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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-01
DRY GOODS SAMPLES.

Seeming Tribes that Cost Enormous
Amo UNITS of Money.
Chicago Herald.
81 wonder whether one man in a
thousand who asks for sample of o
piece of dry goods ever stops III think
W hat Ii costs the merchants of this
country year to satisfactorily re
spoDd TO the simple request?" asked
the manager of one of Chicago's
greatest dry goods houses the other
day as he opened the thirty-eigh tn re-
quest found in a single mail. II had
talk with the managers of q dozen
or more big houses not long ago." he
continued, and among other things
discussed was that of giving away
samples and sending out samples OF
dry goods, etc, by statesmen. Finally
We got to figuring on the matter. The
result was almost appalling, Some
of US had been connected with big
factories in our time as we'll as other
large houses, wholesale and retail.
We found that, placed at a conserva-
tive figure, there are more than
So, 000, 900 worth Of goods given away
and consequently destroyed, in
samples every year in the United
| States.
"When you come TO figure this
| out 1t means an average of 15c apiece
for every man, woman and child, in
| Guiding all the babies In the United
| States.
This S. 900, 900 or more entually
of course, comes out of the pockets of
the purchasers, or, more properly
| speaking, the consumers of dry goods.
The sample feature of the dry goods
business is at once one Of the greatest
nuisances and blessings that we have.
| Where the nuisance comes in is easily
to be seen; the blessing of it Is in the
fact that 1t saves us-or, should say,
the dearly beloved people-many
thousand dollars which otherwise
would 60 for the expense of sending
out more travelling statesmen. Thou
sands of dollars worth of goods are
sent out every day to retail custom.
ers over the country from, which we
never hear word. But do we lose
| il? Oh, no-never! We simply count
upon it as being so much clear loss OF
necessary expense along with clerk
hire, taxes, ETC., and ask the more fol
the goods we SELL"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-01

SUBJECT-Some things every man
ought to know; or peep behind the cur
tain-How to get Married-A model
ceremony-A woman who had nine hus-
bands and why none of them escaped
Different styles and prices of divorces
Colorado divorces made to order and
trimmed to suit the complexion-S23,-
ooo, 900 a year for divorces in the United
States-The Preachers parrot - The
secret way so many girls are led astray
and why so many married women elope
Some peculiar walks-The dangerous
lips-King Solomon's secret-Why St.
Paul never nlarried-How TO have child
rem who will be great musicians, artists,
inventors, orators, etc.-The real reason
why James G. Blaine, Jr., left his wife
The Alice Mitchell and Freda Ward love
and murder mystery explained, with
vivid illustrations and pictures of the
girls-Some peculiar experiments of the
faculty of amatlveness with electricity
Why so many men kill their wives.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-01
At the Club.

The gentlemen who were the guests of
the San Antonio club yesterday were: E.
R. Mclean: of Austin; Dan 7 Price, of
Yoakum: Robert Coleman, Jr.. of Fort
Worth: Capt. W. II. Miller, U. $. A.. Of
Lansas City. Mo; A. w. Finley, OF Gal
weston; f. n. c. Camp, of ST. Louis, Mo.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-01

Swans mechanics lien bill was
passed and the receivership report
came up.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-01
The Public Pass Word is, HaveYou
Been to
W0|fSon'
O p III N e ?
Every Lady as She Meets Another Makes this Remark

The Enthusiasm of customers has EXTRAVA.
CANT and GENERAL that but feel gratifed and
But the Satisfaction
LOW PRICES does really proud because
is and ever will be our SPECIAL EFFORT always give
Good, New and Stylish Goods 1.-THE Lowest Price
All of those complimentary not merely for
the real admiration demonstrated and
marveously large sales during the first days.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-01

Cordial and Courteous Treatment to
all. FsA. Admission Popular Prices.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-01

Ladies while you properly exercising yourself over
Spring Easter Hat and Dress remember Housekeeping
absorbing question just this tme have
few Special Inducements to in this line this week in
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-15
La GRIPPE's DOMAIN.
1t Is Fast Widening. and Victims
Increase.

TROY, n. Y, Jan. 14.-Reports from
Northern Vermont show that THE rural
sections are suffering from a very
severe attack of the grip. Many famli-
lies are Frustrated by it, in some cases
as many as FIVE and seven persons in a
single family being i'll at the same time
There has been a remarkable mortality
among the aged.
OTTAWA, ILL.,, Jan. 14.-Ottawa has
nearly 700 cases Of the grip. Such is
the prevalence of the epidemic in the
county of LaSalle that all of the cases
on the law calandar of the county court
have been continued because of the ILL
ness of attorneys, principals or wit
nesses, while the circuit court is
doing practically nothing for the same
reason. 1t is estimated that nearly
5000 people in the county are down
with the epidemic, which, however, re-
suits fatally in very small percentage
of cases.
WARSAW. Ind, Jan. 14.-Over 500
cases of the grip are reported in this
city. The disease has grown from a
mild, easily conquered state to almost
a raging epidemic. The g. 3. Lesh
Manufacturing company had to shut
down yesterday for lack of men to oper-
ate the machinery, over half of the
force being down with the disease
ST. JOHN, n. B.. Jan. 14.-From all
parts of the province reports are re-
ceived as to the alarming spread of la
grippe. Thousands of persons are down
with the disease IN this city, and some
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-15
President Harrison. It Is Said,
Will Soon Explode 1t in
Congress.
War Declared Almost newt
able as Soon as This Is
Done.
The President Has Taken the
Case in His Own Hands
for Action.
Catarina Cara Again Muster
ing His Forces on the
Border.
Special to the Globe

Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON, Jan. III have reli-
able information tonight that President
Harrison will explode the CHILEAN bomb
IN congress not later than Tuesday of
next week, and that in laying before
congress the correspondence and testi-
mony he will urge that a
peremptory demand be made on
Chilli for money indemnity and an
ample apology. That this will mean
war is the general sentiment. Congress
man Doclzery, of Missouri, created con
siderable excitement tonight by declar-
ing that war was inevitable, and that
the Democratic congress would prompt
ly vote supplies for such war. The
most interesting feature of this situa-
ton is its effect on the coming cam
paign.
HarriSon's friends say that he has
taken the matter out of Blaine's hands
and that the vigorous foreign policy
Of the great twister of the British lions
tail is at last shown up in Its true empti-
ness.
A war during campaign, and par
tlcularly If the war Is waged agrees
sively and successfully, must inevitably
Inure to the benefit OF the administra-
ton, and this fact may color the course
of the house in voting war supplies.
The Eastern press Is growing indig-
dant over the supiDeness of the govern
ment at the Gillian insult an dany hest
tation by congress at this time, after the
executive recommendation. will be
branded as unpatriotic, so it is the
verdict that the supplies will be
promptly voted.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-15

directed them. Corbin heard them too
late to escape, and in his cowardly fear
endeavored to put an end to his life
with small 22-calibre revolver, he shot
himself above the right eye but the
wound was not fatal. Fearing that their
victim had escaped the crowd rushed in
and seized him. But the marshal and
his assistants took him in charge and
were leading him to the calaboose fol-
lowed by an enraged crowd which num-
bered several hundred.
Just at the door of the calabooSe some
one threw a rope around Corbin'S neck,
but marshal saved the wretch for the
moment. The rope was cut, and Corbin
was hustled into the calaboose. Word
came soon. however. that the sheriff
was on his way to take Cor
bin into custody, and upon
this the mob broke the ealaboose
and dragging out the murderer, hung
him TO tree on the public square and
riddled his body with bullets. 1t is said
that 400 pistol balls were shot into his
body. The crowd then dispersed, leav-
ing the corpse hanging, and at the pres
ent writing still swings in the public
square.
Henry Corbin, the colored boy lynched
at oxford tonight, Was for two years the
- 10, ~ vi MS OSrSlha hOrneT. LdSI
IIesd " night the negro locked the
door of the dining room, and, picking
up club of tirewood, killed Mrs. Hor-
ner with one blow.
The daughter then resisted his assault
on her and escaped to the street, giving
the alarm. COrbin escaped. Mrs. HOr-
n6r'S maiden name was GeOrgina
Markell. She was fifty-three years old,
was a graduate of DR.. Scott's female col
lege and was clasSmate of Mrs. Presi-
dent Harrison.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-15
The Negro Juror Agreed.

Savannah News
A good story is told of juryman in a
recent case tried in the federal court in
Augusta. The jury was all white with
the exception of one negro. The case
was plain, only one side to it, and clearly
against the defendant. The damages
amounted to something like $4,000, and
when the jury retired their minds were
already made up to a verdict for the
full amount for the plaintiff. But
the negro juryman was obstinate. sGem-
blum" he said, Il see youse all dun
fixed your minds agin Mr.. -. Now
lse friendly to dat man and fur him
every time" Argument as to the law
and equity of the case failed to turn the
negro, until at last one juryman
said; But, Amos, we can't do
Mr.. any harm. We are bound
to render this verdict against him.
but he hasn't got anything. and
1 don't see how it can ever be collected.
He will never have to pay" That set
tied it. Amos face frightened. .'Yo'
say Mr.. = won't never have to pay?
He amt got nothing as they can
fetch, and KANT put him in prison if
he don't pay up. Well, eonsiderin' that
is so, and bein' as youse all done fixed
it so, Ise wilIin' to sign the verdic'."
And he signed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-15
MANUFACTURING SITES.

We have for sale a tract of
about Is acres of land midway
between St. Paul and Mime
ap0lis, which is perhaps the
best site for factories in either
city. 1t has a spur track run
ming through it, connecting it
with all the railroads running
into either city, except one,
and also with the Mime
sofa Transfer. It is one Of the
few tracts left in the Midway Dis
triet. accessible to good railroad
trackage, large enough to accom-
MEDIATE a large manufacturing con-
Germ, and is therefore very valua-
BILE. The Midway District, trav-
ersed in every direction by railroads
and electric lines. and drawing
population and business from both
cities, is rapidly filling up, and a
few years will see property there
quadrupied in value. 1t is bound
in the near future to become the
great center of population of our
dual city, and the owners of land
there will be wealthy. We can sell
this fine property very cheap.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-15

showing that it could float 2 per cent
bond? But the controlling reason Tor
the extraordinary action OF the secre-
tary aside from the condition of the
treasury was the fact that it would ac-
commodate the national banks and pre-
vent the expense on their part of ex-
changing the bonds ana buying the
tours at premium. And this by an
administration whose most distinguished
official had in 1888 in Maine denounced
Mr.. Cleveland because he had deposited
money in national banks. Only few
days ago the Republicans denounced
him for saying the secretary of the
treasury proposed TO default for this
year on the sinking fund. 1t seemed
that the trouble was that he was one
year too soon, for the secretary of the
treasury noweaid officially that he pro-
posed to default next year.
LivingsuOne's Warming.
Mr.. Livingstone, of Virginia, the
Farmers Alliance member, said that
from one end OF the land to the other
there existed today more deStitution and
distress than had ever before been
known in the history OF the country. 1t
was time for congress TO call halt IN
the making of unnecessary and reckless,
appropriations. The cause of this dis
treSs was the large increase in taxation,
which today was five times as much as
it was in 1850. While the rate of taxa
ton had been increasing the price of
products had been decreasing The
resolution offered by the gentleman
from Indiana not only contained sound
Democratic principles, butt was honest
and StateSmaulike.
Parting Shots.
Mr.. Dolliver, of Iowa, said that the
party politics which undertook to con-
troll the opinion of the country by the
reIteratiOn of baseless charges against
the Fifty-frst congress was obviously
below the average intelligence of the
American people.
The time limit of debate having eX-
plred, Mr.. Holman entered a motion to
reconsider the vote by which the pre-
Vlous question had been ordered. eff
1T Is found desirable" said he, ito make
the language of the second resolution
any more explicit. it can be done to-
morrow
Does the gentleman withdraw for re-
pairs% inquired Mr.. Reed. Great
laughter).
Yes, sir.'' replied Mr.. Holman, 50
ask that it go over until tomorrow
Mr.. Springer removed that the house
adjourn, and pending this. wished
to Introduce his bill placing wool on
the free list. To this. however, Mr..
Owens, of Ohio, objected, and the house
adjourned till tomorrow
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-15
GARZA'S ARMY.
New Mexico May Now Have to
Deal With 1t.

Deal With 1t.
ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, Jan. 14.-It is
reported that Cara and his followers,
numbering about 200 men, fully
equipped with arms, expect to cross
the southern border of this
territory tonight. The governor has
been called upon to order out the mil
tia, but up to this hour 10 p. n.y. no
action has been taken. The people of
the state of chihuahua are in sympathy
with CARA, and leader is all that is
needed to induce them to join his
forces.
This report has not been confirmed,
but it is believed to be reliable. 1t is
understood that there are two or more
agents of Cara in this city making
efforts to recruit the ranks of the guer-
rilla chief. Considerable excitement
exists among those who are inter-
ested, and a number of secret
juntas are said to have been
held in both the new and old towns of
Albuquerque. One of the agents is
prominent American. He has had sew
eral conferences with popular Mexicans
with more or less success. 1t is under
stood number of natives are ready to
join the ranks Of Cara. and the only
thing that prevents them from placing
their names to the roll Is the money con-
Sideration.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-15
PosTMAsTERs' INTERESTS.
Committees Named to Work for
Them


WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. = About
seventy foutE-class postmasters, repre-
sent1ng twenty states, met here
today in national convention and
affected permanent organize
ton by electing the following Off
GERS: President, S. G. Bennett;
Kittaning, o.; g. X. Carver, Strauss
burgh, o.; assistant secretary, J. l..
Holland. New Hampshire; treasurer,
w. A. MuSsater, La Grange, Mo. !;
vice presidents, j. NJ. Sloan, Mich
igan; E. c. Brown, New York;
e. l.. Haynes, New York; G. I. Reed,
Illinois; &. W. Thacker, Minnesota; J.
P. Baldwin. Virginia; f. Simmons,
Alabama; D. l.. Pritchard, PennSyl-
Yanla; ID. G. Long, Maryland; Mrs. Ella
Z. Marsh. Michigan.
Messrs. Siple, of Missouri; Knowles,
Of Illinois, and Hopkins. of Nebraska,
were appointed committee to prepare
bill embOdying the views of the con-
vention upon the subject Of compensa-
ton of fourth-clasS p0StmaSterS. Com
mlttees were also appointed to ap-
pear before the senate and house
committees on both postoffice and
post roads i'll the interest of the bill aD-
proved by the convention. The bill as
finally agreed upon allows 100 per cent
yearly compensation on the first 500 IN
cancellations per quarter; on the next
500 or less, per quarter. go per cent; on
the next 5000 or less, per quarter. SO per
cent, and on all the balance 40 per
cent i'll addition to box rents. The total
compensation of any postmaster at any
fourth-class office SHALL not be less than
$50 per annum. The postmaster gen.
eral is directed to allow for rent, light
and fuel SIS per year when the COM
missions tall below $50, and in gradually
increasing scale expenses are to be al
lowed to the maximum of $3.50. Clerk
hire is provided for at the rate of from
$40 to $500 d year.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-15
THREE BILLS PASSED.
The Senate Favors a Bridge at
Chamberlain, s. d.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Among the
bills introduced and referred in the SEN
ate to-day were the following: By Mr..
Vest-For the Improvement of the Mis-
sissippi river from its mouth to the
mouth of the Ohio river. 1t appro.
PIRATES s11,0O0,000 for the purpose to be
expended under the direction of the
secretary of war. BY Mr.. Cullom To
promote the safety of the employees and
travellers by compelling common car
riers engaged in interstate commerce to
equip their cars with automatic couplers
and continuous brakes, and their loco
motives with driving wheel brakes. Re-
ferred to the committee on interstate
commerce.
The senate took up the calendar, and
the first bill, to aid the state of Colorado
to support a school of mines, was
passed. Other bills passed as follows:
Authorizing the construction of bridge
across the Missouri river between
Chamberlain, in Brule county, and Ly-
man county, South Dakota; appro-
priating 100000 for the purchase of
ground and the erection thereon IN the
city of Washington of building to be
used as hall of records. After an ex-
ecutive session che senate adjourned till
Monday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-15
Deaths Claims.

SYRACUSE, n. Y, Jan. William
c. Ruger. chief judge of the court of
appeals, died at his home here at L
o'clock today. -
KENToN, o., Jan. Thames Robin
son. formerly secretary of state of Ohio,
died at noon today of heart failure.
PITTsBURG, Pa. Jan. IA. = Gable
Weir. superintendent of police, died at
1920 o'clock this morning of infiamma-
ton of the bowels. Supt. Weir was
forty-three years of age, and by stern
and rigid regard for duty commanded
the reSpect of all classes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-15
DEADLY EXPLOSIONS.

One House Wrecked and the In
.juFed Blown Up in Another.
ANDERSON, Ind., Jan. IA terrific
gas explosion occurred here at o'clock
yesterday aftecn2en. David Dillon's
house was blown to pieces and number
Of people injured. Dillon went into the
caller to see where the gas leak was 10
Gated. He struck match and the eX-
plosion followed. Mrs Dillon, his wife.
was badly injured about the head and
breast Maud Dillon, his daughter, had
both legs broken and was badly burned.
John Donahoe sustained a fracture
OF 10th ankles and Tom Kilbane
was seriously cut about the head.
Dillon was blown out of the cellar and
across the street. but was not seriously
hurt The explosion was caused bv a
break in the main pipe and the gas fol-
lowed the service pipe into the house.
Tie ground for half square around
the wrecked house was cracked by the
explosion and gas issued from it, which
took fire and ragged furiously for an
hour or more, until The mains were cut.
The excitement Oceasioned by the ex-
pi0SlOn which wrecked David Dillon'S
house last night had scarcely subsidized.
and men were still at work removing
the debris from Dillon'S Inflated resi-
dence, when another deadly explosion
rent The house OF William Shively,
on the opposite the of the street
from where DillOn's had stood.
hr. ShIvely, wife and daughter
were seated near the fire discussing the
previous accident at the time. Miss
Maud Dillon at that moment was lying
IN an adjacent room suffering acute ag-
ony from her terrible burns and wounds.
She having been carried into the Shive-
lys upon being dug out OF the wreck of
her fathers house.
The Anderson fire department having
been on the scene already was unable
to assist III preventing the flames from
spreading, while citizens with willing
hands tore 10 pieces the wreck of Shive-
ly's house in the search for the bodies.
All were recovered without fatal in
Juries. perhaps. save Miss Dillon, who
now that she had been through two ex-
blossoms will probably die.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-15
Two Women Dead on the In
slant and a Dozen Bad
ly Injured.
Gas Explosions Do Deadly Ex-
ecution in an Indiana
Town.
Orleans Lynch a Murderer
and Fill His Body Full
of Holes.

CHICAGO, Jan. IA surface railway
crossing horror occurred tonight at
FOrty-seyenth street and the Chicago,
Pittsburgh " Fort VI aYne tracks. An
inbound Fort Wayne train struck a
FOrty-Seventh street transfer horse car
of the Chicago railway company. Two
passengers on the horse car were killed
instantly. Thirteen others were injured.
The crash occurred al a point where
there Is 4 network Of fourteen different
tracks. Two women who had not been
identified at midnight were the fatali-
Ties. The following were injured:
Reinhold LeOnhardt, head cut; Lizzie
Peterson, face and head: George Har-
ris, head: Lizzie Savage, side and head;
Joseph Ninterhale, face and arms;
Peter AnderS, head; Patrick Kriegek
head; Mabel Hidden. eve and skull:
Mary Frazer. scalp; Frank KAPPA, face
and internally; Joseph Kappa, head and
shoulders; Richard Hatch. head.
Due so Carelessness.
The catastrophe was due to the COM
Olned cdTtieSSntSS or stupidity of three
men, Herman Aibrecht, the crossing
Keeper; Joseph Flanagan, the cOnduc-
tor of the street ear. and Michael Gro
gin, the car driver. 1t was the
street car conductors duty 10 run
ahead and see that the tracks were
clear. but whether he did this
Is not apparent. Albrecht, the crossing
keeper. says he did not. 1t is certain
that the tracks were clear on either
side. the electric lights lit up the road
for a mile in each direction. and vet AL
brecht did not see the limited bear
ing down on his crossing at the rate of
forty miles an hour. He raised the fatal
gates, Driver CrOgln whipped up his
horses, and in an instant was on the
tracks Just III front of the speeding
srain.
The engineer pulled his whistle
valve, the crossing keeper, driver and
conductor looked around for the first.
and screamed a too tardy warning.
There was crash, and a score OF human
voices raised
The Agony OF Terror
and the street car and its burden of
fourteen people was hurled away.
sDlintered and crushed. Scores of pe0-
- Som surrounding houses rushed out
and saloon and theater building were
transformed into a temporary hospital
IheStreet car N'aS smashed into atoms of
twisted bars of iron. In the wreckage,
unconscious. were half dozen battered
and bleeding human forms. These were
tenderlY carried to the saloon. while
their fellow passengers less seriously
injured were helped to the same place,
where all around were bloOd-stained
bandageS.
Clots Of blood were sprinkled about
the floor. Oh which at every hand lay or
sat men and women. cut and bleeding,
and suffering great pain with the fOrti-
tude sometimes seen among number OF
injured. but seldom in the individual
The corpse of one of the wom-
en- passengers was found across
the pilot Of the locomotive, 100 yards
from tie street car when the limited
was brought to a standstill. The train
men are considered blameless by the po-
lice. The crossing keeper and street
car conductor have been arrested. The
uriYer is said 10 be in hiding.