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Austin Statesman.
BY THE STflBUI PUBLISHING COaPANf.
Eotercd at Tfce pomoffloe at Austin. Texas
oom1 dU8 mall matter.
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THE WKATHEIl.
WaMlilnslun .May IN. For Eastern
Trias and Louisiana r'alri Huh
aoulh wlnalst showers near const
Western Texas and New Mexico
Fair except showers In northern
nortlont allahtly warmer south
winds.
The sultan is scorching down the hill
serenely with both hands off of the
haudle-bnrs. The sultan Ih like ol In
bicyclists' lie is doing that to show off
but he may be on the "descensus
nverni" without brakes.
Is there anything significant in
fact that foreign immigration has
the
de-
creased .'15 tier cent In tlin lust veiir?
That is a decrease of a little over out
third and considering what n large
annual addition we hnvc hud to our
population from abroad for many years
the fall off Is very considerable.
The sultan has the big head which
will prove liis ruin politically and
Oriental countries such ruin is generally
followed by the radical cure of "off with
bis head" which is perhaps the only way
to cure for the big head. On general
principles we are opposed to vivisection
but we believe with the sultan as a sub
ject we could endure the spectacle
The story runs that Mr. McKinlcy was
touched with pity for a disapisiinted col
ored applicant from Texas for oftice
when he win told he had no chance and
had better go home when the colored
brother informed the president that he
would like to go home but did not have
a cent. In that wuy ho touched Mr. Mc-
Kinley for a tenner. The president of
course could afford that hut he will find
himself played iiimhi on the same string
beyond his ability to ante. He should
have sworn the colored brother to se
crecy on a rabbit's foot.
It is enough to make the heart of i
philanthropist sink within him to know
that such a wealthy place as that of
New York City has turned .r0IXH boys
out on the streets because it has not
room for them in the public school build-
ings of that city. Fifty thousand boys
each one of whom with iidcnuutc educa
tional i a ci lines ami tne proper environ
ments might have been a blessing to bis
kind turned into the highways to learn
an uie skiiiiui manipulations ot the crim-
inal classes. Fifty thotisnud immortal
souls started in the wrong direction and
Hint iu one of the wealthiest cities in the
world. Talk about foreign missions
What are the immensely wealthy con-
gregations of the churches of New York
City doing to turn these young faces
towards the good and away from the ter
rible evil that will grind itself into their
souls in the slums of New York? What
a great responsibility these idle boys are
upon that great commercial city of New-
York. Is there no hand to save are not
Hie churches of God in that city ciiuul
io tne emergency equal to saving 50(HK
otherwise lost souls?
The oratorical contest between stu-
dents of the different lending universi-
ties will come off tonight in the assembly
liall of the State University. The an-
ticipation of the contest has excited pub-
lic Interest In It and the large hall will
doubtless be crowded with the learned
and elite of this ami other Texas cities
to witness the intellectual gladiatorshii.
Of course we hope to see the contestant
in behalf of the University of Texas
triumphant but we trust that the audi-
ence will remember that "stranger is a
holy name" and that those contestants
from other institutions of learning and
other states will receive all the courtesy
due their merit ami nil the attention
that a generous hospitality can bestow.
The committee to award the meed of
victory is composed of highly educated
and Intelligent as well ns honorable gen-
tlemen and we are quite sure that local
etil will not thwart the just rendition of
the verdict. io in young gentlemen; go
in to win ami if the prize is beyond your
reach as it must be to all but one of you
show that at least you are worthy con!
testants in the oratorical arena and that
the man that wins is an lutollectual giant
among giants or a man among men or an
orator among orators; and if you are
beaten you can console yourself with the
fact that all great orators began by la-
mentable failures nt first-Demosthenes
failed at first so did Disraeli and a long
list of subsequent renowned orators and
determine to try again.
IS SOUTHERN OIMSION ON STATE
SOVEREIGNTY C'H AXGIXG f
Northern ami enstorn writers are con
grntiilntiug the country that the idea
on state sovereignty are undergoing a
change in the native population of the
southern stutcs under the critical acumen
of southern writers reared and educated
in the sou'm since the Civil war. The
fact that several sunt horn writers of nljil
Ity have recently published views antag-
onmtic to state sovereignty is no sign that
Noiithern opinion is changing on this sub-
ject. There always was a considerable
element of noiithern statesmen writers
and law lecturers that disputed the sov
ereignty of the states before the war
nnd we do not believe their number or
the talent on that side has materially
increased.
The University of Virginia was by far
the lending educational institution in the
south before the Civil war and the I in
versity of Virginia at thut time hiul two
law lecturers both now dead thut dif
fered radically on that subject. Pro
fessor Ilolcomb believed uinl taught his
law class that the states were sov
ereign ii ii I delegated only certain author-
ity to the federal government and he
sustained his position by logical argil
incuts while on the contrary Professor
Minor believed mid so taught the law
class that the federal government was
the only sovereign and he sustained his
position by logical arguments for there
are strong argument on both sides
u fact the whig party took issue with
(he democratic party on that question.
There was in fact a great political party
in the south that elected Its nominees
for the presidency that declared that sov
eroignty rested alone m the federal head
the national government and while there
may be individual advocates of the lat-
ter doctrine in the south they certainly
lire not as numerous anil as respectable
in talent now as then. So that it does
not seem to us that there are any eon
griitiilations due on account ot tlx
larger development of the idea south
since the war than before the
war or that the belief in the
sovereignty of the federal govern
ment as against the sovereignty of the
states is advocated by more native born
southerners now than before the war.
It is true that it is a doctrine of the ro-
publican party nut tne representatives oi
that party never discuss that issue be
cause it is largely composed of voters
who do not understand it and the intel
ligent republicans very correctly regard
it us a dead issue settled by the war nnd
the compulsory acknowledgements in the
constitutions of many of the soul hern
states that the federal government nnd
its lnws are supreme.
rilOKESSOR HOUSTON 0 SO VEIN I
EIGXTY.
We have not read the work of Profes-
or 11. F. Houston of the University of
Texas entitled "A Critical Study of
Nullification in South Carolina" but if
ho is quoted correctly by a writer in the
St. Louis Glohc-Dciiiocrnt he has innova
ted largely on the principle of state sover-
eignty. Professor Houston has as the
writer says given evidence of the growth
of a national spirit that is in direct op
position to the principles of state sever
eighty held by the leading statesmen nf
his native state South Carolina. He is
quoted as saying that "the states were
not when the constitution was formed
and never had been separate and inde
pendent sovereigns.
If that is true what was the necessity
of submitting the constitution of the
United States to the states lacking in
sovereign power to ratify any compact
made by their representatives in the con
stitutional convention? If Professor
Houston's position is correct then the
(invention was not a legally authorized
body nor is the federal government n
legully organized government because if
the respective stutes were not sovereign
they assumed n power of ratification
that did not exist unless Professor
Houston assumes the only alternative
raversing the principle of state stiver
ignty and that is that the people of the
t-iisltiwMvii utnt.iu it-.ii..i un ......!. ii 'ft... I
v.... ...r. nun iviii 1 11 i 1 1 I
were sovereign.
would refine down the controversy to "a
listinction between Tweedledum and
rweetlletlee."
It might now be contended with much
luuisioiiny umi neither tne states nor
he fetleral government was absolutely
sovereign because if the states were
i iKiiiitii.v sovereign mcy respectively con
ferred a part of that sovereignty on the
fetleral government and the fetleral gov
ernment would not be sovereign because
he Ntates retained a part of the sover-
ignty. The liost compromise even upon
hat view of the subject would be that
he states are sovereign as far ns their
uthority was not conferred on the fed-
ral government and the federal govern
ment is sovereign ns far as the authority
had been conferred on it by the states.
Hut that does not affect the status of
the states previous to the adoption of the
edernl constitution. These states hud a
separate existence and were fully con-
stituted as sovereign states but the nr-
lcles of confederation were too loose
for a permanent federal government and
the result was a constitutional mnn.
ion solidifying the federal government
into a limited sovereignty given it by the
states.
ranlon is a very dangerous power io
use too freely by the president of the
I nited States. Pennsylvania was lost
to the republican column of voters bv the
pardon of the notorious lobbyist Kemble
nil it for eight years kept the republicans
out of office in that state. The nnrdnn
f the race track ring in New Jersey
urned that democratic state into the re
publican line and now comes or will
come the sugar barons and their nlli..
the Wall street brokers appealing to the
leniency of the president. If he yields
that will lie another nail in the republi
can coftitt iu 18U8. The people of this
country are opposed to the exemntion
from the penalties of the law by the
n-Miilir a I.. i .: i it
" ""-uiiuu uiuue upon me
poor or the obscure. I
'AUSTIN WEEKLY STATESMAN
PHI 10 II DISTRESS
THE ADMINISTRATION'S SCHEME
TO Slft'OR DESTITUTE AMERI-
CANS IN CIBA.
lOniEIM FH1UD
If the I'lun Is Adopted They Will Be
Given an Opportunity to Em-
bark (or the I'nlted States.
Spain Is Willing.
WiiKhini'tun. Mnv 15. In considering
ways uinl means of affording substantial
relief to such American citizens m Cuba
us are in real distress owing to uie wur
the administration has hit upon a scheme
which may be put in operation it it is
sanctioned by trie tiniicu judgment ui uie
'niteil States consul ollicers in Hiba
who. beinir on the ground are supposi
to be best ouuliticd to judge of the
efficiency of proposed relief measures
This iiln ii is to give notice tnrougn
th
American consuls to nil Americans
Culm that the government will under
take to remove them from the island to
the United States if they desire lo d
this will reoiiire action by congress; not
inccsKurilv a specific authorization o
their removal but merely a limitation to
l ie iiKiiroiiriation to the general terms o
relief for tin American citizens in Cuba
A course similar to this was adopted with
more or less benefit in China during the
rioting incident to the Japanese-Chinese
war nnd during the Armenian troubles
Mr. Terrell the United States minister to
1 urkev. was authorized to undertake tne
conveyances ot American citizens to tne
coast cities where they might have suit
able protection. The proposition as to
Culm goes a little further than the mens
ures adopted in the case of China or lur
key. in that it contemplates tne rcinovu
of the Americans from the sland. Prob-
abrv the reason for this is the belief
lounileil on reports ironi united Mutes
Consul (Jeiierul I'C. or other tinted
Sturos consular ollicers that the war has
so thoroughly exhausted the agrieiiltura
resources of t he island that it will be a
long time before it will be again in conih
tion to niuiiitmu its popnlution and mean
while the Americans who are dependent
upon the soil for their livelihood will suf-
fer. The consequent suffering can be
relieved by the government furnishing
the unfortunate supplies and medicines.
lilt 4 2.ni I .mi tiL'fiu lia vifiiir 4li.it tliiu (.
j.f lnust 0l. continued probably for
ong time. The proposed exodus from
Cuba must be purely voluntary nnd it is
not even proposed to present the alterna-
tive of denying supplies if destitute
Americans refuse to leave the island it
is simply proposed to give them an oiiihu'
tunity to leave the island if they believe
they can better their condition in the
United States. It is the belief of (Jen.
Lee that many persons will uvuil them
selves of such an opportunity and it is
possible that his view will be adopted by
the president. 1' igures are not obtniu-
.
:i hie as to the number of American citi
zens in Cuba who nre in actual distress
and in need of food or clothing as the re
sult of Weylers order bringing them
uto the towns. The state department
is now iu correspondence with its consuls
by telegraph seeking to get their infor
mation as to the basis for any message
tne president may send to congress on
the subject of relief. But. so far as
officially known to the department
through the reports of consuls made up
to this time the number of Americans iu
this condition is between 150 and ''K.
As un exnlaniitioli of this small num
ber it is said the most of the American
natives living in Culm are employed in
the higher branches of industries and are
not actual workers ot the soil. The suf
ferers are mostly naturalized citizens
holding small parcels of ground upou
which they have depended heretofore
for livelihoods. It is not doubted that
there are more or this class in need
than nre yet known to the department
nut it is noped in the course of a few
days io nave a rainy accurate census
ol them.
The agencies to be used to relieve these
people nre the United States consuls in
t uba. ami it can be stated thut the Span-
inn KOYcriiiuciir iiirougii us minister so
lar trom opposing the exercise of such
charitable offices by the consuls has
promised its readiness to nssist in everv
proper wuy in tint distribution of relief
which is taken to mean that it will
guarantee safe conduct for the transport-
ing of parties over the island.
Spanish Press Comment.
.Madrid. May l.-.. The Heraldo refer-
ring to the possible action of ilm rnitn.l
States for the relief of Americans iu
'IM'". "OA.
"P.. O I .1.
a m- -iijiiii(i uoven incur
will lnivo
universal opinion on its side if it acts
with energy in repelling American inter-
ference in our affairs hut this opinion
will be hostile unless the l.OVlilMlllllltlt
ceases making concessions. These dis-
plays of weakness if they tin not increase
the difficulty of solving the question cer-
tainly do not iniDi'ove tlin :.... ;..
Cuba." "
The Corresooiiilencoi nn. ...... .i...
the reported increase in tlm vtw....! ..r
Ihe Spanish navy was dcciild 1IM1III 111
view of the nossibilitv if i.tn.....: i
. - .til i "I l l llllltl I
conflicts.
THE CI' BAM .MESSAGE.
It Will Re of n rnclflo Xntnro-Addi
tional Advices From rnlm.
W asl ington. May 15. All the informa-
tion which the state department is re-
ceiving from official and unofficial sources
confirms the published reports of the des-
titution existing in Cuba among those who
are penned up in the towns. Absolute
starvation is the condition owing to the
lack of food supplies. Th
contirin the statements that mnnv sufferers
nre Anienciin citizens. Most of them of
course are naturalized but there are niso
others who are native born Americans.
It is learned that the administration when
the facts first came to the knowledge of
the president was disposed to move cau-
tiously us it wns feared the precipitate
action might irritate Spain ami possiblv
endanger the lives of our consular officer's
when the character of their ... a i
caine known to lite Swinish authorities.
1 he Spanish minister. Dupnv de Lome
however on behalf of his -.i .
said Spain would be ghnl to welcome nnv
relief which could be grunted to those who
were in need in. Cuba and he suggested
that any relief provided by the United
States should be undertnke'n through tho
agency of the American Hed Cross society.
i ins suggestion wns viewed rather favora-
bly at first but some members of tho sen.
ate insisted that the United States should
not limit itseit in its work of charity to
its own citizens to any single agency.
The KiH-ciiil message for the re lief ap
propriation it is stated will be of n spe-
cific nature anil trench in nowise on the
general subject of our policy towards the
revolution now in progress. The under-
standing is that the Morgan resolution for
the recognition of the billigerencv of the
ls"rseuts will not be pressed pending
action upon it. If. however through any
nnfiirMtiin ennao It thxnl.l lv i..:jj
to scud in such a message tlmsn in rrn.
THURSDAY MAY 20 1897.
.. . ..i
of action on tne uunan question win ue-
nmnd a vote on the Morgan resolution.
tv.!.'. mu i.r.iit enmo B.l.imnnnl re
ports to the state department from the
United States consuls in Cuba as to the
.... . .u..
condition or Americans suui up in iu?
towns bv order of the captain general
Thev ore said to be generally confirmatory
of the earlier reports in setting out the
extent of the suffering of these people.
Spanish Officials Stirred Vp.
New York May 16. A special to the
World from Havana says:
The Spnnish officials are much excited
over the forthcoming message from Presi-
l.... M ..T.'iitlov Mrilnra have heer) issued
that 'all Americans be treated with the
utmost "gentleness" hereafter so that
there may be no possible cause 01 com-
plaint. It is understood also tnut ine
Americans confined in Havana prisons
have been moved to new cells and given
many comforts that they never had be-
fore. Yellow fever is spreading rapidly
among the Spanish troops.
BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS.
Special Commissioner Calhoun's
First Report From Culm.
New York May 15. A special to the
Worltl from Washington states that
W. J. Calhoun snecial commissioner to
Culm has sent in his first report not on
the lluiz case which it wns Haiti would
occupy his whole attention but on "af
fairs on the island." ine Worlds uis-
iiiitch says:
"In his preliminary report received by
the state ilenurtnient today. Mr. Calhoun
says: 'I of course have not had time
Io make a thorough investigation but
the information I have obtained war
rants uie in saying that affairs on the
island are in a deplorable state ami thnt
the reports you luive received regarding
the destitute condition or American
citizens are by no menus exaggerated;
but 1 am not at this time prepared to ad
vise immediate relief us the menus of
successful distribution ure doubtful. I
will communicate later.
"This dispatch wns hurriedly translated
end lurwurded to the president at Phila
delphia. Abstracts were also sent of
similar telegraphic reports by nil the
consular representatives in Cuba.
"Consul (ieneral Lee. in n cablegram
received lust night reiterated his former
declarations on the destitution nnd suf
fering iu Cuba. He expressed the firm
conviction that unless prompt relief be
afforded many American citizens must
necessarily die ot starvation.
"ine indictment agninst ev or wjis
strengthened today by another report
rrom uonsui ueneral lee ami snecial tlis-
patches from Consul Barker at Segua.
Consul Brice at Matanzns and Consul
Hyatt at Santiago. The only consul
whose report differs from the others is
Uwen .McUnrr at Cienfuegos."
WILL OFFER A.MEXD.MEXTS.
Democrats of the Finance Commit
tec Will Xot Present a TnrlnT
Bill Substltnte.
Washington. May 15. Tho democratic
members of tne senate committee on
finance were in consultation for two hours
today on the tariff bill. They decided not
io oner o sunstitute ror the finance com-
mittee bill but to propose amendments
which while they will reduce tho rates
would if added to the rates of the Wil
son law produce sufficient revenue to
meet the demands of the government.
lliey regard the committee's bill as a rev
enue producer nun calculate that even
without the proposed beer tax nnd tea dutv
i .v.iiuu lump; u ffllllllis into llie treasury.
On the other hand they regard the house
bill ns nearly prohibitive on many of the
schedules and think that on this account
it would be deficient in the production of
revenue. The democratic members are
especially critical of the sugar glass out!
wool schedules nnd expect to offer amend
incuts on all of them. None of the amend
ments have been formulated.
CIVIL SERVICE IMillRY.
ProceedlnKM of the Senate's Investi-
KntiiiK Committee.
Washington May 15. The senate com
mittee investigating the condition of civil
service resumed its sessions toduy. Sen-
ntors Pritchnrtl. Chilton Klkins Lodge
nnd Ilnrris of Kansas and Civil Service
t tininiissioner Proctor Sixth Auditor
nownrti I'uniic I'nnter l'aimer nnd a
number of officials of the government
printing office being present. Auditor
Howard who has jurisdiction of the nc-
counts of the postoffice department pre
sented a statement showing the condition
of his office and the politics of the officials.
It showed u per cent of the employes to
lie republicans nnd 40 per cent democrats;
buliinee unknown.
Public Printer Palmer stnted in the
course of nn exnimniition by Senator
Lodge thnt he believed it would he nd-
vnntagcous to abolish the civil service sys-
tem ns npplienble to the government print-
ing office nnd go bnck to the former sys
tem.
TERRIBLY MANGLED.
Remnins of nn Vnknown Mnn
Found on the Snntn Fe Track.
Galveston Tex. May 15. (Special.)
This morning about (1:30 the body of a
man mangled nnd torn almost beyond
resemblance to a human being wus dis-
niblnnce to a human being wus dis-
red on the truck of the Gulf. Colo-
- nnd Santa Fe Knilrond east of the
kyartls. Pieces of the dead man were
id scattered along the track for n
cover
ratio
stocky
found
distance of 150 feet. The head wns com
pletely severed from the body. I'urt of
the face was torn nwny. The man was
about '2!i years of nge.
A vest wns found on the trnck wrap-
ped in a piece of paper. It is of light
irown material bound with brond black
braid with black horn buttons. In one
pocket were a few matches ami n piece
address of
or paper it contained tne
J. H. Sallee. Floyd. Denton county Tex.
written in pencil. Inside the noeket wns
also ten stumped envelopes without nd-
dresses. but in one corner. "After 10 days
return to street. Dallas. Tex."
No one has identified the remains ami
they will be kept until Sunday for thnt
purpose.
Taylor Topics.
Taylor. Tex.. Mnv 15 tSneeinl.l W
C. Wright & Co. today shipped eleven
carloads of fat beef cattle to the Chica
go market j. W. omaek shipped one
anoati ny tne same train.
During the nnst two months V IT
Cnrson of this city has shipped to dif-
f.i...... ....-.!. 11 i .
. .i.-iii iiiinifH hi. iioiiNTiin. i.nivnurnti
and St. Louis upwards of 450 cases of
eggs and countless coops of chickens and
other fowls. Avernirinir thirty dozen
ggs to the case makes a total of 13.5IKJ
o.en or eggs with which this one indi-
itlual has tickled the palates of deni
zens of those cities.
U lllle Ollt lln Paul. i..lr ..i.ltniv TT r.
Adams of this city was thrown from his
ittniie aim unstained the painful injury
f a broken leg.
The crutlnatinj. ein nf u t...i.
igh school. thP.in.w t
F inytl-'Mly s'cZi'pos
following named young ladies and gen-
tlemen: Misses Mary Darwin Cecile
ANomack Ida Scruggs. Nancy Shaw
IJoberta Gossett. L ilian Mnrlev. Annii
...1 I. . . ' . vi' c ui
.Nunn. Laura Kritser and Marion Snfles
Messrs. B ount Tumor T.niio wj '
ward John Ueileckher' Max Goldstein. I
r..l... W.i.1- omi Ci OttO 0001111
mm " " nf wboni
making a class of
- nre now studiously engaged in pt' painifc
themselves lor tue eini.
The harvesting of spr ng nts lias ue
I n .1 ln nvapfliro vwilll 111 tlllS St L
gun u.iu - ..
tion will be about seventy bushe to "R
acre ims puis a stop 10 u ...u-"
tion of Kansas corn.
"
Marble Fulls May 13.Spiecial.)--Oiir
school closed on Wednesday night after
two dnvs spent in examinations ine
exercises Wednesday evening consisted
of essuvs by the loiiowing gra .
Mil -dttie Kuhnel. Myrtle Phillips
j.;mmu Kirk Myrtle Hoper Daisy NmP'
SOn and Jiuimie W alker nnd Mr. ueo
Askew.
ti '.lii.inmna were nresented to the
graduates by Hev. J. K. Bell in a grace-
ful and appropriate address offer whitn
Mr. Ceo. Askew in behalf of the class
presented Principal Folk with a beauti-
ful gold piu us a testimonial of regard.
The music classes of .Misses H ilia i urn
iw.r n.i r.iiimn Arnold rendered some
delightful vocal and instrumental pieces
th. .mtire satisfaction ot tne audience
The total number enrolled this term was
31':!.
INVOLVES THE PATRONAGE.
Onestlon ns to Who Wns tne itepuu
llcnn Candidate for Congress in
Mull District.
r.enrcetnwn. Tex.. May 15. (Special.)
ii f Kiiw n letter toiiMj
from the Hon. Jos. w. iiuuc(h-k unuuimi
i.t.niii;...ni 'ruiirroKKuumi i-niunimu i"
bo snvs iii substance: "I hnd not
iv... mimni'i.t minnnsed there was an
niii.ulii.il iih to who was the recognized re
'i. - . ...... .n i
publican nominee ror congress nisi mu m
the Ninth district of Texas.
'Our committee was limy conversant
with the situation nnd circumstances nut
fni.iu uiii-rfiiimliiif' the conventions nnd
we recoL'luziKl t ie lion w . i. ivuim-"'
son us the regular renublicun nominee
and I cau not understand why any one
should raise a question on that subject
now."
The letter referred to is dated asn
ington D. C May 1
Williamson Crop Conditions.
fionriretown. Tex.. May 15. (Special.)
Showers at frequent intervals are in
tnrfnrimr with the farmers tilling cotton
nntl nn account of beinc so far behind
with their work thev nre plowing the
raised land at every opportunity and
tnrnincr m the hold.
Where cotton has been plowed nntl
chonned it looks fine but only a small
per cent has received this attention. The
weeds predominate in the balance nnd
unless favored with dry weather part
of the cron will have to be abandoned.
Farmers need heln. but have no money
to pay for it. although there is a surplus
of labor in town who won t accept ston
orders for pny or nt leust use this argu-
ment ns an excuse.
1 he condition of other crops is nil thnt
could be desired.
Death Marriage
Georgetown. Tex.. Mn.v 15. (Special.)
Mr. J. M. Drake aged SO years living
nenr Taylor gin this l Williamson) conn
ty died on Thursday. He wus a native
of Mississippi and bad lived in Texas
forty years.
Mr. V. IS. Wilson and JUrs. F. A
Dysches. both of Granger were married
here on Thursday Kev. J. H. Hodges
officiating
lhey remained seated in a buggy nnd
the parson performed the ceremony at
I "io su"" J-uc i-muiluv:iiii5 iiuiiit-a
well and favorably known in this county
EVIDENCE OF Ml'RDER.
A Flonter Taken From the Brazos
River Near Henrne.
Hearne. Tex.. May 15. (Snecial.) A
floater was discovered nnd taken from
the Brazos river this afternoon at the
Port Sullivan bridge. Justice Ilenninger
wus called and nt the inquest found the
man to nave been murdered. The back
of his heud was torn uway and the brain
exposed. The man was above average
height with dark hair and moustache
weighing about 100 pounds apparently
z-i years old rotigiuy ciau in red over
alls ana Dine cneck snirt. There wns
nothing about his clothes to identify him
out iroin scars on nis nanus ne is sup-
posed to bo Tom Woodruff a fisherman
residing nenr Cn vert. The bodv hnd
been in tho river nine or ten dnvs nnd
wns in such a condition that it was
buried where taken from the water.
TRIPLE LYNCHING VERDICT.
Taken From Officers and Hanged by
Parties Unknown.
Rosebud. Tex.. Mnv 15.-fSniw.ini 1
.iiisiice j' loou. in his verdict n cone m.
sion of the inn nest held over the them.
negroes lynched night before last snvs:
"I find that each of the parties were
tnken from the officers while en route in
jnil with them by a mob of niusked men
ii ml by them hanged and the necks of
Berry Williams and Sabe Stewart broken
and Dave Cotton died from strangula-
tion. All the parties to the mob un-
known to me."
Sheriff Lmerson nnd his dennties re
turned to Marlin last night. County At-
torney Boyles returned this cvonini? lm.
JK remained over to hold justice court
jng remained over to hold justice court
!'rJlli8bcinR th? $r 1?y for Jus-
'Xt tn?i L C-7t l''.vcrytlll"e
i Z w.. JL nothu8 unusual had
CTr 'IHed.
WISE ADVICE TO HUSBANDS.
Those Who Have Attn Wivea Will do Well to Accept It.
Do not wrangle and quarrel and finaiw
reparation from your faithful wife: hf
wife who was even-temnered an aminW
1 married her haa changed.
rvu. uxaoontenteci and.
uusoraer oi some kind.
case of this
. tamby Ind.
T 1
Comrjound nnd fr n v. 7
i. "e OI ereat
nuuuiC. X I1H.C1 ThO hAa1nntA
U Y JF
lift 7 I I sk
-s nervous cross and WhJSl ft?
?'hats the matter. I suffered in this wavfor V6 W0Uld me
dy about in despair my husband h 1 L fUt four years' until one
Vegetable Compound I tme4bottleo' E. Pinkhun's
pou.nT 1 commenced its use. and M.i. f ' T
? "has comPletely changed my dismsitionV.rtjf.
Several of mv neitrhWa l- J. e " ".y "reposition for the better also.
me are taking it and are mnn Jfi2!l
widen A n AZOR.
j 7
Albert T. Wooley Senonsiy aiaaneui
Sun Antonio. Tex. May 15. (Special.)
Albert T. Wooley a prominent young
architect of this city was seriously cut iu
the face tonight by Will Snipes the book-
keeper of a lumber firm. The affair took
place in Bosshard's saloon on Alamo
plana at 7:30 o'clock. The two men met
in the rear of the saloon and according to
the story of bystnnders nfter a. few words
about an old trouble between them. Snipes
slashed Wooley down the right side of the
face with a razor. The gash is a very deep
one and may result seriously bnipes
walked out of tho saloon nnd was after-
wurds arrested at his home by the police.
Drowned Body Recovered.
Tvler. Tex. May 15 (Special.) The
bodv of Ernest Frasier. who was drown-
ed hist night while fishing nt the wnter
works lake wns recovered nfter dragging:
the lake all night at 0 o'clock this morn-
ing.
Animal 'Sckoetxenbund.
San Antonio Tex. Muy 15. (Special.)
The eighth annual rifle tournament of the
Texuniselier Sehuetzenbund opened today
at Cut Off sixteen miles east of this city
on the Southern Pacific. About 100 rifle
shots representing the New Brnunfels
Sun Antonio Cut Off Koek Springs
Greens Valley Cibolo Valley Ihoru Hill
Vogei Valley nntl several other riffe clubs
of this state nre in attendance. The shoot
was oiH-ned with individual nnd team
sweepstake shoots at KX) 150 nnd 200
vartls. with rest and off-hand. Some ex-
cellent scores were made. At the end of
the dav's shooting a business meeting was
held. San Antonio was selected for the-
tournament next year. The following offi-
cers were elected:
K. Doesch Sun Antonio president; Ju-
lius Gieseke.'New Bruunfels vice presi-
dent; F. W. Stuve San Antonio secretary
and treasurer; S. V. Pfeuffer New Brauii-
fels Gus Plininger Green's Valley Al-
bert Steves Sail Antonio executive com-
mittee. ;
Sabine County Negro Disturbance
Nacogdoches. Tex. May 15. (Special. X
Nothing further bus occurred m tin
Sabine county disturbances nntl tilt
wniimleil nre renorted doing fairly well
The fugitive neglo. John White is still
at large. Sheriff Spratlley of this coun-
ty is in possession of information that
leads him to believe thnt he will soon
have the man in custody. White's par-
ents live near Martinsville in this coun-
ty lie and his lute brother William
have been in trouble here both for inso-
lent denortnieiit towards white ladies.
John White narrowly esenped lynching on
one of these occiisions and was warned
to leave. It is said that there were only
two men in this lynching nntl they were
disguised. Sheriff Spradley does not fear
any attempt nt lynching John White in
his custody. He will resist aud will
thwart it if made.
Mrs. Smith Acquitted.
Dallas Tex. May 15. (Special.) At
11 o'clock the jury in tho Mrs. Ada'
Smith murder case on trial since Mon
day lust returned a verdict of not guilty.
Ordinance Against Hynotlsm.
Bryan Tex.. May 15. (Special.) The
city council has passed nn ordinnuce pro
hibiting Hypnotism within the city limits.
It is classed as a misdenmeanor and nen-
nlty fixed at not less than $5 nor more
than $50.
Cleburne Gets the Main Shops.
Brenham. Tex.. May 15. (Snecial.)
Several gentlemen of this place hnd a talk
with Ueneral Manager Polk of the Santa
Ft today with reference to shons fc
T 1 A I .. l . 1 1 . r i i 1 1
it was settled that Cleburne would ire
tne main shops and nil that Brenbn
vision repair shops nnd that the run
would not make any change iu them for
a year at least.
Senator Cokes Grave.
Waco Tex. May 15. (Special.) Tlie
grave in which Senator Kichard Coke
will be laid to rest tomorrow is located
in the Coke division of Ookwood ceme-
tery. Druid ouk trees and laurel trees
grow around it and roses nre plentiful
among the graves made there long ago.
In this division the senator buried bis
son. Jack who died seventeen years ago.
On Senator Coke's Death.
Galveston. Tex.. Mnv 15. (Sneeinl A
t a special meeting of the ileen water
utilization committee held today suit-
ble resolutions on the death of Tion
Hichnrd Coke were passed calling at-
tention to Coke's work in nssistins? in se
curing deep water for Galveston.
Bombarding; Nlcopolls.
Athens. Mnv 15. The llmnh
have
early
been bombarding Nicopolis since
this morning.
France and Morocco Abnnt in TMIv.
Pill-is. MllV 15. Tlierp nro imlinntimia .F
the possibility of serious trouble between
I ranee nnd Morocco nwini? to tlm incur
sion of Moorish tribesmen into Algerian
territory. The latest news from tl.o
of the disturbance is that a column of
I'rench cavalry is being massed on the
frontier of Morocco nntl two enmnnniea
several field pieces have been ordered to
noio incmHcives m readiness to leave Ornnf
of zouaves nnd a number of tiralleurs with
the port of Algerin nenr Morocco.
mci t . . .
IZT JT" ?" a
- I-j ii TTLr a"a ?mnlV our
Now TT
miserable - in a word she has uterine
t
rii8in Vhe ?Tedy for this condition she needs med-
ical treatment her uterine system is at fault.
mj anvice to you is sit down and write a
letter to that friend of women Mrs Pinkham
i n' Mass 8tate fulIy and freely the
o vooo io jier ana sne will honestly ad-
vise you what to do. Give vour wifa that
chance good man I
If you do not wish to write about your
unujj iier a Doiue of Lydia E. Pink-
ham's Vegetable Compound watch its ef-
fects vou will soon rpa tVi v ; :
the improvement: then crot fQ
1 . j ' O " " vi auublicr UUIX
keep it up until she is restored to you the same
lovely woman you married years ago.
Following we relate thn
nature. m nr.. t ...
6ays:
"se" yoia t. Pmkham's Vegetable
benefit to me. The tm. iJt
n 11 . -o.v iiua
khBa medicine has done for
i
i"v wiio me result"
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