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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-24
FOR SALE:
FOR SALE: "A LARGE ?

- FOR SALE: "A LARGE ?
EH:Ei story frame house, with rooms,
liiiid& bath room, large halls, galleries,
etc. All modern improvements
and conveniences. A beautiful yard, two lots
with fine grass, flowers and shrubbery. one of
the best residences in the city, delightfully."- To-
Gated on San Pedro avenue. 2l-2
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-24

A FRAME HOUSE of seven rooms, hearly
water, half block from street ear line and only
five minutes walk from Main plaza, a fine hot
house complete. ali included at Sl,6OO: one
half cash. CED-2
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LOB PRINTING-0f every description, done
- at the LIGHT office. Satisfaction given
Q 'erY time, or money refunded.
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30 acres of sandy loan land miles south of
the town of Gonzales on Cuero road, fenced
has been cultivated; ABOUT one mile
from Guadalupe river. This land is very
rich ard is one of the best farms In Texas,
Price $4,000. lUl
500 acres of the finest land in Uvalde county
q miles north of Uvalde never failing water
Black sandy live oak loan soil can oil be cul-
tivated, tine grass adapted for all kind of
stock. Will trade for San Antonio city prop
eTty or sell for cash, lU2
Two beautiful blocks of II lots each, 10
minutes walk from Main plaza, will be sold at
bargain. Owner non resident. l03
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-24

DOCK HOUSE of ten rooms, stable, a very
III large lot with river front and good shade,
three blocks from court house. Price 5000,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-24

If you want to buy, sell or rent a
house, call on HambletOn, HadleY & Co.
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Train Time Changes.

For Sale.
Lots on Government Hill.
Lots on Dignowity Hill.
Lots on Prospect Hill
Lots on Tobin Hill.
Lots near Arkansas Pass depot
Lots near Sunset depot.
Lots near International depot. 9-l2-tf
HAMBLEToN HApLEY & co.
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For Rent.

-Hambeton, Hadley & Co. advertise houses
stores, rooms or farms to rent free :of charge.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-08
RREN IT IS OYER.

How many wives there are who will
rejoice that the campaign is over. Pol
itics, especially of the sort prevalent
for the past two or three months, are
especially demoralizing even to the
most exemplary of husbands who either
from pleasure or sense of duty take an
active hand in them. They are demon
aliZing both to the conscience and
stomach. He has to be partisan, of
course, and with the partisans stand.
His foundation or standing ground is a
party platform which is for the most
part piebald and rickety contraption
made up of compromises, equivocations,
makeshifts and untruths. all of which
he has to defend and endorse together
with the public utterances of the lead
ers of his party, no matter what the
strain upon his conscience. He must
swallow his disgust if he feels any. Ev-
erything the party says goes. If he
kicks or finds fault with anything, he
is called by his brethren tenderfOot,
or doughface, consequently fear of
ri1icule holds him level, keeps him in
the traces. lie shouts with the
rest. He gets enthused. Per-
haps it takes good share
of forty rod lightning to bring it about
but he gets there. After attending
hurrah meeting of the boys and rally
ing'' after the most approved fashion,
he goes home in the small hours in a
bewildered condition and scarcely able
to distinguish his own from his neigh
boris house. Not every one, to be sure
active in politics gets enthused in
this wise, but a good many do.
Hence We say that IAany 1t patient
Ind trusting vile &In be happy when
the political ferment ends and people
once more settle down to business, I'M
disturbed by political excitement or
partisan frenzy.
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A 81. Louis Sensation.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 5.-The community
of Webster Grove, suburb of st.
Louis, on the Missouri Pacific railroad,
was wrought up to terrible pitch of
excitement to-day over a dastardly at
tempt at criminal assault made last
night by three negroes named Grant
Boyd, Will Stringer and Coon"
Rhodes on Alice and Emma Baker.
daughters of Greenville Baker. we'll
known citizen. The girls had been Wis
iting and were returning home when
they were accosted by the negroes.
Shortly after the girls had passed the
thickly settled portion of the village
and near the residence of a Mr.. Fidler
the negroes seized Alice, throwing a
cloth over her face and bearing her to
the ground. Emma, the younger
sister, was treated in like
manner, but the brave girl struggled
with her assailantS until she freed her
self sufficiently to cry out for help. Her
piercing Shrieks brought aid and the
bruised and hysterical from fright.
When carried into the house Emma,
the younger girl, went into convul-
sions. and as fast as she came out of
one would relapse into another, until
her life was deSpaired of. The elder
girl soon recovered and gave descrlp-
ton of the negroes.
Grant Boyd and "Coon" Rhodes
were captured this morning. When
they were taken before Judge Godfrey
for apreliminary hearing there was
an immense crowd was present. Alice
Baker was there accompanied by her
father but Emma was un-
able to appear. The fathers
face bore a look that BODIED no good
for the negroes, but no one was pre-
pared for the sensational scene which
followed. Alice Baker was called on
by the judge to identify her assailan is
and did so, and pointing at BhOdes.
said: There is the man who threw me
down." She scarcely ceased speaking
when her father sprang to his feet and
drawing revolver fired point blank at
Rhodes. the bullet grazing his head.
The father was seized and prevented
from doing further harm. the negroes
meantime having fallen on their knees
and began ty pray piteously for mercy.
They were held in default of bail.
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THAT was a terrible false step of the
GlObe-Democrat in printing a demo-
cratic advertisement. An effort was
made to quiet the tumultuous clamors
of Disguised republicans by issuing an
afternoon extra explaining how the ad-
vertisement was admitted through the
business department of the paper
without the editors knowledge or con-
sent. The explanation may and prob
ably does state the facts, but republi-
cans are not satisfied. Deacon Hous-
er, the proprietor of the paper, admit
ted the advertisement, for which he
received from the democratic state CEN
trail committee, as the Republic says,
So, 900. The editor, jos McCullagh, is
known to be a democrat at heart.
Hence republicans fail to find any sat
isfaction in the explanation that it was
only pay lad" which, the editor re-
grets to say, got into the paper in the
usual business way.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-08

COULD anything have been better
timed to oyerwhelm the opposition with
confusion than the correspondence
published in to-day's Republican be-
tween General Harrison and Mr.. Byrnes
of this city? Not only was the eorres-
pondence well timed, but the event
leading up to it also, which must have
been planned nearly a year ago. A
shrewd manager is Mr.. Byrnes; quite
shrewd and very smooth. It was very
ereditaDle in him to become the father
of a fifth son-that is something that
many fathers can not boast of. TWAS
likewise very creditable in him to call
the little fellow Benjamin Harrison
Byrnes-we trust he may yet be gem
eral too. 1t was also very well to cor
respond with General Harrison con-
corning the important event." but to
spring that correspondence on the pub
lie at the last moment is a hard blow
to the democrats hereabout, who doubt
less feel that Mr.. Byrnes has taken an
undue advantage Of them. Had Muir
Gibson managed his correspondence as
well, perhaps different result would
have followed. Whatever democrats
may say or think of it. We feel justified
in giving Mr.. Brynes credit for being
as we said. quite smooth.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-08

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 5.-The last day
of the great campaign opened bright
and warm here. but in the afternoon a
slight rain fell, and the weather con-
tinued threatening into the night.
Many anxious faces scan the heavens
in conjecture about tomorrow wealth
er The hotels and streets presented a
holiday appearance from early morn
ing. Crowds were gather in the Hobbies
and on the street corners, earnestly
discussing to-norrow's results. About
forty ladies and gentlemen
came up from Terre Haute
this morning accompanied by a fine
band. They came to deliver a hand
some present of miniature silver
mounted plush chair, designated t'The
Presidential Chair They also
brought Mrs. Harrison a valuable
flower stand with silver pedestal voted
to her at Germania fair.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-08
TWIN DISASTERS.
A Tramp Slows up NitrO-Glycsrias
Magazine at Shamokin.
Houses Shiysred to Pieces and the
Shock Felt Is Mi es.
A Powder Mill Blown to Atoms near
Portland, Maine.
Only Two Persons on the Premises
aud Both Fatally Hurt.

PTrTsBURG. Pa, Nov. 5.-Intelli-
gence has just been received here of
the explosion Of u nitro glycerine mag
azine near Shamokin, Pennsylvania, an
oil town twelve miles from here, at an
early hour this morning. The maya
zine belonged TO the Torpedo company
of Delaware. The explosion was ter
rifle and was felt twenty-five miles
away. Houses and shanties were shat
tered in the immediate vicinity. AT
SeWickley, five miles distant, the shock
was so great that people ran panic
stricken from their houses. 1t was re-
ported that large number of persons
had been killed and injured, but it is
now believed that no one was hurt, al
though nothing definite Is known.
A Chronical telegraph despatch
from Shamokin says the cause of the
nitro glycerine explosion is a mystery.
It is supposed, however that a tramp
who. was seen in the neighborhood,
being ignorant of the danger, in some
way agitated the stuff and the eXplo-
sion followed. There were three tons
of glycerine in the magazine and the
conclusion shook the very foundations
! of the houses between Rochester and
/ Pittsburg. Theearth was torn up for
distance of FIVE hundred yards.
Trees an eight of a mile away were
rent asunder and many houses were
wrecked. The residence of George
William Wilson and Thomas Mccoy
situated half mile away were com
pletely shattered and the occupants
were thrown from the windows. Fortu
nately they were not seriously injured
and as far as can be ascertained no
one was killed, with the possible ex
ception of the tramp. The loss viii
be heavy but cannot now be ascer-
| tanned
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nv ExTRAORDTgARY CASE.

An extraordinary case is now being |
Investigated in the surrogate court OF
New York, in which the evidence of
an expert accountant who has spent
months on the books is being adduced
to prove that MTs.iA. Z. Stewart, who
inherited SIS, OOO. 600 in money and
property from her husband, died ten
years afterwards in debt more than
one million dollars to Judge Hilton.
her trusted friend and adviser and ex-
ecutor of her husbands estate If
the startling disclosures now being
made in court are verified, or cannot
be explained away, Judge Hilton is in
far way to rank among the boldest
and most audacious land pirates of the
age.
What a commentary it all is on the
love of money, and money getting.
wealth takes to itself wings and flies
away" What a flight was here.
Twenty-Five millions gone in ten years!
And not squandered broadcast by
prodigal son, some wild and reckless
Beau Brummel'' who scattered
money in the highways and by
ways, whose generosity lined the
pocket of many poor and
needy person, whose extravaganza and
wastefplness was garnered by many a
hungry and poverty stricken wretch.
No, but filched and boarded by de-
signing knave, and what is worse than
all else. by lifetime friend to whose
honesty and faithfulness it was en-
trusted for safe keeping.
And this is where Stewards millions
are gone. This is the result of
a life time spent in boarding, in piling
up gold, in scheming and planning, in
scrimping and haggling, in destroying
opposition and crushing out rivals.
Stewart was money-maker. He
amassed extraordinary wealth, and
lived in the mist of it as pirate would
surrounded by his stOlen:plunder.
He was an ENJOYABLE character, cold 4,
selfish and unsympathiZing. He had
no friends, was without the capacity
for friendship, aud cared for nothing
but his gold to which he was welded in
in closer bond than to his poor wife
who could not be said to have had a
decent living until he was
under the ground. Then she began to
dress, to buy ribbons and other gew-
gaws and array herself in purple and
fine linen, like the giddiest of giddy
girls. She was an easy victim for Hill
ton. She was only a poor, weak fly in
the web of voracious spider; a dwarf
in the grasp of a giant.
Stewart is gone, she is gone, and
their millions, which were ever source
of worry rather than of pleasure, are
gone, and nothing remains but the
evidences of unfaithfulness, dishOnor
and crime.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-08
READING NEWS.

READING, Kans., Nov. 6.-Mr. john
Spencer, father of E. H. Spencer, aged
seventy-seven years, died Sunday
morning. He had a shock last Wednes-
day while sitting in the house, from
which he never rallied.
DIR. Wright of Emporia and Fremont
Miller addressed the Republican meet
ing last Thursday night.
Judge E. B. Peyton talked to a small
audience of Democrats and ladies Mon
day night.
The election returns are being re-
ceived tonight at Steckley's hall, and
great interest is manifested by full
house as the figures are placed on the
bulletin board.
The following is the result OF the
town ship election.
Characterization 69:.A- NJ. Phil
lips. so.
Clerk. b. Sheldon, 159.
Treasurer-DicksOn, 66; (ianghan,
Justice of the Peace Wilmore, az:
Black, 81; Wilson, 81; Dubois, 81.
Constbles-Coleman, 1873; Jacoby, 80;
Hays, IS.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-08
A Terrible Erplosion.

PoRTLA AND, Me-, Nov. Sat 1880
this forenoon a terrible explosion was
heard at South Windham. It was soon
learned that the powder mills at Gam
DO, about two miles distant, belonging
to the Oriental Powder company, had
been blown to atoms. There were four
buildings. one kernel mill and three
wheel mills. The explosion originated
in the kernel mill, but how is not
known. There was only fraction of a
second between the explosion of the
kernel mill and those of the other
three. There were only two men in
the mills at the time and both Of them
are fatally hurt. Walter Childs, aged
forty, was mangled about the head and
had his legs and arms terribly torn.
He is still alive, but cannot recover.
Edward Williams, aged thirty-five had
just gone out of the kernel mill and
was between two of the buildings. He
was struck on all sides and cannot live.
The four buildings were wooden and
each was about twenty eight feet
square. The property was not very
valuable, but verything is total loss.
These mills have been blown up sew
eral times before, but this ex plosiOn
was the most disastrous.
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You don't know yet who got there,
but be patient. keep Cool-that is. your
head, and don't forget that warm feet
contribute powerfully to that end.
You may need all the patience and for
titude you can muster. So nurse what
ever surplus stock of both you may be
blessed with. You may find before the
night ends, or if not. tomorrow, that
your name is Dennis, that you are one
who never loved dear gazelle, etc"
If so, stiff upper lip and manly car
riage will carry you safely through.
For, after all. things will go on as Of
old, the world will continue to turn
around, the birds will twitter under
your windows IN the early morn. and
you'll be happy yet, you bet, or else the
dell is in IT,.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-08
COUNCIL PRooEEDINos.

COUNCIL CHAMBERs. November. 9Th
1888.
Council met in regular session with
Mayor Weaver in the chair. Council
men present-McCain, Clarke. Sexton,
Tytherleigh, Hoffer, Wells and Phil
lips.
Minutes of meetings held October
10th, 23rd, 18th and 30th were read
and approved.
: Report of police jadge for October
was made, and on motion referred to
committee on police and license.
Report of street commissioner for Oc-
tober was presented and referred to
committee on streets and alleys.
Report of superintendent of water
works for October was made and on
motion referred to committee ON water
works.
Petition of Fl. G. Whitley requesting
the council to transfer his billiard and
pool license to the east room ground
floor of the Whitley Opera House,
was on motion granted.
Committee on police and license re-
ported as correct the police judges re-
port for October. Report adopted.
Petition of Henry Dawes in regard
to his neighbours fence obstructiBg his
view and otherwise causing him much
inconvenience, was on motion referred
to the city attorney.
On motion Of Phillips, chairman of
committee on ways and means. the
city treasurer was instructed to make
the followingstransfer of funds:
IS coo from water works fund.
81 600 from the general fund.
50 600 from the interest fund
1922 .4S from the special side walk
fund, to the water works bond fund.
Committee on water works reported
that they had inspected the work done
by Mr.. Bell in lining the reservoirs and
recommen led that the same be accept
ed.
On motion the recommendation was
adopted and the following resolu-
ton unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we the mayor and
city council of Emporia tender to ]. I.
w. Bell for lining the MaterWorks res
eryoirs Ourssthanks for the substantial,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-08
A villa schems.


MENHHIs, Tenn, Nov. 6.-The DEM
ocrats of this place are stirred up over
the alleged discovery of plot designed
to have an effect upon to-day's cleo
ton in the north and west. it is said
to be the Intention of the republicans
through the south to send kilograms
at intervals during the day of election
to the voting precincts OF New York.
giving accounts of terrible riots in
which the whites are to drive
the negroes from the polls amid blood
shed and death. Congressman James
Phelan was asked as to his opinion on
the subject He said he had received
in confidence various intnmations Of
OF this design on the part Of the repub-
icans, but thought it too wild and
chImerical 70 be true. He says he ex-
poets The election to be one of the most
quiet ever known although he believes
the republicans would relish some Of
she Old-time campaign matter.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-08

POLITICAL defamation is by no means
peculiar to these times, as will be seen
in the following scrap, quoted by DR..
Talmage in his last Sundays sermon
on 'the ballot box" The defamer
was Thos. Paine, and the DETAINED
was no less a person than the Father
of His Country" This is what he said
in letter to Washington:
''Treacherous in all private friend
ships and hypocrite in public morals,
the world will be puzzled to know
whether we had better call you an apos-
tate or an impostor, and whether you
had abandoned good morals, or never
had any,"
That is Thomas Paine's opinion Of
George Washington.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-08
aFa,aInnaI.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nov. 5--ID-
formation has been received of q fatal
duel between two well known citizens
OF Elmer county. Alabama, at point
near Goodhope. The men, John Ray
and A. T. Wilkerson, purchased alarge
tract of land for speculative purposes
last week. When the surveys were
made dispute arose as to who should
take possession of certain portion
Of it. Blows followed but the combat
ants were separated. Friday they met
and began firing at each other with
pistols. Ray was shot in the heart and
instantly killed. Wiikerson was so
badly hurt that he only lived long
enough to tell the story OF the shooting
Both men were well known, Ray having
been the county treasurer
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-08
Ae ChEcagO.

CHICAGO, Hoy. Z. IS5S.
HoGs-Recefpts, 1000 head: market drm
and unchanged. light, eSZ5k15-S0s rough pack
fnR IS 2sfl5. 10: mixed, 8 DH15Ge: heavy pack
fT1g and shipping, S5E01570.
CATTr1:-I lssceipts, sg8 head: EE-arke! was
steady; native beeyes- s3.5005.z5: COWS and
mixed, 81. 5012.S5; stockers and feeders, 92.UU
23.30.
sHEER-Recefpts. AGO head; market steady;
natives, e2.Tb31.0o. westerns, S3.0085-55: Tex
ans e SO0aS0.
WaE1T-sTroaeer: 10. red. cash, eI.I3K;
December. Ellis: January. H.I@; May. SLICK.
CoRE-Steady. cash. 511<c. December, Zoe:
January, 6S5<cs Nay ss5Sc
OAzs-Steadys cash, 4Sse; December,
= 2-16c; May, - 3-f6es
RYE-55c.
FIAx-el .461kGl8z.
WaIExY-&l.H.
PozK-Firm: cash. 30 IA Decem Der; 90
January, e1A.S7tSs May, el5-I75s-
LARD-S1eady: cash, - Is: Mays se.Se1<.
SzFoHf HTHs-November, 20.
BUEEza-Steady: creamery, l5I2ic= dairy
EGGs-Steady: lie
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AMERICAS NEWS
Adjourned
II. S. ALEXANDER,
City Clerk.

AMERICUs, Nov. 5.-Charles Fletch-
er, J. Jay Buck and Elder Kelley adj
dressed the meeting at the school house
Saturday night. The Jackson glee
club, assisted by Mr.. Fletcher, fur
nished the vocal music for the occasion,
while the Americas brass band gave us
one or two of their choicest selections.
The procession carrying Chinese lam
terms formed on Main street and
marched to the school house where the
meeting was held. This was the most
enthusiastic gathering of the people so
far at this place. The democratic par
ty have a meeting at the school house
tonight, which, of course, will close
the campaign.
Quarterly meeting services were held
at the N. E. church yesterday. There
were 121 communicates. Services were
also held Saturday and Sunday even
ings.
where he viii reside, for the present at
least.
Miss Putnam gave a party to her
scholars at the residence of William
Myers Saturday afternoon last. Re-
freshments were served.
Mrs. Hill received a dispatch an
mourning the illness of her daughter at
Upton, Missouri. She immediately
started for that place.
Charles Conklin came in from Her
ring5on yesterday. Mr.. Huffman also
accompanied him. BURLow.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-08
At the White House.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Sat the
White House this evening the presi-
dent and small party assembled in
the library and received the election
news furnished by the associated press
over a special wire. Dispatches were
also received from personal friends of
the president, but it was said by one of
the executive clerks. whom Colonel
Lamont depGted to see the newspaper
men, that nothing whatever had been
received from the democratic national
committee.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-08

A SON of Prof. Kropf of st. Joseph,
Missouri, went to Florida to bring
home the body of his father, who died
there Of yellow fever. On returning
the son took the disease and died of it.
Now his sister has it and is expected to
AIn
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-08

E. u. Hamlet, a convict, escaped
from Sheriff Joseph S. Bright, of San
Bernardino, CAL, near Usage City Sun
day evening. A search was imme
diately instituted for him and as he is
sure to be lame from forcing the
shackles over his feet it is probable
that he will be caught. He had served
his time out at Still Water, Michigan
but was wanted for q crime and the
sheriff was taking him to the coast.
Hamlet is a large boned man six feet
high, has a sandy mUstache and is
light complicated and was dressed in a
black suit.