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iUSTIN WEEKLY STATESMAN. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 7 iSH9
ABOUT SAMOA.
Strong Eesolutions to Be Intro-
duced in Congress Looking
to Decided Action.
In the Meantime Bismarck "Takes
Water" Latest Official
Correspondence.
Washington February 1. News of the
recent action of the.German forces at Sa-
moa has given tiBe to quite a commotion
among members of the house of represeu-
tativesand mcoh indignation is felt at the
announcement that .the Germans intend
to searoh vessels arriving at SamoaRep-
ceseutative Thomas of Illinois who is a
particularly aotive and influential mem-
ber of the committer on naval affairs has
prepared the following resolution which
will be presented to the house at the first
opportunity:
Whereas From reports transmitted to
oangress by the president of the United
States and from newspaper accounts the
eights of American oitizens appear to have
been grossly invaded and the commercial
Interests of the United States jeopardized
by the action of the German government
through its naval foroes in the Samoan
islands; and
"Whereas Newspaper dispatches show
eteps have been taken ljoking to the ac-
quisition of the Samoan islands by the
German government in violation of the
lights and interests of a government with
whioh the government of the United States
holds treaty and oommerokl relations and
in violation of the treaty rights of the
United States; therefore be it
Resolved By the senate and house of
representatives of the United States in
congress assembled that the president is
hereby authorized and direoted to take
such steps forolble if deemed expedient
as are necessary and proper to proteot
and maintain the .honor dignity and
interests of the flag ot the government of
the United States and its oitizens when-
ever dispersed against the acts of the
emperor of Germany or his forces."
Mr. Bland is of the opinion that his
resolution is preferabe to certain others
on the same snbjeot already introduced
for the reason that it proposes something
definite and clothes the president with
authority whioh he believes to be wanting.
He as well as other members of the naval
committee resent the assumption by the
German government of the right to search
American vessels. They recall the faot that
euoh an assumption of Great Britain led
to the war of 112 after whioh the dootrine
of the right of searoh was pretty
thoroughly exploded by the position
of the United States government and that
from the exeroise of similar authority our
own government was foroed to re-treat in
the case of the steamer Trent when one
of our naval vessels stopped a British
vessel and took off confederate oommis
Bioners.
PEESIDEfil'S MESSAGE ON SAMOA.
Washington February 1. The presi-
dent to-day sent the following message to
congress:
February 1. As supplementary to my
previous messages on the snbjeot l hive
now the honor to transmit a report from
the seoretary of state relating to affairs in
Samoa. uboveb Cleveland
MB. BAYABD TO THE PBESIDENT.
As the question of German aotion and
American rights in bamoa is unaer con'
aideration by oongress I beg leave to
transmit herewith with a view to their
. being laid before congress copies of cor
respondenoe touching affairs in Samoa
which have taken place since January 30.
Your last message to oongress is the
snbjeot. This consists of a telegram to
this department from Mr. Blaoklock vioe
consul of the United States at Apia dated
January 31 and the paraphrase of my tel
egraphic instruction of the same date to
our minister at isernn ot wmcn a copy
was also sent to our charge d' affairs at
IiOndon and my note of the same date to
Count Arco Valley. To-day I was waited
noon by the German minister in this cap
itol who received my note from his gov
ernment which I transcribed from his dic-
tation and now enclose a copy of Hb
text.
Enclosed is telegram from Mr. Black
lock which reads: -
"AuokLAND January 31. The German
consul declares Germany at war with
Samoa whioh is under martial law."
A paraphrase of the note to Minister
Pendleton is as follows:
Mr. Bayard instructs the minister of
the United States at Berlin to inform the
German government that advices from
--Aoia state that the Uerman oonsui naa
deolared Germany to be at war with
Mataofa and Samoa to be under martial
law. Mr. Bayard informed Miuister
Pendleton that the German minister at
this oapitol under ' instructions from
Prince Bismarck had already informed
their government of the declaration of
war by Germany against Mataafi and
had accompanied the notification with the
statement that Germany would of oourse
abide by the agreements with America
and England touching the Hamoan islands
and under all circumstances the rights
of this government established
bv treaty. But in view of advices from
Apia Mr. Bayard instructs Mr. Pendleton
to say that this government assumed that
the German officials in Samoa would be
instructed oarefully to refrain from inter
faring with American oitizens and prop
nrtv there. Sinoe no declaration of
martial law could extend German jnrisdic
tion so as to include the control of
Americans in Samoa such protection
could not be recognized or conceded by
this coverument.
The remainder of the "oorrespondenoe"
i transmitted by the president reads as
follows:
MB. BAYABD TO THE COUNT.
Denartment of State. January 31. Mr
Bayard to Count Arco Valley. Informs
him of the receipt of a telegram from
Mr. Blacklook and says:
"Not knowing what construction might
t iirn tn hifi nnthnritv h the German
consul at Samoa in said proclamation of
martial law i aewuieu expuuitmv .uuuu-
mnninafa sith nnr minister at Berlin and
inform him of the preoise language of the
telegram from Mr. maosiooK ana niu
that the declaration of a state of war by
- Germany against Mataafa and his party
In Romnn hfld hnnn meviOUSlV COminUUi-
ud through von. and that Piinoe
Bismarck in his instructions to von also
stated that the German government would
of course abide by the agreement with
America and England with respeot to
Samoa and pay due regard in all his in
structions to the rights of those powers
established by Europe.
Uur miuister at Berlin was therefore in
structed to make it known to the German
foreign offioe that the United States as
sumes that the German offloials in Samoa
would be instructed scrupulously to ab-
stain from all interference with Amerioan
oitizens and their property in Samoa and
mat no increase or expansion of German
urisdiotion over Amerioan oitizens or
their property would be cauBed by the
German declaration of martial law nor
would suoh jurisdiction be recognized or
oonoeded by the United States.
COUNT ABOO VALLEY TO MB. BAYABD.
Under instructions from the prinoe
chancellor February 1 a state of war was
declared against Mataafa by the German
squadron whioh issued a proclamation by
which foreigners established in Samoa
were snbjeot to martial law. International
law wouid retain not prevent suoh a
measure but aa Prinoe Bismarok is of the
opinion that onr military authority has
crone too far in this instance the militnrv
flftmrnnnnAr hnn rnnAivAii t.AiAcyr inhm
V I
orders to withdraw the part of the procla
mation concerning foreigners.
In the negotiation with Mataafa onr
oonsnl at Samoa has asked that the ad-
ministration of the islands of Samoa
might be temporarily handed over to him
whnh demand not being in .conformity
to onr previous promise regarding the
neutrality and independence of Samoa
Mr. Enappe has been ordered by telegram
to withdraw immediately his command."
LATEB FBOM SAMOA.
Auckland February 1. Later advices
from Samoa says Tamasese's supporters
were reduced to 800 men. The British
and Amerioan oonsnls deolined to reoog-
nize the right of Germany to establish
martial law. The German authorities
were willing to recognize Mataafa pro-
vided he ruled under German oontrol.
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
HOUSE.
Washington February 2. The
house
on the
went into committee of the whole
naval appropriation bill.
Mr. Herbert during his explanation or
the provisions of the bill was especially
enlogistio on the dynamite cruiser
Vesuvius and stated that enough had been
shown to demonstrate that dynamite was
to be a very efficient weapon and espe
cially on land; whether it would be
equally effective on sea was not yet as-
sured. Mr. McAdoo of New Jersey said that
the thanks of the people of the United
States were doe not only to the present
head of the navy department but to the
oommittee on naval affairs for the efforts
they had made to build up . a
navy. The recent troubles in Samoa he
said bad made the ooontry painfully
aware of the needs of a naval service. Of
$400000000 wasted in wooden ships and
smooth bore guns it had been made
humiliatingly aware of its inferiority as a
power to the least of the naval powers of
Europe. The rights of Amerioan citizens
had been disregarded by a foreign nation.
Our flag had been ruthlessly trampled
upon by an invading host upon a peace-
ful island. Mr. McAdoo paid a high
tribute to the inventive genius of Repre-
sentative Thomas of Illinois as evinoed
the designing of a orniser that pro
posed to excel any boat of like size
ever built in Europe. So far
as the Samoan question was oonoerned
the first thing which oongress should do
was to asoertain all the foots. Ameri
cans naa been taunted witn vaunting
themselves. It was unnecessary for us to
do that. It was unnecessary for ns to
indulge in the rattle of jingoism and de-
olare what we. would or would not do
The world knew what we could do and
the world knew what we wonld do when
necessary and he wanted the world to
know what we would not do when it was
not necessary. If an American citizen
had been outraged; if Amerioan property
had been injured; if any American right
bad been infringed then it was
the duty of this government of our
people resolutely and oalmly
but stubbornly to assert that
right and resnrreot the privileges
taken from ns even if ' we do it
at the cannon's month. He re-
gretted that Prinoe Bismarok had
seen fit to follow the nefarious oolonizing
polioy of other European nations that
was to encourage strife among the peo-
ple of a country they desired to aoqnire
and then under cover of protecting their
own interests step in and steal the land
which God had given to the people of the
oonntry. Bismarck seemed to have made
up his mind that it would be to the ad-
vantage of Germany to take these islands.
Perhaps we oonld not have had anything to
say to that under other circumstances. The
United States was not a knight errant go-
ing about the world to succor distressed
and oppressed people but we
had a treaty with the people of Samoa.
Jar. MaAdoo then briefly sketohed the
events that had led to the late disturbance
in Samoa. He said that on tin emprror'd
birthday the Germans plied the Samoan
natives wir.h strong drink. In a row that
f jllowed a German nose was broken by a
native and in tweuty-four hours the com-
mander of a German war' ship had de-
manded $1000 for that broken nose and
$1000 for depredations committed on
Garmaa plantations the year before. The
kin; said he d.d not hava the money;
that he wanted to find the man
who had broken the German's cose.
The ' Germans did not have time
but depredations had been going on (or a
year. In twenty-four hours they had de-
posed one king set op another and taken
the field and that was what Europeans
oalled "Aiding the cause of civilization
aud the Christian religion." He was not
astouished that adherence to the Austrian
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religion hadn't been augmented. The
United States had treaty rights and inter-
ests in Samoa and when the German war
ships opned fire itwas the duty of the
Amerioan government to have proteoted
the honor and dignity of the United
States with all the power of our people.
He believed that Bismarok had very
wisely retreated from his position.
Mr. MoAdoo said there would be no
war unless we lay down and let Bismarck
walk over us. The .remedy for euoh in-
sults would be found in a strong navy.
We could not permit the growth of mon
archical institution) in South America.
We could not permit wholesale unjustifia-
ble and unjustified acquisition of foreign
power in that oonntry.
Mr. Boutelle referred to the reoent trial
of the Vesuvius and while hoping that she
might be as successful as she was claimed
to be he knew what he termed a striking
oontrast between the treatment acoorded
two vessels of a different politioal pater
nity the Dolphin and Vesuvius. The
trials to which the Dolphin Bad been sub-
jected had been extraordinary and in
striking oontrast to those to whioh the
Vesuvius had been subjected. The
Dolphin had been tried fully equipped
for sea and battle. The Vesuvius bad
been tried not only 100 tons Bhort of ooal
but without any weights on board to
represent what she would carry when fit
for actual service. It bad been stated to
him that the machinery for the vessel
was too light. He had been told that on
the first trial the Vesuvius had broken a
valve. He had been informed by an eye
witness that when the Vesuvius finished
her trial trip her fire room was as his in-
formant expressed it like a Tnrkish bath.
An amendment was adopted establish
ing a ooaling station at Pago-Pago
Samoa. The bill was reported to the
house and passed.
The postoffioe appropriation bill was
reported and plaoed on the oalendar. Ad-
journed. WASHINGTON NOTES.
SPYING OUT AMEBIOA.
Washington February 1. The Post to'
day prints the following:
"A private oablegram received in Wash
ington last night announoes that the
German government has ordered a mill
tary attaohe named Lieutenant Rekostein
to report at once to the uerman minister
His business is to investigate and report
to the war department anything of in
tereet concerning the Amerioan army and
navy and fortifications equipments etc
"old bosy" betibed.
Washington February 1. The bill to
place Gen. W. S. Rosecrans on the retired
list of the army with the rank of briga-
dieir-general was reported to-day by Sena
tor Hawley from the oommittee on mm
tarv affairs.
The report on the JNioaragua oanai dm
was ordered printed and laid over Mr.
Olardy giving notice that he wonld call it
up to-morrow. The same course was ioi-
lowed with the conference report on the
bill to amend the interstate commerce act
whioh was presented by Mr. Crisp of
Georgia.
The house then went into oommittee of
the whole'on private bills.
ADDITIONAL OONOEBNING SAMOA.
Washington February 1. The presr
dent has transmitted to oongress ad
ditional correspondence - relative to
Samoa showing that in conformity with
Seoretary Bayard's representations the
German government has exempted
foreigners from the operation of martial
law in Samoa and has direoted the Ger-
man oonsui to relinquish his command of
the administration of the islands.
OKLAHOMA BILL.
Washington February 1. Bulletin.
The house has passed the Oklahoma bill
by a vote of yeas 148; nays 102.
coke's befobt.
Washington February 1. Senator Coke
to-dav reported from the oommittee on
commerce a proposed amendment to the
sundry civil appropriation bill direoting
the Beoretary of war to appoint a board
of three army engineers to make a care
f ul examination of northwest of the Gulf
of Mexioo west of 93 degrees and 6 min
utes west longitude and select the most
advantageous place for a deep water har
bor capable of accommodating the largest
ocean-going vessels.
FEDEBAL COUNCIL OF AUSTBALIA.
Washington February 2. The s
tary of state to-day received a oable mes'
sage from Mr. McCoppin United States
commissioner to the Melbourne exposi
tion saying the federal oounoilj of Aus
tralia had accepted an address to the
crown viewing with deep anxiety the re
oent events in Samoa and favoring treaties
guaranteeing the independence in Samoa
and also expressing the opinion that the
foreign dominion of Samoa endangers the
sa fety of Australia.
flobida's vote.
Washington Febraary 2. The electoral
vote for Florida is the only one not re
ceived by President pro tern Ingalls
within the time fixed by law for messen
pers to present their packets to him in
accordance with the new law on the sub
jeot of counting the eleotoral vote. Sec
retary Bayard upon being notified of
the delinquency appointed Law
Clerk Bryan of the state department
special messenger to secure the vote. H
started last Tuesday night and returned
this morbing haviag made the trip in
very short time and this afternoon
handed the vote to President pro tern
Ingalls. He h ard nothing of the missing
messenger appointed by the electors on
his trip.
NEWS FBOM BENATOB BECK.
Washington Febraary 2. The lates
intelligence from Senator Beck reoeived
by members of his family is (o the effeot
tuat he has arrived at Tampa Flu. on his
retnrn from Cuba where he has been to
recuperate. He is not expectid to return
t j the oity nutil some time in April ouless
something occars requiring his attention
DEAD PRINCE.
Rudolf Austrian Crown Prinoa
Now Said to Have Com-
mitted Suicide.
A Royal Scandal Mixed Up with
the Tragedy Shame of a
Princess.
AUSTRIA.
HE1B TO THE THBONE.
Vienna Eebruary 1. It is officially an
nounoed that the arohdoke Charles Louis
the emperor's brother is now heir to the
throne.
COMMITTED SUICIDE
Vienna February 1. It is officially an
nounced the Crown Prinoe Rudolf com
mittdd suioide by shooting himself in the
head The weapon used was a revolver.
FABTICULABS OF THE ALLEGED SUICIDE.
Vienna February 1. The Wiener Zei
tang says Professor Wiederhofer who
performed the autopsy on the remains of
Crown Prinoe Rudolf found a large
wound inside of thi head whioh must have
oaused instant death. A revolver with one
chamber discharged was found close to
the right hand of the prinoe. The position
in whioh it was found proved beyond a
doubt the prince committed suicide. The
perioranium was found torn to the skull
bor.es partially shattered. The report of
the r volver was heard by no one the
orown prince's attendants having left the
bouse to make preparations for a bunting
excursion. Several members of the
prinoe's entourage state that dur
ing the last few weeks he
had manifested signs of morbid nervous
exoitement and therefore the Weiner Zie-
tung says the view that the shooting was
the result of temporary mental derange-
ment must be adhered to. Some time
previous to his death the prince com-
plained of headaohes whioh were at
tributed to injury to his head whioh he
sustained by a fall from a horse last au-
tumn. The Buda Pesth correspondence says
that two years ago and again reoentiy
Crown Prinoe Rudolph entrusted Herr
Von Szogiyenie an attache of the imperial
household .with the doty Of arranging bis
papers. He subsequently wrote to Herr
Von Szogiyenie reminding him of his
trust.
The onlv letter left by the orown prinoe
was one addressed to his mother.
THE WEINEB ZEITUNO'S STATEMENT.
Vienna February 1. It is believed the
statement of the Weiner Zsitung with
referenoe to the orown prinoe's death is
the outcome of yesterday's oabinet meet
ing at whioh Herr Von Tisza expressed
himself so strongly in favor of stating the
details plainly. In this view the emperor
oonoarred. It is fully oonfirmed that
Rudolf in conversing with his intimate
friends during the last few days showed
an utter weariness of life and betrayed
great nervous exoitement. Prince Henry
of Prussia brother of Emperor William
will attend the funeral by request of
Franois Joseph. The Kaiser himself will
not be present.
ALLEGED CAUSE OF THE SUICIDE.
London. February 1. The Pall Mall
Gazette says it is privately informed from
Vienna that Rudolf oommittea suicide
because it was optional with him to take
his own life or fight a duel with the
brother of a prinoess who is a member of
one of the eighest Austrian families and
whom he had seduoed. When conceal-
ment was no longer possible the princess
confessed her shame to her brother who
gave Rudolf the alternative of committing
suioide or heating a anei.
The Gazette further says the dootors
who were summoned refused to sign a oer
tifloate to the effeot that Rudolf's death
was due to apoplexy and that a great
scene ensued. One or the aootors toia tne
Nene Freie Presse the real faots whioh that
paper published.
CROWN PRINCE RUDOLF.
He Was Killed in t Duel With an Aus
trian Nobleman.
New Yoke February 2. The Evening
Sua prints a Berlin special whioh it says
oomes from a eouroe above euspioion
The special says Crown Prince .. Rudolf of
Austria was killed in a duel on Tuesday
last by Count Franz Clangalas. The
orown prince's witnesses were Count
Hovez and Prinoe Coburg his brother-in
law. The count's witnesses were Prinoe
Ferdinand Kizcky Bnd another nobleman
The dnel was fought at 4 p. m. in a little
wood near Baden. The orown prinoe was
wounded and transported to the castle of
Meyerling. He died late in the evening
just at ths hour when bis coming
was
anxiiusly awai'.ed at a state
Hapsburg.
dinner in
The orown prinoe had been paying at-
tention to the Countess Clangalas nee
Hovz. for the last six mouths. It is
olaimed that reoentiy while on a shooting
exoursion on the estate of the lady's
mother-ia-law Count Clangalas surprised
his wife in a compromising situation witn
the orown prinoe. Ihe connt at once otiai
P rice Crown Prinoe Rudolf and the latter
asked for time in whioh to consider it. At
the expiration of the time which occurred
lat TaeBday he declared that in accord-
ance with the written rules of all affairs of
honor in Anstria. he wonld avail himself
of the privilege of declining the challenge
but he could give satisfaction.
Snhsenneutlv the prince changed his
mind and the duel oconrred as stated.
The whole affair has been entirely sup-
pressed by the Austrian court but it has
leaked ont through 8jme aristocrats wno
were com promised in the affair ana naa
to leave the count y. The emperor who
knew of the whole affair has It is saia
folly approved of his son's oourse in the
matter.
IRELAND.
CONCEBNING MB. O BBIEN.
Dublin February 2. Thomas Sexton
yesterday telegraphed to Mr. Balfour
ohiefSeoretary for Ireland saying that
the treatment to whioh Mr. O'Brien bad
been subjected sinoe his incarceration in
Clonmel' jail had exoited intense disgust
in Ireland. 8exton says that for thirty-
six hours Mr. O'Brien has remained naked
and is now speechless. Tbe prison off!
clals considering O'Brien to be in a criti-
cal condition had telegraphed to Balfour
for orders. Sexton therefore urged Bal-
four to issue orders that violent treatment
of Mr. O'Brien be stopped and warned
him that publio anger was rapidly nearing
a point where restraint would be impossi-
ble. Balfour did not reply and Sex-
ton sent a messenger ' to tbe vice-
regal lodge at 2 o'clock this mornitg with
a request for an answer. After the mes-
senger had rung several times Balfour ap
peared and oalled the man a our and de
olared he would not answer Sexton's mes-
sage. He also censured the policemen on
dnty at tbe lodge lor allowing people to
disturb him. Arrangements are being
made for holding meetings everywhere in
Ireland to express indignation at the treat
ment of O Brien.
Balfour says he did root use the lan
guage attributed to him by Mr. Sexton's
messenger. In faot he aid not see tne
messenger at all and the conversation
relative to Mr. O Brien took place between
his (Mr. Balfour's) seoretary and the mes
senger. The jail offloials at uioumel to-
day deny that Mr. O'Brien is speechless
They state on the contrary be was quite
well last night.
Gladstonian members of tbe National
Liberal olnb will organize a demonstra-
tion as a protest against the treatment of
O'Brien.
GERM ANT.
INOBEASING THE OBOWN'S DONATION.
Beblin February 2. A bill has been
introduced in tne landtag increasing the
orown's donation 3000000 marks.
CONSEQUENCES OF BUDOLj's DEATH.
Beblin February 6. Although the
death of the Austrian orown prinoe will
have no immediate effeot on the relations
between Germany and Austria the issues
of that event have already engaged the
anxious attention of Emperor William
and Prinoe Bismarok. Sinoe yes-
terday morning the emperor has
had . two long interviews with
the ohanoellor sinoe whioh they
have been in oonstant communication
withJPrinoe Henry Reuss German ambas-
sador at Vienna Count Ealuoky the
sub jeot of the oorrespondenoe being it is
reported in tbe line of enooesBion to the
Austrian throne. The removal of Orown
Prinoe Rudolf is regarded by
offioial oi roles as a misfortune
for the allianoe. Current reports that he
was the opponent of the allianoe whioh
had their origin in the Frenoh press are
deolared to be mendaoious and absurd.
The reiohstas treated the third reading
Of the East Afrioa bill with indifference.
FRANCE.
PANAMA STOCK
Pabis February 2. It is reported
the
is a
are
new issue of Panama canal shares
oomplete failure. The old shares
quoted at 68 franos.
B0BUTIN d'aBONDISBEMENTS.
Pabis February 2. In the ohamber of
deputies to-day Carzeaux Bonapartist
made a motion demanding urgenoy ror tne
sorutin d'arondissements bill offered by
the ministry. He said a prompt settle
ment was neoessary to enable the eham
ber to know what oourse to take.
M. Floauet. prime minister held that
urgenoy was needless ine government.
he said would assent to such a motion
when it found it would advance the date of
eleotions.
The motion demanding urgenoy was de
feated by a vote of 358 to 171.
BTJRNET BUDGET.
A New Yorker Looking After the Re
cent Disoovery of Gadolinlte.
Bubnet February 1. A frame building
filled with oorn bay and other feed ownt d
by J. W. Kyle in connection with his
wagon yard was burned last night. Lobs
about $300; no insurance. The . building
stood alone and bo other damage wbb done.
It is supposed that the fire originated from
spontaneous combustion brought about
by the hay or grain that bad probably be
come wet by leaks during the reoent
heavv rains. No fire was kept about the
building and no one bad been in it
overal hours.
Mr. Wm. Niven of New York is here
representing an eastern oompany who are
looking after the reoent disoovery in this
county of a valuable mineral gadonnite.
whioh was reported to the Statesman a
short time ago. Mr. Niven says the
mineral is a rare one of great value for
soientiflo purposes but bis object is to
find it in quantity it possible to De usea
as an article of oommeroe in conneotion
with ess lights. He says that a late dis
covery demonstrates that this mineral or
a substanoe obtained from it oan be used
with an ordinary gas burner and produoe
a light equal or even superior to the
eleotrio light. He aims to get several
hundred pounds of the mineral and ship
it to New York for a thorough test. Gad-
olinite is now obtained from Sweden and
small quantities from Colorado but its
cost is too great at present to Justify its
general use for lighting purposes. If it
is found in quantity here it will turn out
to be a very important discovery.
A Mad Dog Creates Uneasiness Personal
and Local Items.
Special Teletfruru to the Btateeman.'
Bubnet Febraary 2. A dog supposed
to have had rabies was killed reoentiy
near the residence of W. C. Baker in the
eastern part of this county tut not till
he had bitten a horse and several dogs
in the neighborhood. It is not a Oor-
tainty that the dog was mad but
it showed' all Uhe symptoms
of hydrophobia and considerable uneasi-
ness is felt as it oannot be known bow
many other dogs it might have bitten in
its rounds.
Mr. George Wilson who was considered
In a very dangerous condition from en
accidental shot in the shoulder as previ-
ously reported to The Statesman is now
much improved and will come around
all right since the removal oi
a large number of fragments
of broken bone from the wound.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hawkins of West
Virginia are visiting relatives and f rieDds
in Burnet. Mrs. Hawkins (formerly Mrs
W. H. Hotohkiss) is the daughter of Dr.
W. H. WeBtf all and has many friends in
Austin as well as here. ' x
Mrs. S. J. MoMurray has gone on a visit
to her former home in .McLennan oounty.
Court House Burned.
St. Louis Febraary 2. A special from
Fort Smith Ark. says: The new distriot
eourt house of Soullyville county Choctaw
Nation with all the oounty records was
destroyed by fire Tunrsdey night.
A WRECKER.
. Negro Boy Caught Placing
Obstructions On the Track .
of the Central Railway.
Tragedies in East Texas Body
of a Murdered Man Ex-
humed in Texarkana.
Special Telegram to the Btatesman.
Houston February 2. To-day John
Long ohief officer of the Morris Detective
agenoy arrived in the city aooompanled
by a brother offloer from Hearne. Mr.
Long and the officer have been up near
Sutton sinoe January 24 for the purpose
of shooting the person or persons who
have been plaoing obatr notions on the
track of the Houston and Texas Central
railroad. It will be remembered that a
short time ago a wreck ooourred at Sutton.
Mr. Long saw a man named Dotson who
stated that two years ago he had whipped
a negro whom he oaught plaoing obstruc-
tions on the traok and who promised
he would ' never do it again. Detective
Long took a young man named Peter
Griffin into his confidence and they kept
a striot watob over the 'traok. This vigi-
lanoe was rewarded. A negro- boy was
seen on three different occasions plaoing
various kinds of obstaolea on the traok
suoh as cross ties pieoes ot iron and on
two oooaeions to drive spikes in joints of
the rail. After he would put those obstruc-
tions on the traok any of whioh
would have wrecked a train and go away
Deteotive Long wonld remove them.
A pieoe of iron that was plaoed on the
traok was brought to Houston. On the
29th Mr. Long went to Hearne and pro
curing a warrant went witn an ouioer ana
arrested the negro boy who goes by the
name of Jaok alias Sylvester at a house
where he was staying whioh was not more
than 150 yards from tbe point where the
obstructions bad been plaoed on the rail-
way. The boy is about 15 or 16 years -old
and is tbe same one that Mr. Dotson
whipped two years ago. He was taken to
Hearne when two oharges were made and
he was bound over to answer in the sum oi
$500 in eaoh case and jailed. He ac
knowledged to the justice of tne peaoe
that he had plaoed the obstructions on the
traok but would not say for what cause
only stating that he was instigated to do
the aot by a boy named Henry.
Homioide in East Texts. '
Special Telegram to the Statesman
Canton February 2. Henry Ragland
shot and killed a young man named James
Mimms near Big Rook eighteen miles
south of Canton last night. (Both men are
newoomers. An examining trial was held
and Ragland was released on the ground
that he had killed Mimms in self-defense.
Mimms was trying to kill Ragland with an
axe when Ragland fired. Ragland'a
daughter was the cause of the quarrel.
Foul Play.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
Texabkana February 2. As aome of
the people living in the Wagner neighbor-
hood three miles west of this oity were
yesterday passing an old disused grave-
yard their attention was attraoted by a
new made grave. On examination a
corpse was found in thejrave buried in a
ongh pine ooffln. The remains of a niton of
medium size genteelly dressed were found)
but no papers were found whereby he oould
be identified. Justioe Cannon held an in-
quest and examination showed evidenoe
of foul play. The neok was broken seem-
ingly by a blow on the side of the bead
and though the body was partly decom-
posed the expression of the f aoe showed
that the unfortunate man died in great
agpny. Investigation to-day developed i
the faot that the deoeased was named
Charles Warren and that he has reoentiy
been engaged in getting out railroad ties.
The mystery over bis death is still un-
solved. Wants a Board of Health.
Special Telegram to the Btateeman.
Dallas February 2. The State Sani-
tary association through Dr. J . R. Briggs
one of its officers of .this oity has. pre-
pared and will submit to the legislature
next week a bill for a state board of
health. The bill provides that the board
shall be composed of five skilled physi-
cians regular graduates of medioine' who
have been engaged in praotioe'not less than
ten years and one chemist of recognized
ability the threo members of
the board to constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business.
They receive their appointment from the
governor and 'serve one two tares iuur
and five years respectively. It Is proposed
to keep the seoretary of the board in offioe
for five years on an annual salary of
$2000 and under a bond of $10000. The
obemlst also will be salaried but mem-
bers of the board shall serve without com-
pensation exoept when aotually engaged
Inntnta aervioe. Bna men omy mom ex
penses will be paid.
Io the Tea and Clothing Business.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
Texabkana Ark Febraary 2. The
Paoifle Coast Tea oompany has been doing
a lively business here during the entire
week until last night. . County Attorney
King had the whole outfit arrested on the
charge of exhibiting or practiolng gam-
bling devices. To add to their misfortune
one of the oompany was arrested on the
charge of participating In the robbery of
tho Benefield hotel last night on whioh
oooasion three of the guests of the hotel
were deprived of their overooats while
they were eating supper. It is under-
stood that the tea company paid their
fine and the individual who it is alleged
went into the clothing business was dis-
covered this morning under the Scotch
verdict "guilty but not proved."
Red river and Its tributaries are ail
high in this section but news from the
bottoms to-day says Red river is falling
dowly whioh relieves the anxiety of the
farmers.
Russian leather is quite as useful to this
country as Russian literature and a nioe
pooketbook is as good as a pcket edition
of Tolstoi.
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