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The state herald., 1891-12-04
How Chinese Assassins Work.

4 dispatch from Shanghai says:
The northern rebels are steadily pursuing
their march in southerly direction and
the Chinese troops appear unwilling or un-
able to stop their career. The rebels have
captured the important wall city Of Leo,
Yang, and compelled the inhabitants to
furnish them with abundant supplies. 1t
is not reported that any serious outrages
were committed there and this goes TO
contrm prevalent impression that the Mon.
golian insurgents are not merely q preda-
tory band, but have q definite design in
the undertaking. The possession of Leo
Yang gives the rebels control OF an exten-
sive trade both In laud and with the gulf
of Leo Tong. Troops are being hurried
from Pekin TO oppose the rebel advance.
Horrible details have been received Of
the massacre Of the Belgian missionaries
and native Christians At Teaoya and Sen
Chi by the Chinese. The Christians were
attacked without warning and had no
chance to escape. The rioters first seized
the nuns all Of whom were subjected to
indignitics and outrage before being re
lieved by death. A Belgian priest was
Drained at a blow. The fends then seized
the body and tore out the tongue and heart
and burned them. The native Christians
were treated even more horribly.
They were not permitted to die swift
death. The miscreants seized the wretched
converts, who had fled in vain TO the mis-.
sion, and subjected them to fearful tor
lures. Their children were seized and some
hacked TO pieces and others roasted alive
before the eyes of their sgonized parents.
Then the parents were taken and treated
with cruelty TINT only Chinese under.
stand. After suffering various tortures,
such rs still lived were slaughtered.
The mandarins scem TO either have fav.
orcd tho rioters or to have been overcome
by fear. Instead Of attempting to sup
press their violence or protesting agains,
1t, they welcomed the murdereis, red
handed from the slaughter, aud spread u
feast and held fete In their honor. II
would be hard TO depict the feelings Of
Europeans In Shanghai and other:piaccs at
the relation OF these horrors. They are no,
angry SIMPLY, they are furious, and there
Is an universal demand from all foreign.
ers Tor = punishment that will bring the
Chinese TO their senses and impress y
nevcr'to-bc forgotten lesson.
The state herald., 1891-12-04
rERRlsLE WRECK AT TOLEDO.
A Rear End Collision Results in the
Loss of Sevafal Lives,

A passenger train on the Flint &
Pere Marquette road crashed into tho rear
Of the Lake Shore express In Toledo on tho
hight Of the 2.th, causing the death and
injury Of score Of persons. The collision
occurred about forty rods from the Union
depot at O'Clock p. m., and by II three
dead ana sixteen mRngled and terribly
scalded people were taken from the wreck.
Five others died during the next twenty
four hours.
A babe scaldod TO death and several
women whose limbs and faces were cooked
beyond recognition added to the horror s
The Pere train is due in Toledo at 4 1853
and the Lake Shore follows at A ;55 from
Air Line Junction. The Lake Shore was
one minute late and the Pere Marquette
nine minutes. The Lake Shore pulled
down from the junction ahead Of the Pere
Marquette, though there was little room
between them. About forty rods from the
junction was tunnel fifty yards long.
The Lake Shore had nearly got through IL
when freight ahead made 1t pull up.
The brakeman ran buck to give the signal
To the Pere Marquette engineer, but II was
too late, the trains were too close. The
engineer and fireman of tho incoming
train laid down in their cab and crashed
into the rear of the Boston Il Chicago ex-
press
The day coach was split In twain, the
engine plowing through until the roof Of
the car mnde cover for the engine clear
up to theseab. The steam escaping In vol.
umes hid tho wreck from the view Of the
great crowds which had gathered on the
high bank along which ran the road.
Help came Immediately and the wounded
were drawn out. One man, Warren L..
Potter, himself slightly scalded, attempted
to pull Mrs. Mccoy from the car and tho
flesh came out in great chunks from the
woman's arm. The baby Of Mrs Mccoy
was scaldel to death and taken out OF the
smashed car cooked and blistered mass
OF flesh almost beyond recognition as II
human form.
There was no fire, and few were injured
except by the escaping steam.
The state herald., 1891-12-04

The long pending case OF the Uni
ted States vs.. The Union Coal CON.
pany o. Colorado was decided In III,
United States Supreme court on III,
2ith. and the decree OF tho Circuit
court OF Colorado was affirmed by III,
decision OF the court. Onc-half Of I'll,
judges who considered tho matter fny.
orcd sustaining the appeal and one.
half opposing. The result wns no con
clusion was reached. Tho decree OF
the lower court stands and tho goy.
crnment loses its case. II was n ease
In which the government attacked tho
patent OF certain coal lands In Weld
county. claimed by tho company; on
on the ground that the govornmop,
Ind bccn dcfrnudcd OF entry lands by
fictitious persons. A. money had beer
paid for tho land. one.hnlf Of tho su,
prone bench were unable 10 sec whore
Uncle Sam had suffered n loss. The
result IL onc seldom reached In THU
court
Tho president has directed roycnu,
vessels TO cruise along tho Atlnntl,
coast from the ST. Croix river =,
Chnrles,op. $. C.. from Doc, 10 Ap.
rll ]. Tor the purpose OF alror,linv 70.
lief TO all vessels found 10 be In dis.
trcss. The following named hnv,
been sclocied for this special service,
Tho Levi Woodbury., Alexander j
Dallas. Abort Gnllaiin. Samuel Dcs.
ter. U. \. Grant, Alexander llamiltn.
William H. Crawford and schuyle,
Colfas.
James Landers. aged 30. wns burnct
10 death In his cabin near Montague,
Mich. Ho wns u hermit,
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-04
To Keep Flowers Fresh.

For keeping flowers in water, finely
powdered charcoal, in which the stalks
can be stuck at the bottom OF the
vase, preserves them surprisingly and
renders the water free from any OBJ
noxious qualities.
When cut flowers have faded. either
by being worn q whole evening in ones
dress, oras q bouquet, by cutting half
an inch from the end oil the stem in
the morning and putting the freshly
trimmed end instantly into quite
boiling water, the petals may be seen
to becomequitesmooth and to resume
Their beauty often in n few minutes.
Golored flowers carnations, azaleas.
roses and geraniumsl may be treated
~ this way. White flowers turn vel.
low The thickest-textured flowers
amend the most, although azaleas re.
vlve wonderfully.
We have seen flowers that have lain
the whole night on the table after hav-
ing been worn for hours which at
breakfast next morning were perfectly
renovated by means Of n cupful of hot
water Young Ladies' Fashion Bazaar.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-04
MADE NO DIFFERENCE.
A Legal TeohnIoallty Settled by an
Ohio Witness.

The following story is told by Sena-
tor Henderson OF Nebraska, OF pecul-
lar cross examination of quack. A
number OF years ago Mr.. McSweeny
was one OF the most celebrated crimi-
nal lawyers in the state Of Ohio He
was noted for his eloquenee and his
adroitness. Hewastall, with broad,
large figure; his large, smooth face was
set of by a mass of curling reddish
sandy hair He dressed in a rich and
expensive manner and always wore
around his neck, twisted in and out OF
the folds OF rufiled shirt front, huge
gold watch chain. He had quiet way
in examining witnesses. He sought
to never alarm the witness ne desired
TO entrap. Once he was defending a
man charged with having committed
murder. The man had stabbed am
other. The wound was a slight one
and Mr.. McSweeney was able 10 show
that the wounded man had been treat
ed badly and that he died from the re-
suit OF the treatment rather than of
the original wound.
lie first showed by the testimony OF
the alleged physician that he had put
plaster over thestab. This was the
first OF the malpractice. McSWeeny
brought out all OF this in the gentlest
way as Il he had admired the method
OF treatlnga wound bycovering it with
a plaster, as the witness said ii had
been done 10 this particular case. Me-
Sweeney examined him with the most
respectful Difference but still the Jury
was "A country jury and McSwcen0y
was not satisfied that liz had shown
fully to their comprehension the full
depth OF the ignorance OF the witness.
Toward the close Of the examination
he stepped back and picked up an old
book lie pretended that it was Il
medical book, II suppose said Nc,
Sweeney, that you are familiar with
this work, Bushey on Surgery"
Perfectly, said the witness
lou agree IN tho main with All tho
principles laid down by this distin-
guished authority"
Absolutely, sAid the witness.
Then need hardly ask. SAID Mr..
.AN2NhNHtgt AHAt oA btStne Win AttH
great authority upon the little impor-
tance Of whether a post.morgcm e2-
animation ~ held before or after tho
death Of patient"
Not the slightest Importance, said
the witness.
That Is all, said Mr. Mc-Necney,
as he bowed graetously 20 the witness
and turned TO the jury Tor yht acquit.
al which was promptly given him
Il. c. Crawford
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-04
Bank of England Notes.

Every one may not know that the
Bank of England notes are made from
new white linen cuttings-never from
anything that has been worn. So
carefully is the paper prepared that
even the number of dips into the pulp
made by each workman is registered
on dial by machinery, and the sheets
are counted and booked to each per-
son through whose hands they pass.
They are made at Laverstroke, on the
River Whit, in Hampshire, by o fami-
" named Portal, descending from q
French Huguenot refugee, and have
been made by the same family for
more than 150years. They are print
ed within the building, there being an
elaborate arrangement for making
them 50 that each note Of the same
denomination shall differ in some par
ticular from the other.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-04
A Timely Word on Long En-
RaRementS.

The sort Of courtship that goes on
for hours behind closed doors, that
insists upon seclusion and rosents a
third person, that thinks first OF the
beloved object and not at all OF any
one else-this may do for six weeks
lntermlssion between maidenhood and
marriage; but long engagements should
De conducted on radically different
lines. Was there ever a dearer sweet
heart than Lorna Doone, whose maid
emily reserve allowed John Ridd one
KISS day, and no spooning whateverY
And do you remember Mary Garth,
SO true to her not-any-too-eligible
Fred, aud yet SO straight and strict
with herself2 Engaged or not, she
must surely have been q welcome com
panion in any house, Fred or no Fred.
And again that dame in silver gray
who married John Halifax--be sure
that her betrothal was modest and
unselfsh one.
Lace yourself stroightly, Mistress
Lucy and encourage Colin TO under.
stand that while you stay under the
paternal roof the obligations OF that
shelter are on you, and forbid you to
concentrate all your courtesy on
single guest --Scrihner,
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-04
SPOILED THE eLoPEMENr.

A Goat Engaged IN Nocturnal
Prowl Smashed a Romance to
Pieces.
Not long ago q young lady vho d.
sired 70 get up with the lark, i'll order
70 80 on an clipping tour, adopted tito
schoolboy's plan, and the lover was
70 be on hand At daybreak to siyetho
signal
The string used Tor the pedal com.
mnnlcation was a stout cord, and one
end was dropped out Of thethir,l story
window into the back yard, and the
other end, Of course, was attached 10
the dnmsel's great toe. The legend
runs that q healthy goat OF tho viii.
lam persuasion arose early the next
morning and wandered into the ward.
After eating up all the old sar.
dine tins, barrel slaves and broken
crockery, he found the string ~nd
took that in rs desert. Az soon M
the string was drawn taut the goRt
stood upon his hind legs and gave an
impulsive jerk. The girl awoke. The
goat gave another sudden pull. and
the maiden jumped out OF bed with a
smothered cry Of pain Then She
stopped down to detach the cord lust
as the ridiculous beast gave another
violent jerk, and she nearly lost her
equilibrium, and her toe, too, thecord
cutting into tine tender flesh
She sprang to the window and called
down in a hoarse Whisper
stop pulling, Harry; I'll be down
III minute"
Then she made another effort toun.
tie the cord but the persistent goat
gave his head several angry hobs, and
each time the girl uttered a cry Of
pain. Again she called into the dark
ness
Harry, il you don't stop Jerking
like that won't come down a. all.
She was answered by another saw
age pull, and the cry OF anguish that
escaped her brought her mother into
the room with look OF alright and n
lighted lamp. The young lady tainted,
the. elopement was nipped in the bud.
and the disappointed maiden's toe
was sore for month. The goat es.
capped. sheffield Telegraph.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-04
Reasons for a DIVORCE.

The Druses sometimes divorce their
wives for apparently the most trivial
cauaes. Thus a man named solei-
man Alfalfa had wife, Isbakyeh.
The woman frequently worked for us.
and on several occasions | had to
complain that, she talked too much
and worked too little. At length /
was obliged to tell soleiman that,
owing to his wife's laziness, / could
employ her no longer. Shortly after.
ward ! went to England. On my re.
turn, after couple Of months alb
sencee, / was surprised to find that
soleiman had divorced Isbakyeh, and
had already married another woman.
On inquiring from him the cause of
TINS, he replied: your honor told
me that you would not employ my
wife again; so thought / would oct
rid OF her and marry another one
whom you would employ. BLACK.
wo0d's Magazine.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-04
JAPANESE PIPES.
Rich and Poor of Both Sexes use To-
bacco in a very Refined Way.

Rich and Poor of Both Sexes use To-
bacco in very Refined Way.
To be quite japanese we viii begin
by taking from our girdles the little
brass pipes and silken tobacco bags
filling the Kiseru and inhaling one or
two fragrant whiffs OF thedelicate jap
anese tobacco In their use of the
nicotian herb as in very many other
things the Japanese display supreme
fnement.
The rudest coolie, the coarsest farm
laborer, equally with the lady OF
rank the pretty geisha and the Minis
ter OF State or continent are content
with this tiny pipe which does not
hold enough to make even Queen
Nab sneeze. They stuff little rolled
pill OF the finecut leaf into bowl
smaller than the smallest acorn cup,
thrust it in the glowing charcoal, and
lnhale deep into the lungs Just one
fragrant Whit of the blue smoke which
they expel by mouth and nostrils.
Then they shake out the little burn
ing plug into the bamboo receptacle
and loadup again for second ippuku;
valuing only the first sweet purity OF
the lighted luxury, and always won
dering how we can smoke great pipe
ful to the "bitter end" or suck half an
hour on huge Havana puro. "Kiseru
no shita nj doku arimas!" they say
At the bottom Of the pipe there lives
poison" Much fancy and fashion are
displayed in the appurtenances OF the
pipe.
Ladies carry them in little long en-
broidered silk cases with silken
pouches attached, fastened by an
ivory bronze silver or ieweled clasp.
Men wear, stuck in their girdles a pipe
sheath of carved ivory bone or BAN
boo and the pipe itself may be a small
commonplace article Of reed and
brass or an exquisite object in bronze
silver or gold, worked up with lovely
ornaments in lacquer or enamel.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-04

Here's two or three astern of us, u
said the ooat-steerer.
just then two more rose, one on
either side of the boat, and in rather
unpleasant proximity, and before We
had begun TO realize our situation
the wounded beast, unable any longer
to stay beneath the surface, came up
to breathe Just ahead of us
Pull ahead little-let us get out
OF this snarl. Lay the boat around,
so-now, stern all, and the iron was
planted deepin the neck of our victim.
With roar louder than a dozen oi
the wild bulls of Madagascar, the now
maddened beast made for the boat.
Back water!-back water, l saw!
Take down this boat sail, and stern
all, for your livesm as two more APP
peared by the bows, evidently pre-
pared to assist THEN comrade. He
was making the water fly in all dir
ections. and having failed to reach the
boat, was now vainly essaying to
grasp the iron, which the mate had
purposely put into his short neck, so
close to his head that he could not
get it into his mouth.
Stick out line till we get clear of the
shoal, and then Wen pull up on the
other side OF this fellow, and Ill soon
settle him with lancet"
This was done; and as we again haul
ed upon the still furious beast, themate
poised his bright lance for moment,
then sent it deep into his heart.
With tremendous roar and des-
perate final struggle of scarcely a min
ute's duration, our prize gave up the
ghost, and, after sinking momentarily,
rose again to the surface, lying upon
his side, just as a whale does when he
dies.
His companions had left us, and we
now, giving three cheers for victory,
towed the carcass to the not far-dis-
tant shore. 1t wss luckily high tide,
and we got the body up to high-water
mark, where the speedily receding tide
left it ashore.
On measuring we found our prize to
be a few inches less than fifteen feet
long, from his head to the commence
ment OF his short hairless tail. We
could not measure his girth, but his
bulk was enormous. His legs were
dlsproportionately short, giving him,
conformity with his short neck and
very large head. an awkward stolid
appearance, which the agility he dis
played in the water by no means Jus
titled.
We had not been long on shore,
when several natives made their APP
pearance. They testified much Joy at
the sight OF the prize, and went
through most lively pantomime,
from which we gathered that the
beasts We're a great plague to them,
that the meat was good to eat. and
that they would like a portion. The
hint was not lost upon US, who had
not tasted fresh beef for six months.
What say you, boys; will you try
piece OF hypopotamus steak" pro-
posed the mate; and as no one dis
sented, we got the axes, and aftercon-
siderable chopping and hacking, got
of the head, when we were enabled to
cut ourselves about twenty-five
pounds OF what appeared to be toler-
ably tender meat, off the fore-quarter
OF the animal.
Our steaks were cooked for supper,
and whether it was that we were
blessed with an unusually good appe-
tite or that the meat was actually
well-havored, certain it is that they
tasted delicious, and that we ate
heartily OF them.-From Whaler's
Note Book.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-13
NO. 1877.

NO. 1877.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY eff liEXAR
County Court ia Matters Of Probate 10
March Term 1891.
The State of Texas to all persons inter-
,'sted In the administration OF tho estate
4 Kildegard Fraukel, Deceased.
Louis A. Frankel, administrator or the
state of Hildegard Frankel, deceased. has
filed his final account Ia the County Court
If BeXar County, which will be acted
on at the March term. A. ID. 1891, OF said
court at the courthouse thereof In the
City Of San Antonio after this notice
shall have been duly published for TWEEN,
" 2O) days in some newspaper publiShed
IN the County of Bexar. Texas, at which
time all persons interested in said estate
may appear and make objections thereto,
il they See proper.
Witness, THAD. W. SMITH, Clerk Of the
County Court OF Bexar County
lsEALl and seal of said court. at my
office ia San Antonio, this Goth
day of f, bruary, A. d. 1891.
TuAD. w. SMITH,
Clerk County Court BeXar County.
BY L. g. SYNINGTON. deputy.
Came To hand Feb Goth, 1891, at o'clock
y. m. and publication ordered made In the
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT. T. p. MCCAIL7
Sheriff Rexar COHatY.
Ny W. ID. DRUsE, Deputy. -
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-13

THE Mckinley bill is paralyzing
the manufacturing industries Of &" y
England. Can it do this and not he .
eft the manufacturing Interests al
this country? Can the manufactur
ing industries of this .uutry he m -
terialIy increased without increasing
the trade of the whole country al
eniarging the volume of employ d
labor? Can large increase Of non
farming population he made without
improving the farming interests OF
this country?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-13

THE LuiIng S'gual, AZ late as 'its
Thursday Issue, declares that it has
advices from San Antonio to The effect
that the small pox Il rapidly spread
ing in all parts OF the city, and that
b. best families are falling victims
This is gross faIsehooi, without
foundation, In fact and utterly at
variance with the truth. The small
pox scare is over in this city. tie
disease is steadily abating, no new
cases are reported, aud no deaths for
days. The Signals informant lied.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-13
Notice of Filing Final Account.
The STATE OF TEXAS, |
COUNIY OF BEXAR.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,
County OF BEXAR.
County Court ia Matters Of Probate
To March Term, 1891.
The State of Texas to all Persons In
tprested in the Guardianship of the Estate
1t Clara and Elizabeth EmOry-minOrs
Culver C. Sniffen, guardian of the estate
# Clara aud Elizabeth Emory, minors
has filed his fiual account in the county
curt of BeXar county, which will be
acted on at the March Term, A. ID. 1891
II said court at the court house thereof
III the CITY Of San Antonio a ter this notice
shall have been duly published for three
90 successive weeks in some newspaper
published in Bexar county, Texas, al
which time all persons interested in said
state NAV appear and make objections
thereto, IL they see proper.
Witness, THAD. W. SMITH, clerk OF the
'Ounty court of BeXar county and Sea
II said court, at my office In San Antonio
his 2lst day Of February, A. d. 1891.
THAD w. SMITH,
Clerk County Court BeXar County
IsRAL.1 BY r. &. SYMINGT''N, Deputy
Came to hand Feb. 81, 1891. and publ
alton ordered made in the San Antonio
Daily LIGHT. II. P. MCCALL,
Sheriff. BeXar County
ny W. d. DRUSE, Deputy.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-13

"Tha ab-urd statement l. made
that Henry NJ. STANLEY suggested t"
sir Edwin Arnold his poem entitled
"The Light of the World" VIVA
Mr. STANLEY suggested il he suggest
I'd anything, was a poem Z" be called
THE Light OF Africa" with himself
as Its hero"
What's the matter with THE LIGHT
of Texas! No answer expected from
the rur j districts
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-13

IT will be time enough To put the
state money into railways when the
state department of railways is Great
ed; and that will not be accomplished
until the senate passes the auti-rail-
way bill which Terrell carried
through the house on his invincIDle
mule.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-13

If MILLS Is elected speaker, won't
there be music when the republicans
camp OH his trail. That sweet
scented temper of his will goad his
iudiscretion like chestnut bur I'M
der the saddle Of a thin skinned div.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-13

New ORLEANS mas grown to her
present proportions and mercantile
Importance without having q paid
fire department 1t does seem as
though San Antonio might have ex-
listed without the additional expense
Of paid department some few
moons Longer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-13

New YORK Dies not feel happy
over the highanded ma ner In which
her governor turns Connecticut muir
derers loose In her streets, simply be-
cause his democratic soul loathes q
repu blican governor.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-13

If COCKKELL and Moore had in.
formed the Illinois republicans that
they had formed an alliance, often sive
and defensive, for the election OF
Palmer, more than eight weeks ago,
they could have saved that state and
the legislature thereof deal of un.
necessary worry.