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The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-20

u. I. ,. SONoIlIUIlON.
the vessel in condition and bring her to
Washington to be preserved as naval
relic.
Charles Francis Adams and several
other prominent citizens of Boston have
just appealed to the senate to make some
provision for saving the frigate.
Secretary Herbert has repeatedly urged
congress to save this historic ship. "Of
the old Revolutionary navy" he said,
1--WE still have two precious relics-the
Constitution and the Hartford. The old
Constitution, so glorious in the war of
1912, lies rotting at the Portsmouth
navy yard In my annual reports have
repeatedly recommended that sufficient
sum Of money be appropriated to repair
and insure her preservation, but my ap-
peal has been unheeded. I believe that
this generation of Americans should do
its duty and repair and hand down the
old Constitution, with masts and spars
still standing and ensign still flying, to
the generation that is to come"
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-20

cause it was the first time that modern
warships had been in actual engage
ment. The Chen Yuen was one OF ehe
few Chinese ships that survived the
battle. She was hit more than 400
times. but she was still able to fight
when the japanese feet withdrew. Ev-
cry man ON board Of her had been
wounded, and many had been killed.
McGiffen himself had been wounded
many times, his most serious injury
coming from one of his own guns. The
ship was on fire ON the port side. The
Japs kept their guns pounding on the
part Of the vessel that was burning, so
that the men on board would not be
able to put the fire out Captain Nc
Giffen called for volunteers to face the
bullets and the shells Of the Japs. None
of the seamen would go without an OFF,
Ger, and the Chineye officers were not
in that line Of business. McGiffen him
self stepped into the breach and led a
party Of seamen to fight the fire. They
had been at il little while when a
shell from one OF the Japanese ships
struck the crew of one Of the Chen
Yuen's big guns and killed the gun
crew, but did not damage the gun
The next man who took command OF
that gun did not know that McGiffin
and his men were working at the fire,
and he had the gun swung around to
port. A moment before il was fired Cap
6ain McGifin saw its muzzle pointing
almost at the men ut work. He leaped
back. The gun went OF. Most Of the
men at work ON the fire were killed by
the shock and the FIRE and smoke that
belched out McGiffln was knocked
down. His hair and eyebrows were
burned of. The sight of bne eye was al
most destroyed and both ear drums were
fractured. The moment he recovered
from the shock he was fighting again.
Ten minutes later a shell struck a
ladder near him and splinter Of the
ladder was driven deep into his hip.
He probed for 1t with pair Of pinchers
and got il out and went on fighting.
Later he was shot in the head and in q
dozen or more places in the body, bu,
he kept on fighting until the battle end
ed.
At the conclusion of the war with ia
pan Captain McGiffin got leave Of alb
sence for an indefinite time, and h
came back to America to try and recov
or his health. He was received here a
O hero.
Captain McGiffin was born in Wash
ington, Pa, in 1862 and is "a year
old. He entered the Annapolis academ
in the seventies and was graduated u
1882, near the head Of his class He !
what the naval men call born fighter
He is still attached TO the Chinese ma
w. During the war he bid fair TO be
second Chinese Gordon and to achiey
in the navy what Gordon did In tn
Chinese army. The defeat Of the Chi
nese feet mt the battle of the Yalu riv
or, however, made Chinese supremac.
ON the ocean out Of the question. -Nev
York Sun. - M ---
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-20
STRANGE SKY PICTURES.
Remarkable Mirage Watched With II
tcrest at Marion, Ind.

Remarkable Mirage Watched With In
tcrest at Marion, Ind.
A remarkable mirage was witnessed
at Marion, Ind, the other evening,
shortly before sunset. First there was
visible the outlines Of a village, and
this gave way TO mountain scene,
which "down casters" said was sug-
gestive Of patches of the Green noun
tains.
Then followed the picture of farm
house, in front of it grove, back of il
barn and back of the barn straw
stack. This rustic scene faded, and in
its place there appeared range OF
mountains with the radiations sharply
defined.
The celestial canvas shifted again, and
this time showed an inverted lake, with
islands covered with almost tropical
verdure, and with what appeared to bt
small boats sailing here and there
Darkness put an end to the panorama.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-20
CURRENT EVENTS.

Paris university is considering the
establishment Of degree for foreign
students, especially Americans, as testi-
mony Of their work done there.
Just now at the London Royal aqua
rum man is bidding for fame by being
tied in kerosene soaked bag lighting
il and plunging into tank Of water.
A Missouri man who was wounded
during the war was never troubled by
the wound until last week, when he wa
forced to have one Of HIS legs amputated.
The old Diogenes club. a society ot
college graduates which made itself e..
nous in all parts Of the United Stai :
90 years ago, has been revived in CSA'
cinnati and promises to be even more {
success than it once was.
There was not single failure Of !:
business man OF institution connect, ID
with the chamber Of commerce Of Nc
bile during 1895. On the contrary
there was an advance of 1l9 per cent 81
exports of general merchandise and ol
300 per cent in ocean shipment Of grain.
During "A murder trial in Nevada re
Gently so great crowd assembled thai
the south wall Of the courthouse sagget
fully six inches.
The advantage of having state CON
vict farm was made evident in the bien.
nial report of the superintendent Of the
Texas penitentiaries, in which il il stat.
ed that there are 2, 200 acres Of land un.
der high cultivation in connection with
the Harlem penitentiary which are pay.
ing the state large sums annually.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-20
A HISTORIC SHIP.
Anyther Appeal For the Preservstion ef
the Constitution.

The proposition to preserve the old
trigate Constitution has received q fresh
start in congress, and it is possible that
xn appropriation will be made to put
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-20

A Missouri man who was wounded
during the war was never troubled by
the wound until last week, when he wa
forced to have one Of his legs amputated.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-20

Just now at the London Royal aqua.
rum man is bidding for fame by being
tied in kerosene soaked bag, lighting
il and plunging into tank Of water.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-20

Paris university is considering the
establishment Of degree for foreign
students, especially Americans, as testi-
mony Of their work done there.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02

Ohio has 1000 divorce cases pending in
the courts of the state. What a pandc-
monium of rasping ill-fcclingS and deadly
hate, vituperation and abuse must reign
in the 1000 Ohio homes whose residents
are seeking to dissolve the matrimonial Ito.
No statistican would be able by any pro-
cess of calculation to estimate the concen-
trated bitterness of this number of I'M
happy people who hate each other with all
the venom of the deadly cobra.
Eight thousand people who had kneelcd
before the affairs of God and promised TO
love and honor each other-to provide one
for the other-to take each other for bet
ter or for worse, and cling together until
death parted them. with all these holy
feelings of love turned into hate, each
with their partisans sharing the same hate
children of these people taking sides and
hating father or mother, az the case NAV
be. Truly it may be said that Ohio has
within its borders enough material to &c.
tabllsh an independent HI. and n choice
of n devil from any one of these peonle
seeking divorces would not be amiss
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
THE COURT DOCKETS.
The Septcmber and October District
Court DOckets.


Court DOckets.
The following docket has been ar
ranged for the September term OF Judge
Morris court:
First-The civil non-jury docket will
be called on Monday, September y, and
continue three weeks.
Second-The civil Jury docket will be
called on Monday. September y, and
continue two weeks.
Third-The civil non-jury docket will
be resumed Monday, October IL. 1897,
and continue two weeks.
Fourth-The civil jury docket will he
resumed Monday. October %, 1877, for
one week.
Fifth-Motions and questions of law
will be heard on Saturdays.
The following is the docket for the
October term of Judge Brooks court:
First-The civil non-jury docket will
he called October 1, 1897, and continue
| one week.
Second-The civil jury docket will be
called on Monday. October IL, 1897, and
continue three weeks.
Thrd-The criminal docket will he
called on Monday, November l, 1897.
and continue three weeks
Fourth-The civil non-jury docket will
be called on Monday, November -,
1897.
Fifth-Motions and questions of law
will be heard on Saturdays.
Demurrers and exceptions to plead
| ings in jury cases should be presented
before said cases are called for trial,
and all amendments of pleadings should
| be made before cases are reached for
trial on jury docket.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
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= Local Happenings
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dying condition, but he rallied in about
an hour and was doing well at the city
hospital last night.
The telegraph office at the railroad
bridge was notified and from there the
news was telephoned TO the police sta
ton and Officer Gibson, accompanied by
DIR. Cranberry, the international sur.
geon, went out to the place of the acct
dent and brought the wounded men 10
town.
The man injured on the head gave his
name rs John Elser of Caldwell, Bur-
Lesson county, and he was sent to the hos
pital.
His story is that he and his COM
panion were on their way to San An
tonic afoot. and after crossing the rail
road bridge and walking about mile
they sat down to rest on the side of the
track. They took the precaution not to
get on the rail and thought they were
far enough from it to be out of danger
of any stray trains that might come
along. It is pretty certain both men
dropped off to sleep and they did not
hear the approaching train. The tn
passed them all right, but the steps of
the first passenger coach struck them
and knocked them some distance from
the track, infiicting injuries as stated
above.
Elscr is unmarried and says he is II
butcher by trade and was on his way to
San Antonio seeking work. His in
jurics are quite serious and it will be
ssmc time before he will be able TO
leave the hospital.
Near the place of the accident five
persons have been killed within the past
year and a half, and it seems to be an
unlucky place.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
New Cases Filed.

The following new cases were hied III
the district court yesterday:
Geo. w. Littlefeld VS.. The lnterna-
tional and Great Northern Railroad. for
5000 damages. .oo-
Petition alleges that on June IL. 1871,
plaintiff delivered to the company here
in Austin 800 head of steer cattle,
which had been fattened and were then
i'm first-cl condition for market, to
be shipped to Chicago for immediate
sale.
Plaintiff alleges that the company mas
negligently failed and refused to deliver
forty-eight head Of the cattle. which
were well and reasonably worth S3S.oO
per head.
That. in violation of contract. which
is attached to the petition. the compa-
ny negligently permitted the train upon
which the cattle were being transporter
to collide with Il cow or other ANIMAL
deraiing the train. causing the death
of a number of the cattle and inhictlns
injuries upon many others. which com
pelled him to sell the cattle for much
less than their market value.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
500 REWARD 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages. ana
that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing a questionmesnISH Ga remedyDy
ing II constitutional disease, requires Il
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease and Civ
ing the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature in
doing it's work The proprietors have
so much faith in it's curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails tocure. Send
for list of testimonials. Address. +. j.
Cheney & Co.. Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, Toe.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02

The Springfield CO., Republican says lit
Is important to the cause of sound money
that the republicans should be successful in
the coming Ohio campaign" The remark
might be appropriate il the republicans
had not been false to their platform and
their promises on the subject of sound
money. but as sound money elected their
president, and neither he nor they having
done anything for it the relevancy of the
remark seems doubtful.
Important to sound money that Mark
Hanna should be sent TO the senate, in
deed! And why? Has Mark Hanna or
the party in power ever done anything for
sound money but talk for it--all talk and
all false talk ut that
In the place of recognizing the import
ance of obeying the will of the people at
the polls and reforming the currency, the
party has absolutely ignored it, and pass
ed tariff that their leaders promised to
ignore in their congressional proceedings.
The republican organs owe il to modesty
TO be silent on the subject of the indebt-
ednes of sound money to that party until
the party does something to show its in
terest in sound money and currency re-
form. Mr.. Bryan was at least honest in
his advocacy Of free silver, while McKin-
ley has thrown suspicion of doubt of
his honesty in subscribing to sound
money platform.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
Struck by the Train.

The south bound International passen-
ger train due here at 4:30 yesterday
morning, about two miles south of the
city, near the place where so many FER
rible accidents have happened during the
past year and half, struck two men
who were asleep on the side of the
track.
One had his left arm knocked out of
Joint at the elbow and the other was
struck on the head, tearing the scalp and
knocking him unconscious.
The train was stopped and the train,
men did what they could for the injured
men. The one struck on the head had
been thrown some distance from the
track and to all appearances was IN
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
That Libel Suit.

Yesterday morning in Justice Stuart. 5
court the libel case against Editors A. 7.
Baldwin and G. G. Guthrey of the state
Democrat was called.
All the states witnesses we're present
and County Attorney Calhoun an
nounced ready for trial.
To this Editor Baldwin demnrred and
asked for continuance until his attor-
ney, Mai. Walton, who is out of the
city. returns. He explained to the
court that he was looking for the re,
turn of the major daily. and he asked
for Il postponement for ten days. =,
The court continued the case until
next Tuesday.
The libel case against Judge Schutze
was continued until next Monday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02

Charlie Merke of Bastrop county, ar
rested few days ago by Deputy United
States Marshal Fred Peck. is still in
Jail. The charge against him is sending
obscene matter through the mails. and
United States Commissioner Little
fixed his bond at $500. lie will proba
bly, give bond today. \ gentleman liv-
ing in the city offered to put up the
cash for security. but he bond had been
sent to Bastrop to he filled out and the
offer was refused The gentleman says
ne is satisfied that if young Merke is
guilty as charged. it is through ignor-
ance. He has Il good character where
he lives
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
The Grandest remedy.

Mr.. X. b. Greeye, mercnant OF Chll'
howie, Va, certifes that he had consumpp'
ton, was given mp to die, sought all med
ical treatment that money could procure,
tried all cough remedies he could near
of, but got no relief spent many, nights
sitting up in chair; was induced to try
DR.. Kings New Discovery. and was
cured by use of two bottles. For past
three years has been attending to busl-
ness and says DR.. Kings New Discovery
is the crandest remedy ever made, as it
has done sd much for him and also for
others in his community. DR.. Kings
New Discovery is guaranteed for coughs
colds and consumption. 1t don't fail.
Trial bottles free at C. D. Yates drug
store. 219 East Sixth street. Austin
Texas
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
A CURIOUS INCIDENT,

An incident has just occurred in New
York which combats Shakespeare
theory that there is nothing in name.
A young lawyer named Crank has ap-
piled to court to have his name changed
because it brought him into ridicule and
contempt and injured his chances for
making n living. This word, on account
of its associations. has become an odious
one. and most men wish to shun sug-
gestion Of it. And yet 'cranks" of TO-
day have been heroes and idols of the
morrow.-Louisville Courier Journal.
We wonder if William Henry Woodruff
feels any better since he has affected the
change of his name from William Henry
Crank, Jr.
The assigned reason was that the name
wasembarrassingo on account of its popular
signi6cancy. Perhaps its personal signi.
fcancy made the change desirable. 1t is
rarely the case that young man who
bears m honorable name-whose father
before him was esteemed for his high
character, and whose grandfather before
him ranked with the gentlemen farmers
of Virginia. A name distinguished by q
long line of honorable ancestry, could b,
induced to give up his name and sail un
der the color of an alias, especially when
as in this instance. the young man him
self had added his own high character
TO the name. We fear the change viii
distinguish him more as crank thar
he will ever be distinguished as a Wood
rough, but we wish him as much success.
in making the name of Woodrough a,
honorable as that of Crank which he ha.
so recently dropped. He is the son Of
Maj. William III. Crank. one of the lead
ing lawyers of Houston.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
WaA n Soldier.

DR.. J. ID. Fields of Manor served dur
ing the war in Col. Dick Morgan COM
mand of Gen. John II. MOrgan's cav
airy. and his record as soldier is Il
good one. as the following by members
of John b. Hood camp, U. G. ", will
show:
"From such investigation as we have
made we have every reason 30 believe
that the above statement of DR.. j. ID.
Fields is true and correct and that he
not only served in the confederate army:
but made Il gallant soldier with record
that he well may be proud of.
(SgneD "Joc G. Booth. commander
John b. Hood camp. u. C. v: T.. NJ.
Phelps. w. II. Richardson. ST.; Al. Mus
grove: I. Stein. d. +. Wright. Henry r.
Shelley"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02

The notorious Bill Chandler, senator
from New Hampshire, is creating a
his party by declaring that the republi-
can party must introduce bimetallism
through free coinage or go out of power.
The aforesaid William is the nephew
Of his late uncle in ways that are dark
and tricks that he thinks are cute. This
Is rather an astonishing outbreak when
the real friends of silver are not so
hopeful of its ultimate destiny.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
BROUGHT HERE.
A Negro Charged With an Old Muir
der Arrested in SeSuin.

Some ten days ago, as mentioned in The
Statesman ut the time, a negro named
Bora Wilson was arrested in Scguin, sus-
pected of the murder of Laura Mcknight
i'm this city some years ago.
He was brought in yesterday and Sher-
ing to bring to light the facts connected
with the murder
The police record shows that Laura
Mcknight was assaulted in the First ward
on the night of August 16, 1880, and The
Statesman on the morning of the 18th
gave an account of it, saying she was
struck on the head with stick by a negro
named Dave Ross.
Her skull was fractured and she died
some days after.
There is some doubt about the man now
in iail being the right one, but he will not
be discharged until after thorough III
vcstigation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
In the Tolls,

The Club House, corner of Ninth
street and the Avenue. was burglarized
some time Sunday night and $15 in
money stolen.
The case was put into the hands of
Officer Kennerly, and during the fore
noon yesterday he arrested young col
ored man named John Jones, who had
been working in the Club House, and
Officer kennerly is satisfied he has the
right man.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02

Governor Tanner of Illinois is assum-
irg extra functions as n governor. He
refused to grant requisi.ion papers to the
officials of Indiana for the eytradition Of
man escaping to Illinois from that
state charged with committing a crime at
Indianapolis. Governor Tanner says
that he has examined the papers in the
Gaze and he finds the man charged is no,
guilty and, moreover, he says the man
Is his CTanner's) personal friend. lie
had abont ms much right to refuse on
the ground of the man being his friend
ms he had to constitute himself a court
and examine into the merits Of the case.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
CRANE MEN HAPPY.
They Seem to Think Their Man IL
on the Boom Right.

Anent the coming gubernatorial race,
the friends of Attorney General Crane
nave become, very much elated during
the past week or ten days by numerous
letters that they have received from
abroad. 1t seems that their friends all
around the state are writing the most
nattering reports of the condition of the
Crane boom, and they are correspond
ingly happy. Office Assistant Attorney
General Hill has made quite number
OF flying trips around the country of
late for the purpose, evidently, of post
ing the outlying posts, and he likewise
seems to be very happy over the pros
poets. The batch of letters received
during the past week or ten days wouId
indicate that Crane. is going to make
good race. Not few of the letters
however, concede that the race is he.
tween Sayers and Crane, and while Of
course rather favorable to Crane, do
not attempt to hide the fact that Savers
is the man that he will have to Eebt
for first place. e''
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
The County commissioners

The county commissioners yesterday
audited the accounts for reflooring the
bridge. and the total cost was S106f 46.
They have sold and used $500 worth of
tbe old lumber making the actual cost
S7G4 46. They offered at one time to
give the city $3.50 with which to do the
work and had the offer been accepted
the city would have had the bridge re-
fioored and have nearly $500 in the
treasury. The council can now go tut
auietly and kick itself.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
Prosperity Surely Coming.

DR.. L. p. Wilmot. president of the
Austin National bank, got home ycstcr-
day morning from his eastern trip. He
is looking exceedingly well and has about
him the ozone of eastern hustle and en-
terprisc. He reports the wave Of pros
perity in full blast all through the cast
Factories that have been closed for
some months have reopened with orders
far ahead. The universal tone is one
of business confidence and better feel
ing among the business men everywhere
than for six years. This is cheering
ncws-may the wave soon strike us in
Texas and Austin,