davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01

practice of citizen duty from the stand
point of the Bible and good morals.
Third-To agitate the question of
purity in politics. to the end that its
members, together with all other good
citizens. shall be active in attending the
primaries and conventions of the par
ties, thereby securing the nomination for
public office of liable men, such as fear
God; men of truth, hating unjust gain"
Fourth-To foster truth and the diff
fusion of knowledge concerning the prin-
ciples of American institutions among all
the people the alienation of suffering,
the uplifting of humanity and as far as
possible the abatement of poverty.
Fifth-The social intercourse and i'm
provement of the members.
Regular Members-Without distinction
of age, race or sex, any one may become
and remain a member of the National
Good Citizens league by signing and
transmitting to the national secretary a
pledge to support the purposes as above
declared. paying into the national treas
ury the initiation fee (S1.OO), and there
after paying annually such dues as it
may prescribe, not exceeding so cents.
Such members shall be entitled to all
privileges whatsoever in the local, county,
state and national leagues.
Associate MemDers-Any one may en-
roll as an associate member who will de-
post signed copy of the pledge with
the local league. Such members shall
he entitled to all the privileges of the
local association except those of voting
and holding office.
A league is to be organized in Austin.
and others will be organized all over the
state. 1t is wholly non-partisan, the
league working within the political par
ties to secure the nomination of good
men for office.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01
FROM MONDAYS DAILY.
An Interesting Interview.

]. J. Malone, travelling representative of
the Lutcher & Moore Lumber company,
who has spent the past two months in
the island of Cuba, in the interest of his
firm, arrived in Orange Wednesday
morning, having sailed from Havana just
one week previously on the same vessel
that carried him out to Cuba two months
before.
Mr.. Malone is very observant and has
many interesting things TO tell of Cuba,
having taken everything in fully. When
asked to give an account of his itinerary
he said:
Leaving New Orleans on the first day
of May on the Morgan line steamer
Arkansas, ! arrived at Havana on
Wednesday at O'Clock in the morning,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01
DOLLY MADISON
Saved the Declaration Of Independ-
ence From the British.


The capture, invasion and burning of
under Admiral Cockburn are graphical
recalled by Clifford Howard in the Jul
Ladies' Home Journal in its notab
"Great Personal Events" series. Mr.
Howard lucidly tells of the incident
leading up to the invasion, and picture
the terror and excitement of the peopl
of Washington. who fled shouting,
screaming. jostling one another unde
foot into Virginia as the enemy ap
preached. President Madison had gon
TO the front, and his wife was anxiousl'
awaiting his return, in fear for his safety
The White Housettaches had nearly a.
deserted their posts, but Mrs. Madiso
had packed all her husbands paper
abandon the house bethOught herself o
Gen. Washington's portrait. The heav
Trace inclosing II was broken by ser
want with an axe and she removed tn
canvas with her own hands, keeping |
from falling into the hands of the enemy
1T was then" writes Mr.. Howard
lust as she was in the act Of hurrying
away, that Dolly Madison was seized
with an inspiration that will ever caus
her name to live in the hearts of every
true American. She stopped to think
What if the White House should Dt
burned? Did it contain anything oil
value TO the government that she had
neglected? The Declaration of Indie
pendence? In flash she called to min
this most precious of all documents
Carefully treasured in case apart from
the other papers 1t had been overlooked
in the worriment and confusion. With
out a moments hesitation she turned and
rushed back into the house. Stop, TO
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01

It's departure for the scene of action. the
double time movements will be down ia
gilt-edge finish. ~
Anotner noticeable fault. that is caused
more by the pivot men than any one else.
is when the company is marching in col.
umn of fours, at the command of column
right or column left. the tours begin the
Wheel before the turning point is reached.
ms Is decidedly wrong, and should he
stopped before the bad habit is drilled
INTO the company. When marching in col
umn of fours, and at the command column
right, every number should march M to
the turning point before number four be-
gins the wheel.
Ihe company has a step that comes
nearer being an exact duplicate of the old
Houston Light Guards than anything ever
seen since that veteran company retired.
The boys march off and swing together
nicely, and no matter how many COM
mands are given that result in switching
the company into half dozen different
directions, the same cadence is observed
in the step.
The lieptenants, Ben Wright and Jim
Smith, are coming in for their share of
work, as the company is receiving instruc-
tlon in the platoon movements. Both
heutenants have contracted a very bad
habit, and one that will be fatal to the
company unless they rid themselves of it.
Ihey fail to face their platOons when CIV
ing command. They have been eau
toned several times as to the proper way
of drilling and will gradually drop onto
the manner prescribed in the tactics.
Only fifteen more drills will be INDUCED
in by the company before they depart, and
by that time all of the finishing touches
will be applied and the boys will enter the
drill prepared to win, Can't Roberdeau
is confident, and so is every man in the
company. The company will probably
give an exhibition one day this week, and
every citizen should feel proud of the
Guard.
The company enters the interstate drill
with the following officers, who have been
with the company in all its drills: Cap
tain, X. c. Roberdeau; first lieutenant, Is.
+. Wright; second lieutenant, j. w.
Smith, and the following team: First SER
geant, A. p. Scott; second sergeant joe
Gilbert; third sergeant. Robert Dinwid-
die; fourth sergeant, Fred Connerly; fifth
sergeant, p. B. Bittle; first corporal, John
Breckenridge; second corporal, Paul Mil
lett third corporal, George Mendell;
fourth corporal, Richard Rector.
Privates- Meyer Smith, E. Dahlichf,
Harm, Tobin, Cousins Glover. Cloud L.
jenkins. Mclaughlin, Evans, Sitman,
Hill, John Cloud, l.. Stalnaker McCleary,
,Hirshehld, Smith H., Shapard, Smith DO,
Williams, Brady, Fletcher, Bacon, Haas,
Ribbeck Roberdeau g., Mabry A, Shear
er Fowler, Galloway, Denton L.. Proctor
j., and Richardson r., g. Proctor.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01
REM Estafe Transfers.

Real estate transfers for the week end
ing Saturday, June 20, 1897, as reported
for The Statesman by Bergen, Daniel Il
Crazy real estate agents:
Calvin Gregg tG Calina Jackson.
west half of lot IL, block 4,
outlot /, division b; warranty
Estate Of B. ii. Wisdom to go ~
Aft. Smith ct al, outot 30,
division ID; warranty deed. 1000 90
John H. Houghton TO w. b.
Thrasher, part of outlet 6, d.
vision Il; warranty deed -. $500 90
Sheriff Travis county to Il. Me-
Donald, 10 IA acres Spear
grant; sheriff's deed >. 30 30
Sheriff Travis county to Galen
g. city; sheriff's deed >. :. :. 2o5
Home Builders Association to
j. W. Lame, ct al, lot 10,
block 8, South Heights; war
ranty deed :. :. :. $50 90
Sheriff Travis county to Geo. p.
Assmann, 25acresJ. G. Tame
;, hill survey; sheriff,s deed !. $50 90
Henry ID. Davis and wife to
Geo. p. Assman, ] acre j.
G. Tannehill survey; warran-
,ty deed !. :. 100 90
=. ii. McNemer part lot 6.
block 1873 city; warranty
deed :. 80. ;. 1900 90
Total :. :. :. :. /. :. .$6.S00 30
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01
Very Brief Liberty.

Last night at 9:45 Night Clerk Camp
bell turned Sally Jones' cocaine fiend,
loose, inasmuch as her ten days ia Jail
had expired. At 1890 he heard war
whooD. down on Sixth street that would
have done credit to Comanche Indian.
1t rapidly drew nearer and nearer the
station, and pretty soon Cocaine Sally
was marched, or rather dragged. info the
time to get hold of some of her favorite
drug and was wild as March hare when
she was again safely housed in the city
prison by the night partolmen. who had
had a very rough round with her on route
to the station.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01
The Opening Game.

This afternoon, out at Zoo park, the
opening game of the new series will be
played, and as Austin is destined to win
this second series. the fan should be out
in force to see the Senators grab the
first game. With good start we are
sure to make a fine showing, and the
sooner the fans turn out and help en-
courage the boys by their presence, the
sooner the boys will begin to capture all
the games that come within reaching dis
lance.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01
Doctor of Divinity.

A multiplicity of cares and duties
caused us on our return from George
town to fail to note the fact that the Rev.
e. s. Smith of the Texas conference, had
been honored with the degree of Doctor
of Divinity by the Southwestern univer-
sity at its late commencement. He is
a worthy recipient, and the Advocate ex-
presses its great pleasure at the occur
renee. The doctor has for many years
been one of our most appreciated contrib
utors.-Texas Christian Advocate.
Rev. Il. S. Smith is a veteran minister
and now has charge of the Twenty-fourth
Street Methodist church in this city.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
Cooled on.

Last night the Governors Guard were
treated to cool drinks at Chiles' drug
store. Mr.. Chiles sent Capt Rotterdam
and company an Invitation to call and
have cooling drink with him as soon
as their practice drill was finished. The
company appeared promptly on the scene
and after giving an exhibition drill in
ter and sampled the excellent soda fur
nished by this fountain.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01

the line, and the further down the ticket
YOU go the more candidates there are.
The many friends of Ex-Governor Jim
Hogg, the greatest politician of his time.
say that he is going to be the next
United States senator from Texas. Thus
it is that a pretty fight will be brought
on at this point, If no other, in the ma
tional politics in Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01
The Printing Board.

The state printing board was in session
yesterday and opened bids for the print
ing of the supreme court reports now out
of print, from volume SO to volume SO.
There We're only two bidders. both from
this city, towit: III. p. n. Gammel and
the Eugene Won Boeckmann Publishing
House. After opening the bids the board
adjourned until Monday morning at 10
bids
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01
The School Board,

The state school board was in session
yesterday, and made the apportionment
of scholarships to the Sam Houston nor
NAL. The appointments allow each
senator and representative two appointees
where formerly they had only one.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01
THE STATE DEPARTMENTS.

Items of General Interest Found in
the State Capitol Yesterday.
The Union Passenger Depot company of
Galveston filed its charter with the secre-
tary of state yesterday. Capital stock,
100000. Incorporators: George Sealy,
G. Il. Ressequie and J. w. Terry.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01
The DriHkilI Chanrea.

As was noticed in the advertisement
yesterday, extensive changes are going to
be made in the Driskill, and 1t behooves
all the local contractors to look into this
proposed change and see as TO whether
or not they can not have hand in beauti.
flying the Driskill.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01
UNCLE DICK BOYCE.
He Reports Big Fruit and Wheat
CrOps In EastIand County.

Uncle Dick Boyce has returned from 4
visit to his daughter, Mrs. Strickland,
of Cisco, Eastland county, and he report
immense wheat crops in that section
The fruit crop, too, is great, and Mr.
Strickland. who is an old nurseryman
has n large yield, which he is shipping
to various points. Uncle Dick says thu
wheat yield is the heaviest he ever saw
and that all other crops are excellent
He had good time while gone and re
turned refreshed and invigorated.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01
AFTER TEN YEARS.
st. Louis Police Here After n MUIR
derer Who Has Been mt Large
for Ten Yeara


for Ten Years.
Mr.. s. o. Viekle of st. Louis. who Is
member of the st. Louis police force,
arrived in the city late Saturday after
noon, called on the governor and secured
requisition papers for one VIM. L. West,
in Jail at Seguin. Mr.. Viekle left on yes
terday mornings sonthbound Interna-
tiOnal and Great Northern for his destna-
ton, carrying with him the necessary re-
QUESTION papers. He will secure his pris-
oner and leave at once for St. Louis The
West in question is held on the charge Of
murder said to have been committed some
ten years ago, by the numbering Of u
woman in st. Louis. The police of st.
Louis and number of other cities have
been looking for this West for years past
without success, and his arrest ut the
present time is aid to be due more to acct
dental recognition than anything else, rs
he was not thought to be anywhere in
this section. Mr.. Viekle will leave ut
once for st. Louis with his prisoner.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01

is quite lot of yellow fever and smallpox
in Cuba.
II left Havana for New Orleans on the
steamer Arkansas on the 10th, landing at
the. mouth of the Mississippi river on the
18th. Was compelled to remain in quar-
antine four days and was thoroughly fumi-
gated. Arrived in New Orleans on the
22nd, and Immediately came ON to
Orange"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01

The city council at next Monday nights
meeting will select city board Of mp
praisers, and upon that occasion Mayor
Hancock will nominate as his choice
Messrs. X. NJ. Castleman. 2 w Eolts,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01
He Is Resting EaHy.

Mr.. w. II. Bell was reported as rest
ing very easy yesterday and every indi-
cation was favorable.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01

was rapidly driven away in the direction
of Georgetown" -,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-01

Continued on seventh pase)
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

OF the Dingley bill now in the Senate. 10
the end that IL may be made perfect
as possible, framed 10 suit present condi-
tions and passed into law without un-
necessary delay. The Senate can win the
applause of the people if il will so far
wander from its prevailing custom and
omit the time-klling and delay-seelzing
debates of the general question.-Middle-
town News.
The compulsory attendance at school OF
children is good thing of itself. but the
costly and roundabout way OF the present
law to compel attendance is what the tax
payers have a right to complain of. The
'truant' officer created by this law for
each township and one for each incorpo-
rated town is an unnecessary expense. He
VIII not know whose children are not at
school until informed by the township trus-
Tee anu such trustee could notify the par
ent as we'll as he can the ''truant' officer
Ihe extra work for the trustee TO look
after the absent scholars would not be SO
great as 10 prevent a surplus of aspirants
for the place at the next election. The av-
erage truant hunter may be expected to
present bill approxinlating the number
OF days i'm the term for which he Will de-
nland y a day. That feature of the bill
Is unnecessary and eXtravagant. - North
Manchester Journal
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

Meanwhile. pelagic sealing has continued
and the destruction of the seals has been
very great. AT the present rate they will
soon be exterminated. There is abundant
evidence TO this effect. the latest being the
report of a scientific commission composed
of American and British experts who in
vestigated the subject last year. The world
could survive the determination of seals,
but ii would be a barbarous proceeding. The
policy of the United States from the begin
ming Of the dispute has been TO protect the
seals and preserve the sealing industry
while that of Great Britain has been exact
Iy the reverse. The present situation is not
only unsatisfactory but dangerous. as the
continued search of British vessels by
United States revenue cutters may lead TO
serious trouble. The simple truth is that
the United States is trying to enforce the
Paris award and England is trying TO nulli-
fy it,
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
To "a Sparrow.

Hail. English sparrow venturesome yet shrink
ing,
know thou wilt trust thyself too near:
but, polsing on one foot and softly blinking
Ihou scam st my store OF crumbs as ii i'm fear
Now with thy kindreds chirping CONGREGATION
Like leaves before the north winds sudden cust
Thou rsest up as il from earths pulsation
Thod tiny speck of animated dust.
hear thy twittering voice. but cannot find thee
So very dusky is thy sober dress
1hou hypocrltic Quaker. No ties bind thee
10 treat thy feathered tribe with kindliness.
Zee how, like crushed and vanquished Carthag-
inians
All birds are forced some other cline to seek,
Never did Turk pursue oppressed ~ Airneniails
With sword more cruel than thy -har.sened
bcak.
And now thy vengeful soul appeased by sIaugh-
= 7
Thou by some streamlet tak'st thy pious stand
Or, like true Mussulman. in dearth OF water
f'erioTmest rapt ablutions in the sand.
Now on liiy-pad which, gently swaying,
Dips TO the waters edge tiny downv weight
L see thee in ecstatic ffutter playing
And showering diamond dew-droDs DER thy
mate.
No human law debars thy visitation
To granite cornice or to coumned brass:
Thou mak'st the rugged treasury of a nation
And so thou are ubiquitous of motion:
But all thy sinful antics we forgive
Type OF our loving cousins cross the ocen
In spite of angry threats let thee live,
Joanna r. Nichols. in Leslie's Weekly.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

much force behind it for that 1t Is very
much alive. Mr.. Hanna is chairman Of the
executive committee appointed by the con-
ference. and has been in Washington sew
eral weeks, with other members of the
committee endeavoring to push the matter
TO the front. He is well satisfied with the
ing III government circles that the question
OF monetary reform was one of vital i'm
portance and that it should receive atten-
tion as soon as the tariff bill was out OF
the way. From personal conferences with
high officials of the government they were
led 10 believe that the plan for the appoint
ment of a commission by the President to
investigate and recommend a plan of cur
rency reform is favorably regarded and
likely to be adopted
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
NO COLOR LINE IN GOVERNMENT
SCHOOLS

Hon. W. b. Shattuc. of Ohio, representing
the First district in Congress. has raised
commotion by appointing a colored boy Of
Cincinnati to cadetship at the United
States Naval Academy. OF a number of
applicants for the position the boy passed
the best examination. thereby earning the
appointment fairly, and General Shattuc
appointed him. Not to have done so would
have been unjust and cowardly, and hav-
ing appointed the boy General Shattuc
should see that he has fair play. 1t is
probable the statements relative to the
trouble are exaggerated. 1t is too late in
the century TO undertake TO draw the color
line in government school General Shat
tue says several congressman have told him
that it is an unwritten law rot to allow a
colored boy at Annapolis. and that if he
persisted white students would resign and
break up the school. His reply was. Let
them resign and be - The expression
in that connection could hardly be called
profane. Young men who are receiving
their education at government expense
have not much to resign, and il they should
any of them was appointed to a cadetship
they would be condemned if not damned
As to the alleged unwritten law referred
to. if it exists the sooner it is abrogated
the better. The unwritten law in every
school in the United States, and especially
in every government school. should be that
merit wins regardless of color. a boy who
ha oh fhn ord ioh
School, in Cincinnati, with honor is proba-
bly, good enough to enter the Naval School.
even if there some youthful representa-
tives of Southern Bourbonsm there. The
boy talks as if he knew how to take care
of himself He says:
/ think 1 appreciate the situation fully
but at the same time l believe l can put
up with it. do not believe 1T would be
quite as bad as the papers make out 1t
would be very strange if among colec-
tion of five hundred young men L could not
make few friends Fortunately my tenn
per is not easily excited. and so far as the
oStracism is concerned ii would not bother
me at all. In all the years L have been at
high school / have not thrust myself for
ward and have never tried to have any
thing TO do with any of the social features.
i have no desire to push myself upon the
white people, and l know how to keep my
place.
That boy will get along if he has a
chance, and the people who are now in
charge of the government at Washington
should see that he is not denied it. The
so-called ''unwritten law at Annapolis
must give way to the written law and Con-
stitution of the United States. There must
be no drawing the color line in government
schools. If colored men are good enough
to serve guns in our battle ships they are
good enough to walk the quarterback.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

The very general opinion is that the
managers of the Citizens Company made a
grave mistake when they decided that they
are under no obligation to obey the laws
OF Indiana. They have put themselves in
the position of violators of the law. If they
go into the state courts or in any other
courts they will be met with evidence prov
ing them to be violators of the law, and
defiant violators If they ask to have the
question of the constitutionality of the
three-cent-fare act settled. they Will be met
with the objection that they have ignored
the law 1t is an embarrassment for a
creature of the Legislature to make itself
higher than the creator