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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
MASONIC CONCLAyE.
PrOcecdiuws of the General Grand
Chupler-Oficers Elected

Baltimore, OCT. 12.- opening cyer-
cises of the Thiri eth triennial and also
the centennial conclave of the general
grand chapter Royal Arch Masons of the
United States was held this morning at
the temple on North Charles street. The
morning session was taken Up with adj
dresses of welcome, responses and re.s
William II. Rhyrock of the Maryland
chapter welcomed the general grand
chapter to Baltimore. This was respond
ed to by General Grand High Priest
George l.. Mccain of Baltimore and
General Grand King James w. Taylol) of
Georgia. Grand Master Thomas J.
Shyrock of the grand lodge Ancient Free
and Accepted Masons of Maryland also
welcomed the general grand chapter on
behalf of his organization.
The general grand chapter proceeded
to business and heard the annual report
of its officers. The session of the gen
eral grand chapter will be continued each
day till Friday. The General Masonic
Relief association also held meeting
this morning. This organization is of a
beneficiary nature and its deliberations
are along the line of plans for giving aid
to unfortunate Masons.
The Masons' Veteran association held
a meeting this evening. This organiza-
ton is composed of those who have been
Masons twenty-one years or over.
The grand council at its meeting heard
the report of the secretary and treasurer
and elected the following:
General grand master, Bradford Nicol,
OF tennessee; general grand deputy
master. William II. Mayo, Missouri: gen.
eral grand principal conductor, DR.. Sera-
mus Bowen. Massachusetts: genera!
grand treasurer, Charles II. Heaton. Yer
mont: general grand recorder, II. w.
Nordburst, Indiana; general grand cap
tain of the guard. Andrew p. Swanstrom,
Minnesota; general grand conductor of
counsel. Henry G. Larrabee of Baltimore;
general grand marshal, Graft NJ. Acklin,
Ohio, and general steward. Jacob Z.
Barron of South Carolina.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
MINING EXPERT ON KLUND|kE
SOME RICH AND SOME VERY POOR
CLlIMs-DIGGiNG WILL AVER
AGE UP VERY GOOD.
The YUKON RIVER IS NOW CLOSED
Hundreds Pledged TO Bc Taken to
Mines This Fall Will be COmpeIl-
ed to Put Up for the Winter.
LawIessness Feared.

San Francisco, Oct. 12.-IIenry Brat
nober the mining expert who is known
throughout the United States from his
connection with the Exploration Company
Of London, has returned from the Klon-
dixie. His mission was to ascertain if
an opportunity presented itself for invest
ment. He says:
Il found some very good placer mines,
but rot as sensational in their richness
as has been reported. In many cases
the claims are comparatively poor, al
though almost any of them will pay
wages. Because one claim is very rlcn
is no reason why an adjoining one should
be equally good. On the contrary the
near neighborhoOd of Il rich claim is gen
orally not worth much. There are Il few
summer diggings in the Klondike which
can be worked by the sluicing process.
Most of the bed rock is Is or 20 feet be-
low the surface and the earth is frozen
solid except the IS inches or feet
which thaws in the summer. On the
whole the Klondike may be classed as
very good digging, and / should say there
is a great chance for other discoveries
this fall.
AS to quartz mining, | consider it i'm
possible at the present time owing to the
difficulties to be overcome. l do not
think there is much danger of starvation
at Dawson"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14

away. Today he went out for a sail on
the bay, and all efforts to reach him by
telephone at quarantine proved unavail-
ing. 1t was stated that he was stopping
at the quarantine warehouse, which has
no telephone. DIR. Guiteras received or
ders last night TO proceed to San Antonio.
II is supposed that he went by water to
Virginia Point, and then joined DR..
Swearingen, state health officer, who
left here Mt 80 o'clock.
A meeting of the health officers of Gal
weston and Houston, and of Montgomery
county will be held at COnroc tomorrow
for the purpose Of prevailing upon that
county to let trains ON the International
pass through.
DIR. Il. II. Harrison of Columbus and
Dr. A. III. Ketchum of Navasota, yellow
fever experts arrived here tonight
and will examine the alleged yell
low fever cases tomorrow.
1t was decided by the board of health
today to be unnecessary to close the
schools.
There have been but eight deaths in
Galveston since last Friday, one OF them
Il casualty. There has been no infant
mortality. The total number of deaths
in the same four days in 1896 was ten.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
BOIEs ON THE CURRENCY.
The Chicago Platform Has Had It's
Day-A Bullion Double Standard.

Des Moines Ia, Oct. 12.-ExGover-
nor Boics has written a letter to the
Leader on the subject of Bullion as a
Basis of National Currency"
At the outset he asks the question:
Gold and silver bullion for money; is it
practical? Can they be made an avail
able double standard for the measure
ment of values" He answers these
questions in the affirmative. and says
that Mr.. Window suggested the basis of
the plan which he elaborated. He con-
cludes his letter thus:
1T is said no plan of that character
would be in accordance with the Chicago
platform. That is true, but the Chicago
platform has had its day before the
tribunal of last resort. Must democrats.
to be loyal. adhere to it forever? The
objection is against the whole theory of
our form of government. If valid
elections would settle nothing. maiorties
would cease to rule, and when a politi-
cal issue was once Joined the warfare
over it would go on till one or the other
of the parties TO it was totally an
initiated"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
Fever News Has Thrown the People
Into IL Ridiculous Frenzy.

Navasota, Tex, Oct. 12.-(Special)-In
stead of a busy, busting little city Nava-
sofa was today an excited, panic-stricken
lot of people. BY 10 o'clock things were
getting into shape and wagons on wagons
of bedding and household goods were sent
to the country. As soon as it was known
that Anderson would not permit any one
to come through there after 4 o'clock this
afternoon the hurry and scurry became
greater until all of those most frightened
got away. A freight train on the Hous-
ton and Texas Central was turned back
and no trains are allowed to run through
here
Mayor James received a message from
DIR. Swearingen asking that trains be al
lowed to run through the city, and if they
were interfered with the governor would
be appealed to. Mr.. Jones answered that
he acknowledged the state health officers
authority, but the people were determined
to tear up the railroad tracks if trains
came through, and he could do nothing
with them. Fully 800 people went to the
woods today
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
THE YUKON IS CLOSED.
Murmuring Among Those Compelled
to Winter Around st. MichaeIs.

Washington, Oct 12.-Sheldon Jack
son, United States general agent of edu-
cation for Alaska, writing from st.
Michaels under the date of September
IL, has sent a report to the interior de-
partment regarding the gold boom. He
says:
Il am still detained at this place wait
ing upon the movements of the Bear
Since reaching here August "a, several
expeditions of miners have arrived in
steamers and sailing vessels from Puget
Sound, Seattle and San Francisco. They
bring with them lumber and mechanics.
expecting at this point to build a small
river steamer and barges in which to
proceed up the Yukon to the mines.
There are eight or ten of these vessels
now in the harbor and thirteen more are
expected from the south.
'"The season is now closed for going up
the river this year. The most that the
miners now here can do will be to get.
perhaps, 100 miles up the river to the
timber. then go into winter quarters,
erecting log huts for shelter. Those that
come up later will be compelled to win
ter at this place. AS all the people were
pledged to be taken to the mines this
fall, you can imagine that there is not
only much disappointment. but also much
irritation and anger that is liable at any
moment to break out into open violence.
Among the hundreds now camped upon
the beach in tents are all classes from
the best to the lowest, professional men
of ability, gamblers and dcsperadOes. the
wealthy and the poor. and the presence
of the Bear is the only restraint on the
lawlessness We are hourly awaiting
another cutter and when she comes, the
Bear will at once sail for the Reindeer
station, Beria and ST. Lawrence island.
"Some of the tents have been flooded
for three days past and all are uncom-
Portable, 1t has been showing for two
days and the whole landscape is white -
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14

Parkersburg, ". Va, Oct. 12.-Sev-
eral months ago John l.. Highberger of
Harpers Ferry, Va, constructed sweet
toned violin of cedar wood from Il tree
rowing on the old John Brown place.
He conceived the idea of presenting the
instrument to Queen Victoria of England,
whom he was informed had spoken in
high terms of the abolitionist. He ac-
cordingly wrote asking if the queen
would accept the gift if he sent it. The
offer was respectfully declined in note
to the following effect:
''Sir Arthur f. Biggs is commanded to
thank John Hghberger for his kind offer
in his letter of July ., but at the same
time to add that it would not be possible
for the queen to accept a violin, as it is
an invariable rule that offerings of this
nature should not be received by her
ma iesty,"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
NO FEVER At SANTONE.
Official Investigation Establishes
Tint the Scare Wus Premature.

San Antonio, Tex, Oct. 12-(Special.)-
The yellow fever scare in this city seems
to have been little premature. A full
official investigation of the case of the
man Griffin, who died here Monday, has
developed the fact that he did not have
yellow fever, but died from a complica-
ton of kidney trouble and maarial fever,
for which he had been under treatment
for several months. A meeting of the
board of health was held this afternoon,
before which large number of witnesses,
including several physicians, testified that
Griffin had been suffering with Bright's
disease for many years, and was subject
to frequent attacks of jaundice. After
hearing their testimony. and no other case
having developed, the board passed res
oution declaring that yellow fever did not
exist in San Antonio and that there is no
reason to fear that it would make its APP
pearance here. While business is affect
ed by the quarantine over the state con-
tdent feeling prevails here among all
classes and there has at no time been any
evidence of Il panic. Only a very few
people have left the city, and some of
them are ready TO return.
\ telegram was received by the post
master today to fumigate all mail, under
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
STATE FEVER NEWS.
FOUR ANNOUNCED YELLOW FEVER
CASES AT HOUSTON ARE ALL
CONvALEsCENT.
SCARE OVER Al GALVESTON
PEOPLE SAY If 1T IS YELLOW
FEVER 1T is TOO MILD TO DE
DREADED.
DR.. WEST REPORTS another Case
But Other Doctors Disagree-Dr.
swenringen VIII Examine San
tOne-The San Antonio OIL
cinls Say Their yellow
Jack Announcement Was
Premature.
DR.. WEST REPORTS ANOTHER CASE

Houston, Tex, Oct. 12.-(Special) j.
ed by DIR. Swearingen, that yellow fever
existed here, that four patients were
found sick with it by the former, caused
no alarm in the city, except with few
persons, and they did not show it to any
very noticeable extent. There was no
rush to get out of the city.
The expert doctor last night declared
that DR.. Mason had yellow fever, and his
name was printed with the three others
this morning DR.. Mason had yellow
fever in 1861, and had it badly. DR..
Guiteras has repeatedly, during his visit
to this section, declared that person
could have II only once, after that he was
immune. Which of these statements are
true?
DIR. Mason, by the way, is much better
today, is sitting up and writing prescrip-
tons for his patients and is emphatic as u
doctor that he has not yellow fever. Off
GERS Lee and Fern are both up today. Mr..
Mcdonnell, who was seen in DR.. McEl-
roy's office and sent to quarters, is up to-
day and has a strong appetite.
State Health Officer Swearingcn ar
rived here Mt 3 o'clock this afternoon
over the Galveston. Houston and
Henderson road and went Immediately
10 the Capitol hotel. Arrangements had
previously been made for special
Southern Pacific traip to convey him to
San Antonio and the train was ordered
out with instructions to leave at o'clock
Before the arrival of that hour II party
of railroad men went to the Grand Cen
trail depot, where the train was stationed
After an hour or so of waiting 1t was
learned that DIR. Swearingen had decided
to remain here over night and 80 to San
Antonio on the regular train tomorrow
morning. He was asked as to the move.
ments of DR. Guitcras and stated that
he had telephoned the expert Just be
fore leaving Galveston. DR.. Guiteras
was then fumigating himself preparatory
to leaving for New Orleans and in an
swer to a question of DR.. Swearingen he
had stated that in the basence of specific
orders he would make no further investi
cations in Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
GALVESTON VERY HOPEFUL.
Whatever the Fever Is, 1t Is Too
Mild to Cause Alarm.

Mild to Cause Alarm.
Galveston, Tex, Oct. 12.-(Special.) j.
The situation in Galveston is very hope
full and the people are as CHEEKY rs they
usually are. 1t is agreed that whatever
The disease may be it is of mild brand
and not to be feared. Yesterday there
were sixty cabin passengers booked to
leave on the New York steamer this morn
ing, that being the only way to get out
of the city. Thirty of these passengers
cancelled their engagements and did not
go.
The board of health issued an address
today declaring the disease to be of light
type, and stating that eleven cases had
been reported all told, and that these
eleven are either recovered or GONZALES
cent. n The board does not acknowledge
that the cases are yellow fever.
The first mail since Saturday night ar.
rived today. Three tons of it. 1t was
expected that the railroads would be able
to send through trains out with the mails
but on account of quarantine restrictions
at some of the little towns they were un-
able to do so, but think they will succeed
tomorrow. The four principal lines are
bringing freight into Galveston and are
being permitted to return their box ears
north, 50 the export business is progress
ing satisfactorily. No freight is yet al
lowed to go north. Free communication
was established between Houston and
Galveston today.
DIR. Guiteras has not been seen here
since his return from Houston last night.
He went out to the state quarantine sta
ton. at the entrance TO the harhor and
spent the night.
1t was stated that he would remain there
until the revenue cutter called TO take him
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
THE BRENNAN LYNCHING.
After An Inquest n Brother of the
Murdered Man Was Arrested.

Brennan, Tex, Oct. 12.-(Special.)-
The inquest over the death of Bob Car
ter. who was lynched by being shot to
death by. a mob Sunday night. was held
behind closed doors in Justice 'Ewing's
court room today. Newspaper reporters
were excluded as well as all citizens ex-
cept officers of the court and attorneys.
AT the conclusion of the inquest it was
given out that r. II. Burch. brother of
Jim Burch. who was killed by Bob
Carter, was the party in the mob who
killed Carter. Burch was arrested.
waived examination and gave bond in the
sum of $1,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14

A few weeks ago the editor was taken
with very severe cold that caused him
to be in a most miserable condition. 1t
was undoubtedly a bad case of la grippe,
and recognizing it as dangerous he took
Immediate steps to bring about a speedy
cure. From the advertisement of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and the many
good recommendation included there
In, we concluded to make first trial of
the medicine. To say that it was salts
factory in its results, is putting it very
mildly, indeed. 1t acted like magic and
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
POLITICAL POINTERS.
ATTORNEY GENERAL CRANE
MOtiOned United States Supreme
Court to Advance Two Rail-
road Cases,

Washington, Oct. 12.-AttOrney Gen
eral Crane of Texas entered motion
to advance on the docket of the supreme
court the case of The State of Texas
against the Houston and Texas Central
Railway company and the Galveston,
Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway
company. The two cases deal with the
validity of certain state land grants. the
Houston road case involving the question
as to whether the grant was meant to cover
sidings and switches, and the Galveston
road case the validity of grant which
it is claimed was earned after the repeal
of the statute making the grant. The
Galveston case affects 100000 acres of
land. and the Houston case about 1000
acres.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
God i.
health. Every nook ~HN0H
and corner Of the 0EXp 3 OON

system is reached by the blood, and on
its quality the condition of every organ de-
ponds. Good blood means strong nerves,
good digestion, robust health. Impure
blood means scrofula, dyspepsia, rheuma-
tism, catarrh or other diseases. The surest
way to have good blood is to take Hoods
Sarsaparilla. This medicine purifies, vi
talizes, and enriches the blood, and sends
the elements of health and strength to
every nerve, organ and tissue. 1t creates
q good appetite, gives refreshing sleep
and cures that tired feeling. Remember
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14

Those who believe chronic diarrhoea
to be incurable should read what Mr.. p.
E. Grisham, of Gaars Mills. La, has to
say on the subject. viz: II have been
a sufferer from chronic diarrhoea ever
since the war and have tried all kinds of
medicines for it. At last | found a
remedy that effected cure and that was
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy" This medicine can
always be depended upon for collie,
cholera morbus, dysentery and diarrhoea l..
1t is pleasant to take and never fails to
effect a cure. 25 and so cent sizes for
sale by Chiles' drug store.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
DIR. West Reports Another Case.

DIR. II. A. West of the board of health
reported this afternoon that Isadore May
our, fisherman, aged 46, living at Thirty
second street and Avenue p. as having
an absolute case of yellow fever. He
invited Drs. J. f.. Burk and C. II. Wilkin-
son Of the advisory board, Acting City
Health Officer Fisher and County Ply
stefan Warfield to examine the case with
him. They do not concur with DIR. West,
but will make further microscopic cxaml-
nation tomorrow before filing their report.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
DIR. GuIteras Located.

Beaumont. Tex. Oct. 12.-(Special)--
A Gulf and Interstate special train will
leave here tomorrow morning at 3 o'clock
for Bolivar Point to bring DIR. Guiteras
TO Beaumont and he will go from here to
Houston. The only reason for his. COM
ing this way seems to be that he is I'M
able to get to Houston direct.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
Argentine Wheat Prospects.

London, Oct. ia dispatch to the
Times from Buenos Ayres says there
have been good rains in the south and n
slight rain fall in the north and that the
that one million tons of wheat will be
exported.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14

the direction of the health officer. There
being not even suspicious case of fever
in tie city. DR.. b. Hadra, city health Off
Ger, advised that fumigation of the mails
was unnecessary. Mayor Callaghan has
invited State Health Officer Swcaringen
to come here and make an investigation
in order that he may add the weight of
his opinion that there is no yellow fever
here
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
All. Il G. n. Trains stopped.

Palestine, Tex, Oct. 12.-(Special.) NO
alarm over the alleged fever at Galveston,
Houston and San Antonio, yet every
wheel on the International south, will be
stopped tomorrow. Thousands of men
will be thrown out of employment
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
Waco Strictly Business.

Waco, Tex, Oct. 12.-(Special)-Dis-
arrangement of business concerns the
people here more than quarantine.
great majority firmly believe Texas is
southern ports are trying hard to prevent
diversion of cotton to northern lines.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
Nominations Filed.

New York. Oct. 1.-THE certificates
placing Henry George in nomination for
mayor, Col. George Waring. Jr.. for
comptroller and Jerome Mcneil for
president of the council were filed at
the election bureau today. The certifi-
Gates bore the signaturers of 22S7 petit
TONERS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
Group Quickly Cured.

Mountain Glen. Ark.--Our children
were suffering with crouD when we re-
ceived a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. 1t afforded almost instant re-
lief.-F. A. Thornton. This celebrated
remedy is for sale at Chiles' Drug Store.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
Geese Restore Confidence.

Dallas, Tex, Oct. 12.-(Special.)-1t is
noted that numerous flOcks of geese ~
flying south. This is an indication that
n norther is near at hand. Weather
prophets predict frost before Saturday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
bryan Mt RusseIIyiIIe

>, Russellville, Ky, Oct. 12.-Hon. w. ].
Bryan addressed crowd of 10000 peo-
pie here today. He was given most
the money question and the Chicago
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14

cure We have no hesitancy in recon-
mending this excellent Cough Remedy to
any one afflicted with cough or cold IN
any form The Banner of Liberty, Lib
ertytown, Maryland. The % and 80 cent
sizes for sale by Chiles' drug store.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
M Trains South of Corsicana.

Corsicana. Tex. Oct. 12.-(Special.)-
No trains are running south of Corsicana
on the Texas Central. a large number
of passengers returned to Dallas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
Caldwell County Quarantines.

Lockhart, Tex, Oct. 12.-The county
commissioners met today and quarantined
against all yellow fever infected places.
The city has also quarantined.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
Deferred for the Present.

Georgetown, Tex, Oct. 12.--(Special)
The county commissioners have de-
fcrred quarantine for the present.
Georgetown still quarantined.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
SENORTA CISNEROS.
She Will Make Her Bow in New
York Today.

York Today.
New York, Oct. 12-It is said at the Gu
ban junta here today that Senorita Evan
geine Cosso Cisneros, the Cuban girl
who recently escaped from the prison in
Havana. will make her bow before New
York public some time tomorrow
The senorita is in the hands of her
friends" said an official of the Cuban del
egation. ."and if all goes well she will hold
a reception in this city tomorrow. The
time and place have not been selected"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
Nomination Declined.

New York, Oct. 12.-Col George
Warning, street commissioner, has de,
cIlned the nomination of the Jefferson
troller.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
Laugh Mt Quarantine.

Sherman, Tex. Oct. 12.-(Special.)-
Suggestions of quarantine are openly
laughed at. Neither county or city will
quarantine. e.. ..