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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
REDEEMED THE BILLS.
Some of the Extraordinary Rescues MAUI
by the Bank of France


When a bank bill is utterly destroyed
the government or the bank which Is,
sued it is the gamer by the amount OIL
the bill, for it is a promise to pay Whlch
no longer exists. But if enough OF the
note is left to constitute reasonable
proof of it's existence it must be PAID
No more extraordinary rescues nave
ever been made perhaps, than those
which governments and governmental
banks have performed in the case Oh
mutilated currency.
Some extraordinary but well-authen-
ticated stories of such rescues, per-
formed by the Bank of France, are re-
lated. Not long ago a Partisan goat
got hold of fifteen bank notes OF
thousand francs each, and devoured
them all. For very short time he was
an extremely valuable goat. lie was
soon slain, however, and all the bills
were found, chewed up into bits ana
partially digested, in his stomach.
Strange to relate, they were, in due
course of time, put together again az
the bank and paid.
One day sheep ate up hundred
franc note belonging to butcher The
butcher ran into the house of friend,
seized breech-loading gun, loaded 1t
and shot the sheep. He had no sooner
done this than the owner of the gun
rushed up.
"That was IN expensive shot ofyours
for me-" he said.
"What do you mean?" asked the
butcher.
"Well," said the other, II had seven
ty francs in bills hidden in the barrel
of thai gun"
The Sleeps carcass was pretty thor
oughly searched, and enough of the
pieces of the notes recovered so that
the bank redeemed them all.
More commonplace incidents of this
sort are continually reported at the
bank. Now and then an excited fam
Lyman, wife and children-rush into
the bank. The children, left alone at
home, have found some ''pretty
pictures" and cut them up with scis-
sors. The pictures turn out to be bank
bills, and when the parents return,
they take pictures" children and all
to the bank as evidence.
The bills are put together and re-
Ieemed; the family go home happy, but
ne children never again cut up any
Thing valuable.
A not infrequent occurrence is the
leaving of bank-notes in the pockets of
linen vests which are sent to be washed.
Perhaps the washerwoman looks in the
pockets, but very likely she does not,
but puts vest and bank-notes into the
suds. Bills treated in this manner are
very hard to restore; for the rubbing
and the washing preparations very near
ly efface all evidence that the pulpy
mass has once been money.
Burned money is sometimes restored.
A man came home, took out letter,
cut the envelope across the end and
took out three hundred francs in bills.
In his absence his wife put the bills
back in the envelope. The man re-
turned and, taking what he supposed
was merely the envelope, threw it into
the fire.
However, the ashes of the burned note
still retained the form and imprint of
the burned money, and it was redeemed
by the bank.-Youth's Companion.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
HUMOROUS.

The Suburban race - chasing a
train. Record.
"A manufacturer of corkscrews may
be perfectly honest man, but his
goods are crooked.-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
ALL arieties.-Guest-" Bring Inc
spring chicken" Waiter-''This spring,
last spring or rubber spring?"-Detroit
Free Press.
Humane Oficer-''Why do you pile
all your load on the front of the cart?"
Lazy Man-"So tn boss won't have so
far t pull it, NV course. Think ! amt
got no feelin'?" Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
-He-They are not on speaking
terms, you know" She-"Why, they
are dead in love with each other"
He-"For that reason they don't speak;
they just sit and gaze at one another"
Boston Transcript.
-"Look here, old man, oughtn't
you to keep that boy of yours little
more in check?" "My friend, do my
best; this is the fourth one I've sent
him this month. ATLANTA COnstitu.
ton.
you spoke to him in French, l
noticed. Why was it?" 81 wanted to
discover if he was an American" "And
he WASP" "Of course, or he'd never
nave understood my French. "-hetr'' =
Ocean. ...
-"Yoh's gotter git right down an
hustle fur rial success" said Uncle
Eben. SER young mans boun' ter spite
is silk hat eff he tries ter w'ah it while
he's putin on de wreath OBJ laurel. -
Washington Star.
-"Ah," said Watts, as he saw the
old soldiers marching by, some well
dressed and some in humble garb." III
is not the coat that makes the mans
standing as citizen in this country
''No," said Potts, sit is his wifes
gown. indianapolis Journal.
Indeed He Does.-Jack-'I heard
man who is worth ten million dollars
say to-day that he was much happier
when he hadn't dollar" Tom-"Just
the same, he prefers the dollars to the
/ happiness, and if you don't believe 1t,
You try to separate him from one OF his
dollars. Detroit Free Press.
-Georgie-"Come on, let's go down
town and see the circus parade" Fan
But we didn't ask auntie." George
-"Well have plenty time to 60 and get
back before she comes home" Fan
''How oyou lznow?" Georgie-"Cause
she says she was going to run over to
Mrs. Browns for minute or two
| Inter-Ocean.
"A Good Example-'Are these the
biggest china eggs you have?" asked
J the customer. YES, sir. They are
the usual size" "You see, am just
going into the poultry business, and
would like as large nest eggs as I cE
get, in order to give the hens an idea OF
the size I expect them to attain with
their product
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
Personal AND LITERA
On May OF Mrs. Julia Ward

On May 81 Mrs. Julia Ward
was seventy-five years old. va rX
The late DR.. G.. S. Moore, of W.
cow. has bequeathed the sum of S2s55E,>gv
moo to found a convalescent home Tor
nurses.
The president drinks his breakfast
coffee from cup that is worth Sloo.
The china set of which it is part was
made to order for the White House at
cost of $1,000.
-Alpheus Felch, of Ann Arbor, Mich,
who is ninety years of age, is the Oldest
Ex-Governor of Michigan. He is in ex-
celient health and in possession OF all
his faculties.
There are number of biographies
If Horace Greeley, but the best idea of
his life, character and labors is to be
obtained by the perusal OF his own book,
"Recollections of Busy Life"
Richard Malcolm Johnston, who
ranks with Joel Chandler Harris and
Thomas Nelson Page as southern
story writer, says that he is satisfied to
make 81, 900 a year with his PEN
-Emanual Lasker, who is the rival
of Steinitz for the chess championship
of the world, is a native of Prussia,
and is only twenty-six years old. He
began playing chess when he was only
twelve years of age. His career as a
phenomenal player began in 1889.
A. James Halford, brother of ex-
President Harrisons former private Sec
retarv. rs one of the United Press re-
porters in Washington. Fifteen years
ago Mr.. Halford was one of the best
known newspaper men in the west,
and a Photographer of rare merit.
The last member of the great house
of Medici has Just died at Naples. He
was married to an Englishwoman, who
is now about to found a hospital Of En-
glish sisters of mercy near Naples,
where he spent the major part of his
life. He bore the title of Prince di OF
tajano,
-Yale's famous geologist, Prof. James
d. Dana, who has just retired from ac-
tive teaching because of old age, is a
lean little man whose physical and
mental activity seemed marvellous to
students. Notwithstanding his slight
physique he has an impressive dignity
of manner.
1t may be Il surprise to some, even
of his former pupils to learn that the
German authority on New Testament
| criticism, Prof. Hausrath, is also a
novelist. lie has written under the
pseudonym Of George Taylor. His last
work of fiction is a historical romance
entitled "Martin Luther's Romfahrt."
According to the Journal of the
American Medical association, Mrs.
Hannah Chard, of Glassboro, n. j., was
one hundred and five years of age on
April 20, having been born at Brandy
wine in 1882 She is still able to go
out, and has one hundred and eighty
grandchildren and great-grandchil-
dren.
The old house on the Dent farm,
near St. Louis, where Mrs. U. S. Grant
passed her early life, and where some
of her children were born, has been so
well taken care of that when she visited
it few days ago she discovered no
changes worth mentioning. Mrs. Grant
took fond look of farewell at the old
house when her train left the station6
remarking as she did so: Il do not e21
pect ever to see it again"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
BEFORE THE WAR.
The Faithfulness of Big Dan, the Negro
Slave.


Slave.
A group of gentlemen, mostly from
Dixie, were discussing certain phases
of the institution of slavery as it exist
ed in their region, at one of the down.
town hotels. The faithfulness of the
black man to his master was heartily
attested by those present, nearly all of
whom had owned slaves
"There never was a more loyal sub
iect than the old-time plantation
darby" sale Maj. George Griffin, of Co
lumbus, Ga. "The percentage of slaves
who tried to gain their freedom by run
ming away was very small, which was
the best proof of their contented lot.
My father had emigrated from South
Carolina to Georgia, bringing with him
about thirty negroes, in themselves
constituting a respectable fortune. He
was a thrifty planter, and with the aid
of his colored vassals his worldly pos
sessions increased rapidly. Among the
number was a great strapping fellow
named Dan, who from the fact of his
ability to do about twice the work of
an average hand, and also for his good
disposition, was prime favorite on
the place. Dan was really the pet of
the family. He could shuck more corn
and pick more cotton than any of his
colleagues, and withal was as amiable
as child.
zone summer night Dan left his
cabin and walked up to the big house,
as the servants STYLED the residence OF
their owner. He found my father
seated on the veranda, smoking his
pipe, and coming to him, said Mars
George, I've got a favor to AK of you
We'll, what is it, Damp
"'You knows I've twin brother
back in Souf Caliny, dat I amt seed in
eleven years. wants you to let me go
IN a little visit to see Reuben for 1
thinks heap of dat boy
well, the upshot of it was that the
necessary consent was given. There
was no railroad closer than Atlanta,
but Dan thought little of walking that
distance. When the day came for him
to start he was the happiest mortal on
earth. Father gave him a nice suit OF
clothes and plenty of pocket money.
He was to be back in six weeks. Some
of our neighbors nrophesied that we
had seen the last of Dan, but not So !
recollect the night when he came down
the road whistling a merry tune. He
had enjoyed a great time with his
brother, and the six weeks was up to a
day. "-Washiugton Post.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
Children get rosy
and strong
Browns Iron
Bitters!
A Negro Scrap.

Special to The Statesman,
CALVERT, Tex, July G.-Last night
while services were being held in the
coIored Baptist church someone from
the outside fired five shots inside the
church with the following result: One
woman had her head scraped by one
of the balls from a 38-calibre pistol
and another wOman's hair was disar-
ranged. Marshal Myser found a clue
this morning and by 8 clock had one
of the miscreants in Jail. Jack Har-
rington was the negro who did the
shooting and Robert Lamar was his
accOmplice,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
Deaths at Floresville.

Special TO The Statesman.
FLoREsvILLE, Tex July 5.-Mr.
Joseph Wasseuich, one of our oldest
and most successful merchants. died
last night after a long illness, aged
50 years He was formerly a resident
OF Seguin and will be buried there
tomorrow at $3.50 o'clock.
Mrs. j :. Wyatt died last night
after lingering illness at an adj
vanced age. Colonel Wyatt her sur
viving husband, was formerly one OF
the wealthies men in this county, and
is now prominent citizen, being a
candidate for county treasurer on the
Populist ticket. The deceased was
buried today at Southland Springs.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12

pitch of fury are paralleling the
scenes OF the commune aud at
this hour 1T appears as though nothing
short of miraculous event can pre-
vent an armed demonstration against
them, aud the sacrifice of many lives.
To illustrate the tactics resorted to by
the inceDdiaries to hamper the work
of the fire department, empty Cart
ridges were forced into the keyhOles
of the fire alarm boxes, firemen were
knocked down with stones and bricks,
and while working at fires the horses
OF the department were stolen.
STEALING ALSO.
At midnight all the cars in the
yards have been destroyed. The mob
showed much method in it's incen-
diarism and hundreds of cars were
rifled and their contents carried
away before the torch was applied.
The loss in this yard tonight is esti-
mated at 81 200, 900. The First regi-
ment, $50 strong, went to Hyde
park and Kesington this even.
ing. The Second, with about the
afterward, being assigned to the
stock yard district under the direction
of Police Inspector Hunt. the Third
Regiment with 900 men we've placed
on duty in the district north OF
Fortieth street. The Seventh Regi-
ment, 700 strong, is held in reserve to.
gether with Battery d at the Michi-
gan avenue armory.
THE FIRE STILL RAGING,
CHICAGO, July 7, 3 a. m.-TWO
hundred stock cars of the Grand
Trunk railway are. now burning at
the stock yards. s. r. Richie, a
Waterman OH the Fort Wayne road,
has been stoned to death by q mob.
THE DEBRIS.
CHICAGO, July 6. Dressed meatg,
potatoes ana flour lay scattered over
the praire in the vicinity of the Fifty
fourth street and the Wabash tracks.
A mob Of 1000 marauders marched
down the track to where train of
Is cars of provisions and
dressed meats lay sidetracked.
The cars were then opened and
much Of the contents carried away.
What was not consfiscated was
dumped out of the cars and thrown
about the tracks before Lieutenant
Keller, with detail of 20 men, could
reach the scene of devastation and
disperse the crowd. The stock was
gathered up as well as possible and a
guard stationed at the tracks for the
night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
Wreck on the Katy.

SEDALIA, Mo, July Ga costly
wreck occurred at Liddy Bridge, three
miles west of Se6alia. on the Missouri
Pacific today. Thirteen cars Of west
bound freight wns piled into the
ditch. scattering merchandise in all
No traiumen We're injured.
Three unknown tramps are IN the
debris The wreck is supposed to
have been caused by the removal Of a
rail strap by unknown persons.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
Troops Ordered to Chicago.

Special to the Statesman
SoTHH MCALEsTER, 1. T., July
6 -The three companies of United
States troops detailed at Hartshorne
to eject intruders was ordered today
north by General Miles. They will
90 to Chicago to assist, in maintain
ing government postal service.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
Another for Culberson.

Special to The Statesman
SHERMAN, Tex, July 6.-The
county convention today instructed
for Culberson for governor, Camp for
lieutenant governor, Fuller for attor-
ney general, Bramlett for land conn
missioner and Finley for comptroller.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
Killed by lightning
ITO The Statesman.

Special u The Statesman.
HUBBARD CITY, Tex, July e.
During a heavy rain and electric
storm this evening lightning struck
the residence of a widowed lady, Mrs
WhiteRides, one mile south of town,
killing e young man by the name OF
Ellis, who was visiting the family.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
The Brethren Object.

Special to The Statesman.
CALVERT, Tex, July 6.-Last Oc-
tober the COlored Baptist state con-
vention split ct the convention held
here. The new Baptist state cOnven
ton carrid the day by vote of 1876 to
80 The San Antonio split was caused
by the unification scheme presented
printed by the Home Mission society
of New York, binding the colored
Baptists OF Texas and the South to co.
operate with them financially and
otherwise for so years. The new con-
vention believes that Bishops college
at Marshall, operated by the Home
Mission society, and Endorsed by the
old convention of Texas, should have
more collored teachers in it's faculty.
The colored Baptists have given
thousands of dollars toward the sup
port of that school, and now, after aid
ing it each year for Is years in success
sion they think that they should have
more than one colored teacher in the
school, there being II white teachers
from Eastern states and Canada.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
Part of the Programme,

Mrs. Brown-Jones-When we control
politics, of course, the system of voting
will have to be completely changed.
Mrs. JOnes-Brown-Why?
Mrs. Brown-J ones-It is intolerable
to think of all these devices to prevent
people from knowing how person
casts her or his vote,-Pucl.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
ALL DEPARTMENTS CLOSED
Out Of Respect to the Late Chief Justice
stayton- Will Be Closed Today Also.

Out Of Respect to the Late Chief Justice
stayton- Will Be Closed Today Also.
Yesterday morning telegram was
received from Governor Hogg who is
now in st. Louis requesting that all
state departments be closed out OF re
spect tc Judge StaytOn. Inc accord
aGce with his wishes all departments
closed doors Immediately. The flag
on the capitol was flying at half mast
and the great granite building was
as silent as tomb. All the outer
doors were also closed and at the big
entrance door on the south side large
streamers of black and white crepe
waved slowly in the wind. The big
capitol building has been closed be-
fore but never IN such an occasion as
this, and the stiffness OF
that enormous building was
decidedly impressive yesterday.
Iuasmucl as the funeral train will
pass through this city this morning
on its sad journey to the Judges late
home in CuerO, Private Secretary
Levy yesterday requested all depart
ment chiefs to keep their offices closed
until Monday. OF course if any bust,
hess of an imperative nature comes up
the departments will handle it, but
all routine matter will be dispensed
with today and the departments will
remain closed
Yesterday afternoon upon instruc-
fiona rnuairnH from, T.
Private Sec etary Levy wired the
following telegram to Mrs. Stayton at
Tyler:
AUSTIN, July 6.
Mrs ], W. Stayton Tyler, Tex:
In this sacred hour OF your sorrow
accept my heartfelt sympathy. All
Texas mourns with you.
| i y HOGG
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
THE BAR MEETING.

The Bar association of Travis county
met yesterday afternoon in the dis
trict court to take suitable action on
the death of Chief Justice Stayton.
Judge A. =. Walker. Hon. +. Il.
Moore, President John DoweIl and J.
l.. Peeler, Francis Fleet, r. j. Hill
and Eugh l.. Davis were appointed as
a committee to prepare suitable reso-
lutiOns. They were also instructed to
confer with other bar associations in
the state and to settle upon some suit
able memorial day upon which all the
resolutions could be presented to the
supreme court and suitable services
had. When the funeral train passes
through this morning committee of
citizens and attorneys viii NEE it At
the depot and present floral tributes
Go the remains of the deceased justice.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12

Ecuador exports cocoa, coffee, straw
hats and ivory nuts.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
THE FIRE STILL RAGING.

CHICAGO, July 7, 3 a. m.-Two
hundred stock cars of the Grand
Trunk railway are now burning at
the stock yards. s. R. Richie, a
Waterman OH the Fort Wayne road,
has been stoned to death by q mob.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-09-13
HIGHLAND DOTS.

John H. Boyle and Gilbert Smith,
two of our popular residents and prom
inent workers in the Christian Endeavor
Society of this place, attended a union
meeting of the societies of the region at
Hazleton on Monday evening.
Quite a delegation from this place
will attend the lecture and ball of the
Freeland Junior Mechanics tomorrow
evening at the opera house.
Politics is not discussed to any extent
by the men of either party here. They
say it is bad form to begin too soon.
The small boys are having their turn
in the woods now that the chestnuts are
beginning to ripen.
Mrs. P. A. Ferry, of Hazleton, was
here this week visiting her parents.
Mrs, Harry Curnow is lying seriously
i'll with an attack of pneumonia.
Two of our residents lost valuable
COWS last week by being killed on the
railroad. A COW club is a necessary
organization at this place now owing to
the many mine holes and railroads.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-09-13
An Important Case Decided.

a case of great interest to Catholics of
this part of the state has just been de-
cided. 1t is the suit of two nieces of the
late Rev. Father O'Haran, of Wilkes
Barre, against Bishop O'Hara and the
diocese of Scranton, and resulted in a
victory for the defendants. Father
O'Haran had collected fortune of S75,-
COO, with which it was his intention to
build large school, and he had pur-
chased the ground for $1,000 and was
making preparations to commence the
building when he died. His illness was
so sudden that he had barely time to
make a will before he breathed his last
All the money the priest possessed in
his own name, about 500, 900, was willed
to Bishop O'Hara, to be used for church
purposes.
When the contents of the will became
known Father O'Haran's relatives in
Ireland were not at all pleased. They
thought they were entitled to some share
OF it, and at once gave notice that they
would contest the will. The prosecutors
were nieces of the deceased priest, Miss
Mary O'Haran and her sister, Mrs.
Josephine B. O'Connor.
The case was called in the United
States court at Williamsport last October
and after three days trial the jury
failed to agree. The case was called
second time in Williamsport on last
Thursday. The trial lasted until Satur-
day night, when the jury returned YER
dict for the defendants, that is to say
the will stands and Bishop O'Hara gets
the money.
The nieces sought to establish the fact
that their uncle had made promises that
he would start them in business when
they came to this country.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-09-13
BASE BALL POINTS.

Manager Ferry, of the Tigers, states
there is no game scheduled yet for his
club on Sunday next. Some of the
Hazleton newspapers have been adver-
tising the State league team of that city
to play here on that day, but this has
been done without authority from the
Tigers manager. The probabilities are
that there will be no game here on Sun
day.
The Universals, of Hazleton, md
Hustlers, of Drifton, play at p m. on
Saturday at Drifton park. The game
will be followed by picnic-the last of
the season.
The Freeland Smiths and White
Haven club will play at the park on
Saturday afternoon.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-09-13
Schuylkill's stubborn Controller.

Judge Pershing, of Schuylkill county,
in long opinion handed down on Mon
day, ousted from Office County Control
ler Benjamin R. Severn, who has held
forth since last March. Several months
ago the supreme court decided that his
office was unconstitutional and short
time later the commissioners asked him
to vacate, but he refused to do so.
Warranto proceedings were institut-
ed to oust him and Judge Pershing's
opinion disposes of the matter as far as
the lower court is concerned. Mr.. Sey.
ern intends appealing his case to the
supreme court again.