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The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
THE CONSUL'S DEPOSITION
A Statutory Application for the Ex-

a statutory Application for the Ex-
tradition of the Prisoner.
The text of the British Consul Generals
deposition made on application for the
extradition of the prisoner is as follows:
In the matter OF the application for the ex-
tradition of Frank Harwood. otherwise called
S. Burgess, otherwise called Butler, otherwise
called Sampson. otherw called Clare, other
wise called Lee Weller. Under the treaty be-
tweeS the United States and Great Britain,
concluded August 8, 1912.
The United States of America, Northern Dis
trict OF California, TO the Hon. W. W. Morrow,
Judge Of the District Court of the United
States for the Northern District of California.
J. W. Warburton, her Brilannic MajeSty's
Consul-General at The Port OF san Francisco,
in the State of California, United States of
America, being first duly sworn doth depose
and say upon his information and belief and
doth com plain as follows:
That one Frank HarWood. otherwise called
S. Burgess, etc, British subject late Ot New
castle in the colony of New South Wales, Aus
tralia, heretofore, to wit. on or about the 3lst
day OF October, 1886, at Gienbrooke, within
the said colony Uf New South Wales, Australia.
and within the jurisdiction of her said Britain
mic Majesty and out OF the jur sdictiOn OF the
United States and OF any particular State
thereof, did ieloniously, willtully. unlawiully
and of his malice aforethought, kill and muir
der one Lee NJ. Weller.
That the said Frank Harwood, otherwise
called Frank Burgess, etc, is a fugitive from
the justice of said colony OF New Soutn Wales
and Of the said her Britannia Majesty and has
now within the territory of the said United
States. and within the Northern District OF
California, and within the jurisdiction of the
Honorable the said District Court of the
United states Tor the Northern District OF Cali
fornIa.
That the crime of which the said Harwood,
etc, has So, aforesaid, been guilty would
Justify mis- apprehension and COM mmitment Tor
trial for the said crime if the same had been
committed within the Northern District of
California or within the Jurisdiction OF the
Dis trict Court OF the United States for the
Northern District of California.
That the crime OF which the said Frank Har-
wood, etc, has so, aforesaid, been guilty,
is EN- br6ced by and included in the provisions
of the treaty between Great Britain and the
United Statps concluded aud signed the 9th OF
August, 1912.
That a requisition has been made hy Sir
Julian Pauncefote, her -1tannic Majasty's
En- bassador Extraordinary and Plenipoten-
tiary, under the provisions OF said treaty to
the said Government OF the United States, for
the arrest of the said Frank Harwood etc
charged with the said crime of murder
That complainant's belief is based and
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03

Aot administering law by which this man can
subpoena any witnesses. / respectfully submit
th"t TWO or three days should be amply sui
hclent TO ascertain the full merits OF his de-
tense and 10 present the same for your Honor S
coasideTalon-
The COURT shall not grant any such con-
tinuance on the present showing. AS is well
st tated by the counsel Tor the Government, this
is only preliminary examination. ] think.
thereiore, continuance OF two or three days
would be ample.
Mr.. BidweH began: Considering his lack of
acquaintance with the conditions in this
country and the long sea trip and the diff
Guilty
The court-Does the defense claim that it
. has witnesses wTose attendance it wishes to
Mr.. Bidwell-The.pris informs Us he has
acquaintances ii would take us some time TO
look up As the case is Of some moment and
a public prejudice is against the prisoner, we
contend that ten days is even too short.
Mr.. Cormac suggested that five days
might be agreed to as i continuance
The COURT think a matter of this kind
should be disposed of within a reasonable
time. The defendant at the same time
has his rights, Of course. This is a very
serious charge, but in the absence OF any
showing that he could not be prepared in
q. FIVE day, l will set the case for that time.
Counsel for defense com planned that
they had had no time to investigate and
that the prisoner had been troubled by
reporters.
The court-How would 1t be 10 take the
teS tmohy for the prosecution?
Mr S:one-We would prefer TO have testi-
meny taken all at once and be prepared 10
cross-examine witnesses on behalf of the pros
. ecuuon. We do not think ten days is an un-
reasonable length of time IN a case OF this
moment II il WeFe a matter of small import
tnce We should not be so insistent. AS IT is,
' ne prisoner has not been in custody longer
then hall day.
Tne conrt-Will you be ready at the expira-
:tlqn OF ten dsvs?
bMr Slone-Yes, certainly, your Honor.
sooner?
M: Stone-We have our doubts about shat.
ibe court am aware from newspa per read
ing fnat there are witnesses from a long dis
tance Fho are here at great expense.
MI Donohoe-I was about 10 say that and
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
STORY OF THE CRIME.
Graphic Account by an Australian
Correspondent of the Revolving
Murders Attributed to Butter,
and Their Discovery.

The following special correspondence of
THE CALL tells fascinating story in chro-
biological order of the heinous murders
charged against Butler, the accused Aus
traiian murderer taken from the Swan
hilda, and it is the first authentic and de.
tailed account published in America:
SYDNEY, AUsTRALIA.-The first in
timation the public had of the crimes was
an announcement in the Sydney papers on
November 26 that a sea captain named
Lee Weller who, with another man, had
been on an expedition TO the Blue Noun.
tains for the purpose OF prospecting :or
gold, was missing.
The other man had been seen returning
to Sydney. Suspicion was aroused.
although the returning prospector, in re-
ply to inquiries, said that "he had left his
mate at the creek, as he was not well.n
A search in the vicinity was made and
the charred remains of a pocketbook.
known to have been in the possession of
Captain Weller, were found. This dis
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founded upon information received from her
Plitannlc MaJesty's Government and from Sir
uIlah Pauncefote and authenticated copies of
me me sworn Information against said Frank
HarWood, etc, charging him with said mur-
issued in said colon ., and sundrv denositions
oil duly authenticated.
wherefore, your complainant prays your
t noHoi 70 issue your warrant for the said ap-
PFeHehS4On ot the said Frank Harwood, etc.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03

.A6OUe you see the clever Suits.
We k1O1O of houses getting t1Oice
7 for Suits not nearly as good,
and they're not many blocks
from us, either.
The Suits above are in fine
,AIJ- Wool Cbeyiots, Blues and
Blacks, Tricot Lo101os, Hand
some OUe7pIGids, in HaUonG
Bro1On and neat Gray effects.
SUeW goods built on a1OfWzJy
S1ceW lines. TtOice Z Uould be
nearer the price, but as these
are the last days of our great
sale 1Ue say
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
At Seven.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

I f any one 1OoU1d hare told US
that the people 1cere going to
turn out in such large forces GS
those that got into the Big Store
yesterday, strong as the 0ttr0c-.
ton 10aS, strong as the Daognet7,
strong as its dra1Oi11S po10er. 10e
W0bJd baUe neUer believed 1T.
The long cOncOttrSe of people
kept fling in and out 10oy be-
yOJad the closing hours to attend
the final 7 days sale of Suits
and OUercO0ts at
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10
Ready-made Skirts.
Values.

or CRAVE nse su, H medown Dressing
frey line Of Fall Calcos " $500 ~
sui 10 s yars ~ide Beached Domestic starch
~ nneniie Table Covers Oc
now hh UNDERSTANDS sizes @c
Pretty line OF Fall of Out
......
NV nrarens Navy Blue All Wool Refer.
Ready Made Bingham Dresses,
...
were 6N
Shiuehs hnt Union Suits ages SOC
.
Chdns Ready Made
~
Made Sheets M yards wide
a
Pillow Slips of
~
Driving
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Mail Order Department.

TO
advertised
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Special Dress Goods Offerinp-75 pieces of lovely
effects in Fancy Paids and Fancy Boucle double widths
and the l5c kind, only &c yard.
Great Handkerchief Selling.

purchase Of
chcd Hand chiefs
Ladies audk -
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A eh.i Isnndker efs--
ndkrcbcfs
kcr lief ~ 4
aes Embroder sculoped lCS
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rou are invitea 10 our aGilIinery
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Our Modiste, MRS. sHEPHERD, .es
Hsfer, IL now prepared to show a..
sisns ana give estimates ON r.u
Gowns.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10
Cloak and Suit DEPARTING
Second Floor--Take Elevator.


a will $3.50 -
lAf Fancy p His.a saes' rne collar and 20s
IAdl Lined Plush Cape. braided ana Fur Trimmed Collar 400
I@a ass Fur Fi%'h n fn r ceis Ie - 79G
@s 4sm may n sls Fan GSs w fEs Braid ESQ
@Ss Al Wool n I E ass sn or e y 5g
af s ssq S NED . quality 81. l5O
Opera I Esnn Red H sHs 1 sa%s 1850
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-29
Another LEVEE GIVES WAY
TWO CREVASSES MERGE INTO
LANDS BADLY FLOODED.
A Dire SITUATION At 0TTUMWA, IA.
Large Stretch of COunty-ThOu-
sand Families Driven From
HOmes-NIissOuri Raging.

Memphis. April 26.-Last night a sec
ond break occurred in the levee at Prom
Used Land, at a point about 500 feet above
the recent break there. The strip of levee
between the two breaks rapidly crumbled
away and tonight there exists a monster
crevasse thousand feet in width,
through which the water is rushing to the
lowlands in great volume.
Many of the levees in the Louisiana
district are yet in critical condition, and
the work of Strengthening and watching
the weak places is being carried on by day
and night.
The Tensas river is rising rapidly as a
result of the breaks of Biggs and Reeds
levees, and general overflow from this
stream is looked for. The black river is
also rising and the backwaters from the
Biggs crevasse is spreading over a large
area.
Throughout the Mississippi delta the
water is stationary, but a speedy decline
is predicted. The river at Memphis and
Cairo is falling.
The executive board of the Memphis re.
lief committee today issued an order clos
ing Camp Congo in this city.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-29

II. s. Garfield. describing Senator Hoai
of Massachusetts in the Chicago Times
Herald, says he is the image of Cruik,
shank's picture of Pickwick. He adds
"His cheubic face beams with benevo
lcnce. When he pushes his glasses NJ
on his bald forehead and gjances ehecrily
around the senate chamber, one woult
swear that If a pin was stuck in hin
the milk of human kindness would squirt
His smile is unctuous and his voice ha.
rich, kindly, eompanionable gurgle. ii,
looks the kind of u man upon whose kne,
you would naturally expect to see lttl,
child climb with request for something
about Jack, the Giant Killer or fair,
godmother."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-29

nv old comrade who followed the stars
and bars. of the south to the gloom ana
glory of Appomatox / want to say, zen.
Grants heart went to us in all OF our
woes. He appreciated the principle that
all governments derive their powers from
the confidence and respect OF the people,
and his great mind and patrlotic heart
were bent towards the re-establlshment
of cordial feelings between the sections
of the land. If every old comrade. SOL
der or widow of confederate TO whom
he gave helping hand could leave
tear about his tomb it would be bap-
tised in loves best Offering. :,
ITO the brave men of the otner SIZE
of the line NV people send messages to
crown this august occasion. we turn
from the setting star of the confederacy
to accept the glorious flag of the Union;
to nut it about our hearthstones and
love it as we love our noble women; we
stand guard about and uphold 1t Tor
ever: its glories are ours with undivided
hearts, undivided people, undivided arms
to protect its triumph.
"We are with you today and all days,
brothers and friends. All poisons are
gone, and with the ragged remnant OF
our once proud army we offer the loving
tribute to the chieftain who led you TO
victory; renewed heartfelt allegiance 10
the great Union, your Union, our Union.
son this inspiring occasion we love to
tell you that for all the grandeur and
majesty of Grants character, for all the
splendor of his generosity to our brave
men and broken people, his name shall be
embalmed in the hearts of our children
and of our children's children with devo-
ton as warm as our southern sun.
"Ilustrious citizens of the republic, in
danger brave, in victory generous, we
help to crown him with his people INDY
ing love. and in the presence of the high
est officials of state and municipality we
help dedicate this monument to his name
and fame and lift them to the powers
above.
'.He was so easily approached that he
failed to note his reserved powers. lie
will grow with his generation and those
who come after him will learn to appre-
ciate his worth.
(Signe0 JAMES LONGSTREET."
1t was such sentiments as the venera-
BILE general expressed in his statement
that pervaded the talk of the gray-haired
men of all parties who came from Wash
ington to honor the hero, Grant.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-29
Serious Danger

Threatens every man, woman or child
living in a region of country where fever
and ague is prevalent, since the germs of
malarial disease are inhaled from the
air and are swallowed from the water
of such a region. Medicinal safeguard
is absolutely necessary to nullify this dan
ger. As a means of certifying and ac-
climating the system so as to be able to
resist the malarial poison, Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is incOmparably the best
and the most popular. Irregularities of
the, stomach, liver and bowels encourage
malaria, but these are speedily rectified
by the Bitters. The functions of diges-
ton and secretion are assisted by its use.
and vigorous as we'll as regular condi-
ton of the system promoted by it. Con-
stitution and physique are thus defended
against the inroads of malaria by this
matchless preventive, which is also a GER
tain and thorough remedy in the worst
cases of intermittent and remittent fe-
verS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-29

The European powers, as the keepers
of peace between Turkey AMI Greece, are
like Henry Clay's witness, Mr.. Bassfe]d,
who testified that he was trying to keep
the peace between the two belgcrcnts
ON trial, at Lexington, Ky. Mr.. Clay,
who gave his words the lower Virginia
broad pronunciation, in the course of his
speech in the case said: 'And now
comes Mr.. Bra-a-s-sfbeld with the olive
branch of peace in one hand, in the
shape OF a fre-barreled revolver, and a
brickb-s-S in the other"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-29

State Senator DebOe. who has received
the republican caucus~nomination of the
Kentucky legislature for United States
senator, If the papers from his section of
the state are reliable. and it is quite
probable that they are, is poor timber to
fashion into United States senator. The
Paducah News of Deboe's congressional
district says of him: ''lf the News really
believed that there was any probability
of Senator Deboe being elected United
States senator, il would urge the silver
ties in the legislature to vote for Hun
ter or Holt. The News would prefer
brains and rascality to nothing at all
but piece of humanity whom misfor-
tune has put in prominent place, as
a suspicion of a statesman" The Owens
boro Enquirer says: "We have preferred
Joe Blackburn TO Hunter, but if they
offer us Deboe we will cry for Hunter
again. He's the worst pill in the box.
Compared with him Hunter is an open
hearted, frank, able. magnanmous, pa
triotic, Christian statesman"
If the republicans expect to elevate
their party to responsibility in Ken
lucky they had better let any other po-
litical party elect senator rather than
10 send such a republican as the Ken
lucky press represents Deboc TO he to
the United States senate to fill the seat
once occupied by Crittendon and Clay
and long line of distinguished states
men. Kentuckians will refuse TO submit
to such degradation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-29
Another Break at Promised Land

Lake Providence, La, April ga sec
ond break took place in the Promised Land
levee last night, about 500 feet above the
first one, the levee between the two breaks
went in today and the break proper is
about 1000 feet wide. The people are now
making a bulk head to protect the upper
end of the levee. The little steamer Car
roll from this place was there all day help
bucket of her wheel and came very near
going into the crevasse. Considerable
work was done today on the Otteri bayou
lcvee, in this parish. 1t remains in
critical condition yet. The rver fell OF
in the past twenty-four hours. the gauge
reading 42.7.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-29
GOTHAM IN GALA ATTIRE.
Decorations for TOday's Pageant
Thousands of Visitors Present.

Thousands of Visitors Present.
New York, April 26.-Tomorrow's
pageant is being wildly fOrecasted today
on the streets of this city and on the
waters that encompass the town. Many
public buildings have been decorated
with flags and bunting in honor of the
soldier president, whose mausoicum is to
be dedicated with ceremonies in which
all the states of the Union and many of
the foreign governments will be repre-
scented. Everywhere one goes about the
city are to be met men in uniform, the
military predOminating, while sailors
and marines from the foreign men-Of-war
anchored in the river or harbor are to
be met with. Cruisers, battleships, gun
boats. torpedo boats, dispatch boats and
launches moving about from one to the
other or from craft to shore, are objects
of interest to denizens of town or coun-
try, who line their very front watching
the naval representatives of so many
governments.
Every train reaching New York or .Jer-
sey City brings its hundreds of strangers
to swell the throngs already made more
dense than usual by the earlier corners.
The hotel corridors are crowded with
uniformed officers of the army or ma
tiOnal guard of the several states and
with the more gOrgeously attired mem-
bers of the staffs of the governors who
have come as the special guests of the
city. Thousands upon thousands focked
to the vicinity of the Grant tomb at
Riverside drive to obtain nearer view
of the resting place of the nations hero
than will be possible tomorrow. The
usual preparations for the accommOda-
tons of the multitude of sightseers on
the morrow are well advanced. Along
the entire length of line of march ashore
stands have been erected, except where
they would interfere with the rights of
residential property owners, and over
these structures the building department
is exercising supervision calculated to
secure immunity from accident
The weather today is threatening. the
| atmosphere being characterized by
high degree of humidity, but according
to the weather bureaus observer there
is every promise of a fair day tomorrow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-29
The Tensas adjoining.

Natchez, April 26.-The crevasse water
from the Biggs and Reed breaks above is
now going down the Tensas river at a
rapid rate, causing that stream to rise ut
the rate of Z inches in twenty-fOur hours
at Clayton station, where there is left only
five feet of bank. The Black river is also
or two trains over the Natchez, Red River
and Texas road will suspend operation.
The United States steamer Meigs calne
down this afternoon and put off week $
rations for 200 refugees, of whom it is es-
timated there are 500 in Natchez. She
will proceed up Black river on, her relief
expedition. The river here rose OF in
twenty-fOur hours. ,L.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-29
MarysviIIe Wafer Round

l. M aa,ylll No.. Aphil 2e.-Marysville
goo ",lnosl completely water bound. The
country. The Platte. which runs through
5ne eastern part of the country, the Hun
ured and Two, which runs through its
center and the Midway are well out OF
sI!n banks. The Platte and Midway are
S sui rising. while the One Hundred and
Two remains stationary. All the roads
III tlle county the Wabash two branches
NJ lhe burlington, and the Chicago and
city. "o'e "
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-29
STATEMENT BY LONGSTREEf.
The Famous Confederate Genera
Highly EulOGized Gen. Grant.

Highly EuIogiZed Gen. Grant.
New York. April 26-(Copyrighted by
the Associated Press.)--The special tram
bearing the vice presidential party u
tbe Grant ceremonies arrived at Jersey
CITY today at 1884 p. m. The entire trip
had been pleasantly uneventful and the
senators and representatives seemed al
most 10th to leave the cars.
Vice President Hobart and Mrs. no
bart walked at the head of the procession
through the small crowd on the platform
to the carriages which were waiting 1or
them. Then they were driven on board
the Jersey Central ferryboat Fanwood
and landed at = o'clock.
Those who managed the transportation
of the train were s. B. Hege, passenger
agent of the Baltimore and Ohio in
Washington; +. V. Skinner of the New
Jersey Central. and their assistants.
OF the famous men who travelled on
this train. perhaps none was more spoken
of than Gen. Longstreet. His venerable
face and tall figure. now somewhat bent
with age. brought back to mind the days
when in the prime of his life he led the
southern forces in many fierce assault.
Since those times he has been United
States minister to Turkey and now holds
first rank in the short list of the con-
federate generals still alive.
Gen. Longstreet especially requested
the Associated Press to publish state
ment written by his now somewhat
feeble hand. He said to the correspon-
dent that il was fitting on such an occa-
sion that he should speak. for he was
with Grant at West Point. served in the
same regiment with him before the war
and even introduced him TO the woman
who became his wife. The statement of
Gen. Longstreet is as follows:
1T was my good fortune to know. as
few others could that Gen. Grants heart
went out in sympathy for the brave men
and women of the south during the dis
tressing time of reconstruction. and to
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-29

This country time and again expert
ences great political agitation about Sun
day laws. what men should be permitted
by the state to do on Sunday and what
the state should prohibit men from doing
on Sunday. If men were taught to dc
right on week days, to give good and
honest measure, never to misrepresent
an article they offer for sale, treat all
men fairly. and. as the Masons say on
the square, to lead temperate and honest
lives through the week days, it would
not be necessary for state or city
TO enact prohibitory laws especially for
Sunday. Men that do right through the
week will do right ON Sunday voluntarily
without the force and penalties of Sun
day laws.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-29

1t is authortatively stated that tn,
subcommittee of the senate have mad,
such reductions in the Dingley bin a.
to make it less Objectionable to the pub
lic Unless the reductions are far below
the Mckinley bill. which is not proba
BILE, the Dingley bin will never receive
the endorsement of public opinion. TIL,
principle of protective tariff is obnoy
ious to popular sentiment and has been
beaten twice in fair, open and squar,
race. when that was the principal issue
10y the principle of a tariff for revenue
only.