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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-07
SOME BOLIVIAN HISTORY.

Washington, May "A cablegram re
cciyed here from the CHILEAN minister
confirms the exclusive announcement
by the Associated Press of the signature
of the protocols referred to in the above
cablegram. but no details of the settle
ment provided for in the cabegram of
yesterday really reached here. The
boundary dispute in one shape or other
has existed since 1881. when treaty
was signed by Chill and Argentine. pro-
vlding for commission to delminate
the boundary. 1t is provided that the
line between Chill and Argentine should
run along the line of the loftiest peaks
OF Cordeliers, but as soon as the attempt
was made by the two commissions to
carry out this intention a divergency of
views arose. The friction between the
two parties has however, never been
strongly marked until recently. when the
press OF the two countries entered into
the discussion of the subject with some
heat. Apparently there was a tremen-
dous strain placed on the friendly rela-
tons of the two countries, though ac-
cordlng to the view of the president of
Argentine. as expressed in his annual
message to congress, which opened yes
terday since 1892, when a temporary
boundary map set upon the location of
which two commissioners agreed, moth
ing has occurred to modify this in any
way"
The effect of the agitation of the mat
ter in the press, however, was to cause
a feeling of uneasiness such as to war
rant an immediate effort on the part of
the governments of the two countries
to provide for a peaceable settlement.
The success of this effort was an
nounced in the cablegram stating stating
tnat the protocols have been signed. The
reference IN the same cablegram to the
conclusion of treaty of peace, between
Chlli and Bolivia recalls the strange fact
that tor the past seventeen years the two
countries have been constructiyely at
war, following the declaration of hos.
tiiltles in 1879. At that time, Just as the
rupture occurred between Chill and
lerl, the former country became aware
vi tne existence of secret treaty be-
tween feru and Bolivia, whereby the lat
o al c9;uhtry became bound to support her
ell nH III case OF an attack by another
,v.eiopments Chill at once included Ro.
llvia IN the declaration of war She had
lllaue against Peru and the belligerencv
ran along four years. In 1882 acfive
nostillues between Chill and Bolivia were
t tuspe'"ied by the signing of a truce he
tween them. A year later Chilli sis signed
q a treaty OF peace with Peru, but m TO
rne present time no such treaty had been
t fhate as between Chill and Bolivia So
tha5 the two countries were constrnc o
f fNeif th IN condition of armed pesce. Be-
n rore ane outbreak of the war Bolivia was
peesn 1doa Of three ports on tie Pacific
E inc r,! located on little strip separat-
aSto Snl and Peru. These ports were
at The sinsa Cabija and Mjillones, and
the nos .aose Oh the war they remained in
conclud stSsion OF Chilli, The treaty just
p peace &c but confirms Chill in nosses Sos
e er 'hese ports, leaving Bolivia without
eAs on the Pacific coast. "NnV''
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-07
SCOTT JACKSON'S TRIAL.
A Surprise Sprung in the Evidence of
w. A. Trusty.

Newport, Ky, May 4.-Another surprise
was sprung in the Scott Jackson trial
today, that of w. A. Trusty, who testi-
fed that on Jonuary 81 he drove an old
man, whom he supposed to be doctor,
out to the Fort Thomas region, where the
beheaded girl was found. This witness
only knew one person in this connection
and that was woman with whom he
had been acquainted six years, whose
name was Deborah Adair, alias Emma
Evans. He knew nothing of the old doc
tor" he did not even know the number of
the house from which the corpse was
taken; he knew the house was on the
west side of Elm street. All other testi-
meny was insignificant compared to this
William r. Trusty was brakeman on
the Southern railway. He testified to
meeting Emma Evans at 10 O'clock on
the night of the murder. They were
Joined by an old doctor who was friend
of the woman. Through these parties
Trusty was employed to drive n cah
They stopped at a house on George
street, in the tenderloin district where
the doctor carried the body of woman
from the house into the cab. Then bn
drove across the Newport bridge and
stopped near the place where Pearl
Bryan's body was found the next morn.
ing Inc old man carried the BODY
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-07
ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT.

Owing to the great advance in the APP
plication of electricity in naval and mill
tary warfare for lighting, search lights.
power purposes, operation of turrets and
guns, etc, all countries have found it
necessarily adequately to instruct a staff
of officers and corps of men in the
theory and practice of electricity In
this direction, however, Russia has made
an advance in organizing a separate cleo
trical branch of the army, under lieu
tenant general, two major generals and
FIVE officers of lower grade, who will
also have under their charge a military
electrical school,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-07
GRESHAM'S REMAINS.

Washington, May 1.-Arrangements
have ben made for the removal of the re-
mains of Mr.. Gresham, at Oakland ceme-
terry, near Chicago, to Arlington Gene
terry. near this city.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-07
BY f. Il. DANIEL, VI. d.,

Editor Texas Medical Journal; Vice
Chairman Section on Psychology, Medi'
co-Legal Society of New York, Etc.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-07

Read at the meeting OF the Chicago
Medico-Legal society, January u 1896;
revised and enlarged and read before the
Texas State Medical association, at its
Twenty-eighth annual meeting ut Fort
Worth, Texas, April y. 1896, and before
the Section of Medical Jurisprudence and
Psychology, American Medical associa-
ton, at Atlanta, Ga, May q, 1851
Reprint from Texas Medical Journal
for May, 1896.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-07

st seems to me that there is moral
obliquity that affects the entire mass OF
political, social and religious leaders and
teachers on the subject here being CON
sidered. When we analyze the views
and actions throughout, the glaring IN
consistency and unreasonableness that
seems to fill them has no parallel IN any
other matter seriously affecting indi-
vidual and the public welfare. Among
the first is false modesty, that is
shocked by any illusions to the most evil
dent and debasing facts that stare every
body in the face on all sides; that rub
every body at every turn.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-07

"There is an endless procession OF
children from all these sources coming
into the mass of population to live
lives of crime, immortality, want,
suffering, misfortune and degrade
ton, transmitting the faint in con-
stantly ever widening streams, genera
ton after generation, with the ultimate
certainty of the deterioration of the race,
and final irreparable degeneracy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-07


Under the existing system, in order that
crime may be appropriately punished
crimes are classified and penalty affixed
to each. One great difficulty is that GRIM
inals are not classified also. The fact
that MURDER for instance. was first
offense cuts no figure. There is a penalty
for murder death by hanging) and all
murderers. old and young, male and fe-
male, good family or bad, penitent or in
different. first offense or fortieth. must
eXpiate ito satisfy the ends of justice.
There is penalty for homicide, and all
homicides must conform to the penalty:
there is no qualifying circumstance. ex-
cept the degree of the offense. 1t is
simply left to the judge to determine the
crime, classify it, and looking in the book,
fine the companion-piece to it, the penalty
and tit the one to the other and to the
lailor or sheriff to execute the penalty.
THERE'S no discrimination. The young boy
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-07

prevention OF these evils 10 pOSterlty. II
bears the same relation to the state or
society that the individual physician bears
to his clientele; and embraces, of course,
measures of prophylaxis against future
ills as against existing evils.
On the subject Of marriage, Judge G..
III. Reeves of Plymouth, Ind, in a work
called 'The Prison Question:" the most
logical exposition of the subject have
ever seen, says: .....
"In regulating marriage, the law says
that none shall marry within the third
degree of consanguinity, and in some
states the fourth, because marriage be-
tween blood relations is likely to pro-
duce offspring deformed or diseased,
physically and mentally. Insane and
idiots shall not marry, because they can
not make contract, and because of
hereditary tendency to produce idiots
and insanity. 1t makes it crime to
marry in any of these cases. In this
it aims to prevent degenerate offspring
and protect individuals and society
against the evils that would attend such
offspring. ~
"But If the vilest mortal that can live
one not in these classes-sees proper
to marry, the law issues the license for
the asking, taking fee, makes a record
and leaves the offspring and society to
shift for themselves in the best way
they can. The confirmed inebriate, the
weak-minded and semi-idiotic, the con-
firmed criminal, the offspring of the half
witted and insane, il lucid at the time
the incurably diseased. the serofulitic,
the syphilitic, the hereditary pauper, the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-29

Color Left Her Cheeks; Her Eyes
Lost their Brilliancy; She
Steadily Lost Weight.
From Serious Condition Quickly Restored to
Heath-Much Interest in the Case.

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-29
WORLD OF LETTERS.

Morse folklore and it makes a tale of
exceptional novelty and interest. A
feature of the work are the strong
drawings by Lawrence Housman, the
authors brother.
THE EXPLOITS OF BRIGADIER GER
ARD. By A. Conan Doyle. Red clotn,
l2mo, $l.50. New York: ID. Appleton
L. Co. .Ee
DR.. Doyle, at the untimely killing Off
of the omniscient Sherlock Holmes. had
confronting him the problem Of satis-
flying popular demand made douoly
clamorous by the detectives death. On
the stage II is no uncommon circum-
stance to see the villain or the hero
arise from his bier, to which he had
been sent at the fall of the curtain, and
acknowledge the plaudits of the multi
tude by series of painting bows. The
fact that he is according to all rules or
evidence supposed to be thoroughly
dead, so far from interfering with this
graceful concession to public apprecia-
ton, really enhances II. But in the
soberer world of letters outside the
domain of mysticism, a hero once dead
is unhappiy compelled to remain dead,
and like the tabled egg,cannot be pulled
up though IL We're attempted by "all
the kings horses and all the kings
men,"
Hence a resuscitation of Holmes was
out of the question. To be sure. Holmes
might have left a brother, a cousin or a
pupil. skilled i'm all the arts OF induct-.
i've detectiveism. But Doyle had a
different notion. In obedience to trait
not uncommon in human nature. he
Scorned the base means by which he did
ascend, and celebrated his establish
ment at the top of the ladder by kicking
that luckless instrument incontinently
over In other words, he abandoned
literary clap trap and went in for Nrt
No doubt this was laudable, and, under
the theory of evolution, inevitable; but
we find 1t difficult to forget that while
among any company of three-score
grown men you will find at least a doZ-
en- literary artists" there was only
one man in all the world capable of
writing intelligent detective stories, in
which the burdensome quality of art or
probability was never needlessly OBJ
truded to trip the readers interest OF
impede his progress.
However that which had to be Is.
Let us not complain. Doyle has made
of the old French brigadier n delight
fully garrulous and conceited old veter-
an, whose rccollections of the battles
and hairbreadth escapes of his more
vigorous youth lose no interest or mag
nitude in the telling. There are eight
of these exploits in the present book.
six of which have already appeared in
The Trlbune's serial story department.
We, therefore. need say nothing as to
their quality, for that is more than
twice-told tale. 1t deserves. however,
to be added that as brought together
i'm compact and attractive book, the
exploits gain i'm interest and will In time
to come take rank among the foremost
achievements of their gifted author.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-29
LITERARY GOSSIP.

This Is what the London Sun says Of 4
young American author known to many
in Scranton: MIR. Stephen Crane. author
of the Red Badge of Courage which has
achieved such instant popularity. Is a
young American of 23. A New York lit
erary journal says 1t is interesting to
observe that 1t is Mr.. Cranes striking
book of prose-it can hardly be called
novel-'The Red Badge OF Courage
which has caught the ear Of the English
public. not The Black Riders his equal
ly striking book of verse. One would
hardly expect either work to become pop,
ular for both make their strongest ap-
peal to the trained literary sense: yet of
the two books probably more people would
naturally admire the stirring study of
cowardice developing into courage rather
than the lines which, in spite of their
vigor, are essentially delicate in their sug-
gestiveness. Now that he has found his
place, Mr.. Crane is sure to be encouraged
to put his best energies into something
even better than he has yet done His
work, always close to truth and sincere
in spirit. has the healthful crudeness of
youth. and Is sure to grow in fineness as
il natures"
THE PLAGIARIST'S REDEMPTION:
Full filed with knowledge he came from
college.
And vowed to his muse he'd be
A dligent writer and clever indter
OF the sort she loves to see;
He had studied up diction, the rules of
fiction,
And he had an attractive name,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-29
THE MAGAZINES.

There Is q very timely article in the
March Cosmopolitan which explains to
nicely the present political difficult
ties arising from the jameson invasion
of the Transvaal. 1t Is by DIR. Albert
Shaw, and bears the title, Empire
Building i'm South Africa" Dr. Shaw
shows very clearly that English ac
QUESTION of the Boer republic Is only
question of time. and that the principal
offence with which DR.. Jameson can be
charged. from "a British standpoint. is
that he failed. He would have us be-
lieve that Cecil Rhodes and Joseph
Chamberlain are the two coming men
i'm English affairs-the former with his
idea of world wide federated empire
with one central congress like the con-
gress of the United States. embodying
proportional representation from each
province; and the latter with his grand
idea of commercial empire with Eng
land occupying the pivotal place and
reapng the major share of the total
profits.
In the Cosmopolitan, by the way,
Nine. Sarah Bernhard occupies three
badly written pages to say that she
doesn't know anything about the sub
ject she was supposed to write upon.
Why, then, was she asked to contrib
ute beCduSe size HAS u IuIlouS IluIlle
Il II \
The enlarged Chap Book fulfls ex-
pectations. 1t has stories by Max
Beerbohm. A. G. Wells and Anthony
Leland, poems by John Davidson. Clin-
ton Scollard. Charles +. Lummis and
John II. Boney, and drawings by Gard
ner c. Teall, Paul Berthon and Ray
mond M. Crosby, not to speak of plate
in colors from design by Andere des
Gachons. and also an illustration for a.
poem, by Gachons. There Is a goodly
sum of genuine literature i'm this lot,
more than in some much more pre-
tentious magazines that we could
name.
!! i !!
The Lark for February gives as its
chief d'oeuvre a design by Gelett Bur-
CESS, showing a sentimental poet seat
ed at a table and gazing mournfully at
Il small window. In connection there
with we are told:
The Window has Four little Panes;
But one have ]:
The Window-Pane's are in its SASH
/ wonder Why!
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-29
DIVISION OF THE SEXES.
Some Interesting Statistics CulIcd from
Recent Census Reports.
Erov,, tho philo 1alphia T,p1per

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
The revelations of the census reports
for 1890 in reference to the proportions
of males and females in the whole
population of the country, In different
sections of it and In various classes,
are very interesting and suggestive.
The general rule Is that where natural
increase Is not interfered with. either
by immigration or emigration, wars or
pestilence, the proportion of the sexes
Is nearly equal, females being slightly
in excess OF males; and under undis-
turbed conditions the female sex out
numbers the male sex in the proportion
of 81 to 49," This holds true of Europe
in all its great divisions. In Norway
the females are 52.13 in every 100 of the
populations; in Sweden, 5I.57: Denmark,
5l.24; Great Britain and Ireland. 5l.46;
Austria, 5l.0S; Germany, 5O.97; Spain,
5O.96; Netherlands. 505s.
In the United States, however. the
proportion Is reversed. In the popula-
ton of 62.622, $50. there are 32,O67. $50
males and 30,554.31O females-an excess
of 1.513.51O, or 100000 males for every
$3.50 females, or 5l.2l males to 4S.79
females In every 100. Ten years ago the
numbers were more nearly equal-50.SS
males to 1879 females. In 1870 more
nearly equal still. 50.56 males to 49.44
females. In 1860 and 1850, however, the
proportions We're almost exactly the
same as they had again become In 1890.
The Immigrants to this country num-
bered three males to two females and
this accounts for the changed propOr-
tion in the population here. And since
1850 the males have outnumbered the
females
1t may surprise some of our readers
to note that Pennsylvania is among
the states in which the males outnum-
ber the females. the figures being O.
$685. 331 of the former and 2,591 ,6S3 of the
latter, a difference of 74,64S in favor of
the former. The scattering of the cities
may be a greater surprise. Thus at
one end of the state. Philadelphia has
535,S42 females to 511,122 males, an eX-
cess of the females of 24,27O: while at
the other end. Pittsburg has 124.429
males: but across the river, Allegheny
presents an almost equal number OF
each, the females. however, slightly
leading-5o,612 males, 52,675 females.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-29
WELL, YESTERDAY-DEAD TO.
DAY.


That pain in the side. that sense of
smothering, that palpitation of the heart,
that restiveness. rendering 1t impossible
for one to remain long In any one position
these are SYMPTOMS of heart disease that
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the most wonderful heart specific that has
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of the most desperate cases of heart trou-
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one dose will relieve In 80 minutes. The
remedy is harmless as milk, as 1t is entire
ly vegetable. Sold by Mathews Bros.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-29
NOT SO SERIOUS.

Frank Hyatt. who has long enjoyed an
income of 5000 derived principally from
his vocation as book agent" for Lon
don Thespians. two weeks ago landed in
the American metropolis. says the New
York World. His idle moments "at 'ome'
are spent upon the race-courses of eng
land and there, in times past. he has met
many of his friends Recently at an up
town Broadway hotel. as he glanced out
into the street his kindly blue eyes seemed
to start from their sockets. Rushing into
Broadway ne shouted:
Hold on, there! Don't start that car!
Here. somebody, call an ambulance"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-29
Wholesale.

BANKS
Lackawanna Trust and Safe Deposit Co.
Merchants and Mechanics, l2s Lacka.
Traders National, ga Lackawanna,
West Side Bank, 100 N. Main.
Scranton Savings. 122 Wyoming.
BEDDING. CARPET CLEANING. ETC
The Scranton Bedding Co.. Lacka.
BREWERS.
Robinson, q. Sons 435 n. Seventh.
Robinson. Nina. Cedar. cor. Alder.
y CHINA AND GLASSWARE
Ruppreeht. Louis. "a Penn.
toys AND CONrECTIONERY
Williams. J. d. 4 Bro. a14 Lacka.
FLOUR. FEED AND GRAIN.
Matthew'S. C. p. Sons Z Co., " Laclxa.
The Weston Mil Co.. '7-4s Lacka.
PAINTS. AND vPLIE9.
ssssska . 1Gsks~ seeSprs.a
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Then Mr.. Eyatt plunged headforemost
under the car and began tugging away at
mans legs that We're lying across the
rails beneath the center of the car. As he
did so the legs began to kick vigorously.
The rescuer felt himself pulled away vio-
lently, saw the brawny fist of the conduc-
tor shaking close to his nose and he heard
the angry voice of the conductor saying:
What do you mean. sir, by keeping
that man from fixing the car? Do you
think We want to block Broadway all
day."
Mr.. Hyatt turned toward the hotel and
was greeted by laughter from the croal
that his cries had attracted.
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Cowles. ". c.. 1907 ". Main.

Cowles. ". c.. 1907 ". Main.
MATCHMAKER AND JEWELER
Rogers, A. e., 2l5 Lackawanna.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Goodman's Shoe Store, 432 Lackawanna.
FURNITURE.
Barbours Home Credit House, AS Lacka.
CARPETS AND WALL PAPER.
Inglis. J. Scott. 4l9 Lackawanna.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Osterhout, N. p, 11O w. Market.
Jordan, James. Olyphant.
Barthold. Z. j., Olyphant.
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
Shook. s. NJ. Olyphant.
PAINTS AND WALL PAPER.
winke. ]. c.. Sl5 Penn.
TEA. COFFEE AND SPICE
Grand Union Tea Co.. 103 8. Main.