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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
A MOTORMAN'S DIsOBEDIENCE
Caused Il Terrible Collision Between
Electric Cars-Many Injured.

st. Louis. March S.-As a result of the
diSObcdicnCc of orders by j. 4. Aiken
Il terrible head end collision occurred
this evening between two cars of the
newly completed Kirkwood Electric rail
way. which connects the suburban town
of kirkwOod with this city. Both cars
were badly smashed, four men were prob
ably fatally injured, 20 badly. and be-
tween - and 30 others more or less Sc
riously injured.
Fatally injured: j. o. Aiken and Sam
Smith. motormcn; j. l.. Jones. claim
agent Missouri, Kansas and Texas road,
and Richard IOnagan, insurance agent,
all residents of ST. Louis.
The Kirkwood road has just been com
plctcd, and great crowds were taking adj
vantage of Sunday to patronize the line.
Every car was crowded. The line is Il
single track system with switches at in
tcrvalS to he used for the passing of the
ears.
1t was the diSobcdionce of Il rule, pro-
viding that ears going in certain direc-
ton should keep siding until the ears
had passed. An cast-bound car with j,
:. Pcaslcy ms conductor and j. q. Aiken
us motOrman, stopped ut siding about
one mile this side of Kirkwood The
wcSt-hound car not appearing. the car
men decided to try and make the town
in flying trip. They had almost reached
the end of their journey when the other
car came around curve and the two
crashed together. The east-bound cal
was running at the rate of at least 81
miles an hour wher che other had at
tanned a speed of about 10 miles an hour
j. u. Aiken, the motorman of the east.
bound car, and Sam Smith, motorman of
the wcst-bound car, were taken out OF
the wreck with many broken bones and
injured internally.
1t is thought that neither j. l.. Jones
nor Richard Lonagan can live. Twenty
nine passengers, men, women and chill
dren. were taken out, some with limbs
broken and bodies bruised, but it is
thought that hut one of these will die
Help was sent from Kirkwood, Webster
Grove and st. Louis and the injured were
taken to hospitals or to their homes in
this city and surrounding towns.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
A FRIGHTFUL NTSUAp

New York, March S.-Five workmor
employed by the Standard Oil comnanv
at Bayonne, n. j.. were severely burned
today by the overflow of boiling tar from
one OF the big tanks at the company's
ri Inc injured are: Michael Doyle and
lihothy Callahan, seriously burned
about the feet, legs and arms; taken "i Iit ~
Bayonne hospital. James Donohr,oo
Johh st. John and Earnest Ohlscn. feet
inc men were at work at stills from
which the tar oil was being pumped into Ut'
a. a tank. The tar boiled over the sides of Of
a fiIe '"Tk M IN torrent and flooded the
the pipes and the men made = ,,,. J,ot ~
escape, The boiling fluid poured ''n nvo ar
them' however, before they conid cot
a M L. NO one was fatally injured, but
all received very serious burns W. O"'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
LAND FORFEITURES.
Attorney General Decides Judicial AS
certainment Unnecessary to For
fpiturp

Attorney General Crane has come to
the conclusion that judicial ascertain
ment is not necessary to obtain for
fixture under the land act of 1874, and
has so informed Treasurer Workman in
answer to a question on that subject
which the latter has had on tap for some
time. Further than this. Mr.. Crane is
of the opinion that judicial ascertain
ment is not necessary to obtain for
feiturc under any of the land acts sub
sequent TO the act of 1874 and the treas
ury. department will at once proceed to
forfeit something like 10000 sales which
are delinquent on its books and which
have been in allegiance in the absence
of definite ruling in the matter. This
will be bad news to those district attor-
neys who have been lying in wait for a
rich harvest to be gathered from the
bringing of big patches of suits to for
felt the many delinquent sales which
the. State has on its hands and in which
fee would have been collectable in
each instance.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
EMBALMERS' ASSOCIATION.

Putshurg. Pa. March San organi-
cation known rs the National Associn-
ton of Embamcrs has had its birth
here and as result of the initial meet
iug the following officers were elected:
j. w. Fitzhugh of Springfield, o., pres
ident: Chas. +. Norman of Oil City: Pa,
vice president: ii. $. Walden of Pitts
burg. Pa, treasurer; Walter ;. Nor
wood of Galveston, Tex, secretary; Jos:
Noltz of Pittsburg, Pa, n. l.. Jones of
indianapolis, Ind, and Shirley Frisbic
of Cynthiana, Ky. compose the eXecu-
tive committee.
This committee has issued circular
to all assistant undcrtakcrs III the United
States, Canada and Mexico setting forth
the object of the association and notify
ing them of the object of the National
convention to he held in Pittsburg, July
II, continuing for four days. One of
the principal objects is to force under
takers to raise prices for practical men
and to keep these prices uniform all over
the country.
At the July meeting Il scale of prices
will be made and forced upon underta-
kcrs. who will be compelled to pay the
price agreed upon or lose his assistant.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
ACTRESS SERIOUSLY BURNED

Omaha, March Mrs. Johnston Ben
nett, a member of the Richard Mansfield
Ineatrlcal company, stopping at the
Parker hotel, while cleaning dress with
gasoline in her room this afternoon. was
seriously burned through the careless
handling of the fluid in connection with
a lamp. Friends came to her relief i'm
time to prevent the flames from com
pletely onvcloping her and reaching her
face. Mrs. Bennett will be incapaci-
tated for playing with the company for
a month.
-, Inc hremen suppressed the flames.
The guests of the hotel tsarted a STAN
pede, but all went out without accident
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
ATTORNEY GENERAL HANDS
THE LAND COMMISSIONER
HIS OPINION
IN THE NATTER OF LAND FORFETURES
A Charter Filed With the Secretary Of
Statc-A Couple of Rewards Of
fered by the Governor Ycster-
day-Othcr Items of Interest.
lNrnm TnesdnY's DnilY.l

Yesterday morning Attorney General
Crane handed Land Commissioner
Baker his opinion in the question of
time since by State Treasurer Workman
and Land Commissioner Baker. The
opinion is very brief and the salient
points were fully covered in the fore
cast in Sundays Statesman. The at
torncy general holds that il is not nee
cssary to obtain judicial asccrtainmcnt
under the land act of 1874. lie is also
of the opinion that judicial ascertain
mcnt is not necessary to obtain for
fixture under any of the land acts sub
sequcnt 10 the act of 1874. and the
treasury department and the land com
missioner acting in accordance with
said instructions will proceed to for
fixture in something like 10000 cases.
They will not act hastily in this matter
but will on the contrary hold consul
tation tomorrow with reference TO the
cases involved, and it will probably be
six months before they will declare any
forfciturcs if it is evidenced that owners
of these lands desire TO retain them in
good faith, and yet have not the money
with which to pay the interest mt pres
cnt. Under previous governing such
cases after suits have been filed in var
ious counties in the State, the owners
of the land in question have been per-
mitted to pay the interest and the cases
have been disposed of in this manner,
leaving them in possession of the land.
This new ruling of the attorney general
viii bring about II revolution in land
matters in Texas and both the land com
missioner and the treasurer are inclined
TO make this ruling as light as possible
on land owners. They will accordingly
give ali possible time 10 claimants to pay
interest on their land. Due notice of
the time of forfeiture under this new
ruling will he given the public through
the press, rs soon rs Land Commission
or Baker, Treasurer Workman and At
tOrncy General Crane have decided on
the date for forfeiture. Commissioner
Baker will issue Il letter on this matter
in n few days containing the full opinion
and his ruling relative thereto rs outlin-
cd above.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
ITEMS PICKED UP BY sTAlHo-
MAN REPORTERS ON THEIR
ROUNDS YESTERDAY.
.FLELENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
covornor Culberson Orders an Election
70 Fill the Vacancy Caused by the
Death of Hon. w. II. Cram
Other Newsy Items.

Governor Culberson Yesterday i''"'u
tbe following proclamation:
To All to Whom These Presents ''n""
Come: ,,d IN
whereas, A vacancy has occurred III
tbe office of representative in the \ NY
fourth congress from the Eleventh eun
crocsionol district of this State, by the
dootb of Hon. William II. Grain;
Now, therefore, l, G. a. ouiper'on'
governor of Texas. by virtue Oh 'le uu
thoritv vested in me by the laws OF the
Irnitod States and of this State, do herepy
order and direct that an election be helu
on the first Tuesday in April looo'
heinc the 7th day of the month"; IN each
of tho counties of the Eleventh congress
sionol district. to fill said vacancy IN the
oe;oo Of limited States congressman for
tho eoid Eleventh congressional district
If this state. composed of the conntles OF
Wharton. Jackson, Calhoun, victoria,
Da Witt, Goliad RefugiO, Bee, Arkansas,
Kornos Wilson. Guadalupe, Atascosa,
I've Oak. San Patricio, Nueces, cam
aron Hidolgo. Starr. Zapata, Duval; Nm
cinai Wabb. McNIulen, La Sale, Dim
mitt, Zavalla, Frio and Uyalde.,
The election will be conducted in con,
formity with the laws of this State and
n nf' tho tihs Tinted States, and in accordance
with H. the provisions of this proclamation.
The attention of presiding officers, re-
turning officers and clerks of election IS
directed to chapters 1, 2,3, !, and ., title
XXXVI of the Revised Statutes OF 1919;
as to the manner of counting votes and
making returns.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
CHICAGO MURDER MYSTERY.
DEAD BODIES OF AN AGED MAN
AND A BABE FOUND IN A
BARREL.
THEY WERE FR|GHTFULLY MUT|LA1ED
The Only Clue Rests in the Fact mat
an Unknown Woman Telephoned TO
the Morgue About Them-Bodies
Were Nude

Chicago. March S.-Caretully con-
ceoled in n barrel and covered with a
mass of old rags and cotton the dead bod
les of a gray-haired man and newborn
babe were found in an alley in Hyde
Park today. Consequently the ponce
are working on what they consider Il
double murder. Only one clue is i'll their
possession. and on the discovery and iden-
tity of Il woman as yet unknown 10 the
police depends the possible solution OF
the mystery.
Early this afternoon the office i'll Raj
ston's Hyde Park mOrguc was runS up
by telephone and woman who Declined
| to give name or address asked if the body
of n man had been found in Hyde Park.
| The Office attendant replied in the mega
| tive and then questioned the woman, but
| his best efforts failed to get any Informal
| ton of A decided character. although she
| told the clerk she was looking for man
who was missing. She was finally pre-
vailed on to give his description, when
| she. did in minute detail. She astonlshcd
| the morgue attendant by saying in con-
clusion that he would certainly learn
more about the case later on.
-Four hours later the barrel with ITS
CHASTITY contents was discovered i'll the
rear of the house at 1889 Indiana avenue.
The body of the man Tailed in almost
every respect with the description FUR
nished by the mysterious woman over
the telephone wire, and the police I'M
hesitatingly connect her with the case.
In the barrel also was the body of boy
not over 10 days old
j. A. Nurse. residing in Prairie avenue
while cmptying pan of ashes i'll the al
ley at the rear of his home. discovered
barrel which aroused his curiosity
breaking open the head of the receptacle
he was Mortified upon seeing the hacked
body of an old man inside. 1t was en-
tireiy nude and was frghtfully mutt
lated. Covering the corpse was thick
layer of cotton. The police were at once
notified and the barrel was removed to
the mOrgue. The head and trunk gave
every evidence of foul play, showing sew
eral deep wounds. On the left forearm
were tattooed five spots close together
There was nothing else to give any clue
to the mans identity.
After the several pieces of the body
had been lifted from the barrel the body
of the baby was found. 1t was nude,
save for a thin, flannel shirt, and there
were two marks on the side of the head,
apparently made with a blunt instru-
ment. The body OF the elder male was
that of man between 60 and 10 years
old.
The police laugh at the theory that it
was the work of medical students and
are positive in their statements that the
man and child were murdered.
Whether intended as II practical joke
or otherwise has not yet been determined.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
NO ONE HITRT

Los Angeles CAL, March S-The
south bound Sunset limited, the South
erm racine tranS;-continental flyer, was
tram was running at high speed on
the down grade when it struck a horse,
Inc engine was derailed and five of the
SIX cars followed suit. The dining car.
Whlch was in the rear, was the only one
that stayed on the rails. Strange to
say no one, was hurt The passengers
were transferred to local train and
arrived a,rrI IN this city three and a half
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
RLAZE At san MARCOS.

San Marcos, Tex, March 10.-(Special.)
A frame building ON the northeast cor
ner of the plaza was partly burned at
II 80 o'clock last night; value, $500. Two
thirds of value destroyed. No insur-
ance. Occupied as butcher shop. -Four
hundred dollars insurance on fixtures.
which were saved, with nominal loss.
Supposed to he the work of an ncendiary.
The grand jury entered Is true bills.
four of which are for felony.
The criminal docket. which is light is
before the court this week.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
CRESPO THANKED

New York, March S.-A special to the
World from Caracas, Venezuela, says:
President Crespo has been thanked by
both houses of congress for his vigorous
message. for his firmness in suppressing
the revolution and for his attitude in the
Guiana boundary question. He has also
been congratulated on having United
States aid during his administration. A
letter of appreciation of his assistance is
being drafted to be sent to President
Cleveland.
A London cable dispatch says that the
sustain the English side of the boundary
dispute.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
A BANKER DEAD

New York, March S-Richard Irving
banker banker died at his home in this civ
To-Day from a complication of kidney and
e foI troubles. He had been suffering
Mr.. irving, was 50 years old, He or.
e 81 PieI the tn banking and brokerage firm
l ~ hlch f IRVING, & Co. He was we'll
n nn ro"nli ior phli3nthropic works. He was
o ,1e ntp OF the Union League. Tuxedo
bmt no o' cbi,, cubs. He leaves a widow
W NJ, r3 c m q Mrs. Irving was Miss
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
A TAX QUARREL.

Washburn. Wis, March S.-Injunc.
lions secured by the A; A. Bigclow Lum.
Der company. the keystone Lumber
company and the Ashland Lumber com.
pany restraining the town treasurer of
Washburn from collecting the taxes as
sessed against them have been dissolved
and at midnight the town treasurer at
tached all lumber and teams of the Bigc-
low company. Papers are also in his
hands for service Immediately after mid
night tonight for attaching similar prop
erty OF the other companies. The
amount. of taxes is about 100000. The
companies claim the assessments are cx-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
THE NEW SALVATION ARMY.
THE MUTINIED son or GENERAL
BOOTH HAS LAUNCHED HIS
NEW SCHEME.
RENRKS BY DARLINGTON BOOTH.
Army-Thcre Is Plenty Of Room In
America for Il Hundred Such
Armies

New York, March S,-Thc inaugural
step made by Ballington Booth, the de-
posed commander of the Salvation Army
in America, in rival organization on
lines similar to the one from whose com
mand he has been relieved, met with sue
cess tonight Cooper Union was the
scene where the first gun was fired, the
echo Of which thrilled the hearts Of 1000
| loyal soldiers who since the commence
mcnt of the international strife which
has sundcred Ballngton Booths allegi-
ancc to his father, General Booth, Of
London, have remained loyal to the de-
posed commander and his wife, Maud
Booth. Every seat in the big auditorium
and the streets outside were thrOngcd.
The women wore their regulation Saliva
ton Army uniform, but the bonnet was
| absent. The men, too. had their badges,
but wore no red jackets.
Shortly after O'Clock Captain Schneid-
cr of the BOwery corps sprang on II
chair on the platform and waved an
~
Washington. The audience checred lusti-
~ as they sprang to their feet and the
utmost enthusiasm prevailed. Order had
scarcely been restored when Major Peter
Glenn, who was the first of the officers
to tender his resignation after Eva G..
Booth had taken command, appeared on
the platform waving an American flag
and placed II lifc-size portrait of George
Washington on an easel in front of the
renewed outbursts of applause. 1t was
only when Ballington Booth and his wife
arrived from their Mount Claire home
that the audience lost control of itself
Their presence on the platform was the
signal for an outburst of enthusiasm such
rs never before has been witnessed in
Cooper Union.
There was some music and cOnSidcrabl
singing and the customary religious invo-
cations, after which Darlington Booth
rose and said:
Mrs. Booth and myself have not come
here tonight to aludc to the recent trOu-
bic II is quite true we have, after ma
turc dclibcration. decided to inaugurate
II rev movement. Could we have avoid
ed il, il would most assuredly have been
done on our parts. but recognizing that
the great American people believed we
did Il work of nine years for which they
are grateful and would not listen to II
suggestion of retirement: recognizing as
we did the largest field in the world
and still further recognizing that there
is room in America for one, two, aye. 100
salvation armies, we have resolved to
do the best to win over the community
of this country. We wish 10 strife with
the Salvation Army-no strife, either
literal or verbal.
II believe that the failure of the so
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
THE SECRET OF GOOD CROPS.

HE SECREl VIZ booD bhol -.
The modern farmer is not content to
use the antiuuatcd tools and methods of
his father. In this age of keen cOmpcti-
ton the farmer who wishes to prosper
needs and gets the most improved farm
ing implements, ana by reading the best
agricultural literature. he keeps i'll touch
with the spirit of progress that pcrvadcs
our farming communities. He is particular
also, in regard to the kind of seed he
plants and the manner Of planting it..
The seeds must be of the highest fertility
and grown from the highest cultivated
and most profitable varitics of stock The
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1t contains more useful and practical in
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
ITALIAN Suicides

New York. March S.-Edward Davicco,
IS years old, an Italian, committed sui
eide at an early hour this morning in his
office on Broadway by shooting himself
through the temple. Davicco was the
inventor of Il preparation for saving fuel
and conducted his business under the title
of the Eureka Fuel Economizer company
Lately. however, he had complained that
the business was not good and he APP
pcarcd to be Respondent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
A STRANGER Suicides

Houston, Tex. March 10.-(Specal)-
Jim Wilson, a well dressed man, walked
into the Drummers' Exchange saloon,
called for a drink of whisky and soon
after died The inquest showed that he
had taken poison. He was stranger
here and papers showed he belonged near
East Bernard
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
REWARDS OFFERED

Governor Culbcrson, yesterday, of
fcrcd the following rewards
Two hundred dollars for the arrest of
Ryan Stewart. wanted in Faycttc
county for the murder of John Pevado
in August. 1894.
Also 5000 reward for Clark Coleman,
wanted in Bowie county for the murder
of Henry Wilmington, December. 1890.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
Uses THREATS

London. March "a dispatch to the
Chronicle from Constantinople says that
the sultan is determined to get rid of the
Armenian patriarch. Matteo Izmirlian,
and has invited him to resign, limiting
that if he refuses to do so a worse fate
will befall the Armenians.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
SHOVEL FACTORY BJ1RNED

pittsburg, Pa, March S.-Thc shovel
factory of Hubbard X Co. on Butler
street was destroyed by fire at an early
hour this morning. Loss, about $780,
600; insurance, $4,000. The origin of
the fire is complete mystery. The
factory was one of the largest in the
country.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
CHARTERS EILEn

The Knight Artisans of the World,
with its principal office ut Dallas, Texas.
filed its charter with the secretary of
state yesterday. No capital stock. In
c0rporators-John Shields, Robert T..
Milan, George Il. Dragc. ct al.
The Sunset Wood company of San
Antonio amended its charter by incrcas-
ing its capital stock from $50, 400 to
$4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
DELAYED BY A WRECK

-, Taylor, Tex, March S.-(Special.)-
The International and Great Northern
south bound passenger train, due at lay
Tor at 3 o'clock this morning, was nine
hours late today on account of wreck
between Hearne and Palestine last night.
No particulars.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
SSENGER TAN

The Paris and Great Northern rail
way, yesterday, paid the comptroller
S30.S7. same being / per cent quarterly
tax for their gross passenger earnings
for the quarter ending December 81.
1897
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
COMPTROLLER's OFFICE.

Revenue receipts were decidedly light
yesterday, and pay as you go' is rather
Shakey.
The comptroller registered $4,000 of
Dallas county Jail refunding bonds and
$4,000 of bridge bonds yesterday.