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Austin Statesman.
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CBYTON BROWN B. J. BU.h.
Pres. at On. Mgr. Vice Fret
SOIIEKT M. HAMBY Bee.
DBO.W. MACIor:NEIly AdvenlBlog Mgr.
frflce BOfi Conjtrfiia AT-niie.
Hearsea tffflca 'i'none 150; Kdllorlal 10S.
IEUU9 OF StBSCRIPTION.
IN THE CITI.
3r- month la advance
iTtiree months In advance . .
ill montha In advance . ...
... a 75
... 5 as
...10 GO
.... 2 00
d year In advance
funn'ay only one year
umlay only all moutha
All aUDacripuons in um hij i
flfflvam'e will Invarlalilv be charged at tbe
jAte of 11.00 per month.
BY MAIL.
I'Vne month In atvanca I W
rbree montha In advance 3 WJ
ftlx montha In advance g
One year In advance 8 W
fandHy only om year 4 w
unlay only Ui nioaths 1 ou
(Weekly MtatesiBan oim year 1 00
"Weekly Ktiiteaaian alx montha ..... HO
Voetage free to any purt of the Vnlteu
States Mexico and Canada.
ADVERTISING UATES.
Advertising ratet will be made known to
fcipllratloD. .
pKasteru business office. "The Trlbnpe"
frilMlna New Yo City; Weatera Itualxjaa
ftllee "The Kooher" Chicago. The B. C.
vrrkwltb Hperlnl Agency aole ageuta far
krrclgn asvertUtltg.
TRAVr.MNO AUKNTS.
MaJ. J. H. Urawford
ii a mi
The above gentlemen are oar only antho
red traveling veutH. J lie puoucis cmuou-
d not to pay money to any one who may
renrtnent him or taomaelwa aa favellnu
.in.niu fie tlifci miner aa all Bullion IT Here
V f ore burned to tuy other person la hereby
levoked.
THE WEATHER.
Waahluaon Mar 2.V For Enatern
'Teiaa Falr smith wind.
C! recce U classic in nui'intaiiu lull sadly
In need of farming IiiihIk which arc much
more hniKirtuiit to Its nrnspm II y. If it
loses Timsanly It will in a had wny n
that Im about the only ifurmiuK laml it lm
Id oil Itsfireclplioiia di-iiiuiii.
The -colored .youth nominated for n en-
dcUlilp at the -Annapolis Naval School
fulled on IiIh first and second exnmiiw-
tions which art tics :tho nuc social ques-
Hon. We cotigrntiiLite him on the fail
liros .which moil n nn nvoidance of hazing
that ho would nothnvo stood even if tic
Lad the endus.ince of J'iliininona.
Tlic vaults of the subtrousury at New
York rotate the argument of the ipulists
Jn behalf of the couuly subtnmsury
Kchcinc. These vii'ilta ilu New York ow
no ovcrloadml with .gold .that. It In feared
the lihlkling will Vkllupao. If the pojui-
list gulitrituaury anhcnic wan udoptod
wheat ud .i(irn 'would -hiuihIi all the
barna the government could build.
Queen Victoria's festival anniversary ia
bringing -out liar ibnby 'talk aa pleasant
reinlnisocnc.es. The renders of news-
papcraicau wilnnltio theae reminiscences
aa hIic liaa mevcr talked anlilicly much
ninee h"'r chlldliool. Fur the queen of
Uuglauil aud .ciniw.'HH if J tit) in kIic luia
liccn a very ihmt monarch. It Im doubt-
ful whether iicr hjuvcIich epcnliiK purlin-
incut run be alU'jlnitcd to her own
loquacity.
So many Ohio otlie seolwra are 8l.ru ml
'd in WaHhiiuiton that It lias becu jiro-
liiiNcd to take vp a colUction to pay
their faro back homo. Washington City
could well afford io pay tin; cpenHc
liomc of nil diHUjipointed ellice acckera.
Many of them liii'r there goiiiK down
through all the khiiVh of deKiadatlou liv
lug on ainall loniis until they play out
completely and then aouie of thciu joiu
the criminal cIiihnp.
It liaa been lilaunilily Intiumtcd that
the native pour of thin country deserve
the rare of the government more than the
Cubnua who alipped ever to Florida at
the beginuinx of the war and were until
rn lined in order to bo protected by the
1 nilod States government. There U an
equiiy in i inn auKKentlau nut II our
jiaturalixatkiu laws are ho loose aa .to be
taken advantage of in thut way we must
land up to the letter of the law iiud
Xiake no diHtiuctiona in citizenship.
An extravagantly loyal ltritain pro
poeet to divide' the year iuo thirteen
lunar luoutlia iu order Unit ouo of them
may be named Victoria which is to con-
sist of twenty-nifje daya and w wuld take in
the period from June 18 to July ltl. The
people of Texan would enter un proteat
n gamut the ndditioual month "Victoria
if it did not add another summer month
to our calendar. If this loyal Britain
Mill add another winter month Texas
will vote nye.
At the Madrid court haa repentedly
declared tbnt Spain would cuter into uo
negotiation looking to the independent
autonomy of Cuba ami na it is stated
that Mr. McKinley ia "actively engaged
In negotiations to secure the independ-
ence of Cuba" the interrogatory ia quite
natural na to whom the president ia ne-
gotiating with on behalf of the Culmn
patriots? Certainly it enn not lie Spain
and it ia not prolmble that the president
is negotiating with (tomex. Then who
can lie this mysterious negotiator with
.whom the president is negotiating? .
The jingoes are howling alwut the fact
that if the consular reports from Cuba
fhould lie made public it would endanger
the lives of the consuls. This is all
balderdash. If the secret machinations
of diplomats at foreign courts were
made public they would often receive
their walking papers from the govern-
ment to which they nre neereditod. and
which they are often plotting against.
The probable action of a Spanish mob
fcbould play no part iu the settlement of
irreat international controversies. Any-
thing we do in that respect should be
done after the overt act and not upon
tbe mere auspicion of an act. .
RUSHES TO TUB DE
FESSE.
It is not known who constituted Mr.
Ryron Irew an apologist for the gover
nor: it ml it is feared the vital question
of whether he Is a aelf-coiistitnti'd de-
fender of the governor or has rushed into
the Held at the governor's solicitation
must forever be a treasure secretly
locked up In Mr. Drew's breast. How-
ever that is of little moment. Mr. Drew
being a member of the legislature his
article is admitted to our columns and
must go for what it is worth.
After graciously admitting the right of
a newspaper to criticise the ollicial acts of
even a governor Mr. Drew most unfor
Innately kills nil tbe force of hit beauti-
ful magnanimity by suggesting that such
criticism is more likely to Im "selfish"
than just. Were all "public olliciuls
elected by the people and sworn to just
and impartial conduct" nol'il for always
Inuring in mind and observing such
oaths of office possibly the people and
Uie press would have lcs reason to com-
plain of long drawn out but abortive scs
siiins of the legislature and of politics
blinding to justice ami impnrliuJity. lint
while things are as they lire the Ileum
must 1' plucked from the eye of those
who object to criticism rather than tlx
mote from those who criticise.
AfH-r quoting from The Mntesman s
editorial on the governor's veto of the ni-
pioiiriiition bill Mr. Drew favors us at
length on what he hcliwcs about the
mngiiaiiiiiiily of those to whom the state
U indebted. In the name of all credi
tors of the state and right-thinking peo-
ple everywhere we would like to inquire
w hat this has to do with the case? Ibtw
r-oii. the xeal of all these peifple iu Ilu
interest of the state have any effort upon
nil unjust action by the governor? Or
did the governor inquire if they would
object to lieing further "stood off' until
he could carry out his political ends?
Such begging of the quest inn is ipucrilc
equally regardless of the lling as to the
udnilnistration not pleasing Tlw States
man as of The .Statesman's not pleasing
Mr. Drew.
As to the intimation that The States-
man opposed the governor's veto localise
we orposed the fee hill and fellow ser
vants bill we will say it is absolutely
gratuitous. The writer of the editorial
did not know the call included the fellow
servants bill until he read it as published
the morning the editorial appeared in
types. And so far as the fee bill is eon
corned we would say that no fee bill has
as yet been introduced in Hie legisla-
ture. There have been several salary
bills thrust upon the legislature but as
these were all simply revenue measures
and iu no way relieved the public of any
fees to this time paid iu all litigation
The Statesman has opposed them as not
H'ling to the root of the trouble and as
being demagogic. And Mr. Drew can
get what satisfaction he cau out of this
explanation.
Mr. Drew himself admits that the fee
bill legislation was intevded to "promote
the revenues" when be declares the gov-
iiruor could not have innneil the appro-
priation bill Instead of vetoing it. Hut
be then proceeds to strangely contradict
himself; for nfter telling how be could
liave cut this that ami the other item
"for the various institutions" be Intro-
duces this innocent little parenthesis
"where the chief complaint is." Com
plaint by whom the insiple? We have
uot heard it. Ily the governor? We
lmve uot heard it lint rather we hear
bint clamoring alone against the abuse
of the fee system laving oil bis stress
upon the need of a "fee" bill. Com-
plaint by Mr. Drew? No; for he too.
wants this fee bill the panacea for all
ills. And this positkiu is further proven
Iry his last paragraph. This being then
admitted that the people the governor
and Mr. Drew are satisfied with the
n mounts given the various institutions
and the departments will not Mr. Drew
at last admit that The Statesman was
right when it said the governor could
have pruned the appropriation bill by
cutting out certain items? How about it
if he had cut out all appropriations for
the judiciary? Mr. Drew would not
that have come pretty near getting that
fee bill matter lioforo the legislature
again? Could he not have done this and
made one or two other unimMirtant cuts
done justice to the institutions and em
ployes of the state nnd also given you a
chance and your brother members at
their ease to fix up about the fee bill
which alone affects the judiciary? Don't
answer in a hurry but take four or five
days to prepare your crusher as you did
with the current missive. As the merits
of a salary bill are not at issue at this
time the last part of the letter is not up
for discussion but we suppose was
added to give the letter length. Rut so
far ns the pertinent part of the letter is
concerned if Mr. Drew haa proven any
thing to his own satisfaction we opine it
must be that Culborsonw a disinterested
patriot while the memlicrs of the legis
lature were most parsimonious iu draw
ing their mileage and per diem while the
employes of the state were doing the
noble thing of showing a most disinter
ested spirit in waiting patiently for their
pay while the destiny of the state was
being no beautifully settled.
( 0H(;l:SSM A 1SDICTED.
St. Paul firnnd Jury Doesn't tare
Who It Indicia.
St. Iuil Minn.. May LM.-The grand
jury returned another sensational indict
ment this afternoon. Congressman F. C.
Stevens lieing nairj'Hl and charged with
an overdraft of $22K In his account with
the Minnesota Savings bank at the time
when he was a trustee and acting presi-
lcnt ot tlic liaiiK. According to the re
ceivers of the bank the books show that
.Mr. Stevens at the tune of the overdraft.
was u creditor of the bank for $2:ioO as
attorney's fivs and there were also two
ash credits of SltKX) each for lNH nn.l
1N3W. The receivers also explain that the
technical overdraft was repaid within one
month of the time when called to Mr.
Stevens' attention.
Mr. Stevens through his attorneys.
will demand an immediate trial.
Mil. DREW
AUSTIN WEEKLY STATESMAN.
VISIIED BY VIOLENT STORMS
HEl.t I1ERVILLK AND
IIADLY SHAKEN IP
CYCLOSE.
VKIMTY
BY A
Meniere Details From Outlying
Country Districts Indicate That
tbe Sorn Was Very Severe.
Accompanied by Lightning.
Heleherville Tex. May 23. (Special.)
This town was visited last night about
10 o'clock by the worst storm of the sen-
son. The cloud came up from the north
and seemed to be ablaze with lightning
aud was accompanied by thunder and
very high wind doing much damage.
The residence belonging to Lyon &
Gribhle on the corner of Belle and Bon-
hain streets was blown from its founda-
tions the kitchen demolished and torn
to .pieces.
The family of Mayor Baker lived in
the house but fortunately for them they
hud taken shelter in it storm house and
none of the family were hurt. The wind
damaged his household goods very badly.
The residence of Kd Kstns occupied
by Charlie I'olly was moved from ils
foundations and badly wrecked. The
family were in a cellar mid none of them
were hurt.
The old store building the property of
Mrs. Offutt of Henrietta was badly
careened and the front torn off and other-
wise linilly damaged and rendered almost
worthless.
Awuiiigs small houses and shade trees
were torn all to pieces aud fences and
all loose things were acnttcrcd like straw.
No Vitalities to man are reported but
stock of all kinds suffered. Everything
was iu commotion this morning.
The iil mill was bndly damaged seed
houses lieing unroofed. Croiw were very
badly damaged and wheat is laying fiat.
A team In-longing to Will ltichs who
lives on the south side was found four
blocks away in the yard of Bob Kichaids.
Chickens changed their homes and many
damages of small proportion are ri'jsirU'd
throughout the town. Men who watched
the cloud come up say it was a terrible
looking cioml lull or commotion and high
ly charged with electricity and was al
most n Ida ze.
The house of Mrs. Onstolt was blown
from its foundations ami badly damaged.
New has just reached town of the dis
astrous work ut the storm live mile north
of here. The residence of White Fitts
was blown down and burned.
The residence of Hev. W. II. Fitts was
completely demolished scattering the fam
ily lor hundreds of yards. .None killed
nut nailiy unused.
Will looinlis residence was demolished.
Wm. Merritt's residence was demolished.
C. Vv. Billifels house was ruined.
Struck by Lightning.
Lcesville. Tex.. May 2.-. (Special.)
I Miring the electrical storm winch visited
this place last night lightning struck the
residence of Henry Hill Jr. located in
the eastern part of the city damaging
the liuililmg and furniture to the extent
of several hundred dollars. The ; family
are away for summer vacation.
Touched in the Territory.
Terral. I. T.. May 2:i.-(SpeciaU-A
small cyclone passed over this place last
night. Six dwellings were blown from
their foundations. The photograph gal
lery ot W. U. nonson nnd Stephens' feed
store were entirely destroyed. Southeast
of town live farm houses were entirely
blown away. No loss of life.
Crops were damaged by the wind nnd
ram.
AN E.Xl'ITINU TRIP.
British Menmcr dinned by Spanish
OnnhontM Win Fired At.
Philadelphia. May 2:i.-After being
twice chased by Spanish gunlsints and
passing through a Krfect storm of shot
which splashed iu the water across the
vessel's bows the British fruit steamer
Fthelred passed through the exciting or-
leal unscathed and arrived at this nort
tonight after a five days' run from l'ort
Antonio .Inmaica.
When the Fthelred left hereon May 12
t was the intention of having Cant. .1. L.
Hart to accompany her. but lie was ar-
rested as he was about to sten on the
gang plank to go aboard. As it was his
invalid daughter was a passenger. It
was sniiiHised that agents of the Snanisb i
government in this city had notified the I
Spanish authorities at Havana that Hart
would be on the vessel hence the effort
to hold up the Ethelred in Culuin waters.
The first encounter with the Spanish
cruisers occurred off Cape Maysi on the
trip down. Just nfter dusk tin Sunday
evening. May Hi a gunboat without nnV
tights shot out from under the Maysi
capes and crowding on all steam steered
direct for the fruit vessel. After steam-
ing for an hour without gaining an inch
the guboat turned a searchlight on the
Ethelred. All steam was crowded on
the latter vessel which was beginning
to show the Spaniard n clean pair of
heels when a cloud of smoke belched
from the cruiser's side and n second
later a solid shot cut the water a half
mile ahead of her bows. Then came a
second and a third shot each nearer than
tbe others. Capt. Israel kept on hU
course and nfter another hour's hot
chase the Spaniard dropped from the
race.
The second ehnse happened l.-wt Tliir.
day afternoon in almost the exact 8ot
in which the first attempt to hold up the
vessel occurred. Just as the Ethelred
rounded Cape Maysi a big Spanish gun-
Uiat of the newest type started out from
under the cape and gave chase. For two
MA
Most Torturing Disfiguring
Humiliating
Of itching burnuig bleeding scaly skin
and scalp humors is instantly relieved
by a warm bath with Cctktra Soap
a single application of Citici-ra (oint-
ment) the great skin cure and a full dose
of Ci TicitRA Resolvent greatest of blood
purifiers and humor tuxes.
ticura
Rkmkdibs speedily permanently and
economically cure when all else tails.
Pomt Pirni mem. Coir . Sol. rren. im
" Cam Stut ski. M fffiLf"
PIMPLY FACES
faring tnd Btanttfl.4 kr
txrict'EA aoAP.
hours the ehnse was kept up enlivened
now nnd then by a solid shot throwing up
a sheet of white spray just ahead of the
swift vessel's bows. It began to look
as if the Spaninrd meant to chase the
Kthelred clear to the Delaware capes
when another steamship was sighted and
the gtmbotU sheered off and gave vigorous
chase to the newly discovered steamer.
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NASHVILLE EXPOSITION.
Lout Week Was a Moat Snccesefal
One Thin Week' Program.
Nashville Tenn. May 23. Yesterday
closed a most successful week with a very
large uttendance. Especially was the at-
tendance large at night. Official figures
are not yet obtainable but competent
judges gave the night uttendance ns the
largest ever yet experienced. Fully 20-
000 people visited the grounds yesterday
and the week's uttendance foots up over
50.000.
Tomorrow is Kentucky day the first
state day to lie formally observed. Gov-
ernor Bradley his staff and a large num-Is-r
of attending ladies and gentlemen
will arrive tomorrow morning. The
Louisville legion 500 strong will come
tonight and will serve ns an escort to the
governor assisted by local military com-
panies. The arrangements and exercises
are in charge of a committee representing
the exposition company and n committee
representing the Kentucky State associa-
tion. From nil Kentucky towns along
the ruilroads large delegations will at
tend.
Ihe exercises will begin at 1 p. m
when the special train bearing the gov
ernor arrives nnd the procession will
lurch immediately to the exposition
grounds where lunch will lie served und
a general reception will lie held iu the
woman's building. At 5:30 p. in. the
Kentucky building will be dedicated
Governor Bradley will make the opening
speech. Miss inndell of Louisville will
sing and Hon. E. J. McDorniott will make
the address on behalf of the commis
sioners.
lrcsident J. W. Thomas will introduce
the speakers nnd Speaker Tlioiiqison of
the senate representing Governor laylor
nnd other distinguished citizens will also
sneak representing the Kentucky associa
tion and the exposition management. The
Louisville legion will also give a full dress
intrude.
Tuesday will be the first convocation
of the State Federation of Woman i
dubs and the session will continue twi
dnys. Wednesday will also be Catholic
Schools' day and ulso Greek Letter day
Art day will be observed Thursday and
the awards of the jury on pictures will
be announced.
Tomorrow is ulso Victoria day in honor
of the jubilee of Queen Victoria and m
the woman's building there will be an
admirable program carried out.
Chniniilon Cotton Buyer.
Georgetown Tex. May 23. (Special.)
Mr. V. S. Leake of this city cotton
buyer for Byron Heard of Houston and
Taylor has received the premium for
the Is'st record as buyer. The premium
amounted to !M.(). nnd there is always a
spirited contest among buyers for this
premium. J lie business men generally
of Georgetown feel proud of the fact that
.Mr. Ivcnke carried off first price.
Mr. Heard will make his headquarters
in Houston instead of Taylor during the
coming season but Georgetown cotton
will be compressed at Taylor as usual.
A VALUABLE MAN.
Premier Cnnovns Snya He Can
Dispense With Tetnan.
Not
London May 24. The Standard's cor
respondent at Madrid says:
In the conference held on Saturday lie-
tween the president of the senate the
premier nnd Senor Sagasta with refer
ence to the Tetiinn-Comus incident the
president said he would not be justified in
interfering ns the affair had not occurred
in the senate chamber but in the lobby
The premier declared that the opposi
tion ought to be satisfied if the Duke of
Tetuan announced in the senate chamlior
that he never intended to slight or give
offense to the liberal minority. He
added that the government could not
disM'iise with the Duke of Tctunn's ser
vices ns minister of toreign allairs be
cause he alone was acquainted with nnd
able to conduct imiMiitu nt and delicate
pending negotiations with foreign gov-
ernments (meaning American).
Senor Sagasta proposed to give bis fol-
lowers conciliatory advice but said he
must be guided by their decision.
Accordingly he summoned a meeting of
the liberals who were in no conciliatory
temper. However after a prolonged
discussion they gave a vote of confidence
to Senor Sagasta with instructions to
settle the conflict on the understanding
tbnt they would not enter the cortes until
the government had given them such sat-
isfaction ns Seuor Sagasta deemed
proper.
The dissenting conservatives declared
they would follow the decision of the
liberals and therefore ministerialists
only have been present in parliament
since Friday
The premier on receiving the reply of
Senor Sagasta. went to the palace to in-
form the queen regent who summoned
a council of ministers.
The crisis has withdrawn popular at-
tention from the attitude of the Vnited
States senate which a majority of the
newspapers and ministers affect to con-
sider without importance as bearing uikiu
the immediate relations of the two
countries.
Fatal Affray.
Smithville Tex. May 22.-(Special.)-Two
Mexicans while chopping cotton on
the farm of J. C. Williams became in-
volved in a difficulty when one struck
the other with a hoe breaking his skull
from the effects of which he died today.
Killed in Church.
Smithville Tex. May 22. (Special.)
Louis Drisdall colored was shot and
killed last night three miles south of here.
He was sitting in church near a win-
dow when some one from the outside
fired in through the window with a
41-calibre pistol the ball passing through
his head. Justice W. L. Moore- held an
inquest this morning but there were no
developments as to who did the shooting.
Wealthy Farmer Sulcldea.
Heidenheinier Tex. May 24. (Special.)
William Musick n wealthy farmer liv-
ing three miles north of here suicided last
night by hanging himself. He has been
under the doctors' care for some time aud
was not considered of sound mind.
Society ot Ir.ends.
New York. May 23. The two hundred
and third session of the New York yearly
meeting of the Society of Friends was
continued in the meeting house on Stuy-
vesant square throughout the whole day.
From morning till night the day was de-
voted to public worship. There was a
prayer meeting in the morning nt which
a number of persons interested in the
society delivered addresses and in the
afternoon there .was a school union at
which the scliool children attended fol
lowed by a meeting for worship which
was largely attended. Meetings were also
held in Brooklyn. In the evening there
was a mooting of the Young Friends' as-
sociation at which Mary A. Nichols read
a paiier entitled "Are Friends Clear of
Materialism?" Her contention was that
even among those who believe in the
principle of truth and the divinity of
Christ materialism was making inroads.
0 PLAY
B8
CABLE MATCH BETWEEN AMERI-
CAN CONGRESSMEN AND ENG-
LISII PARLIAMENTARIANS.
PL
Tit r.rnffenreid Will
VUDBrCIHiiiiw"
Be Selected a One of the Five
riayera-The Match Will Come
Off on May 31.
Washington May 24-Tlie arrange
nwntx of the match game of chess be
tween five selected individual players of
the house of representatives and a like
number from the British house of com
mons nre practically completed. 1 he
games will be begun at 2 p. m. Washing- j
ton time nnd 7 o'clock London time May i
31. and be continued four hours fifteen
moves to the hour. If not completed in
the ngreed time the games will be fiuished
on June 1. A single consultation game
in which all the members of both teams
may consult as to the moves will lie
played on a date to be fixed by the Eng-
lishmen. Two wires between Washington
nnd New York will be given up to the
games nnd it is expected not more than
three minutes will be consumed in trans-
mitting the several moves between Lon-
don aud Washington. The American
players will draw lots for tbe British com-
petitors nnd their place at the tables. The
Washington end of the games will lie
plnyed in the foreign affairs committee
room. Seven players have been chosen
from which the five to compete will be
selected in n day or two.
The members of the house have been
coached by I'illsbury of Brooklyn the
winner of the international cness tourney
nt Hastings Eng. who litis phiyei
nirninst nil comers for the past week nl
the Metropolitan club in this city and
who has won every game except a draw
with the Australian minister.
There will bo five players on each side
Although the nlnvers on behalf of the
house of representatives have not yet been
announced officially it is understood four
of thorn have been selected as follows:
Messrs. IYarson of North Carolina Do
Grnffenreid of Texas Bodine of Missouri
and Handy of Delaware.
So far as this side has boon ndvisei
officially Messrs. riunkett Tenton nni
Strauss will be three of the five Englisl
nlnvers.
The wire connection will be direct so
ns to minimize the time used in trans-
mission of the moves. The messages will
be sent over the wires by the Western
Union Telegraph company and the Anglo
American Cable company both of whicl:
companies have donated the use of their
lines for the occasion. Superintendent
Mareau of the Western Union in this
city has had two wires run into the room
of the foreign affairs committee which
will connect directly with the American
terminus of the cnule ill Cape Breton.
One of these wires will be used to send
and the other for receiving purposes
Similar arrangements have been made
with wires leading directly from the other
terminus of the cable on the Irish coast
to the lobby of the commons.
The play will last five hours each day
from 7 o'clock to midnight London time
and from 2 to 7 our time. Fifteen moves
an hour will be allowed.
Superintendent Mnrean estimates that
a minute would be required for the trans
mission ot messages so tins will carry
the actual playing time to an average of
a move every three minutes.
Great interest in the contest is lieing
manifested -here. Sir Julian Pauncefote.
lit the request of the British players will
act as referee here and it is probable
that Hon. John Hay the Uuited States
anilinsiiador at London will nerform a
like duty on the other side of the Atluntic.
Bike Meeting in Mexico.
Mexico City. May 23. The second
day of the race meeting of the Mexican
Cyclists' union wus held today and there
was a very large attendance of many
prominent: people present including
United States Minister Clayton nnd
daughters nnd Consul General Critten-
den and wife. The mile race first
class was won by J. Frank Mohler.
Time 2:13 3-5.
The mile handicap was won also by
Mohler. Time. 2:17 1-5. Mohler ex-
lintcd a wonderful burst of speed in
the stretch.
A. W. Evans a well known amateur
uler ot the United States rode in both
races but sacrificed his chances of win-
ning for the purpose of pacing other
contestants.
KNOCKED IINCONSCIOIS.
Prlae Fight That May Result Fa
tally Sports Arrested.
New York. May 23. In the clove con
test last night in which Casper Leon of
tins city delented Edward Vaughn of
Trenton X. J. Vaughn was struck on
the jaw and knocked down. The head
strucK tne noor and he became uncon-
scious nnd was taken to the hospital
where lie has not recovered conscious-
ness. He sustained a concussion of the
brain possibly a fracture of the skull.
Leon the referee; Jimmy Carroll J. II
Kennedy manager of the National Ath-
letic club at which the contest was held'
the time-keeper and the seconds were ar-
rested. Leon was released on-$1000 bail
for examination. The others also gave
bail.
Dr. Finey who was summoned when
aughn was knocked out said be is suf-
fering simply from the shock. There is
no cerebral hemorrhage. The serious ef-
fect of the blow was due to the fact that
Vaughn was nearly exhausted when
struck. That is n risk every tighter takes.
He will undoubtedly recover.
At the Manhattan hospital to which
aughn was removed the physicians were
not so confident of Vaughn's recovery
but thought the chnnces were in his favor.'
Headed by Mayor Hnrrlaon.
Chicago. May 23. Mayor Carter Har-
rison ridiug n wheel and escort ml bv
eight officers in knickerbockers led the
annual Sunday run of Chicago's bievele
clubs today. The parade started fi-om
Ihirty-fifth street and Grand Boulevard
and ended at the loop in Garfield park
and was participated in by ;SHHI cyclists
of whom 150 were of the gentler sex. '
IOstnbl lulled a Record.
Baltimore Md. May 23. Henrv Smith
of this city who holds the 24-boni- A r.
iean record rode against time to establish
ii i.i-iinii- mum a distance recently rec-
ognized by the Century Itond club.
Smiths time today was 4 hours 17 min-
utes 12 1-2 seconds against a strong
wind.
(Jen. Hnnnlhnl Bonne Dead.
N'avasota Tex. May 23. (Special.)
Gen. Hannibal II. Boone died today from
au attack of Uraenm after an illness of
two days aged til years.
Gen. Boone was born iu Tennessee and
raised in Waller county. He was attor-
nev general of Texas during Coke's sec- '
Olid nuilllllisiruuou uuu u.oi."e .
self for service m iram. nuu
grabbing cases. In other cases in which
the rights and interests of the people were
involved he greaiiy uisuiisuiocu mmseir.
He declined to uecouie a i-uuuiuum ior
re-election and retired to private life at
N'avasota. lie was major geuerui ol me
United Confederate Veterans department
of Texas. '
CLEBURNE GETS THE SHOPS.
Emphatic Statement of Col. Polk of
the Snnta Fe.
Galveston Tes.; May .-(Special.)
Today a reporter called upon Col L J.
l'olk general manager of the Gulf Colo-
rado and Santa Fe and asked if he had
anvthing further that he could say for
publication relative to the location of
the shops and the meeting of I1 riday
"'col' Tolk replied that he did not see
nnv reason for saying anything further
that the whole matter was settled and
that he was now turning his attention to
other matters. In proof of this he-
handed the reporter a blue-print plan
headed: 'Tlau of Shops at Cleburne.
May. 1897." t ...
"That settles the matter" said he
"and there is no necessity of further
discussing the proposition or the Galves-
ton meeting. The shops matter is now
a back number. We nre going ahead
with our plans and attending to other
business. 1 anticipate visits from uu
more delegations."
B'NAI U'RITll.
Eight Southern States Represented!
at the Waco Meeting.
Waco. Tex. May 23.-(Special.)-The
Twenty-fourth annual session of the dis-
trict grand lodge of Independent Order
B'Xai B'rith met this morning with full
delegations from the eight southern states
comprising the district.
The uddresses of welcome and tha re-
sponses thereto consumed two hdlirs of
(lie lnni-niiiL' session.
After an invocation by G. A. Levy of
i'!. .....:.. re . C .1... ..... tr
ticinrui x i-. on uie pun. ul iui- oiuiu
of Texas Judge J. E. Boynton bnde the
grand lodge welcome in happy terms nnd
briefly winning much applause us did
also the response of Chas. L. Sanger to
Judge Boynton. J. W. Taylor delivered
the address of welcome.
On the part of the Waco lodge Mr. C.
K. Weil delivered the address of welcome
and Mr. D. S. Housimin of Montgomery
Ala. responded to Mr. Weil.
Secretary Nat Strauss read his report
which is a lengthy paper of many pages
and full of statistical tables. Iu his state-
ment of revenues April 1 of the present
year Secretary Strauss gives the follow-
ing balances:
Stocks and bonds $72200; balance cash'
ou hand $15.(109.27; total $242987.
President Sol Harpniunn's address was
delivered and ordered printed.
Officers of the coming yeur were elected
and installed.
The following is n list of newly elected
grand lodge officers for 1807-9S:
Henry Hannw of Mobile Ala. presi-
dent; Abe Weil of Montgomery Ala.
first vice president; Charles Freukel of
Galveston second vice president; Arch-
bald A. Marx of New Orleans treasurer;
Nat Strauss of New Orleans for the
eighth time wns re-elected secretary;
Charles L. Sanger of Waco sergeaut-at-urms.
MRS. BECTON DEAD.
An Aged Tezaa Lady Died at Fort
worm Yesterday. -rV.
Fort Worth Tex. May 23.-(Special.
Airs ti.liMinif T3.t..... .. . .l V -
home of her granddaughter Mrs. J. jf
Nunnnlly 514 East Fourth street nt i
u ciui-K ionium at ino niivnnenii .p
88 years.
Mrs. Bectou had been in fm.l.In. 1.-itii
for Borne time past still
tenod by reason of a severo- full
ceived two mouths since.
She was the daughter of James and1
Isabella Sharp and was born ou Stone's
river in Rutherford eonntv. 'Pi til n noiio
July 15 1805. On the 19th of January'
ia'7 she was muted iu marriage witli
Bev. John M. Becton a Presbvterian
minister. In 1841 thev camp to Tovna
setttling in San Augustine. Rev. Bec-
ton was engaged in the organization of
churches nud iu the dissemination of the
gospel.
I" J8oJ Bev. Becton moved to Spring
Hill Tex. where he nri':iiii-.l u.iii.i
church for that day and time and died in
the following your leaving n widow and
four Children the hitter being Dr. E. 1
Becton now superintendent of the State
Blind Asylum nt Austin John A. Becton
now a thriftv 1 Tonkin nnmt- r
Joseph Becton who lost his life while
battling for the southern confederacy at
Spanish bort tm the very duy that Gen.
K. h. Lee surrendered nnd a daughter
Isabel who died m 1S02 when on the
threshhold of young womanhood. For a
time nfter t ip ilentli nf h..- ii i r.
Kecton resided at Danville inL- t.
lex. nfter which with her .i;ii..
moved to Hopkins county where her 'resi-
dence remained up to two aud a half
years ago. when she mmo tr thin
making her home with her granddaugh-
ter where her useful life enme to a peace-
ful close toiiiirlit At h
. - -- r-. .. wr"iia- ui'ir
tne peaceful angel came were present
iour generations.
Fatal Road House Affray.
Denver. Col.. Mnv ?anrn ..
killed and another fatally wounded at
Joe Lowe's road house about five miles
south of this city at 6:45 this evening.
t '? J1"8 lmd tro"ulp with a neighbor.
Jacob Ivisthard. over the wnter in m
gating; ditch in which both were interest- i
Oil. loilllV Tviutlmt-H o.1 l.l . t V
: . iiiiu ins nu suns .
were working m the ditch when some of W-f!
Lowes employes went to the ditch to pro- J
tect his interests. Thev tt'PPO ft rnmii. It
! " """ "i iowe s guests includ-
ing: Mr. McCnll n well known gambler
and John McKeniin. A quarrel enseed.
during which Daniel Kisthnrd drew a
Pistol anil shot McCnll nnd McKennu
twice each with the result above indi-
cated. Kisthnrd came to Denver and sur-
rendered to the police. McKenua is not
dead but can not recover.
nniiwi1 Kt ....... t ....
Mrs. A. II. Crauaby of 158 Kerr St
Memphis Tenn. paid no attention
to a small lump in ber breast but
it soon developed
into a cancer of
the most malig-
nant type. The
best nhvsicians
CURED BY
in New York treated her and fin-
ally declared her case hopeless.
As i last resort S. S. S. was given
and an immediate improvement re-
uiceu; a lew Dot-
tles cured her
completely and
no sign of the dis-
ease has return-
ed for ten vears.
Books on Cancer free; addreM Bwi
oecltlo Co.. Atlanta. G
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