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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-02
YERKES TELESCOPE.
A Grand Observatory Is Now Be-
ing Built for 1t.
To Bo Located at Lake Geneva, Wis.,
Every Modern Scientific Invention to
BE Used-To BE Ready Within
Twelve Months.

OF the astronomical observatOries in
this country or abroad, in point of
architecture or scientific equipment,
the Yerkes observatory of the Univer-
sity of Chicago at Lake Geneva is east
ly first. The plans for housing the
great forty-inch refractor have been
completed, and work will be begun on
the building at once.
As far as location goes, the new OBJ
servatory will have all that can be de-
sired. In the middle of tract of sixty
acres near Williams bay, on Lake Ge-
neva, Wis, it is far enough removed
from railways or heavy traffic teams
so that no jar or dust will obstruct
the observer. 1t has an altitude of
1000 feet above the sea level and 600
feet above Lake Michigan. In its gem
eral position it resembles that of the
famous observatory at Potsdam, Ger
many.
The buildings, as designed, are ad-
mirably suited for their purpose. They
are not only finely arranged for scien-
tific works, but are also artisticaIly
elegant. They are on far larger and
grander scale than the buildings at
Lick. They are to be tireproof, the
necessity of keeping records of as
Economical observations covering a
long period makes the erection of al
most imperishable structures impera-
tive.
At one end of the building the main
dome will be erected for the big tele-
scope. A comparison of it with the
other great lenses of the world shows
its magnitude. The refractor of the
Lick telescope has diameter of thirty
six inches, four inches less than the
Yerkes glass. The largest telescope in
Europe is that at Poulkowa, near st.
Petersburg, which has a diameter of
thirty inches. There is soon to be one
built at Greenwich, England, with a
diameter of twenty-seven inches. Be
meath the dome are the electrical APP
pliances for moving the floor, revolv-
ing the dome, and for moving the other |
necessary for working the
big telescope. }
The main dome with two slallsR
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-02
MISTAKEN IDEAS OF SIBERIA.
1t Has Vast Extent of Arabic Land and
Great Mineral Wealth.

Great Mineral Wealth.
A. B. Miller, a gentleman who was
to accompany party to Russia on a
scientific expedition, in speaking of
the country which his party was about
to visit, had this to say: siberia is
popularity supposed to be a barren
waste, extending from the frozen
ocean on the north to the sands of the
Cobb desert on the south. But this
popular impression is altogether
wrong. Exclusive of the timber region
of the north and the deserts of
Turkestan, Russia in Asia contains an
area of five million square miles of
land suitable for agricultural or pas
toral pursuits. The population num-
bers nearly eighteen million, and
there are several cities which possess
over fifty thousand inhabitants. The
agricultural products, exported, which
constitute only a very small part of
the whole, are valued at an average of
twenty million dollars year. The
output of the mines exported is en-
tered at upward of twenty million dol
lars annually, and the furs, fish, skins
and other products that come into
European Russia from Siberia are
worth from five million to six million
dollars. 1t was for the purpose of de-
veloping this vast territory and en-
couraging immigration thither that
the government of the car has under
taken to expend thirty million dollars
upon the railway mentioned, which
will be over four thousand miles long
and will connect the Black sea and the
Baltic with Viadivostock on the sea of
Japan. 1t is not expected that the
railway will pay expenses of operation
for some years to come, but it will
doubtless be an important factor in
the shifting of existing trade routes,
and it will certainly open up a new
and productive continent to settle
ment"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-02

used for offices, lecture-rooms, labora-
tories, etc Unlike the Lick building,
the hallway runs through the middle
of this building and not along the side,
and consequently gives more room,
light and ventilation. A dome for a
twelve-inch glass and one for sixteen
inch glass will be connected by wings
to the main building. These tele-
scopes will be used for all kinds of
general work, and for work on the sun.
Observations of comets can also be
taken as well with a small glass as with
a large one. At the end farthest from
the big dome room will be erected
for meridian circle for determining
the absolute position of stars, their
right ascension and declination.
The board of trustees decided to To-
cate the observatory at Lake Geneva
on the track of land donated by Mr..
William johnson. The buildings have
been planned by Prof. George E. Hale
and Prof. S. W. Durham, of the uni
versity, and Architect Henry Ives Cobb,
though Mr.. Yerkes' keen business in
sight has frequently been called into
requisition. The lenses will be ready
within six months if desired and the
buildings, on which work will be COM
menced at once, will probably be ready
for dedication at the convocation next
March.
The corps of instructors includes
Profs. George E. Hale and S. W. Burn
ham, and DR.. T. y. J. See, Of Chicago,
and Prof. Barnard. of Lick.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-02
Marriage Not a FaiInrn.

The country bride and bridegroom,
with clothing crackingly new, walked
lovingly hand in hand down the broad
hotel dining-room, two souls with but
a single thought, and blindly oblivious
to all things else but each other in this
great, happy earth of ours. Almost
crowded on one chair, he fondly fed
her as the parent bird it's little chick.
Darling" he murmuringly clucked,
shall l skin ye a pertaterP" mo,
deary," she gurgled, eve one already
skun."
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-06
Ihe Wink and the Duck.

Thomas HenneSsv. OF Whitnevville,
while recently having IN the meadow.
heard futtering IN the brook. and
upon investigation found a mink hold
ing duck under water near some over
hanging alders. He made splash on
the water and the mink abandoned the
duck, which came 10 the surface and
feebly tried 10 swim. The fowl. which
was easily caught, soon expired from a
wound IN the neck. Mr. Hennessy
placed the duck up-n the grass within
few feet OF his work, and while vet
meditating upon the prospects OF rich
stew from his Unexpected capture his
attention was again called b. .he ayr
tation Of the water. he turned in sea
son % see the mink in full possession
OF his bird. The thief was hotly pur-
sued but Re hung 20 his prey and dex.
terously evaded every effort at cspture,
and finally Hys;eriossIy disappeared
from Slew--kennebec Me Journal
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and the new people At the head of
the former element Is Mrs Asto-. This
lady Is So designated because she is the
oldest of the line. and has successfully
established her right TO be so styled
instead of Mrs John Jacob Aston. It
would appear that the new" people
have gone in for extravagant forms Of
entertainment and FOR those bizarre
amusements which do in gay capital
but which are pronounced out of place
ina genuine aristocracy such as New
York now claims To possess. For ex-
ample, the latest idea from Paris is
the Humpty Dumpty dinner, intended
as substitute for the Turkish dinners
which were the vogue last season. The
walters at these dinners are clad in
traditional clownish costume. and the
feast consists OF eggs In all sorts Of
culinary development-omel sal
ads and so SO forth. The younger set
having been giving these affairs with
great enthusiasm for weeks past, but
Mrs. Astor has declared her intention
of dropping from her list anyone who
Is implicated in them. She thinks such
affairs make society ridiculous where
as the new" people point out that the
Prince of Wales himself has given
Humpty Dumpty dinners, and that
they are no more undignifed than
masquerade balls. BE this as il may.
all society is divided on strictly
Humpty Dumpty lines and Mrs. Astor
leads the ants. The matter is impor-
tant as accentuating the hostility
between the Gould and Havemeyer
element and the Astor-Van Rensselaer,
party. 1t is not unlikely that we shall
have some very bitter personalities in
jected into the doings of the entire So
cial season as a result of this imbrog-
lilo. Nearly all the first families are in
volved in some quarrel or other.
Not in the memory of the oldest So
ciety people has so much disharmony
existed among those who, in view OF
their wealth and position, should set
all the world an example of propriety
and good feeling.
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rews of the moment. Mr.. Gebharda
has determined 20 lead quiet and re-
tired life. and is understood 70 have
connected himself With some banking
interests tie IS, in short. a man -
business. TaoSe who predicted that
Mr.. Gebhardt would never do rs h,,s-
band are really sstoanded at the great
change that has come over the rsau.
Mr. Gehhardt is pronounced tho fond
est Of men where his wife is concerned,
and II seems to re his purpose to settle
down and never be lively again. The
clubs OF the metropolis cannot &c.
used 20 their dear old Freddie as q
family man. but Mr.. Gebhardt himSelS
is determined that they shall in tirae.
When he last appeared in the Union
club the one time leader of bowling
swells declared that no man is worthy
Of the name Of American who does not
take advantage of any opportunity TO
marry and bring up large family, a
remark which causes this popular gem
tleman 10 be generally alluded 10 a.
the man of family.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-06

PEELED to leave q whole property in
charge of a few of his retainers. 1t
happened recently that Ellsrslie was
30 left for 3 considerable period last
summer during Mr. Morton's absence
In Europe. Before the castle had been
fully taken possession Of, and while
the servants still deemed themselves
the masters of the house, il appeared
that some OF them had agreed To dis.
agree The disagreement was of a de-
cidedly acriminous nature and took
literary turn when one lacky grabbed
book after book from the library
shelves and pelted an Objectionable
footman through the spacious halls
with the literature Of the ages. Mr..
Morton appeared during the thickest
of the bonn bardment, and the mild man
nered politician must have been
shocked al the use 20 which his mag
nificent library was being put. His
tory does minutely record what hap
pened Immediately sfterward, but a.
there has been known TO exist ill-feeI-
ing among Mr.. Morton's servants. II is
thought that one Of them may have
beef at the bottom Of the John James
Howard episode. A discharged lachey
IL certainly was who sold out, SO 20
speak, his former employer 20 the SEQ
-etSry Of the United States treasury.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-06
most spent his evenings elsewhere, and

most spent his evenings elsewhere, and
l believe | agreed with him.
Next morning. just before daybreak.
we were awakened by the same howl
ing dingo. heard the same noise OF
horses Gathering over the creek stones,
and distinctly made ont their pulling
| up at the house door.
Then the manager went into the YER
anda, and called out just as before:
! $50 you have come back, have You,
you treacherous hound? always
thought you would"
Again the brief struggle. and again
the horrible eternity of silence.
[ Don't 60" whispered Ferrers. ''let
him get out of it himself"
So we waited through the stiffness
until daylight when. una bic to bear it
any longer, Ferrers went exploring.
Presently, a voice | hardly recog-
nized sounded from the inner room
Come here. old man. There's some
thing MISUNDERSTANDING"
Huddling on my clothes, vent and
| the first object that met my eyes was
the manager seated. as on the previous
occasion, his head thrown back. and
his eyes glued Cd the box upon the
wall.
But there was this difference-he was
stone dead, obviously strangled
Good heavens" l whispered. ats
more than ghastly! What's TO be done?"
Call up the overseer, and let him
take charge"
went down TO the hut for the man.
who, 70 my establishment. showed hard
~ any surprise. He says he had always
expected something of the sort.
l suggested sending a black boy to
the nearest telegra phi station. four hun
dred miles away, with telegram to
the partner.
But goodness only knows where
we'll find Lufkinr said the man. He
cleared out from here six months ago.
after an awful quarrel with the boss"
The ghastliest worn of all was car
rying the Thing 70 its bed; and the
crooked outline under the blanket
looked indescribably loathsome.
Then we set to work on an inventory
OF the dead mans personal effects
We p>On tloNN IL the tlu>l covered bVOWn
Bess. and'last of all the curiously carved
box above it.
81 wonder what the deuce is in here?-
said the overseer.
BEST ways to open it and see" an
swered Ferrers.
1t was locked, but we were not go
Ing to hunt the pockets of the Horror
for key.
''Pry the side open with a knife"
suggested Ferrers.
When the man did so. large. round,
fluffy ball rolled out and under the
table. ! picked it up, to drop it again
with yell. It was a human head.
with the blood all clotted and matted
in the unkempt locks.
! Look. Look shouted the terrified
overseer. Its Lufhin!'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-06

PUERoYs ANrzCEpENrs. II every reason
20 believe that this man viii get the
glories Of John Kelly and Richard
Croker. His ambition is 60 make Tam
many hall the purifier of New York
city. lie thinks that as the tigers old
role of debaucher Of municipal politics
Is about played out IL must appear in
the new and startling character Of
active reform.
Purroy viii certainly be the next
national character Of Tammany crea-
ton lie is of Spanish extraction. al
though there is Irish blood in his veins
The story of his past Is as extrayagnnt
as tale by Dumas and unlike other
Tammany characters he has achieved
wealth without displaying H. Then,
too, he is about the only tiger warrior
who has been able To make n serious
impression upon Grover Cleveland.
Many democrats think Tammany is In
bad odor " ith the party. an impressions
which Mr. Purroy will be instrumental.
IN removing A wonderful future L.
probably before him. and in the dnvy
Of his power many will recall the
stories of that fair Latin ancestres. u
his, who is tabled to have carried her
household goods through New York
streets upon her head, as Richard
Cookers mother once did
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-06

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-06
TWICE MARRIED.
Once 60 Please Themselves and Later to
Please Their Friends.

Every funny are some of the expert
! Graft recently. When asked VIII at par
ticular experience had called forth the
remark, he said:
"A little while ago a worthy young
man, well known in this town, accom-
panied by very sedate young lady,
called at my house with a marriage Ii
cense and asked me TO perform the eere-
mony. l knew them both, and was
naturally very much surprised at their
hurry. / was also curious to know
how they would explain their haste to
their friends and relatives. But that
was no business of mine. Everything
was in order, and 1 committed the
deed. l was enjoined to secrecy
and SO was my wife, and | have
never yet breathed a word of that
ceremony. But now comes the story.
A short time after the marriage in
my little parlor / met the young hus-
band, and greatly TO my surprise he
told me that his wedding was fixed for
a certain date, about two weeks ahead,
and that he expected me 10 perform
the ceremony. / thought he was wan
dering in his mind, and reminded him
that he was already tied up as tight as
the ordinances of God and the laws OF
California could tie him. He only
laughed and said that the other little
affair was all right so far as il went,
but it did not go far enough. All
the young lady's relatives had been
looking to the event, and it would
never do to disappoint them. so the
first wedding had been kept profound
secret. and only the four of US knew
any thing about it. 60 on the appoint
ed day ! went to the house of the
bride, and, in the presence OF the
guests, married the husband and wife
the second time. Everything went
smoothly. the groom looked unusually
distressed and the bride assumed the
regulation blush, notwithstanding the
fact that several weeks had elapsed
since they were made one. Tacoma
Ledger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-06

$50 You have come back nave Won,
you treacherous hound? | always
thought you would"
Evidently the rider had got off and
entered the house. for brief scufile en-
sued IN the adjoining room followed by
Z long detestable silence.
terrers was awake and we rushed TO
the Horror together. No horses were
to be seen and not a sign of a second
man The manager was quite alone
sitting crumpled up in chair with his
head thrown lar back; his eyes were
wide open and were glaring at the box
above the fireplace.
spoke 10 him. but received no an
swer- After repeated shakings. how
sver, he woke Up and gave Us the sketch
81 h1rible nightmare which had
greatly frightened him.
Considering that we had probably
saved him from apoplexy he was by 10
means too civil. Denying all knowledge
d either horses or travellers he cursed
as fuently fo- speaking Of such things
% him Moral Never interfere win
your nelEhbor's nightmare
All that day We were occupied with
cur own business on the run and night
had fallen before we returned 10 the
station Immediately on entering the
house the same indescribable feeling Of
depression seised rs. and the incivility
OF the manager was not calculated to
aispel i.
Though we were his guests. ne took
studlous care 20 insult Us. both bv MS
manners and IN his conversation As
on the previous night. directly the
zeal was over, lie went out, Leaving US
alone This evening. however. be did
not return u1til nearly midnight. and
b. that tine Ne had seen many curious
things Il mav be q defect IN nv
education, 6Gt I cannot say appreci-
ste houses where kssGless shadows
creep CIT = GCo-wavs. and Jecs-ou o1e
10 enter. " where ne table End eh-irs
y EIsPer & raell other iise human be-
ine>
Ferrers sid j; was 70 vo1der or
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| fO-6liO says us our fantasy,
| And will not let belief take hold of him
| Touching this dreadful sight, twice seen Of Us:
| Therefore have entreated him along
| With US to watch the minutes Of this night;
| That if again this apparition come.
He may approve our eyes and speak 70 II.
Hamlet. Act I. Scene L
Tigaroo is in western Australia,
! somewhere between the twenty-fifth
and twenty-sixth parallels of south
latitude, and on most maps is marked,
''Dreary Sandhills and Desolation,"
The station is situated about four
hundred miles from civilization, and
is bounded on three sides by Despair,
and on the fourth by the Day of Judg-
ment.
The owner-his own manager-came
forward to receive us. Begrimed with
filth, he explained that he had been in
the drafting yards all day: and as he
was trying to run thirty thousand
head sheep station. with only a white
man and two black boys, lie had to do
a great deal of the work himself He
had not seen strange face for eight
years, and | remember that he empha-
sized the fact that his partner Lufkin
would be pleased to see us.
If ever ! am mad enough TO purchase
Tilgaroo shall take up, as part of my
outfit, case or two of kerosene, and a
few boxes of Bryant and Mays matches
Then, after I've had pretty little bon
fire all to myself, the Station house
will be seen no more. There is too
much of my Partner Lufkin" about
the place to suit my fancy at present.
One end Of the house had fallen in,
and in consequence only two rooms
were habitable. The floors were of
earth, beaten hard, and neither they
nor the rooms appeared to have been
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cleaned within the reccllec. ion Of man
An ancient smooth-bore Brown Bes.
was suspended over the fireplace in the
living room. and small but curiously
carved box rested upon bracket above
her. The furniture was mostly OF home
manufacture, eked out with kerosene
cases.
As we entered. the manager said i'm,
presssively:
Visitors from the living woridr'
Then turning TO Us:
Now you know my Partner Lufkin.
After which we sat down 20 dinner.
Oar host was an extraordinary indi.
vidual. While eating his food. he walked
up and down the room. talking TO him
self. and directly he had finished. went
out, leaving Us, without apology. to
cur own devices Passing into the dark
veranda, we lit our pipes The evening
was intensely oppressive, and somehow
we both felt indisposed to remain in
the house. To add 10 the general live
illness recited Tennyson's
Close The door. the shutter. close.
Or Ihro' the window We SHAH see
The nassdness ard vacancy
OF he dark deserted House
Come away 10 more OF nirth
Is here, o. uerry-rn.king sound
TIE House was c1Ildej Of the earth
Ard shall :alI again 70 ground"
At intervals thunder rumbled along
the hills at the back. gradually draw
ing nearer as the time went on. Abort
alne O'Clock the storm broke directly
over our heads But 70 Us !. did not
seem ike any ordinary atmospheric dis
turhance- First the wind came moan
ing dis1nally through the ranges. then
the whine Of the rain MON the parcbed
Earth. and las. the full fury OF the
storm itself. Though he vile -eek OF
the sweating ground filed our nostrils.
and the rain beat IN AND G..pped
through the versnds upon IS, neither
II - proposed going inside. Ferrers
said
Seems 20 re there's slu-l, ,-!v walk
Ing soou, The verarda Twice I've
felt something brush past me