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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-02
WAITING FOR HENRY SMITH.
Large Crowds at the Texarkana Depot Wait
ing for the Ravisher.

Special 10 The Statesman.
TExARKANA, Tex, Jan. 31.-Henry
Smith, the murderer of little Myrtle
Vance at Paris, was captured near
Hope, Ark, twenty-five miles east OF
here on the Iron Mountain railroad
this afternoon, and has been fully
identified. A report that he would
be brought through here tonight
caused intense excitement and large
crowd gathered at the depot to await
the arrival of the train, which, how
ever, failed to bring him, az there is
no train from this point to Paris at
night. The officers concluded to Keep
theio prisoner at Hope tonight and
bring him here in the morning, when
at 1925 they will make connection for
Paris over the 1ransoontinental road.
Particulars could not be learned con
cerning the arrest tonight, but that
the right negro is captured is certain
beyond peradventure of doubt.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-02
BRUTAL WIFE MURDER.
A Negro Shoots His Wife Because She Re
fuses to Live With Him.
Special to the Statesman.

Special to the Statesman.
WAXAHACHIE, Tex, Jan. 81
Martin DAVIS, a noted colored char
acter, is confined in the county Jail to-
night under strong guard. Just be.
fore noon today Davis went to the
home of his wife's mother, where the
latter has been staying for some time,
and without word of warning drew
a 3S-calibre revolver and fired three
bullets into the left side of her body
and Immediately fled. After an ex-
citing chase however, the officers cap
tured and placed him in Jail.
The refusal of Mrs. Davis to again
live with her husband after he had
cruelty abandoned her for a year was
the only motive for the crime. Soon
after her marriage to Davis the wife's
health began to fail, and for many
months she was an invalid. Davis
Immediately deserted her and has
contributed nothing to her support
since. Recently her health has
been improving, and learning
this Davis sought to effect
reconciliation and visited her few
days ago with this object. Mrs. Da-
Wis refused to have anything to do
with him and ordered him to leave
and not return. When departing
Davis threatened to call again and if
she a gain refused he would kill her.
He kept his word and called again
today with the result above stated.
Mrs. Davis wounds are pronounced
fatal. The negro element are highly
excited and a lynching has been free
ly discussed this afternoon, but the
precaution taken by the sheriff will
nrObablV nreVent this
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-02
EN- NGLAND.
THE QUEENS TOUR.


LONDON, JAM 31.-According to the
present arrangements, the queen will
leave Windsor Castle for Italy We'd
nesday, March %, arriving in Flor
ence Saturday, March %. She in
tends to reside nearly four weeks at
Villa Palmieri near. ,.Fiesole, thence GO
ing to Venice for four days, returning
home through Germany.
NO GUNBoATs FOR HONOLULU.
LONDON, Jan. 31.-The officials at
the admiralty deny that British war
ships have been ordered to proceed to
Hawaii from Australia. The cor
vette Garnet, mounting fourteen guns,
left Acapulco, Mex, January Z, bound
for Honolulu. She had orders to pro-
ceed from Honolulu to Esquimalt.
These orders have been counter
manded and Instructions been sent to
the commander of the vessel to re-
main at Honolulu until troubles there
are settled.
PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED.
LONDON, Jan. 31,-Parliament re-
assembled today. The queens speech
opening the session was as summarized
last night. The attendance at the
house included nearly all the men,
bers. Right Hon. Arthur Wellesley
Peel, speaker, presided. Archdeacon
Farrar, chaplain of the mouse of COM
mons, offered prayer for divine
blessing on the deliberations. Then
the members were summoned to the
house of lords and heard the queens
speech. Baron Hereschell, speaker Of
the house of lords and lord high chan
cellor, read it. Both houses then ad-
iourped till p. m. When the house
reassembled Gladstone took the oath
as minister and was followed by his
| colleagues.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-02
ENGLAND.
ROTTEN NOBILITY.

LONDON, Jan. 31.-The jury in the
Gooch divorce case has returned q
verdict that Lady Gooch and her hus-
band, Sir Alfred, had both been guilty
of adultery, and the petition of Lady
Alice for a judicial separation on the
ground of Sir Alfred's infidelity was
therefore denied.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-02
Ice Gorge in the Ohio.

LOUISVILLE, Jan. 31.-About fifty
barges went over the falls today. The
head of the Cincinnati gorge reached
here tonight. The river is still rising,
buj it is believed that the worst is
over. A conservative estimate places
the total damage up to date at
S155. 900.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-02
Homestead Poisoning Cases.

PITTsBURe, Jan 31.-The defend
ant in the Homestead poisoning case
of Robt. J. Beatty was on the stand
nearly all day and made general de-
nial Of the charges against him.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-02

becomes a law, will go into effect
only on July l, the influence on the
market will probably be very slight.
The general belief is that it cannot
pass the house and the material re-
duetion of the original majority in fa-
vor of the measure in the senate en-
courages the prospect of considerable
opposition when the measure reap
pears before the former body.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-02
GERMANY.
RINoE VICTOR DEAD.

PRINCE VICTOR DEAD.
BERLIN, Jan. 31.-Duke Victor of
Ratibor, prince of Convey, prince of
Hohenleh Schillingfurst and presi-
dent of the Prussian upper house,
died at Breslau last evening.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-02
HE CONFESSES.

HOPE, Ark, Jan. S1.-The negro
rapist confesses the crime. The officers
learned that mob from Paris is wait
ing his arrival at Texarkana and will
not go tonight. They will probably
leave tomorrow for Fort Smith, going
over the Frisco to Paris. Since the
confession excitement runs high here,
but guards have been doubled and no
violence is feared
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-02
AUSTRIA.
COAL GAS EXPLOSION.

VIENNA, Jan, 31.-A disastrous
coal gas explosion occurred in Skalis
pit near Gratz, in Styria. Five min
ers were killed and ten injured.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-02

Salvation Oil is a certain cure for headache
toothache earaQhe, etc. Only 25c.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-02
COLD IN THE NORTHWEST.
A Wave From the Arctic Regions Brings
Coolest Weather for Many Years.
RIVER FROZEN SOLID.


SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. 31.-The
snowstorm commencing last Thurs
day has developed into blizzard. In
Seattle there is sixteen inches of snow
on level and strcng wind IS plllng
it in huge drifts. North OF the city
the storm is very severe. Above the
city the river is frozen solid for fifty
miles.
BLIZZARD IN MINNESOTA.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 31.-A severe
blizzard has been raging in this state
all day. The storm was most severe
to the south, but it is not expected to
interfere with train service.
CoLDEsT IN MANY YEARS.
HELENA, Mont Jan. 31.-Montana
is now in the throes of the coldest
wave in years. In the past week 1t
showed sixteen inches, and stockmeh
are anxious. 1t was 81 below zero
here last evening, at Great Falls 36
below, at Glasgow 40 below, while at
Missoula it is 80 above.
Some peculiarities in the weather
are shown by reports to the Northern
Pacific this morning. At o'clock at
Helena it was 4S degrees below zero
while at Missoula, little over a hun
dred miles north, it was 10 degrees
above. II was 81 degrees below in
Helena at 6 a. M. All through Mon
tana, with the exception of one point,
the cold was intesne. The snow fall
was not enough to cause serious de-
lays, but high winds caused the drifts
that kept back trains three or four
hours. This afternoon the storm was
more severe in the Dakotas and Min.
nesota and the temperature is rapidly
dropping below zero. In South Da'
kota the wind is strong but little snow
has been reported.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-02

Everybody has a good word for DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup Its fame Ia worldwide.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-04-21

SOt INTO every heart is Gods good gift
OF simple tenderness allowed; we meet
Nth love in many fashions when we lift
First to our lips Hfe's waters bilter-sweet.
Love comesup Us with restless power
ofeurbiess passion, and with headstrong
will
It plays around like ApriFs breeze and
shower.
Or calmly flows rapid stream and still.
II comes with blessedness unto the heart
That welcomes 1t Alright or, bitter fate.
# wriugs the bosom with go fierce q smart,
That love, we cry, is crueler than hate.
Aud then, ali me, when love has ceased to
bless
Our broken hearts cry out for tenderness.
We long for tenderness like that which hung
Abort as lying on our mothers hteasi
. selfish feeling. tiat no pen or tongue
Can praise Alright since silence sings it lest,
A love, as fur removed from passions heat
As from the chillness of its dying fire;
A love to lean on when the falling feet
Begin to totter, and the eyes to tire.
In youths bright heydey hottest love we
seek,
The reddest rose we grasp-but when It
dies
God grant the latter blossoms yiolets meek,
May spring for US beneath life's Autumn
skies
God grant some loving one be near 10 bless
0,,,. .-,,r,, .,,o,. .,-;tl efr,r,ia tatdcrneas
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-04-21

Tie following names of our pro-
posed new citizens we're 10 be found
few years ago on the taxpayers list ut
Honolulu:
NJ. Scissors, The Thief, the Wan
deriug Ghost, The Fool. The Man
Who Washes lis Dimples, Mrs.
Oyster The Tired Lizard. The IIus-
band of Kaneia "a male deity). The
Great Kettle, The First Nose, Tic
Atlantic Ocean, The Stomach, Poor
Pussy, Mrs. Turkey, The Tenth
Heaven.
The same names are bestowed it,
liseriminately upon males and fe-
males. A man living upon Bertania
street, Honolulu, is called Tie Pretty
Woman (Wahine Maikai); a male i'll
iant was lately chri,tcned Mrs Tomr-
kius; ono little girl is named Samson
(kamekona), another the Man; Susan
(Kukena) is boy. 80 are Polly
Sarah, Jane Peter, and Henry Ann. A
pretty little maid has been named by
her fond parents The Pig Sly QIalc
Pua). A relative hints at luxury III
the diet of the coming man, calling the
bay The Rat Eater (Kamca Oil 0ie).
An old servant in DIR. Wrights
family, at Kohala, caused lier grand
child to be baptized in the church The
Doctor (Kauka). This. as is the case
with ell the other names here men.
toned, is the only designation. BY
way of compliment to the early ply
sicians, many children were named
after their drugs, as Joseph sqmlls,
Miss Rhubarb. The Emetic. Names
of uncomplimentary purport are will
lingly borne by their owners, while
others convey a pleasing and graceful
sentiment, among the latter The Arch
of Heaven (IIa Pin Lani), The River
of Twilight (Ka Via Liula), The
Delicate Wreath (ka Lei ma ka Lily
The Rev. Dr. Coan of Hawaii pos
sesses the love of his flock. Ono
morning child was presented for
baptism, whose name was given by
the parents, Mikia. The ceremony
finished, the parents assured The doc
Tor that they had name the baby for
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-04-21

The sooner the farmers in The United
States realize the fact that the ordinary
aud commonly bred horse is likely to
deteriorate in value year by year, tie
better it will be for them. The u-e
of cables TO drag street cars has al
ready reduced the service performed
by horses IN the ciiies, and The exlen-
sion of the trolley system in tho sub
urbs aud the perfection of electric
motors will relieve many other thou
sands of horses from such service. 1t
has not been so very long since nearly
all the threshing was done by horses;
now only very small percentage of
even the thre-hing- machines are
worked by horsepower Practically
all of the ploughing is now doue by
horses; but a cheap and practical
steam-plough will be shown to visitors
to The Worlds Fair, and it is not i'm
probable that in ten years from now
quite a large percentage of ploughing
s-ill be done without the aid of horses.
The need in the cities and on the
farms for fewer horses will teud more
and more to reduce their market vaiue.
Commonly bred horses will be the
first to deteriorate in price; indeed, 1t
4 Il. q
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-04-21

Literature fairly hristles with ag-
gressive proverbs on women as sweet
hearts and wives. To mothers, the
epigram makers are kinder; It seems
fair to suppose therefore, that they
belong to the class who have found
love, before or after marriage, q fall
ure. "A deaf husband and a blind
wife are always a happy couple,
writes a sarcastic Dane. But that is
hardly more severe on marriage than
Shakspeare's declaration, "a young
man married is a man that's marred,
which may have inspired Bacon's
words, "He that hath a wife and chill.
dren hath given hostages to fortune,
for they are impediments to great en-
terprises, either Of virtue or mis-
chief" And to these sentiments the
Dutchman mods sagaciously: "Whoso
is tired Of happy days let him take
wife. Few OF the proYerb makers
believe IN the prudent wife men
toned in the Bib,e One says, @AlI
are good maids, but whence come the
bad wives?" another declares posi-
lively, "A man without wife is a
man without care. That Hanging
and wiving 60 by destiny all the
proyerb-makers agree. In buying
horses and taking a wife shut your
eyes and commend your soul to God,
says the italian, pi0usly and resign
edly The pUgnacious German, how
ever, is not disposed to submit his
fate without protest, for he urges:
In choosing a wife, two heads are
not enough while the Portuguese
agrees with his Italian neighbor, say
ing; Every man sings as he has the
gift, aad marries as he has the luck.
Intellect and beauty ii women
S.a6Al alike undesirable to some OF
=. = ---l.rted edReasleznsps ssrlleFe
lsia q In.ln "a leud sense sfis
fe so much as her having more
sense than himself, wrote Fielding.
Euripjdes set the fashion when be ex-
claimed: a hate a learned woman.
You have married a beauty; so much
the worse for you, sympathizes an
Italian with his brother, and Yoru-
bas, the African, eorrobOrates the
truth OF tne assertion, declaring, lie
who marries beauty marries trouble.
"a brilliant daughter makes a brittle
wife, chimes in a Dutchman "a
handsome woman is either vain or
silly" whispers an unknown some
body, while too indulgent German
husband, who evidently has married
spoiled beauty ard been worsted in
many a eoniugal controversy, informs
US plaintiyely "A handsome woman
is always right" There is one com
sort in all this for womankind, how
ever; as civilization advances, mems
words become kindlier toward women,
and the degree Of a countrF's civiliza-
tion may be told by reading its
proverbs on this subject.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-04-21
The Msrsellles HYMN.

The famous French national song
had a singular origin Early in 1892,
during the first French revolution,
column Of volunteers was ABOUT leay-
Ing Strasburg, and the Mayor gave
them banquet, and asked a young
officer named Rouget de Lisle to COM
pose a song in their honor He CON
sented, and in the course OF a single
night produced the song and the tune
to which it is sung. It was received
with great enthusiasm, and by its
means the column was increased
from 600 to 1000. 1t was soon sung
by the whole army of the north. but
was still unknown in Paris. In July
the youth of Marseilles were sum
moned 10 Paris, and they came sing
ing this hymn. The Parlsians were
electrified, and they gave it the name
Of the @Marseillaise, which it has
borne ever since, 1t is sung with true
French enthusiasm on every inspiring
occasion.
The following is a translation of
the hymn:
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-04-21

once saw drove Of the small
black ants moving, perhaps to better
quarters. The distance was some $50
Yards Most all whicl, came from tho
old home carried some of the house
hold goods. Some had eggs, some
had what might have answered for
their bacon or meat; some had one
thing aud some had another. | sat
and watched them closely for over an
hour. | noticed that every time two
met in the way they would hold their
heads together as if greeting each
other. and no matter how often tho
meeting took place this same thing
occurred, as though short chat were
necessary,
To prove more about it, killed one
who was on his way. Others being
cye-wilncsses to tho murder, went
with speed, and with every ant they
met this talking took place as before.
But instead of a pleasant greeting, it
was sad news they had to communi-
cite. know it was sad news, for
every ant that these parties met hastily
turned back and fled on another
course, as much as to say, "for the
kings sake and for your safely do
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-04-21

The bleaching of sponges is either
donc by an acid process, which some
what wcakcns the fiber, or by lather-
ing them with soap and hanging
them in the sun for several days,
winch is much The preferable way.
The chief test of sponge's quality is
by feeling of the surface-soft ones
being preferable--and by attempting
to tear tear as it is almost i'm
possible to tear good one with the
hands. Every portion of the sponge
is used-ihe fine soft ones for the bath
the small ones to the druggist and
hospital-hnndreds of thousands Of
all shapes and sizes to the
furniture makers, and carriage
makers, and cane and umbrella makers
who use them for the gluing and fine
vanishing even the little Clip
pings and scraps go 10 the makers of
liquid shoe polish for the little swab,
that the bla ckening is laid on with.
The paper factories, distillers and
breweries also find use for sponges,
and all the year round the process of
fishing, cleaning and sorting goes on,
while abundant nature tries to supply
the deficit mado by these fierce inroads
yet every year the finer varieties are
growing scarcer, and a society formed
this year to ask for protective iegisla-
tion shows the drift of better opinion,
One of the varieties particularly priced
is known as a ''roller,' since 1t grows
on stick or slender projection and
rolls around in the tide. = Washing
ton Star.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-04-21
BEHIND THE CURTAIN.
BY j.. W. KING.

He wondered ns he rang the front
door bell what Sophie would be like.
lie had met Belle Bradley on Esd
street that morning, and had stopped
10 speak to her at the door of large
shop. As he lifted his hat and babe
her au revoir she said: "Oh, Sophie,
the little sister you know. is home
from school Tor good now. Come in
this afternoon and will introduce
you 10 our 'babyr" She laughed,
and then he laughed, thinking little
girl in short frocks an odd pretense
for his calling SO soon again.
He was pretty good-lookins fell
low, as men go; big and athletic, but
triie old; not blasc youth, but really
getting on III years.
Well, when he rang the BradIcys'
door bell that afternoon, as said, he
wondered whit little Sophie would DC
like. He was fond of children.
lie WAS shown to the welI-l;newn
parlor. where the gathering afternoon
shadows made the bright carpet and
pretty furnishings look more attractive
than ever. As he glanced toward the
window he saw seated there, busily
plying her needle and unheediug all
else, little, slim, fair-haired girl.
with serious blue eyes aud such soft,
white hands that he could not help
noticing them.
His first idea was 10 retreat; his
second to cough aud await the result.
The girl started, listened aud stopped
sewing. He coughed again, limidlY,
and then she looked al him.
AS she rose she bushcd beautiful
crimson from the pretty throat right
up to her forehead, whereon lay soft
golden eurls.
81 beg pardon" he stammered,
quite as much embarrassed as this
damsel whom he had stumbled upon.
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Nv ,,omo ! Ntar,orT,ol, Me-,
Pm really. awfully sorry l disturbed
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rod lin. and lnr,.od : So,. ,,,,malss
when sbe sm,Io1 1;to r,a, I.,,,
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mere5 "I-tbat is-vo, have 10, ~
long dresses, haven't yougs
She laughed mcrriIy. nDid von
think | was little girl? Well. Pm
not big, and I'm not very wise, but
Pm quite grown up, assure You. Oh,
am afraid Belle forgot you were
coming. She went out in the carriage
with mamma. VIII you wait for her,
or?"-
"Thank you. IN wait if may"
he hastened to say; s.if it won't dis
turb you'll
''Not at ALL she assured him, as
chair, where she looked smaller than
ever.
Somehow every now and then !,
sense of age oppressed him in contrast
to her youth and eirlishncss, and made
him more uncomfortable in the
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-04-21

At tho end of the season Jack had
seen a great deal of Sophie. lie was
always a welcome visitor at her
mothers house, and as he looked back
over the days which had passed since
their FIRST meeting 1t worried him 10
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-04-21
Sailor Lads and American Shipping

Sailor Lads and American Shipping.
How does it happen that there has
been no protest from American moth
ers against tic threatened revival of
American shipping? For a whole
generation there has been nothing in
tie nature of maritime allurement to
tempt any reasonable American lad to
leave his warm bed, shin down the
water-pipc from the sccond-atory win
dow, and HE him away to life on
the bouncing dcop. For a generation
the American mother has lost very
little sleep over her sailor son, and he
has been content 10 stay at home, or
or lhercabouts, and find some more
lucrative job than seafaring. Her
safeguard now is the comparative
scarcity of sails. The romance has
gone ont of the maline profession,
aud only the business end of it is left.
The New-Englander with brine in his
blood shifts at steamers, and is liable
to speak of even the great Atlantic
liners as floating restaurants, which
call not SO much for sea captains as
for men who eau keep hotel. Such
is his scOrnful attitude; a mistaken
one, but often sincere enough to keep
him ashore. - Harper's Weekly.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-04-21

Pop, said a Philadelphia lad,
whose father is an ofiieer in the mili-
tia, @did you ever see a battle2" no,
my son ~But didn't YOU ever see
any real lghtlngs' Yes, my soni
some years ago umpired ? game OF
base ball, "
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-04-21
NIalleabIe Gins a Possibility,

Among the stories which have
aoalei down to us from antiquity is
one told by Tacitus as occurring in
the reign of Tiberius, An artificer, it
is said, discovered the art of temper
ing glass so as to render it malleable,
and made large vase which he took
to the court and exhibited befoEafka
erare-z,s exiiiees' ~ y .S6ae
some reward for his iuge1iis!
proved the temper of his vas9 s6y
throwing il violently OH the stone
floor, then taking out his hammer,
beat it into the former shape. Instead
of bestowing a reward, the emperor
ordered him 10 be put to death, aileg-
ing thas such a discovery would dim
inish the value of precious metals.
The story is probably apocryphal, as
perhaps is that other of six malleable
glass mirrors sent from the Shah of
Persia TO Spain ia 1910, but both are
indications that the subject of glass
temporing has long engaged the atten-
lion of inventors. During the last
half century much progress has been
made in tempering glus', and, when
desired, ii is now made much tougher
than the glass makers of former
times were able to produce. So there
is no reason to doubt that malleble
glass is among the possibilities of the
near future. = American Carpet aud
Upholstery Trade.