San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-08-31
BRIEF MENTION.

Inc ODseSQul6S or rOyaIGy III
Russia come high. The cost of bury
ing the late Grand Duke Nicholas
was over 500, 900.
The undertaken who buried Mrs.
Polk was the same as performed
similar offices tor her husband,
President Polk, forty three years
ago,
The famous Cuban bandit, Manner
Garcia, for whose body, dead or
alive, the government at Havana,
once offered 10000, is said to be hid
ing neal Key West.
Caterpillars from ten to twelve in.
ches long are said 10 be not un-
common in Australia, while species
which vary in length from six to
eight inches are stated to be uu-
merous.
There are said { be about 22,000,-
600 acres OF forest in Hungary. Or
these the government owns about
$50 900 acres, and buys more each
year and refuses to sell any that it
possesses.
The most extensive camphOr
raiser in Formosa, the beautiful
island where that precious gum IL
grown in large quantities, is named
Butler, and is generally called in the
East the "Camph0r Count"
There must have been a corjunc.
ton of happy stars in 1919, In that
veal there were born IN this country
James Russell Lowell, Charles A.
Dana, Walt Whitman, DR.. Holland
and Julia Ward Howe. That is the
birth year of Queen Victoria also
Senator Plumb is one of the
"strong men" of Congress. He has a
tremendous chest, muscular arms
and an enormous hand. He it es-
pecially fond of bowling, and is able
TO grasp the largest balls with out
using the finger holes and rush
them along the alley with resistless
force.
Among the many inventions in
building operations is the use of
steel chlmneys for large mercantile
establishment. One to be used in
Chicago will have a height of $50
feet, and the steel will vary in thick
ness from three-eights of an inch at
the cotton t0 five-thirty-seconds 81
the top
Ar iron buoy belonging to the
United States light house establish.
ment recently drifted across the
Atlantic and was picked up on the
west coast of Ireland. The Light
House Board on being notified OF
the fact presented the buoy TO the
Irish light service, and it was thank,
fully accepted.
Wealthy men are generally not 80
wealthy as they are reported to be.
enator Hearst was generally sup
posed 70 be worth 800 ,O00, 900 when
ne died. The appraisers have filed
their report In the San Francisco
Probate Court, and the estimated
value of the entire estate is S., 7Ss
127.l5.
A Congo native, who has beer
taught to read and write, has Just
sent q letter, his first, to the Arch
hlshop OF a~nterbury. 1t reads as
follows: Great and good chief Of
tribe of Christ, greeting: The
.humOlest of your servants kisses
the hem of your garments, and begs
you to send to his fellow. servants
more gospel and less rum. In the
bonds o. Christ Ugalia."
Work on the Trans.caucasian
Railroad is progressing satisfactor.
lily. The contingent of Iaborers con.
sists of 2500 soldiers, 900 convicts al
hard labor, 300 Siberian exiles. 400
freemen and l7C0 Cinnamon and Co
reans. Besides this, l25 Russian.
and 300 Cinnamon are employed II
the stone works. This army O
laborers does rot include the high
er officials, such as engineers, archi
tects, inspectors, etc.
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