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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
WITNESSES NOT PRESENT.
A Number Of Railroad Men Refuse to Obey
Subpenas.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. 9.-The inter-
state commerce cases did not come up
before the grand jury today as was
expected. District Attorney Gile-
hurst looked in vain for G. r. Spriggs,
general freight agent of the Nickel
Plate, A. A. Fell of the Ohio Valley,
Y. N. Jarvis, Traders Dispatch, w. l..
Dougherty, chairman, G. II. Blan-
chard of the Central Traffic associa-
ton, and some other railroad mon
aud Messrs. a. Frank Bowers and A.
+. Hartwell, Packer Swiit's clerks,
who refused to give testimony in the
Interstate cases when they were
called.
"These men have not appeared and
it is probable that they may not APP
pear" said Mr.. Gilchirst. Possibly
they are banking upon the decisio1
from the supreme court in the Coun-
selman case. COunselman refused to
give testimony before Judge Gresham
and was fined. He appealed and as
these cases are similar in character
these men may be awaiting the out
come. We want to call the cases by
Wednesday at the latest. II then
they do not appear, Judge Blodgett
will impose fines and some more APP
peals will be made.n
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
WHAT DOES IT MEANP
WORK At THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD
BEING PUSHED DAY AND NIGHT
The Commandment In Charge Insists That
There Is Nothing of Special Importance
in the Rush and at Washington
Everyone Is serenely Ignorant.

New YORK, Nov. 9.-These are
busy times at the Brooklyn navy
yard. Night and day the rafting of
chains and he clanking of hammers
resound through the usually quiet
yards. The big storehouses are open
all the time and although from COM
mandant down to storek eeper one and
all say there is nothing up, there is
every indication of "a hurried depart
ure OF the fleet for some kind of foreign
service. On all the ships additional
coal room has been made and extra
stores taken on board. The Ben
nington this morning has steam up,
and was ready to put to sea at a
moments notice. All her men were
aboard and no ono was allowed ashore
leave. The Atlanta, which is on the
dry dock, is taking in coal and will
be ready for sea by Friday. The Chi
cago Is another ship ready for s, q, and
her men waiting or ders wee aiken
out in the yard and drilled IN shore
movements. Work on the monitor
Wiantonamah was prog res sin. with
rush.
Commandment Erban this morning
was the busiest of the busy men in
the navy yard. He reached his Of
flee at 8 O'Clock and immediately sent
a hurried order summoning Captain
Rain, chief engineer, and several other
officers. For All hour and q half they
were in consultation, and then the
officers buried off to the different de-
partments and began sending order
lies on the rush in all directions. A
telegraphic order was received ut the
ordnance department this morning to
hurry up certain guns.
''Have guns ready by Friday" said
have to work overtime" iGq,
Another dispatch stated that the
Massachusetts had been ordered to
the Brooklyn navy yard. The dis
patch stated that she must be ready
for sea in ten days.
NO SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-Regarding
the reports of unusual activity and
Sunday work in the navy yards, it is
said at the navy department that ii
has no great significance. No order
has been sent from the department. for
Sunday work, and'it is not known
officially that there has been any. 1t
has been common practice to work a
force of men over time at the navy
yards when there was particular need
for haste, and if work has been pushed
OH Sundays, it has been in pursuance
of a general order to hasten the work
of repair on the ships in order to have
them in readiness for the winter
cruises.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
ROBBED THE PAYMAsTER,
A Large Sum Of Money Taken From Guard
House in Mysterious Manner.

Special to The Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Nov. 9.-Some
time on Friday night Paymaster
Major G. G. SnifEer was robbed at
Fort Clark of $500. The money in
sacks was placed in one Of the cells of
the guard house. The building is of
stone with massive doors and grated
windows. The doors were not tam
pered with and the money must have
been taken by means of a long pole
with steel hook at the end. This was
thrust through the grated windows
and one of the sacks was drawn ur
and rified. Two discharged soldiers
who left Fort Clark for San Antonio
on Saturday night were suspected of
the theft. One of them, John j. Sui
Ivan, was arrested here today. A
board of officers are Investigating the
case. There is no doubt that Major
Snifier will be exOnorated from all
blame.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
An interesting Meeting Held in the Court
House Saturday Morning.

An Interesting Meeting Held in the Court
House Saturday Morning,
The Travis County Teachers Insti-
tute met in the county court room Sat
urday morning. Prof. Robinson and
Prof. Smith, of Manor, acted as chair-
men of the respective morning and af
ternoon sessions, as President Lowry
was unable to attend.
About twenty teachers responded to
reil-call.
Prof. $. Toledo Sherry, of thenormal
department of tho Texas Business
College, presented the subject of grad
ing county schools in a manner that
showed him thoroughly familiar with
his profession. He was followed by q
lively discussion, in which all joined.
Besides other topics there was an ex-
cellent paper by Prof. Robinson.
Luncheon and the social half hour
were enjoyable features and will be
repeated ON the first Saturday in De-
cember, when the best programme OF
the year will be carried out.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
Big Fire at Giddings.

Special TO The Statesman. tY
GIDDINGs, Tex, Nov. Dearly this
morning fire broke out in the business
portion of the town, destroy ing six
buildings and most of the contents.
The total loss will be about 1886, 900
with insurance to the amount of 500
400. The sufferers were w. III. Joekel,
saddler; VIM. Rissi, undertaken; j. A.
Fields, three brick houses and
household goods; j. A. Field d
Co., drug store; III. Harris, mer-
chant; p. Kershner, furniture,
and II. Bluman, merchant. The
fire was caused by u gasoline ex-
plosiOn in jones' restaurant, connected
with the furniture store. The county
treasurer's safe was in the Harris
building and as yet it cannot be
ascertained whether the papers in it
were injured or not. There was about
$4,000 in it.
The case of John Carlisle for the
killing of a man about eleven years
ago, was called this morning, but he
was not here. His physician in Fort
Worth sent sworn certificate that
he was sick, but his bond for $4,000
with Robt. McCart and Jake johnson
of Fort Worth as security was for
feited.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Road Matters Considered and Reviewers Ap.
pointed to Make Changes.

pointed to Make manages.
The county commissioners were in
session Monday, and had some road
matters before them.
A road was ordered opened from the
south corner of the Pease survey to A.
L. Bells, and the following jury of
view were appointed: A. l.. Bell, DR..
Gregg, j. III. Washington, Mr.. Sand
berg and J. w. Darlington.
A petition asking a change in the
Fredericksburg road from Mr.. Nuckol's
to Mr.. Simpsons was considered, and
reviewers appointed as follows: j. G.
Mowinkle, }. }. Davis, j. M. Brodie,
D. d. Bonner and 7. M. Nolan. The
same reviewers will consider pro-
posed change in the same road from
7. II. Miller's to Mr.. Tipton's.
Mr.. E. j. Hines, J. r. Johnson, M.
Chappell, 7. III. Miller and John E.
Campbell were appointed reviewers
to consider q change in the road
from the Burchard place to E. j.
Hines, and also change from Booker
Stanley's to Henry Hollis.
The commissioners meet again this
morning at o'clock.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
Immense Stocks Secured.
Special to The Statesman.

special TO The Statesman.
EAGLE PASS, Tex, Nov. 9.-It is es-
tlmated that the merchants of Mexico
during the month of October, i'm
ported stock Of goods sufficient to
make Restocking not necessary for
about two years, by which time they
believe that the retaliatory tariff
measure that went into effect OH No
vember l will have been repealed.
During the month of October the Mex
lean custom house in Piedras Negras.
across the river, collected $751; 1857 In
duties, This is over twice the monthly
amount OF duties usually collected at
that port. The ports of Nueva Laredo
ana Juarez show even greater in
crease.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
Stolen Horses Shipped.

Special to The Statesman.
FORT WORTH, Tex, Nov. 0.-Sixty
horses stolen from ranchmen in Texas
and New Mexico were driven into
Fort Worth yesterday and shipped
to a point in Louisiana. This is the
work of well organized gang of
horse thieves. The officers hope to
intercept the horses and catch the
ringleaders.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
Fatal Runaway Accident.


Special to The Statesman.
ALBANY, Tex, Nov. 0.-News
reached here today of an accident
near Fort Griffin yesterday morning
resulting in the death of Perry Woods,
aged IL years, son of Mr.. o. j. Woods.
prominent ranchman and owner of
the j. o. w. ranch. Mr.. Woods had
been running up his cattle with the
intention of starting a herd. The
herd had moved on and Perry was
sent back to load ON the bedding
and follow. This was the last seen OF
him till found dead, with a short piece
OF the line wrapped arornd his wrist
and his neck broken. 1t is supposed
the team ran away with him, when,
ne was thrown from the wagon with
the above result.
Another person, boy years old,
son OF John irwin, was killed here n
few days ago by runaway team.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
LIVERY STABLE BURNED.
Four Men and Number of Horses Suffo-
Gated by the Smoke.

-Four Men and Number Of Horses Suffo-
Gated by the Smoke.
DENVER, Colo, Nov. 0.-The Man.
sions' livery stable, Eighteenth and
Lawrence streets, were almost COM
pletely destroyed by fire between $3.50
and 4ao'clock this morning. Four men,
possibly five, roOming in the UPPER
portion Of the building were suffo
Gated, and between twenty and thirty
horses met death in the same way.
There were several narrow escapes, as
a portion of the building over the
stables is occupied by rooms. When
the police and fire department ar
rived number of these roomers we're
hanging out of the windows, hav-
ing been almost suffocated by the
volumes of smoke inside The
lower portion of the building
was occupied by the horses
and carriages. The upper part is di-
vided into three compartments. One
of these was occupied by the roomers,
another was used for storing hay and
grain, and the third was used to
stable horses. The horses that were
suffocated were those that were kept
in the upper portion Of the building.
There IL q skylight i'll the rear. 1t
was here that the fire was first dis
covered, but how it originated no one
knows.
The police were the first to arrive.
They rushed into the burning build
ing and liberated the horses on the
lower floor. The frightened animals
rushed outside the door and ran
around to the front. They were kept
out Of the front door by large crowd
that had gathered. The flames were
under control by 4 a. M, but the
building was total wreck. The
stables are owned by Smith d Lam
bart. The loss is 10000; insurance,
$4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
AN Eclipse.
November Astronomical Events That You
Should Watch Ont For.

pHOulU WATCH OuC EUR
The chief astronomical events of
popular interest in November will be
the meteOric display between the 10th
and 18th days of the month, and the
total eclipse of the moon on the 18th.
rhe eclipse will be visible in some
phase all over the country. A lunar
eclipse cannot occur except when the
moon is full, at which time it is in the
.ide of the armament opposite TO the
sun, nor can a solar eclipse happen
except at new moon, when moon and
sun are at the same point. La and
near the longitude of Austin the moon
will be seen to enter the earth g
shadow few minutes after sunset on
the 10Th, or about 4:42, and it will
leave the shadow about $40. This is
the only phenomenon of 1891 of this
sort visible all over the country.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
Zig Barn Burned.

Special to The Statesman.
GREENvILLE, Tex, Nov. 9.-Jim
Abels, farmer residing near Marys-
vile, this county, lost his large barn,
together with 1000 bushels Of corn,
1000 of oats and several hundred tons
of hay, last night, which was started
by incendiaries. The sheriff is now
in pursuit of the malicious burner.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
Killed and Placed on the Track

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. 0.-The body of
Anthony Klein was found on the
Chicago and Northwestern railroad
track at Lathrop station today. The
first thought was the man had been
struck by train and killed, but
wounds as inflicted with knife were
discovered on the body. 1t is prob
ably murder.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
which leaves no doubt that there is
great room for improvement by cross
ing and cultivation.


great room for improvement by cross
ing and cultivation.
HINTS TO TREE BUYERS.
Send your orders to the nurseryman
early, as the last conner gets only
what is left after the best have been
sent away.
In setting out a commercial orchard
don't buy great variety of any fruit.
Select few we'll known and proved
kinds and leave the experimenting to
those who grow for pleasure more
than profit. Let those selected rive
a rotation.
Learn all you can about the char
acter of your trees and how TO propa-
gate them. Pure bred trees are lust
as important as pure bred live stock.
Do not pay any heed to the blowing
o. drummers, or nursery man, for that
matter, about the superiority of root
grated stock over budded, or vice
versa. The vitality and fruitfulness
of a tree depends more upon the skill
full operation of the budding or the
grating than on which of the two
processes is employed.
Don't select Tree for planting be-
cause they are large. A thrifty,
small young tree will generally out
grow a large older one.
Fall planted trees have much bet
ter chance to succeed than those
planted in the spring,
See that the soil is well prepared
and the holes large enough to allow
the spread of the roots in their orig
lnal position. Put only fine surface
soil near the roots. Never plant more
than an inch deeper than the tree
grew in the nursery.
Trim low; cultivate the ground
while the trees are young.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
Four Big Attachments
Special 10 The Statesman.

Special 10 The Statesman
FORT WORTH, Tex, Nov. 9.-rhe
Merchants National bank has filed
tour attachment suits against e.
Chase for money due the stockholders
of the bank, but not q portion of the
assets or capital of the bank as re.
Gently reorganized. Theto amounts
sued for are $108,0O0, $4,000, $500 600
and $500. Chase's real estate in this
city is valued at from $4,000 to
$40, 900.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
The Tom Bean Estate Again.

Special to The statesman.
BoNIIAM, Tex, Nov. 81 his morn
ing in the county court Sarah Above,
of Washington, ID. c., and Jane and
Mary y. Murry, OF Fairfax, Va, filed
q petition for partition of the famous
Tom Bean estate, valued at $1,000, 600.
They name all the heirs in the petit
ton. This suit reopeDs the whole
caEn-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
THE LOCAL ABATTOIR.
Butchers to Meet to Consider The Purchase
of a Lot,

The Austin Butchers Association
have been very earnestly at work for
some time, both on the national and
local abattoir. They will hold meet
ing Wednesday morning at IL o'clock
for the special purpose of either ap--
proving or rejecting the purchase OF
the ten acres of ground offered them
for the local enterprise. Secretary
Thiele earnestly requests that all
members be present.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
Repair ShoJB.

Austin has been made the terminus
of q division and the Houston and
Texas Central railroad repair shops,
now at Hampstead, will be moved
here. They were formerly located
here, but were removed to Hampstead
about twelve years ago.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
WAsHIN GION WAITS.
IMPORTANT LEGAL CASE.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.-The United
States supreme court chamber was
crowded this morning with distin-
guished members of the bar, present
to hear the argument in the celebrated
case of Thomas Henry Cooper against
the judge of the United States court
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
Will Bring guit

A list Of delinquent tax payers has
been placed in the hands of City
Attorney Pendexter, and he will in
stitute suit in the district court on the
10Th. The new charter requires him
to do SO.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
The Polling Places ,

At the last meeting Of the city
council Aldermen Morris, Schneider
and Assmann were appointed COM
mittee to select suitable places to hold
the city election, and will attend to
the matter this week.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
A Stray Marc.

Officer Kennerly Sunday found a
sorrel mare below town, and put her
in Randerson's stable. She had on
part of a harness.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
FARM NOTES.

Edited by John c. Edgar, Duval to whom all
COMMUNICATIONS for this column should be adj.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
WED BLACK CHERRY.

My attention has Deen Drawn 10 Il
tree suitable for ornamental and use
full purposes. / am not aware that 1t
has been tried in or is suitable for
Texas, but the description given OF 1t
by the Canadian Horticulturist makes
me long to give it trial
This is what is said about it, II we
were asked the question, which is the
coming timber tree? we would at once
answer. the wild black cherry. Our
reasons for believing this are as FOL
lows: /. It grows to an immense SIZE
often 20 feet in height ard 4 feet IN
diameter. >. It's timber stands next
to mahony for cabinet purposes, as 1t
is very dark red and takes me
polish. 1t is often substituted Tor that
valuable wood in veneerjng. .. III
makes rapid growth, growing st least
q third faster than walnut and IS en-
tirely free from injury by such enc
mics as insects, borers and raboits.
The young trees transplant as easily
az cottonwood. 4. Its fruit is used Iof
MES and dried for winter use. IL IS
also used in the manufacture OF VINE.
S. It's bark makes one Of the most
valuable tonics known. 6. The tree IS
beautiful. Its leaves are a dark, livld
Green. its flowers pure white ana lts
fruit a rich black. There is, we may
add, a great difference in the size ana
quality of Seeding wild cherrles'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
ROAD MAKING

Last week I had an oppGd[ oUe nS1der
seeing some road grading . aO,.s aT and
G Wi 0r say that they are entitled e. ba sS
WALTZ mnd for the work as far as IL h"'
sq Road Sh grading and ditch a5s Is with, afe
foundation of all go0u roau''
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-08-13
WHY M'KINLEY Is DOWN ON
BLAINE.

The New York Herald correspondent
at Washington gives the details of that
now famous appearance of the Sc Gre
tary of State, Blaine, in the appropria-
tions committee room on June 10, 1890,
as related to the correspondent by Sen
atOr Blackburn, who was present:
"The Secretary was in rather neRlige
costume, as suited the temperature" said
Senator Blackburn, except as to a par
ticularly glossy and irreproachable silk
hat--a brand new shining plug. The
Tariff bill, mind you, had nothing to do
with the subject in hand, but in a casual
way broached IL after the usual greetings
had been exchanged.
probably asked Mr.. Blaine how he
liked ii. Imagine my surprise-and shall
l say qualification ?--when he launched
forth a torrent of invective against the act
that Mckinley fathered. This bill is an
infamy and an outrage said Mr.. Blaine
1T Is the most shameful measure ever pro
posed to civilized people. Go on with II
and II will carry our party to perdition.'
VI was,n continued Senator Blackburn
feeling considerably interested and said
Il wish you we're in the Senate, Mr.. Blaine
TO announce yourself in such terms,' y
wish l were,' he answered. III so woulC
stamp 1t under my feet and spit upon it,
| and then advancing toward Senators AL
lison and Hale he snapped his fingers il
the face of each alternately and with ris
! ing infection said GO on with you
| driveling idiocy, and see to what destruc.
| ton II will lead the Republican party
| Pass this bill and in 1892 there will not bt
| a man in all the party 40 beggared as t
| accept your nomination for the Presi
| dency.'n
After reading the above it is quite
easy to understand why Mckinley does
not admire Mr.. Blaine's reciprocity
| ideas.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-08-13
moK1NLnYIs DOOMED.
A Prominent Ohio Republican Predicts
His Defest-Hesrtily Sick Of the McKin-
lev Bill.


A Prominent Ohio Republican Predicts
His Extraordinarily Sick Of the mcKin-
ley Bill.
IFrom the New YORK Telegram.l
"There is no manner of doubt" said
Horace l.. Prescott, one Of the leaders
of the Republican party In Springfield,
Ohio at the fifth Avenue Hotel, that
Blaine will be the unanimous choice OF
the Republicans for President. ] have
received letters from all over the coun-
try saying that Blaine would be the
only name mentioned In the conven-
tion. Notwithstanding the many re-
ports sent oHt regarding Blaine's
health, the people are fully pursuaded
that he will be able to run, and that he
will win If he does run. The entire
Pacific slope is unit for Blaine and
the delegation will come from there
solid for him. His reciprocity scheme
has won over many men to him from
the Democracy, and / know a great
many who would vote for him. You
see the people are heartily tired of Nc
Kinley and his bill, and Blaine has been
the only prominent Republican who has
had the courage to come out against
him.
"Do you know l believe that If Blaine
should speak against Mckinley in my
State, it would help him a great deal,
Mckinley is sure to be defeated. Camp
bell has made good executive, and
many Republican votes will be cast for
him,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-08-13
The Alliance Review On the Maxwell

From the Review August g.

THE conviction Of DIR. Maxwell at
Canton yesterday will not only meet
with the approval of the citizens of that
place, but also of every lover of social
purity who is cognizant of the facts
brought out in the long and interesting
trial. 1t is fact too generally known
to be denied that this county, like
almost every other, is afflicted by a GER
tain class of physicians who prostitute
their noble profession to ignoble ends
and carry on an illegitimate practice
which nets them more money with less
work than honorably following their
business. They encourage and pro.
mote immortality, assist in destroying
virtue and become social lepers, con-
taminating the community in which
they reside. They are worse than the
common eVil-doer for they pose as men
of learning and invite the respect of
the public while they practice their
dark deeds in secret, 1t is only when
some misguided woman becomes the
innocent victim of these ghouls that
public attention Is directed to their
tiendish work. Justice is speedy and
hastens to overtake the guilty one but
the too often he escapes the laws pun
ishment. May Satan get his dues in
this case.