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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
FITZ KEEPS Up THE FARCE

Cincinnati, o., April 23.-Martin Julian
and Fitzsimmons were tonight shown the
New York dispatch stating that Dan Stu
art had invited the boxers to meet him
on Saturday TO sign articles of agreement.
Julian said he had wired Dan Stuart
that neither he nor Fitzsmmons would
be there, and that Fitzsimmons would
not recognize COrbett in his class until
the latter had fought Slavin, Mahcr or
ChOynski
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
MARYLAND REPUBLICANS.

| MARYLAND REPUBLICANS.
Baltimore. April 22.-United States
Senator-elect George l.. Wellington, as
! chairman of the state central committee,
called the Maryland state convention to
| order today.
Governor Lowndes and most of the Re
publican state officials were present, but
Mayor Hooper of Baltimore, also Re-
publican, was absent. The proportion of
cOlored delegates was small. From the
talk previous to the assembling of the
convention it was apparent that there
would be but little friction, although some
OF the east shore delegates declared their
intention of opposing the gold plank in
the platform.
In his speech calling the convention to
order Mr.. Wellington predicted that the
sixteen electoral votes of Maryland would
be cast next year for the Republican NOM
inee. He believed, he said, that the Re
publicans of Maryland would declare for
protection. which is part of the warp and
Woot OF the character of William Nc
Alnley, the great statesman from Ohio.
AT this there was storm of applause,
followed by another when the speaker
mentioned the name of Thomas B. Reed
in connection with the expression of the
hope that the convention would declare
for sound money.
MIR. w. III. Barnes was made temporary
chairman. Alusions to Reed and Nc,
kinley were loudly applauded.
delegate offered a resolution instruct
ing the delegation to use all honorable
means to secure the nomination of Mckin-
ley. lhls was greeted with cheers and
referred. as was also a resolution that a
prepOnderance of sentiment among Mary
land Republicans was in favor of McKin-
ley, and requesting the delegates to act
accordingly. The convention took n re-
cess for half an hour to give the commit
tee time to prepare their reports The
platform. which was reported after re-
cess, declares for a protective tariff and
reciprocity.
Following is the currency plank:
we believe in the gold standard upop
Whlch to base our circulating medium
and are opposed to the free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver until an international
agreement of the important commercial
countries OF the world shall give silver
larger USE
No instructions were given to the del.
egates to the Republican convention,
Before the committee reports wera
submitted the. convention listened TO
speeches by Gen. Adam f. King. for.
merry United States consul general in
rarls. and ex-United States Consul
GENERAL to Madagascar, Waller.
Attorney General Harris Clabaurh
Mas made permanent chairman and the
e enlt;nn OF saeIegates was taken up, re-
r, Dl,eIegates-George L. Wellington If
Cumberland: James A. Garry and WI
nam n L; Meslter of Baltimore and Rob.
er' T. Graham of Salisbury. ''''
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY

Huntington. w. Va, April 24.-.Iohn
Love, living thirty miles south of here.
shot and killed his wife last night. then
shot his father-in-law. Mace. several
times, and wound up by attempting to
blow his own brains out. Mazee and
Love will both die. No cause was
assigned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
DIR. KNAPP GOES TO ISKAN-
DEROON

Constantinople. April 23.-The Rev.
Geo. L. Knapp, the American missionary
who was recently expelled from Bitlis
by the Turkish officials there. and who
arrived at Alepp few days ago. has left
the latter city en- route to lskanderoon.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
A DANcEROIrS JJr\ATJC

Terrell, Tex, April 23.-(Special.)-
Dick Dillon, Il patient of the insane
asylum, was choked todeath by Nath
Arnold another patient, before relief
could be given him, last Tuesday night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
MATTHEW STANLEY QUAY.
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS,
IN STATE CONVENTION,
LAUNCH HIS BOOM.
NJ K|HLEY MEN HARD SAT UPON.
A Proposition to Make the Ohioan Sec
ond Choice Lost By a Vote of 176
to G5-McKinley Carried the
Virginia Convention.

Republican congressional district con
ventions were held Thursday as follows
Tenth Illinois, at Rock Island. Dele.
gates, Thomas Perry and Charles II
Deer, instructed for Mckinley. For con.
gress, George Prince, renominated.
Eleventh district, at La Sale, Ill. Del.
egates, Duncan Moore and Gen. Thomas
b. Anderson, instructed for Mckinley
For congress, Walter Reeves, renomi-
mated.
Sixteenth Illinois, at Jacksonville. Del
egates, a. c. Matthews and S. Mcknight,
instructed for Mckinley. For congress,
Gen. Rinaker.
Eighteenth Illinois, at Lichfeld Del
egates, n. j. Hamlin and Lewis McKin-
ney, instructed for Mckinley. For con-
gress Hon. w. ii. Adley.
Sixth Ohio, at Wilmington. Delegates,
w. b. Harrison and Il. j. West. instruct
ed for Mckinley. For congress, Seth w.
Brown.
Harrisburg, Pa, April 23.-Represent-
atives Of the Republicans of Pennsylva-
mia assembled here in convention today
and formally launched the boom of SEN
ator NJ. S. Quay for the presidential
nomination. This feat was accomplish
ed amid scenes of the utmost turbulence
Violent scenes resulted from efforts of
anti-Quay delegates to secure the adop-
tiQn of Il resolution naming Mckinley
as the second choice of the convention
After an exciting debate the proposition
was defeated, 1TG to GJ.
The convention nominated the slated
candidates for congressman at large and
selected delegates and electors at large
The platform was drawn up Senator
Quay's friends and was adopted without
material change. In fact, it was Quay
convention all through, although those
opposed to that gentleman made things
lively on the floor of the convention and
in the committee rooms.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30

Rodgers was prevented by Rodgers with
drawing when Sanford pledged himself
to stand by the instructions.
The convention was fine body of men,
enthusiastic and noisy, but good Eumored.
The colored element was SHINY repre-
scented.
Settle, Allen 5. Tate, Hyram Il. Tyree,
all colored, and Luke X. Walker alter
nate delegates
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
CONNECTICUT G. O. p.

New Haven. Conn, April Oft was
fully half an hour after the time appoint
ed for the reassembling of the Republic
can convention when that body was ready
for business.
Ex-Congressman w. e. Simmonds was
made permanent chairman. After brief
address the chairman called for nomna-
tons for delegates at large to the national
convention, and the following were
chOsen:
Ex-Governor Morgan, Il. w. Buckley
of Hartford, Hon. John |. Hutchinson of
Essex, Arthur Brewer OF Norwich, and
Hon. Samuel Fessenden of Stamford.
The platform. which was next read and
adopted. opens with a declaration in favor
of protective tariff and the reciprocity
plan advocated by the late James &.
Blaine. Upon the currency question the
platform says:
I'VE are unalterably opposed to the
| issue of unsecured paper currency. either
| by the government or the banks, the free
coinage of silver at any ratio, and favor
single standard of value. and that stand
ard gold. We believe this policy, with
sound and stable currency upon a gold
basis, will furnish sufficient revenue to
meet all requirements of the government
and properly support it.
In other sections the platform declares
for adherence to the Monroe doctrine; for
increased coast defenses and larger
navy; for the exclusion of paupers, insane
and criminal immigration and for the
care of soldiers and sailors of the Union
The electoral vote of Connecticut is
pledged to whoever may be the nominee
of the convention for the presidency
Upon the call of the roll by Chairman
Simonds for the county district delegates,
the various county chairmen reported the
nominations made at last nights caucus.
These the convention ratified:
Hartford county, James Cheny South
Manchester; Newton county, Thomas Al
len, Sprague Fairfield county, Edward \.
Keller. Norwich; Windham county,
Charles f. Searlcs. Thompson: Litchfield
county. Hubert Williams. Salisbury; Mid
dleseX county, John \. Douglass, Middle
ton: Tolland county, George Sykes, Rock
vile; New Haven county, r. w. Blake,
Derby.
In less than an hour from the time the
convention was called to order its bust,
ness was finished and it had adjourned.
Neither Reed nor Mckinley were men,
toned in the convention. Among the del
egates there was considerable enthusiasm
for these two aspirants for the presiden.
tial nomination. Another candidate was
not thought Of
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
for Infants and Children.

"Castoria $50 well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior toany prescription
known to me- H. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
iii So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, n. y
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-08
HIGH PRICE FOR POTATOES

The John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis. pay high prices for new
things. They recently paid 5000 for a
yellow rind watermelon, $1,000 for 80
bu. new oats. 5000 for 100 lbs. of pota-
toes. ETC.. ETC.! Well, prices for pota
toes will be high next fall. Plant a
plenty. Mr.. Wideawake! You'll make
money. Salzer's Earliest are fit to eat
in % days after planting. His Cham
pion Of the World is the greatest yielder
on earth and we challenge you to pro-
duce its equal.
If you will send IA cents in stamps
to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis. you will get, free, ten
packages grains and grasses. including
Teosinte, Spurry. Giant Incarnate
Clover. ETC., and our mammoth cata-
logue. Catalogue SC. for mailing. w.n.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-08
NJ ICY DlY.

Denver, Jan. 3o.-At the State Sun
day school convention at Pueblo In
1894. the last Sunday in February of
each year was designated for the OBJ
seryance of special services, teaching
kindness to every living creature.
Hence the last Sunday in February is
known in all the Sunday schools
throughout this state as Mercy Day.
Last year the Colorado Humane So
ciety prepared Il program Of exercises
for Mercy day, which was so much
sought for that an edition of many
thousands was inadequate to supply
the demand. An appropriate service is
already in preparation for use this
year All secretaries of county asso-
Citations or superintendents of Sunday
schools can secure n supply free Of
cost by making their wants known at
once to the Colorado Humane society,
Denver, Colo.
Other states are being interested in
this special service and the co-opera-
tion already secured gives promise
that the observance of Mercy Day may
be extended over the whole West.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-08
SELLING WEDDING GIFTS.
A Lively Trade Carried ON by . London
Siiversmith

at Is really remarkable the numbers Of
persons who come here and ask us to buy
back what they call duplicate wedding pres
s isr 70 sdid west End sivefsnnitn Yer % ana cur UT
ticles have been bought here originally and
have our name marked on them In some way.
but the fact-and don't think am making
an an exaggerated statement when l say it-that
" per cent. Of the goods sell for wed
ding presents come bacl; into our hands again
In this manner is certainly surprising.
The only explanation l can think OF Is
that the recipients of the gifts become In
need OF little cash in hand after, perhaps.
an expensive honeymoon, and think they
cannot do better than part with those wed
ding presents which they do not require.
lists Of wedding presents at different wed
dings there are often many as four or i've
articles Of the same kind. gentleman came
70 US not long ago and requested MS TO buy
make and he explained that he and his wife
mad been presented with no fewer than seven
i"re As he said. two would have been all
right, but seven salad bowls was more than
the heart of man could desire.
'oh, yes, we are always pleased to buy
BACK our own goods In this way, but, OF
course. course we do not pay for them the same
little under cost price; aud we do quite
little business like this,
You would hardly believe 1t, but can as
sold 'black-cofree set'-not at all a common
wedding present-which we had previously
sold four times, and each time 1t had come
back to us. AT last it became quite stand
ing joke with us, and we are half expecting
TO see It turn up again some day. However,
1t has been away some nine months now. SO
perhaps We have seen the last of 1t.
Yes, you're quite right; teapots are the
articles which come back TO us the most
frequently, owing to the fact that they are
very commonly given as presents On one
occasion we bought back three silver teapots
from lady who had been presented with
five on her marriage. They were all three
OF our own make which Is somewhat re-
markable."
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-08
A-c,oEMr AT a sMzL.ER.
Three Men Iad y Burned 10y m Erpl,-ior
- Furnace.


.fa Furnace.
Denver. Jan. 3o,-A special to the
Times from Leadville says:
Three men We're injured early this
morning ut the Arkansas Valley smell
err. They We're horribly burned by hot
Stag.
The accident was caused by the pap
Jacket of a blast furnace being blown
out, Its force carrying away portions of
the front Of the furnace and allowing
the red hot metal and Stag to escape.
The men We're working in front Of the
furnace when the explosion occurred.
The injured are:
James Powers, B. Min, Mike Rer-
hachop.
The three men We're all sent to the
Sisters hopital: Powers was the most
seriously injured. He was terribly
burned about the face and neck. and
was badly cut by pieces of iron thrown
out by the explosion. The worst cut in
the head causing conclusion Of the
brain. Min was severely burned about
the face, and his right arm was broken
The third man was only slightly in
jured.
The accident is an unusual one and is
the first of the kind that has ever been
known to occur in any of the smelters
in Colorado. The only theory advanced
as to its cause Is that Min, who lad
charge of the furnace. allowed the
jacket to get hot and then turned in
water, which caused an immediate cy-
plosion.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-08
Tho Assessment oue.t on

Denver, Jan. 30.-That the smaller
counties are getting worked up over the
yearly valuations made by the assessors
manifest by the number of complaints
filed with the attorney general. The
rule of making the assessments for Il
number of years past has not been very
uniform. Each assessor has his own
system and as n consequence the tax
payers in the smaller counties as rule,
have been obliged to put up more taxes
than the property-owners in the larger
counties.
The assessors themselves recognize
this evil. and letter from Assessor
Metcalf of Boulder county to Attorney
General Carr. which arrived In yester-
days mail, offers some suggestions.
He says: Would 1t not be wise
thing when the State board meets in
April next. to have every county in the
state represented by their assessors and
come to basis of actual values and fol
low out the voice of that meeting I'm.
der the present system the law is not
only cvaded but not one-third of the
Counties use the same system. or per-
centasp rather. The assessments run
from twenty-five per cent. up to sixty
per cent. in some of the smaller coun-
ties. If yon would in the same way ar
ilnge with the county commissioners In
each county to allow the actual ex-
penses of the assessors to attend the
April meeting, | have no doubt but
what they would avail themselves of
the opportunity and be there.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-08
Ready VIII

A professor was waiting for train
at railway station and. having moth
ing better with which to take up his
mind, began chatting the half-witted
fellow who did odd jobs about the place
Il say, Jamy." said the professor in a
tone intended to reach the ears of The
bystanders, were you ever at college?"
mo, sir" answered Jamy, but I've
been at school,"
"Indeedr' said the witty professor.
And who had The honor to be your
schoolmaster?"
"Maister Black
why" said the wit. "he was my
schoolmaster, too!'
DO tell mel! exclaimed Jamy. Man,
who'd "a thought old Black could have
turned out two like us?"-Scottish
Nights
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-08
AMERICAS COMMON ROADS.
Statistics Which Show That Cheap High
ways Ars the Most Costly Kind.

The total length OF the common roads In
this country. good, bad and Indifferent, Is
estimated by General Stone o! the road bu-
rcau Of the department of agriculture at
something over l.3o0,OOO miles. according to
the Manufacturer. The majority Of these
roads have been opened by common laborers,
hired by local supervisors, and no engineer
Ing principles have been observed in their
construction. AS n result, 1t costs more to
keep them in repair than IL they were as
many finely macadamized roads.
Keeping these poor roads In repair and
opening new thoroughfares cost Massachu-
setts in 1888, outside Of cities. 81, 1876, ,9i4, or
sc'i ise nils nhs Se% ter tersey 50 Sps M7 Ma67s or
S43.25 mile. The total expenditure for
roads In that year amounted to about $2O-
100000 As greater part of the enormous
sum was spent in repairing poorly CON
structed roads that would need exactly the
same attention next year, II is not an ex
aggeratlon to say that most of the money was
wasted
Fine roads can be constructed all the way
from Si0O 10 $500 mile. according to the
nature OF the country through which they
pass. the cost of crushed stone and other
engineering problems. The cost of keeping
these roads in repair is infinitely smaller
than that required TO reap!r the ordinary
dirt roads each winter and spring. when
great gul!ys and ruts are washed into them
by the rains and floods. The secret OF the
success Of the fine roads In France is nttrb-
uted 10 the prompt and systematic repairs
made at all seasons of the year.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-08
FprecAstcrA.

Some people are so Influenced by the elcc
tric currents of the atmosphere that they
can foretel the coming of thunderstorm
with perfect accuracy, and others there are
with nerves sensitive that they are sure
Of having neuralgia from low and frctful
state of the nervous system. Now why can't
the latter be warned in time and know that
an ounce of prevention is worth n pound OF
cure. To use st. Jacobs Oil promptly will
ward on an attack. or II attacked, will
promptly cure. Such people can do FOR
themselves what others do from weather
prophecies heed the signals and save the
wreck and disaster.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-08
r.noh Law Aho.. po.eh.r,

Acc4dhg to French law the conviction Of
z. peeHel carries with 1t the contiscation OF
hN Wetpsn. In this fact is to be sought the
exRlNuen of curious scene which was
wttneSeI at Angouleme a few days ago. 1t
epp0S that guns SO conhscated may be re-
d1eoSS by the owners on payment of nifty
nnnC Ihey are certainly dear at that
psA tGs IN the first place the poacher sell
ondiy. tAey are ultimately disposed of by
tne ENefhment at periodical sales held for
tne PuTp2Se ht an average rate of four francs
aptcce. whether this be or not the latter
iacs nss ~ formed the subject Of many pro-
tesU q tht part Of the gunmakcrs, who de-
clare that their trade inter SITS are damaged
Aft1 representations to the government ex-
te1oIuE over many years without obtaining
teoress' lhey have at last had recourse to
stetIel measures For some time past the
batcnes ot ahuquated weapons offered at the
aoove,hehtloned sales in the Charente have
been bought by the armorers of Angouleme.
ana suhcicnt quantity having been collect
ca they We're publicly destroyed in the mar
ket piace OF that town to the amusement Of a
large crowd.-The London Daily News.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-08
THE LATEST KITE.
Wtn Llft . kA. Several H.ndrsa Fee
with safety.


with safety.
Various suggestions have been made
for the improvement of the balloon.
says q writer In the National Review
enabling 1t to be eficient in windy
weather. but determined at the outset
to do away altogether with that hckls
and troublesome element. gas. Aeria!
machines furnished with screw pro-
peilers could doubtless be made to as
cend. but then, again. heavy transport
would be required to carry the engines
and fuel for working them. Then my
thoughts soon turned to that simple
toy. the kite. and on that well-known
principle l based my new machine
Thus the wind, which is SO detrimental
to ballooning, now became my friend
and helpmate. Yet, let me at once ex-
plain, do not consider 1t an absolute
necessity. AS schoolboy runs to get
his kite to rise. SO this aerial apparatus
may be towed by running men or
horses, and So caused to ascend in calm
weather. After some years Of expert
menting with small kites Of all shapes
and forms, increased the size till /
made one thirty feet high. At length
l arrived at a shape and adjustment OF
tackle that practically removed all un-
steadiness and liability to capsize. That
awkward appendage, the tall. was dis
carded. and by increasing the number
OF Kites, steadiness and ease OF manipu
lation were increased. And now think
the apparatus is at last approaching the
practical stage.
The latest machine consists Of vary
Ing number usually four to six) Of sails,
of fiattened hexagonal shape, looking
not unlike the square sails of a ship.
These are connected. Que behind the
ether, to the ground line, from which
latter Is suspended basket car. "A
parachute is spread out above the car
in case of accident The number OF
kites used depends upon the strength
of the wind, and thus the stronger the
pressure the less is the area presented,
is always about the same. This appara-
tus has now been tried on number q.
occasions and under many different cir
cumstances of weather, and although,
through lack of wind, or, rather, in
suffictency of kite-power, 1t has occa-
sionaliy not lifted as well as should
like, and frequently mishaps, the re-
suits of inexperience, have occurred,
yet. on the whole, 1t has behaved very
well. and has generally carried it's man
easily and steadily to considerably
height. l have myself been lifted over
100 feet high. and had not been firmly
held down by rope might have risen
much higher. Never once have l ex-
perienced the least uncomfortable mo-
tion. When the car has been let up to
the full extent Of the rope. equivalent
to height Of some 400 feet. 1t has in
variably foatcd steadily ard well. The
ropes and tackle have. with few ex-
ceptions easily remedied, always stool
their work we'll. and those seeing the
apparatus for tie first time have gen.
orally expressed surprise at Its ease and
steadiness,
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-08
Wan, Work or Brea...

st. Johns, Jan. 20.-A petition from
the unemployed requesting work or
bread was presented to Governor Muir
ray last night and work was begun In
the city to-day, nearly 900 men being
employed in the cleaning of the streets
of the snow. Dispatches from Fortune
hay sny that such poverty was newer
seen In that bay before. ana II is hard
TO tell what ile end will he. from II
Knowledge of the condition of The
prcr.c there. al,l h!.c consequences ci
;hs ia'.iiTe Of lie l."rrin: fisheries. it
ls ~. kh|"n iii tits city ;lI;;t ties,
..i....,ii.ts are IN Lo vase ,S.tsscr:itiI i
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-08

There Is more Catarrh In this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together. and until the last few
For great many years doctors pro-
nounced 1t ocal disease, and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by constant
ly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced 1t incurable. Science has
proven Catarrh to be n constitutional
disease. and therefore requires constl-
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure. manufactured by F.. j. Cheney &
Co, Toledo. Ohio is the only constitu-
tional cure on tine market. 1t is taken
internally. in doses from ten drops to a
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the sys-
TEN. They offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case 1t falls to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. Address
+. ]. CHENEY &, CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists; 75c.
Halls Family Pills, Csc.