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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
THE RUIZ INVESTIGATION.
THE FRICTION DEVELOPED IN
THE COMMITTEE HAS
PASSED AWAY,
RELIEVING DESTITUTE AMERICANS
Work Has Been Satisfactorily Car
ried On-GOmez VIII Probably
Come on n Mission to the
~ United States Soon.

Havana, via Key West, May 26.-Tht
Ruiz committee of inquiry has not re-
sumed its formal sessions, pending the
translation from Spanish into English Of
the proceedings, copies of which. in sum.
mary, with the various declarations at
tached, are already in the hands of Mr..
Fishback and the official stenographers
and are being Transcribed under Mr..
CalhOun's supervision.
The friction developed during the first
session of the committee at Guanabacoa
has disappeared, and the members ap-
pear to have settled down to business in
earnest. Few, If any, new witnesses
will be called. Taking the written rec
ord as the basis, the opposing counsel, it
is understood, will make their exceptions
and raise any legal point they have to
note as they proceed.
1t is expected that the commission in
its report will make clear that the treaty
was violated and that Ruiz came to his
death in some violent manner while
illegally held incommunicado, but it is
doubtful if individual responsibility can
be fixed upon any one. In fact, no at
tempt will probably be made to do this,
owing to the difficulties in the way of OBJ
tanning any new testimony ON this special
point.
The American members of the commit
tee, however, seem confident that the
finding will be SO far satisfactory as
morally to back up Consul General Lees
report on the case and to justify the
claims of the widow of DR.. Ruiz for dam
ages.
Relief for destitute Americans is al
ready being distributed. Consul Brice
Of MatanZas and Consul Baker of Sagua
have received from Gen. Lee enough
money to relieve immediate necessities
as regards food, clothing and medicine.
In this way some 700 are reached at
once. In Havana similar steps are
being taken by the consulate, and it is
safe to say that already 1000 persons, the
greatest part of them naturalized Ameri-
cans, have been benefited by the appro-
priation. Some of these will be sent to
the United States.
Since the wounding of Gen. Castillo
there is increased depression among the
insurgent leaders in Havana, where
there have been many surrenders to the
Spanish. Brig. Gen. Juan Delgado
makes strenuous efforts to avoid this and
actually had machetted several men who
were trying to surrender.
About 1000 insurgents are concentrated
near Marie la Gorda, Pinar del Rio,
where they have been for some days. 1t
is reported that an expedition has land
ed nearby.
The insurgents attempted to attack
Guirya Melena and Gabriel, in Havana
province, but without result. They also
fired at a train near Jaruco.
The following generals are now in Ha-
vana: Suarez, Incan, Jasco, Luque,
Arolas, Bazan, Fuentes and Pavia.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
THE POOLING BILL.
SENATE Interstate Commerce Com
mfttee VIII Doubtless Report
1t FavOrabIy.


Washington, May 27.-The senate COM
mittee on interstate commerce practically
agreed today upon the final amendments
to the Foraker pooling bill, which there
VIII be an effort to have reported to the
next meeting of the committee, to be held
a week from today. The votes taken on
the amendments today leave little doubt
that the committees recommendation
will be favorable to the measure when
reported. The bill has been perfected
and would have been reported today but
for the opposition of Senator Chandler,
who is antagonistic to any pooling bill.
lie made speech before the committee,
denouncing railway pools and trusts.
The amendments agreed upon are nu-
merous and important. The first of these
is one limiting the existence of pooling
contracts to four years. Another amend
ment relating to orders for disapproval
by the commission will read as follows:
THE effect of any order of disapproval,
whether made upon the investigation and
consideration of any such contract in the
first instance or in any subsequent pro
ceeding,. after the same has gone into
effect. shall be to render the contract to
which such order relates unlawful and
non-enforcible from and after the date SO
fixed, except as to any claims between
the parties to such contract arising prior
to that date"
There is also an important item in the
provisions relating to favoritism in the
way of rates, false billing, classification
and weights. In the criminal bill, the
offenders in either case were made sub
ject to punishment only by fine of $1,000
and for only one offense The section
is amended so as to provide fine of
$1,000 for the first Offense and "for either
a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for one
year for each subsequent offense."
Section Is of the existing law Is amend
ed by the adoption of the following:
"That it shall be the duty of the COM
mittee, If there shall appear to be reason
able ground therefor in any case, to in
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03

change was designed to free the United
States from dependence upon the united
alkali trusts of England and to encourage
an American company, which proposes to
utilize the power of the Niagara falls.
Il am too much of an American" re-
marked MIR. Vest, ito think that Niagara
falls need any protection in order to per-
init competition with foreign producers"
Senators. Gallery, Chiffon and Gray
spoke against the proposed rate and
Mr.. Gallinger of New Hampshire and Mr..
Gear of Iowa for it. Mr.. Gallinger
stated that this started new American
industry, just as protection had started
the tin plate industry.
You can build up anything if You
Mr.. Gray. You can grow oranges
under glass in New Hampshire"
Mr., Gallery opposed the increase on
potash. Mr.. Gallinger remarked that it
was justified on the same grounds as
the bounty to the Louisiana sugar pro-
ducers.
Mr.. Gallery responded that a duty on
sugar was the Keystone of the democratic
arch of n tariff for revenue only, and he
declared that the sugar bounty of 1890
had been "a demoralizing and debauch-
ing gift"
1.-THE senator and his people were the
Deuehcidries OI tnat SlIt, mterpOSeu MI.
Gear.
There was a proverb, Mr.. Caffery said,
| not to look a gift horse in the mouth but
he insisted that duty on sugar, rather
| than bounty, was the ideal measure of
protection.
Mr.. Aldrich's amendment increasing
the rate on chlorate of potassium to 2 1-2
cents was agreed to, 80 to o.
The committee amendments were agreed
to or ochre, organes, mineral red lead,
varnishes, vermillion red. white lead,
caustic potash and prussiate of potash.
The following paragraphs went over:
Fourteen, coal tar dyes; sixteen, COLO
dion; twenty-five, gelatine glue; thirty
three, olive oils; forty three, blue; fifty,
i ultramarine blue; fifty-eight, phosphorus.
At 5:1O the senate held brief excu-
| tive session and adjourned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Died Suddenly,

Dallas, Tex, May 26.-(Special) JAS.
Herman, the man who attended to the
hats of the guests at the Oriental hotel,
died suddenly this morning at an early
hour at his home on st. Louis street.
he was p years old, married and in
fairly good circumstances. His death
was investigated during the day by JUS
tice of the Peace Shelton, and although
no verdict was rendered it is supposed
that death was due to acute rheumatism
suddenly striking the heart.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Nominations.

Washington, May 27.-The president
today sent the following nominations to
the senate:
War-Col. James Il. Wade, Fifth cav
airy, to be brigadier general; Col. Will
liam II. Graham. Fifth artillery, to be
brigadier general.
Justce-Solomon Stahl. marshal of
the United States for the western district
of Arkansas.
Navy-Commander Charles ONeill
United States navy, to be chief of bureau
of ordnance, with rank of commodore;
Rev. Thaddeus 5. *. Freeman Of In
diana to be chaplain.
Postmaster-W l.. Baine at Argent,
Ark.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
To Revoke a Cleveland order.

Washington, May 27.-President Me
Kinley has under consideration and
shortly will act upon a report submitted
by Commissioner of Pensions Evans on
the consolidation of pension agencies or
dered by President Cleveland shortly be-
fore the change of administration. The
stand in the same position as If the or
der had not been made. September \
was fixed as the date for President
Cleveland's order to take effect, and It is
probable that the order of revocation will
be promulgated within few weeks
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Rio Grande designations.

Fort Worth, Tex, May 26.-(Special)-
Circulars issued by the Fort Worth and
Rio Grande Railroad today announce the
designations of r. H. Lord, as general
superintendent of transportation, which
office is abolished, and that of II. T. Gal
braith as master mechanic. o. H. Steph-
ems has been appointed train dispatcher
and r. G. Plummer master mechanic for
the line.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03

Philadelphia, May 26.-Advices from
Cuba were received by the local junta
today to the effect that Gen. Gomez will
temporarily resign as commander of the
insurgent forces and come to this country
as secretary of war pro tenn" of the
Cuban republic, to confer with President
Mckinley on the Cuban situation. Dur
ing his absence Gen. Garcia will COM
mand
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Again at Liberty.

Taylor. Tex. May 26.-(Special.)- Hen
ny Matthews, the negro charged with
stealing twelve mules, three wagons and
a number of bales of cotton from the
McFadin farm, north of Taylor, last fall,
mention of whose arrest at San Antonio,
was made in yesterday Statesman, made
his escape from Sheriff Purl at Round
Rock at an early hour this morning while
en- route to the Georgetown Jail. Evad-
ing the eye of the sheriff, the negro leap
ed from the train and disappeared in the
darkness.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Killed Near Frost.

Corsicana, Tex, May 26.-(Special.)-
The news is received here tonight of the
killing near the postoffice at Frost, TWEEN
ty-one miles from here, on the Cotton
Belt, this afternoon, of r. w. Bridges.
He was shot several times and expired
almost instantly. The weapon used was
shotgun and pistol. Domestic diff
ferences are assigned as the cause of the
fatal trouble
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Mad Dogs Mt LOckhart.

Lockhart, Tex, May 26-(Special)-
There is mad dog craze here now. The
marshal killed ten dogs. One dog is said
to have bitten calf belonging to DR..
Trigg. The calf soon after died of
hydrophObia.
A nice rain fell here last night and
many farmers are glad today.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Mckinley. NASHVILLE Trip.

Washington, May DETERIORATION
were completed today for the visit of the
president to the Nashville exposition on
the 18th Of next month. The start will
be made from Washington on the morn
ing of the 10th, and the president will be
accompanied by Secretary Alger and at
least one other member of his cabinet
and Private Secretary Porter. The trip
TO Nashville will be over the Chesapeake
and Ohio road, while the Southern Rail
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Denied by Green,

Paris, Tex, May 26.-(Special.) -E. H.
r. Green, president and general manager
of the Texas Midland, arrived in the city
this afternoon in his private car. He
denied the authenticity of the alleged in
terviews on the subject referred to which
appeared in Houston and st. Louis pa
per day or two ago.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Overdose of Morphine.

Hllsboro, Tex. May 26.-(Special.)-
Harry w. Grizzle was discovered in a
bedroom Of the fire station at 8 o'clock
last night, insensible from an overdose of
morphine. Physicians worked with him
all night, but he is still insensible and is
thought TO be sinking.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Castillo Reported Injured.

Havana, May 26.-It is officially an
nounced that Gen. Castillo, the insurgent
leader, was recently wounded in the
breast in an engagement which took
place recently between his forces and the
LIE Altad battalion. Fifteen insurgents
were killed in the same fight.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Brotherhood Of RaiIway Trainmen-

Toronto, May 27.-The convention of
the Brotherhood Of Railway Trainment
today considered the grand masters re-,
port. They approved resolution en-
towering the grand master to act in con
junction with any labor body in. legisla-
tive matters. A proposal to appoint q
with view of establishing one grand ma
tional organization, was adopted. 1t ~
expected all business will be finished by
tomorrow night, and the members will
leave by special train on Saturday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03

way will carry the party back. A special
train will be provided for the trip. The
run is expected to occupy about twenty
four hours, and an observation car will
afford the party an opportunity to see
the beauties of the mountain range by
daylight. An equally handsome train
will be placed at the disposal of the pres
idential party by the Southern Railroad
on the return journey. 1t is probable
a stop may be made at Asheyille
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
White House Callers.

Washington, May 27.-Vice President
Hobart was an early caller at the White
House today He came in company with
Senator Platt of New York, and the pur-
pose of their visit, as they stated, was
to discuss legislative matters.
Ex-senator Call of Florida has made a
formal application for appointment as a
member of the Dawes Indian commission,
and has the endorsement of n number of
his former colleagues in the senate.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03

Tyler. The ex-governor has been in
yited to deliver an address on 'The South
land" at the Nashville Centennial the
middle OF next month, on ex-confederate
day, and states that probably he will
accept.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
To Exclude From the Mails.

Washington, May pa bill was in-
troduced today by Mr.. Maddox of Geor-
gia to exclude from the mails all matter
from commercial agencies
which publish business ratings and carry
on collections.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Missouri Editors Entertained.

Beaumont, Tex, May 26-(Special.)-
The Southwestern Missouri editors were
entertained here today by the board of
home.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
The CORPORATION Upheld.

Groesbeck, Tex, May 26-(Special) -
At the election held here yesterday to
determine whether or not the corpora ton
should be abolished, the vote resulted in
favor of the corporation being main
tanned by AZ majority.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Walker Must Hang.

Bonham, Tex, May 26-(Special.) J.
Today Sheriff Kidding received the fol
lowing telegram, which explains itself:
Austin, Tex. May 26.-W. w. Kidding,
Sheriff-Board of pardons refuses to rec
ommend communication in the Walker case
and you will execute sentence. Wire
answer. G. A. CULBERSON,
Governor.
Bonham, Tex. May 26.-Hon. G. A.
Culberson, Austin, Tex.-Your telegram
received. Dan Walker will be executed.
w. w. Kidding, Sheriff.
Dan Walker is the negro who murder
ed his wife, was sentenced to be hanged
and has twice been respited.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Combinations.

Washington, May 27.-The senate, in
executive session today, confirmed Edwin
Brazil; Charles Burdett Hart of West
Virginia, to be minister to Colombia.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
slavery Abolished in Zanzibar.

Washington, May 27.-United States
Consul Mohun, at Zanzibar, has informed
the state department that the sultan,
Hamaud Bin Mahomed Bin Said, on
April last issued proclamation abolish
ing the legal status of slavery in the is
lands of Zanzibar and Cemba.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
B'nai Birth,

Waco, Tex, May 26.-(Special.) The
twenty-fourth annual session of Grand
Lodge, District No. Z, Independent Order
B'nai Birth, which met at 10 o'clock last
Sunday morning, adjourned today, to
meet next year in Vicksburg, Miss.
The morning session today, the fourth
and last of the convention at Waco, was
devoted to the winding up of the grand
lodge meeting and the transaction of such
business as was left over from the pre-
vious day.
Treasurer III. Stern of the Touroin in
Urinary. etc, reported, showing balance
in the hands of the ex-treasurer to be
S2723. For the widows and orphans a
balance of $1,000 was shown.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
okInhoma Governor, Installed.

Guthrie, o. T., May 27.--Caissus NJ
Barnes was inaugurated governor of the
territory last evening, being sworn IL
by Associate Justice John g. Tarney Of
the territorial supreme court: Dennis r
Flynn ex-delegate to congress, who WAS
Mr.. Barnes chief opponent for the np-
pointment officiated as master Of ctu
monies. An inaugural ball and pan
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03
Ex-Governor Hubbard

Corsicana. Tex, May 26.-(Special.)-.
Ex-Governor Richard B. Hubbard was in
the city today, en- route to his home at
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-20
BURIED THIRTEEN DAys.-A dispatch

BURIED THIRTEEN DAYs-A dispatch
from Phoenix, Ariz, yesterday says J.mes
Stevens, gold fields miner is again free, af.
ter being entombed thirteen days and ten
hours without food and eleven days without
water. he is alive and physicisns say stands
au excellent chance of recovery though con
valescence will be probably slow Stevens
body Is frightfnlly emsciated. Every bone is
outlined under wrinkled skin. From stocki-
ly built, the iuan of 16O pounds has shrunk
10 not more than ninety pounds Rescue was
made at hslf-past seven o'clock Saturday
morning. All night long tho miners had
heard Stevens below signalling with bam.
mer on drift timbers. Finally stout blow
drove pick through the side of the drift and
within five minutes Stevens was lifted into
the shaft and the good news shouted to the
expectant throng gathered at the pit mouth.
Lying back or mattress in the bottom drift
Stevens st intervals pieced together his story
of awful trial He says he was at work with
another man on the lower drift the Fourth of
July, when he heard the timbers creakiDg.
He took lantern and started for the whim-
shsft As he ran down came the rocks filling
up the slope and bringing q wave Of sand.
He had gallon of water and two short can
dles. AS soon IS the dust settled he began
working toward the slope and lshored as far
as his strength permitted until his rescue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-20

Too YoUNG TO SECURE A LICENSE
HERE.-William @. Garland, of Angus
Ia county, and Bette l.. Roger, of
Rockingham county, called at the City
Hall in Washington yesterday in quest
of marriage license. Unfortunately,
Mr.. Garland lacked year of having
attained his majority, and the clerk
was obliged to refuse him a license.
He presented Il letter from his father,
which gave consent to the marriage.
but the letter was not In the form re-
quired by law. They we're accompa-
MED by Oscar d. GrandIe and Katie
Roger, sister of Bette Roger, both Of
Rockingham county. The latter couple
procured license. The plans OF the
two couples we're considerably upset,
ss they had arranged for double we'd
ding. Mr.. Garland announced his in
tention of going to Alexandria for q
license. The couple later applied to
the clerk of the Corporation Court OF
this city, but rs the would-be bride did
not reside in this city q license could
not be granted them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-20

STORM ON THE RIvER.-Rivermen
say that the storm of Sunday night was
the worst they had ever seen on ths
Potomac. The steamer Jane Moseley
left Colonial Beach with about nine
hundred excursionists. Near Smiths
Point she ran into the worst of the
storm. The electric feature was grand
and fearful. There was 8 continuous
and vivid glare Of lightning flashes,
while the sharp cracks of thunder re
sembled the frequent firing of field
battery The Moseley rolled considera-
bly,, and on the port side shipped a
large quantity of water through the
wheel house. The rain was perfect
deluge. Several women tainted and
several young men with an acute sense
of personal preservation took life pre-.
servers from the racks. Fortunately
This was not done on the saloon deck
which was crowded with women and
children, as panic could hardly have
been ayerted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-20

TALK WITH Mr.. AGNEW.-Mr Park
Agnew, collector of internal revenue
for the Western district of Virginia,
spent the greater part of last week in
Washington and Alexandria. 10 Wash
ington, he attended meeting of the
republican State committee. at which
it was decided to hold meeting of the
committee in Lynchburg on August
18th. Owing to an indisposition, Mr..
Agnew did not return at once to Lynch
burg, but remained at his home in AL
exandria until he had recuperated.
On his return to Lynchburg, Mr.. Ag
new was seen by a reporter of The
News and asked what was the specific
object OF the meeting to be held by the
republican State committee. Mr.. Ag-
new said in reply that the principal
purpose of the committee in meeting in
Lynchburg was to thoroughly consider
what action would be advisable for the
republican party to take in the
approaching fall campaign. No pol
icy in regard to the matter
had been determined. He re-
ported that the meeting of the commit
tee would be largely attended and very
interesting. In answer to question
by the reporter as to the rumored
changes in the civil service law, MIR.
Agnew said that while in Washington
he had heard nothing and that so far as
he knew, the department had been ad-
vised of no alterations in the present
regulations Lynchburg News ofSun-
1ay
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-20

TRIALS PosTPoNED.-The trials of
Chichester, Burnett and Jameson, the
latter colored, Of this city, charged
with arson in West End, which we're
set for hearing at the Fairfax County
Court yesterday. were postponed until
the absence Of material witnesses.
Messrs. J. Fl. Greene aud r. Walton
Moore represented Burnett and Com
monwealth's Attorney Ford and Mr.. J.
NJ Johnson represented the Common
wealth, while Judge Love assigned Mr..
Thornton to defend Chichester and
Jameson. Upon the postpnnement of
the case Burnett and Chichester were
again released on bail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-20

FoBTY.Two THOUSAND DOLLARS IN \
PocXEr-A dispatch from San Francisco
says the craze about the Klondike millions
has caused Californians to ignore the rich
pocket of $4,000 struck by old Pioneer
Colby and n nineteen yesr.old boy, Roy Beck
with, in tho Tsnsy mine. near Jamestown.
The two miners had leased the property from
Tansey, who paid recently only $500 for it.
Us 1t was regared IS worked out They agreed
to pay Tansy one-quarter Of what they clean.
ed up. They worked for months without
striking anything and Colby had reached al
most his last dollar. Suddenly they struck a
pocket and on Thursday afternoon they took
$4,000. Since then they have taken out
$12, 900 more and the pocket is not exhaust
ed. The ore was so rich that they crushed it
with primitive two.stamp mill, getting
$4,000 in four hours, which beats the re-.
cord for so smsll = mill. The Bonanza mine
holds the banner record for the richest pock-
ct, as $35 900 was taken out in an afternoon.