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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-08-06
TESTING OF ANTHONY.
BY LEWIS W. SMITH.

HERE were three
weeks yet before
commence m e n t
and in that time
much could b e
done by hard prac-
tice; but what
would that avail
when Leon March
would be sure to
practice hard e + ?
Leon might not
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-08-06

The insects most troublesome 70
wheat are the Hessan fly. the weevil,
the wheat fly and the wheat molh.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-08-06

The silver quarter was authorized
by act of congress IN 1902, April 2, eud
coinage Was begun in 1896.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-08-06
All the Year Songsters.

The robin and the wren are the only
birds that sing all the year round. All
the other warblers have periods OF al
lence.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-08-06
Accepted on the Spot.

Tom (cuoting Hamlet)-'If thou wilt
needs marry, marry fool"
Bertha-Ob. Tom, this is 80 sudden.
Tit Bits.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-08-06

We all live on far lower levels of VII
tality and of JOY than we need to d.
Farrar,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
,oo IN bors which leaves the true amount
o of Tho im ' reserve, $126, 265,o2o.
CROP REPORT.

,;,,,ton March 1O.-The agricul-
WI p1J% nnSrtmcnt today issued the fol-
lowing crop report county, and
Rntnrns from the town. county aiu
Stntr Correspondents of the departmien,11
Sue ns the amount of corn yet held
I,' f.r,. ers. 4S.9 per cent of the total
c ~ or 7O2,WO,OOO bushels; propor.loh
oiVP' totol farm reserves are both unpre-
',a, A year ago the stock helu was
Lnt I7G 100000 bushels. Inc amount
n pT' outside the country is estimated at
s 81 a n"r cont. last years percentage nav
inc been 1874. The merchantadpo5e pro- pro-
m nT is SS.1 per cent, against S2.i last
Won roar Average value of merchahtaDle
corn $50 cents, and of unmerchahta-
bic. 15.4, ,,, =, farmers hands
,inmnt IN 26.3 per cent of the crop, or
I@3 0oOOOO bushels. OF this amount 40
, aor' conf is reported us coming over from
lSoi or before. The proportion or wheat
loI I beyond county lines is oS:o per eeht.
S" Tho tobacco crop of 1893 is found, after
snnciaI Investigation, to have been 49l:-
344OoO pounds, an average oi r W.
, ,'annJs ner acre on G63,95O acres; The
rIaImn If the crop was S3o,oI4,OOU. ~
| Thc report on the cotton crop IN lo9o'~
o,nI an railway and steamship move
,',nMt with consumption and farm stocks.
February /, will he made at noon Oh 'he
18TH
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12

| Mr. Hoar was interrupted from across
the aisle by Mr.. Morgan.
viii the senator yield?" asked MIR.
Morgan.
II will not" responded Mr.. Hoar decis-
lively.
''But | demand that you shall You
have made an incorrect statement" insist
ed Mr.. Morgan.
Mr.. Hoar said he would. of course, yield
for a correction.
Mr.. Morgan pointed out that his state
ment as to laying down his sword was
the conclusion of previous statement
that II 1t became necessary-that, if war
came-then he would place his sword on
the table of the committee and if Spain
wished to take it up she could do So
Mr.. Hoar went on to urge that no facts
ON the Cuban question had pledged the
senate. The message submitted by the
president had never been read.
Mr.. Sherman interrupted to say that
the Massachusetts senator was absent for
two weeks and did not know what had
been done. He (Sherman had read to
the senate from these letters.
Mr.. Hoar responded that everything the
Ohio senator read or spoke did not neces-
sarily become widely known.
lie proceeded to argue that congress
was meddling too much in diplomacy and
it was meddling without any information
as to facts.
"liow would you get information from
the inaccessible quarters of Cuba? ~ asked
Mr.. Morgan.
"Will we act without information be-
cause we can not get it, asked Mr.. Hoar.
Mr. Morgan raised another laugh by
asking Mr.. Hoar where he got his infor-
nation on which he advocated such cner-
getlc action as to Armenia.
Mr.. Chandler added to the amusement
by reading Mr. Hoar's dispatch to Secre-
tary Olney as to Armenia in which the
Massachusetts senator said his voice and
vote could be depended on even to the eX-
tent OF treating the oppressOrs of Armenia
as pirates and enemies of the human race
Mr.. Chandler sarcastically asked if Mr..
I1oar had intended to add to this dispatch
provided no action is taken before
April g."
At this point the presiding officer an
nounced that it was . o'clock. the close
of the morning hour.
Mr.. Hoar again asked that the resolu-
ton go over without prejudice until to-
morrow, as his health was not such as to
permit his going on. Mr.. Sherman did
not renew his objection and the resolu-
ton went over
The Dupont case was then taken up
and Mr.. Turpie Dem.) of Indiana re-
sulned his speech against the claims of
Mr.. Dupont to a seat in the senate.
Mr. Turpie had not concluded when. at
4:3O o'clock, the senate went into eXecrl-
i've session, and soon afterwards adjourn
ed
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
MEXICAN NARATDERS.

Washington, March 10,-Thc. customs
officials have heard nothing of the re-
ported raids by Mexicans into the State
of Sonora. with a view of melting Il
revolution, nor have any instructions been
sent to the customs officers on the border
to be on the lookout for the raiders.
Senior Romero. the Mexican minister
hero. however. has received information
of the proposed invasion, but he attaches
no importance to the statement. He
SAYS that the people engaged in it are
cattle stealers and marauders, and but
for the fact that they are likely to COM
nit deprcdations and possibly kill
number of innocent people, their move
ments would he of little consequence.
The leaders are men of no standing or
character, and represent no one but
themselves. he added.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
Mr.. Payne Rep;) of New y YORK. %rde IN '"'

/ Nc H.f
MI. Ia! n NV The point of order.
ciiul' DU.on,weu then moved an alheiiu,
ut at subsidizc in addition u so
iilv MI frhm Roston to New orleans t f,',
f fr"n, Washington 20 ST. LOUIS, l Thi
H i,oan n New Orleans from omi
onao - MINNEAPOLIS and from h''i'I IL
~ ~, ~ Newton, kas.. SlOO,OVW' ,inae
on,;I1 not SOC. he said, why other h,i n,
hoSiJes the Southern carrying faSl i''' HUE
shonlJ not Inc ms much entitled 10 SUI
si%;"s nc that line. In reply to quts-
tion from Mr.. Cousins tRep) OF IOWA,
Wr ioud declared that the poSliiiast,ni
general for years had condemned man
Mr. Cousins asked who was resp3Hi-
sible for the proposed subsidy from O"'
icago to Council Bluffs, Iowa. L.,
Mr.. Loud replied that if he knew 1T
would not he at liberty TO say. h,,,-
Mr.. Lorimcr CRcp.l of lIIlil2lS' nov
ever undertook to cnlishten MN liz
U.orimer) fathered the provision: ,dor
The chair sustained, Il polllI o, o'u''
against the Bromwcll amendment. i'll,
Mr. J.omd thorcnpon moved to strike
out the appropriation for Southern trulik
line facilities. He reiterated his STATE,
ment that every postmaster GeherIl
since 1890 had condemned this SUBSIDY
but had accepted what was cGnSldereu
the direction of congress. Inc rem
sylvania road. he said. was the strollS;
factor behind the subsidy. lie arsueu
that this special mail train was M9
hours slower than the regular tram ana
did not facilitate the mails, 49,.
Mr.. Crisp. in support of the provision
called attention to the provision attach
ed to the appropriation lodging i'll the
postmaster general the power TO Wlth-
hold the appropriation if it was not
deemed necessary ito promote the III
tercst of the postal service.
If the postmaster general had con-
demned this appropriation, why, IN view
of that provision, had he expended the
money? The postmaster general fixed
the schedule for the train. which was
run for the sole purpose of facilitating
the mails. For every failure to put
the mails through on schedule time. he
enforced prescribed penalties.
Mr.. Kyle Dcm) of Mississippi op-
posed the appropriation. he said, be-
cause hc believed it was wrong in prin-
ciplc. He quoted eX-PostmastcrS Gen
eral Dickinson. Wanamaker and Will
son against the appropriation
Mr.. Wellington CRep) of Maryland
warmly commended the object and effect
Of the appropriation. which he said
tended to cement the Union between
the North and South.
Congress, he said, could not afford to
take Il step backward in this matter.
On n rising vote, the Loud amendment
to strike out the appropriation for the
Southern subsidy was carried. 100 to 96.
The tellers were demanded and the
amendment was defeated. 90 TO III.
The chair ruled out the two succeed
ing paragraphs appropriating SS1, 900 for
special facilities from Kansas City to
Newton, Kas.. and 100000 from Chi
cago to Council Bluffs. la.
Mr.. Miller Rep.) of Kansas appealed
from the decision of the chair. The
chair was sustained, 100 to -.
The appropriation for car fare and
bicycle allowance was increased from
100000 to $4,000. The committee
rose and at 5:15 the house adjourned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
ALABAMA ELECTIONS

Washington, March IL. 49, Senator
Chandler. from the committee on priyi-
leges and elections, today presented to
the senate views from Il majority of the
republican members, recommending the
adoption of Senator Aliens resolution
providing for investigating the Alabama
elections of 1894.
The report makes reference to the
election of 1892, in which Thos. &. Jones.
regular Democrat, and Reuben +. Kob
were the rival candidates fol- governor.
While in this election Jones was declared
governor, the committee assert that this
was done by the wholesale Justification
of the returns by dishonest election Off
GERS, in pursuance of great conspiracy
deliberately organized long before the
election for the purpose of changing the
political complexion of the State in case
it should appear that Kolb and his sup
porters had carried the State"
In 1871 kOlb was again Il candidate
for governor. with Hon. w. c. Oates ms
his opponent on the regular Democratic
ticket. The report asserts that Kolb
was elected at this time. as was
majority of the candidates for the legisla-
ture on the same ticket. but that they
were not given the Offices on account of
the fact that an enormously fictitious
Nolt W as ltlul ltl.
Fifteen counties are mentioned as Civ
ing returns of 10000 votes. whereas only
10000 votes were cast; therefore Mr.
Oates, instead of being elected by 21,JS2
votes, was defeated by about 1000 ma
jority."
The committee say Kolb was counted
out in the same way and that in both
elections the fraudulent returns came
mainly from 'black countries:" that Kolb
and his ticket carried a majority of the
white counties and that the negroes.
failing to register, false poll lists were
made and false returns made and certi-
fled favorable to Kolb's antagonists.
The case, it is asserted. is not merely
one of local frauds which happened here
and there over the State. but the charge
is made that deliberately planned masses
of fraudulent returns, based upon no
votes whatever, but made to apparently
defeat a State government that was ac-
tually chosen, and to give apparent title
to State government defeated by the
voters.
The report gives in detail the particu-
lars concerning the organization of the
Nolb legislature and the election by if of
Mr.. W. :. Reese as United States senator
to hold the seat occupied by Senator Nor
gan. The committee says that the in
vestigation should he made and the facts
be made known. If the charges are well
founded. the report says. it NAV be the
duty of the United States senate TO oust
Mr.. Morgan from his seat
The committee take the position that
there can be no doubt of the right of thc
senate TO make the investigation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
THE NIIJIKEN CASE.

Washington, March 1O.-BenJamih H.
\Iilliken, well known young Icnnes-
sean, will be placed on trial here Thurs
dov on the charge of house breaking with
intent to crimnaIly assault daughter
Of cx-Solicitor General Phillips. w ne
spread interest has been taken III the
ease. The trial originally was set Tor
Yesterday, but was deferred ut the re-
quest of counsel for the defense. Inc
defendants brother. Judge Mllllkeli' law
clerk of the postolce department. Is
among the counsel. lhr trlal may ~, ue-
velop some sensational testimony. Inc
oifcnsc involves an extreme pehaitE Oh
H. years imprisonment.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY

~, Taylor, lex, March 1O.-(Special.)-
The inaugural exercises of the Texas
Presbyterian University began at Tay.
lor today and continues over tomorrow.
This morning at o'clock meeting of
the board of trustees was held at the
Presbyterian church. and this afternoon
and tonight the following program was
carried out at the opera house:
i:ju p. III. Reception of visitors.
Addresses of welcome.
Tn behalf of the citizens-D. Moody.
mayor Of Taylor.
on behalf of the Taylor schools-Prof.
a. Il. I'LL, superintendent Taylor public
On behalf of the churchcs-Rev. ]. b.
Tex. ''' IL Ivy W.
On behalf of the charter members
W. f. Robertson, attorney, Taylor Tox.
Response on behalf of the visitors
Rev. $. ]. McMurry. Laredo: ID C.
Campbell, Esq, Albany.
$50 p. m. Praycr-Rcv. ]. T. l.. An
ms pastor Methodist church. Taylor
~ AddrCSs-"The intellectual Growth of
leXaS During the First Half Century
OF ITS Existence as a State"-Prof. Oscar
II. cooper superintendent Galveston
public schools, Galveston, Tex.
A.ddreSS-"The Texas PRESBYTERIAN
University Its Origin, Plan, Progress
and Prospects. '-Rcv. W. ii. Clagett
president board of trustees, Taylor
! Bcnediction.
these exercises were intcrspersed wifi
an excellent program of music. Man,
visitors were present
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
PACIFIC ROADS SCHEME.

Washington, March 9.-Senator Nor
gan today introduced in the senate Il
long document in the shape of n resolu-
ton embodying his idea of plan for
the reorganization of the Pacific rail
roads. 1t instructs the committee on
Pacific roads to report the bill introduce
cd by Mr.. Morgan giving jurisdiction to
the court of appeals of the district of
Columbia in cases brought by the
United States in cases involving govern
ment liens on railroads. The resolution
also instructs the committee to report Il
bill either rs an original bill or an
amendment, containing provisions for
refunding the outstanding government
Pacific railroad bonds, held by bona tidc
owners, who are not indebted to the
United States. and also the first mort
gage bonds, the rcfunding bonds to run
for 30 years at the option of the govern
ment and subject after 10 years to he
called in and paid by the United States
and to bear interest ut the rate of 3
per cent. The rcfunding bonds are to
be held by the United States treasury
and be cNchangcable for the old bonds.
They are to be secured as the present
bonds are. \ sinking fund is provided
for to be deposited by the companies at
the rate of u per cent per annum to pay
the interest of the bonds if not paid by
Nit lplltNlltH IL ulSb
given for taking possession of the roads
by the government under the provisions
of the act of 1862. In that event the
United States is to operate the roads as
its property, the present board of direc-
tors in each road to he superseded by
others consisting of nine citizens to be
appointed by the president. No person
now an officer or stakeholder of the
road or of any road or any member of
congress or any official of the govern
ment is to be appointed on the board.
The board of directors is to manage the
Central and Union Pacific and branches
as one line and have power to fix rates.
No dividends are to be paid on unregis-
tered stock and the stock is all to be
reduced TO correspond with the value of
the property.
The functions of the present officers
of the road are suspended and the
books, papers, contracts, deeds, etc, are
to be turned over to the new board of
directors on penalty of fine and impri-
sonment for refusal to turn them over.
The document closes with declaration
that the government is possessed in its
own right of all property of the Pacific
roads, that it holds il us the means
and fundamentally of National govern
ment and of Interstate and information
al commerce; that il is necessary that
the roads should be consolidated as one
throughout; that the government.
operate the roads as far as consistent
for the payment of all obligations. +
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

Washington. March 9.-District of
Columbia business consumed the major
norton Of the day in the house. Among
The hin, passed was one to decrease the
cost OF gas rom $1.50 to $1.0O per 1000.
This was the OUTCOME of long fight
against the company. The consideration
of the postoflice appropriation bill was
continued, but no important amendments
were adopted. The speaker announced
the appointment of Mr.. Hendricks Dem.)
of Kentucky to the banking currency
committee.
a bill was passed on motion of Mr.. Doc
little (Rcp) of Washington to authorize
the secretary of the treasury to pay ). w.
Peel of Arkansas $1,000 for services to
the old settlers or Cherokee Indians. A
resolution was adopted calling on the
secretary of war for estimates of cost of
replacing the brcakwatcr ut Cleveland,
Ohio.
A bill was passed to change the times
of holding court in the northern district
of California.
The house then took up the District of
Columbia matters.
At 5:15 the house adjourned until to-
morrow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
SHIFTED TO THE HOUSE.

Washington, March 0.-Thc eXamina-
ton of c. =. Huntington, the Pacific
railroad magnet, which has been pur-
sued by Senator Morgan for several
days in the senate committee, will be
shifted on Wednesday to the house com
mittee on Pacific roads. 1t was decided
at meeting held today to have Mr..
Huntington appear, but the decision
was not arrived at without debate,
Chairman Powers desiring that the
committee should begin at once the
work of framing its bill and several
other members agreed with him, but
the majority ruled otherwise,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
VALUABLE ACQUISITION.

Washington, March 10.-A valuable
addition to the literature on the subject
of the Venezuelan boundary controversy
was made public here today through the
issue of an official history of the discus
sion between Venezuela and Great Brit
ain on the Guiana boundaries"
This is part Of the case prepared by
the Venezuelan legation for presentation
to the United States commission, which
is at present dealing with the vcXed boun-
dairy dispute. 1t makes 49, pages of
closely printed matter, the volume being
almost as large as that just issued by the
British foreign office.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12

p, Houston, Tex, March 10.-(Special)-
Two executive meetings of Texas and
LOUISIANA Lumber Manufacturers asso.
doors. "i'ihu closed
The meeting discussed the size Of stock
condition of trade and other +b;, Sso' Nc
interest to the lumber manufo ct;,rsrs a
proposition from the Memphis meetinc Of
Lllmbermen to make the star gr,de Of Of
dressed lumber into first and second ola &c
taken on it. ''' i'o ac''oi was
thd ne =, discussions in the meeting showed
tnat there had been no accummlo t;on e Of
SOCKS since the last meeting Of tbn asso-
ciatl?h because the mills had not Noon
running on full time, and becanss tbo
t Hua'ler mad been unusually had for some
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
NEW MEXICO STATEHOOD prr1

Washington, March 10.-The sub-com.
mittee of the senate TO consider the Xii
for the admission of New Mexico decided
unanimously today to report to the mi
committee i'll favor of the passage Of thn
bill. The subcommittee will report the
bill as introduced by Delegate Cotron
with few verbal changes. ''''''
The friends of the bill express conf
dence that the sub-comniittees recon-.
incubation will be accepted 10y ma ioritv
OF the committee and that they viii soon
get the Dill into the senate with favora.
bl" recommendation. VA
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
4 VENEZUELAN TALKS

New York, March 10.-Jose Rojas of
Venezuela, who is on his way to England
as representative of his government. is
in this city today. To a reporter Mr..
Rojas said that there is no danger of a
revolution in Venezuela. He also de-
Gciared that the boundary dispute with
England will be amcably settled.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
\ LIBERAL NEEER

Taylor, Tex, March 1O.-,(Spcciall-
among number of other congratulo-
Tory letters received by Rev. w. IL
tlagett, president of the board of trus
tees of the Texas Presbyterian Univer-
Slty, the inaugural exercises of which
institution began at Taylor today. The
Statesman correspondent is permitted to
copy the following extract from one re-
celyed by Mr.. Clagctt this morning from
one of the wealthy prcsbytcrians of
texas and leading stockman of thc
State. INV
Being prevented from attend
ing the inaugural exercises at TAYLOR nv
the meeting Of the cattlcmcn's State con
venti0n at Fort Worth today. | write 70
say that | will now subscribe for one
scholarship lTJW) in the Texas Presbv-
l lSrlan University, and will be one of 50
Texas men to donate S,,..,,J each. max.
ing Nl0o0OO, to the university. s. ~
am now inclined to give $3.50 to the
III lrnStitutlon later on if any other throe
leXaS men or women will do likewise"
me name of this generous man is
Wltllheld by request of Mr. Clagett, who
mas the letter in his possession, but Will
De made known to anyone who is intpr-
eStcd. who will be the other three9
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12

Washington. March Ex-senator Uoor
from the committee on Judiciary. today
reported Il substitute for Senator Can
mons resolution regarding the property
of the Mormon church in Utah. which
was seized under the Edmunds act. Tho
substitute merely grants and conveys
the church property held by the receiver
to the church after the payment of the
expenses of The receiverShip.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
INVESTIGATION Opnrn1,n

washington, March 1O.-Acting Secro-
tary of State Rockhill today cabied Cnn-
sui General Williams at Havana to in TV.,,
tlgate and report rs soon as possibIa o,,
me case OF Walter Grant Dygart. who II
Is SAID Is a citizen of Illinois. ma confined
IN prison at Guines by the Spanish author thor