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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
DEBS AT DALLAS

Dallas, Tex, Sept. S.-(Spccal)-Eu-
gene Debs addressed 1000 working men
at the city hall tonight. The hall was
crowded to its utmost capacity, and
many were turned away. His speech
did not differ in the main from his Gal
weston address. DebS will return to In
diana and make speeches for Bryan. He
says that the populist-democratic fusion
in that state will give Indiana to Bryan
and five of the fifteen votes to Watson.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
KILLING NEAR CORSICANA.
w. j. Howard Instantly Killed Saturday
Evening.

Corscana, Tex. Sept. 27.-(Spccial.)-
w. J. Howard was shot through the
head last evening and instantly killed.
The ball went in under his nose on the
upper lip. Howard and the homicide
live in the King Willow neighborhood,
about ten miles northwest of the city.
Both were in the city yesterday and had
returned home when the shooting occur
red. The shooter is still at large. II is
thought that he will come in and sur
render Monday and have an examining
trial without going to Jail. Both parties
are married, stand well in the communi-
ty. and not over 30 years of age.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
TO PRAY FOR THE NATION.
Dallas Minister Will Cooperate With
the Chicago Christians.

Dallas. Tex, Sept. 2S.-(Special.)-I
response to the mass meeting of minis
presided over by ID. l.. Mickey, the Pas
tors association requests all the Chris
tan churches of the city to devote their
prayer meeting of Wednesday night, De-
tober l. to the special purpose of making
prayer to God in behalf of the nation in
its present agitated condition. All
Christian churches, regardless of denom-
national distinctions, are requested to
come to gether and save the country i'll
its hour of Distress
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
SENTENCED TO HANG.

Palo Pinto, Tex. Sept 26.-(Specal.)-
John Love, who was convicted of Il
nameless crime at former term of the
court was sentenced by Judge Straughan
to be hanged on the 30th day of October
next. A petition is being circulated ask
ing the governor to commute his SEN
tence If the governor does not inter-
fere and the sentence is carried out this
will be the first judicial execution in this
county
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
PROMINENT RED MAN.

galveston, Sept. 2S.-(Spccial. )-Judgc
Robert l.. Daniel. great incohonee of the
Improved Order of Red Men of Ameri-
ca, who lives at Griffin, Ga. arrived in
this city yesterday from Dallas. He is
making Il tour of the state in the inter
csts of the order Tonight he delivered
an address alto the Red Mems pow WOW
nj Wnllnm'S lake.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
SILVER LITERATURE.

Dallas, Tex, Sept. 2S.-(SpecaI.)-
Secretary A. NJ. Kennedy of the state
executive committee spent today in Dal-
las arranging for the printing of 500,-
600 pieces of free silver literature. Part
of this will be distributed from Dallas,
but the bulk of the matter will be sent
to headquarters at MeXia, where Il force
of clerks. under the direction of Chair
man Blake and Secretary Kennedy. are
kept constantly ut work.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
\ HEAVY PRECIPITATION.

San ANTONIO. Tex, Sept. 2I.-(SpeclaI.I
1t began raining here Saturday morn
ing and continued all night without in
Permission till Sunday at noon. the total
fall amounting to slightly more than 4
inches. All streams are up. and consd-
cradle damage has been done to fences,
roads and growing crops. The rain OK
tended west sixty miles to Hondo City:
east. sixty miles to Luling; north. to
Waco. and south to the coast.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
THREE MEDICAL BOOKS.

Either Of the following medical books
will be sent free for short time by the
Pe,ru-na Drug Manufacturing Company,
Columbus. Ohio:
Thee Ills of Life, short. concise work
on family medicine, including nearly all
diseases. Handbook of Female Dis
eases, which includes all diseases peculiar
to the sex: for women only. A book OF
sixty-four pages devoted entirely to Ca
books are all instructively illustrated.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
ANENT MRS. MAVERICK.

London. Sept. 2S.-The Press Associa-
ton says it is reported that statements
which Superintendent Bryning made
shortly before his death will lead to Il
startling development in the case of Mrs.
Florence Maybrck, confined in the
Aylcsbury female convict prison on con-
viction of poisoning her husband. Super
intendcnt Bryning was II conspicuous
figure in the prosecution of Mrs. May
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
WlRKMEN REIOICL

Troy. \. y. Sept. 2S.-The resumption
of work ut the Burden Iron works today
is the cause Of rejoicing in IL great many
families in this city. While the full
force of men is not at work, there are
in the neghborhood of 1900 employed.
1t is understood the works will he put
in full force very soon.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
A NECREss SUOOTJsT

Fort Worth. Tex. Sept 2S.-lSpcciaI.I
Victoria Stands, negro woman.
shot Il man of her own color, named jim
Goblin. through the neck tonight. The
shooting took place on the South Side.
The wound is serious. The woman sur
rendered to the authorities and was
ialpd
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
HAD A CLOSE SHAVE.

QuoenstOWn. Sept. 27.-The steamer
Booth Captain Nesbitt. from Phladel-
phia September 10, for Cork, has arrived
here She nearly foundered in the re-
cent gale, her decks being swept by tons
of water. which flooded the cabins near
ly quenched the fires and started the
forward hulkhpnl.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
AN UNUSUAL. PROCEEDING.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Sept. 2S.-The candi-
in this county have repudiated the Ell
dorsemcnt of the ticket by the gold dem
ocrats. The latter, while having II state
ticket, decided to endorse the county
ticket but a meeting of the latter was
held this morning and it was decided
that the support of the gold democrats
WAS not desired
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
THE SENTIMENT GROWING

Dallas, Tex, Sept 2S.-Col. John \.
Simpson and Hon. a. l.. Matlock con-
fcrred ut the state headquarters of the
national democratic party today. The
gentlemen We're in excellent spirits and
that Judging from the letters
received from various sections, the
honest money sentiment is developing
rapidly and the silver craze is on the
Wlnp.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
POSTPONED AGAIN

Cincinnati. Sept. 2S.-Thc two games
to be played yesterday between Cincin-
natl were postponed on account of rain,
and rain again today prevented them
the clubs will play tomorrow and
Wednesday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
WORK FOR THE WORKMEN.
Eastern Manufacturers Kindling Fires
in Their Long Idle Factories.

Waltham. Mass. Sept. 2S.-About
1000 operatives returned to work in the
mills of the Boston Manufacturing COM
pany of this place and others will he
taken in and given employment from
time to time.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
COWARDLY ASSASSINATION.

Ruston. La. Sept. pa dastardly as
sassination took place here last night, the
victim being Edward Beatty. the Top of
his head being literally blown off by Il
load of buckshot fired from shotgun,
while he was eating his supper at his
home with his family. Every effort is
being made to capture the assassin.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
WILL JNDIE THE FIJ,ES

HollidaySburg. Pa. Sept. 2S.-rhc
fires will be lighted tomorrow in the
Eleanor Iron Works and the Tyrone
Iron Works. Both plants will I've run
on full time day and night. These in
dustries have been idle during the sum-
mcr. Five hundred men will be given
omplOYment.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
THE MIDDLE MEN DOWNED

Lincoln, Neb., Sept 2S.-Thc attempt
TO hold Il middle-ofthcroad popuist
state convention here today was II fail
ure. A majority of those present We're
fusionists and adopted resolutions en-
dorSing the fusion idea.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
4 CAKE WALK INCIDENT

Frederick Md, Sept. 27.-Ben Butler.
Il negro. aged %. shot and killed Thomas
Catiller and seriously wounded Edward
Nelson, both colored. at cake walk
near Buckeye Town, Frederick county,
Sunday morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
WITHDRAWING TROOPS

Havana, Sept 2S.-The government is
withdrawing the detachments of troops
stationed at the different plantations and
is authorizing the planters to enlist local
guerilla forces for their own protection.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
HOMES ANn EDRAIAN

New York, Sept 2S.-Charman Jones
of the democratic national committee
and Senator German reached the Fifth
Avenue hotel at Il o'clock tonight
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
WOODEN MILLS RESUNE

Amesbury. Mass. Sept. 2S.-The Ham
ilton wooden mills, employing 500 opera
tives, started up today permanently,
after an alternate shut down aggregating
five MeekS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
BRHAN'S POpULISr FRIENDS

IN - ~ - VI l l.lNl hlIsNlIS.
Memphis, Tenn. Sept pa special
from birmingham, Ala, to the CONNER
cial-Appcal says:
Capt. Reuben +. Kolh founder of the
popnlist party in Alabama and twice Il
candidate for governor, and Col. Il. G.
Bowman, former state populiSt chairman
and an influential leader. will in few
days take the stump for Bryan and
Scwall and the democratic congressional
nominees in opposition to the populiSt
electoral ticket and congressional candi-
dates. They are leaders of the conscry-
ativc elements of the populiStS in this
state.
Capt. kolb and Col Bowman did their
utmost to have the populist convention
at st. Louis nominate Bryan and Sewall
and for such were denounced by middle
of-tho-road delegates from this state rs
traitors. A bitter internal warfare in
the populiSt ranks followed. Middle of
the-road men are in control of the state
campaign. They repealed the efforts of
Kolb and Bowman to bring the pOpuists
and democrats together and put out Il
Bryan and Watson ticket. Further than
This. they formed an alliance with the
republicans on congressman in two dis
arictS.
Llolb and Bowman found that the
,smest way to secure the success of sill
yer is for the populists to vote for Bryan
and Sewall and they will preach that
from the stump.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
\ POLITICAL FIRE.
Evidence That the Worcester Factory
SOL Was Saturated With Kerosene.

s-i w 90 '''''it''N W i'h iN'I'N'iN'
Worcester. Mass. Sept. 21.-COnSd-
errahc excitement has been caused in this
{ city by the fire of the underwear fac
Story of William III. Burns 4 Co. early
This morning. Burns is the man who
displayed the red flag of anarchy on the
front of his building with Rryan's por-
trait ON it when the presidential cnndi-
date visited this city last Friday. This
action caused great deal of unlavora-
bic comment. An Investigation made to-
clay by the fire marshal and Chief En-
ginccr Vaughan of the fire department
convincrS them that the fire is of an IN
ccndiary origin. as evidence of kcro,
Scnc having been sprnklcd around the
room is very manifest. One interesting
episode of the fire was the following tel
"gram, sent within half an hour after
the fire was discovered. to Mr.. Bryan.
care of Mr.. Scwall at Bath, by Dell ID.
Morgan, cX-chairman of the democratic
city committee:
Thank God justice receives her Just
dues Burns underwear factory. which
displayed the red flag in your honor Fri
day afternoon, is in flames
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01

HEISKELL'S Medicinal
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and whitens it. It's the soap
your skin needs.
If you have eruptions on the face. hands or body
due to impure blood, use HEISKELII IS Pills. They
do not grippe or nauseate. AT druggists or by mail
25 cents.
JOHNSTON, HOLLOWAY CO., 5sl Commerce st., Phada
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-25

The John Sylvester. the new excursion
boat which has been added to the fleet OF
pleasure craft on the Potomac, made her
initial trip in the shape of a moonlight ex-
cursion to Indian Head Saturday evening
aid showed by her speed and general ar
rangements for comfort that she viii be
one Of the most popular boats on the river
during the coming season. The Sylvester
came here from New York, where she ran
between that city and Coney Island. There
are no state rooms on board of the boat
and this will add a great deal to the gen.
eral comfort of passengers, the extra space
giving an airy interior that can only be ap.
preciated on warm and sultry days. A
large number of these who took the trir
Saturday evening were invited guests OF
the Chesapeake and Potomac Steamboat
Company, and lunch WAS served under the
direction OF c. W. Spofford, late proprietor
OF the Riggs House. The trip was made in
good time and under hut half pressure
The boat is in charge Of skillful and expe,
rienced officers, those in command being
Capt Posey, Second officer Post Capt
Skinner, pilot, and Chief Engineer Swift
The Sylvester made trip to Colonial
Beach yesterday morning. reaching that
popular resort in little over four hours
although running against n heavy food
tide and strong wind. On account of her
speed, departure was delayed until
o'clock. giving eXcursionists the benefit of
full five hours at the beach. A feature OF
the trip was the music furnished by Espu-
ta'S orchestra
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Tennis Tournament,

In the southern championship tennis
tournament the final round I'm the doubles
was played Saturday afternoon on tn
courts of the bachelors Club, and all bu
the final round In the singles.
j. c. Davidson, who has heretofore he'll
the title Of champion of the District, Wa
defeated in the singles by +. Geoghegan
himself a Washington man, and the latte
will meet J. z. Psret of New York toda.
to contest for the championship Of tn
south.
Paret and Davidson won first honors il
the doubles by defeating Beckwith aA'
Worthington. The scores follow:
Championship doubles, final round-J 7
Parat of New York and J. c. Davidson o
Washington beat T. S. Beckwith Of Cleve
land and George Worthington of New York
G+, G., ca.
Championship singles, semi-fnal round
J. Z. Paret of New York beat W. r. Metca!
OF Washington, 6-l, 81; r. Geoghegan O
Washington beat J. c. Davidson of Wash
ington, SO. Sc, O..
Consolation singles, final rounG-J. C
Gocdfeilow OF Washington beat P. w. A
Mcmahon of Georgetown. c., SO, 6-3.
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the Editor of The Evening Star:

To the Editor of The Evening Star
The three great fires of most recent &C.
currence in this city have led to the sacri-
fee of lives of a number of brave and
venturesome firemen. In the last, the re
cent instance, this would seem to be
sheerly the result of lax discipline. The
testimony was repeatedly given before the
coroner that although the chief of the de-
partment cautioned" as some say, and
others say 'commandsd,' the men not to
venture within the burning building
| nevertheless a foreman led his men in
and continued to work there despite the
orders to the contrary. 1t does not appear
that they were ordered out. In other
words, while the chief cautioned them, or
even forbade them, yet in reality they
were allowed to do as they pleased. What
would be thought of sucn kind of discipline
in the army or In any service where the
lives of men are at stake? 1t is no ques
ton here Of the heroism and the self-Sacri-
flee of the brave young fellows who went
in. The question is rather what does that
kind Of venturtng lead to, and why il
should not be allowed in any proper diSci-
pline Of fire department. In this case
the mems lives being in danger the
streams could not be turned to the
building for fear of drowning them, and
the attention of the firemen was naturally
and rightfully claimed by mercy to the
sufferers, so that they had to leave the fire
Tie venturing of the first company beyond
the chiefs caution and the resulting acct
dent was tie cause of second company
rushing In to save the lives of the first
and of these brave rescuers five gave
up their lives in their efforts. Is il
not time that attention was given to
something else than creating new fire COM
panies, If the result is to be such as these
recent horrible disasters show, namely,
that big fire means the probable death
by the most horrible torture Of a number
of our brave firemen? 1t is in evidence that
several of these victims We're young men,
hardly out of boyhood, full of daring, but
wholly without the judgment gained by
the experience of long service. What is
organization and the graduation of COM
mand in our fire department for, If not
to secure safe and skillful direction where
so much, not only property, but of human
life, Is in hazard? In addition TO enlarging
the fire department. If that is necessary
would 1t not be the part of prudence as
well as of humanity, to examine into the
condition Of the department we have under
which so many appalling and seemingly
unnecessary losses of human lives have
occurred? F. s.
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COLLEGE BASE BALL.
Georgetown Defeat. Col umb,an Uni
Yersity.

Georgetown Defeats columbian Uni
yersity.
Georgetown University won the collegiate
championship of the District Saturday by
defeating Columbian University, 10 to g..
Columbian made but five hits off Tracey.
Rock Hill and the Georgetown Reserves
met Saturday afternoon and played to a
tie in five innings. Score. 3 to 8.
Other college games Saturday resulted
as follows:
At New Haven, Conn.-Yale 7; Prince
ton. s.
AT phia-Harvard s; University
of Pennsylvania, 8.
At Worcester, Mass.-BroWn, S; Holy
Cross, l.
At West Point-Lehgh. Z; West Point, l.
Orange. N. J.-Orange A. c., 6; Chicago
University, 3.
At Cambridge, Mass.--Harvard Fresh
men, {; University Of Pennsylvania Fresh
men, 5. The Harvard Freshmen won their
eighteenth consecutive victory.
At Wiliamstown, Mass.-Williams, II;
Dartmouth, 2.
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THE CITY LEAGUE.
Comment on the Work Done by the
Clubs.

| Clubs.
The City League. which opened several
weeks ago, has developed the fact that
Washington, as we'll as other cities, has
| league talent in the promising youngsters
| gathered together in the District League.
| The Shamrocks have team work and ex
| eel in that line. They play together from
| the start, and that accounts for their good
showing. The Canterburys have individu-
| ally the best team in the league, but they
| have not yet mastered the art of team
| work, and until they have, it is out of the
| quest ton to give them a place, but Capt.
Williams is live hustlirg, energetic cap
| tain, and he is working his men hard, and
| the next game VIII see them well drilled.
The Eastern Athletic Club is composed
of lot of ambitious youngsters. who are
| in the game all the time, as their contest
| with the Shamrocks dcmor strated. They
| have touch of hard luck and when Dame
| Fortune turns her back on you it is useless
| to hold the sponge.
The Mile Limits, another strong aggre-
cation, completes the league, and with Nc
| Cam, the star pitcher of last years Vir-
ginia State League. and Purrer, whom
Washington found a shade too slow, they
will be right in the fight to the wind-up
The boys have been putting up the real
article. and the game they have been play
ing is worthy of better patronage than
|
The Canterbury-Mile Limit game was a
| record breaker, terminating In one hour
and thirty minutes.
The misunderstanding game is under
| protest.
The CaHterburys last Sunday took the
| strong Harlems into their camp by the
score of to A.
The Shamrocks and the Washington Bar
racks play benefit game soon
The Eastern Athletic Club and the Mile
Limits have recently been strengthened
| by the addition Of couple Of players, SO
| look out for them In the near future.
Purner, for the first six innings, has the
speed Of Rusie, but after that he let's
| down considerably.
Mccain has more control Of the ball than
| any pitcher in the District League
| Tho next game is booked for Decora ton
| day, between the Canterburys and Eastern
| Athletic Club.
| As soon as Cassavant gets over his fer
| vou5Eess tho kicking will take a big slump,
| The Shamrocks play together like a lot
| Of veteransi they work together like clock
work.
The Canterburys are DESTROYS of obtain
| Ing games with strong out-of-town clubs
| giving good guarantee. They would like
| to ill the open dates. Address j. Duffy,
manager $40 New York avenue northwest
WASHINGTON, ID. @,
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In the Churches.

Rev. DIR. Thomas Chalmers Easton, paste,
OF the Eastern Presbyterian Church
preached an eloquent sermon last evening
to a large congregation. the recent fatal ar,
furnishing the text. He drew a lesson from
the destructiVeness of fire by declgrin.
that sin will make wreck of noble man
hood II allowed to ran its course unchecked
He paid tribute to the heroes who lost thei
lives at the corfiagrat!on, and to the phil
anthropy OF the citizens who are respoEdin,
SO promptly TO appeals for aid TO the strlclS
en- families.
All Souls pulpit was occupied yssteria,
by Rev. A. G. Jennings of Toledo, Ohio
Foundry VI. +. Sunday schcoi observe
yesterday as Childrea's day, and spec!a
services for the little ones were Arranged
Songs and Rotations were rendered, ar
several infants were presents ed for bap
tism. the sacrament being adm tered b.
the pastor OF the church, Rev. Or. Oliver A
Rrown
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Duse Ball NOfeS

The Washington Base Ball Club is speed
ing homeward from Chicago today. and is
scheduled to arrive shortly before midnight.
Play at National Park Is to be resumed
tomorrow afternoon, with Cincinnati as the
visitors. The base ball public will then
have an opportunity to view the man.
moth new grand stand in course of erec-
ton.
Catcher Clements was struck on the leg
by foul tip Saturday at Pittsburr and
he will not be able to play again for some
weeks.
Pitcher weighing of Louisville has been
given ten days notice of release by Man
ager McGunnigle. 1t is claimed that Weyh-
ing and others of the older men were bow
cotting three of the fast young players
and hindering them in their play.
June %, when the Reds reach Chicago.
Charlie Irwin, the Cincinnati third base
man, will be married to Miss EstelIa
Keefe of Chicago.
Pitcher Rhines had the bone of the
thru finger of his pitching hand broken
above the first joint by ball batted by
Miller in the third inning of Yesterdays
game with Louisville. Holiday will come
east instead of Rhines. PETIT twisted his
leg IN sliding into second in q way that
may develop into Charley horse
The Boston team arrived at Philadel-
phla Yesterday afternoon. Manager Selee
feels elated over the showing made by his
men, and when II Is considered that thew
have played but three games at home, he
has every reason to feel proud. "If our
boys get in their average number Of hits. !"
says he, there is no reason why we
shouldn't be right in it,
The main guard Of the Philltes arrived
home at the matin hour yesterday, some-
what disfgured. but still able to figure
out the first and fifteenth Of each recurring
twelvemonth. Some OF the players feel
mortified over the clubs let down in the
| west, and show 1t, while some Of the others
bear 1t with a philosophy that is closely