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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-15
Offended Politicians.

Here in st. Petersburg, too, we have admir-
ers of Boulanger A company of merchant
were feasting at a hotel One of the gentle
men took up paper and read the account OF
Boulanger's election in Paris Let us drink
Boulanger's healthl" he said, and the rest
hailed the proposal with delight. After they
had imbibed pretty freely, another gentle
man observed: what do you say, don't you
think we ought to send Boulanger telegram
of congratulations The suggestion was ca
gerly adopted and acted upon. To save the
generals pocket, his admirers even paid fol
a reply. Next day they met again at the
same place, expecting to receive an answer
from Boulanger, but none came. Ill man.
nered curl we did wrong in wiring to him'
one of the company Indignantly exclaimed
1T certainly does not speak in his favorr
remarked another LAS matters stand, We
will pay him out by drinking Bismarck.
healthr'-which they did.-St. Petersburg
JaStock
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-15

that ON IT, .dny'Ee w.; II cutie 3:.It
north, longitu le 1915 east, with light winds.
when hulk was discovered drifting in a
southeasterly direction, dismasted and with
signals flying Ec bore down upon her and
an officer was sent aboard, who found that
she was the japanese junk Coke Cu-man,
bound from Hakadde to Yokohama, and
that she had left the former port on Nov. 9,
1915. Her crew formerly consisted of twelve
men, but two of whom were alive
They were removed to the Abbey Cowper
and everything possible was done for them
One of the men was entirely helpless, being
nearly dead with the scurvy, while his COM
panion, although not so bad, was still in de-
plorable condition, and was barely able to
climb aboard.
1.-THE wretcked men had been drifting more
dead than alive for six months, and as ore
by one their companions had succumbed to
that frightful disease, scurvy, they had been
saltcd and slowed away in the hold, which
emitted horrible stencil. At the time they
were found they had been without the means
of making q fire for some time, having used
everything that was available for that pur-
pose long before, and were sustaining an ex.
istence with nothing but dry rice and what
fish they caught. Their supply of water had
been long exhausted, and they were obliged
to depend on what they could save whenever
it rained.
"The wretched survivors would ere long
have persisted as had their fellow sufferers,
and the fate of the vessel would in all proba.
bility never have been known but for this
timely discovery, for even if the men had
been able to sustain life in such horrible
manner, still the vessel would have soon gone
to the bottom, as she was complete wreck. y
San Francisco Chronicle.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-15
His Version.

toad under a harrow would doubtless
give a different account Of his experience
from that which the farmer guiding the i'm
plement might furnish.
Only those aroused from midnight Stun
Der on shipboard by the terrible cry, Man
overboardr" said traveller, lean compre
bend to the full its terrible meaning, the fear
and in its sudden alarm"
"Oh, yes, they can," said little man who
did not look as II he had ever left his native
town. II heard it once when | wasn't near
the ship, and realized it more than any one
else."
"You couldn't" said the traveller, scorn.
fully.
YES, could" persisted the little man.
II was the man who was overheard ~
Youths Companion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-15
The Oldest Obelisk.

The Oldest of all the obelisks is the beautiful
one Of rosy granite which stands alone among
the green fields upon the banks of the Nile,
not far from Cairo. 1t is the gravestone of
a great ancient city which has vanished and
left only this relic behind. The city was the
Bethshemesh of the Scriptures, the famous
one, which is memorable to all Bible readers
as the residence Of the priest Of Potipherah,
whose daughter, Asenah, Joseph married.
The Greeks called it Hellopolis, the city Of
the sun, because there the worship of the sun
had its chief center and its most sacred
shrines.-Atlanta American.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-15

mas been caught; and in this time scsos S7e
hundred to two hundred and fifty festheag a
various sizes are pulled. Each bird is plucke6
twice year, the plumes requiring growth
of about seven months to reach perfection.
The feathers, if not retailed on the premises
or in Los Angeles stores, are sold by weight.
A short time ago they went as low as $50 a
pound, but they are now going up. the wear
ing of ostrich feathers in hats having again
become fashionable. A full grown bird will
give rather more than pound of feathers
between his two plucks, but as they are vora-
cious feeders there is not much profit to be
made out of keeping them when feathers are
fetching low prices. They are fed mainly on
alfalfa, supplemented by corn and almost any
vegetable food that comes hsndy.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
FOR THE HEALTH'S SAKE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-15
Breathe Through the Nose.

Do not breathe through the mouth unless
it is impossible to breathe through the nose
The nose was made for breathing, and air.
passing through the long, moist, nasal pass.
age, is purified, and leaves behind dust, dis
ease germs and various impurities, while the
air is warmed and tempered for the lungs
But when the mouth is left open, dust, dirt
and disease rush down into the lungs, and
fastening there, develop and destroy the
whole system.-Good Housekeeping.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-15

Rubber, which is the coaGulated sap Of a
tropical tree, comes from nearly ali equa-
torial regions, but Brazil is its chosen
home In the valley of the Amazon there
are mary large serinSocs, or rubber estates,
Employing hundred of laborers each. Tn"
rop has about double.l in t." last ten years
DRIFTED JUNkS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-15

A woman Ga years old died few days age
III Paris, and her 7O-year-old husband asked
to be allowed to remain alone by the coffin
for while before it was taken away When
friends re-entered he was found lying across
it dead, with half empty vial Of poison in
his hand
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-15
Train Time Changes.

II SCHUCHARD, DRUGGIST,
San Pedro and AceQuia Streets
Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines. Toilet Articles
Soaps, Chamois Skins. Sponges, Brushes Per
fumery, etc. Physicians prescriptions care
fully compounded. 4SS
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-15

The shad was created for Purpose, and
that purpose was to act as dump for all the
bones which could not be crowded behind the
gills of every other variety Of fish.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-15

An artistic New Orleans young lady who
paints fans for pin money sold during the
season 200 painted palm leaf fans at the
Canal street shops. Her profits amounted to
800.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-04
NOT so SERIOUS.
Actor Booth Said to be Stricken With Par.
alysis, but Friends Are Hopeful

ROCHESTER, n. Y, April 3-Edwin
Booth was stricken with paralysis during
his appearance in "Otnello'' here tonight
and is dangerously ILL., MIR. Barrett later
appeared before the audience and spoke as
follows:
Ladies and gentlemen-I am called up
on to perform the most painful duty or my
life. My colleague has shown symptoms
of breaking down for three or four days
past and his condition is so serious that it
is impossible for him to act. We have
hoped that he would rally from this at
tack and that he would be able to play his
part tonight, but one of your physicians,
Dr. Sumner, says it would be perilous for
him to attempt it. Mr.. Booth has sus-
tanned partial stroke of paralysis and we
fear that this is the beginning of the end.
~ cannot express to you the deep sor-
row with which | make this sad announce
ment. The world has probably heard for
the last time the greatest actor who speaks
the English language. We shall, of course,
cancel all engagements and hope we
shall be able to remove Mr.. Booth to his
home. 1t pains me to speak these words.
| am sorry to disappoint this great audi
ence, but the play cannot go on. 1t would
be presumptious for me to undertake to
fill the place of this great man whom you
have come to see and hear. and it would be
worse than useless to attempt to proceed
further | know you will be indulgent
and that you will fully appreciate the sad
plight in which we are placed. The man
agement will make such arrangements as
may seem best for refunding your money"
The condition of Mr.. Booth, it seems,
did not fully Justify the speech. There
had been no attack of paralysis and the
actor was suffering no pain. He walked
from the theater to his carriage and was
driven to his hotel when he walked with
out apparent difficulty from the carriage
to the elevator and to his room.
Reporters were not allowed to see Mr..
Booth and Mr. Barrett refused to talk, but
Mr.. Bromley, business manager of the
company, said that Mr. Booths illness
WAS not serious enough to justify alarm
He said the company would not fill their
engagements for this week and probably
not for next week, but he hoped to resume
their tour as soon as Mr. Booth is suf-
ficiently recovered.
The company arrived in this city this
morning and Mr.. Booth passed the day
lying down in his room, but did not seem
to be suffering except from WEAKNESS
of travel Messrs. Booth and Barrett will
leave for New York at 1890 tomorrow
morning, and Mr. Booth will be at
once placed in charge of his own physi-
clan. The Lyceum theater management
loses s., 000 which will have to be made
good by the company. The sale of seats
amounted to over 5000, and was the larg-
est sale the company has had this season.
Late tonight Mr.. Barrett requested that
the following be sent out by the AssOci-
ated Press: "Since his return to the hotel
Edwin Booth is easier, and the doctor
gives every assurance that week or ten
days of absolute rest VIII restore him to
his usual heaItn.-Lawrence Barrett"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-04
NARY AND DEMOCRATS.

BALTIMORE, April 3.-The Democrat
state central co mttee met today at the
Barnum hotel Chairman Stevenson Ar
cher said the Democrat party would be
victorious this fall because Maryland is
beyond doubt Democratic. The party
will present an unbroken and harmonious
front" he said. the issue as | see 1t has
already been made by the Republicans
and is nothing more or less than the Hoar
bill in the United States senate which
seeks to control elections for congressman
and legislators IN all the states and is
especially aimed at the southern states.
The question will be regarded in a meas
IRE as a question OF race denomination.
Our reveTses last year IN Maryland were
owing to the largely increased colofed vote
which, at the last registration, was swelled
per cent while the Democratic Vote was
only increased one-fourth OF per cent.
OF the 90, 00J Republican votes cast last
year nearly three fourths were colored.
This question OF race denomination is
clearly presented in the Hear resolutions
and if this issue is forced upon the people
OF Maryland the old time Democratic ma
jorities Will be rolled up"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-04
IN FIELDS Or INDUSTRY.

COPPER-FACED wooden type IS the latest
thing in poster printing.
WooD PULP is rapidly being substituted
for plaster of Paris in the manufacture Of
all kinds of building ornaments in France,
where new method has been devised.
ONE of the great difficulties in printing on
certain papers is the development of cleo
tricity as the printed sheets reach the fly.
Il Is reported that remedy has been found
for this trouble, by saturating the fingers Of
the fly with glycerine diluted with water,
LEON, the greatest manufacting town in
New Mexico, has no large factories. Near
" all the work is done In the homes Of the
makers. There is q weekly production of
10000 saddles, $500 ordinary blankets. TO-
600 fine blankets, q, 900 pairs Of mems shoes,
10000 pairs Of women's shoes and 5000
pairs of children's shoes.
A NIGHT stick made Of hard red wood,
sheathed IN rubber has been sent to In
spector Williams. OF New York. % Chicago.
II is described as patent humane club"
with which man can be knocked down
without seriously hurting him, and which
viii protect the officer as, when grasped,
the rubber VIII be drawn of.
IT IS said perfume manufacturing Is a
profitable industry for Texas, California,
the Caroliaas, Tennessee and other Arneri-
can regions where flower farms could be
easily maintained Almost all perfumes
come from France The American who
tired the manufacture Of perfumery from
orange blossoms grown In Florida only
failed because be planted the most fragrant
kind Of orange.
TIE latest idea In the direction Of water
proof footwear IS shoe Inade with a stout
calfszin va1np, seamless, undertaking which
II a vamp Of thin rubber, and between il
and the lining, which Is Of stout canvas
The bottom Of the shoe has rubber inter-
Inning between the outer and inner soIes,
and thus tie shoe Is about as near water
proof as a leather shoe can be Il is SAID 20
wear wei and preserve its waterproof quail
ties for al indefinite period
TEE young English electrician. 70 whose
ingenuity Alr. Irving owed the clever Go
vice by which SPARKS ars nsde % ~ from
the blade Of Gephisto's sword, Is The IN
yentor Of = tiny electric lamp for Use n ax-
aiming the passages Of the threat. Il was
with this novel apparatus TIA; Or Mac
kenzie examined the threat Ct the Crown
Prince The lamp Is appended al the ED
Of what looks Ike loag, slender pen
holder, and Is actually pg: down The pa
tents throat The snail battery which
supplies the electricity IL worn about the
examining surgeon 5 Eecx
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-04
SWEPT BY FIRE
A Whirlwind Carries Fire Before It, De-
stroying Whole Towns.

ABERDEEN, Oak, April 3.-Leona, coun-
ty seat of Mcpherson county, thirty-five
miles northwest of Aberdeen, was de-
stroyed by prairie fire during yesterday S
whirlwind. The fire came from the west
and was not noticed until it struck the town
on account Of the terrible dust. Eight
dwellings and business houses were
burned, entailing a loss of $4,000. The
only buildings remaining are the court
house, two stores and six dwellings. G..
w. Olds and Thomas Wardell were burned.
A courier from the demolished villa e
says they cannot live until morning.
Leona is an interior town with no rail-
roads nor telegraph, and further particu-
lars cannot be obstained. Many farm
houses are in ashes and carcasses of dead
animals are seen along the roads.
VERMILLIoN, Oak, April Sword
reached here today Of very destructive
prairie fires north and west of here. Gill
Its saw mill and 500 cords of wood We're
destroyed and also several other build
ings. A number of casualties are re-
ported
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-04
A MODEL VESSEL.
Bids Opened for Construction of New
Coast Defense Ship.

WASHINGTON, april 3.-Great interest
was felt at the navy department today in
the opening of the bids for armored coast
defense vessel 1t was concluded generally
that the figures proposed (the lowest being
Sl6l4 600 constituted fair price for the
work, and the closeness of bidding was
remarkable. The appropriation act under
which the vessel is proposed to be built
imposed severe limitation. 1t limited TO
s., 600 the cost exclusive of armor and
guns of floating rams or other naval de-
fensive structures. This implied that the
81 600 was 10 provide for the construc-
ton OF more than one such defensive
structure \ torpedo boat had BEEN con-
tracted for at cost of SS7, 900 and this left
a little over Il, 100000 available out of
which besides vessel and machinery, an
chorS. boats etc, were TO be supplied, so
there is much qualification felt that the
proposals received today were within the
available appropriation.
The new vessel will be a departure in
design from any vessel in the navy and
Captain Itch born, who is acting as chief
of the bureau of construction, is confident
she will be the most formidable vessel for
her displacement of any in the world, and
able TO cope with anything afoat. She
approXimates the monitor type and Is of
5000 tons displacement in cruising trim.
When she goes into action by taking on
motor ballasts she sinks until her deck is
but sixteen inches above the water level,
thus diminishing the size of target ex-
posed TO an opponent. The sides covering
the machinery are to be covered with six
teen inches of armor, besides protection
afforded by coal bunkers. The barrels
containing guns are to be of sixteen inch
steel and the deck will be of steel two
inches thick.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-04
Stomach pistill. d with Acids.

These. if existent in natural quantity,
and unlimited by bile, play their part in
the functions Of digestion and asslmiia-
ton. But the artificial acid resulting
from the inability of the stomach to con-
vert food received by it into sustenance, is
the producer of fiatulence and heartburn.
which are the most harassing symptoms
of dyspepsia Tie best carminatiye is
Hosteter's Stomach Bitters. Far more
effective Is il than carbonate of soda. mag
nesia or other alkaline salts. These in
variably weaken the stomach without pro-
ducing permanent benefit. No man or
woman chronically dyspeptic, and conse-
quently nervous, can be in possession of
the full measure or yigor allowed by
nature. Therefore, invigorate and regu-
late the system, and by so doing protect it
from malaria, rheumatism and other
serious maladies.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-04
GRAVE RogsER CAUGHT.

LITTLE Rock. April "A special to
Gazette from Arkansas City, Ark, says:
Remons Thomas, the person who robbed
the grave of W. H. Wells mentioned in
these dispatches last night, was arrested
by the deputy sheriff of Lincoln county at
Werner, forty-two miles from this city to-
day and sent here this evening. Thomas
when searched was found to have on his
person a "hoodoo' bag filled with hair.
bones, etc, and claimed he was not the
party who robbed the grave Of Mr.. Wells
but on that score there seems to be little
doubt, as he was tracked from the grave
to his cabin four miles north Of town.
Thomas is yillainous looking negro and
his race IS swearing vengeance against
him and no one would be surprised II he
were iynched tonight, although Sheriff
Warfield will do his utmost to protect the
prisoner
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-04
For disoldered liver try BEECHAM's
PILLS.
ATTEMPTED TRAIN WRECKlNG.

PITTsBURG. April 3.-A special from
Mansfield, O.. says fiendish attempt was
made TO wreck the Pennsylvania limited
west bound passenger train No. at Lew
isyille, near Canton, about II o'clock last
night Eight pieces of iron, such as are
used to fasten ''1"' rails together, were
tightly wedged into a switch near the little
town. An east bound passenger train
passed safely over the obstruction, but an
unusual motion caused the trainUlen to
become alarmed and they reported the
matter to the operator. He Investigated
the cause and stopped the limited before
it reached the switch His efforts to take
the iron out by hand proved futile. A
fireman had to be sent back to the engine
and with hammer he procured they were
forced out. They had been placed in the
switch with the east ends raised so as to
derail westbound train while allowing
an eastbound to pass over with only lit
tie Earring. The switch is only forty feet
from a bridge and the momentum would
have thrown the whole train into the
creek and the consequences would have
been terrible Tpe train which il was
sought to wreck had more passengers than
it usually had, the majority of whom were
from New York and Philadelphia. But
few of them discovered the reason why the
flyer was stopped.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-04
THE Rush FoR OKLAHOMA.

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, April S.-The en-
ployes in the freight department of the
Santa Fe in this city are beginning to real
lie what the opening of Oklahoma means
The force was recently increased ten men,
but it is now inadequate to perform the
daily duties which devoive upon them
Nearly ali household goods, implements
and stock owned by persons intending to
move into Oklahoma on the 22d inst. are
shipped TO this point, where they will re-
main until the opening. The agent eS-
poets to have seYenty-five men in the
freight department before the Goth of this
month. All freight for stations in Okla
homa is now refused unless it be for Indi-
an traders or agents Over forty boomers
wagons arrived here today, and a colony
Of thirty men from Utah came in on the
morning train.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-04
RHODE ISLAND ELECTION MIXED.

PROVIDENCE, April 3-The state cleo
ton will probably not be decided by to-
days voting, and just how it stands may
not be known until tomorrow morning.
Four tickets in the field have settled the
matter of an election by the people, and
early in the day an election was seen to be
improbable. The fourth party in the
field was born for the single purpose of op-
posing the resubmission to the people of
the prohibitory amendment. The party
was made up Of Republicans who have
before refused TO affiliate with the Prohi-
bition party, though believing in that
party's general objects, and who on this
occasion, when they divorced themselves
from the Republican resubmissionists,
still remained apart from the third party,
which was working for similar purpose
The result was that while there were four
general tickets in the field, there WAS only
The usual number of legislative tickets.
The legislature is Democratic in both
branches which will be reduced if this
city is Democratic, which it is now thought
20 be. Thirty towns of thrty-siX give
Davis, Democrat, 1904, Ladd, Republican,
9,l74, Richardson, Prohibtonist, SOB,
Chace, local government, 5,532. Davis
lacks 1852 Of d majority.