The Refugio Review. (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, January 26, 1900 Page: 1 of 4
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The Refugio™1 Review
Only Paper In the County.
VOL. 2.
J. D. AUTRY, Publisher.
REFUGIO, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JAN. 26, 1900.
Subscription $L00 Per Annum.
NO. 7.
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Judge.
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When it conns to press censors,
what is the matter with the great
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in and Continued Steadily on Toward the
Relief of Their fellow Soldiers in
City of Ladysmith.
In Honor of Lee.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 21.—Yes-
terday was the birthday of the
late Gen. Robert E. Lee and many
cities of the fair southland fit-
tingly observed the event—the
natal day of the chivalrous son of
Virginia, whose name is a house-
hold word throughout the south,
and whose exalted character,
military ability and courteous
bearing are banded down from
sire to son, from dame to daugh-
ter as generations come and gen-
erations go as heritages of hon-
or—garlands green in memory’s
galaxy of glory. The event of
Gen. It. E. Lee’s birthday was ob-
served here by the closing of the
banks and exchanges and the
firing of a salute. Pickett and
Lee camps of Confederate veter-
ans held a joint camp fire.
New York had a grand dinner.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis was present
Spearmans Farm, Jan. 21.—
Gen. Dundonald’s march was one
of the most brilliant features of
the campaign. His route lay
through a hilly country infested
with gueralla marksmen, where a
moderate forcte of the enemy
might have annihilated the ad-
venturous British brigade.
After a long tramp the troops and given an ovation. President
reached Potgeiters Drift, 600 feet Mcinley sent a letter of regret,
below the heights, where the first also Gov. Roosevelt and others.
viewr of the TugeJa was observed. “The Man on the Monument and
Entering the swiftly-running the Memory of Robert E. Lee”
stream, the men waded across w as a toast responded to by John
four abreast, supporting each Temple Graves of Georgia, while
other against the current. ; Thomas Nelson Page responded
The cable ferry on the other to “The South Beyond Her Bor-
side of the river was quickly se- ders.”
cured and proved an exceedingly j Savannah, Atlanta and Macon,
useful transport for the heavy ‘ Ga., celebrated, while Waco, Dai-
material as well as the troops, j las and Corsicana were Texas
Once across the stream the men cities that honored the memory
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O. L. COLEMAN & BRO., Dallas, Tex
rapidly pushed ahead to an ad-
vantageous position, driving in
the enemy’s feeble outposts.
The howitzer brigade was the
first to get across, and quickly
took up a position. All night the
crossing was continued, daybreak
witnessing the completion of the
most arduous task of the cam-
paign without the loss of a sin-
gle soldier.
The naval guns wrere mounted
on a hill commanding the drift
and opened fire early the next
morning, shelling the Boer tren-
ches. The howitzers joined in
the chorus, riddling the face of
the distant hills with shrapnel
and lyddite shells. A few Boers
were seen in the distance running
to a place of safety.
Meanwhile Warren crossed the
Tugela six miles up the stream.
The rain was falling heavily, but
the engineers soon rigged up a
pontoon, allowing the advance
guard to cross and take up a
position covering the engineers
while they were building regular
pontoon bridges.
The infantry lent a hand, while
an oceosional ring from the rifles
indicated that the enemy’s sharp-
shooters were in the immediate
neighborhood.
One British private was killed,
and then the artillery searched
with shrapnel the bushes where
the Boers were hidden. They
soon silenced the enemy’s fire.
Two hours later the military
bridge of thirteen pontoons, cov-
ering a distance of 100 yards, was
completed. This is a record in
the way of quick bridge building.
Hurrying across, Warren’s ad-
vance occupied Splenkopvey, a
Boer position, north of the river
passage.
The hitherto impassable water
barrier stimulated courage into
the British troops, who had
grown rusty with long inaction.
Having cleared the path of the
Tugela for the army, Dundonald’s
cavalry started forward again
and is now feeling its way to
Ladysmith.
of Dixie’s great military man.
Salt Lake City Chosen.
Fort Worth, Tex., Jan. 21.—
The third annual convention of
the National Live Stock associa-
tion is over.
President Springer . rapped
with his gavel for the last time
Friday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock
and the exodus of delegates from
the city was immediately begun.
Many will make a tour of south
Texas points before returning to
their homes.
Briefly sthted, the convention
elected officers and an executive
committee for the ensuing year,
heard two or three papers read,
and selected Salt Lake City,Utah,
as the place at which the meet-
ing of 1891 will be held.
President Springer and Secre-
tary Martin were re-elected and
the salary of the latter was in-
creased from $1200 to $1800 per
annum.
The land lease question came
up again in the shape of a report
but was satisfactorily disposed
of after a short, though lively de-
bate.
Head Blown Off.
Jacksboro, Tex., Jan. 21.—The
7-year-old son of Charley Anfeel
lost his life. Mr. Anfeel had been
killing hogs and had left some
powder where little George and a
smaller brother found it and
poured it into the barrel of an old
shot-gun, and While George was
looking into the barrel, of put
his mouth over it, his little broth-
er touched a nlatch to the tube,
and the explosion tore off the
whole top of George’s head,
killing him instantly.
Large Meeting;.
Washington, Jan. 23.—The
'Grand opera house, the largest
auditorium in Washington, was
packed to the doors Sunday night
Avitli an enthusiastic audience,
which vigorously expressed its
sympathy with the Boers in their
fight with Great Britain. The
demonstration was planned as a
means of evidencing public senti-
ment, and in numbers and en-
thusiasm was fully up to expecta-
tions. Among those who occupied
seats on the stage were Senators
Mason of Illinois, Allen of Ne-
braska and Tillman of South
Carolina; Representatives Clark,
DeArmond and Cochran of Mis-
souri, and Bailey of Texas.
P. T. Moran, the national
treasurer of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians, with a few words of
welcome, introduced Congress-
man Sulzer as the presiding of-
ficer of the evening. Mr. Sulzer
was greeted enthusiastically and
made a speech.
Representative Bailey of Texas
said he came merely to give his
moral support to the country.
His address was a vigorous one
and he was loudly applauded.
“I am sick of hearing about
our brothers across the seas,” he
said. “England is brutal. She
has hunted the Irish down and
shot them in a brutal manner
among the bogs and fens of Ire-
land. It is not merely English
greed of gold or desire for wealth
that urges England on during this
war. She finds an opportunity
to blot a republic from the face
of the earth and she does not
hesitate to do it. I blush to say
that there are men under this
flag who hope to see this crime
perpetrated. But they hope in
vain.”
Insurgents Victorious.
Manila, Jan. 23.—The escort of
fifty men of company O, thir-
teenth infantry, Lieut. Ra’ston
commanding, which was am-
bushed near Lipa, consisted of
fifty convalescents from the hos-
lowei’ end* turned back in order to ! P’tu^ wll° 8™* to !<»"««>
face the south and the British ' regnnent. The insurgents hid m
main position. They are strongly.the b“shos ,lo"8tlle road and
entrenched on a rocky ridge. ' j ?i,ene< hre UP™ tile Pack tram
from three sides.
j The Americans, in addition to
Queen Victoria’s forces and Kruger’s
Men Hard at it
lii NEIGHBORHOOD OF LADYSMITH
The Engagements Appear to Have Proved
Little Advantage so Ear to Either
Side Participating.
j London, Jan. 23.—The great
battle which will decide the bat-
tle of Ladysmith and practically7
the whole campaign in Natal be-
gan Saturday morning and lasted
all day. It was only preliminary
fighting, for the decisive fighting
is yet to come.
Warren’s greater sweep has en-
abled him to advance further
northward, and as he closed
gradually in toward Ladysmith
his advance under Gen. Clery
came first in contact with the
Boers.
The British found Saturday’s
fighting similar to previous pre-
liminary engagements, the Boers
falling back from ridge to ridge
on their main position, which is
always their greatest strength,
leading the British on to a final
assault.
The battle in Natal continued
to wage fiercely all day Sunday
in the Rockey country twenty-
five miles west [of Ladysmith,
with little decided advantage on
either side.
The Boers have faced about to
meet the British in a new direc-
tion. For weeks both armies lay
.facing each other on opposite
sides of the Tugela river, which
runs west to east.
Gen. Buffer then marched west
and crossed the river higher up,
and is now trying to reach Lady-
smith from the west. Conse-
quently the Boers have shifted
their position so that their lines
extend north and south, with the
Gen. Warren, who has done all
the fighting so far, is hammering,
the northern end of the Boor lino. \thel7 oaaulllt,le!‘> were y™Pelled
Gen. Ruller’s own task is to!t0 abandon the tram, winch con-
attack the Boer angle.
At the earliest dawn Sunday
Gen. Warren’s troops, who had
bivouaced on the battlefield, re-
newed the attack, aiming at the
Boers’ right flank.
ftRTEffSSNK
Just as cheap as poor ink.
was re-
Digna,
Digit a Captured.
Cairo, Jan. 21.—News
cived here that Osman
principal general of the late Ka-
lifa Abdullah, has been captur-
ed. It had been known that he
was in the neighborhood of the
Takah six days ago and several
expeditions were organized from
Suakim under Capt. Burgess,with
Die result that Osman Digna was
taken unhurt in the hills.
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Few of us gain by the mistakes of j
others, but he who fails to profit by !
his own mistakes will soon be bank- j
rupc in know lodge.
Courtesy is the pt*»«nort to success, j
We double the power of bur Aim when 1
we add to its gifts unfailing courtesy. |
The world always begrudges room to a |
i
boor.
Fatal Fight.
Bremond, Tex., Jan. 23.—In a
difficulty at the Cottage hotel, on
Sunday morning, between M. IL
Stelbauer, justice of the peace of
sistedof twenty-two horses. The
latter, with their packs, all fell
into the hands of the insurgents,
who pursued the retreating escort
for three miles along the road,
until the Americans were rein-
forced.
Bent Acquitted.
Austin, Tex., Jan. 23.—-W. J.
Dent was acquitted here of for-
gery and is being held pending the
Bremond, and M. P. Lang, a! arrival of an officer from Dallas,
druggist, which arose over an ac- j where he is charged with forgery
count, Stelbauer was killed. ’ and will be taken to that city.
There was a fist fight. j He stated that he will win the
The participants were sepa-' case easy. Dent strongly denies
rated, and it was thought all was 1 the report that the pardon that
over, but very unexpected firing1 released convict Isaacs is here,
opened, and when the smoke and that at the proper time he
cleared away Stelbauer was found will make a statement of all the
dead and Lang seriously wounded.
Stelbauer received three .shots,
two in his breast and one in his
jaw, breaking hishieck. He walked
out of the office of the hotel, sat
down on a bench on the porch
and died.
Lang received a lick on the
head with a pistol,*-a dangerous
wound, and one shot in the side,
facts.
Chicago Canal Case.
Washington, Jan. 23.—The
case of the state of Missouri vs.
the state of Illinois, involving a
petition of injunction against the
Chicago Drainage canal, the
United States court yesterday de-
the ball being extracted near the i Wllhnlk-
I’T1 c°ktinn, and though *®r,-, ^ sulnm011s to the tlefendant
ously wounded
through.
he may puff
re-
turnable on April 2.
How angry it makes a man to see
anyone he hates feel merry.
‘‘The beauty of my business,” said
the ‘’eon” man, “is skin deep.”
It it. easj have what you want if
you only want you jjave.
Kentucky Politics. Texas Cattlemen.
Frankfort, Jan. 23.—In the leg- San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 23.—
islature yesterday morning the The ninth annual session of the
house contesting committee re-' Texas Live Stock association be-
ported in favor of A. P. Craw- ; gau yesterday morning with a
ford, Democrat, of Breathitt j large attendance. Members and
county, against Edward Markham, representatives of commission
Republican, The report was firms and railways are in attend-
adbpted without a dissenting vote, auce.
Decorticator Tested.
A public test of Allison ma-
chines for decorticating the wood
of coarse fibers was made at the
works, Rosenberg avenue and
Maclianic street, Galveston, a
few days since. A large number
of stockholders and friends whom
i uei invited were there, among
them being the Mexican consul,
Sen or E. C. Llorente. The Mexi-
can government is naturally in
forested in this machine, as it is
the first invention that will sue
essfully do the work of decorti-
cation. As Mexico ships out
large quantities of sisal and za-
catan every year that govern-
ment is interested in knowing
how much of a factor this conn
try is going to cut in the produc-
tion, of marketable fiber in the fu-
ture. Owing to the absence of a
machine to do the work the Unit-
ed States has never attempted to
do much in the way of growing
the coarse fibers, for the reason
that other countries could pro-
duce fiber with cheap hand la-
bor at so much less cost than
American labor was willing to
take..
The exhibition plant consists
of a decorticator, a retching ma-
chine and three tanks + h_e de-
gumming and bleaching or tui
bor. Incidentally it was shown
1 hat. at one stage of this latter
process there were the natural in
gradients for a fine quality of
soap, the equivalent of cocoanut
oil soap. The decorticator was
first put to the test on a run of
ten minutes on green ramie sent
by Mr. T. L. Caldwell from Ve-
lasco, by Mr. Angell from Arca-
dia and some from Algiers, La.
The very fact that this ramie was
green and cut since the cold
weather, in fact but a day or two
ago, demonstrate that ramine can
be grown in Texas, despite what
encyclopedias say to the effect
that it cannot be produced in
countries where there is freezing
temperature. The ramie from Ar-
cadia was planted by a Galveston
company over twenty years ago.
The machine took the green ramie
and successfully removed the
greater portion of the wood. This
is the process gone through with-
in the fields of hemp or ramie
with one of these machines'. After
that it is shipped to market and
put through the scutcher a sum!
ler machine on the same principle,
following it is degummed to be
made Into rope and bleached if a
finer fiber is desired. The chemi
cal process through which it go-es
is simple, as was shown yesterday
and Captain Allison claims for it
that it will add thirty per cent tc
the strength of the fiber.
After the green ramie was ex
hausted a run of a small amount
of dry hemp was put through the
machine. This hemp was so dry
that is was brittle and broke easi
lv in the hands, yet the machine
handled it successfully, and after
going through the scutcher was
practically clean of all wood.
Captain Allison had in his au-
dience some of the most promi-
nent cotton men of the city. He
said that the finished fiber would
cost less than cotton to -produce
and at the present market price ‘
was several times its value, while
at the same time either hemp oi
ramie was far less trouble to
grow. Two crops of hemp can be
grown in Texas, and after a stand
of ramie is once secured it is said
that four crops can be cut.
Neither requires any particular
amount of care. Ramie fiber is
very expensive for the reason that
it costs so much to put it into
marketable shape, but within a
few years the Texas farmers can
grow it and have an additional
crop with which to diversify and
make more money than under tne
1 y resell!. plan of one crop.
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