davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The morning times., 1896-07-12
STEEL STORAGE TANKS.
They Are Rapidly Taking the Place
of Wooden Elevators.

Steel storage tanks for grain are rap
idly taxing The place tLfougL out ,iit. ooGn-
try Of the o.d wooden elevators, und pneu-
ipatic tui,es- ale Used To convey TIE gram
from the place OF storage to tie mill,
whereas formerly it was T..eelcu IN i.:srrows
over bridges between the buiidiags or
through underground tunnels.
The proper storage of grain for milling
purposes has ior many years Teen u oLes-
lion oil the first Importance 10 miilers and
ini!i ogners. ire was ihV li.c destroying
element most dfeaied and he erection of
woeieB elevators for storage purposes,
near TIE mills Greutiy increased tie fire
nsks, and in consequence the item OF in
suraDce was by no means u small one
The erection pf sair-ugilt siec.-storage
tanks OF birs pr sfsl. in place OF the old
wooden strue6Hs f.not only does u way
with all danger from fire but it Is claimed
that it preserves tie grain FOR an Indefinite
perod oil time and also makes impossible
the presence OF HeeTils or other yermip
SO destructive To grain in storage There
being no iniIammabie material used in the
construction Of these steel tanks there is no
need Tor tnsIran ce. and mill Ineli claim that
within SIX or seven years tie saving on in
snrapce alone will more than pay for the
iirst cost Of construction. Two Of these
steel storage taDkS are now in operation at
Toledo. Ohio. where they have proved
even a greatPr success than was antic-
patel.
Vim the air-tiGht steel tank taking tie
place of the Old fashioned elevator oofnes
the new method OF handling the grain.
The steel bias are connected with the mill
by immense steel tubes, and air pressure
moves the grain as 1t is needed from
the storage tank 10 the mill The sys-
TEN could not be put in operation with th.
oid-style elevator, but the tubes are now
in practical operation at Connersy vile, Ind.
The machinery used In this pneumatic
system is extremely simple in construc-
ton and requires very little power to
operate it, By system OF air currents
the grain is taken from the storag, tanks
on "a current OF air exactly as a chip of
wood is carried by stream OF water The
air current is changed hy manipulating
Two valves, one ca using i blast. the other
suction. A valve in the tank is opcn.d
allowing the grain to enter the pipe or
tube When that valve is closed another
at the end OF the tube within the mill
is opened, and the grain falls into q re-
ceiver.
Exactly the reverse operation Is gone
through in putting the grain into the air
tight storage tanks. 1t is first taken into
the mill, then put into the receiving bins,
and 10y pneumatic pressure forced through
the tubes into the tanks. The introdrc-
ton OF alright storage tanks and the
pneumatic system of trans ferripc the
grain practically revolutionizes the man
ner or storage and milling, and before
long will probably be introduced into
the higgTain depots throughout thecountry.
The morning times., 1896-07-12
YOUR LIFE CAN BE INSURED
AGAINST LIGHINING'S HARM
Copyright. 1896,


The ancient and doubtful comfort that
you will never know IL" If you are
struck by lightning has been put out OF
countenance by the invention OF ne wer
and more substantial solace to feelings
that fear lightning. This new comfort Is
that you can protect yourself frcfn light
ming so as never 10 be estruck at AL. Under
the Old regime, II you were struck you
would never know il, so sudden would be
death; but how much better it is to be
assured that you positively cannot be
struck at all.
Some very peculiar circulars" crank''
circulars they might have been called
were mailed 70 prominent business houses
d few days ago. II was after the st.
Louis tornado and while the spring light
ming was froiieking around with havoc
to life.
The circulars inv..ed all who might read
to call at certain place and get them
selves insured against tornado and light
ming. II wouln cost them little, and the
advantage would he too great to MENTION
But the genius who sent ont the circulars
was not a gathercr together of money.
In a foot note he explained his lightning =
protection process. And many who read
followed it out without going through
with the preliminary OF making this Co
lunbus OF lightning a professional call.
There was deal of crankis'n in it, but
also lot that was good. :
A BRILLIANT IDEA.
1t is well known that the human body
is Il great conductor OF lightning. The
electric spark that escapes from cloud
charged with electricity flies downward
and is attracted by anything that is kin
TO il. Nothing is such conductor as
the human frame. 1t has been calculated
in lightning seasons, or in countries where
lightning is very vivid, that it would be
The morning times., 1896-07-12
SOCIALISTS AND bARBARIANS
IN COMMON BONDS AND PURPOSE

fessor" he now regards with loathing.
In pursuance OF his general plans he Joined
the knights OF Labor some years ago and
tried hard to secure the supreme post OF
General Master Workman OF that organiza-
tion, but was beaten in the election by Sow
ereign, the present incumbent
A CHANGE IN THE PROGRAM.
AT the Zurich meeting steps were taken
radically to change the nature Of the con-
gress. The earlier gatherings had been
Socialstic, pure ana simple. No English
trade unionists had before attended the
congresses, but that year the New TRADE
Unionism'' OF John Burns was In the as
cendancy in Great Britain and he and
his fellows saw the words "Poiiticai su-
premacy," written In iridescent letters JUST
ahead. This brought about the sending
of many English delegates TO zurich ana
1t was because of their inflae nee there that
London was fixed upon as the location OF
this years gathering and the invitatohs
were broadenad SO as to include Trade
ITnionists as well as Socialists. Since 1898,
however, there has been notable change.
The unskilled laborer, who had come 10
the front in the English labor movement by
reason Of the Dock Latorers' strike, has
lost much OF his leading, and Burns, Tom
Mann, Ben Tillott, Keir Hardie ana the
others who had uSurped the pidtes Oh lhe
old time union leaders. are far less prom
inent figures than they were. The Eng
lisii Independent labor party that put these
and other men into Parlia ment, has lost
much of it's power andmost of its Legislative
seats. a...-
Al the Cardiff congress Of English Trade
Cnonists, an out-and-out Socialstic plat
form-for the collective ownership of all
means of production and distribution"
adopted and a committee with John Burns
a its head was appointed to raise stiff
The morning times., 1896-07-12

tual culture. Ten or twelve years ago,
before he had become imbued with his
present notions, he was professor In Co
Iumbia College. In certain well-bred So
cIal circles OF New York, whose members
are inclined to mental cultivation, tie Was
a shining star. 1t was some time late in
the sos that he took up with Ma
tionalism'' and helped form Circle One"
in New York. 1t was the study OF the
Nationalist propa ganda by Edward Bel
lamy tuat brought IOrtn Looking Back
ward" and this famous book fascinated
De Leon intensely. Shortly after its pub
lication the professor as De Leon was
then known to all his acqualntances, gave
up his place at Columbia, openly espoused
the Socialistic cause, and became the
editor of small four-page Soeialistic
sheet, the People, virtually an edition in
English OF the New York Voiks- -Zeitung,
published by the German Socialist Jonas.
De Icons present salary is not large,
nearly ali his acquaintaDces OF the old
Columbia College days have deserted him.
and he has failed in some of his projects
for his own advancement among bis pres
ent associates: but he sticks brayely to
his text, never faltering for moment in
his determination to carry the red flag as
far as he can. His Old title OF pro
The morning times., 1896-07-12

others OF his way OF thinking and hold that
the workfngnep. as tkey are, stand little
show OF securing tiieir desires through the
ballot. Tut favor first Of all tue Thorough
organization OF the people and the careful
study OF economics by the masses. This
group OF 0erihan- Socialists includes q
number OF brilliant young men who have
Withdrawn from the Social Democratic
movement aud are striving to further the
non political trade union movement by
every means within their power.
or these are Bruno Willie. Theodore Herr
ka !. Hauptinan. Mackay-a German with
Scotch name-and Others who will make
common cause with Gustav Laudauer. the
eX-Sociaist. now an evOiut ouary Anarch-
list, but not revoIutinnist, and who pro-
poses to put up as fierce a fight as possible
against the indscriminate exclusion from
the con gress OF th,se who do not faliin with
the Marxists.
The strongest supporters Of the MARY
themselves. will be led by the French
faction headed by Jules Guesede, who
will offer resolution that the objects
OF the lafor movement. as Socialists un-
derstand it,, can be served only by the
workers obtaining complete control of
political power. the early establishment
OF the cooperative commonwealth. and
the OVerturninE or all existing govern
ments. The battle royal of the congress
will be gin as soon as that resolution is
presented. and the Social Democrats of
Holland will be among its chief oppo-
nents. They and the other groups here
mentioned will fight for the present Gun
centration of energies in order to bring
about the better education of the masses
before more radical steps are taken. and
in favor of the wurkingman's accepting
whatever he can get under the present or
der. 1t is certain that the bitterest AMI
mosities Will be aroused during the de-
bate upon this resolution. and it would
not surprise many or the intelligent stu
dents of the SOcaiistic movement on
both sides of the Atlantic. shuIild tie re-
suit be the expulsion OF the minority faction.
whichever that shall prove to- be. This
would. OF caIurse, result in q permanent
split.
1: is claimed by the. mana gers nf the
congress that delegates from every civil
lied patton except Turkey Will he present.
The attendance. it is expected, Will aggre
gate about 300
The morning times., 1896-07-12
EAGLE ATTACKS A GIRL.
Her Screams Bring Her Father, Wfio
Saves Her Eyesight.
Ne,r York Sun

NeU 1pfh JuH-
The following story is youched for by
Charles Shriner chief protector for the New
jersey fish and game commission; Garret
Van Dien the caretaker Of the clubhouse
of the Ocean Park Association, at Cedar
Pond, about twenty miles from Paterson,
n. j., captured bald eagle last week
which measured eight feet from tip to tip.
A Accompanied y hisseyen- -year-old daughter,
he had taken q walk on the mountain, and
was returning through the woods to the
clubhouse. 1t was growing dark. The
child became separated from her father,
who suddenly was made aware of her alb
sence by her screams
Papa! papaH' size cried, come quick;
it's pecking at my eyes"
Van Diem ran to her assistance. To his
astonist,ment. he saw her defending her
self gainstthe vigorous attack of a big bird
which was pecking at her AT his ap-
preach the bird fiuttered away short dis
tance He ran after it, bit the bird. instead
of taking to flight. hobble along the grou nd.
He, however, was unable to oyertake it,
and so began to stone it. One of the stones
took effect, an 1.-THE bird was partly stunned.
Van Dien hurried up to it, and was about
to take hold of it, when 1T regained its
feet and turned sayageiy upon him.
He retreated, and picking up another
stone, once more toppled the bird over.
This time he was able to get a firm hold
on the bird, but as sooa as it came out OF
its comatose state it attacked him furious
ly with beak and claws. Van Dien, how
ever, stuck to his prize and succeeded.
after hard fight. in grasping both legs
in one hand and its neck in the other He
then carried it to the clubhouse and shut
it up in the stable. The child had not
been injured.
The bird proved to be a bald eagle. It's
left wing was broken, which accounted
for its not taking to flight when pursued
Van Dien has built cage for his prize
Its wounded wing is healing. After re-
fusing food for several days, it now sub
mits to be fed and is becoming accustomed
to captivity.
The morning times., 1896-07-12
WHY PERSIA Is Peaceful.
Moiia mnedans Are Not as Aggressive
There as They Are Elsewhere.
Ej;BbRT1h .S,-pts,,1D

Communications from Persia explain the
remarkable quietudc of the people, and tile
absence of the asuIi attempts at riotins
and assa ssinatiOn not withstanding the vio-
lent removal OF the late SHAH
For moref than Il generation there has been
10 Persia little or none of the Mohammedan
fan3ticisn which is at present foredoornng G
tile mere orthodox rule of the Sultan of
Turkey. The shiah form of Islam which
prevails in Persia and in North India lSo
is. considered dangerous hercsy by all
other MolamrnedaDs. The Persian Mujta-
bids and Moollas Ire few in number and
even they are not unaffected by the growing
Soofi belief, which situratcs Persian htera-
ture and is really form of Hindu panihe-
ISM
Bishop Stuart. the Edinburgh citizen who
has given his later years to contin uing the
works of Henry Martyr and DR.. Bruce at
Isphan and Julia. as well as at Yezd and
Herman. finds the people open to tie in
fiueRce of medical missions and schools
What the Soofi mysticism began, in sapping
The morning times., 1896-07-12

the teDets of Islam, has Of late been con
tinued to an even wider scale by the Babi
faith, which is held intensely, though
secretly. by about 900, Geo of the people.
All Babis are friendly to Christians.
Islam is rapidly losing its hold on Persia.
Occasionally, when the church inissioD-
aries seem too openly active, the paid
Moollas- try to excite the mob to terrify
the converts, bat they treat. the bishop
and bis colleagues with profound respect.
as their fathers treated Henry Martyr at
ShiraZ. Six converts from Islam have
recently been baptized in Julia alone. in
spite OF tie legal death penalty. aud they
are most effective agents among their KIN
dred and countrymeB-
The large colony of Arnicnians in Julia
prosper and advance in culture, sending
Out representatives to Calcutta, Bombay,
and the chief trading oeBters of southern
Asia. Bishop Stuart finds them willing
coadj utors, SO that altogether Persia for
the time presents a striking contrast to
Turkey. The English mission in Persii,
gained a hold on the gratitude OF the
people in the famine of 1912, when
Bruce and Gordon were the only men who
saved the people. nut the earlier Sir
John Malcolm and Martyr are not for
gotten.
The morning times., 1896-07-12
NOT MUCH MONEY IN MUs1c
Some Famous Cofnpositions Which
Were Originally Sold for A Song


Handel had it not been for his oratorios
and his operate specuiations, would have
lived and died as poor as the proyerbial
church mouse. Walsh, his publisher. Eaid
him ptiful prices for his operas For at
least eleven OF these works lac received no
more than 25 guineas each, and the largest
sum he was ever paid was only f1O5, which
he got for "Alexander's Feast"
/. It must not be thought from these small
prices that the composers works did not
sell. On the contrary, they always found
u ready market and proved great source
OF profit to the publisher. From the pro-
ceeus or his fist opera, '-Rineit..,' " sIsh
netted profit of over 91 SEQ. whereupou
Handel jocuiarly remarked to the music
seller: We'll, you shall compose the next
opera and / Will publish it, Handei, as
everybody knows. lost a fortuue in trying
to establish Italian opera in London, and.
although he subsequently more than re-
couped hiinselfby Ills Oratorios it was not
the publisher. but the public, who put it
in his power to do this.
Even wien we come down to the time of
Mozart we do not find that the claim of the
brain worker to fair wage had been recog-
niZed. 1t almost staggers one to recall the
fact that 'Don Giovannr' brought to its
composer no more than eco. For THE
Md &C flute Ee WdS Tdlu lUO OucatS. and
yet the manager of the theater at which the
opera was first produced made a fortune
out of it. Nouwoader Mozart had to he
laid in a pauper's grave. the very site
of which is unknown to this day.
Schubert Jared even worse. Some of his
magnificent songs sold for less than a
shilling. and at his deeease it was diff
cult to raise enough money to bury him.
Haydn's income would today be deemed
small by a player in the theater orchestra.
and his estate was almost a minus
quantity. Weber. who died almost seventy
years ago. received less than $500 in all
for his '.Freischutz.'' one Of the most pop
ular operas ever written. while from his
five other operas he made only Fl 900 alto
getiler. By THE Bohemian Girl Baife
gained less than G1.50O, although the
marble HaIls' ballad in that very pop
ular work put some f3.O0Uinto the pockets
Of the publishers.
The morning times., 1896-07-12

one chance in a thousand If man were
not struck under the right conditions.
If. during a storm, he were to sit near
metal fireplace he would almost certainly
get 4 fatal shock. or if he were to Sit upon
gilt furniture or near large house plants.
II he were immersed in water.-as in taking
a bath. the lightning would find him out
infalibiy. The only place person is per-
The morning times., 1896-07-12
ermsLive Thousa nds of Years.

We sometimes think il is wonderful that
germs should retain tLeir vitalite during
the cold or severe winter, bot what are
we to think when told that they will live
under auy conditions for 2,GOO years!
Germs found in dust in the cracks OF lie
interior OF the pyramids, which have been
sealed up since the time OF the Pharaohs,
grow and go through their various trans
formations when they come In contact with
the proper Observation-Disclosures.
The morning times., 1896-07-12
Definl,d.

what is this mental poise that women
talk SO much about nowadays!''
1T Is being able 70 hsuk at catcfpiliars
without feeling them era Wing NIL over you"
-Chica 20 Record.
The morning times., 1896-07-12
Founded a Modern Science.

Harvey was the pioneer OF mudern sur.
gerry; discovering. as he did, the circulation
OF the hiossa. he laid the foundations OF the
modern sc.ence.-ExcbanEe.
The morning times., 1896-07-12
worn they need not fear the lightning as
1t runs along the ground.
A STRAW PROTECTOR.

Lightning, when il leaves the clouds,
ts ore big spark. If it were to descend
in that original form it would come down
like falling star But it has a long way
to travel. and the air offers to it so much
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-08
The Postal Card Dun Gases.

CHICAGO, May S.-United States
Judge Grosscup and the present
Federal grand jury view postal
card dun" cases alike. AT the last
term of the District court the for.
mer advised Assistant District At.
torney Rosenthal to use discretion
in the prosecution of persons who
unwittingly and in many cases on
account of poverty had offended
against the statue inhibitiug postal
cards which bear written or printed
matter rejecting discredit on the
recipient. Yesterday two more
cases of the same sort were brought
before the grand jury and that
body was prompt in throwing them
out.
Judge Grosscup says that If a
man simply asks for what is due
him he commits no offense that
should be punished. 1t is said
further that the statue in question
is invoked chiefly by debtors who
are DESTROYS of swindling Orsget-
ting revenge upon those whom
they owe, and that the chief suffer-
ers are the poor and ignorant.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-08
A Straight City Council.


INDEPENDENCE, Kas., May S.
The fight between the citizens and
water company eliminated yester,
day when the city took forcible
possession of the water works. For
some time the city council has
complained that the company was
not keeping up the pressure or the
quality Of water specified in the
contract. A special election was
held last spring to vote upon the
proposition for the purchase Of the
water works, but is was defeated
An attempt was made in the
morning to seize the pumping
station, but the employees were on
the look out and the attempt
failed. In the afternoon several
officers headed by the mayor went
to the station. They entered,
seized the engineer and fireman,
who offered resistance, threw them
out and took possession. A new
engineer is now in charge and the
water works guarded. The COM
pany's agent refused to turn over
any of the KEYS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-08
Vermont Prohib. Ticket,

MONTPELIER, VT, May S.-The
State Prohibition convention was
held here last night and the fol.
lowing nominations were made
Governor-Rodney G. White
more.
Lieutenant governor-C. w.
Wyman.
Presidential election at large
He. Barnes, George c. Wilson.
Congressional - Prof. H. NJ.
Steeley, DR.. l.. w. Harrison.
Delegates to the national con-
vention-H. G. Barnes, c. w. Wy
man, Rodney Wittemore, George
L. Storey, F. H. Sheppard, G. NJ.
Winchester, G.. w. Morrow, B. NJ.
Beatty and ID. A. Kneeland.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-08
PEARL BRYAN MURDER CASE.
Great Array of Witnesses-Unpopular De-
teotive legged.

teotiVe Egged.
NEWPORT, KY, May S.-The end
Of the Scott Jackson trial, for the
murder of Pearl Bryan is now near
at hand. The commonwealth an
nounced this morning it had nc
more witnesses to offer. Colonel
Crawford called Captain Blalock,
of the United States weather bu-
reau, to show the state of the
weather on the night of January
81. This closed the testimony in
the case.
During the trial the prosecution
called in a majority Of seventy
three witnesses. Defense called
eighty-two, including dispositions.
The prosecution in rebuttal called
in forty and the defense followed
with one, making total of 1856
witnesses. Court adjourned till 2
o'clock this afternoon. Arguments
begin tomorrow.
John Seward, detective who
figured unplessantly in the case,
was assaulted in the streets last
night with eggs, thrown by young
men and boys.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-08
Fired the italian Heart.

ROME, May S.-Advices received
from General Baldissera, COM
manding the Italian forces in AT
RIGA, say the Italians in strong
force ara now occupying all posi-
lions around Adrigat, from which
place 300 sick and wounded SOL
diers have been removed to other
quarters. This news has caused
great rejoicing in Rome. Advices
also say that the Abyssinian lead
ers are now holding positions re-
spectively u the left and right OF
the Italians, but OF their intention
nothing is known.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-08
Death of Mrs. A. P. Rivas.

Mrs. Antonio z. Rivas died this
morning at 5 80 o'clock at her resi-
dence, at the corner of West Hous-
ton and Laredo streets. She was
80 years Of age, and her husband
and three children-Mrs. Adelaide
Chaps, Edwardo, Antonio Rivas-
survive her. She was born in this
city and was the daughter of the
late County Commissioner r.
Quintana, her maiden name being
Maria Quintana. She was married
to Mr.. Antonio p. Rivss on No
vember %, 1872. She had four
brothers-Lorenzo, Rafael, Jose and
Geronimo Quintana and three
sisters-Mrs. Jesusa, wife of Frank
NJ. Giraud; Mrs. Isabel, wife of
Romaldo Perez, and Miss Emilia
Quintana. Deceased belonged to a
number of Mexican ladies' socie-
ties. She had been suffering for
some time, but declined rapidly
the past week. The funeral will
take place tomorrow morning from
San Fernando cathedral.
-~s>
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-08

caseo Rodriguez, Estevan Juarez,
Salvador Gonzales, Jesus Escobe-
do, Juan Ybarrs, Juan Trinidad,
receiving smuggling property
Jose p. Rosales, attempting to
pass counterfeit United States OBJ
legation; Epigmenio Ramirez,
Estevan Garcia, Luciano Martinez,
Bias Moye, Santos P. Hernandez,
Eugenio Benavides, Illicit retail
liquor dealing.