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The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-01-07
TAKEN EOS HORSE THIEVES.
A Romance and Tragedy on the Frontier
Border of Texas.

ssThe most pathetic scene | ever wit
messed" said Texas judge to repre-
sentative of the St. Louis Globe-D Demo-
crat, sswas third of a century ago, but
! it is as plain to my eyes to-day as it was
then. We had been bothered by horse
thieves down on the frontier, and you
know what that means in wild coun-
try A crowd of Us started out after
the scoundrels, and just before we
reached the Rio Grande we saw two
horsemen of to the left, who acted sus-
piciously. Alter them we went, and it
was pretty race for awhile till they
disappeared behind clump of trees.
We had shot to stop them, and when
horse had been shot, and they had de-
serted him, while both were riding the
other. They We're evidently Mexicans
"a man and a boy-and the man
showed fight. turning and firing at us,
finally hitting our deputy sheriff. We
gained on them rapidly, and presently
well-directed fire sent them all in aheap.
When we reached them the boy was
knecling in front of the dying Mexican,
sobbing and moaning as if her heart
would break, while her hair, which had
fallen from her cap, fell below her
waist. 1t was case of clopement, and
they had taken us for her fathers serv-
ants, while we had been equally stupid
and had taken them for horse thieves.
When he began to gasp she drew a lit
tie pearl-handled revolver, and before
anyone could think of stopping her
placed the nuzzle under her ear and fell
into his arms, corpse. No, we never
heard who they were We buried them
and went after the horse thieves
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-01-07

PROBING A VOLCANO.
A walklng-stlek Almost Causes the De-

struction of Its Owner.
1t was in 1772 that Papandaljan, the
japanese Vesuvius, broke forth in it's
worst eruption of ashes and scorim, deal
| Ing death and ruin over radius of
even miles; sweeping into eternity
5000 peaceful inhabitants OF the forty
villages destroyed, all in single night,
writes Theodore Purdy in the New York
Mail and Express.
Next day the sun smiled down upon
the scene, and only wreaths of smoke
over the blackened ruin of forest and
homo told the tale.
This morning, after 100 years, we
gazed with some emotion at the awful
surroundings of precipitous rocky cliffs
and descended into the living ;raters,
into the clouds of steam. stepping care
fully on the hot crust of lava and sui
phur, which burned the soles of our
boots. On all sides the miniature craters
boiled and Numbered with terrifying
noises from the center of the mountain.
What would be our fate should this
frail coating of lava and ashes break
under our feet?
One OF our party, a champagne man.
ufacturer from Rheims, evidently fond
of "fzz," foolishly poked with his
stick above one of these bubbling gey-
sers.
The effect was instantaneous and aw-
fnl; the earth was rent with horrible
noise of an explosion; he was thrown
down, scalded with boiling water, rcd
hot lava and sulphur. We fell on our
hands, expecting instant destruction;
but the one burst was the end, and we
FASTENED to our companion, who was
badly, though not fatally injured We
left the awful spot, whilst the geyser
spit forth and roared like an enraged
beast. Volcanoes are interesting to
read about and explore, but, like buzz
saws, are dangerous to NEEDLE with.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-01-07
EDITING THE EDITOR.
How the Advance of Napoleon Made
the Difference in the World.

How the Advance of Napoleon Made All
the Difference in the World.
In March, 1915, the Paris Moniteur
announced the expected return of EN-
peror Napoleon from Elba. The first
announcement of the Moniteur was far
from being polite, but as the little Cor
sican approached Paris gradual
change took place in its tone:
The cannibal has left his den."
The Corsican wolf has landed in the
bay of San Juan.''
The tiger has arrived at Cav"
"The wretch spent the night at
Grenoble."
The tyrant has arrived at Lyons
The usurper has been seen within
fifty miles of Paris"
..Bonaparte is advancing with great
rapidity, but he will not put his foot
inside the walls of Paris"
Tomorrow Napoleon will be at our
gates"
The emperor has arrived at Fon,
His imperial majesty Napoleon en-
tered Paris yesterday, surrounded by
his loyal subjects"
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-01-07

was refused admittance to Berry Pom
eroy churchyard, though a fund was left
in perpctuity for its maintenance, and
it cost over one hundred pounds ster-
ling.
AS matter of fact the twelfth duke
was man of considerable talent. The
Miss Sheridan he married figured as the
queen of beauty in the Eglinton tour
nament, and in no way deserved the as
PERSONS thus cast upon her by this in
excusable act of posthumous spite. The
Somerset stone" was visited during
the summer by thousands of tourists.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-01-07
QUEER DUcAL STONE.
spitefui Act of NobIeman Endowed with
Scant Nobility.

Scant Nobility.
In shady lane near Totnes the at
tention Of visitors is attracted by at all
cross of the finest Aberdeen granite,
which, together with ponderous slab
of the same material, occupies the cor
ner of a field. On it is inscribed the
name and arms of the late duke Of
Somerset, with the following extraor-
binary lines at the foot: "The twelfth
duke was the Sheridan duke. He de-
frauded and nearly ruined the Seymour
family.
This stone was prepared by the
thirteenth duke in his lifetime, and was
erected here in pursuance of his ex-
press directions" 1t appears that
the duke, who died last year, suffered
all his life from an idee fxe concerning
some imaginary wrong done by his pred
ecessor, and the obnoxious headstone
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-01-07
The Fnght Of a cannon Ban.

The well-l1nown scientific photo
grapher, Anschetz, of LISA, has for
some years been experimenting in maxi
ing photographs of the flight of cannon
balls from the instant they leave the
rnuzzle of the gun to the time of their
striking the object aimed at. After
many attempts and Iailures he finally
succeeded in obtaining highly interest
ing results, not reaching what he called
the acme of perfection, however, until
in May, 1890. The plates OF this last
mentioned experiment were submitted
to DIR. Koenig, of che Berlin university,
who was able to make therefrom the
the long-sought practical calculations.
From figures thus deduced DR.. Koenig
established the fact that the projectilc
photographed had been passing through
the air with velocity of four hundred
meters per second, and that the dura-
tion Of the light thrown on the photo
graphic plates had not exceeded the
ten-thousandth part of a second.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-01-07
a California Stone Elephant.

lingo county, Cal, has wonderful
natural curiosity which closely re-
sembles monster petrified elephant.
The rock which nature has given such
an extraordinary form is a dark gray
granite, almost the exact color of the
Aslatic elephants skin. The resen-
blance to an elephant in both form and
color is said to be so perfect that the,
early gold seekers thought that they
had discovered the petrifed or fossil,
lied remains of a real pachvdern.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-01-07
THREE-TOEp GAME.
The Tapir Is Difficult Animal TO Find
anG to Capture.

The Tapir Is a Difficult Animal TO Find
ane to Capture.
In the wilder part OF South America
you can bag a deer or wild hog al
most any day if you set wisely about it,
but months may pass without even the
sight of tapir, though you may be in
their haunts continually.
You see plenty of unmistakablc three
toed tracks, and now and again you
may hear tapirs moving in the forest
not leaping through openings between
the vines and branches as a deer does,
nor pushing the brush aside like a
jaguar, but crushing their way by sheer
strength, with a great cracking of
twigs, says st. Nicholas.
1t is almost useless to follow tracks
or sound; clumsy as the animals appear,
they can race through the underbrush
faster than a dog can follow, and they
are SO keen of sight and scent and SO
prone to concealment that even the
most experienced hunter rarely catches
sight of one in the daytime, unless by
accident The best plan is to lie in
wait for them. as the 1.-THE and crafty
jaguar does, by their drinking and
watering places, and this must be done
at night
1 may as well add here that tapirs
are common all over South and Cen
trial America except the thiclSly-settled
regions and the Pacific coast. Natural
lists distinguish several species, differ
ing mainly in size and the structure of
the bones, but they are much alike. All
go singly, or in bands generally of two
or three, and feed on fruits and leaves.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-01-07
serenaaed by Twenty Thousand swallows

The swallow nuisance continues with
undated vigor at the Naval academy,
Annapolis. From eight thousand TO
twenty thousand swallows gather every
evening in the five or six maple trees in
front of the superintendent residence
and make evening and morning hideous
with their cries. All efforts to drive
them away have failed, and bell and
gong are kept going at intervals to
drive the pests from the two trees next
the superintendent house. Every year
from the 18th of July to October this
rendezvous is maintained
by the swallows.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-08

Wanted, a boy at the Black
Elephant saloon. % II
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-08
Mr.. Peck's New Position.

Yesterday evening as Mr.. Charles
B. Peck, assistant general manager
of the Arkansas Pass railway was
sitting at his desk, which he was
preparing for the reception of the
new general manager, Mr.. Nj.
MOnSeratte, he,received telegram
informing him that he had been
chosen chairman and general man
ager of the Texas car service, a pO-
sitiOn to which Mr.. A. II. Swanson
had been appointed, but which he
declined to fill. Mr.. Peck was
chosen because he was more famil-
lar with the Texas traffic and the
movement of trains than any one
else, and because of his efficiency
in being able to regulate and
handle railway traffic. He has
been at the head and in charge of
the entire Arkansas Pass railway
system ever since its former presi-
dent Mr.. Dan b. Robinson re-
tired and has recently managed
the details of all of its de-
partments on account Of the re-
tirement of General Freight Agent
Mr.. Lucien Polk and the general
Passenger Agent Mr.. Wynne An
drews, and has been able to go on
to the entire satisfaction of all.
Since his connection with the s. y.
p. Mr.. Peck has made friends of
all who have had any connection
with that road and has been uni
fOrmily courteous to the public as
we'll as the individuals with whom
he dealt. He has treated the en-
plOyes fairly and justly and adj
justed satisfactorily their differ
ances and when he retires from
the service, as he will9 within a
week or ten days and goes to as
sumo his new duties, he will carry
with him the best wishes of every
one who has known him in this
city and section.
Mr.. Peck has been particularly
courteous to the members of the
press and especially to the staff of
the LIGHT, and this paper con-
graduates him on his promotion
because it was deserved and hopes
that he will succeed as well in
his new field as he did here, where
he is so highly esteemed and sue
coded so thoroughly.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-08
THE MOKE MILLINERY COMY
A Noisy Nuisance.

The residents in the vicinity of
the Southern Pacific depot. as well
as a number of people who live on
Dignowity hill and Government
hill, are complaining very Loudly at
the noise and nuisance OCcasiOned
by the sound from the steam eX-
haust pipe at the machine shops of
the Southern Pacific. The noise
was remedied once before but has
since been allowed to be repeated
and might be prevented hence
forth. 1t would not require an eX-
penditure of five dollars to remedy
the nuisance and the officers of the
road requested to do so.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-08
NAV Succeed Mcmillan.

Mr.. 7. d. Parks, who is the clerk
of Superintendent of the Southern
Pacific Railway, Mr.. w. G. Van
Week, is in the city, and it is re-
ported that he is likely to super
cede Mr.. Joseph Mcmillan as COM
mercial agent of the Southern Pa
cific here in the event of Mr.. Nc
Millans being promoted to the po-
sition of general traffic manager
of the Arkansas Pass railway, which
promotion, it is more than prob
able, Mr.. Mcmillan will deservedly
receive.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-08

Fancy Aluminium Goods,
Aluminium Worlds Fair Medals,
Finest assortment of Pocket
Cutlery, RaZOrs,
Homes and StrOps, CarVerS,
Table Cutlery, Butchers Knives,
ROBT. SCHMERBECK, 800 f. HOus.
Street. 5 l I'm
The San Antonio Pastors assO-
citation held a meeting in the y.
NJ. c. a. parlor this morning.
The Ladies' Aid society of st.
Marks church, will give social at
the RectOry, Wednesday evening,
May 10. 1t will be given for the
benefit Of the church.
The Pacific Express company
will convey all contributions for
the Cisco tornado sufferers, free of
charge.
We do not "humbug" the people by
advertising CLOSING out sales to work
off old goods. but offer our entire stock at
and below cost. Ii. Cunningham e Co..
So I'm
Negligee Shirts in the lat
terms and best grades of Madras and
cheviOts. II. Harms, 2l5 Alamo
plaza. ) | If
This afternoon, at I 80 o'clock,
the city council will convene. The
matter of the eligibility of City
Engineer Hagen will be disposed of.
Judge McAllister has recovered
from five days spell of sickness.
--latest styles in Straw Hats at
Corbett's, 3O2 w. Commerce st. 1t
-COrbett's is the place to buy.
Twenty per cent off regular price
for the next fifteen days. ) 5 1t
There We're sixty five children
confirmed and who took their first
communion at st. Joseph's church
yesterday. The LiederkranZ So
ciety sang the mass.
standard Warehouse Co., W.
C. Richards, president, near |. & G.
\. r.. r. depot. Everything stored
at lowest rates. Telephone No.
2j3. ) s lm*
Marriage license was issued
this morning to T. NJ. Logan and
Miss Caroline Cook.
Deputy county clerk John
Stappenbeck is only running on
one wheel, now, as some crank
broke one of the wheels of his by
cycle yesterday, at San Marcos.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-08
A SERIOUS RUNAWAY.
A Whole Family Badly Hurt by the
Manoeuvres of a Scared Horse.

The family of Mr.. a. Battaglia,
who resides on Alamo plaza, while
out driving on the Fredericksburg
road, yesterday afternoon, met with
very serious accident in which
five OF them were badly hurt, all
of the occupants of the vehicle be-
ing more or less injured. Mr.. Bat
taglia's mare, ordinarily a very
gentle animal, became frightened
at the breaking of shaft and ran
away, upsetting the vehicle. He
and his wife and their three chill
dren, a boy and two girls, We're
thrown out and badly bruised. Mr..
Battaglia sustained several cOntu-
siOns on his head and Mrs. Bat
taglia was hurt in the head and
back, while the girls, aged ii and
IA wears, were hurt about the face,
and the boy, 9 years old, was
bruised about the body. They are
now receiving medical attention
and all are in a fair way to recov-
cry, although several of them will
be laid up for some time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-08
Captain Ware Arrives.

Captain r. c. Ware, the newly
appointed United States marshal
of the western district of Texas, to
succeed Paul Fricke, arrived in the
city Saturday night and is quar-
tered at the Maverick. He was
seen by a LIGHT reporter this
morning, and stated that he would
probably take the oath Of office to-
morrow. His deputies have not
vet been chosen, but for time his
chief assistant will be John B.
Walters, the present chief deputy.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-08
Waived Examination.

Sexto Vidal, who was brought to
San Antonio last week by Captain
Joe Shelly, was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Price
for preliminary hearing this morn
ing, his charge being the violation
of the United States neutrality
laws. He waived examination and
his case will come up before the
grand jury. He was taken to the
county Jail in default of 5000
bond,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-08
CITY LOCAL NEWS.

DIR. Won KoEHRING, ART.
Office & res. 229 Garden ST., tel. 476. Is tt
The "White House," Soledad
Block, best liquors, wines and
cigars. Elegant appointments
throughout. Fred Kerble, mana
ger. II 10 If
LOANS on furniture without
removal. J. NJ. EMERSON Co. 26 If
Breeding, Welsh & Breeding,
dentists, Alamo Fire ms. bldg. 1y
Solid Gold Watches from $1,000
up, at Emerson & Co.
Ell. Hofheinz & Bro, have made a
big cut in all hardware, especially sprink-
ling hose, lawn mowers, ice cream freeZ-
ers and all seaSonable good. slim
old Gold taken as payment or
purchases, al Emerson q Co. If
Worlds Fair Souvenir coins
for sale at the LIGHT office.
Millinery, Millinery at reduced pri-
ces; you can buy anything in the MILNE
ry line cheaper than anywhere in the
city. Also Infants caps and null, hats at
Misses KIRCHNER, 231 West Commerce
street. II Pm.
Such values in shoes were never be-
fore offered in this city, as at Ii. Cunning
ham & Co.'S, closing out sale. I'm
Buy your Lawn Mowers Sprinkling
Hose and Hose reels from A. HeuSinger
if you want them cheap and good. 26 tt
"A perfect pocket time keeper
for 81 80 at Emerson & Co.
DO you need a watch? Call on
Emerson & Co.
Cutlery best brands at A. Heusingers.
4 26 If
Come and see A. Heusinger'S display
of Coal oil Stoves and Ranges and get his
prices, 26 tt
washing machines best makes A,
HeuSinger 4 20 If
Wood, it,, 1915; stove wood,
$3.50. Sunset Wood Co. Tel 81. 6 If
An Austin colOred base ball
club played San Antonio cOlored
nine at San Pedro Park yesterday
and defeated them by score of II
to 9.
Second hand Guns, Pistols,
Musical Goods, etc, at Emerson q
Co. If
Bear in mind that Frank J.
Beitel keeps builders hardware
and lumber at the International
and Great Northern depot.
Mems congress shoes, $1.5O and
$500, Sullivan's Main plaza. 6tf
II. B. & L. A. loans money and
buys vendors lien notes. w. B.
Cross, Agt., P.O. box 623. ) 5 I'm
Ladies' Oxfords greatly re-
duced. Closing out of the Eagle
Shoe Co. 5 6tf
DIR. L. V!:Weathers, Diagnosti-
clan and Physician, with special
attention to diseases of children.
Residence All Elmira street. Tele-
phone lis.
Big closing out sale of shoes,
all slaughtered, no reserve. Eagle
Shoe Co., Commerce st. . 6tf
Twenty per cent off of regular
price at COrbett's, Gents Furnish
er, 3O2 w. Commerce street, for 10
days. Come early and avoid the
rush. 55 1t
Rev. Snodgrass married T. B..
Gillespie and Miss Agnie B. Wal
hing, at Mrs. Dunlap's boarding
house, on Avenue c, yesterday.
Stolen, from 329 San Pedro
avenue, one girls tricycle., with
rubber tires and red cushioned
seat. A liberal reward will be paid
for its return. 1t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-08
At His Old Game.

A telegram was received in the
city from Noakum, stating that
j. A. Smith was Jailed on the
charge of attempted rape on a
little girl years of age. 1t will
be remembered that about D
months ago Smith was arrested
for trying to induce little school
children to go into an alley in
Ward 4. He was fined 5000, for
the offense, that being the highest
penalty imposed by the ordinance.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-08
A Bow Badly Hurt.

This morning a boy aged II
years, the son of Lawrence Dicken-
son, was badly hurt by falling
backwards out of his fathers
wagon, on Commerce street, on his
head, sustaining compound frac-
ture of his skull. He is now in a
very dangerous condition, and may
not recover.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-08
PRICES IN TWAIN.
Artistic Millinery.

For this week:
$500 trimmed hats, only $3.50.
$500 and $1,000 hats only $500
1920 and $500 hats only $3.50.
Our fetching style and low
prices lets us hum while others
complain. Have you noticed late
ly how cheap fine artificial flowers
areo 5S3t JOSKE BROS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-08
COSTS YOU NOTHING

To call and see that we are offer
ing great bargains in our line.
G. A. SHOWERS FURNITURE Co..
Sc st 203 West Commerce st.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-07-06

Gen. Jacob Ammen, well known to
the older residents of this section be.
cause of his ante bellum prominence as
an educator, is still living, at the age of
81. He went out from Ripley IN COM
mand of Co. H., of the 18th o. v. l.,
and soon rose to the rank of Brigadier
General. He was West Pointer, and,
under the command of Buel is credited
with having turned the tide of battle in
our favor at Pittsburg Landing. The
Ripley Bee says:
Although 81 years of age, blind and
feeble, he is still regular attendant of
the weekly prayer meeting at the Wayne
avenue NJ. E. Church. His mind is clear
and bright, and he related with spirit
the formation of the first company of
soldiers from Ripley"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-07-06

A decision OF considerable Importance
to saloon. keepers has just been rendered
by the Supreme Court of Ohio. Hereto.
fore saloons have opened their doors on
election days at 6 p. m, Immediately
after the closing of the polls, bat the
Supreme court holds that saloon must
be closed the whole twenty.four hours.
1t is strange that such a decision has
never been made before, but we presume
it is because it was meyer brought before
the court. The law that requires saloons
to close on Sunday has never been con.
strued that they must remain closed
from a. m. to 6 p. M. then why should
such cons truction ever be placed on
election day closing. The decision of
the court will result in considerable loss
to the saloon-keepers as usually election
nights are the best in the year.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-07-06

In speaking of the closing of their
bank, the Camden Gazette says "Both
President Glenn and Cashier Arthur
have had the full confidence of the peo-
Pile, and no one thinks but that they are
perfectly honest in every particular, and
it is the desire OF those doing business
here that they will resume and continue. {"
Eaton Democrat says: "Mr. Glenn and
Mr.. Arthur bore excellent regulations as
business men for honesty and integrity.
and we are glad to say that in this mis-.
fortune, these gentlemen.have lost none
of the high regard for the probity and
uprightness they established in the sew.
eral years during which they managed
the bank. No blame 10 attached to them
for the closing Of the institution, and
none should be, as it was caused by the
failure of the Citizens National Bank OF
Hillsboro, which was closed by order Of
the Comptroller Of the Currency.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-07-06

The family of Os Parshall miraculously
escaped death by poisoning. Some time
time ago box Of rough Oh rats was pur.
chased, and wishing to divide it with a
neighbor half was placed in a baking
powder can and kept by Mrs Parshall,
who, OF cours-, thought she would re.
member that it contained the deadly
poison. But she did not, and in baking
cakes used a quantity of the stuff, think.
ing it was baking powder. The result
was that Mrs. Parshall and two of the
children came near losing their lives
Greenfield NeUs