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THE AUSTIN STATESMAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1903.
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THE CAPITAL GITY
SERIOUS AFFRAYS .
BY MRS. IGLEHART
KEEP POLICE BUSY
Personals
HORSE CRUELLY BEATEN
2
BY HIS DRUNKEN DRIVERS
IN ITS NATURAL BEAUTY
NO CHRISTMAS SESSION
I
HELD IN MAYOR’S COURT
and
pansenger train*.
Dr. 8. 8. Shackelford. Dentie',
T. P. ROBINSON,
FORTY YEARS A BANKER.
WHEN AWAY FROM :‘9ME
/
TAKES A RECESS.
Our
Hotel Directory.
BURNET HOUSED
erected as a memento of
FEW ARRESTS MADE.
City News
11.00 Per Day.
Bar in Connectiona
• . Text,
AMUSEMENTS.
Nothing better than
the
VARD CATCHINGS BURIED.
LETTER 1 1ST.
a
DEEN & WALLING.
u take Dr.
psii
bov
yspej
ia.
DRISKILL HOTEL.
ache, liver or
wel troubles.
They
are gentle yet thorough.
Twenty-five
cents, at C. O. Yates’ drug store.
1
AP.
ilroads ,
- .
One Follows the Other,
i
always
our
you think of
-
HOTEI
1
Best clear 1x4 and 1x6 flooring and aiding, per
....$20.00
1000 feet ...
SUTOR
No. 1 common flooring, per 1000 feet................
SHE DOTED ON COON SONGS.
EUROPEAN STYLE.
Restaurant a la Carte.
Q.;
*
■ j.
Best Heart Cypress Shingles, per 1000
Prime, Shingles, per 1000 ......
Ix6’a etc., per 1000 feet.........
1x12 boxing No. 1, per 1000 feet.....
1x8 No. 1 ship lap, per 1000 feet.....
rates
012,
ED. 8EELING, Proprietor.
CARL LUETCKE, Managen
r knew,
ie said:
gn,‘ but
and out
s head.
he did
and the
lade of
to, and
ught a
In each
he pro-
walk-
P and
track
t may
r that
see of
egular
er the
riff up
taken
reful-
GUADALUPE HOTEL,
(Successor to Plats Hotel)
Philip Holzman, Proprietor.
epted the
a lawye
ton, for a
had been
tying twe
e In. and
ions that!
In that, and she heard the forbidding
water resume its hopeless qulet. When
the thing was finished she smiled at
the player.
"Oh, do play It again!" she said,
"I’m so fond of those coon songs, and
I just dote on ragtime.”—-Washington
Post.
pris-
it to
Q of
me, as
; to do
cool as
hat you
killed.
; them, ’
it Far-
the
lo be
Heaith SeekerK and Touriste Rm a
Hurnet la the Miahest Point Between
Qalvesto» and Llano— 1300 veet
Rales $2.00 per Day.
I I woul
d l recog
i as a pre
ed Geori
ere men
-
I never
ild un-
d have
ind his
f queer
saw a
e time
ile he
i quick
erve, I
r; 'and T
Now I
hat I’ll
uits for
i me in
....$16.00
....$18.00
....$16.00
WHITE SWAN
FLOUR
.... $3.50
..... 3.25
For your Christmas
Baking.
W. a MAT.
Proprietor,
mnke me practice two
every day.
Papa — But what do
A. O. WATSON, ARCHITECT.
121 E. Sixth St., opposlt DrskI! Hotol
Miscellaneous.
Texas Portrait Co.
Northbound. _
Arrive I: IT p. 11:15 p. m., 10:57
m. h
Leave-- 5:20 p. m., 11:10 p. m., 11:05
m.
Offenders Out on Bond and Next es-
sion Will Bg Held Monday Morning.
Crowds Generally Orderly and Few
Arrests Were Made.
* 3
Precautionary
Host—Have ‘nothei
life itself is the
it you’ll never be
King’s New Life
dizziness, head-
Opposite Twe Depots.
The vater tn this hotel is ab-
solutely pure, being boiled. nl-
tered and areated.
St. Louie, Mo.t
Lindell Hotel News Stand.
Plantors Hotel News Start
Union Station Nows Stand.
MEXICO'S PROBLEM.
Sister Republic Has Mossbacko
Like Other Nations.
Philanthropy Had a Part in the Busy
Life of a Now Yorker.
change I
is coolly 9
Ite chip,
ou slip-
tie deck
had you 1
• a long ।
you be- I
San Me6on , .
“Narcissus" Wasn’t Understood, but
Was Nevertheless Pleasing.
onver, Cofo.t
A. Serlis, Sixteenth and Curtis Sth
VINTNER,
609 East Ave., Austin, phono* 328
6000 gals. Pure Wines in Stock.
TBE COMMERCIAL HOTEL
Mrs. Nowman. Proprietor.
$1.50 PER DAY.
Large, Airy Roome, Everything Cleans
Cool and Nice. All Commercial Trave
elore Stop at the Commerelal
HEARNE, TEXAS.
HEALTH
INSURANCE
The man who insures his life I,
wise for hl. family.
The min who insures his health
is wise both for hla family and
himself.
You may insure health by guard-
ing it.,git is worth guarding.
At thel first attack of discase
which generally approach,
through the LIVER and mani
fests Itself in innumerable way
TAKE
Tutt’s Pills
___And save your health.
wrong If yoi
Pills for dj
aring
is of
slow
i and
se of
care
ltory
nain-
ch in
little
earth
New
LIKE "THE TEMPLE OF GOD”
0
Foreign.
Jossefsson, Carl August.
Rendon, Enrique.
Marquez, Saboadon.
Leaves for Houston 1:05 p. m.
11:30 p.m. "
attempt to clear-up, we want to clean-
out every kind of holiday article left in
our store. N
You know what this means to your
pocketbook? A saving of 10—25—and
on some things, 50 per cent.
* RAILROAD TIME CARD
1. A G. N. R. R. CO.
In effect Sunday, November 16, 1903
J
AUSTIN, TEXAS,
Perfect sanitation, commodlous,
well furnished, best lighted and
ventilated rooms in the south.
Artesian water throughout
DINING ROOM OPENED JULY 20.
pensive. Occasionally
price of a mistake, but
Roome Cool and Pleasan:.
MRS.E.H. SUTOR, Proprtetresa.
WM. J. SUTOR, Nenagon
..............
0 vj
rives Lampasas. 10:35 a.
Leaves Llano. 1:10 j
IAmpasas 3:00 p. m. .
5:55 p. m.
Mrs. Pillow
McMeans House,
Th, Traveline aran‘• Home
MRI H. A. M'MEANS. Proprietrena
. m.
p. m; leaves
Arrives Austin
When away from home you canfind
The Statesman on palo at fhe follow*
Ing placon:
he room |i
li’s part ;
e drawn ‘J
se, but !!
ut their I
not one [
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e slight- J
ild have
Smith 6 Wilcox,
Corrpt Wear For Men and Boys
per wook and low raten to fame
Address E MARSCHALL
Lano. Texas
Hudson. J. B.; Horton. Dillon; Hard-
castle, John; Hemstodok, Green; Ham-
ilton, B. W.; Houserolder, Fred.
Gonzales, Bdal,, ,
Johnson. I. J.; Jmineg, Modesto.
Keney, Mr.; Kelley. J. D.
Large, Pat.; Linebarger, T. L. D.;
fx-o. John (1); Laroe, J. T.; Lindley,
John.
Montea, Dion I co; Moreno, Merolal;
nothing tl
almost oj
ae I W
ed excit
ved in th
play wl
near n
him wha
d comet
Vo frien4
tune. H<
nen wer
ed Brow
known al
l declared
high rollj
5 dis tanci
Great Decline In Prices of Lumberand
Building Material By NALLE & CO., E. Sixth
Street, Austin, Texas.
We will offer from this date lumber, etc., at the follow-
ing low prices, for cash only.
All framing lumber No. 1, 2x4'8, G’s, 8‘s, 1x4*8,
The American Nat’l Bank
Capital and Surplus, $350,000.00.
Directors’ responsibility.
13.000.000.00.
We solicit your business
For the women's edition of the Bren-
ham Press, published and sold for the
benefit of the poor of that city, Mrs.
Fannie Chambers G. Iglehart of this
city contributed the following Interest-
ing article:
Austin, the capital of Texas, has not
lost the original charm with which na-
ture favored this lovely spot, when
years ago the hardy pioneers of west-
ern life selected it because of its pic-
turesque beauty as the seat of govern-
ment of the new republic.
Meander'says: "All places are the
temple of God”; and here we seem to
Hot Springs, Ark.:
F. C. Boving.
C. H. Weaver.
Mason Stage Line.
Daily (except Sunday) service be-
tween Llano and Mason. Leave Hlano
1p.m.; leave Mason 6:30 a. m. Makes
connection with trains.
JNO. LAFRENTZ,
Manager.
your mother and me, who are the chief
sufferers?—Boston Transcript.
Funeral of Young Man Killed at Power
House.
Algona Hotel,
LLANO. TEX
Three-ptory brick building; 40 room*
Hotel overlooks beautiful mountale
scenery on banks of Llano River. Flak-
ing, dancing hall and bowling alley in
connection. Rates 33 per day. Special
Williams of
the Avenue
ARTICLE CONTRIBUTED TO WO-
MEN’S EDITION OF THE BREN-
HAM PRESS, PUBLISHED FOR
CHRISTMAS CHARITY.
her day off.
Harvard Has Banished "Hot Dog.”
President Eliot of Harvard univer-
sity has started a crusade against the
frankfurter which, with the mug of hot
coffee and a "plaster of mustard,” has
become dear to the student heart un-
der the suggestive name of "hot dog.”
President Eliot’s view is that "hot
dog" is too conducive to dyspepsia.
He has closed the two all night lunch-
eons In Cambridge, situated on college
property. One proprietor succeeded
"Herb" Foster, who ran the place night
and day for fourteen years, and was
known to every Harvard man. Foster
retired wealthy. Sunday night pranks
and paintings have been laid to the In-
fluence of Foster’e "hot dogs" and
"crimson noate."—Cambridge Letter to
New York Tribune.
whole hours
and Samuei Wolff, formed the banking
firm that is now Kuhn., Loeb & Co.
He retired from business in 1300. For
many years he had been a large con-
tributor both to sectarian and non-
— . i _ 1899 he
- ----------- his fifty
years’ residence in the United States
the Hebrew Charities building and
presented it to the Hebrew Charities
society. He was one of the founders
of the Provident Loan society and an
active manager of the institution.
Until recently he had been one of the
trustees of Mount Sinai hospital and
for years had taken active Interest in
its management.
The firs of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. is now
conducted by Jacob H. Schiff and Paul
M. Warburg, his sons-in-law; Morti-
mer L. Schif and Felix M. Warburg,
his grandsons, and Louis H. Hein-
scheimer and Otto H. Kuhn. He leaves
two sons—Professor Morris Loeb of
New York university, and James Loeb,
who retired from the firm of Kuhn,
Loeb & Co. several years ago to de-
vote himself to university and art
work. He leaves also three daughters,
Mrs. Jacob H. Schiff, Mrs. Isaac New-
ton Seligman and Mrs. Paul M. War-
burg.—From the New York Herald.
Franklin, Jack; Fuller, C. Gj Free
man, J. T..
Fights Reported Generally Ceased on
Appearance of Officers.
No session of the police court was
held yesterday morning and It is an-
nounced that the next hearings before
the mayor will be held Monday
morning.
The prisoners now at the city hall
are all held on serious charges and
their cases will be transferred to the
county officials this morning. All
other persons having charges preferr-
ed against them are out on bond and
so will not be Injured by the delay.
the guest of her aunt,
Raymond.
Ben Ransom and O.
Galveston registered at
hotel last night.
FINE ANIMAL BADLY ABUSED ON
CONGRESS AVENUE YESTER-
DAY AND NO ATTEMPT MADE
TO PROTECT HIM.
.i
Clean, airy rooms and beds, pollte
attention, splendid table fare, center of
business. Traveling men’s headquar-
Ura. New Braunfels, Texas.
-Funeral Notice.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary K. Hicks
will take place from Tenth Street
Methodist church at 10:30 o'clock this
morning. Friends and acquaintances
are invited to be present.
Dose for Dose.
An old Irishman and his . wife were
taken with severe colds that threat-
ened to develop into influenza, and the
doctor attending them recommended
quinine and whisky as an antidote.
"You must both take it,” he said.
“Take it every three hours—two grains
of quinine and a little whisky.”
The next day he called again. The
man was up and about, but his wife
was in bed.
"Did you follow my instructions?
asked the doctor.
"To thp letther, docthor."
"How much quinine have you left?”
"Shure, docthor, 11 think she have
took the whole av it,” said the old man.
"But didn’t you take any, too?" asked
the doctor. —
"Never a bit av it," was the reply.
"It kept me busy takin’ th’ whisky iv-
ery tofme she took the quinine, an
faith she’s in bed an' Ol'm up!"—Lon-
don Journal.
Gentlemen.
Brown, Clinton; Benson, Jack; Bow-
hah. Joseph Rownole; Buck, G. A.;
Braswell, M. M.: Base, T. B.
Canturas; Andra; Chicine, Edward;
Cosares, Marcos; earner, J. T.; Custis,
James.
San Saba Stace Lina.
Dally (except Sunday) service, be-
tween Llano, Cheroke and San Saba.
Stage makes connection with all
V. O. WEED.
Undertaker and Liveryman,
Boarding a Specialty^
Phones 223. Opon Sy and Night
Everybody la repeating an anecdote
concerning a Washington woman who
Chicago, Ill.t
Auditorium Annex Noy 8anc
Now York City:
Astor Houts Newe Stand.
Abstinence.
r drink ’fore you
Two Boston Girls.
Kittle—Paul told me last evening I
was the prettiest girl he ever saw.
Bessie— Oh, that’s nothing; he said
the same to me last year.
Kittle—I know, dear. but his taste
may have Improved since then, you
know.—Boston Transcript.
Kether one afternoon in a Sixteenth
street drawing room, and just as Mad-
ame Croesus came In the young
daughter of the house was playing
Ethelbert Nevins' hackneyed but per-
enlally sweet "Narcissus." Madame
Croesus listened to the musical picture
of the lovely face in the flowing foun-
tain. She heard the modulations of
the Infatuated boy’s attempt to touch
the refection, fret in thie wAy, then
Guest—'Taint whisky—'is shtafrs my
new boarding house. Moved in ’is
mornn‘ and don't know ‘m yet.—Judge.
Rebuking the Thoughtless.
Hettle—I think it's awful mean to
A Costly Mistake.
Blunders are sometimes very ex-
Colorado Springs, Colo.i
Bruner's Newspaper Agency.
New Orleans:
St. Charles News Stand.
saved
1 year
d care
n and
i, that
ry or
iL
tation
main-
menta.
road,
con-
shops,
irts of
For the last forty years Solomon
Loeb, founder uf the banking house
of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., of this city who
died suddenly from heart disease last
week, had been well known among
bankers and business men in all parts
of the country.
Three years ago h retired from the
active business of the banking firm,
but he was Interested in philanthropic
and charitable work and had given
much of his time to these matters.
Mr. Loeb was born in Germany sev-
enty-five years ago and came to the
United States in 1849. He settled in
Cincinnati, where he engaged in the
dry goods and clothing business, and
became a partner in the dry goods
firm of Kuhn, Netter A Co. During
the first two years of the civil war
he made money manufacturing cloth-
ing for the union soldiers.
In 1865 he came to New York, and
two years later, with Abraham Kuhn
33333$
ME |
<S33*5
Two serious amrays In the-tenderloln
section of the city marked the day
yesterday as a result of which a Mex-
ican woman, whose name is unknown,
and a negro man. Newt Harper, are
severely wounded, the woman's con-
dition being considered dangerous.
The first afray occurred yesterday
morning when a murderous attack was
made on the woman with a bayonet
on West Third street, and as a result
of her injuries Antonio Hernandez
was placed under arrest by Oficer
Tannehill and is being held to await
the developments in her case.
Two deep wounds were inflicted on
the victim, one laying open her arm
from the shoulder to the elbow, and
the other being a deep cut in the neck,
evidently made by a jab from the
bayonet.
The cause of the assault is unknown,
but is thought to have been premedi-
tated, as the weapon used has a wrist
strap affixed to it to prevent its
slipping from the user’s grasp. 1
Lottie Mack, colored, was arrested
by Officer Tannehill as a result of the
other affray, which occurred later in
the day, and is held on a charge of
cutting Newt Harper.
Iast night the woman, who is in a
delicate condition, was removed to the
city and county-hospital, on the advice
of City Physician Graves.
Ladies.
Allphan, Miss LIcey; Anderson, Mrs.
E. A.
Bryson, Mrs. Joe. C.; Balard, Miss
Ida; Blackman, Miss Ella; Bornemann,
Miss Mary.
Constable. Miss Ora; Coleman, Miss
Mary.
Davis, Mrs. Mable.
Elexander, Mrs. Eliza; Ellerd, Miss
Ella.
Gates, Mrs. Willie,
Haynes, Miss Lillian P.; Henson, Mrs.
I. L; Hulme, Mrs. M. A.; Harvey, Miss
Annie; Hill, Miss Allie.
Johnson, MM Vera; Jones, Miss
Eliza: Jones, Miss Hattie; Jennings,
Miss Lula.
KItchion. Miss Ardell.
Moore, Miss Mary; Milla, Miss Lina;
McDonald, Mrs. Jim.
Owens, Miss Cleo; Ooley, Mrs. U. E.
Paiz. Miss Lar; Patten, Miss Silvy.
Quarles. Miss Lucy.
Peoqulnto, Miss Relasquez.
Rucker. Miss Lile.
Smpson, Misa Emma.
Unanes, Miss Mary,
Votaw, Miss Lula.
Willison, Mrs. Minnie; Weaver, Miss
Mattle B.; Wright, Mrs. Lucinda; Will-
son, Mrs Loura; William*, Miss Min-
rie.
go. old fler."
Guest—Like to, but dashn’t----
Host—You' lasht man I'd ‘spected to
be ‘fraid o’ goo’ whisky.
Mrs. Fondmar—When you see
children's stockings hanging up, does-
n't it make you wish you had some
little fairies of your own?
Oldbatch—Fairies, eh? Well, I think
I’d prefer mermaids,—Life.
A blot on the general joy and good
will of the Christmas day occurred yes-
terday afternoon on Congress avenue,
when two white men in a badly Intox-
icated condition unmercifully beat a fine
horse for being unable to understand
the vagaries of their clouded brains.
Driving up the street at a furious
rate, they would suddenly pull the an-
imal up short with vicious tugs on the
reins ami then belabor him with the
whip until the animal, already badly
excited by their treatment of him.
would start forward again, only to go
through the same performance after
proceeding a few steps.
Although many citizens noticed the
incident and commented upon - it, no
effort was made to protect the ani-
mal from the cruel treatment. No one
seems to know the Identity of the men,
who were apparently strangers in
town.
hills, to hear
if mysterious
whispering of
Washington, D. C i
Riggs House.
see Him in the
Hirn utter hopeful
language in the
Sash, doors, etc., in proportion.
We carry the largest and best selected stock of lumber
and building material, etc., in Texas.
Mill work of every description a speciality, which in-
cludes the manufacture of all kinds of Wood Mantels,
rangihg in price from $6.00 to $250.00 each, of which a
large stock is always on hand. Bar, Barber and Office
Fixture* made to order. )
Now ia the time to build, if you intend building.
NALLE & COMPANY
East .Sixth Street, Austin, Texas.
e de-
xnd le
rough
■mall
‘erent
k out
ay be
coup-
used
turn-
fur-
g to
d to
itract
waste
List of Letters Remaining Undelivered
in the postoffice at Austin.
The following la the list of letters
remaining undelivered in the postoffice
at Austin, Tex., for the week ending
Monday, December 21, and will be ad-
vertised until Monday, January 4, 1904.
and then sent to the dead letter office
at Washington, D. C.
First—Persona calling for letters in
this list, will please aay advertised.
Second-A feti of one cent is charged
on advertised letters.
Third—Head letters with your full
address, street and number; write your
full address on the edge of the envel-
ope. so that in case your correspon-
dent is not found your letter can be
returned to you direct.
Fourth—An soon as you change your
address notify the postmaster which,
you can do by dropping a card to him
in the box.
Fifth—All windows will be open for
the delivery of mall Sundays and hol-
idays from 10 a. m. to 11 a. m.
GEO. B. ZIMPELMAN.
Postmaster.
* i LJ
has more money than wit, though why
; anybody with skads or money should
be expected to have anything so su-
pereragatory as wit is difficult to see.
i- | Several persons were gathered to-
Yes—and what Is left of our Xmas
stock Is a trifle mixed I Now before we
G60. W. PATTERSON.
UNDERTAKER AND PROPRIETOR
ECLIPSE STABLES, OMNIBUS AND
BAGGAGE TRANSFER. FINE CAR-
RIAGES AND LIGHT LIVERY.
BOARDING HORSES A SPECIALTY.
RUBBER TIRED HOSPITAL AMBU-
LANCE. 108 TO 116 E. 7TH ST.
BOTH PHONES 161.
8. E. ROBENGREN.
Undertaker and Embalmer. Fine (
Carriages for Hire. (
413 Congress Avenue. Phones 451 \
White and Brown Combined.
The combination of white and brown
is also popular. White cloth or white
suede embroidered in browns and
showing a glint of gold forms delight-
ful waistcoats; collars, cuffs, etc., and
one handsome evening coat is of white
cloth applique in brown velvet, em-
broidered in brown and gold, and lined
with frills of brown chiffon on a soft
brown silk foundation.—New York
Run.
B. F. Catchings of this city, former-
ly of Creedmore, an uncle of Yard
Catchings, who was killed In the recent
explosion at the city power house, and
J. E. Hill, a brother in law of the un-
fortunate man, returned to this city
yesterday from Pleasant Grove, Bas-
trop county, where Catchings’ remains
were interred the afternoon before.
SAUERKRAUT AND PICKLE8.
Hudson City Police Say They Causo
Suicide Among Germans.
The police of the Sixth district,
which Includes the most of the Hud-
son City district of Jersey City, have
concluded that pickles and salted food
are frequent causes of suicide. Hudson
City is populated largely by Germans,,
who are fond of this kind of diet. That
part of the city has about one-sixth of
Jersey City’s population and for sev-
eral years has had a reputation as a
suicide community. Its suicides prob-
ably exceed half the total In Jersey
City.
Attention to the fact was called by
Mrs. Louisa Daberkon’s request for
something sour to eat when she partly
recovered In the city hospital from a
gash she cut in her throat.
A sergeant of the Sixth precinct sta-
tion said yesterday:
"We have kept a record for the last
year and we find that nine out of ten
persons who have committed suicide,
or attempted suicide, have been partial
to pickled foods and salted foods. Phy-
sicians we have met in the suicide
cases have told us that pickles and
salted foods sap vitality and exite the
emotional faculties. Melancholia re-
sults. An article in a medical journal
recently stated that the sour food
causes Germany to head the list of
suicidal nations."—New York Sun.
The city officers yesterday took Into
consideration the fact that it was
Christmas day, and the greatest len-
iency was exercised toward offenders
so long a* they caused no serious in-
jury.
Last night many fights were re-
ported in the redlight district and the
force of officers in that section of the
city was doubled, but in all cases the
belligerents soon patched up their dif-
ferences and went their respective
ways, making the Interference of the
officers unnecessary.
Officer Bustin, at midnight, arrested
a Mexican, Luciana Rivas, on a charge
of displaying a sixshooter at a Mexi-
can dance at Hast avenue and Sixth
street, the appearance of the office!
preventing a threatened riot.
For Economy’s Sake.
"Peck’s Bad Boy” held the boards at
Hancock's yesterday matinee and
night pleasing to a degree of satiety
a matinee audience of youngsters
principally, and being witnessed at
night by only a fair audience which
was very friendly and sympathetic
throughout.
It Makes a Difference.
"The Rev. Mr. Smoothley doesn't
preach 'fire and brimstone’ as much
from his new pulpit as he did when he
was your pastor.”
"No, he's getting more salary now.
—Philadelphia Press.
His Idea of It.
"Don’t you think that the world al-
ways develops a man to meet an emer-
gency?”
"Certainly,” answered Senator Sor-
ghum; "and what the world requires
now is a few men to gather in li the
money that is floating around loose."—
Washington Evening Post.
MEXICAN WOMAN ATTACKED
WITH BAYONET AND DANGER-
OUSLY WOUNDED AND NEGRO
MAN CUT BY WOMAN.
the winds over vast prairies, shaking
solitary trees in Its course and causing
each stem of myriad grasses and flow-
ers to yield as to the sweep of a
mighty hand across the chords of some
majestic instrument, producing myste-
rious notes from the world of the invis-
ible. And the sense of illimitable
distances and the tonic qualities of the
air we breathe, the glorious sky we
look up to, the Colorado river, the
vision uf rugged slopes, and the purple
hills, whose sides are tapestried with
flowers, which by some chemic art
transform themselves into health of
body and vigor of mind, inspiring pure
sentiment, lovely thoughts and lofty
aspirations. It would be strange in-
deed if amid this profusion of out-
door glories the human intellect should
alone be wanting. In such an atmos-
phere the intellect grows vigorous, and
Texas has many forceful minds, which
from the beginning either by nature or
inherited strength stand in the front
rank of Influential men and women.
Certainly in no plae or locality does
nature speak in more glowing terms or
in more picturesque language than at
the capital of Texas. The thought of
autumn in localities farther north is
naturally allied with the panorama of
the dying year, the reddening of the
green, the change in the general aspect
of wood and field until they resemble
the soft glowing tints of a Broch shawl,
but here.
Subbubs—Friday is
servant girl's off day.
Citiman—You mean
don’t you’
Hubbubs—No, Thursday is her day
off. That’s why Friday is her 'off
day,' "--Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. A. J. Ryley of Chicago is in the
city on a visit to her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William F. North.
G. G. Carlisle of C. P. Diaz, Mexico,
arrived in the city yesterday to spend
several days with his brother and other
relatives.
Will Hildebrand, formerly of this city
but now residing in Houston, is in the
city to spend the holidays, accompa-
nied by his wife.
Avenue Hotel Arrivals—A. S. Wil-
liams, Galveston; Thos. Marshall, San
Antonio; Nelson Barton, city; J. C.
R. H. Stevens of Beaumont is at the
Sutor.
J. Givens of Sane Antonio is at the
Avenue.
Harry Jordan of Waco is at the
Driskill.
Thomas Marshall of San Antonio is
in the city.
John Hicks of Rockdale is stopping
at the Driskill.
J. C. Harris of Dallas was a guest at
the Avenue yesterday.
W. H. Jennings of San Antonio is
stopping ut the Sutor.
Miss Virgie Rowell of Waco is visit-
ing relatives in the city.
Miss Addie Hill is here from Llano
on a visit to her mhother.
Miss Lou Emma Raymond of Llano
is here on a visit to her mother. ‘
H. D. MeCleery registered at the
Sutor last night from San Marcos.
Miss Italia Marshall and Mrs. A. L.
Mass of Llano are visiting in the
city.
Ben Rundell is here from Houston to
spend a few days with relatives and
friends.
M. M. Casban and R. C. Morriss of
Houston were Christmas visitors in
the city.
Miss Emma Blanchard of Temple is
Marshall. Tom; Mathews, C. A.; Mill-
ner. L.r McDaniel, Jack; MeCally, M.
H.; McMurray, Thoma*.
Normon, Larry; Nauylton, J. U.;
Norsay, Robertson.
Parelas, Fermin V.; Parrott, J. M.
Robertson, Mr.; Rodrigue*, Albino;
Rames, Juan; Rooney, Tom.
Stephenson, E. C.; Simpson, Clark;
Shannon, George; Schepper, C. H.
lallardo, Juan; Terrell, John; Tracy,
Charley; Taylor, Rev. J. H.
Warren, J. P.; Wiley, Jas. R.
I ’{arris, Dallas; W. L. East, Bunyon;
J. C. East, Bunyon; J. Givens, San An-
tonio; I. L. Massey, city; Cullen F.
Thomas, Waco; E. W. Jennings, New
Orleans; Ben Ransom, Galveston; O.
Williams, Galveston.
Driskill Hotel Arrivals—E. os-
trecher, New York; W. A. Coffield,
John Hicks. Rockdale; J. Wilson
Boyle, Texas; R. W. Gribble. St.
Louis; A. H. Rieser, Jules Frankel F.
Titcomb. New York; Harry Jordon, W.
E. Davidson, F. F. Bush, Waco; G. M.
Ruff, C. B. Spellman, Texas; E. R.
Abbott, T. M. Barton, Los Angeles.
Davila, Amado; Duncan* W.
Dixon, Jim.
Feconbas, Muda.
Looking to the westward through the
long vista of streets running up hill
and down hill, the entire year the eye
is refreshed by visions of exquisite and
unchanging purple and green; and
these picturesque hills rising so softly
from the broad spreading plains seem
to be floating in a sea of violet mist;
while below this exquisite line of pur-
ple haz, there rise the long uneven
lines of richest natural green of cedar,
liveoak and other unfading vernal
shades. The fields and woods are all
aglow in their glorious garb of yellow;
the meadows are gorgeous in the purple
thistle and the delicate blue salvia, and
many other varieties of faithful bloom-
ers which keep bright the many natu-
ral parks and grounds in a state of na-
ture in thia vicinity. In the yards and
gardens even a greater climax has been
reached than that noted along the
highways andbyways. Snowy chrysan-
themums have begun some time ago to
offer their gentle beauty and peculiar
fragrance, masses of modest blue plum-1
bago, giant red and yellow spotted can-
nas, monster elephant ears, immense
out of door palms, sturdy hollyhocks,
waving wind-blown cosmos, rainbow
hued, and in every nook and corner are
roses—blessed ever fragrant roses—
bending low in acknowledgment of the
propitious season; a mere continuous
springtime which has leaped over the
sultfy months of summer, and now in
these waning days of this glorious au-
tumn are adding their unit to the gor-
geouk scene, so that now we have a
vista of beauty-smiling sward and a
graceful foliage rarely seen away from
here. in which air, earth and sky lend
their happiest effects.
That offer of an Austin native to give
$1000 toward rebuilding the dam was
hot idle talk. Such is the spirit that
wins in this electrical age.
Visitors to Austin are always inter-
ested in the governor's mansion; so a
word concerning the mansion itself
will be of interest. It was the original
Intention of the "Fathers of Texas,"
who themselves selected the sites for
all the state buildings, that the "presi-
dent's house,” as the mansion was then
called, should be erected upon the
spot upon which now stands the land
office. It was erected about 1855, and
Governor Pease was then governor—
a man of much culture and far-seeing
judgment. There being at the time no
architects at Austin, he overlooked
the erection of the building, and took
upon himnseif also the responsibility of
selecting the present commanding
and elegant site, where he might se-
cure an eastern front—a wise and
praiseworthy movement upon his
part. It stands in the center of a
large block overlooking almost every
other building in that vicinity and re-
mains a monument to the excellent
taste and house-building Judgment of
Governor Pease. The mansion itself
is strictly colonial in style; having
massive pillars supporting the broad
verandas. The main entrance is
from the front veranda, which faces
the state capitol; and to the right the
broad front hall forms an entrance to
the handsome double parlors, which
are tall of celling, with massive win-
dows and broad old-fashioned fire-
places. Throughout the rooms there is
a distinct air of stateliness. The fur-
nishings. walls, carpets, window dra-
peries-form a complete symphony in
dainty pink. The dining-room and li-
brary. on the opposite side, are in har-
monious proportion. The lower floor
has an added sense of grandeur in
the semi-circular stair case, along
which are arranged portraits of many
of the notable men of Texas The up-
per floor is in keeping with the lower,
and one feature of especial interest to
nil visitors is the magnificent massive
four-post teaster mahogany bedstead
which was used by General Ham
Houston when governor of Texas.
Apropos of the purchase of the Ala-
mo building by the Daughters of the
Republic of Texas, there is one other
building whlch they should own and
preserve. This is the French em-
bassy. situqted on Robertson Hill. in
this city, which way a center of cul-
ture and elegance in the days of the
republic, and is still standing in a
good state of preservation. It occupies
one of the moBt commanding sites
sectarian institutions. In
The Sense of Illimitable Distances, the
Tonic Quality of the Air, Its Trees,
Flowers, Hills and Magnificent
Buildings, Make It an Ideal.
HOTEL HANCOCK
Postoffice and Opera Hbuso Block.
Fifty cool, noat, airy and ele-
gant rooms. Cuisine second to
none In Austin.
Electric lights, electric call
bells, electrio fans, private baths
free sample rooms.
Everything First Class.
Commercial rade Especially
olicited.
Ratos |2.00 to $250 per Day.
L. Y. Hancock.
Proprietor.
No Session of Mayor’s, Court Until
Next Monday.
Mexico is a progressive nation and
her people are receptive to new ideas;
still there is a smallminority of ultra-
conservatives who have opposed, un-
availingly. It is true, all the reforms
that have been accomplished during
the laststen years.
When Mexico became independent
she Inherited from Spain a vicious
system of taxation, called the alcaba-
las, which vrere equivalent to Interior
custom house dues, Impeding the free
circulation of merchandise within tho
country’s boundaries. All the most
thoughtful economists of the republic
lamented the existence of this form of
tax, and recognized the urgency of
abolishing it. When the railroads were
built it was clearly perceived that one
of the principal benefits which they
might naturally be expected to pro-
dues, by facilitating commercial trans-
actions between different parts of the
country, would be nullified unless all
trammels to the free circulation of
goods within the limits of the national
territory were removed.
Nevertheless, so Ingrained had this
tax become In commercial habits and
ko difficult was the task of replacing
itconsidere that one finance minister
after another shrank from attempting
its abolition until the present minister.
Lie. Jose Yves Limantour, took office.
Other matters, even more urgent, such
as the equalization of the budget,
claimed his attention first; but when
they had been disposed of, he turned
his thoughts to devising a plan for get-
ting rid of the alcabalas.
Firmly .convinced of the necessity of
tho Abolition, he made a profound and
conscientious study of the substitute
measures, and when in May, 1896, they
were promulgated, he had done every-
thing that human Industry and Intel-
ligence could suggest to assure their
success.
What was the result. The new sys-
tem of taxation went Into effect on
July 1, 1896, and President Dias was
able to inform congress In his semi-
annual message, on September 16, 1896.
that, notwithstanding the radical
immemorial methods of taxation, the
federal revenue during the two months
that had elapsed of the fiscal year of
1896-97 had not diminished, as might
have been expected temporarily to oc-
cur until the country had become ac-
customed to the new system, but that
it had displayed an upward tendency
as compared with the corresponding
months of the previous fiscal year.
History repeats itself. There is a
minority, inconsnderable both in num-
bers and influence, who are at present
combatting the idea of regulating the
currency and putting the dollar on a
stable basis. They are urging It pre-
cisely the same arguments as were ad-
duced against the abolition of the al-
cabalas--that the country is accustom-
ed to the present silver peso, and It
will never take to any other coin;
that business will be upset; that the
development of the nation will receive
a setback, and that the measure will
be so unpopular as to cause an out-
break of public discontent.
It should be explained that some of
these arguments are not believed by
those who use them. They simply dis-
like the idea of change, and they want
to deter the government and congress
from accomplishing It. and do not hesi-
tate to bring all influences, real and
imnginary. to bear upon the attain-
ment of their object.—Modern Mexico.
"The varying year with the blade and
sheaf
Clothes and reclothes the happy
plains.”
Southbound.
I Arrivo—4:00 a. m. 6:57 a. m., 6:49
p. m.
I Leave-—4:15 a. m., 7:20 a. m., 6:6*
p. m.
Houston and Toxas Central.
Arrives from Houston 4:16 a. m
1:05 p. m.
I Leave for Llano and Lampasas 7:00
a. m. Arrives Llano 11:80 a. m.: ar"
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who were intimate friends of M. de
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most complete and unique plan for the
Daughters to own the embassy and
convert it into a museum for the
many valuable mementoes of those
glorious old days.
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