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es specially display immoderate fondness for
candy. The consequence is that in single
generation the ivory teeth of the slave has
given place to the half-decayed fangs OF the
freedman
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A sonoma County Arrest.

Some time ago A. Dorneburg of this city
had some business transaction with one
Lesslng in relation to piece of land. and
Lessing, it is claimed, disposed Of it and ap-
propriated the proceeds, which, he claimed.
belonged to him. LeSSing went to Sonoma
County, and when he was located one Bohm
was engaged by Dorneburg to bring him
back by virtue of warrant. Now, it is
aIlege that Bohm saw Lessing and instead
of arresting him aided him TO escape. Yes
terday the Sheriff of Sonoma County arrested
Bohm on charge of felony.
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A Shocking Deed.

HARLAN QOwa). May 25.-Mrs. Christen
Henderson, Danish woman, and her four
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ON THE DIAMOND.

Yesterdays Baseball Games Throughout the
East.
CLEVELAND, May 25.-Sharp fielding and
hard hitting by Brooklyn won to-day's
game. Clevelands 3, Blooklyns Y. Bat
teries-Yiau and thinner, Lovett and DAILY.
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At ten minutes Before o'clock this morn
ing the City Of Peking, from China, was
sighted on her way to this port.
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Dr Graves Released
Frnn 4he OrIenf.

DENVER (Colo.), May 25.-Dr. Graves wal
released on $4,000 bail this afternoon.
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Nine. PATHS new theater will open with
Welsh festivities that will last week.
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NOt ASetssADIes
Counselor burst has expressed the Opin-
ion to Assessor Siebe that seats in stock
boards and exchanges are not aSSessable.
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Timber Culture Entries.

WASHINGTON, May %. = Replying to
query from the Salt Lake Land Office to-
day, the Commissioner sent the following
order which will be of interest to the pub
lie land States: Parties may commute
timber culture entries at 81 % per acre
under the act of March 8, 1891, whether
within the railroad limits or not on proof
of compliance with the law for four years,
when the entry is valid and not forfeited by
subsequent failure to comply with the law"
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10 Gams al Chicapr
At Cincinnati

CHICAGO. May 25.-Rain prevented the
ball game to-day.
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The AFRICAN TROUBLE.
Two Bloody Encounters Between the En-
gliSh and Portuguese.

LONDON, May 2j-The conflicting ac-
counts of the Anglo-Portuguese trouble lead
to the belief that there were two conflicts.
The first was a collision with the South
Africa Company's police at Mutassa, and
the defeated Portuguese then went to the
coast by the p unge route, and came into
collision with Commissioner Johnson's
forces of pioneer miners. who were opening
the transport route.
ENGLISH PRESS OPINIONS.
LONDON, May 25-The topic of the day is
the news Of fresh troubles on the Punge.
The St. James Gazette deplOres the wars
forced upon England by irresponsible COM
panies. and advises the appointment of q
resident Commissioner. The Pail Mall
Gazette advises the Government to accept
proposals for a prOtectOrate to fOrPstall
Portugal, who, it says, pTesumeS on her own
weakness to annoy England. 1t adds that
weakness is becoming an excuse for ire
SponSbillty, and among other instances
cites the massacre at New Orleans.
PROBABLY TWO AFFRAYs.
LISBON May 25.-The GOvernOr-General
of Mozambique telegraphs that the CaldaS-
Xavier expedition. which arrived at HASH
British South African COmpany's en-
ployes on May 18th and that several men
were killed on both sides.
LONDON, Nav 25.-Further details of the
fight Of May 18th near Hassl-Kesse between
the British and Portuguese show that the
Portuguese were marching upon Fort Sails
bury when the British South African Com
pany fred on them, killing seven and
wOunding twenty.
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FUNERAL OF CAPTAIN sHAM.--Captain j. b.
G. Isham, an old-time commander of The Pacific
Mall Steamship Company on this Coast. died re-
Gently In this city and was buried yesterday
afternoon from Trinity Church. The deceased
was very popular.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04
A Heavy Failure.

EAGLE PASS, Tex, May est was
rumored on the streets yesterday that
the extensive mercantile, brokerage
and commission house of. w. Riddle
of Piedras Negras had assigned. 1t
was confirmed today. Mr.. Riddle has
large business in every state of Mexico
and for years has been regarded as the
boldest and most successful operator
on the Rio Grande from Ell Paso to
Brownsville. He was of great public
spirit, made money by the basketful
and spent it like prince,
The enterprises in which he was
engaged were so large and
varied that an exact statement of his
affairs will not be ready fors some days.
1t is authoritatively asserted however
that his Liabilities run into the hun
dreds of thosands and that his assets
if they can be realized upon anything
near their real value will be much
more. No fear is expressed that he
will not pay dollar for dollar. He has
enjoyed the confidence of all classes,
has been rated Al by the leading com.
mercial agencies. The terrible strin.
gency of the money market is the sole
cause assigned for the failure,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04
HE AsTONIsHED HIS FRIENDS
A TERRITORY MAN sURRENDERs FOR
AN OLD MURDER.

A TERRITORY MAN sURRENDERs FOR
AN OLD MURDER.
SHERMAN, Tex, May T.-Blli
Downs, large man about 40 years OF
age, went to the sheriff's office in this
city today and surprised all hands by
the remark that he wished to surren-
der for crime committed in Delaware
Bend in 1875. The crime which he al
luded to was the murder OF John
Davis, a saloon keeper in that reno e
section. Down, WITS gwen into the
hands of the lilor and Ia'er succ-.d-
ed in getting ~ habeaS corpus heafl' <
before Judge Muse, and was admitted
to bond in the sum OF $l50O, which he
readily filled. After the killing Downs
fled to the South Canadian county in
the territory and settled down, mar
ried an Indian woman, has four chill
dren, has held public office and is we'll
off in this worlds goods. He is under
an assumed name but feels that he can
soon have the charge of murder wiped
out as it is a case of self defense.
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SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIANS.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GENERAL AS
SEMBLY AT BIRMINGHAM.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE GENERAL AS
sEMBLY AT BIRMINGHAM.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 27.-The
case of the Rev. d. P. Robinson OF
Knoxville was finally decided by the
Presbyterian assembly standing by the
action of the judicial committee in
doing nothing further in the matter.
The case was up before three different
assemblies, and last year Robinson
was restored to the communion of the
church from which he had been ex-
cluded on account of his alleged eccen-
tricities and opinions.
The overtures from Mecklenburg
Presbytery claimed the action of the
last assembly restoring Robinson was
unconstitutional, and asked for a re-
opening of the case, but this was de-
clined,
The committee on narratives report
ed that sixty-eight narratives placed
in their hands reported negligence,
failing to send in reports of the
L
more men in the ministry and more
missionaries in the field than ever be-
fore. They reported that intemper-
ance does not prevail among Presbyte'
riaus. IL was decided that each Pres.
bytery appoint a committee on colored
work, and that the institute at Tusca-
loosa, Ala, be incorporated.
The judicial committee reported
that the memorial from the third
church of Knoxville be answered by
telling them that the lower courts
must take cognizance Of the case as
there seems to be an opening for
peace. This is the Robinson case.
The foreign correspondence COM
mittee reported against appointing
thirty delegates to the grand alliance
meeting in Toronto this summer on
account OF a shortage of funds.
The committee on the arbitration of
the last assembly was continued.
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AFTER THIRTY YEARS.
A MAN ARRESTED FOR A MURDER
COMMITTED IN 1858.

A MAN ARRESTED FOR A MURDER
COMMITTED IN 1858.
NAcoGDocHEs, Tex, May 27.-In
1858 there was a fatal difficulty in the
northwestern part Of the county. Ed
mund Choate and his two cousins,
Squire and James, disputed the owner
ship of colt with two Mexicans, Fran
cisco and Gregario Luna. A scuffie for
possession of the animal resulted in the
fatal cutting of Francisco and the seri-
Gus wounding of Gregario by the
Choates. All the participants are now
dead except Squire Choate, now SO
years old. He had been secreted ever
since, but recently ventured back into
this country and being discovered by
the sheriff was arrested and jailed
here. There is but one living witness
to the tragedy, Mexican woman, who
still lives in this county.
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NORTHERN PREsBYTERIANS.
DoINas AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
AT DETROIT.

AT DETROIT.
DETROIT, Mich, May 27.-The fol.
lowing is an abstract of the foreign
missions report. The report notes the
resignation of John G. Lowrie, =,
senior secretary, after fifty years Of
faithful service. and the appointment
of David Gregg, D. D., to be a mem
Der of the board.
An unusually large number have
applied for foreign work this year, and
seventy,three were found qualified
and were sent. Six missionaries have
severed their connection with the
board on account of ill health, etc.,
and eight have died. The aggregate
additions to the mission churches was
1915, some more than last year, an es
pecially large accession being reported
from Santug and Laos missions.
The pupils in the schools are 1880,
an increase over last year OF 492, al
though many schools have been closed
for lack of funds. We have in board.
ing schools, including many men, in
J training for teachers and helpers 1909,
nearly double the amount last year,
While of the girls and women under
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A Dead Rahv In the Well.

HILLsBoRo, Tex, May 27.-Dave
Morris, living eight miles southeast OF
Hillsboro, drew from his we'll what
seemed TO be human skin. He brought
it to Hillsboro and the physicians were
Of the opinion that it was human skin.
Mr.. Morris had the water, which they
had been using and pronounced excel
lent, drawn from the well and was hor.
rified to find the remains OF an infant
enveloped in pillow slip, made in the
shape of baby skirt. the whole
weighted with rock. The officers are
trying to ferret out the mystery.
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BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN JAIL.
THE RESULT OF CoNFIDING IN
STRANGERS.

STRANGERS.
SAN ANTONIO, May 27-Some time
ago L. Piaget, the trusted manager of
the ranch of Banker Dan Sullivan,
sold $4,000 worth of his employers
sheep and horses and skipped to Can
ada. He was located in Halifax, de-
tanned there and efforts to extradite
him have been in progress. His partner
in crime was Miss Louise Labroache, a
most beautiful girl of French extrac,
tion She fled with him. but ill
advisedly returned and was clapped in
Jail, where she now is. 1t is learned
that as Piaget is a citizen of Canada,
the proceedings against him have
proved worthless. Sullivan has COM
promised with him for SIS, 900 and the
bankers son is now on his way to this
country with the money. All pro.
ceedings against Piaget will be drop
ped. 1t is not known what will be
done with Louise. She is terribly
broken up and harrassed by her con-
finement, but is as much infatuated
with her lover as ever.
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WENT OUT WITH THE BOOM
AN EPISODE OF THE RECENT FURRY
IN GALVESTON.

GALVESTON, Tex, May SD. W.
SAKE & Company, retail druggists, who
began business here about the begin
ming of the year, made an assignment
to Peter G.. Nichols today, for the
benefit of their creditors who are scat
tered all over the country. Their
total assets are estimated at about
$4,000, and their liabilities about the
same. Among the principal creditors
are A. d, Peiffer & Co., Boston, SO. $50:
Adoue & Lobit, Galveston, $2,265:
Omaha National bank, Omaha, $1,000.
There are numerous other creditors
OF lesser amounts, here, in Omaha, St.
Louis, New York and elsewhere. The
firm is composed of D. W. Sake and
Michael Dillon, of Omaha. They
came in on the ebb of the boom and
went out when it collapsed. The
trustee is now in charge of the store
and taking an account of the stock,
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similar training there l7i5, an Increase
| o! ll3 Our students for. the ministry
, are 100 Nearly hall more than lest
year.
Our medical missions grow in favor.
We have 80 physicians, Z of them
ordained ministers and II ladies, II
hospitals and IA dispensaries and
many native ply sicians, trained by
our doctors. We have treated 1868
patients, including some 5000 surgical
cases. Our mission presses have been
more than ever busy. and the great
plants at Shanghai and Beirut having
sent out this year "a, 023, 1876 pages, over
40 900, 900 of them Scripture.
The total receipts from all sources
were $942, $50. 81; a gain of $14S, 624.20,
Sunday schools and legacies alone
having fallen below last year. The
women's boards and societies, with
characteristic energy have pushed
their receipts higher than ever, $50.
55027 more than last year We have
not, however, ventured to increase ap-
preparations. The ten per cent rate,
that used to be thought our mark for
annual gain, but more money must be
had If the work is not to suffer. Some
churches have had good success with
the subscription plan recommended by
a recent assembly, The treasurer's
report shows deficit for the year end
ing April 30, 1890, of $50, 275. 93; ex-
penditures for the year ending April
80, 1891. of 1912 5l702. Totals, $l,022,
792. 95; deficit $50, 1921.
BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS.
DETROIT, Mich. May 27.-At the
Pres byterian conference this morning
after devotional exercises and reading
of the minutes, DR.. Herrick johnson re.
ported favorably on the religious ex-
hibit at the Worlds fair. The stand
ing committee on foreign missions
reported through Rev. DIR. Hayden of
including the report of the
foreign missions board. After refer
ence OF the overtures to the proper
the recommendations of
the committee on the report of the
foreign board were adopted. One
suggested by DR.. Nevins of China, that |
the rules for the government OF mis-
sionaries should be first sent to them
for approval and then be adopted by
the assembly, was referred to the |
standing committee on foreign mis-
sions.
CINCINNATI, May 27.-The Ameri- |
ian Bible Society officers and board OF
managers are holding the seventy
18th annual meeting here today. Hon.
Enoch L. Fancher, L. l.. D., of New
York is president.
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ITALY.
sIaNoR sAPoR1's INVENTION.

ROME, May 2S.-The experiment
was made yesterday on the road run
ming from Rome to Frascate with the
new combustible composed of Ignite,
large quantities whereof have been
discovered in Italy. The combustible
was invented by Signor Sapori of
Siend. The fuel is expected to prove
valuable one, as it will do away with
the necessity of the importation of
coal. The new fuel makes light
smoke. Ia addition to fuel the Ignite
also yields brilliant gas.
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REFORMED PRESBYTERIANS.
MEETING OF THE sIxTY-sECoND AN
NUAL SYNOD.

PITTsBURG, Pa, May 27.-Thesixty-
second annual synod of the Reformed
Presbyterian church Of North America
began this morning in the Eighth
street church, with 200 delegates pres
ent from all parts of the United States,
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
This synod is that branch of the Re-
formed Presbyterian church known as
the Old School, and the same question
will come up before this synod that
caused the split in 1888, the right of
suffrage, the New School claiming the
right OF suffrage, left the church and
lett the Old School, which had denied
the right of suffrage. The synod was
opened by Moderator D. H. Coulter
and the entire session was devoted tt
! prayer.
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AUSTRIA.
THE PRINTERS STRIKE.

VIENNA. May 2'.-At a meeting here
resolutions were passed declaring that
the striking printers would continue
the fight. Three thousand printers are
now out on strike.
Count Won Taafe, before the budget
committee yesterday declared his re-
solve to oppose the extreme national
ism of the CZechs. He said the Ger
man-Czech compromise must be strict.
ly enforced.
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THINGS AT BASTROP.
THE TOWN RELAPsED WITH RAILROAD
FEVER.

BAsTRoP, Tex, May 27.-[Special
correspondence Three of the prison
ers of the eight that broke Jail some
time ago have been captured. The
others are still at large.
An abundance of rain fell recently
and farmers are nearly up with their
work. In some parts of the county
the hail did considerable damage.
Work has begun on the artesian we'll
and we expect to have system Of
water works soon.
Bastrop has the railroad fever again,
and at a meeting of citizens resolutions
were passed pledging $4,000 bonus,
right of way and depot grounds to the
Corpus Christi and South American
Railroad company to extend their line
through to Bastrop.
Fifteen thousand dollars and grounds
were pledged if the Missouri. Kansas
and Texas work shops would locate
here. The men in attendance at this
meeting were representative men and
will do what they agree to do.
Mr. John Kennedy has put in a new
ice plant with capacity of over 5000
ounds per day.
Workmen are busy in the burnt dis
trict laying the foundations for two
new stores.
The graded school closed with an
entertainment on the 10th at the
opera house. A packed house greet
ed the performance and the universal
verdict was: THE best thing of the
kind ever witnessed here" The
teachers, Prof. ]. L. Hood, principal,
assisted by Mrs. E. H. Jackson and
Miss Katie Thomson, express them
selves as very much pleased with the
examinations and the advancement
made by the pupils.
The question of the free school is
again being agitated; were it not for
the very lame law in regard to the mat
ter it would carry. At present it takes
three elections before everything is
ready for work and ere the final cleo
ton, the opposition can muster up
sufficient force to beat it. Senator
Garwood's bill giving towns free
schools with one election passed the
senate and was never heard of after
wards. The white teachers have Sc
cured the the summer normal for this
senatorial district and a good attend
ance is expected.
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HE YELLED TOO LATE.
A CRAZY SUICIDE JUMPS INTO SAN AN
TONIC RIVER.

A CRAZY SUICIDE JUMPS INTO SAN AN
TONIC RIVER.
SAN ANTONIO, May Ell. Justi, a
stone contractor who had lived here
forty years, had been drunk for week.
He walked into Zumberger's saloon
this afternoon and asked for his bill.
The proprietor had no time to give it
to him and he went out remarking,
Look for me where you find my hat;
I'll be somewhere around there. Fiji
teen minutes later he sprang into the
mill race which runs near Avenue
Thirteen. When he came to the sur
face he yelled Justify for help, but was
carried down by the rapid current and
when fished out $50 yards below was
quite dead. He leaves two sons and a
daughter all grown. Dependency
from drink was the only cause.
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The secretary of state granted yes
terday a permit to do business in Texas
to the Dean Steam Pump company of
Holyoke, Mass, with capital stock
of 5000. 900.
A charter was issued yesterday for
| the Evergreen cemetery OF Medina
county, with capital stock OF $2o)
and the following trustees, D. M.
Smith. NJ. Monroe, r. F. Galbreath,
| O. A. Knight and H. NJ. L. Torbett.
Military.
A tough citizen. He has often been
written about and great many peo-
pie have thought they had their
thumb on him. He has been reported
from all parts of the country put at
last he seems to have been located.
The Acknowledgement has just re.
ceived letter from Clark county, Ar
kansas, which embraces whole dime
novel in three pages, and which is so
full of spice it is given here:
"There is a man here in Pike county
who has killed man in Texas about
1881 or 1882. He has also killed two
men in Arkansas or on the line OF the
Nation. He told woman here that
he had killed four men and his wife
tells the same story. He came here in
May, 1882, and married here, though it
has been learned he already had a
family in Texas. He once lived in
johnson county, Texas, and about
1868 or $50 worked for man named
John Holland, who has since died. He
lived not far from Cleburne.
He is desperate man, regular black.
leg. He has ruined one young lady in
Pike county. He is a noted liar and
tries to run over everybody, goes armed
all the time and is always uneasy and
restless, and ON the lookout. He has
never been inside of any town since he
came here. keeps away from all strang
ers and crowds and goes by the name of
Dave l.. Love. He went by the name
Of George Ferguson in Texas, where he
has said he has brother and kin-folk.
He says he was raised in Texas and
claims to be 81 years old, but looks to |
be As or so He has had the small |
pox, his left arm has been broken and |
hangs limp so he cant get 1t to his |
face. His eyes are blue and his hair |
light. He is round bodied, six feet |
nigh, and weighs 40 pound generally. |
The little nnger OF MS leIt mana mas
been shot of and his head has been cut
nearly off, in time great scar showing
IN the back of his neck. He
las a bullet in one leg and
s SCARED nearly all over
"He does things for spite and threat
ms to kill any one who tells the truth
m him. He violates the Sabbath and
he people are afraid to report him:
even his wife is in dread of her life all
he time. There is nothing too mean
or him to do, SO if you please try and
iud out who he is, who he killed and
f there is any reward. If you can find
,ut where he is wanted in Texas he
will be forwarded"
A remarkable showing, surely.
The adjutant general mas been I'M
lble to locate the gentleman thus far,
and the chances are he will remain in
Arkansas and die herewith his boots
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Fatal Negro Fight.

TT. WORTH, Tex, May 27.-John
Thomas was shot through the heart
tonight by John Torrell. Both are
colored Missouri, Kansas and Texas
section men. They had auarreled
over board bill. Thomas and some
other negro had assaulted Torrell.
Thomas was approaching for second
assault, when Torrell drew his pistol
and fired. Torrell has fled.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04
EMBEzzLER ESCAPED.
rE Ex-o CITY SECRETARY OF mrxrA

THE EX- CITT SECRETARY OF MFAlA
JUMPED TIE TOWN.
MExIA, Tex, May 28.-R. W. Har,
ris, ex-city secretary, who, few
weeks ago, was found short in his city
account about $1,000, which his bonds
men paid, today showed up with an
other shortage of $40. collected on
land notes. S. H. Beane, of Mills,
Tex. paid him the ABOVE amount in
April. Beane has had a warrant is
sued for Harris. charged with embez-
element. Harris cannot be found to-
day. He left note in his Office that
he had gone off to die. Some think
he has gone to commit suicide. Others
think he has left the country.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04
Negro Assassinated,

BELDEN, Texas, May 27.-News has
just reached here that a party of men,
about eight miles northeast of here,
went to the house of Monroe Shep-
pard, colored, took him out and rid
died him with bullets. The cause of
the act is not known as yet, nor the
parties.