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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
LOUISIANA POLITICS.
There Seems to Be Mixture Among Re-
publicans and Democrats.

New ORLEANS, Dec. lS.-The re-
volt of the anti-lottery faction in the
Democratic state convention at Baton
Rouge has aroused the state and ma
tional Republicans, who see in the
split in the Democratic party in
Louisiana a chance to elect ticket
and recapture the state, thus wreak-
ing vengeance.
Tomorrow the Republican state
committee will meet in this city to
arrange a nominating convention to
place in the field straight out and
out Republican ticket.
The startling rumor is circulated in
Baton Rouge to the effect that there
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24

CONGRESSMAN JOE SAVERS says
that this government can be admins
tered on G6O,OOO,OO0 year less than
has been squandered on it heretofore.
He proposes to begin cutting down by
diminishing the appropriations, and
suggests the Indian appropriation
bill, the judiciary bill and the rivers
and harbors bill as furnishing excel
lent material for the pruning knife.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
THE THEATER HAT.

At last a deathblow is about t.
strike the fashion of wearing large
hats to the theaters. Men have plead
ed and protested, and there is even
reason to believe that some of them
have sworn. The newspapers have
attacked the hats and their wearers
and have expended eloquence and
wit upon them. A wicked Boston
paper even started the assertion that
none but servant girls wore large hats
to theaters. All in vain. But an
Iowa man has set in motion prece-
dent that is going to protect helpless
man against the women who wear
large hats to the theaters. He went,
paid his money and saw nothing but
the backs of two capaciOus hats
whose brims met and shut out the
stage. He went down to the box Of
flee and wanted his money back, but
the young man told him to go to. And
now he has sued the manage
ment for obtaining money under
false pretenses. This is virtually the
last of the high hat. The aggrievsd
individual who has to sit behind one
will 60 and tell his troubles to law
yer. Opera house managers will have
to choose between prescribing high
hats or paying for damage suits. Let
the good work go on.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
Confessed His Embezzlement.

ANsAs CITY, Mo-, Dec. 17.-John
l. Ferguson, bookkeeper in the Ma
ii nal bank, Kansas City, was ar
rested this morning for embezzling
$4,000. Ferguson was ill last Tues
day and remained at home. When
he went to work Wednesday, in order
to carry ahead his fraudulent account,
he had to change the figures made by
his temporary predecessor. This was
discovered, and an investigation fol-
lowed, revealing the embezzlement.
Ferguson made a full confession,
Wine and women were the cause.
He was arraigned before Justice
Worthen, waived examination and
was ordered held for the grand jury.
Bail was fixed at $4,000, which was
not given, and Ferguson was taken to
the Second street jail.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
AUSTIN, Tex. Oct. 1G. L

AUSTIN, lex, OCt. 10, 1871.
Notice is hereby given that a meet
ing of the stockholders of the Austin
and North western Railroad company,
called by the directors of the corpora
tion for such purpose, will be held at
the Office of said corporation in the
city of Austin, Tex, on the 2Sth day
of December, 1891, at 10 O'Clock a. M,
fol- the purpose of authorizing the
making, execution and delivery of a
mortgage of the corporate properties
and franchises of this company, or
such portion thereof as may be deter
mined upon, to secure the payment of
bonds of this company to an amount
not exceeding 500, 900 per mile of con-
tinuOus or connected constructed rail
road, payable July l, 1941, and bear
ing interest at the rate of per cent
annum, payable semi-annually.
CHAS. DILLINGHAM;,
j. J. ATKINSON and
A. n. LEITNAKER,
Attest: Directors.
JTMEs TERRENCE, Secretary.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
Review and Inspection Of Troops

Special to The Statesman.
Ell PAso, Tex, Dec. 18.-Maior
Henton, in command at Fort Bliss,
has met Gen. Antonio Masiah and
Col. A. Hamada, of the Mexican army,
and rendered them review of his
command, to take place at Fort Bliss
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
These officers will be accompanied by
their staff, and the inspection will be
complete of the kitchen, barracks,
quarters and in fact every part of the
fort. A dispatch was received from
Chief Ramsey at Albuquerque, N. NJ,
this afternoon stating that everything
looks encouraging, and that he would
be in Ell Paso tomorrow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
AN OLD JAIL BIRD.
A Man Arrested in Houston Wanted in St..
Louis.
Special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
Houston, Dec. 18.-About two
weeks ago H. D. Mihills went home
and found a burglar in his house. He
summoned a neighbor, George r.
Bringhurst, and together they effected
his capture. When arraigned he gave
the name Of Fretwell, although
an investigation showed he had
many aliases. 1t now turns out
that he is one of the
desperadoes who broke Jail in
st. Louis. On being questioned to-
day he admits being one of the St.
Louis gang. He says he is the only
one of the party who headed South,
the others going to Canada. He
claims that the guard who is suspect
ed of aiding the escape is guiltless,
and that a Chicago man furnished the
key with which they succeeded in get
ting out, and for which he was paid
S15O
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
Good Reason For Living.
"she lives TO love and loves to live,

she lives TO love and loves 10 lVe
She loves to live because she lives to love.
Many think it is sin to be sick; be-
ing so, one cannot bestow their atiec-
tions on others as the Creator intended;
being so, it certainly is duty to cure
yourself. Most women these days
need an invigerating tonic. Worm
out teachers, "shop-girls," dress
makers, milliners and those subject to
tiresome labor, have found boon in
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 1t
is soothing and strengthening nerv-
inc, inducing refreshing sleep, relieves
dependency and restores to full use
all the appetites and affections of ones
nature. 1t is sold by druggists under
guarantee by its makers that it will
in every case give satisfaction, or price
(Sl.OO will be promptly refunded.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24

A YOUNG student at a New York
college, who was very poor and was
trying to work his way through
school, committed suicide the other
day, driven to the deed by poverty
and dependency. This might be an
interesting piece of news to the people
who are spending thousands of dollars
in sending scientists to Africa to find
whether monkeys can talk.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
jacksonville lettings.

Special 70 The Statesman.
JACKSONVILLE, Tex, Dec. 1.-THE
International and Great Northern
railroad has changed agents at this
place. Mr.. A. r. Wright has been
checked out and Mr.. w. Il. Settles
has been checked in the office as
freight and ticket agent. Mr.. Settles
is an old agent and ex-cOnductor.
Rev. w. A. Sampey, station preach
er here for the past year, has been
placed on the supernumerary list on
account of his sick wife, and will
move his family to Ennis, Texas.
Rev. Albert Little will occupy the
Methodist pulpit here for the next
year.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
Killed by an Explosion.
Special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
BoNHAM, Tex, Dec. 1S.-Yesterday
about l o'clock at Weibusch's gin, on
Busch creek, in Burleson county, the
boiler that furnishes the steam power
for the gin exploded and broke both
legs of John Keppler, from the effects
which he died at o'clock last night.
The balance of the gin crew were at
dinner and escaped being injured.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24

WHITTIER was eighty-four years
old last Thursday. New York had a
celebration in honor of the aged poets
birthday, but he did not attend. He
wrote, instead, most pathetic letter,
saying that he seldom ventured be-
yond the confines of his home, and
that his many friends had passed
away and left him lonely.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24

COUNT ToLsToI and his family
have organized themselves into re-
lief committees and are busily dis
tributirg rations among the destitute
and looking after the wants of the
sick. Notwithstanding the "Kreutzer
Sonata" Count Tolstoi is the grand
est figure in Russia today.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
Wan in the Thirty.fourth Round.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 1S.-The
Woods-Choynski tight last night was
q protracted one. In the thirty fourth
round Choynski got chance he had
been long playing for and got Woods
in corner. The latter tried to rush
to get out, failed to clinch as Choyn-
ski hit like a. thunder-bOlt with his
terrific left on the side of his head and
Woods went to the floor heavily. He
rose lust before the ten seconds was
up, only to again receive two terrific
blows from Choynski, who put in a
right, then a left on both sides of
Woods head. Woods then fell on his
back, tried to rise, but was too weak
and fell again and was counted out.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24

IT is believed that Jay Gould has
been cleverly trapped by some of his
brother financiers, that they propose
to make him give up some of his mil
lions, and that his only chance of es-
cape is by precipitating another
"Black Friday
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24

THE Nashville American says: "a
trained editor could have boiled the
late message of the president Of the
United States to the cute and express
i've paragraph: ME-" The editorial
ave" would have answered every
purpose.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
100000 Acres of Land for Sale.

In the celebrated wheat growing re-
gion Of Texas. Price from $l.75 to
per acre. For terms address
J. H. BRIDGES & Co.,
Henrietta, Tex.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24

Finest farming lands in Southwest
Teqas are in Dewitt county.
w. H. GRAHAM,
Cdero, Tex.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24

Examine and get prices on some of
the yard and poulty fencing at Ben
gener's, 80 Congress avenue.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24

Caution: Buy only DR.. Isaac Thomp-
sons eye water. Carefully examine
the outside wrapper. None OF the
genuine
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24

Dr.. Bigger's Huckleberry Cordial is
a sure cure for all bowel troubles. For
ale by all dealers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24

There is the New York World, too,
and its Christmas trees for the poor.
Six halls have been secured, in the
districts where they are needed most,
and there Christmas trees will be set
up, and ladies will superintend the
distribution of the gifts. Thirty
thousand children will re ceive pres
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24

Have you noticed what the great
newspapers are doing to make
Cristmas time for rejoicing in every
childish heart? There is the Chicago
Herald, for instance; paper that has
made arrangements to give a
Christmas present to every poor child
in the city, requiring only that the
child's name and address should be
sent in. Hundreds of ladies have
volunteered to dress dolls for the
Herald, and are now at work. More
than fifty wagons will be
needed Christmas night to deliver
the toys and other gifts. Think of it
More than fifty wagon loads of happi-
ness that will light up dreary homes
and set the children of poverty and
wretchedness wild with delight!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-28
9iieo.

A~@s
CUMBERLAND.
sebaso- Jan. 10. Ellie. oldest daughter Of Lean
der A. Poor. aged 81 years.
kESNEBEc.
AIbion-Jsn. IA, William Il. Wing, aged !.
Mt. vernon-,Jan. ie. Mrs. Abigail Chesley. age
about 6. years
LINCOLN.
Boothbay-Jan. %, Osgood Reed, aged 20 years
iSoothbsy Harhor-Js an. ri, Mrs. Serena McCohl
aged 81 years.
south Btistol-Jsn. -, Nelson A. Thompson
aged 2? years.
SOMERSET.
Norriise wock--Jan. "a. Mrs. Thompson. mothe
Of Mrs. George Porter. aged about 20 years.
WALDO.
searsmont--,Jan. IA, Mary T. Moody, aged :
years and months.
WASHINGTON.
CaIsis-Jan. 10, Mrs. Lavina s. rrett, aged :
years. :,
aged 81 ysars.
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- = vhseh = sess sAeis ssiI, - suea
- sIcs = bsisg csestsessd ~ then
dlsseeIy sn1ss ~ ircn sts;sease in - pev
- lssdiag sp fron he sosss entrance To
y Hesss Il Representative.
~ ssdefssecd fhas thsre viii sosn Be
iatreescsd into the Lesislsure 3 bin 10
incefrossts fhs Peoples Euforee-
neEs Lsssus- recently osssnized
~ tbs tempesancs psoqie in
ne Btats Il 10 also underwood :tss
mis- 10 vii provide that ths corpora
tiea may hold property 70 the amount Of
100000. This fund to be used for pros
eessins he liquor traffic. There will b. .
Sod deal Of earnest. honest effort 70 push
this measure. ~
noms have suggested to Architect Spof-
fcsd Tie advisabiiify Of throwing cus the
enfife front pedimens Of the State House
several feet instead Of building the sveiis
On ths north and sou.hves. ends. The lat
Ter coufss would give more room 70 the
departments add committees, while this
last proposed scheme would enlarge the
Hall Of Representatives 70 tha: the Speak
efs desk could probably be plaesd On the
SIDE Of the room and the sssss be arranged
In semi,circis form. The architect will
probably furnish plan to chow this idea of
construenoa.
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Marriso.

KFNNEBEC.
Ciinton--Ian. 81, Chas. Richards and Mrs. 2. A
McNalley, both Of East Benton.
KNOX.
South Reconsideration. /, Edgar Maker and
Ellen r., Shea.
vinalhsven-Jap. /, Elbridge A. Pendleton and
Clara f. Lane; Jan. !, Thos. Il. Libby and Lillian
VI. Lane.
waircu-Jan l. Geo W. Tiffany of Camden
and Mrs. Margaret S. Nose Of Warren.
LINCOLN,
wiscasset--Jan. 10, Scott Fowles and Miss
Nellie =. Jack.on.
westport Jan. II, Parker II knight and Miss
Mabel r. Moore.
Waleoboro-Jau. 81. g. NJ. Benner and Mis-,
Emma Achorn, both of Waiduhoro; Jan. 81 orriI
A. Folsom OF Wsldoboro. and Miss Emma A
Emerson of Liberty of Liberty.
SOMERSET.
Smitbheld--S. Bigeiow and Miss Blanche Har
low.
solou-Jan. ", Fred +. Powers OF Bingham
and Miss Eva y. Chase OF Scion.
Ncrridgewock-Jan. 10. Burton l.. Frederick
OF Norrtdgewock and Mise Josephine A. Wood o.
Mercer.
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Magical Effect

that I have suffered very little ineonven-
fence. / have also used it In my family, with
excellent results. in coughs, colds, De-
wm. II. Quartly, Miniaton, Australia.
I'm the spring Of 1853. At Portsmouth, Va,
! was Frustrated by severe attack Of ty-
phoid pneumonia My physicians exhausted
their remedies, and for one year was not
able 10 even articulate word. By the ad-
vice of DR.. Shaw tried Ayers Cherry Pee.
toral, and to my surprise and great Joy, In
.ess than one month could converse easily,
In a natural tone OF voice. / continued to
improve and have become since web man.
have often recommended the Pectoral. and
nave never known 1t to fall" George X.
Lawrence, Valparaiso, Ind.
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Special Aoberiiss.. sssts

small advertisements. Dot exceeding four aess
ioming grdsr the head OF wAsrGp. Fos SALE.
TO LEf Lost, &C., viii be tEsef.ed tive tsrnes Tot
s cents three tisnes fcf Is eerss ard ere wcek ict
70 certs, advance payment.
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ElOK SsLE-Iwo second hand sleishs. In
1 quire OF Alden A. Heath, or o. Z. Palmer.
Haiioweu, Me. .an26dlw
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Born.


waIdoboro-Jan. II, to Mr. and Mrs. Dana Lash
a daughter.
Burkettviiie-to Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Barlow, a
son. :
Fdsecomb-Jan. ~. to the wife OF Capt. B, B.
sherman, n daughter
SOMERSET.
East Madison--.Ian. II, 20 the wife of Justin A.
league, a tighter, Grace Drew.
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Ayers
Cherry Pectora]

The best Of anodynes. this preparation nap
Ediy soothes irritation. strengthens the deli
cate organs Of speech. and restores the voses
70 ~ tone and power. No singer or publi<
speaker should be without H. Lydia Thomp
500. the famous actress, eertifes: Aver.
Cherry Pectorai has been Of very great ser
vice to me. Ii improves and strengthens
Che voice. and 10 always effective for the
cure Of colds and coughs
Upon several occasions l have suffered
from colds, causing hoarseness and entire
loss Of voice. In my profession Of an aae.
tioneer any affection Of the voice or threa,
IS serious natter, but At each attack,
have been relieved by . few doses OF Ayers
Cherry Pcctorai. This remedy, with ordi-
nary care, has worked such
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-28

OF health and strength renewed and Of eass
ADD comfort follows the use of Syrup Of
Figs. as it acts in harmony with nature &c
effectuslly cleanse the system when costivs
or bilious. For sale in SOC and 81 Of
bottles by all leading druggists,
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Notes.

Rev. j. J. Smallwocd visited the Legisla-
tare. yesterday.
psii ions relating to the liquor law are
beginning to come in.
Hon. S. ]. Yourg Of Brunswick vas
a. the State House. yesterday.
Hon. Stephen J. Young of Brunswick
was at the State Hou yesterday.
Capt. wymsa Of the Capital Cafe" lie
issuing some ve:y neat iuach menu cards.
Petitions for a dental law come ioure
miuingly the hearing is assigned for Feb.
10th.
The special committee on taxation met
yesterday afternoon aud organized. With
Senator Spear In the chair and Treby john
con, clark.
New discard, giviog the committees
occupying the room have been tucked on
the doors Of the committee rooms 20 that
strangers may not be ni.iead.
Mr.. Weymouth. tbs gelial manager Of
tic elevator, IL busy man nowadays. a. d
he says that when It comes to running that
elevator ~ he did ore-hLf hour yesterday,
IS times. up and down, the place ceases 70
be . s'snap.-
The nail carriers have been in Ne ed q .
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15

1 could read their thoughts as they
eyed me. His were:
ut has come at last! Well and good.
They will at least feed me lin prison,
and I might as well die there as any
where. As an honest man the world
let me starve; as convicted thief the
world will clOthe and feed me-"
And hers were: "Who made the law
which says that a husband who. has
sought work in vain shall not stretch
out his hand and take that which will
stifle hunger for few hours longer? If
there is a God he has deserted US. If
there is hereafter it is for the rich.
Let him take Peter to prison and leave
me to die here"
The lamp had but little oil in it, and
the flame was turned down to make it
last as long as possible. The room was
in semi-darkness, and yet could see
the wonder .nent and anxiety in their
eyes as they continued to gaze at me.
By and by we had a bit of a talk
Peter and I also went marketing.
When left them the whole world had
changed to them. 1t was just what
you would have done-only ones duty
as he goes through life-but as you felt
your way down the steep and poorly
lighted stairs, followed by their bless
ings, you would have wondered how the
men with millions can reconcile these
things with their consciences.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15

They are looking for move that will
bring about quick change. The Kan
sas farmers are natural tariff reformers
and many of them advocate free trade.
They also favor any change that will
increase the amount of money in circu-
lation and for this reason believe in
free coinage of both silver and gold.
They thought some relief could be OBJ
tanned by an organized effort on the
part of the farmers. but since the
organization of the third party and it's
advocacy of worn out, impossible and
dangerous schemes-none of which can
be even tried for years to come, and
possibly not during the life time of
many voters of today-the Kansas
farmer is looking for some other source
of relief, and unless there is complete
change of front in the alleged farmers
movement, the third party will sink
into insigniicance, and that soon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
CLAFLIN.

-
There will be grand ball given In
this city on the evening of October g.
Mrs. r. L. Hamilton is visiting rela-
tives and friends In Sterling this week.
H. Brack. of Otis,w shaking hands
with his old friends in this place Tues
day. He reports things as being quite
lively in his part of the county.
Miss Katie Bailey left this morning
for Wichita, where she goes to attend
high school. Life cannot be one con-
tinuous round of poetry-It would not
seem real. There is no rose without a
thorn. even though it be red rose, so
in consequence of her departure, a GER
tain young man now huns that old
familiar air, ''I'm lonely tonight love,
ETC.
The holder of a public office is only
acting In the capacity of a public ser
want, but in many instances those indI-
viduals seem to think themselves far
above those who placed them in their
position and furnish them their bread
and butter. These are the chaps that
know more about your personal and
private affairs than you do yourself, and
they usually want to be at the haed of
some big political plot, and imagine
themselves influential. We have a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
CLARENCE.

From Buckeye"
Charlie Parks is improving rapidly.
Mrs. D. @. Bird has been on the sick
list.
A. L. Mentzer contemplates a trip
to Wichita.
John Jurgensen recently suffered the
loss of one of his horses.
Miss Maud Baird was visiting friends
In Great Bend last week.
Our farmers are now busily engaged
in putting in their wheat crop.
The process of instructing the youth
full idea how to shoot was begun at
Dist. No. "a, on Monday last
The recent rains have put the ground
in good condition for seeding, and a
very large acreage is being sown-
Ed. Baird and wife leave this week
parture will be universally regretted.
The winter term was commenced
Monday at No. 40 with a good attend
ance. Miss Viola Pelter, of Great
Bend, wields the ruler.
Jack Frost has ''done up" our veget-
able gardens. That interesting indi-
vidual, the ''oldest inhabitant, 4" gives it
up and admits he cannot remember a
year that was as favorable to the
growth of fruit and vegetables as this
season has been.