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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-15

"Dead Shot" Screw Worm Liniment
Safe Quick and Sure.
Kills screw worm instantly, pre-
vents attacks from the fly and
heals the wound. Diluted with
water 1t is an excellent wash for any
kind of wounds on stock. Manu-
featured by ADOLPH DRESS,
6 30 I'm Alamo Plaza
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-15
STILL IN THE LEAD.
THE RED LABEL.

All reliable saloons, grocers and
confectioners should handle Duer-
ler's Red Label Lemon, Strawberry,
Pepsin and Cream Soda Water, as
they are made of the finest fruit
fiavors, and only distilled artesian
water used in bottling. est
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-15

BRICK BRICK BRICK II!
To make kiln room we offer, for
immediate delivery, for cash, two
million brick, F. 0. B., San An
tonic, at the following prices:
No. kiln run pressed
brick Observation-Disclosures. 1926 per M
No. 2 pressed brick 49,. 600 m
Kiln run chambers, stiff
mud, brick ..... $50 m
Brick can be seen at Arkansas
Pass depot.
MACKEY BRICK AND TILE M'F'G,
COMPANY,
No. 329 w. Com MERGE St.,
2 10 tt Kampmann Building,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castorie
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
A BULLET IN HIS BRAIN.
A Would-Be Suicide Carried 1t For Ten
Years

The autopsy on the remains of Her
mann Ploeschke. who died at the German
hospital Thursday, brought to light the re-
markable circumstances that he had lived
for 10 years with a bullet in his brain.
The ball was encysted beneath the left
temple. and appeared to trouble Ploeschke
very little.
Ploeschke was at one time successful
business men, but 10 years ago became
i'll, neglected his business, and becoming
reduced in circumstances. decided to COM
nit suicide He took a thirty cali
Der revolver, placed it to his right temple
and fired.
PloeSchke was unconscious for many
days, and for weeks he lowered between
life and death. The surgeons vainly prob
ed for the bullet. and it was supposed the
missile had DETECTED downward passing
through the neck and lodging in the mus
Giles of the shoulder.
Ploeschke finally recovered and was,
apparently, none the worse for his eX-
perience.
During the past three or four years Plo-
eschke complained of neuralgia pains on
the left side of his head, which sometimes
became so agoniZing that he prayed for
death to end his sufferings. He applied TO
the physicians. but none of them could
afford him relief. He told them a bullet
was in his brain and that it felt at times
as If some one was squeezing his head in
Il vice. The doctors laughed at him. and
as PloeSchke numbered among his many
weaknesses an inordinate love for strong
stimuants, his story was deemed a crea-
ton of diseased fancy.
Some weeks ago Ploeschke became i'll
from an organic disease and he was sent
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19

Pending the report of the commissioners
to settle boundary line in Alaska the
Canadians have established a post road
through territory in Alaska claimed as be-
longing to this country. The spirit of
"iingoism' must be very rampant in this
country when such a sound and conserva-
tive paper as The Nation, in abiding to
the fact editorially, says: But pending
the decision-of the boundary line-the
Canadians cunningly determined to insult
our Nation by establishing a mail route
on our territory" We regret to see The
Nation giving the jingOes the encourage
ment of its influence by attributing to Can
ada the design of insulting us. Rather
let us give the Canadians the charity of
believing they established this post road
unwittingly and with no intention of in
sulting us. Even if it was intended, we
can afford not to notice an insult from
Canada. If they have made a mistake
in locating the road or did it with mali
cous intent, just as soon as the question is
decided they will have to abandon it.
Don't let us get insulted too easily, or by
straining the meaning of another Nation
fly into passion too quick. Let us wait
until we feel the spur deep in before We
spring to arms.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19
VENEZUELAN RESOLUTIONS.

Revolutions in the South American
governments come with the change of the
seasons, quite as regularly and some
times oftener. Venezuela in which we
are now taking a good deal of stock. has
not been backward in this respect.
| There were revolutions and civil wars in
Venezuela from 1916 TO 1870, with
wholesale cOnfscations and all the dis
turbance of the peace incident thereto of
| its inha bitants. Then there were small
rebcIlions from 1870 10 1883, but the
GROWING revolution came off in 1891.
That was when the present president,
Crespo. succeeded in installing himself in
power. but now comes the report that an
other revolution aiming TO overthrow
Crespo. has been in the course of Organi-
cation. and the next mail from the South
NAV bring us information that the revo-
luton is in full blast. and likely to sweep
Crespo from power. This is particularly
unfortunate in view of the dispute that
government is engaged in with Great
Britain in regard to boundary lines. This
question is already sufficiently complicat-
ed. made even more so by the fact that
about 10000 Englishmen have been living
in peace upon a part of the territory
claimed by Venezuela. Heretofore this
of Englishmen have not been
disturbed by revolutions, but any revOlu-
tonary army would now, following the
popular will, regard this disputed terri |
tory as the domain of Venezuela, and |
disturb the peace of these Englishmen.
In that event England would protect its |
colonists with an armed force. The |
question then would be what would our
LIMOGES do about it?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19

The popularity of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and the high esteem in which ii
is held leads us to believe it to be an
article of great worth and merit We
have the pleasure of giving the expert
ence of three prominent citizens of
Redondo Beach, Cal, in the use of the
remedy. Mr.. A. V. Trudell says: Il
have always received prompt relief when
used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy"
Mr. James Orchard says: II am satisfied
that Chamberain's Cough Remedy cured
my cold" Mr.. J. NJ. Hatcher says:
For three years l have used Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy in my family and
its results have always been satisfac-
tory" For sale by C. o. Yates, drug
gist
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19
IN TJEErS DErTJNE

lnfirmities beset us to which our youth
and maturity were strangers. Weakness
of the loins, rheumatic ailments. dyspep-
STA, loss of appetite and unquiet sleep.
are among these AS a means of coun-
teracting the infirmities of age. Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters is unriyaled. 1t
quickens and enriches the sluggish and
impoverished circulation, begets a hearty
appetite and youthful relish for the food.
and enables the stomach to digest it. 1t
soOthes and invigorates the nervous sys-
ten and checks a tendency to rheuma-
tism. Its quieting action upon the great
sympathetic nerve, which connects the
stomach with the brain, results in the
speedy departure of the restlessness by
night and disquietude by day, which are
the reflected manifestations of dyspep-
STA. 1t is most effectual antidote to
the poison of malaria, gives healthful
impetus to the action of the kidneys and
bladder, and is an admirable means of
resuscitating vigor when impaired by
overwOrk or other cause.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19
DID YOT EVER

Try Electric Bitters as remedy for your
troubles? If not, get a bottle now and
get relief. This medicine has been found
to be peculiarly adapted to the relief
and cure of all female complaints, exert.
ing a wonderful direct influence in Civ
ing strength and tone to the organs
If you have loss of appetite, constipation,
headache, fainting spells, or are uer.
vous, sleepless, excitable, melancholy OF
trouble'i with dizzy spells, Electric Bit.
tiers is the medicine you need. Health
and strength are guaranteed by its use
Large bottles only SOC at G. o. Yates
drug store.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19

Geo. W. jenkins. editor of the Santa
Maria Times, Cal, in speaking of the
various ailments of children, said:
when my children have Group there is
only one patent medicine that l ever use,
and that is Chamberlain's Cough Rene
dy. 1t possesses some medical proper
ties that relieve the little sufferers i'm
mediately: 1t is, in my opinion, the
best cough medicine in the market" If
the croupy cough appears it will prevent
the attack. 1t is also an ideal remedy
for whooping cough. There is no dan
ger in giving it to children, as it contains
nothing injurious. For sale by G. o.
Yates, druggist.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19

1t will be dangerous 10 be anywhere in
Asiatic Turkey during the Christmas
holidays, if the Christian boys there cele-
brate the occasion as they do here, with
firecrackers. A pistol going off acct
dentally was the cause of riots in three
contiguous villages in Turkey. The
Turks claimed to have thought the Ar
menians were attacking them. The Arme-
mans who were left alive after the con-
tiict knew the Turks were attacking them.
If the Armenians are wise they will not
burn powder in shooting crackers, but
reserve it to defend the lives and homes
of themselves and families.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19
THE DOCTORS WILL MEET.
The Austin District Medical Society to
Meet Here Tomorrow.

The Austin District Medical society
will hold their Thirty-third quarterly
meeting in the knights of Pythias hall
in this city tomorrow. The business SEES.
sion will consume the entire day and
will be followed by banquet tomorrow
night. Incidental TO the discussion of
the various papers outlined in the pro-
gram below, the election of officers for
the year 1896 will also occupy the at
tention of the society.
The members of the society will all be
in attendance and the meeting promises
to be an interesting one. The following
is the program for the meeting:
Evolution, Continued-Embryolo
Ontogeny, Philogeny," by DR.. A. n. Den
ton; discussion opened by Drs. j. S. Poy-
ner and 7. o. Maxwell.
'An Interesting Case of Pregnancy"
by DR.. Samuel Cunningham; discussion
opened by Drs. J. w. Hamilton and ]. T..
O'Barr.
appendicitis, with Report of a Case
by DR.. w. ]. Mathews: discussion OPEN
ed by Drs. T. d. WoOten and j. C. Ander-
son.
Some Remarks on Maydl's Operation
in Intestinal Obstruction" by DR.. Thos.
d. Wooten; discussion opened by Drs.
r. s. Gregg and j. w. Mclaughlin.
Address of the retiring president, DR..
j. S. Poyner.
Election of officers for the year 1896.
Banquet at night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19
TURNED THEM TO ACCOUNT.
How a QuickWitted Lawyer Overcame
the Weight of Evidence.

| MY first case" said a well known at
torney, was the defense of a negro
preacher in Missouri, who had been ar
rested for stealing wood from railroad
| company. A great deal of fuel had been
| lost from time to time, so when the cul-
prit was arrested the company was so
| anxious to make an example of him that
| 1t employed special counsel and prosecut-
ed the case vigorously. The evidence
against the old man was convincing. He
had been seen sneaking around the wood
pile and was arrested while CARRYING off
a load.
Il had subpoenaed about 20 well known
business men to testify to the previous
good character of the defendant. When
the prosecutions case was closed | put
one on the stand and asked:
DO you know the defendants reputa-
ton for honesty and integrity"
Yes" was the answer.
What is it-good or bad?'
Bad, He will steal anything he can
get his hands on"
\ litter ran through the court room. 1t
wasn't the answer | had expected. but it
was too late. so | put on bold front and
called another. He testified as the other
witness had, and the prosecuting attorney
rubbed his hands with satisfaction. Be
fore got through with my witnesses |
proved that my client was most notOr-
Gus thief, who had never been known to
neglect an opportunity to steal something,
no matter how trifing it might be. Then
called couple of physicians. proved the
existence of a mental disorder known as
kleptOmania, read some authorities to
show that it was good defense if proven
and submitted my case. The old preach
er was acquitted, and thereafter stole
with impunity, for he considered his ac-
quittal in the face of facts equivalent to
a license to steal. San Francisco Call.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19
Contentment always follows the use of
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder.
CANADA'S UNKNOWN REGIONS.

| CANADA'S UNKNOWN REGIONS.
| OF OntariO's area, estimated at 100000
| square miles. 100000 square miles are
| in an unknown region. only the edges of
| which have been explored. This is the
! territory known as the Hinterland of
Ontario 1t lies between lakes Huron
and Superior TO the south and the Albany
river and James bay TO the north. In
this vast area is the Height of Land,
which separates waters flowing 10 Hud-
son Bay from the streams emptying into
the ST. Lawrence and the lakes. North
of the Height is what is called the Hud-
son Bay Slope. consisting of about $4,000
square miles. This slope may be de-
scribed as unknown land.
The Height of Land is not ridge of
hills, but is level plateau some 1900 or
1900 feet above the sea. The scenery"
says a surveyors report. though diversi-
fed by hundreds of rivers and streams,
thousands of lakes and innumeratle crags
and hills of rock. is certainly lacking in
that nobility and largeness of view which
only the presence of lofty mountiins can
bestOw." Of the rivers flowing north
from this slope the Albany is the most inn
pOrtant. being about 40 miles long and
navigable during the season of high wa
ter for go miles. OF the short slope
south of the Height of Land. in which are
situated the settlements of North Bay.
Sturgeon Falls and Sudbury, there is
definite and general knowledge. but the
whole territory slOping north remains I'M
explored.
The Hinterland is Ontario's reserve.
Much valuable timber in this region is
destroyed by fires that sweep south of
the watershed. Pine, spruce. tamarack.
poplar and cedar are varieties of wood
existing in abundance south of the Hud-
son Bay slope. Here, too. are valuable
minerals, but the treasures hidden in the
region north of the plateau. and the re-
sources of the high plane itself. await
the searching of some intrepid explorer.
This year further Investigations are to be
made in both Labrador and the Hinter-
land. Meanwhile no adventurous spirit
need resign itself TO obscure inactivity,
nor ambitious traveller sigh because there
are not new countries to traverse. The
will reward the eager discov-
erer: and, when he has exhausted that
territory Labrador, Newfoundland. the
Northeast territory, and regions of the
great Northwest remains unsurveyed.-
Winnipeg Free Press.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19

spurts or attempts to regalvanize the
boom. From Is cents TO 81 and down TO
IL cents again was the 1889 record of the
Deer Isle stock. Blue Hill rose from 70
to IS cents and fell to % cents the same
year; Milton went down to cents and
then disappeared. By the end of 1882
the craze was practically over. 1t was
maintained some time longer to enable
liquidation, but the last heard of Blue
Hill, the best of all the Maine stocks, was
9 cents. quoted at the end of 1883. Deer
Isle disappeared the same time at 3 cents;
Sullivan held on last of all, but yielded
finally, and a wonderful chapter in Bos-
tons stock speculative history was ended.
New York Evening Post.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19

to the German hopital by some friends.
His disease had d fatal termination.
Thursday it was decided TO ascertain
the course of the bullet fired into his skull
10 years ago. The brain was removed,
and over the left temple cyst was found.
This, on being cut open, brought to light
the bullet which Ploeschke he'd firmly
maintained pressed upon his brain.
The ball on entering the right temple
passed through the right eye. through the
upper nasal bones, thence it plowed its
way beneath the left eye. Here it was de-
fected upward, locating above the left
temple. How Ploteschke ever survived
the wound is one of these mysteries which
deties the best efforts of the surgeons to
explain satisfactorily. Yet he lived 10
years, and aside from the pains it pres
ence Occasioned at times, was none the
worse for the affair-San Francisco Bull
letin.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19

While congress is fiddling along doing
nothing, we are again approaching the
limit of prudence in preserving the $780,
100000 gold reserve, and if something is
not soon done by that body more bonds
will have to be issued. We presume
congress will do nothing to relieve the
strain or break link in the endless
chain" of greenbacks that is robbing the
gold reserve with a periodical certainty.
The Republican majority want to impress
the country with the necessity for the
re-enactment of a stronger tariff bill,
forgetting that the MCKINLEY bill failed
to furnish within the last year of its ex-
istence sufficient revenue to run the gov
eminent by $SS,000,000 This chain
will never be broken until the greenbacks
and treasury notes are retired and can
celled. The Republican members of con-
gress also forget that on account of that
kind of currency it has cost the govern
ment 5000, 100000 to maintain the $780,
100000 gold reserve. 1t is a plain bust
ness proposition. but business must be
held in allegiance with the Republicans
in congress manufacture campaign ma
terial for their nominee of that party for
the presidency in 1896.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19

We can better appreciate our condition
and rejoicing at the Christmas tide when
We listen to the Macedonian cry for help
that comes from Asiatic Turkey. We
rejoice under our vine and fig tree and
there are none to make us afraid, while
the Christians of Armenia crouch and
hide in hedges often stripped of clothing,
with the snow and sleet on the ground,
away from the habitations of men, in order
to protect their lives, and more than lives
often. Many of them have shown the
constancy of their faith, dying amid the
flames at the stake rather than even de
clare faith in Islam. In our rejoicings
this Christmas let us pause to consider
the condition of these people and not only
consider their condition, but do something
to relieve it. The Red Cross will take
contributions.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19
MAINE MINING BOOM.

How 1t Started in Boston-The Imitation
and the Collapse. ..
The current gold mining craze in Colo.
RADIO causes many OF the older habitues
of the street to recall the era of the Maine
silver and copper boom of 10 years ago
1t was in 1879 that the deposits of silver
and copper in Maine were made the basis
of organization of a number of companies
under the easy laws of that State, and in
1880 and in 1881 a regular boom was in
full swing in Boston. A number of the
stocks were listed, prices advanced sharp
ly, Maine mining stock exchange was
opened in a Devonshire street basement
and the conservative statistical abstract
which MIR. Martin complies annually in
Guided IN 1881 nine of these concerns.
The craze started in the autumn of 1879,
with Blue Hill and Douglass Copper and
Sullivan Silver quoted on the exchange.
In three months Blue Hill rose from 1 TO
> Is, Sullivan from II TO IA, and in
1881 Blue Hill touched II "a and Sulli-
van 10. The par value of most of the
legion of Maine stocks which followed
these leaders was 50; and $500. 900 was
the favorite capital.
The height of the boom was reached
early in 1880. Boston never took it Sc
riously; the whole affair was recognized
as % per cent a gambling craze. At that
time California mining stocks We're IA
vorite speculations. and the Maine gam
BILE satisfied the public craze for cheap
stocks. There doubtless were copper and
silver in Maine, but the fact was demon
strated at the expense of many thousands
of Boston dollars that these metals were
not there in paying quantities. In fact.
there was little care among most of the
whether there was metal
there or not. There was a speculative
craze N mining, most of the copper stocks
We're too high for ordinary gambling. Cal
lfornia stocks We're too far away and what
was wanted was list of cheap stocks con-
trolled here.
To a diminished extent the craze lasted
through 1889. There were periodical
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19
BILLIARDS. SNOW EMINENT.

This liniment is different In compost.
ton from any other liniment on the market
1t is scientific discovery which results
in it being the most penetrating iniment
ever known. There are numerous white
limitations, which may be recommended
because they pay the seller a greater
profit. Beware of these and demand Bal
lard's Snow Imminent. 1t positively cures
rheumatism, neuralgia, spraiDs. bruises,
wounds, cuts, sciatic and inflamabory
rheumatism, burns. scalds, sore feet, con-
tracted muscles, stiff joints, old sores,
pain in back, barb wire cuts. sore chest
or throat, and is especially beneficial in
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19

The Galveston Tribune publishes at
considerable length Mr.. Ladds reply to
Judge Reagan. The Tribune also pub
fishes Judge Reagan's letter to Mr.. Ladd,
but substitutes dashes for words, which
the Tribune explains editorially by say
ing that Judge Reagan had used Ian
guage so offensive that the editors had
to use dashes to save their columns from
defilement." We suppose the words sup
pressed by the use of dashes were the
usual expressions of Judge Reagan when
he gets mad, towit, "a liar and a scoun-
drel," and nothing more offensive. Their
suppression would cause the reader to
infer that the language was much more
offensive. We do not believe Judge
Reagan would use any language that
would defile newspaper. The judge
has a patent right to these expressions
and it is not offensive to any one.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19

The Memphis Commercial Appeal says
that latter day Americanism 'as it is cur.
rently used by large number of news
papers, has come TO convey the idea of a
dog with tail erect and bristles raised
ready for a debate with some other dog. y
That is jingoism and not Americanism.
The latter is modest, peaceful and con-
servative, and is better illustrated by the
masses of the people than by some of the
belligerant leaders or would be leaders of
public thought.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19

The Red Cross society have determined
to be the almoners of the fund subscribed
for the destitute Armenians. This in
sures two things, that the fund will be
properly distributed and that it will
reach those who most need it. Miss
Barton, the active head of the society.
thinks it will be the greatest work the
society has ever done. Even the Kurds
will respect the Red Cross. They re-
member its usefulness and indiscrimi-
nate services to the armies in the
Crimea.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19

A. E. Fitzpatrick of Fillmore, Cal, had
the misfortune to have his leg caught
between cart and a stone and badly
bruised. Ordinarily he would have been
laid uD for two or three weeks, but says:
after using one bottle of Chamberlain
Pain Balm l began to feel better, and in
three days was entirely well. The pc
cullar soothing qualities which Chamber
lains Pain Balm possesses 1 have never
noticed in any other liniment. / take
pleasure in recommending it." This
liniment is also of great value for rheu-
matism ard lame back. For sale by
G. o. Yates, druggist.