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

Rice-Extra fancy head. GG6 lie
choice. : 1-216c: fair. 4 1-2n5c.
Ronc-Rasis for 7m16c; Sisal, lie
manila. Gtd6 1-4c; cotton, 10nIO &c;
salt-Liyerpool, coarse; 90 ~, m,cSd go tx OK
sO.5s. s2.75: 1O0-3s, $500.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-11
Grain and Hay.

Bran-7Uc.
Chopped corn-70@75c per 100 pounds.
gorn-850b40c, in the ear.
Oottonseed meal-Per short ton, $1,000.
Oats--White, q 1-2030c
Hay-Prairie. $5.00G8.0O per ton; bot
tom. T$0.00010.Q0 per ton.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-11
The Proceedings.

The meeting was called to order at
$40 o'clock by Mr.. Jeff Johnson, who
stated briefly that the object of the meet
ing was to perfect democratic organiza-
ton in the city, to adopt platform III
accordance with party views, and TO nom
mate a candidate for mayor who is 10
run on said platform. He announced
that the first business was the election Of
a Temporary chairman and temporary
secretary. Attorney Warren Moore Sc
cured the floor at once and made neat
and forcible five-minute talk. de SAID
that the purposes of this mass meeting
was TO organize and have party action in
municipal affairs, which policy. he most
heartily approved. He said that party
lines were drawn in national, state ana
county affairs, and ought to be drawn IN
city affairs as well. He made an earnes.
tall, to show why the city's interest
would no hest subserved in the hands OF
a Marty. hacked and dictated to by party
principles. ,.-., H.. Dovis
growing impatient, interrupted the speak
or by saving that he was not taking 10
tho QUESTION. which was the election OF q
tnmnnrary chairman. The chair (Mr. Jeh
TnbpSonl ruled that Mr.. Moore was tax
ing to the point and could proceed "hhe
Mr.. Davis sat down. ~ CO.. nortv
Mr. Moore continued his plea ioT purts
organization, and said along una. f en-
thought the meeting could give ~ Ling
evidence of good faith than by call;as
Er.Goyernor James s. Hogg to PRESIDE
nver tbe temporary organization.
Tbera we're no additional nominatiohs'
ord Governor Hogg was elected by ac-
" ~, .4;on Chairman Johnson appoint
s Massrs Swearingen and Walton as
t co,,,,nittee to escort him to the char.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-11

Barbed wire-Glidden. gal. $3.50 per
100 lbs. printed wire, S2G0: Baker, per
feet, $3.50.
Wire Rails--Ratc. $500 per key, nd
yar,ces iOd. 12d and 16d, Sc: Sd and 3D.,
iOc; sd and I'd. 20c: 4d and 3D. Doc; 30,
45c; I'd, 75c.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-11
The stock Market.

Beeyes, demand light, = l,Ug3c;
cows, in good condition. ] 3,4qS l-4c;
muttens, 093c; hogs, q l-0AS i-zc.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-11
Flour.

Flour-High pntents. per barrel, $40;
half patent. $5.20M530; straight, family,
So 0O0f5.20
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-11
Governor Hogg's Speech

JTpon assuming the. chair G e,"ating
Hogg said that in coming to TT tins tb me eain
n ne naG the plain madsillers the plain
Observation-Disclosures. That he was pr1,u;r
e s R%S s, + i se asf s s S Rsa ss s
if yGd nat to alderman of the city wards al +
H Pre- Governor said that he had hearu 10 10
said would be ErSns p to Gs'h into
here IN Aa affairs' But that he did not
nrree with this assertion and would ask
h Ayr ON earth you were going to man an aed
the city AFFAIRS Il That fnts the national and
with poli veil as county affairs, were con-
oa s gaF lines sIrsn nS TRy y sa9@ and
more importance tan pol ie That personally
party ei he a was in favor Of fighting ,n adj
down tsnbt the let some party be responsible for
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-11
Gaiveston.

4 Galveston, Noy. 9--Cotton-Easy; mid
a!iqg .a;s sc s ses a yss Da sses
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-11

Wire md NaiIs.

Getton-Good middling. 3-465 La
strict mddling, 565 lie.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-11

81 I,ouis. Nov. --Cotton-Q Quiet; mid
a,;nr. 4 5-iGc; sales, 600. bales; .reesFFe1
II 30 bales: shipments, v41 batres
stock, 37,S57 bales.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-11
sIemphis.

Memphis. Nov. 9..C9tton.-Steady;
ceipts. Sir bales; stock, S0O35 bales
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-11

While the list of the committeeman
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22

Ellicott says: One seldom thinks, when
he watches the brightly cheering and
safely guiding light of a lighthouse,
what ceaseless watching and patient
heroism 1t takes to keep the light burn
ing year In and year out through all
weathers. Generally there for each
light only keeper with two assistants,
and often the keeper is assisted only by
his wife, sons, or daughters. Even the
most comfortably situated lighthouses
are generally on lonely headlands, with
no human dwelling near. Others are
on outlying rocks, or islands swept by
the sea, and wholly cut Off from the
land except In fair weather. There
are even few which, built upon sunk
en- reefs, seem to rise from the very bed
OF the ocean, and against which storm
driven seas break with shocks which
shake them to their foundations. Such
are the Eddystone Lighthouse, Off the
coast of England at the entrance to
the English Channel, and our own
Minot's Ledge Light. near the entrance
to Boston Harbor. These two are the
most isolated and exposed lighthouses
In the world. They were built at the
utmost peril to human life. Each was
swept away by storms after compile
ton, and had to be rebuilt.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22

Cakes made no effort to heave to, and
il was some time before Second Mate
Abrams could signal to the rescuers
that they were too short-handed to
either lower a boat or handle the ship
properly. Help had to be effected
through transferring line $50 fathoms
long and two and one half inches thick.
After n great deal Of hard work to
avoid danger Of collision, the Kasbek
was rendered almost as helpless as the
vessel she attempted to succor. The
transferring line had wound itself
around the tail-shaft of Captain Muir's
boat and would not uncoil. Nothing
could be done until the nuts were
loosened and turned back enough to
allow the tail-shalt to be pushed out
ward an inch and half. The space
thus made was filed with oakboard
and the nuts screwed back in place.
1t took eight hours to do this. Mean
while the Cakes had drifted away
from her rescuers In the afternoon of
Tuesday the Kasbek again started to
look for her. and at 6 that night she
was sighted. Captain Muir signaled
her that he would stand by. When the
storm abated fresh provisions were
sent to the Cakes. Another attempt
was made to send hawser aboard the
Cakes, this time with success. The two
vessels reached Sandy Hook without
further mishap.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22
Ancient Dentistry,

That dental operations were unknown
among the ancients has already been
claimed by scientific writer's, yet Den.
tist A. c. ST. Armand of Fortieth and
Pine streets, says the Philadelphia Rec
ord claims to have positive proof that
Jeffries, friend of Dr. st. Armand, has
been in Egypt for several months, where
he has been travelling in the interest
of a historical society. Knowing Of
his friends interest in anything per-
tanning to dentistry, DR.. Jeffries has
been on the lookout for curios in that
line, and las at last secured a novel
one. which was forwarded with letter,
of which the following is an extract:
Myself and two companions were sent
to look after some newly opened tombs
that had been discovered near village
called Delur. The mummies found
within were in fine condition, and,
thinking might find something of in
terest to you, l examined the teeth OF
one that had been unwrapped. Close
scrutiny showed me four teeth that
were filled with some substance hard as
iron. However, send one of the teeth
so as you may judge for yourself. IL
you find what ii Is, let me know. as
am anxious to know what kind of fill
ings were used 5000 years ago." All
attempts made by DR.. st. Armand to
drill the tooth were futile, and, although
exhaustive tests were made, nothing
was found that would act on the old
filling.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22


possible, whether there was any diff
ference between 1t and the honest, o.
normal, brain. After exhaustive cx-
periments, the professor In charge was
forced to admit that he could find moth
ing abnormal about the brain struc-
ture.
According to all known laws OH the
subject, the man was possessed Of great
ability, and, the professor says, might
have been a great man. AS the brig
and was a murderer, thief and a bad
lot generally, 1t would seem that the
fact Of there being no abnormal con.
dir,ons in the brain might have a bear
Ing on the much-discussed subject OF
brain structure. Some time since a
suggestion was made that intelligent
people and those Of eminencc In the!r
Professions should will their brains TO
a society for scientific investigation, In
order to determine, by comparison,
what were the causes of criminal ten
denotes, and what brain condition.
these tendencies brought about
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22
MISSIONARY AND NURSE.
"Aunt Lizzie" Aiken, Whom All Chi
cago Honors.

"Aunt Lizzie" Aiken, Whom All Chi
cago Honors.
Mrs. Elizabeth Aiken, whom Grant,
Aunt Lizzie on the battlefelds of the
South, celebrated her S0th birthday in
Chicago recently. A reception was
rendered her at the Second Baptist
Church, which was attended by some
OF The best people of Chicago. Aunt
Lizzie Is a pioneer, historical charac-
ter of the West, and has an cnviable
reputation as missionary and nurse.
She was born In Auburn, N. Y, and
after her marriage In the 30's went
West with her husband. They made
their way by canal boat and stage
coach and settled on Rock River in ILL
nois, which was then a wilderness
where Indians and wolves were numer-
Gus. Mrs. Aiken was Baptist and
she soon set to work to organize little
congregation. There were only few
settlers and among them a Methodist
preacher. Him she converted to the
Baptist faith and soon he and Aunt
Lizzie had a church in good working
order. She rode around the country on
horseback looking for members.
Mrs. Aiken became widely known
during the civil war, when she went to
the front as a nurse. She met the
wounded from Forts Henry and Don
elson as the boat landed at Shawnee
town. She went to Paducah, Ky,
which had eleven hospitals at that
time, and was practically in charge of
st. Marks. which was the Baptist
Church under another name. 1t held
500 wounded men. The disabled from
the field of Shiloh were added to this
colony. The ship which brought them
down the river was so crowded the
men lay in solid rows, with scarcely
room for one to walk between the rows.
This brave woman was the first on
board, with her white cap hanging
from her belt and pail of nourishment
for the, half-famished heroes. The line
of stretchers to her hospital looked like
a funeral procession. There was work
night and day, and, to add to the fury
Of the situation, hurricane came up
and swept away the roof of the hos
pital. She was so successful in this
work that she was In demand wherever
there were wounded, and this was near
ly over the entire South. She went
from Paducah to Memphis. She SEEM
ed to have no thought for herself. and
in the thick Of the charity she herself
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22
Presidents of Anglo.sason Blood.

Nowhere has the imperial s. ain OF
the British blood shown Itself with
more persistency than in the personnel
of American Presidents. Counting
the terms of Vice-Presidents who have
succeeded to the Presidency through
the demise of the incumbent, the ad-
ministration of Governor Mckinley
will make the thirty-second that has
conducted che affairs of this country.
In only one administration did the
country have a President who was not
descended from subject of the Brit
ish throne. Martin Van Buren,, the
Undertook Dutchman. made that ex-
ception. No descendant of a French
man or a German has ever been called
to the position of chief executive.
Furthermore, it is the Anglo-Saxon
rather than his fellow-snbject the
Scotchman or the Irishman who has
sired the ancestry of Presidents. There
was Welsh blood in Jefferson; there
was Scotch blood in Monroe; there was
Scotch-Irish blood in Jackson; there
was Scotch blood in Buchanan and the
lineage of Grant has been diversely
traced to the Clan McGregor and to the
purest Anglo-Saxon. With these ex-
ceptions the descendants of English
men have been Americas chief magis-
trates. Mckinley is Scotch Irish
New York Mail and Express.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22
Birds az Shepherds.

In Venezuela there Is a species of
crane, called by the natives the yaka-
mix, which is easily tanned and trained
to look after a flock Of sheep or take
care of the inmates of the poultry yard.
When these are placed in charge of this
bird, 1t may be implicitly trusted to
take them to their feeding places in
the morning and bring them safely
home at night, not forgetting to hunt
for and collect any stragglers. The
yakamik displays all the traits Of char
acter usually associated with the faith
full sheep dog. 1t can be amusing, too,
for, while its usual gait is slow and Sc
date. 1t can execute the most fantastic
waltzes and strike all sorts of absurd
attitudes. A German agriculturist,
Herr Won Seyffert, had one of these
cranes, which took charge Of a herd Of
heifers, driving them to and from their
pastures. 1t also kept order In the
poultry yard. stopping all fighting and
disorder.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22

greater depths the stay IL necessarily
shortened on account Of the enormous
pressure Of the superintendent water.
A diver when upon the door OF the
ocean looEs about for the oyster, which
he tears from the object to which 1t II
attached and places II In a small bag
hanging to a rope, which Is hauled into
the boat on given signal. Sometimes
the number OF oysters secured islarge.
at other times only a few are caught.
The diver does not confine himself
to the pearl oyster lone, but II he sees
n rare specimen OF coral or new spe-
cies OF shell he places 1t In his bag and
sends II to the surface, where 1t be-
comes the property of the concession
and the source of its large income. Last
year the value OF the pearls harvested
In Lower California was alone $685.
900. In addition 5000 tons OF shells
were exported, which were valued at
81. 100000 more. Pearl fishing Is the
entire occupation OF the natives and
La Paz, the headquarters, a city Of the
peninsula, with about 1000 inhabit-
ants, is solely dependent upon the in
dustry. The business Is one of chance
and the pursuit Is fascinating one
to the natives, who are born gamblers.
Every oyster does not contain its
pearl, and only at intervals, and rare
ones at that, is really valuable pearl
discovered. The largest one ever found
was about three-quarters of an inch in
diameter and was sold in Paris to the
emperor of Austria for $4,000. Many
black pearls are found In Lower Cali
fornia and are valued higher than the
pure white. The large majority are
seed pearls and are only Of moderate
value.
The dangers of pearl fishing have al
ways been exaggerated, possibly to
give a fictitious value to the beautiful
gems. The loss of life In the fisheries
in Lower California was undoubtedly
larger before the introduction of the
diving dress, but 1t Is not an establish
ed fact that the deaths were always
caused by the shark or octopus, though
these marine monsters were without
doubt responsible for the loss of many
lives. Every diver has plenty Of hair
raising stories to relate of narrow es-
capes from death, but as he Is the only
witness of these affairs 1t makes the
difficulty to substantiate them so much
the greater.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22

cinc, far from tie course it, captain
had ~ for her, ane ~ ilarerminod after
all to 60 around cape ,Aorn.is
The damage done 70 the boat by the
gales was adniokl rapaireu sby the
sailors, and.fln4 weather snccoeticd the
terrific hurfic4 9e Xa<ty 20 November
one Of the ChlneGel cooks mae taken
down With 5a6tsFe col s''E4e died IN 3
few days and was buried at sea. Then
a seaman fell sick, with unrnisraknbie
symptoms " seurvy. He, TOO, died and
was thrown overheard, The scurvy
attacked other sailors Early IN jan
uary the Cakes was on the Island Of
Trinidad. and sighted theotAmerican
ship Governor Robe. from New York
to Melbourne. -A.sx~ <srY> SO ~
"W,'re short OF provision" was Sig
nailed, and the Koble sent aboard
what she could spare. 's'fef
The fresh supply sustained the sail
ors for awhile, and stayed the scuryy.
But one after one the men sickened
again, and the ship was soon floating
hospital The captains wife was the
only nurse in it, On March only
three men were able to do duty. They
were the captain ana the Second and
third mates. A strong northerly gale
sprang up that day, and for the first
time the captains wife took the wheel,
which is altogether exposedato every
wind that blows For eight hours the
brave woman never left her post.
Neither food nor drink crossed her lips.
Storm followed upon storm for twenty
days, and Mrs. Reed worked like
man, not only ut the wheel, but with
the sick and dying.
This was the condition Of the I'M
fortunate vessel when on the night Of
March Is she was sighted by the Kas-
bek. The Cakes was then 800 miles
southeast sof Sandy Hook. At the
wheel and grasping the spokes with
hands blistered from hard. work, stood
the captains wife, She knew that the
yards were not braced sharply enough
f. the vessel to sail closely hauled,
but she held to the wind assmuch as
she dared, until the Tapping canvas
warned her, and then eased Off again.
AS 1t was, the vessel made barely two
knots an hour.
Abrams, the second mate, stood at
the rail and burned blue cotton lights
as signals Of distress. His feet and
legs were swollen with scurvy. One Of
these signals attracted the attention Of
Captain Muir of the Kasbek, whose
tanks were filed with petrolem bound
for Fiume, Austria. The captain at
once changed his course to help the dis
tressed boat.
To Captain Muirs surprise, the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22

Lieutenant Herkules Gaitugeineis,
whose portrait appears here, is one of
the Grecian heroes of the Cretan insur-
rection in 1856. He was at that time
a sergeant in jaeger regiment, and
alone, with his small company behind
him, he frequently put to rout bands Of
Turkish soldiers which outnumbered
his men tenfold. At one time he dis
lodged Turkish garrison on the Thes-
salonian frontier, and after spiking
their guns set fire to the fort. Suisse
quently he was promoted to the rank
Of lieutenant and made one Of the
bodyguard of Queen Olga, and he is
one of her favorite attendants.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22

The ship should have made the time
In 100 days. When more than the al
lotted time elapsed, and no tidings
c.me from her, she was given up by her
owners. AS is customary, she was re-
insured in course of time, but on March
13 she became unreasonable. A week
later the gallant vessel with its heroic
woman pilot was towed into New York
harbor by the British tank steamer
Kasbeck, herself a cripple, disabled In
her effort to help the helpless Cakes.
When the Cakes sailed from China
on the glorious day Of the anniversary
Of American independence. she had on
board twenty-four souls-twenty-three
men and one woman. Six of them
died and were buried at sea; twelve
were sent to the United States Marine
Hospital at Clifton, with scurvy in an
aggravated form, and six have recov-
cred from the sufferings they endured
on an almost endless voyage.
Edward w. Reed, the captain of the
Cakes, Is one of the oldest seamen in
service. He has been commander of
the Cakes for nine years. Three years
ago he suffered a stroke Of paralysis
which affected his enunciation, so that
he cannot speak distinctly. The cap
tain's wife, Of sturdy New England
stock. with the blood Of revolu-
tionary soldiers in her veins, has been
going to sea with her husband for four
teen years.
When the ship sailed from Hong
Kong the crew were in good health, ex-
cept the captain. who, under his wife's
tender care, was making Roadway to-
ward complete recovery.
Dearborn & Co., the agents OF the
Cakes, had Instructed Captain Reed to
come by way of Cape Horn, but when
he left the Chinese port lie decided on
a quicker voyage by turning the Cape
of Good Hope, trade winds favorlng
him especially at that time. and COM
Ing up the South Atlantic.
SIX days out IN the China Sea, the
Cakes encountered one of the terrific
typhoons peculiar to those waters.
Fore and main topmasts of the boat
were sprung, and had to be braced by
the crew. Emerging out Of one gale,
the ship wallowed IN another for more
than three weeks When 1t ended the
Oa]ses was well out In the North Pa
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22

A lie Il q ne whether Il IL political Ne.
. sociai i's 90 = buslnss: lie a,s.
M.d:wss s a..C are dssstgIes ssad'
\ A man or woman who loses confidence in
any part OF the Bible has started along the
road Of the backsl.der;
A good man Is like a lighthouse. The light
house doesn't have TO toot horn and ring q
bell The light tells the story.
He who steals the affections OF another
mans wife 10 a blacker man than ten thou
sand sneak thieves 80.
The devil has no old fogies.. The wicked
never live long enough to be old fogies
A preacher with his hope gone can in twcn-
ty days make all the heads OF all his congre-
CATION hang down Ike builrushes.
The Bible says ten times as much against
covetousness as 1t does against drunkenness.
There are too many preachers without lib
erty They stand In the pulpit. bound like
Lazarus, head and foot. with napkin tied
about their mouths.
1t takes no brain. to be srumbler.
after every new criticism OF the theologlans.
We have a new Ism In this country about
each twelve months.
A fool can be very busy critic.
A man who curses viii never see the glory
OF the King.
Nine-tenths OF the criminals started on the
down road by breaking the Sabbath.
The church needs d baptism Of love. It
will then be a ball Of fire rolling over the
world.
Many men make gods Of themselves and
fall down before them In the baldest idola-
try.
Christ did not tell his congregations that
they would he saved In return FOR building
fine churches or endowing colleges.
A good many rich people will find they
can't buy themselves into heaven.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-22
MExIco's PEARL FISHERIES.
Increasing Value of the Yield fron
the Gulf of California.

Value of the Yield from
the Gulf of California.
1t is not generally known, but Is
fact, that the pearl fisheries in the Gulf
of California are controlled by an En-
glish monopoly. he entire coast Of
the Gulf of California abounds in
pearls, and the concessions control the
entire territory. Until within the LAST
few years native civers were employ
ed, and the depth to which they could
descend did not exceed thirty-five feet.
With the introduction of diving appa-
ratus the limit OF depth was increased
to thirty fathoms. The best divers
could formerly remain under water
not to exceed two minutes. A modern
diver thinks nothing of two-hour stop
in water 100 feel in depth, though at