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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08

placed on the stand yesterday morning,
and the trend of their testimony was
along the line that any change in the
nresent tariff would rebound immeasura-
hlv to the benefit of Dallas and Fort
Worth. while it would serve as a direct
means of injuring the interests of the
small iobbers in the small adjacent
towns who were entitled to recognition
and Justice. They showed cOnclusively
that the adoption of such tariff as was
asked for by the Dallas and Fort Worth
iobbers would simply serve as means Of
injuring all the smaller jObbing interests
of the state. while it in no way, would
relieve the Fort Worth and Dallas job
beers of the st. Louis rate, which they
claimed would be alleviated by the adop-
ton of this new tariff Some of the
larger jobbers from the northern part of
the state were placed on the stand in the
interest of the proposed new tariff, and
Col. Farley, who was speaking for the
Dallas Commercial Bureau, was placed
ON the stand to show why the new pro-
posed tariff should be placed in opera
ton by the commission. He brought
forth a number of figures and the like, to
show why the tariff should be adopted,
and while he made many statements in
behalf of the proposed tariff, none of
them were noted as being extra forcible
Mr.. Dennison of the Galveston Freight
Bureau was placed on the stand, also, but
he did not care to say much, thinking
that the matter ought to be left over
until after the interstate commission met
here on April 16, as they would pass on
questions germane to the present discus
sion.
During the afternoon Mr.. John Bre-.
mond, representing the jobbing interests
of Austin, was placed on the witness
stand and said that the Austin jobbers
were very, well pleased with the present
tariff and had no desire to have it changed
in any way.
The taking of testimony was concluded
on Yesterday, and the hearing of argu-
ments will be heard today, after which
the commission will take the case under
advisement
The arguments will begin this morning
at III O'Clock and continue until they are
concluded, which will be this afternoon.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
A Warming.

The people of Austin as rule are not
easily talked into chasing sunbeans. but
there are always some who are slscepti-
Bile to smooth talk. Once and while
you may have to pay few cents more
to an Austin merchant for goods than
you would to an eastern house, or to
agents for cooperative buying issOcia-
tons, but you have the satisfaction of
knowing with whom you are dealing and
of seeing the goods. A S. or $10or $40
membership fee to have some ole buy
cag0 should be enough to convince people
that it's cheaper to spend their money
at home.
There was young man here a few
days ago with all kinds of catalogues and
prices, showing how much he could save
buyers, and the strange thing about it
is, he took several hundred dollars out
of Austin in SO membership fees, These
same people will wonder why Austin
merchants do not prosper. This gentle
man of the seductive plan and winning
ways proved by his own actions what
others should know. He went I'd GER
and bought several dollars worth of
wearing apparel for himself, and during
the course of his visit informed one of
the proprietors that only very few ever
ordered goods through their agency, and
that they were making big money out of
the membership fees.
The people of Austin will find tie mer-
chants here can and do sell goods as
cheap as in any city in the state, and
generally speaking they all refund your
money if an article don't happen to suit
you. If all you people who have given
up SO for this protection will read the
ads in Sundays Statesman and during
the week you will generally find many
of the leading merchants offering some
make money is to spend it with the peo-
pie who give you living. then they will
have more to give out. 1t is understood
that two or three of our leading citizens
and business men bought membership
rs above mentioned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
THE prNGLEY OMNIBUS GRAB LAW.

Mr.. Dingley has made the business OF
the custom house officials burdensome in
the extreme. At the same time he has
encouraged the enterprise of Yankee in
yention. That item Of nice distinction
on the length Of hair in tooth, nail
and hair brushes will require some
rapidly and accurately measuring au-
tomato machine to make life to
the customs officers at all beara-
be Just listen to the ludicrous
provision. The clause referred TO pro-
yides that on brushes for the hair and
nails or teeth. in which there is no bris-
ties or other fibre projecting more than
three-eighths of an inch from the block
the duty shall be / cent per hundred tufts
or knots. Observe that the sgnifcancy
or force of the duty is measured by the
word projecting" that is to say that
any tuft or knot projecting more than
three-eighths of an inch. even to the eX-
cess of One-eighth of an inch. the duty
is more than / cent on the hundred tufts
or knots. The man that would make a
wooden nutmeg can be found in other
parts of the globe outside Of New Eng
gland. The Old England manufacturer
will shave down all tufts or knots to
three-eighths of an inch from the block
to slip in his tooth or nail or hair brush
under the / cent duty, but just to think
Of the ingenuity of invention necessary
b tinally oil tbaga tnFts
or knots, for it would require an i'm
mense army of mathematicians to count
the tufts or knots on all the nail. tooth
or hair brushes imported.
But that is not all The same clause
provides that if these veXatiOus tufts or
knots shall project more than three
eighths of an inch and not more than one
half of an inch the duty shall be cents
per hundred tufts or knots, and if pro-
jecting not more than threefourths of an
inch, cents per hundred tufts or knots,
and so on ad nauseam. How ridiculous
it will be for great and glorious gov
eminent like this to set high-priced and
skilled custom officials to measuring the
length of hog bristles and counting the
number of bristles of each length when
ever an importation of brushes of that
particular kind confined to the cleaning of
teeth. nails or the hair, is received at the
custom house. Our suggestion as to the
necessity OF the exercise of the inventive
genius of New England is pertinent in
this respect. In fact, we suspicion that
all this rigamaroe is embodied in the
Dingley tariff with a special view to
employing some New England counting
and measuring machine now in the pat
ent Office at Washington, but whether
that is fact or not, these facts go to
show that Mr.. Dingey intends to cover
everything that can be manufactured by
what should be called 'the Dingley ON
nibus grab law"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
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three children. as well as a father and
sisters, survive her, and to them, in
this hour of bereavement, is extended
the warmest sympathy.
The pail bearers of last afternoon were
Judge Doom, Mr.. j. r. johnson, Mr.
Carl Drake. Judge Sam Fisher Mr. Al
bert Burleson and Mr.. Geo. Pendexter,
The members of the Twenty-fifth legis-
lature. both of the house and senate, at
tended the funeral in body as a mark
of respect to Judge Ward and the
family.
Judge Frank Morris, Judge Brooks
and Judge Walker, yesterday afternoon,
sympathizing profoundly with Hon. X.
H. Ward in this the hour of his great
bereavement, adjourned their respective
courts to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Ward. The sheriffs Office and other
county Offices were also closed out OF
respect.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
THE CONTINGENCY OF THE MIssIS.
sIPPI VALLEY COTTON CROP.

There is nothing good in this world
exempt from its corresponding evil The
richest delta of land in the world, quite
as alluvial as the land made by the Nile
overflow, is the valley of the Mississippi
that is now under water. Nearly all the
important levees have been broken and
washed away by the violence of the vol
umc of water, and it is very doubtful
whether these levees can be reconstruct
ed in time before the June rise of the
Father of Waters. If it should turn out
that the levecs can not be repaired in
time. the planters will be unable to raise
a cotton crop and the loss to them will
be almost irreparable. They will be able,
however, in any event to raise corn, but
that can not compensate them for the
want of the cash that they are in the
habit of getting from their cotton. The
calamity, if it does fall upon them, will
be hard TO bear and keep atloat, but,
after all, the laborers that inhabit that
delta will be the greatest sufferers. The
planter may be able to tide over a season
with the prospect of larger crops made
upon lands enriched by the deposit from
the overflow, but the laborers who live
from hand to mouth will suffer for the
necessaries Of life. 1t is true, if they had
the sagacity to raise patches of corn and
Il few hogs, they would alleviate their
condition and have enough coarse food
for absolute sustenance, but the negro
laborcr of that valley is not in the habit
of providing for extraordinary conditions,
and if their usual wages for picking and
cutivatng cotton do not come to them,
they are certain TO suffer.
In the event that the levecs can not be
repaired in time to meet and repel an
overflow from the June freshets and en-
able the planters to raise a cotton crop,
their duty to the laborers of that section
seems plain. and that would be to put
every acre in corn and potatoes that they
can manage. The negroes will not do
it, but they will hire to these planters
to do it, and common humanity suggests
that they pursue that course to prevent
general starvation among the laboring
classes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Made Him Waan

sheriff Henry Purl of GEORGETOWN
came down yesterday with attached wit
nesses wanted in the John Brown seduc-
Brooks. '''"' oeiore 'uose
The ssad-eyed man of The Statesman
Il found Mr. Purl in Sheriff Whites office
ioUmEYIng woe-begone and detected.
You look as if White had been trying
TO borrow two-bits from you" said the
reporter, in his soft, musical voice.
sho M9rS S that" gloomily spoke up
Anybody dead?"
Nope; wors'n that. You see. I had
seven ATTACHED witnesses to bring down,
ana l got here with only six"
.vVne OF them got away, hey?"
iess. You see, it was woman. and
l let her go on promise. that she'd meet
me at the daypo. Well she wasn't at
t she depo and no one about the dep-o had
seen her. and then Sheriff Purl. lost in
ringing the changes on pronouncing
depot. and overcome by being 'left'' by
u woman, groaned audibly and wept. for
Drief space, in one of Sheriff Whites
coat e; pockets. 1t will be a very cold day
IN i5uiy when the next woman witness
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
THE CONSUMER PAYS THE DUTY.

Theory is sometimes a very beautiful
thing, and apparently logical The New
York Tribune says canny Scot has con-
clusively proven that the American tariff
is tax, and that the tax on articles I'M
ported TO this country from Great Britain
is paid by the British manufacturers. The
Tribune says that this canny Scot has
written to 531 English manufacturers and
asked them whether they or the Ameri-
can consumer paid the duty ON articles
imported TO this country, and that $50 of
them answered that they, the manufact-
urers, paid the tax: but one of them an
swered that the consumer paid, and that
il is asccrtained that this one answer
came from the English branch house of
an American bicycle factory, and that it
was coupled with the remark; You
Britishers are the biggest fools in the
world, Why don't you put on the tariff"
il he had remarked. you Britishers are
dhe biggest fools in the world If you think
the American consumer does not pay this
luty," we would have agreed with him.
Notwithstanding the fine laid theory
hat the manufacturer pays the tax, as
alleged by this canny Scot we know that
Che consumer pays it. We know that
when the importer makes out an itemized
Iccount of the goods bought from the
English manufacturer or the jobbing
house Of the manufacturer, that the first
item is the original cost. the second the
freights paid and the third the duty he
pays upon the goods at the custom house
in this country. And then, after finding
the total, he prices his goods at certain
per cent on that total, not only making
the consumer TO whom he sells pay the
duty, but per cent ON the duty as vel
as upon freights and original costs OF
goods.
This is fact worth all the finespur
theories which Mr. GroSvenor of the Trib
une tries TO make his readers think arr
true. We, however, think il is due Mr.
Grosvenor of the Tribune TO say that W,
are indebted TO his book ON Does Pro
lection Protect?" for this fact, although
II is confirmed by every transaction O
dutiable goods that come through gu
custom house.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08

The people of Kansas are alarmed at
the portent of the heavens. For several
nights balls of fire have radiated from
the heavens and passed longitudinally
and latitudinally across the armament
spanning the state. This produces a
very different impression upon the popu-
lists of Kansas than the cressets an
nouncing the nativity of Glendower pro-
duced on him. The latter were the
boast of the Welchman while the fire
balls over Kansas portend to its inhabi-
tants the threat of destruction that APP
pcarcd to Sodom and Gomorrah. Kan
sas has been in bad way since Mrs.
Lease took her departure from the
state. Under the circumstances ii
would be but fair that she should return
that one good man could be found, and
the state exempted from the portentous
doom of fire; for Mrs. Lease might
answer as substitute for man. as il
would be useless to attempt to find one
of the male gender with good enough in
him to avert the appalling disaster
Kansas. like Lord Ullin, may now be de.
scribed as calling TO Mrs. Lease: Come
back, come back; oh, my daughter
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Wanted in YOakum.

Deputy Sheriff Thorp yesterday arrest
ed one p. Munck, young white man.
wanted in Yeakum on a charge of car,
rying a six-shooter and for other misde.
meanors. Munck skipped out from Yoa-
KUN some time ago and has been in Aus.
tin several days. He is a barber. and
was going to commence work in Jacoby's
barber shop yesterday morning, when he
was arrested.
Constable H. T. H. Ray of Yoakum
came in yesterday mornig and left on the
afternoon train with his prisoner.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
He IL n Terror.

The baseball season has appeared, and
the men who write up the games feel
that they own the papers, and they are
quite terror to editors and the balance
of the reportorial gang. From now on
such expressions as 1.-THE FANS the. bat
terry" brilliant aggregation" "he's a
slump" "he's la-la-loola," "flies," back
STOP" front stop" side stop" middle
stop" cleft and right field" and such
elegant expressions will be common. The
baseball reporter is now in his glory, and
looks with pity upon the legislative, the
the court, the society and religious men on
the staff
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
A Green Mistake.

Attorney Carlos Bee of San Antonio
spent Yesterday in the city, and the bows
were telling good joke ON him. He has
quite reputation as an orator, and is
often called on to address different So
cieties. On st. Patrick's day he was the
orator of the occasion in San Antonio,
and had been piling it on thick for the
Irish, and wound up well wordei eulo-
GUM on the Irish race with the words
"They are the greatest race under God s
green SUM-"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
second Street NJisafou

Very interesting exercises were con-
Quoted last night at the Second Street
mission by Mrs. Georgia Church. The
services there are growing in interest.
an. ana II earnest zeal counts for anything
.ne mission is going to be great snc-
cess cess. Quite a large number of bright,
li.tillsent young men were present last
night: There will be services there again
tonight. All are invited. Tomorrow
night Mr.. and Mrs. Thornberrv Of the
Florence Crittenden missions will be
present and conduct the services.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
To District Court witpesses

tuesday Judge Brooks of the Twenty
siNth district court fined an absent wit
ness Fly. and yesterday he assessed a
I W1e OF S2o each against two witnesses
Witnesses should understand that they
must be on hand at all times unless ey-
cused, and they must be prompt in at
tendance when the court opens. They
must not delay the business of the court.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
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A Delightful Entertainment.

AN entertainment will he given to-
night at the Deaf and Dnmb institute
oy the pupils. There will be songs and
recitations in the sign language, and if
you want to learn something about the
poetry OF motion you should 90 to the
entertainment emu In addition to the songs
anu recitations there will be 'tablcaux.
Nv Two buses to carry you over will be at
lne mead OF the Avenue at TAO this
evening. The entertainment is free and
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY.
City Marshars Report.

Clerk McCashin yesterday completed
the city marshars report for the month
of March. 1t shows forty arrests, made
by the following police officers.
Folwell, 8: Gibson. 6: Bell, 3; Wilson,
2: Grizzard, 20; Plat, l; Corwin, 1; Ken
nerly, l.
Fines assessed amounted to S195. of
which S64 was collected in cash, the bal
ance worked out on the streets.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Got the RequisitiOn.

Sheriff Cook of Abilene reached Austin
yesterday and obtained requisitiOn for
a circus man named Purdy, under arrest
in Wichita, Kan. He left on the noon
train. The arrest of Purdy led 70 the
killing of circus proprietor in Wichita
by Deputy Sheriff Cunningham Of Abb
lene, mention of which was printed in
The Statesman Saturday morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
To Study Chicago Parks.

Mr.. A. J. Seiders. florist for the State
Lunatic Asylum, has been granted a two
months leave of absence in which to
study up the Chicago park system and
the up-to-date methods of Horticulture in
the public grounds of the eastern cities.
DR.. Workman feels a pride in his grounds
and is anxious TO give his ambitious
young florist a chance to do his very best.
Mr.. Seiders is now en- route TO Chicago.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Mrs. X. ii. Ward Dead.

Last night about II 80 Mrs. R. II.
Ward, beloved wife of Representative
Ward, died at her home in this city. She
had been i'll for some time.
The funeral will take place this even
ing at ) o'clock, from the family resi-
dence, corner of Seventeenth and San
invited. IS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Inhn Grnny a winner.

]. II. Edwards who wants to be col.
lector of customs ut Brownsville, arrived
in the city yesterday morning from visit
to the powers that be at Washington
He is pretty certain of success. He says
that from the present outlook John Grant
will control the dishing out of federal pat
ronage in Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08

large amount of road business to m als,
ol iare ef The commissioners have NOR Ur.
p wnrk to do than most folks knoT f s a
t WGrH about and it is source Oh san" are
f fn,lt that they do it well; In 0r, for
careful. conservative men, VINO woiA
az interest of the whole county,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08

Otto Raatz gave the people of Austin
an exclusive remnant sale Friday and
Saturday, and the way his store was
packed is pretty good evidence that he
had the bargains. If there is anything
that will attract the ladies it is rem
nant sale. Mr.. Raatz' success with last
weeks remnant sale will cause him to
have them quite often in the future.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertising rates will be made known on
APPLICATION. ..r,,. r.u,u,o,,
nilding, New York City, Western business ~
Eeckwith Special Agency, sole agents Tor
IreIpn advertising.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
TRAVELLING AGENTS.
Mai. J. s. Crawford,

Nal. J. 3. Crawford,
H. A. Riley.
The above gentlemen are our only author
lied travelling agents. The publlcis caution non,
cd NOT 10 nav money to any one who may
represent him or themselves as travelling
agents for this paper, as all authority here
tofore issued to any other person IL hefeDy
revoked. sa+Ss%As
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
THE LAST RITES.
The Funeral Services of the Late
Mrs. II. II. Ward.

Last afternoon at O'Clock the fun
eral services of Mrs. r. II. Ward were
conducted from the family residence, the
Rev. DR.. T. b. Lee officiating.
A large gathering of sorrowing friends
and relatives were in attendance, and
the floral offerings were both numerous
and beautiful.
Mrs. Ward, in life, enjoyed the ac;
auaintanceship of large circle OF
friends. and the large gathering At her
funeral was but a further evidence OF
their number. Mrs. Ward was a tender
wife and fond mother. a husband ana
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Second Street Mission

There were services at the Second
street street mission, corner of the Avenue and
second street, last night. A brief ad-
dress are; Will be made there tonight which
Will treat of a practical question in u
practical way. You should hear it. All
are invited. Address at 8 O'Clock.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Board of Pharmacy.

Judge Brooks of the Twenty sixth dis
trict court has appointed ]. j. Thames
of Williamson and j. II. Maxwell and j.
o. Campbell of Travis county as board
of pharmacy in and for the TWENTY sixth
district, for the term of two years, be-
ginning January l, 1897.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
FROM MONDAYS DAILY.
should he Removed.

The late rise in the river has left guam
tity of logs and drift near the penstocks,
and it should be removed before the mass
becomes watersoaked and sinks. The
matter should be attended to at once.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Attempted Suicide.

Postmaster Patton of Oatmanville yes
terday brought in news that negro
woman named Martha Roberts attempted
suicide there yesterday by taking nuX
vomica. The doctors brought her out all
right. but she narrowly escaped death.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Water and Light Commission.

The water and light commission met
last afternoon and promptly adjourned
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Ward, wife
of Hon. r. III. Ward.
They will meet again Thursday after
noon at ESQ
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08

Let it be inscribed on 'old glory" that
the Dingley tariff has left the American
people the glorious privilege Of import
ing "cuteh' free Of duty. il .LI-.2.xa
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
THE WEATHER.

Washington, .prIl O.-FOr Eastern
Texas-Fnir, except III eastern por-
ton, local rninsj east to south
winds.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
County Commissioners.

The commissioners court will meet next
Monday in regular session. and in add
ton to auditing accounts they will have