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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-27
THE AMERICAN FAMILY.
statistics OF the Families and Homes of
Massachusetts.

Massachusetts,.
AS the family is the foundation of
the state any facts as to its progress and
its present condition as compared with
past years, is of general interest. The
census of Massachusetts,, taken last
year, the published reports of which are
now appearing, affords a limited in
sight into the subject in one state. 1t
givesthe otalnumbero of occupiedro rooms
in the state and in each county, the
average number of rooms occupied per
family and the average number of per-
sons to room, and q comparison of
these by cities and town. Tenement
houses are also treated in the same way.
Dwelling houses are enumerated &c
cording to the number of stories and
the material OF which they are built.
Families are also treated as to the num-
Der of males and females in each and
comparison of the area of the state i'll
respect to population in 1855 and 1898
is added.
The total population OF the state is
given by the census as $500, 1888, the
number of families as 547,3S5 and the
total number of rooms occupied in
dwelling houses as 3,5s6,3s5. This
HOuld allow G.52 rooms to each family
and 0.7O persons to each room. This
shows that the population of Massa-
chusetts is not crowded. This seems to
he true of the cities as of the towns, for
The former have 1885, 767 of the states
population, an average of TOO rooms.
rooms per family and 0.T6 persons per
room, while the towns have s64, i16
population, an average Of TOO rooms
ger family and O61 persons to a room.
The greatest crowdirg is found in the
manufacturing cities, Holyoke having
IN average of O.93 persons to a room,
Fall River O.69, Ohicopee O.s7 and Law
renee 0.S3, and Gloucester, a fishing
Village, has an average of O.SS persons TO
each occupied room. All these are
above the average in Boston, where,
Notwithstanding the restricted limits
OF the city, the average number Of rooms
occupied by each family is 500 and
the persons to each room are O.S0.
The effect of the increase of popula.
ton on the average space to each per
son, family and dwelling in the state
can be gathered from the following
table, which gives a comparison be
tween 1888 and 1895:
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-27
LIGHT FLASHES.

Now Is the time TO purify your
blood. and Hoods Sarsaparilla is the
best medicine for the purpose. Thous-
ands of great cures prove that II IL
the One True Blood Purifier.
Frank Degell, of this city, has re-
ceived the sad intelligence that his
brother, Harry, of st. Paul, Mimi, had
been killed by his horse falling on
him. The deceased had only return
ed to his home few days from Il
visit to his brother in this city.
1t is reported that party of fish
ermcn from this city have been using
explosives to kill the fish i'll the river
near the Second mission.
Hoods Pills are the favorite fam
lily cathartic and liver medicine. Price
% cents.
Hons. Il. w. Martin, of Coryell,
T. c. Mcfarland, Of Victoria, John.
4. O'Connor, of BeXar, committee of
the Texas Legislative House, are in
the city to make an official inspection
of the Southwestern Insane asylum.
George Drake, residing on Wyom-
ing street, missed a set of buggy har-
his way to police headquarters to no
tify the police of the theft, but did not
get that far as he discovered the mis-
sing harness on a mesquite bush a
block from home. Mr.. Drake now
thinks it was the work of some prac-
teal joker.
John Peterson, residing in the vi
cinity of South Heights, walked into
an open sewer trench on Alamo and
Garden streets, Thursday night and
sustained injuries to his back.
The people in the ncighborhood of
the Union stock yards are complaining
of the great number of tramps hang
ing around who have become nuts
ance.
John Castles entertained his
friends last night with n dance at his
home on PecOs street.
A doctors horse, with buggy attach
ed, ran away yesterday afternoon on
Avenue c
"A passenger riding on the rear
platform of an Alamo street car yes
terday afternoon fell off backward
and bruised his head severely on the
car rail-
| An Italian fruit vendors old horse
with n small wagon attached took
| fright yesterday afternoon on Main
plaza and ran down Dwyer avenue
and into the driveway of the Vance
homestead, when it stopped. In the
course several other vehicles We're
i damaged by collisions.
| A meeting of the amusement COM
mlttee of the Turn Verein will be held
] Monday night TO adopt n program of
events 10 take place in the near fu-
turc.
| -Belknap Rifles will hold their post
poned meeting next Monday night.
The body of Eugene Grabinger,
the Brooklyn, n. Y, druggist who
ended his life in this city last Tues
day morning, was shipped to his home
yesterday evening for interment. in
structions to that effect having been
received shortly before train time by
the undertakes.
The postponed Flower Battle meet
ing takes place at ( o'clock this after
noon in the Business Mems club
rooms.
There are large number Of fish
ermen, amateur, now daily engagedIn
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-27
Ancient History.

Pa said the schoolboy. who were
the angles"
They were tribes that inhabited Eng.
land several centuries ago, and from
which the country derived it's name"
Your father has been reading up
on ancient history lately. l guess"
said the maternal aunt. with an al
most imperceptible sneer.
We'll, as was not alive at that
period, it is necessary for me to read
&c know something about it," replied
The father with emphasis on the ~"
and q meaning glance at the spinster.
And the boy wondered why his aunt
few out of the room as il she were mad.
Detroit Free Press.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-27
COW ATE HARDWARE.
A File and Some Nails Caused the Crea-
lures Death.

lures Death.
On n farm near DiltS Corner, Il ham
let of ten houses and a wheelwright
shop near Hopewell, n. j., lives job
Reading, an enterprising farmer who
owns herd of fine Jerseys. Last sum-
mer he missed many small articles of
hardware from about the farm, par
ticularly hasps and padlocks from the
gates and doors of the COW yard.
"What are you doing with so many
padlocks?" he inquired of Hank Labor,
the farm hand whose duty it was to at
tend to the COWS.
"Nuthin', boss, nuthin'," replied
Hank. cts the strangest thing ever
see. but some one must be stealiD' 'em
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-27

Land surface only. ssIncludes both oc-
cupied and unoccupied houses.
With the growth of population the
average space to each individual has
diminished, but with an average of two
acres TO each man, woman and child
there does not appear to be much fear
as yet OF crowding in Massachusetts.
The average number of persons TO each
private family in the state is 4.49, but
The Largest number of families consisted
OF three persons each. There were 65,
$50 such families, and they made up 49,
~ per cent. Of the total number OF
families and ~ per cent. Of the total
population. The next largest number
OF families consisted of four persons
each. Of which there were $1,000. IT. is
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-27
NEW SUITS FILED

Edward Packard VS.. Alamo Heights
Railway company, dissolution OF cor
pOration and appointment of receiver.
Virginia Rogers VS., Leandro Rogers.
divorce
&. Stuart SimonS VS.. Oswald Wilson,
7. J. Barnes, F. w. Temple and Jo-
seph Hill, notes, $500, and sequestra-
ton on property Of the Texas Burglar
and Fire Alarm company.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-27

Strikes at the root of the disease, which
is in the blood. Thousands testify that
they have been absolutely cured of blood
diseases by Hoods Sarsaparilla, although
they had become discouraged by the fail
ure OF other medicines to give any relief.
No other medicine has such record of
cures as Hoods Sarssparilla, because
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-27
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Outline Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II II
fails to cure. pie i0-5-166t.
WILL TALK FOUR HOURS.

Beeville, Tex. Feb. 27.-Speciah
Testimony in the Tom murder case.
transferred here from Karnes county,
Is all in, and the attorneys are given
four hours TO plead the case. II will
go to the Jury .thia evening.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-27
THE ROAD TO RECOvERY

Is easy If you take Anheuser- Busch's
Malt-Nutrine. II builds up the sys-
tem-puts new blood In your veins
and new color in your cheeks. Don't
be without IT, For sale by all drug
gistS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-27
j rSt

Last and all the time Hoods Sarsaparills
has been advertised as blood purifier.
The great cures by Hoods Sarsaparills
have been accomplished through purified
blood. Scrofula, salt rheum, eczema,
rheumatism, neuralgia, yield to Hoods
Sarsaparilla, because it ,eradicates the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-27
] q 8 /

Vestige of those impurities which have
been developing, perhaps for years, in
the blood. Hoods Sarsapsrilla cures
nervousness by feeding the nerves upon
pure. rich blood. 1t absolutely and per-
manentIy cures when all other medicines
fail, because Hoods Sarsaparilla
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-27
MOUSE IN HIS BREAD.
Chicagoan Finds a Dead Rodent While
Serving the STAFF OF Life.

O'Brien street residents, as a rule, are
not easily disturbed, but, according to
the Chicago Chronicle, a little mouse
caused the greatest excitement the
other day in the Meyer family, and the
neighbors are still discussing the in
cident, for the mouse was found inside
loaf of bread which had just come
from the bakers. 1t had evidently been.
baked in the loaf.
M. Meyer, the head of the household,
is German Jew, and keeps a butcher
shop. Sunday morning one of the
little Meyers was sent to the bake shop
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-27
HEAVY BUSINESS CRASH.

Chicago, Feb. 27.-The clothing firm
of Willoughby. Hill & Co., confessed
Judgment in Circuit court today fof
1,611 in favor of the Fort Dearborn
National bank.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-27

In the time of Josephus butter wa:
in Use among Jewish ladies as an IN
gIcnt for the hair and skin.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-27

Now is the time TO purify your
blood, and Hoods Sarsaparilla Is the
best medicine for the purpose. Thous-
ands of great cures prove that II IL
the One True Blood Purifier.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-19
That Loaded Treaty.

The New York Sun prints some sensible
editorial comments upon an article, in
the London National Review, on the albi
ontreaty. The Review ismuch opposed
to the Lodge amendment, which excerpts
questions involved in the application CT
the Monroe doctrine, and the control of the
Nicaragua Canal, from the operation of
the treaty. 1t considers it obstructive"
and declares that the amended draft would
serve no useful purpose, as it is AN arbi-
tration treaty with all the arbitration
left OUT
With force and pertinence the Sun asks:
us not this the frankest admission yet
made in England that the text OF the
treaty, as originally framed, was intended
to make us do the very thing which Prof.
woolsey of Yale University says we should
not do, namely, allow foreigner hy means
OF his casting vote TO decide whether the
Clayton Bulwer treaty is still binding upon
us, and whether, consequently, We are
debarred from an exclusive control of
tile Nicaragua Canal, which will probably
be built by money advanced or guaranteed
by our own Government
The Omey- i auncefote treaty was thing
TO be suspicious OF intrinsically, because
OF the American end of its authorship, as
well as because OF the sad experience We
have had in our diplomatic arrangements
with England. There now can be no doubt
that, in its original form, it was danger
ously loaded for us, and it is difficult
to escape the suspicion that this was known
and consented TO 10y one or more American
personages connected with the transaction.
There are many things besides the Mckee
scrip and the Perrine matters in the
record of the Cleveland regime that ought
to have exposition and disinfection. One
of them is the possible relation of the
settlement of tie Nora claim, TO the Span
ish and Cuban policy of that admins
ton; and there are Others.
This British arbitration treaty should
be handled with gloves. We are not ex-
actly certain that they should not he
three-ounce gloves, nor that they should not
be used in a way to knock it cut alto
gether.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-19
TROUBLE IN THE RANKS.
A Salvation Army Officer Sues Capt.
Penrose for SANDER.

Capt. Harry Mcknight, member of the
general staff of Gen. William Turner, of the
American Salvation Army, No. 2, has en-
tered suit in the civil courts against Capt
Penrose, of Army No. /, for defamation of
character, basing hisclamfor dana ges upon
certain allegations alleged to be false and
slanderous concerning Meningitis work in
the force from which lie recently resigned
The suit is to be pushed to an early hearing,
Attorney Albert W. White having been en-
gagged by Capt. Mcknight to prosecute it.
The plaintiff in this suit is employed in
recruiting for the service. His territory is
the section south of Philadelphia and en-
braces Virginia and the District. He reports
having enlisted fifty recruits in Alexandria,
and established headquarters in Shuler's
Hall in that city, where active operations
will be continued. In addition, he says, he
will at once begin the work of organization
in the South, extending the lines and es-
tablishing posts as rapidly as circumstances
will permit International headquarters have
been established in this city.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-19
Jamming the Bnl Through.

The Republican ma jorityin the Ways and
Means Committee evidently is at one with
the opinion of Speaker Reed that the Ding
lev destructive tariff bill ought to be
damned through without any pause
whatever, except that party demands for
more protection should be heard briefly
and conceded on the spot. So, in spite OF
Democratic protest in the committee, the
biI is 10 be reported today, and forced to
final action not later than March 81.
The play is plain and transparent. Any
thing will go in the House; but it is nee
essary to get the measure before the Sen
ate with the least delay possible. That is
where the fine work, the influence, the
club and the sugar-stick will come into
operation to produce returns.
Republican confidence yet appears COM
plete that the opposition forces in the
Senate. which, VIGOROUSLY, are in a posi-
tion TO save the country from this villain
Gus trust and monopoly steal, will be found
cornplacent or corrupt enough TO let ii go
through.
What time there would be il they
should
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-19

Gov. Holcomb's Message Recon-
nending Recount.

Lincoln, Neb., March 19.-Gov. Hob
combe yesterday. began active participa-
tion in the ballot recount controversy, by
sending an extended special message to the
legislature, in which he recommended the
appointment OF a joint legislative COM
mittee to re-canvass the November vote
and declare the result. This action OF the
governor, which will be speedily ratified
by both houses, indicates that the restrain
ing order OF Judge Hall is to be ignored,
so far as the Legislature itself is concerned.
Gov. Holcomhe proceeds on the theory
that neither the legislators nor himself are
in contempt or court. The seizure of the
ballots last night makes il possible for the
legislature to begin the count as soon as
the proper committees are appointed.
Judge Hall has not yet taken any action
on the ballot seizure.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-19
niscnrdant Concert.

Talleyrand was not more convinced that
the object OF words is to conceal thought
than Of his astute diplomatic SUCCESSORS
of the present day in Europe. If we could
place implicit confidence in the cabinet
utueraBces of the powers, it would easily
appear that all danger to the peace OF the
continent had been ayerted, and that
Greece. after show OF opposition 70
placate national pride, would meekly
swallow her righteous wrath and kiss
the rod OF the concert.
In contradistinction to such a basis for
opinion, we are presented with congeries
of isolated facts and occurrences, the con
sensus of which indicates quite plainly
that different condition OF affairs ex-
lists from that which the European foreign
offices would like the world To believe.
The real, inside, attitude and purposes
of the six powers toward each other, and,
individually, in relation TO the Graeco-
Turkish embodiment and To the eastern
question in its present stage, are unknown
to the public OF either hemisphere, and
probably are nearly in the condition of a
mystery to most, or all, OF the CHEZ actors.
The play to the gallery is being kept up
of Crete begins with much show of con
certed harmony. Other things do not
indicate the same degree Of family con
fidence and fraternity. Austria, to be
sure, sinks an uuarmed Greek schooner to
demonstrate the love of Franz Joseph for
his good cousin, the Sultan; but, on the
other hand, an Austrian consul is muir
deronsly attacked by a Moaem fanatic,
and Turkey is reported as massing troops on
the Austrian frontier, by which, we sup
pose is meant. the frontier of Bosnia, and
that is equally handy to Montenegro.
Russia is said to he on the point OF sending
troops to the Gulf OF Salonica. These
movements do not look like concert whose
single song of peace and good will gushes
from a warm and common heart
No, il seems rather that Russia and
Turkey, at least. see the inevitable imme-
diately before than, and, as the Devil is
likely to get the hindnost, they are push
ing to the front The Sbeik ul Islam, the
chief priest Of the Mo hammedan faith, has
turned over to the Porte the reserve fund
accumulated for the purpose OF, and never
20 be used save in, the prosecution OF a
holy war. British public opinion is gath
ering force and indignation in opposition
60 the Turcophiie tendencies OF the Tory
government, and the integrity of the con-
cert is threatened from that end of the
line.
Much depends upon the result OF the first
pitched battle, that may be fought in
sThessaly. II the Greeks should be vic
torious. the war almost certainly would
become general. But the issue OF com
bats are very uncertain, as we saw the
other day at Carson City.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-19
THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Four Bills of Local Interest Intro
duced in the House.

Four District bills were introduced in the
House yesterday. One was the meas
ure which passed the House last session
for the relief OF holders of certain District
Of Columbia tax certificates. 1t was re-
ported in the Senate May 20, 1896, with a
large number of amendments, each one
addinga new beneficiary.
The bill provides that the Commissioners
shall issue drawback certificates to holders
of tax-saie certificates as are found TO
have become invalid by the neglect Of a
government official TO cause the report
of the sale to be recorded. The proposed
drawback certificates are TO be received
for taxes The bill was introduced by MI.
Richardson.
A second also came over from the last
session 1t is TO authorize the Washington
and Glen Echo road to lay double track
from the intersection of its route with the
District line at Chevy Chase for distance
Of 600 feet along way to be approved by
the Commissioners to point i'll the west
line of Connecticut avenue
This bin was passed by the House on
January Is, and reported to the Senate on
Januarv -, with amendments. The Sen
ate changes provide that no fares shall be
collected in the District, and that the ex-
tension shall be completed within six
months They are made part of the new
bill II is introduced by Mr.. Babcock.
A bin introduced by Judge Mcguire pro-
vi1es for tract of property indexes in Of
flee OF the Recorder OF Deeds of the Dis
trict, while another by Mr.. Babcock for
bids the sale of adulterated candy in the
District All of these will go to the Dis
trict Committee when il shall have been
appointed
Mr. Ellis introduced a bill which viii
prohibit the sale of liquor in the Capitol
Iii S modelled on the Morse bill that passed
the House last session, but it is made TO
apply not only to the Capitol, but to al
Federal public buildings and grounds In the
United States The giving away of In
toxicants is forbidden, In addition TO the
sale, as prohibited in the Morse bill.
Also Judge Sayres offered again his bill
to establish a permanent census bureau
under the Department of Labor. 1t gives
the head of the department $4,000 year,
an assistant. $4,000; disbursing officer,
So .oOG; five expert statisticians, $1,000
each 1t provides for four clerks of class
four two, class three; four, class one;
with watchmen, messengers and char
women. The statisticians under a Senate
amendment, which is incorporated, are ex-
empt from the civil service rules.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-19
A GREAT DAY FOR NEwsBoYs.
The Management of the Bijou Gave
Them Matinee.

The newsboys' benefit, rendered by the
Georgia Minstrels and Manager Whitesell,
at the Bijou yesterday afternoon, was an
event that has been without an equal in
the annals of such occasions in Was hing
ton Asearlyas 1 o clock there werecrowds
OF eager and excited youngsters about
the entrances to the little play house. and
when. at 100, the performance started,
the curtain was rung up before the motliest
audience that ever faced minstrel show.
There were white boys, black boys, coffee
colored urchins and lemon-hued young
sters, all crowded into whistling, clap
ping and yelling mass of humanity, that
shook the walls at every humorous sally or
particularly comic song.
Every member of the organization came
in for an ocean of applause, and encores
were conspicuous more for their frequency
than absence. There has been one fact
established-the popularity of the Geor-
gia Minstrels and Manager Whitesell and
the mex TWIST OF this popular minstrel show
to Washington will be memorable one,
there can be no doubt.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-19
MAKING COMMON CAUSE.
Kruger Arranging a Union of Trans
vaal and Orange Free State.

Cape Town, March 19.-It is stated here
on what is regarded as good authority that
as a result OF the visit of President
Kruger, of the Transvaal, to President
Steyn, of the Orange Free State. a federal
union of the two republics has been de-
cided upon. Such q union is regarded
here with much concern as it would seri-
ously conplicate the situation.
London, March 19.-The Times today
publishes dispatch from Capetown con-
firming the report that a union between
the TransvaM and the Orange Free State
has been decided upon, hut that SO many
further stages attend the question that the
statement must he taken professionally
even if it is correct.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-19

Senator Plat is as wise as he is deep
and good. He called mysteriouay on the
President yesterday, and the reporters do
not know why or what about. 1t was no
to present His EX cellency with a st. Ber-
nard dog because he has one already.
The Senator is so generous. however, that
probably there was some gift in it. We
do not think he is liberal enough to give
himself away, but perhaps he might be
willing to hand over another and more val
liable piece Of property which he owns.
We refer to the State of New York.