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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1891-09-15

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The evening world., 1891-12-17
LIFE CHILLED BY POVERTY.
The Story of Poor Woman's Fight
for Existence.

Here Is the skeleton OF n story from real
life, and II It does not put little Christ
mas kindess IN your heart then either the
spirit OF Scrooge possesses your soul or It has
been butchered IN the telling.
The Broadway cars were flying downtown
nose to tail, yet every one was packed TO Its
utmost capacity. Well-to-do and comfort
able-looking men were reading the afternoon
papers, and pretty women and prettler chill
dren were thinking and talking about the
holiday shopping.
stops at Twcnty-third and Nineteenth
streets llghtened the travel, and at Fourteenth b
the last pretty gloved hand let go It's hold on
the car strap The exodus still left enough
people to NIL the seats, the only occupant OF
| standing room being a mite OF u girl, too
poor IN size and style TO attract attention.
She leaned against womans knees for sup
port and amused herself tying knots In the
fringe OF an old woollen shawl. which had
evidently been used as an ironing blanket
judging from the triangles that were scorched
! on II.
Wearying OF the pastime reminded her OF
| her discomfort, and In u thin voice, shrll
enough to attract the attention Of every one
IN the car, She asked
Mamma, why can't sit DOWN."
! "Thats what I'd like TO KNOW" replied a
good-hatured man, who took her In his arms
and placed her In his seat.
The next moment she was on her bare little
! knees, looking out OF the window at tn,
matchlcss preparations New York makes FOL
the holidays.
Every now and then she would turn, cares.
the hard-leatured woman with her baby
hngers and tell her to Look, look, mamma =
+ But there was no response to the chlldt
delight. Without even turning turning heI
head she would answer:
Yes, See" with equivocal impotence.
There was some excuse for her indlCcr
ehce She had sleeping cMild IN her arms
that the irou-scOrched shawl partially GOV
cred. She wore worthless alpaca dress .
hat out Of shape and season. and coarse shoe
worn to the uppers. She was u woman cruellI
ased by trouble and hardship. There wer
cfeAscs III her face that you could hide a I'm
ger IL the mouth was hard set from grin
repression; several teeth were gone, and III
whole expression Ot her thin face was CLOS
sary Of the reseAtful and passionate views sh
TOOK Of NE.
But you cant expect the people who ar
miserably cold aud hungry and helplessl
TIED down by misfortune TO look patient an
pleasant and u SMILE In the lace OF q wor
that Is TOO busy with cup and bells u b
bothered.
haven't doubt but she hated the yer
The evening world., 1891-12-17
JAY G0ULD'S FINE RENTED.
The Wizard Was Too III in March
to Serve as q Juror.

The fine of $3.50 imposed by the Court Of
General Sessions upon jay Gould for failing
to appear as Il juror last March has been re-
Mittcd, and the reasons FOR this clemency, al
sworn to by Jay Could himself are very sur
priSing indeed, coming at u time when Mr.
Gould Is reported TO be Il very feeble man.
In one Of the aridavits presented Jay Gould
swCars that on Feb. -, the day the summons
was ISSUED commanding him to appear as q
juror, hc "waS sick and under the physicians
care and not able 10 appear and serve as a
Juror" even had he received the summons,
which H. did not.
As to the month Of March, when he should
have appeared rs Juror, he says his ply
Sician Dr. Mum, was IN constant attendance
upon nm, ami that Dr Mum VIII make am
davlt that ne, Mr.. Gould, was not at that
time In n state OF health that would have
warranted me IN serving as II juror, even FOR
one day"
Eddie Gould, one Of Jay Goulds sons, made
hIldaNlt thal iho great Wall street wizard
was IN February 81 III that II was not
utem"d advisable 10 hand 10 him the sum-
III. OF The Court TO appear IN March.
Ana the town and the street were entirely
ignorant Of that dangerous illness OF the
| King or Wall Street
The evening world., 1891-12-17
The Evening World Prints Asso.
ciated Press News.
TESTING FOR A MURDERER.

In the little room where Mrs. MA1
BosCH1SsKY was murdered in Williams.
burg three men stood yesterday. one at q
time, with one hand clasping hand Of
the dead woman, and prayed TINT his
innocence OF the dreadful crime might be
attested by Heaven. The act was g
strange tribute 10 an old folk superstition.
According 10 weird belief, if the guilty
man had been one of the three, blood
should have flowed afresh from the
wounds of his victim while he prayed.
But the application of the rite of super
stition was meant to be very practical.
Keen eyes watched the men who took the
oath. ready to note every suspicious in
dication, every sign of over-nervousness.
by such evidences as these was the be-
trayal of the murderer looked for. aud
not by the flowing of fresh blood from
the woman's wounds.
The test was not eminently satisfactory.
Two of the men concerned were after
wards arrested, but on other grounds.
Superstition did not do the work of the
police. 1t won't 90 such work these
days, even among ignorant men, as it
once was capable OF doing.
The evening world., 1891-12-17

sight Of the woman opposite who pulled on q
tight glove to reverse the settings Of hei
magnificent rings. and who, as she replaced
| II, insolently stared AT the naked limbs and
slippered feet OF the window-crazed little girl.
We were alone in the car when 1t passed
Wall street, and had flirting acquaintanc
with Kitty that emboldened me to go and sit
by her.
For lack OF a better subject we talked
Christmas, and the first question showed me
my mistake.
whats santa Claus going to bring your"
! asked.
"For Gods sake" replied the woman,
don't put that nonsense In her head. have
trouble enough already trying to keep bread
In their mouths"
"My mamma saws there amt no SGntr
Claus ami their amt no God" piped the enid
before she had finished the startling sentence.
by degrees ! drew from the wretched
woman more hardness OF heart than thought
was possible to exist with maternal love. II
seemed that she had been up In West Fifty
ninth street to visit her husband who has
been Ill In the hospital since september when
he was run over by truck ana Injured In.
ternally. She lives with her two children IN
the extreme end of Greenwich street, and
their sole support comes from the proceeds Of
two days work, saturday and sunday.
But here are her words " cant leave
these children alone for | dOnt know what
might happen to them: besides It Is easier to
keep them alive than It would be to bury
them. Through the week all the women Ia
the house are away, but n friend takes care
$40.
oflco cleaning. There is plenty OF work and
get $3.50 day.
my rent costs me 81 a month, and some
how we manage to keep alive on the rest
Keep alive Is that all ?"
"Well," she answered with sigh, "you
can see our fix. She" Indicating Kitty, has
no shoes but the slippers she is wearing and
neither has flannel to her back. And then
you talk about Christmas presents. 1t makes
me sick.
"iou wonder, suppose, why don't put
these children away and so TO work. Well,
III Just tell you why. They are my children,
and propose To keep them with Inc. | don't
mean to let tliem starve, but II they must die
that way why we'll 90 together"
At Battery place she woke up the younger
girl, took Kitty by the hand and left the car.
After the long, cold ride from central Park
she was In no humor for morallzng. She
gave her address, "for the children's sake"
with sullen reluctance and "guessed 1t was
for some other fool thing"
Unfortunately this poor creature refuses to
recognize the Kind side OF charity. Her pref
udices blind her TO her own interests. But 1t
is awful to be poor, cold, hungry and friend
The evening world., 1891-12-17
SCANDAL IN HIGH OFFICE.
Miohigan's Secretary of State
Resigns Under Charges.
Try AssOCIATEn PRRss. [

LANSING, Mich, Dec. l7.-Last night at
midnight, in response to an emphatic de-
mand from GOV. Winans, Daniel L. Soper,
secretary Of state, rendered his resignation,
and 1t was promptly accepted.
This is n sequel to rumors that have been
current for some days, and took shape by the
illing OF charges against the Secretary OF state
by the Mayor OF this city, the most important
OF which was that Of selling and appropriate
Ing to his own use the proceeds OF lllty sets
OF iiowelGs Annotated statutes; the giving
away OF several hundred copies OF the Michi-
gan Manual contrary to the law; OF demand
Ing, on penalty OF a dismissal from ofice II
refused the sum OF $500 from his deputy as
compensation Tor his appointment to the
oillce, and cXtrayagant purchases OF supplies
| nj a loss to the state
When confronted with the charges by the
Governor he acknowledged their truthfulness
and the demand Tor his resignation followed
with the above result.
The evening world., 1891-12-17
THE CLEANER.

Those who meet Police Supt. Murray nova
days are surprised and delighted BY his i'm
proved appearance. There Is no apparent
indication that he passed through such a
physical ordeal as caused his long absence
from his desk. His eyes are bright, his
cheeks ruddy, his hands steady and his man
ner rs chcery as In the days before reports OF
his illness became peg upon which to hang
stories OF his retirement and probable sue
cessor.
The Rev. Robert Collyer startled his choir
last sunday al the close of morning services
by rcmarking, as he read out the hymn,
"Sing It better than YOU did the last one, II
you can" Then noticing the cOlnmotion In
the organ loft, he gathered himself together
and added. " mean the congregations" The
choir rose up and did Its duty, each member
making violent efforts TO conceal the effects
OF the shock to his or her sensiOiities by en-.
deavorlng to assume a look OF angelic sweet.
ness.
Senator Calvin :. Brice, who was one OF the
most persistent attendants at the recent
horse show, Is an accomplished hOrscinau
nd Is one OF the prominent members OF the
Riding club in Fifty-eighth street. He ire
Quently finds time, despite his absorbing In.
terest In railroads and politics, for recreation
in the saddle
The Brooklyn Chess club Will, so one OF the
members informs me, welcome the New YcaI
In more commodiJuS quarters at 2Ol Mon
tague street. The past year has rendered
this change absolutely necessary, The Clubs
The evening world., 1891-12-17
LOOK OUT FOR THIS DANCER s|GNAL.


A very annoying symptom of catarrh Is constant
desire to clear the throat Of something that is con-
stantly accommodating there, and which. on belrg
hAwkei up, consists Of tough, Shiny mucls. The
sense Of fulness or ofs lotegn substatoi IN tho
throat Is caused by the little glands situated In the
membrane lining, the throat becoming congestei
and iniame1 by catarrh. and in w4ich oondition
they secrete large quantity of tough mucuH. The
efforts OF tho patient TO rid himself of the
annoying presence In the throat cause disagree
able haiti Of constantly hawking, 50 characteristic
Of catarrh. If loft alone the voice CHANCES, be-
comes huarse and In some cases IL almost lost or
else brComeE rough and rhsping in sound. It's
often the fotcrunner Of consumption.
Doctors Mccoy and Wildnlan make speCislty Of
the treatment Of rstArrh. They furnish all medi-
riUrs free, and their charges for treatment are 50
moderate that they are within the reach OF all
The evening world., 1891-12-17
Give WITH A WILL.
Only a Week Left to Help the
Christmas-Tree Fund
Thousands OF Poor Children Look
ing to You for Happiness.
Nell Nelson Tells OF an Encounter In
Horse Car.

Letters containing contributions OF
money should be addressed to Cashier
N. Y. World. Pulitzer Building.
All parcels or packages containing do
nations of toys. clothing, books or other
articles should be addressed to the Man
ager Evening Worlds" Christmas
Tree, "a FIFTH AVENUE.
The American. United States. National
and Westcott Express Companies will
convey all packages of 70 pounds weight
and under addressed As above free OF
charge.
The Fifth Avenue Storage Warehouse
Co. will call for large packages In the
city free of charge.
The evening world., 1891-12-17

Another of the late museum fasters il
heard from. He has gone crazy and de-
veloped disposition to throw people
out o: windows. Crankism should get IL O
more opportunity 10 thrive on encour.
aged starvation.
The evening world., 1891-12-17

SO hereafter we. the people. are not to
beinformed of the movements of the coun-
try's naval vessels. Perhaps the powers
that be expect to get the whole navy
down TO South America and have it out
with Chill before the people hear of it.
But then the Administration calculating
thus must have forgotten that we do not
have 10 depend on Minister EGAN for the
Gillian news.
The evening world., 1891-12-17
An Ancisnt Disease,

lFrOn TsEas SiftiHgs.
DR.. Perkins is a noted linguist. lie knows
all the dead languages, and is always telling
the derivation OF words. Not long since Hos
tettcr MCGinniS, feeling unwcll, applied to
DR.. Perkins for advice, detailing his symp-
toms.
You are suffering from dyspepsia" said
the doctor
"DySpepsial What does that come rrom 2"
"DySpcpsaf Why, that comes from the
Greek, OF course; thought every body knew
that"
The evening world., 1891-12-17

Well, the railways had it again yester-
day. On the Hudson River road signals
mistaken, two dead on the Fort Wayne,
broken rail, three dead; ON the Chesa-
peake and Ohio. thought the road was
clear" three dead.
The evening world., 1891-12-17

Judge WILLIAM A. Woops. Of Indian
apolis. dismissed the blocks of five "
bribery suit against Col DUDLEY, i'll 1893.
Yesterday the Judge appeared AZ one in
the block of six new circuit justices ap
pointed by President HARRISON. The
virtue of extreme party fealty seems to
have gotten Its own reward.
The evening world., 1891-12-17
GRATIFYING to All.

The high position attained and the uniyer-
sal acceptance and approval OF the pleasant
liquid fruit remedy syrup of Figs. as the most
excellent laxative known, illustrate the value
Of the qualities on which its success is based
and are abundantiy gratifying 10 the Cali
iornia Fig syrup Company. -
The evening world., 1891-12-17

Venezuela is up to date. 1t has
snatched the opportunity presented by a
lull in the affairs of other South Ameri-
can republics TO indulge little revolu-
tionary thrill of its own. 1t has already
gone to the extreme of muttering that
President PALAcIo is dictator.
The evening world., 1891-12-17

According to Private NELSON'S counsel
that soldier shot Private McLANE through
gu act Of =" automatic volition," he being
avictim Of epileptic mania. 1t is not dis
puted that this particular form of "voli-
tion is au awkward thing for the pub
large and can get gan.
The evening world., 1891-12-17
POET WHITTIER'S BIRTHDAY.
His Mental Vigor Unimpaired at the
Age OF Eighty-four.

''rrC'Ar To Tur PvrSISo worr,.l
NEwRuRNPoRT, Mass, Dec. lT.-ThiS Is the
eiehty-fourth birthday OF John Grecnlear
Whittier. the good quaker poet, who loves to
be called the chidrcn's poet.
The aged poet Is not enjoying very good
health THIS Winter, aud has spent much time
OF late away from his beautiful home, Old
Knoll, Danvers, with his cousin, Joseph cart
land, Just outside the limits ul this city.
The evening world., 1891-12-17
Keeping Warm.

IRON FLek.I
Mr. Citilnann-l should think a country
house with It's exposed walls would be rather
uncomfortable In Winter.
Mr.. Suburb-Y-e-s; but no one need lie cold
In a country house.
How do you manager"
"Oh, we keep ourselves warm, carrying
coal and poking fires, You know"
The evening world., 1891-12-17
THE WAYS OF WOMAN FAIR.
Fads, Fanoies and Fashions That
Delight the Gentler Ser.
Directoire Hats Worn by Very Swell
Young Women-Trimming That
Enlarge the Figure-Whcn
Princess Gowns Are
iiccoming.

Only upon the head Of the very swell young
woman VIII be- found the young DircctOirc
hat. There Is nothing about IL to recon-
mend IT to the average shopper The shiny
Dcavered top and Sides. with the rolling brin.
and finished at the front with a severe little
bow and broad buckle OF silver, appeal only
To the cultivated tastes Of the woman who
VIII sacrifice, Without murmur, her pretti-
ness to style.
The evening world., 1891-12-17

Fiity-Six years ago last night 6is build
ings were burned on the lower point
OF Aianhat.a Island. Water froze in the
lines of hose handled by the firemeu. 1t
was Il s,aving hot fire for q cold night.
The evening world., 1891-12-17
searles viii Contest in Boston

Try ASSOCIATED PRFSs.l
BosToS, Dcc.l7.-The counsel in the Searlc5
will case were IN Salem yesterday, and tGoA
copies OF the papers IN the case. 1t Is under-
stood that an argument Is to De made before
the supreme Court In Boston.
The evening world., 1891-12-17

There seems to be no reason why the
Rray-coated park policemen should not
have pension fund as well as the blue
coats Of the municipal force.
The evening world., 1891-12-17
Women.

woodhull-The law allowing women TO act
As members OF our boards or Education Is
having a very decided effect.
Clanin-What Is the effcct OF It?
Woodhull-rhey are voting for principals,
not men.
The evening world., 1891-12-17

ush:ng and Whitestone are overrun
with burglars The citizens are forming a
Vigilance Committee. and we may pres
entity hear that the burglars are over
done with sho guns.
The evening world., 1891-12-17
DOCTORS MCCOY AND Will OMAN,

& East 42d street near Grand Central Depot. and
Broadway, corner l4th street. New York. and 1877
Montague street. Brooklyn, where all curabe cases
are treated with success IL Jou live at distance
write for a SYMPTOM blank. Address all mail 4.
to II A NJ, 2 to4 p. NJ, 7 to9 =. NJ daily. Sun.
days, = to ~ A. VI
The evening world., 1891-12-17
Walt Whitman Too III to Write to
Whittier

IEprCIN To TIiF EVENING WORLD
CAMDEN, y. j, Dec, l7.-Walt Whitman, the
"good gray poet, o' camden, Is SO III that he
was unable to send a few lines OF verse To
Juhnt'. W Nhiilitr IN honor OF the eighty-Iuurtn
anniversary OF the !attcr's birth.
The evening world., 1891-12-17
Watches,
None
Iende ers.

City Court Judge Clement, OF Brooklyn, to-
day issued an Injunction restraining Money
Lenders Frank shaw and Frank 4. Lyons
from disposing OF furniture they had seized
from Katie OMeara, or 3l4 state street.
She had failed in her weekly payment on Il
loan OF 81 90. for which she had mOrtgaged her
furniture Tor sl47, the mortgage not being
due TIL February.
The evening world., 1891-12-17
Mr.. Mills Progressing Well.

lBT AshoCIATEp PRESS
WAsHlNoroS, Dec. cc.l7.-Representative Mills
rested well last night and continues to make
satisfactory progress towards recovery.
The evening world., 1891-12-17

Tho'e Chicago mail wagon robbers
doubtless escaped through the high
prairie grass before the police in the out
lying precincts could be notified.
The evening world., 1891-12-17

The Clan Ds-Gael. it is reported. has
declared Itself ready to fight for Ireland.
1t sometimes requires the highest form OF
courage to keep the peace in a good cause
The evening world., 1891-12-17

When Baby was sick we gave her Castorla-
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoris.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them CssteriA
The evening world., 1891-12-17
Few and Far Between.

From the Epoch
He-Did you get the flowers l sent you
last weekf-they were not especially rare,
but
she-Ah, Mr.; nttieton, flowers from you
The evening world., 1891-12-17

Grip Claims Two Aged Victims.
There were two deaths from grip COM
plicatsd with pneumonia reported to the
Health Board to-day. They were both OF men
aged respectively scycnly-slx and ninety
Years.
The evening world., 1891-12-17

Quay is not again q candidate for SEN
storshir. He simply waits TO have it
thrust upon him. See the distinction?
The evening world., 1891-12-17

Green-Roods men again-South Caro-
lima farmers-Sl. .C0O-well. it's scarcely
Necessary 10 say anything.
The evening world., 1891-12-17

Frank Carr, OF 4s6 Ninth avenue, was
caught crawling out through the fanlight Sf a
saloon at ISi Ninth ayenu. thiS morning and
was held on charge OF ROBBERY In the Jcffer-
son Market Court.
The evening world., 1891-12-17

A Christmas crispness to the air thi
morning. hut where are the Christnal
snowfiakcsI
The evening world., 1891-12-17
.znzSsA.. uz.-~
Perhaps Good Would Follow.

TFT0WI TNf Fpvch.
| HoJack-Are you going to make any good
resolutions this year,
| Tomdik-No, / always break them.
lloJack-Then make Il few bad ones this
| time.
The evening world., 1891-12-17

CLAgRsos has no choice. Then let the
Republican Convention 60 on.
The evening world., 1891-12-17

Close Of tho Gordon VIII Contest.
The summing mp IN the George y. Gordon
Will contest, Involving $500, 900, was begun
before Chancellor McGm in Jersey city to-
day.
The evening world., 1891-12-17

Only week in which to load those
Christmas Trees.