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VOL. XIX.
AUSTIN TEXAS THURSDAY FEBRUARY 5ft). 1890
NO. 39
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DEEP WATEE BILL
SENATOR COKE'S BILL GIVING f 8000.000
FOR GALVESTON INTRODUCED
IN CONGRESS.
THE BLAIS BILL AGAIN DISCUSSED.
Bill to Appoint an Assistant Secretary of
War Proclamation by the
President.
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
SENATE.
Washington February 18. Among the
bills reported from committees and placed
on the calendar were the following:
Appropriating $8200000 for the construe
tion of a deep water harbor at Galveston
Tex. not more than $1000000 to be ex
pended each year.
To authorize the building of bridges
across White river Arkansas by the Mis
sissippi and Little Rock Railroad company
and across the Arkansas river at or near
Pendleton Desho county. Ark.
To amend the act for the construction of
a railroad bridge across the Mississippi
river at or near iatcuez.
To provide for the admission of the
State of Idaho into the Union.
At the close of the morning session the
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man proceeded to the consideration of ex
ecutive business.
The doors were reopened at 3.30. The
educational bill came up as unfinished
business and Senator Blair proceeded with
nis address.
HOUSE.
There was no objection this morning
ironi tne minority siue ot tne nouse to tne
approval of the journal of yesterday's pro
ceedings.
Mr. Morrow (Rep.) of California from
the appropriations committee reported the
pension appropriation bill. Referred to
committee oi tiie wnoie.
A conference committee was ordered on
the bill to direct the superintendent of the
census 10 conec statistics ui lariii wort-
eaires and indebtedness.
The speaker laid before the house a mes-
sage from the president transmitting with-
out comment a communication from the
interior denarttuent. opposing an amend
ment of the act providing for the allotment
ol lands in severalty to Indians.
The senate bill providing for the appoint
nient of an assistant becretary of war was
laid before the nouse. It was substantially
the same as house bill already favorably
reported from the military committee. The
speaker held it was under the rules entitled
to immediate consideration. So the house
went into committee ot the whole and Mr.
Cutcheon (Rep.) of Michigan made a brief
explanation ot tne necessity tor tne ap-
pointment of an assistant secretary of war.
Discussion of the bill was continued until
1:30 when the committee rose without
action and the house resumed considera-
tion of the bill to provide a temporary gov-
ernment for Oklahoma.
The house went into committee of the
whole on Oklahoma Mr. Paysou (Rep.) of
Illinois m tne cuair.
Mr. Hare (Dem ) of Texas had read as
part of his remarks a protest from William
S. Bird governor of the Choctaw nation
asainst the passage of the bill as a viola
tion of the treaty made at Dancing Water
in 1830. The governor says the creation of
a territorial government ana oi more
courts is the beginning of the end and that
tee end was me anmiiuaiiou oi tue inuiuu.
Messrs. Swanson (Dem.) of Ohio and
Perkins (Rep.) of Kansas both insisted
that they had had a communication from
Gov. Bird asking to have a court estab-
lished at certain points.
The committee rose before the debate
had concluded and the house adjourned.
A SENSATIONAL STORY.
And One That Has Got to the Pnblic After
Three Years of Silence.
New York February 18. A Washington
special says: "Adjutant General Kelton
of the United States army had his atten-
tion called yesterday to a speech delivered
in Cincinnati Saturday night in which ex-
Governor Fcraker said that in 1887 when
the fisheries question was the topic of the
day the war department had written to
him together with other governors asking
him how many soldiers he could rush to
the Canadian frontier. "The governor is all
wrong about it' said General Kelton 'and
besides he has no right to say anything
about it because the communication which
was addressed to all the governors was
confidential. We had some suspicion at
the time that the purpose of the suggestion
might be misrepresented and so we made
it confidential. The question was not how
soon any State could mass its militia on
the Canadian border but simply how well
each State had kits militia under control
and how soon it could be assembled in
cood military order at some given point in
each t'tate. It was only a suggestion. 1 lie
.. ..flwtritiee hud no lOWLT tO give
an order. The war department simply
wanted to get all reliable information
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it could as to the capa-
bility of the State militia. It is well to
remind the militia once in a while that i
is intended for possible practical service
and it is the duty of the war department to
know what service it could depend upon
getting in an emergency. In some States
practical tests were made and reports made
in response to the suggestion. Other States
have not made either practical experiments
or reports "it was not an order" said
Gen. Kelton smiling "to put the State
militia on a war footing. The war depart-
ment simply wished to give the national
guard throughout the country something
practical to think about and sent out these
letters asking them the hypothetical ques-
tion of how many men could be massed at
certain given points. It was done to test
the intelligence and activity ot tne national
guardsmen and to stimulate their interest
in the actual science of war. The war de
partment was not contemplating an inva
sion of Canada.
A PUT UP JOB.
The Government Changes the Texas Fever
Line In jai lug Stock Interests.
Fort Worth Tex. February 15. News
comes from Chicago through Col. Pierson
agent of the government bureau of animal
industry that the government authorities
have decided on a new quarantine line
against "Texas" or splenic fever. The ac
tion is regarded as another outrage against
the live stock industry of Texas. It has
been but a short time since the territorial
veterinary surgeons of several northwest
ern territories and the statevetenarian oi
Colorado were in Texas on a tour of inves
tigation into the cattle conditions with a
view of re-establishing the quarantine line
of these territories and Colorado against
Texas cattle.
After diligent inquiry and painstaking
investigation ot every teature tnat Had any
bearing on the matter these gentlemen
agreed that the then existing fever line was
too far north at some points and agreed to
change it so as to take in several counties
ue.-t of Fort Worth. These gentlemen
sent here for this especial purpose by their
action tutu tnat tne ban nad been laid on
too much Texas territory and too many
Texas cattle but the government has de-
cided to establish the fever line nearly a
hundred miles further north and by it
places under the ban all ol the Indian Ter
ritory and Texas except that portion of
tne pttu uunuie lying norm 01 uie otiu par-
allel and is an action that will do much
harm to Texas cattle interests. Why the
change has been made is unaccountable.
unless it has been brought about by unfair
representations made to tne government
PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION.
Harrison Gives Notice to Cattlemen on Cher
okee Strip to Depart.
Washington February t18. The presi-
dent issued the following proclamation to
day:
Whereas That portion of the Indian
Territory commonly known as Cherokee
strip or outlet has for some years been
in the occupancy of an association of white
persons under certain contracts said to
have been made with the Cherokees in the
nature of a lease or leases for grazing or
pastures.
Whereas an opinion has been given to
me by the attorney general concurring
with the opinion eivenby.his predecessor.
the late attorney general that whatever
tne rignt or title ot said uneroKee JNation
or of the United States to or on said lands
may be no right exists in said Cherokee
Nation under the statutes of the United
States to make such leases of grazing con
tracts and that such contracts are wholly
illegal and void : and
Whereas the continued use of said lands
thereunder for grazing purposes is prejudi-
cial to the public interests:
Now therefore I Benjiman Harrison pre-
sident of the United States do hereby pro-
claim and give notice
First That no cattle or live stock shall
hereafter be brought upon said lands for
teeoing or grazing tnereon
Second That all cattle and other live
stock now on said outlet must be removed
therefrom by or before October 1 1890 and
so much sooner as said lands or any of tbem
may be or become lawfully open to settle
nient bv citizens of the United States and
th it all persons conne cted with said cattle
companies or associations must not later
tuaii the time above indicated depart Irom
said lands.
In witness whereof I have hereunlo set
my hand ai-d caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the citv of Washington this the
17th day of February in the year of our
ijoru one thousand eight Hundred and
ninety and of the United States of America
tne one hundred and lourteentu.
By the President Benjamin Harrison.
James G. Blaine Secretary of State.
WHAT CATTLEMEN SAY
Of President Harrison's Proclamation Con
cerning the Cherokee Strip.
Fort Worth Tex. February 18. Texas
cattlemen regard President Harrison's
Cherokee Strip proclamation as a victory
for the cattlemen in having the time ex-
tended from June to October as they be
lieve there is no likelihood of the negotia-
tions for the cession of the strip to the
United States being completed by October.
Cattlemen in speaking of the proclamation
are unanimous in the .opinion that the ex-
tention of time given for their removal was
a goo J thing for all generally. Had June I
been insisted on as the uate on which
the herds on the strip must move it wonld
have resulted in thousands of cattle being
forced on the market which would depress
the price that is now low enough. The ex-
tension will give the strip men ample time
to get their cattle in good condition or to
make such arrangements for other pastures
as can he made. The ultimate effect of
this great grazing pasture being taken from
the cattle cannot be told at present but
that its effect will be quite material no one
posted in cattle matters doubts.
HUNGARY.
DEATH of AKDBA8SY.
Pesth February 18. Count Julius An-
drassy the well known Hungarian states-
man who has been ill for some ;time died
today.
CAUGHT AT LAST.
KELLY ALIAS SMITH THE MAN WHO
DROVE THE BUGGY WITH
DR. CRONIN.
HE IS ARRESTED IN ST. LOUIS.
Supposed to Hold the Key to the Con-
spiracy Rumors of the Ar-
rest of Cooney.
Chicago February 18. A morning paper
says: Patrick Cooney "the fox" was cap-
tured last night at Hancock Mich. Officer
John C. Collins who has known him for
years will return with him today. Cooney
left the city the day Dr. Cronin's remains
were laid away in Calvary and has eluded
the police ever since. The basis for the
story comes from a dispatch received by
Chief Marsh last light. It read: "We
nave our man sure send tor laentincauon."
All police officials were reticent this morn-
ing and refused to say whether or not the
man under arrest was the long sought
Cooney or to give any information as to
the capture. However from a man
who had charge of one branch of
the case a reporter succeeded in getting
some facts. "The man" he said "is not
Cooney. but a tellow who was in the era
nin conspiracy and whose arrest if it has
been effected may be regarded as of the
highest importance."
It is now said that the man is even a
more important personage as far as the
State is concerned than Cooney; that the
arrest was made in St. Louis at 6 o'clock
last night bv Officer Thomas of this' citv.
who has been shadowing the suspect and
that it promises to result in the complete
unraveling ot tne uronin mystery.
WHAT IS KNOWN IN ST. LOUIS
St. Louis Mo. February 18. In respect
to tne reported arrest here last night ot a
man intimately connected with the Cronin
murder tne only thing tnat can be ascer
tained from police authorities is that a
man has been captured and is held for
identincation by unicaeo omcers. f ur
ther than this the police will say at this
writing absolutely nothing. The man's
name cannot be learned and no informa
tion from other sources than the police
has yet been ascertained nor is it known
outside police circles whether anybody
omcer or civilian nas arrived nere to iden-
tify the person arrested.
particulars of tub arrest.
Detective Thomas of Chicago made an
important arrest in St. Louis last numt.
The arrest was made at 1:10 p. m.. but the
tact aid not lean out till tma morning
when it became known that the arrest
meant that the mystery surrounding the
murder of Dr. Cronin could be completely
Cleared up by me man unuer arrest pro-
vided he proved to be the proper party
and would contess. mere was
great sensation. It was first
thought that the suspect must be "Cooney
the Fox" but later on it was learned that
the prisoner was supposed to be Smith Dan
Coughlan's friend who drove the buggy in
which Dr. Cronin was conveyed from his
home to the Carlson cottage to be murdered.
The prisoner gave the name of J. B.
Reilly. He admitted that he was the man
for whom the Chicago authorities have
been working for some time but denied
that he was Smith and further denied all
complicity in the murder
Detective Thomas stated that his pris
oner was Known in unicago as j . u. Keuy
but was the man supposed to have been
known as Smith in the Cronin crime. De
tective Thomas bad a long talk with the
suspect this morning. When he emerged
from the cell be said that while his pris-
oner so stoutly denied being Dan Coughlin's
friend Smith he was sure he had the right
man. He had been watching him for three
or tour weeks. We shall have a positive
identification as soon as the man gets here
irom unicago ne said.
Later this afternoon the renorters were
admitted to the prisoner's cell to interview
him. When brought out by Capt. Young
the prisoner appeared dazed and bewil
dered w lien asked why ue had been ar
rested ne sunny replied
'Do you know why?"
"No1
was the reply.
"Then I won't tell you.'
"What is your name?
"J. B Kellv. I am from Chicago."
When told that he was arrested as a sus-
pect in the Cronin case he said he knew
that. At this juncture he affected a care-
less air and said he knew nothing about the
Cronin case and did not know any of the
parties interested in it except Thos. Des-
mond of San Francisco. Did not know
Burke or O' Sullivan the ice man. Alexan
der Sullivan. Kunz. or any of
those tried for the murder. He
had never belonged to the "clan'
and was not an active Irish sympathizer
although of Irish parentage. He had not
been in Chicago for several months; had
been in St. Louis about two weeks and had
been stopping a. Fourth and Christie
avenue.
Detective Thomas this afternoon received
a telegram from Chicago stating that par-
ties would be here to-night to identify the
prisoner.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE IlEKP WATER HILL.
Washinuton February 18. The senate
committee on commerce today agreed to
report favorably Mr. Coke's bill appropri-
pnating 10200000 for the construction of
the deep water harbor at Galveston with an
amendment providing that the expenditure
shall be made at the rate of $1000000 a
year. This change was suggested by the
engineer department of the army under di-
rection of which the work is to be prose-
cuted. TREASURER HU8TON. '
Treasurer Huston was questioned today
in regard to the published report that be
has decided to retire from his present of-
fice. He said there was absolutely no
truth in the report so far as the present
time is concerned but that of course lie
could not tell what he would do in the fu
ture say a year irom now.
THE PEKSIOlf BILL.
The pension annronriatiou bill for ihn
next fiscal year which was reported to the
house today by Representative Monow
from the committee on appropriations
carries $09804.274.fil being $59791 less than
estimates and $ 16(58701 mere than the bill
for the current fiscal year though there is
an estimated deficiency of $21398834 in
pension expenditures for this vear so that
the bill is really $4930073 less" than the ex-
penditures will be this year.
EXTRADITION TREATY RATIFIED. '
The senate has ratified the British extra-
dition treaty with a few unimportant
amendments.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
At a meeting of the senate finance com-
mittee today the various silver and cur-
rency bills that have been referred to the
committee were under consideration. The
discussion covered the whole range of the
financial situation but the silver question
was the principal topic. All the Repub-
lican nipmhnrn nf thn rnn-mittaa mnni
ent and Messrs. Harris and Vance of
ine iHiiiumy. j.ne discussion is said
to have demonstrated that there was
little if any variance of views upon
the manner in which silver coin should be
treated. There was a practical agreement
that a bill should be passed authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to increase the
purchase of silver Btore it as bullion and
issue certificates rmnn if. Tfr 1q avnuta
that the details of a bill covering these
propositions will be drafted at the next
meeting of the committee.
ENGLAND.
CONSIDERING THE PARNELL REPORT.
London February 18. A special meeting
of the council of the liberal federation will
be convened to consider the policy of that
organization as to the Parnell report.
STEAMSHIP SUNK.
The passenger steamer Coral Queen from
Gothenberg has been sunk oil' the river
Tees in collision with the Rotterdam steam-
er Prince. It is reported sixteen persons on
the Coral Queen were drowned.
THE LIBERAL FEDERATION.
The council of the Liberal federation has
passed a resolution congratulating Mr.
Parnell and his colleagues upon the result
of the investigation regretting that the
authors and all persons responsible for the
fotgeries were not called to account by the
commissioner and demanding that the
goverment offer reparation to Parnell.
GERMANY.
RESIGNING THE PRUSSIAN OFFICES.
Berlin February 18. The semi-official
press in simultaneous articles has reported
the approaching retirement of Prince Bis-
marck from the Prussian offices and that
he will retain only the office of chancellor
of the empire. No great attention has been
paid to this because it is considered so long
as the prince retains the office of chancel-
lor. the administrative situation is un-
changed. A SOCIALISTIC FIGHT.
At Muhl Hausen in Saxony there was a
fight at a socialist election meeting which
went so far that the soldiers were called to
restore order. Thirty persons were
wounded.
IRELAND.
ANOTHER LIBEL CASE.
Dublin February 18. Henry Campbell
member of the House of Commons for
South Fermanagh and private secretary
to Mr. Parnell was charged ia a speech
delivered at a Orange meeting with having
provided the knives with which Lord
Frederick Cavendish and Under Secretary
Burke were murdered in Phoenix Park.
The speech was published in the Belfast
Newsletter. Mr. Campbell brought an
action for libel against the paper which
was tried at Dublin today. The paper was
found guilty for publishing the libel and
damages to the amount of 200 were
awarded the plaintiff.
A Mnrdtrons Mystery.
Newark N. J. February 18. Charles
Powers of Millbrook village two miles
from Dover was found dead this morning
with a bullet hole in his head. A mystery
surrounds the death as no weapon was
found near the body showing that it was
not a case of suicide. Powers hud no do
mestic or official troubles so far as known. !
He was 30 years old and was married. The
police hope to unravel the mystery in a j
short time.
The United States Official
Investigation of Baking Powders
Made under authority of Congress by the Chemical Division of the
Department of Agriculture Washington D. C and recently completed 1
Shows the Royal Baking Powder
to be a cream of tartar baking pow-
der of the highest quality superior
to all others in strength leaven-
ing power and general usefulness.
The Royal Baking Powder is thus distinguished by the highest expert
official authority the leading Baking Powder of the world.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SOME OP THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE
SENATE AND HOUSE OP REP-
RESENTATIVES. CARLISLE ON THE HOUSE FL00B.
Ills Views ou the Powers of the Speaker
and the Teller of
the House.
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
Washington February 17. Senator
Dawes presented over 240 petitions from
Massachusetts stating that over 800000 gal-
lons of intoxicating liquors are annually
exported from the United States to Africa
demoralizing the "good people." (He
changed that phrase into) "to the people"
of Africa and detrimental to all legitimate
commerce with that people and praying
that under the section of the constitution
which authorizes congress to regulate com
merce with foreign nations that' sort of
thing shall be stopped. He asked that the
petitions be referred to the committee on
education and labor and he invoked care-
ful consideration of that committee on the
subject so referred.
Senator Chandler presented several peti-
tions from Mississippi complaining of sup-
pression of the Republican votejin that state
and representing that the so-called legis-
lature of Mississippi had recently enacted
a law for establishing a new constitution
for the state the election to be on the 12th
of August 1890 the same not to be submitted
to the people for ratification and that it
was the avowed purpose of the Democrats
to employ fraudulent methods to deprive
many intelligent citizens of their franchise.
Referred to the committee on privileges
and elections.
SenatorBlairpresented petitions signed by
30000 members of the (i. A. It. in favor of
pensions to the army nurses aDd petitions
signed by over 4000.000 persons in favor of
the educational bill.
Senator Frye from the select committee
on the Pacific Railroads reported back ad-
versely two Pacific Railroad refunding bills
referred to it and in lieu of them reported
an original bill on the subject. He ex-
plained that the reason that the two bills
were reported back adversely was that the
committee had finally succeeded to its own
satisfaction in the consolidation of those
two bills into one. This bill now presented
contained the terms of an adjustment with
Dotn tne companies tne union racinc and
the Central Pacific. The bill so far as the
Union Pacific was concerned had been
unanimously adopted.
HOUSE.
The committee on World's Fair today
decided to report to the house a resolution
making a special order for consideration in
the house of the fair bills next Thursday
and Friday and the balloting for the selec-
tion of a site next Monday.
After reading of the journal Mr. Carlisle
rose and said that since the 29th of Jan-
uary his side of the house had been pro-
testing every morning against the approval
of the journal on the ground that it con
tained an entry made by direction ot tne
speaker showing the names of certain
members present and not voting. Last
Friday the house had accepted a code of
rules providing for such a practice. Against
this the Democrats had protested and
would protest as an unconstitutional prac-
tice. But it was a question which could
not be decided in tliis house and when-
ever proper cases arise it would go to an-
other forum. It was the purpose of his
side of the house to see thai this occasion
should be made in such shape as would per-
mit it n be finally and definitely passed
upon. Therefore he now saw no reason
why the journal the form of which the
bouse had a right to prescribe should not
be approved. This was done.
The speaker said that if the gentlemen
desired to vote tellers would tako their
pluces.
Mr. Mills (Dem.) of Texas maintained
that the rules required a decision by the
tellers. The speaker however appealed
from their decision. lie looked over the
house and determined that a quorum was
present when the rules required the tellers
to determine it and the speaker was simply
to announce their decision. That rule was
necessary to the interest of fairness.
Mr. Conner (Rep.) of Illinois declared
that the chair had done his duty in count-
ing the members to determine the presence
of a quorum. That was entirely a different
question from a vote by tellers. If there
was a quorum the house could do busi-
ness and 114 votes were sufficient and were
a majority as against eight in this country
and in Great Britain the speaker had
always had the power to count the house
to determine the presence or a quorum.
Mr. Carlisle challenged the gentleman to
cite or instance when it had been done in
this house before this congress. Mr. Con-
ner was under the impression that Mr. Car-
lisle when speaker had without instruc-
tions ordered the house to be counted.
Mr. Carlisle denied having done this.
Mr. Blount (Dem.) of Georgia defied
anyone to produce an instance where the
speaker had overridden the decision of the
tellers.
Mr. Lodge (Rep.) of Massachusetts ar-
gued in favor of the speaker's position and
quoted at length from Adams' diary to
show that John Randolph had led a filibus-
tering movement in the early days of con-
gress when the speaker had counted the
house himself to learn that no quorum was
present.
Mr. Carlisle maintained that the moment
the tellers wereordered by the house to take
their places the power of the chair to count
except upon their report ceased. His pur-
pose of ordering the tellers was to prevent
the speaker from making the count and
put in the hands of gentlemen chosen one
from one side and one from the other side.
When their report was made to the chair
the vote was over and if the tellers re-
sumed their seats there was no
reniedy except to take it over again.
He wat not making his argument because
he was opposed to seconding the motion.
He expected to vote for the second but he
believed that this was a most important
construction of the rules and the house
should not surrender its power to the
speaker.
Mr. Cannon (Rep.) of Illinois wished to
know what rule was that of Mr. Carlisle
who when speaker had ordered the roll to
be called to disclose a quorum without in-
struction of the house.
Mr. Carlisle replied bv citing the rule re
quiring the presence of a quorum before
the house begins its daily routine.
He said the role was thus called
as preliminary in every legislative assem
bly and convention but ne nad never neta
that he had the right to count a quorum on
the floor.
The ouestion was taken on the motion to
Suspend the rules and make a (special order
for the fair bill and resulted yeas 148;
nays 27. More than two-thirds voted in
the affirmative but Mr. Blount rf Georgia.
demanded the yeas and nays. They were
ordered and resulted yeas 209; nays 80
ano a special order was made.
Mr. Lanham (Dem.) of Texas called up
the bill for the sale of Fort Bliss Tex. and
the purchase of a new site.
A Light Verdict.
Greenville Tex. February 18. In the.
murder case in the- District court of this
Hunt county on trial the past two days in
which T. J. Rhea was charged with the
murder of a young man named John
Blankership in April last a verdict was '
reached this afternoon. The jury returned
a verdict of guilty of manslaughter and
assessed the punishment at two years.
Rhea stabbed Blankership after a quarrel
over a very trivial thing having followed
the deceased to his gate after ordering him
out of a house on a farm rented by the
former. The verdict is regarded as exceed
ingly light.
Gov. Throckmorton's Daughter.
Ml-Kinnev Tex. February 18. Mrs. Ed.
F. Reeves wife of Ed. F. Reeves our pop-
ular manager of the Western Union office
and daughter of the Hon. J. W. Throck.
morton was buried this morning One of
the largest processions ever in McKinuey
followed her remains.
Settling the Contest by Lot.
Dks Moines la. February 18 In the
house this morning Mr. Holbrook offered
proposition for an interpretation of art
agreement for temporary organization to
the effect that it should include any mem
ber looking towards the settlement of the
speakership and it was adopted.
Mr. Richman offered a resolution calling
for the settlement ot the speakership con-
test by lot and in order to give the Repub
licans time to caucus on the matter the
house adjourned until 2:30. The Republi-
cans went into caucus immediately after
adjournment.
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The Austin Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 20, 1890, newspaper, February 20, 1890; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth278203/m1/1/?q=%22United+States+-+Texas+-+Travis+County+-+Austin%22: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .