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The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-14
a VERY CLEVER TOY.
r'o" to Make q Cannon Of Small
Size.
"espit' Its Frail Appearance che ritt,.
ece OF Ordnance l. Capable of
firihg Hundred shots with
out Needing REPAIRS.

Let us take a glass tube three milf.
meters in diameter and about ten
centimeters in length. and LET ms close
one OF ITS eNtremitics with little
sealing wax. This will constitute our
cannon.
On another hand, let us cut out from
Il sheet of cork piece two centiineters
square in which we shall form an
aperture through which will pass our
glass tube, the open extremity in
front. Let us fasten this piece bv
means OF pins to the extremity of two
strips of cork cut into the shape of
stocks checks and trail Finally, by
means OF pins. let us fix to the sides of
tne front square piece of cork two
disks cut ont of cardboard or sheet
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The HOLY Ghost plant.

In Mexico, Central and South Amer
lea, and in some parts of Cuba and
Jamaica, rare and beautiful plant
called the "lIoly Ghost plant grows in
great profusion. This plant, also
known as "thc botanical dove is
called the "llolv Ghost plant" on ac-
count of the shape of the flower which
has the appearance OF dove with ex-
banded wings lowering over the stalk.
The entire flower, which is pure white,
opens from the end of long green
stem and is VOW frarrnnt.
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have a lot in the Montgomery ad'
dition cheap for cash or will trade fol
stock or other property.
P. G. KIRKpATRICK.
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A fine stock of jewelry, ords
and watches at auction at Wlnans'
the jeweler.
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Frisco Coal company has Goa
from $3.50 to $3.50, all grades
Yard Thirteenth and Jackson
Phone l2S
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MAZE Proposals
w To Our Customers

And our proposition this week will be found
especially interesting. We are busy rearrang-
ing the, interior of our great half-acre store.
and are too busy to tell you as much as we
would like this time. We will stop just long
enough to say a few words about chairs.
about 100 dozen fine chairs. and we have con-
Guided, may be we could get along just as
we'll with, say SO dozen, during these hard
times.
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CLEVELAND AND PARTY
Spend Quiet Day at the Home
ambassador Bayard.

Spend a Quiet Day at the Home of
ambassador Bayard.
WILMINGTON DELI, April 9.-Presi-
dent Cleveland, Secretary Gresham and
Senator White of Louisiana spent very
quiet day at Bayard's home, and save for
= stroll this morning around the grounds,
remained in doors until 3:05 O'clock this
afternoon. At that hour they finished
luncheon and then the gentlemen, accom-
panied by Bayard, went for a drive.
Several men who were waiting around
the house lifted their hats and the salute
was returned by the President.
AS the party left the house Bayard
was again asked whether there was any
significance attached to the visit. He
replied that there was not and that the
gentlemen merely came here for rest,
which they were getting. at 6 o'clock
the party returned and took dinner, and
this evening was quietly spent. There
were no callers during the day and no
one was invited to meet the President.
Bayard said this afternoon that he
would sail for England in about month.
The ambassador will be accompanied by
his wife and in London will probably be
joined by his two daughters, who are
now in Sweden. The Presidential party
will leave for Washington tomorrow
morning
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isfactory declaration upon the relations of
capital and labor yet rendered.
THE ORDER EXPLAINED.

Why Naval Officers are Prohibited
from Acting as Correspondents.
WASHINGTON, April Sin explanation
OF the paragraph in the navy regulations
recently issued prohibiting naval officers
from acting as correspondents of news
papers, it is said to have had its origin in
the late Chilean war. During the strug-
gle, the story goes, two naval officers sta
toned at Valparaiso were in the pay of
certain New York newspapers, to which
they wired frequent inside news in cipher
OF movements of each of the forces en-
gagged. 1t frequently happened that Bal
maceda on one side or the Provisional
troops on the other were thus made aware
of each others movements, wired back
from New York by friends, that they
could not otherwise have known, and the
Provisional forces subsequently COM
planned of this to our Government, and
alleged that they had been seriously ell
barrassed thereby. Whereupon the
United States expressed regret at what
had passed, but rendered repetition OF
the complaint impossible by causing the
insertion of the much-talk dot paragraph
in the new regulations.
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MEXICo's REFORM LAWS.

Young Lady ForcibIy Prevented
From Entering a Convent.
CITY OF MEXICO, April 9.-There is
considerable excitement among Catholics
in this city over the alleged action of
Government authorities in forcibly de-
tanning Jesua Lopez, daughter of prom
inent merchant, who left here last Tues
day for Lafayette, La, where she was to
enter convent as a nun. The reform
laws of Mexico prohibit converts, and no
woman is allowed to take the veil. Miss
Lopez, however, desired to enter a con-
vent in the United States, and her wishes
were acceded to by her parents. She was
800 miles north of this city, when the
train was boarded by police officer,
who took the lady off and accompanied
her back to the City of Mexico. The au-
thorities claim that the brothers of the
young lady opposed her entering the con-
vent, and ordered her detention, but the
Catholics claim the arrest was made upon
orders of the Government authorities,
on the ground that the prisoner was at
tempting to violate the reform laws.
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Prevention Better Than Cure.

EDS. RECoRD-UNIoN: AS we are all
more or less interested in the reports that
come from time to time of the progress
that cholera is making in Europe, per-
haps a few remarks upon that much
dreaded disease will not come amiss at
the present time, as there is likelihood
that it will reach this country some time
this season. Although it has been known
for many years, it is one of the few dis
eases that has batfled the skill of the
physician to find remedy or medicine
that can claim superiority to the many
others that have been tried. At the same
time the medical profession has made
great progress in its knowledge of the
disease, as we'll as of the conditions that
are favorable and those that are unfayor-
able to its propagation.
1t has been observed that in those conn
tries where it is seldom absent it is more
prevalent in low, malarial districts,
where the inhabitants are poorly fed
living often upon unwholesome food and
among filth and dirt, and that immunity
from it depends largely upon the avoid
ance of those conditions.
Although malaria, unwholesome food
or dirt will not produce the disease, it has
been found that they go long way in
preparing the individual for the recep-
ton of it when il does make its appear
ance and in making him succumb more
quickly when attacked, and as preven-
ton is better than cure, it is much more
important to attend to the sanitary condi-
ton of our cities and homes, our food
and general health than the quarantining
of vessels coming to our shores. Quar-
antine will no doubt prevent individuals
suffering with the disease from landing
on our shores. but until we can prevent
the wind from blowing we cannot pre-
vent the germs of the disease from being
waited to our shores and propagating
themselves wherever they can lind q
suitable place.
With that view, believe, the English
Government refused to quarantine ves-
sells coming to their ports from Ham
burg when the cholera was prevalent
liner AN any longer shan 70 make sure that
paid more strict attention to the sanitary
conditions of their cities.
DIR .GowANs.
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specisl to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The Senate has
practically concluded its labors, and is
now waiting for an intimation from the
President to bring the extraordinary
session to a close. All idea of passing
upon the questions involved in the APP
pointment of the three Senators from the
Northwest has been abandoned, and that
matter will be LETT for disposition at the
next session. Although the impression
prevails that nearly all the foreign mis-
sions are filled, the records disclose the
fact that no nominations have yet been
made to twenty of these important places.
In majority of these cases there is no
good reason why the places cannot be
filled by appointment, subject to con-
firmation when the Senate meets again
next session; therefore the impression
prevails at the Capitol that the present
session will adjourn some time this week.
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Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
SANTA BARBARA, April 9.-The sloop
Big Loafer returned last night from San
Miguel Island, where she went in search
of William Spence, the seaman of the
King James, who landed on one of the
islands from the Captains lifeboat last
Monday. The sloop did not stop at Santa
Rosa Island, where it has since been de-
termined the man had landed. When
the sloop left Santa Barbara it was sup
posed from Captain Drummond's descrip
ton that San Miguel was the island on
which the man was left, and the Loafer
had no orders to go to Santa Rosa. The
steamer Bonita went to Santa Rosa Island
last night, and if the man has not reached
a settlement searching parties will be
sent out. The survivors of the crew of
the King James leave tonight on the
steamer Corona for San Francisco, with
the exception of the Captain and mate,
who will remain here for a few days.
PROBABLY GONE To THE BOTTOM.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 9.-The steamer
Los Angeles, whichIpicked up the Cap
tian's boat of the King James, arrived
this morning, and the tug Monarch,
which went in search of the burning YES
sci, also came in. Captain Randall of the
Monarch is convinced that the King
James has gone to the bottom, but the
mate of the Los Angeles thinks she is
still afloat. In his opinion, based on
conversation with Captain Drummond,
none of the tugs were within 100 miles of
the ships position.
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CHASING HARES.
Result of the CoursIng Match at Ocean
View Yesterday.

Result of the CoursIng Match at Ocean
View Yesterday.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 9.-There was
some very lively coursing at Ocean View
to-day. The first course ran was unde-
cided, the judge being unable to give it
to either hound. The second course re-
suited in the same decision, neither dog
getting the game first. In the third
course Long John got the advantage from
the start, and Won hands down.
Then began the races of the day, a reg
ular sixteen-dog stake. Jennie G. was
let slip with Tom More after lively hare,
but the latter dog easily won the victory.
The next race was between Longfellow
and Commassie, and was very closely
contested, but the former proved the
winner, though the odds in the betting
was against him. Following was the re-
suit of the other matches: Depend-on-Me
beat Dean Swift; Snowflake beat MERGED
Boy; Piledriver beat Pride of the Park;
Jack Dempsey beat Wee Lassie; Clever
ness beat White Rustic; Billy the Washer
beat Dolly Dimple.
In the first ties Longfellow beat Tom
hooFei Depehu-on-Me peaG Snowflake;
Jack Dempsey beat Billy the Masher and
Cleverness beat Piledriver.
In the second ties Longfellow beat De-
pend-on- Me, and Jack Dempsey beat
Cleverness.
In the final, Longfellow, with the bet
ting against him, beat Jack Dempsey, so
Longfellow got first prize, Jack Dempsey
second, Depend-on-Me third, and Clever
ness fourth.
On next Sunday the Golden West
Coursing Club will have an all-aged and
a sapling stake. which will likely prove a
very Interesting meet
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IN VERY BAD HUMOR.

Northumberland Sheehan Gets
Little Comfort From Cleveland.
New YORK, April 9.-Lieutenant-G Gov
ernor Sheehan returned from Washington
in very bad humor. 81 may as well tell
you the simple truth about my expert
ence in Washington" he said, smiling.
when l went to the President in regard
to offices vacant or soon to be vacant in
Buffalo and the western part of New
York, 1 called on the President in COM
pany with Senator Murphy. Cleveland
told US he had arranged to go down to
Delaware to spend Sunday with Bayard.
and had no time to consider the subject
of our visit. He would be pleased, he
said, to see me Monday or some other
day. could not stay over till Monday.
but will return to Washington later in
the week"
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TO RIVAL CARNEGIE.
Powerful Syndicate to Enter the Steel
Trade In PENNSYLVANIA.

Powerful Syndicate to Enter the Steel
Trade In Pennsylvania.
PITTsBURG, April 9.-It has just been
discovered here that powerful syndicate
is being formed which will rival the COM
bined interest Of the Carnegie organiza-
tions. The financial backing will come
from various parts of this country and
Europe, and the capital stock will be
800, 100000. David Reese, one of the inter-
ested parties, would not deny that the
facts as stated were substantially correct.
The most important feature of the whole
business is probably the fact that James
Harvey, inventor of the famous nickel
steel and Harveyized steel, from which
armor plate is made, is the protector of
the syndicate. Carnegie used his patent,
paying a royalty on the production.
Harvey was dissatisfied with the arrange
ment, desiring to enter the firm, but this
was denied him, and he determined 10 20
in business for himself. Influential per-
sons were approached, and the present.
syndicate is the result.
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LIBELING A CHINAMAN.
The Question to be Passed Upon In tt
New York Courts.

The Question to be Passed Upon in the
New York Courts.
New YORK, April Sit has long been
the opinion in some quarters that it was
impossible to libel Chinaman. The
question, however, is soon to be passed
upon in court, for Ming Lok declares that
Chu Suo Beam, a fellow Chinaman, had
written letters touching his business
methods in this city, and made statements
to the Custom-house officials touching
upon his importation of Chinese and
Japanese fabrics, which was grossly
llbelous. He not only wants the court
to put quietus on the pen and tongue of
Gnu Suo Beam, but compel him to pay
$4,000 damages, which he says he sus-
tanned throughout the alleged libels.
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THE LIVELY VEDALIA.
LadyblrdS That Are to Rid Trees
Their Insect Pests.

Ladyblrds That Are to Rid Trees of
Their Insect Pests.
The State Board of Horticulture has re-
ceived several complaints from orchard
lists that the cottony cushion scale is be-
coming alarmingly prevalent in many
parts of the State. To do battle With the
pest the Horticultural Quarantine officer
has procured boughs and twigs of fruit
trees affected, and he is now using them
as food for the ladybird, the lively vedalia
that has already saved California millions
OF dollars. Without the vedalia there
would be no orange groves in Southern
California to-day. The insect propagates
with remarkable fecundity, so that thou
sands of them can be Matched in glass Jars
at the Horticultural Bureau.
These will soon be sent to various por-
lions OF the State and turned loose among
the infected orchards. In a few months
later they will have killed the scale and
saved the trees, and, their mission ended,
they fly away and disappear.
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RAGING FOREST FIRES.
A Score of Farm Buildings In Ohio
Swept AWAY.

PORTSMOUTH Ohio, April 9.-For the
past two weeks very strong and danger
GUS forest fires have prevailed west of
Scioto River. Over $4,000 worth of ties,
hoops, poles, tan bark, cordwood and
sawed timber were burned. The hamlets
of Union Mills and Friendship were sur
rounded by fire, but the rain saved them.
At present the fire is smoldering, and an
other rain will quench it. The loss, it is
estimated. will exceed 100000 in timber,
ETC.. that was burned, not counting score
Of farm buildings swept away.
CHILLICoTHE Ohio, April 9.-The ter
ribly high winds that prevailed on Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday famed the
flames of the very destructive fires
throughout Ross, Pike and Athens Coun-
ties. No rain has fallen for the past
month, and the dried leaves and vegeta-
ton, like a prepared finder box, needed
only start. Fences, timber, everything
that would burn, was licked up by the
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FOURTH CLASS PosrMAsTERs,
over Eight Hundred Appointed Since
March 18th,

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The following
comparative statement prepared at the
Postoffice Department has been made
public: Total number of fourth class
postmasters appointed from March 4.
1898, to April 8, 1898, inclusive, SIS, OF
which sos were to fill vacancies caused
by designations and deaths, and $40 re-
movals. OF the removals, ninety had
served four years and over. The total
number of fourth class postmasters ap-
pointed from March 4, 1889, to April, 1889,
Inclusive, was ,32s, of which SOB were to
fill vacancies caused by designations and
deaths, and SIS removals. At that time
no book record was kept of the terms of
service in removal cases.
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CHARLESTON Is. c., April 9.-Ex-Gov-
ernor A. G. McGrath died here to-day,
aged Is years.
PARIS, April 9.-Ex-Minister Marie
Louis Perre Felix Esquiros de Parieu is
dead.
Admiral Paris is also dead.
GENEVA, April 9.-M. Decandolle. the
botanist, is dead.
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SOCIALISTS IN BELGIUM.
They Interfere With the Observance
OF the Kings Birthday.

OF the Kings Birthday.
BRUSSELS, April 9.-In observance of
King Leopold's fifty-seventh birthday,
General Rassine, commander of the
troops of this district. inspected the gar
rison. AS he passed down the line with the
staff, group of socialists, led by man
with large red flag, ran up shouting,
Long live universal suffrage" All the
officers refined in their horses, and sew
eral, experimenting an attack, drew their
swords. The socialists, however, with
drew, jeering at the officers and shouting
for universal suffrage. Shortly after
wards the socialists were arrested near
the parade ground for shouting insulting
remarks concerning King Leopold.
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er.
AT Los ANGELES.
SELLING POISONs.
The Law Said to Have Been Violated
in Many Instances.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 9.-The Exam
iner will tomorrow print at length the
result of its investigations into the work.
ings of the State law and city ordinances
forbidding druggists to sell poisons with
out proper precautions. The test shows
that the statute is practically obsolete.
Out of twenty-five or more places Wis
tied only four refused to sell without a
physicians prescription, and it is claimed
that two more of these might have yielded
with little urging. The recent death of
John H. Mackey, the reporter, by dose
of laudanuln had awakened public in
quiry as to how easily poisons can be
obtained.
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A Warming to Highbinders.

SAN Francisco, April 9.-The Call
will publish tomorrow a proclamation
recently issued by the Chinese Consul
General LIE Wing Yen. The proclams-
ton is to the effect that if the highbinders
continue in their course of murder and
intimidation, that the Chinese Govern
ment will take steps to punish the Offend
ers. The highbinders are denounced, and
all Chinese advised to respect the laws of
the United States.
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Treasurer of the United States.

NEW YORK, April ga Washington
special to the World says: Daniel Morgan
of Connecticut will be nominated for
Treasurer of the United States. His
nomination is said to be delayed until
the State Legislature adjourns, because
his withdrawal from that body now
would alter its political complexion.
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American Tract Society.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The sixty
eighth anniversary of the American Tract
Society was celebrated tonight in Luther
Place Memorial Church. Ex-Justice
William Strong, President of the society.
presided. An eloquent sermon was
preached by Rev. David James Burrell,
d. D., of New York. Secretary Rev.
William Rice. D. D., gave a synopsis Of
his annual report, calling attention to
work
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A FAR-REACHING DECISION.

Locomotive Engineers Gain q Signal
Victory in Georgia.
MACON (Ga.), April 9.-The decision of
Judge speer, rendered yesterday in the
case OF the petition of the brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers to require the re-
ceiyer of the Central Railroad of Georgia
to enter into contract with that organ
ization for the service of Its members on
the road, is regarded by the Brotherhood
as a signal victory for the organization.
II has attracted much attention, and was
the discussion among members of the
bar. by whom it was pronounced to be
the most far-reaching, important and sat-
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Rhode Island Election.

Providence, April 9.-The second at
tempt to elect members of the General
Assembly was made in Pawtucket,
Cranston, East Providence and North
Kingstown yesterday. The Democrats
were successful except in East Provi
Gence and North Kingstown, where there
was no choice. The result makes the
Legislature tie. Twenty-six seats re-
main to be filled, and bye elections will
be held the coming week.
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Suicide at Reno,

RENO New, April sc. w. Stewart,
who was occupying cabin With James
Poor, one of Reno's well-to-do but eccen-
trio pioneers, was found dead in his bunk
this morning with large Colts revolver
clasped ip his hand and bullet hole I'M
der the chin and above the right ear.
Dependency and i'll health were the
cause
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The Purse Was Found.

A woman missed a purse on street
yesterday which contained small sum
of money, a ring and several lottery
tickets.
She suspicioned colored boy of having
taken it, but it was subsequently found
and left at Poska's cigar store at the
corner of Fifth and 4 streets, where it
awaits the owner.
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Not Guilty of Murder.

WOODLAND, April g.. Elijah w.
Bryce, who has been on trial here during
the past week for the killing of Juan
Castro at Winters nearly year ago. was
acquitted last night on the ground of
self-defense. This was his second trial.
the previous jury having disagreed. The
jury was out five hours.
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Accident to Huntington and Party.

SAN Francisco, April "a cable-car
on the Sutter-street road this afternoon
smashed into carriage containing H. +.
Huntington, Director of the Southern
Pacific; Mrs. Huntington, N. X. Master
and daughter. The occupants were
thrown violently to the ground, but
fortunately escaped other injury than
more or less bruises. The horses ran
away and the carriage was completely
demolished.
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BIllIardIst slosson RetIres.

New YORK, April 9.-George Slosson
has declined to make match with Frank
Ives. and at the same time announced his
retirement from the billiard arena, Civ
ing as reason that it is necessary to de-
vote his attention to business interests.