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Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-21
Cannon Harpoons for Whales.

Steamers hunt the whales in this
latitude. The harpoon is made with
four umbrella like ribs, which is fired
from a cannon on the ship into the
whales body. Pressure makes it open
up and take wider and firmer hold,
and the whale pulling sets off some
nitro-glycerine confined il the cone or
front part of the harpoon. With all
this the whale sometimes runs for
many miles, drawing after it the ship,
often at the rate of sixteen knots an
hour, and marking its course with
blood. Two thousand feet of heavy
rope are fastened to the harpoon, but
this, as indicated, does not allow suifi-
Gent plsy for the great monster, which
is often seventy to eighty-ive feet
long, and weighs 100000 pounds.
Afterward, when tho whale is dead or
nearly so, an iron chain is put around
its body and lowed into the harbor of
the fishing company.-Hammerfest
Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-21
Cost of the Emperor,s Trim.

Emperor Williams tour in Austria
and Italy is said to have cost not less
than 100000. The amount given to
servants of the sovereigns whom he
visits is something fabulous, and other
presents cost frightful sum. For
example, when the Emperor Nicholas
visited Windsor in 1S43, he gave the
housekeeper 41,000 William took
with him from Berlin eighty diamond
rings, $50 silver stars, fifty scarf pins,
all richly jeweled; thirty diamond
bracelets, six splendid presentation
swords, thirty large photographs OF
himself, with the empress and their
children, all in gold frames; thirty
gold watches, with chains dhe correct
present to chef; 100 cigar cases,
with the imperial arms and monogram
in gold and twenty stars in diamonds
of the orders of tho Black and Red
Eagle. New York Sun.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-21

The king reached the village shortly
after, and we all continued on to Che
merry, just beyond where his Majesty
alighted from his carriage to observe
his sons troops file past as they came
in from the direction of Stonne. This
delay caused us to be as late as 8
o'clock before we got shelter that
night, but as it afforded me the best
opportunity had yet had for seeing
the German soldiers on the march, I
did not begrudge the time. They
moved in somewhat open and irreg-
ular column of fours, the intervals be-
tween files especially intended to give
room for peculiar swinging gait with
which the men seemed to urge them
selves over the ground with ease and
rapidity. There was little or no strag-
Cling, and being strong, lusty fellows
and lightly equipped-they carried
only needle guns, ammunition, very
small knapsack, water bottle and
haversack they strobe by with an
elastic step, covering at least three
miles an hour. - Gen. Sheridan in
Scribner's.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-21

Cremation is slowly winning its way
into public favor AT congress of
its advocates in Vienna it was repor.
ted in the course OF the discussion that
there exist about fifty furnaces in all,
the majority of which are in the United
States, one is in Germany (Gotha).
twenty in Italy, one in England, one
in Switzerland, and one (Which is not
quite completely in France,
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-21

After every election the long term
philosopher comes out of his four
years Information to prove that pub.
lie safety and the public good demand
more unfrequent elections, says his
say and goes back INFO his hole again
and this time his name is Chauncey
M. Depew. Arguments favoring a
longer term for the presidency meet
with little favor and the cry of alarm
which the long term advocates cry out
excites little fear. The fact is gen.
eral election four years unifies the ma
ton, inspires it with one common sen.
timent and verifes every emotion
which makes a common citizenship
while the spectacle of a nation of fifty
million freemen acting as a mass or
one fixed day to create ruler ant
then settling back quietly to the ordi
nary business of life does more to in
spire belief in the perpetuity of GU
government than any other thing ex
tant. 1t is spectacle for the gods.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-21

The official returns from West Vir-
gia are sufficiently ascertained to war
rant the announcement of the cleo
ton of Judge A. B. Fleming, the dem.
ocratic candidate for governor. by a
small, but sure majority. The rest of
the state ticket is elected by large
majorities. The legislature will stand
on joint ballot 46 democrats, IA re.
publicans and one union labor indie
pendent, At no time has there been
any doubt of the election of the
democratic presidential ticket by
about 1000 majority. The republi-
cans conc entrated their efforts and
resources in the personal contest of
Gen. Golf for governor and to secure
a majority of the legislature, in which
event he would have been elected to
the United States senate. Therefore
the close contest in West Virginia
has been upon the governor and leg
islative tickets.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-21

A recent arrival in the City of Mexi.
CO was Col. William H. Harris, son
of ex-senator Ira Harris. Col. Harris
has charge OF the work for draining the
City of Mexico, a work which Mexico
has had under consideration .for two
centuries. The project is to run a
system Of drains from the lakes so
that there may be no danger to the
city from floods, which have been so
damaging to property at frequent in.
tervals.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-21

There is one town in Alabama
which has not negro within its Dor.
ders. 1t is the town of Cullman,
which is named after rich German
who wished to found colony of his
own race in the Alabama fruit.grow.
ing region. 1t has a population Of
25oo.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-21

H. Rider Haggard, who has never
looked like a literary man, has begun
10 cultivate an air of genius. He now
wears.. his hair in flowing locks, which
reach. almost to his shoulders. He
has shaved off his blonde mustache,
and his pale face wears an expression
ofrapt contemplation. as though his
mind was engaged in searching for
Henry M. Stanley or solving the
Nhitechapel murder mystery. He
wears velvet coat, cut short behint
which gives his tall, lank figure pecu
liar appearance. He smokes cigar
cites continually, and there are thos'
who say he sometimes rolls his eye
lin fine frenzy"
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-21

Speaking OF Alaska, in a recent lee.
ture in Washington, Prof J. w.
Chickering said that the great obsta.
Gle to enjoying summer there is the
vast number of large and blood.thirsty
mosquitoes. Dogs are killed by
them, and men preserve their lives
only by covering their faces with thick
cloths and wearing gloves.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-21
Will TT BE FREE UHISKEYP

The republican party is old and
foxy and its public policy during the
next tour years may surprise great
many. That its chief motive will be
to perpetuatc itself none can for a
moment doubt, and the public policy
which aims at that end is yet only to
be guessed at. The admission OF
new states with a republican bias is a
foregone conclusion, but bid will
also without doubt be made for pub
lie favor in striking some popular
chord in redress of alleged griev-
ance. The surprise may be for our
prohibition friends, especially in case
the party should see its point in re-
duction of the internal revenue on
distilled spirits. 1t is within the men,
ory of by no means the oldest inhab-
itants when a gallon of New England
rum could be bought for fifty cents
and a gallon Of pure old Kentucky
rye whskey could be bought tor still
less. When good liquor was as
cheap as cider is now and nearly as
tree as water. The habit of drinking
is so general and the tax on the habit
is so onerous that party of cheap
whiskey might possibly become very
popular party, especially in the great
cities.
There are voting precincts and
most important ones, where a conces
sion in the price of liquor is Of more
touching nearness than reduction of
cotton or wooden goods, and even
among the conservative people re-
ductlon on tobacco and liquor could
be readily be made to seem an aboli-
ton of what we have been led to be.
lleve is an odious war tax kept up
twenty.six years after the war is over.
1t is morally certain that the repubh-
can party will leave uncanvassed no
policy or scheme by which they may
hope to regain the hold they once held
on public favor, and being troubled
very little with conscience if 1t is
thought to be found in free whiskey
we may before another election see
genuine corn Juice sold over the
country at five and ten cents drink,
instead Of fifteen, price at which we
are told it is now sold at the saloons.
The old doctrine of political economy
that taxation should be laid on luxu.
ries would not stand much in the way,
for it could plausibly be argued from
tables of consumption that whiskey
and tobacco have become by habit
not luxuries but necessities, or other
arguments would not be wanting to
render free whiskey plausible and
engaging.
Stranger things have happened in
politics as willy and versatile as the
party is and the prob ibi-
zionist who has fondly dreamed Of
the time when the worm of the still
should be destroyed, may wake up to
find the private still house in private
orchards as common as they once
were before the internal revenue tax
was laid. The election was a sur
prise and the next four years may be
succession Of surprises.
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The official returns from West Vir-
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-21
WACO, TEXAS, NOV. q, 1888.

A Kansas paper predicts that in five
wears the State will make her own su-
gar, and in ten years have millions of
pounds to sell.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-21

President Harrison's state has been
satisfactorily made mp. Jno. Sher.
man, is to be secretary of slate, War.
ner Miller, of New York, secretary of
the treasury, Wannamaker, of Phila.
delphla, postmaster general, Eugene
Hale, of Maine, secretary of the navy,
Louis Fairchlld, of Wisconsin, secre.
tary OF war, Dwight NJ. Sabin, of
Minnesota. secretary of the interior,
Jno. B. Henderson, Of Missouri, at.
torney general and Judge Mcdonald,
OF Waco, local postmaster. The only
defect in the state is that Harrison
has not yet given his assent to it.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-21

The last election shows a large and
steady increase in the prohibition
vote OF Indiana. 1t was 3osS in 1884,
6,646 in 1886, and in the election
lust closed o,es2.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-21

At last accounts there were no fewer
than GAS newspapers and periodicals
published in Paris. Of this number
Freemasonry claimed "a.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-21

Mrs. Sara w. Gates, of Kansas
City, has fortune estimated at $1o,.
ooo, 900, which all came from a sue
cessful venture in real estate-a bit of
land which cost her husband $4,000.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-21

A minister at Strousburg, Neb.,
preached his farewell sermon Sunday
morning, and at the urgent request Of
the people repeated it in the evening.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-21

Henry George embarked for En-
gland on Saturday week, accompanied
by William Samuels, ex-member Of
the British Parliament.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-21

Mr.. Grady is likely to be made sen.
ator in spite of himself. He declines
the tempting offer in the Atlanta Con.
stitution, but the pressure is increas-
ing in all parts of the state.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-21

A small rubber band wound several
times around penholdcr or pencil,
where the fingers grasp it, gives firm
grip, without crarnping the fingers,
and prevents them from slipping,
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-04
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
House.


WASHINGTON, March 8.-Henry c. Sey.
mour, of Michigan, successor to the late Seth
Moffatt in the house, took the oath Of once
to-day. ... 80. .se.sat+i
A resolution was adopted authorizing the
expenditures by the committee on manufso-
lures in the trust Investigations.
After reports from various committees the
house resumed consideration Of tho Pacific
railroad telegraph bill.
Mr.. White of New York took the floor IN
opposition to the measure. The bill afforded
the government no new remedy. There Was
buncombe in it, but there was no legislation
in it, He warmly championed the Western
Union telegraph company and asserted that
the company furnished better facilities and
lower average rates than 10 any
other country. He said ne
would seek to legislate away property 90
qured honorably and honestly under the
forms Of law.
Mr.. Symes Of Colorado said tho purpose Of
the bill was merely to compel subsidized
railroads to comply with the conditions and
provisions of the grapts creating them. After
Jay Gould and his ring had conducted the
Union Pacific as loIg as he could make any.
thing out of it he Iad walked OF leaving the
company bankrupt, and taking with him
which he levied discriminating tribute from
the people west Sf the Missouri river.
Mr.. Dockery'of Missouri said under the
granting actsthe Pacific companies were re-
auired to construct not only railroad lines
but also telegraph lines. Instead
OF doing this they had assumed to d.
vest themsdves of their obligations by
monopoly c/ntract with the Western Union
telegraph 9mpany Competition was essen
whole peo,}e, and If necessary land hS be.
lieved it tobe necessary the power Of the
government must be exercised 10 execute 70
the people mat perfect equality without dis
crminatiot which was the basis upon which
rested thekhole fabric Of our institutions,
The pendAg bill was the initiative measure
of reforni He desired to appeal to no preiu-
dice IN TN discussion of this question, but no
was in eynest about this proposition, that no
man in Dis country, although he was worth
$500, ,OoO,000 should dominate the country
and suSeed in his attempt at universal
monopolf
Mr.. Mite then offered his substitute,
which yds rejected without division, and the
bill waS passed-yeas. 107; nays, 4-Bliss,
Ketchaa, Merriam and White Of New York.
The hote adjourned.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-04

she was afraid of her husband, and 1t was at
her request that | bought the pistol.
Cross examined by Simeral-Knew Mrs
Howard about two months; got acquainted
at their house, and went with her first to the
BY Mr.. Bradley--Did not try to
ALLEVIATE the affections of Mrs.
Howard; any hotel or saloon keepers where
we have been will tell you that she came
after me Of her own free will.
BY MIR. Simeral-Had illicit relations with
her on various occasions; we were in the sa-
loon five minutes before the shooting; was
just going to call for drink; had conversa-
tion with Howard before going to Kansas
City; called him into my room and told him
that he had no reason to be jealous of me as
there was nothing between me and his wife;
I did this at the solicitation of Mrs. Howard;
worked Two days at the Union Pacific railroad
at their shops, but threw up the job at Mrs.
Howard's solicitation, who said she didn't
like to see me 20 to the shops; that she
wanted me to stay around the house. The
reason told Howard that he should not be
commenced pouting and acting disagreeable.
It had been made up between us that Mrs.
Howard was to go away with me- She was
| to 60 first with her husband, and let me
know where she was. --- go. e..
Mrs. Scott' the mother of the deceased, said
she knew Ryan. When he came to my house
first it was in soldier clothes; he was then
Mr.. Cook, but when he took of his soldier
clothes IT was Mr.. Ryan; then he began pay
ing attention to Helen, and offering her
money; she got to going out, and made me
feel uneasy; she showed me her arm which
was black and blue, which she said had been
done by Ryan pulling her into a wine room !;
Ryan had threatened time and again to kill
Mrs. Howard if she went with her husband,
one time holding loaded pistol to her tenn
pie; on other occasions he had made threats
against other members of the family.
Whe Mrs. Scott had finished her testimony
the Jury retired, and after deliberation of a
few moments returned the following as their
verdict.
State of Nebraska, Douglas county-At an
inquisition held in Omaha in Douglas county
on the Sd day of March, A. ID. 1883, before
me, John G. Drexel, coroner of SAID Douglas
county, upon the body of Helen II. Howard
lying dead, by the jurors whose names are
hereto subscribed, the said jurors upon their
oath, do say ''that the said Helen II. Howard
came to her death by gun shot fired by the
hand of Frank b. Ryan, said shot being fired
with felonious intent,7 malice and fore
thought" &c.. ,..,y-..... ..
In tertimouY whereof the said Jurors have
hereupto set their hands the day and year
G. F.. BRuCKER,
. 81. ?. liz yI7 -: W, hETcHAM'
- 80 JOHN BELL, = b.
rhe funeral of MIA. HSward "a d siiAs will Be held
this afternoon at 2plfl&K from her late resi-
depce, No. 4l6 N9gfls Sixteenth street, to
where the body was Hoved yeaaarday af-
ternoon from the HArgpf. >.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-04

Morgan then raised another view Of the sarna
question, and Anderson contended that II the
question shall come up at all 1t will come, not
against the Union Pacific which, now offers
ample security for the debt, but against the
Central Pacific. MIR. Hayward, for the Gen.
trail Pacific. reioined that the reputation and
integrity Of the Central Pacific directors
having been assailed they would assent to no
bill which should settle the question upon q
mere moneyed basis. They would assent 10
any bill which provides for q fair investiga-
o Claimed d thew @ had done mo Wrons TO sSs
United States. They could afford to lose
this property, but they could not afford tq
trade upon their reputation, character and
standing.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-04
Want kWro Lard.

WASHINGTON MartltsC sCIn the house COM
nttee on agrcultusa tq aay Wilson presented
numerous petitions.a ePorials and resolu-
tions praying for th9paBage Of the pending
bill to protect the 1nstAfactur and sale of
pure lard. He also SIad'a number of letters
from commission nfoArhants in different parts
of Europe testifyinks to She injurious effects
which result to the sale Of pure American
hard abroad by the exportion from the United
States Of compound lard.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-04
D.m.eed The.r T,eputation,

PrrrsBuRG, March 2.--Messrs. Henry, Ken
nedy and Allen, deposed Pittsburg & Lake
Erie officials, brought suit to-day against
Manager Holbrook and the Lake Eric rail
road TO recover t5O000 as damages to their
reputation, caused by rumors resulting from
the recent Investigation. a..
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-04
he Benedict Investigation.

WAsHEGToN, March 8.-The house com.
mittee h. printing to-day continued the in
yestigabn Of Benedicts administration OF
the gov& &nment printing Office, the examine
tion beie conducted by Representative GAL
hnger kt the outset witness reiterated his
former assertion that he had observed tha
civil se@ice law during his incumbency. He
had nevr had any, examinations for appoint.
ments, Mt arranged the manner OF competi-
ton forDme OF the higher places OF work.
Witnessgould not deny he had refused to
reinstatG discharged persons because he had
learneSsdpOn Investigation they were repub-
.licans. He had only two reletives IN the
printiAsofice in his employ.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-04
Postal Changes.

WASHINGTON, March3.--[Special Telegram
10 the REk. Henry S. Freeman was to-day
appointed postmastsr at Paris, Linn county,
Iowa, vice ]. II. Davis. resigned.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-02-16
The scalp Act.

TIE payment OF bounty, on the sca'ps
of rabbits. has become snch drain ON
the finances of Lander and Eureka
counties that the CoD.nisxloners for
tio1e counties have rejecS@d all such
claims. This action ID plainly q pulli-
ticution Of the law passed by the last
legislature; but those counties named
claim that such action must be taken by
them or they will become bankrups.
The real trouble is that the law does
not accomplish the object for which it
was enacted. Tie Indians are the only
ones benefited by it. and they fraudu-
lently put in claims and drag the county
treasures beyond al endurance. Il in
not to be expected that the Indians will
contest the matter in the courts, and as
they arc the only persons injured by its
abrogation, the matter will probably BE-
d5opped, and eucb county do as It
desnls best with relation TO observing
the Law. Il Reno Gazette. .. g..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-02-16
Stewards OplnaOHs.

With reference to the letter which has
caused such q furry in Republican
ranks. Senator Stewart says:
81 believe that Blaine Is entirely sim
Cere in refusing to be candidate for
the nomination. He could not have
written such letter and been otherwise
than sincere. I believe there are men
in the party who could poll more votes
for President than Blaine. I do not
like to discriminate among men who
are eligible as candidates of the party,
but il seems to mo that General Sheri.
dan-if the convention should zoe 1T TO
nominate him-would b. very strong
man before the people. He is a native
Of Ohio, and big man intellectually.
Blaine Ii very popular On the Pacific
coast. but any good Republican nom.
mated on protection platform win
carry the full Republican vote Of Cali.
fornia and Nevada"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-02-16
Sale Of q Mine,

The INFER. Idaho OF the 18th instant
says: The sale Of the Orc Fino group
Of mines for $3.50, 900 has been consum.
mated and is now authoritively an
nounced. The seller was Mr.. T. Re.
gan, brother Of Hon. p. A. Regan, Of
this city. The buyer In ". 9. Hi
lands, acting for wealthy English syn,
dicats.
The Orc Elmo, situated near Silver
City, Owyhee county, Idaho, is we'll
known property, having been discov-
cred in 1868 and having given employ
ment to great many men. 1t has pro.
duoed In the noighborhood of ~, 75O,-
900, while bat small portion OF it's
wealth has yet been taken from ii II
IT, sol there are $4,000 tons of ore in
sight and the SHIFT IL only down 307
feet. Below the lowest level the vein in
from IL to 10 feet in width.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-02-16
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
The Anschlax murder Case.


A Los Angeles dispatch Of tho 14th
in TINT says:
Interest increases as the Auschlag
trial progresses. To-day. 5. n. Morris,
an Express reporter, and B Roache. q
Tribune reporter, testified. Morris de-
tailed miuuteIy the statements made by
the murderer prior to the obtainuent of
the confession. The witness swore that
Anschlsg. without inducement, told the
story of the butchery and said positive
Iy that the motive was not robbery, but
II desire to get possession Of the ranch.
Anschlag said TINT Hitchcock asked
him to take himself aud wife to Santa
Ana. The murderer promised to do 80,
and concealed an az in the wagon. Ar
irving at lonely spot, Auschlag said
that he Drained 10th OF them. He was
sitting behind them in common farm
wagon. Roache and Detective Harris
corroborated Morris statement. The
case will probably be concluded to-niof-
row night.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-02-16

EeeCopGlOn COmnas1tee:
Mrs G n Meiss, Mrs P Holm.
Mrs w Weeks, Mrs ID Whisman.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-02-16
NOTICE 10 cUEDlrORS
Estate OF FelIx @. Iasrbert. 10
ceased.

Estate OF Felix "a. HA0rbert& Dee
ceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN by THE
1N undersigned AdininlstSatOr III the Astste
OF FELIX q. HERBERT. deceased, to She
creditors OF, and ali potsons having olaims
against the said deceased, TO exhibat them
with the necessary vouchers. within three
months sitter the fret publication Of this no.
tce' TO tho said Administrative at his rest
dence In Rahy Valley, Elko county. Nevsda.
THOMAS SHORT,
Administrator Of the Estate
Of Felix @ Herbert, Deceased.
Attorney for said Administrator
Elkc. February 1, 1883.