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The National tribune., 1896-01-23
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THE German papers are denying very
Indignantly that the Kaiser wrote to his
grandmother Queen Victoria apologize
ing for his message to President Kruger.
The National tribune., 1896-01-23

NATIONS get bad regulations, just the
same as individuals. England has no
one but herself to blame that every
body distrusts her and gets down his
gun when she is seen prowling around
the premises.
The National tribune., 1896-01-23

REPRESENTATIVE S. s. KIRKPAT-
KICKS maiden speech, on the Pension
Appropriation Bill, justifes the high
opinion of him the Kansas comrades
entertain. 1t was brimful of convincing
truths and argument.
The National tribune., 1896-01-23

ITALIAN papers complain that, like
England, their country is without a
friend in the world. There is this diff
ference: Italy does not particularly need
friends, while they are pressing neces-
sity for England.
The National tribune., 1896-01-23

LAST week England Modified France
somewhat by giving her large conees-
sions in Siam, but the French papers
say that this does not in the least bind
France to support England in her for
eign policy.
The National tribune., 1896-01-23

REPRESENTATIVE AMOS j. CUM
MuNGs, of New York City, is Demo
crat, and Tammany Democrat at that,
but he was good soldier, and his heart
is warm toward his old comrades. He
basted the snldier-hating Bartlett in fine
shape.
The National tribune., 1896-01-23

WHAT is the matter with Senator
Sewell, that he should 90 back on the
Monroe Doctrine? He used to be a
very public-spirited American citizen.
Has he been exposed to some of the mi
crobes of the Bayard-rot2
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| With all their enterprise the Chicagoans
have not yet thought of beating the foreign
| guano business by cutting their river up into
| solid chunks and selling it for fertilizer.
| IS
| How times change, alas Since horses ont
West have fallen to an average price of So a
| a head, the heroic trade of DEMONSTRATING has
become degraded to mere petty larceny, and
instead of making grand public function of
hanging the thief. the patriotic citizens merely
set some boys to rotten-egg him.
IS.
A stranger moving into one of the big New
York flats finds himself much lonelier than
on Kansas prairie, 10 miles from the near
est neighbor. Out there he will occasionally
meet his neghbors at political meeting OF
lynching, and they will be cordial enough
to ask him for a chew of tobacco; but in
fiat they do not see him any more than fly
on the window-paue.
Gov. Altgeld has demanded the extradition
of two train robbers from the Governors of
Ohio and Mississippi He probably fears they
will be punished if they remain in those States.
SIS
The old bellef was that Two fulI moons III
month would cause a flood. Last December
had two, and it was one of the driess Deem.
bers ever known.
So
Life: Adam had slept too long.
He felt sure of it as he stretched himself,
yawned and rose with heavy sensation in his
head and lightness round his stomach. to take
III arJa
But suddenly, he doubted whether he was
yet awake.
There, in front of him, was an animal he had
never seen before. He thought it was an ami
NAL. But it was strangely like himself, yet
strangely different. His surprise increased.
For some moments he was speechless. Then
"What are your" he gaspsd.
The unusual creature smiled.
She picked loose hair off one of his shorl-
ders, compared it with his wild, unkempt locks
and smiled again.
81 am the New Woman" she said.
So
Life: The Bishop-Well, Tommy, suppose
you know the Lords Prayer?
"That he may marry an American heiress."
The National tribune., 1896-01-23

Inh Legislature of Maine has memoir
ialized Congress to make Lincoln's Birth
day, Feb. IL, legal holiday.
The National tribune., 1896-01-23

: THIS would seem to be a good time
to revive Mr.. Blaine's great project of a
Pan American Union.
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JUST THINK

The pension list has now reached the enor-
nous sum Of $3.50, Zoo, 600 a year and still in
creasng monthly. Counting the population of
the United States at 90, 600, 900, it would
take So taxes year from every man,
woman and child to raise this amount.
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900 n year to pay these pensions.
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eightieth of the whole amount drank
in the United States. That will be a
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dried-up Southern village.
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WASHINGTON, d. C., JANUARY %. 1896.
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THE Shepherdstown CIV. Va) In
dependent is making bid for the red
ribbon as the premium liar. 1t says:
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TRIBUNETS.

With all their enterprise, the Chicagoans
have not yet thought of beating the foreign
guano business by cutting their river up into
solid chunks and selling it for fertilizer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
Two Skeletons Found.

WHITING, Ind, April 4.-While
playing in the sand between Lake
Michigan and the depot Of the
Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern here last evening, some boys
unearthed part of the bones OF a
woman's skeleton. Further exam
ination revealed the complete skel-
eton Of a man and woman. A few
fragments of decayed clothing
were found among the bones, but
nothing that would disclose the
identity of the remains. The
bodies must have been cast into
the sand here many years ago and
all trace Of the people lost. The
boys thought the bones fine play
things, and each hastily grabbed
whatever he thought would please
him most. The rest were picked
up for reburlal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
Shielded in His Cell.

LA PORTE, Ind, April Lien
Kelsey, in Michigan City, this
county, q prisoner in the county
jail, committed suicide in his cell
last night by hanging. He accom-
plished the deed with piece Of
rope only thirty inches long, which
he had mysteriously secured. The
crime for which Kelsey was incar-
cerated was the shooting OF Officer
Casper at Michigan City last Sun
day night, and while in the lookup
there last Tuesday he made an I'M
successful attempt to hang himself
with his handkerchief.
Fear Of the penitentiary caused
him to commit suicide. He was
well connected in his home city.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
North Canadian Railway.

CHICAGO, April "A special
from st. Paul, Mimi, says: The
latest railway scheme in Canada Is
the construction OF new transcon-
tinental railroad through the
Dominion, which would be for a
good part of it's course 400 miles
north of the Canadian Pacific. The
proposed line is traced from Que
bee, as its eastern terminus to the
Lake st. John, to which it is al
ready completed distance OF 100
miles thence to James Bay, 300
miles from James Bay to Peace
River, nearly 1880 miles and
thence to the Pacific ocean at the
mouth of the Skeena.
On the score that tho Canadian
Pacific is dangerously near the
American boundary line in places,
and therefore unsuited for mill
tary highw way between the Atlantic
and the Pacific, it is probable that
a determined effort will be made
through Sir Charles Topper and
his British connections for imperial
aid or a guarantee Of bonds.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
BANKS AND BANKERS.
More Drowned in Kentucky

BONNEVILLE, KY, April A.
Further particulars just received
from the territory in this county
Clay and in Owlley county show
that it may be several days before
a complete list Of the persons
drowned can be given. Mary Gar
rett, Mrs. George Gepson and three
children, William Burns and two
children, Mrs. w. w. Maders and
two children and two unknown
persons were reported last night,
and to this list is to be added the
wife of Alexander Gibson and her
sister Miss Mary Barnett, aud Glib
son's five-year-old child. All were
in their log cabin when the inde-
scribable downpour occurred and
the destruction began. Gibson
made desperate effort to save his
wife and child, but falling of the
logs on which he hoped to reach
dry land the woman clutched him
about the throat, he sank with his
family the woman and boy drown
ing, he managed to escape. The
body Of the boy was found today
600 yards down the ere elk lodged
against some trees.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
St. Louis backgrounds Her Wires.

ST. LOUIS, April THE house
Of delegates has passed a bill pro.
viding for the putting Of overhead
wires underground by December
81, 1897. The bill provides that all
wires shall be placed underground
in the district bounded by the
Ievees, Twenty-second street,
Spruce street and Wash street. All
poles must be removed from the
streets except those necessary TO
suspend lamps and signal boxes
and the poles necessary for local
distribution OF electrical energy.
The bill now goes to the council
where those interested fear it will
be killed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
Forger Clark Must Come Back.

PIERRE, S. D., April 4.-George
NJ. Clark, the forger, who fled few
months ago, $4,000 short, is now
on a ranch near Santa Lucrecia,
Canton Minnatano, Vera Cruz,
Mexico. Clark is under surveil-
ance by a detective and escape
from arrest is impossible. His
family, a wife and one child, are
with him and owing to this de-
lection was easy. Sheriff Williams
sailed from New York City, March
81, and upon his arrival Clark will
be turned over to him, the gov
eminent at Washington having re-
quested Clark's arrest by wire
March 80. Clark forged county
warrants on Day, Roberts, Grant
and other counties and sold them
to James N. Brown & Co., bankers
of New York City, who have
hunted him down.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
st, Louis Railway Club.

ST. LOUIS, April 4.-There was a
large meeting yesterday Of persons
interested in the formation Of the
st. Louis railway club. An organi-
zation was effected and the follow
ing officers elected: President,
Frank Reardon, of the Missouri
Pacific; vice-presidents, w. Adams,
of the Wabash, w. G.. Bessler,
Burlington; ]. j, Bouch, Virgins
Ferry company; treasurer, s. L.
Starritt; secretary, w. B. Hobbs.
Executive committee: General
Passenger Agent Crane, Of Wabash ;
Assistant General Freight Agent
Holiday, Of the Big Four, and
Messrs. Mel. Stokes, Hohan Stein
breuner, A. Johnson.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
Big Mining Business.

BUTTE, Mont, April 4.-Infor-
nation has been received here
that Hamilton Smith, the mining
expert, representing the Roths-
childs, who reported last fall up
on the Anaconda properties and
upon whose favorable showing a
one quarter interest was taken by
foreign capitalists on the basis Of
$30,000,000 for the property, is
again en- route for Butte. He is
expected to arrive on the 22nd in
slant. One rumor concerning his
mission is that he comes empow.
cred to examine the mines Sec
ond time to report upon the ad-
visibility OF making an offer OF
$40,000,000 for the remaining three
fourths Of the stock.
The Anaconda officials refused
to discuss the report but in mining
circles it is doubted that the prop.
erty is for sale or that it can be
purchased for that figure.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
Fast Northwestern Train.

OMAHA, Neb., April 1.-THE Bur-
liugton road will reduce its time
on the Billings line April II, to
confirm with the reductions made
on the Northern Pacific, The time
on the west-bound and east-bound
trains will be shortened. To do
this several small stations On the
Billings line will be skipped, but a
new local train service will be put
on to cover the stations missed by
the fast trains. The new time will
be faster than has ever been made
from the Missouri river to north
west state points and especially to
Puget Sound. The Burlington will
make direct connections at Bill
lings with the new fast train over
the Northern Pacific.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
Price $500 a Year.
The Z Rays Come In Handy.

OMAHA, Neb., April 4.-The first
case in Omaha in which a surgical
operation was successfully per-
formed with the aid OF the Y rays
occurred last evening, when doc.
tors extracted bullet which had
been located by means Of Roent-
gen photograph taken by Prof.
Turner, of the Omaha high school.
The patient was John Felic, a r.
year-old boy, and the operation
was of such a nature that 1t would
have been very serious without
this aid. About two weeks ago
the boy was accidentally shot.
The ball entered the palm Of the
left hand. Owing to the bony
structure and tough tissues of the
hand it was practically impossible
to locate the bullet with a probe.
Moreover the two arteries which
cross the hand at that point render
an incision a serious matter until
the exact location of the bullet
was known. The Y rays in an
hour produced a perfect plate show
ing the bullet which was easily ex-
tracted.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
THE NEW STEEL COMBINE.
All is Not Working Smoothly in the New
Organization.

$3.50 ~ @'Ns "OAh4n5 OAhSOGhlJ III bAO NO"
Organization.
NEW YORK, April THE
Herald this morning says: Before
the steel manufacturers went into
session yesterday they were waited
upon by a committee from the Tin
Plate Manufacturers association,
who desire that a discrimination
should be made in their favor.
They declared that any advance in
the price of steel would injure the
tin plate industry. The tin plates
representatives consisted of John
Barrett, secretary of the associa-
ton; o. w. Graham, of Bridge
port, Ohio; Joseph Grier, president
of the Newcastle Tin Plate COM
pany and Warner Ames, of Niles,
Ohio. They were informed that
their requests had been duly con-
sidered.
The steel men stated that it is
not true that trust is in course of
formation.
"That would be a bar" said one,
"to the enrolment of some manu-
featuring concerns in this organi-
cation. For example the laws Of
the state Of Illinois would make it
illegal for the Illinois Steel COM
pany to join us. This is not a
trust it is protective association.
Our object is not so much to adj
vance prices as to keep them at a
profitable rate. The steel industry,
like every other, has been largely
at the mercy Of the brokers, who
have for purely speculative pur-
poses persuaded firms to manu-
facture largely in excess of any
needs. The brokers have been the
only persons to receive benefits.
This conference is for the purpose
of limiting the production and out
put in some degree, always pro-
ducing a sufficient supply accord
ing to the needs OF the country"
"Then you will manufacture for
contract onlyw
"Practically that is what l mean.
AS to any advance in prices that is
hardly fair or just thing to say
about it. Instead of producing at
a loss we propose to produce for a
profit"
The Illinois Steel company of
Chicago, and the Schoenberger
Steel company of Pittsburg, were
not represented at the conference.
From other sources 1T was learn
ed that differences Of opinion as to
the manner in which the new
agreements should be carried into
execution have developed already.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
Wants More Indian Land.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Effort is
being made by Representative
Mandall, Of Wyoming, to have the
Big Horn hot springs, on the Sho-
shone Indian reservation, Free
mont county, Wyoming, pur-
chased by the government and
held for a public reservation as
the hot springs of Arkansas are.
Indian Inspector Mclaughlin has
been sent by the interior depart
ment to negotiate with the In
dams for the cession of the springs
and a tract ten miles square sur
rounding them,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
WHY DR.. Zahm Goes to Rome.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, April 4.-Dr.
J. A. Zahm, of the university Of
Notre Dame, who was called some
weeks ago to Rome by Pope Leo,
will leave for the Italian capital
on Tuesday. He will not be called
by the pope, because Of the latter's
displeasure at DR.. Zahm's ad-
vanced cry on revolution as many
have supposed, but to assume the
position of porocurator general Of
the Holy Cross in which position
he will be the representative Of the
order at papal headquarters.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
Never Charged With Poisoning.

CHICAGO, April 4.-Adolph L..
Meyer proprietor Of a boarding
house has been arrested on a
charge of poisoning Charles Fenton,
60 years of age, who has lived with
him IL years. Meyer has at times
been confined in an asylum for
treatment and during his absence
Fenton assisted Mrs. Meyer in
managing the boarding house.
Meyer, it Is claimed by the police,
was jealous and poisoned Fenton
to get him out Of the way. Mrs.
Meyer isvery i'll and the police be-
lieved that her husband tried to
poison her also. Meyer denies the
charges.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
Olympic Club Will Disband.

NEW ORLEANS, April 1.-The
Olympic Athletic club for many
wears the leading sporting club in
the country and before which
have occurred many great pugi-
listic events by which champion
ships were decided, has voted to
liuuidate aud disband, being I'M
able to prevail against the popular
opposition to pugilism. A few
wears ago the Olympic had men,
bership of 1000, splendid club
house and the finest arena in the
country. Since the legislative
movements against prize fighting
and the decision Of the Louisiana
courts that glove contests are ille-
gal the club has been on the wane
and 1t was finally decided to close
up not being able to meet expenses.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
Spain Will Patrol Cuban Coast.

NEW YORK, April "A special
to the Herald from Madrid says:
Admiral Beringer, the Spanish
minister OF marine, announces that
Spain is fitting out extra ships for
the purpose of partolling the
Cuban coast. He was extre mely
courteous during an interview and
expressed anything but hostile to-
wards the Unitid States.
"Nocommunication has been re-
ceived from the government at
Washington" said he, "relating to
the sending OF warships to Cuba
by Spain.n
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
A Cowardly Ooroner's Jury.

ELLIOTT, ILL.,, April 1.-THE coro-
ner's jury in the case OF John
Franklin, of Fort Recovery, has
found a verdict that he came to
his death by a gunshot fired by a
person unknown. AS the person
who fired the shot is known by the
entire community the verdict d oes
not give satisfaction. Fran kiln
was the insane man who fell from
the Lake Erie train and was
chased by a mob for five hours and
finally shot and killed. Franklin's
body was taken to Fort Recovery
for burial.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
ENGLAND in Venezuela.

NEW YORK, April "A special
to the Herald from La Guyara,
Venezuela, says: A British eXpe-
dition has left Georgetown, west Of
the Schomburgk line and to open
a new roads to the Yuruan as
protest against Venezuela's big
grant to American capitalists in
the gold country at the mouth of
the Orinoco. This grant also in
cludes important navigation and
commercial privileges. Several
engineers have arrived here from
New York to explore the grant.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
x RAYS in Court.

WICHITA, Kas., April 4.-Prob-
ably the first instance OF a court
recognizing the Roentgen discovery
as a means of establishing a fact
in evidence is that in which the
United States district court here
directed shadowgraph to be taken
of the wrist Of Peter Noel, who is
suing the Santa Fe road for $4,000
damages for wrongfully setting
the fracture of his wrist.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
Mayor Arrested For Fraud.

WAsHBURN, Wis, April A.
G. Probert, mayor Of this city, and
a we'll known banker, has been ar
rested on a charge OF en- bezzlement
preferred by Cashier Hutson, OF the
bank OF Lodi. He gave bond in
the sum of 900.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
Federal Official Indicted.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 4.-Chin-
ese Inspector of Customs Richard
Williams has been indicted by the
federal grand jury for illegally
landing Chinese and permitting
them to remain in this city, bribery
being the motive.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
Will Say Good bye.

NEW YORK, April 4.-Commis-
sioner Carlton, Of the Salvation
army, said today he had about
completed his labors in the finan-
cial affairs Of the army in this
country, and would sail for Eng
land next Wednesday. Com
mander Eva Booth will probably
accompany him.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-04
GEN. FIELDING RESIGNS.
A BIG BLOW TO THE OLD WING OF
THE SALVATION ARMY.

He Was the Chief Organizer In the
South and West and His Detection Will
Garry Thousands Into the New Army,
1t Is Most Important Gain For Bal
lingtOn Booth,