Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-12
NEWS NOTES.

The monster Hilton cannon recent
ly manufactured in Germany carries
twenty miles.
DAT an election for officers Of the
senior class Of the Maryland college Of
pharmacy Fred w. Bowers, Of Shreve-
port, La, was elected secretary.
A circle is to be made at the juno
ton Of Sixteenth and U streets with
New Hampshire avenue, Washington
D. c., and named after Gen. Hancock.
81 have given up all sorts Of liquid,
even gravy" is the latest slang saying
in New York City just now. Il Is the
expression Of an inebriate in tho play
Of "Sweet Lavender"
The Emperor of Austria has learn.
ed the American game Of poker, and
the edict against that game which is
now in force in Austria is to be re-
scinded.
The present Georgia legislature con.
tains more farmers than any Of its re-
cent predecessors. There arc sixty-nine
farmers in the house, agsinst forty-six
lawyers.
In Mexico the word Of God does not
appear in the constitution or laws.
Consequently constitutional protest
which is equivalent to the oath of Of
fee is used at an installation.
A vein Of gold quartz has been dis
covered in one Of the streets of Helena,
M. T. It is seven feet wide and assays
handsomely. Property owners in the
vicinity are naturally excited.
The farm of the late James Frame,
near Hamilton, Loudoun county, Va,
has been sold to Mr.. A. j. Nicholson,
a son Of Major Nicholson, Of the
United States marine corps, for $92
per acre.
Three underground cannon balls and
ono four-pounder were found in Rut-
land, VT, by workman engaged in
excavating for the foundation Of new
mill. They are supposed to be the
relics Of the Burgoyne campaign in IT,
n.
The Paris project Of police has bought
wooden horse, harness, and all can
didates for cabmen must show that
they know how to harness and. unhar-
ness it, and pass an examination on
whatever other tests the project may
impose.
The disuse Of bobtail cars in New
York must be considered the result of
agitation. The entire stock of fifty
two discarded bobtail cars on one road
was recently trundled away for trans
portation, much to the pleasure Of their
New York patrons.
For the first time since the death of
her husband, King Alfonso, in 1885,
the Queen Regent went to the opera in
Madrid on Nov. 16, in company with
Queen Pis of Portugal. After long
and sore trial Christiana is very popular
in Spain, and her temperance was
greeted with great satisfaction.
Workers in tho Indian mills of the
Bombay Presidency work from day
break to sunset, nearly fourteen hours,
in the summer time, with twenty min
utes to half an hour for meals, and only
q free Sunday about once month, they
being required to clean the machines
on other Sundays.
The Vermont Legislature having
refused women the right to vote in
municipal elections, certain women
have sent in petition declaring that
"taxation without representative is ty-
ranny," and asking to have all taxes
removed from property owned byl
women.
What is needed by this country more |
than anything else 10 that the people
should be more circumspeot in their &C.
lection Of Congressman. II the quail.
ty Of both houses goes on deteriorating |
as it has the last twenty years, there
will be opportunity for an early histo-
rian to write, ''The Rise and Fall of
the North American Republic, |
l. Follsnder, Roumanian, who
keeps lodging house in Kansas City,
has received authentic informatics
that he is one Of two heirs to an es-
tate Of u, 900, 900, left by An uncle in
Roumania. Follender was 90 overjoy-
ed by his good luck that he went on a
big spree, took morphine to induce
sleep, and was only saved by hard
work and stomach pump from mis-
sing his fortune.
Bishop Wilson, of the Methodist
Episcopal church south, who is travel
ing abroad accompanied BY his wife,
r.. Lea Nhsun .uI Z. cn;u~ kc-..I.