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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
LIBERALITY AND PATRIOTISM

A GENEROUS MAN WHO RESPONDS
NoBLY TO THE CALL OF HIS CITY.
The committee appointed and upon
the members of which devolved the
arduous labor Of raising the fund to
secure the permanent military en-
campment at Austin have worked I'M
ceasingly.
In some quarters the committees
have met with cheering words and
substantial encouragement. In Others
with frowns, insults and sullen refus-
ais to assist Austin to the extent of a
single nickel.
In this connection it is singularly
appropriate to mention an instance
which came under the immediate
notice ofquite number OF one of the
committees, and which is entirely
worthy of the telling.
There was one little piece of ground,
only five acres, beautiful grove lying
near the ground selected by the mill
tary board as combining all the excel
lencies desired by them and which
will be donated by the city,
which the Military Board particularly
desre d should be included in the do
nation. In fact they made it obliga-
tory on the part of Austin to include
this five acre tract in the donation or
they would refuse to locate the en-
campment here. This five acre tract
is the property of Mr.. j. ID. DoXie,
who lives near it, an old gentleman
who has resided here forty years, and
| who desires complete repose and abso-
lutte immunity from noise or hustle.
| When he was approached with a prop
ositioa to purchase it for the purpose
designated he refused to entertain
any proposition whatever. When,
however. he had the whole matter ex-
planned to him, how he would be an
noyed perhaps only a couple of weeks
each year; that the city would fail to
get the encampment if he refused to
| sell; that he would but be performing
the act of patriot to allow the city
to nav him a round sum for his land. he
readily consented to sell the beautiful
five acre grove. Expert real estate
men estimated it worth $500 or $4OO an
] acre. But note the generosity, the
self sacrifice of this patriotic man.
He not only accepts the noise and the
hurly-burly necessarily attendant
upon such an encampment, and which
must surely reach his ears and disturb
his nerves, but he places the price OF
the land at 5000 per acre and donates
as contribution to the fund two acres
of the five.
Such liberality, under the circum-
stances is worthy of the highest COM
mendation, and when contrasted with
the selfish and contracted spirit of
some others of this city who are amply
able to give five times the amount con,
tributed by Mr.. Doxie, and without
inconvenience, their souls shrink in
size until 300 of them could dance the
Highland fling on the point of a cam
| brie needle.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
a pea Tor oitr Plargrounds.

City children are undoubtedly happy
IN their play, but ] cannot watch them
without sadness and regret that the
fuller pleasures Of country life will
never 10 theirs at che time they are best
fitted to enjoy them. The earnest plead
ing for a leaf or blossom from the flower
laden tourist as, returning from his out
ing, he passes up the street; the eager
band of merry children in pursuit of a
wandering butterfy-fairylike visitor
from strange land-tell of formless
longing for the unknown freedom of the
woods and fields. What can we do to
add to the joys of a youth which is all
too brief? AS you enter your high school,
these boys and girls enter on the serious
duties of life. Then follows the strug-
gle for existence, and a severe one it
usually is,
We cannot give all these children
homes in the country, we cannot give
them all even an outing there; but we
can give them Fairgrounds in the city;
very little plot here and there will do.
We have reserved great parks and
squares which we permit them to look
at and sometimes to venture on. But
as Fairgrounds these are practically use
less; they are accessible to comparative
ly few. A vacant building lot in the
proper district is far more to the pur-
pose. Happy is the boy who lives near
onel Notice the evidences of constant
use it shows, the small baseball "dia-
mond" clearly outlined, every smooth
place pitted with marble holes
What better investment could our
cities make than to purchase small plots
like this at intervals throughout the city,
tear down the buildings, fill up the Gel
lars, and leave them, with no forbidding
sign, open to the children. Their little
feet would soon grade and harden the
ground In giving the nations future
workers such an opportunity to lay the
foundation for stronger and healthier
bodies and brighter wits the city would
reap abundant interest on the capital in
vested.-Frank M. Chapman in st. Mich
olas
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
Honest New York Shop Girls.

A gentleman who lives in Cincinnati
returned home day or two ago after a
fortnight's sojourn here deeply impressed
with the honesty of the New York shop
girl On the day after his arrival in town
he went into large retail shop in Four
teenth street and made some trifing pur-
chase. The next day he missed pocket
book containing fifty dollars in currency.
He thought that he had mislaid it in his
room at the hotel, and diligent search
was made for it. He gave it up as lost,
and would have dismissed the matter
from his mind had not the clerk of the
hotel suggested that he might possibly
have left the pocketbook in some store.
The gentleman attached little impor-
lance to the suggestion, but about week
afterward he stepped into the Fourteenth
street shop and laughingly asked one Of
the floor walkers if a pocketbook con-
tanning fifty dollars had been found
there Much to his surprise, an affirma.
tive answer was given, and in few sec
onds his property was restored to him
| He learned that the saleswoman from
whom he had made his purchase fount
the pocketbook on the counter after h
had departed and promptly turned it il
at the Office.
care all your clerks as honest as that?
asked the Cincinnati man.
Certainly" replied the superintend
emit of the store. I'VE have never We
failed to return property lost in this stor
to claimants who could prove their RICH
to it,"
"Well, that beats some towns" sal,
the westerner. "Here's W for tn
saleswomau. New York Times.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
Jadre sloan.s magnetic Pony.


Rather an interesting contest is In
progress at the Santa Fe Land Office, en-
titled the United States against o. F.
Perry, and involving the latter's entry
Of 100 acres, which includes Monument
rock, and is said to cover the Breenden
mine, upon which j. M. Breeder has
been at work for the past six years, 1t
is the old conflict between agricultural
and mineral lands. Judge Sloan ON the
witness stand said he originally located
the Breeder mine in 1889, and afterward
it was located by Breeder in 1886, who
has since worked it almost continuously.
Attorney Seward wanted to know if the
judge rode his "old roam pony" when he
first discovered the mine, and was an
swered in the affirmative.
The case will be on for several days
yet and is being warmly contested on
both sides. Reference to the "old roam
pony" is of local interest because of the
magnetic influence" as frequently in
times past claimed by Judge Sloan for
this humble representative of the equine
family, now supposed to be dead.
It is related that this pony was veri-
table magnet for the discovery of gold,
silver, lead or copper deposits; in fact, it
is said that whenever, in going along
any street, road or mountain path, he
crossed ground beneath which was pay
mineral, his hair would Immediately
stand erect, quite on end, like the quilts
of the fretful porcupine," and that his
rider, Judge Sloan, would receive a
shock which warned him Of the pres
ence Of mineral wealth beneath that
ground, and this, it is said, is the secret
of the judges numerous mineral loca-
lions all over northern New Mexico
Santa Fe On. M. Special.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
Magnificent Tobacco Cron.

Good news for smokers comes from
Havana 1t is expected by the best au-
thorities on the subject there that the
present tobacco crop will even surpass
that Of ten years ago in quality and
quantity. 1t promises, moreover, to
"cure" early enough to enable it to be
sampled by July. The interior harvests
of the last nine years-with the excep-
ton of 1888, which was comparatively
good one-had all been late in arriving.
For instance, that of 1890, in spite of the
most careful treatment, could not be got
to "cure" fit for smoking until last Jan
uary. The crop is roughly estimated at
a quarter of million bales, each of 100
pounds ght.-London Telegraph.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
RAILWAY PHOTOGRAPHERS.
THEIR ANNUAL CONVENTION IN sEs-
SION AT ST. LOUIS.

THRIR ANNUAL CONVENTION IN SEES
SION AT ST. LOUIS.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, June 14.--Between
$50 and 300 members OF the order OF
Railway Telegraphers are in the city
to attend the sixth annual convention
of that organization. Many matters
of Importance to the order will come
up for consideration at this meeting.
The question of elimination from Ake
constitution the non-striking elaase
will likely arise, as,well as that apr,-zsi
ing to feder. ....on OF railway employees
I Tor admission to that body.
| In regard to the elimination OF the
non striking clause great deal OF OPP
position has developed among the
delegates, and 1t is not at all certain
that the proposition will have smooth
sailing, although some OF the more
sapguine members say it will be adopt
ed without struggle. The leaders of
the order are confident that their APP
pication to the federation will be fav-.
orably acted upon, but the statement
is made by member of the Brother
hood of Telegraphers, a sister organ
ization, that the federation people
cannot and will not admit railway
telegraphers unless they are consoi-
idated with the Brotherhood.
The latter were hard at work today
among railway men, endeaviDg 10 inn
press upon the delegates the necessity
for complete harmony between the two
organizations and to what measures
they succeed is best evidenced by the
expression of the Grand Chief Telegrar-
pher Thurston, who said that tbs prob
abilities all point to amalgarIation ok
the two orders. The order OF railway
telegaaphers has a membership OF 49,
600 and its finances are in excellent
condition The convention will be
opened tomorrow and last three or
| fOnr days.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
A FAMOUS FAITH oURIsT.
FATHER MoLLINGER's CHURCH AT
PITTsBURa BEsEIeED BY THE

PITTsBURG BESEIeED BY THE
SICK.
PITTsBURa, Pa, June ia crowd
of from 10000 to $1,000 people were
packed in and about Father Mollin-
gers church on Mount Troy this morn
ing. Fully one third Of those present
we're invalids who had come for relief.
1t was st. Anthony's day and the
lame, blind and bedridden had made
their way from all parts Of the United
States to meet the famous faith cnrist
and return home well.
In order to accommodate all, masses
were held every hour from daylight
until 10 o'clock.
Long before the time set for the first
mass, every seat in the church was
taken, and there was no more stand
ing room. Hundreds Of people re-
NAMED up all night to get in the holy
Q lifice as soon as the doors were open.
A few minutes before five o'clock,
Father Mollinger appeared, and for
five hours he was kept busy amounting
and blessing the sick.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

The flesh of both legs from the knees
down was cooked away. The only
method of repairing the damage was
by Ethe grating of skin from other
human beings upon the injured mem
bers. One hundred aud sixty. Odd
Fellows and Knights of Pythias, of
which orders Fulkersom was mem
Der, contributed portions Of their
anatomy to be used In piecing up
Fulkerson. GrNg s were about one
thousand in NJ Ne and in a majority
of cases were haMy,sfnl. Fulkerson
was out today enjoying the use OF
both limbs.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
Over and over with His Parachute.

The most thrilling balloon ascension
ever given in southern Illinois was that
given at Duquoin by Professor Ned
Hathaway. Ten thousand people wit
messed the start, which was made in the
face of strong wind. Fully $500 feet
high did the balloon go before the nervy
professor cut loose, and down he came
at mile minute gait, the parachute
not working at all. The lad turned over
three times. Gaining fresh hold, he
Strengthened out 500 feet from the
ground, which he struck with terrible
force. Every one thought him dead.
He was taken to the Tingley House with
only severe shaking up,-Cor. st. Louis
Globe Democrat
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
RoOming Blaine.

IgpIANAPoL1s, Ind, June 13.-The
sa.t that secret conference OF politi-
clans had been held here on Thursday
having leaked out, Colonel Conger of
Akron. O., member of the Republican
national committee, who made the
most significant utterances of the
mee+.~r. decided it vas best to make
Dubl the facts Of The meeting. al
faoug.l it had been the decision OF the
part pants to keep the movement
4 seq t. Colonel Conger said, frankly
the r. rpose was to organize the Re
pub N friends OF Blaine II ONO, IL
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

1t is reported that the observers at
Mount Hamilton have lately kept sharp
eye turned upon the shadow of one Of
the moons of Jupiter. This shadow
seemed double, indicating that the tiny
moon which cast it is also double. Since
the first hint of the discovery many OBJ
servations have been made through the
Lick glass, all tending to confirm the
original impression, to wit: That this
particular satellite Of the greatest of
planets is double-a dot of moon re-
volying around the main moon.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
Successful Skin Grating.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 14.-The
successful grating of skin sufficient to
patch up two legs was completed here
today. A year ago A. G. Fulkerson Of
Silver Towel company stepped by
mistake into vat Of boiling grease.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
No Bids for the House,

The anciert + puse at Jedburg, in which
Mary Queen of Scots resided for several
weeks during her visit to the border
counties in the autumn of 1865, was Of
fered for sale at Edinburgh last week,
but there were no bids for the quaint and
interesting dwelling, which was reserved
At &C. 900,-Lopdou Truth.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
Flannel Shirt. No Waistcnat.

The washable waistcoats that come in
many well chosen designs will be worn
with the coats and trousers. They may
be worn with the cheviot, but not the
flannel shirts. If it is so warm that the
flannel shirt must be donned for comfort
it is ton warm to add the weight of the
dressy waistcoat. -Clothier and Fur
nisher
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

During the six months from May to
December last $4,000 foreign immigrants
entered London with an intention to re-
main, and out of 1000 arriving during
the course of last year by the line plying
between Hamburg and Tilbury 80 per
cent. were entirely destitute.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

The spats are now worn to match the
waistcoat by the swaggerest men. A
buff colored spats and waistcoat is just
about the snappiest thing the season has
vet divulyed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
UTAH POLITICS.
THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE SANS
THE PARTY MUST NOT SPLIT.

THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE sA vs..
THE PARTY MUST NOT SPLIT.
SALT LAKE CRY, Utah, June ID
The Republican senatorial conveh1Aen
met in this city yesterday and adoNh-
ed the following resolutions:
Resolved, That division by Logical
men on party lines in Utah at tn
time would be an irrevocably fatal mis-
take, as it would place absolute rule OF
the territory in the hands Of the presi-
dency of the Mormon church; that
it would speedily result in giving state
hood to this territory;
That statehood would be under the
control Of the Mormon theociacy;
That Utah is not prepared to accept
the trust of statehood because ma
jority of her people still maintain a
higher allegiance to the theocracy, un-
der which they have all their lives
served, than to the government of the
United States.
That the material and political in
terests Of Utah imperatively demand,
unit of action OF the loyal people Of
the territory.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

linois, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Michi-
gan and Kansas in support of his
nomination for the presidency. Some
fifty or more politicians OF national,
state or local prominence participated
= the conference.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

IF YOUR BACK ACHES,
Or you are ell worn out, really good for notln.
ing, it Is general debility. Try
BROWNS IRON BITTEES.
u viii cure you, cleanse your liver, and s1v7
a. good appetite.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-02-27
WINNING IT'S WAY.
The Working of Koch's Lymph
Receiving Favorable Mention.

The Working of Koch's Lymph
Receiving Favorable Mention.
New YORK, January 3O.-Physi-
clans In this city are taking more
hopeful view of Koch's lymph.
"Ihe opinion of the lymph now
shaping in my mind is a more fav-
orable one than | at first enter
talned," DR.. George F. Shrady
frankly admitted. II have spoken
disparagingly of it, but that was
long ago. Now that we have
watched long and faithfully, we
have seen many things that we did
not see at first. DIR. Edmund c.
Wendt and Professor LOOMS have
told me that they have noticed
marked appreciation in the weight
in individual patients. In every
case SO far coming under my OBJ
servation | have noticed that bac-
cilli are removed from the lungs
three or four hours after inoccula-
ton. This may appear strange
after all that has been said by Pro-
lessor Virchow, but even he has
Withdrawn his very unfavorable
opinions to koch's discovery
lex.
A New Panama Canal Scheme.
New York Engineering Record
says: 1T is reported from Paris that
M. Goutel. president of the commit
tee of Panama stockholders and bond
holders, announces that the commit
tee has obtained the assent of the
government and the approval of the
committee of liquidation for a new
canal scheme. The committee pro-
poses succession of annual lotteries
OF lOO,OOO,0OO francs, 2O,OOO,OOO
francs IN prizes to be assigned to
each lottery, and the net profit there
on to be used in defraying the cost
of the canal works at the Isthmus of
Panama until the canal is completed.
NJ. Goutel states that this is the lead
ing feature of the scheme, and adds
that he asks nothing from the bond
holders, while he assures the com
pletion of the Panama Canal and
restores to the bondholders what
they have at present lost. The gov
eminent will ask the Chamber of
Deputies to give its sanction to the
scheme. The new company will
make time contracts with all con-
tractors, offering solid guarantees
for the execution of the different
works. Nobody concerned in the
errors of the former Panama Canal
administration will be allowed to
have anything to do with the new
administration. The promoters of
the new scheme to build the Panama
Canal are sanguine of success"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-06-05
Mortgage Sale.

Default having been made in the conditions OF
a certain mortgage bearing date the 21st day OF
bred and eighty-seven, made executed and de.
livered by Lydia M. Sidman, of Owosso, Shia-
wassee county, state of Michigan, to Minerva j.
Covell, OF Rochester, in the state OF New York.
Said mortgage being duly recorded In the office
of the Register OF Deeds Of the county of Shia.
wassee and state of Michigan, in Liber az of
mortgages, on page 90, on the Path day Of Sep
TENDER, 1887, upon which mortgage there is
claimed to be due at the date of this notice, the
sum of one hundred and sixty eight dollars and
fifty cents for principal and interest under the
terms OF said mortgage and no suit or proceed
ings at law or in equity having been instituted
to recover the same or any part thereof, now
therefore, notice Is hereby given that by q
power of sale in said mortgage contained said
mortgage will on the sixth day OF July A. ID.
1891, at ten o'clock in the forenoon Of. said day
be foreclosed by sale at public auction or ven
due to the highest bidder of the premises de-
scribed in said mortgage at the front or west
door OF the Court House In the city OF Corunna
chat being the place OF holding the circuit
court for said county of Shiawassee) for the
purpose of paying the principal and interest Of
said mortgage, together with the costs OF sale
including an attorneys fee OF fifteen dollars as
provided by said mortgage and the laws Of the
state of Michigan.
Said premises being described in said mort.
gage as follows viz: Commencing on the east
line of Washington street, six rods and eighty
one and one half links south OF the north west
corner of out lot number seventeen 90 OF Jen-
nett ii. kelleys addition to the city OF OwosSo
running thence east two chains parallel with
the north line OF said out lot seventeen, thence
running south one chain parallel with washing
ton street thence west parallel with the north
line of said out lot seventeen, two CHAINS thence
north along the east line OF said washington
street to the place of beginning, containing one
fifth OF an acre OF land.
Dated Owosso, April z, 1871. -
w. M. FITZPATRICK, Mortgagee.
ATTORNEY for Mortgage.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-06-05
THE CHARLESTON AND ITATA.

Opinion Prevalent That She Has Been
Ordered to Discontinue the Chase.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 1.-No advices
from the Charleston were received at the
navy department Saturday, and she is
probably still at Callao coaling. No in
formation can be obtained at the depart
ment as to what instructions have been
sent her, but the opinion is that she has
received orders to discontinue her efforts
to capture the Itata, and it is believed that
an arrangement for the peaceful surrender
of the Itata has been made, and that she
will be turned over to this government for
trial. The Charleston should finish coal
ing Saturday, and, if her machinery is in
order, proceed on her voyage, but to what
point cannot be learned here Some think
she will proceed to Iquique, while others
express the opinion that she will return to
San Francisco and be held in readiness for
duty in Behring sea should her services be
required there.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-06-05
Probate Order. ]
STATE OF MICHIGAN, |
1AYy.,pxr ON err w CCp.,


At session of the Probate Court for the
county of Shiawassee, holden at the probate
Office, in the city of Corunna, on Monday the
eleventh day OF May, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-one.
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Samuel Conklin,
deceased. On reading and filing the petition,
duly verified, of George Conklin, praying for
partition and distribution of the real estate
among the heirs at law of deceased, according
to statue.
Thereupon it is ordered, that Monday, the
9Th day of June next, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon, be assigned for the hearing of said peti
tion and that the heirs at law of said deceased,
and all other persons interested in said estate
are required to appear at session of said court,
then to be holden at the probate office, In the
city of Corunna, and show cause, IL any there be,
why the prayer of the petitioner should not be
granted. And it is further ordered, that said
petitioner give notice to the persons interested
In said estate, of the tendency of said petition,
and the hearing thereof by causing copy of this
order to be published in THE TINES q news
paper printed and circulated in said county OF
Shiawassee for three successive weeks, previous
to said day of hearing. MATTHEW BUSH,
"a true copy Judge of Probate.