comes on, and contin-
ues until the morning services are
over. Then the patient feels easy and
eats a hearty dinner. In the after
noon he feels much better, and is able
to take walk, talk politics and read
the Sunday newspapers he eats a
hearty supper, but about church time
he has another attack and stays at
home. He retires early, sleeps well,
aud wakes Monday morning feeling
refreshed and able to 60 to work, and
does not have any symptoms
of the disease until the following Sun
day. The peculiar features of this dis
ease are as follows: l. 1t always
attacks members of the church. Q. It
never makes its appearance except on
Sunday. 8. The symptoms vary but
it never interferes with the sleep or ap-
petite. 4. 1t never lasts more than
twenty-fOur hours. 5. 1t generally at
tacks the head of the family. 6. No
physician is ever called. z. It always
proves fatal in the end-to the soul.
8. No remedy is known for it except
prayer. o. Religion is the only anti
dote. 10. It is becoming fearfully
prevalent, and is sweeping thousands
every year prematurely to destruction.
Church Messenger.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-13
Vegetable Peach.

Speaking of peaches, we have on ex-
hibition at our Office a new variety, at
least, it is a curiosity to most who
have seen 1t, known by the name
vegetable peach" 1t is large and
firm, ola beautiful yellow color and
almost perfectly round. It was grown
by Mr.. Edward Biddle, living in Sas-
safras neck, who presented it to Mr..
John w. Dickinson, of this town. Mr..
Biddle says when cooked they make
pies and cannot be distinguished from
the real peach in taste lIt:sis a Curl
Osity, and we believe would be a prof
liable crop if grown in large quanti-
ties. The "peach" can be seen at our
Office for few days before returning
it to its -Middetown NeU Eea.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-13
WHOLE NO. 1886.
The Great August Camps.

This is the great camp meeting
month. Many thousands of religiously
disposed men and women are now
gathered in camps at both the East
and the West, and are diligently en-
gagged in cultivating themselves spirit
ually and intellectually, and in finding
qualification for their social instincts,
The most important of these summer
camps are at Chautauqua lake, in Sar-
toga county; and at Ocean Grove, in
New Jersey; but others are collected
at Pitman Grove and AvOn-by-the-Sea
in New Jersey; at Mountain Lake
Park, in Maryland at Mortified and
Martha's Vineyard, in Massachusetts,
and in many attractive rural places
whose names we need not attempt to
give. All of them seem to be having an
unusual successful season, for the in
PRODUCTION of intellectual and aesthetic
training as one of their conspicuous
features has revived interest in the
meetings. At first they were intended
solely for spiritual education and the
salvation of souls; but, Chautauqua
set the example fifteen years ago, they
are turning their attention also to the
cultivation of the mind and the en-
couragement of social reforms, not
neglecting even the bodily develop
ment of which Miss JENNEss is so
great a prophet, and the culinary art,
of which there are now so many femin-
inc professors.
The numbers on the grounds at
Chautauqua are estimated at 5000, of
whom 5000 are really concerned to
get profit out of the religious and in
tellectual teaching and exercises. An
other Chautauqua Assembly is in ses-
sion at Mountain Lake Park in Mary
land. At Round Lake, besides the
purely religious exercises, what is cal
| led the Summer Institute is in session,
with ten departments of instruction
including art, languages, Oratory stem
ography and typewriting. At Ocean
Grove, missionary, temperance, holi-
ness, and prayer exhOrtatiOn meetings
occupy the days, while the intermedi-
ate receation of seabathing strengthens
the crowds for its spiritual strain. 1t
is an enormous camp meeting ground
or religious settlement, with tents and
wooden houses, great halls and tenn
pies and tabernacles, and a summer
population of something like $4,000.
Except in the matter of size, all of the
many camp meetings now going on
are of the same character as Chautau-
qua or Ocean Grove, either wholly re-
ligious or partly religious and partly
educational, but everywhere having
for their prime object the salvation of
souls under circumstances adapted to
bring crowds of men and women
together for pleasure, if for nothing
else.-N. Y. Sun.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-13

faces in their hands. Nothing like
this had ever been seen before. No
one dared stop it, ether, for the law
ordered that the man should be done
to death by electricity, and after one
failure, who should or could say that
the killing had not been affected. For
four minutes those who had enough
control aOd wished to do it looked on.
DR.. Macdonald kept the time and then
he decided to take the risk, though
then, as all well knew there was no
risk. 1.-THE shock had not killed him,
the heat alone must have destroyed
the brain. The order was given and
the electrodes were removed. This
time there was no motion. Kemmler
was dead. All the physicians united
in saying that the man was uncon-
scious during the terrible time.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-13
Don't wasre your Time

and money, experimenting with doubt.
ful remedies, when DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery is so positively GER
tain in its curative action as to war.
rant its manufacturers in supplying
1t to the public, as they are doing,
through druggists, under Only execn-
ted certificate of guarantee, that it will
accomplish all it is recommended to
do, or money paid for it will be prompt.
ly returned. It cures torpid liver OF
biliousness, indigestion or dyspepsia
all humors or blood taints, from what.
ever cause arising, skin and scalp dis
eases, scrofulous affections, (not except.
ing consumption, or lung scrofula), Il
taken in time and given a fair trial,
Smyrna times., 1890-08-13

Now that the Knights of Labor have
joined hands with the farmers, they
would do we'll to assume a little of the
horse sense of the latter. And hang
out less glittering shingle. It is far
too loud and vulgar for plain, practical
men. There are no more knights Ow.
In days of old, when knights were nu-
merous enough, most of them were
donkeys. High-sOunding titles are
gradually getting erased in Europe !;
they should be stamped upon in Amer
lea. When the gallant Knights of
Labor reflect for moment that the
honest and plain farmers don't call
themselves Knights of the Plough,
that poor clerks hate to be called
Knights of the bag, they must see,
like sensible men, that their society
is lowered by name better left to
the blatherskites.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-13

Tennessee is getting ready to solicit
subscriptions for the purpose of erect
ing a monument to the memory of
Davy Crockett, the hero of the Alamo
and the author of the precept: "Be
sure you're right, then go ahead" If
the contributions shall come in as
slowly as they have done to the New
York Grant monument fund, it will
be we'll to start soon. Senator Plumb's
resolution for the removal, conditioned
upon the approval of General Grants
family, of that great soldiers remains
to Washington, is a striking commen-
tary on New York's lack of national
spirit in this matter.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-13

The new fad with those that labor
on the farms during the hot weather, is
hole about the size of quarter cut in
each side of their straw hats. It has
been discovered that it is an unfailing
means of keeping the head cool even
In the most extreme heat. Many are
finding it success. A current of air
passes through the hat, preventing
the head from getting hot.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-13

Herbert's father was tanning him
last night, and when he thought the
child was asleep he quietly stopped.
a minute or two the boy opened his
eyes and looked at his father. "Papa"
he said, "fannin' is somephin' that
makes you feel warmer when you
don't get any of it, amt it?" The
father started the fan again. Washing
ton Star.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-13

at is fact that Hoods sarsaparilIa
does cure scrofula. ralt-rheum, and
other diseases and affections arising
from impure state or low condition of
the blood, overcomes that tired feel
ing, creates a good appetite, and gives
strength to every part of the system.
Try It.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-13

Did you ever notice in former years,
how the Georgia and Delaware peach
drives the juicy and nutricious banana
of the little street fruit stand and
have you observed that this season the
banana holds its ground ? There's no
telling, though, what this magnificent
California fruit may do before the sum,
mer is over,
Smyrna times., 1890-08-13

Read before the Peninsula Press Assoc
ton, at its annual meeting held
Saratoga Strings, N. Y, August %
1890.
We have come from the land
Where the peach and potato,
Food fit for Olympus,
In luxuriance grow;
Where the luscious strawberry
And the healthful tomato
Grow ripe in the sunshine
When disturbed by no foe.
We have come from the land
Where the hot wave oppresses,
Where the mercury stands
Ninety-nine in the shade;
Where the pesky mosquito
Our flesh oft distresses
And fevers malarial
All our symptoms invade.
We have come from our dens,
From whence weekly and daily,
OuI O6SG OTdll pTOuuCJS HOW
All of mankind to bless.
And though out at the elbows,
We must do our work gaily,
For we must not reveal
That our incomes grow less.
On our brains we have drawn
Heavy drafts for our leaders,
Till the gray matter moves
Most exceedingly slow.
Now the drought has cut short
The supplies ofour feeders,
With both head and purse light,
Can we make the mare gO?''
We have come here to drink
of these famous spring waters,
As our fathers of yore
Used to come for their health.
We have brought here our wives
And our sweethearts and daughters,
And propose to expend
The great part of our wealth.
All in vain may you look
For our pair and barouche,
Our coupe and our drag,
Tho we oft of them dream.
But a wind-broken horse
And a blackboard for coach,
Is sample not rare,
Ofthe editors team.
You may talk all you please
Ofpate de foie grasses,
And all the French dishes
That are on your menu.
But the editors feast
On pone-bread and molasses,
IT'S all they can afford,
And it fattens them, too.
Let's forget our hard lot
And not be in hurry
To take up the burden
Of our life work again.
Till our greenbacks are gone
Well eat, drink and be merry,
And give never a thought
To the scissors or pen.