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The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28
He viii Hang Tomorrow.

BAsTRoP, Texas, July 2S.-Alex
Brown attempted suicide yes
terday morning at 7 o'clock by
cutting his throat with piece Of
tin he procured by tearing up tin
cup he mad used in drinking water.
Drs. Luchett, King and Fowler
sewed up the wound, which is
very ugly one, but not necessarily
fatal one. He will hang tomorrow.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28
columbian Athletic Club.

kDIANApoL.s, Ind. July 2s.-
bow seems more probable that
International fame attained by
Columbian Athletic club in
bring the Corbett Mitchell mill
Its arena at Roby will be of short
Fatlon. The executive and jadi.
y are a1rayed against the organi.
Lon, and the fact that Judge
|iette, in whose jurisdiction the
pa Ia situated, has no power to
lVene his court in extra session,
I'll that prevents his instructing a
md jury 10 indict the offenders.
Q statute fixes September for the
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28
Reduction Of Wages.

BY Associated Press TO The News
PIT1sBURG, Pa, July 2s.-Eight
hundred machinlsts of the Westing.
house Air Brake Company at Will.
merding, Pa, have been notified of
a reduction in wages Of from fifteen
to twenty per cent. AS four hun
dred men have already been laid off
it is thought the reduction will be
accepted.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28
Accident at Austin.
Special to The News.

Special to The News
AUSTIN, July 2S.--During the
company drill of troop B, Ru,her-
ford Rangers, yesterday, Private
esthelmer was thrown from his
horse and dragged several yards,
the horse going at full speed. He
vas painfully but not seriously in
iured.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28
Unique Reception.

1P0ct"1 70 efrS 4NeWUs
CHICAGO, July 2s.-The Iowa
state building at the Fair will be
the scene of unique reception this
afternoon. The alumni and ex.
pupils of Lyans College, of Lyons,
Iowa, and which closed its doors
over twenty-five years ago, will be
given a reception, and graduates of
the defunct institution from all
Iarts of the country will be present.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28
Heavy Loss by Fire.

By.Associated Press to the News.
MILWAUKEE, July 2S.-Fifield, a
town in the northwestern part of
this state, which has a population
of about 500, was destroyed by fire
last night. In all, thirty.four
buildings were consumed, causing a
loss of about 5000 900, with but
little insurance.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28
Establishing Quarantine. /;

BY Associated Press to The News.
LISBON, July 28.--The Portu-
gese government has declared
Naples to be infected with cholera
and all ports near Naples to be sus-
pected of Infection, and a strict
quarantine is being established.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28
He was Mad and a Shootist.

BY AssOciAted Press TO the News.
AUSTIN, July 2s.-About noon
today negro boy named Billy
Robinson shot and slightly wound.
ed Henry Neal, a white man, and
fred three harmless shots at Ed
Bsrdinverpher. The shooting CO.
Cured on public street. The
white man had been quarrelipg with
the boy.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28

New Method Of Electing Judges

special to The News.
CHICAGO, July 27.-A somewhat
unique method of nominating judge S,
which has been successfully tested
on several previous occasions, is in
progress at the headquarters of the
Chicago Bar Association today.
Eight Judges are to be elected this
fall, and according to the condi-
tions of the bar primary each mem.
Der is requested to vote for four
candidates from each of the domi.
nant parties. Upon previous occa.
sions, when the lawyers have mani.
tested their choice in this manner,
the democratic and republican con-
ventions have rati fed their nomina.
tions, thus avoiding a party fight
on the issue, and securing non
partisan judiciary.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28
WILL NOT FIGHT AT ROBE.
Corbett Insists on the Original
Agreement.
By Associated Press 10 The News.

CHICAGO, July IS 1T is an.
nounced today that Corbett declines
to fight Mitchell at Robbie, Ind &.
Corbett leaves for Asbury Park
next week, where he will begin
training for his contest with
Mitchell with the underst anding
that it will be at Coney Island. He
proposes to insist on the original
agreement and will present himself
at the arena of the Coney Island
Athletic Club, December 6, regard
less of what Mitchell may do.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28

opening of his court, and as the de.
tails of the legal campaign are all
arranged and Gov. Matthews
promise of cooperation in the way
of extraditing the sports, all of
whom have their headquarters at
Chicago, obtain d it is thought
there will be no difficulty in shutting
up the concern before the date of
the mill, which is fixed for some
time in December.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28
lll-Fated Towns.

BY AssoClated Press TO TIC News.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. July s.-Dis-
patches to the Evening WISCONSIN
from Milford Prentice Junction
and Flfield, Wisconsin,, say those
towns have been wiped out by forest
fi.aa
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28
Dying With Cholera.

BY ABfOCIAted Press 10 Tho NeWs.
HAMBURG, July 20. A working
man named Prinx was stricken with
cholera yesterday in street of AL
tona. He was taken to the hos
pital.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28
Gold Import.
Associated Press 70 inc News.

By Assoc lated Press 10 the News.
New York, July 28.-$3s4,00
in gold came in on one steamer thi
morning from Europe.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28
MONTAGUE SENSATION.
A Judge is Indicted for Mis-
appropriatlng Money.
Special to The News.

Special to The News.
NocoNA, Montague Co, Texas,
July 2s-Quite a sensation was
created here by the arrest of Judge
b o. Snuffer, Judge of Montague
county, tnenty indictments having
beeu found against him by the
grand jury for Incorporating
county money He pleaded guilty
to one count, was fined 1925, and re-
signed as Judge. The other nine
teen cases were nellie pressed, he
paying back in full the county's
money. Judge Snuffer was, up to
the present year, superintendent Of
public schools of this county.
ANOTHRR ACCOUNT.
MONTAGUE, Mon ague Co Tex,
July % The grand jury has re.
turned twenty indictments against
County Judge B. o. Snuffer for re-
ceiving illegal fees. He pleaded
guilty today and was removed from
offi ce.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28
Astonishing.

The many testimonials we receive
from those who have used Climax Oh
for all pains should be in every house.
Sold under positive guarantee
by all drug stores 30 cents = bottle.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28
Two Bank Failures.

MILWAUKEE, July IS. Specials
from Port Washington say the Ger
man American bank at that place
failed today. Another special says
Seymour's bank, at Chippewa Falls,
also failed today.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28
Barden Iron Works Resume.

By Associated Press to The News.
Troy, N. Y, July 2s.-Notices
have been posted of general
resumption of work on Monday next
at the Barden Iron Work and
Clinton foundry. This is much
sooner than expected. Several
thousand persons will be benefited.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28
Peruvian Congress Assemblies


ssy Associated Press to The News
New YORK, July 2s.-The last
advices from Panama announce that
President Bermuda will today az
semble the Peruvian congress-, aud
the event is to be made the occasion
of national celebration in honor
OF the presidents victory over the
faction headed by one Caceres.
The latter desires to succeed to the
presidential flee, and for this pur
pose he has melted all manner OF
disturbances for the purpose Of
throwing discredit on his opponents
His methods have, however, proved
a boomerang, as is evidenced by the
popularity of Bermudez.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28
Salvation Army Convention.

Special to The News.
New YORK, July 2s.-The Sal.
walton Army is holding high carni.
val at Staten Island. The gather.
ing is being held for the purpose of
exchanging views on the best meth.
ods of conducting the campaign
against the devil, and for four days
those prominent in the organization
will tell of their experiences among
the degraded classes. The conven.
ton was informally opened yester-
day, but this morning work was
begun in earnest with a "Baptism
of Fire." conducted by Adjutant
Woods and garrison of cadets.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-28

See Stark West for fire insurance.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-04
eEnGALEsE suPERsT,TtoNs.

Glesnings from . Report of the Bombay
Anthropoi0gical Society.
Some curious facts concerning super
stitions among the Bengalese have re-
Gently been made public in the annual
report of the Bombay Anthropological
society. From the paper mentioned
the following oddities have been
CLEANED. Shouting the name of the
king of birds (garunda) drives away
snakes. Shouting Ram! RAM! drives
away ghosts. Cholera that attacks on
Monday or Saturday always proves
fatal; cholera that attacks on Thurs
day never ends fatally. The Towering
Of the bamboo means famine In fam
ming, If the fan strikes the body it
should be instantly knocked three
times against the ground. When Civ
ing aims the giver and receiver should
both beton the same side of the thresh-
old. 1t is:bad to pick ones teeth with
the nails If q snake be killed it
should immediately be burned, for
al serpents that are SO unwise as to
permit of having their lives taken are
Inhabited by the souls Of Brahmans.
which hope thus to escape and work
snischief. The words snake" and
tiger should never be used after
nightfall. Call them ''creepers' and
insects" Never awaken q sleeping
physician. Morning dreams always
ouNne true.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-04
Sioux Love OF Coffee.

The Indians have become extremely
fond of coffee, which is largely issued
to them, and which they have learned
to prepare we'll. They have it at
every meal, and often between times.
The squaws are good breadmakers, too,
baking it before the fire in cakes like
loayes, crusted equally on all sides.
Stewed dog is the piece de resistance
of dancing feasts and meals Of cere-
mony, and perhaps the flesh would not
have tasted badly even to us, had we
not witnessed the dreadful prelira-
inaries to it's cooking. One killing
took place before our eyes just outside
the lodge. An old woman caught the
unfortunate cur and held it fat oD the
ground while an old man beat out it's
brains with club. The carcass was
then held over the fire long enough to
SINCE OFF all the hair, after which it
was carved into small pieces The two
cooks paused long enough in their OPP
Grafton to devour the raw liver as their
perquisite. Some tribes always roast
the dog, but these Sioux boiled or
stewed it.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-04
France Going to Decay.

The decrease in the population of
France was the subject Of special dis
cussion before q scientific congress in
Parisa few days ago. Numerous recon-
m endations were made by the savants
to correct the evil. but the wisdom Of
many of them may be doubted The
doctors recommended, among other
things, the strict execution of the law
regarding vaccination, military service
for two years, freedom from taxation
for large families, and the heavy taxa
ton OF I'll bachelors over forty years
old who have not adopted children.
The. congress also proposed 2 way of
founding families without the necessity
Of civil or religious marriage revo-
lutionary recommendation, which for
tunately will be frowned upon BY the
great majority Of the French people
.an6 the nations Of the world. n
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-04
lruE 1RIsH- srANpARD: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER a. /gzz5
SNAKE STORIES FROM DUCHESS
Now THAT the Crops Are Safe Farmers Are
Beginning to spin Yarns. Il

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Now That the Crops Are Safe Farmers Are
Reginning to spin Yarns.
With the coming OF the equinoctial
storm Dutchess county farmers get
chance to sit down and think over the
incidents of the last summer, says
Poughkeepsie correspondent. OF the
New York Sun, and from reports so far
received the crop of snake stories is up
to the average. Pop Ball, OF Podunk
Hollow. the best Judge of whisky on
the whole bog ridge, comes to the
front with series of remarkable tales,
which are vouched for by his nearest
neighbor, "Squar" Reach. He says that
the 18th of last June, shortly after sun
up, while he was catching trout out OF
Jones' brook by the old-fashioned
method of tickling them under the
belly, he saw mammoth water snake
mesmerize toad, getting the latter so
completely under his control that when
he finally swallowed him the victim
did not so much as wink the other eye.
The toad, as ''Pop'' Bail tells the story,
was sitting on the bank OF Jones
brook Illuminating over particularly
delicious insect it had just enveloped.
when his snakeship cautiously poked
his glossy nose from beneath the
swamp grass near by and fixed his
beady optics on the toad. Both remained
perfectly quiet for several minutes,
when the toad began to twitch. and a
Shiny substance oozed from it's skin.
The commissions passed over in a few
minutes, when the snake slowly svrig-
gled up to its prey and in the course
of half an hour had completely swal-
lowed it. "Pop' Bali, in The presence
of "Squar'' Reach. killed the snake
and released the toad, which was none.
the worse for its entombment.
Along about the latter part of Aug
ust Pop" killed a black snake in
Reach's meadow, which had a two
pound and half bnllhead stuck in it's
throat by it's horns, which penetrated
the skin on both sides and were plain
ly visible on the outside of the reptile.
But the most remarkable snake that
"Pop'' came across was at Bulls pond
early in September. 1t was a milk
snake and lay under a pile of old logs
which Pop pulled down in search Of
dry timber for camp fire. When the
first log was disturbed the snake
glided %out, followed by eleven young
ones, who, to Pops" amazement, dis
appeared down their mothers throat
That same day, under the dam at Bull
is pond, "Pop'' captured pound and
a half trout with ''coachman," and
banging to the trout's tail was water
snake three feet long. He believes
that the snake grabbed the trout just
as the latter made a dash for a fly.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-04
WHERE THE WIDOW is STRONG.
She Is Loss Exacting, Understands Men
and 10 Cunning In Elartery.

She Is Loss Exacting, Understands Men
ami 10 Cunning In Flattery.
The peculiar charm of the widow is
derived from the broader views she &C.
quires during her marriage, says the
San Francisco Argonaut. Her connubial
experience Taught her to be unselfsh,
considerate, sympathetic, and these
are. above all other attributes, those
which go straight to- the heart of a
man. A widow understands men. She
sees down into the recesses of their
hearts. She knows how to feign that
she appreciates them. She is familiar
with their weak spots. She knows
what form of subtle Hattery will sub
due them and what will disgust them.
She has learned what things to say and
what things to leave unsaid. She is
aware that man is Il selfish beast, and
that, to effect his capture, a woman
must eface herself and shape her con-
versation and behavior so that he shall
be the main object in view. Most men
are always thinking of themselves,
their aims, their hopes, their fears,
their pursuits, their appearance. 1t is
the cunningest form Of fattery for a
woman to make it appear that these
are the things in which she is inter-
ested; this the bright widow can do
until she infatuates her man.
The unmarried girl is like the man,
She, too, is always thinking of herself
She is impatient when the converse
ton is diverted from her charms and
her thoughts. Her idea of the world
is that it is a small shrine in which she
sits on pedestal and the man kneels
at her feet. Now, she may be pretty
and sweet, with checks like roses and
voice like music, but the kneeling
posture becomes fatiguing after a
time. The man longs to rise to his
feet and stretch himself. This strikes
the girl as evidence of unappreciative-
ness and Indifference, and she resents it.
Her idea is that permission to worship
at her pretty feet ought to be enough
for any man. She knows that she is d.
vine, and what more can any man ask
than to bask in the light of her divin-
ity? In word, she is selfish, conceit-
ed, inconsiderate and thoughtless, and,
after a careful study Of her, men leave
her to WOO widow
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-04
A Thrilling Experience.

Probably few men have had 4 more
thrilling fifteen seconds or SO than had
the driver of heavy load of giant
powder in Oregon few days ago. He
was plotting four-horse team draw
ing q wagon containing three Thousand
pounds of giant powder over a rough
road into Tillamook. A rickety bridge
spanning . narrow ravine gavesway
under the load, and the whole outfit
was dumped down into the dry bed Of
the creek. There was no explosion,
and the driver, horses. wagon and
powder were hauled out all right. The
driver has not recorded his sensations
as he felt the bridge giving way and
during the few seconds between then
and the time the load landed safely
again.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-04
DUTCH BETROTHAl.S.
Rigid Rules Of Eti4uotte Must Bs Oh
.s served In the Land of Dykes.

Rigid Rules Of Etiquette Must Be OH
served In the Land Of Dykes.
In Holland an engagement is FAY
more serious affair than in any other
country in the world, says a co11e-
spondent of the New York Post As =
rule the young people have to face
great difficulties before they have their
hearts wish fulfilled and before loves
course runs smooth" On account of
the great publicity which is given to it,
it is for this reason alone very awk-
ward for both parties to breuk an en-
gagement. Young women are kept
very strictly in the land Of dykes. No
riding in buggie:s or going. to tbeaters
alone with young men is permitted
There is always some elderly lady TO
chaperone the young girl wherever she
goes. When a Dutchlpan falls IL: love
and believes his affection returned, he
he will, if we'll bred, ask the parents
Of his lady love for permission to cali
upon her oftener than is allowed by
the Dntcl, etiquette for ordinary n1ale
visitors This request being granted,
the young people meet quite often; lit
tie dinners are arranged, informally,
where his seat is next to hers, so that
our young friends can talk and ex-
change opinions to their hearts con-
tent. All this is done to give the lovers
the opportunity to get to know each
other thoroughly before they take the
decisive step, which, as l have said, is
very binding When at last the young
people have come toan understanding,
the hand of the. .fancee is formally
asked by the father of the future hus-
band COR if his father is no longer liv
ing, by his mother or guardian, but
never by the young man himself). IT..
is, of course, known beforehand that
this request will not meet with re-
fusal, since the fact that the son has
been granted leave to visit his f.
ancee's home shows that his suit is
approved. Money affairs are now set
tied. and the prospects of the young
people talked over. After that cards
are printed. bearing the names of the
betrothed, and also the day for the re-
ception, which as rule takes place at
the fiancee's house in the afternoon.
from two to five, the usual calling hour
in Holland. Those cards are sent not
only TO friends, but to the slightest ac-
uuaintances on both sides. who are all
supposed to acknowledge them. either
by sending letters of congratulations.
or, If living in the same town as the:
fiancee, by presenting themselves on.
the day Of the reception.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-04
MEXICAN TRAIN ROBBERS.
MAS .sset : Thief to Catch Thief and
sss,e Soon Got Rid Ot Them.

Dlas ssHet q Thief to Catch Thlef ana
.@,e Soon Got Rid sOf Them.
Apropos Of the recent train robberies
IN this country, western railroad
man suggests to the New Orleans
Times Democrat that we should adopt
the Mexican plan of dealing with
them, which proved SO effective there.
Mexico offers great advantage over
this country for train robbing. 1t is
thinlv settled; the land is cut up with
mountains, offering hiding places for
the robbers and a safe retreat; its peo-
pie are not so advanced in civilization
as ours, and there is a much larger
dangerous element, ex-bandits and
revolutionists, to whom train robbing
would come as a natural trade. The
railroads, moreover, are new instltu-
ton, and it was natural to suppose
that train robberies would be nuner-
GUS. During the first extension OF our
railroad system into Mexico they were
$50 frequent that q passenger thought
himself lucky to get from the Rio
Grande to Mexico without several
stoppages from these knights OF the
other means of suppressing the evil
were tried, but with little more
success than in this country, when
President Diaz, on the old theory of
''set thief to catch thief" hit upon
the happy idea of utilizing the bandits
aid railroad robbers to protect the
roads by organizing them into police
force known as the rurales, or rural
guards. He had some of the men who
were suspected of this business sum-
moned before him and offered them an
opportunity of entering the govern
ment service as mounted police, and
told them that if they did so he would
furnish them with fine uniforms, i'm
proved firearms and the best, horses
that could be bought, but if they did
not he would have the soldiers hunt
them down. They knew that Diaz
was man of his word, end they en-
tered the government service, and,
being daredevils. as far as courage is
concerned, and thoroughly acquainted
with the ways and methods of the
train robbers, to whom they showed no
mercy, they very soon suppressed these
robberies. When a train was held up
the rurales, who knew every noun
tain recess, never stopped until they
had hunted down the last robber. The
plan worked .splendidly, and there ia
to-day less interruption to railroads in
Mexico than in this country, although
the chances for robbery are so much
better there.