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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
FREE FARMS FOR YANKEES.

Venezuela Offers Land and Transport
tatfOn to American Emigrnnts.
From the New York World.
An emigration bureau has been opened in
! New York by the Venezuelan government.
| 1t is under the charge of DR.. Manuel V.
Toledo. formerly commissioner to the
| worlds fair. and already a number of emf
] grants have been sent to Venezuela through
| its agency. The bureau is now at No. "a
East 21st street.
The bureau was founded in March under
| two special acts of the Venezuelan govern
| ment Its intent is to help settle the vast
| tracts of unpeopled country in the rich val
| ley of the Aragua, and to encourage emil
grafton advantageous offers are authorized
by the government
| Under the act authorizing the bureau the
| government officials are now endeavoring
| to arrange reduced rate of transportation
for all emigrants. The act in the first
place. authorizes the payment of a sum
equal to so bolvars for the transportation
| of each adult and half that amount for the
| transportation of minors. In addition to
| this sum equal to 81 is offered for the
payment of the adults passage to the sea-
board. At the moment the bureau has
with emigrants, for the reason that 1t has
| been unable to contract with the steam
! ship companies that ply between here and
Caracas. 1t hopes to have this arrange
ment completed shortly.
In addition to this transportation bounty
| the government has authorized certain
land concessions of the utmost value. To
each emigrant will be given free not less
| than five acres nor more than six acres of
fertile land. Titles and deeds will be made
| out to him, and the only stipulation is that
| one-half the land must be cultivated with
| in period of three years. Another adj
vantage offered is that the emigrant will
| be permitted to buy at a merely nominal
price any other of the public lands he may
desire in any amounts and in any locality.
The valley of the Aragua, to which par
-ticular attention is paid by the Venezuelan
| government, is the most arabic section of
| the country. Up to the present time the
| chief difficulty in working 1t has been the
| lack of transportation. The Krupps of
Germany have recently invested large capt.
tai within its limits. and are now building
| a railroad that will tap it from end to end
| The terminal points of the road are Caracas
| and Valencia.
1t is hoped by the government that
American farmers will respond to the CALL
| The Venezuelans would prefer to have
Americans take up the farms, and other
| inducements may possibly be offered 1t
would be easy to fill the Aragua valley with
| Europeans, but the Venezuelan government
does not look with composure at this. 1t
| will make every effort to get Americans
and, until failing there. will not invite
| Europeans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
Average Height of Men.
From the St. Louis Globe-D emocrat


During the war measurements we're made
of over 1,O0O.000 men in the United States
army, and it vas found that the average
height of men bern in the United States
was SIS inches. According to Topinard
the average height Of Englishmen, Scotch
men and Swedes is GA inches; Irishmeu.
81; Germans, 66.2: Frenchmen. IS; Danes
66.2; Russians, 65.4: Chinese GA; Bushmen
"; Laplanders. GOT: American Indians,
6S.2; Patagonians. FOB. Taking these
measurements as a basis the average for
the world would be about 65S Natives of
the United States 1t will be observed, are
taller than any other representatives Of
the Caucasian race. and 1t is an Interesting
fact that residence on this continent, or
at least. the northern part OF It, tends to
develop all the races in respect of height,
weight and muscular power. Thus in the
army measurements referred to the aver
age height of foreign-born citizens was less
than the average OF American-born, but
greater than the average In their respect
I've countries. The high average of the In
dams Is another point in proof No statis-
tics Of the height Of women have ever been
tabulated. According to Geriand, the va
Ration in the height OF females OF the va
rous races Is very much less than OF men.
In the shortest and weakest races fha 10.
males are physically equal to the males,
and sometimes surpass them. On the other
hand. where the stature Of the males Is
considerably above the normal, the female
departs little from 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
Kodak stopped the Train.

From the Towanda Pl) Review.
The fond hopes of many Towandians
who would like to see this city made a
regular stopping point for the famous
Black Diamond express trains were real
lied to a certain extent on Monday after
noon, when the eastbound flyer stopped
at East Towanda.
1t isn't every amateur photographer,
either, who can get these speedy trains to
stop and have their "pictur' took
On the afternoon in question Towan-
dian who takes a great interest in me-
chanical engineering and incidentally In BIZ
cycling and amateur photography went to
the East Towanda crossing to get a snap
shot of train No. TO- He had perched him.
self on little shanty beside the track and
leveled his instrument when Waterman
John Carmody, who is stationed at that
point day times. asked to figure In the
old gentleman took up position beside
the track flag in hand.
On came the flyer, with Engineer Pixley
at the throttle, who. as he came to the
East Towanda station, saw the red flag
in the watchman's hand. and with visions
of piled-up freights before him shut of
steam and applied the air brakes with
vigor About this time the amateur pho
tographer and the Waterman realized what
they had done, and with wild gestures ex-
planned the situation, and the train sped
on.
Now, the question is. who IL the joke on,
the engineer, the photographer or the
Waterman?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18

ing contest once a year. The competition
occupies three August afternoon.and proves
,taeif one of the joys of the Partisan mid
summer. On the Sunday it is for the
fishers of the Partisan Association, which
rents from the city the fishing right of the
river within the city limits. On Monday it
is for the fr5iny unions from the towns
along the Se,re outside the city. On Tues
fish against each other for the final prize
of honor. given this year by no less a per-
son than the minister of public works.
How 1t is Celebrated.
On the Partisan day two hundred fishers,
with rods carried at their shoulders, like
so many bayonets, formed in line in the
great open Place de la Concorde. They
were marshaled by the officials of the as
ISOLATION. in the tall hat and frock coat,
with rosettc at the buttonhole, which is the
correct dress on all official occasions. The
fishers were in their usual attire when fac
ing the dangers of the river. straw hats
and sack coats, or workingmen's blcuses.
their position in life might demand
The Partisan Association of Fishers of
the Seine is a democratic body, and no So
cial distinctions bar the way to admission.
Each of tine members wore his badge, a
gold fish Oh a blue, green or silver heraidic
background. according to the rank which
the fisher holds. There are those who pay
twenty francs-$i-each year, and have the
riSnt 10 HSn daily ana nightly. Inen tnere
are others who pay only seven francs. and
must limit their fishing to Sundays and
holidays. And yet others pay five or two
for still more restricted privileges in the
river which has made Paris-which has
made France There are some nine hum
dred of these associated fishers in all, and
they pay the city each year seven thousand
and fifty francs for the exclusive rights of
fishing in the Seine To maintain their
rights tine state pays patrol of four men
and the association pays another.
All others who cast their lines on the
muddy wave are considered and treated as
poachers, if they have a hook baited Tor
anything large than gudgeons, or If they
put a line into the river toward the magic
hour of sunset. If they use net it is still
worse, and they are sure to be prosecuted
when caught. These unauthorized fishers
are known to the others as the 'savages"
of their art
Carp. which love the dirt, are most
sought after. They are sometimes, it is
said. found weighing from three to six
pounds, fattened on the sewage of this cos
nopolitan city. But the fishers stories are
told rather of the cells which they often see
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
OF HISTORIC VALUE
A Mosaic Map Of Jerusalem Has Re-
Gently Been Uncovered.
MADE IN THE FOURTH CENTURY
important Buildings Of the Ancient
City Clearly Shown.
SETTLES MANY QUESTIONS

Written for The Evening Star
A map of Jerusalem, in mosaic over 1,5oO
years old, has been found at Madaba. i'm
Palestine. 1t was discovered in uncovering
the ruins of an ancient church about to be
rebuilt. The entire pavement of the old
church was a mosaic map of Palestine,
many Parts of which had been worn away
or broken off. That part containing the
city of Jerusalem was more or less perfect,
only part of the wall at the southwest
corner being missing, and the well-known
scholar and archaeologist. M. ]. Lagrange.
who lives in Jerusalem, has just written
a description.
After a minute examination of the mosaic,
it is pronounced of great historic value,
dating from the fourth century of the
Christian era, and representing the Jeru-
salem of Hadrian and Justinian. After COM
pairing it with ancient descriptions of the
holy city, and with Jerusalem as it now
exists, the learned scholar has identified
the gates and buildings on the map The
northernmost gate. thanked by two towers.
is undoubtedly the gate of Nablous"
Thence the wall is marked in green with a
black border. Following 1t to the south
west, four towers are found for the de-
Tense of the wall, and a gate with two
towers in the exact location of the present
Joppa gate" Above the second tower the
wall rises to a great height. This is the
citadel which protects the street running
north and south. After this citadel, eyi-
GENTLY the tower of David" mentioned by
authorities of that time, the walls resume
their natural size. The map is damaged
on the southeastern side, where a gate is
found in the actual location of the golden
gate" Then gate with two towers ap-
pears. to which broad street leads up
this is the Gate of Marianne"
On entering the Gate of Nablous" we
see a beautiful open place with a tall COL
umn in 1t. The column has long disap-
peared. but the name remains, the gate
being called Bal-el-Amoud, the column
gate. The place is small now, resorted to
chiefly by nargileh smokers, and was chris
tened by missionary "Loafers' square"
Church and Palace.
Passing southwark, down the great COL
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10 get Them out. They are Partisan fish,
nn-de-siecie and up to date. hard to eaten,
ana nard to eat when caught. They talk
slang among themselves, and would smoke
the cigarette stumps thrown to them by
Inc thougntlesS were ii not for the impos-
sibility of keeping up a light. 1t is one CT
the sights of Paris to rest your stomach
against the parapet of a bridge, and. lean
ing over, watch the professional and anna
teur fishermen who while away their
happy hours in rescuing each others
tackle from the passing steamboats,, barges,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18

Senator Morsan's Slim Schooling.
From the Galveston News.
Senator Morgan's old school teacher says
that the Alabama Ambassador went to
school for but one year. His lack Of edu-
cation. however. did not prevent him from
studying law at an early age and becom-
Ing successful practitioner. The literary.
requirements for which he has reputa-
ton were gained by reading In later years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18

HE PRETTY, BUT
dirty, little river
Seine. which flows
through Paris, Civ
ing occasion to So
m a ny handsome
bridges. is noted by
the outside world
more from its sui
cideS than it's fishing
facilities. Nevertbe-
less. there are fish in
its troubled and
messy depths. and
the n-1y Question 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
TO RAISE THE WIND
A Curious Character Who Makes His
Living by Whistling.
Was A ST. LOUIS WHARF RAT
And Has Travelled All Over the
Western Continent
NATURAL GIFT FOR MUSIC
WAS A ST. LOUIS WHARF RAT
NATURAL GIFT FOR MUSIC

HISTLING MULE
Sam Coleson spent
half a day in Wash
ington last week.
He made a stop-over
here between trains.
He las recognized,
as he paraded Penn
sylvania avenue, by
a Star reporter, who
first made his ac-
quaintance at the
famous Cliff House,
near San Francisco.
on6 u-hn Coxu him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18

II you want anything. try an adj In The
Star. Il anybody has what you wish, you
win get an answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18

FISHINGIN THE SEINE
Furnishes Innocent Amusement for a
Large Number Of Men.
SOMETIMES THEY CATCH SOMETHING
And Every Year They Hold Big
Public Contest,
WHEN PRIZES ARE GIVEN
SOMETIMES THEY CATCH SOMETHING
WHEN PRIZES ARE GIVEN

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
PARIS. September I. 1897
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
ART AND ARTISTS

The question as to who shall be at the
head of the art section in the American
exhibition at the Paris exposition of 1900
is now agitating art circles. 1t will be a
post demanding no little diplomatic tact as
well as artistic skill and Judgment The
name of John La Fargo has been suggest
ed for the position, though it is not known
that he will accept it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18


1t is expected that Mr.. W. B. Chiffon will
return to the city from his vacation mex
Tuesday.
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When the Day. II Done.

Nothing could be prettier as q scene set
ting than the riverside and the bridges,
black with people looking down to watch
the sport. the trees above the embank-
ment. and the Eiffel tower stretching up
its head for 1000 feet to proclaim the ge-
MUS of Paris. When the two hours are up
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-19
NEW SUITS FILED.

Leon and Octave Lecomte VS.. South
western Savings and Loan Society and
w. H. Hunt, injunction, restraining
defendant from transferring deed of
trust for $500 on 2S1z varas on west
side of Nueva street and for cancela-
ton of same.
f.. P. Olcott VS.. George E. Barstow
ct al, on notes of s21,4O7.15 and fore
closure on 5SO6 acres of land in Ward
county, Texas.
Agnes Jean VS.. H. Yoakum and wife,
note of $500 and foreclosure on lot "a
block 8, Belmont street, in East End
addition.
N. A. and B. F. Kingsley VS.. j. w
Patterson, on notes for $37O and fore
closure on lot 1, block 2, south OF Co.
| lad street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-19

The ladies' section of the San An
tonic Turn Verein are spending this
afternoon picnicling in rScheuermey-
er's Southwestern park. They went
out at 2:9O o'clock taking car OF the
San Antonio Edison line at Avenue {
and Third street.
-Found-A bundle of laundered nap
kins. Call at $50 East Commerce
street and pay for advertisement. 1t
Juan Abrigo was arrested this
morning in the Trans-San Pedro dis
trict by Detective McClosky and OH
Ger Diaz and locked up in the city
iail on the charge of being a suspic-
ous character.
The West End passenger trains
were running on time today-one hour
apart.
Juan Ximenes, alias Captain Jack
was declared insane in the Probate
court yesterday.
Wanted intelligent men to peddle
stockings in this city. Address
Stockings this office. IL
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-19
RAILROAD NOTES.

. A. ]. Whitehead. of the Big Four
route, is in the city.
Southern Pacific train No. 10 is five
hours late from FL Paso today.
w. j. Taylor, general baggage agent
of the International, is in the city.
c. C. Niles, of Fort Worth, formerly
conductor on the, Arkansas Pass, is in
the city.
superintendent D. T. Forbes, of the
Victoria division of the Southern Pa
cific, is in the city attending court.
Conductor Jack Bollons, of the
Southern Pacific, has returned from a
trip west where he has been prospect
ing.
Pat Reinbolt, a brakeman on the
Southern Pacific, is in the Santa Rosa
hospital with a broken leg, sustained
by being knocked from a carr
Manager w. C. Van Week, of the
Southern Pacific, passed through from
Houston yesterday en- route to Ell PasC
and was accompanied here by Superin
tendent McQueeney.
Vice President and General Mana,
ger NJ. D. Monserrate and Superintend
ent r. H. Innes, of the Arkansas Pass
| returned yesterday from Yoakum
whittier they accompanied Messrs
William Mahl and N. H. Foster who
are en- route east.
General Manager George Dullnit
says the Gulf Shore has about com
| pleted arrangements with the Stock
dale people to extend the read to tina
place and that work of construction
from Sutherland Springs will probab
| " begin next Monday morning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-19

or 22 calibre gun to dispense with dogs
! impounded and not redeemed by the
owners under the city license law.
The city schools will close May
S1st for the scholastic term.
Buy All Day Sucker Candy bearing
1.-the name DUERLER, absolutely pure,
and no secondhand sticks. 1S-7t
-Messrs. J. c. Beasley and l.. c.
Hill, Of Beeville. were introduced as
visitors to the San Antonio club yes
terday by Judge S. G. Newton.
The lower floor of the Wickes'
building on Alamo plaza will be oc-
cupied by a grocer shortly, the offices
having all been removed.
RETURNED, C. H. FINK, La
DIES FINE TAILORING, 209 North
Presa street, between Commerce and
Market streets, around the corner from
Moke's Millinery Co. 5-17-1m
"A concert will be given May Gath
at Beethoven hall, for which a COM
mittee of ladies is now canvassing the
city.
-Cooley's Register now handles on
ly Old Crow and Hermitage whisky. 1t
j. ]. Bowen was arrested this
morning on the charge of being drunk
and disorderly at the Boston restau-
rant on West Commerce street. He is
accused of throwing dishes in al in
discriminate way.
Come and dance for the SO in
Gold at the IVY SOCIAL, CLUB ex-
cursion at Medina Park next Sunday.
Ivy Club members will not enter this
contest. Round trip tickets so cents.
"A fine pecan tree was blown across
the railing of the Arsenal street bridge
from the Arsenal grounds by the storm
of Monday evening.
Miss Woulfe has a well earned rep
utation in this and other states.-
uouson Post. 1t
Miss Woulfe at Y. NJ. c. A. hall
Friday night, May Il.
AS an elocutionist Miss Woulfe has
no peer in the south.-Velasca Tones.
Mrs. Rosa Berry, living at the
corner of Monterey and Frio, was saw
ed from self destruction by an over
dose of morphine last night by the
timely attention of DR.. Withers, who
was called to administer antidotes.
Take the morning excursion train
of the IVY SOCIAL CLUB at $50 a.
m. and witness the baseball match
between the Government Hill Reds and
Sunset BOYS for a purse of $25. 1t
Deputy Sheriff Herman Faust
leaves tonight for Burleson, Texas,
with Rose Townsend and Anna Boyd,
attached witnesses in a case against
Jesse Jackson, charged with theft OF
a horse.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-19
NEIGHBORS QUARREL.

Morris Kaufman and Sim Schles-
niger, two Israelites, living on East
street, treated each other to a general
"cussing out" yesterday about some
trouble among their children and both
were arrested by officer Diaz.
This morning they both stated to the
recorder that they had amicably set
tied matters and were once more at
peace with each other and asked to
have the case dismissed, but the recor-
der didn't see that way and fined each
of them IS, saying that he must try
their case even if they had compro-
missed thousand times as their COM
promise had nothing to do with the
law.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-19
PROBATE COURT.

Estate of Henry Carter, deceased;
letters of administration grated to c.
B. Mullaly, bond, $500. stephen Sef-
fel, Dan Taylor and Alex Mason, APP
pointed appraisers. Report of temper
airy administrator approved.
Estate of James NJ. Foster deceas'
ed; will admitted to probate. Letters
testamentary granted to Madison and
Minnie Foster without bond. Gustav
Frasch. Thomas Prandy and Fred
Balm appointed appraisers.
Estate of ]. b. TAYLOR, deceased;
suit by McMullen county dismissed al
plaintiffs cost.
Estate of Morales minors, letters Of
guardianship granted Ignacio Morales
bond $500.
Estate of Lillian, Emmett and JohT
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-19
PERSON AL MENTION.

Rev. L. Selle and wife returned from
Waco.
H. Marchbank, of Dallas, is at the
Maverick.
Mr.. J. A. McIntire, a Stockdale mer-
chant is at the Southern.
Clarence Martin, of the Light force,
is laying off on account Of illness.
DR.. ]. B. Treon, of Floresville, is at
the Southern, accompanied by Mrs.
Treon.
Mr.. Christian Stolte is now enjoying
vacation and is spending few days
in the country.
Mr.. Ben Duncan and son George,
stockmen of Moore Station, Frio coun-
ty, are at the Southern.
B. F. Wright, of Martindale, is in
the city, accompanied by his wife.
They are stopping at the Mahncke.
William Burwald and wife,of Karnes
| City, are in the city on their bridal
tour, and have apartments at the
| Mahncke.
Capt. ]. A. Mccormick has return
ed from Mobile, Ala, where he at
tended the meeting Of the Catholic
knights of America.
Mrs. T. L. Oglesby is in the city from
Midland, TEXAS, and is visiting hel
mother, Mrs. Bradley, on Marshal
street. She is quite i'll.
Mr.. John o. Ford, of Galveston, /!
in the city for the purpose of estab
fishing a branch agency of the Texa:
Stock and Farm Journal.
Mr.. A., G. 'Malloy, inspector of immi
grafton at Ell Paso, passed through
here yesterday en- route home from
Washington, d. c., where he received
the reappointment as inspector.
Mr.. Pat Barry and Mr.. Delane!
prominent Galvestonians, who spen
last Sunday in San Antonio, organize
a branch of the Emmetts in the city
. though with a small membership.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-19

being drunk and isorderly and the lat
ter for beating and striking. The
testimony was to the effect that San
ders had struck the Herrera woman
in a chop house on East street, appar-
emily without any. provocation and
that she had cursed him afterward.
The recorder fined Sanders $40 and the
woman S., but afterward reconsidered
her case and RENTED the fine, owing
to the fact that her disorderly conduct
had been caused by Sanders striking
her.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Mary e. Wright to Modesto Torres,
part of lot 6, block 8, on North Pecos
street, between Chavez and Zavalla
streets; $500.
Henry Schaefer and wife to Robert
Studer, lot 3. block 2, on Sherman
street; $3.50.
]. 1. Poor to Francisco Escalera de
Cuevas, tract 110x1S5 feet on south
east corner of r. T. Higginbotham sur
vey 20 about 31a miles south of Main
plaza; s240.
W.D. Druse and wife to J. NJ. Dobie,
lot IA, block II, in Three's first addi-
| ton; $3.50.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-19
4" WACO IDA" AGAIN.

Ida Douglass, Waco Ida," the COL
ored woman so conspicuous in police
circles will be tried by jury in Recor-
cer's court tomorrow morning for US
ing abusive language to her husband
Louis Douglass. she had him arrest
ed last week for disorderly conduct.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-19

r. Jones, minors, order of sale grant
ed to sell lands in Kendall county.
Estate of Vasquez minors, letters of
guardianship granted to Francisco
MunoZ Vasquez. Gustav Frasch, H.
B. Salliway and Richard Kirchner APP
pointed appraisers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-19
THAT PARLoR SUITE.

Received Of Wolff & Marx, one par
lor tapestry suit, by request of Mrs.
Augusta Hid, Of Marion, Texas, the
holder of L276. MRS. H. ARNOLD,
Corner Mason and Olive streets, city.