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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
DIRTY. DUSTY, DULL.
THIRSTY DALLAS, BUSTED DIAL.
ASHER BONDS WILL NOT
SELL.
The Principal Business Is the Ice
and Water Factories, and
Boomers Gas.
DALLAS, Texas, June 90


From Our Special Correspondent.
After an absence of four weeks we
find ourselves at our post in dirty,
dusty, thirsty Dallas. Not so dusty
today because of the rain that fell
last night. But dull, dull, dull. Trade
was never known to be so dull as it
has been this season. The real estate
men complain, the merchants COM
plain and the working class complain
OF the hard times and scarcity of mon
ey. Since our last, Dallas and Oak
Cliff each, has suffered from severe
csnflagration. Recent failures have
damaged both places. The city can't
sell her bonds, but her big pay roll
goes on just the same, not Withstand
Ing the cry of hard times" The ice
factory and Cold Storage Co. is the
only money making institution we
know Of just now. The merchants
have put their dress goods down."
o, so cheap, still the sales are small.
Strikes are of frequent occurrence.
Things will boom up shortly. We
can boom our artesian well system
Don't tell or talk the bad side,n said
one boomer to your correspondent.
Don't tell the truth you mean, we
replied.
The new Baptist church is COM
pleted, except two memorial windows
that are yet to be pat IN. 1t was
dedicated a couple of weeks ago. The
new Christian church just across the
street from the Baptist, is nearly
finished, and service is held in it in
stead of In the Commerce street build
ing.
While blacksmith was trying to
burn the bung from an empty whisky
barrel it exploded, sending slaves
and hoops in every direction. The
blacksmith was knocked down, the
bones in his wrist were shattered and
projected through the flesh and skin.
It is thought he will be compelled to
have his hand amputated.
In q recent examination for appli-
cants for positions In the city public
schco oils, out of go, 8 only re ceived first
grade certificates; II out of the whole
passed, that is received certificates at
all. 1t was very fair set of ques-
tons, and such as the majority of
teachers should have been able to
dispose of, and just why so few passed
we are unable to see. The appli-
cants complained bitterly of the limit
of time given, especially the short
time allowed for the arithmetic.
Some months since, citizen was
arrested for THEFT from q down town
store. He plead guilty to the charge.
The News" published the fact as an
item of news, neither detracting or
adding to the article. This thief now
comes forward and sues the News"
for q fabulous sum for libel. We
desire to know where the libel is I?
Strange world this!
Yours Truly" published by deaf
mutes, jolly Old Blonde and Bru.
nette, is little weekly land would be
better than two e's) after the fashion
of sunny Cline" a former periodi
cal this trio published in Dallas.
The dallas Catholic" is also a new
sheet, neatl y gotten up.
F.A. M.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
The Northwest Kreisturfest.

ST. PAUL, June 24.-The Kreis tur-
fest closing in this city was a very
successful meeting. Over 500 partici-
pated. In the fencing contest
Eckert of the Chicago Turn Verein
scored SO points out of a possible SO.
Chicago also scored the best running
lump 10 feet and inches. Daven-
port is the next place of meeting,
four years hence.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
One More Dead Fool.

MCKEEsPoRT, Pa. June 24.-Mey-
ers, infatuated with his neighbor
Harding's wife, shoots her three
times because she will not accept his
advances and elope to Germany, and
then suicides. The woman will recov-
err
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
Poisoned Canned Meat.

PERU, Ind, Sune 24.-The families
of A. B. Kissman, Dan Whitehead,
Joseph Sommers, J. Weist and Ben
Faith were poisoned by eating inn
ported dried beef. which was pur-
chased of their family grocer. Twelve
persons were taken i'll, and four are
still in a critical condition.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
No CoIored Need Apply.

RICHMOND, Va, June 24.-Tam-
many club, big democratic concern,
is agitating separate street cars for
coIored people, and the removal of
all colored teachers from the colored
public schools. Tho governor says
he will recommend separate railway
coaches for the two races in his next
message.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
Savings Bank to Reopen.

TOPEKA, June "a. - The United
States Savings Bank of Topeka, Kan,
one of the oldest institutions of the
kind in the state, which failed during
the stringency in the money market,
will reopen July All deposits will
be paid in full and the bank will
start again with a handsome surplus.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
Paris News,

PARIS. June 24.-The bill extending
privileges to trades unions, passed
by the Chamber of Deputies, has been
rejected by the Senate.
Paul and Victor Lesseps Were eX-
amined yesterday, in regard to Pana-
ma canal charges.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
In the Jaws of q Python.

CHICAGO, June A.-During an af-
ternoon performance of circus side
show Miss Uno, the snake charmer,
had very narrow escape from death
in the folds of a IA foot python. The
lady's arm was nearly broken by the
monsters jaws, but she will come out
all right, unless blood poison inter-
venes.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
The BeIknap Benefit.

The benefit to the Belknap Rifles,
at Muth's Garden last night was Bt-
tended by FULLY 1900 people. of the
best class of our city. The affair was
o success artistically and financially.
About $500 was the yield to the boys.
The drill was not given. A dance fol-
lowed the concert.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
Threw his Boy Overheard.

New YORK, June pam insane
person, Joseph Fayes, just arrived
from Switzerland, on the passage over
seized his five year old boy and threw
him overheard. He would heve
drowned his entire family, but he
WAS seized and ironed before he
could do any more mischief.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
A Fool Squabble.

WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator
Pettigrew and Representative Clifford,
of South Dakota, are quarrelllng over
Dakota's Presid entail preferences.
One for Blaine and the other Tor Har-
risOn
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
First BAPTIST Church.

The revival services conducted by
DR.. Graves in this church last nighs
were attended with unusual interest.
The sermon on Christ's family COM
manded most earnest attention and
moved many of the unconverted to.
seek to be christians. DIR. Graves
will preach tonight at $50.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
Vic. Afraid of Public Opinion.

LONDON, June A.-Queen Victoria's
communication to the Archbishop of
Canterbury, made public by her per-
mission, shows that her majesty was
decidedly in sympathy with the OPP
ponents of Irish disesta blishment,
but believed that the country desired
il and SO accepted it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
Killed in a Collapse.

BERDERLEY, Va. June 24.-One
man killed, two seriously injured and
nine slightly by the collapse of a
mammoth lumber shed, being erected
for Strand Bros.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
A Risky Jump for Liberty.

TEXARKANA, June "a. - Charles
Cullege, under arrest, en- route to this
city, jumps from the window of
water closet while train is running
forty miles an hour and escapes.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
Arkansas Treasury Steal.

LITTLE Rock, June 24.-Treasurer
Morrow receipts for the 5000, 900 state
funds favorably passed upon, and the
investigation into Woodruffs shortage
continues
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
Portugal Will Not Be There.

LISBON, June 24.-Portugal takes .
no interest in the Chicago exposition.
Manufactures are so scarce that it is q
not considered worth while.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
Porter Stands by the Stuff

WASHINGTON, June A.-Superin-
tendenu Porter has not resigned as
chief of the census, nor does he in
tend to. He will complete the work
of his office.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
University at Alabama.

TUSCALOOSA, June 24.-The Goth
annual commencement of the Univer-
sIty of Alabama is being held this
week.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
New Orleans Prices.

New ORLEANS, June 24-Cotton
spots easy, low mid. Is. Futures
easy. Sugar quiet at 4 Ia. Rice
quiet; fair, rs to sc.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
Mobile Quarantine Plant.


MOBILE, June A.-The Quarantine
board of Mobile Bay opens bids today
for the construction of the Quaran-
tine plant.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24
LATE TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
AND STATE SPECIALS.
UP rosTAe TIME OF GOING TO PRESS
Hills the Warden.

MEMPHIS, June 24.-Eli Burns,
lunatic, at County infirmary, kills
Warden Frank Gregory by hitting
him over the head with q shovel.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24

Comal county fears cotton worms
as result of light rains.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-24

Specially reported for the LIGHT by Hen
ry ClewS 81 Co.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-10-13
"GOVERNOR FASSETT BORN
TO GOOD LUCK"

The old adage, it is better to be
born lucky than rich, is exempil-
fed clearly in the case of }. Sloat
Fassett, who ten years ago, was
comparatively unknown, and to-
day is the Republican candidate
for Governor in the great State OF
New York. Ten years ago he was
not only poor and obscure, but had
neither the expectation nor the
ambition to rise into public pro
minence. He had, however, on his
side what has favored him more
than money or ambition-luck.
Eight years ago, it is said, he met
Miss Croker, daughter OF the Cali
fornia millionaire (the late b. b.
Crocker), who was attending
school at Elmira, and had the good
luck to fall in love with her. He
was still more lucky in having
her fall in love with him. His
good fortune did not stop here, for
he was lucky enough to catch the
fancy of Mrs. Croker. When they
were married, eight years ago, luck
still followed him, for On the we'd
ding day the mother-in-law called
him oneside and slipped into his
hands 100000 in Southern Pacific
bonds, so that "he might not feel his
dependence upon his wife," When
the great crowd was cheering his
nomination and cannons were add
ing their thunders to the popular
acclamalions, mother and daughter
were there to see it all, and shared
in the general jubilee.
The luck of eight years ago has
never deserted him. He is a fell
low-townsman of Governor Hill.
It was the latter who made the
motion which admitted him to the
bar. Governor Hill had the fore
sight to detect his rising abilities,
and sought to enlist him in his in
terest, but Fassett had the good
luck to escape from Hills patron
age by casting his lot with the Re.
publicans and coming to the front
as the leader in local politics. He
had the luck to down Hill in many
battle before either of them be-
came prominent in State politics.
When Hill became Lieutenant
Governor Fassett ran for Senator,
and, in spite of all Hills efforts to
beat him, won by large majority
Three times he ran for Senator, and
three times Hill tried to down him
but he had the luck not only to win
every time, but to win by an in.
creased majority. Now he is the
leader of his party, chosen to make
the assault against Hillism and it,
evils. His luck will not desert
him now. No nomination that has
been made in New York for years
has aroused such enthusiasm. AL
over the State Republicans are
rallying already around then
young and brilliant standard
bearer. The battle which be
hitherto has waged on the floor o.
the Senate against the corruptlne
agencies of Hillism he will now
fight on the broader arena of the
State. It is his mission to destroy
the supremacy of David B. Hill ane
of Tammany IN State politics, anc
the stars will fight with him--the
stars of good luck. The Dem O.
cratic leaders are shivering, fearing
that he cannot be beaten, for he
was born to good luck.-[Chicagc
Tribune.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-10-13
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STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and steam Ius rSs.
structed with reference to the traae ~ We.
they are to be employed. Speed tonnAs'
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SUGAR MILLS and Sugar Making Ma s,ra
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HYDRAULIC RIVETING, Boiler "oiA I sn
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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-01-01
GERMAN CITIES.

Population of the Principal Municipalities
of the Empire as Shown by the Official
Census.
BERLIN, Dec. 29.-The official census
IF Germany which was recently COM
oleted gives Berlin a population. of
l,574, 4S5, being an increase of 259,OOO
N five years The city containing the
1ext highest number of persons is
Hamburg, with a population of $780,
's4. This is an increase of e9,5s4
since 1885. Hamburg, which with the
,ity of Altoona has 715,17O inhabitants,
las added 81 per cent. to the population
within the last five years. Leipsic,
which has 353,272 inhabitants, had only
l59, 500 in 1885. This is the greatest in
crease in any city, being 80 per cent.
Munich has 344, 1913 inhabitants, Breslau
}34,71O, Cologne 2s2,537, Dresden 276,-
)s5, Magdeburg 2oo,o71 and Frankfort
IN the Main 179. $50.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-01-01
LATER.
INDIAN TREAcHERY.

Results in q Terrible Fight Between Sol
diers and Big Foot's Band.
WOUNDED KNEE CREEK, S. d., Dec.
(29.-Indian treachery resulted in an
awful slaughter of soldiers and red
skins here to-day. Big Foot and his
band had returned from the Bad Lands
and had surrendered. There were $50
war-like bucks, heavily armed, facing
the cavalry that they met last in 1876
on the Little Big Horn. Big Foot adj
vanced from his side and Maj. White
side from the boys in blue.
Big Foot started in for long talk on
how weary he was of running around,
and said he wanted to open his heart to
the chief Of the soldiers Whiteside
was there, however, for business, not
talk, and said that he must surrender
or fight. Like a magic up went flag
of truce and Big Foot surrendered his
band of over one hundred and fifty war
riors and $50 women and children.
The prisoners were marched over to
the old camp on Wounded Knee. The
battalion surrounded the Indian camp
and kept vigilant guard over them dur
ing the night. Early this morning Col.
Forsythe ordered all the Indians to
come forward away from the tents.
They came and sat in half-circles I'M
til counted. The dismounted troops
were then thrown around them, Com
pany K. Capt Wallace, and Company
B. Capt. Varnum. The order was then
given to twenty Indians to go and get
their guns. Upon returning it was
seen that only two guns were had and
a detachment at once began to search
the village, resulting in thirty-eipht
guns being found.
AS this task was about completed, the
Indians, surrounded by Companies K
and B, began to move. All of a sudden
they threw their hands to the ground
and began firing rapidly at the troops
not twenty feet away. The troops were
at great disadvantage, fearing shoot
ing of their own comrades. The Indian
men, women and children then ran to
the south, the battery firing rapidly as
they ran.
Some OF the mounted troops were at
ter them, shooting them down on every
side. The engagement lasted fully an
hour and half. To the south manv
took refuge in q ravine, from which il
was difficult to dislodge them. 1t is es-
timated that the soldiers killed and
wounded number about fifty. Just now
1t is impossible to state the exact mum.
Der OF dead Indians. Many more than
fifty, however, killed outright. The
soldiers are shooting the Indians down
wherever found, no quarter being eiveu
.p1 any one. . -
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-01-01
AWFUL DISASTERS.
Ice on the River Avon Gives Way, Throw
Ing Hundreds of Skaters Into t,a Wat.

Ice on the River Avon Gives Way. Throw.
Ing Hundreds of Skaters Into the Waite,
Thirty or Forty Thought to Have
Been Drowned Two Hundred Live.
Lost by the Burning of tho Chinese
steamer Shanghai.
LONDON, Dec. %. The ice broke Sat
urday on the river Avon at Portobello
bridge, Warwick. There were thou.
sands of skaters on the surface at the
time. A panic followed and there was
rush for the shores. Scores of per.
sons broke through and were rescued
with much difficulty. Many disappeared
under the ice and were drowned.
The scenes that followed the break
ing OF the ice were agonizing in the ex-
IRENE. In the mad rush for land
scores of the skaters fell and were
crushed by others who followed, not a
few receiving severe injuries in this
way. The screams of the women
and children and the shrieks of the
drowning persons created panic even
among those who were at a safe dis
lance from he spot where the ice gave
way, and this added to the horror Of
the affair Some of the unfortunates who
went IN the water at the first crash and
who were drowned might have been
saved had there been enough cool heads
among the men who were beyond the
danger point. After the scare had sub
sided somewhat hundreds of skaters
were eager to hasten to the rescue of
their comrades who were struggling
in the water. Planks were procured
and pushed to the edge of the
treacherous ice, and by this means
many lives were saved, although
some of the sufferers may die
from the cold and exposure to which
they were subjected. One woman in
the water had just reached the end of a
plank when she lost consciousness and
passed away under the ice to be seen no
more. It is feared that thirty or forty
were drowned, as a large number are
missing. The latest reports state that
seventeen bodies have been recovered,
among them several women
OVER TWO HUNDRED Persisted.
Further advices from China as to the
burning of the steamship Shanghai near
Woo Hoo. in the Province of Nagan-
Hoei, about fifty miles from Marking,
show that the disaster was much more
serious than at first imagined.
The earlier advices received stated
that the crew, consisting of about sixty
natives, together with several European
officers, were supposed to have met
death either in the flames or subseouent-
~ by drowning, while attempting
to escape from the burning vessel It
now seems that the number of lives lost
will amount to over 200, and that they
all lost their lives by drowning. A ter
rible panic, it appears, occurred
among the Chinese passengers and
crew as soon as the alarm of fire
was heard, and the panic increased
terribly when the flames spread beyond
the control of the terror-stricken crew.
The few European officers on board the
Shanghai seem to have done their best to
maintain some kind of order among the
Cinnamon, but without result. The
large majority of those who lost their
lives did SO by jumping overheard in
order to escape from the flames; others
met their death through the swapping
of the clumsily-lowered and. over
crowded boats
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-01-01

FOLLOWING are a few of the items of
the first square meal consumed by Sig
nor Succi after the conclusion of his
forty-fve days fastin New York: 'sBut-
tered anchovies, caviare, chicken soup
with rice. fried calves brains, quail on
toast, fruit, ice cream and Coffee All
OF these dishes the"l Italian swept clean
without pause. a lot Of dyspeptic
rlilliouaires paid sums ranging from
one to five dollars for the privilege of
seeing Succi devour the repast, and the
majority of them would doubtless have
been willing to give one Thousand dol
lars for his appetite.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-01-01
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

In London Ms. Nellie Pearcey was
hanged for the murder of Mrs. Hogg
and the latter's infant child on October
"a last. She confessed her guilt.
WHILE en- route to London from Cal
cutta the Hamburg ship Libussa col
lided with the British ship Talookolar,
and the captain, twenty-five of the crew
and ten passengers of the Talookolar
were lost.
In the Kilkenny district Sir John Pope
Hennessy, the McCarthyite candidate
for Parliament, defeated Vincent Scully,
Mr.. Parnells candidate, by majority
of LII.
IN Peru an insurrection was sup
pressed at cost of forty lives.
NEAR Woo-Hoo, China, the steamer
Shanghai was destroyed by fire, and
several European officers and sixty ma
tives were burned to death.
THIRTY or forty persons were drowned
at Warwick, Eng, by the breaking Of
the ice on the river Avon upon which
they " ere skating.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-01-01

THE smallest town in the United States
which lras;ap electric street railway in
operation is Southington, Conn.,, with a
population Of 5,40O Two cars are in
service over two miles of track, and the
average daily receipts are SO per car.
The power for the operation of this road
is furnished by the local lighting COM
pany, and costs $1.25 per car per day.
The largest electric railway is at Bos-
ton, Mass, sixty miles being electri-
cally equipped. and there are 312
motor cars in operation. During
the month of August they had 300 motor
cars in service, making a total mileage
of 3S4. ZOO, 900.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-01-01

IT is estimated that 100000 has
been spent in the last twenty years on in
ventions for new type-setting machines.
Within the last year. :however there has
been notable revival of interest in
type-setting machines. and the predic-
ton is made by many that it is now only
a question Of 4 Short time when, for or
binary and Straightforward work, the
machines will be in general: use AS
there are no less than dozen different
inventions now before the public, or
soon to be placed before the public, the
advocates of mechanical type-setting
have a chance to prove their prediction
trl1p
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-01-01
Couldn't Live without Willie.

Pretty Mary Maresh, who inherited
$4,000 from the estate of an aunt. died
at st. Anthony Park, having taken a
dose Of poison. She was IS years old
and. had been keeping company with
William Moullen. She left this note:
'Willie Moullen used to be my fellow,
but Hattie cut me out There is nobody
in the world that 1 love but Willie, so I
will go away from this world.'' Her
parents are wealthy.