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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-03
a MISSIONARY ATTACKED
Cruel Assault on an American Woman Sta
toned in Turkey.

NEW YORK, July 30.-Letters which
were received yesterday by the Pres
byterian board of foreign missions in
this city contain news OF an attack
upon Miss Anna Melton. an American
missionary, who was stationed at the
time of the outrage In little village
among the HISTORIAN Mountains, in
Turkey. Miss Melton started from
Amadia, Turkey, on June for the
mountain village OF Duree, some miles
away. Although the route was some-
what dangerous one, Miss Melton went
unattended save by her servant and
native preacher, who was considered
wholly trustworthy.
On the night OF her arrival she pitch
ed her tent on the roof OF house in
the village as is the custom in that
country. The preacher slept on the
roof about 10 feet from her teLt and
members of the family owning the
house also occupied places not far
away.
In the middle OF the night she was
awakened from sound sleep by the
appearance of q man In her tent. The
intruder was armed with heavy
stick. With this weapon he began to
attack the defenseless woman, who
screamed loudly for assistance. No
one came to her assistance, however,
and she was compelled to defend her
self. She broke away from her assail-,
ant and ran from the tent. The man
followed, but in the darkness missed
his footing and fell to the ground.
No trace could Miss Melton find OF
the preacher or the Others who had
occupied the roof with her. They had
all fed in terror. She was cut about
the head and body. A subsequent ex-
animation Of her tent showed that
few of her effects had been stolen, but
robbery was evidently not the purpose
of the attack upon her. She laid the
case before the authorities, but was
unable to obtain any satisfaction.
They said that she should not have
gone there unprotected. The matter.
has been called to the attention OF the
state department at Washington and
a rigid investigation is likely to ensue.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-03
TORTURED AND HANGED.
TERRIBLE FATE OF THREE SOUTH
CAROLINA NEGRO RAvIsHERs
Beaten Into q Mass Of Quivsring Flesh,
Then Hanged to q Tree and Riddled
With Bullets and Buckshot.
One Confessed.

COLUMBIA, July 81 Three negroes
who committed an assault upon Mrs.
Rightler of CASTOR were lynched yes
terday. Will Thompson, an over
grown 16-year-old boy, was caught
near Columbia and taken to CASTOR.
where the captors were met by mob
of 200 people, who were joined by 100
men from this city. Thompson con-
fessed that he, Preston and Andy
Kaigler, all colored, committed the
crime. Tie crowd proposed to nail
him up in turpentine barrel and
burn him, but instead he was hanged
to a small tree. Before the hanging
Arch RICHTER, husband of the woman,
laid so lashes upon the wretch's bare
back with a heavy buggy trace, every
blow bringing blood. When he got
tired another man took his place and
continued the whipping. Thompson
could not yell, as the rope round his
neck choked him. After hanging him
hundred men fred into his body
with pistols, shotguns and rifles.
Hardly a square inch of his body es-
capped q bullet.
At II o'clock Preston was captured
10 miles from CASTOR and taken to the
scene of the tragedy. Here all the
horrors Of the Thompson lynching
were re-enacted. Preston was stripped
and pinioned to small scaffold which
served for Thompson. Arch Rightler
with the same heavy buggy trace beat
the unfortunate man and when be
was exhausted the whipping was con-
tinued by others of the mob until the
negro's entire body was a mass OF
bleeding flesh. At 1 o'clock, after
Preston had gained consciousness, he
was strung up to the same limb to
which Thompson had been hung four
hours before and his body riddled
with bullets.
Kaigler the third negro engaged in
the outrage on Mrs. Rightler, was
hanged to the same tree as the other
two this morning at $50. No confess
sion could be gotten from either him
or Preston.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-03

The eighth az d last, sad indeed is III
that all pleasures have an end. The
past week spent by the Texas Volun.
teer Guard in annual encampment
has been the most pleasant encamp.
ment ever held. 1t has been pleasant
and instructive to the boys and has
occasioned free exchange of opinions
by officers as to military matters. 1t
has been a source of pleasure to the
newspaper fraternity because of the
change of scene and the mingling
with old friends and acquaintat ces
1t has necessarily been attended with
arduous duties on the part of the
newspaper men, but withal the work
has been tempered by the pleasure of
association. The craft is especially
under obligations to General Mabry's
Headquarters Tor kindness and
no notice of the encampment would be
complete without final good by to
the First brigade. With General OPP
penheimer and Major Franklin in
command the First brigade is one
of the finest places on the grounds.
They have been especially kind to the
craft and their names will
ever beheld in fond remem
brance by all encampment Wis
.itors. The Second regiment head
quarters always comes in for merited
praise as they have the jolliest set of
men on the grounds, Col, Swain
domicied over at the Sixth regiment
and his staff ever extended q welcom-
ing hand to callers and his tent was a
popular resort.
In wishing the boys goodbye THE
STATESMAN encampment reporter eX.
presses an earnest and sincere wish
that he may meet you one and all in
annual encampment again next year.
AS to the sponsors God bless their
sweet souls the encAmpment reporter
sings your praise. Your sweet faces
and charming ways has served to
while away many an h. ur on the tent,
ed field Your presence has added
dignity to the occasion aud been pro
ductive of joy. Long may your or
ganization thrive. Should the soldier
boys ignore you next year the news
paper men will elect you all sponsors
of their craft. Going on the plan the
more the merrier there will be room
for all. While we regret the departure
of the soldier boy, we weep at being
forced to sever acquaintance
ship with the sweet sponsors.
The scene presented on the encamp-
ment grounds yesterday was very diff
ferent from the day previous. Satur-
day hundreds of white tents cleaned
through the trees and dozens of flags
and banners futtered in the brisk
breeze. Yesterday the banners were
all furled and slowed away. The tents
were all gone with the exception OF a
few at the division headquarters, and
by noon today these will have been re-
moved. Camp Mabry will then have
resumed her former peaceful appear
ance, and the annual ,encampment of
the Texas Volunteer Guard will be a
thing of the past.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-03
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
Adjutant General Receives the Report Of the
Board of Inspection.

The board of military inspection at
Camp Mabry yesterday concluded
their report aud delivered it to Adju-
tant General Mabry. The scores made
are really very remarkable when it is
remembered that they cover the en-.
tire time the troops are in camp and
also every phase and department Of
of the soldiers, SEQ being the maxi
mum. Follo%i ing is a complete sum.
mary, showing all the companies
entitled to prizes and their scores:
Company f, Fourth Infaptry-297;
Garrity Rifles.
Company "A, Third Infantry-25O;
stone Fort Rifles.
Company \, Second lntantry-2o9;
Governors Guard.
Company L, Sixth Intantry-286:
Wichita Rifles.
Company G, Fourth Infantry-2S4;
A bilene Light Infantry.
Company A, Fourth Infantry-2oO;
Fort Worth Fencibles.
Company B, Fifth Infantry-2oO
Rusk Rifles.
Company G, Sixth Infantry-20O
Boggess Volunteers. o
Company b, Third Infantry-279
Dilley Rifles.
Company G, Fifth Infantry-279
Fry Guards. 80
Company H, Fourth Iufahtry-21S
Mexia Minute Men.
Company G. Fourth Infantry-213
Waco Light Guard. SIS
Company d, Fourth Infantry-273
Owsley Rifles. oo-
Company H, First Infantry-261
Corpus Christi Light Guard.
Company 1, Second Infantry-261
Comal Rifles.
Cash prizes of 5000, $75 and $50 ar
given to the first three companie
above named respectively, while a
of them will receive 80 uniforms each
Troop F, First Cavalry-2S6; Stan
ley Rangers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-03
A STRANGE ACCIDENT.
Man Mysteriously Disappears From a
Train Platform Last Night.

Train Platform Last Night.
+ When the midnight train pulled in
last night going north there were two
ladies on board who gave their names
as being Mrs. Birtner and Miss Hall.
The tale they told Officer Cato was an
exceedingly strange one. They, in
company with the husband of Mrs.
Birtner, got on the train at Lockhart
to go to Manchaca. When the train
whistled for Mancbaca Mr.. Bitner
went out on the platform. The train
stopped and pulled out again. The
gentleman did not return for the
ladies. When mile beyond the sta
ton a gentleman on board noticed the
ladies and knowing that they ought
to get off at Manchaca asked them why
they were still on board. They said
Mr.. Birtner had not returned for them
and they did not know what to do
The conductor was asked to run the
train back but he said he could not
back owing to the heavy grade and
the ladies had to come on to Austin
Upon investigation Mr.. Birtner's hat
was found laying on the platform. 1t
is not known whether he fell off the
platform and was killed or hurt OF
whether he stepped off and left the
ladies. A STATESMAN reporter inves.
tigated the matter at all available
points last night. An attempt was made
to reach Buda aud Manchaca by tele-
graph, but owing to there being nc
night officer this was matter of i'm
possibility. The railroad officials were
informed of the fact, and a l:30 this
morning sent an engine and crew down
to Manchaca to ascertain further de.
velopments in the case. They are ex-
pected back about $3.50. The ladies
were taken to the avenue hotel last
night where they were given rooms.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-03

Troop II. First Cavalry-26S; Bailey
Cavalry.
Troop D, First Cavalry-24s; Pales.
tine Cavalry.
Troop A, First Cavalry-235; Aus
tin City Cavalry.
The Stanley Rangers will receive
$75 in money and all the troops will
be given uniforms.
Battery B, First Artillery = 276;
Dallas Artillery Company.
Battery G, First Artillery - 267;
Brenham Field Artillery.
The Dallas company will receive a
cash prize of $50 and both companies
uniforms.
The prize band of the Texas Volun.
teer Guard is the sixth regiment
band, its score being 2S6, the prize
awarded being $50.
The best officer of the day was
Lieutenant Colonel w. B Ford oi
Fort Worth of the Fourth regiment.
The best sergeant major was Ser.
geant Richard U. Lee of Austin, Gov.
ernor's Guard, Second regiment.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-03
Eureka!

Mr.. Thomas Bate, editor of the
Graphic, Texarkana, Ark, has found
what he believes to be the best reme-
dy in existence tor the flux. His ex.
perience is we'll worth remembering
He says: Last summer 1 had very
severe attack OF flux. 1 tried almost
every known remedy, none giving re-
lief. Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea remedy was recon-
mended to one. purchased bottle
and received almost immediate reliet.
l continued to use the medicine and
was entirely cured. take pleasure
in recommending this remedy to any
person suffering with such disease, as
in my opinion it is the best medicine
in existence" 25 and so cent bottles
for sale by j. j. Tobin and all drug
gists.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-03
$4,000 in Premiums.

Offered by the Liggett-Myers To
bacco company of st. Louis. The
one guessing nearest the number of
people who will attend the Worlds
Fair gets $4,000, the second $1,000, etc
Ten Star tobacco tags entitle you to a
guess Ask your dealer for particulars,
or send for circular.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-03
Fatal Boiler Explosion

COLUMBUS, o, Aug. lat Utica,
Licking county, last evening John
Katie, two men named Bell and
Amer Rowers and Mr.. Skillen were
killed and Joseph Ship fatally hurt by
the explosion of the boiler OF thresE-
inganachine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-03
Rain at Round Rock.
Special to The Statesman.

Special 70 The Statesman.
ROUND ROCK, Tex, Aug, lit is
raining here now, 3 p. M, with pros
poets OF more. 1t appears to have
rained heavy northwest, north and
northeast. The rain that has al
ready fallen will help crops very much.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-03
Stitch. Stitch, Stitch.

on the weary, back-breaking machine. But II
you rub, rub, rub with ''Kierstead's King of All
Pain 1t will cure that backaehe. Hundreds Of
women should try IL. Csc everywhere.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-03

After sleepless night use Angos-
tura Bitters TO tone up your system.
Buy only the genuine, manufactured
by DR.. Siegert q Son. AT all drug
Oiata
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-03
Five undsnirabls Things

to have to suffer with: Cramp collie, cholera
morbus, dysentery and cholera "Kierstead's
King of all Pain" always cures these; 20 cents
nvervwhere
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-03

ShilO's Vltalizer Is what you need for consti.
patton, loss of appetite dizziness, and all symp-
toms Of dyspepsia. Price 10 and rs cents per
bottle,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-03
The Great Encampment Fields on
the River Bank Dotted With
White Tents and
Scene of Busting
Activity.
A . GRAND ENSE:MB:L E
Matters Cleaned Here and.sThere in a
d Ramble Through the Tented Fields.
General Orders and Notes
of Interest to
Everyone.

opened up in rather bad shape.
The boys had all been to the ball the
night before and were exceedingly
sleepy. They were SO sleepy in fact
that they had no news worthy of note
yesterday, and things were exceeding
ly quiet up to the hour of division re-
view, which served to craw large
crowd. This ia the last Of the reviews
as none will 1s given this eN>~ing,
owing to camp being disbanded at
7 o'clock.
Nv
The courtmartial was in session
yesterday. They tried the case Of
Arthur Spence for breaking through
picket lines, and reached an opinion
which they refused to give cut. They
were in session again last night,
and the chances are exceedingly favor
able for the court remaining in session
several days yet.
w
The Texas Volunteer Guard asso-
citation met in called session yester-
day. The committee appointed to as.
certain the cause of non-attendance of
enlisted officers stated that the cause
lay at the door of the delay in hold
ing the encampment. That the boys
were in doubt about the encampment
and had made no arrangements to at
tend, again, being the last of the
month many of the boys could not get
off. Tne association also appoinl ed
q committee to draft code of military
laws for the consideration of the asso-
citation at its neyt meeting. Adjourn
ed sine die.
x*x
The following is the general order of
business as transacted from First di-
vision yesterday: 4"
HEADQUARTERS, CAMP W. H. MABRy,l
Near Austin, Tex, July %. !
General order No. 6S.
1t is not deemed necessary for quar-
term asters, quartermaster sergeants
and assistant company quartermaster
sergeants 70 remain over at Camp
Mabry and they will return to their
armories with their organization.
They can perform all the duties in
cumbent upon them in time o leave
at hour designated in paragraph 2 of
this order.
By order of COMMUNICATIVE chief.
w. H. MABRY, Adj't General.
Nv
HEADQUARTERS CAMP W. H. MABRY,
Near Austin, Tex, JIly 49,
General order No. 60.
Renorts reach this Office that certain
companies whilst en- route to Camp
Mabry fred off their guns, shooting
into houses, etc. Company command
ora will be held strictly responsible
for the good behavior OF the troops on
their way home. In the event that
any of the companies that have won
nrizes at this encampment have COM
plaints made against them for disor.
derly conduct the prizes will be with.
held until the complaints have been
investigated Discipline and good Or
der must be maintained until their
armories are reached.
b. By order of commander. -cnlei.
w. MABRY, Adj't Genl.
4*x
HEAL QUARTERS CAMP W. H. MABRY,l
Near Austin, Tex, July 70 J
General Order No. 6S.
Companies leaving Camp Mabry at
IN M over the international and
Great Northern for San Antonio and
suho will make change of cars will be
- chic rnan tn OcpunV the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-03
HEAL QUARTERS CAMP W. H. MABRY, |
Near Austin, Tex, July 70.


General Order No. 6s.
companies leaving Camp Mabry at
%, m. over the international ana
Great Northern for San Antonio and
VINO will make change OF cars Will be
allowed by this road to occupy the
oors at San Antonio for the Dlght.
Thay will vacate them Monday morn
inc when requested to 90 So
Sv order of cammander-in-ch chief.
w. Il. MABRY, Adj't General.
Nv
r,o n,orninp of the Goth dawned
inntiu ihe -1yer the Sixth regiment.
1Is gIis g agscts of the dissipation OF the
nj nj ON the night previous talled 10
paii oI its appearance on the handsome
n1onances nan4 of the regimental COM
counten rom the dreamy, lar
man"e11 an ee1rnression of the gallant SOL
away ,t Was plainly evident that some
dier, IL We" sooes of the night be-
SWEEP I'd left an impression Of
fore hS their minds. AS result
a duty on onoaiizatiou of an important
OF tnls ordar was issued at once oy
duty al Swain to the effect tha'
Col; M. ?, overy company Immediately
se,act a a sponsor. 1t may tho tasks % t( f.
add righ here that Oh onv alI 'no Command
SeI ae na a formed by company onIt oot % Rnt
ors @ this is the most oliH0 tha n,ode
Snwaver. eiS the captains OF 'ne nooaoion o
S;xth proved equal 10 'Se norp ~ Of
o Pa at the late houl ousor W
anu ~ the following sponsoi
Pora declared elected: d u;vt,
were eGo1orado uy Guard, company b. olx'l
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-07-04
HEADQUARTERS CONFEDERATE
VETERANS.

New ORLEANS, La, June 81, 1898.
The General commanding submits
the following for publication:
The United Confederate Veteran or
ganization was formed on June IL, 1889,
and on June 2, 1891, at the reunion at
Jackson, Mississippi, only thirty three
Camps had joined the Association.
Since that date 243 Camps have been
added, total to date 276, in the
following, to wit: Northeast Texas
Division, So; West Texas Division, %;
Southeast Texas Division, 16; South
west Texas Division, Il; Northwest
Texas Division, II. Total, Texas, 90;
Mississippi, 80; Louisiana, %; Ken
lucky, %; Florida, %; Alabama, 90;
Tennessee, Is; Arkansas, 10; Virginia
z; North Carolina, 4; Georgia, 4;
South Carolina, 3; Indian Territory, 8;
Oklahoma, Q; Division N. w. 1; Mis-
souri,, 1; District of Columbia, 1.-276.
With applications in for papers and
information from enough to organize
at least seventy-five. Camps.
The General commanding and all
veterans are extremely anxious that all
of our comrades in the South should
be united with our grand Association,
and that as large a representation as
possible can be had at the Birmingham
reunion on July 10 and 20 next.
We hope you will publish above, and
call upon veterans to organize and send
to these headquarters for necessary
papers to form Camps, as they can
up to date of the re union.
Very truly,
GEO. MOoRMAN,
Adj't Gen. and Chief of Staff.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-07-04
TO DESTROY RATS.

The three following plans Arc al
good, any one of which NAV he ~
ployed as occasion may require.
1. Place an ordinary washtub IN
locality infested by rats, and for CO.
eral days bait it well with food snitob,,
to their taste. After the rats have bo"'
properly attracted, fill the tub Will
water to the depth of about six inobna
apdztover the water with a lavar ~
wheat chaff, Then sprinkle over n.
chaf some wheat flour, or other attrao
tive substance, and await results NJ.
first rat that comes along will of co1r.o
walk in. Others will be attracted and
thus all the rats in the vicinity can h.
taken the first night, provided the tnH
is sufficiently large to hold them
Where rats r very abundant it will
be well to empty that tub about Ten
o'clock and prepare as aforesaid for .
new crop.
2. Procure a hollow log and close ono
end. Then place ina proper locality,
such as among wheat before thresbed
At the proper time close the aperture
carry out the log and summon the dogs
AS many as thirty-fve rats have been
carried out in this way at a time.
3. Construct a box, one end Of
which extends through the back end
wall of a corn crib and a suitable dis.
lance beyond. Then construct a sec.
ond box to slide in and out of the larger
box. Then construct a hole through
both boxes that pair when the inner
box is showed up, and sufficiently large
for a rat to pass from without to thu
inner box. The boxes extend into the
earsIof corn. At the praper time draw
the inner box and call the dogs, as
aforesaid. BRYAN TYSON.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-07-04

night, so that ice may not accumulate.
Care must always be taken that snow
is not allowed to fall into the drinking
vessel. The reason has puzzled old
hands at the business, but it is a fact,
nevertheless, that any considerable
quantity of snow water seems to reduce
fowls to mere skeletons. 1t is well to
add to the water a few drops of solution
of sulphate of iron (green vitrioD, just
enough to give a slight mineral taste.
This will, In many instances, guard
against diseases, and act as a bracing
tonic generally. The rusty appearance
the water will assume is quite inmate
rial. When fowls are moulting this
will be found an excellent condiment,
and should be administered daily. 1t
will assist them greatly through this
most critical period Of the whole year.
A little hemp seed should also be given
daily at this season, and with these
aids and a little pepper in their food
there will rarely be a case of death.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-07-04
IN CUBATORS.

The incubator has been one of the
most highly recommended machines by
the manufacturers, and the most abused
by the customers, of any implement
ever made. Automatically applied it
conforms to no law and it is a question
whether it can ever be made to do so,
even to the extent of Matching a fair
proportion of the freshest and the most
fertile eggs. And for reason that any
of them require skilled operators, they
must, in the nature of things, be con-
demned by many while made as perfect
as possible. A writer in the Indiana
Farmer says: I want to say that the
admission Of fresh air into the machine
should be almost entirely from the bot
tom, for two reasons: first, the carbonic
acid gas which naturally collect in the
egg chamber settles at the lowest part
of it; second, the eggs do not dry out
SO rapidly when the machine is closed
at the top, as the rising heat, which
forms a vapor, keeps them moist. It
has been my experience that during
the extreme latter portion of the period
of incubation, there is invariably quite
a number of eggs that have become
dipped" among the first, and the
chick from come reason not being able
to make his escape, the egg becomes
dried out, and in most cases the bird is