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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10
SAME OLD STORY.
Armenian Advices Confirming Reports
of Kurdish Misdeeds. .

Armenian Advices Confirming Reports
of Kurdish Misdeeds. FL.
London, Jan. 6-Prof. Minas Tehraz,
editor of Armenia, and professor of
Armenian ut the University of London,
has received the following advices from
Armenian sources:
"Zekki Pasha, commander of the
Fourth army corps, has had given to him
by the sultan the medal of husbandry.
Ghendi, Kurdish brigand at Bokhas-
kin, ordered an Armenian named Apcar
to be killed for protesting against Chen
dis misdeeds.
The Kurds have assassinated two Ar
menians at Daghyren, one at Armiton
and one other at keuchar.
The number of men, women and chill
dren who were cut down by sabres or
bayonets at II villages of the Sassoun
was $50. .a..-.
1t is now proved that the people from
the Sussoun, who made their retreat to
Mount Andok fought bravely for IL
days, and who gave themselves to the
enemy on August q, were deceived by
the proclamation of Zekki Pasha prom
Using amnesty. The Turks then outraged
the women and starved and tortured
them for three days. Sixty young men
y, %" ma. Iii "a ~ $50 81 Va. -A-AN 1--S--
bodies thrown into IL well.
The villages of Shenik and Gleimosan
have been burned to ashes with their
four churches. Thirty-three other vii
lagos have been sacked and destroyed.
Khacko, mayor of Aghpi, his, brother,
Hebo, their sons, priest named Gabriel
Of Pourch and the Archmandrite OF vnf-
tin, Mgr. Dichan of Tchensor and five
companions, the mayor of the village
of Gergo Mosccian and numerous noun
taineers have been killed. Over 1000
have been wounded and $50 prisoners
have been taken.
The Turks blinded n priest of Semeul
and made him dance he did so while
''chanting praise the Lord of my SOUL
and was cut to pieces with a sword.
Priest Bedros, who killed seven kurds
in Il fight at Dalvorid, was made prls-
oner and afterwards Aayed alive.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10
A CLOSE CALL.
The Loser Of Suit Attempts to Assas-
7sinatc .,he Successful iLitigant.


The Loser Of a Suit Attempts to Assas-
sinatc The Successful iLitigant.
Hallville, Tex, Jan. G. Especial, } Yes
tcr'ily in Justice Green's court there WIS
a case in which Eph Eddings, James Reel
and Lane Huffman, three farmers, were
concerned. Eddings brought his win
chester to town with him, which caused
considerable talk, but everything passed
off without any trouble in town. Reel
won the suit Eddings left town ahead Of
Reel, who, with his wife and boy, follow
ed in wagon. Eddings dismOunted two
miles west of town and laid in wait in the
bushes for Reel, who came along, when
Eddings opened fire with his winchester
the first ball cutting the skin on Reels
cheek bone, the second ball passing be-
tween Reel and his wife. Reels team
began to run and in doing so saved his life
or that of his son or wife. Reel stopped
at the residence of Mr.. ]. P. Lynch and
endeavored to get a pistol or gun with
which to protect himself but got none.
Eddings came riding by, but did no fur
ther shooting. Reel returned immediately
and reported to, the officers, who went in
pursuit of Eddings. ,.r .,.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10
KILLED TWO WOMEN.

Newport, Ark, Jan. 6-Between 8 and
10 o'clock Saturday S. j.. Swim shot and
killed Widow Cooper aud her daughter at
the Mcdaniel farm, in Cape township,
about u miles from this city. Swim
came in this morning and surrendered.
He stated that the killing occurred as
follows: Jim Field and l have been
chums for some time. He claimed that
l owed him and took my clothes. Field
married Alice Cooper last summer, and
himself, wife, mother and two daughters
were living at the Mcdaniel farm. |
went over to get my clothes and took
my gun with me. l found Field sitting
on the bed with a pistol l pointed nv
gun at him and demanded my clothes.
old lady Cooper grabbed the gun and il
went off in the scuffle. l never meant
to harm any one" The prisoner is about
"a years old and although illiterate, does
not look like bad man.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10
GOVERNOR MITCHELL REVOKED
His Order Issuing Warrant for the Ar
rest of Henry NJ. Flagler.

rest of Henry NJ. Flagler.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Jan. Ex-Governor
Mitchell has revoked his order issuing n
warrant for the arrest of Henry NJ, Flag
Ter upon rcquisition of Governor Hogg of
Texas. The order of revocation was
made this morning and filed in the office
of the secretary of state. 1t is as fol
lows: .... .. f ....
1t having been made to appear that
Henry NJ. Flagler, for whose arrest a
warrant was issued on the 22nd of De-
cenber, A. ID. 1894, on requisition made
by Governor IIogg Of Texas, charging
said Flagler with unlawfully entering
into conspiracy against trade in that
state, is not fugitive from justice of
the State of Texas it is hereby ordered
that said warrant issued by me, AS atore-
said, be, and the same is hereby revoked,
annulled and recalled, without prejudice,
however. to the right of the governor of
Texas, if he shall so desire to show that
said Flager is fugitive from justice
of that state.
1t was rumored here yesterday that
the governor had referred the whole mat
ter to Attorney General w. Il, Lamar,
and would not act until the lattcr's le-
gal opinion had been obtained in writing,
and the superstition was that his action
would be governed by Mr.. Lamar's adj
vice.
Today it was definitely learned that
the attorney general had been asked, but
the order revoking the action taken on
the requistion was made before he had
time to prepare his opinion. The COVER
nor is so much yeXed with the newspa-
pcrs that his office has been virtually
closed to all reporters of the press and
hence no information can be secured
| from that source as to what prompted
him to act in advance of the opinion,
which had been asked. The Associated
Press reporter called on Mr.. Lamar and
asked for his opinion, and he said that
he had rendered none as yet, and that
he understood from the governor that
! il was rot desired.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10
THREE MURDERED.
THE DARK HISTORY OF ONE
NIGHT
In Karnes County-One Mexican, One
Negro and White MAJ Foully
Dealt With-The Affair is
Shrouded in Mystery

San Antonio, Jan. 6.-(Special!-A dis
) patch from Falls City, 20 miles outh of
here, says: Last night was one OF the
.,.!n,sl .,Au1.a AZ L-c -I---l-l44 i.!aory OF
Karnes county, three men beint muir
: dered within a radius of four mics of
Falls City. One Mexican, one negn and
one white man. The white man IS Mr..
l.. ii. Young, a prominent farmer and
eX justice of the peace of Falls CITY pre-
cinct.
| While Justice J. NJ. Garner was eating
break q negro came to inform hln
that negro named VIII Duran had beo
killed on the ranch of Mr.. \. G. Butlel
who lives four miles from Falls City
While asking the negro some questions
about the matter two other men rode up
and informed him that he was wanted
to hold an inquest on Mr.. l.. II. Young
and a Mexican named Camille Abundis
Rofung, both lying dead one mile south
of Falls City. Justice Garner vent to
Buffers ranch to investigate murder No.
and found the dead body of Will Duran
living lust inside of Mr.. Buffers yard,
with four bullet holes through his body,
any one of which would have killed him.
Mr.. Butler said that about 4 a. M. he
was awakened by the sound of gunshots
in his yard, seven or eight in number and
when he went out he found the negro
lying dead. An old man named Gillespie,
camping near Mr.. Buffers house, says
he saw two men slipping up in the direc-
ton of the house before the shooting.
Mr.. Butler says the shots that killed Will
Duran were intended for him and Tom
Cooper, young man living with him,
and that four shots were fired at them
in the house only three nights ago. He
says he is confident he knows who
killed the negro, thinking he was shoot
ing Butler, and that the trouble is the re-
suit of an old feud of long standing.
Continuing the inquest until tomorrow;
he went to the scene of the second and
third MURDERS accompanied by Deputies
Pickett and Harris and County Attorney |
Parker. One mile south of Falls City |
lay the dead bodies of two men. a Next |
can, Camilo Abundis, and l.. II. Young, |
one of Karnes countys best citizens, with |
nothing to tell when or by whom the |
bloody deed was done.
Mr. Young left Falls City yesterday |
evening, where he came to bring cotton, |
about i p. m, accompanied by the Mexi- |
can who was killed near him.
The town is Mortified and grief stricken |
and the story of the triple murder il a |
mystery to all, though the men were nil |
at different places the similarity of the |
wounds bears out the opinion that all
were killed by the same parties.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10
BOATS COLLIDE.
One Boat Sunk and -Four of Her Crew
Persisted. ..


Boston, Jan. G.-The pilot boat ID. j..
Lawler of Boston was sunk by the Horace
b. Parker of Gloucester off Minots Lodge
yesterday morning and four of the crew
of the pilot boat persisted. Rudolph Har-'
rison of the Lawler was the only one to-
escape. The Parker came up the har-
Dor this morning in badly damaged con
dition. She was returning from the
banks with full cargo of fish and was
bearing up the outer harbor when the
accident happened at $40 yesterday
morning. The Parker was making about
seven knots and had reached point
near Minot's Lodge. A very heavy
mist hung about and the man at the
wheel could see but q short distance,
Suddenly loud cry of wailing came out
of the darkness and a moment later
vessel doomed up on the port side and
before her course could be altered she
crashd into the bow and cut her almost
in two. The Lawler went down almost
Immediately.
Rudolph Harrison succeeded in scramb-
ling aboard the Parker. The schooner
was covered with ice and before her boats
could be cleared all the sailors in the
water were drowned. 1t is probable that
they went down at once as all but Harri-
son were asleep at the time.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10
SHOT WILDLY.
A Paris Woman Takes Few Shots AT
the Cause of Her Trouble.

Paris, Tex, Jan. 6.-(Special.) SHORTY
after II O'clock last night two shots were
heard at the boarding house of Mrs. Crow
der and q woman was seen running
away from the place. 1t turned out that
the woman who did the shooting was Mrs.
Crawford, wife of Charley Crawford, q
bartender. Her husband was intimate
with a girl named Lena Smith, who was
stopping at Mrs. Crowder's. Mrs. Craw-
ford had called on the girl early in the
night and warned her that she must
break up her relations with her husband.
The shots were fired at Lena Smith in a
fit of jealousy but went wide of the mark.
Mrs. Crawford has the sympathy of all,
and no complaint has been made against
her as yet. Lena Smith has been given
24 hours in which to leave town. She is a
notorious character and has figured in
several sensational scrapes heretofore.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10
THE KARNEs COUNTY TRAGEDY.
Inquest Held, But Nothing Brought Out
to Justify an Arrest. ~ ~


Falls City, Tex, Jan. THE dead men
are buried and people begin to realize that
one of the blacklist crimes ever committed
has been porpetrated in their midst. An
day little knots of men have been stand
ing around speaking in whispers of the
dark tragedy of Saturday night Every
man has his theory and looks plainly
showed that oil theories were the same.
The day has been spent in completing the
inquest, but nothing new has been de-
veloped. Some of the testimony varied,
and that considerably, but nothing wal
brought out to justify an arrest or to
create suspicion. If anything was known
it could not be brought out, for the hand
that made three homes desolate in one
night and sent three souls into eternity
would do more to silence tell-tale tongues.
Mrs. Young's brother came up today from
Stinton and says his business here is to
look after his sister and not to try to.
ferret out the murderers. Many of our
best citizens spoke in terms of sorrow of
Mr.. YOung's death this morning and re-
GREETED that such q crime should stain
the county.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10
INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOUR
NEY.
Arrangements Made to Gable the Moves
As Fast AS They Are Made.

AS Fast As They Are Made.
New York. Jan. 6.-The arrangements
of the Commercial Gable company for
transmitting tire moves in the match
between members of the Manhattan
Chess club and the British Chess club
are almost completed. The chess rooms
of the Manhattan Chess club at New
York will be connected by special wires
through the cable Office with the western
end Of the Commercial Compauy's ocean
cables at Canso, y. S. AT London the
rooms of the British Chess club will be
connected through the cable office with
the eastern end of the company's cables.
Practically instantaneous communica-
ton will thus no established between the
rooms of the conflicting clubs. AS soon as
the first move is made it will be trans
mitted by an operator from New York
to CaHso, distance of $40 miles; thence
by one of the main Atlantic cables to
Waterville on the southwest extremity
of Ireland, a distance of 2161 miles i:
thence to the rooms of the British club.
n distance of All miles. Elaborate ar
have been made to prevent
confusion.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10
ACCIDENTALLY cuor

Corpus Christi, Tex, Jan. 7.-(Special.)
Lucia Garcia, a woman, was accident
ally shot today at 11:3O. Jesus Martinez
and the woman were sitting on a he'd.
Martinez asked her for his pistol. While
handing the pistol it was discharged.
the ball entering the right breast and
coming out at the shoulder blades, Tho
is in jail. "'' N""rtineA
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10
REPORTS CONFIRMED.

The Statement that Cotton Mills Were
Coming South is no Idle Rumor.
Chattanooga, Jan. 6-Various reports
have been sent out of the decision of
the New England cotton mills companies
to establish mills in the South but none
We're definite. The Tradesman of Chatta-
nooga has investigated the last report
and has received notice from the
officers of the Dwight Manufacturing
company of Boston, and from contract
ors Of Boston and at Gadsden. Ala, that
contracts have been closed by the Dwight
company to erect one mile and half
from Gadsden, Ala, a c5,000-spindle cot
ton MILL the main structure to be 75X450
feet, four stories high; also to erect 500
houses for operatives. The plans are
drawn for three additional $4,000 spindle
mills to be erected later.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10
AMERICAN STEAMER WRECKED.

New Orleans, Jan. IA dispatch from
Minilitlan, Mexico, reports the loss of the
American steamer Nina Catherine on
the Mexican coast during the recent
stormy weather She came ashore hot
tom up at San Juan point. All hands,
consisting of the captain and four men,
are supposed to be lost. The coaster was
bound for New Orleans with a cargo of
mahogany legs.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10
DRANK BOILING GREAsn

Timpson, Tex, Jan. Especial. Mrs,
Joe Billingsley of this place, put a teacup
of boiling grease on table; her 2-year-old
child thinking it some thing to drink.
attempted to do so, pouring it down it's
throat and over its face and arms. It
died few hours later from the effects Of
the injuries it sustained.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10
AGAINST THE RAILWAYS

San Francisco, Jan. THE superior
court has filed its decision in the six cases
involving the Central Pacific railroad
taxes for 1888, and the decision was
against the railroad companies. Nearly
Sc, 100000 is involved.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10
SH0RTIN ACCOUNTS

Gallup, n. NJ, Jan. Nv. j. Bowers,
town marshal, has not been murdered as
feared, but has fled the country. A short
age IN his accounts is discovered, and it is
intimated the military authorities are
about to take him for deserving the army.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10
EOIND DEAD

Edwards, Miss, Jan. Gone of the
most atrociouss crimes in the history of
Ihls community occurred last night
LOUIS Galloway, colored, a prosperous
farmer living on Mr. G. R, Withers'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10
ALI, QUIET AT KASSALA.

Massowah, Jan. 3.-General Baratieri,
the Italian commander-in-chief, with the
whole of the expedtionary force, reach
ed Adiquaidi, on the bank of the river
Nareby today. All is quiet at kassala.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10

Mrs. T. S. Hawkins, Chattanooga. Tenn
says: "Shlloh's Vitalizer SAVED MY
LIFE / consider 1t the best remedy for
debilitated system ever used" For Dys-
pepsa Liver or Kidney trouble 1t excels.
Price rs cents. For sale by John II. Cbiies,
Druggist Austin, Tex.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10

plantation, one mile from this place, to-
gether with his wife, was found dead
this morning about 100 yards from their.
cabin, he Indications being that both
we're beaen to death with clubs.
Galloway was in town yesterday and
exhibited some money, which is sup
posed to have led to the murder, . ,..
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10
NOTICE.

Ivant every man ana woman In the United States
interested in the Opium and Whisky habits TO have
one of my books on these diseases Addrasz
b. NJ. WOOLLEY, Atlanta, Ca, Box $50, and one
will be sent you free.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10
Chile, recognizing the republic of Hn-

Rev. Douglas 7. Byrne of Austin.
Mass, has been offered the pas-grate III
the Central Union church here, the finest
and largest in the city.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-10
FOSS' OPIUM CONDEMNED.
Uncle Sam Will Be Four Thousand
Dollars Richer by the
Transaction.

The United States Government will be
about $4,000 richer by the condemnation of
400 pounds of opium in the United States
District Court yesterday. 1t was the end
of long legal battle, as the stuff was
seized on the steamer Queen over year
ago, and the ownership has been in dis
pute ever since.
The 500 fve-tael tins in dispute was a
consignment brought from Victoria, B. c.,
by Foss and Greenwald. The case was
labeled ''books in transit to Honolulu" and
was addressed "to the priest in charge of the
leper settlement on the island of Molokai -
Deputy Surveyor of the Port Ruddell and
Inspector Holmes got news of the ship
ment and seized the case when it arrived
Shortly afterward Greenwald was convicted
in connection with the Emerald gang and
sent TO San Quentin. His attorney then
began suit to recover the opium seized on
the Queen on the ground that it was goods
in transit. This kept the drug tied up in
court until yesterday.
Last week Mrs. May Belle Greenwald
went into, court and told all she knew
about her husbands connection with this
particular shipment. AS soon as Foss
heard of this he corroborated her state
ment, and this left the attorneys nothing
to do but to agree to the confiscation of the
drug. The Custom-house officials are now
of the opinion that all the big opium rings
have been broken up, and that there will
be very little smuggling for some time to
come,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-10
TO PAVE FOLSOM STREET..
Property-OWners Want a Drive
way From the Water
Front Out.
BITUMIN0Us ROCK FAVORED
The Need of a Proposed Outlet to
the City Is Urged by
Citizens.

There is a movement on foot to have
Folsom street paved with bituminous rock
from the water front to its terminus at
Twenty-sixth street, thus giving San Fran
cisco its first really good driveway in and
out of the City. With that object in view
delegation of property-owners on Folsom
street appeared before the Committee on
Streets of the Board of Supervisors yester-
day in support of a petition asking for the
pavement.
The petition says that Folsom street will
have to be repaved from Third to Nine
teenth street after the reconstruction OF the
street railway tracks, as the street is now
so far below the official grade that repay
ing is absolutely necessary; that there is a
public necessity for modern paved street
connecting the Mission district with the
City, and Folsom street is the best for the
purpose, both as to location and grade and
as an outlet for the City. A portion OF
Folsom street, between Nineteenth and
Twenty sixth, has already been paved with
bituminous rock.
The petitioners ask for the paving of
Folsom from Third to Nineteenth streets
with bitumen, instead OF replacing the
present pavement of stone blocks and
cobbles.
A. B. Mcguire explained that the move
ment had Just been started, and residents
along the thoroughfare seemed very
anxious to have the work done. He said
that the cobblestones, which were down
for fifteen years, had been worn round
and smooth and were not fit for use again,
but could be crushed and used In the con-
crete for the foundation. There was not
good outlet to the City and the need OF
one was apparent.
Chairman Spreckels asked if the prop
erty-owners had made an estimate OF the
cost of the proposed pavement, as 1t was
necessary for the committee to know,
since provision would have to be made for
the funds in the next tax levy.
The petitioners promised to make an
estimate of the cost of the improveme MT,
and the Street Superintendent will do like
wise. Both reports will be made to the
com mittee two weeks hence.
The petition of Leon Samuels on behalf
of property owners, requesting an inquiry
into the grade on Folsom street, between
Fourth and Fifth, stated that by survey
made six months ago the sidewalk and
curbs were found to be on the official
grade, but by the repairs and alterations
now being made they will be raised con-
siderably above it. The committee de-
cided to suspend all work until the propo-
sitlon of paving the street with bitumen
was settled.
w. ]. Parker wrote that Lynch street
was private thoroughfare, and the City
had no power to make him remove his
house, which is in the street. The matter
was laid over for week.
The petition Of James McMenomey, for
an extension of six months in which to
lay new sidewalk on Capp street, west OF
Seventeenth was denied.
J. M. Phillips was released from his con-
tract to pave Broderick street, between
Geary and Post, with bitumen.