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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
BIG RAILWAY DEAL.
The Vanderbilts About to Acquire
the Glover Leaf.

the Glover Leaf.
st. Louis, Nov. 1.-THE Republic today
says: ~
1t was stated on the authority of a
well posted railway man that a railroad
deal is on hand that will be of vital in
terest to all the roads in the Joint Traf-
fic association. The deal is not less than
the acquisition of the Toledo. Kansas
City and st. Louis. commonly known as
the Glover Leaf, by the Vanderbilt peo-
pie.
The deal is being manipulated, it is
said, by ]. Pierpont Morgan, and the
Glover Leaf is TO be made division of
the Michigan Central Railway.
The scheme is of great interest to the
railways of this section, not only be-
cause it will give the Vanderbllts another
line into this territory but because it will
in all probability end great deal of the
| rate trouble which has bothered the lines
of the Joint Traffic association for n long
time. The Clover Leaf has long been q
disturbing element and has given the
Joint Traffic association more trouble
than any road within its territory.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
tus, minister of tobacco monopoly, public
instruction and the shirt mnnonnlr

tus, minister of tobacco monopoly, public
instruction and the spirit monopoly.
IN government circles and the semi
sition is discussed of attempting to re-
lieve the present low condition of Mica
ragua's paper money and the financial
condition generally by issuing other large
sums OF paper mOney-promises to pay
based on mortgages on improved real es-
tate in Nicaragua.
There are many indications that there
will be another revolution soon in Mica
ragua, the third in about three years.
The people are restless and do not want
President Ielaya to sell the national rail-
road and the steamboats,, it being claimed
that some of the most prominent Mica
raguan officials have been placing
amounts to their credit in Europe.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
DIED LIKE GALLANT SOLDIERS.
A Little Band of British Soldiers Cut
Of by Natives.

Simla. Nov. 11.-When the British
accommodating force returned to Inc
camp in the Madam valley after als,
astrous return from the summ,t OF tne
Saran-Sar mountain, Lieut.. McintyIe
and twelve men belonging to SornF-
amptonshirc regiment, which had SUI .io
fered most severely while saving t'i ~
wounded. were reported missing. Dut h
was hoped they would succeed in reacn,
ing camp. A dispatch from the MaH tho
valley today, however. shows tna' ho ono
lieutenant and his companies naVe urvn
killed Their bodies have been lou no
and ii is said to be evident from tf fon nd
sition in which the corpses we were , iTumt
that the little detachment fell sail''n nf
iy fighting to the last: every man
the 5arty died from rifle bullet w ', iu tbe
Official dispatches from Maidasn, IN. IN WIZ VIZ
MADAM valley say. that today 81, h VIC
lam Iockhart, with Gen. Gazolles, Dt tbo
ade. made another reconnaissance IN ,itb ,n :
direction of Seran Sar mountain, Win
view of completing the survey ana l tnoens
Both were accomplished and the 't fortS
DESTROYED a the enemy's defenses and iortS
Villages. Lieut.. Wright was vas, wo .n;hosl
and Is one sepoy was killed The tribes
men lost heavily.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
GREEK TORPEDO SCANDAL.
Two Captains to Be Tried DE COURT
morttaI-Prince George Involved.

martiaI-Prince George lnNOlNe"'
Brindisi. Italy, Nov. 11.-Letters re-
ceiyed here today from Athens say 'l,.
the torpedo scandal continues to De ,ne
sensation of the Greek capital. Inc pass
of this scandal was the discovery OF the e
fact that all the cartridges htted 10 T Tue
torpedoes during the war with tne ! uaM ',S
were not provided with percussion t ilpS,
and Illuminating caps and therefore NJ!
would have been useless III case tht!
were needed. The committee OF mVes.l-
CATION appointed to inquire INTO the IBat'
ter decided that two officers. Capts. bn T.,
tOpoulo and Anastisi. must ne tritu ~
courtmartial on the charge OF cuipapiie Il
negligence. Capt. Bastopouio, VINO II
now being tried, has asked that l,rin nee
George of Greece. who. commander the
torpedo fotilla during the war ana WIG WIZ
was previous to the war great 1avorl..
with the masses, be called as witness sS
The court has refused to do this ana tne
Greek newspapers are publishing Vlsoi
GUS articles on the subject, the anu,
dynastic Hestia going so far as TO denlamo
that Prince George be tried by court
martial. ...
The prince is known to be deeply al.
fected by the scandal and by the attackS
made upon him and upon the royal iam
ily generally in consequence of this fresl
example of the unpreparedness OF Greece
for an outbreak of hostilities.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
VIII Build Two New Cruisers.

London, Nov. 12.-The Madrid corres'
pondent of the Daily Mail says: .,
Finding it impossible to raise the sum
of 100000 by loan or tax to carry
ont its original naval plans. the Spanish
government has decided to build o tW0
new cruisers only. They will be OF ~ nv .
tons each. 1t is intended TO summon 'i ne
cortes as soon as, possible IN o oef w ~ NJ
oD,ai ~ , Mace more powerful guns in the
ax;sti in vessels. The Spanish naval an-
thorities regard the Spanish. navy as al
ready r vs.; superior to the American navy "a ;or
rero saws today it is convinced that II; the
E t,T ' are only waiting for compiled
tions in Cuba to provide them an oppor'
unity for rising.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
ANTI-sCALPING BILL.
Senator CuIIOm Has One Prepared TO
Rush Through Congress.

Chicago. Nov. 11.-United States Sena-
tor Cullom of Illinois. chairman of the
senate committee on interstate commerce,
has prepared a report on ticket scalping,
the result of which. he says. will be, to
send the hill for the prohibition of ticket
scalping through with a rush as soon ii. as
on the question is very important. AS
chairman of the committee which has
the matter in charge he. can WELD a
most potent influence on the fate of the
measure. Now that he has come out in
favor of the measure. railway officials
regard the bill MS good ns nrssrd.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
IMPORTANT, DECISION.
1t Forces Property Owners to Pay
for Street improvements.

Galveston. Tex, Nov. .n.-(Special).-
According to an opinion handed down
by Justice Williams in the civil court
of appeals the city of Galveston has the
right to recover personal Judgment
against property owners for their pro-
portionate share of street improve,
ments. The courts cites the decision of
the supreme court in the case OF St0r-
RE VS.. Cortes, that it is within the
power of the legislature to authorize
cities to make the cost of improving a
street II personal Judgment against the
owners of adjoining property.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
PROSPERITY AT PITTsBURG.
More Furnaces In Blast Than Ever
Before.

Pittsburg, Pa. Nov. 11.-For the firs'
time in ever three years every blast fur
mace in Allegheny county is in operation
In addition TO this more furnaces a are IN
operation here than ever before. The
starting of furnace ''F'' of the Carnegie
Steel company yesterday completes the
list of active furnaces in this county, and
now all are in full blast. There are thirty,
iron furnaces in this county now ana all
are running. making from two to tn n,t
blasts every twenty-four hours. The
daily output of smelted iron in this county
now is approximately 100000 tons.
There have never been more than twenty
six furnaces in blast before, but the Car
neeies have lately built four plants.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
EDDY GREEN SAID SO.
Hanna Is Sure to BE Elected Senator
in Ohio.

Taylor Tex, Nov 11.-lSpecial) Col;
T.. III. K. Green of the Texas Midland
Route and somewhat known in national
politics. was sidetracked in his parloI
car "The Lone Star" in Taylor several
hours this evening. He stated to your
reporter that he came direct from ONO
arriving here at 800 p. M, and left on
the south bound International and Great
Northern for San Antonio at DO, nc
stated that Notwithstanding all polltica
differences. Mark Hanna is the dead sure
United States senator from Ohio.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
A brakeman Killed.

La Grange, Tex. Nov. 12.-(Special.)- -
William Jones. brakeman on a freight
on the Katy. while making a flying
switch. lost his life between the cars.
He lived about two hours, and died at
4:30 this morning. Jones was terribly
mangled--three ribs crushed, right leg
clans certificate was found on his per-
son. Age. 30 years; home In Bridgeport,
Conn.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
ACTING HUMANELY.
Gen. BlancO AbrOgateS some Oh
Ier's Insane Orders.

Havana. Nov. 11.-Marshai bl adnoes mnT
abrogated the order OF nls pfoIds and
hS 20 Of ' the insurgents. He has also can
nelled the prohibitions by which the SPAN pam
camping in the towns. ,,o ooldiers
The new orders direct that the soluieas
shall he provided with blankets ana WIZ hor
nroof coats and that when in camp tney
sph hoTU always be sheltered as far as pos
sible from the rains and dew. Ill.,. 30
No fewer than $4,000 sick, soldiers: are
now in the hospitals of the isian9: Si1 loft
eight officers and 800 sick soidiers 'ei'
for Spain today.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
A Publisher Suicides.

st. Louis. Nov. ia. G. Gillian, man
ager of the Jones Nixon Publishing com
pany of this city and democratic candl-
date for state senator at the last election,
shot and killed himself today. NO reason
is known for the deed. except that an
ininry received recently by Mr.. Gillian
in a bicycle accident may have affected
his mind.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
Acquitted.

Brennan. Tex, Nov. 12.-(special.)--
A telegram received from Giddings by
Mr.. ]. NJ. Mathis on Friday morning
announced that the jury in the case Of
The State of Texas VS.. VIM. j. Grant
brought In verdict of not guilty Grant
was charged with killing Tom Wess0n
ut Giddncs on June q last
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
AFRIGIDITY EXISTS
Between Austria and Turkey-A"s
,riau Gunboat Sent to Mersina'

yionna. Nov. 1.-THE seml-olnGiia,,
Urao,,p r,tanib says there is a noticeable
d T. between the Austrian embassy ~
coo d ths norte owing to the high,han1ded
ana mo- rl'e attrihuted TO the local authorities
&c Mar sh,a Asia Minor, with relation to
oh fhe agent at that port of the ASstTan
Llo n!yoa I Rerrazzafoli. The Austrian cruiser
hannard has been sent to Mersna, tn ne
no rgpo Of Adana. capital of the ylnyet OF
that name. with instr nTttci apd the he Chris
tions of Mersina.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
p,.m,rck Not Seriously Ill.

FREDERICKSBURG, Nov. 11.-There Is
nothing to cause anxiety as to the con,
dition of Prince Bismarck. con,rsry 10
the report published in the unitea S vated
h r9 tbe east wind which has prevailed
r 10y rt and thus preventing him, from
roina ont driving. but the general heali !,
Of of tho Sx-chancellor is better than usi'-.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
NICARAGUAN NEWS.
An Attempt Will BE Made to Sell 'he
s... railway and Steamboats,

resnondence of the Associated Pres ssnd
ing a commission ts the United tied s Mies
and Europe who will try to I sen r,b Msts
ragua's national railway and steamDoA'''
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
Know Nothing of 1t.

New York, Nov. 11.-Inquiries made
at the British consulate in New York
City today, show that nothing is known
there, officially or privately, of the arrest
of Vice Consul Tweedy at Santo Do
mingO.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18

Inc commission will be composed of a
cousin, President Ielaya's father, the
ter of the military board, and M. G. Mai
american Intervention Offered.
London, Nov. ia dispatcb to tho
Morning Post from Berlin saws:
The United States is credited here
with offering its Intervention in the DIFF
hculty between Germany and Hayti. bmt
the German government is waiting for
the arrival of Herr Lueders and the re-
port OF Count Schwerin by the next mail
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
Decree Granting Autonomy.

Madrid. Nov. ia royal decree
granting autonomy to CUBA VIII io DC lot
malIv goZctted on November %.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02
"HOW Do You DO"

The ordinary polite inquiry, "HOw
do YOU do?" calls for nothing but q
conventionally polite response; but
if man is past "the allotted age"
and a philosopher besides, it may
elicit reply full of meaning and
worthy Of record.
When John Quincy Adams was
eighty years old he met in the
streets of Boston an old friend who
shook his trembling hand and said !:
Good morning! And how is
John Quincy Adams to-day"
"Thank YOU" was the eX-Presi-
dents answer, "JOhn Quincy Adams
himself is well, sir; quite well, [
thank you. But the house in which
he lives at present is becoming
dilapidated. 1t is lettering upon its
foundation. Time and the seasons
have nearly destroyed it. Its roof
is pretty we'll worn out. Its walls
are much shattered and it trembles
with every wind. The old tene-
ment is becoming almost uninhabit-
able, and 1 think John Quincy
Adams will have to move out of it
soon; but he himself is quite well,
sir; quite we'll"
With that the venerable sixth
President of the United States
moved on with the aid of his staff.
1t was not long afterward that he
had his second and fatal stroke of
paralysis in the Capitol at Washing
ton.
This is the last of EARTH" he
said. II am content. Youths
Companion.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02
SANCTUM SENTIMENTS.

Remember, if you don't like the
conventions work you can vote it
down at the polls. Wait until all
the bOgies that are being talked of
appear in the new constitution, then
hit it good lick and We'll help de-
feat it.-KnOXvllle Sentinel.
What is the matter? The people
of Tennessee have been bowling for
reform for several years. Party
after party has been organized, dis
organizing and disrupting the old
parties; but nothing has been
accomplished. Now they have a
chance to get all the reforms they
want, but they are afraid to trust
themselves, and prefer to bear the
ills they have than to risk their
chances in a constitutional conven-
tion.-Bristol Courier.
This country already has enough
mongrel population without going
into the middle of the Pacific Ocean
to annex MISUNDERSTANDING Ga
Zette.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02
A Happy Meeting.

A few days after Lee surrendered
at AppOmattOX, two brothers, Lum
and Ben-whose other name could
not be manufactured to their old
home in Cooke county, East Tenn
essee, to live with their widowed
mother. Soon after their arrival
about % or 30 "jay-hawkers" came
after them. The brothers ran and
were fired on by Jay hawkers, J." who
shot Ben in the leg. Ben crawled
into the bushes and Lum continued
running, pursued by the soldiers.
Both brothers evaded capture, and
later on, Lum knowing that Ben
had been wounded, came back and
searched through the bushes, but,
failing to find him, supposed he had
been captured and killed, and he,
Lum, moved to Western Mississippi,
where he married, settled down and
has been living since. In the mean
time, Ben recovered from his wound,
and he and his mother, suppOsing
that Lum had been killed, moved to
North Carolina.
Neither of the two men had heard
from or seen each other until one
day last week. Both of them
attended the Nashville reunion, and
went to headquarters to register as
Tennessee soldiers, and, as luck
would have it, met each other face
to face as they went up to sign their
names. For a moment they stood
staring at each other, and then one
of them said:
"You look like my brother Ben,
who was killed in East Tennessee
"And you" replied the other,
"look like my brother Lum, who
was killed by 'jay-hawkers in Cooke
county"
Then the glad truth burst upon
them. They clasped each other in
their arms, cried shouted, and
talked over the events that had
taken place since they parted thirty
two year ago. Every person in the
room gazed with intense interest on
the happy scene, and many n
bearded cheek was wet with tears.
The two brothers turned a deaf ear
to all the questions put to them by
the by-standers-sO happy were
they between themselves-and moth
ing more could be learned from
them than the facts stated in this
story. Their names were never
registered at headquarters, and they
didn't care to tell anyone. They
were simply Lum and Ben, the two
happiest brothers on earth--living
in a little world all to themselves,
and caring nothing for the great,
wide world without and the hustle
and hustle of the big reunion. AS
they went hobbling up the street,
still hugging each other and crying
and shouting, every eye followed
them, and many an on-looker wished
that he was only One-half as happy
as they.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02
WEST COLUMBIA.

We are sorry to state that little
Mary Rainey, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Rainey, is quite sick at
this writing. We hope that she will
soon recover.
Little Dora Cox is visiting her
cousin, Miss Trula O'Neal, of Sum-
mertOwn.
Mr.. H. H. Catina left Monday for
Nashville, where he will engage in
work.
Misses Lille McGaw and Mary
Johnston are visiting in Mt. Pleas
ant this week.
Mrs. f. d. Campbell was on the
sick list the first part of the week.
Miss Many Reed, of Nashville. is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis
Wood.
We regret to lose our neighbOrs,
MIR. and Mrs. Joe Meroney. Mr..
Meroney has accepted position in
-four mill at Waverly, Tenn, and
will move there to live in the future.
We wish them much success in
their new home. LORENA.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02
INTERESTING
"REMINISCENCES
And Stories of the Late I'm
pleasautneSS,"
Brought to Surface by the Recent
Reunion of EX.COnfederateS
in Nashville.
Lum and Ben, Two Brothers, Meet for
the First Time in Thirty-T XO Years
A Hero Runs Across a De-
serter-Other Stories.

The great reunion of eX-COnfeder-
ate soldiers in Nashville last week
was the scene of many happy re-
unions and brought to surface num-
erOus interesting stories of the late
war. Brother met brother who had
not seen each other since the war,
and supposed each other dead COM
rade clasped hands with comrade
who had not met each other since
that trying period, when, with chiv-
alric hearts and willing hands and
feet, they marched beneath the stars
and bars and fought boldly for a
cause they knew to be right; old
wet" met old "vet," set their
spinning wheels in motion and "spun
yarns" with as much enjoyment as
they did back in the sixties, when
gathered about the camp fire, smok-
ing and laughing, and watching
with keen appetite the scanty mess
of middling and greens boiling in
the kettle and the "Johnny-cake"
slowly coming to brown on board
before the fire.
There were many interesting re-
unions, indeed, and the following
pathetic little incident, related to a
HERALD reporter by an eyewitness
to the scene, is deserving of special
notice:
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02
PuloskinnS Want Cheaper Service.

The Bell Telephone Company has
a lively fight on its hand at Column
bia where the citizens have organi-
zed rival company and have dis
placed the Bell in nearly every busl-
ness house in the city. Columbia
merchants now pay 81 month
where 81 was demanded few
short months ago, and the Bell offer
ed to place telephones in residences
for fifty cents month. Pulaski
business men are still paying the
same old price although petition
was circulated by Dr. G. A. Aber-
uathy last week asking for reduc-
ton. The answer was evasive but
it is more than probable that there
will be concessions granted or the
Citizens Company, of Columbia,
will be asked to extend their line
from Lynnville to Pulaski.-Giles
County Record.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

Bill Nye once said: Do not at
tempt to cheat an editor out of IA
years subscription to his paper, or
any other sum. Cheat the minis
ter, cheat anybody and everybody,
but if you have any regard for
future consequences, don't fool the
editor. You will be put up for office
sometime, or want some public favor
for yourself or your friends, and
when your luck is thing of beauty,
a Joy forever, the editor will open
on YOU, and knock your castle into a
cooked hat at the first fire. He'll
subdue you and then you'll cuss
your stupidity for a driveling IDIOT
go hire some man to knock you down
and kick YOU for falling.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02
JERE BAXTER BUYS 1T.
The Tennessee Central Railroad Sold at
CrOssVille.

CrOssville.
Crossville, Cumberland County,
June 24.-The Tennessee Central
Railroad was to day sold to the high
est bidder by Clerk and Master
Dunbar.
Col. Jere Baxter bought the prop
erty for himself and associates (St.
Louis and Chicago parties) for sips
600. Considerable proportion had
already been completed.
The road is to be built from Kings
ton, ROane County, to Nashville, by
way of Hartman, lockwood, Cross
vile and Monterey. 1t will pene-
trate one of the richest mineral and
timber sections of the State.
At lockwood the road connects
with the Cincinnati Southern and at
Hartman with the Southern, and
will materially lessen the distance
from New York and Eastern cities
via the Norfolk & Western and
Southern. The purchasers announce
that they will complete the road at
once,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02
An EGG Joke.

The following good joke is told on
a prominent physician of this coun-
ty. Some weeks ago his good wife
expressed "a wish for sitting of
turkey eggs, with which she in
tended to compliment a favorite hen.
The doctor, who is as gallant as he
is handsome, made many inquiries
among his patients about turkey
eggs, but failed to find them. One
day he saw some boys who had rob-
bed a buZzard's nest of two eggs,
and the idea struck him to buy the
eggs and palm them on his wife as
turkey eggs. Several days passed.
The doctor came in one day Just at
dinner time, tired and awful hungry
A good dinner had been prepared, a
splenid egg custard holding the first
place in the last course. The meal
was finished, the chairs pushed
back. The doctor asked about the
turkey eggs. The wife replied
Why, doctor, my hen went on a
strike, and used the eggs in the
nice custard you have just eaten" -
Obion Democrat.