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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-09-07
A NOBLE STRATACEM.

80 INA MEDWYN startsC
MI to her feet and listened
NeSs Surely, that was knocking
SssssSS at the onter dOO.! But who
could it be at this time Of night!
She was quite alone and the house
itself was lonely enough, a small
cottage standing back from
country road; not near any other
dwelling.
Then, further, the curate had
been called to see sick man tlree
miles off; he might not be home all
night; and the servant, old Molly,
was going to see her sister IN the
village a mile away; but Molly
had the key of the back door, and
so had 10 need to knock at the
door.
What made Nina cautious was
the fact that there was trouble at
Mr.. BintOn'S mills, at Copeland
some four miles distant, and there
might be idles about; otherwise
she was rot fearful; girls accustom
ed to country solitude are not so
tImid as their town sisters.
Yet girl of twenty, anu a very
pretty gil, to may Well hesitate to
open the house door between ten
and eleven o'clock at night TO a
possible ruffiaU.
1t was a wild night, 100, with a
gale of wind blowing across the
moOrs-:he sort of night burglars
select.
AS the glrl paused, the knocking
came again. There was no mistake
about it this time. Then thought
flashed across her mind. "How
silly of mt! OF course il'S poor Mol
ly; she has forgotten her key;'
ard she Quilted the parlor, and
went out into the hall, lighted
With an oil lamD.
She drew back the bolts-there
was no chain-and opened the
dOor-but recOlIed a step, startled
even frightened-for tall, slight
man, wearing a large felt hat,
stepped hastily across the threshold
closing the door behind him.
But even as lie did this, be
pulled off his hat. and Nina saw a
dark, handsome face, and a head
covered with crisp Olrls.
"Forglve me-" he said, speaking
quick and low; the IntOnation was
refined. The man, Nina could
see now, was certainly gentleman
81 am hS Ing for my life"
"Flying Tor your lift!' the girl
repeated, amazed. She felt no
actual fear now, her unexpected
visitor was neither burglar nor
mailman, and by his speech hr
was a L)ndOner.
"Yes; the men at the Hinton
mills are on strike they hay'
fred the mills; they broke int,
the house where l lodged was
one. against hundred-I had t.
fy. Some of them followed me,
bat stay-are you alonei"
"Yes, no matter for that!" The
glrps brave spirit rose to the occs.
sion. The fuguilve's looks, meiI
and manner carried conviction; be
was speaking truth; she would
shelter him. 81 will help you,'
she went on rapidly. Tell me whC
you are7 Why do the men hat,
yOup
81 am Derck Warner, the new
engineer. l have opposed The
mems demands. They want me tC
, dismiss the foreman under me
and l refused. Bat | cannot re
main if you are alone. Impossible!
-
"You must remain" the girl ex
claimed, sprIDging past him to the
! door. "Tbey won't look for yol
here" She shot the bolts. This
wsy,v she saiG, then pointing {,
the open parlor door. He followed
her into the room. "If l close tn
shutter" she said, "they will Sc
no light-tbey will think the hous
/, shut up. Are they coming thi
wayf How many are therei"
"a dozep, at least. They ar
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-09-07

| 'Dduk lls CIlCu w ditOu3 hOoioO
ly, 1--WE mightas we'll leave i'm go,
mates. Ips true, what she says.
could d'avekilled any other man, bat
l can't liz my ham agin her loyer-
an no man else shall neither.D
"Cdm on" added Walton, "PG
not goln' agin' Miss Niua's lover
for no man on earth.'
The men looked at each other
at Ted, at the engineer, and the
noble face of the girl who clung to
hIm-and yielded.
They turned away half sullenly
and went off, followed by Ted, tC
whom Nina, with trembling lips
gave a parting "Thank yon, Ted
Walton and then the door was
shut and barred aud Nina was
crouching down in low chair in
the parlOr, and Verno kneeline
at her feet, with his face bowed on
her hands, close held in his
clasp.
The girl was quiyeIiOg from
head to foot; now, even through
the joy of knowing she had saved
a life, came the reacllcn- the Bit
ter sense OF shame.
She had rather haze gwen her
life; but the man could see only
the subIimitv Of the sacrifice made
to save a human life, he could on
ly bow in speochless homage be
fore the woman who had triumph.
ed over wOmau's shame for a
strangers sake.
What wonder that, even as she
clung to him, as he h eld her close
to his breast, all his heart went
out to her, and now, kneellng at
her feet, he was lover in truth, as
well as devotee.
81 cannot thank you!' he whis
pered, at last, brokenly, his head
still bent. "NO words could speak
a thousandth part OF what owe
you. Oh! it was 10 sham c to yOu;
it was glory aud honor--my lie
WIS not worth it"
"HusL!' she said, softly. 81
did no more than duty
The silence that followed was
broken by knock at the door,
which, this thine, there was no rea-
sen to fear. 1t was Mr.. Medwyn.
OF couIsP, he made Werner re-
main the night, as he heard the
story of all that happened.
But the engineer insisted on re-
tuning to the works the next day.
I, dWaltoD, he said, not looking at
Nina, was the ring leader in tie
whole affair, and he was changed
from au enemy into a friend.
But before he left Werner was d
little while with Nina. Perhaps he
had contrived this, and she, for the
very reason which would lead her
to avoid him. could not openly do
so. He crossed to where she stood
and took her hand, and something
10 his touch, his manner, mad
her hold her breath,
81 can't say good-Uy to you," he
said in "a low tore. "Last night
you made me in truth what you
called me IN a no bIe fiction"
"Let ne see you again." be went
on. "Let me try to earn the right
to give loa the life you saved
Can dare 10 ask so much7"
And Nina, with beating heart
whispered; Eyes"
She gave him the answer few
weeks later, but that ime she let
him take her lutO his arms and kiss
her lips as much as he chose.
Size was qnite willing to receive
The life she had saved, anl to give
hers into ID rex Ncrnel's keeping,
Aud she only smiles when her
husband laughingly insisted that
she first claimed HIN.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-09-07

Customer-IIave you q COPY of
the "Fifteen Decisive Battles"
Bookseller-No, they are all out.
Bat we can give you "Reflections
of a Married Man,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-09-07

"DOu't you think Miss Biggs has
a peachy complexIonf" She--"Pj
thought If it before, but she has
kind of frost-bitten look" Litter.
Ocean,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-09-07

George Thompson, color
trom st Louis. was arroste
oarg eor stealing . lot of spone
: Sergeant Peterman that he
. eas for three days except
sspongss ne had stoisn. BE
s..su s.lsnos % Or poney'4ld g
..'s ..om .,'' starving had eal4.
sst ana sasn filed up with
9 .aaeiP@a Record
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-09-07

DAughter-Sball we invite DR..
Bigfee to the reception
MoGher-I think we'd better not,
he's so absent.minded. He might
charge 1t 10 the bill.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-09-07

Young Flickers-Whic'l wee ds
are the easiest to KILT
Farmer SOssafras-WidOw's
weels. You ouly have to say wilt
thouY and thou wilt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-09-07

R-Unless the number OF insertions be
marked upon the manuscript, advertise
ments will be published until forbidden,
and CHARGED accordingly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-09-07

man be SO afraid to let woman have a
vote, as though man himself had made
such a grand use Of it? Look at the IL
literates and the incompetents who have
been elected to Office and see how poorly
the masculines have exercised the right
Of suffrage. Look at the governments
of nine-tenths Of the American cities
and see what work the ballot box has
done in the possession Of man. Man at
the ballot box is failure. Give woman
a chance. am not clear that govern.
mental affairs will be made any better
py the change, but they cannot be any
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-23
Successful Applicants.

The following applicants passed
a satisfactory examination before
the county school board last week,
and today received certificates to
teach in Bexar county.
Sara B. Adams, Ada f. Nichols,
Sara E. Hays, Minnie Bell, Victor
James, IL. J. Ellis, Roxy Brock
way, L. l.. Hays, r. L. Jones, Mira
Miller, Herbert Springall, Nellie D..
Harris, Fannie Ellis, Mrs. l.. Timer
second grade.
JIM. Lowry, Mira Hays, Nam
mic f. Hatring, Mrs. NJ. B. Clark,
Eliza H. Dukes, L. l.. Davennos,
third grade.
. Mrs. NJ. Philips andi W."Park
oliver, first grade. IS
The appOrtiOnment EforYs this
scholastic year is $3,00fper capita.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-23
CLEVELAND WILL NOT SIGN.
Members Urging Him TO Help in
This Campaign by Putting on
His Autograph.

ANAS - =
WASHINGTON, August 23.--The
President rem aims firm in his pur.
pose to let the tariff bill become a
law without his signature.
This, as was stated, at the time,
was his intention when he left
Washington for Gray Gables, and
there is excellent authority for the
statement that Mr.. Clevelaed,
since his return, has stated that he
is Of the same opinion as before
he left here. A great deal of pres
sure has been and is still existing
to induce Mr.. Cleveland to forego
his present purpose and to sign the
bill, either with or without some
message expressing his views, but
the president gave no encour-
agement to those who have
pressed views of this nature on his
attention, and has indicated that
he will allow the bill to become
a law by the expiration Of the ten
DAYS clause of the constitution.
Persons most urgent in suggesting
TO the President that he sign the
bill are members Of Congress, who
have represented very strong
ly to the president that
signature of the bin will help
them considerablyin their defense
of it in the coming campaign and
should it not have the measure Of
presidential approval, indicated by
Mr.. Cleveland's signature, their
position on the stump will be en-
barrassing to some extent at
least. Speaker Crisp and a
number of other congressman have
presented this view Of the matter
and the speaker saw President
Cleveland today on the subject. So
far as can be learned the Presi-
dents attitude has been one Of pa
tient listening to and considera-
ton of arguments presented, but
he has refrained carefully
from making any promises,
or giving encouragement to con-
gressmen who wish the bill signed.
A veto of the bill, however, is not
even suggested. 1t can't become a
law without the presidential sig
nature until next Monday, and this
being the case adjournment OF
Congress cannot take place before
next Tuesday. The fact that it is
Mr.. Cleveland's purpose to permit
the bill to become a law without
his signature is also strong indi-
cation of the improbability of any
message on tie tariff from the
president.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-23
Chattel Mortgage.

Bielstein & Richter, grocers Of
No. 424 Concho street, corner Of
Lakeview avenue, filed a chattel
mortgage in the county clerks Of
fee this morning, whereby they
transfer to Erich Menger their en-
tire business, stock of merchan-
disc, etc. The conveyance is made
to secure the following creditors !:
Erich Menger, $500; The San Anto-
Mo Brewing association, $3.50; Geo.
Koerner, 1892; J. f. Muegge & Co.,
$49S. 30 and F. T. Johnston & Co.,
S22a.2O.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-23
Carnegie Found Guilty.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Repre-
sentative A. j. Cummings, chair
man of the House committee on
naval affairs, presented to the
House today a preliminary report
upon the Investigation of armor
plate and billets furnished to the
government by the Carnegie Steel
company. The committee finds
that the charges of fraud have
been sustained, scores the COM
pany severely and recommends, as
has been statedsin these dispatches,
that SO suspected plates in use
should be tested as the only
method of proving their fitness. 1t
also finds that the government in
spection was negligent, but no
charge of dishonesty rests upon the
inspectors.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-23
LATE TELEGRAPH NEWS.
BoYcoTrING BoYcoTTERs.
How it Works When the Other Side
Takes a Hand at the Game.

How it Works When the Other Side
Takes a Hand at the Game.
OAKLAND, CAL, August 23.-Not-
withstanding the partial denial
made by the Southern Pacific COM
pany, it is continuing an unrelent-
ing persecution Of 600 men in West
Oakland, who recently went on a
strike. Several of the American
Railway Union members relate ex-
periences which go to show that
the railroad not only remains I'M
changed in its attitude towards the
strikers, but that it is successful
in it's battle against them. The
Railway Union branch at West
Oakland is entirely disorganiZed
and the members are looking to
charitable institutions and the
people of Oakland for the sup
port of their families while
they are endeavoring to find
work. Some of them have obtained
work from men and firms that are
beyond the dictation Of railroads,
while others who have succeeded
in getting work with firms having
dealings with railroads have been
let out as soon as the railroad COM
pany has become aware of the
fact,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-23
TO TACKLE RATES.
Important Rate Meeting to Begin
in Chicago Today.

in Chicago Today.
SAN Francisco, August 23.-
Richard Gray, Of the Southern Pa
cific, left for Chicago today, to at
tend an important meeting Of the
Trans.continental Passenger asso-
citation.
Mr.. Gray said: "For some time
there has been considerable COM
plant on account of scalping, cut
ting and general Generalization of
rates. The association has no in
tention of increasing rates now in
force, but will endeavor to devise
means for maintaining the present
schedule"
The meeting has special signifi-
canoe for the reason that all the
roads leading to the Pacific coast,
including the Canadian Pacific,
will be represented. Hitherto the
Canadian Pacific line has evinced
a disposition to stand aloof from
any argument and it's willingness
to join with others at this time in
dictates that the decentralization Of
rates bids fair to be brought to an
and
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-23
Worth Something Yet.

CHICAGO, Aug. pa special to
the Chicago Times from New York
saws: oh. II. Kohlsaat, Of Chicago,
before sailing for Europe yester-
day purchased the New York
Times as a result of negotiations
that have been going on for some
days. The price paid is said to be
between 1925, 900 and $25O,OOO. The
same property was sold about two
years ago for about million dol
larS.O
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-23
Siamese Twin Melon.

Mr.. w. F. Hartung, prosper
Gus farmer of Somerset, Atascosa
county, who is a brother of Adolph
Hartung, manager of Mr.. George
Dullnig's grocery, has brought the
LIGHT a natural curiosity in the
shape of a large watermelon, or
rather two watermelons in one.
of the rattlesnake variety. The
melons are firmly joined together.
though having grown on separate
stems.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-23
Commissioners Court.

The county commissioners this
morning granted petition OF
Bein, Burnside and others for a
twenty foot road running from the
Mount Olive road to the Gonzales
road, and declared it a public road.
John Terrell was appointed over
seer and it will be called Edwards
road"
A petition of George p. Weldon
and others for a road from the
Chavez road to the Corpus Christi
road was granted, and DR.. Meier,
Ludwig Ganslen, Herman Neu-
mann, A. Y. Walton, Jr., and Frank
Ashley were appointed new jury
Of view to lay out the road in ac-
cordance with the petition. The
former report Of the jury of view
was rejected.
J. l.. Gembler, A. Herber, H.
Gutz, w. Barnebury and Herman
Stubkenbury were appointed a
jury of view on road from the
w. w. White to the Lodi road.
The following were appointed a
Jury of view on road from the
southwest corner of the w.
w. White and Hillebrand roads
to the Lodi road: Sam Rogers,
J. L. Gembler, A. o. Reed, Arthur
Herber and H. EsterhOff.
Porfirio Quintero was appointed
overseer of the Pezel-Culebra road.
A petition to change the Wheat
ley road was referred to the road
superintendent for examination
and report at next term.
The following paupers were al
lowed $3.50 worth of groceries ::
Francisco Winterro, Sarah Ed
wards and Dionicio Quinterro.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-23
The Live Stock Exhibit.

The livestock committee OF the
San Antonio Jockey club, met in
the office OF Secretary Hooper this
morning to consider the question
of holding the livestock show here
next fall. 1t was decided that a
public mass meeting be held in
the Grand Opera house next Mon.
day night, to which everybody is
invited who is interested in the
welfare of the Alamo City.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-23
Got a Ducking.

A big negro man, who was peep
ing through the basement window
of the city hall at the negro women
prisoners in the jail, received a
bucket of ice water on the head,
from an upstairs window yester-
day. He climbed the stairs in
short order, looking everywhere for
the man who had dropped the
water on him. If he had found
him there would undoubtedly
have been a "scrap," as he was be-
side himself with anger.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-23
IRRIGATION COMPANY.
A CANAL TO BE CUT ACROSS
COUNTRY,
Which Will Water Miles of Terri
tory and Hundreds of Acres.

"Irrigation is the only means for
the salvation of this San Antonio
valley in time Of drouth," said Mr..
Herman Kampmann to a LIGHT
reporter a few days before his re-
cent departure for Boston.
Nearly every farmer and garden
er and successful stockraiser
of this section Of the state
agrees with him. 1t has
been agreed, however, tacitly, for
everybody, except, perhaps, Mr..
Kampmann, to stand back and let
some one else come in and reap the
benefits from an irrigation COM
pany. Mr.. X. has a we'll irrigated
farm east of the city, while Col.
Terrell, southwest, has fine irri-
cation plan nearly completed.
But Messrs. J. S. Taylor, late of
California, where he was connect
ed with irrigation companies for
a number Of years, and who is
now connected with the Eagle
Pass and Laredo Irrigation COM
panies and Y. o. Stocker, of this
city, will give the citizens who
live between San Antonio
and the Medina river,
in the southwestern part Of the
country fine irrigation canal, II
feet wide, and four feet deep, which
will water large area Of territory.
The route over which the canal
is to be run has been surveyed and
the map has been filed for record
in this city.
Mr.. Stocker said today:
1--WE will capitalize the company
which is now only composed OF
Mr.. Taylor and myself. We pro.
pose to start the ditch at the city
line, near the old franchise dam,
using a part Of the old San Jose
ditch. Through this rich farming
section as far as the San
Jose mission, this water
way will run, to the
San Jose mission, where it leaves
the old ditch, keeping on the edge
of the hill and crosses the Corpus
Christi road near what is known
as emile branch. On this branch
creek we will construct great res.
ervoir for the storage Of water fol
emergencies. The ditch will cross
the road about 1000 feet south OF
the branch creek, goes round a hill
west and thence on to the Sec
tion between the San Antonio
river and the Medina, which
is known as the Mitchell lake tract
The ditch will end at the Medina.
1t will water at least $1,000 acres,
if not more, and all we want is con-
cessions Of right Of way from prop
erty owners along the route.
at will require an outlay OF $5O,-
600 for the first ten miles"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-23
Young Ladies Drowned

BATON ROUGE, La, August o.
Last evening at five o'clock bath
ing fatality occurred on Ante
River, fourteen miles east Of this
place, and three prominent society
young ladies drowned. Their
names are Mary Lee Read, Bell
Chambers and Elenore Garland.
Two younger daughters of Judge
Read had a narrow escape. All the
hndies were recovered.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-23
Injunction Perpetuated.

The injunction suit Of Ernst
Rische VS.. City of San Antonio and
others was heard by Judge Noonan
in cham bers this morning, and de-
cided in favor of plaintiff. The in
junction is to restrain the Lone
Star brewing association to lay a
track in front of the Rische prop
erty on Grand and River avenues.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-23
Our Street Work.

Street Commissioner Crowther
will begin next Monday on repair
ing Alamo street, from East Com
MERGE to South Presa streets.
He will also begin repairs and
macadamizing Of Austin street,
from Seventh street to Grand
avenue.
South Flores street, from Mill
tary plaza to the Arkansas Pass
depot, will also be repaired, smooth
ed and graded.
The rock crusher has been work
ing in tine style for the past few
days and is furnishing an abund-
anCe Of fine gravel.
Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-23
From Natural Causes.

Justice Jones was summoned to
the rear of No. sos Goliad street
this morning to hold an inquest
over the body Of a dead child. The
child was a colored boy, named
Willie Rivers, aged one day, who
died of hemorrhage. The verdict
was. "Death from natural causes"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-23
Unconstitutional, Says Hill.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Hill ex-
poets to be an attorney in the first
case that is brought up testing the
constitutionality Of the income,tax
provisions of the new tariff law.
He believes, that when brought to
the courts, it will be declared I'M
constitutional in whole or in part.