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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-02-20

Proably the most important chan
ges made in our existing laws will
be brought about by the new act
relative to elections. Two of the
election bills are now laws, name
ly: Mr.. Johnson's bill providing
more stringent punishment for the
abuse of the elective franchise, and
Mr.. Green's bill, which provides
for the appointment of election
commissioners. The latter law
completely revolutionizes our
present system of holding. cleo
tons. 1t provides that the Gov
ernor shall appoint three election
commissioners for every county
in the State having population of
less than $4,000. The commission
ers are to serve for two years from
April 1, 1897, and not more than
two of the three commissioners
shall be of the same political party.
These commissioners are required
to appoint in a like manner three
Judges and two clerks for every
precinct in their respective cOun.
ties. In towns of $500 and over
of counties of less than $4,000 the
election commissioners are to pre-.
form the duties of commissioner
of registration so far as they relate
to holding elections.
Two other election bills have
passed the Senate, but have not
been acted upon by the House
They will, however, pass the House
with no difficulty. Mr. Hammer
is the author of one of these bills
which provides for the extension
of the Dortch law to counties d
$4,000 and over, and to towns o.
$500 and over. Mr.. Canada intro.
duced the other bill, which extendl
the registration law TO counties o.
10000 and over, and makes it tn,
duty of the commissioners of regist
ration to appoint one of the thret
Judges at each precinct.
| X
The Brandon penitentiary law il
among the important matters o
legislation accomplished by tn,
Fiftieth General Assembly. UndeI
the law the prison commissioner,
are authorized to contract for the
hire of convicts to do work within
the prison walls. The law provide;
that all contracts must be counter
signed by the Governor, Attorney
General md Secretary OF State, ant
teat not more than ninety-nint
convicts shall engage in the manu-
facture of one special line of art
icles at che time. The first con
tracts made under this new law
were closed Saturday, when thu
commissioners contracted will
three firms to use 297 cUnvicts fol
years. 1.is will net the Stat,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-02-20

Tedford's Blood cure is the latest
rage, for all diseases arising from
Initiated blood. 1t stands upon its
own merits.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-02-20
MANY IMPORTANT MEASURES
Some of the Laws Made Thus Far
by the General Assembly.

some OF the Laws Mede nus ar
by the General Assembly.
AS great many people never
pause long enough Ia the rush Of
every day duties to wade through
the proceedings OF the Assembly
day by day, it may be well to take
a retrospective glance at the new
laws which have recently been
spread upon the statute books.
The majority of the bills passed
thus far are, of course, local in their
nature and do not merit prominent
mention.
The first bill of importance which
was enacted into law was what
is generally known as the guber-
material contest bond bill. This
law is too we'll known to be eX-
planned here. 1t provides that the
contestant in contest over a
pubernatorial election shall make a
bond payable to the State of S25,
600 conditioned upon the good
faith of the contest.
The Jarvis criminal costs law
has attracted a great deal of atten-
ton throughout the State. 1t cuts
a wide swath in the matter of costs
and fees in criminal prosecutions
1t provides that neither the State
nor any county shall be liable in
any criminal PROSECUTION for any
costs or fees accrulng, except in
cases of homicide, rape, robbery
burglary, arson, incest or bigmy
where the prosecution has pro.
ceeded to verdict in the Circuit
or Criminal Court. Costs and fees
are also to be paid in cases where
the defendant has submitted before
a Justice of the Peace and been
sent to the work-house, and in
cases where the defendant hal
been convicted in court Of record
and execution issued returned
null bona. In no case shall q wit
ness before any court, grand jury
Magistrate receive any fees for at
tendance unless such witness re-
sides over five miles from the place
where he attends as a witness.
1t is said that the constitution
atty of this law will be tested
Those who framed the bill main
tain that it will stand the test, ant
that it is free from all flaws II
point of its cOnstitutionality.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-02-20
SUBSCRIPTION, SHOPPER YEAR.

Entered at the Post Office. Moryville, Tenn,
Second Glass Matter.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-02-20

The anti-cigarette law prnhibits
the sale or giving away Of cigaretts
or cigarette paper, or the import.
alton of the same into the state for
sale. The law goes into effect 7on
May /, and not April /, as is fire.
quently thought.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-02-20

The passage of the bill appropri-
ating $4,000 to the Tennessee Gem
tennial Exposition is fresh in the
minds Of the public. The passage
of the bill to abolish the Office of
Superintendent of the Capitol Is
also we'll known to $40 fearful APP
plicants for that effice.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24

Bateman says that Congressman Free
man Knowles tpOp) of South Dakota,
while on trip to his old home in Maine,
gave out the information that Mr..
Bryan's recent gift of $500 to the
populist national committee was made
with the distinct understanding that no
action against fusion should be taken by
the populist party before the next ma
tiona convention. This, Professor
Bateman says, is nothing more than
direct bribery. Professor Bateman also
says Mr., Bryan appended his !. Bate
mans name to Senator Aliens letter of
notification given out last September.
Bateman was secretary of the notification
committee, but did not sign the letter in
question. He says that Mr.. Bryan's
action in printing his name on the letter
in his new book is an act Of political
forgery.
Professor Bateman is delegatc'to the
mddle-Of-the-road national conference in
Nashville. which meets on July A. He
says he will bring these matters before
that board.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Something to Depend On.

Mr.. James Jones, of the drug firm of
Jones & Son, Cowden, ILL.,, in speaking
of DR.. Kings New Discovery, says that
last winter his wife was attacked with
La Grippe, and her case grew so serious
that physicians at Cowden and Pana
could do nothing for her. 1t seemed to
develop into Hasty Consumption. Hav-
ing DR.. Kings New Discovery in store,
and selling lots of it, he took bottle
home and to the surprise of all she began
to get better from first dose. and half
dozen dollar bottles cured her sound and
well. DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds is guar
anteed to do this good work. Try it. Free
PIG East Sixth street. Austin, Tex.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Luling Locals.

Luling, Tex, June 19.-Yesterday after.
noon at 4 o'clock the Luling Fire depart.
ment and the Lipscomb Rifles escorted
Miss Mamie Jacobs to the new gin of
Mr.. f. Zidler, and with a firm hand the
young lady opened the steam valve
which set the monster engine. in motion
Miss Jacobs name in gilded letters now
ornaments the engine. The business men
of the city closed their doors and at
tended the opening of the new GIN.
Sam Wells and Tom Conley have pur-
chased the ice cream parlor and soda
fountain of Mr.. Otis McGaffery.
Little Leah Josey; while playing with
her friends at her home Monday, dislo-
Gated her hip by jumping from box.
Rev. j. X. Groom, who for the past
five years has been resident pastor of the
Baptist church at this place, has ten
dered his resignation and accepted call
at Gainesville
Justices court was in session the first
of the week and the following cases were
disposed of: Frank Mckinney, incest,
and Jim Wilson, seduction; both parties
colored. Mckinney was discharged and
Wilson placed under 5000 bond.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
LATELY FROM CUBA.
DIR. Winn Of sherman Receives q
Letter From His Son.

DR.. Winn Of sherman Receives n
Letter From His Son.
Sherman, Tex, June 21.--(Special.) y
DR.. +. +. VIM of this city is in receipt
of a letter from his son, Foster X. VIM,
the young Texas surgeon whose death
was reported at the hands Of detach-
ment Of Spanish soldiers on an ipsurgent
hospital in the province of Havana.
The letter Is very brief and announces
his safe arrival in New York ON June
16. The letter states that he IL here on
important business and that he has only
a fOrty-day leave Of absence.
His time will be consumed in going to
and from Washington. which makes It
improbable that he will be able to visit
Sherman before his return to Cuba.
Relative to the report Of his death. he
says the Spanish really believed him
killed. but were drawn off by subter-
fuge he resorted TO in order TO pass the
trocha and reach Havana in safety.
When he reached Havana, the Spanish
story Of his capture and death had been
accepted as true by the newspaper cor
respondents and had been given their
several papers. 1t was too late TO cor
rect it,
The letter is written on the Cuban
junta's paper. and DIR. E. H. VIM posi-
lively Identifies it as his sons writing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Receiver for the Bassick Mine.

Denver, June 20.--Judge Allen has de-
cided to appoint a receiver for the Bassicl,
mine, but the receiver has not yet been
named. Under a recent decision of the
federal courts, Il. c. Bassick is in posses
sion of the property.
The present action was brought by mi
nority stockholders in the Bassick court
asking that the court determine the rights
of the company as against Bassick and
Dennison. 1t is alleged the two entered
into conspiracy to defraud the company
out of the property.
The Bassick mine is located in Custer
county. Its value is stated in the COM
plants filed in this case to be $2OOO,O0O
but well informed mining men place the
value at $5,O000OO.
1t has paid hundreds of thousands of
dollars in dividends.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
A FATAL WRECK.
I. & G. N. Freight and Passenger
Collide Going at Full speed.

Collide Going at Full Speed.
Pine Valley, Tex, June 21.-(Special.l
At lao a. m. today the south bound
passenger train No. II of the Interna-
tional and Great Northern and north
bound freight train No. 40 collided about
six miles south of this place, completely
demolishing both engines. six cars OF
merchandise and one mail car. Both
trains were running at full speed.
The killed:
Dick johnson, white killed almost in
stantly.
Freeman Utley, colored; killed in
stantly.
Will McGar, colored; killed instantly.
Injured:
Bette Cane, colored; leg broken be-
tween knee and foot, caused by jumping.
Susie Bradford, colored; hip sprained.
Edmond Rutledge, engineer on passen-
ger train; hurt internally, caused by
jumping.
Melvern Anesenberry, fireman on pas
senger train; ankle sprained, caused by
jumping.
Conductor Ransome, conductor on
passenger train; hands sprained.
John Wright, engineer on freight
train ankle sprained, caused by jumping.
Tom Waubutton. fireman on freight
knee badly wrenched, caused by jump
ing.
a. A. Forbes, mail clerk; seriously in
iured.
The condition of none of the injured is
considered critical except Forbes.
All the parties who were killed were
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Bartlett Briefs.

Bartlett. Tex, June 20.-(Special.)-
The following parties left yesterday for
Nashville, Tenn: D. B. +. Belk, COM
mapder Dock Belk Camp, No. 645; d.
H. Stockton and wife, w. G. Smith and
wife, S. E. whitlow, w. H: White: ocy
Belk. il. J; Roberts; J. v; Mar Martin hS .;
Kate farrell, A. G. Lindemann: A. E.
Welcb'' A. r. Clark, e. 7. Kelley: Ike
Brewn T R. Jones ses.4 Al M dfSsss A Al Sc
names YOUR correspondent did not learn.
Dock BeIk camp had special car, and
same was nicely decorated by the young
ladies' of Bartlett. ~
smiles and he would not have exchanged
nlaces with the president There" were
good many more to go, but crop pros
The most of the cotton has. been re-
planted and is coming up to fine stand.
A good shower of rain would help it
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
SERIOUS EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
THE PEOPLE OF TEHAUNTEPEC,
MEN,, ARE A LITTLE SHORT
OF PANIC STRICKEN.
TWO MORE SHOCKS have OCCURRED
Many Houses Seriously Damaged.
Government Scientists on the
Ground Studying the Vari-
GUS Phenomena.

Tehauntepec, State of OaXaca, Mex,
June 21.-TwO more shocks of earth
quake were experienced here last night
and early this morning, the latter oc-
curing about o'clock, being character
lied by both vertical and lateral move
ments, and then little later came an
other, adding to the CONSERVATION OF the
people, who had begun to regain conf
dence inspired by the courageous eX-
ample of the bishop, who refused to
leave the town and has by his conduct
infused a certain amount of yalor into
the people.
The government scientific commission
is here, making careful study of the
phenomena, and this will occupy some
time, as engineers and biologists desire
not to be hurried and are gratihed to
be on the spot during the progress Of
the earthquake.
The town has not become heap of
ruins, although great damage has been
done, and it will be a serious burden ON
the people when they return to their
shocks came last night and entirely upset
their confidence.
The scientists have not found any signs
of a new volcano, about which so much
has been said and which was reported
several times by Indians, who asserted
that they had seen it emitting fire and
smoke. 1t is now believed that although
the volcano is possibly forming under
ground. from which a roaring sound pro-
ceeds during the shocks, it is likely there
may occur tremendous caving in Of the
earth's crust, burying a large. district.
Similar occurrences in Spain in Anda-
lusa took place some years ago under
like circumstances, which lends plausi-
bility to this theory.
A local exponent of athcistic Hctrines,
who has for years scandalized the clergy
by his denial Of the existence of God and
his blasphemies, has become reconciled to
the church and it is related that he was
the first during the height of the alarm
ten days ago to run to the church and
implore divine protection, and, has even
offered to pay fine imposed upon the
people who carried the image of the
child Jesus through the streets in the
profession, thus vioating the reform laws
prohibiting, among other things, the re-
igious functions outside the churches.
1t can not be denied that last nights
shocks, coming when the people had re
gained confidence. and rOusing them IL
terror from their repose, have weakened
their resisting power. They are not
exactly panic stricken, but are rapidly
coming to the conclusion that some great
natural convulsion is pending and thai
the town is the center of a seismic storm
The Indians in the hills are badly fright
ened
There have been exaggerated reports
sent out but so far there has been nc
loss of life beyond one or two cases. The
greatest damage is the paralysis to ac
tivity in an important trade centre and
the destruction of houses to an extent
that will necessitate, if the town stands
extensive repairs and rebuilding.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
HOW'S THJSt

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case of Catarrh that car
not be cured by Halls Catsrrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo
Ohio.
We the undersigned have known F.
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transaction and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo. o.
WALDING, KINNAN e MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Price 75c, per bottle. Sold by all drug
gists. Testimonials free.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Old PeODIe,

Old people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys Will ma {.
the true remedy in Electric Bitters. This
medicine does not stimulate and contains
no whisky nor other intoxicant, but acts
as tonic and Alternative. 1t acts mildly
no the stomach and bowels. adding
strength and giving tone to the, organs,
thereby aiding Nature in the per-
formance of the functions. Elec-
trio Bitters is an excellent appetizer
and aids digestion. Old People find It
just exactly what they need. Price o0
cents and 81 per bottle at @. o. Yates
drug store, 219 East Sixth street. Aus
tin Tex.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24

stealing their ride Johnson was on the
blind baggage and the two negroes were
riding the truss rods under box car.
Johnson lived about half an hour after
the wreck occurred and was rational
He said there We're others underneath the
debris. A section lady living about hall
a mile from where the wreck occurred
said there were two men on the blind
baggage when the train passed there. So
far as can be Learned there are two
bodies under the wrecked cars.
The six cars and the two engines tele.
scoped and piled in heap that covered
no more ground than three cars.
The wrecked cars contained bonded
freight for Mexico and were enormously
damaged. s-.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Tandem Road Records Established.

Colorado Springs, Col, June 2O.-P. C.
Wright, and f. G. Farley of the Century
Cycle club of Colorado Springs have estab-
lished over the Denver road race course
the following tandem road records:
Five miles. IL $50; ten mbiles. % :35; iif-
teen miles, 36:42; twenty miles, 50:17;
twenty-five miles, 1O3:40; fifty miles,
2:21 10; seventy-five miles, 3:45; one hun
dred miles. 5:14:3S
The former records We're:
Five miles, none; ten miles, 27:05; fifteen
miles, 1902; twenty miles, 53 minutes
twenty-five, 1:10:00; fifty miles. $4,000
seventy-ive miles. none; one hundred
miles. 10000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Masonic Election.

Liberty Hill, Tex, June 21:aa(Special.)
Free and Accepted Masons, held their
annual election of officers here last
night, the following being elected:
W. A. Spencer, worshipful master. w.
Bryson, senior warden; G. 3. Leather
wood, junior warden; John Munro, treas
urer; j. Y. Grier, secretary; David Mitch
ell. tiler.
The offcers-elect will be installed
Thursday evening, June "a. at which
time refreshments will be served.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Grant of Llano left
for their home this morning, after a few
DAYS visit to relatives and friends here.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
FILLED Full of Holes.

Mayfeld, Ky. June 19.-.)ack johnson,
who. in company with Ben Haney, took
the 13-year-0ld daughter of J. NJ. Kirk
land from this city Monday for unlawful
purposes. was filed with AZ buckshot at
an early hour this morning by the father
of the abducted girl. No trace can be
found of the girl. Johnson was on his
way to this city when Kirkland waylaid
him and shot him full of holes. Kirk
land surrendered and was held to the
grand Jury, which meets next week.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Caution: Buy only DIR. Isaac Thomp-
sons eye water. Carefully examine the
outside wrapper. None other genuine.
She wa. T,red Of Lie.

Dallas, Tex. June 21.-(Special.) "A
young woman known as Fay Templeton
was found in an unconscious condition
in the rear room Of saloon in South
Dallas this afternoon. Physicians made
strenuous efforts to save the life of the
patient. but she died at 8 p. m.
~ was tired. so tired, of this life was
all she said when questioned by the po-.
lice.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24

"For three years we have never been
without Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy ln the. house.,
says A. ii. Patter, with u. @. Atkins u
Co.. indianapolis, Ind, and my wife
would as soon think of being without
-four as bottle Of this Remedy in the
all three of our children and it has never
failed to cure-not simply stop pain. hut
cure absolutely. 1t is all right, ard any
one who tries it will find it So" For sale
by Chilcs' drug store.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
An Emancipation Carving.

Fort Worth, Tex, June 19.-(Special.)
AT Douglas park tonight during the
closing hours of the emancipation cele-
bration, s. =. Barkman was severely
cut in the shoulders in two places. He
says he had cotton into the buggy with
his child and started for town when his
assailant crawled up from the rear and
stabbed him twice. No arrests have
yet been made Barkman's wounds are
considered severe by his physicians.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
The Stomach Cam Not BE Freishted


With greater trash than violent drastic
purgative. True, such medicine relieves
constipation for the time, but at the ex.
pense of great injury to the intestinal
canal. which it both infiames and weak
ems. thus uniting it for the performance
of its proper functions. Widely different
is the action of Hostatetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, tonic aperient which produces eff
fects prompt, indeed, but never violent
and convulsng. The purity of its botanic
ingredients, its unobjectionable flavor its
genial influence upon the mind and the
thoroughness of its remedial action in
cases of constipation, liver complaint and
dyspepsia, combine to render it Il most
desirable family specific. 1t increases
both physical vigor and substance, tran
quilizes and invigorates the nervous sys-
TEN and gives an unwonted relish for the
food. A wineglass three times daily is
about the average dose.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Charged with Criminal Assault

Ranger, Tex, June 21.-(Special) Mr..
F. p. Barnett, a citizen of this place, and
well known throughout the county, was
arrested yesterday at the depot on the
charge of criminal assault. The young
lady who preferred the charge lives sew
eral miles in the country and formerly
was a domestic in Mr.. Rarnetts family.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
BuckIen,s Arnica saIye.

The best saIve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt .rheun,,, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblainss,
corns and all skin eruptiOns. and posi-
lively cures. piles, or no pay required. II
ton or money refunded. Price 25 cents
per box. For sale BY C. o. Yates, 219
East Pecan street, Austin. Texas
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24

along, as the ground is very hard in
places.
The damaged corn is being planted in
cotton and millet where practicable.
MIR. Jack Steele of Georgetown was a
visitor here yesterday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24

Hundreds of thousands have been in
duce6 to try Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy by reading what it has done for
others. and having tested it's merits for
themselves are today its warmest friends.
For sale by Chiles' drug store. M
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Six Thousand Lives Lost.

Simla, June 19.-It is announced today
that over 5000 lives have been lost by
the earthquake disturbances which have
recently visited the province of Assam.
A message of coincidence has been re-
ceiyed from Queen Victoria.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Lockhart News.

T.ockhart, Tex. June 20.-The confed-
crate veterans who left here yesterday
in their special chair car for Nashville,
Tenn, to attend the United Confederate
Veterans reunion were: J. NJ. Jolley, J.
Fl. Jolley, Capt. s. ]. p. Mcdowell, j.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Several Houses wrecked.

Newport News. Va. June 20.-A cyclone
today wrecked several houses and did
much damage to growing crops. Consider
able damage also was done to the small
craft lying at anchor in the James river.