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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28
THE Reporters NOTEBOOK.

Things Seen and Heard Here and There.
"Do you know how the Austin peo'
pie are interested in the damn" asked
a lady the other day. "Why, actually,
if / wake in the night and hear it
raining can't go to sleep for think
ing that there will be rise in the
river and the work be set back
again. And several of the listeners
laughed at the confession, but ac-
knowledged that they also could
scarcely refrain from sitting up with
the dam and watching over it until
the danger was past.
~
The Lake Navigation company are
wise in their day and gen
Grafton. The boats are kept busy all
the time, and on Sundays and holt
DAYS there are not half enough boats
to accommodate the crowd. The
dainty little steamboat, which is the
most complete little affair that ever
glided over the water, is in great de-
mand. as it should be. AS for the
large steamer, whose great hull is
SLOWLY viz "OAhhiSh .
hands, Austin owes debt beforehand
to Capt. Shepherd, the originator of
that scheme. What gala day it will
be for the city when she sees the boat
launched, three decked steamer, las
feet long, able to carry 1000
people. The lake and the
boats will make of Aus
tin city second to none of the famous
watering places; and there is not the
slightest doubt that the demand for
the boats Will be many times as great
in proportion as it is now.
~
"The people seem slow to take hold
of this steamboat enterprise" said
Captain shepherd yesterday. "They
don't seem t. understand its possibil.
tiles fully. Tam so confident the boat
will be grand success that would
not hesitate to put into it the last dol
lar had in the world. But they will
begin to see it after awhile"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28
GOV. HoGG AT DENISON.
he ADDRESSED A LARGE CROWD IN
THE OPERA HOUSE.
Col Thomas jefferson Brown in Attendance
to Listen to His Speech, Which Was
Rehash Of the One Delivered
at Dallas and Sherman.
to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
DENIsoN, Tex, April % Governor
Hogg arrived here at ll:3O this morn
ing from Denton. He was met at the
depot by about 500 people, who
cheered him as he alighted from the
cars. Judge Peck, president of the
Hogg club, and Mayor Yocum were
the first persons to greet Governor
Hogg. A carriage was in waiting in
which these gentlemen were seated,
and escorted by the Denison Rifles
and Stanley Rangers the governor
was taken to the Albany hotel, where
he registered and held an informal re-
ception, which was largely attended.
At 2 o'clock he began his speech in
the opera house. The audience was
limited only by the capacity of the
house. Judge Peck presided and on
the platform were Capt. Tom Brown
of Sherman and three or four Denison
Hogg men. The speech was largelya
rehash of Dallas and Sherman
speeches, but was spiced by answers
to many questions put to him by the
audience. The governor was fire.
uuently applauded and at times Great.
ed great enthusiasm. The climax was
reached when Street Commissioners
Morland asked Governor Hogg if it
were true, as the Denison Herald
charged, that the Denison cotton
mill in Denison would be in operation
now but for his administration. Gov
ernor sarcastically replied that he
never knew there was such paper as
the Herald, then proceeded to bonn
bast that paper for misrepresenting
his administration. Hogg men are
jubilant, and claim this speech worth
many votes for him.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28
A "WEEDY" BRITISH SOLDIER.
He Knocks Out Ten German Sailors Ere
He Is 0verpowersd.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April "a -
Thirty seamen from the German
training ship Moltke created dis
turbance in liquor shop on Saturday
night, the result of which is that two
of them are now in prison awaiting
trial and several persons are lying
seriously wounded in the hospital.
The trouble arose out of discu .sion
as to the relative merits of German
and British naval men. One of the
Germans was boasting loudly of the
superiority of his countrymen over
the British, and the barmaid con.
tradicted him, whereupon the sailor
threw his glass and hit the barmaid
on the head. This caused a general
fight.
A constable was badly cut about
the head and body with broken bot
ties and probably would have been
killed had not British soldier come
to his rescue.
The soldier knocked out ten of the
Germans, but was finally over
powered and beaten down, and while
unconscious he was beaten and
kicked so badly that his arm was
broken and his leg fractured.
Tie constable had both of his arms
broken A posse of police finally ar
rested several of the Germans. The
rest of them escaped. The rum shop in
which the fight occurred was sacked.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28
SUFFERING ON THE BORDER.
The People are Greatly in Need of
Assistance.
Special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April 25.-
Thaddius G. Bell, deputy United
States internal revenue collector, re-
turned here today from an extended
trip through some of the lower Rio
Grande counties. He states that the
suffering among the people on account
of the prolonged drouth is heartrend-
ing, and that if assistance is not sent
them soon many will actually die of
starvation. He says that hundreds
of Mexicans in the country through
which he passed are eking out mere
existence by feasting on the flesh
of animals, such as cows and
horses which die of starvation. The
prickly pear is also another
source of food supply. No crops have
been raised in that section for four
years, and fields are devoid of all veg
citation except the prickly pear which
flou1ishes best in dry weather. Be-
tween Souse and Alice, a distance of
100 miles, the carcasses of dead cattle
lay so thick that there is never a time
but what many of them may be count
ed.
The Texas Press association return
ed here today after jaunt through
the stricken section and their hearts
were so touched by what they saw
that at called meeting on the train
they passed the following resolution:
Whereas, 1t has been learned from
an authentic source that there is
widespread suffering for want
of food among the people in Starr,
Hidalgo, Encinal and other counties
in Texas on the Rio Grande, whereas,
it is estimated that 10000 people are
in an almost starving condition in
those counties and that their neces-
stiles can be relieved only by food
and money subscribed for the pur-
pose. be it resolved, that the mem
bers of the Texas Press association do
hereby individually pledge them
selves to at once solicit through the
columns of their papers subscriptions
to relieve the starving people on the
Rio Grande border in Texas and to do
all in their power to arouse the char
table impulses Of their readers to
this end.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28

The various classes in this country
are becoming almost as widely sepa-
rated as they ever were in Europe. A
philanthropist who desired to find
out the whole truth about the condi-
ton of the working classes found it
necessary to disguise himself as a
working man, and go from place to
place, working with the poorest of
them and suffering all the hardships
and indignities to which they were
exposed. He has just published the
story of his experiences, which will
doubtless create q sensation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28
STOCK IN THE LAKE NAVIGATION
COMPANY.

THE STATESMAN has had quite a
good deal to say locally, Of the Lake
Navigation company, and would now
warmly endorse it editorially. With
the lake in all its grandure sweeping
to the north of us, settled fact, there
is no other one thing that will SO adj
vertise and popularize Austin as this
company with all it's means of plea
surable transportation. The steamer
the company is building will not only
answer necessity of the travelling
public, for many miles to the north OF
Austin, but will be source of great
advantage and revenue to our town
AS an advertisement of the lake and
of Austin as health and pleasure re-
sort, it will be of incalculable value.
Already two trunk lines of railroad
running through the city, have enter
ed into negotiations with this COM
pany, looking to cooperation with 1t
in the secnrement of excursions here,
from all parts of Texas. The novelty
of this venture in Texas, its necessity
to large agricultural portion of our
county and its advantage to Austin,
all give unanswerable guarantee that
it will prove signaly financial sue
cess. The officers ofthe company yes
terday announced that one-half the
capital stock is now for sale. The
STATESMAN predicts, that those for
tunate enough to obtain shares of such
stock, will secure an interest in one
of the best paying investments ever
offered our people. Not only in the
light of an important public enter
prise, but as safe business venture,
the advancement of the interests OF
this company should warmly appeal
to every citizen of Austin.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28
THE FIEND CAUGHT.
The Negro Who Outraged Mrs. Taylor al
sedalia Caught in Houston.

HOUSTON, Tex, April 25.-Some
time ago aquadroon was arrested here
for burglary and theft. He received
a sentence aggregating twelve years,
and is now waiting his transfer to the
penitentiary. His description.answ
with the fiend wanted in Sedalia,
Mo-, for outraging Mrs. Taylor, and
officers there were telegraphed the
facts. A few days ago
Mr.. Taylor and Detective Kin
ney came to Houston and returned
to Sedalia satisfied Mcmillan was the
man they wanted. Sunday they re-
turned with Mrs. Taylor, OH sight of the
fiend who had outraged her, Mrs.
Taylor tainted and had to be removed,
so it is at last settled that Mcmillan is
the man SO badly wanted in Sedalia
and for whom search was made. Sher-
iff Ellis of this county effected his
capture.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28
TILE ST.. LOUIS PLATFORM

The Bastrop Advertiser warns it's
readers against the "St. Louis plat
FORM" and says all Of the platform
that is not Democratic is bad. The
Advertiser is right. The principles
of true Democracy are the wisest and
safest principles for the political gui-
dance of the country. The more close
ly those principles are followed the
better it will be for any community.
If corruption and fraud have crept
into the working of the party, this is
the fault of the individuals that COM
pose it, and not of Democracy itself.
Principles remain unchanged; how
ever their opponents may wander
from the truth. If the third party and
all the other dissatisfied elements of
the country had devoted half
the labor and enthusiasm to
the interests of Democracy
that they have expended in shouting
for impractical and absurd schisms,
the cause of Democracy would have
been benefited, such evils as troubled
them would have been remedied, and
the whole country would have been
better off. Let the st. Louis platform
alone, with all its pitiable tangle OF
absurdities, and fight for the true
principles of a republican form of gov
ernmcnt, as Democrats should.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28

little later however he was arrested
on a warrant sworn out
by A. J. Hoffman, his late business
partner, charging him with embez-
cling a package taken from the ex-
press office valued at $500 and which
he failed to account for. In this case
his bond was placed at $3.50, which he
also gave and was again released.
The whole affair has created sensa-
ton in local business circles, and other
more startling developments are
looked for within the next few hours.
Late this evening bench warrant
came by wire from the district court
at Mt. Pleasant ordering Faulk's arrest
on new charge of failure to turn oyer
goods to the receiver according to the
courts instruction. This case being
for contempt of court is not bailable.
Faux will be taken to Mt. Pleasant
tonight,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28
CORPUS CHRISTI IN THE LEAD.
1t Is the First City to Send Relief to the
Drouth Stricken District

UrOuUu oIrlCh6u OlSII4Vl'
Special to The Statesman.
CORPUS CHRISTI, April 25.-The
people of this city were the first to re-
spond to the appeal for aid in behalf
of the sufferers of Starr county and
today shipped one carload of corn to
Pena to be taken from that place to
Rio Grande City. Other supplies,
such as beans and bacon, will follow,
all of which is being transported free
by the Mexican National railroad.
The raising offunds to make necessary
purchases of provisions is being man
aged by Banker Hirsch and Rev. DR..
Clarke, who say that great suffering
prevails in the reported destitute dis
tricts and the charitably inclined peo-
pie of Corpus Christi are still work
ing to relieve the destitute poor. Any
thing shipped to those gentlemen at
this place will be forwarded to proper
parties to be carefully distributed
among the starving Mexicans.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28
A Complimentary Order.
Special to the Statesman.

Special to the. Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April 25.-Gen.
David S. Stanley, commander of tn
military department of Texas, with
headquarters here, today issued the
following complimentary order: "The
troops which have been continuously
in the field since last December, sup
pressing the Cara bandits and guard
ing the Mexican border against a re-
currence of their crime, having been
ordered TO return to their stations, the
brigadier. general commanding deems
it his duty as it is his pleasure, to
thank all officers and enlisted men
who have been engaged in this serv-
ice for their soldierly promptness,
their excellent discipline, their patti
ence in cold and rain without tents,
their fortitude in long and fatiguing
marches, and for an example showing
that United States soldiers are as good
as in the days past when they made
history of their time.o
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28
SOUTHERNL YNCHINGS.

A delegation of negroes has waited
on President Harrison and asked MIN
to interfere to prevent the lynching OF
negroes in the south. The truth is,
the south needs no interference on the
mart of Mr.. Harrison nor anyone else.
No negro has ever been lynched in the
south unless he had committed rape
or some other atrocious crime. Let
the negroes behave themselves and
act as citizens should, and there Will
be no more lynchings. When Presi-
dent Harrison asked these negroes to
gather up all the details and en- accu-
rate history of each case and present
them to him, and he would assist in
creating a public sentiment against
lynchings in the south, he knew
that he was playing the 'dema-
gogue to the full extent Of his
ability. Does he dream for moment
that he can create public sentiment
which would make Southern men
cease to protect their homes, or iali 10
visit swift vengeance for the debanch-
cry of their wives and daughters?
Let the president begin his work OF
reformation among the negroes, and
teach them that there are crimes for
which they ought to be lynched. The
South can give him the assurance that
it will never fail to do it's duty in this
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28

WoRKMEN excavating for build
ing in Chicago have unearthed more
than sixty skeletons, supposed to be
the bones of cholera victims buried in
1866. None of the information is def
mite, and it seems strange enough
that all trace should be lost of people
who died only twenty-six years ago.
Many of them must have relatives
living, yet no one is sure where they
were buried, and the crumbling bones
are now scattered over the city, hav-
ing been given away to every one
that wanted them.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28
JOSEPH d. SAVERS Fur CONGRESS-.

JOSEPH d. SAVERS FOR CONGRESS-.
The STATESMAN was yesterday
authorized from Washington, to an
nounce that the Hon. Joseph d.
Sayers, is in no sense, candidate for
the governorship, and will, under no
conditions allow his name to go be-
fore the people for that office. THE
STATESMAN, is also authorized by
him, to announce that he is candi-
date for reelection to congress, from
this district. This determination on the
part of Mr.. Sayers, was to have been
expected; for while rumors have been
afloat to the effect that he would
be a candidate for governor, THE
STATESMAN has never given credence
to the same, believing that Mr..
Sayers realizes that in his present po-
sition he is doing his best
service to the state and the
Union. BY his able and con-
scientious discharge of duty, he
has worked himself, in point of infiu'
ence, to the very forefront of Demo.
cratic congressman. Though second
on the committee on appropriations
he is virtually its chairman, and is
Justly recognized as hebest authority
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28
A HORRIBLE SCENE.
A Lineman Slowly Roasted on the Wires Be-
fore Large Crowd.

A Lineman Slowly Roasted on the Wires Be-
fore Large Crowd.
Special to The Statesman.
WACO, Tex, April pa horrify-
ing spectacle was witnessed by those
who happened to be in the vicinity of
Eighth and Franklin streets about IL
o'clock this forenoon, when David
Hayward, an electric light lineman,
touched an uninsulated wire and fell
senseless across the wires thirty feet
from the ground and slowly roasted
A telephone message was sent to the
power house to shut off the current,
and the unconscious man was
taken into a house in the
neighborhood and medical aid sum-
moned. An examination showed that
his right hand was burned to the bone
and on the inside of his right thigh a
large spot of roasted flesh showed
where the current had been made that
formed 1.-The circuit. A hyperdermic
injection of morphine was given which
had the effect of quieting him some
what and about O'Clock he sank into
a deep slumber though consciousness
had not returned up to O'Clock this
evening.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28
TEXAS PEOPLE SUFFERING.

If all reports that have come to us
are true there is much suffering
among the people of the drouth-
stricken counties of Southeast Texas.
The extent of this suffering should be
accurately ascertained and officially
made public by the State authorities
to the end that the mostgenerai relief
might be sent. those counties as
early as possible. In the mean
time, however, the charitably
inclined should here find
a cause that appeals to them strongly,
and to which ready response should
be given. A stranger in our city, q
gentleman from Chicago, yesterday
called,at THE.STATEsMAN's office, and
left five dollars as his contribution to
this worthy cause. The STATESMAN
would very much like to add other
sums from Austin contributors to this
amount before 1t Is sent to the proper
point for distribution. The amount
mentioned will be retained here a day
Oh two awaiting such increase.
Surely this is cause which having in
it enough of merit to interest a stran-
ger from another state should receive
warm encouragement from our home
people. THE STATESMAN hopes in a
few days to be able to send quite a
considerable sum to those needy peo'
pie in southeast Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28
Convention of Theosophical Societies.

CHICAGO, Ills, April "a The an
nual convention of delegates from
various theosophical societies of the
United States opened at the Palmer
house today. A resolution was adopts
ed asking Col. H. S. Olcott, president,
to revoke his resignation and
remain president with mini
mum of the work. If he per-
sists in his determination Id
resigning it provides that Col. Olcott
De given life residence in Adyar, In
dia, and w. L. Judge assume the
presidency. Bertram Veightley, an
ardent theosophist, is now in India
put has visited Chicago on several oc-
caslons. He was made vice. president;
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28
Cuban Markets.

HAVANA, April 24.-In the sugar
market during the week, stock was
scarce and business dull. Quotations:
Molasses sugar, regular to g d,
S2.l2 1-2 to 2.25 gold; muscovado, fair
to good refining, So to 80 degrees,
S2.O6 IA to 2.1s ga; centrifugal, go to
96, in hogsheads, bags and boxes
$2.S7 5-8 to 400 So; stocks in ware
house at Havana and Matanzas %
boxes, 1,O23, 500 bags, 3,4O0 hogsheads.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28
FAULK IN HARD LUCK.
He Gives Bail and Is Then Arrested For
Contempt of Court.
Special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
TEXARKANA, April 25.-Interest in
the Faulk receivership continues I'M
abated. The last Bowie county grand
jury, which sat in March, indicted
Faulk for perjury, but the case was
continued until next term of court,
the defendant being released on
s., 500 bail. Today Faulk's bondsmen
surrendered him to the authorities,
but he succeeded in finding new
bondsmen and was again released. A
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28

ago and has been put in house out of
town, isolated, so that should he take
it it will not spread. Quite number
of others who have been exposed are
voluntarily going to houses out to
themselves, and so isolating them
selves from other parties so as not to
scatter it, should they take it. Quite
a large number have been exposed
but it is thought that we will have no
more trouble.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28
SMALLPOX SCARE.
The People at Daingerfeld Excited Over
the Pest

DAINGERFIED, Tex, April %
Everybody is still excited over the
smallpox, mention of which was made
In yesterdays dispatches. 1t is all
tne talk with everybody. All the
cases are over the line in Cass county
ana quarantine has been put on the
line with guard on all the roads
leading into the county, also a lot Of
guards on all roads leading into town
from that direction. Hon. j. T. Rober.
son, representative from this district
was exposed to the pest about week
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28
Wealth is Wealth /!

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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-28

Soap

We perspire a pint a
day without knowing it;
ought to. If not, there's
trouble ahead. The OBJ
structed skin becomes
sallow or breaks out in
pimples. The trouble
goes deeper, but this is
trouble enough
If you use Pears Soap,
no matter how often, the
skin is clean and soft and
open and clear,
All sorts Of stores sell
it, especially druggists;
all sorts Of people use it