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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
IN TIME OF PEACE.
War Department Actively at Work
Strengthening Coast Defenses.
Four Batteries OF Artillery to BE Quar-
tezed at Fort Hancock. Sandy
Hook - To Be Ready for
Any Emergency. a

A New York Herald special from
Washington says: Secretary Lamont
has directed the quartermaster-general
to proceed at once with the preparation
Of plans for the construction of quar-
ters and barracks for the accommoda-
ton of four batteries of artillery at
Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook. There Is
s1OO, 900 that can be used from the gen.
eral appropriation for coast defenses
for this purpose, so that work can be
commenced as soon as the department
can get up the plans and make the nee
essary contracts. Further estimates
will be made by the next congress for
continuing the work.
The Atlantic coast is to be favored
with the largest expenditure Oft ap.
preparation made by congress for the
Notifications Of the coasts of the United
States. The Gulf coast is second and
the Pacific slope is third.
The secretary intends to C.;pend q
large sum on New York harbor, in or
der that it may be adequately protected
from attack >S0me of the northern cit.
les are also to receive attention, but
the bulk of the money set aside for the
Atlantic coast is to be expended on New
York and cities south of it.
Behind the secretary's decision with
regard to the expenditure of more
money on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
than on the Pacific slope is said to be
the administration desire to get the
country in readiness in case of war
with Spain. The possibility of con-
flict with this nation is always open,
in view of the delicacy of the Cuban
question, and just rs the navy depart
ment has been getting its service in
condition for an emergency, so is the
war department turning its attention
to our eastern and southern coasts for
the purpose of afcording them protec-
ton in case of trouble. It is not an
ticipated by the authorities that such
a conflict will come, but they think it
advisable to be in readiness should an
emergency arise.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
Arrested b-Detectives.

Officer Dawson, obout II o'clock
last night, arrested two young men
whom he found watching a house
in the second block from the 1. &
G. N. depot on West Houston street,
and who acted in suspicious man
ner. After he brought them down
to the station they explained that
they were engaged by the
detective to watch this house in
order to prevent an abduction Of a
young girl living at the house and
as this proved to be true, they
were released from custody.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
ALLEGED BLACKMAILER.

Waco, Texas, Aug S.-(SpeciaD-
Boyd Huff, well known young man,
proprietor of news stand. was ar
rested today upon complaint charg-
ing him with unlawful use of the
United States mail He pleaded gull
ty before United States Commission
er Finks of having sent letters to
Tom Padgitt, Col, r. b. Parrott and
other prominent citizens in which he
agreed to refrain from publishing in
n dlsreputable journal for money con-
siderations, alleged damaging and dis
graceful statements against their
character or in some instances against
members of their families. Huff was
placed under bail to await the action
of the federal grand jury. The charge
against Huff and the circumstances
create much of a local sensation.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
MRS. CLEvELANo's LUNCHES.
Salads and CONNECTIONS Made from
Roses and yiolets.


Roses and violets.
Mrs. Cleveland is said to delight in de-
vising new and striking menus, and at
the last ladies' luncheon she gave at the
white house charmed her guests by
serving several flower courses. One Of
these was candied rose petals and vio-
lets; a salad was made of nasturtiums,
and another of the beautiful bell
shaped flowers of the arbutiloD. The
use of the arbutilon as food is unknown
almost in this country, although it is a
common salad in Brazil. 1t must be
confessed that sfower luncheon, where
one is expected to feast ones stomach
as well as ones eyes on flowers does not
appeal to the unesthetic. The arbutilon
would take the prize over a head of cab
bage in a flower show; but when it is
a question of cold slaw give us the cab
bage every time. There's something a
little far away and intangible about eat
ing flowers, even when they are
''fitigued" with a good French dressing
and called a salad, that gives hungry
man an impression of having been
turned out to Craze in the front yard.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08

The people have long since learn
ed that the most disagreeable medi-
cines are not necessarily the best. In
fact, as rule, they are not. What is
wanted is something mild and sure,
such as Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. That is real
ly pleasant to take when reduced with
water and sweetened. Then it is ac-
knowledged everywhere to be the
successful remedy in the world for
bowel complaints. Ask any number
of druggists for the best remedy they
have for diarrhoea and fully nine out
of ten will recommend Chamberlain's.
In speaking of, this medicine, Mr.. b.
B. Buffum, of Friendsville, Susque-
hanna Co., Pa, says: eve have used
it in our family for pain in the stom-
ach. collie and diarrhoea and found it
to be the most effective remedy" For
sale by all druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
7. M,MINN For IunGE.

Convention Hall, Galveston, Tex,
Aug. S.-(SpeciaD-The Populist con-
vention this morning after selecting
f. L. Alsbury, of Harris, as third
nominee for rail road commissioner,
reassembled at $50 o'clock with only
153 delegates in attendance. T. ].
McMinn, of Bexar county, was nom
mated as associate justice of the Su-
preme court. r. V. Bell, of Cook coun-
ty, was nominated for judge of the
Justice Court of Criminal Appeals.
The convention is dragging along Sc
lecting an executive committee.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08

MY purpose" said he, "is to find ont
all | can about the cultivation, capture,
preparation and market of fish of the
United States. First 1 shall visit the
northeast coast. shall also examine
the inland fisheries. Then, on my re-
turn, l shall make careful Investigations
and inquiries on the Pacific coast. How
long l shall be engaged do not know,
but l mean to learn all there is to he
learned from a necessarily hasty investi-
CATION of so large a territory.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
SPEAK ONCE A YEAR.
Three Sisters Who Are Dumb Except
When Dividing the Harvest.

Three Sisters Who Are Dumb Except
When Dividing the Harvest.
There is in Tennessee q family of
three sisters which presents some of
the most startling peculiarities imagin-
able. The three sisters, all of whom are
old maids, live together on farm, their
sole means of subsistence, and work
early and late to obtain a livelihood.
Two of them work in the field; the
third does the cooking and the other
housework.
There is but one period of the year
when any member of the trio has any
thing to say to any other member. All
during the winter, spring and summer
they go about their business with the
seal of silence on their lips. When
fall comes and the crop is harvested
they break the silence, and then only to
quarrel over the division of the pro-
ceeds. When each has succeeded in get
ting all that she thinks possible, silence
reigns again until the next harvest
time. The sisters have made a name for
themselves. They are known far and
near as the deaf and dumb triplets,"
although this title is scarcely appro-
pirate
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
ARMY ENLIsTMENTs FEWER.
Recruits of a Better Glass, However, Chi
oago Furnishing the Most.

a Udsc IhS NhOsr
There has been slight decrease in
army enlistments of late, and the pres
ent strength of the army is about 600
less than it's maximum force of $4,000
men. Officers of the adjutant generals
Office at the war department, however,
are authority for the statement that
the quality of the recruits is much bet
ter than for many years. The improved
condition is stated TO be due in part to
the new system of recruiting, which al
lows a regiment to fill all vacancies
from its immediate neighborhood. 1t
is also due in great measure to the
stringent rules now governing adnis-
sions to the ranks of the army. The
regiment in Chicago not only secures
the most recruits, but the character of
the applicants is of the best. This is
accounted for by the fact that a good
many young fellows, going west to
strike out for themselves, become
stranded in the western metropolis,
and turn to the army as means of It'd
ing over the period of misfortune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
The Eclipse Time Counter.

Mr.. Rockyer, giving in Nature
some hints as to how to make the
most OF the forthcoming solar
eclipse, says:-In Sicily, in 1870,
the following method OF recording
the lapse lof time during totality
was introduced, and was found
to prevent all excitement, and
made the so seconds seem a long
time. Determine the number Of
seconds OF totslity at the station =
say 100. Then, at the moment OF
totality, let a person attached to
each party OF observers, carefully
observing the face Of chronome-
ter or watch, say, "You have now
100 seconds" After 5 seconds,
"You have still 50 seconds" After
another seconds, "There are still
80 seconds remaining" And SO
on. A clever man can do this in
very encouraging way. The
time counter should take care not
to distract himself by losing sight
of the face of the watch or chrono-
meter and it is to be impressed
upon him that much of the sue
cess oil the observations will de-
pend on his undivided attention,
as his statement OF time in the
case OF parties with large instru-
ments, is. an order to individual
observers to do certain work. Mr..
Lockyer also warns amateur OBJ.
servers not to look through tele
scope at the I'M eclipsed sun with
out the aid of dark glass, which
should, however, be removed dur
ing to6ality-that is for the short
time during which the sun is en-
tirely hidden by the Intervening
moon
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
washing Fine Handkerchief.

Few laundresses wash fine embroid-
cred handkerchiefs properly. Too
often they go to pieces in the wringer
or are rubbed into holes on the wash
board. The dainty bit of cambria that
is carried more for show than for use
may be washed by the owner in her
own bowl. This done, all dust should
be wiped from the large window pane,
and the handkerchief, while 1t is still
wet, spread smoothly over the glass,
all creases pressed out and the corners,
kept fat. When the handkerchief Is
dry it will be crisp and new in appear
ance.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. S.-YeSterday
in the Democratic primaries Ben
ton McMillin, of the fourth
district; Jas. d. Richardson, of the
fifth district, and L. C. McDermond, of
the ninth district, were renominated.
L. NJ. Simms now seems to have won
the eighth district. while the contest
is close between n. n. Cox and W. J.
Withorne in the seventh. In the sixth
]. W. James has no opposition.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
FALL OF METEOR BRINGS RAIN.
Phenomenon Occurs in Mexico-Hut IL
Demolished and Two Killed.

Phenomenon Occurs in Mexico-Hut IL
Demolished and Two Killed.
Particulars have reached this coun-
try of the fall of meteor in the small
mining town of Santos Refs, state OF
Chihuahua, Mexico: The meteor was
of immense size, and as it descended
through the air it was &, molten mass of
metal. 1t made its descent at noon and
was accompanied by report louder
than that made by cannon. 1t struck
the hut of miner and demolished the
building, killing two children, and then
buried itself in the ground to a great
depth. A large part of the meteor was
broken Off when it struck and it will
be sent to the national museum at the
City of Mexico. There had been no rain
in that section for nearly year, but
within 20 minutes after the fall of the
meteor the sky became overcast with
clouds and heavy fall of rain took
place.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
BIG WOOL CLIP IN THE WEST.
Over Eight Million Pounds to Go to the
East.


Ex-senator T. c. Power, president of
the Montana State Wool Growers asso-
citation, has received advices confirm
ing the announcements of the sales of
wool in the London market at advances
of % and IS per cent. over the sales
made in the season of 1895. This has
been of the greatest interest TO the wool
growers of Montana, who have been
waiting for weeks for the advance,
which has not come. They are now
selling small parts of their clip at from
s TO 91a cents a pound. Sales are few,
however, at that price, and the bulk of
the wool of the state, amounting this
season to over 100000 pounds, will be
consigned and stored in eastern ware
houses. There are now more than 81
100000 pounds at Great Falls, Mont,
and as much more at other points in the
state, while western North Dakota has
about 100000 pounds more in store at
Dickinson and elsewhere. This is the
greatest clip ever known.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
Sells Papers, In Fair Weather and Foul
to Educate Her Children.

TO Educate her Nnlhurcus
"The pioneer woman newspaper ven
der of Chicago is the unique distinc-
ton claimed by Mrs. Susan Freds, whose
hair has been whitened by the passing
of 60 years.
At the busiest, windiest, coolest
corner in Chicago she has stood every
weekday for four years selling her pa
pers. $50 can educate my children" as
she explained to kindly, but inquisitive
purchaser. No matter how inclement
the day she is always there where the
Masonic temple, with its thousands of
tenants, frowns upon its hundreds of
thousands of passers-by.
Few soldiers of the civil war, says the
Chicago News, endured more vigorous
weather than has she. She has been
scorched by the summers heat and
pinched by the winters cold, and re-
peatedly have her fingers been FROST
bitten while making change. For two
years she took her place in line in
newspaper alley" and, buying her
stock of papers, carried them to her
corner, State and Randolph streets,
there to sell them. Now women or girls
are not allowed in the alley, so they are
supplied by a boy, whom they pay for
the service. 1t was bitter fight when
she began her unique occupation. The
boys fercely resented the invasion of
their territory. Every persecution their
fertile minds could invent was heaped
on the defenseless woman.
'fNot that 1 blame them, for selling
papers isn't the properwork for girls
or women, but what elseean do?" she
inquiries anxiously. 81 am too old to
sew, though that was my trade when I
was girl; can't go out to service even
if could get place, for have to keep
house for my three children, and in this
way I can do my homework and also
earn our bread, clothes and rent"
There is something inexpressibly
pathetic in the sight of this aged
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
Fined For Gaming.

Jacob Schurch, about whose ar
rest on the charge of permitting
gaming in his house, on Hood
street, the now famous "Battle
Royal of the soldiers and the pc
lice took place, was fined $40 by
the recorder today, on this charge.
The testimony of the officers re-
gardlng the riot was about the
same as has been already publish
ed In the LIGHT, although the full
testimony was not brought out by
the city attorney, the police being
there to testify, nevertheless.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
OLD SETTLER DEAD.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. S.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Mccoy, one of the oldest
residents of the city and the widow
of one of the original fourteen who
founded Kansas City, is dead here,
aged Il years. Mrs. Mccoy was born
in Nicholasville, Kentucky. She was
a sister of Hon. Samuel II. Woodson,
ex-judge of the United States Circuit
court.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
IN MEMORY OF A HERO.
Service at the Grave of One of the ore
gon Savers.

Service at the Grave of One of the Ore
gon savers.
On August 20 the Floyd Memorial as
ISOLATION of Sioux City, Ia, will hold Its
regular annual memorial service over
the grave of Sergt. Charles Floyd, q
member of the Lewis and Clark expedi-
ton, who died near the present site of
Sioux City, while on his way with his
companions to the headwaters of the
Missouri river in the autumn of 1904.
As Floyd was the first United States
soldier who died in the Louisiana pur-
chase, his death is invested with his
torical interest which the memorial as
ISOLATION is sparing no pains to observe.
The organization was formed several
years ago, butwas seriously handicapped
at the outset by lack of funds. Floyd's
grave, which had been changed several
times owing to the caying of the bluff
on which it was located, was finally
found with considerable difficulty and
the soldiers bones iuclosed in a metal
casket and reinterred in q plot of ground
near their original resting place pur-
chased for the purpose by the associa-
ton. A marble slab was laid on the
grave last August and elaborate cere-
monies in which prominent historians
of the Lewis and Clark expedition from
all over the country participated.
Among those present were DR.. Elliott
Coues, of Washington, d. c., and Prof.
James Butler, of the Wisconsin state
university, the owner of the original
Floyd diary, one of the most interesting
relics of the expedition. DIR. Coues pre-
pared a manuscript of the proceedings,
which it is designed to put in pamphlet
form as soon as the association is allie
to command the necessary funds. The
ceremonies this year will be less elabor-
ate than those of 1895, but several promi-
nent men have signified their intention
to be present and most interesting
meeting Is anticipated.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
SHE'S A SCORCHER.

Denver, Aug. S.-Mrs. A. p. Rein
hart, an enthusiastic bicyclienne of
this city, who recently rode ten cen
turtles in ten consecutive days, has
just finished ride of 2O4 miles in
seventeen hours and thirty-five min
utes.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
ATTENTION, CHOSEN FRIENDS!

Members of Progress Council No.
16, o. @. F., are hereby requested to
meet at hall, Sunday, Aug. 8, at p.
M, for the purpose of attending the
funeral of our late deceased friend,
George Young. All Chosen Friends
are respectfully invited to attend.
ART. ID. JAMES, Councillor.
S-S-2t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
A Travelling Convenience.

Writing in q railway carriage
moving at high speed is now
rendered possible through suspend
ing light desk from the roof by
elastic bands, and the results have
been so satisfactory that these
desks are to be adopted generally
on German lines, q small fee be.
ing charged for their use.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
Average of Life.

The statistics of life insurance show
that in the last rs years the average
woman'5 life has increased from nearly
AZ to nearly 46 years, or more than eight
per cent, while the mans life has in
creased from nearly AZ to A, which is
five Der cent
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
Frozen New Zealand Mutton.

Some idea may be gained of the great
progress made in the export of frozen
mutton from New Zealand by COM
pairing the figures of last year with
those of ten years ago. In 1886 the
quality Of meat exported from New
Zealand was 3s,75s,160 pounds; last
year the exports amounted to 12s,039,-
800 hounds
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
.CHOYNSKI VS.. MAULIFFE,

San Francisco, Aug. S.-Joe Choyns-
Xxi and Joe. McAuliffe have been
matched to fight eight rounds before
the Occidental Athletic club, in this
city. August %.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
STOCK MARKETS.

Chicago, Aug. Seattle quiet and
unchanged. Sheep firm.
st. Louis, Aug. Seattle steady;
Texas steers $2.5OdS3.5O. Sheep I'M
changed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
rnmatne. and Cancer.

Tomatoes ere believed to produce can
Ger by many people in England. The
British Medical Journal asserts that
there is no ground for the belief.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
TO INVESTIGATE FISH CULTURE.
Mission In This Country of Count Ito of
Japanese Government.

Count Ito, special agent for the Japa-
nese government to investigate the fish
culture in the United States, has just
arrived in San Francisco on the steamer
Doric.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
Cburch BelI TeIIs of storms.

The night Waterman at Albany, Mo-,
rings the big bell when he thinks the
clouds indicate the near approach of Z
heavy storm.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
ATTENTION.

Contractors, Carpenters and Consum-
ers of lumber. Get prices from VIM.
Cameron & Co. before buying.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08
Beheading Pirates In China.

Twenty-Five namite pirates We're re-
Gently beheaded in one batch on one OF
the bridges at Hue. China.
Old WOMAN NEWSBOY.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-08

On. lrpes Pain Pins stOp Hesaacn.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1896-07-10
6emeinnlbi9es

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