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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
RELIGIOUS.
PRESBYTERIAN General Assembly.

Eagle Lake. Ind. May 24.--Thc ses-
sions of the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church were opened today
with devotional exercises. led bv Elder
Killean Van Rensselaer, of New York.
BY general consent reference to the par
liamentary tangle of Saturday regarding
the Presbyterian building was omitted
from the minutes
The first regular order was the report
of the board of missions to freed men.
Although no new work was projected,
the board operated two large boarding
schools for girls that were not on the list
last year. one mt Admission, Ala. and the
other at West Point, Miss.
The second order of the morning was
the report of the special committee on
home missions, appointed last year to
confer with the board in New York in
reference to the methods of work and re-
trenchment of the expenses. The report
closed with recommendations that the
board of home missions be directed so as
to reorganize its methods of administra-
tion, the executive work shall be placed
in charge of one secretary"
The committee asked to be continued
and instructed ''tO consider the best
methods of promoting harmony and CO.
operation between the board of home mis-
sions and Presbyteres and synods desr-
ing to support and control their own
work, and to report to the next assem-
bly,"
Reading of the report occupied the re-
mainder of the morning hour. and discus
sion was made a special order for Tues
day at 4 O'clock
AT the afternoon session. on motion of
John Wannamaker, the following was Or
dered to be sent to Queen Victoria:
This day being the seventy eighth an
niversary ofrthe birth and sixtieth ami
versary of the coronation of her most gra-
| cious majesty, Queen Victoria. whose
reign has lasted longer than any other
monarch in the last thousand years, this
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church in the United States of America
deems it fitting and does hereby send most
cordial Christian greetings to both the il
lustrious Christian sovereign and the sub
Jects of her gentle. generous and righte-
Gus rule over the destinies of the empire
| upon which the sun never SETS"
The regular order of the afternoon was
the report of the board of education. The
total receipts were $7S,657, expenditures,
| $7S.614.
The remainder of the session was given
! up to debate on the report on the Pres
! byterian building in New York, which
went over as unfinished business.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
SPEECH OF PREMIER CANOvAs.
Absence of the Liberals From the
Senate Chamber,

Madrid, May 24.-In the senate tonight,
in reply to Il conservative SENATOR. who
asked why the liberals were absent. Senor
Canovas del Castillo, the premier, said:
"In the opinion of the government the
matter which the liberals plead as an
excuse for their absence from the senate
is an incident purely of character, which
has already been arranged. The govern
ment respects the opinion of the liberal
minority, but rejects their theory of the
incident and their demands for the resig-
nation of the minister of foreign affairs
as contrary to the constitution of parlia-
ment.
Formerly | governed in the absence
of minority, but under the present cir
substances the responsibility belongs to
all parties. 1t is impossible to face the
negotiations now on foot without serious
detriment, if we change the foreign min
ister."
The Marquis of Persalos, on behalf of
the difiident conservatives. declared that
under the circumstances they felt COM
PEELED to absent themselves until the lib
erals had received satisfaction.
In the chamber of deputies the premier
repeated the statement he had made in
the senate, adding that he regretted the
absence of the liberals because il prevent
ed SenOr Sagasta from defending himself
against certain accusations arising out of
an erroneous Interpretation of one of his
speeches.
SenOr Canovas referred to the bad i'm
preston which had been produced in this
way at Washington. where it seemed to
| be supposed that the sale of Cuba was
possible thing.
"Spain," said Senor Canovas, sis not
a nation of merchants, capable of selling
| its honor"
Senor Francisco Sivela, leader of the
| dissdent conservatives in the chamber,
who quarreled with Senor CanOvas in
| 1891 over the expediency of reforming
| the municipal abuses in Madrid, accused
| the Duke of Tetuan of grave error
which could not be righted by few elo-
quent words.
He said the foreign minister ought to
| expiate his Offense by resigning. In the
course of his speech he described the ac-
| ton of the United States senate in recog-
| nizing the belligerency of the Cuban in
| surgents as great iniquity" and char
acterized the diplomatic conduct of the
government as altogether blameworthy,
| adding an expression of his doubt as to
| the intelligence of SenOr Canovas in re-
| tanning the Duke of Tetuan under the
| circumstances.
After the session of the cortes the dissi
| conservatives held a meeting and decided
| to ask the president of the chamber tc
enter into negotiations with Sagasta with
l a view of inducing the liberals to attend
the cOrtes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
SHERMAN MAN KILLED.
He Had But Recently EIOped With
and Married u Young Girl.

Sherman, Tex, May 24.-(Special)-
r. Nj. Eads. better known as Mart Eads,
is dead, shot to death at an early hour
this morning in the Indian Territory,
about one and one-half miles from Col
berts station on the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas Railway.
Several months since license was is
sued in this city to r. NJ. Eads and Miss
Pearl Potts. and an affidavit alleged to
be signed by relative of the young lady
certified that the grOom-elect had the
consent of the parents of the young lady.
In short time it was discovered that
it was runaway marriage and. it is
alleged, the young lady had no relative
by the name given by the alleged rela-
tive and that instead of having consent
ed, the girls father was as mad as a
hornet and proceeded to institute Grim
inal prosecution. Eads, after his mar
riage before a justice of the peace at
Denison, proceeded to the Territory.
was apprehended by the local officers of
Pamela county, but as the alleged offense,
| false swearing, was against the Texas
code. he had to be released and left,
taking his wife with him. 1t was. some
time before he was arrested. which was
finally accomplished by deputy marshals
he was found in a small house some miles
from town. There were two women
living there with him.
Shortly after Eads had been delivered
to the sheriff of this county. the father
of Pearl Potts. Joe Potts of the Indian
Territory, went to Daugherty and car
ried his daughter back home. Eads was
still in Jail here, as was also a young
man by the name of Geo. Stone. charged
with false swearing, and alleged to have
represented himself to be a relative of
Miss Potts. After remaining in Jail here
for some time, Eads was released on
bond.
Last night about 10 o'clock. Eads was
shot and killed near Potts residence.
Sheriff Ben Collins, of Ponola county.
I. T.. telephoned Deputy Sheriff Joe Mil
ton of this city that from the best infor-
nation he (Collins) can get in the case,
about 3 or 3 o'clock this morning un-
known parties called Eads and when he
answered killed him. The body was
found in the yard of a tenant place this
morning. riddled with bullets. Several
shots had taken effect in the deceased's
head, which was also beaten nearly to a
pulp. The burial took place at Colbert's
station grave yard this afternoon. The
scene of the tragedy is about twenty
miles northeast of this city.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
B,nai FIRTH Grand Lodge.

Waco Tex. May 24.-(Special.)-
Promptly at 10 o'clock this morning Pres
ident Hanaw called district grand lodge
to order and business commenced with
the snap and energy characteristic of the
Hebrew people. Committees were an
nOunced.
The committee on the Jewish Widows
and Orphans Home of New Orleans sub
mitted a fattering report, which was
adopted.
Leo N. Levi of Galveston submitted
resolutions originating in District Grand
Lodge No. 2, looking to the organization
of a trust company for the maintenance
and management of the Jewish Orphans
Asylum at Cleveland, o., the members of
the corporation to- be such persons only
as may lawfully belong to the board of
trustees elected according to the constitu,
ton and laws of the districts Nos. 2. 6
and Z. Independent Order of B'nai Birth
The suggestion met unanimous approval
and was adopted.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
THE Won TAUsCH TRIAL.
Sensational German Political Case.
The EmperOr's Malady.

Berlin. May 24.-The trial of Herr Won
Tausch, the former commissioner Of the
secret political police, who was arrested
on December s last at the close of the
sensational Luetzow-Leckers trial, during
which the imperial chancellor, Prince Ho-
henohe, the minister for foreign affairs,
Baron Marschal Won Biebersten. and the
German ambassador to Austria, Count
Phillip Won Suenburg, were among the
witnesses, commenced today and will
probably last n week. Among the wit
nesses summoned are Baron Marschal Won
Bieberstein, County Phillip Eulenburg,
ex-Nlinister Won Koeller and Gen. Bron-
sart Won Schellendorf, Police President
Windheim, Herr Bebel, the socialist lead
er, and about fifty newspaper men, be-
sides a number of officials belonging to
the different ministries.
At the opening of the trial the presi-
dent of the court cautioned Baron von,
Luetzow not to depart from the actual
truth in the testimony which he might be
called upon to give against Won Tausch::.
The former chief Of the secret police
was then examined. He made Il state
ment relative to the employment of Won
Luetzow and newspaper man named
Schumann by the secret political police,
and assured the court that ne tvon
Tausch) had never caused political inter
ests to be served by its agents. Schu-
man. or Norman, is said to have been
much more guilty than Baron Won Luet-
z0w. Schumann escaped from Berlin
just in time to avoid arrest. He was
charged, in conjunction with Baron Won
Luetzow, with having signed fictitious
names to receipts for money given them
to bribe newspaper writers or editors, or
subordinate employees Of the government
to furish secretly information of every
kind wanted in the alleged campaign to
dscreGit the existing cabinet.
Won Luetzow, during his examination,
| testified that he received instructions to
publish reports about the ear troubles of
the emperor
The witness was asked If Won Tausch
| assigned these troubles to an alleged NAL
| ady. He replied: M
"Certainly; Won Tausch said the mala-
dy had cancerous basis, was inherited
| from his father, and that the disease con-
siderably affected his majesty's health"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
To Don the Stripes.

Dallas. Tex. May 24.-(Special.)-
United States Marshal r. NJ. Love left
this evening for Columbus, o., with a
batch of federal prisoners. In the bunch
was L. A. Lineceum, city marshal of Mid
lothian. Tex, who was convicted more
than Il year ago of sending profane and
obscene letter through the mail, and SEN
fenced to one year and one day in the
Columbus. o., prison. Lineceum took an
appeal. The upper court was more than
a year in reaching the case, but Il few
DAYS ago handed down decision affirm
ing it. Marshal Love has received the
mandate notifying him of the decision and
instructing him to proceed to carry out
the Judgment of the court.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
TWO IMPORTANT DECISIONS
COMMERCE. COMMISSION
DEFINED.
THE new ORLEANS and TEXAS CASE
Holds That the Commission Has
No Power to Prescribe Rates
for Future Control.

Washington, May 24.-After enderng
final decisions in thirty-siX cases and
giving attention to other business incident
to the last sitting of the term, the United
States supreme court adjourned today
until next October. When the court or
der announced the final adjournment for
the term there were apparently $50 cases
on the docket undisposed of, but there
were actually $50 cases, twenty-one hav-
| ing already been argued and submitted.
| This is n smaller number than the rec
ords of the court have shown for thirty
years. AT the conclusion of the term a
year ago there were 533 cases undisposed
of, and since then 2S4 have been added,
| making Il total of SIT contained in the
docket for the year. OF this number.
431 have been finally disposed of and the
principal labor done in twenty-one others.
| Included in the twenty-one cases which
have been argued, but in which no opin-
| ions have been rendered, are several of
considerable Importance. Among them
are the Nebraska maximum freight rate
| case; the controversy between the Bay
den Power Brake and the Westinghouse
Air Brake companies as to the validity
of the latter's invention; the Alabama
Midland case, involving the validity of
| the long and short haul clause of the in
| terstate commerce act; the Southern Pa
cific land case. and two or three import
ant private land cases.
| Justice Shiras rendered the opinion in
| the case of Augustus Il. Shapeigh VS..
the City of San Angelo, Tex.
| In this case the town of San Angelo
sought to avoid the payment of bonds by
disorganizing the corporation and again
| organizing under the same name. The
court. however. held that the new cor
poration was subject to the liabilities of
the old. The decision of the court below
was reversed
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
RUIZ INVESTIGATION.
The Committee IL Proceeding to Pry
Into Affairs.

Havana, May 24.-It is expected the
Ruiz investigation committee-the Con-
gostO-Lee commission, as the Spanish Of
fetal censor calls twill reconvene at
Guanabacoa tomorrow.
zas, who came here on Saturday in re-
sponse to the request of Consul General
Lee, returned there yesterday, accom-
panied by Gen. Lee, Mr.. Calhoun and
Mr.. Fishback.
Mr.. Calhoun intends taking various
trips into the interior during the coming
week Capt. Gen. Weyler is at Placetas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
THE TYLER JAIL TRAGEDY
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE
MOB WORK TOLD BY JONES'
CELL NATE.
ST0UTLY PROTESTED HIS INNOCENCE
The Mob Refused to Let Him Have
Last Word With DR.. Warren.
Jones Was Very Calm
and Collected.

Tyler, Tex, May 24.-(Special) THE
tragedy at the Tyler Jail early Sunday
morning continues to be the leading topic
of conversation.
Additional facts in regard to the mat
ter have come to light. Jones' cell mate,
Dr. Warren, says that Bill Jones re-
peatedly told him that he was innocent
: of the crime of numbering old man Stew
art. He reiterated this to Warren as
), he mob was breaking into the Jail.
Warren then gives this statement:
.D'When the crowd gained entrance to
the floor on which Jones was confined and
by mistake went to the wrong cell, he
called to them that they were at the
wrong grating if they were looking for
Bill Jones, and then said: 4 am here,
but. boys, you are going to kill an inno-
cent man. John, as sure as there IS a
God i'm heaven, | am innocent of that
crime: you ought not to kill man on
the testimony of mean, ignorant ne
gro.'
"The spokesman of the mob. whom
Bill addressed as John, replied: we
have all the proof we want, Bill
"RealiZng that parleying was useless.
Jones said: Well, before yon kill me,
allow me to speak to the doctor one min
ute. Just one minute but whatever Jones
desired to say will never be known. as
Just then a winchester rifle was poked
through the bars of the cell and deaf
cning report followed, and Bill Jones re-
ceived his death warrant, shot through
the heart He sprang to my side, and
ms he was sinking down, said: Doctor,
am dead man. At the second shot
I, a
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27

London, May 24.-The Standard under
stands that Mr.. Labouchere will with
draw the charge he made in Truth and
before the South African parliamentary
committee against Rutherford Harris, the
confidante of Cecil Rhodes and leading
spirit in the British South Africa Char
tered company. the stock brokers upon
whom Mr.. Labouchere relied for proof
having refused to testify.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
If viii Pass Through Austin.

Galveston. Tex. May 24.-(SpecialD-
Col. Uriah Lott is in the city interview
ing business men upon his proposed new
railroad from San Antonio to Galveston:
The road will strike out from Seeguin and
go to Temple, passing through Austin
and Bolton.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
Suspect sinister Motives.

London, May 24.-The Athens cores
pondent of the Times says:
The intentions of the sultan are greatly
distrusted here, and it is believed he Is
avoiding negotiations for peace through
the powers because he wants Edhem
Pasha to march TO Athens.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
A VIOLENT SCENE
In the Australian Reichsrath-InL
Stands Used for Arguments.

Stands Used Tor Arguments.
London, May 25.-The Standard cores
pondent at Vienna says:
The obstruction which has character
lied the proceedings in the reichsrath
during the last few weeks eliminated to-
day in an unprecedented scene. The pres
ident became so much excited in anticipa-
tion of trouble that he tainted before the
session opened and the vice president had
to take the chair.
For hours the members of the opposition
had recourse to every parliamentary de-
vice for obstructing business, and finally,
when these were exhausted, they over.
turned the desks, smashed ink stands,
flung books in the faces of the speakers,
indulged in coarse invectives and finally
came to blows in general riot.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
TO Pardon Irish Political Prisoners.

Dublin May 24-It is believed to be
certain that many. perhaps all, Irish po-
litical prisoners, including the lnvncibles,
James Fitz Harris, Larry Hamln end
Joe Mulett. will be pardoned early in
June in commemoration of the siXtieth
year of the reign of Queen Victoria.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
ExpuIsion Decree Suspended.

Constantinople. May 24.-The decree of
the Turkish government calling for the
expulsion of all Greeks from the Otto
man empire, which was to have gone into
effect today, has been suspended in view
of the peace negotiations.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27

AJdermau's Son Drowned.

Houston, Tex, May 24.-(Special)-
This afternoon. Edward, the little son
of Alderman w. X. Kohlhoff was acci-
dentally drowned while in bathing near
Riordan's spring. on White Oak bayou,
in the outer part of the First ward
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
Mas Relatives in weatherfOrd.

R lcatherford, Tex. May 24.-(Special.)
FTNill Jones, who was shot to death by
\ \ mob in the Tyler jail Sunday morning
llWas a brother of Mrs. Kuteman, wife
of Harry w. Kuteman. who is prom,
inent lawyer and wel-to-do citizen OF
this place. Mr.. and Mrs. Kuteman left
Yesterday for the scene of the tragedy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
The seaIy,s VIII Attend.

Galveston, Tex. May 24.--(Special;) y
At a meeting tonight, the Sealy, Rifles,
who have just been rinstated in the state
militia decided to attend the STATE en-
campment at San Antonio in July.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
Greece Places Herself Ont of 1t.

Athens, May 24.-The Greek govern
ment. as reply to the notification sent
by Edhem Pasha. commander OF the
Turkish army in Thessaly, that he is en-
powered to negotiate the terms of peace
with Greece direct. informed the minis
tiers Of the powers here that as Greece
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
GAUDAUR AND ROGERS.

The American Gave the Canadian a
Hard Race, But Failed to Win.
! Orillia, Ont. May 24.-In the presence
II fully 10000 people today Erastus
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27

has already confded her interests to the
powers, there is no reason why she should
negotiate directly with Turkey.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-07-30
NOTICIAS

~ va empieza murmurar del conoto
de reformas que ell seflor CAnovas del Gas.
tillo ha .favorecidoa d Puerto. Rico. Dfcese que
hemos saido de Guatemala para caer en- qua
tepeor; que la administration p1blica es mas
cara; que la burocracia sc ha extendido mas;
que Sc han creado organismos inuties costo-
sfsimos, con ruedas que engranan en- ell me-
canismo administrative; que la jeringa de hoy
es la misma jeringa de aver con i'm palite mas
apretado todavfa; que no Sc escogen los hom-
bres para los empleos, sino los empleos para
los hombres, siguiendo la perniciosa costumbre
del favoritismo, Ell 1ooNtiqueo anteponiendose
todo; que falta quien piense que sc trata de
desprestigiar el sistema, como medic de com
batirlo, toda vez que los encargados de- aplicar
las reformas son los mismos que las han com :
batido toda la vida.
Nosotros oimos, vemos w.. eailamos, re
servandonos habar Ell su oportunidad. No Sc
ha reformado nuestro sstema administrative;
rse le ha puesto I'M parche amarillo sobre fondo
azul Y icaro! el remiendo desluce la pieza.
Para que la administration pablica en- Puerto
Rico sea 10 que debe ser, necesftanse reformas
radioalfsimas; hay que hacer la tela nueva, por
que la vieja no soporta los remiendos Decir
que Sc hace no hacer NADIA, es perder ell ITEM
po empeorar la situacion. Y 81 no, al item.
po, que no nos dejara quedar NAL.
~ 81 quiere usted comprar buenos obje-
tos de ferreterfa quincalla, acuda al renom-
brado establecimiento de los sehores Orcasitas
y Soliveras, calle de la Cruz, ndmero Z. Els
donde sc vende mas bdrato en- esta capital.
a IN DE Toa baja: <Ya rayan en- 10 inve-
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-07-30

AL encontrarse estos con una resistencia
que no esperaban, en- vez de retirarse, sc obs
tinaron en- atacar, trabandose combates cuerpo
4 cuepo.
El captain de la guerrilla mat6 4 uno de
los insurrectos con arma blanca, Y ell teniente
q otro con un pedazo de alfarda (especie de
viga para la techumbre).
Gracias la brillante defensa que nuestras
fuerzas hicieron, qued6 frustrado ell provecto
de saqueo que tenfan los rebeldes, 6stos se
vieron precisados retirarse llevandose mu-
chos heridos y dejando sobre ell campo 10
muertos y bastantes efectos.
Desgraciadamente, este triunfo no pudo
lograrse sin experimental bajas muy sensibles.
En- la luoha resultaron muertos ell CONAN
dante de voluntarios don Andres Sanchez, ell
juez municipal, sargento de la guerrilla, un SOL
dado del battalion de Bailen otro del de Burgos.
Tuvimos ademas seis heridos.
A]gunos de los enfermos, al iniciarse ell
combate, abandonaron sus lechos, uniendose
los guerrilleros, pelearon con ese valor que
hace de cada soldado nuestro un heroe
Sc dice que al tener conocimiento de estos
hechos ell general Weyler, ha dispuesto gu re-
greso, para exigir los jefes de las columns
que operan en- la Habana mas efcacia en- ell cum
plimiento de las 6rdenes que tienen reoibidas.
El general Lee, continuando su oampala
en- contra de Espana, ha reunido gran n1mero
de datos desfavcrables nosotros, que Sc
propone entregar al nuevo ministro en- Espafla,
Mr. Woodford, antes de que emprenda gu
viaj para Europa.
Pasan de 5000 los enfermos que actual
mente existen en- los hosptales de la Habana.