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Evening journal., 1897-06-08
Dea,b of n RanI, Prcs,dent.

Newburg, n. Y. June s.-Johu T.
Johnson. president Of the Chester Ma
tional bank, died on Saturday night,
aged 50 years. He had been cashier
and president Of the institution since
1851
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
FAILED TO APPEAR FOR SEN
TENCE

Bridgeton, June SIN the Cumber-
land county courts yesterday William
A. Carle, whose sentence Of year in
state prison for the illegal sale OF liquor
Evening journal., 1897-06-08

Thinks the General Assembly Could Bess
Please the Commonwealth by Speedy
AdJournment-Expens and Ques-
tionabIe Investigations Criticised.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
ROWLING AND FOwLERS.

The Monaghan Pheasants are pro-
tected in Ohio until 1900. Reports
from that state say that the birds are
doing well and increasing by the
thousands. Winter appears to have
no effect on them and they seem TO
stand the cold better than the guam.
Rolla Heikes, of Dayton, Ohio, de-
feated Chas. Grimm of Clear Lake,
Iowa. in a match at 100 live birds, for
the cast iron medal, emblematic OF
the cast iron medal, emblematic OF
the championship of America, at live
birds and a 5000 purse at Watsons
mark Burnside, ILL.,, on December 6th.
The score: Heikes 81, Grimm 81.
London, Dec. while shooting
pheasants with Lord William Beres-
ford, at His LOrdship's place, Deep
dene. Dorking, today, Tod Sloane had
n narrow escape from losing his hand,
if not mis- life.
The barrel of his gun exploded just
beyond the point where Sloane grasp
ed it with his left hand.
The gun was a new English one
When it was examined by Lord Mar
Gus Beresford and the other guests
who had been invited to meet the cell
ebrated American jockey they found
it to be badly shattered. This is the
second gun that has exploded in
Sloane's hands within a week. He
SAYS that if the barrel today had burst
one inch further back he never would
have been able to ride again.
The editor of a California paper
made a great kick in his editorial col
umns over 'the cruelty of leaving
Blue Rocks to die a lingering death on
the grounds, as none of them were re-
trieved after being shot" A gun
store in that city took few partial
ly broken targets and hung them up
in their front window, and marked
them wounded blue rock pigeons"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
SAILORS SEE SANTONE.
The Crew of the Battleship Yorktown
Spend Several Hours Here.

The Grew of the Battleship Yorktown
Spend Several Hours Here.
A party of seafarers spent several
hours in San Antonio yesterday. They
We're members of the crew of the Unit
ed States battleship Yorktown and
came in over the Southern Pacific from
the east yesterday morning. They
are en- route to the Pacific coast,
where their ship awaits them. In the
past few months a number of crews
have been transferred to the western
coast. This has become necessary ow'
ing to the demand for recruits since
the rush to Klondike has begun, as
young men who would enlist in the
navy now prefer taking chances in the
Alaskan gold fields. With the crew
that was here yesterday was also ne
gro. who was regularly enlisted mid
shipman. and mingled with his white
companions. who seemed TO enjoy his
company. The crew spent the day
sightseeing. until train time, and de-
clared that the weather was about as
wet as on the high seas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
THE IMMoLATIoN.

ing grounds, and she hoped to meet
them there. Her husband and many
of her children were already there and
she was going to them.
The assembled Indians did not utter
a sound, but stood as though they were
glad to be rid of the old woman, who
had been old ever since they had known
her.
At first she kindled fire in the cen
ter of the tepee which had been her
home for so long. After the fire began
burning briskly she asked the Other
Indians to gather for her pile of fuel
This they did with the same stoical
indifference which characterized theil
every action. A large pile of dry wood
was soon gathered and heaped about
the interior of her tepee.
She then arose and took all of heI
dresses, of which she had several, and
put them all on, one over the other
These dresses were some she had OBJ,
tanned at the agency from white won.
en-, and were wrappers OF light ma
terial. She then put on her regular
buckskin dress, embroidered with
beads, in Indian fashion, and about her
waist wrapped large amount of cot
ton cloth, burlap sacking and other in
fammable material.
All this did she do as if it were an
ordinary occurrence. Then she raised
the curtains upon the other side of heI
tepee so that the interior could be
easily seen. She made no more cere.
mony whatever, but pushed the dry
twigs and limbs up to the fire upon
all sides so as to make it as hot as pos,
sible. Her blankets were all about the
fire upon the ground, and all her other
belongings within the tepee.
When the fire had begun to burn
briskly, without the slightest hesitancy
she knelt upon the brush upon one
side Of the fire, and reaching over rest
ed her hands upon the opposite side,
bringing her body directly over the
flames, the material about her waist
catching Immediately. Not cry, not a
word, or even a murmur escaped her
AABS dS thS
about her. She was soon enwrapped in
a blaze. Keeping the same posture
through an ordeal which must have
cost her indescribable agony, the
crouched figure of the old squaw final
~ fell into the fire from sheer exhaus-
ton. The fires voluntary victim was
then quickly burned to crisp, the body
at last separating into two smoldering
bits of sizzling flesh and bone.
The tepee and everything in it was
also consumed.
All the while the other Indians stood
about and did not change their express
sion during the whole grewsome spec
tacle. 1t was also witnessed by two
white men, who live in that part Of the
country, and it was through them that
the particulars were learned by a cor
respondent of the New York Journal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
A LITTLE SUFFERER

Face, Hands and Arms Covered With
Scrofulous Humors - How a Cure
Was Effected.
"When five years old my little boy had
scrofula on his face, hands and arms. 1t
was worst on his chin, although the sores
on his cheeks and hands were very bad.
1t appeared in the form of red pimples
which would tester, break open and run
and then scab over. Afser disappearing
they would break out again. They caused
intense itching and the little sufferer had
to be watched continually to keep him
from scratching the sores. We became
greatly alarmed at his condition. My
wife's mother had had scrofula and the
only medicine which had helpd her was
Hoods Sarsaparilla. We decided to give
it to our boy and we noted an improve
ment in his case very soon. After giving
him four bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla
the humor had all been driven out of his
blood and it has never since returned.f
WILLIAM BARTz, 416 South Williams ST.,
South Bend, Indiana.
You can buy Hoods Sarsaparilla of all
druggists. Be sure to get only Hoods.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
IunGE CAMPS COURT.

Following are this mornings pro,
ceedings of the Forty-fifth district
court:
3743. Conception Barrera de Ros'
enheimer VS.. Juan Barre.a, ct al,
damages and foreclosure of lein; dis,
missed at plaintiffs cost.
1859. George G. Saur VS.. Maverick
Clark Litho. Co., punishment; dis
missed at plaintiffs cost.
1926. Maymie @. Freeman VS.. The
Northwestern Mutual Life ms. Co.,
on insurance policy: on trail by jury.
1910. Jane +. Sheern, eXecutrix
estate Joseph Sheern, deceased, VS.. J..
T. Burnett, injunction and for receiver;
pending.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

A petition was filed in the Probate
court this morning wherein Fortuna
to Villareal applies for letters of adj
ministration in the estate of Gustave
Hoyer, who died on November u,
1895, at the ranch of Manuel Ramirez
at Ojinada, Mexico. The petition
shows that deceased was the owner of
a sixth interest in the property of the
julius Hoyer estate in this city, valu-
ed at $1,000 and also possessed person
al property on the ranch in Mexico
valued at $50, and that he died with
out leaving n will.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
RARE INDIAN STOICIsM.
Strange Tale Which Comes from
the Wichita Mountains.
An Old Squaw Burns Herself to Death
In the Fire She Had Lighted
Herself, Surrounded by All
Her Friends.

A striking illustration of Indian sto-
icism was enacted recently in the Vi
cinity of the Wichita mountains, in the
Indian territory. Mana-Sook-A-Wan,
Comanche squaw who had been
known as the oldest woman in the
tribe, decided to put an end to her
existence because of her inability to
longer assist in any of the doings Of
the other Indians. She had attained
the age of over 100 years, as near as
could be told by Indian calculations
Her mode of suicide was that of
burning herself to death. She had
often told her relatives of her intention
to end her life, but did not make any
formal preparations until the day of
her strange deed. She was still able
to walk about the camp and to travel
about in a wagon, but her inability
to do other things wore upon her mind
to such an extent that she decided to
put an end to it all by death.
She made preparations first by send
ing out to all her relatives to assemble
at her tepee at midday. All her i'm
mediate family have long been scat
tered or dead, and she had lived entirely
alone for years.
She partook of no food or drink dur
ing the day. About noon she seated
herself before her tepee to receive her
relatives, whom she greeted with in
difference. None of them approached
her or uttered word to dissuade her
from her purpose at any time, but
looked on stoically.
After all had assembled she arose
and addressed herself to them, telling
them that she was no longer useful, that
she could no longer do anything but
await death, and that she had decided
TO die of her own accord. She told them
that she was going to the happy hunt
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
Hoods Pills easy to operate. easy 70 'hs
ASSISTANT FOR MIR. GAINES.

The appointment of an assistant to
Superintendent Gaines of the Railway
Mail service, it is understood, will
soon be made, but who the lucky man
will be is only matter of conjecture
Among those in line of promotion are
w. l.. Cate, st. Louis; w. o. Davis,
Fort Worth; G. J.. Leake, Fort Worth
b. ID. Lydick, Little Rock; Harvey
Montgomery, San Antonio. All these
gentlemen are at present filling the
place of chief clerk. w. D. Thomas
of Fort Worth, stenographer, is tenn
porarily filling the assistant superin-
tendents place. The position has a
salary of $1,000 per annum attached to
it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
RECEP-
HALFF OPPENHEIMER

The reception complimentary to the
vounr betrothed couple, Miss lille
Half and Mr.. ]. ID. Oppenheimer,
given at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mayer Half yesterday from 3 to Z
D. M. was attended by a great many
friends and relatives Of the high con-
of fine opportunity to wish them joy
and happiness in the initial step to-
wards the consummation Of the holy
bonds that bind them together so
long as life do last"
Those receiving with the young
couple were Mr.. and Mrs. Mayer
Half. and Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel OPP
penheimer. Refreshments were serv-
ed TO all callers and Notwithstanding
the inclemency of the weather the af-
fianced couple will have occasion to
long remember their first reception
given in their honor.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
JUVENILE BOOK COUNTERS

are daily besieged by anxious
BUYERS. This is as it should be.
The books are the very best to be
had anywhere; have been selected
with a special care to the needs
and requirements of young read
ers. and the low prices at which
they are offered make them the
more desirable and popular. Ar
ranged conveniently for your i'll
spectiOn. SENG bhoS'
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
TO SURVEY THE KLONDIKE.

Oakland, Cal, Dec. 20.-The U. S.
Geodetic survey ship Macarthur has
been ordered to Alaskan waters and
with the opening of spring will head
for Yukon river, there to remain UNI
til series of important surveys have
been accomplished and thorough
study of the country made.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
LICENSED TO WED.

J. IL. Bennett and w. a. Johnson.
Charles f. Smith and Mary +. Clau-
don.
J. A. Crawford and Allie Redus.
Robert b. Green and Mary Rowena
Maverick.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

fairs of the city drag along, many of
them being neglected, and with a rump
council, no mayor pro TEN, and one
half of the important committees Grip
Pied The city is in sad plight, and
all to serve the political ends of profess
sional politicians"
Mercy to goodness. it can't be so bad
as all that. Alderman Hamilton is
back again after months of absence,
and Alderman Ronse is within call.
"Alcalde" also complains of the pass
age of the budget, and threatens legal
proceedings.
If the gentleman who wrote the arti-
Gle for the "Alcalde" will supplement
his first effort in one of our local papers
we promise him lively discussion.
.HH
We object to Mayor Callaghan being
compared TO the great parliamentarian.
Tom Reed. We object to his being
compared to the greatest autocrat in
the world, the Car of Russia. We
object to whining excuses about the
cruel treatment of 1.-The majority of
the city council, when that majority
can easily escape punishment by re-
signing. Perhaps they think Gala
CHAN would pocket their resignation
and then they would be tied down to
their chairs while the autocratic mayor
practiced his cruelties upon them. Try
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
TWO HEARTS MADE ONE,

There was a large assemblage in st.
Marks church this morning to witness
the wedding ceremony of Robert II.
Green and Miss Mary Rowena Nave
rick. The ceremony was performed
by Dean Richardson. An informal re-
ception followed at the brides home
and the happy pair left over the South
ern Pacific for New Orleans with the
best wishes of their many friends.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
CREsCENTs ELECT OFFICERs.

The following officers have been
elected by the Crescent Social club for
the coming year:
President-ScudderH Hines.
First Vice President-GeOrge Con-
ring. ..g
Second Vice President-Oscar
SchuetZe.
Secretary-CharlesB osshardt.
Treasurer-Herman Calmbach.
Amusement Committee - Thomas
Abbott, Oscar Schuetze, John Whar-
ton.
r Correspondence. f. Dugosh.
The club will give stag party on
December 20.
The next meeting will be held jan
uary /, 1898.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
ALLOWANCE FOR CLERK HIRE.

County Assessor Louis Huth applied
to the county commissioners this morn
ing for a monthly allowance for clerk
hire, since the new law fixing his sal
airy at $500 annually, has become
effective. The commissioners took
the matter under advisement.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
GOOD PASTURAGE.

Will pasture gentle stock. Plenty
or grass, water and shelter. Address
JAMES p. NEWCOMB,
Light Office.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
Women with Boards.

A German scientist is of the opinion
that women viii have boards some time
in the remote future.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
THE SLAUGHTER CONTINUES.

THE SLAUGHTER CONTINUES.
We refer to our unparalleled
BOOK BARGAINS. COmmenc-
ing tomorrow and during all of
Nmas week we will sell books at
still further reduced prices. u..
All books heretofore sold at
$1.O0 will go at .....
-75c- .....,..
All books marked $1.25 will be
offered at .o.. ia
900 ...
All books at S1.50. your choice
of any volume in the house at ..
81 10.
These are ruinOusly low prices
and are offered the public at
time when other dealers reap
their biggest harvest of profits.
Not so with us. The question
of profit does not enter into our
book business. We are simply
Overstocked, and want to unload.
What's our loss is your gain.
l2-20-5t SENG BROS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

Local record: ..
Maximum temperature yesterday
43.
Minimum temperature in past "A
hours, 81.
Mean temperature 80. ~
Normal temperature 10.
Temperature at Z q. M, this date,
~. Z ... rs sa
Sensible temperature AZ.
Relative humidity, 100.
Wind direction, northeast
Wind velocity, s. .--
Weather, cloudy.
Precipitation in past twenty-four
hours .06.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

Weather conditions
The high area which extended over
the upper Mississippi valley Saturday
has moved eastward and is now be-
yond the range of the territory cover
ed by reports.
The low area has moved from Tex
as to the lower Mississippi valley.
Another high area accompanied by
colder weather has appeared on the
eastern slope of the Rocky mountains.
There has been a decided rise in the
temperature in the central and upper
Mississippi valley.
Slightly warmer weather is report
ed from Texas stations.
II. III. CURLEY. Observer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.

Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever
iOc, PC. II c. C. C. fail, druggists refund money
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
THE WEATHER.

Conditions as Forcasted by U. 5.
Observer Curley.
Rain this evening and tonight; fair
and colder tomorrow.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
To Cure Constipation Forever.
LEFT NO WILL.

Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 1Oc or &c
II c. Z. G. fail to cure, druggists refund money
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

''The Alcalde" sums up the situation:
1.-THE council is now without mayor
pro TEN tRonse having held that posi-
tom, and if the vacancies on the diff
ferent committees, Occasioned by the
resignation of Alderman Ronse, have
ever been filed the council has never
been notified of the fact. Thus the af-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

All books marked S1.25 will be
offered at ... La
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

Mayor Callaghan is by no means
great parliamentarian, but he is fir
presiding officer over the little body {
twelve city law makers. \ body tia
does not require much parliamentar
law, being all gentlemen, they behay
themselves as such, and could easil
get on with business without Nj
Reeds rules.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-12
RESEMBLE KlPLINGS.
The Rev. Mr.. Browns Dialect Poetry Above the
Level of Ordinary Achievement

But in Mr.. Browns case. as In that of
all true poets, the quality which really
raises his vers= above the level of orr
binary achievement is that of passion
The thing that strikes one most in Betsy
Leef' is that every line is quivsTing with
passion. We do not, of course, mean by
passion the mere emotion of low, but the
poets passion, the quality which marks
the true poet, whether it burns from a.
piec= of fantastic vers de societe like the
Rape of the Lock-" from a dissertation
on theology like THE Hind and the Pam
thsr," or from pure satire like this
"Dunciad." Passion in poetry is a CONF
municable fire. The poet hides a subtle
something in tbs words which kindle and
warm us as we read, be the subject what
it will. No one had more completely the
power to- work this miracls than the
author of Betsy Lee" and hence his
verses have a rush and a "go" which are
most celebrating. They Rad themselves,
as If they were ballads of Kipling. AS
an example of what we mean, take the
half humorous y'Sit strangely moving de-
scription of the old parson:
Now the gnandest ould pazon I'll be bail,
That ever was was ould Pazon Gale -
Aw1 OF all the kind and the good and the
truel 81
And The assy and free, and-"How do you
And "How's your mother Tom and-the
fishin?"
Spakin that nice, and a lis wlshin =
Good luck to the boats and-"How's the
talxet'
And blessin us there for Jesus sake
Ana many a time he'd come out and try
line, and the keen he was, and the spryi
And he'd sit in the stern, and he'd tuck his
tails
And well he knew how to handle the sails.
And sometimes, if we were snokin, he'd AK
For a pipe, and then we'd be turnin our
backs,
Lettin on (pretendin) never to see him,
end look1n
This way and that way, and him smookin
Twis' as strong and as black as tar,
And terrible soilum anil regular
Bless me! the sperrlt that was in him too
Houldin ON till a was blue
Ard only "a little man, but Staunch
With a main bSg heart aback of his paunchl
Just a little round man-but you should ha'
seen him agate
OF a good sized coG1ger or a. skate;
Hts arms as stiff, and his eye afire,
And every muscle of him like wire
There were sides of life quite un-
touchd by Mr.. Brown, but in his own
special field of storytelling in verse,
and in verse always eloquent and full of
the sense of beauty, few could rival him.
He was no., of course, anything like as
great a poet as either Tennyson or
Browning, but he was probably bet
ter narrator than either.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-12

mers filled with the Importance of their
discovery, sauntered up to Moses as he
sat behind the office desk, and, stick
ing out their hands, said:
"Mr Prouty. I am glad to see you"
For answer they received the largest
lot of assorted invective epithets ever
delivered In one bundle.
But If seeker after truth wants to
find anything like counterpart of old
Jed in Maine he must go to the Castine
house. In the village where gentle-souled
old Tom Saunders has sat behind the
rail for the past half century. telling
stories, retailing cigars and raking In
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-12
Tho nn1- DriCo
- a Remarkable

this December the p
did forward strides are bound hs be the Keystone new mercantile records We stand
confidently offering Aabama selected
absolutely the lowest quoted and take good care have them the lowest that will be
till hardly thing
guarantee yoy select and give quick service and
deliveries Respectfully
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-12
BROS.
Everybody Can't Buy Diamonds.

Here is a line of sensible, USEFUL arti-
Giles that never come amiss, and are al
ways appreciated. Thousands of others
just as necessary, and all at low prices.
Collar and Cuff Boxes for men.
Nextie and Gloxe Boxes for men.
Shaving Sets for men.
Leather Cases, travelling sets for men.
Beautiful Drssser Set, celluloid.
= Satin-lined boxes for ladies.
Very handsome lot picture frames In
silver, for men and women.
Music rolls in Gather and leathehetts,
in black, tan and red.
Atomizers, jewel boxes, puff boxes.
mounted clothes brushes, mounted hair
brushes, etc.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-12
Gloves For Christmas Presents.

Few things are more generally chosen
for Christmas gifts than Gloves. The
new store recognizes the fact and has
prepared this bargain sale sure to please
ALL
100 dozen Ladies' Kid Gloves (Rein-
frardts seconds). with clasp fasteners,
buttons and Foster hooks-2 and 3
row embroidered backs-aolors browns,
tans, reds. light gold, green, mode, but
ter color. white, and black, worth up to
$1.50-your choice. csc.
Mems Gloves in Kid, Dogslrin and I'm
dressed Mocha, fieece-lined, Gasp butt
tons, calue ST. pr pair 75c
Elegant line of Misses and Children's
Gloves and MDbtens from 19c per pair up
to Soc.
Infants Mittens in cream. pink and
blue at 23c per pair.
Many good things to show you In the
Glove section to-morroy.