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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18

iii il il said is further evidenced by tn.
reported resignation of the project If
police. who Is prominent radical or
Jacobin.
The present excitement in Brazil dates
back TO last May, when the REPUBLICANS
in both branches Of congress split iEt0
two factions. Previous to that tune
there had been practically but one parly
in Brazil. known as the federal republ.-
cans. The old monarchists, or reac-
tionists, were not formidable and made
no pretensions to the dignity of a party.
The line of cleavage in the republican
conservatives. The former, who are
known as the Jacobins, but also cling TO
the name of federal republicans, desire
to exclude all the old monarchsts from
any participation in the government.
Their slogan was: 1.-The republic for
republicans" The conservatives, on
the other hand land they were in the
majority in both branches of congress),
believed in conciliatory measures toward
the old monarchists, and under the lead
ership of President Moraes adopted the
policy of republic for all Brazilians.
The two wings of the republican party
also opposed each other on the financial
question, although the proclaimed pur.
ment policy which would balance the ex-
penditures and receipts of the republic.
Last month the two parties nominated
their respective candidates for president
and vice president, who are to be chosen
at the general election next March.
There was naturally much excitement.
which was intensified by the stirring de-
bates in congress, which was then in ses-
sion. These debates were necessarily Of
a very personal character and were
marked by sensational attacks on the
leader. of the respective sides. Campos
Sallez. governor of one of the Brazilian
states was nominated for president by
the conservative republicans and Luro
Sodre, senator from Para, by the radical
By the constitution Of
Brazil the president is ineligible for re-
election, so that the failure to renominate
MOraes in nowise involved disastisfac-
ton with his administration.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
JOHN LANGsTON DEAD.
Prominent COlOred Man of Virginia
Died In Washington.

Washington, Nov. 15.-Ex- Congress
man John NJ. Langston of Virginia, one
of the most prominent colored men of
the country. died here at $50 this
evening. He was SO years of age, hav-
ing been born slave in 1920. He was
emancipated at the age of 6 and was
educated at Oberln, where he graduated
from the theological department in
1854. He afterward studied law and
practiccd his profession until 1869, dur
ing which time he held several township
Offices in Ohio. being the first coiored
man elected to office in the United States
by popular vote. In 1869 he was given
the professcrship of law at Howard uni
versity, remaining with that institution
seven years. From 1877 to 1885 he
was United States minister and consul
general to Hayti. On his return to this
country he became president of the Fir-
ginia Normal and Collegiate institute, at
Petersburg, Va, where he remained
three years. when he was elected to the
Fifty-first congress and was given his
seat on contest. Since 1891 MIR.
I.angston has been prominent in politics,
but did not hold Office.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
THE TROUBLE IN BRAZIL.
The Conditions That Have Led Up
to the Recent Violent Scenes

Washington. Nov. 15.-No official infor-
nation has been received here, coE-
tirmatory of the report cabled fiom Rio
Janelro via London TO the effect that
President Moraes has issued a decree de-
carng martial law for period of thirty
days. Nevertheless the report ia credit
ei in diplomatic circles. If there WAS
evidence of the existence of political
conspiracy in connection with tie recent
attempt on the life of the pres dent CT
the Brazilian republic, as the cable says,
suspension of civil rights. it il pointed
out, would be necessary to accomplish
the arrest of any members of the house
of deputies or the senate who might be
implicated in the conspiracy. The con-
stitution of Brazil gives the members of
congress immunity from arrest dulirg
the sessions except by the direction of
the branch of the legislature to which
they may he assigned. To secure such
an order of arrest from congress would
be long process and in addition would
inflamc popular excitement by the pre-
clptation of bitter and acrimonious de-
bate. This being the case, if there was
reasonable ground for the belief that any
members of congress were involved in
the conspiracy the only way in which
they could be summarily dealt witt
would he to declare martial law. This
would not only place in the hands of
the government the weapons necessary
TO bring the conspirators to justice but
the very assumption of this exceptional
authority would in itself tend to crush
the conspiracy and allay the excitement
That the conspiracy is directly traceaDle
to the existing political divisions in Bra
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
THE DREYFUS CASE.
N. Scheurer-KeStner Makes a State
ment THAT Cause Excitement.

ment THAT Cause Excitement.
Paris, Nov. 15.-M. Scheurar.l<estner,
one of the vice presidents of the SEN
ate, who has been agitating for reopen
Ing the case of Alfred Dreyfus, the
former captain of artillery, now under
going q sentence of Imprisonment for
life for selling important French military
plans to agents of a foreign power has
written letter to the newspapers, In
which he asserts that on October 30 ne
presented to the French minister of
war, Gen. Billot. documents proving the
prisoner innocent. &
NJ. Scheurer-Kestner adds that the
minister promised to make m inquiry
communicate to NJ. Scheurer, Kestner
the result within a fortnight, pledging
the latter to silence in the mcanwhils
Continuing, NJ. Scheurer-Kestner ex-
plains that this is the reason of his mis-,
understood silence, but as the fortnight
has elapsed without the minister of war
with him, he now re-
peats without fear of contradiction that
he showed the minister documents which
easily establish the culpability of an
other than Dreyfus. The letter If NJ.
Scheurr-Kestn caused considerable ex-
element in the Hobbies of the chamber
of deputies, and it is said the cabinel
Will discuss the situation tomorrow aA',
Issue announcement on the subject.
NJ. Scheurer-Kester, in recent lei
ter to Gen. Billet, declares that
rich and titled officer, we'll known ID
Parls. had been requested to resign III
consequence of the continued leaking
out OF military secrets since Capt. l)rey-
fus was deported. Furthermore. he cer
clared, this officer was the author OF
the unsigned article which led to the
of Capt. Dreyfts. Inc
newspapers tomorrow will publish the
letter which the brother of Capt. ORGY
fus sent to Gen. Billet, the minister LOT
war, denouncing Count Esterhnsy, Whe9
answered the foregoing description OIL
The author of the unsigned letter.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
ALIEN LABORHRs ARRESTED.
Austrians Imported Into This COun-
try to Cut Staves.

AuStf1dnN lmpOEtcu INTO THIS Ioun-
try to Cut Slaves.
Washington, Nov. 15-Commissione
General Powderly of the immigration
bureau today received telegram from
Special Inspector Baldwin,; at Memphis,
stating that he had arrested twenty-eight
alien stave cutters illegally brought into
this country under contract, and would
20 to Mississippi tonight to arrest the
remaining twenty-five. 1t Is stated at
the immigration bureau that fifty Aus
trian immigrants arrived in Baltimore
on the North German steamship Roland
on September last, and were taken to
Mississippi to work In the staye camps.
When the party arrived in Baltimore
they were suspected of being under con-
tract, but the evidence submitted was
deemed insufficient to warrant their de-
tention. Subsequently, however, Com
missioner General Powderly sent spc--
cial agents into the camp, who secured
sufficient testimony to justify their ar
rest, and a warrant for the whole party
was signed by Secretary Gage and
placed in the hands of Inspector Bald
win and three others last Friday. As
soon as all are secured they will be de-,
ported at the expense of the steamship
company bringing them over. Up to
this time the evidence against the con-
tracing firm who brought the Austrians
into this country is not deemed suffi-
cient to justify criminal procedure, but
the officials are said to be still ut work
on this feature of the case.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18

Washington, Nov. 15.-The monthly
statement of the imports and exports
issued by the bureau of statistics shows
the export Of domestic merchandise
during October last to have amountc l
to 500, 500, S42, loss of nearly $780,
600 as compared with October, 1896.
The imports of merchandise during
October is shown to have been $780,
069, 063, of which S4;334 1888 was free
of duty.
For the last ten months gain of
$40, 022, 7O2 is shown over the CORES
ponding period last year in the exports
of merchandise and gain of $t4, $685.
273 in the imports. ~
During last year the exports of gold
amounted to $310,616 and the imports
to $11 $40, 1856. The silver exports dur
the imports $1,G91, 661t' In October,
1895, the silver exports amounted to
81, 794, $3.50 and the imports to 1903. 40.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
1870. died suddenly here this

Paris In 1870, died suddenly mere 'nis
'' Thn French emperor. Napoleon III,
was one of DIR. Evans best frlehus'
We'll az patients, and the American u'n
list in consequence waa In hish .aroa =,
court. Many of the improvements
undertaken by Baron Haubsman, whicn
,nada paris the pleasure capital OF the
wnr,d are said to have been undertaken
On the advice of DR.. Evans. Or; Evans
remained the friend of the United ota.es
dnring the civil war, buying American
securities when they dropped to very
low noint, thus backing up his STATE.
mepts TINT the confederacy cou.u hot
win The doctors patriotism had lts N.
ward. for the securities eventually Dui'l
nm large part of his fortune. :,
DIR. Thomas w. Evans was born III
Philadelphia, about % years ago. anu
went to Paris in 1916, where ne Mon T., /"
great reputation. Since his advent IN
tended TO the teeth of most OF the
crhwned heads of Europe, to- say nothing
of almost innumerablc members or ire
rival families, excepting Queen victoria
and the sultan of Turkey. he attended
Nanoleon. III, and through his advice
made considerable money i'll speculation.
Ha also attended the Empress Eugene
and assisted the latter to escape ron
Paris in his carriage after the battle Oh
Sedan. ,.,, mn,
DR.. Evans was very wealthy man man,
his fortune being estimated at iio'n
S25. 600, 900 to $50, 600, 900.
lic visited the United States IN AN
gust last, bringing with him for inter-
mrnt in Philadelphia the. body OF ,, ms
wife. They had no children. WINE
here DR.. Evans is said to have made ar
Engagements to endow schools OF den
tistry in several of the. American uni
ycrsitics. The doctor is said to nave ;,'
left large sums of money. to charity;
During the course of his life, he received
innumera bic orders and other decGra,
tons from foreign potentates. ne mas
two nephews, Col. Charles f. Muller OF
Utica, n. Y, and ]. X. Evans OF Ne"
The secret of the success of DR., Evans
as a dentist may be said to be in the tact
that he was practically the first person
to Introduce gold filling for teeth INTO
Europe. . ,,o
shock of his wifes death. He dted OF
angina pectoris after twenty hours Ill
ness. P''.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
A WRECK AT SEA.
Particulars of the Sinking OF the
Steamship Rutherglen-Rescue
% of Crew.

Particulars of the Sinking OF the
Steamship Observation-Disclosures
of Crew. g..
Queenstown, Nov. 15.-Particulars
have been received of the wreck OF the
british steamer Rutherglen, Captain
English, from New York, October rs, for
Plymouth, as cabled exclusively to the
Associated Press ON Saturday afternoon
last. foundered when $50 miles west of
the Fastnet lighthouse. Her crew were
picked ND by the Norwegian bark Her
names and reached Crook Haven, TWEEN
ty-one miles from Skibberreen, on Sun
day.
leaving New York. encountered series
of gales, which raised mountainous seas.
The steamer labored so heavily that her
cargo shifted, but the crew was able to
right her for time until she was thrown
upon her beam ends; her cargo shifted
and she listed so much that her sails, set
to steady her, were sometimes sub
merged.
Matters went from bad to worse until
Tuesday. The steamer was filling with
water when she was sighted by the Her
names, which vessel Immediately headed
don the Rutherglen, and Captain English
tried to lower life boat. Two life
boats were washed against the steamers
side and washed away before any sue
cess attended his efforts. The third boat
succeeded in getting away from the
steamer, but was stove in and sunk just
as it ran alongside the bark. Rapidly
all the struggling men were hauled on
board the Hermanes, and were subse-
quently. with the rest of the crew, land
ed at Crook Haven. from which place
they were forwarded to this city.
The boats of the Hermanes made FIVE
trips before all the members of the
Rutherglen crew were rescued. Some
idea of the difficulty of this task may
be gathered from the fact that it took
nine hours to rescue all the crew of the
steamer. The latter numbered thirty
eight men in all.
Captain English reports that on We'd
nesday, after leaving New York, an east
bound Hamburg steamer. with green,
white and green funnel, was asked to
take off the crew of the Rutherglen, but
refused even to stop.
The Hermanes was outward bound to
Martinique, but she was obliged to put
into Crook Haven in order to land the
crew. e e.,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
WILL NOT SURRENDER GUERRA.
State Department Has Finally Re.
fused Mexico's Application.

Washington, Nov. 15.--The state de-
partment has finally refused the applica
ton of the Mexican government for the
surrender to it, under extradition pro.
ceedings, of Jesus Guerra, who was one
of the lieutenants of Cara in his at
tempted revolution some years ago.
The case has figured largely in the
state and United States courts, and
finally came to the state department in
such n shape as to permit of the exer-
cise of the largest discretion. The de-
cision was reached some time ago. out
was withdrawn for reconsideration. at
the instance of the Mexican authorities.
1t is now reaffirmed, the ground for the
refusal of the request being that the
offenses for which it is sought to secure
the extradition of Guerra are purely
political. 90. ,.. ....
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
TALK ON RECIPROCITY.
A Government Official Makes
Statement.

Washington, Nov. 15.-The attitude of
the administration towards the subject
Of reciprocity with Canada is probably
disclosed in the following statement of a
government official:
THE task of the government would be
made easier If the statesmen in congress
would be controlled by the interests of
the country at large. Some of them, un-
fortunately, conine their views to a
a foreign country for local interest,
and then desire our compensatory con-
cession to be made not by their own, but
by some other locality. They make of
reciprocity series of questions to be
settled in the interest of particular dis
tricts. We may be able to secure ar
rangemcnts which will add millions to
our national export trade, and yet 1t
might be defeated by a combination of
few minor local interests against a
million. Reciprocity means mutual con-
cessOns. Without this nothing can be
accomplished. We must give n mar
ket if we acquire one--not necessarily a
free market, but an accessible market.
Take coal for an Illustration. BY Civ
ing access to the New England coast
We might gain access, perhaps control,
in the coal market of all central Canada,
with mutual advantages, by reason of
geographical and transport conditions.
Would it be wise for coal producers to
antagonize these natural conditions? 1t
is the same with other articles of COM
mercc. where long water transportation
is balanced against short railway
carriage. In some things we can ac-
quirc an almost exclusive market, greatly
increasing our exports. in exchange for
a market open only to the competition of
the other party. SO it is now with some
phases of the question of logs and
coarse lumber against manufacturers of
wood. Whenever we enlarge the mar
ket of manufacturers we inevitably en-
large the demand for our raw material
from which they are made, and this
tends to increase the price paid to the
original producer. The advantages of
increased trade are widely distributed.
The major portion of commercial ex-
change of this country is in the excep-
ton of producing a surplus of raw ma
terial and Of the manufactured products.
Our policy must take into view this
situation, although it increases our diff
Guilty in negotiations which shall satisfy
Every interest. All that can be hoped
for is a result which in the aggregate
shall be clearly advantageous to the ma
ton as a unit. All producers are also
and they often gain on one
side us much as they lose on the other"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
Denies Looting the TREASURY.

San Francisco, Nov. 15.-Gen. Fuen-
ties of Guatemala, who was arrested on
Saturday, denies that before leaving the
country he looted its treasury. He says:
This matter and also the further
statement that Prospero Morales and
have taken $2SO,0OO from the bankers
and government of Quezetenango thx
courts must investigate and | rust Wi!
punish the guilty parties. The reyolu-
tor was initiated for the purpose of up
republic of Guatemala. We guaranteed
protection of person and property to all,
and this guarantee we have kept. II
IS enough for me to say that during this
revolution the rights Of properly ana
personal liberty have never been vic
lated"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
BOOD WILL TELL.
No Blood, No Life! Poor Blood, Poor
Life! Pure Blood. Good Health.

| NO blOOu, NO lIlfe! PO0r biOOd, roo
Life! Pure Blood. Good Health.
No person can have good health with.
out pure blood, as all diseases are direct
ly traceab bic to a diseased or impoverish
ed condition of the blood. Impure
blood falls short of its duty of nourish.
ing the system. The color and life in
| the blood is the iron there is in 1t, and
! with the lack of iron there Is just as
certainly a lack of health.
Read this testimony of w. G.. jesse
Ign regarding DR.. Harter's Iron Tonic:
State of California. City and County
of San Francisco.
Before me, the undersigned authori-
ty, notary public in and for said city
and county, personally appeared w. c.
Josselyn. who, being duly sworn, on
oath deposes and says:
Il am merchant tailor, doing business
at Geary street, rooms /, 2, 3 and 4,
In the city of San Francisco. j. am now
coast on the bark Rocket in the year
1870, and have been here ever since.
twenty years ago, at White Pine,
New, l was attacked with what my
doctors termed rheumatism. My case
baftied the skill of the physicians at
that place and those at Virginia City,
who advised me to come to this city for
treatment, which l did fourteen years
ago, and placed myself under the care
one after another of the best physicians
money could procure. kept growing
never would get WE'LL For the last
eleven years | was unable to put my
coat on without some one helping me.
During this time I lost the use of my
left hand, which had become drawn out
of shape and badly swollen from the
effects of this disease. About nine years
ago ulcers formed ON that hand; they
grew so large that walnut could be
dropped into them. About a year ago
ulcers formed on my right temple, one
on my forehead and one, on my. left
cheek. My physicians decided that a
portion of my cheekbone must be re-
moved before | could recover, but l de-
clined to have. 1t done. I was in this
liberated condition, very much debili-
tated, confined to my bed, with no appe-
title. my friends having given up all
hopes of my recovery, when, during
January last, l received one of Dr. Har-
ter's almanacs, read it and resolved to
try DR.. Harter's Iron Tonic. I quit
using all other medicines and COM
menceed taking the Iron Tonic as d.
rected. occasionally taking dose of DR..
Harter's Little Liver Pills.
AFTER taking one bottle I felt a
change; the ulcers commenced to heal,
my sufferlngs grew less and / regained
my appetite. After taking five bottles
of the Iron tonic the ulcers were COM
pletely healed. l now feel as free from
aches and pains as a 6-year-old boy, can
dress myself without assistance, attend
to my business and walk miles without
fatigue. | attribute my cure, not in
part, but wholly, to the use of DR.. Har-
ter's Iron Tonic.
(Signed) "W. G. JOSSELYN."
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9th day of May. A. D.. 1896.
(SiSned) 'W. +. SWASEY,
NOTARY Public"
Sold everywhere.
Sample doses of DR.. Harter's Little !
Liver Pills and Book of Dreams mailed |
free.
Address Harter. Dayton, O.
DIR. Harter's Little Liver Pills do the
business.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18

London, Nov. ia special from Ber-
lin says that the courtmartial has con-
firmed the sentence of the lower court
upon DR.. Carl Peters, former German
high commissioner IN Africa, eX-chair-
man of the German Colonial society and
the well known African explorer, charg-
ed with cruelty and with even worse
missioner to Africa In 1891. DR.. Peters
Is dismissed from the German army and
has been ordered to pay the entire costs
of the prosecution.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
The Porte Bows tn Au.,r,o

London, Nov. 15.--According to
special dispatch from Vienna, the Turk
ish government. in reply to the demands
OF f'aron de Calico, the Austro-Hun-
dismissal of the vail of Adama. Asia
Minor and of the mulessarif of Mersino
the port of Adama, for the recent in,
dignities offered to the Austrian mer-
chant, Brazzafolli, agent at Mersina of
the Austrian Lloyd Steamship company.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
Tho Terrible Plague.

Bombay, Nov. 15.-The bubonic plague
shows no abatement in the Poonan dls.
trict. Within the last forty-eight hours
there have been 1874 new cases reported
and "a deaths. Six hundred and thirty
victims of the disease are now in the
hospital at Poonah. Business in severa,
OF the principal streets is suspendea4
and the town is being rapidly deserteu
by the inhabitants.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18

London, Nov. 15.-Thc afternoon news
papers devote editorial articles today 10
the visit of Sir Wilfred Laurier, premier
of Canada, to Washington. They are
generally of the same tone. The Plll
Mall Gazette said that the expectation
that the visit will make relations be-
tween the United States and Canod,
closer is a dream"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
Japan and Russia Having Trouble.

London, Nov. ia special from
Shanghai says serious trouble exists be-
tween Japan and Russia, owing to the
latter's efforts to control the Corean Gus
toms, and that some of the leading Japa-
nese ministers are urging the adoption of
strong measures. even to the extent of
Marquis Ito discountenances this STEP
and urges instead that Great Britain, the
United States and Japan make joint rep
reservations to Russia on the subject Of
Corea.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
Germany to Coerce China.

.. Cologne. Nov. ia. dispatch to the
Cologne Gazette from Berlin says tnat
the sailors and marine belonging TO tne
German cruiser Division, off the coast
of China, have made landing in force
at kiochan bay, the nearest port "
Yen Chu Flu, in the southern part Oh
the Chinese province of Shan Iun,
where the German missionaries were
recently murdered, with the view Oh
forcing the government of China to com
pletey satisfy the demands of Germany