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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
DEATH IN STRANGE GUiSE.
Boy Killed by Stone Set In Motion by a
Rapidly Moving Bicycle. o..

Three-year-old Ernest Schlickwein,
the son of Franz Schlickwein, a German
truck farmer living about four miles
southeast of Hinsdale, near Chicago,
met his death the other day in man.
ner hitherto unheard of. Just at dusk
he was following his mother along a
path beside the roadway which fronts
their home, when they were passed by
wheelman riding at his best speed
toward Chicago. Shortly afterward
Mrs. Schlickwein missed her son.
Fastening back, she discovered him
PROSTATE in the path, while an ugly
wound in his left temple was bleeding
profusely. Taking the little one ten
derby in her arms, the frightened moth
er fastened to her home and a physician
was summoned. The child did not re-
gain consciousness and expired in the
arms of his mother before the doctor
arrived. A jagged stone weighing about
four ounces lying at the point where he
had fallen told the story. -H
1t had been snapped from under the
wheel of the scorching cyclistwith suffi-
cient force to cause death. The wheel.
man, who was, of course, entirely ig.
norant of the accident, passed on ond
no clew to his identity remains. Mrs
Schlickwein is Frustrated and may not
recover.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
al Watch That sneaks.

A wonderful mechanical continuance
is announced from Switzerland in the
shape of a watch that calls out the
hours in a voice like that of human
being. This mechanical curiosity is
the invention of one Casimir Livan,
who. bases its principles upon his
knowledge of the workings of the pho
nograph, The case, instead of contain
ing striking apparatus, as some of the
late costly watches do, is provided with
a photographic cylinder, which is
fitted with: a sensitive Photographic
plate, which has received the impress
hon of a human voice before being ia'
serted in the watch.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
How to Revive Black Lace.

Black lace which looks shabby can be
revived by being washed in strong tea,
which should be tepid; squeeze the lace
we'll in the tea, then rinse it with fresh
tea, and let it remain for about an hour;
then remove and carefully squeeze the
lace; spread it evenly on cloth and
beat it between the hands to abstract
the moisture. Spread the lace out,
rightside downward, on a sheet of COM
mon foolscap paper, placed on the iron.
ing sheet; carefully pull out the points
of the lace with pin, then cover with
more paper, and iron until perfectly
smooth and dry. If it is necessary
that the lace should be slightly
stiffened, add a little gum arabic, which
has been previously dissolved, to the
tea.-Chicago Tribune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
TO HURRY UP THE MAILS.
Scheme to Facilitate the Collection and
Dispatch of Postal Matter.

Scheme to Facilitate the Collection and
Dispatch of Postal Matter.
Continuous daytime collection of
mails in the big cities, with the size
of the various districts doubled and
the sorting of the mail in the collection
wagons ready for immediate railroad
dispatch without passing through the
post offices, is contemplated in an ex-
perimental scheme the post office de-
partment win undertake soon, probably
in both Washington and New York.
The plan as now designed, and Of
which Second Assistant Postmaster
General Nelson is the author, is an
entirely new one. Two large collection
mail wagons, manned by q postal clerk
and driver and equipped with the reg
ulation sorting boxes and mail pouches.
and each drawn by two horses, win
make a continuous round Of the col
lecting places throughout the city.
The outside. mail gathered win be
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
Rubber sa,ls.

A proposition is at present in The
wind to make the sails of ships of rub
Der instead of canvas. 1t is supposed
that If roped strongly along foot huff
and leach, the result will be superior to
the canvas sails. Surely, however, a
sudden increase of wind power would
expand the sail too much and cause
some difficulty in governing the course
of the boat. Paper pulp is again sug-
gested as being an adequate substitute
for canvas. When pressed into sheets
and stitched together It would make a
light and effective sail.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
FLIGHT OFAFLASHING METEOR.
Strikes the Earth with Kissing Sound
and Rattles Windows.

While Thomas Richards, resident of
Gaskill street, Alliance, O., was standing
on his porch during heavy rainstorm,
he was startled by a fright flash and
a kissing sound. The next instant he
felt conclusion which shook the
ground and ratified the windows of his
dwelling. Richards came to the con-
clusion that his home had been visited
by a meteor, and has been hunting for
it ever since. The other afternoon he
found hole in the ground within four
feet of his house, around which the
tall grass had been burned. Richards
dug down into the earth and within a
foot of the surface struck his meteor.
The aerolite is in the shape of a spheroid
and weighs about nine pounds. 1t is
very hard, blows from sledge hammer
failing to crack it. Local scientists say
it is mostly meteoric iron.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
A cHlLo,s LESSON.

Far down in the silent ocean,
Where the sunbeams never fall,
Never comes the storms connection,
Dwells the coral insect small.
Days, and months, and years are passing,
Still he climbs to reach the sun;
Every hour his work is growing
Till the coral reef Is done.
Upward slowly, ah! but surely
Climbs he brighter every year;
From this little coral insect
Let us learn to persevere.
Chat
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
NEW STEAMSHIP LINE.
Japanese Enterprise to Operate Between
San Francisco and Japan.

San Francisco and Japan.
There is every, probability that with
in the next six months q new steamship
line will be in operation between the
port of San Francisco and Yokohama.
The principal object of the new COM
pany is to secure cheaper freight rates
on goods exported from the mikado's
realm. In time combination freight
and passenger service will be put in
operation.
The establishing of line controlled
entirely by Japanese between San Fran
cisco and japan would be hard blow
to the Pacific Mail Steamship company.
The cheap labor employed by the for
eign corporation would probably place
it in position to make an interesting
reduction in freights.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
Snow MERRY-eo-RoUNp.

few boys at the center can keep the
merry-go-round spinning with great
rapidity. Of course the boys on the
sleds, who are called ''rushers," have
an exciting ride, and they take turns
occasionally with the "pushers." If
the snow wears out the track can be
iced by pouring water over it and let
ting it freeze.-Chicago Record.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
A Rottnmless Pond.

According 10 current report Blue
pond, near Oxford, Ala, is bottomless.
Tradition says that less than 200 years
ago the site of the pool was covered
with heavy growth of timber. The
Indians say that several hundred noble
red men were camped in the woods
when the crust broke through, and that
most of them persisted in the rushing
waters.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
SNOW MERRY-Go-RoUND.

Lots OF Fun In Towns Where There Are
No Hills to Coast Down.
Did you ever hear of snow merry
go-round? It's great fun, especially
in town where there are no hills to
coast down. One Of the readers of the
boys and girls department describes
just how the merry-go-round is made.
A stout post is driven at the center of
a level plot of ground, and to the top
Of this long pole or plank is fastened
on pivot. This is all that is necessary.
A sled may now be tied to either end
or one at each end of the pole, and a
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20

sorted and delivered direct to street car
mail lines or other means of directly
reaching the depots. while LOCAL mail
will go to the city delivery department
of the post Offices. This system will
secure significant saving of the de-
Law in transmission.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
GoTHAM's BEST DRESSER DIES.
Lerillard Kip, Greatest Artist in the Art
of Wearing Clothes.

of Wearing Clothes.
Lorillard Kip has just died at the
residence of his father, Col. Lawrence
Kip, 452 Fifth avenue, New York. He
was the real Beau Brummell of New
York, no matter what the reputation
of Berry Wall and the other we'll
dressed men about town. In 1894 he
was characterized as the greatest artist
in the art of wearing clothes. Kip was
a son of Col. Lawrence Kip, the WELL
known horseman and clut member, and
was himself club member and cotillon
leader in fashionable society.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
Ancient Remains.

The remains of lake jewellers, such
as have been found at Burton mere, in
Suffolk, England, and near Glaston-
burg, in Somerset, are supposed by
some to date back SO far as 200B.C.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
The First Railroad.

The first American railroad was lait
in 1886. 1t was three miles long, from
the granite quarries of Quincy, Mass.
TO Neponset river.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
Preserving Eggs.

A Frenchman has taken out patent
for preserving eggs by dipping them
in solution Of sodium silicate, 100
parts in boiling water, 1000 parts car
rying three per cent. of carbonate Of
marncsia in s1spension
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
An Example of Interest.

A dollar loaned for 100 years and COM
pounded at "a per cent. will increase to
$2,551, 799, 404 during that time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20

Highest Peak in Alaska.
The most extreme altitude in Alaska
is Mount ST. Elias. 1860 feet.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
Highest Mountain 1

Highest Mountain In Vermont.
Mount Mansfield, 4,430 feet high,
takes precedence of all others in Yer.
mont
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-25
THE AGONY ENDED.
Kentucky's Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
without Electlng an United States sena-
tor or Making Appropriations

Kentuoky's Legislature Adjourns Sine DIE
without Electing an United States Sena-
tor or Making Appropriations.
FRANKFORT, KY, March 1s.-"Ever-
lastingly, eternally and forever" ac-
cording to G. Y. Browns motion, the
ioint assembly of the Kentucky legis-
iature has adjourned. The entire ses-
sion has been failure. The lament
able feature of yesterdays procedure
was the failure to pass the revenue
bills. Ten minutes would have suf-
feed to re-establish the credit OF the
state and provide for coming contin-
gencies. Senators Goebel, Bronston,
Fulton and several others were so in
tent upon the passage OF their resolu-
tions condemning Gov Bradley that
every other consideration was lost
The urgent necessity for the passage
of the revenue bills may be gained
from the fact that the present lndebt-
edness of Kentucky is SSGO,oCO and the
calculated Indebtedness by next June,
$500, 900.
Her Judges, sheriffs, contractors,
educational institutions and many
other employees will be deprived OF
| their Just dues. One of two things is
inevitable-either an extra session OF
the legislature must be convened or
the state credit will be seriously i'm
paired. The silver democrats are mad
as hornets and the sound money demo-
Gratis the only really contented ele-
ment. They gained their point ana
did not have to violate party convic-
tions and vote for a republican. The
militia leaves to-day. There was a
grand review on the Capitol grounds II
the afternoon at which Gov. Bradley
made a speech, thanking them for theil
services.
The joint session began at noon
The senators and newspaper men hlet
into the house hall. The lobbies were
filed with ladies and state officials
The preliminary roll call showed Dun
r lap not present and no democrats an
. swered to their names The chair an
| nounced that 66 had answered to thei
t names. but that ballot would b
t taken to see if 70-a quorum-wer
: present and voting. The ballot began
0 but not man, republican or democrat
e answered to his name during the cal
Y of the senate roll.
a There were no votes in the house un
e til Burrams name was called and h
r voted for Boyle. Garrett also vote
o for Boyle. No other persons answere
e and the ballot resulted Boyle q Nj
# Brown moved that the session be di
C solved everlastingly, eternally and fol
n ever. His motion carried with vii
|. veil. A member started up the doxo
d ogy and the crowd joined in.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-25
Doubly Fatal Collision.

HARRISBURG, Pa, March 1s.-Two
persons were killed and eight others
were more or less injured in collision
on the Pennsylvania railroad, near
Steelton, yesterday. The dead are;
Samuel Welsh, engineer, and Lee
Strous, fireman, both Of Philadelphia.
H. Krause, of Akron, o., sustained in
ternal injuries, The accident was
caused by freight train running into
the fast line, both being bound east.
Two passenger coaches were over
turned. Welsh and Strous were in
charge OF the locomotive OF the passen-
ger train.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-25
THE CUBAN ARMY.
An Interesting Description of Its Num-
bers and Equipment


HAVANA, March 1S..-The present
strength of the insurgent army is close
to 4S,OOO Cubans estimate the num-
Der of men in the field as high as co.
900, but even if unarmed camp follow
ers, men in charge of provision trains,
hospitals and camps were counted, II
is doubtful if that number could be
found actually in service. There are
thousands of Cubnns who would will
ingly cast their lot with the patriotic
army, but lack of arms and ammuni-
ton prevents. The commander-in-chief
is now in Matanzas and the Others have
reinvaded Havana province.
There are innumerable local bands OF
from Is men to so, or even 100. These
do not form part of the fighting force
and should not be counted as part OF
the army. Their chief functions are
to carry out the orders of Gomez, pro-
hibiting the grinding. of cane, the
movement of troops and supplies by
rail, the shipment of provisions to cities
and the suppression of "Plateados," "
who rob, burn and commit other
crimes. These small bands serve as
recruiting agencies and when they
grow too large for local operation they
are attached to one of the army col
umns.
OF the army proper, two-thirds are
we'll mounted and about half are well
armed. The others are armed with
shotguns, revolvers or only machetes'
Some of Maceo's men have old-style
muzzle-loading guns, and lead is Sc
scarce that telegraph wire chopped
into short lengths is used for the
charge. The Spanish surgeons have
on several occasions reported soldiers
wounded with bits o: wire. The insur
gents have few pieces of mountain
cannon captured from the govcrnmen
troops There are perhaps dozen o
these guns which have been used will
disastrous effect against the smal
wooden forts which the Spanish haV'
erected at various points.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-25
PRINCE OF THIEVES.
Man, with NapOieonic Ambition Stole
@1,5OO,OOO and Sulclded.


TACOMA, Wash, March 1S.-Receiyer
Burleigh, of the Northern Pacific com
pany, has just made his report on the
shortage of Paul Schultz, who commit
ted suicide over year ago. The re-
port shows that Schultz stealings from
the Northern Pacific alone amounted
to $4,000. He stole $25O,0OO from the
Yakima Investment Co.; $225,OO0 from
the Spokane Realty syndicate; S746, COO
from the Tacoma Railroad and Motor
Coz; $40, 900 from Henry Willard; over
$4,000 from local financial institutions
and left personal debts of 100000, a
grand total of over 800 00O Schultz
desired to control, develop and build
up the northwest-to become to it
what Cornelius Vanderbilt was to New
York or Leland Stanford to California,
and finally, when he had large per-
manent income, to live in London and
be known as one of the great fnanciers
of the age.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-07-11

Mrs. Rhodie Noah, of this place, was
taken in the night with cramping pains
and the the next day diarrhoea set in
She took half bottle of black berry cor
dial bul got no relief relief. She then
sent to me to see if had anything that
would oelp her. | sent her bottle OF
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy and the first dose relieved
her. Another of our neighbors had been
sick for about week and had tried diff
ferent remedies for diarrhoea but kept
getting worse / sent him this same
remedy. Only four doses of it were re-
quired to cure him. He says he owes his
recovery to this wonderful remedy
Mrs. Mary Sibly, Sidney, Mich. For
sale by Druggist and Dealers and the
Commercial Co. of Lovelock.
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The Alb al Saltwater.

EDITOR DrsPArcH: Contrary to Mr..
Ferguson,s prediction that there would
not be enough people left in Churchill
to milk the cows, most of the people of
this quiet berg-assisted bv the genial
persons of Mr.. and Mrs. Grimes-as-
sembled and celebrated the Fourth by
having "big eat" at the Court House
yard-a genuine picnic. You have ''seen
and tasted" what the good women of
this section can get up in the way Of
"eatables." The writer is unable to
express his sentiments of admiration,
but Mr.. Wallace Ferguson will certainly
ntver forget the dinner that day for
which all OF hers were made.
The local quartet entertained all with
exquisite vocal Music. This Interpreted
with instrumental certainly was very
entertaining.
In the evening there was a ''big
dance" in which there was no nodistinction
in indulgence in the terpsicllorean art
between young and old, save that noble
distinction as to who could he the most
agreeable. OccAsIoNAL.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-07-11
REGISTRATION.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the books of registration for the general
election to be held November 3, 1896,
for the election OF National, State, County
and Township officers are now open and
will remain open daily on all legal days
from 10 O'Clock a. IN. to 6 O'Clock p. III.
until October 10, 1895, and from October
TO- 1896, to October ~, 1896, from to 8
O'Clock p. IN. in addition to the hours
heretofore mentioned, at which time the
books for registration will close at 6
O'Clock p. m. Naturalized citizens will
be required to produce their papers at
the time they present themselves for
registration.
n. A. HUMMEL.
Justice of the Peace and exOfficio
Registry Agent for Wadsworth Town
ship, Washoe County, Nevada.
Wadsworth, July |, 1896.
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FINAL REPORT.

The Fourth of July, 1896, has come
and gone for Wadsworth the same as for
all other places That Wadsworth has
again scored success goes without say
ing.
Everybody who subscribed, everybody
who worked, everybody who helped en-
entertain our guests, all helped to make
it success. The committee on finance,
Messrs. Clippenger, Driscoll, Lothrop,
Walter Macpherson and Fitzgerald did
nobly and worked hard.
The committee ON arrangements.
Messrs. O'Brien, n. A. Hummel, Voor-
hees, Bellam, r. II. Cowles and Ger
nant, worked with wisdom to meet
the finance committees returns and
labored early and often with good effect
Every citizen worked with will and
the united enthusiasm made the great
success and we owe thanks to Truckee.
to Winnemucca, to Lovelock, to Chnr-
chill, and to Reno for the presence Of
representatives.
Following is a.report of the receipts
and disbursements, complete with the
exception perhaps of several trifles;
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-07-11
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

1t declares for freedom OF speech, free
dom of press, freedom of conscience,
the preservation of personal rights, the
equality OF all American citizens before
the law, and the faithful observance of
Constitutional provisions. It recognizes
that the money question is the para
mount ISSUE that the first coinage law
of the United States made the silver
dollar the unit of value and admitted
gold to free coinage at the ratio measur-
ed by the silver dollar unit, and that
the act OF 1873 demonetizing silver has
resulted in the appreciation OF gold and
corresponding fall in prices of COM
modities produced by the people. 1t de-
clares unalterable opposition to the sin
gle gold standard, which has paralyzed
industry, and declares that gold mono
metallism is British policy, and its
general adoption has brought the other
nations into financial servitude to Lon
don. 1t demands the immediate restor-
alton of the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at ratio OF Is to l, without
waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation, and that a standard dollar
shall be full legal tender, equally with
gold, for all debts, public and private.
1t denounces the issuance of bonds in
time of peace and demands that the
power to issue notes be taken away from
National banks. 1t condemns the Nc
Kinley law and favors tariff for reve-
nue. only, and opposes any changes in
the present tariff until the money ques-
ton is settled. 1t holds that there would
be no deficit in revenue but for the an
nulment by the Supreme Court in the
income tax law, which was passed in
strict pursuance of decisions of that
court for nearly one hundred years. 1t
denounces the arbitrary interference by
Federal authority n local affairs as a
violation of the Constitution, and es-
pecially objects to Government interfer-
ence by injuntion, as new and highly
dangerous form OF oppression. by which
Federal Judges, in contempt of the laws
and the rights of citizens, become at
once legislators, judges and executors.
1t opposes discrimination by the Gov
ernment in favor of any of its creditors
and approves the refusal of the Fifty
Third Congress to pass the Pacific Fund
ing Debt bill, and denounces the efforts
of the present Congress to enact SINH
lar measure. 1t recognizes the just claims
of Union soldiers, and approves the rule
of Commissioner Lochren, that no name
shall be dropped from the rolls, and the
fact OF enlistment and service shall be
conclusive evidence againt disease and
disability before enlistment. 1t extends
sympathy to the people of Cuba in their
heroic struggle for liberty and indepen.
dence. 1t opposes life tenure in The
public service and favors appointments
based upon merit, and such administra-
tion of civil service laws as will afford
equal opportunities to all citizens OF as
certained fitness. 1t declares it to be
the unwritten law OF the Republic, that
no man shall be eligible to third term
OF the Presidential office.
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NOTICE.

TIyO f. Y. BAILEY You are hereby notified
i that we have expended One Hundred &l00,
Dollars In labor aud Improvements upon the
Black Point mining claim situated in White
Horse Mining District. Washoe county, Nevada
In order tC hold said premises under the pro-
visions Of Section 1924 Revised Statues OF the
United States, being the amount required to
hold the same for the year ending December 81,
1896 And II within ninety days from service
OF this notice Tor within ninety days after this
notice by publication you fail or refuse to CON
tri butte your proportion or such expenditure as
a co-owner your interest In said claim will be-
come the property of the subscribers under
said Section 222i JAS. SHEPLEY
ED SHEPI.EY.
Wadsworth, New" June I, 1890
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Help Wanted.

$40 to $l8 per week to men and women
for easy home work. No books or can
vasing. No experience. Bonatied offer.
No Catch. Send stamp for gork and
particulars. f. HERMANN. .2lS Sonth
Sixth Street, Philadelphia, Pa.