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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05

the second ballot. Anen u. nur ruau,
Of Ohio; Hendricks, of Indiana; Bay
ard, of Delaware, and Hancock, of Penn
sylvania, were also voted for, Hendricks
having the second largest vote and
Hancock third. In 1880 Hancock was
nominated on the second ballot, though
lie and Bayard stood very close together
on the first ballot, their votes being I'll
and 1853 respectively. In 1884 there were
two ballots, Cleveland having a COM
handing lead on the first. Bayard.
Thurman, Randall, Mcdonald, Hen
bricks, Carlisle, Fowler and Hoadley
were also voted for. Mr.. McDonald's
vote on the FIST ballot was SO and Hen.
bricks one. On the second ballot Hen
bricks vote was As and McDona1d's one.
In 1888 President Cleveland was nomi-
mated by reclamation. In 1892 he was
nominated on the first ballot.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
DON'T LIE TO THE PAPERS.

Giving false information to newspa-
pers is regarded as joke by ignorant
mortals whose sense of humor is
about on par with the ideas of hon
esty. 1t sometimes happens that a
liar of this sort is taken in hand by
the law, in which event there is re-
joicing not only in newspaperdOm, but
among truth-loving people every
where. In Syracuse, the other day.
two newspapers were told of the
death of a man who had been badly
injured in saloon row a short time
previous The information was re-
ceived late in the afternoon by tele-
phone, the informant giving the name
of Burns, which led the editors to sup
pose that he was member of we'll
known undertaking firm. Naturally
enough they published the news in
good faith. AS a matter of fact the
alleged corpse was very much alive,
and was surprised to read his own
obituary. The matter, however, did
not end here. Representatives of the
two papers made an investigation, and
finally caused the arrest of the chap
who had misled them. He was len
iently dealt with-too leniently, per-
haps; though it may be that the news
of his arrest, properly circulated, may
lead others liars to think twice before
trying to be funny by furnishing false
reports for publication.-Press and
Printer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
AyERTED A PANIC.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-The stock OK
change is still closed, and will be I'M
til the Moore Bros. failure has been
settled. The action of the governing
committee in closing the doors of the
exchange is said by financiers who
are in position to know to have avert
ed panic. There is no telling where
it would have ended" said a member
of the stock exchange today. st
might have resulted in the ruin of a
dozen business houses and banks"
Moore Bros. are preparing state
ment of their affairs and of the Dia-
mond Match and New York Biscuit
companies.
The stock exchange will be kept
closed until all the facts are known
and until syndicate is formed to I'M
derwrite the deal at some price to be
settled upon after all information is
furnished by the Diamond Match COM
pany. The price will not be over 16O
per cent for the New York Biscuit
company and not over 10 per cent for
the other.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05

again and again the maternal anxiety
winged the bird back into the rolling,
brilliant clouds.
At last it found footing on the
cornice. Though evidently at loss, the
graceful creature walked the length of
the buildings front, fluttered its wings
as each new burst of smoke or flame
surrounded 1t, and peered with sinuous
neck into the furnace within for the
nest and the young squads.
Men In the gazing throng were for the
moment enthralled by the birds peril,
and women cried aloud poor thingl"
and all for time seemed to forget the
fire in their sudden sympathy.
just as the pigeon reached the end of
the cornice the roof fell In amid blind
ing shower of flames and sparks, and
the terrified and hopeless bird few of
into the night.
Then the crowd cheered.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
AMPUTATED HIS LEG.

Robert r. Calderwood, an employee
of the Arkansas Pass railroad at Yoa-
kun and formerly on the Southern
Pacific in this city, underwent a sur
gical operation in the city hospital this
morning, by which his left leg was
amputated. He crushed his foot last
Saturday and gangrene set in. The
operation was performed by Drs.
Menger, Graves and Clavin, assisted
by Prof. Koch. The patient is doing
as well as possible under the circum-
stances.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
WANTED TO BE NEUTRAL.

The editor of the Wilmar (Minn)
Argus lives in house located between
a Methodist church and a dance hall.
One evening recently there was a
gathering in both places. 1t being too
warm for comfort indoors the editor
sat on the veranda and took in the sit
uation. This is what he heard:
''Let us pray-all salute-we beseech
thee to draw hands and draw near
circle to the left-listen to us-first
forward and back-as we all prone
nade-kneel before thee and balance
all-present your petition-grand right
and left-for Christ's sake-seat your
partners"
The editor was more than saddened
went off and Joined a baseball club
went of and Joined a baseball club
in order to be neutral
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
QUEENS BIG DowRY FOR MAUD.
She VIII Give Her a Cool Half Million
Dollars.

Queen Victoria is going to do the
handsome thing for her granddaughter,
Maud of Wales, after all. A dowry of
100000, which will give the young
princess an income of $4,000, is gen.
erous gift from grandmamma, who has
SO many others to supply with bread
and butter, and the little bride can well
afford to be patient and act her SOW
ereign's will, under the circumstances.
The queen has given like sum to each
Of her own daughters on their marriage,
and she would have portioned the
duchess of Fife as we'll had not the
duke made it very clear that he desired
his royal wife without any such settle
mcnts. Poor Walesl he has the most
expensive family in the world, and all
his vast income Just goes to his cred
itors! He has no pocket money, and his
friends won't let him economic.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
AnrIIclEIng the American Pie.

The cafeterias have introduced a
new form of the great American pie
this summer which is proving popular.
In these pies the contents and not the
crust are the predominating features.
They are made in little crooks about
two inches deep and three in diameter.
After you have selected the particular
little crock that suits your fancy the
girl behind the counter-provided, of
course, you like it that way-breaks a
hole in the top with spoon and fills
the interior of the pie with cream.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
MOTHER BIRDS DISTRESS.
Thousands Watch the Efforts of . Pigeo
TO Find Its Young.


TO Find Its Young.
Sentiment blended with sensation at
least once the other evening at the
burning of the street car barns in Chi
cago. Thousands of men and women
in Thirty-ninth street watched breath
lessly the futile efforts of q mother
pigeon to find her nest and little ones
among the blazing rafters, and when,
after the roof had fallen in and even
COLUMBIAN hope was at an end, the de-
voted bird flew away unframed, the
crowd cheered.
The pigeon flew home to the barns
Just as the first flames burst through
the roof of the "L." 1t seemingly few
straight to the entrance to It's nest, but
the way was barred by smoke and
sparks, and the poor bird futtered
back from its resting-place bewildered.
Then. ipztinct conquered terror. and
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
HANGING OVER A PRECIPICE
Passengers on Lookout Mountain IncIin,
Placed in Awful Danger.

Passengers on Lookout Mountain Incline
Placed in Awful Danger.
Eleven people had an experience the
other day that they will never forget.
About one o'clock car left the incline
station on Lookout mountain for the
trip down the mountain. The incline
is comparatively new, having been
opened only few months ago, and is
one of the steepest in the country.
The work had been in progress on a
trestle about so feet wide and overhang-
ing deep and rocky gulch. When the
car came down a loosened rail in the
middle Of the trestle threw the loaded
vehicle off the tracks. 1t seemed as If
no power on earth could save the fright
ened passengers, and as the car bumped
along the ties, the screaming women
in the car chung to the men, all expecting
every moment to be dashed to pieces on
the rocks below. After humping along
a few feet the car came to q standstill
by the action of the automatic brakes,
and nobody was hurt. AS soon as the
frightened women recovered conscious
ness the II passengers crawled back
over the ties to terra firma.
at was an experience that none of us
will ever forget" said DR.. E. B. Rains,
of Columbus, Tenn, who was in the car.
"When we realized that the car was of
the track the shock was terrific. No one
had time to think. never expected to
get out alive"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
A BLooMER GIRL, NOT A BOY

Anger of Passengers Falls HarmlessIy on
a Selfish Individual.
AZ Wentworth avenue car left Six.
ty-fourth street the other morning in
Chicago, it was noticed that fully half
the women were swinging from the
straps overhead, while fully half dozen
men were buried in their newspapers
on each side of the car. Finally one
young man arose and offered his seat
to one of the women, and one after an
other the fellows did the same, although
in q half-hearted manner.
One young fellow in a soft hat and
knickerbockers appeared utterly OBJ
livious to what was going on, and he be-
came the object of the angry chances
of all the women left standing in the car
The men cast writing glances at him,
while the women began systematic
plan of warfare.
Hope he enjoys his paper" said one
fair damsel to her companion, as she
shifted uneasily from one foot to an
other.
Such remarks as: HE doesn't look
like an invalid" and zone would think
from his appearance he was gentle
man." foated from one end of the car
to the other.
When the car reached Twenty-second
street the object of all this feminine
wrath arose, folded her paper, and de-
iberately alighted. Then it was the
passengers discovered he was an up-to-
date bloomer girl, and the silence that
fell over the crowd could be heard clear
to the board of trade.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
BOOMS MATCH TRADE.
Diamond Company Prepares to Increase
Its Output.

Its Output.
Merritt Greene, president of the
Bridgewater Gas company, returned to
Pittsburgh, Pa, from Barberton the
other day. He said that President j. II.
Barber, CT the Diamond Match company,
whose plant was at Barberton, told him
that on account of the presidential cam
paign this company is preparing for an
increase of from 10 to 20 per cent. in its
business. The cause for the increase
is thaGso many men enter into animated
discussions on the streets and in sheer
Observation-Disclosures ignite one match
after another whether they need them
or not. Men puff cigars, and in Pitts
burgh and vicinity stogies, and let the
fire die out, only to relight them at
short intervals to punctuate their re-
marks. During the last Harrison-Cleve-
land campaign, which did not absorb
much interest, the call for matches fell
off, but it is expected that this year will
be record breaker.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
GHOSTCY BELLS.
Michigan Man Much Alarmed by q Pc
culiar Phenomenon.

A business man of temperate habits
and with a reputation for integrity in
Greenville, Mich, had hair-raising ex-
perience few nights ago. He had re-
tired and was asleep when he heard
the front door bell ring. Partially
dressing he hurried downstairs and
opened the door, but found no one there.
He had no sooner closed the door when
a bell rang at another door at the OPP
posite end of the piazza. This door had
no bell on it. AS he passed q side door
within a few feet of it, a loud ring
startled him. Thoroughly frightened
he climbed back to bed, and as he sat
upright with a revolver in his hand a
clang came from the neighborhood Of
the water pitcher that stretched his
cuticle an inch. He put in wild night
and is now trying to study out the
phenomenon.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
KITTEN STOPS A CAR.
Defies q Motorman and Refuses to b,
Rescued.

Defies a Motorman and Refuses to BE
Rescued.
A little white kitten with a yellow
ribbon around its neck interfered with
transportation on North State street.
Chicago, the other evening and delayed
business men with the reckless indif-
ference of an ice man or a coal HEAVIER.
AS a south-bound trolley car passed
q restaurant on North State street the
kitten walked out of the basement and
started lazily toward the opposite side
of the street. Directly in front of the
car it stopped and arched its back de-
family at the motorman- But the mo-
torman was humane man, and had
not been in the trolley car business long
enough to glory in the killing of even
a cat, so he brought the car to stand
still. Puss was by this time far under
the car, and a number of little girls who
had seen the affair rushed with the
driver to its assistance. On the car at
the time were four women and bust
ness man, and all climbed down to aid
in the rescue of the cat. Armed with
a long iron rod, the motorman tried to
drive the little creature from beneath
the car, but the kitten refused to move
for some time.
The business man lost patience, and
declared that if it had been a man on
the track instead of worthless cat the
ambulance would by this time be car
rying the remains to the morgue.
After a time the little white cat
walked out between the wheels, and
was quickly clasped in the arms of one
of the little girls. Then the car started.
and the motorman looked at the little
girl with an expression of pleasure.
while the business man climbed back to
his seat with wry face as he noticed
that the bridge had just turned.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
Gift to Queen Victoria.

The German emperor has sent Queen
Victoria a fountain which represents
an eagle Tapping its wings, while water
issues in spray from a vent in the back,
and so conveys the idea that the bird is
flying through a stream of water. 1t is
to be set up in the little garden near
the fountain which was presented to
the queen by the late Emperor William
l., and which for some time stood in
the conservatory at Windsor castle.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
is NOT PLEASED.
To the Daily Light.

I see that the Republican county ex-
ecutive committee is at it's old tricks
again-refusing to call the primaries,
that delegates to the county conven-
ton can be elected at the precinct
meetings. No Republican that has
any honor or loyalty about him should
stutify himself by attending the cook
ed up mass meeting at Mission Gar
den, and if the nominee for anyoffice
in this county is a participant in this
fraud of convention, and should find
himself short of few votes on No
vember 3, he can thank his own short
sightness for his loss.
OLD LINE REPUBLICAN,.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
Chicago's Recent Gathering Vas Not the
Most Memorable in History.

Chicago's Recent Gathering Vas Not the
Most Memorable in History.
The largest number of ballots ever
taken in a democratic national conven-
ton was in that of 1860, at Charleston.
Fifty-seven ballots were taken without
result, when an ADJOURNMENT was had
to Baltimore, where Stephen A. Doug
las was nominated for president, scced-
ing delegates from the southern states
nominating John C. Breckenridge. In
the first three conventions held by the
democratic party the candidate for pres
ident was nominated without opposi-
ton, Andrew Jackson in 1882 and Mar
tin Van Buren, in 1886 and 1910. In 1874
nine ballots were required, Van Buren,
having clear majority at the start,
but not two-thirds, the nomination fall
ing to Polk, with Van Buren, receiving
but ten, and Cass, his chief opponent,
but II. In 1s4s Lewis Cass was nomi-
mated on the fourth ballot, receiving
more than two-thirds. In 1852 there
were 40 ballots. Cass was the leading
candidate, with Buchanan second, Doug
las third and Marcy fourth. On the
49th ballot these dropped out and
franklin Pierce was nominated. In
1856 Buchanan and Pierce started pretty
close together, with Douglas third, and
on the ninth ballot Buchanan was NOM
mated. In 1864 Gen. Mcclellan was
nominated on the first ballot. In 1868
Seymour was nominated on the 22d bal
lot. In 1872 Greeley was nominated on
the first ballot, receiving 6ss votes;
Bayard, IS; Black, 81, and Groesbeck,
D In 1875 Tilden was nominated on
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
SCHOOLBOY MURDERERS.

Little Rock, Ark, Aug. 5.-News of
a bloody fight among school boys at
Buckville, Montgomery county, has
reached here. Robert Chew and
Beauregard Poole had a rough and
tumble fight and the friends of both
joined in the ARRAY. Pocket knives
were used and several of the boys
were dangerously wounded. Poole
was stabbed in the breast several
times and died of his wounds. Chew
ESCAPED.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
DOES NOT STICK.

South Bend, Ind, Aug. 5.-The prop
erty of the South Bend Cement COM
pany has been sold by the sheriff.
The purchasers were Joseph III. Jen-
kins, of Philadelphia, and John e.
Dubois, of Chicago. Tie property
was foreclosed to satisfy a claim of
the former for over ST., 900, and of the
latter for over $4,000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
JAPANESE COLONY FOR MEXICO.
Large Number of Farms to BE Operated
with Coolie Labor.

Large Number of Farms to BE Operated
with Coolie Labor.
Among the passengers on the steamer
China, which arrived at San Francisco
the other day from Yokohama, were
Sho Memoto and t. Kusakado, promi-
nent Japanese business men, whose err
rand is to arrange the details of a gu
gantic colonization scheme in Mexico.
They have secured an option on 800, 900
acres of land. in the, state of Chiapas,
Mexico, and are on their way south
to consummate the deal. The land is
sold to them at one dollar per acre.
The immense tract will be cut into,
small farms, which will be operated by
coolie labor brought from Japan. Cot
ton, sugar, tobacco and other products
adapted to the climate will be raised.
In addition to the above scheme, Sho
Memoto has been commissioned by the
Japanese to investigate the trade pros
poets of Mexico and Central America.
1t is the desire of the japanese to trade
directly with the countries south of the
United States as far down as Panama,
and steamship line has been subsi-
died to run to ports along the Pacific
coast. The main port win be San Die
go, in California, and it is the intention
of japanese manufacturers to import
all their cotton via San Diego instead of
through San Francisco and Puget
sound ports, as at present. Traffic ar
Engagements will also probably be made
with the Tehuantepec railroad, thus
giving the new steamship company as
cess to the Atlantic coast. The steam
ship company has nothing to do with
the one about to be established at Port
land as the main port of call.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
An ImproHIsed Tandem.

The youngsters, one 12 and the
other II, attract a good deal of atten-
ton on the bicycle path at jackson
park every Sunday by their per-
Torrance on their wheel. Although
it is only an ordinary wheel with a
single set of pedals they convert it
into a tandem nnA """''~~,-- -
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
INDIAN ELECTIONS.

Antlers, 1. T., Aug. 5.-The election
is progressing throughout the Chloe
taw Nation today. Green NJ. Curtain,
the allotment candidate for chief, has
a fair show to be elected over his OPP
ponent, ]. B. Jackson, the pull-back
candidate, and it is claimed the next
council will have majority of allot-
ment members.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
Freak of an Artist,

Hans Schliessmann, the well-known
Vienna caricaturist, has sent half a
dozen letters to artists and authors Of
his acquaintance, writing on the en-
velope only Mr." and then adding a
tiny sketch of the person in question
nj! ~ designation of the quarter Of
- toy" n which he lives.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
George j. Gould Win, HI, Shit.

George j. Gould has won his suit to
prevent the collection of an inherit
ance tax on S5,OOo,ooO bequeathed to
him by his father, the late Jay Gould.
1t was claimed that the bequest was
compensation for services rendered, and
this contention was sustained by the
court,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
ArchbIshop Can Set rxns

Archbishop o'Reilly, of Adelaide, can
set type like professional compositor.
When he established the Catholic Rec
ord In West Australia he was obliged to
set his own type and to teach the art
TO other priests, besides editing the
paper.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05

Anthony Mollann, who came to
America in 1885 and entered the employ
of William Henry Harrison, died at Old
enburg, Ind, the other day. Once when
Gen. Harrison and his horse were car
ried down by a cavern Mollann saved
his life
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
Golden Hair in Demand.

There are now orders ahead in the
shops of Paris and London for all the
golden hair that can be purchased in
the next five years.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
Export of Beesvax.

Last year we exported beeswax to the
amount of 3o9,212 pounds, and received
for it S90,s75.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05

s-. 81 ulc orner standing astrfde
OF the frame. Both have their feet on
the pedals and fairly make the machine
hum.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05

ABOUT PAST CONVENTIONS.

'.ur ,iuoncorn went abroad last -.
" - lite of s;c9.s03.