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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16

healthy yapors caused either by rottns.
floor ioist or by vermine and accumulated
The front of the first floor is well
lighted by large polished plate-glass
windows. six in number, with the saule
number of transOms glazed with tie
same quality of glass. There are three
slvlipht wells through the building, pre-
,yiding light, and also windows Tor llgHi-
ing from the alley i'll the rear. Utah.
The first story is walnscoller 20 heish'
of eight feet. and the entire hnlsh tnrousls-
ont the whole building is of natural WOOD
All goods are brought in at the rear, ana
are passed over the sca.es conVenlentiy
nlaced close to the elevator. The elevator
has capacity equal to the largest ae'
monds and ample floor space OF seventy,
two square feet. The office is .ocateI
mon fhe first floor. 1t is composed nI
two compartments enc for the book
kaener the other for the firm manage
ment. Speaking tubes are carried j!oa'
the Office to various parts or the oui-uAils'
so that directions of the hrm can De -
,peditiousaT given with the least PoSs''ie
inconvenience. .e..,.. ,o,,od with
o,,,.i,, nine with natural polished hnlsh,
- ond The ratings and doors are OF an
"rnamentai design of japanned copper.
broad stairway leads to the sec
~ o. u,o nth easy trpads and rAserss
o onnva oJI for the patrons, friends ana
ool,ton,nrs of the firm. The second hoor
,;s entirely taken up in all its wall spaeriS
Nth 20 heavy broad shelving for goods, ~
shelving being movable to acconiilou, ~
al sized packages. The foors aIe e Az re-
+;reIy covered with tables ana goousi o uI
..Io nod to the best manner systemattanl
p rnssuges The lighting of the second
aony and the third is fully equal " .nT,
ne Tho first. and the arrangements ol e"'A
moor are very similar. ,., :. very
The front of the bu;hing Is We, 4
.,eoant. in a quiet dignitied mal MAJ d,-o.
;r,nresses one with its strength ana uu,
Kilt, conioined to an appropriate aiio ~
oeii.y - n,entation. Three large arches VI
81 si. OH foot span are upon the flrst STORY;
eia :.,' r.ssjye piers. and arch stones 1a
VIII li;.n THE entire first story - OIL .ne
ff.mnus Texas granite. OF WIlcn f- U
lan ;,a1 vas constructed, coming I Thn
C Cap,; Mountain in Burnet. county .;naiv
Grani a storv of the front is pleasinsS
s s:c:iad into INTO three large twin wlhuows'
olxlueu roo GREW granite polished coiu .hrj
witn mise nortion of the second ana tniad
.tnr;es is Of Milsap pressed rev Masters
brick and Pecos SANDSTONE rrad cans and |,
and columns have c cainS story front IS
mm bases. The thlrd st 9th arched
d;y;ded with six openings VIZ W. Granite
windows and round poiisneu s'0'
columns. : &c oonner. A material
NOT requiring paint or any tnct Il 1t
covering to disguise OF pre'e'' "
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16
Speaks of the Partition of china.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 13.-Thc Novosti
says the absence Of protests from the
other powers at Germany's evident deter
mnatiOn to remain at Kiao Chau bay
indicates that the partition of China has
actually begun and will proceed quietly.
Another newspaper expressed the be-
lief that the United States, among other
occupation of Kiao Chau by Germany.
Russian official circles, however, appear
Indifferent to the step taken by Ger
many.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16

age of this act and to strike from the
rolls the names of all the permanently
insane or helpless children who had
reached their majority.
Mr.: Mcl,ae ldem.) of Arkansas advo-
cltei aS the first step the transfer of
III. pension Office to the war depart
men, here It would be out of politics.
Mr.. w. A: Smith lrep) of Michigan
said h. would give the pension Office n
vested right If he had the power.
Mr.. Melton (dem.) of Ohio declared
that II was not the democrats of the
nolih whc We're assault,ng the pension
roll Ne charged that Commissioner
Evans had advocated a law that would
hereafter cut off the widows and tn"
oirhans He proclaimed his friendship
for the old soldier.
Bring Gu ycu pension BILL" he cried.
add , 81 !lg the republicans, raise 1t rs
high /, 5 You dare and 1t will have the
vote of every northern democrat on this
siJe."
Messrs Mire demJ of Indiana and
Campbell (Geip.) of Illinois submitted
brief remarks In favor of liberal pen
sions.
MIR. Hepburn of Iowa replied to sonc
os the criticisms of the pension roll
which came from the other side. He
was espeo ALLY severe in his condemna-
Zion "e a remark by Mr.. Norton, which
he characterized as "monstrous." The
statement was to the effect that the
regulations OF the pension Office COM
pellet most soldiers to stand on the re-
jet a list "or commit moral and legal
perjury to reach those rolls"
| Mr.. Norton disciamed having used
| the word "most." With n change q!
that word, he said, he stood by that
| statnidept
| The pension office required testimony
| which Was not In existence. lie stood
ready, Mr. Noiton said, to aid in sw enp-
ing away tEt ST senseless regulations.
| while Jodr party had the presided y
and the senate and the house." asked
Mr.. Stone UriL) of Pennsylvania, WHY
did you not remedy some OF the evils!
"When God and the country had the
misfortune to give us the only democrat {
ic president we have had since the Civil
war;" replied Mr.. Norton, 1--WE found ii
too late. He belonged to you and you
] Remedies do not begin with the presi'
dent" said Mr.. Stone, 'but with con-
gress. Why did n democratic congress
do nothing but reduce the pension roll I
1t does not lie in your mouths to COM
plain" Republican applause.)
"If we committed u wrong, why do you
sit by supineiy and not seek to correct
itT Democratic applause and repuDlt
can jeers)
Mr.. Hepburn denied that he had put
any words in Mr.. Norton's mouth. On
the contrary, he insisted that he had
heard the word "most," and in that ht
was corroborated by all members about
him and by the official reporters note
The gentleman from Ohio, with his boist
ing of courage, was trying to run away
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16
PUBLICLY EXCOMMUNICATED.
Religious Circles Stirred I'm Over
Act of Catholic Bisbon

Sircies stirred Up Over
Act of n Catholic Bishop.
-, Kansas City, Dec. PA special TO tbe
Times from st. Joseph, Mo-, saws:
Religious circles in this city were STIR
red up today by the public excommunis
cation OF Mrs. Charles Miller, formerly
Miss katherine Moriarhy, her mother
ana all relatives and Catholics who par-
ticlpated in her marriage ceremony and
me reception which followed, because
the young woman was married by a Pro
testant minister.
Inc letter of communication from the
It. Key. Bishop Burke and addressed TO
Key. Father Newman, pastor of the
cathedral congregation, was read at ali
the services in the cathedral today.
On Thursday of last week Miss Kath-
crime Moriarity was married to Charles
A. Miller at the First Presbyterian
church by the Rev. George A. Trenholm.
After the marriage services a reception
was held at the home of the brides
mother.
In his letter of accommodation Bish-
op Burke spoke of the unusual publicity
that had been given to the affair, and for
that reason placed not only Mrs. Miller
but all her relatives and all Catholics who
participated in her marriage ceremonies
under the ban of the church.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16
The Senate.

Washington, Dec. 0.-Thc senate did
n considerable amount Of business, al
though no very important measures were
considered or passed, and there was
very little debate.
Senator Gall!nger. chairman of the
committee on pensions, called attention
to the increasing demand for private pen
sion legislation, and requested senator's
to be careful in the future TO see that
their bills for private pensions were
meritorious before they were introduced.
An attempt was made by Senator Nc
Bride TO secure an appropriation for the
relief of the Klondike miners, but 1t went
over on objection. He next introduced
resolution calling on the. secretary oil
war for ali information in his possession
on the needs of miners in Alaska.
Some work was laid out for next week,
Senator Carter securing the right of way
Monday and Tuesday for his census bill
and Senator Lodge had the immigration
biz made the unfinished business during
the week.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16

ss.ands out boldly, its graceful lines 10
ofsing .ne ravages of time and the eff ac
VI IN corrosive atmospheres. eNe''
Inc roof is of gravel and asnbo,t TIL.
nUoi is found to withstand the effects 1 ns
Uur southern suns better than tba o w
pensive and corroding tin. ~ INC eA'
Inc entire building has ev+ro ho
Walls Walls OF our best Austin brick, n common n
orlck which has few EQUALS. and in e, ~
almost the entire building il comstrpc oau,
duets of Texas. anu nome pro-
ell al tne regulations of the insurance
companies pa for building of it's class in
feeSard TO hre proofing have been CLOSELY
rolio;Med' Shutters and fastenings are
provided for all windows. Venetio n
Dlinqs are furnished for all the front
WINDOWS, which can be easily controlled
TO regulate the quantity of light. -
Inc Plumbing in the entire building
mas Deeh put in In accordance with the
inost modern usage as regards its soni-
tary arrangement. The entire buildino
is plped for gas and combinatio fy.
lures, fourteen fixtures upon the first
moor and twelve fixtures upon each of
the other floors. "a
Inc electric wiring Is arranged so that
eacn noor can be turned on simultane.
ousiy,. The first floor and also the yesti-
4uie lights can be turned on at the front
door entrance. A switch at the office
controls the lights in the office. The
iignts on each floor are controlled at
the. head of the stairs for each floor,
In fact, the whole building has been de-
signed for the needs of the business. ia
facilitate its dispatch and to give the
best service to its friends and custom.
ers. 1t is such enterprise as this which
helps the whole common mass of people.
builds up our city and causes us to re.
mark that life is still worth living.
The general contractors upon the build.
ing were Messrs. Fisher & Lambie, an
old and successful firm of qualified build.
ers. The architects were Messrs. Burt
Mcdonald and ]. Rely Gordon. The
building in their hands received great
care and watchfulness in all it's details
Their Business.
Mexican, Eilers & Co. carry yer,
large stock of dry goods, embracint
every article usually found in house
devoted exclusively to the wholesal,
dry goods business.
The spacious first floor is filed will
what Is known to the trade as piec,
goods, consisting Of calicos, ginghams
domestics, jeans, cashmeres, fiannels
blankets, comforts, furnishing goods
etc. There are piles upon piles of tn,
goods, conveniently arranged and wei
displayed, so that country merchant
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16
BRYAN IN MEXICO.
His In TriumphaI Journey--Re.
/ Snrded as n National Guest.

gnrded as n National Guest.
Mexico City. Dec. 11.-Mr. Bryan and
party are making triumphal journey
through the country, stopping at the prin-
cipal cities between the frontier and this
capital and everywhere is being treat
ed with remarkable courtesy. AT va
rious state capitals the governors have
personally greeted the democratic leader
as he has been accorded exceptional ia
cilities for seeing everything He is
now expected to arrive here Monday
right, when he will be escorted to the
Hotel SAM, where luxurious quarters
have been secured for him, and viii be
received at the railway station by Col
Grrza of the presidents staff and taken
to his hotel in the presidents carriage.
Mr.. Bryan il regarded as national
guest and as meriting all these attentions
~ the leader of great American palti.
cal party. Not since Grant and Seward
visited Mexico have such unusual honors
beer. paid any American.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Bryan's po
sition on the silver question has mucl
to do with the warm sentiment of friend
| ship exhibited to him.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16
Waco Murderer Still at Large.

Waco Tex, Dec. 11.-(Special.) 1.-The
officers have displayed very remarkable
energy in their efforts to hunt down the
murderer of Eli Frankfort, who was
slain by an assassin Thursday night, the
9th instant. Blood hounds were en-
poyed and search was made through
the cedar brakes and the chaparrel along
the Bosque. The country was swept for
miles around. Rewards were offered for
the apprehension of the fugitive. but IN
made, moi one fitted the descriptions,
and all persons were relieved of suspi'
nioN
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16

rating, and its trade is gathered in from
some fourteen or fifteen counties and Il
Is gradually reaching out to Others
no wholesale dry goods house anv.
mh here stands higher with the merchants
whom It serves. 1t has a well-earned
reputation, and no business house has
d n[iler mold on the confidence of those
WIN win whom It has dealings. With ST.
ppTo corps of bookkeepers and clerks. nil
orders are carefully and accurately filled.
e ~ merchants in neighborng towns viii
nnu IL 10 their interest to buy their dry
E \ m ana notions from Mexican, Eilers
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16

have no trouble making selections. All
GOODS such as .calicos ginghams and
ether dress goods that tickle fashion Is
ever changing in color and pattern, are
nm to date, the firm being careful TO
have such goods of the very latest
weoves. This is a feature OF. the 6fg
honse that is worthy of careful consld-
grafton by retail merchants VINO WISE
to cater TO advanced ideas OF what Is
reat and seasonabe. Such mercha,n,lss
ora assured that all dress goods hahaIeo
Inv Mexican, Eflers 4 Go. are the iateest
products of the fertile and active DTni as
of the designers ami the uelt h"nu'
experienced Weavers. A., ,,,,,o,,
tbis season Of course, the disDiay
Of blankets and flaRnels is promlnehee
feoture There are heaps and heaps OF
bIonkets of all sizes, colors ana Quul!ts,
orJ for the mast two or three months
-, have been leaders, and large quan-
, ,titi9s nave been sold. Wooden under-
saonr carried on this floor, and in snort,
MI wolleE goods have had 7 Dig IuA
Tnrnr the autumn months. VI coui5s'
S,e demand WAS expected, ana 'he W. -
nwoke house WAS prepared 10 s,,',',s ~.
Jenns pants, ovarllss ANA gthti FL lui aan,
inr goods are shown on Inc hl''
or1 sales of these are large
The secunA F'IooG..
a., tho second floor. which is arronseSa
~ t, i,oiring is carried Il md.1otn
st ,u Of notions and sundrIts. LII n,s
stoc i. i oI cnmnlete. and country mer-
s snt,, 10 can fnd in it almost anytnalhlS
t ti.ar desire in the notion linz. e ~
s Goo is selected especlaig ~ loa
9to country trade, and tne ionE
eyneriencc of the firm, ana t'lt &c 40 NN neo-
sust his section of the state Is gum
p PIE ia - ,, FETAL merchants that they VIII
au +he notions they desire to 1Ir!.
n Irlluaur r ia well arranged on the noHI
a nnIi cnIlins out a bill from the DIG sV"eA
is easily made.
Third Floor.
This floor carries a duplicate shppft9 tho
notions and s,indries. besides lnnc IL "a frst
n moa class of goods found on the nrs'
s s i Uere "a on the other floors, every
ih;n ;s we'll arranged, and everyy%%neie
tnins Is reatness and good taste. inls u
tlel est 20 nIeasing feature of the pig nouse'
iiioa' apttracts the attention OF all WEI
tors.
The Firm.
n,,,o arm of Mexican, Eilers 20. SUI
ooaded the firm of Mexican Crom, rni
: CO. inst fen years ago. for seye 81
Ioor ,, he house carried large stoch ID
ye aaor;ea and complete line OF SHOES az Az
fnotwesr. but those departments VEL ;tsaIf
aont;nued and the firm now devotes onJ
cUnlns;y,ly TO dry goods and nollon;; Z, the
q e the tlargest house of the kira ~ s.n,
y ouAaide Of Galveston. ne class I,
4 is need - 70 cay: mas ~ 11fi -
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16
An Unfortunnte Accident.

Lindale, Tex, Dec 11.-(Special) J.
Brewster, the little 5-yCar-o.d son of T.
Il. Skies. while attempting to take Il %
caliber winchester from the rack this
morning. accidentally dicharged il, fatal.
~ wounding Tate, the little son Of W. G,
Love, about the same age. ThH ball just
missed the left eye, entering the temple,
ranging backward ard downward. lOdg-
ing near the base of thc brain. There are
no hopes OF his recovery.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16
A Killing at Orange.

Grange, Tex, Dec. 11.-(Special)-
George Merriman was shot and killed
about o'clock this afternoon. Albert
Dunlap came in and surrendered, star
ing he did the shooting. 1t occurred in
the yard and near the house of Dunlap,
in the southern part of the city, and Is
ryuorted to be the examination of feud.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16
ImrarciaI Has n Relapse.

Madrid, Dec. 1.-THE Impartial pub
fishes a strong article today, in which
# it, declares Spain will not accept the
right of President Mckinley to inter
yene in Cuba in case the war is pro-
longed, and demands that the govern govern.
nant adopt the same energetic attitude
toward the United States as Germany
,dopted toward Hayti. because Presi-
dent McKinley's message was equiva-
lent to questioning the rights OF SPANS
eovarpipnty in Cuba.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16
The Kan.as Pnciae Ease.

Washington. Dec. 9--The senate Gem
mittec on Pacific Railways today author
lied favorable report on the resolution
introduced yesterday by Senator Nor
gan directing the attorney general to SEND
proceedings concerning the lien OF the
government on the Kansas Pacific Rail-
way, striking out that portion Of the res,
olution calling for statement In regard
to agreements concerning the sale Of the
road
1t il understood that the passage Of
the resolution Is agreeable to the attor-
pressed in the meeting that its pGssngc
would preclude any action on the biir
introduced yesterday by Senator Gear
providing means for foreclosing the Kar-
sas Pacific mortgage.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16
A 2.Year-OId Brings 100000.

Louisville, KY, Dec. libby Lake
Ing closed a deal for Hamburg john
Madden's great 2-year-old. by Hanover,
LADY Reel, and the colt will In future
wear the colors of w. l.. Powers, u
wealthy New Yorker. II Is sa and the pfhi;ce
paid for Hamburg Eas sooVou; , LII p
exec except St. Blaze. (which was sold for
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16

Washington, Dec. o.--The department
of state is about TO press to the end the
issues that have been raised between II
and the government of Nicaragua grow
| Ing out of the refusal Of Nicaragua to
receive United States minister In the
person Of Capt. Merry OF California. The
! United States legation at Managia.
which has been closed through the re-
tirement of Minister Baker, will be per.
mitted to remain closed entirely, and
/ Capt. Merry has been ordered TO pro-
coed to San Juan In Costa Rica to take
up his mission there.
| DIR. Hunter Of Kentucky, who mas
been appointed minister to Guatemala,
and Honduras, was Mt the state depart
ment today and having received his finnl
| Instructions will sail from New York
on the Goth inst. He goes to Guatemala
City, the. capital Of Guatemala, but =,
| his case il ~. many respects similar To-,
that of Capt Merry, 1t Is probable that
| he will be confined In his ministry to.
thTt country and will not be received
IT, Honduras, to which country he ~
also accredited. In that case Honduras.
also VII be without United STATES Ie-
gltion
when the gr, alter republic was formed
Il was agreed among the party nations
| that their foreign relations Shouts DC
coi Quoted through diet, and they IN
sisted that ministers from other .oun-
.ries should be accredited to this diet.
| Congress nat divided the missions IN
| Central .tmlerica In such fashion that
each Of the two missions included n.
country within and one without the
grenter republic. This fact was repug-
nant to the nations In tie league. Owing
| to the terms of our appropriation act
the president was obliged to credit the
ministers to the countries named n ths
act Capt. Merry to Nicaragua and
Costa RIGA. DR.. Hunter to Guatemala
and Honduras-and had no authority to-
accredit them to the diet, so the i'fi
sstencc that Nicaragua and Honduras
have fhown in their protestations has
resulted III Gepriving one Of them froin
| the presence of any United MINISTER and
! thrtn tcns to do the same with the other
| In this case 1t will be interesting to note
how the diplomatic representation Of
the greater republic In Washington,
now confined to charge, Mr.. Corea.
will be affected
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16
Foreign AHairs committee.

Washington. Dec. 0-Thc committee
on foreign affairs Of the house Of repro
sentuiivcs held it's first meeting today
and outlined its line of work on the sew
eral important foreign questions now
pending
Chairman Hit announced the following
subcommittee 20 deal with the Cuban
affair:
Adams of Pennsylvania, Hcatwolc of
Minnesota and Berry Of Kentucky.
The subcommittee to consider Ha-
walan affairs Isl
Hit of Illinois. Cousins of Iowa aud
Newlnnds of Nevada.
The committee determined to report al
once on the bill prohibiting American
citizens from conducting pelagic scaling
In Behring sen. and nm understanding
was reached by which the bill was to he
pushed 70 final passage before the holt
days. II was also determined that the
members OF the committee would call
in body on the secretary Of state TO
morrow y. II o'clock.
All of the time OF the committee was
given To the question OF sealing In
Bering' sea. On this question consider
able discussion occurred. which showed
n general sentiment toward restricting
american sealers only In case Great
Britain adopted the same restrictions.
Although the determination OF the
il was referred to "a one OF the cases
that might have to be rcsorted to II q
! general agreement to stop pelagic seal
| Ing wa. Lot reached.
| The committee found plenty Of ina
tcrial before 1t on all the important for
/ eign quotations.. These were In the FORM
Of bills and resolution submitted dur
! Ing the extra session, but which could
, not be considered rs the time OF the
committee had not been appointed.
1 AS regards Cuba, all the phases 81
| tho subject were embraced In the meats
ures presented. The most important OF
these was the Morgan joint resolution.
which passed the senate Mt the extra
! fehaOn and was referred to the CONT
I tee Ii recognizes a state of war as ex-
listing between Spain and the Cuban LII
sureents aud declares that the United
States will maintain neutrality between
| the two belligerents.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-11-28

For SALE-Old newspapers at 26e
per hundred at the TExARKANlAN
Office,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-11-28
MOVED BACK TO MOBILE.

St Louis, Nov, 26. The general
officers of the Mobile and Ohio rail.
road will be taken from st. Louis
back to Mobile today. A special
train left Union Station at 8 o'clock
tonight, having on board the gen
eral officers, the clerks and en-
ployes and their families, to the
numberof about 300. The officials
and clerks have been away from
their homes since September Is.
This is doubtless another pick up
and steal away from the people,
(Mobile) who have given the road
all the support it deserved, but be-
cause the people of that city did
not pauperize themselves, per-
chance, in giving the railroad all it
asked, the officers were moved out
OF the state to that of another.
and those Alabama people having
grit, went after them and are now
having the satisfaction of seeing
what belonged to them restored.
We have couple of cases similar
at this place, and we should put on
our fighting clothes and go after
those officers moved from here and
bring them back, We can do it If
we display any nerve,