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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31

The Spaniard fred for the third time, the
shot falling few rods astern Of us, but
in direct line.
Use the Hotchkiss," said Maj. No
rales.
Gunner Mike Walsh, who, with his
crew, stood by the 12-pounder in the
bow, heard the command with joy, and
called out to Capt. O'Brien to swing the
ship around. In a minute the filibuster
was almost alongside the coaster. The
latter doomed for the fourth time. but the
smoke had not cleared away before the
Hotchkiss on our PROV beam doomed
and sent a sharpnel shell! between
the short masts Of the coaster, fairly
over her engines. The shell did not burst
and the Spaniards seemed paralized with
fear. Several men on the lower deck
opened fire with their rifles and this was
followed by rafting vohey from the line
of men on the upper deck. The shrap-
mel shell fired from the Hotchkiss ended
the fight as the Spaniards sailed away
firing rockets calling for assistance. The
call for assistance was promptly answer
ed, and while the filibuster was swinging
into position to allow the Hotchkiss to
play upon the enemy, ganboat double
the size of the coaster appeared on the
port. She opened fire with heavy guns,
but did not have the range. Gunner
Walsh rammed another shrapnel into the
gun on the prov and yanked the lanyard.
The shell flew straight for the gunboat
and burst directly over her. 1t was an
swered by still heavier thunder from
the boat, returning shell for shell. The
shot from the Spaniard disabled two Of
the landing boats of the filibuster but did
no other damage. The Hotchkiss was
again loaded with shrapnel and
the next discharge struck the
cruiser amidship. Then the Three
Friends put on steam, leaving the war
ship, possibly disabled, but at all events,
silent and defeated, out of sight, behind
u point of land. As the cargo of the
Three Friends was being landed the
Spanish coast patrol came up, and fierce
fight ensued between them and the Gu
bans sent by Gen. Gomez to escort the
cargo into his camp. After two hours of
fighting the Spaniards were driven off
and the cargo was landed and safely car
ried into the interior. The vessel then
laid to for several days. in secluded
cove, and started for Florida last Mon
day. She was pursued by several gun
boats as she entered the windward pass,
and ball from one of them tore hole
in her bulwarks. A barrel of oil on the
furnace fires soon ran up the steam and
the fast craft crept away.
Emerging from the Keys two cruisers
were seen waiting for her, and another
race ensued. The Spanish vessels fired
On her for half an hour.
Captain Lewis then ran in among the
Keys and escaped from the Spanish war
vessels, reaching American waters, near
Miami. Fla.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31
A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.
A California Doctor Discovers the Secret
of Gaining Health.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 24.-What Aes-
culapius Sought after thousands of years
ago, and what his disciples have con-
stantly tried for since then, DR.. Thomas
Powell asserts he has discovered. He
declares that he has at least ascertained
the laws of life, and if his claims prove
correct the human race will install him
as one of its greatest benefactors.
According to the theory of DR.. Powell,
ne has discovered way to immune the
system against predisposition to disease.
But it is not his claims so much that
have provoked the interest of science as
his practical demonstrations. For the
past three days he has innoculated him
self with the germs of CONSUMPTION.
diphtheria and typhoid fever. Yet he ia
perfectly healthy and has suffered, he
says, not the slightest trouble from the
experiments. Science has decided that
the system, in perfectly healthy condi-
ton, is impervious to the attacks of bacil.
Ii, but beyond this point little, if any.
thing, has been known. DR.. Powell goes
deeper and says he believes he has dis
covered the secret of gaining and contin-
uing the enjoyment of perfect health. He
says he believes his discovery will have
the effect to make those diseases which
nave been considered incurable, durable,
and those durable cases easier to cure
now.
DIR, Powell intends lecturing the early
part OF next month, on his new dis
covery.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31
SERIOUS COLLISION

Allentown, Pa, Dec. 25.--Five persons
were injured and one killed this after
noon at East Allentown in grade cross
ing accident. A passenger train on the
Central Railroad Of New Jersey struck
a trolley car. l.. j. Ware, aged 40, the
motorman, was instantly killed
The injured are: Geo. Grosser. trolley
car conductor; Mr.. and Mrs. John Brink.
p. Gehman, Ed Werg.
The last four live in Bethlehem. None
of the injured are thought to be seriously
hurt. The locomotive struck the trolley
car on the front platform, carrying the
motorman distance OF seventy-five feet
The. others were hurt by flying Fragments
of the car.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31
M'KINLEY'S CABINET.
The Slate That Win Likely Be Selected
By the Major.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. PA special to the
Times-Herald from Washington, says:
ut IL now possible to give some i'm
portant news concerning the program
which President-elect Mckinley has
made in the task of making up his cabi-
net slate. 1t would be incorrect to say
that Maj. Mckinley has fully and finally
determined whom he will ask to be his
ministers. So far only two direct offers
of places in the cabinet have been made,
one of these to Mr.. Hanna, who is not
likely to be in the cabinet at all, and the
other to Mr.. Dingley, but the president
elect has practically determined the COM
position of his cabinet, except as to one,
or perhaps two places. Unless he changes
his mind, the following will be the Nc
Kinley cabinet when finally announced.
Secretary of State-John Sherman Of
Ohio.
Secretary of Treasury-Nelson Dingley
of Maine.
Secretary of War-Ex- Governor Will
liam r. Merriam of Minnesota.
Secretary of the Navy-Cornelius N.
Bliss of New York.
Attorney GENERALIZATION Golf of
West Virginia.
Post Master General-Henry c. Payne
of Wisconsin.
Secretary of Agriculture-G. j. Way
mire of California.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31
WHISKY CAIJSEn TROTrRT.m-

Tangipahoa, La, Dec. 25-The killing
OF w. B. Davidson by Monroe Bambert-
and the accidental wounding Of negro
boy by fusilade fred by drunken men
at the time of the killing, and the subse-
quent shooting Of young Payne by Alex
ander Martin last night, Is the general
subject Of conversation here today. Whis-
ky caused the trouble.
At 8 o'clock this morning A. NJ. Addi-
son, operator and agent Of the Illinois
Central railroad at Wesson, was killed by
Jack and Luther Case. The Case boys
were creating disturbance IN the ladies'
waiting room, and when Addison attempt
ed to quiet them they killed him. The
murderers were arrested
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31
ROBBERS WE'RE VERY POLITE
Statement of Express Messenger of tho
Robbed Tram.

st. Louis, Dec. 24.-The Chicago and
Alton express which was held 1p by
masked bandits in the famous Blue cuf.
near Independence, Mo-, "Wednesday
night, arrived in st. Louis at l D. m. to-
day. ' '"
D. ID. Frier, messenger in charge of the
looted car, two trainmen and the Pull
man car porter and conductor. were the
only ones of the crew aboard, the others
having changed at Slator and Roodhouse.
All information obtained from these men
stamps the robbery as one of the clever
est and boldest ever done by road agents.
Messenger Frier is in bad state of
mind. lie feels terribly broken up over
the robbery. The first thing he said
when the train crew arrived was that the
company had been hard hit. He now saws
he can not tell how much was taken.
When seen by representative of the As
ISOLATED Press, he said:
was very busy, and thought we had
stopped on account of breakdown or
something of that sort l heard no voice
outside. When the knock came | sup
posed it was n brakeman and opened the
door. The robbers threw my shotgun
out of the car and broke it all to pieces.
They certainly knew their business and
were very polite, but it would not have
been safe to have resisted them"
The .politeness of the robbers impressed
all, who, the trainmen say, were well
dressed. The leader was little under
the influence of drink. He was so iowa!
that when he took 81 from the conductor
he gave 81 back to him; the other 81 he
presented to Frier for Christmas gift
Frier has been messenger for the Pacific
express tor twelve years, and has been
connected with other companies for over
twenty years. The messenger had n
good view of the robbers and will be able
to identify them if caught.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31
RHODES RADICAL REMARKS.

Fort Elizabeth, Cape Colony, Dec. %
At banquet rendered to Cecil Rhodes
here he made speech in the course Of
which he declared that his public life was.
not ended and that he would not give up
his seat In parliament until he was
turned out He asserted that no savage
country can remain part of Africa
Cape Colony, he said, must be the domi-
nant power Of Central Africa. Her idea
was TO assmilate the tariffs and the PEG
pie. This he said, could be done In the
north. 1t was not n question Of race.
but of unity. He urged his hearers 10
cultivate closer union with other South
African communities. He stated that
when he was negotiating with the late
Charles Stewart Parnell, Parnell had
promised him that clause should be in
serted In the home rule bill which would
permit representatives from the COLONY to,
sit at Westminster.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31
MOTORMAN'S NARROW ESCAPE.
Bohemians 1ncensed at the Killing of a
Boy by Trolley Car.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec 25.-Geo. K. Den
mark, years old, was killed by trolley
car on Throop and Eighteenth streets
this afternoon. Fred Bernier, motorman,
was threatened with lynching for killing
the boy, and was with great difficulty res
cued from mob of Bohemians who, in
censed Mt the terrible accident, surround
ed the car and dragged Bernier from the
platform, determined to hang him. After
the boy had been killed Motorman Ber-
nier took refuge in the car, which stood
within few feet of where the boy was
killed. In an instant it was besieged by
angry men. He attempted to keep them
out by latching the doors on the inside,
but they broke the door in, knocking him
down, and kicked and beat him for few
moments in shocking manner. He
managed, however, to get away from
them and ran to the door of drug store,
where he was handed pistol and was
admitted inside by the proprietor before
any further harm befell him.
The crowd surged around the door, yell
xiii him."
1t looked for minute as if the store
would be raided, but the proprietor, Mr..
Kvitek, brought out winchester rifle,
and pointing it at the door threatened that
the first man who entered would drop
dead. The crowd heard what he said
and fell back. In the meantime Mr..
Kvitek had reached his telephone. He
called on the Maxwell station first for an
ambulance, but by that time matters had
got SO warm that he requested a patrol
wagon. In few moments the wagon
brought Policemen BruHson and Murray,
Theme, Duffy, Norwich and Wallace,
who did all they could to quiet the mob.
When, some degree of quiet had been re-
stored the police arrested the endangered
men and took them to the station. There
the men seemed unconcerned and declined
to make statement. There were many
versions given of the accident
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31

of the inauguration committee, has lust
returned from New York, where he had
a conference with Gen. Horace Porter,
the chief marshal Of the Inauguration
parade.
Gen. Porter has appointed Mr.. A. N.
Brakeman of New York, chief of staff,
and Col. III. G. Corbin, United States
army, as special aide. Other appoint
ments will be made from time to time.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31
DIED or ms INJURIES.

Washington, Dec. 25.-Chester X.
Faulkner, the private secretary OF Sen
ator Voorhees, of Indiana, who was
knocked down last night by street car,
died at Providence hospital this after
noon. He never recovered from the
shock consequent upon the amputation Of
his leg, which was a necessary result OF
the accident.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31
RHODES SPEECHES CRITICISED.

RHODES SPEECHES CRITICISED.
London, Dec. 25.-Cecil Rhodes speech
es at Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony, arc
exciting much comment both here and In
Cape Town. In the course Of his speech
upon landing in Port Elizabeth, he said:
~ am going to meet and be examined
by my fellow countrymen. l know their
rectitude, but l know / have also your
sympathies in the trouble am about to
meet"
In his speech at the banquet rendered
him at Port Elizabeth he referred to the
mother country as power out of sym
patty of him to whom he had presented
Il new colony.
The Times protests against Rhodes bul.
lying the British public, who have stood
by him during year of trouble and who
are prepared to accord him fair hear
ing
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31
pRINTING PLANT BURNED

San Francisco, Dec 25.-Fire this af-
ternoon destroyed the plant Of Francis
Valentine & Co., one of the largest print
ing firms in the city. Their presses,
which were insured for 100000. were
slightly damaged, while the stock and
wood cuts were nearly destroyed. The
losses. however are more than covered by
insurance. The total logs viii probably
be $4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31
DWELLING BURNED.

Tyler, Tex, Dec 23.-(Special.)-A
tenement house belonging to James Hern-
don and occupied by Eugene Finley
burned here today. Building insured in
Northern of London for $1,000, and fur
niture for 500, in Southern of New Or
leans
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31
NEGRO KILLED.

Ledbetter, Tex, Dec. 25.-(Special.)-.
1t has just been reported here that Wash
Num- was killed late this evening. Num-
and the party with whom he quarrelled
are negroes and Num- has been running
small store In Nunnville, eight miles
north of here
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31
GRAND Hurry DISMISsED.

Bay City, Mich, Dec. 2J-Jndgc Max
well has dismissed the grand jury, which
was empaneled to investigate alleged
misdoings Of county and city officials. No
indictments had been returned or progreasl
made in the Investigations The Jury
may be summoned again.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31
TO WATCH THE JAPs.

London, Dec. 25.-A dispatch to the
Graphic from Paris says:
1t in stated that Russian feet of
twelve vessels has been stationed at
Vladivostock to watch Japan, which Is
supposed to be meditating another blow
Mt China.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31
STORE ROBBED,

New Boston. Tex, Dec. 25.-(Special.)
Thieves entered the store Of II. II. Full
sight last night and carried off $3.50
worth Of furnishing goods. Entrance
was, effected through the transom over
the back door, No clew.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31
THE SWAG.

Chicago, Dec. 24.-At the Office of the
Chicago and Alton road here it is stated
that the amount secured by the Blue cut
train robbers foots up about $500 in
cash and may reach $4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31
TILE TIME FOR RIJII,DINC

Up the system is now. The cold weather
has made unusual drains upon the vital
forces The blood has become impure,
and all the functions of the body suffer In
consequence. Hoods Sarsaparilla is the
great builder. because II is the One True
Blood Purifier and nerve tonic.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31

Hoods Pills become the fayorite ca
thartic with all who use them.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31

INAUGURATION PARADE.
Washington, Dec. H.-Chairman Bell
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-10-29
Prof. Lowell,s Book.

Percival Lowell, who founded the
Flagstaff observatory especially to
study the canals of Mars, is firmly
convinced that that planet is the abode
of intelligent beings. Mr.. Lowell has
written a book entitled "Mars," which
comes very near proving his conten-
ton. The only feature that throws
doubt on it is the fact that Mars has
a very rare atmosphere. One Of the
astounding things about the Marian
"canals" is that they are all projected on
great circles of the globe-that is they
are laid out with mathematical accu-
racy to travel the shortest distances
between two points on the Marian
surface. minneapolis Journal.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-10-29
GENERAL A. j. SAMPSON
Addresses n Large and Enthusiast c
Audience.

Addresses n Large and Enthusiast q
Audience.
General A. j. Sampson spoke in the
opera house TO the largest audience
that has ever gathered IN that hall.
The General is an eloquent speaker
and for two hours he spoke upon the
principles Of the Republican party. His
remarks ON the protection principles
of the party brought out frequent APP
plause. On the subject Of silver the
General said:
IL want To say to you that am a
bimetallist, as the Republican plat
form most clearly is, pledging its
honor to fight nianfully and sincerely
till all the world shall adopt it. Cup.
roarous applause.) l am for silver
and gold. I want to simply say here.
contrary to the opinion of some others.
Of my brethren, that l think the DE-
m0netization Of silver in 1873 wa
wrong (renewed applause). and
ought never to have been done. BIZ
the question is now how are we gnin,
to help it? Some of you know how
legs were cut of in the army some
times without necessity, but they were
off, and yon could not put them on
again. And so, alas! with our silver.
We have had it disposed of for more
than twenty Years. And yet Mr..
Bryan says that old tragedy is the
cause Of all Of our troubles today.
Well, suppose you see an urchin with
the whooping cough, and hear him
whoop. i caught it lwenty-threc years
ago. playing with Billy Bryan in his
back yard .Whopper, my lad of
course YOU reply, the cause is much
more recent And so the cause is
much more recent here for all the ills
we suffer. We believe in silver aud
gold, the whole Republican party
does, as the St Louis platform explic-
lily declares. but not in silver mono
metalism."
Nj. Sampson after his speech talked
to the Spanish-American voter, who
listened attentively and literally APP
pIauded the speaker.
Genera! Sampson speaks at Williams
at the depot platform during the wait
of the train.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-10-29

AL Doyle, Republican nominee for
recorder, has made clean. honor
able fight for ti'<posi.ioa. There has
been no mud-throwing in his cam
paign. The electors of CocOnino
county can safely vote for him without
any assault upon their consciences.
Mr.. Doyle's integrity is too well
known in this community to need
further Endorsement from us.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-10-29

E. S. Wilcox is the Republican can
diiate for justice of the peace. Mr..
Wilcox is longtime resident of Flag
staff. one of our most respected citi-
zens. He is naturally fitted for the
position of justice of the peace, and is
fully competent. Mr.. Wilcox needs
the office and it would be a proper
recognition of a worthy man to give
it to him.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-10-29
Land Approval.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
PRESCOTT, Ariz., October Z. 1896.
The approved plat of township Is N,
X ~ E, has been received at this
office and will be officially filed on
10, 1896. On and after
said date parties will be permitted to
make entries of lands situated in said
H. D. Ross, Register.
JAKE MARKS, Receiver.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-10-29
NOTICE OF new REGISTRATION

OF Voters In Coconino County, Ari-
IONA.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT
IN the regular meeting of the Board
of Supervisors Of Coconino county, Arizona,
the following order was made and duly
entered upon the records of said board on
the It'll day Of April, 1896:
1.-THE Board upon motion orders: That .
notice DO published for ut least four months
that new registration of the voters of this
county must be had for the ensuing election,
as required by Act No. of the Session Laws
Of 1880 Territory of Arizona"
take notice and be governed accordingly.
Registration will close twenty days before
the day of election.
By order of the Board of Supervisors Of
Coconino county.
G. "A. BUSH, Clerk.
Flfstpubiicatacn April a.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-10-29
CITY SUNBEAMS.

For kent-Fnrnished rooms. ih-
quire of II. Heller.
Save 25 cents on the dollar by bny-
ing for cash AT Rogers.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church will
give dinner on election day. .
Full returns of national aad local
elections Nov. Bird, by Western Cuion
special wire at Senate Saloon.
The 5. f., p & p. road is going
to put on sleeping ear service be-
tween Ash FORK aud Phoenix.
Twenty-Five per ceut. i ';count will
be allowed GA all cash purchases for
the next thirty days at Rogers.
Notice to Cyciisls-Don't ride on the
sidewalks, hut do have hat old bicycle
fixed up. Sykes Bros. will do the job.
School books, states, pencils, tab
let's, ink. pens, henholders and any
th.ag needed in the schoolroom at ID.
J. Brannen's drug store.
If you want to know all about free
silver go round to Sykes Bros. aud
Join the BUSY Bees" Also 4 your
old sewing machine liked up.
The way to cure calarrh is to purify
the blood. and the surest, safest, best
way to purify the blood is by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the one true
blood purifier.
Don't forget the grand Republican
rally at Flagstaff and William, on the
night of the 2d. I. W. Johnston will
speak at Williams and other good
speakers will be at Flagstaff.
For Sale for $1,000 or 70 head of
good horses. Several span broken;
average weights, 1000 TO LOO; 500
cash, balance on time with good Sc
curity. Address Mrs. j. f. Farms
worth, Williams, Arizona.
j. A. Wilson goes into the cam
paign as candidate for justice of the
peace with reputation behind him
which is creditable in the extreme.
His business relations with the people
Of Flagstaff have proved his integrity,
and his name should not be over
looked OH election day. &c..
Madame Calve and Madame Melba
will both appear 10 the next issue Of
the Ladies' Home Journal" with ar
ticlcs on the voice. Madame Melba
has written before and is, in fact. no
novice with the pen, but this is
Madame Calves first attempt at
authorship. She wrote the article in
French, and after an English transla- !
ton had been made of it she had the
original manuscript bound between |
covers as souvenir of her
debut as writer.
The Office of supervisor is one of the
most important in the county. Upon
the conduct of the board depends al
most entirely the success or failure of |
of the county from financial stand.
point. None should be elected to the
position save those who are successful
in the management of their own bust
ness affairs and whose record proves
them worthy of confidence. Such a
man is j. M. Dennis, and his election
1t this time is all-important to the
A letter i.o::::: William &. Rice, act
ing president Of tive Civil Service Com
says tina the supply of sell
gibles" for the railway mail service
rom the Territory of Arizo ma is not
Equal to the demnnd. This is an ex-
sellent position, and it seems strange
hat some of the bright young men of
Coconino do not prepare themselves
for the examination
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-10-29

James A. Vail is one of the most
men in the county and will
poll an immense vote on Tuesday
next. His residence here has been
marked by particularly lively inter-
est in the welfare of the county, and
his efforts should be appreciated by
the electors.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-10-29
NOTICE TO ADMINISTRATORS.

Executors and administrators of unsettled
estates now pending in the probate court of
Coconino county, Arizona. are hereby noti-
fed to make an accounting of their manage
ment Of the affairs of their respective estates
on or before Dec. 81, 1896. with the view to
final settlement thereof.
N. 6. LAYTON.
Probate Judge.