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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-27
SEPARATED BY DEATH.
THE GROOM KILLED ON HIS WE'D
DING DAY
By the Father of the Bride Who
Objected to the Marriage.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Dec. 27.-Wal-
ter Scott, a young business man,
and Miss Clara Dawson were mar
ried at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
by a justice of the peace. Scott
went from the office OF the justice
to the home of the girls father,
S. r. Dawson, and was shot dead
by the father.
Nearly two years ago Scott and
the girl met and the friendship
ripened into love. The girls father
forbade them to see each other. But
as they persisted ne took the girl
before the insanity commission
and gave testimony on the
strength OF which she was found
insane and sent to the asylum at
Mount Pleasant. Scott took steps
to secure her release and at
last succeeded in proving that
she was sane. She was released
and her father, still bent on
preventing the marriage, took her
to Chicago, and placed her in a
convent. For some time she was
unable to com municate with Scott,
but at last got a letter from him.
He went to Chicago and induced
the management Of the institution
TO release the girl. Then her father
took her somewhere in Ohio and
placed her in a private school. She
managed to get away from there
and her father brought her back
to Keokuk, and placed her in the
charge OF friends.
Scott went TO Keokuk to secure
her release and was arrested on a
warrant sworn out by Dawson,
charging him with sending letters
to the girl. Scott, however, was
released, but the girl then declared
to friends she would not marry
him till her parents were willing.
However, he met her from
time to time, and Monday
she sent him a note saying
she was ready to run away
and be married. They met this
afternoon, were married, and soon
afterward Scott went to her home
to get her belongings. He took an
officer with him. Dawson refused
to give them what they demanded,
and as they we're leaving the house
drew a revolver and shot Scott.
He fred four times and three OF
the balls took effect, killing Scott.
Dawson was arrested.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-27
INSURGENTS ADVANCE.
Panic in Ravana-Troops Sent to
Check the Rebels.

Check the Rebels.
KEY WEST, Fla, Dec. 27.-Cuban
advIces per steamship Olivette,
which has just reached here from
Havana, state that 10000 troops
left the city last night for Matan-
zas. The soldiers were dispatched
in response to Martinez Campos'
urgent orders for achievements to
stay the advance of Gomez and
Maceo on the province OF Havana.
In Havana it is the general opin-
ion that a battle will be fought in
the next fifteen hours, which will
decide the fate of Cuba. The ex-
element in the city is intense, and
Spanish officials are full of fore
bodings. All communications
with Cadenas province has been
cut of, and no railroad tickets are
sold beyond the City of Cadenas, as
the insurgents have blown up the
track beyond that point.
Brig. Gen. Lacreho, with 1000
insurgents, is reported to be at
Los Palos, province Of Havana. A
strong detachment Of insurgents is
also reported at Colondron, which
is only thirty miles from Havana.
On the 23d instant Gomez cap.
tured the town OF Rouque, be-
tween Colondron and Mantanzas,
and hoisted the Cuban flag on the
public buildings. Officials of the
town visited Gomez in body and
offered their congratulations.
During the past ten days the in
surgents have burned twelve sugar
plantations.
Dlaria de la Martina, a Havana
newspaper, published an inspired
article today, calling on all loyal
subjects to rally to the aid OF
Spain.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-27
Interview With cos,aki Effeudi

PRARIES, Dec. 2.-The Gaulos
publishes an interview with Costa
Xxi Effendi, the newly appointed
Turkish ambassador to Great
Britain, in which that diplomat
declares that there is no Armen-
ian question except the question Of
reforms, which are difficult to APP
ply in such a composite country as
Asia minor. The sultan, he says,
is the judge of what is useful but
time and patience will be required.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-27
Wanted to Dance Caused Trouble.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. d.
Trouble of serious nature matured
at Fayetteville, in which one man
was fatally shot and another SER
iously wounded. Further trouble
of serious. character is feared.
Boone Campbell, young white
man, attempted an entrance into a
negro dance and the action being
resented, ten negroes followed and
attacked him. Several shots were
fired in the melee and Lucius
Clark, one of the negroes, was
shot through and through. He viii
probably die. Campbell was bad
ly beat up with stones and other
missiles, and claims that Clark
was hit by shot fired by a negro
at him. Campbell was arrested,
however, and, waving preliminary
examination, gave bond. Personal
friends are very indignant, and it
is feared serious trouble with the
negroes will result.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-27
Was it the Woman,s Fault 2

ARCHER, Fla. Dec. 2S.-John
Willis shot and killed Henry
Cooper. Both men were working
in Wilcox's mines at Newberry
and had just returned home for
Christmas a few weeks ago. Willis
sent by Cooper for bed quilt. His
wife refused to send it, but sent
word back that he could go to a
certain woman in Newberry. Yes
terday his wife denied having sent
the message. Willis went to
Cooper's home, charged him with
Icing and finally shot him.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-27
The Overland Route.

RIVERSIDE, CAL, Dec. N.-Eras-
tus Mulls has arrived here from
Quincy, ILL.,, having driven the
same team of horses the entire
distance. He was 156 days on the
journey and travelled $500 miles.
He came alone, and adopted this
method so as to see the country
He had a compact camp
ing outfit in his wagon. While
crossing he travelled five days
without seeing a living thing ex-
cept gray wolves. In Kansas he
bought corn for SC bushel, and in
Leadville paid DC pound for the
same article. Once in the desert
he was overtaken by a sand storm
and nearly buried. He shot three
deer and considerable small game
en- route.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-27
A Wedding at Georgetown.

GEoRGETowN, Tex, Dec. 90
Especial MIR. w. B. Whittenburg,
mem Der of the drug and jewelry
firm of Hager & Whtttenburg, and
Miss Katherine Dever were mar
ried at noon today, at the Metho-
dist church. They left immedia-
tely on a trip to San Antonio and
other points in Southern Texas.
Both are well and favorably known,
and the wedding was a popular
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-27
A P,nnsvlvanla Rae. War.

DUNBAR, Pa, Dec. 7.-Hungar-
ian and negro employees at the
Morrill, Coal works had an actual
battle last night, in which one
Hungarian was fatally Wounded
and eight others seriously injured
and six negroes were badly wound
ed and eight others seriously in
iured. There has been a feud OF
many months standing between
the two races and yesterday the
colored men, mostly armed with
winchester rifles and with revolt
vers, attacked the Hungarian set
Element. Hundr. DIS of shots were
fired aud after the ammunition
was exhausted the fight continued
in a hand-to-hand fashion. Seven
negroes were captured last evening
and landed in the p lice station.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-27
Chicago's Little Earthquake.

CHICAGO, Dec. N.-What seemed
to be another earthquake shook
Chicago at 4 o'clock this morning
and made the country tremble for
miles around. The shock is said
to have been caused by four tons of
giant powder, accidentally ignited
near the little town of Romeo, on
the big new drainage canal.
Throughout an area of about fifty
miles square, from Waukegan on
the north to Kankakee south,
and from Rockford west to Michi-
gan City east, the shock was
heard. No one was killed by the
explosion. 1t occurred in pow
der house near Romeo, about 500
feet from the canal. Throughout
Chicago windows shook and rat
tied and buildings seemed to rock.
The explosion occurred in the
same place where last week a
number of workmen were killed or
injured by a similar accident on a
smaller scale.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-27
Big Transaction in Real Estate

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 2.-The
consideration in a single transfer
of real est ate in this city was
named as 100000. The Norfolk
company transferred to the GhenT
company six thousand two hun.
dred shares of its property in pre-
ferred stock covering marty the
whole of the estate owned by the
f0rnar
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-27
Fast Running to Jacksonville.

SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. o. The
Florida special vestibuled train by
the Pennsylvania railroad, Attain
tic Coast Line and the Plant Sys-
tenn will be inaugurated on Jan, 6,
leaving New York at 4:30 p. m,
making the run to Jacksonville in
26 hours, connecting at Waycross
with special train for Tampa.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-27
A ROYAL Engagement.

LONDON, Dec. PA dispatch
from Rome to the Pail Mall
Gazette says that the Prince Of
Naples, heir to the Italian throne,
is engaged to be married to Prin-
cess Mathilde, granddaughter Of
Prince Regent Luitpold, OF
Bavaria,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-27
A Wealthy Despondent

DENVER, Colo, Dec. 26.-John
H. Hustled, well known mining
man said to be worth 100000,
committed suicide yesterday at
his home in this city by shooting
himself in the head. The suicide
is supposed to have been prompted
by despondeucy due to i'll health.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-27
Alabama Great Southern Earnings

New YORK, Dec. 27.-The Ala
bama Great Southern railroad
earned gross for November, $751;
5l3, an increase OF $16,6l7; and net
49,, S95. increase $i6,6l7, and from
July LIST TO November Both, gross
earnings $755,27S, increase $50, lS2;
and net 1897 1853, increase SAC, 265.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-27
Coal schooner Lost.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27.-The
Schooner NJ. Champion, from this
port October II for Tampa, Fla,
with cargo ofcoal has been given
up as lost. The ship had a crew
consisting Of Captain Frank
Somers and nine men. The vessel
and cargo was worth $4,000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-27

Burnett Butler is shot by III. Il.
Tom, at Kennedy, and the shootist
Jailed at Karnes City. The Butler
boy is reported to have made no
attempt to shoot, and was a quiet
gentleman.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-27
BANKS AND BANKERS.
wRENoHED FROM THE WIRES


wRENcHED FROM THE WIRES
Six frame houses burned at
Ryan, /. t.
Jim Ross shot by Bob Howard
in a MeXia saloon.
Pullman block, Chicago, is
burned. Loss, $125,OOO.
Store of Perry Downs raided at
Realities and 500 taken.
Campos has about $4,000 troops
for the defense of Havana.
Dunraven arrives, but success
fully shakes the reporters.
A $500, 900 blaze at Baltimore is
attributed to electric wires.
Twenty-three federal prisoners
break Jail at McAlester, L. Il.
Rioting miners at Hardsley, KY,
cause terror in all that section.
Newport News company gets the
contract for the two battle ships.
Sharp gang of counterfeiters and
showers of the queer arrested at
st. Louis.
Rise in the river is Fastening
large shipments of coal southwark
from Pittsburg.
Sigmond Hecht, recently failed
at Texarkana, is arrested for fraud
by local creditor.
Havana is being put into a con-
dition of defense and troops are
hurrying to the front.
The strength of the insurgent
army is estimated at about 10000
effective men.
Visible grain supply report
shows an increase in the supply of
wheat, cats and corn.
Gov. Morrill,, of Kansas, is re-
ported convert to the South Car
DINA dispensary plan.
Cuban agitators are organizing
Michigan league in the interest of
the insurgents.
Four men who held up the Mo
bile and Ohio express four years
ago are arrested at st. Louis.
Connery drug store burglarized
at Fort Worth and 5000 worth of
cash and goods taken.
Moonshiner killed and three
prisoners taken in a raid on Illicit
stills in Tennessee.
Charles Wallstrom, journeyman
tailor, is wanted in Fort Worth
for several SIN II forgeries.
William Barlow jailed at Chat
tanooga for outrage on 6-year-old
girl, her mother consenting.
Bill passes house placing tariff
on wool averaging go per cent of
the Mckinley duties.
Tariff bill adds about Is per cent
to existing duties and is in force
for two and half years.
There will be a split in the re-
publican ranks over the bond bill
submitted.
A member of the U. S. Supreme
court will likely be the third
member of the Venezuelan COM
mission.
House of representatives will do
little more business until the first
Monday in January.
Porter Bros, largest dealers in
fruits on the Pacific coast, cannot
meet their paper.
Another heavy blow, with hard
rain, is reported at New York.
South Jersey coast suffers most.
The little daughter of Val Shu-
man, Paris, fatally shot by some
one who fired through the win
dow.
Reward of $1,000 is offered for
the thieves who robbed the San
Francisco Jockey club employees of
| $1,000.
Every attempt will be made to
prevent the insurgents retreating
into Santa Clara when they retire
from their raid toward Havana.
Movements are progressing for
an early assembly of representa-
tives from the Latin-American
states in favor of pan-American
union.
Yesterday there were 5000 ne
groes at the Atlanta exposition, it
being negro day, and were adj
dressed by Gov. Atkinson and sew
Pral of their own speakers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-27

The Miowera has not reached
any port on the Pacific coast and
great fears are felt for her safety.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-10-11
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD.
A Farmer Who Has Set One Pest to
Killing Another.

A farmer by the name of Hender-
son, who lives about five miles north
of Greenwich, Conn, has been great
ly troubled for some years past with
mosquitoes, and has adopted singu-
lar method of Kidding his household
of them. His farm is situated very
near the outskirts of a second growth
Of trees and shrubbery, among which
there is considerably number of
pines. The pine tree is fsvorite of
the mosquito. Farmer Henderson
had read in the Sunday World of the
tests made by the reverend gentle
man. on Long island who tried to
drive away the importunate mosquito
by pouring oil on the ponds and lakes
in the neighborhood Unfortunately
there are no ponds or lakes in the
vicinity of the Henderson farm.
After some days OF deep study,
however, Mr.. Henderson trans
planted young pine tree to a wash
tub and placed the tub in the wood
shed adjoining the house. In this
woodshed there are and always have
been great guam titles of spiders OF
various species, and their webs are
stretched in almost every available
nook. Farmer Henderson calculated
that the mosquitoes which usually
loitered about the house would be at
tracted to the woodshed by the pres
ence of the pine, and that once hav-
ing entered the shed the spiders
would DO the rest. He was, alter
the expiration Of a week, much graf
flied to find that the troublesome
insects had almost deserted the main
building, and that the webs Of the
suiders were we'll filed with the
winged game. Mr.. Henderson's next
move was to introduce spiders on
the tree and encourage them to
weave their webs amongi it's branches.
He is not much of a naturalist. br+
| Ok poets to estat,,as. g. l.-c l.oay Of
spiders before long and to perma-
nently relegate the mosquitoes to
their clutches. --N. Y V orld.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-10-11
Bogus English Estates.

Ex-Consul General New reiterates
the statement that there is no estate
of any description amounting to as
much as one million dollars In Eng
land, either in the Bank Of England
or in the court of chancery, In which
American heirs are interested. The
same statement has been made by
indubitable authority hundred
times. But whenever q smart law
yer gets out OF another job or wishes
to take a trip to England at some
body else's expense the deathless
''fake" of a vast English estate
waiting for number Of guileless
Americans to come over and get it
is revived. Chicago News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-10-11

(" 'Mornin, Henry, SEE she, es
clippers lark. i was goin to
start for church when saw you
comm, OF course you're goin' TO
ask me to ride.
"Afore TIL poor Teller could think
of anything TO say she'd clirn in, not
thinkin' anything strange Of his
queer actions, coz she knew he was
ez bashful ca schoolboy, an away
they went, with poor Hank wonder
in how ID thunder 'twould all come
out. IN
rWall, they rode along, with
Sairy dom most o. TIL talkin', till
theygot to goin down TIL little pitch
lest above Larkinses' sawmill, when
q bird or suthin' or other scarf the
old sorrel an he gin a jump that
lifted ath' buggy clean from TIL
ground Hanks feet few up an he
came plaguey Near goin' over back
ward. tn lines saved him, but he
kicked tn robe plum over tn dash
board savin himself w
''Sairy gin o little scream when
Hank fourished them big feet over
her head, an ez soon's he'd got the
boss stopped she looked at tn poor
fellow ez eft she wac goin' ter jump
out o''th' buggy an run. Z" h-et~
Why, Henry Monroel air you
crazy2' says she, tC 9i&s .it0
No, Sairy, amt crazy yet, but
] reckon Twill be, says Hank, look
In ez red ez lobster, and then he
told her tn hull story. 7 was ca,l-
culatin' to call on you, Sairy, eff l
hadn't got into such tarnal scrape,
says he, to end up with.
Why, you poor, foolish boy!
Why didn't you tell me?' and then
Sairy burst out latin so hearty
Hank had to jine in, an some way
he got over bein' so awful bashful
right there. They drove straight
back to Peterses nd Sairy got din
ner, while Hank went after his shoes
md stockin's. 'Twasn't more'n a
month afterward t they was mar
ried, but don't you ever give it away
t yer Uncle Ezra let tn cat out o
tn bag. IN. Y. Press.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-10-11
Electricity in Europe.

Electrical lines In Europe have
increased in number during 1894
from 43 to 20, their length from 300
to 700 kilometers, the power at the
central stations from 10,650 to 18, $50
kilowatts and the number Of self
moving vehicles from 538 to 1926.
Germany leads in length of lines with
500 4ilometers; then comes France
with 90; England, SO; Austria-Hun-
gary, As; Switzerland, 81; Belgium,
q; Italy, 10; Spain, IA. The trolley
system is the favorite, being used
by So out of 20 lines.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-10-11
MADE AN ELECTRIC SPRING.
Many lnvalids Cured Before the De-
ceptlon Was Found Out

Many invalids Cured Before the De-
ceptIon Was Found Out.
In one of the shipyards Of Cleve.
land there is a young man who dem.
onstrated to some people OF the
Rocky mountain country the great
influence of the mind over the body.
In their cases this influence was suf-
ficient to cure various diseases until
they discovered the hoax, and then
a relapse came to some who had not
as yet thoroughly recovered.
The young man and his companion
We're not posing as priests OF any
peculiar faith, but were simply look
Ing out for the dollars that might
come from their patients, and the
cures were in no wise credited to
faith, but to the natural proper.i-s
of an electric sprlag.. This they
claimed to have discovered under
the bluff at Fiise's Peak, and over
thr water thew br''r sanitarium.
go ~om far and near.
and not only came, but were CURED.
From various diseases the patients
obtained relief, and the sufferers
from rheumatism were numerous,
come being terribly crippled.
The phenomena of the spring were
remarkable and unique. Those who
bathed In it's waters felt pleasing
currents of the subtle energy
coursing through their anatomy;
and when cup (Which was chained)
was touched to the surface shock
was felt by the arm which held the
cup. Marvellous success came to the
sanitarium, and wealth was rapidly
coming to the young men during the
several months that the cure was in
operation, until one day party Of
electricians visited the place and
discovered the secret of the springs
peculiar action. Thereupon, fear
ing the wrath of the people, the
young men fed, leaving everything
behind.
The visiting electricians, strolling
over the mountain, had found wires,
and these were traced into the
spring. Beneath the rocky bottom
of the basin there was network of
conductors. The secret of the
shock obtained at the drinking place
was found to lie in the fact that the
water was connected with q wire,
and when the cup touched the sur
face circuit was formed. The dis
covery of the fraud destroyed in
many cases all the good that had
been done by the treatment -Cleve-
land Leader.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-10-11

Rate Predicted.
Col. James Andrews, now located
In Pittsburgh, and whom st. Louis
ans will remember as the associate
of Capt. James B. Eads in the won
derful works OF engineering at New
Orleans, has explained his plan for
an electric railway motor which will
attain a speed Of four hundred miles
an hour, In an interview IN the Pitts
burgh Commercial Gazette. He says.
Some time ago I made some
drawings from an idea I formed on
railway travel, and connected the
cars Of the future with an electrical
device, doing away entirely with 10
comotives, as each car would carry
its own power-that is, carry mo-
tors and pick up the power from q
single track or from iron pins in 1T
tie boxes along the track. The cars
will have the same capacity for pas
senger traffic as those in use, but
will be of an entirely different shape.
Instead Of huge wooden struc-
lures, which experiments prove re-
quire immense power 10 overcome the
friction entailed on a Journey, espe-
cially when they are running at q
high rate OF speed, we intend to
build steel cylinder-shaped car,
with an entirely smooth surface, re-
sembling cigar, save that it will
be pointed at both ends to allow II
to run in either direction without
turning. All nuts, bolts and other
external appurtenances will be even
with the surface, thus saving power
required to overcome friction. This
car will be run on single track
with rail in the middle of the ties,
On each side of the rail will be a sys.
tenn of brackets, six or seven fee,
high, supported by outside braces.
'The car will be built on two
wheels something similar to bicy.
Gle. These wheels will be placed at
each end of the car aud extend ur
into it at it's diametrical center. The
wheels and rails will be double
Hanged, and everything will be
smooth as glass and as frictionless as
1t is possible to make them. The
bed of the car will be as near the
rail as is consistent with safety
thus bringing the center of gravity
as low as possible. Along the sides
of the car as many little friction
wheels can be placed as Unnecessary
and these will run in the channe
bars, keeping the car balanced or al
lowing it to run smoothly if itshoult
lean to one side a few inches
Springs are attached to the friction
wheels to aid in regulating the car
should 1t tend to one side when goins
at this high rate of speed. On th,
axles OF each wheel are attached tive
motors which furnish the power
The inside OF the car can be q
luxuriously furnished as they are o
present, and the walls may be cush
Toned to avoid any unpleasantness.
! st. Louis Republic. ~
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-10-11

Now is the time to buy heating stoves The
Round Oak is still in the lead. 1t is the only
air tight stove on the market. The genuine
ROUND OAK found only at Forbes & Bro 1t
heats more on less fuel than any stove made
and will out last a half dozen of the cheap
limitations,