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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
BAGGED TIIIRTYTHREE DICKS

Washington, Feb 13.-PreSident Cleye-
land returned from his duck hunting trip
this evening. having placed thirty-three
birds to his credit. He was accompanied
by Commander LambertOn. and, upon the
arrival of the Maple at the wharf at 10
o'clock. they were met by Il conveyance
and driven TO the White House. The
president, who has been working for A
fortnight until > o'clock every morning,
was much benefited by his outing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
STILL TIEY WANT TARIFF.

Washington. Feb. 13.-Thc English
steel trade has again received shock
through the announcement that an .Amcri-
can firm has. in open competition, secured
contract for the delivery of 1900 tons
Of steel rails TO the japanese government.
The American undcrbid the lowest English
cnmnntitOr y pence per ton.
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NEWTON DEIJGED.

Denton. Tex. Feb. 13.-(Spccial.) y
This town seems to be- flooded with coun-
'trrfcit dollars. which bankers declare to
he the best and most dangerous counter
lcits they ever saw The eagle of this
counterfeit is almost perfect, bankers
say. the casual observer being unable 10
determine anything 10y this.
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TAYLOR BAL MASQUE.

Taylor. Tex, Feb. 12.-(Special)-A
grand masQue ball. given under the aus
pices of the Taylor Turnverein in
Humphrey hall last night, was enjoyed
by a large number of merry maskers
The costumes were costly, rich, rare,
quaint and amusing. and the program OF
dances was INDUCED by many of our
German and American citizens. The
ball was II grand success. both socially
and financially.
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]. RANDOLPH TUCKER DEAD.

Lexington. Va. Feb. i3.-llon. j. Ran
dolph Tucker died at his home here to-
night. lie was conscious up to > O'Clock
this afternoon when he babe his family
good bye Mr.. Tucker has been i'll for
several weeks and his death was expect
ed. Several times he has rallied, hut
this morning he began to sink rapidly
and died at 500 O'Clock
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
SOCIETY \LAN Sunr

Guthrie, Ky. Feb 14.-F. ID. D,v q,
prominent society man of this place wo d"
Shot this afternoon by Mac TaiIioforr"o vas
1T is said that Taliaferro WAS Italian,
9h Days attention to Talliafcrro'S " rif"
me affair is dcplorable. inasmucb" ', ~
hoth parties stood high in the comm "S
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LIFE SENTENCE FOR RAPE.

Bolton. Tex. Feb. 13.-(Special)-In
the ease of the State vs.. Frank FORESTER
which has been on trial in the district
court since yesterday. the jury brought in
Il verdict late this afternoon. finding him
guilty of rape and assessing his punish
mcnt at imprisonment for life.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
INI,r,/,S CASH I'D

Pueblo. COL. Feb 13-"Bob" FizSim-
mons and party arrived here today. Mar
tin Julian deposited $1,000 cash in the
First National bank here to be wirci to
Al Smith at New York, completing liiz
simmons deposit of $500 rs sid" hct
on the coming fight
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no PREVENT AGGRESSION.

Constantnoplc. Feb. l4.-lt is stated
that the powers have agreed TO instruct
the naval commanders ut Crete to pre-
vent any act of aggression. The com
mnndcrs are allowed considerable
amount of IlUrty of action and will he
permitted To take the initiative.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
HORSES EnR CERA-

Fort Worth, Tex, Feb. 13.-Eour adj
ditiona carloads Of Texas horses passed
through here tonight via the Texas and
Pacific en route for Cuba for use by
the Spanish army. 1t is well known here
that the Spanish authorities are already
looking 10 Texas for II meat supply for
the soldiers there should hostiltics con-
tiuup
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
HOUSE AND CONTENTS BURNED.

Midlothian. Tex. Feb l3.--(Spccal.l
The residence of II. II. Hawkins, just
outside corporation line. was destroyed
by fire. ut $50 this morning. House and
contents valued at $1,000. Insurance ON
house. $1,000; on contents, $1,000. II is
supposed the fire originated from de
fVtivr tur House and contents a total
Moss
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
LABOR PAYS THE FIDDLER.

Harrisburg. Pa. Feb. 14-Notice of Il
10 per cent reduction was posted at the
works of the Pennsylvania Iron compa-
ny. to take effect March l. President
+. +. Kline said that he hoped the condi-
tons of trade would be such before that
time as to obviatc the necessity for the
cut. The reduction is one of the results
of the steel rail pool.
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\SSIE\\Ik\1

Troupe. Tex. Feb 13.-(Special.)-
Reynolds ~ Cooper one of the oldest mcr-
camille houses in Troupe, made an as
signmcnt yesterday. naming j. III. Salmon
and Ben Ruckcr aS assignccs. Liabilities
and assets unknown
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Washington. Feb. 13.--rhc biz, double
iurrcttcd monitors Puritan and Terror
started from New York today for Charles
ton their first cruise since they have been
completed They will be attached 10 Ad-
miral BnnccS squadron.
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WILL. LIE IN STATE.

Lexington, Va, Feb. 14.-The remains
of Hon. j. Randolph Tucker will lie in
state here tomorrow and be taken to
Winchester, Va, by special train Tues
students of the university will attend the
burial
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of Horace Newman us Seth Perkins was

likewise EXCELLENT. ...,-,,,,
The singing by the quartet was am9hG
the finest of all similar presentations thal
have been given on the opera house stage,
The supporting company AL did tnelr
work most creditably. The various
scenes were excellently presented ana the
pathetic sweetness of The Old Home
stead" will, as usual, lmger long i'll the
memory of those who saw it-.long AFTER
the personality of those presenting IT nave
passed into the channel of forgetfulness.
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Office of Austin and Northwestern

Austin. Texas, Feb. :, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the regular
annual meeting of the stockholders anu
of the board of directors of the Austin
and Northwestern Railroad company will
he held at the office of the company. in
the city of Austin. Texas. on Wednesday.
the seventeenth day of March, 1897, ut
twelve o'clock NJ.
=. ]. LAWLESS,
Secretary.
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SERIOUSLY STABBED.

Galveston. Tex. Feb. l3.-(Spccial.)-
4 difficulty occurred this evening between
Roe Ilorncr. white. and George Booker,
negro in which iiofner was cut four
times. He is not expected TO live. Booker
il i'm iuil
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
FATHER AND SDN pI-p1r,r

and aicYElih . 1.i n.y., Feb. 14.-John Mars
S S!n,o MS niue toy tonight rest in th"
t" ""'v T'' I've, lh"y were buried this af-
by Il very large funeral cortnoo '"' ILIV'
MarrS. who was shot by hcr f,.L ileicH
resting easy tonight and will rnn "rngr' Is
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
.A TEXAS FEVER CIRCULAR.
ISSUED TO THE MANAGERS AND
AGENTS OF TRANSPORTATION
COMPANIES.
THE QUARANTINE line DEFINED.
BY Secretary Morton, and Full rnstruc-
tons Are Given About Fumigating
Cars and Stock Pens in the In
fected District

Washington, Feb. S.-Complying with
the act of congress for the suppression of
contagious diseases among domestic ami
mails, Secretary Morton has, under date
of January 81, issued to the managers
and agents of railways and transportation
companies in the country; stockmen and
others, a circular, notifying them that
a contagious and infectious disease,
known as splenetic or southern fever
exists among cattle in an area south OF
federal quarantine line drawn from the
northwest cornia of California and run
ming in an irregular direction to where
the boundary line of Virginia joins the
southeastern corner of Maryland at the
Atlantic ocean. This includes the fol-
lowing states: California, Texas, Arkan-
sas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, North and South Caro-
lima and Virginia, portions OF Tennessee,
and the Indian Territory. From the 10th
of February to the 10Th Of November,
inclusive, each year, no cattle are to DE
Transported from the territory indicated
to any portion of the United States above,
north or east of the federal quarantine
line, except by rail for immediate slaugh-
ter, and when so transported, certain reg
ulations are to be complied with. These
include the watering and feeding of such
cattle apart from other cattle, when I'M
loaded for such purposes, their isolation
in separate pens ut points of destination,
the placarding of animals and the disin-
lection of the same when the journey is
completed Cattle from the republic OF
Mexico may be admitted into the United
States to remain below the federal quar-
antine line after inspection according to
law, but they will not be permitted to
cross the quarantine line otherwise than
by rail for immediate slaughter, except
by special permit from the inspectors OF
the bureau of animal industry, and no
permit will be issued except for cattle free
from splenetic or Texas fever, or from
contact Herewith during the three months
preceding the issuance of the permit, ana
which have been granted In q LOCALITY
free from infection of such fever. =,
Notice is given that cattle infected with
boophitus bowls, or southern cattle tick,
disseminate the contagion of splenetlc OF
southern fever (Texas fever), therefore
cattle originating outside of the district
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
NJ. HANITOUN SPOKE.
He Does Not Approve of the British Pol
icy in Egypt, and Said So.

Paris. Feb. S.-Thcre was q big at
tendance in the chamber of deputies to-
day in expectation of hearing an exciting
debate on the Egyptian question, as M.
Francois Deloncle. the well known anti
British deputy from Castellaine, had an
government upon the action it intended
to take in view of the defiant uttcranccs
of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, the chan
cellor of the exchcquer, in the British
house Of commons on Friday last. NJ
Deloncle today asked for statement on
the question.
The diplomatic gallery was full and
among those who listened TO the long
speech of NJ. Deloncle on the situation
was Sir Edmund j. Monson, the British
ambassador. The minister for foreign
affairs, NJ. Hanitoux. replying, said he
was unwilling to engage IN parleying be-
tween the two parliaments, which might
be the cause of mutual misunderstood
ing But, he added. the uttcrances OF
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach did not tend
toward solution of pending international
questions Great Britain, he explained
had accepted the position of defending
the right of the caisse of the Egyptian
debt to meet the funds necessary to de
fray the expenses of the Anglo Egyptian
expedition to Dongola before the mixed
tribunal at Alexandria. Why, then
should she endeavor to discredit its ju
risdiction, which, NJ. Hanitoux stated
was approved by all Europe. Contin
ung, NJ. Hantoux said that the Soudar
expedition gravely concerned the future
of Egyptian finances and France, one
of the trustees of the Egyptian fund, hat
the right to ask that these expenses be
| carefully examined. Many a time hat
Egypt sunk enormous sums in expedi
tons into the Soudan and it was Eng
lands effort to conquer the Soudan ant
Abyssinia that was compelling the pow
ers to intervene. Then the French gov
eminent thought it i!s Gc:'v to war;
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KILLED BY OFFICERS.
Two Men Dead and One Fatally Wound
cd, in Kimball County.

Menardville Tex, Feb. ESPECIAL y
Yesterday morning, at daybreak, Sheriff
Johnson and Deputy Taylor of Kimball
county, and Bob Owens, deputy sheriff
of Sutton county, with three other depu-
ties, surrounded the camp of four men,
fifteen miles southwest of Menardville,
in the Charles Schreiner pasture.
The sheriff demanded their surrender,
which they refused, and began shooting.
The officers returned the fire.
After the battle was over they found
two men dead and one MORALLY wounded.
The fourth man escaped. but is known.
The wounded man gave his name as I'm
derwood, from Missouri, and gave the
dead mems names as Johnson and Crane,
the former from the Territory. and the
latter from Richland Springs, Tex, and
stated that he had family.
Underwood was taken to Junction City
for treatment. The two dead men were
buried at the camp, where killed. None
of the sheriff's party were hurt. They
are hunting for the escaped man, who is
from Kimball county.
Six weeks ago sixty head of cattle were
stolen from Mr. Patterson of Kimbal
county.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
ANTI-SCALPING BILL.

Washington, Feb. S.-The senate com.
mittee on interstate commerce today con-
sidered the bill to prevent ticket broker
age. Without coming 20 a definite con,
clusion the committee adjourned until
Wednesday, though tne opinion was ex
pressed that it would be useless to re-
port it this session because of the op.
position which would prevent the passage
of any bill at this session.
The position of the railways in the last
campaign was the basis of some opposi
ton in committee. The alleged illegal at
tempts by railways to ovade the inter.
state comerce law were urged and
especially by Senators German. Chandler
and Chiffon.
No vote was taken, but there was
general acquiesence in the view that il
would be best to allow the bill to 20 over
until the next congress. when it was
suggested the evils complained of could
be remedied by a general amendment tC
the interstate commerce law.
At the meeting of the committee next
Wednesday the bill may be taken W
again in view of the fact that there was
no formal action at todSv's meetin...
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
AN UNWARRANTED FEAR.
Alleged Defect in the Battleship Indiana
Amounted to Naught.

Washington, Feb. S.-Secretary Her
bert called the chief constructor and a
number of officials of the navy depart
ment into consultation today respecting
the battleship Indiana, and as a result
orders were sent to Capt. Taylor to sail
with his ship at the earliest possible
moment to rejoin the squadron. a
thorough examination of the turrets was
made Saturday and yesterday by Con
structors Taylor and Stahl. 1t was found
that the securing gear of the turrets was
in good order and was fully efficient for
the purpose for which it was designed;
Therefore no alterations were made and
the ship was ordered to sea again. When
the ship rolled and the turret worked
slightly last week the officers feared
there would be a repetition of the happen
ing of last fall. when the turning lock
ing mechanism broke down and the big
guns swept back and forth across the
decks. AS a matter of fact the play of
the turrets was much less than is allowed
in the British turret ships and at no
time was there danger of their breaking
loose,
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specifically. if he would consent to ex-
press himself, whether failure to ratify
would be likely to bear the reputation
of grave international rupture; in short,
if dispute between nations might not in
future be settled by arbitration, instead
of by war.
Prince Bismarck's answer was made
through Count RantZau, the son-in-law of
the prince, who enjoys the closest, most
confidential relations with the great chan
cellor, in these words:
"On the merits of the arbitration
treaty now pending in the United States,
the prince has not word to say. lie
wishes it to be understood that the opin-
ion he now expresses is purely theoreti-
cal or academical in respect to arbitra-
ton of disputes between nations, not as
an expression upon the merits of the
peace treaty agreed upon between Great
Britain and the United States.
prince Bismarck declares emphatical-
ly that he breads war, though he has been
driven to advocate it when there were
no other means of settling dispute, and
where the fate of the Fatherland was in
volved.
Arbitration he most certainly would
have preferred could he have expected
a decision would have been such as he
considered just 1t is necessary to re-
member, however. the Caroline Islands
and the pope's decision against Germany
in behalf of Spain.
"In private life," the statement contin-
ues, "the value of any agreement between
different persons, having precise word
ing, depends entirely upon the character
of the contracting parties, and even then
there are the law courts to appeal to
when differences arise. But where is the
law court-any law court in fact
which could eventually enforce
its sentence in the case of two
great nations entering into treaty Of
arbitration?
"No statesman in this world is so pow
erful as to withstand the voice of the peo-
pie in certain instances. No arbitration
treaty will succeed in avoiding war in in
ternational disputes when the whole flu
ture of the nations depends on the way
the decision is rendered.
1.-THE terrors of modern warfare" con-
tinues the statement. "the uncertainty as
to what the end will be, will do much
more to prevent war than courts could do
Once the people are educated enough to
comprehend that war is a double-edged
sword, the aggressors often being the
losers, then war will cease. .... .,.
"The present agitation in Great Britain
and the United States in favor of inter
national arbitration proves how human
ity has advanced. 1t is to be applauded
for that reason, if not for anything else
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
TARIFF TINKERING.
The Committee Decide That Duty
Should Be Placed on Cotton Ties.

Washington, Feb. S.-The republican
members of the ways and means commit
tee of the house today dealt with the iron
and steel schedules Of the new tariff bill
and made considerable progress. Tin
plate was put at IL cents per pound,
which is compromise rate, as the Will
son duty was II cents and the Mckinley
duty % cents. Steel rails, ore or manu-
featured iron, manufactured pig iron and
bar iron the committee decided to leave
at the present rates. The senate placed
these articles in the Wilson law at consid
crably righer rates than they were listed
in the Wilson bill as passed by the house,
and the present duties have proven sat
isfactory to the manufacturers, few of
whom havea sked an increase; cotton ties,
which the Wilson law placed on the free
list, will be returned to the dutiable col
umn. The committee decided to place
duty on them of Ito of cent per pound
in addition to the rate on iron. of which
they are made.
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DECIDED NOT TO OBJECT.

Washington, Feb. S.-Representative
George Washington Murray of South
Carolina, the only colored member of the
house. who, it was reported several days
ago, would object on Wednesday, during
the counting of the electoral vote, to the
recording of South Cardinals vote, ON
the ground that the election laws of that
state were unconstitutional, today ADAM
doned all intention of interrupting the
proceedings on Wednesday. Mr.. Muir
ray, after looking into the precedents and
consulting with his party leaders, decided
that nothing could be effected by such
dramatic action, and, as he said, "some
harm might result" He has therefore
simply filed the memorials from the re-
publcans of his state in the usual way,
and says that he hopes before the ses-
sion closes to have an opportunity to dis
cuss on the floor the questions which they
involve
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Egypt that she was embarking in an en-
terprise that might again lead to finan-
cial difficulty.
In, conclusion, NJ. Hanitoux said that
he was convinced that owing to the del
icate situation existing in Europe at the
present moment that everyone would
agree that nothing should be done to in
jure the concert of the powers, but at
the same time he felt it incumbent upon
him to declare that. as regards Egypt,
nothing had been changed from an in
ternational point of view, nor was there
a change in the resolute attitude of
France in this matter.
The subject was then dropped.
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DRAINED WITH AN AXE.
Deed Of Half-Witted Boy, Enraged ~
Being Teased.


birmingham, Ala, Feb. Sat .Bloctea
this afternoon, Pat Greet, half-witted
boy, aged 20. murdered Elijah Pierce,
prominent citizen. The men and boys Of
the place, it appears, had been in the
habit of teasing Greet by throwing stones
and sticks at him and otherwise making
light of him. Pierce, with others, was
amusing himself by annoying the boy,
when the latter became enraged. Fear
ing violence, Pierce drew his knife, when
Greet seized an axe and advanced. Before
Pierce could act Greet struck him on the.
head with the axe and crushed in the
entire top of his skull, causing instant
death.
The murderer was caught and jailed:
Two weeks ago Greet assaulted ans
almost killed n small boy with an axe m
der almost similar circumstances, but was
not punished because OF his mental csn-
dition. Pierce leaves family.
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AN EARLY REPORT.

San Antonio, Tex, Feb. S.-(Special.l J.
The city election today was unusually
quiet, the triangular aspect of the race
serving to keep down asperities. Mayor
Henry Elmendorf was candidate for re-
election. and was onDosed by County
Judge Bryan Callaghan and District At
torncy Augustus Lewey.
At 0 O'Clock tonight the vote has been
completed at but few of the boxes, but
the prevalent impression is that Gala
CHAN is elected, with Lewey a close sec
ond Callaghan carried the German
wards on the east side of the river and
divided the Mexican votes on the west
side with the other candidates. Elmen-
dorf, who has been an easy favorite in
the betting, will probably be distanced
James Z. Newcomb, and independent
republican candidate, received only Il
scattering vote.
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described by the order or amendments
thereof, and which are infected with the
boophitus bowls tick, are to be consid-
cred as infectious cattle and be subject
to the rules and regulations governing
the movement of all cattle.
Stock yard companies receiving suck
cattle are instructed to place them in pens
set apart for the use of southern cattle,
and transportation companies are re
quired to clean and disinfect all cars and
vessels which have contained the same
partment. gaH
The states of Arkansas, Virginia and
North Carolina having adopted local
quarantine lines satisfactory to this de-
partment the order of January "a, des-
ignating federal quarantine line for
these states has been modified accord
ingly. ..t
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
MEXICAN MATTERS.

Mexico City, Feb. S.-Cuban refugees
continue to arrive, both at Merida and
Tampico. They bring news that indi-
Gates the mpossibility of Weyler's sub
DUNG the island They say his recall is
certain, as when the rainy season sets in,
soon, it will he made evident that he can
do nothing. The Cubans coming here are
from Guanabacoa and neighboring sugar
plantations, and many of them are cx-
perts.
Earthquake shocks were felt at J
o'clock this morning in various parts of
OaXaca, which has become the center of
remarkable exhibition of seismic &C
tivity.
Several large mines in Sonora are re,
ported as bonanzas and much excitement
prevails in mining circles.
A large excursion party from Chicago
reached Guadalajara. where they were
Hospitality received.