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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18

TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

Fifty Germans suspected of being
spies are expelled from Paris.
Col. Geo. F. Hatch, assistant U. S.
district attorney, has just died in ST..
Louis.
Fire early yesterday morning de-
stroyed 5000, 600 worth of property in
Paducah, Ky.
The Northern Methodist Conference
at Louisville, KY, adopted resolu-
ton strongly condemning the liquor
traffic; also high license law.
At Kokomo, while divorce suit
was pending between Samuel Pruitt
and wife, the former drew a pistol in
the court room and fired two shots in
to the body of his wife, and third
into J. G.. Blacklaid. The woman
will die.
Two men, both drunk, boarded the
east bound Cincinnati and Ohio train
at Mt. Sterling yesterday, and fought
all the way to Stepstone. The con-
ductor, for the safety of those in his
charge, put the men Offand told them
to fight it out. They drew pistols, and
one man shot the other dead. He
then got on board the train, which
lad waited until the duel was over.
Among the unacclimated nurses ar
rived in Jacksonville from various
places, is a reporter for leading New
York paper. None but acclimated and
skilled yellow fever nurses will be re-
ceived after this.
A man named Iverson, in Trinity
county, northern California, whose
mind had been growing weak for sew
eral months, shot his wife dead, and
then after reading sections in prayer
book, shot himself.
President Daz in his message to
congress refers to the relations with
the United States, to the punishment
of the officers who crossed to Eagle
Pass, violating United States terri
tory, and to the fact that the United
States congress had again taken up
the A BRAN claims. He recommends
that the senate arrange a new extra
dition treaty with the United States,
as the present one is too limited,
crimes on the frontier requiring a
more ample treaty.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18
Suspicion on a German.

LONDON, September 1S.-The police
have arrested a German named Lud-
wig on suspicion of being the person
who committed the recent mysterious
murders in the White Chapel. Lud-
wig had threatened to kill prosti-
tute in the White Chapel and drew a
long knife with which to carry
his threat into execution. When
searched, a razor and piece of knife
were found in his pockets. The pris-
oner does not speak English; he has
been resident of the city three
months.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18
What One Patient Has to Say.

CHICAGO, September ia dis
patch from Jacksonville, Fla, to the
Chicago times, says: Hearing that a
woman had returned to Jacksonville
after a spell of fever aud two weeks
sojourn at Camp Perry, and that she
had some revelations to make, your
correspondent saw her. She said: ~
was on my way to Atlanta, intending
later on to join my husband
at Boston. 1 could have gone straight
on from Camp Perry on the IA, instead
of returning here, but l was almost
starving, and could not stand the trip.
l came back to Jacksonville to get my
strength, in plain words to get some
thing to eat, the fare for well, though
plain would be good enough, if prop
erly cooked, and no one would have
any right to complain, but just think
of eating every day and three
times day half done, hominy, corn
bread, raw in the middle, sloppy
coffee, and the toughest and strlngiest
beet ever seen or dreamed of. We
are told that the government pays for
the best beef. These irregularities
are almost sure to occur in time of a
panic and confusion, but sick and
convalescent surely should have
proper punishment" "Have they
not place or table for convalescents 2"
Not so much as an enclosure,
we must all stay right
along in that fearful hospital,
where we'll person would sicken in
no time, and the worst of it is, they
meant to keep us there, that is they
object to discharging us at all, even
saying that we must stay in the cots
until quite we'll" The woman further
said the small tents in which many
of the refugees were compelled to live,
leaked badly during the heavy rain,
and that no steps had been taken
toward lettering their condition.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18
Northwestern News.

CHICAGO, September lS.-A dis
patch from Victoria, B. c., says the
total salmon pack in Alaska is seven
thousand cases. Winter is setting in
at Silver Bowbasin and mining opera
tons have been suspended. News
from Berner Bay is gratifying. \
free gold deposit, 10 feet in width, has
recently been developed. Word has
been received from Onalaska that it
is unlikely any seizure of sealing
schoOners will be made this year.
The Belknap Rifles meet tonight
to select new uniforms.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18
Ten Thousand More offered.

CHICAGO, September 1S.-A. j.
Stone, speaking of the twenty thou
sand dollars reward offered by Mrs.
Henrietta Smell, for the arrest and
detention of VIM. B. Tascott, the sup
posed murderer of her husband, Amos
J. Smell, said the only object was to
clear if possible, the mystery with
which the great tragedy was envel-
oped. No specially new clews have
been discovered. The ten thousand
dollar reward which was formerly Of
fered failed to bear fruit, and having
been withdrawn by limitation, it was
at that time decided to let the search
for fugitive remain passive for a
wilhelm hopes that startling develop
ments which were promised w. Tas-
colt, father of the young man, would
be forthcoming. Nothing to shed any
new light upon the mystery was
brought forward. land we now pro-
pose,n continued Mr.. Stone, "to keep
the subject before the public for two
years to come, if necessary, to clear up
the mystery.o
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18
a AeadIeSS Patient.

A certain city doctor was called 70
examine a baby living on Barrera
street that it was supposed had
fractured it's collar bone by fall.
While there an S-year-old girl brought
her headless doll to the doctor and
said: "Say doctor do 90 cure title
dolls?" producing the head and tie
dolls remainder. The doctor laughed
heartily and said, mo, my little dear
when my patients get their heads off
1 can't do anything for them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18
What They Propose to Do.

The lawyers conducting Jim Nc
Coys' defence are satisfied that they
can get reversal of the sentence of
the death that was passed upon him,
Oh the ground that the court refused
to grant a delay to enable them to
prove that new evidence given by
Edwards was false. This evidence
was material, inasmuch as it showed
that Mccoy had threatened McKin-
ney's life, and therefore proved pre-
meditated murder.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18
Red Cross Knight.

BALTIMORE, Nd, September 49,
In response to call for volunteers of
the order of the Red Cross, DR.. VIM.
R. @. Eckert, of Baltimore, left this
city on Sunday for Jacksonville,
where he will give his services for the
relief of the sufferers from yellow
fever. He leaves wife and family
in this city, and abandons numer-
alive practice.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18
STATE NEWS.

Sherman and Dallas republicans
instruct against state ticket.
There are about 100000 acres of
unsold state lands in Uvalde county.
The Beeville horse market is heavi-
ly stocked.
A piece of property that sold in La
redo few weeks ago for 81 200, was
sold yesterday for g, $50.
Mrs. Matte Watkins, wife of
sporting character, Kid Watkins, of
Dallas, is found dead in her bed, hav-
ins committed suicide by morphine.
The quarantine between Galveston
and New Orleans is declared off. DR..
Rutherford's action is much criti-
cised.
The town of Coleman offers re-
murderer of G. H. Harris, dead or
alive.
BY recent order of the war depart
ment, all military posts in Texas, with
the exception OF Brown and Ringgold
will be paid monthly.
The livery stable of A. B. Willett,
Tyler, is burned down. The build
ings belonged to l.. Casparia and
wife. Their loss amounts to $4,000
without insurance.
Extra guards are put on the Jail at
Mineral City, as it is feared a mob will
take out Rob Rice, the slayer of John
Wilson and lynch him.
At the Yesquitas ranch, Browns
vile, Juan Cara was badly gored in
the thigh by bull. He had roped the
animal, and got down to tie it, when
it attacked him.
There was baptizing in the Leona
river Sunday morning, and the town
of Uvalde turned out to witness the
ceremony, which was conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Moore, Baptist minister
from Laredo.
The celebrated Tom Bean case at
BOnham was set for trial yesterday,
but was unavoidably postponed until
today. Numerous witnesses, claim
ants, and attorneys from all parts of
the country are in town.
Nathan Anderson, city marshal of
GreenvIlle, his wife and three sons
and daughter, have been poisoned
by some foul means. The poison was
in pitcher of butter milk, but how
it got there is mystery.
Secretary Foster has had overtures
made to have the Webb and Encinal
county exhibit, intended for the Dali
| las fair, sent to the st. Louis fair, but
he cannot comply, as the exhibit can
not be used in both places at once,
and he considers it more important for
it to be placed at Dallas.
The l3-year-old daughter of Mr..
Bishop Smith, at Devine, while light
ing fire with kerosene, was set on
fire and nearly burned TO death.
Three young children died from their
burns, and the mother who tried to
rescue them, was so badly burned
that she will also probably die.
A young man named Pedro Hino-
josa, of Matamoras, while walking in
to town from the Santa Cruz bale,
was followed by Isabel Juarqui and
Sabas, assaulted and dangerously
stabbed by them. Juarqui was ar
rested; his comrade escaped.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18
Church Scandal Cenied.

At the meeting of the church trus-
tees, held Saturday night, September
18th, a resolution was adopted deny
ing the statement of one John Holt, in
reference to a so-called church scandal
concerning our pastor, which was
published in your paper. The whole
story is false, and said John Holt has
been dismissed from membership in
our church.
Fl. r. Harry, ! Deacons,
JESSE WYNN, N''
M. w. LEWIS, Clerk
Second Baptist Church, San
Antonio, Texas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18
ChiIdrens' Benefactor Dead.

PITTsBURG, Pa, September 49,
The Rev. DR.. Travelli, of Sewickley,
died here today, aged so years. He
was the first to introduce the Kinder
garten system of education in Amer-
ca, and was also prominently connect
ed with prison reform ideas, of the
past two decades.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18
Dillon Released on Bail.

LONDON, September 1S.-John Dill
Ion, who is to appear before the Par
nell commission at its next session,
has been released from Dundalk Jail
on bail. He is in fairly good health.
Preparations are being made for a
great demonstration in his honor, Oh
his arrival at Dublin.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18
New York Will Have a Compress.

New YORK, September lS.-A COM
pany has been formed to construct
and operate large cotton compress
machine in this city, with the view Of
controlling cotton shipments to Liver
pool. There is at present no cotton
compress in New York.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18
NEARING THE END.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE,
In A DYING CONDITION.

The author of Uncle Toms Cabin"
who is II years of age, is in dying
condition at her summer residence,
Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York.
She is suffering from sub-acute men
nights, resulting from an attack OF
congestion of the brain, and lies in
partially unconscious state. Occa-
siOnally, however, she rallies, and at
such times is quite sensible of her sur
rOundings and condition. She laid
down her pen for ever about two years
ago.
Harriet Beecher Stowe was born at
Litchtield, Conn, June 18th, 1872.
The first twelve years of her life were
spent in the intellectual at
mosphere of Litchfield, which
was famous resort of min
listers, judges, lawyers and profess
sional men of superior attainments.
When about twelve years of age, she
went to Hartford, where here sister
Catherine had opened school. While
there, she was known as an absent
minded and moody young lady, odd
in her manners and habits, but fine
scholar, excelling especially, in the
writing of compositions. In 1882,
when her sisters health failed, she
went to Cincinnati, to which place
he father had removed, where they
opened a school. On the fifth of
January, 1886 she married Professor
Calvin +. Stowe, man Of learning
and distinction.
For several years previous to her
marriage, she had contributed occa-
sionally to the periodical literature
of the day, and gave promise of be-
coming noted among men and women
of letters. At the meetings of the
"Semicolon club" in Cincinnati, she
first became conscious of the power
she could WELD with her pen, and
shortly after her marriage, published
1.-THE Mayfower," part of which had
already appeared in the papers of the
"Semicolon club" From this time
her life flowed quietly along, for sew
eral years, in domestic channels, un-
til the passage of the fugitive slave
law. Then, one definite purpose
arose in her mind-to show up slavery
as it really was; and her earnest con-
victions at that time, laid the corner
stone for Uncle Toms Cabin" which
was first published as serial, in the
National Era. Within six months
after its republication in book form,
over one hundred and fifty thousand
copies were sold. In England, two
hundred and forty thousand
were ordered by the book
sellers, in one month. II was trans
lated into Spanish, Italian, French,
Danish, Swedish, Dutch, Flemish,
German, Polish, Magyar, Arabic, and
Armenian. In 1852, Mrs. Stowe took
up her residence at Andover, and soon
after went abroad to recuperate her
exhausted strength. Her visit was
one continuous ovation, and year
later, she gave to the public her
sunny Memories of Foreign Lands"
Subsequently she wrote "Dred; Tale
of the Dismal Swamp" THE Minis
ter's WOoing;;" agnes of Sorrento;"
and several novels of quiet domestic
interest. This gifted woman has pro-
duced poetry, some Of which has been
pm blished. 1t is chiefly religious and
pathetic in character.
In 1864, Mrs. Stowe builta beautiful
residence in Hartford, where she has
since chiefly resided. She has spent
her winters in Florida.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18
Catholic Jubilee Service.

New YORK, Sept. ls.-The sacredo-
tai silver jubilee of Archbishop Corri-
gan will be celebrated with much
pomp and ceremony in st. Patrick's
cathedral of Fifth avenue, on Thurs
day morning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18
"sTRAIGHrs" VS.. "MUcWUMPs.'
The "Straights" Though Downed IN
Convention Will Make it Lively
for the "MugWumpS."

Convention Will Make it Lively
for the "Mugwumps."
The republican convention on
Saturday and its action in declining
to make party nomination for the
county is likely to lead to consider
able difficulties with the "straightsn
who consider that they have been
"sold" IN order that few republican
office holders may have a chance of
retaining the position they now mold.
They cannot understand the inconsiS-
tency of endorsing state nominations
where they have no chance Of success,
and of refusing to nominate officers on
a county ticket where, in their
opinion, the best chance of success is
presented. They consider that the
action of the convention absolves
them from all party fealty
in county matter and propose 10
act as they please. The "straights'
are certainly more numerous than the
''mugwumps.n although the latter
worked the primaries and the conven-
ton and are likely to cause the ''mu- =
wumps" considerable trouble in their
political Vaccinations. A committee
of the ''straights" is now working and
it is more than probable that these
will affiliate with the labor and ALI
ance men to down the peoples ticket
in order that political tricksters may
learn a wise lesson for their future
guidance and teach them that less OF
self and more of party is most profit
able in the end.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18
Desperate Done For.

NoRDEN, Neb., Sept, ls.-Stephen
Letch, desparado well known
throughout this part of the country,
was fatally shot by Deputy Sheriff
Roby, on Sunday while resisting
arrest,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
As ISOLATED Press Dispatches and
Specials Up to the Hour OF
Going to Press.
Weather Bulletin.

WASHINGTON, September 1s.-1ndi-
cations for eastern Texas; fair, station
airy temperature, variable winds,
generally westerly.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18

Members of the above order will
oblge by leaving name and address,
under F. V. H., in this office. 1t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18

r. w. Hudson and A. Y. Alice, of
Pearsall, are at the Southern.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18
sudden Death.

Alexander Gittinger, an old resi-
dent of this city, died very suddenly,
yesterday evening, while sitting in
his easy chair on the front gall cry of
his residence near TESTS garden. He
arose from his chair and fell back
dead. Heart disease is supposed to
have been the cause of death. The
deceased was member of st. Mary's
Branch Catholic Knights of America,
and also a member of st. 10 seph's so
ciety. The funeral occurs from the
residence and from st. Joseph's
church at ) p. M, today.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18

DIR. - was called in on Satur-
day to attend Miss - favorite cat.
AS result the cat diea yesterday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18
Made Happy.

Marriage licenses have been graz
ed to the following parties:
w. D. Carr to Emma Manger.
J. w. Mckay to r. McElwee.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18

Tickets for the coming fair for the
benefit of ST. Johns Lutheran church,
Thursday Friday and saturday of
this week, have been received at the
LIGHT office.
, 1888-02-26
Alcohol for Diphtheria.

Alcohol, we make bold to say, is the
prince of antiseptics and the most perfect
and reliable medicine of which we have
any knowledge in d%iphtheria. Diluted
with equal parts of water and given in
small and repeated doses, the malignant
symptoms of this most fatal malady soon
disappear, and convalescence becomes
assured. 1t is interesting to note with
what facility the alcohol dissolves the
diphtheric emulation in the throat, lowers
the temperature and Gains the pulse,
showing its destructive action upon the
germs of the disease, which nave been
absorbed by the glands and gained access
to the blood. This remedy has been used
by us in the treatment of diphtheria since
1878, during which time no case of the
disease has slipped through u hands
except in n solitary instance, and that
case was in articulo mortis before the
remedy was given. The remedy is also
prophylactic to the disease, as we have
found in many instances where it has
been expedient to quarantine the patient.
For this purpose it is only necessary for
exposed persons to use the remedy,
diluted as above stated, as a gargle and
to swallow a little of it three or four
times q day.-Medical Times.
, 1888-02-26

There is an American custom that the
Swedes do not seem to take to very kind
ly. This is the custom of treating"
The Swede is too thrifty to find delight
in paying over and over again for
''boozen which some else will have the
beneft-or curse-of. 'No," says q
gentleman, who has lived in a section of
Minnesota thickly populated with Scan
~dinavians, ''the average Swede or Nor
wegian never stands treat like an Ameri-
can They have, however, what we
Americans, living among them, used to
call q 'Swede treat that is, every man
pays for his own drink. A dozen of them
will come up to the bar together and
drink in unison, and with the best of
feeling prevailing all around, but when
it INT to settling every one of them
goes to tho bottom of his pocket for the
price Of the liquor he has personally alb
sorbed. That's q 'Swede treat. PHO
neer Press Listener"
, 1888-02-26

In lotteries and kindred forms Of
gambling, men reject trust in other folks
luck, and believe instead in condolences
and dreams. They find the number on
which they finally stake their fate in all
manner of absurd and unmeaning ways.
All the tens of thousands. of ticket hold
ers in a great lottery haze selected their
number in some way satisfactory to
themselves, about which we hear nothing
when the result is a failure, as in ninety
nine cases out of hundred it necessarily is.
But when the result chances to be q sue
cess, as in a small proportion of cases it
must be, the whole story is gravely re-
lated in the papers as though the number
actually bringing the prize had been de-
termined beforehand by some scientific
process of reasoning, and success assured
by h exercise of good Judgment and
ingenuity.
Yet it is idle to inveigh against the
folly of such fancies and superstitions.
They have existed in all ages and among
all races from time immemorial. Carry
ing in themselves their own c~ontradic-
ton, they also carry in themselves what
to believers in luck appears their full
confirmation. For he does not observe
that the ideas about luck which run
through his mind are contradictory, and
in their self contradiction provide for
every event. When success comes to him
by following one idea about luck his
faith in luck is confirmed; but when
failure arrives he is not a whit less salts
fled that he holds the true faith about
luck, for he has another doctrine about
that event also.-Richard A. Proctor.
, 1888-02-26

The fate of the anti gambling bill was
settled beyond peradventurc in the house
yesterday afternoon. Amendment after
amendment was tackled to the bill as it
was originally received from the council
until it now resembles an omnitfnl gath
erum which is fearful and wonderful to
behold.
Those who have honestly opposed tie
passage OF the bull because it runs counter
to public policy. as The LEADER has
done, would probably have preferred to
see its merits and shortcomings brought
up for sober and earnest discussion. 1t i,
safe TO say, however, that the free and
easy discussion. which took place suited
just as well the expectations Of the audi.
ence who went there to see some sport
and did not come away disappointed.
Nevertheless, there is one thing which
may be placed to the credit Of those who
supported as well as those who opposed
the bill: there was no doubt about how
each individual member stood on the
question. An effort to indefinitely post.
pone was cheerfully voted down, as the
members themselves were just as frankly
disposed to enter into the discussion as the
lobby was to listen to it.
, 1888-02-26
HOW wooden spoels Arc Made.

Birch wood is preferred. The birch is
first sawed into sticks four or five feet
long and seven-eighths of an inch to
three inches square, according to the size
of the spool to be produced. These sticks
are thoroughly seasoned. They are
sawed into short blocks, and the blocks
are dried in a hot air kiln. At the time
they are sawed n hole Is bored through
them. One whirl of the little block
against sharp knives, shaped by a pat
tern, makes the spools at the rate of one
a second. A small boy feeds the spool
machine, simply placing the blocks in a
spout, and throwing out the knotty or
defective stock. The machine is auto
matte, but cannot do the sorting. The
spools are revolved rapidly in drums and
polish themselves. For some purposes
they are dyed yellow, red or black. They
are made in hundreds of shapes and
sizes. When one sees on a spool of
thread 900 yards" or 1900 yards" these
words do not signify that the thread has
been measured, but that the spool has
been gagged and is supposed to contain
SO much thread.-Golden Days.