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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02

mother our reverence and our love.
Wishing for you all the fullest realiza-
ton of the futures truest sweet posi-
bilities. we bring to you, through these
tiny girls. these offerings of flowers
They are voiceless messengers and
emblems potent of career that is for
all and love that is supreme
Following the address, two girls,
Louise Rider and Beatrice Colley. pre-
scented Mrs. Mckinley, mother McKin-
ley and each lady of the party boquet
of pretty flowers from the ladies of
Canton.
Then Governor Mckinley responded
"Women of Canton-I am sure that
both wife and mother would have me
express their warm appreciation of the
gracious words spoken in their presence
and | assure you that no nlgher honors
can come to me than from this loving
tribute you have paid to those who are
so near and dear to me, and, in a single
word, no higher commendation can
come to any man than to have the APP
prevail of the mothers and the sisters of
this city. with whom he has dwelt so
long. 1t will give wife and mother both
the greatest pleasure to meet you all. |
thank you"
There was deafening applause from
hands that were gloved and ungloved
too The reception followed, and for
four hours the women shook hands with
Governor Mckinley wife and mother.
In the immediate receiving party were
Governor and Mrs. Mckinley. Mother
Mckinley. Nancy Allison Mckinley
Miss Helen Mckinley of Canton. Mrs
Abner Mckinley Miss Mabel Mckinley
of New York, Miss Grace Mckinley OF
Canton. Mrs. William Osborne of Bos
ton. Mrs. Marshal Barber. Mrs. A. j
Duncan. Cleveland, sister of Governor
Mckinley; Commodore w. WitthOrne
United States navy; A. L. Pearson.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
CJTRAN WAR NEWS

Havana. June 26.-Cols. Albert and
Sandoval have combined their columns
in the Ramon district in the province of
Santiago de Cuba and in n skirmish
which followed this movement the in
surgents lost eight killed and retreated
with many wounded.
Col Morello, while accommodating at
the plantation of Arco Tries, in the
province of Matanzas. had a skirmish
With the insurgents under La Crete,
Sanguilly and Inselito. The enemy oc-
cupied parapetted position and the
firing lasted for three hours, at the end
of which time the insurgents retreated
with loss of ten killed, and took with
them number of wounded.
During the skirmishes which recently
occurred in the provinces of Matanzas
and Pinar del Rio. the insurgents lost
fifteen killed and twenty wounded, in
Guiding three officers.
A royal decree has been issued au-
thorizng the Spanish bank here to remit
$40 100000 in gold bills in denomination
of $40, So, So and 81 and fractions. the
above sum to be delivered to the local
treasury in payment of current obliga-
tons.
La Lucia strongly disapproves of this
movement
Ell COmmercio. the organ of the re-
ailers. attacks this project bitterly.
Other papers here simply give the news
without comment. All of the CONNER
rial organizations propose to hold Il
meeting to discuss the measure. which
has created much dissatisfaction.
w. w. Gay. the correspondent of the
New York World who has been expelled
from the island, leaves tomorrow.
j. Costa of the battalion of Gaacin
found four soldiers drowning in Il food
in the river Hiduivoa, in Santa Clara.
and he threw off his clothes and went
to their rescue, saving three of them.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED.
Rhodes, Bell and Harris No Longer Direc.
tors of the South African Company.

London. June oct is officially an
nOunced that the designations of Cecil
Rhodes, Alfred Bell and DR.. Rutherford
Harris as directors of the British South
Africa company have been accepted. The
first named rendered his resignation some
months ago, but action in the matter was
suspended at the request of Rhodes, who
was then about to engage the Matabeles,
according to his telegraphic message
Rhodes, it is further announced, will
esde in RhOdesia, and assist the British
South Africa company to administer the
territory under its control.
DR.. Harris was the secretary for the
British South Africa company. The ac-
ceptance of the designations of Messrs.
Rhodes, Bell and Harris is undoubtedly
the outcome of the recent demand of the
Transvaal government for the prosecu-
ton of Rhodes and the others implicated
with him in the Transvaal raid.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
AMERICAN WHIST LEAGUE.
Hamilton Club Trophy Made the
Championship Emblem.

New York, June 26.-The American
Whist League has decided that the Ham
iton club trophy shall be considered the
championship emblem and be made per-
petual.
This was agreed to today at Manhattan
Beach. The league was so pleased with
the success of the present congress that
it was determined that the next annual
meeting would be held at a summer re-
sort Officers for the year were then
elected
Walter II. Barney was chosen pres-
dent: b. A. Mandel vice president; Bert
ram Kribben recording secretary; Robert
III. Keemes corresponding secretary, and
Benjamin A. Willis treasurer
DR.. Joseph A. Neff was added to the
board of appeals.
Mr. Barney, despite the efforts of the
members to dissuade him. retired from
the board and George c. Dunn took his
place.
President Barney was presented with
a gold badge.
Score tonight-Tenth round. Baltimore
100, plus 1; Minneapolis 1913. plus 1;
Narragansett 127, plus !; Brooklyn.
whist, 122, minus. L: American. ID,
minus L. Chicago 100, minus 1; Hamilton
of Philadelphia 49, minus l.; st. Louis
116, minus 1. Average, 1913 IA.
Tenth round east and west-Des
Moines 80, plus 1 Fergus Falls 49, plus
/: Albany SO, plus 1; Capitol. bicycle, SO,
plus 1; Travellers SO, plus /: Nashville
Sc, minus l.; Hamilton of Brooklyn 80,
minus 1; Boston, duplicate IS, minus l..
Average. 81 3-4.
The clubs now stand:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
H WAS PROMPTLY Settled
RECENT VENEZUELAN COMPLI-
CATIONS GROWING OUT OF
MIR. HARRISON'S ARREST.
UNCLE SANS FRIENDLY OFFICES.
Brought About an Amicable Adjust
ment of the Affar-It is Thought
the Big Issue Will Now Be More
Easily Settled.

Washington, June 26.-The latest COM
plication in the Venezuelan question has
been promptly settled through the friend
.ly intervention of the United States.
Mr. Andrade, the Venezuelan minister,
called at the state department today and
gram he had just received from Mr..
Rojas, the minister of foreign affairs,
stating that Mr.. Harrison, the crown
surveyor Of British Guiana, who, with
his party, had been placed under arrest
by Venezuelan officials, has been prompt
ly released. The telegram to Minister
Andarde follows:
SIT was yesterday when the national
commissary of Cuyuni telegraphed oc-
currence. Harrison and ninteen more
crossed on the left bank of the Cuyuni
TO open up II road. The sub-commissary
of Acarcabessi protested in writing. Har-
rsOn insisted and the sub-cOmmissary
took him to the post of Eldorado. As
soon rs the government was informed
thereof it ordered the release of Harrison
and asked Details"
1t is undoubtedly true that the prompt
action of the Venezuelan government
was, in a measure, due to Mr.. Olney's
intercession through our minister at
Caracas, and it is believed that the main
issue between Great Britain and Vene-
zuela will be more easily of settlement
now that the latter government has been
SO prompt to discover the act of the sub
cOmmissary.
Minister Andrade says that the Cuyun
river has been the provisional boundary
and has never before been crossed by
the British
In all the encrOachments made or
Venezuela territory the rights of Vene
zuela to all territory on the left bank OF
the Cuyuni has been respected by the
British. Posts have been erected by the
Venezuelans on the left bank and by the
British on the right bank, and while the
country on the right bank is in dispute
that on the left has never been disputed
until Harrison attempted to cross the
river against the protest of the Nene
Zuelan authorities.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
LONDON PRESS COMMENTS.

London. June 27.-The Standard Con
servative) says of the latest phase Of
the Venezuelan question:
1t does not seem sanguine to expect
that the settlement of the Harrison af-
fair will lead before long to a general
arrangement of the other questions be
tween Great Britain and Venezuela that
will enable us to resume cordial rela-
tons with state towards which we
have sentiments of only Il neighborly
friendship.
The Morning Post (also Conservative
says: 1t is not comfortable reflection
that the release of Mr.. Harrison, the
crown surveyor, is probably largely due
to the influence of the United States.
We are accustomed to think that Great
Britain can protect her own subjects or
exact the penalty for outrage upon them.
The exercise of the influence of the
United States is. however, n tribute to
the reality of the negotiations between
America and ourselves
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
ARCHIE HALL NOT GUILTY.
Sensational Murder Case Tried at Hous-
ton Yesterday.

Houston, Tex, June 26.-(Special.)
The criminal court was engaged all the
forenoon with the case of Archie Hall,
charged with assault to murder. The
case grows out of the shooting by Hall of
II. G. Darby of Conroe, and his (Halrst
wife, at the Globe hotel in this city, on
June 10. Hall, the defendant in the
case, went to the hotel, and, finding his
wife there in company with Darby, COM
menced firing, and succeeded in wound
ing both parties slightly, though he
claims that the shooting Of his wife was
accidental.
There were two indictments found
against Hall for assault to murder; one
growing out of the shooting of Darby
and the other for the shooting of Mrs.
Hall. His trial this morning was for
the shooting of G. r. Darby, and that
gentleman was the first witness to be
placed upon the stand. He related how
he met Mrs. Hall at the Globe hotel on
June 10 and escorted her to the parlor,
and that they had not fairly seated them
selves before some man appeared at the
door with pistol and began firing. One
ball struck the witness in the shoulder.
He could not say that it was Hall who
did the shooting, as he did not get a good
look at the man and did not know Hall.
The defendant testified that he had
been advised of the fact that some time
ago, when his wife was visiting Conroe,
a man named Darby was paying her a
good deal of attention. He did not
know whether it was r. G.. Darby or an
other Darby. Upon the information he
had written to Mr.. Darby at Conroe, tell
ing him what he had heard and warning
him to stop it. He simply addressed the
letter to 'Mr. Darby, Esq, Conroe,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
In HONOR OLE WALES.

AbOystwith, Wales, June 26-In honor
of the visit to this port of the Prince and
Princess of Wales and their daughters
on the occasion of the installation of the
prince as the chancellor of the Univer-
sity of Wales, the town and station was
decorated and the town crowded with
spectators. The royal party arrived at
noon by special train. The installation
took place in the marque, where there
was n great assemblagc of university
prelates, dignitaries and officers. The
Prince of Wales wore the robes of chan
cellor and the princess wore the gown
and hood of dictator of music. They
were both enthusiastically cheered as the
prince was installed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
FILIBUSTERS CAPTURED.

Key West, Fla, June 26-The steam
er Key West. which left here Wednes-
day with Il Cuban expedition. arrived
here today in charge of Lieut.. Hay of
the revenue cutter Winona, she having
been captured off the Florida coast. The
Winona also captured the steamer Three
Friends, which was on her way here.
West were to have been transferred to
the Three Friends. Her arrival has
created much excitement. An immense
crowd was ON the wharf. Great indig-
nation is expressed by Cuban and
American residents.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
HASN'T LOST ANYTHING THERE.

Canton, O., June 26.-Samuel LOwen-
stein, secretary of the recently organized
Pennsylvania. who are to give a recep-
ton to Senator Quay on the occasion of
his next visit to Canton, tonight received
from Dick Quay the following
Father wires from Pennsylvania that
he has made no arrangements to go to
Canton, and that he does not know how
the newspaper story to that effect origi-
natpd"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
JOHN WILKINS WAS EXECUTED
FOR THE MURDER OF GRINS-
FIELD TAYLOR.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND PEOPLE present
Eager Crowds Poured in From Sur
sounding Counties-Doomed Man
Wrthed in Agony For
Several Minutes.

1leDuEnt, len, Jullc NcpNNhi1
John Wilkins was hanged today in the
presence of large crowd of spectators,
estimated all the way from 10000 to
$4,000. They came from all parts of
Johnson county and also from the adj
iacent counties of Ellis, Dallas, Hill,
Bosque. Somervell, Erath, Hood, Tar
rant, Palo Pinto, Brown and other coun-
ties 1t was the largest crowd that Gle
burne has had since the famous Hogg
and Clark joint discussion on May 4,
1892. Some say today's assemblage eX-
ceeded the one of that day.
At ITO p. m. the prisoner was escorted
from the Jail by Sheriff Stewart and a
number of special deputies and guards,
composed largely of peace officers from
other counties. The prisoner was placed
in carriage in which were Deputy
Sheriffs Joe Churchell and Wiley Pol
lard, as guards, and Revs. A. X. Shaw
and +. Il. Leach as spiritual comforters
and friends.
At LIS the carriage and its coterie of
guards. newspaper reporters, physicians,
attorneys, etc, filed into the barbed wire
enclosure around the gallows. Two
minutes later the condemned man had
assembled the dozen steps to the scaffold,
with step,as firm as if he were walk
ing up to feast instead of n fatal fall.
He took seat in chair upon the
death trap, where he sat with perfect
composure while the moose was being ad-
justed. Rev. Il. e. Leach, pastor of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church, then
offered short, earnest prayer. During
the prayer Wilkins sat with bowed head
and apparent earnest attention. He
then arose and, in clear but not very
he had nohing in particular to say, fur
Their than to tell them all goodbye. He
said that his lawyers had his last state
ment, in which he denied his guilt, and
he did not care to say anything more
except to thank the officers for thir
kind treatment during his Incarceration.
81 have nothing against anybody" he
added, and returned to his seat. Rev.
A. X. Shaw, pastor of the Main Street
i
Presbyterian church, then prayed ear
nestly for the prisoner some minutes.
The black cap was adjusted ut 1:3O
and Il half minute later the trap fell.
The fall was only six and a half feet
and Wilkins neck was not broken. He
writhed in apparent agony for some
four minutes when the body became
motionless. Drs Burker, Chappell and
| Osborn pronounced him dead in eighteen
minutes, and at 1: 80 the remains were
cut down and placed in a plain black
coffin and removed by the undertaken to
the cemetery.
| Mr.. c. Il. Taylor of Grandview, an
elder brother of Grinsfield Taylor, the
man for whose murder Wilkins was
hanged, was present with his two sons.
| AS soon as the body was cut down the
hemp rope by which Wilkins was
hanged was cut into small bits and dis
tributed among the eager. relic-seekine
| crowd.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
GEORGETOWN GLEANINGS.
A Marriage Ceremony Performed in Jail.
Other I-ems of Interest.

Georgetown, Tex, June Especially
Bill Mginnis of TAYLOR, who was
jailed few days ago for stealing meat,
today pleaded guilty before Judge
Chessher and was fined 81 and one day
in the. county Jail. The negro made a
little talk to the court, which he stated
that he returned home from working on
the road gang and found his wife sick
and his children crying for something
to eat. Another negro told him that i'll
a buggy in certain place was some
meat. He suspicioned it was stolen but
his children were starving and he asked
no questions, but went out and got the
meat. His story bore the impress of
truth and aroused general sympathy
Hence the light penalty.
Ben Mitchell, charged with a INSIDE
meanor, was fined S..
Joe Mikulcik, Bohemian, was jailed
several days ago on charge of
swindling. Yesterday young Bohemian
lady came into town and the prisoner and
attorneys were given to understand in
broken English that if they two were
only husband and wife she would pay
his fine, $65, and secure his liberty. A
license was Immediately procured and
the ceremony performed. Soon after,
the lady left, saying that pretty soon
she would see what could be done about
getting Mr.. Mikulcik out of jail He
was disappointed, as he anticipated inn
mediate results.
Among the seven applications for
teachers certificates at the recent ex-
animation the following were granted:
Charles p. Morby, first grade; Miss An
ME Dunn, 7. f. Houghton, n. V. Speer,
second grade.
DIR. Rucker and wife of Holland are
guests of Mr. J. w. Hodges family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leavell of Paris are visit
ing Mrs. Leavells mother, Mrs. p. A.
Steele.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
NO OFFICIAL NEWS,

London, June 26.-No official news has
been received here in regard to the dis
patch from Caracas, published in New
York newspaper saying that nineteen
British subjects were made prisoners by
the Venezuelans at the time Mr.. Har
rison, the crown surveyor. was arrested
and taken to Eldorado. The British for
eign office has no reason to believe that
the statement is true. and the officials
of hat tbv rnm"nt have no doubt known
that Mr.. Harrison was well within the
Schomburgk line when he was taken into
custody.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
COL. RRACKETT DEAD.

Washington, June 25.-COl. A. 5.
Bracket, United States army, retired,
died at his residence in this city today,
after a three years illness of paralysis
He was go years old and was born in
New York, and appointed in 1S47 to the
army as lieutenant colonel of Indian
volunteers. serving through the Mexican
and civil wars
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
PERUVIAN EXPEDITION.

Lima. Peru, June 26.-All the staff
of the minister of war, Col. Ybara, and
also the officers and troops of the mari
time expedition will take transport on
the ship Constitution, by way of the
Straits of Magellan. They are now on
board and it is reported will leave to-
morrow for Para, Brazil. This eXpedi-
ton is designed to act against the in
surrection under Seminario Atiquitos,
on the headwaters of the Amazon.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
ROLD NEGRO ROBBERS.

Houston, Tex, June 26.--(SpeclaIJ.. =.
Two negroes tonight entered a small
store kept by III. Block, on the Brays
bayou road. in the suburbs, drew their
pistols and fred nearly dozen shots.
Block fed and the men robbed the store
of some cash and such things as they
could easily carry. The men escaped.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
A TRIPLE HANGING.

Canon City, Col, June 26.-William
Holt, Albert Noble and Dominica Romero
tonight suffered the death penalty in the
Colorado penitentiary for the murder of
Policeman John Solomon at Trinidad in
November last
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
crpJrCy nv A TRAIN

Houston, Tex. June 26.-(Special)-
Tonight a wagon occupied by two men,
while crossing the track of the Southern
Pacific in the Fifth ward, was run into
by passenger train and broken 10
pieces. One of the men, Thos. Brown,
had leg broken and was painfully
bruised. The other escaped with but
slight injury. The horses ran away
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
MUST EIGHT OR FLEE.

New York, June ga special to the
World from Havana says:
The period within which, according to
Gen. Weylers edict, all countrymen in
Pinar del Rio must go into the towns or
go to the insurgent camps, expired today.
Hereafter all who are found in the coun-
try will be held to be enemies. People
are forbidden to take out food from Ar
tpmiSa.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
EREICHr TRAIN WRECKED

Galveston, Tex, June 26-(Special.)-
Extra freight No. So, on the Gulf, Colo
RADIO and Santa Fe, ran off the track on
a bridge, twenty-six and a half miles
south of Boggetts spur, mt 6:15 Il. III.
Nine empties were derailed and 100 feet
of track torn up, occasioning a delay of
about three hours. The accident was
caused by top-heavy car jumping the
track.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
KYLE CULLINGS.

Kyle, Tex, June 26.-(Special.) MIR.
A. Garner died here yesterday evening.
He leaves very helpless family.
The droutn is getting severe here.
Corn, grass and vegetables are about
done for. Corn will average about
twelve bushels per acre. Cotton is
doing tolerably we'll A slight shower
fell today and there is promise of more
this evening.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
DANGEROUSI,Y WOUNDED.

Houston, Tex, June 26.-(Special)-
Tonight shortly after 8 o'clock pistol
shot was fired that dangerously wounded
Bailey Sparks, colored. X. ). Kittrell,
another negro, surrendered
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
PAGES 9 TO IL.

Tuesday morning to go out hunting. AS
he did not return a searching party went
out this morning to look for him, and
found him dead in the woods some three
or four miles from the mill. No theory
can be advanced as to how he met
death.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
IN THE INTEREST OF PEACE.

Glasgow, June 26.-The pan-Presby-
terian council has resolved to petition
the British and United States govern
ments in favor of the establishment of
a permanent board of arbitration to set
tie international disputes between the
two countries.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
GILLIAN ELECTION.

Buenos Ayres, June 26.-The presiden-
tial election in Chill, so far as the re-
suits are at present known. shows 141
electors favorable to Frederic Errazuriz
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
RETURNED TO SALISBURY.

Salisbury, Matabeleland, June o.
Taylors patrol has returned here after
Tended without loss of life on their side
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
A NEGRO FOUND DEAD.

Moscow, Polk county. Tex, June 26.-
Especial Jim Allen, negro laborer at
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02

and 1873 for Vincente Reyes, president of
the senate and the Liberal candidate for
president
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-11-02

Minister TerrilPs latest kilograms
to this country state that our reia-
tions with Turkey are of the friend
liest. How this can be is hard to see.
In several places the homes of the
American citizens have been burned
or plundered, and Minister Terrill has
not secured any damages. The Engl-
ish minister has collected damages
for every citizen of his country re-
ceiving unjust treatment, but Minis
ter Terrill has utterly failed to do
this for citizens of this country. In
one place an English flag flying over
an American house was its sole pro-
lection but it sproved efficient. We
nave in all claims amounting to over
100000 against the Turkish govern
ment, and Minister Terrill has utter
Iv failed to secure their settlement.
Vet in spite of these things he claims
that our relations with Turkey are
very cordial. If we cannot give our
citizens there full protection and Sc
cure redress when their rights are not
respected, as other nations are doing,
Ahen we had better recall our minis
Ter and not to be the expense of main
timing him there.