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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
ATE SNAKE FLESH.
Negro Colonists Returning From Liberia
Report Terrible Suffering.

Philadelphia, July 30.-At the Way
tarers lodge, Lombard street, home sick
and destitute, are three negroes of Arkam-
Sas, who have returned from Liberia,
WHITTIER they went as colontsts some
months ago. OF nearly 100 comyanions
in the expedition 80 are said to have died
from starvation and others are elling
out u wretdhed existence in Liberia
Three men are farmers of Jefferson coun-
ty, Ark.
Frank Shelton, one of the men, has a
wife and four children there. j. X, Tuck.
en- another, has Il family, and Ebenezd
X. Russell, the third, is unmarried.
1lhey say the international Migration
society of Liberia offered % acres OF
land to every cOlonist and used as endorse
ment the name of Bishop III. NJ Turner
of Georgia. The subscribers were re-
quired ITO pay $401 in advance by INSTALL
ments and their passage to Savannah.
In return they were to be given thet
passage, food and land ON arrival. The
ship sailed in March for Moravia, with
81 cOlonists, who we're in the care Of THE
society's secretary. The men declare they
were simply dumped ashore and allowed to
shift for themselves. A score of their
comrades died of fever and some, it is
reported, perished by starvation Work
cou!d not be secured and the flesh of
dead animals and snakes Were seized
upon with avidIty for food Shelton and
his two neighbOrs saw no hope for them
i'm the colony and succeeded in obtaining
passage to Liverpool and thence to Phil
adelIihia. They expect help from Ar
kansas which will enable Them ito return
to their homes
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
CHEROKEE BILLS LATEST.
Kiled the Night GUARD of the Fort Smith
Jail, but Fairfield to Escape.

Fort Smith, Ark. July 26.-The city
is all excitement tonight over a cold
bloOded murder committed within the
confines of the Federal Jail. Cherokee
Biz, the notorious criminal and outlaw.
who MS ait present under sentence of death,
has another life to answer for.
A d.Ittle after 6 O'Clock this evening.
Turnkey. L. c. Eoff was making lris
rounds of the cells. accompanied by law
renee Keating, the might guard. As
they came Ito the cell occupied by Cherokee
Bill THEY nOticed Ithat it had been tam
pered with. AS Eoff was endeavoring
to relenIse Lhis keys, Cherokee Bins door
was Thrown violently open and the out
law stepped out with a cooked revolver
in ihis hand. Throwing lit down ON
KeaIting, who was only a few feet away.
he sadd Throw up your hands, Cd
d-n you, or III kill you" Hardly
were the words spoken before the fatal
shot was fired. He was dead in a few
minutes. EOff abandoned his keys and
started to run. AS he turned the corner
of tIhe tier of cells, Cherokee Bill fired at
him, but missed him. Cherokee Bill
pursued the turnkey, firing at him four
times.
Other guards came ito EOff's rescue and
begam to fire their IWinchesters i'm Chero-
kee Bilfs directiOm. but the closely woven
graIting prevented the shots taking effect.
Seeing Itlhat his attempt TO escape was
futble. Billl nam hack ito his cell. A reg
ular fusilade was kept up by the guards
for some time and finally Cherokee Bill
AGREED ITO give up his revolver if the
guards would promise mot ITO kill him.
He tulmed it over to Henry Starr and
by him 1.-THE weapon WAS PASSED out ito the
guards. "A search revealed the fact thaIt
Cherokee Bin had in his possession
enough cartridges Ito have killed 80 men.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
THE ARKANSAS RAGING.

Wich'ha, Kan, July 30.-The Arkan-
sas river is out of its banks ard thous-
ands of acres in Sedgwick county are
under waiter. 1'he damage will be
heavy. A number of families have been
compelled to vacate their houses. The
river is higher than it has been since
1877.
Another six-inch rise of water rushed
down the river late this afternoon and
the country is now flooded for miles
around Wichita. Nearly all the small
bridges on the adjacent streams have
been wrecked by the backwater from
the Arkansas, against which they were
not secured. Another 12-inch rise will
ood the city. 1t is reported tonight that
nearly that much water is coming this
way, having passed Sterling, 30 miles
west of here, last might This water
is expected to reach her before morning
and the low places along the river banks
are being prepared for it. BY tomor-
row night, the flood will doubtless have
subsided, as it fell nearly two feet at
Sterling today.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
A POY DROWNED.

Temple, Tex, July 30.-lSpecial.)- y
Hiram McGowan. age about Is, was
drowned this evening in Leon river, near
lanyard Springs, about II miles from
Temple. He was with a crowd of pic
nicers and was in swimming with some
companions at the time. A rescuing
party went out on the river as soon as the
news reached town, but at 80 p. m.
they had not found the body.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
ROUSING CANIPMEETING.

Georgetown. Tex. July 3O.-(SDecial.)- y
Fifteen hundred people attended the camp,
meeting at Berrys creek, five miles from
Georgetown, on Sunday. The meeting
is under the auspices of the Protestant
Methodist church, Rev. Miller of Flor
ence, an able eXhOrter and speaker, is the
leading spirit, assisted by dozen promi-
people are invited to come forward. walk
ing Through the aisles and encouraging
them.
Over 30 converts were made at the
three meetings Sunday, the interest
reaching an Old time revival.
The meetings are held in q beautiful
arbOr ON the bank of the creek.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
AT BONNEVILLE. MO.

Bonneville, Mo-, July 30.--'rhe worst
STORM of wind and rain i'm the memory
of the oldest inhabltant passed over this
city last might. No fatalities are ne
ported, but the destruction of property is
great. Two warehouses and me bust
ness house We're blown down into tIhe
river The State reform school icr boys
was unrofed. The cupola of the court
house was unroofed and the spires OF the
Catholic and Baptist churches wcre dam
aged. Shade trees were blown down in
every direction, at places entirely block
aiding .dhe gtreats, The following build
ings were more or less damaged. The
Harley block, tihe Windsor block, CONNER
cial hotel, besides several dwellings. The
telephone lines are DOWN everywhere and
q great deal of damage was done resi-
dences and Outhouses.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
P,NAI R,RJTH

New Orleans, July Bottle Independ-
ent Order B'nai Birth district grand
lodge concluded its special session today.
A committe appointed to consider them,
reported in favor of amendments to the
endowment fund law, presented by
Jaques Loeb of Montgomery, and the
plan was unanimously adopted. 1T re
duces the endowment to $1,000 and the
fund is to be handled by a board of IL
trus .ees under amp.e bonds.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
CHOLERA AND YELLOW FEVER.

Washington. July 3O.-I'he marine hos
pital service has received advices from
its special agents at Osaka and Hipga,
JPapan, saying that during the week end
ing July s there were 1O4 cases and 20
deaths from cholera.
At Havana. during the week ending
July %. there were 10 new cases and %
deaths from yellow fever.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
ALLOWED BAIL.

Hampstead. Tex, July 3O.--(Special.) J.
Eugene Renfro. who is charged with kill
ing John Heard at Howth station Satur-
day, was allowed bail today on a bond of
$1,000. The evidence, which vas heard
circumstantial. There lis intense feeling
over the matter ait Howth, where Heard
was very popular.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
PERFECTLY RELIABLE REPORT

Omaha. July Bulletin. Union
Padiflc headquarters were nntifNad ,ar
$50 tonight by the companys srperm-
tendent at POcatello, Idaho. of the Ne
ceipt of Il telegram from the Union Pacific
agent ait Nlhr ket Lake to the effect that all
the Jackson's Hole settlers had been
murdered by the Indians. their stock killed
and 'iheFr homes burned. The agent de-
clares that the information is nerfectly re-
H1lhlp
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
COL. PICKETT DEAD.

FloresviNle, Tex, July 30.-(Special)-
Col Il. G. Pickett, one of the oldest and
most prominent citizens of Wilson cOun-
ty, died here this afternoon aged about
~ years. He had held many Offices of
honor and profit in this city and was a
man of strong personality. He was a
native of Tennessee but had lived in
Texas half a century.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
CONTRARAND HEATHEiN.

IJI PasO, Tex. July 3O.-VSpeciaI.)-
There has recently appeared statements
by treasury officials to the effect that
FL Paso is a fruitful source of contraband
Cinnamon. On account of these charges
Collector Davis and Special Agent White
head today had large number of regular
and special officers examine the entire
population, consisting of more than 500
Cinnamon, and only two were found with
out certificates,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
KILLED AN ENGLIsaMAN.

Alvin. Tex, July 3O.-(Special, Near
the head of Chocolate bayou, in this
county, John z. Booth, "a we'll known
cattleman and ex-Depulty sheriff Of ahis
county, shot and killed an Englishman
named Harry Clark Booth clme into
town and gave himself up and said the
killing had occurred in the parlor of his
house. where Clark was interfering with
his family affairs. He ordered Clark out
of the house and Clark attacked hlm with
a butcher knife, when he Shot in self de-
fenSe.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
DAISY DOUGLASS CASE.

Houston. July 3O.-(Special. 1.-The pre-
,ir nary trial of Henry S. Fox, r.. and
Mrs. A. II. Foster, charged with the muir
i,l of Daisy Douglass, was Legun by
ust tice Hussey today. Strong counsel
rr1enred upon each side and the case
WINS contested over every inca of ground
Duly t'hree out of 16 witnesses were eX-
lu. ned and nothing new was developed
p,, case will hast several days yet. There
was a large crowd present during the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
MRS SPIyTY RETEAsED.

Montgomery, Ala, July 30.-Justice
Fuller Of the supreme court, after few
days preliminary trial, released Mrs.
May SDivey, charged with the murder
of her husband. The ground Of the ac-
quittal was that the justice had not been
convinced that murder had been com
mittpd
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
MASSACRE CONFIRMED.

Denver, Col, July 26.-'rhe News has
the following from its correspondent at
Market Lake, Idaiho:
VI. j. Gray, r. M. TART and Senator
Hamer of Illinois, and Z. r. Hamer of
st. Anthony all llefr st. Anthony on
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
CORN SUBMERGED.

Sterling, Kan, July 30.-The Arkansas
river at his place is at a standstil and
further rise is looked for. Hundreds
of acres of corn and pasture have been
submerged and it is feared that the corn
has been damaged badly. The river was
two feet higher tim ever before.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
c. c, BENGENER & BRO,

chaf over Meeks when they dug him
cut William Z Taylor succeeded his
brother on the stand and detailed his ac-
tions on the night of the murder.
The defense so far has strengthened
IT'S case and will probably rest when
William =. Taylor concludes tomorrow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
NINTH CAVALRY EN- ROTrTE

Washington, July 2G.-The war de-
partment had been informed from the
headquarters of General COppinger at
Omaha that four squadr;oms of the Ninth
cavalry. under Major Chaffee, from Fort
Robinson, will probably arrive at Market
Lake, Idaho, the nearest STATION, about
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
NO NEWS In WASHINGTON.

Washington, July 26-Lieutcnan Gen
eral Schofeld has Photographed the war de-
partment from Chicago THAT he VIII ar
rive in Washington tonight. No news has
been received from Idaho or Montana re-
gaI.ling the INDIAN troubles there since
yesterday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
MDAnHER INDICATIONS.

Washington, July 30.-For Mississippi
and Louisiana: Fair, light southerly
winds.
Eastern Texas: Warmer in northern
portions; variable winds.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory: Fair
Wednesday: cooler, winds becoming
northerly. -
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
RAINED FOR TWELVE Hours.

Nevada, Mo-, July 30.-A heavy rain
has been falling here for .he past ~
hours. The AlarmatOn river today over
flowed It's banks ami hundreds of grow
ing crops are now under water. The
creeks have covered "a large acreage of
corn. The loss will be heavy. A promi-
ment local statstiGan says ahe large
fax crop has been damaged n the shock
over 20 per cent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
TIDY ARE CONFIDENT.
Dallas Business Men Talk Like There
Was Nothing to Stop the Fight.

Dallas. July 31.-(Spccial)-B. f.
Lloyd has been awarded the contract for
the new amphitheatre and has given
$4,000 bond. A committee Of leading
business men have decided TO construct
the amphitheatre and d. A. Stuart will
have nothing to do with it, THE contract
for the lumber will be awarded tomor-
row. Every man who purchases a ticket
to the glove contest will see the contest
adj RIGHT enough.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01

120 miles distant from the scene of the
Indian TROUBLES at ,JackSon's Hole. at S
O'Clock Saturday morning. General Cop
pinger will be ut the same station Just
hefore or at the same time the troops an
rive.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
KILLED HIS BROTHER-IN-I,AW

III Paso, Tex, July 3O.--(Special)-A.
]. Wells, a grocery merchant. was muir
dered tonight by his brother-in-9aw.
Miguel A. Balos. There seems to have
been some family trouble and while Wells
was sitting in front of his store Abalos
came up and plunged large knife into
his breast killing him Instantly. Abalos
and Sabine Pacheco are under arrest,
the latter as accessory.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01

hearing, as the case is a very sensational
one.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
YOU WILL

Probably spend your vacation on
some stream where fine sport
is to be had fishing. IF you need
tackle, try US. We have a large
and tirst-class assortment at all
prices.
Although we have sold a good
many Dog Collars, our assort-
ment is not yet broken.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-12-26

One Of the detectives connected with the
bureau at the Philadelphia city hall went
into barber shop on Thirteenth street.
close by city hall, the other evening, and
sat in one of the chairs to be shaved. While
the barber was making ready to shave him
he started one of his characteristic CONVEX
sations. Receiving short answers to every
question that he put to the detective, how
ever, the tonsorial artist brought the tete-
a-tete to a close and silence reigned su-
preme.
The local Hawkshaw was in half dose
while the barber was busily engaged in
applying the lather on his face, when sud
denly the sound Of hammer striking
against some metallic substance was heard
emanating from the rear of the barber
shop. Then voices were heard in the fol-
lowing dialogue:
"That was a good job that we done out
at Germantown last week, Peter"
'tYes; that was the neatest piece of
work we done for some time. There was
SO little trouble with 1t"
The detective at once opened his eyes
and became interested. The first voice
continued:
SIT brought us in 1896, and we had bet
ter
The conversation at this stage was in
terrupted by knocks on the door and hear
ing the detectives voice calling out,
Leave me in, or I'll break down the
door" One of the men in the back room
threw the door open. The Hawkshaw, ex-
peoting to find den of counterfeiters or
burglars rushed through the door and fell
into plumbers shop, where two of the
employees were working; - Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-12-26
Farmers. You Want This,

'The Ohio Farm Laws and Legal
Forms" is a book that every farmer
should have.
The following are some of its I'M
portant chapters: Animals, chattel
mortgages, contracts, descent and dis
tribution of property, dover, drain
age laws, fence laws, game laws, grist
mills, grain warehouses, husband and
other exemptions, landlord and
tenant, mechanics lein, offenses
against property, principal and sure
ty, trespass, wills, work and labor,
compulsory education of children,
and the last chapter contains all kind
of legal towns, contracts, 1otes, guar
dntees, Endorsements, etc.
The book is not one of mere COM
ments and suggestions, but it contains
the law as it stands on the statutes of
Ohio to-day. All the repeals are
stricken out and all the amendments
added. Supreme court decisions are
given freely, thus giving every man
who possesses this valuable book the
opportunity of knowing what the law
is, and what his rights are under the
law. The chapter on Landlord and
Tenant is worth $40 TO any man. It
is correct, and gives the laws so plain
that it can not be misunderstood. All
the other chapters are equally valua-
BILE,
The book contains S34 pages, is
printed in large, easy-reading type,
and is substantially bound in cloth.
1t sells for $1.00 wherever offered.
But the publishers of the NORTHWEST
seeing what an invaluable book it
would be for farmers in Henry county,
have bought large quantity of the
books, and are offering them as fol
lows: For $1.25, when the subscrip-
ton is paid in advance, we give this
elegant book and one years subscrip-
ton to the NORTHWEST. The book
cannot be bought anywhere else in
Henry county. See full particulars
in another column of this paper.
The NORTHWEST,
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Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-12-26
OR PUBLIC RECORD.
HArTERS OF INTEREST ON RECORD
In THE COURT HOUSE.
Real Estate Transfers Marriage Lii
oenses. Probate eCourtNews,
Ditch Hearings etc. etc.
REALEsrArE TRANSFERS..

FREEDOM.
John Kline 10 Henry Tieije, 25 acres in
section 81, $l250.
FLArRooK TOWNSHIP.
Martin Lovery to Guy Glore ct al, 1901
acres in section x, love.
PLEASANT TOWNSHIP.
VIM. Okuley ct al to Peter Okuley, &C
acres in section &c, $1400.
Louisa and John Palmer to Geo. Pfau,
30 ocres in section Is, $3.50.
w. f. Young Guard. 10 Trus, Lutheran
Church, 2. 40 acres in section 2, 81.
MARION
David Ssger to John Ryan, acres in sec
H: Buchenbers to Fred oordes. 80 acres
Eli B. Hashbarper to David Saoer. an
acres in section p, $1,000,
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP
j. Ii. Fender, sheriff to d. Meekison, 20
acres in section 4, $3.50.
aIOHFIELp TOWNSHIP
T. w. Huntington, trustee, to J. W. Ham
ma, l5515 acres in section Is and 78. IL acres
in section 2, $5842.
d. Rohrs d j. W. Hanna to Isaac Bisher.
Az acres in section IS, $4,000.
BARTLow TOWNSHIP.
D. Meekison to Henry Reisen, IS acres in
section 5. $205O.
0EsHLEB
Savilla Mcdowell to Cora B. Jones, part
lot Stearn's addition, S83.
l.. d. Jacobs to F. M. Jacobs, lot 525 in
original plat, $525.
Geo. M. Meranda TO Alice A. Tice. lot
IL Stearn's addition, S110O.
Alice Tice to P. T. MichaeIs, lot II
Stearn's addition, $40.
j: W. Hanna to j. H. Lathrop, lots To
ID St. arms addition, $50.
Cora NJ. Stevenson to Lydia A. Spangler.
lot lS3 original plat, 500.
Or Sam Williams to Mary O'Hearn, part lot
70 original plat, $1,000.
HAaLER.
Frank Tagler to Alice Paronta, lot 1 Tur-
key foot addition, $50.
"; D. Hill, atty to Mary Elliott, lots So
and b original plat, $100.
LYDIA A. Wesner to Mary F. Hill ct al,
lots IL and 16 Hills addition, $40.
M. Mack to Mary F. Hill ct al. 40 acres
In section IL, 81.
W. D; Hill as atty to Hamler Cor, part
lot Hills addition, $50.
W. D, Hill atty to Fred Baden, lots 166
and l67 original plat, 800.
W. d. Hill, atty to Fred D. Rohrs, lot 1l6
original plat, $50
FLORIDA.
Martin Lowery to Guy and Bertha Glore, |
u acres in section 8, love.
LIBERTYoENTER.
Ja,ob Smith to D. 4. Overmire. 2.12 |
lcres in section 36, $500.
Laura B, Shanahan to Geo. W. Marine.
OF Parrish's addition, $500.
NAPoLEoNooRPoRATIo
j. Il. Resh. co. aud. to D. F. Coe, part
OF 20 Phillips addition, $4S.24
TEXAS.
d. g. Durbin. admr. to Mary A. Durbin,
$500.
M'cLURE.
L. W. Burwell to Chris. Gearhart, part
OF II original plat, $500.
Sylvester Collins to Todd Wilcox, Il acre
n section 90, $3.50.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-12-26
HERE'S FHE issue
BETWEEN UNCLE SAM AND
GREAT BRITAIN.
Clearly Stated for the Public
Benefit.

One OF the main questions at issue
in the Venezuelan boundary controv-
ersy turns to whether Great Britain
in her aggressive movement from
British Guiana has absorbed, or tried
to absorb, territory not covered by
treaty previous to the assertion of the
Monroe doctrine. This is the feature
of the case that interests Americans,
and in his discussion of the question
Lord Salisbury virtually admits that
the claims Of England are not cover
ed by treaty, but that they are mat
ters simply of negotiation between
Great Britain and Venezuela.
The controversy really opened with
the survey OF the arbitrary Sehom-
burgh line In 1841. This was not a
boundary agreed upon by the repre-
sentatiyes OF twogovernments, it was
not boundary made in accordance
with any possible understanding of
any previous treaty, it was simply an
arbitrary line run for the interest of
Great Britain to give her foothold
on the Orinoco. This was in accord
ance with settled British policy to
advance her commercial interests
wherever such a course is possible.
venezuela made emphatic protest
and contended that the boundary
line should be established in accord
ance with fair understanding of the
treaties of 1891 and 1914. Other
boundaries were proposed, but not
one OF them based on the treaties.
Venezuelan policy was to keep Eng.
land away from one of the greatest
rivers in South America, and Great
Britain's policy was to control the
commerce of that great river. Ven
ezuela being weak power, being
state torn by revolutions, Great
Britain advanced step by step, until
1880, Lord Salisbury, acting as he
would in Central Asia or in Africa,
claimed all the territory which, as he
explained, was the field of British ac-
tivity.
In other words he claimed all the |
territory into which the British mi
ners had emigrated, and again Venez-
uela made vigorous protests. Con-
ferences were held, but no attention |
was paid to any suggestions from
venezuela as to boundary. Finally,
in 1894, Venezuela advanced her
troops into the disputed territory,
and the question came to an issue.
The point is that Lord Salisbury
claims district hundreds of miles in
extent, simply because adventurers
rom British Guiana had occupied it;
claims district not ceded to Great
Britain by any act of Venezuela or
oy any treaty in existence; in other
words, Great Britain is encroaching
lpon American territory in Mexico.
The American nation encroached up
IN has not consented to any change
n boundary, has not agreed to cede
my territory, but has protested, in
eason and out, for over fifty years.
,gainst encroachment. This is the
ase in nutshell. Toledo Nevs. !,