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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
buried Meath Falling Wills.

Richmond, May 31.-Fire broke out in
the warehouse of Charles King & Son,
at Charlottesville. A dozen or more
persons entered the building with a view
to saving the books and other property,
when a key of powder exploded, demol-
ishing the building, catching several I'M
inficting injuries. from which one has
died. G. L. Hulfsh, the manager for
Charles King & Sons had his left arm
broken and sustained severe bruises
about the head.
After half an hours hot work, and
while threatened by totterng wall, the
workers succeeded in rescuing G. f.
Christian, one of the men who had been
pinioned under the wreckage. He died
this evening.
Alonzo Goosch was partly under Chris
tian and escaped with his life. Waller
Anderson, bookkeeper for the firm, was
buried under the falling bricks. His in
Juries are painful, but not serious. The
loss is about $4,000
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
HITS THE DISPENsARY LAW.
A Circuit Court Decision Diametric
to TilIman's Pet Inv

Charleston, s. c., May 31.-Judge
Simonton of the United States circuit
court today filed decision in the case
of Nandercock Company VS.. The State of
South Carolina, restraining the state
from preventing the sale of liquors
brought into the state. This decision. if
sustained on appeal, it is claimed will
have the effect of rendering nugatory
the state dispensary law. Under the
decision of Judge Simonton any person
may import and sell liquor in original
packages. The decision is based on the
Interstate commerce law, the court hold
ing that the right of importation compre-
hends the right of sale.
In syllabus pretiXed to the full text
OF the decision, Judge Simonton says:
Any state may, in the exercise of
police power. declare that the manufac-
ture. sale, barter and exchange. or the
use as a beverage OF alcoholic liquors
are public evils, and, having so de-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Deputy Sheriff Fatally Shot.

Knoxville, Tenn. May 31.-A special
to the Tribune from Bristol, Tenn, says:
Marion, Va, was the scene of a shock
ing tragedy and as consequence Dep
uty Sheriff Ware is lying at the point
of death. He was attacked by a man
supposed to be crazy, who shot him sew
eral times before he knew what was
going on. The assailant is now confined
in Jail and excitement is running high as
there is some talk of lynching, but the
better sense of the citizens will probably
prevail.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03

Eugene Debs, of Chicago riot fame, is
engaged in organizing colony of 10O,-
GOO socialist voters, which he proposes to
settle in one of the states, either Nevada,
Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana,
Idaho or Utah. None of these states
have a voting population of 100000, and
Mr.. Debs proposes to subvert the sys-
TEN of government of one of these
states and build up a state based on
the bed rock of socialistic principles. We
do not have much confidence in the
scheme. The federal government is
pledged to assure republican form of
government to each of the states of the
Union, and socialism is republican in its
governmental sense run mad The fed
eral government interfered once before
with Mr.. Debs' scheme at Chicago, and
the probability is that if he attempts to
revolutionize one of the western states
that he will again find Uncle Sans
heavy hand on his shoulder. We respect
fully recommend to Mr. Debs' perusa
William Wirts' biography of Aaron
Burr.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Republican National League.

Cincinnati, May 31.-President d. D.
Woodmansie and Secretary NJ. J. Bowling
have issued call for the tenth annual
convention of the National Republican
League at Detroit on July 13. Each
state and territorial league is entitled to
four delegates from each congressional
district and six delegates at large. The
business of the convention includes re-
ports from retiring officers, the election
of officers, the designation of the time
and place for the next national conven-
ton. consideration of amendments to the
constitution and discussion of plans for
club work and organization.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
POPULIST MEETINGS.
GrRysOn POpuIists.

Sherman, Tex, May 29.-(Special.)-
There was meeting of populists today
in answer to call from State Chairman
Bradley. w. s. Holt acted as chairman
and w. II. Doyle as secretary.
The morning session adjourned with.
out any work having been accomplished
AT the afternoon session n vote was
taken on the propriety of the Nashville
conference, which resulted in unani,
nous vote in favor of the same. All
fusion of whatever character in the flu.
ture was voted against and it was unan-
imously resolved that all candidates and
ofhceholders be excluded from participa.
ton in all conventions.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Mildred Brewster May Recover.

Montpelier. VT, May 30.-It now
terday and attempted suicide. may re-
cover, though she has a 32-calibre bullet
in her brain. Drs. Chandler and Nc
CURE last night tried to remove the bull
let, but failed to find it, Miss Brewster.
however during the last twelve hours
has grown stronger and regained CON
seriousness this forenoon. Being asked by
DR.. Chandler if she remembered what
she did Yesterday, she replied Yes and
inquired if Annie Wheeler was alive.
When told she was not she closed her
eyes. but said nothing. The doctor
asked her if she still wanted to die, and
she said she did.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Came Like IL Bomb.

Columbia, S. c., May 31.-The decision
of Judge SimontOn on the dispensary
law handed down in Charleston this
morning came like bomb to the state
officials here.
Governor Ellerbee said the decision was
a great surprise to him. He said he
supposed the dispensary would continue
to do business at the old stand.
When asked if he would call an extra
session of the general assembly, he said
Il do not know"
He added that he could not have any
thing to say about the matter till he
heard from the attorney general He
said that it was serious crisis and one
that would have to be met with delibera-
ton.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Limestone County PopuIists.

, Groesbeck, Tex, May 29.-(Special.) y
Bradley, the popuists of this county met
i'll mass meeting here today and voted
to endorse the conference called at Nash
vile for July by the Reform Press as
sociation. and declared themselves
against fusion, against proxy representa-
ton in conventions. in favor of candi-
dates and officers participating in con
ventions, and selected twenty-eght del
egates to the coming convention, to be
called for June 20. The meeting was
very SHINY attended.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03

"A joint resolution passed the United
States senate. offered by Senator Mills
United States commssaries to
issue rations and appropriating $4,000
to the Ell Paso flood sufferers. That
amount, together with the $4,000 appro-
priated by the Texas legislature, should
be sufficient to relieve the immediate
wants of the people of El Paso.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Collin County Populists.

Mckinney, Tex. May 29.-(Special.)-
As per call of County Chairman Forbes.
the populists of Collin county met in mass
convention here today. The meeting was
IN favor of the national conference to be
ned at Nashville July 4, against office
holders and seekers acting as delegates
to conventions and against proxy repre-
sentatiOn to conventions.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
TRAVELLING AGENTS.
Mai. ]. s. Crawford,

Nal. J. 3. Crawford,
ii. A. Riley.
The above gentlemen are our only sntho-"
ked travelling agents. The Dublicis cfution-
Cd not to pay money TO any one who may
represent him or themselves as travelling
agents for this paper. as all authority here
tofore Issued to any other person is hereby
evoked.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Killed. in Il EOIdinr Rel

Montpelier, VT, May 3O.-A folding
bed at the Union House closed auto
matical!y during last night while Henry
Kendall, aged 60, was asleep in it. He
was dead when found, having BEEN
smothered or died of heart failure, in
duced by fright
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Railroad Sold Chem.

Nashville. Tenn. May 31.-The Middle
and East Tennessee Railway, 1T miles.
extending from Roganna on the Chesa.
peake and Nashville road to Huntsville,
was sold under decree of court today in
Gallatin, Joseph Joseph & Bro. of Gin
cinnati being the purchasers at $4,000
cash.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
BY MAIL.
ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertising rates Will be made known on
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teckwith Special Agency, sole agents for
6reign advertising.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
IndianabOIis Road Rnce,

indianapolis, Ind, May 31.-Elmer
Pierce of Brazil won the time prize in
the cycle race today, doing the course of
1926 miles in 1886. The race proner
was won by Harry Gordon in 1850, from
Il five minutes start.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Heavy Frosts IN wisconsin.

Milwaukee, May 31.-Heavy frosts oc-
CURED this morning over the entire
state of Wisconsin, and considerable dam
age was done to vegetation and fruit. AT
Hurley snow fell to the depth of several
inches
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Populist Mceting and GreenyiIIe.

Greenville, Tex, May 30.-(Spccial.)-
The populists held mass meeting here
yesterday. They declared in favor of re-
organization and repudiate' National
Chairman Butler.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Accidentally Killed.

Bremond, Tex, May 31.-(Special.)-
An S-year-old boy, the son of Russian i'm
migrants. was accidentally shot and
killed yesterday by an old man who was
cleaning his pistol.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
THE WEATHER.

Washington, June 1.-FOr Eastern
Texasi Generally fair, preceded by
light showers In northern portions
southerIy winds, becoming wester-
Iy.
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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
The Day We Celebrate.

II there is any day more dear than
another to the heart Of every patriotic
citizen of this beautiful land Of ours,
it is Independence Day-Fourth CT July
the day we celebrate as commemOr-
ating one of the most heroic and praise
worthy struggles for liberty in the his
tory of the world
After years of discoura cement and:
defeat, years when hope seemed dead,
and when the undertaking CT the hand.
ful of brave men appeared in every way
too much for them, the light came,
the clouds broke away, and the Sun
shine of success streamed in upon their
almost broken and dismembered hearts.
and fortunes
With literally nothing left to begin
with, with everything sacrificed upon
the altar OF their country, with the foe
formidable, rich, respected on land and
sea and known and tried of all men,,
the outlook for the Colonists was dark
and disheartening almost beyond pre-
cedent. But then their sublime cour--
age never faltered, their determination
knew no yielding, their hopes we're
high and their ambitions limitless.
Sturdily, cheerily and bravely they
went to work to reconstruct and re-
habilitate out of the wreck of the dis
integrated remains of a monarchial out.
post an independent republic-a home
for the homeless, and a land and a.
country that should be of the people,
and for the people.
Who shall tell of the hard work, the
dark days, the weary hours, the ach--
ing heads and tired hands that this.
day, this red-letter day, the day of all
the days of all the years of the history
of this great nation, represent! Who.
shall tell of the anxieties, the appre-
TENSIONS the sleepless hours of dark
| ness and the alert hours of daylight
| through which that unequaled band of
| patriots passed during the first months
| after the declaration of independence,
| when they threw off at once and for
| ever the British yoke, denied and de-
| fed the mother country, flung away
their swaddling clothes and sprang into
the arena to fight-again, if need DE,
to suffer, to toll, to strive to develop
and to bring into glorious fruition
this wonderfully beautiful idea of,
American independence!
One day, one object, one spirit, one.
hope, one glory, and to make the most
of this day, to fill it brimful of life,
light, good cheer and a good time gen.
orally should be the purpose of every
| responsible American citizen who calls
this beautiful country his home.
And it is day for powder and can
non, bonfire, crackers and torpedoes,
and small boys and games and uproar-
ious fun; day for long strolls
through quiet meadows and along
shady lines; day for soldiery, and a
day for sentiment, and in it's honor let
us burn powder and blow horns and
make the very clouds vibrate with the
reflex action of our patriotic enthu-
siasm.-New York Ledger.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01

ever swung a Winchester. So when
Ed SchefHein struck the Contention
lode and called the place Tombstone
we thought it happy play of Eds
mind. The Contention proved to be
a great mine. 1t was enormously rich
in silver, but it was discovered Just
about the time every condition arose
to put down the price of that metal.
However, it yielded an amount away
into the millions. The Schef1eins sold
half of the mine to Walter Dean of San
Francisco, Dick Grid of Los Angeles,
F. A. Tritte, then governor OF the ter
ritory, and others in San Francisco for
100000. Of course the Scheffleins lost
most of their fortune. They couldn't
help it. Ed was a restless fellow. He
wasn't dissipated, nor did he gamble
or have other expensive vices, but he
was generous and plunger on his
luck. He wouldn't settle down and do
business on business principles
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01

Fernando Cortes marched at the head
OF his army from the Gulf of Mexico
upon the city of that name, and, after
furious struggles, dethroned the ma
tive sovereign and reigned in his stead
as the viceroy of King Charles. Cor
ties discovered the Pacific and Cali
fornia. Before the death of Charles the
Spanlards had pushed northwards, and
as early as the year 1910, Spanish set
Elements were made in what is now
the State of New Mexico. Southwards,
Charles lieutenants established a reg
ular line of communication from ocean
to ocean across the Isthmus of Pana-
ma. This line of communication was
made for no less a purpose than to
transport the ingots of silver from the
rich mines of Peru to Charles Golfers
In Spain, and from the Atlantic side
on their way to Atlantic to carry the
stores for the arsenals and garrisons
which were being established on the
Pacific
In the meantime Francesca Pizaro
had completed the. conquest of Peru,
while the Islands of the West Indies
peacefully became provinces of Spain,
as entirely under her control as were
Valencia and Andalusia. Before the
death of the great Emperor, Spain had
taken possession of Florida, and her
flag 1oated proudly over Mexico, New
Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Chill, Para
quay and Buenos Ayres upon the con-
tinent, and over every important is
land in the Caribbean Sea. And on
the map Spain claimed even wider do
minion in America. Thus stood the
condition of affairs in the middle of
the sixteenth century.
: BY the beginning of the present CEN
fury a vast change had taken place.
Spain found herself deprived of a.
great part of the rich colonial possess
sions over which she had once held
such imperial sway. The entire east
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
FOUNDER OF TOMBSTONE.
remarkable Career of St. Louis Boz
Who Became 4 Miner

Remarkable Career OF St. Louis Boy
Who Became u Miner.
Edward Schefflein, who was found
dead the other day in his miners
shack in Oregon, had an eventful life,
says the St. Louis Republic. ct remem-
Der WE'LL" said William H. Boothe, an
cld-time mine promoter, to reporter,
when he opened up the Contention
mine at Tombstone and gave the place
its queer name. I ought to remember
it, for it was I who grub staked
scheff1ein on that prospecting tour He
bunkoed me out of all but a few hun
dreds. The stories that have been told
about Sch efflein's daring in penetrat-
ing into the Apache country and par
ticularly into the Cochise mountains.
where he found the Contention lode,
are not much exaggerated. 1t was a
pretty ticklish thing to go down there.
Old Cochise had been 'pacified,' it is
true, but he had lively son, Natchez,
and valiant nephew, Geronimo, and
they were the active young leaders of
about as 'pizen' set of Indians as
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01

sure grounds in 1S4S. Spain lost heav-
lly by this war. ..".-..... -.
Texas still was Spanish territory.
But by act of United States congress
IN 1916 Texas was purchased from
Spain. 1t had a debt of seven million
dollars, which it seemed as if it could
never pay off, and Spain allowed the
United States to take Texas if it would
assume the debt. There was vigorous
opposition at the time, as the country
was in a state of financial distress.
But congress insisted, and with what
good results the subsequent history of
Texas shows.
Spain by this act lost a territory of
$4,000 square miles, and twice as
large as Ohio, New York and Pennsyl-
Vanla all three put together. Florida
meanwhile had been purchased by the
United States for five million dollars.
Its possession dates back to 1921,
when the United States received it
from Spain according to the treaty of
purchase made two years before.
There were $1,000 square miles and the
Whole country was rich in vegetation
and minerals. 1t was called the floral
region of the New World and was
named for the Spanish Easter, upon
which day it was discovered.
So rapidly did the land pass out of
the hands of the Spanish crown that
within a generation the lower half of
North America, from being Spanish
country, became part of the United
States. California was added to the
United States in 1S48, after the Mexi-
can struggle. 1t embraced the i'm
mense tract that is now divided up
into six states, and in 1849 it became
the territory of California.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
"A Dogs Legal Status.

That SO august tribunal as the
supreme court of the United States
should be called upon to define the le-
gal status of dog seems singular; but
a decision bearing upon that point has
just been rendered. The case was q
suit brought by a citizen of Louisiana
to recover damages from a railroad
company for having run over his dog;
and the question was, whether the
state law recognizing dogs as personal
property only when placed on the as
sessment rolls was constitutional. The
court decided that it was. Incidentally
the court ruled that property in dogs is
OF an imperfect and qualified nature
and that they stand between wild ami
mails, in which, till they are subdued
there is no property, and domestic ami
mails, in which the right of property is
complete.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-01
(MEA\

trio school, an on the same
hard bench. In fac we had
kinder grown up under the same in
f1uences an waz more like brothers
than sOnle real brothers are.
In most ways ST want like other
boys. He waz so quiet an old-fash-
Toned like that he never seemed ike
a boy at all, an no girl could er Din
more gentle an lovin' than he Waz.
He Waz jest one O. them chaps that
other boys are always pokin' fun at
an then go to fer advice an sympathy
when they get in trubble, an one
they'd fight fer quicker'n their own
kin.
Wal, me an ST growed up to man
hood jest as we'd bin in our child
hood-the confdin'est O. friends; an
our mothers used ter laugh at us in
that pleased sort O. way good mothers
hev an tell us we'd better get
the dominic to marry us, so as
to make our partnership lit
tie more bindin'. We waz al
ways together, when we want at
work about our fathers farms, an if
there waz huskin' bee, or a spellin'
school, or singin' class in the dees-
tric' you'd never find one of us thare
if the ether want.
Of course, bein' young men, an pur-
ty scrumptious lookin' ones at that, we
waz mighty poplar with the girls
thareabOuts, an used ter see em home
from pray'r meetin's, an SIGH like; but
nothin' serious came of it till we got
to courtin' Liza Hawkins, which waz
my sweetheart, an Sally Turner, which
waz Sis.
They wer' the incest an purtiest
girls you ever set eyes on, though to
be sure l thort Liza was the charm
in'est an ST had the same opinyun O.
Sally, which waz nat'ral enough, con-
siderln' that man ought ter think
more CT his own sweetheart than O.
some one elses.
l reckon some folks would say we
waz a little too womanish. but any
how me an ST used ter hev long talks
about our feelin's towards the girls
an the upshot of it waz that l owned
up to ST that I waz heels over he'd in
love with Liza an he confessed to me
that he waz jest as deep in love with
Sally. For one whole summer an
winter we kept on sparkin' the two
girls, an every day we'd talk it all
over for the hundredth time betwixt
ourselves, wonderful if they loved us
an if we'd better ask 'em to marry us,
an all that sort of thing; but somehow
neither ST or me had the spunk to pop
the question we were just dyin' to hev
settled. I don't know jest how it waz
but though we'd be very brave an de-
termined when we waz discussin' the
matter on the woodpile or in the barn
at his home or mine, when we'd get to