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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01

shall have their titles validated and
and made good in so far as the state
may have any claim.
Twenty-third-We demand that
the Legislature should make suitable
provision for the location and perma-
nent establishment of county lines
and boundaries and also the lines and
boundaries of land belonging to the
public school funds of the state.
Twenty-fourth-We are oppased to
the commune in any and all forms and
pledge ourselves to the just and equit-
able protection of the interest of both
capital and labor. We deny that it is
the purpose or policy Of the Demo-
cratic party of Texas to make unnec-
essary war upon railway companies
and incorporated capital or to unjustly
and improperly invade their rights,
their property or deprive them of
equal and exact justice before the law
We believe the railroads are entitled
to just compensation for all services
rendered, and that they should not be
hampered by unnecessary and vex-
atious legislation.
Twenty fifth-We hereby denounce
the false and slanderous reports at
home and abroad to the effect that the
Democratic party of Texas and it's adj
ministration are hostile to immigra-
ton, legitimate corporate enterprises
or the investment of foreign capital in
our state.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01
BOLTERs AND BOLTERs.
Childish Conduct Of Tarrant County Poll.
Widening the Breach

Childish Conduct of Tarrant County Poll
ticians-widening the Breach.
Special to The Statesman.
FORT WORTH, Aug. 30.-When the
Democratic convention of Tarrant
county met to send delegates to Hous-
ton, the Hoggites bolted when they
found they were in the minority.
They organized convention of their
own, appointed an executive commit
tee, etc. Today that convention met
and dissolved itself, because at every
district, as at the state convention, the
Clark or opera house delegates were
seated, and these delegates and the
convention recognized as regular.
After the dissolution of the boiling
Hoggite convention it resolved itself
into mass meeting and adopted the
following resolutions:
"Resolved, That the chairman of the
Democratic executive committee of
this senatorial district be and is here
by requested to call convention to
nominate Democratic candidate for
senator of this district, and be it
Resolved, That inasmuch as the
present chairman of the Democratic
executive committee of this county
and large number of the executive
con mittee have abandoned the Demo-
cratic party of Texas, and are now
actively and openly supporting Judge
Clark for governor of Texas and are
in open revolt against the platform of
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01
THE HOGG PLATFORM
By Accident Omitted From Our Last Week s
Issue.

By Accident Omitted From Our Last Week s
Issue.
The STATESMAN in its daily edition
ran the Clark and Hogg platforms in
parallel columns and intended to do
so its issue of the weekly last week,
but by some unaccounta HE accident
the Hogg platform was dis tributed by
the printers and the error was not dis
covered until the forms were on the
press, when it was too lat to remedy
it. The Hogg platform is hence here
with given in full.
THE HoGG PLATFORM.
To the Hon. w. s. Fly, Chairman of the Dem O.
cratic Convention.
We, your committee on platform and
resolutions, respectfully submit the
following report. eIecommend the
adoption by the convention of the fol-
lowing platform:
First-We, the Democracy of Texas,
in convention assembled, pledge anew
our devotion to the time honored
principles of the Democratic party
enunciated in the last state and ma
tional Democratic platforms and pro-
claim the following declarations OF
sentiments, principles and policies,
to which we give our mutual tealty
and support.
Second-The Federal government
has only the powers given to it by the
constitution of the United States and
the amendments thereto, and we be-
lieve that the perpetuity of the Union
created by said constitution and
amendments constitutionally and con-
sistently with popular liberty and the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01
the Democratic party of Texas and it's

the Democratic party of Texas and its
nominees;
Now, therefore, we hereby request
the chairman of the state executive
committee as we'll as the chairman of
the senatorial district to reorganize
the Democratic party of Tarrant
county and that a committee of five
be appointed to communicate with
the chairman.
In pursuance of these resolutions
the following committee was appoint
ed: Sam J. Hunter, d. HI. Hightower,
j. L. Wright, Ben M. Terrell and w.
A. Steadman.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01
OUT AT TIE DAM.

The River Yesterday Fell Fully Eight
Feet.
All Monday night and yesterday
the river was constantly falling and
last night dropped fully eight feet.
No drift wood was coming down, and
unless more rain falls the water will
continue to fall until the low water
mark is reached. The damage done
the work was practically nothing,
things having now assumed such pro-
portions that no reasonable amount
of water can injure it.
Mr.. Corrigan yesterday had his
men at work on the dry gap, which
will be rapidly closed up.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01

Angostura Bitters makes health and health
makes bright rosy cheeks and happiness. DR..
j. G. B. Siegert & Sons sole manufacturers Ask
your druggist
Milford chronicle., 1892-02-26

FOR several years there has been an
earnest effort made by fSSmers in Milford
Neck to have a drawbridge built over the
Murderkill river to Bowers Beach, which
would be great convenience to them,
but would give to Milford Neck the ad-
vantage of shipping produce by the
steamer that now runs from Bowers to
Philadelphia. A bridge would shorten
the route for them nearly a half days
drive; but it has always been opposed by
the people If Frederick and the late ex-
Governor Hall, who saw, or thought they
saw in a bridge an outlet for trade that
would otherwise go to Frederica. Then
again, its cost has been urged as a rea-
son why it should not be built, but it has
been demonstrated that the bridge can
be put down at a moderate charge, while
the expensive" approach. on the south
side which has been urged against the
measure has had the bottom knocked out
of it by the farmers of Milford Mech, who
have offered to build half, or more, of the
roadway at their own expense. A dele
cation was before the Kent Levy Court
last week advocating the road and bridge,
and got the promise that the court in
body would go over the ground this week
The commissioners on the road have put
its cost a $7,ooo-which is thought to be,
by those who are familiar with such
work, verv high figure.
Milford chronicle., 1892-02-26
A Handsome Leap Year Dance.


Crown the ladies of Milford with laur-
els and sound their praise for taste, ele
gance and executive ability in giving a
leap year dancing party. Last Wednes-
day evening the parlors and dining room
of the Central Hotel were arranged for
their regular leap year ball, aud to the
soft strains of Ritchie's orchestra of Will
mington, the hours speed heavily laden
with pleasure. The dancing party COM
menced early and closed at the timely
hour of I.3o a m. When sweet music
in perfect time Invites the feet to meas
ure its rythm III the graceful waltz it is
almost impossible to keep the retired
dancer from participating i'll its pleasures.
1t was 50 on Wednesday night The
lady patrons watched the graceful dan
GERS, while their petite feet and almost
inperceptibly moving heads indicated
their remembrance of dancing in other
days but all things change, and the pleas
ures Of middle life are largely made up in
watching the pleasures of those who
come after.
We never saw our Milford ladies when
they appeared to better advantage than
they did on this occasion Their hand
some dresses set off and displayed their
beautiful figures in way that made this
party picture to be remembered; and,
in loyalty to Milford, coupled with deep
rooted conviction gained from expert
ence, we say that in no Peninsula town is
there so many ladies who may truthfully
be termed handsome. While the younger
people danced, an alcove. was used for
euchre tables by the non-dancing attend
ants. Those who participated we're
Misses Ella Vaules, Madaline White,
Mary White, Ida Barker, Lena Sharp,
Lon Reedy, Name Wallace, Lou Davis,
Ida Lofand, Katie Humes, ,Corinne Sher-
wood, Edna Barker, Annie Hall, Bessie
Hall, and Mary Hall, ali of Milford. Wis
itors were present as follows Miss
Blanche Carlisle, of Frederick, M iss Vir
gle Wesson, of Centreville, Md, Miss
Beulah Wilds, of Dover, Miss Mary L.
Burton, of Frederica, and Miss Jessie
Harrington, of Pennington. The mar
ried ladies were Mrs. Paris Carlisle, of
Frederica, Mrs. Geo. w. NJ arshall, Mrs
Charles Barker, Mrs. VIM T. Watson,
Mrs. Nathan Pratt, Mrs. S. ]. Abbott,
Mrs. Geo. F Pierce, Mrs. Mary White,
Mrs. Frank Richards and Mrs Torbert
The gentlemen were Hugh Martin and
Edward Martin, of Seaford, L. Adkins,
w. B. Pratt, Trusten Causey, Cornelius
7. Hall, Daniel Hirsch, Leopold Hirsch,
H. L. Paige, DR.. G. Layton Grier, Lester
Carlisle, of Frederica, Simeon Pennewill,
of Greenwood, Harry White, Charles G.
Prettyman, Causey Williams,S. J.Abbott,
Frank Richards, W. T. Hill, of Farm
ington, and VIM. T. Watson, Dr. Charles
MARVEL, of Georgetown, Geo. F. Pierce,
DR.. N. Pratt, DIR. Geo. w. Marshall.
William Fell, of Pennsylvania, and w S.
Stevens.
All the details of this pleasant affair
we're arranged and carried cut by the
ladies, and they richly deserve all the
praise they have literally received.
Milford chronicle., 1892-02-26
PERSONAL.

VIM. Reynolds returned from Pbila-
delphia this week.
VIM. S. Shockley is visiting in viii
mington and Philadelphia.
Messrs. Frank and Marx L. Davis have
been on a business trip in New York
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. c. Hall m we'd back
to Milford last week from Saratoga
Springs, N. Y.
Miss Bessie Collins has returned from
an extended visit to friends in Elkton,
Md, and Pennsylvania
Mrs. Smith, of Philadelphia. and Mrs
Linda Rodney, Of Georgetown, Del !, are
visiting Mrs c. H Tuthill.
Mrs. J. P Steward, who has been dan
gerously i'll for several weeks, is III a
slightly more favorable way to recovery.
Mrs. Fila Reville is in Phiiade phia
where she went 10 be present at The we'd
ding of her sister, Mrs. Sailie Sherer, TO
Richard Tomlinson, assistant yard mas
ter at the Broad and Washington freight
depot
Milford chronicle., 1892-02-26

If all farmers feel like B. F. B. Wood
all they would strike terror into the petty
thieves who prowl around of nights.
In last weeks MeaOS he says:
1 would be willing to be taxed $500
per year, extra, for FIVE years, for the pur-
pose of building a workhouse at the cap
ital of our State, that the thief who stole
my chickens might be there at hard
labor for five years, or longer If that was
not sufficient time to reform him so as to
lead a more honest life. Our county
prison and boarding houses are only to
encourage idleness of mind and body so
that when discharged after six months
or q years confinement covered with
useless fat, and the spark of pride that
their mother put in them, when she put
the first pair of breeches on them to
make men of them, whipped out of them
at the whipping post.
This is one Of the provisions for punish
ing our criminal class, that the laws Of
Delaware are singularly short of. If the
chicken thieves will rob the hen roosts
of each Senator and Representative at the
beginning OF the next session, it would
spur them to take action that would re-
suit in establishing either a workhouse,
or putting the criminals at work cutting
drainage canals TO reclaim swamp and
marsh lands.
Milford chronicle., 1892-02-26

THE 3Ist anniversary of the Presbyter-
ian Sabbath School was observed on
Monday night. The exercises begun
with an anthem by the choir and PRAYER
by the pastor of the church. Singing
followed by the school, aud the program
was rendered as published by us last week.
with IT, exception of the duet which had
to be omitted on account of Mrs Bish-
ops sickness A pleasing feature was
recitations by Nellie Bogart, May ellis
and little Allie Gillis,w acquitted them
selves admirably. Washington's mem
ory was honored by entwining his
portrait. The infant school as usual en-
tertained the audience with Kindergar-
ten exercises which were loudly ap-
plauded and Flossie Hallett, Gertie Smith
aud Virgie Truitt were little motto bear
ers. Two quartettes rendered accepta-
BILE music. Mr., Bunstein made an adj
dress upon points in Washington's char
acter, who he said was not a Sunday
School boy, but the kind of boy Sunday
Schools tried to turn out. Prizes for at
tendance and for learning the catechism
were then conferred, and after singing
and the benediction the school adjourned
to the lecture room for the usual treat.
Milford chronicle., 1892-02-26
I1mprove the Public Roada.

! At this. season discussion OF this sub.
I lect IS aproios, for all work done on our
highways shoil be done in the spriuo
as early as llie weather will permit II
lie work IS done early the farmer will get
the benefit of gond roads dari the
wnoie summer aud fall
| c !. Albert A P pc is an enthusiastic
supporter If this movement. lie founded
| the department of Road Construction in
the Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
ogy, and the Pope Manufacturing Co.
of which he is president, now offers
Bfo,oo W nth of bicycles as prizes for the
boys aud young men wh0 write the best
essays on any phase of the subject Good
Roads,"
We would like to have all the, .udents
of this vicinity enter the contest. In his
letter to MS he gives the. following in
structions and information
These 100 bicycles are to be given 10
the authors of thef.oo best published es.
says on Cod Roads" in conformity
with the alb We apportionment. ANY
phase OF the subject may be treated OF, or
a &eneral essay written. Each essay
musS not be less than 500 words in length.
Each 4ssay must be published in some
paper, eeer town, county, or city paper,
or il sone agaziue or periodical. Each
must be sur lltted to us in its published
form in the paper in which it was first
pri ted. TheS6tSnding and character of
the paper willN have weight in the final
decision
The following additional points will be
GenSral adaptation to the
subject practical yaIue Of suggestions
evidences of study given to the question;
STYLE aud clearness of diction.
A marked copy of the paper or maga-
zine containing the articles must be care
fully mailed to "Road Dept, Pope Mfg
Co., 2zI Columbus Ave, Boston, Mass
il, send a sealed envelope
your name and address, and |
the name, address aud date of the paper |
in which your essay was published, and a |
statement from your principal, teacher !
Or professor that you are student in |
certain High or Preparatory School, Acad- |
emy, or College.
All essays must be in our possession |
Oh or before May 4 1892, and any essay
received after that date will be counted |
lut of the contest.
The names of the successful contest
ants will be printed inn Good Roads.
/ new magazine published in the interest
If highway improvement under the aus
oices of the League of American Wheel
nan and the editorship of Isaac B. Pot
er, New York, and each successful cons
estaut will be notified by mail so that
hIpping directions may be sent to us.
Nearly every student is called upon to
write ESSAYS, and often the greatest diff
.ulty is i'll the selection ofa subject. This
,ffer provides subject, a'd i'll addition
yives a chance to every one to secure a
pSize.
Write your essay carefully, submit it to
-cl, teacher professor, copy it neatly,
yriting only OH one side of the paper aud
b hen take in person to the editor ofthe
aper state the case frankly to him aud
ct hiui % publis it.
We hope you will try earnestly for this
Iize, aud we wish you the best OF success.
Milford chronicle., 1892-02-26
cHuncm prnEoromY

Sunday Schooi at the Chapel, on Second Street,
South, at ? D m Sunday Scheo Prayer meeting,
6rst Sunday in every month
Baptist Church, Second-street, moth. regular
Services at TO- 30:a. m. and : p. m Sunday school
at Q 100 A. u. Prayer Meet ug-ThursdayEvenine
M. X. Church, on Railroad Avenue services
At 10. .3r q. m. and 100 p- m. Rev. Robt. Natt,
Pastor Sunday school At 60 m. Prayer
Meeting. Thursday evening ST 700 o'clock.
Presbyterian Church. corner OF walnut ano
Front Streets. South Milford. Services at lu.S'
4 IA and T. Is D. m. Rev. II L.Bunsteln Pastor.
Sunday school at LOO y m Prayer Meeting AZ
7.45 o'clock ThureDay evenings.
Christ Church Episcopal. Services--Sundays.
Holy Eucharist, 1880 a. m Matnns, Litany,
Sermon, 1890 q. M; Choral: Nespers tchoraDana
sermon. 7:30 p m. On the hrst Sunday IN eacn
month there is q high ce LIBERATION OF the Holy
Eucharpt after Mathis, at II q. m. Sunday
School 81 D. IN. holy Baptism Il administered
on any Sunday afternoon after O'Clock. saint
Days. Holy Euchrrist. 1880 4. m: Mattins, ~ q.
m. Even Song and Address, 1850; Choral. The
church is free and open.
Milford chronicle., 1892-02-26

Ar the public sale of S. H. Mccolley
last Tuesday stock sold well. One COW
brought Sse rs; pair of oxen S73 60; a
five-year-o old horse $I2s; top fodder from
s. to 50 rs per stack, and straw from So. So
to s. 60 per stack. We notice that when
ever public sales have been advertised in
the CHRONICLE, the property always has
sold we'll. In proof we cite the "Postles'
estate SALE" and the many sales of per
sonal held this fall and winter
Milford chronicle., 1892-02-26
Raiiroad Accident Last Saturday.

An accident occurred near CheswoldS Sat
urday evening, that came near proving dis
astrous. The Norfolk express, due at Dover
at g. so p. m, was delaye<l by the thick fog
anddid not leave until SIS. A special. a
freight, the express and ;he regular acco-
mediation train left at intervals of about 10
miintes. The accommodation train, No. 70,
was to pass the dght at cheswoId, but
through some misunderstanding the freight
did not have time enough to be side-tracked
and No. 70. coming along at good speed,
crashed in ti'6S-ear end of the freight. 1t
was impS s o. II Engineer Samuel Barnes
to see thar Se freight had not entirely
cleared the main track on account of the
cense fog. Engineer Barnes was severely
iHiured, having his shoulder dislocated.
Brakeman William Dowues was passing
from one car to another when the crash oc-
durred, and was thrown clear through the
glass door of the forward passenger car His
ear was severed, his head badly cut and he
was otherwise injured. Both Of the injured
men belonged to the passenger train None
of the passengers were injured, but very
much scared. Three Of the freight cars were
demolished and the passenger engine was
so crippled that it was ditched. The wreck
train from Clayton arrived aud cleared the
track and travel was resumed in about three
hours. The track was torn ZIP for some
distance.
Milford chronicle., 1892-02-26

THE big hog that was butchered by
Reynolds Cook last week at FELTON,
weighed LILO pounds. It was probably
the largest hog ever raised in Delaware,
aud attracted the most attention. 1t was
brought to Milford on Saturday last
where it was placed on exhibition, and
on Monday it was cut up. The fat por-
ton ives made into lard.
Milford chronicle., 1892-02-26

Houston. = Last Sunday evening a
home wedding took place at the resi-
dence OF Mr. ard Mrs. Benjamin Wilson.
William W. Ingram aud Miss Bessie
Marvell--a sister CT Mrs. Wilson we're
the contracting parties, aud the pastor Of
Houston Circuit was the officiating cler
gyman The ceremony was quiet one
aud witnessed by only the immediate fam
lily. The bridal couple were attended by
Misa Belle Talley aud Mr.. George Mel
Milford chronicle., 1892-02-26

THERE is likelihood that a creamery
may soon be started in Milford, and from
tie interest manifested IN this enterprise
by farmers and dairymen around Milford,
it will receive encouragement at their
hands. Last week we said that 800 cows
would be available TO support creamery;
but from voluntary reports made to us
in person, we believe that in a radius Of
FIVE miles from Milford 45o cows will be
available. From citizens of Milford have
come inquiries enough to consume one
hundred gallons of SKINNED milk daily
at three cents per gallon-which would
go to feed pigs. just at present it now
looks as if MIR. James Reed at Harring-
ton, who owns and operates creamery
there, would put in separator" at Mill
ford. By this process a market for the
milk will be established, aud the work of
separating the cream from the milk be
done here; then he purposes to send the
cream to his creamery at Harrington to
work up iuto butter. We would prefer
that all the labor be done here, but for
the sake of making market for the
milk at Milford we will welcome Mr.
Reeds pr ject, ard urge its early opera
ton.
Milford chronicle., 1892-02-26

THE schooner H. w. Laws while riding
out the gale last Monday in Delaware
Bay, three miles below Broadkiln Beach,
parted the cable to her large anchor and
drifted slowly to the shore. Her kedge
anchor kept her from the beach until
Tuesday, when it parted aud she went
high up on the sand. It will require
considerable labor tn float her.
Milford chronicle., 1892-02-26
Another Biz Hog B .tone ered.

E. B. nownes superintendent of the Kent
County aImshouss, on THURSDAY, killed hog
which was but years and three months old
that weighed ego lbs. This beats the FELTON,
big hog according to age. Mr.. Downes has
another hog little over year old that is
nearly as large as the one he killed on Thurs
dav.
Milford chronicle., 1892-02-26

A black man was accidentally shot
last Saturday afternoon on Church avenue
near the shirt factory. 1t appears that
two black men were looking at revolt
yer and accidentally discharged it The
ball went into the belly Of one of them
Both were badly frightened and refused
to talk; and they left town without even
consulting a physician. John W. Hal
lett and Mr.. w Hall saw them when
the accident occurred, but could not get
their names
Milford chronicle., 1892-02-26

Tested and Approved.-I. M Littig, Esq,
Cashier Marine Nat. Bank, Baltimore, Md,
says:-"I have tested Salvation Oil and find
it an excellent remedy for neural gia." KeSs
it in your family.
The Detroit Free Press defines tack as a
simple, unpretending sort ofa young nail.
We wonder how it would Deserve a sneak
ing, treacheTors cold; one for instance that
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup only can cure. Price
only Is cents.
Milford chronicle., 1892-02-26

A much enjoyed dancing party took
place in Reedy's Hall last Friday even
ing after the Promenade Concert held
there by the Library Association.
Milford chronicle., 1892-02-26

WHEN the bonded warehouse was
built at Georgetown two years ago, it
happened that there was failure in both
the peach aud apple crops, and, as
consequence, there was 30 fruit brandy
to go into bond; but during the season
OF 1891 a large quantity of brandy was
made, and last week number Of barrels
were placed in bond. Ira H. Melvin of
Laurel. has bonded IS barrels of peach
brandy and L. A. Levy twenty-five bar
rels. The new warehouse is complete in
its furnishings and is we'll adapted for its
purpose. It has capacity of many hum
dreds of barrels Applications have been
received from numerous other distillers
and it is supposed that by the middle of
March the warehouse will be filed When
the first move for bonded warehouse
was made ut Georgetown, both Demo-
cratic papers there ridiculed the idea Of
its usefulness and sought to bring the
idea in a partisan light before the peo-
pie. Its present activity and usefulness
puts them in hole.
Milford chronicle., 1892-02-26
Schooner Annie E. Pierce

The following appeared in the columns
of the New Nork apers Wednesday
moning: Schooner Auuie r. Pierce OF
Wilmington, Del from Ocracoke 10
Wilmi gton Del, went ashore few
miles from Cape IIaueras yesterday afer-
noon. Her mate Was killed and The
captain had leg broken The vessel is
said to be close in shore and assistancs
is being rendered by the iifesavi2g
crews. This vessel was recently s~6ed
by W l. Simpson, but was sold last year
to parties up the state.