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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
PILGRlMAGta no L--LCA.

nehglous Zeal OF NOhammedans IA Great
Boon to Steamship Companies.
IL is more than remarkable that a Gus.
tom which arose shortly after the death.
some 1880 years ago, of a man whose
name was for centuries identified with
all that was hostile to Christian DONNA
tlon and opinion should within the last
Few years have had an important and
favorable influence on the earnings of
certain British lines of steamers.
No race has been more enthusiastic in
the way of pilgrimage to the holy city
OF Arabia than that inhabiting the Malay
peninsula and archipelago Although
their conversion to Islamism dates back
only some 800 years, if indeed quite so
long (the records of the event being de-
cldedly vague and untrustworthy), the
duty OF performing the "Haj" is recog
nlzed by all right minded Malays as i'm
perative. The peninsula itself probably
furnishes far fewer number of pilgrims
than the large islands of the archipelago
forming the magnificent territory know
as Netherlands Indies. Java and Celebes.
Boyan and Bugis, to say nothing of III
Vulnerable less known places, now send
forth multitudes yearly to visit the sa,
cred fame. 1t would not at first sight,
seem that the journey-made principally
in we'll appointed steamers-involved any
particular hardships.
But the usual conditions of the "pil.
grim traffic" are somewhat differens
from those of ordinary passenger vessels.
The Malay pilgrim, whose ticket to and
from Mecca is provided by passage
broker, has to find his own provisions
while on beard. In all cases he has to
pay smartly for conveyance from Jeddah
to Mecca overland, unless he elects to do
the journey on foot, but in any event he
has to provide the necessary commits
sariat. The steamers as a rule are over
crowded for ordinary comfort, although
permitted by regulation to carry the 800
or more pilgrims who embark. Should,
as sometimes happens, an epidemic
break out during the voyage, the death
rate becomes tragical. The worst hard
ships, however, commence on landing at
the evil smelling and by no means
healthy port of Jeddah.
Few of the pilgrims provide them
selves with adequate necessaries to
tramp the greater portion of the 100
miles which separate the city of Mecca
from its nearest port. Yet worse is their
condition on returning. The price of
food is exorbitant, and thousands perish
annually of exhaustion and insufficient
nourishment-and this despite the best
efforts of the British and other consuls
at Jeddah, who issue all needful warn.
ings to the pilgrims. Quarantine, again,
tells heavily against the would be Hail.
A few extra days detention exhausts his
small stock of provisions, and he falls a
ready victim to disease. The result is
that large proportion of those WIN
visit Mecca never return to their own
country. The trade, however, is profit.
able to steamer owners, much as it is
disliked by captains and officers. AS foI
Europeans unfortunate enough to bt
passengers in pilgrim ship, they are
not to be envied.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
Emblems of the Apostles.

The medieval artists, having no idea
of the personal appearance of the Sa-
viours followers, adopted a set of signs,
or emblems, for each, which soon be-
came familiar to all. The emblem of
Peter was either large key or two keys
crossed, which is readily explained by
referring to the words of Christ (Matthew
xvi, 1917, "And will give unto thee the
keys of the kingdom of heaven" The
emblem of Paul was sword and a book
the latter to remind the beholder that
he was teacher of men; the former to
indicate that he was beheaded with a
sword St. Andrew was usually figured
standing by cross shaped like letter
X, that being the form of the cross upon
which legend says he was crucifed. The
emblem of st. James the Great was
either a mountaineering to the fact that
he was also beheaded-or a pilgrims
staff, he being great traveller.
st. Johns emblem was caldron, re-
ferring to his experience in the boiling
oil. st. Philips emblem is an enigma.
1t was spear and a cross, yet it is
known that he was hanged. st. Bar
tholomew, who was "fayed alive" is
represented with a knife and his skin
hanging over his arm. Matthew's en-
blem is square, supposed to have some
reference to Christ's calling. st. Thomas,
having been 'pierced with DART" is
pictured carrying spear. The emblem
of James the Less was a club, he hav-
ing been "beaten to death with fag-
got;" st. Matthias an ak, he having
been beheaded. Simon's emblem was a
saw. The legend says che was sawn
asunder."- Louis Republic.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
A Fine OLD Fighter.

There is sort of summer school of
temperance reformers at Point of Pines
in Massachusetts, and the wittiest and
liveliest man in it is General Neal Dow.
General Dow is in his ninetieth year ac-
cording to the books, but he has the pug
nacity and the gayety of 10. "The rum
sellers are not so many as we are" he
said in his speech Tuesday, "but they
pull together, while we go like team of
kamchatka dogs" He attacked the vot-
ers of Massachusetts and the church
members. "The liquor traffic" he said,
"exists by the permission of the men,
bership of the churches" Altogether
he seems to have been in the very best
of form.
We wish to compliment General Dow
upon his condition, not to find fault with
theories which he has honestly bred and
advocated vigorously for so many years.
Here is man who has always enjoyed
himself and enjoys himself at 90. AL
though of Quaker blood, he has always
been fighter, and his service in the war
was only an incident in life of soldier
ing. Extreme in opinion, strong Of
speech, he has been in motion and activity
constantly and has taken labor like an
exercise. Some persons live an inert and
cabbagelike existence to extreme old age
The oil lasts long because the wick uses
so little. General Dow has always been
in the thick of things, and it agrees with
him.-New York Sun.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
An Afterthoupht,

The artist rested against tree, and
the blue-gray smoke gently arose from
his pipe and wrapped in its clinging ca
ress The leaves that took it's fancy.
He was thinking of his last visit here.
"We came here, and 1 begged that
might put her in my picture. She con.
sented, and soon it was done. But she
was the picture. This beauty was a
mere background. She had taken pos.
session of the canvas, and all else was
secondary to her there.
"And so it was in my life! She was
ALL She had come. Naught else was Of
consequence.
"We never met again. Three long
years ago. All, wonder did she care a
little? Has she quite forgotten that day
"Ah, well, at least 1 see the picture
everywhere. Still I wish it was some
thing other than cigarettes that it adver.
tised."-L. Brewer in Vogue.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
A CansiZe Drill Record.

In just 25 seconds from the time they
were plunged into the water and their
boat lay keel up the crew Of the Evans
ton life saving station was seated again
at the oars. Yesterday morning the crew
gave it's annual exhibition capsize drill
off the Evanston station, and about 800
spectators upon the piers and breakwa-
tiers and along the shore watched the
men as they overturned the boat and
righted it again. Four times was it cap
sized at intervals of several minutes, and
the time of righting it again varied not
more than three or four seconds. The
boat used was 18 feet long, with an eight
foot beam, and weighs 1900 pounds. 1t
is a surfboat and is self bailer. II
took about 65 seconds to right the boat
when the crew first learned. The crew
is composed of students of Northwestern
university. Chicago Tribune.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
DEPARTMENT DOINGs.
Summary Of the Business in the State
House Yesterday.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.

House Yesterday.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
The resignation of Chas. f. Tucker.
judge of the Forty-fourth judicial dis
trict, to take effect Sept. 80, was
received and accepted and Hon. Ed
ward Gray of Dallas was appointed in
his place to take effect Oct. 2.
Governor Hogg yesterday gave out
the following letter for publication
without comment:
COLUMBIA, Tex, Sept. 10, 1893.
To Gov. Jas. S. Hogg, Austin, Tex
MY DEAR SIR respectfully call
your attention to the Galveston Daily
News, Sept. IL, 1913, first column, on
page 5, under title "Nugent Discredit
It," and "Governor Hogg wrote q
letter to a friend, Mr.. Chapman of
Brazoria, announcing his candidacy
for the United States senate in oppo-
sition to Senator Coke.u
This Is lie of the first water,
did not say you claimed to be my
friend, and l did not say / ever re-
ceived any such letter from you.
have just returned from o short
tour on private business up through
Bastrop, Grimes and Brazos counties,
where there are many Populists Il am
three. fourths Populist myselD, and
talked with many. always defended
Governor Hogg, particularly against
the lying press. more than once
called attention to that innuendo, or
had 1t called to me, causing people to
infer that you were privy to Commits
sioner McGaughey's peculiar land
sales, and said | knew positively
that there was not word
of truth In 1t. said L had
read letter from you DENYING il
most emphatically. 1 denounced the
press-certain newspapers-for their
interruptions mendacity; that farmers
particularly, having so few opportu-
mites of verification, should be very
particular about accepting such
stories on faith, far their own good.
This is the only letter ever claimed
to have from you and the only topic
ever claimed you had written me
about. L did say you ought to be sent
to the United States senate. heard
many others say so. believe that to
be your proper place. Many others
believe the same, even some PopulIsts.
Would 1t be any benefit to you for
me to tell The News 1t lied? 1t lies
80 constantly that never pay any at
tention to IL for myself. remain very
respectfully, your obedient servant,
[Signed1 XENE CHAPMAN.
p. ST. never heard any one cay
you were candidate for the United
States senate, /. g., that you had go
expressed yourself. [5igned] X.C.
SECRETARY OF 81 ATE.
Chartered knights of the Tonsorial
Art Aid and Benevolent association
of Dallas; no capital stock. Trustees,
I. K. Thomas, w. w. Maxwell and
@. Benjamin of Dallas.
An amended charter of the Jumbo
Cattle company was filed, changing
the principal office of the concern
from Colorado City to Marlin.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
Peach Baskets.

Peach baskets in few weeks will be-
come nuisance to be got rid of as quick
ly as possible. Just now they are in
great demand, and huge trees are being
gnawed up by the Unsuitable machines
that are being run to their full capacity
in the making of them. The wood used
is poplar, gum and sycamore, and occa-
sionally birch, and costs 81 a cord stand
ing in the forest. The tree is cut down
and sawed into short lengths, and the
logs are then plunged into hot water
bath, where they stay "a hours. Then
they are taken out, the bark stripped off,
and the wood split by curious machines
into veneering thicknesses, which are
then run through various other compli-
Gated machines until they emerge com
pleted fruit baskets. The men who
make them are paid cent basket, and
if expert they turn out $50 day. When
the basket is finished, it is still damp
from its hot bath, and it is dried thor
oughly before shipping to prevent mil
dew.-New York Times.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21

States on account of cholera. Secre-
tary Gresham at once instructed Will
bur to make a vigorous, determined
protest against such unjust action, as
there has not been case of cholera
in this country since August IA.
TARIFF ARGUMENTS.
The largest delegation yet was be-
fore the ways and means committee
today, representing importers of hos
iery and gloves, the Manufacturers
club of Philadelphia, plush and vel
vets, cotton yarns, pearl buttons, felts,
gold heaters, straw hats, pearl work.
ers.
YELLOW FEVER AT BRUNSWICK.
A telegram has been received at the
United States marine hospital service
stating that another case of yellow
fever has been discovered at Bruins
wick, Ga.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
The LILY AND THE Lotus.

mere grew flower fl "abylqn
On 1t Assyrian moonlight shone:
Euphrates murmured it to sleep.
1t brings back old forgotten dreams.
Its petals breathe dead loves Kiss.
Astarte hathed it in her beams
In the gardens of Semiramis.
but Egypt has sweeter bloom
r, The lotus of forRetful breath;
SW wa and embalmed in spiced gloom.
:, The sad Nile sobbed its dreams to death
IL soothes remembered loves to rest
~; AS quiet as deaths waxen lid.
1ney laid 1t on Nitocris' breast
beneath her silent pyramid.
-Welyn Douglas in London Sun.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
Miles of Silk.

In honor of the celebration of the sixty
ninth birthday of the queen regent Of
China 100000 pieces of red silk, each
20 feet long and feet wide, were ordered
10 be made in the imperial mills of Nan
king, Soo-Chow-Foo and Hang Chow
Foo. With these the streets of Picking are
to be decorated for distance of 40 miles
The queen regent has also decreed that
the customary birthday gifts annually
presented by the provincial mandarins
be omitted this year and the money de-
voted to the relief of the poor, who have
suffered much from the unusually Sc
we're winter season.-St. Louis Post-Dis'
patch.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
CAPITAL NOTES.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. - Govern
ment receipts from all sources are more
encouraging and the treasury officials
believe the increase of expenditures
over receipts will not be SO large this
month as they have been the two pre-
ceediDg months Of the fiscal year.
Thus far this month the excess has
been less than half a million. Re-
ceipts for Sept. were 81. 777,000, ex-
penditure, $l2,033,0OO; receipts first
two months OF the fiscal year, $685.
S90;Ss5; expenditures $50, 305,26S.
GUARANTEED AGAINST THE UNITED
STATES.
The state department was notified
today by Consul WILDER at Lisbon
that the Portuguese government had
declared quarantine against the United
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
A Ereach of EtiGuette.

In Holland a woman is a secondary
consideration and a poor consideration
at that. No Dutch gentleman wher
walking on the sidewalk will move Out
of his way for lady. The latter turns
out invariably, however muddy or dan
gerous the street. Ladies very rarely
make any requests of the lords of crea
ton. An American woman asked Hol
land gentleman at party to bring her a
certain book from a table. The bewild'
cred stare with which he favored he1
convinced her that she had committed a
conventional offense. He brought the
book, but quietly informed her that a
Hollander would never have asked such
a favor.-F. H. Stauffer in Kate Fields
Washington.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
Persian Peculiarities.

Persia has been described as "consist.
ing of two parts-one, desert with salt;
two desert without salt" This is
rather an exaggeration, but the general
appearance of the country is extremely
barren. Where irrigation is carried on
this wilderness is made to blossom like
a rose" The low houses of Persian
cities are built of unburned, implanted
brick and have no windows on the
street. They are usually more inviting
within than without.-San Francisco
Examiner.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
BoMBARpMENT or RIO.

BUENos AYREs, Sept. 15.-It is i'm
possible to obtain further news from
Rio de Janerio at present. After the
bombardment of Gamboa ceased
Wednesday the authorities OF Rio de
Janerio admitted that the damage
done was far more severe thar. they
were at first willing to admit. The
fire OF the rebels was concentrated
upon the arsenal and navy yard near
Gumboa. The national museum.
Passeco Publico, Santa Theresa Hill,
Lardo da Lafoa, Gleria Hill and other
places were struck, also the Hotel Dos
Estrangeiros. A shell also exploded In
the cellar of q house, burrying an old
woman in the ruins. However, the
sum total of injury done Rio is small.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
Poor, Though Worth Thousands.

Two little girls, wards in chancery,
and heiresses to 800, 900 each, were. it is
said, recently arraigned as Migrants in
London police court. Their fortunes
are so securely locked up in chancery
that by no process of law can any of the
money be obtained until the children are
of age. They are at present practically
destitute and unable to procure decent
surroundings, clothing or education.-
London Letter.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
ti-Chiness Meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15.-At a
meeting under the auspices of the
Anti Chinese Law and Order league
last night, attended by number of
people, many addresses were made in
temperate and devoted to denuncia-
ton of Cleveland. A resolution was
adopted demanding the impeachment
of the president, also a memorial to
congress demanding funds to enforce
the Greary law and protesting against
its extension.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
Loneliness of the Pacific,


In the summer of 1850 left San Fran.
CISCO on a sail vessel formerly from Bal
umore) for Panama, distance 4, 600 miles,
ana on the entire route, which lasted 43
Gays, we never saw sail. Loneliness is
no word for it, especially when we lay
becalmed in the tropics, with our vessel
floating as helplessly about as a chip on
a mill pond, the ground swell keeping up
the monotonous roll of the vessel from
side to side all day and night and day
after day, each roll being ACCOMPANIED
by flap of the sails and creaking of
the rigging that might have passed for
the flap OF the wings and the wall of lost
spirits.
When we read about Noah and his ark,
we are apt to think that he must have
had rather lonely time, but then he
was out only 40 days, and besides, with
all the animals, etc., on board, he had
plenty to occupy his time and attention,
and If he wanted amusement to while
away the time he had only to start a
sparring match between his monkeys
and parrots. True, there is no report of
any such proceeding on his part, but
that is doubtless because there was no
modern newspaper reporter on board.
tell you man cannot realize what lone
illness or discomfort is until he has made
some such trip, and if he wants to COM
plete his education in that line he should
preface it With a tramp of 1000 miles
over the mountains and across the deserts
amid wolves and wild Indians, as thou
sands of forty-niners did.-Washingt
Star.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
His Canoe Sunk by a Shark.

A remarkable drowning accident hap.
pened in the Bay of Fundy, off Green
Point, Digby county, Monday. An In
dian, accompanied by boy, was pad
ding in birch bark canoe when large
shark bit the bottom out of the canoe,
and it filled with water. The Indian
sunk and was drowned. His body was
afterward recovered. The boy was saved.
Halifax Cor. Boston Herald.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
A Church Ornament.

A queer church ornament is fiddle
and bow weathercock which swings to
hewind on Great Conversely church, neal
Grantham, England. The church was
the gift of a fiddler, who emigrated and
grew rich and who insisted on this queer
condition. Could titled pastor Of that
church be called fiddle D. D.p-New
York Recorder.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21

a symposium recently consulted by a
magazine upon the question as to wheth-
er Shakespeare or Bacon wrote Shake
speare's plays has decided that neither is
entitled to the credit, but that the plays
were written by syndicate.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21

Electric motors are the vehicle of the
near future. One in Elmira has juLt
carried heavily laden excursion train
of 10 passenger cars to Eldridge park, a
distance of several miles.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21

The Egyptians had four distinctmeth-
DDS of writing-the hieroglyphic, HER
attic, enchorial and Coptic. Hieroglyphic
style was in vogue at least 1000 years
before Christ.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
Filling n Large Contract

"Do you always practice what you
preach?' asked the tired deacon of the
long winded minister.
Il do, my brother" said the long
winded minister solemnly.
"Well," said the tired deacon, with a
sigh, 81 don't wonder then that you don't
seem to get any time to make pastoral
s."-Texas Siftings.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
An Odd Way of Saying "How d. Do"

The people of Cairo salute you with an
odd question. 1t means, "Do you per-
spire?' 1t is explained by the fact that
they regard dry skin as the symptom
of mortal malady.-Kate Fields Wash
ington.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21

A woman says that a man can beard
the savage tiger in his lair without a
culver of his muscles, but he cannot
bring an unexpected friend to dinner on
a washing day without trembling IN
every limb.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21

A kind of lizard which grows to Dc Gs
seven feet in length is found in SIAM !, !! y
is known as the "he-ah, and It's gan Is
highly priced as medicine. ,r,rzu,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
smallpox in New YORK.

NEW YORK, Sept 15.-Four cases of
smallpox were discovered by the
health officers in Madison street this
morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21

The remarkable price Of $500 was palai
in London recently for the fossil egg OF
the epyornis, an extinct wingless pro
that inhabited Madagascar in prehistoric
times.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21

The maelstrom is not a whirlpool
which sucks ships down into the depths
of the ocean. 1t is an an eddy winch IN
fair weather can be crossed in safety by
any vessel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20
LOCAL BRETITIES.

DR.. Ashby is confined to his house by
sickness.
The River View steamer Samuel
J. Pentz is to be rebailt.
Tomorrow occurs the autumnal equi-
nox, when, according to the almanac,
fall begins.
1t is said that there are several cases
of diphtheria in and around Fairfax
Courthouse.
The Harry Randall is carrying down
to Indian Head the lifting machinery
for the great guns.
Purser A. H. Betz, Of the Mount Yer
non and Marshall Hall Steamboat Com
pany, has resigned to accept more lu-
cratlve position.
Capt. Vim. Laycock has traded the
schooner Kitty Ann to Capt. John
Kelley for the schooner Father and Son,
giving $500 bonas.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to Clarence Sgd
ney Lewis and Mamie NJ. Chapman,
both of Winchester, and to Minor w.
Cushall and Fannie ]. Battaile, both Of
Charlottesville.
At Grace Church there will be Holy
Communion at a. m. Thursday, the
feast of st. Matthew, the apostle. The
Litany will be said at 0 q. m. on We'd
nesday, Friday and Saturday, Ember
Days, of this week.
A telegram was received in this city
last night stating that train on which
were several Alexandrians on their
way home from the Chicago fair had
met with an accident near Cincinnati,
but that no one had been hurt.
The large safe in the Office of the
Safe Deposit Company at the corner of
King and Fairfax streets will be re-
moved to building nearly opposite on
King street tonight, and it is expected
that a large crowd will be present to
supervise the transfer.
George Ball was taken to Baltimore
yesterday by United States Deputy
Marshal John S. Guyther and was sent
to jail to await trial on the charge of
stealing articles from the schooner l..
r. Mcnamara on the 18th of May last,
while the vessel was stranded near
Piney Point, in the Potomac river.
Ball was arrested ct Leonardtown on
bench warrant issued out of the United
States District Court.