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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
BRUIN AS A DEFENDER.
Trapped Bear Whips Mountain Lion
and a Coyote.


and a Coyote.
A Montana ranchman, having lost a
fine brood of ducks, set bear trap
baited with fresh beef, and that night
heard a howl, which he recognized as
that of coyote. Knowing that the
animal could not escape he turned over
to sleep again, when he heard such a
chorus of bowls that he went out to in
vestigate. He found a coyote and a
cinnamon bear caught in the trap,
showing that both animals had made
a strike for the beef at the same time,
while ten feet away was a mountain
lion, waiting until one of the fighters
had killed the other before finishing
the winner. The bear and coyote
seemed to know this, and made no hos
tile sign, so the lion sneaked around to
the top of sheep shed near by, where
he lay crouched for moment, and
then made spring, dropping squarelv
on the bear. A terrific struggle fol-
lowed, in which the lion at first had
the best of it; but finally the bear got
grip on his adversary's neck, the
lions head dropped and he was
strangled to death. The bear was not
much better off, bleeding from many
wounds, but he still had life enough to
look after the coyote. He made two
strokes at the coward of the plains and
crushed the life out of him. Then the
bear staggered around a minute and
rolled over dead.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
Trebizond Honey.

The increased cultivation of poppy in
various parts of Europe has, it is said,
led to a marked growth in the per cent
age Of opium contained in honey, the
properties of which are much infu-
enced by the flowers from which the
bees gather it. This is nothing new,
for Nenophon relates that his soldiers
were intoxicated by eating Trebi-
zond honey, extracted presumably
from the peoples which abound in that
region.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
WHAT SCRAPPLE is.
A Diner Who Had Some Trouble in Find
ing 1t Out.

A Diner Who Had Some Trouble in Find
ing 1t Out.
For years." said cos mopolitan
diner, lone triumph of Philadelphia
cuisine was denied me. / had eaten
catfish and waffles at the Wissahicken
roadhouses, terrapin and reedbirds at
the clubs and private tables, and oys-
tiers brought unshociSed to my hosts
house in basket; but scrapple for
me existed only as name. Philadel-
phians feigned ignorance concerning
it, and in all my range of New York
acquaintance | found no one who
could even tell me about it. So at last
l gave up scrapple as a dream of the
unattainabe; creature all too rare
and good for aught but Quaker daily
food. Then, as often happens when
you give thing up and cease to think
about it, in Third avenue one day
saw in the window of butchers shop
the placard: Genuine Philadelphia
Scrapple.' The words identified a
block of what looked like sausage
meat, about foot square and as thick
as brick, and, with the thrill of
discoverer, first beheld scrapple En-
tering the shop, l learned from the
vender that this delicacy is compound
of hogshead cheese and Indian meal,
cooked together and nodded, ready to
be cut in slices and fried. The market
man cut off for me a large slice of
scrapple, which took to restaurant
and had fried. 1t was highly seasoned
with pepper and sage, and was decided
ly an agreeable dish"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22

While walking the fats near Port
land, Ore. early one morning a tray
elcr Witnessed an exciting fight be-
tween an eagle and coyote. The
eagle had caught rabbit, and the
coyote, appearing "p0n the scene
about that time undertook to take it
away. The man made up his mind at
once that the eagle would tear the
coyote to pieces. but to his surprise
the coyote got away with the rabbit,
and so demtralized the eagle that the
kingly bird had all it could do to flop
feNhlv aMnv.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22

\ minister had travelled some dis
lance to preach at small town, and
at the conclusion of the morning
service waited for some one to invite
him to dinner, but the congregation
gradually dispersed and left him
standing alone. Finally he stepped up
TO a gentleman and said: Brother,
will YOU go home to dinner with me
to-day?" where do you live?" asked
the gentleman. About eighteen
miles from here" was the unexpected
reply. No, but you must dine with
me- said the gentleman, with a
flushed face; which invitation the
clergyman gravely accepted.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
A NAVAL ALLIANCE WITH
ENGLAND.

In the wear of our Lord 1894 aud Tor
n decade previous, startling ideas are
and have been suggested and great
results accomplished before the world
il hardly aware OF what is going on,
The NAVAL Union" proposed by Sir
George s. Clarke, X G. b may not
be startling, but If it We're accom-
plished the results would be more
wonderful and far reaching and per-
manent than ever came from any alli-
ance Of any nature between mod
ern nations. Its power would be
too great to be disputed by any single
or combined power. These two En-
glish speaking nations have a closer
commercial relation than either has
with any other nation, and this mag
nificent combi ed power would be
used to keep the peace of the seas to
their utmost and more distant shores.
In the event of war between other
powers the declaration of this pro-
posed naval alliance that there should
be no commerce destroyers" allowed
on the seas would be eirectual In fact it
would tend more to Danish all kinds of
war. both on land and sea, and in all
probability would finally result in the
arbitration Of all differences between
nations by a peace congress. The in
timacy of the commercial relations be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain is increasing every year and is
rapidly becoming identical. Any in
jury to the commerce OF England
would reflect on the agricultural pro-
ducts in this country Immediately and
iniuriously. If there could be
commercial rivalry between
these countries such an alliance could
not be formed, but fortunately the
things of mutual exchange are so
adapted to the hospitality OF each
country that an inter dependence has
been felt for years and is becoming
more and more pronounced and zap
parent. These two nations stand at
the head of sea borne produce by long
odds. While that OF England amounts
to eOO2, 100000 sterling, that of
the United States amounts
to 1857 100000 sterling. Mr.
Cleveland's message contained some
interesting statistics touching on com
mercial relations with England. We
exported for the year ending June 80,
1893, agricultural products amounting
to $615, 900, coo, and at least 10 per cent
of this was taken by Great Britain In
the previous year SSOO,000,0 900 was the
grand total exported from this coun-
try, and Great Britain took IS per cent
of that amount
The kind of naval alliance
proposed by Sr George Clark
would give an additional
stimulus to agricultural exports to
that country and of course increase
largely the area of cultivation in this
country. The closer our commercial
relations with England are the greater
will be the benefits that We as an agri
cultural country would derive from
them. That with the other suggeS-
tion OF keeping the peace of the seas,
recommends the proposition with
great force to the thinking people OF
this country.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
AN UNESSENTIAL OBSTRUCT-
ING ELEMENT.

lNU III EAN l.
This talk about the Baker wing OF
the party never giving up as a test OF
Democracy the silver plank in the car
shed platform. is the veriest bosh.
How many of them know anything
about the best financial policy of the
government? We do not ask this to
reflect upon the intelligence of that
wing of the party, for we admit that
no man. however great his intelli
gence, knows exactly what would be
the best policy on this question. or
what would be the effect of
silver legislation. All legislation
the financial policy of the country,
with the exception of few patent
facts, is experimental to great degree.
1t ought to be apparent that the coin
age of silver at its present market
value of 1G to / is not safe business
transaction but the fact that it does
not seem so to some Democrats is an
illustration OF the blindness and crop.
ing in the dark on the silver question.
1t would be the utmost folly tor
Democrats to permit the
efficiency of the Democratic
party in Texas to De destroyed, both
for state and national good, by a mat
ter that not one man i'll 10000 under
and that, too, a matter of
finance that must work out its own
and salvation in the course OF
events. Is there a man in the state of
Texas, in the United States, or in the
civilized world, who has the wisdom to
Law down clear and clean cut financial
policy upon the subject of silver
upon which the Democrats of the
or of Texas. could cheerfully
unite? Not one. Then we say it is
the very quintessence of folly and
to let that question di.
vide, disrupt and destroy theDemo-
cratic party in Texas.
Democrats in other states differ
upon this question just as widely as
Democrats of Texas, but they
DO not permit that difference
Of private opinion to disrupt
.he party in their respective states,
out they cling together, maintaining
party autonomy and preserve in
heir respective states united party
The charge that Cleveland Demo.
rats are gold bugs" with no other
dea than to demonetize silver is un-
air, unjust and wholly false. They,
rs well as the carshed platform peo-
Die and the Populists, want to see sill
yer as a part of the circulating
Medium of the country, but unlike
he others they want to see it
If an equal value With gold and cur
'ent as of full value in all the markets
If the world. The difference between
he wings of the Democracy on silver
n Texas is matter of national, not
tate policy, and should never divide
he party in the state; nor should any
policy that is not confined strictly to
'tate action and state control. This
coinage of money is under national
md not state control, and it should
lot stand in the way of reconcilia-
ion of the party in this state.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
4 TRYING Ordeal.

A graduate of Il theological semina-
ry in one of the eastern states says
that in that institution the candidates
for the ministry were obliged to I'M
dergo very trying ordeal. Each of
them was compelled to preach a short
eXtemPore sermon, in the chapel, to
the bishop and one of the professors,
who formed the sole congregation,
and who occasionally interrupted and
criticised the sermon. One day a can
didate, young man hardly out of his
teens, who was by no means a ready
speaker, overwhelmed by nervousness.
began stammering: Il will divide nv
congregation into two-the converted
and the unconyerted." This was too
much for The bishops sense of humor
Il think, sir" he exclaimed, that as
there are only two of us, you had bet.
ter say which is which"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22

ED. ANDERSON candidate for re election
for county treasurer, with abiding faith in the
support Of the people at the bal OF box
A. ]. JERNIGAN is a candidate for election
10 the office of treasurer of Travis county sub
ject to nomination by the Democratic county
convention.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
AnYETIHING RATEh.

Advertising ratos will nc made Inowa on sp
icsuUn.
trsn.utr Dhut. u 1ntupt tuAdiLt,
ew YIb Vettuin EufiDest once; ~ Inc
enos.ry i1r,csoo 3. &. BgCKwITH,
Hole Agent Foreign A"veruslpR'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22

IT is a significant fact that the
London Chamber of Commerce has
represented to the British govern
ment the urgent necessity of reas-
sembling the international monetary
conference with a view to finding some
remedy for the fluctuations in the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
ANNOUNCEMENT.


hereby announce my self as candidate for
n. election to the position of county Judge OF
Travis county subject to the action OF the Dem
ocratic convention.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22

ckAvELING AGENTS,

Mai. ;. =. Gra~,os9. :ae annlic II caat'"o"a
40, 10 ,ay money 20 any other 'erson VINO
nav fopresrut him or themselves Is f20eiing
agents Of This paper Z" all Edho' Ivy uefo'
lofore lss1ed " any other Is herepy reVoHeo'
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-17
Thought They Were Worth It.

Billings was a travelling man, carry.
ing a line Of handkerchiefs and neck
wear. He met a rather attractive young
woman on one of his trips, and before
he realized how i'll it comported with
his duties he had married her.
Nature had never intended him for a
married man, and he was seldom a,
home. even when his duties would havs
permitted him. Finally he became IL
regular in the matter of remittances
and his wife, needing some pin money
took down his route book and found .
sitter would reach him at Peru, Ind. Sc
sne wrote him there, asking for $40 Fl.
was in the Bearss House billiard room
when he read the letter. He had no $l(
to spare. He needed all his money fos
his own follies.
But the request annoyed him. He go,
up, walked about the room for a mo
ment, and his eyes at length rested on 8
deck Of cards, lying where some mar
bad completed game of solitaire. The
top card on each pile was nine spot.
Billings looked at them q moment,
then picked up the four cards, inclosed
them in an envelope and sent it to his
wife. AT Charlottesville he received an.
other letter from her, demanding in in
dignant terms what he meant by sending
her four mines. He sat down in the writ.
ing room Of the Robbins House and
wrote the following reply:
"You wanted go. I sent you -four
nines. Four mines are worth SO ans
Time. Chicago Herald.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-17

NEw YoRE, July l6.-Ths Cental La.
Dor union meeting in the Clarendon ho-
tel today had hardly been called to Or
der, and before any business was trans
acted, Philip Kelly, Of the Theatrical
Employees Protective association, started
the ball rolling by saying that the strike
was a decided success. III Chief Ar
thur had confined his convictions the
strike would have been won in twenty.
four hours" he declared. Henry wsis.
man, of the Bakers union, blamed Debs
for calling the strike of .Whcn Debs
declared the strike of" he said. 1T was
blow at organized labor in this country.
II Debs had been wise he would have
conferred with the Fedcsation Of Labor
as well a. Knights Of Labor. instead Of
forming partnership With Sovereign.
Sovereign assumed too much when be
said he would call out 100000 men in
this country. He has not the power to
do So" Master Workman J. b. Archi-
bald said Debs conducted the strike I'd
mirably until labor lent Q helping hand
by sending leaders from New York aud
then the strike went TO pieces. Myers,
Dsmsho6 and Bandress hoped that some
Of these leaders would be called on to e.
sount for their action.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-17
THE STRIKE.
Criminal Information Filled
Against Debs and His
Lieutenants.
Special to the Journal.

Special to the Journal.
HELENA, July 17.-Reports from Chi.
cago indicate the strike situation quiet
From other points come like reports
The conductors and engineers on every
division OF the Northern Pacific have ap-
Piled for work, and Supt Dickinson
announces that regular passenger ser.
vice will be resumed today No attempt
will be made to operate branch lines un-
til the main line is moving passengers
and freight without interruption.
At Chicago today the United States
district attorney vesented to the court
criminal information against Debs. How
ard, Kelihar, and Roger.
Debs says that while the unions in
Chicago show signs Of weakening, the
strike is still on and the men will get to-
gether again.
There is report here today that an
engine at Missoula was blown up early
this morning by stick of Dynamite.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-17
A BIMETALLIC PEN
The Bill Which Starts Utah To-
ward Statehood Will
Be Signed.
When II Has Done This Work II win
Be Deposited In the New State
Capital, a Historical Souvenir.

WASHINGTON, July 15.-Privats Sscse
tary Thurber has in his custody at the
White house gold pen set in silver
holder. The implement is, from the ar.
tisan's standpoint. fins piece of work
but il it fulfiils it's mission il will never
be dipped in ink bat once. That will be
on Monday, July Is. 1884, and it will in.
scribe the name OF Grover Cleveland on
a parchment headed: IAN act to enable
the people OF Utah to form a constitu.
tion and state government and to be an.
nexed to the union on an equal footing
with the original states Delegate
Rawlins. OF the territory Of Utah. whose
efforts were largely instrumental in
bringing about the passage Of the act.
secured the pen and holder and en-.
trusted them into the keeping Of Secre-
tarp Thurber until the time for their
use. Tomorrow Rawlins, having sec
ured the signatures Of Vice President
Stevenson and Acting Speaker Richard.
son to the enabling act, will carry II to
the White house for the presidential au.
tograph. The ceremony would have
taken place Saturday but for Richard
sons absence from the city, and it was
hoped to have Speaker Crisp's name on
the document, but the speaker will not
return from Georgia in time No one
doubts that the president will sign the
act and when he has done 30, Rawlins
will take charge Of the pen which has
made il a law. AT first it was intended
to have solid gold pen and holder, but
as Utah comes in as a bimetallic state
and westerners who are making the sil.
yer fight in politics attach some senti.
ment to the white metal, silver was
allowed to share the honors atthe &C.
cepted ratio. After the pen has done its
work. Rawlins will take possession OF it
and it will be suitably engraved and en-.
shrined in the state capitol Of the new
state with its othsr historical so~S >hirs.
The signing Of the ast ad>S uot make
Utah state, but merely sets in motion
the machinery by which she becomes
one. December. 1895, will probably be
the time when Utah will be entitled to
the forty fifth star IN the 6sg.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-17
How the Wheels Go Round.

One OF the. chief attractions at the
worlds fair last year was the great Fer
ris wheel. which will soon be taken in
five trains Of thirty cars each to New
York. where it will be put up at Broad
way and Thirty-seventh streets. The
expense Of taking down, ftransportating
and setting up the wheel 10 estimated
at o150000. During the worlds fair the
wheel went around ten thousand times.
and carried two million passengers. The
largest single load was carried October
18th, 1888, when at noon 1,76s people
where in the cars. The largest days
business was October 10th. when there
were 5000 passengers. On the 9th, 10th
and nth q the same month, 114,OOO
passengers were carried in the three days.
"rhe wheels 60 round" on the great rail.
road system faster and with more effect
than the Ferris. The great Burlington
Route turned wheels to such purpose
that II carried I've millions of people to
the fair, and every day in the year its
luxurious trains carry the crowd be-
tween Chicago and Denver, st. Louis.
Omaha, Kansas City. st. Paul. and
Minneapolis. Get aboard. and "see the
whsels 90 round.r For tickets. time
tsbles. ETC., call en- your nearest ticket
agent. or write to W. J. G. Kenyon. Gen.
.HaaG Agent st.. Paul. MINI.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-17

HELENA, Mont: July l5.--Ths cash
box was stolen from q Great Northern
express messenger ut Wicks yesterday
and was recovered this morning with all
its treasure. o1l.00. The robbers were
closely pursued and weighted down by
the heavy box. concluded to hide the
treasure. They buried it slongside .
creek in such way that the water would
flow over 1t. Further on they abandoned
the wagons and guns and rode o6 on the
horses. Two OF the pursusss nv tho
end Of the box sticking out Of tho ground
and not covered BY the-watsr. None a
the contents had been touched.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-17
Washington Has a Quiet Day.

WASHINGTON, July l6.-The govern
ment officials in this city who have been
connected with the movements of the
administration during the strike we're al
lowed to rest Sunday. No reports Of
importance were received and no orders
cent out. No action has yet been taken
toward recalling the troops from Chica
go, but il everything remains quiet this
will be done in very short time.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-17

For the convenience OF those who
wish to make comparisons and for the
benefit Of those who can never remem
Der, the JOURNAL will hereafter keep
standing table of the corresponding
month of last year, showing day by day
the principal meteorological conditions.
as obtained from the record kept by the
United States weather observer in this
city. Following is the record for July,
1893:
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-17

Dr. Holmes writes: THE oak
chooses horizontal direction for it,
limbs so that their whole weight may
tell, and then stretches them out 50
or 80 feet so that the strain may be
mighty enough to be worth resisting.
At 80 degrees the oak stops short.
To slant upward another degree
would mark infrmity of purpose; te
bend downward, weakness of organ
fxation. Other trees shirk the work
Of resisting gravity. The oak defies
it."
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-17

The figures in the right hand column
denote the average Thermometer reading
for the day. The average for the month
was "A above zero. The highest was l07
in the shade on the u, on the 10 20 and
21. the highest was 105, LOG and 107, re-
spectively in the shade. On those dates
10. 20 and II, the average was Sc. SO and
s.. A very high average.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-17

LONDON. July l5.-Gould's yacht Vigi.
liant and the prince OF Wales cutter Brit.
annia will take part tomorrow in the re.
gatta of the Royal Ulster club, contest.
ing against each other for the county
Downs cup.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-17

PIsRRE, 8. d., July IA psoar1p
FIRE on the ceded Sioux rsservstioa o61
has burned over track flfty by ssvsoty
miles in the past twenty -four hours. A
settlement of Ruasiaps on Nsdicinecrssk
was wiped out and several fatally buA
The damage to property md stock =
' kliE83g
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-17

It would be impossible to outdo un-
dramatically this line which an
Cnglish paper quotes from a song
author 0nknown-every word of the
sentence being wrong: Then sheeps
u yourn.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-17

Many ideas grow better when trans
planted into another mind than in the
one where they sprang up. That
which was a weed in one intelligence
becomes flower in the other, and "a
flower again dwindles to a mere
weed by the same change.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-17

Before you buy pair Of shoes ex
anime the inside of them, for there is
where you will be more likely to tell
whether they are good or not. Ever
nice looking shoes ON the outside may
be poorly put together, SO look inside
and sec for yourself.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-17

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