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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26

Nj. BARBOUR OF counsel for the de-
tense in the indictment OF eminent
Frenchmen charged with frauds on
the Panama canal, in his eloquent
speech desert bed the prosecution as
political and implored the jury not to
permit men OF high character to be
injured for party purposes. In speak
ing of NJ. Ferdinand de Lesseps, he
said, $50 keen was his sense of honor
that after appearing before the magis
trate at the opening of the inquiry he
was overwhelmed. For two months
he had not left his bed and during
that time he had not uttered a word.
Had the great Frenchman been able
to appear in court the whole audience
would have risen to salute the glory
OF his fame" For nearly three quar-
ters of century M. de Lesseps has
been the best known French
man. His fame has not been confined
to his own country, but wherever
science has made its mark he has
been known as great and good man,
and it is with sorrow that the world
contemplstes his completely in these
frauds and with sincere hope that
he will go to his grave free of re.
proach.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26
INFLUENCE Us. JUSTICE.

Nearly every one who has visited
Washing ton city in the last thirty
years either knows or knows about
"Billyn McGarrahan. He has for a
quarter OF century been in that city
pushing his claim against the govern
ment for more than million dollars
The bill allowing him to adjudicate
the claim passed congress and was We
toed by Mr.. Harrison on the ground
that the government could not be
properly represented before the court
of claims, aud it went back the other
day to congress and lacked few votes
of passing over the presidents veto.
The old man when told of it burst
into tears, and when friends tried to
console him with the hope that he
would have better luck with the next
congress he said, IL am not thinking
about that, am thinking Of where |
will get my supper" He has been
living on borrowed money for years.
He went there young man full OF
hope that his claim would
be settled in thirty days,
and thirty years have
frosted his locks. He is now old and
feeble and without hope.
This is but one of Il thousand such
sad tragedies that are enacted in the
capital city. His claim has always
been thought to be n perfectly just
one, as many others are, but they are
little thought of in the wfirl of politi-
cal ambition and nearly all OF such
men die in Washington and are either
buried by friends or fill a pauper's
grave. The moral il, never try to col
lect claim against the government.
The state NAY do it, but IN individual
rarely. II, however, you have father
in the senate it is all right On the
same day that the senate neglected
poor Billy McGarrahan's claim the
senate passed bill relieving John
Sherman, jr., from just obligation Of
a few hundred dollars due the govern
ment in his official capacity. Oh,
shame, where is thy sting?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26
TILE SUGAR BONNS.

The state of Texas has been robbed
of hun ireds of thousands of dollars by
the bonus paid to the eastern manu-
facturers through the robber tariff and
the state of Texas has the moral as
well as the legal right to accept the
sugar bounty without compromising
its position on this question. In fact,
the governor has no right to refuse
the $4,000 due the people of Texas on
any sentimental idea of our opposition
to the principle of the bonus.
II the governor was the guardian OF
minor children and the court decided
they were entitled to $88,0OJ of an es
tate, would he have any moral or
legal right to refuse to take 1T for
them because he did not believe they
were morally entitled to it? Certainly
not, and his only duty in this matter
il to receive the money due the state
under the law. He has no Judicial
rights in the matter, and is acting as
the agent of the state and not tine
judge as to the propriety of the state
receiving the bounty.
The refusal OF Texas to receive her
portion of the bounty does not in the
least effect the United States in dis
trlbuting it; nor would her acceptance
of 1t in the least effect the legal or
moral right of the United States to
pay such bonus. An executive of a
state is not empowered to execute the
laws of the United States, but OF his
own particular state, and If Texas has
no law forbidding the receipt of this
bonus, is not our executive transcend
ing his duties and powers when he
attempts to forbid Texas to receive it?
Now Texas must accept her national
Democratic principles from national
Democratic sources. Our congress
has spoken on this question, it tenders
us this sugar bonus, and can we go
behind those returns any more than
we can the action of our national coz
ventiOn? On the same principle that
this bonus is rejected, a governor of a
state might refuse to let the direct
tax due citizens of his state, come into
its borders for distribution among
them. We think both would be bad
politics and wretchedly bad business.
1t is a matter about which the legis-
lature should give decided express
sion at this time.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE LAMAR DEAD,
The Brilliant southerner and Distinguished
Jurist Passes Away.


MACON, Ca, Jan 23.-(Bulletin, J
1890 q. MI. Q, G. Lamar is dead.
Lucius Q G. Lamar was born in
Putnam county, Georgia, Sept. II,
1925; graduated al Emory College in
1915; studied law at Macon, and was
admitted to the bar in 1S47; removed
to Oxford, Miss, in 1849; was elected
professor of mathematics in the uni
versity of that state, but afterwards
returned to Covington, Ga, and re-
sumed The practice of law; as elected
20 the Georgia Legislature in 1858; in
1854 again removed to Mississippi;
was elected representative from
Mississippi i'll the Thirty-tifth and
Thirty-sixth congress; resigned in 1860
to take seat in the Secession con.
vention of his state; 1861 entered the
Confederate Army; iu 1863 was intrust.
ed by President Davis with an
important diplomatic mission to Rus
Gia; in 1867 was made a professor of
law in the Mississippi university; was
elected to the Forty-third congress,
serving on the committee on elections
and Mississippi levees; was re- elected
to the Forty-tourth congress and was
chairman of the caucus which nomi-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26

THE bill to prohibit the employ
mont of Pinkerton's detectives is a
very proper thing to pass. Texas il
fully able to protect her citizens and
enforce hor laws. The organization OF
an army of fifty OF hundred or a
Thousand men by any outside author
ity to bring them into the state to
force workingmen to submit to
the arbitrary dictation of corpora
tions is obnoxious to every sentiment
of free people. We want none OF
Pinkerton and his hired army Of assas-
sins to invade Texas as they did
Homestead, Pa, to shoot down The
operatives in any factory. We do not
believe in the right of workingmen to
take possession of any mandatory
as they did at Homestead; otherwise
we believe the state owes its protec.
ton to every branch of industry and
to all corporations, but the state OF
Texas has an arm strong enough to
insure the execution of the laws with
out the Intervention of foreign mer-
cenaries of Mr.. Pinkerton or any one
else
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26

In Georgia, the 10Th of January is
kept as public holiday in honor of
the birth on that day of Gen. X. f.
Lee. "Not," as the Atlanta Constitu.
ton says, "slmply because he was a
Southern man, not because he was a
martial man of victories, not that he
was the embodiment of the passion
and heroism of the lost cause is this
exceptional tribute paid annually to
his memory" but that he was an
American "Ioyal to its liberties and
aspirations in their finest forms "
Why not follow the example of
Georgia in Texas because he was the
embodiment of all that was grand
and noble in manhood, sells sacrificing
in patriotism, modest and genuine in
all the Christian virtues and the
noblest specimen of American man.
hood whose foot ever pressed its soil.
A part of his life was spent in Texas,
then let Texas canoniZe his great
name.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26

mated NJ. C. Kerr for the speakershlp
in 1875; in December, 1875 was ap, p,
nointed chairman OF the committees oe on
fhe Pacific railroad; in January, 1915,
was elected United States senator
from Mississippi for the term begin
ming in 1877 and ending in 1883; , Wss
reelected for the term ending in 1889
in March, 1885, became secretary o.
In @ interior under Cleuelahd, and iatel
was elevated to an associate Juugsnll
of the supreme court of the Unite'
States, which position he held az I'M
time of his death.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26
THE COTTON CROP.

A. b. Shipperson in his edition of
"Cotton Facts" compiled from official
and other sources. puts the maximum
of the commercial cotton crop of 1892
90 at $500 900 bales. Adding to this
the stocks in British, continental and
American ports Aug. 81, 1892, Mr..
Shipperson makes the grand total sup
ply of American cotton to Aug. l,
1893, s,4S4, 900 bales, and estimates the
Worlds requirement of cotton at
S,46l 900 bales, substantially the same
rs the supply.
"Cotton Facts" gives a statement
from Col. l.. d. Hutchinson of Harms
county, Georgia, of the cost of the
production of 200 bales of cotton
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26

COLONEL AINswORTH, who on &C.
count of his exceptional ability as an
executive officer, by special act of
congress was put in charge of the
record and pension division of the
war department with the rank of
colonel, was the other day before the
subcommittee of congress of the APP.
preparation committee, and gave some
interesting information. There was
some talk of putting the pension bu.
reau in the hands of the army, and
while Colonel Ainsworth said he
would rather not have it on account
of the immense amount of additional
work and responsibility, he also said
that commissioner of pensions under
the present system could not properly
administer the office. He had no
authority to remove incapable or un-
worthy clerks. One might come into
his office drunk and kick him, and he
could not remove him only through
the red tape of the war department
and not then If he had influential
friends. And he added that drunk,
ards generally had more influential
friends than the man who stayed il
the Office and attended to his bust
ness
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26
STATE OF ILLINOIS. g.
CountV Perry, On

COuuly
Tn the county court, in probate sitting to the
March term, A. D., 1873. MT, d House.
Notice is hereby given to Thomas Mnu Gs.
william H. Dry, Charity /. Bittle; WI lam
G Gitt~irI Cathrine West Eliza A. SWALLOWS,
sa nri1,o T. Ma asl Wood. NJ rlha j. Robinson
pGmnnd Bridges. Daniel NJ. Bridges. George w.
R,idee jeff rsoh Bridges, Mary u. S SaII
Pmmeline Dever Howard BrldgeS. u1lo T
Rridges and Harry Bridges John DIV, sarah n
Drv Sirepa III bert Jackson A. Dry, OF ms ul
Known heirs if dead, Elizabeth jerks, or her uLi.
Hnoyn heirs il dead, and Sol hfonla Dry OF nei
nnI nown heirs if lead and to al others inter-
ostadO that the undersigned, administrators OF
The estate &, Sarah ThOrnsberTy. deceased hl S
in the said probate cour 10 Gne
december t. rm, A. D., 1892, their petition ASKING
for an c, er for final distribution OF the moneys
81 81 ,oid estate among he heirs OF said Sa1an
Thornsberry, which said petition as continued
at the January tenn A. D., lS9 OF suu coul,
with an order for no'iCe by publication 10 salG
heirs, and that Sd d petition will be heard on
the first Monday in the month OF MaTch, A. ~.
1898, at the term of probate court then 10 Ds
held at the court house at PlcFneyVllle, IN anu
for the said county OF Perry, o. as loon there-
after as Ounsel can be heard aud an order
SOU Int directing the undersigned to pay OUT INC
MONEYS in their hands as such Administrators,
and for final settlement Ofsaid estate, when anu
VIII re you are otitei to be present an MAKE
such such objection as to you may seem meet
D"''N 'Nl' EDMOND DRY,
K. NJ. Day,
Administrators of Sarah Thor sherry,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26
Adjourned Without a Nomination

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 24.-The Popu-
list caucus adjourned early this morn
ing without making nomination on
TN efirst ballot and candidates were
voted for. Highest were John Mar.
tin of Topeka, Frank Doster of Marion
and John Briedenthal, chairman of
the Populi>t central committee. The
vote ON the first ballot stood, Martin
81, Doster 20, BrieIenthal 10. The
highest votes cast for the three lead
ing. candidates were, Martin 81, Doster
%, Bridenthal II.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26
THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION
APPROPRIATIONS

The Kentucky Legislature after
many and immense efforts has over
come the constitutional objection and
made an appropriation OF 500, 600 to
show off the resources of that state at
the Columbian Exposition. The arti-
Gle in the Texas constitution that pro-
hibits appropriations for immigration
purposes was meant to free the state
from the land agent cormorants who
sought aid under the Davis govern
ment for that purpose and used the
money for their individual benefit.
In order to properly construe con
stitutional provision the intent of the
trainers of that article in the constitu-
ton must be taken into consideration.
Now was it the intent of the members
OF the constitutional convention to
prevent the legislature from making
an appropriation for the Worlds FairS
Certainly not, for the Worlds Fair
had not been thought of at
that time, but let us give II
few Hypothetical cases. A father
says to his daughter: 81 positively
forbid you to dress in such n manner
as to excite admiration Would il be
fair when the girl wanted new dress
for the father to refuse to buy her one
on tbs ground it would be violation
OF his commando Again, u father says
to his SON Il will give you $4,000 to
go into business, but you must engage
i'm a legitimate business" The son
finds he can buy IL thousand bushels of
wheat at rs cents bushel, and knows
he can sell it at 81 a bushel, would he
be prohibited from purchasing the
wheat2
A gentleman discovers a gold mine
on his farm and sells it with the pro-
viso, that the purchasers shall not
invite immigration to the state, would
that prevent the purchasers from ex-
hibiting the gold taken from the mine
in order to form a company to work
it
Everyone OF these illustrations might
be extended lad intinitum," and all
of them would go to illustrate that
there is no principle legal or moral
violated in making an appropriation
80 that Texas might exhibit her re-
sources at the worlds fair. The sec
ton in the constitution was only in
tended to prevent a set of carpetbag
sharpers from bleeding the treasury
of Texas.
Here is thing involving the inter
est and pride Of the whole state of
Texas. Her people are anxious that
the world shall know that the state is
abreast in the procession in all things
that go to make up great state, and
because of a special provision of the
constitution that was not meant To
confine the efforts of Texas to any
pent up Utica, the strict construction
lists, forsooth. declare that Texas dares
not hold up its hand in this great COM
petition of the products OF the world.
This great school Of nations must meet
and go home knowing about every
other section OF the habitable globe
but Texas. What shame and what
miserable pretext to keep this great
state in the back ground, absolutely
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26

hidden as much as China was before
her ports were entered by the navies
of the world, with her immense bound
aries and. splendid domain blotted
from the map of the world. If there
was a constitutional provision directly
and positively against this approprla-
ton, it could only spring from ignor'
ance and prejudice aud would be I'M
worthy OF consideration by an enlight-
ened people but there is no such in
hibition and the construction that is
given to the section OF the
constitution that it is claim
ed prohibits it, is the most
forced construction that ever was
given to auy paragraph in any consul
tuition. Forced constructions will DO
very well when thing is objectiona-
able or injurious, but to resort to fore
ed construction to defeat measure la
which every man, woman and child In
Texas is intensely interested is an alb
surd and foolish thing, unworthy Of a
popular assembly with the intelligence
of the members of the Texas legisla-
ture. Governor Hogg had sufficient
scruples on the subject to call the at
tention of the legislature to thai sec
ton of the constitution, but Governor
Hugg is not infallible, and no man
ought to be more pleased than he to
see his objection overcome by the leg
islatiye body.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26

THAT little Democratic victory in
Illinois has t things all in a flutter
Thenewly elected Democratic auditor
Mr.. Gore, did not find any books in
the Republican predecessors Office
showing the disbursements in TIE in
surance department. He called on
Gen. Pavey, the eX-auditor, and asked
him for the books, but the general got
all in flutter and refused to turn
over any of the books, claiming that
they contained an account OF the dis
disbursement of public funds, were his
private property and not the states
Even the books of Gen. Pavey's Re
publican predecessor, which were in
the office up to the time the general
turned it over to Mr.. Gore, were miss
ing. 1t is stated that when Gen.
Pavey took possession of the auditors
office he was in embarrassed circum-
stances and that he retires very rich
man. Whether made rich by legiti-
mate fees Is matter yet to be decided
as Mr.. Gore has placed the matter in
the hands of the attorney general. 1t
looks right scaly for Pavey. 1t is a
good thing to turn out an administra-
ton occasionally and get the books
into the hands of political opponent
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26
THE DEMOCRA TIC PARTY IN
TEXAS


TEXAS.
1t is useless to attempt to conceal
the fact that if possible Mr.. Mills
would have been beaten for the senate
by most of the very men who held an
exclusive caucus to nominate him.
Mr.. Mills election was from the very
same causes that brought about Mr.
Cleveland's nomination and election.
1t was nothing more nor less than the
recorded will of the people of Texas
which was recognized by the legisla-
ture as paramount to all schemes and
ambitions of politicians.
The very men whose affiliations
would indicate opposition to Mills
were the prominent leaders in organ
izing a caucus, in which the Clark
men were given the cold shoulder, to
nominate Mills. After ascertaining it
would be impossible to defeat him,
these men concluded that the next
best thing to do was to play part by
which they and their friends should
hope to get his influence in carving
the federal pie for their plates ex'
clusively. And therefore they held a
caucus at which the Clark men were
snubbed. Mr.. Mills will, of course,
understand this and demonstrate that
he is too large man to be used as
tool by any section of the Democratic
party for the mere lurpose of spoils.
Mr. Mills is also we'll aware that
the Clark men stood upon the national
platform with him in the demand for
an honest dollar, and that some OF
these very men who ostensibly sup
ported him with so much earnestness
yesterday did not agree with him on
that subject, either in his proposition
to make it an issue in the last canvass,
and he knows that they gener-
ally favored fiat dollar. That, how.
ever, is not the only thing for which
that gentleman will be held account
able to the Democracy of Texas. 1t is
bad enough to seek such a false pre-
text to keep up the division in the
Democratic party in Texas, but it is
worse to attempt to prevent discord in
the party by ignoring men whose De-
mocracy is undoubted and whose 10y
atty to the Democratic party in all its
principles as represented by Mr.. Mills
is unquestioned by all others but
those who seek to keep open the quar-
rel between the factions in the state
for personal objects. We had
hoped that there would be too much
sense in the party to keep alive differ.
ences, especially where the minority
which it is attempted to crush stand
fat footed in the national Democratic
platform and the majority does not,
especially upon the silver question.
lit is a mere fight for spoils alone we
care nothing about it, but we desire to
warn these gentlemen that they have
no coign of advantage over the minor
ity of the party in any national fight
and they might as we'll make peace
witt. that minority which has not at
tempted to push the fight There is
no reason why the Democratic party of
Texas should not be united but for the
advantage that certain politicians de-
sire to take on that division
and to which the Democrats of Texas
will not submit. The party, oul side
of the professional politicians, want
peace and harmony just as much as
they wanted Mr.. Mills to be elected
to the United States senate and they
will have their will done in one thing
as they did in the other.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26
Freight Wreck Near Brennan.

Special to The Statesman.
BRENNAN, Jan. 24.-There was q
freight wreck on the Sante Fe, three
miles north of here, at noon today.
Head Brakeman A. l.. Bird was
slightly crippled and five cars of
merchandise went into the ditch, All
trains were delayed for ten hours.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26

The scenes that were witnessed
here Christmas of the distribution OF
food, fuel and clothing to the poor by
means of The STATESMAN Christmas
fund Tor the poor are being re-en&cted
on much larger scale in the cities
within the extreme cold belt The
cold has been more intense than it has
been for years, the thermometer as
far south as Louisville, KY, standing
for days ut 10 degrees below zero.
1t is very gratifying to know that
charity is a growing feeling and
practice. Whom suffering appears
from any cause the hearts and purses
OF the rich are open for relief-uhe
barriers OF society are broken down,
"the rich man helps the poor and the
poor man loves the rich" We fire.
quently hear of the good old times
when there was not so much selfish
ness in the world-that is all hum
bug-there was more selfishness then
in proportion to popul alton than there
is now, and there is more charity, &C.
cording to population now than there
was then The world is growing bet
ter and kinder every year as we are
annually nearing nearer and nearer
the millennium, when selfishness will
have nowhere to rest its feet and
when the broadcast and most liberal
philanthropy will link the world to-
gether in q common bond of affection,
forming a golden chain binding the
hottest hopes of man to the heavenly
throne of an eternal God.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26
What Stronger Proof

Is needed of the merit of Hoods
Sarsaparilla than the hundreds of
letters continually coming in telling
Of marvellous cures it has effected
after all other remedies had failed?
Truly, Hoods Sarsaparilla possesses
peculiar curative powers unknown to
other medicines.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26

JUDGE NELSON of the federal court
has decided that the Chinese exclus-
ion act is unconstitutional. This de-
cision may be slight guide to those
gentlemen who are so DESTROYS to pass
an exclusion act against all emigra-
ton to this country.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26
Administrators of Sars
LANDRETH'S GARDEN SEED.

Only Landreth's seed handled in
bulk at Austin Seed House, All Con-
gress avenue,
Come to headquarters and get seed
that will terminate.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26
Southern Hope Cotton Seed.

This celebrated long lint seed now
in ock. Also Mexican June, Hick-
Dry, King, Golden Beauty and gourd
seed, field corn.
ARTHUR J. MAYS,
Or Austin Seed House.