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Free Grass is withering.
It ia really too hot for politics.
Llaine still lives but it Is doubtful
about Logan at this writing.
The Express' democracy won'
stand any vast amount of strain.
TriKRE isn't one single
truth 'in the rumored ltoss
nation.
word of
combina-
The Express has absolutely no pa-
tience with n paragraph which ia less
than a column in length.
The News' preaching consistency
is a remarkable thing. It is astonish
Ing. It is inconceivable. It is be
wildering.
CnENOWETii receives unstinted
praise for backing out of a race that
he had never really entered. The
whole thing was a broad jest.
They will keep monkeying with
the banks until we will have a panic
sure enough. The foolish playing on
the precipice's brink ought to stop
short-oft at once.
. 15a une y ought not to write letters
Letters are dangerous two-edged
back-acting boomerangs in politics
and the longest lived politicians are
those who write the fewest letters.
There are a few benighted dis-
tricts in the state where one hears the
inquiry "does advertising pay?"
These are growing small and beauti-
fully less by degrees and rapidly.
That's an uncomfortable rumor re-
garding Huntington's failure. We
can hardly understand how such a
thing can be but then it might happen
and it would raise Gain fox good and
all if it did.
Chenoweth is getting a good deal
of cheap advertising for backing
out of a race in which there was noth
ing for him but . absolute defeat
That's one way to to create a boom
for the future.
. The Examiner is very good to fair
Austin. That paper can afford in
the strength of the loveliness of the
Central City to be both just and gen-
: erous to other places. It is a liberal
spirit any whow.
We learn with regret that Mr
Faulkner of the San Antonio Times
has been very ill but we learn with
equal satisfaction that he is recover
ing lie is a talented and forceful
writer and we trust he will long be
spared to adorn the profession.
the Houston journal utters a
truism when it says that "a cold gov
ernor makes a cold people." That's it
exactly; but it is the inexorable ring;
the bossism of the state as well as
Ireland's frigidity which is repressing
the enthusiasm of the people. There
is nothing like a ring to do that sort
of work." -
A half-dozen drunken negroes at
Cause led his excellency into a very
ridiculous predicament. It Is to be
hoped however that no more of that
sort of disturbment will overtake the
governor this side of the next election
day. Two of that sort would prove
fatal to even his high hopes of politi-
cal happiness. . ..
Tub hot sun getteth in its work on
the cotton and also shrivels up the
flowers. A blessing on one hand a
curse on tne other so it is in this
life. The good and the bad are mixed
in all of its affairs and fortunate in
deed is he who gets more of .the for-
mer than of the latter.as he goes along.
Peace hath her offices as well as
wax and one of these is to teach a
man thHt although he may command
armies successfully - he niayvfail
engrcgiously as a Wall street sharp.
It U to the credit of any man to fail
m Wall street wh.ile to succeed
urines to say the least of it a degree
( f sharrn..3 not far removed from
iy.
Texas at Chiea&ro.
It is high time that the matter of
the Texas representation its rearing
and policy at the coming national
convention be considered. In all
things Texas is now a great state.
She is great as much for the solidity
and unity of her grand democratic
majority as she is for her wonderful
extent and vast producing capacity.
She is indeed one of the character
states of the union and in the politi-
cal aspects of the times she is grandly
significant. In the coming struggle
against the banded powers of mo
nopoly her front to passing events
will well-nigh turn the tide in
favor of the policyof tariff reform; the
commencement of an era of cleanli
ness economy and simple efficien
cy in government. In view of the '
probability of Buch contingency there
must be no mistake in the voice of the
delegation to Chicago. She must
come to the front with all her inter-
ests so massed and sized up that the
attitude assumed by her in the conven-
tion will not be a doubtful one on any
point. If there are conflicting views
as to policy the majority must settle
it in caucus so that upon the floor and
realy for business the vote of the
empire state of the southwest will go
a solid shot a forceful influence for
advanced democratic policy. In the
work of the platform committee the
state will have a powerful and a pain-
ful interest. It is all important that
one of her leading and most influen-
tial delegates be pushed for place on
that committee. The free trade tenets
of Texas must voice themselves there
and in no uncertain or half-hearted
way. Governor Hubbard Hon. Lin
C. Alexander or Mr. Teter Smith
would we think properly place Texas
before the convention the party and
the country in an unmistakeable at-
titude for free trade or such a revision
of the tariff schedules as would ap-
proximate the disideratum as nearly
as possible. The republican platform
is a skillfully constructed document
and it wtth have to be met by one of
equally skillful arrangement as to the
policy it will illustrate and urge but
there must be no ambiguity no cloudy
glittering generalities no mere chance
business no demagoguery and no dis-
honest mere vote-catching empty trick-
ery. A plain manly frank declara-
tion of principles and a solemn pledg
ing of the strength of democracy to
their carrying out in good faith is
what is needed and it is all that is
necessary.
Texas must have a hand in this
play the part in this the first step in
the pathway of correct policy adop-
tion to which she is entitled by the
magnificent majority ' she throws
and by her rapidly opening and
unfolding greatness. We have
a really strong delegation. It
has been well and wisely chosen and
while a little chagrin was felt that
the brilliant Terrell was slaughtered
so needlessly by the petty spitefulness
of the administration forces yet the
people have the most perfect confi-
dence in not only its steadiness to
known and broadly accepted demo-
cratic doctrines but in its flexible and
intelligent apprehension of any new
policy projected or urged upon the
convention. Texas will be satisfied
with a general strong and fair re
statement of the cardinal doctrines of
her political creed but upon the sub-
ject of tariff that will fall far
below her reasonable and just
expectations. In this field Tex
as would place no half-heart
ed nerveless gleaners. She would see
only manly work done direct cleanly
work: anu worn the periect range
and meaning of which would not and
could not be mistaken in any particu
lar. Every solitary interest of this
vast producing state is served best
by a low tariff policy with the excep
Won of wool and perhaps sugar But
among the wool as well as the sugar
producers there is a large majority of
true democrats who value a correct
public policy more than they do one
which would simply serve their soli
tary production at the expence of all
other interests of the state.
The simple fact is the man who is
incat able of making the sacrifice of
either his own private interests preju
dices or preferences in the cause cf
the public's good 13 unfit in any and
au ways to represent or serve any
state in a representative capacity and
much more so a state such as Texas
is. The faithful representative must
lift himself rip above petty and local
considerations. lie must take a com
prehensive view of the whole situa
tion and act in the best light possible
to throw upon it and altogether
without
feelings.
Chicago
reference to ms own
If our delegation to
wm out act on
this theory we may rest assured that
its work will be for good and thatt he
full weight of the state will be thrown
for the measures now so imperatively
demanded by a vast majority of the
peoplo of all parties and of all shades
of political opinions.
These crude reflections are thrown
off now as timely and they are the re-
Bult of mature reflection absolute con-
viction and of a long experience in
observing the crystalization of poli
cies and their projection into the pub
lic economies.
Bliss and the Grand Jary.
The country has long sinqe become
sick and tired totally wearied out
with the star route frauds. When
Kellogg was told by the grand jury to
go scot free the same as if he had
never had his nands on any govern
ment plunder the general impression
was the people were to be no further
nauseated oy a repetition or the ras-
calities of the chief actors in the dis
graceful 8 win die. But the story goes
on before the Springer committee and
from showing up the thieves
who did the stealing it
has now come to proving
some of the government counsel
as. guilty as the rascals they pre-
tended to prosecute and did pr osecute
in such a way as to shield them from
the punishment which was justly
their due. .Before the examination of
the federal grand jurors before the
Springer committee last week the
charges against Bliss of secret compli
city in acquitting the rogues had been
deemed mere assertions. But they
have been clinched by the sworn tes-
timony of the jurors. Bliss testified
that he told the jury Price the main
witness to prove Kellogg's rascalities
that he would not be before the grand
jury. Hutchison rorenian 01 tne
jury : corroborated by others of
the jury swore that he did and wait-
ed a day for Price. The latter not op-
posing the jury declined to indict
Kellogg not having the evidence be
fore them.
This 6hows exactly where li3s
i stood with reference to Kellogg and
I is a key to the entire pretended pros-
i ecui
ecution of the other star route thieves
It is aljout where Brewster himself
stood and is about of a piece with the
corruption that has marked every re- i
publican administration since the
days of Lincoln and disgraced the
country. It was for this reason that
the people of the United States de-
sired and they did desire such a
man as Tilden in power to cleanse the
Augean stables and purge the gov-
ernment of the rascals who have
plundered the treasury and brought
odium on American - government.
Will the people be able to find a man
who will do what Tilden would have
done? Not if the republican party
with Blaine the very boss of corrup
tion at its head can prevent it.
The Financial Situation.
While there is no adequate reason
for a panic either immediate or at
some time in the future yet there is
just that uneasiness and unrest in the
money markets which so far as pres-
ent business operations are concern-
ed produce all the discomforts atten-
dent upon genuine panic. Business
operations are paralyzed and that too
at the very season of the year when
the most injury possible to a given
time will surely result. In the south
we are making combinations for
money to move the crops. Margins
are very close any way and if money
costs more than it did and the crop
brings a less price as it is sure
to do under panic conditions it is
easy to see that not only will we fail
to make a profit on the season's busi-
ness but the chances are that we will
lose. . There is but one way to meet
the situation and that is by trimming
our sails to meet the storm by cur-
tailing our expenditures and by insti-
tuting a rigid economy in all the af-
fairs of life. Texas suffered less by
the panic of 1873 than any of the
states and should we have one now
she will again come out of it with less
loss and less distress in every way.
The reasons are plain and a state-'
ment of them cannot but have a
good effect that of allaying
any unreasonable fears that
may have grown up in the public
mind already or which may spring up
in the future. We are one of the
largest producers of staple products in
the union. No matter Tiow tight
money may become people must eat
beef bread sugar and rice and they
must be clothed. We have thus to
iurnisn two or tne three prime neces
sities of human existence food and
clothing and as for shelter we have
that and if we did not our mild cli
mate wouia render tne deprivation a
slight one Indeed. There will be no
difficulty in Texas selling at a fair
price every pound of cotton every
pound of wool rice sugar wheat
rye oats and barley. Every beef
and mutton she can raise and lor
cash at that. These facts taken with
a wise and rigid economy would be
quite sufficient to insure us a steady
prosperity which would not only hold
ts grip but enable us to go forward
in the improvement of the country
almost without let or hinderance. It
is true there would not be anything
of the boom about it but there would
be that which would be far better a
steady healthful advance reliable
strong and satisfactory.
Subdivided the subject may be
turned over in all sorts of lights
Everyman with the idea of true
economy about him can do a little
more if necessity requires not only
in the way of work but also in self
ueniai. lie can smoice a tew cigars
less per day and at a little less expen
sive price. He can drink less whisky
indulge less in cards and wine and
wear less expensive clothing. The
dear ladies would wear plumes less
tall and dresses of muslin rather than
of satin and wear them a little longer
The speculative industries could be
held up a little and thus would a bed
rock condition prevail which would
save us more than we would really
make were the old rule
of expensive indulgence persued
ana mere was no panic pre-
vailing. Added to this would be a
real advance in morals consequent
upon the enforced self-denial. Thus
do our blessings come to us sometimes
disguised as disasters. We have en
joyed in Texas several years of unin
terrupted prosperity and have fal
len into extravagant habits of business
as well as of living. These must be
reconstructed and promptly and earn
estly. Narrower margins must be ac-
cepted and the balance sheet of the
year's operations although it repre
sents a shrinkage in results must be
taken as satisfactory and there must
be no business soreheadedness.
Such a policy as this imperfectly
sketched one prevailing throughout
the west and south generally would
always steady New York -and the
manufacturing states so that a real
panic of wide and devastating effects
could never prevail or if it did not for
more than a month or so. until ar
rangements couia do made with our
people to tide over a break such as
caused the country to quake to Its
profoundesj; business depths in '73
when republican dishonesty precip
itated a crash which sent vast armies
of starving wretched men tramping
and begging from place to place
Experience ought to teach us wisdom
if nothing else and the truest wisdom
In the light of the threatening con
ditions outside is to arrange for
wwer luxuries naraer worK ana a
greater degree of self-denial than has
formerly been the rule.
No Texan who has his - business
legs well under him need feel alarm.
No legitimate trader who is backed by
such capital as integrity industry
application and general business in
telligenjEeneed have the slightest fear
of the final outcome. Hard work and
economy joined to the grand advan
tages we . have In soil production
climate range and diversification
of production will surely bring us
through scathiess.
The Country at its Best.
If one would know the beautiful
country we inhabit let him take a
trip by rail just now from Austin
to Waco. Since the recent rains
every living tree and plant Is bright
and green. The thickly dotted fields
of golden Bhocks of oats and wheat
show the crop of small grain to be
abundant and to have been saved.
The waving fields ' of densely green
corn now In silk and roasting ear
show this crop to be abundant past
all . accident. The millet shows to
be almost ready for the -mower and
that there will be plenty of hay. The
glistening green of the cotton shows
that the heat of the past two weeks
together with the vigorous strokes of
the farmer stirring the soil and de-
stroying the weeds and grass bad
just prepared it to receive the rain
and make the most of a splendid op-
portunity. This the only uncertain
crop now promises an abundant yield
The stock horses cattle and sheep
along the entire route
are tat ana
sleek and look
of plenty and
as they stand
the picture
contentment
knee deep
-and gaze curi-
it dashes past
in the rich mesquite
ously at the train as
them.
The scene altogether is one to de-
light the eye of the lover of nature
and to charm the mind of the agri
culturist. The undulating prairies
of rich black soil converted into alter-
nating fields of small grain cotton
corn and pastures. The eminences
c -owned with residences embosomed
la the deep green of the oak or um
brella china and the billowy rows of
orchard trees to the one side or the
other.
The copses of woodland along the
streams in the shade of which the cat-
tle take shelter from the noonday sun
and slake their thirst in the limpid
waters that glide with silvery sheen
over the rocky bottoms. All corr
bined makes up a picture of bounteous
plenty peace and loveliness that the
world can not .excel. If you would
know what a truly magnificent coun-
try Texas is take a look at the agri-
cultural portion that is the cultivated
portion of hte state in June or July
The News when it is original is
charming and excellent. It is only
mean when it copies the sentiments
of meaner men and papers. The
News is one of the papers in the state
intelligent enough to apprehend the
weight of the Statesman's policy in
pointing out some of the difficulties
near or remote which hang round the
democracy of Texas when it places
its destinies repeatedly and unnecessa-
rily in the hands of weak and incom-
petent men. The States-
man pointed out one of
these dangers in the person o
the governor if so be it he is to meet
wasn j ones in tne held as the nomi
nee of the independents and backed
by the republican convention endorse-
ment. Now the News must needs
affect to regard that policy as a dispo-
sition to abandon the old party. In
this the positions of the News and the
Statesman are fully illustrated by
the extreme secessionists at the incep
tion ot the war. They did all the
seceeding and precious little 'of the
fighting. The News complain loudest
of party defection and practices it
more than any other paper. So much
indeed that there are few men in the
state with sufficient credulity to be
lieve that it is or ever was democratic
at all or to any extent.
The News does not make cle.t: its
reasons for opposing the retention of
the two-thirds rule in state nominat-
ing conventions. That paper has all
along contended that there was no
principle behind the rule that its
abrogation or its retention was to be
determined by each convention in the
light of the policies prevailing "for
the nonce. Now it claims that
not to beat Ireland for whose
defeat it has labored so
long and so determinedly would it
sacrifice democratic principle to the
extent necessary to the retention of
the undemocratic (?) rule under
which the party has worked so long
and so efficiently. This suggestion
coupled with some other thing3
wouiu seem to give point to a rumor
which has been quietly percolating in
political circles to the effect that the
News with its usual consistency was
actually preparing to come out upon
the Lord Ireland's side. Its Infer-
ence to the effect that the States
man would oppose Ireland if he were
nominated at Houston is impertinent.
unfounded and false and only a little
more untrank than its inferences gen
erally are. Perhaps the News credits
the Statesman with no higher
measure of party steadiness than it
exhibited itself on the occasion when
Coke and Davis confronted each oth
er if so it mistakes sadly..
.mortal eyes never gazed upon a
fairer scene than the one to be viewed
from the upper balcony of the deaf
and dumb asylum. It is astonishing
ly perfect. There is no combination
of color light and shade of mountain
and valley wooded height or prairie
flower-bedecked lacking in the per
lect picture it can oe seen and en
joyed. It can never be described
Before its wondrous loveliness the
pen and the brush stand dumb and
voiceless. God ha3 filled the whole.
earth with beauty' but to fair Austin
ne has been lavishly profuse in his
choicest gifts.
The newspaper stock which was so
quietly and deftly "retired" on Mon
day was not of the "wild-cat mining"
variety surely. That was the slick
est piece of financial appropriation we
ever heard of. Perhaps the union
printers feel the full force of the obli
gation they are surely under for this
timely relief from financial and jour-
nalistic cares. The Statesman
warmly congratulates them while it
applauds the energy of the new pro
prietors of its evening neighbor
ihings do happen sometimes.
All this talk about Tilden's accept
Ing the nomination notwithstanding
the letter if it is tendered him Is the
merest of mere bosh ne has retired
in good earnest and that ends
it. No friend of democracy who looks
at the situation for a moment will
urge this foolish and very mischiev
ous suggestion. It can only have the
effect of disturbing the party councils.
The political apathy existing in
lexas is not promising. The worth
ui me system ot Dossism now pre
Jf . .
vailing here is being tested in this
matter xne people are coming rap
idly to the conclusion that it is no use
to mcs against tne oosses. This is a
dangerous condition and it is one
which represses instead of developing
the manhood of the state.
The amazement over the extraordi
nary self-abnegation of Judge Cheno-
weth in yielding his claims to Culber
son is rapidly rising and extending in
Texas. This charming trait in the
Adonis-like senator from Fannin
was until now totally unexpected
and its exhibition has given the state
a delightful surprise.
Tile New England Independent
move is growing apace. It gathers
volume as a snow ball ; which rolls.
It is now a formidable movementand
it constitutes the first step In the
work of republican disintegration. ' .
Judge Rector is an excellent
cleanly gentleman and he will poll
the full vote of his party in the dis-
trict. The only thing against him is
he undivided democratic vote which
is enough to beat him any time.
Those disintegrating democrats
who are building upon their hopes of
the abrogation of the two-thirds rni
are destined to rather a rude awaken
ing one of these fine days days in
August and in Houston.
Somewhere in the mazy future
there may be a point reached when
the democracy can live without the
two-thfrds rule but it is far away
among the clouds now.
Hcng be the heavens in black! The
Express of Saturday last had an at
tack upon Maj. Dwyer. It Is need
less to say that Dwyer Is not an Ex
press democrat.
TnE Express' raid on Dwyer is eas
ily explained. It would side-track him
until the Upson train has passed
ahead.
It is a long time yet till the Hous
ton convention. There's no telling
what may happen in the meantime.
The Waco Examiner Is playing
rucktions with the Gazette and Web-
sterian orthography.
The o. a. would but only to save
the country from the demnition bow
wows.
The old alcalde or
wake 'em up amazingly.
Ross would
The Houstoa Journal claims to bo
going ahead rapidly.
Mr. Upson's
prove.
chances no not im-
A Tale of a Shirt.
From the Galveston Daily News.
Fresh evidences ot the predestinate
greatness of the present governor of
Texas are coming to light every day:
Of course it is well understood that
statesmanship in mature years is the
necessary product of extreme poverty
in youth. Gladstone Lord Derby the
JJukeot Argyll. Bismarck. Gortscha-
koff the Marquis of Salisbuiy Cavour
llarcourt. the Adamses. Gharies Car
roll Washington Jefferson Van Bu-
ren Buchanan Tilaen Bayard and
others are evidences of this. John
Ireland too so his organs say did not
start out rich. Colonel J. W. Booth
he of the talented lungs in his paper
the uecatur iribune observes:
When John Ireland first landed In
Texas his only earthly possession was
a silver watch which he pawned for
his board while he studied law by the
light of a tallow dip.
Could there be a higher tribute paid
to law ? When a man gives up his
silver ticker to pay his board while
studying law it is safe to say that he
is badly mashed on Blackstone. A
filver watch is worth all the way
from S10 to 640. With strict economy
a stern hatred of gout and a supreme
indiff erence to the menu a man could
probably subsist on S40 in Texas for
three months" If Governor Ireland
conquered the intricacies of law in
that period of time he certainly de-
serves a lofty niche in the balcony of
greatness. With such slender backing
as a silver watch to brace his appetite
while pursuing his studies it is no
wonder that he occasionally makes a
missleap and considering the circum
stances it was cruel in Judge Terrell
to refer to the fact by implication
when examining the law students at
the State university. But while Col-
onel Booth evidently made a big hit
in telling the watch story he is iar sur
passed by the editor of the Denton
M nitor who after quoting Booth's
tribute gives currency to the ioiiow-
insr:
The above does not tell half the real
truth. Ireland never knew the taste of
a biscuit until he was twenty years
old. His costume consisted af a shirt
only until he was fourteen years o'd.
This ought to be regarded as an addi
tional argument in his favor.
Of course and a strong argument
too provided that the shirt was of a
good respectible length. If the shirt
was of short pattern however it
must be reluctantly admitted that it
was very questionable attire even in
the glorious climate of Ken
tucky the state which had
the honor of the govern
or's nativity. If one of the .prophetic
garments of those juvenile days has
been preserved it should be carried
through the state during the ensuing
campaign as an evidence or the gov
ernor's thourough Democracy in his
early years. The sight of it would
paralize Wash Jones and forever kill
independentism open or alleged in
Texas politics. It would be worth
more to the democratic party of Tex
as than the bloodv short has been to
the republican party of the North
always providing that it is of good
length. If however the yet une-
volved governor wore shirts of defi
cient length in those days when he
dispensed with all other attire it is to
be feared that the church folks would
rebel against him and that all the
magnetism dash and eloquence of
Senator and Prospective Lieutenant-
governor Gibbs could not pull him
through. Imagine Wash Jones expa
tiating on the young heathan whose
sense of the proprieties was no greater
than to run around in the civilized
state of Kentucky in an abbreviated
shirt or chemisette until he was four
teen years old. However the tale
of the shirt is a good one and will
make an excellent campaign docu-
ment; and it is to be hoped that if
there is one of the garments in exis
tence it will be turned over to Com-
missioner Elliot as a part of the Tex
as exhibit at the World's fair. But
perhaps Kentucky might get jealous
and lay claim to it. Notwithstanding
these natural quahhcations for high
statesmanship some people are apt to
be sarcastic. Here for instance is the
dyspeptic ot the North Texas Murcu
ry after quoting the tale of the shirt.
giving utterance to the following:
is a man qualihed for high execu-
tive position simply because he went
in nis smrt-tau when a Doy t ur does
it add anything to a man's ability to
state that he was raised on coarse and
scanty fare?
buch questions are simply devoid of
reason and unworthy of reply yet the
brilliant and intellectual editor of the
Marshall Messenger answers them
thus:
No. but the Impression abroad Is
that a man with so few advantages
wno has risen to such prominence.
must be made out of the right kind of
material. "
This is the case in a nutshell Of
course it requires a great man to grow
out ot a shirt to the governorship or
Texas and the fact that Governor Ire
land achieved such a signal victory is
an unanswerable 'argument in favor
tor man onlv went further into de-
ails it would perhaps strengthen his
case. A thorouh investigation
might rsveal the fact that young Ire
land had onlv one shirt at a time and
that he had to remain in bed. or dress
in the garment provided . by nature
when it was necessary to put the
othar through a course ot ablution.
Governor Ireland's re-election in
view of these new points in his favor
is now practically assured always
provided that the shirt was of regula
tion length.
Jfo Grease forHim.
"When Greese her knees Greece
her knees Greece her knees." stam
mered an embarrassed school-boy. f or-
getting the next line of his recitation.
I here Is no occasion to grease anv-
Dooys knees." shouted the teacher.
"Go and study your piece." Neither is
there occasion to grease your hair.
Parker's Hair Balsam is all the dres
sing you want. Restores the original
gloss and color to gray and faded
hair. Does not soil linen: not a dve:
good for the scalp; prevents falling
out. -
WXLL TOU SUFFER with Dys
pepsia and Idver Complaint? ahi
irons Vitalizer is guaranteed to cure
you - Finklea & Ralston wholesale !
ana retail agents. a&w
THE EXPOSITION.
UR1. riSHZK S STEELING APPEAL
TO TEE LADLES OF AUSTIN.
The Capital City Should Blake
a Capital Exhibit.
Ladies of Austin : In behalf of
the ladies auxiliary exposition society
of this city and by order of said
society I appeal to you one and all
to come forward and by your pres
ence and influence assist in planning
regulating and systemizing the im
portant work we are now engaged in
viz: that of being properly represent
ed at the approaching exposition
which will bo held iu New Orleans.
You no doubt hava some idea of
the magnitude of the work under
taken and the heavy responsibility
resting upon every lady of this city.
and the necessity of her help and
encouragement to the success of the
enterprise. As you well know the
honor of Austin is involved.and if we
fail to make the department we rep
resent a success reproach and dis-
grace will be the result. But we
.must not and will not fail if we have
your hearty co-operation but will
make it the crowning glory of the
Texa3 department. In Dallas Waco
San Antonio Galveston and
Houston the ladies are
earnestly at work taking the most
lively interest in their departments
and enlisting the citizens generally.
And what of Austin ? The capital of
this grand and growing empire state;
the queen city of Texas; the seat of
knowledge power and influence; the
seat of government around which
radiates this great commonwealth.and
ot which the whole state expect won
derful results. This beautiful repre-
sentative city located as she is over
hill and dale rising and falling as the
waves of the sea. gracefully nestling
among the hills and basking in the
sunlight of heaven: noted tor her
beautiful and cultured women gal
lant brave and intelligent men and
for her grand and picturesque scenery
blooming gardens ana spariuing ioun-
tains wealth influence and power;
the Eden of this great state with the
beautiful Colorado majestically but
defiantly sweeping her feet and her
far-famed Mount BonnelL who is
monarch of all he surveys and rises in
majestic grandeur above the historic
waters of the Colorado whose falling
tear-drops kiS3 his feet and upon
whose hoarv head a dying sunset has
cast his shadows for centuries. A
sunset view Irom his aged Drow is
grand in the extreme as the go'den
orb of day sinks gently to rest leav
ing the jeweled clouds along the hori
zon to cast his last lingering rays
over departing day. Boasted Italy
cannot surpass us in our gorgeous
sunsets as we have seen them when
the whole heavens seemed aglow and
the evening star hung quivering above
the burning banks of brilliant glow
ing colors where the heavens respond
ed to the touch of the grand display
blushing back in the face of the fast-
dying day and the mountains recoil-
ed at the right and covered their
heads with the soft folds of approach
ing night. All nature seemed en
tranced while the star sprangled ban
ner of night gently fell beforthe foot
lights and luna withher starry train
and silvery sheen sailed forth or her
nightly course. (Please excuse the
digression). Ladies you have a grand
and glorious state to represent; and
when you consider that you will have
to compete with those of' riper years
large developments and inexbahstable
facilities it behooves every one of you
to prepare for action and make your
department a glorious success. You
can do it. you have the energy money
and influence. Austin is the pride of
the state and you are expected to bear
off the honors l ou have an mex-
haustable amount of talent which.can
be utilize 1; bring it forth and thor-
oughly develop ic. You have only to
understand the important part you
are expected to take in this noble en-
terprise and that the honor of your
lovely city is involved.to urge you on
ward it you laii to make this
the success it is expected
to attain it will be for
want of a proper appreciation of the
enterprise which would be a reproach
and a dreadful calamity but you have
never been known to fail and a
more liberal ambitiousself-sacrificing
class of good women cannot be found
on this vast continent ltally around
this most worthy enterprise. Now is
your great opportunity to immortal
ize yourselves. At all former expo-
sitions Texas was not represented
only perhaps by a bale of cotton; now
we can redeem ourselves ana let it oe
done on a magnificent scale worthy
of the glorious Lone Star state we rep
resent. The gentlemen win assist you
in every possible way. They are no
ble ana generous ana naturally leei a
deep interest in the success of your
enterprise. Let them encourage their
wives sisters and friends to attend
the meetings and utilize their spare
time in making beautiful and useful
articles such as ornamental work . of
every description; art in its various
departments and everything that will
be appropriate for this occasion.
This is a grand and glorious state an
empire within itself and even now
she has almost a complete net work of
railroads covering her entire domain
She is rapidly developing and is now
the banner state of the union both as
regards productiveness of soil extent
of territory healthf ulness of climate
and beauty of scenery. Ladies please
remember that Tuesday afternoon at
half past five o'clock is the time for
meeting in the hall of representa
tives at the temporary capitol. x ou
are then to determine the plan for ac
tion. Committees will be appointed
and everything- arranged for active
work juet there oe a large attend
ance. Kespecttuiiv suomitrea.
Mrs. Rebecca J. Fisher
MISS S ED ALIA LOCK.
She Disappears from Her Father's House
Going No One Knows Whither.
On Wednesday evening last. Miss
Sedalia Lock the seventeen-year-old
daughter of deputy sheriff L. C. Lock
left her home on West Ash street in
company with Mr. ueorge jvicijane.
a young man about eighteen or nine
teen years old gomg.it was under
stood to the ice cream saloon. Her
parents heard nothing of her until the
receipt ot a letter dated 11 earn e. ad
dressed to her another in which
she stated that they were all
doubtless surprised at her leaving
home but that she had a suf
ficient cause for her action. It is also
understood that McLane who is at
Kyle his home has heard from her by
telegraph from ort worth saving
sne was tnat iar in safety une theo-
ry is that McLane ha3 been acting as
a mutual friend between herself and
some young man low living in Ten
nessee and whom she is en route to
meet but this her father stoutly de
nies ueiieves ner to oe on ner
way to Memphis. Tenn.. to join a
young lady friend from Giddirjjv'ho
has recently gone there -- a Miss
Brown. What the true theory is time
oniy win ten.
MISS AUKELIA BROWN.
Resolutions of Regret at Uer Untimely
Death. Passed by Uer Former
Pupils.
At a special meeting of the members
or the Austin high school to draft
suitable resolution. in regard to the
death of Miss Aure.w Brown the fol
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Whereas it has been the will of
Divine Providence to remove from
our mid it our beloved friend and
teacher Miss Aurelia Brown and in
view of the loss we have sustained.
and of the still greater loss sustained
by those nearest and dearest to her
therefore be it
Resolved That it Is but a just trib
nte to the memory of our departe
riend to say that in regretting he
lemoval from our midst. w mnm for
one who was in every way wcTthy of
our love and regard.
lie-solved. That w sincere v
with the family of the W f'jiMftl iin flu
dispensation which it llias pleased
the Divine Providence to indict upon
them and commend them for consola-
tion to Him who orders ail things for
mo UC.M- .um wnose chastisements are
ine:ini in mercy.
lli-solved That the room in which
she has taught herpupils be draped
liiuuiiuug hhu lurtnermore that a
suitable monument be erected to her
memory by ner pupils.
itesoivea. That a conv of the fore
going resolutions be presented to the
i.tumy ui. me aeceasea by the secre
tary and that a copy be published in
mo uiiuy papers.
i Kob t Cokley Chr'm'n
Com. i Jessie Wakd
(Jas. D. Collett.
Another meeting will be held on
Wednesday June 25 at 10s30 o'clock
a. m. when the committee on
monment will report. This
ii a noble work and willTellect honor
upon those engaged in it as well as
upon the woman who gave them her
life. There are hose who bold the
theory that wh-a the soul has left the
boay it remains nmo'g lues scenes
invisible till that 1 u-t tlav when all
shall pass before the judgement bar of
God. If this ba true what joy will
thrill this soul to see "her" school
united a one heartpausing to pay this
giauBiiu tnuute to ner memory.
Liberal Aldermen.
Austin June 18; 1884.
To the Editor oj the Statesman :
The tax payees of Austin will be
delighted with the liberality of Al
dermen Piatt llllow and Brennan.
I he citizens of Austin generally
can congratulate themselves that they
live in a rich and prosperous city
wnere iuuaj is proposed as a bonus
to the man who will erect a fine ho
tel. If 310000 be the bonus for a ho
tel we could reasonably expect our
liberal and progressive aldermen to
donate SoO.OOO for a factory. With
such donations Austin should soon
have h tels and factories in abund
ance. Again Alderman Erwin urges
tne purchase or. dotAW worth or cem
etery grounds notwithstanding 20J
acres adjoining tne present- cemetery
is offered for one halt the money the
city may sell the. lots for. Aldermen
Piatt Wells and Odell favor the pur-
chase of the 836600 cemetery tract
These aldermen would certainly favor
tie purchase ot a $iuuuuu city park
ine city snouiu now provide her citi
zens with a park with drives and
fountains and statues.
Now that the city is rich and pros
perous with liberal aldermen who
are anxious to pitch S10.000 into the
lap of a poor man likn Mr. Driskill
for hotel purposes; now that cheap
dirt is notf wanted for cemetery pur-
poses now is the time for Austin to
spread herself!
We suggest that Alderman Piatt
introducel the following resolutions
at the next meeting of the counciL
1st. itesoived That Austin take a
boom.
2nd.- Kesolved That as we have
plenty et time Austin should boom
now.
drd. Resolved That as there is
plenty of room in and about Austin
mat Austin boom prodigiously.
It this does not bring all the boom
desired Alderman Piatt can enjoy the
rellectioa that it 13 not for the want
of a liberal city government.
XXX
ALDERMAN WELLS.
lie Explains His Position on the Ceme
tery and Driskill Hotel Question
To the Editor ol the Austin Statesman.
in rererence to an article which ap
peared in your columns yesterday
written under the caption of "Liberi
iviuermen" and
whose autograph is
aaa i wisn to maxe this reply
That if the statement in which he
gives the names or certain aldermen
ana the iigures showing the amount
to be donated by them for hotels fac
tories cemeterv grounds and public
parks etc. was founded upon the
facts then might his .congratulations
to the delighted citizens of Austin at
the bright prospects looming up be-
fore them of an early realization of
all these blessings which h'e has so
graphically portrayed be in order. 1
have nothing to say at thi3 time in de-
xence ot any ot tho various opinions
and positions other aldermen may
haye taken on the hotel cemetery and
other matters of public interest; but I
only wish that Wells' position on
these matters referred to be correctly
stated and properly understood.
Therefore in regard to the two main
questions the Driskill hotel and
tho purchase of suitable grounds
for a cemetery which at .that time
were the only questions before the
city council for their consideration
were neither of them acted upon by a
vote of the council but were referred
until the next regular meeting. Wells
stated then and there that he was not
in favor of making a purchase of any
grounds for cemetery purposes in
which any large sum of money would
have to be paid by the city giving as
his reason that the maximum amount
of indebtednes allowed by the city
charter had been reached. And he
did not favor as stated the outlay of
$36C00 for that or any other purpose.
Yet he wa3.in favor of something be-
ing done at as early a day as practica-
ble that would secure the much need
ed cemetery grounds
He was quoted incorrect! v in regard
to the hotel donation question. He
spoke against receiving the verbal re
port of Jhe committee which recom
mended the acceptance of the offer of
Bo.uuo by Mr. Driskill to be paid to the
city tor certain lots on the grounds
as stated by him.that they were worth
much more money; and that he. de
siring to be a faithful representative
or tne tax paying citizens ot Austin
would not favor this proposition but
was at this and at ail other times.
willing to go as far. being in the line
of duty as any one to encourage
these and all other public enterprises
which tend to tho prosperity and wel
fare or tne city ot Austin.
x our most obedient . servant
B. C. Wells.
Austin June 19.
BICKLEIt'S SCHOOL.
Closing Exercises of that Institution
at
the Opera House Last Night.
Despite the heavy rainfall at dusk
last evening .Milieu s opera house was
crowded to hear the closing exercises
lish school. The instrumental music
was by Herzog s band and was verv
gooa. xne singing in concert was
rrtt ? . . . -
fair.
The programme as carried out. was
as ionows:
To the Wood3 ....chorus
DECLAMATIONS
Brutus Tom Anderson
"cr xauciivr iienry liress- r
IUU Ol ine BllltT Will Hpmou
The September Gale Moore JernlvMi
Distant Chimeh Vocal Trio
neury uoDerts joiin upeirs Clay Bearcy
DECLAMATIONS:
Marc Antony's Origtual Oration It. Hicks
ine liuriai oi hit .loiin Moore 11 Swum
oys- ii?nts Oliver Lauve
uie ueiitcne Kpracne tieo. Kempen
A 4th Of Julv Dratiull KrmL IVtinm-kv
iuuiusi cuorus
DECLAMATIONS:
Hayne's Eulocy on South Carolina
Webster's Defense of Massachusetts.. .77"
uavm spence
Coiner Gra.bery
The South Once More In the Union.... ........
The Possum's T1I
Wallace Stewart
lUa.VATHSKBKUDEX Chorus
DECLAMATIONS:
Die Tcutoburger Schlacht ...H. Roberts
i ue liaiue in me l eucouunr Korest.i.
x ne r.xecuuon oi itionirose..
Roscoe Burt
Kegulus to the Branan Senate.
This Hukteii's Call
-Clay Searcy
cnorus
GYMNASTIC EXERCISES.
iienry uresser s uer raucher was
very good and elicited much applause.
itooeri iucks. rendition of Marc
Antony's Oration and Webster's de
fense of Massachusetts bv Ccllier
Granbery were both worthy of special
mentioD but Roger -Roberdcau's ver-
sion of Bvn Hill's gre:it speech in re-
ply to Blaine's tira le agninst the
south was undoubtedly the ttar fea-
ture of the evening.
"uoys lights bv Lttie unver
Lauve was splendidly given. ;
The last three iecl-nnauons were
very fine that of Mr. Clay Searcy be
ing exceptionally so. "
BOB RUBIRTH.
IMP0ETAUT TESTIMONY DEVEL-
OPED AGAINST BUI YES-
TERDAY. The Kxamlnlnir Trial Concluded
And the Judge's Decision
Reserved Till To-day.
JOHN W. POLAND
8 worn testified:! am now living about
live miles from Kound Koek. Wil
liamson count y.with Mr. John Algron;
on May zt or zi was living in Austin;
am a common laborer; was idle at
that time; remember the night Wat-
ford wits shot; I had seen him several
times before; saw him the night ot
the shooting; saw him iirst in the
gambling room in the back of Metz's
saloon in Austin; saw Callahan there
also; was 10 about o'clock when I lirst
saw them; they Btayed there some
time; aoout nair-past one o ciock a
noise or row began; I did not see the
beginning of the fuss; I was in the
gambling room and the row seemed to
be out in front; 1 heard a good deal of
loud talking: did not go out until
about the time the policcii.a.i arrested
Callahan and took him off; I them
came out through the bar-room and
started to go home to Matt Dwyers'
boarding house; when I came out
there were a good many men in the
street mostly colored men ; don't know
whether there were any white men or
not; there was considerable loud taiK-
ing going on; I paid no attention to
any of them but crossed the street
on my way home over to the
corner of Laura Hall's place at the
south east corner of Live Oak and
Lavaca streets. As I came to the
corner I heard a pistol shot which
sounded like it was up toward Cali
fornia Frank's corner up towards
town. 1 stopped and looked across
the street towards the direction the
shot was fired and just then I heard a
shot behind me which seemed to
come from somewhere in front of
Laura Hall's house some ten or fifteen
yards from where I was standing to
wards the west irom me on jiive uaK
street. The shot sounded as though
it was near the hitching post in front
of Laura Hall's gate; did not see who
fired the shot; the crowd in the
street scattered and ran and one
colored man came - running towards
me from the direction where the shot
was fired ran by me. turned the cor
ner where 1 was standing and ran up
Lavaca street toward the depot ; he
was within about twelve feet of me
I could see him plain enough to see
what he looked like and what sort of
clothes he wore ; there was a lamp at
Metz s saloon across the street which
gave a little light where I stood; the
light was sulhcient for me to distin
guish the man very plainly ; he had
on a straw hat with a black Laud
around It and a greycoat; he had a
pistol in his hand when I first saw
him come running toward me
from in front of Laura
Hall's: just after he passed
me he sort of stumbled and grabbed
at his hat with his left hand.anAaised
the hand he had the pistol in and
made a movement with It. as
thought to shove the pistol down in
his pants. I am certain it was
pistol a six-shooter- common size
he had in his hand. He was a heavy
set tolerably bright yellow color
Had no beard except a moustache
I would know him if I saw him
again. I see him now in the court
room. That Is him there (witness
pointed out tue defendant. Bob Ku
birth as the man who ran past him
IRSirSw?
f"?A tnBhI1)l
with a pistol in his hand Immediately
I am certain he
is the man. He said nothing as he
ran past me. I heard cries up at Laura
Hairs' that some one was shot and
went up there; I found Billy there
wounded in the house sitting on the
edge of the bed; a good many came
in; I only stayed a short while; they
were crowding in and I left.
CROSS-EXAMINED.
I had lived in Austin a little oyer
two months before Watford was shot;
I worked awhile for Mr. Jonss and
then went to work on the state capi-
tol; I had been out of work but one
day before the shooting occurred ; I
can't say that I saw defendant Ku-
birth at the saloon or gambling
room before the shooting; I
do not know that I ever
saw him before; if I did I dp not
remember it; I was standing
against a little tree at the outer edge
of the sidewalk at the southeast cor-
ner ot Laura Hall's house when I
heard the shot. I think the shot was
fired at a distance of ten or fifteen
yards from me. I turned around as
soon as I heard the shot. Saw the
crowd scatter and a colored man ran
between me and the fence. He had a
pistol in his right hand. I knew it
was a six-shooter from the size of it.
The man who ran by me had on an or-
dinary white straw hat and gray coat
I think he had on a vest but don't
know the color. I left Austin on the
1st or 2nd of June. I told Charles
Lausen policeman on the night of
the shooting about seeing a man run
up the street with a pistol and gave
him a description of him; I think on
the second day after the shooting
Fred Callahan asked me to remain in
Austin as a witness in this case
promised to do so; I did not remain
because I could not get work where
had been employed; on the 8th of
June I wrote to Callahan informing
him where I was and I told him that
I would come to Austin when needed
after the shooting was over Callahan
heard me tell Lauson something
about the shooting and for
this reason he asked me
what I knew about it and
told him. I remained ten or fifteen
minutes after I came out of the gam
tiling room ana before I started up
saloon rlaving in the band. Dou't
know where Mitchell was when Billy
was shot.
RE-EXAMINED.
I was not in the bar-room when the
shooting occurred. There were per
sons in the bar-room when I left but
don't know whether there was
any body in the bar-room
when the shooting happened
I saw Lawson just a short while
after the shooting near Metz corner
and told him about seeing the man
running with a pistol in his hand.
gave mm a description oi the man
and made to him substantially the
same statement 1 have made here:
that was before I had seen Callahan
since the shooting; the next time I saw
Callanhan was after he had been up to
the police station nd came back; it
was after two o clock a. m.; to-day is
tne nrst time i have seea the aei end-
ant Kubirth since he ran past
me on the mgni or tne snoot
Ing; this is the first time
have ever been summonded t-
attend any trial or investigation about
this case.
CHAS. A. LAUSON
8 worn testihed:
Am a policeman anu was on the
night Watford was shot. My beat
was on Pecan street. I was summon
ed from my baat to the first ward at
Metz's saloon between 1 and 2 o'clock
a.m. May 27; I got down there I
think about five minutes after the
shooting. I heard the shot. I met
Poland at Metz's corner and be
at
told me he had seen a colored man
yellow short heavy-set with a straw
hat on and a pistol in his hand run
up the street toward the depot.
just after the shooting; from all 1
could learn and hear I concluded to
arrest Kubirth as the man who did
the shooting; 1 found him between 6
and 7 o'clock In the morning at a
house on Cedar street three houses
from Colorado street; George Mitchell
was in the same bouse with him:
Kubirth was undressed In his draw-
ers and shirt ; George Mitchell's wif
opened the door and I went in and
arrested Rubirth ; I think that is
where Kubirth was in the habit of
sleeping; George was also therein
bed: 1 took Kubirth ud to whom
Watford was lying In bed. wounded.
and Watford identified him as the
man who shot him. .
CROSS-EXAMINED. :
Rubirth was in bed when I went to
Mitchell's house to arrest him ; w
1 arrested him I told him I wai
hen
anted
" !5 awllness in a case; I told him
. io gouown toward Melz's
iinO ien.wel.eot opposite Laura
Ilrtll s 1 said to him : -Let's go in and
!..)V.atf9rd- " ent in with me -
iXtn t I anu without any remark;
when I got in the room I found Wat
"... 1U oea and the follow-
lhg . persons In tho rnnm-
T idlahan Emma Williams.
1 1 V fal1' and 801116 others whoml
did not know by nami. Whnn T nr.
n "Bwiu Watford is this the
man who shot vm v i.i
yes. His eves wom i -
K1"1" the question 'and I told
him to look good and he again said
Mn -rTlr IL88 the maa "ishot
him. The clothes Kubirth put on
after I arrested him ar tho um. k
nn.unow- 1 crested George MnV
chell the same morning and carried
him down to where Vt.frril
bed and 1 asked Watford if George
Mitchell was the man who struck
him and he said ! think not but
can t exactly tell; think he was a
darker man." Same parties nrmnnt. .
as named above and perhaps others.
1 then released Mitchell.
EE-EXAMINE D.
Watford said the man who struck
him was behind him and he could not
see him very well; that he could not
really tell whether Mitchell was the
man or not but did not think he was;
thought the man who struck him was '
darker.
EMMA WILLIAMS
recalled testified: After Watford was
shot he came directly into
the house. He was standing
at the time he was shot on a little
foot-bridge in lront of the gate; after
shot he came right into my room
...V.. ..I. J J- A ' J .
v un-ii 13 u iront room as soon as 1
could unlock the door; he asked me
to pull off his shirt and I pulled it off
quick as I could ; I pushed him down
on the bed; he was bleeding and could
not talk good; I asked him who shot
him; He replied at first "that fat
yellow barber;" I asked him again
QIlH kA .ni.l. . I. 1 I -T
cuu uo ouu. i)uu mo uaruer jjuura
Hall was there; there were others
there but I don't know who they
were.
CROSS-EXAMINED.
I know James H. O'Connor and if
he was on the gallery when the
shooting occurred I did not see him;
I did not see any white man on the
gallery at the time of tho shooting;
there was no white man leaning
against the door facing upon the
street; O'Connor did not ask me to tes-
tify or Laura Hall in my presence
that he was on the gallery. Billy said
that he did not know who hit him but
on the night he was shot he said a
man stepped behind him and hit him
with a pistol. George Mitchell had on
his under-shirt and pants.
LAURA HALL
was then recalled by the defense and
testified that when O'Connor came
out os the com t room he had told her
that be had testified that he was. on
the gallery when the shooting occur-
red and that ne wanted Emma and
myself to swear that he wa3 there; I
told him that I would not do so be-
cause he was not on the gallery.
Deputy Sheriff M. A. White and
Constable A. J. Thorp testified with
reference to Watford saying that
Mitchell was not the man that struck
him. '
Jim Smith.colored.gave unimportant
testimony with reference to Mitchell's
position before the shooting and his
running through Metz saloon after
the shooting.
Both sidi-s then rested Mr. Wooten
speaking In behalf of the state Mr.
lVndexter for Rubirth and Newt
Walton for Mitchell and Jerry Willis
Judge Von Rosenberg will deliver his
rli..Muin fit. U!-tn thla TnAmlniy
MWV.W.W.. MW V W ...... fff-
NOTES.
Jerry Willis says what he hated
about it was he was cut off from cele-
brating the 19th.
Rubirth says it is h 1 to be a yellow
barber about this time.
That Cemetery Agaiu.
Editor ot tho Austin Statesman :
Austin June 19 1884.
The distress that hangs over our
beautiful city is growing monotonous.
The people die officials go hither
and thither the cry is "where shall
wo burv our leail V" k nnr ultimata
extremity wnen committees are fa-
tigued and cremation seems our only
hope two noble gentlemen beaefac-
factors of our race come forward and
save us from utter ruin and dismav
by showing the cemetery committee
the way of escape.
These gentlemen propose to
sell to the city a tract of
330 acres of land lying west of the
city and fronting on the beautiful
Colorado for the pitiful sum of $120
per acre or 839000. It is one of the
curious things in nature that philoso-
phy fails to explain that valuation of
property increases bo rapidly when
corporations wish to buy. In this in-
stance an examination of the asses-
sor's books show that this tract of
land i3 assessed at $15.15 per acre or
$5000 total. The equalization board
might strike a boom on taxas and
increase our revenues so we could
build a free bridge if they could take
the hint.
The committee claim that s it lies
West Of the CitV.and Oiinositc. t n.m lm
direction of prevailing winds tiai in
case of an epidemic wo would 1m b: i-
ter protected.
This argument U grd for Wvi
"winds' but I greatly fear bud for
tho "waters."
The fact is that a gravelly soil with
springs and underground streams
running through it to - tho river end
the further fact.that it is only a fe.w
miles above our water work." con
nected with the fact that the water
from that part of the Colorado runs
by Austin and is to some extent ap-
propriated by the water company and
sent to our houses for domestic pur-
poses would be an argument rutin r
opposed to the location. Now if
water filtering through a cemete-
ry and over decayed human bodies Is
improved in its healthy qualities then
my argument would be a failure.
This sanitary fact together with the
distance from the city its in accessible
location and exorbitant price of the
lands it seems to the writer is enough
to condemn it for cemetery purposes.
B.
EXPOSITION MEETING.
Meeting to He Held at the Senate Cham-
ber To-night. -
. The meeting called for last nftrht -
but subsequently postponed to to-
night for the DUrDORO of mmnloMno'
the organization of the Travis County
Exposition society will nssmhiA at
8:30 this evening at the senate cham-
oer. a. run attendance Js expected as
It is but right that Travis the capitol
county should take first rank at th
New Orleans exposition. Come out
and help.
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thin of the kind ever sold. With it
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English Female Bitters has become
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adds its testimony saying "it cured
mama." while the happy mother tolls
you it saved her daughter.
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