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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
THE EF|FTY-FOURTH CONGRESS
THE SENATE REFUSED TO REIN
VESTIGATE THE ALABAMA
ELECTIONS.
THE Several IMMIGRATION BILLS.
Today and Tommorow Set Aside for
Their Consideration in the House.
Bill Permitting the Bottling of
Spirits in Bond Passed.

Washington May 1S.-The senate to-
day, by vote of 6 yeas to Al nays. de-
featcd a motion hv AIr Al'el Pop) of
Nebraska to proceed with the considera-
ton of the resolution to reinvestigate
alleged election Irregularities in Ala
bama, occurring at the time Governor
Oates was elected over II. Il. Kolb,
Populist. -Four Republicans, Chandler,
Frye, Gallinger and Morrill,, and two
Populists, Allen and PETER, voted in the
affirmative.
Mr.. Allen took occasion to declare the
vote disclosed the insincerity of Republi-
can senators to their professions in be.
half of honest elections.
Mr.Sherman responded that it was not
within the province of the senate to &c
into the general investigation of elec.
tions. and these resolutions proposed
and Mr.. Chandler of New Hampshire
author of the resolutions, explained that
the adverse vote was due largely to the
disinclinatiOn to displace appropriation
bills.
The time of the senate after 1 p. m
was given to the bill regulating rates il
the District of Columbia.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
RIVER AND HARBOR CONFER
ENCE

Washington, May 19.-The conferees
on the river and harbor bill have settled
every item except the California dispute.
The Columbia boat railway and the ship
canal between Puget Sound and lakes I'm
ion and Washington were treated alike.
the contract provisions being dropped and
the appropriations for the year increased
to $150,000 each. The contract provision
for Oakland harbor, California, was re-
tained and the appropriation decreased
$25.000.
The senate amendment for Bunol har-
Dor was retained with the provision that
not more than % per cent of the money
be expended in the year.
The rival claims of bayou Plaquemlne
and the Calcasieu river in Louisiana We're
settled by retaining the senate provision
for the former, striking out the contract
proposition for the Calcasieu and giving
It complimentary appropriation of $780,
600 for the fiscal year.
The senate provision for Brunswick,
Ca, harbor was dropped.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.


Washington, May 1S.-In the supreme
court of the United States today Justice
White handed down the opinion of the
court in the case of the Singer Sewing Ma
chine trade mark. The Judgment of the
court below, the circuit court for the
northern district of Illinois, which was
against the Singer, was reversed. The
supreme court held, however, that others
using the name Singer" as trade mark
should show the source of manufacture.
In the case of the United States VS..
Harry l.. Laws, Justice Peckham decided
that chemists should not fall within the
class of persons to whom the law prohib-
iting contracts for labor to be performed
in this country applies. 1t was based
upon the employment of German named
Seliger to come to this country to act as
n chemist on a Louisiana sugar plantation.
The case went to the supreme court from
the circuit court of appeals from the Fif-
teenth circuit.
Judge Fields, in acting for the court. de-
MED the motion for the rehearing of the
case involving jurisdiction in the territory
formerly known as Greer county, Texas.
An opinion delivered by Justice Peck
ham in the case of r. Nj. Bacon and 9TH
ers VS.. the State of Texas has the effect
of restoring to the public domain 300.-
con and his associates claimed to have
purchased The case was decided by the
state court against the claimants of the
land and the appeal. to the supreme court
was dismissed.
In the case of James Murray VS., State
of Louisiana in error to the supreme court
of the State of louisiana the court, in an
opinion by Justice Shiras, affirmed the
decision of the supreme court of Louisi-
ana. Murray is a negro who was found
guilty of murder and sentenced to death
by the state courts, but made application
for a transfer of the case to the United
States circuit court on the ground that
persons of his own race were excluded
from the jury by which he was tried. The
application was denied by the
ed that Murray had not been deprived
of any rights guaranteed him by the con-
stitution of the United States
An opinion was delivered by Judge
Brown in the case of s. HI. Hilborn VS..
the United States. affirming the decision
of the court of claims. The case involv-
ed the right of Hilborn, as district attor-
ney for the district of California, to ap-
propriate to his own use the fees col
lected under the Chinese exclusion laws.
Hilborn claimed that he was entitled to
these fees in addition to MS salary, Dut tne
court held he must account to the govern
ment for such collections.
In the case of the boundary disputes be-
tween the States of Iowa and Missouri,
the court extended the time for the COM
missioners to make their report until July:
The court overruled the exceptions OF
the State of Kentucky of the finding of
the commissioners appointed to fix the
boundary between that state and Indiana
at the mouth of Green river, and entered
an order fixing the boundary in accord
ance with the findings of the commission
erS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
HOrTsE PROCEEDINGS.

Washington, May 19.AThe house to-.
day entered upon a two days DEBATE OF
the immigration bills, reported from the
immigration committee.
w. A. Stone of Pennsylvania and Mt.
Tracewell of Indiana argued tor a re-
strictive measure: Mr.. COrliss of Michl-
gan for his bill, designed to .put an end
to Canadian competition with American
labor, and Mr.. Morse of Massachusetts
and Mr.. Bartholdt of Missouri for the
educational test bill The feature of the
debate today was the plea of Mr.. Buck
of Louisiana against any sort OF re-
strictive legislation beyond that now on
the statute books, which excludes paupers
and criminals.
Before the debate began resolution
was adopted instructing the sergeant-at-
arms to summon the clerks Of the coun-
ties in the Sixteenth district of Illinois
for the purpose of re-counting the ballots
in the Reynaker-Downing contest.
The title of Mr.. Owens of Kentucky to
his seat was confirmed, and Messrs:
Steele of Indiana, Cousins of Iowa and
McClelland of New York were appointed
on the board of visitors to West Point.
At 1890 p. m. the debate on the immi-
grafton bills was opened by Mr.. Dar--
tholdt Rep.) of Missouri, chairman Of
the immigration committee. The bills
were four in number one known various
ly as the Bartholdt, Mccall or Lodge
bill, providing for an educational test. 1t
excludes all male persons between IL and
60 years who could not read and write.
The Stone bill provides for the inspec-
ton Of immigrants by our consular ofh-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
RAILROAD APPOINTMENT.

Fort Worth, Tex, May 19.-(SpeciaD
Il. b. Conner, general freight and pass
enger agent of the Fort Worth and Rio
Grande, announces the appointment OF
w. II. Hurst as general live stock agent
of that line with headquarters at Brown-
wood. With the assumption of the dutles
of the new position by Mr.. Hurst, the
position foremrly filed by him as travel
ing freight and passenger agent IS
abolished.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
SERIOUS STORMIN ILLINOIS

Chicago, May 16.-Storms of rain, wind
and lightning swept central and western
Illinois, doing damage at Quincy, Peoria,
Rock Island and many other points. 1t
was reported that the village Of Scioto,
of about 400 inhabitants. near Bushnell,
ILL.,, was partly destroyed by a tornado,
but owing to the Frustrated telegraph
wires no confirmation of the story was
obtainable tonight. In Chicago and
vicinity telegraph and telephone wires
are down and seriously interfered with
by the storm.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
WE ARE GLAD TO HEAR IT.

Washington, May 1S.-Yhe recent de.
cision of the board of examiners in chief
of the patent Office has no effect on lin0--
type machines now being manufactured
or in use. 1t had reference to certain de-
tails of construction in a machine OF
widely different character The limo
type is fully protected by patents which
have been repeatedly sustained by the
courts and which are not questioned any
where by anybody.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21

ingness TO let Mr.. Chambers explanation
"stand for what it is worth"
With this over, the senate took up the
bill relating to the price of gas in the
District of Columbia.
The bill involved generally discussion
of the cost of gas, lasting throughout
the day, the bill being passed at p. m,
when the senate held an executive session
and adjourned
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
THE COCKERIIL OBSEOJyIES

THE COCKERILL OBSEQUIES.
New York. May 1S-The obsequies of
the late Col. John A. Cockerill were held
today from the Press club, where the
body had lain since Saturday. The re-
mains were conveyed to Scottish Rite
hall. Over the casket was thrown the
mortuary banner of the Loyal Legion,
and on this was wreath of white roses
and immortelles. which bore the inscrip-
ton: "From Johns Wife,"
The services included brief addresses
by r. f. Brogna, exalted ruler of the
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. and
J. Howard, Jr., president of the Press
club. Then the body of the distin-
guished journalist was conveyed to Cal
vary Baptist church, where religious ser
vices were conducted by the pastor, the
Rev. DR.. Macarthur.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
DELAYED NAIL ARRIVES.

Managua. Nicaragua, May Is, via
Galveston.-Sixty sacks of mail matter
from the United States and Europe. in
cluding letters from March II, which
have been detained on account of the
revolution. arrived today.
Zelaya, a member of the cabinet, has
resigned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

Washington, May 1S.-lt was expect
ed that the house would take up the con-
sideration of the immigration bills on
the calendar today under a special or
der, but owing to the pressure of other
matters the order was not presented until
just before adjournment. 1t was then
amended so as to give tomorrow and
Wednesday until p. m. for the consid-
Grafton of these bills. There are sew
eral of them. The Mccall bill provides
an educational test.
The Stone bill provides for consular
inspection and the Mahaney and Corliss
bills provide for more rigid enforcement
of the present immigration laws and es-
pecially deal with immigration from
Canada.
Quite number of minor bills and con-
ference reports were adopted and bills
were passed as follows:
To allow the bottkng of distilled spirits
in bond; to expedite the delivery of I'M
ported goods in parcels and packages
not exceeding $500 in value; to provide
for the registration of trade marks on
bottles. barrels, corks and other recepta-
cles used in interstate and foreign COM
merce: to incorporate the Ancient SO.
ciety Lof Colonial Danes of Amerca;
for the general distribution of condemned
cannon by the secretary of war and the
secretary of the navy; to compel the at
tendance of witnesses before the loca
land offices and to grant site to the
charity hospital at Biloxi, Miss.
Mr.. Evans explained the purpose OF
the bill to permit distilled spirits foul
| years old or over to be bottled in bond
Such bottling would furnish an otiicia
guarantee of the age or quality of whisky
| or other distilled spirits. The only whis
| ky on the American market today with
| such a guarantee was bottled in Canada
| The bill furnished Mr.. Morse with q
| text for some remarks on the evils OF
whisky drinking and Mr.. Colson (Rep,.
of Kentucky on the spurious liquids sole
under the name of "Kentucky whisky
Mr.. Tate Dem.) of Georgia criticized
| the bill on the ground that it discrimi
| mated in favor of the large distillers
| The bill was passed. 113 to 20.
| AT p. m. Mr.. Henderson (Rep.) Of
Iowa presented the special order of con
sideration today and tomorrcw until :
| o'clock of the immigration bills on thu
| calendar
Mr.. Barthold Rep) of Missouri, chair
man of the immigration committee. sug
gested. in view of the devotion of almos
| IIle udy W OlHcf IuultcIS, thut III
| additional day be given for debate. Mr.
Henderson explained that the stress o
business would not permit such extension
of business. Besides, he understood Mr.
Barthck was opposed to the immigra
ton bills and did not represent the commu
nifty on the subject.
Mr.. Barthold denied this. saying tina
he favored the bill for the application o
an educational test.
Mr.. Hepburn CRep.) of Iowa and Mr.
Johnson (Rep) of California and Mr.
Dalzell (Rep) of Pennsylvania argue'
for more time and Mr.. Watson (Rep.
of Pennsylvania and Mr.. Lacey Rep.
of Iowa against an extension.
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Hen
derson predicted that congress woul'
adjourn sine die between the 1th an,
| 10th of June.
After considerable sparring the reso
luton was adopted.
The house then adjourned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
LOCKHART LOCALS.

Lockhart, Tex, May 1S.-(Special.)-
County court is in session today, though
very little is being done except to take
pleas of guilty.
The Democratic club met in the dis
trict court room Saturday night and
quite crowd was in attendance. Music
was furnished by the Maxwell brass
band. Hon. f. H. Rogan addressed the
club, and urged Democrats to go to the
primaries on the 9Th instant and vote
their sentiments.
The Populists say they are much dis
pleased with Glasscock's speech, and
many of them assert that they will not
support him.
The knights of Pythias will give.
grand ball and banquet next Thursday
night.
j. S. Reed of Reedville is in town to-
day.
Bruce Martindale of Martindale is at
tending court this week.
DIED OF RABIES.
Joshua, Tex, May 1S.-CSpecial.l- J.
Willie, the 19-year-old son of j. Nj. Banks,
who lives three miles from town, was
bitten by rabid dog eight months ago.
A mad stone was promptly applied to
the wound, which stuck for twenty-four
hours. He was thought to be out OF
danger. until last Wednesday, when a
case of hydrophobia was developed. lie
suffered great agony until yesterday,
when death relieved him of his suffering.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.


Washington. May 16.-Mr. Morgan
Dem.) of Alabama took the floor soon
after the senate convened today for Il
speech on his Cuban resolution, introduced
Yesterday, but yielded temporarily for
routine business.
Bills were passed giving compensation
for a bridge built in the Yellowstone ma
tional park: granting right of way to the
Denver, Cripple Creek and Southwest
railroad through the south and Plum
creek forest reservation, Colorado; ap-
propriating $4,000 for public building
and site at McKeesport. .
Mr.. Morgan, in his speech, said the proN-
unity of the island to our shores. our
commercial relations with the Cubans,
the American ownership of property there,
the actual residence of many Americans
there. ETC., all combine to compel us 10
examine into the conditions existing III
Cuba and to determine for ourselves
whether a state of war or state or peace
exists. He spoke of the impatience OF
The American people at witnessing tne
painful occurrences in Cuba, Whlle our
Government measured the losses by dol
lars and submitted claims for compehsa-
tion for individual losses.
A great conflict had waged in CUBA
since the fall of 1894, he said, and had IN,
creased with startling magnitude untll
100000 Spanish troops We're III the nelu.
Yet upon a denial of these selt-eVldent
facts rests the position of Spain that the
United States must not recognize con-
diton of war as existing. 49,.
Mr.. Morgan said the fragrant conditions
existing might escape the attention or
those in authority, yet it must shock the
world that diplomatic fallacy permits
the assertion that no war exists. Ihe
IL foil is
claims that the Cubans have no forts,
when the wise generalship of the Cubans
kent them from concentrating in forts.
1t is also claimed that the Cubans had no
fleet and no seaports, when it was evident
these could be maintained only by Il
heavy artillery and equipments not pos,
sessed by the insurgents. These, said
the senator, were the assertions of carpet
knights and chivalric warrior, but to sen
sible military leaders, bent on gaining IN
dependence rather than display OF sen
timent, they were the climax OF apsurdlty'
The senator declared the offenses commit
fed nv those Americans now held at Ha-
yana were no more serious than SNUG
Cling. 1t was the duty of the government
to demand that the military trial OF the
prisoners be set aside. Until this was
done no other or further negotiations
should be considered.
Until set aside, declared Mr.; Morgan
every day is day of national humllla-
ton to us as people. .,
He referred to the conclusive evidence
of atrocities and the schooling OF non
combatants. With war recognized as
existing, the laws of war as applied by
the law of nations would become ap,
plicable to our citizens now in Cuba and
forbid Spain from treating them as IN
surrectionists
Mr.. Morgan said in conclusion:
ut is tie proper course for congress TO
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
CUBAN QUESTION REVIVED.
SENATOR MORGAN SPEAKS FOR
MORE DECISIVE ACTION To-
WARDS RECOGNITION.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY SENATE
Directing the Foreign Relations Com
mittee to Inquire Into and Report on
Treaty Relations Between the
United States and Canada.

Washington May 16.-The Cuban ques-
tion was revived in the senate today when
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama, who reported
the original resolution, spoke in favor of
further and more decisive action towards
the recognition of the Cubans as belliger-
ents. The senator declared it to be the
duty of congress to adopt joint resolutions
of belligerency, which, unlike the concur
rent resolutions, would require the ap-
proval of the president and thus fix the
responsibility.
At the close of Mr.. NIorgan's speech the
senate adopted, without division, the reso-
lutions introduced by him directing the
committee on foreign relations between
the United States and Spain relating to
Americans now under condemnation at
Havana, also requesting the president for
the recent diplomatic correspondence with
Spain on this subject.
The resolutions have no reference to
the recognition of belligerency, although
they served Mr.. Morgan. as text for his
speech on that line.
Euloges were delivered on the late w.
III. Grain of Texas, after which, as fur
ther mark of respect, the senate ad-
journed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
THE F|FTY.F0URTH CONGRESS
THE SENATE PASSED THE DIS
TRICT OF COLUMBIA BILL
YESTERDAY.
SECTAR|AN QUESTION CROPPED OUT
The Senate Sustained the Report, Pro-
viding Appropriations for Charata-
BILE nstitutions-Several Immi-
grafton Bills Debated.

Washington, May 19.-The senate to-
day passed the District of Columbia bill
carrying approximately S7,300,000. A
debate on the question of appropriations
for sectarian purposes cropped out on
the paragraph making appropriations for
charities in the district.
On vote the committee sustained the
report in providing appropriations for
numerous charitable institutions, some
of them of Il sectarian character.
A further provision was adopted for an
investigation into the charity system of
the district with view to ascertaining
what, if any, part of the public appro-
priations used were for church pur-
poses.
Mr. Bacon Dem.) of Georgia, offered a
resolution which was referred. for the
loan of exhibits from the various gov
, ernment departments and Smithsonian
| institute to the Southern states eXposi-
| ton at Chicago from August to Novem-
ber 1896.
The house amendment fixing the pen
| sion of the widow of Gen. Thomas Ew-
| ing at $75 was agreed to.
The District of Columbia appropra-
| ton bill was then taken up.
| Mr.. Platt (Rep.) of Connecticut OPP
posed the committee change. He said
| the best sentiment of the country upheld
| the view that the government, state or
national, ought not to appropriate money
to private charities, whether sectarian or
| not.
Mr.. PETER (Pop) of Kansas, also OPP
posed the committee change, saying that
the senate should adopt heroic treatment
in dealing with this question.
Mr.. Teller Rep.1 of Colorado, in charge
of the bill, said that while in favor of
government conduct of government in
| stitutions, yet it was felt that the gov
ernment charities were not yet adequate
| in the District of Columbia to permit an
| immediate abandonment of the old sys-
TEN.
Mr.. Gallinger (Rep,) of New Hamp-
shire, added Il protest against the com
mittee change.
Mr.. Sherman expressed his belief in the
general principles of restricting govern
ment aid to government institutions, YET
he said, the present private system OF
charity in the Distict should not be
struck down until government service
was provided for the sick and needy.
Mr. German and Mr.. Cockrell support
ed the committee arrangement and Mr
George opposed it. tcg
Mr.. Allison (Rep.y of Iowa, chairman
of the appropriations committee, said
the committee amendments were design
Cd to make the largest possible use of tho
limited government charities in Wash
ington without crippling any worthy PR
vate charities. ~
| 4. .,x,s,,
The Progress., 1896-08-20

Lancaster, Pa, Aug. lS.-'T'hreo men
were killed, fifteen or more injured and
several buildings demolished by the en-
plosion of twenty-five pounds Of dyna-
mite at New Holland yesterday morn
ing. The Pennsylvania e.ephone
company is building a new line in thai
vicinity and had stored the explosive
in the summer kitchen of the Eagle
hotel, Early yesterday morning
Charles F. Cannon, an emplOye of the
company, and one gang just about to
start to work, went to the summer
kitchen to get enough dynamite for the
days use. A few moments later there
was a terrible explosion and one side
OF the kitchen was blown out. A big
hole in another side had blood and
flesh on the ragged edges, and it is
supposed that Cannon's body was sem
through there. The unfortunate man
vas blown to atoms. HIS stomach was
found two blocks away. Up to late
hour neither his EGGS nor his head has
been found.
Frank Hammond. Of Harrisburg, was
standing just outside the building, and
every bone in his body was broken ana
he was instantly killed. George Cross
man CN Stpe1tOn was also standing
near the building, and was so badly
injured that he died while being
brought to this city.
Among those most seriously injured
are: Michael Wade. Frank Lewis
Frank Peale, David Hoffman, Joseph
Mann, Walter Faogig, Philip Lawrence
John ConI0n, John White and Robert
Shirk
Other buildings close to the kitchen
were badly wrecked. 2s was a'sc 4 part
OF the hotel, while the whole front OF
large implement store was blown out
The roofs of a number of houses We're
raised and ruined. The damage to
property amounts to large sum. The
cause OF the explosion is not known,
as Cannon was the only person in the
building when it occurred
The Progress., 1896-08-20

Albert l.. Rawson, the noted artist,
is in trouble again. His recent expul-
sion from the celebrated Thirteen club
for forging letter of acceptance of
membership from H. r. II. the Prince
OF Wales, is still well remembered, ard
now he is being sued by Mrs. Gaudin,
the woman famous through her recent
inheritance of $17,0OO,00O from an I'M
expected source. RawsOn procured
from her under some false pretenses a
number CT letters, which she has re-
ceived since her good luck was maze
public, most of them offers of marriage,
and published them in a New York
paper last Sunday, together with let
ter purporting to be written by her 70
the editor. She has at once sued him
for the $500, which is the extent CT
the law in such matters.