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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16
z. BROWN.

is going to move from 5061a East
Houston street, and will sell his en-
tire stock, at half price for 80 days
only. Now is the time to get bargains
In Clothing, Gents Furnishing Goods,
Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, Ladies'
Mems, Misses, Boys, and Chidrens'.
Mems SO suits for $500.
Boys 50 suits for $1.00.
Mems 50 Alpine Hats for $1.00.
Mems $3.50 Alpine Hats for 75c.
Misses school shoes, Csc and 75c.
Mems shoes for S1.00.-
Ladies' shoes for $1.00.
and everything else in proportion. Re-
member the place, 5061a East Houston
street. e. BROWN, Prop.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16
MONKEY HAS CONSUMPTION.
Touching Devotion of Its Fellows to thu
Sick Little Animal.

Sick Little Animal.
Slowly dying of consumption in a
cage at q museum in Chicago is a
monkey known to Animal Keeper Reed
and all the attaches as Cudge. Two
weeks ago the monkey caught cold,
which swiftly developed into the dis
ease which the animal keeper says is
the greatest bane of the monkey king
dom in this climate. Since Cudge has
been sick the other monkeys in the big
cage have been devoted to him, petting
him, attending to his wants and taking
him in their arms and nursing him as a
mother would care for sick child.
Mr.. Reed says it is pathetic to see the
devotion of the fellows who before he
was taken sick were won't to swat Cudge
and then get out of his way.
The other day the sick monkey sat on
a shelf in the cage with his head on ono
side. The other monkeys nursed
Cudge too much, Animal Keeper Reed
thought, and excepting pet" his mate,
and a woodchuck, his cage companions
had been taken away. Pet cares for her
dying mate with touching devotion.
Mr.. Reed says that consumption carries
off by far the greater portion Of mon
keys that are brought to this country
The symptoms and progress of the dis
ease are exactly the same as with the
human family. Cudge, he says, may
live several weeks, but his death is ex
pected at any time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16

traced into his company, and then all
track of them has disappeared.
This man, whose right name is sup
posed to be Frank Butler, has, during
his terrible career, while burying his
victims from New South Wales to west
ern Australia, gone under numerous
aliases, and at times even taken the names
of persons he has murdered. He was
last known as Capt. Lee Weller, and the
veritable Capt. Weller was one of his
victims. He has also, during his ca
reer of crime, when change of name has
been frequently necessary, been known
as Frank Harwood, S. Burgess, Simson
and Care.
No murderer outside of the imagina-
ton of a De Quincy, not even Buchanan,
has been more deliberate and more
methodical in the commission of his
crimes. Murder has been his profess
sion, and he has made it an art. His
numerous crimes were committed sim
ply as acts of business-for the profit
there was in them. There was no ele-
ment of hatred, revenge or insanity In
his acts, but they were simply that he
might possess himself of the few dol
lars that belonged to his victims.
His plans were carefully laid, and he
obtained his prey by appealing to the
desire Of men to earn honest wealth in
the Australian gold fields. This was
done by advertising in English and
American papers for persons to en-
gage In mining in rich districts, with
the only requirements that $50 capital
be furnished 1t was for this small sum
that the murder was committed. Not
great compensation for q murder,
but when multiplied by murder sue
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16
Satan Killed by Two Boys.

There are two little boys in Germany
who honestly believe that they have
rid the world of the devil. They live
near Hunteburg and are and II years
old. The other day they were Left by
their mother at home to take care of the
house. A man with blackened face and
black sttire suddenly entered unan-
nounced. 81 am the devil. Where do
you keep your money! Faith and
fear alike induced them to believe the
intruder. They instantly pointed to
. trunk, where the modest wealth of
their parents was treasured. Whilst
the murky impostsr was ransacking the
chest the younger boy whispered to his
brother: "Go fetch gun and shoot the
devil dead" The brother jumped at the
idea, fetched the gun, crept up to the
unsuspeeting thief, and lodged tho
whole charge in his back. He fell back
dead.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16
IN MEMORY OF JOHN HARVARD
University He Founded Planning to Place
q Window in an English Church.

University He Founded Planning to Place
Window in an English Church.
From Rev. DR.. Thompson, rector OF
st. Saviour's, Southwark, England, it Is
learned that the Harvard university au-
thorities are still considering the pro-
posal TO grant a sum for painted win
dow in st. Saviour's to the memory of
John Harvard. The church will be re-
opened as a pro-cathedral for South
London on the 10th of February, the
lord mayor attending in state. The
prince of Wales, with some others of
the royal family, will also be present.
Over $4,000 have been expended in
repairs and alterations, and the interior
is now pronounced to be among the
most striking and magnificent OF
church edifces in England. The new
memorial windows include those dedi-
Gated to Shakespeare, Philip Massinger,
Beaumont and Fletcher, Dr.. Sacheyer-
ell, and the actor Alleyne. A number OF
Americans have contributed towards
the Shakespeare and Massinger win
dows. To John Harvard's memory, who
was chrfstened in St. Saviour's In 1907,
and whose parents kept the "old
Queens Head" in Southwark, there has
been allotted fine three-ight window
In the south transept which will cost
about $500. The endowment Of this
memorial by Harvard university win
undoubtedly be a graceful act,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16

ceeding murder it amounted to large
income.
Victims were readily found, for hun
dreds of venturesome spirits are drift
ing to Australia, particularly from
England, and there are few among
them who have not ten pounds. Being
strangers, they are anxious for advice
and help from an experienced prospect
or, as Butler represents himself to be,
andsoon fall into his plans, which prom
Use large profits on small investment
of money, time and labor.
The next step is an easy one. The IN
suspecting victim follows his guide in
to q remote district, and is never
heard Of again, Unless his dead body is
found. Butler then returns for another
victim who has the $50, goes off with
him to repeat the tragedy, and grave
after grave of murdered men is left be-
hind.
The victims are simply missing.
Friends and family at home are told
that they went prospecting and had not
returned. Not an altogether infrequent
occurrence. but one that became so
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16

The story is just now going the
rounds about an Alaskan who caught u
whale when it was baby and fed it on
milk till it learned to come at his call.
The creature is growing fast, but re-
mains remarkably tame and is har-
messed frequently to whaleboat, which
it draws with punctuality and dispatch
between the island and the mainland.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16
As She Sees Her Duty.

The wife of n California millionaire
has taken five little girls to rear rs her
own children, believing it TO be her
bounden duty to open her home to those
in need of n mothers care
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16

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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16

When a baby is
sent from Heaven,
to gladden. a moth.
er's heart, her well
come is incomplete
unless she bestows
upon the little Wis
itor an abundance
of health and cour-
IT,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16
4 Good Watch,

Is a good thing, why not have
one. We are now selling good
watches so CHEAP you can
easily afford it. Come in and
let us show you.
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varying vicissitudes.
A prospective mothers duty to her
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Hundreds of mothers have received in
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Taken early during the expectant time,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16

whole Family Gone Mad.
A whole family of the name Of Gun
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-16

it builds up the NO
tire constitution and '
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the special organ
ism. 1t shortens
confinement; robs
delivery of all its
dangers and most of
its pains, fortifes
mother against accic
or relapse and prom
an abundant supply
healthy nourishment
the child.
1t is the only prep
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-14
BLISS TO TRACY.
Republican Party Menaced-Contest
of 'O0 Renewed.

NEW YORK, october ia letter ad-
dressed to General Tracy from Secretary
Cornelius n. Bliss. In Washington. bear
ing on the present campaign. was made
public tonight. In the letter, Secretary
Bliss says:
II am most heartily in accord with
those who are working for your election
to the mayoralty of Greater New York.
| have not failed to announce my position
in conversation with friends. but IL has
not until now seemed to me best, In
view of my position here, that l should
take any public action. Now. however.
when the Republican party is menaced
by those who have heretofore stood In
the front ranks. IL seems proper that
every voter who is loyal 10 the principles
of HIS party should let II be known in
no uncertain way where he stands.
1.-The contest OF 1896 has been renewed
all over the country. III my friend Mr.
Low. had been nominated by. and ac-
cepted the nomination OF. the Republican
party on It's patriotic platform. l should.
with others. have cheerfully recognl scd
his sterling personal qualities. and have
given him such support as could but
In view of the great conspiracy OF 1896
against the honor and safety of our gov
eminent, a conspiracy which is again
seeking success right In the city OF New
York, l. with thousands of others who
have been formerly identified with efforts
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-14
For stamp-COIlectOrs.
lHarper,s Round Table.)


Afghanistan stamps are cancelled"
by having a piece torn out of each stamp.
incidentally a piece of the envelope or
letter Is torn out at the same tifns from
a collectors point OF view this IL bar
barous proceeding; and we hope that tho
new idea OF cancelling stamps by brand
ing them with red-hot platinum wire
will not be adopted. Yet this has been
suggested in some Of the German papers,
II il Is ever adopted We shall have 10 coz
lect unused stamps only.
German philatelist Classics coiiec-
tors as follows: I. Beginners. 2. Ave-
rage collectors. g. Serious collectors
whose albums represent value OF
$40 OOO. 4. Important collectors tcoi-
lections worth $4,000. g. Prominent coli
Iectors 05npO. g. Great collectors
(who have spent over 100000 on their
collections.
The report that the government pur-
uosed 10 change the color or the z-cens
stamp from red to green, as a measure
OF economy, brought out a Hood OF pro"
tests. Any intention to use green In
stead of red could be carried out for .
few months only as all the governments
represented at the Postal Congress VIII
aim TO bring about uniformity In color
In STAMPS OF different countries OF prac-
tlcally) the same denomination. Red Is
the color adopted for stamps OF cent
90 confines, etcJ
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-14

anJvstly guaranteed. lie held that ply
slcians should be appointed to examin~
'ne throats OF children In schools periodi-
"a'sy, and give Instructions for the care
OF patients and modes OF disinfectton.
steam disinfection plants, though expen-
siVe, were effective for cities. Coins
should be boiled. and all paper money
disinfected with carbolic acid.
At the afternoon session Or. Kerr, OF
the sanitarium, this city. made some bold
charges. His paper was on the relation
or habits Of life 20 chronic diseases. Both
acute and chronic diseases. he claimed,
are due to evil habits. and to the bad
living OF people, on the increase In this
country, among them the universal prac-
tice OF beer drinking Tobacco. he assert
ed. Is also a national curse. and a ma
jorty OF the patent medicines. and many
drugs In common use, are deleterious,
Mcat-eating also produces disease.
a paper on the question Are We
Dying Racer" read by Or. ]. ". Kellogg,
of this city. caused something Of cen
sation. DIR. Kellogg said: 'Notwith-
standing our marvellous Accommodations
of wealth and wisdom. we are certainly
going down physically toward race ex-
tncton. This assertion. without doubt.
may appear reckless and perhaps absurd,
average length Of human life has doubled
within the last two centuries, but vital
statistics are not the true measure OF
the constitutional vigor OF the race the
average length of life does not represent
the vital capacity OF the race. The true
measure Is the number OF individuals per
thousand or million who attain great
age.
Public sanitation. quarantine laws. and
general hygienic regulations serve most
useful purpose I'm the prevention OF cpl
demic and endemic diseases. but these
influences, at the same time, serve to
keep alive great number OF phy sicaiiy
weak human beings. who would otherwise
be carried off by acute diseases, natures
method Of securing the survival or The
fittest
ut is high time that society gave more
serious attention to the great class OF
bankrupts by heredity. from which en-
sues the greatest share Of crimes ana
criminals, cranks. lunatics. and imbecnes.
The remedy is to be found In the Cdlu-
walton OF private hygiene. More htteh-
ton must be given to the trailing or inc
individual: men and women must be maze
10 sec that the prevalent conditions OF
our modern civilization are anu-natural
and tend to the deterioration of the vital
uowers and the development Of disease.
$50 long as man regards his pody as
harm of Measure. TO be played upon Whlie
its strings can be made to respond. so
lon will he continue 10 travel down the
RIM Of nhvsical decadence and degenera-
lion in suite of quarantine laws and the
most minute sanitary regulations.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-14
THE PRESENT COTTON CROP.
Number of Bales. According to Esti-
mate, of Dry-Goods Record.

NEW YORK. October 1S-The Daily
Dry-Goods Record tomorrow will
say: Working on those lines by
which such close estimates to the
actual cotton crops OF the last
two years were obtained. the figures
Just now obtained Indicate a crop for
lSs7-gs which varies from S95S,1sS bales to
9.37l ,5S2 bales OF 800 hundred pound each.
For the last crop OF 1851 our estimate
was S.722. 90l bales, against s,7li.Oll bales
as the actual returns. while the estimate
for the previous year. or 1885. was
7,1i2O00 bales, compared with 1852, i13
bales.
The closeness of these estimates to the
actual returns has stamped them with
the imprint OF correctness and our esti-
mate Is submitted with a degree OF conf
dence that. barring unexpected happen
ings. the yield for 1s91-'9S will not exceed
the maximum figures OF 9,37l, 532 bales OF
500 pounds each.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-14
THE NEW YORK CAMPAIGN.
Dnyton and Fairchiid and the Comp
trollership-Speec

NEW YORK. October 1S.-The chair
man of the Henry George Campaign
Committee tonight announced that
Charles w. Dayton. until recently post
master of New York, had declared his
willingness to accept the nomination for
comptroller on the George ticket Nego-
tistions are on foot between the Henry
George and Seth Low committees fon
the withdrawal Of Charles s. Fairchild,
tho citizens Union candidate for Comp
troller. and the substitution of Dayton.
General Tracy tonight addressed
bie meeting on the Bowery. and Sell.
Low spoke three times on the east side.
Tammany will hold big ratification
meeting tomorrow night.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-14
Football Games to He Played Here
Next Week.

The Athletic football eleven mas ar
ranged dates with the Norfolk pigskin
kickers on next Tuesday, and on the fol-
lowing Saturday they will play with the
Hampton Giants.
These two VIII be the hardest-fought
battles that the Athletics are to play this
season. as neither Of the sea-
side teams lost a game last sea-
son. The Norfolk team has been train
ing hard all season for their game here.
and would rather beat Richmond tnah
any other team they have TO play.
They are being coached by Mr.. Saunders
Taylor. the great quarterback of The
University of Virginia of 's5s team. They
have the heaviest team in the state, as
all the men behind the line weigh over
200 pounds.
The Athletics are also hard at work.
and have strengthened their team by Sc
curing Whitaker, captain of thf Uni
yersity Of North Carolina for 's5 and '%,
who will play half back.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-14
Nine Desperadoes nreak Jail.

SAVANNAH, GA. October 1i.--Advices
Just received from Brunswick at O'Clock
this morning report that nine desperate
prisoners escaped from Glynn county jail
at midnight at that place. Within thirty
minutes their escape was detected. and a
squad of bloodnounds was on their trail.
Following these were mounted officers
and citizens afoot. AT each block the
yelping. baying hounds and the~ells from
the men brought out additional armed
citizens to join In the search. Al O'CLOCK
the streets were alive with men. The
criminals scattered to the four winds,
but the trail is hot, and some of them
will probably be captured before day
light. No details as TO the manner or the
Wholesale delivery have been received.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-14
VAN WICK IN THE LEAD.
Canvass of New York With Refer
ence to MayOraity Contest.

NEW YORK, October 13-The Evening
Telegram has made careful canvass
of fifty-two representative districts in
twenty-nlne Of the Assembly districts
in the territory which constitutes the
present city Of New York. OF $3.50
voters 11SS declared that they would
cast their ballots for Van Wyck, the
Tammany candidate for Mayor, and Seth
Low. the Citizens Union candidate, was
the choice OF 92s; General Tracy Repub-
IicaD of s75. and Henry George Ueffer-
SON democracy. of 662. The same dis
tr,cts last year gave the Republican can
d.date for Governor plurality Of l.io9
In the kilograms canvass. about one
third of all the voters were polled
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-14
CALL FOR MISS CIsNEROs.
Spanish Judge ut Hnbana Demands
Her Return to Jail.

HABANA. October 13.-To-day's official
gazette publishes an article signed by
the Military Judge. calling upon Evange-
lima Cosio Cisneros to present herself
for a term of fifteen days in Jail, and
ordering all civil and military authorities
To endeavor to apprehend her, and, If
secured, to send her to Habana jail.
James Santon, an American, was killed
in IN engagement near Guanajay.
Three hundred and fifty-five persons
died in Sancti Spiritus last month.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-14
RATTLE cREEK CONFERENCE.
Some striking Papers ON Hygiene
aud PhysioiogS.

BATTLE CREEK. MICH. october b.
Al to-day's session OF the Civic Philan-
thropio Conference, Dr. Baker. secretary
OF the Michigan Board of Health. read
paper on THE Duty of National, State,
and Municipal Governments in Relation
TO Public Health" He said:
Diseases must first be known before 1t
becomes possible TO guard against them.
Man is his brothers keeper, and the CO..
operation OF all classes IS needed for the
restriction OF diseases. Purity OF water
supply is another necessity OF supreme
Importance. and all water should be
boiled"
Professor O'Mailey. OF Notre Dame Unit
versity read paper on ''rhe Prevention
Of Contagious Diseases In a City Many
ssses called dipbtheria, he asserted. were
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-14
IS HIGHLY weRTHY OF YOUR A

is HIGHLY WORTHY OF YOUR At
-e. TENTION
We are going to make some especially
low rrices for the next few days. We are
low prices-goiDg TO undcrseli ourselves,
so to speak.
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Webster's Unabridged 1897 Dictionaries,
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Shakespeare. complete in one large vol
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500 volumes soc. Cloth Bound Books, i9c.
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Best Thoughts OF Charles Dickens.
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Soldiers Of Fortune. by Richard Harding
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Books in Sets, some very excellent
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New Books here as soon as they are
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-14
III. Ixnchhurg Fair.

LYNcHBURG,. VA, october 'i3.-tspe-
ial.)-The crowd NJ the Fair to-day was
not very large. The 'Cossacks." of the
United States army. gave fine exhibi-
ton OF riding
There were only two running races. In
the half mile, best two out OF three. ~ -
money was taken by A. 8. Payne's chest
nrrr geldlpg Leonidas, second by Mascot,
and third by Fiorien Hubbard. Time f1rst
heat II ia ard second heat. ~ Ia IN
the mile dash first money was captured
by James Reedys bay mare. Miss NO,
dIad. second by Royal Rover. and third
by Grandma. Time. i:g9.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-14
rotoI soIar-PIexus Rlo,v.

LANSING. MICH. October iS.-~F'itz-
simmons's famous soiar-plcxus blow was
the cause of g death at the State Indus
trial School for Boys yesterday While
playing. John Carson, Is years old drew
a long breath and asked Frank Martin,
one OF his dormitory mates II years old.
TO strike him Martin responded with a
ba ok handed blow over the heart. and
Carson dropped dead. The institution ply
sicians say the blow produced paralysis.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-14
COLLECTORS OF CUSTOMS.
John s. Bethel Named for the Rich
mOud District.

WASHINGTON, october 13.-The Presi-
dent has made the following appoint
ments:
To be Collectors OF Customs-John S.
Bethel, for the district of Richmond. Va.
Jesse W. Elliott, for the district of New
port News. Va.
William b. Sheppard, for the district OF
Apalachicola, Fla.