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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-22
HUMOROUS.

-Stranger-"Can you direct me to
the Old Colony depotT' Denizen-
you'll have to ask somebody else, sir
I'm not an Old Colony director. "-Bos-
ton Transcript.
johnny Plenty-"Say, Jimmy, does
pie hurt anybody? My aunt says it
does" Jimmy Scant-"Couldn't tell
yer, Johnny. 1 never had no chance
ter Experiment.. Boston Courier.
-"oh, 1 say, Smithers, why are gas
meters like the Arabs?" Don't know,
Jonesy. Because every mans hand is
against them?" "No. Because they
evidently steal away. IN Y. Recorder.
Mrs Wedde-"So you are to be
married." Miss Unwedde-"Yes, and
want you to tell me which is the
luckiest month to be married in" Mrs.
Wedde-"The thirteenth, my DEAR
Godcy's Magazine.
-"You don't look like ye'd had very
rood luck at dat house." said Flooding
tte. 81 got cake, " replied Meander-
ng Mike. Den what yer lookln' so
sour about?" "'Twas err cake O. SOAP"
Washington Star.
Poor Pay-"I'm in lot of trouble.
The landlady says I'll have to settle up
or leave" Dead Broke-"Why, you're
in great luck, old man. My landlady
says | must settle up before 1 can
leave. IN. Y. Herald.
-"And So Peter, you spell women
with an 'a?'" said the teacher, correct
ing an exercise. "Please, sir" was the
reply, 'my papa told mamma only yes.
terday that women were singular
beings Music and Drama.
The Condition of Affairs.-Clara-
"How did Charlie look last night when
your father met him in the hall?" Har.
riet-"He didn't look at all. He just
shut his eyes and waited for the
shock. Detroit Free Press.
you've moved into that new fat
on the corner?" Yes" as it heated
by furnace?" No" Steam heat,
eh?" No" Heavens! man, what
have you?" "a janitor that stands in
with the landlord. ''-Inter-Ocean.
WHY did you shoot this man?"
SIN self-defense," answered the police
MAIL w n.y. ne was running away
from you!" 81 know it looked so. But
was afraid he was going around the
block to attack me from behind
Washington Star.
Whom do you consider the great
est inventor of the times?" asked one
woman. my husband" she replied,
proudly. "Why, 1 didn't know he ever
invented anything" you should hear
the excuses he gives for coming home
at two o'clock in the morning. Wash
ington Star.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-22
THE BOOK OF JOB.
Careless Copying and Jewish Orthodoxy
Responsible for Much Disagreement.

Careless Copying and Jewish Orthodoxy
Responsible for Much Disagreement.
Probably no portion of the Old Tesla
ment has come down to US in so corrupt
a condition as the book of Job Parts
of it are jumbled together for all the
world as if they had been written on
small scraps of paper, which, the wind
having blown them asunder, were
joined together haphazard. Speaking
in the light of the important discover
les of Prof Bickell, who has devoted
the best years of his life to its study
lays it down that the disfiguring
changes which the work has undergone
have a twofold source-deliberate at
tempts to blunt the sharp edge of the
authors criticism and render,the poem
palatable to Jewish orthodoxy by
means of considerable excisions and
still more considerable interpretations
and the removal of later CLOSES from
the margin of the manuscripts to the
text in consequence of the carelessness
of copyists. The dates of these altera.
tions vary considerably; some of the
most important of them had been eff
fected in the Hebrew original before
the poem was first done into Greek by
LXX.; others were introduced later on.
The latter category would naturally be
lacking in the Septuagint version,
which, had it come down to us in the
condition in which it left the transla-
tors hands, would have materially fur
thered the work of restoration. I'm
fortunately Origen, acting upon the
gratuitous assumption that the missing
passages had formed part and parcel of
the original text and were omitted by
the translators because they failed to
understand their meaning took them
from Theodotion and inserted them in
the SEVENTEEN version, merely distin-
gushing them by means of asterisks
These distinctive marks disappeared,
partially or wholly, in the course of
time, and at the present moment we
possess but five manuscripts in which
they are to some extent preserved -
Contemporary Review.
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-22
SPAIN.
SERIOUS POLITICAL SITUATION.

SERIOUS POLITICAL SITUATION.
MADRID, Feb. 16.-The queen re-
gent and cabinet discussed the posi-.
ton of the French minister from Lis
bon and the situation is regarded as
being serious. The general opinion
expressed in political circles is that
the situation in Portugal resembles
that which necessitated the inter-
vention of Spain in the affairs Of Por-
tugal SO years ago and the opinion is
also expressed that Spain should i'm
mediately consider the means to be
taken in order to prevent Portugal
from becoming the center of perman.
ent political agitation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-22
MADE A BAD JOB OF IT.
WENT ON A KILLING EXPEDITION AND
KILLED HIMSELF,
And the Supposed Murdered Man Was the
Only Witness at the Inquest-Peculiar
Case Of attempted Murder
and Suicide.
Special to The Statesman.


TYLER, Tex, Feb. Yesterday
morning, 10 miles southeast of Tyler,
j, p. Ragsdale and A. ]. McMinn met,
and Ragsdale asked McMinn if he was
ready for a settlement, McMinn re-
piled that he was, whereupon Rags
dale said, 81 don't want your $685."
and drawing a pistol said "I'll fix YOU"
and fred, the shot cutting hole just
above the heart. McMinn's cam
which he was driving, became fright
ened and ran away. McMinn fell over
in his wagon. Ragsdale probably
thinking he had killed his man,
walked 10 steps, put the muzzle
of his pistol to his own head
and fired. The ball went through his
brain and he fell dead on the spot.
McMinn's team stopped after running
a quarter of mile and McMinn got
up and examined himself and found
himself unhurt. Both families are
well connected aud highly respected
in the community.
The tragic affair grew out of settle-
ment OF rents some three years ago.
Justice w. G. Scroggin OF MONDAY
held an inquest over the remains of
Mr.. Ragsdale and rendered verdict
In accordance with the above state
ment.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-22
Robert L. Cuttings viii.

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-The win OF
Millionaire Robert L. Cutting, read
before Surrogate Arnold today, cuts
off his son, Robert l.. Cutting. without
a cent The document distinctly sta ties
that it is because he married Minnie
Seliyman, the actress.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-22

SO you married telephone girl
on account of her sweet voice, Ell?
Are her tones as dulcet as ever?" SER
-well-they might be if they were at
the end of two or three thousand feet
Of wire, as in the old days. Indian
lnnlis Journal
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-22
Looking Forward.

Powers-I understand that your COM
pany is using its capital stock to pay
dividends?
Bowers-Yes; we want the stock
holders to get some of their money
back Puck.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-22
Bucklen's Arnlca Salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises,
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter,
chapped hands, chilblains, corns and skin erup-
tons, and positively cures piles, or no pay re-
CURED. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts.
faction or money refunded Price Is cents per
box. For sale Nv John II. Chiles the druggist
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-22
BRAZIL.
Trouble Among Naval officers.

BUENos AYREs, February l6.-Dis-
patches from Rio Janeiro say the Bra
lillian minister of marine has gone to-
Bahia to try to put an end to dissen-
sions among the officers of President
Peixoto's fleet at Bahia.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-22

Karls Glover Root wNl purify your blood,
clear your complexion, regulate your bowels
and make your head clear as bell. Csc. and
SOC. Sold by John Ii. Chiles & Co.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-22

Shlloh's Cure The sure cough and Group cure
is In greal demand. Pocket size contains q
doses, only Is cents ehildren love 1t. Sold by
John II. Chiles & Co.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-22

I'm the French prisons religious in
struction is provided for all inmates
Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-12
Y. M. (. A. Notes.

This evening at 6:30 at the association rooms a members' fellowship meeting is tc be held. The young ladies of the Hum phrey street church will serve refresh. ments, which will be followed by piano solos by Professor Frank A Fowler, read ings by James F. Parsons, violin and GOT. net solos by Professor T. H. Peterson, His tory of the New Haven M. 0. A. by sec retary E. F. Mcintosh, brief addresses by members of the association and a general social time.
 Wednesday evening, February IA, an ex hibition of worlds fair views will bs given in the hall. The v.ews, which are 10 be furnished by the Eastman Kodak company aud the New Haven Camera club, are sald to be especially interesting. and it Is ex pected that many will avail themselves oi this opportunity to sec the world's Fair.
 Thursday evening Mir. John Y. AcDer mott will give a practical talk on the sub ject "The Value of Life Insurance" Thil is one of the course being given by tn, association on Thursday evenipgs. Mem bers and their gentlemen friends are in yited
Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-12
PERSECUTION OF AmEnIcANs.

Former Subjects Of she Turkish En- Pire, Especially Armenians, Who Have Become Citizens or the United
 States, Are Driven out of she Coun.
 try-Amerfean Missionaries Also
 Persecuted.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-W. B. Hess, con- sul general to Turkey under President Harrison, arrived here to-day from Con- stsntinopls. He said the Turkish officials use every opportunity to persecute former subjects of the Turkish empire who have become citizsns of the United States. Armsnians especially, he said, are driven out of the country whenever they return on business or to visit their relatives.
 He cites e case in which su Armenian with American passport and citizen papers was ordered out of the country e soon as he arrived in Constsntinople. Ar. Hess went aboard the steamer with an armed guard and demanded the release of the man. It was granted.
 Ar. Hess also states that the Turkish government is anxious to drive the Ameri. can missionaries out of the country, as they are considered menace to the gov ernment through converting Mohamme- tann
Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-12
CONSOLIDATED ROAD MATTERS.

Monthly Meeting of Directors - No
 New Directors Chosen-What Presi-
 dent Clark says.
 The monthly meeting of the directors of the Consolidated road was held In New York Saturday. President Clark said that there was nothing of public interest done. No one was elected in place of the late Ezekiel H. Trowbridse or Hon. Nathaniel Wheeler on the board of directors.
 The terminal Improvements which have engaged the attention of MT. Clark in Bos. ton the past week, are at the old Co'ony end of the property. The Old Colony company bought a lot of land some yesrs ago, but had not been able to develop it be csuse a grade crossing cut i. light in two in the center. Since the property was so. quired by the New Haven road the grAds crossing has been taken out and 6 setreei now crosses the railroad by a bridge. The vacant land will now be utilizsd for ter minal purposes.
 At Tier 50, New York, there has been within few days about twenty or thirty more loaded cars of freight received, most of which was for local points on the sys tenn.
 President Clark said in reference to the terminal in New Haven that it vas in. tended to build the bridge st Water street and Custom House square this spring. This Is where the street is to go over the new line of tracks and that 1t was also probable that tho new street that is to be laid out in front of the new passenger station would bs built, although it was no, probable that the new depot would be built this year.
 Tue only traffic arrangements which have been made are with the L-higa Valley road. Whether any other roads would come into Ihe deal President ClsI would not ssy
Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-12
Glants.

One Cent . Word each fnserttons nvs esnts . word for . fall Wssks (ssven 1msa., {.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-12
ENGINEER souraweRra.

After Forty.tFo Consecutive Year
 on the Consolidated Road He He
 tires-Is HI With Nervous Prostra,
 tion-Rrfef sketch of His Int. sst.
 ing Career.
 John Fl. Southworth, aged sixty-si, years. who for foity-two consecutive year has been an engineer on the Consolidated road, running between this oity and New York, has retired from the road and Is ai his home, l29 Columbus avenue, seriously i'll with nervous prostrstion. He is secre' tary of New Haven division No. 77, Bro. therhood of Locomotive Engineers.
 MT. Southvorth, or "old Port" as he is known, is the oldest engineer In point of service on the road, and has always been one of its most faithful employees. He ran some of the most famous engines on the road. He never had an accident, and for twenty years his name was at the head of the pay roll. He was we'll known along the line.
 Some years ago he took q Vanderbilt train over the road and Superintendent Toucey gave him $l0 and bis fireman $ from MT. Vanderbilt. This money the en- gineer invested in life insurance. At the time he took President Johnson on his way to Bunker HUI celebration, he decorated old No. S3 in such a way that the president said 1t was the hsndeomest locomotive he ever saw. His first superintendent was George ". Whistler from Baltimore, who brought a "camel-back" coal burner, double decked; the fireman shoveled coal in the cellar and the engineer rode on the upper deck.
 For many years Engineer Southworth ran the day express down and the "owln back, with Conductor Bausch, who is we'll remembered. The longest time the en- gineer was away from home was during the blizzard, when he spent a week in Bridge port.
 Superintendent of Motive Power Henny speaks highly of him and If he ever re- gains his health-his nerves are now nearly shattersd-he will probably be retained by the road as @ pensioner.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-12
ELECTRIC CABS
on the State Street Line-The Electric
 Cars Soon 10 be Running.

On the State Street Liae-The Electric
 Cars Soon 10 be Running.
 The management of the New Haven Street Car company are arranging to start up steam at the big power house of the company iu Fair Haven this week, and will start car over the road In e fsw days. Next week the company expects to begin running the electric cara The power house is very large one and thoroughly equip ped, and can easily furnish power for the State etreet, Whitney avenue and Morris Cove lines, and the coming Saltonstall Lake road The new cars for the State street line arc large, roomy and handsome. It Is expected that when the lines are fully in operation with electricity the time table of the State street line will be revised and the last car ffom Chapel street will leave at Il 80 p. m-, instead of Il p. m.. ss now, which will be 6 great accommodation te many people.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-12
WILL STAND NO VETO

The Intolerable Condition Into
 Which the House of Lords Has
 Fallen Has Aroused the English
 People.
 LONDON, Feb. 12.-The Daily News says that the business of the nberals isto fight the house of lords which cannot be recon. cilsd with the theory or practice of repre- sentative government. After remarking on the intolerable condition to which the peers have reduced public affairs, the News adde: --.
 The lords are faithful only to the selfish interests of their class. Their decisions command no respect, therefore. Since 1882 they have been almost purely mis- chisvous." John Burns, labor member, said in [ speech to his Battersea constituents tonight ''The country which sent Ktns Charles to sleep without 8 head would stand nc veto from Queen Guelph or Lord Salisbury Let the people present to the lords such front a will induce the queen and the Prince of Wales to tell Lord Salisbury: ".ImperiI your own existence, if yer live, but do not damage our right of suc cessien.'"
Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-12
OLD TOWN HALL BURNED.

Great Excitement in watertown Yes.
 terday.
 WATERFOWL, Feb. 1.-The old town hall, wooden structure, was set on fire tonight and burned to the ground. The fire was discovered shortly after 8 o'clock and before the fremen arrived the building was in flames. The fire gained remarkable headway, and at one time 1t was thougkt that all the buildings in the vicinity would be destroyed. The sparks from the fire dropped on the roofs of several houses near by and set the houses on fire. The fremen extinguished the small blszes, how ever, before much damage had been done. A request had been sent to Waterbury for assistance, but in the meantime the fire had been gotten under control, and the Waterbury officials were notified not to send the engine. The loss on the town hall will be S2.G00; insured for 1000 There was great excitement in the place, and the residents fear that their property will be destroyed by the frebugs.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-12
VIRGINIA BEACH.
yia Wa.hinxton and Norfolk

Via Warrington ana NorfoIk.
 One of the most pleasant and destined to be the popular route from the east to Virginia Beach is via the famous Royal Blue Line and steamers of the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Co.
 Passengers taking the Royal Blue i've hour flyer leaving New York daily 6, ll:3O e. m. make direct through connections, ar. irving ct Virginia Beach at 10 o'clock the following morning. A break In the jour ney of two and one half hours at Wash inston will prove q relief. and not the lsas; attractive part of the trip, as the Capitol is within . stone's throw of the Baltimors and Ohio station, and is always sn inter esting object, if only to look at Its archi tectursl beauties-
 The steamers of the Norfolk and Wash ington Stsamboa. Co. are new. fitted up ir the lstest style, and are models of th, modern shipbuilder's art.
 Pullman dining and parlor ears are al tsched to the Royal Blue express. Excel lent meals are also served on the steamers
 For rates and further information cal on nearest B. and O. afent, or address A J. Simmons. New England passepger sgen B. and O railroad, 2l1 Washington street Boston, Mass- -.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-12
Among the Germans.

The lady members of the Arion Singing society will give a masquerade ball and entertainment at Arion hall to morrow evening. The affair Is to be given for the purpose of raising a fund to purchase q banner for the society.
 The Bergische Harmonic will give their annual masquerade in their hall this even ing. Prizes to tie amount of $25 are offered.
 The anniversary of Steubsn lodge. K. of H., will be celebrated at Hsrugsri hall on Wednesday night. This old established lodge numbers among its members many we'll known and substantial bnslness men and the celebration will be sn interesting and successful sffair
Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-12
ALL OPPOSITION ENDED.

The Pope Was Inhexible and De.
 clared He Always Would Support
 rchbishop Satolli.
 LONDON, Feb. 11.-A correspondent in Rome sends this dispatch:
 The opposition to Archbishop Satolli. apostolic delegate to the church in Amer lea. is ended. The pops was inasxible and declared thsths always would support Archbishop Sstolli to aocentuste his Ameri- can policy.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-12
A WEEK OF FINrEREsr.

Tho Hand Seieniorage Bill Will Oc-
 cupy the Attenti on of the House and
 the Hawaiian Matter Will He De-
 bated by the Senators.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. Il The ore event of the week in congress is expected to be the vote in the house on the Bland bill, providing that measure is not side tracked before the last legislative stage is reached. It is not expected In any event that a de- cisive vote can be had before Wedn esdsy afternoon and probably not before Thurs nounced that upwards of forty gentlemen desired to speak on the bill. While 1t is not probable that all of this number will be heard 1t is safe to assume that more than twenty of the list will at tempt to address the house at greater or lees length. There cannot be more than two hours debate on the bill Monday as the Stanford eulogiss have been made the special order for three o'clock.
 The contested election case of O'Neill. dem, vs Joy, rep, the sitting member from the Eleventh Missouri (St Louis) dis. trict, has the right of way as question of the highest privilege If MT Patterson of Tennessee, who has 1t in charge in behalf | of the committee on elections, should | choose to iDsist on his rights. Sometime | during the week the matter is sure to come up. It has been agreed that six hours | shall be set aside for the consideration of I the case, which will, of course, carry it over to the following day before a vote can be reached. .....--..-.s
 After this case had been al posed of tb, | appropriations committee will bring for ward some of the bills reported that ar; now on the house calendar. There are fvt | on the calendar: Urgent dehoiency, fortih
 cations. pensions, District of Columbia and
 sundry civil.
 In the senate there may be some renewa of the Hawaiian debate, e Senator Daniel
 and Senator Gray, the latter member o the committee on foreign relations, hav'
 given notice of speeches on that sub
 jsct. which will not probably b,
 deferred until the report Is made
 The Berry bill requiring railroad in the Indian territory to stop a town sites is the unhnished business. Al
 adjournment over from Thursdsy till tn following Monday is to be expected il
 order to give the committee now engages
 in the revision of the tariff bill furthe
 opportunity to complete its labors.
 In the event that the committee on th judiciary should dispose of the Peckhar
 nomination ct to-morroW's meeting thsr
 may be short, but savage contest 1 executive ssssion.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-12
THE GUONOD SOCIETY.
sixth Rehearsal ef the Society I

Sixth Rehearsal ef the Society To-
 Night.
 The sixth rehearsal of the Guonod soci- ety will take place a. Hsrmoois hall this evening Spectators are respectfully ssked to be in their sests bsfore 8 o'clock ss no spectators will be admitted after tbat hour. The rehearsal will commence promptly at 7:45 and the well known "Hsllelujsh Chorus" and "Amens" will be taken up for the first time this evening It Is probable that the soloists for the com ing prod uction of the "Mess.ah" will be announced during the rehearsal as the ar engagements for the same are nearly com pleted
Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-12
Raymond & whitcomb's Trips Co
 California.

California Is unquestionsbly the most attractive and popular winter resort In America. For reaching that land of per petusl spring Msssrs. Raymond 6 Whit combs series of nine winter tours pro vides comforts and luxuries otherwise uu- attsinsble. Their parties travel Ia vssii- bule trains, with dining oars aud every other first class appointment The tickets permit the holder to exercise his own pref er,nees as to the place and time of sujourn aud the date of his return. He can travel eastward by any of three different routes, and in one of ten different psrties, or in. dependeutly in any train. Parties will leave Boston February 20 and 22. Send to Raymond & Whitcomb, 296 Washing ton street, Boston, for descriptive circu lar