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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-17

on the line, she-rested! Oh, no!
she made fire in the kitchen stove,
and spene an hour over it, that hot
summer day, getting dinner. And
when she called them in at last, you
will suppose that they were full of
sympathy for her tired and over
heated condition, and that her hus-
band insisted on her lying down
and taking it easy all the afternoon.
That would have been very
pleasant, but that is not what hap
pened at all. When the farmer
came in and cast one look over the
table, he exclaimed in disappointed
tones, "Why haven't you got
boiled dinner, Mary? 1t does look
to me that with a garden full of
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your own? Lock the door never
so safely, carry the key never so
secretly, but be assured that when
you are absent these same friends
are discussing you and your secret;
just as they did your neighbor
awhile ago. Out upon the whole
cowardly business, which never
thinks it worth while to cover up
the gasping wound, but must needs
turn the dagger about in it every
day, and maks it bleed and burn
afresh. What we need is not so
much the charity that heads sub
scription lists as the charity that
speaks kindly, Almsgiving is
good, but the giving of aims can
never atone for the assassin's speech
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Now l don't know whether the
remainder of the alphabet was in
terviewed in like manner, because
I did not wait to hear; but it seems
to me that if there is in human
character any trait more cruel and
mean and cowardly than any other,
it is this. The thug who turks be-
hind a dark corner to sandbag his
victim and rob him does nothing
more, happily, than to kill some
man and empty his pockets OF
money or watch; yet this man,
dead, and leaving an honored name
behind him, is better off than the
unhappy victim of a gang of scan.
dial mongers. The acme of cow
ardice is supposed to be reached by
the assassin who sneaks up behind
his emmy and stabs him in the back ;
but that cowardice is overtopped by
that of the gossip who turns an
honored name into a by-word and
a reproach among men. And yet
this disgraceful pursuit is made a
pastime by men and women who
should consider it disgrace, and
it forms one of the standard
pleasures in social gatherings, par
Iors, on street corners, in hotel cor
ridors. Tender women, who would
almost faint at the sight of human
blood-merciful women, who are
quick to hear every cry of distress
and are always ready with comfort
and help,-even they indulge in
this cruel pastime, and tear reputa-
tons to shreds with their crue
"They say" They say" indeed!
Who say, pray? And on what
authority do they say?
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PROGRESS IN THE USE OF ALUMINIUM

Aluminium is gaining a place
among industrial metals. Lately
there has appeared in the show
windows of fancy-goods stores a
variety of articles made from alum
mum. In appearance these goods
are little, if any, inferior to silver
articles, and there are less able to
tarnish from the action of sulphur
gases. The metal is we'll adapted
for numerous things in common
use, such as pocket match-safes,
cigar,cases, pencil, leases, and even
watchcases. 1t will be more and
more used for these and other pur-
poses as time advances. One of
the disabilities that has prevented
its more rapid introduction into
various industries has been the
lack of suitable soldiers for joining
it after it has been reduced to re-
quired forms. According to an
article in the Engineering Mag
azine, however, several recipes for
soldiers for aluminium working have
lately been brought out, which
promise to be of great value to the
various trades in which aluminium
finds use.
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THE HOME CORNER.
BY JULIA TRUITT BISHOP.

Written for the LIGHT.
THE room was full of people,
and one would have thought
that this was neither the time nor
the place for breathing a word that
reflected on anybody's character;
but if some eaves-dropping phono-
graph had been present, and had
afterward been permitted to speak
the things it had heard, these are
the remarks that would have been
unwound from its sensitive cylin-
der: Mrs. A. isn't going North
with her husband. She told me that
her baby's health was so delicate
she was afraid to risk taking her;
but they say that Mr.. A. and his
wife haven't been getting along
we'll, and that this is as good as a
separation. l don't know any
thing about it, myself, but that's
what they say" did you know
that Mr.. B. has been drunk again?
Oh, yes; something quite TERRIBLE
and they say that he went home
the other night and tried to kill his
wife. I've heard that it isn't all
his fault. People say that she acts
so that she drives him to it. l don t
know how it is, myself, but that's
what they say" "Have you seen
that Miss c. out anywhere lately?
She's making a perfect recluse of
herself,-never goes anywhere, and
people who call at the house are
asked to excuse her, as she isn't
well. l know that's true, for I've
called there twice, myself, on pur-
pose to see. 1t looks strange for
a girl that was always so fond OF
society to begin acting that way all
at once. They say the engagement
between her and young D. is brok-
ell off, and the Fs and G's have
dropped her and won't have any
thing to do with her. That's what
they tell me-"
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that murders reputation and wrecks
the happiness of peaceful homes.

She was farmers wife, and it
must be said that she always did
her part" If a monument were
ever to be placed over her, certain
" no one would ever dream of in
scribing on it anything else than
"She hath done what she could
She was always stirring in the
morning before any one else; and
her husband and sons and the hired
man ate breakfast by lamplight.
They could not wait to feed the
cows or to do the milking-they
must hurry away to the field. So
the farmer wife left the breakfast
dishes standing, went out to the
feeding and milking, and looked
after the hogs and chickens, and
turnded the calves into the pasture.
By the time she was through with
these tasks her feet were wet and
her skirts were draggled with dew.
Then she went to the house,
Cleaned up" the kitchen and the
bedrooms, drew water. brought in
wood, and churned. By this time
her husband was riding comfortably
up and down the field on a buggy
pillow. 1t had cost a good deal the
farmer said, but it paid for itself
many times over in saving labor.
That plan worked in the field, but
it didn't work in the house. The
churn was one Of the old fashioned
kind. Whenever she used it she
felt as though her back would
break. By the time the churning
was done the water was not in the
big wash-pot, and she got the tubs
ready on bench, logged out the
sack of clothes and began washing.
Her husband had all the latest
reapers and mowers and improved
machinery of every kind; but there
she was, bending over the wash
board, just as other women had
so many generations back; and
splash, splash went her busy hands
all through the long morning until
II o'clock.
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But she rested after a wLile;-
rested with folded hands, and paid
no heed to all the work that lay
undone. The workday had ended
very suddenly, and the farmer was
not prepared for it. He wept over
her, quite broken-hearted, and said
he didn't know what could have
been the matter with her-she had
always seemed so strong and
healthy; and her work was light,
every one knew that. And so he
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enornity possible to an ill-condi
toned machine. She kept up this
agreeable pastime until evening
came, with the milking and the
supper-getting in its train. After
supper the men all went to bed and
slept soundly. 1t was the weary
woman who remained in the kitch-
en-, getting everything clean and in
order, and who, when the work
finished, could scarcely drag her
self to bed.
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went Oh with his vain and idle
babbling, and the woman who had
been worked to death, who had
never knew what it was to "get rid
of the grind, why, she slept placid
ly at last, quite undisturbed.
JULIA TRUITT BISHOP.
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And then the men ali took their
noon rest, lying about on the grass
in the shade OF the trees. Even
the horses rested in the stable, and
ate their dinner with much salts
faction. Everybody rested but the
farmers wife. She washed the
dishes, and swept the kitchen, and
then spent the evening trying to
make a much-needed garment on
a crazy old machine;-the machine
that obstinately refuses to go"
nine times out of ten, and when it
did go, broke the thread, and skip
ped stitches, and committed every
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Even if the pitiful stories were
true, and you knew them to be
true, what then? 1t is your duty
to parade your neighbours family
skeleton for the diversion of your
friends Must you drag it forth
from its closet and rattle CHASTITY
bones on every OCCASION? Pray,
have you no family skeleton of
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vegetables you might manage to
get a better dinner than this" And
as for Mary, she was not hurt by
the speech. 1t is very pathetic
thing when a women reaches a
point where such speeches lose
their power to hurt. cit is so
warm" she said. 81 didn't want
to keep fire in the stove so long.
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Having hung the last garment
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-17
woodmont Cottag.rs Excited

NEW HAVEN, July r The New Ha- ven county commissioners held an in teresting session to-day. The occasion for the meeting was to hear all wishing to be heard on the matter of granting the application of Edwin E. Sanford for license to sell intoxicating liquor at
 Woodmont. The application of Mir Sanford is an old one and has been re-
 fused several times. The situation is
 interesting. The matter rests entirely upon the way in which Commissioner Lindley of AnSonia votes. The other two commissioners took their stand
 when this application came up before | the last board. of which they were the members. MT Reynolds voted in favor
 of granting the license, Mir Dunham | against it. It is to be presumed that | they will vote the same way again. Livingstone w. Cleaveland is the attor-
 ney for the Woodmont cottaGers and At
 torney klelner is looking out for the in
 terests of Sanford. Nearly all of Wood \ mont's summer residents came to New 1 Haven in a body this morning as re monstrants to the granting of a licC nse Colonel Wooster of Birmingham made
 an impassioned speech against the Ii
 cense. Senator Joseph R. Hawley, alsC
 a cottager at Woodmout, was present
 and spoke against it. A large number
 of ladies was present and all testified
 against the suitability of the place. The
 outcome is awaited with much interest
 on all sides.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-17
WIRE WINNOWINGS.

Rev. Henry A. Adams, an Episcopal minister of New York, has written a let ter declaring his intention to join the Catholic church.
 Daniel Burke walked into the court room at Cloverport, Ky, and announced that he killed Joseph Cartwright. for whose murder two men were about to be tried.
 Reed Relois of Hyde Park, Pa, attempt ed suicide because Elsie Smiths parents refused to let her marry him, recovered married Elsie and then poisoned himself again.
 Richard P. Roughton and Fred. T. Raw. lings killed each other in a street duel at Louderville. Ga.
 Sheriff Werner of Crittenden county Ark, claims to have been robbed of $1l 800 by highwaymen.
 The actors at the Thalia theater. on the Bowery, New York. were mobbed because a play lasted only six hours instead oi eight.
 Two freight trains were in collision neal Radford, Va. and an engineer and brake man killed.
 The Atlantic Yacht club took its an nual cruise down the sound.
 The house of Lawyer John K. Van Ness aS Plainfield x. j.. was set fire to and burned.
 New York Fire Insurance Underwater, have sued the state insurance department of Indiana for blacklisting an insurance company.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-17
SWIMMING FATALITIES.
Many Persons Lost Their Lives While Hath
 ing.

ing.
 BUZZAT BAY. Mass, July 17-Henry C. Bellows of New York was drowned in the bay of Wings neck. He was Is years Of age and a son of the late Rev. Dr. Bel lows, the eminent Unitarian minister. With his brother, Robert. 16 years old, Henry was returning from Marion in a boat On the way over the craft was cap sized and Heary was drowned.
 SEA GIET. ". I July II.-Joseph w. Thompson. 20 years old of 2,O5O Reed street. Philadelphia, while bathing here was drowned in the presence of many cot tagers and hotel guests. Thompson could not swim and was carried out to sea by the undertow.
 WAsnNGroN. July 17.-Mitchell Moran, a soldier at Fort Myer. was drowned while bathing at Little river. an arm of the Pc tomac. in front of the fort.
 Howard M. Quander. a white boy, Is years of age was drowned in Rock creek near the National zoo. Joshua Holmes. colored, l2 years old was drowned while swimming in the Pc tomac river.
 DETROIT, July IT.-Several boys were bathing in the river off the head of Belle isle when two of them got beyond theil depth. One boy named Adams was saved by d playmate. and John Wick, father oi the other. attempted to rescue his son The boy Erasped his father around tho waist, and both went down together. PROVIDENCE. K. L, July l7.-Christo pher keppelI, ls, and John keppell. 26, re siding in Central Falls. were drowned ir Cranberry pond, North Attleboro, while bathing.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-17
FORTS FIRED FIRST.
That Is What the French Rear Admiral
 Reports.

PARIS, July l7.-Rear Admiral TIumann, who was in command when the Gunboats IncOnstante and Comete crossed the bar of the Menam river and proceeded to Bang kok. has made n brief report of the incl dent to the government. The gunboats did not fire on the Siamese forts at the rivers mouth, he says, until the forts, without any previous warning or demand, had fired on the gunboats.
 NJ. Pavie, French minister resident in Bangkok, has been instructed to protest agains- the firing from the forts as an in defensible act, constituting a violation of international law. inasmuch as the friend ly relations established between France and Siam by the treaty of 1856 had re mained nimpaired up to that time.
 The secretary of the Siamese legation in Paris denies in an interview that the Siam csc were the aGCressors in the affair. The conflict was due he says to the fact that the French commanders misundersto ood the orders of their government not to cross the bar
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-17
INFLICTED TERRIBLE WOUNDS.
A Shocking StabbinG Array Saturda
 Night at ColIInsNille


 CoLLINSvILLE, July IA Swede named Swenson, about 35 years of age, was seriously and probably fatally stabbed near saloon just across the river in Burlington, shortly before II o'clock Saturday night ty a Polander named Ponski. The trouble was the outcome of the preiudices that have existed between the Swedes and Poles here for some time and which have threatened serious results or several oc- casions. Both of the men had been in Landry's saloon during the evening and had been drinking quite freely. Just after leaving the place they met and be- came involved in a discussion that led to quarrel. The Pole drew a long knife and plunged it into Swenson's body dozen times, intlicting terrible wounds about the abdomen. The Swede fought his assailant hard and punished him severely, but was overcome by loss of blood and fell in the roadway. He was taken to the houss of a friend near by and Dr Barnes of this place was called. Upon examining the wounds the doctor found that they were very | dangerous and stated that it was very | doubtful if the man lived. His assailant has not been captured.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-17
Cut His Heart in Two.

OMAHA. Neh.. July l1.-Audrew Ryan is lying at the morgue. the victim of a cow ardly murder. His slayer is George. alias "Bonesy' Williams, now in a cell in the city jail.
 The murder was committed in front of a disrcputable house in the lower part of town. Ryan wns literally cut to pieces by his asSailant. Death was almost instan- taneous. Williams fled but was captured by the city detectives.
 When he had sohered sufficiently to real ize what he had done, he broke down and made a confession. He said he and Ryan had been rivals for the affections of a wo- man. They were tCgei her with party of friends drinking. One of the party paid fora bottle of beer with s bill. and when the change was returned Williams and George Boyle quarreled over the amount. Then Ryan took sides with Boyle. Will iI1ns lett the house and waited for Ryan 10 come out If the house. When he ap- pcarri. the nurd d'rrr bounced upon him with large clasp knife. and before any one could interfere he inflicted eight wounds, cutting Evau's heart in two cutting his throat and laying open his breast and ab- d"men. All the parties connected with the affair are ~witchmen employed by the | Cniun Pacific and Burlington roads.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-17
tllLD WESTERN DEEDS.
A Reign of Terror Follows the
 Closing of a Mine.
MOB PREPARED TO ROAST A WOMAN

One Man, In Jealous Rage, Cut Another
 Man All to Pieces-The Same Motive
 Caused n Male Convict to Murder, With
 A File, Female Convict.
 HELENA. Mon. July 1.-The closing down of the silver mines at Granite and PhillipSburg. where the Granite Mountain and Bimetallic mines, two of the greatest silver producers in the state are located, has resulted in the inauguration of a reign of terror in two camps.
 Some 5.OOO men have been employed in the mines and mills there and a large ma jority of these are of foreign birth. When the mines first closed the miners made a run upon the. banks. Many were paid their money, but one of Phillipsburg's banks, thoroughly solvent, but without enough ready cash to meet an immediate settle ment, was forced to close it's doors
 Having got their savings in hand many made no better use of it than to sQuander it; others boarding or hiding it. One man with a sum of nearly 500 placed it tempo rarily in possession of woman at Granite for safe keeping. Subsequently calling for it the woman denied all knowledge of it. EXasperated the owner and several com panions preceded to force the woman, using barbaric methods to compel restitu- tiOn
 Her hands were tied, her face slashed and distgured and as final resort coal oil was poured on her and the threat of burn ing her alive was about to be carried out. Then the woman weakened and divulged the hiding place of the money and recovery was effected.
 Two days ago an unprotected woman named Ivy about midnight heard a loud knocking at the door. and on opening it she was confronted by two r:asked men with revolvrrs who demanded her money and valuahlcs, One hundred and ninety-five dollars belonging to man named Mitchell, who was boarding at the house, had been left with Mrs, Ivy for safe keeping This money they compelled the woman to hand over. threatening to shoot her if she refused.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-17
RESULT OF A SPREE.
4 New Haven Man Cuts His Head Half
 on With a Carving Knife.

NEW HAVEN, July 17.-Samuel Dun- nan, aged B, residing at 151 Ashmun street, was found lying in a pool of blood with his throat cut, about 3:30 yesterday afternoon by James David son, who lives in the same house down stairs. He was still alive, but fast dying. The police were notified and Medical Examiner White called, but before the latter arrived the man was dead. During the past. few days Dun- nan had been drinking freely and yesterday afternoon while in a quarrel some mood attacked his wife, who is very ill, having given birth to a child but five days ago.
 He broke a stove litter over her head and thought that he had killed her. Evidently supposing her to be dead be immediately found bread knife about foot long and with this cut his throat from ear to ear. On a table in the parlor where he killed himself was found this note:
 Let this be a warning to all young men not to drink intoxicating liquors. It was my mother aggravated me to kill my wife"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-17
Jews Defied the Car.

ST. PETERsBC RIG, July 1.-The Jews of Yalta, in the Crimea. refused to obey the decree to retire within the pale For several days the clergy exhorted the rest of the population to rise and expel them. An anti-Jew mob took possession of the streets. broke into houses occupied by Jews, and tried to drive the occupants from the town. The Jews fought back. Dozens were dragged into the streets and were beaten. Many were killed. The houses owned by Jews were plundered and wrecked. Troops were called to the town to restore order
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-17
Grand stand Gave Way.

MONTREAL July l7.-A grand stand con taininS l,OJo men. women and children col lapscd at the Park Royal It twas the third days celebration of the fall of the Bastile, under the Ispices of lUniOn Rationale Franchise. The stand. with it's human load, crashed to the ground without a crack or the slightest sign of warning. A terrible panic cnsued among the 10000 peo- pie who throngrd the park.
 The unforIunateS who went down with the stand lay piled in inextricable confu- sion amid the wreck of beams and plank ing, while over them rushed and trampled the fear maddcued crowd who filled the re- serve seat inclosure. Cries of pain and terror filled the air. and for many moments men seemed to have lost all presence oi mind. even the gambling booths and bars being deserted
 A general call for help was tplephoned tC the city, and six ambulauCes from tho General and Notrc Dame hospitals with z corps of surgeons responded. In Mon trcal the widest rumors spread. it being reported that 5O lives had been sacrificed on the altar of sabbath dissertation" The following is n list of those most SC riously hurt: Mime. Roper. Ellen ant Mary Purton. Charles Baudet. Mrs. D Umochal. Arthur Payctte and Percy Iiv ernois
 The performance was resumed. and aI hour later. while a net Was being spread
 for a trapcze performance, support bros, | and another panic and stampede ensucd Fortunately this time. however. no ont
 was hurt. although the ambulances wer again called to the park.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-17
Labor Now Kcaax to Break Out.

TOPEKA. July l1.-lt will be difficult to prevent bloodShed in the southeast Kansas coal mine striK". Strikers march from shaft to shaft denouncing the mine own CTS and miners who are at work in the vilest language. Walters leader of the strike, openly advises bloodshed. if neces- sary to gain his point. He has melted strikers to seriously beat several men who wanted to work. Dispatches from Pitts burg say that trouble is expected. Captain o. $. Casad. commanding the militia com pany at Pittsburg. has received orders to hold his men in readiness for any possible COntinVencY
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-17
AnUnIuckv Snake Charmer.

NEW YORK. July 17.-Dot Sonwell, the handsome young snake charmer. has been bitten again. This time she will probably die. It will be remembered that Dot was bitten about three weeks ago by a rattle snake and would have died had not prompt medical attention been given her. Dot re- mained in the New York hospital until Friday and decided to resume her perform ances. Yesterday afternoon she took a five rattler from box in the presence of the spectators. The reptile was vicious and fastened his fangs behind Dots ear