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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
CENTRAL AMERICA.

PROGRESS ON THE GREAT CANAL.
GREYTowN, Nicaragua, Sept. L.
The force employed on the Nicaragua
canal has been somewhat reduced but
satisfactory progress has been done in
the work of construction. The pier at
this port has been extended to the
length of 1890 feet and the dredging of
the channels has been continued
Great progress has also been made in
construction of the telegraph and rail
road lines and buildings. The eXca-
walton has been carried to the depth
of seventeen feet for a distance of a
half mile but the right of way has
been cleared for fully ten miles.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03

west Montana, accompanied by a fall
in temperature of over ten degrees,
and preceded by cloudy weather and
light rain. Over the last named
territory the temperature re-
corded this morning was fifty
degrees, but in other portions the en-
tire change of temperature for the
country was degrees. The isotheme
of seventy passing between Browns
vile and Rio Grande City on the west,
and bears northward, running about
800 miles into the interior and parallel
to the gulf coast, until it strikes the
Atlantic, the coast of which it follows
nOrthward to the 35th parallel. The
isotheme starts in over the Rocky
mountains, north of Salt Lake
City, runs easterly and
southerly to near El Paso,
where it changes again to the north
and passes to the north Of Dakota,
after which it moves easterly in an
undulating form, passing south of the
lakes and touches the Atlantic at Bos-
ton. The indications are that the
weather for that part Of Texas east of
the Tooth meridian for tomorrow will
be generally fair, except local show
ers along the west coast. Stationary
temDerature
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
A TERRIFIC HAILsT0RM,
The Crops Around About Greenville Seriously
Damaged by the Elements.

Special to The Statesman.
GREENvILLE, Tex, Sept. IA wa
ter spout, hailstorm and severe wind
passed over a section of this (Hunt(
county about six miles east of this
place late yesterday evening. All the
ravines in the vicinity were turned
into roaring torrents. The wind blew
furiously and the hail destroyed the
crops almost entirely over section of
country mile wide and several miles
long. The residence of Mr.. Rome
Isham was wrecked by the storm but
no one was seriously injured.
Bige Rue, charged with robbing A..
F. Williams, was released after the
examining trial, but Charley Hawk
ms, implicated in the same case, was
placed under bond of $500 to await
the action of the grand jury.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
Weather Report.

GALVESTON, Sept. 1.-The atmos-
pheric pressure is slightly in excess Of
30.1 inches over the southern Rocky
mountain slope, Texas, the central
valley and east to the Atlantic coast,
where the weather is clear, except in
narrow strip extending through
from north Texas, eastward to the At
lantic ocean, where the weather is
cloudy and local rains are reported,
and over the east Lake region and the
New England states, where cloudy
weather and slight showers prevail
The area OF lowest pressure is
central over Minnesota, Da-
kota, Montana and Wyoming,
and is oblong, With the trough trend
ING from northeast TO southwest, pass
ing to the westward Of Bismarck
Rapid City and Cheyenne. An anti
cyclOnic area with a steep quadrate TO
he eastward Is moving in over north
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
MEXICO.
THE NEW AMERICAN TREATY.

THE NEW AMERICAN TREATY.
CITY OF MEXICO, Sept. L. The
commissioners to arrange the reci-
procity treaty between Mexico and
the United States will hold their ses-
sion in this city, Minister Ryan REP
resenting the United States. 1t is eX-
pected that the basis of the treaty will
be settled within a few days. The
Mexican commissioner is already re-
ceiving instruction from his govern
ment. Elaborate preparations are
being made for sham battle in honor
of President Diaz's birthday, which
will be celebrated on the grandest
scale ever seen in Mexico.
Fevers are causing many deaths
among the workmen on the Southern
railroad. The police have unearthed
two manufactures of spurious silver
coin here.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
Arrested on a Charge Of Murder.

Special to The Statesman.
GONZALES, Tex, Sept. 1.-Will
Woods, Otto Askey and Roger Blair,
a brother of Joe Blair, were arrested
this evening charged with being ac-
cessories to the murder of Clark Bar
ber, and Justice Shuler is now hold
ing the inquest on the case in one of
the rooms of the county Jail, with
closed doors. The facts as CLEANED so
far are that Barber had retired to a
corner of the saloon where his gun
was, and as he reached for it Joe Blair
shot him twice, and as he fell fired at
Blair, but missed him. There is
much subdued excitement.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
Smallpox at Del Rio.

Special to The Statesman.
DEL RIO, Tex, Sept. 1.-Two cases
of smallpox have appeared here, one
a white patient and one black. The
town is much excited. A mass meet
ing was held here this morning, and
after great deal of talking COM
mittee of five, in addition to the ply
sicians of the town, was appointed to
confer with the commissioners court
and do all i'm their power to prevent
the spread of the disease.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
KILLED BY ELECTRICITY.
A DALLAS DYNAMO MEETS A SUDDEN
DEATH.
He Inadvertently Grasps the Positive and
Negative Ends Of Charged Wire with
the Above Fatal Results--Small-
pox at Del Rio.
special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman
DALLAS, Sept. 1.-Holly Smith, the
night dynamo man Of the Dallas Elec-
trio Light plant was instantly killed
tonight by inadvertently grasp
ing at the same time both a
positive and negative wire while
they were heavily charged with
electricity. He had just gone to work
when the accident took place which
ended his life. Smith was q single
man, having come to Dallas from
Clyde, Kas., where his relatives are
supposed to reside.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
Cotton Circular.

GALVESTON, Tex, Sept. 1.-At-
wood Violet g. Co. say:
Futures-Today has been another
of excitement, advancing here 25
points from yesterdays closing, after
wards declining 10 and closing II bet
ter than yesterday, and New York 7
better. Liverpool is luke warm and
closes about the same as yesterday,
Notwithstanding the advance in both
New York and New Orleans yester-
day. AS we said in our last,
opinions are valueless. At present
the situation here is as follows:
Several houses are largely long of
market on near positions, say Novem-
Der, December and January, and as
they don't sell it creates an artificial
scarcity of the months of which they
have bought, and then an artificial
tion to the improvement in New York
and Liverpool is created, putting this
market 20 to 25 points of New York,
when they should be 35 to 40
points apart. This applies whether
the market advances or declines.
1t remains to be seen now whether
the market can be further advanced
on unfavorable crop reports. Our
New York kilograms say again to-day
that New Orleans orders were largely
the cause of the advance there.
Spots-Steady. Sales, 45O bales.
Quotations unchanged. Middling SC.
f. o. b. sales 40O. bales. Demand prin-
cipally for good middling.
Liverpool class.-Crops.-The Off
cial figures of the cotton crop of 1890
81 were published at A o'clock this
afternoon by the cotton exchange.
The total is 8,652,OOO bales against T.
81 600 for the preceding season.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
Judge r. E. Beckham Married,

Special to The Statesman
FORT WORTH, Sept. Judge II,
e. Beckham of the Seventeenth judi
cial district court was married tonight
to Miss Sadie Nj. Tivis. They were
married at the Christian church, Rev.
j. w. Baber, officiating. The bride
was attended by six of the society
young ladies of the city, with four Of
the society young men acting as
ushers,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
Some New Mileage Tickets.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. IA COM
mittee will recommend to the Western
Passenger association meeting in
Chicago today the adoption of a two
cents per mile two thousand mile
ticket, to be used by parties Of not
less than 100 or more than forty. If
less than ten travel on the tickets
the conductors will tear out mileage
for ten tickets, good for six months.
Theatrical troupes will get the most
benefit from these tickets.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
Union Pacific Affairs.

Boston, Mass, Sept. 1.-The Union
Pacific directors say they have not
heard that Gould, Sage or Dillon
have sold any of their Union Pacific
holdings, as is reported. They are
all heavy subscribers to the debt GER
tificates and it would be hardly likely
for them to sell out at this time. Up
ward of three quarters of the debt
certificates are now placed, and the
amount is being steadily increased.
1t is not known whether Dillon is go
ing to resign or not.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
DALLAS FIRE DAMAGES.
Some Results of the Recent Fires in the
Above City.
Special to The Statesman,

Special to The Statesman,
DALLAS, Tex, Sept. 1.-The twen-
ty-seventh fire in Dallas during the
month of August is grand topic of
conversation here today. G. II. Bal
linger, the guest of the Glenwood
hotel, who was burned, lies at the
hospital in precarious condition.
Mr.. Ballinger, wife and child had
only been in Dallas few days, hav-
ing come here from Clarksville, Ar
kansas. The Ballingers lost in the
fire all they possessed in the
world. They had destroyed, cash to
the amount of $2l0. Mr.. Ballinger
may recover but it is doubtful,
as his face, body and limbs are badly
burned. w. j. Allen was also Sc
riously burned about the face. The
origin of the fire is not known, but is
supposed to have been caused by a
lamp explosion. The losses are as
follows: G. w. Wheat, hotel build
ings $4,000, insurance $4,000; Mrs. Ca
ruthers, contents of hotel $4,000, insur-
ance $500; Mr.. McCutcheon, houses,
$500; Mr.. Jafray, contents, $500; ID. II.
Sullivan, two houses, damage $1,000,
Bowser d. Lemon, damages $500.
The third annual barbecue of the
Butchers and Stockmen's Benevolent
association came off at the fair grounds
today, aud was q most enjoyable day
for those who participated. 1t is Civ
en- out that the insurance companies
will rebuild the Cowan building, de-
stroyed in the big Commerce street
fire during July.
Prof. j. K. Palmer, county superin-
tendent of public instruction, has
made out and forwarded to the state
superintendent of education his annual
report for the last scholastic year.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
Work for the Grand Jury.

Special to The Statesman
Fort WORTH, Tex, Sept. 1.-Thefe
are thirty-seven criminal cases which
will be brought up before the grand
jury at the next term. Ofthese, there
are eleven for burglary, two for rape,
fourteen for theft, three for swindling,
one for stealing horse, two for as
sault with intent to murder, one for
forgery, two for murder and one for
bigamy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
Stricken with Appoplexy.

Special to The Statesman.
Fort WORTH, Sept. Yesterday
while August Baden, barber, was
shaving customer he dropped to the
floor from a stroke of appoplexy. He
was removed to the hospital where he
died this morning He was So years
old, single man and member OF
tina G. A. r.. and the Turn Verein.
He will be buried tomorrow from his
place of business at Ga. IN.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
A Collision on the Lakes.

DETROIT, Sept. 2.-About midnight
last night the large steam barge Nor
ley, of Port Huron, Mich, ran into
and sunk the little steam barge, jerks
Stove laden from Lake Erie islands.
The wife of the captain of the jerks
and the engineer and fireman were
killed by an explosion.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
A 10 Per Cent Reduction.

Special to The Statesman.
DENIsoN, Tex, Sept. l.-This morn
ing circular was issued from the
general manager of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railway ordering d
reduction of wages of 10 per cent II
the car, bridge, motive and other To-
DartmentS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
Trouble Over An Election.
Special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman
BRAzoRIA, Sept. IA writ has
been granted by Judge Burkheart re-
straining County Judge Mastelson
from counting the votes cast in the
recent county seat election. There is
being a good deal of feeling stirred up
over the matter, and before it is done
with the county will be run to the ex-
pense of another election.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
Close of a Church Conferen ce.

Special to The Statesman
Ell PAso, Tex, Sept 1.-The New
Mexico annual conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church closed it's ses
sion yesterday. The next meeting
will be at San Marcos.
Miss Isabella Keesey committed
suicide this morning by strychnine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03

but the significant fact is known that
shipments of freight from Monterey
for Liverpool and other European
ports are now on their way to the sea
port from Monterey, and others from
other Mexican towns. Tampico ia
evidently going to make competition
warm for the American roads and
their connections in Mexico via the
Rio Grande.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
A Fire at Sherman.

Special to The Statesman
SHERMAN, Tex, Sept. 1.-The
stable, shed and many outhouses at
the dairy farm of Charles Newton,
near this city, were burned this after
noon, entailing loss of several hum
dred dollars.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
Kentuckys' New Governor Inaugurate

FRANKFORT, KY, Sept. 1.-Gov-
ernor Brown was inaugurated at
noon today with elaborate and i'm
pressive ceremonies. Fully 1000
people were present. The inaugural
festivities will close with grand re-
ceptlon and ball tonight
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
Cotton Crop Falling of.

Special TO The Statesman.
SAN AUGUSTINE, Tex, Sept. L.
Seventy-five farmers have been inter
viewed from Shelby, Sabine and San
Augustine counties. The cotton crop
prospect is fully 25 per cent lower
than two weeks ago.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
colored polaOcralic League

HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept 1.--At a
meeting OF the executive committee
of the Democratic colored leag TO-
day il was decided TO hold the next
convention Of the league at Pittsburg
on the 29th of September. An exten-
sive prog ram is being prepared.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
The Monterey and Mexican Finished

Special to The Statesman.
EAGLE PASS, Tex, Sept. 1.-The
last rail of the Monterey and Mexican
Gulf railroad was yesterday laid
into Tampico without demonstration,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
SENATOR STEWART OF NEVADA.
In an Intsry sw He Expresses Himself on
o.. ne Silver Question.

SAN FR NcIsCo, Sept. 1.-Senator
stewart Nevada has returned here
nom Ne O. In regard to Senator
John Sh, tan's regent silver speech
he said. sherman nlisrepresents
tine mine ifhe is correctly reported.
LIT ia not ethat they ever asked tor
Ior received more than the market val
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
Skeletons Found in a Cave.

CARTHAGE, ILL.,, Sept. 1.-While
plowing on the Sweeney farm near
here cave containing several skele-
tons was found The field has been
turned over TO the college authorities.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-03
BAVARIA.

THE METEOROLOGICAL CONGRESS.
MUNICH, Sept. This is the final
days session Of the international me-
teorological congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28

In the Smithsonian Institution may be seen a
number of stone arrow and spear heads, whose
forms are strikingly suggestive that their in
ventor had clear conception of the practical
value OF the rotary principle and designed
those heads with view to take advantage of that
principle in the use Of the weapon An ap-
Proximate drawing Of type of these heads il
herewith shown.
The uniformity of figure Of these heads pre-.
cludes presumption of their having been SC
shaped by accident or for any consideration OF
facility in construction. 1t can hardly be con.
tended that they were beveled for any purpose
OF facilitating their penetration. The shape
given them conferred no special advantage o,
that kind. and could not be compared in value
as more penetrating device, with the points
OF many OF the cruder forms Of stone arrow
heads Verify" as some observing person
remarked. there is no new thing under thu
sun. "-Eeclesiastes, 1: 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28
SUICIDE IN A COURT ROOM.
A Prisoner Convicted and Sentenced TAX
Poison and Immediately Expires.

A Prisoner Convicted and Sentenced Takes
Poison and Immediately Expires.
A fearful tragedy occurred Thursday at the
Newcastle, England. assizes. man named
Baker, who has heretofore held respectable
position in society, was convicted Of an I'm.
natural crime.
The prisoner had shown great agitation dur
ing the trial, and when the verdict of guilty
was announced he seemed utterly downcast.
Mr.. Justice Lawrence, who presided, sentenced
the prisoner to ten years penal servitude. The
prisoners relatives were in the court room and
they. too, manifested deep emotion, which
seemed to have an additionally depressing
effect on Baker.
As the latter was leaving the dock, in charge
OF the wardens. he waved a farewell TO
his relatives, and almost instantly fell uncon-
scious into the arms Of one OF the wardens.
Medical aid was instantly summoned. but II
was too late. Baker died almost instantly. be-
fore he could be carried from the court room.
The greatest excitement reigned in the court
room and the judge ordered proceedings to be
stopped for a time to give time for the
sensation to subside- The Jury which Convicted
Baker were witnesses Of his death and some Of
the dead mans relatives did not hesitate to de-
nounce the jury as having convicted him wrong
fully. and thereby driven him to his desperate
deed IL was found that Baker had swallowed
deadly dose Of poison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28

Hence, for the same reason that the spinning
top does not fall il maintains its original rela-
tive position to the axis of the bore 30 long as
Il revolves at high velocity. except so far as
10 10 influenced by the friction Of rotation, as
hereinafter advanced
Another advantage attained by the rotary
motion is that il facilitates the progress of the
proiectile through the air or other opposing
media, on the same principle that an awl may
be more easily pushed into piece of wood by
turning it around than by the application of a
like force with such lateral motion The rotary
fight through principle which will be consid-
cred further on under the head of Drift"
The practicability to use elongated cylindris
cal projectiles makes unnecessary the use Of
spherical missiles. the attendant disadvantages
Of which led to the rif,ing Of firearms The
principal fault in the spherical cannon shot is
the liability of such shots 10 curve in conse-
quence Of receiving a rotary motion. This
rotary motion Is due principally to the
fact that the spherical shot is necessa-
rally smaller in diameter than the diameter of
the bore Of the gun. When in its course out
ward il bounds against one side of the bore
near or at the muzzl e the portion of the shot
which touches the gun u TO certain extent re-
tarded by the impact. The gases of the ex-
plOded powder escaping from the gun between
the free side of the shot and the bore of the
gun press the shot still harder against the
point of impact. and at the same time give ad-
ditional velocity 10 the disengaged portion of
the missile. The result is that a spinning mo-
tion is impaired 10 the shot as it leaves the
muzzle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28

IL now we transfer to the air. instead of the
blizzard table cushion, the same conditions with
respect To the ball. We obtain substantially
similar results When base bail pitcher de-
sires a ball 10 curve to the right he imparts to
II a lateral rotation from right 70 left and vice
versa when he designs to curve il TO the left
The philosophy Of the phenomenon OF a curv-
ing base bail isas follows: While the ball is pass
ing throici the air the effect of the air on the
ball Is the same as il the air were rushing past
the ball The portion Of the front hemisphere of
the ball which Is rotating against the currnt of
air - subjected 10 much more friction than the
portion which Is tursing in the direction Of the
current and the ball 10 consequently forced
over toward the opposite side. which is the side
Of least FRACTIONAL resistance. Az the ball also
has . forward motion of its whole mass in the
direction OF the object toward which il was
thrown the resultant Of the forward and side
motions thus impaired Is q curve. Gee figure
In which the point of greatest friction IL indi-
Gated by the cioseness Of the lines
1--we now apply this reasoning to the rotary
motion of the elongated cylindrical projectils
Ne are able 10 offer tenable theory as to why
that motion diverts. the projectile from the
plane Of IRE.
when an unpointed cylindrical projectile
having . rotary motion from left to right u
Fred Il drifts 70 the left, because the friction
saths right half Of the surface Of the projsctils