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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-31
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, Jan. 19.--ln the senate
waian question by the calling up OF
u resolution offered some time ago by
Mr.. Aldrlch, recommending the keep
Ing Of one or more ships In the hal-
bors there. Mr. George said that there
Is no obligation on the United states
to maintain the Hawaiian government.
We might maintain the lives and prop
erty of American citizens In Hawaii,
but the lives and property of Amer
can citizens are not astsailed. MIR.
Kyle urged briefly that the situation
demanded immediate action by the
senate. Mr.. Cnli'cry said that he gath
cred from published reports that the
uprising was lizzle.
The Hawaiian resolution was la'
aside.
In the house II similar Hawaiian
resolution was proposed, providing
for II submarine cable from SAN Fran
cisco to Honolulu. This matter lead
to a sharp fight OF words between Mr..
BoutcllC and Mr.. McCrcary.
Washington, Jan. 2l.-The house
voted to authorize the construction OF
public buildings at Chicago to cost
81, 900, 900 and also one at South OmA-
ha, Ncb to cost 100000. The sue
cess, OF the Chicago building bill was
due largely to delegation headed by
Postmaster Ilcsng. which came here
I'm the bl's interest supplemented by
the active and intelligent efforts of the
Illinois congressional delegation.
Mr.. Boutelle was prevented from
gaining consideration for his Hawaiian
resolution 81 hope" Mr.. Boutellc
said to the house. after the privilege
had been refused, that the blood
which rests on this house, will not he
hospattcrcd ON the lintels of the house
of representatives"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-31

Madison, Wis, Jan. 24.-Bills were
introduced in the senate: by Senator
Thayer, providing that men who can
not mark their own ballots in the cleo
ton booth be permitted to have as
siStance; by Senator Davis, to provide
for joint county warehouses for vag-
rants; by Senator Putnam, prohibit
ing gambling. and tie sale of liquor
on fair grounds under penalty of the
withdrawal of state aid.
In the assembly bills were intro
duced: by Mr.. DETROIT, making the
annual license fee of sleeping car
companies ) per cent. on their gross
earnings: by Mr.. St,llman, making the
homestead exemption $4,000: by Mr..
Serge. providing for the compilation
at u cost not to exceed 81 800 and the
publication of 5000 copies of the
town laws of the state: by Mr.. Boncel,
eXempting from attachment monthly
Pay of married men to the extent of
S3O instead of $50 rs now: by Mr..
Jones. providing for the erection on
the state university grounds of a fire
proof building for the state historical
collection and the university library
and appropriating $36O0oO; by Mr..
Henderson, restoring the law as 1t
was prior to 1887, which permitted
any competent person, not necessarily
laywers-to prosecute probate court
proceedings: by Mr.. Finn, requiring
the st. Paul and Northwestern rail
ways to give passenger and freight
rates as published in their tariff
schedule, and requiring them and the
$500" and the Duluth South Shore
and Atlantic lines to sell 500 mile
stop-over tickets and also round-trlp
tickets at 3 cents per mile; by Mr.,
Stanley, requiring the annual publ
cation of $4,000 copies of the blue
book, each member to get 100 for
general distribution.
Madison Ian. o5,-In the senate the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19
KILLED HIS RIVAL.

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 15.-Near
Green Pond, 20 miles from here, j. b.
Catchings, railroader, and Sydney
Blackburn, a young farmer, were both
paying attention to the same young
woman. Last night Blackburn visited
her and remained until midnight. Catch
ings, it appears, was meanwhile waiting
for Blackburn to take his departure SO
that he could call too. Blackburn pro.
longed his stay so that Catchings became
impatient and knocked at the door
Blackburn answered at the door and re.
fused Catchings admittance. Catchings
then burst the door in and struggle fol
lowed. Each. it was said, was all the
while trying to draw his pistol. Black
burn finally got his. weapon out and be
gan firing. Two shots were fred, both
taking effect and producing instant death
Blackburn fled but has sent word to the
sheriff of the county that he will sur
render, claiming that he acted in sell
defense. The woman was an unwilling
witness to the tragedy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19
A CHANGE OF TIME.
The Texas Central Will Shortly Change
It's Schedule.

The citizens of Austin learn with pleas
ure that in the near future the Houston
and Texas Central running from here to
Houston will put into effect a new time,
table. The proposed schedule VIII
take the outgoing passenger trains out
of here at 6 a. m. and p. m, instead Of
lis and p. m. as now. The incoming
train will arrive at Z a. m. and 1915
D. m. This is schedule that will suit
the people of Austin and the travelling
public to dot, and the Central is GER
tinly to be congratulated on the change
1t will give the Austin merchants time to
20 up and down the road on business dur
ing the day and it will give the Houston
people the same advantage when they
come to Austin. In other words the
schedule will permit of people travelling.
in far more satisfactory way. than at
present, and it is something that they
have long wanted. The travelling pub
lie and the Austinites have been com
planning some in the past about thl
schedule on this road, but when this
proposed schedule goes into effect thsy
will have no kick coming their way az
ALL and they will all be happy. The
change of schedule will show that the
Central is alive to its interests and the
public's good and will prove highly bene-
fetal all around.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19
THE STEAMER CHATTERTHUN
GOES TO PIECES ON ROCKS
NEAR PORT STEPHENS.
FIFTY-FIvE PEOPLE MET DEATH
IN THE OCEAN DEPTHS.
Thrilling Story of Survivor-The Acct
dent Occurred at O'clock in the
Night-Cargo Was Valuable.
Money Aboard.

New York, Sept. ia special to tn
Herald from Vancouver, B. c., says:
The 2000-ton China steamer Chatter
thun, bound from Sydney to China, will
81 human beings on board, is lying man,
fathoms deep off Seal Rock, near For
Stephens light house. Only 26 live
were saved.
The terrible details of the catastroph,
VIII I'LL many pages of Australian papers
The following are the names of tn,
drowned:
X. Fraser.
Il. Smith.
Mrs. Matthias.
Mrs. Loring.
Miss Loring.
Mr.. Shannon, master.
w. p. Pinney.
Harold Leather, third officer.
). II. Anderson, surgeon.
J.; II: Harper, Scotland, chief engineer
u. Wilson. second engineer.
j. w. Adams, third engineer.
Wolstenholm. fourth engineer.
K. Manning, chief steward.
Forty-one Chinese.
The accident was due to currents drift
ing the steamer ON the rocks in the fur,
and darkness of the storm.
Mrs. and Miss Loring were the wifi,
and daughter of the secretary of the
Imperial Federation league of Australia
and were well known in San Francisco
having been on their way home via China
AT the coroner's inquest it was EN-
phatically proved that he steamer was
being steered all right and that the only
way to account for the vessel striking
Is that some mysterious current carried
her on the rocks.
Following is an account of the disaster
by the survivor, DR.. Phelps, which most
accurately and briefly details the cir.
cumstances of the accident:
Il was returning to England by way
of China via Vancouver, b. @. I had n
premonition that the vessel was going
to be wrecked and took passage with an.
other steamer, but friend persuaded
me to go by the Chatterthun. At 9
O'Clock of that morning l was thrown
out of my bunk by terrible shock, fol-
lowed by second. / rushed on deck
and found the steamer listed and RAPIDLY
settling. An officer told me we had
struck rock. There was no screaming.
The skipper was as cool as possible and
he told the passengers not to get excited.
In the meantime the steamer was being
washed away in pieces.
Captain Shannon gave orders to lower
the boats and Immediately afterwards he
was washed overheard and drowned. As
the boats were lowered they were dashed
to pieces or swept away. At last only
the starboard boat was left. There
were Is people in it. 1t was torn from
the vessel and washed away. I sprang
into the sea and was picked up by Chi
naman. We rescued IL more, the China
man working heroically. The last one
pulled out was European. We dropped
him into the stern. / asked, "Who are
you? He said, It's Fawkes, old chap,
thank God We tossed about all night
with seas washing over us and were
picked up in the morning by fishing
boat. The cargo of the steamer was very
valuable. Among the cargo were 10000
sovereigns."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19
CAN CURE ASTHMA AND HAY
FEVER.
A Noted Physician Offers to Prove This
to All Sufferers in Austin on
Thursday.

The majority of sufferers from asthma.
and kindred complaints, after trying doc.
tors and numberless remedies advertised
as positive cures without avail. have
come to the conclusion that there is no
cure for this most distressing disease,
and these same persons will be the more
IN doubt and skeptical when they learn.
through the columns of the press that
Dr. Rudolph Schiffmann, the recognized
authority who has treated more cases
OF these diseases than any living doctor.
has achieved success by perfecting rem
edy which not only gives immediate relief
in the worst cases, but has positively
cured thousands of sufferers who were,
considered incurable. These were Just
as skeptical as some of our readers now
are. Dr. Schiffmann's remedy no doubt
possesses the merit which is claimed for
1t or he would not authorize this paper
to announce that he is not only willing
to give free to each person suffering from
asthma, hay fever, phthisic or bronchi-
tbs in this city, one free liberal trial box
OF his cure, but urgently requests all
sufferers to call at Morley Bros.'s drug
store, 2O6 East Pecan street, from 8 a.
m. till p. m. Thursday, September 10;
and receive a package absolutely free
of charge, knowing that in making the
claim he does for his cure, a strong doubt
may arise in the minds of many, and that
a personal test, as he offers to all, will
be more convincing and prove its merits
than the publishing of thousands of tes-
timonals from persons who have been
permanently cured by the use OF his
asthma cure. 'Dr. Schiffmann's Asth-
ma Cure" as it is called, has been sold
by druggists of this city ever since it
was first introduced, although many per-
sons may never have heard of it, and it
is with view to reaching these that he,
makes this Offer This is certainly a.
most generous and fair offer, and all who,
are suffering from any of the above COM
plants should remember the date and
place where the distribution will be made
and avail themselves of the same. Per-
sons living out of this city who desire to,
test the efficacy of this most wonderfuE
remedy will receive a package free by
mail by writing to DR.. II. Schiffmann,-
315 Rosabel street, st. Paul, Mimi, pro-
viding their letter is received before Sep
TENDER 80, as no free samples can be OBJ
tanned after that date.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19
BIG ADVANCE IN COTTON.

A Hays county farmer, talking to a
friend at the Union depot yesterday, sale:
"Last year l raised and sold 20 bales
of cotton, for which l received 4 IL
cents. This year have sold bales at
Y IL cents, or an advance over last year
of nearly 10 per cent. III have about
six bales more to sell and the. IL bales
this year at 7 1-2 cents will bring me as
much money as did the 20 bales lasI
year, and you see III make great dea,
more money on this years crop than =
did last year. am not out the expense
of ,gat6ering, ginning and marketing
eight bales this year."
HFarmers are not so much in debt TINS
year as last, are they? And all have
nIenty of feedY' spoke up his friend.
aYou are right. ALL farmers have
plenty of feed to carry them through rnis
wear. and IL is safe to say that their store
accounts this year are not half what
they were last. / know I'm IN much
better shape every way and all farmers
I know are in the same condition:
This farmer and his friend talked fof
an hour, and, strange to say, silver alIu
hard times were not even remotely AZ
luded to. So
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19
Chairman Bimetallic Executive Com
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.
The Ticket They Will, Put n the Fiel'
and the Tenor of Their PLATFORM

Saratoga. n. Y, Sept. 15.-The ticket
which will be put in the field by the state
Republican convention will be: Judge OF
the court of appeals, 9. q. Martin; secre-
tarv of state, John Palmer; comptroller,
James A. Roberts; state treasurer; Ad1I-
son B. Colvin; attorney general, iheo. -, ~
Hancock; state engineer, Camppeh w.
Adams. n,,
The platform in substance will affirm
Concentrating the Republican party
upon the dawn of prosperity IN the coun-
try and State, due to the confidence IN
spired in the people by the return 10
power of a Republican party congress,
congratulating the wage earners, congrai-
ulating the sugar planters, the agrlcul-
turists and the business men that the
conditions are such that the Republc:an
party can fulfill it's pledges OF protectl0n
to American industries: condemnlng the
policy of the Democratic administrator
in declining to act decisively on the Chl-
nese question. for its actions on ques,
tions of financial policy, its refusal to ana
the old soldier and its disregard OF civil
service laws.
Tonight on the horizon there is sullen
looking cloud marked "eXcise."
Close to midnight. after a consulta'
ton with almost half the delegates pres,
ent. the leaders of the party determined
that they would avoid the question OF eX'
else altogether and not make recon-
mendation in the shape of a resolution
unless forced to do so by the lntroduc-
ton of such resolutions. ..
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19
EXPOSING A PENSION FRAUD.

Nashville, Sept. I0.-The hrst open
steps in the attempted exposure of a well
and successfully arranged pension fraud
scheme were taken yesterday when two
negro women, Rebecca Polk and Lizzie
Robinson. were. tried before United
States Commissioner Doak, charged with
pension frauds. The secret service men
have been for year on the case, but
the three principals, one of whom es-
capped, seem to have had no accomplish
and they always swore for each other
before the notary public, making out
their vouchers. These frauds have been
running for some years and more than
$4,000 have been wrongfully obtained
from the government.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19
DOESN'T WANT THE JOB.
Editor State men

Eult0r Statc man:
Your young man enormously quotes
me this morning as candidate for
mayor. not only am not a candidate
for mayor, but l have no intention of.
being candidate for that Office or any
other. My business demands all of my
time and the only interest / have in our
local politics now is that we may findi
first-class business man and Democrat.
who will accept the Office of mayor. Re-
spectfully, @. G. CALDWELL.
Austin, Tex, September IA, 1895.
with reference to the above our re-
porter asked Mr. Caldwell If he would
make the race in all seriousness, but Mr.
Caldwell informed us yesterday that he
thought he was joking and answered in
the same spirit. Mr.. Caldwell added
that he had been approached frequently
during the past few weeks with the same
question and had jocularly answered that
he would be in it. The above card, how
ever explains his situation and is gladly
enthusiastically
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19
HIS ANNUAL REPORT.
County Superintendent Shelton ISSUE
His Annual Report of the
School Census.

County Superintendent Shelton's an
nual report Of the school census fH
within scholastic age in the county, OF
which number 2698 are enrolled in
schools. There are 1860 colored chill
dren within the scholastic age. OF which
number 1859 are enrolled. There are
rs white pupils over the scholastic age
and 1852 under the age, enrolled. There
are 10 colored pupils over the age and and
GA under it also enrolled. There are ~
white teachers and 20 colored employees
TO teach,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19
MORE TROUBLE AHEAD.

1t was learned yesterday that the
Eagle Pass crowd are thinking very
seriously of enjoining the State school
board from paying the apportionment
for the Eagle Pass school. 1t will be
remembered that last week representa-
tives apperaed before the board with ref
erence to the charge of fraud IN the
census roll of the Eagle Pass school Inc
board found nothing in the charges and
exhonerated the defendant, but it now
seems that the Eagle Pass crowd are de.
termined to continue the fight by en-.
joining the payment of the apportion-
ment. fS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19
THE DISCOVERY SAVED HIS LIFE

Mr.. G.. Callouette, druggist, Beavers-
Vile, ILL.,, says: "To DR.. Kings New
Discovery l owe my life. Was taken
with la grippe and tried all the physicians
for miles about, but of no avail and was
given up and told | could not live. Hav-
ing DR.. Kings New Discovery In my
store l sent for bottle and began Its
use and from the first dose began to get
better, and after using three bottles. was
up and about again. 1t Is worth Its
weight In gold. We won't keep store
or house without it." Get free trial
at G. o. Yates drug store.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19
BILLIARDS. HoREHOUND SYRUP

We guarantee this to be the best cough
syrup manufactured i'm the whole wide
world This is saying a great deal, but
at is true. For consumption, coughs
colds, sore throat, sore chest, pneumonia,
bronchitis, asthma, Group, whoopinl
cough, and all diseases of the throat and
lungs, we positively guarantee Ballard's
Horehound Syrup to be without an equa
on the whole face of the globe. In sup
port of this statement we refer to every
every druggist who has ever sold it. Such
evidence is indisputable. Sold by G. O.
Yates
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19
BILLIARDS SNOW IMMINENT

This wonderful IMMINENT is known from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from fhe
lakes to the gulf. lit is the most meme.
trating IMMINENT in the world. 1t will
cure rheumatism, neuralgia, cuts. sprains
bruises, wounds, old sores, burns. sciat.
lea, sore throat, sore chest, and ali in.
Examination, after all others have failed
1t will cure barbed wire cuts, and heal
all wounds where proud flesh has set in
1t is equally efficient for animals. Try
1T and you will not be without it. Price
30 CENTS. Sold by @. o. Yates, PIG E.
Sixth street.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19
DAMAGE SUIT.

Last afternoon. in the district court
here, T. J. Lunceford, through his at
torneys, Hogg & Robertson, fled suit
against the Austin and Northwestern rail-
way for $4,000 for injuries sustained
by him in a wreck near Cedar Park last
March. He was fireman on the locomo-
tive at that time and received a number
of severe wounds, including a general
hot water bath, from which he was kept
in bed for several months.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19
THE BOARD OF PHARMACY.

THE BOARD OF PHARMACY.
The board of pharmacy for the Twenty
sixth judicial district of Texas will con-
yene in this city October 10, 1895, for
the examination of applicants for regis
rtation in pharmacy.
CHARTERS FILED YESTERDAY.
The following charters were filed with
the secretary Of state yesterday:
The Colonial club of Waco; capital
stock, $2500. Incorporators: Allan ID.
Sanford, X. l.. Henry, Cullen Il. Thomas
and others. This club is a literary one.
The Fort Worth Live Stock Commits
sion company of Fort Worth; capital
stock, $4,000. Incorporators: William
Hunter, George Beggs and James d.
Farmer,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.

old rock church on Onion creek Friday
night and the meeting met on time. Ac-
cording to our informant, Mr.. M. Il. Ca
perton was elected chairman, II. r. Ca
perton secretary, and Mr.. Geo. WidemaR-
sergeant-at-arms. These three gentle
men also represented the entire crowd in
attendance and thus is another grand
POpulist meeting recorded.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19
CURE FOR HEADACHE.

AS a remedy Tor all forms Of headache
Electric Bitters has proven to be the yery
best 1t effects a permanent cure and the
most dreaded habituaI sick headaches
yield to it's influence. We urge all who
are afflicted to procure bottle and give
itual constipation Electric Bitters cures
by giving the needed tone to the bowels,
and few cases long resist the use of this
medicine. Try it once. Large bot
ties only so cents at @. o. Yates
drug store,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19

Comment seems unnecessary, but l
must emphasize the broad difference in
these two resolutions.
The National platform declared that
1--WE hold to the use of both gold and
silver as the standard money of the coun-
try" thus clearly placing the Democratic
party in favor of both metals gold and
silver as standard, making double
standard, which is bimetallism.. The
"sound money" men say in their plat
form that there can never exist with
any people two different standards" and
they further say we stand for gold only
as the unit or standard of value" and
demand that the gold standard shall be
maintained inviolated. Who dares as
sert that the "sound money" men and
the National platform agree upon the
double standard? In the face of these
plain and positive differences it is no less
than a reflection upon q mans lntelll-
gence to claim that these two platforms
agree and mean the same thing. But
let lis see if there exists farther differ
ence between these two platforms.
In resolution 4th of the sound money
platform, the following language is used:
1--WE favor bimetallism and the use of
country, and the largest coinage Of silver
consistent VIII the safety Of our financial Ella,
a difference here with the National plat
form2 Let us see. The National plat
form declares for "both gold and silver
as the standard money of the country and
y the coinage of both gold aud silver with
Y out discriminating Xagainst either metal
or charge for, mintage."
Then as gold is given under our laws
the privilege of free and unlimited coin
age" and was so coined at the time this
platform was adopted how can any man
. consistently and with shadow of reason
deny that this platform requires that
silver shall be given the same right OF
free and unlimited coinage which is ac-
corded to gold? Any other treatment
silver would be discrimination, which
\ ie platform prohibits. And yet under
our laws, under Democratic admins
tration, silver is denied the right OF any
kind of coinage, either limited or unllm-
r tied, in direct conflict with our party
platform demand.
The sound money resolution as above
quoted declares for limited coinage OF
silver. while the National platform. IA
vors the unlimited coinage if gold Is gwen
this privilege as it has at our mlnts.
How can sound money man consist
emily claim to be in harmony with the
National platform on this proposition!
The charge is clearly established that
the two are positively opposed to each
other.
"a If the so-called "sound money ele-
ment endorse the National platform on
money let them come out honestly ana
advocate the coinage of silver on equal
terms with gold, without discrimination
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19

Il Resolution No. s,
Adopted by the
!, sound money con-
vention at Waco
MAY 8, 1895.
1--WE hold that
,Ithere can never eX-
list with any people
for any definite
time two different
standards of mon
ey value and the
history of this
country since 1892
|abundantly con-
firms the assertion.
We stand with
Andrew Jackson
and with our pres
ent Democratic
administration for
gold as the unit
measure of value
and as the best
and most BILE
measure yet discov-
by human
effort and we de-
of our law
that this
country shall take
upon this question,
no backward step
that the gold stand
but to the contrary
ard of value shall
be maintained in
violate. = y y y