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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-20
THE NEWS IN THIS CITY.

William f. Burt, familiarly known as
Gene Burt, the cruel murderer of his
wife and baby girls at his home in this
city, on Friday night, July 81, is in the
tolls.
He was arrested last afternoon about
| 80, on Il thoroughfare in the city of
Chicago.
Sheriff White was much gratifed to re-
ceive the notice of Burts capture, but he
was far from being overwhelmed with
| surprise. He has had a kind of banker
ing all along that Burt was just the kind
of duck to go to great city and then
blunder into the open highways and
crowded streets. He formed this opn-
ion of him from his career when fugi-
tive from justice for embezzlement and
, forgery
At that time Burt fled to the city of
New Orleans, where, from his own story,
he had tough time gaining subsistence
by working the free lunch stands. a
In the Crescent city Burt, with only
50 cents, subsisted for weeks by judi
cious investments made in the free lunch
saloons.
He would spend > cents for beer eat
heartily, and then, with n hugger-mug-
ger move, he would scoop in the scraps,
pocket them. and slide out.
In burst of confidence ne told Sheriff
White he believed he could swallow him
self up in Il great city and be lost for
ever.
In fact. Burt believed, like the wonder
full Sabbathc. the pretender of Christ,
that he could make himself practically
invisible in any of the big cities.
Sabbathe, monkcying with the sultan
of Turkey, went too far with his invisi
bility business and was scoOped at Il crit
ical moment Burt went too far, and is
now in the tolls, and under the watch
full eye of Windy city officer TO pre-
vent his taking his own life, should he
have an earnest desire to shuttle off this
mortal coil
Sheriff White was satisfied Burt would
20 10 II ETSp Guy.
He was correct, and the news of his
arrest in Chicago was no surprise.
Sheriff White received the following
telegram last afternoon ut 1;30:
Chicago, Ills, IS Aug. '96.-Emmett
White, Sheriff Travis County Austin
We have here under arrest Eugene Burt,
said to be wanted for murder of wife and
child in your city. Send officer and pa
pers and advise me by wire. Is there any
reward offered?
]. ]. BADENOCH,
General Superintendent Police
The phraseology of the above made
Sheriff White tired. 'Said TO be want
ed" was too much for him. He wired
Immediately for particulars and while
awaiting reply he received the follow
ing:
Chicago, Aug. 49, 1896.
Emmett White. Sheriff of Travis County.
Austin, Tex:
This morning on the street l pointed
out Eugene Burt, and he is now in GUS
tody. Hold reward for me. do busi-
ness in Austin, and expect to return soOl.
Police here intimate that / am not en-
titled to reward. NJ. y. PIETY
Mr.. Piety, for a long time, was in the
chicken. egg and butter business in Aus
tin, on the corner of Fifth and Brazos,
and he knows Gene Burt well. He is
also we'll known TO the officers and many
others here in Austin.
The dispatch satisfied Sheriff White
that the RIGHT man had heen nrreStcd
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-20
FOUR PERSONS DROWNED.
Two of the Victims Couldn't Swim and
the Others Went to Their Rescue.

Detroit, Mich. Aug. "a special to
the Free Press from Benton Harbor
Mich, says:
-Four persons were drowned in Lake
Michigan this afternoon mt Double l.
Cap" Il mile north of here. They are:
Martin Manning.
James Butrck.
Frank Yerring.
"Frenchy," stranger
The men, with dozen others. were
bathing when two of the number who
could not swim We're caught by the under
tow and the others went to their rescue
Two brave fellows lost their own lives
in the effort. while a third had narrow
escape by a drowning man cingng to
him and pulling him under.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-20
THE ATTENDANCE VERY SLIM
Some Reasons Why Many Stayed at
Home.

Fort Worth, Tex, Aug. 1S.-(Special.)
We'll, the Office holders ard Office seek
ers are still down in the mouth. While
the crowd that came in late last night
and this morning swelled the lobby some.
the present convention still stands forth
as the smallest in the history of the dem
ocratic party. Never before was a safe
nominating convention so slim in mem
bership and so strikingly non-representa-
tive. The dear silverites have been
shouting for weeks past that the sound
money men were so weak in membership
that they could not locate themselves.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-20
LAUGH TO KEEP COURAGE UP.

BRYAN BUTTONS A DRUG.
Fort Worth, Aug. 1S.-(Special.)- 1.-THE
fakir, with his silver, Bryan and Culber-
son buttons and canes. is abroad in the
land. He is infesting sidewalks, hotel
lobbies and the convention hall, but he
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-20
]. ]. BADENOCH.
al Sunarintnnlnnt Dolicn

The phraseology of the above made
Sheriff White tired "Said TO be want
ed" was too much for him. He wired
Immediately for particulars, and while
awaiting a reply he received the follow
ing:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-20
FIGHT WITH A BURGLAR.
Porter 1T the Manor Depot Grapplcs a
Midnight Visitor.

Manor. Tex, Aug. 1G.-(Spccial)-
About > O'Clock this morning the porter
f. Cain. sleeping at the depot was
awakened by hearing some one in the
office. He got up and found Il Mexican
breaking open the ticket case. He asked
who it was and was answered, 1T is me-
Freeman" He recognized the burglar
as Il well known Mexican living here
As he ran to get ont of the door, Cain
knocked him down with Il stick he had
procured. The Mexican then got up and
ran. with Cain after him. He followed
him and got him down. This time the
Mexican cut Cain badly in the shoulder
with some sharp instrument. evidently a
chisel he had been using to break into
the cash drawer with.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-20
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

The railroad depot was robbed this
morning at II. m. to the amount of $40.
Freeman Cain, negro. who sleeps in
the depot, was awakened by the noise
of some one in the office prizing open
the ticket case. He got up and asked
who it was and then started in the ware
room for an AK, but not finding it, he
grabbed Il stick of wood and reached the
office in time to knock the burglar down.
Cain recognized him as a local NIexi-
can The robber jumped up and
made for the street, Cain right after
him, and after a chase of 100 yards he
knocked him down again and held him.
receiving at the time blow in the shoul-
der with Il chisel in the robbers hands.
which brought considerable blood but is
not dangerous. Cain then throttled him
and was taking him by force to the livery
stable near by. The .,.exican had given
signal and two of his friends came up
and forced Cain to release him. He is
still at large.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28
Profit in Prunes.

eve are sorry to notice that leading
newspapers in the State OF Washing
ton are publishing statements as to the
profits which may be anticipated from
prunes which are WILDLY extravagant
and can only result in bitter disap-
pointment to any person who plants a
prune orchard with the expectation Of
securing such results. says the Rural
Northwest 1t is not true. as stated,
that the figures can be relied upon as
being about correct. The figures
given as to the cost of developing an
orchard are not very far out Of the
way, but when it comes to promising
a return of $40 per acre the fourth year
from planting. $3.50 per acre the fifth
year. $500 per acre the sixth year. and
5000 per acre the seventh, a derisive
laugh will go up from experienced
prune growers. Men who engage IN
the business of prune growing expect.
ing ouch returns, are pretty sure tc
make failure of it, while those who
start with more moderate expectations
and thorough understanding Of the
fact that profits in this, as in every
other business, can only be expected al
reward of skill and business ability
will succeed"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28
OUR PRUNE ORCHARDS.
California PruneS are CrOwding
Their Frennh Competitors.
POINTS ON CURING AND PACKING.
Secretary Markley IntePviewee-About
Fancy Paekages-Proft in Prunes-
Notes of Interest.

John Marley, Secretary of the State
Board of Examiners, has a splendid
orchard of prune trees, in Sonoma
county. In an interview in the Ex-
aminer be says:
at is impossible to make a close
estimate of the damage done to prunes
this year, he said. ''In no part of the
State have they entirely escaped injury
from frosts, and in some places they
are entirely wiped out. / have grave
doubts if the crop for the year will be
over 60 per cent as much as that OF
1895, which was estimated at 0,000,-
900 pounds. a very fair crop. Prune
orchards have been considered COM
paratively safe investment, and the
planting has increased a great deal
during the past few years all over the
State. The crop of 1891 was about
81, 900, 900 pounds. as against 10000,
900 for 1895. The prune tree has a
habit.of generally bearing good crop,
and after it gets to bearing does not re-
quire great deal of pruning. Prunes
can be cured for less money than any
other fruit that is dred.
"The consumption of prunes in this
country should be greatly increased.
For five years up to 1894 the average
was about 7,500,0O0 pounds per an
mum. While this looks like large
amount, it means only about pound
to each person. OF sugar there is con-
sumed, think. nine pounds per cap
ita, and 100000 pounds of raisin:
are consumed each year. Yet wher
prunes are properly cooked they make
one of the most wholesome and pleas
ant articles of diet that can be used
One Of the principal reasons why they
are not used more is that people do no
generally understand cooking and pre-
pairing them for the table properly
Both here in California and all owe
the country there is need of education
on this point. The best qualities o
prunes are now being packed in twenty
five and fifty pound boxes, and in eacl
of these the packers or exchanges plac
half dozen circulars giving full direc
tions.
California prunes have the call il
the markets all over the country now
1t is only few years now since a.
the prunes used in the United State
were imported, and now very fey
come in. In fact, in 1895, when ther
was small crop in France. we g,
ported some"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28
Neat Packing Paws.

At recent meeting of the Sonoma
County Horticultural Society. J. NJ.
Monteith produced neat little white
wood box bearing the legend Gustav
Amandus, Prunes Confites. Maiuz-
Weisbaden, Prepared in Germany.
1t cost rs cents in San Francisco and
contained "a prunes. one pound of
fruit. Each prune, however, repre-
sented the fruit of two specimens,
admirably cured with the pits drawn
and the lesser or less presentable speci-
men stuffed into the more perfect one,
the opening neatly closed and the
whole representing choice fruit. well
calculated to appeal to the taste of the
customer. The fruit, however. had
been sugared some and lacked the
luster of the carefully cured California
prune. 1t also had mild acid favor.
Mr.. Monteith showed sample boxes
of Sonoma county prunes which he had
put through similar process. that in
taste and appearance were certainly
ahead of the imported article. He had
been offered 80 cents pound but was
waiting for better figure before
manipulating choice lot cured by the
Monteith steam drier process.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28
WHAT EASTERN EDITORS THINK.
President Kruger Relents.
tMinneapolis Tribune.


President Kruger has committed the
death sentences of the Johannesburg re-
formers who plead guilty to high trea-
son against the Boer republic and were
condemned to death by the court. 1t
is intimated that the punishment
melted out to them will be heavy fines
and long terms of imprisonment. The
fines may possibly be paid; but we
predict that there will be vigorous
'kick' from Great Britain, and posi-
bly, from the United States, against the
infection of long terms of imprison-
ment ON these men. The reform COM
mittee were the representatives of the
business element of johannesburg who
were dissatisfied with the old-fogy rule
of the Beers, and wanted to introduce
new blood and new life into the man
agement of affairs. AS "Uitlanders, :"
or foreingers, they were denied partici-
patton and what they regarded as their
just influence in the government, and
We're NATURALLY FESTIVE. With the ex-
ception of encouraging the Jameson
raid-if they encouraged tit is prob
able that they were guilty of no more
heinous offense than an effort to intro
duce needed municipal reforms. For
such an offense the penalty of death
would be atrocious, and long imprison-
ment would be too severe. The Beers
are rather an archaic people, and their
code savors of the severity of primitive
times-but sooner or later they will be
obliged to yield to undermining in
fiuences.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28
Careful Grading and Packing.

1t seems almost a platitude to enjoin
upon fruitgrowers the necessity of
honest grading, careful packing and
intelligent marketing; yet just this is
the ceaselessly recurring refrain of
every intelligent review Of the prune
situation. says the Portland Oregonian.
And no discussion of this industry is
complete without that essential factor.
The wonder is that, from the almost
universal verdict, the practice Of in.
correctly labelling seems quite general.
The objection freely urged against
clipping" is explained to be due to
the desire of the Eastern dealer to do
the clipping" himself, thereby saving
freight and gaining the extra weight
for themselves. However. there is NO
necessity for dipping" at all. and
this. being a minor matter, will adjust
istelf.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28


A fruit grower near Los Gatos. Santa
Clara county, writing in the Rural
Press, says: "There is a serious fungus
disease affecting the prune trees in
this vicinity. 1t has been growing
worse for two or three years and is
greatly affecting some orchards and
think all are more or less affected.
The foliage is small and yellowish and
gradually the ends of the limbs begin
to die back. Can you tell me what to
do for it, and when the best time to
spray to kill it OF course, a summer
spray must not be strong enough to
hurt the foliage and fruit.
The editor answered thus: 1--WE do
not recognize this as fungus disease.
It seems to us, rather, from the brief
description, to be a root trouble, result.
ing, probably, from undrained soil,
the prune being, presumably upon an
almond or peach root. If, however,
our correspondent has reason to think
it the work of fungus, as he says,
spraying with Bordeaux mixture is the
proper treatment. Bordeaux mixture
is made as follows: For every ten
gallons water take pound of lime
and one pound of bluestone. Dis
solve these separately in hot water and
mix when cool. adding the rest of the
water. Apply with good spray
pump. If the trouble be from fun
gus invasion. this will check it. The
spray can be used at once. Cutting
back and thorough use of Bordesu1
will be the most efficacious winter
treatment"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28
Points on Prune Curing.

"Saccharine and albumen give the
prune its value and it is therefore nec-
essary to cure the prune when these
elements Ere thoroughly matured, says
the Northwest Horticuulturist. A
prune cannot be too ripe to cure well.
Analysis made at one of the stations. Of
specimens of the French prune as
freshly gathered from orchards showed
II per cent of saccharine at first. but
part of the same lot was laid aside in
cool warehouse and there analysed
several days later when it was found
to have 33 per cent Of saccharine.
This shows that we should keep the
prune after it falls from the tree as
, long as possible instead of gathering
before fully ripe and curing before
fully matured.
"Prunes cured before fully ripe have
little substance or flavor and are moi
salable at good prices"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28
Advice to the prune Grower.

"Tbere are about three important
things to be done to make tho prune
business remunerative. says CORES
pondent in the Sonoma County Farmer.
First grow your prupes-Here is a
subject that we cannot discuss at
length in this article but to which
every grower has no doubt given
great deal of attention and has come to
the conclusion that it takes work. in
telligent work, unremitting work,
hard work.
Secondly. let them get perfectly
ripe fruit, let them fall. don't shake
the tree in gathering. pick up none
that are in any way defective. better
let them lay on the ground and rot
than put them in your boxes. Third
ly. take them to the dryer clean and in
the best order possible. The dryer
will be Obliged to have expert work.
men and proper facilities for his part.
He has great responsibility indeed,
and must have this confidence Of the
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28

Mrs. S. P. Reed, of Los Gatos. says
the Tree and Vine, has the last season
been putting up in pound and half
pound boxes prunes in the stole of the
Welsbaden prunes that are considered
to be as fine as any ever imported from
Europe. The fruit has met with a
cordial reception in Boston, from where
her agent has just returned. She is
preparing to put up the fruit even bet.
ter the coming year. and in larger
quantities. which her trade demands.
Only few should attempt to put up
fruit in this fancy form, for only a
few have the taste and patience to dc
the work, and the demand is limited;
but for those who can do it we'll there
is satisfactory success in store.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28

The resignation of the Rev. Isaac J.
Lansing. pastor of the Park street Con-
gregationsl Church OF Boston. has been
called for and his salary has been re-
duced to 81, He is charged with
negleoting his pastoral work as we'll
as with acting contrary to the wishes
of the church in financial and other
matters of church affairs. The Rev.
Mr.. Lansing refuses to resign. Fur
Their than that. he is said to take the
ground that he cannot be deposed until
he chooses to leave. His salary has
been $1,000 since he became settled in
the church as its permanent pastor
three years ago, and reduction to the
extent Of one.tbird he does not consider
Just.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28

grocers. The dryer when receiving
the crop will be obliged to pass his
Judgment on each load as to quality
and give the grower receipt specify
ing the grade and if the grower OBJ
iects be ought to have the privilege
Of taking it away then and there.
1.-THE great necessity for some such
organization must be apparent to every
one interested. 4"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28
In Geyserville there has lately been

In Geyseryille there has lately been
organized a fruit exchange, which
would have built this year stone
warehouse but for the short crops. 1t
is proposed to reduce the business of
handling the fruit crops to system.
and give the growers all the advan-
tages of organization and concentra.
ton. The exchange will warehouse.
grade and market the fruit for the
growers. and make advances where
required. Money will be borrowed
from bankers and not from commission
merchants. who might not hesitate to
squeeze their creditors.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28

The Santa Fe people are preparing
to bui Id an extension from San Jacinto
northwest to Lake View, distance of
twelve miles, and a party of engineers
has started out to make the working
survey. This line, extending back as
it does toward the main line, is proba-
bly, the beginning of another loop. II
it were built ten or twelve miles
further from Lake View it might pass
through Moreno and reach Allesandro,
or if extended northward through a
range of hills, would reach Redlands.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28

Phoenix, Arizona, has "god gov
eminent" club which has member
ship limited to 100. The membership
embraces many of the heaviest taxpay-
ers of the capital city. 1t is the object
of the club to reduce government ex.
pense to the lowest sum and if possible
to reduce taxes to a per cent basis.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28

One of the most terrific wind ana
ain storms that ever struck st. Louis
prevailed the 18th inst. between 6:SV
and o'clock. Trees. signs. chimneys,
smokestacks. house roofs, telegraph ana
telephone poles. with their burdens o.
wires, were Frustrated in the various
sections of the city, and several lives
were lost,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28

The market for prunes for the COM
ing season promises to be excellent.
Altogether prune farming is remuner-
alive when properly conducted.
The California Fruit Grower is in
favor of prunes being sold by quality
not size entirely, and the growers and
packers should direct all their atten-
tion to quality as we'll as size. Where
they grow of the finest flavor and
large, the packers should unite in
pressing this point.
Last month DR.. J. ]. Sbaner, of Los
Gatos, shipped five acres of dried
purnes to Scotland. 1t is supposed
that the French crop has held British
markets and any opportunity to give
them taste of California foothill fruit
should lead to extensive trade.
A crop of prunes carries from the
soil AS pounds potash. SO pounds OF
phosphoric acid and 40 pounds OF
nitrogen for each ton of fruit. or an
average about l.. per cent of the crop
in potash alone. To this must be
added the amount necessary to keep
the tree in good condition. Prune
orchards will not continue to yield
heavy crops of fruit for many years
unless they are properly fertilized.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28

The total assessed value of San Diego
this year is $13, 10000 The various
departments require $4,000. At
the rate of $l.25 per 500 the
city can raise $l64, 900. 1t is probable
that the tax rate will not exceed 81. 25,
and the expenses will have to be cut
down to meet this, The library trustees
have asked for cents of the levy,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28

Mrs. Emmett Drew. the singer, was
bitten in the face by big st. Bernard
dog at Albany. and will be disfigured
for life.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28
Last year the importations Of prune

Last year the importations Of prunes
into this country amounted to only
1898. 900 pounds. against 1854. 900
in 1894. says the San Jose Mercury.
This was due largely to the short crop
in France. But why should we i'm.
port single pound Of prunes Cali
fornia grows as perfect prunes as are
produced anywhere in the world. and
in quantities sufficiently large to sup
ply the present demand. In fact. the
growers fear that from now on the de-
mand will not keep pace with the in.
creasing supply. They can, however.
il they set about il, create much
more extensive market than present
exists.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28

Important advices from Matanzas
report that Maximo Gomez. with i'm
portant rebel re.enforcements from
Oriente and Las Villas, has again in
vaded Matanzas province and is max
ing forced marches toward Havana. the
object of the insurgent leader being
to.attract Spanish attention and enable
Maceo to break the trocha ON the Pima
del Rio line. Gomez advance is COM
manded by Periquite Perez. Gen.
eral Suares Valdez Governor Of Pinar
del Rio province. with a strong force.
has left Pinar del Rio city and marched
eastward, coming to attack Maceo's
rear beyond the trochs.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28
FOREIGN NEWS.

The Reicbstsg. by a vote of Is to
1O7, has adopted proposal to fix the
output Of sugar during the coming
year at II 200. 600 double ceDtners.