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aTTKE EXTING UISHhRS Warranted to Put Out Any Fire In Its Incipiency. Can be Usued by a Child. For Sale By, HORSFULL & CAMERON, VOL. 4. NO. 73. COLD DRAFTS and DDST —Kept Out With— PATENT METALIC WEATHER STRIPS —For Sale By— HORSFOlL t CAMERON’SWACO, TEXAS, MONDAY EVENING, EEBKUARY 21,1887. PRICE 5 CENTSQrg ffionSs. r SANGER BROTHERS. 1887 SPRING AND SOMMER 1887 In this as in everything else we are in the lead; the Win [ ter Season has hardly passed and we are already prepared ' for the spring and summer seasons, and the sweet hum of busy people, after a very short lull, is again heard in our establishment. SEE 00R NEW EMBROIDERIES. Thousands of new patterns of dainty design in low, medium and fine qualities. See The New Line Of Laces. Elegant patterns and new designs of handmade Torchons from five cents a yard up. NEW SPRING DRESS GOODS. Among the many wc quote a full line of new shades in thirtyeight inch, all wool Shooda Cloths at 65 cents a yard, medium weight, and just the thing for this season of the year, also a full line of spring shades in forty inch, all wool, hair line stripes and checks at 75 cents a yard. New Spring Line ^ Of Infants" French Embroidered, Mull and Silk Caps in a large variety of styles and prices. i NEW SPRING STYLES IN JERSEYS. See the pretty styles; we have them in all qualities. WHITE GOODS. This stock is showing many new things; we carry the largest stock in the city. New Lawns, New Plaids, New Sateens, New Piques, New Batistes and a large variety of new patterns of all styles of White Goods at popular prices. It will be to every lady’s advantage to look through our stocks before making their spring purchases. In every case we give our customers the, benefit of our advantages as large buyers. BEAR THIS IN MIND —AND GO TO SangeR Brothers. MONDAY’S BUDGET. A BLOODLESS DUEL BETWEEN TWO NEWSPAPER MEN. An Opera House Burned—Wrecked by a Whirlwind —The Meat War in New York—Pinkerton Wants Damages —A Walking Match. An Opera House Burned. Associated Press. Columbus, O., February 21.—Fire broke out on the stage of the Grand opera house shortly after midnight, and the structure is a total ruin. Nothing is left standing but hot, smoking walls. The theatre had been occupied by the congregation of the First Congregational church during the evening, and it is sup posed the drop curtain caught fire from a gas jet that was left burniug on the stage. The fire was a vicious one and the most destructive that has occurred here in several years. The building was occupied by the following firms, all of whom are entirely burned out: Orebaugh & Bro., of the Sunday News; The Standard Telegram; Johnson & Wright, coal dealers; and T. N. Surge & Co., electrotypers. The lessees of the theatre were Chas. A. and Jas. G. Millard, who place their loss at $10,000. The building was owned by E. T. Mitthoff, and his loss is not less than $20,000, fully covered by insurance. The losses of other firms are fixed at $10,000, all fully covered by insurance. GEO. WILLIG. K. G. PATTON. ED. A. MARSHALL, Attorney at Law and Notary Public WILLIG, PATTON & MARSHALL, Real Estate Agents, 118 NORTH FOURTH STREET, 1 _ _ \xr A f'O T17Y Next to Garland Opera House i VV U, i C/AAO, Special Attention Given to Real Estate of NonResidents. We Sell City Property, Farms and Vacant Lands, Rent Houses and Collect Rents, RENDER PROPERTY AND PAY TAXES. 3IHJC <£. W. M. RAGLAND, (Established in 1871.) OLDEST & LAEGEST JEWELRY HOUSE In the City. No. 360, Austin Avenue, Waco, Texas 13rt*crion 0ruj«tsts. THE OLD CORNER DRUG STORE, IS THE Leading! PrescriptiorvDrug STORE IN CENTRAL TEXA.S. COMPLU7E STOCE.OE SDUIB'S PREPARATIONS AND MERCKS’ — J | CHEMICALS* Only Best Of Medicines UsedtIS.Ini iiPrescriptions A Meat War in New York. Associated Press. New York, February 21.—A war to the knife has sprung up between three powerful corporations to control the meat supply of New York City. The fight will be inaugurated by the National Consumer’s Meat Company and will be resisted by the Chicago Dressed Beef Company and the Slaughterers’ Association, of this city. Each corporation has a capital of $9,000,000. The National Consumers’ Meat Company proposes to supply the eittire New York market with dressed beef direct from Montana and other cattle ranges, and secure control of the market by purchasing every butcher shop in New York for cash or by making the proprietor a stockholder in the company and retaining him as manager of the business transferred. The company will supply these stores with its own meat, and owning these establishments will virtually control the market. Wrecked by a Whirlwind. Associated Press. Jacksonville, Fla.. February 21.—Just before dusk last evening a seventyfivetoot schooner sailing down St. John’s river about six miles below this city, was lifted out of the water by a whirlwind, turned partially round and then capsized. Her crew, so far as known, consisted of five men, and all were lost. The accident was most pcculiar. At the point where it occurred the river is about three miles wide and the channel almost in the center. The river was dotted with many pleasure crafts, and witnessed by at least fifty persons. Efforts are being made to recover the bodies of the crew and to learn the name of the schooner, but so far have been unsuccessful. A wrecking tug will attempt to raise her. A Walking Match. Associated Press, Philadelphia, February 21.—A six days goasyouplease walking match for the diamond belt and championship of the world opened at the Elite rink at 12:15 yesterday, in the presence of about 6,000 people. There were forty starters, among them being Anton Strokel, the winner of the recent 72 hours race; George Noremack, Frank Hart, Rob. Vint, Peter I’auchat, Chris. Faber, James Alberts, C. D. Graham, the Niagara 1 Falls barrel man; Lawrence Donovan, the bridge jumper; and Geo. Tilly. Jno. Hughes, who was entered, did not start. Frank Hart, colored, was first to score a mile, his time being a little less than six minutes. Alberts came in immediately behind him and the others were well bunched. The Pinkertons are Insulted. Associated Press. Jersey City, N. J., February 21.— Mayor Cleveland was served last evening with a summon and complaint in a libel suit for $25,000 damages, brought by William A. and Robert Pinkerton, of the Pinkerton detective agency. The libel is based upon a communication published Feb. 8, over the signature of Mayor Cleveland, in which the latter said: “And Pinkerton’s army stand ready to charge at a moment’s notice. And what an army it is; organized by a British penal convict, it is now a power in the land.” To Rush Legislation. Associated Press. Washington, . February 21.—There will be a perfect potpourri in the proccedings of congress during the remaining ten days. The calendars of both houses are exceedingly cumbersome, and so much business of great importance demands attention that more or less of undue haste will necessarily follow. Australia and New Zealand News. Associated Press. San Francisco, February 21.—Australian advices by the steamer Zealandia state that sixty lives were lost by the recent floods at Brisbane, Queensland. The damage to property cannot be estimated. An Auckland paper of January 26 says that a private letter received from Kimberly contains an account of a terrible slaughter of blacks in that district. A miner stole a young black, and in retaliation the negro’s parent killed the miner and wounded his two companions. The latter secured aid and pursued the blacks, and out of a band of forty blacks all but one were shot down. A Bloodless Duel. Associated Press. New Orleans, February 21.—Emile Rievol, manager, and Andre L. Roman, editor of the French evening paper, the Trait d’ Union, left yesterday morning for Jefferson parish, where they met on the field of honor. The weapons used were ordinary dueling pistols, and the distance fifteen paces. After exchanging two shots, each without bloodshed, the seconds interposed and hostilities ended. It appears that there has been some misunderstanding regarding the management of the paper, and the duel was the result of this disagreement. A Polish Plot. Associated Press. Odessa, February 21.—An extensive plot has been discovered for a Polish rising in the' event of a RussoAustrian or’German war. Many imperial officers and officials are implicated, and twenty persons have been arrested. War Talk. Associated Press. Vienna, February 21.—The council of war again met on Saturday. Officers of the reserve are forbidden to leave the country. French officers are buying horses in Spain. Buying Cartridges Associated Pres*. London, February 21.—Five European governments have applied to English firms for tenders for supplying several million cartridges. Victims of the Explosion. Associated Press. London, February 21.—The number of deaths caused by the recent colliery explosion in Rhondd alley is now thirtyseven. Several of the injured are dying. Death of a Prince. Associated Press. London, February 21.—Death is announced of Prince Czartoryski, who was prominent in Austria iiv 1863 and afterwards in Germany. The Queen of Zululand. Associated Press Durban, February 21.—The queen’s authority has been extended over Zululand, with the assent of the Zulus. THE THOMPSON KILLING. Buck Pippin Appears and Makes Bond in the Sum of $2,500. For three or four days past the officers have been expecting Buck Pippin, who stands charged with “killing and murdering one W. H.Thompson,” to come into the city and give bond for his appearance before the grand jury. Pippin appeared in open court this morning before Justice W. M. Sleeper, waived an examination and gave b*nd in the sum of $2,500. His sureties are M. J. Eyerley and S. Rassmussen. Luther Pippin, son of Buck Pippin, and A. Sneed are also charged with killing Thompson, and friends of these men say they will also come in and make bond. Protecting the Public. The residents of Waco regard it as a matter of much congratulation that during the last few weeks they have been favored with the presence of an intelligent band of young ladies who have visited them in their homes and therein exposed the adulteration of baking powders with ammonia, alum, lime and other {noxious ingredients which slowly but surely undermine the health of young and old alike. Much suffering to humanity has been saved through the instrumentality of these young ladies in their great humanitarian work—the protection of health from the inroads of unscrupulous moneymakers, who, in their niggardly greed for gain, cause the undermining of health through the manufacture of compounds which they put forth as “absolutely pure.” These sordid manufacturers of adulterated baking powders have through their slanderous advertisements misrepresented and abused these meritorious ladyworkers; and most shamefully, too; but to little effect, as an intelligent public cannot any longer be misled and have its confidence abused by the misstatements of those who seek to rob the people of their money and their health through imposing upon them noxious preparations which are cunningly palmed off as “absolutely pure.” These ladies, so meritoriously engaged in a noble work, have through their tests, conscientiously made, in almost every home in this city, firmly established the important facts that Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder is alike pure, healthful and economical—really, as justly claimed, the most perfect made. Cheapest Place in Town. For firstclass dentistry. See unprecedented prices. Full set teeth (upper or lower).......................... #15.00 Gold fillings.................................... 2.50 Amalgam or cement fillings.......* • • • I *oo Extraction....................................... 5° All other operations in proportion, and all work guaranteed. H. G. Saundhrs, D. D. S. 512 Austin avenue, over Deane’s Photo Gallery.______ A Conductor Froze Out. “Half fare for that big boy!” exclaimed the conductor. “Did the ticket agent see him when he sold you the ticket for him?” “Of course he did,” snapped the woman. “But you must remember it’s some time since we started. You didn’t expect the child to stop growing, did ycu?” SUNDAY IN WACO. HOW PEOPLE WERE EDIFIED AT SEVERAL PLACES. The Baptist Revival—Methodist Enterprise— Mr. Brooks’ Lectures—Mr. Shaw’s Discourse—General Notes. The observance of the Sunday law by the saloons must have been pretty ' general, although three arrests were made for intoxication. As for matters of moral interest, there was a great deal to attract people in the way of services at the several city churches, Dr. Brooks’ lectures and meetings of various kinds. The weather was propitious for going out doors, and the attendance at the' various places was fairly good. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. At the Presbyterian church there was quite a large congregation in the morning and a very fair attendance at night. The pastor, Rev. Dr. King, preached in the morning from Luke x, 3842 “Mary’s choice of the good part.” He showed how disciplesliip to Christ—sitting^ at His feet, hearing His words and being in earnest in the business of religion— was a good part to^choose. At night the subject of discourse was the “Destruction of Sodom,” the deliverance of Lot and the folly of those who were warned of the danger, but made light of the message. LIBERAL HALL. At Liberal Hall, Mr. Shaw lectured on the “Affirmations of Liberalism.” He introduced his subject by saying: “Lib“ eralism is often objected to on the ground of its negations. Those who urge this objection overlook the fact that it is also affirmative. It negates much that is affirmed by Christianity, but it affirms much that Christianity negates.” He then spoke as follows: 1. “Liberalism affirms the supremacy of natural law over any supposed system of divine providence in the economy of nature. From this it teaches that the universe is governed by laws that inhere in it and not by any force from without; that these laws are coeternal and coextensive with it; that whatever there is, whether visible or invisible, material or spiritual, is natural and that there is nothing supernatural. 2. Liberalism affirms the supremacy of reason over all supposed divine revelations in the study and interpretation of phenomena. From this, it teaches that what we know of the universe came by reason and not by revelation. In this connection he referred to the discovery and demonstration of the Copernican system, the laws of gravitation and attraction and the circulation the blood. “These great discoveries,” he said, “were not revealed from heaven, but were discovered by human reason.” 3. Liberalism affirms that human experience is a better criterion of the right than any socalled divine grace. From this, it teaches thAt instead of expecting salvation “by grace through faith,” we must expect to find it by experience through reason. It teaches that experience is the true criterion of the right. He expressed the opinion that “the human race found out that it was wrong to lie, steal and kill long before the decalogue was written; that this knowledge came not by revelation but by experience.” He thinks “the first man who stole anything and the man he stole if from were the first two who found out that stealing was wrong.” He said: “It is not wrong to steal because the Vedas and the Bible say ‘thou shalt not steal,’ but because it interferes with the peace, happiness and prosperity of the people. It would be wrong to steal if there were no sacred books, and it must have been wrong before the oldest of them was written.” FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. The services at the First Baptist church since Saturday have been very interesting. Saturday night thirteen united with the church. At 11 o’clock Sunday Dr. Carroll’s sermon on the “Love of God” held the audience spellbound, and much good feeling was manifest in the congregation. At night the sermon was short but pointed, on the “Remission of Sins.” After the sermon Rev. M. T. Martin baptised nine or ten of those received for baptism last week. The crowd at the night service was simply immense. The meetings will continue through the week. Inquiry meeting at the church at 11 a. m., prayer meeting at 12 m., and preaching at 7:30 p. m, A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend. Pastor and people are much encouraged and look for yet greater blessings. GENERAL NOTES. Rector Starr being absent, there were no services at St. Paul’s church, Episcopal. Tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday and the next day the solemn Lenten season opens, which will be appropriately observed at the Catholic and Episcopalian churches. Three services were held in East Waco at the Methodist church. Services with sermon at 11 a. m., children’s meeting at 3:30 p. m. and sermon at 7:30 p. n>. All were largely attended, and much interest was manifested. At the Fifth Street Methodist church yesterday morning a collection was taken up for the purpose of building the Methodist chapel on North Eleventh street, Reynold’s addition t* Waco. The amount subscribed was $436, which, added to the amount already in hand will be nearly $500. The building committee, composed of Messrs. W. I. Barrett, W. R. Mathews and J. H. Appell, will, as soon as possible, let the contract for the building, which is to cost between $700 to $1,000. At the Fifth street Methodist church >n the forenoon. Rev. Horace Bishop preached to a very large congregation. His text was from the seventh chapter of Luke: “He loveth our nation and hath built us a synagogue.” MR. BROOKS’ LECTURES. Hon. John A. Brooks, of Kansas City, Mo., has delivered a series of four lectures on the subject of prohibition. His audiences have increased with each address, and last night at the Methodist church the congregation numbered over 600. He is clear, cogent, pathetic, humorous and convincing, and has done much to educate and strengthen the temperance sentiment in this community. He represents the National Lecture Bureau, and issued certificates of membership to eighteen persons, Dr. B. H. Carroll being made a vicepresident of the bureau.) The bureau works in harmony with every existing temperance organization, and aims to strengthen all forms of temperance work in each state and county. A HUNDRED YEARS AGONE. Music, Costumes and Memories of Ye Olden Tyme. The people of Waco have rarely, if ever, enjoyed a greater treat than the “Old Folk’s Conceit,” tendered at the Garland opera house Saturday evening, under the auspices of the ladies of St. Paul’s Guild. The leading musical talent of the city was enlisted for the occasion and a very large audience gathered in response to the invitation to hear the songs and music of “ye olden tyme.” It was 1787, a hundred years agone, brought back as to costumes and some of the selections. The ladies, for example, wore dresses that recalled the costumes of their sex we see in old, old pictures of the colonial or revolutionary period; while the gentlemen, in their knee pants, buckle shoes and hair worn in queues, with the long waistcoats, coats and ruffles of the same era, recalled how our greatgreat grandfathers must have looked on fulldress, gala occasions. It was a delightful renaissance in costuming and added no little to the effect of the music. The programme left the audience entirely in the dark as to the identity of participants, (no one’s real name being given) and the costuming rather increased the mystery. It was not impossible, however, for those who sat in front of the footlights to distinguish many of those who were aiding in presenting such a pleasurable entertainment. Among the number may be mentioned Mesdames Parrott, McCulloch, Legault, Schuerman and Miss Pearre,and Messrs. C. M. Downs, W. M. Cheesman. W. P. Howland, E. W. Krause and others. Of course quite a number were required, but the above are mentioned as having leading parts that permitted recognition more readily than with others. The selections were appropriate, all being old but standard pieces, the renditions being in every case highly creditable, the whole comprising an entertainment so pleasant that it will not soon be forgotten by any present. The Day has not learned what the receipts of the evening were, but they must have been remunerative and satisfactory to the ladies and gentlemen as a return for their services so cheerfully given in a good cause. It was a matter of general regret that Mrs. Edward Toby, being too ill to sing, did not appear. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. They Close Their Business and Adjourn for the Term. Saturday afternoon the county commissioners adjourned, after passing on several important matters. First, they decided, on account of the increased business, that five instead of four terms of the county court shall be held every year. The terms will now begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July and October. An election to decide whether or not the voters in precinct No. 7 want whisky and medicated bitters sold, was ordered. The voting places are Crawford, Prairie Chapel and Patton. In creating justice’s precinct No. 8 a slice was taken off of No. 3, and another election will be held in these two precincts. Officers to hold the election will be appointed at a special meeting of the court. Judge Evans was instructed to inquire into the feasibility of purchasing a farm on which county convicts can be worked, to report at the special meeting. The following order was entered up on the minutes of the commissioners court this morning: “On this, the 19th day of February, 1887, at a regular term of this court came on to be considered the matterot having the clock on the court house tower kept in order, regulated and wound up, whereupon, on motion of E. Tom Cox, duly seconded, it was ordered that said clock be not kept wound and regu* lated, but be allowed to remain where it now is in the court house tower until further disposition is made of the matter by this court.” The reason this order was made, is that the clock, when it strikes, knocks the plastering off the couit house walls, and there is danger of the tower being shaken down. Landreth’s Seed Potatoes. Early Rose. Burbank. Early Vermont. Peerless. These potatoes are received, by the car load, direct from David Landreth & Sons, and ate guaranteed as good as any seed in the United States. Also Landreth’s onion sets and garden seed. Marshall & Heard. Go to R. H. Baker’s lor shoes he is selling them cheap for cash.}
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ID | tx-waco-nwp-day_1887-02-21 |
Title | The Day (Waco, Texas) Vol. 4 No. 73, Monday, February 21, 1887 |
Date | 1887-02-21 |
Volume | 4 |
Issue | 73 |
Number of Pages | 4 |
Publisher | The Day Publishing Company |
Language | English |
Rights | http://www.baylor.edu/lib/digitization/digitalrights |
Resource Type | Text |
Format | Newspaper, 4 pages |
Collection Name | Baylor University - The Texas Collection - Historic Waco Newspapers |
Uniform Title | The Day (Waco, Texas) |
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Title | tx-waco-nwp-day_1887-02-21_01 |
OCR - Transcript | aTTKE EXTING UISHhRS Warranted to Put Out Any Fire In Its Incipiency. Can be Usued by a Child. For Sale By, HORSFULL & CAMERON, VOL. 4. NO. 73. COLD DRAFTS and DDST —Kept Out With— PATENT METALIC WEATHER STRIPS —For Sale By— HORSFOlL t CAMERON’SWACO, TEXAS, MONDAY EVENING, EEBKUARY 21,1887. PRICE 5 CENTSQrg ffionSs. r SANGER BROTHERS. 1887 SPRING AND SOMMER 1887 In this as in everything else we are in the lead; the Win [ ter Season has hardly passed and we are already prepared ' for the spring and summer seasons, and the sweet hum of busy people, after a very short lull, is again heard in our establishment. SEE 00R NEW EMBROIDERIES. Thousands of new patterns of dainty design in low, medium and fine qualities. See The New Line Of Laces. Elegant patterns and new designs of handmade Torchons from five cents a yard up. NEW SPRING DRESS GOODS. Among the many wc quote a full line of new shades in thirtyeight inch, all wool Shooda Cloths at 65 cents a yard, medium weight, and just the thing for this season of the year, also a full line of spring shades in forty inch, all wool, hair line stripes and checks at 75 cents a yard. New Spring Line ^ Of Infants" French Embroidered, Mull and Silk Caps in a large variety of styles and prices. i NEW SPRING STYLES IN JERSEYS. See the pretty styles; we have them in all qualities. WHITE GOODS. This stock is showing many new things; we carry the largest stock in the city. New Lawns, New Plaids, New Sateens, New Piques, New Batistes and a large variety of new patterns of all styles of White Goods at popular prices. It will be to every lady’s advantage to look through our stocks before making their spring purchases. In every case we give our customers the, benefit of our advantages as large buyers. BEAR THIS IN MIND —AND GO TO SangeR Brothers. MONDAY’S BUDGET. A BLOODLESS DUEL BETWEEN TWO NEWSPAPER MEN. An Opera House Burned—Wrecked by a Whirlwind —The Meat War in New York—Pinkerton Wants Damages —A Walking Match. An Opera House Burned. Associated Press. Columbus, O., February 21.—Fire broke out on the stage of the Grand opera house shortly after midnight, and the structure is a total ruin. Nothing is left standing but hot, smoking walls. The theatre had been occupied by the congregation of the First Congregational church during the evening, and it is sup posed the drop curtain caught fire from a gas jet that was left burniug on the stage. The fire was a vicious one and the most destructive that has occurred here in several years. The building was occupied by the following firms, all of whom are entirely burned out: Orebaugh & Bro., of the Sunday News; The Standard Telegram; Johnson & Wright, coal dealers; and T. N. Surge & Co., electrotypers. The lessees of the theatre were Chas. A. and Jas. G. Millard, who place their loss at $10,000. The building was owned by E. T. Mitthoff, and his loss is not less than $20,000, fully covered by insurance. The losses of other firms are fixed at $10,000, all fully covered by insurance. GEO. WILLIG. K. G. PATTON. ED. A. MARSHALL, Attorney at Law and Notary Public WILLIG, PATTON & MARSHALL, Real Estate Agents, 118 NORTH FOURTH STREET, 1 _ _ \xr A f'O T17Y Next to Garland Opera House i VV U, i C/AAO, Special Attention Given to Real Estate of NonResidents. We Sell City Property, Farms and Vacant Lands, Rent Houses and Collect Rents, RENDER PROPERTY AND PAY TAXES. 3IHJC <£. W. M. RAGLAND, (Established in 1871.) OLDEST & LAEGEST JEWELRY HOUSE In the City. No. 360, Austin Avenue, Waco, Texas 13rt*crion 0ruj«tsts. THE OLD CORNER DRUG STORE, IS THE Leading! PrescriptiorvDrug STORE IN CENTRAL TEXA.S. COMPLU7E STOCE.OE SDUIB'S PREPARATIONS AND MERCKS’ — J | CHEMICALS* Only Best Of Medicines UsedtIS.Ini iiPrescriptions A Meat War in New York. Associated Press. New York, February 21.—A war to the knife has sprung up between three powerful corporations to control the meat supply of New York City. The fight will be inaugurated by the National Consumer’s Meat Company and will be resisted by the Chicago Dressed Beef Company and the Slaughterers’ Association, of this city. Each corporation has a capital of $9,000,000. The National Consumers’ Meat Company proposes to supply the eittire New York market with dressed beef direct from Montana and other cattle ranges, and secure control of the market by purchasing every butcher shop in New York for cash or by making the proprietor a stockholder in the company and retaining him as manager of the business transferred. The company will supply these stores with its own meat, and owning these establishments will virtually control the market. Wrecked by a Whirlwind. Associated Press. Jacksonville, Fla.. February 21.—Just before dusk last evening a seventyfivetoot schooner sailing down St. John’s river about six miles below this city, was lifted out of the water by a whirlwind, turned partially round and then capsized. Her crew, so far as known, consisted of five men, and all were lost. The accident was most pcculiar. At the point where it occurred the river is about three miles wide and the channel almost in the center. The river was dotted with many pleasure crafts, and witnessed by at least fifty persons. Efforts are being made to recover the bodies of the crew and to learn the name of the schooner, but so far have been unsuccessful. A wrecking tug will attempt to raise her. A Walking Match. Associated Press, Philadelphia, February 21.—A six days goasyouplease walking match for the diamond belt and championship of the world opened at the Elite rink at 12:15 yesterday, in the presence of about 6,000 people. There were forty starters, among them being Anton Strokel, the winner of the recent 72 hours race; George Noremack, Frank Hart, Rob. Vint, Peter I’auchat, Chris. Faber, James Alberts, C. D. Graham, the Niagara 1 Falls barrel man; Lawrence Donovan, the bridge jumper; and Geo. Tilly. Jno. Hughes, who was entered, did not start. Frank Hart, colored, was first to score a mile, his time being a little less than six minutes. Alberts came in immediately behind him and the others were well bunched. The Pinkertons are Insulted. Associated Press. Jersey City, N. J., February 21.— Mayor Cleveland was served last evening with a summon and complaint in a libel suit for $25,000 damages, brought by William A. and Robert Pinkerton, of the Pinkerton detective agency. The libel is based upon a communication published Feb. 8, over the signature of Mayor Cleveland, in which the latter said: “And Pinkerton’s army stand ready to charge at a moment’s notice. And what an army it is; organized by a British penal convict, it is now a power in the land.” To Rush Legislation. Associated Press. Washington, . February 21.—There will be a perfect potpourri in the proccedings of congress during the remaining ten days. The calendars of both houses are exceedingly cumbersome, and so much business of great importance demands attention that more or less of undue haste will necessarily follow. Australia and New Zealand News. Associated Press. San Francisco, February 21.—Australian advices by the steamer Zealandia state that sixty lives were lost by the recent floods at Brisbane, Queensland. The damage to property cannot be estimated. An Auckland paper of January 26 says that a private letter received from Kimberly contains an account of a terrible slaughter of blacks in that district. A miner stole a young black, and in retaliation the negro’s parent killed the miner and wounded his two companions. The latter secured aid and pursued the blacks, and out of a band of forty blacks all but one were shot down. A Bloodless Duel. Associated Press. New Orleans, February 21.—Emile Rievol, manager, and Andre L. Roman, editor of the French evening paper, the Trait d’ Union, left yesterday morning for Jefferson parish, where they met on the field of honor. The weapons used were ordinary dueling pistols, and the distance fifteen paces. After exchanging two shots, each without bloodshed, the seconds interposed and hostilities ended. It appears that there has been some misunderstanding regarding the management of the paper, and the duel was the result of this disagreement. A Polish Plot. Associated Press. Odessa, February 21.—An extensive plot has been discovered for a Polish rising in the' event of a RussoAustrian or’German war. Many imperial officers and officials are implicated, and twenty persons have been arrested. War Talk. Associated Press. Vienna, February 21.—The council of war again met on Saturday. Officers of the reserve are forbidden to leave the country. French officers are buying horses in Spain. Buying Cartridges Associated Pres*. London, February 21.—Five European governments have applied to English firms for tenders for supplying several million cartridges. Victims of the Explosion. Associated Press. London, February 21.—The number of deaths caused by the recent colliery explosion in Rhondd alley is now thirtyseven. Several of the injured are dying. Death of a Prince. Associated Press. London, February 21.—Death is announced of Prince Czartoryski, who was prominent in Austria iiv 1863 and afterwards in Germany. The Queen of Zululand. Associated Press Durban, February 21.—The queen’s authority has been extended over Zululand, with the assent of the Zulus. THE THOMPSON KILLING. Buck Pippin Appears and Makes Bond in the Sum of $2,500. For three or four days past the officers have been expecting Buck Pippin, who stands charged with “killing and murdering one W. H.Thompson,” to come into the city and give bond for his appearance before the grand jury. Pippin appeared in open court this morning before Justice W. M. Sleeper, waived an examination and gave b*nd in the sum of $2,500. His sureties are M. J. Eyerley and S. Rassmussen. Luther Pippin, son of Buck Pippin, and A. Sneed are also charged with killing Thompson, and friends of these men say they will also come in and make bond. Protecting the Public. The residents of Waco regard it as a matter of much congratulation that during the last few weeks they have been favored with the presence of an intelligent band of young ladies who have visited them in their homes and therein exposed the adulteration of baking powders with ammonia, alum, lime and other {noxious ingredients which slowly but surely undermine the health of young and old alike. Much suffering to humanity has been saved through the instrumentality of these young ladies in their great humanitarian work—the protection of health from the inroads of unscrupulous moneymakers, who, in their niggardly greed for gain, cause the undermining of health through the manufacture of compounds which they put forth as “absolutely pure.” These sordid manufacturers of adulterated baking powders have through their slanderous advertisements misrepresented and abused these meritorious ladyworkers; and most shamefully, too; but to little effect, as an intelligent public cannot any longer be misled and have its confidence abused by the misstatements of those who seek to rob the people of their money and their health through imposing upon them noxious preparations which are cunningly palmed off as “absolutely pure.” These ladies, so meritoriously engaged in a noble work, have through their tests, conscientiously made, in almost every home in this city, firmly established the important facts that Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder is alike pure, healthful and economical—really, as justly claimed, the most perfect made. Cheapest Place in Town. For firstclass dentistry. See unprecedented prices. Full set teeth (upper or lower).......................... #15.00 Gold fillings.................................... 2.50 Amalgam or cement fillings.......* • • • I *oo Extraction....................................... 5° All other operations in proportion, and all work guaranteed. H. G. Saundhrs, D. D. S. 512 Austin avenue, over Deane’s Photo Gallery.______ A Conductor Froze Out. “Half fare for that big boy!” exclaimed the conductor. “Did the ticket agent see him when he sold you the ticket for him?” “Of course he did,” snapped the woman. “But you must remember it’s some time since we started. You didn’t expect the child to stop growing, did ycu?” SUNDAY IN WACO. HOW PEOPLE WERE EDIFIED AT SEVERAL PLACES. The Baptist Revival—Methodist Enterprise— Mr. Brooks’ Lectures—Mr. Shaw’s Discourse—General Notes. The observance of the Sunday law by the saloons must have been pretty ' general, although three arrests were made for intoxication. As for matters of moral interest, there was a great deal to attract people in the way of services at the several city churches, Dr. Brooks’ lectures and meetings of various kinds. The weather was propitious for going out doors, and the attendance at the' various places was fairly good. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. At the Presbyterian church there was quite a large congregation in the morning and a very fair attendance at night. The pastor, Rev. Dr. King, preached in the morning from Luke x, 3842 “Mary’s choice of the good part.” He showed how disciplesliip to Christ—sitting^ at His feet, hearing His words and being in earnest in the business of religion— was a good part to^choose. At night the subject of discourse was the “Destruction of Sodom,” the deliverance of Lot and the folly of those who were warned of the danger, but made light of the message. LIBERAL HALL. At Liberal Hall, Mr. Shaw lectured on the “Affirmations of Liberalism.” He introduced his subject by saying: “Lib“ eralism is often objected to on the ground of its negations. Those who urge this objection overlook the fact that it is also affirmative. It negates much that is affirmed by Christianity, but it affirms much that Christianity negates.” He then spoke as follows: 1. “Liberalism affirms the supremacy of natural law over any supposed system of divine providence in the economy of nature. From this it teaches that the universe is governed by laws that inhere in it and not by any force from without; that these laws are coeternal and coextensive with it; that whatever there is, whether visible or invisible, material or spiritual, is natural and that there is nothing supernatural. 2. Liberalism affirms the supremacy of reason over all supposed divine revelations in the study and interpretation of phenomena. From this, it teaches that what we know of the universe came by reason and not by revelation. In this connection he referred to the discovery and demonstration of the Copernican system, the laws of gravitation and attraction and the circulation the blood. “These great discoveries,” he said, “were not revealed from heaven, but were discovered by human reason.” 3. Liberalism affirms that human experience is a better criterion of the right than any socalled divine grace. From this, it teaches thAt instead of expecting salvation “by grace through faith,” we must expect to find it by experience through reason. It teaches that experience is the true criterion of the right. He expressed the opinion that “the human race found out that it was wrong to lie, steal and kill long before the decalogue was written; that this knowledge came not by revelation but by experience.” He thinks “the first man who stole anything and the man he stole if from were the first two who found out that stealing was wrong.” He said: “It is not wrong to steal because the Vedas and the Bible say ‘thou shalt not steal,’ but because it interferes with the peace, happiness and prosperity of the people. It would be wrong to steal if there were no sacred books, and it must have been wrong before the oldest of them was written.” FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. The services at the First Baptist church since Saturday have been very interesting. Saturday night thirteen united with the church. At 11 o’clock Sunday Dr. Carroll’s sermon on the “Love of God” held the audience spellbound, and much good feeling was manifest in the congregation. At night the sermon was short but pointed, on the “Remission of Sins.” After the sermon Rev. M. T. Martin baptised nine or ten of those received for baptism last week. The crowd at the night service was simply immense. The meetings will continue through the week. Inquiry meeting at the church at 11 a. m., prayer meeting at 12 m., and preaching at 7:30 p. m, A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend. Pastor and people are much encouraged and look for yet greater blessings. GENERAL NOTES. Rector Starr being absent, there were no services at St. Paul’s church, Episcopal. Tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday and the next day the solemn Lenten season opens, which will be appropriately observed at the Catholic and Episcopalian churches. Three services were held in East Waco at the Methodist church. Services with sermon at 11 a. m., children’s meeting at 3:30 p. m. and sermon at 7:30 p. n>. All were largely attended, and much interest was manifested. At the Fifth Street Methodist church yesterday morning a collection was taken up for the purpose of building the Methodist chapel on North Eleventh street, Reynold’s addition t* Waco. The amount subscribed was $436, which, added to the amount already in hand will be nearly $500. The building committee, composed of Messrs. W. I. Barrett, W. R. Mathews and J. H. Appell, will, as soon as possible, let the contract for the building, which is to cost between $700 to $1,000. At the Fifth street Methodist church >n the forenoon. Rev. Horace Bishop preached to a very large congregation. His text was from the seventh chapter of Luke: “He loveth our nation and hath built us a synagogue.” MR. BROOKS’ LECTURES. Hon. John A. Brooks, of Kansas City, Mo., has delivered a series of four lectures on the subject of prohibition. His audiences have increased with each address, and last night at the Methodist church the congregation numbered over 600. He is clear, cogent, pathetic, humorous and convincing, and has done much to educate and strengthen the temperance sentiment in this community. He represents the National Lecture Bureau, and issued certificates of membership to eighteen persons, Dr. B. H. Carroll being made a vicepresident of the bureau.) The bureau works in harmony with every existing temperance organization, and aims to strengthen all forms of temperance work in each state and county. A HUNDRED YEARS AGONE. Music, Costumes and Memories of Ye Olden Tyme. The people of Waco have rarely, if ever, enjoyed a greater treat than the “Old Folk’s Conceit,” tendered at the Garland opera house Saturday evening, under the auspices of the ladies of St. Paul’s Guild. The leading musical talent of the city was enlisted for the occasion and a very large audience gathered in response to the invitation to hear the songs and music of “ye olden tyme.” It was 1787, a hundred years agone, brought back as to costumes and some of the selections. The ladies, for example, wore dresses that recalled the costumes of their sex we see in old, old pictures of the colonial or revolutionary period; while the gentlemen, in their knee pants, buckle shoes and hair worn in queues, with the long waistcoats, coats and ruffles of the same era, recalled how our greatgreat grandfathers must have looked on fulldress, gala occasions. It was a delightful renaissance in costuming and added no little to the effect of the music. The programme left the audience entirely in the dark as to the identity of participants, (no one’s real name being given) and the costuming rather increased the mystery. It was not impossible, however, for those who sat in front of the footlights to distinguish many of those who were aiding in presenting such a pleasurable entertainment. Among the number may be mentioned Mesdames Parrott, McCulloch, Legault, Schuerman and Miss Pearre,and Messrs. C. M. Downs, W. M. Cheesman. W. P. Howland, E. W. Krause and others. Of course quite a number were required, but the above are mentioned as having leading parts that permitted recognition more readily than with others. The selections were appropriate, all being old but standard pieces, the renditions being in every case highly creditable, the whole comprising an entertainment so pleasant that it will not soon be forgotten by any present. The Day has not learned what the receipts of the evening were, but they must have been remunerative and satisfactory to the ladies and gentlemen as a return for their services so cheerfully given in a good cause. It was a matter of general regret that Mrs. Edward Toby, being too ill to sing, did not appear. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. They Close Their Business and Adjourn for the Term. Saturday afternoon the county commissioners adjourned, after passing on several important matters. First, they decided, on account of the increased business, that five instead of four terms of the county court shall be held every year. The terms will now begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July and October. An election to decide whether or not the voters in precinct No. 7 want whisky and medicated bitters sold, was ordered. The voting places are Crawford, Prairie Chapel and Patton. In creating justice’s precinct No. 8 a slice was taken off of No. 3, and another election will be held in these two precincts. Officers to hold the election will be appointed at a special meeting of the court. Judge Evans was instructed to inquire into the feasibility of purchasing a farm on which county convicts can be worked, to report at the special meeting. The following order was entered up on the minutes of the commissioners court this morning: “On this, the 19th day of February, 1887, at a regular term of this court came on to be considered the matterot having the clock on the court house tower kept in order, regulated and wound up, whereupon, on motion of E. Tom Cox, duly seconded, it was ordered that said clock be not kept wound and regu* lated, but be allowed to remain where it now is in the court house tower until further disposition is made of the matter by this court.” The reason this order was made, is that the clock, when it strikes, knocks the plastering off the couit house walls, and there is danger of the tower being shaken down. Landreth’s Seed Potatoes. Early Rose. Burbank. Early Vermont. Peerless. These potatoes are received, by the car load, direct from David Landreth & Sons, and ate guaranteed as good as any seed in the United States. Also Landreth’s onion sets and garden seed. Marshall & Heard. Go to R. H. Baker’s lor shoes he is selling them cheap for cash.} |