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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20
BOTH SIDES MAKE DENIAL.
THE FRENCH ADMIRAL CLAIMS THE
sIAMEsE FIRED FIRST.
The siamese Claim that the French Misun'
derstood the Order not to Cross the Bar.
Ten Siamess Were Killed and
Twelve Wounded.

PARIS, July 16.-Admiral Human,
who was in command when the gun
boats in Constante and Comete cross
ed the bar off Menam river and pro-
ceeded to Bangkok, has made u brief
report of the incident to the govern
ment. The gunboats did not fire on
the Siamese forts at the rivers mouth
he SAYS until the forts, without any
previous warning or demand, fired on
the gunboats of NJ. Pavie. The French
minister resident in Bangkok has
been instructed to protest against
the firing from the forts as an indie.
feasible act constit1 ting violation of
international laws, inasmuch as friend
" relations were established between
France and Siam by treaty of 1856 had
remained unimpaired up to that time.
The secretary of the Siamese legation
in Paris denies in an interview that
the Siamese were the aggressors in the
affair. The conflict was due he says to
the fact that the French commanders
misunderstood the orders of their gov
eminent not to cross the bar.
A correspondent of the London
Times from Bangkok telegraphs 1T
is surprising how both sides succeeded
in avoiding hitting each other. The
half hours crossfre must have been of
the widest character. The only
real danger was done to one of the
Siamese ships on which a shell ex
ploded, killing ten and wounding a
dozen men. The fort guns are in per-
feet order, not even the sun
roofs were damaged. Outside the bar
l found the Forfait, a. French gunboat,
whose captain had threatened to kill
all the foreigners in the Siamese ser
vice. Captain Vile, Siamese harbor-
master, at once replied to the threat
by presenting himself with the avowal
that he was German subject. There.
upon the French captain collapsed
and sent an officer to return Vile's
visit. Nevertheless l found the light
house and lookout ship abandoned.
Entire ignorance prevails here as to
the attitude of England. The feeling
of the trading community tends
towards a panic, and this is not likely
to subside until the business men get
a plain answer to the plain question:
Do the British and Indian govern
ments acquiesce to the possible extern
sion of Siam and the destruction of
British interests?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20
I Bought Last Week

One No. Z, wire guage Charter Oak
and one No. 8, wire guage Charter
Oak, both in good order. One racket
store stock of agate and tinware, two
tents, two walnut wardrobes, four
marble-top dressers, two walnut ex.
tension tables, four marble-top center
tables, one baby carriage. Remember
l carry extra wheels tor baby car
riages, extra stove pieces, damper
backs, etc., extra mirror plates; bed
locks, broom handles, chair bottoms,
etc. K. @. MILLER,
222 East Sixth street.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20
TAYLOR TOPICS.
Victim Of the Chicago Fire-Horsethieves
Getting in Their Work-Personal.
Special to The Statesman.


Special to The Statesman.
TAYLOR, July 16.-Ralph Drum
mond, whose remains were the last to
be found in the debris of the dreadful
fire at Chicago few days ago, where
in score of firemen gave up their
lives in attempting to save the cold
storage plant, and whose body was
identified by ring found npon dis
membered finger, was for time last
year a citizen of Taylor. Represent
ing the Hercules Iron works, during
January, February and March of last
year, he was engaged here in
placing in position the new
machinery now being operated
by the Taylor Water and Ice COM
pany. He was most excellent gen
tleman, an expert machinist and
highly esteemed by all whom he came
in contact.
Horsethieves are again plying their
nefarious occupation in this section.
On Friday night Prof. A. E. Hill of
the Taylor public schools lost a valu-
able buggy horse, as also did Mr.. j. IL.
Barnett On the same nlgnC buggy
and new set of harness were stolen
from the barn of Mr.. James Griffith.
No clew to the robbers.
A few nights ago the racket store Of
s. NJ. Goodwin was entered through a
rear window and goods to the amount
CT about $25 taken away. Two
negro boys, one OF them
named Cook, have been arrested
having in their possession portion OF
che stolen goods
The Taylor Rifles were out drilling
last night in preparation of the com
ing encampment.
Between 60 and rs Taylorites have
already taken in the sights to be seen
at the Worlds Columbian exposition
at Chicago.
No rain here yet, and the long con
tinued drouth since the middle OF June
has resulted disastrously to the corn
and cotton crops.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20
JUDGE B. H. BAssETT.
Dies at 7 O'Clock Sunday Evening After a
Brief Illness.

The community of Austin were
shocked Sunday evening when the ar
nouncement of Judge Bassett's death
at the Hote, Salge at Z o'clock became
known. The judge arrived in the city
two weeks ago from his home in Dali
las on the early train and took apart.
ments at tn, Hotel Salge. Starting
down the steps to breakfast few
hours after his arrival he slipped about
half way down and falling on his left
arm broke it just above the elbow.
He was taken Immediately to his room
where his arm was set and he was
steadily improving when a week
ago he was attacked
with pneumonia. His condition has
been growing worse ever since, and
Saturday his doctors entertained
grave fears as to his condition. He
rallied somewhat yesterday and his
friends took hope. Last evening,
however, shortly before o'clock the
judge took a turn for the worse. and
and at 6:52 he quietly breathed his
last. At the time of his death the
judge was man in the neighborhood
of 60 years. He was portly looking
old gentleman but was subject to heart
disease and his death was In meas
ure due to the complication of pneu-
monia and this disease.
He was one of the best known
iurists in Texas, and his ability was
recently given deserving prominence
by his election to the profess orship of
law in the university, vice Gov. o. M.
Roberts resigned. The judge came
down to Austin two weeks ago to con-
suit with the board relative to his new
duties, but his mishap confined him to
his room and he never left it. His
two daughters are now in the city,
and have been ever since his sickness.
The Judges remains will be taken this
afternoon to Brennan for interment.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20
How Soon We are Forgotten.

CHICAGO, July 16.-Notwithstand-
ing it was advertised far and wide
that the proceeds of today's ticket
sales at the fair would be donated to
the families of the firemen who lost
their lives in the fire last Monday, the
attendance was unusually small. TotaI
admissions were estimated at $35, 900
Memorial exercises in festival hall
were poorly attended. Rev. DR.. Mer.
Ger preached a sermon.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20
ATROCIOUs MURDER.
A Rounder Cuts Mans Heart in Two and
Inficts Other Wounds.

OMAHA, Neb., July 16.-Andrew
Ryan is the victim of one of the most
cowardly murders ever committed,
His slayer is George alias "Bonesy"
Williams. The murder was committed
early this morning in front OF a house
of ill fame in the lower part of town.
Ryan was literally cut to pieces by his
assailant. Death was almost instan'
taneous. The men have been rivals
for the affections of one of the inmates
of the dive. Last night they were
together with party Of friends at the
place drinking. One of the party
paid for bottle of beer with
a S. bill and VIXEN the change was re-
turned Williams and George Boyle
quarreled over the amount. Ryan
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20
THEY FAILED,
To Rob the Midnight NOrthbound Express
Saturday Night.

Saturday Night.
1t is claimed there was an attempt
to rob the northbound midnight ex-
press on the International and Great
Northern railroad Saturday night. Ac-
cording to the way the story goes, the
engineer saved the train by pulling
the throttle open. He says that after
having taken water he backed into
the Union depot and was coming out
again. AS he neared the water tank
Just the other side of the big river
bridge he saw four men spring out OF
the bushes. He realized in an instant
that they would attempt to board the
train, and he pulled the throttle wide
open and flew past them so rapidly
they could not board the train. The
train men say they were expecting a
robbery, and two officers went up to-
Taylor Saturday night on this train
and doubled back on their tracks yes
terday. The officers here also give
some credence to the story. Doubling
Thomases, however,say 1t was nothing
in the world but gang OF tramps try
ing to go "blind baggage The Of
ficers are investigating the matter,
however, and say they may find some
thing in it after all.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20
lccolly prohibiting that which is cal
culated to prove the Unions ruin.
Subj cn 10 Pain in the Stomach

Elder s s. Beaver of McAllister-
vile, Juniatta county, Pa, says his
wife is subject to cramp in the stom-
ach. Last summer she tried Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy for it and was much pleased
with the speedy relief it afforded. She
has since used it whenever necessary
and founp that it neAer fails. For
sale by DR.. j. j. Tobin and all drug
pists.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20

diver, was sent down and found that
the anchor on to which she had run
mad stove hole about foot square
In her bow. This he closed after
much difficulty, when the dredging
pumps of the Buckthorn and Car
Donero were set to work and soon had
the Regulator afoat. AS soon as she
Is relieved of her cargo she will be
placed on the marine ways and
thoroughly repaired.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20
Quincy STEPS OUT.
Col. Finlay Takes Possession and Appoints
Captain Wren Chief Clerk.


Spe cial to The statesman.
GALVESTON, July fat o'clock
this morning Col. George p, Finlay
entered upon his duties as collector of
customs of this district and N. w.
Quincy stepped down and out. Colonel
Finlay has about S03 applicants for
positions under him and about 30
places to fill. The only appointments
he has made so far is his son Quitman
Finlay as deputy collector. p. s. Wren,
chief clerk; q. G. Clifford, cashier,
and The. Ayres, storekeeper.
Hon. Richark Coke is in the city for
brief sojourn and is under the chap
eroI age of Congressman-Elect Ores
ham: Today he visited and examined
the harbor improvement works and
expressed himself as we'll pleased with
the progress made.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20

took sides with Boyle and Williams
left the house. He hid at the side of
the door and waited for Ryan to come
out. When he appeared the murder
er bounced on him with q large clasp
knife and before anyone could inter.
fere he had inflicted eight wounds, cut,
ting Ryan's heart in two. cutting his
throat and laying open his breast and
abdomen. The murderer has con-
fessed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20
The Regulator Raised.
special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
GALVESTON, July 15.-The barge
Regulator, laden with 1900 tons of coal,
which sunk in the bar while being
towed in by the tug Carbonero last
Friday night, was successfully raised
this morning and brought into port by
the tug Carbonero and steam lighter
Buckthorn. Fred Chase, an expert
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20
S25. 900 in Premiums.

Offered by Liggettt G. Meyers To-
bacco Co., OF st. Louis, Mo. The one
guessing nearest the number of PEG.
pie who will attend the Worlds Fair
gets So, 900, the second 81 600, etc. Ten
Star tobacco tags entities you to a
guess. Ask your dealer for particu.
lars or send for circular.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20
ENGLAND.


LONDON, July 1e.-Last nights fire
burned over an area of over 1900 yards
before the flames were extinguished.
Thirty buildings were destroyed, oc-
cupied by more than % firms. TIE
loss will reach 81 100000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20
Business Man Suicides

PHILADELPHIA, July 16.-John A {.
Lombard, so years old, manager of the
Hero Fruit Jar company, which was
involved in the failure OF the Spring
Garden National bank, committed
suicide last night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20
HAGEY INSTITUTE OF AUSTIN.
j. ]. Tobin, President; T s. Petty, N. D.
Physician; A. C. Hill, Manager.

A cure guaranteed for opium, NOR
phine, cocaine, liquor and tobacco
diseased and neurasthenia. Institute
located at 10S West Seventh street,
neatly furnished and complete il ali
its appointments. Speci arrange
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20

heal up; the scales came OFF and all over his
body new and healthy flesh and skin formed:
When he had taken two bottles OF HOODS
sARSAPARILLA, he was free from sores"
HARRY X. RUBY, Box 1856, Columbia, Penn.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20
CUBA.

T. GOVERNOR GENERAL DEAD.
HAVANA, July 16.-Gen. Alexandra
Rodriguez Arias, governor-general of
Cuba, died today.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20

Karl's Clover Root will purify your blood
clear your complexion, regulate your bowels
and make your head clear as bell. 25c and
soc.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20

shiloh's Cure, the great cough and Group
cure, is in great demand. Pocket size contains
25 do es. Only 25c. Children love it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20

HOOPS PILLS are a mild, gentle, painless,
safe and efficient cathartic. Always reliable Csc,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20

shiloh's Cure, tie great cough and CUP
cure is in great demand. Pocket size contains
rs doses. Only 2jc Children love it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20
ROANOKE COLLEGE. 4.sre

Choice of Courses High standard. Large library.
Working laboratory New Gymnasium. Steam
heat. Healthful mountain climate. Very mod
erte expenses Catalogue. with views free.
Adress CLERK OF FACULTY, sale m, Va.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20
As Large

As a dollar were the
scrofula sores on my
poor little boy, sicken-
ing and disgusting. They
were especially severe
on his legs, back of his
ears and on his head.
l gave him Hoods Sar-
saparilla. In two weeks
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-24

grocery man laid little lump OF con-
centrated lye that looked like maple
sugar ON acake of sugar that had been
broken, knowing the boy would nibbleit.
"No, sir. was not discharged. but
when livery man lends me a kicking
horse to take my girl out riding that
settles it. asked the boss if couldn't
have quiet horse that would drive him
self if l wound the lines around the
whip, and he let me have one he said
would go all day without driving. You
know how it is when fellow takes n
girl out riding-he don't want his mind
occupied holding lines.
"Well, got my girl in, and we went
out on the Whitefish bay road, and it
was just before dark, and we rode along
under the trees, and wound tho lines
around the whip and put ono arm around
my girl and patted her under the chin
with my other hand, and her mouth
looked so good and her blue eyes looked
up at me and twinkled rs much as to
dare me TO kiss her, and was all Of q
tremble, and then my hand wandered
around by her ear, and drew her head
up to mo and gave her smack. Say,
that was no kind Of o horse to give to a
young fellow to take girl out riding.
Just as I smacked her / felt as though
the buggy had been struck with a pile
driver, and when looked at the horse
he was running away and kicking the
buggy and the lines Were dragging on
the ground. was scared, tell you. l
wanted to jump out, but my girl threw
her arms around my neck and screamed
and said we would die together, and just
as we were going to die the buggy struck
fence and the horse broke loose and
went off, leaving us in the buggy, tum-
bled down by the dashboard, but we
were not hurt.
"The old horse stopped and went to
chewing grass and looked up at me as
though he wanted to say 'philopene.' l
tried to catch him, but he wouldn't
catch, and then we waited till dark and
walked home, and / told the livery man
what thought of such treatment, and
he said if had attended to my driving
and not kissed the girl would have been
all right. He said ought to have told
him wanted horse that wouldn't shy
at kissing, but how did know was go
ing to get up courage to kiss herr A
livery man ought to take it for granted
that when young fellow goes out with
a girl he is going to kiss her and give
him horse according. But quit him
at once. Iwon't work for a man that
hasn't got sense. Gosh! What kind Of
maplesugar is that? Jerusalem! Whew!
Give me some water! Oh, my, it's taking
the skin off my MOUTH
The grocery man got him some water
and seemed sorry that the boy had taken
the lump of concentrated lye by mistake,
and whsg the boy went out the grocery
man pounded his hands ON his knees and
laughed, and presently he went out in
front of the store and found sign:
FRESH LET'S
BEEN PICKED MORE'N A WEEK.
TUFFER'N TRIPE.
Continued Tomorrow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-24
CHAPTER XVII.

THE OLD NAN SHOOTS TIE MINISTER.
"Say, thought you was going to try
to lead different life," said the grocery
man to tho bad boy us the youth came
in with his pockets full of angleworms
and wanted 10 borrow . baking powder
can 10 put them into while he went f.ih-
ing, and he held long angleworm up
by tho tail and let it wiggle so he fright
cncd a girl that had come in after 2 cents,
worth Of yeast so she dropped her pitcher
and went out of the grocery as though
she was chased by an anaconda.
II am going TO lead a different life,
but a boy can't change his whole course
Of life i'm n minute, can he? Grown per-
sons have 10 go on probation for six
months before thoy can lead different
life, and half the time they lose their cud
before the six months expire and have to
commence again. When IL is so all fired
hard for man that is endowed with
sense TO break off being bad. you
shouldn't expect too much from boy.
But I am doing as well as could be ex-
pected. l amt half as bad as was.
Gosh, why don't you burn ragi That
yeast that the girl spilled on the floor
bmells like IL was sick. l should think
that bread that was raised with that
yeast would smell like this cooking but
ter you sell to hired girls"
well, never you mind the cooking
butter, know my business "-~- y"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-24

want to use poor butter when they have
company and then blow up the grocer
before folks, can stand it If they can.
But what is this I hear about your Pa
fighting duel with the minister in your
back yard and wounding him in the leg
and then trying to drown himself In the
cistern? One Of your new neighbors was
In here this morning and told me there
was murder in the air at your house last
night, and they were going to have the
police pull your place as a disorderly
house. think you were at the bottom
of the whole businessr'
.sOh. it's all darn lie, and those neigh
bors will find they better keep still about
us. or we will lie about them a little.
You see, since Pa got that blacking on
his face he don't go out any, and to make
it pleasant for him Ma invited in few
friends to spend the evening. Ma has
got up around, and the baby is daisy,
only it smells like goat on account Of
drinking the goats milk. Ma invited
the minister among the rest, and after
supper the men went up into Pas library
TO talk. Oh, you think am bad, don't
YOU, but Of the nine men at our house
last night am an angel compared with
what they were when they were boys.
] got into the bathroom to untangle my
hshline, and it is next 10 Pas room, and
could hear everything they said, but /
went away cause thought the CONVEX
sation would hurt my morals. They
would all steal when they were boys, but
darned if / ever stole.
"Pa has stolen over hundred wagon
loads of watermelons, one deacon used to
rob orchards, another one shot tame
ducks belonging to farmer, and another
tipped over grindstones in front Of the
village store at night and broke them
and run, another used to steal eggs and
go out in the woods and boil them, and
the minister was the worst of the lot,
cause he took seine, with some other
boys, and went to stream where q
q neighbor was raising brook trout and
cleaned the stream out, and to ward off
suspicion he went to the man the next
day and paid him 81 to let him fish in
the stream and then kicked cause there
were no trout, and the owner found the
trout were stolen and laid it to some
Dutch boys. / wondered when those
men were telling their experience If
they ever thought of it now when they
were preaching and praying and taking
up collections. l should think they
wouldn't say a boy was going to hell
right off cause he was little wild now
days when he has such an example.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-24

eve took Pa by the collar and pulled him
out"
"Well, lately somebody has been bur-
Cling our chicken coop, and Pa loaded
an old musket with rock salt and said
he would fill the fellow full of salt
If he caught him, and while they were
talking up stairs Ma heard rooster
squawl, and she went to the stairway
and told Pa there was somebody In the
henhouse. Pa jumped up and told the
visitors to follow him, and they would
see man running down the alley full of
salt, and rushed out with the gun, and
the crowd followed him. Pa is shorter
than the rest, and he passed under the
first wire clothesline in the yard all
right and was going for the henhouse
on a jump when his neck caught the
second wire clothesline just as the minis
ter and two of the deacons caught their
necks under the other wire. You know
how wire, hitting a man on the throat,
will set him back head over appetite.
"Well, sir, was looking out of the
back window, and wouldn't be positive,
but think they all turned double back
summersaults and struck on their ears.
Anyway Pa did, and the gun must have
been cooked or il struck the hammer on
stone, for it went off. and it was point
ed toward the house, and three of the
visitors got salted. The minister was
hit the worst. one piece of salt taking
him in the hind leg and the other in the
back, and he yelled as though it was dy-
Mantle. l suppose when you shoot
man with salt it smarts like when you
get corncd beef brine on your chapped
hands. They all yelled, and Pa seemed
TO have been knocked silly some way,
for he pranced around and seemed to
think he had killed them. He swore at
the wire clothesline, and then / missed
Pa and heard splash like when You
throw cat in the river, and then l
thought of the cistern, and went down,
and w~~ook Pa by tho collar and pulled
him out. Oh, he was awful damp. No,
sir, it was no duel at all, but a naxident,
and | didn't have anything to do with it.
"The gun wasn't loaded to kill, and
the salt only went through the SKIN, but
those men did yell. Maybe it was my
chum that stirred up the chickens, but
don't know. He has not commenced to
lead different life yet, and he might
think it would mako our folks sick IL
nothing occurred TO make them pay at
tention. think where family has
been having good deal Of exercise, the
way ours has, il hurts them to break of
too suddenly. But the visitors went
homo real quick after we got PA out of
the cistern, and the minister told Ma he
always felt when he was in our house as
though he was on the verge Of yawn-
ing crater, ready TO be engulfed any
minute, and he guessed he wouldn't
come any more. Pa changed his clothes
and told Ma to have them wire clothes
lines changed for rope ones. l think IL
is hard 10 suit Pa, don't youy"
'Oh, your Pa is all right. What he
needs is rest. But why are You not
working at the livery stable2 You haven't
been discharged, have your aud the