davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
FURNITURE CARPETS AND S1oyrs

FuRs1rUnE. CARPETS AND STOVES
CHEAP FOR CASH
OR ON CREDIT AS CHEAP AS FOR CASH
JOHN RIDDEN.
900 AND saa SEVENTH ST. NV.
Announces a Full Line OF
YAK walnut and Sixteenth Century Bed Room Suites:
Also Parlor Suites in Rug, Plush aud Eaircloth
special feature Of this display will be found in his
as PARLoR sUITEs
These Suites consist Of pieces and the supply
has hardly been able to meet the demand. Anew are
they will never regret.
sideboards. wardrobes Hat Racks and q variety Of
Fancy Chairs and Rockers will also be found.
The stock Of Carpets. in Velvet Body Brussels and
Tapestry embrace the newest designs in this depart
ment and the prices will not be eQualcd in any house
in town.
AL Safpels Haoe sno iaid without charge TO pur.
chasers.
Stoves Heaters md Ranges in every variety and a.
lowest prices
The special pride of this establishment has been
that it has always met the wants Of its patrons in the
selection of its goods in its prices and particularly in
its convenient credit system. Thousands of house
keepers have availed themselves Of tho opportunities
afforded for furnishing their homes on small cash
payment and easy weekly monthly terms for the
balance. Thousands more may do likewise by pur-
chasing at the mammoth Credit and Cash
FURNITURE. CARPET AND STOVE STORES OF
JOHN RIDDEN.
o2-lm $50 AND 932 9TH ST. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11

Mort J. Williamson, democratic nominal
Tor Congress in the second Minnesota district.
has withdrawn in favor OF Gen. j. II. Baker.
the alliance nominee.
The miners Of the Monongahela district de-
mand an increase OF half cent per bushcl.
III the operators refuse the demand a str,ke
Will ensue, which will affect G, 900 miners.
Mayor Hugh J. Grant was renon,inateJ las.
night for mayor Of Now York by Tammany
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
Whisky is still born.

The Congressional Record is broken until after
the first Monday i'll December.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
A DEGREE.

George: "Did Timkins go through college
with any degree OF success
Victor: "Oh, yes; 3. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for THE EVENING Sr.n.

Reported for THE EVENING Stan,
FIRE AT THE MIDLAND RAILROAD WoaKs.-
The whistles of several engines and of the Mid
land car shops gave an alarm about Il:S0 last
night for fire at the paint shop of the Rich
mond and Danville car works here This sbop
ls very extensive frame building alongside
the Midland tracks in the midst of the block
bounded by Patrick, Henry. Wilkes and Wolfe
streets. The fire had been kindled by spon-
taneous combustion in a closet where paints
are kept, and the flames. when they appeared.
threatened wide confagration; but the fire.
men soCn surrounded the fire on all sides with
wall OF water and the building was saved,
but in a damaged condition. and very much OF
the contents of the house were got out safely
No estimate of the loss has been made
lNQUEsT-Coroner Purvis held an inauest
yesterday afternoon upon the body of Samuel
hicks, the brakeman whose death by being run
over by an engine in the Midland ward was re-
ported to TIE STAR yesterday. The Jurors re-
turned verdict of accidental death and i'm
puted no blame to the railroad employees.
NorEs.-Ihe corporation court. Judge Nor
ton, will open its October quarterly term with
grand and petit jurors, next Monday.
John cadet nine returned from Georgetown
yesterday after game with a university nine
at the college grounds. The score stood:
Georgetown 10; st. Johns, 9--The city
council will hold meeting next Tuesday night,
and will, 1t is thought. relinquish tho bonus
which the present bill requires the street rail-
way company to pay after five years.--The
hings Daughters of Alexandria propose to
build an addition to the Alexandria Infirmary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
A BAD WEIGH.

BAD WEIGH.
Brown: THAT fellow who just went by is in
bad way"
Jones: why. what's the matter with him?"
Brown: Nothing much, except that he is a
coal dealer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
Appeal of the Westinghouse Company

appear OF the Westinghouse Company.
The appeal in the case of the Consolidated
Light Company Westinghouse against the
Mcheesport Light Company (Edison) to the
United States Supreme Court has been per-
fected. The case was decided against the
plaintiffs October S, 1889, ard yesterday at
Pittsburg Judge Acheson made the formal de-
cree Diminishing the bill Complainants' attor-
neys asked the court to allow an appeal. which
was done. and citation was issued directing
defendants to appear at the Supreme Court at
Washington the third Monday of October. 1890
The appeal will be filed in the Office of the
clerk OF the Supreme Court Of the United
States on the Goth instant but the case will not
BIO heard for about three years
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-20
Methodist Missionary News.

BOSTON, November 2O.-The gener-
al missionary committee of the Meth
odist church convened yesterday.
Bishop Nihe presided. Africa came
up for consideration on supplementary
appropriations. The following add
tional appropriations were made:
81, 500 for the completion of the Simp-
son Memorial church at Mount Olivet,
Liberia; $500 for the continent fund,
$500 for the schools.
Bishop Taylor will sail from New
York on Saturday next for the Afri-
can field.
For India Bishop Thoburn ordered
supplemental appropriation of$22, 0oC
$4,000 for North India, $1,000 for
Bengal and $4,000 for South India
finally offering $4,000 already pledged
as part of this sum.
Cleveland was chosen as the next
place for holding the next annual
meeting.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-20
THAT COMMITTEE MEETING.
Reporting Versus stealing.

Reporting versus Steanns.
The garbled and untruthful report
of the meeting of the committee on
plan of organization, as contained in
this mornings Express, will uislead
no one acquain ted with the tactics of
that journal. The committee were
unanimously of the opinion that it
was not proper for their deliberations
to be given to the public before being
presented to the meeting specially
called for next Tuesday, to hear that
report and act upon it. They did not
deem it best to make public strictly
confident ial conference over men and
measures, it being their opinion that
what was required of them was
the presentation OF q per-
fected plan of work and
organization, upon which the mass
meeting of citizens called for Tuesday
night will pass. The result of their
work will be given by the committee
at the proper time and place, but the
private opinions of the members of
that committee as to the availability
of individuals, or the work of existing
organizations, Is not public property.
The committee spent two hours in
earnest work, but did not definitely
settle upon any plan of organization,
and adjourned to meet this afternoon
to continue its deliberations. This
citizens meeting was called to further
the interests OF San Antonio. The
committee appointed to spend hours
of hard work to further the ends of
that mass meeting were simply
doing the work for which they
were appointed, according to the best
of their Judgement, and it does seem
strange that the Express could not
for once forego its chronic disposition
to kick at every thing undertaken for
the benefit of this city. 1t began by
throwing cold water upon the mass
meeting and continues its attack by
endeavOring to heap ridicule upon
the committee. This has been the
course pursued by the Express on
every occasion when the citizens of
San Antonio have come together and
endeavoreu to put in operation
measures for the increase and devel-
opment of the city and the further
ance of her interests. Even
when paid for its advocacy, it
has not restrained its natural
tendency to ridicule and discourage
every attempt of our citizens to make
progress.
As to the individual who boasts of
his "stoke hole" report, it is enough
to say that he was informed that the
meeting was private; also, that he
Withdrew saying he would not bur-
den them with his presence, and that
he stands by his own report convicted
of taking what did not belong to him.
The public must form their own
opinion of the character of such
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-20
CleOpatra.


Miss Marie Prescott's new play,
Cleopatra, was given its first produc-
ton last night in the presence of q
large audience. The play is q dra-
matization of Rider Haggard's work,
"Cleopatra," and Miss Prescott has
shown as much ability In the role Of a
playwright as she has In histrionic art.
The play is strong and vigorous in ac-
ton and the dialogue is well adapted
and not too wordy. There are a num-
Der of very fine passages which give
opportunity for excellent work and
Miss PRESCOTT has made all that can
be got out of them. The cleopatra"
of the authoress last night was an
admirable creation, and one that is
sure to win the beautiful young actress
all endearing reputation. Its origi-
nality is it's charm and was evidence
throughout that Miss Prescott has
carefully studied the life of the fam
Gus Egyptian queen and has famil-
iarized herself with contemporary
history. This knowledge is conspic-
uously displayed in the costuming, in
which beauty has been sacrificed to
historical accuracy. The "Harmachis''
of MI. Mclean was excellent through
out. The pathos and rage OF the des-
perate young lover was admirably
portrayed. The other characters
were we'll handled by the supporting
company.-Louisville Post.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-20
Found the Oh ild.

Mrs. w. H. Belknsp or Mrs. Ada
Belknap, of Fort Worth. has been
arrested by Sheriff Mccall, ON a writ
of habeas corpus and a warrant sued
ont by J. e. Hanna, of that city, to
regain possession of his child, a boy,
whom he alleges he gave her to take
care of fol- him on the occasion of his
second marriage. She came away
with the child and he is afraid she
will not return. He Is now en- route
to San Antonio.
Mrs. Belknap is not in Jail, but is
simply in the custody of q guard al
her boarding house.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-20
Patents Granted

to inventors in the state of Texas
during the past week, reported for
this paper by G. A. Snow & Co., pat
emit attorneys and agents for procur-
ing patents. opposite U. S. patent
office, Washington, ID. c.:
H. G. Anderson. Whitesb oro, clasp.
J. G. Burns, Hughes Springs, car
coupling.
A. Dacus, San Antonio, dress stay,
J. J. Morrison, Floyd, valve.
w. p. Rose, Dublin, tobacco substi-
tute.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-20
Quarterly Reports.

The quarterly reports of Justice of
the Peace Heron and ex-Justice Nc
Allister for the last quarter shows q
total of 81 cases, and total fines of
Sl,415 dollars. Justice Herron's
amounted to 26 cases and S732 in fines,
and Justice McAllister So cases and
1888 in fines.
Constable Martinez in his quarterly
report shows total of 81, 165 collected
during the quarter.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-20
ak Cough Cur
Clarke's ExtF

Clarke's Extracto AK Cough Cur
1t is a sure cure for nooping Cough. 1t
stops the whoop, and permits the child to
catch its breath. 1t is entirely harmless.
Good for any cough of childhood or old age
1t heals the bronchi and lungs, and stops the
cough. For Winter or Bronchial Cough this
syrup Is the best lever discovered. Only one
size, large bottle Price $1.00, at kalteyer Il
Sons drug store.
Clar ke's Flax So sD N RkesJhe a. tn (,
and white. Pri ce IS cents. sjji
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-20
PHILADELPHIA Failure.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, November 20.
Barker, Bros. & Co. have assigned.
The announcement caused a dspress-
ing effect on the market.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-20

Ladies buy dolls and toys cheap at
5. Rabe, IA w. Commerce street. 1l-7-lmO
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-04-25
proper care Of the Eyes.

| In consequence of the increase Of
affections of the eye a specialist has
recently formulated the following rules
to be observed in the care OF. the eyes
for school work: A comfortable tenn
perature, dry and warm feet good
ventilation, clothing at the neck and
on other parts of the body loose. pos
ture erect, and never read lying down
or STOPPING; but little study before
breakfast or directly after q hearty
meal; none at all at twilight or late at
night; use great caution about study
after recovery from fever; have light
abundant, but not dazzling, not allow
ing the sun to shine on desks or OBJ
iects in front Of the scholars, and LETT
ting the light come from the left hand,
or left and rear; hold book at right
angles to the line OF sight. or nearly
90; give eyes frequent rest BY looking
up. The distance Of the book from
the eve should be about fifteen inches
The usual indication Of strain Il red
ness Of the rim Of the eyelid. betoken-
ing q congested state of the inner sur
face, which may be accompanied with
some pain. When the eye tires easily
rest 10 mot the proper remedy. but the
use Of glasses Of sunicient power 70
aid "a accommodating the eye ia
vision. IN. <. Commsfa Advertiser
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-04-25
1870 xhaa ~. na.au.

Most Of the worldh roads axe vene-
tian. 1.-the Island q 1furanoa thou
sand wor6men are devoted to this
branch. The first process Il todraw
the glass into tubes Of the diameter of
the proposed bead. For this purpose
the glass house at Murano has q
kind of rope walk gallery $50 feet
long. By gathering various colors
from different pots and twisting them
into ONE mass many combinations Of
color are made. The tubes are care
fully sorted by diameters and Clipped
into fragments Of uniform size. These
pieces are stirred in q mixture of
sand and ashes which fllls the holes
and prevents the sides from closing
together when they are heated They
are next placed In kind Of frying
pan, constantly stirred over q fire
until the edges are rounded into q
globular form. When cool they are
shaken in one set Of sleeves until the
ashes are separated, and in another
series of sleeves until they are perfect
" sorted by sizes. Then they are
threaded by children, tied in bundles,
and exported to the ends Of the earth.
France has long produced the pearl
beads" which in the finer forms are
close limitations of pearls. They are
said to have been invented by n. Ja-
quin, in 1856. The common variety
threaded for ornament Is blown from
glass tubes An expert workman can
blow Ave or six thousand globules in
day. They are lined with powdered
fish scales and filed with wax. It takes
10000 fish to make q pound Of the
scaly essence Of pearl. Until recently
the heirs of Joaquin still carried on q
large factory Of these mock pearls.
The best Of them are blown irregular
to counterfeit nature, some in pear
shape. others like olives, and they
easily pass for genuine. Imitation
gems formerly employed the chief at
IGNITION Of the highest artifcers in
ass-HArper's Magazine.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-04-25
INTERESTING CULLINGS.
A Grand Duke.

A Grand Duke.
In the year 1909 Ferdinand, grana
duke Of Tuscany, lay dying. Under
hum Florence had maintained its COM
merce and Tuscany held its own, in
spite OF emperor and pope. Indeed,
long before he had exchanged q car.
dinal's hat for the Tuscan throne this
prince had given proofs of the resolu-
ton, fire and win which served to
maintain his state in those disiointed
times. The early occasion that called
these qualities into play is so typical
Of the time as to be worth recording
here. The story is recorded by Napier.
He says:
'In the year 1890 Pope sixtus for
babe small arms should be worn on
pain OF death. Yet one day from
Prince Harnesses pocket tumbled q
small pistol at the very feet of the
pOntiH, and the prince was ordered to
be hanged at the same hour next even
ing;
Ferdinand, hearing of this, deter
mined to save his kinsman, and, to
this end, found means to retard all
the clocks of Rome one full hour, ex-
cept the pontiff'S At the moment
appointed for the execution he repair
ed to the Vatican and begged the life
Of his friend. Sixtus, seeing that the
time was passed, and the execution,
as he thought, over, most graciously
signed an order of release, and Ferdi-
nand repaired to st. Angelo and car
ried of the prince in triumph.
'Incensed at this trick, the pope de-
termined to arrest the cardinal, whom
he summoned to the Vatican. Ferdi-
nand, cognizant of the pope's inten-
ton, armed himself with q cuirass and
short weapons, made his adherents
guard every entrance to the palace,
and then boldly entered the audience
chamber. Sixtus, informed of oil,
and cautiously assembling, received
him as usual. Ferdinand bowed pro
foundly, and, purpoeely letting fall
his robe, showed q Offering cliirass.
On seeing this the pontiR exclaimeds
"My. lord cardinal, my lord car.
dinal, what is this?'
This, oh. most holy father re-
piled Ferdinand, raising the purple
garment, is the habit Of cardinal,
and this parting the drapery and
striking his nailed breast lis the habit
Of an Italian prince. '"--The National
Review.
The morning call., 1890-10-01
THE .BIKCHALE. CASE.

5
The CONVICTION of .Birchall: for the. mnr-
der OF :Benwell is: the beginning <of the
end0f ne0f tile most sensa tional,cases. of
THE day:aBenwelt vas young EngliShnaH
: who had a tTide.0f money, and was in search
+ fem .lQgflent.c Finding: an advertisement
i in AN: EngiSh+paper Offering chanceSto En-
-:=giSh boys of good education to better them
.selye 5 by:flrmingin Canada, he responded,
=inet =Bircha1l, concluded an elaborate bar
:gainwith him. and finally found himself at
Buffalo M, y with. his MENTOR. who
promised. from day TO day tp|t lake him to the
.:fffi1ir=liefF.: Niagara Falls, which was to be
>the*, Sreue:>of. his future usefulness. The
next:developn,ent in the drama was thedis-
:c6Iery %of Benwel'S dead body in a swamp
HE Woodstock, Ont. The Coroner and
-:.ris Jury could not identify the body. and
.:the affairwould probably have remained an
~inSdluble mystery but for the appearance on,
*the scene, after the body was buried, of
. BiTchall, who had the remains ex-
humed Identified them as those Of Benwell,
and attracted the attention of the officials
.by explosions Of grief. =:
= He@WaS detained for examination, and the
story of5his departure from England in com
pauy With Benwell was unrayeled.. 1t was
( proved sthat he had been BenwelPs close
companion at Buffalo. Evidence was pro-
duced to demonstrate that after the murder
:he had. tried to. get posSesston= BenwelPs
trunk. and had declared that his late com
pani9n had returned to England Contra
f dietiUns We're discovered in. his accounts of
their% association. One Policy, lad who:
had accompanied thepair from England, on
#the same terms as Beuwelt, lied to: his
:suspicilns Of Birchau. andto an alleged at
tempt Of the latter To throw him ('elleyl OFF
tfe:N Niagara bridge \ mass of ciIclInStan-3
tialeyidence was THUS collected, and -Blrchall
was arrested and put on his trialformufder~.
ON the tsial Pefey testified that the two
linen, Birehall and Benwel left Buffalo
together TO visit farm. which, as it now
appears did not exist. Birchall returned ;
Benwel did not. nor was anything more
heard of him till his dead body wassf found in
the swamp. The theory of the Crown was
that Birchall lured him into the swamp,
murdered him, and left his body there, his
motive being TO hide the fact that he had
already made himself master of most
of Benwell's money and possessions
and coveted the remainder. The defense
does not seem to have set up any theory 10
account for the homicide, but contented
itself with affirming that the evidence did
not abli-h the prisoners guilt. The jury
found a verdict of murder, as we should say
of murder in the first degree, and the Judge
promptly sentenced the prisoner to death by
hausinu
The morning call., 1890-10-01
PohTER's VAC ARIES.

The recOunts in Oregon leave no doubt
that the census returns are grossly mac
curate so far as one or two OF the princi-
pal counties are concerned Within a day
or two we shall have returns from yOlun-
teer enumeration of the people of New
York CITY conducted by the police under,
the direction of Mayor Grant; it is conf
IDENTIFY stated that they will show a miscount
by Mr.. Porter's enumerators equal to one
hundred thousand people. Complaints have
come from other localities which are prom
ising 10 institute recountS. Commenting on
these discrepancies the New York Tribune
says:
Mr. Porter had no such experience or training
as was necessary to fit him for the selection of:
enumeralors IN a great ely. and there is no ey.
dence that he was able TO give, or did actually
give, personal attention 10 that selection. There
is evidence unfortunately that Id other parts OF
the country,:in Republican cities and States as:
: We'll as in this Democratic city, HE census was
/ Incomplete. ~ -: !; 1900. =: ::
b.. We may add that in this city it Is difficult
/. to reconcile. Mi: PGfteEs return of $4,000
population with the list.of registered y9ters;
with the scliOul; census, with the estimates
Which are based|on the CONSUMPTION of wa
: Ter and with the number If houses occupied,
k CRizels Of. Doth parties are satisfied tfat.a
number OF persons resident. in San Fran..
cisco escaped the notice Of the enumerators.:
Z. This lis a: very: serious: matter. Passing
over: the political bearihgs of the; Gems us5 on
the reapportijnnent 10 be. fixed by Congress,
IA positive mischief is. done when the Taopu5
fatiQn. of aSfate or a'locality is undefstated,.
especially when there is reason To: believe:
|-tnat': that <of another .sState and. another.
locality has been QTerstated:--. The :Ameri-:
can is: a restless creature, constantly lin;
quest. Of PASTURES new: He is: likewise gre:
garious by. .natilre; he loyes. TO :Hoye in;
| droves:and to:felow' the: crowd. Where he:
finds tfe popuiation:of one SPOT increasing;
i at the Tate.of IS. per celit per year; and3oi.
..anotfer ihcreasip on 1y3at half that rate IT.
lis. odds. hewrI ljteh his tent in the former.
| Inaccurate returns of population. may Head
|: him 70 the wrong place and the error may
cost him. several: years:o haTdsw0Ek.
:. tits not easy to see how Porter:s ~b3undeIs
| can;nOW he corrected. Congress is about 10
|: ad36hrn; and tllare*is not time TO take'up
I thesnbject.o OF the censfs. .lt=zW0nld be. an
EXPENSIVE undertaking to Institute d recount
/ of the whole country under the:direetion of
a Competent statiStieian. But the country
could better fffqrd :toGwrlte off tie cost of
.Porter's. wi guesses to profit :ahd1loss than
to-. send forth false returns Of population:
|. " hich can not he%rectiieu for ten YEARS. 49,.