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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-03
DALLAS LETTER,

From Our Special Corresp ondent.
DALLAS, Texas April 29.-Salva-
ton officers, Mr.. and Mrs. Hamil.
ton attended the funeral OF Mrs.
Hamilton's sister, Mrs. Moffett
in Temple, Texas. Mrs. Hamil-
ton says one outside Of the Saliva
ton ranks has no idea OF the de-
pravity there is in this place. Mrs.
Hamilton has been worker in
the cause of christianity for J ears,
but is only recent acquisition to
the Salvation force. She has great
faith in their way of reaching
people.
The Dallas Baptists held meet
ing and denounced the arrest of
their brother A. j. DiaZ, in Cuba
who is incarcerated under the pre-
tense of being in conspiracy with
the Spanish government. Mr..
Diaz is an American.
The News OF April l6, gives in
full the essay Of Miss Helen Raley
of San Antonio who won the gold
medal for the best essay on some
citizens Of Texas who served the
state during the time it was a re-
public. Miss Raley took for her
subject The life and services OF
General Sam Houston. The med
al was offered by the Daughters
Of the Republic.
Hon. Bryan T. Barry has with
drawn from the race as candidate
for the democratic nomination.
Mr.. Barry wants to be consistent.
He says has had the matter under
consideration for some days before
he gave publicity to his intention
to withdraw.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Murner of Ger
many who have been visiting
friends here for some time have
now departed for San Francisco.
After a short rest at Mineral
Wells, Major Jerome Kearby, the
populist, says he will enter the
campaign in earnest.
G. c.. Wallace and j. c. McKib-
Der, charged with passing counter
felt money were arraigned before
United States Commissioner Bent.
ley. After hearing the evidence
the accused parties were remanded
to Jail. There was nothing
found in their Trunk, when opened
that would prove damaging to
them.
At the G. A. r. reunion re-
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and wind up by the bands playing
the national airs.
At II m. another military salute
will be fired.
In the afternoon festivities will
be continued at the Porfirio Diaz
Alameda, and at night there will
be music in the Zaragoza and
Cinco de Mayo plaZss, and at IL
p. m. there win be fireworks on the
plazas.
As all the railroads leading into
this city will issue excursion
tickets for the occasion, it is ex-
pected that hundreds will come to
Monterey on that date.
Last Saturday DIR. r. II. l.. Bibb,
wife and son arrived from the City
of Mexico. The mission Of Doctor
and Mrs. Bibb was to have their
son christened by Dean W. r..
Richardson, OF San Antonio, who
has been stopping at Topo Chico
springs, the past two weeks.
Only few personal friends Of
the parents We're present to wit
ness the christening. The name
given the little lad was r. Fischer
Bibb.
Doctor Bibb is chief surgeon for
the Mexican National railway,
with headquarters in the City Of
Mexico. We left for home Sunday
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BRAZUS VALLEY CAPITAL.

LIGHT Specal
WACO, May 2.-There is quite a
difference of opinion here as to
the merits of the John Sebastian
case, involving murder charge.
The ice war continues and from
the sworn statement of some Of
the parties the Ananias' club must
be on its feet.
The hitting of Rabi Myers over
the head with pistol in the hands
of Deputy Sheriff Nichels has
stirred our people no little. The
reverend gentleman was badly
cut.
Jacob Frances, over whom as q
begamist so much fuss has been
made, goes free, no evidence
against him to show him much
married man being produced.
A new artesian we'll for the Bell
water company has been contract
ed for, and boring will begin on
the east bank Of the Brazos, near
the Mann residence.
The good ladies of Waco are
working up interest in a proposed
May carnival.
Cullen Thomas opened his cam
paign as candidate for county at
torney at the courthouse last night.
The creditors of T. M. Dooley, Of
the Home Villa dining rooms, are
guessing at his whereabouts and
what chance there is Of getting
even.
The ladies of the Baptist church
societies give a luncheon today and
this evening in the basement Of
the church for the expense fund of
the Baylor University divinity
students.
The Epworth league Of this city
establishes new mission on Fiji
tenth street and will erect a small
building there.
The woods all around Waco are
full of jolly picnickers, and nature
has made all things inviting for
them.
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MONTEREY NEWS LETTER.
Knights Templar Spent Pleasant Time
in That City.

knights Templar Spent Pleasant lime
in That City.
Special Correspondence.
MONTEREY, N. L., April 2S.-Last
Friday and Saturday nights about
400 of the Knights Templar and
their friends arrived in this city.
Early next morning they were up
and out. They visited every place
OF interest In and about the city,
as the Epworth Lesguers did the
week previous, and not a few Of
them took trip over the Monte
rey Mineral Belt railway to the
mines in the adjacent mountains.
All went to the Topo Chico hot
springs and took baths.
General Jose del Vale has been
appointed as commander Of the
third military zone, to succeed
General Bernardo Reyes. The third
zone covers the states of Tamau-
lipas, Nueva Leon, Coahuila and
Durango.
General Vale is no stranger to
the citizens of Monterey. He has
lived here a number of years and
was very popular with all the citi-
zens. He has alrea ~ taken charge
and will make Monterey his head
quarters.
The program for the celebration
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Gently held in this place, the Blue
and Gray mingled very harmoni-
ously. Old bitterness seemed
for the time quite forgotten.
Mayor Holland has recon-.
mended that the Office of city
chemist be dispensed with and
thereby save quite a sum that
is, so Mr.. Holland thinks, USE
lessly paid out each month.
There is complaint made that
bicyclists take up too much of fhe
side walk, that they ring their
bell to clear the way, and the
pedestrian must make haste, too.
The riders OF the bike claim that
they take to the side walk from
the fact that broken glass and
tacks are placed in their way so
often in the street, that 1t is not
deemed safe to adhere to the mid
die of the street. The bad boys
place tacks, with the sharp end
up, and glass to perforate the rub
Der tires. 1t is quite a pastime
to the little street urchins to
watch the "wind get out" e
The city school teachers are
working with a vim, to get the
PRICES offered for creditable work
doqe by the pupils. The policy Of
Public school system is not to
stirn ulate a child to study by Of
feriA g him prizes. The policy
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should . now be modified and in
clude teachers. The teacher is
working for gain, for her own ag-
grandizement, more than for the
good Of the child. She Selects her
class Of "prize scholars" Nothing
must interfere with her plan. A
m other may be sick, but let what
come that may, do not take a
member Of my prize class from
school. To the writer's knowledge
this has been the cause OF injus-
tice. The sooner the prize bust
ness is stopped, the better.
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Of the thirty-fourth anniversary Of
the battle of Puebla was issued this
week.
At sunrise the military will fire
a salute in front of their quarters,
the band will play the national
airs, and the military parade will
file through the principal streets,
headed by bands OF music, and
will wind up at the Zaragoza plaza
and then dispense.
At 9 a. m. all the federal, state,
municipal officers, civic societies
and prominent citizens, will meet at
the state capital, and from there
march to the Tratro Progreso,
where addresses will be delivered,
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night, but Mrs. Bibb will spend a
month at the springs.
Dean Richardson left for San
Antonio Sunday night.
There will be leap year hop
given tonight at the pavilion at
Topo Chico.
Work of raising tents was begun
today on the Cinco de Mayo plaza
for the fiestas.
The water was turned on this
morning in the new fountain on
the College plaza.
The following citizens of the
Alamo city are here at present :
VIM. Dobrowolski, A. III. Shafer,
T. p. Walsh, DR.. T. j. Largen and
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DO YOU
WANT To
COVER YOUR
BANKRUPT
SHOE SHE
You can do It for almost song at the
OF SHOES

They are selling shoes at fifty cents on
the dollar, shoes of all descriptions
at half price. Notice these prices.
500 pairs baby moccasns worth sc, bank
rupt price l219c pair.
500 pairs Childrens' shoes all solid leath-
ers, worth SOC, bankrupt price l9c.
500 Dongola boys and girls shoes, worth
81, bankrupt price SOC.
500 pairs baby one button sandals, In all
cOlors, worth 75c, bankrupt price 3Sc.
500 pairs children's button shoes In all
colors, worth 81, bankrupt price soc.
500 pairs grain leather school shoes. sole
leather tips and double toes, worth S1.50,
bankrupt price CSC.
500 pairs spring heel Oxford's for boys and
girls, worth $50, bankrupt price Csc.
500 pairs ladies' Oxfords, in black and
tans, worth 81, bankrupt price SOC.
500 pairs ladies' button shoes, % styles to
pick from, worth 81, bankrupt price 81
pair.
500 pairs Prince Albert Oxfords worth
500, bankrupt price sl.OO.
500 pairs hand turned Dongola kid shoes
worth 50 80, bankrupt price Sl.25.
500 pairs Blucherette Oxfords, warranted
nanQ turned, well worm Sj.OJI OanK-
rupt price, 81. 80 pair.
500 pairs Ladies' shoes, 25 styles to pick
from, all Rochester make and worth
$3.50, bankrupt price, Sl.75 pair.
} pairs Ladies button shoes, none better
in the market, 25 different styles, worth
$500 pair, bankrupt price $3.50 pair.
500 pairs mems satin calf shoes, in lace
or Congress, worth 500, bankrupt
price sl.OO pair.
500 pairs mems satin calf patent leather
tip, very dresSy, well worth g 80, bank
rupt price 81. 25 pair.
500 pairs Russia tan leather shoes, very
stylish, worth S2.75, bankrupt price
81 81.
500 pairs handmade shoes, IS styles to
pick from, well worth 50, bankrupt price
$l.50.
500 pairs Mems cali, Dongoa shoes in lace
or Congress shoes that were made as a
leader for A come and get your pick
at the uniform half price OF 81 pair.
800 pairs mems and boys lawn tennis
shoes, the Kind sold all over the country
for 75c; our bankrupt price 25c.
The original and only half-price
store In San Antonio.
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DOWN BY THE GULF.
LIGHT Special.

LIGHT Special
CORPUS CHRISTI, May 2.-This
town has had a likely week with
vegetable shipments, incoming ex-.
cursionists, May Day festivities
and picnics.
The express cars that now run
up from the coast number as
many as the passenger coaches.
The vegetable business does it.
Three cars Of express every morn
ing.
That big excursion to Monterey
on Monday next Is going to take
half of Corpus Christi along. 1t is
swelling up.
The supper and entertainment
for the benefit Of the Methodist
church at Market hall, Thursday
night was we'll attended and passed
of happily.
The bicycle has no place on the
sidewalks, but the bulls are free
commoners. Not very nice dis
tlnction.
Sea bathing for the season has
commenced, and is pronounced de-
licious by those who have been
taking their regular dip.
The parties who were so enthused
over the Sinton picnic that they
left their belongings in the cars,
will find same waiting for them on
proof of ownership.
Raphael Garcia Herrera, whose
case was transferred here from the
Rio Grande, goes over the road for
five years, convicted Of murder in
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huff denizens complain
'inds have dried out the
rain is badly needed.
.lnd bathing parties
Interest here, and both
slre extensive patron
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wife, MrIOtto Wahrmund and fam
lily, and J. Maxey.
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From THE LANTERN.

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ghspttr MBpat hh d h is nkQ P
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AWAITING
k yHe M and
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Its strange surroundings and developed

Its strange surroundings and developed
into large and well formed potato.
The room in the root was too small for
3 It's expansion, and SO the spud exerted
not less than ton pressure on the root
until the side was split open. The roet
is about three inches in diameter and
six inches in length About an inch Of
the spud protrudes from one end. II is
quite 9 curiosity, and all who have
seen It say they have never5seen any
thing like 1t before. forming Oregoni-
an.
Painful
They tell me that Greggs and his
wife are consta ntly on the verge of
8quarreling 3 81
ss s es: they dom dare to Sit BY an
open window
w llys not r.
afraid Of falling out. Answers
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LUCK OF ROARING CAMP.
Story Of the Publication which Made

Story Of the Publication which Made
IL Bret SHarte Famous.
IN July 1868 e when the Overland
Monthly was founded, Bret Harte be-
came its editor, writes Warren stod-
{ d 'S in the November Atlantic. Mr.
Rcunseville Wildman, the editor Of the
overland Monthly new series, has re-
Gently written: Nv hen Anton Roman
y mace % up his mind to establish a month
~ magazine in connection with his pub
llshlng and book selling business he
a l11 50 ~ With tE the advice Of Noah Brooks
Charles Warren Stoddard. B. Is. Red
J }dtllng,ss w: Q. Bartlett and others. for
most OF whom he had already published
books. When the question Of q suitable
editor arose Stoddard recommended
Bret Harte, then an almost unknown
writer on the Golden Era, at that time
g popular Ia weekly. Bret Harte accepted
With some misgivings as to the finan-
c1al matters, but was treasured when
Roman showed him pledges Of
support by advertising patronage
up to 5000 a month. which he
& mad secured in advance" In the
August number of that magazine
appeared The Luck of Roaring Camp
II Mr.. Harte had been in doubt as to
! ms vocation before, that doubt was
4 now dispelled forever. Never was a
more emphatic or questionable literary
!Nu That success began in the
composing room, when female com
posltor revolted at the unaccustomed
combination of mental force, virility
AND and originality. No doubt, it was all
very sudden and unexpected; it shook
the editorial and composing room. the
business Office and a limited number Of
worthy people who had seen ssThes
Luck LUCK in manuscript, as they had never
been shaken save by the notorious Cali
fornia earthquake The climax was
p'rte 7 when the justly indignant
editor, whose motives, literary judg-
ment and good taste had been i'm
peached. declared that ''The Luck of
Roaring Camp" should appear in the
very next number of the Overland
Monthly or he would resign his Office
Wisdom finally prevailed; the article
appeared, the Overland's success was
assured and it's editor was famous.
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Chang is visiting the United states IS.


Chang is visiting the United States be.
fore going back to China. iSimultane-
ously I found on my desk a note from!
the oofreader It said You'll have,
to keep tall u a little closer. That Chi
Ia'nan has been in New York week
Don't you read the papers Y.
WV. Naugh ton, the San Francisco
sporting writer, once included ii hisI
SPORTING news fer the Examiner an
item saying that .'the young salmonli
are beginning to rum 1 1t appeared in
print: '.rhe young salmon are begin
ming to SWIM
When Mr.. Naugh ton asked for an ex-
PLANTATION the proofreader cheerily re-
marked !: That's all right, Billy. Y Oh
had that mixed mp with your turf stuffr,
but I straig htened it ont for 70 z u
But why didn't you let it go as I
Wrote It persisted Naughton.
q couldn' t. was the reply. .syyho
ever heard of a fish running Pr Chica-
go Times-H erald.
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VARIOUS OCCUPATIONS.

Z + ttS4
New Scotland Yard is the largest po-
lice Office in the world, Accommodate
5000 officers.
It is estimated that the silk Industry
of China employs from 40, 900, 900 to So
1000, 900 persons,
8 The quantity Of bananas shipped
from the West Indies to the United
States amounts annually to between
Is, 0O0, 900 and "A zoo, 900 punches. val
ued at over $50 .O00, 900.
#s If the United armies OF Europe
should march at3an eight-mile gait, ave
abreast, fifteen inches apart, 1t would
require nine and one-half days for them
to pass a given point. 81 }ss
In proportion to its population the
United Kingdom has a. greater NUM-
her Of women workers than any other
country and among them no fewer
than GIG 900 are set down as dress.
makers. 3s
z8 Pearl shells need to grow three or
four years, but as the possible pearl
does not depend on the age or size Of
the shell the small ones are as ruth
;lessly opened as though no law on the
subject existed. Pearl fishers are out
for money and have no sentiment
The allowance Of lawyers to this
country is rather more liberal than the
allowance Of preachers. There are 49,
442 men and 2O8 women engaged in.
practicing law and supposing each to
have an average Of ten suits on hand
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MARRY YOUNG.
Members Men of Royalty Do Not Always
Wait for the Age Of Judgment.

1G1-aA'eaAo ~ Aoya1Cy DO Not Always
Wait for the Age of Judgment.
'Ihe members of royal families usu-
ally marry at an early age, says the
Philadelphia Press. The emperor of
Austria married, when he was "a. a
bride of Is years and months. One
OF his two daughters married at the
age OF l6 years and months and his
sons bride was only IL. The king of
Belgium was a youth of 18 when he
married girl of II and his two daugh-
tiers were married while mere school
girls in age az years.) King Chris
tian of Denmark prudently waited till
he he was "a and then took for a wife a
princess six months older than himself.
i His two sons followed their fathers ex-
ample and did not mate until the. age
Of rs and ~ respectively. His daugh-
ter, the Princess Thyra, was .25 when
she married the duke of Cumberland,
but the Princess Alexandra. was mar
ried to the prince Of Wales at the age
OF u. The German emperor was % and
his bride only three months younger.
4 When the king of Greece married he
was only % and his Russian wife had
only just passed her 18th birthday.
The king Of Italy did not marry until he
was "a which is mature for the sunny
south, and his wife not quite 1917.
The Is. king Of Portugal was 221a and his
wife almost 81. The king of Roumania
at 20 married young girl rising 49,
The czar of Russia was rs and his wife.
~ when they We're married. The king
of Sweden and Norway was 90 and his
wife "a. Everyone knows that Queen
Victoria was a few months under 81
and the prince consort three months
younger when the royal wedding took.
place; the prince Of Wales was 81 years
4 months; the duke Of Edinburgh
few months short Of 80; the duke Of.
Connaught very nearly 20; Prince Leo
pold just over 20; duchess of Fife,
little over %; Princess Alice, 10; Prin-
cess Helena, %; Princess Louise. 21.
and Princess Beatrice, 90.
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THE MALB SOCIETY BUD.

He Has Arrived, and Great Things
Are Expected OF Him.
IL the blossoming of the female
bud into a flower of society is a
proper topic for newspaper discussion,
why should not the male ssbud, be hon
sored with a detailed .swrite-l1p'' in the
public prints, SO that his charms may
be as widely advertised as those Of
the attractive creat lures who depend.
upon him for seats at the opera and
partners at the german? Evidently
there is no reason for the discrimina-
ton from the point of view Of a Wash
ington paper, which presents, in sew
eral columns, the best qualities Of
number Of masculine buds which are
now full blown
The proud monopoly which the fairer
sex has heretofore enjoyed is thus
7rudely assailed, and hereafter it would
not be surprising if the enterprising
social reporter has to give as much at
tention to these coy young things that
wear dress coats and Belong to the
club as he has heretofore devoted to-
the ladies. Whether this shall prove to
be an atiliction remains to be seen, but
the novelty of the innovation will no
doubt lend some interest at first to the
upOlASoHS1o III LIE UuU.
or blondine, brunette or strawberry
type, he will be pictured to us in all
his stunning beauty.
vi The part of his hair, the length Of. his
collar and the brevity of his toD-coat,
the style Of his boots and the color Of
his gloves, the diameter Of his eye
glasses and the angle at which he
wears his silk hat all these details
and many more not here set forth, will
be dWelt upon with the nice analysis
and painstaking industry Of the socie-
ty reporter. Eyelashes, teeth, trim Of
beard OF mustache, nose Of Grecian or
Roman type, perhaps retrousse or ex-
p 'Bl ssl will not be neglected, of
course
Great things are promised for the ex-
altation of the male bud" and if he
has heretofore .blossomed in obscurity,
the time of his apatheosis has come.
No longer will he be a violet in modest
seclusion, but a suntlower, brilliant, if
not fillmore Sun.
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Where Hotter Men Draw 4 lire

Among annoyances so which hotels
are subjected is one which means ma
terial loss at busy times. This il when
q person telegraphs or writes for rooms:
to be reserved, and upon arriving in
town decides to go to another hotel.
Very frequently rooms which could
have been given to guests are vacant
on account Of this, and the careless.
hotel note patrons appear be unaware
that, they have 4 affected any injury on
the house. Sometimes, however, when
a clerk calls upon them with a bill for
the rooms that they didn' occupy they
are open to conviction of wrong-doing
and settle the bill. The matter has
rarely been one of litigation, but the
hotel man has the best end of it, and
the proprietors' national association in
tends to make it so understood when
ever it is necessary. Hotel Gazette.
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"a Potato That Lifted a Ton.

Charles w. Simmons, who lives on
farm near Plea SAINT Home, yesterday
brought in from his farm curiosity
It consisted of late Rose. potato
grown in the root Of a tree. The pota-
ito vine seems to have crept into the
root, and the new potato then started
down in the depths It fourished IN
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Point for PrOhihitinn;a+.

Two families in Vermont have
bought all their groceries for fifteen
years from the proceeds of their cider
making.
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M Re..~Av

No Reneay. M
suIsseS sirl-I lost track Of the child,
mum. and
g God y gracious! Why didn't you
speak to a policeman %
B Nurse Girl was speaking to wan
all the tonne, mum. Pearson's Weekly
Praeticel What He Preached.
Mother Did you take that jam
1ommy
Tommy IN sure I don't know.
Mother Thomas, answer me! ne
Tommy How can 4? You told me-
not TO let my left hand know what mr.
right hand doeth. New York Herald
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THE PRooFREADER,s ERRORS.

Some Humorous Incidents That Are
the Result of His Oversight.
y No newspaper writer has to contend
against greater obstacles than does the.
proofreader. and when everything is