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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21
Sentenuous Sayings.

About two-thirds Of the bread cast
upon the waters isn't returnabe.
Self-love prevents some people from
loving more than once.
A girl seldom objects to young man
stealing from under her very nose.
When Il woman reaches the age
where she is not worth looking at she
is old enough to be worth listening to.
A woman's idea of Il personal devil is
"a neighboring woman who talks about
her.-Chicago Ne,rs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21

The island of Porto Rico is nearly
twice as large rs the state Of Delaware,
and upwards of a million population,
and is the healthiest Of the West Indies.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21

For Sale-One horse, four year sodl,
and two good cows. Inquire Of Henry
Stevenson, near Sandy Valley.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-21
Fur COllarettes

Something you need for cool evenings Ask to SEQ
our $179 Collarettes We have few left; we ex-
pect another lot in this week.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-27
Sworn to and subscribed to before me
this Goth day of January, 1893.
Il. ia Mos y. HART

JAMES L. HART, J
Clerk District Court Travis Co., Tex.
When this affidavit was offered, Dis
trict Clerk Hart declined to file it, say
ing that he did not have the authority,
and that he would not file it until DR.
dered to do so by Judge Brooks. Mr..
Hart was actuated in this matter ON
the law purely, and he paid strict atten-
tion to it, owing to the gravity of the
case. Had he filed the affidavit, in the
opinion of some lawyers, under the law
he would mighty near have placed the
situation where, the execution would
have been stayed at once, but his refusal
to file the affida Wit until ordered to do
so by Judge Br oks naturally left the
entire matter open. Mr.. Hart did not
care to make any false steps in such a
matter, and therefore declined to- file
the affidavit until ordered to do SO by
Judge Brooks.
This was nothing more than wa ex-
pected by Attorney Walton, who lad
buggy and team in waiting, and taking
them, he drove away at once for George
town to get a personal hearing from
Judge Brooks looking to the. considera-
tion of the above named affidavit, and
thereby secure a stay of execution.
During the after Don speculation ran
rife as to what wound be done by Judge
Brooks, and every ole was asking about
it. Every one realized the Snort time
intervening between. the. tir'. set for
the execution, and therefore n took of
the suppressed excitement that was natu.
rally attendant upon the mover tents of
the attorneys in Burt's behalf
Over in his ceu Burt DISPLAYED little
or no excitementI If he was uneasy
about the coming bf today and the un-
certainty IF his existence he did, not man.
ifest it in the least; He talked to Jailer
denced no apparent interest in the out
come of the fight to save his life.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-27
TIE AFFIDAVIT FILED.
The Brother of the Condemned Man
Says He Is Insane.


Yesterday every one was interested in
the outcome of the Burt case. The re-
fusal of the governor to interfere left
the attorneys but one course to pursue,
and that was to file affidavit that Burt
had gone insane since his rial, and get
some reputable citizen to swear to it. As
was forecast III yesterday mornings
Statesman, this course OF procedure had
been decided on by tbs attorneys and
the brothers of the defense on Wednes-
day. Therefore. yesterday morning
every one was on the Iqui vlve to see
what steps would be tibk ken toward the
filing of TIE affidavit. Yesterday, short
ly after ! o'clock, Attorney George Wat
signed by Mr. III. r. Burt setting forth
that in his opinion Eugene Burt had be-
come insane since the trial. The aiii-
davit read as follows
State of Texas. Travis County.
In the Twenty-sixth Judicial district
court of Travis county, Texas, before
me, the undersigned authority. on this
day personally, appeared II. Roscoe
Burt, reputable person. who, after
being legally sworn, upon oath says that
there is good reason to believe that the
defendant W. e. Burt. in the case of
the State of Texas VS.. w. e. Burt, No.
11014 in said court, has become insane
and that he is now insane. The said de-
PENDANT w. Il. Burt being the same per-
son now confined in the Jail of Travis
county, Texas, under conviction of
murder in the first degree in said case,
and who has under the sentence of said
court been ordered hanged on January u,
1885, between tho hours OF II 4. m. and
II. ROSCOE BURT.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-27

Washington, Jan. 20.-Before the Gu
ban debate was resumed In the house
today, Mr.. Lacey (dem) of Iowa, chair
man of the committee on public lands,
called up a bill to extend the public land
laws of the United States and to grant
more right of way under certain restric
tions to any railway organized under the
laws of any state in the Union.
The bill had special reference to
Alaska.
1t was explained that the right of way
grant was 100 feet on each side of the
road, but that all mineral deposits were
specifically reserved. Without completing
the consideration of the bill it went over
and the house went into committee of
the whole and resumed consideration of
the diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Clark (dem.) of Missouri opened
the debate with one of his characteristic
breezy speeches. He said in part:
IF Spain does not bring the war to
a speedy conclusion, the United States
ought to expel her from the western hem
isphere. There can be no doubt as to
what has been our traditional foreign
policy. What our foreign policy is under
the Mckinley administration, like the
peace of God, passeth all understanding.
I'm these days of Mc-Hannaism, our
foreign policy is so feeble, so cringing,
so cowardly, that even old and decrepid
Spain insults our flag maltreats our cit
liens and searches our ships with per-
feet impunity, and President Mckinley,
instead of sending men-ofwar to protect
our honor, assert our supremacy and
teach them u lesson they will not forget,
passes the hat around and invites the
American people to contribute aims for
starving and dying Cubans.
1T is high time that we served plain
and emphatic notice on all kings, EN-
perors and potentates that the navies of
the transatlantic powers shall not be used
as contribution bureaus for questionable
debts, as was year or two ago at Co
rinto, and as was done a month or so ago
at Hayti. The Cuban cause is this: For
six years the insurgents have fought
with a courage and suffered with forti
tude that has challenged the admiration
of the world save and except the McKin-
ley administration. Three or four hun
dred thousand people-some OF the pa
pers say 600, 000-have died, men, women
and children, as much martyrs as was
Warren or any other hero who died that
we might be frce-and yet the Mckinley
administration lifts not its finger to stay
this slaughter, and can think Of nothing
more for their relief than to pose as the
big bepgar man.
THE party of Sumner. Chase and Sc
ward, which proudly Wanted itself as
the friend of man. has become the ally
of pestilence and arson, famine, devasta-
ton. rape and murder.
"To every suggestion thft we should
re-enter upon vigorous policy. we are
met with the hysterical shrek that we
are advocating war 1t iFl not true. hut
suppose it were? There are some things
worse than war-deploraBle as war un-
puestionably is-and one Of them is to
play the cry baby act until we are de-
spised by all nations arP kindreds and
| tongues.
| "Now that we number 10 900. 900 souls.
a republican administrq ton can not be
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-27
AND WITH DRAMATIC FERyOR
PROCLAIMED THAT, UNCLE SAM
CAN WHIP THE WORLD.
AkER REED And Mr.. BAILEY.
They Created n Sensational Episode
That OvershadOwed the Cuban
Debate-The Teller Silver Res
oIutiOn Taken Up In the
senate-sr. Dingley ON
Wage Reductions.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Speaker Reed,
from the rostrum of the house, and Mr..
Bailey, leader of the democrats, from his
place on the floor. glared at each other
at the close Of the Cuban debate today
and joined an issue of veracity. This
sensational episode completely overshad-
owed the interest in the Cuban debate,
which has continued interruptedy in the
house for three days during the consid-
Grafton of the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill. Yesterday notice
Mississippi that at the conclusion Of the
debate today motion would be made to
recommit the bill with instructions. To-
day, when the motion was made by Mr..
Bailey, it was ruled out of order by the
speaker Mr.. Bailey thereupon startled
the house by affirming that he had n
private understanding with the speaker
by which vote should be taken directly
on the motion to recommit. This the
speaker emphatically denied, and these
two leaders of their respective parties in
the house, with white faces and voices
shaken by emotion, set their statements
against each other, while the galleries
looked on in breathless amazement, and
the members were in an uproar. Mr..
Smith of Michigan, who said he was pres
ent, corroborated the speakers side Of
the case. The result of the speakers po-
sition '''os that an appeal was taken
vote it was laid on the table-168 to
114--the democrats and populists, as on
the two previous days, voting against the
solid republican strength.
The debate today was not as interest
ing as on either of the two preceding
days. The features were a characteristic
ic speech by Champ Clark of Missouri, a
strong appeal for conservatism from
Mr.. johnson of Indiana, presentation
of the results of his observations in Cuba
during his recent trip to the island from
speech by Mr.. Dingley of Maine in ex-
PLANTATION of the causes of the reduction
of the wages in the New England cotton
industry.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-27
ATTORNEY GEORGE WALTON
WENT OVERLAND TO GEORGE
TOWN TO SEE JUDGE BROOKS.
AFFIDAVIT WAS DULY RESPECTED
Attorney Walton VIII he Here This
Morning at 4,3O O'clock with an
Order to SderiR White to Stay
the Execution Pending the
Insanity Trial.

Georgetown, Tex, Jan. 20.-(Special.)
There was some little excitement in
legal circles here tonight about 8 o'clock
when Attorney George Walton of Aus
tin, one of the counsel in the famous
Eugene Burt murder case, arrived in
the city from Austin in a buggy, with
his horses weary and worn from a wild
chase across the country against time
to save the neck of his client. who was
sentenced to be hanged tomorrow in the
jail at Austin for the murder of his wife
and two children on the night of July
a, 1899 Attorney Walton had to come
all the ay from Austin by buggy for
the re IN that he did not have time to
wait the midnight train from Aus
tin! Having missed the noon train, the
time was too precious to wait for q
midnight train, SO making an engage
ment with Judge Brooks by telephone,
he came over here from the Capital city
in buggy, filed an aft 1avit signed by
IL. X. Burt, brother of the defendant,
setting forth that he had grown insane
since Tie time of his Trial, and thus
stayed the hanging booked for tomor-
morrow at Austin. Judge Brooks was
waiting for Attorney Walton when he
arrived tonight from Austin, and at once
gave him audience. The affidavit set
forth that to the best knowledge and
belief of the petitioner Eugene Burt was
now insane, having become SO since the
date of his trial. and asked that the
question of insanity be, investigated and
pc1dfng il ~ isatiou tnat 81 -
of execution be y IL. The affidavit u
sworn to in due form and was sucL5E.
formidable document in law that JuG-
Brooks promptly acknowledged its sa-
cred rights and issued an order staying
the execution of Burt until he can be
tried for lunacy at the March term of
the Twenty-sixth district court. The
delay is due to the fact that the Twenty
sixth district court is not now in session
at Austin and will not convene there
until March. AS the facts presented in
this affidavit can only be tried in regu-
lar session of the court the proceed
ings have to necessarily be stayed until
that time.
Attorney Walton was rather tired
from his ride against time from Austin.
but he was correspondingly happy at Sc
curing the reprieve and left here to-
night at midnight for Round Rock,
where he will catch the morning train
to Austin, arriving there Mt $50 tom1r-
row morning. He will thus be in time Ito
present the order of Judge Brooks for
8 stay of execution to Sheriff White,
and there will be no hanging tomorrow
in Austin, as was expected. !
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-27
Senate Proceedings.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Mr. Mills of
Texas secured the passage by the sem
ate today of resolution directing the
secretary of war to make an examine
ton of the Port Arthur ship canal with
a view to its extension to deep water.
Mr.. Gallinger. Of the committee on
public health and national quarantine,
secured the adoption of resolution EN-
towering the committee to investigate
the desirability of removing the quaran-
tine station from Ship island to some
other point in the Gulf of Mexico.
Mr.. Frye of the committee on commerce
reported fav0rably and secured the pass
age of bill providing for the construc.
ton, at a cost not exceeding 10000, of
lightshp to be located near Cape Eliz-
abeth, Me-
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska introduced
resolution directing the secretary of the
interior to send to the senate full and
explicit charges made against Mrs. NJ.
IL. Roberts, recently dismissed from the
pension bureau.
Immediate consideration being asked
for the resolution, Mr.. Gallinger said
the heads of departments had absolute
power to remove clerks, and there is n
civil service commission which has prac-
tically final authority in cases of this
kind. He thought congress should not
take up the discussion of such cases.
Considerable discussion was had, but
without result it being developed that
Mrs. Roberts had been discharged on al
legations affecting her character. Mr.
Allen said he did not know Mrs. Rob
erts, but il was outrageous 10 dismiss a
woman on such charges without a hear
ing.
Mr.. Pettigrew secured the passage of
a resolution directing the secretary of
the interior and the attorney general to
inform the senate what steps the govern
ment had taken concerning the killing of
a woman by Seminole Indians, and the
burning Of two Seminole Indians in the
same territory.
The resolution inquiring Of the post
master general what action was necessa-
rs to maintain the excellence of the
postal free delivery service was agreed
to. and Mr.. Tillman's resolution extend
ing the authority of the interstate and
foreign committee relative to the investi-
cation Of the giving by railroads Of
transportation for any other considera-
ton than cash, was passed.
Mr.. Lodge Of Massachusetts then
moved that the senate 90 into executive
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-27
COURT SENSATION.
Frenzied Prisoner In a Dallas
Court Room. I.t.

Dallas. Tex, Jan. q .-(Special.)-W. Il.
Smith shot and killed A. !. Spillers Mt
Garland, two or three months ago. The
case was called Tuesday, ard the trial
gone into. At noon today. Just before re-
cess had been announced for dinner.
Smith created sensation in the court
room. Without n moments warning he
became very violent and acted like an in
sane man. He caught sight OF Deputy
assault him. He aimed vicious blow
at the deputy. but missed landing. Sheriff
Cabell and other officers seized him and
prevented him from doing bodily harm to
those within range Of his fists. Judge
Clint ordered him returned to. the sick
ward Of the county jail. and instructed
Doctors Thurston and Florence to
examine into his condition and report the
result Of their investigation tomorrow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-27
KLONDIKE RUSH.
San Francisco Transportation Com.
panies Preparing for 1t.

phnles preparing IOr III.
San Francisco, Jan. 20.-The local
transportation companies are preparing
to accommodate the rush to the Klondike.
The Pacific coast steamship company
has arranged schedule that will give a
five days steamship service between
San Francisco and Alaskan ports The
company expects to handle 10000 passen-
gers out of this city next month, and
during the entire season the total ton
mage in this port is calculated to accom-
modate $4,000 people.
About June l steamers will be placed
on the run between this city and st.
Michaels. The Alaska Commercial
company will run the steamers st. Paul,
Dora, Bertha and Portland, with an aver
age carrying capacity of fully 300 per-
sons each. These vessels will connect
with the river steamers UPON the break
ing up of the ice, and not less than two
trips month will be made from here.
The Pacific Steam Whaling company
will run steamers to Cook inlet and
Alaska. The means of getting to the
gold fields will be greatly augmented
when the vessels now in course of con-
struction are comDleted
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-27
TENNESSEE SENATORIAL CONTEST.
Fourteen ballots Taken, with Me-
MILAN I'm the Lead.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 20--The demo-
cratic legislative caucus held here to Sc
lect party candidate for the United
States senate met again mt s o'clock to-
night, but did not nominate.
The first ballot resulted: Mcmillan,
81; Turley, 80; Taylor, 10.
Fourteen ballots were taken, during
which Mcmillan lost two votes and
gained two votes. Turley lost two and
gained two and Taylor's vote wns un-
changed. The last ballot stood: McMil-
Ian, 80; Turley, 30; Taylor, 10. An i'm
mense crowd was present and interest
In the contest Is increasing. The caucus
adjourned until tomorrow. The persis-
tency with which the supporters Of each
the growing belief that prolonged dead
lock is imminent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-27

/ sos.;or ,rh;, ,,,.s 80, as ~.
Vest of Ni;Ssor wa' hn cnIlaJ ~ M.
70 Tho Foot thot haS s a;,e, a.tention
h;s ' ;mto ,mio 't "a ny nau HseT motice OF
luton " '"AA' ny Inc Aeher reso-
aTt w;,, ho roool,odn ..;a n. ".
.tbat tha nresiSent ~ tba SAY %In;tad ,' S. sesr,
yaa tban = ,,ar,har 80 ~ eeu otates
woted for tb;s rnsoint;on n"e nouse ana
Mr. Vest baIS that tba limo hoa No..
arr;vad whan tho c",,rtr,, ,,,rnt n n;.I INV
70 n cold stand.rS or n,.rn th eitn 1890 ~
for ths f;nanciai sv.tam ,ah;o, ~" H. yuI ,,
ed n great ma iority Of fbe naonIa u,aro Y,
favor of HI so;I no bad ~ 5o,,~c 81, ~
To enter mo nm elaborata S;scnss;or NV ~
the pending Resolution and II onw snn ~
tor on the ther side ~ tba oh an,bn Sed 40
sired 10 an nix on fhe 'nuast;on ha ,,,o,,a
yield to h a. ~ 'rs7' - " N'
There as no response TO this invita-.
ton to III republican side. md M Vast
was proc ,eding with his remarlss whan
Mr.. Pla' of Connecticut asked II n was
Mr.. Yes IS intention TO press tbe res"lm.
t;on md soao,re n - ;c,r,> IA. ~ - -~'vti~
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-27
THE NEWS RECEIVED HERE,
Maj. Buck Walton Receives News Of
the Stay OF Execution.

Last night, about $50 o'clock, Mai.
Buck Walton. one of the COUNSEL for
Burt, received telephone INFORMATION
from Georgetowl stating that Judge
Brooks had granted the stay of execu-
ton in the Burt case, and that Consult
ing Attorney George Walton, who had
gone to Georgetown overland to secure
the reprieve, would be back here this
morning at $3.50 o'clock, on the south
bound train, with an order from Judge
Brooks staying the execution until Burt
can ~ be tried tried for lunaey at the next term
will be in March. This ordel; of stay
of execution was not unexpected by
those interested in the case as the atfi-
davit made by the brother of the de:
PENDANT was entitled to consideration by
the court, and as result tn execution
had to be stayed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-27
The Senate.

Washington, Jan. 20.-By the decisive
vote of Al to % the senate today decided
to proceed at once to the consideration
of the resolution introduced few days
ago by Mr. Teller of Colorado providing
for the payment of bonds for the United
States silver at the option of the govern
ment.
The resolution provides:
'"That all bonds of the United States,
issued or authorized to be issued under
the said act of congress hereinbefore re-
cited are payable, principal and interest,
at the option of the government of the
United States in silver dollars of the
coinage of the United States containing
412 IL grains of standard silver; and
that to restore to its coinage such silver
coins as a legal tender in payment of said
bonds, principal and interest, is not in
violation Of the public faith nor in dero-
CATION of the rights of the public cred
itOrn
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-27
HORRIBLE ASSASSINATION.
COwardly Erutes Murder nm Indus.
trious Colored Man.

Orange, Tex, Jan. 2O.-(special)-Ed
Woods, colored, aged "a, who was
cropping on Mrs. John BANDS farm. ten
miles west OF this place, was aroused
from his sleep just before ~ o'clock last
door and tol him that Mrs. Bland was
very sick al wanted him to 60 after
a doctor. v ,ods dressed hastily, opened
his door ant started for his horse, when
several shots were fired by men outside.
Several bullets struck him in the body
and he fell head forward upon the ground,
but recovered sufficiently Ito crawl be-
hind the house and call for help, when
the assassins fed. Woods lived an hour
or more after Mrs. BANDS son got to
his cabin, but the night was very dark
and he was unable to recognize the par
ties who did the shooting. He was posi-
tive there were three and probably four
in the gang. Woods was married, indus
trious and peaceable me- gro.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-27
NOM Try CONVENTION.
'in' .chitects to Meet In Con-
Ion Next Week.
FinaI 'fn'

indianapolis. Jan. 20.--The work OF
separation for the monetary conven-
on is nearly over, and when the dele
gates assemble in this city next week
they will find everything in readiness
for the business at hand. Messages
and letters were received today from
a number of cities, saying that they
had appointed delegates and the list of
men prominent in business and financial
circles who will attend the convention
is still growing.
Governor Shaw, who will preside over
the deliberations of the convention, will
be accompanied by delegation of
twelve representative men of Des
MOines. l'hey will arrive Monday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-27
State Democratic Convention.

Galveston, Tex, Jan. 20.-(Special)-
John Lovejoy of this city has received
assurances from over half of he mem
bers of the state democratic executive
committee of their support of Galveston
as a place for the holding of the state
convention. The executive committee
will meet in Dallas next month.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-27
NEW ORLEANS PRESS GANG.
Their Club Opened and n Stag Social
Followed.

New Orleans, Jan. 20.-The New Or
leans Press club formally opened today
with addresses by President Rigtor. and
representatives of the city and state,
commercial bodies, bench and bar, physi-
clans. socialists, clergy and others. A
fashionable reception and musicale fol-
lowed, and a stag social in which Elks,
each had division, lasting until morn
inp
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-27
CHIEF CLERK RESIGNS
And VIII Do Railroad work for tn

Omaha. Jan. 20.--Georgo NcDill, chief
clerk to Horace G. Burt president of the
Union Pacific railroad. has resigned his
position TO travel throughout the United
States promoting the work Of the many
railroad branches of the Young Men S
Christian association.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-27
That Gallagher Inrx.

Galveston, Tex. Jan. 21.-(SpeciaI)-
The jury in the Gallagher case is still
locked up at the court house, not having
as yet been able to reach an agreement.