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A NEW ENTERPRISE.
Yesterday Mr. James Farwell of
Dayton Ohio was in this city for the
purpose of looking up a site for a large '
agricultural implement manufactory
lie was seen by a Statesman repre-j
seatative and an interview had as
to his plans and purposes. lie
represents Ohio capitalists and their
desire is to establish in Texas a large
manufactory of different farming im-
plements that will supply the trade in
Texas and Arkansas. They expect to
expend he said about halt a million
dollars in the erection of buildings
and half as much more in machinery
It is their l.urpoee if possible to se-
cure a water-power that will run the
works and it was for this purpose he
come to Austin to examine the Colora-
' il2re ba( not Tet matte a full
rV.igation of the matter but if he
mJfi secure suitable water power he
airtight very likely the comp ny
might locate their works near Austin.
lie was yery much pleased with Aus
tin as a city She was healthy ana
pleasantly located and in these re-
gards presented all that could be de
sired. Then too. she had good rail
road facilities and this was one of the
main wings
TO BE CONSIDERED.
by the company in choosing a site for
meir works lie had been down to
the mill-dam below the city but did
not like this location for his works
lie. however only (rave the matter
hasty examination saying that to-day
it was his intentions to go up the
Colorado and see if there was a point
near the city where a dam could be
thrown across the river and raised
high enough for the necessities of
their factories. In reply to a question
inquiring what sort ot dam they would
put id ne saia tney would build
of solid masonry measuring about fif-
teen feet high and of the most sub
stantial character. They would have
to have such a dam in order to meet
the exigencies of both high and low
water. If he could find a place on
the Colorado where such a dam could
be built and the banks be suitable for
the erection of buildings he should
most certainly advise the location of
the works here. He would not want
he eaid to go too far
FROM THE CITY
and unless he could find a suitable
place within a reasonable distance of
Austin the works would not be located
at this point. The Statesman rep
resentative inquired about now many
men these works would employ to
which he replied from four to five
hundred constantly in the manufacto
ry ltseir besides the men employed on
tne roaa in looKing alter the sales
of the company. There would
be a wagon department in which
would be manufactured farm wagons.
There would be a department for the
manufacturing of corn and cotton
cultivators. Another devoted to the
building of reapers. A plow factory
and probably other imnlempnts
would be made. The firm he repre-
sented had secured the latest
patents on the articles mentioned and
with plenty of capital they expected
to supply the fast developing territoiy
of Texas at a lower figure than the
northern manufacturers could
AFFORD TO DO.
He said the institution was sure to be
located some where in the state; about
that there was no question for the
capital was in hand and the enterprise
was fully formulated. The point of
location depended entirely upon which
one presented the best facilities for
their work. Speaking of the advan-
tages to the place where they located
he said:- AVe ask no bonus from the
town; we have the money to
pay for all we desire and so
what I may say on this
point of trust will not be miscon-
strued. In the first place we will
bring Bay four hundred workmen.
The men will nearly all have families.
It is sale to say that three hundred
out of the four will have families.
Here then are three hundred families
brought to your city men who per-
form skilled labor and receive good
wages the most of which will be
Bpent in the city.
A LOW ESTIMATE
and that is indeed a very low estimate
among mechanics. That would give
you na increase of population of 1200
persons. But this is not all. This in-
crease of population would bring ma-
ny others to the city on account of the
boom it would receive and it is fair to
say that if this company locate their
works here that fully two thousand
persons will be added to the popula
tion 01 Austin xnen too
one manufactory always brings
another and so it will be in this case.
Should we locate in your city others
would soon follow us and it would
not be long until Austin would be-
come a great manufacturing centre.
"But" said he "I have said more
than I ought for 1 have been going
about my work quietly and would
rather not have gotten into the papers
at all until after it had been set-
tled where the company would build
lie was asked when that would
be known and he replied not until he
had returned to Ohio and made his re-
port to the other gentlemen interes-
ted. Then it would be determined
and the work would be pushed for-
ward as rapidly as possible.
It is to be hoped that Austin may
secure this manufactory which cer-
tainly will be if located here a great
benefit to the city. It would seem as
if there could be little doubt about the
gentleman finding a suitable water
power.
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
: Governor Ireland left yesterday
to visit Terrell. where the
brpnch lunatic asylum is being built
and to inspect the penitentiaries at
Husk and lluntsville.
The amended charter of the
Waxahatchie Real Estate As-
sociation reducing the stock from
825000 to 811800 was filed yesterday
with the secretary of state.
. kw. Ireland has replied to Rev. C.
C. Haskill. of Cisco relative to the
Hatns claim as follows:
M think from my limited knowledge
-of the facts that the set
tlers on the land have but little to
fear. I believe they are now in pos-
session and there is nothing necessary
tn h iionn until the United States or
some.one claiming under them shall
take noma action. Texas never has
nmi la not likelv to abandon her citi-
; zens especially when the citizen tries
to protect himself."
f rwimiasinnpr nrewster yesterday
- deposited with the comptroller $1036
insurance taxes for the past quarter.
This with xrther funds which the
'comptroller deposited in the' state
treasury made about 88.000 to the
rrorlir. nf treneral revenue aCOOUnt.
The net revenue Daiance tne unm ui.
April vk as 8225000 out of which in-
terest on state bonds held by the
school and university tunds due Jan-
uary 1st and amounting to about $80-
" 000 has to ba paid. The heavy le-
ceipts expected in Apru ana iu-ay wo
closing men' hs of the fiscal year will j kQied. and the Galveston News is anx-
V i. r w l.nM nn JnnVif t mi a. u: ..nn.nt 15111 Star.
swell th cae h balance no doubt to a
very large amount.
Land agents here anticipate but few
bids to lease school lands at 8 cents an
acre when the time for closing bids
next Saturday arrives. If so the land
TDActed will-invito bids
for another month to give tueir o
cents ruling a fair trial.
Major Baylor commanding the
lrontier battalion ami P" -
son. sua to quiuii"cwM . ir. rk 1
ESSES? of Vthete
for another
'l.IJJi
sections in southwest Texas. Among .
-- n.nml(fn
h
f th fnnra cutters CaDtain Johnson
has a pair of nippers said to have
been used In clipping thousands of
miles of fencing in Coleman county.
It is suggested that if the state land
board find anythiug like a good de-
mand for the school lands under the
restrictive system which
limits purchases to actual settlers they
iirorose to piaco iuim ui.
i.r" r. rr i t
the wav. It is saui tney wm require
before the applicant will be recognized 1
as an actual settler that he must es-
tablish his private cemetery also gas
and water-works on each section and
in. th nv. larious districts a hospital
xrwt in- Lspt'ii-wtry. In addition to
t'U V:!K Statks man would suggest
t' at. i e ich Mock of four sections a
cui'y p:;rr be established a 40000
HE
VOL. XIII.
Dublic school house and a narrow
gauge railway to connect with some
trunk- linn loaim? to tne capital ua
constructed.
T1FAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
The board of managers of the above
institution held their regular quarter-
ly meeting Monday at the asylum
They made a thorough investigation
of the management or the sanitary
condition of the manner in which the
work is done and the metnoo 01 con-
ducting the institution and report
everything in most satisfactory condi-
tion. The board resolved not to hear or
heed any more complaints charges or
rumors concerning the iustitution or
its management or whatsoever nature
or from any source whatever unless
presented in writing xne managers
sav they think they will succeed ad-
mirably in their present determination
to run the institution lor twelve
months on the last appropriation made.
They report eighty-four pupils already
at the asylum and say the prospects
are good. With information received
for having over a hundred very soon.
The board seem zealously endeavor
ing to take advantage of every lesson
pointed out in the experience of the
past to make this institution as nearly
above criticism as such institutions
can be made.
HANDSOMELY DONE.
The Romantic Story of a Poor Girl who
Became a Millionaire's wife.
From the Pittsburg Daily Post. '
isotntne racker ibovs. Kouert and
uarry were treated like equals by
their father and mother. In the little
village where this good old man lived
tnere was a summer hotel which was
patronized considerably during the
season young Harry Packer often tak
ing his meals there. A young girl
named Lockwood the daughter of a
respectable citizen iivinir near tne vil
lage came in to assist waiting on the
table xne irequency or Harry Pack-
er's meals at the hotel attractad
some attention and his brother
Robert or " Bob." as he was
familiarly and affectionately called bv
almost all who ever knew him said
one day before the father and Harry at
the breakfast table that Harry was
sweet on a little girl down at tne ho-
tel and that was the reason he did not
come to his meals regularly. Harry
colored up a little and after they had
finished their breakfast the old Judge
seating himself on the front borch
wmcn overlooks Maunch Chunk and
ives such a magnificent view of the
iehigh Valley the moving boats and
trains which his own industry had
created and brought together said:
Harry who is this girl Robert re
fers to?"
'Miss Lockwood. father: the daugh
ter of a man you know very well"
Are you going to marry her. Har
ry V" said the j udge.
"i nave some notion of it. father.
said Iiarry.
"Well wait till l go down and see
her" said the judge and picking up
his old white hat and cane the judge
quietly ambled down to the hotel and
asked for Miss Lockwood. She inno
cently came into the oflice of the hotel
witn her dining-room apron on and
seated herself beside the judge. Just
what he said to her or she to him
will never be exactly known unless
she tells it but when the judge came
out he was smiling and appeared
mighty well pleased. He went home
and found Harry still sitting on the
porch where be had left him. liy una
time the judge's face had resumed its
usual grave but kind expression.
Well Harry" he said "that is a very
nice girl down there but she ha3 no
money. We must raise her some."
lhe old -judge put down nia memo
randa for $50000. the mother and the
others for 25.000 each and this $150-
000 was placed in the bank to the ex-
clusive and immediate credit of Miss
Lockwood. The engagement was an-
nounced the wedding day fixed the
marriage took place and Iiarry
Packer got the girl he liked.
Augustus SchelL
From the Brooklyn Dally Eaels.
lion. Augustus scnen wno oiea at
his residence in New York this morn-
ing was a typical democrat. No mem-
ber of the party ever clung to its tra-
ditions with greater fidelity. The
whole tenor of his life reflected the
influence of the conservative m-
stinc's of his nature. He could not
have been a whig or a republican if he
had tried. Always cool and generally
sagacious invariably deliberate and
setting his judgment as a sentry over
Ms impulses no important act ox nis
life aave him occasion to regret the
consequences of a rash conclusion.
His democracy easily broadened into
benevolence and ne nonored nis pos
session of wealth Dy the uses wracn
he made of it. To all these
minlitiaa he added a scrupulous integ
rity. He was the last democratic
collector of the port of New York
and his administration was in most
respects an idle one. A trifling cir
cumstance affords a good illustration
of his general probity and nice sense
of honor. He kept his own supply of
writing materia" for nis private cor-
respondence aud never used the sta-
tionery of the collector's oflice. except
on official business. That is a small
thine but it ffives a clear insight into
the man's character. How many pub-
lic servants in these days of official
degeneracy and corruption could res-
pond to such a test ? Mr. Schell owed
his geeat wealth to a wise improve
ment of the opportunities which his
Intimacv with Commodore vander-
bilt gave him. He died worth at least
five millions and he will have no
more sincere mourner than the thou-
sanda of unfortunates whose Buffer
ings his cherity did so much to relieve.
A False Beport About Mary Anderson.
Special Cable Telegram.
London March 28. Miss Mary
Anderson to-day requested a corres-
pondent to deny in the most ample
and authoritative manner the latest
piece of matrimonial gossip with
which the ingenious romances of soci
ety journals have connected her
name. The rumor was to the leffect
that she had received and rejected an
offer of marriage from Lord Chief
Justice Coleridge. Miss Anderson
characterizes the story as absurd in
view of the fact that she has never
sDoken to Lord Coleridge and has
never even seen him. unless it may
have been at one of her performances
at the Elyceum or some other equally
public place.
Juxt What It Is.
vm lh ITm-atsin Kvftllinff Aire.
Tub Austin Statesman wants the
noiiini inrir nf the Dallas Times
lous to attend his funeral. Bill Ster-
rett makes his paper so interesting
that when an editor who is accustom-
to irRttinir it receives his mail and
' misses the Times from his exchanges
I he feels a good deal as one does who
i alleluia a urauiabii; pcixuiuiAurf nuwi
. the chief actor fails to appear.
Calling for llrlckm.
From th Fort Worth Dally Democrat
. -oh hit m with 'a brick" Is the
1 way the pote tn
attmpts at poetry n Th States-
'MASS ueau luioa. ioiui xluduud
softening of
the brain.
Why To Be Sore They Are.
vm Hi. mnhA-Tteraocrat. .
And this lead&is to inquire if the
(Ttiiraorn oaners are such an essential
part of the civilization of the period
that fast mail trains must be delayed
three hours for their special accommo-
uauon.
One of the Spiciest.
v U.Vtnnav muk Why V.
The Austin Statesman under the
mannirpTTipnt of CoL John L. Bartow
is getting to be one of the spiciest
papers in the state.
t tit MtM mm in Tpvaa wish to have
pxxltime Oiis year they must cliew "Spring
Tobacco.
AITS
HE HAS SKIPPED !
M0EGAN 0AMMA0Z. TEE 00TT0JT
SwTfTDLER HAS JUMPED
HIS MOOEDTGS.
Dallas Sighs for More Railroads
and Offers a Tempting Bonus
for Their Construction.
The Baptists Take Bolton by
Storm and the Presbyterians
Monopolize Lonjrview.
Still well Russell to be Pardoned
and an Elected Mayor
Declines to Serve.
RELIGIOUS STATESMEN.
Pillars of the Baptist Church in
.Conference at Bolton.
Special Telegram to The Statesman.
ij elton. April a. The conlerence
of the Baptist ministers of the state
mtt at the Baptist church at 7:30 last
nignt. it was called to order bv the
president Dr. J. H. Stribling.of Rock
dale alter which prayer was ottered
by Dr. W. C. Crane of Independence.
J. M. (Jarroll. or .Lampasas was el
ected secretary.
At 8 o'clock a sermon was preached
by Rev. J. D. Murphy of Fort Worth.
on the office and work of tne Holy
Spirit.
The address or welcome bv Kev. .Nat
Wilson formerly of Belton and now
of Dallas was responded to by Rev.
W. E. Penn.of Karnes and Prof. L. B.
Shook of Belton.
THIS MORNING S SESSION
To-day the conference met at the
appointed time with devotional exer-
cises by S. B. McJunkin of Indepen-
dence. An essay on "convert culture"
was read by S. J. Anderon of the
Texas Baptist. Dallas. He was fol
lowed by W. E. Pena J. H. Luther
J. C. Grinnell (of Brooklyn N. Y.)
G. W. Rogers hnd Dr. F. M. Law.
The discussion was warm earnest and
profitable.
An essay. "Preachers and x'reach-
lng" was read by R. Andrews of
Tyler and speeches were delivered on
the same subject by O. C. Pope J. H.
Luther and M. F. Martin.
On motion of Dr. Chaplin J. C.
Grinnell of Brooklyn was allowed
ten minutes to speak on the Ameri-
canizing and christianizing of the
Germans of the United States. He
made a pointed and interesting speech.
An essay. " How can our denomina
tional journals be made more effi-
cient?" was read by J.H. Luther and
speeches were delivered on the same
subject by M. T. Martin and W. E.
Penn.
"How can pastors best retain the
love and confidence of their flocks ?"
was discussed by M. P. Matheny R.
A. Mossey R. T. Hanks W. E. Penn
S. J. Anderson and C. C. Chaplain.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Conference met pursuant to ad
journment with devotion exercises
conducted by it. a . Meivin and prayer
byR. T. Hanks.
The essay "me puipit and modern
skepticism" written by Dr. J. M. C.
.Breaker ot Houston was read Dy ut.
G. W. Rogers. Speeches on the same
subject were made by G. A. Coulson
of the Bible Advocate Corsicana and
J. D. Murphy.
S. R. Calloway read an essay "The
chief elements of church strength; ' J.
S. Allen and G. W. Smith following
with ten minutes speeches.
Dr. W. Carey Crane of Baylor Uni
versity then read a paper "Should the
higher education of your youth be
committed to the state V" He was
followed by G. A. Coulson R. E. Mei
vin R. T. Hanks and J. H. iiutner.
W. E. James read an essay on tne
office of "Work of Deacons."
Infant baptism and infant com
munion an essay by J. A. lunioaii
was read by M. P. Matheney.
The city election yesterday was un
usually quiet. There were no diffi
culties during the entire day. The fol-
lowing officers were elected : H. L.
Karnes marshal; W. S. Shannon
attorney ; A. II. Davis treasurer ; L.
W. Albertson. assessor and collector ;
A. C. Surghhor. secretary all of
whom are good men and will make
first-class officers.
DALLAS.
Ganuuack Has Fled New Dai
ly. Paper.
Soeclal Teletrram to the Statesman.
Dallas April 2. It is generally
conceded now that Morgan Commack
has fled and does not intend to return
and appear against his pals in their
trials tor cotton frauds liuinors are
current of his arrest to-day near the
Rio Grande making for Mexico but
they lack confirmation. When he left
Dallas about two weeks ago he prom
ised County Attorney Clint he
would be back "in a few days
However the state authorities have
now about given him up and being in-
terviewed to-day by your corespondent
County Attorney Clint said appear-
ances indicate thai Morgan Cammack
does not intend to return or hi3 own
account. Should he violate his agree-.
ment with the state he forfeits al
clemency promised him and if cap-
tured would le subject to trial at the
will of the state and intormation
heretofore furnished by him could be
used against him.
G. W. Leacon and r. wnmey to
night purchased the Texas World a
weekly independent newspaper irom
j. C. Hart and will to-morrow mor-
ning issue the first number of the
Daily Chronicle. The new paper is to
be strictly independent in pontics and
devoted primarily to the interests of
Dallas.
FORT CONCHO.
Personal and Otherwise.
Special Telegram to The Statesman
X ORT UONCHO April C. JUS. . o.
Blanton closed a trade to-day with Mr.
R. O. Simpson for 1000 neadioi siock
cattle.
Dr. R. J. Breckenndge of Austin is
in our city superintending the mov
ing of the telegraph oince to san ah-
gelo. Work is progressing on the county
jail and numerous other large build
ings.
District court meets nere on ju.on-
day the 7th. - -
DALLAS ENTERPRISE.
NewItaUroad-StillwellKussell
Don't Want to be Mayor.
Special Telegram to The Statesman.
W. 11. uaston yesterday eiectea
mayor oi XjSSC u alias positively re
fuses to serve and a new election win
be necessary at which time it is pro
posed to submit anew the proposition
of annexing to Dallas with a proviso
exempting East Dallas from taxation
to aid in paying indebtedness of any
character incurred Dy uauas up to
date. '
A. b. Norton s friends deny mat ne
is in Washington working for the re
moval of Postmaster ttarrison and
the appointment of A. M. Cochran.
They say he is there endeavoring to
secure a pardon for ex-Marshal Still
well Kusseu with good prospects
of success.
Mrs. Eaton wife of the cotton
swindler quietly departed for Phila-
delphia last night
The citizens' mass meeting was
largely attended.- The committee of
public benefit submitted a lengthy re-
port the main features of which was i tion. 1
to have all the property within a"ra-
I dius of three miles of the court house "Little
assessed two per cent of the amount tobacco.
TIN W
AUSTIN TEXAS THURSDAY APRIL 3 1884.
of its rendition on the county tax rolls
as a voluntary contribution for rail
road subsidies. One hundred thous-
and dollars was guaranteed to the
first company building one hundred
miles ot standard gauge railroad
south west wardly toward Brown wood ;
also similar sums for one hundred
miles of road to the northwest and to
the northeast. Committees were ap-
pointed to confer with the Denver and
New Orleans company and the Gulf
Colorado and Santa Fe. A delegation
was present from Cleburne asking
that that city be counted on to aid in
any movement from Dallas toward
Brownwoxl.
LONGYIEW.
Presbyterians in Council Fatal
Snake Bite Fatal Railroad
Accident Etc.
Special Telegram to-The Statesman.
Longview April 2. A large num-
ber of ministers elders and visitors
were In attendance at the opening of
the meeting of the East Texas Pres
bytery this morning xne day was
principally devoted to routine work
which was about finished. Tyler was
selected as the place to hold next
years meetirg. S. F. Tumey of
Crockett preacnes to-ni;:ht.
Theitev. J. ueWittiiurKneadnas
accepted the call from the Presbyte-
rian church here if allowed by the
presbytery to continue his work as an
evangelist until the next meeting of
that body. Mr. Burkhead is noted
throughout the state as one of the
most talented members of that church
A young colored boy Tom John
son was snake-bitten to-day while
fishing in the Sabine and died from
the eltcts ot the bite this evening.
A large pine tree fell to-day across
the track of the Galveston Sabine and
St. Louis railway ten miles from here
ditching the train but otherwise do
ing no damage.
A chilling wind has been blowing
all day.
Overton's Opinion has gone into the
hands of a stock company; capital
82000. .
TAYLOR.
A New Election Jolly Good
Time.
Special Telegram to The Statesman.
Taylor. April a. The municipal
election passed oft! quietly yesterday
by the election of Dave Moody as
mavor and J. T. Morgan as marshal.
M.R. Hoxie S. Riley J. E. Tucker
A. L. Smith and J. T. McCarty were
elected as aboard of aldermen.
The newly elected officers were sere
naded last night bv the Taylor brass
band. Several speeches were made
notably among them was the one de
livered by his honor the mayor who
told the boys he would continue in the
future to enforce law and order the
same as he had Been doing during his
former term. After partaking of
some refreshments kindly furnished
by the chief magistrate the boys sepa-
rated vowing that no town in the
state had a J'nobler Roman" for may or
than the rising and go-ahead town of
Taylor.
SAN ANTONIO.
Improving Horse-Stealing
Slugging Filching- Etc.
Special Telegram to The Statesman.
ban antonio April z. san Anto
nio is to have a new opera house to
be built by the Mavericks on Houston
street and plans and specmcations
have already been sent to St. Louis to
be revised. Sam Maverick will also
bnild a large five-story house on Al-
amo plaza.
Two .Mexicans were arrested here
to-day for stealing horses from Mr.
Tally of Gonzales county.
Sullivan will be here Sunday night
and probably Monday. He then goes
to Galveston Houston New Orleans
Nashville and the east.
A small boy made a tool of another
boy to steal a gold watch from his
father s jewelry estabitshmsnt and ne
succeeded in abstacting the chronom-
eter but detectives traced it in time to
return it to its owners.
BURNET.
Marble Yard Bobo's Visit
Wool Etc.
Special Telegram to The Statesman.
liuii.NET April a. jsiessrs. bimmons
Bros. of Round Rock have estab-
lished a marble yard here and will
get their stone from the marble and
granite quarries near tms city it is
pronounced a superior article by all
who have examined it.
L. B. Bobo of the Lone Star Land
and Investment company of Austin
passed through the city to-day en
route for Lampasas. He made the
railroad boys a fraternal call during
his stay.
Several small clips of wool have
been brought in and larger growers
will begin shearing during the next
ten days. Sheep men report splendid
trrazing. and uheep doing as well as
.hey huve ever known.
BROWNWOOD.
Brownwood Favors Education.
Hnecial Teleerram to The Statesman.
Bbownwood. March 2. The stone
work on the large flour mill was com
pleted to-day.
An election was held at this place
yesterday to elect school trustees and
to vote whether or not a scnooi tax
should be levied to continue the ten
months annual school. It resulted in
a vote of five to one in favor of the
levy. Brownwood .maintains two
1 academies for ten months in the year
each of which has a daily attendance
of one hundred and thirty students.
The faculty in each consists of well
educated Drof essors and ladies.
Our town is daily flooded with pros
pectors who seem to continue to come
in Irom all directions.
COLEMAN.
The
Crops Secret Organiza
tions Etc.
Special Telegram to The Statesman.
Coleman April 2. Farmers have
commenced planting grain in earnest
and if it does not freeze to-night
which is greatly feared: the prospects
are very Hatterintr.
Stock men are
-' . . i. -
preparing ior tno
spring round up and the sheep of this
county are in line i-uuuiuuu.
A lodge of the Knights of Pythias
was organized here last night with 20
members. '
Some preparations are being mane
for an Odd Fellows' celebration here
on the 26th.
A good rain iell last night. .
KYLE.
Jottings by the Wayside.
Special Telegram to The Statesman.
I - - A 1 ') rV I .iilimi'Tln.iT
JXljJS Apui ... .Lilt? cuuiiuai j
trial of John Hodges and Frank Mar-
tin for an aggravated assault upon C.
W. Stanart night before last was.
held here to-day before Justice Linen
and defendants were admitted to bail
in 750 bond . each to appear before
the grand jury at the next term of the
criminal court. Stanart is still in a
comatose condition and fears of his
recovery are entertained. .
A chilly norther sprung up last
niirht. and has been blowing bard all
day. .. . . . .
B. u. Anderson a targe stockman
of Gonzales is shipping a large num-
ber of horsesrom this point.
Coffin Selects a Coffin."
San Francisco April - 2. Com
mander Coffin of the United States
navv. left this afternoon lor wash
ington
to assume command or tne
"Alert."
' of the Greely relief expedi-
Joker" Is the best smoking
FATAL CYCLONE.
IT SWEEPS 0VEE INDIANA WITH
SAD TERELBLE AND IRRE-
SISTIBLE FURY
Leaving Desolation and Death
to Mark the Course of
Its "Wild Career.
Hoadley Makes Some Humane
Suggestions to the Ohio
Legislature.
And the Stockmen Initiate a
Most Important Session
at Dodge City.
DEATH'S MESSENGER.
Cyclone "Wipes an Entire
Town out of Existence!
Muncie. Ind. April 2. A destruc
tive cyclone struck this county about
o'clock yesterday aiternoon. com
pletely wiping Oakville (seven miles
south of here on the Fort
Wayne railway) out of existence and
doing incalculable damage to life and
property. About o ociock a heavy
black cloud came rising from the west
and another irom the north lhe two
clouds seemed to meet at the house of
Tevis Cochrane two miles from Oak
ville and luted it bodily trom its floor
and foundation and tearing it into
kindling wood deposited it in all
directions.
The following were killed:
Mrs. Anna Dearmond widow aged
fifty.
Susan Hill aged fifteen. When the
latter was discovered she was in al-
most a nude condition her clothiog
having been literally blown from her
person.
The babe of C. C. Johnson was found
dead in a field one hundred yards from
where the house stood with its head
crushed in.
The body of Charles Brown was fa-
tally injured.
Turner Johnson twelve years old
son of C. C. Johnson was blown twen
ty rods. His skull was crushed and he
will probably die.
Nancy Myers sixty years old had
her arm broken.
Lemonia Myers aged thirteen had
her arm broken.
John Kauffman and wife are both
badly bruised.
Jeff Hoover engineer at saw mm
had his leg broken in two places and
is injured internally and will proba
bly die.
j en Aimer had his nip dislocated.
Mrs. Jeff Miller is badly bruised.
Fred Coldstock of Shelby ville had
three ribs broken.
Widow Hiner received a bad cut in
the shoulder.
Fifteen others were more or less in-1
jured but none so seriously as those
above mentioned.
Among the houses demolished was
that of John Sullivan in which were
himself wife and six children the
youngest being a baby two weeks old.
Most miraculously none of the fami-
ly were inj ured in the least. The baby
was tound in bed covered with debris.
but unscratched.
TERRIBLE DESOLATION.
Chicago April 2. The daily News
special from Muncie Ind. gives the
following additional details of the
Oakville cyclone : In the path of the
storm for miles east and west of the
valley the damage is equally great
and every farm passed over was made
a perfect wreck. Barns houses or-
chards and fences levelled to the
ground. Everything presents a
scene of desolation. On the
farm of James Sanders four miles
east of Middletown his barn and
house were completely destroyed.
Sanders who is a merchant in Middle-
town but who was not at the place at
the tune and had taken reiuge in a
barn was instantly killed. At the
town of Murray a family of eight
persons had their house blown to
splinters and the father William
Lines was killed. W. Frank a
painter living four miles west of Oak
ville. while out on his larm was caught
bv the storm and instantly killed. The
condition of the denizens of Oakville
is terrible to think of. Without
homes clothing food or bedding
they were found standing in the
cold blinding snow storm or
shivering in the few tireless houses
that yet remained. The people who
were more fortunate have thrown
open their homes to the sufferers and
are making arrangements to feed the
hungry until such time as they may
be able to sustain themselves.
MAXEY'S MIND.
It
Conceives a New System of
Coinage.
Washington April 2. Senator
Maxey has prepared an amendment to
the house bill for the retirement of the
trade dollar which provides that after
January 1 1885 trade dollars shall be
received on deposit at the United
States depositories and together with
all half dollars quarter dollars and
dimes now coined in the treasury or
which may hereafter come into the
treasury and all other silver which
after said date may be purchased for
coin by the secretary of the treasury
shall be sent to the mints and coined
into half dollars each which shall
contain 20-16 grains standard silver
and such coins shall be a legal tender
for debts either public or private. It
provides however that the secretary
of the treasury may in his discretion
continue under the existing law the
coinage of quarters and dimes which
shall however contain respectively
one-fourth and one-tenth of standard
silver now contained in standard
dollars and all said quarters and dimes
! shall be legal tender for all public and
private debts. It provides also for
the issue by the secretary of the trea3
uxy of suyer cettlncates based upon
half dollars quarters and dimes thus
' provided for in the same manner as is
required by law m cases of silver
t dollars.
i .
' The Ohio Legislature.
. Columbus April 2. Gov. Hoadley.
L in his. message to the general assem-
. bly today recommended that provis
ion be made by law for an offer of an
adequate reward for the arrest and
conviction of the murderers of Capt
John J. Desmond of Company B
First regiment O. N. G killed on the
evening of March 28 at Cincinnati
while - in the discharge of his
duty in ' the service ' of the
state. He aiso recommends tne pre
Srlety of making provision for the re-
ef of Desmond's aged mother from
the pecuniary loss entailed by the
death of her son he. being her only
support.
A bill passed tne senate to aiiow an
militia men injured or prostrated by
sickness while in the service of the
state at Cincinnati a per diem of $2
for 121 days.
A bill was introduced in tne senate
Droviding .that citiz ns may recovev
state damages ior tne destruction oi
property by riotous assemblages. The
bill looks to the making good the
losses sustained by citizens at Cinein
nati during the late riot.
Stockmen's Convention.
Dodge City Kas April 2. The
second annual meeting of the Western
Kansas Stock Growers' association
con vend in this city this afternoon
The town T?as crowded with people;
numbering among them the most lm
portant stockgrowers from Kansas
' Colorado New Mexico and Northern
KLY STATE
Texas. The questions to come up for
discussion will be of national import
ance and the action of the convention
is on trial The result is awaited with
interest as it is thought the united
action of an association so large in
number and representing so much
wealth will certainly have some
weight with our representatives in
congress.
Th j convention was called to order
at 3:30 p. m. by the president. A. R.
McCoy who congratulated the mem-
bers on the prosperity manifested dur-
ing the year past and the harmonious
workings of the association.
McCoy called particular attention to
tne need ot most stringent measures
for the prevention of the burning of
ranges both bv accident and mali
ciously and the need of more effective
efforts for the suppression of
cattle and calf stealing and
pointed out the great difficulty in
convicting thieves. A majority of
the members of the association were
present and sixteen new members
were admitted and four applicants re-
jected for having insufficient ranges
for their cattle. The attendance was
large and representative and the pro
ceedings promise to be important. It
is estimated that those present to-day
represented neaily four hundred thou
sand cattle worth 91600000.
OHIO'S BATTLE FIELD.
White-Robed Peace Smiles
Again on Porkopolis.
Cincinnati. April 2. One of the
most encouraging outward signs of
the supremacy of order has just ap-
peared here in the removal of the bar
rieades in the streets near the court
house. At noon the first street car of
the Mount Auburn line was permitted
to pas3 through after being shut out
since half past nine o'clock on Satur
day night when pistol firing and
stone-throwing so intimidated the
drivers aDd conductors that
they refused to further risk their lives
There is no longer that menacing atti
tude or "presented arms" but very
few soldiers are still pacing the side-
waiKS around the courthouse tor the
purpose of preventing venturesome
persons from entering dangerous
structures. The entire military force
will be withdrawn to-day. ecxept the
Seventeenth regiment which has or
ders to remain until further instruc
tions.
The latest revised list of the dead
and wounded makes the number of
dead 45 wounded 138.
The Missouri Election.
St. Louis April 2. The elections
of the interior cities of this state yes-
terday resulted as follows:
in Springfield the republicans elec
ted a city clerk city attorney and one
councilman and the democrats the re-
mainder of the city ticket including
three aldermen.
In Carthage the temperance ticket
was elected over the citizens' ticket
with the exception of street commis-
sioLer by 100 to 300 majority.
in uoncordia the republicans elected
four councilman and a colored city
marshal.
In Lexington they elected one dem
ocratic and one republican member of
the school board.
In Glasgow there was no party line
in the election. R. B. Caple was
elected mayor over A. B. South worth
who has held that omce eight years.
The remainder of Caple's ticket was
elected.
In Mexico the whole democratic
ticket was elected.
In Sedalia the city ticket was even
ly divided the democrats electing
mayor ana three republican aiaermen
being elected.
in .Lebanon the license ticket was
elected with one exception.
In LaPlata the republican and pro
hibition ticket was elected.
In Independence there was no party
line3 and A. K. LiddelL present mayor
was re-elected; in fact the cnier oi
police marshal and the entire demo-
cratic ticket was elected.
The towns in southern Illinois so
far as reported show the elections
we.e generally conducted on purely
local issues temperance cutting the
chief figure.
More Cyclone.
Columbus O. April 2. The even
ing Dispatch's special gives further
accounts of the destruction by the cy-
clone at points north and west of here
last night. At Dublin Ohio the
Christian church was unroofed and
damaged over $1000. Several barns
and out houses were removed irom
their foundations and some carried
a great distance in the tornado's path.
The farm house of P. Wolf
three miles east was completely d- .
molished and the family wedged in J
the ruins but rescued with slight . in-
juries. A considerable number of J
stock were killed by tailing barns but ;
no estimate of the damage can be .
made as the distant parts of the coun
ty are not yet heard from. The direc
tion of the cyclone was nortn and
northeast in range. Near Jaysville
twelve barns and four houses were
destroyed and three persons badly
hurt. No lives so far reported lost.
Mechanicsburg O. April 2. Ma
ny houses were blown down and sev-
eral buildings unroofed'and upturned
by the cj clone which swpt from the
northwest last night. 1
Urbana. v.. April 2. in the vicin
ity of Mutual and Bowlersville the
storm' last night did great damage
the track being a third of a mile wide.
The destruction oi timber is heavy
large trees being torn up by the roots.
No lives reported lost.
A Novel Suit.
Pittsburg. Pa.. Aprils. Anthony
O'Donnell will shortly enter suitr
aeainst the Guion steamship company
for 8100.000 damages. O'Donnell al-
ledes that his wife who took passage
on the steamship: Arizona in October
84. died from neglect while en route
to America. She was attacked by
sea sickness when a few hours out
and although confined to her bed for
several days before her death neitner
captain steward physician lor stew
ardess visited ner. xne pnysician pro-
nounced death the result of heart dis
ease. Papers are now being prepared
and suit will be brought in the court
of common pleas. Witnesses will be
summoned from jsiew xorK.JNew Jer
sey and from different parts of this
state.
Destructive Breezes.
Pittsburg. April 2. In a storm
last niirht at Homestead 8 miles from
this city on the Pittsburg Virginia
and Charleston railroad a frame nouse
in course of erection belonging to
Patrick O'Neal was demolished and
six men at work injured one of them
Robert Ouinn. very seriously. A car
penter shop adjoining was crushed oy
falling timbers and five men barely
escaned with their lives. Ane nouse
was owned by John Randolph. On
the hillside houses were also wrecked
but nobody was hurt. The damage
amounts to several thousand dollars.
The Cincinnati Riot.
Cincinnatl April 2. (Midnight)
All is peaceful in the city ; the not is
positively ended and tne troops nave
nearlv all departed for their homes.
Those killed or died up to this hour
are 11 born in uermany: la Amen
cans mostly of German parents;
from Ireland and 1 from Wales.
A Noble GirL .
EvANSViLLB Ind April 2.
Miss Cora Barton president of the
Red Cross association left for St.
Louis to-night. She leaves St. Louis
Thursday niirht on the steamer Mat-
tie Beli for the lower Mississippi with
the supplies sent trom thereto uairo
-iMGrot a Postofiice.
: Washington. D. C April 2. Wm.
Woods of Hills boro Texas has been
nominated for postmaster at Hiilsboro.
SM
THE OLD WORLD !
KING ALFONSO PATS EOS EESPE0TS
TO AS EDITOR IS EOYAL
PASSION.
And Tom Hendricks Enlightens
Paris Touching the Cincinnati
Riots and Democracy.
The Liberal Party in Germanv
Destined to Ride Down
Bismarck.
And the "Land of Sinleis Sor
rows " Produces a Fresh
Crop of Invincibles.
GERMANY.
The New l'arty Very Formidable.
Berlin April 2. The recognition
oi a uerinan noerai party as a new
and important force in German poli
tics is daily becoming more evident.
One of the demands set forth in its
published programme is for the crea
tion of a n sponsible minister for the
empire. This has attracted the atten
tion of Bundesrath and almost imme-
diately a delegation from Saxony
seconded by one from Wurtemburg
asked that body to oppose the de
mand. The discussion on the reauest.
deferred at the time is now occupying
tne attention oi tne delegates.
Denies Its Authorship.
Berlin. April 2. ComDte Dau-
oigny secretary or the French em
bassy has applied to th imperial
prosecutor to have actio . broueht
against a paper or this city which
stated that the comptesse. his wife.
was tne author or a work entitled
"Berlin society." He claims the
newspapers are liable for defamation
of character in making the (assertion.
Emperor William is much improved.
On a Sad Mission.'
The Crown Prince Frederick Wil-
liam started for London to-day to as-
sist at the funeral of Prince Leopold.
ENGLAND.
Colliery Explosion.
London April 2. A colliery explo-
sion occured near Cardiff to-day. Two
men were killed and seventeen others
entombed.
Deserted.
London April 2. The Daily News
says the government considers it un
necessary to dispatch British troops to
Khartoum.
Frightful Bryce.
London April 2. In the house of
commons next Monday James Bryce
liberal will ask whether the govern-
ment is prepared to remonstrate with
tne Lorte lor closing American mis
sion schools in Asia Minor.
Gordon Gets Fooled. -
London April 2. The Times cor
respondent at Alexandria says he pos
sesses positive proot that Gen. Gor-
don expects British troops to be sent
to Khartoum.
IRELAND.
Davitt Denounced.
London April 2. The
Irish branch of the Irish
Parnell
national
league has passed a resolution con-
demning Michael Davitt for inviting
Henry George to lecture in Dublin.
Charged With Being Invincibles.
Dublin April 2. A number of
tradesmen and farmers are charged
with being "Invincibles" and belong
ing to that body as founded at Tuc-
ber Curry. P. Sheridan has been ar-
rested and taken to Sligo.
The Parnellites.
Dublin April 2. At a regular
meeting of the Irish JNational .League
to-night the treasurer reported that
since last meeting he had received
1173 including one thousand pounds
trom Detroit Michigan.
- An Informer.
Dublin April 2. The invincible
arrested at Tubercurry has turned in
former and given the names ot sev-
eral landlords whom the society de-
cided to murder.
FRANCE.
xiendricks Talk.
Paris April 2. Ex-Governor Thos.
H. Hendricks has been interviewed
respecting " the Cincinnati riot. He
thinks the citizens of Cincinnati will
come to rrgret the event which led to
the burning of tho court house.
and doe3 not ocjieve any organized
efforts exiats to establish vigilance
committees in tha great cities of the
United States. He is of the opinion
that the sensible thing for the demo
cratic factions to do is to compromise
their dulerences with respect to pro-
teciion ar a tree trade.
SPAIN.
A Comic Affair.
AIAdrid. Aur;l 2. The editor of a
comic iouaAlha-ibefn sentenced to 8
years imprisonment for publishing of
fensive Jit-rature agaiust King Al-
fonso. America and Spain.
Washington. April 2. In the
senate to-day a resolution was offered
by Call and referred to -the committee
on foreign relations requesting the
president to institute negotiations
with the government ot the Jung
of Spain for a reference to umpire for
the decision of the question whether
the treaty of 1819 has been fully car
ried into ettectby the United States
and whether the United States gov-
ernment is bound in good faith to
pay the full amounts awarded by the
udicial tribunals to whom the same
was referred for losses sustained from
forces acting under orders of the
United States in 1818 and 1819.
Honoring Hunt.
Washington April 2. Secretary
Chandler has directed Commodores
Fill and Brown commanding the
New York navy yard to arrange a
suitable reception for the remains of
ex-Secretary of War Hunt which will
arrive m .New iorK on the steamer
Elbe. The funeral arrangements in
W ashinerton have been placed in the
hands of Lieutenant Commander Mo
Calla ard the interment will take
place at Oakhill cemetery with mili
tary honors. Th navy department
will be closed the day ot the tuneraL
Axtell's "Toddy" Floors Him.
Washington. April 2. The sub
committee of the house judiciary com
mittee to-day heard is. a. Wiegand
special engineer of the department of
justice on the charges against judge
AxtelLof JSew Mexico. He read a
report on tin case which he submitted
to he attorney-genera) and in which
he gave it a3 his opinion that while
there was nothing against the integ-
rity of AxtelL he was unfitted for the
position os associate justice because of
his injudicial methods.
CivU Service.
Galveston April 2. Postmaster
Garreisen. Arthur Green and J. H.
Yuung have been designated a board
to conduct the civil service examina
tion in this city on the loth instant
under the supervision of Commis
sioner L. D. Thoman.
' Galveston Exchange.
Galveston April 2. The annual
meeting of the cotton exchange to -
night was well attended and C G.
Wells president was warmly ap-
plauded. He said that during the
vear the exchange emerged from debt
AN.-
NO. 31.
and has continued free from incuni
brance of every kind. It has now in
its treasury 87826 in cash and tM.O.O
m conns with a membership the san e
o last year 120 active and two visit-
ing members.
The sales of cotton for the vear
amount to 600000 bales against 393 -
11? year Previous an increase of
A)o00 bales : deliveries aominat mn.
tracts were 7.200 bales ao-aint. rh.
bales last vear an iiprMaa -Tom
bales.
Respectability Vanquishes Vlco.
oieciiu leiegram to The Statesman
UATESVILLE. Ann ! Thi
own r r
rru ii j-j passed on quietly
xo wowing o tiicers were elected :
Mayor. H.N. At.ki
. Gardner John Fellroth Benjamin
n A u oam ureS?; marshal J.
W. Boyd: attorney i! Tf u-'hit..
treasurer. Y. s .Tonir
KA)um Chnshnian. .The elect oi was
Tt-ijr ciose as reg:irtled the lu.irshal
the contest beins between t.h
and whisky element and the moral
citizens. 1 am rl;id tostatrt thA it0..
were victorious but only by a single
vote.
A. M. Garrett whn mu ctui.Kj v..
John Roland is reported dead.
We have had fine rains and crop
prospects are excellent.
Base Ball Bosses.
Columbus O April 2. At a meet
ing of the American association of
umpires held to-day it was decided
to change paragraph 8. rule 48
to assess five to ten dollars upon
pitchers for striking batsmen solidly
with the ball instead of giving bats-
men a base. PararraDh 5. ruin 50 wa
changed so as to force batsmen to run
after three strikes fair hit or seven
balls to make double play in such
cases. It is possible all the other rules
will remain unchanged.
Corn and Fruit Crops.
St. Louis. April 2. The
of the Missouri state board of mrrif-nf.
ture who received reports from everv
county in the state says the average
i'i uruvimg wneat is mainly 8 per
cent and improving. He also states
the per cent of wheat now in hands of
producers is and corn 24
Peaches are severely Injured: aDDles
promise fairlv. but small friilta will
be short.
A Bishop on the War Path.
Savannah. AdHI 2. A soeciai tn
the Morning News from Key West
says: "Reliable reDorta state that.
Bishop Shoters left here last night
with Gen. Aguero and twenty men
well armed for Cuba. The revenue
cutter "Dix" left this morninar in
pursuit with the S Danish consul
on board. Great excitement prevails
here."
The Wrecking- Winds. .
Cincinnati. April 2. Reports from
eastern Indiana and western Ohio.
say the storm last night was very se-
vere. The wind blew a hurricane.
prostrating fences and telegraph lines.
Communication is badiv lnterrnntfid.
No lives are known to be lost. Near
Greenville the storm was very severe
and houses barns and trees were
blown down.
A Foul Murder.
Hopkins. Ky April 2. At Farrville
yesterday John W. Gibson a young
rough walked into a grocery and
tired two pistol balls into the heart of
John McCoy killing him instantly.
No reason Is assigned for the deed.
Gibson escaped but a party of citi-
zens are in pursuit and will lynch him
if he is caught.
A Mystery.
St. Louis April 2. A lady who
registered at the Laclede three days
ago as Mrs. Redcliff Kansas City was
found dead in bed this afternoon with
arsenic lying on a table in her room.
xne laoy is about do years old. well
dressed and all her garments being
new and unmarked there is no clue to
her identity.
Shysters Fired.
Washington. April 2. J. E. Biee-
low of this city and G. N. Chandler
or Harris uity uutier county Penn-
sylvania have been disbarred from
practice oerore the .interior depart-
ment as pension attorneys.
Begs 10 oe Hixcusea.
San Francisco. April 2. Judge
Field writes from Washington to ex-
Governor Johnson that he is not and
does not wish to be considered a pres
idential candidate.
Carrie Swain May Marry Again.
St. Louis April 2. Carrie Swain.
the actress was granted a divorce to-
day. Her husband failed to appear
and consented to have the divorce
granted by default.
Appointment Confirmed.
Washington. D. C April 2. Tc-
day the senate confirmed the nomina
tion of James F. Traeey. as United
States marshal for the eastern district
of Texas.
Onto Chicago.
Kansas City April 2. The repub
licans of this district have selected
delegates to the Chicago convention
but no presidential preference was ex
pressed. -
Diamond Robbery.
New York. April 2. At theAstor
house to-night Wm. Renner a jewel
er was robbed of siu.uuu worth of
diamonds by Joseph Rosenbaum a
clerk.
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eases no matter by what uame it may
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The secret of recruiting the vital
principle is discovered in Brandreth's
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the elements of vitality. Heat healthy
animal warmth is certainly increased
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Provided the great organs are not ir
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Brandreth's Pills will not cure. The
true art of healing is to assist nature
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as it were the whole vitality of the
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fastened on a pan.
Get Brandreth's Pine! - Be nut oil
with none other! and follow the print
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The Lumbermen.
The Lumber Dealers Association of
Texas wll meet in this city on the
8th of this month. The association is
composed of 134 lumbermen doing
business in tne state wno represent
about tlOjmOOa: The officers ot the
association are:-. Hon. Geo. Pfeuffer
president; Wm. Cameron treasurer;
E. 1L Lingo secretary.-
-Tim. twtllAvd rarhof wa aav m1.
and try our goods. Stagy & Hick?
auu m vvnv v v umw w v uaj uub uu
Waiting" is the brand of the bef
cigar.
Chew nothing but "Good Mornint
navy. dt act hicks sole agen'.
She iald: "Don't hut II von mnst.cli
8prln that's the best."
' Lots of money at J. A. Jackson's
tl.
1
Salad dressing. Lucknow clonlan
Spanish olives and capras at lbu
Abrahams. . V
Take your job printing to : Warn
over .Edwards & Church 8. lm
A aiAsin:n.
There was one April fool joke that
is by far too good to im lost. It is a
perfect soap mine in ricNnes; m fiict
it takes the cake from anything that
has happened in this city in tlx
months. Austin has one soei.-tv
young man who is a com-
plete masher. He can mash anything
he sets out to mash from a dunp'eii
golden-haired flirt of twenty u t
staid old wrinkled maid of forty. 11
part? his hair in the mindle or sor.oar
the middle that no one but a man-'
eyed man with the blind-stag -
could tell the difference. He is i
exactly a dude not a full-Hood- ' '
dude but might properlv be aid (
be a dudie. lie is very Wise and it U
said one young man in Austin thiuh
him the smartest fellow in the s'.atu
of Texas. The youi:?r ruaa wiv
possibly be mistaken but we thiik
not. Well to come to the poiut somi
of the young men of Aattm put up n:x
April fool joke on the smart youn-r
man that makes him smarter tl:m
ever. The boys had teen prepari jr"
the thing for some tima About t
months ago there came to t;ils city a
beautiful young lady of perhaps twen-
ty a blonde with plump ror-nd ligur-
laughing eyes clear fair complexion
perfect blonde and a
perfect beauty
who took our masher by storm. V.'hertT
the paragon came from and who s!ie
was matters not but enough to 6a.v
she was in the plot and it is suipectnl
several of the young men of Au.-ui:i
could tell something aUout her. An
introduction was arrangtv. between
the handsome blonde and our masiicr
and he was quite devoted to her .
during her visit ia this city
which however was very brief.
She left Austin and the heart
of our hero was troubled over
her departure. In a short time he re
ceived a letter from her mailed at
Fort Werth one of the sweetest dain- ..
tiest darlingest letters n ma.sb.er ever
received from his latest ...conquest. It
was too good to Keep ana he showed -
it to a few of the b ys with some
very complimentary rmarKs about
the powers of a certain young miui
with the ladies. The boys knew lu'i
as much about the letter as he did.
It would be superfluous to say
he answered it
and it is likewise who." v jnnecesf.iry .
to add that strawberru and cream
taffy candy or maple syrup could not
rCXW r0 ra in Oiirnntnnaa i f trnt rr
Why it was so full of sweetness that
the postal official squeezed some of it
out wnen ne caucueu tne stamp auu
stamped the post mark. This corres-
nnndiinra u-anr rtn until thaavunfTKvnf
the first day of April 188 i. A col-
ored boy brought him a note- in
tha dear familiar hand-writing
requesting the Austin masher to meet
his adorable at the house of her friend
the same friend with whom she had
stayed when in the city before. The
hour was named as eight ociock
when he should call. Do you think be
thought of April fool jokes under
those circumstances? Banish the
desecrating thought. No he fixed him-
self up in his
MOST MASHABLE STYLE
and when the hour arrived
he went to the house where his para-
gon was. The house is situated in the
suburbs of Austin and by the time ha
reached the place it was quite darK.
She had suggested that he come with
a hack so-they could take a drive and
vou bet he came with a hi ex. as ne
drove up to the gate she did not wait
for him to come in but she came out
and met him at the gate. Sha
then told him thty had been
invited to a little gathering at
Mr and it was time they were
eoimr. He politely helped her into
the cab and the driver was inst ructed
where to go. The driver declares no
heard something very much like kiss-
mir in the cab. but drivers cannot oa
trusted on such matters. The blonde
herself acknowledges the masher was
extraordinarily loving on the evasion
and that she did not discourage Mm
so much as she ought to have done.
Whenever she went out
SHE WORE A VEIL.
and the fact that she had one on thlit
night in the cab caused no suspicion.
They reached the house of Mr. -
and he escorted the darling to a brill-
iant First ot April party. Here sha
removed her veil requestmgtne ouriia
to untie it for her which of ccurte.
be did. He didn't faint but he looked
terribly sick. His blondehead turned
as black as a plantation negress. There
were the hair and eyes uui
the face!- He wanted to kill
somebody but he didn't know
who to Kill lie couion t kiu ma
hlnnrln for nhfl had darted out of tha
room. He would liked to have killed -
bevv of girls who said: 'Umlol
made another ma-ih" But it wo Ji u t
do to kill girls. The secret of it ill is
that a young man had personated the
blonde and oy means oi raise nwauu
cosmetics with his woman figu . e had
completely fooled the smartest young
man in Austin. lie n-n
changed his face to black by
a little burnt cork. Tha
correspondence at Fort Wor h was
carried on through a friend at that
place. The full extent of the April
fool he will not understand until he
reads The Statesman this morning.
We suppress names because Tub
Statesman representative could not
get possession of the facts without
first pledging nis nonor iio to uo. iu
joke is rich enough without. them
however.
jtixamination.
The civil service commission gives
notice that on the 18th day of April
an examination for the departmental
service at Washington will be held in
Austin Texas. There will be two
grades of examination.
Success in tne lower grauu quauues
the applicant for an appointment at a
salary of 8900 a year with no promke
of promotion; success in the higher
an appointment at a salary .of jfl.OCO
$1200 a year and promotion . to tha
higher grades and salaries accoramg- .
to the practice governing the depart
ments.
The lower examination win ex nd
hut little bevond penmanshirv copy
ing orthography and the f i(i2nental
rules Of arithmetic; nut tne nigner
wilL in addition include Interest dis
count the elements of book-keeping
and accounts the elements or tne nQg-
lish language leuer-wnung tne
proper construction of sentences to-
gether with the elements of the geog
raphy history ana government oi xno
United States. Every person wishing
to take part in either of these grades
of examination must make his or her
application upon a biniiK which to-.
gether with a copy of thecivil service
law rules and regulations wui oe sent
to those who shall request them in
good faith by letter addressed to the
civil Bervice commission .Washington
D. C. The application paper contai ii
directions for its use.
TTmiHiia.il v TfilitA-
Nothing tends more to make f
situation agreeable than to be o'
rounded with polite attention. T(
characteristic is most prominent w i a
the passenger train attendants of the
Wabash railroad and has probably
contributed more than any other one
feature towards establishing the popu-
larity of this line. Then the arcom-
modations are the very best and' the
through-car system simply perfect ioc.
Leaving St. Louis in the mornirg al
ter the arrival of au trains irom ma
south a palace sleeper runs throi.a
to New York over the New ':z
central railroad without change ; rul
there is an elegant parlor car and i e -chair
car for Chicsco. In theeven ! mt
there is the only through sleeper i
Boston another one to iew Y oi k I
the two elegant sleepers and a li
chair car for Chicago. Dicing a: i
buffet cars furnish the finest hv..;.h
and lunches. The business me a an I
tourists will not forget these iu;is
when going north and e kt this scu-
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