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San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

In view of the large number OF
train roboeries which are every year
committed, would it not be well for
all trains to carry supply Of ammu-
milton and plenty of loaded pistols
which could be made available to the
passengers in a time OF emergency:
Train robbery is very serious mat
-ter and should be met by heroic
measures.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

EuNGroN. H., Oct. 17.-Some pro.
fessional well blowers from Dwight
Ill, came here to dynamite an artes.
ian well and prematurely discharged
about fifty pounds of the stuff, killing
three of the number and mortally
wounding two citizens of this place,
seriously injuring three others and
damaging a number OF houses in the
vicinity.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

WASHINGTON, Oct 20.-Senator
Vest is making slow progress in his
effort to obtain the necessary number
of signatures to a request to Chair
man German to call Democratic eau
Gus Yesterday morning he had only
sixteen names to the paper. 1t is
claimed that the silver senators are
somewhat weaker and the re-
pealers are more confident, but at the
present writing nothing is certain but
uncertainty. Compromise is gaining
ground every hour.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS,
Senator voorhees, Gives Notice CT New Rule,
Fixing Length oil Debates.
l. VAN ALLEN IS CONFIRMED AT LAST.
As Minister to Itab-The Union Pacific Railway
Receirership Has Received the Attention
CT the Attorney General.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Senator
voorhees, gave notice of an amenl-
ment to the rules when the senate
convened yesterday morning. 1t pro-
vides that whJa q bill or resolution
lending in the senate as unfinished
business shall have been debated
thirty days, any senator may move to
fix time for taking vote thereon.
Such motion shall not be amen3able
or debatable and if passed the pend
ing bill or resolution shall be voted
upon at the time fixed.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

A DOCTOR in jail accused of murder
has retained a lawyer for $4,000 He
tried to retain a reporter also, but
the reporter declined. The lawyer
has a peculiar advantage in that
under the impulse OF a fee he can
persuade himself that the guilty man
IS innocent. and can. therefore. with
lofty purpose and conscience clear,
help him cheat the galIows.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

TIE signing OF the declaration of
Independence was simple and in
formal ceremony compared with that
attending tn, signing of the articles
governing the coming contest be-
tween pugilists Corbett and Mitchell.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

The rush into the Cherokee strip
and the -ush out again followed in
the quick order predicted Ruffians
seem 70 have acquired shotgun title
70 everything worth having, and
3ecent people acquired an experience
that will be valuable to such of them
As survive.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

CHICAGO, Ill, Oct. 19.-Three per-
sons were found asphyxiated at the
Raiser hotel yesterday near the
Worlds fair grounds. The trio,
father. son and daughter. were named
Sternblotch from Hampden, o. 1t is
supposed they blew out the gas.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

The cry of the business com
munity, Unlock the safe deposit
vaults" has been answered in at
least one case. DIR. Vests vault has
bsen opened and the neat little pile
Of SIS, 900 has been uncovered. Now
that the lawyers know how much
there IS. it is safe to assume that
every cent Of that boarded money
will get into circulation.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

EMPEROR WILLIAM intends to be
crowned in the month of December,
and TO invite all the princes of the
empire, as well as the sovereign al
lies Of Germany, to be present at the
ceremony. What a big show it will
be- It's a pity William can't be in
duced to travel with it on the Amer
lean curouit. 1t would be abso-
lntely sure to draw.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

Now and then a glutton can be
found who can defy what was once
supposed to be the impossible and
eat quail each day for thirty con-
secutiye days; but the effect is not
apt in any way to increase the future
demand for the granivorous bird. SO
far as the quail-eater's appetite is
concerned For future months and
years the mere thought of a quail is
apt to make his stomach roll.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

COMMISSIONER BROWNING OF the In
dian bureau declares in his report
that every Indian child ought to be
taught at least to read. to write and
to speak English, and how to earn a
living in civilized way. The COM
missioner is emphatically right The
red man Of the future must adapt
himself to the conditions under
which he is to live. He viii not al
ways be 1.-The nations ward"
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

The New York Sun is denou ucing
railroad for permitting men to ride
IN the parlor cars with their coats
on. The growing custom of deposit
ing passengers at their journeys end
with heads or limbs of doesn't ap-
pear 10 have attracted the Suns at
cation.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

The Jealous young man who wrote
that the only sad event at a picnic
vas the narrow escape from drown
ing Of one of the picknickers didn't
see his item ia the paper but his
heart was in the right place.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

An erratic gentleman OF California
told his wife that at nine o'clock he
would kill her and himself The
the occasion, and when the stipulated
hour arrived was elsewhere. catering
to a human desire for longevity But
the husband did kill himself on
schedule time, showing an excellence
Of aim and judgment and a regard
for his word. highly commendable.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

II Messrs- Corbett and Mitchell
could settle their. differences by arbi-
iration without recourse to the news
papers. the-reading public would be
much obliged-but it would still
wonder which was the better
man.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. IA head
end collision occurred on the Rock
Island at PaxicO, near here. Sunday
morning between Denver passenger
and a freight train. Two colored
tramps were killed. One engineer
was fatally injured and two other
trainmen we're slightly hurt.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27
HORSEPOWER is mot a pleasantly

HORSEPOWER is not pleasantly
suggestive name. But there was a
man oncs with the ridiculous name
Of Longfellow. who made the name
beautiful one There have even been
great men with such Eames as Hogg
and Bacon. a great man can make
a ridiculous name dignifed. Even
Dink Bolts himself. if he had the
slements Of greatness in him, would
make his name stately and high
sounding one.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

SEVERAL people have died in New
York recently through eating toad
stools. 1t is never safe to eat alleged
mushrooms unless you know the man
who gathered them. and know that
he can discriminate.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

WASHINGTON. Oct 21.-In the house
yesterday Chairman Savers presented
the emergency deficiency bill. appro-
priating sl27, 800 for custodians and
janitors of public buildings and $780,
900 for clerks to members. Passed.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

TACOMA has passed a prohihitory
ordinance against tramps To be
sure IT IS not prohibitory on its face.
but practically amounts to prohi-
5ltion II provides that all tramps
shall be compelled to brthe twice 5
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

ARDNoRE. l. T., Oct. 21.-Rev. C.
W. Stamper. a Baptist preacher from
near Healdton. was robbed of S125,
cotton money. in a wagon yard on
Caddo street. Thursday night while
asleep.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

HERMosuLo. Mex, Oct. 19-Ad-
vices from Guaymas report the loss oi
a coasting vessel owned in Manzanaco,
the entire crew of eighteen being
drowned
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

ST. LOUIS, Mo. Oct. ls.-For few
moments yesterday George Jones.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-27

WASHINGTON, Oct lS.-There is no
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-25
NEWS OF THE ORIENT.
Russia Finds . Pretext for In
reference i'm Korea.
TWO BRITISH VESSELS LOST.


VICTORIA, Oct. A--ESpecial I-Ths mali
snip Empress Of Japan arrived this after.
noon, eleven days from Yokohama She
Drought twenty-eight cabin passengers,
% steerage. tselvs intermediafe and full
freight Four cabin passengers and fifty
Irom the steerage lsft the ship here Al
Victoria
Among the passengers was r. y. Ven.
ming, Of the Canadian marine and fisheries
department., who had been sent by the
British government on . mission to Com
mander islands, which 20 the Russians are
what the PribiIofs are 20 the United States.
senning's instructions were 20 observe
30" the regulations for sealing trade pre-
servation are obeyed, and collect informs-
.ion ior use in framing regulations govern
,ns sealing IN Boring sea and the North
racine under the terms of the recently
concluded arbitration between Great Brit
am and the United States. Pending pre-
sensation OF his report 70 the government
fenninE cannot talk
lie Hongkong Pres says the Douglas
steamer Fokien on September q brought
news OF the wreck of the British bark
Florence Treat at Breaker point. The
vessel was on voyage from Singapore to
shanghai with timbers, and during the
night of the sth inst was driven helplsssly
on the rocks by high wind, and was soon
total wreck. Only three were saved out
OF twenty-thrse people on board.
The ship John c. Currie, well known on
thus coast. u supposed to have been lost
with all on board in recent typhoon on
the China coast.
VANCOUVER, Oct. 25.-Advices received
from Yokohama By the steamer Empress
OF Japan state that the Nippon yusen
kaisha. Japanese steamship company.
has established line Of steamers between
japan and India. Steamers viii sail from
Kobe every three weeks. The frat vessel
leaves November for Bombay.
Several bank officials have been sent TO
the United States and India by the gov
eminent to investigate the silver question.
The delegation to the United States left
on the i4th inst.
The Russian government 10 said to have
obtained an opportunity 20 interfere in
Korea The Russian government II
encouraging emigration Of Koreans,
and 10000 are said TO have
left their native land. The Korean
government il doing everything
possible TO prevent the exodus, and the
officials - the boundary have been ordered
to stop people. Recently ten Kor cans re-
visited their native land. They were inn
mediateiy seized and ordered to suffer the
death penalty. One escaped and
succeeded in crossing the frontier.
and when safe IN the land Of the car, laid
the matter before the Russian officials.
The consequence was that the Russian
minister at Seoul got instructions TO
protest against such cruelties- Russia
thus got her finger in Korea The Japa-
nese residents at Seoul have formed fenc-
ing school and are quietly drilling. They
feel the insecurity Of their position. and
intend to be prepared for any emergency.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-25

Ge61ing Ready for saturdays Game
phifwerth College Wants . Match.
ne Seattle Athletic Clubs football
~ 10 working hard TO get in trim for It's
~ big game nj Tacoma next Saturday.
hierest among the club members is in
usssing. and 81 every practice there Is .
90 second eleven to line up against the
ngnIsrs. Ar the practice Monday even
lng II she gymnasium about twenty-five
m showed mp in uniform. aud yesser-
~ afternoon at the Howell street grounds
hare we're two full elevens TO line up.
The Multnomahs. OF Portland, have ac-
espssd the proposition Of the Seattle Attn
lsslc Club TO play in Portland ON Novem-
~ -, and this date may be regarded as
fxsd. In regard 10 return game in Se-
aftie, the Muitnomahs are willing TO play
ksrs some time in December instead of in
November. as proposed by the s. A. c.
men.
The manager OF the Whitworth college
hotbaIl team at WaIia Walia has written
% the state university football manage
nsut with view to playing here during
Thanksgiving week. No answer has yet
tssn given, but the university men viii
enaeasor TO arrange the match.
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8 PURSES In SIGHT.
rfftIe Interest Taken in the
corbett-Mitchell Dispute.
ooreALL MEN HARD At WORK.
se.,rseAser Beaten In Match Race
s rseass Record Brokes-rhs sire
n Maud .. Dead.

80 York, Oct. 2f--The World ssys:
go Mitchell has stopped training and
- Brsdy, acting for Corbefs. has de-
$500 he Boiingbroke Clubs offer Of q
- ~, purse sor the biz fight in London.
- the prinapsls hope the coney Island
- iii tsks care of them 90 far ~ ex-
-, sfrsady incurred are concerned.
xrr Yonx. Oct. 24.--Wiiiiam A. Brady,
.sssexr Of Corbett, says that not having
1870 notice from the coney Island Club
- ~ Dab Is unable 10 pull of ths light.
Z. ~osss6srs Corbett still bound by the
-~.f,.et 10 that Institution. He has heard
go resinbls sources that IL the ciub IL un-
5 ~ q kolsi the fight they will pay Mitchell
- Corb<tt the forfeit money Of 5000
Sssh Brady says they have IN offer Of
5ano from the Olympic Club. New Or
f6ns
fnxpos. Oct. 24--Ths directors of the
xafioual Sporting Club held meeting to-
1.v snd derided unanimously that no offer
ehonla Il made by the club to induce
NjfcbeII and Corbett 70 decide the contest
q he National Club building. The qres-
fion Of holding the fight At the Boiing-
hroks clnb. In Ciapham, il now being con-
,81sesd
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CLEVELAND. Oct IA Leader special
from THIN. o.. says suit was begun there
tonight by Mrs. Anna Bali. of Fostoria,
one Of the creditors OF ex-Gov. Foster, to
enjoin the transfer of certain property,
real and personal Seventeen defendants
are named. the principal ones being az
Gov. Foster and his mother. The COM
plant alleges that the firm was insolvent
two years ago; that in October, 1883,
Charles Foster decided his homestead and
other real property to his mother, who in
turn decided IL to his wife, bat the deeds
were not recorded until the day of assign
ment, May Is. 1898. and that on March n,
1883. Charles Foster and wife decided
$4,000 worth of property to William L.
Hardness. creditor, but the deeds were
not recorded until after the assignment.
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Electric Light works, Ash Heap Brsak,
Ouf. buf IL euAAu>a

1aeessie Light works Ash Heap Breaks
oaf, but IL suhdued.
The IRE department WAS called on yss-
tsrday afternoon 70 subdus Ere which
has been burning steadily for over two
years and to stranger who witnessed
ffie conflict Il seemed ~ II 10 was q contest
with the Internal regions, for the hre vas
down In the bowels Of the earth itself and
nerceiy resented interferencs with its quiet
destruction.
For years the electric light works on
finn street, near Jackson, has been
dumping the ashes from its furnaces on
the Low land surrounding. aud In this way
bad nearly filed up the tide Fat UNDER
meath the building as the northwest cor
ner OF Fifth and Jackson street. which was
erected on piles. These fiery ashes con-
finued TO shoulder and yesterday blue Jets
OF lame came 70 the surface al over the
heap and commenced TO climb up the IN
derpinning Of the building, when hose
company No. was called on 10 onsnch
them Fearing another outbreak at any
hour possibly more dangerous the firemen
determined 70 suppress the underground
IRE and the great ash heap was sluiced
away by the streams. As the masses of
cold water penetrated into the fiery mass
they were instantly converted into steam,
which caused . series Of explosions re-
se milling small volcanoes.
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RAD MS own ESTUARY.


Mark Norton had the pleasure Of read
az pretty good obituary notice OF him.
vel when he got the Seattle papers In Vie
sefsa yesterday. He returned from =
hantiag expedition in the afternoon. and
hsarsng Of the report in circulation here
Aonee wired denial 10 his wife. Sheriff
heo'sry also received similar messages
nom Victoria police officials. The follow
aaE dispatch will be appreciated by Nor
saa's friends:
:. VICTORIA, h. c., Oct. 2A--iSpccial. i
asrk Norton. who enjoys the distinction
= aesng enc OF the be.t.knawn sporting
aea On the North pacitie cOass. returned
nem short hunting expedition this after
seon and xss promptly overwhelmed with
ORGANIZATIONS, kilograms and published
soeosnts 81 his drowning in Victoria hag-
~. he accepted the congratulations as
- aes, eleven pheasants and big hsg OF
s.sass having fallen 10 bis gan, but he Is
loss 10 know hew the story of his an
ssaeay death Or glnated Having carefully
sased the obituary notices he thanks has
ekaiaary.
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CAN ABUSE A POLICEMAN.


Breach Of the Peace.
A man can cuss . policeman ~ much as
be likes 50 long ~ no one but the officer
hears him, wss the successful contention
of Attorney aud sx- Policeman Frank Sims
In the police court yesterday.
Ofiiccr L. A. Barber had on Monday
night arrested c. Anderson for ''sassing'
HIM and using profane language calculated
20 disturb the peace Of the city. But ~
no one but the officer and Anderson was
present. IL was held that the peace Of the
community was In do danger.
While Barber was on his beat Anderson
came MP 10 him to ask him some questions.
and the officer, not liking the odor of his
Jackson street breath. told him TO 60 of
and go to bed. To be ordered TO 60 to bed
by q copper aroused the ire of the liberty.
loving American citizen thus contempfu-
ously treated. and be replied that he was q
taxpayer and that he would 60 to bed
when he pleased. and that no damned po-
liceman could make him 60 20 bed sooner.
He also made q few uncomplimentary re-
marks about the reform administration,
and continued his abusive talk so long
that the officers patience was exhausted
and he was run I'm.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-25

BArrrMoRK, Oct. A.--The wealth and
isaAion of Baltimore turned out today 20
~ the pony races At Pimlico. SUM
naries:
Pony handicap. sweepstakes. half mile
budget won. Bureks second. Galivan
tAlrd. Time. 80.
Green Spring Valley cup. half mile.
heats-Young Arion won, Neptune sec
ond, Bohemian Girl third. Time. :54is.
plmIico cup, mile and half over six
Enthusiastically won, Red Mike second.
Gsfalimo third. Time, 3:oik.
Tonkaway cup. iuii steeplechasc course.
about two miles and a half-Barney won.
Arab and Independence Day did nos I'm
I'D. Time, sou.
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Iexinxsen Races.

LEXINGTON. KY. Oct. 2A--The weather
vas tine and the track fast. Summaries:
six furiongs-White Nose won. Interior
seeond, Miss May third. Time. 1;i5iS.
Three-year-oids. eight fnriongs- Pea
ksdy won, The Governess second. Bonnie
Lsss third Time, AZ
Six furlengs--SEster Mary won. Graham
second. Faraday third. Time, t;ifS.
Two-yesr-osds, SIX fnrlongs-F ondolin
Won, Frontman second. King David third.
Tine, Ills.
Txo-year-oids, six furiongs-The Span
lard won, Golden Hope second. Destroy
third. Time. 1 10
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oughly cosmopolitan one. made IN prsn-
cipaily Of frt-nighters, Who enter On
nrst nights performances vita . feeling AZ
marsyrdon. we're soon transformed into a
pleased and thoroughly delighted sudi-
ence. Who realized that On extraordinary
treat was N store for them, and Who we're
glad % endorse IL - hit Of large prop0r-
tionsn
Miss Emmett win Be supported by the
sweet singer. Andrew Mack. who win Be-
heard in number Of beautiful songs.
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he nTst performances OF Killarney
% given here GA next Friday night a.
New Seattle theAteF. The New
!, .ssk IslesYaH ssys: ''Slncs the time that
ssea Boaeieaels first produced the
S1sashrAAn, the Star theAter. has not
- - saeh another great success IS was
ssaseseu by Miss Katie Emmett in XII
nsy' lsss night Tns audience q thor
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sr. LOUIS. Oct. IA special 20 the Re
public from Richmond. Va. says; The
spanish steamer Marienna went ashore
this evening south of Wallops Beach sta.
ton. The vessel will likely be total loss.
The life saving station, when last heard
from. had taken nine persons of. and IL 10
reported will land the other twenty-one
safely.
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HAwrHosS Track. CHICAGO. Oct. "a
LsmpIiahter was BADLY beaten horse
ksre today. Much was expected from him
10 the handicap in which he started
against pungarvin, Elva and Enthusiast,
Int be finished last
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Kxere,, afnnlclnal An.ir..

EyERKrr. Oct. 2I-[speciai. 1.-The city
council tonight tackled the long deferred
matter Of the City hali and jail. and ae-
cepted the bid of SAyton & Co. for S. ESQ
The matter OF opening Everett avenue
across the Spithili track was referred to q
committee of three appraisers. The city
attorney was directed 10 begin condemna-
ton proceedings to extend Colby avenue
aanth yard
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IxprAsApoLIs, Oct. 24-wiley Evans, Of
Cs;lfognia, and Charles Johnson, OF 81.
psul middleweights. met at o'clock this
noraIns at Fishers station for purse Of
t5n Evans was knocked out In the sew
ssfh round. after light for blood. the re-
ri Of bitter personal feeling.
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DailAs. Tex. Oct. o. Fifteen thousand
People saw Lena Hin pace mile In race
II 2:iss. today. This is the fastest heat
ever paced by s-year-old, fand establishes
Z new .-year-old race record.
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Inc s,yn 81 waua .. Dead.

LeuIsvtiLx, Oct. -. Harold. the sire Of
Maud s., died at Woodburn farm, KY,
where he passed his life and made great
reputation in the sind.
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s.ll.ar race From A..orl. to New York.

Sailing Race From Astoria to New York.
Nxr YoRK. Oct. ~. The American clip
per ship Reaper and the American bark
Western Belle. sailed from Astoria. Or.
June % to race down the Pacific coast and
around the Horn to this port for wager
of 81 600 The Reaper arrived today an
easy winner. She stopped. too. at Pit
nifn island for day. and found the na-
fyss enjoying good health. and supplied
ban with batch of newspapers.