davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-14

Weber's mass in G was given by the
choir yesterday. Mrs. STAINS
berry sang the offertory solo with violin
obligato by Prof. A. G. Gardner.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-14

Mrs. H. G. Wyatt will return from
Lake Tahoe this week.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-14

Pure California wines a u wOollacott's.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-14

Communion service was held at
Trinity church last evening. Rev. J.
D. Stradley preached on Servants OF
Christ.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-14

The Simpson M. E. auditorium will
be dedicated by Bishop w. F. Mallalieu,
d. D., Sunday September 9th, at II
O'Clock a. IN.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-14

white Rose -four can be had at Jevne's.
The National tribune., 1891-11-05

stand that they had arrived sufficiently. In
front Of a plain adobe casa, that held out no
promise Of any kind, apparently, they camo 10
so full a stop that the carriage broke upon them
like the coming Of a billow Then all became
statuesque silent solemn.
We had arrived
But where was the Parker Housef the Fifth
Avenue Hotel2 the Grand Paci6c2 the-the
what'y' call it2
"Adonde esta Ia posada2 Where is the hO-
tel2)" we demanded Of the driver, who had
ceased from all exertion and dropped the
reins.
"No hay posada aquIl There is no hotel
here J" be answered, simply.
Then a member arose and caught the Speak
er's eye-arose to question Of personal ma
ture. He observed with kindled glance a ma
sonTy canopy shielding a cross, and beyond It
a church aud adjoining buildings, partly In
ruins, aud incidentally a cat doing, apparent
w. on the deserted sidewalk. But hunger ig-
nores beginnings and endings-Tisings and
declines-and so the relics Of 400 years. in
augurated with Catholic pomp aud Castilian
gravity in measured and sonorous ritual, heard
finally the impsssioned eloquence which re-
lentlessly drafts into its urgent service the
concentrated utmost powers Of the English
tongue, reinforced from Semitic sources.
When the honorable member concluded, a
! little ashamed Of the warmth he had contrib
uted 10 a tropical noon, the cross and the
church and mOnastic ruins seemed 10 have
! changed but little, IL az ALL in appearance; but
| the cat had arisen 70 q sitting posture.
The National tribune., 1891-11-05
CInImed b, iha CnthnIIcs.

A suit was moved to Advancement in the Su-
pTeme Court Of the United States last week by
ex-Attorney- General Garland, which ia an ex-
ceedingly interesting one. It is that Of the
Roman Catholic Bishop Of Nsqual!y against
Gen. John Gibbon. Il. VI. Anderson. II. t. Yeat-
man, and the United States. By this suit the
Bishop seeks to secure title to some $50 acres
Of land, comprising the United States military
reservation at Vancouver. Wash. This land IS
now worth over 100000. When Oregon Ter
ritOry was organized the Catholic Church had
a missionary at this point By permission Of the
Hudson Bay Company, whose principal trading
post was at Vancouver. The organic act OF
Oregon conferred title TO not exceeding Gao
acres 10 religious societies occupying land as
missionary stations. Under this act the Bishop
claims this whole section. while the United
States holds that the Catholic Church had
merely permission from the Hudson Bay Com
pany 10 occupy a small tract for missionary
purposes, and had no title 10 the land, except
q half acre, which they have been allowed.
The National tribune., 1891-11-05
WORK Of the Pension Omes.

During the week {, 432 claims were received,
OF which l24 were original invalid, 243 widows,
2 bounty land, - navy, 10 old war, l5G &C.
crued, aud 2,0is applications for increase; set
Of June p, 1890, 1884 original invalid, 4lG
widows and l,032 who had prior applications
on file under former acts.
Number Of rejected claims reopened, 2s0
The names and postofice addresses OF 2s79
comrades were furnished for the use OF claim
ants. There were l02. I0S pieces Of mail matter
received; 1880 letters aud blanks sent out.
Number Of cases detailed to Special Exam
liners, 40; reports and cases from Special Tx
aminers, 324; cases on hand for special eIami-
nation, s,337
Report Of certificates issued: Original, 4 40;
increase, 2,562; duplicate %; accrued, ia
total, 7,4G9 Total number Of claims pending,
679,ls2
The National tribune., 1891-11-05
A ponnlrr ANN Omc.r-

Gen. Charles III. Smith, Colonel 10th Inf.
was retired from active service on the lst Of
November, having reached the age limit Of ca
years. Gen. Smith entered the service in 1861
as Captain Of the Ist Ne. Cav and left the SER
vice in 1866 as Colonel Of his regiment, with
the breyet Of Major General Of Yoluteers. lie
was appointed Colonel Of the 2Sth u. s. Inf in
5G6, and transferred 10 the 10Th Inf In 1869.
Upon has retirement he was presented by the
enlisted men Of the 18th Inf with one dozen
each Of table, dessert and teaspoons, one dozen
each Of dinner and dessert forks, a soup ladle. a
Ealad knife and fork, fish knife and fork,
three small ladels 10 complete the set, one
dozen silver and pearl dinner knives, and one
dozen silver and pearl dessert knives, the whole
contained in a handsome solid oak chest in
natural wood, mounted with silver trimmings
Each piece in the hox is OF solid silver, the
bowls Of the ladies are gold lined, and all have
handsomely engraved monogram on the
handle.
The National tribune., 1891-11-05
General.

An astonishing record was made by small
locomotive on the Blairstowu Pa X. r. last
week. IL was standing unattended at Blairs-
town, when a passing train threw the lever
open. and the engine ran all the way to Port
land-l2 miles-in six minutes.-New York
city will have a new Castle Garden" The
present building will be greatly enlarged. aud
offices for the Inspector Of Immigration, Port
Physician. and customs offices will be con-
tanned in 1.-THE annual meeting Of the
Society Of the Army Of Northern Virginia
took place at Richmond, Oct. q, Gen. William
Ii. Payne presided. Among those who made
brief speeches were Gems. Early, TaliafeTro,
Rosser, and Field. The last said: " / under
stand that Confederate flag cannot be unfurled
IL the Worlds Fair IL that is the case let Us
now have another Worlds Fair in this country.
The litigation over the Tilden estate has
been ended, and the decision is in favor Of the
heirs. The estate is now worth about $1,000
600. Mrs. William ID. Hazard, whose hus-
band Is n clerk in New York, will receive about
half the estate she is the daughter of ex- Gov.
Tllden's sister The six children Of the ex-
Governors brother, Henry, receive the balance
OF the estate-betWeen 100000 and 100000
each.
The National tribune., 1891-11-05
50 Armed soIdIsr, Allowed In EngIsnd.

Six members Of the City Troop, Of Phils-
delphia, sailed last week from New York for
England, 20 act az ushers Rt the wedding OF
Gen. f. Burd Grub, United States Minister 10
Spain. The soldiers carried with them their
uniforms aud swords, they not knowing that
the laws of England do not permit armed men
TO land on its shores. II is thought, however,
that indulgence may be had, and the members
Of the City Troop DO allowed TO carry their
handsome swords, as they come on Emission
Of peace. IThey will DO permitted to wear
their handsome uniforms, however, which will
be EOme COMPENSATION.
The National tribune., 1891-11-05
chaplain Torner Upheld ~ citizen. Of Waterfowl

Roger p. Towner, the Brooklyn Grand Army
Chaplain who made affidavit alleging express
Eions OF dislOyal sentiments on the part Of ROs-
we'll p. Flower, Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor Of New York, during the war, made
visit recently 10 his old home, which Is also tho
home Of Mr. Flower, and was visited is many
Of his old friends aud business acquantances,
who signed a paper stating that Chaplain
Towner was an honest man, his reputation OF
the best, and that they knew Of no reason why
a statement made by him, under oath or other
wise, should not receive credence. This was
done because Chaplain TOwneT had been ac-
cused Of false swearing, and that his towns
men OF WATERFOWL would not believe him under
any circumstances. Many Of the most prom
inent men Of the city signed the document
The National tribune., 1891-11-05
Eennior German Injured.

At the closing ceremonies Of the Democratic
campaign of Maryland in baltimore on Friday,
Oct. 80, the reyiewing-stand, On which were
seated Senator German and anumber Of prom
inent people. gave way, and they were precipi-
tated some distance to the street. Nearly
every person on the stand was hurt Senator
German was quite badly hun, his left leg
being twisted. Representative Barnes Compton
was injured so badly that his physicians gave
orders that no one be admitted 70 see him.
All the others were only slightly injured.
The National tribune., 1891-11-05
Bank or EasIaad Notes.
IIm.ri.nn Pr,srmnn.l

Bank Of England notes Are made from new
white linen cuttiDgs-BeveT from anything that
has been worn. So carefully Is the paper pre-
pared that even the number Of dips into the
pulp made by each workman is registered on a
dial by machinery. and the sheets arc counted
aud booked TO each person through whose
hands they pass. They are made at LAYER.
stoke. on the River Whit, in Hampshire. by q
family named Portal, descended from q French
HugUenot refugee. aud have been made by the
same family for more than $50 yeGrG
The National tribune., 1891-11-05
Gan Grant. Tomb Moved.

Gen. Grants tomb in Riverside Park, New
York, has been moved TO a new foundation Of
concrete II feet deep. The foundation, when
finished, will be 1OT feet square on top, the
whole tomb including its solid concrete founda-
tion, weighing leo tons. Thirteen jackserews
were used 70 lift il. Not q crack has appeared
in the whole structure during the entire work.
large crypt will be constructed over the
present brick arch. which will then be removed
from over the coffin.
The National tribune., 1891-11-05
WITHOUT IRRIaATIoN

the Cocoa palm, Indian fg and other forms Of
cscti, and the aloe grew; and rs a swarm Of
locusts had recently passed, In an underwriting
line toward the sea, the leaves Of the tall palms
showed their way through the air in skeletons
OF such leaves upon one side contrasting with
undisturbed growth npon the other all along
the track Of the devastation.
Growing thirsty on our hot ride, we purchased
from a woman and boy by the wayside hand
full Of Indian lPs, the taste Of which changes
iR the mouth from sweet 10 3 pleasant, refresh
ing Sour, answering well Tor drink. The cactus
upon which these so-called hgs grow reaches q
hight Of - feet OF more, aud amid its green but
6nake-Akc groves the turpial l.cterus), large
black and yellow B0nRstCr shaped like the
mockirg bird, but having a longer aud sharper
bill, fits tGmey IN aud out. gay and saucy
! tuil Of chromatle melody, D0mesticated, be is
/ Rs familiar 40 D country parsOn.
4 Tar enough ahead We could see above the
! tops u the tropical orchards the square tower
Of a church. So with fcryent words having
only 81 iuterential Christian meaning we per-
Euaded our c0achman 10 persuade bis horses.
| one alter the other, 10 awake 10 the violence OF
bis gestures and hasten on. he astonished
them into pcICepllble movement, and before
/ they both COad subside into dreaminoss he
caught them on the Fly with the end Of the
roins aud projected them into progressive IN.
dulations. A. they had been separately per
suadod they dld not take the gate ia unison, and
90 got into and kept ~ movement Of a com
plicated kind, in which the head Of one ami
mai and the Tail OF the other were Glternatel,
ia the air together.
But finally, with billowy motion, and ago
nized crcaking and swRyinK Of our leRky ark
W. nayigated the by-ftrocts, and 81 last surge,
out upon the main thOTOughiGre Of venerable
silent, sleepy, sun-lOyed Coro. There was u
other vehicle, nor scarcely moving body, 81
the long vista. Our EteedE eeemes 10 under
The National tribune., 1891-11-05
COR0
The Oldest City Built by Europeans
Upon the Mainland Of America,


II.
HOUSE in Cura5ao, in
Wy IS. $. :.is u 4; !: "a; 4:
B s MY Ss 4: 81: e (: e S s. s;
est norton Of the main
land, the spanish
Z-E] Main" inhabited by
European descendants.
THAT coast Is also ono Of the least known TO the
onter world; and 20 intensity ignorance con-
aarninp IT, its principal article OF production
entering into the commerce and use OF the
world bears the name Of another locality po-
Htieally and geographically divided from ~.
Alop2o dc Oieda discovered Coro in lI99.
Imeripo Vospucci was with him, aud wrote
about ID. Tho former was made us hFst gov
ernor, aud Of the group OF islands DO ml!es 70
the north Of which CURACAO rs the prlnclpal
one. The Governor Generally enjoyed Tor
eonetime tho same name which its original in
habitants gave the region, namely, Coquibacoa,
ms the present Capital of Venezuela bears the
name of n noble Indian Chief Caracas.
NV house had something TO do with my visit
40 Coro because ID faces that way. III ITS nam
front had been toward the north instead OF
south j might rather have sailed Tor new
York. But sitting evening alter evening upon
she porch In vast armchair, aud gazing Ny
the hour out on the blue Caribbean, could see
the little white-sRiled coasters going ana COM
ing, their cgnvss filed with sunset light as well
ss with the trade wind, and stIaining the VISION
farther. toward whore so many OF them went
aud whittier they came, j could often dlsln-
puish the peaks of the coast mountains, on
shoots of the great Andcan Range lying not so
very far back and as the daylight died away
and the blue and purple peaks melted slowly
into the gold and pearl ana gray OF evening,
and the great white tropical twilight hid the
mountains away behind an almost dlsPhanous
nlm. above where their peaks had shown and
still were unless they, too had melted away
with the day, low IN heaven there hung, tremu-
lous upon the breathing bosom OF the nun-lke
might, the shining silver OF the
SOUTHERN CROSS.
And under aud along with all that nestled
into n wrinkle Of the coast and the foothills
Coro forgotten Cor0, first city built by white
men upon the mainland OF America with her
brass bound cross dating from 1897, almost back
90 Columbus aud her old church and mOnas'
tery dating from 1910, was somewhere there
dreaming the perpetual dream of tropical
city. And C0rO means a choir, aud wlnd o.
Summer, and q memory. Surely, u must O'
worth visit.
Anyway, one living beside the sea will b'
tempted nv that shining changing, capricloui
beauty 10 trust her at times, even 10 the extent
Of his life; and sometimes the confidence D
well repaid. IN q much humber way knew
this though, doubtless after similar lonGlngs
The National tribune., 1891-11-05
A Wide Margin.
lCloihisr and Furnish,

lCloutier and FUTRiShsr.l
Tailor-Ho8 wide a collar shall put on
your overeOat sir2"
Customer-Make 10 so wide that when pass
you on the street can turn il up go you won't
recOgniza me-
The National tribune., 1891-11-05
FORTY.OnE WATCHES
AT WHOLESALE.
No. 90.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, by taking ADJ
vantage of the necessities of an exportsN
has been able to purchase job lot OF gold
filed, engraved hunting-ease Watches At
less than the manufacturers prieA The
gold on the case Is guaranteed TO wear 70
years. The works contain Jewels, Oems
pensatiOn balance, safety piniOn, stem wind.
ing and setting apparatus, and all the lAbeSo
improvements, and they were made 40 WAk
than by the celebrated U. 8. Watch o..
Every watch and case is perfect, but As ~
bought this lot at q reduced rate we propo@
to give our subscribers the full benefit Of the
reduction, and to sell these watches singly, 20
Subscribers only, at the same prtOs
that the jeweler pays for them by ne
thousand. We viii not continue this OEaR
after this lot is sold, because we shall prob
ably never again be able to purohAza
Watches Of this grade ut so low q pricn,
We will send one Of these magnificent Amai
keepers to any subscriber, delivery guarans
teed, Tor 41S -
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
WASHINGTON, D. O.
The National tribune., 1891-11-05

~ Rhsumslism. Kidney Pains. and Muscular
~ Weakness relieved in ono miuUte ~ The CpEE-
w cUAs AHTI-PAn PLlkTEE &c
The National tribune., 1891-11-05

HOUSE in Cura5ao, in
the Dutch West Indies,
where j long lived,
faced southwark 20 the
Caribbean Sea, and to-
ward the coast OF Coro,
IN Venezuela, the old
est portion Of the main
land, the +" Spanish
Main" inhabited by
European descendants.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-10-08
An Anti-Panic Chair.

A new form of chair for use in
theaters, music halls, ETC., is now being
introduced into England. This chair is
already in use in several theaters in
Germany and is intended not only to
prevent panic in case of fire, etc, by
enabling the audience to gain the exit
doors more easily than hitherto, but
also to allow officials of the theaters
and members of the audience TO move
with freedom from one place to an.
other. For this purpose the seat and
back of the chair are free to move, and
are connected suitably together, so that
by means of n counterbalance weight a
mere touch of the hand will cause the
seat and the back to move simultaneous.
ly on hinges to avertical position, the
seat by raising and the back by lowering,
thereby allowing free passage along OF
through the tiers. The very idea OF
such device, when the absurd amount
of Inconvenience and ANNOYANCE
suffered in comparative patience by the
ordinary theater-gocr is considered
raises up visions of comfort and pleas.
ure which it seems hard to believe will
ever be realized
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-10-08

an Asbury park the other day a clap
of thunder startled the town by reason
Of its almost unparalleled loudness. 1t
did not rumble; it sounded like the dis
charge of great cannon. One lady
saw the source of all that noise, and
this .e iow she described it: She was
closing window when there fell
through the air red ball not twice as
big as an average-sized Florida orange
1t was fiery red. 1t burst when it was
close to the ground, and there flew into
the surrounding air myriad darts and
shafts of many-colored flame, precisely,
she says, like one sees when firework
bomb goes off. Then came the bang.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-10-08
AN ENGLISH HERO.
He Saves His would-Be Rcscuer from q
Watery Grave.

He Saves His wouid-Be Rescuer from a
Watery Grave.
An exciting story of the, rescue from
drowning of a Japanese, by an English
man whose life the Japanese himself
had set out to save, is told in a Japanese
paper, the Kobe Shimbun. The Eng
lishman was resident of Toxic. Be-
ing on his way TO Yokohama, and find
ing no ferryboat, owing to the swollen
state of the river, he determined to
swim across with his clothing in bun
die tied on his head.
The daring attempt attracted crowd
of sightseers, one of whom, observing
that the stranger was apparently in diff
ficulty, plunged in and swan to his res
cue. The Japanese was good sw inn
mer, but the waters ran swiftly, his
strength gave out, and he was carried
downstream. Then arose cry from
the spectators, for they saw that the
Japanese was going to sink.
BY this time the Englishman had al
most reached the opposite bank, but
when he heard the cries of the crowd
he turned about, and seeing the drown
ing Japanese, he again faced the cur
rent, and coming up with the drowning
man caught him with one arm, and
swimming with the other hand he
brought him ashore amid the cheers OF
the crowd.
GLOW chiv alrous was his action!" ex.
claims the Japanese journalist in con-
clusion. Ills name we know not, but
he has our highest admiration"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-10-08
A FAMOUS PARIS CAFE

TortOni's, the Delmonico's of the Boule-
wards, and Some of the IIabitues.
Let us come at once to one of our
Oldest and most celebrated cafes-the
Cafe Tortoni, writes Francisque Sarcey
in Scribner.
Tortoni! The name does not suggest
much to you, but to us Parisians it is
full of "reminiscences. | have said that
this establishment is one of the Oldest
in Paris. 1t was founded in 1898 by
two Italians, Valloni and Tortoni 1t
soon became fashionable; gentlemen of
the long robe and functionaries fire.
quented it.
Among the habitues was a lawyer
named Spolor, whose skill at billiards
was surprising. Prince Talleyrand had
such pleasure in seeing Spolor play, he
felt such confidence in his game, that
he invited him one day to his house
and presented him to one of his
friends, the general receiver for the de-
partment of the Vosges, also great
billiard player, and very proud of his
talent.
A bet was made, a solemn match was
engaged between Spolor and the re-
ceiver, who lost in few hours forty
thousand francs. You see
that it is sometimes useful TO know
how 10 play billiards.
One of the most curious types of the
Cafe Tortoni was Provost, one of the
walters, whose spine was as supple as
his conscience, and who never APP
preached you unless bowed to the
ground, and asking in his softest tones:
pardon me! A thousand pardons!
Is monsieur good enough to desire any
thing?"
1t was exquisite. What was no less
SOTO him-was that in giving change
he kept the best part of it for himself;
If detected by chance he had but to re-
peat: s===.s
"Pardon me! pardon me! q thousand
pardons!'
Nowadays the Cafe Tortoni is no
longer haunted by diplomats like Tai
leyrand, but by journalists and men of
letters. Toward six o'clock are found
now and then gathered around its ia
bles few men of wit: Albert Wolff,
Emile Blavet, Henry Fouquier, and
finally Aurelian Scholl, the most bril-.
liant talker of Paris.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-10-08
AN ANCIENT "SELL."
The Huge Joke Played Upon Qnarry
man of Carrara.

The Huge Joke Played Upon a Qnarry'
man of Carrara.
Not many travellers visit Carrara,
where the finest of marble is constant.
ly being quarried, as it has been for so
many centuries but, once there, much
may be found in the way of legend and
scenery to occupy the curious mind. In
Vulnerable stories float about the place,
says writer in Cornhill, concerning
the existence of hidden treasures.
Gold has often been found in the
long ago u crock of gold coins was un-
earthed beneath one of the streets.
A most curious experience, however,
was ta2t of u quarryman who, in one of
his randi =, stumbled upon an old de-
sert ID ql lrry, within which, half
buried il crlsa and brambles, lay an
cnormpuj block of heavy marble. On
cXarlinilr it, he found n number of
letters ri IL cut, and half-hidden I'M
der c'u + of dirt With some diff
Guilty L. managed to spell out the
words: blessed is he who shall turn
me over"
The man at once jumped at the con-
clusion that he had stumbled upon
hidden treasure, and that his fortune
was made. He rushed home and col
lectcd some of his friends to aid him in
the recovery of the concealed gold,
After solaa very hard labor they sue
ceedcd in turning the hoary giant
over. Another rude inscription met
their eager eyes: Thanks, my friends.
was weary Of reposing so long in one
poSitiOnl"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-10-08

A useful castor of novel form is being
used in England. 1t is intended to
obviate the difficulties arising from
the ordinary construction of casters,
where the roller is carried on a crank
swivel arm, which is easily broken off.
The center pin Of the roller-bearing is
fixed in small plate, rotating freely
round center pin secured in the body
Of the castor. The plate named, when
pushed round into any position, rests on
the base Of the cup or disk Of the castor,
and il thus, while quite free to move in
any direction, thoroughly supported in
every position. 1t is in fact, well
supported universal joint The castor
Is great improvement on the older
types. ~ -