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The broad ax., 1897-07-10
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At the Hull county court yestsrd,-
his honor, Judge Bedwell, gave his A.
eIsion In the case Of Sylvester Va L.
vaggi, which was a claim for $50 dam.
ages for an assault on plaintin. the as.
sault consisting Of the defendant cut.
ting on one Of the waxed ends OF N.
plaintiffs mustache, says the Le.d.
Mercury. Hs honor said II was clear.
that an assault had been committed
and q very grave one, for which de-
fsndant was liabls, he should say. for
heavy damages. But fortunately. th.
plaintiff, having received the assault
himself accepted q most extraordinary
and strange situation, for the defend
ant then volunteered to sacrifice a DOR.
ton Of his own mustache as a sort o.
mitigated penalty for the loss tia
plaintiff had sustained. The plaintiff
thereupon accepted the situation, took
the scissors and cut on q portion or
the defendants mustache. II was tru,
that the plaintiff lost an inch and a
half. It was also true that defendant
lost one-eighth of an inch. QAugb-
ter) Looking at the point of Law which
had arisen, the question was the prop
er term to apply to plaintiffs action
in cutting on defendants mustschs
The term waiver" had been suggest.
ed, but he thought 1t was accord ana
satisfaction" He was satisfied it wa
and II took him back to a very littl,
old case indeed in Dyer" Whenever
the plaintiff has consented to recely.
and has actually received, satisfaction
and recompense for the injury he has
sustained the cause Of action is dis
charged, although the satisfaction and
recompense were not one bvndredth
part Of the value Of his loss" In this
case" continued his honor. "as I DO the.
fractions. ii is the tweuty-seTenth
part. Uaughter) A twenty-seventh
the defendant has given and the plain
tin accepted. According 10 the au-
thority Of that case it is accord and
satisfaction and the plainuI must lose ,
his verdict. The verdict will there
fore be for the defendant without
costs.'
The broad ax., 1897-07-10
Stewards Fees.

The voyager, # he is not seasick. Is
dependent for comfort first on the table
steward. To this man il seems TO bs
the rule to give $3.50 for one. or s.
for two or three persons in a party,
whether one is served in regular
courses or orders what he pleases from
the bill. Late suppers might increaA
the fee. Ones next best friend is the
deck steward, il he is attentive and has
followed out suggestions about the
steamer chair and rugs. Sometimes
one can eat on deck when it is fatal
to go below, and then. IL the deck stew
ard is obliging he deserves the larger
part Of what would go to the table
steward in regular course. II the
weather is at all fair II is most agree
able to find ones chair well PLACED
and the rugs dry every morning. es-
pecially II one is inclined to seasiek-
ness Moreover. this steward is the
one Gho continuously brings sand
wiehes and broth on deck and,
as he is Obliged himself to fee the
cooks assistant to get these
articles prepared, it is clear
that he should be well remembered
at parting il any one is. On many
lines his pay, like that Of most Of the
stewards, Is not higher than $l2 a
month and the company, on general
principles. keeps back one-third to pay
for breakage. Another third goes TO
the cooks in fees. Where, therefore,
would he be without his tips?-Scrib-
ner's Magazine.
The broad ax., 1897-07-10

., his aaIr. II was long afterward
that he told me this In a burst OF con-
edepce. II was the death Of the mans
ambition. That happened fifteen years
aro. He Is a street car conductor still,
probably always viii be. He seems
to have no desire to become anything
else"
The broad ax., 1897-07-10

A prominent New England physician
nky1: .The worst possible place to
wear chest -pr0tector ID On the ehest;
ne best possible place to wear one is
probably on the soles Of the fset-
Sometimes the quality Of penstration
4 Impaired % q truth by giving Il the
sezblancs Of paradox.
The broad ax., 1897-07-10

II win interest summer visitors TO
Maine to know that the fight between
the guides and the law Of that state
n growing warm. The law says that
every guide shall pay license Of $40
or give up his business. The majority
Of guides have fiatly refused to nay the
license.
The broad ax., 1897-07-10
CALLS EN- sAYAGES.
HINDoo's IMPRESSIONS OF
AMERICAN WOMEN.
Ne n at Present. Waiting che United
ssases and WIN Do wen II He Gets
ost OF, the coantry withess . Horse
vhlpping.

ANY women. and
especially the moth
ers Of the far west,
are guessing as to
whether they shall
accept Bramachar-
ian Bodhabhikshu,
q white robed and
turbaned Hindoo
visitor to the re-
cent woman's con-
zress In San Fran
The broad ax., 1897-07-10
Curios Not In Demand.

Mrs. Jones Ito tratnp)-No; gave
you q piece Of pie the day before yes
terday.
The Tramp-Yes, mum; but
couldn't get anything for it. There's
no demand at present. mum, for pstri-
fed curiosities--Nev York Tribune.
The broad ax., 1897-07-10
PUBLIsHED WEEKLY.

What extreme adjective of lewness
ean be used to designate the Chicago
women who have organized to com
bat the new" woman and her ideas Of
equal Suffrage?
The broad ax., 1897-07-10

E are not likely to
think Of romance
in connection with
the man who rings
up fares. He Is
mortal like our
selves, howev e T.
and being 90 Is q
target for Cupid's
darts, says the St
Louis Repub lie
There Is q tall,
The broad ax., 1897-07-10

The Ideal Brother n I'd the Real IniHs'
The rejected Cornelius, after the rel IsTis,
"You WIN be a sister 10 me! A zen uolsT1 sra
to-ni9ht. supOer Al DeI's and a cab =
A sister to met Great Scotti what sol, SUI. - "a
fool human being do you take or0lns4
beP'-Hariem Life.
The broad ax., 1897-07-10

TO Cure Constipation Forever.
ks os:s.5ets Candy cath.rtis, ,,IS lCe SG1sS % -
The broad ax., 1897-07-10

women. Then he touched another
sympathetic chord In the hearts Of his
audience By his pathetic reference to
the mothers Of his own land. Bis re-
narks we're ended with the foiiowing
frfbdte TO the woman IN general: she
4 the heassn1y flower stolen from par
adfss 70 adorn the house; AZ sister
she i the ministering anssl: as wife
she b the crowned queen: a. the moth
The broad ax., 1897-07-10

How ala you happen to go to seeP ~
churchr" sSrhe women's hats looAsSSh.rs
much Ike lamp shades that forgo' WIZ
The broad ax., 1897-07-10
CASTLES IN THE AIR.
A MAN WHO RINGS UP FARES
HAS A ROMANCE.

The Reason that He Never Married
Pretty Girl Who Smiled at the Con-
dactor Unconscious of the Impression
She Wa Making.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24

Dallas, Texas, November 20.-Super-
intendent j. w. Maxwell of the Mis-.
souri,, Kansas and Texas railway is
very much interested in new ballast
his line is manufacturlnf for use on
the eighty-eght miles of road between
Fort Worth and Hillsboro 1t is a
gumbO, made by burning black land
dirt for three days, or until ii is light as
chips and as brittle ms glass The burn
ing is being done near IIillboro and
Is conducted as follows A row of old
ties is placed along the track for II
half mile and then set on fire: n steam
shovel is set at work then, heaping
n layer of writ and a layer of soft coal
upon the fire, alternately. This is kept
up for several days, when the whole
mass is allowed to cool. The coal and
black dirt have by this time become
a hard, porous substance that is said
to make by railroad men the best bal
last ever discovered.
Superintendent Maxwell has received
samples of the work at his Dallas Of
flee and is highly pleased with them.
He says he Will have 100000 yards, or
enough to ballast the Fort Worth
Hlllsboro division, burned at this time.
Eventually he expects to see the en-
tire system ballasted with this mate
rial.
The Atchson, Topeka and Santa Ee
and the Chicago, Burlington and Quln-
cy roads have been using gumbo bal
last for several years and have found
IT very satisfactory.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24
mining pronerty In LItirntlon

Fort Worth, Texas, November d.
\. L. d. L. Bryant of Paris will hear
the arguments in the injunction suit
of ID. d. Perkins against j, A. Walker
ct al. An answer has been fled in the
case in the federal court here. The
suit involves gold mining property To-
Gated in chihuahua, Mexico, said to be
valued at $1,000,000. The principal
stockholders reside in Temple and Fort
Worth. There is alleged yet due on
purchase about $4,000 and the owner
of the note for this amount undertook
20 sell stock, but the court granted a
temporary injunction, restraining the
sale of this stock until a hearing of
the case ON its merits could be had.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24


Washington, Nov 21.--The Dispatch
es from Ottawa announcing that the
Canadian cabinet has decided to send
commission to Washington to nego-
tiate with similar commission to be
appointed by the United States govern
ment touching all the questions at is
sue between the United States and
Canada has. had the important effect
Of drawing forth here for the first time
a statement OF the exact propositions,
that we're laid before the Canadian
contingent when they were in Wash
ington a few days ago. 1t can now
be said that the proposal OF Mr.. Fos-
ter, representing the United States
government, which the Canadian dele
gates took home with them to sub
nit to their council was.
First, that both nations agree at
once to suspension of all killing of
seals during the next season in the
Pacific ocean and Bering sea, the mo-
dus to so into operation on the first
of next month.
Second, that representatives, of the
governments of the United States and
Great Britain, including Canada, be
designated to enter with as little de-
lay as possible upon the consideration
of all unsettled questions between Can
ada and the United States with the
view to a settlement by treaty and to
include the sealing question and any
other matter; which either govern
ment may choose to bring forward. So
far the state department has not been
advised that the Canadian council has
acted upon the propositions, but an
early answer is expected, as is evil
denced by the fact that the dates set
for the beginning of the modus. stop
ping the killing of seals, is no later
than the first of next month.
One important fact that is not clear
ly disclosed in the Canadian Dispatch
es is that the modus must be agreed
upon personally before our govern
ment consents to the commission. In
other words, there must be no more
killing of seals while the commission
is at work The commission might oc
cupy a long time in its deliberations
and if pelagic sealing is to go on mean
while it is believed by our experts that
there will be no seals left to serve as
a basis for negotiations.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24

Austin, Texas. November 22.-HoD.
j. d. Sayers arrived here from Pales-
tine yesterday and registered at the
Hotel Salge. He has Travelled over Il
considerable portion of the state of
ate, and expresses himself as being
Wen satisfied with his chances for
obtaining the gubernatoidal nomination
next year. He will remain here for
several days, and depart for Wash
ington December |.
Ex-Governor Hogg left FOR New York
via Galveston yesterday evening, to
be gene month.
Martin Thorn will be placed on trial
in New York for the second tlme for
the murder of Guldensuppa Mrs.
Mack ana Thorn will b)tl appear ON
the stand.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24

The Century Magazine, with its No
vemIber numlber, enters upon its TWEEN
ty-seventh year. During its long exist
ence, by reason of its many notable
successes, it has won an assured and
commanding position. During the com
ing year The Century will maintain it's
exceptional position as magazine of
entertainment and as a leader in art
and thought.
For the benefit of readers of The
Century an unusual combination offer
is made or this year. There has been
issued 1.-THE Century Gallery of One
Hundred Portraits" made up OF the
finest engravings that have appeared
in the magazine, and representing a
total expenditure of nearly 100000,
These are printed ON heavy plate-pa'-
per, with wide margins, like proofs.
The retail price of the gallery is $3.50,
but this year it win be sold only in
connection with a subscription of The
Century. the price Of the two together
being $3.50.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24
PhllanthropIc Tamanny.

New York, November 20.-The exec
ntiye committee Of Tammany Hall met
yesterday and arranged for the annual
reorganization next month. After the
transaction of this business Richard
Croker made a speech, in which he
asked the committee to subscribe $780,
900 for the starving people Of Cuba
and like sum for the poor OF this
city The Cuban check was handed to
Senior Tomas Estrada Palma and other
members of the junta who had called
TO seek the aid Of Tammany in behalf
OF their starving countrymen
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24

Zanzibar, East Africa, November %.
Particulars lave reached here about
n revolt in the south of the equatorial
province expedition. 1t appears that
the expedition was coming from the
uganda country to point as to
which information is wanting. On
October 10 the mutieeers attacked the
expedition. In the fifht that followed
Lieutenant Fielding. Major Thurston
Engineer Scott, a civil officer and fif-
teen soldiers were killed. The number
wounded was thirty, including Captain
Mcpherson and Chief of Civil Officers
Jackson.
Tine mutineers We're finally defeated,
after losing 100 killed and wounded.
Jamrieud has been Joined by the ma
tive army, and it is hoped by the
able to quell the mutlny in few weeks
A detachment of the Indian troops
from Mombasa will start at once to
reinforce Major Mcdonald.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24
MINERS INJURED.
Cars Loaded with Human Freight Roll
Down an Embnnkment.

Cars EoRdsd With Human Freight Roll
Down an Embankment.
Brazil, Ind, Nov. 21.-An awful ac-
cident occurred on the Chicago and In
diana railroad about 8: 30 yesterday ev-I
ening nine miles north of this city
near Coal Bluff. The miners train on
its homeward journey and bearing
about 500 miners was wrecked on The
Gladstone switch and two cars. loaded
with their human freight, left the
track, rolled down the embankment
and lodged at the bottom in a ditch
filled with water to the depth of sew
eral feet The accident was caused by
running over a horse, which threw
the caboose from the track and it
dragged the other car with it.
Twenty-three men in all were more
or less injured, three of whom suffered
injuries that will prove fatal.
Eighteen of the injured persons live
in this city and five in Coal Bluff.
The fatally injured are: Asbury
Rummell, check weighman at the Eel
Ter G. Mcclellan Coal oompany's mine;
Gus Reubett, Guy Alderman
They were pinioned under the
wrecked cars and could not be reached
until the wreckage had been removed.
OF the FIVE men injured at Coal Bluff
two are reported to be in critical
condition-Jesse Winn and Riley
Smith.
A special train bearing physicians
was Immediately dispatched to the
scene of the accident and returned to
the city at 9 O'Clock with the wounded
men.
Among others of the injured were:
William Boucher, city arm broken
and otherwise injured; VIM. Deal, mi
ner, city, three ribs broken; Frank
Field, brakeman on the train. arm
broken; -Carpenter city, arm brck-
en-.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24
WIN Make Vacancies.

Washington, November 22.-lt was
said last night that the solicitor of the
treasury will render an opinion today
to the effect that deputy collectors OF
customs and deputy collectors of inter
nal revenue are properly in the class
flied service, and that the order OF eX-
tensions issued by Mr.. Cleveland while
presiden placing these deputies uhd-
er civil service is null and void, ana
that the collectors have the right to
appoint their own deputies just as the
did prior to Cleveland's order. This
opinion will be hailed with delight by
the collectors throughout the country
Dallas and Brownsville districts, who
as everybody knowns, have no love for
the civil service law.
And order will shortly be issued by
Secretary Gage of the treasury requlr-
and especially by the collectors of the
ing all employees in the steamboat in
spection service to pass civil service
examination, and such employees VINO
fail to make the required per cent
will. be weeded out of the service, and
the vacancies thus created will be filled
from the eligible list of the civil ser
vice commission. 1t was Cleveland who
issued the order placing the employees
in the steamboat inspection service
under civil service.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24
Mckinney wnter Works

Mckinney. Texas, November 20-Ac-
ter years Of agitation ana one of futile
effort, 1t now seems that Mckinney is
destined at last to have water works.
The city council met in called session
Thursday evening and located the tpo7
for the artesian wei and another site
for staniplpe Of the proposed system
which win be thorough and adequate
for al purposes. j. Perry Burns do
mated the ground for the artesian wei,
ana will also furnish power and water
in boring same. His very liberal pro
position saves the city several hun-
dred dollars expenses. A 10-inch well
was bored and Alderman r. 4. Elmer
son, w. b. Newsoae and H. a. Me
Donald were appointed committee to
solicit bids from welllboring firms,
and submit TO council. 1t is proposed
to put in more than five m.es of mains
running throughout the city.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24

Beaumont, Texas, November ~
Secretary Blain succeeded in getting Il
quorum of the executive committee of
the board of trade together Saturday
night and President Greer submitted
the letter recently received from Col
onel r. p. Duncan, general manager
of the Waco and Sabine Pass rail
road. The letter asked the citizens of
Beaumont to guarantee the proposed
raiload free right of way through
this county and terminal grounds in
Beaumont. The board instructed the
secretary to write Colonel Duncan
that the city would guarantee the right
of way from the county line to Beau
mont as well as the ground needed
for terminals in this city, but would
not undertake to guarantee a free right
of way from this city to Sabine Pass.
The secretary was also requested to
write officials of the Chicago, Rock Is
land and Pacific and the Gulf. Colorl-
do and Santa Fe railroads with refer
ence to their proposed extensions to
Beaumont.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24
THE LOSS is S5,OOO,OOO.
BLOCK OF BUILDINGS AT MEL
BOURNE BURNED.


Melbourne, November "a great
fire broke out here mt O'Clock yes
tcrlay morning and in Il short space
of time rid enormous DANCE. 1t started
at the warehouse of Craig Williamson
in Elizabeth street in the heart OF the
city. A strong wind was blowing ana
the fiercely famed flames rapidly en-
quilted building after building. De
spite the desperate efforts of the nre-
men. the block bounded by Eilzapetn
Flinders and Swanston streets anu
Flinders Lane was destroyed in three
hours.
The burner section included many OF
the largest buildings in Melbourne. Inc
buildings were completely Quilted AS
most of them contained soft goods
the flames, progressed with rapidly
which dehed all checking in the
furious wind. Ashes and debris We're
carried into the suburbs a distance OF
two miles
1t is estimated that the loss VIII
reach S5,O00,0O0 dollars, while the trade
in soft goods has received Il serious
setback. Hundreds of employees of all
sorts have suddenly been thrown OUT
of employment
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24


Galveston, Texas, November Oft is
said that focal historians record the
fact that few years ago scarcely any
one paid city taxes. The rich and poor,
the high and low, the banker and the
laborer, all avoided this burden with
the same degree of satisfaction. 1t
was considered the proper thing to do.
In consequence of this practice there
was a deficit to face in the city treas
ury each year. Bonds We're issued,
which called for interest and sinking
funds. and then there was Il waking
up in municipal affairs and change
of policy
Now the man who escapes the pay
ment of taxes is rare. During the past
few days Il large number of suits have
been fled in the civil district court by
City Attorney Smith for the collection
of delinquent taxes. Shit will be insti-
tuted against everyone who 81 in ar
rears, and payment will be enforced by
law. An examination of the petitions
filed shows that the suits are all for
small amounts. The large property
owners are paying their taxes without
Il word, and the books of the city as
SCISSOR and collector are said to be in
better shae than for years.
The suits instituted will be pushed
with vigor, and no guilty man will be
allowed to escape.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov, 2f.--Whcn the in
quest upon the body of John b. Ketch-
am was resumed yesterday aaother
continuance was taken until next Tues
day This was done in order to allow
the coroner and the police time to 90
to each of the drug stores at which
medicine was procured for Kctcham
when he was i'll. to compare the pre-
scription on file with those now in
the possession of the physician who is
sued them. This is to determine II
the prescriptions were in any way
changed after they left the hands OF
Dr.. Devoney.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24
Killed by n Train.

Giddings, Texas, November 22.--Joe
Fletcher was struck and killed by
southbound train on the Aransas Pass
road some time between - O'Clock and
daylight yesterday morning. About
1890 O'Clock he separated from two
companions saying that he was going
home. That was the last seen of him
alive. About daylight yesterday morn
ing Mr. Charles Hoppens, on his way
to market, found uhe body lying by
the side of the track near the south
end of short trestle, within a few
inches of the end of the crosstles. The
body was not mahg.ed: the right
shoulder was bruised, there was a
wound in the right side of the head
and neck and also bruse in the fore
head, caused by the body being thrown
against the end of crosstle. The de-
ceased was about 30 years Old and had
been raised at this place.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24

Beaumont, Texas, November 2O.-J.
B. Watkins Latham Davis and G. 7.
Crazy, defendants in suits fled by the
Port Arthur Channel and Dock COM
pany to condemn a right of way for
channel and docks for said company,
and in which the special commission
ers appointed by County Judge Gray
have made awards, have appealed
from the decision Of the commission
rrs ana filed application for removal
OF the causes to the United States cir
cult court Of the Eastern district of
Texas. The objections filed are SINH
lar in each cause
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24
MIIlIners ASSIGN.

BRENNAN, Texas, November pa
deed Of trust was filed in the county
clerks office Saturday evening lat,
the McGreggor Sisters, mllllners for
the benefit of preferred creditors, nam
ing B. Leviscn rs ,lll>tae.
Following is 4 last Of preferred cod
ltors: Campbell n Pennlnston 500; d.
McGreggor, $125; ]. Fink ~ Co., 1925;
Ii. Pincus, Houston, Texas, 5000; I. VI,
Young, $132. Total. 1852 Assets, a
stock of millinery goods.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24

TO wash organdles and lay'as, soak
them in gallon of warm wait-s u.
which a tablespoonful OF borax has
been dissolved, Leave them to so,l;
about 20 minutes and rub in soapsaas
made Of pure CASTLE soap; pour boillns
water over them aad allow to COO.
rinse in tepid water.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24

The local cloth market of Fail River
Mass, continues quiet, with down.
ward tendency TO prices.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24
A GREATLOEDON FIRE
LOSS rs ESTIMATED AT MORE
THAN TWENTY-FIVE MILLION.

a Hundred Warehouses Burned Were
Filled With Flimsy Material on which
the Flames Tod Rapidiy-Hundreda of
Thousands OF People witnessed it.