The Austin Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1889 Page: 5 of 8
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A
f!TTY ANT) PfiTTNW I nm r . . . -
' FROM SUNDAY'S DAILY.
Done With the Bridge.
It 18 understood that the King
xiugo uuuipmiy or meir agent. Mr
uuver nas nounea the county com
missioners mat he will hare nothine
tsx An .... il. 1 1 r . . . . . - O
jnuio iu uu wiuu me montopous biidge
uu 11 is omu tmaiy aavises them
to call in the able engineer appointed
by them to superintend the work and
see if he cannot devise some means
of fishing the concern out of the river
Deiore tne rust eats it up.
' Big Foot Wallace.
Big Foot Wallace the old Indian
fighter was in town yesterday and
was seen by a reporter. He says game
is migiity scarce in D no county but
there are plenty of rats which appear
to have taken possession of the coun-
'
Church Dedication.
A new Presbyterian church at Hut-
to Williamson county will be dedi-
cated next Sunday Rev R. M.Tinnon.
'ff of Fort Worth officiating.
iJ Tne County Commissioners.
im vuuuujr uuuimiasiuuers win noiu
a regular meeting next Monday at
which they will patriotically so it is
alleged bring suit against the King
Bridge company. In the mean time
if the able commissioners will have
that bridge fished up from the bottom
of the river they will confer a lasting
favor on a long-suffering community.
We want everybody to call and look
at our grand display of crockery china
glassware and plated ware.
I. Stein & Co.
Eleotrio Light Fixtures.
The electric light fixtures for the
new capitol have arrived and when in
position they will be beautiful and
add much to the attractiveness of the
interior of the building. The fixtures
for the senate chamber and hall of
representatives are very handsome.
' He Died.
Mr. Krueger the old German who
teok morplune to end his life died in
spite of the doctors and was buried
yesterday.
THE COURTS.
DISTRICT COURT.
In this court yesterday Judge Key pre-
siding the following proceedings were
had:
The 8tate vs. Nolan county suit for in-
terest due the state on courthouse bonds;
judgment for the state for $2080.
T. J. Dyches et al. vs. James E.
Harber trespass to try title; argued
and submitted.
Von Blucher vs. Hatchad- suit on
note ; on trial.
TUB COUItTY COURT. -
In this court Hon. J. M. Brackenridge
residing the following cases were dis
posed of:
Probate Docket Final account of B.
Johnson receiver of C E. Johnson minor;
approved and appointed guardian.
Will of A. M. Davidson probated and
Mrs. M. E. Davidson appointed executrix
and J. E. Campbell H. M. Metz and M. M.
Tnlmanii nnnninted appraisers.
K. A. Haiiioht. E. J. Bvrne and G. P.
"Warner appointed appraisers on estate of
Mrs. A. U. JNewmng aeceaseo.
Criminal DocketState vs. J. Reed
theft; continued.
State vs. W. Sheehan nuisance; con
iinnoil hv consent.
State vs. Shaw nuisance; continued by
rnnupnf.
' State vs. Mays nuisance; continued by
consent. '
State vs. Clark Hillyer habeas corpus;
submitted.
Cases Set State vs. Tom Ripomonte
October 28. nn
State vs. Tom Ripomonte October 30.
State vs. Sam Gilbert November 1.
State vs Lee Chinaman November 2.
" Court meets tomorrow at 10 a. m.
ABNER TAYLOR MARRIED.
The Match was Clandestine and the Wedding
Under the Rose.
Uncler this heading the Washington
Evening Star of the 22d had the fol
lowing telegram from Chicago which
will be of interest here where Colonel
Taylor is known so well as the state
apitol contractor. Colonel Babcock
was a member of the capitol syndicate
and spent a good) deal of time in Aus-
J i tin during tne eariy stages oi wont on
I I the capitol building:
V oo icon
Colonel Abner Taylor congressman
from the First district is married. His
friends were shocked today to learn
the fact. The lady is the daughter of
Colonel A. 0. Babcock well known po
litically and at present a prominent
candidate for the United States mar-
shalship for the district of northern
Illiuois. Mr. Taylor has for a long
time been -assiduous in his suit for
the hand of Miss Babcock but his
attentions were unhappily frowned
down by the colonel. But Cupid's
arrows were never known to shiver on
paternal anger and they went through
the armor this time too. Colonel
Babcock one fine morning awoke to
receive the undeniable if not too wel
come tidings that the congressman
and his daughter were wedded in a
little town in Michigan on the 7th of
September last and that now it was
all too late. Bride and bridegroom
onioved the honeymoon in obscure
felicity until quite recently when they
returned to Chicago. Here they spen t
few days. Yesterday afternoon they
Teft Chicago to reside at Washington.
"It's all postmortem no" said the
colonel last evening "and I won't talk
about it. I opposed it from the first
fought it and did all I could to pre-
vpnt it. but Taylor is my son-in-law
rnow and I can't deny it. Idont
1 knowwnere tney goi. ummcu
' don't care. It's all one whether it was
in Michigan or New Jersey."
By purchasing one dollar's worth of
ill receive one chance in
forty elegant presents to be given away
NEWSY NOTE6 PICKED UP IV TH
6TATE DEPARTMENTS
YESTERDAY.
Itemgoflnterestfbrthe People nd
Official
figures and Opinions
County Officials.
for
From Sunday's Daily.
The governor Vpirln-u maAa h. f.-J!
in e appoint mens:
Joseph Marlr. Tnrin TTn. T r
Kitchum. J. J. I ftillBlanit tlln Tr
I - - ....... ..m uuiQ
lersOn. Pilot of cnmniiHqinnpna far iUa nAW
of Sabine Pass. "
Mr. Theo. H. Friend was appointed com
missioner of deeds for Texas in New York
city.
Mr. Kleberg and Cnntain T TTi nr nf
south Texas called on the governor Thurs-
day in referencejto cattle and horse thieves
raiding into Texas from Mexico. They
were not aware that Governor Ross some
two months ago thad laid a plan to break
up the raid and the following special to
the San Antonio Express shows now the
plan is successfully working:
Brownsville October 25. Sheriffs Brito
and Dougherty and their deputies ud Cap-
tain Brooks and his company of rangers
made a raid vesterdav morning on the Ar-
guelles banco in Hidalgo county andcap-
tureu inirteen Dad characters ucnerai
Lejero sent up from Matamoros the Third
cavalry uncler Colonel Prajadis Cavazes
aim tne jiitn cavalry commanuea Dy
Colonel Nieves Hernandez came down
from Reynosa to aid the American author-
ities. Among the prisoners captured by
Captain Cerevantes of the Mexican cav-
alry are Leonides Salas badly wounded
anil Nicolas Benevides and Elizardo Za-
niora notorious murderers and horse
thieves indicted in this and Hidalgo.coun-
ties. Sheriff Brito broucht in Ausencio Figu-
rora Martin Chapa Pedro Silva Teodoro
Villanueva and several horses. The par
ies arrested acknowledged having disposed
of the goods stolen from the Animas in
this county and the merchandise stolen
trom the Cuatitas ranch in Mexico.
The Aisuelles banco has lone been a
place of rendezvous for lawless characters
ana bandits ana a source ot annoyance to
the law-abiding people of thrf frontier.
Captain Brooks and his gallant company
of state rangers are now stationed at Santa
Maria ready to aid tne snerins oi uameron
ana HiUalgo in suppressing lawlessness
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The Burnet Mining company filed an
amendment vesterdav in the office of the
secretary of state adding manufacturing
uiuustries as one pi me ouiecia ui uio iui-
poration.
comptroller's department.
The tollowine railroads have sent in re
ports tor the year ending septemDer so:
HOUSTONAND TEXAS CENTRAL
Miles operated includingjsidings 578
wood consumed corns o.ia
Coal " tons 67746
Cost of road JZ767i)903
Average per mile 64.595
Capital stock authorized 10000.000
paid in zuuuu
Bonded indebtedness 19147000
Coupon " 3496350
Total indebtedness 24586805
Total receipts 3262412
As tollow
Passeneers $637728
Freight 2287112
Mail 07968
Express.. 72000
Other .resources : 97383
Tons of freicrht handled 565207
Total operating expenses $2409923
Miles mil 2.320.740
Persons killed. 12; injured s; acres ot
land donated by the state. 5259500; acres
sold during the year 2522620.
TEXAS CENTRAL.
Miles operated including sidings. 240
Cost of road $1890000
Average cost
Capital stock
Capital stock paid in.
21300
1000000
200268
3396000
lSonuea lnaeineuness
Coupon indebtedness
Tntul indebtedness. . .
t 113
5402292
Total earnings 22523
Tons of freight hauled 06112
OnAnitinir Axnenscs $282084
M iles run i
Number of men emplovcd ool
TEXAS AND PACIFIC
Capital stock $38710900
Expended for construction and
equipment 80477155
Tlnnrli-il inilfihtfid ness 503.31606
Coupon indebtedness fill' J 15
Other indebtedness .
Frnir'lit bnnled. tons l3o8884
Receipts 4.790W
Kxpenses o'2n5;
Miles run 3'8'?-
Men employed
4594
Killed
Injured .
ARANSAS PASS.
r;ina nnorntprl. including sidincs
31
289
594
Cords of wood consumed 698
Tons of coal : VV'?
nW nf rnorl arid pnui nnieilt S17.4)!J4
Average cost per mile 31 140
Capital stock . . . SffiSX
pa(l jn 6.000000
Bonded' indebtedness
Receipts
Expended ifi'niS
Vifiuirnn 89308J
Persons killed 17; injured 52.
THE SANTA FE.
f!lo 'nnarataA 1057
finrds of wood consumed I'3!0"
11?$ :::::::::::$2iS
Average cost per.mile
Capital stock..... ol'VS'nm
Bonded indebtendess 21i'SX
Coupon indebtedness r'ooe
Total indebtedness 'lHSi
Earnings Hwwk
Total freight hauled iiS'S?
Expenses S'TottX
Miles run 3107745
Persons.kuled
Injured
The Houston. East and West Texas rail
road shows earnings $339577; expenses
t-xni con .
Vlin Central Texas and Northwestern
shows earnines. $73452; expenses $61384.
Thn fnllnwinsletter shows that one of
trioahla nheriilk intends going into the
hnnkinir hnainess. and it may be well
state that Sheriff White of this county say;
he will go into the banic Dusiness iw u
things do not rhance. It will be bank
mptcy however with him:
Honorable John D. McCall Anstin:
Dear Sir: Herewith I enclose my ac
nsin in ninU nnaaa 9.7(1 X1
If vou find them U. K. send me a check
firins to BO into
III H IIH II U I II rillHI IlMitM. All A. I1CCH
mnnow and rliaf n-iil h (innnlied Wh6Tl
molra this h oa w Hrow nn thp Ktate's feebl
frpnanrv. TjRlmllv whp.n ft nerson IS CneCKeu
....... v. ... ........ u.wn " - . .
in an undertaking they never succeed but
in this case I can only succeed by being
checked. Then I ask you to please give
these accounts your very earnest aim
pray most favorable attention.
Yours reluctantly j t
From Tuesday's Daily.
The governor has gone to Galveston
to inspect the quarantine station an
before his return he will visit other
stations on the coast and make
thorough examination in person. He
will close all the stations on the 15th
of next month and put an end to
quarantine expenses until next sea
son.
While absent Governor Ross will go
to Brownsville and thence up the Rio
Grande to make a personal invee liga-
tion into the border troubles. Ho
will consult with the state officers on
the border and will have official inter-
views with Mexican army officers
along the Rio Grande for the purpose
of devising some scheme to bring
about prompt and hearty co-operation
on the part of Texan and Mexican of-
ficials in breaking up the marauding
bands of robbers and smugglers on
the border. This personal examina-
tion into affairs on the Mexican bor-
der is something never done by a
ble.
governor of Texas before and it
shows a laudable determination on
the part of the executive to terminate
the trouble there forever if possible.
There can be no doubt that the visit
f the governor to the Mexican border
will be productive of good.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The following foreign charters were
filed iu the ottice of the secretary of
state yestenlay :
The J. II. McLean Medicine com
pany of St. Louis; capital stock $25-
000. The George T. Smith Midlings Puri
fier company of Michigan; capital
stock $300000.
The Pacific Express company ; capi
tal stock $6000000.
The Phelphs and Bigelow company
of Michigan ; capital stock $ZUUUU
The Van Winkle Gin and Machinery
company oi ueorgia; capital stock
$500000.
The Mallinckott Chemical company
of St. Louis; capital stock $250000
The Witte Hardware company oi
St. Louis : capital stock $110000.
The Samuel Cotters Woodenware
company of St. Louis ; capital stock
$1000000.
P. J. Willis & Bro. of Galveston
filed a charter the purpose of a gen
eral merchandise business and a gen
eral commission business at Galveston
incorporated under the laws of West
Virginia. Under the magnificent laws
of Texas the gentlemen were not per
mitted to organize in the state but had
to go outside to do so. After they or
ganize in some other stae they oan hie
their charter and do business in lexas
The following domestic charters
were filed :
The Preston Chemical company of
Galveston : capital stock $10000. In
corporators: C. W. Preston M. F
Mott. F. B. Albers. Mose Lewis L. M
Openheimer . all of Galveston.
The A. A. Talmage college ot ma-
zona county; capital stock $zuw
Incorporators : J. J. Shirley S. N
Richardson W. R Campbell H. L
Sneete. George VV. Durant and L. M
x - - t
Disney.
COMPTROLLER DEPARTMENT.
The following railroad reports were
received yesterday :
NEW YORK TEXAS AND MEXICAN.
Miles operated 96
Wood consumed cords 162
Coal tons 1 2976
Cost of road and equipment $2169369
Cost per mile 22370
PiiniUl stock 650000
Bonded inaeDteaness xio.uuu
Other indebtedness 191290
Stock per mile 0920
Other earnings 159212
Total expenses 250989
r . ...... eo Ann
Miles run xumo
Men employed 189
Killed none; injured. 1.
SA11INE AND EAST TEXAS.
Miles operated
104
595
Wood consumed. corus
r?rn I rnn an moil tnna ........
6291
Cost of rond and equipment $2575000
Cost tier mile 24760
Stock per mile 2.8H0
Capital stock 800.000
r ...... . f A"7K fllS
Bonded mueoteuness i.vnu.uw
Earnings 180917
Total expenses 418659
itiuca iuii - ' '
Killed 2
Injured 1
WEST TEXAS ABD rACIFIC.
Miles operated '. ; 66
Cost of road and equipment $497301
'Cost per mile 8020
Stock per mile 97?2
Earnings 46318
Total expenses 92993
GALVESTON HARRI8BCRO AMD SAN ANTONIO.
Miles operated .' 1047
Cost of road and equipment $5fl867368
CostrerWle 50493
Capital stock 27084.372
Stock per mile 28905
Actually paid in 24765794
Bonded indebtedness 25528000
Coupon indebtedness 310147
School fund indebtedness 142860
Other indebtedness 1810913
Total indebtedness... 27.801921
Earnings 3.661793
Tetal expenses 6104781
Men employed 2275
Miles run... 3532913
Killed
Injured 124
TEXAS AND NEW ORLEANS.
Milpa nnprnted 131
Cost of road and equipment $ 8337410
Cost per mile. 63160
Stock per mile ?.00
Earnings J"?5ffi
Total expenses 1131856
Miles run 1137245
Tax ro'.is of all the counties except
sixteen are in.
The comptroller's estimate of
available school fund fur-'
niuhml the Board of Educa
tion July 10 1888 was $ 1038000 00
Actual amount as per state-
ment 1035783 19
Difference 2210 91
Hoard of Education purchased $16-
500 Coleman Covfnty 6 per cent bonds
Cail).
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
Superintendent Cooper ot. the edu
cational department yesterday sent
the following circular to officers who
have failed to send m their reports:
Department op Education )
Aubtin Tex. Oct. 28 1889. f
Treasurer School Funds Texas:
Dear Sir You have been furnished
the necessary blanks On which to
make vour annual statement of school
funds to this department for the scho-
lastic year of 1888-9.
I I respectfully urge you to submit
this statement at once. If it has not
Jjeen approved by the commissioners'
court I shall ask you to have it ready
for approval at its regular term in
November and transmit it to this de-
partment as soon thereafter as possi
It is not my desire or pleasure to
resort to the enforcement of the pen
alty clause of section fi page 9 Digest
of School Laws for 1889 but however
disagreeable to me I shall do so in
every case of failure on the part of
treasurers of the school funds to give
an account of the receipts and dis-
bursements of the same. Very re-
spectfully Oscar H. Cooper
State Superintendent Public Instruc
tion.
From Wednesday's Daily.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
The governor being absent Major
Holmes wrestled with pardons and
such things all alone yesterday.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
For the first time in many a long
day no charters were filed in the office
of the secretary of state yesterday.
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.
The following railroad reports were
received yesterday.
bio a BANDS.
M iles onerated ...j 22 'x
Cost of road and equipment $405082
Cost per mile . 17914
Stock per mile Hi "342
Capital stock 255200
uonueii lnueDtenness iu.uw
School fund indebtedness 151
Other indebtedness 55396
Total indebtedness 175648
Passenger earnings 8041
Freight earnings 62169
Mail earnings 990
Other sources .... 035
Expenses SO.r.'l
Miles run 24323
Merit Wins.
We desire to sav to our citizens that for
years we have been selling Dr. King's New
Diseovery for Consumption Dr. King's
New Lite nils BucKieivs Arnica eaive aim
Electric Bitters and have never handled
remedies that sell as well or that have
given such universal satlslaction. we no
not hesitate to guarantee them every time
and we stand ready to refund the purchase
price ir satislactory results ao not iohow
their use. These remedies have won their
great popularity purely on their merits.
j . Aooin aruggisi.
A. 8. Johnson has an experienced coffee
aster. 918 Cong ross avenue.
We have the cheapest line of hang
ing and vase lamps in the city.
X. STEIN UO.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that a meet
ing of the stockholders of the Hous
ton and Texas (Jentrai Kaiiroaa com-
pany called by the directors of the
corooration for such purpose will be
held at the office of the said corpora-
tion in the city of Houston Tex. on
the 25th day of November 1889 atd2
o'clock m. for the purpose of author-
izing the making execution and de-
livery of mortgages of this company
as follows:
1. A first mortgage covering the en-
tire line of railroad of this company its
franchises stations shops terminal
facilities rolling stock and equipment ;
to secure first mortgage gold bonds of
this company to the amount of $8-
634000 payable July 1 1937 bearing
interest at 5 per cent per annum pay
able semi-annually.
2. A consolidated mortgage Consti-
tuting a second mortgage on tho rail
road franchises stations shops ter-
minal facilities rolling stock and
equipment of this company and a first
mortgage on all unsold town lots
which formerly belonged to the HoucJ
ton and Texas Central Eailway com
pany to secure consolidated mortgage
gold bonds of this company to the
amount of $5008000 payable October
1921 bearing interest at b per cent
per annum payable semi-annuaiiy.
3. A general mortgage covering all
the property of this company subject
to the liens rights and priorities of
the said first mortgage and consoli
dated mortgage to secure general
mortgage gold bonds of this company
to the amount of f irfOolHX) payable
April 1 1912 bearing interest at 4 per
cent per annum payable semi-an
nually. H. Hall Secretary.
Houston Tex. September 12 1889.
Many of the fanners have got
through picking cotton.
Never Heard or "Davy Crockett's 'Coonf
That's queer 1 Well.it was like this:
Colonel Crockett was known for his
skill as a marksman. One day he lev-
eled his gun at a racoon in a tree
when the animal knowing the colo-
nel's prowess cried out "Hello there
are you Davy Crockett? If you are
I'll just come down for I know I'm a
gone 'coon." Just take a dose of Doc-
tor Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets
and see how quickly your biliousness
and indigestion will emulate the exam-
ple of "Davy Crockett's 'coon" and
"climb down." They are specifics for
all derangements of the liver stomach
and bowels.
"The electric light fixings for
new capitol have arrived.
the
A Safe Investment
Is one which is guaranteed to bring yon
satisfactory results or in case of rallure a
return of purchase price. On this safe
plan you can buy from our advertised
druggist a bottle of Dr. King's New Dis
covery lor txiiisumntion. it is guaranteed
to bring relief in every case when noed for
any auection oi inroat Ljiinin or Client.
such as Consumption Inflammation of
Lungs Bronchitis Asthma Whooping
Cough Croup etc. etc. It is pleasant anil
agreeable to taste perfectly safe and can
always be depended upon. Trial bottle
free at J. J. Tobin's drug store.
Jecoralod chamber sets for only
$2.59 at I. Stein & Co.'s.
Weevil are very Lad in some of the
corn fields and are doing great dam-
age s
For all chronic alTections of married
or single ladies Doctor" J. P. Drom-
goole's English Female Bitters acts
like a charm.
A TERRIBLE CRIME.
A TOCKO LADY KIDNAPPED AND
CONCEALED IN A THICKET
WHERE SHE IS I BRUTAL-
LY OUTRAGED.
Offirar Vrti Feck Hakes Tarrlffle Ride for
Lift and Save His Prisoner From
Being Lynched Particulars
of the Crime."
About 9 o'clock yesterday morning Dep-
mty Sheriff Fred Peck was observed riding
in the direction of the jail leading a horse
on which was a negro man securely band-
cuffed. Reachine the jail the prisoner was
unshackled and goon alter the ponderous
door waB closed shutting him inside the
prison where he drew a sigh of intense re
lief
lie was safe
THE DISAPPEARANCE.
Thursday night in the neighborhood of
ureeuiuore a country store ana posi-
ottice distant from the city
about seventeen miles In the
happy family of the Whiteheads the
daughter. Miss Delia aged 16. was heard
merrily singing as she attended to her
household duties. It was about 7 o'clock
and t he sombre shadows of night bad fallen
athwart the prairies over which brooded
the hushed stillness of a country night.
The singing of the light hearted young lady
ceased but it attracted no special attention
and not until the usual hour for retiring
was she missed or even thought of the
family supposing she was in her room.
At that hour however she was missed
and her sudden disappearance was mysti-
fying as well as astonishing to her family
who made repeated calls and then insti
tuted a searchiug investigation about the
premises to ascertain her whereabouts.
Their efforts were futile.
and the distressed family
hastily alarmed the neighbors who
promptly turned out and rapidly organised
a scaching Dartv. which at once began to
scour the orairies and ' search
in the darkness along creek banks
and in fields. Tireless they rode through
the long night searching everywhere. The
gray of the dawn Hushed the eastom
heavens and then the sun mounted np
above the horizon and yet no tidings ot
the missing young lady.
A MYSTERY.
Her sudden disappearance was a great
mvKtcrv tn inr narnnta. She was not think
ing of marrying. Certain It was no elope-
ment. She was familiar with the whole
neighborhood and could not have strayed
off in the darkness and lost herself.
She had no idea of leaving home that
nieliUnso far as her immediate family
knew. She was happy and contented or
why her merry melody early in the evenin t
These facts intonsined the mystery and
added greatly to the uneasiness of all over
ner disappearance.
THE LOST IS FOUND.
The aearr.hingnartv continued the search
until along in the afternoon of Friday
when some of its members observed the ne
gro man. Jesse Jefferson now umler arrest
enmimr trom tha direction of a great thick
et. It was a locality where he would least
liKely bo at that hour and the thought
Hiuihert throiiL'li the minds of the
searchers to examine the thicket. No
sooner was the suggestion made than all
proceeded to the thicket where in a short
While to their great Joy they discovered
tne young lauy.
THE TERRIBLE CRIME.
She was found seme distance inside the
dense undergrowth with most of hor
clothing torn off and in a very sad and
nitiful uliirht. It was evident she had been
brutally asssulted but the condition of her
mind prevented her giving an intelligent
account of the abduction and subsequent
outrage and the whole affair so far as
known is as closely locked up as the se
crets of a uriHon bouse.
-Somehow from all that oan be learned
there hangs a mystifying shadow over the
affair.
In short.! there appears to be a mystery
within a mvsterv an inexplicable back
ground which is screened from view.
JESSIE JEFFERSON
The negro Jesse Jefferson was permit
ted to proceed on Ins way and not until
the finding of Miss Whitehead washesiiS'
peeled. Coming from the direction of the
place where the voting ladv was found it
was natural he would be suspected and a de-
tail of the searching party was sent
to capture him and they succeeded.
DErUTY SHERIFF PECK
News of tno arrest was Bent to town
Friday night about 9 o'clock and Deputy
Sheriff' Peck immediately started for Creed-
inoro reaching there about 2 o'clock yester-
day morning. He found Jefferson in a
bouse which was surroumieu py a very
angry crowd of Texans and in that crowd
it is hinted a stout rope was a very con-
spicuous object. The crowd however was
very quiet and orderly it was the quiet Just
betore tne storm coining was said How-
ever and Mr. I'eck was permitted
to take charge of the prisoner
whom he handenned and placed on
a led horse. He was too old an onlccr to
remain in that neighborhood long and he
started to town.
A few miles from Creed more he heard the
clatter of horses' feet following tim. He
knew what it meant and so did his prison.
er. It meant grim death should he be
overtaken.
It was his sworn dntv to protect his pris
oner and he determined to do bo; He put
spurs to "his horse and followed by the
frightened negro made a wild dash through
the darkness to a point where he knew a
road turned off to the right. He took this
road passed through a pasture gate
and then into a "field. He burned
through this while his pursuers went dash-
ing along the Lockhart road in the direc-
tion of town. Mr. I'eck took bis prisoner
to Mr. Standefer's and putting np there
hid the negro in the peach orchard and
yesterday morning brought him into town.
SOME CIRCUMSTANCES.
There are some circumstances connected
with the affair which may show that Jeffer-
son is innocent At any rate there are
some very queer things connected with the
affair.
took poison.
It was reported last night at the sheriff's
office that Miss Whitehead had not told
anything about the affair and thatt during
tbe day yesterday she ' attempted suicide
twice by taking poison.
Farmers Dime your cotton to Aus
tin and get the highest prices.
PATENTS
Caveats and Trade-Marks obtained and all
Patent business conducted for Moderate
Fee. Onr Office Is opposite U. . Patent
Oftlre and we can secure patent is less time
and at less cost than those remote from
Washington.
Send model drawing or photo with de
scription. We advise if patented or not
free of charge. Our fee is not due till
patent is secured. A Little Book "How to
Obtain Patents." with names of actuat
clients in your ttato. county or town senl
free. Address
C. A SNOW & CO.
Opposite Patent Office Washington D. C.
(HTJ jiGOX3S If
TRAD
' MARK
IT CONQTJETXJ3
Believes and cures
HEAD ACHE
Toothache Epulis
BRUISES
Burns tsi Scalds
EHETJMATISir
NEURALGIA
Sciatica Lsmbaijo.
At DrnrrUta and Dealen.
THE CHARUJ A. VMKLER CO. BalUoMN Ml
for mi mm
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The Effect of a Dam Ob the Growth and Pros
perity of Austin.
To the Editor of the Statesman.
A dam across the river producing S.OOO
horse power with the same accompaniment
of steam power as in the northern manu-
tacturing cities win give direct employ-
ment in its factories to 1800 men and 3000
women. The average weekly wages of
these will be $!.f0 per man and $1 50 per
woman or a total of overf i60U0 paid week-
ly in wages to mill operatives. In a few.
years the water will be increased as men-
tioned in my last letter to 10000 borne
power ana there will then be a proportion-
ate increase in the number of mill hands. .
In Lowell Mass. with 12000 horse power
minimum water power the number em-
ployed in the cotton and woolen mills
amount to nearly 20.000. It issafo toassume :
that the mill operatives and their families
would in themselves increase the popula
tion bv about 30.000. To toed and clothe
and house these alone will give employ-
in wit to various trades and professions;
and be it known mill operatives are pro-
verbially good cash customers. To the
tanners tnere win oe reaoy saie ior iiieir
cotton and when 1 state that tne mills in
Lowell use nearly 4ooouoonounu oi siurcu
it may be taken For granted that there will
be always a steady demand for corn for its
manufacture. One industry will cause an-
other and to the manufacture of cotton
and woolen goods our raw siapie prouucia
will be added leather and bootB and shoes
as it will be found more profitable to tan
our own leather than export our hides tho
materials used in tanning also growing
here.
The recond beneficial effect to Anstin of
a dam will be the creation of a magnificent
eheet of navigable water for a distance of
eighteen miles op tne nver. 'iniswuioyou
a cheap means ot transportation to all farms
within that distance and for some miles in
land Cross roails leading to tne river
with landings on the banks can be cheaply
constructed and a steamboat with fiats in
tow convey at a low rate goods and teams
and wagons to the city and back to the
landings twice the same day maKing two
trips each way. A market will aluolKi
opened for all the valuable timber pro-
ducts along tbe river which now owing to.
the great difficulty of transportion. have no.
value. Hie logs may men oe uauiou ""
to the banks formed Into rafts and floated
down with the current. As other dams will
be constnicted higher up to further de-
velop the latent water power of the Color-
ado with a lock at each dam an uninter
rupted water communication wuu jiiurmu
Falls is a mere mutter of time. Austin
must of necessity be the terminus of this
navigable channel oi over wu nines m
lnnirt.h. n the nature of the banks of the
Colorado below the city preclude the possi
bility 01 damming it. J. r. rvri
rjUK111 t Bill aivuiivl
Adstim. October 20 1HH0. .
Attention.
The Osgood Unitod States Standard
Scales are the best in the market and
three-ton cost only $!!5 freight paid.
Sont on thirty days' trial. Agenta
wtintn1 in flvnrv pnnnt.v Vnt.nnr. nil
finished medicated rawhido harness
pads and patent wool harness cover-
ings are sensible things which every
man should use. . Engines boilers
mills cotton gins and belting. II. V.
Hubbard manufacturers' special
agont VM Commerce street Dallas
Tex. .
Beautiful decorated breakfast sets'
for only $12.00 at I. Stein & Co.'s.
Aa Excellent Report.
To the Editor of the Statesman.
The condition of the farmers of Tra-
vis county is better than I have ever
known it. I can cite numbers who
came out of debt this year and are
from $300 to $700 ahead.
There is a great deal of cotton
stacked up on farms. I saw Saturday
thirty-five bales in one man's yard.
They don't have to sell they say
Austin will have a big farmer trade
next month for money is plenty and
their wants have accumulated for sev-
eral years.
There are plenty of hogs to supply
the county on the farms. Grass is
good ; cattle are fat. In fact I have
never known such abundance in my
twelve years as a farmer in the state.
The plan of living at homo and not
spending a dollar until they get it is a
grand success. II. li. Beck
Travis Co. Alliance Organizer.
Care Tour Catarrh or Get $300.
For many years the proprietors of
Doctor Sage's Catarrh Remedy who are
thoroughly responsible financially as
any one can easily ascertain by proper
inquiry have offered in good faith
through nearly every newspaper in the
land a standing reward of $500 for a
case of nasal catarrh no matter how
bad or of how long standing which
they cannot cure. The Remedy which
is sold by druggists at only 50 cents is
mild soothing cleansing antiseptic
and healing.
You can get more goods for your
money at I. Stein & Co.'a than any
place in Austin.
How a Lawyer In BnBHlo waa Locky.
At the last September drawing of
the Louisiana Ptate'lottery one-twentieth
of ticket 3'J52G Trhich drew tho
second capital prize of $100000 was
held by. a lawyer who has his offico iu
the Law Exchange building. Jfe may
confer with Capitalist "Archie" A Wen
and "salt it down." Buffalo (N. Y
News September 23.
See I. Stoin & Co.'s big ad.
by I. Stem & Co.
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