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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13
EYES OF ANIMALS.
They Possess a Muscle Not Found In the
Human Organ.

They Possess a Muscle Not Found In the
Human Organ.
Human beings have six muscles to
each eye, that they may with facility
move 1t on either side; but horses, COWS,
sheep and other quadrupeds, which
habitually incline their heads to the
earth in search of food, have a muscle
by which the eyelids are suspended and
supported, and which we do not need.
This Is q wonderful adaptation to the
circumstances in which the poor crea-
ture is placed For example, the eyes
of the amphibious animals partly agree
with those of the fish and quadruped.
The cat and the tiger, which prowl by
night, have a peculiar power of ex'
panding the pupil. The eyes of fish have
no apparatus to moisten them, and it
would be obviously unnecessary.
The eye is adapted to the properties
of light, so that it refracts the light and
brings it to a focus on the retina. Our
best and most perfect glasses are by no
means equal to the human eye. Gnats
and flies have q great number of eyes;
they can see ON every side without any
movement of the organ of vision. Fish
have crystalline, almost round, to fit
the eyes to the strong refraction of
light in the element in which they live,
and though they have no eyelids their
cornea is horny to defend their sight.
The mole has two very small eyes hid
under its velvet coat; these are admira-
bly, suited to his mode of living, chiefly
under the ground. - Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13
SUCCESSFUL AIR SHIP TRIAL.
Prof. Chanute's Machine Floats with
Heavy Weight.


Heavy Weight.
Prof. Octave Chanute and his partyof
scientists, who are experimenting with
machines intended to overcome the law
of gravitation, had a most gratifying
experience the other day az their camp
few miles south of Miller, Ind, on the
lake shore. The flying machine, or,
more scientifically, the aeroplane,
which has been invented by Mr.. Chan
ute, proved itself perfectly capable, not
only of floating in the air, but also car
rying weight several times as great
as it was designed to support.
For several days the party of scien-
lists has been waiting for a strong
wind. 1t came finally, but was exactly
opposite in direction to that which was
desired. 1t was consequently with
feeling of surprise that his attendants
heard Mr.. Chanute order them to pre-
pare his winged machine. Within q
few minutes of noon the unwieldy af-
fair was hanging on tree where the
wind could catch it. Chanute ordered
the rope with which the machine was
secured to the ground to he loosened.
All the holds were made by running
slip knots which were easily thrown
off, but as soon as they were cast off a
most remarkable thing happened.
Mr.. Chanute, who was holding one cor
ner of the air ship by means of long
rope, was lifted bodily into the air, and
Mr.. Ricketts,, Mr.. Herring and Mr.. Paul
seemed likely to accompany him to the
starry regions. All of the quartette
were dragged from the ground and
scared to height of 100 feet or more as
the machine arose. The combined
weight of the four scientists, however,
soon brought it again to the ground
when it was speedily placed under con-
troll
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13
Casino Election.

The annual election Of directors
of the Casino association took place
last night and resulted as follows
F. Groos, Geo. Koerner, DIR. G.
Moeckel, Adolph Stieren, u. n.
Guenther, G. Horn, Jr.. Q. A.
Goeth, Louis Heuermann, Frank
Rennert, Francis Vogel, Paul Meer-
scheidt, Ed. Dreiss and r. Hsnsch-
Ike.
The directors will elect officers
tonight.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13
FUNERAL NOTICE.

Mrs. Bertha Moeglin, wife OF A.
a. Moeglin, died Monday, Oct. IL.
Funeral will take place Wednes-
day, Oct. IA at IL a. m. from her
late residence, 122 Union street.
Friends invited to attend.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13
AFTER-OAMP IN MINES.
How to Detect Deadly Gases Resulting
from Explosion.

HOW TO DeTeCt DeaOly Oases heSulJtns
from Explosion.
When there have been explosions in
coal mines, due to the presence of in.
flammable gases, there result other
gases which exert an unwholesome, il
not positively fatal, influence on human
life. In certain instance, mentioned
in a recent British scientific report, SO
deaths resulted in this indirect way.
and five directly, from the explosion.
Hitherto, the "after-damp," or gas pro-
duced by the ignition of "fre-damp"
in mines, has been believed to consist
essentially of carbon dioxide, or COM
bination of carbon and oxygen in the
proportion of one atom of the former to
two of the latter. But in the case just
mentioned, carbon monoxide (Which
contains only half as much oxygen)
played a conspicuous part. The lips
skin and mucous membrane, through
which the color of the blood was visible.
were of much brighter red than is OBJ
served when death results from other
causes. It was suspected that this was
due to the presence of carbon monoxide.
and subsequently tests verified the sus-
picion. The coloring matter Of the blood
contained no less than 70 per cent. Of
this gas. Itwas thus ascertained for the
first time Just what percentage Of
saturation with this particular gas is
necessary to produce death. The report
which contains this information calls
fresh attention to the fact that the
fame of a miners lamp, which gives in
dications of the presence of carbon
dioxide, does not reveal the existence Of
carbon monoxide. DR.. John Haldane,
who prepared the report, advises, there
fore, that white mice be kept in cages
near to, but outside all coal mines, and
that one or more of these animals be
taken down the shafts for test purposes
whenever there has been an explosion.
It has been found that mice are much
more sensitive to the baleful effects OF
carbon monoxide than are human be-
ings.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13
THREE MORE INDICTMENTS

The grand jury reported three
bills of Indictment this morning
as follows:
Arthur MOBILES, assault to muir
der; Abe Simmons and Buster
Williams, burglary.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13
Bunco Men Puzzled.

Some of the candidates on the
different tickets now in the field
are such strangers on the west side
Of the San Pedro creek that the
denizens of the midnight resorts OF
that district don't know whether
to try to buncoe them or quietly
take a drink when they come roar
ing around with a pocket full OF
nickelS,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13
THE MODERN BEAUTY.

Thrives on good food and sun
shine with plenty of exercise in
the open air. Her form glows
with health and her face blooms
with its beauty. If her system
needs the cleansing action of a
laxative remedy she uses the
gentle and pleasant Syrup of
Figs. Made by the California
Fig Syrup Co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13
Ned Barry's Opening.

The Bella Union theatre, on La
redo street, was opened last night
under the management of Ned
Barry. The opening was an aus
picious one, being marked with q
crowded house. The scenery Is all
rev. Mr.. Barry was presented
with a fine floral horse shoe as the
curtain arose,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13
A Sound Moneyite.

Mr.. E. Barrow, a prominent citi-
zen Of Waco, Is at the Menger. hss
is a pronounced sound money, Pal
mer and Buckner Democrat. and
says Bryan will not poll much of q
vote in his county.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13
Was Also Known Here.

The Miss Aurelia Kletzker who
was married recently in Oakland,
CAL, to Mr.. Beauchamp, formerly
of San Antonio, was also from this
city, having lived here for num-
Der of years. She, together with
her fathers family, left this city
for st. Louis only a little over q
year ago, from whence they moved
to California.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13
CONUNDRUM FOR POPULITS

If there are those who really
believe that Mexico is a better
land for the wage-earner, why do
they tarry here?-IndianapOlis
journal (Repl.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13
TRUSTEE SALE.

a full and complete line of
family groceries at 217 Avenue ID
will be sold either in lump or in
voice, to suit the purchaser.
Good location. 1t
s. G.. ECKLES, Trustee.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13

The sewer trenches on East
Houston and Navarro streets,
which have been covered up ana
paved with blocks, are beginning
to cave in.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13
Scales on the Human Body.

High-grade microscopes show that
the human body is covered witt minute
scales, each scale covering 300 pores.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13
Uh Daily It9bt.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER Ii, 1896.
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
LATEST OFF THE WIRES FROM
OVER THE WORLD.
A Complete BpitOme Of the Days Happen
ing8, Briefsd and Boiled Down, up
to Time of Going to Press.


jersey coast, doing immense
damage on land, but no casual
ties by sea.
Coney Island was hit hard by
the gale, the damage being esti-
mated at 100000. Athletic
club was destroyed, the old iron
pier cut in two, Brighton Beach
and Ocean hotels wrecked.
Hog Island is most swept a
way, Far ROckaway Ferry and
improvements swept away and
all the hotels had from two to
three feet of water on their
floors.
Damage by the storm at Wave
Crest is $4,000 and all the Lam
caster improvements swept a
way.
All the New Jersey lOwlands
are under water and railroad
washouts are everywhere.
There are a dozen of coast lin
ers, due, but no tidings have been
received from any of them.
British cruiser, Talbot, report
ed foundered in the gale, is safe
at Halifax.
Steamers Kaiser, Celvic and
Aller arrived at New York bat
tered by the storm.
The speedy closing of the Ven
ezuelan case is now considered
certain at Washington.
The suspended manufactures
of the east are all resuming work
on full time.
j. w. McCOmbs, Jacksboro, as
signs with $4,000 liabilities; as
sets $4,000.
The Monongahela valley paid
it's respects to Mckinley yester-
day, and was well paid for the
trouble.
International Typographical
union is at Colorado Springs, in
regular convention.
Baptists at Houston conclude
to fellowship DR.. Hayden, but
censure him for his published ar
ticles.
William III. Hale accidentally
killed by the discharge of a gun
while driving near Muldoon.
Burke declines the nomination
rendered him by the Republican
plenary committee of the Ninth
district.
Nat Q. Henderson is out for
the Democratic state ticket.
L. S. Supreme court takes re-
cess to call on President Cleve-
land.
American minister to France,
Eutis, cables that lyman will be
released.
Postal revenues for the quar-
ter just ended show a great fall
ing off.
First National bank, Eddy, n.
NJ, fails for $4,000. This is the
amount the depOsitOrs will lose.
President refuses to pardon
Hardin, convicted in Alabama,
Of cOunterfeiting.
Movement for international
agreement among seamen, for I'M
ion, is progressing satisfactorily.
Bryan is in Minnesota.
Eugene Rider sues the British
steamer, Maritime association, at
Galveston, for $4,000 for ill
usage.
Hon. Tom Reed addresses a
Republican meeting in Utica, n.
Y. Thousands could not get in
to the opera house.
Watson's throat has laid him
up for this campaign.
Waite will support Bryan and
Watson.
Poplist chairman, Butler, will
try to have the national commit
tee approve his course.
Negroes rob Max David's store
at Taylor of 800 worth of cloth
ing and are caught.
w. o. Ellis killed by his ten
ant on his plantation at Sartar-
tia, Fort Bend Co.
Shoemaker killed in the su-
burbs of Houston while return
ing from work.
David E. Paige, noted South
American fugitive, reported seen
in New York.
Maryland and West Virginia
are confidently claimed by both
parties in Washington.
1t is not settled when Bryan
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13
A sIx-FIngered Emperor

Conrad Ill, emperor of Germany, had
six fingers on his right hand.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13

1t is said that hornets never use the
same nest a second season.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13
No GRIPPE

When you take Hoo'ps Pills. The big, old-fash
Toned, sugar-coated pills. which tear you all Ia
pieces, are not in 1t with Hoods. Easy TO take
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13
STANDING OF THE CLUBS,

The Casinos and Sommers bowl
tonight on the Casinos alley at
Mission garden.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13
BOWLING.
The Hayseeds Played in Hard Luck and
We're Trounced Last Night

The Hayseeds were easy victims
for the Ivys last night. They
played in hard luck, for when their
best men would come up they
made the lowest scores. The
games were played on the Ivys,
alley at Mission garden.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28

tion would In any way ameIiorate the con-
dition Of the Armenians. Hepburn said:
81 want this protest to mean something
when it gocsabroad, not to fall on deaf
ears. Whit does England care, with
her millions invested. for our protests"
Europe might be startled by drastic and
unusual step. Hepburn endeavored to
formally offer the amendment, but his
time had expired and he was unable to
secure recognition for it.
Henderson of Iowa, speaking of the Ber-
lin treaty. said: 1.-The civilized world in
equity have become parties to that con-
tract" Gravcr responsibility lay at the
door Of every civilized nation of Europe
that had power to enforce the contract
upon Turkey. While he was opposed to
war except rs a last resort. he said, Il
would be glad if every line of that resolu-
ton was shotted with lead for the muir
derers of the Turkish government; not the
Turkish minister. but the British bond.
holders should bear the brunt of blame"
Everything that was said of n radical.
impetUous character was loudly applaud
ed on the floor and in the galleries. Still
the house was dominated by the conserva.
tives who held TO the senate resolutions
Several amendments were offered to make
the resolutions stronger, but they went
the way of Hcpburn's. Quigg said of this
amendment that when a man was doing
something Objectionable in his own house.
hold the only way to prevail upon him to
stop was to ask him or TO make him. The
resolution provided the first method, the
amendment simply proposed an insult.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw.

DR.. Anna Howard Shaw is of English
ancestry. Her grandmother refused to
pay tithes to the Church of England,
and year after year she sat in her docr
knitting and denouncing the law while
her goods were seized and sold for taxes
in the street. Her granddaughter inner
tied from her the sense of injustice Of
taxation without representation. She
graduated from the theological depart
ment of the Boston university in 1878.
She served as pastor for churches in the
southeast Part IF Massachusetts for IA
years. The Methodist Episcopal church
refusing her ordination, she received it
from the Methodist Protestant church
in 1880. During her pastorate she
studied medicine and received the de-
gree of NJ. ID. from the Boston univer-
sity. As an eloquent speaker she is wide
ly known, having served especially in
the Woman's Christian Temperance
union and the Woman Suffrage associa-
ton. She is vice president of the Ma
tional Council Of Women of the United
States. She is one of the most eloquent,
witty and popular speakers in the lee
ture field,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28
cueANs DODGE YOUR UNCLE SAM.
Ship Gets Away from New York. 1t 10 Said,
with Load of Filibusters.

Ship Gets Away from New York. 1t IL Said.
with a Load of Eilibusters.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S.-The Spanish
minister has informed the state depart
ment that last Friday night the steamer
j, w Hawkins" left New York with an
expedition of $50 men, arms and ammu-
tions and stores, in command of Calixto
Garcia; that she may go south and tako
more men and arms at Palm Beach, Fla,
or elsewhere; that she will pass in United
States waters near Key West.
He also informs che state department
that the arms and ammunition confscated
ut Cedar Keys, Fla, are ready to be en-
barked on n schooner to join the Garcia
expedition at sea, and that the steamer
Commodore" Wilmington, N. c., still
in port. is in the conspiracy. The secre-
tary of the treasury has telegraphed this
statement to all collectors of customs
along the South Atlantic coast with in
structions to consult United States attor.
ncys and take whatever action may be
found necessary to prevent any violation
of international law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28
HOUSE WAS WITH HEPBURN.
Applauds Those Who Use the Most Rad
ical Language.

Applauds Those Who Use the Most Rad.
ical Language.
I'VE want no friendly relations with a
murderer" shouted Hepburn from his
seat His sentiments were applauded by
those who were favorable to radical &C.
lions regardless of consequences.
Our treaties with Turkey. Hit pointed
out, had served to protect American citi.
zens.
But" interposed Hepburn, SIT has not
stayed the knife or stopped the arm of tho
ruthless murderer" [Applausel.
Hit asked for a calm consideration of
this grave and extraordinary proposition.
The protection afforded by the code of in
tcrnational law was greater than the up.
plause from the galleries, and enables us
to put out our arm anywhere amid mas.
sacre and bloodshed and save American
life.
Such protection was guaranteed Amer
lean citizens in Turkey and should not be
ieopardized The Armcnians in this coun.
try did not want anything said in the
house that would exasperate those who
were numbering and outraging their
friends and relations in Turkey, but they
wanted an expression of the sense of the
Christinp world that would force England
and Russia to stop the horrors in Turkey
by filling their treaty obligations He
described how an American citizen had
stood in one Of the Armenian villages,
guarded all about with the protection OF
the government, while the massacrcs Of
Armenian Christians went on before his
eyes.
He was not an American citizen II hi
stood by and saw helpless victims slaug b
tered" shouted Hardy of Indiana indig
nantly.
NcCreary asked Hepburn il his resolu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28
Making Room For sisters.

Some of the Massachusetts and Con-
necticut lodges spots long sacred to
men-are considering the ACCESSIBILITY
of admitting women to full member
ship.
Women have for some time been men,
bers of "sister" and auxiliary organiza-
lions, and at recent convention of the
knights of Columbus, held at Hartford,
it was decided to admit women to men,
bership in that order. The movement is
growing. 1t has been declared that
women would be valuable adjuncts in
the line Of preparing feasts for hun
cry masculine Knights. -Philadelphia
Ledger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28
SPECIMEN OF TURKISH BRUTALITY.
The Stories Two Armenians Tell Who Ar.
Threatened with Deportation.

The Stories Two Armenians Tell Who Arc
Threatened with Deportation.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2S-Detained on Ellis
island are two Armenians who under the
immigration laws, will have to be deport-
ed unless they can secure the necessary
bonds which will entitlc them to land
TheX say that deportation will simply
mean starvation and death. The immi-
grants are Potter de Garabadim 90 years
old. and d. NJ. Gharcherdorrian, 81 years
old. They arrived at this port on the
servia on Jan. 20 and they came from
Harpoot. near Alexandretta. Both men
tell tales Of horrible cruelties which they
have been subjected to at the hands of the
Turks and give details of the wholesale
murder of Armenians.
Gharcherdorrian four months ago had q
wife and three children. He is today with.
out kith or kin. All the members of his
family were slaughtered before his eyes
by the Turks and he was compelled to
look on and see his wife first outraged
andathen killed. De Garabadim has also
seen many OF his relatives killed dufing
the mnssacres. After the massacre in
which the wife and children we're killed
the two men decided to escape from the
Turkish tyranny and seek a refuge with
some relatives they have in this country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28
NONE OF UNCLE SANS BUSINESS.
Turner of Georgia Thinks the Power
IsShould BE Let Alone.

Turner Of Georgia Thinks the Powers
IShould BE Let Alone.
Turner of Georgia made a speech in op.
position to the adoption of the resolutions
of the senate He said there was a Chris.
tian clamor against the Turkish govern.
ment which the bravest were scarcely
brave enough to withstand. Interference
such as was proposed was not only vic.
lation of our traditional policy. but an
impertinencc The signatory powers to
the Berlin treaty were Christian nations,
and why should the United States assum .
to tell them what was their dutys The
American minister whose vigilance was
commended throughout the world had
seen TO it that no Americans We're in.
jured, and the Turkish government was
eager to pay for American property dc
stroyed.
Grosvenor of Ohio did not think the Hep
burn resolution was strong enough.
Americans had been murdered by the
Turks and we should sent fleet to Con.
stantinople Hardy of Indiana argued
that the United States should become q
party to the Berlin treaty to protect the
Arlnenians in Turkey. A suggestion
from him that the fleet now at Hampton
make a demonstration against Constants.
nople received a scattering applause.
Bailey Of Texas wanted the resolution:
amended so as to strike out all references
to the request to the powers to the treaty
of Berlin to enforce the provisions of thai
treaty. The government of the United
States, he said. could have become party
to that treaty, but having declined il
obedience to its traditional policy it would
not be proper now for the United State:
to charge the parties to it with failing t.
carry out their obligations.
Ibid the United States have an oppor
tunity to be a party to that treaty." asket
Hardy.
ut did," replied Bailey.
"Oh no." interposed Hit. you are mis-
taken.'
Further debate was cut off by the pre-
vious question. and the senate resolution
went through-li3 to 70.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28
PARTITION OF TURKEY ARRANGED.
According to n Dispatch Received at Lon
don with a Vienna Date.

According to Dispatch Received at Lon.
don with Vienna Date.
LONDON, Jan. 2S-The Daily News
this morning prints dispatch from vi.
emma which asserts that news has been
received there from Constantinople and
Sebastopol which agrees that Russia has
a fleet lying at Se3astopol and ut Odessa,
and that the Caucasian armies OF Russia
are being concentrated upon the Arme-
nian frontier in readiness to move next
spring to realize the plans of Peter the
Great for the partition of Turkey between
the powers, Russia taking Armenia and
Constantinople, France taking Syria and
Palestine, and England taking Egypt and
the eastern shores of the Persian gulf.
The reniainner of the Turkish empire is
TO be divided among the other powers
The Daily News also has a dispatch from
Sebastopol which records that secret prep.
arations are going forward there OF ship
ping and OF armament for a volunteer
feet. 1t is the general belief there, this
dispatch affirIns, that these preparations
foreshadOw some action in the spring.
CONsTANTINoPLE, Jan. 2S-There is a
rumor here that Russia is arranging with
the sultan for the occupation of Armenia.
but it is not confirmed by any discover.
able signs. and is discredited in diplomatic
circles