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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-03
ELGIN BANK BURGLARY.
Vault and Safe Demolished of the
CrackSmcn Captured.

Elgim. Tex, Dec. 30 Special. Re
tween ; and / o'clock this morning
cracksmen utterly demolished the vault
and safe of the Elgin bank. Two eXplo-
SionS of dynamite We're necessary and
were so heavy that besides blowing to
pieces the vault and safe. the furniture
and floor were also badly splintcred. The
heavy reports awakened citizens and the
lookout of the thieves was captured. The
alarm was given to the three men in the
bank. however. and they ESCAPED. The
man captured gave his name as 4. H..
Foster. After he was locked IN he sent
Il dispatch to Mrs. A. II. Foster. Hous-
ton. Tex, saying that he was in trouble.
Men are out in all directions after the
three who escaped and as they are afoot
they are likely to be captured. They Sc
cured no money as the promptnesS with
which the citizens acted gave them no
time to secure the plumber.
GANG OF PROFESSIONALS.
Houston. Dec. -(Special 1.-The
chief of police was notified of the can
ture of Foster at Elgin. 1t is thought
that he is member of the gang of pro-
fesisonal cracksmen who for some months
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-03

The boys make Rome howl in other
places besides Texas. The mayor OF that
city made Rome, New York, howl the
other day. In addition to his municipal
nosition he was cashier of the national
bank of that city and skipped to Canada
with 100000 of the banks funds. That IS
not the way we make Rome howl down IN
Texas however.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-03
ADVERTISING RATES

Advertising rates will be made known Oh
application. -, omoo AZ Tribune build.
ing, New York. We Shednoi puS'''''
4. 6. Beckwith, Sole Aget Tor pore'e"
Advertising.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-03

mast have been working successfully in
both Texas and Louisiana Friday night
three safes were blown open mt Win
chester. Fayette county. and over Slo0O
secured. Safe blowings have been report
from many points,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-03
ASPuYNIATEn

and an rbis tFa ni1 Dec. 3O.-John Smith
bed un ls PRIZE tSia OF a week were found in
gas. If is mrs nrssn morning, asphyxiated by
off the rns assumed assumed they failed to turn
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-03

4 small quantity of DR.. Prices Baking
Powder makes the biscuits better than
donble the nMnntity of low grnde pOMderS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-03

With the assistance of Mr.. Hal David,
who it will be remembered aided in get
ting out special edition of The States
man, the Fort Worth Gazette presented
the public with splendid edition of that
paper last Sunday. While it contains a
vast amount of interesting news and mis-
cellaneous articles il, also, portrays the
business men and rapid growth of that
cnterprising city. Fort Worth owes the
Gazette much for its active interest in
the progress of that young city, and for
its constant efforts to contribute TO its
growth and prosperity. The Gazette is
entitled to growth commensurate with
the city of Fort Worth.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-03

A German wrote to Governor North
crn of Georgia asking him TO state some
of the advantages that Georgia offered
to the cmigrant farmers. Among other
things mentioned by Governor Northern
is that fertilizer costs but 81 an acre.
The Texas farmer does not need any
fertilizers, and on that single item the
emigrant farmer saves 81 an acre each
year by coming to Texas. If you were
to offer Texas farmer guano he would
ask you how to cook it; he does not know
what il is unless he came to Texas from
Georgia, where land has to be fortified.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-03

Sour milk should never be used with
baking powder. DIR. Prices makes food !
light and sweet. 8NT
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-03

Conclusive reasons for the advance of
DIR, Prices Baking Powder are found in
It's purity. strength and wholesome
qualities.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-03

Entered at the postofIice at Austin Texas
e second class matter.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-14
COURT NOTES.

Ada Jones was yesterday sent to the
hospital for the insane from Judge
Steele'S court
Anna Nelson has begun a suit against
s. August Linn to collect SlOo.20 al
legged to be due on a promissory note.
The First National Bank OF Pem-
bina has garnisheed Greenleaf d Zen
ney to secure $3S0. 50, alleged to be due
them from David Wilson.
No Jury cases will be tried between
Dec. 20 and Jan. 6. Cases set Tor Jan.
on the criminal calendar Will not
be called until Jan. s.
The case of the state against Thorn
as c. Stenson went over the term yes
terday with a prospect of its being re-
submitted to the next grand jury.
S. T.. Olson is the plaintiff in an ac-
ton taken up before Judge Elliott yes
terday, in which he seeks to recover
81. COS damages from Carl c. Schultz.
It is alleged that Schultz put an ele-
vator in the S. E. Olson store, ana one
of the employees was injured on 1t. The
machinery was merely rented, and ac-
cordingly Olson seeks to recover the
amount of damages caused by the ac-
cident. The case will be continued
Monday.
An important case taken up before
Judge Smith yesterday afternoon was
the action of Hans Sorenson, dairy
man, to recover $5,CGO alleged damages
from II. A. Hokemier ct al, members
of the state dairy and food commits
sion. 1t is claimed that Sorenson was
represented as keeping his dairy in a
bad condition, in the annual report
gotten out by the Minneapolis mem
bers of the commission. This, he
claims, damaged his business. The
point to be established is the liability
of the dairy and food commissioners,
and it is not at all unlikely that the
action will go to the supreme court
before il is finally terminated.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-14
WORKING ON THEM
SENATE AND HOUSE COMMITTEES
NOT YET QUITE COM
PLETE.
REED TAKES A LONG TIME.
HIS LIST WILL NOT BE COM
PLETE FOR ANOTHER
WEEK.
MEMBERS RETURNING HOME.
Senate Caucus Committee May BE
Able to Report tMOnday-Cruise
of Bunce,s Fleet.

{ WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The Re-
publican senate caucus committee, aft
er prolonged session today, express
ed the opinion that they would be able
to report the Republican membership
OF the senate committees to the Re-
publican caucus on Monday. The days
developments make it altogether likely
that the appropriations committee will
be enlarged to twleve members, in or
der to make room for Senators Quay,
Pettigrew and Perkins, of California.
Senator Stewart, who was formerly
slated for membership on the appro-
pr1atlons committee as PopuliSt, prob
ably will not get the place, but will
become chairman of the committee on
Pacific railways. Senator Pritchard,
of North Carolina, is to be chairman of
the committee on civil service and re-
trenchment.
The proposition of the young bloods"
to pass the reorganization of the SEN
ate through prior to the Christmas hol-
days has met with opposition from the
older Republican senators, who recall
that they resisted ante-Christmas re-
organization Of the senate when the
Democrats last gained control, and
should the Democrats show a DISPOSE
tion to resist hasty reorganization, the
matter probably will go over until after
the holidays. The committee report
will be presented and adopted before
an attempt is made to elect the senate
officers.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-14
ON THE POLICE RUN.

John Nickerson was arrested late
yesterday afternoon by Court Officer
Byrnes on a warrant charging him
with embeZZlement. The complainant
is r. D. McKercher, who claims that
Nickerson embeZZled' S25.
Charles Lawson was arraigned in the
police court yesterday upon the COM
plaint of Tiliie Davidson. A short con-
sultation was held and the pair left
the court in search OF a preacher 10
get married.
James Jacobson, a farmer from
Greenwood township, called at police
headquarters yesterday to report that
a smooth individual travelling under the
name of J. A. White was going around
among the farmers in the surrounding
country victimiz:ng them out of S1.5O
each on a photograph enlarging deal.
White claimed to have offices at 30T
Lumber exchange, but the police say
he has not and that he has done an eX-
tensive business, as they have heard of
him quite often on previous occasions.
Hans K. Dohl stopped over in Mime
apolis Thursday on his way to Norway
to spend Christmas. Hans secured
he went to bed Thursday night blew
out the gas. Hotel employees detected
the odor of escaping gas and rescued
Dohl from his room in very critical
condition. DR.. S. M. Moulton was call
ed and worked over Dohl constantly
and he will now recover all right.
Sergeant Jack Leonard, of the CEN
trail station police, stated yesterday
morning that it was his intention
shortly to arrest one of the drivers of
the United States mail wagons on a
charge Of reckless driving through the
streets. A number of complaints have
come to the police from persons who
have narrowly escaped serious injury
by the fast driving of these wagons,
and the police desire to make test
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-14
MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULEs.

Frank Pollock. tenor of the Boston
(ans. will sing at Westminster services,
Lyceum theater, on Sunday evening.
Harry Hanson, owner of a team of
burros, was fined s. in the police court
yesterday afternoon on complaint OF
Agent Tatro, of the Humane society.
The district court will enjoy the
general holiday vacation Dec. 70 to
Jan. g. inclusive. No jurors will re-
port during that time or cases be tried.
Arrangements have been completed
for the convention of insurance men to
be held at the board of trade next
Tuesday for the purpose of adjusting
premium rates.
Since the municipal court has been
removed to the new quarters every
days criminal docket is principally re
markable for the few cases the judge
is called upon TO decide.
Rev. j. Wesley Hill is announced to
answer the lecture recently delivered
by Robert G. Ingersoll in this city,
next Sunday evening at the FoWler
Methodist Episcopal church.
Attorney Fred Cook is suffering from
an attack of rheumatism which Thurs
day neceSSitated his removal to Nofth-
western hospital He was reported
there yesterday afternoon as resting
comfortably.
John Mcconnell. of the water works
department submits a report showing
that during 1879 there was lalu LILO
miles of water main, 1S0 hydrants and
IS gates placed, the entire cost OF lay
mig the mains being $27S6262, or Az
cents per foot.
Yesterday morning about 3 o'clock
two unknown individuals broke into
the residence of Attorney Fred B.
Lang. 1863 Seventh street southeast,
and while that gentleman sweetly
slumbered, the intruders carried off his
garments. They got as far as the
wood shed, where the pockets We're eX-
plored In the pants pocket was $l9.25
but by some oversight the marauders
overlooked five s. bills in the Vst.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-14
BUNCEsS MANOEUVERS.
Ships to Drill and Practice Off the
Venezuelan Coast,

Ships to Drill and Practice Off the
Venezuelan Coast.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The pro-
gramme of the maneuvers and move
ments of Admiral Bunce's North At
lantic squadron has at length been ar
ranged. The squadron will depart
from the rendezvous at Hampton
Roads on the 21st inst, and is expected
to return to that place May IL next.
The first stop will be at St. Thomas,
Dec. 22, and after that the ships will
put into a number of ports on the Gulf
of Mexico and caribbean sea. During
the stap at Trinidad the squadron will
have drills and target practice in the
Bay of Paria, just off the Venezuelan
coast, and near the territory which is
now in dispute between Great Britain
and Venezuela. 1t is a matter of note,
however, that at no point in the timer
ary does the squadron enter a Vene-
zuelan port, and Admiral Bunce is
doubtless influenced in this respect by
the wishes of the department of state.
for the assemblage of an American
fleet in Venezuela at this juncture
might be construed as a threat and
tend greatly to complicate the nego-
tiations now in progress with the Brit
ish foreign office over the Venezuelan
boundary question. To prevent any
such impression from gaining ground,
the navy department has been particu-
lar to state explicitly that the winter
maneuVerS of the North Atlantic SQUAD
ron are not Influenced by any foreign
issues and are simply in continuance
Of the summer drills as outlined last
spring
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-14

oline street lamps during the coming
year. The bids were referred to the
committee on gas.
The Nordeen liquor ordinance was
then sprung upon the unsuspecting
council and a free circus resulted.
Finally motion was made and
carried to defer action on the
matter for one week, and in
the meantime to have the ordinance
printed in pamphlet form.
On motion it was decided to direct
the city comptroller and city treasurer
to charge the water works fund with
$500, ,0C0, the proceeds of the sale of res
ervoir bonds, and the interest fund
with $623.50, the accrued interest paid
by the sinking fund commissioners,
and credit the sinking fund with $780,
6235O. The proper city officers were
also directed to draw warrants In ia
vor of the board of sinking fund COM
missioners for the amount.
The committee on ways and means
were then direcsnd to advertise for
sale and to sell the reservoir bonds,
which had been, by resolution, sold to
the sinking fund commissioners, so
that there would be no delay In the
work on the new reservoir.
This action, having been declared IL
legal by the supreme court, was re
scinded by the motion just passed, and
the bonds will now be sold to the
highest bidders.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-14
ROBED IN A blanket.
Queer Costume Worn by IL Prison.
er From Stearns County.

Queer Costume Worn by Il Prison.
er From Stearns County.
Faith an fhwat have yez there, a
Sioux Injun?"
The remark came from Jailer Pete
Bradley, of the Central police station,
as early last evening Sheriff J. e. Nc
Kelvy, of Stearns county, and Deputy
T. M. Fow walked into the station
with man heavily ironed and clad
only in a big woolen blanket. The
blanket was tied around his waist
with a rope and pinned at the top and
bottom. At every move the prison.
er's bare flesh showed at the breast
and ankles.
The prisoner of Sheriff McKelvy was
none other than Jake Sherman, alias
"Big-foot" Sherman, who is being ta-
ken to Saltwater to serve a five-year
sentence passed upon him Thursday
for being implicated in burglarizing a
small hardware store just above st.
Cloud.
Sherman objected to going to prison,
and when he saw that McKeIvy intend
ed to take him anyhow he started in to
make all the trouble possible. Sher-
man tore his clothing into shreds, but
not at all nonplussed McKelvy got a
big blanket and wrapped it around his
prisoner and took him along just the
same. He will be taken to Saltwater
this morning a.d will have no more
clothes until he gets his prison garb.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-14
WENT Up IN SMOKE
RELICS OF HAYWARD ALL DE-
STROYED AT THE COUNTY
JAIL.
DEFENSE COST $4,000.
MRS. HAYWARD DEPARTS FOR
CHICAGO-CASE OFFICIALLY
CLOSED.
ALDERMAN HARVEY IS TIRED,
Resigns From the Fire Depart
ment COmmittee-Wei eitzner-
Gutenberg Case.

Shortly before II o'clock yesterday,
DR.. Thaddeus Hayward appeared at
the county Jail for the purpose of gath
ering up the late Harry Hayward S
personal effects, which were scattered
pretty much all over the Jail They
consisted of many collars, cuffs, shirts.
neckties, shoes, clothing, a wicker rock
ing chair, and a small table. These
articles were taken to the furnace III
the old court house building, and one
by one they went up in smoke. Capt.
West, who was present when DR.. Hay
ward was gathering up the reminders
of the famous prisoner, suggested that
they be given to the Associated char
tiles, where they would be of some use
to the world. DR.. Hayward replied
that he believed that it would be a good
idea, but he was afraid that they would
be given out as souvenirs of his brother
and he wanted nothing that would be
an unpleasant reminder of Harry or
that could be used as a souvenir by
persons indiscriminately. For this
reason he persisted that they should be
burned.
Among the articles disposed'of in this
in the heel of which, Harry had made
a pocket, which the sheriff discovered
contained S1,5O0 shortly after his
famous escape plans were made pub
lie. Harry's gold watch has been given
to DR.. Thad Hayward, who will keep
it, and the last money that he had,
amounting to about $50, was turned
over to a friend and from the friend it
went to the doctor.
Mrs. w. w. Hayward, mother of the
hanged man, left for Chicago last
night, where she will remain for some
time, several months at least. The
cost of the trial to the defendant was
$4,000, including Harry's expenses and
the amount paid to the attorneys and
witnesses. This was the cost to the
defendants alone. The county's side
is about as much making a total cost
in the neighborhood of $4,000.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-14
HE IS CERTAINLY DEAD.
Harry Haywnrd's Demise Official
Iy Recorded.


Iy Recorded.
The famous case of the state of Min
nesota against Harry T. Hayward IS
now officially closed. The last act in
the series of important events was the
official notification to the governor ana
to the clerk of the district court stating
that Sheriff Holmberg had executed
the defendant in accordance with the
provisions of the law.
Previous to this notification neither
Gov. Clough nor Clerk Dickey had any
official information on the point. They
undoubtedly read the newspapers and
unofficially they were aware that the
punishment had been meted out to the
doomed man.
The official notification is short and
to the point. 1t says:
State of Minnesota, County of Hen
that by virtue of the original warrant,
true and correct copy of which IS
hereto attached, at the city of Mime
apolis, county and state aforesaid: on
the 18th day of December, 1885, before
the hour of sunrise, within the walls
of the Hennepin county jail, did, in
due form of law, execute the said war
rant by then and there hanging the
within named defendant, Harry T..
Hayward, by the neck until he was
dead. Dated this 18th day of December,
1895. John E. HolmberS,
Sheriff of Hennepin County.
Attached to the certificate of death
is the warrant signed by the governor
under which the death penalty was ad-
ministered. A copy of this is made to
accompany the return to the sheriff,
while the original warrant, signed by
Gov. Clough was returned to him with
a certificate similar to the one given
above.
The certificate of execution was re-
turned to the clerk of the court yes
terday afternoon between and 4
o'clock. 1t was Immediately filed and
now lies with the remainder of the pa
pers in the celebrated case, in Clerk
Dickey's office.
Sheriff Holmberg personally took the
COPY to the governor, in order that
there might not be any question about
the return, and the records in the case
would be complete.
So far as the court has cognizance
there is nothing further to be done in
the matter, and with the filing of the
sheriff's warrant the case is officially
o1ncod
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-14
A CANINE HERO

Insists Upon POIiceman's Going
to the Rescue of Two Frozen
Men.
James Murphy and Charles Ma
guire, workmen on the drainage
channel, were saved from freezing
to death Wednesday night by the in
telligence of a dog, says the Chicago
Times-Herald. They came to Chi
cago early in the day for a spree,
and before midnight their money
had all been spent in Clark street
saloons. In their stupid condition
they wandered into a vacant lot just
south of 800 Clark street, and there
they were found at 1 80 o'clock Thurs
day morning by Policeman Kegel, Of
the Harrison street station. Both
were unconscious. Murphy was
bleeding from the mouth, and the
ambulance men at the station worked
over him nearly two hours before he
regained consciousness. Maguire's
condition was not so bad.
The dog that saved these men is
called Bum by the habitues of Clark
street. Bum is a tramp, of whose
history nothing is known. For the
last three months Bum has made
his home at the lodging houses and
saloons in Clark street, between Van
Buren and Harrison streets. Ev-
erybody in the block knows the dog,
and he never wants for bone.
About 1:S0 o'clock Thursday morn
ing Officer Kegel was standing at
Clark and Van Buren streets when
Bum came up barking and wagging
his tail.
"Hello, Bum," said the officer,
whats up?"
Bum kept on barking and wag-
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-14
that the treasury may make the best
possible showing.
STORIES OF WAR TIMES.
Second Volume of the Naval Rec
Ords About to ApDear,

Second Volume of the Naval Rec
Ords About to Appear.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The sec
ond volume of the official records of the
Union and Confederate navies in the
War of the Rebellion has just come
from the press and will be ready for
issue in a. few days. The publication is
distributed through congress, and not
from the navy department. This vol
ume takes up the story where it was
left by Volume l., and covers the
perior from Jan. l, 1863 to March 81,
1864, and makes stirring tale of sea
warfare covering the operations of the
celebrated Confederate cruisers Flor
ida, Alabama and Georgia, and chaGes
made by the federal cruisers. One
chapter, extracted from the log of Com
mander Semmes, on the Alabama, tells
how he enticed the United States
steamer Hatteras, a steamer of al
most equal armament and strength of
crew, away from the blockading squad
ron at Galveston, and sunk her in a
desperate engagement. There are
stories of the escape of the Florida
from Mobile, the seizure of the Vir-
ginia, the escape of the Gibraltar
formerly the Sumpter), the cutting
out of the United States revenue cut
ter Caleb Gushing, the Johnson's ISL
and expedition and the Chesapeake
affair.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-14
BEAR IN A PATH
And 1t Was the Second Largest on
pike County,s Record.

New York World.
Charles e. Hazen, of Blooming Grove
township, recently found tracks of a
monster bear. He started out for the
bear Wednesday. taking with him two
dogs and neighbor. They got rise
from a swamp, and in the chase the
hunters became separated.
After six hours HaZen ran almost
against the bear in narrow path at
the head Of Rattlesnake creek. He had
no time to retreat. The bear raised on
its launches to strike. Hazen put a
ball from his rifle into the bears brain.
The animal pitched forward with it's
dying breath, knocking the hunter to
the ground.
After making sure that the bear was
dead, Hazen examined himself and
found he had bad scalp wound and a
cut in the kneee.
The bear weighed 400 pounds, and
measured seven and one-half feet. DIR.
John Kelley, Of New York, killed a
bear in nearly the same spot three
years ago, which measured eight feet
and weighed 500 pounds. The pelt of
this bear, which is the only one ever
killed in Pike county which was larger
than Mr. Hazen's bear, now adorns the
home of Lawyer John w. Lyon, OF this
place.