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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-11

atty for the free expression OF thought
is Siberian miuo, and Austria
holds Hungary in the chains forged
when Kossuth held up the banner Of
revolt.
Ideas are growing This ideas of
popular liberty are widening, and it is
no exaggeration to say that the
thrones of Europe are tOttering. The
rumbliugs OF the volcanic element are
distinct and fearful warnings
to those who hold think
ing people in subsection.
America has taught lesson of self
government that has impressed its
doctrine on every soil AID hroadened
its influence with every people. It,
fruit is ripeuluE, its revolutionary
tn"ught is spreading and it's mighty
wave is gathering force until it will
sweep away ancient traditions, au-
tiquuted IDEAS, false theories, and
under it will be engulfed the despot.
ism and the thrones that have been
building for centuries. The people
are capable and aOle to govern them.
selves without meretriciOus aid and |
k ngly authority, and they intend to
do so. The affections that cluster
around any kind OF government, es-
pecially that false loyalty to king,
will exist Tor some time, but the peo-
pie, animated by higher education,
will break the trammels that bind
hem 10 al Inherited theory and bold
y declare the right of solf-govern-
nent such is the tendency OF
hought and action, and it will not
axe long lOr its accomplishment.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-11
Lady Somerset Elected

CHICAGO, May ga cablegram
from Miss Frances Willard states that
Lady Somerset was victorious. This
means Lady Somerset is reelected
president of the British Women's
Temperance association.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-11
INrERNAmONAL Law VIOLATED,

INTERNA TYONAL Law VIOLATED,
Ii is a well known principle ol
international law and comfy that
when n dc facto" government demon
gtrates its ability to maintain It's au'
thority and protect its citizens IN the
endowment OF life, liberty and property
that il il recognized 10y other govern
ment- as zoe iacto" government ,Dut
under II circumstances has IL rlght
TO recognition ii it does not give assur-
auce of these powers. Mr.. Stevens,
our minister TO Hawaii, recognized its
provisional government simultane-
ously win the application OF that
government to the United States for
The landing of the United states
marines t. sustain the de laclo'
government of Hawaii. In the APP
prevail of Mr.. stevens courfe ny the
Harrison administration the rule was
directly reversed, and the approval
va a diIrct violation Of interuatIohal
law. II HawaII's provisional govern
meut had demonstrated 10 Mf.
Stevens lha' it was able 10 sustain
itself against any forces the deposed
queen could bring against It, ana lte
ability to protect the people of the
Sandwich Islands in the eIJoy ment
of life, liberty and property then II
would have been Mr.. Stevens duty ~
accordance with international law and
the comfy of nations to recognize the
provisional government as de Jacto
government. But on the contrary,
this provisional government asked the
recognition by Mr.. stevens on the
grounds that it could not assure
the people of Hawaii a peaceful gov
eminent without the assistance OF
United States marines, and such Re
publican lawyers as Mr.. Harrison ana
mis- secretary OF state, Mr., Foster, so
eager TO do something to gloriiy the
outgoing administration, forgot all
about the principles OF lnterna lonal
law and approved MIR. Stevens
action.
But again, Mr.. Cleveland and his
secretary OF state understand more !
about international law and sent Mr..
Blount to Hawaii to supercede Mr.. {
Stevens and withdraw our protection |
and recognition OF the provisional {
in order 10 lett work out e
its own salvation. II Hawaii is ever C
to become component part OF the Il
United States it must first demon e
strate the ability of the provisional p
government to sustain itself and then Il
il must come 10, acc riding to our own v
government, upon the free and un' Ii
choice OF its people. Mr.. o
Blount is pursuing the right course.
He has wi;hdrc wn our protection IN [
order tina, it. may do THE. At pres a
ent and uutil the authority of the pro- o
government of Hawaii is fully Is
tablished and in accordance with u
law its "de factO" gov L
ernment is properly recognized, we II
nave no right as government to en- a
or into any negotiations with it of IL
my nature; certainly not OF the i'm 0
cortant nature of ENGRAVING / upon II
our body polite. q
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-11
Notice..
OFFICE OF THE Missouri, KANSAS AND /
2 TEXAS RAILWAY COMPANY OLE TEXAS. [

DENIsoN, Tex, April 10.
Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail-
was company of Texas will be held at
the public office of said company in
the city of Denison, Grayson county,
Texas, on the 18th day of May, 1893,
at II o'clock a. M, for the election of a
board of nine directors of said COM
pany, and the transaction of such
other business as may be brought be-
fore the stockholders meeting.
F. P. MERRILL, Secretary.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-11

CANADA.

AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE COMPANY.
OTTAWA, May 5.--The automatic
Telephone and Electric company of
Canada, Incorporated in tho Dominion
parliament last month. proposes TO
run copper metallic tunk line direct
from Halifax to Vancouver, over $500
miles. Local plant will also be es-
tablished in towns and cities on route.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-11

IT ought To be RENE bered that the
town OF Cisco receives no assurances
upon their losses. Each policy of in
surance excerpts in its penalty the cas-.
uaities Inflicted by the hand OF God
in the storms and cyclones incident to
every locality. II the people Of Cisco
were entitled 10 the insurance on their
buildings swept away by the cyclone
it would be another matter, and they
could depend on the insurance com.
panies to recOmpeuse them for their
losses, bat this is not the case, the in
surance companies are not liable for
these losses and those who were in
sured do not get dollar with which
to rebuild from the companies in
which they wer0 insured. Two Of
our patriotic and philanthropic ladies'
Mrs. Iglehart and Mrs. Mitchell, have
made canvass of the city and oh.
tanned considerable amount of money
which they have cent to these sui
ferers, but that amount is not in pro.
portion to the share justly due Cisco
by us. Austin should do better than
she has done.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-11

IT is certainly Encouraging to hear
that the pursuit of the train robbers at
Pryor creek, Indian Territory, has
been abandoned on account of the in
ability CT the officers to procure
horses. 1t was at first supposed that
on account of high water the gang OF
robbers could not escape, but it turns
out that they did so with all their
booty. Unless there is no exception
to the capture OF train robbers it will
become an iuvariable custom. and
when four or five crooks want to make
raise they Will hold up train,
Officers in pursuit of such criminals
ought by law to be given the priv.
lege of impressing horses and sum.
mOning posse of men at will to pur
she and capture the perpetrators OF
these outrages on unprotected and
peaceful travellers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-11
Stock Brokers Suspend.

BOSTON, Mag 5.-Francis Houshow
& Co., stock brokers, suspended this
morning. The failure is due to in
ability to collect money on margins.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-11

Bugard had offered mopey for his
vote. Representative Mckinney also
testified to various offers of Bugard to
buy his vote.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-11
LOL. WGAUGHEY INDICATED.


The result yesterday of the i'm.
parchment trial of the general land
commissioner was a signal vindicatiOn
of Colonel McGaughey. That the
vote was on the material issues two.
thirds of the senate for acquittal is
very conclusive proof that that high
court did not believe the house COM
mittee of managers had adduced
proof sufficient to warrant so grave a
verdict as impeachment. Serious in
deed is it when great state in its
sovereign power brings to bear on an
official the highest exercise of its pow
ers-a trial by impeachment-anG so.
riOus should be the reasons for such a
procedure. THE STATESMAN has
been a careful leader OF the evil
dence introduced during the
trial and thinks the court acted
wisely and justly in ordering an &C.
quital on the charges. Co onel Nc.
Gaughey 10 congratulated on the
happy issue of the trial, and Texas is
felicitated on escaping the odium a
conviction would have cast upon the
administration, in the hands of its
greatly dominant political party.
with this trial the life has gone out Of
the Twenty-third legislature, and an
adjournment sine die may be expected
in very few days.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-14
TABLES TURNED.

George Hall, ''the only has a penchant
for playing practical jokes upon his friends
and acquaintances. The loaded cigar racket
he is particularly partial to-. The other day
he attempted to work it upon Fred Smith,
but the tables were turned on him. Smith
was suspicious, and instead of lighting the
weed he put it III his pocket with the apol-
ogy that he would smoke it after dinner.
Shortly after Smith broke the cigar open and
laid bare the cartridge that had been calcu-
lated to put the laugh on him. He then had
the instrument of merriment turned over TO
the perennial joker, the donor.
The incident reminded Henry Nichols of
college day episode that occurred prior to
the advent of the loaded cigar.
I'VE had classmate who was particularly
fond of really good cigar, said Mr.. Nichols.
I'm this respect he was a luXurist," he pur-
sued, land he was that sort of a fellow that
never overlooked an opportunity to play a
Joke upon his fellow students. One day he
played some sort of a prank on me, and
schemed to get even. Finally l hit upon a
happy idea. / went down to c1garmaker
and had cigar made according to the recipe
that had conceived. The cigar was made
from the best Havana tobacco, but it was
| loaded About half inch from the end a
| lttIe bouquet OF IeatnerS " us TOueu Iu lueu
| came piece of tarred rope enveloped III a
| piece OF pork. There was cigar for you.
! 1 bought several other cigars and went back
| to the rooms twas not long before the
connoisseur of good cigars dropped i'll with
a comrade. He saw the cigars lying on the
| enter table, where had purposely exposed
| them.
"'Hello, what have you there? he asked.
81 told him l thought they were unusually
| fine cigars and handed him the doctored
cigar 10 sample, and at the same time gave
another to his friend and lighted third my
self. He puffed away in silence moment
and then broke out in eloquent praise of the
cigar quietly reiterated that esteemed il
| an unusually fine cigar. II was but shor
| time. however, before the fire reached the
| feathers.
"'Great Casarr he exclaimed, something
/ is burning l accorded that there was 6
smell that would indicate that he was telling
the truth. Still he suspected nothing. Puff
followed puff. Then he began to expector
ate and look physically at me. 1 had taken
up a book and pretended to be deeply alb
/ sorbed Suddenly the fat began to sizze
and he jumped up and dashed the cigar into
/ the cuspidore He saw the Joke
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-14

sible Then comes the sweetest
fruition of love and friendship, the
first sheaves of the mornings sowing.
The wife of his youth is his Well-trusted
companion, If he has been so fortunate
as to have made comrade of her. His
children have become men and women,
and are no longer care, but are able to
enter into and understand his hope or
pride in the work ne still loves for its
own sake. If the traveller be a woman.
and has lived her life as woman
should, keeping some part of it sacred
to herself, the coming of middle life is
even more delightful. Now she has
time to cultivate the little tastes or gifts
that heretofore have been merely kept
alive, against a time when her family
no longer needed her constant care.
She is at her best, both physically and
mentally, and the bulk of the worlds
good work, so far as women are con-
cerned, is done 10y those who have
passed the halfway mark. Some trag-
elers have elected to walk alone. These
have each his or her own pet employ
ment for this leisure time, and though
they may cast longing looks back at the
early days, few but what if they told
the real truth, are happier far than they
were in the heat and turmoil of youth.
TO the young this will seem as tale
from fairy land, but we who have
reached middle life know that it is true.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-14
ATHLETIC SECRETARY.

= For some half-a-dezen years the loquacious
Tams Bixby. the present astute secretary to
his excellency. Gov. Nelson, has hidden his
athletic proeiivities from his coadjutors at
othe capitol To look at his diminutive form
land to observe his inert manners-wholly
assumed, however-no one would ever dream
that he has the strength and sinews of a
modern Hercules. He felt little frisky yes
terday. and he threw off his mask and ap-
peared i'll his sturdy manhood.
Everybody at the capitol was dumfounded
when they saw Tams spring lightly down the
steps of the state house. leap the fence with
a bound push the assistant janitor rudeiy
away and seize the handle of the lawn
mower 1t is safe to say that had that mower
the power of speech it would cry out that
never before had it done such service Tams
went galloping over the lawn. and the grass
danced to the clicking OF the machine leap
ing in the sunlight and raising fountain of
green. 1t actually made the assistant janitor
pant as he sat on the palng and watched the
performance. Thissort OF thing was kept up
for half honr. when Tams returned to his
desk as sedate and serious as though nothing
unusual had occurred Tams is a modest
man -aad refuses tempting offer by the
management. OF The PbeEix Athletic club 20
appear Thursday night and give an exhibit
ton of his inherent proWess.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-14

have proved unavailing, eXceptto Inn
tied extent in Ulster.
Dr. CONWAY says that it is OF little
consequence whether the house OF lords
throw out the bill. '1f they do reject
it, so much the worse for the lords"
Many Americans are well enough i'll
formed upon English matters to know
that this is not ali improbable state
ment. The house of lords has
been sinking into popular disfavor
many years. Its powers have been
curtailed by the people from time to
time until it is an inferior body to the
commons. Now it has no voice in the
financial appropriations of Great Brit
ain; all such matters are in the sole
control of the commons. The lords are
keenly alive to the fact that it is only
question of time when their legislative
power will be wiped out of existence.
And, really, it is only question OF
time, and not very long time, when
the nobility of England will be shorn OF
their titles, and, possibly, much OF their
estates. The chances are very great
that within the next fifty years England
w,ll be a republic, as any one who has
"a 4 the history of the growth OF the
LLoeral tendency during the past century
is prepared to believe.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-14
AMONG REF0RMERs,

A year ago City Treasurer Miller and Aid.
Zimmerman set up an awful howl because
the street railway company, as they claimed,
was operating cars on which no license had
been paid In 1892 under the administration
of George Refs Sl,310 was paid into the city
treasury by the street car company on Feb.
IS. This year up to date nothing has been
paid as street car license. Thursday last a
GLOBE reporter made Inquiry as TO the matter
and Conrad realizing thath had been asleep
at once sent a communication to the council
asking what he had better do IN the premises
All the reform members of the board of
aldermen with the exception of Aid. Jensen
are in the field for election to the position OF
president of the board
President Ingersoll says he does not want
to be reelected and AID. Copeland is of the
opinion that Freddie's wishes in this par
ticular instance should be respected.
Now that there is no police matron, Night
Jailer Daily has purchased calico Mother
Hubbard and when female prisoners are
brought in the garment is donned and the
women landed in the cells with tender care
Assemblyman Reardon, while not can
didate for president of that body. has been
promised the united support of the Demo-
cratic and mugwump members.
Two months ago Assemblyman Doran de-
cared himself in favor of sustaining the
mayor, whether right or wrong, in any action
he might take regarding the discharge of
policemen. Now he has taken the copper Off
and is playing hop scotch. Can it be posi-
BILE that the Sixth ward assemblyman is sore
because one of his constituents was not ap-
pointed on the school board?
|: One of the clerks III the city treasurer S
! Office left last week for fifteen months trip
abroad. Mr.. Miller promised to reengage
I the clerk next year. This would indicate
| that he has decided to be reelected to the
office next spring. This is possible. but
hardly probable.
The plan of placing the recent additions
| to the police force on the principal beats
and sending tn e old and competent patrol
men to the outskirts of the city is said to
have originated in the massive brain of Capt.
Schweitzer. The clerk TO the chief OF police
has been credited with being the originator
of the idea, but this is not correct.
There are only two things which may pre-
vent the election of Aid Copeland to the
presidency of the board of aldermen. One is
| to have the mayor endorse Copeland's candi-
| dacy and the other the lack of the requisite
| number of votes. Either would be equally
disastrous to the hopes of the First ward
| stalwart.
| Chief Garvin announces that he has had
| great success in capturing escaped prisoners.
| What the citizens need just at this stage Is
| some one who will have a little success IN
capturing the gangs of thieves and burglars
| who are enjoying the freedom of the city al
the expense of the public. The FOUNDER.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-14

the most exciting ones ever witnessed
in the city. Mr.. Grady has not yet
selected the prize. but it is expected
that it will be in accordance with the
New York custom, and that in the
course of few days a redolent billy
goat will be browsing in one of the win
dows on exhibition.
The terms of the match will be simple.
To the man who makes way with the
most thigh hats" belongs the honor and
the prize. The thigh hat' is not gen.
orally known in the city of st. Paul, but
the citizens will doubtless soon become
acquainted with the name and the glass.
1t is an immense schooner which holds
about pint and half of beer, reason
ably fiat Each one of the contestants
must purchase every glass consumed by
himself, or his friends must contribute.
No fayorS will be shown in the matter OF
stick" and the rules bar everything
with the exception of cash purchase.
The match will be commenced in
about two weeks and there have already
been number of inquiries made in re-
gard to the entries. Mr.. Grady is unani-
mously barred from the contest by the
proposed rivals for the possession and
affections of the goat.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-14

fitting state, when | made my usual
proposition to select two young men
from the audience, discover their char
acteristics. and then select two women
who might be present who would be
mated to them by their similar scharac-
teristics.
1.-The young men came to the platform
and l carefully went over their heads.
You know there is really great deal in
this thing; the world thinks it a fraud,
but there is really great amount of
truth in it. had examined the heads
of the young men and | then went
through the audience for the purpose of
! picking out the women who would be
mated to them by their characteristics.
picked out two pretty girls finally and
declared that they would be the proper
ones. What the devil do you think
happened?
They were both married and their
husbands were in the hail. The young
men whom l had selected had been
mixed up in scandal with those same
two married women and there was an
awful row. Great Scott! l got out of
| the place that night went i'll such a
| hurry that didn't even stop to pay the
rent for the hall. Say, where can we
| get drink"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-14

handed it to him, which caused the
teeth of the latter to chatter as though
he had changed his thick underwear to
gossamer and then walked out into a
snow bank. He glared at the bill, then
at the waiter, and, after delivering his
face of quantityof tobacco. he snarled:
"S-a-a-ay! Gimme br-r-r-oiled rat
tlesn-n-n-a-a-ke, quick"
Eyes sah," replied the waiter with a
jump, as he fastened out into the
kitchen.
The son of Ham pondered as to the
possibilities of escaping out through the
door. This was not feasible. however,
as the cowboy sat near the only en-
trance to the restaurant. Suddenly a
thought struck him, and he at once put
it into execution. He took from the ice
chest small eel. which he skinned and
then handed to the cook to place on the
Goals. He then took from mantel on
one side of the room picture frame
which had been decorated in years past
with string of rattles from one of. the
deadly snakes. When the order was
ready he surreptitiously placed the rat
ties on the plate by the side of the
broiled eel, and then. with scared
look, he placed the dish on the table by
the side of the cowboy. 1t did not take
him more than minute TO make his
eScapesaS he saw the glance OF the cow
boy TALL on. the plate.
There was a strange look on the face
of the cowboy as he saw the contents of
the plate and the rattles. lie gave a
gasp, his color SEEMED to leave, his face.
and he gave a gasp rs though the air i'll
the room WAS oppressive. Every time
, he looked at the plate he seemed to get