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BUSINESS DIRECTORY
doctors, Lawyers, Etc

E. MURAT BOOKER, Prescription
Druggist, LA s. Flores st. Physicians' Pre-
scriptions Speciality. years in charge or
L. Orynskfs retail store. Telephone I'll. San
Antonio, Texas.
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Three times and out. The PreSi.
dent can get no endorsement of his
financial schemes from his own
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sPRINaTIMK Is COMING

What will be the style and what to
wear the question. Easily answered by
calling on J. Lobert The Tailor" near
Commerce Street bridge. The cheapest
and best Tailoring establishment in the
city. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-16

That Mexican war cloud dis
perses. Guatemala sees the hand
writing on the wall and will imi-
tate Crockett's coon,
The herald., 1895-05-26
What
The Fashions
Dictate

Hats and bonnets are making their
springtide appearance. The Louis Seize
hat. or round crowned, fat and rather
broad brimmed ohapeau boldly turned up
at the back, is favorite. 1t is trimmed
either with broad bows or rosettes OF beau
tiful shot ribbon, clumps Of flowers and
leaves or upon the top Of the crown with
enormous bows of shot velvet or ivory
tinted lace Beige colored straws. very
coarse ones, by the way, are trimmed with
great rosettes Of periwinkle mauve ribbon
shot with fern green and bronze and clus-
ters of lilies of the valley, with their cool
green leaves standing en- aiRrette. Other
hats are ornamented with M. de Montes-
quieus favorite fower-the Hortensia or
hydrangea bloom. The latter, in numer-
GUS shade Of green, blush mauve or
mauvish blue, flesh color and more in
tense pink, are set en- oouronne around
the crown of the hat, while hugo bow
of satin or lace furnishes the entire back
of the ohapeau, dubbed "Trianon, %" Lam
balle," "Polighao'' or "Louis Seize" ac-
: cerding to the fancy Of the modiste or that
Of the purchaser.
Straw hats and bonnets are now brought
out in almost as many tints AZ are dress
goods instead of being confned to white,
natural straw, brown and black, as was
the case for SO many years. All the
fashionable colors are represented, so that
the suitability of hat to costume nd ioI ger
depends entirely upon the flower used In
trimming it. There are variety of coarse
straws and chips woven for this seasons
wear, and the greens and yellows are par
ticulnrly pleasing Mixed straws are also
shown in attractive blendings. Blossoms
Of mauve and bluet tints seem to enjoy
the greatest popularity, and green's arc
also well represented.
An illustration is given of a Partisan
theater hat The crown is of an embroid-
cry Of silver, with spangles and black
chenille. Tho plated brim forms sort
of bow in front, clasped by steel orna-
ment, from which spring two aigrets.
Tho trimming of the hat consists Of three
pairs Of silver wings.
JUDO CHoLLET
The herald., 1895-05-26

service, They were inseparable compan-
ions in the campaign of the Soudan, and
made q solemn compact to stand by one
another to death. Realizing the misery
and degradation heaped upon the captives
of the Mahdi, they swore that should
either one fall into the hands Of the en-
emy the other would devote his life to
the rescue OF his friend. At TIE fall OF
Khartoum in 1884, when General Gordon
was assassinated, about twenty OF his
officers and followers were takeE captive,
and among them DR.. Neufeldt. Mr..
Coyls was seen by Herald reporter yes
tcrday. He said:
"At intervals during period OF SIX
months it was promised that with fresh
troops the British would sweep down
into the Soudan and rescue the little
hand. but they never went, and al! the
nrom;ses counted for nothing. Since
That time there has never been an at
tempt on the part of the British or any
ono else to penetrate that country to learn
the condition or try to rescue these brave
men. In 1891 l went as Tar as Wady
Halfy with the intention OF going into
friend. to get positive information OF his
death or try to effect an escape it he
was still living, but cholera broke out in
that region and it was impossible to pro-
ceed any distance up the Nile, so l was
obliged to abandon the attempt ana 1e-
turn"
The recent escape of Slatin Pasha from
Ojndourman and his statement that
seven of the little band captured by the
Mahdi in 1894 were still alive and in
slavery, and among them Or. Neufeldt.
wearing a heavy iron collar about his
neck and weighed down with chains, has
fired Mr.. Coyle with new zeal end deter
mination to rescue mis- friend or Lore his
life in the attempt.
Mr.. Coyle proposes to make Los Angeles
his starting point. lie hopes to reach
Cairo sometime in July with money
enough to tit out his expedition for the
rescue of those men so shamefully aban-
doned by the British government. :.
Mr.. Coyle firmly believes that General
Gordon il still alive and among the cap
tives at Omdourman. Since it has be-
come known that Mr.. Coylc intended an
other expedition to the Soudan. q large
number Of communications from differ
ent cities have been received by him
Offering inducements to have him make
starting point in such cities. the object
of which would be u big advertising card
for that city which had the honor of CIV
ing him the first send-off; but Mr.. Coy lie
being a Los Angeles county man. pro-
poses to give his own county any Advan-
tages to be gained in that direction. and
will start from the city Of Los Angeles.
The herald., 1895-05-26

boulevards, that looked to a stranger as
though they we're the result of a quarter
of a century's careful culture. Sculptors
and painters were employed. There
were statues OF lgods and goddesses at
every turn, and some beautiful equestri-
emo statues of marble were erected in
front of the palace. Neither Hawkins nor
his wife had the remotest idea OF their
beauty, value or significance.
He built barn tnat cost $12, 600 and
made large quantity OF brick for the
purpose. as he declared, OF building the
finest mansion on the coast.
Hawkins was great lover of horses
and had about thirty in his stable.
Whenever he drove he put the horses
to gallop and would never let them trot.
The neighbors all say that he carried a
sack of money under his buggy seat and
one to spend it. In those days people
who lived on the road took their guests
to see Hawkins and his wife PASS in their
carriage, the horses flying under the lash
as If they were on the race course.
s Often the strange woman could be heard
shouting to her husband to drive faster.
She said she was troubled with heart dis
ease and that this was the only way in
which she could get relief, and it was re-
ported that she died of heart disease. but
the people in the vicinity of Los Nietos
think it was from too much drink.
hawkins was JuSJ ABOUT tne tOuHDeSU
and toughest looking white man that
ever passed before the organs OF vision of
any Californian, and that is saying a
great deal. He often boasted that fine
clothes made him miserable, and that he
was happier with rags enough on him to
wad a shotgun than he could possibly be
in $100 suit. lie was always losing gold
watches, and upon one occasion he has
thrown $500 watch at the heads of his
flying horses. One of his favorite amuse-
ments was to go into a saloon, take off
VII his clothes save his under garments
and dance upon the billiard tables.
While returning from spree in l. IS
Angeles one night Hawkins ran over
Mr.. Pallet. who was on horse back. The
gentleman was badly hurt and COM
menced suit against Hawkins for SIG, 900
damages. The case was kfinally compro-
missed for $4,000. On another occasion
Hawkins and his wife started for Los
Angeles with their boy, at that time "a
baby, in the back part of the buggy. An
unusual jolt threw the baby out and it
was not until they had driven eight or
nine miles that they discovered the loss
of the child ana returned to hunt it up.
Hawkins was at all times ready to
drink or take part in any sport that was
going on. He greatly enjoyed foot racing.
After he came to Los Nietos one of his
favorite diversions was to put row of
lighted candles along the road and then
have the boys run footraces.
Hawkins or his wife never uttered
The herald., 1895-05-26

about 40. 0O0, 600 silver dollars a year SO
that free coinage of silver could not for
long time fill the six hundred million
vacancy OF the lost gold. We would have
tn resort at once to paper money to save
the country from industrial stagnation
and general bankruptcy. Thus we can
understand why the greenkbacker is for
free coinage OF silver at 16 to l. 1t means
greenbacks or crcdit money.
With greenback currency once again
tasted by the politician the Californian
gold debtor might be obliged to pay
fanciful premiums on the gold he would
have 10 obtain as high as those of our
civil war and so his debt might be
doubled and trebled.
The free coinage of silver at 16 to
would injure and lower the value OF sill
yer. 1t is an unworkable scheme, to at
tempt which Is to bring disaster.
If the enterprising men. generally bor-
rowers, of this country believed the new
silver deal would be tried they would
curtail all business and suspend every en-
terprlse.
Now that large interest is being man.
ifested in world negotiation looking to
the permanent establishment OF place
for silver in the money standards of
civilized countries the present local agi-
tation so much fostered by political
self-seekers becomes nuisance.
The herald., 1895-05-26

out the actual value of corn, but simply
set the price to suit his fancy.
Whers Hawkins money came from
the neighbors could never find out, as
Hawkins would never say anything about
it, and always evaded the question when
come to light since the death of Hawkins
and we're related to the Herald reporter
as the source of Hawkins wealth:
Away back in the '60s man by the
name of Hawkins owned big cattle
ranch and herd of some some 10, 900 or
Antonio. There had, for long time.
been vague tradition in the country
that Santa Ana had buried immense
treasures on the banks of the San Antonio
river after the fall of the Alamo, before
he commenced his hazardous inarcn into
the interior. Hundreds of people have
searched for it, and hundreds of other
people are searching for it yet. An old
Mexican soldier who lived in that neigh
borhood always claimed that he knew ex-
actly where the treasure was buried. In
fact, he had frequently been heard to say
that nc helped to conceal it. No one be-
lieved it. This old soldier and Hawkins
suddenly became very intimate. They
were often seen drinking and gam bling
together in San Antonio. One night a
man named John Sells came upon three
men who were busily digging a deep hole
IN the ground. Sells, curious to know
what was going on, hid in the bushes
and watched them. The next morning
Sells told one of the neighbors that he
had seen Eli Hawkins. an old Mexican
and stranger dig up enough gold to load
down a iackass and two or three horses
Such stories had often hoated about in
that country, and all that Sells could
bring forth to substantiate his statement
was big hole in the ground on the banks
OF the San Antonio river. A few days
after this the old Mexican soldier was
seen in San Antonio with money enough
to bet $1,000 on single monte card. He
got killed in private brawl that very
night. A few weeks after this Hawkins
started his big herd of cattle toward the
east, saying that he was going to Ari-
iona. People thought it was strange
move from the fact that he owned a fine
ranch and was prospering wonderfully
at the time. He did not offer his ranch
for sale. nor did he ever dispose OF it.
Soon after this the report came back
that Hawkins had killed one of his men
out on the plains. There were clrcum.
stances which led Sells to believe that
the man killed on the plains was the same
man whom he had seen with Hawkins
and the Mexican soldier digging up the
buried treasure on the banks of the San
Antonio river.
This certainly must be the same Haw-
kins that came here. as Hawkins often
ated that lie had been in the cattle bust
ness in Texas, and that he had come ives
The herald., 1895-05-26

About eighteen years ago there ap-
peared in Los Angeles two strange char
acters, Eli Hawkins and his wife. Haw-
kins was a small man with big desire
for strong drinks as had also his wife,
who was an unoommonly large woman.
They located in the viciniy of Los Nieos
and began buying land. making a ranch
near Santa Fe Springs, their home. This
ranch they Immediately commenced TO
improve, spending a small fortune in
30 doing. He employed all the men in the
neighborhood who cared to work and sent
for architects, masons and carpenters.
In the snort space OF two or three months
a magnificent park had been laid out. He
could not wait for trees to grow; he was
too impatient for anything of the sort.
Science and arboriculturists were called to
his aid. Forest trees fifteen, or may be
fifty years of age, were dug up with tons
Of dirt adhering to their roots and trans
planted in his parks and fields. Very soon
there were shaded lanes, avenues aud
The herald., 1895-05-26
A FORMING BATH IN r1AUs
HAWAIIAN GAZETTE


From cloth of gold of eastern looms
Ana whirl and glare of city rooms
She fed away to woodland blooms.
In softly swaying holoku,
Her bare feet wet with morning dew,
She strayed upon the hills she knew,
She climbed among the waterfalls
Where streamlet unto streamlet calls
Amid the somber cafion walls;
And at some placid pool between
Where forest trees together lean,
Making untaught perfect screen,
She stayed and listened for some sound
OF man or beast that, lingering round,
Might trespass on her chosen ground.
The oos sang their roundelay,
An iiwa flashed a crimson ray
Atwart the shadows of the day.
A lizard rustled in the sod.
The bamboo swayed its slender rod.
None saw her but the birds-and God.
Like an expectant chrysslis
She shed her clothes as things amiss
And radiant stood for winds to kiss;
She shook her dark hair to the breeze,
And SO arrayed unto her knees
She stole among the whispering trees
And climbed among the rocks that lie
In primal masonry on high
And stood outlined against the sky.
The sun shone on her body fair.
The trade winds frolicked with her hair.
All nature did her homage there;
And she, there standing in the sun,
Wa. with all other nature one
And felt its currents through her run.
Too soon, alas in sinuous grace
She ran with swiftly flying pace
And boldly sprang from that high place,
And like meteor in It's fight
Or uusheathed knightly saber bright
She flashed one moment in the light
And then in watery eclipse
From velvet toes to finger tips
Went out that sweet apocalypse!
The herald., 1895-05-26

The immense sleeves now worn, however,
by widening the shoulders make the waist
appear smais,r, fact which should be
borne in mimi by every woman inclined
to corpulence.
Five or six years ago everybody was
wearing black evening gowns, but they
have almost entirely disappeared for SOW
eral seasons past A Partisan costumcr
has revived the idea in one of the late
models, and sketch is given of the gown.
The skirt is of black velvet and is trim
med solely with large bow of satin rib
bon In front near the foot The blouse
bodice is of black tulle covered with black
spangles and has tight black satin lin
ing. The sleeves are of plain tulle arrang-
I'd in narrow puf7s, and large ribbon
bow rests on the left shoulder. A jet but"
teriiy rests on the front of the square de-
coiletage. JUDO CHoLLET.
The herald., 1895-05-26
WAS HE A MURDERER?

wined and dined as long as they could
blow horn or get horn to their lips
Some people thought athat Hawkins and
his wife were both crazy, but that was an
error. They could be as shrewd in driv-
ing a bargain as anybody when occasion
required. One of the old residents of
that section on being asked by Herald
reporters Jas to Hawkins business liability
stated that when Hawkins was sober he
could make a good bargain and was very
close in all his dealings, but that when
he was drunk he did business not to
make money but just for the fun of do.
ing business. At one time he had fore
man by the name of Neal Wilson who
took charge of Hawkins business affairs.
Wilson would stay at the barn and buy
corn while Hawkins was in the house
drunk. Communication was carried on
by means of messenger boy, although
the distance from the barn to the house
was not over 200 yards. Two or three
times day Hawkins would issue bulle-
tin stating the price he desired Wilson to
pay for corn, and Wilson would accord
ingly pay the price quoted in the bulle-
tin. Hawkins had no means of finding
The herald., 1895-05-26
WEDDING suPERsTITIoNs.
WHY Brides Should Wear White Unless
They Have Been Widows.

Why Brides ShOalu wear. W n1to C41cu9
They Have Been Widows.
Among the immense number of super
stitions in the world, the great propogtion
cluster about tho continually recurring
phenomena Of existence, birth, marriage
and death. A few of those connected with
weddings are given as the SEASON ap-
proachosRyhen marriages occur most ire
quently inrthe fashionable world.
A maiden should never be married In
colors if she wishes to be happy, the most
unfortunate cdlors being yellow and gresn.
Widows who remarry- ought not to be
dressed in white. Wednesday is the most
fortunate day for marriages, Saturday the
most unluoky.
Tho 18th of the month IS unfortunate
for all purposes.
If q wedding party should met q funeral
on the way to church, separ alton will en-.
sue.
Birds in hocks are lucky, and the sun to
shine upon bride is most propitioua, de-
noting success in all matters and dfmutual
love. =
If green pea pod containing nine peas
is put by a maiden over the hall doox, she
will be married if the first stranger VINO
enters happens to be a bachelor.
Everything commenced upon the drst
day of the moon Is supposed 10 turnA0uo
successful.
To dream of wedding means death,
and to dream of death foretells we'd
ding
To change the date for a wedding u
considered unluclzv.
Two spoons IL C--,c CO Sc--s.1
wedding.
1t is unlucky to be married In the, wan-l
ing of the moon. !.
The wedding gown shown In the esIretoh
is of white satin. The trained skirtsis orr
namonted on.the right, side by ssdpits Of
satin ribbon fastened lbS isprayssof az Ee&SiaSa
flowers. The bodice has a pl61nlbeok, SHhq,
front being gathered at the watst X8Ssge
collar of lace forms one deep point asitR6
back and two in front and Is edged, VIII
a founoe of plated mousselipes do .s6ies
The immense gigot sleeves have satin
knots at the shoulders. A white sSatini
bait closed by chou enciroaes theswajSt,s >
JUbIcCHoLLEr.
The herald., 1895-05-26
One Phase of the Silver
Question Too Often
Overlooked
GET SILVER BUT PAY GOLD
Some Facts FOrcibly Presented for
California Debtors TO Think
Over
BY ABBOT KINNEY

Every debtor in California is under a
special contract to pay his or her debt in
gold coin of the United States. The su-
rreme court of the United States has de-
cded that such special contract is en-
forcable. The debtors Of this state there
fore are in delicate position on the
money question. We must pay in gold
under any monetary arrangement that
may be made. Besides this, oil the cur
rent credits of our production or business
are in PLAIN legal tender.
Our deposits in banks. whether savings
banks or CO. me-cial banks, are equally
payable in plain legal tender. While we
stand to pay in gold, considerable part
of our resources by which to meet such
obligations are payable into us in legal
tenuer.
Any change of the general monetary
standard by which gold would be exclud :
ed from our money and no longer be the
standard OF value would place California
debtors between two fires. On the one
hand premium on gold would exist
that might reach point to double the
debt or even exceed that advance, while
on the other hand current receipts from
the debtors enterprises would be in the
new currency and not in gold. The first
result of an upset in the money standard
could not avoid the creation OF financial
disorder and distrust. The presumption
is that all loans would be called in and
all capital boarded. Industry and enter
prise would be checked for an indefinite
period. In case OF the establishment of
free coinage of silver at IL to / the i'm me-
diate result would be the substitution of
a silver for gold standard. IThis silver
unit of value would represent about half
the purchasing power OF the present dol
lar. Under no circum stances could the
California debtor derive advantage from
such q change.
There are about 5000. 900, 900 of gold in
the United States. A change to silver
free coinage at Is to l. failing TO bring
silver up from the commercial ratio OF
80 to 1, would drive this gold out OF the
currency and enliven foreign markets
while depressing our own. With the
present mint capacity we can only coin
The herald., 1895-05-26
NOTES OF THE TOILET.
The Cause of Wrinkles and How to Avoid
Them.

6no O6uSC VI w IluhIcS GhW AAuW w <A'o<o
Them.
The Turkish and Circassian women use
henna for penciling the eyes, while those
among tho Arabs Of the desert blackon tho
edge Of the eyelids with powder, and draw
q line about the eye to make it appear
larger. The Spanish grand danes squeeze
orange Juice into their eyes. 1t is a triile
painful at first, but it cleanses the ball and
inparts remarkable brightness temporari-
ly. A contemporary medical authority dis
cussing health and beauty, says: Perhaps
you are young, but hints Of wrinkles sud
denly appear apparently without cause.
Find out If you do not squeeze your eyes
tightly together when going to sleep, as
child does when 1t makes believe to sleep.
Many women draw tho corners of the
mouth down and SO produce furrows from
the nose to the corner of the mouth and
down tho side to the chin. To get beau
ty sleep go to bed thinking of the pleas
ATTEST things that will befall you. The
lips should meet easily, the mouth should
never be open, and on the sleeper's face
should rest an expression as if absolute
contentment possessed mind and body"
1t is of course everywhere known that
sleep Is as essential as food to life, but it
does not seem to be equally well known
that to sleep with light in the room is to
miss the full benefit of repose. Nature
originally arranged matters SO that the
hours devoted by humanity to rest were
dark as we'll as silent, and the eyes of tho
sleeper were entirely free from the light
which shone into them during waking
hours. The lids alone are not sufficient
protection from light during sleep, and
tho body as we'll as the eyes rests moro
soundly and refreshingly in darkness. Be-
sides "all cats are gray in the dark, and
by putting out the light the plainest of us
hecomes n sleepinp beauty
The herald., 1895-05-26

Hawkins died about eight years ago,
the cause of his death being hard drink
ing. When the administrator came te
settle up his estate they could find only
$4,000 in cash. He owned at the time Of
his death $50 acres in the vicinity of Los
Nietos and Santa Fe Springs and SOC
acres in Ventura c,unty, all being valued
among his children. two boys and girl.
and amounted to about $35. 900 each. Mr..
Nimick is the present owner of the
homestead, the other ranches having
been divided up and sold to other par
ties.
Hawkins and his wife are reported by
all his old-time neighbors as having been
kind hearted and accommodating, YET
them few friends and outside of theil
own family few people regretted theii
death