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Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1895-02-04
BURNED TO A CRISP.
Fate Of Denver Patent Medicine
Dealer-Skuil Crushed-Valu.
ables Missing.

Denver, Colo, Feb. 4. - Investigation
shows that DR.. A. L. Bowers, the patent
medicine dealer, found burned to crisp
in his store, after the fire had been ex-
tiuguished early to-day, was murdered
His skull was crushed and his valuables
we're missing. It is supposed to have
been the work Of thieves.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1895-02-04
Highest Of all in Leavening Power-Laes US Govt Report
R3&!A!!! g! RskiHs Rs*assi!
ABSOLUTELY PURE
CONDENSED NEWS.

Ward McAllister, New York's noted So
cial leader, is dead. He had la grippe.
Mrs. Augusta Tabor, divorced wife of
ex-senator Tabor, of Denver, died in
PASADENA, Cal, on Saturday.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1895-02-04
To California
VIA THE GREATEST RAILROAD
IN THE WORLD
Santa Fe Route

ATCHIsON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RE-.
Low rates of fare are now in effect via
the Santa Fe route. To Los Angeles and
San Diego $3.50. To San Francisco and
San Jose $G6.90. Tickets good six
months from date of sale. For partic-
uIars call on or address
II. S. LuTz, Agent
Santa Fe, n, M.
GEO. T. NICHOLSON,
g. P. A. Topeka, Kas.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1895-02-04
Fire Damp Explosion.

Paris, Feb. Am explosion of fire.
damp is reported from Mont Ceau Les
mines, department Laone-et-Louire'
Thirty persons are believed to have been
killed in the mine. Twenty-one bodies
have been recovered.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1895-02-04
bandits COnd emned,

Algiers, Feb. 4.-The bandit Areski and
nine followers have been condemned to
death. Five other members of the band
have been sentenced to penal servitude.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1895-02-04

Prominence, Feb. 4.-The boiler ex-
plosion at Carpenters ice house this
morning killed three men and injured
seven others seriously.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1895-02-04
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Adverse Report on Bill for Relief Of
settlers ON Arid Lands-Sec. Car
Isle ON Condition of Treasury
Retirement Of Justice
Jackson.

Washington, Feb. 4.-Secretary Smith
has made an adverse report on the house
bill for the relief of the settlers on the
public lands lying in the semi-arid Sec
tions. The object of the bill is to allow
certain settlers in the Dakotas, Nebraska,
Kansas and Oklahoma to make final
proof on their homestead and timber
claims at the end of two years. continuous
settlement and improvement instead of
the five years. rule now in vogue.
p1cTAToRIAL JAPANESE.
Secretary Gresham has received cable
gram from Minister Dunn, at Toxic,
confirming the Associated Press report of
the rejection of the Chinese peace COM
missioners by the Japanese on the ground
that their credentials are defective in not
granting to them plenary powers. No
word has been received up to 10 a. m.
regarding the reported capture of part of
the force of the United States steamship
Concord.
SURPLUS INSTEAD OF A DEFICIT.
Secretary Carlisle officially estimates
that the government this year will have a
surplus Of $22,0OO,OO0 instead Of deficit.
SECRETARY oARL1sLE's REPLY.
Secretary Carlisle submitted letter of
| information to the senate to-day which
dissipates the gloomy forebodings as to
lack of revenue to carry on the govern
ment. The letter is as follows: "Re-
plying to the senate resolution of Janu-
ary l8, 1895, that the secretary of the
treasury be directed to inform the senate
what it is estimated the deficiency in the
pay current expenses between the 3lst
day of December, 1894, and the 31st day
of December, 1896, and if the
$l53,337, ,579.99 cash balance in the
treasury on the 81st day of De-
cember, 1894 will be fficient
to meet such deficiency, have the honor
to state that from the estimates made
upon the basis of the laws now in force
it is believed that for the twelve months
ending December 81, 1895, the revenues
of the government from all sources will
exceed the ordinary expenditures by
$22,s63,O2s. Respectfully,
). G. CARLISLE"
FAVORABLE TO JUSTICE JAoKsoN's RETIRE
MENT.
Senator Villas, from the judiciary COM
mittee, favorably reported the bill retir-
ing Justice Howell Jackson from the
United States supreme court bench and
asked for it's immediate consideration.
Senator Aldrich suggested that there were
some other things which would prevent a
full consideration of this measure and it
accordingly went over.
A MODIFIED ACT.
In the senate bill was passed grant
ing the right.of-way to the Gila Valley,
Globe & Northern railroad through the
San Carlos Indian reservation. The bill
is designed to meet the objections stated
in the presidents veto of previous
measure of the same character.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1895-02-04

Wall paper, wall paper in endless
variety and in the latest spring style
at Gusdorf & Dolan's.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1895-02-04

Dr.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Hlohest Medal and Diploma.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1895-02-04

Gents ties, collars and cuffs at re
duced prices at Gusdorf & Dolan's.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-05-30

WHARTON, Tex, May 25.-Sherih
Rich, in company with Mr.. Marcial
Sorrel and Mr.. Ed. Smith, reached
here last night from the scene of the
Croker murder, bringing with him
three other prisoners suspected OF
being accessories. The names of the
prisoners are Charles Wallerd, John
Reeds and Ed Davis, This makes
ten in all who are now iniail. About
10 o'clock this morning Sheriff Rich
received telegram from Deputy
sheriff Schilling dated ut FL Campo
to the effect that the bodies of Crock
ers had been found, other arrests have
been made, and that the whole affair
had been given away; also that the
posse was on the way to Wharton. but
up to this hour they have not reached
town, consequently the names Of the
parties arrested and the nature of the
disclosure that had been made can
not be learned.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-05-30

A new thermometer has just been
produced in France, designed for
measuring very low temperatures.
The new instrument is similar to an
ordinary alcohol thermometer, but
the liquid employed to fill it is per-
fectly pure toluen. The dllatation CO.
efficient of this is very high, which
slightly increases the relative dimen-
sions of the divisions of the tube,
which is an advantage. since the
readings are made much more easily.
But the principal advantage accruing
from the liquid used is its huidity
which it retains up to ~ degrees
without sensibly adherlng to the
glass The indications supplied by
the apparatus are en- this account
very clear and rapid.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-05-30

IIALLE1TsVILLE, Lavaca Co., Tex,
May 2j.-rom Koonce, an old negro
who lives in town here, has q grand
daughter who was loved by Lon
Armisted, young negro man, con-
trary to Toms WISHES. Last night
Tom ordered .Amisted to leave his
place and come no more. Arnisted
only partly oJeyed tue il junction and
left. soon to returned armed. Upon
his return Tom turned into his should
err and side the contents OF am Old
muskct, which, from the looks of the
wound, was loaded with a little OF
everything. The doctor thinks Arm
listed will not live to reLew his love
affair. koonce was released temper
arily on a $500 bond.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-05-30

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, May 27.-Samuel
+. Holiday, one Of the trusted letter
clerks OF the st. Joseph post Office, was
taken from mis- bed shortly before day
light yesterday morning by Inspector
George sutton and charged with rob
bing the mails. When taken before
Postmaster Atkinson he confessed
Holidays plan was to steal promising
looking letters from the Grand Island
mail, take out part Of the money
whenever he found any, and then re-
mail the letter. He confessed that he
had been stealing since January and
had taken Il large amount. The post
office department has had men atwcrE
on the case for four months and spent
$4,000 running Holiday down.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-05-30

New York, May 2l.--A local paper
says; General Quesada, who l0udeh
Saturday from the steamship Phil
adelphia. is at the Fifth Avenue hoteL
The general says tina, the insurgents
have offered to him the command OF
the iusurgent forces, providing he VIII
join them and accept the position.
lie has the offer under consideration
and the probabilities are that he VIII
disapper quietly within u few days
and the next The country viii hear Of
him will be Of his safe arrival inside
the lines Of the insurgents | is
known that he has received much on
couragenent from the leading Cuhans
of this city, but from whom it is inn
possible to learn.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-05-30
Thurston,s Withdrawal.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-1he state
department has been officially in
formed of the withdrawal Of Mr..
Thurston, the Hawaiian minister, No
ticc was received from United States
Minister Willis, who transmitted the
reply made by the Hawaiian govern
ment to his note informing them that
Mr.. Thurstol was apersona non grata.
This consists in the mere announce
ment that Mr., Thurston would not re-
turn to Washington and does not en-
ter into discussion of the merits of
the case.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-05-30

New YORK, May ga Washing
ton dispatch 20 local paper says;
The French government acceeding to
the demaud of the United States, has
transferred the case OF eX-Consul
John l.. Waller to ordinary civil juris-
diction. This action apparently nul'
lilies the sentence of twenty years
confinement imposed on Waller by the
French military court in Madagascar
and indicates either his trial by the
civil judiciary or his ultimate release
from prison.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-05-30

IIENNEssEY, OK. May PA large
herd of gray wolves is causing the
cattleman and settlers ON the North
Canadian river, near Sheridan's Roost,
Il great deal Of trouble. Until this
year very few have been seen, bu:
now droves of from ten to fifty are
attacking farm yards and stray cattle
nightly Mark Courad lost eight pigs
one night and while trying to drive
them away was attacked and had to
retreat to the house. Chapman "
Co. report that they kill one or more
steers tor them every night. The
people have organized wolf hunt, to
take place May 80. Every farmer and
cowboy in that part of the country
will take part in it,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-05-30
IN THE HEART OF A TREE
A Lock Of woman's Hair That Farmer
Flint Discovered.

Flint Discovered.
David Flint, who lives near Pike,
n. v, chopped down a maple tree at
the roadside opposite his home the
other day. The tree, owing to it's
great size, has been for years land
mark in that vicinity. 1t was sixty
feet high and four feet in diameter.
In splitting up the great logs the
tree made he found in the butt log,
five feet from the lower end and near
the heart of the tree, lock of soft,
dark brown hair a foot long. One end
of the lock was in hole three and a
half inches deep and half an inch in
diameter, into which it was fastened
by an oallen pin which had been
driven into the hole.
Ninety successive rings or layers of
wood in the tree had grown over the
hair and the pin, showing that they
had been driven into the tree ninety
years ago, when the maple was less
than foot in girth. The lock OF
hair is as glossy and with as much
apparent vitality as if it had just
been severed from the head that
bore it.
The opmiou among many is that
the woman whose hair is thus so sim
gularly brought to light after nearly
century was the victim of some In
dian massacre and had been fastened
by her hair to the maple while her
captors tortured her. The more like
ly theory is, though, that the person
to whom the tress belonged was be-
lever in the superstition of the early
pioneers that certain maladies could
be cured if the sufferer had n lock ot
her hair driven into a tree, fastened
by an oak plug and then cut off, pro-
vided the patient thereupon walked
away from the tree to the eastward
and never looked at the severed lock
again.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-05-30
FRIGHTFUL TRAGEDY
TWO SISTERS ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT WITH A RIFLE.


NASHVILLE, Tenn. May 21-Ncws
has reached this city Of u irightful
tragedy, which occurred near Chest
nut Mound, Smith county, ON Friday
last as IL result Of which two young
daughters Of sam Mckinney are dead,
while his baby is slightly wounded.
Mr. Mckinney had been out on his
farm with a Winchester rifle, and, ap-
preaching the house, handed the gun
to his 23-year-old son, Henry, request
ing him toput it away. Approaching
the front room he decided to unload
the gun, and thinking he had drawn
all the loads he let the hammer fall,
only to hear report and feel the gun
recoil in his hands. Through the door
the door the bullet sped and went
through the bodies of the two sisters
who were close together, Just inside
The elder was eight years old, the other
two years younger, and both were III
stantly killed. while q 9-months-o in
FAINT was slightly wounded.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-05-30
rIorIan rrohIhIts rrIzefgntIng.

New York, May pa dispatch to
the World from Tallahassee, Fla, says
that prize fighting, contests with
gloves, boxing encounters, or any
thing such engagements may be called
will hereafter take place out Of that
state, as has been settled. The house
has unanimously passed senate bill
providing for extraordinary punish
ment for such oflenscs 1t went to
the governor yesterday.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-05-30

Some persons recall with grief the
days of watch clubs, when everybody
in the club contributed II dollar a
month, and US each watch was paid
for some one of the club drew it by
lot. The club principle has been ap.
piled somewhat differently to portrait
photography, and that art, which is
cheaper and better for the money
than ever before in all its history, is
made cheaper still to members of the
club.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-05-30

"There's a question that completely
gets away with mel" said Mr., Crit
iquo, gazing cuIiously at the lady il
the car.
"Well, what is it?n
Glow the lady who can't ride hal
a mile in the car without two Zee; B.
space can ride forty miles com or nd
perched on a two-inch bicycle add .a.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-05-30
A Matter of LIFE
and DEATH I!

cure the MORPHINE and WHISKY
habits under positive guarantee
for So; the TOBACCO habit So
Proof of cure sent free on request
Endorsed by THREE postmasters in
the State of Texas. Address, b.
WILSON, Una, Texas.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-05-30

NEW York. May 22.-The World
says Private letters received here
The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-15
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced In the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lag
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation,
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the kld'
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is o
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered. -,~
The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-15
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.

MANY women have excelled as execu.
tants in music; no woman has ever been
q great or even q mediocre composer.
A MANAGER of a large dry goods
house in New York one said that net
one woman in q million can properly
tie up a bundle. -.. 49,
The papillae on the tips Of q lady's
fingers are 81, 900, oooths of an inch
smaller than those on the fingers Of a
man.
The ~suttee, or burning Of widows on
the funeral pvres of their husbands,
was inculcated in India as a religious
duty. 49,. Il, ,t
IT is a singular fact that Of the queens
who reigned rs soverigns, everyone
who reached middle life became quite
feshy. ..5
AN authority on micoscropy states
that the hair of a woman an be dis
tinguished, by its constitution, from
that of a man.
THERE are said to be over a thousand
women in New York, who, in n way
or another, make their living by then
pens.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-15
P,uuts NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Sheep will "dress out" 4s to "a per
cent, 81 per cent being a fair average.
In other words, live animals weighing
90 pousds should furnish about As
pounds dressed mutton, tallow, ETC.,
the remaining being pelt and offal.
Good native cattle will dress 81 to 90
per cent. of their live weight in beef,
the remainder being hide, fat and
offal generally. Prime hogs cut into
pork, hams, shoulders and lard will
dress out 70 to-75 per cent, Or a ma
terially larger proportion than sheep
and cattle. If cut into ribs instead Of
barrel pork they will dress about 10 to
u per cent. Hogs not in prime con
dition yield a net percentage of IS to
70.-Tarmers' Home Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-15

Son churn. He wore good clothes, you
understand, and talked . whole ire
mendius big sight with his mouth.
Over at the Cross Roads n Satur-
day evenin the general crowd got to
givin In their opinions in regards to
fish and fshin.
II was out maxim . trip down In
Southwest Georgy last year, said the
stranger" and | took a notion that l
would leave the reglar trail and try my
luck at fishin. l went up in the hills
to what they called Dead Lake." and
which 1 had heard some marvelsome
tales about the fish up there. 1t was
a long dry season., you understand, and
as the streams run down the fish come
pilin into that dead lake till the water
was in a plum wA1k with EN-. But
there was more ash~Ihan feed in that
country. and them fish in that lake was
the d~adblamdest most hougriest fish
you ever heard tell of / reckon perhaps.
They could smell a bucket of minnows
or a box of Catawba worms q mile
away, and they would lutter out OF the
water and up the banks lookin for feed.
If you want powerful sharp and quick
they would gobble up your bait before
you could 80 much as wet your hook.
I didn't do any big fshin that day. you
understand. cause it was too internal
much trouble. l had to 60 of and hide
behind q tree every time in orderment
t, bait my hook"
The whole crowd went off into a big
laugh as if to say they had some doubts
in the case, and the stranger looked
like he was sorry he had spoke.
Stand your ground, stranger, dad
blame 'em, stand your ground, put in
Andy Lucas" Don't you back and
don't you bulge marry inch. The
truth is mighty and bound to win, and
by gatlins Andy Lucas aint gone no
where's. Some people jest naturally
don't know nothin for certain about
fish and fshin nohow. hut stranger.
hit or miss, wet or dry, by seventeen
devils In one pack l am with you. ccuse
l have seen fish as was fsh myself, you
understand. I recollect one long. hot,
d<v summer indurin of the war when
some monstrous big fish quit the river
hAu uoCu uP uHu A""A DeSA oASo
One mornin the hands ven down into
the swamp lands and found the corn
and cotton all under water. The sky
above was clear as u bell, and the earth
for forty miles around was dry as q
powder keg. We didn't know what in
creation was the matter till we found a
most hellatious big fish, which had
swum up the creek durin the night till
he got wedsed In between the banks.
Naturally of course the creek was
damned up and the swamp lands over
flowed. We then put the hands tc
work with three or four six-nu'e team.
and pulled the fish out. When we cut
him open, stranger, what do you reck'
on we found in that fish ? Man sir, we
found ten acres of burnt woods Upside
with old chestnut logs layin aroun6
there which would make a hundred
rails to the butt cut. The truth il
mighty @-5ound to win, stranger
and
But by this time the stranger hae
mounted his horse, you understand, ane
put out in a swingin gallop, willis
Andy Lucas went up head.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-15
HERE N THERE.

The great diversity of the soil and
for diversified agriculture. :
One feed of corn. per day is good
for fowls of all kinds. 1t keeps the
gizzard busy and stimulates the vital
functions. Too much corn over-stimu-
lates and predisposes to fairness.
An agricultural paper asks, "Why
are chicks raised by hens harder than
those raised in. abreoders?7 Simply be-
cause the hens raise only the hardest
of the brood, the others all dying
early.
For the first time in history,
Mississippi farmers r shipping corn
to the northwest. 1t is reported that
If the railroads will put corn elevators
at their stations. the farmers will go
extensively into the production of corn
for shipping w
- very fair gain an be secured
with good thrifty pigs BY giving them
good pasturage, plenty Of water. and a
good stable The feeding of a very
iirhtration Of grain, Or good Stops
right ndmorning will materially in
crease shis gain.whils stiII lib.
seral feeding, giving aboutallthat they
can eat up, clean at each meal, will Sc
cure ebestgroVth
Whenever farmers have to resort
to commercial fertilizers, they become
objects Of sympathy. Farmers should
produce everything they need At home,
and this includes manure. It has been
demonstrated that a farms fertility
can be made not aonay-self-sustaining
but Increased by judicious rotation
and the Application of home made fer
tilizers.#
lit is high time some patriotic horse
breederssin America should develop q
large and handsome carriagehorse
The old world has the model draft
horse, hackziey and Thoroughbred
| America has tho model trotter; now lei
US minpie some of the test of that trot'
ting blood in saei1sa ros that it viii
prodnce tue American model carriage
RosSsk E-
The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-15
Neither sDrownded" Nor "L.osted."

Of all the wonders that l ever yet
have saw, the most strangest thing to
me is to see a yearlin boy pack up o few
buds and run away from home.
One dav last week little Jimmy Pick
ems got huffed up about somethin or
other and run away from home. His
home folks didn't know which way he
had went nor where he was headed for,
and naturally Of course it brought on q
terrible high wave of confusionment in
the settlement. Some of the women
folks lowed he mought be drownded in
the creek or losted in the woods, but
that didn't sound much like q boy to
me.
In the main time l took particlar no.
tice that they didn't miss a meal of
v~ictuals nor lose a lick of sleep over at
the Pickens place, and his mother low
ed she reckoned when Jimmy got good
hongry he would come up. She didn't
give herself no big worriment in the
case, only when she went to bed Mt
night she would leave the back door
open and plenty of cold grub on the
bottom shelf in the pantry.
So it turned out by-and-by that Misses
Pickens, mother like, was plum right
about it. Late Saturday evenin Jimmy
come up. He had swung around
through the woods pastor, where he
found q little niger lookin for the
calves, which he sent him to the house
with the followin note to his mother:
ssDeere nav. Pleeze send me a peace
Of soape and some old clothes. Also
my old Sunday shoes and q pare OF
socks. l have got a hat"
Yours in Rags and Sorrer."
,.,. "JIMMY.e
The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-15
MUSICAL

BosroN's Kneisel q~uartette {Kne!sel.
Roth, Swecencki and Schroeder) is to
play in London next June.
MAscAeN1, the composer, according
to the Milan Corriere della 6era, H go.
ing to Paris to challenge Maurice Wig,
naux at billiards.
MENpELssoHN was not fond of feast
ing. He said he could live a week on Z
sausage and a loaf OF bread. His 70
mantle opera Of "Lorely" was to som.
extent inspired by this diet, for he at
little else while composing IT.