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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
JOSEPH r. JOHNSTON.
The Free-SiIver Democrat just Elected
Governor of Alabama.

Capt. Joseph Ferney Johnston, who
has been elected governor of Alabama,
was born in Lincoln county, n. c., in
1913. His father was a North Carolina
planter of the old school. In his 18th
year Capt. Johnston gave up his edu-
cational advantages to enlist in the con-
federate army as private. He re-
ceived five wounds and was promoted
to captaincy for gallantry. Shortly
after the war he came to Alabama and
settled in Selma, where he formed a
law partnership with his former com
rade in arms, Capt. r. NJ. Nelson. After
wards the two engaged in banking,
and when birmingham sprang up some
Is years ago Capt. Johnston cast his
fortunes here, where he soon after
wards became president of the Sloss
Iron and Steel company, the pioneer
iron-malIing corporation of this dis
trict. Later he was elected president
OF the Alabama national bank, which
position he held up to about three years
ago, when he voluntarily retired.
Capt. Johnston has always been an
active democratic leader in this state.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21

INJURY upon a smooth surface, the frog
sustaining part Of the weight and
forming a cushion to lessen the jar
to the equine anatomy. Sometimes a
small pad of leather or rubber is placed
between the shoe and the foot for the
same purpose. The upper" is of
leather, provided with strap and
buckle, simply for holding the whole
arrangement in place.
With set of these iron and leather
"brogans" upon his feet, the wearer
is protected, as the inventor says, from
all the troubles of horsefesh caused by
cobblestones and inequalities in the
road,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
Immense Chunk of silver.

In a popular history of America pub
lished many years ago an account is
given of the discovery of silver mine
in Peru by an Indian, who, while chas-
ing game in the mountains, seized a
shrub for support, and the shrub,
coming loose in his hands, revealed
glittering masses Of silver clingir' to
its roots. This story is recalled by the
recent discovery in Pinal county, A. T.,
of a nugget of native silver which had
been washed and worn by water no
one knows how long, but which still
weighs AS troy ounces. l. is OF an
oval form, and its surface is so marked
as to indicate that it consists of crys
tails of silver formed in strings, and aft
erward compacted into a mass. The
nugget has been placed in the Nation
al museum in Washington.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
MRS. BRYAN'S RIM
Wife of Presidential Candidate tnpora'
rily Loses Her Engagement Ing.

rIy Loses her bnRaEemenbIn ing
Some time after her departR from
Pittsburgh on her trip east Mr. Bryan,
wife-of the presidential candife, dis
covered that she had lost he'd bgage-
ment ring.
After looking for it in the tele-
grams were sent to Pittsburgh sking
that search be made. She renb bered
that she had the ring at breat st the
morning of the departure.
This gave the police a clew after
failing to find it at the Central Ifl they
decided to try the carriage in CHI Mr.,
and Mrs. Bryan had been TAX to the
Union station.
They learned the vehicle been
hired from the Pittsburgh Trar} p com
pany.. When they arrived Il they
learned that the ring had be found
by a carriage washer, who hid turned
it into the Office. 1t was del red to
the police, who sent it to Mr. yan in
New York. The ring is a sle1t band
of gold, with dark ruby settl. 1t is
well worn, but the clamps WI hold
the stone are strong and firntOn the
inner surface of the ring idis in
scription: 'Will to Mamidune a
1890" When found in the ctiage II
was bent as if it had been step upon,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
OUTLOOK is BRIGHT.
So Writes a Cuban Patriot Com
mander to President Palma.
Spanish Soldiers Are Inactive and Are
Confined to the CIties-Patriots Be
gin the Publication of Pa
per, ia Republica."

Gen. Francisco Carrillo, commander of
the Cuban patriot forces in the prov
ince of Santa Clara, writes, under date
of July "a, to Senior Tomas Estrada
Palma as follows:
\ THE state of things is excellent. The
enemy has almost suspended military
operations. The Spanish soldiers, al
WAYS on the defensive, are confined TO
the cities, and seldom move from them
or from the chain of forts they have
built along the railway lines. They
seem to be waiting for the arrival of the
announced achievements to open
their winter campaign; but I think
they will not do any more than the"
havc. lone heretofore, as the new men
will hardly replenish their now de-
cimated ranks.
at is in Pinar del Rio that the Span
ish have accumulated the greatest part
of their troops, and even there, have
lust been informed by messenger
from that region, our forces would re-
main inactive did they not attack the
Spanish troops in their own intrench-
ments. Two guerrilla bands ventured
upon an operation and they were liter
ally cut to pieces by our Brig. Gen.
Pedro Diaz, abandoning in the field their
dead and wounded and large quantity
of munitions.
"Gen. Antonio Maceo has perman-
ent headquarters at the hills in Pinar
del Rio, and the enemy has not been able
to dislodge him.
1--WE have begun to publish here La
Republican, the FIRST patriot paper
printed in this vicinity since the ten
years war. The publication is made
regularly, which shows that we do moi
wand., about so much as the enemy
processes to believe.
"Gen. Gomez is making one more
powerful effort toward the triumph o.
the revolution. He is now in the cas-
preparing for our second invasion of thu
western provinces, which, by destroy
ing the enemy's plans, will impress
upon Spain the necessity of abandonin!
Cuba as she abandoned San Domingo.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
Sent Them to Develop.

A pretty story is told about little
boy whose elder sister is much inter-
ested in photography, and gives the
family the benefit of many observa-
tions about her work. This little boy
was taken to the courthouse to see the
end of a certain trial. He came home
and told his mother about it. THE
judge made speech to the jury" he
said, land then sent them into little
dark room to develop"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
MAKING DIAMONDS.
French Chemist Much Encouraged by
HIS Investigations.

French Chemist Much Encouraged Dy
HIS Investigations.
NJ. Moissan, continuing the expert
ments of NJ. Kassel, is slowly and sure
ly progressing in his study of the dia-
monds that he obtained from the in
soluble residue after dissolving cast
steel in acid. Some of them were black
diamonds. These he has made trans
parent by heating them again to q tenn
perature near their c1ystallizing point
(572 degrees Fahrenheit). He has also
discovered that by increasing the ra-
pidity Of the cooling off process the
size of the diamonds obtained from
cast steel is increased. He has obtained
octahedral diamonds with rounded
edges, but always very small. Never
theless they are real diamonds. They
scratch the ruby; they have density
of 31a; they give, on being burned in
an atmosphere of oxygen, quantity of
carbonic acid which corresponds to the
weight of carbon, and they leave no
ashes. NJ. Moissan has also produced
diamonds in the shape of cubes, drops
and confused masses of crystals. He
is certainly on the right track, and it
may not be many years before diamonds
I will be so common that only common
people" will wear them and the fash
ionat'e set taboo them because they
are so cheap.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
As had as sendlng Goals to Newcastls

\ Sheffield manufacturer calls atten-
ton to the severe American COMPETE
ton in the English markets. He says:
MY agent writes me that large order,
for which we quoted an outside dis
count, has gone to America at 67h per
cent. and five per cent, and this, with
freight and charges. represents APP
proximately 70 per cent. off Sheffield
list, which will mean a heavy loss If
supplied by Sheffield manufacturers"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
VACATION COLONY A SUCCESS.
Movement Inaugurated in Switzerland to
Aid the Children Is Growing.

Movement Inaugurated in Switzerland to
Aid the Children Is Growing.
It is 20 years since the vacation-col-
ony movement for children was inaug-
urated in Zurich, Switzerland, and Con-
sui Eugene German, in report to the
state department, gives some facts and
figures in regard to the plan during that
time. 1t was evolved by Rev. W. Bion,
clergyman of Zurich, who in 1876 sue
ceeded in obtaining subscriptions which
enabled him to send a number of chill
dren, divided into two colonies, to the
mountain canton of Appenzell for a
period of two weeks. Sixty-eight boys
and girls enjoyed this vacation the first
year, and since that time the number
4 benefited has steadily increased, last
year Abs having been sent to the coll
ony, The total number in 20 years was
21,729,
: Beginning in 1881, children who could
not leave the towns to the number OF
2s,s44 were supplied with fresh bread
and milk twice q day in order to com
pensate them in a measure for the loss
of the vacation trip. The example OF
Switzerland, says Consul German, was
soon followed by other countries, sspe
cfally Germany, where 125 cities have
adopted the plan and established col
onies.
The means of support of these col
onies are furnished principally by vol
untary contributions and also by con
tributions from municipal governments
In Switzerland Q part of the profits o
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
Marriage IL Ireland.

The largest proportion of single per
sons is found in Irelapd and Scotland
and the smallest in the United States
In Ireland 81 per cent, in Scotland 8;
per cent. but in the United States only
80 per cent. are in that condition,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
Excnrsions for the Poor.

Some Chelsea (Iass.) Endeavorers,
in common with a number of other so
cieties in various parts of the country,
have given fresh-air excursions to poor
children. The Chelsea Endeayorers
took their little guests to the seashore
and provided them with lunch.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21

the federal alcohol monopoly is set aside
for this purpose, and in Zurich concerts,
fairs, erc., are held in the winter and the
proceeds given TO the colonies.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
Night Dogs for Poache

Night dogs are puch used Fra
to put down poaching. The Re "
big and savage, and, althoudheaN
handicapped by Being muzf,
quently succeed in putting d a ii
man, forcing him to the gAigh
sheer weight. Should he atte
cape he is often severely knob }
the face and head with the II
mounted muZzles.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
SHOES WITHOUT NAILS.
Invention That Is Expected to Be
Boon to Horses.

Horses need no longer go to bed with
their shoes on. A man who believes
that a good horse should be treated
just as kindly as a good man has in
vented a horseshoe which is adjusted
to the animals foot without nails.
The shoes are put on and removed
at the pleasure of the owner, and the
horses upon which they have been
tried seem to exhibit a great apprecia-
ton of them, doing their work better
and in a number of ways indicating
that life is more satisfactory without
a hoof full of nails. This shoe is drawn
over the hoof and buckled on, no nails
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
Wooden Legs Worn b. c.

Herodotus (4S4-4os B. CO. mentions
the case Of prisoner who amputated
his own leg to escape from his shackles
and, escaping to his friends, was pro-
yided with wooden substitute.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21

Finest cool beer in the city drawn
from The wood at Bull Bros. 5-23-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21

ADJU5IAbLL SI1OHo NOIs IIOlNSIo'
being driven anywhere into the foot
for any purpose. If the inventor, who
is an experienced horseman, is correct,
the unfortunate animal has been for
centuries rewarded for his faithful
service to man by the most exquisite
torture.
The part of the new shoe which rests
upon the ground resembles an ordi-
nary horseshoe, being of the same
shape and material. A hinge in front
permits it to be spread apart in adjust
ing to the hoof, in order to allow the
frog to perform it's natural Office of a
heel. A plate covers the entire bottom
of .hs 1oot. 50 that the animal stands
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-06
New Interpretations.

Olympia, Jan. s.-Special.--Articles for
the following domestic corporations have
been filed in the office of the secretary OF
state:
Fechter & Ross Company. OF North
Yakima: capital. SS.ooo; incorporators. @.
A. Fechter. \. Il. Ross; real estate basi-
ness.
The Hotel Company. OF Spokane: CAPT
tai, SIS. 900: iTscorporators. W. 5. Nornssns
NJ NJ Cowiey and others.
The Hilton Land Company. of Everetts
capital, $4,000. incorporators, John III. Hill
ton, Susan Fl Hilton. Henry Hewett.
Pacific Ink Company. of Seattle: capital
8. o0o. incorporators. ii. T. Stoel, T.. Meier
and others.
Ciallam County Abstract and Guarantee
Company, Of Port Angeles: apital. sS,ocos
incorpoTators, j. A Wilson. II. NJ. Fish
er. Benton Embree-
Prairie Lumber and Shingle Company
Of Sedro; capital $500, incorporators. c.
e Bingham. ". T. Odlin-
The Washington Club. of Seattle: capital.
s. 900: fncorporators, s. L. Whittmore. A.
c. Bowman II. +. Mcclure.
King Lumber Company. OF Seattle; cap
itai, 1900; incorporators. T. @. Wilson,
James Thadnum.
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Whatcom. Jan. Especial. The teacherss
institute closed a successful session ias1
evening. There were nearly rs teachers
In attendance The principal nonresident
instructors were Prof. W. II. Turner, or
Spokane. Prof. BrintnalI. OF Olympia, and
Prof Bingham.
James Mcconnell. who had charge OF tina
Board Of Trades flax exhibit at the fair
last fan, proposes to erect and operate a
scuteh mill for two years, X $50 Is raised
TO buy machinery. the plant TO oe MS arter
the expiration OF tho time stated Tho
board has appointed q committee 10 raisa
the money and make the necessary con-
tract with Mcconnell.
The government declines 10 furnish max
seed 10 farmers free Of charge, ana the
Board OF Trade will endeavor TO have local
merchants purchase enough 10 SOW nfteen
or twenty acres. members or the board
guaranteeing half the purchase price.
Yesterday there were four inches OK snow
on the level here, the Fairhaven q New
Whateorn street railway being blockaded.
and there was pretty good sleighing Last
night a warm rain set in. and tho snow -
already nearly all gone.
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Washington Postomces.

Washington City. Jan. S.-Speciai.-th
postofiice at Sassln Lincoln county, mas
been discontinued. The mail Will hereafter
be taken 70 Sprague.
The commissions Of Myrter c. Starr an
postmaster at Robe. Joel Nj. smith as POSI-
master al Wabash, Pauline warner as
postmlstress at Cleveland. and MIS- Nelson
an postmaster at Riverside, have been
signed.
The postoffice site at Verndaie, Lewis
county. has been changed one-fourth mile
east. Isaac +. Coleman has been appointed
postmaster AZ this Office.
w. II. Sumerlin has been appointed post
master at creston, Lincoln county, vice
D. NJ. Whiteslde. resigned.
The citizens OF Trout Lake. Kliekitas
county. are DESTROYS Of having a mall route
established from White Salmon 10 Trout
Lake. The route from gilmer 10 Trout
Lake was discontinued August ID, on ac-
count Of the office at Gilmer being discon-
tinued. A lengthy petition has been sub
rngttea at the department. and tho CUSTOM
any Inquiries are now being made.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-06

States Leather preferred. 2soe. Western
Union. 40.
Flour.
Flour-Recstpts, 1-.4no barrels: exports.
sea Ruled very firm. with some advance
on special brands % spring and old: asking
prices readily paid for winters: city mills
patents D-se13s.lS. winter patents. S.isss
SIS; city mill clears. 2NG4. winter
straits. s. Sns73 %
Wheat.
Wheat-Spot strong. No. rcd. sac: No.
hard. 67sc. Options closed SsnS.c higher:
No. ? red January closed 67ises May closed
67I.c-
Hops.
Petroleum.
Petroleuna-Steady.
Metals.
Pig iron-weak
I,ead-Weak; brokers price. 81
Copper-weak: brokers price, SO.
Tin-Plates. weak.
Ccrfea-Ciosed easy at unchanged prices
10 Is points net lower: January. slSSN9
1875. Spot coffee. Rio weak; No. :, l4s.e;
mild. dull and easy.
sugar.
Sugar-Raw firm: fair refining. sac. cen
trifugal, 81 test, S&c; refined. firm.
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Little Falls. jan 2-Special-The new
year will probably revive logging opera
tions I'm this vicinity. Some experienced
loagers with means have been for short
time cruising through the timbered lands
near this vicinity. and will probably with
the beginning OF spring open UP a camp
on an extensive scale. The Beck-ing-
land camp. In the mountains four miles
south OF town, have a small crew AZ work
now. but will have a large crew AZ work
as the spring opens Up. Tney are peihts
HACKED an their operations by the boom
company controlling the boom az tho
mouth Of the Cowiitz.
The Cowlitz river r. now navigablo
from Portland 20 Toledo. The steamer
"a at present making two trips week
The uncertain navigable stages or tbs
Cowlitz II s great drawback 10 tho p'eopia
OF that productive valley.
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The Board of Trade.


Chicago. Jan An the conditions and
most of the news favored better prices OF
wheat. Cables came higher. the improve
ment being attributed TO the troubles in
the Transvaal The exports from both
coasts FOR the week were 1856. GOO bushels.
or fully 900 bushels more than a week
ago. and so. 900 bushels more than a year
ago. The total available supply is no.
0o0.0o0 bushels, or Is, 600 900 bushels less
than a year ago. The weather conditions
too. are unfavorable. as considerable
crop areas are unprotected by snow, The
Indications seemed 10 warrant the conclu-
sion that there will be a large decrease
IN the visible supply. The shorts showed
Increasing alarm at the outlook. and there
was active covering. while a good many
liberal traders who have heretofors been
bearish seemed disposed TO change their
position and take the buying side. So the
advance was easy, but soon reached a
point which started free realizing, under
which there was some decline. Wheat
got q hoist from i1c to sac per bushel as
soon as the opening signal permitted the
buyers 10 shout their bids. The first trans
actions were at prices varying from bS5sc
TO Coo, and after some active trading at
those prices for few minutes, the offer
ings being all absorbed. II shot up quickly
10 6olsc. Some heavy lines OF long wheat
were disposed or at from soc up to 6Oisc.
Corn was again dull. and the trading was
confined To- small scalping operations. AS
the fluctuations in May. the active trad
ing month, were confined within the range
of 3sisc and 2Si4c, the opportunities for
scaiping profits were OF course slender
The severely cold weather and the strength
in wheat caused the firmnesS, which re-
suited in nc advance.
The oats market ruled firm, and closed
with an advance OF 3-l6c In the May de-
livery.
Provisions started very strong. because
Of an advance OF So in the prices OF hogs at
the yardsb Ut weakened on the unexpect-
ed forecast that there would be a heavy
run Of hogs next week.
Closing Quotations.
Wheat-January, sac; May. Coo asked.
Corn-January. 26&c asked: May. =Ac
asked
Oats-January. 17c bid: May. 1910.
Probationary, s.; May, S9.S7i2.
Rye-35c.
Barley-S5a37c.
Flaxseett- s149IIac.
Timothy-S3.5 stu.
Live Stock.
Cattle-The light receipts today were
quickly sold at strong prices: choice 10
fancy beeves. A25g4.75: common 20 choice
steers. S3.2Jd425; stockers and feeders
s2.75Q375; bulls, cows and heifers, i5e1
$50; veal calves, s6Gi6.75; Texans, S3Gs4i0
Hogs-An active local and shipping de-
mand caused a further advance OF &C,
the best selling at an advance of 1ASo
oTer a week ago. Common 20 extra
grades sold at S350G3.S0. sales being prin-
cipally at s3.70Gl3.75 Common TO good
light, s35Sg3.75; pigs and culls. s3Q37O
Sheep-The receipts today We're light,
and were soon closed out at strong prices:
natives, s2g3.75; Westerns. s3Q3.50: lambs,
81 254475
Receipts-Cattle 900. hogs 1900, sheep.
5000
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Transactions since january 1 and II
fhe. Past Week

There were fled FOR record Saturday 5
deeds, the considers ions aggregatinE
Sl.SoSlo Following Is the list as furnished
by the Daily Bulletin. room IS Occidental
block:
South Park l. & l. Co. 20 Frank w
Wilkes, lot 10. block -. South PARK. May
!. 1875. So
Henry w Marley ct TX, TO John Blu
chanan. und , lot s. block %. McAieer's
IsS5. q. q, 81
Alexander Prentice ct TX 10 Bessie L
Cameron. lot : e., block Is. River Park.
February :. 1871. 80.
r A. & @. w. TIAbetts TO Herman
Patzold, lot = block = SnoQualmie (North
Bend. December =. ISe5. 81, I'd
Ella n. RaeEg TO Mary A wfllctt. lots
l and .. block Is. McCallister's al. Sep
TENDER IS. 1881. $500
Sheriff 10 X. Gottstein4 lot $. block
2, Central Seattle: lot 4. block Z, Bax-
ter's ad, January 4. sS5I-1o.
Annie l. Woolery 10 James ". Woolery.
lot 3. block %. u. r. Dennys 9th ad.
North Seattle; lot Z. block %, D. T. Den
ny's LIST ad. North Seattle; lot :, block -.
u. 7. Denny's AID; lot S. SEQ 3. tp ~. Z.
81. % acres; lots 16 and IL. block 3d. Me-
Aleer's Homestead: lots Al 10 As. block Is.
River Park ad: und !. block IA. T. Han
forVi's ad: lot 10. block -. ~ A. DennS's
ad; ind y lots 1 to 5 block II. Cove ad.
Il Sc Sc sec IS. tp N. T 5. - acres. und
Il lot II, block s. Ross Ind al. lots TO 8.
block 8. plat !, West Side ad, West Seat
tie: Sox1S6 II on MIL street. ne cor sec 4.
To "A, 4. January ?. q. c; 81.
j. X. Woolery TO Annie Il. Woolery.
60xli5 II on Mill street IN ne cor sec 5.
To "a. L. \ lots / and :. block s. II. L
Yesler's LIST al. January ,. q. c.; 81,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-06

r,vsrsst. Jan. 6.-SpecisIAs q result OF
4ha examination maze with diamond
drfT on the coal properties OF the Everett
a Monte Crisio Railroad Company about
three ard a half miles SOUTHEAST or Gran
tie Falls, and tributary 20 Everett, ~ nas
been decided by the company 10 develop
the property by sinking a shaft. WORK
will begin forthwith.
A large Sawmin will - erected jsst
soYth ~ the nan mill by the Bell Ltrn-
her company, an organization having az
it, head James +. Bell
TT8e plant OF the standard NH Company
a, kirkland has been purchased. The CON-
pany has rap4tal 90 $4,000.
Capt. Symons has recommended an ap-
urouriatlon Of tl50.gO0 for ths Everett har-
Dor.