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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

of the capacity of the insane asylum
of the state, to the end that the in
sane, many of whom have for months
been languishing in our county Jail
without hope of ameliorating their
wretched condition, may be transferred
to asylums where they can receive the
benefit of enlightened scientific treat.
ment.
2. That it is the duty of the state to
provide suitable and efficient asylum
facilities for idiots and mental imbe-
Giles where they may be safely re-
strained and humanely treated.
Several changes in the present laws
in regard to idiots and insane asylum
management were recommended.
1t was resolved that should there be
special session of the Twenty second
Legislature the governor of the state
be urged to embrace in his call there
for action pertaining to these matters,
and that our representatives in the
legislature be earnestly requested to
take action hereon. The amendment
of several laws relating to probate
matters was recommended. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Presidents. X. Blake, Austin
county.
Secretary IS. K. Scott, Falls
county.
Treasurer-W. R. Hays, Bee county.
The association will meet in Fort
Worth on the first Wednesday after
the third Monday in June next.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
PRIZE FIGHT.
THE BOSTON KID AND TOMMY MURRY
HAVE A TUssLE.

THE BOSTON KID AND TOMMY MURRY
HAVE TUssLE.
GALVESTON, June 1S.--Tonight j.
P. Cahill, the Boston Kid, and Johnny
Murry fought four ounce glove con-
test to finish before the Galveston
Athletic association for purse of $3.50.
Both men weighed in at 140 pounds.
At $50 p. m. Murry entered with
his seconds and Cahill followed close
behind. The contestants spared eau.
tious for six round without any dam
age beyond rosy ribs and red noses.
The seventh, eighth and ninth
rounds were more exciting; whirl-
wind of blows, followed by clinchine
and hard in-fightlng. Before time
was called in the ninth round Murry
staggered from stinger on the right
eye and heart. After rush from Ca
hill he squealed.
1t was nobody's fight, and Murry
was stronger but lacked grit.
Andy Bowen and Jack Burke have
deposited a forfeit for fight to take
place within the next six weeks.
Charlie johnson and Tommy Monag-
han spared for points.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

Ngw YoRK, June ia wedding of
more than orsinary interest was cele-
brated at the Church of the Ascension,
Tenth. street and Fifth avenue, at noon
today. The bride was Miss Elaine
Gooddell, the well known .;anthoress,
who is governme at inspector of Indian
schools.an North and South Dakota,
and the bridegroom was DR.. Charles
Alexander Eastman, an IndiAnSof the
Sioux tribe. Dr. Eastman is the gov
eminent physician at Pine Ridge
agency. He was educated at Beloit
College, Mishigan, and at Dartmonth
college, from which he was graduated
with honors, being the class oratorin
the class of 1887. He afterward stodied
medicine in Boston, and he was this
year appointed physician at Pine
Ridge.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

stated G. M. Eddy, prior to his ap-
pointmeut as receiver. had been mana
ger of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railroad; understood that the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas held majority CT
the stock of the International and
Great Northern; desired the interven-
ton of the attorney. general to prevent
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas from
securing control of the International
and Great Northern.
The relations with the attorney
general were not hostile and would
not have hesitated to make any reas,
enable request of the attorney. general;
did not think he laid the fact before
the encouragement for injunction
proceedings.
In reply to Mr.. Gresham-Never re-
membered having conferred with
Eddy as to the injunction or consult
in him about it.
To Observation-Disclosures the
writing of the Brown letter; did not
remember telling @. 4. Bonner that
Attorney General Hogg wanted to
see him; if he told him
it was fact. 1t was also fact the
railways were always i'll bad condition
when placed in the hands of receivers
The 5000 was paid to Gould with
out any specific order. The order was,
however, made. There were other
applications for payments, but the
special masters repost was adverse
had heard of no threats or criticisms
about having paid the $50,O0O.
In long string of testimony witness
said concerning the Galveston News
"The claim of A. II. Belo & Com
pany for $1,240 was suspended for tel
months; conferred with Col. Eddy
about it, who said it was for adver
tising. Col Eddy told witness while
the claim came under the head of ad
vertisipg, it was really the Interna
tional and Great Northern pro rata ol
the $4,000 to be paid the News fol
shaping political opinion and prevent
ing adverse legislation to the railroads
and that this was the amount agreed
UPON by the Texas Traffic Association
at the New Ordeans meeting. and thai
the International and Great Northern
pro rata of this amount was $l20 pei
month.
When he stated the matter to Eddy
Col. Eddy wanted the matter with
drawn as he eddy did not want to be
investigated and saw no necessity fol
contesting, and the special master
said it was no use to contest the claim
Witness regarded the Galveston New
as a powerful and influential paper
Its editorials were well written, ant
the paper welded potent influence
Did not think the charge excessive
never informed A. H. Belo & Co. G
what Col. Eddy had said. 1t Nigh
have been proper, but did not think {
it at the time.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
EXCITING NEWS FROM chilli
A FORCED LOAN FROM THE CITIZENS
OF CHILL.

A FORCED LOAN FROM THE CITIZENS
OF CHILL.
WASHINGTON, June 1S.-The official
mails from Chilli received here bring
exciting news from there. The house
of deputies has prepared q bill author
iziug the president to levy a forced
loan of $4,000, 900 to carry on the war.
1t has net passed the senate, however.
A decree has also been issued pro-
hibiting groups of more than three
persons standing together on the
streets, squares or public places OF
Santiago. Persons guilty of an in
fringement of this decree will be liable
to fine of S25 to 500. By another
decree all theaters of San Diego are
closed until further notice. Under
authority of congress all gold and
silver in the treasury of Chill, com
prising what is known as the metallic
reserve, was sold at auction on the 10Th
of May. Coined silver was sold in lots
of $4,000 and upwards, and bar silver
in lots of 1000 kilograms and upwards
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
The Cherokee Strip.

ARKANSAS CITY, Kas., June 49,
Treasurer Ross of Cherokee Nation,
opened his headquarters here today
and will prosecute a vigorous cam
paign against cattlemeI who have in
vaded the Cherokee strip against the
orders of the government. He says
there are now 10000 cattle in the
strip in violation of the law. He will
demand of each cattleman payment ol
81 per head for the privilege of graz
ing their cattle in the strip. If this il
not paid he will order out the Indian
police and drive them off. Cattlemer
who have their headquarters here are
defiant and say they will never pay the
tax or vacate the strip. They say that
they will fight the Indian police first,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
DISCUSSION AMONG SPORTS.
A QUESTION AS TO THE RESULT OF TEN
ROUND FIGHTS.

a AS III hhSUhl Sr 1hI'
ROUND FIGHTS.
New YORK, June 1S.-Sporting men
look upon the decision of the Kilrain-
Slavia fight as inconsistent. They
claim that ten round contests must be
conclsded unless one man is knocked
out or injured so that he must stop,
and that is the only event in either
case that can end a contest of a limited
numbsr of rounds. in this instance
the mistake of the time keeper in not
sounding the gong before Kilrain was
on his feet after a knock down in the
seventh round caused trouble, but
technically regarded, Kilrain being up
and ready to fight when the gong was
struck, vas not knocked out.
The decision has made consider
able stir among betting men, many OF
whom had wagered for and against
E.ilrain's Being knocked out. 1t was
learned today that the purse was
about 5000 short, but thet the Granite
association would doubtless make
itGp.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
Broom Corn Growers.

TOPEKA, Kan, June 1S.-The char
ter of the Broom Corn Growers asso-
citation of Kansas. was filed yesterday,
Its principal place Of business will be
Sterling. The object is to store at
Sterling broom corn and other farm
products. 1t is understood that this
is the first of many companies of this
kind to be organized by the farmers
for the purpose of enabling them to
hold their farm products until they
can get good prices for them.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
Probable Infantcide.

WACO, Tex, June 18.-This after
noon children playing in the yard Of
Mrs. John Wald, widow, found the
dead body Of a white infant about a
month old. The child had been dead
about ten hours, but no evidence has
been procured to determine the cause
OF the death or who the parents are.
The child was female.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
The Secretary of State.

A permit to do business in Texas was
issued some time ago to the Fremont
Cultivator Company. incorporated un-
der the laws of Ohio. Yesterday the
concern fled with the secretary of
state a certified copy of an amendment
to the original charter, changing its
name to "Ohio Cultivator Company"
A permit to do business in Texas
was issued yesterday to the Lake Com ,
Land and Improvement company, in
corporated in Colorado, with a capital
stock of $s5O,0OO.
The Eutopia social club was char
tered yestered. 1t is located in Taylor,
its objects are social and literary, and
it has no capital stock.
Articles of Incorporation were issued
yesterday for the Worlds Fair Excur-
sion company, with capital stock of
$50, Headquarters Dallas. Avow. d
purpose, promotion OF immigration
and education. Directors, Richard II.
Hubbard, Q. F. Garter, N. j. Bader,
Maurice II, Locke, j. r.. Lett.
The Comptroller.
Two settlements were made yester-
day:
W. r. Byrd, collector OF Hamilton
county, settled in full, his state taxes
for the year being $8,606.s8; occupa-
tion, $255 .35.
w. H. Corder, collector Of Kimble
county, state taxes, $4,0OS.44; occupa-
tion, $7S465.
Revenue deposits for the day
amounted to about 800.
Trade appears to be rather dull, and
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
EVENTS OF YESTERDAY AT
THE STATE CAPITOL,
The Statesman's Scrap Bag of State Affairs.
A Geodly Haul.
The Public School Census-COmptroller's
COntribntiOn-Charter and SiCh
-Miiitary-Land Notes.

Despite the heat yesterday house
keeping at the great state capitol con-
tinued pretty much as usual.
The sun bombarded the departments
all day long, pouring in broadside
after broadside of red hot shot. but
the boys stood bravely to their guns
and fit it out from early dawn till
dewy eve, or 'sommers thar about"
The Railroad Commission.
Under section of the commission
law it is provided that no rate in ex-
istence at the time of the organization
of the commission can be changed by
the roads without ten days notice to
the commission, and not even then
without their consent.
The attention of the railroads should
be directed to this provision. The Rio
Grande and Eagle Pass railroad has
given notice to a certain coal miner,
twenty eight miles north of Laredo, to
the effect that his freight rates would
pO Clu dhCOu VCh CChOS ~ UOA Oh uhN
after July /. Mr.. A, G. Hunt, trustee
for the lessees in charge of the mines,
complained to the commissioners, and
yesterday they responded as follows
austin, June II, 1891.
"Mr. A. @. Hunt, Trustee San Tomas Coal
Company, Laredo, Tex:
DEAR SIR: Replying to your letter
of the 18th, we beg to state that the
Rio Grande and Eagle Pass Railroad
Go. can not legally charge any rate OF
charges ia force on said road on June
10, 1901, except after ten days notice to
and with the consent of the railroad
commissioners, which has not been
done. The schedule of charges will,
therefore, remain the same as the
above date until changed by or with
the consent of the commission. AS
soon as practicable the commission will
fix schedule of rates on all roads in
the state, and when the Eagle Pass
and Rio Grande railroad is reached we
shall be pleased to give you hearing
Very respectfully,
IL. l.. FOSTER,
wv. P. MCLEAN,
Commissioners"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
Crazy Man Drowned.

RoCKwALL, June 1S.-Tuesday
afternoon some boys who were fishing
discovered the body of man in the
river. The body was pulled out and
the officers brought it to town last
night. The body was identified as
that of Tom Davis, a section hand.
He had been crazy for few days and
the officers were looking for him.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
Central American Items.

GALVESTON, June 18.-Advices from
Mexico say the financial condition Of
Guatemala is terrible. President Bar
rillas is called tyrant and the cleo
tion excitement Is great. The excite
ment extending tn Honduras and a
feeling is aroused against President
Bogran Costa Rica is quiet,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
Briber Sentenced.

NEW ORLEANS, La. June 1S.-Ber-
nard dlandi, convicted some days ago
as having attempted to bribe states
juryman, Henry b. Atwood, in the
Hennessy case, today was sentenced by
Judge Mar 10 one year at hard labor
iu the penitentiary,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
spUvry JUDO Gs' CONVENTION.
rEEY WANT THE JAILs EMPTIED OF
DUEATrCs AND IDIOTS.

IEEA WANI IIEI JhI10 1'1' Y"
IUEATrCs AND IDIOTS.
'oRsrCANA, Tex, June 18.-Wten
County judges association con
,nod uhis morning, the discu sion o.
Soc care of luuatics was reelned. The
bernauent committee of toe aSsocie
tjon introduced this morning tie foi
owine resolutions, which wei unani
Iaoisly adopted, and will lie toe II st
lppoytant action taken at .his ret5-
'ne;
/ Resolvsd /, That in the opinion Of
tais assoeia - ~ imperative der and
exists for H. alui ,diare enlargement
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
The Referee Speaks.

NEW YORK, June 18.-Jere Dunn,
referee OF the glove contest between
Slaviu and Kilrain In Hoboken last
night, today made known his oifleia
decision. He decided that Slavin had
won the bout and was entitled to rs
per cent Of the sic, 600 purse, but that
all bets that Kilrain would be knock ed
out within ten rounds were off.
For the next ten days we will offer
an Estey upright piano at wholesale
cost, for cash, as special bargain.
WATSON Music HOUSE,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

Second hand pianos to rent or will
sell them cheap on the instailment
plan. WATSON Music HOUSE.
The record-union., 1891-01-23
CROP BULLETIN.
Favorable Report Regarding Califor-
mia Products.

Favorable Report Regarding Califor-
mia Products.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The monthly
crop bulletin, just issued by the Agri-
cultural Department, says the California
corn crop is good and above the average
The hay crop was also good one, but
prices are low. The hop crop has been
good in quality, and is bringing in good
prices.
The fruit crop, though not generally so
large, on account of the prices realized in
the Eastern markets large additional
plantations will be made the coming WIN
ter.
The grape crop has also been unusually
good in quality and quantity wherever
the vineyards were healthy. Raisins and
dried grapes Were damaged in some sec
tions by early rains, but not to any Sc
rious extent.
As near as can be ascertained the wine
crop of the State will be about Is, 600, 600
gallons of more than average quality.
and as the old stocks were mostly cleaned
out before the vintage, the demands of
trade are constantly increasing, and we
may hope for a revival Of the industry in
the next few years. Prices OF grapes for
wine making have advanced fully one
third. and hopeful feeling prevails.
However, the ravages ofphylloxera and of
the southern vine disease have been yerv
serious, and the area of productive vine
yards will be very much decreased. The
planting of American resistant vines
offers the only effectual remedy.
The record-union., 1891-01-23
Diamond Cutting in Amsterdam.

Last year was very serious one for
the Dutch diamond industry, which was
nearly paralyzed by the action of the De
Beers Company of Kimberley in reduc-
ing the production of the raw diamonds
from 4, 100000 to 2000,0 carats per am
mum, in order to keep up prices. The
price of raw diamonds rose more than 100
per cent. at the mines, and it proved i'm
possible to obtain a proportionate advance
for the cut article. This state of thingsi
says the British Consul at Amsterdam in
his last report, coming on top OF too great
an imitation in the cutting industry in
Amsterdam. created the greatest distress
among the diamond workers, who, as
class, have the reputation of being very
thriftless.
For several months at the close of the
year orders for cut diamonds were alto
gether wanting, and not only were a
great number of families reduced to abso-
Lutte destitution, but most of the new
cutting mills, which have been erected of
late, We're closed, and will probably have
to be devoted to other purposes. Since
the close of the year the position of the
diamond works rather improved. The
price of cut diamonds has risen so far as
to give some margin for the cost of cut
ting, ETC., but the demand is by no means
sufficient to keep the mills and diamond
workers of the city employed. A good
deal of cutting is now done there for Lon
don account direet.-Londo7a Times.
The record-union., 1891-01-23
OF AFRICAN DISCOVERIES.
Some illustrations in Which Due Mel
and Credit Should he G.ixcn


The history of African geographical dis
coveries for more than thirty years past,
says the Illustrated Nelos of the World, is
topic so wide and complex that in mere
passing illusions one cannot enumerate
all the actions of merit. In our recent
memoir of the late Sir Richard Burton it
was stated, and justly, that he was the
first European traveller who reached Lake
Tanganyika, accompanied by Spoke, but
that Speke first discovered Lake Victoria
NyanZa, which was afterward explored
by Speke and Grant, while Sir Samuel
Baker was the discoverer of Lake Albert
NyanZa, and of its outlet in the White
Nile. But the river called the Victoria
Nile, which connects the Victoria Nyanza
Lake with the Albert Nyanza and the
White Nile. was first explored, in 1874.
by Colonel Chailie Long, chief of staff to
General Gordon
From Urodogani and from Nyamyongo,
where Captain Speke was stopped twelve
years before, Colonel Long descended
this river by by canoes to below M rooli,
discovering the Gita' Nzige Lake and
Lake koja 90 Ibrahim, and proving its
connection with the Nile. This import
ant geographical discovery is attested to
by letter from General Gordon, and
General Longs merit ought not to be for
gotten.
The record-union., 1891-01-23
THE PALMER TRIAL.
Testimony Taken in Behalf of the d,
fenSe.

Testimony Taken in Behalf of the De-
fense.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22.-In the Palmer
forgery case, yesterday afternoon, w. A.
Gett, Sacramento attorney who has been
tinle he had tried to "steer" witness Bolce
against Senator Fair in reference TO his
testimony.
The defense also introduced in evidence
letters written by expert Angus to Chief
of Police Lee of Sacramento, which
showed that from November /, 1890, wit
ness Clarke has been receiving $40 q
month from Senator Fair, out of which
he supported his wife and child. Captain
Lee was informed that Senator Fair
would make no promise to Clarke for the
future because, ii discovered, it might af-
feet the prosecution of Palmer.
Other witnesses testified to unimportant
matters, and the case went over until to-
day.
George A. Bigelow, who was super
seded as boollkeeper on the Fair ranch by
Clarke, was the first witness called this
morning. He testified that at the request
of Palmer he balanced the books and
counted the cash on hand when he va
Gated his position.
1t will be rendered that Clarke swore
that before he left the office he entered in
pencil on the cash-book a bill of the
Southern Pacific Railroad for freight,
81 80, and when he returned he discovered
the entry changed to $50 in ink.
Witness Bigelow testified that he found
in the office receipt on a printed blank
for said freight, dated January 20, 1889,
reading as follows:
Received from Reed ranch one hundred and
thirty dollars, in full for above account
III. j. PALMER, per C.
On the back of this receipt is the follow
ing promissory note:
KNIGHTS LANDING, Feb 1, 1889.
One day after date, for value received I
promise to pay II. j. Palmer or order one
hundred and thirty dollars, with interest from
date until paid at the rate of 1 per cent. per
month. WIN. =. CLARKE
On the witness-stand Clarke testified
that ne gave this note to Palmer to cover
the deficiency in order to retain his posi-
ton on the ranch.
Barney Henderson, Chinese herder
on the Fair ranch, testified as to the man
ner he kept the time of workmen.
Charles S. Neal, former confidential
clerk for Fair, was recalled as witness
He contradicted the testimony of Fair as
to certain conversation between Fair
and Palmer under tree, which he acci-
dentally overheard.
The record-union., 1891-01-23

mally delivered The court holds that
the signature of the Governor and Lieu
tenant-GOvernor to concurrent resolu-
tionS are necessary to make acts of the
joint convention valid.
This leaves the Independents in some
what of a dilemma. They must proceed
to pass another concurrent resolution,
and this will take about six days il
Governor Boyd refuses to sign it. Under
to-day'S decision no contest can be held.
They assert that resolution calling for Il
joint session to contest the right of the
Governor to the seat should be legal with
out his signature, but the State Constitu-
ton is mandatory on that point. There
If they do, the only obstacle in Boyd S
way will be the proceedings to test his
cltlzenshlp, instituted by Ex-Governor
Iiayer.
NO MATERIAL CHANGE.
PIERRE Is. d., Jan. 22.-The third and
fourth ballots for Senator were taken to-
day without material change.
NO RESULT.
BISMARCK IN. d., Jan. 22-The Legis-
lature took nine ballots for Senator to-
day without result and few changes.
THE DEMOCRATS FAVOR Villas.
MADISON wis, Jan. 22.-The Demo-
Gratis in the Legislature in joint caucus
to-day nominated for United States Sem
ator William Z. Villas.
IN ILLINOIS.
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 22.-One ballot was
taken in the joint session of the Legis-
lature to-day for United States Senator
Adjournment was then taken till to-mor-
row
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Special to the REcoRp-I1NroN

special to the REcoRD-UNroN.
berlin, Jan. 22.-In the Reicbstao to
day Barth, member of the Deutscb-
frelslnnige party, moved to repeal the
prohibition of pork and bacon.
Secretary Won Boetticher said desnite
the increased stringency measures taken
IN America to suppress trade in bad hog
products, there was still no guarantee
that Germany would be sufficiently pro-
tected from the danger of trichinosis. He
asserted that per cent. of the American
hogs were affected with the disease. as
against per cent. of German hogs.
Schmidt. of the Freisinnige party.
urged the necessity of supplying the
working people of Germany with Amer
lean meat, which is considered cheaper
than Germany's meat.
Broeinel, of the Deutsch Freisinnipe
party, held that it was un-christianlike
10 make the peoples necessities dear i'm
tnlS DarOarous manner.
Won Boettiches further said that the
Enghsh-American people did not eat raw
meat, such as is consumed in Germany.
Inc Relchstag then adjourned.