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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
DISCRIMINATING the Buffalo.

BY NATHANIEL ESTES.
From Home and Country New York; for
April.
After the completion Of the Union
Pacific Railway and the colonial
ton of the surrounding district,
buffaloes became comparatively
rare, and many tales are told Of
this creatures courage-the moth
ers often sacrificing themselves to
shield their young ones. The In
dams were then forced to hunt
them mounted on hOrseback-a
practice which required an excel
lent horse, great skill as a rider,
undaunted courage, and thorough
knowledge Of the use of fire arms.
Colonel William F. Cody, better
known as "BuffalO Bill" was
one of the boldest and most skill
full buffalo hunters of his time,
In 1867 he contracted with the di-
rectOrs of the Kansas Pacific rail-
road, which was then in course Of
construction, to deliver to the
workmen all the meat necessary
for their sustenance, at monthly
rate of $500. In Is months he killed
4,2SO animals.
The methods Of procedure praC
tised by hOrsemen was much the
same as that customary among
hunting parties on foot. They
started from two opposite points,
gradually narrowed their circle till
they drove all the animals in
to one solid mass, when every
shot they fired took effect. The
poor beasts frequently attempted
to break through their enemy's
ranks and with great courage as
sumed the offensive. This, how
ever, only lasted few minutes, as
a whole herd could be surrounded
and killed within quarter of an
hour by expert hunters.
Besides the excitement Of buffalo
hunting, the profits accruing from
it were very large, and it conse-
quently became regular business,
which was followed by thousands
of men, who spread over the west
ern prairies, and, undeterred by
game laws, gave full swing to their
destructive tendencies, and the re-
suit was a slaughter of buffaloes
that assumed alarming proper
tiOns. Up to 1870 there were mil
lions killed annually, without per-
ceptibly diminishing their .num-
Der.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
SPARRING OF WITS.
A Lively Tilt Between Judge Wilson
and the Old Sinner.

and the Old Sinner.
WASHINGTON, April ga battle
royal of wits between ex-Congress-
man Jerre Wilson and Congress
man w. G. Breckenridge was ex-
pected today, after sparring yester-
day. Both men possess great abil-
ity, and are pitted against each
other as examiner and witness,
they manage to furnish a
fine display of mental spar
ring about the woman,
Lowell ,stenographer and typewrit-
er,who had desk in the capitol in
1886, and to whom it is claimed let
were dictated by Congressman
Breckenridge. Lowell is at present
clerk in the treasury department.
When Breckenridge stepped in
the box this morning, Butter
worth at once resisted admittance
of correspondence alleged to have
been held with Miss Pollard in
1886. Judge Wilson assured the
court the evidence was not dis
covered until last Sunday, and he
intended to put witness Lowell, on
the stand at once, that Brecken-
ridge might not be taken by sur
prise, and have ample time to ex-
plain. There is considerable as
perity between the counsel. The
court ruled to admit the testimony
and Lowell took the stand, saying
he had known Colonel Brock
enridge since 1886. She became
acquainted with him in her
stenographic typewriting office, in
the corridor of the House of Repre-
sentatives, where Breckenridge had
first brought her manuscript of a
letter to copy. The manuscript
and copy had been returned to the
Colonel" Mrs. Lowell continued,
"from 1856 to 1889 she had copied
manuscript, addressed envelopes
and done Colonel Breckinridge's
private correspondence always
returning the manuscript. Now,
what was on those envelopes?"
continued Wilson: "Miss Pollard,
rs Upper street, Lexington, KY"
"That sooner or later / would
hear more Of Miss Pollard, and
not wishing to trust my mem
DRY, l made a memorandum" she
explained, and continuing said,
"He, Mr.. Breckenridge, brought
me two or three envelopes, separ-
ately, then package, a dozen
small ones yellow with age, and
not such envelopes as business men
would use." The question as to
the substance of these letters was
objected to, and the objection sns,
tanned for the present. The wit
ness is still on the stand at the
closing Of this report.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
Gravesend Election.

BROOKLYN, April ga special
election for town officers takes
place today in Gravesend. A
supervisor TO succeed J. Y. Nc
Kane and others will be elected.
Deputy Attorney General F.. M.
Shepard has conferred with Sheriff
Buttling about the appointment of
special deputy sheriffs. Sheriff
Buttling declared his readiness to
make the desired appointments
from among the reputable citizens
of GraVesend.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
sueing for a Gam bling Debt.

CHICAGO, April 3.-Walter Stokes
of Memphis, Tenn, has sued j. A.
Murphy & Co., stock brokers, for
S22S, 600, half of which is for the
benefit of Cook county. The suit
is brought under the state gam
bling act. The statutes Of this
state provide if any suit should
involve gambling transactions the
plaintiff shall sue for treble the
amount lost and half of the amount,
if recovered, shall be paid to the
county. Plaintiff was a customer
of a Tennessee brokerage associa-
ton, which operated with Murphy
& Company, and claims to have
lost $4,000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
Trouble at Charleston.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April g.
Bulletinl-A special to the Even
ing Star from Florence says: "A
bulletin from Charleston, says,
that an attempt was made to de-
stroy a dispensary there this
morning. A bumb was exploded
in the rear of the building. No
details Of the results are given, but
statement that the police are
guarding the dispensary indicates
that the attempt was unsuccess-
ful
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
High Water at Shreveport.

SHREVEPORT. La, April 3.-Last
night the river came to a stand,
and is now gradually declining.
The only new break reported today
is on the Cash place, at Navigator's
point. The officers Of the steam
er Garland report the river as
rushing through in such volumes
as to be heard a great distance.
This break will overflow a large
district of the Caddo side, backing
water on all places up to Hagen
Wincey.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
Amherst's Musicians.

NEW YORK, April 3.-Amherst's
young alumni have made special
efforts this year to greet the Am
herst Glee, Banjo and Mandolin
clubs with a full house when they
give their concert here tonight.
This years Glee club numbers six
teen, the Banjo and Guitar club
twelve, and there are five in the
Mandolin club.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
Steamer San Francisco Safe.

WASHINGTON, April ga cable
dispatch received at the navy de-
partment today announced the ar
rival of the United States steamer
San Francisco at st. Lucia, West
Indies yesterday. She will take coal
there, and proceed Immediately to
Bluefelds, where she should arrive
about Friday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
Interstate Commerce Committee

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The
Senate committee on Interstate
Commerce expects to meet today,
to consider the rates of transporta-
ton of products of the West to
Eastern markets.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
American Handicap Shoot.

BROOKLYN, April 3.-The Ameri-
can Handicap shoot will be held
here today, continuing over the
two succeeding days. Some Of the
best shots in the country will COM
pete.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
Extending the Rock Island.

DALLAS, Tex, April 3.-TSpecial.l
The Dallas and Palestine rail-
road was organized and chartered
here today. The purpose in view is
said to be the extension of the Rock
Islands Texas line from Fort
Worth to Dallas, and thence via
Palestine to the Gulf.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
Iron and Cornice Workers.

DENVER, Col, April 3,-The tin,
sheet iron and cornice workers ma
tional convention, which met last
in st. Louis, will convene here to-
day. Important business is eX-
pected to come before the conven-
ton,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
Customs Service Examinations.

PORTLAND, Me-, April 3.-The
semi-annual competitive examina-
ton under the rules of the United
States civil service commission Of
applicants for the classified GUS
toms service, will be held at the
Custom house in this city today,
commencing at 9 o'clock a. m.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
Nebraska Elections.

OMAHA, Neb., April 3-Munici-
pal elections take place today in
the cities and villages of the state
except in Lincoln and Omaha.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
Yachtsmen Dine.

NEW YORK, April 3.-The annual
dinner of the Yacht Racing associ-
alton will take place at Sixth
avenue and Twenty-second street
this evening.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
A Fire Raging.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April g.
TBulletinl- big fire is reported
to be raging at Hobart. Four per-
sons have been burned to death.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
The Gar interviewed.

VIENNA, April 3.-The successful
termination of the Austro Russian
commercial treaty negotiations
was accomplished by the direct in
PREVENTION of the Car.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
DR.. JAY W.SEAyER SUED.
FIRST NATIONAL CONVENTION Be
ING HELD In DUBLIN.
Noted Wheel Cracks on the Track at
Charleston, South Carolina.
THE CHI PSI FRATERNITY HOLDING
THEIR ANNUAL CONVENTION
IN NEW YORK CITY.

Gravesend Election Gun Cranks
Shoot at Brooklyn-Creek Nation
In Session-United Mine Workers
Observation-Disclosures Musicians
Lumbermen in Conference.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
United Mine workers Convention

COLUMBUS, April 3.-The annual
convention of the Ohio District
United Mine Workers, takes place
today. The National convention
will be held on the 10th.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
Election-No Markets.

CHICAGO, April 3.-No board of
trade market today. City election
very exciting.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
Cities Elect.

DENVER, April 3.-City elections
take place throughout the state to-
day.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03

Rubber garden hose, lawn NOW
ers, lawn sprinklers, hose reels,
green wire screen cloth, galvanized
poultry netting, fly traps, meat
cutters, butchers tools.
If TIPS & HAARNIANN.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03
Lumbermen in Conferences.

MINNEAPoLIs, April 3.-The Mis-
sissippi Valley Lumbermen's asso-
citation meets here today.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Most Perfect Made.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03

BY NATHANIEL ESTES.
From Home and Country New YORK; for
April.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-24
We Killed q Bear.

Rev. J. W. Bradshaw of the Congre-
gationalist church of Ann Arbor, Mich,
preached a sermon against woman suf-
frage on recent Sunday morning, being
greatly concerned lest the bad women
should outvote the good women. The
Ann Arbor Democrat reviews the SER
mon and calls attention to the fact that
"there are so few bad women, compare
lively speaking, that as class they new
er attempt to assert themselves in any
place of civil government whatever. :"
The Democrat says that Mr.. Bradshaw's
sermon carried little conviction and pro-
ceeds to console him in this fashion:
''Be sure, women will vote, the con-
servatives to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, and when that day comes bad men
and women will largely become factor
of forgotten history, while the present
opponents of the cause will grasp the
hand of the pioneer and proudly ex-
claim, I'VE killed bear, didn't we, Peg
gy?"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-24
Annuities For Single Women.

The question of providing annuities for
daughters, after the English and French
manner is being discussed in Philadel-
phia, which city has large contingent
of attractive unmarried young women.
1t is asserted that these annuities can
now be had in this country, as abroad,
and it is pointed out that one bought and
kept up for terms of years, and per-
haps increased, secures comfort and in
dependence to the daughter who does not
marry.
Considering the same topic from anoth-
er standpoint, the Boston Home Journal
speaks of society for this purpose that
has long been in operation throughout
Denmark and works we'll and profitablv.
"The general outline of the plan, it
seems, is that lady who does not feel
sure that she means to be married or
wants to be married should pay an an
nual premium to the central office. She
receives form of policy duly executed.
and upon condition that she pays her
annual premiums with regularity she
will receive at the age of 40 round
sum, proportionate to the extent of her
investments, and with probably certain
bonuses"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-24
Suffrage In Canada.

1t is the opinion of The Telegraph
that woman suffrage is coming in Can
ada just as surely as the change of the
seasons, and while no one can safely
venture to predict just when or how it
will come it may be safely asserted that
eventually all Canadians of adult age,
whether men or women, will enjoy the
right to vote for members of the house
of commons. Indeed, there is nowhere
any very violent opposition to such a
change, except in the minds of few
men like Goodwin Smith, who have be-
come imbued with the idea that there is
some philosophical reason why women
should not be allowed to vote. st. John
IN. B. Telegraph.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-24
Women on School Boards.

Addie S. Hale of Glastonbury, in the
Connecticut Grange, urges that women
register, vote at school elections and
work to have women on the school
boards. She says: The grange is awake
now, and instructions to make educa-
tional suffrage special subject for meet
ings comes from both the worthy lee
turer and committee on womans work,
backed up by State Master Bowen. Peo-
pie outside of our ranks are looking to
us, Patrons of Husbandry, for great adj
vancement in this line, and recommend
that open meetings be held in different
grange halls, inviting in the friends in
terested, especially the mothers, to call
their attention to the new responsibility
so recently placed upon them.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-24
Archduchess Caroline, daughter of the
late Archduke Carl Salvator.-Vienna
Letter.
Nine. Blaze de Bury.

Nine. Blaze de Bury, whose death is
announced from Paris at the age Of 80,
was known to wide circle of distin-
guished people. She was cosmopolitan
in her friendships and maintained cor
respondence with the principal states
men of the day, as well as with the lead
ers in the moral and intellectual move
ments of the time. Nine. Blaze de Bury
contributed many articles on French and
European affairs to Blackwood and The
Revue des Deux Mondes, of which latter
journal her husband was the critic. She
was of Scotch parentage, her maiden
name being Marie Pauline Rose Stuart.
Paris Journal.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-24
Competition For Nurses.

The London hospital is offering two
money prizes. a first one of $75 and Sec
ond of S25, for the best plan of a nurses
home, the competition to include "1ady
superintendent, matrons and nurses in
the British empire, the United States and
the countries of Europe"
The idea was suggested in the course
of the discussion on nurses homes at the
international congress in Chicago, when
DR.. Billings, the president, pointed out
that the time had arrived for women to
demonstrate the latent power claimed in
them in a practical and definite form,
and no longer to leave it to man to plan
and erect homes for nurses and training
school buildings. -London Queen.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-24
Lecturing on Law,

Mrs. Martha Strickland, an attorney
of Detroit, is lecturing on parliamentary
law to parlor classes of women in Chica-
go. Three already engage her attention
and are being instructed in the proper
conduct of public meetings, the different
classes of motions, how to think on ones
feet and the various features of self con-
troll and culture necessary to the correct
and expeditions transaction of business
in public bodies. In this field woman,
to whom it is very new, has yet much to
learn, or rather perhaps to practice
Chicago News.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-24
Women and Cruelty to Animals.

The woman's branch of the Pennsyl-
vania Society For the Prevention of Cru
city to Animals celebrated its silver an
niversary recently. One of the many
notable achievements during the %
years work is the improvement in the
transportation of cattle, both by rail and
water, the more humane treatment being
almost entirely due to the women's soci-
ETY.. One of the speakers at the ami
versary was Miss Agnes Repplier, the
clever essayist. "How do we know that
the animals We're made for our use?" she
questioned. I'VE can eat sheep, and
say that he was made for mans USE
The lion eats man. Shouldn't we say
that he made us for the lions useP'-
Philadelphia Call.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-24

1t is interesting to notice how the New
York correspondents have seized upon
the item Of the wearing of lizards bv
women for enlargement and description.
According to them, all the society wo-
men here in New York are in despair
over the curtailment of their privilege to
have anugly little reptile crawling about
Them As matter of fact, not one $50
clety' woman, certainly not one well
bred woman or girl, has adopted the
questionable craze. Actresses who af-
feet such things, often as a matter of adj
vertisement, took them mp, and large
contingent of other women. who dosuch
things because some one else does. and
who belong TO no particular class. either
of the upper OF lower tendon. wore
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-24
Won the Mary Smith Prize.

The Mary Smith prize, which annually
gives 800 to the painter of the best pic
ture in oil or water painted by resident
woman artist of Philadelphia, was this
year awarded to Maria L. Kirk, who for
a number of years has been student at
the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,
for portrait. The prize was instituted
in 1878 by Mary Smith, the daughter of
Russell Smith, the scene painter. The
prize was won by Miss Cecilia Beaux
twice in succession and four times in all,
which is the limit of eligibility.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-24
Myra BradwelI's Career.

Mrs Myra Bradwell, the first woman
to be admitted to the bar in the United
States, passed away at her home in Chi
cago on Feb. IA. Mrs. Bradwell was
well known throughout the states. She
began the study of law in 1859, when
she became the wife of Lawyer James
B. Bradwell. After carrying the case
of women in law to the supreme court
of the United States and meeting with
defeat she succeeded in having law
passed by the Legislature providing that
any person of either sex might practice
law in any state court.
Mrs. Bradwell studied law under her
husband for several years. She was the
first woman who was made member of
the Illinois Bar association and also of
the Illinois Press association. The first
weekly legal paper published in the west
ern states was the Chicago Legal News
which was established 33 years ago, with
Mrs, Bradwell as manager and editor.
Lawyer Bradwell retired from the bench
in 1869 in order to assist his wife in her
large business to which the Legal News
company had grown.
Mrs. Bradwell managed to find time
in her busy life for much charitable and
philanthropic work. During the civil
war she was an active helper among the
sick and wounded soldiers and did good
work i'll the sanitary commission. She
was a member of the Soldiers home
board. She was untiring in her efforts
to secure the Worlds fair for Chicago.
Mrs. Bradwell was also member of
the Chicago Womens club and the Hi
nois Women's Press association.
CagO Post.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-24

The Boston Herald lately predicted
that if women were allowed to vote the
introduction of so versatile and incon-
sequent an element into politics" would
make trouble and lead to greater dis
plays of demagogism and can't than we
now have" Mrs. Ellen B. Dietrich
writes to The Herald: eff the time has
come when American men are really
justified in speaking of American wom-
en- as "a versatile and inoonsequent ele-
ment' in our mutual affairs, then all l
can say is, God help the American peo-
pie! If the mothers, wives, sisters and
daughters have no steadfastness and lit
tie reason, they are poisoning the repub-
lie none the less surely because their
wishes and opinions are not legally
counted"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-24

1t is a customary thing among the Aus
trian princesses to pass two or three
years as abbess in a certain religious
community of Prague, and it is equally
a custom for ADDRESSES to leave the sacred
edifice in order to get married. How such
engagements are brought about seems to
require a little explanation when it Is re-
membered that the princess abbess real
ly leads very secluded life. However
that may be, the young Coburg prince,
August, who is 2G years old and an Off
Ger in the Austrian navy, has wooed and
been accepted as her sutton by the Abbess