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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
FROM THE WORLD Of SPORT
THE PERSONNEL OF THE SAN AN
TONIC BALL TEAM IS
COMPLETE.
THE STAFF OF UMP|RES GIVEN OUT
Brennan, Clark and Land Will Hold the
Indicators-Paris to Be in the
League-Corbett Tells of
His Training.

Carson City, New, Feb. 16.-James
Corbett, accompanied by his brothers,
Harry and Joe Corbett, arrived here to-
day and proceeded to his training quar-
tiers.
The champion was met at the train by
nearly half the population of the city
Corbett informed the Associated Press
reporter that he would begin training at
once, using the hills and mountains as a
course to run over.
This sudden change in altitude from
the sea level to nearly 5000 feet above "
said he, ''is an experience which makes
me anxious to get 70 work to see what
the effect will be and get over it as soon
as possible. | have heard great deal
of this matter of altitude, but l can say
nothing about it until l have been III
training couple of days, at the end of
which time l will probably be able to
Judge for myself"
He was then asked what changes in
his training would be made.
IL have no reason to believe / shall
make any radical change in the mode of
training l have always pursued. will
make no radical departures from that,
except, as understand my training quar-
tiers have been established where l may
run on level or take to the hills, be-
lieve now that running up and down
these hills will comprise part of my
training"
Mention was again made as to his con-
dition, and to this the champion said he
would be prepared on March IL to make
the fight of his life. {.
II am confident" he said, "of winning,
but so is the other man, for all that
But l feel sure that when the fight is
ended l will be up. / certainly believe
can beat him. l do not think it will
be very short contest"
Julian arrived this evening and is in
search of training quarters for Fitzsim-
mons.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
THE BLOCKADE SQUADRON.

Charleston, S. O., Feb. 15.-The Heet
spent today in target practice. For 'ev-
eral hours the II, 8 and 4.inch guns
were operated, and the practice was the
best that has been had since the. vessels
reached here. The steamer Vesuvius
steamed out of port this afternoon out
pected to attempt to get by the line of
blockaders tonight. Fog and rain,
which is prevailing, is interfering will,
the searchlights, and the failures of last
Thursday and Friday may be repeated.
The Marblehead sailed for Jacksonville
to relieve the Dolphin, and the latter IS
expected to return here as blockade
runner.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18

SUSAN'S SEVENTEEN SUMMER.
Rochester, n. Y. Feb. 15.-Miss Susan
B. Anthony received congratuatory notes
from all over the country on this her
10th birthday. This evening reception
in her honor was held.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
BARN BURNED.

Waco, Tex, Feb. 16.-(Special.) --Capt.
Joe w. Kylor's barn burned this morning.
There was $500 insurance on the barn,
SIS on vehicles and $25 on feed IN the
Williamsburg Insurance company. Loss,
about $3.50 above insurance. III
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
A TERRJRIE CHANGE.

Batavia, n. Y, Feb. 15.-Howard c.
Benham, the banker of this place, was
held today to wait the action of the
grand jury, charged with murder in the
first degree in having caused the death of
his wife by means of poison.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
A SLIGHT RJAZE

Kennedy, Tex, Feb. 15.-(Special)-
DR.. l.. c. Orr's buggy house and barn
burned to the ground at midnight last
night. Horses and vehicles saved, but
feed and cotton seed destroyed. Loss
about S15O
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
sroRp AND STOCK BURNED.

Lovelady, Tex, Feb. 15.-tSpecial)-
The store house of j. Il. Barber and stock
therein was entirely consumed by fire at
3 O'Clock this morning. Insurance on
building and stock, $500. Origin Of hre
unknown.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
CORN AND CRIB RJTRNED.

Sinner, Tex. Feb. 15.-(Special.)- 1.-The
corn crib of William Sander. living
twelve miles from here, was burned Sat
urday night, together with 200 bushels
of corn, two tons of cotton seed and
some plows and cultivators. Loss about
5000
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
|CURED OF CATARRH BY PERRIN.

Mrs. s. +. Robbins,
White Wright, Tex,
writes: 81 feel it my
duty to tell what Pc
ru-na has done for
me. l got so bad that
l was confined to the
bed a great deal of
the time. l began
taking Pe-ru-na and
Man-a-lin and gained
twenty-five pounds"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
SALE CONFIRMED


Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 15.-The recent
sale of the Northern Pacific Railway was
today conferred by Judge jenkins.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
WAGES REDJTCED

WAGES REDUCED.
Woonsocket, r., l., Feb. 15.-The wages
of the 225 employees of the Hamlet cot
ton mill were reduced 10 per cent today.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
CURED OF CATARRH BY PE-RU-NA

T. r. Miller, Grand
Prairie, Tex, writes:
Il tried many medi-
cines and doctors in
vain. At last Pc
ru-na was recon-
mended to me by a
friend. 1t relieved
me Mt once. l am
perfectly well and
feel better than l
have for years.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
CURED OF CATARRH BY PE-RU-NA

o. =. Hommel,
Bellevue, Texas,
writes: 81 keep Pc
ru-na on hand all the
time. We are never
without a bottle of it
in the house. l have
used it for Ia grippe
and acute diseases.
We have been using
it for two years."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
CURED OF CATARRH BY PE-RU-NA

Ahliti Wv a. NttNh,
Brookland, Texas,
writes: Il tried va
rious remedies, but
got little relief until
| began to use Pc
ru-na. | think it the
best thing for build
ing up an exhausted
system 1 ever saw
a veritable elixir Of
life"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
MIKE o'CoNNoR's AGGREGATION

The San Antonio Baseball Team Is Com
plete-Grounds Enlarged.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18

San Antonio, Tex, Feb. 16:-.(Special.)
By obtaining the city councils consent
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
CURED OF CATARRH BY PE-RU-NA

Mrs. Molly l.. Muir
ply, Iatan, Tex,
writes: 1T has been
almost a year now
since my son was
cured. He is still
quite well. l hope
this testimonial will
be of use to many
others who are af-
hicted. l tried Pc
ru-na for Ia grippe
with good results"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18

disease called by
Bladder Kidneys
many States visiting the best he could hd and almost H
him the the his turned
a them the him. He
without having at ALL
+. H. JOHNSON, 525 s. 9Th st,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
CURED OF CATARRH BY PE-RU-NA

w. X. Vogel, Gid
dings, Texas, writes:
"Pe-ru-na is the best
medicine that | ever
heard of. 1t cured
my father of a dread
full case of catarrh
after he had tried
many other medi-
cines in vain. In my
own case it has
worked wonders"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
They Will Give Another Hearing to the
Council Committee Tomorrow.

Alderman Frank Maddox was before
the commissioners yesterday to ask that
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
SOME TEXAS PEOPLE.
Pe-ru-na Cures Catarrh Wherever Located.
CURED OF CATARRH BY PE-RU-N.A

w. f. McKain,
Iowa Park, Texas,
writes: II have used
your Pe-ru-na and
given it a thorough
trial. l must say the
result was flattering
to you, and l can
conscientiously rec
ommend it for coughs,
colds, and especially
Ia grippe"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-26
COPYRIGHT. 1895. BY ns Aurros.

naturally concerned the robbery. the
proceedings of the thieves, the chances
of capturing them and recovering the
gold.
81 must have those nuggets, Marga-
ret" Boldock said, with his immense
face full of life and hope. 1t shall buy
us home and furnish it, too, and there
should be very good balance for the
spree that's called ashore the honey
moon. Your share L hope, Mr.. Mat
thews, will enable you to give up the
sea-.
The poor man rolled up his eyes, with
an expression of devotion.
This, where they were sitting, had
been the theater of the great ocean theft.
Yonder was the cabin out of which they
had dragged Miss Mansel. Yonder was
the cabin in which the mate had been
aroused to learn that the ship was seized.
elbow could old Benson have been
such a fool as TO let it happen:" said the
commander. "Was not the robbery of
the arms chest hint enough? Within an
hour Of that robbery I'd have had the
whole of those fellows in irons and
chance the issue.
But Mr.. Matthews shook his head.
And, indeed, if the commander had been
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-26


mtrdble courtesy.
in charge of the bark it is extremely
probable that he would have allowed
the ten gentlemen to work their WILL AS
Benson had, and for Benson's reasons.
They went on the poop. 1t was beau
tiful, warm, sunny morning. The ocean
undulated in long, blue flashes of light
from line to line, and pleasant breeze
was blowing, the speed Of the two YES
sells being about five knots. The brig
was rolling away ont on the bow, and
when the commander saw her his head
rolled, too, in contemptuOus sympathy.
"The run and lines of "a pudding dish, I"
he unused. "She is ft to be collier,
and she brings all Sunderland into this
beautiful scene. Suppose, now" said he
to Mr. Matthews, ''you call the two men
aft"
The sun did not yet render an awning
necessary. The young lady was shaded
by her parasol, and she sat next to the
commander, and Matthews stood beside
them, while William and Harry, the
Dane, in respectful sea postures related
their yarn.
William began: 1.-THE day afore we
made the island showed the gents how
day we made the land. There was a
whole swamp of jawing. Every man
had his own opinion. could see that
him they called Trollope was no longer
to boss the job, though l allowed he was
the best of the gang, the properest to
head that there tidy little procession. +"
"Was he?" Kissed Harry softly and
fiercely.
Zone at time, and William now
Jockeys the yardarm," said the COM
mander.
"They agreed to sail close in to the
island and go ashore in the longboat and
take q look around them," continued
William. "They had no confidence in
one another, and they must all go to-
the gold was there they all must bloom
ing well be, begging pardon" said the
man, touching his forehead in his slow,
merchant service way. "They sailed in
till they got IL fadom; then all the sails
were furled and the anchor let 90.
There was nine of 'em.''
"Ninel" exclaimed Miss Mansel.
81 forgot to mention" said Mr.. Mat.
thews, there had been a duel"
"Who Fought" asked the girl.
"Mr. Masters and Mr.. Caldwell, >
answered William.
Caldwell shot Masters through the
heart. this man tells me, :" said the mate
"and the body was flung overheard"
MAY they all serve each other sop
exclaimed the commander, with piou
motion of his eyeballs.
Miss Mansel was looking away to sea
She 30 held her parasol that Boldocl
could not have seen her just then hat
he wanted TO look at her. She wa
blushing, and yet her face wore Sigh
look of distress But before Boldocl
could bid William proceed she had raj
lied and the parasol was in its forme
place.
'"They got the boat over in the after
noon, and the nine gents went ashore il
her., said William. "Tbey were armed
seed some Of them inspecting their re
volvers when they was in the boat. BE
fore they put of DsyoDire, tho big cha
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CHAPTER XVII.
THE FIGHT.

"a
Away far down on the edge Vi , Inn
glowed q point of light. In the u i
lar glass the commander lev sby
shone rs the topmost sail o, ...ht d
whose keel was sunk to the ne me- bnf
her topgallant yards behind ". .oIosccs
Eon, but in the ships powerful '..s adj
that faroff dash of luster hung po' sup.
brilliant, large lugsail ana 9th {,
vale of ships boat under II, ~ elin
row of dots as of heads Of men : n b
mering In the warm transpai'
tween sea and sky. :, ovclsip'
"It's this ships longboas med ~
cd Mr.. Matthews, in a voice sum. u..h pCts
oil sorts of sensations into q p's he Il :
'TuiIi SUGAR tn her. distant %
(To BE CONTINUED
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-06
THE MEETING OF CONGRESS.


Congress will reassemble to-day. If it is
so minded, there is much that it can do
for the benefit of the whole country. If the
correspondents accurately represent the
sentiment of Congress in the interviews
which have oeen given, there seems
to be little disposition TO consider
the more important matters. True, most of
the members who have delivered themselves
to the reporters are not men who have
made a mark in national legislation. Such
men have ceased to give opinions to the
correspondent to send to his constituents.
If men in Congress could get at the
minds of the large number of thoughtful
and considerate voters they would talk less
of Hawaii, Cuba and of the repeal of the
civil-service law, and more of measures
which are essential to the welfare of the
whole people. The criticism upon those who
have talked is that they seem to have no
appreciation of the business of the gov
eminent. For instance, the expenditures of
the Postal Department have been from
eight to ten millions in excess of the reve-
nues. This is not so much due to the ex-
tension of the service as to the vicious
laws and rulings which have made the mail
an express to do business for one-fourth
of the amount it actually costs taxpay-
ers. This has been going from bad to
worse for several years The Republican
House passed the Loud bill, which would
have reduced the expenditures from six to
eight millions year, and benefited the
service for all except limited number of
persons who make money by the abuse of
the provision for second-class matter The
passage of such bill would be equivalent
to adding six or eight million dollars to
the revenue of the government Yet no con-
gresham has spoken of the Importance Of
such legislation. This is simply an illustra-
ton of some of the business matters which
should claim the attention of Congress be-
fore Cuba, Hawaii or legislation regarding
the civil service, which, if successful, could
only temporarily benefit fifty thousand peo-
pie and make several hundred thousand
who must fail desperately angry and re-
vengeful. There are 100000 of people to
whom economical and business legislation
would be a benefit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-06
THE MrsTAKE OF SOCIALISM.


Equality has long been charmed word.
Prophets and poets have talked and sung
of it, and there is a very general, if very
vague impression, that something in the
nature of equality may be expected when
mankind has made sufficient progress. 1t
is the corner stone of socialism, whether it
is the socialism of Bellamy as set forth in
his book "Eouality''-to be a collective
ownership and production of wealth, or the
sharing Of incomes upon some principle
which recognizes that there is a difference
in the capacity of individuals. Because
there are equal rights in citizenship in this
country and equality before the law, many
maintain that there should be some sort of
equality in the possession of property and
in what property insures. They frequently
declare that when humanity has made
greater progress in intelligence, and that
when civilization is all that it should be-
there will be condition of economic and
social economy based upon human rights.
The worlds history proves that what is
called progress has gradually elevated hu-
mainly to higher and higher planes wher
ever the greatest advances have been made
in intelligence and In the industrial arts.
No great invention has been brought to
light that has not blessed mankind wher-
ever ii has been introduced. by lessening
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-06

human toll and cheapening the products
What were the Injuries of kings two CEN
turtles ago are the necessities of the poor
est to-day. The raising of whole races
from barbarism to civilization has been the
work of human progress.
That progress, however, has not secured
human equality in the vague or socialistic
meaning of the word. On the contrary,
it has produced variety In fact, the prog
ress of society means an increasing variety
of functions and tastes Progress is the
development incident to an increasing
riety of human capacity, stimulated by the
promise of individual gain. But for this
stimulus there would have been little
progress with the centuries. When men
can no longer enjoy the fruits of their own
exertions the wheels of progress will stop.
No man will devote days and nights to ex-
perimenting with the elements if he is to
share the fruits of his discovery with those
who will not or cannot invent. No genius
will burn midnight oil in writing book
when there shall be no copyright. In time,
there will be no expert workmen, if the
man whose skill is worth a dollar an hour
shall be forced to accept the same compen-
sation as the dullard whose service is not
worth dollar a day. Uniformity such as
underlies all socialistic themes is at war
with progress. 1t is rather the condition of
savagery, when all men were alike, and
men, women and children were a horde.
The equality of uniformity can he found
in no other condition. The first step from
savagery to the higher plane of barbarism
was taken when some savage discovered
an implement which made it easier to kill
game, but when he made that discovery he
stepped forth from the uniformity of his
state, and that variety born which is
coincident with human progress. Barbar-
ism marked by some rude division of
labor and interchange of ideas. Step by
step specialization came to human indus
tries, and now the highest stage of civilza-
ton is marked by the widest specializa-
ton, and the value of variety in skill and
quality of service is everywhere recognized.
That uniformity which would put the serv-
ices of Edison upon the level of those of
the man who can perform only the simplest
kind of labor, and which would give the
same compensation to both, has been ig-
nored. The socialistic idea of equality
would force uniformity which would put
upon the same level the man capable of
managing a transcontinental railway and
the section hand. Progress has cast aside
that heresy and stimulated leadership
which has organized industry and enter
prise so that the least skilled are raised
to a much higher plane that that occupied
by the most fortunate when barbarism held
the race All who advocate socialism are
on the wrong road. They are marching in
the wrong direction. The uniformity which
their equality demands only be attained
by reaching the condition of savagery
where all men, if men they can be called,
are equal in all things. The first backward
step will be taken when all men are made
to labor for the same conversation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-06

A suit was recently begun in New York
which has brought to light the fact that the
secrets of the Supreme Court of the United
States are sometimes divulged. One of the
recent important suits was that sustaining
the Bell telephone patents. A speculator
named McMurren Informed a. broker in
New York that he had a valuable secret
out of which much money could be made.
Negotiations followedp and as a result the
broker purchased a large block of Bell
stock Two days later the decision was an
rounced and the stock went skyward. The
broker refused to pay over to the informer
the $4,000 due him under the agreement 1t
appears that phil Thompson, who is an
representative from Kentucky, and now
a lobbyist in Washington, told the plaintiff
that he had read the opinion of the Su-
preme Court, and that it was in favor of
Bell. Doubtless he made the plaintiff a
partner in selling the valuable secrets of
the court But how did Phil Thompson
come by his knowlefge?s7Who gave him q
copy of the decision to- lEeatl? o.esi
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-06

gold-standard Democrats for the services
they had rendered in the cause of sound
money and good government 1t was gen.
orally conceded that the. Mckinley admin
istration ought to do something. in the way
of acknowledging and recognizing this serv-
ice, and it was even suggested that a sound
money Democrat should be offered Cabinet
position. The suggestion did not material
ize,' and so far as known nothing has been
done on the line indicated. AS the obliga-
ton of the Republican party and admins
tration to the seund-money Democrats is
still uncanceled, why not meet their expec-
tations by inaugurating a plan of currency
reform based on the recognition and main
tenance of the gold standard? That would
have the double advantage of gratifying
sound-money Democrats and strengthening
the Republican party.