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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
THE FLORIDA WAR HOAX.

The st. Louis Republic is noted for
publishing sensational special dispatches
hut it capped the climax in swallowing
the hoax teleGraphcd that paper from
Tallahassee, Florida, and which quite
naturally was telegraphed from st. Louis
to other papers Sunday night.
The dispatch bears internal evidence
of falsehood. If it had been true that
the adjutant general ut Washington city
had telegraphed Governor Mitchell of
Florida ordering him to call out the mill
tia of that State for immediate service,
based upon the conclusion by the admin
istration at Washington that the flying
fleet of Great Britain was to be sent to
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
EXPENSIVE FUNERALS.

The unwarrantable expense incurred
at funerals through the eXtravagant bills
run up by undcrtakcrs, which in the ma
iority of cases the survivors are i'll able
TO afford. received Il singing rcbuke at
the hands of Judge Davidson of Montreal
in delivering Il Judgment which commends
itself for sound common sense.
Madame Seely became Il widow and en-
gagged William Tracey to bury her poor
husband. This was done in the most
aesthetic style. and bill sent to the
widow for $152.75. The lady held that
the amount was too steep and refused to
pay more than $40. alleging that the un-
dcrtakcr had gone beyond all reason in
charging $50 for Il coffin, SO for en-
balming. $40 for clothing, three double
carriages ut SO. and the rest. Judge
Davidson decided that the amount offer
ed. viz. $40, was quite sufficient. and
went on to say that if the dead could only
see the useless expenditure that their
funerals entail they would think it
strange indeed. As for Secly. who had
been a drunkard and had died from
the effects of strong drink, he would
have laughed in his sleeve to see all the
fuss that had been made over his re-
mains.-lnsurance Economist.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

Governor Culberson is very kind in
publishing II brief sketch of the laws
passed by the last legislature, accom-
panied by his distinguished assurance to
the people that these laws have been
very beneficial to them. Or perhaps we
ought to say that Governor Culberson is
very clever in recommending his political
associates and himself to the high regard
of the people, but perhaps his clever
ness exhibited itself more in his getting
the newspapers to print, gratis, his lit
tie treatise on the laws of the last legis-
lature which looks more like bid for
popular approval than Il law lecture.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

The first play of the free silver Demo-
Gratis is to override party precedent and
party government by the State executive
committee assuming the right to abolish
one of the regular State conventions of
the party, or, rather, merge it for fac
tional purposes into one convention.
If there were no great party issues
this assumption of authority not dele
gated to the committee by any Demo
cratic convention might be overlooked,
Int when it is an obvious effort to give
an advantage to the free silver faction
of the PARTY and is calculated to intro
duce discord into the party it can not
be overlooked or permitted by suffer-
ance to be carried into execution.
We gave the reasons yesterday why
such n combination of conventions would
disturb the harmony of the party ana
inject prejudice into the section OF the
convention to select delegates to Ma
tional convention and we desire now only
to enter protest against the eXtraordl-
nary and unprecedented assumption OF
power by the State central executive
committee.
We tell the manipulators of this scheme
that if they push 1t they will precipitate
an irreconcilablc split into the Demo
cratic party of the State of Texas and
all semblancc of party harmony and
party action will 90 to pieces.
The State central executive committee
have the ordering of the whole party
machinery under their control and II TINS
committee chooses to violate all the rules
and prcccdcnts of the party and assume
rights never delegated to it, there is no
doubt but that they can do it, but II
they do it they will disrupt the Demo
cratic party of the State of Texas. The
sound money men of the party will not
stand it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

Judge Roger Pryor, who has attained
the position of judge of the supreme
court in New York, has given notice
that foreigners who can not read the con
stituton in English and speak the Ian
guage need not apply to his court for
naturalization. This may or may not be
a good rule, but it is not the law. There
are no educational requirements to per-
nit naturalization in any State OF the
country The law requires residence
of five years to cntitle foreigner to
become citizen clothed with the right
of suffrage, no matter whether he can
read or write. If that rule was applied
TO native-born citizens when they asked
to deposit ballot the voting population
of this country would be very consider
ably reduced.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

Colonel Bob Ingcrsol has minated
that if the preachers were not so very
hard on sinners he might become Il
church member. We do not know how
the opinion Colonel lngersOll has of
Moses would comport with the requisite
to membership of any church, but we
are inclined to believe he would have
to do wholesale recanting before any
ship of Zion would take him aboard.
We fear Colonel Ingersoll will have to
depend on his lcaky and creaky raft to
take him into a heavenly port, and that
will sink unless he quits taking on more
agnostic ballast.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

Poor old Campos must now wish he
had retired upon the glory he had al
ready won and not riskcd his military
reputation ON an impossible thing, that
was suppressing the patriotic endcavor
of n people determined to he free; but
all honor is due General Campos for
conducting the war in Cuba thus far
on the principles of civilized warfare.
He did not follow the example of the
Spanish captain general of Cuba in the
revolution 10 years since, and hang stu
dents without u trial.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

The country does not look much like a
bankrupt when n single banker in four
days can obtain the pledge of $2OO,OOO,-
600 in gold, the extra amount in the
vaults of the banks they are willing to
spare to protect the treasury reserve.
Mr.. Morgan says he succeeded in hav-
ing that amount pledged his syndicate in
four days time to buy the bonds he was
informed were about to be issued by the
secretary of the treasury. That is not
all, independent of this, S1O0,OOO,OOO
were subscribed in 10 days in answer
to n bid for n public loan.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

eo eo freight per ton, or an ayr era
to pay fH So whereas the rate as aor n4 fou
or an aggrGss suit - was filed against tine
\ second Inon S,' 70 recover S504O,O2 pen
same company nnat: on N a carload of coal ship
a anj "a ana 4 SEX 8 Hilgore Of Miami from Fan
handle. ..,, fIod AGAINST the same
company gn NO to- to stump x Weaver OF s Ml,
h IS S15 GG penalty and 81 S The e SGSf 81
t tion. Which W6ich was published in The S'"'e'
1 The a. cases a will come up G 9Hrl1 district
March term of the Twenty-SiA'h u'''''
court.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
IFTY-THIRD COURT y

In this court Yesterday % 1g HG Of j. raj" ii.
G. Morris presiding the eaIe BANK gar
nishe" Mrs. A. NJ. Franklin ih'erNei''''
was on trial; ,r. ,os an thc witness
Mr.. d. \. Franklin was h Ul' d IL. a
stand about all day and ne ,o u1SI,"s r The
wonderfully defective menu was
Franklin Manufacturing Go on 'tcScL and
brought into the case, ana ms Eco consnic-
the value of the same nsure' ~'P
uously. >, ;,,domont against
Franklin. and garnisheed St5o' ai MI. r.
be held by the Austin Natlohai uanN tho
his credit. Mrs. Franklin clanli' r"m-
money as her personal properly, md tbe
ment waS; made last ,,m mierf, nJyisement.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

at 100000: fairly insured Aloe & Co.
place their loss at $150,000 and it is
thought the loss on the building will
amount to $4,000
Several thousand dollars of damage
was done the stock of Jordan 4 Co., cut
lery, at All Broadway.
AT z:oU p. m. the firemen succeeded
in reScuing Reinhardt Miller, who was
taken TO st. Johns hospital. His left
arm was broken and his body badly
bruised, but he is not fatally injured.
me lremcn are now working at the pile
or debris with the prospect of soon get
tlng 0ut :he bodies of the missing men,
who are undoubtedly dead.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

: Dr. Hunter, the Republican candidate
in Kentucky for the United Stacs SEN
ate, pitted against 10 Blackburn, has
been accused of being Of foreign birth
and unnaturalized. He obstinately re-
fuses to reveal the place of his birth,
but he says he has all the rights of
American citizenship. What kind of Il
man is it, anyhow, asking to be made
Il United States senator and ashamed
to tell where he was born, and also re-
fusing to disclose his financial views?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

The Republicans are handicapped in
passing their emergency tariff bill in
the senate by the determination of the
free silver men to amend it with free
silver clause, Thus it is that one evil
handicaps another evil, and thereby de-
fcats two evils. An emergency tariff
law would unsettle all business transac-
tons, and an additional tax ON the pco-
pie of $40000,000 would be weighty
burden in the present condition of bus
mess, while n free coinage bill becoming
law would bankrupt the country. 1t
it well that one evil destroys the other.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

The Democratic majority in the Ken
lucky senate has dcfied the Republican
majority in the house of representatives.
1t was necessary for the Republicans
in the legislature to do some shcnanigan
business in the way of unseating Demo-
Gratis to control the legislature, the sem
but they, the Democrats of the senate
are capable also of playing shenanigan
game. The contest between the two par
ties deepens every day in Kentucky and
daily presents new features. The sheriff
of Louisville filed his bond for 100000
ON the 18th of January, which was ap-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

Ancient mythology records that when
the Thrasians erected statue to The
ogenes, Il victor in the games, that one
of his rivals went to it in the night time
and attempted to ovcrturn it 10y repeated
blows. Finally he moved the statue
from its pedestal and was crushed to
death beneath its fall.
The Democrats who are trying to pull
down Mr. Cleveland had better take
warning from this incident. In his fall,
if they ever accomplish it, there is
danger that the life will be crushed out
of the Democratic party.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
BIG FIRE IN ST. LOUIS.
Three Men Believed to Have Lost Tbair
Lives.

ST. Louis. Jan. 21-As the result of -
fire in the building ut 415 Broadway f..
night five tiremen are buried in the rims
and one is dead at Mercy hospital. Four
of the men i'll the ruins are thought to
be dead, as nothing can be seen or heard
of them, while the fifth, Reinhardt Mil.
and it is hoped he will be rescued. -
Owney Hires, foreman of truck No q
who was taken from the burning huilJ'
ing soon after the fire started. badly in.
jured. died while being taken to Morry
hospital in an ambulance. 'N'
The dead are:
Captain Granville. We
James r. Rhody of salvage corps No.
Milton Curley of salvage corps No I
StauntOn of Chemical No, /
The loss by fire and water is estimated
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

That was bad snub DIR. Dcpcw got
when Mr.. Oliver Belmont did not in
vite him to the house warming he gave
in honor of his late marriage with Mrs.
Vanderbilt. Dcpew meant well when
he tried to reconcile Mrs. Vanderbilt
to the cscapades of her then husband
and his peace effort ought not to excite
resentment in the heart Of Mr.. Bel
mont. However, as his passion for re-
conciling the late Mrs. Vanderbilt cools,
DIR. Dcpew may expect to be invited to
the brass or tin wedding of the two.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
RAILWAY SUITS.

The attorney general yesterday filed in
the Twenty-sixth district court suit
against the Southern Kansas Railway
company, operating line of road from
Panhandle City, Carson county, to and
through Miami, Roberts county, to re-
cover S5036.42, penalty and railroad COM
mission cost for alleged violation of the
commissions tariff ON coal.
The petition sets out that Stumpf X
Weaver, doing business in Miami, had
shipped to them from Panhandle to Mi
ami. Il distance of about 10 miles, Il car
load of soft coal. weighing 10000 pounds
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

proved by the proper judge and sent to
the auditor at Frankfort for record. The
Republican auditor has found and resur-
rected an old law requiring sheriffs'
bonds TO be filed on the 9th of January
and refused to permit the bond to go on
record. 1t is said that number of Dem
ocratic sheriffs in Kentucky will lose
their offices in the same way. The Re
publicans are playing the game of poll
tics for all il is worth in old Kentucky.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
THE SUPREME COURT.

In the supreme court the following
proceedings were had yesterday:
Writ of Error Granted-Ford ct al.
VS.. York County Savings Bank, from
Grayson county.
Submitted ct al. VS.. San
Saba Springs Land and Live Stock AS
ISOLATION. certified questions from
Fourth district.
Adjourned to January 90, 1896.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
A SOUND LIVER MAKES A WELL
MAN

Are you bilious, constipated or troubled
with jaundice, sick headache, bad taste
in mouth, foul breath, coated tongue,
dyspepsia, Indigestion, hot dry skin, pain
in back and between shoulders, chills and
fever, etc. If you have any of these
symptoms, your liver is out of order, and
your blood is lOwly being poisoned be-
cause your liver does not act properly.
Herbine will cure any disorder of the
liver, stomach or bowels. 1t has no equal
as liver medicine. Price, 10 cents. Free
trial bottles at G. o. Yates, 219, East
Sixth street, Austin, Tex.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
FINANCIAL MEASURES.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Sher-
man today gave notice of amendments to
Senator Pugh's concurrent resolution
providing for the redemption of United
States bonds in silver coin.
Mr.. Sherman's amendments provide for
the recognition of the law declaring the
policy for maintaining the parity of gold
and silver and request the observance of
this principle in carrying the resolution
into effect in case it should pass.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
,~nvNTY COURT.

In this court yesterday. Judge Mcr l,.a
presiding, the following proceedings were
Jesse Langford gaming: SO and costs
Bill McKinzie, gaming; SO ana COSTS
II. Il. Shelley, failing TO pay occup"-
ton tax: dismissed. ,no
G. A. Peterson. failing to pay occupa-
ton tax: not guilty. ..,,o
Geo. 4. Brush, failing TO pay occupa-
ton tax dismissed. -, .o
4. ID. Williams, failing to pay occupa-
ton tax; dismissed.
A. II. Graham, failing to pay occupa-
ton tax: dismissed.
Gases dismissed paid the tax.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

The Chattanooga (Tenn) News is an
free silver organ, but the
News gives notice to the Tennessee Dem
Ocratic executive committee that any at
tempt to merge the two State conventions
into one by that committee will be disas-
trous to the best interests of the party
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
IRVING EGGLESTON'S WILL.

The will of Mr.. Irving EggIeSton mas
been probated. eo-
lie left all his property. valued at 500
600, to his sister Miss Mary EggleSton'
whom he made sole executor without
bond. Their are some small debt against
the estate which the will provides shall
be paid MS soon as possible.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
RTTCKLEN'S ARNICA SAVE.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum. fever
sores, letter, chapped hands chilblains,
corns and skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price % cents pei
box. For sale by C. o. Yates. the drug
uinr
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
JUSTICE MAT JOHNSON.

Justice Johnson disposed of the follow
ing cases yesterday:
Willis Mason, theft under $50; held to
answer in the sum of 5000.
Fannie Simpson, assault: So and costs.
Finnie Organ, abusive language; 50
and costs.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
COUNTY COURT.

In this court yesterday, Judge Mct'all
presiding, the following proceedings were
had:
Phoeb Gage, assault; So and costs.
b. +. Nicholson, carrying IL pistol; con-
tinued.
Dick Reeves was adjudged insane and
was sent to the asylum last afternoon.
Dick believes he is great spiritualist
and is in constant communication with
the spirit world. At times he is con-
sidered dangerous, and he has been Il
source of much trouble to Sheriff White
and Taller Hughes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
GOLD RESERVE.

Washington. Jan. 21.-The treasury to-
day lost S2,500,000 in gold bars for en-
port, S6S,000 in coin and $1,000 in
jewelers. bars. making the total loss for
the day $2,5S2,000. This reduces the
gold reserve to $50. 700,120.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
POLICE COURT.

John C. Fox. for obstructing the, side
walk in front of his marble yard on
Colorado street. was fined SO by Re
cordcr Carleton yesterday morning. a
complaint against his partner was dis
missed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

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year year Sl4l,O0O,000. The com muas HseaI
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tbe tkg eggs. The eggs are sha a1 Gl
tine white and yolk mixed to Set bsrelled;
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mhetIcally sealed tin. Ergs ~ il Her-
c chaps, VIII keep for long tine u, and TINS
'r III, used by pastry cooks. anu are
lon n ne Medical d,;l Society of Berpe sui+uo,
bihit';nad advises the passing of 10 Sw W.
sncdags me publication of accounts %m pro-
of Swo on the ground that tbo rno OF
tam people. suicide to GER
try NGi on way is the best telepbonod oo,,,,
70 n NJ, tne world in spite of the e. r. c4nn
and per cent of its area is upc f TACT fh2t
has d SmotG@r "a per cent is foresf
tantS V and exchange for every 1873 Ttei, n,
Der in FIN and onehalf times fl tbn nnnD,-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
REVOLUTION EXPECTED.

New York, Jan. 21.-A dispatch to the
World from San Salvador says: The
minister of war is mobilizing the militia,
of which in this city alone there 1000,
evidently apprehending revolution.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
BY MAIL.
ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertising rates will be made known
on application.
Eastern business office. 4S Tribune
Building. New York. Western business
office, AGO "The Rookery," Chicago
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

Thousands of cases of rheumatism have
been cured by Elmer X Amends famous
remedy known as prescription No.
2S51." Sufferers should try it. Price 20
cents per bottle. c. w. Preston n Co.,
agents Galveston.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
\ $4,000 FIRE

Camden, Ark, Jan. 21.-One-half of
the business portion of Eldorado. six
Drlck and two frame buildings, with their
Golltehts; :; We're destroyed by fire tonight.
Loss, $4,000; insurance so 600
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
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person is hereby revoked.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

An expert tool juggler in one of tho
great English needle factories in u rn-
cent test of skill performed one of tbe
most delicate mechanical feats imopin-
ape. lie took common sewing needle
OF medium size length one and Eve
e:lghths! inches and drilled hole thrnugb
lts entlre length from eye to point. The
opening being just large enough to admit
tn 9 passage of very fine hair.
!, When Hungary celebrates this veor
.ne lhousandth anniversary of it's exist,
g 1 rs state, the government will en-
4favor TO depict the whole history of the
hungarian State and show the deyelon-
IN TO OF the wild Magyars into a Nation
u l[ee ana progressive men. In S0G
h tle Magyars reached the fertile Mains
D. h the Danube and the Theiss and
tbd mas ever since remained the home of
Their descendants '''''ie VI
r,d Inc Brooklyn bridge officials eyperi-
srs1 few days ago with a telenbone
s tS connecting moving train and
me the Office Office, of Train Dispatcher Prince a at
cue nrooElyn end of the structure. a
conversation was carried ON nil Tho wov
9ter, ana the train was STONED withi1n
u ~ seconds after Mr.. Prince had ordernd
uahger signal hoisted, 'iNeieu