The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-07
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MADE HIS ESCAPE.

MADE HIS ESCAPE.
ATHENS, Ca, May 5-Dr. G. M. GleveT,
who has been in Jail in GAINESVILLE since the
latter part of March. awaiting trial FOX
poisoning his wife, made his escape Sunday
night. Officers are in pursuit.
THE GOV ERNMENT cENsURED. a
PARIS, May 5.--Emile Zola has censureo
the government for causing the Fourmies
disaster. The governments action viii
rankle in the hearts of the people and
cause hatred Of their employers, and pill
grimages to the tombs of the victims
will rekindle smouldering hates.
BREAKING THE STRIKE.
ScorTsDALE, Pa, May 5.-The contest be-
tween the striking cokers and operators
seems to be growing tiercer every day. Yes
terday the Frick Coke company added foar
hundred men to the list of Italians and
Hungarians brought here to break the
strike. "a
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
DOVER, Del, May 5.-rhe house passed
by a unanimous vote the Wolcott ballot bill
and its passage by the senate is assured.
The bill is a notification of the Australian
ballot, but the tickets of each party are
separate instead of the regular Australian
blanket ballot.
fhlZE FIGHTING.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 5.-The California
Athletic club last night decided to match
Abe Willis at the Australian bantam
weight and Geo. Dixon, colored, chanpion
for fight. The purse will be $500, and
the fight to take place in June.
TOM RYAN.
CHICAGo, May 5.-Tom Ryan Of Chicago.
the champion welter weight has accepted
the challenge of Charles Kernnick 10 feht
him to finish for stakes of $1,000, and
purse of $1,000 offered by the Athletic clnbs
of st. Paul and Minneapolis.
A $50O,0O0 BLAZE.
Troy, N. Y, May ga. fire broke cut
last night in al engine house at the blast
furnace of the Troy Steel and Iron com.
pany, on Breaker Island and destroyed
property to the amount of half a million
dollars.
CoNTRABAND OF WAR.
SAN Francisco, Cal, May5.-The schoon..
er Robert and Minnie, bound for Chit, has
ten thousand Remington rifles and half
million cartridges for the congressional
party.
| FAILED IN NEW ORLEANS
New ORLEANS, May 6.-John Colder a.
Co, deal"r in grain, rice, ETC., one of the
Oldest houses in New Orleans, failed TODAY.
Liabilities two hundred and sixty fivo
thousand dollars; assets half million.
SURPRISING SEAL FISHING
WASHINGTON. May 5.-Secretary Blainea
proposal for the total suppression of seal
catching within Behring sea will be form
ally communicated to Minister Psul ter.
morrow or by Wednesday at the latest.
| A FABRICATION.
CINCINNATI, May 5.-John ]. Ingalla In 4
note to the Times Star, says the intervew
wired to the New York Herald from Ksnsas
City is a fabrication.
| CUT HIS THROAT.
LONDON, May 5.-Lord James Edward
Sholto Douglas, brother of the Marquis OF
Queensbury, suicided by cutting his thros.
with a razor.
| FAMINE IN MADRAS,
LONDON, May 5.-The famine in Msdraa
continues. 1t is feared the Monsoon viii
all, in which event disasters will be inten-
fed
COMMODORE IRWIN.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-Commodore John
Irwin has been offered an examiI alton for
promotion to the 81 ade of rear admiral.
DEATH OF PHYSICIAN.
LOUISVILLE KY, May 5.-Dr. w. III.
Boiling, one OF the most prominent physi-
clans in the South, died this morning.
DEATH OF AN ARCHBISHOP.
LONDON, May 5.-Most Rev. Vim. Conner
MCGEE, ID. d., bishop of York, is dead.