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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-13
Stairway of Russia.

Lady bicyclsts in St. Petersburg
must wear bloomer costume called the
STAIRWAY" Appearing on bike with
out the stairway leads to arrest and
fine and imprisonment. The costume
costs about ten dollars, and those who
rebel at the order are naively told'by the
chief of police that if they can afford to
buy bike they can also afford to buy
the shariway.-Rehoboth Sunday Her,
aid.
Inc police of Paris compel BARRIERS
and hairdressers to take sanitary
measures in carrying on their business.
All metallic instruments, razors, combs,
shears, cutting machines, ETC., must be
kept in solution of soap and boiling
water for ten minutes before being
used. Only nickel-plated combs are al
lowed. Pulverizers must be substi-
tuted for powder puffs. Cut hair must
be covered with sawdust, and removed
at once. The hands must be washed
before waiting on a customer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-13
THE HAYES HOMESTEAD.
The Presidents Father Was Not Born
in the Vermont House.

The Presidents Father Was Not Born
I'm the Vermont House.
So much has been said and written
concerning the historical Hayes home
stead in West Brattleboro, which was
built more that hundred years ago
and which has been credited, although
enormously, with being the birthplace
of the father of President Hayes, that a
brief mention of the old documents and
other antiquities that are to be found
there, relics of long past days, is needed
to make the story complete. The old
homestead was built about the year
1890 by Rutherford Hayes, grandfather
of President Hayes, who came from New
Haven, Conn.,, in 177s, and located in
West Brattleboro in the house where
Mrs. Myrou Thurber now lives 1t was
first occupied as private residence, but
in 1896 it was converted into tavern
and became fayorite stopping place
for statesmen, transfers and others
who felt, or imagined they felt, the need
of invigoration by means of liquid re-
freshment. The bar-room was in the
northeast corner of the tavern and the
bar was next to the partition between
the room and the hall, hole being cut
through the partition for the accommo-
dation of transfers, who could get their
drinks without freezing out the bar
room loafers by opening the door and
allowing the cold winter air to rush in.
The license to Rutherford Hayes 'by
the honorable county court to keep a
tavern or house of public entertain
ment," issued in 1895 by Richard Whit
ney, clerk, is also in the possession Of
Mrs. Bigelow. But the Oldest document
of all is the deed of the land upon which
the tavern was built from Israel Smith
in 1888. Israel Smith was lieutenant
in the revolutionary war, and married
a daughter of Rutherford Hayes. An
other interesting document is that
which gave Mr.. Hayes the privilege to
"shut up the road leading from his
house by the pound to the village" on
account of the turnpike road having
been put in on the other side Of the
tavern, now the highway leading to
Marlboro. This document was signed
by Selectmen Waitstin Cross, Jabez
Wood and Joseph Clark. A certificate
to keep a carriage, issued by G. Denison,
collector for the Second collection dis
trict of Vermont, as long ago as car
rage was an innovation and a luxury, is
still well preserved, and shows that for
the privilege of owning "a two-wheel
carriage called chaise and the harness
used therefor" Mr., Hayes paid one
dollar, "this certificate to be of no avail
any longer than the aforesaid carriage
shall be owned by the said r. Hayes
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-13
SCIENTIFIC NOVELTY.
It's Marvellous Operations Have Never
Been Fully Explained.

This is picture of one of the most
curious of scientific novelties, the OPP
erations of which are really marvellous
and have never been fully explained. 1t
is a sort of top, which produces illusions
of color by means of black and white.
The part A is wholly black; 1, 2, 3 and
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-13
HORSES FOR CUBA.

Don Jose Perez and Herr Otto Woeh-
len, of Mexico, and Messrs. r. w. Ed
ridge and ]. r. Stoller, of Kansas City,
Mo-, arrived in San Antonio last night
and registered at the Menger hotel.
They left over the Southern Pacific
this morning for Eagle Pass. Their
mission is to buy horses to be shipped
to Cuba
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-13
COMING IN NICELY.

Mr.. Max sutor, the energetic city coll
lector, says the tax payers are still
coming forward and paying their taxes
nicely. Some people kick at their in
terest, costs and penalty, but that's no
fault of his; he is only carrying out
the requirements of the charter. If the
stipulations in the charter are too sew
ere ask the legislature to change it,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-13
JOHN ADAMS kASsON.
Appointed Special Envoy for Nego-
tiation of Reciprocity Treaties.

tiation of Reciprocity Treaties.
The president has decided 10 appoint
a special commissioners. with plenary
powers, to carry into effect the recipro-
city provisions of sections 3 and of
the tariff act, approved July "a, 1897.
1t was found, upon making an investi-
cation of the matter, that the regular
force of the department of state is at
present so overcrowded with pressing
business that serious delay in carrying
out the expressed wish of congress
would inevitably follow if, in addition
to the usual routine work of the depart
ment. it's officers were required to per-
form the special examinations and ne
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-13

A are groups of arcs of circles in black,
one twenty-ffth of an inch apart. When
the top spins group looks red, group 2
rose brown, group 3 an olive green
and group dark blue. Several ex-
plantations have been given. One is
that the eye perceives certain colors of
the spectrum quicker than others. and
thus picks them alone from the rapidly
turning groups of white lines; another
is that certain color impressions last
longerg than the average; third that
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-13
Census as to Land.

The Delaware Single Tax league has
asked the United States census authori-
ties to show the amount and value of
vacant land, improved land, and partly
improved land in each city, village and
county of the United States.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-13
FUNERAL NOTICE.

Died-Saturday November 10, 1897.
at 6:45 a. m, Addie, the beloved wife
of Thomas McKinnon, aged twenty
seven years. "l-
The funeral will take place Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock from the family
residence, 1902 New Braunfels Ave.
Friends and acquaintance invited
to attend.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-13
Admitted 10 the Bar.

For the first time in the history of
the English colonial courts woman
has been admitted to the bar in the
person of young Jewess, Miss Ethel
Benjamin. She is now barrister and
solicitor, duly qualified to practice in
the supreme court of New Zealand.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-13
CLOSING DAYS.

polly and T. was the comedy pres
ented at the Grand oprea house last
night by the Punch Robertson company
and as usual the large audience was
greatly pleased.
The engagement closes tomorrow af-
ternoon with a matinee
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-13
CATTLE ADVANCING.

st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 1S.-Cattle: Re-
ceipts 500, including 400 Texans; mar
kets. Texas and Indian steers, grass
fed, s3.10@$3.90; fed, $40
Sheep: Receipts, ESQ; market steady.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-13
The smnIIe,t New.paper.

The smallest newspaper in the world
is published at Guadalay, Mexico. 1t is
II Telegramo, and bears as its motto
'Much Meat, But Little Froth." II Is
9 by 2h inches.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-13
EARNING a LIVING.
How a Cleveland Girl Is Carving Her
Way to Fortune.

The Denver girl who SO cleverly
earned money to go to VaSsar by boot
backing should have more followers
than she now has, though in Cleveland
there is young woman who is carving
her way to fortune, if not to fame, by a
boot-blacking establishment that has
novel features.
She has rented window in lace
shop and here she has displayed few
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-13
Citru. and Cholera BaciIlu..

The orange and the lemon are both
said to be fatal to the cholera bacillus.
Placed in contact with the cut surface
of the fruit, the bacteria survive but u
few hours.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-13
Emerson &C.,, = s4 re

CRIMINAL. CASE SETTINGS.
Criminal cases have been set in the
Thirty-seventh District court for
next week as follows:
THURSDAY, NOV. Is, 1897.
1868 State of Texas VS.. Bywaters.
13947 Same VS.. Kaufman.
1892 Same VS.. Poesman.
1926 Same VS.. Dooley.
1876 Same VS.. Julian.
1875 Same VS.. Won CHASER.
1852 Same VS.. Cieleniski.
1851 Same VS.. Dena.
13S49 Same VS.. Northway.
1888 Same VS.. Davis.
FRIDAY, NOV. 10, 1897.
1918 State VS.. VIOLA Vera.
1859 Same VS.. Anderson.
1868 Same VS.. Showers.
1857 Same VS.. Strickland.
1854 Same VS.. Villalobos.
1860 Same VS.. Thomas.
1877 Same VS.. Williams.
1874 Same VS.. Polanco.
1886 Same VS.. Northway.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-13

changes in the illumination of the sur
face.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
LECTURED BY A JURlST.
A Kansas District Judge Declares Pro-
hibition viii Be Enforced.

Fort SCOTT, Kan, May Judge
Walter l.. Simmons during to-day's
session of the district court addressed
the eX-saloon men, ministers, rrollibi-
tionists and i-Prohibitionists, de-
claring that the prohibitory law must
be enforced. He took notice of the
statements in the press recently
that Governor Leedy and Attorney
General Boyle had attempted to in
fuence the county attorney to allow
saloons to run and said that while
he did not believe the reports,
if they were true, the governor and
attorney general, who were sworn to
enforce the law, had assumed pre-
negative that was not theirs and
placed themselves in a ridiculous
light. He eulogized County Attorney
Sheppard for his firm stand aud served
notice on the saloonkeepers thet the
law must and would be enforced. The
police commission system, he said,
was contrary to a Republican form of
government. and the evil was all the
greater when the commissioners re-
fused to enforce the law they were
appointed to administer
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
Business Is Disappointing.

New YORK, May 1.-R. G. Dunn &,
Co. S Weekly Review of Trade says:
I'm spite of the moderate improve
ment in most of the great industries
business is disappointing. Expecta-
tons of speedy end of the war in
Europe through Turkish victory have
helped to depress grain. Demands of
Austria and China have caused exports
of S., 800, 900 gold, merchandise i'm
ports are greatly increased and final
action of Congress- on the revenue
question seems more remote. The cot
ton market has advanced quarter of
a cent, owing mainly to speculative
impulse from England
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
GUTHRIE'S FLOOD.
Only Two Bodies Have Been Recovered
Relieving Destitute.


GUTHRIE, Okla, May MANY of
the people reported missing after the
great flood which laid waste West
Guthrie Wednesday morning have
been found alive and it is now believed
that the number of the victims will
net exceed dozen in all.
In all parts of the flooded section
men and women are busy repairing
the damage done by the inundation
and there is to-day little or nothing of
the oft-pictured scenes of despair
The body of George Owens, the
butcher who was drowned during the
flood of Wednesday morning, was
found this morning on a sand bar on
the west side of the Cottonwood river,
not more than ten feet from where
he sank when his boat capsized.
Shortly afterwards the body of Mrs.
Charles Ruffins, colored, was found at
not great distance below where
Owens body was discovered. Mrs.
Rutfins left four little children. These
two bodies are the only ones that
have been found, but searching parties
are constantly exploring the river in
boats.
A trip through every section of the
flooded district shows over 100 houses
entirely gone, three times as many
wrecked or damaged, dozen business
houses wrecked, and twice as many
stocks of goods mixed The loss is
fully 100000. Five hundred people
are homeless, and twice as many have
lost their clothing, household goods
and personal effects.
The flood is supposed to have been
caused by a cloudburst, supplemented
by heavy rams. The Cottonwood river,
ordinarily "a small stream that winds
between steep banks in West Guthrie,
was bank foil from heavy rains, put
no alarm had been felt, as the river
had been rising gradually during the
night.
In twenty-five minutes after the first
deluge West Guthrie was covered from
two to twenty feet by an angry, surg
ing flood.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
SIX NEGROES HANGED.
LYNCHED TO ONE TREE BY
A TEXAS MOB.
Lynchers Also Were, Negroes -Sevonth
Man Missing and May Have Shared
the Fate of tho Others-Kilied an Old

HoUsToN, Texas, May For the
murder of an old man in his cottage,
a child and woman in the first flush
of young womanhood; the assault of
two girls; the burning of the home of
the victims, two of the bodies being
consumed in the flames, six young ne
groes were last night sent to their
doom by the hands of an Infatuated
mob of negroes, the victims also being
negroes, at Sunnyside, Walter county.
Last fall gentleman from Bren-
ham was robbed of sos. Suspicion
pointed to the four Thomas boys, and
they confessed to having committed
the theft, saying they had given $50 of
the money to Henry Daniels. Daniels
spent the money and on Sunday even
ing last the four Thomas boys, accord
ing to their confession, decided to
either collect their $50 or kill Daniels.
They carried out the latter part of the
programme.
Henry Daniels, an old negro, lived
IN little hut with his step-daughter,
Marie. and a 7-year-old child.
Wednesday night the house was
broken open, Marie Daniels and the
7-year-old child were assaulted and
old man Daniels dubbed to death
while trying to protect those in his
charge. Then old man Daniels and
his stepdaughter were thrown into
the house and the child was thrown
into the we'll The house was set on
fire and the devils capable of such a
crime left, thinking that they had COW
cred their inhuman deed from the
sight of the world.
The local officers went to work with
will and were ably assisted by the
best citizens of the neighborhood.
Before night they went straight into
the place where the Thomas boys re-
sided, and one by one they were Sc
cured. Fayette Rhone, y years old;
VIII Gates, IS years old; Louis Thomas,
20 years old; Aaron Thomas, 10 years
old; Jim Thomas, IA years old; and
Benny Thomas IS years old, were
placed under arrest The last four
are brothers. Later on VIII Williams
was captured.
When taken they were smeared with
blood, and bloody shirt was found
hidden in Richmond's house. After
the boys were confronted with the
evidence they acknowledged the crime,
and laid the killing on Lewis, the old
est All the seven prisoners were
under guard last night.
About L. o'clock the guards were
overpowered by strong body of men
and the prisoners taken toward the
Brazos bottom north of here. A little
later forty or fifty shots were fired
and all was quiet.
This morning, dangling from the
limbs of large oak tree, were found
the bodies of six negroes, limp and
lifelesS.
Hundreds of people from all over the
country are surging back and FORTH
but always with them one tree is the
center of attraction All of them are
there except Williams and he is not to
be found, but the shots probably ex-
planned his absence.
At late hour the bodies were still
hanging from the tree. AS far as can
be learned, the mob was composed of
white and black men, with the colored
element largely predominating.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
JAPAN COURTING TROUBLE
The Little Empire Resents Any Inter-
vention for Hawaii.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 80. According
to advices by steamer this morning
the Japanese government is aroused
over the refusal of the Hawaiian gov
eminent to permit Shinshiu Maru i'm
migrants to land there and has or
dered warships to Honolulu to enforce
what the Japanese immigrants con-
slder their rights. The foreign Office
instructed Hiogo Kencho at Kobe to
stop the departure of immigrants for
the islands at once.
Grave complications have arisen. ac-
cording to Japanese official news
papers, over the action of the United
States government in sending the Phil
adelphia to Honolulu. The organs
claim that the cruiser has been sent
as menace to the Japanese govern
ment and is significant in thai it fore
tells annexation of the islands to the
United States.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
Mrs. Lease Calls 1t a Curse.

TOPEKA, Kan, May Mrs. Nj. L.
Lease, the Kansas oratress, visited
Topeka yesterday and talked in an in
terview about the awfulness of the
Oklahoma food. 1t it Mrs. Lease sees
the hand of an angry God, and de-
clares that the curse of the Almighty
rests on that land
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
Miss Erwin Tells on spaldlng.

CHICAGO, May Miss Sarah
Louise Erwin, private secretary and
stenographer to President Spalding of
the defunct Globe Savings bank, testi-
fed before the senatorial investigating
committee that Spalding had given
her about ST.. 200 with the understand
ing that he was some time to secure a
divorce from his wife and marry Miss
Erwin
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
A. D. Hubbard in Jail.

TOPEKA. Kan, May IA. d. Hub
bard of this city, president of the state
A. p A., was arrested last night on
the charge of embezzlement and
lodged in the county Jail. He was re-
ceiver in the Snow Hamilton printing
litigation and as such got away with
about SIC, 900.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07

JEFFERSON Cry Mo-, May AT
torney General Crow announced this
morning that he would bring the ac-
ton to GUST Chief Of Police Vallins of
Kansas City, because he has not lived
in the state a year, about the first of
next week.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
No Pardon for Duniop.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Presi-
dent has decided not to interfere in
the case of Joseph R. Dunlop, proprie-
tor of the Chicago Dispatch, who was
sentenced to two years imprisonment
for sending improper matter through
the mails.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
Children Run Down by a Train.

scandal, Kan, May Mrs. Mary
Peterson and four children of this
place were run down by Rock Island
passenger train last night Two chill
dren were killed, the legs of third
were cut off and the woman's arm was
broken. She had been insane for
some time and was fleeing from home
at the time.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
A Deaf Man struck by a Train.

FULToN, Kan. May John P.
Johnston, an old carpenter of this
place, whose hearing was defective,
was killed by northbound freight
train this morning. He was about %
years of age. He left wife and two
children.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
Earthquake in the West Indies.

WAsnINGToN, May 1.-The United
States consul at Guadeloupe, West
India islands, has telegraphed the
State department. under date of April
%, from Point Apitre, as follows:
Severe earthquake; loss heavy; many
injured p"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
o'nrlcn Moore Euys a Paper.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, May 1.-The
Daily and Weekly Gazette was sold
to-day by NJ. w Donnally to O'Brien
Moore, of Washington. d, c. Mr..
Moore has been for some time the
Washington correspondent for the st.
Louis Republic.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
To Bar Prize Fight Pictures.

LANSING, Mich, May 1.-The House
of Representatives passed bill to pro-
hibit reproduction of prize fight pict-
ures by vitascope, kaleidoscope, etc.
The penalty is fine of $500 to 81, 900,
or two years imprisonment, or both.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
smaller Tax on whisky.

WASHINGTON, May lit is very
probable that the secretary of the
treasury will soon recommend to con-
gress Il material reduction of the in
ternal revenue tax on distilled spirits
and an increase on the tax on beer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
binding Irvine From Marsh Grass.

OSHKOSH Wis, May lin thirty
days Oshkosh will have in operation
the fist grass Irvine factory in the
world. 1t will employ 800 hands and
will make binding Irvine from marsh
grass, something never attempted be-
fore
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
Howard c Haoket. Dead.

NEW YORK, May Howard c
Hackett, sporting editor of the World.
died suddenly yesterday. He was 80
years old and one of the best known
newspaper men in the United States.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
St. LouI. nrewer Coo. Insane.

CHICAGO, May Prank Schmidt,
The St Louis brewer, who disappeared
in this city last Friday while on his
way to Cincinnati, has been heard
from at Rhinelander, Wis. he is be-
ieYed to be insane.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
Big Sale OF Lend Interests.

ST. Louis, Mo-, May 1.-The Mine
IA Motto lead mining claim of South
ern Missouri has been transferred by
r. Hazard of New York to S. ii.
Leathe of this city for $500, 900.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
Tbe nIaber-sbarI,ev FIcbt.

New YORK, May THE Maher-
Sharkey bout will take place in New
York in June and the purse will be
$4,000.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
l,d Nomoomh Cnntured.

NEwKIRK, Okla, May Ed New
comb, leader of noted band of out
laws, has been caught and lodged in
jail, and inc band broken up.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
POSTAL FUNDS MISUSED
Cashier Hayes of the ST. Louis Postofiice
an EmbcZZler of &IG.OO3.

an Embczzler of S1J,OO3
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May David II.
Hayes, for eighteen years cashier of
the st, Louis Postoffice, was ar
rested to-day charged with the en-
bezzlement of $15,003. The informa.
ton was sworn to by Inspector Joseph
Johnson of the st. Louis division.
Hays was held for trial under 81, 1000
bonds. The shortage was made good
by c. NJ. Hays, general manager of the
Grand Trunk railroad, who came here
several days ago on receiving word of
his brothers trouble. Despite this the
Washington officials have sent word to
begin the prosecution. The accused is
afflicted with heart disease and may
not live to stand trial
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-20
A NEW ADVERTISER.

We wish call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement of the
Milne Mfg. Co., of Monmouth, ILL.,,
which makes it's first appearance in
this issue. The machine they are adj
vertising is one for removing grubs
and stumps and otherwise assisting
in clearing up land and fitting it for
the pillow. Unlike other machines of
this class, this one does not have to
be moved from stump to stump, but
by the aid of strong wire cable two
acres of land may be cleared at one
setting Of the machine. It is guar
anteed to pull any ordinary grub in
2H minutes, and will pull good
sized tree up by the root. These peo-
pie are advertising in this paper be-
cause they believe that it will pay
them. They pay us their money for
the use of our space, and we wish to
assist them to trade in this country.
If, therefore, any of our readers need
such a machine, or are thinking of
making such purchase let him write
these people for catalogue, testimo-
malls, prices, etc. They come to us
we'll recommended.