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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
Tho Belgium Strike.

The strike of the workingmen of Bel
GUM is the most remarkable in all his
tory. 1t was not strike for higher
wages, for shorter hours, or for any of the
things for which labor movements" are
planned, 1t was strike to compel the
granting of political rights to the people.
The demand was for the suffrage, and
the workmen refused to work until the
parliament gave what they asked. For
nearly week all business in the king
dom was Brought to a stand. No work
was done. The idle thousands, worked
upon by the socialists, were easily led to
violent demonstrations, Dynamite was
used.
There were conflicts between the pop
ulace and the civic guard. Blood was
shed and revolution with arms threaten
ed. Just in time to avoid anarchy, the
parliament yielded, and universal suf-
frage was granted the people of Bel
GUM. The strike for self government
succeeded. This is the most significant
political incident of late years in Europe,
not only in its methods, but in its result.
Boston Commonwealth.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25

present were imbued with that CRATE
tul feeling that is always attended
upon the imparting of knowledge in
an Instructive manner. Tonight Cap
tain Campbell will deliver the last of
his series of lectures which is caption
ed "The Hawaiian Island" The
old and tried saying of the best COM
ing last may be applicable in this in
stance. The captain while possessed
OF many complimentary notices of his
other lectures has been especially
highly complimented by press and
people on the merits of his lecture on
"rhe Hawaiian Island" Especially
is this subject one of interest at the
present time when so much is being
said about the islands. The captain
hvaing lately returned from there is
fully prepared to speak understand
ingIy of the race and country. The
lecture will be interspersed with ster-
optican views and as the captain has
a most excellent delivery the lecture
will doubtless prove one of sdrpassing
excellence and instructiveness.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
HYDE PARK.
Captain Campbell Gives the Second of His
Series Of Lectures Last Night.

Captain Campbell Gives the Second of His
Series Of Lectures Last Night.
Owing to the GOODNESS of the night
the lecture by Captain Campbell at
Hyde Park last night was rather poor
attended. Those who were present
though were treated to most instruc.
tive and entertaing lecture on "The
Worlds Masterpieces" The captain
reviewed architecture, sculpture and
painting in the order named. Wan
dered through the famous building of
Europe he took basty glance at
Egypt and drifted into that ever in
instructive field of art explaining by
both stegeoptican views and an inter
esting run of discourse the work of
famous artists and sculptors. The
lecture throughout partook of that
rare fragrance that ever attends a
ramble through classic fields of Iitera-
ture, art and science and the audience
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
The Saddle Horse.

A sketch of the Kentucky saddle
horse is given in the Farm and Home,
which concludes thus: After many
years of breeding, good sires or dams
were to be had with combination of
the best thoroughbred and pacing
blood to establish the family of Ken
lucky saddlers now known and TO be
found in all parts of the country. In
time, too, the fashion in gaits changed
and the old style side pace was dis.
couraged and bred out The rack
took its place as an exhibition gait; so
that it excites laughter now for an old
lime pacing horse to appear in show
ring. But soon it was found that the
rack was not an every day, all round
gait. Roads were often too rough or
grades too steep for this purely arti-
fetal way of going. A substitute or
medium gait was found in the foX-trot
or running walk, which is most suited
for the business horse of the farmer,
country doctor, assessor or sheriff, as
well as for pleasure riding. OF course
the flat foot walk was encouraged in
the old as well as In the new saddler,
and ranks as one of the inn
portant gaits today. This gait should
be faster of course than
in the work horse and is nightly es-
teemed with riders. The canter was
not much looked too by the old class
except the hunters, but is now gait
OF importance and judges require it to
be shown at fairs. OF course it is eX-
pected THAI every horse will trot, but
this gait in a saddler should he bold,
frictionless and comparatively easy to
the rider. If one should mount one
of the trained saddlers at this gait
and transfer to strictly harness
horse at the same gait, no further
words would be necessary to explain
the difference,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
Corn az Human Food.

| watched with very deep interest,
says correspondent in The Breeders
Gazette, the efforts made by "Uncle
Jerry" Rusk while he was secretary
of agriculture to attract the attention
of European people to the value of
Indian corn as an article of human
food, and earnestly hope that Secre-
tary Moron, hailing as he does from
one of the great corn-produciDg states,
will see the Importance of following
1t up. Maize is distinctively an Ameri-
can product, ard is the greatest OF all
our cereals, but various uses and the
various methods of manipulating it so
as to produce palatable and health
full food are very imperfectly under
stood, even by our own people. Our
experiment stations and our agricul-
tural colleges ought to give it more
attention. Our millers ought to be
authoritatively told how to grind it to
produce the best results. The "corn
meal" of commerce is SCRABBLE
libel upon the genuine, we'll prepared
and properly ground article. 1t is
ground too fine and proper care is not
taken to clean the corn thoroughly
before grinding.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25

desirious of securing %, it not more,
contestants, and has therefore ex-
tended the time for the CLOSING of the
list to next Saturday. Select your
colors and make application TO Henry
w. Brown at once, who will furnish
you with the proper entry blanks.
Remember, however, that no one
need apply unless they can swim.
The manage nent has no desire of
officiating at any aquatic funerals at
any time in the near future.
Nv
The matter of getting up races
amo1g the .o5al boatmen to be " york ed
in during the races of greater magni-
tude during the regatta is still receiv-
ing large amount of attention from
the regatta committee. There are
plenty Of good boats now on the lake
and Austin can boast of hav-
ing quite q number of oars
men of considerable ability and
endurance. There is therefore no rea-
son why number of exceedingly in
terssting handicap races could not be
arranged for. This work has been
delegated to Henry w. Brown, secre.
tary of the regatta committee, who
has been authorized to offer cash
prize OF SIS, as we'll as gold medals to
the winners in the various contests
that may be rowed.
Young men, the opportunity
is here offered you. Go to work at
once aud all the contests you may be
able to make report them to the sec.
rotary without needless delay who
will furnish you with the necessary
entry blanks and all desired informa.
ton
wv
1t is the request of the management
that all entries in the tub race name
their tubs and have the names they
select painted on them Boys here is
an opportunity to bring the name OF
your best girl into prominence as all
the names will he printed on the off,
cial program. Why n avail your
self of this opportunity.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
The Telephone Monopoly.

From 1887 to 1892, q span of five years,
the American Bell Telephone company
raised its capital stock from 50, S02, 100 to
$17500000, or nearly doubled it, 1t has
issued $4,000, 900 debenture BONDS and it
has added 81 ,G15, 1853 to its patent ac-
count" In this five years, and these the
last years of its chief patent, it has added
81 ,3l4,O 63 to the capital on which it col
lects money and takes in profits from the
public. 1t has added 5j per cent to its
net earnings, which have risen from &c.
210,j0G in 1887 to S., All ,G7G in 1892, and
its dividends, which were 81, 5G9, 1868 in
1887, were $2,919,0GO in 1892, or nearly
doubled.
Now, the American Bell Telephone
company holds one-third of the stock of
the local companies and charges them a
royalty for the telephones into the bar
gain. By this ingenious plan every man
who pays$ 12O year for the privilege of
saying "Hello" first and later using
stronger language pays the American
Bell Telephone twice. He helps to earn
one-third the dividends of Inc local COM
pany for stock on which no cash was
paid and by which dividends the Bell re-
ceived 81 ,422, 04S in 1892 against 81, O13,-
036 in 1887, and he pays his share of the
$3,303,753 received for rental of tele-
phones in 1892, one-fourth more in 1887
when 50, 964, 1923 was paid.
The local company makes money, no
doubt of that, but by the time it has
paid over dividends on one-third its
stock, paid the rental of its telephones
and met the charges Of new plant and
80 on in putting its lines under ground,
it is making a great deal less money than
the large charges would appear to indi-
cate. BY this double arrangement the
real offender, the American Bell Tele-
phone company, is screened from the
public which uses its telephones, and the
real cause and source of high charges is
effectually concealed and protected
Philadelphia Press.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
The Cotton Market,

The report of Secretary Hester OF
the New Orleans exchange for the
week ending May 10 shows that the
amount of cotton brought into sight
in the previous seven days was q per
cent less than the same period last
year and Is per cent less than the
year before. This brings the total de-
ticiency for 26l days of the present
season to 3,464 PSI bales less than in
the same number of days last year,
and 2,047,3l3 less than the season
before. The total marketed
from September to date is 6,319,926
bales.
From this time on last year the
amount of cotton brought into sight
was 252, POP, and the year before last
285, 1858. In other words after this
date last year 268 per cent of the crop
was marketed; the season before, $50
per cent.
The demand for cotton seems to
have decreased in proportion to the
supply. Southern mills have taken
little more than in previous years,
but Northern spinners have during
the past week taken II ,544 bales less
than same week last year.
The total foreign exports for present
season amount to 3,910,018 against
5,405, 22l last year. Stocks at seaports
aud 20 leading interior markets are
1913, $50 less than the same time last
year.
1t is evident that something is out
of gear in the cotton market. There
can now be little doubt about the
smallness of this seasons crop, but
yet prices keep down as if the crop
wer9 of full dimensions. What prices
will drop to if we make full crop
this year will stagger the most loyal
subject of King Cotton. The only
remedy for the mischief is still fur
ther decrease in the supply or great
ly increased home consumption.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
Lively Early Morning Scene.

Usually about 730 in the morning
things are very quiet, tut yesterday
at this hour, people who were on the
street were treated to a lively set-to
between two of Austins most promin-
ent jewellers, Mr. Carl Mayer aud G.
A. Balm. 1t seems that they had
some misunderstanding quite come
time ago, and instead of fixing matters
up, the gulf of discord widened. AT
the above hour they met in front of
Trademarks cigar store ard proceed
ed to adjust matters, a In Sullivan
Corbett. They made things lively for
a few minutes, aud about the time
things began to look serious Mr..
Albert Schultz separated them,
getting a punch in the neck for mis-
trouble. There are times in all mems
lives when they must fight or show
the white feather but neither of these
gentlemen had a feather.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25

Edited by John C. Edgar, Duval, to whom all
communications for this column should be ad-
dressed.l
To the Agricultural Editor of the Austin States,
man:
1 read with great interest your de-
partment in The STATESMAN and
have been greatly benefited by same.
Could you tell me as to chufas, their
value for hog feed and as to getting
rid of them once on land, etc.
d. w. PROCTOR.
CORN HILL, Texas.
l regret to say that have no per-
sonal knowledge of the article in
quired about. 1t is highly extolled
by seedsmen as a hog food and it may
have qualities to justify its boomers,
but it is safest to take the statements
of seed boomers cum grano sails, and
get the opinion of some disinterested
experimenter. If any of The STATES:
MAN readers know anything about
chufas they will confer favor by let
ting me hear from them. ED.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
Planting in the Moon

Matt Stevens, one of the most sensi-
bic, level headed horticulturists in
Texas, writing in The Farm and
Ranch, says that planting in the dif-
ferent phases of the moon, as they
call 1t, had its adherents in the past,
but not so many now as formerly, be-
cause man is becoming more enlight-
ened and educated on this subject.
he learns by observation and science
teaches him that the moon is always
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
Oil Your Wagon Whsels.

The season is fast approaching when
wagon spolles and fellows shrink and
tires become loose and displaced, to
the great injury of the wheel. The
old time remedy was to take the
wagon to the blacksmith and instruct
him to "shrink the tires" This op-
GRAFTON was more or less-chiefly less
effective for a time, according
to the skill of the smith
and the character the wood
embodied in the wheel. A tire so
treated might be good fit during the
term of dry weather, but when the
wet season set in and the wood began
10 swell, the wheel would "dichn and
the spOkes start in the hub greatly
impairing the strength of the wheel.
Such treatment Is now out of date.
Boiling the wheel in linseed oil and
thus permanently swelling the wood
has taken the place of shrinking the
tires. 1t is not only vastly cheaper,
but much more effective and does not
disturb the set of the wheel. A small
trench may be dug in the ground or a
small rock turnance built, over which
to place vessel so constructed as to
hold a gallon of oil ana allow the
wheel to revolve in it. The wheel
should be suspended over the oil
vessel on temporary axle that will
allow free revolution. Half gal
Ion of oil costing about 80 cents will
fix tires for II months, and the opera.
tion should be performed annually. 1t
is good plan TO paint the whole of
the spokes and hub with the boiling
oil as the tire and felloes are being
boiled. This treatment will save a
big blacksmiths bill, and add many
years to the life of the wagon.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
Gas For Cooking,

We have over 100 stoves in daily
use, and publish partial list of those
using them. (See another page.
Ask anyone and we think without
exception they will tell you tell you
chat gas is cheapest, quickest, and in
very way the best.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
Cuticura Resolvent

The new blood and skin purifier, internally
10 cleanse the blood of All impurities and
poisonous clements), and CUTlcURA' the
great skin Cure. and CUTIcUEA ooALi
10 clear the skin and scalp and restore the
hair. instantly relieves and speedily cures
ever species ofitchng burning sc9ly, cruste tea
bnmnTs of the skin scalp and blood with loss
of hair from infancy to age, from pimples to
scOrGulh
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
DEPARTMENT DOINGs,
Record Of Yesterdays Transactions at the
Capitol.
SECRETARY OF STATE.

SECRETARY OF STATE.
Chartered-Bayou City Lumber
company of Houston; capital stock
$4,000; directors-M Wiess of Round
Rock, C Weaver and j j Pastoriza
of Houston.
The Security Investment company
OF Dallas, capital stock $4,000; direc-
tors-J I Trezevant, Sam p Cochran,
H G Kahler, d e Greer and G B Gill
lispie all of Dallas.
Planters Gin company of san Anto"
MO; capital stock 100000; directors
r A Moore, Joseph Lamm and L G
Brand.
COMPTROLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Following is the last report of the
penitentiary funds approved by the
board:
Balance on hand April l, S3S. 149 65
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
MILK CRUST ON BABY
Suffered Terribly-No Rest For Baby or
Parents-several Doctors-No
Benefit
First Application Of Culcura, Child Sleeps
Change in One Week-Complete
Cure

Eighteen months ago our child Chen an IN
fauu suffered ter iblv from a skin disease;
There was 40 rest for the child or us; Wetrled
said IL was Milk Crust After reading your
book, l thought / would try your Cuucura
Remedies, and the moment we
put Cuticura on the child 1t teu asleep,
In one weeks time we could see change. We
kept on using the three and they cured the
childs face entirely Now we keep your Cotl
cura aud Cuticura Soap constantly in our mousse
JOSEPH LEVY
656 Main and 90 Beale sts Memphis, Tenn
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25

Sold everywhere. Price, Cuticura, Soc Soap
2jc; Resolvent, 81. Prepared by the Potter
Drug and Chemical Corporation, Boston.
pFJ-"How to Cure Skin Diseases" Ga pages, 80
Illustrations and 100 tcs:iin malls, mailed free.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25

One dollar summer corset for 80 cts
at the Bargain Store.
Ladies', take your choice in shirt
waists, at 65 cents each at the Bargain
Store
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
686 Main and 90 Beale sts,, Memphis, Tenn

was sore from my waist down with eczema.
Cuticlra Remedies have cured me with 10 sign
OF return owe my life to Cuticura. without
doubt would have been in my grave had IL NOT
been for your remedies. ALLOW me 70 return my
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25

Reduced from 10 cents per yard to
10 yards for 81, figured dress satines
at the Bargain Store.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25

TFkNr6 Full of comfort for all pains in
HfA "a Aammaton and weakness of the
VIZ N aged is the Cuticura Anti-Pain Plas'
&fsaAi8 ter, the frst and only pain killiDg,
plaster. New instantaneous and
nf tllible.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
FARM NOTES.

Edited by John C. Edgar Duval, to whom all
communications for this column should be adj
dressedl
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
OLD FOLKS PAINS.

nINAPLES blackhea1s, red, rough, chapped
Ptm aud oily skin cured by Cuticura Soap.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25

In addition to the enteries for the
tub race published yesterday morn.
ing, the following were sent in yester-
day:
Will Paggi, black.
r. +. Bacon, purple and pink.
Ray Mcdonald, red, yellow and
black.
l.. r. Barker, red, white and blue.
Jim Smith, white and black.
With the addition of the above list
there are now 16 entries in this race.
The management is exceedingly
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25

The following entries have been
made in the goose race, to come off
during the regatta, and the list will
probably be closed with the three
mentioned, as it will be an exceed
ingly hard matter to receive enough
geese to accommodate any more. The
entries are John w. MaXcy, l.. R. Bar
ker and Henry w. Brown.
This race taken in connection with
the tub contes will prove the draw
ing card of the regatta, at least to
those who are not fanatics on profess
sional aquatics. 1t will be conducted
as follows: Each contestant will seat
himself in tub, to which will be at
tached triangular shaped wire. To
this wire will be fastened 10 or II
geese, one wing being tied to the
wire, their feet being left free to
furnish the motive power for the
queer looking and cratic craft. Each
contestant will be armed with whip
with which to urge and guide his
team. With the screaming of the
frightened geese and the Tapping of
their wings with large size likeli.
hood of geese, tubs and contestants
becoming mixed up in a general and
promlscuous mass in the water lively
and ludicrOus time may be looked for.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25

On the o'clock train from the North
yesterday morning came Mr.. J. A.
Ten Eyck, an oarsman WHO'S known
the world over. He brought with
him his single shell in which he will
partake in our grand international re-
gatta. Mr.. Ten Eyck has been in the
business for years and has been the
senior in numbers of hard fought
races. Outside of Hanlan he is the
probably the best known oarsman in
the world today and the very fact
mat he has entered in our regatta
VIII be an immense advertising card
for Austin and our magnificent lake.
He took his boat out to the lake ves-
terday morning and will probably
make his headquarters at CHAMPIONS
Rest at the lake. A sketch of his
aquatic career will be published in
these columns in a few days.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-27
HER MAIDEN PLUNGE.
The BsttleshIp Oregon sucosss4ally >
Launched ~ Ban Fran CISCO.

The Bsttieship Oregon sucosssfally
Launched ~ BAn Fran cisoo.
BAN FRArCrsCo. Oot. 26.--Ths coast line
battleship Oregon was launched to-day ~
tho Union Iron works In the presence and
amid the cheers Of . vast multitude. When
conplstsd she will be the most powerful
vessel In the navy. A temporary plstform
had been construstsd aTouad ths bow Of
tbs vessel and on this we're army and navy
officers. Representatives Of Oregon and
California, and other guests especially in
vited by the Union Iron Works. Previous
to the launch patriotic airs were play cd by
the band from the Mare island navy va
and some short ceremonies held. including
the delivery OF prayer and reading Of Il
poem.
Il was within three minutes of IL o. clock
before the lasG shore WAS knocked away by
workmsn. Miss EuRenia Shelby. represent
ing the sity OF Portland, touched the cleo
trte button which started the vessel down
the ways and an instant later Miss Daisy
Atnswo tn. native Of the state OF Oregon,
broke bottle OF champagne over the bow
and ohriatsned the new bAttleship Miss
Ruth Doiph, daughter Of Senator Dolph, of
Oregon, was to have assisted in the chris
teninR, but she was detained In Washing
ton by sickness.
The vessel created a great wave az she
tion among craft which had crowded near
the point of launching. but DO accident
occurred. Tho enthusiasm which broke
forth az the vessel hrst touched water con.
tinued long after she had foated far out
from shore.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-27
IN SELF DEFENSE.
Cummings Killed While Trying to Shoot
LangdreIl.

Cummings Killed While Trying to Shoot
Langdrell.
Special to The Independent.
M1ssoULA, Oct. 26. - County Attorney
Denny and Sheriff Ramsey returned from
Horse Plains to-day. Mr.. Denny gives the
following account Of the shooting there:
A man named Gogerty filed on 16O acres of
land near Horse Plains and afterwnrd
morteaaed band Of cattle and horses to
Lsndgrell, afterward selling the cattle and
leaving the county. "A man named Giles
settled on eighty acres of tho land and left
Tom Cummings in charge as agent. Land
Rrell settled ON the other eighty acres and
took possession of the Gogerty house.
Constable Thomas WAS on the premises
looking after the mortgagsd stock whom
Cummings oane up and shot a. Landgrell
with . Winchester. missing him. Land
Qrsll jumped into the house. obtained .
shotgun. and both men shot Simultaneous
ly. Both missed. but LandRrell discharged
= ballet from the shotgun. breaking Cum
minRs' arm aad woandinR him In the body.
Cummings still tried TO pump q cartridge
into his Winchester with ono hand, when
LsndRrsll went into the house and OBJ
tanned An express ride shooting an explo-
s;vs ball. With this he shot again. tho bul-
lot striking CumminQs on the hip. explod-
ing and producing . friRhtful wound and
causing instant death. At the preliminary
hearing LsndRrell was discharged on the
ground Of sslf-defsnss.