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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-29

in this city of abundant and cheap
building materials, one eight
room school building and three
buildings with four rooms each
will be constructed and the nee
essary real estate purchased.
These buildings, like nearly all
those now occupied, will be of
solid rock and very substantially
constructed.
There are seventy seven teach
ers employed in these schools.
Of these eleven are principals.
The present enrolment is 4,5OO,
which measures the capacity OF
the buildings now in use. The
new buildings to be erected, men,
toned above, will add capacity
for 5000 more, affording room
for an enrolment of 1900 out of
a total of 1874 of school age.
This will afford ample accOmmo-
dations for the children of this
city who desire to attend the pub
lie schools, as the parochial
schools of the Catholic church,
and private schools, academies
and seminaries include an attend.
ance largely in excess of a thous'
and.
The monthly pay roll for teach
ers aggregates s4,45332, and this
amount is paid twelve months in
every year, making an aggregate
teachers pay roll of S53, 44O per
annum, to which may very prop
erly be added an additional sum
of $3.50 per month for janitors
salaries. Superintendent's salary
is smaller by $1,000 than is paid
by Galveston and $500 less than
is paid by Dallas, showing that
the city is not extravaganza in the
matter of salaries.
The income for the maintain
ance of the schools this year is a
trife in excess Of $4,000, being
S47,5S7 from state sources; 800, 900
city tax; $4,000 poll tax aud $500
water rent; total S7e,0S7.
Six years ago San Antonio had
AZ teachers and an enrolment of
1915 pupils. To-day she has "a
teachers, an enrolment of $500
pupils, and provision made for an
additional enrolment of 5000.
These facts and figures tell the
story of San Antonio's school
progress more conclusively than
any mere words could possibly do.
They show that the schools have
doubled, and that today the pupils
enrolled upon the registers OF the
puhlic schools of the city would
be uearly three times that of six
wears since were accommodations
provided. In a recent visit made
to this city by Or. Geo. A. Bacon,
for fourteen years principal Ofthe
high school at Syracuse, N. Y,
and acknowledged Sll oveC the
country as All authority in school
matters, the public schools were
not passed by, and at the close
of his inspection he pronounced
thea the superior of any schools
in the South in point of order,
and gave them a very high char
acter for the thoroughness of the
work.
In addition to these public
schools, the Catholic churches of
this city and the religious orders
maintain several very large and
fourishing parochial schools, and
a college and conventual acade-
mics of a very high order. The
Episcopal church
maintains ladies seminary which
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-29
A ROMANCE IN LOVE.
The Course of True Love Turned Into
Smooth Channels.


Smooth Channels.
DENVER, Col, Sept 2S.-A very sensa-
tional romance has just come to light n
Denver. 1t will end in a marriage, and the
old adage that the course of true love
never runs smooth" will have been fully
illustrated. This is the case of Mr.. Sykes.
ealthy and highly respected insurance
man OF Kansas City, and Miss Minnie Rich
ards, very beautiful young lady, who has
been living with her uncle in this city.
visiting in Denver, met Miss Minnie,
and it was a case of love at first
sight. Both are estimable young peo-
pie, and there seemed nothing in the
way of most happy marriage, but stern
uncle and an obdurate mother. They did
not sanction the attentions of Mr.. Sykes,
and had chosen another hu sband for the
young lady, whom she did not like. namely
James Cameron the gay son of a respected
minister. Sine would have nothing to do
with him. Falling to turn the girls mind
from her Kansas City lover, sterner meas
ures were adopted, she being locked in her
room and her clothes taken from her. Sac
is said to have been prisoner for the past
two mouths. In some way she managed to
keep up correspondence with her lover
Her guardians discovered this, and
after taking away the treasured epistle that
came for her, were more particular than
ever in watching the girl. Her proud spirit
chafed at being detained a prisoner in her
own home. She is 81 years of age. has
been educated in seminary. and besides be-
ing beautiful, is highly accomplished. Last
Wednesday she managed to escape from her
room and made her escape, slightly
clothed. She ran to the house of
a friend, where she is now safely
ensconced. Her relatives secured the
services of detective, who located her.
She notified her lover. but he was in bed
sick in Kansas City, and has just recovered
enough to respond to his sweetheart's APP
peal, being now on his way to Denver, aud
when he gets here will imm sdiatey marry
the girl whose heart is so true, and be her
protector through life. The affair is Great
ing the greatest sensation known in social
circles on Capitol hill in many years.
Mr.. Sykes has large business in Kansas
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-29

A PRINCE IN THE LOOKUP.
Says He is Ceteweyo's Son and Shows
q Mark to Prove It.

Says He is Cetewayo's Son and Shows
Mark to Prove 1t.
From the Memphis Avalanche.
Ding Gang Omesha. prince of Zulu
land, a brother of Dinuzulu, and youngest
son Of the late King Cetewayo, was tenn
porary prisoner at the station house yester-
day. The prince was brought in in COM
pany with young negro, whom the police
had been advised to watch by the authori-
ties at Nashville. The two explained their
presence in Memphis satisfactorily, and
said that they were to return to Nashville
this morning, where the prince is attending
school.
The latter speaks English quite fuently,
and explained to the police that he was in
vited to come to Memphis to tell the negroes
something regarding the manners and mode
of living among the Africans. To an
Avalanche reporter he said that since he
has been in this country he has assumed the
name of E. F. Gibson for convenience. He
said that he came here to study, in order
that ne might be able to teach in his native
land. When some one expressed doubt of
his coming from Zululand he promptly
rolled up his sleeve and showed on his right
arm the brand of the tribe. The brand is
just below the elbow joint, and it is of
bright red color, showing conclusively that
it had been burned into the flesh. The
design is very much on the principle of
double heart, with a cross running through
the center. The same design has been
branded over his left eye in a somewhat
smaller shape. When questioned about
these brands he said:
I'm our country all the men are COM
PEELED to have the brand of their tribe
burned into their ska so that they can
never desert US, and no matter where they
are found you can always tell Zulu by
the brand. Always look for it over the
left eye and on the inside of the right arm
Does 1t hurts 0, no. You see, they Just
take the skin together 10 their fingers, and
when the brand is red hot touch it once to
the skin and it is all done, and the brand
can never wear away. My friends all call
me prince and my twin sister princess.
because, you know, my father was
king"
who was your fatherg'
He was King Cetewayo. He was CAP
tured by the British and taken to England.
and then they took him to the queen and
treated him very NICE and sent him back
home again as the king"
Young Ding Gang Omesha says that he
has been studying in this country for three
years, and is now anxious to return to his
native city, Ulundi He speaks rather
slighvingly of the negroes of this country.
and does not consider them to be on a par
with the native African.
1t Is believed that Omeshas education is
being paid for by friends in England, and
that he will ultimately be sent to his home
In Iululand as an emissary of the British
government. He dresses in excellent taste
and from all appearances it would seem that
ne mas an abundance of money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-29
MARRIAGE AMONG CRIM1NALs.
The Most Hardened Offenders Per
nnitted to Wed White Convicts.

The Most Hardened Offenders Per
nnitted to Wed White Convicts.
From the Chicago Herald
It is well known that the larger part of
the criminal classes are unmarried peopis.
Some philanthropists, particularly in Eu-
rope, have time and again reiterated their
belief that matrimony, with the loving
responsibilities that parents assume, would
redeem from lives of crime many an out
cast who is regarded as wholly ire
claimable. There is reason 20 be
heve there is more sentiment than
truth in this pleasant theory. In at
least one country marriage is authorized by
law between the most hardened criminals
during the period of their punishment for
hideous crimes. This country is the island
OF New Caledonia, in the Pacific ocean, to
which many hundreds of the worst offend
ers against society in France, including a
great many women, are transported for life.
IL can not be said that this matrimonial ex-
pertinent is a great success.
+. Ordinaire has recently visited the con-
vent of Bouraii in New Caledonia. 1t is
vulgarly called the Paddock" by the male
convicts, because IL is TO this convent that
they are permitted TO go for the purpose of
selecting wives from among the hundreds
of Frenchwomen who are confined there.
THIS privilege is given them only after some
years of residence on the island, when the
men who have obeyed the rules of prison
life are permitted TO build huts outside of
the prison walls, to choose wives from the
convent and to devote their future life to
the care of their families.
Mr. Ordinaire interviewed the mother
superior on this matrimonial scheme and
learned that she regarded it as an utter
failure so far as reformatory influences are
concerned.
Our duties here are very simple" she
said. 1--WE have the care of the unfortunate
women who are sent to US from France until
they are married. When a male convict de-
sires to take wife he comes here informs
me of the fact, and / call all of the female
cOnv1cts down into the court, where he sur
veys the crowd and chooses one who pleases
him. Then they go with me into the parlor,
where they talk over the conditions of their
union, and if the woman desires to wed the
man the bans are proclaimed and the mar
riage takes place in church after the delay
required by law. have assisted at forty Of
these marriages in a single day."
do these marriages turn out wells"
"Alas, they do not," said the mother
superior. The women leave the church on
the arms of their husbands and go to their
new homes, but it is rare that they make
these homes happy or IN any way attract
i've. They are far more likely to descend
to lower depths of depravity than to
become self-respecting women. The children
graded than their parents. In my opinion
the regeneration Of children through the
family life is a prodigious failure, aud be-
lieve that such marriages should not be
countenanced, but should be prohibited by
law
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-29
rHE WHITE HOUSE IMPROVED.
It Is Beginning to Present q Most At
tractlve Appearance

Il Is Beginning to Present q Most At
tractlve Appearance
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2s.-The white house
Is being reiuyenated. The outside work is
all done, and the decorators are busy on the
inside The whole Of the large three-sec-
toned hall on the second floor, with that
portion on the first floor that is connected
with it By the grand stair case. Is receiving
the finishing touches of a plasteque decora-
ton. The walls are stripped IN a comb
effect, which Is done in the paint with a
brush, in pale gold color. and the frieze is
sander and has fine scroll ornament in a
darker gilded design. The ceiling is papered
in buttercup yellow, and the rosewood
doors and other woodwork are being var
nished. The Presidents room has been
newly paPered with a pearl gray paper that
has a dash of blue in its foliations. The
gliding has all been retouched, and the
frieze is richly ornate.
THE PRIVATE APARTMENTS.
DIR. SCOTS room has been newly papered
and kalsomined, and Mrs. Dimmick's room
has new paper, a sweet thing in blue
tapestry pattern, with Louis XVI. festoons
all over it. Downstairs the private dining
room has been handsomely decked; the
hanging is an all-over gold and yellow pat
tern, with rich molding and cornicing, and
Tue WTDuZQL OUT III JdSJ6lul designs
in pink and gold and yellow. The ante
room adjoining, rejoices in a satin-fnished
hanging of old rose colored scrolls and roses
of pearl. The dado is a mastIc colored
linoleum, and the ceiling is in pale gray and
pink.
IN THE BLUE ROOM.
The chief work in the house, however. is
going forward in the blue room. This
much-coveted apartment is taking on new
Rlories never dreamed of heretofore. The
beautiful oval Of the ceiling will have sky
effect, in softly clouGed cerulean. There
will be a decorative centerpiece and
border with the arms Of the United States
in gold at either end The walls Will be
hung with a rich blue silk brocade in Louis
XVII pattern, wrought from special de-
signs in the mills of Paterson, n. J >. the
frieze will be in an arts ic free-hand relief
damask pattern, and the dado will reproduce
and continue the designs of the wall effect
lively. The woodwork will be treated in
China white, the furniture will be covered
with handsomely embossed silk plush in
electric blue and the mirrors and mantels
will be gilded. The draperies will be of
piece with silken hangings woven especially
for the white house and there will be a
new chandelier. The decorators have the
blue room full Of scaffolding and will take
all of next month to finish the work.
Mrs Harrison has selected all the hangings
and designed all the improvements of the
house.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-29
1owas Strange Monster.

"a strange monster" has been seen a
number of times lately in the neighbor aood
of Independence. Ia. 1t has wings, q mon
strous head, with horns, a mouth like an
alligator's, its body is green and covered
with shiny scales, its eyes glare like an
electric arc light, and it yells in tone that
sounds like combination of the roar of a
lion and the scream of wildcat. Iowa is
evidently doing too large a business in
original pac sages. 1t is significant fact
that only a day or two before the first ap-
pearance of this really strange monster" a
number of original package houses were
opened at Independence. The Strange
monster in Iowa would seem to be due to
the same causes that produce the sea SER
pent on the Atlantic coast. The best way
for Iowa to get rid of it is to consume fewer
original packages
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-29
From the Ladv's Pictorial.

The queens love for klbies by no means
diminishes with her ever-increasing number
OF grandchildren. Indeed, the latest add
tion to the royal family always demands
her special interest, and at the present mo
ment it is the new baby of the Duke and
Duchess of Sparta. her majestv's latest
great-grandson, for whom she exhibited the
greatest solicitude. A magnificent cradle
has just been dispatched by his royal great
grandmother to the infant, over whose out
fit the queen and the Empress Frederick
spent many hours during the latter's So
journ here some weeks ago. By the earnest
request of the queen, the Duke and Duchess
of Sparta will bring the baby over t. see
the queen next month. and the Princes,
Sophie, mother-like, is doubtless only too
proud of the opportunity to display her
treasure to her English relatives.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-29
AN unsettlinT visit :
From the Summer Local.

ID. w. Mcleod was not at home on Mon
day night last, to receive the visit of a
skunk, who paid his respects to ye editor,
thinking, we suppose, that newspaper man
was the next thing to book agent. II
took five pistol shots and lick on the head
with hoe, TO settle his cat-snip, and an en-
tire change Of raiment to settle the editor in
anything like comfortable shape, while the
neighbors all around eeon to be somewhat
unsettled yet
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-29
MEETINGS.

DE kALB LODGE NO. 3. I. o. o. F.
A regular meeting VIII be held THIS CMonday1
EVENING az 8 O'Clock At Odd Fellows new
building.
The InitatOry Degree will be conferred
Members of other lodges and visiting brethren
are cordially invited TO attend
By order Of H NJ REEVE, n. @.
JoaS Riley. Secretary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-29
NOTICE.

Neither the Captain nor Consignees of the
British steamship HOLLYWOOD, Rettie,
master. will be responsible for any debts con
tracted by the crew.
A. MINIS SONS. Consignees.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-29
SPECIAL NOTICES.

On and after FEB. l. 1890. the basis Of nseos
,zsEtent Of al 0dvertLs5Hd IN the MORNING
News t0iH be agate, or at the rate Of 81 20 an
inch for the first Insertion.
NOTICE.
All bills against the British steamship
ROBINIA, Sinclair, master. must be pre-
scented at our Office by OF before I'm, THIS
DAY, Sept. %, or payment thereof will be
debarred
A. MINIS. SONS. Consienaes-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-29
NOTICE.
NOTICE.

AL bills against the British steamship
THOMAS TURNBULL. Sample, master
must be presented at our Office by or before 70 ~
THIS DAY, Sept 20. or payment thereof will
be debarred.
A. MINIS SONS, Consignees.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-29
NOTICE.

All bills against the British bark ERMINIA,
must be presented at our Office before IL
o'clock THIS DAY, or payment thereof will be
debarred.
STRACHAN & CO., Consignees
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-29

GREAT HOME ENTERPRlsE.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-29

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to show where the rocks are. The Bible
story of him ends by showing the prophet
in a fit of the sulks. He was mad because
Nineveh was not destroyed, and then he
went out to pout, and sat under big leaf,
using it for shade from the tropical sun, and
when a worm disturbed that leaf, and it
withered and the sun smote Jonah, he flew
into a great rage, said: at is better for me
to die than to live" A prophet in rage
because he had lost his umbrellal Beware
of petulance.
But standing here on the house-top at
Joppa, look off upon the sands near the
beach, and almost expected to find them
crlmsoned and incarnadined But no; the
rains long ago washed away the last sign of
the Napoleonic massacre. Napoleon was
marching on through the coasts. He had
here at Joppa four thousand Albanians,
who had been surrendered as prisoners of
war, and under a promise of protection.
What shall he do with them9 1t will be i'm
possible for him to take them along, and he
cannot afford to leave soldiers enough to
guard them from escape. IL will
not be difficult for the man who
broke the heart of lovely Josephine and
who, when asked il the great losses of
life in his battles were not too dear a price
to pay for his victories, shrugged his
shoulders mirthfully and said, You must
| break the eggs if you want to make an
omelet"-I say, it will not be difficult for
him to decide. The prisoners of war, by his
order, are taken out of the sands and put to
| death-one thousand of them, two thousand
| of them, three thousand of them, four
thousand of them, mas sacred and the blood
| pours down into the sea, the red of tie one
mingling with The blue of the other, and
/ making an awful maroon which neither
| God nor the nations can ever forget. Ye
who are fond of vivid contrasts, put the
two scenes CT Joppa side by side, Dorcas
with her needle and the immortal butcher
with his knife.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-26

my head and nose were constantly stopped
up. My eyes were weak and warery. There
were roaring and buzzing noises in my ears.
had dull, heavy pain in my forehead. could
feel the mucus dropping back into my throat
was constantly hawking and raising.
~ used various remedies and was under the
care Of different physicians, but could obtain nc
relief. grew worse rapidly. The pain in my
head became very severe. For six months was
not without a headache for a single day. I be.
came quite deaf. My appetite failed me. 1t was
a rare thing for me to eat more than one meal
in "a hours, and half the time was unable to re.
tain that. My heart would beat rapidly. The
palpitation would be followed by q slow, irreg-
ular beating and a feeling of faintness. Sharp
pains would shoot through my chest extending
as far as the shoulder blades.
my nights were the worst. I could not
sleep. The mucus would drop back into my
throat and nearly choke me. had to sit up in
bed, and cough and raise to obtain relief
Night sweats set in and weakened me terribly,
l was reduced in weight from loo to 13O pounds
My limbs were SO weak that often it seemed as
though they could not bear my weight.
1T was while in this condition that read of
the wonderful success Drs. Copeland and Blair
were having with cases similar to mine. de-
eided to try their treatment and called at their
office. They did not promise to perform any
miracle, but | felt that they understood my
case. so placed myself under their care.
The result has been simply wonderful. l
feel like different man. have no more head
aches nor pains in my chest sleep we'll and
have good appetite; have gained in weight
and, to be brief. all the symptoms mentioned
have disappeared and l feel that am now
well man. l was engaged entirely at night
work, and this retarded my progress. Indeed,
thew did exceedingly well to get me on my feet
again as soon as they did under the existing
circumstances"
Mr.. Grimm can be seen at either of the
places mentioned and this interview readily
verified
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

ond angle east Of Bailey avenue. and the SAID
street shall: be Of a width of 40 feet, provided
that before the provisions of this ordinance
shall be carried into effect the said Pitsburp
and Castle Shannon Railroad COMPANY
shall at once grade said William street
on each side of their crossing for such
distance and to such grades as may be directea
by the Chief of the Department. of Public
Works upon the lines established by this ori-
nance, and shall file with the City Controler an
agreement providing that said company will
upon the opening and improvement Of said
street, pay all costs and the increased expenses
caused by changing the location of said Will.
lam street. including the increased cost of
grading said street, in accordance with this or
dinance. And provided further, that il said
Pittsburg and Castle Shannon Railroad Com
pAny shall fail to file the said agreement within
3O days. as to do the required grading within so
days after the passage of this ordinance the
provisions OF this ordinance shall be void and
of no effect.
Section 2-That any ordinance or part of
ordinance conflicting with the provisions Of
pealed SO far as the same affects this ordi-
nance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this 3lst day of March. A. D.lS90.
HI. P. FORD, President of Select Council
Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select
Council. GEO. L. HOLIDAY, President of
Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk
of Common Council.
MAYORS office, April 8, 1890. Approved: VIM
MCCAGLlN. Mayor. Attest: ROBT. OSTER-
MAIER, Assistant Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. T. page 406
14th day Of April A. ID. 1890