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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-06

5ianu, enough did not fear thaty could
escape the rest 1t was a dark night; mo
thinks there should have been young moon
curled somewhere among the stars, but she
was not to be seen. .........
l could just make out the dim, pallid loom
of the coast of ice upon the starboard beam,
and blob or two Of faintness-most elusive
and not to be fixed by the eye staring straight
at them-on the larboard bow But it was
not long before these blobs, as / term them,
grew palmer, and half a score swan into the
dusk over the bowsprit end, and resembled
dull small visionary openings in the dark
sky there, or like stars magnified and dimmed
into the merest spectral light by mist.
passed the first at a distance Of quarter of
mile; it slid by phantasmally, and another
stole out right ahead.
This could have gone widely clear Of by
little shift of the helm; but while was in
the act Of starboarding three or four bergs
suddenly showed on the larboard bow, and
saw that unless l had a mind to bring the
ship into the trough again l must keep
straight on. So steered to bring the berg
that was right ahead little on the bow, with
prayer in my soul that there might be no
low lying block in the road for the schooner
to split upon. It went by within a pistol shot.
/ was very much accustomed to the sight of
ice by this time, yet found myself glancing
at this mass with pretty near as much won
der and awe as if l had never seen such a
thing before. 1t was not above thirty feet
high, but its shape was exactly that of a
horses head-the lips slipping the sea, the
ears cooked, the neck arching to the water
You would have said it was some vast
courser rising out of the deep. The peculiar
radiance of ice trembled off it like luminous
mist into the dusk. The water boiled about
It's nose, and suggested frothing caused by
the monster steed's expelled breath Let a
fire have been kinsled to glow red where you
looked for the eye, and the illusion would
have been frightfully grand Half this ice
came from the island; the rest of it was
formed of bergs too tall to have ever be-
longed to the north end of that great stretch.
1t took three hours to pass clear of them, and
then had to go On clinging to the tiller and
steering in a most melancholy, famished con-
dition for another long half hour before I
could satisfy myself that the sea was Free
But now | was nearly dead with the cold.
had stood for five hours at the helm, during
all which time my mind had been wound up
to the fierceSt tension of anxiety, and my
eyes felt as if they were strained out of their
sockets by their searching of the gloom ahead;
and nature, having done her best, gave out
suddenly, and not to have saved my life could
have stood at the tiller for another ten
minutes.
The gear along the rail was so iron hard
that could not secure the helm with it, so
softened some lashings by holding them be-
fore the fire; and finding the schooner on my
return to be coming round to ssarboard, I
helped her by putting the tiller hard a-port
and securing it then went below, built up
Inc fire, lighted my pipe and sat down for
warmth and rest
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-06
CHAPTER XIV.
THE SCHOONER FREES HERSELF.

All day long the weather remained sullen
and still, and the swell powerful was on
deck at noon, looking at an iceberg half a
league distant, when it overset. 1t was a
small berg, though large compared with most
of the others; yet such a mighty volume of
foam boiled up as gave me a startling idea
of the prodigious weight of the mass. The
sight made me very anxious about my own
state; and to satisfy lily mind got upon the
ice and walked round the vessel, and to get
a true view of her posture went to the ex-
treme end of the rocks beyond her bows; and
finally came to the conclusion that suppos-
ing the ice should crumble away from her
sides so as to cause the weight of the schooner
to render it top heavy, her buoyancy, on
touching the water, would certainly tear her
keel out of its frosty setting and leave her
floating. Indeed, so sure was of this that
l saw, next to the ice splitting and freeing
her in that way, the best thing that could
happen would be its capsizal
regained the ship and had paused an in
slant to look over the side, when perceived
the very block Of ice on which 1 had come
W u lTOm Will d SlllaTp
clap of noise, and completely roll over. Only
minute before had l been standing on it,
and thus had sixty seconds stood between me
and death; for most certainly must have
been drowned or killed by being beaten
against the ice by the swell! fell upon my
knees and lifted up my hands in gratitude to
God, feeling extraordinarily comforted by
this further mark of His care of me, and very
strongly persuaded that he designed should
come off with my life after all, since his
providence would not work so many miracles
for my preservation if 1 was to perish by
this adventure.
These thoughts did more for my spirits
than / can well express; and the intolerable
sense of loneliness was mitigated by the
knowledge that was watched, and therefore
not alone.
The day passed I know not how. The
shadow as of a tempest hung in the air, but
never a cat's-paw did see to blur the rolling
mirror of the ocean. The hidden sun sank
out of the breathless sky, tingeing the atmos-
phere with a faint hectic, which quickly
yielded to the deepest shade of blackness.
The mysterious, desperate silence, however,
that on deck weighed oppressively on every
sense, as something false, menacing, and ma
liSnant in these seas, was qualified below by
CecCliar straining noises In the schooner's
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-06

Yes, had feared and detested this man
but his quick transformation and silent, dark
exit affected me, and looked down upon
him sadly. Yet, to be perfectly candid with
you, recollect that, though it occurred to
me to test if life was out of him by bringing
him close to the fire and chatting him and
giving him brandy, would not stir. No,
would not have moved finger to recover
him, even though l should have been able to
do so by merely putting him to the furnace.
He was DEAL and there was an end; and
without further ado carried him into the
forecastle and threw hammock over him,
and left him to lie there till there should
come clear water to the ship to serve him for
q grave.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-06
CHAPTER XVI.
AN TROUBLED BY THOUGHTS OF TIL
TREASURE.

AN TROUBLED BY THOUGHTS OF THE
TREASURE.
The weight of the wind in the rigging
steadied the schooner somewhat, and pre-
vented her from rolling too heavily to star
board, while her list corrected her larboard
rolls. So as 1 sat below she seemed to me to
be making tolerably good weather Of it. Not
much water came aboard; now and again
would hear the chatter Of fall forward, but
at comfortably long intervals.
sat against the dresser with my back upon
it, and being dead tired must have dropped
asleep on a sudden-indeed, before had half
smoked my pipe out-and do not believe
gave q thought to my situation before slum-
bered, so wearisd was l. The cold awoke me.
The fire was out, and so was the candle in
the lantern, and 1 was in coffin darkness.
This the finder box speedily remedied. 1
looked at my watch-7 o'clock, as was
sinner! so that my sleep had lasted between
three and four hours.
went on deck and found the night still
black upon the sea, the wind the same brisk
gale that was blowing when quit the helm,
the sea no heavier, and the schooner tumbling
in true Dutch fashion upon it. Hooked very
earnestly around, but could see no signs of
ice. There would be daylight presently; 50
went below, Lit the fire, and got my break
fast, and when I returned the sun was up,
and the sea visible to its farthest reaches.
1t was a fine wintry piece; the sea green
and running in ridges with frothing heads,
the sky very pale among the dark snow laden
clouds, the sun darting ray now and again,
which was swung into the north by the shad-
ows of the clouds until they extinguished it.
Remote in the northwest hung the CLEAN of
an iceberg-there was nothing else in sight.
Yes something that comforted me exceed
ingIy, though it was not very many days ago
that like object had heavily scared mean
albatross noble bird, sailing on the wind
ward close enough to be shot. The. sight Of
RFA 4. 0u,,aass.nkl
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-06

To All Whom it May Concern.
SAN ANTONIO, March 30, 1888.
This is to certify that after having SUI
fered from q sore leg for eight years,
and having been treated by several ply
sicians, at great expense without obtain.
ng relief, I applied to Mr.. A. Schiers-
man at No. 6O4 West Commerce street.
Mr.. Schiersman undertook the treatment
and after two weeks treatment cured
me completely, and 1t gives me the ut
most pleasure to attest this fact.
GEORGE ZwALLY,
Ssledo, Bexar County, Tex.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-06

For Sale.
Lots on Government Hill.
Lots on Dignowity Hill.
Lots on Prospect Hill.
Lots on TObin Hill.
Lots near Arkansas Pass depot.
Lots near Sunset depot.
Lots near International depot. s-l2-tr
'HAMBLETON HADLEY & co.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-07
ATHOUsAND DOLLARS REWARD

To the Man, Woman or Child Who Can
Prove That General Harrison said Dol.
lar Day Was Enough for Working
man.
INDIANAPOLIS, ND, Juy 6.-Gen. Har-
rison has received number Of letters
making inquiry as to the truth
Of u charge made against him
to the effect that in a public speech
delivered some years since he
said that zone dollar day was enough
for any workingman." This story has
been sent all over the country in one
shape or another, and tens Of thousands
ofpostal cards containing the story has
been sent out in the State. The friends
and supporters OF Gen. Harrison state
that it is an absolute ialsehood and the
proprietors OF the Journal have placed in
one OF the city banks one thousand dol
lars, which that paper states Twill be
paid to any man, woman or child pro-
ducing the proof that General Harrison
ever uttered any such sentiment. This
offer is unlimited either as to time or
place. 1t will be paid to anybody in
the United States or territories who
will produce the proof"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-07
PROJECTIONS STANDARD
Attracts Labor Leaders and
Democrats in all Sections,
MORE FLoPS ARE RECORDED,
And the Harrison, Morton and Pro-
lection Ball is RoIIing-wool
Growers aud Working Mcn
Want no Free Trade.

NRw YoRE, July 6.-Thaddeus B,
wakeman, one OF the leaders in the re,
volt against Henry George last fall, has
come out for Harrison. Mr.. Wakeman
is well known lawyer, and last fall was
the candidate OF the Progressive Labor
party for Attorney General. He said
yesterday that he felt confident that most
OF the Progressives would vote the Re-
publican ticket next November.
"No formal party action has yet been
taken" he said, although there is still
an executive committee in existence,
with power to call convention. The
majority OF the party seem to think,
however, that the leading issue this fall
is the question OF protection, and they
believe that they can do more effective
work in that cause by quietly working
for the Republican ticket this year than
through u separate party organization"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-07
SENATOR FRYE on THE TARIFF.
Tho Platforms of tho Two Great Parties
Contrnsted.

Tho Platforms of tho Two Great Parties
Contrasted.
WooDsocE, CoNN., July 6.-In speech
on the Tariff delivered ut this place by
Senator William P. Fry, of Maine, he
made some happy hits. The audience
was sympathetic, even enthusiastic.
Either there are no Free Traders in this
part of Connecticut or, il any of them
were here to-day, they made no sign OF
dissent. The Senator was constantly
interrupted by applause or laughter,
and by numerous other marks OF ap-
proval. 1t was forcible and telling
speech, occupying an hour and half.
After reading the Protection plank OF
the Republican platform, the Senator
said:
Any mistake about that? Any de-
ception? The Democratic party met at
st. Louis and made an utterance on the
tariff. They referred you to their back
track, but the clOven foot was seen and
they proceeded to indorse President
Cleveland's message. His statement that
tariff is a tax, whether he knew It or
not, is the fundamental doctrine OF the
Golden club, the fundamental doctrine
Of free trade; and as it was then, not as
it is now, nor as it will be, they indorsed
the Mills bill, every item OF which was
deadly blow at protection. 1t has
been amended somewhat since, in order
not to lose some Democratic votes. But,
standing rs II does to-day, 1t is the great
entering wedge Of free trade in the Re.
public. ! know Mr.. Carlisle said in New
York that the Democratic party is not
for free trade. know they will send Mr.,
Randall into Connecticut and make Mr.
Barnum chairman OF the National Com
mittee in order to deceive the people OI
Connecticut. / am not such an idiot as
to believe that they will repeal all duties
tomorrow. They can't do 1t. A direct
tax to support the Government woulC
throF them out Of power in the twink
ling Of an eye. But put the Democratic
party in power for twenty years and yor
lFill have free trade. Now, am ii
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-07
A BOILER EXPLOSION
Killing and Iniuriug Several En-
pIoyes Of a Tanuery.
THE TERRIBLE DISASTER
At GroctzInscr's Works in Allegheny.
Names of the victims-causc of
the Accidcnt-The superin-
tendenrs Statement, etc.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July Ga battery Of
boilers at the tannery of A. & j. Groet-
Finger on River avenue, Allegheny City,
near Hers Island, exploded shortly
after four o'clock this afternoon, wreck
ing several buildings and seriously in
juring six persons, three OF whom will
probably die. The following are the
names Of the injured:
WILLIAM WETzEL, engineer, leg blown
Off and terribly burned; will die.
CHRIST NEIDT, aged 27 years, bruised
and scalded; injuries believed to be
fatal.
L. L. FARDrc, aged 4S, burned, bruised
and scalded; death probable.
0rro BERdHAESDLER, aged 2S, bruised
and scalded: will recover.
JONI STAAB, about % years OF age, arms,
face and body badly burned; not
fatally hurt.
ANNIE MYERS, aged u years, crushed and
bruised; very serious.
A large number OF others, mostly em-
ployes, were slightly bruised and cut by
being struck by flying debris.
The cause OF the explosion is believed
to have been high pressure. A few min
utes after four o'clock Wetzel, the engi.
neer, noticed that the pressure was
higher than usual and started for the
furnace to turn down the natural gas.
Before he had time to do so, however,
there was u terrible explosion and Wet
zel was blown up through the roof OF
the tannery and landed in the yard.
The conclusion was terrific. One side
OF the main building, brick and frame
structure, 200 feet long, was blown out
and a portion OF the front was badly
wrecked. The boiler house, 80 feet long
by 10 wide, built OF brick, was totally
demolished, and the office, which was
situated across the street,was completely
shattered.
A heavy double wagon was blown
against Wetzel's residence, sixty feet
away, and the side of the house crushed
in. One section OF the boiler was car
ried across the Allegheny river, dis.
tance OF over a thousand feet. Another
piece struck the Third ward school
house, 1900 feet away, and tore out one
end OF the building. A third piece
struck and killed n horse, and fourth
almost cut Grand Rapids & Indiana
freight car in two.
Fully sixty men were ut work in the
tannery, and all who were able to do so
rushed panic stricken from the building.
The boilers that exploded were twenty
eight feet long by forty.two inches in
diameter. They were Of steel and had
been in use six years. The damage by
the explosion will not exceed $50, 200.
Engineer Wetzel died at IL o'clock to.
night, and Annie Myers is not expected
to live until morning. The others are
resting easy. Mr.. Groetzinger, one OF
the owners OF the tannery, says that the
boilers were inspected last year and
found to be in good condition.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-07
PROBABLY A LONG SESSION.
MIR. Mckinley Thinks Congress VIII Last
Until Winter.

MIR. Mckinley Thinks Congress VIII Last
Until Winter.
PITTSBURGH, July 6. G.-Congressman
Mckinley passed through the city this
morning en- route to his home at Can
ton, o.
He had been hastily summoned from
Washington by a telegram stating that
his wife was seriously ill.
While at the Union Station he spoke
enthusiastically OF the Presidential pros
pect, showing that the staunch support
ers OF Sherman in Ohio were now
united to exert all their influence
for the election OF Harrison and Nor
ton.
"The Republican ticket" he said, is
becoming stronger day by day. 1t is no.
ticeable that in all parts Of the country
good men from the other parties are
declaring in favor of the ticket. Ohio
can be counted on for giving an unusu-
ally large majority. Yes, expect to
stump the State. l do not know in
what other States ! will speak, but will
90 wherever am directed by the COM
mittee. know nothing about the re-
ception OF Mr.. Blaine. But he will un-
doubtedly be one ofthe great features Of
the campaign, with his sound protection
ideas. He will undoubtedly create in
tense enthusiasm wherever he makes an
address"
"Do you think the Solid South will be
broken at the fall elections?'
"Yes. The Republicans should be
able to carry West Virginia, Virginia
and North Carolina. know nothing
about the status OF the Mahone-Wise
matter, but believe that the Republi-
cans will unite and carry the State.
Everywhere the Republican party will
be united and work in harmony"
"DO you think the doubtful States will
90 Republican,"
"Indiana will surely go Republican.
We can also count on New York. The
people in that State who are supposed to
thoroughly understand the situation are
confident Of carrying the State"
In speaking Of the Mills bill Major
Mckinley said: "The bill will likely
come up for vote within ten days or
two weeks. It will most likely pass the
House. think that the Senate will
also pass it after making changes in it
Whether it will ultimately go through
Congress is hard matter to predict
Congress is surs to remain in session
September, and it may be all fall.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-07

favor OF a protective tariff. What forP
Not TO protect capital. Capital is able
to take care OF itself. But ] would bring
it out Of the farmers stocking, out Of
the savings bank, out Of the United
States bonds, and put it in mines, and
furnaces, and forges, and factories, so
that they could hire men and women
and pay them good wages and enable us
to compete with the hali.paid laborers
Of Europe.
The Senator proceeded to draw con-
trast between the cost Of factory in the
United States and in Europe. The
labor, he said, would amount to 90 per
cent. OF the cost, and a factory built here
would cost 100000 against 100000
there. The comparison made between
wages in this country and abroad was
striking. When he asked il there was.
any screw loose in his statement, he waS
met with cries of mot at all, Good" i"
"Thats right" etc. The speaker went
into the question Of wages here and in
Europe, and asserted that careful inves-
tigation showed that the rate here is
about twice as high. He then described
his personal experiences in Europe,
where he made careful inquiries as to
the wages OF laborers in Italy, Belgium,
Germany and Great Britain. He also
spoke Of the cost Of living and OF cloth
ing, and inquired whether workmen
here wanted to live as they do on the
other side OF the Atlantic.
"If you do" he answered, "vote the
Democratic ticket, and at an early day
you'll have the privilege"
He closed with glowing description
OF the growth and prosperity OF the
United States under protection. His
last sentence was:
Fellow citizens, give your best con-
science, yonr best intellect, your best
work, for the conservation and the pre-
servation OF this blessed Republic Of
ours"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-07

had received dividends amounting Ia
81 100000 from the Edgar Thomson
Steel Works.
On motion OF Mr.. Mills the clause was
stricken out which imposes duty OF 35
per cent advalorem on penkniyes and
razors, thus restoring the present rate.
On motion OF Mr.. Mills clause was
inserted fixing the rate on new type for
printing at 10 per cent advalorem.
THE SUGAR AND MoLAssEs
clauses being reached, by agreement
they were all considered together.
After an agreement that vote should
not be taken to-day, Mr.. Cannon, OF
Illinois, offered an amendment striking
out all OF the sugar and molasses para
graphs, and inserting clauses fixing the
duties asiollows: sugarsnot above No.
lG, Dutch standard syrups, etc, and all
molasses, testing not above % degrees,
not otherwise provided for, are to be
exempt from duty, in the event that no
export duty is levied by the country Of
expectation.
Sugars alone, No. 10, are to pay duty
OF three.tcnths OF one per cent; molasses
above So degrees centsper gallon; ma
pie sugar . cents per pound; crystaliza-
BILE sugar containing glucose, cent per
pound; sugar candy, No. cOlored, 3
cents per pound. All other confection-
cry not enumerated, and on sugars after
being refined, when tinCtured, colOred
or adultented, and on all chocolate con-
fectionery 10 cents per pound, with u
similar provision against an export
duty"
He said the bill was better than the
present law, but II was far short OF what
1t ought to be.
He said that from the report submit
ted by Secretary Manning, he had right
to believe that, in the matter of the i'm.
portation Of sugar, fraud was found at
every step,
Mr.. Funstone, Of Kansas, suggested
that the farmer who produced sorghum
could not be protected, il sugar under
No. l6 was admitted free.
Mr.. Bayne, OF Pennsylvania, spoke in
support Of the amendment, and advo-
Gated the granting OF bounties to sugar
producers.
Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, said he
did not believe in the granting OF boun-
ties.
Pending further debate the committee
rose and the House took areCess till s p.
IN, the evening session to be for the
OF pension bills.