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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-29
THE GRAVE OF A HERO.
Last Resting Place Of David Ken
nison Located In Chicago.
Committee of the Sons of the American
Revolution to Erect q Tablet Over
the Spot Where Bones of q
Colonial Patriot Lie.

The grave of David Kennison, patriot
and revolutionary hero, who died in
Chicago at the age of 115, has been To-
Gated within few feet of Lincoln park
by committee composed of members
of the Sons of the American Revolution.
David Kennison was buried in Lin
coin park in 1852, when the plot formed
the old City cemetery. There was no
stone to mark his grave, and when the.
removals were made the remains OF
Kennison were left undisturbed. Forty
four years after men who honor his
memory are attempting to fix the exact
point of his grave so that suitable
stone may be erected giving testimony
to life of unusual experience.
Among those who visited the park
were Henry S. Boutelle, Josiah L. Lom-
bard, George III. Fergus, John Fergus,
Fernando Jones, John N. Armstrong,
Henry C. Kelly, WI. Beckwith and Jo-
seph H. Ernst. The committee, accom-
panied by Superintendent Alexander,
went to the west side of the park, near
North avenue, where it was known in
general sense that Kennison had been
buried. Mr.. Ernst pointed out what he
thought to he the true place, but Fer
nando Jones and others who wefe pres
emit at the funeral, when salute was
fired over Kennison's Craze, would not
accept Mr.. Ernst's decision as entirely
exact, and it was decided to hunt up the
map of the cemetery. The latter is
supposed to bN preserved somewhere in
the archives IN the city hall. If it is
found all doubt will be removed, other
wise the point selected by the commit
tee will be accepted and ableterected.
David Kennison was probably the last
survivor of the famous Boston tea party,
which sounded the tocsin of the seven
years struggle for American independ-
ence. Kennison was born in Kingston,
in the province of Maine, in 1875. He
was a farmer, and came of long-lived
stock, his grandfather living to be lis
wears old and his father 10 be 103. he
married four times, leaving four chill
dren by his first wife, IS b. the second,
and nono by the last
Kennison was a member of secret
patriot society at Lebanon, Me-, and
when the British government sent its
vessels laden with tea into Boston har-
Dor Kennison and a party of brother
patriots, disguised as Indians, boarded
the ships, threw the tea overheard, and
returned to shore before armed resist
ance could be summoned.
Kennison fought all through the rev.
dictionary war, bearing musket at
Lexington, Bunker Hill, the seige OF
Boston, the battle OF White Plains, Fort
Washington and Saratoga Springs. He
also served in the war of 1912.
In 1s47 he came to Chicago and en-
tered the service of Judge Henry Full
Ter. He drew a pension from the gov
eminent, and for time conducted a
museum, himself the greatest curiosity
His funeral was an incident of real local
Importance. an immense crowd attend
ing at the grave.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-29
BUTTERFLIES FOR RoTHScHILD.
The Baron After Pacific Coast Beauties
for His Collection.

Tor HIS COLLECTION.
George w. Dunn, the oldest and per-
laps the most famous naturalist on the
Pacific coast, some days ago received
a letter from Baron de Rothschild ask
ing him to go on butterfly collecting
tour for him, says the San Francisco
Chronicle. The baron has four-story
building at Herr, which he intends TO
fill with these beautiful vari-colored in
sects. He has specified the localities
in California and Lower California from
which he desires the butterflies. The
baron has learned, what is pretty well
known in California, that the foothills
of the Sierras fairly swarm with all
kinds and sizes of butterflies at certain
seasons of the year. The county OF
Mariposa, for instance, takes its name
from the Spanish word meaning but
terfly, on account of the enormous num-
bers of these moving insects to be seen
there.
Mr.. Dunn has been collecting speci-
mems in California and elsewhere on
the coast for AZ years.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-29
>eMo-Aa Gnu~e
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
h q. n. RAILROAD.

NORTH BOUND.
Leave for Austin and the North e.2o an
$50 pm
ARRIVE FROM THE NORTH
Arrive from Austin and North. $50 am.
= - 7.15p.p.
SOUTH BOUND,
Leave for Laredo and Mexico. ..9.45 am.
ARRIVE FROM THE SOUTH.
Arrive from Laredo and Mexico 7.30 pm.
NIX. & T.-FROM l. & G. N. DEPOT.
TRAINS LEAVE DAILY.
Leave for Waco, ST. Louis ana
Kansas City. ........ $50 y. O
TRAINS ARRIVE DAILY.
Arrive from Waco, ST. Louis
and Kansas City,. -. $50 q. n
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
EAST BOUND.
Leave for Houston, Galveston
and New Orleans. ........... L.2o an.
Leave for Houston, Galveston
and New Orleans ......... 1000 p. N
ARRIVE FROM THE EAST.
Arrive from New Orleans, Gal
weston and 'Honston..........7 .25 a. IN,
Arrive from New Orleans, Gal
weston and Houston. ......., 4.25 . m
WEST BOUND.
Leave for Eagle Pass and Mex
leo. ............ -. ......... 4.45 pm.
Leave fci FL Paso and San
francisco. ........ ........ $50 am
ARRIVE FROM THE WEST
Arrive from Mexico and Eagle
Pass. ............. IL. 90 am.
Arrive from San Francisco and
Ell Paso ........... :. -. s3Op.m.
s. A. 81 A. P. r. EMISSION ROUTE.
TRAINS LEAVE DAILY.
Leave for Cuero, Houston, Gal
weston and Waco. $50 a. IN
Leave for BeevilIe, Rockport
and Corpus Cristi... ......... Els pr
TRAINS ARRIVE DAILY.
Arrive from Cuero, Houston,
Galveston and Waco......... SIS pm
Arrive from Corpus Cristi, Bee
Vile and Rockport,... 1.3C y n
LEAVE DAILY, EXCEPT SATURDAY
Leave Daily, except Saturday, for
Rarrville, Boerne and Comfort $40 a n
ARRIVES DAILY, EXCEPT SATURDAY.
Arrive from Kerrviile. ....... 80 p. re
LEAVE SATURDAY, ONLY.
Leave for hsrrville ........... 200 p I'd
ARRIVE SATURDAY ONLY.
Arrive from Kerrvile, Saturday, s 80 y. u
s. A. & GULF SHORE R. R.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Leave San Antonio.. -. 900 q. n.
Arrive San Antonio.....N -. Loo p. m
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-29
WANTED TO TRY THE GALLONS
Shah of Persia ofrered One of His Sub
jects.

Shah of Persia offered One of His Sub
jects.
Tie English papers are full of stories
of the last shah of Persia some of which
are probably true. When he was visit
ing England he frequently expressed
his contempt for the mildness OF Eng
lish law. So he was finally taken to
Newgate in order that he might see a
gallows. He at once manifested great
interest in it and, expressing desire
10 see how it worked aske the governor
TO hang man. The governor explained
that he had not at the time a man
ready for the experiment, whereupon
the shah expressed his contempt. But
he intimated that that was of no con-
sequence. Hang one of these" said
he, pointing to his suite, each man Of
which probably trembled in his shoes.
And very great indeed was the shah's
disgust when he found that he could
not prevail upon the governor to do
what he wanted.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-29
BULKY ARTICLES BARRED.
Their Mailing by Government Ofcials
Likely to BE stopped.

Their Mailing by Government Ohcials
Likely to BE stopped.
It will be impossible to send tent
poles, roller tops, desks, bundles of car
pet, wooden case, camp stoves and
other awkward articles through the
mails if the president approves a bill
which has been sent to him. The sem
ate passed it several weeks ago, and
the house the other day. 1t is not gen.
orally known that the United States
mails can be used for the Transports
ton of such bulky articles. They can
not be so used by private persons, but
officers of the government, under the
present law, may use them for trans
porting anything from package of
garden seed to horse and buggy. No
postage is paid on such articles, but
they are sent under government frank.
1t is estimated that the average cost of
transporting this class of matter by
mail is 10 cents a pound, whereas the
cost by express at present rates would
be only two cents pound. If this bill
is approved by the president no pack
age weighing more than four pounds
can be sent through the mails unless 1t
is a single printed book or written man
uscript. The law will apply solely to
government officers, for similar law
applies already to private persons. This
law will be great benefit to fFeightand
express companies, who will gain about
100000 pounds of business annually,
which, at an average rate o: two cents a
pound, would bring them revenue of
S1O0, 600.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-29

Few weeks. Last year when Mr.. Dain
was working his mining property, he
went out with his gun one morning and
found where a mighty meteor had
torn up the earth for coo or 300 feet,
moving the brush in its way as a
mower would cut grass. The heat was
too great for him to approach the spot
at the time, but he was determined
then to remove from its earthly repose
the luminous phenomenon of the celes-
tial space,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-29

Mammoth Meteor to BE Unearthed-
j. Z. Dain has in view the unearth-
ing of a mammoth meteor on his gold
claims at. South Pass. Wyo.. within
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-29
ARE YOU GOING

North or East this Summer? II so, try
the SANTA FE LIMITED, a solid vesti-
bule train between Galveston and st.
Louis; no dirt, no dust.
A delightful mountain ride through In
dian Territory, Arkansas and Missouri.
Pullman Buffet Sleepers. Reclining
Chair Cars, (seats free.)
Entire train lighted with Ptntch Gas.
For the lowest rates and other informa-
ton, address any SANTA FErepresenta-
tive, or w. s. KEENAN,,
General Passenger Agent,
Galveston, Texas
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-29
KANSAS CITY GETS A PARK.
Thomas ii. swope Gives the Municipality
1,3I4 Acres of Ground.

Thomas ii. sWope UiNes inc "uniciPshsS
1914 Acres of Ground.
Kansas City has been made the re-
cipient, free of cost, of park property
not second in point Of area to any pub
lie park in the United States. The gift
was made by Thomas H. Swope, one OF
the city's oldest citizens. The proper
ty is situated four miles northeast OF
the city and contains 1914 acres. All
told there are over 1000 acres of tim
bered land, and there is broad natural
lawn of 100 acres. 1t is grandly stu
ated and admirably adapted for the pur-
pose intended. The only conditions ex-
acted by the donor are that the land be
named Swope park and that the city
during the next ten years expend az
least $1,000 year in improving the
grounds.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-29
system n, snbmarins Cables.

There are under the ocean, spreading
to almost every part of the civilized
world, no fewer than 1,167 submarine
telegraph cables, having total length
of 142, 700 nautical miles, and represent
ing a capital of nearly e4o,0oo,1oo. To
keep these cables in repair requires the
exclusive service of 81 specially con-
structed and equipped telegraph steam
ers-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-29

ton and pain in the heart terrible pain in
my right side just under me ribs, terrible
headaches all the time bearing down
sensation distressed feeling in my ston-
ach all the time could hardly eat anything
and it looked as if would starve. All the
time / would take such weak trembling
spells, and il seemed as if / could not stand
it. There were six doctors treating me
when commenced king your medicine.
i had lost all hope and gone to my fathers
to die. commenced taking DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and his Fa-
vorite Prescription together, and / took
them regularly until felt as if life was
worth living again"
81 weigh more than have weighed for
ten years. My friends say that I look better
than they ever saw me. The first two bot
ties did me more good than all the medicine
/ had taken. My stomach has never hurt
me since. can eat anything / want and as
much as Iwant. If you want to use this in
favor of your medicine, am living wit
ness to testify to it, and will, to anybody
who wants to know further of my case"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-29
CALIFORNIA; Orange Crop.

Southern California expects 10 make
2,70o,0oO boxes of oranges this season,
according to the estimates Of experts.
This is about IS per cent. more than
last years crop.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-29
To Win wheeImen.

A Boston clergyman proposes provid-
ing facilities for bicyclists to brush
themselves up on their arrival at church
services.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-29
Fans Advertise the Gospel.

Some keen-witted Endeavorers of
Union, S. c., during the warm wealth
er are distributing fans bearing list
of church and Christian Endeavor
services.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-29
PecuIiartties of the Truffie.

The most wonderful vegetable in the
world is the truffle; it has neither roots.
stem, leaves. flowers nor seeds.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-29
THE STAR OF HOPE.

"I had lost all
hope and gone to
my fathers to die, ["
said Mrs. MOLE
EVANS, of Mound,
Co,yeH Co., TsxaS.
81 gave birth to a
baby a year ago, the
5th of June last"
S h e adds, IAN d
seemed to do very
well for s or 9 days,
and then l began to
feel very bad, my
feet began to swell,
my stomach was all
wrong and I seemed
to suffer with every
thing that could be
borne. Twas in bed
S months and there
was not a day that it
seemed / could live.
We had the best
d o ctors that OUT
country afforded. I
was a skeleton.
Every one that saw
me thought that I
would never get
we'll. had palpita-
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-09

men from Montana, Idaho, California,
Oregon and all the North.
While the infuriates in the convention
denounce goldbugs people wonder at the
source of all this maddened display and
the lavish expenditures which stage the
tragedy. A weakened little man, on
whose skeleton finger glitters diamond
known as the Montana kohinoor, is seen
furtively gliding around hotels and seek
ing locked rooms. He looks like an
emptied purse. 1t is Clark of Montans,
the thirty-ply millionaire silver miner.
He and twenty other silver millionaires
are here merely in behalf of the toiling
masses, ready to poultice their wounds
with silver at 81 20 per ounce which
costs II cents to produce. But then the
profit on drugs was always high, especi-
ally when the physician gets a commits
sion on the prescription.
The three States marked for expulsion
were assassinated one at a time. The
knife was used first on Nebraska. Life
long Democrats were sent out to the
morgue and men who were never in the
party before sat in their places in a con-
vention presided over temporarily and
permanently by Senators who voted for
the Peffer- Allen bill to repeal the resump-
tion act and suspend specie payment.
The morning session was not piquant.
When the Nebraska delegation was ex-
PEELED and the one seated by no right but
might marched in an attempt was made
to get up demonstration. The un-
elected usurpers were led by Bryan, clad
ina silver mantle and following a silver
banner, which he regarded with that
rapt look which a Mohammedan bestows
upon his prayer rug. 1t was a failure.
Nobody noticed it, and the gentlemen ex-
PEELED to make room for this tawdry play
got the most attention.
1t is settled that California, per Mr..
Foote, IS to second Senator BIackburn's
nomination for the Presidency. Whether
the delegation can be forced into support
ing him is a much-discussed matter.
The conventions assassination of Michi-
gan was followed by war dance while
the band played Dixie" 1t has rapidly
crystallized opinion and made more GER
tain movement repudiating the repu-
diators. JOHN P. IRISH.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-09

district messenger boy. The practice
made each Senator a President within his
jurisdiction.
The crime called Senatorial courtesy,
applied to combinations, grew out of this
custom. From the first Mr.. Cleveland
stood and at the end stands against the
usurpation OF his Office. Therefore, these
Senators are syndicated to make their
! creature President; to make in the con-
vention collusion forbidden by the con-
stitution. 1t means radical change in
our scheme of government, accomplished
by, indirection, which will make the Sem
ate the executive authority and the Presi-
dent nullity., 1t, cuts every check and
destroys every balance of the constitution !;
substitutes for the single Presidency a
panarchy, and provides means for final
absorption of the House itself and an end
of popular government, under written
constitution
The next few hours. will tell whether
this conspiracy succeeds now or is de-
ferred by invocation of the same forces of
confusion in which it generated.
Last night the old Democracy met in
council under the craftsmanship of Sena-
tor Gray. The room was crowded and the
crowd indignant. Every Southern State
was represented, some by the sound mi
norities of their delegations, others by
Democrats delegated by business centers.
Their attitude was one of the most aston
ishing features of this astonishing time.
They came asking the sound Democrats
of the North to save them from Southern
politicians, as the same Democracy saved
them from Republican politicians of the
North. Earnest men were they, declarin z
that the majority programme Will destroy
the South by destruction of credit. They
spoke of the growth of dishonor from the
reputation seed planted by Mississippi
sixty years ago. and declared that their
own demagogue politicians are more their
enemies than the Northern armies which
lett trail of ashes behind them in
the civil war. They refused to submit
to this thing, and declared that
separate action is absolutely neces-
sary to save their people and preserve
their credit and honor. Some of these
gentlemen have been, some are in Con-
gress. Many are in business. All are
patriots. They belong to the later school
of Southern men and declare that Ala
bama, Tennessee, Kentucky and West
Virginia, and perhaps old Virginia, will
not give an electoral vote to this ticket
which stands for reputation and dis
honor. They join their fortunes to every
Northern State in the council, led by
| Bragg, Ewing, MacVeagh, Coudert. Cover
| nor Russell. Martin of Nebraska, aye. and
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-09
Boss Altgeld's Programme Being
Adhered to by the Men
Who Rule.
NEW ATTRACTION TO THE LAKE
CITY'S DIME MUSEUM.
Influence of 'The Call" Shown at the
Coliseum in the Distribution
of Seats.
"The Calls" Headquarters ,
Great Northern Hotel,
Chicago ILL., IuIv g

=
Chicago, Ill, July 8.
Delegates were slow in arriving at the
Coliseum this morning. While waiting
dentiaIs the convention was addressed
by several silver men, who hurled def
ance at the advocates of gold.
The gold delegates from Nebraska and
Michigan were unseated and the free
coinage contestants seated, giving silver
more than the Uwo-thirds majority re-
quired by the rules for the nomination
of President.
Senator White of California was made
permanent chairman of the convention.
The afternoon session, beginning at
o'clock, was mostly occupied with the
debates on the adoption of the minority
report of the Committee on Credentials
in the Michigan contested case.
Senator White made a very favorable
impression. He has a clear, strong, PEN
etrating voice and has parliamentary
tactics at his finger-ends. He was en-
Enthusiastically cheered when he said that
his rulings as chairman would be unbi-
ased and impartial.
Boss AItgeId's programme has been
faithfully followed thus far. TO-mor-
row morning the Committee on Plat
form will report. 1T will declare for
the free coinage OF silver at the ratio of
16 to L. There will be few pIanks, but
they will be merely subsidiary.
Tomorrow the convention may COM
plete its work.
JOHN PAUL COsGRAVE.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-09

Loot and pillage were virtues to ther
After Daniel had laid down in his spec /
the programme OF discredit and dishonor
the plan more disastrous 10 every public
and private interest than would have been
the successful division of the Union
which he and his section attempted in
1861, the convention obeyed its riders to
the end. When it adjourned the word
went around that the two-thirds rule was
to be respected, and the sound-money
men rejoiced that responsibility had
sobered the power-intoxicated majority.
That this was delusion was apparent
when the credentials committee proposed
to expel bodily the Michigan, Nebraska
and South Dakota delegations, all elected
as regularly and commissioned by as in
vulnerable party authority as that of Cali
fornia. 1t then dawned upon the radicals
who needed the old rule to guard them
against the fury of their own side that to-
day the men who yesterday cut an equally.
venerable, just and powerful party prac-
tice to elect Daniel. would be found invok-
ing the memory of their fathers, the an
cient practice and hallowed precedent of
the party, to sustain the two-thirds rule
because, If abroga ted, Bland would be nom-
mated on the first ballot. Some of them
say they will prevent this, because Bland
is in alliance with Altgeid and has prom
ised to make an anarchist Attorner-Gen-
eral. Already the match of disorder, which
yesterday they scratched so gayly, has
kindled to .conhagration against every
safeguard of property and that fright
ems them. Robespierre lost his head
by the same knife on which the blood
of Louis XVI had rusted but eighteen
months.
There is a growing suspicion that the
syndicate of Senators is under contract to
deliver the nomination to Teller, in ac-
cordance with a promise and programme
arranged before his bolt at st. Louis.
Look at it'll Senator Daniel, temporary
Senator White, permanent chairman; /;
Senator Jones. chairman of resolutions
committee. This closes the Senatorial
grip OH every instrument of the conyen-
tion's power.
The makers of the constitution, giving
the Senate concurrence with the President
in treaties and confirmation of appoint
ments, secured against puppetting tie
Presidency by providing that when cleo
tion by the people failed, the chair shall
be filed by unit vote of States in the
House. These Senator's, sitting with Re-
publicans in that chamber for years, have
seen them make an errand boy of the
President. They have seen Johnson i'm
peached for revolving and Garfield MUIR
dered for refusing to wear the badge Of q
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-09

CHICAGO, ILL, July S.-After passing
through a Iistless morning session the
Democratic National Convention wit
lessed two scenes tonight which COM
)ensated those whose pent-up feelings
lad been given no vent in the earlier part
If the day. Men and women joined in the
demonstration for each of the contending
actions of the Democracy. They shouted
md cheered, sang ana stamped and fairly
urned the convention hall into a pande-
nonium.
1t was during the rollcall of States on
notion to adopt the minority report of
he committee on credentials that both
monstrations occurred. The majority
# the committee mad submitted a report
Inseating members of the Michigan gold
delegation and providing that silver con.
estants should take their places Chair
nan Daniel bad put the question on the
Idoption of the minority report and the
'oting by States was proceeding with
comparative quiet and some preciseness.
When New York was reached Chairman
3inckley's large frame loomed under the
title banner that indicated the locality of
he Empire State Democracy. There was
ilence for brief second; then Mr..
dinckley's voice rang out: New York
asts her seventy-two votes aye"
a great cheer went up from all parts OF
he hall. The delegates on the floor led
he applause, some of them rising to their