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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
RATCHFORD IS SANGUINE.
The Miners President Takes IN On
timistic View of the Situation.


Massillon, o., July 9.-President NJ. d.
RatchfOrd of the United Mine Workers
of Ohio arrived in Massllon from Column
bus this evening. and after a few hours
+ Stay left for Pittsburg, where an import
SSc0nference is to be held with Presi-
I.Y hG0mpers of the American Fedora
kHMe Labor and other unions. Mr..
~ lhfOrd would not predict the outcome
.f21 the conference, but said it would have
direct bearing on the strike.
MIR. Ratchford is sanguine. He said:
You can not too strongly express on
paper my confidence of the success of the
movement. Our forces are well in hand,
and there have been no disturbances. |
have advices from the Pittsburg district,
that. with the exception of 100 men in
the employ of Dearmitt the whole region
has joined the movement, and we will
reach the Dearmitt miners in very short
time. The miners of the south, too, have
taken up the matter, and l have just
learned that all the miners on the Cincin-
natl and Ohio railroad are now idle.
"The suspension has reached its proper
lions without our having a single extra
man in the field. The regular corps of
Officers have worked alone. Next week
There will be thirty representatives of the
organization at work, and by next Friday
we will have 100000 to 100000 men in
line. l. is difficult to make an accurate
estimate as to how many miners have
Joined the strike, but l consider 125,000 a
: conservative one. and the number is daily
Increasing"
Mr.. Ratchford has received many COM
municatiOns from both operators and min
sers asking whether or not the organization
will sanction the operation of mines
where the price demanded is being paid.
To all these negative answer is given.
SIT is our purpose" he said, "to empty
the market by complete cessation of
work. We desire nothing to be done for
the next six days, when the matter of
giving our consent to miners who can Sc
cure their price to work will be taken up
and acted upon"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
Threw Dynamite.

Mount Vernon, Tex, July 9.-(Special)
An unknown person threw dynamite
upon the bed where Mr.. A. A. Smith and
wife were sleeping last night, which
bruised and burned them considerably.
1t is a miracle it did not kill them. 1t
tore the feather bed all to pieces and the
floor to atoms.
Charlie Stevens. who is charged with
rape committed last April near Purley
Stevens was captured in northern Ar,
Kansas
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15

Sixteen hundred men and boys were
temporarily thrown out of employment in
Pullman today. Owing to the intense
heat the managers found it necessary to
close the works at noon and send the
wOrkmen home. The temperature took
n quick drop in Illinois and Iowa this
evening. At Decatur, ILL.,, the mercury,
which had reached 100 during the day,
fell Is degrees in two hours. One death
and a dozen prostrations occurred.
At Bloomington, ILL.,, the mercury
reached 105. Three deaths and & num-
Der of prostrations occurred.
At midnight the number of prostrations
by heat had risen to 66. OF this number
% cases are said to be serious and IL of
them are almost certain to die.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
MEXICAN MATTERS.
New Masonic Temple About CONF
Observation-Disclosures investigation.

City of Mexico. July "a new Ma
sonic temple of the supreme council,
Thirty-third degree, SCOTTISH rite, IS about
700 members. including President Diaz
of the republic. The English speaking
lodge is about to be opened to work in
the York rite.
The report of the government engineers
sent TO Tehuantepec to investigate the
earthquakes, says that the hills sur
rounding the plain on which the town
of Tehuantepec stands are of cretaceous
limestone, which shows a tendency to
gradually subside to the condition of
equilibrium, producing in this process vi
brations. Tehuantepec stands OH super
fetal formation, the plain consisting of
soil disintegrated by the action of water
from the hills. This formation does not
exceed fifteen metres in thickness and
no care was taken in building the town
to carry the foundations Of houses down
70 solid rock. Hence the earthquake
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
ST. LOUIS HEAT RECORD.
Nine Deaths and Others Fatally
PrOstrated-Cases of Insanity.

Nine Deaths and Others Fatally
observation-disclosures of Insanity.
st. Louis, July 9.-Seven people died
from heat in st. Louis today. Two peO-
pie, one of them New Orleans negress,
have been driven insane. and six others
who have been sunstruck will probably
die before morning.
Two deaths and several prOstratiOns
occurred in East st. Louis. The list of
dead follows:
Michael Edel.
Robert Wright.
Theo. Schole.
Jos. Obey.
Sibert Munster.
The two latter died in East st. Louis.
The deaths of the following persons
who were Frustrated are expected to-
night:
William Johannes.
Mike Ladcovitch.
Unknown man.
Eleven other Frustrated persons fell in
the streets and were taken to hospitals.
In the last twentyfour hours there has
not been seconds intermission from the
heat Last night was frightful. Street
thermometers registered 90 degrees
throughout the night In the house it
was several degrees hotter. Sleep was
impossible to most. The local weather
bureau predicted thunder storms and a
decided drop in the temperature for this
afternoon, but not cloud appeared. To
night it is degree hotter than last night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
A Dragon Captain Suicides.

London, July 9.-Capt. Francis Yorke
Mediation of the First royal Dragons.
the brother and heir presumptive of Sir
Horace Westrop, McMahon, Bart. has
committed suicide by shooting himself It
MS brothers residence. He was finan-
c!lally embarrassed and left letter say
ing:
can not stay in the army. and |
sure this is the best. God knows where
I'm off to-"
Sir Horace Mcmahon testified at the
inquest that his brother had only to ask
in order to get all the money he needed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
Terrible story of sufrerinu

Liverpool, July 9.-The correspondent
terview with Mrs. Andrew Christie.
widow of Capt. Christie of the wrecked
British ship Traveller, which went on
the reefs off the island of Rodriguez, in
the Indian ocean. $50 miles northeast of
Mauritaus, on February 4, last.
Mrs. Christi tells terrible story of
the sufferings of the survivors. Almest
Immediately after the Traveller left Java
for the Delaware breakwater, the Java
fever broke out and spread rapidly
Everybody on board was more or less
afected, including Mrs. Christie's baby,
which died and was buried at sea.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
Durrnnt's Lease on Life.

San Francisco, July 9.-The reprieve
gran al rhc =. re- nurrant by Governor
Rudd expires today. but thu n!ur.icrer II
Blanche Lamont and .IianIa Williams
is i'll no danger of hanging 1t does not
matter whether Governor Rudd grants
a further reprieve or not, as the grant
ing an appeal by the United States cir
cult court to the United States supreme
court takes all power out of the state
until the highest federal court renders
a decision in the case.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
A BOarder Was Getting Too Conf
Dental With His LandIady.

Nacogdoches, Tex, July 9.-(Special.) ~
Justice Peevey went down to Lanana TO-
day. and held an inquest over the dead
bodies of Aleck Sanders and Ophelia
Doodles. both colored. William M.
Doodles, the husband of Ophelia, had
surrendered last night to Deputy Sheriff
Charley Mitchell, and was brought to
town and jailed. Yesterday evening about
6:45 o'clock Sanders had been at the
Doodles' house and had eaten supper, that
being where he boarded, and at the door,
as he was about to lave. he paused in
close conversation with Mrs Doodles, and
was fired upon from the left, the load of
buckshOt tearing out his heart. He never
knew what hit him. Mrs. Doodles ran
to another house near. She was followed.
One load of shot was fred into her breast
and the other into her brain. The mu-
tilation in every wound was horrible.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15

shocks destroyed or badly weakened
many houses. There is no evidence of
the formation of any new volcano nor
is there any sign of the presence of an
extinct one. The commission calls at
tention to the danger still existing in the
town by reason of the unsafe condition
must crumble.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
Two Deaths ut Kansas City.

Kansas City, July 9.-The heat in Kan
sas City and vicinity was even more OPP
o'clock this morning the thermometer reg
istered 96. at 8 o'clock 80. at noon 81, at
l p: m. 81. the hottest of the year.
Many prostrations and two deaths are
reported
Mr. Dougherty, soda water manu-
facturer, was stricken on the street and
soon. after died. Patrick White. an aged
blacksmith, died this morning, due to
heat.
Many horses fell in the street. =,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
Resumed ON Full Time.

Huntington, Ark, July 0.-The Kan
sas and Texas Mining company and the
Prairie Greek Mining company Of Hunt
ington have just started up on full time
probable that the miners here will take
any part whatever in the strike ordered
in Ohio and other states east Of the Mis-
sjssippi river.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
To Consider Annexation.

Washington, July 7.-Senator Davis,
chairman of the committee on foreign re-
lations. has called meeting of the COM
mittee for Friday for the purpose of con-
sidering the Hawaiian annexation treaty.
1t was at one time thought that the treaty
would not be considered with a view of
reporting it this session, but it is now the
intention of friends of annexation to re-
port the treaty.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
A Death mt Manor.

Manor. Tex, July 9.-(Special.) Mrs.
w. Il. Rowe died at the residence Of her
daughter, Mrs. Sam Hill, at o'clock this
evening. She was sister of Mrs. J. w.
Groome. and leaves many other relatives
and friends to mourn her loss. Funeral
services will be held ut Mr.. Halls resi-
dence at $50 a. M, and the interment in
Manor cemetery Mt 10 a. m.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
WAS RIDDLED WITH BULLETS.
mississippi Rapist Met Death ut
the Hands of a Mob

Forest, Miss, July 9.-The body of
AtticUs Thomson, negro. was found
early this morning about three-quarters
of a mile from town, tied to tree and
riddled with bullets. The negrO's hat
was pulled down over his face and
there were twelve bullet holes through
the top of his head.
About three weeks ago Thompson at
tempted to outrage Mrs. Eugene Butler,
q. white woman, but was frustrated in
his designs. He eluded arrest until YES
terday, when he was captured, and last
night mob of unknown men tied him
to a tree and shot him to death.
A coroner's jury was empaneled to-
day, but deferred judgment until further
examination.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
A Full Confession From Thorne.

New York, July 7.-Positive identified
ton Of the man arrested last night as
Martin Thorne. the alleged murderer of
William Guldensuppe, was made today.
Acting Inspector O'Brien said today
that he had in his possession full con-
fesson from Thorne that he had murdered
Guldensuppe and giving all the details of
the crime
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
ScaIe Makers Disagree.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 9.-The. joint scale
conference of iron and steel sheet manu-
facturers and the Amalgamated .assOcia-
ton, which has been in session here for
two days, was unable to agree, and final
adjournment without settlement was
taken at 1920 this evening. No date was
fixed for another meeting.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
Thorn and Mrs. Mack Arrafgned.

New York, July 9.-Martin Thorn and
Mrs. Augusta Mack, indicted for the
murder of William Guldensuppe, were
arraigned today in the court of general
sessions. At the request of counsel,
pleading was postponed until Monday.
Thorn had no lawyer and counsel was as
signed him by the court.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
international Medical Congress-.

Guadalajara, Mex, July 9.-The Ma
ton medical congress is in full session.
The members have visited the public
and military hospitals, and the excellent
condition of the operating rooms has been
warmly commended.
Some of the delegates present will 20
to Moscow to attend the Information
Medical congress.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
KILLED HIS BROTHER.
DR.. Cornwall Protected His Father
Against His Brothers. Assault.

AEainst HIS BrOthers Nss"uIt'
st. Louis, July Herbert Cornwall
was shot and killed by his brother, DR..
Richard Cornwall. at the. Tonic beer de-
pot of their father, DR.. John 9. Cornwall,
100 North Broadway. 1t appears that
Herbert Cornwall was a dissolute young
man and his father chided him today for
persisting in his bad habits. This en-
ragged Herbert and he assaulted his
father, who is old and feeble. DIR. Rich
ard Cornwall interfered and fight en-
sued between himself and Herbert, in
which the latter was shot five times and
his head and face badly mashed by being
beaten with heavy stone jug. He died
in very few minutes. DR.. Cornwall
surrendered to the police and was
locked uD.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
As to the Constitutional Amend
ments to he Voted On.

ments to BE Voted On.
Waco. Tex, July I'm a letter to A.
II. Carrigan of Wichita Falls, Judge J..
W. Campbell called attention to the fact
that there is no law authorizing officials,
either county or city, to print tickets for
the election to be held Tuesday the Bird
>prox on the three constitutional amend
August election, therefore uersonal in
terest may not prove spirited and Judge
Campbell fears the matter of printing and
distributing the tickets may be neglected
at many points. He suggests that friends
of the measures to be submitted to the
voters next month meet and agree upon
n plan of sharing the expenses.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
Three Earthquake Shocks.
A TIMELY SUGGESTION.

Rome, July 7.-Three strong earthquake
shocks were felt at VOltri and its vicinity.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-03
TO INVESTIGATE oRIsPI.
italian Chamber of Deputies Names n
Commission.


Rome, Dec. 2.-Today the chamber
OF deputies appointed commission of
five to inquire into the charges against
Signor Francesca Crispi. former pre-
mier, in connection with the bank of
Naples scandals, and the alleged ille-
gal traffic in decorations. The pro-
ceedngs are the result of the recent
decision of the Italian court of claims,
which quashed the judicial indictment
brought against him ON the ground
that the ordinary tribunals of Justice
We're not competent to deal with such
charges brought against n former
member of the government or his con-
duct while in the government. The
court of causation held that such
charges must be dealt with by par
Lament. which was the contention of
Signor Crisp. and the judicial proceed
ings We're thrown out.
The special commission was appiont-
ed after an impressive speech by Sig
nor Crispi in which he declared that
he desired the most ample and COM
plete discussion of the whole question,
and did not dread the light which he
said could reveal nothing against him.
Il am the victim of calumny" he as
| serted. land should have brought suit
against my calumniators II the latter
had not been referred to the cham
her"
Sgnor Crispi recalled his past labors
! on behalf of Italy, and he admitted
that there had been times when he had
| erred He claimed, however. from his
conquerurs an unbiased Judgment. and
asserted that he was prepared to tes-
tify before the committee and omit
nothing so that the matter might he
probcd to the deepest adding pathet-
ically. "But IT will be very hard Mt 49,
after devotlng slXty-three years to the
service of NV country" This passage
| ,r l,n vi
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-03
PRESIDENT DISPLEASED.
y,,i,l Was Altogether Too Partial to
WV Captain LOser'ng'
.,,,, OF sapRlmANO WILL BE SEVERE


u,o, Dec. 1.-The judge-ad-
Nas", rsneral of the army Genefai
vs' s.s now has the Lowering case IN
9sJ s and Is preparing the reprimaha
hnu IN he administered to the cap
'al'p ~ conformity with the sentence
= ~, ne court-martiai'
q W. .oid at the war department that
H.s,dent and Secretary Alger are
Dc ',seed with the lenieney shown
ds'r .. eourt in this case, and the rep
v" viii be SO sweeping in terms
IinAlD .-nount to severe condemns
$" hose officers of the army who
u'A s,ovn by words or actions their
H vi Of Captain Coverings ac-
tons hoar ,ool,,rg in
,ha whole subject Of the relations
wy the officers and enlisted m.n'
~, ,onnd a regulation laid down b!
w w cen scott, which, while not now
,bs regulations, Expresses so clear
4 Secretary Ayers idea or proper re-
ers that it is likely that IL WIN pc
I.l,..d INTO an dtAlN' i't 49,
,ss,nlstion Is as follows'
soareraI regulations for the army,
-. psvised by Mai. Gen. Scott. Ar
~ ~ Third-It is the intention of the
vs. s,,nment that there be established
every regiment or corps, and
a.,rehoilt the army as one corps. Il
N sSTsl and universal subordination or
..,Sorlty. which. without loss of force,
' S,T BE- even mild and paternal. and
, Tslrh. founded in justice and firmness,
S,n maintain all subordinates in the
'..",est observance of duty. 1t re-
.,rss that enlisted soldiers be treated
r,b particular kindness and human
y. mt punishmcnts. sometimes I'M
Msy,5abe. be strictly conformable to
-,rtlal law. and that all in commits
ss1 conduct. direct and protect inferi-
NJ Of every rank with the cares due
Y, man from whose patriotism, valor
,rs obedience they are to expect a
rqt Of their own reputation and
s9ry"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-03
JUDGES IN CONTROL.
Riots at Prague Require Severe Means OF
Repression.

Prague. Bohemia, Dec. 2.-There
were further eXcesses today at Weih-
berg. The police We're Obliged to use
their REVIEWERS A house in Alstader-
sing was wrecked and the pillagers
were dispersed by the mounted patrol.
There were threats of pillage at
SisISowslSl. but the mobs everywhere
were nuicklv dispersed The town Is
tranquil this evening and Is being pa
trolied by troops.
The Ambulance association has Is
sued n report showing that within the
inst twenty-four hours four persons
have been killed, $50 dangerously
wounded and 800 more or less serious
Is injured. Twenty shops have been
burned out.
As n further Indication OF the gray
ity OF the situation. troops to the num-
her of 10000, equipped with ammuni-
ton and other paraphernalla. as Tor n
campaign. have been engaged in sup
pressing the riots. "
II is not exactly martial law that mas
been proclaimed but rather the instl-
tuition Of summary civil procedure,
called standreicht, whereby special
tribunal of seven Judges Is empowered
to Impose capital and othcr severe
punishments for offenses ordinarily
punished mildly. There r. no appeal
against death sentence by the trlpu-
nal. which must he put INTO eXeculip n
within two hours by the military II
tho hancmau is not available.
The intimate knowledge the mob mas
dlsplaycd of the exact position OF al
the wealthiest German houses ana or
valuable German properties SHOWS
that the riots We're organized IN az %
ponce. The young Czechs have parad-
a the streets wearing plundered Jew
,lry, and comparatively few German
houses have rECaped attack.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-03
a: GOOD PRACTICE.
II zen Want Good Appetite and Perfect
DIgestlnn.

After each meal dissolve one or two
of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets in the
mouth, and. mingling with the food,
they constitute perfect digestive, alb
solutely safe for the most sensitive
stomach.
They digest the food before It has
time to ferment. thus preventing the
formation Of gas and keeping the blood
pure and free from the poisonous
products of fermented, half-digested
food.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets make the
complexion clear by Keeping the blood
pure.
They increase flesh by digesting
desh-forming foods.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets is the only
remedy designed especially for the cure
of stomach trouble and nothing else.
one disease, one remedy the success
ful physician of today Is the specialist
the successful medicine Is the medicine
prepared especially for one disease.
A whole package taken at one time
would not hurt you. but would simply
be waste OF good material.
over six thousand men and women
I'm the state of Michigan alone have
been cured OF INDIGESTION and dyspep-
STA by the use Of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets.
Sold by all druggists at so cents for
full sized package.
Send for free book on stomach dis
eases to Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-03

vannah. Senior Solous, the Spanish
vice consul. stated yesterday that he
was satisfied that such was not the
case. and an indignant denial of such
an accusation came from Capt. Young.
the master of the schooner ut Sa-
vannah.
The Dauntless is said to have
landed large cargo, included in which
was a 12-pound Hotohkiss gun. \
large quantity of quinne was also
landed for the insurgents. The steamer
returned with scarcely any coal left.
She was promptly boarded by an Off
Ger from the dynamite cruiser Vesu-
vius, but nothing was found.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-03

Waterloo, Ia, Dec. 2.-William Kern,
under arrest here for the murder of his
father, Jerome Kern has made n con-
fcsslon in which he duplicates his
sweetheart, Deilah Falses. Kern's pa
rents opposed his marriage to the
young woman and he states that she
plotted the killing of both his parents
and prevailed upon him to attempt the
carrying out of her plot that they
might acquire possession of the fam
ily's little farm and live there together.
Jerome Kern was lured by the son
into the woods and there deliberately
the girl shot him The dead mans
clothing was then saturated with oil
and set on fire, the object being to con-
ceal the manner of his death.
Kern was scared into his confession
by a detective who haunted him in the
guise of n ghost of his father He
also confessed that the murder of his
mother was to have been accomplished
at 2 later date.