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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-27
Thomas A. Edison.

81 was an operator in the Memphis
Office when Thomas A. Edison ap-
piled to the manager for a position"
said A. G.. Rockefeller, a member of
the Renaissance Club, st. Louis.
"He came walking into the office n
morning looking like a veritable hay
seed. He wore a hickory shirt, a
pair of b%utternut pants tucked into
the tops ot boots a size too large and
guiltless of backing. Where's the
boss?' was his query as he glanced
round the office. No one replied at
once and he repeated the question.
The manager asked him what he
could do for him, and the future
great proceeded to strike him for a
job. Business was rushing ard the
Office was Two men short; so almost
any kind of a lightning singer was
welcome. He was assigned to a desk
and a fusilade OF winks went the
rounds Of the Office, for the jay was
put on the st. Louis wire, the hard
est in the Office.
"At this end of the line was an
operator who was chain lightning
and knew it. Edison had hardly got
seated before st. Louis called. The
new conner responded and st. Louis
started in on a long report, and he
pumped it in like a house afire. Edi-
son threw his leg over the arm of his
chair, transferred a wad OF spruce
gum from his pocket to his mouth,
picked up a pen, examined it
critically, and started in, about 200
words behind. He didn't stay there
long, though. st. Louis let out
another link Of speed, and still
another, and the instrument ON
Edison's table hummed like an old
style Singer sewing machine.
every mar in the Office left his
desk and gathered round the jay to
see what he was Going with that
electric cyclone. Well sir, he was
right OF the word, and was putting
1T down In the prettiest cOpperplate
hand you ever saw, even crossing his
It's, dotting his is and punctuating
with as much care as a man editing
telegraph for rat printers. st.
LOUIS got tired by and by and began
to slow down. Edison opened the
key and said, Here, here, this is no
primer class! Get a hustle on your
Well, sir, that broke st. Louis all
up He has been raw hiding Mem
phis for a long time, and we were
terribly sore, and to have a man in
our Office that could walk all over
him made us feel like a man whose
horse had won the Derby. / saw the
wizard not long ago. He doesn't
year a hickory shirt nor put his
pants in his boots, but he is very far
from being a dude yet.r-PracticaI
Electricity.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-27
GOLD BY THE TON.
A Remarkable Story of Placer Mining In
Terra Del Fuego.

A Remarkable Story of Placer Mining In
Terra Del Fuego.
The state department is in receipt
of sensational information about the
gold discoveries in the islands of
Terra del Fuego. Consul Baker, at
Buenos Ayres, sends the report. He.
says there is a rush of miners TO the
new Eel Dorado. II am quite in
c~redulOus," he adds guardedly, Gin
respect to the stories and think
there will be ultimate disappoint-
ment."
Mr. Baker incloses a letter from
the expert Levaggi, who has been
examining the new fields. Levaggi
writes:
"lf you look at the map you win
see between 55 and So degrees south
latitude three islands of irregular
shape, situated to the south of Terra
del Fuego and the east of Navarino.
Two of these islands have leaped into
fame; the other is still STEPPED, from
a gold point of view, in obscurity.
The two alluded to are named re-
s~pectively Lennox and Nueva islands.
The third is called Picton island. AS
a rule they are hidden from sight by
a thick mist. They are mountainous
and covered with timber. The soil
is always damp; it is like a soaked
sponge. The three cover, perhaps,
seventy square miles. There are
lakes on these islands; there are safe
harbors and creeks all round them,
and they have a beautiful beach of
auriferous sand. To these islands
the ~goldseekers flocked. In SIX
months they extracted, by the simple
method of washing the sand, no less
than two tons OF gold; the largest
gold particle was found to weigh ~
grams. In Nueva Tor Newt island
200 miners extracted half a ton of
gold; eighty men in the north end Of
the bay extracted a quarter OF a ton,
and other gangs were equally success
full in other parts of the beach. On
Lennox island 500 men threw up16,0 600
cubic meters of sand. and found one
and a quarter tons of gold. There
have been lucky parties Of eight men
who have found respectively 200
pounds of gold. One party of six men
who were returning laden with gold
were drowned, the boat capsizing and
the weight Of the precious metal
dragging the unfortunate fellows to
the bottom. They were drowned at a
short distance from the island; their
companions witnessed the disaster.
Accidents Of this kind are not liz
frequent. If the seals and penguins
about here could only speak, how
many tragedies they could relate.
SAT present there are about 1000
miners scattered in the archipelago.
Soon there will be double the number,
for the summer is at hand. On the
Atlantic coast there are 100 miners,
who left Punta Arenas recently and
brought horses to explore with
greater facility the auriferOus shore
between Cape Espiritu Santo and
Thetis, which is supposed to be as
rich as, il not richer than, the beach
already mentioned"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-27
Oft, in the Silly N,o,.

OFT, In the Silly night,
Ere siumber's chain has bound mo
FOND memory brings the light
or other days o me.
The smiles, the tears.
or boyhood's years.
The words OF love then spoken.
The eyes that shone,
Now dimmed and gone.
The cheerful hearts now broken
Thus In the Silly night,
IRE siunioer's chain has bound me v
"a memory brings the light
VI other days around me.
When I remember all
me friends so linked together.
I've seen around me fall
ike leaves in wintry weather.
/ feel like one
Who treads alone
Some banquet-hau deser,aa
Whose lights are fled.
Whose garlands dead.
And all but he departed!
Ihus in the Silly night,
Ere slumber's chain has hor,
Sad memory brings the light
OF other days around ne.
THOMAS MOORE.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-27
More

The President has sent the follow
ing nominations to the senate: Rich
ard III. Alvey, of Maryland, to be
chief justice Of the court Of appeals
of the District of Columbia; Martin
+. Morris, of the District of Column
bia, to be associate justice Of the
court Of appeals of the District of
Columbia; Seth Shepard, of Texas, to
be associate justice of the court of
appeals Of the District of Columbia;
Levi III. Manning, Of Arizona, to be
surveyor general of Arizona; John
Lafabee, Of South Dakota, to be re-
ceiyer Of public money at Rapid City,
5. d.; William Aughin, of Minnesota,
to be receiver Of public moneys at
Crookston, Mimi; Lucius Q. G.. La
mar, Jr., OF Mississippi, to be receiv-
er of general land office; Robert X.
Gillespie, Of Tennessee, to be principal
clerk of the public lands In the gener-
al land office; John G. Geraghty, of
Minnesota, to be collector of customs
for the district of Minnesota; Charles
Ii. Miller, of Illinois, to be surveyor
or customs for the port of Galena, Ill.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-27

A practical test is to be made by
Ralph Granger, a rich rancher near
San Diego, CAL, Of the influence of
electricity on glowing oranges and
lemons. He is having an electric
plant put in and will have an acre OF
trees supplied with incandescent
light, and over all a powerful tower
light to demonstrate what there is in
the theory that vegetables, trees and
plants develop and mature fruit more
rapidly under the constant influence
Of a strong light than when in dark
ness every night.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-27
Record.

During the two sessions Of the fifty
second congress the following bills
introduced by Senator Pettigrew
were passed:
/. To permit the Milwaukee rail-
way to bridge the Missouri at
Chamberlain.
2. To permit the Norfolk railway to
bridge the Missouri at YanktOn.
3. To sub-divide a city lot in Wash
ington, d. @.
4. Changing the date for holding
United States courts in South
Dakota.
5. To protect livery stable keepers
in Washington, ID. G.
6. Permitting stone lands to be held
as placer mining claims.
I. Correcting an error in the title
to the site of the YanktOn asylum.
8. Disposing Of Fort Randall mill
tary reservations and permitting the
! state to select school lands therefrom.
0. Providing for publishing a re-
port on the climate of the Dakotas.
10. Permitting the librarian of con-
gress t exhibit documents in his
possession at the worlds fair.
IL. Allowing foreign laborers to
come to Chicago to prepare worlds
fair exhibits.
The senator also should have credit
for the following amendments to the
general appropriations bill;
1. Increasing the cost of surveying
timber lands.
2. $35, 900 extra for Sioux falis
building.
3. $50. 900 increase in item for COM
p~ensation of registers and receivers
OF land offices.
a. sl25,OOO for surveying pubic
lands within land grants.
s. $50 900 improving Missouri liver
above Sioux City. :,
6. 81, 600 extra for surveyor general
Of South Dakota.
I. Increasing fees Of United States
marshal, South Dakota.
s. ss7 900 for Sisseton Indian
grants.
9. 80 900 for artesian wells on tne
reservation.
10. 81. 900 for blacksmiths at Forest
City agency. IA
II. $780, 900 for agency schooi ouhu
inps at Lower Brule and CHAMBER
lain.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-27
SECRETARY GKEsHAm.s PLUCK.
How He Downed an Insolent Bully In In-4
diana.

-
diana.
Kate Fields Washington: 1t Isl
told Of him that in 1865, when he was
running for Congress against Michael
C. Kerr, both candidates happened
to have hit one day upon the same
place and the same hour for a public
meeting. An immense crowd
gathered, a large share of it being
made up of the political enemies OF
Gresham. 1t was decided that the
speakers on both sides should be
heard, the Democrats first and the
Republicans afterward.
When it came Gresham's time to-
speak a big bully in the audience,
with a pistol fastened conspicuously
outside of his clothing, attempted to
howl him down. Gresham insisted
on being heard. The bully kept up
his disturbance, and Gresham pres
emily sprang down from the stage
and advanced upon the troublesome
auditor.
II came here to make a Speech" he
said, ''and / am going to make it.
My friends and ! have listened
courteously to the speeches on your
side and all w ask is that those who
don't want to give us fair play in
return shall quit the place. AS for
you personally" shaking his finger
ominously at the disturber, 81 know
you for a y~agabond and a scoundrel.
You are the man who shot Enrolling
Officer B-and threw his body into
the Wabash riyer!"
The charge created great excite
ment, for the substance oft had
been secretly whispered about the
neighborhood for years. The accused
drew his pistol, but Gresham had n
ready, too, and the pair stood facing
each other for perhaps a minute in
silence. Then the bully dropped his
pistol arm at his side and skunk away
in the crowd, while Gresham returned
to the platform and coolly finished
his speech.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-27

The earn of Charles Reed OF Nash
vile, Tenn, was struck by lightning
and twenty-five brood mares, In foal
by the celebrated horse st. Blaze,
instantly killed. The total loss lis
over 500, 0O0.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-27

The council OF administration has
decided to hold the opening exercises
of the worlds fair in the open air,
the Joint selection being the big
open space in front of the admins
tration building and which has room
for $780, 900 spectators. President
Cleveland will press the button
which will set the machinery in
motion. He will then deliver an
address, which will constitute the
formal opening Of the worlds great
est exposition.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-27

1t is believed that the cowardly
murderer OF John nj, Clayton has
recently been found in the person
Of the desperate. Frank Hickey.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-27

Mollie Nelson, the Ohio faster, has
CONNECTED her thirty days fast.
When she began she weighed 3G
mounds. Her weight when through
was 1853 pounds
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-27

a ssmlllan Musse Of Omaha
' i OK that weighs a,74o
ae,u,,oll eet 4 inches in height
! 'es 10 feet IL inches in
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-27

,dsural gas peanut rooster ex-
uin indianapolis with a report
y as a cannon. 1t was owned
: fraze, who owns a cigar and
slore, and was stationed on
seaaiK' Fraze was badly hurt.
az his desk writing, with a
,ae glass window between him
'odster, when the boiler let
y running gear came through
saa grass front, throwing the
rear of the store. Fraze's
'la neck were cut in fifty
Out ne will recover. A num-
'''e1soy were slightly injured.
uafSaole freak of nature oc-
4. 'ne parish farm, near Flor
=. The phenomenon is an
\ uoie nifty feet across the top
|,,s~ Aaelerminable depth. The
|s,s..' oand by I. w. Redding,
d,Sa. .ne farm. 1t is located in
1 Ana a' mas been in cultivation for
a. place where the earth
IN !. : solid. The sinking
!. 'ne night during a heavy
,.ls thought that the hole
d n h vas, subterrantan cave, and
! explored as soon as it is de-
'uat no more earth is to
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-06
The Prospectus is Out

OF the "TeXas illumination" a
weekly paper to be published by
r. II. Harbert, and Curtis Parish.
The first number will appear Fri
day, October 18th. The prospectus
says:
at will condemn the wrong in
friend and foe, commend the right,
and, with temperate language
backed up by logical facts, defend
its people from unjust attacks and
misrepresentation from unmerce-
full enemies. The illumination will
not refuse to chasten it's people in
a spirit of kindness when they lay
themselves liable of such reproof."
The office from stem to stern will
be made up with able Negro young
men and women. Subscription
price | year 800.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-06

J Democrats in the house will eau
Gus on the election bill to be vote
upon as party measure.
Driver Of an Austin beer wagon
assault ted by an irate negress and
seriously il not fatally hurt.
The report of good seam of coal
in the clear forks of the BraZos is
made to the state geologist.
Spain will demand reparation of
the Sultan of Morocco for the at
tack by the Moors on Mellilla.
Sailors accept a short imprison-
ment at the Isle of Wight, rather
than go to sea in rotten ship.
Latest advices put the number
of dead on the Louisiana coast at
2O4l, but this may be 500 low.
House of Mexican representa-
tives passes the bill authorizing
the reform of the postal service.
Spain calls on all soldiers on fur
Tough to rejoin their regiments, as
troops are being sent to Morocco.
The New York state democracy
are in state convention. Daniel
Lockwood, temporary chairman.
Cameron's lumber yard at Wich-
tia Falls is burned, and some other
property damaged. Loss $4,000.
The Nebraska democrats stand
by the administration and so in
form Cl,.v"Ia,I.. Thi- ~1lits them.
Ter ht.,i' ,.oys burned at
GOldthvai " seat of Mills
county: I,~~ Insurance $1O,-
CO...
Tn" N;-.o allied bi-metalic
) itself to silver
discussion 4. ,:ries south and
west with a silver ring.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-06
The Life of an Actress,

The physical hardships of the
life of an actor under the present
system are uncomfortable to most
women for any length of time,
writes a modern society actress in
the Ladies' Home Journal. There
is scarcely a little town in Ameri-
ca that has not its opera house, for
the most part very pretty as to
auditorium and exterior, very bad
as to the quarters for the players.
Many a night ! have dressed in
little closet of dressing room,
heated to suffocatiOn, and gone on
stage swept by cold draught
A word as to pay. 1t has been said
"there is no better paid profession"
That is true of the members who
have won sufficient reputation to
insure them constant engagement
at their own terms. But mean
time? In the first season one
may expect from $l5 to $25 week
if one has "good luck" Travelling
expenses are paid. That sounds
enormous to the girl earning So
week at sewing or chamber
work-seems very good pay to the
tired teacher, and quite a brilliant
fortune to the young girl in her
fathers home with no knowledge
whatever of pecuniary matters.
But the problem is very simple.
Each actor pays his own hotel
bills. The company is informed
of the names and rates of all the
hotels in each town. One
dollar and half per
day is the lowest price at which
can be had comfortable beds and
sufficient food to sustain life Seven
times $3.50 is $1,000. Nine dollars
and half out OF possible twenty
dollars for clothing and all extras,
and clothing means considerable
when one travels constantly.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-06
A Wretched Life Ended.

William Reus, who has been in
the asylum for several years past,
and who was removed to the coun-
ty hospital not long ago, died at
4:l5 o'clock this morning, of old age
and mental trouble. His remains
will be inferred by his relatives,
who are said to be well-to-do. Reus
is the man who shot and instantly
killed his mother, about three
years ago, (which occurrence created
some excitement in and around
San Antonio at the time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-06
The Smoking Party.

At the residence of Max f. Jesse,
on South Presa street last evening
a smoking" party was enjoyed by
the members and friends of the
Texas Philatelic Union. A pleas
ant time was had, for which credit
is due to the arrangement commit
tee, Messers. J. Shrimpton, G.. J
Rosy, Max f. Jesse and Edward
F. BrotZe. A business session was
to have been held after the social,
but was postponed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-06
A LEADER.

Since its first Introduction, Electric
Bltters has gained rapidly in popular
favor, until now it is clearly in the lead
among pure medical tonics and altera-
tives-cOntaining nothing which permits
its use as a beverage or intoXicant, it is
recognized as the best and purest medi-
cine for all ailments of the Stomach,
Liver or Kidneys-It will cure Sick
Headache, Indigestion, Constipation, and
drive Malaria from the system. Satisfac-
ton guaranteed with each bottle or the
money will be refunded. Price only soc.
per bottle. Sold by f. Kalteyer & Son
and A. DreiSS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-06
LATE KILOGRAMS
BOILED DOWN FROM PRIVATE
SPECIALS AND OTHER
SOURCES.

BeeVille has ginned about 1900
bales, crop light.
Interest in the federal elections
bill is not sustained.
Fire in East Dallas causes $1,000
loss; insurance $1,000.
Nebraska republicans nominate
Harrison for Supreme Judge.
Rhode Island empties itself up
on the Worlds fair grounds.
Mexican Southern railway is
again damaged with washOuts.
The murder OF John Staten
burg is reported he ar Lockhart.
The last of the four Montana
tain robbers has been captured.
Washington is officially notified
that peace prevails in Argentine.
Train wreckers foiled in their at
tempts near Homestead, Pa. No
arrests.
There will be two new banks or
ganiZed in the City of Mexico this
winter.
Senate talks itself to a stand
sill. There is no change in the
situation.
Shooting scrape among the boil
er makers in the shops at Taylor,
no one hurt.
The Emperor of Austria stands
by his public rebuke to the indie
pendent party.
Minister Gray banQuets the di-
plomatic corps in the City of Next
co, on the 10th.
Blount is figuring to restore
Queen Lii under the guise of popu-
lar sovereignty.
H. Mohlhurst, Houston switch
man, is jailed on a charge Of at
tempted outrage.
The receiver of the Austin water
works notifies the city that he has
cut off its supply.
The news from Rio is mixed
again, but the bombardment APP
pears to be going on.
New Orleans sends $25O0 to the
coast sufferers. Inland parishes
send like amount.
RiotOuS bands of miners are
spreading all over Belgium, max,
ing the people weary.
White-cappers are trying to pre-
vent the ginning of cotton in Ala
bama at present prices.
Twelve vessels, one Of them a
steamer, We're driven ashore Al
! Pensacola and stranded.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-06
Not Pleased With the Strip.

Messrs. Charles Kubitzer, Chas.
Sporn and Ferdinand Ohlenburg,
who departed for Oklahoma about
two weeks ago, have returned to
the Alamo City. They were not
pleased with the Cherokee Strip,
and decided to go back where they
came from. Kubitzer was employed
in the Lone Star brewery, Charles
Sporn was a hostler and Ohlen-
burg is a school teacher.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-06

| The out going stream of aliens
that load the vessels which clear
from America for foreign ports
give no cause of alarm. There are
a million more labOrers i'm this
land than can find employment.
1t is time to strike against
strikes when the singers in the
temple of the Lord of Hosts strike
and refuse to MARBLE the praires
Of the Most High unless they can
get so much per MARBLE.
There is a recklessness that
should be rebuked in the advice of
the man no cOunsels the senate
to lay in a supply of chewing gum.
Their jaws need no preparation for
perpetual motion test.
1t is not as necessary 20 advertise
San Antonio as it was, for the old
town is getting very well known
abroad, lut she might be 4
little better known with advantage
to herself. She is 0. k.
The Kentucky Methodists are
not too straight laced for practical
purposes, but they do draw the
line at the legislature, and eXpel a
minister who persists in being
legislative candidate.
Canada will not move in the
matter of Chinese exclusion, the
government taking the ground that
1t Is barred from such action by the |
treaty arrangement between China
and Great Britain.
United States arranges with the |
Canadian railroads and steamship
lines for keeping out undesirable |
The Canadian gov
eminent was too supine in the bus
ness to be trusted.
The reports as to the improved |
of Bismarck do not APP |
pear to have been authoritative, it |
is certain that the old chancellor is |
not yet in a condition to be remov-
ed to his home.
The Democratic party will never
do good business in the senate till |
they advertise for a successor to |
Dan Voorhees,. They can afford to
pay big money for an ad that will |
bring the man.
When all those i'll assorted off
shoots of the Indian territory COM
bine and secure statehood the bad
man from the forks of the Arkan-
saw can take up his bed and walk.
The federal election law is not
on account of it's in
upon the constitution,
but upon the time hOnOred per-
guisites of the Democratic party.
The Populists are arranging to
take Texas in out of the HOgg pen
next year, and they may do it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-06
Laid to Rest.

The funeral of Jose Garcia, who
died Wednesday night at his home
in the rear of the south side of Mil
itary plaza, took place this morn
ing at 10 o'clock, appropriate SER
vices having been held at the San
Fernando cathedral. The remains
were followed by a large number
of friends to their last resting
place in the San Fernando GENE!
tery.