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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-02
DREAMED OF BURIED MONEY.
He Is More Than Twelve Hundred Dollars
Ahead.

The citizens near Lebanon, Ind, are
all agog over the strange stories told By
William NJ. Richardson, farmer.
About two years ago Mr.. Richardson's
mother died. During her last years she
was very eccentric, and before her death
she told various persons that she had
buried large sums of money on differ
ent parts of her farm, but she always
refused to divulge the hiding places.
After her death large part of the door
yard and garden was dug up, but no
trace of the hidden wealth was found,
and the matter was dropped.
About three months ago Mr.. Richard
son had a dream in which he was told
to visit clairvoyant of Indianapolis
and he would learn something regard
ing the hiding-place of the money.
This dream, Mr.. Richardson says, was
repeated at frequent intervals, and he
finally decided to test the fortune tell
er's ability. Going to Indianapolis, he
gained an audience with gypsy palm
list, who, he says, told him he would
find $1,000 buried at point in his
orchard.
With much skepticism Mr.. Richard
son followed her directions, says the
| Cincinnati Commercial-G Gazette, and re.
covered a tin can containing S1,243.5o
With this money he paid off a mortgage
Oh his farm, and had about spent the
entire amount when his sister demanded
half of the funds as one of the heirs oil
their mother, and a law suit was for Q
short time imminent, but the claim was
finally compromised.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-02
FlxEDINcoMEs AND FREE SILVER

Al Who Labor WIN Find Their Wages
Cut In Half By the Silver Dollar.
The Denver chamber of commerce,
replying to the appeal for sound money
issued by the New York chamber of
commerce, says that resumption OF free
coinage of silver is Objectionable to per-
sons of fixed incomes.
This is true, but in a sense broader
than its authors intended. Persons OF
fixed incomes are not merely million
aires or army or navy officers. All who
labor in this country, whether the pay
be called salary or wages, are also per-
sons of fixed incomes, and they decid-
eddy object to having their incomes cut
in half for the benefit of silver mine
owners.
The blacksmith who makes SIS q
week, the carpenter at So a day. the
salesman at 81 900 a year, the agricul-
tural laborer at $3.50 a day, the teacher
at $40 per week, all are persons of fixed
incomes. They find their incomes none
too large for their necessities. Why
should they not object to a slump to
silver, free and unlimited, for the bene-
fit of those who own silver, but at a
loss of so per cent. in their fixed in
comes?
1t is the labor of the country that
most determinedly demands the gold
basis; that demands stability in the
currency; that objects most positively
to loss of half it's fixed income.
Silver mine owners and agents must
reckon with this element, and it is a
mighty element at the ballot box. Let
platform writer's note this fact as wei!
as silver mine capitalists. - Chicago
Times Herald.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-02
Wages in Mexico.

There are really no wagesin Mexico.
All working people take what they can
get-that is, what the employer chooses
TO pay. Wage-workers make so little
that there is no incentive to thrift, no
stimulation of energy. The classes are
the rich and the poor. There is no mid
die class. More hopefully, perhaps, it
might be said that a middle class is just
beginning to form. They who see no
hope of independence, OF even of small
homes, naturally have no ambition. As
soon as they get a very little money they
quit their employment and squander it.
Many employers make money, but their
prosperity is based on the degradation OF
labor. The men who do the heavy work
in the mines of Mexico receive not more
than fifteen cents to one dollar day in
Mexican money, or from 40 to so cents in
actual money; for agricultural labor
there never is quotable rate; hackmen
and walters at restaurants depend al
most or wholly on tips" which GUS
tom makes small, and the money of the
country smaller; house servants get
from two to five dollars month, rarely
the higher price. And let it be borne in
mind that this Is silver money coun-
try, and that most things except labo-
bear high neutrality-suspicious. Port
land Oregonian.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-02
For Sale by All Druggists
GEORGETOWN COMMANDMENTS.
Fourth Days Exercises Were Held in the
Methodist Church.

GEORGETOWN, June 1.-(Spe-
cial)-The fourth days commence
ment exercises were transferred to
the Methodist church, from the
College hall, being the Sabbath
day, but the exercises were none
the less interesting, nor the in
terest or attendance abated.
Thomas J. P. Adams was awarded
the gold medal in the sophomores
DISCLAIMERS contest.
The sermon to undergraduates
by Rev. E. E. Hoss, Of Nashville,
Tsun., last night was another treat
to the regular attendance.
1t is generally thought that the
board of curators will authorize
the letting Of contract for the new
college at their meeting tomorrow
and the Georgetown people are
correspondingly happy.
This is the fifth day Of the
Methodist s. w. U. exercises.
Every train brings a number Of
visitors, tomorrow Tuesday, being
commencement day.
Miss Rubie Simons, Of George
town, was awarded the Pettus gold
medal in elocution contest; selec-
ton, Burning OF Castle La
Tsurge," by Victor Hugo.
The address Of Judge Sam Street.
man, OF Cameron, before the
Alumni association yesterday was
mastery one.
The baccalaureate sermon this
morning by Bishop j. s. Key, OF
Sherman, tested the capacity Of
the beautiful Methodist edifice.
In the prize debate between the
Alamo and San Jacinto societies
on the question: "Resolved, THAI
the United States should recognize,
the independence Of Cuba, granting
that she would accept neither
home rule nor annexation" AT
firmative, San Jacinto: j. w. Der
gin, j. r. Bowman. Negative
Alamo: c. H. Lesvell, Geo. g
Heron. Affirmative won by vot,
Of 3 to 2. Rev. G. c. Rankin, o
Houston, was one of the judges
who, 1t is believed, voted mega
tive.
The junior orators contest take
place this afternoon.
The graduating class Of the e1
ercises takes place tonight.
Salutatorian, Miss Emma Brown
Velendictorian, Miss Melli
Lockett.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-02
SCHAEFFER WAS A WOMAN.
Death Reveals the Fact q Brave Soldier
Was of the Other Sex.

Death Reveals the Fact q Brave Soldier
Was of the Other Sex.
The recent death and burial of Otto
Schaeffer unlocked as romantic secret
as was ever divulged in song or story.
His death was a tragedy-killed by
lightning while at prayer-and his
funeral was marked by an incident Pc
culiarily dramatic and which his friends
regard as prophecy of something be-
yond the grave. He was buried by the
grand army boys during a lull in an
awful storm. By accident, doubtless,
one Of the guns Of the little squad Of
comrades who fired the last salute over
his body was loaded with ball, as well
rs with powder. The ball struck n
pigeon, snow white, winging its fight
over the old country graveyard, and it
fell dead upon the yet uncovered coffin,
Just lowered to the bottom Of the grave.
1t was left there and covered with the
same damp earth beneath which Otto
sleeps the eternal sleep. Otto had been
soldier in the civil war. He enlisted
early and fought to the finish, par
ticipating In some of the biggest and
bloodiest battles of the war. He never
received scratch, but his bravery and
soldierly bearing won for him the re-
spect and friendship of officers and men
alike. He was mustered out at San An
tonic, Tex, in 1865. After the war and
until his death, he followed the calling
of a Kansas farmer. He was without
family and lived alone in comfortable
little house on his farm, but he was not
unsociable and was well thought of by
his neighbors. The revelation that his
death made to Coroner Harouff, who
prepared the body for burial, was that
Otto Schaeffer was a woman.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-02
PEOPLE WANTING FREE COINAGE
None of Them Have Any Sound Reason
fnr


for 1t.
It is always useful to analyze the
forces entering into a popular move
ment. In this silver movement we
have:
First. The owners of the silver mines
in the "silver statesT seeking to manu-
facture by law a better market for
their silver bricks and to grow still
richer at the expense Of the people.
Second. Honest ignorance. Those
who have not yet discovered that
money is not the whole of wealth and
really believe that more money in the
country means less labor to make q
living. Er..s. { sss2:.gg.s'~ra.'' -
!. Third. Those who understand this
thing and know better, but hope out Of
much deprecated money the more
easily to pay old debts. Debts con-
tracted in gold values would be paid In
dollars worth 80 or IS cents. l have
seen this idea openly, impudently and
unblushingly urged by great journal
in q silver state, addressing itself to
farmers carrying mortgages on their
lands.
Fourth. A lot of bright, smart fell
lows who are always ready with an in
fallible Judgment about all things,
without ever studying or understand
ing anything. -r-r'~-''s'S aiaf-'s''l 49,
Fifth. Some public men, who under
stand this thing perfectly well, but
have not the courage to tell the peo-
pie the truth, wishing to carry gold on
one shoulder, silver on the other and
votes ON both.
Sixth. Some honest public men who
do not understand this thing and never
will.-George H. Yeaman, in "A Cur
rency Primer" ...
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-02
THE VENEZUELA MATTER
Controversy Between This Coun-
try and England Unchanged.
President Cleveland and Secretary Olney
Are Hopeful That Ultimately the
Entire Question win BE Sub
mitted tn Arbitration.

A New York Sun special from Wash
ington says: 1t is said at the state
department by those who possess the
confidence of Secretary Olney that, not
withstandiug reports to the contrary.
the situation with regard to the Vene-
zuelan boundary controversy is UNI
changed. Secretary Olney and Sir Ju-
liam Pauncefotc have conducted all re-
cent negotiations in person here in
Washington, and have had recent con 4.
situations on the subject. Several in
formal propositions have been dus-
cussed, but no material advance to-
ward an agreement has been made: The
president and Secretary Olney are de-
pending largely on the well-known
sentiment IN England favorable to an
amicable settlement of the controversy
rather than upon any advance by Lord
Salisbury. -. -. Ii. .,.
The English premier has not quail
fled in any manner his originally ex-
pressed willingness to submit to arbi-
tration the title to all territory not in
actual dispute. This proposition, it
is understood, has been renewed several
times IN one form or another, and on
each occasion promptly declined by
Secretary Olney.
The report of the Venezuelan bound
airy commission will be ready, it is
thought, in about two months, and the
administration hardly hopes to have
the case submitted to complete and en-
tire arbitration before that time, but
the president and Secretary Olney are
relying upon the sentiment of the Eng
lish people to override the hostility Of
Lord Salisbury to settlement OF the
controversy by arbitration.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-02
SAVE MONEY EVERY TIME

BY buying your lumber and build
ing material from Ed. Stoves &
Sons. Yards: East Commerce
street and l. & G. N. depot. 6ltf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-02

ianu Is que not TO the hostility of the
English sparrows or the small boy or
the fashion of wearing dead birds in
bonnets, but TO the general use by
farmers of Paris green and other poi
sons as insect exterminators.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-02
Fraudulent Currency.

A currency worth less than it pur-
ports to be worth will in the end defraud
not only creditors, but all who are en-
gagged in legitimate business, and none
more surely than those who are depend
emit upon toll for their daily bread
From Message of President Grant, 1873.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-02
HRRMANN:'

Notary public, will attend to Pen.
sion claims, Power Of Attorney and
Passports to all foreign countries.
Translations. Office, San Antonio
Daily LIGHT, 104 East Comp cree
street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-02
ATTENTION,

Contractors, Carpenters and Con-
sumers Of lumber. Get prices from
VIM. Cameron & Co. before buying
4-12 tt
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-02
Kentucky Old People.

Lexington, KY, has an old peoples
club, of which the youngest member
is SO years old. There are three mem
bers 30 years old, one 81, two 90 and two
"a.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-02
Sl.OO. Cure Your Oatarrh For 81 90.

II you suffer with catarrh or colds In
the head one bottle Of DIR. Thurmond's
Sold by f. Kalteyer & Son and J. NJ.
PETTY
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-02
Farmers KIM this Birds.

A woman who is an enthusiastic nat
uralist suggests that the diminution In
the number of song birds Of New Eps-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-22
WHY OUR POsToFaICE DOESNOT
PAY.

In England where the Post0ffce De
partment operates the Telegraph and
Telephone and ali other equipments of
a modern postofce, that department.
last year paid a net profit of over eigh
teen million dollars into the treasury
to reduce taxation. In the United
Sta.es where the rapid. modern part of
the business, i. g. the electric mail, is
turned over to a private corporation,
the latter cleared many millions while
the public naturally had to be taxed
ten millions to make up the deficit on
the governments operating the slow,
non-paying part of the business. In
England last year eighty million tele
grams we're sent by the postcffce at an
average cost of 10 cents per message.
The private monooolies Cd Grating the
telegraph in the United States report
the average charge per telegram in this
county as 81 cents-aearly three times
as high.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-22
A PAR rY SAVING MACHINE.

The Peoples party has been convert
ed into a gigantic party rescue station.
Just how long this thing will go on is
problematical. At present the Peoples
party is standing with one arm around
the remains of the r publican party in
this State, and with the other arm
around the corpse Of the Democratic
party. GOldbuggery has well nigh
finished both of the old parties and
neither a move a wheel without the
aid of the new giant.
TINS may ali turn out for the best
but it is contrary to our way of treat
ing I~ifeless a~dversaries. We have
enough Irish blood in cur veins to be
always ready to forgive an enemy. or
to render aid to a wounded antagonist.
but in8nimate enemies hardly deserve
humane treatment. Some people be-
lieve in fighting inside the lines of the
enemy we believe in fighting in open
contest.
But we are confronted with the pe-
culiar sight of the Peoples party acting
the part of a life saver. In the State
most of the Populists and Republicans
look with horror upon the possibility
of another era of Democratic misrule
political hatred, social ostracism. bust.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-22
SENATOR STEWARDS AWK-
WARD POSITION.

Soon after the Chicago Convention.
the Silver Knight Watchman, the loei
Cal National organ Of the Peoples
party, published at Washington by
Senator William M. Stewart, and
edited in part by him, hoisted the
name of Bryan and SewalI to the head
of it's editorial columns. This act caused
the venerable Senator to be Kissed off
the stage at the Peoples party Conven,
ton in st. Louis, and doubtless has
caused many subscribers to stop the
paper. eve know that some have
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-22

done so } The paper has lost much OF
it's great influence.
All of this is tt be regretted Per
sonalIy we admire Senator Stewart
very much. We grant that he has a
right to support Bryan and S9wall if
he thinks that the best thing to do, but
! to support a man like Sewall when he
can vote and work for a man like Wat
son instead, is contrary to the teach.
ings of his paper both before and since
the conventions.
Recently the Silver Knight has
placed all three of the tickets-Demo
cratic, Peoples and Silver party-at
the head of it's editorial page, under
the head "Our Ticket" This is mere
child's play, a complete dodge. If
Senator Stewart has learned that he
made a mistake, let him run Bryan
and Watson up to the masthead, or
else show his true colors by taking
down the part of the ticket that he is
unwilling to support. No double deal
ing, If you please.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-22
LIABILITIES.

ness ~boycotting and ballot stealing.
They Joined forces two years ago and
broke up the oligarchy in part, and it
looks now like they are going to try to
make a clean sweep this year. The
"wreckage" will be divided, the POpu-
lists getting the lions share, and prac
tically controlling the affairs of the
State. If this plan goes through, the
POpulists will agree to vote for some
candidates known as goldbug Republi-
cans, but they cirque that a few gold
bug Republicans where they can't do
much harm is a sweet morsel as com
pared to the era of goldbug Democracy
and Democratic oligarchy which may
return to power unless this co-opera-
ton is carried on Thus, while the
PopulisGs are holding up the R9publi-
can corpse, the corpse declares 1t can
help save the State.
o. the other strong arm the Popu'
lists have the dyspeptic Democratic
party. It tried it's best for four years
to digest Cleveland and British fl
! cial slavery. Bat it was no go. T1en
it persuaded some of the P0pulist
leaders to save it, and it agrees to help
save the country and the POpulists
from New and O d England, and it
wants every bit of the ~"wreckage So
the Populists are dragging the silver
remains of the Democratic party along
doing the best they can. While the
North Carolina end is lending votes
and ''ccnfdence'-that is to say Civ
ing such force to the Republicans as
will make the voters of the S ate have
confidence in the ability of the c0mbi-
nation to run the Safe, the PopuIists
are lending the same aid to the Demo
cratic party nationally, and, as IN the
State, the PJpulists are expected to
furnish most of the patriotism and in
spire the confidence, as we'll az to fur
nish the votes. OF course it all looks
queer, but the Populist party is liberal
and patriotic, and, q we often say
about apparent lack of reward in indi
vidual cases, perhaps he will miss his
re ward here on earth, but will get it in
the batter world to come" We hope
the Populists will reap a rich reward
in the eternal city.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-22
REDUCTION OF PASSENGER
RATES.

1t speaks equally we'll for the Rail
road Commission and the force of the
plea, that the article in favor of lower
railroad rates published a short time
since by Judge Clark has already been
followed by an order of the Commits,
sion directing a reduction of + of a cent
per mile on passenger fares on all rail-
roads in North Carolina. This is an
important saving in the aggregate to
the public to be procured in SO short a
time. But it is not enough. Justice
will not be satisfied and the public will
not be satisfied till first class passenger
rates are put at 2 cents per mile and
second class II cents and there is a
proper reduction in freight rates. Two
cents or less per mile is the common
rate North and on many Southern rail
roads, notably among the latter the
railroad from Chattanooga to st. Louis,
passing through three States, Indeed,
since the publication of that letter the
Seaboard has in fact reduced it's rates
to 2 cents, but unfortunately it limits
the reduction to those rich enough to
buy 2 600 mile tickets while the poor
need the reduction even more. 1t ought
to come out fat footed for 2 cents per
mile to everybody, and public senti
ment should force the Railroad Com
mission, or the legislature, to require
all other railroads to come down 10 3
cents
If the host of cfice holders and rich
people now riding on free passes were
compelled to pay, those who now pay
could be carried at 2 cents. Mos5 of
the railroads, too, are top heavy with
half a d z3n Presidents, besides other
grand officers, all with e; orbitant sal
aries and palace cars. One of these
ohcers cannot ride 30 miles nowadays
in the cars furnished for the public,
but they must have their private palace
cars built, and hauled around at vast
expense paid by the public through
high rates
Before the war, there was one Presi
dent to each road receiving 81 500 or
$1,000. That is about what the States
pay their Governors and other chief
officers and is still the pay for railroad
Presidents in the countries where the
government owns the railroad systems.
But with us, half a d. n Presidents
and Vice Presidents to each system is
not u0usual and the salaries are $780,
600, $50 900, $25, 600 and a few as low
as SIC. 900. All these magnificent sal
aries, besides expenses for lobbying and
the railroad ownership of newspapers
and like expenses are paid for by high
railroad freights. Let the next legisla
ture fix on 2 cents fares and reason
able freight rates and then free passes,
high salaries, and other Ike I'm a
Tanted expenses will disappear. Ask
your candidate for the Legislature if be
intends to vote for this relief.