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The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-05

The Spring Lake Park uatatorl-
um will be thrown open tonight to
the public, both for ladies and gen
tlemen, Some thirty bath rooms
have been built for the ladies' aud
one side of the large natatormm
set apart for them, while the gen
tlemen have been provided Tor In
like manner, All elites have pub
lie baths now, and this city owes
Messrs, KIRBY and Whitly a card Of
thanks for giving them two excel
lent places for bathing,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-05

Pure leaf lard only DC per pound
at Jos. Meshaae's opposite Beue.
field Hotel a'lO
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-05

luooh l0r Tho lrptlg demopeIratet
by eSpeyleneengl FhQuH9aa .ap{
the effects Of imBbte blb6d have
been cured by Hoods safsdpafilla
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-05

Hoods Pills aet easily andpfompt
" on the liver aud bowels Cure
sick headache, 3
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-05

win Mccartney has bought Il
type writer on which to print his
"menu" We hope II Is an English
spoken one, and will write out
"beaBs" without putting It down In
French and having a poor mortal
ordering beans when he thinks he
Ia ordering some new tangled dish,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-05

"As good as wheat" is a trite exa
pressIp4the was used at one time
wlthAktdvd RtlNaia "a AieanIup ag
wheat w4ssmF lhigbyAt commodity
butof late Years PltN has tumbled
down Ia price and tbe expression is
almost obsolete II has again
started 40 aud bids fair TO reach
lhetl,OO mark per bushel before
close Of the season A short crop
ls said 10 be the cause Of the rise
temps aud AnheusefsBuseh
beer u always palaiablc aud also a
healthy dtnk Call for no other
IN ne VANDnwf0nf, Agt,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-08-05

Moth balh at the parlor ptup
store, Toe pound,
The times., 1897-05-07
UNDER ACYPRIAN'S WHEELS
Serious Results of a Drunken
Woman's Driving.
Little Natalie Blake Run Over and
Seriously Injured by n Denizen
of the Division.

Natalie Blake, a pretty nine-y year-old
child was knocked down and run over about
s O'Clock last night by horse and carriage,
driven by Nellie Smith, woman OF the
Division, and was seriously, If not fatally,
Injured. The accident happened at the
coriier of Ninth and X streets northwest,
aud was witnessed by large crowd OF
pc oplc.
Natalie is niece OF DR.. j. H. Moore,
of No. 72o Seventeenth street northwest,
and in company with the doctor, his wife
and child and nurse, had started to 70
u the circus. They had just left the
Ninth street electric car and were cross
ing the street to board the Columbia cable
line when the turnout came dashing down
the street In the carriage, heavy double
seated surrey, were three other women,
all OF whom had been drinking in a restau-
rant near the corner OF Seventh and X
streets, and were partially under the in
fluence OF liquor.
Upon reaching the corner the Smith
woman, who held the reihs, made no at
tempt TO slacken the speed OF the horse,
but drove rapidly into the crwd Fully
hundred people were standing in the
street ready to board the cars, and wild
rush was made to get out OF the way OF
the animal. All succeeded in escaping eX-
cept little Natalie, who was struck by
the horse with great force and fell 10
the pavement Fortunately the animals
hoofs did not strike the child, but both
wheels OF the vehicle passed over her body
without attempting to stop 10 ascertain
the extent Of the girls in juries, the
woman continued TO Dive rapidly down
New York avenue. Policeman Simpson,
who was standing on the corner, shouted
to the driver to halt, and started in pur-
suit, overhauling the rig some distance
down the street, and seized the horse by
the bit and brought it to a standstin.
Then, placing the turnout IN charge of the
janitor OF the Mount Vernon flats, he
hastcned back to where the child still
lay upon the pavement, and lifted the
little one in his arms and carried her.
limp and bleeding, into Prentiss' drug
store. She was not unconscious, and suf--
fered great pain.
Dr. Moore, her uncle, made an examina-
tion OF her injuries, and found her suffer
ing from several bad cuts and bruises about
the head, face and body, and it is feared
that the child may be internally injured.
Her wounds Were temporarily dressed, and
she was removed TO her uncle's residence
in cab.
Policeman Simpson placed the woman
under arrest, and drove the turnout to No.
1 station, where the driver was charged
with fast and reckless driving, in addition
to that Of assault and battery She was
later released on collateral
Late last night the child was reported
to he resting comfortably, but the extent
Of her injuries cannot yet be definitely
stated
The times., 1897-05-07
FATAL FIRE IN NEW YORK.
One Fireman Dead and Many Over.
come. by Smoke.

New York, May 6.-At a fire which be-
gan in the basement Of Robert Gaers' paper
warehouse, on Chambers street, tonight,
one fireman lost his life in the smoke,
smoke. Behind the warehouse is located
a cold storage warehouse, IN which the
thermometer is said TO register 80 degrees
below zero, where the firemen worked,
and the air was charged heavily with
gas, presumably from the chemicals used
to create the extremely low Temperature
The list Of casualties follows:
John G. Reinhardt, neck believed to have
been broken by falling; died on the way
to the hospital.
Overcome by smoke-Samuel Banta, as
sistant foreman engine, No. %; Thomas
Brady, fireman; Louis Boutener, No 7
truck; Charles w. Cruger, chief Of the first
battalion; John Davins, fireman; John
Doughty, fireman; Jacob Ecks, driver;
James Fitzpatrick, fireman; Edward Gala
gner, 1lreInan, JOnn higgins, Lruck, NO.
6; Louis Horick, engine, No. z; Morton
Kelly, engine, No. 4; William Mceave, en-
gine, No. 27; Edward 0'Connor, engine No.
20; Stephen O'Sullivan, engine No. 80;
Henry Richards, truck, No. 1, Charles Sher-
dan, truck, No. 6; j. W. Wisner, truck No.
6. Robert Walker, truck No 6; William
Clark, truck No. 10; Timothy Donovan,
engine No 20; Amiel Miller, fire patrol,
No. /.
Shortly after midnight Fireman Demarest
was taken out of the cellar of the cold
storage warehouse. He was overcome by
the cold in the storage chambers. lie
was frozen almost stiff. At 1890 there
was a crash inside the building. The
floors were said to have fallen III. The
crash was expected and no one as hurt.
So many firernen were overcome that
after a number of ambulances had been
called to the scene, Chief Bonner sent a
general call for ambulances, and they ar
rived from all sections, together with
numerous doctors and surgeons. Many of
the firemen were strangely affected by
the gas, and fought furiously with their
rescuers Before and after they were taken
out Of the building.
The times., 1897-05-07
THE HOOPA FLOWER DANCE.
Dainty Rite With Which an Indian
Maiden Attains Womanhood.

When a full-blooded HGopa girl attains
the age OF young womaahoOdit is the GUS
tom Of the tribe to celebrate the event by
a ceremony lasting ten days, called the
flower dance This ceremony is conducted
by the women and medicine folks. and is
attended at the beginning by only a few
other Indians. But the interest increases
from day to day, and by the end Of the
tenth day the whole population has swarm
ed TO the scene Of the dance.
Each morning about sunrise the girl rises
from her couch, and, modeStly hanging her
head because of the spectators, she TunG
down to point where a shallow margin
of the river laps over a bar Of pebbles. She
is clad in a bark skirt hanging from her
waist TO her knees Her breast and shoul-
deTs are striped with red paint. She takes
up water in her palms and dashes it upon
her shoulders She then heaps up a small
mound Of boulders as a kind of tally of the
number OF times she goes % the water. after
which she runs back TO her lodge During
the rest OF the time she stays indoors, keep
ing her head covered with a shawl Oh
blanket.
She is attended day and night by old
women, who Groom a song and keep Up
constant clatter with the long, slender
prongs of painted dance sticks, to keep
away thoughts of sickness or death OF
other evil fortune Whatever evil she
thinks of now will follow her footsteps and
curse her through life During the ten
DAYS she m1st not look at the fire nor
drink water She subsists on a diet Of
acorn soup
Before this rite can begin the girls pa
rents or kin mus pay for the dead''-thas
is, they must give TO each family recently
bereft a sum OF money in order that the
members thereof may have reason TO
forget their sorrow and rejoice with the
rest. If a death should occar during the
progress OF the dance the ceremony must
be suspended till the fee for the dead has
been paid If the parents are able TO pay
for the dead and do not have the flower
dance, they say their daughter will die,
bnt if they are too poor to pay, the dance
is not essenti to the preservation of the
girls life. 1t is a kindly superstition that
tempers the wind to the Shorn lamb. Ifthe
mother Of the girl was not duly purchased
Of her parents by the father before mar
riage by the payment of a satisfactory
wedding fee, their daughter is not en-
titled TO the honor of the flower dance.
For some time it appeared that this saw
age custom had been abandoned. but it has
been recently revived, and two flower
dances have been held on the reserva ton
within a few months. San Francisco
Chronicle
The times., 1897-05-07
BANDERA'S GREAT FEAT.
His Wonderful March From the
East to the West.

His Wonderful March From the
East to the West.
Havana, via Key West, May g.. The in
surgents are very active around GUIANA
bacoa, the wel-known town, six miles
from Havana, across the bay About
! 500 insurgents are now encamped within
sight OF Guanabacoa- Col. Fonsdeviella
attempted yesterday TO dislodge them from
troops left sixteen dead soldiers on the
road
Gen Banderas, after attacking Artemisa
and other towns, led an assault on last
Sunday on Candelaria, sacking many stores
and securing large supply Of arms, am
munition and money. Later ne met the
bands of Baldomers Acousta and Gen
Castillo and, re-enforcing his troops with
them, proceeded TO the west In Pinar del
the eastern part of Santiago de Cuba To
the western province of Pinar del Rio has
been a great military achievement, only
comparable TO Gomez and Maceo's marches
last year. Banderas passed the Jucaro-
Moron trocha late in March, neal the west
ern coast, routing Gen. Arola's column,
which guards the military line.
The Cuban general joined Gen. Gomez
at the estate lie Reforma, in Santa Clara
i'm or
there from the comman der in-chief, con-
tinued his successful march TO the west.
Since his arrival he has fought The Span
iards nearly every day.
At the Sigurna Mountains Balderas
added TO his forces some 500 men ot Gen.
Aleman's army, who wished TO 20 with
him TO Plnar Del Rio. In a number of
fights he cleared the sigurnas IF the Span
ish columns, and making rapid ad~snce,
later almost without resistance.
One of the wonderful features of this
march IS the short time In which IL was
made, which is the more notew orthy be-
cause Banderas' forces are chiefly in
fantry Banderas is the only negro Of
high military rank In the Cuban army.
Two weeks ago he was reported TO be
in the Matanzas province with an army
of s, 900 infantry and 200 cavalry, all we'll
armed Fifteen thousand Spanish soldiers
tried to check his progress, but he entered
Havana province and forced another mill
tary line to form against him from Guines
to Patahano He S now i'll Pinar del Rio.
His advance has been marked by his de-
way
The times., 1897-05-07
STRUGGLE WILL Be LONG |
Continued from First Page.

refused TO talk. They will not discuss their
measure until the experts have prepared
their tables and they are ready to speak
by the card. They have thus far content
ed themselves with saying the rates We're
reduced so that revenue could be raised
instead of prohibiting importations, and
that theinternal taxes inserted wereneces-
+ sary To make sure there would be no deficit.
The Western men are dissatisfied with
the wool schedule; Pennsylvania is attack
ing the metal scheme; New England is
violent in its opposition to free hides; the
strong American sentiment OF the Senate
rebels at the idea Of abrogating the Ha-
waiian reciprocal treaty; the South re
volts at the additional tobacco tax; ONO,
Wisconsin and Missouri repudiate the ad
ditional beer tax; the Northwestfs dissatis-
fled with the rates on lumber, and every
body, with the exception of a small clique,
is outraged by the sugar schedule. Such is
the condition in the Senate. Between these
contending factions and the inevitable
struggle between the House and Senate, an
early and speedy enactment of the dug
ley bill is not probable.
The times., 1897-05-07

Chicago, May 6.-The wheat market to
day was a one-Sided affair, with more
activity and a strong tone. Prices adj
vanced 3-S cents, with no reaction Of
Importance. Sentiment has turned bull
ish, and there is more general trade
The strong tone of the Liverpool market,
with buying orders for futures and bids
for cargoes, combined with bad crop news
from Russia, was favorable TO holders
1t has offset the Cincinnati Price Cur
rents announcement that the average of
winter wheat is about the same as last
week The feature of trade was the "on-
parativeiy light offerings. North western
receipts were 35S cars, against $50 cars
a week a go and 26S cars last year. With
drawals from store here were $4,000
bushels The steady reduction in sup
plies that is going on is having an ef-
feet on buyers. July opened at SO 5-Sa
50 3-4, sold from 50 1-2a71 1-S May was
1-2aI cent over July. From the top there
was q 1-2 cent break after midday
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Corrected daily by W B. Hibbs & Co.,
BANKERS and Brokers. Members of the
N. Y. Stock Exchange, 1927 F street
The times., 1897-05-07
men
COURAGE, GOODNESS,
JUDGMENT, CONFIDENCE,
PERSEVERANCE, SELF-RELIANCE
Can All Be Yours by Consulting
DR.. r.Walker,
III Peaao Ape. Adj Wilard's Hotel

The nerves enter into and control the
action and vitality of every muscle and
or gan or The system. The nervous system
is the life of the body, ana whatever de-
ranges il deranges every natural function.
EXcesses and abuses OF tne body and brain
produce debiiitated condition OF the ner
vous system with It's train OF attending
evils, al nd this conditionis cbIh4onIy kno wn
ar Nervous Debility. Il
Many strong appearing men fret and be-
come alarmed because they don t feel as
well as formerly; and yet. their pin ysicians
sell them they have no organic disease.
They are weak, listiess, Ieepless. These
conditions become more pronounced from
day TO day, while many new symptoms de-
veiop. The memory becomes defective,
there is feeling or self-distrust, an aver
sion TO society and loss OF ambition. At
tacks of the "blues are OF frequent oc-
currence. On first rising There is d feel
Ing or extreme WEAKNESS. There are pains
IN the back and head, and aches in differ
ent parts or the body; dimness or vision,
irregular heart action, q Stunted growth
and loss of power
The story OF the physical suffering and
mental anguish of victims or y ervous De-
biiity Is, also, alas. too common one
When weighted down with the sorrow s of
tnis dread disease IL is then that they
come To realize that mature is a frugal
mother and never without measure Her
laws nave been violated, and the victim
Who, either through errors a nd indiscre-
tons OF youth, excesses OF ma ture wears
or dissipation, has been brought 10 this
SAD state, is paying the penalty of his vices
and fOllieS.
The times., 1897-05-07
JUST LIKE HoME.
How the Perkinses Went to the
Play.

Silas Perkins and his wife had come into
New York for a two days visit After
sojourn OF thirty years on the bleak old
hill farm they had ventUred into the de-
lights and dangers of the metropolis, and
they were having royal time in their own
economical way. They had visited the
Bcwery and the Battery and the Aquarium
and Central Park aud every other free
show they'd ever heard of, and no w the last
night OF their stay Silas determined TO
loosen the hold upon his purse strings and
go to the 'opry haouser and see a play.
But what shouldit be? He bought paper
and began to read the theatrical advertise
ments, which he found on the last page
after hunting column by column through
the paper for them.
''Nothin' seems to be playin' thet ever
heard off, said he, looking over his glasses
at his wife.
Il wonder air they runnin' Ten Nights
in a Bar -Room?' Zekf he was paowerfuI
pleased with thet the time he went to
PhiIadelphy,'' said Mrs. Perkins. smooth
ing her mitts in her lap.
mo, 'taint here. Hello, here's one
thet saounds kinder bonlefied. Daown East
Folks Thet's us, mother / think wen
like thet play
whats it say about it?'' asked
Mrs. Perkins, putting on her glasses,
as If 1t would help her To hear better
-. golly! Why, they hev reel COW right
up onto The stage, an reel hay an pump
theI works y
want t know. siias, me mus go to
thet-ef 'taint too expensive"
We'll, the prices is from 90 cents up.
] guess we kin affcrd it, though dollar
seems good deal to spend aouJ fer enjy-
ment. But we'll call this our weddin trip
an let her go''
Think, Siias, u reel caow an hay an
a pump. Why, it'll seem like home''
And as 1t was over tbirty-six hours since
they had left their home ofa lifetime, they
went 10 the play and spent an evening too
happily for words.
But as they were coming out reluctantly
enough SiIas said: We'll, mother did We
like it?''
'Siias, I don't think / ever had sech a
good time in all my born days, an whea
they led that caow aoat onto the stage it
seemed sell should cry, twas so material"
Il felt some thet way myself" replied
Silas, AN fer my part don't see nothin'
demoralizin' in the Opry haouse, an ez fer
tbet caow, twas like meetD' folks t. see
her. 1 wouldn't a-missed this eveuin's fun
fer 10 cents apiece
"Silas, how extravaganti''-New York
Journal.
The times., 1897-05-07
The World of Business.
Wall street Yesterdny.

New York, May 6-Untll few weeks
ago two or three days were required for
speculative conditions to change suffi-
ciently to reverse the course of prices IN
the stock exchange. The stock market
has now become 50 narrow that it changes
its direction every twenty-four hours. The
considerations that influenced professional
traders yesterday ceased to be effective
today. Although the European market for
securities did not reflect important devel-
fopments In the Leyaat, local operators pro-
fess to believe that the powers have inter
vened to terminate the Graeco-Turkish
war. They also accepted without question
advices from Washington regarding the
passage OF the tariff bill which were 1T
variance with the views held by the street
Yesterday The sentiment of the specu-
lative community became so hopeful dur
ing the last half OF the day that the de-
duction OF l per cent in the annual divi-
,dend OF Chicago and Alton common was
virtually ignored. In early dealings the
whole list was depressed by effective
selling OF the so-called Gould stocks, par
ticularly Missouri Pacific, which sustained
a maximum decline of nearly two points,
movement that revived the customary
reports rejecting upon the financial con-
tlition Of the company. Is these rumors
elected official denial, purchases of Some
of the stocks sold were in order, and in
consequence nearly all of the early loss
In price was recovered.
An advance OF 1-S OF cent pound In
the price of refined sugar caused some
traders TO change their position regarding
Sugar refining stock. The most pro-
nounced movement was in Chicago Gas,
which led the list in respect to activity and
sold at the highest price yet recorded for
it. New York Central was also exception
ally strong, scoring the largest net adj
vance recorded for stocks, in which the
transactions were upward OF 1000 shares.
In the late dealings the entire list was
Influenced favorably by statements Oh
tanned from the principal drawers of cx-
change, yet which were hardly necessary
In view of the prevailing rates for sterl-
ing, that they would not ship gold on Sat
nTday The close was strong at about the
best prices of the day.
New York, May 6. Money, 1-2a1 3-4.
Commercial paper, 3 I-2 per cent for in
dorse ments; 8 3-4a4 1-2 for first-class.
Today's sterling market was lifeiess.
Rates for actual business closed as follows:
Sixty days, 4s5a4 SO; cables, 4.s7 3-8a
4 81 1-2.
The times., 1897-05-07
SWINDLING The PREACHERS
Pitifus Yarns Warren Williams Told
to Several Pastors.
He Constantly Imposed Upon Church
People and Relied on strength
of Their Charity.

Warren Williams, clever '.hard-luck'
swindler, who has been victimiZing large
number Of the prominent clergymen Of this
city. was arrested yesterday by Detective
Carter, of the central office, upon COM
plant of Rev. Dr. T. S. Hamlin, pastor of
the Church of the Covenant. Williams is
a well-appearing man, about twenty-five
years of age, a convincing taiker, and
found little difficulty in securing money
from sympathetic divines.
Several weeks ago Williams called at DR..
Hamlin's residence, on Connecticut ave-
nue., and told a pitiful tale Of having just
recently been married and having lost his
position, and that himself and his wife
were in a starving condition, aud had had
no food for several days. He claimed to
have come from Lynchburg, where he said
he had friends well to do. but was too proud
to ask either them or the charities for
help.
The fellows story seemed SO straight
forward and was told in such a manner
that the preacher did not question his hon
esty and readily gave him dollar. The
next day Williams called upon DR. Easton
OF the Eastern Presbyterian Church and
told the same account of his misfortune,
and said he had been recommended by DR..
Hamlin. He was successful in obtaining
several dollars additional from DR.. Easton.
Rev. DR. Luckett, of the church at Fourth
and B streets southeast, and Rev. Dir, Sun
derIand also became victims to the man S
dishonesty. number of other preachers
were also induced to give the man money
upon forged recommendations which he
presented from prominent members of their
various congreg atoms.
Several of the pastors. including DR.. Ham
lin, began to investigate the mans Case
and his deceit was soon discovered. Com
plant was made at police headquarters
and Detective Carter was assigned to cap
ture the man. Yesterday afternoon the
house of Mrs. Moore on Missouri avenue.
where he was found considerably under the
influence of liquor. which he had pur-
chased with the money he had secured
from the mini sters.
1t was learned that Williams has no wife,
and for some time has been making his
living by imposing upon church people, and
spending their money upon disreputa ble
women.
When Detective Carter entered the house
where Williams W as found, the latter madea
desperate attempt to escape by rushing
out of the front door and running down the
street, but was captured after short
cnase He was taken to No. station
ing In the police court this morning.
The times., 1897-05-07
Statement From Mr.. Fechner.

To the Editor of The Times:
As your motto has always been fight
for the right, wish to call your attention
to a case that will interest many of your
readers as to how misstatements can lead
many who are high in office TO shield a
dangerous class of people. 1t has been
stated that Attorney Alexander Wolf in
formed Chief Justice Bin CHAM that all OF
the goods stolen ny Anna Neuhaus
had been returned, whereas only be-
tween 800 and 400 articles have been
returned and found by persistent search,
leaving nearly 200 articles whlcn We can
prove are in pawn shops ana una counted
for, besides the Two sealskin sacques cut
up and destroyed. / have no object in
prosecuting this party more than getting
whati rightly mine, and as L have given
up my vocation to recover my own, /
trust that the public will not condemn my
actions.
ST. CLAIR FECHNER.