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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06
PANDEMONIUM IN TEXAS.
The Lawless Scenes of Frontier Life Enacted
at Bridge Camp.
Special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Aug. 1.-C. P.
Morris, laborer employed by the
contractors Kicker q, Lee, on the con-
struction of the new railroad bridge
over the Pecos, was brought in this
morning and taken to the Santa Rosa
hospital. He was suffering from
severe injuries received by falling
from the bluff of the PecOs on Friday.
The point from which he fell was
about sixty feet high, and that he was
not killed instantly seems miracle.
a railroad man from the scene said
yesterday that several men had been
robbed and pushed over the high
bluff at the labor camp. The worst
class of men on earth have gathered
there and all the scenes of an early
frontier shanty and lawless town are
being enacted. After pay day every
month pandemonium reigns.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06
THROWN FROM A TRAIN.
The Separate Coach Law Costs a Human
Life.

Special to The Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, July 29.-The
first serious effect of the separate coach
law was felt here today when some
boys playing near the track Of the 1.
q G. n. railway near town found Dan
iel Jones, a negro lad IS years old,
lying under tree and fainting from
pain and loss of blood. He had two
ribs broken and hole in his left side,
into which a mans fist could be in
serted He was removed to the city
hospital and is dying. Jones says
that he purchased ticket to Austin
this morning and was standing on the
platform of the white peoples coach
when he was approached by one of
the train men, who ordered him to
move. The train was running at a
high rate of speed. The man threw
him off and he struck jagged rock.
Jones was unable to say whether the
employe who assassinated him was
a conductor, brakeman or porter
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06

1t has probably been remarked that
THE STATESMAN is not an ardent adj
mirer Of the Sam Jones type of pulpit
orators. THE STATESMAN has no use
for cant, hypocrisy or pharisaical
humbuggery and it believes Sam
Jones is typical of each of these des-
picable traits in human character
There are too many noble men filling
the pulpits of this land, teaching
christianity and morality in pure,
chaste language, for intelligent peo-
pie to listen to a TRADE of abuse and
villification from moumtebank of the
Sam James stripe, delivered in Ian
guage which would cause blush to
mantle the cheek of a fish woman.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06
The Old Vets in Camp.

Special 10 The Statesman
TEXARKANA, Tex, July 29.-The
Arkansas state encampment of Con-
federate Veterans convened here to-
day in regular annual session. The
veterans went into camp at 2 this
afternoon and during the remain
der Of the day had high old time
eating fat bacon and bread, drinking
sugarless coffee, reciting tales of the
war and playing jokes on each other.
The weather is perfect and the attend
ance large. Senator Berry arrived this
afternoon and will speak to the old
soldiers tonight. The encampment is
a success in every respect.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06
THE PEOPLES PARTY
In Conclave Assembled Indorse the Alien
Land Law-0ne Dissenter.

Special to The Statesman.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, Tex, July 3d.
At the Alliance-People's party con-
vention today DR.. Macune spoke for
three hours on the subtreasury scheme,
presenting about the same argument
that has been offered through the col
umns Of his paper. After he had con-
Guided the chairman asked for rising
vote irrespective of party upon the
alien land law. All who were in favor
of the alien land law were requested
to rise to their feet, whereupon at least
1000 stood up, amid tremendous APP
plauSe - men women and chill
dren voting. Those who were OPP
posed were then given a chance to
show their hand and one man only
was brave enough to stand, he being
a leading Republican in this district.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06
THE RECIPROCITY TREATIES.
The President and Gen. Foster Discussing
the Situation at Cape May.

CAPE MAY, N. j., July 29.-Gen.
John w. Foster left here early this
morning for Washington. During
his stay here he was the guest of the
president, and the two gentlemen
were busy the entire time of Gen.
Fosters stay in comforting together
regarding the reciprocity treaties now
being negotiated with various coun-
tries.
No confrmationary denial of the re-
ported signing of the reciprocity
agreemen tbetween the United States
and San Domingo OH June 4, has
been obtained here. The president,
when approached upon the subject,
stated that all such information must
come from the state department.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06
A SEVERE STORM.
1t Plays Havoc With Crops and Demolishes
Buildings.


Special to The Statesman.
DENIsoN, Tex, July 30.-A heavy
electrical storm passed over this Sec
ton last night. A heavy wind and
considerable rain accompanied it. A
camp of movers about two miles east
of the city had wagon struck by
lightning and turned bottom side up
and split into kindling wood. Several
houses and barns were blown down
and much damage done to crops. At
Caddo, 1. r., the storm was
quite severe. Mr.. F. r. Folsom, who
arrived this morning, repOtss,p violent
wind almost attaining to tho dignity
of a tornado. The crops within ra-
dius of several miles of Caddo were
leveled to the ground, and it is be-
lieved that the loss will aggregate
thousands of dollars. Mr.. Folsom
says the cotton and corn crops were
almost uprooted from the field by the
force of the wind, and a number of
trees were blown down and two or
three houses in the county were de-
molished. On the prairie east of
Caddo team attached to buggy
would not face the storm, but broke
loose and has not been seen since.
The storm ragged for thirty minutes,
when the wind abated.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06
CHEATED THE GALLOWs.
Davis, the Slayer of Evans, Dies in His
Cell at Fort Worth


FIT. WORTH, Tex, July 29.-J. w.
Davis, the slayer of b. c. Evans the
millionaire merchant of FIT. Worth,
who was sentenced to hang Aug. 10,
died tonight at 7:15. The immediate
cause of death was conclusion of the
brain, occasioned by an epileptic fit
which he had few days ago. Ten
days ago he was taken from his cell
on the main corridor to an isolated
cell and the death watch was placed
over him. Since then he has eaten
no solid food and has gradually given
away physically.
Evans was shot July 6, 1889. Davis
was in his employ and had been noti-
fed that his services were no longer
needed on account of drunkenness.
Davis went out, purchased a revolver,
walked up to Evans who was reading
a newspaper and shot him twice with
out warning and while Evans was
begging for life. Davis leaves an
aged and widowed mother who was at
his side when he died. The remains
were turned over to the mother.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06
tiful flag with an appropriate inscrip-
THE TIMES TROUBLES.
Jim West, the Chicago Times Man, Guilty of
Some Crookedness

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 29.-Jas. j.
West suffered crushing defeat at the
hands of Judge Blodgett this
morning in the suit brought against
West by Herman C. Hirskamp and
others, owners of the Times newspa-
per, to declare his ownership Of stock
in the newspaper invalid. West
also filed cross bill against COM
plainants, which the court dismissed.
Vests defeat was complete, the court
declaring stock to the extent
of 500 shares invalid and
should be cancelled. The court also
held that Vests conduct in the pur-
chase of the Times was fraudulent.
This leaves the property in the con-
troll of the claimants, who constitute
the present management. Vests at
torney gave notice of appeal.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06

SOME people are never satisfied.
When the immortal Twenty-second
legislature was devising ways and
means for saving the country the west
ern members demanded scalp law
with bounty annex. They got it,.
Now they are sitting up o. nights try
ing to figure out how to avoid the
law, which is making the county
treasures look like the national ex-
chequer after two years OF Republican
misrule.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06
THE BAND PLAYED.
The Peoples Party Gives Macune an 0va-
tion at Sulphur Springs.

SULPHUR SPRINGS, Tex, July 90
A procession 1900 strong met Macune,
the Alliance chief, at the depot and
escorted him to the encampment
grounds. When the train pulled in
the band began to play, and con-
tinuous deafening yell signified the
arrival of DR.. c. w. Macune at the
stand. His address was received
with great applause by the 10000 or
5000 people. He expressed his graf
ificatiOn at such unequaled demon
stration of implicit confidence. The
band played Dixie.
Methodist Jim Davis was presented
and spoke for three hours with fire.
quent applause.
Mrs. Garrett of Delta county pre-
sented.t the encampment with a beau
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06

This, however, does not palliate or
excuse the ,disgraceful outrage perpe-
trated at Hutchins Park in Houston a
few evenings ago. Ifpeople desire to
hear Sam Jones they should be pro-
tected from attack by hoodlums and
scoundrels and it is sincerely hoped
that the Houston authorities may APP
prehend and punish the Williams gull
ty of this outrage on deeency.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06

Tom CALDWELL, the man who is said
to have shed the first blood in the IA
nous Woodpecker-Jaybird vendetta
in Fort Bend county, has just been
turned off at Houston. Tom shot Jim
Shamblin through window with a
load of buckshot while the latter was
reading the bible to his family. 1t is
to be regretted that such fiends can
not be hanged but once.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06
Martha D. Washington Dead,

Special 10 The statesman
DENIsoN, Tex, July 29.-Mrs.
d. Washington Of this city, wife of
the late DR.. Washington, died at the
home of Mrs. G. L. Patrick this morn
ing, aged II years. The deceased was
the wife of granddaughter of the
illustrious father of his country and
perhaps the...most direct descendant,
as the home in this city contains Geo.
Washington's sword and several let
tiers and other articles belonging to
Gen. Washington. The funeral of
Mrs. Washington will take place at
10 a. m. tomorrow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06

INSTEAD of trying to get up "cor-
ners" to boom the price of their pro-
ducts the Texas farmers should diver
sify their crops. More "garden
truck, p more hogs, more fruit and less
cotton, is what will enable
the man with the hoe to stand
up in his red wagon and sass the
''money shark and "middleman."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06
Los Big Bundle.

SAC AND Fox AGENCY, L. T., July
2S.-Agent Patrick has just finished
paying the Sac and Fox Indians the
fourth instalment of treaty funds arts
ing from the sale of surplus land. The
Indians have now received $125,000 of
treaty money. There yet remains
$4,000 to be paid to them upon the
approval of schedules of allotment.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06
0 Temporal! O MORES !
SAM JONES RoTTEN-EGGED IN HIS
BELOVED HOUSTON.
Where Was the Law and Order Leaeueq
The Distinguished Pulpiteer Too Touch
for Corpus Christi-The Apostles
Star on the Decline.

Special to The Statesman.
Houston, Tex, July 29.-Some two
months ago Rev. Sam Jones held re-
vival here and stirred up the town
AS result of his work the gambling
houses were closed up and the Sunday
closing was enforced and league of
citizens formed to see that the lawsWere
enforced. Since then there have been
two factions in the city, one favoring
law and its carrying out and
the other element condemning the
laws and denouncing Sam Jones as a
mountebank. Tonight he was Sc
cured to lecture here at Hutchin,s
park pavilion and he had large
audience, composed principally of la
dies, who occupied the pavilion. 1t
had been given out during the day
that a crowd of toughs had been
promised ten kegs of beer to rotten
egg Mr.. Jones, but this was discred-
tied. However, just as he was in the
middle of his discourse a shower of
eggs from the outside was thrown in
on the pavilion, most of
which struck the ladies. Just
then the cry of fire was
raised, and the audience began to
stampede, and someone on the outside
began to break up sticks so that the
noise would cause them to think the.
pavilion was crashing in. At this
,iuncture cooler men rose to their feet
and got the assemblage quiet. After
IA lapse of five minutes the hau was
lit up again and Mr.. Jones continued
his lecture for brief period, but see
ing the ladies were greatly excited
soon brought it to a close.
There is very great indignation over
the outrage and reward will be of
fered for their arrest. Those who are
not themselves Sam Jones disciples
are indignant because of the lives of
the best ladies in the city being ieop-
ardized and also insulted by being
egged.
TOO TOUGH FOR CORPUS.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, July 29.-Sam
Jones, the celebrated evangelist, con-
tracted to deliver lectures at the Cor
pus Christi chautauqua for ten days.
He stayed four days and left in dis
gust, passing through San Antonio
today on his way to Houston. He APP
pears to have made a singularly bad
impression in Corpus Christi. The
Caller, the leading daily of the town,
editOrially says of his departure:
"Sam Jones preached his last sermon
in Corpus Christi last night, for all of
which the suffering public is truly
grateful. He yelled at people for
drinking beer and going in bathing
with decollette pants on, but failed to
tell the people in his two
bit sermons that he himself sat in a
carriage last Saturday with ladies and
squirted tobacco juice all over the
wheels of the vehicle. Sam Jones is
in it for what there is in it and does
not care an iota if a thousand souls go
to hell, so long as he gets his pay for
stutfing the people with rot. He took
here only the Chautauqua cash
he could lay his hands on. His SER
mons are monuments of religious ras-
cality and snivelling hypocrisy. He
came to stay ten days but, thank God,
dwindled down audience ran him out.
A good radiance of bad trash.n
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06
A Bridge Goes Down.

Special to The Statesman.
VERNON, July 30.-Three bents Oh
the Pease river railroad bridge went
down in flood at u m. today There
is no train service beyond this place
The river rose four feet in fifteen mn,
utes and is very high, caused by
heavy rain early this morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06
MORE DALLAS DEVILTRY.
M. G. Knight Fatally Shot by Discharged
Employe.
Special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
DALLAS, Tex, July 20.-This even
Supt. NJ. u. Knight, Of the OakcliG
Elevated at the Main street office, had
a dispute with Mont Black, an engi-
neer discharged month ago. By
ISLANDERS say that Knight and COM
panion fired seven shots. One struck
Black in the back and came out just
under the left nipple. He attempted
to draw his pistol but was too weak.
Black was removed to his home in a
dying condition. Knight surrendered
to Sheriff Lewis and claims that he
acted in self defense, that Black fired
at him first.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06
Fort Worth Flashes,

Special to The Statesman.
FORT Worm, Tex, July ga cot
tage owned by Mr.. McElroy, on Main
street, burned this morning. Loss
$1,000.
A residence owned by H. G.. Coke,
on Bryan street, was destroyed by
fire. Loss $4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06
A Roaring Lion at Large

special 10 The statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, July 31.-A
Mexican lion of large size and savage
with hunger has been seen in the
neighborhood of Luling. 1t has been
many years since one of these beasts
made his appearance in so thickly
settled q neighborhood.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06

"METHoDIsT JIM spoke for three
hours says dispatch from the Sui
phur Springs Alliance love feast.
When Methodist Jim gets started he
is harderto head off than he-cyclone.
Three hours Of Methodist Jim, and no
fatalities, nobody talked to death !!
The vitality of man is great.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06

The Ieenoclast drops it's hammer
on "The Tyler Hierarchy" and the
air is full Of fragments, lurid light
ming and wild acclaim. 1t is the most
pitiless "rOast' the Tyler pie-biters
have vet received.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06
Texas Exhibit Cars,

Special to The Statesman. g
WACO, Aug. 1.-The exhibit cars -
the Texas Real Estate assoclatlon' in
charge of Director Slosson' were
Waco today.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06
THE OLD VETS.
They Have an Enjoyable Reunion at Sui
phur Springs-The Speakers.

Special to The Statesman.
FLoREsvILLE, Tex, July 3O.-The
attendance on the ex-Confederate re-
union at Sour Springs, this county,
was very good. The old soldiers were
addressed by Gen. w. H. Young OF
San Antonio, 7. H. Morris, w. n.
Mcdonald and w. H. Cleveland.
principally in advocacy of the Jen
Davis monument. The officers elect
ed for the ensuing year are V. u
Kiooger, president; A. ID. Evans, Sec
rotary, and j. f. Mcmillan, treasurer
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06
Texas Fever in Arkansas.

ARKANSAS CITY, Ark, Aug. l.
Texas fever has broken out among the
cattle and over forty have died
Quarantine will be established.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-06

The Iconoclast is hot enough to
melt the column rules, but it is not
half so hot as it's editor will be before
The American Press" gets through
with him.
The morning call., 1891-01-11

excepting the back breadths In very narrow.
dantlly turned, close set, up and down
tucks, which remind one of the old accordion
plaits, and yet are unlike them in their
fxedness instead of flow as to be, il fall
ing off in grace, a triumph in obedi-
ence. This special frock is of very deli
cate pink cloth, quite full behind, straight
in front and turned up half way around
with broad hem of dark-blue velvet, this
particular combination being at present
particularly opular. The hem is headed
Louis XIII coat bodice, with its short
back and long tabled front, is of pink silk
with high sleeves of pink and silver brocade.
The Paris hat in dark blue velvet has a
curiously indented brim, and is tucked up
at the back with bows of pink ribbon.
A frock Just entering is of silver-colored
silk brOcaded with spots in gold. 1t is made
with an open casaque bodice the long coat
being of plain silver. velvet, edged with a
narrow gold ball fringe. The yoke and close
sleeves are of brocade, and starting with the
gold spots as centers tinsel embroidery has
been worked In most wonderfully delicate
and shimmerlDg twisted serpent patterns,
covering with rich, uncanny tracery the en-
tire ground. The full front below the yoke
Is OF silver silk. caught in Mt the waist with
a snake grdle, the fiat, golden head lifting
Itself against the bodice and nesting upon
the side under the left arm. At the bust is
coiled snake in silver encrusted with
moOnstones and topaz. its tail in its mouth
and with particularly wicked glittering eyes,
There are open sleeves of velvet falling
back from the shoulders, and edged with
the ball fringe The bodice is finished at
the throat with standing ruche of silk
edged with narrow lace, and the hair is
The morning call., 1891-01-11

done in low coil thrust through with a
silver dagger, about the hilt of which gold
snake is twined.
There is frock of gray cloth, starred
with great circles of jet and worn with
long basqued black velvet jacket. There
is an uncommonly handsome brown cloth
frock, woven with peculiar fieckings of gold
thread and set off by little bonnet of jet
and pale blne. There is q cream cOlored
cloth frock with high collar and epaulettes
of beaver and a white bonnet with TRIM
mings of the same fur. There are two or
three costumes in mouse color and several
in pink, and some of the smartest dresses
are distinguished by very long and slender
curved geld buckles. very different from the
clumsier devices of last year. On pale
blue bengaline frock is one composed of two
frry-eyed snakes writing together A wee
bit of bonnet is made of nothing but
flight of black butterflies noosed and held
poised above the hair by narrow black vel
vet strings. There are only nine men pres
ent anj-stay, there is none. The uproar IS
over, everybody has gone home. There IS
nothing that is livelier while it lasts than
an afternoon tea, and nothing that is quick
er done. The hostess is standing by her
empty punch bowl congratulating herself
that she asked everybody on her visiting
list, and that except those who were dead
and whose obituaries had escaped her notice.
and those who had changed their addresses,
they had all 2nme.
The morning call., 1891-01-11

slide.


THE GIRL OF THE MATINEE.
He-How did you enjoy the ting al the
matinee?
She-It was something atrociousl The
color OF the leading lady'S gown didn't
match the ribbon on her pug dogs necki
THE GIRL WHO sNUGGLEs.
She-George, you are bundle of incon-
sistenciesi
George-Why. what do you mean? What
have | done?
She-All last summer at the beach you
gave me nothing but gas; now you become
economical and want 1t turned down!
THE GIRL OF THE PARLoR.
Maud-How did the mistletoe work,
Ethel? Any engagement to report?
Ethel-D0n't say a word or 1 shall cry.
waltzed under it twenty times, but of course
l couldn't look at it.
Maud-Didn't George take advantage of
that?
Ethel-No; but after he had his coat on to
go he called my attention to a card that imp
Of brother ofsmine had put up-think of it!
-" Beware Of the poison ivy!'
THE CHURCH-GoING GIRL.
I'd like 70 own the harp that David played.
But, most OF all, wish were arrayed
In those fine gems the Queen OF Sheba wore.
THE GIRL OF THE KITCHEN.
MotheI-Mabel. when will you learn some
thing about cookery? l thought | told you
all nun a6o W StuH the tuIkey Win cneSt-
nuts?
Mabel don't care, ma, the turkey
wouldn't eat EN-; really, believe the poor
thing is dead.
THE GIRL OF THE FUTURE.
Trembling Youth-Msdam. love you to
distraction; will you be my wife2
Girl OF the Future-YOu may leave your
references and call again.
THE GIRL OF THE BALLROOM.
Chnnnlp-EYpnsa ruo
on your gown.
Belle of the Ball-Don't mention it, pray !;
you do not weigh enough 10 tear it.
THE GIRL ON HORSEBACK
Bessie 10 horse-dealer)-I thought Won
told me that that saddle-horse | bought
would take in the bit without the slightest
trouble?
Dealer-Well, doesn't he?
Bessie-No, he doesn't hei l held the bri-
die right up to his nose and clucked several
times, but the ugly thing never made move.
NJ y Herald.