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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
Germany's South African Position.

BERLIN, Germany. May 49,
During a debate in the reichstag
today on the credits asked for
Damaland, German Southwest
Africa, DIR. Kayser, chief colonial
officer. declared that in his opinion
the government of Germany
should never abandon her posses
sious in Southwest Africa, and eX-
pressed the hope that reinforce
ments of 400 troops would be sent
there by the END OF the month.
DR.. Ksyser denied, during the de-
bate, that Germany's action was
intended to aid the British, saying
it was intended to maintain Ger
man rule there and was of general
political importance.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
The Bermuda Is Tied Up.

PHILADELPHIA, May 19.-John
D. Hart, managing owner Of the
steamer Bermuda, says the Der.
muda is in Truxillo bay, up lit
tie river. "a Spanish man of war
is in the bay" says Captain Hart,
"snd has thrown herself,across the
outlet of this river forming a
'trocha'as Weyler csllsit.
"The Bermuda draws only 3 feet
OF water while the Spanish man of
war draws "a feet. The Bermuda
can therefore go up the river a
good way, the river being about
Is feet deep.
"On the other hand the Spanish
cruiser with her "a feet cannot en-
ter the river"
He says the Bermuda will re.
main there until the man of war
leaves.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
4 Woman With a Gun.

Officer Sobieski was called yes
terday afternoon to Belle Brews-
ter's place, on Main avenue, where
a woman named Alice Griffin wac
found parading the sidewalk with
a loaded shot gun and box OF
cartridges under her arm. she
wanted her trunk from the land
lady OF this resort, and proposed to
have it. She thre thew gun down
on the policeman and threatened
to shoot II he came nearer. He ran
in, however, and after a struggle,
in which she fought like tigress,
disarmed her, put her in hack,
and not minding her awful oaths
and foul language, took her to the
police station where the charges oil
disorderly conduct and drawing a
gun in a threatening manner, were
lodged against her. She was con-
signed to Jail under 5000 bond
She is in jail vet, her case being
continued at her attorneys re-
quest, until tomorrow.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
Cemetery Thefts.

The detectives are still after the
cemetery shrdbbery thieves. They
think they have the man spotted.
He is 8 Mexican, who has been
selling his goods to people on Gov
eminent Hill. One lady purchased
two elegant arbor vitae trees from
him recently at a mere song, and
sent them to be planted on her
husbands grave. They were re-
cognized by the cemetery attend.
ants and had been stolen about 4
o'clock in the morning, and were
returned to the cemetery at 10
o'clock a. m. and replanted within
40 feet of where they had been
taken,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
Georgetown Boomlets.

Georgetown, Texas, Nav 10
TSpeciall-' he Salado and George
town baseball teams played one
sided game of ball yesterday in the
presence of 800 spectators. Score,
90 to 2 in favor of Georgetown. The
battery work OF Britain and
Graves and the batting Of Cleve-
land of the Georgetowns and the
fielding of Salado's left fielder were
the features.
The condition OF crops continues
favorable. The progress made the
past week were flattering. Unless
unfavorable conditions arise there
will be abundance OF fruit, grain
and cotton this fall whether we
have any money or not.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
LIVERPOOL MARKET
Convict Labor Dealers Assign.

COLUMBUS, o., May l9.-W. E.
Joseph, of this city. who is chief
clerk in the headquarters office
here for the Patton Manufacturing
company, in the state prison at
New Albany, and Of the plant at
Muncie, Ind, has heen appointed
receiver Of the company in both
states. The assets are not known,
but it is said they may pay out.
Discrimination against prison
goods, labelled by compulsion of
law, is said to be at the bottom of
the assignment.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
ONLY For His Family's Safety.

MADRID, May l9.-The fact that
United States Minister Mr.. Hannis
Taylor has arranged with trans
port agency to convey his personal
furniture on board a steamer bound
for New Orleans, led to the report
that the minister was to leave
Madrid. This, it is said, is not the
case. Mr.. Taylor's family is re-
turning to the United States, but
their departure has nothing to do
with politics and the minister is
going to reside at the legation.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
Denies the Railways Claim.

Los ANGELES, CAL, May 49,
Judge Held has delivered an opin-
ion in the United States court in
the different cases brought to es-
tsblish the rights of settlers on
lands in Southern California,
claimed by the Southern Pacific.
The decision states that the rail-
way was guilty of gross negligence
in not filing its map and five years
OF such delay has defeated its claim
to the land.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
CYCLONE DAMAGES IN KANSAS.
People are Penniless and Greatly in Need
of Assistance From Outside Sources.

of Assistance From Outside Sources.
KANSAS CITY, May 19-Twenty-
eight killed outright, fifty or
more injured, some OF them
fatally, and property loss aggre-
eating about one million dollars,
Is now given as the estimated
damage done by Sundays cyclone
in Marshall, Nemaha and Brown
counties, Kansas. Further reports
may increase these figures, as tele-
graph com munication with the
stricken points is still imperfect
and CONSERVATION prevails.
Dead are distributed Is follows 4:
At Seneca and neighbOrhood s,
Oneida 6, at Reserve ., Sabetha
), Morrill, 1. Seneca suffered prop
erty damage OF about $4,000
Frankfort, $4,000; Reserve, $780,
600, Sabetha, $4,000; Morrill,, $780,
600; and thousands OF dollars DAM
age was done in the country be.
tween these towns. Although the
pecuniary loss at Frankfort was
great no life was lost.
Destitution and destruction
meet the eye at every turn and the
stricken country Is bowed down
with misery and woe. Many arc
rendered absolutely penniless. But
few Of the victims carried cyclone
Insurance and many escaped with
only the clothes they wore. Al
Seneca, where the damage wa:
heaviest, the havoc wrought was
most complete. Everywhere th'
citizens have organized and are
doing everything possible for tn,
sufferers. Appeals for outside ale
have been issued.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
Dgnamited the Main Entrance.

Usage CITY, Kas., May 19.-The
Usage Carbon company has
closed all of it's shafts here except
one, throwing about 500 men out
of work. Yesterday somebody dis
abled the remaining shaft No. 2
by exploding a charge Of dyna-
mite in the main entry and 100
more men are out of work. The
explosion wrecked the main entry
and shaft and destroyed the build
ings at the mouth of the shaft.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
The Mail is Safe.

The brass locks on the United
States letter boxes have been re-
placed by steel locks. This action
is to insure the safety OF the mail
since the lock of one of the letter
boxes has been missing, which is
suspected of being in possession of
some crooks for the purpose of Sc
curing an impression Of the brass
locks in order to make keys to
open the boxes with. Immediate
ly after Superintendent Sanders
heard that one of the brass locks
was gone he notified the authori-
ties at Washington, who sent the
new locks at once. They are said
to be even better than the old ones.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
Glasscock Resigns,

AUSTIN, Tex, May 19.-In COM
pliance with the request of yester-
days conference of populists for
this congressional district, asking
his resignation as candidate for
congress, because he had jumped
the Omaha silver plank in his &C.
ceptance speech, Geo. w. Glass
cock this morning rendered his
resignation as a candidate and the
executive committee will meet
next Wednesday to call another
convention to select his successor.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
ORANG.AAUTS.
A Most Peculiar Set of People Living or
q Malay Island.

J t~N4
A Most Peculiar Set of People Living on
Malay Island.
There is race Of people living on one
of the northern islands Of the Malay
archipelago, known as the 0rang-Lauts,
They are probably the most remarkable
species of humanity to be found any.
where. They have no form of worship.
They know nothing Of the Christian re-
ligion, and even the barbarous worship
of a wooden idol or a sacred animal is q
closed book to them. OF the parns,
dewas, nambangs and other phantom
forms which, in the vivid imagination
of the other Malay tribes, haunt each
mountain, rock and tree, they are in
complete ignorance. In form only are
they human beings, but in nearly every
other action Of life they are not ono
whit higher than the beast of the field.
The Orang-Lauts, or men of the Seas"
as they are sometimes termed, have
neither fear of death nor dread of life's
ills. The bowling of the wind through
the forests, the bright flashes of light
ming, the loud report of thunder or any
other phenomena of nature do not seem
to impress them any more than tho
ferocious wild beasts of the tropics.
There is little in life which leaves any
impression on this remarkable set Of
people"
There is no joy at the birth of child,
and the babes born to the "men of the
sea" are not likely to find anything
bright or happy in this world. OF all
the marriage customs in existence
theirs is the most unique and simple.
They have no idea of courtship. A
chew of tobacco buys q wife or hus-
band, or perhaps it may be more correct
to state that chew of tobacco goes with
every husband and wife. A Mr.. Orang-
Laut sees Mrs. Orang-Laut whom he
desires to live in his hut. Both are
chewing a cud of raw tobacco leaf. The
man goes to the woman and takes his
chew out of his mouth; she understands
then and does the same, and in less than
a minute the man is chewing her to-
bacco and she has his in her mouth.
This exchange of a mouthful of tobacco
has made them man and wife. If
neither should have any tobacco an ex-
change of cheepah, a small vessel con-
tanning about gallon of water, takes
place, and this also performs the cere-
mony. From this moment the woman
becomes the mans slave, nothing bet
ter than beast of burden.
There is no emotion felt by them at
death. The body of the deceased is
rudely thrown into a hole, clothed in the
rags. worn when alive. There is not a
tear, not sigh nor the least indication
Of sorrow. A parent buries child and
husband his wife with no more feeling
than if burying an animal.
The Orang-Lauts are rather short in
stature and thick-set. The women are
coarse, ungainly looking creatures, with
dark-colored features. They live mostly
on rice, fruit and fish. 1t is but seldom
that they eat meat. Their motto is:
Sufficient for the day is the evil
thereof" OF the morrow or yesterday
they give no thought.-Cincinnati En-
Juirer
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
A Manufacturing Strike,

FALL RIVER, Mass, May 49,
All the weavers in the Hargroves
and Barker mills have struck for
higher wages.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
Big Crowd at a Football Match.

More than 10000 persons paid shill-
ing apiece at Glasgow lately to see Scot
land beat England for the football
championship. This is a record for
attendance, the previous record being
$4,000 at the same grounds two years
ago.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
Stock Markets.

CHICAGO, May 19.-Cattle market
lower; Texas steers $2.7O@3.S5.
Sheep l0@15e higher.
ST, LOUIS, May l9.-Cattle mar
ket steady; Texas steers $3.50 3T5,
Sheep strong, $2,75@3,S0,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
Federal Court,

Theo. Evans, sending an obscene
letter through the mails; motion
to auash indictment sustained and
defendant discharged,
Henry Gafford, coiored, obstruct.
ing United States mail on trial.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
MARKET REPORTS.

Furnished the LIGHT by the Alamo Bro
kerage Co., 203 Alamo Plaza
SAN ANTONIO, May 10, 1896
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS.
Wheat: July, opened at 6l1S; closed at
Corn: July, opened at 1898; closed'at
Oats: July, opened at 1917; closed at
Mess Pork: July, opened at 7.67; closed
7.T2. -,l -.
AGO.
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
Cotton: Dull; middling, 81. Sales, 476
Nav, sos: June, sos; July, sos; August,
SIC: September, Z "A; October, 7.3O; No.
vember, 7 81; December, 7,2l,
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
Cotton: Steady; middling, ~.
May, 7.65: June, 7.64; July, 7.65;
August. 7.5s; September, 7.07; October,
COS; November, 600; December, SOB.
LIVERPOOL MARKET.
Cotton: 411-32; steady; receipts 1000
bales; sales, 5000 bales.
May-June, 4. 15@l6; June-July, 4.13@14;
July August, Alp; August Septemb Der,
4 OS(G9; Septem ber- October. Of: October
November, $4,000: Novem Der December,
3.57gS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
Cholera's Fatal March Begins

UhoIera's Fatal March Begins
CAIRO, May 10. - There were
twenty-four deaths from cholera
here yesterday, twenty-eight at
Alexandria and one at Turah.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
FURNITURE~
~1BARGAlNS!
Must Sell! Too Much Stock! Cut
Prices.

We have entirely much stock aud will give bargains in
entire line Carpets Maings Lnoeums Oil Co Lace Cur
tans Curtain Poles Window Shades Rugs Saloon Tables Centre
tables Library Tables Dining Room Tables Sdeboads Reige
Inner Sets Toilet Sets Chairs of all kinds Clocks Lamps
Easels Pictures Hat Racks Baby Buggis Commode Mosquito
Bars Frames Couche Pillows Springs Parlor Bed
room and Library Furniture of all kinds.
Below give yoa few of our prices:
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Tbe Daily Light.
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1896
A Sick Man Should Not Live

If he feared to depend upon a fellow man.
"What is a doctorY" A fellow maB you can
depend upon. He knows the Ills that you
have aud what to do for you, providing ne Is
slzillfui. Dr. Hathaway & Co. are undoubted-
ly the most skillful specialists; They are
honest, and you can depend on what they tell
you. They make true and genuine special
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19

ty of all delicate dis
eases peculiar to
man and woman kind
and undoubted yare
The leading AZ d most
successful in the
United States. Call
on or write them for
a free opinion Of
your case.
SPECIALTlES-
blood Pc 'sOning, Ner-
yous Debility, Kid
ney and Bladder
Z TROUBLES, Eczema,
sn;n,alaa liars
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room and Library Furniture of all kinds.
Below give you few ofour prices
$4,000 Polished Oak Bedroom Suits .,.,...,..S22 90
2ooo Antique Bedroom Suits. ....i.........-. 10 90
200 Woven wire Bed Springs hard wood rame) Is
$50 Antique Centre Tables dread winners .... 90
$50 High Back Oak Chairs .................. 90
90 Kitchen Chairs. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 40
$50 High Back Oak Rockers. ................ IS
$50 Leather Seat Rockers. Observation-Disclosures, so
$50 6-foot Solid Oak Dining Tables. ......... 4 SO
500 Antique Sideboards Observation-Disclosures. II 90
500 Ice Boxes (hard wood NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. so
S.25 Antique Finish Refrigerators ........... 80
$50 Book Cases. Solid Oak. -. .............. 6 90
$50 No. Cook Stoves. 4 80
The above only OF bargains We will great
pleasure in showing you through whether you buy
The Butler weekly times., 1896-09-10

After the election in 1892, the lead
ing republican organ in Missouri,
the Globe Democrat, delivered itself
az follows: The Republican party
was beaten because it had taken
wrong position on some of the lead
ing questions of national concern.
1t was wrong on the federal election
matter; it was emphatically and ia
tally wrong on the tariff. The pass
age of the Mckinley law in 1890
was the greatest blunder committed
by any party since the democratic
crime of secession. This thing call
ed McKinleyis,n-this advance o
duties on articles which have beer
on the dutiable list from the thlr'
of century to century-have beel
, condemned finally and eternally b.
: the people. II the Republican part
E lis TO win any victories in the futur
S il must drop McKinleyism immed
o ately and permanently. and send a
the men who cling to it to the rear
The Butler weekly times., 1896-09-10
Two Lives Saved.

Mrs Phoebe Thomas, Of Junction
City, Ill, was told by her doctors
she had consumption and that there
was no hope for her, but two bot
ties of DR.. Kings New Discovery
completely cured her aud she says it
saved her life. Mr.. Thomas Eggers
139 Florida st. San Francisco, SUI
fered from a dreadful cold, ap'
preaching consumption, tried with
out result everything else then
bought one bottle of DR.. Kings New
Discovery and in two weeks was
cured. He is naturally thankful. l
is such results of which these ar
samples, that prove the wonderful
efficacy of this medicine in Cough
and Colds. Free trial bottles at ID
L. fuckers drug store. keguia
size soc and 81 424'
The Butler weekly times., 1896-09-10
A GOLD MANS ESTIMATE.
At This 1imeBrvan Would Carry New
York by 100000.


Washington, Sept. 2 2-Colonel
john Byne. the chairman OF the
New YorS Sound Money league, the
institution under which Bourke
Cochran delivered his Madison
Square Garden speech, returned to
New Yok City yesterday from the
tour of tie state. He set the lie
publican, aud gold bug democrats
in a flurr1 by declaring that II the
election ame off now Bryan would
carry New York by 100000 major
ity. Te,timony of this kind iron
an ardent Mckinley man and bite
opponen of Bryan, may be worth
considering. Mr.. Byrne SAID tina
NEARLY al of the farmers OF norther
| and GENITAL New York, irrespectlV
of party affiliations, were going t
vote for Bryan.
There no serious danger OF an
soutnernssates. The south will n
main SOLD. according to all reports
includins kentucky, North Carolir
! and Mar-land.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-09-10
PREPARE FOR HARD WINTER
Prophet Swami Says it Will BE Long
and Cold.

Prophet Swami Says it Will BE Long
and Cold.
Wichita, Kan, Sept. Joseph
C. H. Swami, the Sage of the
White WATER" widely known for his
correct forecasts of the st. Louis
cyclone and other meteorological
phenomena, makes the following
prediction for 1897:
sThe winter will be very long
and cold one, with much snow IN all
localities where snow is factor.
Blizzards will be on hand High
wavs and railroad will be blockaded
no little, all to be followed by much
rainfall and high water most OF the
year. Sow no more wheat this fal
than YOU need for seed in 1897. Sow
in censtalks if possible. Cut OF NJ
fodder; neither let the stock IN stall
fields unless you want to go into IN
skinning business,
"Do not be in haste to get
spring crops Oats will be an as
: sured crop if we'll put in and care
| for. Plant large and late varieties
r corn, planting thin. Wet weath'
! will be your trouble. Take the be-
r care of all the feed you have this ia
r having it convenient. Provide shei
o or for self and stock, and do not fs
u get the suffering hungry and 20
q of our land"
The Butler weekly times., 1896-09-10

afternoon the Goth. The ladies OF
the Methodist Episcopal Mission
invited Miss Divers to their home
and Rev. G. r. Davis invited me to
his home, and we were married at
the ladies home on Thursday even
ing the 25th.
My wedding suit was a long
Chinese robe of dark blue fowered
silk, short upper garment OF dark
red silk, almost black, trowsers very
light blue silk, white stockings, blue
and black Chinese shoes and little
black cap with a big blue silk button
on the top.
Mrs. Sims was dressed in very
light blue silk skirt, trimmed Ill
black satin; an upper garment ot
dark blue fowered silk also trimme d
in black, white stockings aud pretty
Chinese embroidered slippers OF
light green and gold gilt.
Friday morning at daylight we
started on our return trip. Ou'
boat is very nice and c1mtoftab e
81 having three rooms to ourselves, :
bed room, dining room and cit
ting room, each about six feet ions
}. by seven feet wide. The rooms ar
papered and clean aud about six fes'
i, tall having good windows This Il
the means of travel on the Canal
The boats are propelled by wind. o
If there is no wind, then slow Chimes
pull the boat from the bank.
r. We hope to arrive at Dai chow tt
of morrow and then set out again O
% wheel barrows for our future hon
r, aud work at Tai an tu,where we wi
~ make our home for the present wit
+o Rev. aud Mrs. Crawford.
90 have travelled hundreds OF mile
h. in the interior of China and ha'
he seen nothing but heather tempt
as and idols, except here and the
al, perhaps over two hundred mil
r. apart, 1 would meet a little band
s;x missionaries telling the people
or my Lord and Master.
rtv You can not conceive of the den
population of this Empire L
mo daily death rate at the lowest co
to putation averages twenty.four tho'
- and, or at least one thousand
CON hour. Let US hasten on to our gu
mn. aud busy work at Tai-an fu VIII
of one hundred thousand human beir
~, dwell within, or around the
,oft miles circuit of it's ancient walls.
,;ss Very sincerly,
s;r 'In my Masters Work"
EARL D. SIMS,
IA A Butler Boy
The Butler weekly times., 1896-09-10
Mcl\inleyism.

The McKinleyism which the St.
Louis Globe Democrat called "a relic
of barbarism, survival of the Dark
Ages, political heresy, economic
lunacy and Chinese craftsmanship
in 1894, is all this,and more, in 1896,
The tariff question is not in issue.
The efforts of Mckinley and Hanna
to force it to the front of political
discussion have failed. Mckinley
admits the failure in his letter OF &C
ceptance when he abandons his old
attitude of defiance of Europe and
his declaration of war against En-
glish systems of government and
finance to assert that we are tribu
tary people; to contend that we are
ncap ,ble OF seIl g overnment, and
that we cannot establish a financial
system without the consent OF En-
gland and the Continental Powers.
The Mckinley of 1894 was a bul
llv. The one of 1896 is a coward
McKinleyism two years ago was al
the Globe Democrat termed it. Nov
it is even less worthy OF respec
for the sacrifice of all its most vigor
Gus qualities and the surrender o
it's most virile principles. Mckir
levism is sometimes false and some
times weak and often false an
weaF.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-09-10

ST. joseph. Mo, sept. 5.--N hIie eS-
cavatjn- in the rear of the Old Jesse
James home in this city. where the out
law was killed in 1852 workmen C IA.
upon the skeleton OF a m,doie q ca
man. who had been buried WITHOUT
coffin or anv preparation whatever a
theory is that the body IS a VICTIM ol
Jesse James. possin!y a mem Der o. 1at
ganr who he feared might proEf
.-aftnr
The Butler weekly times., 1896-09-10

Spring Valley, Ill, Sept. 3-Louis
Wilson of Neponset, a small village
west of this city, this morning shot
and killed his wife and child and
committed suicide. Jealousy is sup
nosed 10 be at the bottom OF the
bloody tragedy.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-09-10

CLEVELAND. O. Sept 5--The Amer
can Library association finished its aes-
sion last nigh. with Il banquet. 1ue
toIloyv;n, officers were elected: Fres.-
dent ". H. Brett. Cleveland; ice
nresident. Henry l. Elmend9rf- ~
.IoSeph. Mo: secretary. Rutherford Il
HAYES, Fremont. O.; treasurer George
Watson Cole. New Icrk-