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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
A REMARKABLE CASE.
Young Girl Trying to Save Two Negroes
Lives.

Kansas City, May IA 13-year-old
girl, petitioning Kansas City business
men to sign request to Governor Stone
to save the lives of two negro murderers,
was a novel sight witnessed here. She
was Bessie Howell, and had voluntarily
started her endeavors in behalf of the
in this city some time ago, and for which
they have been sentenced to be hanged.
The girl appeared ut the office of Law
yer Hugh Roberts, counsel for the de-
PENDANTS, early yesterday morning. Il
want to do something for these men. |
do not think they ought to hang" said
she. ''There does not seem to be any
body trying to help them, and that is
why | am here
The nervous pleader anXiously watched
the surprised lawyer for moment after
delivering the above. and then continued
Il want you to write me petition and
I'll get thousands of people to sign it be-
fore Friday morning. I'll just make the
governor commute their sentences.
Hurry, please; | can't waste any time"
Miss Howell could not be argued out
of her intentions. She was stubborn in
her purpose, and at last, armed with
petition, she left the Office. The petition
was generally signed up and down the
business street. nearly every man she
met furnished the coveted signature.
She worked necessarily. and late in the
day she displayed her petition. filled with
names, her face beaming with joy. Miss
Howell is of respectable parents, and
is one of the visitors who saw the prison
ers during the week.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
TEXAS DENTISTS

Waco. Tex, May 14.-(Special)- THE
Texas Dental association devoted its SEES
sion today entirely to clinics, discussing
number of topics with illustrations of
interest to the members of the profess
sion.
The following officers were elected:
President, DR.. II. l.. Westerfield of Dali
las; first vice president, DR.. j. L. Blu
chanan of Bonham; second vice presi-
dwent, DR.. j. Nj. Nash of Brennan; Gu
ratOr of museum, DR.. A. f. Sont of Gle
burne; secretary and treasurer. DR.. j.
G.. Wife of Dallas; vacancy in executive
committee DR.. III. l.. Pierson.
Waco was selected as the permanent
place of meeting of the association.
At the night session the legislative COM
mittee reported that the dental law of
Tennessee was well suited for Texas and
declared that if properly presented to
the legislature they believed it could be
passed. Willis Sims of Fairfield was
appointed to the Baltimore dental col
lege as beneficiary student. The unfin-
ished routine was disposed of and the
newly elected officers were installed,
after which the convention adjourned
sine die
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
FOR MKINLEY AND SILVER

Sheridan, Wyo., May 15.-McKinley
and free. silver were declared insepera-
BILE political twins by the Republican
state convention today. The committe
on resolutions had warm session. last
ing until midnight. The platform was
fully arranged and is intended to meet
the wants of all factions, and therefore
satisfying none.
The convention was called to order at
lo:oO and the resolutions reported by the
committee were adopted without change.
The Wyoming delegation to st. Louis
IS composed of William Vandeventer. p.
b. Brooks, B. f. Fowler. Otto Gramm,
}. c. Davis and G. G. Hamlin. Altern-
ates: II. G. Nickerson, Nj. G.. Morrow.
w. Fitzpatrick, w. Il. Britain, w. ].
Ihom and j. II. Pickman.
The delegates We're instructed to sup-
port Chairman Vanderventer for a place
on the national committee and William
Mckinley for president.
The financial plank is as follows.
we reatfirm allegiance to the princi-
pies of bimetallism as enumerated in tha
republican state platform adopted at
Casper in 1894; we commend the record
OF our senators and representatives in
congress in maintaining these princinles
ana we instruct our delegates to St I,nuis
to take like action when the financial
plahk OF their convention is being made.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21

room was in partial darkness, the piece of
metal was again held up.
"That's a watch" said the girl.
The light was turned still lower, and
looking at the metal badge again, the girl
exclaimed:
"Why, no, it's a piece of tin The
light was turned still lower, and she said:
II can see pin attached to the back of
it."
None of the others in the room could
see the piece of metal, but the girl de-
clared that she could see it plainly, and
she even read the inscription on it.
1.-The sunlight hurts my eyes awfully,"
she said, "and when | go out in the day
time | have to hold my hand over my
"Can you see anything in daylight"
she was asked.
IF cover up my eyes with my hands,"
she said, Il can see man or woman
passing, but can't just tell what it is.
can only see the form of the person. Just
a dark object, and to see that much |
have to shield my eyes with my hands.
| never cross the street unless some one
takes me by the hand, and never go
away from my own door, for fear of be-
ing run over"
The history of the case is being reserv-
ed for the guidance of medical men, but
the child was born shortly after the
mother had undergone fright.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
MEXICAN CRAFT LAUNCHED.

Philadelphia, May 14.-The steam
light house tender Donate Guerra, built
for the Mexican government. was
launched today from the yard of the
Heafie and Levy Steamship and Engine
Building company.
Miss Mime B. Rickart of this city
christened the craft.
Among those present were Senior Mat
mis- Pomero, Mexican minister to the
United States; IgnaciO Alimira. Mexican
consul at Philadelphia and Baltimore,
and Miguel Robolledo, naval constructor
of the Mexican navy, who had charge
of the construction of the vessel.
The Donate Guerra is named in honor
of prominent general of the Mexican
army. She is 142 feet long, % feet beam
and II feet deep. The hull is built of
open hearth steel. The vessel will be
handsomely finished throughout and will
be propelled by one inverted, direct-act-
ing. rface-condensing, triple-expansion
engine, with cylinder IA inches, u
inches and SO inches, with a stroke of 26
inches. The boiler is II feet 8 inches in
diameter, and II feet 6 inches long, with
steam pressure of $50 pounds.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
SHORT TALKS ON. ADVERTISING

Advertisements won't work miracles.
won't sell ice in Greenland nor snOwshoes
at the equator. An advertisement will
sell overcoats in July if they are cheap
enough, but seasonable ad of seasonable
stuff is always best
Dull season advertising must be consid-
cred in two ways, as advertising and as
MISUNDERSTANDING of business-insur-
ance against loss of trade.
Such insurance should be placed on the
same business principles that dictate the
placing of fire and life insurance. Pick out
the strongest comprehensive best papers.
Business insurance-advertisin bet
ter than the other kinds. They repay
the losses caused by misfortune. Adver-
Using prevents the misfortune.
1t may be possible to do advertising
from which you will never see any results.
1t is certain that you will never get re-
suits from the advertising that you do
not do.
If all the money that is wasted in worth
less media were concentrated in the best
paper-a paper like The Statesman-it
would carry good advertisement straight
through the dull season.
Advertising finds parallel in farming.
AT some seasons the harvest follows the
planting very quickly, at others the result
is slower.
Plant advertising seed in December and
the crop comes at once. Plant in July
and it may be September before the full
rich harvest comes, but it will come. And
if you plant Il little garden sass along
with it, you'll get something to eat right
straight through July and August, too.
Don t try to sell heavy things-things
involving great outlay. Seek out the lit
tie catchy, useful things. Get wedge
of satisfaction started into the house with
Il Scent fan, and the big end of it will
carry in some silk dresses later on.
Running expenses are much the same
whether you're dull or busy. Figure the
cost of the advertising against the gross
profit of the increased business from week
to week, and the operation will show
profit every time, provided the advertise,
ments are properly considered and writ
ten-"but that's another story" as Mr..
kipling says.-Charles Austin Bates.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
FINANCIAL REVIEW.

New York, May 15.-Bradstreets FL
nancial Review tomorrow will say:
Speculative activity has almost ceased.
The trading in stocks has been confined
to the four walls of the board of trade
room and involved only the smaller class
of professional operators. The fluctua-
tons have consequently been unimpor-
tant and no decided tendency or features
of special interest. The somewhat ex-
aggerated fears of a rupture with Spain
over the condemnation of some American
prisoners in Cuba died out after producing
a slight bearish impression. and so far as
the market can be said to have displayed
any tendency during the latter part of
the week. it was. on the whole. to i'm
prove slightly. mainly on the covering of
short contracts.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
AN ELECTRICAL HAIR CUT.
With This Scheme the Barber Will Have
No Use for Scissors.

The electric hair cutter and singer con-
sists of a metal comb to which one wire
of the electric circuit is attached. A cut
ting and smuggling wire is stretched taut
over the top of the comb by suitable
spring, which keeps it under sufficient
tension even when expanded by the heat.
This cutting wire is insulated from the
body of the comb, and is connected to the
other wire of the circuit, suitable
switch being arranged on the comb so
that the current may be completed or
broken at will The barber first catches
the hair up in the comb in the usual
manner, but with the taut wire in contact
with the hair. He then presses the
switch, which is under his finger, and the
electric current passing through the wire
renders it incandescent Immediately and
burns the hair off just as straight as
pair of scissors could have cut it. The
action of burning also snges the hair.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
CLAIMS SEJE-DEFENSE

Waco, Tex, May 14.-(Special.) Tom
Green, the negro who shot and killed
Robert Payne, another negro, last night
was arrested at 2 o'clock this morning.
He says that he met his wife last night
in company with Payne and the latter
attacked him when they met. Payne
it is said. had razor and as he APP
preached to cut him, he (Green) fired,
shooting Payne through the heart. The
tragedy created much excitement on
Franklin street. When the shot was
fired, Payne bolted for the door of the
residence of b. r. Chandler, near the
scene of the shooting, and dropped dead
in the front doorway.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
NIGHT IS DAY.
By Freak of Nature Girl is Blind by
Day, but Sees at Night.

lille Hardy. a 9-year-old New York
girl, presents to scientists freak they
are unable to account for. She mas the
eyes of an owl. She might be said to be
suffering from hemeralopia. disease
known as day blindness, but the physi-
clans declare no disease is apparent in
her case. 1t is with her normal condi-
ton; by & freak of nature she has the
vision of nocturnal birds. being unable to
see in the sunlight, while at night her
powers of vision are fully developed
Among the neighbors little Title Hardy
is known as an albino. But physician
who. examined the girl said she was not
of that class of individuals. The albino
has eyes with the iris deficient in the
black or blue or hazel pigment. But in
this girls case the iris does not lack color,
The albino is also said to lack the
is remarkably strong. The albnos are
deficient not only in physical develop-
ment, but in mental capacity. But Title
Hardy is better than 80 per cent of child.
rem of her age. The only reason that
could be possibly given is that her hair is
white and that her eyes are better suited
to darkness than to daylight. Linnaeus
called the albinos nocturnal men. Little
lille Hardy might be called nocturnal
woman.
A New York Sun reporter saw her at
her home in Brooklyn at night She took
child's story book and tried to read II
with the aid of the shaded rays of light
from a brightly burning gas Jet.
-! know it's book she said. "but I
can't see it. l can tell it's a book by
feeling it."
The light was turned low. so, that the
room was in darkness
Now" she said. opening the book. 81
can read it easily" Then she proceeded
to read. A newspaper was handed TO her
and she read from it, although no other
person in the room could see the print
Her father and her aunt, who were pres
ent, then requested the newspaper man to
turn the gas on in full. and hold objects
up, so that the girls sight might be tested
in light. A metal badge was held 2
feet away, but the girl declared She could
not see it. Lowering the light so that the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
FOR RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
The Hon. John ID. Mccall Announced
His Candidacy Yesterday.

San Antonio, Tex, May 15-(Special.)
In an interview with your correspond
ent here today, Hon. John ID. Mccall,
eX-comptrollcr of the state, announced
himself candidate for the nomination
for railroad commissioner. Mr.. Mccall
says he enters the race in response to re-
quests of II large number of friends in
all parts of the state who have written
asking him to become candidate. He
received notice yesterday that Angelina
county had instructed for him and his
name will be on the tickets to he voted
in the primaries in many other counties.
He received letter yesterday from Jas.
b. Wells of Brownsville pledging his ac-
tive support.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
CAUSE FOR ALARM

Waco, Tex, May 14.-(Special.)-The
little 4-year-old son of Anderson Alexan-
der, cOlOred, who lives at White Rock.
six miles from the city. died this morning
from hydrophobia. Several days ago a
mad dog started from White Rock, bit
ing several persons there and at east
Waco, where he was killed The child
was among the victims of the crazed
brute. all of whom received prompt at
tention, mad stone being among the rem
edies used. The Alexander child died
in awful agony, swapping and barking
like dog. The other victims of the ami
mails viciousness are seriously alarmed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
MRS. JACKSON FRUSTRATED
A MURDER UNEARTHED.

Officers Scott and Talbot have unearth-
ed diabolical deed of foul play, at least
such it appears now. On March 10. Lon
Chambers mysteriously disappeared from
Fort Worth. A Spiritualist was con-
suited and said the body would be found
seven miles from Fort Worth in a well.
y search was made and the remains of
a man believed to be Chambers found
about seven miles from the city. The
only chances of Identification are the
teeth and the clothing. These are said
to be Chambers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
JAPANESE ART.

If japanese artist wishes to describe
in color and design the anticipation of
happiness, he draws a picture which is
moon. a nightingale, and a plum tree
or two. Victory is symbolized by the
iris; grace and Quietness by the willow
tree and the swallow for symbols.
Patriotism is sometimes indicated by a
spray of cherry blossoms; the almond
flower is the flower of spring, and SYM
bolizes beauty. The dragon twines and
writhes an artistic course through all
Japanese art, root and branch. His
name is Tatsu, and when you see him
pictured as fighting with a tiger it is
the symbol of religion fighting against
power. A dragon floating about in the
clouds means success in life; Tori, the
cock. perched upon drum, signifies
good government Both the Greeks and
the Japs use the butterfly to symbolic
Immortality.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
M'KINLEY ENDORSED

Raleigh, May 15.-Nearly the entire
uaS was consumed in adjusting contested
Ieats IN the Republican state convention,
fo r,'i Mu was nominated by reclamation
was endorsed for president without a dis,
was endorsed p'o'e''ioi'
Al 80 O'Clock, on the seventh ballot
Danlel H. Russell of Hanover was nomi,
mated Tor governor. 1t has been tha b;t
!erest hight for the nomination ever waDe coz,
IN the state and the Dockery men refnse ed
TO make the nomination unanimous, Ne'
Le3 tane Mazer of Davidson was nomi.
mated for attorney general. The n Tala-
Mckinley. 'i ue'eu lor
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
TELLER is ROSS

Pueblo. Colo. May 15.-It was 1890
when the Republican state convention
adjourned. The following delegates at
large were elected to the st. Louis con-
vcntion:
Senator Henry NJ. Teller, Frank II.
Cloudy, j. w. Rockefellon and James NJ.
Downing. Alternates: Robert w. Bo-
nynge, Charles Il. Caswell, d. ]. Kelly.
John A. Williams. colored.
The delegates are instructed by n reso-
luton to act at st. Louis sin harmony
with the views of Hon. Henry NJ.
Teller"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
DAMAGE slit REGJTN

Chicago, May 14.-Thomas ]. Nc
Nichols, county commissioner, began a
damage suit this evening against Judge
John Barton Payne for 100000. The
suit is the result of the charge made
against McNichols by Judge Payne that
the commissioner received a bride in the
O'Brien murder case to exert his infu-
ence in preventing an indictment of
SalOon-keeper O'Brien for wife murder.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
WAS THE CARDINAL, POISONED.

London, May 14-The Rome CORES
pondent of the Daily News telegraphs
that rumors are in circulation that the
death of Cardinal Galimberti, project of
the Pontitical Archives, was not due to
natural causes. 1t is suspected that he
was poisoned. An examination into the
matter has been demanded.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
ALONZO ELECTED

oE ANA Peru, via Galveston, May ID
;Ddical returns received from Bolivia
n rnaltdte that in the late election for
thi lnnae senior Don Severe Fernando
Of tb" WHO mas been first vice president
o1 ,ne tepCohc' has received a majority
tbero mere SO far as reported and that
port All is tranquil in Bolivia u It.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
CHANGED THE BALLOT.

Atlanta, Tex. May 15.-(Special)-
The Cass county Democratic executive
committee met ut Linden today and
changed the ballot to be voted June &
to read for the free and unlimited coin
age of silver ut 16 to l and against the
same. All legal voters who will pledge
themselves to support the nominees of
the regular Democracy are permitted to
participate in said primary
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
ST LOFTS CONVENTIONS Hail

st. Louis, May Unsatisfactory prog
ress is being made by the contractors on
the immense auditorium building de-
signed for the use of the Republican con-
vention. Thirteen thousand seats are
provided for, and owing to its architec-
tural construction and the steep pitch of
the balconies a good view of the speak
er's stand is had from all parts of the
structure, thus celebrating the only de-
feet of the Minneapolis convention.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21

dent of the First National bank of Ar
kansas City, Kan, for wrecking the
State bank of this place, and against I.
\. Richardson. ST., and T. n. Richard
son Jr., president and cashier of the
Oklahoma City National bank, and Fred
Farr and Fred Gum of this place.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
EEN LINN CALI ED

Washington. May 15.-Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee, the newly appointed consul general
to Havana, arrived in Washington last
night and called at the state department
today to consult with the officials and
receive full directions for his guidance
prior to leaving for Havana.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21

consideration of the ban placed on Nc
water.
Maj. Crawford was here today, repre-
senting The Statesman. His ability as Il
rustler for his paper is well known, and
he did himself full justice here.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
IN FAVOR OF OWENS

Washington, May 15.-The house COM
mittee on elections decided today the con-
tested election case of Denny VS.. Owens,
from the Seventh Kentucky district, in
favor of the sitting member, Mr.. Owens
Dem), the successor of Col. Brecken-
ridge.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
CHICAGO'S M'KINLEY CI

CHlCAGO'S MKINLEY CLUB.
st. Louis. May 15.-H. III. Osgood has
secured quarters at the Lindell hotel for
400 members of the Commercial Me-
knley club. No. | of Chicago. who will
be here during the national Republican
convention.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
GOLD RESERVE.

Washington. May 14.-The treasury
lost $402,O 900 in gold coin today, leaving
the true amount of the gold reserve S114,,
S93,S33
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
INDICTED A WHOLE RATCu

Perry, o. T., May 14.-The grand jury
of this county has returned an indict-
ment against George s. Hartley, presi-
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-11
CREEDS OF A KIND.
Rev. John Wright on Two That Are
Not Conflicting.

The third of a series of free church lee
lures which is being conducted during the
Lenten season upon the subject of Church
Unity" was delivered by. Rev. John Wright
d. D., at Christ church, last evening.
The interest manifested in the two pre-
vious lectures was again evidenced by the
large audence which listened. to last even
ing's discourse, the particular subject of
which was 1.-THE Creeds; or the Apostles
Greed as the Baptismal Symbol, and the
Nicene Greed as the Sufficient of the Chris
tian Faith"
DR.. Wright said in part: ''The apostles
creed is profession of living facts, which
in its sublime possibilities and truths gives
delight alike to the simple child and the
cit is of divine origin and contains the
reflected thoughts of divine mind. Though
eminently scriptural, the Nicene creed is Of
different origin. 1t was brought into exist
ence by the general councils and confirmed
from time to time until it's introduction into
the English churches as supplementary to
the apostles creed. The converting of the
council OF Nice was grand union of all
the nations of Europe in the adoption of
the Nicene creed. Those who composed the
body were theologians and profound scholars,
whose conclusions are wholly worthy of
credence OF the S1S members all but Is had
undergone persecution and could truly say,
I bear in my body the marks of the Lord
Jesus They were baptized in the fires of
persecution, but they defeated heresy''
faith, the speaker declared them all INSULT
cient to the plan of unity. There was no
association between the two. nor never could
be. They were rather signs of diversity and
separation.
Individualism, the speaker said, had been
busy with the question of unity for years,
but though in general tending to the de-
sired end no successful issue had yet been
made. There were no modern substitutes
for the original creeds. All people were in
touch concerning the apostles creed, and
also Endorsed the Nicene creed. With the two
named creeds as a basis. and in this way
only, in the opinion of the lecturer. could
church unity be ultimately accomplished.