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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-01-19
Farmer Asleep for Years Only n
Few Waking Moments Daily.


Herman Haines, Of Utica, Mimi. has slept
almost continually for seven years Ho has
been treated in dozen different ways, but
no one has been able to break h * p o.. ,cted
slumber. Powerful electric batteries have
been applied To his body, tho only effect be
ing contraction Ofthe muscles. lIaines is
now forty nine years od, aud ten years ago
was prosp srous farmer in 81. Clair County,
lll. At that time lac was haze and hearty
his weight being lSJ poun5s Is. In 1877 h) was
stricken with icVer and aguc and ia the
spring Of 1850 moved TO -. Charles. Winona
County, Mimi, whence he was brought TO
Utica. A fow months a'ter his arrival in
Minnesota lac fell gslcep, and he has lived i'm
this strange condition for moro than seven
years.
In the summer OF 1884 he awoke one morn
ing, arose from his tel, put on his clothes
and wentabout his work When told he had
siumbared four years he grew indignant mud
would not believe that be had slept moro
than night, until led before mirror and
shown his long black hair and bcrrl and
sunken checks and eyes. For q month his
health and habits s.,med perfect lie went
20 bed at the usual hour, slept through the
night and rose with the lark.
In August, 1879, his wife became very ll
and Eialnes was ollige TO deprive himself OF
needed rest. One night while tak.nL her
cup OF tea, he sud ealy fell nsleep, dropped
the cup, sank 20 the floor and hld To ba { ilicn
10 his be- /, from which he has never since
risen. lie les on bis bach: bregthcs naturally.
aud suffers little pain but is wasting away.
His weight is nOw 10 than ninety pounds
aud he is no longer able 90 move himself in
bed
About u o'clock every evening no nwakcs
FOR five or six minutes, during VIII IN ho is
hurriedly given a SOFT Lo.led cgg,a little soup
and a swallow or two Of coffee. his only daily
nourishment lie is extremely nervous dur
ing his brief waking intervals, brt his con
versltiOn indicates thnt bis mind Us not be-
cloudei. No medicine has p3s,odhs lips for
healthy
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-01-19

RrCHApD WooDWAv ami DIS wife wis
have been confined for thirteen years in tia
Insane Asylum af Concord. n IT.. have
been roloasen, the commission deciding that
thoY had never beer insane
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
Elections of Officers,

Following officers for the ensuing
year have been elected by the Ar
better Verein
President-F. A. Seffel.
-president-Anton Adam.
Secretary-Henry Bohn.
Financial secretary-A. Simon.
Treasurer-F. w. LANCE.
Finance committee-John H. Wag-
ner, w. Bitter. F. Icke and Peter
Hoefgen.
San Antonio Lodge Knights of
Honor elected their officers as fol-
lows:
Dictctor-W. H. Minis.
Vice-dictator-W.T II. G.. Napier.
Assistant dictator-E. E. Rout-
ledge.
Reporter-R. E. Wheeler.
Financial reporter-H. G. Mold.
Treasurer-H. r. Elliott.
Chaplain-C. s. Robinson.
Guide. K. Lloyd.
Guardian-W. S. Hardy.
Sentinel-J. r. Clark.
Delegate to Grand Lodge-C. O..
Mcclure.
Alternate delegate-J. V. Sinner.
Trustees. G. Beck, Morrill, Poor
and A. A. Ellison.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
THE TIE THAT BINDS.

Men of this age have grown to be as
particular of their underwear as of
their outer garments. No man consid-
ers himself decently dressed unless
his linen and undergarments fit as
nicely as his coat or his pants. The
modern necktie is the real tie that
binds man to good clothes. The Sc
lection of gents furnishing goods has
become an art mastered by few.
Wolfson is one of the few, and he
ranks way up in line. His prepare
tions for this holiday season have ex-
ceeded all former efforts in this line.
Call on Wolfson for furnishing goods
and you will be furnished as gentle
man should be. l2-17-6t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Albeck's wooden mandatory at
Neuminster is burned to the ground.
Two men were killed and many in
jured by the breaking of a capstan on
the torpedo boat Japan at Toulon.
An anti-slavery society is being
formed at Naples as a result of con-
ference with Cardinal Lavigerie.
There are 200 applicants for the
ten additional MISUNDERSTANDING
created under the Irish land act.
Lord Tennyson is making good pro-
gress toward complete recovery. He is
in excellent spirits.
Herr Dobner, of Vienna, appeals
through the Military Gazette for
funds for an African expedition.
No secret is made now in Baltimore
of the proposed change in the Balti-
more and Ohio road.
It is reported that the wounds of
Osman Naib, the rebel commander at
Suakim, are very serious.
In the house of commons, the bill
providing for the closing of taverns
on Sunday, was rejected by a vote Of
1877 to 100.
Mr.. DeLesseps and his colleagues,
in the Panama Canal company, have
resigned.
A bottle, containing a note from the
doomed and drowning crew of the
bark J. r. Humphrey, of Bath, Me, is
picked up on the beach at Sandwich,
Mass.
Empress Frederick decides TO re-
turn to Berlin next month when she
leaves England, instead of going to
Italy.
Lake Nyassa advices of October 80,
state that the Arabs were ceasing hos
tilities. 1t is supposed to be owing to
the arrival of the Sultan's envoy.
The cattle seized on the farms of the
evicted tenants of Mr.. O'Grady at
Herberts town, and offered for sale,
are boycotted by English and Scotch
buyers.
There are reports in business circles
in St Louis of discussions in the local
whisky trust of so serious a character
as to threaten dissolution.
1t is believed that the smuggling
conspiracy which the United States
officials have unearthed at st. Paul Is
of much greater proportions than at
first supposed, and that their opera
tons are by no means confined to
opium.
The gallows is completed in Chris
tian county, Mo-, on which William
Walker, King of Bald Knobbers, is to
be hanged on the 2Sth instant. Three
other members will be executed on
February 18th.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
Commonsenss Christmas.

Every year our American Christmas
takes more practical turn. Our
gifts are more for use and less for
show. Some article known to
be needed or desired by friend is
chosen as token of our Christmas re-
membranes. This custom is one
greatly to be commended, as it suits
eminently practical age. Gifts of
clothing, like bets in clothing, become
more popular and more common every
year. A nObby suit or a swell over
coat makes an elegant present and in
many cases solves the question of a
new suit or an old one for the season.
Many Christmas presents of this kind
have been purchased at Wolfson's
White Elephant Clothing Store, and
laid away for the Merry Christmas
morning. If you think Of making
yourself or friend a present of this
kind, call on Wolfson and he will fill
the bill.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
Amusements.

The "Jim, the Penmann company
completed their engagement Saturday
night to well-filled house. The COM
pany remained in the city yesterday
and took in the sights. Mr..
Hardee kirkland, who was formerly
clerk for Capt. Robards in this city,
went quail shooting with a number of
his old acquaintance. They left this
morning for Austin, where they play
tonight.
Mr.. w. I. Bishop, the mind reader,
was the next to essay to fill the
Grand opera house. He appeared
promptly at this play house last night
before the doors were opened, and for
time it looked as though there would
be no performance, as Mr.. Bishop,
who is regarded as quite crank,
found no orchestra in attendance and
was very much displeased. A pianist
was procured, however, the doors
were opened, and the audience began
to arrive slowly. At $50 when the
curtain rose there were not more than
two hundred people in the house. Mr..
Bishop proceeded to make a speech in
which he complained of the lack of
the orchestra and other things and
made rambling talk. Then he ask
ed for a committee from the audience,
and Messrs. Joe George, +. HI. Terrell,
Sam Maverick, bud" West, b. OPP
penheimer, DR.. Kingsley, and Capt.
Stone were the volunteers who re-
sponded. Then he proceeded and per-
formed some wonderful feats of mind
reading, among which was the read
ing correctly of the name of B. Open
hemer which had been thought OF by
one of the committee, written on
piece of paper and placed in an envel-
Ope, unseen by Bishop. With Mr..
Sam Maverick he failed on one of the
tests, (that of ascertaining who he
had touched with pistoD but Mr.. NJ.
did not comply with his re-
quirements and requests. Mr..
Bud West was next chosen and
with him Bishop was more success
full. He not only found the pistol
where it had been concealed, but he
sought out the young lady whom Mr..
West had touched upon the forehead
with the pistol. He remained blind
folded during the entire time and
when he stood over the young lady
and raised his arm with the pistol she
was very much frightened and with
drew after he had discovered her
HULL houSO. OUlicl UcSUS 1OlIOWtu,
the most notable being the finding of
Mr.. Albert Mavericks bicycle lamp ON
a mantel in his residence several
blocks away by bidding Mr.. Maverick
to think of some object at home. He
went blindfolded and tied to Mr.. OPP
penheimer and DIR. Kingsley, and at
such a round trot that Mr.. Open
heimer was completely "winded"
when they returned. Another exhi-
bition will be given by Mr.. Bishop to-
night.
Personally Mr.. Bishop is not attrac-
tive and his manner of talking so
much and saying so little during the
exhibition is very tiresome to the au-
dience, but that he is able to correct
ly read the thoughts of a man of av-
erage concentration of ideas can not be
disputed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
A Sad Adventure.

Three young fellows went out Sac
urday night for fun" you know, and
arranged to keep everything quiet as
they did not want the place of assig-
nation given away. Poor Louis, how
ever, disturbed their well laid plans
cried out. HIch bin peraubt." Several
ran to see what was the matter, and
that gave the whole thing dead away
Louis today is very sorry he spoke.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
Recorders Court.


The recorder had a good "budget"
this morning, and the following is
the result:
Ownie Gegan, drunk on the street,
fined S..
w. F. Jackson, drunk on the street,
fined SIS.
G.. w. Hunt, drunk and disorderly,
fined So,
Dan Wilson, overcharging hack
fare, dismissed for want Of prosecu-
ton.
John Graham, vagrant, dismissed.
Marcus Alvarado, drunk and dis
orderly, S..
M. Gallagher, drunk on the street,
fined S..
Ed. Burgess, vagrant, S..
X. Garcia, fighting, dismissed.
J. NJ. Varosa, fighting, S..
Joseph IIarquor, drunk and disor-
derby, SIS.
John Glanton, drunk and disorder
ly, 81.
Jacinto Vasquez, drunk and disor-
derby, S..
Carlos de la Cara, drunk on the
street, dismissed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
STATE NEWS.

Stock shipments still continue from
Abilene.
Cotton continues to come in to Kill
leen.
A passenger train killed five head
of cattle inside of the city incorpora-
ton at Pilot Point.
A bride of three weeks, formerly
Miss Madge Harris, of Terrell, takes
arsenic three times, and dies.
Home seekers are daily arriving in
Bowie, and many are locating there
ON account of the good schools.
The Weatherford water, light and
ice plant will, in few days, be COM
pleted in every particular.
Waco court is occupied with the
case entitled Kaufman & Runge VS..
Guinan & Co., defendants in attach
ments; and Waco state bank ct al,
defendants in injunctions.
The temperature during the last
seven days in Texas was. above the
seasonal average, and the result ON
crops was very favorable.
The railroad committee is hard at
work at Brownsville, rolling up sub
scriptions for the Arkansas Pass ex-
tension to that city.
The American Well Works COM
pany have at last perfected the estab-
lishment of their machinery at Corpus
Christi and will start work today.
HomObono Villareal, the Mexican
shot by Policeman Busch in self-de-
Tense at Corpus Christi on the night of
the lst instant, has died of his
wounds.
John English, the veteran actor,
who had long made his home in Gal
weston, died there on Saturday morn
ing.
E. A. Morgan, formerly employed
by the Texas installment company at
Dallas, has been arrested on twelve
charges of embezzlement.
The Hutchins residence, in Hous-
ton, was entered by burglars at an
early hour Saturday morning, and
robbed of gold watch, 5000 in cash,
and large lot of clothing.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
A San Antonio Boys Success

From the San Diego (Cal. Union.
"Tom Harrison, the popular and able
young attorney of this city, has been
appointed by District Attorney Cope
land deputy district attorney for San
Diego county. Deputy District Attor-
ney Harrison will have his office and
headquarters at National City, and
will look after the legal business of
the county in this vicinity. The APP
pointment gives general satisfaction"
Tom Harrison is San Antonio boy
(brother-in-law of the manager of the
LIGHT and his many friends will be
glad to learn of his deserved sue
cess.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
Tow Boat Sunk.

PITTsBURa, Pa, December lit is
reported that the tow boat Coal Val
ley, belonging to Joseph A. Stone,
and Co., of this city, struck log near
Dearman's Ripple on the Ohio river,
sometime yesterday, knocking hole
in her side, and causing her to sink.
No one was injured. The loss will
probably reach $4,000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
Getting Even With the White Caps.

Getting Even With the White Caps.
COLUMBUS, o., December 17.-Gov-
ernor Foraker said last night that
detectives had been among the White
Caps since the first report of outrages
in the state, and that the names of
all members, and secrets of the order
had been secured, with such other
evidence as would bring any offender
to justice. He said that more of the
members had been summoned to his
office, but several of them had come
voluntarily, being frightened by the
possibility OF prosecution and the re-
suit of their visit was that the organi-
cation had been permanently aban-
doned, and these members had con-
sented to their line of conduct.
The governor said when the White
Caps were regular organized secret
body, they had no connection
with the organization of White Caps
in Indiana. They were divided into
lodges, and their entire order was I'M
der general officer, known as "Col-
onel." There were nine lodges in
Ohio, with membership of about
1000; among them were many of the
best citizens of the communities, of
which they were organized.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17

Author of Scott Liquor Law Dead.
COLUMBIA, o., December 19.-Dr.
James Scott, author of the famous
Scott liquor law, died at his home at
Lebanon yesterday, aged 70 years.
He had been a member of the Ohio
legislature eighteen years. He was
appointed secretary of Washington
Territory by President Grant, and
served as consul from 1874 to
1878, having been republi-
can officer more than 80 years. He
was born in Washington county, Pa,
July 18th, 1915, and his death was
due entirely to the infirmities of old
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
OUR HOLIDAY EDITION.

Owing to delay on the part Of many
who have given orders for Holiday
Edition space, in sending in their
matter, our issue will be unavoidably
postponed until next Sunday morn
ing, the 23rd inst. 1t will positively
make its appearance then, and will be
we'll worth waiting for.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17

A dispatch from Morocco says that
a deputation of fighting Figvig nota-
bles waited upon the sultan at Fee
and announced their defeat with
heavy loss by the French. They
urgently ask for achievements.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
kilrain and John Will Fight Sure.

CHICAGO, Dec. II. - Charley
Mitchell and Jake Kilrain arrived in
the city yesterday in respect to the
misfire about covering Sullivan's
money. "New York" Kilrain says he
is not responsible for the failure and
will direct that the money in his be-
half be put up in this fashion, with
out asking for receipt. He expresses
a willingness to meet Sullivan, and
although there may be some delay
about signing the articles, a fight in
side of six months is almost GER
tainty.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
White Cap Victim Dies.

KANSAS CITY, December 17.-Jas.
Mcdonald, who was so numerically
beaten by the mob calling themselves
the Kansas Division of the White
Caps, died yesterday. A farmer liv-
ing near here says that he saw the
White Caps pass his house on two
different nights. On the second night
he followed them and they halted in
the woods and seemed to hold coun-
ell. The chief addressed the men by
number instead of name. Enough
was overheard to convince him they
were organizing in Phillips and Smith
counties.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
Suicide of a Fire Marshal.

CHICAGO, December 17.-Frank F.
Sweenie, fire marshal of the Town Of
Lake, large suburb in which the U.
s. yards are situated, committed sui
eide this morning, by cutting his
throat.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17

Moral Of the Birmingham Tragedy,
From the Chicago Inter Occar.
The midnight tragedy at Birming-
ham, Ala, carries wholesome moral.
The law of the land is supreme.
Neither anarchist nor vigilance COM
mittee-the two extremes of lawless-
ness, the one seeking to destroy law
altogether and the other to execute it's
functions by unauthorized persons
and methods-can prevail against the
sheriff of the county, provided that he
be the right man in the right place
and that he he furnished, as the Bir-
mingham sheriff was, with proper
weapons of defense.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
News from the African Coast.

ZANZIBAR, Dec. 1.-THE French
man-of-war Deistang, has arrived
here. The German plantation COM
pany will remove their plantation
staff to Borneo. The sultan has re-
turned to zanzibar. He has been alb
sent directing religious ceremonies,
designed to defeat the schemes of the
whites.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
Authorization for House.

Appropriation for House..
WASHINGTON, December 1.-THE
president has approved the act MAX
ing deficiency appropriation for the
contingent expenses for the house OF
representatives.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
First Grand Concert of the Fidelia

Consisting of twenty-five of San An
tonio's best musical experts and die
tants under the leadership Of Mr..
Carl Beck at the Casino hall on Sat-
urday, December Goth, 1888.
Tickets IS cents. On sale at Mic
Tengg's, Sim Harris, Baldwin's book
store, Eisenlohr's cigar store.
12-17-2t THE COMMITTEE
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17

Morrison & Fourmy's new direc-
tory of San Antonio, gives the increase
of population in this city during the
past two years, from 1887 to 1859, at
actual ct population Of city at pre-
the basis of allowing 8 1-2 names to
each name in the directory. There
are in the directory IL, 406 names.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
Mortuary Report.

December 16.-Marcelino Gonzales,
aged so years, intermittent fever,
stranger. Buried by the city. Teresa
Martinez, aged l year, entero-
colitis.
December 17.-Chas. Mainz, aged so
years, cancer of the stomach.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17

In the primary elections just held
throughout Servia, the radicals and
liberals scored a great victory; the
prOCressists being totally defeated.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
A New School by Socialists.

CHICAGO, Ills, December 17.-'Die
Freisinnige Schulverein," which may
be translated as the Free Thinking
School society, was organized yester-
day afternoon, at a meeting ofanarch-
lists and socialists. with the ultimate
design of forming a system of day
schools as well. Its object for the
present is the establishment of
secular Sunday schools in Chicago,
and discarding the bible as unfit to
be put into the hands of children. 1t
proposes to teach as substitutes, his
tory, science and socialism. The
movement is a part of the most i'm
portant work now in progress, among
the socialists Of the country. Similar
organizations are perfecting in New
York, Milwaukee and other points.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
As ISOLATED Press Dispatches and
Specials Up to the Hour OF
Going to Press.

Russian Baron Dead.
ST. PETERSBURG, December H.
Baron Jomini is dead.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-17
Marriage Licenses,

J. Kline and Clara Stein.
Barnard Christensen and Emma
Halberdier.
A. H. Elliott and May Thomas.
Van II. Teel and Lima A. Lager.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-12-06
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
WILL "JOEp CANNON BE THE NEXT
SPEAKER or THE HOUSE?

And VIII Senators Frye and ssockbridse
BE Given Seats in the Incoming Presi-
dents Cabinct?-Points in the Lives Of
These Three American Citizens.
One Of the coming men Of the Republican
party, aud now much spoken of for speaker
Of the Fifty-lirst congress, is the Hon.
Joseph q. Cannon, OF the Fifteenth Illinois
district, embracing tho counties Of Cham
pagu, Coles, Douglas, Edgar and Yer
Million There is not a politician in the
United States who has had more regular
and normal growth than this now prominent
member of the Illinois delegation. He was
born May :, 1886, near the historic battle
field of Guilford Court House, in Guilford
county, n, O., and was reared and educated
among the QuaLers. At an carly age, how
ever, he was taken thence by his parents to
Parke county, Ind, where his father, DR..
Cannon was long and favorably known. He
received a large part of his early education
at the common schools of the county, and
somewhat advanced course at Bloomingdale,
a few miles from his fathers residence.
While Joseph was still a lad his father re-
turning late one night from a visit to a
patient, was drowned in what was popularity
called 'siukhole' in Sugar creek, or Rocky
river, and the boy, thrown upon his own re-
sources thereafter, made his own way in life
Removing to Vermlion county, Ills, he
studied law, located at Danville, took TO
politics naturally and became very ardent
Republican when that party was formed, as
his education had made him a strong OPP
ponent Of slavery Indeed, it may be said
parenthetically that in every part OF the
western states the middle and higher class Of
emigrants from the old slave states, and es-
pecially the Quakers from North Carolina,
were the most ardent anti-slavery men. As
was said by one Of their number in Indiana,
they were present when the Republican
party was born, assisted in forming it and
were ready for it long before it came.
Neither history nor tradition go back to
time when Guilford county, n O., was not
an abolition stronghold As early as the
date of the Mecklenburg declaration of in
dependence, to wit, May 20, 1775, the pio-
neers Of the upper western part of the state
of North Carolina expressed their opposition
to the system Of African slavery. At the
close of the revolutionary war, and for the
ensuing fifty years, the Quaker population of
Guilford county gradually increased until il