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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13
Arsenic in Cigarettes.

The announcement that arsenic
is employed in the colored wrap.
pers in which cigarettes are sold,
will hardly be received with feel
ings of satisfaction by those who
are in the habit OF INDUCING in
this particular form of smoking.
That arsenic is contained in wall
papers, in the bindings OF our
books, in advertisement cards and
in many articles OF daily domestic
use is we'll known, but that it
should contaminate our cigarettes
is a much more serious matter.
We have long been accustomed to
receive a colored photograph or
some similar inconsiderate trifle
with our purchases, but that in ad-
dition we should be presented with
an appreciable quantity Of an
active poison certainly exceeds our
expectations. 1t is true that the
arsenic Is confined to, the case or
colored wrapper, but 1t has been
found experimentally that it read
lily rubs of on the fingers, espe-
cially when moist, and that from
them 1t is equally readily conveyed
to the cigarettes themselves.
Arsenic, when inhaled in even
small quantities, gives rise to a
chronic cough, splitting of blood,
progressive loss of flesh and other
symptoms which we are accustom-
ed to associate with the early
stages of consumption. DR.. Muir
rell, as the result of the examina-
ton of large number of specimens
both Of cigarettes and tobacco, re-
ports that arsenic is present in
more than a third Of the brands in
common use. 1t is by no means
confined to the cheaper specimens.
but is met with in even high-class
cigarettes. In Germany and other
countries the use OF arsenic by
paper manufacturers is prohibited,
and it seems desirable that some
restriction should be placed on its
employment by British and
American firms. Medical Journal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13
DRUMMER's LONG SWIM.
Treads the Water of Long Island Sound
for Two Hours.

Treads the Water of Long Island Sound
for Two Hours.
Charles Griswold, New York sales
man, who weighs 342 pounds, fell over
board from The steamer Connecticut in
Long Island sound at 3:45 the other
morning. No one heard his cry and no
one was disturbed by the splash in the
water. His hat was gone, but he had
on the rest of his clothing, inclusive of
stockings and shoes, coat, vest Npud
trousers. Mr.. Griswold has a wonder
fully strong pair of lungs. He made
the best use of them in trying to attract
the attention of Gghthouse-keeper a
mile and half away, but his efforts
were in vain. Meanwhile he started in to
tread water. AS daylight advanced he
saw that he was far from either shore.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13
A cLoUDBuRsT.
A Pennsylvania Town Almost Wash
ed Away-Great Suffering
Will Result.

ed Away-Great Suffering
Will Result.
Pittsburg, Aug. 13.-There was
cloudburst at Dehaven, small town
near the Wildwood Oil fields at six
o'clock this morning and six people
are reported drowned. Definite in
formation is meagre as everything is
washed out between Sharpsburg and
Dehaven. The town of Dehaven has
several hundred Inhabitants and is
situated six miles north of Allegheny
City.
Pine Greek, which empties into the
Allegheny river at Sharpsburg, runs
through the town. The creek has over,
flowed and is raging torrent. HOuS-
es, oil tanks, barns and oil buildings,
are floating down and have lodged
against the Pittsburg and Western
railroad bridge at Etna. The water is
rising rapidly and at IL o'clock there
were eight feet of water on the main
street of the place. The residents are
moving to the upper stories of their
houses or seeking safety on the hill
sides. The Dehaven bridge has been
washed away and the Pittsburg and
Western bridge at Sharpsburg is ex-
pected to go at any time. The low
lands of Sharpsburg are now under
water and the flood is spreading rap
idly.
Confirmation of the loss of six lives
by the cloud burst at Dehaven was re-
ceived at the coroner's office at noon,
but particulars and names are not
given. The storm was the heaviest
of the year in this city. Great dam
age is reported from all parts of the
city, but no fatalities. Every street
car line is tied up and heavy wash
outs are reported on all the railroads
entering Pittsburg. The water is now
falling at Sharpsburg and Etna and
no more damage is apprehended.
Reports from Pine Creek valley in
dictate that the loss of life from the
cloud burst will be very heavy. Thir-
ty lives are now reported lost. The
whole of Pine Creek valley, eight
miles long, is devastated. At Dehaven
an entire family by the name Of Ap-
pleton was drowned. How many in
the family is not known. Among
others who lost their lives were
Thomas Byrnes and Mrs. Thompson.
Their bodies have not been recovered
so far. At Etna the water rose so
rapidly that employees Mt Spang, Chat
fall & Company's iron mill We're COM
PEELED to swim out to save their lives.
The foundry of Walter Watkins was
also flooded and the wOrkmen narrow
ly escaped drowning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13
DISCOUNT OUR SILVER.
Canadian Banks Will Only Accept 1t
at Discount.

at Discount.
Toronto, Aug. 13.-A combined eff
fort will be made by the city banks
to decrease the circulation of Ameri-
can bills in this city. At present
the city is flooded with American sill
yer certificates.
AS previously mentioned by the AS
ISOLATED Press all banks have decided
to not accept United States silver GER
titicates except at a discount of 10 per
cent.
This action will probably result in
a much decreased circulation of bills
in this city. In regard to American
silver most of the city banks are not
accepting it at all. Some accept
American silver only from customers.
but then only in small amounts. The
railway companies refuse it and de-
partment stores are discussing the ad-
visibility of refusing it as money.
Hamilton, Ont, Aug. 13.-Following
the example of the Toronto banks the
Merchants local banks here have de-
cided to refuse to accept American sill
yer and silver certificates. For years
American bills and currency have
been accepted in payment of city
taxes. this action is not due entirely
to the silver agitation in the United
States, but to the fact that at present
there is too much American silver in
circulation in Canada.
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Oriental Advices.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. 49,
The steamer empress OF Japan"
brings mail advices from the
Orient as follows: News received
from Kansu, Is to the effect that
the famous Tung Fuhsiang Fuh-
slang, in obedience to the imperial
command, has begun q massacre Of
all the Mohsmmedans he comes
across. At Hsiningfu, he slew
three thousand Mussulmen and SOL
oilers, their wives and female chill
dren. Fears are entertained OF a
general uprising, especially to
Pintianfu and Haitien, whichihith-
erto remained faithful.
The floods are doing terrible
damage in China and In many
places the entire towns and viii
lagos are submerged. All rail-
roads have stopped running.
Many deaths have occurred and
hundreds of homeless men, women
and children are starving to death.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13
STARTED IN TO TREAD WATER.

The Long Island coast was at least four
miles distant, the opposite shore was
further still.
Mr.. Griswold's clothes soon became o
great weight, and he determined to rid
himself of his coat, vest, collar, shirt
and necktie. He took out his studs and
put them in his trousers pocket. He
also put his gold watch and chain and a
few valuables away. He had besides
SLIGO in his trousers pockets. Then he
allowed his coat and vest to float.
1t was not long before the trousers be-
came too great burden and he removed
them. He was now attired in his shoes,
stockings, undershirt and drawers. He
wanted very much to discard, his shoes,
but the effort to unite them was tOo
difficult. He held his trousers in his
arm as long as he could, but at length
he had to let them go and they drifted
out of sight, while he sighed over the
loss of the S160 in bills, the gold watch
and chain and the other jewelry. But
he kept on treading water, and it was
not until after five o'clock, two hours
after he fell into the water, that he was
picked up by an excursion steamer COM
ing from Providence. He was put 10
bed and his body vigorously slapped un-
til circulation was fully restored. He
was wrapped in blankets and mustard
applied to the calves Of his legs. On his
arrival in New York telephone mes
sage was sent to his wife, who brought
him q full quit Of clothes. He went
home, apparently none the worse for his
uausual and dangerous experience.
-.~p-.sy anu history.
Why don't our silver friends stop tell
ing what is going to happen IL they
have their way and content themselves
by learning what did happen when other
nations had similar epidemic of silver
lunacy such as now menaces us? Their
prophecies won't accomplish anything,
because they wish it, but stern reality
will repeat the disasters with us that it
inflicted on others if we presist in our
willful blindness.-George Cans.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13
ISLANDS or THE PACIFIC.

Strange Domestic Customs Among
the Inhabitants of the South Sea.
From the Chautauquan for July.
The first missionaries found the
Kingsmill Island men wearing little
or no clothing and the women clad
only in short grass skirt. There
was no marriage rite, though when a
man and woman lived together the
relationship was respected. Child
rem were treated with kindness, but
old people met with but scant con-
sideration. Fishing and canOemak-
ing were the chief occupations of the
men, and matmaking the principal
employment of the women, as is the
case at the present day.
Nowadays, children, until they are
years of age, go about in a state of
complete nudity, and for several
years after are clad in exceedingly
scant raiment. AS they grow older
they wear an article of dress called
an areedy. This is made of grass or
leaves cut into fine strips and tied to
a string plated from human hair. and
~
man may and often does wear a wo-
mans clothes, but single man may
not array himself in the areedy of a
married woman, for this is tabu.
Children are constantly carried
about by their mothers in manner
that can hardly fail to be very I'M
comfortable for child The mother
raises it from the ground by one hand
and sings it on her side as though it
were sack of -four As the child is
lifted up it spreads out its legs and
takes n firm grip of the mothers
waist, holding on to her neck with it's
arms. If it let's go it falls to the
grOund-a catastrophe that causes the
mother no concern whatever.
When a South Sea Island mother
wishes to chastise her child she seldom
resorts to slapping, and slippers. of
course, she has none. Instead of us
ing the forms of punishment custom
airy among civilized mothers she pulls
the child's hair or bites some part of
the body, generally the fieshy part of
the arm. In wandering about the
village one sees many children hay
ing on their bodies scars produced by
wounds inflicted by their mothers
teeth. When a mother wishes to ca
ress her child she deity draws her
thumb across its eyebrow or cheek,
or gently seizes her cheek between
her teeth. The rubbing of noses is
also mark of affection among the
Kingsmill Islanders, as it is among
the Maoris, of New Zealand.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13
ARMY NEWS.

The use of the Myer code for visual
signalling has again been adopted by
the war department. The use of the
American Morse code has been dis
continued except for telegraphic pur,
poses.
Colonel Hunt of the Second cavalry
has been granted a three months
leave.
A private of the engineer corps has
been sentenced to seven days soil.
taFy confinement on bread and water.
Members of the hospital corps of
the army are not to wear full dress
uniform in the future. In place of
this uniform they are to receive an al
lowance for an additional white out
fit.
Lieutenant Herman of company B,
18th infantry, it is reported, has be-
come benedict,
Reports from Fort Ringgold say
that Lieutenant Van Buren, has been
made first sergeant of company G.,
23rd infantry, vice Sergent Yopp, who
lately married daughter of Monte
zemma and abdicated.
The Jolly Ten gave good show at
Muth's garden and was well attended
last night.
Cavalry dress parade takes place on
the lower grounds at $50 p. IN. to-
day. E-f
{ The high school and high jump
horse people gave a free exhibit Of
their nags on the upper parade
grounds yesterday evening. The af-
fair, as announced, was for the edifi-
cation of the officers. Tommy At
kins, however, took the thing in from
a distance. The exhibition was pref
ty good for free affair.
Color Sergent flannel, company c,
23rd infantry, is at the Post visiting
friends. He is under orders to relieve
Sergent CASTILLO, who is on recruit
ing service at Dallas. Corporal Nc
Cloud is ordered to join his'regiment
from recruiting service at Dallas. 1t
is thought he will be the next sergent
major of the 23rd infantry.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13
HIS WIFE WAS WITH HIM.

New York, August ID William
j. Bryan, Mrs. Bryan and
Mr.. Arthur Sewall received visitors
this forenoon in the front drawing
room of Mr.. VIM. p. st. Johns resi-,
dence, East Thirty-fourth street.
Mrs. Bryan received in plain gown
of dark material. She wore no orna-
ments.
They chatted with their visitors un-
til shortly before IL o'clock, when
the start was made for Windsor ho-
tel, where public reception was
held.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13
CAMPING AND CYCLING.

Cyclists are now taking extended
camping trips. Wisconsin and Michi-
gan are full of them, rowing around
with their outfits strapped to their
wheels. The regular triangular case
to fit into the diamond frame is used,
and if there are a number in the party
the camp implements are distributed
among them and carried with ease.
Some also carry light knapsacks, and
what seems a difficult way of trans
porting camp outfits becomes in real
ity efficient and labor saving.
Small tents of light gossamer or
silk, which fold up into an exceeding
ly small package, bare used. The eye
lists are also provided with rubber
caps, which completely protect them
from the rain when riding. Fishing
tackle is easily carried, and the wheel
men on that account make fishing
their favorite sport, though some of
the more daring are seen with shot
guns strapped to their wheels. 1t is
astonishing into what regions of poor
roads but good camping these novel
tourists have penetrated. No one has
ever seen them cross an unbridged
river, but they undoubtedly have some
way as clever as their other methods.
They often take their wheels to the
nearest railroad and ship them to
some point where they meet them by
boat, for canoeing is by no means i'm
possible for camping cyclists. The
movements of these wheelmen show
that camping has been reduced to
science to be enjoyed by all classes
of sportsmen.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13

Congress-Hon. Geo. H. Noonan.
State Senator-Robt. Hanschke.
Legislator-Hans l.. Degener.
Legislator-Sam. l.. Hahn.
Judge 37th District-John r. Shook
Judge 45th District-A. j. Evans.
District Attorney-C. Il. Brenneman
District Clerk-John b. Walter.
Sheriff-W. D. Druse.
County Clerk-F. A. Piper
Tax Collector-Ed. Froboese. ~
Assessor-M. Lindner.
Treasurer-T. B. Johnson.
County Judge-Jas. p. Newcomb.
County Attorney-Joseph Ryan.
County Surveyor-Wm. Locke.
Inspector Hides and Animals-Dave
J. Woodward.
County Commissioner
Precinct No. &c. A. Duerler.
Precinct No. 2-H. Brendel.
Precinct No. 3-Wm. Hoefiing.,
Precinct No. 4-Wm. Dobrowolski.
Justice of Peace: Precinct No. l.
A. e. Hebron, w. III. Huston.
Constable Precinct No. &c. B. Hice
Recommended for Appointment:
County Doctor-G. ]. Starnes.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13
Wrecked Passenger Train.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 49,
The east-bound special mail train
from Chicago on the Lake Shore
road was wrecked near Otis, Ind ),
at 4 o'clock this morning, and
Engineer James Griffin and Fire
man Michael Roach were killed.
The engine and all the cars save
one were piled in washout thirty
feet deep and seventy feet long.
Many passengers were injured. A
cloudburst caused the washout.
The Monon road has an eighty
foot washout one mile south OF
here, and the mill dam on the
north side Of the road has just
burst.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13
alIM crow STREET CARS.
Negroes Must Take Back Seats on the
City Railways of Georgia.

Negroes Must Take Back Seats on the
City Railways of Georgia.
Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 13.-Judge And
rev Calhoun, of this city, has decid-
ed that the Jim crow law of this
state, requiring railway companies to
provide separate coaches for white
and black passengers, is applicable
also to street railways. The decision
was rendered in a test case brought
in behalf of negro who was elected
from car of the Atlanta Electric
Railway company for refusing to take
one of the seats in the rear of the car
reserved for negroes. The officers of
the company, to meet frequent COM
plants by white ladies of the insolent
presence of negroes in the same seats
with them, had made regulation that
negroes must occupy the rear half of
the cars.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13
THE WARNING.
To the Daily Light

In your issue Of the 18th your warn
ing to the liberty-loving. people Of San
Antonio is not, l think, strong enough.
Why should a lot Of fanatics under
take at this advanced age of the
world to tell us what we should do!
As for San Antonio, the cradle of Texas
liberty, let none Of these fanatics en-
ter her gates. Mr.. Editor, keep the
warning going. Let the Light shine
on it and say to the meddler, "hands
off, or there will be trouble" We
want Free Speech, Free Thought,
Free Action, and Free San Antonio,
and no police Interference.
ALBERT r. AREY.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13
LOUISIANA REPUBS.
Continued From First Page.

nacular of the particular nationality.
This motion was carried.
1t was stated by the chairman that
every parish and ward was represent
ed.
Summed up,the conference, it can be
stated, goes into the fight with mo
surrender" written across its banner.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13
A REPUBLICAN TICKET

That Will Win in Bexar County.
PLATFORM: Sound Money and
Protection; An Honest and Econom-
ical Administration Of County Bush
ness, and Looping Off of All Sin
ecures.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13
EXPLORER MANSON RETURNS.

EXPLORER MANSON RETURNS.
Christiana, Aug. 13.-The AftenpOs-
ten announces that DR.. Manson, the
arctic explorer, has arrived at Varro
Island, Norway, on board the steamer
Windward, which recently went to
Franz Joseph Land to bring back the
Jackson-Farensworth expedition.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13
wELL-KNowN MINISTER DEAD.

WELL-KNoWN MINISTER DEAD.
Jackson, Miss, Aug. 13.-Rev.
ThOs. w. Caskey, Christian preacher
of great renown in Mississippi and
Texas, died this morning, aged 81.
He was born in Maury county, Ten
nessee, but came to Mississippi sew
enty years ago as a blacksmith, en-
tering the ministry when 20 years of
age, and since had charge of churches
here and at Fort Worth, Sherman and
Greenville, Texas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13

s Get well posted before going to the
polls next November. Supply your
kinds, by prominent thinkers of the
United States, to be had at Louis
Book Store, next p. o., 521 East Hous-
ton street. S-Stf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13

Helen Texas" cigars, not as hot
as the name implies, soothes the
nerves of the smoker. 'Helen Tex
as" cigars every smokers hobby.
ROSSY BROS. Makers. S-13-1m.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13

Cheap and trashy money in which
to pay wages; high prices for every kind
of goods which labor buys-these are
the blessings of free silver for the Amer
lean workingmen.
,4..l-4yse>i>.- =. @lsIsp I'i1isie
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13

Eobody need have Neuralgia Get Or. MIleR
pntD Ptlla from druGZista NOna can't q 6n@as
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Recommended for Appointment:
County Doctor-G. ]. Starnes.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
RECEPTION TO GENERAL MILES.
Citizens of Los Angeles Greet the Com
m0nder-in- Chief of the United
States Army

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Oct. 2.-The re-
ception given to General Nelson A.
Miles this afternoon at the Chamber of
Commerce was delightful affair IN every
respect. The spacious pariors of the
Chamber were beautifully decorated for
the occasion with flowers, smilax and
potted plants, under the supervision of
Secretary Willard and Mr.. Virgins.
1t was arranged that Major E. F. G.
Klokke, D. Freeman and Captain Gilbert
E. Overton should escort the distinguished
guest from the station to the Chamber.
The large reception committee. composed
of leading citizens and business men from
both the Chamber Of Commerce and Mer-
chants Association, was promptly on
hand, and the reception began at 8 o clock,
when General Miles arrived.
A lar 20 mum Der of ladies and gentlemen
availed themselves of the opportunity TO
do honor to the commander of the United
States Army, and he saw among them
many old friends and acquaintances. The
recep ption was of distinctly informal
character, and light refreshments were
served during the afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
SAN JOSE MONc0L'S CRIME.
Wong 0y Took chinawoman's Life to
Square Debt Against Her
Husband

SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct. 2.-The police are
in possession of information which fixes
the murder of Hoy Doy, the Chinese
woman who was killed Tuesday night in
Sixth-street inatown. upon Wong Oy.
Two Chinese who were in the woman s
house smoking opium at the time of the
murder have been found and they swear
they saw Wong Oy enter the door of the
room occupied by the woman and fire four
shots.
Wong Oy has dis appeared from China
town and no trace of him can be found.
The evidence found by the police has
been turned over to the District Attorney
and warrant will be issued for Wong
Oy's arrest.
The mur der of the woman was evidently
committed to square debt of 5000 which
Wong Wing, the murdered woman's hus-
band. owe Wong Oy. Some time ago
Wong Wing borrowed 5000 from Wong
Oy and the latter was given a Chinese
woman known as Sing Yew as security
for the loan. Sing Yew lived with Wong
Oy but few ays, when she left him.
She then stole the $500 from Wong Wing
and went to Marysville, where she now is.
Wong Oy had made several demands upon
Won 6 Wing for the money, and about a
week ago the latter went to Marysville to
try to collect 1t from Sing Yew. While
there Wong Wing wrote letter to Wong
Oy saying he was unable to get it. 1t is
believed that this so angered tine latter
that he decided to kill Hoy Doy to square
The debt