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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Sunset Freight Train Ditchcd and
Two Men Killed.

sunset Freight Train DitchCd and
Two Wen Killed.
San Antonio, Tex. Jan. 12.-(Special)
The first section Of freight train No.
%, east-bound, was wrecked on the
horse shoe curve. four miles east of Sam
uels, siding 266 miles west of San An
tonic, ut 0 o'clock this morning.
Brakeman w. G.. Briggs was killed
outright, and the body of Fireman J. t..
Moel!er. also of this city, is still under
the wreck.
The engine, No. sos, one of the large
freight engines just put into service,
jumped the track on this curve, and
turned over.
Nine car lengths of track were torn up
and fourteen cars loaded with general
merchandise, bound for the east, were
derailed and badly wrecked.
Brakeman Briggs was man of about
80 years. He has been railroad man
all his life. A large family survive him.
Fireman Moeller was % years of age.
He was native of this city. his father
and brothers being in business here.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
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THE nATTLESiiIPS.
Rumor Thnt There Hny He Fighting
Hns Excited the Hue Jackets,

Newport News. Va. Jan. 13.-The bat
tleshiD Indiana left this afternoon for
Old Point Comfort after taking on $50
tons of coal, 10 join the other vessels
of the North Atlantic squadron. The
bnttlcship Iowa came up this afternoon
TO fiji her coal bunkcrs. Rumors of the
Havana trouble have reached the men
on these vessels, and hare is some ex-
citement aboard ship. but no important
orders have been received from Wasli-
ington. 1t is understood these vessels
viii not sail for the south until Satur-
day morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20

Galveston, Tex. Jan. 12.-(Spccial.J--
Emma Hance of Galveston fled suit in
the civil district court today against Har-
ry Kemp, resident of Jefferson county,
Alabama, for breach of promise to mar
ry and $4,000 damages. Complainant
in her petition alleges that defendant,
after pledging himself TO marry, did, on
January II, 1897. receive from plaintiff
in cash $500. and on June ID also re-
ceived $780, after which plaintiff left the
state,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
STERN In Missouri.

Springfield, Mo-, Jan. 13.-The eastern
part of Laney county near the Arkansas
line was devastated by Tuesday nights
tornado and the village of Bradyvillc,
fifty miles south of Springfield, was par
tally destroyed. Mrs. Jackson wns
killed and her husband and children more
or less injured The family of Mr.. VIII
lams suffered serious injuries and one
report places Mrs. Adams among the
list of the dead. According to one rumor.
four dead men were taken from tie
wreck of the little town, but the story Is
not believed. The storm came about |
o'clock, accompanied by hard rain.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20

mite thn rc .ai o. d;s, soea hIn ma no.
from Cuba, but declined to give the de-
tails.
The Marquis de Ia Merresda, president
of the senate, and five members of the
last Canovas cabinet, have published n
manifesto in opposition to the projected
Pidal-Silvela coalition party.
Private dispatches from Havana re-
ceived here today assert that the shouts
Of viva Don Carlos" and viva Wey-
Ter" have been raised under the very
windows Of Gen. Blanco.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
A FIGHT ENDED.
The Democratic Congressional Com
mittee About Completed.

Washington, Jan. 12.-Andrew J. Hun
ter of the Ninth district of Illinois was
today elected the Illineis member of the
democratic congressional committee. The
election ends a vigorous fight that has
been waged within the ranks of the
democratic members of the Illinois dele
CATION. Before the meeting Representa-
tive Jet had long parley with Repre-
sentative Baker populist, urging him to
join in the meeting. The latter, however,
refused to take part. All the members
of the democratic congressional commit
tee have now been elected except the
Tennessee member. That delegation will
make its choice next week.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
Presidential Nominations.

sent the following nominations to the
senate:
State-Mark S. Brewer of Michigan, to
be civil service commissioner; Edwin ii,
Congcr of Iowa, to be envoy extraordi-
nary and minister plenipotentiary to
China; Charles =. Bryan of Illinois, to
be envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of the United States to
Brazil; Henry W. Furniss, OF Indiana,
to be consul at Bahia, Brazil.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
BRAZILIAN DIVERSION.
The Vice President, COlOnels and
Majors FIot to XIII the President.

Rio do InncirO, Jan. PA great SEN
sation has been caused here by the publ
cation of the report of the conspiracy to
assassinate President Moraes on Novem-
her ) last. The police al.cge that there
were several plots against the life of the
president prior to the one in November.
twenty persons. including Vice President
Petra Lopez Cruz of the Brazilian army,
seven majors and colonel. Senator Cor
deire, Deputies Glicerio, Guanabara, Bar
bosa. Lima, lrcn, Mashado, Torquado
and Moreirt, and the soldier Marcellino,
who was executed for the crime. Gil
cerio continues to he absent and the vice
president is still Mt large.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
TeIeEraDhfc Contract.

New York. Jan. PA contract for n
long term of years has just been exc
cuted and confirmed by the Mexican con-
gress between the Mexican government
and the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany for the exclusive interchange Of tel
graphic business with Mexico. There is
no foundation for the report that the
Western Union Telegraph company had
purchased the federal lines in Mexico.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
.Japnuese Transport Wrecked.

Victoria, 3. c., Jan. 12-Latest advices
from the orient state that the japanese
transport steamer Nara, bound to the
Peccadores, was wrecked December "a,
and about eighty lives lost. The only
survivors were five seamen who were
picked up by the steamer Madsura Maur
Capt. Yasuda of the Japanese navy and
nine cadets were among the missing.
The vessel struck rock, her cargo shift
ed, and she went to the bottom.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
HAPPY JOHNSON.
lie struck II Rich I'm the KIondiIse
Region.

lie Struck II Rich in the ISIondiIse
Region.
Seattle, Wash, Jan 2LThirty-fvc
men direct from Dawson City arrived in
Seattle today on the Alki. They brought
down 100000 in gold dust. OF this
amount Nels johnson brought out $10,
600. Johnson is n young Swede who went
into the Klondike country over year
ago. He located claim on Bonanzt
creek, and shortly before leaving Daw-
son City sold out for 100000, bringing
$4,000 of this amount with him. He Is
on his way to Sweden to visit the scenes
of his boyhood and to enjoy his fortune.
Today's arrivals bring no new features
in the food situation at Dawson, but con
firm previous reports that while provi-
sions nre scarce there will he 10 starva-
ton.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20

Bellville. Tex, Jan. 12.-(Specinl)-
Two weeks ago Christian Gebert of the
New Bremen community left his home
and has not returned. and now the grand
jury has presented an indictment,
charging him with incest.
The accused is widower. GO years of
age. and hitherto has borne an excel
lent reputation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
WAS A FAX IL.
Scared Railroad Agent with a Wv
i'd IMAGINATION ResuOusihle

Kansas City, Jan. 12.-At noon today
the Associated Press representative at
South McAlester, 1T, sent the following:
"The whole story of the Indian uprising
is Il fake. The first account of the al
legged affair was sent out by the agent for
the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Rail
road mt Earlboro to the train dispatcher.
Today all acquainted with the situation
give it as their opinion that the story was
n pure, fabrication originating with the
railroad agent at Earlboro. United
States Marshal Shallenberg of the North
ern district arrived this morning and left
for Earlboro on the afternoon train. He
had not been officially informed of any
trouble. Today, as far as can be learned.
everything is quiet at Earlboro and Me
lauska, the center Of the alleged upris
ing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
BATTLEsHIP MAINE
Ordered to Hold Herself in RendI-
ness to Go to Cuba.

Chicago. Jan. ia dispatch to the
Times-Herald from Key West says:
The secondclass battleship Maine is I'M
der orders to hold herself in readiness
to 90 to Cuba on moments notice. The
orders came by telegraph tonight. In
compliance with these orders Captain
c. ID. Rigsbee. commanding the battle
ship, has made all arrangements to get
under way without delay. He has been
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
Wind and Hail.

Fayetteville, Ark, Jan. PA terrific
wind and hail storm swept over this part
of the state last night. No great dam
age was done in this city, but at Far
mington, a little town five miles west
of this place, several buildings were COM
pletely demolished, several persons be-
ing injured,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
MINNESOTA FUSION.
All the Free Silver Element to He
Under One Flag.

Minneapolis, MIMI, JAN 12.-Fusion of
all the silver elements in Minnesota is
officially endorsed by the state central
committee. Chairman Rosing made the
announcement emphatically ut the Jack
son banquet early this morning. William
D. Bryan in his speech concluded at 2
a. M, devOting considerable time to en-
dorsing the fusion idea. This is re-
garded as a decisive blow to the adoption
of the Ohio platform in Minnesota.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
Mai. Handy's Funeral.

Berlin, Md, Jan. 12.-The body of Maj.
Moses p. Handy arrived yesterday and
was taken directly to Buckingham ceme-
terry. The funeral was attended only by
relatives of the deceased.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
OIL nv Fuel,

Corsicana. Tex, Jan. 12.-(Specinl)-
The Southern Oil company today shipped
two carloads of Corsicana oil. one to
Waco and one to Dallas manufacturing
fuel
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
Burned to Death.

Luling, Tex, Jan. 12.-(Special) This
morning the 3-year-old twin boys of Mr.
Will Swindell caught fire from n log
ubrning in their father's field. One was
so badly burned that he died this even.
ing. The other was uninjured.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20

Waco. Tex, Jan. 12.-lSpecial)-W S.
Fields, n farmer was today convicted of
criminal assault and his punishment as
sesscd at five years in the penitentiary.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20

Washington, Jan. 12.- Secretary Aiger
is reported as steadily improving. He
is anxious to get up but his physician
will not permit it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20

Cleburne, Tex. Jan. 12.-(Special)-
The jury in the Lee Wilson murder case
last night rendered verdict of guilty, as
sessing life term in the penitentiary.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20

Clifton, Tex, Jan. 12-(Special.)-
Yesterday evening Paul Neuman, a Ger
man boy about 16 years old, while cut
ting stalks, became entangled in the stalk
cutter and was horribly mutilated.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
sranish General Dead.

Madrid. Jan. 12-Gen. Gonzales Mu.
nos, the new captain general of Porto
Rico, died Immediately after his arrival
there
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20

Houston, Tex, Jan. 12.-(Special)-
Joe Smith. colored, was today taken to
Lake Charles where he is wanted for
burglary, by Deputy Sheriff Andrews.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
STEAM Up.
Uncle snm's Wnrships Ready to Go

Jacksonville, Fla. Ian. 13.-The war
ships Maine and Marblehcad and the
torpedo ilotilli have been under full
steam ut Key West all day. awaiting
orders. Stores and coal have been taken
aboard. On arrival of the Detroit, the
Marblehcnd will leave for Navasso to
investigate the trouble reported there.
The cruiser Montgomery sailed from
Tampa this afternoon under sealed or
ders. She had come in for a two weeks
G. IL
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20

placed In communication with Consul
General Lee. who will cable whether or
not it is necessary for him to go to
Havana
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
QUAkING EARTH.
A City Demolished and Fifty Persons
Wore Killed

The Hague, Jan. 12.-An official dis
patch from Batavia announces that the
capital of Amboyna has been completely
demolished by an earthquake. Fifty
persons were killed and 200 were in
Injured
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT.
Brutal Gen. Macey Has Been shoot
ing Prisoners of War.

Havana, Jan. BIT IL reported that
an important engagement has taken place
between the Spaniards and the insur-
gents under Gen. Babin in the district
of Mazanillo, in which the insurgents
lost 300 killed and the Spaniards 40
men killed and wounded.
Gen. Macy has been transferred to
Santiago de Cuba for having. as n chief
of column Of troops, ordered the shoot
ing of prisoners of war.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-02
Another view Of tic Situation.

The sentiment developed In the Sec
oud Ward Tuesday night. indicates
that Hon Pat Henry will sweep the
city, AS the county outside Of The city
is solid for him, it looks as if Warren
county will prove to be Catchings
Waterloo This is pretty bad for Catch,
ings, because he claims to have lived in
this county very long time, though
for many years he has only boarded in
the citv when visiting friends or can.
vassing for an election
The Second Ward meeting in the
the nature Of a revelation TO the would
be Washington street kid glove direct
ors Of political movements The wire
pulIers who intrigue with everybody
and all parties were dismayed at the
outporing Of the voters and the interest
manifested The shrewd ones who fg
ure, say that the same ratio will carry
every ward ia the city hands down for
Henry and that the Catchings men viii
have to use extraordinary exertions to
save a single ward for their man.
The very best judges declare that the
meeting iu the Second Ward, the large
the prompt enrolment Of
50 many Henry men, indicate that Hen.
ry viii carry that ward By vote Of
three to one It has been claimed that
one or two wards would be close but
Il the Henry strength ii comparable to
that in the Second It Is extremely
doubtful that Catchings carries a ward
Ia the Third Ward where Senator
Murray Smith resides herculean efforts 1
gill undoubtedly Do made for Catch.
ng but Senator Smith win find some /
# his hitherto strongest workers now 4
irrayed against him Tho struggle IN
bis ward win Be an interesting one.
4ith The 1uces an IN favor Of Henry 1
q e posdb tiat if Gatehings should I
AIRY amy ifd, it win be the iaird on 1
.ccount 81 natof smith well known
influence rld sEill ID handliag the
yarl Il gild not Be attributed to
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-02
Tic Houry Stub

Having been a close observer Of poll
tics for many years and having wit.
messed the Henry meeting in the second
ward last night, we are bound to con
clude that the Henry movement $50 far
as disclosed by the big second ward is
a failure in this city Mr. Henry is both
courageous and sauguine in tempera
ment but ho must have been discour-
aged and disheartened by the meagrc
attendance and utter lack Of enthusi-
asm at the Constitution engine house
last night The meeting had evidently
been worked up' beforehand but the
attendance Of those present seemed to
have been a sort Of perfunctory peHor-
nance and they were glad when the
time for adjournment came
The meeting last night was in great
contrast to the meetings Of the hosts
who We're for Henry when be was
candidate fol sbsriH, fos state senator
and for district attorney On those oc
immense crowds were in atten
dance, and they made the welkiu ring
with their enthusiastic shouts for the
young man
But now there is evidently no public
sentiment here which favors the retire
ment Of Gen Catchings from congress
and the substitution Of Mr. Henry for
him Mr. Henry is good politician,
and he must, by this time. see the mis-
take he has made in yielding his own
good Judgment, and consenting to be-
come a candidate for congress at this
inauspicious time. Some of those who
have been most clamorous for Mr. Hen.
ry are not his friends but only favor
him as a means Of defeating Gen.
We trust our old-time young and
true friend will not persist in the race
for congress, but that for the present,
lt least, he will be content with Che
position Of district attorney, which he
80 efficiently fills, and for which we be
.ieve he will have no opposition -vlcks.
burg Post
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-02

When Oliver Cromwell became Pro-
tector, after the execution Of Charles /. a..
be caused the stamp of liberty to be
placed upon the paper used by the In
glish government soon after the res
torati0n o. Charles II having occasion
TO use some paper for dispatches some
ot this government paper was brought
to him On looking az It aud discover
ing the stamp. be inquired the meaning
TT Il and On being told he said Take
it away have nothing TO 40 With
fools eap' The term foolseapT has
since been applied to certain We Of
glazed paper -ET
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-02
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES.

Catchings, ior he basuo strength among
the musses
For the information Of those residing
outside this county, and who are much
interested in securing the reliable dem
ocrats in congress we will state that
Warren county convention Is always
composed Of eighty delegates, forty
from the city of Yiclsburg. and forty
from the county outside Of the city.
AS all the county districts are for Hen.
ny, it may be readily estimated how
desperate are Catchings chances. to
make even a decent show in Warren
county
And it is our honest conviction that
Catcbings will grow weaker and weak
Ell as the campaign progresses. We
base our opinion on the fact as old as
political parties, that no turn cont ever
re established himself with the people
he betrayed Vicksburg Dispatch.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-02
David croekett,s Only Poem.
A. g. PAXTON.

At the next election Crockett was
beaten by 25O votes Deeply chagrined
he writes As my country no longer
requires my services, have made mp
my mind to go to Texas
Before leaving he composed this
piece Of poetry, his FIRST and last effort
in chat line:
Farewell to the mountains. whose
mazes to me
Were more beautiful far than Eden
could be
No fruit was forbidden, but nature had
spread
Her bountiful board, and her children
were fed,
The hills were our gardens, our herds
wildly grew,
And nature was shepherd and husband
man, too
I felt like a monarch, yet thought Ikea
man,
AS thanked the Great Giver and wor
shipped His plan
The home l forsake where my offspring
arose,
The graves l forsaIe, where my chill
dren repose
The home redeemed from the savage
and Wild
The home l have loved as a father his
child;
The corn that I planted, the fields that
l cleared;
The Hocks that / raised and the cabin
reared
The wife Of my bosom farewell to ye
ALI
In the land of the stranger rise Or I
fall.
Farewell to my country I fought for
thee well,
When the savage rushed forth like the
demons from hell
In peace OF in war, | have stood by thy
side,
Ny country For thee have lived
would have died
But I am cast off my career now Is
run,
And wander abroad, like the prodigal
sen;
Where the wild savage roves and the
broad prairies spread,
The fallen despised will again 20
ahead
After many adventures he arrived in
San Antonio, just before the siege Of
the Alamo, and gave bis life on the al.
tar Of tbe Lone Star, which arose So
from the blood Of the heroes who
fought 50 brayely and whose memory IS !
50 dear to every Texan. -vicksburg
Herald
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-02

Mississippi has been short by at least
one senator in the national legislature
since the death Of The loved and houored
WaIthall, something like a month now
| Governor 1IbLnurin has made no ap.
| ointment for what reason perhaps the
dickey birds could tell but that intui.
tive power is, no doubt, possessed by
nothing human
There are those in the state who
would be pleased If Lieutenant Cover
nor Jones would give assurance that
he would in case OF the governors re-.
signatiou, thereby making him Cover.
nor, appoint Mr. McLaurin to the sen.
ate vacancy Thison the idea that The
further removed is q nuisance, or any.
thing that is Objectionable the less
nuisance or Objectionable it becomes.
But whatever may be the logic of this
proposition the writer can not quite
agree with It. The state has stood Nc
Laurin for quite a while and there Is an
end Of McLauHn, officially in the no
greatly distant future, and then -Gnis
In the senate he would bean addition
al thorn to the people We owe IL to
the country and to ourselves to do
better thing It may be that the man
McLaurin will appoint win be no bet
ter than he is himself, but we have the
consolation Of knowing that there Is
little chance Of anything worse coming
The governor may do better than he
guesses if be makes the appointment
Truly it is deplorable that our good
men and true men who could and
would recall the days when Davis, La.
mar, ETC., were the representatives OF
Mississippi in the national senate that
so small calibred men are put forward
ia their places is this the fruit Of a
constitution and tho statutory conform
ity thereto which makes virtually but
one political party in the state? Have
these safeguards fastened about our
necks millstones in the shape Of party
rings and clicque that we have neither
The political strength nor the moral
courage to dethrone2 Has the new
order Of things' given to The country a
crop Of politicians che like Of which It
has never known before?
IF Gov. McLaurin is truly a candi
date himself for the senate The Com
mercial does rot believe be win submit !
his case to the legislature as II is now
organized he win therefore call no ex-
ira session 81 that body IfLieut Gov |
Jones refuses to aid bin, McLaurin will |
not yacate the goyernorbip 50, all III /
ali. It looks as II tbe sonatorbip would |
remain vocant, on there win be an ap-
Dointee whose caiibre viii be such VI
not to be in McIauHns way when the
question becomes q live wire in the
0f the state
To some public Office IS public
trust 10 0thers publis office IS pri
gate snap TO which class does our
governor bslong2 u needless 10 an.
.wer Columbus Commercial
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-02

Gov McLaurin announced Saturday
on his return to jackson from Smith
county, that be had been too busy with
military matters to give the senatorial
vacancy much attention The Cover
nor should be reminded that under ex.
isting conditions It Is very important
that Mississippi have two senators in
Washington, Yazoo Herald
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-02

coinage Of silver That is the only
man who can advocate it or convert
others. But if we can't get such a man
say had rather take Tom Catchings,
with his promise to do what he can,
and l believe he is sincere, put up with
his want Of faith and consequent ina
bility to advocate than to take any
man who knows so little Of the question
and its great importance as to innocent.
lyishout for free silver and vote for
goldbug don't think anybody will
say,that M, Henry has improved as q le-
wee builder since 1896
A. G. PAXTON