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IL February 30 a Day.

Philadelphia Press.
The Questi as TO whether the 10Th
of February is legally q day or not
has often been up before the courts OF
Indiana. There is authority in that
state to the effect that the 18th and
10Th of February in leap year are to
be counted as one day; but when the
Supreme Court OF the state 30 de.
cided it had not examined an ancient
English statute concerning leap year
passed in the twenty-third year of
Henry III, which bears upon the
subject.
Accordingly, in the case to which
we refer, the Judge determined to
consider the question de novo; and he
came to the conclusion that the 10Th
day Of February must be reckoned In
the legal computation of time, espe.
cially where days are being consid-
cred. He rightly says: as the man
who works on February Is and % to
have pay for but one day only ?" "Has
q Judgment rendered on February 2s
no priority as q lien over one rendered
on February 20?
This confusion has evidently arisen
from statutes treating of the year as a
whole. True there is q provision In
the Revised Statutes of New York
that whenever the term "year" or
years" shall be used in any law
sentence, contract or instrument OF
writing, the year intended shall be
construed to consist of 365 days; a
half year 1872 days;a quarter of q
Year 81 days, and 1.-THE added day OF
q leap year and the day Immediately
preceding, If it shall occur in any
period so computed, shall be reckoned
together as one day"
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Building Permits.

]. NJ. Taylor, stable corner An.
drew and Carson streets. 9Th ward
$3.50.
w. F. Young, dwelling, Pine street,
9Th ward, $500.
J. r. Besse, dwelling. corner of Mo-
ales and Sslado streets, 3rd ward,
$500.
F. L. Heilig, shed, Hill str et, 4th
ward.
Fred. Schermer. dwelling, Caldwell
street, 5th ward, $500.
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LATEST NOVELTIES
In gents ties at 4Sc. JOsKE BROS. T3t]
THE HOUSES WILL BE NUMBERED.

THE HOUSES WILL BE NUMBERED.
The work of numbering the houses in
San Antonio will begin the first of next
week, all present numbers to be changed
according to the new schedule OF num-
beriDg. The Johnson Brothers Printing
Company will start to work on their new
directory of San Antonio as soon as the
numbering Is completed and they guar
antee it to be the most complete directory
ever published in Texas. Mr.. j. A. APP
pier has taken the management OF the
rection.
All parties desiring space are requested
to apply at once to
JOHNSON BROS. PRINTING Co.,
70 Soledad street.
New number will be given later. 3Stf
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NEW SUITlNGS.

Ii. Fahlbusch. Tailor, 22S E. Hous-
ton street, takes pleasure in informing
his patrons and the public In gen eraI,
that he has just received an invoiceoi
elegant patterns In imported suitings,
psnta.oons and fancy vestiDgs. These
will be made up on shortest notice 10
the latest prevailing styles, with
guarantee OF satisfaction in fit, quail
ity of goods and prices. Very respect
fully II. Fahlbusch. 2:25 I'm
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Look Ont for Frost,

Local forecast for San Antonio and
vicinity for the SO hours ending at 8 p. m.
Friday, March 18th, colder, fair weather,
high northerly winds, decreasing after
sunset today. Destructive frosJs are ex-
pected tonight in this section and in near
ly all of Northern and Central Texas.
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TripIets.

Last Saturday triplets, consisting of
two girls and one boy, were born 10 Mrs.
.Iordin, a woman living in Englewood.
They are all healthy children and are
doing well. The mother is very poor and
has given them to respectable Mexican
families in Beanvile, the Terrasas,
Flores and Long families, who are now
caring for them with the greatest solicit
tude. The mother lives near the
Loustanau arteSian well.
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DIR. l.. v. Weathers,

Limits his practice to specially. The
diagnosis and treatment of general
diseases and disease of children under the
most conservative means Of cure. Tween
five years experience and from one of
the first allopathic schools on the CONT
nent. When sick ring up DR.. Weathers
especially for your babies. Tel. 1ls. 22 II
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For Sale: a handsome residence on
the finest boulevard in the city and street
cars passing the door. House has six
rooms, servants room, kitchen and bath
good stable and on two large corner lOJs.
This is one ofithe handsOmest places in the
city. Inquire of JNo. Il. HAhBLEToN &
Co., at LIGHT office.
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$3.50 WILL BUY

A handsome cottage residence, of Z rooms,
with bath, stable, carriage house, chicken
house. wood house, etc. Hydrant water,
large lot, with fine shade trees and shrub
berry. New, neat and clean, about four
blocks from Military plaza. Will rent
easily at $4,000 month.
{ JNo. T. HAMILTON & Co.
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To Buy An Organ,

Rev. DR.. 9. w. Briggs. w. H
Stacy, Mrs. J. P. Crane and Mrs. J. +.
Burger, comprise committee sent by
the 10th Street Methodist church, of
Austin, to examine the different pipe
organs of this city, as they wish to
purchase.
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oLoR WARRANTED.

COLOR WARRANTED.
$50 doz. gents half hose, in black
brown, tans and modes, worth 35c a
pair. for this week 23c.
So st JOSKE BROS.
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WATCHES AND JEWELRY
Neatly repaired at Hechts, PAL Com. ]

The House for once did just what
1t was expected to do, when it voted
on the resolution setting aside March
%, %, and oath for the coDei6 GRAFTON
of the Bland free coinage bill.
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ALFRED GILES, ARCHITECT,

Since the fire has his Office opposite the
side entrance of the post office, next
Maverick land Office 226 I'm
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-10

LATEST NORFOLK STYLES
In ladies wash Surah and Saline
Waists. JusKE BROS. 80 st
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-10

UNREDEEMED WATCHES, DIAMONDS
Jewelrv and pistols at Hecht'S PAL Com
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THE COURTS.

In the 45th district court the case Of
Markham VS.. the q. III. & S.A railway, for
$4,000 for the death of plaintiffs hus-
band on the railway, is being heard to-
day.
In Judge Noonan's court the cases Of
Breeding VS.. France Il Thiele, and
Tschirhardt VS.. +. M. Ellis, to recover
stakes on the Jack Rhoads wrestling
match from the Stockholders, are being
tried.
New suits filed:
VIM. Roberts VS.. Carl Richter, to try
title.
A. Rueff VS.. Carl.Richter, to try title.
John L. Wipff VS.. Agatha Schmidt, ct
al. for partition and rents.
E. A. HI. Cole VS.. Catharine Cole, d.
vorce.
CITY COURT.
Nine cases were brought before the
mayor this morning and sos in fines were
assessed One case was continued and
one dismissed.
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FIVE LOTS IN GRANDviEW.
Alta bargain. Finest located property
nthe city T. Il. Johnson. LIaHr OFFIcE'
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-10

FURNITURE PACKED AND SHIPPED
BY Olsen & Wake, 322 E. Houston
street. Next Maverick hotel. 39tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-10

COOK WANTED.
Apply Mrs. Alfred Giles, 4S3 Mad
ison street. $40 st
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-10

REDUCED PRICES IN WOOD AND
WAGON TIMBER
At A. 3. Kerr & Sons. near Arkansas
Pass depot. Dry foot wood at 81 90
per cord; split wood $500. Telephone
372 for trial order. We guaran tee
our wood to be first-class. PIG If
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT.
A comfortable residence, ST. n.
Flores street. Apply on premises or
to If J. 2. NEwCOMB.
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OUT RATE a. r. TICKETS.
Bought and sold. Hecht's PAL Com. 9 Is 81
OFFICE ROOMS

For rent in the Mackey building, Houston
ST. Possession given after February 22ud
Rooms can be seen after February 18th.
Is If N MACKEY
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SOMETHING NEW
In ladies waists at JoSKE BROS 80!
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CUTRATE r. r. TIcKETS

Bought and sold. Hecht's 24l Com. Is got
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Do You Want a Nice Home.

New number will be given later. 3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-21

dangerously i'll She brought him TO Washing
ton and skilled aid was employed. all to no pur-
pose. After four years OF privation and hard
ship. crowned with honors from many hard
fought fields, after Lee had surrendered. when
from his window in the hospital he could see
the flag waving over the nations Capitol not
q star obliterated, not stripe furnished. her
lover was waging losing fight with the last Of
foes
Somewhere In the records OF marriage per-
formed in Washington will be found that Of
James Hendricks and Ellen Goodridge, solem-
nized BY an Episcopal clergyman in June, ls65,
and somewhere among the forgotten graves
about the capital city there is a sunken mound
with small headstone, and by pushing aside
lnsistent briars and tangled weeds you may yet
be able to read the name James Hendricks"
With his wife's first kiss upon his brow. even
then cold with death dew, aud or his lips '-un-
I'll death do us part" he answered Here" as
Azrael called the roll of tho Grand Army up
above.
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The Derivation of "Cantccn.s %

From the Gentlemaa's Magazine.
A Scotch paper about three years ago con-
tanned the following, which, by tho way, takes
us once more to Flanders:
"As curious illustration Of the changes
words undergo that Of canteen may be cited.
1t IL, as everybody knows, q vessel in which
soldiers during q campaign carry water or
other fluids. When the Duke Of Marlborough's
army was in Flanders they called this vessel @
tin can The French adopted the vessel into
their army, and, in accordance with the genius
OF their language, they placed the adjective
after the noun. making ii can-tin. pronounced
can-teen. In this form the English again took
the word from the French and canteen it must
over remain
Really, the English language appears to be
greatly indebted to the Duke Of Marlborough
army and Flanders. The discerning reader
will also observe that tin, at the end of word,
Is pronounced teen in French. As a matter of
fact the derivation of the English word can
teen" is somewhat doubtful, but the French
cdntine italian cGntind), a cellar or cave, GER
tainly had priority Of the English word The
editor who could put forward the "tin-pot''
story as a fact could hardly have had much re-
spect for his readers.
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something. He had found it when he reached
King street, for he cried out, There's that rag
now" and jumped across the gutter to get
clearer view. and then started at o brisk pace
toward the object of his quest
Capt Brownell says that Ellsuorth's an xiety
70 seize and remove the flag was prompted by
. desire to avoid excuses on the part Of the
soldiers, he feared that the house might be
torn down il the soldiers should discover the
confederate flag flying over 1t.
Leaving Fairfax street Ellsworth and his
party hasteeed to King street and were soon at
the Marshall House. The doors we're closed
and all within were asleep. They shook the
glass doors violently.
go away from there" cried a voice from
within. as old Col Alexander, the clerk Of the
hotel, rose from a couch where he lay asleep
with his clothes on
THE NARRATIVE OF THE HOTEL CLERK.
What followed is given in his own words as
narrated by him to the writer few hours after
the deaths Of Ellsworth and Jackson.
II thought it was our boys (the Virginia
volun.eers) at the door," said he, land / told
them TO clear out But they threatened to
break the door down, and up and let 'em in
still supposing 1t was our boys when one Of
them cried out Which way to the fag? I
waved my hand toward the door to the passage
where the stairs were, and they went through
quicker than lightning. looked on. the door
nEd didn't see any OF our boys. and then
thought I'd follow the soldiers upstairs. Even
then ws'rn't certain they were Yankees, and
went upstairs to see what they were after for
didn't want Capt. Jackson woke up When
reached the landing of tho second door I
heard q shout, and going so could see saw
Jackson falling with bayonet in him, and one
Of the others, that know now IL Ellsworth.
lying on the steps as You come down I didn't
.=ant to be shot, SO I came down stairs, and the
soldiers soon brought Ellsworth's body down.
hut left Jackson lying on the door. wanted
nothing to DO with It
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6heridan's Ride.
THOMAS BUCHANAN RRAn.

Bringing to Winchester fresh disiusy.
The AT rixhted air with q shudder bore,
Like 9 herald In haste to the chieitain's door,
Telling the battle was on once more.
And sheridan twenty miles away.
And wider still those pillows Of war
AnS oSas1 r StSpS ,ss s,ocRs.s 9a
The roar Of that red sea uncontrolled.
Making the blood Of the listener cold.
As he thought Of the stake in that fiery fray.
And Sheridan twenty miles away.
But there is road from Winchester town.
Ana ,as.s The aash % the morning Light
Was seen to pass. as with eagle flight
As II he knew the terrible need;
AAis rose and lei, bat h,s heart va: az.
stl sprung from those swift hoofs laundering south.
The dust IKE smoke FROM the cannoa's mouth;
Toreboans % sra:oss sSs doo Of Sisss saS
The hS.- of ;,o steed and the heart of the master
l@ps.sns 70 e sSere the Ssssieaeid ssi: sl s
nj s sDs strained t" fun play
Under his spurning feet the road
Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed.
and the landsesps sped away behind
aS as S ssrSr hs TnS
swept on with hi: wild eye full Of ire.
with Sheridan only ave miles away.
The nrss that the general saw were the groups
liz 70 Ssh s1S :os
He d:shsd down the line. mid storm Of hu.zaa
And the wave OF retreat checked its eour.s thsFs b
I'm Is. q; .sS s sSs ss
By the dab q his sys. and the red no.trls play.
e & ssSs
From Winchester down. 70 save ths dayt"
uu,-.n, nc,-.h IN. chs-.a.,,
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The TRAGEDY.

The writer We. told
then on the Mar
shall House sidewalk
while both Ellsworth
and Jackson lay dead
within that Ellsworth
in pursuit of tho flag
fastened upstairs to the
attic, ascended the lad
der to the flagstaff and
cutting the hslyards
with his sword, took
1.-The conquered bann-
Ter" on his arm and &C.
icompanied by his stat
was ON thu nav No-u
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The sixtieth New York and one hundred -
eleventh Pennsylvania regiments ere entislsS
10 the credit Of hrss raisang Tie stsrs ~
stripes over the court houss q Atlanta. O.,
Der 1, l6GA
Gen Stoneman's raid into vireinis IN No.
Der, 1854, and the destructaon Of - ~ 49,
st salsvills b aid 10 have bssu ths 0f~sS.S
raid Of the car and PsrhAps - sxssisa sSsr
made 10 ths world.
The Memphis Bs1ats - e. sulv ~
paper publlshsd In he ssooAs6 ~ -
odsboT Was WA. = oonnoER.
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vhenat the head Of the third story fight Jack
soncame out of his room undressed, With dou-
b .ebarreled shotgun I've got your f.s," said
Ellsworth, lifting the arm on which the AaR
hung. And I've got you," cried Jackson,
discharging the loads of his gun into Ellv.
worth's body. As Ellsworth fell his blood dyed
the flag he had captured. but the blood Of
Jackson followed II, for tho smoke Of The gun
was still thick when Jackson fell with the
esyonst Of 6eEgt Brovnsu IN his heart
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HOW ELLSW0RTHDIED
The First Days of the W. L Tie
Old Town of Alexandria.
THE FEDERAL OCCUPATION
when the Town was on the Borderland Be-
tween Peace and Wharf.-The Arrival of Els
vorsh's Troeps-soms Interesting Fac
Abous . Historic Tragedy.
he FIRST wAILIRE

he FIRST wARLfhC
occupatlo2 o. q city Of
the Union b. the forces
OF the United States
was made at d ybrssk
on the oath of May,
1851. when the Union
troops occupied Alex
andria. y Is one OF ~
curiosities OF nu'l--
nature tina. .hs "in-
scendants of the friends
and neighbors Of Wash
ington." as the citizens
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Regiments Tim, Los, uo,x,,x

According to Fox's Regimentl Losses the
regiments and their corps which los; 200 men or
more during their entire service were,
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Nicksames Given by Boys In Blue - rhsss
Generals.

THE SoxEScLarrnK OF TUE ARxY-opp sornr-
eUkTs WHICH rNoANE RsriNISa CRIES ron
TIE nors-TIrLEs BESTOWED AROUND TIE
CAMPFIRE AND soxE or WHICH Still STICK.
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WOMEN WHO FOUGHT.
Daughters Of America Who Followed
the Flag.
SOME INTERESTING CASES.
Women Who Regularly Enlisted and Served
in the Ranks Like Men-Stories Full Of
Romance-How . Woman Rallied . Regi-
ment Around the Colors.

lHE WAR OF THE RE-
'bellion ought to have
settled one phase Of
the suffrage question in
this country, for 1t gave
the Lie direct to the
worm-eaten argument
that ethereal woman
should not vote be-
cause she cannot fight,
and the ballot must be
backed up by the bull
let-a theory, by the
way which holds only
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Across a rolling country,

Where the mist began to rise;
Past many a blacEcned farm house,
TIL the sun was in the skies;
Then We met the rebel ptckets,
Who skirmi,hed and withdrew,
While the little drummer beat and beat
The rat-Iat-too.
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TAKING rHz VOTE.

AcAtion % he ordinance G. secession. IL was
. mare formal vote. for ths secession h.>e Il
rssdy been msss 80 far as .:.s state authorities
esalA naks " and Virginia bad already con
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next day, however. in murderous ire, her side
was pierced by mimic ball and the end had
come.
When taken to the hospital her sex was for
the first time discovered. She refused for a
long time to disclose her name, but finally told
it to tho hospital authorities and dictated the
following letter:
Mr.. NO. willoughby ST., Brooklyn, NY:
Forgive your diving daughter. have but q
few moments to live. My native soil drinks
my blood l expected to deliver my country,
but the Fates would not have il So / am con-
tent to die. Pray pa forgive me. Tell ma to
kiss my daguerreotype. EMILY
P. s.-Give my old watch to little brother.
They buried her under the shadow Of Look
out mountain, which few weeks later gave
back, echo for echo, victorious Union cheers.
Tho broad Tennessee rippled by the house in
which she was born, and there upon its banks,
whore the lush green grasses tangle above her
head and the mocking birds sing reouiems to
the early dead, she sleeps today in sight Of the
flag she died to save.
By HER Lovers SIDE.
When the war broke out Ellen GoodridRe, Q
young girl Of northern Wisconsin, was engaged
to young man by tho name of James Hem
dricka James enlisted the day after Sumter
was evacuated and was at the battle of Bull
Run. Ellen could not endure the separation
and importuned her parents to permit her to
go as hospital nurse, cook, anything if she
might only feel that she was doing something
to help keep all the stars on the flag. Her per-
sistency angered her parents and they told her
to go and forever, a. she could no longer be
daughter Of theirs, and turned her from their
home.
Ellen came directly to Warrington. found
her lovers regiment and on importuning his
colonel was permitted to take the place Of his
black cook. From this time on she was close
70 her lovers sida He was in every great bat
tic waged in Virginia and Ellen often carried =
musket by his side and was wounded once. AZ
Ter the fall y Rishmond her lover vas takss
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love for doing startling things. She adopted
the stage as q profession and made quite a
name in that line.
In 1868 she was playing a star engagement
in Woods Theater in Louisville, Ky. Being
regally beautiful, and as brilliant as she was
beautiful, she naturally attracted many ad-
mirers among whom were some paroled rebel
officers. AS her home was in Cincinnati and
she had expressed the most intense LOYALTY for
the Union cause, her actions in Louisville gave
her Union friends much cause for alarm.
Finally one of the rebel of,ice bantered her
10 lterpolate in her lines in the play that even
ing toast to JEFF Davis--a banter which She
accepted at once. In a seconds time her bright
mind had conceived n brilliant idea. She
fastened to the Office of Major Moore, the pro-
vost marshal. and accepted proposition which
she had received some time before to enter the
secret service of tho United States and took
the prescribed oath. She was then given ex-
plicit instructions as to her conduct and move
ments and intrusted with valuable dispatched
That night at the theater, In the midst of one
of her most thrilling passages, she stepped to
| the front OF the stage and in her rich, clear
voice gave a toast which acted like an electric
shock on the audience.
"Here's to JEFF Davis and the southern con-
federacy: May the south maintain her honor
The confusion which followed this remark
able outburst is said to have been indescribable.
Her loyal friends were hurt and indig-
nant and the rebels openly jubilant The
former Kissed, the latter hurrahsd, while
neither knew the motive underlying the bold
action. Miss Cushman was dismissed in dis
grace from the theatrical company that SELF
same night, which she anticipated. Her rebel
friends hustled her of south, which she had
expected, and her Union friends openly
snubbed her, which she bore with fortitude,
for she knew that all would be made plain
some day.
She went a. far a. Nashville and there sought
Col Truesdale, chief Of army police, who In
formed her how TO get inside OF the rebel lines,
over the Harden pike road leading from Nash
VILE toward 6helbyvtlle, and she thus entered