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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
A DISSERTATION.
General Manager Wheeler Makes a Little
Speech on Railroad Building,

General Manager Wheeler Makes Little
Speech on Railroad Building,
Special TO The Statesman.
GALVESTON, Jan. 10.-General Man.
ager G. o. Wheeler, of the Gulf, Col
orado and Santa Fe railroad, says
there is no ground for the rumor that
has gained currency that the Santa
Fe contemplates the construction of 3
branch from Alvin to Velasco. If
such thing was contemplated he
would be likely to know it, and gives
il as his opinion that but very little
railway building will be done in Tex
as until the question is definitely set
tied as to whether the railways of the
state will be allowed to manage and
conduct their business, or whether q
commission will be authorized to do
it for them to their detriment
and loss. If the latter policy
prevails then no new lines
will be projected and built, and only
such roads built by companies as are
absolutely necessary to preserve the
integrity of their lines and retain their
traffic. If, however, the railway COM
panies of the state are assured that
they will be permitted to manage and
operate their lines upon an equitable
and legitimate basis, their new lines
will be projected, old lines extended
and the state will enter upon broad
or and more progressive era than she
has ever seen before, and all portions
of Texas would feel and profit by
the wand of prosperity that
would sweep over the state and
develop and bring into active life it's
varied and wonderful resources. He
hoped the present legislature would
act upon the railroad problem in q
broad and progressive spirit and
adopt such legislation as would be
equitable and just to railway COM
panies as well as the people and tend
to promote the substantial prosperity
of all. Speaking of the cotton traffic
of his line in comparison with that of
last year Mr.. Wheeler said the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe up to date
were only 12,469 bales short of the
number of bales handed into Calves
ton this time last year, and there were
yet large quantities of cotton along
the line awaiting shipment.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
COTTON CIRCULAR.
McElroy & Gilbert on the Condition Of
the Market.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 10.-McElroy
& Gilbert say:
Futures-The revival of spot de-
mands in Liverpool on two days of
last week, Thursday and Friday, lent
color to the reiterated prediction that
the strike was virtually settled, but
the relapse of the spot market there
into dullness, which has continued
ever since, proves the force of our sug-
gestion of last Friday, that it was not
advisable to take the report of the set
Element for granted after so many
failures of previous predictions to ma
terialize.
We find spots in Liverpool today
l-16d lower with sales of only 1000
bales, but deliveries which at one
time ruled 2.64 down, closed steady at
l-64 better than yesterday. This i'm
provement was no doubt due to cables
from this side, giving voice to the
rumor that r. L. Wilson and Co.'s
estimate would be somewhere in the
hborhood of 6,00o, 900 but as the
house in question states that its
estimate will be mailed only tonight,
and will not be made until Friday,
such rumors are nothing more nor less
than guess work, and as such entitled
to little credence. They were, how.
ever, sufficient to keep our market
steady in the face of the first unfavor-
able news from Liverpool, and this
tirmness gave way only when the
Hatch bill came up again beto he
senate. The course of the prices dur
ing the afternoon was steadily down.
ward and we close at the lowest of
the day, below yesterday. Spots
were quiet with little doing; sales by
factors aggregating 14O0, and to ar.
rive 10000.
The quarantine bill, consideration
of which took precedence over the
anti-option bill, was finally disposed
of this afternoon, thus making way
for renewed agitation Of the latter.
The resignation of the French min
istry and the uneasiness which such
an event naturally excites at time
when politics in France are at fever
heat, may have had some unfavorable
influence on the market, but in best
informed circles no serious results are
anticipated from that quarter. This
view of the case is borne out by the
strength of rentes, which are franc
higher than yesterday.
Port receipts today are 27,C00,
against $4,000 last year. New Orleans
expects tomorrow 4500, against 5000
last year and $4,000 at all ports. AS
we pointed out on Friday last, we
shall compare for the three remaining
days this week with very small move
ment last year, which we are quite
likely to exceed. especially as we are
informed that 1000 bales were shipped
from. Houston yesterday to New
Orle ms and may be counted in our
rec pts this week.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
Million Dollar Firs in Boston

BOSTON, Jan. 10.-A serious confla-
grafton broke out today in building
on Federal street occupied by Hecht
Bros. company, Korshland company,
and Patterson company's market.
The flames spread rapidly despite the
efforts of the firemen, burning several
other buildings on Summer street.
Five firemen, including District Chief
Mullen, were buried under falling
walls and injured, but none were
killed. Four Of them are now in the
hospital. An employe of one of the
firms is missing. John Fitzgerald, a
boy, was seriously injured by an
electric shock from an illuminating
wire. The aggregate loss will be
81, 900, 900.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
AFTER THE SUNSET.
The Attorney General Files Suit for Vast
Quantity Of sidings Land.

1u6 hUUuTuoy uouoTdl Aion ouit lVl NaeI
Quantity Of sidings Land.
Special to The Statesman.
ALPINE, Tex, Jan. 1O.-In the dis
trict court of Brewster county, suit
has been filed by G. A. Culberson,
attorney general, in which the state
of Texas is plaintiff and the Calves
ton, Harrisburg and San Antonio
railroad company is defendant. The
suit is brought for 1883 sections of
land, or 1856, ,12O acres patented to this
company to which it lie alleged it is
not entitled, as the road ATTAINED it as
bounty for sidings and not for main
line. 1t has about the same features
as the famous Val Verde county suit
tried some time ago. This land was
patented while this county was q
part of old Presidio county. District
court convenes the first Monday in
March, at which time it is presumed
the case will come to trial. The orig
inal petition on file in the clerks Of
flee embraces forty double sized legal
cap pages, or about $4,000 words.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
FRANCE.
MINISTRY RESIGN.

PARIS, Jan. 10.-The French min
istry has just resigned, owing to diff
ferences in the cabinet over the arrest
of ex-Minister of Public Works Bal
haut and other matters. The greatest
excitement prevails and the people
throng the streets. The police are
out in force and are dispensing crowds.
1t is charged effort. being made to
postpone exposure of certain guilty
parties until law of prescription will
have taken effect. The retiring min
istry is as follows: Ribot, premier and
minister foreign affairs; Louoet, min
lister interior; Tirard, minister finance;
Defreycenit, minister war bureau,
minister marine and minister for COL
onies; Depuy, minister public instruc.
tion; Levelle, minister agriculture;
Sarrien, minister commerce.; Viette,
minister public works. The ministry
was the same as the old ministry of
Loubet with relative situations of
members changed and without Ricard
and Roche.
CHARGED WITH INSINCERITY.
PARIS, Jan. 10.-It is openly charg-
ed that the president and M. RibOt
are not in earnest in the Panama
prosecutions and that they have no
intention of bringing the bribe takers
to trial and that the prosecution OF
De Lesseps, Fontaine, Cottu and Riff
fel will be nothing more than farce.
1t is also charged that efforts are be-
ing made to postpone the exposure OF
certain guilty parties until the law
prescription will have taken effect.
REooNsTRUCTING THE MINISTRY.
LATER-The president has just
charged M. Ribot with the duty of re-
constructing the ministry.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
Kansas Senatorship.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 1O.-Senator
Perkins arrived from Washington to-
day in the hope of preparing the way
for his return to the senate. He will
behere three or four days, and will
then go back to Washington to be
back again in two weeks, when the
senatorial battle will be fully on. The
senator says he is an aspirant for his
own place and believes that he will
receive the caucus nomination. United
States District Attorney Ady also ar
rived today, and he, too, will be a
candidate should the Republicans Or
ganize the house.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
When
Secretay

nations. When Secretay of
s ate Osborne made his appearance
in the house he stated that unless OBJ.
jections were made he would assume
the chair while the roll was being
called. Douglas, Republican candi-
date for speaker, objected. Dunsmore,
POpulist candidate tor speaker, said
the Populists were entitled to organ
ize the house and would object to
those members veting whose seats
were contested. Douglas insisted that
the MAORI y ruled every deliberative
body and this body would be no ex.
ception. He moved that the roll be
laid before the house. At this juno
ture messenger from the senate ar
rived. The secretary of state an
nounced that there was no house and
the message could not be received.
He would lay the roll before the house
until the house had q presiding Off
Ger. Immediately the Populists and
Republicans each elected their tenn
porary speaker amid the greatest ex-
element,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
A Mysterious Outrage.

Special to The Statesman.
OENIsoN, Jan. 10. i Bert Braun, son
of conductor Braun of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railway, was the
victim of mysterious assault early
Monday morning. Young Braun is in
the employ of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railway at this point as
caller and while on duty early Mon
day morning about 8 o'clock was
knocked from his horse, dragged into
a stairway and a liquid forced down
his throat which the physicians pro.
nounced rank poison. After remain
ing unconscious for fourteen hours he
was able to relate the above facts to
his friends. The young man carried
OIL his person some letters, ring and
watch. The ring and letters were
taken but the watch was not.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
KILLED BY HIS PARAMOUR
a PHYSICIAN KILLED BY A WOMAN
HE HAD DISCARDED.
Findine She Could No Longer Control Him
She shot Him With a Winchester in
Presence Of Her Husband-Jsn.
uary Welded to May. >y.-

Special to The Statesman.
GAINESVILLE, Tex, Jan. 10.-That
shell has no fury like woman
scorned" was tragically exemplified
last night at Paul's Valley. Unable
longer to charm him " no tor nearly
year had been the sharer of her sin,
Mrs. Nora Copps ruthlessly shot
down DR.. j. l.. Shelton, both of whom
were residents CT st. Paul's Valley.
Until about a month ago Mrs. Copps
and DR.. Shelton had been carrying on
an Illicit amour under the very nose
of the woman's husband, an old man
ON whom the burden of seventy years
rests exceedingly heavy. Then the
doctor ceased his visits, but not until
he had told his paramour that in the
future they would be but friends.
She then, 1t is said, threat
ened to kill him but as
nothing more was done the threat
was forgotten, and when Mrs. Copps'
husband appeared at DR.. Shelton's
home last night to request him to call
on his wife the. doctor thought only
that his professional services were
required. But no sooner had he
crossed the threshold than with flaring
eyes and bitter tongue she heaped on
him every vile epithet that a scorned
woman could invent. AS soon a5 the
doctor recovered from his astonish-
ment he turned to leave the house,
and at that moment the woman's
hand clutched winchester. A flash,
dull thud and moan of agony fol-
lowed. DR.. Shelton lay on the floor, a
bullet through his neck.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
Wyoming Cattlemen.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 10.-In four
days 200 talesmen were called for jury
service in the trial of the Blue Blooded
regulators. Twenty-three have been
peremptorially challenged and not ac-
cepted by both sides. At this rate
1884 talesmen will be required and
the county has only about 1000. The
outlook is discouraging to the prose-
cution. In case a jury cannot be se-
cured the defendants will be dis
missed. There are yet 391 peremtori-
ally challenges to be used.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
ENGLAND.
DROWNED IN A MINE.

LONDON, Jan. 10.-While number
of men were working in the White
Owl mine at Penzanee, Cornwall, the
water suddenly rushed in and drown
ed thirty. Many others had narrow
escape.
LONDON, Jan. 10.-A dispatch from
Paris to the Echo today states that
the Bourgeois minister of justice was
opposed to the arrest of Baihut at a
counsel held in the Elysee yesterday
and threatened to resign in case his
arrest was made.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
No Substitutes

For Royal Baking Powder The "Royal"
is shown by all tests, official, scientific, and prac-
tical, stronger, purer, and better in every way
than all other Baking Powders. Its superiority
is privately acknowledged by other manufac-
turers and well known by all dealers
If some grocers try to sell another baking
powder in place of the Royal" it is because of
the greater profit. This of itself is good evidence
ofthe superiority of the "RoyaL" Togive greater
profit the other must be a lower cost powder and
to cost less it must be made with cheaper and
inferior materials and thus, though selling for the
same, give less value to the consumer
LOOK with suspicion upon every attempt to palm off
upon you any baking powder in place of the /
"Royal" There is no substitute for the Royal. !
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
BELGIUM.
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 10.-A dynamite
bomb in front of the building occu-
pied by the Catholic club at Seraigne
exploded this morning, completely
wrecking the front of the structure
and causing great damage. Fortu-
nately not single person was hurt.
No clue to the perpetrators. 1t is
supposed the explosion is connected
with the strike of coal miners in west
ern Germany.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
Utah Gold Fields.

GREEN RIVER, Utah, Jan. 10.-Pros-
pectors are fiocking in fully equipped,
for San Juan, Henry mountains and
the Green and Colorado river placers.
The local gold excitement is unabated.
Every available man is working in
the Green river bar. The river is
staked for three miles. Prospectors
are taking out So to $5 per day In
sight of the railroad. The formation
is almost identical with the American
river bars in California. Old miners
report coarse gold on the bed rock.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
Tennessee Board Of Health.

NASHVILLE, Jan. 1O.-The Tennes-
see state board of health in session to-
day adopted unanimously the resolu-
tion of the permanent international
sanitary commission whose duty it
shall be to prevent the induction of
epidemic or contagious diseases by
land or sea, from one country to an
Othar
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
Cotton Man Shot.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 10. - John
Chaffe, prominent merchant of this
city, was shot and seriously wound ed
at Woodland Plantation, Parish of St..
John, last night by unknown parties.
Particulars of the shooting not known.
The wounded man was brought to
this city this morning. He is men,
ber of the large cotton factoroge firm
of w. Chaffe q Co.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12

surprise, as it was generally believed
it would be not guilty. 1t is looked
upon as great victory for the prose-
cution and ia the first case growing
out of the Homestead troubles. The
punishment is the same for riot as un-
lawful assemblage, the minimum
being $500 fine and two years in Jail or
workhouse. The defense will at once
move for new trial.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
Would Not Refuse the senatorship.

New YORK, Jan. 1O.-Copgressman
w. G. P. Breckenridge does not know
whether Senator Carlisle will accept
the treasuryship or not; that he,
Breckenridge, was not an avowed
candidate, but ifthe legislature chose
him In the event of vacancy he
would not refuse.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
INDIAN BARBARITIEs.

VICTORIA, B. c., Jan. 2O.-Informa-
tion down from the north by passen-
gers on the steamer Danube, is that
the natives have cut off the heads of
three whites and an Indian near Cape
Berry and then stuck them upon poles
and danced around them.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
Cholera Close to Us.

New ORLEANS, Jan. 10. = The
steamer aboard which cholera was re.
ported as discovered at Hamburg left
New Orleans Dec. Z. for Hamburg.
Her cargo consisted of cotton, walnut
logs, slaves, cotton seed meal and 273
pigs of copper. She arrived here Nov.
1S from Liverpool via Satander, Cor
runa and Cuban ports. She left with
q clean bill of health.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
Furniture Dealers Convention

CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-Delegates to the
convention of furniture dealers ma.
tional association assembled in the
Auditorium hall this morning. 1t is
the first meeting of the association or
ganized at New York, Grand Rapids
and Cincinnati last year.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
Killing in Palo Pinto.
Special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
WEATHERFoRD, Tex, Jan. 1O.-
Henry Johnson, colored, as brought
in this evening from Palo Pinto county.
He was killed by j. e. Bounts,
prominent cattle man of this section,
and resident of this city. The exact
details of the killing cannot be ascer-
tained, but 1t occurred over an insult
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
Cold Day for the Inauguration.

CHICAGO, Jan. 1O.-Republicans
who have been prophesying that it
would be cold day when a Demo-
crat was inaugurated governor of IL
linois had the satisfaction of seeing
their prophesy literally fulfilled, as
the mercury dropped to ten degrees
below zero. 1t was the coldest of the
oaoann
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
Fly-Wheel Expledes.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan. 10.-A fly
wheel at Oliver Bros steel works on
the south side burst this morning at
10 o'clock. One man was instantly
killed, two fatally injured and several
less seriously hurt. The mill was
badly wrecked.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
California senatorshin.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 1O.-In the con-
test for United States senator, the
Democrats have fifty-nine votes out of
the necessary sixty-oie and will vote
for Stephen M. White, caucus nomi-
nee. They claim that when the ballot
is taken they will have the votes Of
the Independents and elect their man,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
Homestead Rioters Convicted.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan. 10.-The jury
in the case of thirteen Duquesne
strikers charged with riot, returned
sealed verdict this morning. Ten of
the defendants were convicted of riot,
two of unlawful assembly and one
acquitted. The verdict created much
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
Bishop Grant Transferred.

Special to The Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 10.-Bishop A.
Grant of the African Methodist Epis-
copal church for Texas, Louisiana,
Washington, California and Oregon,
has been transferred to Georgia and
Louisiana. The bishop has also been
named on the advisory committee of
the religious congress in connection
with the Worlds Fair.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
Cinnamon Convicted.

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 10.-Four c.
lestials who have been in the county
Jail since Sept. "a have been found
guilty of being unlawfully in the
country and sentenced to ten days
hard labor, and to deportation to
china
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
KANSAS LEGISLATURE
Having Hard Time Organizing and Stormy
Scenes are Ahead.

\ TOPEKA, Jan. 10.-No rioting al
tended the meeting of the legislature
this morning. A joint meeting OF the
Populist, Republican and Democrat
central committee was held, at which
it was decided to admit all those pro-
yided with certificates of election to
the two houses and members of the
press. This plan. .precluded the possl1
bility of any trouble and the members
assembled peaceably. The Populists
nominated for temporary speaker W.
H. Ryan of Labette county, Popuhsp
elected by fusion with the Democrats,
and James Dunsmore of Neosho
county, another fusion Populist, Tor
speaker. The Republicans selected
James K. Culberson OF Kansas CITY,
Kan, for temporary speaker and Geo.
s.. Douglas for speaker. The Demo
rats made no caucus nomi-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
Cockrell For the Cabinet.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Jan. 1O.-A
report said to be founded on the best
authority, is circulated here that +.
M. Cockrell, senator from Missouri,
will be offered and probably will ac-
cept seat in the cabinet.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
GERMANY.
TWO CHOLERA CASES.

TWO CHOLERA CASES.
HAMBURG, Jan. 1O.-Two sick sail
ors from the Spanish steamer Mar
ciano, from New Orleans, were de-
clared to have cholera. The vessel
was disinfected. One of the sailors
has since died.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
Edward Murphy Nominated.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan 1O.-In joint
caucus tonight the Democrats of the
legislature nominated on the first
ballot Edward Murphy, jr., for United
States senator to succeed Frank His.
cock. There was no opposition to
him, and so the senatorship contest 10
ended without an incident of conse-
uuenca
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
Thirty Below in Michigan

DETROIT, Mich. Jan. 1O.-Not since
February, 1889, has MICHIGAN exper-
fenced such cold weather as prevails
throughout the state. The thermom-
eter ranges from ten to thirty below
zero.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
Fatal Lamp Explosion.
Special to The Statesman.

oFOOlu1 W DIHt0bIIHH.
CLARKsvILLE, Tex. Jan. 10.-While
sitting up by corpse here a daughter
OF Mrs. Adams attempted to fill
lamp which exploded, burning her
to death. Mr.. Adams and two of his
sons and one daughter were danger
ously bu ned. The building and
corpsewere only saved be hard work.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
San Tomas Coal Mines Sold.

Special to The Statesman.
LAREDO, Tex, Jan. 10.-Colonel
William Anderson, president of the
Minerad Colliery company, at the
head of a New York syndicate, has
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
Thirty Below at St. Paul.

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 10.-The
mercury continued to drop rapidly,
falling nearly as much as during the
previous twenty-four hours. During
the night 1t touched 20 to 30 below in
different parts of the city and 36 de-
grees are also reported, but the aver
age was about %. Last night was
the coldest Of the winter thus far.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12

purchased the San Tomas tract of
coal lands in this county. The deal
is big one and the opening of the
deposits means great deal to SOUTH
western Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12

Do not go travelling without a bottle of Sal
walton OH l. cures bruise at once. 25c.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12

DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup the old reliable, will
cure every case Of cough or cold.