San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-05-16
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Chicago Journal
II costs s. to protest n note In Los Angeles
against sl.33 In tho east.
Cuban brigands havo murdered man
whom they held for 5000 ransom.
The richest man In Berlin rojoiccs In IN
annual income OF Q 7C0,0 900 marks Isl, loO,OON'
There nre $500 watches manufactured In
tho United States daily. Mt cost OF from -
10 $500 cach.
The British record OF football for 1850 shows
the appalling number of eight deaths ana ilVo
serious Injuries
new fruit has been discovered in southern
California. Il loots like tho fruit Of the pcnr
trco, but tho pulp Is so.; and pasty, tasting
like clnrct
A case containing representations OF every
president of tho United States in meerschaun
has Just hccr completed and will be sent 70
the Paris exhibition.
a New York policeman las been ordered
70 appear before tho commissioners on a
charge Of dancing cnncan on the open
streets while OH duty.
A small lcnsehold property In Worcester
shire, England, is announced for salo by
auction held "for the reside of term OF "'OOO
years created in the year 1000"
Conny Island Is fast being washed away by
the sea. Those who have enjoyed themselves
there will regret 20 learn that the old resort
Is In danger of being totally destroyed.
A silver bell hos been hung in tower IN
tho villnge OF BorEi, where tho railroad acci-
dent to tho cars train happened, and it will
DO tolled every day at the hour Of the accident
With much secrecy and difficulty tho first
incarceration has occurred In Paris, the body
which was reduced to ashes being that of
boy IL years old, the son Of tho Rus5inn DR..
Jacoby.
There arc marriages still Mt famous Gre:nG
Green. One Willie Lang there takes the
place of the ancient blacksmith, and in tho
public house spices dozen or 50 of runaway
couples every year.
The United States government, rs reward
for his faithful services, has enrolled Wash
akic the head chief Of tho Shoshone lndinn9
In Wyoming, "a n government scout. with
tho pay Of n regular soldier
The tall female hat now so agitatcs the
minds OF the male frcquenters of tho London
pits that 1t Is proposed that tho pit should be
divided like Quaker meeting house, the men
sitting on one side and the women on tue
other.
II Is claimed that there are 5000 tailors in
and near Boston out of work, because, ne
alleged the local clothing manufacturers
send their goods TO New York city 70 be made
up by the cheap labor of tho tenement house
districts.
Ash Wednesday no longer interfercs with
theatrical performances In London. whereas
NIL the theatres used to close on that day
only two this year paid any attention TO it.,
and these merely announced that they would
keep open.
In n small garden attached 20 ono OF tho
most frequented saloons In El paso lies Il
stone image Of heroic size, which some twenty
Years nco created an unhoundch sensation,
not only among the public generally, hut
also among scientists IL ID tho celebrated
Cardiff giant.
A sporting man in Chicago was so certain
that his dog would win a proposed fight that
no mortgaged his cigar factory and oil his
jewclry, cu,l even persuaded his sweetheart
TO put up al her loose cash, The other dog
won. and his factory was closed out and his
girl committed suicide.
The English have begun TO bet on elections
N true American style. At tho late Ken
,ngton election odds were offered ranging
from to to 3 to | on tho Conservative
candidate, nfterNurd defeated, and the bet
ting was heavy; 20 ! Is still laid on tho
Conservative candidate for Enfield.
The fine compact sand which gives such
firm footing upon tho beach OF Anastasia,
Fla, is scarcely half an inch in depth. Below
IL lies bod OF loose, broken she'll. Under
the microscope pinch of this debris FROM
tho ocean bottom Is transformed into a
myriad Of grottoes, towers and mnarcts,
built of glttering crystals aud gems of every
hue.
William Verify died recently in Sncrn'
mento, Cal, leaving II fortune of Sil, 900
Immediately there appeared a Mrs. Verify,
living in New York, who had not seen her
licce lord since 1896. she had heard OF his
whereabouts in lsS3 had quietly investigated
his financial standing, ard hnd laid for
him" She does not believe marriage 70 bc
a failure.
Tho government OF Jarcn desires to in
crease its navy by building four or five first
clnss ships every year, in order to 10 pre-
pared for any emergency. Japan already
possesses navy Of thirty-tye ships aud
5000 officers ami men. y commission Of
engineers are ut present In America inspect
ing our newest war ships, with view Of
building similar vessels in Japan.
Tha big raft that Is 70 float from Puget
SOUND down 10 san Francisco will IT, m"AH
of longer logs than were ever put sn'p rat
ON Atlan-i. waters It viii have hut ser
logs, as ngairst tie 2iylJ i'm the lie Jar gins
raft Of last year, but none viii bc less tI"u
100 feet long, and tho great SEE Of the st,.s-,
Il Is thought, will bring the amoun: of
lumber up TO tho amount Of the t's eastern
raft.