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ALL OVER THE STATE.
SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC GLEANINGS
OF FIRST IMPORTANCE.
BIG RAILWAY LAND. SUIT FORTH
COMING.

A Married woman's Corpse Shows
Murder or suicide-Heavy Busl-
ness Failures in Ennis and Dallas
Gov. Throckmorton's Brother
Dead A Bold Houston Burglary,
Caldwell County Cotton Acreage
to Be Increased-A Waco Murder
Unravsling = Hotel Burned in
Bryan-$5,O0O Burned In Hook
ley--A Negro Assassinated-In-
dian Territory Coal Miners Badly
Worried and Riled-A Galveston
Rape Oase-Other State News.
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MExIoAN 1oTrERY BARREp

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 2S.--
The post office department has de-
MED the use OF the mails to the
Mexican Lottery company, of San
Luis Potosi, Mexico, which for a
time deceived the department by
assuming the title OF the Mexican
American coffee culture company
and A. V. wager, Of Nashville
Tenn, who has been working the
old "I'ortune in England" scheme
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night. Claims are mentioned at
SIS, 1856. The assets are unknown.
FOR A CAPITAL CRIME.
GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. 2S.-
Special.-Harvey Moore, a well
known hack driver, was arrested
here tonight on charge of rape
alleged to have been committed
upon Alice Kerr, a 14-year-old girl
who recently arrived here from
Houston. 1t is said that Moore
enticed her to room where he ac-
complished his purpose. She came
to the police station and made the
complaint.
When seen at the jail by a re-
porter, Moore at first declired to
make a statement. He said there
was nothing in the case and that
he did not want his name to get
in the newspapers, as he wanted to
keep the matter from his wife.
care you acquainted with the
grip
"No, l never saw her before this
evening, and except what l have
been told, do not know whether
she is man or woman"
'Do you know what time she
SAYS the act was committed"
"No, don't know" said Moore.
Then he continued: 81 saw her on
the street this evening for the first
time. There were about dozen
boys following her. She told me
that she wanted work and | took
her to a house and asked the lady
II she had work for the girl. She
said she had not. / then
asked her il the girl could
not stay there tonight. She said
she had no room, but her own, and
suggested that that would do;
that the girl could sleep with her,
aud that she would go to Houston
tomorrow. That is about all there
Is to il. 1 may have made a mis-
take in what L did, but l did 1T
with good intentions"
"Whar is the name OF the lady
to whose house you went?"
~ don't want to give that and
won't unless 1 have to in the court.
1 saw the girl go in room with a
man tonight. That man is a
wealthy citizen OF Galveston and /
hate to expose him, but l will have
to do so in order to protect myself
from this charge.
GAS for myself, | don't really
know whether she is woman or
not. There is nothing in it and
the case will amount to nothing. l
will be obliged to you il you will
say as little about it as possible. /
was with the girl only 20 minutes,
from $40 to 8 o'clock"
Beyond this he declined to say
anything, ane the reporter left.
Alice Kerr made the following
statement in the presence of Depu-
uty Chief OF Police Lynch and
Night Sergeant Pither: "During
the month OF October 1 came here
from Houston to secure employ
ment through the aid of friends. 1
secured employment at Mrs. Hub
BELLS and later went to work at
Mrs. Rlcker's. This evening at s
O'Clock l became involved in a
quarrel with Mary Nolan, Dolly
lDenger and Baby ODell.
"About this time a hack came
up and / thought it was the hood
lum wagon. A man jumped of the
hack aud asked me where 1 was
going. / replied that 1 was going
to the fremont hotel to spend the
night. Hs asked me to got into
the hack and said that he would
take me 10 a room. / accepted the
invitation and went with him.
"He took me to a house, the
location of which l do not know,
Although i resisted, he effected his
purpose" The girl further said
that she never had carnal knowl-
edge with any man before in her
life.
MEXInAN LOTTERY BARRED.
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JACKSON, Ca, Dee. 2S.-Alzono
Washington, white boy, killed
negro woman Friday night, while
in a drunken condition and escap-
ed. This is his second murder.
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Will PLANT MORE COTTON.

WILL PLANT MORE COTTON.
LULING, Tex, Dec. 2S.-[Special]
Tho cotton acreage will be in
creased next season thirty per cent
In this section.
POSSIBLY MURDER.
WACO, Tex, Dec. 2S.-lSpecialJ-
A charge of murder was today
made against Carroll, who is sus-
pected OF poisoning George Moore.
Moore's stomach will be analysed
tomorrow. DR.. Taylor, who exam.
ined the corpse, says that suicide
was impossible under the circum-
stances surrounding the case. The
belief In the murder theory is gain
ing ground as the developments
appear.
BRYAN HOTEL BURNED.
BRYAN, Tex, Dec. 2S.-[Special.l
Tho spell hotel burned early this
morning. Loss, $4,000; one-half
insured.
MONEY BURNED IN HOCKLEY.
Hockey. Texas, Dec. 2S.-[Spe.
ciall-The residence OF John War;
rem, with it's contents, including
$1,000 in cash, was totally de-
stroyed by fire last night. The
loss was 81, 800.
TO RECOVER STOLEN FUNDS.
WACO, Tex, Dec. 2S.-[Special]-
The First National bank OF Nc
Gregor has filed suit against Sam.
Sewall, Frank Henry and w. l..
Burke, to recover $1,000, claimed to
be funds stolen from the bank by
Sewell and Henry and held by
Burke for them.
A HEAVY DALLAS FAILURE.
DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 2S.-[Special
The Hill Shoe company made a
general assignment today, naming
A. j. knight as assignee. The
creditors are all eastern shoe hous-
es. Liabilities are $4,000; assets
estimated at $4,000.
NEGRO AssAssINATED.
SAN AUGUSTINE, Tex, Dec. 2S.-
Especial l-Arthur Polk, a negro
living six miles south of this place,
was assassinated last night by I'M
known parties. His cabin was set
on fire and the body was cremated,
except the trunk. The sheriff and
posse are in pursuit OF tho assas'
sins.
MINERS STIRRED UP.
AToKA, 1. t., Dec. 2S.-TSpecisl.l
The refusal Of mine owners at
Lehigh to accede to the wishes Of
the strikers caused one hundred
miners to go to work this morn
ing. Those who refused to work
were considerably wrought up. 1t
is feared the result may DO very
serious.
GOV. THRoCKMORToN's BROTHER.
HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 2S.-[Spe-
cial. DIR. John A. Throckmorton,
aged 70 years, died tonight. He
was a brother of Ex-Governor
Throckmorton, of Texas.
BIG LAND SUIT PROMISED.
AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. 23.-[Special..
-Mandamus to compel the issu'
ance OF certificates for $4,000
acres of land will be begun in few
days by the Texas and st. Louis
railroad. 1t is alleged they had
been earned prior to 1881.
A woMAN's CORPSE FOUND.
BLUM, Tex, Dec. 2s.-[Special.l j
The wife OF j. jenkins was found
late this evening, two miles from
home, shot through the head. 1t j;
not known whether she was muir
dered or had suieided, as a pisto
Awas lying in her lap when the
corpse was found.
CARELESS ButeLARs.
HoUsTos IsEsDec. 2s.-[spe
cial l-Ttse Of the Tranini
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Brothers, three blocks from the
police station, was burglarized to-
night and $3.50 stolen. The
house was torn up as fly a cy-
clone.
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LULING, Tex, Dec. 2S.-[Special]
Tho cotton acreage will be in
creased next season thirty per cent
In this section.
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As TT SHOULD BE.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-While
nothing of an official character has
been learned, the indications are
that local bankers, including a
member of the late bond syndi-
cate, are preparing TO handle the
new government loans.
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A DRY GOODS FAILURE.

ENNIS, Tex, Dec. 2S.-[Special.l
-E. A. Berrett, dealer in dry
goods, filed deed of trust last
night. Claims are mentioned at
IS, 1856. The assets are unknown.
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Antonio Sunday Morning December 49, 1895.

centrifugal, very strong; open
kettle, according to grade q to 3
1-l6.
Molasses-Open kettle, strong
centrifugal, strong; open kettle,
according to grade, 16 to 2S; CEN
trifugal, according TO grade 6 to Is.
Rice-Rough, quiet; clean, quiet;
prime, Al to II; rough, 80 to 50. 40.
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NEGRO AssAssINATED.
POSSIBLY MURDER.

SAN AUGUSTINE, Tex, Dec. 2S.-
[Speciall-Arthur Polk, negro
living six miles south of this place,
was assassinated last night by I'M
known parties. His cabin was set
on fire and the body was cremated,
except the trunk. The sheriff and
posse are in pursuit Of tho assas'
sins.
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FIRST PRINCIPLE OF A GRACE.
Full CARRIAGE.

To put the foot down prettily is to walk
gracefully. to seem to have pretty foot
whether it is really pretty or not, to secure
stylish carriage. to make the skirt hang
well and the waist seem long, to-well, to
put the foot down well is to secure many
of the blessings of life. Don't believe it
when you are told to put the toe down
first. The foot should be so lightly poised
on the ankle that when the lift from the
hip is made In taking step, the foot nat
urally swings, toe down, so that the for
ward part of the foot touches the ground
first. That is very different in effect from
stiffiy pointing the toe down and trying to
walk that way. Put the feet down so that
the heels would keep pretty closely on an
imaginary chalk line, the toes always fall
ing little outside of the line. The full
weight of the body should be on the foot
that is on the ground, and one ought to be
able to balance prettily at any moment on
the single foot that is supposed to be car
rying the walkers weight. If this can be
done it is proof that the body is we'll poised
and well carried.
1t is, of course, nice to have "springy''
step, the girls in the book usually have 'em,
and the nice young hero always has that
sort; but no matter how springy the step
Is, If the foot is put down properly the
head will be carried along perfectly level
line. and not go bobbing up and down like
ship in a high sea. If the heels follow
line and the toes fall inside the line a
little then the body will advance without
any side-swinging of the shoulders. This
turning of the body first to the right and
then to the left is a general fault of Ameri-
can women, and if the foot is put down
properly this awkwardness will be avoided.
The woman who wears house gown of
correct length that gracefully hangs about
the feet and touches the floor all around
should hardly lift her sole from the floor
when she walks. The heel rises little,
but the toe pushes prettily forward, shov-
ing the hem of the dress out of the way as
the step is taken. To put the foot down
well is to walk well, to stand well, to be
well, and, besides, it has moral side, for
the girl who has the strength of mind to
say NO in the right place is the girl
who can put her foot down." isn't she
If woman could only be guaranteed that
footing her bills would be included she
would be converted to the proper way of
walking at once. but that cannot be done,
and graceful walkers are very scarce,
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THE CUP THAT CHEERS.

It is not the Dresden china, solid
silver and tddle-marees that make tasting
tea delightful, and cup of that amber
fluid may be part of the welcome of
a most modest hostess. If necessary she
can dispense entirely with the table. and
the one maid with clean apron and fresh
cap can bring in on a napkined tray the
little blue Japanese teapot full of fresh tea,
the two or three tiny blue cups and sau-
GERS. the little blue scent plate with the
home waters, the glass saucer with sliced
lemon and the little open bowl of cube
sugar. If you have little solid silver
spoons that is nice, but if you haven't
their place can be filled by plated ones so
dainty that no one will criticize. The tea
has been made in the kitchen by pouring
boiling water into the teapot through a
strainer containing the proper quantity OF
tea. Most Japanese pots have porcelain
strainer at the top under the cover. This
strainer should be removed before the
cover is returned, that the tea may not
grow strong frem drippings.
Such tray may be deposited on any
table. at the hostesses' elbow, and without
any effort or fuss the hostess may pour
and serve; or little bamboo table, per-
haps one with the legs shortened by saw
ing off, may make part of the furnishing Of
the room, and the cups, saucers and sugar
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appear to have no seams, being united with
lines of hemstitching. Now organizes are
extremely pretty, as are many OF the sum-
mer goods, but they are sadly perishable,
while the muslin gown and the batistes
have described are most serviceable, stand
ing any number of washings, but if one is
clever with the needle and scissors and
wants inexpensive little gowns let me de-
scribe one which will do as model for
many. 1t is of yellowish dotted muslin
made UP with black satin ribbons, and the
frills are all edged with pretty little black
good at 20 cents per yard and fifteen yards
is sufficient. Now l must leave this sub
iect of light and iimsy things and tell you
about tennis and golf gowns, as they are
now thought to look better when the skirt
and eorselet are cut in one piece. as this is
said to insure the perfection of graceful
lines to the figure and prevent all annoy
ances which may arise from having to wear
a belt.
All sporting gowns have their cape or
mantel matching or contrasting with the
cloth, and silks only are tolerated for lin
ings and are harmonious in tone. Yacht
ing and boating costumes are, as / have
before mentioned, adorned not only with
cuffs and collars of white or ecru lawn, but
with frills as we'll, which are all made so as
to be easily removed, giving the gown q
pretty air OF freshness. Pique, canvas and
white duck also figure extensively for col
lars, cuffs and reveres, and are likewise
made up SO as to be easily laundried. The
cloth always is made up SO as to lie over
these cotton duplicates, giving perfect
finish to them. Vogue remarks: "Truly
the coming season will have but few
charms for women whose purses are scant-
lily filled, for what with dresses devouring
thirty yards of material in the making
Louis Seize hats, adorned by one
or two dozen fine marabout feathers,
besides flowers. lace, ospreys, jewels, ETC.,
and sunshades made entirely of orchids or
other expensive blossoms feminine &C.
couterments will be simply ruinous if one
wants to follow Madame LIE Mode'a dictates
ever SO humbly." Well, 1 am thankful to
say that the average California girl, even
with restricted means, manages to find a
charm in most seasons and usually looks
as pretty and fetching under her simple
white India parasol with its chiffon puffs
as though costly blossoms were nodding
| over her-she certainly has as happy
time, even if her gown only cost SIS, as
any maiden to be found anywhere, but
then you see we have SO much sunshine
here that it is not surprising if good deal
of it gets into our hearts, and If we can
keep it there good time is assured under
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A QUICK BICYCLE ooURTsHlP.
Some Of the Advantages of Lovemaking
on Wheel.

Some OF the Advantages of Lovemaking
on a Wheel.
"Talk about sentiment and cycling,''
said Charlie Van Anden. ''There is moth
ing knocks the romance out of things SO
altogether as taking girl out for spin on
her Wheel or joining party off for a
bicycling tour.
cts about the most prosaic proceeding
/ know, to trundle a young woman's ma
chine up hill for her; or to strike rough
bit of road and have to 60 single file along
the side path. she yards ahead, you me-
andering on behind. Or even on the level
it is deuced slow. You couldn't possibly
ask girl to go unless you were very fond
of her, and then it would only be an ag-
gravation, for you can't get close enough
to squeeze her hand or tell her how nice
che is"
Now. see here, old fellow" remarked.
cit is very evident that your experience
with girls and wheels is limited. hap
pened to have been best man last Tuesday
upon happy occasion, the climax of a
quick courtship, where was of it, but not
not in it.
at was just year ago this month when
the Ramsdells arranged tour through
the Hoosatonic Valley. Now, Mrs Stewart
Ramsdell is not in the least fitted for a
CudpcIOuc, ouc SCcIuS 10 TAKE pleas
ure in the role. This was the way it all
happened.
"Well, it amused me more than a little
to see the maneuvers of that weeks trip.
Jim ranged himself next to Miss May,
who looked wonderful smart in her linen
frock and shirt waist, and a nondescript,
natty headgear with peak back and
front.
"Jim's divinity insisted upon pushing
her own machine up all the hills, and Jim
would take the inside track. keeping his
wheel abreast of hers, but on his LETT SO
that he could manage to get close to her.
He was always doing something for her,
or helping her with her wheel; and the
way their hands did get tangled up was a
caution. kept my weather eye on them
just to see the fun and help along in case
of an emergency.
Zone day it began to rain toward even
ing and We stopped to rig up. It was
touching to see the way Jim buttoned his
lady love into her macintosh and put on
her rubbers. The operation took SO long
that we started on, much to Sister Rams.
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Telling Age by the Couture.

The common objection among woman
kind to letting their age be known is not
shared by the ladies of Japan. who actually
display their cycle of years in the arrange
meht of their hair. Girls from to Is
wear their hair interlaoed with red Grape
in semicircle around the head, the fore
head being free, with a curl at each side
From the ages of Is to so the hair is dressed
very high on the forehead and gathered up
at the back in the shape of a butterfly or
fan, with twistings of silver cord and per-
haps decoration of colored balls. Beyond
the milestone of 80 woman twists her
hair around a shell pin placed horizontally
at the back of the head. Quite differently
again widow arranges her couture. and
the initiated are able to tell at a glance
z. s.
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HOW TO PACK SUMMER FINERY.

To get the pufferies of summer gowns
into the summer trunks without running
them is q severe task. Sleeves must be
stuffed out with crisp brown tissue paper,
and each sleeve incased in similar cover
ing. All loops of bows must be stuffed
out, rosettes must be covered and sup
ported by paper, especially the soft little
chiffon ones, and fronts of pleated chiffon
must be cased in it. Then devote q deep
tray to all bodices that have big sleeves.
Lay the bodices with their wrong sides
fiat on the bottom of the tray, the
sleeves resting on their armholes and
stuffing. You will be surprised how many
bodices can be fitted in this way into a
tray. Often the bodice itself will take a
sort of pleat so that the two sleeves rest
close together, but not crushing each
other. A tray properly packed will show
bewildering assortment of great soft
puffs, and in between these, softly so as
not to crush or be crushed, all sorts of
little dainties may go, such as lace ruffs,
fancy collars, knots and bows of ribbons.
Finally, tissue paper rolled in soft balls
and twisted into loose ropes secures any
place that seems inclined to wobble.
Bodices will unpack from such tray and
show not trace of travel.
The stiffened organ-pipe skirt should
have trunk long enough to obviate the
necessity of folding the skirt. for to fold
without great care is to crease, and if the
folds be the rounded organ pipe kind each
one must be built out with paper, though
If you are pushed for room, underwear
may be folded and laid in the pleats. Soft
paper should be laid over each garment
and between all portions Of the garment
that rub against each other.
Sash ends and long streamers of ribbon
may be rolled over with long strips of
paper little wider than the ribbon, the
paper being pinned to keep the roll in
place. The airy nothings known as theater
and reception hats may be packed eight
and ten deep, only each must be re-en-
forced with tissue paper that while the
combined conglomeration Of gewgaws is
SO closely wedged that nothing can move
half inch, yet no tiny flare of feather or
bit of lace is crushed.
The fashionable rourd cape that falls in
godets must be covered first with tissue
paper, then with stiff brown paper. The
cape, paper and all, is rolled into tight
cornucopia, like magniied Christmas
tree ornament. The entirely plain cape
packs perfectly this way. The fancy one
must have more care, all jets and headings
being literally packed in tissue, all friils
and puffs having tissue reinforcement,
and ruches being built up with paper till,
no matter how sift the material, crushing
is impossible.
The picture hat may be rendered secure
not only with paper, but by packing about
it all the little airy nothings Of the toilet
that are too dainty to go elsewhere. Hats
too delicate even for such packing are sus.
pended in boxes by tape, cross tapes pre-
venting swinging, and the boxes are
packed snugly so they will not be crushed.
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dells disgust, as Jim was the rich bachelor
uncle In the family, and too precious to let
slip. She had to hurry, for Stewart had
her toggery in his carrier, and he had gone
ahead to make arrangements at the Bear
ana Fox Inn, where we were to stop over
night.
1--WE arrived about o'clock. but that
blessed pair OF spoons never put in an ap-
pearance until after 9, with Sister RAMS
dell nearly in fit meanwhile. They
turned it off by solemnly declaring they
took the wrong road and got lost. I went
out with lantern to help them unload,
and my, eye lit. first thing, on long hair
front of his coat. kept mum, but picked
up the giveaway and restored it to it's right
full owner. 1t was jolly to hear her cum
ming little laugh and see the color come up
into her cheeks. Jim looked pleased to
death.
"The last day, on the home run, it was
evident things were coming to climax.
how he did make eyes at her! It was
equally evident that Mrs. Ramsdell was
bent on nipping the climax in the bud.
She planted herself on Miss Mazy's other
side, and there she stayed. No amount OF
diversion on my part or persuasion on
Jim's could bulge her. But that little
brown-eyed girl was equal to her. The
Wy Woo % oNOAShCIJ ouO sue knOW uSI
future connection-in-law's too, too solid
flesh would melt under pressure; so what
did she do but nod to Jim and insist upon
our all racing for home. Mrs. Ramsdell's
vociferous protestations were OF no avail
we all saw the game and joined in the fun.
Off we started, but in ten minutes time
Mrs. R. was completely winded, Jim and
Miss Mcbride out of sight. and the rest OF
US had dropped out of the race.
"How they managed it did not insist
upon knowing, but Jim did confide in me,
when the engagement was announced, SO
far as to say that they settled it on that
home run, probably when they stopped to
rest from their exertions and cool off under
some shady tree.
And last Tuesday evening I had the
! honor of lending my assistance when Miss
May, demurest possible little bride, was
transformed into Mrs. Jim. On that occa.
sion Sister Ramsdell's Joy seemed bit
| forced.
$50, my man." I concluded, knocking
MY pipe against the raj ling, 'never again
because of your narrow personal expert
ence, declare that sentiment and cycling
are incompatible. When you are sc
tempted recall to mind that rapid court
| ship to which was witness"
HAROLD HALsTED.