Waco Daily News (Waco, Texas) Vol. 4 No. 45, Thursday, September 3, 1891

              THE WACO DAILY NEWS. ESTABL18MKO JULY Hi, ISSS. Entered at the Tostoftice at ff'aco, Texas, as Second-Class Matter,
VOL. 4. NO. 45. ' WACO. TEXAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 3,1891. 50 Cents Per Month sANGER ROS.
2ND FLOOR
LIVING II STONE.
Monuments to the Memory of Fal-len
Soldiers.
ON THE FIELD OF GETTYSBURG.
Carpet Department
Has just been enlarged and is one of the most complete in
the state, we are now showing new assortments ard pat-terns
in Bigelow Exminsters, Wilton velvets, Moquette,
Body and Tapestry Brussels, Three and Two ply Ingrain
.carpets, also a large assortment of Smyrna, Japanese, Ex-minsters,
Moquette Fur and other Rugs; Linolemcins, Oil
Cloths, Coaco Matting, also wire and other Mats in all sizes.
Our prices will always be found low and the quality of our
goods up to the highest standard. This week we offer a lot of
carpet Sweepers at $2.00 each that are worth $3.00.
Dup lew UplfalsfiEry
Art and Trunk Department all annex to Carpet Department
occupy a space 25x165 and is very complete in its way, any-thing
wanted in the way of hangings and house decorations
will be found here. Everybody is invited to visit these
Departments whether they want to buy or not.
Our Art Department
Offers this week Bamboo Easels 75 cents each. Hardwood
Easels $1.25 each. From and after Tuesday September 1st
all our Departments will show full lines of New Fall Goods.
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IN FULL BUST, 70S S. A. OWENS & SON,
BUGGIES, PHOTONS, CARTS. AND FAMILY
CARRIAGES. BIG STOK, LOW PRICES.
IMlM’T DP A PI A A/l I the Newest, Best and Cheapest by Calling UU1\ l A 11 jAirl. at 705 Austin Street Before Buying.
The: Rotan: Grocery: Co.
TX7"acc, Texas.
[Successors toKellum & Rotan and Shear, Davis &Co.,j
WHOLESALE * GROCERS.
Correspondence solicited.
School Notice.
I will open sohool Monday Septem- i
ber 7th, at 705 South Ninth street,!
For terms, etc., call on or address*;
Mrs. J. B. Powell, 707 Ninth street,!
city. 8-31-6. ;
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Drink coco-cola lor headache and !
exhaustion. Lion Drug Store is the j
place. ;
Magic Iron Tonic and Coco-cola are j
the most popular sitminer drinks. )
Life and renewed vigor in every glass, j
Sold also in pints and quarts, for fam-ily
use at Lion Drug Store.
Free Gratis For Nothing-.
Fair molasses per gallon, 30 cents.
1 lb. package roasted coffee an
prize, 25 cents.
25 ounces baking powder for 15 ct
7 bars good soap, 25 cents.
If you can’t get goods at the aboi
prices you can have them free at M
Store, 025 Austin avenue, Waco.
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Everybody goes to Joe Lehman
when thpy want a good meal, or ic
cream.
J. C. Stafford for the hnest barbe-cue.
The Testimonial to the Illinois Sol-
•tier* tiiveiled To-day -Presented
By the State of Their Nativity—
Three Shafts of Stone on the Old
Battlefield—A Handsome Tribute
To the Dead.
Special to The News.
I Gettysburg, Pa., Sept. 3.—The
j monuments erected ou the battle field
of Gettysburg, by the State of Illi-nois,
in memory of the fallen and in
honor of the surviving members of
the Eighth and Twelfth Illinois Cav-airy
and the Eighty-second Illinois
Infantry, were formally dedicated to-day.
The dedication services were
held under the direction of Jacob
Gross, of the Eighty-second Infantry,
W. M. Taylor. Eighth Cavalry and W.
M. Luff, Twelfth Cavalry. At the
close of the general seAice each regi-rnent
held reunions and special ser-vices
around its own monument. The
dedication which was a joint service
of the three regiment!, consisted of
prayer, orations and music, both vocal
and instrumental. (Jen. John L.
Beveridge, ex-governor of Illinois and
the first major of the Eighth Cavalry,
presented the memorials to the state.
Governor Fifer responded in
behalf of the people of Illinois
and in doing so paid a tribute to the
living and to the dead in whose honor
the monuments were erected. The
Illinois Association of Washington
took part in the services. Each mon-ument
marks the spot where the regi-ments
formed their first line of battle
on July 1, 1863, the first day of the
struggle which resulted in the repulse
of Lee’s magnificent army. The
monument to the Eighth Cavalry is
four feet ten inches by three feet two
inches, and is eight feet one inch in
height. The base and sides are
rough finish while the face and the
reverse are highly polished. On the
capstone rests a regulation army sad-die.
Across the face in bronze is the
coat ot arms of the state of Illinois
resting on crossed sabres, the insigna
of the cavalry. Just below the cap-stone
and across the face of the mon-ument,
in raised letters is ‘-Eighth
Illinois Cavalry. The mono-ment
to the Twelfth Cavalry
is a solid block of granite 4x10x2 feet
finished rough, save for polished
panels on the face and reverse. Sur-mounting
the monument and cut in
high relief is an army saddle. The
coat of arms of the State in bronze,
rests upon the sabers crossed on an
olive branch. Above the pane), cut
deep in the stone, is lettered “12th,
Illinois Cavalry, 1st, Brigade, 1st,
Div, Cav. Corps.’’ The infantry
monument is a shaft from four feet
three inches in height, representative
of a minnie ball, and resting on a
pedestal three feet six inches in
height and two feet square at the base.
Encircling the shaft at the mouth of
the shell thirteen stars are cut. A
crescent, the corps badge, and an
olive branch are entwined at the een-ter
of the shaft by a laurel wreath.
The monument is of dressed granite,
and is one of the handsomest memcr-ials
at Gettysburg.
SAHA BBKX1IAKDT.
Tlic Irenel» ActresN Arrive* in Man
Fran cisco, ^
Special to Tbe News.
San. Francisco, Sept. 3.—Sara
Bernhardt reached here to-day from
Australia in the steamer Maniposa.
She will open here in her new drama
“La Dame de Challent’ to-morrow
night. It is reported that her - net
profits in Australia have been over
$100,000. She laughed at the idea of
her making a trip around the world
in a steamer. Her engagement, she
said, with Abbey and Gray would be
in force until next June and there-fore,
she would not be at liberty to
make the trip even if so disposed.
With her venturesome spirit, and her
desire to see strange lands and sights
it is not regarded as improbable after
all that she may make a trip around
the world by ship. The advertise-ment,
it is argued, would be so great
that she could easily command double
prices for seats, and even if she oould
not make monet by passing through
the Red Sea, the vast crowds she
would draw in London and Paris on
her return would more than pay the
expenses of the tour.
THE GREEN BOOM.
BOLD BANDITS.
Held up a Southern Pacific Train
Yesterday.
THE EXPRESS CAR UNLOADED.
The Passengers are not Molested—
Express Messenger Smith Who has
Killed two Robbers Overpowered
Immigrauts to be Examined Before
Landing.
Special to The News.
And tlte Safe Blown Open—Citizens
In Pursuit of the Bobbers, who
Are Americans.
New York, Sept. 3.—After to-day
immigrants seeking the hospitality
of the United States, will be examin-ed
as to their qualifications for the
privilege on Ellis Island, and the his-toric
Castle Garden will be abandon-ed.
The large and commodions build-ings
which have been erected on the
Island by the government were for-mally
opened to-day. The island is a
pretty piece of ground out in, the
harbor within a stone’s throw of Bed-loe’s
island where the Statue of Lib-erty
looms up. It was formerly two
and a half acres in area, but by the
construction of wharves and filling in
with earth its size has been exactly
doubled. Since the early fifties and
up to a little over a year ago, it was
used by the government as a naval
magazine. Through the isolation of
the receiving station the immigrants
will be saved from many annoyances
that under the old -order could not
well be avoided. The sharks that hung
around the barge office to take ad-vantage
[of the greenhorn will now. to
a large extent, find their occupation
gone.
Iloyal Families.
Special to The News.
London, Sept. 3.—The gathering
of the royal families of Europe at
Copenhagen this month will be a
notable one. Among the guests who
will visit the King of Denmark will
be his son, the King of Greece, his
daughter the Princess of Wa'es who
will be accompanied by the Prince of
Wales, who will be accompanied by
their daughters Princess Victoria and
Maud of Wales, and the Czar who will
be accompanied by the Czarina, who
is also a daughter of the King of
Denmark.
Reunion,
Special to The News.
Long Branch, N. J., Sept. 3.—
The annual reunion of the survivors
of the Twenty-ninth Regiment, New
Jersey Volunteers, is being held here
to-day. The orators are Governor
Leon Abbett and Hon. Wm. P. Fero.
AlliuiK-e Camp.
special to Tlie News.
Baltimore, Md., Sept. 3.—The big
Farmers’ Alliance encampment open-ed
to-day. An auditorium has been
built on tbe grounds which are 200
acres in extent, capable of seating
12,000 people. The encampment will
last two weeks and 250,000 persons
are expected to be present.
EAST WACO FIRE.
Residence of J. C. Birkhead Des-troyed
This Afternoon.
At 1 o’clock this afternoon the resi-deDce
of Mr. J. C. Biikhead caught
fire and was totally destroyed. TheVe
was no one at home at the time and
before the fire was discovered it had
reached a point beyond control. The
contents were all consumed with the
dwelling. Mrs. Birkhead, The News
is informed is in Gatesville and her
husband employed at Mr. W. E. Du-pree’s
was engaged at the store. The
fire companies did all that cou'd be
done, but the house was too far gone
for any agency to save it.”
Mr. Burkhead’s residence was a
briot cottage and was insured with
the Hats Bros.’ agency as follows :
Building in Royal $850, building
in Citizens’ of Missiouri $500. On
furniture in Citizens’ $500.
Special to The News:
Eagle Pass, Tex., Sept. 3.—Train
No. 20, west, bound passenger, was
robbed at 4 o’clock yesterday morning
one mile west ot Samuels, on the
Southern Pacific road west of Del
Rio. The train was stopped in a deep
cut by flagging. There were also ob-struotions
placed on the track, Several
shots were fired to intimidate the
trainmen and passengers. Messenger
Smith, who killed the two robbers
two years ago near El Paso, had charge
of the express car and had the doors
barred and refused to open.
The robbers forced an extrance by
blowing one of the doors with dyna-mite,
then entered the oar, six or
seven in number, covered Smith with
winchesters while the rest went
through the car. They robbed the
way safe and also blew open the
through safe with dynamite. The
passengers were not disturbed.
They returned all personal effects
to the messenger after they had tin-ished
robbing the mail and express.
Roy Bean in charge of citizens is
iu pursuit, also a squad of rangers are
on the trail and tbe probabilities are
the robbers will be overtaken before
they reach Mexioo. The trail leads
toward the river. The robbers were
Americans. A large amount of treas-ure
is supposed to have been ob-tained.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Van Horn, Tex., Sept. 3.—Parties
from Sierra Blanca say about 4 o’lock
yesterday morning the west bound
train on the Galveston, Harrisburg
and San Antonio railroad was stopped
by a band of ten men. They shot
the mail and express cars to splinters,
and finally got in the express car.
The express messenger told them-the
safe was locked at San Antonio
and unlocked at El Paso, and he did
not have the combination, but when
one of the gang shoved a cooked re-volver
in six inches of his head and;
told him he bad better have it, he sur-rendered
up the company’s boodle,
said to be $3000.
Express Messenger Smith, who a
few years ago, shot and killed two
train robbers as they attempted to
board his car neaT Ysleta, Texas, was
again in charge yerterday morning, but
was not so succe sful this time. From
all accounts this was a desperate gang
of robbers.
Notice.
We have moved our stock to 703
Austin avenue, between Sixth and
Eighth nearly opposite Seventh,
Hinchman V old stand. We have a
nice, clean store with plenty of room
and light. We arc well pleased with
our change; all we want is a little
time to straighten ont our goods.
Some ousiOmers were misdirected.
Don’t ask anyone; they are likely to
tell you we have moved to Marlin.
Come to 703 Austin avenue and you
will find us as busy as bees. We
have plenty of bargains to make
known next week. By that time we
will be unrivelled.
Cummins 5 & 10 Cent Store,
703 Austin Avenue.
“Name Wanted..’
One pound of fine perfume to th e
lady who selects the best name.
W. B. Morrison & (Jo.
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pore drinks in health from the water
in the natatorium.
J. Miller’s the cash grocer.
Fresh spare-ribs at J. C. Stafford’s,
The artesian water in the natatoi
urn beats quinine. Ask those wl
bathe in it.