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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-14

dreamed OF not so many years ago. Then,
plans must be drawn for each gun and
carriage that is set up In short the ordnance officer
Of the present time must be, and Is master of al
most every branch Of science.
Scattered around the Office and shop about the fort
throughout the grounds lie cannon balls proecles OF
all kinds, carriages and guns. Guns are everywhere
PceriEg from embrasures, some carefully wrapped in
canvas, Others old and useless covered by verdigris
and rust, wherever one may look, the eye rests on
some kind OF dangerous weapon
GUNS on ALL SIDES OF THEM
On each hand of the plank walk guns some on
carriages. some dismounted Of all sizes and shapes
and in all conditions Of preservation or lack Of It,
These the dead weapons. pieces which have
been tested and thrown aside. For after gun is
tested it considered being useless for practical
purposes, and is laid away on the grounds even II
it has wlthstOod all the severe trials Something Of a
history Of the gunmaking Of past years could be
gathered here nom these old relics There
are brass hOwizeS, light feldpieces, great
ugly cast-iron mortars muzzle-loaders ana br.ech-
leaders, old monarohs, many OF them, that woke
the ocean echoes In their time before they
left behind by the swift tide OF improvement They
look tame enough now lying ON the ground with
grass and green twiners growing around them ana
the birds twtterng above them. The multlcharge
gun, which aroused great interest lies among the
rest. II has crack running through IT, where IL
yielded TO the force Of the powder. There are also
many OF the castiron guns, like those which ara
mounted on the entertainments at Forts Hamilton and
WsdswOrth
short walk past these useless and dsmantled
weapon brRgs one 10 the riHed guns ana mortars
II Is a surprising change and shows at glance more
than volumes could tell Of the rapid strides in the
manufacture OF cannon. The first and most command
Inc sight Is the view Of the great tweve-lneh all
steel rihed cannon, which has been described so
often that no further accounts can add anything new
1t Is most graceful thing, may really be called
dainty in appearance II hfytwo tons Of steel can pos.
ably 10 csaEIdsTsd daiaty, But 10 SO beautifully
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-14

thirty four taking the last man in #, while gets
credit for ninetynne one and has sixty-sx left
sort accidentally, some towns putting in one-year's
men and others three years men, attaching no conse
quence TO this difference, but which burdens the
one class beyond their immediate power 10 bear
While the above is only a supposed case, l am told
are not enough in the town to answer It's quota
II gives present relief that the One-year men are
to come home sooner than the three-years' men, as
the present call does not wait untl they come
The President was TO have IT. written out more fully.
with other matter and his recommendations
ana they to call upon him early the next morning
and take the document 10 Secretary stanton.
II was before in the morning that Senators Bel!
and Andrews were inside the White House. and 1 with
them. IL looked as no one else had yet called Not
a servant moving, except the who let US In.
l followed the senators up the main stairway Near
the mead Of the stairs, ~ the hall stood Abraham LIN.
arm ana had stopped looking at rs, as If wondering
who was coming ; early. As ueared the top, he
al the same time raising the forefnger Of Dis night
hand aud slightly bowling his head he stepped to the
HalfOrd opened it and led through that into
dhe one on the right He asked ms 10 be seated. NO.
II must be near your hour for starting" The Pres
dent was soon to be of for Hampton Roads. stood
minnie by the watch rs the President stood looking
down upon his table perhaps trying to recall where he
had laid something, his cOuntenance full OF troubled
thought The only time / had seen him before
was on the Wisconsin stat. Fair Ground at Milwaukee,
tude. He then had clean-shayen face. its strong
contour hled with rugged majesty This was now
inches; over his lip was the only shaven place.
looked In vain for trace Of that mrthfu humOr that
his nature was said 20 abound IN Just below the
face he looked fun Of care ard sorrow 10 the depth Of
his soul one cf tho gentlemen. a. II tO show an
Interest In what Mr. Lincoln likely TO be thinking
o. asked what he supposed would be the outcome OF
the conference at Hampton Roads Presently Mr..
Lincoln answered In low tone, PDplbly nothing
Then he turned to Mr.. Bel and spoke 10 himi
rivetcd his words into my memory naturally a
retentivc memory-for / would not have been seen
taking down what Mr.. Lincoln uttered at that time,
for ten centuries Of journalistic fame. lie said
" What II you In my place-the stl nnde-
termlned--thc armies thnned-and came tO you
with thiS request. What would YOU dOf There was
everything I'm his utteraee Of that last YOU lie did
not dwell upon 1t. yet gave tia falling infection that
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-15
A Remarkable Literary Coincidence
january Book Buyer.

JANUARY BOOK Buyer.
Those who delight in puzzling over curious
condolences will find an interesting subject in
three of the December magazines. For the
Christmas number of Scribner, Harper and
the Century contain each story in which a
person with the unusual name of Spurlock
figures. In George A. Hibbard's story, ''As the
Sparks Fly Upward" in Scribner, this person
is a man, while in James A. Aliens "Flute and
Violin, lin Harper, and in ga Conscript's Christ
mas, by Joel Chandler Harris, in the Century,
the name is given to a woman. The little pen
and-ink portrait sketches of the Widow Spur
magazines the faces bear no resemblance to each
other, but this fact does not make it any the
less odd that three authors in widely separated
parts of the country should have applied this
unfamiliar name to characters in their stories.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-15
High and Tight Collars.

"The scrawny necks of American women,n
said a man dressmaker of New York, 'are due
as much to the high and tight collars which they
have been wearing during the past six years as
to anything else. The fashion was started by
the Princess of Wales, who has scar on her
neck, and it was eagerly taken up here Street
gowns and jackets were fitted with tight velvet,
cloth, or braided collars, and these pressed The
neck so closely that when women took them
off after having been in hot room they not
infrequently found them saturated with per-
spiration. There is no better way of reducing
the flesh than this. A man can put worsted
or flannel band around his waist, take violent
exercise, and reduce his girth under the band
rapidly and surely. The high collars which
women wore had precisely this effect. Now
that they have become distinctly questionable
look for an improvement in the necks of
women"
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-15

WE ARE STILL HARPING
On our make of Pants, and
will continue to harp until
every man and boy has tried a
pair of 'em.
A happy combination of re-
liable stuff, correct shape, per-
feet and permanent fit, and
honest workmanship, with very
close prices, make our Pants
The Model garments that are
rapidly attaining the popu-
larity they deserve.
The balance of winter
weights still on hand are being
closed out regardless of former
values.
THE MODEL,
Pants, Hats, and Furnishings.
ooS Seventh St. N. w.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-15
toboggan

THE BICYCLE GIRL.
Twas called a safety" and when Belle
Rode forth to conquer hearts upon it
He was enchanted by her spell.
She looked a poets dream-a sonnet.
She proudly showed him how to turn
A figure eight, and wrote her name;
He walked beside, but naught could learn
Her sparkling eyes deserved the blame.
Quite overcome, he had to tell
A tale he scarce found words to say;
And poor distracted, blushing Belle
Twisted the handle the wrong way.
They gathered up each cory part
Of him who'd vowed his heart was cracked;
Bat the doctors said that selfsame heart
Was his only fragment left intactl
Boston Courier.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-15
SOME TYPES OF GIRLS

THE UPRIGHT GIRL.
Dear Belle was honest as the day,
No contribution she'd mislay;
Nor would this maiden ever miss
Returning a rejected kiss
THE ToBoGGANING GIRL.
The maiden with the rounded form
And cheeks with health aglow
Rejoices greatly when she sees
The first good fall Of snow.
She knows the season is at hand
When she and he will glide,
With both his arms around her waist,
Down
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-15

The correct shirt for full dress requires
bosom 9 inches wide We mako six of them for
So. Miller's, shirt makers and ladies' and gen
tlemen's Outfitters, Eighteenth street and Penn
sylYania avenue.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-15

GIVE us just one trial and let us make you
shirts. The fit and quality guaranteed to be the
best. Millers, shirt makers and ladies' and
Pennsylvania avenue.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-24
GRAND C0NCLAvE OF ODD FELLOWS.
Tie First Days Session of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 21.-The first day
Of the seventy-second conclave of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge, L. o. O. f.
opened with heavy mist enveloping
the city. The hot weather of the past
week gave place to somewhat cooler
weather to the great relief of the Odd
Fellows who participated in the pa.
rade this afternoon, and as hours
passed, pleasant breeze sprung up
and scattered the mist, revealing a
heavy bank of clouds which Obscured
the rays Of the sun, and relieved, in a
great measure the oppressive heat
which has prevailed for several days
past.
The reception committee was at the
Union depot early this morning and
the large delegations arriving were
promptly received end escorted to
their assigned headquarters in q most
expeditions manner. Many Of the
railroads ran special trains, bringing
in the lodges from towns within 100 to
200 miles distant. 1t is estimated that
$4,000 Odd Fellows and their families
are in the city, besides many others
who have come as spectators of the
pageant and to see the exposition.
The streets presented a lively and
spectacle Everywhere and
in all directions could be seen the
golden braided uniforms and the
purple plumes of the can
tons and regalias of the lodges.
From Clark avenue and from Four
teenth street to Fourth street the side
walks were packed with members of
he order. Many were reviving old
and others were MAX
ing new ones, while not few were
simply sightseeing and being escorted
by the various committees to points of
interest about the business portion of
jhe city. By o'clock those who were
TO take part in the parade proceeded
20 their assigned places, from which
hey were to drop into line. There
was little delay in the formation of
he line, but shortly after 2 o'clock
he column began to move.
The procession at first made it's way
1ut slowly down the avenue, owing
% the immense croHds of people |
which had gathered to witness the
parade. Thousands upon thousands
# citizens and visitors lined the side
walks and filled every available
pace, and it was with great difficulty
hat an opening could be made
trough the wall of humanity that
literally packed the street.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-24
THE RUSH TO THE NEW LANDS
People of all Glasses and Conditions in the
Line of March.

GUTHRIE, o. IT,, Sept. 2l.-The
land to be opened for settlement to-
morrow noon consists of the country
of the Sac and Foxes, AZ 200 acres; OF
the Iowas, $780, $50 acres, and of Potto-
watomies, 400, 900 acres, in all ,101 $50.
Some of this is adapted for raising as
fine crops as any land, and some of it,
fertilized with tin cans, would afford
excellent pasturage for goats. The
Indians do not lose all their lands.
Each buck gets quarter section, and
not only that, but he is lawful
sooner" and has already picked
out the prize spots. He
can't sell his land for
25 years, but during all that time he
does not have to pay any taxes.
After the Indian lands and the lands
held for school purposes have been
deducted from the 1,101 $50 acres,
about 100000 are open for actual set
Element. This makes about 5000
hOmesteads, and about twenty men
for every homestead are on the
ground. Some are lowering around
the line, and some are already in what
is known as the forbidden country. !
1t is the old Oklahoma rush over
again but with some notifications. |
There are not as many boomers and |
number of them are in wagons. |
For the last week, however, there has
been almost a continuous stream of
wagons over the Santa Fe trail across
the Cherokee Strip, and there are
wagons all around the border. The
rush over the railroad has been just
the same. The big crowds for the last
three days have packed the aisles of
the cars. They look like the same
men who came to Oklahoma at
it's opening. A composite pict-
ure of the whole outfit would |
young man with
a harvest field complexion and white |
felt hat drawn down so as to bend his
ears. He would have a 4-year-old |
yellow mustache and a 4-day-old |
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-24
SWITZERLAND.

INTERNATIONAL ACCIDENT CONGRESS.
BERNE, Sept. 21.-The International
Congress called to discuss the causes
of accidents to workmen, the employ
ers liability in such cases, and the
best means to be taken to prevent
such accidents, opened here today.
Up to the time this dispatch is sent,
there are only 100 delegates present
out ofthe 300 appointed by the various
labor organization to discuss the ques-
tions alluded to. Among the dele
gates are four Americans. Mr.. Drez,
the minister of foreign affairs well
coined the delegates on behalf of the
government of Switzerland. During
the course of his address Mr.. Drez
said that he hoped the deliberations
OF the congress would result in an
improvement in the condition of work.
ing people throughout the world.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-24
GROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
The Industrial Development for the Week
Ending September 10.

The Tradesman of Chattanooga,
Tenn, in it's weekly review for the
week ending September 10, reports
siXty-four new industries, seventeen
new buildings, seven new railroads,
two electric lines and one street car
line. Among the most important new
industries established as reported to
the Tradesman are the following: A
brewery at Alexandria, Va, a pal
metto fibre factory at Fernandina,
Fla, car coupler works, capitalized at
$15O,OO0, at Birmingham, Ala, an
asphalt mine at Palestine, Tex, a coal
mine at Fort Worth, Tex, a gold
mine at jamestown, n. c., and an
iron mining company at Chattanooga,
Tenn, coal and coke company at
Opekiska, w. Va, coal and timber
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-24

beard. He would have blue eyes and
he would sport red cotton handker-
chief. Just as sure, he would have a
big revolver. All the little scenes are
much the same as during the rush to
Oklahoma. In the crowd OH the train
there is man from Arkansas with
his fiddle, and man with gray hair
and man with red nose, who
dance in the aisle of the car.
There is the man who shoots his
gun out of the window; the man
from Missouri who consults his bottle,
and the tired mother with the baby
that cries. AS the train runs through
the strip emigrants are greeted with
sight that seems to delight them.
On both sides of the road grass is
burning. Cattle men swear roundly
to hear them cheer at the sight of the
burning grass and express the wish
that every head of cattle in the strip
might be burned.
The grass is not quite dry enough
to burn well yet, but it will undoubt
eddy be all fired as soon as it does get
dry enough. The settlers are very
bitter against the cowmen.
Guthrie is lively town and the
streets are crowded, hotels are over
run, saloons are doing rushing bust
ness and on every street corner cow
boys are selling ponies. They are
asking big money for them, too, and
getting it. Men who rushed into
Oklahoma are disposing of the
horses and wagons they used to
excellent advantage. Every few min
utes an outfit leaves for the line. The
nearest point of the new country is
only a little over nine miles from
and the crowd will enter
from near this point, but the truth is
that the greater part of the crowd is
not waiting to enter. The country is
already full of "sooners." The plan
is for one man to go in and "jumpn
claim and then turn it over to part |
ner who starts in after the legal hour.
Thus between them they get q choice
claim.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-24
THE PALESTINE BURGLARS.
The Accused Men Acquitted But the Citizens
Warn Them to Skip.
Special to The Statesman.

Special TO The Statesman.
PALESTINE, Tex, Sept. 2l.-Justice
Cooke on Saturday took the case of
the three men charged with burglar
izing the Trice residence last week
under advisement. Today he rend-
cred decision acquitting them
Joe Boyle, Lucien Evans
and c. G. West-for the lack
of evidence. A mass meeintg was
called by citizens at the Cotton Ex-
change at 3 p. m. today. Several
speeches were made by our best citi-
zens on the subject of how this place
would proceed to rid itself of the
three men who were discharged
today. Justice Cooke was fully ju sti-
fled in his course. 4 committee of
three was appointed to notify the
three parties to leave Immediately.
This committee proceeded to notify the
Objectionable parties. Everything
was done with open doors.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-24
FORT WORTH'S BIG FIRE.
Half Block Consumed, Including the Fine
Ellis Hotel.
Special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
FORT WORTH, Tex, Sept. 21.--Just
one-half of a block in ruins, is the re-
suit of this mornings fire which start
ed at 1.50. AS marker of what yes
terday was the finest hotel in the city,
is today portion of the front walls,
facing on Third street. The Ellis
Hotel was five story stone, with
mansard roof and three story brick
annex and was owned by J. r. Ellis.
1t was valued at$90,000. Furniture and
all the fixtures in the same belonged
to Mr.. Ellis and were valued at $685.
600. The total loss in the annex and
on the lower floor, fronting on Throck-
morton street seventy-five feet and
seventy-five feet on Second, was the
commission and produce
establishment of Darlington d Mont
gomery, who had in stock large lot
of fruits, produce and provisions, not
a dollar of which was saved.
The stock would have invoiced at
$4,000. The general losses are heavy.
There was but little insurance on the
property. Mr.. Ellis, owner of both
and the furniture, valued at
$780, 900, had only one policy on the
whole, that being for $4,000. Gar
.ington q Montgomery had their prop
erty pretty well covered, but on the
entire property there was not as
much as So, 900, making total loss of
1t least 100000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-24

company at Kenova, w. Va, and de-
velopment companies at Columbia, s.
c.. Lynchburg, Va, and Tallahassee,
Fla. Electric lighting and power plants
are established at Fort Valley, Ca,
Huntsville, Tex, and Henderson, n.
C, FIGURING mills at Huntington,
w. Va, Waynesville. n. c., and
Hester Mills and Sewee, Tenn, an ice
and storage company at Birming-
ham, Ala, and iron working plants at
marlborough, and Lexington, KY,
furnace at Enterprise, Miss, and
machine shops at Jug Tavern and
Tallapoosa, Ga. Oil mills are reported
Jackson, Ga, and Rolling Fork, Miss,
an oil refinery at Parkersburg, w.
Va, phosphate companies at Anthony
and Barlow, Fla, rice mill at Kiss
immee, and shoe factory at Eustis,
Fla, steel works at Bristol, Tenn,
and a sugar refinery at Kissimmee,
Fla. A bleachery will be built at Co
lumbus, Ga, a cotton mill at Enter
prise, Miss, and knitting mills at
Ala, and TarbOrO, n. G. |
Water works at Gaffney City, n. c.,
La, Orange City, Fla,
and Shelbyville, Tenn, carriage and
wagon factories at Little Rock, Ark,
and Gainesville, Ga, coffin factory
at Natchez, Miss, saw mills at Chi
pOla and Levyville, Fla, Cleo and
Tenn, Decatur, Ala, and
Hattiesville, Miss, variety works at
savannah, Ga, and vaneer works at
Waverly, Va.
New railroads are reported at An
liston, Ala, Augusta, Chickamauga,
Columbus and Rome, Ga, Little
Rock, Ark, and Alexandria, Va;
electric lines at Asheville, n. c., and
street car line at Little Rock, Ark.
Among the new building are bust
less blocks at Bridgeport, Ala, and {
Tenn, a court house at
)cala, Fla, engine houses at Fort S
Worth, Tex, and Memphis, Tenn, a {
chool building at Navasota; Tex, {
nd warehouses at Dewal's Bluff, c
Ark, Florance, S. c.. Monroe, La, c
nd Orlando, Fla.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-24
A Murderer LYnched.

DARLINGTON, Wis, Sept. 21.-At
noon today an Infatuated mob took
from the county Jail Anton Sieboldt,
who brutaIly murdered James
Meighan, a neighbor, last Wednesday,
and hanged him to a tree in the court
house yard. Sieboldt was desperate
character and his parents manifested
little concern when informed of the
lynching. The Elder Sieboldt is re-
ported as having said that the action
of the mob was probably just and
right.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-24
READ THIS.
What Great Manufacturing Paper Thinks
of Our Opportunity,


The Manufacturers Record, pub.
lished in Baltimore, Md, has in its
edition of Sept. 10 this article, that
comes to us most opportunely just
now. No better authority could be
desired than this journal:
An effort is being made in Austin,
Tex, to aid in the extension of rail
road to give that city direct connec-
ton with Llano, the center of the
great Bessemer ore district so often
mentioned in the Manufacturers
Record. In urging the Importance OF
this matter Mr.. w. S. Isherwood
writes to The AUSTIN STATESMAN Civ.
ing his experience with the early in
dustrial development of Toledo and
Cleveland, and pointing out that the
Austin people seem hardly to realize
the value of the manufacturing enter
prises that would be made certain
through the building of this railroad.
Mr.. Isherwood says that he twas in
terested in the third manufacturing
business established in Toledo, and
today they have $50 factories in the
city, employing at least 10000 oper-
atives. Now do not think for a mo-
ment that this state Of things was
brought about without hard work on
the part of the citizens. Many times
we had to struggle hard to get diff
ferent enterprises to locate in our
city, paying as high as $4,000 bonus
for one factory" |
If the people of Texas fully appre-
ciated the great wealth that will in !
evitably be created out of the Llano |
ores, not only Austin, but San Antonio |
and other towns would very quickly |
secure direct railroad connections that |
would enable them to share in hat
even if they had to build the
roads. With the enormous quantities
of the highest grades of Bessemer ores
Llano, it must inevitably be-
come center of great Industrial activ-
lty, and the mining fore assume some
thing of the extent and Importance
of the Lake Superior districts, where
over S,OOO,OOO tons a year are now
produced. Bessemer ores of such
superiority and in such unlimited
quantity as in Llano county can be
found in but few places in theworld and
The worlds ever-increasing demand
Or such ores will make the develop
nent of the LIano district matter of
necessity. 1t is not like coal nor low
trade properties, of which there are
many in nearly all countries. Llano
las a speciality, and the whole state
# Texas will receive great benefits
rom it,