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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
RECKLESS SHOOTING.
A Reckless Lover Shoots Into Crowd and
Kills Young Lady.

JAPLIN, Mo-, Oct. "A terrible
tragedy occurred here last night in
front of the Club theater just after
the cl SO of the performance of the
Hustler company. In the audience
were Jno. Manning and Miss Annie
Mckee of Belleville, a mining suburb.
AS they came out of the theater w.
d. Mcbride, alsU of Belleville, stepped
up to them and plucking the girl by
the arm demanded that she go with
him. At the same time he drew q re-
yolver, and as Manning jumped fired
at him. The sidewalk was crowded
with people and at the instant of fir
ing Miss Della Owens of Grand Falls
stepped in range of the revolver. The
bullet crashed through her brain kill
ing her instantly. Mcbride attempt
ed to shoot Policeman Stout, but after
a struggle he was overpowered and
taken to Jail. Later he was removed
to Carthage to prevent lynching.
Manning had supplanted Mcbride in
the affections of Miss Mckee and Nc
Bride went to the theater for the pur-
pope of killing Manning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
THE YELLED PROPHETS.
Successful Opening Of the Autumn Festivi-
ties at St. Louis Yesterday.

Successful Opening Of the Autumn Festivi-
ties at St. Louis Yesterday.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 4.-T0 stirring notes
from nearly Thousand musicians
amid the glories of matchless autumn,
the moon and stars were rivaled by
the hundred thousand electric and gas
lights of the st. Louis fall illumina-
tion. The Yelled Prophet, the mystic
guardian of the Mound City, made his
fifteenth annual appearance tonight
and was greeted by,over, halt Q million
loyal subjects. Starting ffom his
"den" and followed by twenty
two floats emblematic of the
"events of Missouri's history. He
paraded through the principal streets.
The whole line march over four miles
long being crowded by on-lookers.
Each float was magnificently prepar-
ed, and escorted by band and horse
men costumed in accordance with the
subject illustrated. Ten of the floats
were semi-allegorical in character and
twelve purely historical.
After the procession the scene sud-
denly changed to the beautifully dec
grated hall of the Merchants Ex-
change, where the annual Yelled
Prophet hall attended by the cream
of society of st. Louis and the vicinity
was had. The whole affair was a
most brilliant success, and made
more popular than even the st. Louis
fall festivities.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
A Murderous Black Amazon.

Special to The Statesman.
Houston, Oct. 4.-For some days
past Josephine Brookman, al egro
woman who came here from Navasota
has been threatening to kill some one.
She cared not whom, and tonight put
the threat into execution. John Smith,
also colored, returned from hunting
and when he dismounted lett his gun
tied to his saddle. Josephine got the
weapon and was pursuing Smiths
brother around the house when in the
dark che spied John. She fired at
him and the entire charge struck
Smith in the eye tearing CHASTITY
hole and killing him. She escaped
and is being pursued.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
Cabinet Meeting,

WASHINGTON, Oct. A regular
meeting of the cabinet was held today,
at which all members were present
except Secretary Elkins. The coming
international monetery conference was
one'of the questions considered and
partial arrangements were made for
official participation in the Columbian
celebration in New York next week.
The president will certainly attend il
the condition of Mrs. Harrison will
justify his leaving her side. A ma
jority of the cabinet officials will at
tend the celebration.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
ANOTHER ONE CLINCHED.
A GHOST STORY ABOUT RAILROAD
RATES TO HOUSTON.
Rates to Houston Were Alike to Clark and
Hogg Delegates and Another Campaign
Fabrication Follows the Murray
Letter and the Salt Story.

Special to The Statesman.
FORT WORTH, Oct. Ain his Dem
ton speech Governor Hogg made this
statement, speaking of the way the
Clark following went to the Houston
convention: "The friends of the Lit
tie Giant went there by the Car load.
Some of my friends tried to go on
cheap tickets but failed Mr.. Camp
told me he tried to buy q ticket to
Houston and they wanted to charge
him $40, 1 think he said it
was. He went to one of his good
Clark friends and said: "John, can't
you get me cheap ticket to Hous-
ton?" John said yes, and got him o
ticket for $3.50 believe. The Clark
delegates could go to Houston for $3.50,
while it cost the Hogg delegates one
and one-fifth fare, amt that so
Judge Piner?"
Judge Piner said it was even so.
Referring to this explicit information
Capt. j. b. Littlejohn, who had charge
of the excursion tour from Fort
Worth to Houston for the convention,
makes this statement: "If reported
correctly Governor Hogg is little
further Off in. that statement than in
his story about the Colorado salt
works that President Marshall so
promptly contradicted. We chartered
train over the Houston and Texas
Central for a fixed sum of money and
had 500 tickets printed and conse-
quently numbered. Finding that we
could sell this number and come out
even allowing for some contingencies,
Berry Camp, who is cited
as the governors witness, came
to me and asked If
he could buy a ticket to go on
our special train at $3.50, the regular
rate being $40. told him certainly,
we would sell to anybody after the
delegates were supplied. He then
said: ~ expect to have friend bring
me pass from Dallas. Let me have
a ticket and give me the privilege
of returning it If get the pass" /
agreed to that and he took
the ticket went to the depot and sent
the ticket back to me with the mes
sage that he had ffot the pass. When
Camp came back from Tennessee last
week he came to us and l refunded
the $3.50. So this witness Instead OF
paying four times as much as the
Clark delegates actually went on a
pass for nothing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
SALT SHIPMENTS.
The Colorado Salt Works are Running and
Shipping Heavy Orders Daily.

Aho OuAVAduu ouAO WVEAb dEo huuuluB anu
Shipping Heavy Orders Daily.
Special to The Statesman.
COLORADO, Tex. ,.Oct. 4.-The Texas
Salt company shipped out another
full train load of salt today. The
train contained fifteen cars destined
to points on the Central, International
and Great Northern, Ft. Worth and
Denver, Missouri Pacific and Arkansas
Pass railroads. In order to correct
the impression given out by the adj
ministration that our salt works
would have to shut down
after the commission rates were
cancelled your correspondent called
on Mr.. Dearborne, manager of the
Texas Salt company, who states that
the present rates are very satisfac-
tory; that the company is making
more salt than ever. He also stated
that they had shipped 1913 cars stree
the commission rates were cancelled,
and have now on hand orders for owe
seventy cars which they are filling as
fast as they can get cars.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
Laying Out Mexicans.

Special to The Statesman.
RUNGE Tex, Oct. 4.-News was re-
ceived here this morning of a shooting
scrape on the edge of Goliad county
in the Charca community, in which
Mexican named Macardio Alasan was
shot l 7eugh the heart by another
Mexican named Pedro Garcia. The
two men had had aprevious difficulty
and met at a Mexican dance Saturday
night, when Alasan was called out of
the house and killed by Garcia. The
murderer escaped but officers are on
the trail with prospects of an early
capture.
Intelligence was also receiv ed today
of the finding of the bodies of two
Mexicans a few miles above Costa.
wah. No particulars are obtainable
at this writing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
Civil Court Of Appeals

GALVESTON, Tex, Oct. 4.-The civil
court of appeals for this judicial dis
trict was organized here yesterday as
follows: &C Garrett, chief justice;
II. G. Peasants and f. A. Williams,
associate justices; s. d. Reaves and G.
o. Johnsons, clerks; j. K. Harmon,
stenographer. About $50 cases which
have been transferred from Austin to
this court were received today and
are being docketed. The court ex-
poets to be ready for the submission Of
cases tomorrow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
rhe Aransas Pass Rsceivership.

bpeclhl 10 Inc bLatesmhn'
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 4,-The official
investigation into the accounts Of J. s.
MacNamara and b. f. Yoakum, the
late joint receivers of the San Antonio
ard Aransas Pass railway, was re.
sumed today before Master in Chan
Gerry j. r.. Fleming. The only wit
ness examined was ex-Auditor A. G.
Cooper, who stands indicted by the
grand jury to answe or to the charge of
embezzlement at the present term of
the district court. Mr.. Cooper's testi-
mony was confined exclusively to
matters concerning an overdraft of
$500 that is charged upon the audit
or's special account of the cashiers
books, and there were no new devel-
opments in the case of any special i'm
pOrtance.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
Fusion in the Northwest.

BOISE CITY, Id. Oct. 4.-The Idaho
Democratic committee has Withdrawn
their electoral ticket and endorsed the
Peoples party electors. This is under
stood to be in accordance with a gene
raj plan to be pursued in other West
ern states under the advice of the
national committee, the Democratic
end deavorment securing some conces-
sions for their state ticket. But this
was refused and the committee then
concluded to withdraw the entire state
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
ENGLAND.
LORD TENNYsoN's ILLNESS.

LORD TENNYSON'S ILLNESS.
LONDON, Oct. 4.-Bulletins issued
early this morning by physicians to
Lord Tennyson say he passed a quiet
night. There was some amelioration
ofthe graver symptoms and his weak
ness was less extreme. Another bull
etin issued by Lord Tennyson's ply
sicians at noon says that his condi-
tion has become worse since morning.
His debility is increasing.
Later-A telegram from Haslemore
at Ii p. m., says that Lord Tennyson
is quite prostrate and it is not likely
that he will survive the night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
CLEVELAND AND HARRISON.

They Will Review Columbian Parades and
Dine Together.
New YORK, Oct. 4.-The Herald
prints the following: President Har-
rison and Mr.. Cleveland may be
brought together next week in.this
city during the Columbus ceremonies
and in Chicago the week following,
when the Worlds Fair building are
dedicated. President Harrison has
promised to review the great parades
in both cities. Mr.. Cleveland yester-
day made up his mind to accept invi-
tations from both committees. He
will be in the reviewing stand with
Harrison and will dine with him at
the same table at the Lenox Lyceum
banquet on the evening of Oct. 13
and then they will both go to Chicago
Oct. 81.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
RUSSIA.
HIGHLY CIVILIZED.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 4,-The To-
cality between Tifiis and Shushka
was recently the scene of robbery by
brigands, who attacked and robbed a
military magistrate named Dobrichoff.
After stripping the man of his cloth
ing they gagged him, bound him
with ropes and left him by the road
side, where he was maltreated by
passing postillions.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
Seth Shepard at Paris.
special to The Statesman.

bpGCIHI 10 IHG OUHIUBUlHll.
PARIS, Tex, Oct. 4.-Hon' Seth
Shepard made strong speech for the
Clark Democracy at the court house
tonight. His exposition of the silver
plank, the state bank and the gradu-
ated income tax was very lucid and
unanswerable. His speech is univer-
sally commented on as the best that
has been made here in the campaign.
1t was received with marked atten-
tion. Many country people were
present, and it is thought the speech
will have an excellent effect in the
campaign here.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
Fusion in North Dakota.

GRAND FORKS, N. ID Oct. 4.-The
fusion of Democrats with the Peoples
party in North Dakota is now COM
plete. In accordance with the urgent
recommendation of the national DEM
ocratic committee, the state committee
announced its withdraw.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
united State. Treasurn s,st y ant.

WASHINGTON, Oct. A. atement
issued by the treasur, department.
shows that during September there
was a net decrease Of $3,2O6,6O in cir
culation and net decrease of Sc, ,377,-
$50 in money and bullion in the treas
ury. Circulation per capita on Oct.
god 13
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
Edison Wins His Suit.

NEW YORK, Oct. A. = The United
States court of appeals in the case of
the Edison company against the Uni
ted States Illuminating company has
affirmed the decision of the lower
court In favor of Edison. 1t involves
the right to use incandescent light.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
Double Murder in Missouri.

MEXICO, Mo-, Oct. 1.-Two negroes,
Mike Tucker and Tom Keys, got into
a row at revival meeting and in the
fight that ensued Tucker shot Keys
several times and also shot Keys' wife
in the abdomen, inficting mortal
wounds in each case.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
Gospel at San Antonio.

Special to The Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 4.-Rev. George
Stewart, here in advance of Sam
Jones, warmed up large congrega-
tion tonight at San Pedro Springs.
Sam Jones will arrive and preach to-
morrow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
IRELAND.
PARNELL MEMORIAL DAY.

DUBLIN, Oct. A year ago next
Thursday Charles Stewart Parnell
died at Brighton, England. Services
in his memory will be held in this city
next Sunday and the corporation of
Dublin has decided to attend the SER
vices in state.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
SPAIN.
COLUMBUS CARAvELs.

GIBARoLTAR, Oct. 4.-The United
States steamer Bennington with the
caravels Ianta Maria, Nina and Pinta
in tow, has arrived here. The war
ship will take the caravels to Huelva
where they will take part in the
Columbian celebration there.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06

ticket except secretary of state, but
this raised protest among the county
candidates. 1t is understood the Pop
ulists will cut their own candidate for
secretary of state and vote for the
Democratic candidate.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
Old veterans stranded.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 4.-Some veter-
ans who came here at the time of the
Grand Army encampment are
stranded here. They had round
trip tickets, but either lost or sold
them.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-06
Forecast.

Special to The Statesman.
GALVESTON, Oct. 5.-The forecast
for Texas east of the Tooth meridian
for twenty-four hours ending at mid
night Oct. 6 is as follows: Fair
except showers over coast district,
southwest Texas and the southern
portion, central and east Texas sta
tionery. Temperature, easterly
Winds
The Helena independent., 1892-04-19
DIVISION ENCAMpME ENT.
Montana Sons of Veterans Meet In
Council.

Montana Sons OF Veterans Meet i'll
Council.
The annual division encampment Sons Of
Veterans met in Helena at noon yesterd ay
to elect division officers and two delegates
this city on Aug. s. Committees were ap-
pointed to transact some preliminary ron
tine business. At the evening session the
following officers we're elected: Division
commander, w. j. Jameson, James A.
commander, G. T. Dougherty, James A.
Garfield Camp No. 2, Butte; junior vice
commander, +. w. Combs, d. $. Grant
Camp No. /, Helena.
Division couucil, Joseph Corby, James A.
Garfield camp No. @, Butte; b. B. Bray, A.
r. Mettler, u. 8. Grant camp No. !, Hell
ena.
Representative at large, E. ID. Weed; al
ternate at large. Charles T. stuart. q. S.
Grant camp No. l, Helena; representative,
James U. Sanders: alternate, Charles r.
Sanders. The division officers will be in
stalled this forenoon.
The selection of a place in which to hold
the next annual encampment, which meets
in April, 1898. was left to the division
council.
Ii is probable that arrangements will be
made to have the delegates to the National
encamptnent spend one day IN Butte dur
ing the session. 1t is estimated that tho
total attendance from all parts of the
United States, including Sons, G. A. r.
men and others Will be about 5000. Let
ters have been received by the transporta-
tion committee from the various passenger
departments that the lowest rates possible
will be made.
About forty Sons of Veterans attended
banquet at Evans on Main street last night,
given in honor of the delegates to the state
division enca1npment.
The Helena independent., 1892-04-19
TVenty-Elght Thousand Boomers
Ranged Along the Borders Of
the Reservation.
Some Of the Late Corners Threaten
to Fight for Desirable
Positions.
Indescrlbable Will be tho Scene at High
Noon To- Day-soine sisseton Squat
tors Very Thirsty.

KINaF1sHER O. T., April 18.-Twenty-fve
Thousand boomers are bivouacking tonight
on the borders of tho Cheyenne and Arap-
ahoe reservation, which will be opened to
settlement Tomorrow. Those, with others
who will make the race from various cities
along the railroad lines. make total OF
soms 49, 600 people who are seeking homes.
Innumerable rumors were current tonight
Of steals and conapiraoics in oonnec-
ton with locating townsites, involving
federal and railway officials, but none could
be traced to q reliable source. The line
before the land office numbers some 400
men who are determined to keep their posi-
tion despite rurnors that an attempt will be
made TO dislodRe them. It is not thought
any trouble will occur, as the sheriff has an
ample force to keep order. II is thought
the last man in the line tonight cannot
possibly file before the last squatter
has located his claim. Filings made
later will be useless and there will
doubtless be much disappointment on the
part Of both flsr and equatter. The
scene on.tbe border tonight is an interest
ing one, as the crowds are drawn up in
practical military line along the edge Of
the bordor. Some confusion and consider
able ill-feeling was created during the
evening by late comsrs trying to get into
advantageous positions. but no affrays are
reported, and the indications are that tho
opening will pass of without trouble.
Word comes from Oklahoma City that
the place is becoming rapidly depopulated
and by tomorrow business will be totally
suspended, as practically everybody is leav-
ing for tho reservation. Banks and othsr
places have decided not toeopen unless they
can have good guard, fearing raiders may
take advantage of the situation. It is not
certain that when 10 O'clock comes
to morrow some 300 men, who failed to
get places in the line at the land
office, will make rush regardless Of
position and the best man will get to tho
land office. which ID situated in the third
sto:y Of q building, first. The route from
Oklahoma City to the border is lined with
people Of all sorts and conditions, travelling
in every conceivable manner, and carrying
supplies for establishing business. In fact
every thing for country life is to be found.
1t is rumorsd that two confidence men who
succeeded in robbnR a boomer were shot
dead on route to the new country, but the
rumor is not confirmed.
The Helena independent., 1892-04-19
A sK1RM1sH FOR ADVANTAGE.
Ind n1ged in by Elaine and the British
Minister.

Indn1ged in by Blaine and the British
Minister.
WASHINGTON, April 18.-The modus vi
vendi for the protection of the Boring sea
fisheries during the tendency of arbitra-
tion, which has been tho subject Of nego-
tiation between Blaine and the British
minister. was brought to the capitol this
afternoon. For some reason not now APP
parent, under an injunction of secrecy, it
was not laid before the house in open $685.
sion. sherman, however, was notified b y
the president of the nature Of the COM
munication, and he moved that the senate
go into executive session. Accordingly the
people cleared out of the galleries, the
doors were closed, the seals wers broken
and the modus read to the senate. 1t ap-
ument that Blaine and the British
minister have spent the time since
the British government consented to
renew the nodus in trying to phrase the
conditions relative to damages to secure
advantage for their respective governments.
1t appeared that Great Britain's reluctance
in consenting to a renewal was assumed for
the purpose of obliging this government to
accept terms which would insure Great
Britain against heavy loss in case Of an ad-
verse decision by the arbitrators, and the
promise of the assessment of such sum
against the United States as would par
TALLY heal the soreness still felt by British
diplomats at the formidable judgment rem
dersd against them by the Geneva arbitra-
ton.
Blaine endeavored to bring the statement
of tho liabilities to the basis lAid down In
Wharton's note of July 1928 last, while the
British government sought to escape direct
responsibility for the warrantable killing
of seals and for anything more than that
the difference between $500 skins, which
the leases of the seal islands took, and the
100000 skins they might have taken had
the modus last year not been forced. The
agreement is said to be fair mean be-
tween the two extreme propositions. 1t
appears that unlike the first modus, it will
require the approval of the senate, mas
much as 1T proposes permanent settle
mont of the question OF damage, and pro-
vides for the means of adjusting claims.
Discussion WAS in the same vein that char
acterizsd presiding debates. The docu-
mont WAS finally referred to tho committee
on foreign relations.
The Helena independent., 1892-04-19
A BoNNER's FERRY.

Land Jumpers and Towpsite Boomers In
Armed Collision.
SPOKANE, WASH, April 18.-The townsite
war began in earnest at Bonner's Ferry. If
there has not been bloodshed already it ID
probable the difficulties which have
arisen within the past two or
three days will end in bitter
relentless strife. News has just reached
SPOKANE that armed msn yesterday were
walking the streets of Bonner's, expecting
tho war to begin. The trouble was preoip-
itatea Friday by the action of e. E. Coy
md Sam Allison, who jumped George
Fry's land at Bonner's, which led to
Wholesale jumping. Vigorous action Of
armed citizens, however, followed. they
nulling up the stakes Coy and Allison left
in Fry's land. The citizens threaten sum
mary punishment and meeting was held
Friday night for the purpose of ordering
jumpers ont of the country. The result OF
the affair has not yet been ascertained,
but i'll the opinion of the men who brought
the news to Spokane there is more serious
trouble ahead