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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
sprinrfBeId Miners Out.

Springfield, ILL.,, July 12.-Pursuant. to
the decision of yesterdays mass meetings
district struck today except the Clear
Lake cooperative and Spauding shafts.
The members of the Illinois state board
of arbitration, Daniel ]. Keefe. chairman,
Chicago; Edward Ridgely, Springfield,
and Horace Ralcliff of Monticello left to-
day for Pittsburg Pa. where "Wednesday
they will meet with the state boards of
Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania and en-.
deavor to effect settlement of the miners
strike
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
rendered Money nnd Men.

Columbus, July 12.-President Ratch-
ford of the mine workers returned mere
TODAY. He found messages from Samuel
Gompprs of the American Federation of
Labor. Eugene V. Debs. Y. V. Powderly
of the labor league of Western Pennsyl,,
vania, NJ. ]. Carrick of the Painters and
Decorator Union of American, l.. k.
Thomas of the Patterns Makers League
and w. ID. Malone of the street railway
national organization, rendering men and
money to go to wherever Mr.. Ratchford
directed. Mr.. Malone was present in
person.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15

If the dispatch from Berlin that was
published in The Statesman yesterday
is true, that England and France are
count of their hardness in forcing the
sultan to fair settlement with Greece,
it may be inferred that these two ma
tons are tired of being trihed with by
that august monarch and intend that
there shall be no further delays or con-
sidention of the extreme exactions of
the sultan and that the army of Turkey
shall be mt once withdrawn from Thes-
sally.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
Governor Mount with the Miners.

Indianapolis, July Ex-Governor Mount
said today that his sympathy is all with
the strikers in the present contest between
the operators and miners. He is investi-
eating his authority as chief executive to
take hand in the struggle. and, if he
sees his way clear, will appoint an investi-
eating commission. The governors ac-
ton in that event will depend upon the re-
port of the commission from actual con-
tact with the strikers. The governors
pet aversion is the 'pluck-me" store.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15

Mr.. Bailey is not as explicit as Gov
ernor Hogg. When it was announced
profcsscdly authoritatively that Mr..
Bailey would be n candidate for the
United States senate, Mr.. Bailey wrote:
."No statement of my intentions has been
authorized by me-" Mr.. Bailey had
doubtlessly seen Governor Hogg's dcclcn-
sion and was encouraged thereby to hold
himself in reserve for the race, the main
obstacle TO his success having been re-
moved.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
moved.

1t looks like we may count on Mr.
McKmley's luck 1t will be remembered
that just after the Mckinley tariff went
into operation that we had n splendid
wheat crop, while all other wheat grow
ing sections were short on wheat, and it
brought prosperity generally, which Mr..
Mckinley claimed was attributable to
his tariff. Exactly similar conditions
exist at present, and Mr.. McKinley's
luck in large wheat crop covering the
ravages of the present tariff may flood
the country with gold.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
At the SantOne Drill.

Fort Worth. Tex, July 12.-lSpecial.l
The war department has detailed First
Lieut.. James +. Normoyle, Fifth in
fantry, lately on regimental recruiting
duty at Dallas, as it's official representa-
tive at the coming encampment of the
Texas Volunteer Guard at San Antonio
this month Lieut.. Normoyle is at pres
ent on leave with his family at Denver.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
Conferred About the Strike.

Wheeling. w. Va, July Ex-Governor
Atkinson of West Virginia arrived in
the city from Charleston this evening.
While here he had conference with
State Labor Commissioner Barton. The
coal strike was gone over at some length.
OF the $4,000 miners in the state all are
busy at work with the exception of about
5000 1t was decided that Commits
sioncr Barton would attend the confer
cnce att Pittsburg tomorrow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
Not Inclined to Coerce.

London, July 1.-THE Daily Chronicle
Athens correspondent says:
II have just seen an important commun
,ation from the foreign minister of one I,
he great powers declaring that no pow
S inclined to take coercive measures /,
BRING about n settlement between Gree,
and Turkey"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
boundary Line Establishc ii =.

Paris, July 11.-After seven weeks of
difficult, but friendly negotiations, France
and Germany have concluded n convention
Of delimitation of the hinterland between
logo and Dahomey. BY the terms of the
France obtains exclusive pos
session of Guerma. while Germany an.
ncXeS Sandannc Mangu to Togoand.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
Mrs. Lnngtry Will Wed Again.

London. uly lott is stated from AM
excellent source that Mrs. Langtry wild
shortly wed Prince Esterhazy de Galatha
The prince is about go years old and has.
been married before, both his wives being
dead. He is a great sportsman and the.
purchaser of horses for the Austrian gov
eminent. Prince Esterhazy is related to-
the Earl of Jersey and his attentions to
Mrs. Langtry are reported to be most ar.
dent
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15

A special dispatch from Dallas states
that six homicdes Of the most sensa-
tional character have taken place in Dial
las county in the last thirty days. Texas
is experiencing an epidemic of homicides.
The courts should not let any guilty man
ESCAPE,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
Voted to Stop Work.

Danville. Ill, July 12.-At a meeting
today of 1900 miners of the district around
Danville n vote was taken to cease all
work in the Danville field. A small minor
ity favored acceptance of the advance of
fered by the operators. President Carson
leaves for Springfield tomorrow night.
This settles the strike in the Danville
fields.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
TRhVEING AGENTS.

MAI. J. s. Crawford. ..,,.
fzed travelling agent. The public Is caution.
ed not to pay money to any one who mny
represent him or themselves ns travelling
1ofore issued to any other person Is hereby
revoked.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
ADynnTIsING RATES.

Advertising rates will be made known on
application. ~ ,,,,,,. ,ru,,,r,o,,
Eastern business office. 1.-THE Tribune
bniIding. New York city: Western business
ofIice Nrhe RoOkery." Chicago. The ). y.
BeckwIth Special Agency, sole agents Tor
foreign ADVERTISING.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
Saw and Grist Mill Burned,

Berlin, n. H.. July 11.-Fire this morn
nS destroyed Il large saw and grist mill
md their contents connected with the
liant of the Berlin Mills company, entail
ny a loss of 100000. Five hundred men
Ire thrown out of work.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
Marshal Matthews Bound Over.

Palestine, Tex, July 12.-(Special)-
City Marshal Ed. Matthews had a pre-
liminary trial on the charge of killing
William B. Hardy Sunday morning and
was bound over for the action of the
grand jury in the sum of $500.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
japan VIII Not Get Offensive.

London. July 1.-THE Berlin cores
aondent of the Daily Mail, says:
The Japanese minister here assures m,
chat the idea of the adoption by Japan
offensive measures against American an
leXation of Hawaii is absurd.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
TERMS OF sUBCRIpTIon.
-
IN TuH EYTY

IN THE CITY.
One glonth--iu afVaIcS ........ .'.s'Ni "
Three months--iH advance ......,,.. q
IN y"ar I'm sfvence ........lN 90
Sunday cnly-oIe year .............. "
Sunday Only--six mOBths ..........l w
All subscrip lions IN thocity not paii 20
eHyance Will Invariably he charged NJ Tue
rate Of S1.00 per m0nll.
by MAIL.
M, u' ,,,nr1hs-in sIvonce ...2 30
-SIx mOnths-in advance .......-.... =
One year--in advance .......'.'''''' - 90 90
SunnJuaag oniy-sIs months ....... 90
Weekly 5tatcsmaH-Onc year ....,... w
Weekly StnteSmIr--six months 49,: "
Postage free to any part or me 'hIt'u
States, Mexico and Canada.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-06
COTTON is KING.
The south's Great Staple In No Danger
From the Power of Money.
To regulate travelling medlel
ders in plying their trade.

The south's Great Staple In No Danger
From the Power of Money.
Abbeville Press and Banner.
THE YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER is gen.
orally so nearly in accord with our
own views that we seldom feel dis
posed to dissent from its utterances,
but we think our neighbor is off the
track on the question of the round
bale, and the matters leading up to it.
That paper evidently approves a
trust or combination among the farm
ers whereby the production and price
of cotton may be controlled. From q
farmers standpoint, that idea may
commend itself to their favorable con-
sideration. But when the ghost of a
trust appears to pack and control the
crop, that is quite another thing.
From the standpoint of The Press
and Banner, a trust is trust, regard
less of who may form it. If trust is
formed to squeeze money out of the
people, we fail to see wherein it is
commendable in one set of men, while
others are blamed for doing exactly
the same thing.
The round bale may be approved by
railroad men and spinners. The round
bale may be approved by farmers
and we think they will approve it.
The round bale may be good thing
from every standpoint-and we doubt
not that it is.
Please read again the paragraph
from Chicago, on which THE ENQUIR-
ER's article is based. That article
bears internal evidence of having been
written by some ore who either does
not know what he is talking about, or
else is careless of his statements
If these machines are not put into
the hands of the ginners, how are the
owners of the patent process to be
benefited Does anybody suppose
that the railroads will transport cotton
in the seed to New Jersey to have it
packed in round bale? We do not
understand how any idea that there is
saving of transporting cotton in the
seed could be maintained except by a
man who has wheels in his head.
The idea of saving nearly So a bale
is the merest moonshine. The average
bale is about 400 pounds. The charges
for ginning and packing such a bale
would be 81. The cost of bagging and
ties would be s.. The round bale
man does not claim that the cost of
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-06

you shall have the finest horse in the
state ter make up fer losin Bonnybel''-
"Thank you! But how came you to
know I had lost herr" Rob asked, with
keen look. II charged Uncle Allen
not to tell, and he is the only one be-
sides myself that knows she and her
colt were stolen from the PASTURE
What Topmark might have answered
she was destined not to know. Her
questioning was cut short in the most
surprising fashion. Jack, in wait at the
roadside, had caught Topmark's last
speech and reined in his own horse 80
sharply the beast reared tride. Mr..
Topmark rode at him, saying as he laid
hand on the creatures neck: Hello,
Jack! Whar's the rest er the fam'ly?"
Rob knew then be must have over
heard, and she grew cold and sick in
the knowledge, though underneath her
qualms there was a strain Of burning
triumph in the thought that he was
suffering, even as she had been made to
suffer. But the mood passed quickly.
By the time she was seated in the amen
corner, whence Cerintha could look un-
disturbed at her idol in the pulpit, she
was as miserable woman as ever lift
ed desperate eyes to heaven blind and
dumb
Miss Winfold, snug at Mrs. Talbot's
elbow. said in that dear woman's ear
as they looked over the assemblage:
"Really, I begin to comprehend Uncle
Ban's infatuation. never did think
Rob McGregor ravin beauty, but pos.
ittvely tonight she is dazzlin. "
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-06

MoLTKE AND THE LANDLORD
Once while travelling, Moltke, the Ger
man general, came to Zurich, and
walked to the hotel. AS the head
waiter saw bis gaunt figure stalking
in, wrapped in wornout dusty cloak,
carrying an old leather satchel, he
measured his wealth by his looks, and
ordered the assistant to show him to 8
small room in the uppermost story.
Moltke followed without remonstrance.
AS he was making himself comfortable
in the attic, another assistant came, as
is customary there, to ask the silent
stranger his name and rank. These
created no small CONSERVATION in the
Office of the hotel. The consequence
was that a few minutes later mine
host, with retinue of "Kellner," all
in full dress, appeared at the attic
door to inform his excellency that q
better room had just been vacated in
the "Belgate." "Give that to my SER
vant," replied \Moltke, "when he
comes with our carriage. This is
good enough for me-" And he re-
mained.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-06

Payne's ampling mare, Rob rode, with
Mr.. Topmark at her elbow, the very
moral of sunny content. How was Jack
to comprehend that the oollocation was,
so far as it concerned Rob, wholly acci.
dental? She had set out in company on
" of Cerintha and Cerintha's lover,
meaning to keep herself wholly and
amiably in the background. The three
had encountered Mr.. Topmark some lit
tie way beyond his own gate, and it
was the most natural and neighborly
thing in the world for him to bear them
company the rest Of the way.
If Rob had but known it, the encoun-
ter was not nearly SO accidental as it
looked. Though after his cavalier dis
missal Mr.. Topmark had not dared to
seek Rob's society outright, by cunning
questioning Of such black folk as came
from Roscoe to the store that day he
had found out her purpose Of going to
church and had plotted to join her.
Things had fallen out to nicely as he
had planned. He had disarmed suspi-
cion, he felt, by his we'll acted surprise
over the sight of Miss Payne and his
feint of wishing to ride beside her.
"Mr. Topmark, have you no con.
science whatever?" Rob had said over
that, pretending to whisper. but with
an arch glance at Cerintha and the min
lister. "That's worse than playing dog
in the manger. If that is your game,
just wait till we get past you. Then you
can come along by yourself-though, If
you can behave like Christian, we
shall be glad Of your company.
"I'lI be good, better'n lamb, eft you
say so," Mr.. Topmark had returned,
smiling fatuously. Rob had laughed
outright.
= t'Don't you think you are trife ma
ture for lamb" she had asked, "rath-
er horny and woolly? If you had said
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-06

10 prOPlue cOmpensdIlou ioT ueu-
bers of county boards of assessors
while serving as members of county
boards of commissioners.
To require common carriers to pay
damages for goods damaged.
To establish Bamberg county.
To establish Cherokee county.
To establish Dorchester county.
To amend an act to authorize elec-
tions in cities and towns for the pur-
pose of issuing bonds.
To require certain officers to keep
an itemized account of their income by
virtue of their Office. and to require
them to make annual report of the
same to the county supervisor.
To provide for the election of cotton
weighers..
To prohibit trusts and combines.
To require the supervisors of the
state to publish quarterly reports.
To prevent employment of other
than convict labor on state farms.
To establish Greenwood county.
To provide for the collection of past
due railroad taxes and for the distrib-
ution of the same.
An act to amend the criminal stat
utes relating to disturbing public wor-
ship.
An act to authorize the holding of
special elections in cities and towns for
the purpose of issuing bonds for cor
porate purposes.
To apportion the road fund.
An act to define the Jurisdiction of
magistrates.
To provide for the removal of coun-
ty officers in certain cases.
An act to authorize municipal cor
porations to issue coupon bonds for
the purpose of refunding bonded in
debtedness existing at the time of the
adoption of the present constitution.
An act to render uniform the mode
of taxation in towns and cities in &C.
cordsnce with the present constitution.
An act to amend the new county
law and provide new voting places in
certain contingencies.
To provide a penalty for disobe-
dience to the regulations of the inter-
state railroad commission.
An act to amend an act to regulate
the election of mayors and wardens.
Authorizing the railroad commits
sioners to require all railroads to erect
depots.
To amend the county government
law as far as it relates to working
roads.
To authorize the deposit of money
in proceedings in the courts in lieu OF
bonds.
To prohibit the carrying of conceal
ed weapons.
To exempt Confederate soldiers and
sailors from taking out licenses as
hawkers or peddlers.
To protect the Mongolian pheasant.
To provide public school pupils with
books at actual cost.
To provide for the transportation of
bicycles as baggage.
To authorize sheriffs to purchase
and keep bloodhounds.
To amend the law relating to pen
sions.
To regulate the licensing of distill-
ers in this state.
To further provide for the return
and assessment of property for taxa
ton.
To regulate travelling medicine ven
ders in plying their trade.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-06
ROB MCGREGOR.
BY MARTHA McCULLoCH WILLIAMS.
Copyright, 1896, by the Author.

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INSTALLMENTs.
In order that new readers of The En-
oU1RER may begin with the following in
stallment of this story, and understana IL u
inst the same as though they had read 1t
all from the beginning, we here give a
synopsis of that portion OF it which has
already been published:
CHAPTER Life in Walnut CreeK, in
Tennessee, centers around Topmark's 8
store. Magnolia Tubbs, mysterious
newcomer in the neighborhood, not with
out attractions of coarse type, is noe
turnal caller on Topmark.
CHAPTER II.-Mrs. Topmark dies from
the poison of herbs brought to the store
by charm working Negress, ostensloly
to kill mice. Gossips and a managing
mamma are trying to bring about q match
between Topmark's niece, Alice Wlafold'
and aristocratic Colonel Talbot's son Jack.
But spirited Rob McGregor, heiress OF
Roscoe, has been before Jacks eyes from
childhood.
CHAPTER III.-Topmark covers the
Roscoe acres, which are heavily mort
gagged and adjoin his own. Rob is the
mainstay and comfort of her widowed
CHAPTER RIV.-Jack Talbot is frequent
caller at Roscoe. So is the newly made
widower Topmark. Jack proposes to
Rob and meets with good humored re-
pulse.
CHAPTER V.-Magnolia Tubbs holds a
mysterious land claim Of value, and Top
mark seeks to control it.
CHAPTER VI.-Alice Winfold places a
stumbling block in the path Of true love
by telling Rob that Jack has proposed to
her.
CHAPTER vII.-Mrs. Talbot prevails
upon Jack to act as the escort Of Alice
Winfold. He does so reluctantly, but
ends in trifling with her while his heart is
set upon Rob McGregor.
CHAPTER VILLA series of mysterl-
GUS prosecutions Of the people of Roscoe
inaugurated by the theft of Rob's favor
ite saddle horse, Lightlady.
CHAPTER IX.-Jack drives Alice Win
fold to the great annual church meeting.
Rob is there in the company of Topmark,
having arranged it to spite Jack Talbot
for his supposed double dealing. She be-
lieves Alice Winfold's story.
CHAPTER Kali the gossips have it
that Jack Talbot and Alice Winfield are
engaged, but Jack again proposes to Rob.
She cleverly evades the question.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-06

He heard that qUhSch made his teeth set.
an elephant. nowl Oh, they do look so
good humored and big, yet people say
there's no counting on them. Is it that
way with you, Mr.. Topmark? l mean
are you most dangerous when you look
most innocent? If you are-well, I had
better begin to say my prayers.
"You air the dang'ous one. You air
thatr' Mr.. Topmark had said, dropping
still farther behind the other two.
Lord love you, Miss Rob, amt got
no notion er sp'ilin the preacher feller's
ride. Iwon't lay mare straw in his way.
I know how it is myself, an ef I didn't
I'd do jest anything in the world you
said I mus. Try me now an see eff l
won't"
"Take careI' Rob had answered,
with little, reckless laugh. II am a
mighty fine hand to bargain when it's
for somebody else. If you mean what
you say, it may cost you something.
But bear conscience. You may take
back your word if you choose"
81 won't thatp' MIR. Topmark had
made haste to say. ASK jest what you
like. You'll git it er else I'll break Ell
trace. You see, I'm tryin ter make it
give an take between US. One er these
days, in short. I'll be askin you fer
somethin-somethin want the wust il
the world"
"Oh, no! So You are not generous
only want to trader' Rob had said,
laughing more than ever Much as the,
man repelled her, there was a certain
intoxication in the sense of power over
him. Besides, she was very human and
fallible, this poor Rob. Socially she
owed Mrs. Winfold long long score.
1t was not strange that she felt sort of
half elfn delight in befooling and max
ing a mock Of Mrs. Winfold's brother,
the man of men in that good lady's
eyes. Then, too, the man himself was
80 crassly idiotio he had no right to
consideration when in every action he
invited mockery. There was no danger
of hurt to aught save his vanity, for in
the hardness Of youth which tolerates
no falling below its ideals Rob had in
stantly decided that man so ready to
be consoled could not possibly have a
heart
"You ought to have kept that part
secret" she had continued. II have not
the least scrhple left now that I know
you are bargaining. You shall swear to
do as I bid without knowing in the least
what you are swearing to-
Anything whatever unless it's ter
keep erway from you," Mr.. Topmark
had said gallantly, and again Rob had
laughed outright as she said with a
pout that took all sting from the words ::
"That was one Of the things. AS you
bar it must make the other one hard
er."
"I'm yours ter command" the wild
over had returned, trying to take her
hand. She had snatched it away, say
ing as she drew to the other side Of the
road, "Oh, you have got to give Broth
er Walton a new horse, bride and sad
die the day he marries Cerintha.
"Agreed, agreedr' Mr.. Topmark had
almost shouted. 81 like ter hear tell Of
weddin's. I do, now, fer true. I'll do
that an mo-. I'll ingage the brother ter
marry US an give him er hundred dol
lars cash fer the job. An, what's mo-,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-06
q 00n Eop CHICKEN the

$1,000 For A CHIcKEN.-At the
Birmingham, England, poultry show,
the Earl of Ellesmere paid $1,000 for
gamecock. The gamecock, fine
black-red, is said to be one of the most
perfect of its kind in existence. 1t
has a wonderful reach, is almost per-
feet in shape and size, while its fine
tail is one of its best points. 1t has q
fine ancestral record of prizes and
triumphs, and is heavy winner itself.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-06

R1 Blackbirds are unusually abund-
ant in Georgia this year, and the su-
perstitious think they must be "sign"
of something or other. Recently an
immense flock of these birds, over
mile in length, passed over the town
of Carrollton.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-06

TO BE CONTINUED,
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Hliseellaneu,ts 8eading.
THESE. ARE LAWS.

Titles of the More Important Acts Of the
General Assembly.