San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-11-20
OF GENERAL. INTEREST.


AT Gibraltar, during the most
famous of its sieges, the French COM
mander, learning that Elliott's men
were suffering from scurvy, sent them
rs present boat load of carrots.
THE japanese living on the Pacific
coast are all a-bubble with patriotic
fervor since the events of the recent
war elevated their nation to such a
notable altitude, and they seize every
opportunity for celebrating" in gen.
eral way, and for spellbinding, about
patriotism, liberty, freedom, and other
interesting generalities.
The historic city Of Georgetown,
ID. c., is no more. Under authority of
an act passed by congress in February
last it is annexed to Washington, and
a few days ago the consolida ton was
completed and the identity of the
former city wholly annihilated by re.
naming its streets and squares to con-
form to the system in vogue at Wash
ington.
"A felt hat is now made by a pneu.
matte process. A conical cup perforat-
ed with holes is provided; the air
beneath is exhausted, while by a Curl
Gus device the felt is forced evenly to
til parts of the outside of the receiver,
and, by the strong pressure and rush
of the air, is thrown upon the frame
and distributed, thus forming the
basis for the hat.
Only American draughtsmen are
hereafter to be employed in the
draughting rooms of the navy depart,
meDt at Washington, d. c. The cause
of this decision is said to be the sus-
picion that some of the draughtsmen
previously employed were either in
the service of foreign governments or
were disposed to sell to these govern
ments valuable plans coming into their
departments.
AT Mile End in London there is a
serious outbreak of smallpox, but the
vestry and guardians, being opposed
to vaccination, refuse to exercise the
power placed in their hands by law to
make it compulsory. In the district
there are from twelve to fourteen thou
sand unvaccinated children. The
guardians assert that the smallpox
has come from the neighboring dis
tricts, where the law is enforced.
In Texas it is held that where the
evidence shows that the defendant had
given reasonable publicity to a regula-
ton forbidding the taking of pas.
sengers on freight trains, though there
is evidence tending to show that con-
ductors had at various times violated
such regulation, if il appears that the
company has used reasonable effort to
enforce obedience thereto it is not liza
BILE for the death of one riding in viola
ton of the rule.
In Taganrog in Russia a company
of Barishuiks, or small traders, find
ing they could not reach their destina-
ton one night, decided to sleep in the 3,
open air. One of them, however, re-
fused, and went to cottage not far
off. In the morning he found his nine
companions had been murdered in
their sleep and $4,000 roubles which
they had were stolen. The murderer
was found soon after; he had joined
the band disguised as a trader, had
drugged them with morphine, and then
killed them.
Jacob Holgate, of Corvallis, Ore,
started out to capture a sea lion re-
Gently and found in a very brief period
that it was an elephant he had on his
hands The sea lion was lying on the
beach, along which Mr.. Holgate was
driving in his buggy, drawn by
healthy young horse. Mr.. Holgate
lassoed the lion, and, tying the rope to
his buggy axle, whipped up his horse
with the intention of hauling the lion
back to town. After being dragged
along few yards the lion decided to
go home to sea, and started toward the
breakers Despite all the efforts of
Mr.. Holgate and his horse the lion got
the better of the tug of war, and in
few minutes the hind wheels of the
wagon were in the surf. Then Mr..
Holgate cut the rope, and was glad to
get home alone and alive