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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
THE CORPSE DEFIED TIME.
Kept in q Good State of Preservation
Thirty Years.

Kent in q Good State of Preservation
Thirty Years.
The grave of Capt. Jacob King, at
Marietta, o., who died in the army SO
years ago, was lately opened in order to
make room for his wife, who has just
passed away, says an exchange. Capt.
King was buried in steel casSet, sealed
and perfectly air-tight. In consequence
of this fact there was quite a crowd of
relatives and friends of the family pres
emit when the coffin was exhumed to
view the remains. When the plate over
the glass was removed and the remains
exposed to view the whole of Capt.
Kings features were plainly visible.
His face had not even blackened to q
great extent, and one of his grandchil-
dren who had never seen him in life
declared that he could recognize him
from the picture he had left. Capt.
King was buried in full uniform, which
was as fresh-loohng as the day it was
inferred. The buttons had lost none Of
their brightness, and even the cotton
on which his head rested was not dis
colored in the least.
The only part of the face that showed
the ravages of time and decay were
his eyes, which were gone entirely.
The glass was broken and the effect Of
the air on the corpse was not ascer-
tanned. Capt. King was a mason and his
badge was plainly visible. He was ly-
ing in Mound cemetery, whose soil is
quite sandy, but whether this had any
thing to do with his preservation is
unknown.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
GOLD IN The RIVERS.


Europe's Streams Are Filled with Pre-
cious Metal.
In the River Seine a small quantity
Of gold exists in a state of division so
fine as to be invisible to the unaided eye,
and it is said that when the sand of the
river near Paris is used in making glass,
the crucibles in which it is melted are
frequently found to be gilded over at
the bottom. In former times, in fact,
says the New York Sun, a sort of mining
was in vogue on the Seine at Paris, car
ried on by men who would buy francs
worth of quicksilver, and, after passing
the sand of the river over it all day,
would sell it in the evening for six or
seven francs-a kind of work which,
tinued. Almost all the rivers of Europe
carry small quantities of gold in their
sands, such as the Rhine, the Seine,
the Aar, the Reuse, the Danube and 9th
ers; also the Clyde and many other
streams in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and
Cornwall; and, though one ton of sand
from the bed of the Rhine, for instance,
yields only 9h grains of gold, or one
ffth of an ounce, yet the total amount
of the yellow metal in that one river
Is believed to be immense. 1t has been
found, indeed, by careful scientific ex-
animation and calculation, that that
part Of the River Rhine alone which
flows through what was formerly q
portion of French territory contains no
less than $4,000 tons of pure gold.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
INFANT OF LUXURIOUS TASTES.
Allowance of $1,000 a Year for Child
Nine Years Old.

George c. Austin, as referee, has just
decided that $500 year is not an ex-
cessive allowance for the support of
Dorothea Grouse, aged nine. Dorothea
is the daughter of Daniel Edward
Grouse, of Syracuse, who died Novem-
Der 81, 1892, leaving a fortune esti-
mated to be worth S5,O00,O0O. Within
4 short time of his death Eula II. Potul-
iclia, or Kosterlitz, made a claim for
dover in the millionaire's estate as his
widow, and also put in a claim for the
balance of his fortune in behalf of the
child Dorothea, of whom she alleged he
was the father. These facts were a
complete surprise to his relatives, who
had not supposed he was married. 1t
was not until the litigation had lasted
several years that compromise agree
ment was reached under which the
child will eventually receive almost
S2,000,00o
The New York Security and Trust
company was appointed general guard
ian OF the estate of the infant.
The company received from the execu-
tors of the estate of Mr.. Grouse, as the
share which the little girl was entitled
to under the settlement, S77o,o52. ~.
There is an accumulation of income
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01

from this OF S17,345.2s, and 1t is esti-
mated that the income for the ensuing
year will amount to S23,333. In addi-
lion to this there is expected further
sum for the child from Mr.. Crouse's
estate, which will eventually increase
the little ones income to $4,000 a year.
At the time of the death of Mr.. Grouse
the individual fortune of the mother
did not aggregate more than $4,000.
Subsequently she received as her inter-
est in the estate S125,000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01

Nuggets of Gold and Wooden SIugs Used
by Hunters In Emergencies.
When a hunter in the old days lost
all his bullets or hadn't any to shoot
with he usually devised substitutes that
on occasion served the purpose well.
All sorts of things have been fired at
game or Indians, as the case might be.
Old Hank Ellison, living up in Jefferson
county, N Y, told to his dying day how
he was cooped up by Indians out west
once, with little lead. lots,of powder,
belt full of gold nuggets, fine rife
and bullet mold. 1t was on the top of
knoll where his log cabin had been
built, and he had barrel of water and
a lot of wood for emergencies. The In
dams kept just out of range, dashing
in once in awhile to draw his fire. He
soon used his bullets up, and then used
the gold. He fred nearly half his for
tune at the redskins before they left
him.
Many hunter has used pebble in
the hope of getting a close deadly shot.
Jackknives and ramrods have served
their time as missiles. Forest and
Stream tells about hunter who had
only single bullet, but lots of powder.
The bullet shot the horn of big buck
off, and the buck charged the man, who
took to tree top. He spent half an
hour whiting off two-inch lengths of
branches and putting them into his
rifle. Then he rammed them down on
the powder and fired at the maddened
deer. His partner came along after
awhile with belt full of bullets, and,
making a run for the tree, gave bull
let to the shooter, who quickly killed
the deer
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
Pineapples In Florida.

Pineapple culture thrives SO at points
where it has been tried in Florida that
the acreage is being extended constant
ly, and importations may not much
longer be necessary. A pinery started
II months ago at Citra by II. r. Storms
has proved so successful that others
are to be established there.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
THE QUEENS JUBILEE.
Her Majesty Has Decided to Make st.
Paul's Church the Central Scene.

PauFs Church the Central Scene.
The queen has decided that st. Paul's
cathedral and Westminster abbey shall
be the great central scene of the func-
tons associated with the jubilee access
sion fetes in June next. Westminster
abbey was selected for her majesty's
recent jubilee on account of it's asso-
citation with her coronation. The prog
ress of the queen and all the European
royalties from Buckingham palace to
ST. Paul's will be, possibly, one of the
grandest spectacles of its kind the world
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01

has witnessed. The duke and duchess
OF York are arranging to visit Toronto
in the fall next year. The extension of
their tour from the Dominion to Aus
tralia and homewards via India is under
consideration by the government.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
Vegetables and Animals.

There are some vegetables that can
scarcely be distinguished from animals.
and some animals that seem to nave all
the characteristics of vegetables.
SUBSTITUTES FOR BULLETS.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-09-12

these dollars in the particulars have
named are not the same ~ the dollars
which would be issued under free coinage.
They would BE- the same In form. but ali.
ferent In value. The government would
have no part In the transaction except 70
coin the silver bullion into dollars II
would share In no part OF the pront X
would not put the dollars into circulation.
II could only get them as any citizen would
get them. by giving something for them.
II would deliver them to those who ae-
posted the silver and It's connection Win
the transaction there end. Such are the
silver dollars which would be issued unoer
free coinage Of silver at a ratio OF Is to /.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-07
THE CAUSES OF POVERTY.

Another handy. new sociological work
Charities. in which he has collected and
tabulated the findings of investigations
of the causes of actual cases of poverty in
the United States, England and Germany.
He includes in his table practically all
the findings as to actual cases of poverty
over 115,o00 eXamples-thus far made in a
scientific way by trained investigators 1t
will be seen that here, If anywhere. we
have a scientific analysis of the facts in
the case, as collected by persons without
any particular bias, and certainly not So
cialists.
And Prof. Warmers tables show that the
chief single cause of poverty is sickness
or death in the families of the poor. Lack
of work stands second, although, if the
averages as to lack of work, insufficient
work. and poorly paid work, be added to-
gether. we'll they might be, lack of
work forms the supreme cause of poverty.
Drink stands third, though only one-half
as great a cause as unemployment. Says
Prof. Warner, PIP. 60 and 50: Probably
nothing in the tables Of the causes Of
poverty as asccrtained by cold counting,
will more surprise the average reader than
the fact that intemperance is held to be
to onc-ffth of the. cases. and that where
an attempt is made to learn in how many
cases it had contributory influence, it's
presence cannot be traced at all in more
than 81 per cent of the cases.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-07
BISMARCK AGAIN.

New York, Sept. PA dispatch to the
World from London says: Moreton Frew-
en- came back today from the international
agricultural congress at Buda Pest One
delegate, Herr Won Kordcff leader OF
the German reichstag. and Il neighbor OF
Prince Bismarck at Freidrichsrue re
peated a conversation he had recently with
the prince on the American political stu
alton, as follows:
Frankly, I<ordoff. I am too old to go tt
school over the currency question, but l
recognize that. although l acted in 1877
on what I regarded the best advice my
action was too precipitate, in view Of the
results which have followed. The one
class that we cannot afford to estrange
is the farming class. If they are con-
WINGED, and they assure you they are con-
WINGED, that agricultural depression is pc
culiar to these monetary changes. our
government must review its position"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-07
PROPHECY
By the ''Witch OF Salem'-Her Pre-.
dictiOns, 'Tis Said, Never Go
- Wrong.
cincinnati Enuuirer.)

North Tonawanda, n. Y, Sept. 27.-At
midnight last night Nine. Milmoth, the
Witch of Salem, predicted that William J
Bryan would be the next president of the
United States. For 16 years the madam
has predicted the result of the presidentl
elections several weeks sometimes months
before polling day. Not once, according to
newspaper clippings, has she failed to
choose the winner. She predicted Gar
fields assassination some time before it Oc-
CURED. At City Point, South Boston, July
Il, 1854, in the presence of 1900 people
she predicted Clevelands election. In 1888
she told of Harrison's success, and in 1892
prophesied Growers second term. Last
night. in the presence of a group Of re-
porters at 222 Oliver street, she predicted
Bryan's election. so Mark Ham and the
rest of the Republican campagners has as
well throw up the sponge.
THE ORACLE HATH SPOKEN
And she speaketh not with a crooked
tongue. Interrogated, the madam pressed
her hand over her. eyes, contracted her
brows, and proceeded thusly: Yes, Bryan
will win, but the election will be close. Mr..
Mckinley cannot win, but even if he did
his time in the presidential chair would be
short. He has not long to live
How about the vice presidency?' asked
the News man.
"Sewall will win, but Hobart will be
ahead of Watson. The latter will be far in
the rear" replied the woman
Has Bryan any chance to carry New
York state?"
His chances of doing so are good
will Mckinley carry Ohio?" was the
next question.
At the answer one of the Republican re-
pOrters turned pale. and nearly fell from
his chair.
mo. sir; he will not
NEBRASKA SURE.
''How's Nebraska going?'
For Bryan, sure
viii Sewall carry Maine?"
HE will not.
'fIas Bryan any chance to carry any Of
the New England states?''
He will carry several of them, but can
not name them
"A look of Mortified amazement fitted
across the face of the sensitive scribe and
he placed his hand upon his vest, as if in
pain Relentlessly the interculator pursued
his course
Will any national disaster follow the
election of Bryan?"
None: times will improve
will there be any election riots?'
Yes, either a few days before or
few days after the election there will be
big riot at or near Washington, but L can
not name it. I see the city before me- but
l cannot recognize it. 1t may be either Bal
timore Philadelphia"
Then the boys braced up and sorrowfully
wended their way homeward while from
out in the distance came the hoarse call of
a night bird. replying, it seemed to tho
mental query: SIS there no chance of Re
publican success? In the croakings of Ed.
gar Allan Poe's omnous raven, Never
more, nevermore.'
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-07
A CENSUS STUDY.

One must go to the census returns for
thorough understanding of the Grasp of
the money power upon this nation On
page 224 of the abstract of the census of
1890 a table is given showing ''the number
of families occupying owned and hired and
free and incumbered farms and homes"
1t shows an aggregate Of 1263O. 152 families.
OF this number nearly two-thirds are re-
quired to pay tribute to capital. either as
rent for hired homes and farms. OF this
number G.623. 7135 families occupy rented
farms and homes. and l .969, $50 families hold
farms with membranes. an appalling to-
tai of $500, 625. as compared with but 4 369-
527 families who had homes in 1890 entirely
Independent of the money power. If the
exact data could now be had. it would dis
close a more alarming condition, for the
reason that the last census was taken be-
fore the panic, which has since compelled
millions to give up their homes or mort
gage them for means of existence.
To these millions the single gold stand
ard offers no beam of hope. Under it's
burden their debts increase while the pow
to earn the approaching dollar is dimin-
ished The struggle to free the black slave
was not more momentOus than the existing
struggle to shake off the horrid incubus of
the rising dollar and the falling wage and
product.
In this struggle the moral and ntelec-
tual fiber of the nation is involved A debt
ridden and tenant burdened people cannot
rise to the higher levels of patriotism and
independent manhood and womanhood. The
issue is not one of reputation, but of cruel
and selfish confscation. The American
debtor has no wish to repudiate his debts.
He only asks that which is now denied him
an opportunity to pay them and save his
home from OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Review.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-07
A JEkYL AND HYDE.
by Day Christian Leader. at Night
Desperate Burglar.

kenosha Wis. Sept. 27.-Oliver H.
p Sackett. of 451 West Fifty ninth street,
EnglewoOd. the Y. M. c.. A. leader the
valiant church worker and the head and
front of all charitable undertakings in his
neighborhood. stands convicted Of the crime
of attempted manslaughter and burglary
He is sentenced to seven and One-half years
at hard labor expiation for his crimes
BY day Sacket was a business man whose
dealings were honorable and whose rela-
lions with the world reflected credit upon
himself and his connections. BY night the
nature of the man changed. He lost
his noble nature with the passing of sun.
light His evil side showed itself, and he
became a most potent agent for evil His
criminality is beyond question. He robbed
other men of the fruits of their labor tina t
he might enrich and fortify himself in a
position where he would be secure from the
arm of justice.
The crime for which Sacket was convict
ed yesterday after Il long and sensational
record of events, was committed late in
July. AT o'clock on the morning of July
26. in company with thief named Miller,
the Englewood merchant was caught by
Officer O'Hare. of the Kenosha police force
while leaving the yard of a prominent citi-
zen of this place. When requested to state
his business at that hour. Sacket backed
away. and. producing a revolver fired three
shots at the officer, failing to hit him, how
ever. Miller. his companion was shot by
Policeman OHare while trying to escape
His wounds were not serious, and when
taken to Jail he confessed that Sackett was
the man who had been with him. In a
sworn statement he said he and Sackett
had been for long time engaged in rob-
bling residences and stores in Wisconsin
Sackett he said. entered the houses, while
he watched outside. sag itt~
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-07
DIRECT LEGISLATION,
The Only Cure for Legislative Cor
ruptiOn

Two years ago Mr.. Addicks spent about
$50. 0Ot in Delaware. The like of it was never
seen in the state before. 1t is said that
votes in the counties of Kent and Sussex
will bring from $50 to $15 apiece this year.
The price has gone up in spite of the hard
times"
People read history and accept the state
ment that offices in Rome were sold to the
highest bddcr--but of course in free intel
ligent America such a condition could not
occur. If the people voted for or against
all laws they do in Switzerland how
much do you think Mr. Addicks. or any
other Dick. would pay to become United
States Senator? Not a thing. There would
be no power. 1t is to control the poor and
protect corporate stealings that men pour
out money to corrupt voters. Direct legis-
lation the first plank in the Socialist Labor
party platform, would rid the country of
corruptions like this, by not deIegating
power to those elected.--Appeal to Reason.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-07
IOWA SAFE FOR BRYAN.
May Have 100000 Majority.
Farmers Tribune Des Mo;pes T.

Farmers Tribune, Des Moines Ia
A. p. Cummings, was in Chicago Monday
and told the Republican committee that
Iowa is safe for 10000 Republican majority
He also comedies that there will be 10000
Republican votes for Bryan. and SAYS
that even if the railroad men do talk for
Mckinley. they are said to be going to
vote for Bryan. Taking his own admis-
sions and it is query where he is to find
a majority for Mckinley. Four years ago
Harrison lacked nearly 1900 of having a
majority in Iowa, and there are not as
many Republicans now as there were then.
SO if 10000 of what are left (and it will be
nearer 10000 are going to vote for Bryan
where in the name of common sense is Nc
Kinlcy's majority to come from? There
are very few gold bug Democrats in this
state. Outside of the cities there are
none at all, and most Of what few there
are will vote for Palmer and as Bryan will
get all the other opposition vote his major
ity cannot possibly be less than 10000, and
may ran UP to 100000.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-07
HARD TINES.

written for the Representatives.
Hard turns the wheel of fortune round
Where it is turned by hand:
And into very dust are ground,
The toilers Of the land.
The rich grow richer every day,
The poor grow poorer still;
Ten thousand famish by the way,
That one may have his fill
1t is today as it hath been,
Perhaps SO ever more:
Some toil-while others gather in.
What these have labored for.
0, rank injustice. cruel fate,
TO arbtrate thus wise,
Between the builders Of the state,
The Source Of its supplies,
And purse proud grow..s Of flesh and
blood.
Who neither pillow nor SOW,
And yet by business methods shrewd,
Absorb what others do.
90 '.s.ff sa IT q NJ
ST Cloud. Mimi. @s':i-. ga
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-07

to supply the demand? Then the COM
bined salaries of you and your sons would
be at least $500 month. This is what
would happen with sufficient supply Of
money. Then you. instead of being. in
danger of losing your job would have an
other railroad bidding for your services,
and Offering you a greater salary. They
would also be bidding for the services of
you losing your job. The only question
would be. which job would you take? And
the chances are that you would not serve
as conductor on any railroad, for the OPP
portunity of going into some business
more congenial to your taste and more
agreeable to your family would open up.
Here are two pictures. One is as sure as
fate under the single gold standard; the
other is as sure fate under free coinage
and an honest financial system where the
amount of money will be increased each
year in exact proportion to the increase in
population and business. Under the gold
standard what hope have you for the flu
ture of your children? Unless you could
make contract for life for your sons to
hold job at given salary you would lie
on your death bed with your greatest con-
Germ as to whether or not they would go
down in poverty, want anu rags. In
short, your future and that of your chill
dren is safe. and the future of every man
who is willing to work for an honest living
provided We have change in our laws
and an honest financial system.
The senator was about to advance an
other point to show why the railroads
themselves would be for free silver if
they were not owned by foreign capital
lists and the gold trust. but we were near
ing the junction where he changed cars.
But he said enough to show me clearly
that [ was about to vote to damage my
family and to finally enslave my children.
| see the whole thing now clearly. The
gold standard cannot help any one ex-
cept the hoarders of aggregated capital,
the gold trust, the bondholders and those
who. through trusts and mOnopolics can
levy fixed tribute like taxes upon every
man and every industry, and who can cut
our wages at will and leave us helpless to
accept what they offer or lose our jobs and
suffer. Ny mind is fixed I will vote for
Bryan and free silver. Yours truly
- "A Free Silver Conductor.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-07

depletion of stock. rigid economy using
the savings of lifetime. and in various
ways. Their stock would not sell in {,
lump nor in small lots. for anything like
it's value: but it had to be sold sooner or
later, and they had to seek work for
wages which few could find, in competi-
ton with millions of other unemployed
wageworkers. The result inevitably is
that most Of these former business men,
with their families, become, within a year
or two, paupers.
Thousands OF lawyers DOCTORS school
various other "callings." have been obiig-
ed to abandon their occupations. and seek
other work. with the same disappointing
results, as is the case with tradesmen.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-07
BUSINESS FAILURES.
On. Y. Commonwealth

The credit rating agencies publish week
" reports of the state of trade and the
number of failures each week as compared
with the corresponding weeks of two or
three years The failures each week of
this year have far excNeded in number
and liabilities those of most of the cor
responding weeks of the two previous
years. But there are no records Of thous-
ands of business men who each week gave
and are giving up business because it had
for long time been done at loss. These
men have managed to keep out of debt by