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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-07-31
STATUE TO NJ. JULES FERRY
Frenchmen Delivered Patriotic Ora
lions at ST. Dick,

Paris. July AN. Melino, the premier.
and nearly all of the ministers today at
tended and delivered orations at the un
yelling OF the statue to the late Jules
Ferry at st. Dick. the birthplace of NJ.
Ferry. President Faure sent telegram
of regret at his inability to be present
and expressing his appreciation of M
Ferry's patriotism.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-07-31
ARE REPAIRING FLOOD RAW
Scores of LabOrers Mt Work On
aged Colorado Railroad

Denver. July pa special to tAl
from Golden, Colo, says:
A gang of workmen began the fsP9
of the Gulf road up Clear creek z
today. Frank Trumbull, receive
general manager, said he could 81
even an approximate estimate Y
damage, but that they viii pFclsl
able to get trains through 70 Y
town in two weeks. One hnhdiSl
seventy-five men are now at E@
100 more will be put on soon. III
for about seven miles must y
wholly rebuilt, as the bed Is TasaA
or buried under great masses
and dirt. People at Central ~
Black Hawk express fears Of ~
coming scarce before the roaa
paired.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-07-31
STAKES OF 100000 ANNOUNCED
Purses of the Brooklyn Jockey Club
for the Fall Meeting,

New York, July 26.-The Brooklyn
Jockey club announces stakes of $50 900
to close August 10 for the fall meeting of
1896 and the spring meetings of 1897 and
1895. The fall meeting is for 2-year-olds
and upwards, the spring meeting of 1897
for 2-year-olds, and the meeting of 1893
for 3-year-olds.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-07-31
RHODES FRIENDS OUT y
Cane Town Meeting IN
Was Well Attenaea

London, July 26.-The coris ssys
the Times at Cape ToWn NJ
crowded, enthusiastic meei '.st,p
held in favor of the rein l.1'.,t
Cecil Rhodes as managing VIA
British Chartered South ,s,as
pany, but that most of the = 81 Z
influential people of the cV'v@'
sent from the meeting.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-07-31
wINDsToRM AT HOMER, MICHIGAN
Roofs Lifted and Houses Parti,IIx.
Blown Away,

Detroit July pa special to the Tri
pune from Homer, Mich, says:
A terrible windstorm struck this village
this evening. Roofs were lifted. houses
partly blown away. barns tipped ,var
and the plate glass windows in Linn &,
Co.'S store blown in.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-07-31

Cmcago' July S.-Daniel Shroyer n
wei known resident of Park Ridge. was
shot and killed this morning by his SON.
ln-law, George E. Pottinger. a nron,i-
hent chicago real estate dealer, who
mistook him for burglar. The shoot
ing took place in Pottingers house in
Ingleside avenue. -
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-07-31

CieVeianu' Jul -.
the republican IL
start for New York TOM
He goes to arrange for NJ
the republican headquarters I,
Mr.. Hanna was asked TO-DAY {,
definite had been arranged s
plans Of the campaign.
Nothing definite" Wa
THAT is part of what we SIN
at the New York meeting: Man,
be settled upon until the New 81.
ing is held"
A story was published hAra
feet that Hanna had arransss \. "
the president of the Central ~
for the purpose of discuss,rs 4
mer's record as an employar
and that the labor unions nyss,s.
refused to meet Hanna. As 4 ~ \
of the story, Mr.. Hanna said n =,
asked by a reporter If he wa. ,' "
meet Mr.. Witt of the Cept, u. N
union, and he had replied thst I
willing to do so. The question 4.
ed because the Central Laho, M
propounded to Hanna a series !, !.
affecting his relations with hho'
Hanna said he heard nothing M. n
the matter, and Mr.. Witt failsa !
That was all there was to Il
These questions" said Ham,
ring to the queries propoundsa n
labor union, Contained insin,'s
Tnelr purpose was, of course sn,,.'
tic to Major Mckinley, and thsy !.
to connect me with various ~.
implication and insinuation. Thev \
. took to connect me with tba !,
strike here two or three years /,
; had nothing to do with IL. Nv NJ
H. NJ. Hanna, was at that tim, /,
dent of the Vessel Owners assa,,
The questions also insinuated thst /,
; something to do with a miners n.
Pennsylvania. Our firm has an N
in a mine there, but was not IN \,
and we had nothing to do with IN
agement Of 1t. In point Of fact /,
5 been employing some five Of six IN,
men for the last IS to % years, ap1I
2 had a number of strikes. II womb
S been strange If, under the circums,
Y I had rot. But have not been enls
4 ing to make political capital out !
fact, for or against"
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-07-31
Wallace Has Nothing IN ca.

Tacoma, Wash, July a.-Hugb Wal
lace, member of the national comr,,tna
for Washington, returned TODAY. ones
uohed on the political situation, he re-
piled:
nave nothing to say about politics.
either in the state or nation,
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-07-31
Droyyned in Lewis NJ r.

Vancouver, Wash, July rzauusd
way, s years old, was u u,s ~
Lewis river near Lacen.ur aolb'
She was trying to aid nsl so,,s 4
had gone to the river 70 - IA IN Y
sister. Assistance arrivsa ,gsr ~
save the mother and yours
too late to rescue Katie
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-07-31
Anno,nted Receise1sI

Aberdeen, Wash, ) =. .sacelysf
France has been mace eaupl
]. M. Weatherwax Lnmps s,rholdsr
on petition of local stoch s AZ
assets of the company * a.
$50 900 and the liabilities
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-07-31
Nebraska Populi-t Convention.

Nashville, July 25.-The gubernatorial
of the populist party will
meet in this city next Tuesday. Since
the action taken by the populist conven-
ton at st. louis public interest has in
erased touching the probable action of
this state convention.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-07-31
Failure at Chicago.

Chicago, July A-Parkhurst & Wiki
inson, one of the Oldest iron and steel
firms of Chicago, made an assignment
today Assets, $500, 900. The liabilities are
thought to equal the assets. Slow collec-
tons are given as the cause of the fail
ure.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-07-31
Railway Fraternity I'm Da,h,

BOMBAY July ga railway collision
mas occurred at Delhi by which 50 per-
sons were killed and injured.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-07-31
Cholera Is Decre.x,,n

caro- July B.-Cholera is decreasing
Ihere We're only 100 new cases and 1Oo
deaths throughout Egypt ON saiurdav
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-07-31

There has been some Improvement in
the demand for dry goods at Omaha.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09
TAYLOR TOPICS.
Interesting Budget of News Items From
Our Neighbor.

Taylor. Tex, Jan. 7.-(Special.) -Hec
p. Hewlett, formerly deputy city mar
shall of Taylor. but more recently super
intendent of the Travis county road
working convict forces, has moved with
his family back from Austin to Taylor
and he has accepted the superintendent
of G. Il. Kings cattle and hog ranch
near here.
Officers here are on the alert for one
Joe Taylor, a white section hand, for.
merly employed on the International and
Great Northern railway near Buffalo
who, it is charged, shot into the north
bound passenger train near Milano Sun,
day evening killing one passenger and
wounding others. A repeating winches
ter rifle was the weapon used
Williamson county can boast OF foul
of the heaviest men who are brothers
perhaps to be found in any one county in
Texas. Messrs. Ed, John, Nathan and
Joel Cornell, although living in different
sections of the county, met together al
Bartlett during the holidays and en-
loved Christmas dinner with relatives
there. The aggregate weight of these
''bic four" brothers is 1903 pounds
They are cousins of J. Buck Wills, the
big. fat city marshal of Taylor, who Is
perhaps the weightiest officer in the
State and who will outweigh either one
of the Council brothers..
The Taylor public schools, after q
vacation of two weeks, re-opened yesfer
day with an attendance of nearly 9Ot
pupils. The enrolment is a fraction
over 1000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09

The municipal canvass in Taylor calls
for the election on the first Tuesday in
April of a mayor and an alderman from
each of the three wards to suDpiy. the
places made vacant by outgoing alder
men whose terms expire. According to
n recent enactment of the city council.
the new mayor will work for a reduced
salary, the same having been cut down
to sos per month and perquisites, which,
upon an average, amount to about ~,
per month. The salary of the street
commissioner has been raised to 500 per
month
The Ladies Aid society of the Christian
church will give high tea at the Com
mercial hotel Thursday afternoon, from
4 unt:! 6 o'clock, for the benefit OF the
church. $50
District court convened at George
town Yesterday with full docket. Three
murder cases are to be tried at the pres
ent term. :,
1t is the opinion of well informed
cotton men here that not over 1000 bales
of marketable cotton yet remain in the
hands of the producers in the TERRITORY
tributary to the Taylor market, The
local receipts this season, fraction ever
II 600 bales, show a falling off of about
40 per cent of what they were last sea-
son.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09
CAUGHT IN A CAVE-IN.
Nine Lives Probably Lost in Il Colorado
Mine.

Nine Lives Probably Lost in Colorado
Mine.
Victor, Col. Jan. IA terrible acct
dent occurred about noon today ut the
Anna Lee mine of the Portland company,
on battle mountain. Nine men have been
caught in big cavc-in and are all prob
ably dead. The names of the miners
working in the Lee shaft are:
Superintendent w. e. Loan, Assistant
Superintendent Thomas II. Shaldon, Jim
Dinsmore, Mike McQuirli. Thomas Har-
nan and one man whose name is unknown
ut present.
The cave-in began thirty-fivc feet from
the top of the shaft. 1t is believed it
will take week or ten days to rescue
the cntombed miners, as the shaft on
the Anna Lee is about 900 feet deep. 1t
can be readily seen that Il great amount
of work will be required, not only to
clear the shaft in order to make Il pass
age way to the levels, but also to make
way in the stations and the slopes, which
are included in the cave-in. The cause
of the disaster cannot be definitely stat
ed, but it is known that the timbers were
insufficient to sustain the great weight,
both lateral and perpendicular, to which
they have been subjected.
About two weeks ago the shaft of the
Anna Lee shrunk to such an extent near
one of the stations about the middle OF
| the shaft that the cage on which there
were three men at the time would not
pass down. The engineer reversed and
brought the men up. This was the first
indication that the workings were clos
ing in and efforts were made to remedy
the trouble.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09

is reported to be very wealthy. 1t was
still in the early part of last August,
soon after the death of his grandfather
and while the will contest was pending,
that MIR. Masury, then staying at Mar
ragansett for the summer, met Mrs. Cor
bett. On December q, Mr.. Masury, Mrs.
Corbett George =. Lake, her father,
and T.. Ludlow Chrystie, stepped into a
cab, We're driven over to Staten Island
and there the couple were quietly mar
ried by civil process.
None of the relatives of either, except
Mr. Masury's brother and the brides
father, knew they were man and wife.
Every one supposed until now that their
cordial attachment might result in mar
riage some day, but the first positive an
nouncement of their marriage is given.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09
PAIGE PARAGRAPHS.

Paige, Tex, Jan. 4. -(Special.) -Judging
from the stir among the farming class,
the bone and sinew of every community,
mighty effort is being put forth to make
the present crop year success. Mer-
chants here. like elsewhere, say collec-
tons for 1895 were not good and all are
talking very loudly about retrenchment,
genuine in the credit business.
We are now witnessing the coolest spell
of the season. Many are butchering for
home use, while we hear others Boosting
of having hung up the incest already
cured meat they ever bad.
Mr.. Fritz Kuhn of the firm of Chas.
Kuhn & Bro. is here from Fayette county,
taking a survey of the business ON this,
thebeginningOf new year.
Mrs. DR.. Taylor and children are Wis
iting relatives in Fayette and Colorado
counties at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Solder and niece, Miss
Katie, returned from Galveston last night
whittier they had gone to spend the hol-
days.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09
PREPARATIONS IN UTAH.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 4.-The
three judges-elect of the supreme court of
the State met today in the Office of the
secretary of state and drew for terms.
Judge Zane drew the three years term
and the position of chief justice. Judge
Bartch drew the five year term and Judge
Mir the seven year term.
The Republican members of the legisa-
ture held caucus this afternoon and de-
cided upon the officers to be elected. Sen
ator Geo. M. Cannon of Salt Lake will be
president of the senate, and p. Denny of
Beaver county will be speaker of the
house. Immediately after the taking of
the oath of Office on Monday, Governor
Wells will issue proclamation conven-
ing the legislature in extra session at once
for the purpose of fixing a day for meet
ing in regular session. 1t is understood
that the legislature will fix next Tuesday
as the day for the beginning of the regu-
lar session.
According to the law the balloting for
United States senators can not begin be-
fore January 81.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09
RRENHAM RRIEFS.

BRENNAN, Tex, Jan. 4.--(Special.) The
leap year ball given by the ladies to the
gentlemen at the Athletic club rooms OH
Friday night was a conspicuous success,
with about IS people in attendance.
The lectures of Messrs. Harmon and
Wimberly did not take place at the opera
house on Friday night for the want of an
audience and was postponed indefinitely.
On Friday night Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah
Pennington celebrated the tifty-seventh
anniversary of their marriage.
Mr.. Asa Williams. for the accidental
shooting of a negro during the holidays,
has given bond for his appearance in the
sum of $780,
On Mr.. VIM. Zeiss' place, after digging
n three-foot well IS feet without striking
water, two-inch hole So feet was bored
down to good stream which filled the
well so fast that it was with difficulty
that the workman could get out before the
water covered him.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09
FAT FEES.
Judge Caldwell's Allowances in the Santa
Fe Receivership Matter.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 1.-The speculation
all over the country as to the amount
Judge Caldwell would allow the court Of
fcers, attaches and attorneys in the mat
ter of the receivership of the Santa Fe
railroad gives unusual interest to an order
filed in the United States circuit court
here today. which gives these costs in de-
tail as follows:
To the Union Trust company of New
York, trustees, $4,000.
To John b. johnson, as special master
to SELL for all services rendered and to be
rendered, $4,000.
In addition to this amount, Judge john
son has been receiving a salary of $3.50
a month, which brings his total to $33, 600.
To Wheeler Fl. Peckham. counsel for
complainant, for compensation in addi-
ton to what he had received, $4,000.
To ROssington, Smith & Dallas, as So
licitors for complainant, in addition to
what they have received, $27 1000.
To Mercantile Trust company, as COM
pensation for services, $4,000.
To Aleda q Green, counsel for Mercan-
tile Trust company, for services, $4,000.
To each of the receivers, Aldace f.
Walker and John J. McCook, and to the
heirs of the deceased receiver, Joseph @.
Wilson, for services up to the period when
they shall turn over the property, at the
rate of $25,00O per annum.
To George r. Peck, counsel for receiv-
ers. in addition to what he has received,
$4,000.
To Ed Kenna, as counsel for receivers,
$4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09
COTTON RuRNED

GAINESVILLE, Tex, Jan. 4.-(Special.) y
Friday, January 3, the fire alarm was
sounded from the O'Neil cotton platform.
located about 300 yards from the public
square. The fire department and citi-
zens were soon on the ground, but found
they could do little toward quelling the
flames. 1t seems the cotton ignited from
the sparks of freight engine, and being
propelled by strong northeast wind the
flames soon spread over the entire yard.
About 1000 bales were consumed, the
greater part being insured. TheNyard and
fixtures were insured also. Loss about
$50 600
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09
THE MINISTER GOT MAD.
Excitement in the Frisco Blackmail
Trial-Sentiment Changing.

San Francisco, Jan. 4.-The prelimin-
airy examination of Mrs. Mary Davidson
on the charge of eXtorting money from
Rev. G.. 0. Brown, pastor of the First
Congregational church, in the police
court today, was witnessed by a crowd of
church workers and friends of the prin-
cipals in the case, the women spectators
being in the majority.
After some testimony had been taken
the defense asked that the charge be dis
missed claiming that the money had
Baddin and that the defendant, instead
of being blackmaier, had acted as the
pastors friend and agent. The motion
for dismissal of the charge was denied.
Mr.. Brown was on the stand in the
afternoon. The attorney for the defense
asked the witness Il long list of questions
relating to his intimacy with Miss Over
man and inquiring into his guilt. On
the instructions of his attorney DR..
Brown refused to answer all questions
bearing on his guilt or innocence of his
alleged intrigue and the court sustained
the prosecutions objections to the char
was tortured and goarded by the defense
and was finally asked if he had not con-
fessed to giving both to Miss Overman
and to his wife drug to produce mis-
carriage. DR.. Brown could not contain
himself at this and sprang at Mrs.
Davidson's attorney, shouting: You
infamous man. It's a lie"
The clergyman's attorney said he would
knock the attorney for the defense down
if he was in his place, but officers of the
court interfered to prevent violence be-
tween the excited opponents. DR.. Brown
will not preach tomorrow, his pulpit, be-
ing occupied during the trial by a theo-
logical professor. r.
} The sentiment among the members OF
his church is said to be less favorable TO
the minister than when the first reports
of the scandal were announced. :.
A strong section of the congregation is
said to favor forcing DIR. Browns resig-
nation. An ecclesiastical court of in
0uiry is likely to follow Mrs. Davidson 5 :
trail. whether or not she is convicted OF
blackmail.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09
TAYLOR TOPICS.

Taylor, Tex, Jan. 4-(Special) Jon
Wednesday Deputy Sheriff S. A. Gamble
arrested three Mexicans near Davilla,
in Milan county, who are charged with
theft, robbery, burglary, carrying con-
cealed weapons, and perhaps other crimes
committed in this county. The prisoners
were turned over to Sheriff Purl who in
carcerated them in the Georgetown Jail.
The Prohibitionists of Williamson coun-
ty are making active preparations for the
campaign of '96. A call has been issued
for meeting of the Prohibtionists of
this precinct at the mayors office in Tay-
lor on Tuesday, January IA, and another
call for the party Prohibtionists of Will
hanson county to meet in mass confer
ence at Hutto on Thursday. January 16,
to take action for the further organiza-
ton of the party in this county.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09
UTAH DECLARED A STATE
THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMA-
TION ADMITTING UTAH AS A
STATE ISSUED.
EQUAL FOOTING WITH OTHER STATES
People of Utah Are in Readiness and u
Special Session of the Legislature
Has Been Called to Meet at
Once.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The president
proclamation admitting Utah as State
was issued today.
After Il preamble stating that in ac-
cordance with an act passed July 1G,
1894, entitled 'An act to enable the peo-
pie of Utah to form II constitution and
State government and be admitted into
the Union on an equal footing with the
other States" and that the Territory of
Utah had complied with all the necessary
prclimnaries, etc, the proclamation ends
as follows:
"Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland,
President of the United States of Ameri-
ca, in accordance with the act of congress
aforesaid and by authority thereof, an
nounce the result of said election to be as
so certified and do hereby declare and pro-
claim that the terms and conditions pre-
scribed by the congress of the United
States to entitle the State of Utah to adj
mission into the Union have duly been
complied with, and that the creation of
said State and it's admission into the
Union on an equal footing with the origi-
nal States is now accomplished.
In testimony whereof, l have hereun-
10 set my manu- anu cauSeu the seul Ol
the United States to be affixed.
Ozone at the City of Washington, this
fourth day of January in the year of
Our Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-siX, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the one
hundred and twentieth
(Signed) GROVER CLEVELAND.
by the president.
ORCHARD OLNEY,
"Spcretary of State "
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09
HUNTING TRAINING QUARTERS.

Mineral Wells, Tex, Jan. 4.-(Special.)
Dan Stuart and party left this evening
for Dallas after having spent several days
in our city, ostensibly with view to look
ing up training quarters for some of the
sports who are to meet in the arena at Ell
Paso on the 18th of next month. Jack
Everhardt, the champion lightweight of
America, was in the crowd and all ex-
pressed themselves as being well pleased
with the location. Our business men are
ready to put up any amount that may be
required of them
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09
MEN UP A TREE FIGHT.

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 4--Near Ken
needy, Lamar county, Ala, night before
last, James RunyOn and Robert Young
climbed high tree for an opossom. On
the same limb, 40 feet from the ground,
they quarreled. RunyOn pushed Young
off the limb, but was pulled off with him.
Both lived just long enough to tell how it
happened.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09
HILL COUNTY REPUBLICANS.

Hillsboro, Tex, Jan. 4.-(SpecIal. 1.-The
Republicans of Hill county met in con-
vention here today to elect delegates to
the Kaufman convention January II. The
delegates chosen are:
ii. f. Attaway, j. A. johnson Color
ed) Adam Oliver (colored), T. A. Elliott
(cOlored). Alternates: b. o. James, j.
w. Payne (colored), A. Flennoy (colored),
II. S. Shelton (colored).
A resolution was adopted instructing
the county delegates to vote for w. NJ.
Mcdonald of Kaufman for delegate from
the Sixth congressional district to the Re-
publican National convention.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09
A FIGHT MATCHED

Pittsburg, Jan. 4.-Telegrams today
between M. j. Connolly. hacker of Jerry
Marshall, and Tom O'Rourke George
Dixon's manager, clinched the arrange
ments for fight between the two light
weights. Conenlly says the purse will
be $4,000 and the fight will follow closely
the Maher-F itzsimmons mill at Ell PasO.
The men fight at 122 pounds, weigh in
five hours before entering the ring.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09
IXAIDE EAILIIRE

Uvalde. Tex, Jan. 4.-(Special) 1.-The
firm of Noteworthy Bros, doing a general
merchandise business here, filed a chattel
mortgage last night naming V. NJ. West
as trustee. Liabilities unknown, but pre-
$4,000.