San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-06
WHO AND WHERE.

| secretary EnulcObJ, WIFI HIS SUI, 10
registered at Boston,
Rumored that Senator Fair will
presently be married again.
Kaiser William II, spent two years
in learning to set type.
| Justice Field, of the supreme court,
will visit San Francisco in July.
Senator Hawley has just patented a
new projectile for rifed cannon.
Gen. Sherman was given a great
ovation at the Yale commencement.
Walter Besantis troubled with writ
er's cramp and has to dictate nearly
all his writings.
Stephen Richardson, of Harvey coun-
ty, Kansas, has planted three miles of
peach trees i'm the public highway for
the benefit of travellers.
Lebanon, Conn.,, proposes a monu-
ment to Jonathan Trumbull, the
Brother Jonathan" of the Revolu-
ton.
Col; Ingersoll has prepared and will
shortly deliver lecture on "What
has Christianity done for Women"
Henry S. Ives, the Napoleon of
Finance" has learned telegraphy and
become an expert operator, it is said.
Edison, the inventor, will send to
each crowned head Of Europe per-
fected monograph.
Mrs. VIM. H. Vanderbilt and
George Vanderbilt are passing few
weeks at LenoX.
Susan B. Anthony announces that
she is willing to retire from active
work as woman sutfragist in favor
of some one younger.
Christian TX, of Denmark, is soon
to celebrate his twenty-five years jubi-
lee, but officially announces that he
will decline to receive gifts from his
people, in view of the financial depres-
sion in his kingdom.
While ill at Milan the Emperor of
Brazil had to pay hotel charges of
S4OO day. In addition he paid $50
day for ice, $500 day for telegraph
ing to Brazil and $40 day to his two
doctors.
DR.. J. Leland Miller, of Sheffield,
Mass, has given $4,000 to Williams
College to found Professorship of
American History, Literature and
Eloquence. 1t will be the first pro-
fessorship of its kind in the country.
Harvest has commenced in Missouri
and the wages of hands has been
fixed at $3.50 day.
A Florida man advertises for a
couple of alligators of "mfid DISPOSE
ton and good habits"
The latest trick of Kellar, the magi-
clan, is to cremate a woman in full
view of the audience.
Whisky is now shipped into Iowa as
canned fruit, labelled for the fancy
California brands.
Sanguine republicans out there say
Kansas will give Harrison and Nor
ton majority of $4,000.
The United States is piling up
riches fast. Its wealth is estimated
to be six times what it was in 1850.
Mail and Express: Muskmelons
are here. They are about the size of
a ball of Irvine, and aboutas delicious,
too.
st. Joseph, Mo-, had a Harrison and
Morton club organized within five
hours after the nomination at Chicago.
An immense swarm of bees took
possessionn of Samuel S. Browns
house, in Northpoint, L. 1. The FAM
lily were driven out, and the bees had
to be smoked out.
Nut culture is beginning to attract
attention in Georgia. Ohe man has
more than 1000 pecan trees planted,
and as many English walnuts now
just coming into bearing.
A Providence Or. ~ foundry is en-
gagged in castin g the largest mining
pump in the world for the Calumet &
Hecla copper mine, of Michigan. A
single section of it has been complet-
ed and weighs 20 tons.