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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-15
THE APPOINTMENT
OF Ten Students to be Made to the Prairie
View Normal

OF Ten Students to be Made to the Prairie
View Normal
The following circular letter was
yesterday issued by Superintendent
Carlisle and is self explanatory:
AUSTIN, Feb. 7.
To the County Superintendent:
| am authorized to appoint 10
students to the Praiaie View Normal
school for c0lored teachers tor the re-
mainder of the current session. Each
student 80 appointed Will receive
twenty dollars (S25) from the
Peabody fund. desire to have an
examination of applicants in each
county on Saturday, Feb. II, 1894
The queatiOns will be- furnished by
this department, rhe county super
intendent in each county will hold
the examination (without CHARGE
and forward the papers to this de.
partment To be graded, after which
the appointments will be made.
Ii you are willing tn have this eX-
animation in your county, please adj
wise me at once and give notice in your
county papers and take such other
steps as may be necessary to let the
colorsd people generally know Of the
examination. The examination will
cover the following subjects: Arith-
metic, English grammer and cOmpO
sition, geography, Texas history
| United States history. Applicant:
will also be graded on spelling from
the United states history papers.
Applicants must be not less than II
ears OF age, aud must sign pledge
to teach in the public schools OF Texas
for at least as long ~ they attend the
normal. Very respectfully,
J. NJ. CARLISLE,
State Sup't. Pub. Inst
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-15
MISS ELLA RUST
Died Yesterday Morning at the Advanced
Age of 70 Years.

surrounded by grief stricken rela-
tives and sOrrowing friends all that
was mortal of Miss Ella Rust yester-
day morning at SIS O'Clock passed
beyond the portals of this world into
the gardens Of peace and happiness OF
that great aud glorious kingdom TO
come. A woman of wonderful sym.
pathy, sweet disposition, and pos
sessed of all those traits OF character
that goes to make up the truly good =,
christian woman, Miss Rust was
loved, esteemed aud respected by
the rich and poor alike Her many
d eds of Christian kindness, her sooth-
ing influence in the chamber of sick
ness end death, her ever pleasant
presence in the household circle en-
deared her not only to those who
knew and loved her at her own fire.
aide, but to those she met in the daily
walks of life as we'll.
Miss Rust was born in Farquir
county, Virginia, in 1921. She was a
daughter of Major William Rust and
her mother, Elizabeth Rust, was q
Miss Rector. She came to Texas
in 1858 with her fathers
family. They first located al
Seguin, Tex, where they remained
two years, coming from there to thi:
CITY, where she devoted the rest O.
| her days to the raising of her two
neices Mrs Ella Wooten and Fannie
/ Miller, to whom she gave a mothers
watchfui care and attention. Mis-:
/ Rlst has been an active member ttht
/ Episcopal church for As years, and il
/ her church work has won hundreds o
friends, by her kindly Christian work
! Two sisters and two brothers surviv,
her. The funeral services will h
conducted T om st. Davids churcl
this afternoon at 8 O'Clock and al
friends aud acquaintance are invitet
/ 90 attend.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-15
house then aliOnrneG
CAPITAL NOTES.
RECIPROCITY laws.

WAsHGNGroN, Feb. Fears have
been expressed that the repeal in the
reciprocity clause in the Mckinley bill,
ACCOMPLISHED ny the late amendments
to the Wilson bill, might have the eff
feet OF ahroga,ing the limiting of the
rrcipr1c ty treaties already in exist
eucn between this country and Sc reral
South American republics. Ii is
pointed ont that the bill contains a
clause limiting the extent of all re
pcnls. "Ihe repeal of existing laws or
modification thereof embraced in this
nc. shall not affect any act done or
any accruing or accrued, or any suit
or proceeding had or commenced in
any civil cause between or the said re.
peal or notifications, but all rights
aud liabilities under said laws shall
coutinue aud may be enforced in the
same manner rs if said repeal or mod =
ilic2tions had not been made
AFFAIRS AT RIO
The navy department is in receipt
of mail communications from Captain
Picking at Rio, giving technical &C
count of the firing and military move
ments that are going on in Rio harbor.
1t is said at the department that no
cable communication has been had
with Rio for three DAYS. No word has
been received OF notice given by da
Cana that he would blockade the
port Of Rio within IS hours This
move is cousil red 10y the navy de
partmeut oil 'ials 10 he not Mt all i'm
probable Such action BY da Cana
| To force some decision as TO his status
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-15
KILLED HER AssAILANr.
a Plucky Sonora Kills a Mexican Vsgabond
Who Insulted Her.
Special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman
SAN ANTONIO, Feb. Mrs. Bette
Chance was at home this afternoon
alone with three little children when a
Mexican vagabond named Jose r.
Trevinces entered the house and made
an indecent proposal. She says that
he also drew pistol upon her. where
upon she grabbed an axe
and with desperate blow
literally split Trevinces head wide
open. SO enraged was the
insulted woman that she dealt two
additional blows to the stag gering
body mutilating it horribly. Mrs,
Chavez's three little children witness
ed the deed. The police were notified
aud the woman, who is of a respect
able Mexican family was placed in Jail.
She claims that the deed was done in
self defense, and pistol supposed to
belong to Trevinces was found near his
body.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-15
National Farmers alliance.

TOPEKA, Feb. -Today's meeting
of the National Farmers Alliance was
an open one. About 800 we're in the
audience. j. II. Mcdowell of Nash.
vile, toiler, made an address, saying
that Grover Cleveland and John Sher
man combining were making more
votes Tor the Populist party than all
the Populist campaign orators aud
newspapers c0mbiued. He said that
in the South the Po9ulists averaged
30 600 votes the state, while Nor-h.
ern Porulists had not yet brought the
average up TO two-thiris that nun
Der. He spoke un-iI adj Lurnmeut.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-15
How 10 Cure La Grlppa

About IA year agp | took violent at.
tack OF la grippe. coughed day and
night for anu, six weeks; my wife
then suggested that try Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy. At first 1 could
see no diff renee, but still kept taking
it, and soon found that it was what
needed. If | got no relief rom one
dose | took another. aud was only a
few Gays until | was free from the
cough. l think people in general
ought to know the value of this rem
edy, and | take pleasure in ackuowl.
edging the benefit l have received
from it,. Madison Mustard, Otway,
Ohio. % and 80 cent bottles for sale
by DR. j. j. Tobin and all druggists.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-15
FILLED BLOODY GRAVES.
PRINCIPALS IN A BLOODY KENTUCKY
FEUD PUT AWAY.
Bill Howard Hanged In Missouri and John
Turner Killed In Barboursville Yester-
day Dispose Of the Leaders Of the
Howard Turner Feud.

BARBoURsvILLE. KY, Feb. IA
desperate fight occurred at Mt Pleas
ant, in Harlan county, Monday night
in which Will and John Turner were
killed by DR.. VIM. Nolan, a prominent
physician of that city. The fight be-
gan in barber shop on courthouse
square. DR.. Nolan walked in the shop
and seeing John Turner there told him
he would kill him. Both men
began firing. Turner fell
dead. Nolan by this time
had exhausted the loads in his pistol.
Will Turner, an uncle of John, arrived
and attacked Nolan Neither had pis'
tolls but used their knives. They had
struggled over considerable ground
and when Turner swooned they were
in the middle of the street Turner
died instantly. John Turner is a son
of Judge George B. Turner, a promi-
nent attorney. 1t WAS John Turner
and his brothers who led the Turner
side of the famous Howard Turner
feud in Harlan county few years
since. Will Howard, leader of the
other side, was hanged in Missouri on
the 105h OF last March.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-15
TORPEDO FLEET IN TROUBLE.
Two Children Cremated. .

BLOOMSBURY, Pa, Feb. 0-The
house of Bert Croman, together with
his two small children, was burned
this morning at Light street village,
near this place. The parents had gone
to call OF a neighbor. The bodies of
the children, charred beyond recogni-
ton, were found in the debris. 1t is
supposed the lamp either exploded or
that it was accidentally knocked from
the table.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-15

Special to the Statesman.

WACO, Feb. THE cotton palace
movement started off most auspicious
ly this afternoon. During the re
maipder of the week the several com.
mittees representing the different bust.
ness lines will complete the canvass of
the city. 1t rained this afternoon and
but few of the committees did any
work, yet about $4,000 OF the neces
sary $50 600 was secured. Tomorrow
it is expected to run the sum close to
$4,000 The next meeting of the Com.
mercial club will be held next Tues
day night and it is expected that the
full sum will be reported to the meet
iJg as having been raised.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-15
JAIL DELIVERY.
Some Bad Men in the Norman Jail Secure
Their Liberty.

Their Liberty.
Special to The Statesman.
NORMAN, o. T., Feb. Ten prison
ers made their escape from the county
Jail las night. They had in some way
obtained saw and pocket knife, and
while in the corridor sawed into an
old iron cell and out of the same,
Then picking a hole in the wall they
were at liberty. Fuller and James,
who we're in for murder, robbery and
horsestealing, and who were supposed
to be members of the Dalton gaUgwere
doubtless the leaders in the escape.
Sheriff Smith has been very successful
in catching bad men, but equally I'M
lucky in Keeping them, this being the
third successful delivery within three
years. Tailor Jackson j. censured con-
siderably for allowing the prisoners to
remain in the corridor after dark.
A man named Davis, an insurance
agent who has been doing business in
all parts pGrtS OF the territory, was ar
rested here today charged with obtain
ing considerable money under false
pretenses from several of Normau's
prominent citizens.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-15
ApvEA\1'S
SREADY RELlEF
FOR PAIN
THE CHEAPEST AND BEST MEDICINE FOR FAMILY USE lin 1.-THE WORLD

and
relieved an
fever and
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-15

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. II
soothes the child, sOftens the gums,
aliays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for diarrh@a
Twenty-Five cents a bottle. Sold by
all druggists throughout the world,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-15

Caution: Buy only Dr. Isaac Thomp
sons eye water, Carefully examine
the outside wrapper. None other
genuine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-15

portunity shall have been granted for
interested parties to appear before the
committee, they will in all probability
move TO recommit the bill for the pur-
pose of taking their testimony on its
merits
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-15

consisting of some apples and grapes
from his farm north of the city.
The JOURNAL today prints story that
has to do little with early Topeka his
tory. There will be twenty people in
the Office Monday to point out where 1t is
wrong
A. Q. Wilson says he has given way to
the earnest solicitation of friends" and
Will not speak on the street tonight He
says he won't take back anything he has
already said
Mr. V. N. Sauerwein Of Cleveland,
Ohio, is visiting his brother, E. B. VIVA
ley, and sister. Mrs. Lee Jones' He is
an accomplished musician, and may lo-
cate IN Topeka
The Chicago school board Is putting
bath tubs in the basement of all the
schools. BY some oversight the Topeka
school board neglected to put any in the
new high school
An Indian woman recently wrote to
Kansas saying she understood we had to
put water to soak here before it was wet
enough to drink. If she had been here
last night she would have thought diff
ferent
There was a meeting OF all the princi
pals of the city schools at the high
school building at 2 o'clock this after
noon, and at O'Clock all the teachers as
sembled to receive their final instruc-
tons
The clerk at the state insane asylum Is
the only man about the institution who
possesses the combination to the safe.
] He refuses to tell the combination to any
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-15
JoHN REFUSED TO BE SAVED.
"A 1Iuscofah, Kansas, Farmer Who Was Too
Much for a Topeka Evangelist.

al 1ruscotah. Kansas, Farmer Who Was Too
Much for a Topeka Evangelist
IA Topeka man, who was once an evan
gelist, while he is very devout, has
thorough appreciation Of the ridiculous
even If it does jar a little on his piety at
times He told JOURNAL reporter this
story today:
81 was out in northeastern Kansas once
some years ago doing what I could in my
weak way for the Lords cause, and had
succeeded in getting up quite revival
at VI uscorah, AtchisOn county.
II was having great success, but be-
fore / got through with the meeting I
ran against a most discouraginR stone
wall by the name Of Williams. John was
a good-natured sort of a fellow from the
country, but he never came to town that
he didn't get almost too full to walk, in
spite Of the combined efforts of the two
drug stores in the place to- see that he
didn't get anything
Naturally he had heard Of my meet
ing, and he came to them once or twice.
He seemed to me to be a shining exam
pie Of sin and / concluded it would be a
great triumph to win him to the Lords
side. sounded him the first aud second
time he came and thought I was making
great progress, so / made up my mind
one afternoon that the next time he came
1 would save him in spite of his load
"lie was there that evening, drunk. az
usual, but respectfully quiet
II preached what 1 regarded as an ex-
ira powerful sermon, and thought / saw
John weakening. l had pictured in
such burning terms the horrors Of drunk
enness While the choir sang Come to
Jesus Right Now I 1abOred' with
john de listened silently with head in
clined aud twirled his broad trimmed and
dirty black hat in his hands. was
full half hour with him aud the choir
had sung SO many touching invitations
that 1t was getting cross.
Don't you think you could lead a bet
ter life with Gods helpf'' / asked
The hat continued to revolve.
"Come brother, accept the spirit now
I urged
Still no answer
This may be your last chance. Don't
you want TO take Jesus home with you
tOnightf''
The hat stopped and John raised his
head.
"Not tonight, stranger" he said, and
there was shrewd twinkle in his eye,
mot tonight I'm in a hossback. an be.
sides he'd have to sleep on the foor."
81 gave John up"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-15

walk built around his residence on Van
Buren, street
Rain ruined the races at St Joseph
concert IN Topeka last night
The presence of dam at Topeka would
be a big inducement for the new Pull
man Car works to come here.
Coroner Bailey wants somebody to die
suddenly or commit suicide. he has had
no official business for over a month.
Mr. and Mrs George T. Nicholson Nave
returned from Eureka Springs Mr..
Nicholson is much improved in health.
The sports are getting ready TO bet
their last shekels on the races next week.
More work for the Associated Charities
The Topeka Ministerial union will
meet Monday morning At 10 o'clock for
reorganization. at the Y N. G. A rooms
County Attorney Stafford has already
secured convictions in ten out OF fourteen
criminal cases at this term of the district
court
The eyes Of the young men Of Topeka
are directed Observation-Disclosures college.
It opened Wednesday with 225 pupils in
attendance.
A boy stole a horse weight from a de-
livery wagon of the Topeka grocery COM
pany yesterday, and then tried to sell it
to the driver.
During the rain last evening two young
ladies in light dresses with straw hats on
walked unconcernedly up Kansas avenue
without an umbrella
John NJ. Brown made contribution to
the Republican state central committee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-15
THEY NEED A SPANKING.
Girls OF Fourteen Who Think More of tn
Boys Than of Their Books.

Girls OF Fourteen Who Think More Of the
Boys Than Of Their Books.
They were about the same age, which
couldn't have been more than fifteen,
perhaps only fourteen, and they were
pretty enough to attract the reporters
attention. They were walking up Kansas
avenue arm in arm and were taIking as
fast as their gum would let them. Both
wore short dresses that we're not made up
Pin exactly the latest fashion, but were
still very neat because they were clean
and white, which, the reporter couldn't
help thinking after hearing their con
versatiOn, was a credit TO their mothers.
They seemed to have just met
II have just been down to see George.
You know he is the elevator boy ia the
- building. and / rode up and down
with him ever 50 many times no matter
whether any body else wanted to ride or
not 1 had some candy that [ bought
with the money mamma gave me and
we just had an out Of sight time"
(NlentaI observation by the reporter
that George won't hold his Job long if
the proprietor gets onto that)
do you know, / haven't seen Johnny
since yester day,s chartered the brunette.
1T is just too provoking. Mamma made
me stay at home last night 1 was GO
ing to meet him on the corner and we
were going to the show. l had told
mamma I was going TO stay with Nellie
all night but I guess she must have tum-
bled because it was no GO"
"DO you know that hOrrid Frank
Johnson was down to our gate last light
aud wanted TO take me out walkingI 1
didn't think George would ever tumble,
SO l went And do you know the little
fool wanted to kiss me- almost before we
got out of sight of the house"
ssDid you let hims"
"Well, not then, aud I wish I hadn't at
ali, now. Joe Mccall saw Us out and
told George, and l had to Tess up today.
George was awful mad, but finally we
went up to the top story where there
wasn't any body and made up. It was
awful nice"
"Oh, gee; just think, school begins
Monday. 1 almost feel like running
away I just bet I won't study for spite
John and are going walking every even
ing, though. when the weather is good,
and I can fool the folks.'
A bright thought struck the blond: "I'll
tell you" she said. '.yOu tell your mamma
you're coming over to see me and l'll tell
my mamma Pm going over to see you.
Wen show 'em whether we can 60 with
the boys or"
They reached Sixth street just then
and turned west, and while the reporter
was hurrying on he couldn't help won
dering if the good women Of today had
been girls Of the sort he had just seen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-15
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS.

SNAP S7O Al F7OhI 2 NEWS
Justice Chesney is sick with malarial
fever
Has any one heard of the occupation
tax recentlyY
Mayor Harrison is at Des AIoines, Iowa,
attending court
The Rock Island shop men at Horton
were paid yesterday.
The parrot on Kansas avenue near
Eighth street, is learning a new song.
The county horticultural society will
meet next Thursday at Mission Center.
The corner stone of the new court
house will be laid one week from today.
The school for officers OF the Kansas
national guard at Leavenworth closed to
day.
J. G. Wood addressed a Republican
picnic at Wayne, Republic county, this
afternoon.
The Kansas Medical college will give
q reception to its new students next Tues
day evening.
The Republican fambeau club will
meet tonight at county headquarters, 415
Kansas avenue
Mrs. G. A Ransom and Mrs Lee Jones
have returned from two weeks visit at
Colorado Springs
Professor J. H WetherelPs dancing
academy willagive its opening reception
next Friday evening.
There is magPie in Topeka which
makes life miserable for cats which wan
der into his vicinity.
A. B QHintOn is having nsw brick
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-15
Table Sets.

1914 cloth and 1 doz nap
kins, worth 81, for So.
$40 cloth and 1 doz nap
kins, cut from $6.75 to $3.50.
1874 cloth and 1 doz nap
kins, worth 1913, reduced
to $3.50.
1914 cloth and 1 doz nap
kins reduced from $500 to
$4.25.
1914 cloth and 1 doz nap
kins, worth Sc, now s..
1914 cloth and / doz nap
kins reduced from 81 to SIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-15

fifteen cent cigars in Huff's Office when
a reporter dropped IN to see if be
shouldn't call the fire department OF
course the only subject on earth was the
show business and the effect the financial
distress and the crop failure would have
on it in Kansas. Nebraska and Colorado,
with an occasional opinion about Mis-
souri, thrown in.
Il tell you" said Pierce. ssthsre is not
so much in this crop scare as people who
haven't been around think. OF course
crops are in bad shape, but the farmer Is
not SO much worse of as he would make
the city man who buys his grain believe
What he cant raise In corn he
can in Iamentation- Of course there will
not be half crop, but isn't the farmer
going to get more than twice as much
per bushel as he would if he had q good
average?
II am not at all worried about the fu-
ture of the show business for this win
ter. Everything points to better times
and l will say that 50 far As our show Is
concerned, our business up to this time
has been better thar il has been IN the
same season b. fore for several years.
am not alone in this statement; 1 have
heard several other people in the BUSH
ness say the same thing"
ave have had poor openings all over,
though ventured HUFF, as he changed
position to dodge the glare Of Plerce's
diamond.
"Weil, don't you think the whole win
ter's business is going to be better than
1t has been for long timer"
"Assuredly / do. Our local managers
report the prospect bright everywhere,
and L think we will be able to put a new
stage carpet in the Grand next fall" said
Inf. 1.-THE shows that are out are 60
ing to make money for themselves and
the houses, for the reason, principally.
that there aren't going to be many bum
shows out this year"
But then, a Snowman said that last
year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-15
t. b. JENNINGS "sCALPED.v

He is the Only Man on Earth Ever SeaIped
On the Leg.
It is not generally known that Weather
Officer J. b. Jennings was scalped IN the
Kansas Indian wars Of 1857. but he was.
Moreover, Mr.. Jennings enjoys the dis
tinction of being the only man on record
who was ever scalped on the leg.
Mr.. Jennings has not a great deal of
hair under his hat, but he has nearly as
much now as he had twenty-five years
ago. An Indian does not take a great
deal of pride in a bald headed scalp It
Is about as valuable to him az a stale
story is to a reporter. Die. jennings says
the Indian caught q glimpse Of his head
and with a howl of rage buried his
tOmahawk in his right shin. The scar
is there yet, and every time it il going TO
rain the rheumatism. caused by that
wound. becomes almost un bearable. But
there is a little good IN every misfortune,
and much Of Mr.. Jennings success as a
predictor Of things to come, lies in his
rheumatic leg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-15
A SERIES OF SERMONS.

Rev. L. BlakesIey viii Conduct Special
Sunday Evening Services.
Beginning tomorrow night Rev. DR..
Blakesley will begin series Of ten aer-
mons at the FIRST Con ire yational church
He has provided special music for his
Sunday night services and the discourses
will be short. The sermons will be
preached in the following order:
@The Brute Creation" "Healiug Pow
err" "Higher Criticism" "Rible Confir !
nations Church and Kingdom"
"Best Things are to Come" 'Is Topeka
a Christian City?" "Law of Progress"
"What Is Orthodoxy" rs Life Worth
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