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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-14
KILLED BY A FLYING MACHINE.

Berlin, Aug. 14.-Herr Lilienthal, an
engineer who for many years has been
experimenting in the building Of fly
ing machines, met with an accident
that resulted in his death. He started
with one of his machines to fly from
a hilltop at Rhinow, near Berlin. The
apparatus worked all right for few
minutes and Lilienthal flew quite a
distance when suddenly the machine
ry of the apparatus got out of order
and man and machine fell to the
ground. Lilienthal was so badly in
jured that he died in the hospital to
which he was removed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-14
AN UNGALLANT LOVER.

Glasgow, Aug. 14.-Considerable
sensation was created at Millport
when it became known that a mar
ried woman had eloped with a ser
geant of Volunteers. They left the is
land in a small boat for Largs, where
they arrived early in the afternoon.
The woman, it is said, rowed the
whole way from Balloch to Largs,
her companion, it would appear, not
being able or willing to use the oars.
On their arrival they proceeded to
hotel, where they dined. After this
they went for a stroll. Meanwhile,
Sergeant Mcintosh with another con-
stable had arrived from Millport, and
put themselves in communication
with Largs police. A search for the
missing gallant and the lady was at
once instituted. They were not evil
IDENTIFY anticipating anything Of the
kind, as they were found by Sergeant
Mcintosh and Inspector Milne, Largs,
taking a walk in the romantic little
lane near the Green Hill. The ser
geant seemed very much surprised
when he saw the Millport policeman
He was taken to the police office at
Largs, where he spent the night. The
woman expressed her determination
not to go back to Millport, but to ac-
company her lover to Rothesay next
morning. This resolution she car
ried into effect, both leaving Largs by
the steamer Caledonia at s:35, the
man being in charge of the Largs po-
lice, who handed him over to Sergeant
Mcintosh aboard. A very large
crowd had assembled on the quay to
see the departure of the hero and he
roine of this romance.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-14
TO ABOLISH THE FREE PORT.

New York, Aug. IA special to
the World from San Juan del Norte,
Nicaragua, says: Senior Don Guer-
zero, late minister Of war, has been
instructed by committee, composed
of F. A. Peleas and four other leading
men of this city, to present petition
to President Zelayas to abolish the
free port of San Juan del Norte
(Greytown), and declare an average
duty on imports of 2 per cent adva-
loren. Peleas is the sole owner of
the only steamboats, on Lake Mica
ragua and the San Juan river.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-14
WILL VISIT CANADA.

London, Aug. 14.-Sir Donald A.
Smith, Canadian high commissioner
in London, in his interview with Ii
Hung Chang on behalf of the govern
ment of Canada, invited him to visit
that country as its guest Ii Hung
Chang accepted the invitation and
added that he had been looking for
ward to a visit to Canada with great
interest. ......
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-14
FIRST TRAIN SINCE JULY %.


Denver, Col, Aug. 14.-The first
train over the Colorado Central rail
road since July %, when a great
cloudburst washed away six miles of
the roadbed, and rendered as many
more miles impossible, ran through
yesterday. Communication by rail
with Georgetown, Silver Plum, Black
Hawk, Central City, Idaho Springs,
and all of the Clear Greek valley is
now fully restored. The officials of
the Gulf road, of which the Colorado
Central is branch, are receiving con-
gratulations on remarkable bit Of
railroad construction. A new path
way had to be blasted out of solid
rock in some places in the canon.
The track and roadbed, as soon as a
few finishing touches are added, will
be in better condition than ever be-
fore. The work of construction was
done under the supervision of Supt.
Dunaway of the Gulf system.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-14
OCEAN RECORD LOWERED.

New York, Aug. 14.-The American
line steamer st. Paul, from South
ampton, crossed Sandy Hook bar at
e:32 this morning. The st. Paul left
Southampton last Saturday at 1:35 IN
the afternoon and has made the trip
in six days and fifty-seven minutes
She has beaten the new record made
last week by her sister ship, st. Louis,
of six days, two hours and twenty
four minutes, the record having been
previously held by the st. Paul
The st. Paul, previous to starting on
her trip, was placed on the dry dock
at Southampton and thoroughly over
hauled, so she was in the pink Of con-
dition. The st. Paul made her best
run for the twenty-four hours on her
trip from Southampton June q, COW
ering $40 knots in that time, while in
company with a big Cunard steamer
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-14
THEY FIRED HIM.

Antwerp, Aug. 14.-Leslie johnson,
editor of the Seamen's Chronicle, who
was arrested in bed the other morn
ing, has been expelled for taking part
in an agitation with the object of
causing a strike in the port at Ant
werp. The Gazette de Bruvelles says
he wished to promote an agitation
among the port laborers and lockers
in order to divert shipments of ore
from Antwerp to the advantage Of
English ports.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-14
NEWFOUNDLAND FINANCES.

Montreal, Can, Aug. 14.-The public
accounts show that the surplus which
was announced by the government
at the end of the financial year is
largely fictitious, and is due to the
employment of expedients hardly JUS
titled by honest financing. Fifteen
months customs receipts have been
included in the yearly revenue, be-
sides $4,000 profit on coin imported.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-14
RAILWAY WRECK.

Calcutta, Aug. IA train on the
Raiputana railway has run on the
track and collided with a goods train
from Delhi. Twenty persons were
killed and thirty injured. Rains have
deluged this presidency, causing ex-
tensive floods. Both systems OF rail-
way are submerged, and the various
lines have been rendered impossible
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-14
AFRAID OF SILVER.

Louisville, KY, Aug. 1.-THE Snead
& Co. iron works, employing 800 men,
has given notice of 10 per cent re-
duction in wages owing to the de-
pressed condition of business result
ing from the situation of the money
question. The announcement is made
that wages will be restored should
the gold standard triumph.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-14
CHARGED WITH RAPE.

New Orleans, Aug. 14.-S. Therence,
a negro, was arrested by Corporal
Tanner on a charge of being a fugi-
tive from justice from st. Tammany
parish, where he is wanted for rape.
The negro is willing to return with
out requisition papers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-14
TO INVESTIGATE.

Washington, Aug. 14.-Acting Sec
rotary McAdoo has ordered a court
of inquiry to meet today at o'clock
at the Brooklyn Navy yard to inves-
tigate and report upon the accident to
the dry dock last Saturday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-14
ALFARo FORCES VICTORIOUS.

aLT ANU TVINOI1o fIOIOINIVCS'
New York, Aug. 14.-The Herald's
correspondent in Guayaquil, Ecuador,
telegraphs that battle took place at
Giron, near Cuenca, between the ad-
vance guard of Gen. Alfaro's army
and a column Of 200 men belonging to
Gen. Vegas forces. The latter were
completely routed, many were killed
and wounded and twenty prisoners
were taken by Alfaro's soldiers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-14
CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGH-
TER

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. As. p.
Pond, train dispatcher, and r. G.
Friesner, operator for the Toledo and
Ohio Central Railway company, who
are responsible for the terrible COLI
sion Monday, have been placed under
arrest. charged with manslaughter.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-14
AMERICAN LONDON BELLE.

London, Aug. 14.-The American
belle of the London season is MISS
Lille May, of Baltimore, a city IA
nous for it's handsome women. Eve
ryone is raving about Miss May, who
is as popular as she is pretty
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-14
CLARA AT BUDA PEST

Buda Pest, Aug. 14.-Miss Clara
Barton, president of the American
Red Cross society, and her aids, have
arrived here on their way to Ger
many, All are well.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-14
UNDER FOREIGN SECRETARY.

London, Aug. 14.-The Marquis of
Salisbury has appointed the Hon.
Francis Hyde Villiers, G. B., to be an
assistant under secretary of state for
foreign affairs.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-14
TELEPHONE

Over the long distance lines of the
Southwestern Telegraph and Tele-
phone company to nearly 1900 subscri-
bers in the principal cities and towns
Of Texas.
Toll stations in the Central office,
Hotels and other convenient locations.
Ask Central for stations connected
and rates charged.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-23

The discovery that rich fertilization
will prevent oranges from dropping
from the trees during the spring months
is reported from San Bernardino, where
experiments with guano have been
under way among the citrus-growers
for year, says the S. f. Chronicle.
1t is found that such orchardists as
depended upon the natural fertility of
the SOIL" or upon ordinary means of
enrichment, lost over so per cent of
their orange crop, while others who
used guano generously not only raised
more fruit to the tree than ever before,
but kept it ON the branches until it
was ripe.
We have no doubt that the theory
that the premature dropping of fruit is
a sign of tiborus weakness due to the
want of certain form of nutriment at
the roots of the tree is the correct one.
Properly nourished, no tree of any
kind should shed its fruit or its leaves
before the natural time. If the desired
nutriment is to be had in so accessible
q AOlLi 40 SudllO lu6 DOOu 10 citrus
fruit growers is, indeed, important.
Apart from the question of remedy
ing a loss is the one of increasing the
gain. California fruit men have rocked
little in the past about fertilization.
They have found in the new soil all
the stimulants for tree and fruit growth
that seemed to be required. But the
time is near at hand when the owners
of the older orchards will need to take
up the question of soil enrichment in
earnest as means of keeping the aver
age annual yield. In the Eastern COM
munities the blacklist of virgin soil
needs fertilization after ten years
wear, even where there has been a
rotation of crops. Here, where orchard
growths make rotation impossible, and
where the soil is comparatively light,
there is all the more reason to adopt
some of the intensified methods of
tillage. Fortunately the salable value
of the crops will make the burden of
expense more easily to be borne than is
the case elsewhere in the country.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-23
OUR FRUIT SHIPMENTS
California Fruit Well Received in
London.
EFFECT OF The NEW BRANDY ORDER
Ripe Fruit spraying-The Citrus Pros
peets-Fresno's Wool and Wine Out
Iook-other Interesting Notes.

H. VI. Isaacs, of Messrs. NJ. Isaacs
Sons, London whose firm so successful
ly handled portion of the California
fruit shipped to Europe last year, has
Just returned from an extensive trip
through our fruit districts. In an in
terview he says:
My mission to California was simply
in the interests OF the fruit business.
| made an extended tour of the coun-
try and | must say that my impression
is that it is still rather young as re-
CARDS export business. By this | mean
that the fruit growers generally do not
seem to consider the desirability of
combining for the purpose of finding
fresh outlets for their continually in
creasing product.
The amount of fruit grown in Cali
fornia, of course, is enormous, but
some of the earlier results Of shipments
to London seemed TO somewhat dis
hearten shippers. The causes that led
to these early unsatisfactory results
were the causes usual to the introduce
ton of new business. Experience
and organization have already removed
many of them.
think it was a great mistake for
the California fruit to be consigned
for sale to Covent Garden, as this
market depends almost entirely for its
support upon supplies of similar fruit
from England and France and l think
this interfered considerably with Cal.
ifornia having fair field. As a proof
of this l may mention that California
people who were over here last season
became convinced of this themselves.
Their pears are well liked and are
now well introduced, and l am sure
will always find good sale ON this side
think the fine California plums will
also give satisfaction to shippers
Apricots, on the other hand, are moi
an article in much favor here, and l dc
not think there is much prospect il
shipping this article in the green state
With regard to peaches, the condi
ton in which this article arrives seems
attended with more risk than pears anC
plums.
For all articles our London marke
is variable as all other fruit markets
but we are quite convinced that tn
average results to California shipper
would be satisfactory, besides furthe
helping to relieve the glut in thei
own markets.
think the dried.fruit industry il
California will also find larger cutie
here, but only the best fruit and pack
ing should be shipped. The only ex
ception as regards dried fruit l max
is raisins. This article, l consider
has no chance in our market unles
the crop of Spain should in any yea
prove failure.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-23

90. He succeeded at the mines, but
felt that he was called TO the priest
hood, and paid nearly entirely for the
church structure at Watkinsville. His
dying wish was that he might live till
the debt ON his new church had been
paid off.
The Greek Power Company has con-
tracted with the Santa Cruz Electric
Light Company to furnish power for the
$500 lights in use in Santa Cruz. The
Big Creek Company plant was ready
for operation ON June 10, demonstrating
its capacity for furnishing an extra
ordinary light by illuminating the Odd
Fellows building that night and dur
ing the carnival. The Electric Light
Company has generated its electricity
by steam power, but finds that the
proposed changef Twill be more economi-
cal.
A meeting of the creditors Of the
Mount Lowe Railroad Company was
held at the Opera House at Pasadena
last week, to elect three of the princi-
pal creditors as members Of the board
of directors to represent all the credi-
tors. The designations of 7. p.
Lukens, p. NJ Green and A. p. West,
present members of the board, were
accepted and their places filled by J.
NJ. johnson, representing the Union
Hardware and Metal Company, and
]. b. Newton and +. L. Baker of the
Baker Iron Works, all creditors.
The new rules adopted by the San
Francisco Board of Education amend
the sanitary regulations of the School
Department by specifying consumption
as a contagious disease. Pupils who
are affected with contagious diseases of
any kind, or in whose families there
may be such disease, are excluded
from the public schools. The new
regulation, therefore, will exclude all
consumptives and those in whose homes
cases of the prescribed malady are to
be found. Consumption, heretofore,
has never been regarded in the School
Department as contagious. The Board
of Education expects criticism for what
may be regarded by some people as a
radical step.
Everything is going smoothly with
the Valley Road to the city limits of
Fresno. The work is progressing fully
as well as could be expected. The
bridge over the San joaquin has been
going up without hitch. Track
laying is proceeding at the rate of a
mile and a half day, the force being
now at La Grange, in MERGED county.
1t is not the intention to continue
grading along Diana and Q streets
through this city until the trouble with
the property-owners along these streets
is settled. The railroad company de-
sires TO have all strife ended before
proceeding with the work. 1t is hoped
that the differences will have been
arranged by the middle of August, so
that work may not be delayed.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-23

in a Call interview: "This new order
will be of incalculable benefit TO Cen
trail and Southern California. There
are thousands OF tons of apricots, pears,
oranges and prunes as well as berries
that have gone TO waste for years each
season, simply that they could not be
dried and went TO rot.
1T has always been considered Illicit
to make brandy from these. and now
the embargo is raised. Heretofore, the
only brandy distilled was from apples,
peaches and grapes.
THE duty TO fruit-growers desiring
to take advantage of the concession
made to them by the Government is to
file new notice and a new bond with
this Office. and get resurvey of their
distilleries. This latter work will
keep me going for many months begin
ming at the end of July.
You see, this resurveying is neces-
sary for the reason that each fruit has
different producing capacity, and
the old survey on the producing capac-
ity of apples, peaches and grapes
must necessarily be upset where prune,
apricot and pears will be utilized in
Central California and oranges in
southern counties. -
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-23
The steam Process.

The use of steam for destroying in
sect life, such as vermin on wooden
rags, etc, has long been practiced.
Professor Woodbridge, of Los Angeles,
is experimenting in the application of
the same process to the determination
Of insects on trees and Is satisfied that
it will be entirely successful. If so,
it will supplant the gas treatment, as
it is so much cheaper. He is, at pres
ent engaged in projecting an outfit
which will do the work from an
orchardist's standpoint He is having
some light frames constructed, which
will be covered with heavy tar paper
and which will cost less than the tents
which have been used heretofore and
will be more easily moved, The cost
of moving the frames will be about the
same as when gas is used, but the ex,
pense of the steam is nominal, about {
to 6 cents per tree. The temperatur,
required is about 1870 degrees Fair
This temperature has no injurious etfec
upon the tender shoots and buds, bu
care should be taken not to raise the
temperature above 1875 degrees Fair.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-23

THE outlook for the immediate
future of the wool industry, is not
bright" says Lee Blasingame, of
Fresno, in an Examiner interview.
1.-THE sheep men have been having a
hard time of it for several years, with
the result that many persons have
withdrawn from the business. | think
there are only about one-third the
number of sheep in Fresno county that
we had three years ago. We are all
hoping for something to turn up to help
us out. The retirement from business
of factors in wool, like Christy & Wise,
and the stoppage of advances ON the
product, has driven many men out OF
the business. The fruit business has
been very dull, but promises better
this year. The grape crop is short, and
that may help out prices. In addition,
the California Wine Association has
begun the erection of a very extensive
winery two miles south of Fresno.
That is very encouraging. Such an
institution will not only absorb consid.
cradle of our grape product, but brings
money from new quarter into oul
region. | know very little concerning
the oil development about Huron.
have not been over there for some time
but have little faith in that country
for anything"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-23

II necessary to spray after fruit is
nearly ready for market, as a protection
against blight or rot, use colorless
fungicide instead of bordeaux mixture,
so as not to color the fruit, saws the
American Agriculturist. Or if the
copper of bordeaux adheres to fruit
when picked, dip it for an instant into
water containing a little cider vinegar,
which will wash off the copper with
out injury to the fruit. The latter
may then be put directly into baskets
for market, or spread out to dry.
Perhaps the best colorless fungicide
is copper acetate eight ounces,
water forty-five gallons, to be APP
piled in fine spray by a Vermorel or
McGowen nozzle. The Importance of
this suggestion appears when we recall
the fact that two years ago scare was
created among consumers because
traces of copper on grapes gave them
the appearance of having been SPRAYED
with paris green. Several carloads
were condemned by New York city
health authorities, and the market
was seriously affected, all without good
cause.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-23

Any one who takes careless sniff
at the heartshorn bottle can readily
understand how even a moderate dose
Of ammonia will produce fatal results
when designedly administered. But
in these very qualities (says Colman' S
Rural World is to be found the great
value of ammonia in keeping orchard
trees clean and vigorous. What in
sect can possibly live to do damage to
trees after having received even a
homeopathic dose of ammonia? Trees
given a good ammonia wash once or
twice year will show in their clean,
shining bark and glossy leaves high
appreciation of such attention, and
many orchardists who have used these
preparations bear testimony to their
substantial value in increasing the
vigor of the trees and the size and
quality of the crop. 1t is comparative
ly cheap, and its timely application to
almost any orchard will be found to
pay handsome dividends.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-23
san Diego's Oranges.

The estimated output of oranges and
lemons from San Diego county for 1896
amounts to between 400 and 500 car.
loads, says the Los Angeles Times.
The large increase in the number OF
maturing fruit trees in that county
gives promise of lemon and orange
product of nearly 1000 carloads in 1897.
These are considered conservative esti-
mates by well-posted observers. The
faith in the lemon industry in San
Diego county is manifested by one
concern that is now planting 400 acres
in lemons and grape fruit.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-23
Mexican Citrus Trade.

The Mexican Herald of recent date
IN an article on the trade of Vera Cruz
says that fruit trade may be expected
to spring up shortly which will benefit
that port, owing to the failure of the
Florida orange crop, says the S. F..
Chronicle. Buyers from the United
States are already purchasing oranges
IN Mexico, which are easily shipped
by rail or sea to distributing points in
this country. The Herald says that the
present supply of oranges is not very
desirable, having degenerated owing
to the failure of the Mexicans to cult
vate. But there is an intimation that
this difficulty will soon be remedied,
now that the possibilities of finding a
market for Mexican fruit in the United
States are being revealed. The timely
intimation Of the intentions of the
Mexicans will not be lost on the
orange growers of Southern California.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-23

The visiting members of the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery Company of
Boston were inspected by the Queen
and entertained at luncheon in the
arangery. They afterward were con-
Quoted through the state apartments of
the castle. Some of the members of
the visiting corps went TO Woolwich
after their reception and inspection by
the Queen to dine with the artillery
officers stationed there, while others
visited the Imperial Institute The
ladies of the party spent their time at
the Earl's Court exhibition.