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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
SUGAR.

New Orleans. April 2S.-Sugar-Quiet;
open kettle, 3@3 7-Sc; centrifugal granu-
I IoWs ie $saa 'e Fee ' seconds o 1 Ssl
3 15-16c; molasses, quiet; centrifugal, )
@15c; others unchanged
New York, April 2S.-Sugar-Raw
quiet; fair refining, &c; sales, 5000 bags
centrifugal, SO test, lac; 80 bags mo-
lasses sugar, 80 test, 3 lie; 1896 bags
concrete sugar, So test, 3 1-4c; refined,
steady
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
HOW THE RAINEs LAW WORKS.
New York Anril % The. na,,,, botaJs

.NeW IOrK, April Z6.-The new hotels
did q large business today in the way
of dispensing liquors to persons who
purchased sandwich or a more preten-
tious meal along with their beer and
whisky. The police kept sharp look
out to see that the law was not violated
by the hotels, and also kept their eyes
open to discover Legitimate places of
liquor selling in rooms in the rear of sa--
looms, and especially in the Italian quar-
ter and on the lower east side of the
town.
There was apparently no attempt of
the regular saloon-keeper to eyade the
law, for. the inside of all saloons were
exposed to the view of every passerby
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
DROWNED IN A TANK

Decatur, Tex. April 2S.-(Special.)-
About IL o'clock yesterday, while RUFF.
Cooper and saveral other men (colored)
were swimming in Waggoner's tank, two
miles east of town, Cooper, while near
the center of the tank, commenced
ceramping and before help could reach
him was drowned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
SCOTT JACKSON'S TRIAL.
Several Important Witnesses Examined
at Newport Yesterday.

Newport, Ky, April 2S.-The people
evidently expected sensation at the trial
of Scott Jackson for the murder of Pearl
Bryan. The court room and streets in
its vicinity were crowded. The sheriff
had to use force to keep the crowd in the
corridors from pressing into the court
room.
1t was expected that George Jackson,
the cOlOred cab driver, would testify in
the forenoon. That sensation was post
poned until the afternoon. When George
Jackson was examined the sensation did
not come up to expectations. Eleven wit
nesses were examined during the day,
and probably the prosecution will require
all day tomorrow.
Attorney Hayes of Greencastle, Ind.
was called to the stand as witness, and
offered number of letters written by
Jackson TO Pearl Bryan. The letters,
extending from early in 1895 until the
middle of November that year, were pre-
scented to show that he was keeping up
an acquaintance with that lady. The
principal evidence in the afternoon was
that of Charles Mullen, the liveryman
who testified that he hired a cab on Jan
uary 81, to Alonzo Walling, and that it
was kept out nearly all night.
George III. jackson, the cOlored driver,
related the story of his trip from Cincin-
natl to the place of the murder, and identi-
fed Mailing as the man who sat beside
him.
The cross examination was not as Sc
we're as the public anticipated. 1t elicit
ed some points that the prosecution fail
ed to bring out.
Sheriff Plummer was put upon the
stand to describe the situation where the
body was found and to relate some in
terviews he had had with the prisoner,
which failed to bring out any confession.
The story of the negro cab driver did
not differ from that told by him on or
about February Is, when he first made it
known.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
JUDGE HARDY WILL, SPEAK
TARRANT COTTNTY POPS

Fort Worth. Tex, April 2S.-(Special.)
The. county convention of Populists
opened here at 1870 this morning and adj
jOurned at 1870 this evening. The
twenty-four delegates to the state con-
vention were instructed to vote for
Jerome Kearby for governor. first, last
and all the time. Stump Ashby received
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans. April 2S.-Cotton-Firm.
Middling z 15-16c; low middling,
Z 11-16c; good ordinary, Z 1-4c: net re,
ceipts, 2S59 bales; gross. 1870 bales: ex-
ports to continent, 520S bales; coast, $50
bales; stock, 147, 1888 bales.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
The unanimous endorsement of the con.

the unanimous endorsement of the con-
vention for lieutenant governor. C. IL.
jenkins of Brentwood who came within
300 votes of defeating Congressman Bell,
was endorsed for congress. A county
ticket was nominated with three places to
be filled by the convention, which will
meet here on August 10. J. J. Chenault
of Fort Scott. Kansas, and Hon. Barney
Gibbs of Dallas addressed the conven-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
COTTON.
NEW YORK.

New York, April 2S.-The cotton mar
ket advanced 3@4 points today. The sum
mer months advanced 10M13, and the
later positions being dragged up in the
face of bearish crop accounts and bear
ish local sentiment The improvement
was largely, if not altogether, an affair
of manipulation. There was a shipment
of 2SS6 bales to Liverpool made by the
Greeks recently, and just reported. 1t is
claimed that other transfers of the same
sort are to be made in the interest of the
parties said to be manipulating the mar
ket. Private cables state that the Eng
fish market is also manipulated.
COtton-SpOt closed quiet Middlng
uplands, 8 1-Sc; middling gulf $3.50;
sales, 3401 bales.
Futures, steady. Sales, los, 100 bales:
January, 7.9S@799c: April, 7.9507 .96c;
May, 7.95c; June, 7.91c; July, 7.SSc; Au-
gust. 1870; September. 7.39c; October,
724c; November, 715c; December,
714c.
Cotton-Quiet. Middling. S1-Sc; net
receipts ia bales; gross. 935 bales: ex-
ports to Great Britain, 6755 bales: CONT
nent, 1879 bales; forwarded, 715 bales;
sales, 3401 bales; spinners, 213 bales;
stock, 1867 bales.
Total today: Net receipts, 215S bales;
exports to Great Britain, 2791 bales;
France, 429 bales; continent, 1877 bales
Total since September 1: Net receipts,
4.959.OS1 bales; exports to Great Brit
ain, 2,O269S4 bales: to France, ABS
bales; continent, 1,5S9,349 bales.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
ST LOFTS

st. Louis, April -Cotton-Steady.
Middling, Z 9-16c; sales, $40 bales: re-
ceipts, 9O5 bales; shipments, 1910 bales;
stock, $3.50 bales.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
NEW YORK.

New York, April -Wheat-Re-
ceipts, 5000 bushels; exports, 400 BUSH
els. No. hard, 73c elevator. Options
in rut all day, selling off a
little under early bad crop news, disap-
pointing Bradstreet's big spring wheat
receipts and some liquidation, rallied
finally on talk of big exports and closed
unchanged to 1-4c net decline. No. 2
red. May, 20 1-2c.
Hides-Quiet.
Leather-Dull.
Wool-Quiet.
Pig iron-Quiet; southern, -; north
ern, 00@11.75.
Copper-Steady; brokers, $lO.S7 IL;
exchange, $10.75.
Lead-Steady; brokers, $500; ex-
change, $305.
Tin-Firmer; straights, $13.40@13.45.
ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, April 2s.-Flour-Un
changed.
Wheat-Steady; No. 2, red, &c; No. 2,
track, 62c bid. elevator: May, 20 3-4c;
July, 50 3-4c; August, 61 5-Sc.
Corn-Weak; spot, easier; No. 2, mixed,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO.


Chicago, April 2S.-Cattle receipts yes
terday and today were so light that cat
tie buyers were not able to stock up and
the demand as result was better Or
binary to strictly choice dressed beef and
shipping steers were saleable at $4,000
4.2O, but there were few cattle choice
enough to sell over $500, and the range
of prices for most of the offerings was
singularly narrow. Butchers and can
ners' stuff is doing better than last week;
cows, sales being largely at $2.330M330.
This was "calf" day, and there was a
large supply, but the good demand held
prices firm at the recent advance. There
was a fair demand for feeders and sales
were mostly at $3.4O@3SO. The few
Texas cattle now being marketed are
mostly of rather ordinary quality, and
few sell as high as $3.50.
Hogs-Supply continues to show large
gains over recent weeks, but the fresh
offerings, together with few thousand
left over from Monday, were mostly sold
before noon. AS result hogs of desira
BILE quality sold at about yesterdays
prices, but the big, heavy hogs were sold
very largely at further reductions of DC.
Sales were largely at S3.4503.55, heavy
hogs crossing the scales at So. 15M3.5O,
while choice mixed sold as high as
pO.Ol IL. lJlSHC-We1S0IS were UUp
ties and sold at $3.5003.S0.
Sheep-Fully $1,000 sheep and lambs
were received today. The trade was ami
mated at $2.50@3.60 for common to
choice sheep, very few selling below
$500. Westerns and Texans predOmi-
mated and some of the latter have sold
up to $500 For lambs there was a fair
ly active demand and sales were made
all the way from S2.35M3.50 for common
feeding lots, up to $4.75M4.S0 for choice
focks, not many selling below $3.50.
Most of the wooded sheep and lambs now
coming here are westerns. A few ma
tive yearlings sell at $3.T0@3.S0.
Receipts-Cattle, 5000 head; hogs, 3d.
600 head; sheep, $4,000 head.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. Louis, April -Cattle-Receipts
22OO head shipments, 400 head market
steady to strong; export steers, $4,000
40; fair to good shipping steers, $3.40@
$50; bulk of shipping beeves, 1900 to
1900 pounds. $3.50@3S0; dressed beef
and butchers steers, S3.2504.O0; bulk
of sales, $3.OOM3.75; steers under 1000
pounds, $2.S0@345; mostly at $1,000
$40; stockers and feeders, $2.50@3 80;
mainly at $2.70M3.30: cows and heifers,
S2.00M3.40: mostly at S2.25M3. 10; can
ners. $1.50M225: bulls. chiefly at $4,000
30: calves, $400G5.50; Texas steers,
S2.S0M3.35; mostly at $3.00M3.50; cows
and heifers, $2.00@300; mainly at 1926
M2.75.
HOgs-Receipts, $500 head; shipments,
600 head; market opened steady, but
closed weak to DC lower; heavy, SO. 25C0
BOO; mixed, $3.2OM3.45; lights, $1,000
$50.
Sheep-Receipts, 400 head; shipments,
none: natives. $2.75M3.50: Texans, $3.50
M3.T5; MeXicans, $2.90M3.20.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
GALVESTON.

Galveston, April 2S.-Spot cotton,
steady, prices unchanged. Middling,
3-4c; sales, 715 bales; receipts, 1854
bales; exports, 1876 bales; stock, 34,073
bales.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30

COFFEE.
New York. April -Coffee-Options
opened steady with decline of 501O
points. recovered partially, but again
turned easy under the local pressure
closed steady, with prices 5 points lower
to 10 points higher. Sales, 1850 bags,
including May. 12.90M12.95c.
Spot coffee-Rio, quiet and steady: Cor
doya, IL 1-4M1Sc; sales, 500 bags Mara
caibo, p. t., 800 bags Bucamangara, D. t.,
exported to Europe, 1889 bags Porto Ca
bello and 800 bags Maracaibo, p. t.
Santos-Dull; good average Santos,
14,5OO refs per 10 kilos: receipts, 1000
bags; stock, 10000 bags.
Havre-Closed irregular at 1-2@1 1-2f
net advance; sales, $4,000 bags.
Hamburg-Steady and unchanged:
sales, 1000 bags.
RiO-Quiet; No. I Rio 1900 reis per
10 kilOs; exchange, 8 7-16d receipts,
two days, 5000 bags: cleared for the
United States, 10000 bags; for Europe,
none; stock, $4,000.
Total warehouse eliveries-From
United States, 1891 bags, including 5O27
from New York; New York stock today,
800, 463 bags: United States stock, 251,-
1S2 bags; afloat for the United States,
112, $50 bags; total visible for the United
States 1863, 432 bags, against 44S,SS1
bags last year.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

New York, April 2S.-Special tele
graphic and private dispatches to Brad
streets, covering points of accumulation.
indicate the following changes in avail
able supplies, Saturday, April %, as
compared with the preceding Saturday:
Available supply of wheat, United States
and Canada east of the Rockies. de-
crease, l Aba, 900 bushels; afloat for and
in Europe, increase, $4,000 bushels; to-
tai decrease worlds available, 1,O49.OO
bushels. Corn, United States and Can
ada, east of the Rockies, decrease. 1.4O3,-
600 bushels. Oats, United States and
Canada, east of the Rockies, increase.
$4,000 bushels. The only decrease of
available wheat aside from those re-
ported in official visible supply state
ment, includes 100000 bushels at north
western interior elevators; $4,000 bush
els in Chicago private elevators: 100000
bushels at various Manitoba storage
points and $4,000 bushels at Fort VIII
liams, Ont.
The more important increases include
100000 bushels at Cleveland, $1,000
bushels at Louisville and $4,000 bushels
at burlington. making AL 900 bushels
of wheat in Milwaukee private elevators
regular has no influence of Bradstreets
total of available wheat, because they
include both.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17
THE black treacbarv which on

The black treachery which en-
comprised the death of General
Maceo, is another illustration of the
methods employed by the Spanish
to accomplish the ruin Of Cuba.
The whole fabric of Spanish char
acter is out Of touch with modern
ideas of honor and Legitimate war
fare, and what it lacks in military
qualities it supplies with the same
cruel tactics used by Alva in DESC
lating the Netherlands. Maceo is
dead, but, like John Browns, his
spirit will go marching on as an in
SEPARATION for Cuban liberty while
the memory of the vile stool
pigeon who betrayed him into the
hands of his enemies will live only
to be eXecrated.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17
CONFEDERATION.

THOROUGH consideration Of the
influences that affect him. of the
circumstances that surround him
and OF the opportunities that are
presented to him for his advance
ment. mark the strong characte1is-
tic Of the man Of decisive charac-
ter. He forms no opinions until
he is acquainted with the facts that
mould it, is positive onl Y when it
has been strengthened by obser-
walton and the result of his own
investigation and accepts it as a
guide only when its value is proven.
AS there is a right and wrong
way of viewing question, there
is also weak and strong way.
The weak irresolute man hesitates
to grasp the fact, but clings to
theory, waiting for others to lead
the way and point out the sub
stance. He considers a question
before it is II pc for considera-
ton, his Judgment wavers unless
propped up by the support of
stronger minds and he lacks the
self-confidence necessary to infuse
vigor into his conclusions. Half
digested, undecided thoughts pos
sess his mind, destroying concen-
tration and the ability to thorough
ly apply his faculties upon the
work he may have in hand. AS a
consequence the work is neglected
and he is victim of carelessness.
He is, consequently, an unsatis-
factory person with whom to enter
into business or social relations.
and, having no self-reliance, has no
value for work requiring stable
character. The strong character
who conscientiously considers the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17

questions, trivial or important, that
arise in everyday life, who changes
his opinions only when they are
found untenable and who directs
with full energy his intelligence
and attention on the work in which
he is engaged, possesses the ele-
ments that are most valuable in
attaining success, influence and
position. Carefulness of manner
recommends him where ability is
needed and responsibility awaits
the directing hand. The self-pos-
session that results from attention
to details resides in the strong
character. Difficulties are expect
ed and prepared for, and when met
grappled with as natural sequence
of duty.
The possession of responsible
ity tends best to form the habit of
consideration. Its cares forces at
tention to details, which form
evenness of Judgment and compels
consideration Of every question
bearing upon the sphere of action
it embraces. The weak fear re-
sponsibility, but the strong court
it as the essential stepping-stone
to reach ambition. Neglect Of OPP
portunity is refusal Of the weak to
accept responsibility, but the
chance Of the strong to add to
what they already possess.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17

The life into which no sentiment
enters is barren of the essential in
gredient to make it worth living.
The beautiful imageries Of romance
that Intervene and adorn human
knowledge may be but tinsel chaff
but they are to life what tints are
to flowers. Cold, bare facts, without
the dress Of sentiment to appeal to
the emotional powers, are as a bit
ter medicine to the mind and a
chill to the soul. The heart that
is attuned to sentiment is stead
fast in its friendship, in touch with
what is beautiful in nature and
true to what claims it reverence,
respect or love and constant in its
devotion to the ideals to which it
clings.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17
EIESPECTABEAETY.

REsPECTABIL1TY may be defined
as a quantity Of influence The
standing a man has in commun-
ity is the measure Of his respecta-
bility. This standing does not al
ways depend upon his usefulness.
for nothing is more common to find
than men who lay claim to being
respectable and yet have nothing
in their character to show that they
are entitled to this mark of honor.
They receive it by virtue of Gus
tom, as common courtesy or in the
same sense that the saloon habitue
is called a gent" and not as
degree Of honor. Wealth, relation
ship and the influence Of position
supply the greater part of what the
world calls responsibility and not
genuine worth.
We hear the phrase high re-
spectability9 spoken of, but seldom
stop to think of its true import or
the relation it holds to moral value.
The man in authority, in business
or who has the wealth to command
the respect that comes from power
and influence. is a ways invested
with the 'high'' order when his re-
spectability is referred to, but the
mechanic. the labOrer and the real
workers and producers in general
are simply designated by their call
ing. This distinction is manifestlv
one Of influence. The favor of the
influential has greater attractions
for the average man than the rug
ged honesty of the lowly bat in
dustrious citizen whose sterling
worth is free from the gloss of
gilded manners and affected supe-
riority. If the merchant. whose
weights and measures, perhaps,
may be VIGOROUSLY out of gear
with accepted standards, gets into
trouble his shortcomings are al
ways overlooked in the haste to
bring forward as veil of charity
the responsibility of his position
and the exaggerated Importance at
tached to buying and selling. But
let the day-laborer fall into like
trouble and nobody has any knowl-
edge Of him ever having any of
this gracious responsibility. He is
just a part Of the population, hav-
ing no influence that would be use
full in furthering the schemes of
the ambitious, and, perforce. with
out responsibility.
This is an age that loves sham.
What it respects is generally what
appeals strongest to self-interest,
and the moral question, or the sac
rifice of principle involved in re-
jecting the real for the unreal,
are not considered in the desire to
favor those who can favor in re-
turn.
FAME exalts, notoriety drags
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17

CHRISTMAS DAY means some
thing to prisoners in the South.
From the Baton Rouge Truth we
learn that sixteen prisoners in the
Louisiana state prison will receive
combinations of sentences for their
Christmas gifts, and two lifers who
have each served fifteen years will
be presented with pardons. This
is a general custom throughout
the South, and when the cold
spirit of unforgiveness is thawed
out of the northern 'reformers'' it
will be adopted in this cline.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17
y LITERARY NOTES. y y

Among the notable features of
the San Francisco Argonaut of
December IA, 1896, are ''Biddy's
Wager: A Veracious Account of a
Winter Diversion on the O. K.
Ranch" by G. B. Durham: THE
Comstock Lode" a long review of
Charles Howard Shinn's new book.
THE Story of the Mime and a
letter from New York on THE
Philippe of Parkhurst."
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17
THE MIRROR is a weekly paper published

THE MIRROR is weekly paper published
In the Minnesota State Prison. 1t was founded
in 1887 by the prisoners and is edited and man
aged by them. Its objects are to be a home
newspaper: to encourage moral and intellectual
improvement among the prisoners; to acquaint
the public with the true STATUS of the prisoner;
to disseminate pathological information and to aid
In dispelling that prejudice which has ever been
the bar sinister to fallen mans Self-redemptiOn.
The paper is entirely dependent on the public for
its financial support If at any time there should
accrue a surplus of funds. the money would be
expended in the interests of the prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17

That serene cOntentment follow
ing hearty meal is the nearest ap-
proach to virtue some people ever
reach. After consuming what they
have not earned they are ready to
sign articles Of peace with all man.
kind, but one hour before the next
meal they are congratulating them
selves that the world has not vet
found out the reason why they
should eat it's victuals.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17

ASSOCIATIONS are evil only when
We make them SO. The influences
and conditions that surround us
are often Of our own creation. and
if the evil which blackens charac-
ter is found in them it is the nat
ural result Of selecting poor material
when we build.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17

IT MAY be put down as a self
evident truth, of both education
and common sense, that the man
who has education and no common
sense will scare the flies from the
table while the man who has COM
mon sense and no education is eat
ing his dinner.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17

MANY people who enjoy repu-
tation for smartness gained it by
their shrewdness in covering up
their tracks, but when the newt
able outcome of their true inward
ness is made known. the smartness
they boast of is found to be their
weakest characteristic.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17

WHILE it is true that people are
always talking about you, it is
equally true that what they are
saying is the expression Of your
own conduct.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17
N 0 T &c <

THOSE receiving copies of The MIR
ROR who are not subscribers will
please consider them as sample cop
les. If, after reading them, you should
conclude that TIE MIRROR is
worthy of your patronage, send one
dollar to this office and we will enter
your name on our books for a
years subscription.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17

Our misfOrtunes are the DEGREES
of an unkind fate. our successes
the well-merited rewards of our
fine management: the misfortunes
are when We get found out. the
successes when we manage to con-
ceal our rascality.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17

IF YOU carefully examine your
character for your worst habit. you
will discover that it is the habit
you have Of trying to convince
yourself that you have no bad
habits.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17

WHEN you stand for truth you
defend every pure thought pro-
duced by the mind Of man, every
work that has ennobled his being
and every inspiration that brings
him in sympathy with the majesty
of his destiny.