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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-17
WONDERFUL VITALITY.
Strange Case of a Patient in San
Francisco Hospital
william Kennedy Lives After n Crowbar
Has Passed Through His Head
How the Steel Shaft Travelled
Through the Skull.

In one of the San Francisco hospitals
there is now a patient who has had
crowbar driven through his head. The
large steel crowbar, after falling dis
lance of 60 feet, struck this man in the
back of the head above the right ear.
Passing through his skull and brain,
the crowbar emerged through the from
tai bone above and at the side of the
right eye. And yet this man is alive
to-day. His name is William Kennedy.
The physicians of the city and county
hospital consider the case one that bor-
ders on the marvellous. Kennedy is
conscious and rational, although the
steel shaft pierced his brain and shat
tered his skull in horrifying manner.
He seems to suffer comparatively
little pain, and is able to recall the events
that Immediately preceded and fol-
lowed the accident. For most of the
time he is under the influence of pow
erful opiates, but even these do not
rob him of consciousness or destroy his
power to think logically.
Without his possession Of re-
markable and almost unprecedentedvi-
tally, he should never have regained
consciousness after the bar impaled him
to the bottom of the well.
The physicians say they might be
able to reconcile these conditions on
the score of splendid physical constitu-
ton, but all their books are contradict
ed, and they are all at sea when Ken
nedy answers their questions and shows
them that he still thinks. The crow
bar pierced the brain substance and
forced some of it from the skull.
Many foreign and disturbing SUBJ
stances were forced into the brain.
Rust, dirt and hair mark the terrible
path of the steel shaft through the
skull.
The injury lacerated and inflamed
that part of the brain in which the
higher faculties are supposed to be To-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-17
MIXING WITH POLITICS.

Cincinnati, Dec. 17.-In the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor convention
there has been a disposition to keep
put such questions as the socialist ag-
itation made at Denver, the silver is
sue at New York and other questions
that disturbed other annual conven-
tons and not to protect this session
longer than the present week, but af-
ter the discussion Of the Cuban reso-
luton yesterday it was announced in
the Hobbies today that the silver ques-
ton would be sprung again and cause
a long discussion on political lines.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-17
woLCOTT TALKS.
About The Prospects OF International
Bimetallism.(


Washington, Dec. 17ADiscussing
the work of the caucus committee of
which he is chairman, Senator VOL
colt said;
sThe Republican Senate caucus conn.
mittee to report legislation in further
ance of an international bimetallic
conference had full meeting,
and the question was discussed at
some length. The subject was chief
~ considered with view to securing
the widest possible latitude to COM
mission and so framing legislation
that the incoming president would be
at liberty to act Immediately upon his
Inauguration, and without waiting for
further legislative action.
''There were thousands of Republi-
cans in the west who were in accord
with so much of the Chicago platform
as stood for free coinage of silver but
who were unable to accept the other
planks ofathe platform. There were
Also in the great Middle States. hun
dreds of thousands Of Republicans,
earnest bimetallists, who voted the
Republican ticket because they believ-
ed the financial plank in the st. Louis
platform to be a sacred pledge COM
hitting the party to an earnest effort
| to secure international bimetallism.
$50 far as can observe, the senti-
ment is practically unanimous among
Republican senators in favor of an
earnest and steadfast efforts towards
international agreement. do not an
ticipate any serious trouble in the way
of securing any such legislation as has
been outlined and which will prepare
the way for this effort. AS far as 1
can learn there is no opposition on
the part of either Democrats or Popu-
lists to such legislation as has been
outlined: for think 1t may be truth
fully said that 80 per cent of the peo-
pie of this county are bimetallists,
and even those who believe that this
country alone can maintain the double
standard have no sort Of objection to
the same result being accomplished by
international agreement, IL 1t shall be
possible"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-17
CRowBAR PIERCED HIS BRAIN.

Gated, but as Kennedy losses uneasily
in his bed, and now and again means
with the pain that is in his brain, he
is able to tell how the accident happened
and how he waited in the agony of de-
spair for relief.
Kennedy was at the bottom of the
well when the accident happened. He
was in STOPPING position, and had
just tied an ordinary crowbar to rope.
In the darkness he fastened the knot in
securely.
The steel bar was hoisted to within
ten feet of the top, when it slipped and
fell. 1t gained tremendous velocity in
its descent, and when 1t struck Ken
needy it passed completely through his
skull and was buried for part of its
length in the earth at the bottom of
the well.
The bones above and below the eye
were shattered. The path of the bar
through Kennedy's head is one of the
most remarkable features of the case.
On entering the steel dipped into the
brain substance for a short distance
and then raised, lifting the bones of
the skull from the brain. From this
fact only a comparatively small part
of the brain was lost. He will doubtless
die n 1897
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-17
SEWER WORK.

The report of work done on the
sewer system last week is as follows:
Inside system-S-inch pipe, LOST
feet; 20-inch pipe 900; 26-inch brick,
I'll; 3S-inch brick, 22S; manholes
built, Z; branches laid, 10S; average
daily force, 254 laborers; 6 teams;
masons; inspectors; number of brick
used, S2.450.
Outfall system-36-inch, brick, 100
feet; branches laid, 5; average daily
force, 50 laboreS, II teams; / mason;
l inspector; number of brick used,
$4,000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-17
LOCAL RECORD.

Maximum temperature yesterday
SO degrees.
Minimum temperature in past "A
hours, 46.
Mean temperature, 90.
Normal temperature, 90,
Temperature at Z a. m. this date, 81
Sensible temperature 81.
Relative humidity, 81.
Wind, direction. north.
Wind velocity, 2.
Weather, partly cloudy.
II. H. CURLEY, Observer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-17
WEATHER NOTES.

The low area or storm centre over
lies Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri.
this morning. This area has caused
rains mt Oklahoma and Kansas City,
and snow at Omaha and ST. Paul. An
area of high pressure if following
the low barometer from the northwest
and has caused colder weather in
South Dakota, Colorado and Nebras-
ka.
Points in Central and Southern
Texas report a general rise in temper
ature.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-17
THE GREAT HERMANN IsDEAI

Rochester, N. Y, Dec. 17.-Herr-
mann, the great magician, died today
in his private ear at Great Valley
near Salamanca. He was on his way
to Bradford. The remains will be
forwarded to New York. Hermann
completed his engagement at the Ly-
ceum theatre in this city last night
and had later been entertained at the
Genesee Valley club by number of
his friends. Death was caused by
heart disease.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-17
MARRIED A TRADESMAN.

London, Dec. 17.-Mrs. Charlotte
August prayten, eldest daughter of
Mrs. VIM. Astor, and who some time
ago obtained divorce from her hus-
band, J. Coleman Drayton, on the
ground of desertion and non-support
was married this afternoon by spec
ial license to George Haig, of the firm
of Haig & Haig, whisky merchants
of this city.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-17
necovereu n...a. ..ny .o-.-.

A Liverpool policeman who swal-
lowed sixpence piece 10 years ago re-
Gently had severe pain in his throat.
A fit of coughing came on. and the long
lest coin, reduced to half of its orig
inal thickness. was released from his
throat
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-17
FRIENDS OF CUBA AT WORK

New York, Dec. 17.--Franz Mayer.
president of the American Friends of
Cuba, received letters today from
Senators Cullom and Mills in which
they promise to call the attention Of
the committee on foreign affairs to the
appeals of the society.
Denver, Colo, Dec. 17.-Recruiting
in Denver for the Cuban insurgent ar
mics has been stopped temporarily.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-17
RECRUITS FOR CUBA.

Mitchells, s. d., Dec. ia meeting
Of Cuban sympathizers was held in
this city last night and number of
rousing speeches were made. Fifty
men pledged themselves in writing to
take up arms for the Cuban cause.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-17
A ROOSTER TOPPER.

The Lone Star brewery has pet
rooster which is an awful topper and
drinks beer as plentifully as the most
confirmed human beer drinker. When
he gets-well filled he crows a good
deal. staggers around and becomes
duarrelsome and then goes to his IA
vorite pen and sleeps it off
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-17
LOSS TO MEDICAL SCIENCE.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 1.-THE Detroit
College of Medicine was destroyed by
fire which followed an explosion to-
day. Loss on building $4,000, partly
insured. Valuable instruments and
costly furniture were also burned.
Incendiarism is suspected.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-17
A BETTER MARKET.

st. Louis, Dec. 17.-Cattle: receipts
1000; Texans strong; steers $240@3.90.
Cows $1.5O@2.60. Sheep: receipts p
500; market strong.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-17
A DOUBLE EVENT.

Concordia Lodge, knights and La
dies of Honor, had an installation of
officers last night. In conjunction with
this event Miss Minnie Locke, mem.
Der of the lodge, celebrated her birth
day anniversary and was presented
with handsome emblem Of the lodge
by the members Of that organization.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-17

The funeral Of the late Miss Mag.
gle Peck, of Kansas City, took place
this afternoon from the residence Of
Mrs. Lena Wilke, LOG Centre street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-17
NEW SUITS FILED.

Mrs. D. c. Ragsdale VS.. the Mer-
chants Transfer Co., damages.
ID. Jochinsen VS.. Ada E. Jochinsen,
divorce -
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-17
TIE Daify liqht
DECEMBER II, 1896
METERoLoGIcAL.

Weather Conditions For the Next
Twenty-four Hours.
Local forecast for San Antonio and
vicinity for SO hours, from $ a. IN.
Dec. II:
: Fair Friday, cooler Friday morning
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-17
IJCENsED TO WE'D.

hiOENoHD ~ H'
H. J. Proudfoot and Callie Dixon.
Charles Rea and Louisa Walker.
Oswald Rittimann and Mary BetZ.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-28
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly derive
from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufac-
ured by F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, o..
contains no mercury, and is taken Internal
~, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen
pue. It is taken internally and is made in
Toledo, Ohio, by e. j. Cheney q Co. Testi-
monialS free.
ug-sold by Druggists, price 70 c. per bottle
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-28
AN HONEST MAN.

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The Portland daily press., 1896-02-28

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The Portland daily press., 1896-02-28

Continued on Sixth Page.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-06-10

70 bc kept thoroughly we'll posted
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-06-10
PASSENGER eLEvAroRs
The Biggest In the World the Produ
of New York genIua


The biggest In the World the Produtt
OF New York Genius.
The development OF the elevator has
made possible to a certain extent the
construction OF the high buildings
which have recently been built in New
York, says the Mail and Express. A
gentleman who has been connected
with the elevator business since its be
ginning and who Is identified with one
of the largest elevator concerns in the
world. estimates that there are up
ward of 5000 elevators in operation in
the city OF New York alone. In addi-
tion to this, the whole country, and, in
fact, the whole world, has looked to the
metropolis for its elevators, and great
engineering feats in which elevators
have played prominent part have had
their origin in New York. and the plans
have been carried out by New York
firms. Examples of this were the ele-
yators in the Eiffel tower. Paris which
60 up 450 feet. the highest elevation
ever reached by an elevator, and SINH
lar enterprises which it has taken New
9.x s2lius and New York enterprise
TO carry forward successfully. The
latest achievement of a firm of New
York elevator builders is the compile
tion OF approaches by means of eleYa-
tors TO the tunnel passing under the
river Clyde at Glasgow, Scotland. The
shaft is sunk in the ground eighty feet
to reach the tunnel, which Is $50 feet
long. The affair Is arranged in such
manner that teams with loaded trucks
can be driven into the elevator cars at
she surface. lowered on the elevator,
driven through the tunnel and be lifted,
by means Of elevators on the other side,
to the surface Of the ground. This tun-
mel, with its elevators, has been in oper-
alton for the last few months. The pres
ent speed OF the elevators in general
use In New York IS 800 20 zoo feet a
minute, although al one time elevators
were in operation that went twice as
fast as this. These were found to be
dangerous, for the reason that they
weEe not easily governed. and most OF
them were removed. New York turns
out the finest elevators in the world.
One firm has shipped any quantity OF
elevators TO London, Paris, Berlin
Vienna, Rome, Calcutta, Hong Kong.
Port said, Buda Pesth, Russia, and
other foreign countries, as wen as to
Australia. In the latter country, the
people have formed an elevator COM
pany Of their own and elevators are
made, modelled after the New York
styles. There are four large firms OF
elevator manufacturers who have their
headquarters in New York and several
smaller concerns. There are four dis
tinct classes Of elevators in operation
In New York, known respectively as the
belt, steam, electric and hydraulic ele-
Yators. Each OF these classes is di-
yided into various types in relation to
style, size and similar subdivisions.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-06-10
AYERS
The Only Worries Fair SarsaparIlla.
AYERS Pills cure Headache.
Gems OF Thought.

Critic-That villain in your story Is
a perfect masterpiece Where did you
get the character? Novelist-I mag
ined n man possessed Of all the forms
Of wickedness my wife attributes to me
when she Is angry.
Woman and Her Moods Woman" +"
began the corn-fed philosopher, in his
generalizing way, lis a creature Of
many moods" my wife alnt" ven
tured Mr.. N. Peck. "she is always in
the imperative"
20, lookr' exclaimed Ruth, a victim
Of the passing craze, what lovely post
ers!" And she and Mabel went into
the store and purchased several dollars
worth Pray, how were they TO know
that the goods bought were not post
ers, but comic valentines?
Two Harvard 'Graduates.-Th Rev.
DR.. Discord Why, dear Jack, am glad
to see you You look 80 well. What
have you been doing? Jack Scraggs-
Pitching for league club at $4,000 a
year What are you doing2 Discord
,-Preachirg for a chapel at $500 year,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-06-10

GOVERNOR BRADLEY permits it to be
announced that he has not withdrawn
from the presidential race. BY thus
refusing TO take his Kentucky apple
cart out of the way Of the Mckinley
chariot, the hopes Of the Republican
pie brigade of the bluegrass state have
received an untimely blight Mr.. Nc
Kinley will have cold air turned on in
the ante-room whenever anybody bear
ing a note from Governor Bradley shall
call
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-06-10

In is related as a crcditablc perfor-
nance Of Mark Hanna, the Mckinley
manager, tha the prevented the re-
election OF william L. Wilson for con
gress in West Virginia by the expendi-
ture OF enormous sums Of money col
leeted from the protected manufac-
turers. Some Of the Republican states
men who shall read this story Will not
find it very pleasing when they re-
feet that the same weapon has been
employed against themselves in the
campaign for the presidential nomina-
tion But whatever money Mark
Hanna may levy upon the ma lufac-
turers for the nomination and election
OF Mckinley he expects to return with
interest in the shape OF higher duties
upon the necessarics Of the people.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-06-10
A YERY rEArHERY scnEME

A dispatch from Cleveland, Ohio,
announces th@t 2 chapte: Of a new
oath-bound secret society called the
"s. S. S. s." has been organized in that
city, with a charter membership OF
500. Charles Edwards, the organizer
Of this mysterious movement, natur-
ally is averse TO making public the
facts concerning it. but he says:
England Today has mortgage Of
s2o, ,OOO. 600, OOO, 900 on this country, and
we do not propose that it shall ever be
paid. The city Of Cleveland is mort
gagged for si2. coo, 600, and we won't
pay that, either. We propose TO re-
pudiate bonds and make them worth
less.
How ,icel But why does Mr.. Ed
wards limit bis scheme Of repudistion
70 national and municipal bends?
Why not give private deadbeats fair
show2 II a nation may repudiate a
debt Of honor and city may refuse 10
repay what II has borrowed, why may
not an individual apply ahe Same rule
Of ethics 10 his own obligations! Mr..
Edwards will experience little din'
Guilty Ia securing large membership
fer his organization; but it isn't abso-
~, necessary 10 join au oath-bound
1ciety in order to become an
nsible deadbeats as Mr., Ed
probably has already found out
a his own experience.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-06-10

Notice is hereby given that session
of the board OF commissioners Of | ogan
county, Oklahoma Territory, held on the
9th day of April A. d., 1896 = petit n
signed by Chas. Hand and others Of Mul-
hall township, asking for view and
survey for the purpose Of locating "a Ger
tain county road described as follows:
Commencing az the beginning about 20
rods south Of tGe northeas. corner Of the
southeast quarter sec, seven, thence In
northwesterly direction about p rods,
thence in nOrtheasterly direction inter-
secting section lire betwe n aud 8,
twp, IS, K . w, about 40 rods no tn Of
beginning, was presented. and that
George And ar'ou ). : Peters and NJ
NJ. shelton, viewers, and H. l..
White. county surveyor. will meet
at the place of beginning Of
said road. on the 9th day Of May, A. ID
500, at 10 o'clock q. m. of said day, and
proceed 70 view and survey said road,
and give all parties hearipg
Done by order OF the Board OF Commis-
sioners OF Logan county. oklahoma Ter
ritOry.
r. EMMETT STEWART,
SEAL County Clerk and Clerk Of
said Board.
Guthrie. O. T.. April 49, 1896.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-06-10

The supreme court OF the United
States not long ago sustained the ter
ritorial court Of Utah in ove,ruling
the challenge Of juror who admitted
having read newspaper reports OF the
crime and that these had made an im-
preston upon his mind, but who in
sisted that this impression could be
removed by testimony. II this exam
pie were practiced oftener trials would
take up less time and waste less
money, besides in the majority Of
cases resulting in a better verdict
than could be rendered by jury that
doesn't read and never has opinions
that are not drummed into It,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-06-10

JUSTICE Brown Of the supreme court
Of the United States has had the hard
ihood to declare, in dissenting from
his associates in that august tribunal,
that he deems it far more important
to maintain the faith of the nation,
even with an Indian, than to preserve
the game in territory. This is the
rankest kind Of heresy. l. not only
tends to lower the Importance of pre-
serving game 49, which, as everyone
knows, is one of the most important
things on earth--but it represents the
Indian as a man with claims and titles
to consideration, and especially TO the
keeping OF faith.