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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
Burnet Court Matters.

Burnett Tex. Aug. 26.-(Specill)-
County court, after a two weeks session
closed today with the following cases
tried:
The State VS.. George Berry, charged
with using abusive language; plea OF
guilty and fined So.
The State VS.. Don Turner. two cases.
violation Sunday law; dismissed.
The State VS.. Il. G. Dorr, violati
local option law, two cases; dismissed.
The State VS.. Jim Buchanan. charged
with gaming. also the following: q. X.
Coon and John Kelley. same charge. plea
of guilty and fined $40 each.
The State VS.. Henry Allen. carrying II
pistol. verdict of guilty and fired SO. but
new trial granted.
The State vs.. Lon Smith. theft. verdict
of guilty and fine of $40 and seven days
in Jail.
The State VS.. Bob Bell: also State VS..
Jim Slaughter, carrying pistol; verdict of
not guilty at request of county attorney.
State VS.. Geo. Cypert, cutting timber
unlawfully; hung jury.
State VS.. q. o. Turner, assault; plea of
guilty and fine of So.
State VS.. viii Berry, cutting surrey;
verdict guilty and fined SO.
VS.. Dot Corlcy. playing cards in public
place; pleas of guilty and fines of $40
each
Tho case of Ingram VS.. Turner was
continued.
In the justice court some six of Bur
nets most prominent young men plead
guilty to the charge of playing cards on
Sunday for money, and were fined $50
each yesterday morning. There were at
the same time three other pleas of guilty
entered for the following offenscs As
sault. drunkenness and disturbing the
peace.
The criminal courts are doing n land
office business since the saloons opened
again.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
pUZZLING RATE REDUCTION.
kansas city, Fort Scott and Memphis
Reduces Grain Rates.

Chicago. Aug. 26.-An unexpected and
puzzling move ON the part of the Kansas
City. Fort Scott and Memphis road threw
the western roads into a state of excite
mcnt today. This road gave notice that,
effective today. it would reduce grain rates
from Kansas City to New Orleans from
u to II cents, the reduction to continue
in force until September .. The rate will
apply on export only. The action of this
line is incomprehenSible to the other roads,
as they have more grain than they can
move at present charges. Under ordinary
circumstances the cut would be met from
Chicago and st. Louis. AS things are
now, and as the rate is only for linn
tied period, the probabilities are that it
will be ignored. In contrast to the action
of the Memphis line, the Illinois Central
announces that, beginning September q,
il will advance its rate on export corn from
10 to II cents between Chicago and New
Orleans.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
american BAR ASSOCIATION
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING
NOW IN SESSION AT CLEVE-
LAND, OHIO.
FOR INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
A Resolution Adopted Committing
the Association to international
ArbitratiOn-Speech by Gov.
Griggs of New Jersey.

Cleveland, o., Aug. 2G.-The member.
of the American Bar association thi,
morning listened to an excellent addrcs,
by Governor John w. Griggs of New
Jersey on Legislation and the Needs OF
Reform in LawMaking," and adopted q
resolution which committed the associa
ton to an effort to bring about intcrna
tional arbitration treaties with ell en-.
lightened nations of the earth.
During the afternoon there were scs.
sions of the legal education branch of
the association and the patent law
branch of the society. From 800 to 400
OF the delegates were rendered a recep.
ton az the home of Andrew Squire on
Euclid avenue Governor Griggs being
one of those present.
This evening there was another ses-
sion of the association, during which
two interesting papers were tead and
discussed after which the general com.
ell of the association held meeting
and nominated officers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
SUFFERING FOR FOOD.
Striking Miners in Indiana Are In a
Distressing Condition

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 2G.-Reports
to the state authorities indicate that
the condition of the striking coal miners
in Indiana becomes more distressing
from day to day. The state labor com
mission says there are 1000 of the
strikers. and together with their fami-
lies there are probably $4,000 men, wo-
men and children in the coal regions of
the state who are going hungry on ac-
count of the strike. Governor Mount
receives appeals from some points in
the coal fields every day. The miners
are asking for something to eat, and
the governor, the labor commission and
the miners are at Il loss to know how
they should proceed. The relief COM
mittee issued another call through the
mayors of Indiana cities a few days ago
and are now receiving some subScrip-
tions. but they are not in proportion to
the needs of the miners. The relief
committee has confined it's work to
raising money, but should the strike
continue much longer contributions of
food will have to be asked for. The
state labor commission thinks that
miners and operators should agree to
resume work on 60-cent basis, to last
only while arbitration is pending. While
60 cents is not regarded as living wages
for the strikers. and not as much as the
operators should pay, it would be better
for both sides to accept the figures until
another agreement could be made.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
DECLARED. MULE.
The Alien Tax Law Knocked Out by
Judge AchesOn.

Pittsburg. Pa. Aug. 26.--Judge Ache
son today rendered a decision in the
United States circuit court. declaring
the alien tax law unconstitutional. After
reciting the provisions of the act, the
judge concludes
las the employer is authorized to de-
duct from the wages of the employe the
prescribed tax. it is quite clear that the
tax is upon the employee and not upon
the employer The court is called on to
act are in conflict with the United
States constitution.
"The fourteenth amendment to the
constitution of the United States de-
clares nor shall any state deprive any
person of life, liberty or property with
out due process of law. or deny to any
person within it's jurisdiction the equal
protection of the law"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
Weekly Cotton Statistics.

Liverpool, Aug. 27.-The following are
the weekly cotton statistics: Sales, to-
tai, $4,000 bales; sales, American, 30
600 bales: trade, 10000 bales; actual
exports. 1000 bales; imports, total. 5000
bales; imports. American, 60O0 bales
stock, total, $4,000 bales; stock. Amer
lean. $4,000 bales: afloat, II, 600 bales (;
ahoat, American, 5000 bales; sales for
speculation, 1000 bales; purchases for
export. 1000 balsa
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
The POnuInce Excited.

Greenvlle, Ala, Aug. 26.-'l'his city
is still in state of great excitement
over the killing of Hon. Barlow Lloyd
("Rufus Sanders') by John A. Gafford.
yesterday. Posses of citizens secured
The neighborhOod last night. but ~ not
capture the murderer. This morning II
brother of Gafford came in and reported
ITO the judge of the court that if his
brother was assured that no violence
would be done him he would come in
and give himself up. The judge and
other citizens apprehend no effort to
lynch Gafford. and the latter has been
assured of that fact
Ii is expected that before tomorrow
morning Gafford will be behind the bars.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
REFUSED TO CONFER
Mallory Line VIII Continue to DO
Business mt the 2-Cent Rate

Galveston, Tex. Aug. 26.-(Special) -
Wednesday Galveston commercial inter
eStS asked for conference of representa-
tives of the Mallory, Morgan and Lone
Star lines. with the view of raising water
rates and ending the steamer rate war.
Today the Mallory line Informed the Gal
weston people there was nothing to confer
about. that it would continue to haul bust
ness at cents per 100 pounds. any guam
tity. The Morgan and Lone Star manage
ments were willing to participate in the
conference asked for. In the meantime a
letter from the Texas railroad commission
and resolutions passed by the Galveston
commercial bodies have been forwarded
to the United States attorney general, ask.
ing him to begin injunction proceedings to
| restrain the Mallory line from carrying
gqodz Rf below rost pf carriage. :.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
Hunting Pearls In Arkansas.

Little Rock. Ark. Aug. ga special
to the Gazette from Mount Adams
Ark, says:
White river above and below Mount
Adams for several miles is lined WITH
pearl hunters. The people are greatly
excited over the discovery. Wagon
loads of men, women and children are
pouring in from all sections. One party
of campers found large number Of
fine pearls yesterday. They were takeI
to the store of y. h. Price and he valued
them at $3.50 The pearls found her,
are as large as buckshot. round ant
brilliant in color.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
BELLV|LLE NEGRO LYkCHED
HE WAS TAKEN FROM THE JAIL
At O'CLOCK THURSDAY
MORNING.
REPEATEDLY CONFESSED HIS GUILT
The County Judge Addressed the
Mob, Advising Them to Desist,
Hut His Words Were Unheeded
by the Determined Men.

Bellvillr, Tex, Aug. 2G.-(Special)-A
negro by the name Of Will Bembry aged
"a years, was taken from the Jail here this
morning at = O'Clock and hanged by n
mob lie was accused of having ATTEMPT.
ed rape upon three white women within
swenty-four hours, ending yesterday morn
ing al o'clock. All of his intended vic
inns live in this county and all within
twelve miles of this place. One of the
victims, an old lady Of so years, is in a
very precariOus condition and NAV NOT re-
cover. He confessed his guilt.
At l1:25 whispered signal was given
and the lynchers stationed themselves at
the side entrance to the Jail When no re-
Dly came to the invitation to omen IN, n
few blows Of the slcdge hammers deniol-
ashed the windows.
County Judge s. II. Blake addressed the
lynchers and endeavOred to pursuade them
10 let the law take its course. His plead
ings were of no avail. His voice was
drowned by the constant clang of great
iron hammers welded by skilled hands on
the grating. No further attempt of resist
ancc was made by the officers. The bolts
of the locks, too, were cut. The husband
of one of the victims, a negro who knew
Bembry well, and others identified him
repeatedly, trembling and fearing that
they, too, might be taken, but they were
IN no danger.
He was carried to small grove one-baif
snle east of town. He repeatedly con
fessed his guilt. He was pulled up till
his feet were fully six feet above the
ground: a few cOntortions; dead body
swayed in the summer breeze and the
crowd dispersed The body, after being
viewed by few curious men and boys,
was cut down by the coroner and YER
diet of hanging at the hands of mob
was rendered.
Relatives of the dead man refused to
have him buried, saying: "Austin county
killed him and should have him buried"
and the body has been inferred in the pot
ter's field. Mrs. Suhr was cruelty NAL
treated and bitten through her cheek ana
arms. She IL in a critical condition.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02

untrue as to any person having been
driven from Leonard by mob or that
mob in Leonard prevents any ones return
to Leonard who has heretofore left
there"
the case as he understands them The
letter is from w. w. Riding. sheriff of
Fannin county.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
GEORGETOWN SUICIDE.
Clyde Dimmitt Placed n Pistol in His
Mouth and Fired

Georgetown. Tex, Aug. 26-(Special.)
Clyde Dimmtt, aged 50 years, died TO-
day from pistol shot fired by his own
hand. He placed the weapon in his mouth,
the bullet coming out at the top of the
head, tearing away piece of the skull.
Death was instantaneous. Deceased had
been an invalid two years and his hopeless
condition, it is supposed, prompted the
act. Justice Shaw viewed the body and
deyeloped the above facts
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
Negro RapIst Hanged.

Richmond, Va, Aug 26.-Joseph Fife,
a negro youth convicted of attempted
criminal assault on Mrs. Marks, n widow,
and who subsequently confessed to other
like crimes, was hanged in the yard of
the city Jail today. He assembled the
gallows penitent and with stolid ndiffer-
ence about leaving this world, which he
had maintained from the time of his
sentence. His last words to Deputy
Sheriff Ralston were: ~ will send you
a telegram from heaven on the 14th of
March"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
Senator Stafford Appointed Receive,

Tyler, Tex, Aug. 26.-(Special.)- -On
motion made in the case of Paramour In
vestment Company of st. Louis VS.. The
Tyler Car and Lumber Company, Judge
Russell announced his decision today and
removed ]. ]. Carter and appointed
Senator +. n. Stafford of AIineola re-
ceiver in his stead. Mr.. Stafford's bond
was placed at $4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
Fall River Print Cloth Market.

Fail River, Mass. Aug. 26.-The print
cloth market is steady at 2 5-Sc regu.
lars for October and November delivery,
One thousand pieces weekly were sold
for 11-16c, but later September de.
livery was sold at 2 5-Sc.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
The Cisneros Case Exnrrerated.

Washington, Aug. 26.-Consul General
Lee at Havana telegraphed the state de-
partment that the case of Evangelina
Cisneros has been greatly misrepresented
could not ascertain that there has been
at any time any intention to deport her.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
TailOrs Won Their Strike,

New York, Aug. 26.-The strike Of
the progressive tailors. which began on
Sunday last. was declared off today. the
increase of p per cent in wages de-
manded by the tailors having been con
coded by the employers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
Two Fircmcn Killed.

Pttsburg, Aug. 26.-Edmundson &
Perrins' furniture establishment burned
tonight, entailing loss of S163,00O.
Two firemen. Xeke Glover and Harry
Hit, were killed by the falling walls.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
Died of Her Injuries.

Houston, Tex, Aug. 2G.-(Special.l -
Susan Garrett. colored, who was badly
burned two weeks ago in trying to save
the life of her child, died today from her
Injuries
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
Relieves Edmunds Innocent.

Colorado Springs, Col. Aug 26.-Sher-
if Boynton believes that John Edmunds,
who has been arrested at Kansas City on
the charge of having murdered Herbert III.
Kay on Pixies Peak, did not commit the
murder.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02

Conceptions in Relation to Modern Law,
which dealt at length with the history of
Jurisprudence.
He was followed by Henry f.. Davis,
United States district attorney for the
District of Columbia. with II paper on
| the Law of Insurance in the Law
| Schools" He said in part:
Assuming what | know to be the
| fact, that the members of the association
| are fully enlisted in the effort to raise
the standard of legal education and to
be alive to the ordinary needs in that be-
stress can not he laid. and that enough
stress is not laid upon the science of the
| law as an outgrowth of mans social
| needs and quite the most important part
| of mans social developments How few
| there are as yet who do not feel that
legal origins and principles fully achieved
their object, and. exhausted their func.
ton in producing the great system of
| English law and its equally great fellow
of even more than ordinary attainment in
the field of legal research is quite prone
| to think that the conceptions on which
| those origins and primitive institutions
| rest are to he considered as scarcely more
than so many specimens gathering into
Il sort of herbarium of Jurisprudence. tC
be examined from time to time only as
| IL CuuSt HiiN Cili lot Sulle illpTc VI Nss
( interesting and much less than more
scientific. excursions to the fields of lcga
antiquarianism.'
He then endeavored to show that ''apar
from their mere antiQuarianism and liter
airy value, there is for the student n deer
significance and practical bearing in these
primitive conceptions, and that lega
education, if it is to justify its name anC
its avowed object must do with thos,
conceptions certainly not less than wha
the average man of our law schools il
thought to be doing in the way of equip
t of the student for every day pur
poses, not to. say the superficial needs o
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-26

Recent correspondence between the
Roman Catholic archbishops of Toronto
and Kingston, in Ontario, and Pope Leo,
in Rome, indicates the fixed resolve of the
latter TO bring about reconciliation OF
church and state authorities, and obviate
a continuance of the rupture born of the
Manitoba school question. In this con-
nection the suggestion of the newspaper
L'Italie, published in Rome, is amusing.
1t speaks of the Pope exerting all the
resources of his ability and diplomacy to
''prevent conflict which would bring
out the mass of Catholics against the
Dominion Government. Anent which
the Mail and Express says, there is lurk-
ing suspicion on this side of the water
that such conflict would probably bring
out the government against the mass OF
Catholics, and would succeed in winning
many of them from their allegiance to
the bish6psLto the cause of civil liberty.
That's the secret of the reconciliation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-26
500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased te
ilearn that there is at least one dreaded diseas
that science has been able to cure in all it
stages and that IS Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu
tional disease requires constitutional treat
ment. Halfs Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the pa
tient strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The
powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials.
Address, F. j. CHENEY s. CO., Toledo, O.
T- Soldb dru ggists, 75c.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-26
A MILLION DOLLARS.
That Would Be the Cost of an Hours
Fighting by the North Atlantic Squad
ron.

| written for the Chicago Daily News.)
AT Newport on June the naval officers
assigned to form the class of instruction
for the term will assemble at the wal
| college to study the most expensive prob
lem with which nations have now to deal
| in their plans of offense and defense
| Naval warfare has become SO expensive
that naval strategy must be understood
thoroughly by naval officers in order thai
the greatest results may be obtained with
the least amount of actual fighting. Fol-
this reason every year a number of naval
officers are sent to the war college to study
the most effective employment of sea
power. Modern naval warfare is the
| most expensive sort of fighting.
1t would cost 81, 900, 600 in powder and
shot alone for the North Atlantic fleet to
fight one hour.
The cost of the powder and steel that
! one modern battleship would fire away
in one hours fighting is as great as the
cost of building creditable man-of-war
in the days before the nations began to
build fleets of iron and steel. The In
diana, for instance, in an hours fight
would expend powder and shot to the
value of Sill, 1854. 40 from her main bat
terry alone andtothat must be added the
cost of the fire from her machine guns
an drapid fires of small caliber.
MILLION FOR ONE SQUADRON.
The United States has five squadrons
afoat-the North Atlantic, the South
Atlantic, the European, the Asiatic and
the Pacific. Of these the most powerful
is the North Atlantic. To keep that fleet
in action for one hour would cost at least
81, 000, 900 for powder and shot. One of
the big battleships would burn up about
sixty tons of powder and powder costs
the government 81 cents a pound. The
whole North Atlantic feet, including the
Iowa, would burn up over 535 tons from
the main batteries alone. And that is
powder used to send the projectiles from
the guns and does not include the burst
ing charges of explosives in the shells.
COST OF ONE HOURS FIGHTING.
This table gives details as to the ex-
pense in powder and shot of fighting the
n orth Atlantic fleet for one hour:
Cost of Cost of
ShiDS powder shot. Total
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-26

Judge Adams of Chicago, has just
handed down decision which, if upheld
by the higher courts, will mean an in
road into the treasury of Chicago amount
ing to over 81 600, 900. He sustains the
constitutionality of an act of 1887, making
municipalities liable for three -fourths of
the amount of damage wrought by mobs
of twelve and over When all these ac-
counts are settled up, it is likely that the
taxpayers of Chicago, at least, will regret
that the strong arm of the federal gov
eminent was not sooner interposed to
check the acts of vandalism of it's anarch-
istic mobs.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-26

In spasm of humaneness the Texas
legislature has adopted resolutions de-
claring that lynchings are positively sob
jectionable." 1t is about time for an
awakening of conscience in certain sec
aions of the South touching the sacredness
of human life, for in the language of a
resolution recently adopted by the Protes-
tant Episcopal convention, of South
Carolina, "the blood outlines of our
people has become an offense and crying
shame to the sensibilities of the church
and state
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-26

The Dry Goods Economist calls atten-
ton to the present great increase in i'm
portation of dry goods in anticipation OF
higher tariff. The poin5 of the COM
parison is that the increase in April, and
SO far in May, is nearly 100000 in ex-
cess of the increase caused by anticipation
of the Mckinley tariff. 1t is very obvious
that loss of revenue can only be the re-
suit of every days delay in the passage OF
the Dingley bill.