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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
TO INACCURATE M'KINLEY.

Taylor, Tex, March 1.-(Special.)-
Hon. and Mrs. J. w. Parker of this city
left this morning for Washington City,
ID. G., to be present at the Inauguration
of President Mckinley. They will be
guests of Congressman and Mrs. Joseph
ID. Savers while there.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04

wire and he was taken to the hospital
He never regained consciousness. He
was soon pronounced dead. He was %
years old and unmarried. Great holes |
were burned in the hands of Eugene lie
fevre '~ s., o..
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-30

in darkness. The gale Is now travelling
southward, and has travsrsed various
parts of the continent
Very rough wsa sather is reported along
the nori.hern coast eff France
The British steamr Esparto founde.e1
off Royal Sovereign IIgatship in the Eng
dish channel, betweenl Dungeness and
Beachy Head, yesterday morning, after
having BEEN i'm collision with the French
steamer. The latter was beached at
Dungenass in a sinking condition. No
lives were lost.
The British steamer Mount Hebron,
Capt. Sutherland, which arrived at Bre-
men Nov. %, from Savannah. encoun-
tired tempestuous weather, during which
her decks were swept continuously by
heavy seaE, and strained. THE engine
uoom was flooded and ballast tanks be-
gam to lsak.
An unknown vessel has been wrecked
on Boulmer rocks, at Berwiek-on-Tweed
All her crew werle drowned.
A dispatch from Liverpool says that
during the gale the Russian bark Nickai
stranded on a treacharous rock in the
Mersey. After a few hours the vessel
was damaged so as to be uncontrolla-
BILE One of the crew was swept over
board. The captain saps no cne on
board had slept for four days. With
the exception noted the ships company
is safe, but the vessel will probably be-
come a wreck.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-30

were seated In the lobby. Mr.. Roren
chatted pleasantly with friends until the
meeting was called to order.
Every one was surprised at this, turn
of affairs. There was no one who
thought for a moment that the gas COM
pany would not attempt to make some
defense.
This proof as brought out by The Age
Herald stood, and Mr.. Rodsn did mot
attempt to deny anything.
He was invited to make a statement.
This he declined with "get-it-out-of-
me-if- -you-can" air. 1t was gotten out
of him. At times he put on dogged de-
meanor, but he was not proof against
the shrewdly put questions of the CON-
mitteemen.
The committee adjourned to meet at
tha can of the chairman. He will await
replies to letters from other cities In re-
gard to prices of gas before calling 1t
together.
Mr.. Roden on the stard
Mr.. Roden was put on the stand. Every
member of the COMMITTEES fired questions
at him At times he leaned forward en-
the desk in front of him, and when he
Thought HE had made a good point he
leaned back with a satisfied air
"I see Mr.. Roden of the gas company
present" said Mayor Evans. Perhaps
he would like to BIZ heard
II am ready to answer questions" was
Mr.. Rodents response
Mayor Evans first took the witness.
'Is. the charge true that you have
charged $1.65 for gas?" was The first
question.
"Yes-we charge some consumers that"
"What are your recolD; ;ctions as to the
specifications in the conltract?"
"My recollection is that the contact
reads $1.4S per Thousand.
"What are your grounds for making
the additional charger"
"When lthIa contract was made with the
city 1T was agreed and understood that
we should charge 81 Go per thousand. with
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-30
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF the Government Not Satisfactory to the Re-
pubIicans Who Made Figures.

Washington, Nov. 29.-The forthcom-
ing November statement of the govern
ment receipts ami expenditures will
show that the receipts during November
SO far have reached $22 $50, $50, which in
dicates total of about $25, 900 for
the month. This is a trifling improve
ment over October, when the receipts
were $24,391 AIS.
This deficit thus far during November
stsm1s at $s,572, 100, which is larger than
was expected.
The deficit for the fiscal year stands
at 6,581, ,120, the receipts having been
$127, ,701, ,160 and the exp nditures STA, ,2S2,-
2S0
The receipts from customs 50 far this
fiscal year undoubtedly will fall consid-
erably short of the estimates made by
the managers of the new tariff bill dur
ing it's tendency in congress. AT that
time it was estimated that customs
would increase to about $1S0,000,000 dur
ing the first year. The indications are
now said to be receipts from this cource
will not aggregate $165000,000.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-30
WILHELM DER GROSS,
The Pet of the North German Lloyd Line,
Breaks All Ocean Records.

Southampton, Nov. 29.-The North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Gross, Capt Engler which left New
York on Nov. 20, passing the Sandy
Hook lighthouse about 4:30 p M, arrived
here This afternoon, passing the Needles
at $40. The steamer was delayed twenty
five MINUTES i'm standing by burning
ship, but i'm spite of this she broke the
record for the highest average reported
across the ocsan, her speed per hour av-
eraging 22.35 knots.
The Votal DISTANCE covered was 9,O65
knots, and the passage Gasted 1877 hours
and minutes, or days, II hours and
8 minutes. from which, of course, should
ba deducted the twenty-five minutes lost
in standing by the burning ship, which
would have made her actual passage
days. 16 hours and 43 minutes, II ugh she
is only allowed "a record OF b days, IL
hours and minutes by maritime expshts
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-30
THE BARK WENT DOWN,
And Only Three of Her Crew We're Left to
Tell the News.

San Francisco, Nov. 29.-The British
bark Cordeliera, which was reported lost
off the coast of South America by
cable dispatch the early part OF this
month, fourdered off Valparaiso and
fourteen of her crew are supposed ITO
have been drowned. A letter was re-
ceived today from the city mentioned
to the effect that the only survivors of
the disaster were Carpenter F. c.
Lynch and Second Officers Hamilton
and Heather.
The Cordeleira capsized in squall
and went down, the letter states. The
first and second officers and the carpen-
ter managed to cling ito a capsized boat
and succeeded later in righting the
craft Then they headed for the coast
and were picked up by a coasting
steamer and brought ito Valparaiso.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-30
A Heavy Corpse.

San Francisco, Nov. 29.--Mrs. Theresa
Cardoza, a well-known resident of this
city, who died on Saturday, was burie d
yesterday in the italian cemetery. She
weighed over 600 pounds. and the under
takers had to break down the stains Of
her late residence in order to lower the
body into the han. A special casket
bound with iron was constructed for the
remains, and as it was too large for any
hearse In the city 1T was taken to the
cemetery i'm a heavy express wagon.
Mrs. Cardoza had been married twice
and leaves five children. the youngest
being eighteen months old.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-30
LOTTERIES NOT LEGAL.
Justice Hardin Holds That the frankfot Concern
Cannot Operate in Kentucky.

washington, Nov. 19.-Justice Harlan
handed down the ortnion of the United
States Supreme Cour. today in the case
of J. b. Douglass. plaintiff in errcr, VS..
the commonwe aIlth of Kentucky, hold ng
the franchise of the Frankfort lottery to
be invalid. The case was brought 10 this
court by Douglass on allegations of error
in the deciton Of the Kentucky court of
appsals, which was adverse TO him.
In rendering his opinion Justice Har-
Ian quoted the provisions of the Ken
lucky coma ftuton of 1889 removing all
lottery charters heretofore granted and
forbldding the existenca of lottelies in
the state
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-30

gas investigation committee the contract
with the city has been violated every cay
since it was signed.
Mr.. Roden made this statement, and
to catch himself and make his fall light
er, he told of an alleged agreement with
former Mayor B. A. Thompson and
others to the effect that it was mutually
understood that $1.65 was to be charged
for gas
Roden's statement ne denied 1t en-
phatically The talk of this agreement
appeared more in the guise of f1imsy
pretext than otherwise.
MIR. Roden claimed that the gas COM
pany charged $1.65 with reduction of
10 per cent to induse prompt payment
Of bills.
Speaking of this question a. gentleman
remarked last night: "Why could not
the gas company have charged twice
as much and have deducted 100 per cent?
This would have been>just as reasonable
If its dlaims are true"
Mr.. Roden admitted that with the 10
per cent reduction the price was not
brought within the stipulation of the
contract He said this was not done
for the profit. This did not amount to
anything.
The gas company signed the present
contract with the city in 1890. The
profits by this extortion since that time
will amount to a considerable sum.
The Age-Herald was sustained in
every allegation 1t has brought sgaEnst
the unjust monopoly.
1t Was First Blood
The meeting of the special committee
of the city council appointed to investi-
gate the charges against the gas COM
pany resulted in first blood for the peo-
pie and The Age-Herald.
The full committee was present and
several visitors. Mr.. Roden, Mr.. Bivins
and Mr.. Byron. all of tale gas company,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-30

the 10, per cent. reduction for prompt
payment. BY a mistake of thA type
writer or some one it was put in he con-
tract $1.48. When we objected Ito this
1T was said such howl would be made
if THE mattsr was brought up again we
could go ON charging $1.65." Mr. Roden
here leaned back with that satisfied
smile and put in a voluntary staten emit.
''Wlhen gas stoves came into use we
had to AXE a rate for them. We fixed
it at ST. When lnotypes came into use
we ware worried until we made rate.
We made it $1.25. 1 don't know what
linotype is, butt it BURNS gas, and is
something they use in printing Offices"
Mr. Roden, you say that you were in
formed that to bring THE matter before
the board again would kick up row
and by agreement you wenr on?"
"Yes"
'"The boar,d of aldermen held NO NEST
ing to take this action, did it?'
mo; think 1T was the mayor, city
attorney and some member of the gas
commaitee. MIR. Thompson was mayor
at that time
"When was the-oontract you refer to
made?"
'I think 1t was in August, $780,"
The question Then came up as to which
contract was referred to. There are two
contraJcts---one made in September, 1890,
and one later embodying the thirty-ye
clause, in April, 1891. Mr.. Rod:n srtd he
refelred to the contract made in 1890,
and knew nothing of the later one.
Mayor Evans then resumed the ques-
toning, and asked Mr.. Roden if the other
contracts were repeabsd when the pres
emit one was passed
In answer, Mr.. Roden said there was
no provision in this contract repeating
th= others.
Mr.. Moore Put Questions
Mr.. Moore, ait this juncture. took the
witness, who was leaning forward, rest
ing his chin on his hands.
pDo you regard this as a contraot?"
"If you will read it you will find it Is
turkey for you and buzzard for u.s.
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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-30
PARKHURST RETURNS
Aggrleyed at the Advent Of Tammany Again
VIII Resume War on the Tiger

New York, Nov. 29.-Dr. Charles H.
Parlhursb has returned from his trip
abroad. While aggrfeved at-the thought
of his old enemy y-Tammany-agai as
suming control of affairs, he will swal-
low his feeling and again prepare to
wage ceaseless war upon him.
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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
Love the Highest Attribute.

"If he could but return!' We say. ..Ths,.
was SO much did not do that nigh, hayo
done. SO much could have said that now
he can never know" Wait! When thoss
we love 60, not to return, we cannot Know
where they are nor what manner OF life ia
theirs. But some things we do know. anJ
II We remember and think about them thev
may help US to know more. We know tha,
AZ we grow In spiritual life our higher, better
feelings and emotions endure and grow great.
er,while the lower drop away, like the lower
leaves OF plant when the plant has no use
for them. We know that through whatever
changes this spiritual life passes, the highest
feeling In it-love--must grow purer and
stronger as this life progresses. And since we
believe in an unending life. 1t seems to fol.
low that we shall grow more loving and
wise with each ascent to still higher state
more quick to perceive the loving, longing
thoughts in the hearts Of others toward M
We cannot think of our dead. who have as.
cended to higher state OF the same spirit.
ual life, as more ignorant than We are. Tbey
are no longer bound by our human limta.
tions, and they are wiser. more loving, be-
cause OF their higher place. They arr
quicker to perceive and respond TO our lov.
Ing. yearning thoughts the thoughts that
flood our spirits and Ill our eyes MS We re.
member them. Take comfort They loved
us. They do not forget. They know all the
love we lid not speak and Of which our
hearts are full--nOw !-Harpers Bazar
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23

''The mining claims i'll the Klondike
region, reports returned miner, "are
500 by 666 feet in area. They are all To-
Gated on gulches, and the 500 feet really
represents the length of each claim,
the 666 feet being taken crosswise.
The idea is to give man from hill to
hill, and if what You might call the
walls are closer together than 666 feet,
why, you're just that much short, that's
all. You can't get more than 500 feet
along the gulch, no matter how mar
row it is. None of them is supposed
to be under 666 feet, but where that is
the case you have no claim to anything
more than the land between two side
lines so far apart" The mines are
under the control, so far as any con-
troll is needed, of n Mining Commits
sioner, who seldom interferes with any
one, however, for there is rarely any
trouble. AT the same time he can in
terfere, and to some purpose, if 1t be-
comes necessary, for he has any
amount of power, and what he says
goes. A squad Of Canadian mounted
police is under his orders. A couple
of men we're shot in the affray in Cir
Gle City, on Alaskan soil, some months
since; butin British territory every
thing is like q church. New York
Snn
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
Ant Pie.

Savages. we know, indulge in such
luxuries as grubs and locusts, but for O
civilized white man 20 finish up his din
ner with n dish OF raw ants seems toe
nasty to be credible. Yet in Mexico
1t Is the custom-and a custom adopted
by plenty Of colonists and visitors.
The ant eaten Is called the honey ant
and is perhaps as curious an insect as
lives. With tiny head and legs. 1t has
huge body as big as large pea, and
this Is yellow and swollen with excel.
lent honey.
In each nest there are 300 or 400 OF
these honey ants, which are attended
by thousands OF others. The honey ants
hang on to the roof of the cells in the
nest while the others feed them. They
are. in fact, living storehouses of win.
ter food. An observer says that IL one
of the honey ants falls from his perch
n worker will go and pick him up and
replace him. This is as IL man were
to walk up the face of n cliff carrying
large buffalo or cart horse on his
back.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
Poison Ivy,

Should you chance to come across
children with their little faces puffed
out and spotted, do not flee from them
while laboring under the impression
that they are victims Of measles, scar
let fever OF. scarlatina. It's an odds.
ON chance, as horsemen say, that
they've only been out to one of the
many local parks enjoying themselves
and that they had come into contact
with ivy poison. Notwithstanding
the fact that park gardeners and labor
ers are always ON the qui vive for this
detestable vine and destroy it when
ever met with, it is constantly spring
ing up in unexpected places, and is
disagreeable, though not dangerous,
in its effects.
While many persons are impervious
to the effects Of poison ivy, and many
handle it freely, it is we'll known fact
among scientists that others are
affected by it even though they do not
touch it. aud are blotched and swollen,
even if only the wind from the direc-
ton Of its lair blows upon exposed
parts Of their body. The poison is
exceedingly painful, but it is quickly
cured by the application Of another
poison--a deadly one-sugar of lead,
dissolved in water. New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23

In almost every Christians experiens
comes times OF dependency and gloon,
when there seems to be depletion Of the
spiritual life, when the fountains that used
to burst and sing with water are grown dryd
when love is loveless and hope hopeless,
and enthusiasm so utterly dead and buried
that 1t Is hard TO believe that it ever lived
At such times there is nothing for US to ID
but hold with eager hands TO tho bare
rocky truths OF our religion, as SHIP
wrecked man hangs to a strong, rncse
cliff when the great retiring wave and
the little eddies all together are tryn;
sweep him back into the deep. ..., Thea
when the tide turns, and we can hold oA
selves lightly where we once had to h,i
heavily, when faith grows easy and %
and Christ and responsibility and clenE
are once more the glory and delight OF bapI
days and peaceful nights, then certala
there is something new in them-a D
color, a new warmth. The soul has cale
new idea of Gods loves when 1t hast
only been fed but rescued by Him.-fllHl
Brooks.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
A Fortune In Sen Otters.

The schooners that have been out
after sea otters have struck second
Klondike. The season is only hall
over, but according to reports from
Captain Smalries of the schooner
Theresa four schooners have netted
about S63, ,O0Oip the aggregate for three
months work. Sea-otter skins are
worth in the English market about
$1,000 each. According to private nd.
vices, on July 8 the Herman had
eighteen skins, the Rattler twenty, the
Eppinger seven and the Kate and Ann
eighteen. Every hunter on each oi
these vessels will have as much money
coming to him when his schooner
reaches port as though he had made q
successful trip to the Klondike. San
Ffnuoiaoo Gall. " 4 N \. \ {. :, ~, 4
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
Gods Garden "A Place for Labor.

The true idea OF the rest OF Paradise Is no.
that of long lazy dream. An old Christian
painter once painted series of pictures ia
the life OF SANITY scholar. One repre-
sents him in his study, hard at work with
books and PEN another shows him, Old
and weak and i'll, receiving his last com.
munion; another depicts his death; and then
the artist paints the saint in Paradise.
But when you look at it, he is back in his
study, going on with his old work Only
the Zines OF age and sorrow have gone
out OF his face, and with great skill The
painter has suggested that the difficulty
and trouble OF his labor have passed away
that tho toll Is no longer painful, hut pure
Joy. This is a very beautiful thought. God u
garden Of rest Is no place of slothfu ease
and pleasant, useless dreams. The resi- con
sists in the removal Of pain and difficulty ID
work, not in haying nothing to do. 1t nay
even be possible, as the painter fancied, 70
go on with the work which interested US "a
earth, but without its labor and sorrow %
work like Adam in Eden, With neither sweat
OF brow nor WEAKNESS OF brain.-Proies:ot
Shuttlcworth. in Sunday Magazine.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
Preaching and Sermonitln;.

To preach the sermon is q means "
sermoniZer 1t is an end. To the w,
the sermon is an opportunity; to tls,e
izer 1t is a task. Hence the preaenn
free man and n master; the s'rmons.
subject and "a slave. The preacs,,,
something to say; tho sermoniIer nE M
something. The preacher bears u s'
n great glowing ideal OF what Jesas
have His people be; He feels WIN 'S ~,
sympathy and keenest sorrow now
OF this they come, and, impelled ny W.
and burning desire to lift his leVr
1.-THE searches the Scriptures Tor 'IH
shall express 1t, and draws on w.
sources OF his reading aud his eaE
for argument, Illustration ami NV.
commend 1t to their minds and heM
sermonizer carries In his head geuJ,
line OF theology. goes to his conineS,; Ipas,;
an appropriate setting, splits ms WI
into the requisite number oil hv"
each striking title, e,tacks on an w
appeal or application ami sVsW
face his audience. e.-Pfesideht "
Hyde.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
Keen Omen for Gods Messengers.

Have you ever read a beautiful I!ttleWa
"Expectation Corners?" 1t tells Of Ky
who prepared city for some OF bis y
subjects. Not far from them wore ~
storehouses where everything they ~
need was supplied II they but sent IN y,
requests. But on one condition--they ~
be on the outlook FOR the answer, 50
when the kings messengers came WIN
answer to their petitions, they should a.
be found waiting and ready to ~
them. The sad story is told oil oae
ponding one, who never expsi~'
get what he asked, because be
too unworthy. One day he was m
the kings storehouses, and thcre,
amazcment, he saw, with his aoll
them, all the packages that tnd peen
up for him, and sent. There was Wv
ment OF praise, aud the oil OF Joy, aIm I
eye-salve, and so much more; they "a.
to his door, but found it closed ne W.
on the outlook. From that time on W.
the lesson Micah would teach Us; I'D
look to the Lord; l will wait for tnVon
my salvation; my God will hear me-
Andrew Murray.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23

In Austria Hungary, at the end Of
1892, the first decade of postal savings
banks in that country, the number of
depositors was 913, ,447, with a total
capital of 29,335, 299 forins. The
average capital during that period rose
from eleven forms to tlirty-two
forms. The establishment in every
postoffice in the United States of a
postal savings bank, with the oppor-
tunity afforded even small depositors
of investing in United States bonds,
would do much to check discomfort,
declares the New York Mail and Ex.
press,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23

The fall of a carboy of ammonia in a
drug store on Park Row the other day
caused q crowd to scatter so fast that
there can be no doubt, suggests the
New York Sun, that similar method
for dispensing a mob would be very
successful in times of public disorder.
There would be no broken heads af.
terward and no consequent expense for
hospital attendance.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
SELECT RELIGIOUS READING
PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM TIVE
WORLDS GREATEST PROPHETS

Within Christ's Fold Love the H,.,
est tAttribute-God's Garden Plac. r.,
Labor-Rocky Truths y Safe R@fo,.
Keep Open for Gods Messenger
have life with Christ to live.
But till live 1t must wait
Till learning can clear answer give
To this and that books datey
have life in Christ to live,
have death In Christ TO die.
But must l wait till science give
All doubts q full reply?
Nay; rather, while sea OF doubt
Is raging wildly round about,
Questioning OF life and death and sin
Let me but creep within
Thy fold, o Christ, and at thy fee,
Take but the lowest seat
And hear thine awful voice repeat
In gentlest accents, heavenly sweet
"Come unto me and rest;
Believe me and be blest."
j. c. Shairp.