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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-25
THE SECOND BOLT.

The STATESMAN took occasion yes.
terday morning to say that possibly q
better reason for split in the Demo
cratic state convention should have
existed than the one acted upon.
More conservative leaders than those
who precpitated the action of Tuesday
yesterday considered such better
grounds for action had been present
ed, and refused longer to act with the
Hogg convention. These latter men
were led by the Hon. Seth Shepard,
one of the ablest, most conservative,
fair and high minded gentlemen of
Texas. He with his following in
many quarters were most soundly
abused for not staying with the Clark
men in their Tuesday walk out. He
claimed that while injustice had been
done the Clark men, no Dem
ocratic principles had been
to the extent of creating
such a rupture as a bolt involved, and
that he would remain with the Hogg
until such time as Demo-
cratic principles might be ignored or
trampled under foot. This he and
his following considered was done
yesterday when the Hogg convention
drafted its platform This second bolt
will inure to the strengthening of the
position of those making the first bolt.
The Lane men charge un-Democratic
procedure in forming temporary
the Shepard men charge
anti-Denlocracy in framing platform
of principles. These two indictments
are now laid against the Hogg con-
vention, and that the evidence and
pleading in the cases will be we'll
worked up and delivered none can
doubt who know the ability and earn
estness of the men who are behind
the indictments. Truly we inhabit a
house divided against itself. Will the
dissension tumble the household gods
from their long resting place and
bring down in ruins the superstruc-
ture abOllt Our ears? -'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-25
MORE SHOOTING AT HOMESTEAD.
Many Shots Fired but no Dead nor Wounded
b. -Nnr3T Have Been Found. .r... ....

HOMESTEAD, Pa, Aug. 1S.-Last
night at 8 o'clock as freight train
was crossing over the Pemice bridge
at Homestead going south some one
on the train opened fire ON the steam
boat Little Bill which was moored this
side of the bridge. Several shots
were fired in rapid succession. Thos Q
persons who were in the pilot house
narrowly escaped death. Soldiers
guarding the boat opened fire on the
train. The provisional guard on the
other side of the river joined in the
fire and so did other pickets posted
inside the mill. A volley of lead was
poured into the train but so far as
could be learned 10 serious damage
resulted. -.. ... ..... ...... -.
The provost marshal, Major Craw.
ford, heard the firing and started with
squad of men for the mill. They
went on double quick and soon were
at the scene. When the squad arriv.
ed fully thousand men in the mill
were crowded along the shore. Four
men were captured from the train and
the crowd, which was in sympathy
with the prisoners made demonstra.
tions toward rescue. The militia
disp ersed the mob and the prisoners
were placed in the lock up. 1t was a
night of anxiety for the militia. Dur
ing last night members of the Fiji
tenth and Sixteenth regiments slept
on their arms and with their clothes
on
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-25


bsst interests of the state. The Hug g
champions doubtless were as earnest
in their belief that his policy was the
best for the state. But at all event S
the issue joined as one of facts and
policy and not of individuality and
personal preference. ~ ..n .rr.,.
In such contest. bitter strife is in
evitable. A man can work for friend
with all the zeal within him and /
defeat rather than victory comes, then
follows a heartache, but not that feel
ing such as when he thinks a princi-
has been attacked and slaughtered. 1t
is the act of hero to die for a friend,
but only patriot dies for his country
or principle. Guaged by this stan
dard it was inevitable that the strife
should be bitter; but that it should
end as it has is most.deplorable. The
STATESMAN does not believe in COM
promising principle, but means to
an end can nearly always be found
without resorting to brute force.
There should have been middle
ground out of the Houston difficulty
a way that need not have attracted
the eyes of the Union to party
plunged into bitter internecne war
fare while our enemies gloat over and
profit by our discontinue. And shalt it
be that in the struggle the principles
that first gave rise to contention shall
be wholly lost, drowned in new re-
gime? Must the party be rent in
twain and the great good it has and
would have accomplished be lost for
what it may or might perform? The
grand old Democracy of Texas has re-
ceived grievous wound at Houston.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-25
Women on a Street Car.

Any woman who is at all presetable
and not past her first youth know the
officious conductor She has met hn OF
shopping expeditions i'll the motnin and
theater going in the evening, yet hs de-
meanor does not change either wit the
time of day or condition of the wether
He is always so .affable. He reallynust
hold on to you lest you fall when CITING
off and give your arm a protectingittlc
squeeze when you are getting on e or
ders place made for you with AMIR OF
proprietorship that is simply gallin and
though you may be unfeignedly thskful,
for the seat thus obtained, you are impr
tai fear lest everybody in the car taki youI
for his fance, his attentions are so mixed
He watches for your Slightest nodD in
dictate your destination, and with amostI
embarrassing show of homage willprdelI
his passengers in loud tone to mako
room for the lady to pass and wha you'll
are once off of that Car you give gh oil
relief, yet cannot help feeling even ct his
offensive familiar looks, for his Affections
are not genuine. This salaried Don Tuau.
has no use for elderly danes or feer old
men. They can get on and off as besthey
can. He makes no effort to secure seat
for any one over thirty unless theyhow
evidences of wealth in their attire. trs,,- M
His eye is attracted by pretty face and
pretty gowns, and, taken all in allie is.
about as Objectionable a character a you
are apt to meet in a days ride, + his
services are rendered in such way yocan
not openly resent them, yet in yousoul
you feel Inundated by his .offelvely
obliging Observation-Disclosures Inquer.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-25
He Must Have Been an Editor.

"How did you come down from St.
LOUISE" asked an Austin gentleman of an
old acquaintance of vagrant prockvities
and an illuminated nose.
81 came down on limited tickeI," OK
planned the acquaintance, with knowing
wink thrown over the left shoulder in the
direction of a sour mash bazaar. ....
"What is limited ticket?" asked the
Austin gentleman, accepting the hint and
moving off in the direction of the saloon
indicated.
Limited to an outside passage" g %
"Outside passage. 1 fail to comprehend
l still grope. Perhaps 1 am obtuse."
"Whyan outside passage IL the right to
perambulate thescrossties and count the
exact number of them in a mile -Tsxas
Strings. 20 '''l''l' I.,.,r,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-25
THE CONTENTION SPLIT.

The hoped against, the gravely ex-
pected and the greatly to be deplored
has happened-the Democratic state
convention is split wide open and the
Democracy of Texas is at sea in an
open boat. 1t will not do to say with
the Hogg men "the Clark followers
came to Houston to bolt, and have &C
complished their purpose" nor with
the Clark people, "the Hogg men
were determined to run rough shod
over us and tried it on.n A subject 80
grave as this can not be so lightly dis
missed. Whatever may be thought
of the wisdom or unwisdom of the
split, it has occurred, and we must
face the portentous issue it presents
to the Democratic party, both state
and national, in so far as the vote of
Texas can affect national affairs.
We believe this campaign in Texas
unique in the history of states. In
fights within the party lines the al
most invariable rule has been that in
dividual influence and popularity
have turned the tide and that the
great issues OF fact and principle were
left to be decided rs questions between
two contending political parties fight
ing each other for supremacy. With
US, however, in Texas the contest
within the Democratic party has this
year been one on fundamental prin-
ciples and state policy. 1t has not
been the individuality of either Hogg
or Clark that made them votes-in-
deed the individuality of Clark be-
cause of his record as railroad at
torney cost him many votes. The
anti-administration people were not
fighting Hogg per Sc, but his policy
which they considered hurtful to the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-25

The money cost of food is Therefore 4G
per cent. of the whole sum spent. IT | re;t
sonable addition be made by estimae for
the value of the vegetables, milk, meat
and eggs of domestic production, IL 5 an
alysis fairly sustains the ratio of fGd at
one-half the cost of living; rent, ciohing
and sundries the other half '..5. '
If we assume that wherever rent, doth.
ing and sundries amount to sixty-tw, dol
lars per person, the food purchased O pro
duced will amount to the same valution
we even then reach a daily expenditure Of
only seventeen cents per person, incl ding
children, which would represent bout
twenty cents a day per adult -Etyap
Atkinson. ---L- ------ 49, --,Nh y.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-25
The Republicans are Elated.

Special to The Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 1S.-The lead
ers of the Lilly White and regular
Republicans got together today and
tacitly agreed to unite and put straight
congressional and county tickets in
the field. The division in the Democ-
racy they believe gives them chance
to win. Democratic sympathy is
divided as before, the Clark men
warmly endorsing the nomination of
their candidate. Outside of the Mex
leans the Democrats of San Antonio
are almost solid for Clark.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-25
TIE SWING.


We sat on the swing together;
At the end of the orchard close "a
A hill with its budding heather
Like purple dome arose.
On the heavily ivied chapel d ]"
The sun for the windows sought;
In the shadows of pear tree and apple
The daisies were crowded and caught.
And this was her thirteenth summer,
And was as old as she; ......
But Love is an early conner
He came to her and me.
oh, silently. slowly swinging. ..# .r.
Till star peered, half afraid, ....
And the chapel bell was ringing
And the shadows were lost in shaded
John Davidson in London Academy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-25
WHAT FOOD COSTS.
one-ha if the Money Men Earn Goes for
Bread and Butter.


MANY systematic attempts have been
made to determine an exact relation OF the
cost of food to the other elements OF lie.
Owing to the difficulty of getting sep,
arate statements of that part OF the food
which is included in grocery bills with
other family supplies-soap, brooms ana
the like-so as to be able to add that ele'
ment from the grocers' billsto the butchers
and bakers bills, it has been matter OF
extreme difficulty to secure exact data. -.
In Germany DR.. Engel, who is of the
highest authority, has secured from all the
information which can be obtained an ap
proximate rule as follows: .. Hi"f .'.
with respect to all persons who can be
classed among the working people, the
salaried or the employed classes, earning
from less than one dollar to three or even
four dollars day, living in groupsof three
to five at a cost of from $500 to 81 200 each
group per annum, the sum expended fol
food material comes to one-half or more of
the income. . ..'.''
ION the average one person in this coun
try supports two others, making a working
group of three. The family group is a
fraction under five persons."j 1853 ..nlu-
The most complete investigation as to
the relative cost of all the elements of liv
ing made in any country within my knowl
edge has been published by CommiYionel
Carroll d. Wright, of the United rftates
department of labor, in his report 9f the
iron and steel industries. -...,1 .....,
In this report will be found the statistics
of the expenditures of 2,490 selected fami'
lies, averaging five persons each, number
ing in all - $50 persons, deriving theii sub
sistence from the wages earned in mining
iron ore and bituminous coal, in rlakin2
coke and in converting ore and COIL into
pig iron, bar iron and steel. This list
covers members from the lowest uptc the
highest grade of work in these arts.
The total expenditure for each family is
$551.4O, against earnings, s62O55; the aver.
age expenditure per person, emitting erac.
tions, Sill year.
Designating fractions, the expenditures
in money disclosed by these figures are as
follows: ''t+' 'f-|" ...'' '..@ \
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-25
THE STATE ALLIANCE.
Election and Installation Of officers Yester-,
! -. dau


l. lat sHt guim day. }aHasp ia yati,,
AT the hour Of assembling yester-
day the number of delegates in the
representatives hall looked larger than
on the first day, considerable addi-
tions having arrived on the night and
morning trains. The great majority,
Of the delegates are bona fide, practi-s
cal farmers, the sturdy otilIers and
owners of the soil, who constitute the
great conservative force of society in
the state. They may wear slouched I
hats and ignore style but the majority
are intelligent men-many educated
whose strong common sense and solid
Judgment command respect any,
where. .s,uEufr u-.y .y.| rra,,r ..',r
The election of annual officers con- -,
stituted the chief theme of conversa-l
ton among the members before the .
president let fall the gavel. Every
candidate had his friends and not a
little electioneering was quietly car
ried on. The election finally came off
with the following result: aYidn ir YAK
Presidential. A. High of Navarro
Vice Presidents. &. CRANBERRY of
Travis. sbt s.gp-ih at Yah .,,,e. lff g.
State Lecturer-H. S.. P. Ashby of
Tarrant. tsa gruu-UtJ .-Jf,l ,,,.rsI l,n.
Secretary and Treasurer - Miss
Fanny Moss of johnson il. insrlorET
The following executive committee
was appointed for the ensuing year: ar
J Gen. ID. lE. McCulloch, of II Dallas,
j. w. Baird of Jones county, G. l..
Clark of Erath county. left sid - .jB lt..5
Following delegates the National
Alliance were elected: gGy 4,rrrs
- Henry Tracy of Dallas, l.. l.. Rhodes
of Van Asndt, R. w. Cole of Dallas. q vi,
The newly elected officers were in.
stalled by J. M. Perdue, ex7state lec-y
turer. .r l.-B ai '.iaF slatar-.f, .j,,,,t
The most of the work done yester-
day was routine, and nearly all of a
class which it was not deemed proper
to give to the public. tomorrow
many committees will have their re-
ports ready, and resolution will be
introduced to allow a portion of the
proceedings to be furnished the press,
the reporters having found great
difficulty in getting anything at all
without resorting to sIrreptitious d
means. as was done at Dallas last
year.
Much has been said about the roliti-
cal status of-the Alliance. In reply to =,
a question by reporter yesterday
Mr.. j.. M. yMcWilliams of Navarro, as
sistant state lecturer and recording
secretary of the order, said the majority
of the Alliance are Third party men,
but the order itself is non-political
and had no connection whatever with
the Third party or any other political
At the present session
of the state Alliance, he said, no pc.
litical question, issue or faction had
been discussed, either yesterday or
the day before, and would not be-.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-25
Reply of a "Beardless Boy"

When Keppel-a commodore at twenty
four-was sent to demand an apology from
the dey of Algiers for an insult to the
British flag, he took so high tone that
the dey exclaimed against the insolence OF
the British king for charging 'beardless
boy" with such a message to him. Replied
the beardless boy, Were my master wont
to take length of beard for test of wis
dom, he'd have sent your deyship a he
aoat. n-Gentleman's Magazine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-25
BROWN S IRON BITTERS
cures Dyspepsia, In
digest ion C Debi 1 i ty.
Ex-President Bogran Alive.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18.-The re-
port here today from New Orleans
that ex-President Bogran of Hon.
.duras had been killed is not confirmed.
He is registered at hotel in this CITY
and has been interviewed by newspa-
per men here. He says he is on his
way to Europe and knows nothing
about the revolution in Honduras.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-25
A Curious Fact About Wool.

If wool is left on sucking eve till
after the usual shearing time, and her
lamb is meantime weaned, the wool will
start a second growth and will show a
Joint or break in the fiber that will injure
it seriously.-Chicago Herald. ..r
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-25
Cigars That Cost s1:s7 Each.

The costliest cigars ever brought to this
country were of the brand made for the
Prince of Wales in Havana, the. manufac'
turer's price tor which was sLs7 apiece
New York Sun.
The Meeker herald., 1892-12-31

All through the winter myriads Of gray sea
gulls have had their feeding grounds in the
bays and iulcts about Passport. Maine, and
great ilocks may he seen daily circling over
the land nni lighting on fields that were
treated last fall Ia liberal dressing of clip
pings,n or refuse from the sardlne factories.
spreading the fertilizer. zee all their patient
work undoue In day. The gulls are too wary
Ia he approached within shooting distance UNI
less strategy is used, and until Thursday they
hailled all attempts TO drive them away. On
wednesday night however, James McCnlum
dug Il blind In snowbank on the Pike farm
~tud on Thursday at one discharge of mn old
Springfield inu-kot, he knocked over fifteen OF
the gulls, which were fcasting In the burrows.
Since this feat was accomplished hundreds
OF gills have been Killed by local sport-men
in a like manner, hut there i,u't powder and
shot enough In PASSPORT TO make any notice
able reduction In the number of gulls that
hover near the town. Tie Passport men are
great shots, the rifle practice Of their military
company, the Frontier guard, being the adj
mlration of natives and the wonder of Blue
noses, but trying 10 kill off the -,ulls + like
trying to bail out the Bay OF Fundy with a
pint measure Captain lugcruN Of the
steamboat Flushing always carries n rifle In
his pilot house. ready for - shot AZ anything
that comes along, aud his Workmanship won
for him a handsome gold watch recently \
pas scngcr offered him the tunrpircc II he
killed a gull on the wing before the boat
reached Ea-tport. He killed thsec.-Ner
York SIM.
The Meeker herald., 1892-12-31

drunk last night, and must have got
into the hands OF the police. But my
sample cases." he added quickly, "my
money and papers and things, they're
all right, suppose; you have got
them?"
replied that he would find them
safe enough, and then proceeded to en-.
| tighten him as to the true cause of his
detention.
| Expressions OF surprise and Devil
derment alternated on his features
during my communication, at the
close OF which he broke out into some
thing like a fit OF laughter.
"Oh, this is rank nonsense, you
know" he exclaimed ~ am Mr..
Sparks nephew, and am engaged to
be married to his daughter. i never
took penny OF the firms money in
my life, and, if did so, they would go
into the Bankruptcy Court sooner
than prosecute me. Can telegraph
to my uncle for an explanation|
| / told him he had better wait the
arrival of the London officer, whom
expected every moment from the
Bull and Stump"
An hour passed, and the gentleman
| from Scotland Yard being not yet on
| hand, ! sent message to the hotel
1t was my turn to be astonished
and alarmed when the messenger re-
turned. The gentleman, / was in
formed, had left the "Bull and Stump"
for the police station at half-past
seven, taking with him the sample
cases which belonged to Mr.. Elder
coat.
A light dawned on me. Frantically
/ rushed to the telegraph Office, and
despatched two messages-one to
Scotland Yard, the other to Messrs,
Spark and Simmer. 1t was longpast
the London train time when back
came the replies, with stunning con-
firmation OF my tardily aroused
suspicious.
| No warrant had been issued for the
arrest OF Mr. Eldercoat, and the Scot
land Yard authorities laconically dis
claimed detective Sergeant Bender"
as a member OF their body.
! was in mess. Poor Eldercoat
was Immediately released rs Il matter
OF course. My superior officers ar
rived in the course of the day, and
every effort was fruitlessly made to
effect the capture of the clever rogue.
One result OF our inquiries was the
discovery that the soi-disant Detec-
tive Sergeant Bender was identical
with one Vernon Wells, II notorious
member OF the "swell mob, who was
wanted all over the country for frauds
and felonies, all carried out with
singular daring and ingenuity.
was in sad disgrace for n long time,
and vowed thatif ever should meet
Vernon Wells again that gentleman
would find himselfin aswarm corner
as he had ever occupied.
did meet him once again, years
after, and he was in ms warm n corner
ms even | could have selected for him.
lie stood in n felon's dock, out OF
which he walked a convict for the re-
mainder OF his natural life, and n
sentence OF only little less severity
was melted out to Wells companion
in the dock, whom | recognized with
astonishment us the prosperous-look-
ing individual with whom Eldercoat
had been drinking on the night OF his
memorable arrest.
The Meeker herald., 1892-12-31
WIND AND SAND


They Level Mountains and Fiii UP
Deep Valleys.
The wind sweeping across a coun-
try bare of verdure and parched by
drouth catches up particles OF dust
and sand and drives them violently
into the air in clouds, or sweeps them
along more quietly close to the sur
face where they are at first scarcely
noticeable. The impact of a single
one of these moving grains on any
object with which it may come in con-
tact is inlinitesimal, but the impact
OF millions acting through long per-
iods OF time produces striking results.
Urged by the winds the grains go
sweeping on, undermining cliffs, scour-
ing down mountain passes, wearing
away the loose boulders and smoth-
ing out all inequalities.
Naturally the abraiding action on
exposed blocJs OF stone is most rapid
near the grolnd, as here the flying
sand grains are thickest. First the
sharp angles and corners are worn
away, and the masses gradually be-
smaller ems. Finally the base be-
comes too small Tor support, the
stone topples over, and the process
begins anew without moments in
termiss'on and continues until the en-
tire ms SIS sappears-becomes itself
converted into loose sand drifted by
the wind and an agent for destruction.
From the Engineering Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1892-12-31
ncrlin,. orsnnl.ed .,narehi.t..

Bcrlin's organized anarchists are distributed
among eleven groups, two Of which are In The
suburbs Each group contains about fifteen
nouoiilcial members, an executive committee of
two and two or three Correspondents, - who,
receive contributions and send out the lltera-
turc. In January the eleven groups held cigh-
teen meetings despite the precautions of the
police. The total memberships OF the groups
is POI. These anarchists profess to have no
connection with the ocial-dcmocrats, whom
they deuOuncc for their mildncss Anarchists
OF the Propaganda Of the Deed is the name
under which they are organized.-AGo York
SIM