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THE
AUSTIN
WEEKJX .STATESMAN
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:uvriT of the cotton crop
THE STATE OP
TEXAS.
COTTON NEEDS RAIN-CORN IS IX
FINE CONDITION.
'Colli-
-. i" of Masons Looking for a Site
' te Widows' and Orphans'
li ime The Daisy Doug-
lass Trial
July 30. (Special.)--The Post
Mil'
i yinorrow .niormiing:
Post this morning presents ithe
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f its crop reports for this reason
. ve been 30G replies from 112
.'eceived to questions asked and
' i of itihefj reports is as follows
ilose calculation of the tabulated
t 'will ibe seen that the condition
.op is only fair the staple in
nties being damaged by excessive
lowed by intensely hot wealtiher
i4- .he planit to grow too iniuc'h stalk
U'.'st place land then to railed bolls.
t'iition is 78 per .cent as ompared
it year. The crop is about 15
.Vie taken at a wlhole awl will
I reely moving to gins much ibefure
.it .er 20. There 'has been a roduc-
. acreage compared wi:h last year
1' f cemt 0 per cant of the reduction
rauAxl by laiUandonment of ithe
of ... !
be.il'..;
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The. '
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er .fflie .weeds 9ml taken iiold of it.
1 Id has been cut off about 21 per
;i uigili iiKMiy icorrespoiidjiitis tailed
i:iate lit. future condition's- h'avim.g
mi l .
.in in I.
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r-wt m'
leot on the jneld. Ida in i s neeilcl
.. v iseetions while in a few 'wre htm
ii.st oiiKii'g'h anil 'a few others too
since tilie crop bepam to mature
lo per cent ot fflie crop was re
which iiniakes it hvter I't.a'ii ilflie
the icrop. To 'Wim ap the -oinli-
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i SO p"r cenit of last .ve;ir; deci'iiiiise
age (lincltiding abiwiibuMiiieint) 24
it; docroase in yield 21 per court
n bally .needed. The C!' p will be
ivs ilnte. I'llhte ciop of Texiis in
numbers for the season ef lS'Jj-Oli
nbiniit 2.2(K).0(H.
s corn crop iwill be ini'ineiiise. Con-
) are excellenit fur 'he crop 'amcl
oeen so most of itihe if?.;isii.. Must
! decrdivse in cotton acreage was
com. Ot'lier crops are good."
i OWS' AND ORPHANS' HOME.
' i'1'i.ston Tex. July 3. (Special) A
" W was held .today of ithe comniit-
: "11 local action of the widows' and
:.' ins' homo proposed to be erected
!." ie grand lcHl.ge of Texas. A. F. a.nd
'.i. There wore present Hon. .Tames
I'. Miller of (iifiizales. Hon. Anson Kainey
: 1 'al'iis Ilim. Fi'iendh Simpson ef Hal-
-rillo .and S. .1). .Moore secretary
i !..' e gen'tlemeii' canvassed the bids ro-.r.-ixl
from the various towns in Texas
'' i-ing to secure .the location of the
' n e and decided to make a visit of in-
it.ili'i ito the different .cities proposed.
i" ' biddeps weire Nortli Galvesiton. Ar-
(ialvestoni county; AViilis Mout--
ery coumty: Corpus Christi and Green-
'ii!.i. These ibids offereil donation cx-
' ding 200 aoivs of land and a. ens'h
' . f several ithnwaiul dollars.
A ibid wa.s .lwrfved 'signed 'by the late
W. J. Sett e.ff!l st. of ithis city who made
.. lender of iroperty owned by him in
llii.Miis county ofl'erinir the board in-
. '-'"mnts to aeopt. The recent deat'h
. ' that g"iii;ileiman preveinted coiisi.il;.'.i-
ii of the 'Coinnwin.ien.tioii. The c-ni-:ce
.will viwi't Greenville Tuesday. A ii-
;. l it (i. for the purpose of coiuerring wit'.i
.!. (bidders.
Other places will be visited in Aw
1 1 ;!. The rocommcndaitiinn f t.he cor.i-
iuif:M .is to be made to .the grand lodge
;i' .its session in December next fl.ra.nd
I'i easurer S. D. Moore reported that 'he
!.. loaned ou.t $S3."50 dielongi.n.g to the
'! in fund and that .he has on hand ninii-
snfliniont ito make the figures of the
l'i:i SS4.000. He anticipated that by
!. xMiiber 1. $10000 will be added to the
mnt from' itihe general fund 'and that
rest a.nd dio:vaitiion Will make the to-
$100000 lnfore the next session of
.grand lodge. That 1ody will act ou
recommend'ation: of the committee
ithe (home will not be pstablisihed 'until
!ll
total .$100000 will Brave ibeeii raised.
DAISY DOUGLASS (JASE.
! uston. July 30. (Special.) The pre-
nary t.ri'al of Henry S. Fox. .rr. and
. A. H. Fositer dhiarged with the mur-
of Palsy Dougl.uss was ilegun by
sticc Hivssiej- today- SI"Po;ig Inounsel
lenrert ujkhi oach side amd the case
ooirteted over every int'h of ground
i f three out of 10 wiitnesies were ox-
.. iCd sind .nothing new was d"Veloped.
.easeiwiU'tastisovcpal days jet. There
-i u 'large .crowd 'present during the
ALWAYS IN
Has been the
Lite
k iitna
RICHARD A. McCURDY President.
ASSETS $204638710.96
SURPLUS 22529327 82
INCREASE FOR 1 894:
Ii creabe of Income....
t rcrca.-e of AseW..
.'i crease of Surplm
Itcreate of Iutuianoe.
REMELMBElIR
"L iat a Good Record is Best
AfSENTS WANTED
AilivcRd
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win OhHinDer.ain a
General Agents for Texas
F-cv. .QAM ANTONIO
District Agent; Austin Texa
as the case is a very sensational
KILLED AN ENGLISHMAN.
Alvin Tex. July 30. (Special.) Near
the head of Chocolate bayou in this
courtty John 1'. Booth . well known
cattleman and ex-DopuJty sheriff of minis
county shot and killed an Englishman
named Harry Cla rk. Boofh oil me into
town 'and cave himself up and isa'id ithe
(killing had oewnred in the parlor of his
nou.se where Oark iwas lnTertv.ng win
litis family laffairs. He ordered Clark out
of the Iwuse and Clark a ttaekod ihmi w.itth
a butnlior knife 'when he shot in self de
fense.
ALLOWED BAIL.
Hempstead. Tex. July 30. (Special.)
Engiine Itenfro. wno is charged with kill-
ing John Heard nit Ilowth stationi Satur
day was .allowed bail today on a bond of
$2000. The evidence .wlhuUi vras heard
behind "Usied doors 4s isaid to be eiilCirely
cirounirttamtinil. There lis .imkuise fecliiiig
over .the matter ialt Ilowih whore Hoaovl
was very popular.
IIOUTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Bowie Tex. July 30. (Special) Great
preparation is ibeiag invade here by .the
cit.iiienis for the coining jilinth. annual
meeting of the Texa.s State Honticultural
society at thiis place ton July 31. Two
large balls .have been secured one for
exhibition and the other for discussion.
Both a re being decorated with flags bunt-
ing and products of the field orchard and
garden'. The Ladies of Bowie have been
at uiork in this matter and iwh.cn ithe so-
ciety convenes it will be in the most
magnificently prepared and airristically
nnraiiged Ih'eiidfiuanters ever occupied .by
them. Exhibits are being placed .in po-
sition from all over the State and the
display will lie large ad exeoeHent. Par-
tics from Arkansas and Louisiana will
also exWbit. Preparations are niado to
entertain all visitors (and all wflio attend
will be given evory opixurtunify to be-
come acquainted with the people of Bowie
and the niagnilicent fruit growing sec-
tion adjacent to this city.
NEW LODGE Tr. A. M.
Taylor Tex.. July .'il). ( Special.) A
new lodge the Tayilor coiinell junior order
of the I'liiiteil American Medhanics. a be-
nevolent institution was organized 'here
Saturday night by Deputy State Organizer
W. T. Bashaw of Foit Worth. The fol-
lowing officers were elected:
M. Itoss past coiinciler; J. A. Crank
vice councilor; L. M. Lee .secretary; W.
N. I'ress'.ey assistant secretary; W. V.
Chu'inney financial secretary; II. A.
Bet hea .treasurer; M. B. McLain warden;
Era Barton conductor; .1. II. Talwir sen-
tinel; V. T. Ciiit.teii'.leii. outside sentinel.
The lodge stunts out with a Jarge mem-
bership. A fine Sreinway inno. bought of Col-
lins & Armstrong of Fort Worth by
Andrew ILaiiMiiond of this city and
upon which papers of foreclosure bad been
issued was siVld this afternoon at. SiheritT's
sale by Henry G. Purl sheriff of Wil
liamson county. It was valued 'at S.ViO
and bought by George W. 'SeMt of thi.-'
city tor 400 cash.
THEY ABE CONFIDENT.
Dal'.'! Business
iMen Talk Like There
to Stop i!he Fight.
Wa.s No't'hin;
.Dalla. July 31 . (Siiecial.)-B. F.
Fjloyd lli'as becm .aiwarded t.he conM'iict for
lt1 'new injiiifli iii hcjit ro .and has .given
.$10000 bond. A committee of lending
business men .have decided to eonstruct
the a nitihii theatre and D. A. Stuart will
Ware nothing to .do with it. "the eoii'lmet
for the lumber will be 'awarded .tomor
row livery minn wno pimlliasos a .ticket
to the. glove contest will .see the contest
all right enough.
KILLED
Bl Paso.
HIS RR0TIILMMX-r..W.
Tex. July 30. iSpiia.1.) A.
grocery inieroh'.'int. was liiur-
T. Wells .a
red .touii;
III liy Ilm liro'ilii'Mn-Jiiw.
Miguel A. lialos. There si i'ins to lwive
been .some family trouble and whihi Wells
was .sMiiing in front of 'his rore AbaJo-s
a me up 'find plunged n large knife into
ris breast killing liim 'iiwanJ-'y. Aibalos
ind Sabino P'iieheco are under n.riii's.f.
;he latter as .aeeessorr.
BOUSING CAMPMEETI Nfl.
Gixirgitown. Tex.. July .'!(). t Sniecial.)
Fititeen .hundred peojile attended ithe camp-
iijeeling at Berrys creek five niilcs from
Georgetown on Sunday. The meeting
is under the auspices of the Protestant
Metlhodist church. Rev. Miller of Flor-
ence an able exhorter 'and speaker is the
leading spirit .assisted .by a dozen promi-
nent members wlho all! join him. when the
people are invited to come forward walk-
ing tlhrough the aisles and encouraging
them.
Over 50 converts were .made at the
three meetings Sunday the interest
rea.ciliing an oCd time revival
The meetings are held in a. beautiful
arbor on the bank of the creek.
COL. PICKKTT DKAD.
Floresvi'Ile Tex. July 30. (Special.)
Col. T. G. Pickett one of the oldest and
most .prominent citizens of Wilson coun-
ty died 'here this afternoon aged about
72 yearns. He had held many ollices of
honor and profit an this city mud wais a
man of strong personality. lie was a
native of Tennessee ibut had lived in
Texas iha:!f a century.
hearing
one.
THE LEAD.
Kecord of the
of New fork
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Sl.WS.tSU 9(5
Guarantee for the Future.
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A S I'M1' 1 I .V K T A TrCii V
MASSACRED BY THE HANS
SO REPORTED OF EVEltY MAN
WOMAN AND CHILD IN JACK-
SON'S HOLE.
THE BErO'RT IS CONSIDERED AU
TIIENTIC.
Other SePileinenitis Are in Dangir of
'Meating the Same Pate ReporK'd
That 200 U'tes Have Joined .the
Hostile Redskiims.
Focatello Idaho July 20. (Bulletin.)
Williaau Ross of Ithe firm of Itoss Gray
& Wyatt has jusft lairnived at Miarke4
Lake from St. Au'th'Wiy 'and reports every-
body jut Jackson's Hole killed this amxrn-
ing. It is cons'ido.red airtheutie news 'and
exdibeni-enit is iLnteuse.
Uirited States troops fmm Cheyenine
will larrive in this city ia the morning
about 0 o'clock and will leave .immediately
for Market Lake and finance by waigon
for Fall .River country.
Couriers arrived Hu Ma.rkeit .Lake itihis
iiKUHi'Mig trom .the vicinlity of Jackson s
Hoile. Tlhey 'left hi coin pun loir iiu 'iilie
country whio liiituinded to get linto the
Holo if iWssiLblle laimd irotuirn 'with iall
the mews. lie is expected alt Market
Lake tonight. Sargent a courier reports
I'll tlio paisos gnarddd iind is nfraid his
coiiipaiiiioii wllll not be 'able to enter.
.MASSACRE CONFIRM ED.
Denver Col. Jnly 20. The News has
the following from its corivspondent at
Market Lake Idiilho:
M. J. (J ray T. iM. Tait'a.:id Semaitor
Haniiir. of Illinois laaid T. R. Hauler of
St. Anthony all IM:' St. Anthoniv on
The U S. Government Tests
Show the Absolute Superiority of
Royal Baking Powder.
Data from the latest Official U. S. Government Report on Baking
Powders Department of Agriculture -bulletin 13 page ftpp.)
JDOYAL is placed first of the cream of tartar
powders; actual strength 160.6 cubic inches of
leaveeing gas per ounce of powder.
Every other powder tested exhibited a much
lower strength than the Royal the average being
33 per cent. less.
Every other powder likewise showed the presence
of alum or sulphuric acid.
The claim that this report shows any other powder of superior
strength or purity has been denounced as a falsehood by the
Government officers who made the tests.
ROYAL BAKINQ POWDER CO.
Wednesday oni a fis!li!imig tirip to the Jack
son's Hullo region .not believ.iii'g .the re-
lorts of it rouble. Todlay they are back
and report every .mail woman and child
in Jackson's Hole nuindored.
One of the News' couriciiis juslt re-
turned got as fa r as Til er basiin. whi'dh is
the presenit poimt in danger of niassiaere
now 'thait 'the Jackson's Hole citlizens are
all! bu Wliered. He reports that ''..he smoke
of u kurgo fire can itodny be seen isjeveral
utiles scinch of Grand Teter in the direc-
tion of Jackson's Hole. There is no doubt I
t'lijiit the .redskins biave fired fvsry Oiomc
antd cabin and by morning .(hev wiH be
lx-peatling itheiir iwork 'thiis .side of the Teter
range .in Teter baisin 'and perhaps after
all down the Teter iriver valley in Idaho
Two ihundrid Uies were Rid to have
gjue nontii) to join tlhe Iiidiaius in IIba.ck
ban early .this week. Small panth-s of
Lemhis have been ..slipping in daily across
the Coiwint 'trail 'something "hey have it. A
vuiftiired to do .since the Yelbr.vHtrMMi Na-
tional Park was enlarged in ''.). Pno!'
in Kofberg uind in othiir town's lowtod in
Idaho butrt'wn the 'raUinoiad ajtd Jiwbsoiir'S
'ha ve been nli 'aluug plainj
no con-
liilence So itJie Iinliaii soaw as they call it.
NO XKWS IX WASIIIXOTOX.
WawhiiurtiMi July 20. Lieiitin'anit (Ji'ii-
eral Si'holield hi.i.s itlegpaihied :the wax de-
partment from 'hieagi ifilni.t ihe wilt ar-
rive in Washington tonight. Xo news has
bo'ii .reivivcd from I1I11.I10 or .Moiutana re-
g:nr ling .fliu Indian .troubles there wini-c
ycsilepil'ay.
uXIXTII CAVALRY 13X UOUTK.
Wiai-li!;li!irtrli. Julv or: -ni .
partiiiKirt bad been infoniwd from the
lu'adiiiartii?rs of tJeiw-ral Coppinger at
OiiKiha thia.t four sniadiiviiis of ithe Xinith
cavalry undor Major C3iaff from Fort
Itobiinwin. will probably wrivc unt Alarket
Like Idaho .tihe ucares-t nVMwm a'ljoirt
1S95.
120 mules distant Emm the scone of the
Inditui; troubles tut Juvcksou's Hole nt S
oelock Saturday uiorning. (.Jeneral Oop-
Imger will w at lu stune t:it.Um jinst
lieftiiie or int tine isanie it'iine itlu- rooi su--rive.
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l'MRFKUnLY RELIABLE REPORT.
Omlaba. July 2t!.(Bulht.in.) Union
la'(ihic 'liieadouiiwters vim rnvtalWl m.r
8:3" .t)inight by 1lhe -onitMnv' riuo.m-i.h-
tentdent ait Pocatello. hlaho." of the i-
ccijit of a telecni.ni fnm !ll Union IMi-ifir
ngont alt -Miairket liiike t.) the efft t'lwiit. all
tao iacKns umiv isotirlonsi html im
nuirdorert by tlho tnkIin:iiM. .till
ami niiMwr .lionies bunnrtd. The mgent de-
clflires tlvat the iuforin.ait'ion w pcirfettlv re
llaiWe.
CHEROKEE BILL'S LATEST.
Killed .tlio Niighlt.Guia.nl of tilie Fort Smith
Jaiil but IAiiiCied to Eseaie.
Font Smith Ark.. Judy 20. The city
us al!l exoiiMneivt tonighit over a cold
blooded aunrdor committed within the
canfMiva of the Fodena.l jail. Cherokw
BilO tho noltorioua ommi.nal anl ouitlaiw.
who lis alt presomt under semtonee of deatli
litis inrumtilwr life to lanswer for.
A a.ittile fltlcer (! o'cloek this
Turnkey It. C. Eoff wins making iris
roundNof iheceJK nimmipanied by Ijjiw-
reiKio Kwtiiig. itlho miit-li.t criinnl. As
tlhey came ito t'ho ecl oceupUvl by Cherokee
isul'l. tney nKtiwi itlvat it 'bad Ikhmi tam-
pemed witllk As Eoff woi endeavorimg
to inellrtilsie this keys. Olmwkee Bill's door
wns tnnown viiolointly oixin .mud the onit-
Ixw tepHd out with a. cocked revolver
in dills ilinind. Throwinir it down on
Kftntinig who was only ia fewi fet a war.
he said: "Throw up your 'hands G d
d n yon or I'll kill you." Hardly
were itihe words spoknu before ithe fatal
shot W'as fired. He 'wais dead in a few
minutos. Eoff .ailnaiiudonod bis keys .aiwl
sttiirted to run. ls ilm tii.ni'Ml the comer
of Ithe tfier of celt's (MiieiX)ke Bill tired at
him but missod Ihiim. Ohieroke Bill
puirsued the tumikey tiring at 'him four
Olmieis.
Other guards' oa'ine to Eoff's .rescue a.nd
beigianii t'y fire itlnelir 'W.inohesiteirs in Oho.no-
keo Bill's diirectioin'. but the clely woven
graibimig prevented thn fihots itaking effect.
Seoiug itibat h.is .attempt to esuape wa.s
fuitKia Bill main Iwick Ito ibis oell. A rg-
ula.r fiisilade wlas kept up by 'the gua.rd.s'
for some tmne wind finallly Olwirokee Bill
agneed to give up ibis irevoiver if the
guivrdia wouW jiroinlijse mot to kill 'hiiin.
lie tujinii'd it ovor to Henry 'Starr wild
by him itihe weaivom wia piLssed out to the
giininils. A semnfli reveivhid the fact ithialt
(Slreavikee Bill luad in ihis ossis!sion
finough cantiriilgiw to ihia w killed SO men.
108 WALL ST. NEW-YORK.
Other pnisoiiiers are dmpliicat.ed in the
coiwpinicy ifo break ja.il.
The ipushjil swriniidcired by Cherokee
Hilil was ia mew oik-. How Ihe gut lilt .in
ni.VMitcrajus but Jessie liiviwn .his Hitttnir
wilno ihas Ih'ciii Ihero wveral lays a.nd vw-
iit.ed Jiiin tMicc .hais been iarrested lor it
iiiiirl is now lim illhe comnty jii.il.
Kcu'tinig iisid bien employed in the jail
for 10 yeans mind vn.s a ea.refu'l 111111.11.
lie liia.V'CS ia wife land four children. lie
wia.1 very poimJiar and niiiiny threaijs of
lyinchting ('Iwi'okee BUI Ihave been iinade
by the c.itinn wflio 'aire .terribly exeilieil.
None of the prhsi oners left llhe'rr ohHs
except IJilli and .he .iiiimciilii'ahi: jumped
back into it and the gwardw Ihave every-
thing im ordrr though there is much cmi-
fusiion auiKwig 'the pnisoimrs'.
(Vawiford ( JoJdisby .alias ( 'lnnvjkee TWU
I nX'.-LS) (ioiiiUti i ojiJy 10 but is convicted
of it.rai.it .robliery and miirdor. The miir-
: der ita.se is itendling in the supreme court
I of ilihic I'liiiilnd Stiailiw Hind 'the cawe ngain.S't
I h.:s lxitlher-'iin-.I:i w is siiilli on the docket
here.
U'XAI li'UITH.
Xew Orleans July .'10. The Independ-
ent Order li'nai IS'rith district grand
lodge sond'.idod its special scsion today.
A eonimitto ajKiinlcd to consider them
reported in favor of amendments to the
endowment fund law presented by
J:ifii'.-s Ixjeb of Montgomery and tho
plan was unanimously adopted.- It re-
duces the endowment to $1000 and the
fund is to be handled by a board of 11
triis:ees under ample bonds.
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CIIOLFKA AND YKLLOW FEVER.
Washington. July .'!0. The marine hos-
pital service has received advices from
its special agi'iits at Osaka and Hipga
JPapan wiying that during tlhe week Mul-
ing July S thoie were lot ca.c and 70
.b aths Vrotif cholera.
At Havana during the week ending
July 2." tihre were 70 new cases and
il.'a'tdn from yellow fever.
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A BOY DliOWXED.
Tcnipli- Tex. July :0. (Spwial.)
Hiram .Mi-towaii. ago about 1H Was
drowned this eviming in Lin rin r near
lanyard Springs alxmt 12 miles from
Temple lie was with a crowd of pic-
nieers and Was in swimming with some
companions at the time. A rescuing
party went out on flue (river as m a the
news reai?hl town ibut at 11:30 p. m.
they lhad not found tho body.
.WEDNESDAY JJIULOJI:
LIFE AID PROPER LOST
pviuiu- AWAY BY BAGIXG
MjOCiD IX KANSAS AXD
MISSOURI.
TWO BOYS DUOWXED OX A PRIN-
CIPAL STREET
Of Fort Scott Kansas Their Father
iNarroiwlji Escaped Train's Water
iBound Crop Subaniirged A.r-
kansas River Out of Its Banks.
Fort Scott Kan.. July 30. An
preeedented preeipitatiou of rain in
un
the
southeast corner of Kansas this morning
ikw mgaaii ovir!lowed the srtrnanis and
wnmght destruction to life and property.
In seven hours 4.2 inches of water fell
in the city and this evening the entire
lower portion of the town is inundated.
Two fatalities have so far resulted from
the sudden rise. The Missouri Pacific
shops are surrounded and the train ser-
vice has been partially abandoned. Many
fatuities have been driven from their
homes by tho river which is still rising
and another stoma- is threatened. Mill
creek and Bay run have become one
creek extending over sections of lands
which have not for years been sub-
merged. Walter Austin and Willie
tJouhl tiwo 'boys were drowned this
evening 011 one of the principal streets
and O. A. Austin father of one of the
boys was carried 200 yards in the
trwHiherous curremt and finally rescued
from the top of a tree by a lxnitman.
Mr. Austin accoiiiivanied by the boys
at leuipted to cross Mill creek bridge
which was surrounded by water. They
proceeded lot) feet through the water
when the wagon and horse were swept
away. He made a desperate effort to
rescue the.ni but was helpless and they
were drowned. He was carried down
and was later found in a tree. The bod-
ies of the boys have not been recovered
at nightfaiil.
The Missouri Pacific train left for
Topeka on time but was comipollod to
return and all trallic on that branch
has b-eu abandoned The daiMigo to
the leoperty will ex-i-et t'it of the
Hood of the 5th iusiiant wliicii .was more
llewt.ructi've than any for years. The
crops of bottom farms will suffer ma-
terially. AT BOOXEiYILLE MO.
Boomeville .Mo. July ISO. The worst
storm of iwiind and irain in the imoinory
of the oldest in'Wabilta.iiit pa.ssed over il.his
cuty lla-st might. .No ifaifaiitiesi nnre .rc-
lorted 'but the destruction of proerty it
groat. Two warehouses and .no busi
ness 'House were .mown 1low.11. .into utile
river. The State reform sdhoml for boys
was unrofed. The cupola of the couirt
house was imvivkmisI anil the sipires of the
Catholic and Baptist churches vere dani-
ageil. Miiailie trees were blown down in
every
very direction at placiis entirely block
ding the rtrnU. Tlw foWo.viiw build
ings were more or hiss damaged. lne
Harley block ih.e Wiiubr block Ooinimer-
ciail .hotel besides iseverall dwellings. The
telephone limvi .are down everywiicre and
a igrcat deil of dannigi? was done reni-
di'iices Ptl'd out.houses'.
ItAlXED FOR TWELVE 1101. US.
Nevada ..Mo. July 30. A heavy l'aiin
lua.s beiMi faliing .hiTe for 'the pant 12
hours. 'I he 1 ainnsi.tio.il river today over-
flowed its bam.ks .and hundreil.s of grow-
ing crops 'art- now .under water. 'JIIm
creeks iiave covennd a large nireage of
corn. llho Jos.s iwill be heavy. A promi-
'iiiKiut looiiJI MriiiQi'srtliit'ji.n i.iys the targe
llax crop luas been dauiaged '11 'lie w'hocli
over 25 per cent.
THE ARKANSAS RAGING.
Wii'lOiia Kan. Jully 30. The Arkan-
siiiS riier m out of its banks ind thous
(iiwii.s ot iacre 111 ctemgiwick .i.ouiity are
under waiter. The daiiia.ge 'will la
hoavy. A iiiiwiiber of faiiniiliies have bonn
compelhvl to vacate .their houses. The
mvi'v .is iitgner tnain 'it lias nei'ii wwc
1S77.
Another six-inch rise of water rushed
down tihe river late this afternoon and
the country is now flooded for miles
around leliitu. 'Nearly all the small
bridges on the adjacent streams have
Seen wrecked by the backwater from
t:ho Arkansas nga.in.sit which they were
not. secured. Another 12-inch rise will
ood the city. It is reported tonight that
nearly that much water is coming this
way having passed Sterling. iM) miles
went of here last night. Thin wiiter
is cxipected to reach her before morning
nd the low places along the river banks
are being prepared for it. By tomor-
row nighlt the flood will doubtlos haive
subsided ns it fell nearly two feet at
Sterling today.
CORN SUBMERGED.
Sterling Kan. July 30. Tlw; Arkansas
river at hiw place is m.t n standstill tuid
a Funt her rise is looked for. Hundreds
of acres of corn niwl pasture have Ixx-n
submerged and it is feared that the corn
hnn been damaged badly. I he iriver was
two if (Hit .higlher thn ever before.
TAYLOR BltOTHEBS' TRIAL.
One of the
Defense
Defendants on the Stand.
Strengthened Its Case.
.Ciirrolltoti. Mo. July 30. In the Tay-
lor trial today after some rather con-
tradictory testimony by James 0. Tay-
lor father of the prisoners George Tay-
lor one of the defendants was put on
the stand. Jl'e recited tho doings of
himself and brother on the day preced
ing the murder lie testified that he
was at homo on the night of the murder.
Next morning nfter doing some chores
he went out in the cornfild mid did some
hiirowing until a boy told him of the
finding of the bodies of the murdered
family. He then rode to Browning
where he met bis brother ond both fled.
His reastML for flii.ili.tJ wi that -his bnrtlier
had enemies in the vicinity and he feared
there wis a plot to mob them. Ho de-
tailed their tlight and final surrender.
In cross examination the witness who
told of the finding of the body of Meeks
in the haystack and pushing the straw
from the dead man's face was askod:
'Iiil you cover up his face again
'I think probably the straw fell back
over it.
"Was there much straw above lnin.'
"Not much; jut. enough to cover him."
It was the testimony of half a dozen
witnesses who Jieliped uncover Meeks
that there was at least two feet of
straw and eight inches of earth and
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
you WILL
Trobably spend your vaeaition on.
some stream where fine eport
is to be had fisfliing. If you need
tackle try us. We lave a large
and first-class assortment at all
prices.
Although we have eold a good
many Dog Collars our assort-
ment is not yet broken.
6 C BLUER BRO
chaff over Mocks when thev dnir him
tut VWiam 1' Tirlur M1iriitoHul In
brother on the stand and detailed his ac
tions oi mo nignt or the murder.
The Uefeuso so far has sironi-tlinnn.t
its casi and will probably rest when
milium P. Taylor concludes tomorrow.
0
ATE SNAKE FLESH.
Xegro Colonists Ruturning From Liberia
Report Terrible Suffeilitig.
Philadelphia July 30. At the Way
farers lodge Lomlbard street home sick
and desituc are three negroes of Arkan-
sas who have returned from Ijibcrin.
wiuitlher they wont s eikhmtists souio
niomths 4igo. Of neaKy 1(H) companions
in the expwlitii.ii 50 are said to have died
inwu s.ai-V'iition and others are ekinir
out a wretcllied exiMteneo in riilmfin
Three uuni are farmers of Jefferson coun
ty Arte.
Frank S'hellon. one (f the men. h-i n
wife mid four clliildren tlhere. J. R. Tuck
er unotilior. Jitus a funiiilv. and lObiqiezil
R. Russell the third in unuiarnied.
Tihey say the International Mbrratio
society of Liberia offered 25 acres ot
land to every cniloni'st and used am endorso.
incut the name of Bishop H. M. Turner
of Georgia. Tim mihscribers were rt
quired ito psiy .f lol in advance by instaill-
incuts iiuwl their passage to Savannah.
In return they 'Were to bo riven hei
pajssiage (ftiod and land on arrival. Tim
ship sailed in .March fur Moravia with
1)7 colonists wlio were in tlhe "aro of itihe
society's secretary. The men dwlaro they
worewinipkv dunnniKl insHiore and alloweil o
shift for themselves. A score of their
comrades died of fever and some it is
reiHirted perished iby .starvation. Work
could .not be Herured and the tlesh of
dead animalis and snakes were seized
upon with 'avidity for food. Shelton and
Ins two noignoors aw no nope lor them
nil the colony and HueceiHled 1111 obtaining
passage to Liverpool and thence to Phil-
adehillwa. 'J'liey expect help trom Ar
kansas whiib will enable fhem to rnturu
to their homes.
COUNTY JUDGES IX SESSION.
A Ritfcrtuion Agalinist Gloje Cuii4 osts
Met Wit.l Too LMucU Opi;tlou.
- ) IliJslliore. I'ex. July 30. (Specnal.)
.i'The State Association tI County Judges
iivt nere today 'in ait:wri 'Oiivcnnon.
Tlio .roll call! di'veloied the .ppeneJice of
aliout 22 anemibers of the association.'
Addresses of wrtlcomo .were r.indo by
W. E. 'Spell in behalf of the cfc'y Ciiin.ty
AtHorney Geo. I. Gord'an In t.eh.alf of
the coun'ly and 'Oail. S. C. l'piiiaw and
ollliers for tlhe a''ociation.
The various committees were appointed
nlid 1 lie order of business was continued.
The ilifograni iwas first taken up .tho
Jiiimes land iNUlbJect of disciissiio'n being
called but mm to irosionded ivnlil Hill .
county's representative was r.vlied the
siibjis't. being "P'aiiMrs." Ju lge Onn.-
n.iug'hiam Htaitcd lie had not prepared u
Hpiwh on fiiaper on :tlhe subject but made
a very ilmtoivti'ii.g talk on the ubjeet
whiJu br.)ugliit fortih unrae disciwiwn from
the Other judges .wllicli firom expres-
sions .it 'was dearily een that it was a
hard subject to niandle. T.he convention.
HI1011 arjoin'iied nnitil 2 p. in.
After it'ho 'meeting. Iliad been cnKd to
nrilcr a (Iter tiio recess; Ju dge Uvo. W.
Riddle rend a ipiiMir on finance. Judge
I. J. A'liistiiin of Rockwall mmde w very
iii'N'resting ieeih on "Commisisoners
Courts." Judge X. F. Nnufli. of Dallas
.sMi.ko on poor farms and county con-
victs. AM of tlue alnn'o ubj(Mil.s wero
thoroughly iliseuwuiil by the iKsoeiation.
GalveMtoti Was -hosen a tlie next place
of nwotiing land tlhe time as the Becorwl
Tuesdiay in Augurit.
The officers elected .for 'tflie nex"t year
are: President Geo. W. Riddle of Hood
comity: first vice president Pu.lgo Adams
of Johnwm county; secre.ti.ury Judge
Smith of lOllis: nssitanit wv-reiiary Ju'dgo
IIu'nil-rof M. Pa.so: treasurer. Judge Cun-
n.iuigOiam.
A residufion ghJing itihe moral suinport
tit tlio flsisocia'tioii to the governor in Iris
proclamation 'against glove r-onfosi' wn
presented but meeting with wr.w oiiposl-
ion 'was withdrawn.
Aifter tho oiiMtomiany iresolu !on the
assTK-iatnon adjourned after 'Wiii4u. the
iHiuiity jndgi-s were' escorted tiironghout
I'lie city m cnrringes liy the citizens nnd
ail departed for Ihoine tonight.
'Sheriff JieH. for t'lie Jexas Siieriffn as-
sfK-Jn.tion. invited itho iaiMsoftiai'iin to int
with them 'at San Antonio next year ibut
owing to tdie fa'ct itllint. San Aulonio was
not represented by 'tflie county judge of
Bexar and thai no formal invitation won
received from I nmWilleville. ;t wot with
ipposition innkl Otalveslon was ehosen.
CO XTR A B A X D 1 1 E ATHEN.
El Paso. Tex.. July .'0. dSoecial.)
There lias recently apenred Btatemmts
by treasury officials to the effect that
EI Paso is a fruitful source of contraband
Ohinatnon. On account of these hnrges
(Jolloctor Davis and Special' Agent White
head today had a large number of rojnilnr
and special officers MWiiuno the entire
population comsisting of more thnn 500
C.hiiKwiion and only two wi re found with
out certificates.
'MRS. SIPIVEY RELEASED.
Montgomery Ata. July 301 Justice
Fuller of the supreme court after a few.
clays preJimiinnry trial released Airs.
May Soivcy chartred with the murder
of her husband. The ground of the ac-
quittal wns that the justice had not been
convinced tnat a murder had been com-
mitted. o
WEATHER IXDIOATI0XS.
Washington July 30. For Mississippi
and Louisiana: 'Fair lights southerly
winds.
Eastern Texas: Warmer m northern
portions; variable winds.
Oklahoma and Indian jerntory: jair
Wednesday: cooler winds becoming
northerly. . l1 . .; 4..
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