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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04

this wall are solid corrugated iron some
or 10 feet high From this immense
combination wall extends iron sheds which
cover nearly all the storage room of the
yard. When the contemplated improve
ments are made, the yard and the entire
iron roof.
iaking the establishment as whole
" Is lne biggest and most complete IA
domitable energy, enterprises and bnsin ess
ability of its owner.
In short time Mr.. Nalle will begin
WORK on MS opera house, and he proposes
70 make II the most pleasing and comfort
able III the State as well as the largest.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
COLORADO BOYS.
Election of Officers Followed by an Ele-
giant Repast.

Colorado No. 2, the crack hose company
had their annual election of officers last
night followed by an elegant spread. The
Colorado boys never do things by halves
and last night their hospitality was gener.
ously bestowed upon all.
The following officers were elected
John burst president, Rad Plat vice
president, Alb. Franks secretary, L. Brow,
er, treasurer, Joseph Stumpf hall trustee
Will Plumb foreman, w. b. Cooper first
assistant. Otto Brinkman second assist.
ant, F. NJ. Kahn, steward, John Wallace
driver,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
ANOTHER BULL CREEK ROAD.

me t thn eoralnis son Yesterday
be done on the Bull creek road:
l.. Pagan, $1,000; J. S. Simpson, $3353
J. X. Warren, $2310; Christopher Rife,
$3.50; Jackson & Casey, $2535; w. A.
Triton, $34S5.
The matter was taken under considera.
ton and the award will be made probably
next week.
The commissioners instructed the tax
collector to strike the Episcopal school
property in the city from the rolls, it not
being subject to taxation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
THE STORE ROOM.

Mr.. Male carries an immense stock
of doors, sash, glass, paint and builders
hardware which is stored in the rooms
mentioned, and in large three-story brick
30X120 feet on Red River and Sixth
streets. The stone building referred to
is now two-stories high, but Mr.. Male
has plans projected to raise it another
story and connect it with the brick, Civ
ing him a three-story frontage on Sixth
street of 276 feet,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
CoMPTROLLERs DEPARTMENT

Dewitt county yesterday redeemed
- $4,000 bridge bonds.
NJ Comptroller Finley thank goodness,
is determined to see that all laws affect
ing his department are enforced, and so
far as he is concerned he is going to
carry them out. This is cminently right
and proper and if all officers, state, dis
trict and county and precinct would fol-
low the comptrOller's example Texas
would be infinitely better off in every
way.
Comptroller Finley gave out the follow
ing yesterday: ,ou;u.
compiled q roster of all State, district
anr county officials, from the highest to
the lowest, also the employees in all the
State departments and State institu-
TONS who draw moneys from the state
treasury under appropriations for salaries
or fees, for the purpose Of comparing the
list with the tax rolls, and where the
records show any officer or employee of the
State in arrears for State taxes no war
rant will be issued to cover services for
such officer or employe until the delin-
quencies shown are satisfied.
ARTICLE 2745 Revised Statutes provides
that no warrant shall be drawn on the
State treasury in favor of any person or
agent or assignee of any person indebted
to the state until such debt be paid.
at becomes necessary to take the pre-
caution to make the examination in
order that / may not issue warrants in
violation of the statute, especially so
since my attention has been directed
to instances where warrants should not
issue to certain officers until they had paid
up their back taxes.
81 shall adhere strictly to the law, there
fore suggest to those to whom the stat
ute applies, that they must settle their
back taxes before 1 can issue warrant
on the treasury for any moneys that may
= lecome due them"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
COUNTY COURT.

Judge McFall disposed of the follow
ing cases yesterday:
Walter Tips VS.. G. f. Hernatz; judg-
ment for plaintiff for $317.14.
A. II. Morris VS.. ID. j. Murchison; set
for today. i,t e.+.
The White Carbin company vs.. M. A.
Kopperl; Judgment for plaintiff for
amount sued for.
N. V. Dittlnger vs.. ]. A. DeGaugh;
judgment for plaintiff for $393.33, at
torneys' fees 1898 and costs. ~. ~.
10. G. Bartholomew vs.. w. b. y Blocker,
Judgment for $401.A against the plain
tiff. ~ ~
Meyer Bros. Drug Co. VS.. j, A, De-
Gaugh, Judgment for plaintiff for amount
Milburn Wagon Co. VS.. w. S. Lee,
judgment for $542, $173.46 interest and
$77.51 attorneys fees and costs.
Harrisburg Boot and Shoe Co, VS..
Abe Frank, judgment for plaintiff for
Thomas r. White, Jr., VS.. Toyah Land
and Cattle Co., judgment for $253.44
and for 1920 and costs.
II. l.. Brown VS.. N. A. Dawson, judg-
ment for plaintiff for $20705, costs and
interest.
Mary Ringe VS., Casanova, ct al, set
for today.
Madge Conway VS.. f. @. Cullen ct al,
set for Friday.
Baer Seasongood VS.. Abe Williams,
judgment for $29S.41 and costs.
Robert Gibble VS.. A. |. LeFerve ct al,
set for Friday.
Collins and Armstrong Co. VS.. b.
Franklin, set for Thursday
Land Improvement Co. vs. w. A.
Glass, set for Thursday.
B. Sendry VS.. Alamo Fire Insurance
Co., set for Thursday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
her sister Alice going through his pockets.

her sister Alice going through his pockets.
She AYERS no man aided them but they
carried out the job themselves.
She then said they had secreted some
of the money near the entrance to the
yard adjoining DeLaney's saloon in the
First ward, and near the gate post the
Iofficers found $33.75, which had been
wrapped in rag and placed in hole in
the ground Mr.. Breed recognized the
money as his and it was turned over TO
him by Captain Lucy. Breed had 500
taken from him. Bette Blunt says his
purse was left at her sisters and this
morning she was arrested. making four
people now in the city Jail suspected of
having had something to do with the
robbery.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
THE COMMISSION.

The Houston East and West Texas
railroad was authorized to observe the
minimum of 5000 brick per car in trans
porting common or vitrifed to or from
Houston on the old narrow gauge cars
of the Houston East and West Texas
railroad, provided that shippers shall not
be required to use such cars for shipments
between other points.
The Texas Midland was authorized to
withdraw the class rates now in
force between Dallas and Fort Worth
and stations on the Texas Midland via
the Texas and Pacific railway and Ter
rel and apply the sums of locals on
shipments transported between those
pOlntl.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
DANA LIREL CASE.

New York, April 2.-The argument in
an application for the removal to Wash
and William A. Latin was to have been
heard today by Judge Brown in the United
States district court. Both Dana and
Latin are under indictment for criminal
libel against Frank Il. Noyes of the
Washington Evening Star. The hear
ings, however, by consent of counsel on
both sides, was adjourned until next
EridaY
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
REMOVING THE COVERING.

When the big pumps were put in posi-
ton a temporary wooden shed was erect
ed over them to protect them from the
weather, now that the power house has
he r3of on this shed is no longer neces-
SAY and yesterday it was being removed.
The work compelled the pumps, to be
operated very slow and at times they was
stopped altogether. This accounts for
the iow pressure experienced Mt times
70 -dov
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
WANTED IN LOCKHART

A. NJ. Connolly, deputy sheriff at Lock
hart telephoned Marshal Lucy this morn
ing that J. G. Reese escaped from him
officers to keep look out for him as he
is trying to make Waco where his wife
lives. He is about feet 10 inches high
and weighs ITO pounds, has light mus
tache and thick lips. He had no coat on
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
HELEN GOULD AND PARTY.

Fort Worth, March oU.-VSpecIaI'I
Miss Helen Gould and party arrived here
on q special train over the Transcon-
tinental. The party came from Texar,
kama and Miss Gould was accompanied
by her brother, Mr.. Frank Gould; DR..
Mum and General Manager l.. s. Thorne
of the Texas aid Pacific. Conductor
James Conner brought the party through
Miss Gould is on her way to California
for her health. The party weEt to Dali
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
PROTECTION HOSE COMPANY's
- -.------- OEEIGNRC

PRUIECIIUN HOSE CUMPANY'S
OFFICERS.
Protection Hose Company No. had an
election of officers last night which re-
suited as follows:
August Anderson, president.
Frank Mayer, vice president.
Ed ]. Hofheinz, secretary.
Louis Boerner, treasurer.
VIM. Kreuger, foreman.
A. III. Schneider, first assistant foreman.
w. A. Achilles, second assistant fore
man.
Tom Stubs, steward.
Sam Cox, driver.
The newly elected officers of the COM
pany will give the memers reception
at the company hall next Tuesday even
ing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
THE LUMBER YARD.

The lumber yard is probably the neat
est and best arranged anywhere in the
South, and yesterday there were 1900
900 feet of seasoned lumber stored in
it and nearly every foot of it was under
fire proof sheds. " tH u.
The entire premises are walled in with
n brick wall about 10 feet high, and on
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
A TERRIBLE DUEL.

Brennan, March 30.-(Special. AT
WaIrdousyille, a suburb, tonight there
was n duel between Charlie Allen, with q
big knife, and Louis Damon, with six,
shooter. Allen was shot six times and
Damon had his throat cut, and stabbed in
the back and frightfully gashed else
where. Neither of the combatants are
expected to live. The trouble was about
n woman.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
JUSTICE JOHNSON.

@. Brown, disturbing the eace; 81 and
costs. tl.
Maggie Scott, theft; bound over to the
county court in the sum of 500.
JUDGE NORRIS COURT.
In this court Dan Jones, colored, for
robbery was given four years.
Dan is the negro who robbed man in
the hold over at the city prison, the afore-
said man being full of booze at the time.
Callie Sneed colored, for theft, was
acuitted. s.J .llH .snH
The jury in the Mexican murder case
on trial since Monday is still out.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04

Oliphant had $50 applications for water
on his books, and just at this time Sec
rotary Will Oliphant is the busiest man
in town. A less rapid writer and COM
petent man would go into hopeless bank
ruptcy in less than As hours. AT noon
yesterday 70 connections had been made
and water was being furnished.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
MARRIED

At the residence of Col. r. L. Cook, Miss
Lizzie M. Cook and Mr.. G. J. WELDON,
the Rev. A. H. Mitchell officiating. The
happy couple took the train on the Hous-
ton and Texas Central railroad at Ills
p. m. for their future home at Rosanky,
Texas. ..
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
THE POWER HOUSE.

The slate is on, the roof of the power
house and by tomorrow night the tower
will be covered. The ceiling is being put
in and the work of laying the floor is
progressing well. In a few more days the
entire structure will be completed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
TT is DELAYED

The shafting to connect and run the
dynomos that ought to have been here on
the 18th of last month, has not put in an
appearance, nor can anyone tell when it
may be looked for.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
PRISON WALLS TOO DREARY,
ANTONIO AICARDI PREFERS
DEATH TO CONFINEMENT
WITHIN THE JAIL.
HE SWALLOWED A BIG DOSE OF
MORPHINE.
When Discovered Had Been Under the
Influence of the Seductive Drug
for Hours-Efforts Made
to Save His Life.

Senior Antonio Aicardi, the Italian who
attempted to murder his wife on Monday,
the 18th, was found in his cell at O'Clock
last afternoon in an unconscious condi-
ton.
During the morning meal, which is
served at 8 o'clock, Aicardi requested
Jailer Jack Hughes to have small bot
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
STATE DEPARTMENTS.
A Pardon Yesterday, New Charters
Filled and Other Interesting Items.

Governor Culberson yesterday pardoned
Jesse Walker, a young man sent up
from Hopkins county in 1889 on a con-
vfction of murder in the second degree.
His sentence was 20 years. Young
Walkers prison record is excellent, and
the r asons set forth for his pardon are
yeiV gtrOng.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
SHE SQUEALED ON HER PALS
BETTE BLUNT TELLS OF THE
BREED HOLD-UP OF LAST
THURSDAY NIGHT.
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE CITY
OFFICERS.
Arrests Made During March by the
Finest Force in the World.
Where Your Money Went
and the Amount.

Bette Blunt. one of the negro women
arrested for holding up and robbing j. q.
Breed of Blanco county Thursday night
in the alley near the Driskill hotel,
squealed yesterday and gave the game
dead away.
She told how they enticed Breed into
the alley and got the money from him,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
RIO GRANDE ELECTION,

Fort Worth, April 2. Especial. 1.-The
stockholders of the Fort Worth and Rio
Grande held their annual meeting today.
The old board of directors were reelected.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
A HALF A MILLION GALLONS.

Engineer Sublett was seen yesterday
and after some figuring he said the pump
was pumping in the neighborhood, OF
half million gallons of water q day,
the most Of it flowing out through open
fire hydrants. There are about 80 people
taking water.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
ITEMS GATHERED YESTERDAY
ON A TOUR THROUGH THE
DEPARTMENTS.
FINLEY FIRES A
SHELL INTO CAMP.
He WIN Enforce an Old Law and Pie
Eaters Will Have to Plank Down
Their Taxes-South Austin
Fire Boys.

The governor yesterday signed the bill
granting an extension of time to cor
porations that have forfeited their fran
chise by not getting to work in compli-
ance with their charters.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
REEVES ARE SCARCE.

butchers here in Austin say in all their
experience they never had as much trouble
Getting good fat beeves as now. 1t is al
most Impossible they say to buy. cattle
suitable for market, and when they do
find them they have to pay a good round
,y-,,sa
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
rNn1cAT1oNs OF FROST.

Nashville, April IA cold wave pre-
vailed during the day and the temepra'
ture dropped about 30 degrees. There
are indications of a frost.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
J sECRETARY OF STATE.

At about 5 o'clock last afternoon the
following charters were filed in the Of
fee of secretary of state:
South Austin Fire company No. 5.
The Austin Eleceric company; CAPT.
tai stock $4,000. Incorporators: e. B.
Fisher, Q. G. Horton and ]. e. McGille-
vary. They will deal in electric fixtures
and do all kinds of electrical work.
The Patheon immigration company of
Dallas; capital stock $4,000.
The f. L. Stevenson company of Dali
las; capital stock $4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04

Peerless in purity and leavening
strength-peerless in delicious results,
Prices Cream Baking Powder-the peer
less leavening agent of the century.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
IIISTICE STIIARTS.

Ben st. John, disturbing the peace;
81 and costs.
Il. ]. Bingham, disturbing the peace;
81 and costs.
Mary Hoqston, disturbing the peace;
not guilty
Nettie Winn, disturbing the peace;
So and costs.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
MrErING on DIRECTORS.

New York, April 2.--The directors Of
the American Cotton Oil company met
and elected j. Kennedy Todd and Will
liam Barbour as members of the board.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04

Prof. G. w. Shaw of the State Agri-
cultural College at Corvallis, Ore, writes:
81 have chemically examined DIR. Prices
Cream Baking Powder, and find it high
est in leavening power, and free from
alum, ammonia and lime. OF all powders
on the market / have selected it for
family use"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04

Supreme for forty years, is Prices
Cream Baking Powders record. All 9th
'ers are cheaply and carelessly made. Sc
cure the best
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
COMPTROLLER'S DEPARTMENT

Harris county yesterday redeemed
5000 court house bonds and paid $240
interest. ..-r .z I.
bonds and $1,000 bridge bonds and paid
S3765.6S interest.
Revenue receipts were only about $4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04

All cream of tartar baking powders fol-
low in the wake of their leader-Dr.
Prices
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04

"A modern instance" of deserved sue
cess. DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04

Total ................... .$o,lZt or
tho dam find amounted to $6,331.1S.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
SOUTH AUSTIN FIREMEN.

The South Austin fire boys night before
last tested the fire hydrant in front of
their hall and it worked well, throwing
water to a great height. The boys were
delighted and talk hoarse to degree that
would have caused the average North
Austin fireman to go off and kick him
self. The boys now have a team and
driver and are "sorter" fixed for fighting
fire. On the 18th of next month they will
give q grand benefit ball at Colorado hall
and they propose to make it n most de-
lightful affair.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04

Pure as winters nature vesture[new
fallen snow-Price's Cream Baking Pow-
dor
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
CITY CLERK. .

City Clerk Morris report for March
shows he paid warrants against the gen
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04

WATER TAKERS.
Up to noon yesterday Secretary Will
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-05-10
THE MERCHANT WHO WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD
An Interesting and Instruct
iUe Address.

This evening, the 10th inst, at
8 o'clock, an interesting and IN
structive address will be delivered
in the Presbyterian Church by Rev.
@. w. Painter, a returned mission
airy who has spent twenty years in
foreign missionary work in China.
The exact subject of the address has
not been given, but it will pertain
to the great work of foreign mis-
sions in general with special appli-
cation to the Chinese. The Inter
esting features of the address will
be the peculiarities, customs and
home life of the native Chinese A
rare treat may be expected by all.
The public is cordially invited to
attend. Special request is hereby
extended to the members of all the
churches in town toavail themselves
of this opportunity to learn more,
of that great branch of church work
known as foreign missions, from one
who has devoted much of his life
to the work in a benighted land.
J. M. CLARK.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-05-10

the purpose Of being treated by
physicians of that city, but gradual
ly grew worse until relieved by
death of his sufferings. Mr.. Burns
had been a resident of this county
for many years, and his death was
the cause of gloom to those of the
community in which he lived and
who knew him best. The burial
took place on last Saturday in Ebum-
izer cemetery.
School Books, States, Tab
lets, Pencils, Inks, Pens,
Stats, etc., at Hudson's, as
cheap as the cheapest. Try
him.
Rev. w. M. Brown was very
much disappointed in being proven
ted by sickness from attending the
Baptist Association, which met this
week in Washington. He got as
far as Memphis Tuesday, but after
reaching that city feeling so unwell,
he decided to return home and
reached here Tuesday night.
An editor out West has inven-
ted an Internal machine which he
places in an envelope and sends to
those who take his paper and then
refuse to paw for it. The machine ex-
ploded and killed the whole fam
lily and the fragments that fell int he
back yard killed the dog. We have
ordered several hundred of them
and will begin mailing them to de-
linquents next week. A word to the
wise ought to be as good as a nod
to a blind horse. Stanford Journal.
One night last week thieves en-
tered the home of Ruell Moore,
who lives in Haywood County near
the Hardeman County line, and be-
sides inficting injuries on his per-
son, succeeded in securing about $40
of his money. Three negroes
are suspected of being the perpe
traitors of the crime and two of the
number have been arrested and pla-
ced in the Haywood County jail at
Brownsville. Mr.. Moore was a
brother of the late Martin Moore,
who was resident of this county
at the time of his death.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-05-10

Mr.. Hardy Harris came near
being seriously if not fatally injured
last Saturday. On that day while
standing near the platform of the
depot in Whiteville, he was struck
by a car attached to moving train,
but the town constable of White
Vile rescued him from his perilous
position before the passing of the
succeeding car.
Go to Hudson's for Paints,
Oils, Varnishes, Brushes, etc.
His goods are good and his
prices are low.
The enterprising firm of G. L.
Webb & Brother, at Whiteville,
shipped Tuesday last two car loads of
corn, aggregating about 1900 bush
els to the Jackson Milling Cumpa-
ny, at Jackson, Tenn. Their ship
ment was the. first car loads from
that place. Let us hope that the
time is near when wheat, meat and
lard will also be exported from this
county instead of being imported.
The gross receipts on Tuesday
evening from the strawberry and
ice cream supper were $40. 90. An
interesting feature of the evening
was the contest for the May Queen.
Each one taking cream was allowed
a vote for the most popular young
lady in the house. After close bal
loting, Miss Lucie Hardaway, amid
the exulting cheers of her many
friends, bore off the crown of pure
white roses.
On last Saturday, while on
their way to Whiteville, Mrs. Or
ris Harris and daughter, Miss Lu-
ellie, were thrown from a buggy,
which accident was caused by sud
den and quick turn of the animal
they were driving. Mrs. Harris es-
capped without serious injury, but
Miss Lucille's collar bone was bro
ken by the fall.
&C. P. Vaughan qualified at the
May term of county court as
guardian of Benjamin L. McClin-
took and NJ. f. Vaughan. AT same
term of court, III. L. Moore qualifi-
ed as administrator of Williams
Moore. On petition E. M. Muir
ply was allowed to adopt Alex Mat
lock, little boy three years old
and his name was changed from
Matlock to Murphy.
"A car load of strawberries was
shipped from Grand Junction Mon
day. This is the largest shipment
that we know of being made from
that point. The BULLETIN records
with pleasure the progress made by
the people of that part of the coun-
ty and truly hopes that their enter
prise and thrift will be rewarded by
gathering in the sheekles.
H. G.. Burnes, after long and
painful illness, died at his home in
the 18th district, on last Friday
night. He spent about two months
of the present year in Memphis for