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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.
R. @, Dun 4 Co. on the Condition Of the
Business Of the Country.

NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-Dun's Weekly
Trade Review says: Business is
gaining, but it is constant complaint
that improvement is slow. This is be-
cause very few realize how heavy
load business has to drag after it in
climbing up again. Legislative uncer-
tainties weigh heavy, but other loads
may overlook past depression with
trading and manufacturing failures
involving more than 1885, 900, 900 in
nine months, besides hank failures OF
enormous liabilities, and failures of
railway and other corporations having
heavy Indebtedness to individuals and
firms, involve continual embarrass
ments, which men are prone to forget.
There has been encouragement dur
ing the past week. In fact, November
payments are far more satisfactory
than expected, and yet the extensions
of the month would have seemed
alarming in other years. Merchants
who collect part OF the amount due
are rejoiced, but their buying power is
not as large as usual. Extraordinary
shrinkage in purchases for consump-
tion, if lessening. has still made it i'm
possible for many firms to go on as
before, and the largest failure of the
past week, that of the Thurber Why
land company, illustrates the embar-
rassmeI is which cannot be terminated
in a week or month.
Monatoru lifno,1ItiaO no lOpnaN hind.
err 1t is true the treasury cash has
fallen to $97, 1888, 595, of which only $685.
490,S9l is gold, but there is no such
alarm as there was when the gold re.
serve alone went below 500 900, 900.
Business is not leaning on the treasury
and it is we'll that it is not. Receipts
for the month thus far are about
So, 000,0 900 less than expenses and i'm
ports in October decreased about $40, =
100000, partially because of inflated
valuation of goods imported last year.
Weekly imports at New York decrease
in part from same cause.
The condition of industries i'm
proves, but they wisely wait revival
of purchases by consumers. Twenty
four works of all kinds have wholly or
in part resumed, against IA closing, yet
less than half the iron working power
is active, and out of 80 wooden works
at least only 10 are working full time,
while 45 shut up in November, the pro
duction for four months in mems
woolens being IA, 343, 431 yards. against
%, 554, 1906 last year. State factory in
spectors report that out of 10000 per-
sons employed in textile mills in Phila-
delphia only 1880 are at work. In
boots and shoes there is decided i'm
provement in spite of the fact that or
ders are smaller than usual, and most
factories are receiving orders, though
not enough for full employment.
Failures for the week were 1874 in the
United States, against 205 last year.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
RILEY'S FAILING.

The HooSier Poet Makes Confession of n
Troublesome Weakness.
James Whitcomb Riley, the poet, de-
scribes himself as a train misser. A
friend thus relates how the poet con-
fesses his weakness:
found him occupying an easy chair
in parlor car that was attached to
train leaving Chicago at 1890 q. m. for
Indianapolis. After the greetings, in
that quantity humorous strain that has
made the man and his writing so pop
ular, he described the trial he meets
with as traveller:
81 have been in the depot three hours
waiting for this train to start for In
dianapolis."
why did you come here three hours
before traintime?-10:30 is its leaving
time"
"Well, you know am train misser.
l can't make train. 1t doesn't make
any difference what precautions take,
miss it or take the wrong train. Igot my
ticket yesterday-boughtit over the Mo
non route because l knew it went right
through without change. If ever have
to change cars, I'm lost. lam sure tomiss
the connection or take the wrong train.
had messenger boy go with me to the
ticket Office. Never could have found
it myself. When got to the hotel after
the entertainment last night, asked the
clerk what time the 'Monon' train left
for indianapolis.
Acknowledgement said he; hasn't
that road got another nameY
"It probably has. 1t would be just
like these railroads to change the name
Immediately after bought my ticket.
Then he looked at one of those brain
splitting time cards and said:
"Yesl yesl Monon route-that's the L.,
N. A. and A. G. railway, and it leaves at
8a. m
II left call for $3.50, so could have
my breakfast and be at the depot at 1880.
always go to the depot so minutes be-
fore the train leaves, and then l miss it
oftener than catch it. When l pre-
sented my ticket to the gatekeeper, he
said: Your train leaves at 1890 That
was so, and here have been since 1880.
"Bill Nye says that when my head
was built they run out of gray matter
when they came to fill my bump of loca-
ton, and they filled it with mayonnaise
dressing, and that's a pretty hard thing
for man to think with. Detroit Free
Press
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
sLUGGED AND ROBBED.
A Chicago Railway Treasurer Robbed
Twenty FIVE Thousand Dollars.

CHICAGO, Nov. 15-J. A. Drake,
treasurer of the Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa railway, was assaulted in his
office in the Rookery building and
robbed of $25, 900 which he had packed
in vaiise, preparatory to going out
upon the road to pay employees. A
mail carrier passing brakes Office
heard groans within, and upon enter
ing found the official lying upon the
floor, bruised and in a semi-conscious
condition. Il have been robbed by
two men," said Drake feebly,
and the open safe, overturned
valise and scattered papers confirmed
the statement. Drake received rough
treatment. Big welts on his head
bore evidence OF savage blows. Soon
The news OF the robbery spread
through the big Office building.
Central station detectives were mott
fed and Inspector Shea's men put to
work on the case. The assaulted
treasurer was able to get on his feet in
few hours and left the building. The
assault occurred about 7 o'clock, when
but few people were in the building.
No one about the place remembers
having seen suspicious characters and
a dense mystery surrounds the affair,
which is one of the boldest robberies
in Chicago for years. Drake was
struck as he was leaving the vault.
He could give no very accurate de
scription of the robbers, but indicates
that they we're heavy men and wore
large listers. While Drake lay semi
conscious on the floor the robbers un.
locked the valise and scooped the pay
envelopes into the large pockets Of the
listers. This work required but a
moment and they then hurriedly made
| their escape,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
TRAIN ROBBERS BAGGED.
TIE sLICKEsT ONE OF THE GANG WAS
A WOMAN.
GOOD Detective Work Hinged on a Recent
Burglary Brought the Plot to Light
and Three Ex.Convicts Were
Lodged in Jail.

LINCOLN, ILL.,, Nov. 15.-The Lincoln
police caught the Peoria, Decatur and
Evansville train bandits this morning
and landed them in the county Jail.
They are William Shelter, Edward
Van Meter, Clarence Howe, all ex.con-
victs, and Shelters daughter Ida as
prosecuting witness. The capture of
the bandits was an unexpected bit of
work. On November 8 a clothing
store in Clinton was robbed. The
daughters of Shelter began displaying
gloves, silk handkerchiefs and jewelry,
circumstance which was speedily re
orted to the police.
An investigation was started and
important information came out
Shelter and two men, Van Meter and
Howe, new arrivals here, were away
from home and at Shelters place on
the night of the train hold.up. Detec.
tlves began work on the case and one
day sufficed to warrant the officers to
take the desperate alternative of raid
ing Shelters house. When the door
was burst in, gust of wind extin.
guished the light but dark lantern
was flashed and shelter arrested in an
attempt to gain hold of loaded re-
volver. The other two men were in
bed. The three men were searched
and marched to Jail.
Shelters girl, so the story goes, was
disguised as a man and participated in
the train robbery, leading in the party
with the brakeman when he was shot.
It is further charged that the girl pre-
cipitated in the acts which foiled the
men robbing the train by not obeylng
orders TO support this story, is the
fact that when the house was first
raided a wagon load of
mems and boys clothing was
found which came from Olinton's store.
hats were sprinkled with hayseed,
who wore the clothes recently hid in
hay stack, which the bandits un
doubtedly did. as there are great
meadows close where they abandoned
the train, which afforded them refuge
until they ascertained that the coast
was clear. and then reached home be-
tween and o'clock next morning
In the flight from the train one revolt
yer was lost. The weapon is now be
ing searched for. When Van Meter
and Howe were lodged in Jail Howe
claimed to be from Fort Worth. Tex,
but the contrary has been established
since, and it is claimed that he has
been identified as a stool pigeon of
burglars and highwaymen, being
known in the profession as the Kid.
All three men have served time. Adj
ditional individuals were implicated
and the officers are in search of the
fourth man, but refuse to divulge his
name.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
FIRE ON A STEAMSHIP.
A Cotton Laden Vessel Discovered to be on
Fire as She Was Clearing.
Special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
GALVESTON. Nov. 17.-The British
steamship Fulwell, Gibson, master,
which sailed this evening with 6040
bales of cotton for Liverpool, put back
and arrived here at pier IS with fierce
fire raging in her No. 2 hold. The
Fulwell was about to cross the outer
bar when the fire was discovered. She
Immediately returned, and when she
reached pier No. IS, at 1890; instantly
summoned the fire department, which
is now actively engaged in an attempt
to suppress the fire which is quite diff
cult to reach in consequence of the
tight stowage of the cotton in hold
No. 2. The forward deck of the Full
we'll is quite hot from the fire raging
below, but the chief of the fire depart
meIt is confident he will soon have it
under control.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
Killed About a Girl.

BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 16.--At Flor
ence, Ala, yesterday two prominent
young men named John Williams and
Henry Gothard quarreled about
young lady. In n savage fight that
ensued Gothard was struck on the
head with a rock, fracturing his skull
He is now dying. Williams was jailed
At Tracey, Ala. yesterday j. ID.
Hurt, an old and prominent citizen
suicided. No cause other than a.
slight disagreement with bis wife IL.
known.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
Cotton Movement.

NEW lORLEANs, Nov. 17.-Hester
weekly COTTON exchange statement
is as follows:
The movement of cotton into sight
shows an increase of S2,061 bales, or
nearly 26 per cent the past week over
last year. Compared with the same
seven days year before last a deficit OF
Ga, SAG bales. For the first II days of
November the movement was 1855
ahead of last season and 1875, 462 under
1901, This makes total excess for 70
days, September 1 to Nov. 1, inclu-
sive, of 81, 39l over last year, and de-
felt of 910, 535 bales year before last.
Amount coming into sight was AGO.
654 bales, against 318,593 last year, and
463, 500 year before last, making total
for the first II days of November of
$780, 64. against 8l9,4 and 1853, 526.
Amount into sight since September
is Z, 105, $50 bales, against 2,8l6,359 and
4,4l6, 486; movement since September
shows receipts at all United States
ports 2,379,418, against 2,l69,487 and
6 000, TAB; overland across Mississippi,
Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern
mills and Canada 229, 200, against 272,-
39S and 442 922; interior stocks in excess
of those held at close Of the com
mercial year 302, 180, against 190,0l4
and 403.523.
Southern mill takings 1875 152,
against l86, $3.50 and $780, 1903; foreign ex-
ports for week 148. 0S9. against 255, 967,
making a total thus far for the season
of 1878, S44, against 1,3l9,858, or an in
crease of SO, 1856. Northern mill TAX
ings for the past seven days show an
increase OF 22,3S3, total takings since
Sept. 1, decrease of 96,92l. Total
takings OF American mills, North,
South and Canada, thus far for the
season 631, 200, against 724,S29. These
include 431, 1928 by Northern spinners,
against 530,249.
1t must be remembered that weekly,
monthly and season comparisons In
Hester's reports are made up to cor
responding weeks, misleading as totals
to close OF this week last year, which
would take in 70 days Of the season
and to close this week in 1891 includes
81 days, whereas to close this week
this year covers only rs days.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
Too Much Government.

Patron-Tbat bread you sold me was
stale.
Baker-Yah, COON to dis country
und go to work NIT O horse an wagon
und bakery und a schmall boy. Wrist
dotSociety For de Prevention off Cruelty
to Animals makes me droubles aloud
mine horse, und den dot Society For de
Prevention off Cruelty to Shildren makes
me droubles aloud dot schmall boy.
Now vot can l do? Maybe, if / fresh
bread zell, Won society for de prevention
off cruelty to dyspeptics will zend me to
dot penitentiary.-New York Weekly.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
The Bast Plaster.

Dampen a piece of flannel with
Cham berlain's Pain Balm ana plnu d !.
over the seat of pain. 1t Is better
than any plaster. When the lungs
ora acre such an application on the
chest and another, on the back, De-
twoon the shoulder blades, will often
r%S pneumonia. There is nothing q
p aood tor a lame back or pain In
s sSe side A sore throat can nearly al
No mavs he cured in one night by apply
NC a flannel bandage dampened Win
the s Pain Balm. Fifty cent bottles Tor
sale by J. J. Tobin.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
Plata Glass Works Cloted

PITTsBURa, Nov. 16-The National
Plate Glass association has gone to
pieces. 1t was officially announced
that its headquarters will be closed
from date. The association Is capital
lied at $4,000 and was one OF the
strongest trusts in the country, The
financial stripgency, light demand,
foreign competition and cutting prices
of small outside concerns are the rea-
sons assigned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
Depot Robbed.

EUREKA, Kan, Nov. 16.-A joint
Frisco and Santa Fe station at Sew
erly, this county, was robbed yester.
day evening by two masked men just
after the southbound Santa Fe train
left. They secured $3.50, compelling
the agent to open the safe. After bid.
ding him goodbye and expressing
wish to see him again departed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
The sweetest Place on Earth.

Kezanlik is beyond all dispute the
sweetest smelling place on earth. titles
on the upper Tunja, near the foot of the
shipka pass, in valley full of rosefelds.
Kezanlik is the chief seat Of the industry
In altar of roses. It takes 10000 Of the
roses that grow in that valley to yield
by distillation as much genuine altar or
otto Of roses as equals in weight so
cent piece. Exchange.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
Blind CYcIists.

In England, where good roads are not
an iridescent dream, cycling parties Of
blind persons are sometimes seen. 1t is
not to be inferred that the blind lead
the blind, for the steersman Of each con-
nected group is fully competent to avoid
distractions. Boston Transcript.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
Gold Imports.

NEW YORK. Nov. l5.-The Teutonic,
which arrived this morning from
Liverpool, brought ga, 900 in gold bars
to Lazard Freves. The United States
sub-treasury shipped 100000 to New
Orleans yesterday 10 notes OF small de-
nomination.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
Rank Rnhhsrs surrounded.

WALLA WALLA, Nov. 15.-It is re
ported that the Milton Bank robbers
are surrounded by posse at a sheep
camp Is miles west of Milton. A hard
fight is anticipated by the sheriff of
Umantilla and Walla Walla counties
have been called upon to furnish an
extra posse. The sheriffs aud posse
left Pendleton on special train for
Milton.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
uouht nraka,a stnru

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE theory that
the story told by Treasurer Drake re-
garding the robbsry Of $22, 1000 OF the
Indiana, Illinois and Iowa railway
money may not be strictly true has.
gained with the police and they are
still engaged in looking up the young
mans record. The officers OF the road,
however, are firm in the belief that
young Drake is innocent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
Fair Lillian Pree.

NEW YORK, Nov. l6,-Lillian Rus
sell, actress, was granted divorce to-.
day from her husband Edward Solo
mon and custody of her child. Solo
mon bad wife living when he mar
ried Miss Russell.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
q lls2s CURE FOR Il
II no,.C y a5sb W gEaan Az l aSl EAlLS
EI In time Sold by druggists
SINlSXyIN IiIRlSlE
GERMANY.
pRINcE ALKxANpER DEAD.

GRATz, Nov. 17.-Prince Alexander
OF Battenburg died at noon today.
Prince Alexander Joseph of Batten-
burg, recently prince OF Bulgaria, was
a son Of Prince Alexander OF Batten-
burg, (Hesse,) who died Dec. IS, 1888.
He was a brother OF the late Empress.
OF Russia and was born on April s..
1857. Prince Alexander served in the
Russian army during the war with
Turkey. The prince has recently
been suffering from peritonitis and in
flamation Of the bowels.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
A PRIVATE TRIP.

The president spent today in New
York. His disappearance was the
cause of considerable speculation, es-
pecially as everybody about the Whlte
House preserved such mysterious
silence upon the subject. The explso
nation about the movements OF the
nresident made by White House Of
ficials is that he did not think 1t IN
cnmbent upon him to take the public
into his confidence about his private
affairs.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-20
THE B. & 0. RAILROAD.
The officials Of the Road Uniformly Kind and At.
tentive to Its Patrons.

The officials Of the Road Uniformly Kind and At.
tentive to Its Patrons,
THE WoRLD:-I would say to the
travelling public wishing to travel by
railway, take the Baltimore and Ohio
for safe and careful travelling. Some
months since boarded the train AT
Martinsburg, and it was nearly night
when ! arrived at Cumberland. | dread
ed crossing the mountains in the dark
hours of night, but had not proceed
ed far before | felt just rs safe as any
where else ON the road We glided
along without u jerk or jar and the
motion really seemed as smooth as
anywhere else ON the road. struck
Wheeling the next morning and spent
day there. The citizens of this
THRIVING city seemed to be true Vir-
ginians, hospitable and kind. From
there | went through to the great city
of Chicago where | remained one day
| am sorry to say | never Shall visit
that city again unless | cannot get
Ground it. After left the B. Il O.
depot and kind officials | could have
Jared just as well in the forest for any
information relative to my route or
the city that could be gained there,
| left Chicago at night and arrived the
next morning at Quincy, III. There !
met my friend, Mr.. Colbern, who is a
thorough business man, doing, ] sup
pose, a business of from one hundred
and fifty to one hundred and seventy
five thousand dollars annually. /
must say for Quincy it is rare city,
built in solid blocks, three and four
stories high, and the citizens are kind
and generous. AT Kansas City, the
city of railroads, | found the railroad
officials and citizens much kinder to
the travelling public than at Chicago.
| left Kansas City for southwest Mis-
souri, via the Kansas line, where / re-
manned three months.
On my return home | was happy
when | reached the B. & O. depot at
Chicago. will say again that on my
travels ] did not meet as kind and
obliging officials on any road as those
Of the B. u 0. | feel that / cannot
say too much in praise Of their uni
form kindness and attention to the
patrons Of the road. remain yours,
&C., GEO. w. ROBBINS.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-20
CIRCUIT COURT.
Case Set for Trial Postponed Until Mondsy-W. H
Il, Flick Special Judge

Case Set for Trial Postponed Until MOndsy-W.
h Flick Special Judge.
Circuit Court was called to order
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. On
account of one of the attorneys inter
ested in the case set for trial failing to
arrive, the jurors were discharged I'M
til Monday at 10 o'clock.
Judge Faulkner being interested III
several chancery causes set for trial,
Hon. w. H. H. Flick was elected as a
special judge to occupy the bench dur
ing the hearing of such causes.
Nellie Timberlake, etc, VS.. Mary
w. Sencindiver. executrix, etc. Re-
port of A. C. Nadenbousch, commits
sioner, filed and confirmed. Decree
for distribution.
Court adjourned until this morning
at 10 o'clock.
In the case of John NJ Trammell,
VS.. Sarah May Trammell, ct al, j.
Baker Kearfott, Robt. Lemon and j.
W. Dodd were appointed to adjudge
realty involved in said cause, and re-
port back to the court as to whether
said realty is susceptible to partition
without injury to the interests of the
parties involved in the suit.
VIM. II. Myers. Administrator, &c. ,
VS.. Matilda Pitsnogle ct al. Plaintiff
filed report respecting disbursements.
Robt. Lamon, Committee, VS. Mar
garet Siler ct al Commissioners re-
port filed and confirmed and deed or
dered to be made and cause retired
from the docket.
VIM. Leering & Co. VS.. E. A. Etchi-
son ct al. Exceptions filed ana sus-
tanned and decree granted for distri-
button of funds in hands of Commits.
sioner.
Jerome Tabler was appointed a trus-
tee of the First M. E. Church in place
of VIM. McElroy, deceased.
Shenandoah Brass and Iron Works
VS.. A. F. Keubler &C., trespass in as
sumsit. Judgment for plaintiff in the
amount of $363.11.
John B. Wilson, assignee, &C., VS..
John R. Kitchen, garnishee of j. H..
Kitchen. Judgement against John
r. Kitchen for $1S5.6 S.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-20
ALLENSVILLE DOTS.
House and Land Sod-Serious Accident Averted-
Row at Little Georgetown.

House and Land Sold-Serious Accident Averted-
Row at Little Georgetown.
Mr.. Edward Tabler, of Welltown
made us flying visit last Sunday.
Mr.. Frank and Miss Josie Payne
paid visit to their uncle, Dan Elem
ing, who lives near Falling Waters,
last Sunday.
Though the snow is OF little depth
and the roads bare in spots yet the
sleigh bells have been making merry
music all week.
County Superintendent Keesecker is
making his professional visit to the
schools now. He visited Good Hope
and Columbus schools Tuesday.
Mrs. Fannie McCrum and children,
of Illinois, who were visiting in this
neighborhood, have gone to visit hel
father, Mr.. Tice Ambrose, of Morgan
county.
Some Of the citizens Of Little George,
town were on the war path last week
Results: Several knock downs and
some bad blood split. All is again
quiet on the Potomac.
What might have been bad acct
dent was prevented by the thick sole
of boot. While cutting wood Mr.
John Eversole's ak glanced and struck
his foot. The boot was badly cut but
his foot was saved from serious dam
age by the thick sole of the boot.
The house and part of the lane
bought Of Thomas OLeary's heirs BY
VIM. Wright few weeks ago, has
been sold by Mr. Wright to Mr.. Johr
Everhart for S175. Mr.. Everhart
formerly lived near Jones Springs
We welcome such a good citizen t.
our community.
BENJAMIN.