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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-10


be questioned and the necessity for the Wig
oreus exercise of that right is becoming
more and more imperative. The interests
of the whole people require such an enlarge
mens of the powers Of the interstate COM
missioners as will enable it to prevent dis
elimination between persons and places,
and protect patrons from unreasonable
charges.
Pacific Railroads.
The government cannot afford to discrim-
mate between its debtors and must there
fore, prosecute its legal claims against the
Pacific railroads. Such policy is necessary
for the protection of the patrons, as well as
for the interests of the government.
Cuba,
The people Of the United States, happy in
the enjoyment of the blessings of free gov
eminent, feel generous sympathy toward
all who are endeavoring to secure like
blessingl for themselves. This sympathy,
while respecting all treaty obligations, is
especially active and earnest when excited
by the struggling Of neighboring peoples,
who like the Cubans are near enough to
observe the workings of government
which derives all its authority from the con-
sent of the governed.
The Civil Service.
That the American people are not in favor
of life tenure in the civil service is evident
from the fact that they, as rule, make
frequent changes in their official represen-
tatives when those representatives are
chosen by ballot. A permanent ofics hold
ing class is not in harmony with our institu-
tons. A fixed term in appointive offices,
except where the federal constitution now
provides otherwise, would open the public
service to larger number of citizens with
out impairing Its efficiency.
The Territories.
The territorial form of government is
temporary in its nature and should give way
as soon as the territory is sufficiently ad-
vanced to take its place among tho States.
New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona are
entitled to statehood and their early
admission is demanded by their material
and political interests. The demand of the
platform that officials appointed to admin
lister the government Of the territories, the
District Of Columbia and Alaska should be
bona fide residents of the territories OF dis
tricts, is entirely in keeping with the Demo-
cratic theory Of home rule. am also heart
,h,;, ,aaJs ny h WIN Inc oec.a asa .ea' az
p a..oh,,.hman. % o s.o .ese s aor .ne
e e;.;n.ns VI 'iss no'ne' iof An'el'can
0'''AoA''
Waterways.
The pol;cv of ;mnrov;no tho oreat vstex-
WAYS 81 this country il ;pst;f;e5 hu tho No :
tional character Of these WATERWAYS and the
enormous TONNAGE borna mon tbeno ~
nar;ence has demonstrsted that con.;nn;no
snnronr;at;ons are in tho and nors ac sl
;cal than SINGLE snn-onr;st;ons sansrotad b.,
lono ;nte,va1s -''-0--' -
80 ''-'s- ''-~'
The Tariff.
T. 80 M, noc..s.rv 60 d;,o,,s. ~. .ax,e
ouest;or ~ +h;s t;ros whataws. No. 10
H. ;nd;r;d,,ol .;an,s - .;t;nons ~ - ~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-10


Read in the light of the Interpretation
put upon 1t by those who framed 1t, the
Democratic platform directly attacks
the action Of President Cleveland In
suppressing the Chicago riot in 1894.
The Federal Constitution says that the
President "shall take caro- that the laws
be faithfully executed" and for that
purpose among others makes him COM
mander-in- chief of the armies. In tho
summer of 1894, owing to an i'll advised
strike, thousands of men In Chicago were
thrown out of employ mont, dangerous
and disorderly characters crowded into
the city, seventy thousand miles Of rail-
way were tied up, interstate commerce
was interfered with, the United States
mails were delayed, and private property
and human life were in danger. We had
an impotent Mayor and fisloyal Gov
ernor. But Just when matters were at
their worst the President. mindful of the
Constitution and Of his cath of office,
raised his hand and commanded peace,
and there was peace. He did just what
Andrew Jacksbp did under similar cir
oumstances. When, in 1881, the South
Carolina publication convention had
passsd its resolutions among other things
making it contemps of co1rt to appeal
from the State to the Federal court,
Jackson promptly sent Lieut. Farrsgat
with two armed vessels to Charlie ston
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-10
Railroads
RELIEF IN SIX HOURS

The right of the United States govern
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-10

Declines Second Term to Regin with.
Which Relieves the Public to Some
Observation-Disclosures for Greenbacks and
Against Civil Service Reforms.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
POOR INDEED b!

There are degrees and kinds of pow
erty, just as there are differences of
opinion among those who compute and
measure poverty and riches by different
standards. Some men deem themselves
poor because they are less rich than 9th
ers, again there are comparatively poor
people who are satisfied with a compe-
tenCe. There is a kind of poverty for
which no amount of wealth can cOmpen-
safe, namely, poverty of bodily STAN
ina, evinced by nervousness and de-
rangement of the functions of digestion,
bilious secretion and the bowels. To
restore vigor upon permanent basis
there is one remedy that fully covers the
requirements, fills the BILL" and this is
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. BY restor-
ing digestion, giving a healthful impulse
to the action Of the bowels and liver
and tranquilizing the nerves, it fulfills
the condition necessary to Il resumption
of strength by the system. 1t also over
comes malaria and rheumatism.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
DEPARTMENT NOTES.


Governor Culberson today appointed
Charles III. Steele district attorney of
the Thirtyninth district, vice w. w.
Beall resigned.
The governor today renewed reward
of 500 for the arrest of Manual Harra
wanted in BeXar county for the muir
der of his wife: also Il reward of $50
for the arrest of Jessie Prather for the
murder of Tom hartman in Bowie
county.
The following charters We're filed with
the secretary of state yesterday:
The International Creocoting and Con
structing company of Galveston; capital
stock, $4,000. lncorporators-L. ".
Elder, Fred w. Hoecker. Jno. \. Davis.
The International House Construction
company of Houston; capital stock. 49,
600. ncorporators-Frank ). Burke,
Jno. Boyd and Van h. Ninson.
The Waples-Painter company of
Gainesville; capital stock, 100000. In
corporators-Pa NAPLES of Tarrant
county, John G. NAPLES of Grayson
county and j. ID. Leeper, ID. l. Painter
and John Malone of Cooke county. The
corporation is formed for the purpose of
earring ON general merchandise bust
ness. wholesale and retail.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

On June 20. 1889 under the provisions
of the act of April Is, 1856, and of an
act approved January 2S, 1856, loan
of $4,000 of special school funds was
made to the Washington County Rail
road company. bonds to secure same be-
ing issued rs in the case of the two rail
roads previously referred to. On or
about August IL. 1870, said Washing
ton County railroad was consolidated
with the Houston and Texas Central
railroad. the Indebtedness of the former
to the State not having been discharged
Mt that time.
On behalf of the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos
and Colorado Railway company Gal
weston, Harrisburg and San AntoniO) it
is pleaded that from February %, 1859,
to October s. 1860. there was paid in cash
$4,000 on account of sinking fund and
$32,21S.T5 on account of interest on its
debt
On behalf of the Houston and Texas
Central it is pleaded that from March 1.
1858. to August 81, 1860, there was paid
in cash $4,000 on account of sinking
fund and $40. on account of in
tcrest on its debt. and that from Decem-
Der 81, 1860, to December 81, 1867. there
was paid in cash an additional S3S, 300
on account of said debt.
For the Washington County railroad it
is pleaded that on June 1, 1860. there was
paid in cash on account of sinking fund
1920 and on account of interest $500. 40
on its debt, and also S317.SS in coin on
account of said interest on January l,
1867.
Further than the above, it is pleaded
that under the acts of January II. 1862,
December IL. 1863, May %, 1864. and
November II, 1864, there was paid to
the State in liquidation of the several
loans in question. the following amounts
in State warrants, alleged to have been
received at par with specie for freight
and passenger charges.
BY Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colora-
do Railway company Galveston. Harris
burg and San Antoniol, $9S,019.25.
BY Houston and Texas Central Rail-
way company, S105. 744.35.
BY Washington County Railroad COM
pany, S17.090.2O.
1t is also alleged on behalf of the de-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
THE TWO RAILROAD CASES.
IN THE FIFTY-TH1RD DISTRICT
COURT ALL DAY YES
TERDAY.
THEY ARE VERY IMPORTANT CASES.
In These Two Cases, Take Them
at Best, and the Fight Will
Be a Bitter One.
lErnm SntnrdnY'S DnilY.l


The case of the State VS.. the Houston
and Texas Central Railway company
and the State VS.. the Galveston, Harris
burg and San Antonio Railway company
were called in the district court yester-
day morning and the day was consumed
in reading the pleadings of plaintiff and
defendant. These cases are of unusual
interest as the amount involved ap-
proaches closely to a million dollars.
The full history of these cases is as
follows
The suits were filed by Attorney Gen
eral Culberson on December s, 1894,
to recover certain amounts borrowed
from the State special school fund under
the act of 1856, by the roads mentioned,
and which it is alleged were not repaid
in full.
Under the provisions of an act entitled
ian act to provide for the investment of
the special school fund in the bonds of
railroads Incorporated by the State" ap-
proved August -, 1856, the Buffalo
Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railroad
company borrowed from said special
fund the following amounts on the dates
specified:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
THE CITY FATHERS
CO.., 4o,,,ort Of Mayor HANCOCK on the
sta'ei Reservoir, and Other Notes.
n..lnr,s DnilY.l

, TUESDAYS Daily) -, 40
r,o onunciI met last night WIFI
The councn aont
members pn;t;"n from c.. B. Beard 10
"a Il, the CITY with coal at So.oo p Pow
Iurnisn noi+hnr Alderman IllKer ht %
ION do now legally furnish coal "
GLASS can pnfarrpd. .a4
the Guy: was read protesting against
a pet,, at;r Rand Transit dispenSlhs
tne ai5un+ors on its Sixth street me
WIN eohuu ~ Aldermen Linn, Glass,
Nitschkee, ., o1 Tarloton was granted leave
hecoruel frnm February 3 to u, IN
OF apsch'e
cluslNe: 30 ro;mburse certain South
Petltiom ~ tho cost of laying inch
SIDE cili ;na 70 their premises.
water Plpe ~ 10 nrosented n petition ask
MI: Ilea'iut ,struct and Operate a rail-
ing right W ~ Tb;rd street to Lemp's
road Oh me and if was referred.
beer mouse. anu o;,rooI asked permission
Inc IAN switch from their main
to construct II nhnds On the old court
line 10 tne e"i '"0'
house square, ,, +ho hall franks, want
petition iron, jill utJ house mark. was re-
ing the use Oh court no''0 p'
leii Gu. 70 nav Howard Nicely "
A resolution ~ pay foot for having 4
GO, 10 l. cen,S 5opp to
men pipe Was r aIEp for the light and
A tlI. MAN renorted that the en-
water COMMISSION, lup pS;t;on the electric
glneer 10 place ~ l sngcnsted that the
pump Is mere i al,r I ho authorized TO en-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
THE SCHOOL BOARD
children Seven Years of Age Can Now
10 to School.
tf'rOm SUNDAYS n,;l,.N

j
G AT meeting of the city school hoard
E, mn,o ~ Mss Ada Blackburn and Mrs
n mlnn% -! Hicks l We're appointed super
Miss Try i..io ce3 Mers and the resignation of
o mlss hizzlG Waggoner as teacher was
accented acc pied Looking into the finances "o of
the school fund the board are Of the Ha
Schoo f [nat f they will be able to teach
Which wifi VIII n dull ! eight months this year
n,; Inc rule regarding admission emS 70 tho
low cb Tiraools was so changed as to al,
tend cT et III" sah seven years Of age to at
operative i've o Sen nmd This rule will be
NJ; IN order that provisions T nav by
nam usgS sbo at the he time mentioned their
Superintendents Office ot tho p ne at tne
r mdtton Parents are urged to give this
lists will immediate n elate attention. These
latest VIII T pc closed S on the 25th at the
made the better. "e enrolment IS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
PASSENGER TAX.

The Fort Worth and Denver City
Railroad company, yesterday, paid the
comptroller / per cent tax on its gross
passenger earnings of So, 243.1O for the
quarter ending December 81. The road
also paid $65.64 tax ON its Geographic
business for the same quarter. The
Wichita Valley Railroad company like
wise paid It's l per cent quarterly tax on
$1049.50 passenger earnings for the
quarter ending December 81 and S4.52
tax on Geographic business for the same
period.
The Southern Kansas of Texas paid its
quarterly passenger tax on SS39.25 earn
ings for the quarter ending December
II
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
LAND OFFICE MATTERS.

The report of the school land depart
ment of the treasury shows that during
the past year of Commissioner Bakers
reign there have been BOOB lease appli-
cations or nearly onc-thrd as many in
one year as were filed in about six and
a half years of past administrations,
The excess of acres leased during that
time over the previous years was 1852
343.
The list of forfciturcs of interest on
school lands sent to the commissioner,
Friday, as recorded in yesterday S
Statesman will be taken up and acted
on by Commissioner Baker Alphabetical
~ as to their location in the respective
counties and will be marked forfeited
as he directs, ms he alone by law is vest
ed with authority to declare forfeiturcs
for non-payments.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
SOME MORE SUITS.

California midwinter fairs gold medal
went TO DIR. Prices Baking Powder.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
ADJUSTMENTS.

(ErOm Tuesday DallyJ
Minnie NIaddern-Fiske and an excellent
company scored most decided success
last night at the opera house in a three,
act drama entitled 1.-THE Queen of Liars"
Mrs. Fiske in the title role of the woman
who preyaricates with a skill and ability
worthy of better cause is simply perfect.
Her acting last night was superb i'll every
respect and gave ample evidence of her
right to claim all histrionic powers both
acquired and natural. Through her I'M
ceasing and most flattering efforts the
performance proved one of the most en-
joyable that has been given here this sea-
son, and at once instilled Il deep affection
in the hearts of the Austin audience for
Minnie Maddern-Fiske. The support,
without exception, was excellent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
Mayor Swift and Party to Arrive Here
January %.
(FrOm Sundav's Doilvl

On the Ord of this month Austin will
have an opportunity of entertaining
delegation of prominent capitalists from
Illinois, headed by Mayor Swift. This
party will travel in special vestibuled
train of their own and will comprise some
80 people, about half of whom will be
ladies'. The gentlemen members of the
excursion belong to the Illinois club, a
business organization of Chicago, and
they will pass through here on the 23rd
instant en- route to Mexico. This special
train will lay here from 600 a. m. until
noon, giving the visitors ample opportu-
nifty to see our beautiful city. The ex.
cursion will be in charge of Mr.. J. J.
Grafton and he has arranged to stop here
at the special request of the party, who
are anxious to see our muchly talked of
dam The Board of Trade should take
tins matter in hand and see that these
distinguished visitors are given the KEYS
of the city. ''
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
WANTED BY AN OFFICER.

Luline, Tex. Jan. 16-(Special.) Ben
Brattan was arrested yesterday evening
by Constable \. Il. Forqueran on n war
rant from Gonzales. Charges I'M
known. AS Brattan is we'll known here
he was accorded liberty by the constable
and treated as guest, nothing much
being thought of the charge; hut this
morning he was gone. He is about 40
years old. feet tall, sandy moustache,
hair reddish brown. wearing white stock
man hat and light ovcrcoat. Left riding
Il sorrel horse without saddle or bride.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
LOVES REALIZATIONS.

nv, - ioiii SuHuds Dally.)
me Inc I I owing marriage licenses were
the past week: N"' 'Ns
Geo. w. Allen and Sue E. Hager.
Joe Jones and Josephine Burke,
= Albert Mccormick and Alice Nav
Quasso. i"s
Conrad Westling and Mrs. Emilio
Westling. -''iiiiie
Myrick. -Nassie
lanes James J. Edmondson and Lilly l..
Edward Robinson and Louise Hamhv
derson. "n All
" harmon and Mrs. Mary Barnum.
Mllllam Hudson and Julia John JolIv
Rufus Harris (col.) and Mollie Rerry!. :
- Ransom De Witty (col.) and EyoIin3o
Tasby. '1'aiine
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
DEATHS DOINGS.
M. C,,J,x-'s nnilN- /

Yesterday morning, in his room in the
supreme court apartments, after an ill
ness of several weeks, Mr.. W. L. Ores
ham late stenographer of the supreme
court here, died of peritonitis. He was
n Young man. being only in his 2Sth year.
and i'm his capacity as stenographer of
the court. and personally, had won many
warm friends who will regret deeply his
untimely death. His father and brother
have been with him for several days past
and all that friendly assistance could do
was done for the invalid, but without
avail. The remains were shipped last
night to Burton. Kan, his home, for in
terment. II -l.AllAh4
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
(From Wednesdays DailyO
THE EXCURSION PARTY.
The Excursion Party From Illinois Due
Here Tomorrow.

AS announced in Sundays Statesman,
their ladies, will arrive in this city to-
morrow morning at $50 o'clock on Il
special train and remain here until II
o'clock. These gentlemen are members
of the Illinois Business club of Chicago
and our Board of Trade will give them
Il royal welcome. and they ask the CO.
operation of all citizens in entertaining
the visitors. The committee on enter
tainmcnt will meet ut the Union depot
at . o'clock and take the visitors for Il
tour of the city, and they want all the
citizens who can possibly do SO to join
them there and help entertain the cXcur-
sionists
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
CARNEGIE HALL.
(From Mondays Daily.)

Millionaire Andrew Carnegie has en-
lowed the new Carnegie hall at Pitts
burg with a fund for annual addition TO
the artistic establishment of that mag
nificent temple of art, music and letters.
With $4,000 yearly prize for the best
painting by an American artist to De
awarded at every annual exhibition, OF
the Pennsylvania Academy OF the Fine
Arts. the old Keystone State. will be 40
ing her duty toward American art at
both ends of her empire.-'Phliadelphla
Record
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
A MURKY SUNDAY.
- Nt,l,.', nnily l

Yesterday was murky, disagre,eablee
day, with a gentle mist falling almost
continually. Notwithstanding the III
clement weather all the churches were
well filled at yesterday mornings ser
vices, but only fair attendance was
noted at night. Owing to the c0huiIioill
of the weather some of the churches hau
no night services.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

Electric Bitters is a medicine suited for
any season, but perhaps more generally
needed. when the languid, exhausted feel
ing prevails, when the liver is torpid and
sluggish and the need Of tonic and al
tcrntve is felt. A prompt use of this
medicine has often averted long and per-
haps fatal bilious fevers. No medicine
will act more surely in counteracting
and freeing the system from the malarial
poison. Headache, indigestion, constipa-
ton, dizziness yield to Electric Bitters.
5Oc and 81 per bottle at G. o. Yates drug
store
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23

In consideration of the above loans the
Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado
Railway company executed to the State
of Texas series of 10-year bonds, said
bonds binding the said company to pay
each year as sinking fund per cent
of the several sums borrowed and inter-
est thereon at the RAJ of 6 per cent per
annum, and expressly acknowledging u
lien created by the act aforesaid to Sc
cure payment of loan made Hereunder
On July 6, 1868, the road bed, track,
franchise and charter rights and privi-
leges of the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and
Colorado Railway company were sold on
execution issued on judgments against
said company, and on January "a, 1870
the railroad of said company from Har-
risburg to Alleytown and its franchise,
rights and other property appertaining
of mortgage or deed of trust made by
said company on November l. 1863.
On July 81, 1870, the legislature passed
an act supplementary to the act permit
ting the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colo
RADIO Railway company to incorporate,
said supplementary act having for it's
object the granting of authority to the
purchasers of said company's property at
the sales referred to, in the preceding
paragraph to adopt the corporate name
of Galveston, Harrisburg and San An
tonic Railway company, said new COM
pany to be liable to the State of Texas
for the debts of the sold out company for
loans made to the latter out of the special
school fund.
Under the provisions of the act of April
IL, 1856, the Houston and Texas Central
Railroad company borrowed the follow
ing amounts from the special school fund,
executing to the State to cover said loans
the same character of bonds as were is
sued by the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and
Colorado Railroad company in the SINH
lar instance referred to above:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
LAND MATTERS.

The treasury department last week
filed with the commissioner Of the gen
eral land office a list of all purchasers
under the act of 1887 who failed to pay
interest as required by law, and is now
preparing like list of all purchasers
under what is known as the land board
act, 1883, and this list promises to be
like the one under the 1887 act, quite
lengthy.
1t is believed that upon these pur-
chases being forfeited and the lands
again placed on the market, they VIII be
rapidly resold under the recent land law.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
QUITE A TUMBLE.
CFrom Saturdays Daily

Pat Lane, while taking down some
overhead wire of the Dam railway, yes
terday morning, took n 20 foot tumble
and accidentally knocked Il hole in the
boulevard out at the dam big enough to
bury Waco hack horse in. He was
up on 1S-foot ladder, cutting the wire
as soon as the wire broke the released
cross wire flew up and Pat went with it.
He swears he saw the new site for the
reservoir he went up so high. The
commctors from the dam discussed it
all day yesterday and along about. u
o'clock they had Pat going 60 feet into
the atmosphere. However, he really fell
% feet, and with the exception of few
bruises, was all right last evening.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
ROARD or EDUCATION.

The State board of education yester-
day afternoon purchased n $1,000 issue of
Edward county bonds and granted Il re-
hearing in the case from Denton county
in which it recently sustained Superin-
tendent Carlisle's ruling that pupils NOV
ing into an Independent school district
after the census had been taken can not
be deprived of school privileges if their
parents have acquired Il bona idc resi-
dence in said district.