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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-05
wRENoHEp FROM THE WIRES.

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sentence of Cherokee Bill.
Republican senatorial caucus has
an unimportant meeting.
Counterfeiters with dies and
plates arrested at Taylor.
Rumored poisoning of negroes
near TeXarkana is fake.
"Privilege row" burned on the
Dallas fair grounds. Loss $40, 600.
The Pope, of Rome sends $4,000
lire to the relief of the Armenians.
Reed is giving out nothing as
to his intended committee appoint
mentS.
Chief Justice Fuller is in bed
with a severe cold, nothing
serious.
Three year old daughter of
Z. Aples, burned to death at
YOakum.
Treasury loses half million
gold, bringing reserve down to
$7S, 945, 1866.
The battle ship Texas has had
another break down, her steering
gear crippled.
b. r. Abernethey is elected
grand master of the grand lodge OF
Texas maSons.
Cholera is on the increase in
Russia, and fatality large in pro-
portion to cases.
Brady declines Dan Stuart's
overtures for a fight between
Corbett and Fitz.
Three plasterers severely hurt
and one killed by the falling of a
scaffold at Houston.
Three steamers, unaccounted for
and missing, ARE so reported on the
North Pacific ocean.
Cleveland responds pleasantly
in the matter of the change of
Hawaiian ministers.
Constantinople is becoming
tranquilized, but the provinces are
under reign of terror.
Hoar asks for the correspond
ence of the administration with
Turkey, for use of the senate.
The populist senators will act as
an independent body and hold
aloof from both parties in senate.
The Corpus Christi schooner,
reported lost with four hands
from Rockport, is safe at Tam
pico.
Sweet Home school house, in
the upper room of which the
Masons meet, is damaged $500 by
fire.
Virginia Legislature is in session.
Governors message largely de-
voted to gambling evils and
racing.
There is no confirmation of the
rumor that some one fired a bomb
at the Gar and that IA arrests
followed.
Russia explains to the sultan
that in demanding additional
guardships it only wants to aid
him in restoring order.
Democrats in congress with few
exceptions will take no active
steps to secure the legislation sug-
gested in the message.
James F. Miller is elected direct
or of the Masonic widows and
orphans home, by the grand lodge
now in session at Houston.
Gladstone cannot accept the
invitation of the Chicago Press
club, to become their guest and
lecture in the auditorium, age
prevents.
Cleveland knew before giving
his message to congress that Great
Britain refused to arbitrate the
Venezuelan matter, but he did not
so tell congress.
South Carolina constitutional
convention adopts that instru-
ment lis to "a, all the colored
members voting against it on &C
count of franchise clauses.
Police Officer Reifel, Galveston,
shoots and hits q thief who had his
pants land $3.50. Thief dropped
$40, but made off with the balance,
leaving a spatter of blood.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-05
Card of Thanks.

To the members of the San An
tonic Shooting association and
other friends L wish to express my
gratitude for their kind services
rendered during the sickness and
burial of my son August.
u 1t ED. HoLZAPFEL.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-05
In Favor of Cuban Libery.

TRENTON, Dec. ga citizens
meeting to extend sympathy to
the Cuban patriots is to be held
in the Taylor opera house today.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, Horace
Porter and General Horatio G.
King, ex-Congressman Buchanan
and Bishop ]. A. McFaul are
among the invited speakers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-05

rgeDvdy need naye NeuraIela- Get DR., Mifes
sain Pills fro. drurc.cts. ouscent doee"
The Washington times., 1895-05-19

The Carroll Institute. although mainly
social club, has been, since its foundation,
Synonymous with all charitable movements
in ST. Patrick S parish. The energetic MEM
bers have for many years conducted night
schoolsand empIoyme MT bureaus. Time and
time again they have given their best ef-
forts for the orphans and the poor.
In all these praiseworthy undertakings
they have always received the heartiest
cooperation of the feminine element of the
club, their wives, mothers and sisters.
In 1892 the club moved from its modest
quarters on F street TO the present stately
Carroll Institute Hall, on Teuth street,
just below X street. This is the only
home a Catholic club owns in Washington.
The ladies worked early and late for this
object, and the grateful Institute is not
slow in recognizing their claim. Woman
has place all her own in Carroll Hall.
She has handsomely furnished parlor
and library where she can pass pleasant
evening. II she desires athletics,
finely equipped gymnasium is at her
command.
The Carroll Institute seems to have solved
the much argued question, is club life
detrimental to home Influence, most
intelligently-at least from feminine
point of view.
The members of this popular club do a
noble work by sending thousands OF papers,
magazines and books to various hospitals
and prisons. MARGARET BRENT.
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Bachelor Maids
Farewell LUnGh60nS
MEN DO NOT MON0POLIZE THIS
UNIQUE CEREMONY.
Pretty and Appropriate De
signs for the Function
Cake and Ring.

New York, May 1s.-Tbe prospective
bridegroom s farewell dinner to his bachelor
friends is usually a very gay arair-perhaps
on the principle of "whistling to keep his
courage up.,'
The bride-elect entertains her girl friends
al luncheon, and reives all the old innocent
supersttions to add merr1Inent and interest
ring baked in the cake, the chance recipient
: OF which will be inst 10 wear the orange
blossoms.
"Betrotbal dinners' are given by the
families OF the young couple, and con
Fratulatory reasts" 10y theirintnnate friends.
A bit OF fairyland seemed to have strayed
into our pJosaic nineteenth century and
found temporary Judgement in a New
York dining room, last week, where a
YerItaOle feast of roses was spread
The occasion was the announcement OF
She engagement OF the young hostess TO
dozen Of her dearest friends at luncheon.
AS was proper, everything was "coleur de
Tose'-even the light in which the guests
saw each other was OF that nattering tint,
since il was stained through the Iledium
OF dainty candle-shades formed wholly Of
pink tsilkl rose petals.
The central ''epergne" holding a luscious
mass OF bridesmaid roses, was laid on a
circle OF filmy transparent, ''bOlting cloth, +"
the edge OF which was embroidered with
wreath OF pink roses of natural size aud
varied shades Even the salt was con-
tained "in the heart Of a rose''-tiny little
pOrcelaine affaris-Originally Intended for
candlesticks, but now appropriately used for
the symbol OF hospitality.
Dresden cupids, in pretty and artistic
poses, held dishes filled with candied rose
leaves and heart-shaped cakes covered with
pink icing.
A wreath OF paper roses surrounded the
The Washington times., 1895-05-19


The first building used for Jail purposes
in the District OF Columbia still stands in
the alley in the rear of the present police
headquarters on Louisiapa avenue Its
walls are crumbling with age, and every
storm of wind carries away a few of the
old shingles that form it's roof, but it
looks as though ano ther decade may
elapse before its days of usefulness are
over.
For over century i t has stood, a relic
Of the early criminal history of washing
ton. 1t has been used as a slave pen, a
lookup and jail for the confinement OF
the worst type of men, and its four bare
walls have enclosed all classes, from the
tiny negro infant in it's slave mothers arms
to the murderer awaiting in gloomy soli-
tude his doom OF death.
The building was erected over hum
dred years ago, and until 1904, when the
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WE DON'T THINK

Such goods as we offer can be duplicated
anywhere at our prices. Everything has
been marked down to compel the stock to
move rapidly, but these prices will be with
drawn at o'clock p. m. Tuesday, May II.
Heavy Red Check Chinese Mating $3.50
oer roll OF 40 yards.
Extra Heavy Chinese Seamless Fancy
Mating $3.50 per roll of 40 yards.
Very fine Japanese Seamless Fancy Mat
ting $3.50 per roll of 40 yards.
Extra quality Cotton Warp Japanese
Fancy Seamless Mating 1915 per roll of
40 yards.
25c. Venetian Stair Carpet, 5-s wide,
13c. per yard.
1sc. Heavy German Hemp Carpet 12c.
per yard.
25c. best quality Table Oil Cloth 12c.
per yard.
soc. heavy quality Floor Oil Cloth 19c.
per yard.
1oc Stair Oil Cloth &c. per yard.
Window Shades,
Window ShadesI
We are headquarters here. for all kinds
of window shades made to order. We will
surprise you at the low prices your new
shades would cost you. II you want
window shades let us estimate on it. A
postal win bring our shade man to you.
Two Big Bargains in Window
Shades.
29c Felt Window Shades, 3x6 TT, Spring
Roller and all attachments, lie, just
received another new lot.
49c. heavy Opaque window Shades,
3X6 feet, best Spring Roller, ana all at
taclments 25c., ali new colors.
Door ScreensI
Window Screens!
25c. Adjustable Window Screens I9c,
fit any window.
soc. Adjustable Window Screens 24c,
fit any window.
39c. Adjustable Window Screens zoe,
fit any window.
$l.25 Screen Doors, strong and durable,
S9c., with all attachments.
$500 Fancy Oak Screen Doors, 81 SO,
with all attachments.
Some Extra Specials!
19c. Tooth Brushes &c
25c. Mems Silk Embroidered Suspenders,
12c.
19c. Boys Fancy Suspenders SC.
SOC. Mems Fine French Balbriggan Shirts
and Drawers 29c. each.
25c. Mems GauZe Shirts 15c
40c Mems Heavy Sweaters 100.
40c. Boys Sweaters 19c.
25c. Turkey Red Table Damask 16c.
per yard.
10. Fast Black Umbrellas, very dura bic,
| 26 inch, 47c.
Wen buy our bargains from you i'll case
| you become dissatisfied.
BLUM BROS.
TAB. 745, 747 Eighth St. S. E.
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place at present is large courtyard in
the rear. a gnarled and broken old locust
tree, half dead with the rayages OF time and
clothes lines, stands in the center of the
yard, and on all sides the place is walled
in by the rear ends of houses. These have
been erected with little regard for archi-
tectural effect, and the peculiar wings and
gables gives the place picturesque and
almost foreign appearance.
Records of crimes and criminals were
very incomplete in those early days, and
tradition is all that remains to tell what
took place beneath the rusty shingles of the
ancient prison. Even tradition gets rather
weak after a century of handling and the
incidents connected with the old place
to-day are few and far between.
About the year 1900 the authorities
inaugurated the custom, which was still
in vogue up to the close of the war, of
treating ordinary drunks to a shower bath
for the purpose of SOLDERING them up.
Nowadays, when man is picked up on the
streets, too drunk TO navigate, he is locked
up at a cell at some station house until
morning, when he is released. But in those
good old days the same drunk would have
been taken to the Jail, stripped of all his
clothing and placed in the cell room above
mentioned.
SOLDERING UP A "DRUNK.''
Then for fifteen minutes steady stream
of water was played over him, and by the
time the operation was over the victim
would be sober enough toearry himself al
most anywhere. Winter or summer the
drunk was subjected to the same icy bath,
aud Mr.. August Voss, an old resident of the
District, now station keeper at the Fourth
precinct station house, is responsible for the
statement that the men would often run up
the walls like flies to- escape the chilly
stream.
The first prisoner OF any Importance
confined in the old jails and also the first
man to be executed by hanging in Washing
ton, was a bricklayer named McGirk. He
was drunkard, and on one occasion he went
home and beat his wife SO severely that she
died from the effects. : He was arrested,
given q speedy trial, and sentenced to be
hanged.
McGirk was kept in the Jail until gal
lows could be erected at the foot of Cap
itol Hill, between Pennsylvania and Mary
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drop-light above the tables; the ladies
names We're written on rose-petals tof
cardbOard), the sorbets were in the form
or PINK roses, and Favored with lne
cordial "parrait amour" !" while the ice cream
repeated the design, and was served in a
garden hat or straw colored candy
wreathed with natural roses. The human
flowers around the table against such
background OF Sweetness and light" made
the scene one TO be remembered
A contrast TO the foregoing (Which was
perhaps rather suggestive of languors
and luxury, was dainty prim little
luncheon where the table decorations were
all OF the soft Delft blue and white.
The center piece held bluets and MAR
guerites,' that carried ones thoughts far
afield and brought memories of flower
scented breeZes and of joys, healthful,
pure, and vivifying.
The service was entirely of blue and
white Delft china, and the quaint can
delabra, of like material, were decorated
with crimped paper candle shades, re-
peating the same colors.
Under the dish holding the flowers was
a square of linen embroidered lin blue.
The design was an exact copy of that on
the china.
The candle light merely illuminated the
little shades and added to the effectiveness
of the decoration, but its pale beams were
loSt III lie sulshlhe lhdb sIedihed INTO
the room and lighted up the intelligent
faces of the women about the table.
Each guest read on the reverse side Of
her name card a little rhyming assurance
Of her welcome. For instance:
''If wishes were dishes,
These should be so rare,
You would VOW that you never
Had tasted such farei
''If wishes were riches,
A feast should be spread,
That would tempt old Lucullus
To rise from the dead.
But since wishing is vain,
Take the viii for the deed,
And the warmest of welcomes
i offer instead
MRS. BURTON KINGsLAND.
The Washington times., 1895-05-19

it has grown to goodly size, and now
its branches extend throughout the city.
Ladies whose social and domestic duties
leave but few leisure moments find time
occasionally to drop in the cosy quarters,
No. 612 Thirteenth street, and do
little sewing. Some members who have
not the skill to sew help the good cause
by donations of money, and some con-
tribute their out-of-date finery. Many
old bail dresses, of rich silk and costly
velvet, find their way to the quiet work
room, and from being the livery of
pomp and vanity are transformed into
garments for the service of God.
Not long ago a bereaved mother sent
q beautiful baptismal robe, an heirloom
of priceless lace, saying that the child
who had worn it had been summoned to
serve forever before the thro " and
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she wished his robe to be used hereafter

she wished his robe to be used hereafter
on the altar.
The Tabernacle Society has large and
rapidly increasing membership. During
the past session, beginning October 10
and ending May 1, it has supplied seventy
churches in t1enty-seyen dioceses, dis
tributing in all 2, ,458 articles for divine
service.
This apostolic work is at present
under t he direction of Mrs. Edw ard
Douglas White, wife of the associate
justice from Louisiana. Among its fer
vent and devoted workers are the secre-
tary, Miss Whelan; Mrs. 2. B. Vance, of
North Carolina; Nine. Romero, the Misses
Morse, Miss Redfern, Miss Patterson, and
Mrs. John Sims.
Connected with ST Aloysius, Church is an
The Washington times., 1895-05-19
His Tale of Woe.

Mr.. Mokeby Chotly)-I claim 1 wuz out
rageously discrimernated inst an pee
ulated las night at de clubl
Mr. Walsinghanl-How WIZ dat, Mr..
Mokeby?
Mr. Mokcby-I wuZ settin' In n game
l had all de chips, TO dollahs' wTth-an'
jes' as / wuZ gwine to cash 'em in, Mr.
Hanhuson, de bank, dropped a lighted
match on de stack; den lem celiuloid
chips went "whoofi" and he pintedly re-
fuse to cash de ashes.-Puck
The Washington times., 1895-05-19

The Times has just recelvedanother
immense consignment of the stand
ard premium books any one of WI hich
is offered. with The Times for one
month, at Thirty-five cents.
Those who have sent in subscrip-
tions and have not received their
books viii now be served as soon as
the agents can cover the ground.
BE sure and have the money ready
when your door bell rings.
The Washington times., 1895-05-19
women Oppose the Extension.

The Woman's Union of the Government
Printing Office held a meeting Thursday
night and decided to oppose the extension
of the civil service law in the office. They
hold that it is not union question and
consider that Mr.. Benedict understands
how to conduct the office without the
help of such law.
The Washington times., 1895-05-19
New Trains to Philadelphia and New

Owing to the opening of the Baltimore
Belt Line Railroad the B. & o. has been
enabled to add new trains TO its schedule,
and to materially shorten the running time
of old ones. See time table this paper.
The Washington times., 1895-05-19

recent years an old negro man lived there
who, for some reason, came under the sus-
picion of the local detective office. The
place was raided one night and the old
fellow was arrested.
The detectives searched the house, and
in every nook and Granny they found
snugly slowed away pocket-book with
from SO to $50 in each. About twenty
pocket-books were found, and the total
The Washington times., 1895-05-19

Government built Jail Immediately north
OF the present city hail ii was used as a
prison Criminals were few in those days,
however so the place soon became known
as ''1he Slave Pen" Here all runaway
slaves captured were held until identified
and claimed by their owners.
The building as it is to-day contains four
rooms two on each floor. The first room
down stains, through which entrance Is
effected, is about seven feet square and
has a wooden floor Ii was evidently used
as a keepers room. The main room, or cell,
is about tw enty by thirty feet, without
flooring. One square hole abont n foot in
diameter, and several smaller apettures in
the walls sadinitlightandairi This room was
also accessible from the outside through u
large, arched doorway bat that is now
nailed up. it
PLASTER AT A'PRENuUM.
Upstairs are two rooms, high in the
middle, but the sloping roormakes standing
along the walls only possible for very short
people. Both of these rooms are entirely
free from any suspicion of ever having
been plastered, either on walls or ceiling
The joists and scantling stand forth in hold
relief, and the means provided for the
admission OF light and aiEs arc very little
better than in the cell rourn.
The most attractive thing about the
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association which quietly and faithfully has
been doing its good work for quarter OF
a century. The Ladies Relief Society was
founded by Rev. Stephen A. Kelley, s. j.,
and its object is parallel To That or st
Vincent de Paul The former supply the
poor with clothes and shoes, the Latter with
provisions and coal.
The president OF this society is Mrs. Ed
monia Semmes, ably assisted Dy Mrs. Con-
nelly. Miss Mary Morris, sister OF Justice
Morris; the Misses Riggs, Miss Cecilia Hanna,
Miss Magruuer, MISS AtLee and Miss
Sullivan.
During the past winter these daughters
of charity did grand work IN reiI-vIn&
the suffering, in that poor and denseIy popu-
lated district OF our beautiful Guy. popularity
known as ''Swampoodie" They do not
work by deputy, but each lady has a sec
tion under her care, and personally attends
to its wants.
Besides the demands of poverty. there
has been an unusual amount OF sickness, and
no part of their self imposed duties receives
more scTupulous attention, than the sick.
They are procured many lit tie dtiioae9essaEe
faithfully nursed during illness, and in case
of death, are buried bS the fluids of@the
society.
Several times during last winter, parents
have died and left large families destitute
and homeless. The relief society endeav-
ored to find homes for these children. and
not succeeding in all cases, has had them
placed in orphan asylums and industrial
schools.
Mrs. Semmes reports that during the
past season the society has distributed over
$500 worth of clothing. A large portion OF
this was donated by the parishioners OF
st. AIoysius'. and some was purchased by
the funds of the society.
According to the doctrine of the Great
Teacher, we shall not be judged hereafter
by the regularity of our church going, or
by the pleasing array of virtues that every
nice person is supposed to possesS-only by
the way we have treated the poor. Il was
sick, did We visit me? l was naked, did ye
clothe me? Twas hungry, did ye feed me?"
The ladies of ST. Aloysius Relief SOei-
iety have given an Interpretation of the law
that deserves imitatorS.
The Washington times., 1895-05-19

Connected with st. Aloysius' Church is an
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-13
Fishes That Cannot Swim.

More than one species of fish is met with
which cannot swim, the most singular of
which perhaps is the naltha Brazilian
fish, whose organs of locomotion only en-
able it to crawl or walk or hop after the
manner of toad, to which animal this
fish to some extent bears resemblance,
and it is provided with long upturned
snout. The anterior tpectoral) fins of tho
maltha, which are quite small, are not
capable of acting on the water but can
ouly move backward and forward, having
truly the form of thin paws. Both these
and the ventral and anal fins are very diff
ferent from the similar fins in other fishes
and could not serve for swimming at all.
Other examples of nonswimming fishes
include the seahorse, another most pecul-
iarly shaped inhabitaDt of the sea, which
resembles the knight in a set of chessmen,
and the starfish, of which there are many
specimens, which mostly walk and crawl
on the shore or rocks, both being unable
to swim-London Fishing Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-13
First published on the 18th day of September,
1895. in the official city paper.[
PROPOSALS.
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK,
TOPEKA, KANSAS,

September IL, 1896
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
until Monday September Is, 1895, at o'clock p.
m. for the construction and completion of
prisoners room in the city prison. according to
plans and specifications now file in this Of
fee and subject to the final inspection and ac-
ceptance by the mayor and council.
All proposals must be accompanied by a GER
tilted check of $50, in favor of the city of Tope-
ka, as guarantee that if the work or any part
OF IT, snail be AWARDED 70 the party making
such prOpoS ais. he will enter into written con-
tract, within three days after such award, to
perform the work within such time as the may
or and council may designate at the time of
awarding the contract And the successful
bidder shall give a good and sufficient bond,
with two more Sureties. to be approved by
the mayor, for the faithful per formance of his
contract.
The mayor and council reserve the right to
reject any or all bids.
SEAL Attest: s.. s. MCFADDEN,
City Clerk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-13

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TTOR SALE OR EXCHANGE acres of
+ choice bottom land adjoining the city for
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farm property, by WIN. Forbes III west 9Th ST.
nR. MARY E. STEWART, 6sa Harrison
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II you want to sell DT
II you want TO buy AGAA
+ You Want to o t RAD ESTATE
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