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The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09

purposes, and many manufacturers are
constructing transmissons and treading
attachments to foot-power machines ac-
cording to his designs, paying Ganswindt
a handsome royalty. One of these appli-
ances is bottle-washing machine, which
is constructed by Otto Vogel of Berlin.
Whereas in his old apparatus the work
men had to pedal Ito times minute to
obtain 800 revolutions of the brush, the
present apparatus enables the workmen to
obtain 1900 revolutions and trundle the
pedal but 10 or II times within a minute.
The saving of labor is considerable and
the additional cost is paid back in very
little time.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09
A BATTLE FIELD LAMP,

A new lamp, the invention of Ludwig
Durr of Bremen, is being tried by the Eng
lish military authorities. The light is
originated by evaporation and superheat-
ing of the vapors from ordinary petroleum.
Air is drawn into the lamp between the
gasifier and an external cylinder, and a
smokeless fame Of great briliiance is pro-
duced. In short, vapors are produced by
intense heat and converted into gas which
upon being burned yields light ranging
from $500 to 14,000 candle-power. The ap-
paratus is self-acting and does not necessi-
tate the EN- mployment of com pressed air.
1t is so constructed that lamp and reser-
voir capable OF holding ten liters of pc
troleum, and supplying a $500 candle
power light, can be strapped on the KNAPP
sack of soldier. The lamps can be car
ried about when burning, or may be fixed
in any position.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09
A PUMICE-sToNE LIFEBoAr.

In England trials have been made with
lifeboat made of pumice- stone, which a
report, made by the Lighthouse Board,
states to be most satisfactory. Not only is
the material of great lightness and
strength, but it is easily worked into any
shape. The boat remains afoat and will
support quite load even when full of
water. The parts are made interchange
able, and when part is injured the
simple loosening of bolt enables the re-
pa;rer to remove it and put in another.
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this reservoir is filed with water and a
picture placed in the rear of it the latter
appears as if moving. Thus a figure cut
out of cardboard representing a man will
appear walking toward the onlooker. A
picture showing clown with his cap
poised on his nose will have the appear
ance as If he were exerting all his cunning
to keep the cap there, balancing himself as
well as the cap with very clever motions.
horses move, little dogs dance, and all
these motions are reproduced so true to
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09

upon the paper that may be varied by IN
terfering with the tops motion.
The ''stork," also called the ''para-
chute" top Gig. 4S) is formed of series
of cones that set into ore another. When
the upper one is removed, after having
once been set spinning, the little cones of
various colors separate and reyolve
around it.
Next come various dancing tops, such as
the "waltzer" Gig. 50) and the dancer"
Gig. 49). The waltzer shown in Fig. 81
is very graceful and of pleasing effect.
tion of the cord upon the part forming
hollow pulley at the foot, and is trans
mitted to an internal fywheel. The body
of the dancer is carried along through the
impulslon, and every time that the roller
under the second foot touch es the ground
there occurs displacement of the axis
and a waltz movement. = ]. j., in La
Nature.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09
A TOUCH REGISTER.

In playing the piano, after certain skill
has been attained, it becomes very difficult
for the master to distinguish the inequali-
ties of touch on the part of his pupil, and
hence NM. Binet and Courtier have in
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09
SOMETHING NEW IN SHOES.

An improvement on the old and time
honored method of fastening boots in front
with tongue" to keep out the dirt and
wet, has at length been made. AS our
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09

JuSO
by Mr.. Werner. The different apparatus
hitherto described in these columns have
given excellent results, but have not real
lied as well as the one under considera-
ton all the desiderata that we have right
to expect from family apparatus. The
principal parts of the cloud speaker do
not differ essentially from those of the
primitive phonograph. We find therein
the wax cylinder of the same form as that
OF the usual Edison model; parallel with
this carriage, A, to which is added the
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09
A NEW PAPER-CUTTER.

The little device here illustrated is in
tended for the use of private parties. It
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09

NEW style OF phonograph, that
seems to possess qualities which
render it thoroughly practical and
Awithin the reach of all, says
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-03
Savings Bank Did Not Paw.

OMAHA, Neb., June 3.-At a
meeting Of the directors Of the
Globe Savings bank, q decision was
reached which provided that the
state bank board should be request
ed to take possession Of the bank,
pending arrangements for the
liquidation and that the officers Of
the bank be authorized to take all
necessary steps toward a speedy
liquidation.
1t was stated by the officers Of
the bank that this step was taken
voluntarily, because they found 1t
no longer profitable to continue the
Savings bank business.
The loan and trust department
will continue as before. 1t was also
asserted that since the beginning
OF the hard times they had paid up
their depositors until the total
deposits were reduced from 1926,
600 to $4,000. They said they did
not owe q dollar to any other bank.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-03
Blanthers Queer Denial.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 3.-The
Chronicle has received q letter from
Atlanta, Georgia, purporting to
have been written by Joseph
Blanther, accused Of the murder Of
Mrs. Philopena Langfeldt, Of this
city, in which the writer denies
that he committed the murder and
says he is willing to come to San
Francisco and stand trial on the
charge. Blanther says Mrs. Lang
feldt was murdered by DR.. Jas.
Scott. No such person is known
in this city. Chief Detective Lees,
to whom the letter was shown,
says he is positive it was written
by Blanther. Investigation shows,
however, that many statements
made in the letter are not corrobo-
rated by the facts. Blanther's sim
gular communication was not
dated, but the postmarks on the
envelope show it was mailed at
Atlanta, Georgia, May 2Sth.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-03
PERSONAL MENTION.

DR.. H. Spohn, of Encinal, is at
the Southern.
DR.. J. w. Lambeth, of Nashville,
Tenn, is in the city for a short Wis
1t.
S. j. Brooks and family leave
for Arkansas today to spend the
summer. H..
Mrs. Annie M. Bacon leaves to-
night for New York, on profession
al business.
Miss Gatha Wood has returned
from Nashville, where she has at
tended school. t
Silva Holman and wife left
yesterday for Battle Greek, Mich,
to spend the sum mer.
Mrs. l.. Frank and daughters
and Mrs. J. Hochstadter left last
evening for st. Louis and the east.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-03
St. Louis Rebuilding.

ST. LOUIS, May 3.-Building
Commissioner Randall predicts
that within the next two or three
months the only outward sign of
last Wednesdays tornado in the
devastated district will be the fine
substantial new buildings stand
ing in contrast to the old and
dingy ones spared by the storm.
He added: "One thousand will
not cover the number of houses
damaged by the tornado. / calcu.
late that at least half Of that num-
Der will have to be built anew.
have seen and talked with many
property owners whose houses
were destroyed and all express a
determination to speedily rebuild
them on enlarged and more sub
stantial plans. A movement has
been inaugurated to raise funds OF
$25, 900 or more to aid those who
lost their homes in their efforts to
rebuild.n
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-03
Court Of Civil Appeals.

Affirmed-Ellas Edmunds VS.,
City Of San Antonio, from Bexar ;
q. III. & 8. A. Ry. Co., VS.. Joseph j.
Sweeney, from Medina; st. l.. s..
w. Ry. Co., VS.. Wanna Bishop ct
al, from Collin; Jerome @. Kerby
vs. s. b. Hopkins ct al, from Dali
las.
Reversed and remanded-C. A.
Heating ct al, vs. Mrs. r. McCut-
cheon ct al, from Dallas; John A.
Rahm VS.. Oscar Bergstrom, admin
istrator, from Bexar.
Motions overruled-City OF San
Antonio ct al, vs. s. A. st. Ry. Co.,
from Bexar, to advance cause !;
August Albrecht vs. Ferdinand
Albrecht ct al, from Bexar, for re-
hearing; Pioneer Saving and Loan
Co. vs.. w. E. Oxford, from Gray.
son, for rehesring; H. and It. q.
Ry. Co. vs.. j. w. Grigsby, from
Dallas, for leave to file motion for
rehearing; John E. Roller VS..
Stephen Holly ct al, from Lime.
stone, for rehearing; r. B. and
Ward Templeman ct al, VS.. Texas
Brewing Co. from Tarrant, for re-
hearing; Laing & Smoot vs.
II. Hanson, from Dallas, for re-
hearing; G. T. & N. M. Ry. Co. vs..
Jesse Douglass, from Ellis, for re-
hearing; g., c. & s. F. Ry. Co. VS..
Samuel West, from johnson, for
rehearing; g., H. & s. A. Ry. Co.
VS.. State Of Texas, from Brewster,
for rehearing; Permelia Byrd ct
al. VS.. w. w. Ellis, from Frio, for
rehearing.
Motion granred-F. d. Turner
ct al. VS., l.. E. McClaugherty ct al,
from Guadalupe, motion of appel
lants to dismiss appeal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-03
THE COUNTERFEIT CASE.
Pasqual Martinez Having Preliminary
Hearing.

Pasqual Martinez Having a Preliminary
Hearing.
Pasqual Martinez, charged with
passing counterreit dollar, had a
preliminary hearing before United
States Com missioner Bates this
morning. John jackson, clerk In
Tom B. Johnson's bookstore, testi.
fed that on last Monday Martinez
bought q 10-cent sack of tobacco
from him and gave him q dollar
as payment. He said that owing
to the bright appearance of the
money 1t occurred to him that 1t
was counterfeit. 1t sounded like
the genuine, however, and he
placed 1t in the cash drawer. AS
Martinez stepped out he looked at
it again, and on looking at the
milling he saw it was counterfeit.
He ran after Martinez and grabbed
him, and the latter offered to re.
turn the ninety cents change
Jackson refused it and called an
officer, who arrested him.
Charles l.. Benecke, who does q
crockery business at 500 and 511
East Houston street, testified that
Mexican, whom he believes to be
Martinez, made small purchase
the same day from one of the sales
ladies and gave her dollar, which
he discovered to be counterfeit and
returned it to the Mexican, after
which the latter gave him a good
dollar.
Martinez says that he did not
know the money was counterfeit.
The case was not finished this
morning and was resumed by
Judge Bates this afternoon.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-03
A Kodak Fiend Oaupht,

HAVANA, June San American
citizen named Thomas Daily, said
to be a correspondent for a New
York newspaper, who is detained
by the Spanish authorities at st.
Cristobal, province Of Pinar del
Rio, on a charge Of having taken
photographs Of the country in
violation Of military regulations,
arrived under escort last night, and
Is now at the police station where
he is held while awaiting instruc.
lions from Gen. Weyler.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-03

Girls shoes, low cut, strap or tie,
spring heels. Nice enough for any
body.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-03
Notice to Creditors.
THE STATE OF TEXAS. |
COUNTY OF BEXAR. I

You are hereby notified that Ludwig
Stachelhausen, of said county and state,
on the second day Of June, A. ID. 1896, ex
ecuted deed of assignment, conveying
to the undersigned all Of his property,
real and personal, other than that which
is by law exempt from execution, for the
benefit Of such creditors as will consent to
said estate and discharge him from their
respective claims. Said as ,ignee resides
In the city Of San Antonio, in said county
and state, at No. 2l01 Dakota street,
which is also his postoffice address.
6 3Wed ARTHUR BACH.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-03

Mrs. J.S. Myrick left yesterday
for three months visit to her for
mer home in Trowbridge, Wilt
shire, England.
Mr.. Harry Stone, wife and chill
dren, left yesterday for q visit of
about three months to their old
home in Wooiwich, Kent, England.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-03
LIGHT FLASHES.
S. d. SCUDDER, Fire Insurance.

S. D. SCUDDER, Fire Insurance.
The anniv ersary of Woodcraft
will be celebrated at Riverside
park Saturday evening.
High school commencement
will be held in the Grand opera
house tonight. .a ..
Green turtle soup and steaks,
Friday, Charles restaurant, Ala
mo plaza. 632t
Ninety per cent of all the peo-
pie need to take a course Of Hoods
Sarsaparilla at this season to pre-
vent that rundown condition of
the system which invites disease.
Milan Lodge, A. o. U. W.,
initiated one new member at their
meeting last night.
The Catholic feast of Corpus
Christi will be celebrated at Santa
Rosa hospital tomorrow afternoon
between and 6 o'clock, with an
old style open air procession to the
chapel. A celebration will also
take place at the Orphan asylum.
w. G. Sieckenius has begun
life as railroader In the position
Of fireman on the Southern Pacific
railway.
Hoods Pills are purely veget-
able and do not purge, pain or
grippe. All druggists. 25s.
"A wagon very heavily loaded
with new baled hay was upset and
part Of the load spilled this morn.
ing at the corner Of Flores and
Salinas streets by turning the cor
ner too abruptly.
Those going of for the sum.
mer should supply themselves
with reading matter. Go to Louis
Bookstore, 52l E. Houston street
next to p. o., for the most com.
plete line Of Novels and Magazines
everything up to date. SO 81
John G. Schulz, of Falls City,
who was in town yesterday, says ii
rain falls within the next six days
the crops are safe, but II not, there
will be a very great less.
MIR. F. Rieden, together with
Conductor G. w. Smith, of the L. &
G. n. railway, have struck some
very rich quartz ore on Mr.. Rieden'i
ranch, west Of the city.
The finest line Of cigars, to
bacco and stationery at Louis
Bookstore, next to Postoffice. 6 3 81
The directors meeting Of tn,
San Antonio Gun club did not ma
terialize last night.
1T. Dickson is at the Southern
from Quincy, Ill.
&C. A. Duerler Manufacturer,
company has begun an addition {,
the candy factory on Market street
Ward l, to cost $500.
The newly elected officers of tn
San Antonio Liquor Dealers as
ISOLATION were installed with ap
propriate ceremonies Monda,
night.
The sewer. repair gang will be
paid next Saturday by the city.
City Auditor Meyer issued cit
warrants, In payment principal,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-03
Brewers Have Aided.

PHILADELPHIA, June 3.-The
National Brewers association, at
their meeting in this city today,
voted to contribute $25,000 toward
the allevistion of the distress of
the st. Louis storm sufferers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-03
May Be Showers.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June g.
For Western Texas, fair in the
southern portion, possibly showers
in the extreme northern portion
tonight; Thursday generally fair
with southerlv winds becoming va
riable.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-03
To Avenge a Murder.

LONDON, June ga dispatch
from Shanghai says the entire Ger
man squadron has been ordered to
Nankin, in consequence OF the
murder Of a German officer in the
Chinese army.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-03
Veto Message Considered.

WAsHINGsoN, d. O., June 3.-The
river and harbor bill and the presi-
dents veto were taken up for con-
sideration today, in the senate.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-03

of salaries to city officials today,
aggregating $500. Each one had
to bring his tax receipt before the
warrant was issued.
-Bicente Rodriguez was fined
$25 by the recorder today as sus-
picious character.
An informal reception by the
High School Alumni to the class OF
'96 will be given in Turner hall
Friday night.
DIR. Starnes, Msckey Block.
I'm
Wall Paper, Paints and Artists Ma
terial at cost for thirty days at p. IL.
Bacon's, 2l2 E. Houston St. 3 DIS I'm
Louis Cardenas was arrested
by Constable McCloskey today for
beating up Lego Perez on South
Flores street yesterday.
Sheriff 81. @. Purl, Of William
son county, is in the city, and will
take Charles johnson, an escaped
convict, arrested here yesterday,
with him tonight.
The Sunset Baptist church
will give an ice cream supper to-
morrow night.
Deputy Constable Green ar
rested Charles johnson, colored,
yesterday. johnson is an escaped
convict from Williamson county,
where he has been convicted for
adultery.
.-Drs. Braunnagel, Menger, Claw
in and Oldham this morning per.
formed an operation on q man in
the city hospital, for disease Of the
ear, which was very successful.
To date the city collector has
sold 1046 dog licenses.
"A trolly wire on Alamo street
broke down this morning and de-
layed traffic.
Santa Rosa infirmary has be-
gun the erection of an addition to
the hospital building on Zavalla
street, Ward 3, to cost $3.50.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-03

Cobody need have Neuralgia Get Or. lWaR
2iD Pub from drnRgiafAA HOnA oank q dn~sss
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-01

ne ancient idea, Of flushine the sew.
era and CUTTERS Of city streets with -
water is being vigorously discussed In
many places. In England il has come
into such favor that q proposition 10
now put forward to supply the city Il
London with sea water. The water
would be taken from the sea at q sput
not far from Brighton remarkably FREQ
from pollution. Il would Be pumped
into q reservoir Of 10. 900, 900 gallons.
Thence it would be forced into another
reservoir. from which it would CRAWL
tate to London. The present consump-
ton Of water in London is zoo, 900, 900
gallons q day. Of which 40, 900, 900 gal
Ions is used for municipal purposes.
This might be saved for domestic pur-
poses by the introduction Of sea water.
The cost Of the project il put at %, $50, :
900, and the sea water would be SUD-
piled by meter for public purposes at q
fraction of the present cost Of fresh wa
ter. One watering Of the streets with
sea water is said to be equal to two, or
even three, with fresh water. It pre-
vents the decomposition of street refuse,
it ID effective for flushing sewers, and
particularly valuable for the extinction
OF fire. OF its value to health there il
no doubt, and it would be easy to sup
ply it to hospitals and to schools for
swimming batha
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-01
Many People Surprised. Many Incredulous. but Hun,
dfsds Awaiting lhemselves of 1t
The Offer be Carried OFT the Very Letter. and All
Who Apply before July s pin Receive Medicines
and Treatment Absolutely Free without
Money and Without Price,
Announcement.

SAeSb1O0sbSSeeeSsse -
The announcement made In The
daily papers Of this city during the
last week that DRS. YORK = CRAW-
FORD would until July 8. treat al
patients who came 70 them free.
made . singular mot 70 say notable
impression.
It 10 safe 10 say that no announce
ment ever made In the columns Of
any newspaper was ever received
with such decided astonishment By
newspaper readers.
..lt cannot be true" some said,
"there must be some mistake about
il. These gentlemen certainly do
not meaa that they are going to treat
every one free and furnish them
medicine. Why. the bank Of Eng
land could not stand such expense. |"
1t was almost amusing 10 listen 20
the questions that were put to these
physicians:
II cannot understand. " one patient
said. do you positively mean that
you will treat me and give me medi-
cine aud not charge Q cent? Why
should you do it? What do You do
it for?"
'.lt seems too good to be true. :"
said another. IL don't know Why
you should make this offer. but I
am very glad to avail myself Of it."
doctor" said another, sis there
not some trick about it? cannot
for the life of me understand why
You are willing to give away your
services and medicine without re-
ceiving anything for them"
And 30 through the crowds Of Wis
itors ran the same current Of incred-
ulity and establishment. Not . dol
lar was received from anyone. Nor
was any agreement made TO take
money at any future time.
There need be no occasion for mis-
understanding or misinterpreting
this offer. It means Just what Il
says. that all patients applying for
treatment before July 9th are to be
treated and furnished with medicines
for two weeks absolutely without
price.
DRS. YORK AND CRAWFORD do
not make this offer for benevolent or
charitable spurposes. II 10 entirely
\ matter Of business with them. Il
10 their method Of introducing them
selves and their work TO the reading
public |
No one. whether rich or poor need
have the slightest hesitancyo svatl+
ing themselves Of this oPpor unity,
These physicians make c6esain,
clear and distinct claims rs 70 their
superior skill ~ specialists. sad they
offer the public this opportunity q
testing the merit of these claims.
That 10 all there 10 about It.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-01
Two Weeks Medicine and
Treatment Free to I'll
Who Apply At Their
ONCE before July
8, 1895.

ORA York 4 Crawford will positively a.
anime, prescribe for. treat and supply ~
medicines. for two weeks, al persoos vhs
apply 10 them during this tina, making No
charge whstever. Until July 6th. consult
tation, examination. medicine md treatmeut
sre fro 70 The public-no money win b -
csplod for any Kind Of service b the pbysL
eians md no agroemont 10 take money e
any tfwo Will Be made. (
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-01
Prominent Presbyterian
Minister'S Experience.

Rev. w. X. Baldridgc. Of Brooklys.
Iowa. is well and fsvorably known.
not only in the religious circles bat
throughout the state.
Nc. Baldridgs 10 q graduate Of
Monmouth college. Illinois. where
he received the degree Of A. n.
lAaster Of Artsl, He also holds the
degree Of B. ID. Bachelor Of Divin-
ity). which was conferred upon him
~ the faculty Of the theological
seminary ut Xenia, Ohio. For six
years he was . pastor Of the United
Presbyt terrain church ut St. Chssles,