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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-11-15
TIE "OLD RELIABLE"
Some Reasons Why the San Marcos
Free Press ShOuld be Preferred.
interesting to Readers, Advertisers, and
Those Wanting Job-PrInting Done,


Those Wanting Iob-Prntjng Done'
In few months more the FREE
will have reached its SIXTEENTH
YEAp. Fifteen years Is quite Il
long term. 1t Is ~ important pc
ROD in the annals Of oar town
and they are recorded in the suc
ccssiye volumes of the FREE PElss.
We have them all at home, bound,
save for the last two years. They
tell the story of San Marcos and
Hays county for the past fifteen
years. For veal or woe they will
be inseparablo in history from the
FREE PRESS.
The FREE Press, therefore, ought
by this time TO be pretty well
known. Yes, the people Of San
Marcos and Hays county know it.
We appeal to them il it has not
been true to the best interests OF its
constituency from "the day OF
small things" even down to the
present They know, and we arc
wilIino thew siopld answer. They
know the struqgle it has had to
maintain against adverse circllm.
stances, and that the fight was sue
cetstully made, while most OF the
newspapers Of the adjacent counties
have repeatedly changed hands OF
fallen to the right and to the lett
They know the various little news
paper enterprises which have sprung
up from time to time IN the wake
Of the Free l'RE6s on inc alleged
ground OF its lack OF political ortlio-
doXy, only to perish speedily and
ANONYMOUSLY. And they Know
after all has been said, that we have
kept to the line OF Jeifersonlan
Democracy, Oh which we started,
during al these years.
But our object now IS not TO IN
duISe III "reminiscences, Dnt 10 state
some reasons besides those above
indicated why the FREE PREss
should still have the preference IN
this city and county.
READERS SHOULD PREFER IT.
because it presents from week to
week tAc LARGEST amount of choice
reading matter. Its selections, both
prose and poetry, are uniformly
superior, being derived from extern
giyc reading and careful thought as
to their adaptation to the time of
publication. The same HIGH stand
ard Of excellence is sought to be
maintained in its editorial depart
ment, nearly every issue containing
q carefully considered editorial on
some pertinent tonic Of interest,
with shorter notes and comments
on passing events. A presentation
Of tho leading items Of local news
il also aimed at, bnt not to the ex-
clusioD Of the more important de-
nart,oopts we have named. The
Fprr ,,'prss can have no rivalry
with the class Of home papers which
devote al their space to local items,
.l,,.o,,l;,,,, +oc df+op to tLn ,rossin
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-11-15

Now LET tho aaporitios of the late
political canvass b6 forgotten, md
tho amenities of life resumed.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-11-15

The knights of Labor are in sos-
sion ut indianapolis.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
The Jewellers After Him.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-William Howell
Payne, of the insolvent wholesale Jew.
elry house of Payne, Steck d Co., is hay
ing hard time of it. Five orders of
arrest were granted against him by
Judge Andrews in the supreme court
to-day, and no sooner was he discharged
in general sessions this morning on one
charge, than he was re-arreSted and
taken to the TOombs police court to
answer charges preferred by Sanders,
Ives & Co., of this city. They charged
him with the larceny of two pairs of ear
rings valued at 81, $50, and he was held
in $l,500 bail, which he managed
to find. But he was Immediately ar
rested OH other charges by deputy
sheriff, and at a late hour had not
secured bail. Altogether the larcenieS,
or retention of jewelry obtained on
memorandum, with which he is charged,
foots up a very pretty figure. The fol-
lowing firms will charge him with the
larceny of jewelry to the amounts at
tached: Keller 81 Arey, New York,
$4,000; Adolph Schwab, New York,
$1,000; fireman Graham, Hartford,
Conn.,, $1,000; Alfred FL. Smith. New
York. $4,000; William S. Hedges d. Co.,
New York, 81 1900; Stern Bros. New
York, s., 500; Muir & Son, Philadelphia,
$1,000; c.. Smith, Providence, Il. T.,
$1,000; Illinois Watch company, Rock
ford, ILL.,, $3.50; Leonard Moudant,
$500, and half dozen other New
York firms i'll smaller amounts.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
FLORIDA'S SHOW.
A G1ittering Display of Sub-Trop-
ical Vegetable Wealth.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 12-The
Florida Sub-tropicaI exposition was
opened here to-day with the most i'm
pressive ceremonies and demonstration
ever witnessed mi the state. The pro-
cession which formed in the park and
marched through the splendidly decor
ated streets to the exposition grounds.
was more than mile in length, and
consisted of large bodies of infantry and
artillery, headed by bands of music,
the governor and ex-governor of the
state Gems. Spinner and SchOfeld, the
jLt geS of the state and federal courts,
the mayors of number of Southern
cities and large number of other dis
tinguiShed citizens in carriages. The
pageant was witnessed by fully $4,000
people. The Grafton of the day was de-
liyered by eX-G0v. BloXham, and the
address, i'm which the exposition was
10 'mally presented to the people of
I orida, was made by Gov. Perry.
The proceedings were inter
spersed with music furnished by
chorus of about 100 voices,
and were enlivened by the firing of can
non and enthusiastic popular demon
STATIONS. The main exposition build
ing is thought to be the most beautiful
structure of its kind i'm this country, and
contains the largest and most complete
collection of Semi-trOpical trees, plants,
fruits and flowers ever brought on this
continent, the rarer specimens having
been imported from Cuba and the Ba-
hamas. The buildings and inclosed
grounds comprise about five acres.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
ABOUT THE Lutte.
Historians Agree That it is {

Historians Agree That it is the
Germ of Stringed Instruments.
ST. Louis Globe Democrat
The musical historians are agreed that
the germ Of all stringed instruments is
found in the Lutte. Mythologists say
that Apollo or Orpheus or some other
Greek deity or demigod invented the
lutte in this wise: One day, finding the
shell of a tortoise, he stretched across
it a bOwString, and picking it
with his fingers produced a
musical note. From this to a
second string the progress was easy.
A. third followed in natural sequence,
when, finding that the longer the string
the better the tone, neck was added to
the tortiSe shell; a fingerbOard followed,
and a peg box was put on that the
strings might be properly toned. After
these, improvements came easily and
rapidly, for the idea once obtained, i'm
prOvementS are easily and quickly
made. So the Lutte, then, may be con-
sidered the father of the stringed mu-
steal instrument, for the guitar is merely
modification of the lutte, the banjo is a
combination of the lutte and drum, while
other instruments having strings and
resonant body are simply adaptations in
one form or another of the Lutte.
The difference between the lutte and
the guitar consists in the fact that the
guitar has fiat back, while the lutte has
round back. Both instruments are
from the East, and the lutes of 800 OF
400 years ago were made with an ele-
gance of proportion and finished with a
perfection of detail now seldom sur
passed or even equaled in the most
1nlioafo hifc of
ship.
EliZabeth'S lutte Is an artistic gem. At
present it is the property of Lord Tale
mache. 1t was made by John Rose in
1850, has ten strings of wire, tuned in
five unisons and was played with plec-
trum. The entire length of the instru.
ment is 2 feet II inches, the body is l
foot and four inches long and IL inches
broad. This beautiful instrument has
fewer strings than was common among
the luteS of its day, some of them having
as many as twenty, tuned in six unisons,
with eight bass strings. There is no doubt
whatever that this beautiful instrument
was once the property of the Virgin
Queen, who early in life was a very
skillful performer upon the lutte, and
also sang with melOdious, though I'M
sympathetic voice. But the cares of
SofoiAinCh1 SOoH uiOfo GuouSutS Vi
music from Elizabeth's mind. Better
had it been for her if she had sung
more and sworn less, for the singing
might have given her happiness in her
old days, while the swearing helped
neither her nor her attendants.
There are many different kinds Of
lutes, for during the middle ages, and
indeed up to the close of the last CEN
fury, the lutte was favOrite instrument
for ladies and lovers, as is attested by
hundreds of quotations in poetry and
prose. Evelyn, whose diary is so inter
esting picture of good old English
times, speaks of the numerous varieties
of the lutte in use in his own day. When
in Italy he learned to play the theorbo,
and mentions the fondneSS of the peo-
pie of Italy for this, their fayorite kind
of lutte.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
Southern Race Events.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. ia care
fully compiled statement of stakes to
close Jan. 5, by the clubs of the South
and West is as follows:
Lexington-SiX days; seven stakes,
average to stake 1914.
Louisville-Ten days; seven stakes,
average Sl,2l4.
rLatOnia-Twelve days; eight stakes,
average 1925. -.-'
ST. Louis - Thirteen days; eleven
stakes, average 1927.
Memphis-Seyen days, eight stakes,
1897.
NashvilIe-Seven days, six stakes, av-
erage Sl,016.
Kansas City-Nine days, ten stakes,
s1,22O.
Lexington, Louisville and Latonia
add $1,000 to two-year- old stakes. Louis
vile is the only one who adds nothing
less than $1,000 to any stake in the
spring, and has no conflict with any one
The Kentucky. handicap, one and one
quarter miles, has 50, 800 added. and it is
expected to have 100 entries, being the
suburban" of the West.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
A DESPERATE FEUD,
Which Is Causing Many Murders
on the Kentucky and West Vir-
ginia Borders.

CATTLETsBURG, KY, Jan. 12.-The
war of determination continues be-
tween the McCOys. of Pike county, KY,
and the Hatfields, OF Logan county,
West Virginia. As soon as the last sad
rites of the late butchery were over,
the McCoys organized posse and Wis
tied the Hatfield settlement in West
Virginia for the purpose of annihilating
the gang. The posse visited the Hat
field house and finding no one at home,
they repaired to the woods to mediate
a few moments. Their secrecy was of
short duration, for the Hatfield gang
was soon upon them, and a regular bat
tie enSued. After the smoke had cleared
away it was found that the Hatfield
field party was badly worsted, and three
of their number were killed while none
of the Mccoy posse were hurt. Those
known to be killed were Johnson Hat
field, Thomas Chambers and James
Vance. Vance was shot seven times.
Satisfied with their days work, the Nc
Coy posse returned to their settlement
to await developments. Vance has
killed several men in the Mccoy neigh
bOrhOOd, and had to leave in conse-
quence. He has been a bold, daring,
desperate fellow. The authorities are
powerless, and the war will doubtless
wage until one side or the other is COM
pletely eXterminated, as no one in
authority seems to care.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
HE WANTS TO DIE.
Desperate Attempt of a Murderer
to Commit Suicide

LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 12.-Macey
Warner, the murderer confined in the
county Jail at Jeffersonville, Ind, made
an unsuccessful attempt at suicide in
his cell last night. About o'clock one
of the prisoners in the Jail was on his
way to his cell with lamp. When
passing Warmers cell the murderer
reached out through small opening in
the door and grabbed the chimney from
of the lamp. He threw this on the floor
of his cell, smashing it into small bits,
and then picking up a piece, stuck it
into the artery of his right wrist, almost
severing it. The blood spurted from
the wound to distance of several feet,
but Warner walked calmly to his bed
and lay down, holding his wrist over the
side. Sheriff Hay arrived soon and held
his wrist to check the blood. A physi-
clan was hastily summoned, who in
short time had the flow stopped. He
was very weak from the loss of blood
this morning, but claims he will kill
himself the first chance he gets.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13

rance Of dinner in the hallway. One
day, however, a cabbage was cooked at
Oak Knoll, and most of it was left over.
In Difference to her Cousins olfactories
the mistress of the house directed the
cook to put the cold cabbage on the top
shelf in the pantry until the next day.
I'm the course of the afternoon Mr..
Whittier was seen digging in the
garden. A member of the family asked
him what he was going to do, but he
put her off with merry twinkle in his
eye. When, in the course of household
events, the cook sought the cabbage, it
was gone. Mr.. Whittier had traced it to
the eyre; he had climed up and had
borne it away in triumph, and in de-
fiance of domestic economy had buried
it in the garden. / tell the story as it
was told me-" said his friend. "Call it
How the Poet Planted Cabbage
(bOiled).'''
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13

Barker was born at Boston, Mass,
March IL, 1858. He began studying the
science when mere lad, but soon
acquired such keen conception of the
mysteries of the game and such
marked ability in match play that he
rapidly rose to distinction among the
local players. At the age of fifteen he
began playing professional matches.
and has since that time met all the noted
players of the world in set matches for
money stake. The only defeat he ever
met with was at the hands of e. ii.
Freeman, of Providence, in December,
1884. The champion will make tour OF
America upon his return. Arrange
ments will be made to have the Boston
cOmpounder meet with such players as
Freeman, Heffener, Hefter and Brandt,
the Wisconsin champion, who made
very creditable score against the cham
pion last April at Milwaukee. After
the above circuit is made it is said Mr..
Barker will go to Minneapolis to live in
the future.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
Cedar Falls & Minnesota.

New YORK, Jan. PA meeting of
the committee of the stockholders of the
Cedar Falls & Minnesota railroad was
held at the Office of the Mercantile
Trust company to-day. A form of
agreement for the deposit of bonds with
the trust company and form of receipt
were decided on. 1t was agreed
also to instruct the trustees of the mort
gage to begin suit in the United States
courts against both the Dubuque &
Sioux City and the Illinois Central rail-
road companies to compel them to fulfill
the terms of the lease to the Dubuaue 81
Sioux City, which has twenty years
more to run. A suit to cancel the lease
has been brought by the Dubuque &
Sioux City, and the meeting to-day
promises fresh litigation in the opposite
direction.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
DULUTH MATTERS.
The Record of Yesterdays Events
in and About the Zenith City.

The Record of Yesterdays Events
in and About the Zenith City.
Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, MIMI, Jan. 12.-This noon
Mayor Sutphin and Aid. Daugherty
called upon Capt. Quinn, United States
engineer, and turned over to him deeds
from the city to the government of
twenty-six lots on Lake and Minnesota
avenues, where the ship canal
is now located. The deeds
were examined by Capt. Quinn
and found to be correct. and will be for
warded to Washington. 1t is low prob
able that the government engineers will
include in the harbOr bill an appr0pria-
ton for rebuilding the canal piers of
solid stone masOnary something like the
lock at the Sault, and that other i'm
prOvementS will be made.
COURT CASES.
The celebrated boom case reached the
jury at o'clock this evening. Several
witnesses were fined for contempt of
court, not appearing in answer to sub
p9naS. Mrs. Davis was before the
grand jury to-day testifying to recent
outrages committed on her. The fol-
lowing indictments were returned to-
NoS bNOiSC Dttl NO, cOHl INIulSOIl 0itC
Charles ESmack, for manning; James
Egan, assault in the first degree, and
John knutSon and Charles ESmack, adj
ditiOnal indictments for manning.
AN UNKNOWN VICTIM.
a man at present unkOWD was struck
by the tender of the st. Paul & Duluth
switch engine No. this evening in the
railroad yard about o'clock and died in
few minutes. Part of the head was
badly smashed and the left arm ground
to a jelly. In the pockets were found a
jack knife, string and the stub of an
American express money order. The
express agent remembers the mans
face, and says he was accompanied by
small boy when he sent an order to the
old country. He was about thirty-SiX
years old.
Persons with money to invest will do we'll
TO turn their attention to Duluth and Supe
rior. NJ. B. Harrison, real estate exchange,
Hotel st. Louis building. Duluth, has large
list of property in both places for sale low.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
STRIKE TALK.
Plans for Continuing the Labor
War Already Devised.


PHILADELPHIA, Jan, 12.-Plans for
continuing the strike have already been
devised. If the question of arbitration
be advanced, the leaders will devote all
their energies to settling the strikes, but
If they fail they will then prepare for a
long and stubborn fight. The railroad
company is not embarrassed by the
strike of the railroad employees in this
city. Several hundred men were at
work at Port Richmond to-day, and the
coal was handled without interruption.
Most OF the strikers and their represent
atives have left the city. The only
prominent leader still in the city is w.
L. Lewis, the manager of the miners
strike. He was at the Windsor hotel
all day, and had huge pile of letters
and dispatches before him, which
He was Interrupted repeatedly
but he bore it all with great good ma
ture. He said that he had been mis-
represented in some of the published
statements relating to the strike. He
did not say that the miners and the
rallroaderS would stand or fall together,
neither did he say that they would not.
The statement that the miners would
fight their own battle, and that they
would have nothing to do with the rail-
readers did not emanate from him.
You can say this" continued Mr..
Lewis. 1.-The ice is broken but do not
know whether it will freeze up again;
do not say that the miners have weak
ened, for they have not. A great many
people mistake an attempt at arbitra-
ton as sign of cowardice. 1t may be
just the reverse. The ice has been
hrO<Qn | fold hnf hot
suit will be time alone can tell" When
asked whether he expected to hear from
the Reading officials, he said Il cannot
say. / am here, that is all. But you
can say that do not expect to remain
in Philadelphia forever" Mr.. Lewis
was very guarded, and Studi-
tOusly fefrained from saying any
thing that could be construed into an
acknowledgment of disturbance of
the relations existing between the
miners and railroaders. His language
indicated that the issues which the two
bodies of men were battling for were
the same, but that each would attend to
its own interests without doing anything
more than consulting with the other.
II don't know what the result will be-"
Mr.. Lewis went OH to say. ''The
strike still continues, and am
here to see what can be done to
settle it. 1 am not prepared
to say whether we will make any con-
cessions, or if we will, what they are;
but am here for business. This much
you can say. that when the proper time
comes we will define our position, and
the public will then be satisfied that we
are in the right"
WILKEsBARRE, Pa. Jan. 12.-The re-
port circulated recently that the miners
of the Wyoming region would 20
on strike when called upon is stoutly
denied by nearly all representative mi
ners here. They say that the men are all
satisfied with their work and pay. The
men are working night and day, and not
for many years has such activity been
known in the Wyoming and Lacka-
lief that any order for strike from the
labor leaders would fall fiat SO far as
this section is concerned. --.~..s.a.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13

c. f. Barker, the Boston champion, has
won three and Martins, the exclamation
of the world, one. The match is about
the same as won by the American
champion, as there is only eight games
more to be played, and the Boston lad
is inyincible whenever he secures a lie ad
in match.
Barker is plainly the best player i'm
the world, as he has clearly shown by
his superiority over the Scotch cham
pion, who has been recognized as the
equal of Wyllie, the champion of the
world. A match between MeSsrs. Barker
and Wyllie is looked for next summer
in case the latter returns to England
from Australia, where he is in charge
of the richest club i'm the world. Dur
ing the next three or four months
the American youth will travel through
Europe, giving exhibition play at all
the large cities. He has an engagement
of twenty days with the London Checker
club to commence next month, where
he will meet all the English players in
exhibition matches. Upon his arrival
In London he will he rendered a large
reception, in which several hundred of
the noted checkeristS and enthusiasts
OF the game, and American admirers.
will take part in making the affair a
brilliant event. that will long be re-
mtmbered in the checker arena. c.. f.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
The CarolinaS Treated to a
Fresh Experience With
An Earthquake.
No Damage So Far Done, Al
though Alarm Was Wide
Spread.
A Lot Of High-Bred Dogs and
Poultry Destroyed in ~
a Fire. Vi
Burning of Senator Ingalls,
Residence at Atchison-- n
Other Mishaps. q
Snecial 10 the Globe

Special to the Globe. II
COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. 12-At9:55 this
morning the people of Columbia were
startled by loud rumbling sound SINH
lar to that caused by the running of a
heavy train of cars, which, in about five
seconds, was succeed by a decided
earth tremor. Houses were shaken;
doors, windows, chandeliers and crock
cry ratified, and telephone bells rung.
Sleepers were awakened by the shock
and many persons were so terrified that
they rushed into the streets. The vibra-
lions continued about ten seconds, ap-
parently moving from north to south.
The shock was generally felt through
out the state, but no damage is reported
from any quarter. This is the first
seismic disturbance worthy of note eX-
perienced in these sections within the
past twelve months.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. 12.-The first
earthquake shock for some time was
felt here this morning. Crockery and
glassware ratified in lively manner.
People sleeping were rudely awakened,
and many rushed into the streets. The
direction of the wave seemed to be
from north to south. The vibrations
continued about ten seconds. and were
accompanied by loud detonations.
WILMINGTON. S. c., Jan. PA sharp
earthquake shock was felt here this
morning about III O'Clock. No damage
was done.
/ CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. 12.-The
earthquake shock this morning was
generally felt throughout the coast
country. and as far west as Augusta.
No damage has been reported.
SAVANNAH, Ga. Jan. IA distinct
earthquake shock was felt here this
morning. Houses were shaken and
many people were frightened, but no
damage was done. The duration of the
shock was about five seconds. 1t seem
ingly passed from west to east.
RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. IA slight
shock of earthquake was felt here at
$3.50 this morning. Advices from
Charlotte report shock there and the
people greatly excited, fearing a repeti-
ton of the disaster of 1886. There was
also strong shock felt at Shelby and
other points.