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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19

beasts, but did not fear them, she says,
as much as the human wolves she knew
were on the outside thirsting for her
blood. She had her trusty revolver and
winchester with her, and the negroes
knew her prowess with the weapons, and
however much they may have wished to
carry out the instructions of the gang,
stood in too much wholesome awe of her
to attack her openly.
Finally on the second night of her i'm
prisonment, Sheriff De Ford and posse,
guided by faithful negro, found her. He
placed her on horseback, and, by forced
night ride of 80 miles, reached the rail-
road at early dawn and safely lodged her
in the Oklahoma City jail She has
given up all the secrets of the gang, their
friends and sympathizers and will prove
such a valuable witness for the govern
ment that it is not believed she will suffer
very greatly for her connection with the
escape and the murder in connection
Herewith.
Jessie is, as stated above, a bright, bril-
liant brunette, only II years of age, grace
full as fawn,, and with proper training
would be an attractive woman. She is
a typical Western girl in many respects,
brave, energetic and not especially vicious.
Great sympathy has been expressed for
her, and should she get out of this trouble
she will be placed in school and given
every advantage by persons of wealth and
standing who are taking an interest in
her.-St Louis Globe-Democrat
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IN A RUSSIAN PRISON.
Fifteen Americans Reported to Have
Been Seized for Prihibitory Fishing.

San Francisco, Dec. 14.-Five San
Francisco seafaring men and 10 other
Americans are supposed to be held at Sag
Halien prison by the Russian authorities
for prohibitory fishing in Siberian waters.
The San Franciscons belong to party of
seal hunters that left here about one year
ago on the steamer City of Pekin to join
John Kennan's fishing crew, that has had
headquarters at Hakodite and Yokohama.
The men missing are; Frank Peterson,
James Maloney, Steve Brennan, II.
Sheehy and Ned Howe. In addition to
these men, in whom local interest will
naturally center, are the 10 American
seamen and hunters, John Ross, James
Mccarthy. John Riley, f. Hill, A. Ander-
son, II. Carlson, Edward Lankin, Alex
ander Locke, G. l.. Nelson and X. Eric
son. The Russian penalty for fishing in
the waters off the coast of Sag Halien
island and Siberia is Imprisonment for life
in the island prison, where no man can
hope to escape the persecution of petty
tyrnants and the abuses of law that gov
ern tyranny.
The men under arrest have undoubtedly
trespassed on Russian territory, but there
is some question as to the jurisdiction of
the ear over the island.
KEENAN, has appealed to the secretary of
state at Washington in behalf of his own
men, asking the Intervention of the
United States government. The men
We're on the schooner Saipan when she
| was seized by the Russians.
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JUDGE NUGENT DEAD.
The Able Jurist Passed Away Yester-
day Morning in Fort Worth.

Fort Worth, Tex, Dec. 14.-(Special.)
AT 2:10 this morning Judge Nugent
breathed his last. Judge Nugent has
suffered with diabetes long time, but
not until the last few days was 1t recog-
nized that death was so near.
Thos. L. Nugent was born Of respected
parents Mt Ohelousas, La, July 10, 1871,
and was consequently 81 years Of age at
the time of his last birthday. He ac-
quired the rudimcnts of an education in
the common schools Of the period. At
forwards he entered Centenary college
at Jackson, La, where he graduated in
1861. The following year he came to
Texas, locating at Austin. Judge Nu-
gents first political honors Of note were
won when he was elected to the consti-
tutional convention of 1875, in which
body he distinguished himself as an earn
est worker and thoughtful lawmaker.
In 1879 Governor Roberts appointed him
district judge, to which place he was of-
forwards elected twice without OPPOSE
ton. He resigned in 1888 and engaged
in the practice of his profession at III
Paso. He returned to Stephenville and
resided there until he moved TO Fort
Worth in 1892 The year he came to
this city he was nominated for governor
by the Populist party, and he received
the same honor again in 1894. In the
first race he received over 100000 votes,
and in the second about 10000 votes
were cast for him.
The remains of the distinguished dead
will be taken by special train to his old
home at Stephenville for interment to-
morrow morning, escorted by large DELI
egation of lawyers. At Stephenyille his
first wife and several children lie buried.
Fitting resolutions were adopted by the
local bar today.
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THE CLINE TO CARACAS.
Venezuelas Capital City is at an Eleva-
ton of 1000 Feet.

La Guayra is the chief seaport of Ven
czuea. 1t lies at the edge of chain of
great mountains, where they come down
to wet their feet in the ocean, and Carac-
as, the capital, is slowed away 1000 feet
higher up behind these mountains, and
could only be bombarded in time of war
by shells that would rise like rockets and
drop on the other side of the mountains,
and so cover distance quite nine miles
away from the vessels that fired them.
Above La Guayra, on the hill, is n little
fortress. which was once the residence of
the parish governor when Venezuela was
a colony of Spain. 1t is of interest now
chiefly because Charles Kingsley de-
scribes it in westward Hop as the fort
ress in which the Rose of Devon was i'm
prisoned. Past this fortress, and up over
the mountain to the capital, are a mule
trail and an ancient wagon road and a
modern railway.
1t is a very remarkable railroad; its
tracks cling to the perpendicular surface
of the mountain like the tiny tendrils of
vine on stone wall, and the trains
creep and crawl along the edge of its
precipices or twist themselves into the
shape of a horseshoe magnet, so that the
engineer on the locomotive can look di-
,rectly across Il DottOmleSS chasm INTO the
windows of the last car. The view from
this train, while it pants and puffs on its
way to the capital, is the most beautiful
combination of sea and plain and noun
tain that l have ever seen. When you
look down from the car platform you see
first. stretching 5000 feet below you, the
great green ribs of the mountain and its
valleys and waterways leading into a
plain covered with thousands and thou
sands of royal palms. set SO far apart that
you can distinguish every broad leaf and
the full length of the white trunk. You
pass through the clouds on your way up
that leave the trees and rocks along the
track damp and shining as after a heavy
dew, and at some places you can peer
through them from the steps of a car
down straight fall of 1000 feet. When
you have climbed to the top of the noun
tain you see before you on the other side
the beautiful valley in which lies the city
of Caracas, cut up evenly by well-kept
streets, and diversified by the towers of
churches and public buildings and open
plazas, with the white houses and gar
dens of the coffee planters lying beyond
the city at the base of the mountain
Harper's.
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RRENHAM RUDGET.

Brennan, Tex, Dec. 16.-(SpeciaD-
County commissioners court met today.
The Davis Brothers Concert company
has been playing here week, but broke
up Sunday when two of the company
were discharged. Several of the Bren-
ham boys champion the cause of the de-
posed comedians, and on the street at
tempted to hurrah the manager of the
troupe. His wife took up the quarrel,
and applying some offensive epithets to
one of the young men, hit him in the
face with her parasol, and when he turn
ed to leave she applied a vigorous kick
in the region where it might be supposed
to do the most good. The manager and
his wife went to the depot to take the
train for Hampstead, but the young man
who had been assaulted followed up with
rock and struck Burt Davis, the man.
ager over the eye, making an ugly wound.
Many of the farmers are running their
ploWs, preparing for next years crop.
Hon. Ben S. Rogers left Sunday for
Austin. and from there will go to Kyle
to deliver memorial address.
On Mr., ]. n. Chadwick's farm, near
Chappell Hill. Friday last, tenement
house occupied by Green Marcus was de-
stroyed by fire.
Mr.. w. B. McCracken, lately an EN-.
ploye of the Bellville Times, has accept
ed the position of local reporter on the
Brennan Banner.
The teachers of the Episcopal church
met at the church Sunday and decided
to have masque party and a Christ,
mas tree for the children on the eve OF
Christmas.
Mr.. w. H. Bassett on Sunday celebrat
ed his thirty-third birthday. and on that
occasion Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Salley gave
him an elegant dinner.
Mr.. Carter is visiting Houston.
Mr.. A. H. Rogers is visiting JacksbOro
Mr.. ]. B. Wilkin is visiting Hampstead
Mr.. ]. B. Almonds is visiting Calves
| ton.
Miss Annette Ray is visiting Temple
Mr.. w. A. Davis left today for Cam
| erOn.
Mr.. c. C. Boyd went down to Waller
| yesterday.
Editor T. X. Murray has returned t.
Lampasas.
Mrs. S. R. Blake of Bellville spent Mon
day in the city.
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fascination existed in my beard Their
eyes opened wider and wider, and they
sat spell-bound. All conversation ceased.
L felt so uncomfortable that, making
some excuse, | started TO leave the house.
In doing so | passed mirror in the hall
and part of my beard showed up as
black as it ever was. One by one the
hairs would take on their natural color
the roots were thawing out In an
hour the transformation process was
complete, but while the guests were too
polite to say anything when an eXplana-
ton was made, l felt that they did not
believe me, and that there was something
uncanny about man whose beard
changed color like mine"
well, down east the blizzard took the
form of snow" said Macarthur. Il re-
member that early winter of 1873 WELL
Three of us had left the Rome and Wa
tertown railroad at Louisville, n. Y,
with n hunting outfit, intending to go
by way of Trenton to Lake George. We
made. something of detour, and found
ourselves in a valley few miles south
of Canton, st. Lawrence county. We
concluded to go up on the hill to pitch
our tent, as we thought we might find
large game ON the low sides of the
mountain. The activities were not
very high, perhaps 500 feet, but by cross
ing the one to the east we got among
the foot hills of the Adirondacks, where
there were deer and bear. AS we start
ed to the hill it began to snow, and the
white crystals came down so fast and
hard that we could not even attempt to
go forward. All we tried to do was
to keep on top of the show and prevent
ourselves from being covered. Fortu-
nately it was damp and packed easily,
so we succeeded in keeping up. All
night and the following day we fought
the storm, making no effort for progress.
At the end of the second day it quit
showing and began to blow. Then it
turned cold and froze the snow solid.
1t turned off clear and bright, but very
frigid. We looked about us, and the
hills were gone. There was nothing
but vast plain. We walked as rapidly
as we could towards the east, and were
soon rewarded by finding the top of a
tree sticking out above the snow; then
we knew that we were on the mountain,
and snow had filled up the entire valley.
We were in a quandary. If we re-
manned where we were we would starve,
yet nothing appeared to guide us toward
any human habitation. Our provisions
storm. We started in the direction we
supposed Canton to be, and the second
day we reached the town. The snow
there had only been 10 feet deep, and
as there had been no wind it did not
drift, so the inhabitants were saved. We
stayed there three weeks before we
could get to Ogdensburg and take a
train back to Rome. Like the gentle
men from Dakota. Illinois and Texas. |
will never forget the winter of 1S13.'-
Washington Star.
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THE RAYARn NcInENr.

London, Dec. 14.-The long dispatches
from New York on the Bayard incident
have revived interest at Boston, England,
and Edinburgh.
Mr.. Bayard. however, treats the whole
matter lightly and said to friend recent
ly that he regarded it ms the result of the
SILLY season" in America.
The Saturday Review says:
In its whole history the republic has
sent us no representative better qualified
to challenge comparison with the old world
diplomatists.
The suggestion that partisan rancor
could descend to the level of endangering
his tenure is painful to contemplate.
The article, however, also remarks: Mr..
Bayard was undoubtedly guilty of indis-
erection, but it was only an error of judg-
ment.
To understand the feelings of the
Americans we must imagine Sir Julian
Pauncefote lecturing in Philadelphia on
the principle of local autonomy and adj
vocating home rule
The weekly newspapers also devote con
siderable space to the alleged unfrendly
attitude of the United States respecting
Venezuela and the Behring sea question:
A CARDINAL DEAD.
Rome, Dec. 14.-Cardinal Paul Mel
chors is dead. He was German by
birth, was born in 1918, and was created
a cardinal in 1885.
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LLANO BUDGET.

Llano, Tex, Dec. 17.-(Special)-Our
district court convened on the 9TH instant
Last week was consumed in trying the
criminal docket. There was one convic-
ton, Simon Clyner, theft of cattle, two
years. Two pleas Of guilty of aggraya-
ted assault, fined $25 each. There were
three acquittals. The rest Of the old
docket was continued.
On Saturday the grand jury returned
bills of indictment against William Mat
thews for the murder of J. ID. Marler last
winter, and J. X. Rhodes in two cases
for theft of hogs, and each of said parties
have been arrested and placed in jail.
Matthews was brought into court tins
morning ON a writ of habeas corpus and
admitted to bail in the sum Of $4,000
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BAILEY,S OFTICTOUSNEss

Memphis, Dec. 14.--A special from
Washington to the Commercial Appeal
says;
Representative Bailey of Texas has
been circulating n petition to Speaker
Reed not to appoint Congressman Catch
ings as n member of the committee on
Money of Mississippi he declined to sign
it, saying he would not enter into any
such opposition to u colleague, no matter
how much he might differ from him on
the financial question.
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FATALLY RrRNED.

TiOga, Tex, Dec. 17.-lSpeciaI.l -Miss
Maggie GiliIland, the yt1ng lady who
was so horribly burned here last night,
died tonight at 7:30. All the medical
skill and loving hands could do were
exerted to save her, but in vain and sur
rounded by weeping relatives and friends
her sweet pure life passed into the great
unknown. Just "a hours after she re-
ceived her fatal injuries. She was a
beautiful girl and greatly beloved by all
who knew her.
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nAsrApnI.Y MExIcANs.

Kyle, Tex, Dec. II--lSpecIn1.J--L List
night three masked Mexicans entered the
house of Julius Ohlendorf on a farm on
Plum creek near here and with knives and
pistols made an attack on Mr.. Ohlendorf.
He fought loose from the robbers and got
in the yard, but was dragged back and
under threat Of being killed gave up $25 or
$50. He had 5000 which he secreted,
and the robbers fled, one being severely
cut on the hand in the fight Caldwell
county officers are in hot pursuit.
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KIILEn RY A MIIIN

Paris, Tex, Dec. 17.-(Special.) --Yes-
terday evening while the 5-year-old son
of Boney Daily who lives II miles south.
east of here. was playing in the yard
where a mule was loose, the animal kick
ed the child in the forehead crushing In
his skull He was alive this morning but
can not recover.
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rII,En DFEn on TRIIsT.

Crockett, Tex, Dec. 17.-tSpeciaL) n
G.. Il. Moore, dealer in drugs, etc. az
Loyelady. Texas. filed deed of trust,
naming /. j. Hart trustee. Creditors
are preferred to the amount Of $500;
! assets and liabilities are about equal.
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OF INTEREsT TO HEIREssEs.

London, Dec 14.-The Duchess Of
York gave birth to son at O'Clock this
morning. Both mother and child are do
ing well. This is the second child Of the
Duke and Duchess Of York. Their first
offspring, Edward Albert, was born June
%, 1894.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-06
Religious Boom !.

GEORGETOWN, Texas, July g.
Especial The Chautauqua assem-
bly, is being we'll attended by home
people. The patronage from q dis
lance, as yet, is notably lacking,
which the merit of the high class
lectures does not warrant.
Prof. Chas. Lane, Of Georgia,
closed a series of three lectures
Thursday night, to fair but select
audiences, that were literary gems
of the frst water.
Hon. N. G. Kittrell, of Houston,
lectured on southern Homes and
History" to small but appreciative
audience yesterday forenoon. 1t
was we'll received and showed
much thought and study.
Mr.. A. w. Hawks, of Baltimore,
lectured on "People that I've met"
last night to the largest assembly
thus far. He kept the audience
continually in laughter, and as a
humorist Is equal to Artemus
Ward. and the peer of Burdette.
DIR. j. s. Hopkins and Rev. d. F. G..
Timmons will deliver sermons to-
morrow.
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The Number Missing,

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July Cit now
appears six lives were lost by the
sinking of the Memphis and Ash
port packet Lady Leo, which oc-
Cured last night, at the head Of
Island ford, fourteen miles above
this city. The missing are: Harry
Robinson, the boats baker, and
Peter Watson, barber, both OF
Memphis, together with a Negro
roustabout named Ady, also Of
Memphis, and three colored deck
passengers, Mary Winder and Ma
mie Stewart, of Dean island, and a
preacher, name unknown, who be.
longed at Ocala.
The boat had made the landing
and was backed out, when she
struck a hidden obstruction and
sank almost Immediately in four
teen feet of water. In sinking she
carreened to starboard and a num-
Der of passengers jumped over
board, all Of whom were rescued
except the six mentioned.
News comes this morning that
the boat is breaking in two and will
be total loss. She Is worth about
$30, 900, and Is said to be insured.
The vessel belonged to the Lee line
and hailed from the port OF Mem
phis,
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BRIEF KILOGRAMS

CHICAGO, July 6.-The Pullman
Car company has advanced wages
OF shop employees 10 per cent
Topeka, Ks, July 6.-The Su-
preme court today decided case
of Mrs. Lease against Geo. A. Clark,
for trusteeship State Board chair
table institutions,in favor OF Clark
WASHINGTON, July 6.-The gold
reserve today fell to $l07,410,401
New YORK, July 6.-Spot cotton
closed dull; middling uplands II;
Gulf, 7s.
BAXTER SPRINGS, Kas., July g.
A cyclone, which struck here last
night, killed five people and fatal
ly injured two others. A great
amount OF property was destroyed.
LONDON, July 6. - Parliament
will be prorogued July "a; no
Queens speech.
SWANSEA, Wales, July 6.-By a
gas explosion on Steamer Barba-
dier, the engineer was fatally in
jured and three firemen seriously.
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First Infantry, st. Louis. 1t would
be difficult to assign place to
these, though 1t is pretty safe to say
that the st. Louis company would
rank at the head of the three. But
neither Of these companies could be
reckoned in the same class as the
three first named.
In the mess tent Of the Belknap
Rifles, San Antonio, Tex, were
found the great big colored cook,
OF 'chef,' as he terms himself, and
the head dishwasher. In the mess
tent adjoining were several colored
women preparing dishes for sup
per, and about them were running
the little pickaninnies, all brought
up from the south with the militia
men. 1t was the opinion Of the
cook of the Belknaps that the food
was not right up to tho st. Nicho-
las standard, but that the salt was
just as good as could be purchased"
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Denies the Story, of Course

New YORK, July 6.-Vice-Presi-
dent w. III. BAKER, of the Postal
Telegraph company, said today
there is no truth in the story pub
lished in Chicago, to the effect that
the Standard Telephone company,
which is backed by the Standard
Oil company, had secured an OPP
ton to secure controlling interest
in the stock of the Postal Telegraph
company, with view of entering
the field as a competitor of the Bell
Telephone company. "We have no
connection with the Standard
company" said Baker, Sand there
are no negotiations pending, or in
progress, of the kind indicated, and
/ know no reason why such story
should be started. You may give
the story an unqualified denial"
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Georgetown Court News.

GEORGETOWN, Texas, July g.
Especial. THE only case of general
interest before the District court
this week was that of Mrs. Jesse B.
Jamison vs.. the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railway, for damages re.
ceived three years ago, in stepping
of a train at Granger. The evil
dence showed that sufficient time
was not allowed the passengers for
getting of the train, The jury gave
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Ship Burned at Sea.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, July 6.-British
ship Marion Frazier Capt. Wall,
which arrived here early this
morning from Newcastle, Austria
liza brings the news that the Nor
wegian ship Field, coal laden, 275
days out from Grimsby, Wales,
and bound for this port, was burn
ed at sea in latitude 10 south,
longitude lib west. The crew,
twenty-six men, took to boats, and
were picked up after fourteen
days by the ship Centaur, bound
for the United Kingdom.
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Killed by a Bicycle.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July Cdr.
Edward r. Palmer, one Of the
most prominent physicians of this
city, and well known throughout
the Southern states, was killed on
the Southern Boulevard last night
while riding his bicycle, in colli-
sion with another wheelman, VIM.
r. Colston. Both parties were
thrown to the, ground, but Mr..
Colston was quickly revived. DR..
Palmer could not be revived, and
was removed to Norton Infimary
where he died at an early hour
this morning, without having re-.
gained consciousness.
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ST. LOUIS DRILL.
Governors Day Brought Rain Anc
Mud For The Maiden Infantry

Governors Day Brought Rain And
Mud For The Maiden Infantry
Drill.
ST. LOUIS, July Grain fell last
night and until noon today, con-
verting Camp Hancock into a sea
of mud. This was governors
day" at the camp and despite the
rain and mud good sized crowd
turned out to see the big events.
The contest for prizes today was
between infantry companiesl In the
maiden class. Three prizes, ag-
gregating $2,25O, were offered for
the three best drilled companies in
that class.
Four companies entered the con-
test in the following order: Bull
lene Guards, Capt. c. E. Wagner,
of Kansas City; National Rifles,
First Lieutenant J. o. Manson, of
Washington, D. c.; Phoenix Light
infantry, Capt. John Alige, Of Day
ton, Ohio, and company F, First
infantry, Missouri National
Guards.
Owing to the muddy condition
of the drill grounds the men in
these commands drilled under
great disadvantage, but consider
ing the circumstances they did
fairly well.
) This being Governors day all the
troops In camp were reviewed by
Governor w. j. Stone, o. Missouri,
and the visiting magistrates from
other states. There were present:
Gov. w. A. Richards and staff, of
Wyoming; Gov. S. A. Holcomb
and staff, Of Nebraska; Judge Ad.
vocate General Meany, represent
ing Governor, g. T. Wertz, of New
Jersey, and A. w. Mcintyre and
staff, of Colorado.