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■ULiUl iA'i We Have the Largest and Best Selected | * • STOCK OK Pocket 1 Table Cutlery Ever Brought to Central Texas. HORSFULL & CAMERON, VOL. 3 NO. 230. WACO, TEXAS, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1886. !We Would Call the Special Attention!) BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS To Our New Line of BRONZE GOODS Both Genuine and Imitation. HORSFULE & CAMERON’S. EKICE 5 CENTS. Qru ffinoSs. SANGER SHOE DEPARTMENT. School Shoes sC .. School Shoes School Shoes H() O L School Shoes School Shoes School Shoes School Shoes $ School Shoes School Shoes S School Shoes JVE ARE SHOWING AN ENTIRE NEW AND COMPLETE LINE SCHOOL SHOES, THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT EVER 67/0(1 .V IN WACO AT POPULAR PRICES. OP MISSES' SCHOOL SHOES. The best Pebble Goat Shoe, Goodyear sewed, sold under guarantee not to rip, sizes ii to 2 at j?2.oo. Glove Calf, Button, sizes II to 2 at #6.50 a pair. Misses’ Solar Tip. Glove Calf or Pebble Goat Button. 4 to 7 at 81.00 a pair, 8 to 10 at 81 •5 > a pair, 11 to 2 at $1.50 a pair. The Celebrated Mundell Solar Tipped Shoe; every pair warranted to give satisfaction. Pebble Goat Button, 4 to 7 I“2 at $*1.25 a pair, 8 to 10 12 at £1.40 a pair, 11 to 13 12 at 81.75 a pair, I to 2 at $2.00 a pair. We alio have a full line of all the above styles in spring and wedge heels. BOY’S AND YOUTH’S SCHOOL SHOES. Grain and Glove Calf, Bals and Button, 11 to 2 at $1.50, Calf Button or Bals 12 to 2 $1.75 a pair, Calf Button and Bals 12 to 2 at j?2.oo a pair, Calf Button'and Bals 2 12 to 5 at $2.25 a pair. Something New. Boy’s genuine calf, solar tip, twelve button, high cut, dress shoe at 83.00. Boy's French Calf Waukenpbast, suitable for young men, at $4.00 a pair. Also a new line of Boy’s Calf Dress Boots at low figures. New lines of Ladies’ and Gent’s Shoes for fall wear are arriving daily, and we ask all to inspect our stock. SangeR Brothers. 3«tuetg. W. I. RAGLAND, (Established in 1871.) OLDEST & LAEGEST JEWELRY HOUSE In the City. Mo. 36'J, Austin Avenue, Wteo, Texas. JBrmrlptioBca gtrisis. CASTLES & MORRISON THE OLD CORNER DRUGSTORE. Leading Prescription Drug Store in the City Transmitted by Wire (0 "The Day” Up to 3:30 P. M. ANOTHER TIEUP. BROADWAY STREET 8 CAR DRIVERS AND CONDUCTORS ON A STRIKE. A Manly Protest Against an Outrage by Capital —Tho Patriotic Sons of America on Anarchism— A Plot that FailedThe Bulgarian Prince Deposed. More Strtet Car Troubles in New York. Associated Press. New York, August 23.— On the blackboard inside the starter’s room of the Broadway and Seventh Avenue Horse Railroad office. Fiftieth street and Sev enth avenue, was last week a notice that on Monday a new time, table would go into effect and requesting the drivers and conductors to be on the lookout for it. The men were watchful. Saturday morning the schedule was hung up in the employees’ room. It called for six trips to the Battery instead of the five trips they have been making. The time table is ingeniously arranged so six *trips were to be done in the twelve hours allowed by law. To effect this in many cases the hour for starting on the first trip was set much earlier than before, and the time for starting on the last trip was set much later. The law takes no account of the time between trips. The men growled and kept it up all day long. Their local assembly men met Saturday evening and a new table was discussed. It was plain the men were disturbed by the change, and if they had their own way would kick. It was deemed advisable to deiay action over Sunday. They met after midnight last night in the same hall and at 1:30 this morning were discussing whether it would be better to tie up the Bradway line alone, or wait and persuade the men on Sixth, Eighth, and Ninth avenues and the Belt lines to act and tie up all the lines together. They said if they tied up the Broadway only the result might be in doubt, but if all the west side roads tied up the strike could not last longer than a day and the companies would readily go back to the regular order of things. It was evidently decided to tie up the Broadway line at once, and no cars on that road are running today. One of the Broadway conductors said he thought the new schedule increased trips from 5 to 6 and lengthened out the day greatly and did not raise the men’s pay. The law which says railroad employees shall not be worked more than 12 hours a day ingeniously omitted to say 12 consecutive hours and it would be easy to arrange a schedule under it so drivers should be lawfully deprived of any chance to sleep three consecutive hours. The Patriotia Som of Ameriet. Associated Press. Chicago, August 23—At a union meeting, all the camps of the Patriotic Order of the Sons of America adopted a preamble setting forth that agitation by alien sojourners under the name of internationalists, socialists, anarchists, etc., and flaunting of the red and black flags, is treason and rebellion; that these foreigners in trying to make weapons of the laboring people are doing the latter great injury, and much of the evil is due to defects in the immigration and naturalization Jaws. A resolution approves the verdict and congratulates the police on their work ; also calling on congress to limit immigration and make ten years’ residence and ability to speak English necessary qualifications for citizenship. A Plot That Failed. Associated Press. Chicago, August 23.—The police are positively convinced that the anarchists here had some deeplaid scheme on hand with outside friends on the morning the verdict was announced. In support of this view they call attention to the fact that Parsons waved a red silk handkerchief to the crowd when he came in court; also before the court met, Mrs. Parsons repeatedly went to a window and was greatly disappointed at not seeing more friends in the crawd outside. What the programme was the police are unable to determine. BEST SI 1A AND MINERAL WATERS. FINE TOILET ART/ ILLS. IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC CIGARS. Prince Alexander’s Deposition. Associated Press. London, August 23.—The Daily News says: “It is obvious that Prince Alexander was deprived of his throne by direct orders of the czar. The official version of the revolution is so flagrantly and transparently dishonest that it will not deceive a child. The effect may be extremely serious. Russia’s action is absolutely unwarrantable and without excuse. The argument at"Berlin that the revolution implies Russian victory over England's influence in the east is absurd, Alexander was nominally a vassal of the sultan and, as it can be shown,1 he was deposed without the sultan’s consent. An international difficulty will at once be raised.” r The Bulgarian Question. Associated Press. Beri.in, August 23.—M. DeGiers, the Russian foreign minister, will, it is said, immediately visit Prince Bismarck and Count Kalnoski, the Amsterdam minister tor foreign affairs. The opinion is general that Germany and Austria, by mutual consent, sacrificed Prince Alexander in order to preserve an alliance with Russia at the expense of England. Publie opinion is that Germany sympathizes with Prince Alexander in his misfortune. A Treasury Appointment. Associated Press. Washington, August 23.—The president has appointed Felix A.|Reese,of Tennessee, assistant solicitor of the treasury, vice Jas. Robinson resigned. Mr. Reese has been a clerk in the solicitor’s office for many years. His promotion, which will take effect on first proximo, was based on the recommendation of Solidtor McCue. His commission, signed by the president, was received at the White House today. Gladstone’s Coming Speech. AkSociuted Press. London, August 23.—Mr. Gladstone will, it is believed, make a speech in the house of commons in support of Mr. Harlem’s motion that the government stop evictions in Ireland in certain cases. A committee of workingmen has been formed to raise by penny subscriptions a testimonial for presentation to the Marquis of Salisbury. Returning Delegates. Associated Tress. New York, August 23.—Messrs. O’Brien, Redmond and Dealy, Irish delegates to the Chicago convention, arrived today on their return from Chicago. With them came Gen. M. Kerwin, Dr. Byrne, of Dublin, Freeman and othefs. Biumarlt and Bulgaria. Associated Press. Berlin, August 23.—The Post, Prince Bismarck’s organ, published an article on the Bulgarian crisis, which is cnaracterized by amiability of expression toward Russia and friendlessness to England. ♦ • Ihe Weather Bulletin. Associated Press. Washington, August 23.—For Texas —Fair weather; northerly winds; nodecided change in temperature. Death oi a Theatrical Manager. Associated Press. New York, August 23.—Samuel A. S. Calville, the popular theatrical manager and proprietor of the Fourteenth Street theatre, died suddenly yesterday. One or the Other St. Louis Republican. The long and short of it is, if wc cannot have Cutting we will have slashing. Money to be Made. By calling on J. R. Bell, at the office of J. B. Gilmer, if you want to buy or sell lots and houses in the city, prices from $700 to $10,000 at a bargain.. Farms, grass lands in one hundred counties in Texas. Also, sheep and ranches. Ginger ale, champagne cider and Waukesha water, in quart bottles. Marshall & Heard. We guarantee Stanard’s Royal Patent flour to be better than any other flour on the market. Will refund the purchase money to all dissatisfied parties. Marshall & Heard. New mackerel, new codfish. Just received by Marshall & lieartL ____ Sauces and Catsups. Twentyfive varieties, at Maishall & Heard’s. For your rugs, rug machines and rug yarns call at Mrs. Doss’, South Fourth street. Tucker’s “I 11” will cure dyspepsia. Only $3 per dozen at Deane’s. Only j?3 per dozen at Deane’s. Beautiful relief photos at Deane’s at $3 per dozen. Ladies, if you want cheap feather dusters, call at the Lion Drug Store. Cabinet photos at Jackson’s, elegant style, only 4*2.50 per dozen. Pure apple cider, at Bart Moore’s. For your embroidery material call on Mrs. Doss. She knows what you want and has the colors. South Fourth street. Only 83 per dozen at Deane's. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. MINUTE DETAILS OF THE WATERY TRAGEDIES AT INDIANOLA. The Damage at Victoria and Goliad—Latest From the Mexican Muddle—What the Condemned Anarchists Will Do—The Dallas Primaries. Victoria, August 21,—From Indianola comes the saddest and most heartrending news yet reported. Here, during the height of the storm, the signal offlee was blown down, carrying with it Capt. A. I. Reed, signal officer, and Dr. H. Rosencranz, both of whom were lost. A fire broke out among the ruins which extended for a block on both sides of the street, destroying thirteen houses, among which were 1). H. Reagan’s large dry goods store, and Dr. Lewis’ extensive drug establishment. Dr. Lewis was in the building at the time it took fire. He evidently escaped being burned to death, bu^was subsequently' drowned, his body being found today near old town. So far as can be learned, the following is a complete list of the lives lost: Capt. I. A. Reed, signal officer; Dr. H. Rosencranz, a resident of Elgin, 111., formerly a resident ol Indianola; the wife and two children of Dr. Hodges, of Cuero; Mrs. Crooker, of Austin, visiting at Indianola witli Mrs. Hodges; Mrs. Henry Sheppard; two children of Mrs. Max Luther, of Corpus Christi; Dr. Davis Lewis; a German, name unknown; besides the above, the bodies of ten colored persons have been found; the body of Mrs. Crooker was found near the railroad track yesterday evening. She was drowned near where the body was found by a party today. Four miles of the track is washed away, rendering it impossible for trains to approach nearer than that distance of Indianola. There is great destitution there among the poorer classes, who have lost everything they possessed. The depth of the water is reported as great as it was during the great storm of 1875, when Indianola had nearly two hundred of her citizens swept away. On Friday the influx of water over the doomed town was so rapid that within two hours after the first apprehensions were f*lt every street was submerged many feet. At Lavaca, twelve miles above Indianola, four feet of water is reported. In 1875 the streets there were not submerged at all, which indicates that the water in Matagorda bay was higher on Friday'last than in 1875. About fifteen houses were blown or washed down at Lavaca. Never before was the lower Texas coast visited by so terrible and destructive a storm. It extended for one hundred miles inland, destroying thousands of houses and involving a pecuniary loss of many millions. In this city about forty houses were completely demolished, while perhaps 100 more had their roofs blown away. But few fences are left standing, while the destruction of trees, shrubbery, etc., has been enormous. The streets in all directions are filled with wrecks of buildings piled promiscuously by the strong wind. Two Catholic churches are so completely wrecked as to make their further use impossible. The Presbyterian church belfry was blown down, falling upon an adjacent residence. The Methodist church was wrenched from its foundation, and is very badly wrecked. Every’ colored church in the city except one is entirely destroyed. The high school building is so badly shattered as to be worthless. News from Goliad, twentyeight miles west of Victoria, is to the effect that the storm raged there with great violence. Many houses were unroofed, while a considerable number were destroyed. Parties from Cuero report at least forty buildings down, among which are Duren’s large store, containing a large stock of goods. The railroad shops are wrecked, while two or three churches were blown to pieces. Indianola, August 21.—The story of the loss of Mrs. Hodges, her two children and sister is a sad one They arrived at Indianola on Thursday evening, expecting to return to Cuero on Saturday. Owing to the storm of Thursday night both were much disturbed and slept but little. When the water, which came up so rapidly that escape was impossible, was found to be on the point of washing away the house, the company with young Henry Sheppard, at whose mother’s house they were stopping, made their way to Mrs. Sheppard’s room, w hich was apart from the main building, thinking it less likely to yield to the combined rush of wind and waves. Shortly afterwards their new place of refuge was lifted from the ground and whirled toward the bayou situated west of the town. Suddenly the building collapsed, burying in the seething torrents Mrs.Sheppard, her daughter, Mrs. Max Luther and her children, Mrs. Hodges and her children, Mrs. Crooker and Henry Sheppard, this last boy about seventeen years of age. The entire party were enclosed in a small space and subsequent developments lead to the conclusion of Mrs. Sheppard, Mrs. Hodges and Mrs. Crooker, were killed by hilling timbers. Henry Sheppard found himself many feet under water on his hands and knees, and unable to rise for the floating wreck above him. As the water closed over him he felt some one near him, and immediately grabbed hold of an arm and pulled its owner vigorously. Fortunately he was soon able to get his own and his companion’s head above water, when h« found it to be his sister. Mrs. Max Luther. They were both nearly exhausted, but managed to get on top of the wrecked house and floated across the bayou and were finally saved. Mrs. Luther had one of her children in* her arms whenthc crash came, but in her struggles under water lost her hold on the infant and it was drowned. Dallas, August 22.—The excitement in the congressional' primaries has not yet abated, though there are fewer peopie on the streets this evening in groups of half a dozen or more discussing the resuit than there were this morning. Because there is less demonstration it does not follow that there is any less interest, but that there is less to teed it in the way of returns from the voting precincts. The figuring, according to the returns thus far received, shows that Wellborn leads on uncontestcd vote, but there are several precincts yet to be heard from and the county is in almost as much doubt today as it was yesterday. Chicago, August 22.—Captain Black, attorney for the condemned anarchists, was asked today: “Should rhe supreme court refuse to reverse the; decision of the court below, refusing a new trial, can the case in any way be taken to the United States supreme court?” He replied: “Yes sir, and 1 may say will be in the event of the supreme court of the state refusing to reverse the decision of the court below. I have aimed from the first to get the case in such shape as to raise and present fairly and fully upon the evidence and instructions the great constitutional questions of the right of the people to meet in public assembly and of the right of the people so assembled to resist all unlawful interference therewith. 1 believe 1 have these questions in the record in such shape as to entitle me as a deriner resort to go to the federal supreme court.” Laredo, August 22.—In connection with the fact that the military authori ties in Mexico have within the last week bought up all the arms and ammunition to be had in Laredo, it is an authenticated fact that in addition to 2,000 regular troops camped within a few hours’ inarch of New Laredo, there are at present over 2,000 Mexican cavalry posted along the river between New Laredo and Piedras Negras. At the old town ot Palafox, forty miles above here, Mexican troops are now stationed, and are reported to be throwing up breastworks, pending the final decision of the United States in the Cutting affair. Great uneasiness prevails on this part of the border concerning the utterly defenselcss condition of the people, and sharp criticisms are heard on all sides because of President Cleveland’s trout fishing in the mountains whilst Mexico is pushing her military to the Rio Grande in order to strike hard. Niagara Falls, August 22.—Wm. J. Kendall, of Boston, today swam successfully in a cork vest the, whirlpool rapids of Niagara river. The trial was to settle a wager of $10,000 made by Boston par ties, he to receive $1,000 of the stakes There were few spectators of the affair, it having been kept quiet. Kendall relates the following experience: When he reached the spot where Capt. Webb is supposed t<\ have lost his life the water seemed to go from under him and a huge wave struck him on the head and shoulders, knocking him unconscious for a few moments. He found his swimming abilities of no use whatevei, and never expected to comejout alive. When entering the whirlpool he was so benumbed and partly unconscious, that he coutd not use his limbs, and didn’t know what he was doing. The current took him right into the main eddy and sucked him down like a flash, keeping him under fully fifteen seconds. Upon reaching the undercurrent he was shot out of the pool fully fifty feet from its center. When he reached the surface of the water he had partly regained consciousness, and knowing there was no telling when he would be dashed down the lower rapids, he swam to shore. When landing he again became unconscious, and his assistants were fully half an hour occupied in reviving him with the aid of stimulants and by rubbing. When asked if he would ever make another trip, he said most entphatically: “No. There isn’t money enough in the world to induce me to repeat this afternoon’s experience.” A child would have the same chance to go through the rapids all right as an expert swimmer. It took him three minutes to go from the railrbad bridge to the whirlpool. \
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ID | tx-waco-nwp-day_1886-08-23 |
Title | The Day (Waco, Texas) Vol. 3 No. 236, Monday, August 23, 1886 |
Date | 1886-08-23 |
Volume | 3 |
Issue | 236 |
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_1886-08-23_01 |
OCR - Transcript | ■ULiUl iA'i We Have the Largest and Best Selected | * • STOCK OK Pocket 1 Table Cutlery Ever Brought to Central Texas. HORSFULL & CAMERON, VOL. 3 NO. 230. WACO, TEXAS, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1886. !We Would Call the Special Attention!) BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS To Our New Line of BRONZE GOODS Both Genuine and Imitation. HORSFULE & CAMERON’S. EKICE 5 CENTS. Qru ffinoSs. SANGER SHOE DEPARTMENT. School Shoes sC .. School Shoes School Shoes H() O L School Shoes School Shoes School Shoes School Shoes $ School Shoes School Shoes S School Shoes JVE ARE SHOWING AN ENTIRE NEW AND COMPLETE LINE SCHOOL SHOES, THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT EVER 67/0(1 .V IN WACO AT POPULAR PRICES. OP MISSES' SCHOOL SHOES. The best Pebble Goat Shoe, Goodyear sewed, sold under guarantee not to rip, sizes ii to 2 at j?2.oo. Glove Calf, Button, sizes II to 2 at #6.50 a pair. Misses’ Solar Tip. Glove Calf or Pebble Goat Button. 4 to 7 at 81.00 a pair, 8 to 10 at 81 •5 > a pair, 11 to 2 at $1.50 a pair. The Celebrated Mundell Solar Tipped Shoe; every pair warranted to give satisfaction. Pebble Goat Button, 4 to 7 I“2 at $*1.25 a pair, 8 to 10 12 at £1.40 a pair, 11 to 13 12 at 81.75 a pair, I to 2 at $2.00 a pair. We alio have a full line of all the above styles in spring and wedge heels. BOY’S AND YOUTH’S SCHOOL SHOES. Grain and Glove Calf, Bals and Button, 11 to 2 at $1.50, Calf Button or Bals 12 to 2 $1.75 a pair, Calf Button and Bals 12 to 2 at j?2.oo a pair, Calf Button'and Bals 2 12 to 5 at $2.25 a pair. Something New. Boy’s genuine calf, solar tip, twelve button, high cut, dress shoe at 83.00. Boy's French Calf Waukenpbast, suitable for young men, at $4.00 a pair. Also a new line of Boy’s Calf Dress Boots at low figures. New lines of Ladies’ and Gent’s Shoes for fall wear are arriving daily, and we ask all to inspect our stock. SangeR Brothers. 3«tuetg. W. I. RAGLAND, (Established in 1871.) OLDEST & LAEGEST JEWELRY HOUSE In the City. Mo. 36'J, Austin Avenue, Wteo, Texas. JBrmrlptioBca gtrisis. CASTLES & MORRISON THE OLD CORNER DRUGSTORE. Leading Prescription Drug Store in the City Transmitted by Wire (0 "The Day” Up to 3:30 P. M. ANOTHER TIEUP. BROADWAY STREET 8 CAR DRIVERS AND CONDUCTORS ON A STRIKE. A Manly Protest Against an Outrage by Capital —Tho Patriotic Sons of America on Anarchism— A Plot that FailedThe Bulgarian Prince Deposed. More Strtet Car Troubles in New York. Associated Press. New York, August 23.— On the blackboard inside the starter’s room of the Broadway and Seventh Avenue Horse Railroad office. Fiftieth street and Sev enth avenue, was last week a notice that on Monday a new time, table would go into effect and requesting the drivers and conductors to be on the lookout for it. The men were watchful. Saturday morning the schedule was hung up in the employees’ room. It called for six trips to the Battery instead of the five trips they have been making. The time table is ingeniously arranged so six *trips were to be done in the twelve hours allowed by law. To effect this in many cases the hour for starting on the first trip was set much earlier than before, and the time for starting on the last trip was set much later. The law takes no account of the time between trips. The men growled and kept it up all day long. Their local assembly men met Saturday evening and a new table was discussed. It was plain the men were disturbed by the change, and if they had their own way would kick. It was deemed advisable to deiay action over Sunday. They met after midnight last night in the same hall and at 1:30 this morning were discussing whether it would be better to tie up the Bradway line alone, or wait and persuade the men on Sixth, Eighth, and Ninth avenues and the Belt lines to act and tie up all the lines together. They said if they tied up the Broadway only the result might be in doubt, but if all the west side roads tied up the strike could not last longer than a day and the companies would readily go back to the regular order of things. It was evidently decided to tie up the Broadway line at once, and no cars on that road are running today. One of the Broadway conductors said he thought the new schedule increased trips from 5 to 6 and lengthened out the day greatly and did not raise the men’s pay. The law which says railroad employees shall not be worked more than 12 hours a day ingeniously omitted to say 12 consecutive hours and it would be easy to arrange a schedule under it so drivers should be lawfully deprived of any chance to sleep three consecutive hours. The Patriotia Som of Ameriet. Associated Press. Chicago, August 23—At a union meeting, all the camps of the Patriotic Order of the Sons of America adopted a preamble setting forth that agitation by alien sojourners under the name of internationalists, socialists, anarchists, etc., and flaunting of the red and black flags, is treason and rebellion; that these foreigners in trying to make weapons of the laboring people are doing the latter great injury, and much of the evil is due to defects in the immigration and naturalization Jaws. A resolution approves the verdict and congratulates the police on their work ; also calling on congress to limit immigration and make ten years’ residence and ability to speak English necessary qualifications for citizenship. A Plot That Failed. Associated Press. Chicago, August 23.—The police are positively convinced that the anarchists here had some deeplaid scheme on hand with outside friends on the morning the verdict was announced. In support of this view they call attention to the fact that Parsons waved a red silk handkerchief to the crowd when he came in court; also before the court met, Mrs. Parsons repeatedly went to a window and was greatly disappointed at not seeing more friends in the crawd outside. What the programme was the police are unable to determine. BEST SI 1A AND MINERAL WATERS. FINE TOILET ART/ ILLS. IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC CIGARS. Prince Alexander’s Deposition. Associated Press. London, August 23.—The Daily News says: “It is obvious that Prince Alexander was deprived of his throne by direct orders of the czar. The official version of the revolution is so flagrantly and transparently dishonest that it will not deceive a child. The effect may be extremely serious. Russia’s action is absolutely unwarrantable and without excuse. The argument at"Berlin that the revolution implies Russian victory over England's influence in the east is absurd, Alexander was nominally a vassal of the sultan and, as it can be shown,1 he was deposed without the sultan’s consent. An international difficulty will at once be raised.” r The Bulgarian Question. Associated Press. Beri.in, August 23.—M. DeGiers, the Russian foreign minister, will, it is said, immediately visit Prince Bismarck and Count Kalnoski, the Amsterdam minister tor foreign affairs. The opinion is general that Germany and Austria, by mutual consent, sacrificed Prince Alexander in order to preserve an alliance with Russia at the expense of England. Publie opinion is that Germany sympathizes with Prince Alexander in his misfortune. A Treasury Appointment. Associated Press. Washington, August 23.—The president has appointed Felix A.|Reese,of Tennessee, assistant solicitor of the treasury, vice Jas. Robinson resigned. Mr. Reese has been a clerk in the solicitor’s office for many years. His promotion, which will take effect on first proximo, was based on the recommendation of Solidtor McCue. His commission, signed by the president, was received at the White House today. Gladstone’s Coming Speech. AkSociuted Press. London, August 23.—Mr. Gladstone will, it is believed, make a speech in the house of commons in support of Mr. Harlem’s motion that the government stop evictions in Ireland in certain cases. A committee of workingmen has been formed to raise by penny subscriptions a testimonial for presentation to the Marquis of Salisbury. Returning Delegates. Associated Tress. New York, August 23.—Messrs. O’Brien, Redmond and Dealy, Irish delegates to the Chicago convention, arrived today on their return from Chicago. With them came Gen. M. Kerwin, Dr. Byrne, of Dublin, Freeman and othefs. Biumarlt and Bulgaria. Associated Press. Berlin, August 23.—The Post, Prince Bismarck’s organ, published an article on the Bulgarian crisis, which is cnaracterized by amiability of expression toward Russia and friendlessness to England. ♦ • Ihe Weather Bulletin. Associated Press. Washington, August 23.—For Texas —Fair weather; northerly winds; nodecided change in temperature. Death oi a Theatrical Manager. Associated Press. New York, August 23.—Samuel A. S. Calville, the popular theatrical manager and proprietor of the Fourteenth Street theatre, died suddenly yesterday. One or the Other St. Louis Republican. The long and short of it is, if wc cannot have Cutting we will have slashing. Money to be Made. By calling on J. R. Bell, at the office of J. B. Gilmer, if you want to buy or sell lots and houses in the city, prices from $700 to $10,000 at a bargain.. Farms, grass lands in one hundred counties in Texas. Also, sheep and ranches. Ginger ale, champagne cider and Waukesha water, in quart bottles. Marshall & Heard. We guarantee Stanard’s Royal Patent flour to be better than any other flour on the market. Will refund the purchase money to all dissatisfied parties. Marshall & Heard. New mackerel, new codfish. Just received by Marshall & lieartL ____ Sauces and Catsups. Twentyfive varieties, at Maishall & Heard’s. For your rugs, rug machines and rug yarns call at Mrs. Doss’, South Fourth street. Tucker’s “I 11” will cure dyspepsia. Only $3 per dozen at Deane’s. Only j?3 per dozen at Deane’s. Beautiful relief photos at Deane’s at $3 per dozen. Ladies, if you want cheap feather dusters, call at the Lion Drug Store. Cabinet photos at Jackson’s, elegant style, only 4*2.50 per dozen. Pure apple cider, at Bart Moore’s. For your embroidery material call on Mrs. Doss. She knows what you want and has the colors. South Fourth street. Only 83 per dozen at Deane's. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. MINUTE DETAILS OF THE WATERY TRAGEDIES AT INDIANOLA. The Damage at Victoria and Goliad—Latest From the Mexican Muddle—What the Condemned Anarchists Will Do—The Dallas Primaries. Victoria, August 21,—From Indianola comes the saddest and most heartrending news yet reported. Here, during the height of the storm, the signal offlee was blown down, carrying with it Capt. A. I. Reed, signal officer, and Dr. H. Rosencranz, both of whom were lost. A fire broke out among the ruins which extended for a block on both sides of the street, destroying thirteen houses, among which were 1). H. Reagan’s large dry goods store, and Dr. Lewis’ extensive drug establishment. Dr. Lewis was in the building at the time it took fire. He evidently escaped being burned to death, bu^was subsequently' drowned, his body being found today near old town. So far as can be learned, the following is a complete list of the lives lost: Capt. I. A. Reed, signal officer; Dr. H. Rosencranz, a resident of Elgin, 111., formerly a resident ol Indianola; the wife and two children of Dr. Hodges, of Cuero; Mrs. Crooker, of Austin, visiting at Indianola witli Mrs. Hodges; Mrs. Henry Sheppard; two children of Mrs. Max Luther, of Corpus Christi; Dr. Davis Lewis; a German, name unknown; besides the above, the bodies of ten colored persons have been found; the body of Mrs. Crooker was found near the railroad track yesterday evening. She was drowned near where the body was found by a party today. Four miles of the track is washed away, rendering it impossible for trains to approach nearer than that distance of Indianola. There is great destitution there among the poorer classes, who have lost everything they possessed. The depth of the water is reported as great as it was during the great storm of 1875, when Indianola had nearly two hundred of her citizens swept away. On Friday the influx of water over the doomed town was so rapid that within two hours after the first apprehensions were f*lt every street was submerged many feet. At Lavaca, twelve miles above Indianola, four feet of water is reported. In 1875 the streets there were not submerged at all, which indicates that the water in Matagorda bay was higher on Friday'last than in 1875. About fifteen houses were blown or washed down at Lavaca. Never before was the lower Texas coast visited by so terrible and destructive a storm. It extended for one hundred miles inland, destroying thousands of houses and involving a pecuniary loss of many millions. In this city about forty houses were completely demolished, while perhaps 100 more had their roofs blown away. But few fences are left standing, while the destruction of trees, shrubbery, etc., has been enormous. The streets in all directions are filled with wrecks of buildings piled promiscuously by the strong wind. Two Catholic churches are so completely wrecked as to make their further use impossible. The Presbyterian church belfry was blown down, falling upon an adjacent residence. The Methodist church was wrenched from its foundation, and is very badly wrecked. Every’ colored church in the city except one is entirely destroyed. The high school building is so badly shattered as to be worthless. News from Goliad, twentyeight miles west of Victoria, is to the effect that the storm raged there with great violence. Many houses were unroofed, while a considerable number were destroyed. Parties from Cuero report at least forty buildings down, among which are Duren’s large store, containing a large stock of goods. The railroad shops are wrecked, while two or three churches were blown to pieces. Indianola, August 21.—The story of the loss of Mrs. Hodges, her two children and sister is a sad one They arrived at Indianola on Thursday evening, expecting to return to Cuero on Saturday. Owing to the storm of Thursday night both were much disturbed and slept but little. When the water, which came up so rapidly that escape was impossible, was found to be on the point of washing away the house, the company with young Henry Sheppard, at whose mother’s house they were stopping, made their way to Mrs. Sheppard’s room, w hich was apart from the main building, thinking it less likely to yield to the combined rush of wind and waves. Shortly afterwards their new place of refuge was lifted from the ground and whirled toward the bayou situated west of the town. Suddenly the building collapsed, burying in the seething torrents Mrs.Sheppard, her daughter, Mrs. Max Luther and her children, Mrs. Hodges and her children, Mrs. Crooker and Henry Sheppard, this last boy about seventeen years of age. The entire party were enclosed in a small space and subsequent developments lead to the conclusion of Mrs. Sheppard, Mrs. Hodges and Mrs. Crooker, were killed by hilling timbers. Henry Sheppard found himself many feet under water on his hands and knees, and unable to rise for the floating wreck above him. As the water closed over him he felt some one near him, and immediately grabbed hold of an arm and pulled its owner vigorously. Fortunately he was soon able to get his own and his companion’s head above water, when h« found it to be his sister. Mrs. Max Luther. They were both nearly exhausted, but managed to get on top of the wrecked house and floated across the bayou and were finally saved. Mrs. Luther had one of her children in* her arms whenthc crash came, but in her struggles under water lost her hold on the infant and it was drowned. Dallas, August 22.—The excitement in the congressional' primaries has not yet abated, though there are fewer peopie on the streets this evening in groups of half a dozen or more discussing the resuit than there were this morning. Because there is less demonstration it does not follow that there is any less interest, but that there is less to teed it in the way of returns from the voting precincts. The figuring, according to the returns thus far received, shows that Wellborn leads on uncontestcd vote, but there are several precincts yet to be heard from and the county is in almost as much doubt today as it was yesterday. Chicago, August 22.—Captain Black, attorney for the condemned anarchists, was asked today: “Should rhe supreme court refuse to reverse the; decision of the court below, refusing a new trial, can the case in any way be taken to the United States supreme court?” He replied: “Yes sir, and 1 may say will be in the event of the supreme court of the state refusing to reverse the decision of the court below. I have aimed from the first to get the case in such shape as to raise and present fairly and fully upon the evidence and instructions the great constitutional questions of the right of the people to meet in public assembly and of the right of the people so assembled to resist all unlawful interference therewith. 1 believe 1 have these questions in the record in such shape as to entitle me as a deriner resort to go to the federal supreme court.” Laredo, August 22.—In connection with the fact that the military authori ties in Mexico have within the last week bought up all the arms and ammunition to be had in Laredo, it is an authenticated fact that in addition to 2,000 regular troops camped within a few hours’ inarch of New Laredo, there are at present over 2,000 Mexican cavalry posted along the river between New Laredo and Piedras Negras. At the old town ot Palafox, forty miles above here, Mexican troops are now stationed, and are reported to be throwing up breastworks, pending the final decision of the United States in the Cutting affair. Great uneasiness prevails on this part of the border concerning the utterly defenselcss condition of the people, and sharp criticisms are heard on all sides because of President Cleveland’s trout fishing in the mountains whilst Mexico is pushing her military to the Rio Grande in order to strike hard. Niagara Falls, August 22.—Wm. J. Kendall, of Boston, today swam successfully in a cork vest the, whirlpool rapids of Niagara river. The trial was to settle a wager of $10,000 made by Boston par ties, he to receive $1,000 of the stakes There were few spectators of the affair, it having been kept quiet. Kendall relates the following experience: When he reached the spot where Capt. Webb is supposed t<\ have lost his life the water seemed to go from under him and a huge wave struck him on the head and shoulders, knocking him unconscious for a few moments. He found his swimming abilities of no use whatevei, and never expected to comejout alive. When entering the whirlpool he was so benumbed and partly unconscious, that he coutd not use his limbs, and didn’t know what he was doing. The current took him right into the main eddy and sucked him down like a flash, keeping him under fully fifteen seconds. Upon reaching the undercurrent he was shot out of the pool fully fifty feet from its center. When he reached the surface of the water he had partly regained consciousness, and knowing there was no telling when he would be dashed down the lower rapids, he swam to shore. When landing he again became unconscious, and his assistants were fully half an hour occupied in reviving him with the aid of stimulants and by rubbing. When asked if he would ever make another trip, he said most entphatically: “No. There isn’t money enough in the world to induce me to repeat this afternoon’s experience.” A child would have the same chance to go through the rapids all right as an expert swimmer. It took him three minutes to go from the railrbad bridge to the whirlpool. \ |