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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-05
FOSSIL MEAL.
New German Product Which Has Many
Uses.

A new product, called fossil meal, is
being introduced from Germany for pre-
venting the loss of heat from radiation
which takes place to so large an extent
from the uncovered surfaces of boilers,
steam pipes, cylinders, and steam plant
generally. 1t consists of infusoria1
earth, obtained from certain mines in
Hanover, combined with other sub
stances to secure greater strength and
cohesiveness. This infusorial earth is
composed of millions of minute organ
isms, whose hollow form gives to the
fossil meal it's high porosity, and con-
seauently it's non-conducting power.
The use of this material, however, Is
not confined to the manufacture of non
conducting composition for steam pipes
and engine and boiler surfaces. It Is
used in safe making as a fire-resisting
compound, and by explosive manu-
facturers in the production of dynamite.
1t Ia in demand for cold storage pur-
poses, for covering cold pipes from con-
tact with the warmer external air. 1t
Is also employed in chemical manu-
facture, as preventive against damp;
for cleaning glass and metal; as tooth
paste; It is made up into plotting paper,
and it is employed in the manufacture
of sealing wax. 1t makes up into a
friedrich of one-ffth the ordinary
weight, with a fire-resisting quality
equal to that of quartz. 1t has many
other uses, one of which Ia filtration
and IL ia beinO utilizad for the domestic
publication of water.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-05
NEW SUITS FILED.

Mrs. NJ. ]. Bichon is suing Emil
Behrens and Marion Robertson in the
Forty-fifth District court for the fore
closure of mortgage on a machine
shop. with tools, situated at 1881 Bur
net street. Plaintiff alleges that de-
PENDANT Behrens executed and deliv-
cred to Marion Robertson, as trustee.
a lien, bill of sale, chattel mortgage,
transferring to him the shop to secure
the payment TO Leon Bichon, plain
tiff's husband, the sum of $3.50. Plain
tiff alleges that defendant Behrens
has failed to comply with the condi-
tons of the lien, etc, by emitting to
pay the $3.50 with 10 per cent interest.
Plaintiff also represents that her hus-
band abandoned her with her two
small children last January, leaving
them without means or support of
livelihood. Plaintiff prays the court
for permission to maintain the suit
in her own name and that she have
judgment for her debt, interest and
costs of suit, and prays for foreclos-
ure of lien, etc.
Other suits were filed as follows:
Texas and San Antonio Land Co.
VS.. Phoebe NJ. Pool and Rody O'Mara,
promissory note, $500, and foreclosure
of lien on lots 1. 2, 3, %, %. "a. block
6, o. C. |. 3.
Mary Lott VS.. Andrew J. Lott, di-
vOrce.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-05
Music in Schools.

The Introduction of the musical
course in our city schools with the
approaching term, has been signal
lied during the past week by pre-.
paratory exercises held every morn
ing in the High school for white
teachers and every afternoon in
the Riverside school for colored
teachers. The work has been su-
perintended by Miss Butler, of
Austin, aided by Prof. Halbedl,
the newly appointed supervisor Of
music Of our city schools. The in
struction to teachers will continue
until next Wednesday evening.
The music course is what Is
termed the natural" method, and
will be taught in all the schools, in
every class, from eight charts and
eight accompanying keys. The full
course covers a period Of eight
years. Only vocal music will be
taught.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-05
FRIDAYS FIRE LOSS.
Chief TObin's Report on the Prospect
Hill Casualties.

Chief Tobin's Report on the Prospect
Hill Casualties.
The loss by fire to Mr.. Rout-
ledge, Friday morning will amount
to q great deal more than the in
surance, 1t is now estimated. A
fine library, valued at $1,000, and
a valuable piano were among the
property destroyed.
Many people think the fire can
be laid to the mysterious fire bug
who has been applying the torch
to many residences in our unpro-
tected suburbs lately.
Fire Chief Tobin, in his official
report, estimates the value Of the
residence at $1,000; insurance on
house 1850. Furniture, insurance
and loss unknown. ...
j. ID. Scott's residence, owned by
Fritz Wesp, no insurance on
house value Of house $1,000, loss
on furniture 500, valued at $500.
F. J. Weimer's residence, value
Of house 81, 250, insurance 1000,
loss on house $500; on furniture
$3.50, no insurance on furniture.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-05
THE Willy SEAL.
How He Manages to Catch Sea Gull
Unawares. cr9g

How He Manages to Catch Sea Gulls
Unawares. w9g,
The seal is probably the clumsiest an
imal in the world, says the New York
Recorder. He likes to bask in the sun
oil day and when he moves he is exceed
ingly sluggish and awkward. 1t has
often been wondered how this animal
manages to secure its favorite food,
wild sea fowl.
Sea gulls are so wild that it is diff
cult even for man to get within gunshot
of one. The seal seems to realize that
1t would be waste of time to attempt
to crawl up on the gulls as they rest
upon the water and catch them una
wares. So he watches until the gulls
are soaring slowly through the air and
close to the waves. Then the seal dives
into the sea and swims underneath the
water for some distance. By the time
lie has managed to swim about 100 feet
the gull has forgotten the presence of
It's enemy. This gives the seal his OPP
portupity. He cautiously rises to the
surface of the water at some distance
from the point ut which he dived, and
allows merely the tip of his great nose
10 appear above the water.
Remaining in this position, he gives
his enormous body a rotary motion, so
that his nose describes circle on the
surface of the ocean. He does this so
skillfully that to the gull his nose looks
like a fish at play. This catches the
gull's eye, and it at once darts down
with the speed of an arrow, aiming
straight for the little dot. The seal
sees it coming and sinks few inches,
and as the gull strikes the water with
tremendous force the seals jaws close
upward and the gull disappears.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-05
PERSONAL MENTION.

]. Lewis, OF Austin, is at the
Maverick.
George w. Allen, OF Beeville, is
at the Mahncke.
w. B. Hopkins, of Corpus Chris
ii, is at the Mahncke.
Emil Grell and Ed. Montel, of
Hondo, are at the Mahncke.
Mrs. E. E. Palmer and son, of
Kerrville, are at the Mahncke.
Prof. A. Thomas, OF the Coronal
institute of San Marcos, is at the
Southern.
Mrs. J. G. Brim, of Del Rio, is in
the city visiting her mother, on
Burleson street.
Oscar Bellamy, S. NJ. Guthrie
and DR.. A. l.. O'Brien, of Yoakum,
are at the Mahncke.
Miss Annie Bayless, OF Calves
ton, is in the city visiting Mrs.
Julia Carey, at 3l6 Burleson street.
Mrs. A. E. Wootton and daugh-
ter, Miss Maude, Of Columbus,
Tex, are in the city and are guests
Of the Maverick. Y
j. p. Dickey and daughter, of G.
p. Diaz, Mexico, are at the South
ern. Miss Dickey Is on her way to
school at San Marcos.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-05

The street commissioners
force, at work on Nolan street, have
been laid off on account OF the
storm of yesterday.
ENTERPRISE. j. Steinhardt is
stocked with mems, ladies' and childs'
shoes made right in our city. Ask
for them; buy no others. Corner South
Flores st. and Military Plaza. . limo
The Tribes and the Fort Sam
Houston, will play game Of base
ball at the post tomorrow morn
ing.
HOME INDUSTRY. J. Steinhardt
sells San Antonio shoe factory shoes.
Keep your money at home. 0 . limo
Mrs. Matilda Dresses was fined
S. this morning by the recorder
for using abusive language to her
neighbors.
j. STEINHARDT. staple and fan
cy drygOOdS. . > limo
The International south bound
passenger train was an hour and q
half late this morning on account
Of freight wreck north Of here.
Hon. J. L.. Burgess will address
the meeting Of the Railway Mems
Sound Money club tonight.
The Chrysanthemum Social
club will have ball tonight in
Muth's pavilion.
F. Saverio was discharged by
Justice Jones this morning ON a
charge of using abusive language
toward Eugene Dietrich.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-05
AN ANGRY PAPA.
yOrcc.

l.. r. Calhoun, a carpenter. resid-
ing on Calhoun street, was up before
the recorder this morning on charges
of striking and using abusive Ian
til next Tuesday. Calhoun is charg-
ed with striking and abusing his SON.
in-law, Edward \. Newth, who mar
ried his only daughter last Sunday.
and who went to his home Thursday
to claim some of his wife's belong
ings. The irate papa. it is said, re-
fused the hand of his daughter to
Newth on account of the young lady
being under age, and, it is said, the
young lady left the parental roof and
waited until she became of age and
then married the choice of her heart.
This so angered the father that he
disowned the girl, and when the
young husband made his appearance
at the homestead Thursday he was
met by Mr.. Calhoun, who used his
finger nails upon his face.
Son-in-law Newth has engaged a
lawyer and will bring suit for Sc
questration of his and his wife's be-
held by the father.
Mrs. Newth, nee Calhoun, is quite
a vocalist and is we'll known in this
city. where she has appeared in con-
cert.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-05
CRANHS PESTFR EDISON.
One of Them Walked from Montana to
Orange.

One of Them Walked from Montana to
Orange.
"Why, you talk about cranks," said
Edison recently at Orange to a New
York World reporter; Il have more of
them come around here than any man
in the country. They come out with all
sorts of schemes which they want me
to puzzle through. These long-haired
fellows, with dandruff on the shoulders
of their coats, meander around here in
shoals. One of them got in here the
other day, and he was a walker, too.
He belonged out in Montana and got
the idea that he was the first man who
ever invented an electric light, and that
/ had robbed him of it. So he came on
here to make me give up half the pro-,
ceeds, and he walked every foot of the
way. You ought to have seen him when
he got here.
'Some of the boys saw his trail down
stairs and followed him up and told him
I wasn't here but out at the mines, and
I'll be hanged if he didn't walk there.
When he got out there the foreman
we'd posted him-aslled him if he hadn't
invented the arc light. The man from
Montana said he had. Then the fore
man told him that had not invented
the arc light, but that it had been in
vented by Thompson. The Montana
man wanted to know where Thompson
was right away, and the foreman told
him Thompson was down in Lynn, Mass.
"How do you get to Lynn? asked
the man from Montana. The foreman
told him the road and he started to
tramp down there. l expect any day to
hear of his raising the deuce there some
how. We have 'em here all the time,
but they don't bother me any,"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-05
HERE THEY ARE,

Names of Grand Jury for the October
Term of Court.
The following is a list of the
grand jurors for the October term
Of the Thirty-seventh district
court, as obtained from District
Clerk Nat. Lewis:
Phil Shsrdein, city.
A. M. Cohen, city.
Henry Pfeil, country.
Chas. Mergsle, country.
Oscar Smith, country.
John Wickland, country.
John Cover, country.
Rudolph w. Staarke, city.
George Dullnig, city.
Morris Friedman, city.
j. j. Reed, city.
l.. P. Peck, city.
Jacob j. Weber, city.
A. G. iCastanola, city.
Henry Lager, city.
Frank Umscheid, city.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-05
WEATHER NOTES.


WEATHER NOTES.
The barometer is lowest in Gulf
states and the lower Mississippi
valley this morning and the tenn
peratures continue high.
A moderately high bank Of air is
moving in from the northwest,
causing temperature falls of about
II degrees over Colorado and West
ern Nebraska.
Clear weather prevails except
over North Texas, and rains are re-
ported from the following stations
during the past II hours: Omaha,
Kansas City, Little Rock, Okla.
homa, San Antonio and New Or
leans.
The weather is excessively hot
over Texas, IA stations reporting
maximum temperatures ranging
from 100 to 102 degrees. A local
thunder shower in San Antonio
was the only rain to TALL in Texas.
Rains are reported from the At
lanta, Memphis, Little Rock, Mo.
bile, New Orleans, Savannah and
Wilmington districts.
LOCAL RECORD.
Maximum temperature yester.
day, 81 degrees.
Minimum temperature in past "a
hours, 70 degrees.
Mean temperature, 81 degrees ;
normal, 70.
Rainfall in past "a hours, .7S
inch.
Temperature at z a. m, this
date, 70; sensible temperature II.
Relative humidity, 81 per cent.
Weather clear and calm.
s. B. PFANNER, Observer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-05

The County commissioners
this morning granted petition OF
the San Antonio Street Railway
company, requesting that the mat
ter for correction Of assessments
be heard nexuTuesdsy morning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-05
Building Permits.

The city clerk has issued the fol-
lowing building permits:
T. G. Applewhite, lumber buggy
shed and stable, north side of Fest
street, First ward, to cost $25.
c. Huberrich, lumber cottage,
south side Of Wyoming street in
Seventh ward. to cost $3.50.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-05
LIGHT FLASHES.
s.. D. SCUDDER, Fire Insurance.

s.. d. SCUDDER, Fire Insurance.
The police committee will hold
a special meeting this afternoon at
5 O'Clock.
Nora Harris was fined 81 this
morning by the recorder for being
disorderly. She was cursing and
abusing people on Milan square
this morning.
Alice Thomas, colored NOR
phine victim, wss arrested by Off
Ger Patterson on East street this
morning and locked up on a
charge OF lunacy.
j. STEINHARDT, clothing, boots,
shoes, hats, mems furnishings, corner
S. Flores st. and Military Plaza.
g. limo
Winter Forage seed like Barley,
Rye, Wheat and Winter Turf Oats
at. s. l.. Huth & Son. 952t
New Crop Turnip Seed, at
Huth's. SO 2t
Alfalfa Glover for fall planting
at s. l.. HUH & Son. 952t
-Masury's Guaranteed Paint at
Huth's. 952t
August Fillan, while riding
his wheel on Alamo street during
the storm yesterday, received a
shock from a stroke of lightning
which threw him from the wheel
to the ground.
N. F. Rolby, laborer residing
on Perez street, sustained broken
Ieg yesterday by tree falling on
him while chopping wood on the
Salado. The injured man was re-
moved to his home where he re-
ceived medical treatment.
-Jerrey O'Riley, a farmer living
west Of the city, had one OF his
horses killed on Prospect Hill yes
terdsy by stroke of lightning.
Mrs. T. T. McGinnen Is dan
gerously i'll with remittent fever
at her home on Hayes street.
Merit wins and that is why
Hoods Sarsaparilla holds the
abiding confidence Of the public
Hoods Sarsaparilla is known BY
the cures it has made. 1t Is tn,
One True Blood Purifier.
The city auditor this morning
issued warrant to the Munici pa
Improvement company for $50!
for the asphalt paving done OIL
Trevino street.
"A warrant was issued thi
morning to Henry Fest, bondsmal
for J. q. Marshall, contractor OIL
storm water sewers, for 81 ,S53.S0.
Hoods Pills cure liver ills, con
stipation, jaundice, sick headache
biliousness. 25S.
-Ferd. schaezler, a popula
young merchant, has been mis-
sing from this city since last Fri
day. His horse and buggy. foun
near Converse station, have bee
recovered.
The city clerk issued a permi
this morning to A. M. Gray,
hold an open air meeting tonigh
on Main Plaza. Politics will b
the chief feature. ...
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-05
Scalded by Coffee.

A two-year-old child of Mrs. L.
j. Rogers, OF 900 North Comal
street, was severely scalded yes
terday by pot of boiling coffee
falling on it. The child pulled the
pot of the stove.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-05

In the LIGHTS marriage record
report Of September 3, the names
Of Benjamin p. Darnall and Maize
Y. Harrison were unintentionally
misspelt.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-05
WEATHER BULLETIN.

Forecast for San Antonio and
vicinity for the "a hours ending at
s pm September 6, 1896:
Tonight and Sunday: Fair,
cooler.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-01-23

broad veranda that opened towards the
sea. In the armory all was in order, and
in the dining-room the table was laid
with nine covers, just as the servants
had prepared it the night before. In
the superintendent bedroom, near the
open window, baby's little cot stood
empty beside the bed of the father and
mothter-also empty. Yet even there
we found no signs of any sudden awak-
ening or struggle except two slightly
rumpled sheets near the doorway, and
few tiny crimson spots on them and
on the baby's pillow; but of this none
Of us at first took much notice. Even
the little vigil lamp under picture of
the Virgin and Child on the miniature
shrine in q corner of the room was still
burning. Near this was framed pho
tograph of a baby girl smiling on it's
mothers knee, the father looking low
ingly on. While some of us remained,
looking sadly on the seemingly happy
group, straining our thoughts in won
der as to what had befallen the
originals, a Highland soldier, who,
after an intense, startled look Mt the
picture, had been closely scanning the
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came to my rescue; and about 100 yards
away, my six companions were found
all lying in a line, their bodies whole,
but their blood drained to the last drop
from the fang holes in their throats.
Yes, Sahib, tiger has done this work."
repeated Ramjan as he finished, and
gave furtive glance towards the deep
ening shades of the Jungle.
Ramjan's solution was the only one
available, and soon trail of spots was
discovered, dried by the fierce sun, yet
ominous that beyond were at least
some remains of what we were look
ing for. Profiting by Ramjan's warn
ing, formed my men into a square as
If to resist a cavalry charge; then, as
cending the ladder, saw just in front
of me a monster tigrcss, in act to
spring. Shouting: stand firm" let
myself drop down inside the wall, Just
as the monster, intoxicated from the
sanguinary revel, sprang, first on the
wall, and thence in her mad fury on
the square of bristling bayonets. Rid
died by bullets and pierced by repeated
stabs of bayonets, and boarding pikes
she gave wild death roar. Then hss
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-01-23

tiny crimson spots on the baby's pillow,
suddenly sprang up as if an arrow had
struck him and cried out: There's
been a murder here, sir. These spots
are blood" And, snatching up his dirk,
brandished the blade above his head
and cried, again and again: "Wae!
wac! to him that has split ae drap o.
that bonnie BARNS blood! It's Donald
that'll drain his last drap to avenge It'll"
AS Donald's fierce CALCULATIONS rang
through the rooms and down the stair
way, the corporal, followed by his men,
came rushing in with fixed bayonets;
but seeing nothing but Donald, gazing
on the photograph, they fell back to the
foot of the stairway, and we all fol-
lowed. Missing Donald, I presently re-
turned, and found Donald still look
ing at the photograph, muttering to
himself. Noticing the approach Of
some one, he looked up and said: 81
will be in my place in a minute, cap
tain. Only there's something in this
picture that holds me back. 1 cannot
just make out the features, but there's
O something in the smile of that BARN,
sir, that calls back the old home, and
memories of - Nora" said Donald,
after a short pause, while tears began
to force themselves from his war
hardened eyes.
clapped him synpathetically on the
shoulder, and said: Donald, feel for
you, but the night is drawing on. The
mystery has yet to be solved, and the
murderers to be'-"slain, sir, slain!"
cried Donald, as he bounded down the
stairway to his place in the ranks.
first signalled to Kedgeree: Fear
station staff are all murdered. AS yet
no trace of murderers"
Then we proceeded in three detach-
ments to make minute search of the
outhouses, cellars and grounds, but
discovered no clew. We had halted to
consider what was to be done, when
Ramjan, the Lascar boatswain, an old
shickarec, or jungle hunter, salaamed
and said: Capt. Sahib, tiger has
done this work"
"a what" cried everybody. "a tiger
take the whole staff of IL people over
that ten-foot wall?"
"Yes, tiger" repeated Ramjan; and
continuing in his own tongue, he said:
Don't you remember, Sahib, that
night in the Sunderbunds, when the
two Shetland pony colts were taken
from the midship deck; or that morn
ing near the Mutlah pilot station when
baby was stolen from the high stock
AIDED Shickaree village from its mothers
arms, and left no trace of what stole il
but few tiny spots just like these
Don't you remember how the mother
screamed when she awakened and
found her baby gone and blood drops
on her breast? 1t is all done, sir, in q
chick, chack, chuck-one, two, three
l saw it once with my own eyes. Sew
en- of us were hunting in the jungle
and I, being a boy, was made to sleeI
in the back part of the tent, the Other
six lying side by side between me ant
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two cubs, yelling with fear, scrambled
up the walk; but no sooner were hey on
the top than another shower of rifle
bullets brought them down inside the
inclosure, and they were thrown in a
heap with their reeking mother. ,..
Burn them," cried some. Roast
her and her whelps with her, as we did
Mana Sahib and her whelps on our
march to Cawnpore," yelled others.
And under 20 armfuls of wood and q
barrel of oil from the lamp cellar, the
three striped demons Of the Jungle
were soon consumed to ashes, amid the
exulting yells of the men.
But /, missing Donald's tall form and
divining something of the cause, again
fastened up the scaling ladder, closely
followed by the soldiers. We were just
entering the jungle when we came up
on him. He had halted and stopped to
look at something white in the long
jungle grass; then springing suddenly
erect, dropping his musket and stretch
ing his hands to Heaven, he cried in q
voice of agony: Almighty God! 1t is
Moral" and the stalwart warrior sank
on his knees sobbing like little child.
Again and again he kissed the white,
cold hands-then folding them tender
iy across her breast, he took up the
bloodless body Of the dead babe, and
laid it beside it's mother. Tears filled
the eyes of all those rude, war-hafd-
ened men, as they stood by, resting
upon their muskets, gazing on the pa
thetic scene.
We found the bodies of the other
victims not far away, and laid them in
a single grave. But Nora and her baby
we buried apart from the rest, with a
little wooden cross to mark the spot;
and just as the ha-ha of the jackal be-
gan to sound from the depths of tho
jungle, we fired a parting salute and
returned to the Hurringutta.
CAPT. WILLIAM Brown.