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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-06
MR.. EFRON'S STATEMENT.

Mr.. I. Efron, an experienced dealer in
wool and one of the managers of the San
Antonio Securing Mills made this state
ment before meeting of citizens of San
Antonio:
Have you gentlemen ever figured the
loss to Western Texas by the destruction
of sheep industry? If was to tell it to
you in figures, $50, 1000, 900, you would
doubtless consider me insane. Figures
don't often lie. In 1854, or at the time
of Cleveland's election, Texas had on its
prairies and mountains $500, 900 sheep,
an average value of $3.50, a production
of so, ooo, 900 pounds of wool at an avei-
age price of Is cents per pound. Our
sales annually of mutton aggregated
about IS, ooo,o 900. The above grazed on
$4,000, COO acres of land at a value of
S7.oo per acre today. Same may or may
not be sold at one-third. A revenue in
taxation for the state of Texas, say S7o,-
900, also loss in rentals of leased land
by the state to individuals of $4,000
and same is a notable item in our school
fund
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-06

lions of dollars of wealth, actual
money, was taken from the people
of Texas all to crafty the free
trade ideas of our congressman; for
be it known that they all voted for
free wool, and even spurned the
petitions of Our citizens-signed by
thousands of democrats-protesting
in the names of their homes and
fortunes against free wool, and yet
had the Texas senators and repre-
sentatives listened to their con-
stituents and demanded for the
wool growers like treatment with
the sugar planters, the iron and
coal miners, it would have been
granted.
The destruction of the wool in
dlstry will depopulate our western
country, because it is scarcely fit
for any other purpose. Our sheep
industry is very different from the
sheep business conducted upon the
we'll titled farms of Ohio. There,
varied productions prevent entire
loss, here over millions of acres
the loss of the sheep industry
means universal ruin, not only to
the sheep man but to those depend
ing upon him for his trade, and
those employed by him, and in adj
dition the loss of value of land and
plants.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-06

More important than anything else that
Gus said at New Brannfels was his ut
teraDce upon the tariff issue: 1T has
been charged that | am protectionist,
here on this platform and before this
audience | denOunce this as a campaign
lie gotten up by Republicans"
The Express is the Republican who has
gotten up this campaign lie, and the peo-
pie all over this district will note this
fact. SHORT Stops.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-25

would not he allowed to speak to outside
people, being excluded by themselves.
1t was determined that the afternoon
should be spent by the jury in visiting
Cumberland and viewing the premises
where the murder took place. The trial
will be resumed at ten O'Clock this fore
noon.
The jury, as finally made up, is as
follows:
Freeland H. Kicker, foreman, Harri-
son.
Charles F. Plummer, Portland.
Levi Jordan, Raymond.
Pascal M. Jordan, Naples.
Alonzo Douglass, Gorham.
Samuel Rand. Standish.
Albert M. knight, Windham.
Edward A. Meserve, Scarhoro.
Edwin t. Bowker, Brunswick.
J.Scott Jordan, Cape Elizabeth.
George A. Jordan, Westbrook.
Andrew J. Wheeler, Cape Elizabeth.
1t was rumored last evening that the
State would not call Mrs. Prawda as a
witness, although under the Maine stat
utes she is competent witness.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-25
DEATHS.

sc years months 20 days
Funeral this Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clk,
from his late residence, rear Of No. SO Salem
street.
In this city Jan. a. Clara Frances wife of
Lester B. Bragg, aged AZ years months and
IL days,
Notice of funeral hereafter.]
In this city, Jan. "a, Ann, wife Of Patrick
Murphy aged AS years.
Notice of funeral hereafter
In this city, Jan "a John Seaman.
Funeral on Friday morning at $50 O'Clock, at
the residence of his sister, Mrs. Solomon John
son, No. IA Hammand street. Requiem high
Mass at cathedral of the Immaculate Concep-
ton at 8 O'Clock.
In Limerick. Jan. "a. Mrs Catharine Sawyer,
Dane Knight aged IS years n months Is aa avs
Funeral on Saturday at the residence of her
son, s. S. Knight.
In Worcester; Mass. Jan. 81, Olive Pearson,
wife of James H. Collins. aged 20 years and 8
months.
Funeral This Thursday afternoon at o,clk
from the esidence of A. Johnson, No. 10 Lo-
In Biddeford, Jan. 81, Mrs. Sarah Joy, aged
90 years.
In Topsfield Jan. A, Mrs. Phebe Huff, aged
In Winthrop. Jan. II, Samuel Goodwin, aged
"a years.
In East Turner. Miss Zoa Mills aged 25 years
9months, daughter OF MIR. and Mrs. S. j. Mills
In, Augusta, Jan. 20, Mrs. Caroline M. Wall,
aged 81 years.
In Winthrop Jau. IA, Miss Mary Jersey,
aged 8 years.
IN Calais, Jan. Ia. Syltany Spinney aged &c
years.
In Calais, Jan. IS, Annie NJ wadsworth, aged
81 years.
In Saco, Mrs. Mary A. Cole.
In Bridgwater. jan. II, Mrs Mary Collins.
aged IL years.
In. Alexander, JAM II, Mrs. Greenwood Lyons
aged 76 years.
In West Gardiner, Dee 20, Mrs. Cathy inc
Howard aged so years z months.
In West Pennington, Jan. IL, Mrs Mar, Ann
Dmgley, aged II years.
The funeral of the late Edward H. Coleman
Will take place this Friday morning at $50
o'clk, from No. 48 Clark street. REQUIEM high
mass at st. Dominics Church at 9 O'Clock
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-25
MARRIAGES.

In Bluehll Jan. 49, by Rev. +. Bean. William
G. Clifford and Miss Minnie s. Black, both of
Brooksville.'
Miss Ida b. Knight.
In Sedgwick Jan. ~, Charles Allen of Brook
lin and Miss Lulu Trundy of West BROOKLYN
In Dover. Jan. IS, Walter B. Pendleton of
Bangor and Miss Carrie r. Herring of Foxcroft.
In Bangor, Jan. 20, Edward Allen and Mrs.
Marietta Laws.
In Jonesport jan g. Capt. r. L. Paikingham
and Miss Amanda e. Woodward.
In Saco, Jan. 20, Ulysses G. Dow and Miss
Matte A. Langley.
and Miss Bertha 6. Crediford Of Kennepuilink-
port.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-25
MUNICIPAL COURT.
BEFORE RECORDER ToMPsoN.

BEFORE RECORDER ToNIPsoN.
Wednesday.-William E. Bragdon, J..
A. Berry, John Casey, John II. Madden,
Thomas Hamel Intoxication. Each
fined $3 and costs.
The five boys arrested on Monday
night for stealing seven boxes of tar be-
longing to Henry Sargent, pleaded not
guilty and told their stories. William G.
Weber and Michael Flaherty were
found guilty and fined So and one-tifth
costs. The other three boys, Mark D.
Long, Edward Kinds, and Bernard Gal
lagher, were also found guilty and fined
ST. and one-fifth costs each.
Michael J. Mulkern. Assault and bat
terry. Fined $40 and costs.
James A. O'Neil. Breaking open the
cash drawer of the International Steam
ship Company on Monday. Sent to Jail
for 30 days.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-25

There Has Been a Difficulty
of more o, less Importance between Mrs.
Meyer and Prawda the Sunday preceding
the shooting, and arrangements had been
made for the removal of Mrs. Meyer to
the residence of her son in Yarmouth at
or about the time when the murder was
committed. A will had been made by
Mrs. Meyer in favor of her three children
sometime in the year 1921, and this will
was afterward cancelled and will leav-
ing a. her property to Mrs. Prawda and
her sister Catherine Cary had been sub
sequently executed by Mrs. Meyer in the
| year 1892. The existence of this will was
| known to the members of the family.
On the night of the 18th of Novemb Der,
! Prawda came from his work somewhat
earlier than usual, and according to the
statement he has made to alapeople,
| spent his time in saving and splitting
wood back of the shed and waiting for
his wife to prepare his supper. After
eating his supper he had smoke &nd
| then claims to have gone to the water
closet prior to which he had some dis
cussion with his wife aboutssobtaining a
pail of water.
For the purpose of placing the facts,.b be-
fore the jury, will first pursue the mar
rative of what happened after he says he
| reached the closet simply stating now
that his statements as to what he was
| doing before and at the time when the
fatal shot was fired are different and en-
| tirely inconsistent. He had reached the
closet but had not prepared himself fully
| for the purpose for which he claims to
have gone there, when he heard sound
he thought the stove or lamp had ex-
| ploded OF the roof of the house had
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-25

this time. Careful scrutiny was made OF
this spot, but no tracks were observed on
that plowed ground that night. On the
other side Of the road is wide open field
and no obstacle of any kind is there to
interfere with human vision for several
hundred yards in every direction.
We shall demonstrate to the jury the
fact that whoever fred the shot must
have been standing within short dis
tance of the house, and discharged it
with deliberate design, and of course
that the killing was unlawful; and also
that the respondent was outside of the
house at the Time the hootingshappened,
and on the side where is located the win
dow through which the bullet went on
its cruel mission.
You cannot look into the mind of a
man to determine his intention There
is no scale which can weigh his thoughts,
no human eye which can read them, and
vet we determine the motives of men
from what they do with such accuracy
that man would stake his life on the
truthfulness of his conclusions. AS /
have indicated we shall ask the jury to
infer the state of mind of this respondent
that night from what we shall show you
he must have done, and I believe before
the testimony is ended we shall assured
| ly convince you that no other hand than
his could have committed this murder
In the anguish of his situation, in the
| trou bled mind so often consequent upon
| a guilty conscience, he made statements
and declarations utterly inconsistent
with each other, utterly at variance
with what we shall show you must be
| the real facts in this case. 1t is a won
derful dispensation of Providence that
most guilty men entrap themselves by a
blunder they make which leads to their
detection and punishment, for the con-
stitution Of the human mind and of
| things is such that while truth tallies
with surrounding circumstances, false
hood is at variance with them, and
criminals are rarely bright enough to
| be able to manufacture and firmly cling
| to story which will tally with the sur
rounding facts unless that story in fact,
| be true. OF all men upon this EARTH he
alone was the man who could have mo-
tive or this deed, and when have we estab-
| lished the murder, the opportunity on
| the part of this respondent to commit it,
and the motive he had for doing it, we
believe the minds of the jury can bring
| them to but one conclusion.
After County Attorney True had con.
cluded, Judge Bonney informed the Jury
that they would not be allowed to separ
ate until the final verdict should be
rendered. During that time they woul6
be lodged by the court at the Falmouth
hotel under charge of officers, They
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-25
j. Hall Boyd,s Will,

The will of J. Hall Boyd was present
ed for probate yesterday. In it he leaves
his property to his heirs at law. There
are no public requests. Hon. William
L. Putnam is executor of the will
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-25
It Began Yesterday in the Superior
Court.
THE JURY SELECTED AFTER NU-
NERVOUS CHALLENGES.
Hon. Geo. Nj. Seiders Begins the Conduct
of the Case for the Accused-County
Attorney True Presents the Case of the
state-A Large Crowd Present and
Much Interest.

The trial of Au-
gustus Martis Praw-
da, accused of muir
dering Mrs. Meyer,
of Cum berland, be-
gan in the Supreme
Co urt yesterday
forenoon b e f o Q
Judge Bonney. The
interest was gen.
eral judging from
the large audience
in the court room.
Prawda, himself,
freshly shaven and
neatly dressed, was
II
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-25
Aroostook CONDENSED Milk Go

A meeting of the Portland stock hold
ers of the above company, will be held
at the Board of Trade rooms at p. m.
TODAY,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-07-12
NOT UNSUITABLE.

Chief Arthur of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers and Grand
Master Wilkinson of the Brother
hood of Trainmen take the proper
view of the great strike. Both de-
clare that their organizations have
no part in the unfortunate affair,
and both are free to predict the
complete failure of the unholy boy
colt. Says Wilkinson: I'VE have
no grievance with the railroads, and
are under contract for a certain
length of time. While we SYM
pathize with the men at Pullman,
we could not find justihable cause
to go out"
This is putting the matterin a nut
shell. The stoutest kind OF SYM
pathy with the employees at Pull
man would not justify Dictator
Debs and the members of his union
in the position they have taken,
and the boycott and strife for which
they are directly responsible must
perforce prove TO be, as Grand
Master Wilkinson predicts, a hope
less struggle.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-07-12
VERMONT WOULD HELP.

The old soldiers in Vermont, and
the state militia, are ready for bust
ness at Chicago if occasion requires.
Commander Branch of Newport
has telegraphed the president that
one thousand volunteers from the
ranks of the Grand Army in Vermont
are at his service if occasion requires.
Quartermaster General Gilmore on
Tuesday wired the several companies
of the state militia to be ready for an
emergency.
Vermont did an excellent job some
years ago in helping suppress an in
surrection, and she has not yet for
gotten how to fight.
But we hope the old vets and the
"boys" will not be called on.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-07-12

The Russian government has closed all
the Jewish synagogues in Warsaw which
are located in the vicinity of Russian
churches.
Great depression in trade centers aused
by the strike, and many business houses
doing little or nothing-Santo, who
murdered Carnot, writes to the new
French president, begging money. Mrs.
Carnot says her husbands life had been
threatened constantly for seven years
past.-Advices from Japan state that
over 5000 houses were damaged 20 per-
sons killed and 227 injured IN the earth
quake at Yokohama and Toxic June
90. A fire at Yokohama June Z destroy
ed over 1000 houses.
Saturday.
Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill of
England have arrived at Bar Harbor,
Me.-Destructive cloudburst and hail
storm near Hot Springs, S. D.-The pres
ident has postponed his vacation trip to
Aug. 1st on account of the strike.
Monday.
The Vigilant is beaten by the Britannia
in the races near Glasgow.-The pope's
physical condition is said to be alarm
ing.-Corn crop at Hazard, Neb., ruin
ed by a wind storm.-Hotel at Pilsen,
Bohemia, blown up with bomb and
one German killed.
The town of Plunjon, Russia, has been
totally destroyed by fire; upward of
1000 persons are re2dered homeless and
several of the inhabitants lost their lives
in the flames.
Tuesday.
Constantinople reports two violent
earthquake shocks.-A little girl hor-
ribly mangled by a savage dog at Lin
coin, r. IA station master murderous-
~ assaulted at Sutton Junction, P. O.
Bat" Shea, the Troy, n. Y, election
murderer sentenced to die in an electric
al chair in August
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-07-12
License to Sell Real Estate,

STATE OF VERMONT. Caledonia District, IS.
In Probate Court, held at the Probate Office
in St. Johnsbury, on the 10th day of July,
4. D. 1894.
Charles ]. Bell, guardian of Ward S. Bay
ley of Hardwick, in said district, makes APP
plication to said court for license to sell the
following described real estate of his said
ward, to wit: One hundred and fifty acres of
land more or less, with buildings thereon
also two acres of land more or less with
dwelling house and outbuildings thereon
all situate in Hardwick aforesaid, repre-
senting, that the sale thereof, for the pur-
pose of putting the proceeds of such sale
at interest or investing the same in stocks or
real estate, would be beneficial to said ward
Whereupon it is ordered by said court
that said applica ton be referred to a session
thereof, to be held at the Probate Office in
said St. Johnsbury, on the 2Sth day of JuIv
A. D. 1894, for hearing and decision there
on; and, it is further ordered, that
all persons interested be notified hereof by
publication of notice of this application and
order thereon, three weeks successively in
the Caledonian, a newspaper printed at St.
Johnsbury, before said time of hearing, that
they may appear at said time and place, and
If they see cause, object thereto.
BY the Court, Attest:
WALTER P. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-07-12
RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Thursday.

Cholera has re-appeared in st. Peters
burg.-An anarchist plot to kill the rulers
of Europe has been discovered.-Thef ia
nous British yacht British Valkyrie, that
raced with the Vigilant here some time
ago, sunk in collision with the Satanita
in English waters.-There have been
229S deaths from the plague at Hong
Kong.-The village of Edwards, n. Y,
destroyed by fre.-Madame Carnot,
widow of the late president, refuses a
pension from the French government
A fire cracker caused fire loss of over
100000 at Conestoga, Pa.-The Lon
don News, commenting on the tariff bill,
thinks the democrats in this country have
sold out to the opolies.-Several of
the Worlds Fair buildings destroyed by
fre.-Iron works at Wheeling, w. Va,
employing 100 men, have resumed ope-
rations after nearly years shutdown.
"A serious fire at Kingsley, Miss, result
ing from firecracker,-In recognition of
his election to the presidency of France,
NJ. Casimir-Perier has granted pardons
to 374 political and other prisoners
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-07-12
VERMONT MATTERS.
Woman Suffrage Convention.

The tenth annual convention of the
Vermont Woman Suffrage Association
was held in Barton recently. Most of
the officers and a large number of dele
gates were present. Rev. A. c. Swain of
Barton gave the address of welcome. to
which Mrs. Inez E. Campbell of Bellows
Falls happily responded. The report of
the secretary, Miss Laura Moore of Bar
net, was of much interest. The result of
the movement in Colorado and Wyoming
was referred to and the question was
asked why Vermont should not stand in
the van in this great movement. She adj
vised that the women of this state make
their influence felt in the next legislature
by seeing to it that as far as possible le
gislators of suffrage proclivities be chosen
at the September election.
At the election of officers K. F. Wilbur
OF Burlington was elected president and
Miss Laura Moore secretary. The after
noon and evening were taken up with
addresses by prominent leaders in the
movement throughout the state. The
president and secretary considered this
meeting of more than average interest
and usefulness, and they were well
pleased with its success.
The so-caled new mill and the big
finishing shop of the Vermont Marble
Co. at Proctor were burned last week
The loss is SIS, 900 to 100000, and the
insurance Sos, 900, $50, 900 of which is
in the Vermont Mutual. The origin of
the fire is unknown. About 800 men are
temporarily thrown out of work.
Fred Signer OF Belden's Falls was in
stantly killed while crossing the railroad
track in Rutland. He was struck by the
locomotive.
Ernest, son of Nat Sheets, a Swanton
farmer, was struck by lightning the
other evening and instantly killed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-07-12
ALTGELD.

The nondescript governor of IL
1inois has assumed prominence in
connection with the great railroad
strike that should make the people
of that commonwealth blush with
shame.
Occupying high position, obligated
by his oath Of Office to protect the
good name and best interests of the
state, he should have sensed the
situation promptly and used the
great power at his command effect
lively and could possibly have made
the presence of federal troops un-
necessary.
Instead of taking early and decisive
action to suppress mob violence at
Chicago, however, Altgeld sent d
whining protest to President Cleve-
land against the introduction of
United States. forces into Illinois,
and delayed calling out his own
militia until Friday last, at the
urgent call of Chicago's mayor.
Who shall estimate the encourage
ment given the strikers by Altgeld's
reluctant attitude?
President Cleveland's reply to the
protest of the Illinois governor was
a firm declaration of federal author
ity, announcing a purpose to main
tain public rights as against riotous
mobs, interfering in nowise with
the peculiar rights of the state.
The following, from the New York
Tribune, applies with refreshing
directness to Altgeld and his ilk /:
above all and at any cost, we must
have law, and any man deserves
hanging, whether he be the governor
of the state or a railway switch
man, who attempts to prevent the
prompt and faithful enforcement of
the law against all who defy it."
Illinois must, by this time, have
received a wholesome object lesson
on the governorship question. Alt
geld is a Jewel in the state crown.
The Rutland Herald accuses the
mayor of Chicago, the governor OF
Tli;rOIc and tho DreSide1+ Of rho
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-07-12

United States of cowardly delay in
dealing with the mobs at Chicago.
The accusation is apparently well
placed so far as the mayor and gov
ernor are concerned. In the case of
the president, however, the delicacv
of the relations between state and
federal authority, and the danger of
conflict, would seem to have war
rauted a somewhat deliberate pro-
ceeding on the part ofthe administra-
ton. Had the mayor and governor
acted more promptly, one of two
things would have resulted: The
state authority would have been
able to overcome the peril at once,
or the national authority would
have seen and acted upon its oppor-
tunity earlier. Now that action has
been taken by both state and national
power, let US hope that Chicago's
curse-the spirit which was shown
in the Haymarket Square massacre
and has fingered there ever since
may be made to feel the full force of
law.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-07-12

William A. Lincoln of Springfield,
Mass, who was for three years in a
responsible position with the Pull
man Company, writes an interesting
letter to the Springfield Republican
concerning the state of things at
Pullman, setting forth the reasonable
ness of the attitude of the company
and the unreasonableness Of the
stand taken by the striking en-
ployees, for whom so much has
been done in the past. Mr.. Lincoln's
letter would indicate that the en-
terprise at Pullman is not so gil
gantic and oppressive monopoly
as certain persons of the Debs strike
seek to prove.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-07-12
POSITION WANTED.

BY young man now with a large Dry
Goods house in Burlington, Vt, position
in general Dry Goods store or Boot and
Shoe store. Thirteen years experience. Best
of references furnished.
Address Of" 1877 st. Paul street,
Burlington, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-07-12

The tariff bill was on Friday refer
red to the house and it is now in con-
ference between the two branches Of
congress. An attempt will be made
to reconcile differences and put the
bill into such shape that the presi-
dent can sign it. If the free sugar,
free coal and free iron ore feeling in
the house is as strong as has been
limited, the task Of reconciliation will
not be an easy one.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-07-12

There is talk of reading Senator
Hill out of the party, on the ground
that his recent ipse dixit-"I am a
democrat"-is not strictly true.
Reading David B. out of the demo-
cratic party would be an entertain
ing performance to all concerned.