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.AIvr>roS 0Lr,Ni>or.
~ ia" n"rphin- Huuts-A want ~
Charity Ihe Storm's Aftermath.

special tJ inr tIaWluUL
GALvE-ToN, Tex, Aug Il. John
Wcl,a onc-lcggod painter WAS
found dead on II bunk iu his shop on
Centre street near Market. al l.3U this
afternoon. lie was n nlavc To- NOR
phIur aud took All UYeriusr from
which death resulted wells wa n
native OF Natche1. Miss wSs man
about a. years old, unmarried, aud
WAs quito al artist Ia his trade At lhr
outbrcuk of the civil War hc enlisted
in the confederate scryicc aud by
pHlIHutry on the field won u captain.
traps, loSlug n leg At the bloody
battle of frsnkliu, Tenn, He was "a
man Of nne education, aHd excellent
attainmeuts, had studied law, Aud had
not it been iOrhia iutcmperAto use Of
the dreadful drug, he would have
made an excellent citizen.
Private subscriptions Tor the rcliei
Of storm victims Arc tagging, II Is
not believed the fund outside Of the
uity's appropriation Oi $1,000, VIII
exceed 5000 This Indifference on
the part of the wealthy to the suffer.
iug- aud dcstltutlOn OF their fellow
citizens is provoking sharp criticism
street railway tralLC 10 the Beach
hotel on all lines win DO re-establishcd
Dy saturday night. Much pilicru9
has been IN vogue since the storm, by
both whites and blacks, from wrecked
hOuse-
Il ho county commissioners court
to-day had under consideration n
proposition Vi thu Galveston & SAL
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jim BL AINE AGAIN.
he Opens the Campaign in
Maine and Outlines the
Republican Policy.
lie Mentions Pruhibjtionn, IN.
" miro Party" iu the
Political tieId.
A Great Reaction Taking PIac,
In Favor OF the Impris
oncd Prince.
alexander Spirited AWAY by
Russia mnIINa,ion, arm.
ing The Power SiIcnI.

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Ia, i,i.',..' ua., 'i '' ~, IT,. .N't Jane
/ nar ,'',"' ,I,r,... 'i''' .,, l'I' To o.d"N lrou
,yss nn.n,'i ~, ',eu''t 'H'npwHi
yTl ,'.r',,'..i ',''' ''N. WI b'Mn'
ILis vs. lie !l..,"'''P '", ''Hi'
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Vr ul.i,53 T"l',, ', '". 'i''''"
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imnor,m,M,,,a M '',.. 'in,'' 'N',i.l 10y lhr
' '",'', 1",',..'. ''u' ''',' ',''n 'i"'hi- OF
w WE, VIM 'lt people
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Ihr people H"m"mb"T th" Drought
suncrHr-, and win Nond Ih"n Ala.

sp-,ia ip the ttAutncr
IANLoH, Texas, Aug. - At WO-
mack, ~turgi- n cos hail ycMcrdAy
At O'Clock p. m ~ meeting was hcld
to send relief io the sufferers OF tie
drought district. Mayor Iohn lhrcnd-
gIll being called tu the chair and j.
a lien tiAuu chosen secretary, business
proceeded. NcrrctRr, GHno stated
the object ut the meeting, also re
marking that the bOuntilul harvest
rendered the people OF Wiliiam-Uu
county Rplr To respond literally to
such calls ~, this, and that they surely
would not be -lOw IN doing 80.
A. ~lmcs made "a touching appeal
lu behalf of the sufferers ot the
drOught--trickcn district In cou'lu.
sion he moved that "a committee ui
five uc appointed to solicit cOntribu-
lipmr for their suffering aui deptilutc
fellow creatures. j, =. Jones, j. &.
stiles, &. O'Conncr, John Rogers, u.
VI sloan aud McH7is. Symos, DuHk
aud SlmOns were appointed such n
committee.
Ne. sam Lewis kindly volunteered
10 receive aud store tree Of charge, all
.
Cob VIM, Elliott WAS appointed n
committee of Que to correspond with
the railway companies aud solicit
tree transportation also with Goy
ireland to ascertain where were the
most suitable points 10 -cud this
relief
!. Allen Cano was then appointed
permanent secretary, and sam Lewis
permanent custodian aud treasurer
to receive all donations Of food, cloth.
!ng aud munoy, reporting all such "a
the secretary
secretary GRuo Was instructed t.
report the proceedings To the press Oi
tlo state.
be- Williamson County Live stock
an1 -nic as.ocialion have applied ia
sidney smith, secretary Oi The Dhllu-
state Fair HuG Exposition A. OclHtiun,
ipg forty stalls in which to exhibit
their i've slocN during the coming
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-08-25

INV YORK, August "a Messr.
o'Buen, Doesl aud Redmond. con.
prIsiug the delegation IRON Ireland.
which came to the Chicago oonvcu'
ton OF the Irish National league, lon
tor Europe on the steamer Wisconsin
THIS noon, AZ the steamboat dock
the deleg ttes spoke highly Of their 70
copton ia this country Asthe ye,.
sol moved out from its berth tho
crowd checrcd aud the gentlemen ro.
9ponded BY WnvlnR their has.
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ucn DI- ~ Inrt Aotth tn Fifteen
Minutes tftcr Briug Attacked.

Fol1 WoKru Aug q Constanciu
Agcl IL learned Greek, who arrived
here from Galveston un FRIDAY last.
WAS taken suddenly sick this after
noon and died IN llttccn minutes. lie
complained of severe pains ia the
abdomen, and this.in connection with
his rapid demise causes considerable
alarm, all the more 50. ~ a negro.
zee Holman, WHO WAS AIKEN sick Ht
O'Clock today, died AT 1850 with mmi-
.Ar rympiOms. The negro, however.
hhs lN'd here iut years. while the
brccN has been Ia America oulN
hhprl Time. Sumu attribute tue
deaths To- he intense heat.
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uNAnK,NA's u,H~I,H.
-" Goes Through - Jow"Iry sfor.
'"hi"ss"s, Escapes aud ~ shot
-nunLnl Ll nm EIAnLunr

special to thc KIAmiucr
ILHAiuNANA. Ark Aug. q The
hardware store OF Geo. Hoffman. on
the Arkansas side. was burglnrilcd
last nlRh., aud about ono hundred
dollar worth ut knives aud hardware
stolen. lh- morning man by the
name Of Watts. who h.- been Tor the
pn-i few days running jowclr,
booth ON the streets, Was arrested aud
confessed to the crime, mud wh- AR.
ranged before Justice HAYS for pre-
IlmlnHry examination. White being
examined hr attempted Ia. .cscAgg, ~
lac ball entered his side from the
rcnr aud glaucing oil ou u rib came
nut ID front The party Is now N
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TORNADO NO. z.
II Wrecks San Antonio in Ten
mlnut s Doing $4,000
Damage.
TWO strange aud Sudden
Deathsin ror, worth, nnd
the cay ~ Npi,ous.
status Of the Juifins aud Itn-
Nures cases Therein he
NJ tompromisc.
Helping Drought sufferers
suicide al Galveston Aftcr
the storm TcNR. News.


-poc. o to She EIamiucr
NAN ANTONIO. Texas. Aug. g 10
iay another -iorm blew up. II lasted
only 'cu minutes, but uuroofcd four
buildings and iiIlrd the mir with signs
uud sections OF tin. 40 i've, are re
orlcd lost The total damage will
hc some $4,000. while the tornado
lasted % WAS more violent than tho
rNuIuup of last week
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srEnLINd, Ill., Aug. "a - Frank
wood, son OF very respectable pn.
fchis residing here, shot and Instant.
" hil,ed IA wife aud then committed
suicide. jealousy was the cause.
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WAaIiINGIoN, Aug, 2I,--lt Is prob
aOle another call for Sl5,OOOO6O Of
three per cent bonds will be made
during the second week ui september
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BEHRENS & MOSER,
wholesale Druggists,
Waco, Texas.
Two Car Loads Show Cases. Of Latest Desion,
wO Gar Loads of White Lead
Une Car Load of MxeJ Paints Ius, IL

axe axe and of striking appcaranc, sh.
was completely broken down wInn,
shr 'i was compelled to appear before
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or>rnAnronrI.> NrwS


LoNp1N, Aug - Ihc prctect OF
Narna received ou Friday evening q
circular signed b! VI VI. h'layoloil.
Iankon ~toiloil and l'ndi-Iovoil or
dcring him To- inform the people that
Prince Alexander hhd been di-nl--
Sod, AIlt"wu- in liulRHrR aud lt'u-
mauia, except W d',ru are tu state
of serge ltH rumorci nt Berlin tha'
Prince Alexander wa, compelled To-
nbicetc by threats of death IL hc did
not,
FRoM TrKr-u -rANuraGNL
CoN-IANrINorlE. Aug 81 The
.purtc ha- sent a circular 10 the pow.
err, concerning the Bulgarian cri-is
The circular SAYS the deposition OF
Prince Alexander ha' leit Bulgaria ~
"a po-'uon u'.h '"'''.I'' ,....'.I. '"' p"Nc''
~ lHNtU "a ~ bb'h NlhSFt AHN hThN
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IuI wIAIIitU.


WAsuI"Dr"s. Nnr. H-rlf Irtu Pair
N"uln'r tatIs .I' tInd.. g.pr,aiI uurLsti,
u,afiI sA'uuaD t,urorauf.
tFtAH oIIIuH uyr urruW
Cotton fHgluu bulletin TN urIau % bour,
ending AtE. % l-vI as - Co.,
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ProL f. kerkow At tho Pslace
saloon, +2l AUSTIN street, has exactly
the name OF tho sominee. Con.uit
him
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''''N'h hW-lAlh nom NHltn
!, non ana should not attempt 10 ham
per lhelr good Intentions The Ru..
'lhh pfrss generally does NOT believe
'ul oI thr powers will Interfere. with
NusslH direct paciiicauou of Bulpa
'a' me Nuvuc NrctuVu advocnte-
''hdinE 10 Russian diguitnr, tom.i,.
miu order until the .ii,ro..''r
Prince Alexander be- rho..u
IttE COMMONS WANIrol l,N.v
IuNDuN, Aug % SRI Frr,,,,.o,,
under sccrrtar, tor for..,,, s,I.i,"'
replying To an iuicrrognti.n In ,,,
u"u,' commons. stated th, govern.
,hcnt had no HddituunI u.,y. rr,,,,,
buigHrH. The government hc .uI
viewed events iu tuat ruimir, ,,iu
vac sraNcsi anxiety. H., declined "a
tate whether Russia WAS rrpIIr.tcJ
hc question asto comrllcit. viii br| f
renewed tomorrow.
REACTION rlH AlENANutn
VIENNA, Aug .l- Tho Political
correspondence prints u dispatch
tom Giurgcyo, a city on the Dntuhr
opposite tu,schuh. which s,,4 thr
bulgarian troops in eastern RIuiurIi,
had announced pronuucnmrutn In
IaNor OF Prince Alexander The TN.
., ~ '"'' 'HN 'h''c touucliHu
'WW"P' nave pr"'lNilnrd Col Mutku-
, "u ~ n'Hu "l provisional govern
'u,"' "hloh lhoy nave "rHnni1cd to
'r 'he ko'erhiu"hi Of khraVclOh,
wv Hu"S thnt the inhabitants OF.
'u,a .i"uin anu Isrn'NH nave publicly
d.. '"v' N'ANhuct aud
.,.r,,',i,',, ''''''' ''' ''' restoration h.
rlrK srnt,> ,y,,...
Btn,ur-I Nug.9t ,..t,
posed to have Prince Nin,.''' sup
board, ~ apri,onrr. pa.srJ ,,i"r',..,,,' W."
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LoNpuN, Aug. a A movement is
extending IN Drnuighshire, WSles
against the payment ol tithes. Ten
auts demand 20 per cent reduction.
The Yisar VI LlAuArBOn refused "
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,liahc he per ceut reduction aud soul
oAiliii- to collect the titu,.. they vcr,
attacked by mob and one of then
WAS nearly KILLED.
The foreign office Is without otlci,
adNlces from Bulgaria Question. In
parliament regarding AI.SnuJ,r
deposition will therefore be- pu.ipnp.
Ell, pending the receipt of nutbori,iyc
Information.
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rABI-, Aug -. The government
has expelled from France An Engll
Clergy uiau named Drout. resident
Of CLanlilly, on the ground 10 VA
. partisan VfIhs Qr.sani princes.
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ice and for the women rcciprocally. Tho
women resort much more to the baths
than the men, not because they are
cleaner, but because the Koran obliges
them to, and because the bath is the
great place for gossip, the focus whence
all the scandal-monging, all the idle
tales and all the backb!ting, o. which
Persian women are so fond, radiates.
The story teller is another great Per-
sian institution. The Persian is by ma
ture and inclination a story-teller, and
here you will still find the gift of charm
ing rtc tai, of graceful, animate gesture,
of we'll -modulated voice, such as you will
search in vain for elsewhere. On pub
lie square, on the ruins Of some deserted
house, on the steps of large mosque,
the story-tclcr will plant himself and be-
gin, with sonorous voice and sweeping
arms, tale from the Arabian Nights,
from Pcrsia's legendary history, from the
great national poets, or he will recite, in
voice vibrating with the emotions ne
speaks of, pare after page from Hafiz,
Saadi, or Djellal-Eddin Rumme. He
Will uO tuiS ia SuCu O way do W IA'SA"SAy
interest his audience, quickly formed, SO
that they are as much excited ana inter-
ested as the Sultan was in Scheherazade's s
tales, when he, like her, breaks off the
thread. to be taken up after the collec.
ton his assistants make with the
"kaeshkhulw (hollowed cocoanut) has
yielded what he deems his due.
Some of these fellows, haggard, ragged,
their cheeks followed by too much
'bheng" (hashe:sh smoking) are natural
poets, men of gifts, but there is no
other channel for them to get rid of the
divine afflatus, for modern poetry is de-
spised in Persia. and the poet of the pre-
sent is even worse off in Persa a to-day
than in the days of Hafiz, who was also
often near starvation point.
The 'louters" are peculiar kind of
people, always in alliance and on terms
of intimacy with the story. .tellers. They
are jugglers, sleight-of-hand performers,
clowns, prize fighters, etc., are very quar-
relsome, are nearly all unbelievers and
atheists, and hail generally from Shira>,
Farsistan and the whole south of Persia.
They are tramps, never marry, let their
hair grow, carry always the "khandshar'
Curved dagger eighteen inches long in
their 'kamerbund" (belt and are quick
to take ofrense and fight. They are al
ways up to mischief, secretly excite re-
volts and big fights, and are in for any
thing which will give them chance to
spill Llood. From their ranks generally
the professional robbers and thieves
graduate, and their strolling life makes
it difficult for the authorities to keep
track of them or arrest them when they
have done some big deed of darkness.
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SELECT SIFTINGS.

British scientists say they have found
proofs in Welsh caves that men existed
a40, 900 years ago.
It is affirmed that more than 100000
worth of coal is stolen from coal trains
in this country annually.
If the Chinese nation were to pass be-
fore an observer in single file, the pro-
cession would never cease, for anew gen.
earation would be coming on the stages as
fast as the procession moved.
Rev. Fanshawe Bingham, of Bristol,
England, has in his possession watch
made in 1895, and said to be the first
watch made in England. It once be-
longcd to Queen Elizabeth, and has only
one hand.
The Romans had class of educated
slaves, who were employed by their mas
tiers in different occupations requiring q
certain amount of literary requirements
and skill, such as transcribing and bind
ing books, writing letters and acting as
librarians.
Many people are probably not aware
of the fact that New York had an Irish
Catholic Governor in 1883, and for some
years after. This was Thomas Dongan,
the younger son of Sir John Dongan, an
Irish Baronet, and nephew to Richard
Talbot, Earl of Tyrconnel.
A curious export of New Zealand is
peculiar fungus which grows on the trees
in some sections, and which is sold only
in China, where the demand is rapidly
increasing. Its uses do not seem to be
well understood, but English officials
have reported that it is employed as
blood-purifying medicine, as food in
soups, and as dye.
During the civil war 212,00S Union
soldiers were captured by the Confed-
crates, and the Northerners captured
4S6, 169 Confederates The number of
Union troops who died while prisoners
was 80, 725, or little more than one in
seven of all captured. The number OF
Confederates who died while prisoners
was 26, 7s4, or very nearly one in eigh-
teen.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is owned
by 19, $40 shareholders in lots of from
one ffty-dollar share up. The New
York Central Railroad is owned by 10, 319
shareholders, of whom about one-third
are women or executors Of estates. The
Merrimac Manufacturing Company (cot-
tom of Lowell is owned by $500 share
holders, of whom Gorty-two per cent.
are holders of one share, twenty-on per
cent. of two, and ten per cent. of three
shares. Twenty-seven per cent. are
holders of over three shares, and not less
than thirty eight per cent. of the whole
stock is held by trustees, guardians and
executors of charitable, religious, edu-
cational and financial institutions.
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Origin of "BO0ts and Saddles"

Three or four years ago I accidentally
learned while at some French maneuvres
that the cavalry trumpet sound called
shoots and saddles" had not, as was sup
posed any connection whatever with
boots. The true origin of the sentence
is the old Norman expression, g. outes
la seIte" Il. e.,!''put on the saddle''), from
"Bouter'- put on, atfix. Equally by
accident, at the German manGuvres just
finished have ascertained the origin of
our word of command, double march. {"
We have in military matters copied much
from the Germans, especially during the
life of Frederick the Great, toward the
close of whose reign our drill bagan to
assume substance and uniformity. Well.
to this day, when German officer wishes
his men to proceed at a run he calls out:
"Marsch, marsch!" the two words being
uttered quickly. Thus, Double march"
is most literal translation of an old
established German word of command.
London Times.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1886-11-25
Can Imagination Eill2

In discussing the death of a young
woman at Hackney, England, under cir
cumstances in which q certain insect
powder largely figured, the London Lam
Get says:
r AS the powder appears, by DR.. Tidy's
experiment, to be perfectly harmless, the
suggestion is not unnaturally made that
the deceased, who was possibly of an
hysterical. highly-imaginative turn of
mind, took the powder in the full belief
that by its means her death might be ac-
complished. The writer of the article in
our contemporary, we think wrongly,
brings forward two remarkable instances
of what may be regarded rs practical
jokes with melancholy Examinations. In
the case Of the convict delivered up to
the scientist, for the purpose of psy-
Geological experiment (the man was strap
ped to table and blindfolded, ostensibly
to be bled to death; siphon contain
ing water was placed near his head
and the flrid was allowed to trickle au-
dibly into the vessel below it. at the same
time that trifing scratch with needle
was inflicted on the, culprits neck; it is
said that death occurred at the end of
six minutesl fear must have played no
inconsiderable share in the fatal result,
and we do not know whether all the vital
organs were in sound condition,
though they were presumably so.
The old story of the case of college
porter is also one in point. The students
entrapped him into room at night,
mock inquiry was held, and the punish
ment of death by decapitation deereed
for his want of consideration to the stu
dents. 1t is small wonder that, under
the dominion of fear and belief in the
earnestness of his tormentors, the sign of
an ax and block, with sub :equent blind
folding and necessary genutiexation, a
smart rap with wet towel on the bach.
of his neck should have been followed
by the picking up of corpse.