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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13

First District-Composed of the coun-
ties of Galveston, Brazoria, Matagorda,
Wharton and Fort Bend.
The following rangers are to represent
this district: Messrs. T. X. Thompson,
w. +. Smith and G. NJ. Bassett.
Second district-COmposed of Harris,
Waller, Austin, Liberty and Orange
counties, represented by L. U. Lubbock,
Leonard Crosse and w. S. Springfield.
Third district-COmposed of Washing
ton, Colorado, Fayette and Lee counties,
represented by Coffee Harris, T. A. Hill,
an Nat Holman.
Fourth district-Composed of Bastrop,
Burleson, Hays and Caldwell counties, re-
presented by Richard Burger, George L.
MacGee and Charles Stone.
Fifth district-COmpOsed of Bell, Mar
tin and Brazos counties, represented by
Walter Caldwell, William Devers and
James Pryor.
Sixth Composed of Grimes,
Montgomery, Walker Limestone and
t'reestOne counties, represented by n. w.
Chatham, Reuben Symington and G. B.
Kennedy.
nan, Coryell, Bosque, Hill and Erath
counties, represented by Jack Randall,
G. NJ. Perrie and Ruth Beaver.
Eighth district-COmposed of Tarrant
Dallas and Taylor counties, represented
by Henry Greber, L. G. Oliver and Frank
Mcclure.
Ninth district-Composed of Gonzales,
Lavaca, Dewitt and Karnes counties, re,
presented by Lu Kokernnt, Fritz Linden
berger, Fred Nolke and DR.. Dave Hous-
ton.
Tenth district-C Composed of Victoria,
RefugiO, Patricio and Goliad counties,
Inv / NJ II
Kyle and George StOrmfels.
Eleventh district-Composed of BeXar,
Comal, Medina, Kerr and Gillespie coun-
ties, represented by w. l.. Smith, B. A.
Briscoe, w. Nj. Ford and Sam Maverick.
Twelfth district-Composed of all the
counties from Webb to FL Paso. repre-
sented by E. r. Traver, L. B. Giles and
Il. II. Davis.
The following resolution was adopted
by a rising vote:
Resolved, that this association extend
to Mrs Terrell, widow of our deceased
comrade, their grateful thanks for the
excellent and eloquent sketch of the SER
vices of the Terry Rangers read before
the association today by DR.. Swearingen.
The meeting then adjourned.
THE RECEPTION.
Last night at $50 o'clock the associa-
ton had a reception in the parlors of the
Avenue hotel which was largely attended
and most highly enjoyed. Upon the con-
clusion of the reception about $50 o'clock
the entire crowd repaired to the dining
room where they enjoyed an elegant ban
quet arranged by that most popular cater
er, Prof. Badu. Elegant wines sand
witched between the courses, served to
add materially to the interest and plea
sure of the occasion.
The following was the list of toasts:
Master ceremOnies-Joe Booth.
Terry Rangers-S. S. Ashe.
The confederacy-F. r. Lubbock.
Our country-Hon. A. j. Baker.
The ladies-E. r. Tarver.
The private soldier-R. NJ. Swearingen.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13
TEXAS TRAIN ROBBERY.
TRAIN HELD UP JUST WEST OF
FORT WORTH.
The Work Done by Three Masked Men.
$4,000 in Gold Certificates Said to
Have Been Secured-There is
No Clue to the Robbery.

Fort Worth, Tex, Dec. 6.-(Special.)-
The east-bound Texas and Pacific passen-
ger train was held up at a trestle seven
miles west of here at $50 d. m. The train
was stopped just as the engine and ex-
press car had crossed, the passenger
| coaches coming to standstill on the tres
tie, where the passengers had no op-
portunity of getting out to offer any re-
sistance had they been inclined to do SO.
which they were not, but only busted
themselves in concealing their valuables
Several shots were fired from the front
end of the train and the passengers were
warned to keep their heads in the win
dows, which they were careful to do with
out receiving second admonition. The
train was detained 10 or 10 minutes, dur
ing which time those who caught a
glimpse of the proceedings on the other
side of the trestle saw three masked men
with leveled guns marching the engineer
and trainmen in and out of the baggage
car, their orders being obeyed with alac-
rity.-
When they had finished their work the
robbers made the engineer back the train
over the treStle and while it was crossing
they disappeared in thick forest near at
hand. The passengers kept so close while
the train was being robbed that they did
not know much about what was going on
and as the traimen are very close mouth
ed on the subject, it is not known at this
writing how much booty the robbers Sc
cured. 1t is onl ~ known that they seemed
to have possession of the express car until
they accomplished their object. One fat
package is known to have been obtained.
A train was held up and robbed at this
identical spot several years ago by
gang under the leadership of the noto-
rious Joe Bunch, who was afterwards
killed in Louisiana. He and his partners
came right into Fort Worth and spent the
money obtained in the ROBBERY and es-
capped from here unmolested
$50 a. m.-Sheriff and posse returned
at 12:45 empty handed. The amount Sc
cured b ythe robbers is about $4,000.
Later, $3.50 a. m.-Later developments.
show the robbers got $31, 900 in gold GER
titcates going from San Francisco to
[WashingtOn to pay for gold bonds.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13
LEXOW INVESTIGATION
More Blackmail Evidence-Investigatin
the French Ball.

More Blackmail Evidence-Investigati
the French Ball.
New York, Dec. 6.-Today was a red
letter day in the history of the Lexow
committee. new source of revenue to the
police was developed. Frank w. Sanger the
theatrical manager, testified that during
the sparring exhibition given by Corbett
at the Madison Square garden, Brady, Cor
belts manager, drew $50 from the box of
flee to pay for police protection. Brady,
who was placed upon the stand, after much
hesitation, admitted that Sanger's testi-
mony was correct. Later, however, Mr..
Brady denied that he had ever personally
paid the money for police protection. He
said that Wrestler MuldOon had agreed to-
see that the police would not interfere with
him for % per cent of the gate receipts.
The subject of the French ball was next
taken up. The officers denied having paid
money for police protection. Some of the
former officers of the ball and some of
attaches and employees told different stories
however. The LeXOw committee dipped
into all the naughtiness of the ball and
some of the county members of the COM
mittee seemed very much shocked at ac-
counts given, but the statements were en-
phatically denied by officers of the So
ciety. According to their statements there
was no high kicking and the ball would cOma
pare favOrably with any ball given by an[
of the fraternal benevolent organizations.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13

The Fort Worth Gazette uses President
.Jackson's opposition to the national bank
as weapon to belabor Mr.. Cleveland Tor
departure from Democratic principles IN
recommending the Baltimore plan OF bank
ing and currency. A country sometimes
grows out of its long clothes, as babies
do. and as parties sometimes DO
The mossbackism that would cut the
clothes of giant by the pattern for the
child is guilty of a blunder in anachron-
ism, as well as in progress. A party must
keen I'D with the country. "Shoot Luke,
or give up the gun"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13
LET THE STATE DO JUSTICE.

The San Antonio Express and the
Waco News have both advocated III I'M
answerable arguments the appropriation
ot the next session of the legislature OF a
sufficient sum of money to compensate
in some degree, for the great wrong the
state has done Ben Krebs and James
Preston in keeping them in the penlteh-
tiary for 10 years, when Governor iogg'
after thorough examination, has cONclud-
cd that they are innocent men, the appro-
priation also being sufficient to keep theh
in comfort for the balance of their lives.
The Gal.-Dal. News protests against
this appropriation on the ground that II
would establish precedent, and that al
ready many innocent men are suffering
and have suffered from the penal laws OF
the state, and for the further reason that
the state is in debt and not in condition 10
make the appropriation.
The plea of The News is specious, put
untenable. The state exacts justice ana
it must obey the principle that equity
and Justice demanded, equity and justice
must be as freely given. The lives Oh
these men have been ruined, their most
sacred ties and dearest hopes have been
blasted by a wrongful act of the state,
It is true without malice, but nevertheless
quite as effectively. These men were
comparatively young men, with good
characters, surrounded by family ties, in
terwoven into their very heart strings,
and in moment their joys were changed
to sorrows, their happy lives to woe I'M
utterable; the hopes that clustered about
their homes dashed from their lips, and
they were made to drink the bitter cup
of humiliation and degradation to the
dregs. Innocent men, in a moment OF
local excitement, torn from the arms OF
their wives and children and cast into
prison, stripped of the garments of honor
able citizens, and clothed with the stripes
of the prison, compelled to work day
after day, not for their families but for
the state, and at night in lonely cell
to bedew their hard pillows with the un-
ayailing tears of the innocent. Great
God, was there ever greater wrong, de-
manding a greater compensation, and to
this appeal for some kind of compensa-
ton the miserable plea of the poverty of
the state is made. There is, there cannot
be, any answer to the demand against
the state, made by the united voice of the
people, for immediate and adequate, if
possible, compensation. Let it not be
stinted; the loss that these men have suf-
fered cannot be computed. Let the state
take n pride in filling the remaining
days of these men as full of the blessings
of life as it is possible to crowd into such
short period, for they are old men, each
with one foot in the grave. Let the
state so compensate them that, if possi-
BILE, they will forget their days of
poisoned anguish. Let them have every
comfort and luxury that money can buy,
and rs near as possible let the state put
them in condition to make such wills as
they might have made had they enjoyed
the freedom to which they were entitled.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13

The comptroller of the currency, MI
roLIes and also the secretary of the treas
urv, Mr.. Carlisle, are in favor OF a non
nartisan commission to formulate some
plan to establish solid and flexible cur
rency that will have in it all the elements
of safety and that will furnish Voiume
of currency on the demand of any emer-
gency to meet all the needs of the people
and of commerce. The currency question
has no business figuring as a party issue
and should be permanently settled by tne
best financial talent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
A Supposed Newspaper Man Commits
Suicide in Waco.

Waco, Dec. 6.-(Special.)-A stranger,
supposed to be w. B. Dudley, Il coihpusi-
tor or newspaper man of Memphis. Tenn
was found dead in MS bed at the NJ *.
and 7. hotel in this city this morning. Tie
cause of the death wls IL gaping wound
in the left breast. Il l)nS hia1~l mnr-
derous looking knife graspei in his right
hand showed the wound 10 have been
self-infiicted Noll:nS is known Of the
man other than he came TO the hotel and
engaged a room the evening before
Shortly after he retired and was not seen
again until his dead body was discovered
this morning. Effort is being made to
learn the antecedents of the dead man
and discover relatives if any there be.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13

Kansas seems to be ashamed OF the
blank fools they have sent to the senate,
and although they don't like ingalls, they
propose to send him to the senate, as they
saw, $50 that the state will be talked
about" Kansas knows how to adVer-
tise and demonstrates its appreciation of
the dime museum style in the exhibition
of cranks to attract attention. However,
ingalls, will be a vast Improvement lie
is an intellectual crank, while the former
sonotors from that state were blank fool
cranks.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13

rbo vo;aonce of the spirit Of the law null
lfes a statute just as effectively as u u
rect refusal to obey its provisions, anu 1t
is TO be regretted that the defeat OF tne re.
form in this respect exhibited by the act Oh
the legislature referred to ever Uccultt ;d
and it is hoped and believed that the AVOID,
once of the provisions of statute py d
former governor will not fix any preced l,,
controlling the actions of Governor Cul-
hprsOD,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13
THE WEATHER.

Galveston, Dec. 6.-(Special)The low
pressure area which was apparently NOV
ing in over Montana last night has moved
eastward to the upper Missouri valley
and extends southwark to Texas with
secondary low pressure apparently deve-
oping over Kansas. The area of highest
pressure is over the Atlantic states. The
weather is cloudy over the lake region
and the Upper Mississippi valley and is
generally clear elsewhere. Percipita-
ton amounting to 10 of an inch or more
is reported from st. Paul.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13
MASONIC MEETING.

Houston, Dec. 6.-The Grand ROYAL
Arch Chapter today passed a resolution
revOking the authority of the committee
on work ofathe grand chapter TO confer
what are known as the council degrees
during their regular session. In Texas
these degrees are appended to the ROYAL
Arch Chapter while in other states they
comprise a separate body. This resolution
requires that the subordinate chapters
shall confer these degrees of royal and
select master, which will compel the of
ticers of such subordinate chapters to pre-
ticers of such subordinate chapters to per.
feet themselves in the work,
Both the grand lodge and the grand
chapter adjourned after installing officers
and appointments by the presiding officer
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13
.GALVESTON'S TRAGEDY.
The Four Albert Children Burried-Im-
pressiye Scene at the Grave.

pressive Scene at the Grave.
Galveston, Tex, Dec. 6.-(Special.) y
At 10 a. m. the funeral of the four AL
BERT children, Willie, Della, Dora and
Lizzie, victims of poison at the hands
of their demented mother, occurred from
the family residence. The ceremony was
conducted by the Rev. John G.. Roehm of
the Lutheran church and was very i'm
pressive. The four white caskets were
covered with beautiful flowers and were
conveyed to the Episcopal cemetery and
entombed in one grave, which was filed
with roses. Emma, the Oldest and only
one surviving of the five children who
drank of the poisoned wine, attended the
funeral. While weak and not entirely
out of danger she bore up heroically I'M
til the collins were being lowered into
and fell insensible into her fathers arms
and was rapidly conveyed home.
While this sad and impressive scene
was TRANSPORTING Mrs. Albert, the mother,
sat peaceably and stolidly in her cell in
the county Jail, seemingly Indifferent of
her great crime and the grief and misery
she had caused. The only regret she eX-
pressed was that she had not given suffi-
cient poison to kill all her children and
then taken a fatal dose herself. She
spiritedly resents the accusation that she
is insane and is willing and ready to
meet the consequences of her terrible
] crime.
Mrs. Albert is a native of Galveston,
81 years of age, is blonde. has very
intelligent features and was married to
Mr.. Albert in 1874 and has borne him
eight children, to whom she seemed de.
votedly attached. This has been one of
the most awful tragedies ever enacted
in Galveston.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13
COTTON PALACE FLAMES.
Two Fires acknowledgement
Be the Work of An Incendiary.

Two Fires EAlllSulSheu SuPPo90" ~
Be the Work of An Incendiary.
Waco, Dec. 6-(Special.) For a sec
ond time tonight a supposed attempt was
made to fire the Cotton Palace, but in
both instances the flames were exiting
guished by guards before any damage
was done. The second blaze was found
to be in box of waste paper in the base
ment opposite the lunch room and upon
the guards rushing in they discovered L.;
V. Harcourt of Houston near the fire and
he was at once arrested and jailed. Har-
court claims to be relative of promi,,
nent business man here and says he had
just lighted a cigarette and threw the
match away which probably ignited the
paper, but claims he had no intention OF
committing arson.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13
JOE PATCHEN AND RYLAND T

Dallas, Dec. 6.-(Specal.) 1.-The matinee
supreme topic in sporting circles. The
match for $4,000 between Joe Patchen and
Ryland T. has aroused the keenest inter
est. Colonel Taylor, owner of Joe Patchenr
will arrive tomorrow from st. Louis With
two special cars filled with his friends
and Colonel Patterson Stewart, owner OF
Ryland T. will arrive from Kansas City
also with two cars Of his friends.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13
FOUR ATTACHMENTS.

New York, Dec. 6.-Four attachments
were granted today against the property
goods dealers of Galveston, Texas, in ia
Vor of the following creditors Walter l..
Wellington, S240O; Bliss Faian e. Co., $685.;
Harding Whitman & Co., $5427; Oelherman,
DOminick Il Co., SOL.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13
ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertising rates will be made known Oh
application. .aoo 40 rrIhune build-
Ing, New York: western Gberaod puS'ne''
s. G. Beckwlth, Sole Aget for Foreisn
Advertising.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13
COTTON MILLS IN THE SOUTH.

COTTON MILLS IN THE SOUTH.
Texas is the largest cotton state in the
Union and yet it is permitting Georgia
and North and South Carolina as well
as Alabama to get ahead OF it in To-
eating textile manufactures. South
Carolina outnumbers all its Southern
rivals in spindles by 80, 1893. North Car
DINA is building more mills than any
other state, according to the Chatta-
nooga Tradesman. South Carolina has
three mills with over $4,000 spindles,
while the largest number of spindles in
North Carolina is 10000. Georgia has
nine mills with 10000 to $4,000 spin
dies, six with $4,000 to $4,000 spindles
and one mill with 100000 spindles.
North Carolina has IA mills with 1O,OOO
to 10000 spindles and one with 10000
spindles.
This is reproach TO the greatest of
all cotton states, and now that we have
harnessed the great water power OF the
Colorado with our dam, let us enter
into this rivalry in building COTTON mills.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13
CHARGED WITH SWINDLING.

Waco, Dec. 6.-(Special.) THE Waco
States Bank charges Clinton Marquando
with swindling the bank out of $1,000 He
claimed that he was establishing bank
at Navasota, Tex and obtained the mon
ey under those pretenses. A warrant was
sworn out before Justice Gallagher for
Marquando's arrest.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13

The fondness for their home firesides
exhibited by the Democrats on the 9th OF
last November is unparalleled i'll Demo
cratic attachments of the same number
of men any where, under any circum-
stances. The Democrats of this country,
outside of Texas, are truly domestic men,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13

The gold in the medal awarded to DR..
Prices Cream Baking Powder at the
California Mdwinter fair is not higher
than the Incompatible record of the
lpOWder itself
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13

DR.. James Albrecht, chemist. late as
saver of the United States mint at New
Orleans. after chemical analysis. de-
clares that DR.. Prices Baking Powder
is Justly celebrated" and perfectly pure
and wholesome"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13

A COUNT THAT is NO ACCOUNT.
The most brazen effrontery that we
have heard of lately is that exhibited by
the Count Divonne of Paris, who mar
ried Miss Audenreid of Philadelphia, in
suing his mother-n-law for an income
1t seems she had agreed to give them
$4,000 out of her income Of $4,000 Il
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13
TRAVELLING AGENT.

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., MAJ D % r. nav money to any other per-
sHn Who may represent him or themselves yes
90 travelling agents of this paper as an ar-
tboritv heretofore issued to any etner per
son Is hereby revoked.
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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
Where Seads Come From.

First among the seed producing houses
Of the world stands the old establish
ment of ID. NJ. Ferry & Co., Detroit.
Mich. Established in 1856, this firm
has been for years the largest and best
known seed house in the world. In
1893 over one hundred thousand dealers
handled Ferry's Seeds. and the number
of people who planted them runs far
into the millions. For 1894 this firm
has made preparation to supply at least
$4,000 bushels of garden beans alone.
Something more than shrewd business
methods Is required to place and keep
such business in the lead. It is some
thing that deserves the thought of every
one who plants a seed. If every sower
could 20 on a tour Of inspection through
this great establishment and see " hat is
behind the name of Ferry's Seeds, see
with what care they have been develop.
cd and tested, see with what precision
they are sorted and packed, ready for
planting, there would be less disappoint-
mems and fewer losses from the use of
inferior seeds.
Every year d. NJ. Ferry & Co. Issue
an Annual for the convenience and in
struction of those who plant seeds. It
is prepared by the most competent au-
thors, and is rightly looked upon as a
standard authority on the most profit
able things to plant, and the best way
to cultivate them. This book is sent
free of charge to all who send their
name and address to the above men
toned firm.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
Officers Installed.

A. a regular meeting Of Gen. Steele
Post No. "a, Dept. of sonth Dakota G.
A. r., held at Post Hall in this city on
the 9th inst, the following officers elect
were duly installed:
Post Commander james Lunger.
S. V. Communicate j. Stone.
j. V. Commander-W L. Fletcher.
Post Chaplain-A. Wilcox.
q. NJ. and Adgt--S. r. Shankland.
Officer of the Day-A. Johnson.
Officer Of the Guard-E III Flynn.
MODERN wooDMEN
Alta regular meeting Of Black Hills
Camp, Modern Woodmen Of America.
held at Garlock's hall, on Monday even
ing. the following officers were duly
installed:
b. X. Wood, V. c.
II. b. Swain, w. A.
w. NJ. Alexander T.. b.
j. n. Granger, Clerk.
d. +. Shope, e.
p. II. Johnston, w.
w. A. Petch, S.