San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-11
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kin. the cattle king of Tarkio, Mo-,
S222, 900, besides the freight expense
of $4,000.
A noted American physician in
Paris, DIR. Pratt. has died lately in
great poverty. He had lived in great
luxury upon one Of the most lucrative
practices in Europe.
\ critic who doesn't think Rudyard
Kipling's sister shares her brothers.
talents, says the young woman's
story, 1.-The Heart of Maid" is very
crude aud girish."
The first chair of labor ever insti-
tu,ed IN Europe was decreed by the
Paris municipal council last July.
Henri Reville has been named rs
professor. He will lecture at the
Hotel de Vile.
What may be done in the way of q
university in the West Is shown in
California. There have been IL 900
applicants for admission as students
TO the new Leland Stanford, Jr.,
University In California.
Emperor William of Germany has
created Professor Won Holmholtz. the
distinguished scholar. what is called
Real Privy Councillor" the title
being one degree higher than privy
councillor. Herr Won Holmholtz Will
henceforth be addressed as "EXcell-
ency,h
Il seems when there Is a nect ssiiy
for a dam the people are willing TO
build it though it may be expensive.
The largest dam of any kind in the
southern hemisphere is that at Bret
alOo, South Australia. 1t is built of
concrete, has capacity of 500 900, 600
gallons, and cost 1855, 600.
A Black Hills miner recently dis.
covered In a Vein of quartz single
peck tfrom which he is said to have
taken out over $1,000 worth of gold in
two days. The fortunate ones make
parade of their success, but those
who play in the game OF life and lose
are inclined to be silent about.
There are said to be sixteen species
of American trees, the wood of which,
when we'll seasoned, will sink into
water. The heaviest of these is black
ironwood, which is 80 per cent heav-
Ter than water. A species of oak
grows in Texas and New Mexico
which, when green, will sink almost
as quickly as iron.
Germany is still somewhat despotic
in regard to the army. The penalty
standing against q German soldier or
sailor of the standing army or navy
who left the Fatherland, was a fine Of
200 marks or forty days imprison
| ment tor four months.
1t is not generally known that
Richard Wagner was married twice,
his second wife icing the daughter Of
the famous List; and it was through
his father-in.law's influence that
Wagner received the favor of the late
King Ludwig of Bavaria, whose in
sane love for everything Wagnerian
was the talk of Europe.
Sarah Althea HIIl-Terry walked re-
Gently into the office OF the Z. >. mar
shall in San Francisco, showed an
order from Judge Morrow, and de-
manded the return of twO.self cooking
revOlvers. They had been used as
exhibits, but the Judges order lodi
Gated that the famous litigation in
which she was interested had been
closed.
They called the late William Hen.
~ Smith "Oid Morality" in the House
of Commons. This was due very
largely to a habit Mr.. Smith had Of
larding his speech with proverbs and
hOmelY saws. He talked like an
almanac, aud the information he dis
pensed was usually Of that staid and
reliable kind which goes so well in
connection with meteorological data
and interest tables. His speeches
put the House TO sleep.
Since the MikadO of Japan permit
ted his subjects to emigrate TO other
countries nearly 100, 900 of them have
left their native land. There are
about 10000 of them in Hawaii, and
more of them arrive there every
month. There is a large number of
them in Australia. They are to be
found in various countries of the Ash
attic continent, and some of them in
Europe.
There are about 1000 of them in
California. and others are constantly
arriving there to work in the vine
yards. In the City of New York
there may be 200 japanese, and there
are few of them in many American
citles. Wherever they go they have
the reputation OF being indus trious
and mOflensive. The population of
Japan is 10 600 600.
Louis Prang, the famous Boston
acknowledgements, was Prussian
calico printer at the age of eighteen,
and was travelling through Europe
for Bohemian manufacturer to pick
up information when the revolution Uf
lS4S broke out. He was a sympa-
thizer and was obliged to flee
to Switzerland, and then came
to New York in 1850. Immedi-
stely afterward he settled in New
England. He tried half a dozen ven-