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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-02-14
Floating Gardens.

The floating vegetable gardens OF CHINA
are prepared in April on bamboo rats
ten or twelve feet long by half as WIDE
the poles being dashed together with IN,
terstices of an inch. Each raft IS covered
with an inch OF straw, then with TWO
inches of adhesive mud, which receives
the seed. The RATS are moored to the
bank in still water, and require no iur-
Their attention. The straw and soil soon
give way, the roots drawing Support from
the water alone. In about twenty Gays
the RATS become covered with tteeF-eper
spomoeo reptans, whose stems ana roots
are gathered for cooking, ard whose
blossoms present pretty appeai.. zee -
autumn. In some places marshE ard IS
proftably cultivated in tins ,a@nner-
FLOATING rice fields are simila-'y con
str,,cted the mud being held ny layer
Of weeds. They furnish she ;ii Z -.' crop
in from sixty to seventy instead Of theE
,,s1al one hundred days. and MS he DEF
aended on when the neisheoring landl
fsiIs either from drought or 10. . :
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-02-14
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

Sufficient For Him-Another Broken
Friendship-Liyed in Glass
House-Hardly satisfactory
Repartee, Etc, Etc.
The hop and the German,
The mad social whirl,
VIII soon entertain
The society girl.
But her juvenile brother
With natural vim,
PrOnOunces the snowfall
Sufficient for him
Merchant IT1drelcr.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-02-14

The Rothschilds arc worth somethinp.
over $500. 600, 600, and there IS falnilT,
compact in existence by which lheF are
hound to stand BY one another,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-02-14

dreamed that such rocks and quicksands
lay in the course of true love. Her first
thought was that she had been foolish to
imagine that her lover had been serious
in his professions. Her next was re-
solve to refuse him, if he made an offer
of marriage; and she would do this, not
so much for her own sake as for his
They said she would wreck his future by
marrying him. There would be wreck,
she said to herself, but it would not be
his. And so it came to pass that, when
that very evening, he offered her his
hand, telling her that his heart was al
ready in her keeping, she crushed her
happiness to the earth, and gave her fall
tering refusal.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
God Bless the Flag,

The masses of the north rallied to the
flag. The masses of the south never
quite warmed to the stars and bars, nor
was there at any time during the war
any deep-seated feeling against the stars
and stripes among the confederate SOL
diers. The "Bonnie Blue Flag" was
poor jingle. The only spirited, stirring
song we had was ''Dixie," and that we
got from Christy's minstrels, northern
troupe. The truth is, the union had
the music and the colors ON us, as we'll
as the numbers, and the north, at least,
ought to be proud:of us, that with such
odds of muscle and sentiment against us
we stood out so long.
Happily, we have the flag back again !;
that flag which never foated over mean
or cowardly action; whose history is an
unbroken story of patriotism and valor,
and which, as itspreads itself to the bat
tie and the breeze, to the sunshine and
the storm, tells to heaven and earth as
plainly as words could tell, the origin
and genius of our great republic. God
bless the flag The south was never 80
fortunate as when she found herself once
more encircled by its folds, drawn at
Appomattox by the hands of far-seeing,
magnanimous and brave man. Henry
WattersOn
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
FOREIGN MISCELLANY
The Political Situation Perturbed a
BuenOs Ayres.

BuenOs Ayres.
PARIS, July 19.-The deputies today
passed the direct tax bill.
EDINBURG, July 19.-The cabmen of
Aberdeen have struck. Not single cab
in the city is running.
LONDON, July 19.-Lydia Becker, leader
of the woman's suffrage movement,
died today at Geneva, from diphtheria.
Sir Alfred Slade, chief of the Ireland
revenue department, died today.
CAIRO, July 19.-According to advices
received here the Mandi has determined
to make another advance, and has sum-
moned the emirs to council of war.
PARIS, July ia dispatch from Mon
tevideo says the financial situation there
is becoming worse. At the close of the
bourse yesterday gold was at 231s pre-
MUM.
BUENos AYREs, July 19.-The politi-
cal situation is disturbed. Reinforce
ments of troops have arrived, and the
garrison is under arms. At the close of
the market yesterday the premium on
gold was 200.
LONDON, July 19.-The Anchor line
steamer Furnesia, from Glasgow for
New York, before reported returning
disabled, achored off Marlin head to-
day. The chief officer landed and re-
ported shaft broken and steam tube
burst,
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
AFTER THE FIRE.
The Damaged Western Unien Building
Being Rapidly Repaired.

Deink IdpluIy NepAIfcus
New York, July 19.-The Western
Union Company is proving that great
corporations possess great energy and
enterprise. The building at the corner
of Broadway and Dey streets presents
the appearance of bee hive. A small
army OF workmen is engaged repairing
the damage done yesterday. Never be-
fore has the Western Union been con-
fronted by such conditions. Not one of
the 200 wires running into the build
ing could be used. The fire out, the i'm
mense, energy OF the corpora
tion began to assert itself. Offices
have been established all about
is worked without central point. All
busy cleaning the water and debris from
went up and down the poles and fitted
many steel-spurred firehies. All through
and instruments attached, which clicked
happened. When morning dawned fifty
wires had been run into Ais Broadway;
as many operators had their fingers on
oAO hCyo, anu iuCoodSCo was CllChlilS oil
in the usual way. Up to noon work had
been going on Increasingly, and the
officers in charge said there would be
no let up until everything was repaired
and the company able to handle
all its business. Throughout the
metropolis the great fire was
the talk OF the day. Thousands of peo-
pie who came up Broadway this morn
ing stopped on the pavement long
enough to survey the ruins. The inte-
rior of the structure took on the appear
ance of beehive. There were several
hundred operators in the Office in the
basement who had come to be assigned
to different temporary stations through
out the city or neighboring points where
large amount of telegraphic business
was being handled. The Associated
Press is still located in Jersey City, the
guests of the Pennsylvania railroad, and
will probably remain there until some
time next week. A gang of workmen is
busy at 415 Broadway preparing a tenn
porary home for the association, which
it will occupy until the burned building
is repaired.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
BULGARIAN CRISIS.
Why the Kaiser Is fastening
Home.
The Balkan Troubles Coming to
AHEAD.
The Meeting of EmperOrs Now Set
for August 9th.
Prince Bismarck Taken to Task-The Ex-
Empress Frederick Writes Him
Curt Note.
Associated Press Dispatches. |

BERLIN, July 19.-[Copyrighted 1890
by the New York Associated Press i
The Reichsdnzeiger declares that the
shortening of the emperor's trip is not
due to the political situation, but the
facts contradict this statement. Affairs
in the east are fastening to crisis, and
this has caused the emperor to advance
the date of his conference with the czar.
The rulers will meet August 10. The
NOvoe Vremya says the position in
Armenia and Bulgaria will remain in
statu que so far as Russia is concerned
until the imperial interviews are over.
The question of Prince Bismarck's
right to divulge directly or suggestively,
through interviews, his knowledge of
state affairs, acquired while he was
chancellor, will be decided upon the
emperor's return. Allusions appearing
in Hamburger Nachrichten disclose the
desire of Bismarck to publicly implicate
the ex-Empress Frederick in plotting
against him. She has just intensified
his anger by warning him that if the re-
port is true that he is pre-
pairing his memoirs he must
publish none of her letters
or her husbands without her conse mt,
and intimating that he will be prose-
cuted if he fails to comply. The official
expectation is that the emperor will di-
rect the application to Bismarck of the
rescript which Bismarck himself pre-
pared after the Won Arnim trial, requir-
ing ministers of state to take an oath
not to publish anything relating to state
business without permission from the
sovereign.
At secret conference between Prince
Alexander, OF Battenburg, and Prince
Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, the former as
sured Ferdinand that he had no ambi-
ton to return to Bulgaria. He adopted
Major Panitza's boy because the child
was his godson, and it had nothing to dc
with politics. He advised Ferdinand tt
return to his post and govern constitu
tionally, and promised thatif war should
break out he would serve in the Bulga-
rian army.
A report was published short time
ago to the effect that Minister Lucius,
in receiving deputation on the tariff
on American pork, in Holland expressed
his intention to rescind prohibition in
the interior. Lucius has assured Minis
ter Phelps that the government is still
unwilling to take such steps.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
Markham Delegates Elected in San Ber-
nardinO County.

SAN BERNARDINo, July 19.-Returns
from nearly all parts of the county show
that everywhere delegates favorable to
Markham were elected at the Repub-
Ecan primaries.
VIsALIA, Cal, July ia Republican
primary election was held here today.
Two tickets for delegates were in the
field. Considerable interest was shown
by both factions.
MERGED, July 49, Republican prim-
aries throughout Merced county were
held today. In this city the largest vote
ever cast at primary was recorded.
The county convention meets next Sat
urday.
SACRAMENTO, July 19.--The Republi-
can primary election was hotly contested
here in four of the six precincts, but the
result was victory in every precinct
for the Rhoads element.
GROVE l.. Johnson, well-known
lawyer and candidate for congress,
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
BEYOND THE ROCKIES
Terrible Accident in a New
York Foundry.
Sixteen Men Badly Burned by
Molten Metal.
Original Package Saloons Doomed
in South Dakota.
Revenge, Not Robbery Prompted the At
tack on Engineer Vandevender.
Eastern Echoes.
Associated Press Dispatches. /

New YORK, July ia terrible acci-
dent occurred this afternoon in cassidy
& Adler's iron foundry, West Fifty-ffth
street. The cupola in which the iron is
melted, and which contained ten tons OF
molten matter, exploded just as the
molders were getting ready to cast, and
a large portion of the seething mass was
blown about in all directions. Sixteen
men were burned, of whom Peter
Scolon, August Bartelds and Edward
McNally will die. Two others, while
sustaining painful burns, are not in a
serious condition. Eighty men were at
work in the room, and it is marvellous
that nc more were injured.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
REVENGE, NOT ROBBERY.
The Van Vert, Ohio, Train Disaster f
planned.

planned.
VAN VERT, Ohio, July 19.-Just be-
fore reaching Van Vert, last night, the
engine of the Cincinnati Jackson and
Michigan passenger train was boarded
by man who knocked Engineer Van
devender and Fireman Roodhouse sense
less with a large hammer. The train
ran past the station at Van Vert and
crashed into yard engine and several
cars. The passengers were shaken
up but nobody was injured. En-
gineer Vandevender died this af-
ternoon. The fireman will recover.
1t is supposed the assault was committed
by an ex-convict, Blair Mock, who killed
Nandevender's son in 1884. Engineer
Vandevender was the chief witness
against Mock, and the latter swore ven
geance. Mock was seen in the city this
morning but has not yet been arrested.
During the excitement last night it was
thought to have been an attempt to rob
the train, but it is now believed it was
merely Mock's plan of revenge.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
COWARDLY MURDER.
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN A NEWS
PAPER OFFICE.
Patsy Mulligan, the Pugilist, Shot
Through the Back by Billy Lynn, An
other Prize-Fighter, at Spokane Falls.

SPOKANE FALLS, Wash, July 19.-The
reporters room OF the Morning Spokes-
man was the scene of terrible gedy
this morning. A party of local and visit
ing prize-fghters had met there to sign
articles of agreement for fight between
Patsy Mulligan and Jimmy Casey. Billy
Lynn, another prize-fighter, quarreled
with Mulligan over the terms of the
fight and was elected. He slipped
around to the back door and shot Multi
gan through the back, the ball tearing a
terrible wound through his lungs. Null
ligan is dying. Lynn was arrested and
placed in Jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
A Fight with Redskins,

LINKvnLE, Ore, July 19.-Reports of
Gst and 'nd naD Ds'"Sef on s %sn nas
reached here today. Garret bought a
pony from the Indians and was taking
the horse away, when he was attacked
by two Indians, and several shots were
exchanged. The horse was wounded,
and after running fight of several
miles the animal fell dead. Garret es-
capped on foot through the timber.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
German FOrpers Arrested,

New YORK, July 19.-Simon and
Julius Kroganker, Of Bromberg, Ger
many, who ran away from Germany a
few months ago after securing nearly
100000 marks by forgery, were arrested
Friday night on the arrival OF the
steamer Auguste Victoria, by Deputy
United States Marshal Bernard, who, in
spite of defective description, man
aged to identify the men by clever
piece of detective work. They were re-
manded until Monday.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
Nine Damage Suits.

PORTLAND, Ore, July 19.-Nine suits
for damages, aggregating $125,000, re-
Gently begun in the state circuit court,
at The Dalles, against the Oregon Short
Line and Utah Northern railroads, were
today transferred to the United States
court of this city. The suits are brought
by four persons who were injured by the
falling of car through a bridge near the
Cascades last February, and by relatives
of five men killed in the same accident,
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
Rock Island Switchmen Strike.

CHICAGO, July 19.-Two hundred
switchmen employed by the Rock Island
railroad, in this city, struck today be-
cause of the discharge of one of their
number. All business on that line is at
standstill.
The strikers demands were refused on
the ground that the discharged man had
been drunk and neglected his duty.
After a long conference with General
Manager st. John the men went back to
work, apparently convinced that they
had no case,
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
Convincing Evidence,

''Kin l do anything wild a pusson who
calls me thief" he asked as he stopped
a patrolman on Beaubien street.
81 am afraid not"
"But hain't dat agin my character
YES but suppose you went to law,
and the other party should come into
court with the feathers?"
"What feathers?"
Chicken"
Him! l see | reckon 1 hadn't
better pay any 'tenshun to dat pussons s
remarks. He doan' dun amount to
nuthin' anyhow. ."-[Detroit Free Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
THE NATIONAL GAME.
A BIG BASEBALL COMBINE IN PRO.
JECT.
The National League, Western and Amer
lean Associations to Unite --Old Time
Enthusiasm at New York.

MINNEAPOLIS, July l9.-The Journal
this afternoon details a big baseball
combination. The plan is for the ANAL
gamation of the National League and
American and Western Associations
into one large organization OF sixteen
cities, these to be divided into eastern
and western circuits. In this way base
ball would once more be put on pay
ing basis, and the combined associations
would be in a position to make it very
uncomfortable for the brotherhood.
League Games.
New YORK, July 19.-Old-time enthu-
siasm prevailed at the Polo grounds to-
day, where the New York and Cleveland
league teams played two games. In the
second innings Welch burst blood ves-
sci and retired from the game. At
tendance, $500.
First Game-New York, IS; Cleve-
land, 4.
Second Game-New York, 4 Cleve-
land, 5.
PHILADELPHIA, July 19.-Chicago
Qeague) could do nothing with Gleason's 8
pitching this afternoon. Attendance,
1900.
Score-Philadelphia, 4; Chicago, 0.
BosToN, July 19.-Boston (league)
scored another victory today, in battle
OF pitchers. Attendance, 4,600.
Score-Boston, 6; Cincinnati, 2.
BROOKLYN, July 19.-Brooklyn Qeague)
won this afternoon by punching their
hits. Attendance, 2,400.
Score-Brooklyn, s; Pittsburg, 3.
Brotherhood Games.
Boston, July 19.-The brotherho cd
leaders had an intensely interesting
game this afternoon. 1t was not de-
cided until Farwell made two-bagger in
the last half of the ninth. Attendance,
$780,
Score-Boston, 6; Chicago, 7.
BROOKLYN, July 19.-Brooklyn (broth-
erhood), defeated Cleveland in an ex-
citing game this afternoon. Attend
ance, 100.
score-Brooklyn, IA; Cleveland, 10.
New YORK, July 19.-New York
brotherhood, again walloped Pittsburg
today. Attendance, 1900.
Score-New York, 1S; Pittsburg, 7.
PHILADELPHIA, July 19.-Philadelphia
(brotherhood) won the third successive
game from Buffalo today, by batting and
better all round work. Attendance,
2,400.
Score-Philadelp s; Buffalo, 1.
! American Games.
ROCHESTER,, July 19.-Rochester, 7;
Columbus, 1.
SYRACUSE, July 19,-Syracuse, 3; To-
ledo, 13.
LOUISVILLE, July 19.-Louisville, Is !;
Brooklyn, II.
PHILADELPHIA, July 19.-Athletics, 6 !;
st. Louis, 8.
Oakland and Stockton.
SAN Francisco, July 1S.--The game
this afternoon between Oakland and
Stockton was batting contest all
through. Stockton made nine runs in
the fifth and sixth innings winning the
game by a score OF ID to IL.
San Francisco and Sacramento.
SACRAMENTO, July 19.-It was list
less game that San Francisco played
with the Senators today, and the visit
ing team were beaten almost before they
started in to play. The game was called
at the end of the eighth innings.
Score-Sacramento, l3; San Fran
| cisco, 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
Trenanning Necessary.

GRASS VALLEY, Cal, July 19.--This
afternoon the 10-year-old son OF Henry
Hanson was thrown from the whim
hoist at a mine near the Idaho mine.
The back of the skull was fractured, the
brain protruding from the wound. Ire
panning will be resorted to.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
STRICTLY PROHIBITION.
A South Dakota Judge says Original
Packages Must Go.

IackaSeS MuSC 70.
CHAMBERLAIN, S. D., July 19.-Judge
Haney, of this district, sustained his
temporary injunction closing the orig
inal package houses in this city. The
grounds given for the decision are that
the enabling act admitting South Da-
kota to statehood, authorized
the enactment of prohibition
clause in the state constitution.
Such enabling act having been
passed by congress subsequent to the
passage of the Interstate commerce law,
therefore the prohibition law received
the sanction of congress, and the su-
preme court decision does not therefore
apply to South Dakota. This brings up
new question which will be carried up,
and which, if sustained, will be of great
Importance to all of the new states
which have adopted prohibition.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
A NIGHT CLERK MISSING.
Also SAL Entrusted to Kim by a Confid-
ing Guest.

SEATTLE, WASH, July 19.-Harry Cum
mings, night clerk at the Willis house,
is missing, and with him SAL, the prop
erty of John Sangester. About fifteen
days ago the position of night clerk at
the Willis house became vacant, and
Cummings, who had just arrived from
California, where he claimed to have
been employed in various hotels, was
employed. On the night of the 10th
John Sangester stopped and gave Cum
mings SAL to keep for him, obtaining
the clerks receipt for that amount.
Sangester called at the hotel this morn
ing to get his money and was informed
that Cummings had not been seen since
Thursday morning. All inquiries fail to
elicit any information as to his where
abOuts.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
Weekly Crop ReDort.

SACRAMENTO, July 19.-The following
weekly crop telegram was sent today by
Sergeant Berwick to the chief signal Of
ficer at Washington. The grain harvest
is about over. The yield and acreage
are much below the average, but the
quality is good. An abundant fruit
crop, except peaches, is reported from
nearly all portions of the states fruit
holt
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
CENTRAL AMERICA.
ProclamatiOns by the Presidents of Gau-
temala and Honduras

GUATEMALA CITY, June 26 (per the
steamer San Bias to San Francsco) g.
Proclamations have just been issued by
President Barrillos, of Guatemala, and
the president of Honduras, declaring
their disapproval of the murder of the
late President Manendez, of San Salvador
They also declare that the country is in
a state of peace, and also that they trust
President Ezeta will preserve the policy
of the last government, and will keep
the contract providing for the union of
the Central American states in Septem-
Der next. The proclamations also init
mate that if this cannot be done by
peaceable means it will be done by force
of arms. Guatemala has now on the
frontier force of 1000 troops to pro-
tect the country and natives.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
Kentucky Feudalists.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 19.-It is re-
ported that at Hubbard's Mill, Knox
county, during political speaking con-
test last Thursday, the Smith and
Messer factions got into a quarrel. Fir
ing began almost simultaneously and
the crowd fled in every direction. When
the fight was over four men had been
killed, two on each side. Several others
were wounded.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
A Plea for the Autonomy of the

A Plea for the Autonomy of the States.
The people of the United States must
get rid of their extremists. They must
send their demagogues and their bigots
to the rear. The autonomy of the states
is essential to the integrity of the union.
The people of the north must learn that
the people of the south are as intelligent,
as humane, as trustworthy as themselves.
They must cease to think it part of
their duty to keep the conscience of the
south. They must understand that the
black problem is terrible problem, the
solution of which can only be effected
by the people who have Immediately to
deal with it, and that these people, if
left alone, will prove themselves intel
lectually and morally equal to it. That
they need any federal supervision or
assistance, is founded in the mistaken
notion that they are a different peo-
pie, with different nature and
code of ethics, from the people of
the north. They are the same peo-
pie, with the same emotions and aspira-
tons, interests and ideas, and, if they
cannot work their way out, no more can
the north work it for them. All attempts
OF the kind have increased the evil and
always will. Our safeguard, north and
south, is home rule; and domestic and
individual responsibility. Abolish that,
and all is lost.-[H Henry Watterson.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
Rewards for a Murderer.

MARYsvILLE, July 19.-The board Of
supervisors of Yuba county has offered a
reward of $500 for information that will
lead to the arrest and conviction of par
ties implicated in the murder of George
Ball, which occurred here July 10th.
The citizens are also raising purse for
the same purpose, and the governor has
been requested also to offer reward.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
A Convict Drowned,

Folsom, Cal, July 19.-James Made
gan, convict, serving fve,year SEN
t,ence in Folsom prison for burglary, was
drowned in the American river yester-
day afternoon. Madegan was repairing
the rigging on a derrick stationed about
midway OF the dam, and, losing his foot
ing, fell fifteen feet into the river and
was carried over the dam. His body
was found this morning three hundred
Yards below the dam.