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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03
FIRE ON THE WATERS.
sUzwINE OIL AMONG TEE sEIFPINe
At PHILADELPHIA.
an Expulsion 81 Ihs PUNT BrseEs Gas
works Sends Sheet Of Flame Among
the Oil Laden Vessels Lying
al the ThErrsE

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. 30.-Thif
morning al The Point Breeze gas works
the people in the vicinity were startled
by an explosion A moment latel
flames shot up from The river, and I
pail Of dense black smoke began To
gather over The wharves and shipping
In the harbor. An alarm was turned
In and Immediately the air was filed
with SCREAMS OF whistles in the neigh.
borhood, the cries Of sailors and hoarse
SUMMONS Of officers on board ships
lying al the wharves.
The Bed Star tugs Juno, Charch.
man and Mary Louis, were lying al the
wharTes with steam up and went
into service at once. The steamer
Astrakban, Captain Simpson had just
finished taking a load OF !. 400, 900 gal
Ions OF refined oil Saturday evening
and was awaiting tide 10 start On a
voyage TO Japan Captain Simpson
cast OF Ills vessel and with the assis-
uaRee Of the tugs was hauled away
from the Wart 10 a place Of safety up
the river without suffering any mater
La! damage. The bark Felix, was sur.
rounded by the burning oil which
noaied out into the river before she
could be secured by tugs
A lighter belonging to the Standard
Oll company was burned TO the waters
edge and sank her cargo of cased oil
Heating from the deck and adding TO
the spreading flames. Captain Hous-
man landed his barge al the gas works
wharf Saturday evening for the pur-
pose Of loading with fuel, and il. too.
was entirely DESTROYED.
4 small frame house belonging to
the city, standing On the bank above
the gas works wharf was entirely de-
stroyed. a large barn also belonging
10 the city, located near the house,
was entirely destroyed. Five hun
ored feet Of wharf between the pump
ing station and the Atlantic refinery
and ownec by the City and Standard
Oh company was SO badly damaged
that il will have TO be almost entirely
rebuilt. The boat house of John L.
Davis Jr., was entirely destroyed.
The Ere was caused by an explosion
OF oil which leaked from the large
~ H~p ~+S44 SDLLccl lIlc lllldUeIDIlld
and Atlantic oil refineries, located on
each side OF the gas works. Pipes are
buried under the road which runs
along the bank above the wharves.
The escaped oil worked down through
the soil and collected beneath the
furnaces at the pumping station in
such quantities that it became
ignited and exploded with suf-
icient force TO break down
the retaining wall and the whole vol
llne OF oil spread in a burning mass
over the surface OF the river. The
ioe was on ebb and with stiff breeze
rom the northwest the blazing mass
was carried down the river and under
ne wharves. The tug boat Charles
3. Pugh caught fire and was COM
Jletely destroyed. The loss will ag-
yregare Sl34,500
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03

LOOKOUT for frauds in your coun-
try tickets. Those in the city will be
all right for they are officially issued
but the danger IL in the country.
THE STATEsMAN saw a ticket yester-
day headed "Democratlcr on which
the names were all right except in
one instance and that was where the
Third party and Republican nominee
was printed for the Democratic noml-
nee for district attorney. This may
DO tried as to other nominees. Coun-
try voters read your ballot all the way
through most carefully and don't
trust alone to It's heading.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03
Brenham Locals.

Special 10 The Statesman.
BRENNAN, Tex, Oct. 30.-The as
saulr upon Mrs. KaIashawska, the
Polish woman, has been the principal
topic Of conversation for the past two
days. The negro who committed the
assault has been so infinitely described
by the woman and her sons that the
officers are almost certain of his iden-
tity.
Constable G. Q. Boyd has been
working On the case and is liz possess
sion of certain clues that confirm his
belief as to who committed the deed.
He was out at the Rives place yester-
day and secured minute details from
Mrs. Kalasbawska and her sons, and
all that is now, wanting,is to find the ne
gro. The very circumstances of his
being out Of the way is considered a
straw that points to bis guilt. The
officers do not wish to divulge the
name until the arrest is made.
A small oil stove exploded last night
in the southern part of the city. A
peddler who was manipulating it was
painfully burned. THE flames were
extineuished without serious damage
to the building.
A district teachers institute was or
gained here yesterday and named
the Middle Texas Teachers Insti-
tute." Delegates were present from
Washington, Burleson and Lee coun-
ties. About thirty teachers were en-
rolled as members. The institute will
meet once every two months. Caldwell
was selected as the next place of meet
ing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03
THE HBOOULE' LHY.

WHY IL IL that In the great nJority
OF the speeches made by the Hogg ad-
yocates the changes are rnng a3 nhu'
seam on Clark buying Quincy, his buy
ing Republican votes and Of his boo
die" campaign? OF course 1t Ii well
understood that this cry IL raised and
kept IN circulation simply for It's weight
IN creating prejudice and buying votes
with IL II pessible rather than with
money. But those who are raising
this hue and cry are either ignorant
In doing 20 or are maliciously pervert-
Ing the thruth.
In the first place the general Clark
committee have no money 10 buy votes
with however much they might de-
sire TO do 30. The Hogg speak
ers predicate this large amount
OF Clark doodle on their assertion
that the railroads are putting up
money for him. This they do or should
know " not the truth. 1t IL u notori-
Gus fact that the Southern Pacific and
tho International and Great Northern
railroads arc warmly in sympathy with
Hogg, 1t has been charged, with how
much truth THE STATESMAN does not
undertake TO say, but merely gives the
charge, that the Southern Pacific was
behind the change OF the Houston
Post from Clark to Hogg. 1t Ii also
known that other high railroad Off
clals Ia Texas have been heard to de-
clare they would much rather have
Hogg governor than Clark, because
with Hogg as governor 1t would be an
easy thing to fight Ia the courts the
unconstitutional laws hc would
suggest and have enacted and thus
they would tie up all his legislation
With Clark M governor it would be
different his laws would hold and they
would be compelled to toe the line.
30 the railroads are not In the expen-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03
VALUABLE MEN FOR TRAVIS.


The STATESMAN has time and
again called attention to the fact that
as business organization Travis
county has no set of officials upon
whom 30 much depends her true and
best welfare and her success, as her
county commissioners. These are
they who watch with s,rictest vigil
lance the county's every interest,
these are they who devise and exc
cute with care, caution and consist
ency all plans for her improvement
and development. They stand to the
county in the relation of parents and
the dignity and Importance of their
office cannot be overestimated.
This being SO, too great care
cannot be exercised in selecting these
county commissioners. We must
have men honest, capable, faithful
and fearless in the discharge of their
duty. Such men the enormously inn
portant interests of the county de-
mani and such men can be found in
Travis. Two of such men have been
nominated by the Democrats for COM
missioners from precincts Nos. and
., respectively. OF Major John w.
Brown, "Old Major Brown" as he is
called, what need be said in addition
to his splendid record as it stands out
before the people? For twelve years
off and on he has been a member Of
our commissioners court. He has been
universally punctual in attendance
upon its sessions and always faithful
In the discharge of his duty. He is
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03

The Democrats have withdra wn
their presidential electors in Colorado
and united with the Popularists to
defeat the Republicans in that state.
In North and South Dakota q similar
plan has beer adopted. IN Nebraska
although the Democratic electors may
not formally withdraw ii is most like
~ the Democrats will vote for the
Peoples party electors.
This game is in progress in Montana,
Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho, Kansas,
Minnesota and Oregon and with the
states first mentioned, if successful
the Republicans will be deprived Of
ffty-ejght votes in the electoral col
lege that heretofore have been certain
for them. Whether the game is Euc-
cessful or not, Cleveland will be the
next president without a doubt.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03

sound business man, conservative gel
also broad gagged and liberal He
lie universally admired, respected and
liked. He is above the political
ways Of customary elaetj0ueeFiDg.
and the people now that they
have nominated tim must
take him on iheir shoulders and
proudly rs-indorse him by landing
him in office by handsome majority.
Precinct No. ] should be practically
unanimous Tor Major Jno. w. Brown.
MI. Chas. w. Thorp, the Democratic
nominee from the Second precinct,
has been in the commissioners court
q parsfirely short time, but in
that time he baE admirably proven
bis peculiar fitness for the position.
Es has made an able. conscientious
and faithful commissioner, and should
be, az he will be, handsomely in
dUrse6 by reelection. La these TWO
nominations especially have the
Democracy Of the county done well,
and silence in this article as 10 the
rest Of the court must be simply taken
as meaning nothing as 10 those other
members, but this article is written
ont Of extreme solieitude for those old
members Of the COURT whom il special
ly mentions. Re-elaet them by all
manner Of means and thus serve your
county well.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03

Don DICKINSON has hied him to
the west and left the control of the
convass In New York in the hands of
Arthur p. German, the very shrewd
est political diplomant in the Demo.
cratic or any other party. Look out
for four aces when German plays a
hand. 1t is no bluff with him, but
the high man wins.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03

Oh that the bill collectors, whose
appearance is simultaneous with the
first of the month, would give ug a
rest and concentrate all their ener-
gies upon Xxx who has s., 900 to bet in
bank. Now Xxx don't you want to be
a public benefactor. If you bet your
money on Hogg you will lose il, but
if you pay world Of the bills extant
today, you will earn the eternal graft
tude of an impoverished people who
are standing off these bill collectors
until after Clark is elected.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03

NEXT thing we know, Hogg will
claim credit for the battle Of San ia
cinto or the discovery Of America. =
Fort Worth Gazette. On. nc;
the governor objects TO being
identified With any rebel record,
but they do say SHE preparing a
paper to show that Governor Lubbock
not Columbus, discovered America.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03

TEXAS is the only state in the union
where the School age" IL placed az far
along as 3 years. In six states they are
admitte ! at ! years, In nineteen at 8,
In twenty at 6, and in three at 7.
Does Governor Hogg glory in this
along with the other things he claims
he has accomplsbedY
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03

siYe business Of politics. brit are await
ing the softer thing Of resorripg 10 ths
courts Tor their protection SHOULD E@ge
be elected The railroads are not con-
tributing q cent TO tine Clark eam'
paign; how much they have given o.
are giving TO the Bogg eause il not
known.
Again TO GET the Hosg orators Oat d
the realm Of imagination and merely
unsupported assertion, YsS STATES
MAN challenges 3 production Of the
figures Of the money actually spent by
the Hogg general committee. both be-
tore and since the convention.
] The Clark figures Will be produced
and when placed side by side with the
Hogg figures the people can be in
4 yite0 10 AZ unassisIeo comparison Of
the TWO. VIII the Hogg committee
accept THU challenge and let the PEG
pie jucgey ii il thought they will
not, for while appealing 70 the negroes
for their votes through trying 70 in.
f5uenee them by the heroic cry I'VE do
not believe you were bought up when
your boss Quincy sold out, - they have
sought 10 hire negro orators 70 90
their missionary work and il has not
been estimated how much money they
have tried 70 circulate among the
negroes directly.
Again IL fl not somewhat Of q black
eye TO the Hogg cry against Clark Of
Doodle, 4" Doodle, this Hogg boast Of
large bets On Hoggy The men who shout /
these beta are they who 80 proudly |
cry In argument, "Oh! but money
talks." Do they know il has talked 80
much for their side that they feel safe
in offering large rewards for any one
who will bet them $40, 900 against
Hog? Don't it strike you as al
average citizen that while these Eogg
orators are tearing the air into shreds
talking about the great sOujless, ricb
that are backing George
Clark, that q bet Of $4,000 does not
20 careering over the state from them,
but is sent out by the poor, down
trodden Iaboring men that Governor
Hogg ia wearing his soul out 10 protect
rom the rayages Of corporate greed
Now honestly. isn't this strangely in
consistent? Don't IL seem almost
Within the range Of possibilities that
hese blatant fellows who have been
rying wolf, wolf. have themselves
tolen sheep skin 10 throw over their
2olfe garment?
No, the cry though false il rushed
long for two purposes. First, 10 make /
nose voters, both white and colored,
no are purcbassble, believe ia q big :
lark fund, and so demand a high Il
rice for their votes, and in the nature .
things, not getting ii from an u
npty treasury, turn 10 HOgg In re- 9
:nge, and second, 70 try TO convince U
ie people Of the state that Governor =
0gg IL running On q high and lofty
ane away aboye such Z thing az at II
mptipg 10 buy votes. But 1t won't u
ork. George Clark and such sup- b
)rters as Governor Throckmorton, II
.th Shepard aud others are not in q
e purchasing votes business; they h
g engaged In a grand pai2n u D
Iucation, appealing 10 ~ ~8son e
I'd patriotism Of the peop.c They II
G enlisted in a noble cause as sure 10 cc
'eyail as truth and justice are bound Fl
triumphantly rule. m
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03

The right Of the writ Of habeas cJr-
pug seems 20 be dead statute ia the
land Of its birth. A London dispatch
Gays Mr.. Alexander Robertson ap.
piled TO Mr.. Justice Hawkins for a
writ Of habeag corpus demanding that
Sir Charles Russell, the attorney gen
eral, show cause for the detention OF
Mrg. Florence Maybrick. In reply to
this application Judge Hawkins said:
"Go to Mr. Asquith, the home secre-
tary.u
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03
AND HE IS OUR NEXT GOVERNOI

AND HE is OUR NEXT GOVERNOR.
That is pathetic and patriotic
story told of the Clark brothers, in
the battles about Richmond by DR..
Smith, a Presbyterian minister.
He said that during the seven days
battle around Richmond 1--WE impro.
vised a hospital, but we had more
wounded than we had tents to put
them in and so they were scattered
around under the trees. 1 was walk
ing around looking for the members Of
my regiment and | heard my name
called by a wounded man whom L
found to be schoolmate. The man
said MIR. Smith, l want you to stay
with me-" and the doctor said, II
will stay with you as long as there is a
breath in your body" and knelt beside
the man and began to wipe the blood
ana dust from his face. He had but a
few hours to live and there were nine
bullet holes in his body. In few
moments there came up q brother of
the dying man with one arm shot off.
A short time after that there came
another brother with an arm in a
sling and badly wounded, that made
No. 8. Directly word came from the
regiment that the only remaining
brother had been shot dead on the
battlefield. Here was the family; one
dead, one dying and two badly
wounded. That is the record of the
Clark family and No. was George
Clark of Waco"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03

JUDGE JAMES n. ROBERTSON de-
serves at the hands Of this people q
pronounced Endorsement Of his spIen.
did career rs district judge and THE
srATEsMAs believes it will be given
him.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03
DgMocRATIc TICKET.
Pradaent

President
GEOYER CLEVELAND.
Woe President
ADLAI STEVENSON.
ELECTORS
a., Sd. g. Wooteg.
2jaige' u. e. Hodges.
I'd D3s,Iiet-j. j. Perkins.
ID Dlstdct-j : SpiDkS.
sth Distsaet-R. H. LoekeIt.
fith D3stIgt-A. g. DNSley
sd Ustrlct-Ji j. Brown.
Sth Distret-Waller :. Baker
Sth DistIiet-Iee klodle
gth DlSlrcI-B. u, Nsfo.
aOtb Dis.llct--Geo i. Bpggess
llth Di>t,1ct-a. w staytQn
l2lh DisB4ct-E X. Lane,
l@tb DjStFlct-Alden Bell
Congress-
Or. JOSEPH D. sAYEEs.
Governor
GEORGE CLARK.
Lieutenant Governor
Q. N. BoGEES.
Attorney General
FL MCDOWELL.
Comptroller
ETHAN ALLEN.
Treasurer
THOMAS J. GoRER
Land Commissioner
" 9. WALSH
supe,snteadeut Of Public Instruction:
JACOB BIcYLEE.
nor Judges If the Court Of Criminal Appesls:
4, H. PHELPS,
W. D. WOOD,
Thir1 Judicial District
nc. Fisher, Chief Justice.
Nm KEY, Associs(e Justices
We CoLLABD. Associate Justice,
state Senate:
EOG. WAITER TiPs
Representatives
THOs. H. WIRELESS.
d. 4. MEALL.
Jsoge Riity,tbigc Judicial District
JAMES H. ROBERTSON.
Judge Tweniy-sjxth Judicial Dis'saer
Y. 9. MoREls.
OR
7. r. COcHgAT.
OsEtct Attorney Twenty siz VI 1c,cial D!s'tac'
4. 3. BUELEsoE.
Clerk Of District Court
JAMES p. HART.
County Judge
yM yoS ROSENBERG, il
County Clerk
JOHN y. kirk.
County Attorney
4. g. WALKER, Jh
Collector Of Taxes
W. -. THEAsHEK
Assessor Of Taxes:
II. n. METZ,
County Treasurer
IA. sTUAET.
Sheriff,
t. Y. WHITE.
county Guryeg0"
JOHN y. WALLA
Justices Of the Peace, Precibc,
PHIL. p. BARBOUR
NJ. NJ. JOHNSON.
Constable Precinct No. g.
], n. DAVE.
County Commissioner Precinct No
J. W. BROWN.
County Commissioner Precinct NO.
O. w. THORP.
County Commissioner Precinct no g.
d. q, HEISSEk.
County Commissioner Precinct no.
w, H. CULLEN.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03

Do RoT forget that this district alb
solutely demands Of you a vote and d
ringing majority for Judges Robertson
and Morris and District Attorney
RurIagnu
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03
Three Things to Remember.

Hoods Sarsaparilla has the most
merit.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has won un-
equalled success.
Hoods Sarsaparilla accomplishes
the greatest success.
Is il not the medicine for you?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03

Constipation is caused by loss Of the
peristaltic action of the bowels. Hoods
pills restore this action and invigor-
ate the liver.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03

One hundred feet patent woven wire
paling fence, four feet high, So at G.
G. Bengener & Bros.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03

Rogers scroll saw 1925 and S.75
star bracket saw blades 10 cents per
dozen at u. @. Bengener & Bros.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03
BuRt,g ERB BDIIl.Dg

BuRes EliD BDtiDE
gre qniraly -sIieved
by applying EuaSia
GEiVE. It's costing
aat@ru a1lGys ths
pam, gives 2 su1rh-
mp BeaEGrSun TO 1ns
pms affected. &S q
Dressing tor I'll
NVoundg and sores, i
IL supe-zo; 70 every
-lhei preparation.
prici 25c. bDc. and
Sf.DD : NIX.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-12
ARMY APPROPRIATIONS.
The Ordnance Department Will
Get an Increase.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Chairman
Cultivate, of the house military COM
mittee, has prepared report for sub
mission to the house with the army ap-
preparation bill agreed upon by the COM
mittee. The report states succinctly,
but clearly, the reasons for the changes
made by the committee Oh number of
paragraphs, as compared with the Glll
for the current fiscal year. Substan-
TALLY the only increased appropriations
carried in the bill are in the bureau of
ordnance, and the reasons therefor are
stated quite fully by quotations from
the testimony of Gen. Flagler before the
committee. 1t was shown that the army
had been for years drawing on supplies
left over after the war, and these sup
plies had now become exhausted, and
that increased appropriations must be
made therefor if the army is to be kept
in state of efficiency. A reduction of
100000 was made in the appropriation
for transportation expenses of the army.
The report says that improved facilities
for travel should enable troops and
supplies to be moved at considerably
less expense, and that there cannot be
as great a necessity for moving troops
about as there was before some of the
remote posts were abandoned and when
indian troubles were more frequent.
The surgeon general asks an in
creased appropriation of $4,000 for hos
pital construction, the object being to
build hospital at Dayid's island, New
York harb0r. The report says that the
committee is informed that the hospital
there is sufficient for present purposes,
and therefore did not grant the request.
In the ordnance department an in
creased appropriation Of $4,000 was
made for the manufacture of metallic
ammunition for small arms, SIS 900 for
mentS. The report says that
Gen. Flagler stated to the
committee that since 1865 the
items of appropriation for these pur-
poses have been reduced until nearly
all the appropriations now are insult
ficient to furnish the army what is ab-
solutely required. Modern equipments
for the army, he added, are cOnsidera-
bly, more expensive than formerly. The
report quotes the chief of ordnance as
saying:
I'm the artillery department there
was large amount of material left
over after the war. This stuff was not
of regulation pattern, but was available
for working over and saving the eX-
pense of manufacture of new articles.
For instance, there were SO many sad
die trees left over that we were not com-
PEELED to purchase any until about year
ago. There was large stock of artil-
lery harness, and this was worked over.
These supplies are now exhausted"
The manufacture of additional ammu-
milton, the report says, Gen. Flagler
states to be absolutely required to meet
existing law and regulations (relating
to target practice). In speaking of the
necessity for new equipments Gen.
Flagler said to the committee that
cavalry commanders are required to
drill their men in fencing on horseback.
Each troop must have under orders
twenty fencing sets. He simply could
not furnish them. He had been trying
to give each troop eight sets Instead Of
TWENTY
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-12
MADE Her A MANIAC,
The Two Children of a Da-
kota Family Suffocated
at a Fire.
Grief Of the Mother so Poign-
ant Than She Is Driven
Insane.
ldaho'S Diamond Find Be-
lieved to Be an Extreme
ly Rich One.
A Milwaukee Man. ThOu0ht to
A Milwaukee Man, Thought to
Be Insane, Disappears
in New York.
ET
Special 10 the Globe

Special TO the Globe 80
YORK, n. d.. Dec. 11.--Mrs. o. r. AL
bertsOn is pacing the floor of the home
of neighbor tonight. raving maniac.
Her own home lies in ashes, and her two
children are in shrouds, prepared for the
grave. The accident which deprived
the woman of her children and her rea
son was of the most heartrending char
acter. Mr.. Albertson was away from
home, and Mrs. Albertson, leaving
her two boys, aged two and six
years, went to the barn to do some
light chores. She had been gone a
quarter of~an hour, when, glancing to-
ward the house, she saw smoke issuing
from the windows. She rushed to the
house and forced her way through the
dense cloud of smoke which filled it to
where her two children were, only to
find them both suffocated. Some paper
had caught fire from stovepipe, and,
there being no avenue for the escape Of
the smoke. it filled the room. Mrs. Al
bertson's grief was so poignant that she
became violently insane.