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SET A MAN on FIRE
AtroeIous Conduct or Mob In the South
eastern Part OF Italy.


ROME Dec. IA serious riot. resulting In
tho death O; q peasant and the serious II not
fatal burning OF a constable. occurred yester-
day at the town Of Bitonto south Italy, near
the Adriatic sea. The people were celebrating 2
a religious festival, and at night had q large
quantity OF fireworks The gendarmes and
customs officers interfered to prevent the fire.
works display on the ground that 1t would be
dangerous. The people resented this action
and a riot ensuod. The gendArmss we're get
ting the worst OF the encounter when they
were ordered to fire upon the mob. They fred
and neasant was killed This added To- tho
The gendarmss apparently not wishing 10 fire
into the crowd again. slowly retreatsd 10 the
police station. This place was stormed and
In The mean time a constable name Curci fell
into tho hands Of the mob. and somebody sug-
gesteI that he be burned alive. This suggss-
tion was hailed with yells OF delight. quan-
tity OF petroleum was poured over the unfor-
tunate constable. match was applied TO his
clothing aud In an instant he was enveloped
come from another quarter OF ths town made
a rush with drawn swords upon the mob, scat
tering them right and left with blows from the
keen edged blades.
Coats were torn on and wrapped about
Curci. who by this time was unconscious. ana
his face being almost unreeoRniZable. lie was
attanded by physicians. who upon examining
him gave il as their opinion that he had in
haisi' Are and would in all likelihood die
The grndaTmes then turned their attention
10 the rioters in the station house and soon
nut them 10 night Many OF the mob were
wounded. Several OF the rioters were captured
and locked un
The sun., 1893-12-12
NEW LIGHr ron FIRE ISLAND
It VIII ne an Electric Flash OF About 2iO,-
100000 Candle Power.


wAsaINGroS. Dec. 1l.-An important step Is
about to be taken by tho Lighthouse Board.
which will result in the establishment on the
Atlantic coast Of tho most powerful light for
the guidance OF mariners In the world. Tho
present fash light at Fire Island Is TO be
changed by the substitution OF an electric
light, the new light to have a strength Of about
24o, 900. 600 candle power. This will mako it
by far the most powerful light over placed in
lighthouse tower. Congress has appropriated
$4,000 to change the light and the Light
house Board will soon authorize ithe electric
light to be put In. One OF the largest lenses
ever constructed has been recently purchased
from France. and will be brought from Chi
cago. where 1t was on exhibition during the
Fair. This lens Is over nine feet in diameter.
and was purchased ostensibly for the now
but the Board has decided to use 1t for Fire
Island. and will transfer the lens now there
The present light at Fire Island flashes at
minute intervals. each flash being of five sec
onds' duration. The new light will flash every
aye seconds and vii be Less Less than % SECOND IN
rapidity OF lightning and will be 80 quick that
hearings can he easily taken during Intervals
tions about eighteen miles but the engineer
OF the Lighthouse Board estimates that tho
powerful electric rays will be discernible fully
By the aid OF the new lens tho light will he
thrown on tho heavens. and is reflection will
be seen with ease hy vessels approaching 100
miles away. The only light In existence which
will approach 1t in power is the one of lIavre.
France. which can be seen reflected on the
heavens sixty miles at sea Its candle power
the new light will be its power to penetrate n
fog. Ordinary oil lights can be seen short
at Fire Island will pierce the fogs and be yisi-
Bile ten miles at sea.
The sun., 1893-12-12
IN sUBMARINE BOAIS
Could = Man Live In ORs ~ aA Explosion
Took Place Near

NEWPORT. Dec. 1l.-CommaGder George A.
Converse, L. B. ~, in charge OF the torpedo
station. will have series of most extraordinary
experiments begun of the station IN the outer
haTbor They are ordered by the Navy De-
paTtment. and the object Is to determine what
would be the effect upon the crew OF sub
marine boat Of the detonatiOn OF high eNplo-
siyes under water and near by: The Navy De-
pArtment have bids for the building OF certain
submarine boats and before any are accepted
1t is desired To know II a crew working such
boats could live with explosions going on in
their immediate vicinity The experiments
are therefore OF great Importance.
A Lay torpedo boat VIII be used and sub
merged some twelve feet -Four hundred feet
away 100 pounds OF gun cotton will DO de-
tonAted, and this amount moved nearer and
nearer the boat and detUnRted TIL the sub
merged vessel suffers collapse.
The sun., 1893-12-12

MeyeiEh Gnrroted and Robbed In Sight or
His Wife az His Door.

James T. McYeiGh. a decorator. OF g Dover
street. says that he was garroted and robbed
on the street at ti:30 last night within 100 feet
OF the Franklin square elevated railroad sta
ton and in sight Of his wife. who was watching
for his return from work.
He came down town on the elevated road
and started straight home from the Franklin
square station. lie saw no ono in his path,
hut suddenly three young men attack ed him.
one Of them hit him in tho face another In the
stomach. and the third threw an arm around
his neck and choksd him.
An right" he heard some one say "pye
got his leather" and then they threw him on
his back and ran.
Mrs. OConnor. OF whom he rents his rooms
tells him that such occurrences are FREQ uent In
that neighborhood. She says she has seen
them.
The sun., 1893-12-12

der the influence OF the Cape Horn current.
was slowly moving northeast, the mate
timate OF the height Of the berg. II was
then, at dawn, between ten and fifteen miles
from the ship. The conclusion OF the skipper
and the mate was that the berg was fully 300
feet above water and about = miles long. The
second mate disagreed with the conclusions OF
the skipper and the NJ ate. He said yesterday
that the berg was eight miles long n It was an
Inch. He says, also, that it was more than
300 feet high Seven eighths OF the mass OF
an iceberg Is under water. but the depth under
water depends on the shape ot the mass. Tho
sea was plenty deep enough here for berg OF
the size given.
The sun., 1893-12-12

DETROIT. Mich. Dee. ll.-Thers was panic
IN the audience at DIR. Chapman's big revival
service at the Auditorium yesterday afternoon.
The meeting was for women only, and fully
5000 Of them were Iammed into the building.
During the service Miss Grace Williams was
pushed through the gallery railing ~ the
crowd behind her and fell 10 the uoOr below.
one rib was fractured and her pine was badly
Injured. InstaBtly there was a rush for the
doors and In the excitement a large number
Of women were badly squeezed and siL Of them
tainted Any number Of dresses we're torn and
could stop the Eosh-
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SHIFTED HIMSELF BY Express.
Hermann ZeItunE SAYS He's GoIag Around
the World that Way on Wager.

PHuADELrHIA. Dec ll-While a quantity OF
freight was being unloadei from an Adams
Express car here this morning cries Of F" help"
were heard emanatlng from box that had
been shipped from Chicago. Tho box was se-
curely nailed and. after il hat been Iostled
about con sitlerably, il WAS opened and Her
mann /eitung, an Austrian. aged 30 years.
dition. lie said that h. WAS makiug a trip Of
This character around tho world on a WAGER.
Ue was arrested on the charge Of tTespass,
and Was remGn Ied for further hearing.
The sun., 1893-12-12
a CONGRESSMAN DRAWS A KNIFE.
Champ Clark Assaults n CoIored POIIreIAa
and Gets the Morst Of II

and Gets the Worst otIt.
WASHINGTON. Dec cll.-Congressman Champ
Clark, one OF the new Democratic members
from Missouri. engaged IN a heated political
controversy on Saturday night with colored
Republican OF local prominence. Marcellus /.
West, whom he encountered in a restaurant
The result was a fight, in which the Congress-
man drew a knife and slashed his adversAry's
neck, ana tho colorcd politician hammered ths
SonGressman Until be had 70 be sent TO the
hospital. This afternoon Mr. Clark mAdo his
appearance after thirty-slx hours in retirement
for repairs, and was at once served with q war
rant charging him with assault, Ii is under
stood that the case will be settled out OF court
and the charge Withdrawn. Mr.. CLARK promises
10 cOnilne his POLITICAL discussions in Washing
ton hereafter to tho regular debates In the
House OF Representatives..
The sun., 1893-12-12
Hurt stopping = Runaway

Yesterday afternoon a horse attached to :
sulky. Owned and driven By John Quinn Of 323
last EightY-thlrd street ran away on the Fast
Drive in the Central PARK. The horse was
caught ~ Mounted Policeman Green.
Quinn Was thrown out, aud received slight
injuries. onl'er Green did not fare 80 we'll
Tor IN tryins to st1p the horse he was unseated,
70 the runaway.
The sun., 1893-12-12

WAsuIyGroS. ID. C., pec. ll.-lepresentatiye
Bourke cochran OF New York met with Gn
ugly rcilant to-day lie was out riding this
morning. when his horse stumbled and threw
him with some violence 10 the ground lie re-
ceiyeI Il ad cut over the right ere. The in
iury. while painful Is not dangerous. but II
will cave the Representative with a disngured
face Tor several days.
The sun., 1893-12-12
AIR FULL or BRICKS.
a Kitchen Boiler ExpIod-s In tho TOP or a
Four-siory stable.

n AtcHeu In tho Iop OF
Four-story stable.
There was an explosion at 1890 O'Clock last
night in the four-story boarding stable at 43l
West Flfty-third street. which brought out all
the neighbors for a block or two and some OF
the Fire Department Following It was great
rattle Of falling bricks and glass and clouds OF
steam.
When the steam cleared away a hole some
what larger than an ordinary doorway could
top story. and over it another In the root OF
about the same size.
UO-gallon hot water tank. such as are
used in kitchens had done the mischief.
Somehow the feed pipe had got stopped. and
The poOp's who happened to be around at the
time rushed into the building and got out the
horses and wag ons. and Proprietor Edwards
which they had failed to bring back
The sun., 1893-12-12
uUas rouNa ~ouES IN 1HE STREET
A WIIIIam-burzh Maa who F.rst Catches
Ills Vie 'ims Ia Ills Ulster.

A light.com pIeIoued. slim young man. who
wears a long ulster. has been hugginK young
women lately in tho neight.orhood OF South
Second and lIayemeTer sIsets. Williams
hurEh. Ills habit is TO sneak up behind his
victim aud enve.Op her In his coat
lie luggel Bertha tiultman agad 20 yaaYs
Of IA south second street. and Amelia Ma.
tTons, aged n years II 80 South second
along south second street. just above Roeb-
liuE street the man came out Of a doorway
and huEEed Miss GuttmRn hrst and then her
companion.
He tried 70 kiss the latter. Both women
screamed and the fellow ran away and disAp-
peared IN tenement He was pursued ~
several men but was not caught.
The sun., 1893-12-12
NO ROOM FOR Ex- CONFLICTS
A Cabin Passenger on the New York 90 ne
sent Hack 60 GeTmaHy.

George Erhard krapf an sx-Lieut4nAnt IN
the German army who was recently release
from prison after serving year for forgery,
arrived here on Saturday on the American
liner New York.
lie came as a cabin passenger, probably thus
hoping to elude the Immigration insDeetOTs-
He was arrested. taken to Ellis Island. and
allow ex-eonVicts to enter the country.
lie said he did not intend TO remain here
way 10 Australia He said he didn't have a
ticket % Australia. and the Board Of In-
6TotRer. VINO accompanies hin. protssted
against the Boards decision. saying no
would appeal the case to Washington. The ex-
Lieutenant tried 20 avoid going into the deten-
tion pen with debarred stesTage passengers.
He offered to pay for 3 separate room He was
told that there we're no rooms TO rent
s.ss;; 4 ss..: sui' '' ''5'.'
The sun., 1893-12-12
Fast TrAasatlaa,is Lac 20 CaaAdA.

HAIIFAG, Dec. ll.-Sir john ThompsOA.
Premier 0i Canada. said here to-daJ that the
Government had completed arrangements f0s
Sd-tt fat Atlantic service to sS@Psts With hsS
The sun., 1893-12-12

IoNDoS. Dee. 1.-THE Madrid CORES spondent
Of the Central News says:
The Cabinet discussed TO-DAY a long tel
eErAm from Gen Campos. commander Of the
forces at Mellla. who does not nov regard
Muley ATaAi as authorized to negotiate for the
Sultan. The Government decided to Instruct
Gen CampOs 20 attack the Riis at ones"
The sun., 1893-12-12

C.IIsaJs a EInA 4 NSt -
IsArs 0ia. eag a nsH aaa sTigiaAl tAliSaJA-4AS
The sun., 1893-12-12

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The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-05
Worlds Fair visitors.

An intending visitor to the COM
ing Worlds Fair at Chicago need
have nc fear as to the possibility of
securing satisfactory accommoda
tons, at reasonable rates, at either
of the many hotels or residences
listed in neat pamphlet entitled,
CLONES for Visitors to the Worlds
Fair" compiled at great expense
and published by trustw orthy
Chicago firm. This book contains
list of about 5000 private fami.
lies who will accommodates visitors
in Chicago during the time of the
Fair, viz; May LIST 10 October Both
gives their names and addresses,
and number Of rooms each will
have to spare. The book also gives
list of the hotels and their local
tions; has twelve full page, large.
scale maps, each representing sec
ton of the city, so that with this
information before him the intend.
ing visitor can, at leisure, select the
quarter of the city in which he
would prefer to stop, correspond,
ing IN ADVANCE with one or more
families in that locality with re-
gard to rates and the accommoda.
Il ems desired.
To help you in fixing in advnnce
upon your place Of residence while
attending the Worlds Fair, we have
placed in the hands of our agent at
your station copies of this work,
which may be obtained at so cents
per copy. W.. IL. WINFIELD,
6. p. A. Cotton Belt Route
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We Give q Few Hints.

l. Condemn boldly and plainly the
wrong, no mater in whom found
Elect no man to Office who does
not or whom you think will not, him
self work like other honest men, and
rigid,v enforce All laws.
3 Demand that this country shall
be run for the taxpayers, and not for
office holders,
4. Demand that the course of study
in our free schools shall be such as to
fit our boys and girls tor practical
life, and insist on the big three,
re,ding, arithmetic and writing
We do not need any more fools, to
spout tom toolery.
5. Demand that boot licking, toady
ism, petlsm to the law bre king and
sporting classes shall be stopped.
6. Demand that laws be made fol
the projection OF the people and no
soley for he capitalists and the rich
7. Tell the people about the Waco
Trading Co and say "the Waco Trad
ing Co can and does meet any prices
on furniture, stoves sad carpets, cssl
or easy payments, and have done
more to put these goods within reaci
Of the people than any house il
Texas" Yours truly,
j. W. RIGGINs Prop.
P. S.-Riggius always tells the PEG
pie about the Waco Trading Co. ant
the people always tell each othe
about it See
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SAN ANTONIO & ARKANSAS PASS
RAILWAY COMPANY.
The Quickest and Best Route to all
Points In South Texas.

The quickest and Best Route to all
Points In South Texas.
Excursion tickets to the following
points at rates named will be on sale
every day commencing June lst.
Rockport S'3,10, Corpus Christi
$l2 70, Boerne 50 90, Comfort $40 rs.
Ganahl sll 05, KerrviIle $l1.50,
Tickets at these rates are good for
thirty days for return. Excursion
tickets will also be sold on Saturdays
only at following rates; Rockport
80 IS, Corpus Christi 955. Tickets
at these rates will be good to return
the following Tu, sday. Excursion
tickets will also be sold to all points,
to Lott inclusive on Sundays only,
good to return same day at a rate of
ONE FARE
If you want fine fishing, good
sailing and bathing go to Rock port or
Corpus Christi. At this time Tarpon
and June fishing is especially good.
If you are in search OF cool noun
tain home 60 to Boerne or some point
north on our Kerrvlle branch The
Guadalupe and other streams furnish
good trout and bass fishing.
For picnics 60 to Gurley or some
point between Waco and Lott ard
spend pleasant Sunday in the woods.
For further information, maps, etc,
call on
| E. J. MARTIN, G. p. Il T. A.,
| j B. Brooks, T. A.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-05
Visits the Country and
Gets Some Ideas
And Delivers a Few Remarks on too
Much Slack, and Hints That the
Thing IL Run Simply to Use OIL.

Yes, we, the proprietor Of Waco
Trading Go. visited the country Yes.
the glorious, thought inspiring and
llbert, enjoying country. Yes, born
in the country we still love its life; its
freedom The country away from
the busy, mind and heart, aching
burdens and strifes. The country; the
place where the poets, historians,
statesmen, warriors, philosophers,
hnanciers and the scholars who today
and have always moved the world were
born Yes, the country, where the
proprietor of the Waco Trading Com.
pany was born, and where we learned
the first lessons Of how to set the
officers WI o rob our government and
the municipal rascal ahre! Yes, we
love the country; we saw many things
We visited thrasher; thirty men were
engaged the machine was stopped
about one half of the time, which
meant, 8 men idle all day. The
cause of all this lost time was two
things. LIST. Too much slack Oost
motion about the engine. 2nd. In
competent engineer. This lost mo
ton and poor engineering was costing
the farmer whose grain was being
thrashed, about $40 per day in lost
time. This engineers time seemed
to be taken up in oiling the engine
and blowing the steam whistle loot,
toot, and the machine stops; thirty
men idle; what is the matter; low
steam. IN ow," said we, "this thing
apply represents our city officials and
our city schools. You would think
from the way that fellow oils and
whistles that the main business was to
nse oil and waste steam blowing that
whistle. Look at our city govern
mem. 100000 a year spent, and the
great part of it goes f, oil and wits
ties. Goes for the fellows who sit
around in the shades of our city hall
and drink ice water, looking at our
foe fountain and doing nothing. And
$4,000 year spent on our city
schools, upon course Of study which
would make fools Of our children, and
not fit one of them for every day HE!
We could stand the whistling and the
oiling if it was not so near "all whist.
ling and oiling" A course Of study
is made out, supposing that all our
boys wante d to be big enough fools to
go to the legislature or be on a jury;
or our girls simple enough to write
Gin the world Of society - Why not
have some practical common sense
taught! Why not have the officers
who draw the big pay do something's
The whole thing is running to this,
'the softest job for the biggest pay"
and if the pay is not big enough, put
in the odd time We'll, going to
Canada
The farmers want to stop all this
too much "lost motion" The bust.
ness men want to stop all this lost
motion, and We want to get together
and weed out all this "offioial tom
foolery.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT.

rate ofone cent per word for each insaE
Cash must accompany the order, except v
ordered by 8 regular advertiser.
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". Z. OWENS, Ticket Agent,
san Antonio and Arkansas Pass.
SOUTH ROUNDING. 82.--HORTH BoUHD.-Ho,
w Waco at a. m. Arrives $50 p. II
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We going tell you that will give $40 suit Tor
s. 50 $500 We will place our big show window
Is styles qualities which represent about 1000 SUITS
to select Also will put about pairs of Pants Of
kinds which represent pairs pants select from
EVERY SUIT and pair pants will have ticket with price on it,
All VIC ask you is to come goods and prices No
trouble show goods send them out on approval
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Local Time Gard
MissOuri, Kansas n TexRs
,sssenqer Trains-South Bound

| No. |. mas through Wagner sleeper 10 Sal
Antonio Via Lockhart and Luling,
J.R.s SMITH
Ticket Agent, No. llg South -Four b street
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A n experienced seamstress Is in need q
n Payment Address, Si3 South Eltia
street. l.s-
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w A N T ed.

MIANTED-rw Two patr of ford we'll b
w mule. Apply TO Waco Ice and X
craft, Co. ~
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VXIANTED-LaG les or young inen /;
w work at their own homes - ~ ~ -.
can be made W. RI .ent by mali; nv la
Ing. standard Manufacturing o,,.s.
iO7, South birmingham, MASS ine''''
6-l6 I'm
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NTANTED-Arl lace In a pa'yate isH'
w do house ork ty white girl Is
with conside rable exl erience. Adore!
Jackson street a.
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MISCELLAk SOUS.

mo PRiNTERS- Do you want to o.,
l. iewspaper plantsl Writ us. seq
presses bought, Id and exchanGee,us \
us. Printers Intelligence Bureau lazy
Waco -
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-05

COK SALE--A four horse power
motor, good as new one, at News "
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NOR SAl.E-Pure bred Poland mn
T. and sows. +. W. Emery, Bosqu,
| I'ax b.
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FOB SALE.

LNOR SALE-I Will sell lots near my :,
IL on reservoir, on long time *lthou
payment down, at current cash prices
w. Slaydcn
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| WANTED Everybody to send &c
w TO The Climax Chemics' Co, s ht
free o box of Climax Pills bat cure al W.
" AGO.. Texas 81 ~ s..l
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VIVIAN TED A lew music pupils, tpis'
w lsdy of experience. Terms reason
Pc,t references given. Apply at W. :
Third street, between Jackson and he~
u ct
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-02
GAINEsynLE HrnGEr.

special 10 the t'dHotlc.
Gainesville, Tex. Dec. 1.-,Iudge Pot
ter, attorney for Mclean. who shot Fish
or Ia Montague county, came In last
night. llo says Mclean was released
on $1,000 bond
Miss Nora Smith, daughter Of j. h.
smith of the Virginia house, and W. -.
Cheney, young conductor on the SAN
10 Fc were married Thursday night.
Two fo0tpads attempted to hold up a
fireman in the Santa lp yards here
Wednesday night The fireman biz one
Of the robhcra between The eyes knock
Ing him down. lie jumped mp and both
escaped
r. NJ. Gwynn, b1ukkecpcr for Stew
ems, Kennedy y Spragins, died at $40
this afternoon after lingering illness.
lie leavcs wife and two children, lie
WIS prominent In church circles
superintendent Iogkum, Division SUI
periutcndcni Davidson and T.. NJ His
bee superintendent OF tracks. buildings
and bridges, passed. through the city to-
day going north. They give assurances
That Gainesville would have q new depot
shortly