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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

1t is quite true that there are a great
many more women than there are
men, but still thatneed not make young
single women despair Of being married.
The reason that Women arc more numer-
Gus than men is thatthcy live to greater
age, and there are far more old women
than there are old men. Between the ages
of 10 and do women are less numerous
than men, and the bachelors outnumber
the spinsters in this country by about
$1,000,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

Reveil National
George Laboule possesses an energetic
and obliging valet. Yesterday morning,
while he was opening the shutters of
the bed room window, his master in
quired: -
Flows the weather."
"Ah, sir !" replied the sagacious fun
key, with hatfied air, 81 am very sorry,
| cannot see for the fog !" M
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

Damage to the Extent of 100000 by -
liinze in Lin Crosse, VISA Woman
Fatally Hurt.
La Crosse, WIS. Dec. 22.-0ne of the
most destructive fires that has visited this
city in years started to-day in the white
House." the department store Of La Crosse
Dry Goods Co. The loss ut . II. Iu., was
estimated at 100000, with the fire still
raging.
the firm, jumped from the third story
window and was iprouab!y fatally injured.
1t is feared thatthe adjoining stores will
he DESTROYED
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

CoLoRADo SPRINGS, Col, Dec. 2l.--Syl.
vester Ieaman, part owner Of the Black
Wonder mining claim at independence,
on which Richard Newell. chief engineer
of the Midland Terminal railroad, was shot
ana killed ny A. w. Van iHouton, has
been arrested as an accessory to the crime
Yeamen protests that lie never instructed
Van Houton 10 guard the cabin.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

highbinders have inaugurated reign of
terror in the Mongolia quarters. These
bandits, many of whom are ex-convicts
who hive escaped the deportation clause
of the exclusion law, are driven to despera
ton through poverty, and burglaries, roo
berries and shooting and stabbing affrays
are of dnily occurrence. Chinese women
of the worst class and small traders are
the most frequent victims of highbinderS
who are pilIaging right and left.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

READING, Pa, Dec, 22.--rhe jury in the
case against Reuben III. Walters, who shot
and killed his wife on the afternoon Of
August list. came into court to-day with a
verdict Of mot guilty." The verdict was
received with cheers and some women
married life had been made unhappy by
the conduct of his wife with boarder, and
the Jury tookthe view that he was justified
in killing her.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

New YoRK, Dec. 20.-Charles Peterson
shot his wife twice to-day killing her and
then with the same weapon. killing him
self The couple lived in the tenement
house, No. log Trinity Place. Jealousy,
for which there appears to have been no
ground, for the motive Of the crime, Five
trntr6dy. ~. p 10 tf- tlE.rr- s.ti a. .tr To-"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

ROME, Dec 2l.-5fhree newspapers were
coniiscated to-day for publishing the pro-
ceedings of meeting, of the League of
Liberty, an anarchist ssociety. Numbers
of taxpayers have decided to refuse to
against the government right to levy these
taxes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27
A Bank Trea4ur.r shnots himself.

BREWER, ME-, Dec. 2l.-F. r. Earring
ton, treasurer of the Brewer Savings Bank
and well-known dry goods merchant OF
this town, arose at 4 o. clock tins morning
and going down stairs shot himself
through the head with Il revolver. He died
i'll half an hour. harrington was 55 years
old and married. Financial reverses led to
the act. His bank accounts are straight.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27
Recherche.

Puck.
Parker--Swell boarding house, isn't
it?
Barker-Swell Hash is never men
toned except as Renaissance corncd
beefn'
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

Mabel Couidn't Have Been Jealous.
Mainland the last thing that Henry
did was to give nc Il kiss.
Mabel-Indeed l should think that
is about the last thing that he would do.
GOSSIP.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

ST. PETERsBuRG, Dec. 2O.-rhe Novosti
says that the Council of the Empire has
sanctioned an increase in the cotton i'm
port duty. This has been done probably
at the instance of the cotton growers of
Turkestan who have complained of the
competition of American grown cotton.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

When Baby was sick, we gave her castorfa
When she was Child, she cried for castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

President Mullen of the Board of Trade
has appointed Daniel W. Taylor and a. $.
Reed delegates to the National Board OF
Trade, which meets in Washington next
month
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

RIVERSIDE, CAL, Dec. 2l.--The first car
load of oranges for the season was shipped
cast from This city to-day, The orange
crop hns been slow in maturing for the
market. The crop is estimated VI 200 car
loads
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Dec. 1.-The whole
sale grocery store of John McGlcnzy's
Sons. No. land 6 South Front street. was
damaged to the extent OF $4,000 by fire
to-day. The fire originated in the office
and was probably caused by an over
heated stove.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

LISBON, Dec. 2l.-The Portuguese gov
ernment has decided to construct navy,
aud with this object in view the sum Of
el2O,0oo yearly will be provided for %
years. Proposals will be invited from ship
builders in the United States and other
countries
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

Johnson's Magnetic oil cures cramps
and collie and,internal neuralgia and head
ache and backache instantly. 25 and 50
cents, N. b. Danforth, Second and Market
streets, and Miller Drug Co., No, 402 Market
street.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

MoRRIsrowN, n, j., Dec. 20.--The Bab-
bitt Block, a fonr-stDry structure in which
were tho First National Bank aud Ka,x's
clothing store. was burned to-day. The
total loss is estimated at $780, 600.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

The schooner George Lemon, loaded with
Captain Thomas Johnson's household
goods, left the shipyard of the Harlan e
lIollngsworth Co. Saturday for Reads
Wharf, Va.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

WILLIAMsPnRT, Pa, Dec. 21.-rhe wage
scale at the wooden mills has been satisGac.
torily arranged and nearly all the EN-,
ployes have returned to work.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

James Murphy, said to be a tramp. was
killed on The r., W. & b. railroad, near
Iron Hill Friday by being struck by n
train. His remains were taken to Elkton.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

John Flnyd, colored carpenter Of
Augusta, Ga, has named his four sons
"Jay Gould,n Vanderbilt" "Rockefel-
Ter" and "Phil Armour"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

Nodd-What have you done with
that little dog of yours that woke all the
neighbors up? Got rid of him?
Todd--Yu We don't need him now.
The twins have come.-Brooklyn Life.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

General and Mrs. James IL. Wilson and
Judge Ignatius @. Gruhb returned Saturday
morning from trip to Mexico.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

Of CALCUTTA dec. 2l.-Colonel Money of
the Ninth Bengal EanGers, has been shot
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

Ada-"So Miss Lange said she would
be IL sister to you?"
Lawson-"Ies." ..........
Ada-"What-did you say to that"
Lawson-"I told her We would com
promise and cali it 'aunt, us | was too
young to be her brother, y Igue.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27

ALBANY, n. ", dec 22-tj0yernor
Flower has dismissed the charges against
District Attorney Fellows.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27
ONE BOY WANTED

a football and pocket knife, while
another one who was Of u mechanical
turn of mind, had yearned for steam
engine that he might take it to pieces
and see how it was made 10 work. And
the doll for the baby, and the blocks
with pictures upon them to keep her
quiet. Surely letter must have been
written to the Christmas Saint. But
then, / had slipped in late the night
before with the boys, and we had put
on the mantelpiece a wonderful shell
box that had u looking-glass inside, and
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-20

that was really amusing and in
structive. This work Of forming
the reading habits of the children
in the public school side by side
with their class room studies is an
important one, scarcely less so than
the work of the school room itself.
San Antonio is doing wisely in
paying attention to this matter.
Her teachers are approving the
wisdom OF their selection in devot-
ing their efforts to so necessary
work. City Superintendent OF
Schools is looking on with deep in
terest in the success of his plans
for this end. The parents Of these
scholars and all progressive minds
should second the effort and en-
courage it with donations of books
and words Of approval. This refer
ence is given to the work that the
public may take a deeper interest
in a movement, that in its small
beginnings is fruitful in promise Of
good to the children in the public
schools of the city.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-20

The bill for United States in
dorsement Of the Nicaragua Canal
has already been favorably con-
sidered in Senate committee and
the same bill is now before the
House committee. The govern
ment of this country should see
that no foreign power gets control
of p waterway of so vital import
anc, to the domestic commerce Of
the Nation. That canal shortens
the distance from New York to
San Francisco one half. 1t also
greatly facilitates communication
with the ports Of South America.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-20
LATE KILOGRAMS
BOILED DOWN FROM PRIVATE
SPECIALS AND OTHER
SOURCES.

Jarvis appointed senator to suc-
coed Van ce.
Two horse thieves lynched near
Watonga, o. II.
Heavy rains west along South
ern Pacific line.
House considers consular and
diplomatic bill.
Rains place Goliad crops on
safe foundation.
Cyclone in Texas county, Mo,
kills three persons.
Democrats in Congress want
early adjournment.
Crisp announces the docking of
pay for absenteeism.
Evicted tenants bill passes first
reading in Commons.
X. of P. adjourn at Paris to meet
at Houston next year.
Nothing as yet heard from Ell
Paso's missing collector.
Bourse taxation bill passes third
reading in the reichstag.
Sayers presents conference report
on urgent deficiency bill.
An unsavory Ohio couple duck
ed and stoned out of town.
Culberson at Dallas announces
his candidacy for governor.
Patriots day celebrated in New
England as a legal holiday.
Senators take a serious view OF
the proposed raid of tramps.
Protracted tariff debate means
revival of silver legislation.
Senator Perkins, Of California
speaks against the tariff bill.
1t is Mills or Hill for Vance's
place on the tariff committee.
Colorado railroads ask state pro
lection against the tramp army.
Similar instructions as to Beh-
ring sea patrol will be issued by
the United States and England
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-20

That Great Northern railroad is
in the tolls, every wheel at rest.
Some Of these days an equitable
method of adjusting these difficult
ties between the large carrying
companies and their employ es
will be adopted and the carrying
out of the meas ures thus decided
upon entrusted to the general gov
eminent. When that is done hese
ruinous tie-ups will be a thing of
the past, and not till then.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-20

Those who imagine that Hill
has ruined his presidential chances
by his opposition to the Wilson
bill are referred to the recent action
Of the Jeffersonian club Of Omaha,
the most important Democratic or
ganization in Nebraska. The club
tabled by a decisive majority a
resolution censuring Hill for his
speech on the tariff. Nebraska
Democrats are not all died in free
wool.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-20

Gold reserve is lessening week
by week. 1t is now $l05,673,52S.
Jere Wilson is paying no atten-
ton to Attorney Stoll's threats.
Cable from Brazil to Secretary
Gresham announces the rebellion
over.
Fire at Laredo destroys $4,000
property of the Mexican Nationa
II. II. /
House passes bill for bridge
across the Monongahela at Pitts
burg.
Beasley is named as Grains an
tagonist for denomination to Con-
gress.
Northwestern railway will ditch
trains before it will haul the tramp
army.
House asks for information as to
Union Pacific debt to United
States.
Men on the Northern Pacific are
getting ugly, and serious trouble is
feared.
Milwaukee street car strike
averted, by payment Of old scale OF
wages.
Wage schedule Of Wabash en-
gineers and firemen amicably
settled.
Cinnamon, to the number of 1l9,
want admission to this country, at
Tacoma.
Tillman says he will obey the
court for the present, but the end
is not yet.
Within an hour of the Supreme
court decision 200 saloons opened
in Charleston, S. G.
Judge Quincy Ward, OF Bourbon
county, KY, will run for congress
against Breckenridge.
Mail delay incident to the
Great Northern strike causes great
concern at Washington.
Motion to strike out appropria-
tion for Hawaiian minister opens
controversy, but is lost.
Lord Salisbury challenges gov
eminent to appeal to the country
in the Home Rule issue.
Motion made in the House to
abolish the law, unused for thirty
years, to dock salaries of absentees.
Tests show the Indiana, Massa-
chusetts and Oregon battle ships SUI
perior to any ships Of their class
afloat.
Eight lives reported lost in a
battle with the Dalton gang in the
o. T. Two Daltons aud two officers
were among the killed. Report not
verified.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-20
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1894.
SCHOOL LIBRARIES.

The movement that is now being
so successfully made to establish
public school libraries in the city
schools OF San Antonio is one that
should receive every encourage
ment. This work is already begun
in every school in the city, and the
children are not only adding every
month to the collections thus form
ing, but the results are already APP
parent in an increased interest in
their reading studies in the school
room. The little entertainments
authorized by the school authori-
ties for the purpose Of adding to
the library funds have yielded ex-
cellent fruits, the returns aVerag-
ing about $40 and ranging from $50
to $75. The San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass has proposed to aid
the library fund Of the several
schools by giving an excursion
to Leon Springs at a low rate
for the round trip, placing the tick
cts in the hands of the several
school principals, for sale by the
children, the school to retain ten
cents on every ticket sold, the same
to 60 into the library fund. This
proposition has not yet been acted
upon by the school board, but it
will soon come before that body.
While the SAP road is thus en-
deavOring to provide enjoyment
for the school children, aid the
library fund and put few dollars
into its own pockets, there is a
good opening left for the philan-
thropiC, here and abroad, who are
interested in this attempt to build
up permanent libraries in each
ward school in this city. The work
thus undertaken is commended to
the consideration and liberality
of those who believe that it is a
legitimate work Of the educator
to induce a love Of reading, for
the information and profit that
it is to the young mind in train.
ing. There are on the shelves Of
the homes in this city, and o.
many northern cities as well
many volumes that have answered
the end of their purchase for the
family possessing them. These
volumes are readable, sound il
leaf and cover and would make in
teresting and appreciated additions
to the books already placed upoI
the shelves Of the school libraries
These libraries, collected under tn
eye and always open to the super
vision Of the teacher and tn
school authorities, would be 81
selected as to be free from all oh
jectionable and trashy matter, an,
this under a judiciOus Oversight
that would not condemn anythin
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HELLO THEREl

Are you looking for large lot near
Main PIAZZA for an elegant building sightP
If so I'll sell you S6S250 feet on Dryer
avenue, the Bon Ton residence part Of
the city for 5000, graded street, cement
sidewalks and San Antonio river In rear.
Thiak what a beautiful spot it will make
for a home. j. A. DAUGHERTY,
8 Is TT. Daily LIGHT, Bldg
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-20

There may be pleasanter days
than these in the office OF the
weather clerk, but 1t would be
hard to make the northern man
who Is stranded in this section
these April days believe 1t.
The Democrats of the country
are coming to realize that it is too
late in the day to maintain the
color line in politics. All Of the
issues Of that character are dead
and should be buried.
Cloudles skies during the day
and then a mournful night sky
that drops fairness on the land
about fills the present program
of the weather clerk, and 1t is
eminently acceptable.
There is little hope OF any adjust
ment of the tariff this session Of
Congress if Senate follows the lead
of Hill. Any bill that is accept
able to him the House will go
squarely back upon.
If Madeline Pollard has the good
sense to avoid publicity on the
stage and contine herself to her lit
erary labors, as it is declared she
will, she will multiply good impress
sions as to herself.
Hips change of base is frequent
ly referred to, but this is base as
sumption, as Hill has never posed
q N fro1nr Hill ninnG RI In II
no higher than the New York wing
of the party flies.
The Waco. Day-Globe reaches this
office just about often enough to
keep it in remembrance. The
DC is too modest at least four
times in a week. 1t would be well
coined every day.
Lincoln said that it was a poor
time to swap horses when crossing
a swift stream, but Brazil has sue
cessfully snapped presidents dur
ing the running of a swift revolu-
tiOnary current.
Peixoto had better let well
enough alone and make no attempt
to capture the insurgent chiefs who
have fed the country. The farther
they keep from the shores Of Brazil
the better.
The Henry George idea is abroad,
but it is not going to increase to
any appreciable extent. You can
not saddle all the national ex-
penses on one horse in that fash
ion.
The man wi h a hoe generally
hoes his own row, and he does it
without asking any odds of the
other fellow who has an AK to
grind.
The hoe is the scepter Of pros
perity in this Southwest and its
emblem as we'll. Hoe it down.
Breckenridge is evidently not
wise enough to know when he has
had enough of a bad business.
Every man who helps himself
is helped of the gods, and at the
same time he helps his city.
The Kinney county people are
bubbling all over with gladness on
account of the timely rains.
The cry for double gg Hogg is
not so loud as two years ago, but
the one g hog is still in it.
TArH TETEap AMo
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-20
TAKE NOTICE OF THIS.

We are offering for a few days tract of
land on DiGnOwity Hill, within two
blocks of car line, at the remarkably low
figure Of $500. Size Of property: 200 feet
front by a depth of l7S feet. This proper
ty is one of tn most desirable building
sites in the city.
JOHN T. HAMBLETON e. Co.,
4 l6 Ct 104 e. Commerce street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-20

Southwest Texas does not have
to wait for the restoration Of gen.
eral prosperity to take up the run
ming along the track Of increase.
She is locally placed, and wants
local influences and advantages to
keep her in first class financial
condition. Rain and not acts of
Congress are her real need at pres
ent, and that need is being sup
piled in a great many instances.
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-20

There is this to be said for
Breckenridge. He does not seem
to have any moral sense. He APP
pears to be unconscious of having
done mean and outrageous and
unmanly thing, as we'll as an i'm
pure one.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-20

Announcements for State and County
NSHcers ten Dollars In advance.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-20

Every year marks a strong adj
vance along the lines Of higher
education in this city, but that adj
vance will not reach it's high water
mark until the education of hand
and eye goes on hand in hand with
that Of head and heart. 1t is in
dustrial education that the average
boy and girl needs.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-20

Bexar county cannot place
money to better advantage than to
invest it in good county roads.
Such roads are a monument to the
wisdom and liberality of the cOun-
ty administration and will be re-
membered in that day when the
people come to sum up the COM
parative merits of different adj
ministratiOns.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-20

s~ All contracts or tllls must be ap-
,royed by the Secretary and Manager.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-20

The extremes are generally ex-
treme. 1t is the mean between
the extremes that is to be sought
as the only wise and safe position.
This is true in this silver contro-
versy. 1t is not an exclusive gold
standard that the country should
seek, nor an exclusive silver stan
dard, but bi-metalic one.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-20
Building Material

Cement, Lime, Plaster, Fire
Brick, Sewer Pipe, Chimney Fleus, Etc
AL mo Cement Co., 9O7 and 2O9 Acequis st.
Telephone No. 81.