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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03
A Murder TRIAL.

Did you ever read that wonderful
work of Dickens, sour Mutual
Friend?n Do you remember that
chapter treating Of "the pleasures OF
the chase" illustrating how blind
jealousy drives its victim on even
with a Wandering jews horror and
pertinacity to seek revenge, even
though his own safety and existence
are wrapped up in the result? Did
you ever think of that chapter while
looking on at a murder trial? If so,
has it not seemed to you that very
much of Headstone's vindictive pur-
pose and blind disregard of results
were being written in both the faces
of the attorneys and the audience?
Has it never struck you that
such keen public interest in a
murder trial, as illustrated in
a packed court room and the eager at
tention of the audience, is evidence of
most morbid taste? AS you have
watched the introduction of the evil
dence, the quibbling of the attorneys,
their arguments before the jury and
in those guments the arrangement
of the evidence, has it not seemed to
you, taking one such case with anoth-
er, that the object has been on each
side to attain verdict at whatever
cost? Look to the side that is hardest
trying to befog or bulldoZe the jury,
and upon the other YOU will generally
find Justice. Note the lawyer who is
dealing in bombast and tear compell-
inr pathos and you will see he knows
he has but little ground work of solid
fact for him to stand upon. The jury,
the laws delay and the proper en-
fOrcement of the law are the sufferers.
This unfortunate state of affairs has
naturally been lead up to in this way.
y man charged with crime has every
thing at stake, the law presumes him
innocent until proven guilty, but with
thu wheels of justice once put in mo-
ton cloud rests upon him it may
take herculean effort to remove
Such service demands a high price,
and the more perilous the situation
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03

subtreasury, but we are also Demo-
Gratis. We will carry the Democratic
flag in the next campaign, and if you
don't like our company, there's room
for you on the OUTSIDE" Thirty
names are signed to this warcry, with
about as many more endorsing it..
Harry Tracy, judging that it needs
some explanation, got himself inter-
viewed by News reporter afterwards
and explained that it meant "war,
and war to the knife" The 10000
Democratic majority of Texas will
please be merciful to this little army
of subtreasury Democrats, and will
not sit upon them too heavily. They
are honest in their convictions. They
know they want something, and while
it may in reality be nothing but a
square meal, or purchance liver
pad, they think it is the subtreasury.
Let the Democratic party deal with
them mercifully.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03
Fight Among Trainmen.

WAPONEKETA, o., Nov. 28.-The
italian crew of the construction train
a IorkviIle, on the Chicago and Erie
railway we're eating dinner in Il car on
the siding today. Ihe local crew ran
train into the car with considerable
force and purposcly. The Italians
were thrown from their seats and
jumping up attacked the local crew
with stones. The local crew answered
with reviewers and three Italians
were mortality wounded. Two of the
local crew were seriously wounded.
More blOodshpd is feared.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03
Her Head Crushed In.

New YORK, Nov. 2S.-Charles Leon
ard, a farmer returned to his farm in
Atlantic Highlands yesterday from
work and found his children crying at
his door. Their mother had not re-
turned home. a search led to the
discovery of the body of Mrs. Leon
ard. one side of the head was crushed
in with blow Of a club and piece
Of rope tied around the neck. A farm
hand named Louis Harrison is sus-
pected and search is being made for
him,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03
austin States,,ram.
NEWSPAPER WAR.

"Snap Shots" doesn't say brigh
things all the time-nO man could
when he has to grind out copy for Sc
many hours every day of the year
ksgiving and all, and for num-
Der of years in succession. But even
his bitterest enemy will acknowledge
that he says bright things sometimes
Even the man who slices out the ehtlfe
stock to make up with, and accident
ally forgets to give credit,-eveh he
must acknowledge that snap SHOTS
is sometimes philosopher. And ne
has never succeeded in condehslhg
more philosophy into one paragraph
than when he wrote this: you Will
never down your rival by deVotihS an
entire leader to him. Your only
chance is 10 put him into three-Iihe
paragraph about once every hNe
years"
If the beligerent Texas editor could
by any means learn this lesson; If his
brain pan could be opened, ana this
slug of wisdom tumbcd into il, then
indeed would Texas Newspaper men
come to the front, and pose as ideal
journalists. But when the IcAaS ell
tor is "brim full of wrath and cabbage
nothing less than Il column
will hold his comments on sour
low flung adversary across the street,
or "the cowardly and VilIanous cur
that publishes the cOntemptibIe and
pusilanimOus Sheet etc. etc. Wild
oratory, as wild us Il Texas steer III
Northern city, tears madly down the
column, fighting the natives with its
somewhat bovine roar. The deadly
parallel column dances nimbly
through the argument, and "the car
of revolution rolls madly through the
land, crashing its teeth as it rolls"
The editor smokes and smiles as he
roads the proof. He isn't half as dan
gerous as his words would indicate.
He is merely engaged in getting even
with the other fellow The next
week the other fellow gets even with
him, in much the same way, and 20
the war goes on.
But the three line paragraph! That
is the one that really hurts! When
your adversary becomes unhc Iabie,
touch him up with a cambria needle,
don't pound him over the head with Il
fail. Aud even theneedIe would bet
ter be laid away, except on rare occa-
sons. 1t is terrible wcapon-oue
that your enemy willremrmhor long
time; but it meets every emergency.
"The other telown has the best OF
you when you try to demoIsh him
with II leader, but so long as you use
the three line paragraph (about once
in five years. the victory is yours.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03

the greater the fee. This brings the
greatest ability in the profession into
criminal cases, or if the poor wretch
cannot afford to hire counsel the court
appoints such, generally a young man
with a reputation at stake and future
advancement to gain, and there is
thus assured such care of the case as
even money could not buy, THE
STATESMAN heartily applauds the
attorney who uses his utmost
ability to make clear the
evidence in the case and to use it to
the best effect. But how is ii in muir
der trials? Is it then the rule that at
tOrneys try to bring out the evidence
in its clearest light, or is it not found
on one side or the other that the effort
is to befog the jury, to brow beat them
or appeal to their sympathies? Is this
according to the dictates of justice or
is it not a perversiOn of the law? Is it
not the sole duty of the lawyer to get
out all the facts of the case and so ar
range and explain them to the jury as
that they can make no mistake?
When the facts are made open and
clear, the jury has nothing to do with
the result, but simply to find accord
ing to the law and the facts. THE
STATESMAN is utterly opposed to the
present conduct of criminal cases, that
has grown up possibly under the sane
ton of legal uses but in despite of the
dictates ofjustice. Cut of thejury from
the influences of public trial, free
them from the gaze Ofan audience that
they may not see what effect any point
of evidence or catchy argument of
counsel may have upon it; place judge,
jury and lawyers with witnesses and
defendant by themselves, forbid the
tremendous and unnecessary latitude
of argument the counsel take and
there will be fewer mistrals, fewer
compromises with justice, the laws
will be the better enforced and the
public will have more confidence in
the guarantees they offer.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03
Big Failure at Paris.

Special to The Statesman.
PARIS, reX., Nov. 2S.-At O'clock
this evening w. r.. Ryan, dealer in
dry goods, filed an assignment to L.
G. Ryan to secure the payment Of the
following debts:
II. d. Mcdonald $1,000, Farmers and
Merchants bank $9542, City National
bank $3.50, }. Il. Ryan $Sl65,
l.. G.. Ryan 1850, Banner Bros. $40,
HamiltonBrown Shoe Co. $1,000;
Scott, Farce Hat Co. 5000; Bamberger,
Blood IL Co. 1888; Rice, Silk u Co. $3.50;
American Rubber Co. S2S7; Drew,
Sicily q Co. $47. The amount of unse-
cured liabilities is not known but will
swell the Indebtedness considerably
The assets are unknown.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03

The Moscow correspondent of the
Houston Post who wrote to that paper
an account of the lynching of Chilly
Black, coIored," for frightening wo-
men and children, now comes with an
explanation. He wrote "black billy
CgoIO," and was only trying to be
muy, but the ruthless composition
took possession of his innocent jokelet
and turned il into wild and reckless
lynching bee, with trimmings. There
is nothing so gloomy as joke that has
to be explained.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03

present, but don't forget the brea
and meat.n
And whatever else may be forgotten
on that day of days we may be sure
that this one hungry child will be
fed.
x*x
81 don't believe in these 'sclsible
Christmas presents" the Home Cor
ner heard wealthy lady say once:
"These people who give handker-
chiefs and gloves and shalws and fan
neis are not to my taste. Christmas
ought to be time for giving things
that appeal to ones finer instincts,
and can be treasured as mere gifts,
dear for the sake OF the giver.h
And then she sent beautiful vase
to the gauut-eyed, weary-taced head
of II household that hadn't had
enough to eat for month.
JULIA TRUITT BISHOP
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03
WAR To THE KNIFE.

THE subtreasurites have now had
their say, and Chairman Finley may
consider himself annihiated. They
have issued IL manifesto, somewhat
lengthy, and Astounding with neat lit
tie phrases which serve to climch an
argument so well, such as "hewers of
wood and drawers of water" "extor-
tionate robbery" "inStigators and
co-conl i'ators, "buccanat rs, n"fellow
spoilsmen," and others equally sea-
soned with chile. The substance of
hire manifestois, ave are for the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03
4 TNXlS MAGAZLNE.

The Round Fable, published at Dial
las, is magazine which Texas shoulu
cherish with Il peculiar affection for
several very sufficient reasons. One
is, it has lived down the popular
superstition that no magazine can
flourish in the South. Another is,
that it is a magazine worthy the pride
of any country. And the third reason
is, that women started it, and have
given their time and labor to building
it up. Mrs. Syduey smith and Mrs.
j. II. Murphy are the accomplished
and energetic ladies who have identi-
fled themselves with the Round Table
and their work speaks for itself. The
Illustrations in the October number
are worth the price OF years sub
scription, and the contents of the
November number come from well
known authors, and make up a
splendid number.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03
OUR TITLES ALL RIGHT.

The Louisville Courier-JOurnal says:
"Western Texas, according to the re-
port of its state geologist, is very rich
in minerals, such as gold, silver, iron,
copper and zinc. There is, however,
a very serious obstacle to the develop
ment of these mineral riches, and that
is the cloud upon titles to real estate.
AS usual the trouble about titles is
ascribed to 'old Spanish grants All
the territory which we obtained from
Mexico lay under the SHADOW of those
old grants. 1t has been some time
since the Mexican war was ended by
treaty, but in forty-three years we
appear to have made little progress iii
obtaining the information necessary
to pass upon the validity of these old
concessions, that still rest like an in
cubus upon extended areas of valuable
land.n
This would be rather amusing if it
were not so unjust. In proportion 10
the extent of her territory, Texas has
had less litigation over old
titles than many OF the smaller
and older states. The Court err
Journal should remember that
NewrI cas- IL G!' Ietloit and
various other cities have had their
long and expensive suits resulting
from detective titles; and that there is
no prospect of these troubles being at
an end for some time to come. Never
mind about Texas titles. Texas prop
erty is all right, and a fine thing to
have.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03
Suspected Murderer Caught.

Special to The statesman.
New BosToN, Tex, Nov. 2S.-One
of the boys accessory to the murder of
our deputy sheriff was brought in
this evening. The one that killed
Morgan has not been caught as yet
a party OF five are hot on the trail.
Morgan has not been found yet. He is
still in the Red River country some
where.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03

IT is altogether probable that Mag
ara Falls will have to run the machin-
cry of the Exposition at Chicago. The
power will be transmitted by ectric-
ity. 1t has not, as yet, occur ed to
anyone to move the falls themselves
to Chicago, but this oversight may be
remeded before long, and syndicate
formed at once for that purpose.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03
TO IMPROVE OUR CAPITOL
GROUNDS.


The Houston Post gives this en-
dorsement to recent suggestion OF
The STATESMAN: "Atter carefully
thinking the matter over The AUSTIN
STATESMAN has come to the cOncIu-
sion that there is one other matter
which the governor should include III
his call for an extra session OF the leg
islature. There is in Austin mag
nifcent building for hich the state
of Texas gave the equivalent of some
thing like $3,0O0,000, and it is sur
rounded by spacious grounds which
are enclosed by very ornamental
iron fence, but no more care is taken
OF these grounds, no more effort is
made to adOrn and bcautity them,
than if they We're the ordinary
surroundings of an old barn or out
house. Now THE STATESMAN thinks
that Governor Hogg should include in
his call for an extra session reference
to this matter in order that something
may be done ere the spring time
comes, gentle Annie. Texas ought
not to he too parSimoniOus to impro, e
the grounds around her splendid
state house. 1t is worse tast- than
wearing Il silk hat with n sack coat. !"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03
CANADA.
NEW LINE OF STEAMERS.

QUEBEC, Nov. 2S.-Efforts are be-
ing made to establish a fast trans
Atlantic steamship line with this
port before the opening of the Worlds
Fair, to compete with the American
railways for a share of the travel
The government is to he asked to give
81 100000 year for an efficient ser
vice
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03
THE THIRD SCHOOL TRUSTEE.

Yesterday petition was filed with
the city clerk requesting Prof. Geo.
p. Garrison of the state University to
stand for election as public school
trustee, and it is understood he VII
consent Prof. Garrison is peculiar y
utted by study and inclination for
work on this public school board; not
only so, but he is the chairman of the
University Faculty committee ON the
relation of the University to the pub
lie schools. Prof. Garrison is thor
oughly acquainted with the difficult
subject of text books, and also the best
methods of instruction. The board
will be full of good practical business
men, and it is well to place such a
student, and one so practical in the
art of teaching as Prof. Garrison, on
he board. THE STATESMAN hopes to
ee the three gentlemen now in nomi-
nation handsomely elected.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03
MISSING Frnm His Enma.

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 2S.-George
y. Hardiker, assistant freight agent
of the Grand Trunk railroad, is miss
ing from his home at AIS East Con-
gress street, and his books at the office
are being overhauIed. 1t is known
that he embezzled at least $4,000
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03
THE following delightful little bt

THE following delightful little bit
of retaliation comes from the Appeal
Avalanche: can eX-post bello war
riOr in Ohio wants Foraker in the
senate TO ram rcd-hot words down
Ike threats of Southerners.' This
recalls the query Of the German devil
in Il newspaper office, when informed
that the printers would mop up the
floor with him every day OF so: 'UnC
vat vas L peen doing vile they va
hopping up der floor NIT me, ain
itp'u
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03

THE Galveston Tribune rejects with
scorn the idea of "pensioning" Mrs.
Davis, and says the South should
raise money for her she needs it, but
not "pensionn her. Call the act by
any name, but THE STATESMAN be-
lieves that every Southern state
should join the others in the work
of caring for Mrs. Davis and her
daughter. two women so closely iden-
titled with the darkest days Of South
ern history.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03

WHEN a Kentucky married lady
carries on a correspondence under an
assumed name with some other wO-
mans husband, the Courier-Journal
calls it fad. They don't call it that
IN Texas, but when husband No is
through interviewing husband No. >,
the latter is alluded to rs Il "bOdy.n
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03
FOR OUR PrBLIC SCHOOLS.

Can it not be taken from the resOlu-
ton of the late mass meeting that the
gauge has been thrown down Tor more
and better public school houses in
Austin? If so, TIE STATESMAN
gladly picks up that gauge and will
cry on to the fray. 1t has been con.
servatively estimated that So, GOO
would give Austin such new school
buildings as she needs, $4,000 for Il
school house on the Arsenal block,
$50, 600 more for school house in the
Seventh or Eighth ward and $50, 000
for high school building. This,
THE STATESMAN thinks, too small an
estimate, at least for the high school,
as Austin could we'll afford to
put at least 100000 in a fine
high school building. But if
the total amount of bonds
to be sold is put at 100000, instead OF
/ 81 GOO; this would leave S60,0C0 tol
the High school, Cannot Austin at
ford to issue 100000 of public sch0o
bonds at this time? We think SO, ant
that it would be Il magnificent invest
ment. We expect our population tC
be very greatly increased by the dam
we should prepare for this increase
and especially should we prepare
with an abundance OF free school ac.
COMMUNICATIONS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03

There should he a certain appropri-
ateness about Christmas gifts. There
is no doubt that the undisnrIminating
public sometimes gives a stone where
there is greater necessity for bread
The mayor of Kansas City is heading
a Christmas fund for the poor and the
other day his heart was touched by a
little letter that came drifting through
the nails. 1t was a child's letter.
blurred and scrawled, and it read:
"Dear Mr.. Mayer: I herd Won were
gettin up some ChrissmuS things for
the poor. Pleas hurry and send MS
sum bread AMI meat. [ don't want
nothin else. We'er all 50 hungry, and
pa can't get no work. So no more at
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03

No doubt this ready witted servant
girl was wrong. No doubt she her
self was Tartar, and woe to the
woman who dared come into her
kitchen and dictate. No doubt the
teachings of these girls mothers are
not very we'll calculated to fit them
for positions as servants in wealthy
houses. Girls who are raised in poor
homes, with scant fare upon the table
and scant clothing in the wardrobe,
have not the best training to make
them experienced cooks, or house,
maids, or sewing girls. No doubt =,
therefore, that the scheme of the la
dies was an admirable one, and the
girls should have been only too glad
of the opportunity tomake themselves
proficient in their chosen work, in
stead of growing Tesentful and saying
disagreeable things.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03
THE HOME CORNER. /.

Whenever you see two or three
matronly ladies talking earnestly to-
gether, with brows knit and with Sc
riOuS and even desparing looks, you
may take it for granted that they are
discussing the servant question. The
woman who can wrestle with incomp-
etent and impraclicable servants and
not be "wOrneJn beyond endurance,
or driven to the verge OF insanity, has
notyet been found. The Home Corner
is firmly OF the opinion that those
homes are happiest and most satisiac
tory which manage to get along with
out servants; but since many people
must needs submit to all the evils OF
"hired help" it is well to devise ways
ana means FOR making the trouble as
light as possible.
Nv
Southern housekeepers, whose
kitchens are presided over by "coI
ored lady," and who's souls are voXcd
by the slovenly work, tie uuinpd or
half cooked dishes, the i'm.
pudence and inatteution and wiiul
ignorance OF their servants,
are often heard to e,claim: con.
wish we could get cargo Of whita
servants, such as they nave in the
north" And ii really does Gem chat
Il change iii this !espcc. would DO q
beneficial one. AS Il general thing,
II northern white girl viii DO more
work in day than II negro will ito in
Il week, besides beiug neat, and know.
ing exactly what she waits to do, and
how to do it. And yet, even the
housekeepers of that favored land are
haunted by the servant question.
~
Some Well-known 81. Louis Ladies
were making an effort, recently, {
form an institution in which present
and prospective servant girls shout,
be taught how to cook, sew, and care
for a house. The plan was workina
admirably, and the ladies were very
proud Of 1t. But suddenly they struck
a most unexpected reef. The servant
girls arose and declined to be taught
oAe VI IleIr hulllper, WIN q ready
pen ana the courage to Use it, sent !
message to the ladies through the
Globe Democrat 1t read:
"'lhey (the ladies' are seeking t.
solve problem that tn y cannot
Ihey had better use their money, i
they have any to spare, in their owl
homes or FOR some charitable purpose
where lhelr kindness Will be appre
GATED. lhey may oiler any induce
heht they IKE but they Will never
get the better class OF %ir.s to cooper
ate with them. Any girl who honor,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03
What is ScrofuSa

1t is that impurity in the blood, wlicI .oumu
lating in the glands of the neck, does un'
slightly Jumps or swcllings; whic' SEES painful
running sores on the arms, LEI feet; which
developes ulcers in the eyes, ears, or nose. often
causing blindness OF deafness; which is the origin
OF pimpes, cancerous growths, or many other
manifestations usually ascribed to "humors."
It's more formidable enemy than consumption
or cancer alone, for scrofua combines the worst
possible features of both. Geing the most ancient,
us the most general of all diseases affections
Tor very few persons are entirely free from it.
How can it be cured? BY taking Hoods Sarsa
narilla which, by the cures it has accomplished
often when other medicines have failed, has
proven itself to be potent and peculiar medicine
for this disease. For all affections of the blood
Hoods Sarsapari,llis uncqual,cd. and some of the
cures it has effected are really wonderful. Ifyon
suffer from scrofula in any of as various forms
be sure to give Hoods Sarsaparilla trial.
Hoods SaYsaparilla
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for s.. Freparedonl5
BY c. 1. HOOD CO., Apothecarics Lowell, Mass"
100 Doses One Dollar