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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-25
INEXPERIENCED BATS.
Found in a Cavern 100 Feet Below the
Surface of the Earth.

Found in a Cavern 100 Feet Below the
Surface of the Earth.
From the San Francisco Call: A
nest of live bats was found 100 feet
under ground in Snowshoe Gulch, near
Cottage Grove, the other day. This is
considered a most remarkable discov-
cry, and those who have visited the
place and seen the animals are at loss
to account for it. John Dinman and
Andrew Wilson have been developing
a claim in the gulch by running tun-
mel to reach the vein. The. tunnel
runs obliquely, and few days ago.
when depth Of $50 feet had been
reached. the rock began to assume a
different condition. 1t sounded loose,
or hollow in that particular spot, and
the partners knew that they were
nearing what in miners parlance is
called "a change" Their "holes" were
nearly loaded when this discovery was
made, but they continued loading, and
then went to the surface and touched
off the charge. Upon their return they
expected to find vein uncovered, or at
least different rock from that through
which they were running. But quite
different matter attracted their atten-
ton when they went back to the END
of the tunnel, and the circumstance has
been the wonder of the entire country
ever since. 1t has created an I'M
mense amount of discussion, scientific
and otherwise, but no certain explana-
ton has yet been adduced. Instead OF
| finding ore or any particular change
| in the rock they found the tunnel full
| of bats. The cause of the peculiar
sound that indicated a change OF
ground was a small cave, and into this
| their last shots broke, and out Of it
came the bats. How the bats got into
the cave is the problem, and what sus-
tanned them there? The point is about
100 feet below the surface; and therS
is apparently no opening or means OF
| ingress or exit. The bats when caught
and taken out to the daylight appeared
to be without eyes and able to fly bu'
a little way; in fact, their wings were
but meagerly developed. The frs!
| thing that attracted the mems atten'
| ton upon their return to the tunnel
was the peculiar odor, which, notwith-
! standing the amount Of gas from the
4 exploded powder, was quite disagree
able. The only solution of the strange
occurrence that has yet been offered
lies in the fact that the rock is of
metamorphic and aqueous origin, and.
being in the Cascade range, is OF re-
cent occurrence. The rock is a closely
bedded shale, and at the time of the
geological disturbance that put it into
| its present position the bats had their
nests there and then became incased
as they were found. 1t would seem.
too, that the bats must be of that ma
ture that becomes dormant and able
to retain life without food. An effort
was made to save some of them alive.
but they rapidly succumbed to the
sunlight and fresh air.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-25
lies about twenty miles to the north
east of the greater mountain.

lies about twenty miles to the nortn-
east of the greater mountain.
A number of attempts have been
made to climb Mount St. Elias since
it was first sighted by Behring on St.
Elias day, 1741. The most notable Of
these were the New York Times expe-
dition, under Lieutenant Schwatka, in
1886; the Topham expedition of expe-
rienced Alpine climbers in 1888, and
the two expeditions by the National
Geographical Society in the summers
of 1890 and 1891. The Topham expedi-
ton reached height of H. AGO feet aft
er fourteen days of perilous climbing
from the foothills on the south side,
and the last of these expeditions, I'M
der the leadership of I. c. Russell, who
is to accompany Prince Luigi this year,
reached an altitude of 14,500 feet
Prince Luigi of Savoy will not be
making his first visit to this country
by any means when he reaches here
early in June, nor is he entirely un-
known to Americans. In 1896 he WIS.,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-25
Princeton Cosducation? Phew!

From the Boston Evening Trans
cript: If students are absent from
Wellesley without leave or explana-
ton official inquiry is made, as 1t
would be by the dean of Harvard col
lege. or by like functionary at Co.
lumbia or Princeton, or at Cornell or
Chicago, where men and women study
on equal terms.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-25
BLUE BLOOD TO CLIMB
PRINCE LUIGI, KING HUMBERT'S
NEPHEW, HAS AMBITION.
Going to Alaska to Make an Enort TO
Reach the Top of Mount st. Elias
He VIII Make the Attempt because
He Loves Adventure.

ONE Of the bluest
blood of Italy is
soon to be pitted
against members of
the United States
coast survey. The
scene of COMPETE
ton will be Mount
st. Elias, in Alas
ka, and in addition
to some minor
scientific laurelS,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-25
CHAPTER XVIII.

W whose neartS
are more tender,
whose wisdom is
greater than mine,
will have OWNED
much which, until
this night, was hid
des from me
Bri Fly let me set
down the substance
Of my wife's sac
words.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-25
Methuselah's Chief Fault.

A smart Sunday school boy defined
as the chief popularity of Methuselah
that he lived to be nearly thousand
years old without learning to ride a
bicycle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-25

When 1 left home after our marriage
she had gone into the country to her
mother, who kept her there for
months. She did not write, knowing
that my mother could not sead. When
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29

bravery, not only of the officers, but
of the enlisted men numbered among
the fallen hosts. The officers who have
charge of the unwilling ceremonies ex-
tended to all the surviving friends and
relatives of those in whose honor the
monument is erected a cordial invita-
ton to attend the dedication exercises.
Judge Brewer, of the United States SUI
preme court, will deliver the Grafton,
the president will make short address,
and Brig. Gen. Wilson, chief of en-
gineers, will accept the memorial on
behalf Of the government. Gen. Wilson
took an active interest in the compile
ton of the monument while he was SUI
perintendent of the military academy.
Battle monument towers nearly 100
feet from its base, and is surmounted
by a winged figure of Fame" about to
fly forth to announce the glad tidings
of victory. 1t contains the name of
every officer of the regular army who
was killed during the war, and on brass
tablets surrounding its base are the
names and rank of the enlisted men who
answered the last can amid the roar of
battle. The collection OF the fund for
the building of the monument began
shortly after the war, but for some rea-
son the project was neglected until
few years ago, when it was revived. The
monument stands on Trophy point, sur
rounded by old cannon captured dur
ing the war with Mexico and other relics
of historic interest. 1t is in plain view
of tourists going up and down the river.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
LEGISLATIVE.

Senator Tillman calls for an investi-
cation into the charge that Senators
speculated in sugar while the tariff
measure was in the committee. AID
rich denies the charge and the resolu-
ton goes to committee on contingent
expenses.
Senate makes progress with the tariff
bill ,disposing of 13 pages of the doc
ument.
Senator Vest said on the floor of
Senate that more progress had been
made in three days on the tariff sched-
ules than in three weeks with the Will
son bill.
Cabinet meeting held but only infor-
NAL matters discussed, Cuba not
touched.
Senates committee on commerce has
appointed sub committee to enquire
into Mississippi overfiows.
TEXAS.
Senate passes the deficiency appro-
priation bill, as reported yesterday.
Senator's daily papers subscribed for
will be paid for out of the per diem
fund.
Senator Lewis presents the same
fellow servants bill that he did in the
regular session.
Nothing of record was accomplished
in the Afternoon session.
House adopts the rules of regular ses-
sion, under ruling of the chair that
the rules of the regular session apply
to the extra session as well.
Committee appointed to visit the
state departments and see how their
contingent expenses are disbursed.
House passes the $4,000 per diem for
the extra session.
Blairs motion to adjourn until Mon
day is lost
San Antonio sends up bill regula-
ting the playing OF poker. 1t is bur
lesque upon legislation.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
PERSONAL MENTION.

Sam L. Hahn returned home today
from Houston.
A. B. Doucett, Beaumont business
man, is in the city today on business
Miss Annie Mcdonald has returned
from a protracted visit to points in
Mexico.
Miss Ella Pulliam, of Ardmore, j.
T., is visiting Mrs. r. w. Stayton, her
aunt, in this city.
Mr.. Geo. d. Cook and daughter, Miss
Laura, left yesterday upon their re-
turn to Chicago from Mexico.
Mrs. A. Allenoch and Mrs. Hike, of
Victoria, are in the city, Mrs. Hike
coming for medical attention.
A. A. Martin, Geo. Bailey, A. d. Da-
Wis, Sam Hobson, Lee T. Grain and r.
w. Rudebeaux. leave this afternoon for
the mouth of the Medina on fishing
trip and will return tomorrow night.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29

the abr cut somewhat obliquely across
the wind, going directly east. / some
times veered north and south, but
found it was impracticable to keep this
up for any considerable length of time,
as it required too much muscular effort
to continue the work.
''While passing over the city, at an
altitude of somewhat over a mile, /
should judge, as kept lower down than
on my first "trip, according to agree
ment, could hear the excited cries of
people in different directions. just
after passing over East Nashville l
turned the head OF the machine in the
exact line of the wind, endeavoring to
make as much speed in this direction
as possible, hoping to land in favor
able locality before darkness overlook
me, which 1 succeeded in doing. 1
landed in the center of a wheat field, the
exact Locations attempted, on the farm
of Mr.. Hudson, at Keno post Office, four
miles from Madison station and twelve
miles from Nashville.
81 covered the ~ miles in 80 minutes,
as the IlJSU JeW u1lISS over Tue Guy WcIS
retarded as much rs possible. 1 turned
the airship around as 1 passed over
Nashville, and the last eight miles must
have been covered at a swift speed, the
ship going much faster than the Wind
alone could possibly have carried it.
after getting the ship packed mp
and spending several hours very pleas
antly at Mr.. Hudson's residence, sent
for an expressman, and, loading the
ship on the wagon, proceeded to the
city, reaching home at one o'clock in
the morning.
"No mishap of any kind occurred dur
ing my trip in the air. find that 1 can
manipulate the machine right or left,
even in light wind. This is certain.
1 cannot go directly against a wind of
eight miles an hour with muscular
power as at present arranged, but by
cutting across obliquely and lacking
1 can make progress in the direction de-
sired. In going directly against the
wind at eight miles an hour I can hold
my own, and by extra effort for a short
distance can make slow progress, the
muscular effort being too severe to be
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
BE STRONG AND HEARTY.

How to be Strong and Full of Life
and vigor.
If you starved for two days you
would feel as weak as cat
Proof enough that your food is the
cause of your strength.
If your stomach is sick, you're starv-
ing away your strength. Slowly per-
haps, but none the less surely.
mYou feel it yourself.
You have nausea, loss of appetite,
headache, giddiness, pain in the stom-
ach, loss Of strength, spirits and am
bition.
What do you think? That's It's
your head?
But it's not. It's simply your stom-
ach.
Food is strength. Stomach makes
it available. If your stomach won't
work, food does not become available
strength.
Shaker Digestive Cordial will, In a
few doses, make your stomach well and
help your food make you strong.
Who wouldn't be strong? Whoever
won't take Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Sick, tired, weary men and women.
those who are working their bodies and
brains too hard will find relief and
strength in Shaker Digestive Cordial.
1t makes strength. 1t makes health.
1t makes happiness.
It's not an ordinary medicine, it's a
cordial.
It's pleasant to take, and more than
pleasant in it's results.
For sale by all druggists at 10, $3.50
cents and s1.00 bottle.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
GUIDES SHIP AT WILL.
Prof Barnard Claims Success for
His Flying Machine.
Declares That His Second Trip
Proves That His Airship Answers
the Helm and VIII Travel
Against the Wind.
M. SECOND Trip

The airship or dirigible balloon has
achieved another successful fight, this
time in connection with the Centennial
exhibition at Nashville, Tenn Prof.
N. w. Barnard, director of physical
training of the Young Mems Christian
association, Nashville, has been en-
gagged for some time in the construc-
ton of an airship which depends for
its buoyancy upon a gas-infated bal
loon and is driven by a single propeller.
The balloon Is approximately egg
shaped In form, measuring 20 feet in
diameter and 46 feet in length, and
moves in the direction of its longer
axis. The usual basket attachment is
replaced by light framework in which
the operator sits and controls the mech
anism. This consists of driving axle
and pedals which are geared to pro-
peller shaft that extends 20 feet in front
of the machine and carries propeller
of very light construction. On each
side of the body of the ship is arranged
a ldte-shaped sail about two feet wide
by three long, and these are controlla-
BILE by means of levers placed con-
veniently to the operator. The ship
was started little before noon and
rose to an estimated altitude of about
half mile and moved rapidly to the
westward. The descent was made
about IL miles from the exposition
grounds, and Prof. Barnard, who re-
turned the same night to the city, ex-
pressed himself as we'll satisfied with
the success of the trial trip. He said:
"When all was in readiness and after
the weights had been adjusted and two
or three test attempts had been made,
I went up successfully. 1t had been
previously arranged that this time, in
stead of going west, should confne
myself to going out over the exposition
grounds and vicinity, turning the ship
about right and left while over the
grounds as much as practicable, all of
which accomplished. The wind was
blowing toward the northeast when 1
left the grounds. In experimenting in
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29

pert Specialist, DIR. Hathaway & Co. Have
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
speed OF Corlxed pott,e,.

Numbers of experiments have been
made to test the speed and destination
of corked bottles thrown into the sea
at various portions of the world. The
most remarkable example ever heard
of was that in which a bottle Travelled
5000 miles in about two years and n
half, roughly at the rate of 6h miles n
day. 1t travelled from 63 degrees south
latitude and GO degrees west longitude
to western Australia.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
TRAVELLING MACHINE.

Designed tn Run Smoothly on Land,
Water, Ice or Snow.
The queer-looking machine pic
ture of which is shown herewith is a
new invention for reaching the north
pole. 1t has been designed by r. An
derson, of London. This gentleman has
noticed, says the Strand Magazine, that
the greatest drawback to arctic ex-
ploration is the transport difficulty, and
this he proposes to obviate by using
a machine which works equally well
on land, ice, snow and water. No more
boats and sledges! This machine can
be built of steel or aluminium in indie
pendent sections, each section with
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI.

At the last meeting of the High
school alumni on Monday morning
election of officers for the ensuing year
resulted as follows:
President-Mrs. VIM. White; vice
president, Miss Fannie Kerr; secreta-
ry and treasurer, Miss Edith Syming-
ton.
1t was decided to tender the annual
reception this year to the class of '97,
at Turner hall on Friday evening, June
9Th.
The next meeting will be held next
Wednesday evening.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
TENNESSEE TRAGEDY.

Chattanooga, Tenn, May Esquire
Frank Osborne, a prominent farmer
was shot and instantly killed by L. ].
Barber, a car inspector of the Chat
tanooga, Rome and Columbus railroad
at Crayfish Springs in Chickamauga
park this morning. A bitter feud ex-'
listed between the two men for several
years and the disastrous ending was
not unexpected.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
A MuRDEROuS GIRL.

dred Brewster, daughter of a wealthy
farmer of Huntington, today shot and
probably fatally wounded Miss Annie
Wheeler, of whom she is alleged to
have been Jealous. After shooting
Miss Wheeler, the Brewster girl turn
ed the revolver on herself, infiicting a
serious and perhaps fatal wound.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
BATTLE MONUMENT.

To he Dedicated at West Point, N.
", on May 81.
President Mckinley and cabinet, the
vice president and members of both
houses of congress will be at the West
Point military academy on Monday,
May 81, to attend the impressive ex-
ercises connected with the unwilling of
the battle monument, erected there to
the memory of the heroic dead of the
regular army who fell during the late
war.
This towering shaft of granite, over
looking the Hudson. bespeaks the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
DAM THE RIO GRANDE.
That's What a Large Corporation Is
Intent on Doing

That's What a Large Corporation Is
Intent on Doing
Santa Fe, n. M, May 99.-The Uni
ted States marshaPs office here has re-
ceived from District Judge G. F. Ban
t., of Silver City, a writ of injunct-
ion against the Rio Grande Dam and
Irrigation Co, restraining that alleged
English corporation from constructing
any dams across the rio Grande or
otherwise obstructing the flow of this
so-called International navigable
stream in New Mexico. The injun-
elton was granted on application by
the United States department of JUS
tice and is in the nature of tempo
rary restraining order.
As to whether it shall stand perpet-
ually arguments are set for hearing
June 16. A lively contest IT the courts
over the use of the Rio GraRde waters
in Colorado and New Mexico is expec-
ted to open with the hearing of the
case by Judge Bantz.
-Palmistry by Prof. Christian, K.
of p. hall tonight.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29

Anderson proposes to select meridian
over Franz Josef Land and follow it
right across the pole. His machine
will have five sections to carry five
men, and provisions for three months
(May to September). Light sails would
be carried, and it is hoped to cover so
miles every "a hours.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
COMMISSIONERS, COURT.

The county commissioners this morn
ing ordered the publication of notice
for the meeting of the board of equali-
cation, which convenes on the second
Monday in June.
Mucio Morales was appointed over
seer of the Bandera road, from the
Helotes creek to the county line, to
succeed Manuel Hernandez.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29

Chicago, May 29.-Cattle: Receipts
200; market quiet and unchanged.
Sheep: RECEIPTS 1900; market steady.
St Louis, May 29.-Cattle: Receipts
100; market steady; Texas and Indian
steers $3@$4.25; cows and heifers ST.
256$3.5O.
Sheep: No receipts; Texans $1,000
S425; lambs $4@$5.50.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
LICENSED TO WE'D.

William Williams, Jr., and Florence
Power.
Carl Birdwell and Mandy Priest,
with consent of parents Of both par
ties.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29

ofthe human body.
A small fire is easi-
ly trodden out,
which, when LEFT to
itself, rivers can
not quench. Look
to your physical
health, for a sound
mind can ly
dwell in a sound
body. There Is no
one so able to re-
store your patural
faculties, as the ex-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
OLD RELIABLE NICKEL STORE

And buy more goods for dollar, than
you can from other concerns who
claim to sell goods at cost. After
nearly five years of honest merchan-
dising we have undoubtedly proved
that at our store is
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
Ell PASO RELIEF.

Washington, d. c., May 29.-In the
Senate today Mills of Texas, secured
an appropriation of $4,000 to provide
rations for the Rio Grande flood suffer-
ers near FL Paso.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
PROVISIONS BURNED.

! Utica, New York, May 29.-The plant
of the Utica Packing and Provision
Co.. in Deerfield, burned today. Loss
will not be far from 100000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
THoS. A. BOYD DEAD.

Peoria, ILL.,, May 29.-Captain Thos.
A. Boyd, who represented the Peoria
district two terms in Congress died
last night at his home in Lewiston,
Illinois.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
Rich Red

Blood is absolutely essential to health.
1t is secured easily and naturally by
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, but is i'm
possible to get it from sc-called "nerve
tonics," and opiate compounds, abb
surdly advertised as "blood puri-
fers." They have temporary, sleeping
effect, but do not CURE. To have pure
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29

continued long in efforts to do this.
When going with the wind must have
made in some instances a mile in two
minutes"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
.NDERSON'S MOTOR

IIVeW DIVtH1IOH IOI IVeHcI1IIIB tne VIe'J
three globes arranged shamrock-fasb-
ion. Each globe will be six feet in diam
eter and built in compartments, so as
to insure unsinkability. For ice trav-
cling spikes are inserted in the globes,
while paddles are used in water. Mr..
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
The PLACE To SAVE MONEY.

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japanese covered baskets .......... Sc
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japanese folding fans l, 3 and. SO
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dozen Bachelor buttons. ......... .4c
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120 sheets note paper..... ..........7c
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Good luck dime banks. &c
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-29
REPRESENTATION
Us THE
THIEE OF TIVE.

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ing you time, but money also Disease is a
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