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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-03
SOUTHERN TEXAS TEACHERS
ASSOCIATE

The association was called to order
yesterday morning by the president,
Prof. IL. Il. Blackshear, in the beautiful
edifice just erected for the colored child
rem by the school board. Rev. L. G. An
derson offered prayer.
MIR. w. III. Parson of Austin delivered
the address of welcome, which was res
pended to by Mr.. H. Kerr of Bastrop
The association then listened to a well
prepared paper by Mrs. L. V. Tucker of
Bastrop, Analysis of the Soul, which
was ably discussed by Mr.. II. A. Max
well.
Paper, "Sensibilities," was read by
Mrs. l.. Kerr of Bastrop, in which she
showed marked ability to select from
her own school room and experience the
gist of her discourse.
The president then appointed the fol-
lowing committees:
Committee on University ard School
Legislation-Prof. l.. G. Anderson, Rev.
J. ID. Pettigrew, Miss A. l.. Evans, Miss
A. H. Evans. Mrs. l.. V. Tucker Prof
H.. A. Maxwell. Prof A. Jackson, Jr.
Committee on Time. Place, Program
of Next Meeting-Prof. w. II. Parson,
Prof. G. w. Norman, Mrs. G. l.. Wood
ward. Mrs. Lyons, Prof. White.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-03
LEE GLASCOCK Is HERE.

Yesterday morning Mr.. Lee Glascoch
arrived in the city from Pueblo, Col, un
der escort of Deputy Sheriff Corwin;; and
wa was taken to the county Jail and placed
in tbe same cell as the one occupied by
Cooper They were expected tea he %e ahI ibe
NECESSARY connection and therefore dld
not arrive until yesterday, Mr.. elias,
cock. as every one knows, left here last
Anril under a cloud, several indictments
f for forgery having been found against
him When the news of his arrest last
Saturday was published in u The sS SUNDAY
Everybody thought that Glascock had
zone to South America and would snow
up no more $500 Soon after res hs lnSa
Statesman reporter called on him ana
asked him if he had anything to say
about matters pending against him here;
Tie replied that he did not; that he had
concluded to say nothing at all about ms
troubles here. He stated that he had
left here on April 1s. and that his wife
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-03

had gone to the depot with him to see
MN leave. AS to the report that he had
left here with woman, MIR. Glascock
says that is absolutely false, as he took
MS leave from Austin as above noted.
ana went alone. He says that he bought
himself ticket to San Francisco and his
Intentions were to go ON to South Amer
lea, but he stopped at Pueblo Just because
ne could not bear the idea of going SO
Iar away, and putting the ocean between
him and those he loved. He accordingly
stopped at Pueblo, on April p, and stayed
there, going into business there on May
1, and had been there ever since. He
SAD that he had made no effort to hide
and mad been i'll Pueblo ever since. He
SAID that he had dropped the last name
of Glascock and was known as Lee Hay-
wood only, and that he had made many
warm friends in Pueblo. Some of these
friends he had told of his troubles here,
put they had not given him away. Dur
ing his incarceration in Jail at Pueblo
quite n number of his friends called on
him and offered him all possible assist
ance. lie is back here ready for his trial.
whenever it comes up.
Deputy Sheriff Corwin bears Mr.. Glas-
cock up in his remarks about Pueblo peo-
pie being very deeply impressed with
Glascock. He says that he found that
ne was very popular there, and many of
the people do not believe that he is guilty
of any crime here.
Personally Mr.. Glascock looks as
though he had lived ON the fat of the land.
lie has only moustache, and his cheeks
are full and his eyes clear, showing that
nothing has gone wrong with him.
He says that he is rather glad that he
Dnpk hnrn lnnancn ttyb;1n H. II
ways had the old thoughts to trouble him,
and the fact that he was compelled to
stay away from home made him feel all
the worse.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-03
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.
THE LAST RITES.
The Funeral Services Over the Late
Misses Blocker.

Per the announcement in yesterday $
Statesman the double funeral services of
Misses Annie and Mary Blocker were
conducted yesterday morning from the
st. David's and st. Marys churches res
pectiyely. The funeral rites over Miss
Annie were conducted first at st. David's
church, and upon the conclusion OF the
services there, the entire cortege repaired
to st. Mary's church where Miss Mary 5
remains were lying in state, and after
the services here the dou BILE cortege re-
paired to the cemetery. A large number
of friends we're in attendance, and the
funeral was among the largest attended
of any ever had in Austin. The Rev.
DR.. Lee conducted the services over, Miss
Annie's remains while Father lauth did
likewise over the remains of Miss Mary;
The following gentlemen acted as pail
bearers for both funerals: Messrs.
Joseph Fischer. ]. s. Myrick, Nj. Butler,
Il. NJ. Maddox. II. p. Haldeman, ). A.
Hooper, James Z. Hart and w. K.
Handy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-03
THE BLOCKER FUNERALS.
Both the Funerals Will Be Preached
This Morning

The funeral services of the late Misses
Blocker will take place this morning.
The services over the remains of Miss
Anna will take place at the Episcopal
church at 1915 o'clock and the funeral
services of Miss Mary will be solemn
lied at 1915 o'clock at St. Mary's
church. The funeral will be in the ma
ture of a double funeral, both caskets
leaving the residence promptly at 10
o'clock this morning. The remains of
Miss Mary will be taken to st. Mary's
church andlef in state, while the remains
of Miss Anna, are taken to st. David's
where suitable services will be conducted
by DIR. Lee. Upon the conclusion of the
services here, the cortege will return to
st. Mary's church, and, leaving Miss An
mas remains under escort, will conduct
the services over Miss Mary, upon the
conclusion of which the sad journey to
the cemetery will be taken up.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-03
THE COOPER CASE.
1t Will Open Up This Morning at the
Court House.

The Cooper case will open up this
morning at 10 o'clock at the court house,
and from present indications will, in
many particulars, be quite as interesting
as the Burt trial has been. The Incl
dents of the shooting where Cooper
boarded the car on which Rudicil was
motorman while it was going down Sixth
street and shot him from the rear, are
familiar to all, and much interest will
be attendant upon the unraveling of the
case, the causes leading thereto, and the
incidents surrounding the same. Inc
work of empaneling the jury, will begin
this morning and will probably, consume
at least most of the day. There are
quite number of witnesses to appear in
the case and their testimony will be quite
interesting, to say the least.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-03
A SUDDEN DEATH.
Mr.. Alfred Peck Dies Suddenly of Hear
Disease.

Yesterday few minutes before noon
Mr. Alfred Peck, while at home at the
residence of his son-in-law, r. G. Lambie,
died quite suddenly of heart disease, lie
was in his ~ second year and had been
n resident of this city for upwards of
twenty-five years. He, had many warm
friends fT in this city, who will be grieved
TO learn of his untimely end. His death
was WIDELY unexpected, though it has
been known for some time that he was
subject to heart failure.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-03

If your skin isn't healthy.
make it so. HEISKELL'S
Ointment will do it, Itcures
all skin troubles-tetter, &C.
zema, pimples, etc. If it is
due to humors in the blood,
take two or three HE'S
KELL'S Pills daily. They
purify the blood.
Ointment Soc, Pills Csc. At druggists or by mail
J0HSST0i, HOLLOWAY 4 CO., kSl Commerce st.. Phlsds-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-03
.LEvERING AND JOHNSON.

Gilliland was one of the original populist
electors, but Maltley was substituted in
his place few days before the election,
but it seems his name was left on the
ticket in several precincts.
S. z. Huff the democratic electors
name for some unknown reason
failed to appear on the McLennan county
rnfurnc
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-03
REINSTATED.
All the Houston and Texas Central Con
ductors viii Go Back Today.

Beginning today, all the old conductors
on the Houston and Texas Central rail
road, with the exception of two old men
on the main line, will be reinstated. 1t
will be remembered that some time since
all the old conductors were very sudden
ly discharged, and now they are being as
suddenly reinstated. They will ali go
to work today. This includes Captains
Peterson and Register of this city.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-03
FROM SUNDAYS DAILY.
THE COOPER MURDER TRIAL

THE COOPER MURDER TRIAL
The Cooper trial was brief, but it was
very spicy, to say the least. The testi-
mony introduced yesterday was very
thrilling, if not altogether proper, and
quite large number of men who were
the proceedings that they inadvertently
crowded around the witness stand by
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-03
COTTON THIEVES.

Last night the county officers received
information to the effect that some
thieves were stealing cotton out of the
fields near here. and they went out to
hunt them up.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-03
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY
EVERYTHING CLOSED

Yesterday being legal holiday NJ, +bo
state departments, the banks and Nd t the
postofiice We're closed. The schools w tne
also, closed and all the children g Tvre
gladly welcomed holiday. Ouite WI, n
number of the stores closed during tba
afternoon and gave their clerks an one me
portnnity,of attending the football paUp
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-03
Local Happenings the Past Week.

uentlal electors. 1t shows as follows ox-
, elusive of Hood, Morris, StonewaIl
ihrockmorton, Archer, Loving, Kent
ana Reaves counties from which no re.
turns as yet have been received.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-03

TEXAS PRESIDENTIAL VOTE.
The state canvassing board yesterday
finished counting the vote cast for presi
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-03
AFTERNOON SESSION.

At the afternoon session the work of
selecting jurors was resumed, and Will
liam Means was the eighth juror ac-
cepted.
V. s. Eddington was the ninth juror
taken.
Messrs. Walter Wilcox and Frank
Glover were excused, the former because
he had conscientious scruples against
the death penalty and the latter because
he had made up his mind about the case.
w. G.. Redd was the tenth juror taken.
j. ID. Easton was the eleventh juror
selected.
Messrs. Abe Williams and Geo. Ash
were excused on account of conscientious
scruples.
The second venire was exhausted at
3:15 and the judge ordered the summon
ing of twelve more veniremen immediate
". At $50 the third venire were ready
and X. L. Wheeless was the twelfth
Juror taken. The indictment was read
to w. y. Cooper, who plead in person
mot guilty" The witnesses were put
under the rule.
Court then, at 40 adjourned to 0
a. M this morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-03
THE COOPER MURDER TRIAL.

Yesterday morning, per previous no
| tice, the Cooper case, wherein he is
charged with the murder of Jesse Rudi
Gil, came up for hearing in the Twenty
sixth district court. Being fatigued
from the excessive labors attendant upon
the Burt trial, which had only been con
Guided the evening before at o'clock
the court did not meet until 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning. They were prompt or
the hour, however, and the court was
ready for business at 10. The first work
of the morning was, as matter OF
course, the empaneling of a jury. There
had been special yenire of sixty men
summoned from which to select the jury
but even that number was not sufficient
exhausted and adjournment had to be
had until after dinner. In the meantime
the sheriff went out and secured another
venire of forty men.
During the morning session n challenge
on one side or the other or disqualifi-
cation from some cause or other soon
exhausted the venire, and out of the
whole number only seven jurymen were
secured, to wit:
Ben Sewall, John Lindstrom, e. b.
Norwood, n. ii. Vaughn, Ira Johnson,
VIM. Dunson. j. w. Parrot.
With the securing of these jurymen
and the exhaustion of the venire, the
judge adjourned court until . o'clock.
While there were not so many spectators
present at the opening of the trial, there
was still quite respectable number, and
during the course of the trial and es-
pecially in the afternoon the crowd grew
quite large, evidencing the interest the
trial is attracting.
All during the morning trial and dur
ing the afternoon as well, the wife Of
the defendant and their two little chill
dren were at his side. The wife of the
defendant was sitting Immediately by his
side and the smaller of the two children
nestled down in his lap all during the
trial, alternately sleeping and playing
with him. The wife sat quietly by his
side with n sad and wistful expression
on her face, showing the anguish she was
suffering. The prisoner sat quietly in
his place and alternately showered his
affections upon his little baby and watch
ed the proceedings of empaneling the
jury.
With the adjournment at II o'clock
the prisoner went back to Jail and the
wife and children to their home, but the
prisoner was no prompter in returning
at the hour of trial than were they. In
truth, they were in their seats before
he came in, by some twenty minutes
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-22
HE IS AN IDIOT.

When any man says that after the re-
moretization of silver anyone here or else
where can purchase so or % cents of sill
yer and have it made into an American
silver dollar, set him down as Mr.. Don.
nelly's idiot Who this idiot is Mr.. Bry-
an has well stated in one of his recent
speeches as follows:
Mr.. Donnelly observed two men dis.
cussing the question in car; one gentle.
men said TO the other free coinage man:
Don't you think it is wrong for the
Government to say by law that any man
could go and buy silver for fifty cents
and after it was coined sell it for one
hundred. and make the difference and
the advocate of free coinage said to this
person: under free coinage any person
who holds 412 12 grains of standard sill
yer can take that silver to the mint and
have it coined into dollar at any time
Now, If that is true, who," he asked
'under the free coinage of silver would
sell his silver for fifty cents?''
1here was a silence for a moment, and
then someone said: Il would" The
free silver advocate went to see where
the voice came from, and he found that
it came from sallow-faced young fellow
sitting ly his mother, and the mothe,
said: Don't pay any attention to The
boy. He is an idiot
Now, whenever one person can do thai
under free coinage, everybody can, and i
everybody can do that l cannot for the
life OF me see where the profit IS going
to he
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-22
HE IS A PATRIOT.

"No convention can rob me of my con-
victions, nor can any party organization
drive me to conspire against the prosper.
ity and liberty of my country.
Men who agree upon principle can sub
nit their personal preferences TO the ar
bitrament of a convention, but men who
honestly differ upon the paramount pub
lie questions cannot afford to be harmonic
cd by national convention. Mr.. Cleve-
land would not support free silver can
didate for the Presidency and he should
not do SO if really believed that free coin
age would ruin the country, because a
mans duty to his country is higher than
his duty to his party.-Wm. Jennings
Bryan.
These are the sentiments of a patriot.
How different from the expressions we so
often hear from the petty politicians and
place hunters, who continually cry, my
party, right or wrong, my party Some
day Mr.. Bryan may give us his opinion
of the party worshipper. 1t will be racy
reading when it comes.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-22
OPPOSED TO UNMER1rED TITLES.

Prof Willis L. Moore, chief of the
Weather Bureau, is opposed to the indis-
criminate bestowal of military titles by
the public press on officials of his branch
of the public service, however prevalent
the custom may be in other walks of life
He has taken hold of the matter in ear
nest, and in order that the officials con
nected with him and the public generally
may know what his views on the subject
are, he has issued the following circular
to those under his command:
"Officials of the weather bureau have
been frequently referred to by the public
press, in connection with their duties, by
military titles,as captain, major, colonel,
ETC., whether the titles have been earned
or not, and apparently with their con-
sent This practice is manifestly wrong.
The weather bureau is no longer. in any
sense, part of the military establish
ment, but part of the Department of
Agriculture; its functions are ali of n
civic and not a military character; and
the efforts of all those connected with it
SHOlllt nc ulreCleu TO tne maintenance of
its autonomy and dignity. No objections
to the wearing of these titles to persons
who have earned them can be made, but
it is submitted to such, even, whether
the titles by which they are known in
the bureau, as observer, local forecast
Official, professor, etc, are not quite as
honorable, or capable of being made so,
as any that have been won in any other
branch of the public service But the
assumption, or the wearing of such titles
on the part of those who have never per-
formed any military service whatever. is
In bad taste, and is a palpable injury to
those who have gained and possess them
by years of laborious and valiant service,
The chief of the bureau is of the opinion
therefore, that tie interests of the
weather bureau would be better subserv-
ed and promoted by efforts on the part of
its officials to dignity their several posi-
lions by their own titles and discourao-
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-22
A RAY OF HOPE.

For years past the Roanoke City Coun.
Gil has spent all the money it could beg
and borrow beating the brush on the sub
urbs and building monuments to folly,
such as paving the unused streets about
the Roanoke and Southern depot, but at
last light seems to be breaking in on
that august body. About four dollars
have just been spent in filling the buggy
wrecking sink holes on Commerce street,
between the Ponce de Leon and the rail-
road crossing, and if our worthy city
fathers will now take view OF Salem
avenue, west of Commerce street, and
resolve to spend about SO on that thor
oughfare, grateful community will sing
praises to the returning of our town
daddies.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-22
SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES.

The lull in the Cuban campaign has
been broken and fighting seems to have
commenced in earnest, all along the
lines. When the insurgents get SO enter
prising and aggressive as to capture can
non from the Spanish troops by assault,
1t really begins to look like they mean
business. In the meantime, hostility
on the part of the Spaniards to the
United States Government and individual
citizens is showing itself in various
ways Spain is preparing claim for in
demnity against the United States for
allowing expeditions in aid Of Cuba to be
fitted out in this country, and the dis
like of Spaniards to Americans is so
strong in Havana and vicinity that seve-
raj murders have occurred there recently,
while general feeling of danger prevails
among all citizens of this country who are
compelled for the time to sojourn in
Cuba. AS to the claims for indemnity
Spain, in drawing a parallel between them
and the Alabama claims of the United
States against England, is entirely mis-
taken, for this Government has done
everything in its power to suppress and
discourage filibustering, while it was
notorious that the British during our
civil war openly disregarded all interna-
tional law in the aid and comfort given
the Confederacy. In regard to the NAL
treatment and murder of American citi-
zens by the Spanish soldiery there will
certainly come a day of reckoning, in
which the Spaniards will have to pay
heavily or engage in war with the
United States. 1t is generally believed
that Spain is endeavoring to create sym
pathy among the nations of Europe in
making these claims, with view to n
possible offensive and defensive alliance
with one or more of the great powers
against this country. AS to such an al
lance it might be that France and Italy
could be drawn into one with Spain, but
is hardly probable as, in spite of the
financial difficulties of this country, it is
by no means bankrupt and would prove
formidable antagonist no matter how
great the coalition against it.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-22
MAY BE NO THIRD TICKET.
Palmer Says the Indiana Convention
Will Name No Candidate.

Palmer Says the Indiana Convention
Will Name No Candidate
Taylorville, Ills, August Ex-senator
Palmer was asked to-day what he
thought the indianapolis convention
would do He replied: at looks Ito me
now as if the delegates would meet,
adopt platform and adjourn"
without naming a'ticket?'
81 thinl sou
I'm that event. what will sound money
Democrats do-vote for Mckinley, or
not vote at ALP
II don't think many of them will take
to the woods think most of them will
vote for Mckinley. For my part !
should advise every Democrat to vote for
the Republican candidate, rather than
vote for Bryan"
Then you would rather have McKin-
ley and protection than Bryan and free
sily err
eyes; I think the doctrine of protec.
ton an absurdity; but would rather see
Mckinley elected on that issue than
risk the country in the hands of Bryan
and tire free silverites.''
Senator Palmer said that, although
the indianapolis convention would limit
its activity 20 the adoption of a platform
ii would sufficiently vindicate the posi-.
ton OF the gold men by the Democratic
principles embodied in the resolutions
Mr.. Palmer is probably as much in the
| confidence of the gold campaign men a.
| anyone; and it is believed he speaks with
authority.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-22

DR.. Nansen's vessel, the Fran, has
reached Skjervo (however it may be pro-
nounced) with all we'll on board. The
explorer left the vessel in January, 1895,
AMI since then he had not been heard
from. The captain of the Fran says Pro-
fessor Andree was waiting at Dane
Island on the 14th of August for favor.
able wind to start for the North Pole,
and that will probably be the last heard
of Professor Andree. Still, some of these
hardy Norwegian or Danish explorers
may, while fooling around. in the Arctic
circle stumble against the n. p yet.
They are used to cold and are better
qualified for..Arctic explorations than men
from warmer climes