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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-30

his parents.
Il understand"
He is in the restaurant up the street
yonder. His name is Dan Riggsby, and
you will find him at breakfast think.
''I'll have no trouble in identifying
him"
Then wait in front of the restaurant
till you see a carriage drive up to the
hotel and then bring him on"
I'll manage it and have him there on
time" and the officer withdrew.
Mortimer Dill left the hotel hurriedly,
and in a short time returned with a
close carriage. AS soon as the carriage
was driven mp to the hotel Aaron Suggs
and Meg Prone came out and entered it.
Just then Dan Riggsby was seen to
emerge from the restaurant. The off.
Ger approached, and laying his hand
upon the youths shoulder, he said:
You are my prisoner!"
What do you mean?" gasped Dan in
establishment. ...... f. .....
Your motheris here and has given me
authority to take you in charge"
My mother She is not herer' cried
Dan. lit is some plot of those vii
| lains"-
Keep your mouth shut" said the Of
ficer in a low tone. 1T will be the
worse for you if you make any trouble"
! To Re Continued.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-03

asking for 800, OOU each. At the close OF
the week Foster Coates, who recently
left The Mail and Express for The
Press, declared that there was but one
paper in New York not sued or other
wise in trouble, and that was The Ban
ner of Zion. The Sun had published
that Pierre Lorillard lost 1925, 200 at
baccarat and had spoken of Fred Geb-
hard as a blackguard. None of the
suits amounted to much.
The Chicago Times has probably spent
more money on libel suits than any other
American journal. And strange fea-
ture is that its worst losses were In cases
where it had been artistically deceived.
Several years ago The Times received
an elaborate account of a fearful scan
dal at Rockford, Ills, involving one
prominent politician and the daughter
Of another. The editor hesitated, but
the next day several letters came, all IN
different hand writings, giving details
as if from different standpoints, and SO
next morning an article appeared. There
was not a word of truth in the story. 1t
was most ingenious fraud and the
WAS ucfcI dAcCOfC1S0s
OF the many resulting suits some were
tried five times. The final payment of
damages was very small, but Mr.. Storey
admitted that he had paid out many
thousands of dollars in lawyers fees and
hunting evidence.
A still more curious case convulsed an
eastern city some years ago. An even
ing paper gave thrilling account of
four attempts to murder a young mar
ried woman by connivance of her hus-
band When suit was brought and the
reporter was called on for his proof, it
was discovered that his main witness
was in the penitentiary at Joliet, Ills,
the next in importance in the New York
penitentiary at Auburn, and the third
was a police sergeant, who declared he
had told the reporter no such thing.
Ruin to the publishers seemed certain.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-03
No Cash Payments Required

Terms 4, 5 and years at per cent.
interest, payable semi-annually in adj
vance.
TO purchasers not wishing TO reside on
the land till the Orchard or Vineyard is
in bearing condition e years. ne will
take the contract to PLAINTIFF same and
take extra care for 8 years Full salts
faction guaranteed.
The Tulare Irrigation District runs
through the land and furnishes plenty
Water.
Tulare is the Best Producing Fruit
Center in California and is the home for
the Prunes, Peaches, Pears, Apricots,
Nectarines, Figs and Raisins, also Alfal-
ia. Five year old Orchard will this year
yield an income of at least $500 per acre.
We will plant Prunes, Peaches, Pears,
etc.; 1-year old budded trees best
varieties, furnish the trees and take en-
tire care: 1st year, $50 per acre; I'd
year, 81 3rd year, $3.50.
Raisin Grapes, one year old rooted
Vines, Muscats or Sultanas, at $2S per
acre 1st year, Sl1 for I'd year. $3.50 for
3rd year. Terms for planting y On
October 1st every year, balance March
LIST.
E~ References to Bankers, Mer-
chants and Fruit Growers. We have
also lands from $50 up on easy terms.
3105 ASST
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-03

At this juncture statesman of emf
hence who owed much to the paper
came to the rescue. He had been pub
lie prosecutor for years, knew the record
of every crook and criminal in the coun-
ty and held in his hands the power to
crush many of them. He summoned
them one by one to his Office and made
each detail his knowledge of the plant
ifs. The result was a record which
caused the judge to declare that during
the progress of the trial he had to pinch
himself to be sure he was not dreaming.
The original case was practically ig-
nored. 1t was shown that the plaintiffs
were of a family of professional crimi-
mails, one that had been such for four
generations. Judge and jury agreed
that such people could not be ibeled.
And it turned out after all that the orig
inal publication was true, though it was
not proved ON the trial
The last affair to interest the w. e.e
English speaking world was that of Par
nell and the London Times, in which
Parnel won. Other recent and familiar
cases are more amusing than serious
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly sued for $780,
600 and got six cents. At least nine
times out of ten these suits end in much
the same way. Historically the subject
is of intense interest. In England and
America alike the press has been grow
ing freer for two centuries, and in read
ing The old cases one wonders how men
could have published papers at all.
British law has always laid great
stress upon any feature in libel calcu.
lated to stir up strife, whether between
individuals or nations, and under this
law the notorious Lord George Gordon.
protestant Champion" was, in 1888,
sent to Newgate Tor seven years for an
atrocious libel ON the queen of France
tIe professed conversion to Judaism
and died in prison Nov. 1, 1893. Sim
| ilarly Tom Paine was indicted in Lon
| don for publishing his ''Rights of Man, :"
fed to France and was outlawed. The
| only attempt at that solt of thing in the
United States took form in the famous
"Alien and Sedition Laws" Since they
expired an American can libel foreigners
ad Gbitum, as witness the ''war editori-
ais" and speeches at various public meet
| ings. The American press is free in
deed, but where all are free some will
| be icentious, and that the whole law of
| libel is in an unsatisfactory condition
none are freer to admit than the editors
themselves. J. II. READLE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-03

The Federated Trades council at
its meeting last night listened to
report from a delegation from the
local Journeymen's Brewers union,
and then passed by unanimous
vote tie following resolutions
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-03

was it mailed when a still more savage
letter arrived from him with pointed
references to his lawyer and demand
for his original manuscript 1t was pro-
duced, and behold there was not word
in it to the effect that any white girl had
married a negro.
Then the printed article was scanned,
and all parties were amazed to find that
IN it also there was no such statement.
Yet every one who read it had got the
impression that there was. The scare
heads had done the mischief. In the
text the newly made husband was de
scribed as ''a very illiterate fellow, but
a prosperous grocer in a negro settle
ment, to which he has taken his wife"
The managing editor had received the
manuscript at late hour, glanced over
it hastily, got false impression and the
result was the misleading heads. Worse
followed. West and south the item was
widely copied, the retraction apparently
overlooked, and so millions of readers
nave 1t In their minds as an actual and
very bad case of New Jersey miscegena-
ton.
The managing editor of The Mail and
Express was just beginning to breathe
freely when The Evening Telegram, was
sued by Anthony Comstock, The Times
by publishing firm, The Herald by a
mining firm and The Sun by Fred Geb-
hard and Pierre Lorillard, the last two
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-03
Photoeraphing Hunters. Lies.

At length an ingenious inventor has
devised means of putting to the test
sportsmen's tall stories. The idea is to
place small camera on the barrel of the
gun, the shutter of which is arranged to
work simultaneously with the action of
the trigger. Every bird will now be
able to tell his own posthumous tale or
to present graphic picture of happy
deliyerance.-New York Journal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-03
Nearly Killed by q Rooster

A four-year-old son of William T.
Burns, of Lancaster, is lying in seri-
GUS condition through an attack made
on him by rooster. While fondling a
pet hen the rooster few upon him, in
hicting number OF ugly holes on his
left temple, which bled profusely. The
child became seriously i'll, and is now
threatened with blood poisoning.-Cor
Philadelphia Ledger
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-03
The Illustrated Tourists Guide

That popular work, "THE TOURISTS
GUIDE THROUGH THE HAWAIIAN ISL
ANDs," is meeting with a steady Gale
both at home and abroad. Tourists and
others visiting these islands should be
in possession of a copy of it. 1t is per-
feet mine of information relating to the
scenes and attractions to be met with
here. Copies in wrappers can be had at
the publication Office, 46 Merchant
street, and at the News Dealers. Price
60 cents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-03
Pianos For Rent.

PIANOS IL GOOD ORDER
s. -. e from 81 90 to $500 per month.
HE ~ MUSIC DEPARTMENT. OF
THE HAWAIIAN NEWS
COMPANY. S264-q
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-03
A Splendid Offer!

THE NATIONAL FRUIT GROWING
4 COMPANY, Rooms 2 and 3, Chro-
ricle Building, San Francisco, are sub
dividing an Extra Choice Tract of Level
Fruit Land OF 2S00 acres A miles north Of
Tulare City, California, town of 5000
inhabitants. a shipping Station is with
in y OF q mile from the land.
Tracts of 20 acres to SO acres at 800
per acre. so acres and upwards at sos
per acre
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-03
STAND By PABST BEER.
Workingmen Say it is Purely a
Union Product.
No Reason Why it Should be Boy
cctted.

The Federated Trades Council De-
clares that the K. of L. Boycott is
the Result Of Rivalry Between the
Pabst and Anheuser- Bush Co.'S
The Pabst Company Much More
Favorable TO Labor than the St.
Louis Brewers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-03
FAMOUS LIBEL SUITS.
HOW VERY SELDOM THE PLAINTIFF
GAINS ANYTHING.

Editor Godkin's Mishap-Funny Expe-
rience of George Jones, of the New
York Times-1gnatins Donnel1y Gets Six
Cents and Sir. Mal1oy sec, 900.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-03

r. EDWIN Il.
GODKLN, of the
New York Even
ing Post, is a
re-
former and a Wig
orous assailant.
Add that he is a
north Of Ireland
man and began
his literary ca
reer by writing a
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-27
PRICE THREE CENTS
A NEW COMMITTEE.
Mass Meetings To Be Held in
Each Ward.

The Democratic executive committee
met In the parlor of the Felix Hotel last
night. There were present w. P. Huff,
chairman; j. t. Peters, secretary; R. A.
Buckner, J.J. Kelley, George McCahan,
Henry Stinnett and j. M. Seymour.
Mr.. Huff called the meeting to order
and said that it had been called for the
purpose of filling vacancies in the differ
emit wards, and to decide upon any
action regarding the municipal cam
paign, If necessary.
Mr.. MoCahan offered the following
resolution:
whereas under the new charter our
city has been sub.divided into fyo
wards instead OF three, as heretofore.
and,
whereas, on account OF said changes
some of tho members of the Democratic
executive committee have been thrown
INFO wards other than those they were
elected to represent, as we'll as some OF
the newly created wards, are not repre-
sentcd on said committee: therefore, be it
Resolved, That the chairman of this
committee be directed to issue an ad.
dress to the Democratic voters of this
city to assemble at such place as NAV
be suitable and convenient in their res
pective wards on Saturday, March s,
1892, at o'clock p. M, and select three
suitable persons from each of said
wards as members of tho Democratic
executive committee for two years from
the date of thoir election"
The resolution was adopted, and the
following committee was appointed to
arrange places for meeting in each
ward: G. c. McCahan, j. j. Kelley
and Il. a. Buckner.
MIR. Huff, chairman of the committee,
VIII issue tho call at once, at the same
timo specifying tho boundaries of tho
different wards.
1t was deemed advisable, as soon as
the committee got together, to call
mass meetings of tho voters so that no
question could arise rs to tho legality
of tho action taken.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-27

RICHMOND. Feb. 26.-(Speciall-The
Worlds Fair appropriation bill passed
to its engrossment after long fight,
with the appropriation fl cd at S35, 900.
Mr.. Withrow introduced in the house
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of committee of three senators
aud five delegates to report to tho next
session OF the general assembly the real
assessed value OF the mineral lands of
the State in order that the same NAV be
assessed and taxed according to their
real value
Tho session will likely be extended
through all of next week.
Inc finance CO nmittee Of the senate
today presented resolution in that
body providing for joint COMMITTEES
to confer with the authorities of West
virginia, with regard to that States pro.
portion of the Virginia debt. and in tho
event that no settlement is accom-
plished, to bring suit in the United
States courts in tho name of Virginia
against West Virginia. The resolution
raised lively discussion, but was
finally laid aside until to, morrow.
MIR. Mcllwaino spoke in tho house
to-day ou his substitute to tho Kent
bill, consuming tho entire time allotted
to that special order for tho day.
There will probably be caucus TO-
morrow to nominate u Judge for tho
now Roanoke and Bedford district.
Mossrs. w. p. Dupuy, Il. Z. Scott.
William "A. Glasgow, Jr., and Edward
Robertson are here looking after the
interests OF Roanoke in tho promises,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-27
Trial of the New rropeiler Maine.

WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. 2G.-The
Stonington Limos new propeller steam
ship Maine left the mouth of the Chris
tiana about z o'clock yesterday morn
ing on her trial trip. She has on board
number of officials and guests, who
left the city in tug at 6:3O a. m. to
board the steamer at her point of dc.
parture. Among these were j. W.
Miller. president of tho Stonington
Line; 0. G. Briggs. general passenger
agent; Captain Appleby, who is to com
mand the Maine, several officers of the
Harlan q Hollingsworth Company, tho
company that built the steamer, and
several guests from New York. The
trial trip will be down tho Delaware
bay to Ship john light or beyond and
return.
The vessel returned to the mouth
of the Christiana at $50 this afternoon.
The trip was satisfactory, both to the
builders and owners. The vessel was
at sea eight hours, and her average
speed per hour was given out as II clio
miles. Her machinery worked per-
fectl y. The vessel left for New York
tonight in command of Capt. Willard
Thorn pson.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-27
RAILROAD OFFICIALS HERE.
AN Important Meeting of the Directors
of the Il. T. S. to he Held.

AN Important Meeting of the Directors
of the Il. & s. to he Held.
Roanoke and Southern officials, with
their families, arrived in Roanoke last
evening from the South.
The train came in between 8 and q
o'clock and the party stopped at Hotel
Roanoke. 1t consisted OF Colonel and
Mrs. L. FL. Fries, Mr.. and Mrs. II. e.
Fries, Miss Mary Fries, Miss Shoffner.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Foyer and son, of
Salem. N. c.: j. ii. Matthew's, Martins
Vile; j. o. Coan. R!dgeway, n. C.;Mr.
and Mrs. G. w. Maslin, Winston, N. c.;
W. A. I.umley and two sons, Salem. N.
e.; D. II. Spencer and p p. Watson,
Martinsville: r. J. Reynold. /. w..
Humes and w. 7. Lungford. Winston.
A TINES reporter saw several of tho
directors last night and was informed
that meeting would be held to-day at
which important matters would be con-
sidered. BEYOND this no information
regarding the purposes of the meeting
was given out. President Fries and j
L. Engeby called on Hon. ii. S. Trout,
at his residence last night. and had
quite an extended interview with hi n.
An Informal meeting was also held at
Hotel Roanoke last night, but tho pro-
ceedings were private, and no informa-
ton for publication was given out.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-27
ABouTacoMcLUDED.
Messrs. Herring and Gray to Re-
port Soon.

The sanitary engineers, Rudolph
Herring, of Philadelphia, and Samuel
W. Gray, OF Providence, R. l., were
busy all day yesterday examining the
maps. contours and drainage system Of
of the city. They did not 70 over the
city extensively, only two trips being
made, one through the center Of town
and one on the south side.
Both gentlemen were seen at Hotel
Roanoke last night by TINES reporter.
MIR. Herring said he had come to Roam
oke as new man. He came as though
he had never known anything of the
city before. Said be:
II am looking at it from a new stand
point. Ii the city had adopted what L
recommended nearly two years ago 1
would have said it was right, but now
the aspects and conditions of :. the city
have changed. 1t may now be possible
mat an entirely new system may be
necessary. OF course, on this subject
we cannot speak at present, as we have
not yet decided what we will recon-
mend. can say this much, however,
that our conclusions will be brand now"
YES" said Mr.. Gray, ''our conclu-
stons will be something new, but we
cannot mako any recommendations
until we return homo. After this we
will report to your Council"
"llow about your interceptor, Mr.
Herring? Will that be included in your
recommendations or report?"
well, on that subject l cannot
speak" said the bearded expert with q
wink.
Messrs. Herring and Gray will leave
today for Philadelphia, where they will
prepare their report.
There is u general opinion that the
interceptor will not DO recon mended
Mr.. Dunlap's system of sewerage has
been carefully examined, and it is the
opinion of some of the engineers that u
similar plan will be adopted
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-27
"A Negro Exodus.

NASHVILLE. Tom, Feb. I'll -lSpe-
ciall-There is movement on foot now
among the negroes of this city to start
migration to Oklahoma next fall. a
negro who has great influence among
his people is agitating the question and
is procuring the names OF those who
want to go. About 1000 namts are al
ready upon his list, and tho indie atoms
are that many more will be added. The
negro element OF the city is becoming
worry much worked up over tho exodus
to the pr omised land, as they cho ,se to-
regardit
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-27
BUENA VISTA HAPPENINGS.
Items of Interest from That Busting
City.

Items of Interest from That Busting
City.
BUENA VISTA, Feb. 26.-TSpeciall-
a series of brilliant entertainments,
for the benefit of the fire organization of
the city, have been held here for the
past few DAYS. The entertainments
were very successful.
President lNimball, Vice President
Sands, Chief Engineer Coo and other
officials, of the Norfolk and Western
railroad, stopped here Wednesday, on
their way North, to view the now and
splendidly equipped passenger station
which is about completed. They ex-
pressed much qualification with the
handsome building OF pink sandstone,
and with all its equipments and attrac.
tive gu roundines.
President Barclay, Of the Buena Vista
Company. jyined the party en- route for
Philadelphia.
On NJ onday, March /, the ladies of
the Epi. copal Church will hold fes-
tival and musical entertainment at tho
Opera House in aid of that C ngrega.
ton, which will be we'll responded to by
the generous people of all Christian
denominations here.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-27
SUFFERED SEVEN YEARS.

IYISroRN Is FULL OF INCIDENTS OF
n heroic. patient sIiering, where tho victim
~ gentle woman, whose fortiude and vi
tally Is not SURPRISED in gladiatorial struggles;
but our Local history bears the names and tells
tho story ~ ne heroic trials ever grnccd the
page of immortal history, and yet they live TN
noticed in modest retirement. TO surfer daily
for years with terrible cnging disease, and re-
ceivc no relief, and yet pati,ntly perform the
routine nf household dntics, deserves the admira-
tion OF every noble spirit.
Mrs s. Virginia Forbes, OF No 800 East avenke
n. c., Roanoke, has been one OF these martyrs for
seven long JcnrH. Open hearted and willing, she
told representative OF the Herald her story, ~
follows:
IT have suffered with ,catarrh for seven ycara,
ans have received no relief until commenced
treatment under DR. l.. Pearce Coates. catarrh
were almost Understandable. "A viscid, copious Sc
erection was constantly finding Its way down my
throat. My throat was continuously sore and I
wac forever hawking and splitting. which caused
INC great deal OF annoyance ana was very disa-
greeablc.
"Ienfrered with severe headache from day to
day and my vital strength seemed to be failing
me. My hearing became impaired, particularly
in one car. in which there was u continuous
ringing ne though my head wac filed with a
thousand Juhiant katydds. grew worse from
recover from the tired, languld feeling thu. had
taken possession OF me. In fact. 1 was sick. ]
was scarcely able 10 perform my household.
work j was ont OF heart.
ain looking over the papers one day saw DIR.
Coates advertisement and nj once sought treat
mcnt under him. This three weeks ago, and
j am glad to have the opportunity to tell other
sufferers with this dread disease that feel bet
ter to-day than have for seven years
''My headache has left me, as has also the core
ness in my throat. My hearing is much i'm
proved and my general health IL better. be-
lieye the doctor will cure me-"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-27
Strike of Longshoremen.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 26.-lSpeciall l.
A strike of longshoremen is on, and
1000 men are out of work. The de-
mand Is an hours pay for fractional
parts of an hour. Ship agents have
decided to stand by tho employing of
stevedores, giving them tho time needed
to secure now hands for the unloading
OF vessels. A number OF new laborers
have been obtained and it is proposed
to put them to work. Trouble with
the longshoremen is anticipated, and
the mayor has been asked for protec
ton.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-27
BUCHANAN LOCALS.
Items orInterest That Transpircd at That
Place,

BUCHANAN, Feb. 26,-[SpecialI- Mrs.
ID. Il. Colbert, wife Of Supervisor David
Colbert, Of tie Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad, died at her homo in this place
at 0 o'clock yesterday morning. Mrs.
Colbert attended church on Wednesday
night, returned to her homo after SER
vic aud retired in her usual good
health. She became alarmingly iii at
L o'clock yesterday morning and died
ut the hour above stated, of apoplexy
She leaves husband and seven child
ron. Mrs. Colbert was for many years
u member of tho Presbyterian Church at
this place, and was noted for her Christ
ian character and devotion to her
church. Rev. p. Il. Price conducted the
burial services this morning
5: f.. Jones, an attorney of this place,
will locate in Roanoke on March !, he
having formed partnership with
Thomas w. Millcr, OF that city.