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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1894-04-06

when 1t was ordered to be favor
ably reported. The bill now
provides that dealers in options
and futures shall pay a special
tax OF w, year and shall give
a $4,000 bond, and that all CON
tracts made shall have internal
revenue stamps attached as fol-
lows: for every ten thousand
pounds OF cotton, hops. pork,
lard or bacon, dried or salted
meats, and every one thousand
bushels Of wheat, corn, rye, oats
and barley, one cent, and for ev-
! cry bill OF sale terminating a
contrat two cents. For every
contract settled in any other
way than by the actual delivery
OF the articles the bill provides
the following prohibitory tax:
one cent for every pound of cot
ton, hops, pork, lard, bacon or
picked or salted meat; three
cents for every bu'hel of wheat
and two cents for every bushel
OF corn, cats, rye and barley.
The bill will be bitterly opposed,
but its passage by the house is
generally conceded. The Senate
is where the fate of the bill will
be decided, and its action is
doubtful.
There is danger that the Chi
nese question may be reopened
in Congress and that there will
be repetition of the bitter de-
bates which have always accom-
panied Congressional discussion
of that matter. The cause is the
new treaty with China, now be
fore the Senate committee on
Foreign Relations. Senator
and Representatives from the
Pacific coast are opposed to the
new treaty because, they say, it
will in effect wipe out every pro-
vision that Congress has made
for the regulation and control of
Chinese immigration. 9th er
members who are disposed to be-
lieve that this country has been
a little too hard on the Chinese
are opposed to the new treaty
because, they say, it gives all to
China and gets practically moth
ing in return. They say that
valuable commercial concessions
ought to be received for the priv
ileges the new treaty grants to
Cinnamon III the United States
This criticism was evidently
weighty with the State depart
ment, as it brought out the semi-
official announcement that a
commercial treaty had been ne
gotiated and is now only await
ing the approval OF the Chinese
government.
The defense OF Colonel Breek-
enridge, that he was led astrav,
and kept astrat against his will
'or 4 period Of nearly ten years
by Miss Pollard lie not regarded
rs q strong one by the public,
however it may strike the jury.
Pleading the baby act is al
ways unpopular, and Kentuck-
ans now here who stood BY Col.
Breckenridge during the dan1ag-
ng testimony given by Miss {
Pollard and her witnesses have
not hesitated to say that his de
ensF as outlined by his law
oartne' and. principal counsel, ;
Colonel Shelby, has killed his
political future in Kentucky.
Mr.. ], w. Ady, Of Kansas, who I
g centesting Senator Martins
seat ien t making much prog ]
,ess. He has filed his. second
brief with the committee, but
nothing. will be lone until the
chairman, Senator Vance, re-
turns to Washington lie is OK ]
pected next week.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-21
MISSED HIS MESS.
A YOUNG ENGLISH SAILOR LOST
AT SEA IN A FEARFUL GALE.
Every Attempt at Rescue Failed
and he Rests Until the Sea
Gives up Her Dead.

New YORK. Dec. 21.-The British ship
Eurydice, one of the first OF the iron fleet
that drove the oaken Yankee clippers
from the seas, arrived from Liverpool
with a vacant berth i'm her fOreCastle. She
left Liverpool on October Goth with a
ships company of 80 men and was ten
DAYS battling against adverse gales in
the Irish sea and St. Georges channel
She was flying light with a small cargo
of salt as ballast and her great free board
retarded her progress. When she was
within about 300 miles of this port, before
dawn on December ID, fresh gale came
out of the west, and dashed the sea into
yeaStly wilderness and all hands were sent
aloft to shorten sail.
Reefs were made in the foretopsail and
the upper mZZen top sail and the lib was
hauled down. A heavy sQuall sprung up
at once and the crew were sent again TO
reef the upper mizzen-top sail and the
foretop sail. Six men Skinned up the
rigging OF the foremost. Among them
was William Williamson. a young fellow
about whose history his ShipmateS knew
nothing except that he has mother in
Liverpool Williamson was on the outer
weather yard arm of the foretopsail.
The man at the wheel had damned the
ship right up into the eyes Of the wind
anu buG SAIL Utkdu W luJJbT dllu ia ID
thunderously. A fold Of the heavy can
vas struck the boy, he was only 20, and
whipped him off the yard arm as il he
had been struck by giant fail. The sea
was glowing under the inky sky like
snow. Captain Henrichs saw Williamson
as he fell, turning several somersa Its
and striking a few yards from tn port
side OF the ship. He came up and struck
out valIantly. Mate Murray threw two
lines to him, they fell short. The skip.
per threw life buoy over and sent sea-
man Thos. Ferguson to the foretop gal
| liant with orders to keep the luckleSS
sailor in view. The skipper prepar-
| ed to wear ship Ga perlOuS
undertaking when q gale Is
| blowing) and make an effort to save Will
hanson. Meanwhile a mate and six men
| made ready to launch the life boat, which
| was on the port side aft. They kicked
| the Skids from under it just as the ship
got into the trough of the sea. While
wearing around in the heavy roll that fol-
lowed the boat was stove. Others of the
crew had set the jib and main topmast
stay sail to help get the ships head
around as she come up on the other tack.
The pinnace was cleared away ready to
| lau nch in. The skipper thought there
| might be a chance of finding Williams on
so he kept Ferguson aloft nearly an hour
| while the ship cruiSed about, and all
hands peered along the crestS for signs of
their shipmate, who was seen no more.
| Then the ship stood on her course.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-21
HIS DUPL1CIrY DISCOVERED.
Penitentiary Warden Was Deep
In the Mire When He Com
mitted Suicide,

TACOMA, Wash, Dec. 21-Alexander
Reed, grain dealer, and one of the most
prominent citizens of Tacoma, returned
today from Walla Walla, where he used
to live. He says the public heard
only part of the gross misconduct of
Warden Cobletz, OF the Walla WaIla pen
itentiary who committed suicide two days
ago. He learned beyond doubt that Cob
LETT, who had friends throughout the
state, had matured plans to secure the
passage of bill by the legislature in Jan:
uary which would abolish the board of
trustees of the penitentiary and
leave him in full control with
an opportunity of absolute aud unre-
stricted steal OF three quarters instead OF
one. quarter oil the receipts OF the big
prison iute mill. The excuse for, the bill
was economy on the plan, and that the
trustees were a useless expense to the
state. The scheme would undoubtedly
have been consummated through pledges
of the legislators, had not the timelJ, dis
covery OF Coblet2's pecalations been
made
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-21
The Kodak Nature Uses.

JAMEsToN, N. Y, Dec. 2l.-
Photographic science may have
given the first tangible clue to the
identity of the murderer OF Mrs.
Sherman and Mrs. Davis. Several
have been the suspects and the
clues followed up without success,
but today the impression Of the
murderer has been found on the
retina of Mrs. Sherman's eye. The
photograph was taken by Fred. s.
Mard, local photographer, and to
him is due the credit Of having
originated the idea Of examining
that organ. The existence Of the
impression Of the murderer in the
eye was first discovered by means
of a powerful microscope. Unfort-
unately the features of the man
could not be seen as the view shows
only the back and a very little OF
the side. An apparently big man
is represented, with bushy whisk-
ers and wearing a long overcoat.
The trousers appear to be badly
wrinkled. The coroner has taken
out both the eyes OF the murdered
woman and another photograph
will be taken tomorrow by a skill
full photographer. No impression
was discovered on Mrs. Davis eyes.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-21
Do not Endorse Carlisle.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec. 2l.-The
leading bankers and business men
of this city held meeting yester-
day to discuss Carlisle's plan for
renewing the currency. The meet
ing did not endorse the so.called
Baltimore plan. 1t was the sense
of the meeting that in any cur
rency plan agreed upon, constitu-
ent part thereof should be the re-
monetiZation of silver, or that it
should offer no impeachment to the
return of bimetallism as it eX-
listed prior to 1873. The following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, that we believe the
proposition advanced by w. p. ST.
John, of New York, comes nearer
expressing the financial views OF
the business men Of the west than
anything so far proposed by ca ST.
ern men.
A committee was appointed to
consider the advisability of calling
meeting OF bankers to be held
here, for the purpose of taking
action on the financial question.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-21
Chr 4utlY 5t9ht.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1894
PERSONAL MENTION.

IL. Leonard and wife, Of Mexico,
are at the Menger.
Capt. II. S. Tom is at the South
ern from Floresville.
Mrs. J. Hanna, OF La Grange, is
at the Southern.
II. f. HARDWOOD, an attorney Of
Gonzales. is at the Mahncke.
Ben M. Geroux, agent for Gladys
Wallis, is at the Menger.
DIR. J. A. Sauls, of Fayetteville,
is at the Mahncke.
Miss Minnie A. Throckmorton,
New York, is at the Maverick.
Edward B. Warman and wife, Of
Chicago, are in the city, and stop
ping at the Maverick.
J.C. Meade and wife of Bonham,
are in the city, stopping at the
Menger.
l.. Wolfson arrived from New
York last night, accompanied by
Albert l.. Wolfson.
Misses Ola and Ada Whitsett,
Of Campbellton, are at the South
ern.
l.. J. Christen came in from
Laredo last night and is stopping
at the Menger.
Charles Nimitz, popular hote
man of Fredericksburg, and father
in-law of Otto Wahrmund, of the
City brewery, is in the city, and a
guest of the Mahncke.
Mrs. N. w. Lipscomb, of Seguin,
arrived in the city over the South.
ern Pacific this morning, accom-
panied by her two sons. The party
is CHARTERED at the Maverick.
Rev. A. Little, Of Richmond, Va,
who will preach at the First Pres.
byterian church next Sunday, ar
rived in the city this morning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-21
A Killer Acquitted.

PUEBLO, Col, Dec. 21.-After being
out ten hours, the jury before which Dep
uty United States Marshal r. E. Taylor
was tried for the murder OF Jack Leach,
agreed upon verdict of not guilty.
Taylor shot Leach. who was a barten-
der. in trouble attending the American
Railway Union strike last July.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-21
Newspapers Confscated.

ROME Dec 2l-Three newspapers
were confScated today for publishing the
proceedings OF a meeting Of the League of
Liberty, an anarchist society.
A number of taxpayers have decided to
refuse TO pay the new tax and will test
the validity of the law in the courts.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-21
San Antonio Gas Co
Broke His Skull.

E. V. Wilson a lineman, employed by
the 5. A. Gas and Electric company, was
killed ia a horrible manner yesterday af
ternoon He was on a step-ladder putting
in wires in JANIS store on West Commerce
street. when, by putting his hand on an
iron awning to steady himself circuit
was formed through live wire and he
fell headlong TO the pavement below,
fracturing the base Of the skull and the
occipital bone. He died last night In the
City hospital.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-21
Shortage Disease is Contagious.

DURANGO, COL, Dec. 81. -Postoffice In
spector Williams has found shortage Of
81, 500 in the accounts Of Postmaster
Stearns. who says he lost the money in
gambling. StearnS was appointed by
Cleveland to relieve HarriSon's appointee,
on account OF shortage
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-21
Cold Wave Coming.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-For eastern
Texas: Fair and cold, southerly winds,
becoming northerly.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory: Fair,
colder, northerly winds.
Arkansas: Fair, cooler in the western
portion tonight, colder Saturday with
Southerly winds, becoming northerly.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-21
Stopped on oleomargarlne.

OF Justice Harlan's recent decision sus-
tanning the Massachusetts law prohibit
ing the sale of oleomargarine, Armour &
Co., have decided to discontinue handling
the article in Maryland. All other whole
sale dealers in Oleomargarine have also
closed IN
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-21

Or. Prices Cream Baking Pow6sE
Most pArtect Mad.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-21
Goober Grabbers For Texas.

ELBERTON, Ca, Dec. 2l.-About two
hundred people left here yesterday for
Texas, where they go, they claim, to bet
ter their condition. Men, women and
children composed the party.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-21
Walked Through the Window.

Alderman Newton, on Wednesday
afternoon last, tried to walk through a
plate glass window on the second floor OF
the city hall, out onto the balcony, and
broke the window. He lays the blame
on Louis Casaway, the hall janitor, for
keeping the glass so clean.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-21
San Antonio May Get 1t.

GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. n, 1890 p. m.-
Special-It Is learned here that the Inter
national road will try TO pull off the Cor
bett- FitzSimmons fight in San Antonio.
An attorney close to Gov. Culberson says
he will not interfere.
This is straight tip.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-21
Another Job Open.

Alderman Newton, of the Fourth ward,
handed In his resignation today. This
makes another opening for the Big Six to
try and get in their auger. There are
several prospective candidates for the Sp-
pointment.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-21
Siberian Railroad Operating.

ton of the new Siberia railroad, 235 miles
long, was opened for traffic yesterday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-16
PLAYING for q Serpent.

It is almost common thing to find
people who really think more OF their
pet animals than their fellow-man.
In some instances this affection has
gone so far that friend who killed
the pet through anger has lost his life.
But a stranger affinity is that of man
and snake. 4 modern novelist has
written of such weird affection, but
everyday life furnishes us with but
few illustrations. A thing that by a
single bite may cost the life OF its
companion is not the most longed for
playmate. But the eccentricities OF
human nature in rare cases run IN the
most morbid channels. This perhaps
may explain the real affection that a
resident in this city has for his pet
reptile. he is a violinist, and bus
chief Joy is in playing to "Dick," for
that is what be calls his snake. AS
the bow touches the string, the rep
tile raises its head and unfolds its
sinuous coil and during the soft music
sways it's head in rhythmic measure.
The owner says that the snake is really
in q hypnotic condition during the
playing and afterward any stranger
could pick it up and coil it around his
neck. For his master the snake has o
great affection. When the door OF Inc
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copy of the Bible which he caused to
be presented to the heads Of nations
by the society. Each and every re-
cipient of this beautiful Bible re-
turned thanks for the gift.
Just now q somewhat similar but by
far more practical plan to interest the
rulers of all nations in goodness and
virtue is being mapped ont ty the
Worlds Women's Christian Temper
ance Union. This scheme will be no
less than a crusade around the world
of 100 women in the cause of temper
ance and virtue in this country and
Europe. The remarkable tour Of the
two hemispheres will take ninety days.
Christian and heather monarchs will
be presented with copy Of the iarg-
est petition ever gotten up. This peti-
tion against tho traffic in alcohol,
opium and vice will bear the sigma
turcs of 100000 people. After its
presentation the different rulers will
be requested by 100 women to COM
mence great crusade in their king
dom against intemperance and vice.
These women crusaders expect by
means of this remarkable expedition
to kindle the blaze of reform until,
as one of the promoters of the crusade
puts it, "the angel Gabriel, looking
down on the hosts of temperance and
virtue arrayed in glittering uniforms,
will think the world on fire."
Miss Frances E. Willard, the queen
of American temperance women, and
Lady Henry Somerset, England's
great crusader against alcohol, have
been appointed by the Women's Tenn
perance Unions of the two hemi-
spheres as q deputation to convey the
monster petition to the different Gov
ernments. Miss Willard is now in
England, arranging with Lady Somer-
set for tho organization OF the expedi-
tion. They will take with them
ninety-eight women who are foremost
among the workers in the good cause
in the United States and Europe.
Miss Willard sent to New York
women temperance workers, according
to the New York Press, an outline OF
what the crusaders plans are.
They have already chartered one OF
the finest ocean steamers sailing from
New York, the Kaiser Wilhelm, OF the
Mediterranean service.
President Cleveland will be the first
head of a nation honored With the
petition and visit from the 100
women crusaders. The crusade will
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-16

really commence at the annual con-
vention of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union to be held n the
United States in October next. After
the convention has adjourned tie band
of crusaders will charter snecia!
train and go to Washington, where
President Clevelahl will receive them.
The steamer will be in waiting for
the crusaders on their return from the
National Capital, and the date set for
its departure from New York is Octo-
Der 24th. The trip across the Atlantic
it is calculated will take seven days.
On their arrival in England there will
be demonstration at Exeter Hall,
that famous London auditorium that
has been SO long the battle ground OF
all religious movements and reform in
Great Britain. In this ,nn.amoth de-
monstration there will be members OF
Parliament, dignitaries of the church
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-16
Birds Guided by the Stars.

Did you ever venture any conJec-
tnre as to how migratory birds man
age to keep up their flight in a due
north direction after night? 1t has
been proven that OH clear nights they
often ewing their northern flight" III
the rarified atmosphere three miles
above the earth's surface. This being
true, it is clear that guidance by the
topography of the country is out OF
the question; how, then, are they able
to keep their beaks pointing toward
the North Pole? The scientific or
nithologist comes to the rescue with
the declaration that they are guided
by the stars, and in support OF his
opinion cites as evidence the fact tina,
when the stars are obscured by clouds
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-16

and women of society side by side with
the leaders of the labor movement and
the Salvation Army. There will be
delegations present from the Metho-
dist Church, the Baptist. the Congre-
gational Society of Friends, there will
be canons of the Established Church,
temperance leaders of the Catholic
hierarchy, Jewish rabbis and scores
OF total abstinence, anti-drug, anti
tobacco, purity, missions and trade
union societies and leagues.
After the London demonstration the
Queen of England will be presented
with the petition, and then the Presi-
dent of the French Republic. The
crusaders will then take steamer on
Saturday, November Sd, and visit
Spain. The ruler of Spain will be
presented with a petition, and the
steamer will be taken for Naples, where
it is expected to arrive November Is.
There will be rally at Naples, and
then the crusaders will march on to
Rome, where it is expected Pope Leo
and King Humbert will each receive
the delegation. The next capital to
be visited will be Athens, where the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-16
A Wave That Trayersed the Globe.

The biggest solitary wave ever known
was that caused by the Peruvian earth
Quake Of August IS, 1858. In no other
instance. we are assured, has it been
known that @ well.rarked wave of
enormous proportions has been pro.
pagated over the largest ocean tract OF
the globe by IN earthquake whose &C.
ton has been limited to relatively
small region, and that region not sit.
uated in the center, but on one side OF
the area traversed by the wave. At
Africa it was fifty feet high, and en-.
veloped the town, carrying two war
ships nearly a mile beyond the railway
to the north Of the town. The single
sea travelled northward and westward.
Its hight at San Pedro, in California,
was sixty feet. 1t inundated the
smaller members of the Sandwich
group, $500 miles away, and reached
Yokohama, in japan, in the early
hours of the morning, after taking Id
New Zealand on the way. 1t spent it
self finally in the South Atlantic, hav-
ing traversed nearly the whole globe.
Detroit Free Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-16
Lore OF Opera Glasses.

The lore Of opera glasses is an inter.
esting one. The pretty triaes that lie
on the railing of box at the opera or
are languldly held to the eyes of q
belle may cost almost anything.
Vienna turns out some OF the most
exquisite, and one of these Fiennese
beauties, presented to the Duchess OF
Iork. cost over 5000. 1t was OF gold,
studded with turquoises and pearls.
The Princess of Wales owns one or
platinum, set with sapphires, tur-
luoises, and splendid ruhies, that is
valued at SO, 900. Many Of the glasses
Used by American women are OF great
worth. very tidy fortune being fire.
quently represented in the dainty lit.
tie toy Of jewels and precious metals.
New York Times.
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King of Greece will be presented with
the petition. Egypt will be she next
on the programme, and after the
Khedive has been presented with o
petition the crusaders will make a pill
grimage to Jerusalem and the Holy
Land. To visit the Holy Land the
crusaders will proceed from Alexan.
dria to Jaffa and ancient Joppa.
After Jaffa las been visited and q
meeting held tho crusaders will pro.
ceed to Jerusalem, which is about forty
miles southeast from Jaffa.
As Bethlehem, the birthplace of the
Blessed Savior and of King David, is
only about five miles from Jerusalem,
the women crusaders will undoubtedly
make the pilgrimage. The Holy Sc
pulcher, the Garden of Gethsemane
and the Mount of Olives will also be
visited.
A petition will be presented to the
Patriarch OF Jerusalem, and the cru
saders will then depart for India,
where petition will be presented to
tie Rajah. Several big rallies will be
held in India, and the curse Of opium
raising fully presented by the women
crusaders. The King of Siam will
next be visited, and then the ruler of
japan and the Emperor of China. The
Emperor of China will be asked to
curtail the sale of opium in his king
dom, and the monster petition will be
presented to him. The return OF the
crusaders will be across the Pacific.
The other rulers of the Eastern Hemi-
sphere will be visited in 1895, and the
sister republics OF South America IN
the following year.