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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
NEW TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
Three Rockford Women and ms Many
Men Married.

Three Rockford Women and ms Many
$780,, Men Married.
The three daughters of William Bate,
q retired farmer of Rockford, H., were
all married within the space of 20 min
utes, and their father gave his paternal
blessings to his three sons-in-law. The
triple wedding took place at noon at
tho Bate home. The brides and bride
.grooms have known each other
since childhood, are all Of the same re-
ligious and political belief, and there
was no reason why the SIX hearts That
beat as three shouldn't be united on
the same day. The engagements had
been announced for some time and the
ceremony was witnessed by about 100
guests. The couples stood in row be-
tween the three officiating Methodist
clergymen, Rev. Messrs. Sheets and
Markham, of Rockford, and Marsh, of
Upton, Mich. They answered the gen.
eral questions of the service in chorus
and spoke the vows separately. They
were then pronounced men and wives
by the clergymen in chorus. The
couples were: Laura Bate and George
Chapman, Blanche Bate and Rev. G. w.
d. Marsh, Anna Bate and Clyde Stafford
Chapman and Stafford are two farmers
Of Winnebago county, ILL.,, and Rev. Mr..
Marsh lives in Wolverine, Mich.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
COLD WEATHER YARNS.
Leaves from the Experiences Of
Army Officers
How a Dram of st. Louis Whisky
Caused a Soldiers Dcath-Icicles
Used rs Substitutes for Heavy
Steel Nails.

mo, I didn't" protested the Heuten-
ant at the Army and Navy club at
Washington
didn't what?" inquired a captain
coming in with a frosty sheen on his
rich, dark whiskers.
why, these fellows here say. I said
the cold was so intense out in the north
west one winter that saw the candle
flames freeze stiff, and the farmers sold
them for strawberries"
Didn't you say it?' inquired the cap
tain, kindly.
mo, sir; Ibid not"
Then I'll say it for you, SIR. 1t hap
pened when / was out there 20 years
ago, and then again when 1 was there
three years ago. That same winter one
of my men was frozen to death in pc
culiar manner. was going to send him
ten miles to the railroad station, and,
the day being sharper than usual, 1
I gave him big drink of some whisky
I had in my tent. He took tremen-
dous long dram and started away. A
1.alf hour later remembered it was st.
Louis whisky and at once feared the
worst and sent our surgeon after him.
But alasl it was too late. A post NOR
tenn examination showed that the
whisky was frozen solid, thus causing
death"
How sad" sighed a retired colonel
who had years of experience in the
northwest, wiping his eyes. II almost
lad an even more dire disaster than
that happen to my whole force on one
occasion I was a lieutenant at the
time, and was out with ten men on a
scouting expedition in January. We
were on the way back and had reached
a point not far from the post where
some planhs had been piled up with
which to build shack as soon as spring
opened. We were not more than 20 miles
from the post, and went into camp sc
as to get good, early start in the morn
ing and reach home before dark. We
used tho planks for extra shelter be
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
DEATH CAUSED BY HYPNoTISM.
Sensational Verdict Returned by a
COroner's Jury.

Sensational Verdict Returned by n
Coroner's Jury.
James W. Sturgeon Young, a 17-year-
old colored boy, died January "a at
jamestown, N. Y, under circumstances
that indicated his death was due to
hypnotic experiments by irresponsible
amateurs. Coroner Bowersordered an
inquest, which was concluded late in the
evening.
The evidence disclosed the fact that
tho boy was first hypnotized several
months ago by r. Louenstein, a Pitts
burgh travelling man, and was subse-
quently experimental upon by several
local amateur hypnotists.
4 hypothetical question covering
these facts was submitted to DR.. J. D.
Busk, Of Cincinnati, and DR.. Clark Bell,
president of tho Medical Legal society,
Of New York. and their answers ex-
pressed tho opinion that such expert
nsa. wsusd result IN great physical
injury. ....
The evideoce Of one Of the physicians
co.Aasttns tho autopsy strengthens
the thSory that death was due to hyp-
nottSm. and tho Jury rendered a verdict
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
MISS ANGELINA EXPLAINS THINGS.

MISS ANGELINA EXPLAINS THINGS.
young nobleman. ''You were about to
speak concerning the matter OF dot"
II was indeed" continued the fair
young woman, "snd In the matter of
dowry pap Is ldndest and noblest of all.
Fearing that you might be tempted by
peCuniary considerations and that 1
might be deprived of pure and unself-
ish love, he has decided to give me moth
ing as a marriage portion, and"
II cannot" added tho young patri-
clan, deprive one so good of the love
Of an only daughter. The sacrifice Is
great, but were less q man If I insisted
upon marriage. I bid you farewell"
And the young count, dissolved in
tears, went out into the bitter night.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
SEARCH FOR FOSSIL TURTLES.
Fields Columbian Museum Expedi-
tfon Leaves for Inyo Country.

Col. T. w. Brooks and party have
left Pomona, CAL, for Inyo county on
an expedition sent by the Field Column
bian museum, of Chicago, to get fos-
sill remains of turtles for the Field
Columbian museum and for the Chi
cago university.
Col. Brooks found the fossil remains
several years ago, but never revealed
his discovery to scientific people IN
til recently. He says that the expedi-
ton will cost over $700 and that he
will send to Chicago soon the most
wonderful fossil turtles ever known.
Two of them are each over IA feet
in circumference and each weighs up
ward Of two tons. There are other
fossil turtles that are II feet in circum-
ference.
Col. Brooks declines to tell the ex-
act location of these fossil remains,
but he says it is close to the Nevada
state line and that the locality is full
Of wonderful fossil remains of fish.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22

rnas the boy camepo his death from di-
abetes md nervous exhaustion, caused
by hypnotic practices performed by r.
Louenstein, Pittsburgh; Daniel II. G..
Randin, Parke H. Davis, Edward p.
Dodge and Robert Bemus. OF James
town.
p The verdict concluded with the
recommendation that legislation be
enacted prohibiting the practice of hyp-
notism.
It is probable that legal proceedings
win follow.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
Hustling Kansas Woman.

Besides taking care of an invalid hus-
band and family Of four, Mrs. S. A.
Surtan, of Sheridan county, Kan, this
year raised 600 bushels of corn, cult
waited large garden, and put up rs tons
Of hay.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
Wanted to Sing in Court.

At Louisville tenor singer who sued
a theater manager for breach of con-
tract demanded a jury of musicians in
in order that they might be competent
to judge of the quality of his voice, as
he intended To sing for evidence.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22

cause it was bitter cold and getting
colder every minute, with indications of
a blizzard. At the first streak of day
the wind was blowing gale, and by the
time it was light there was a hurricane
and the boards were flying every which
way. Tents couldn't stand 1t atall, and
had gone long ago, and it looked very
much al If the whole squad would be
frozen right there. II we could have
built a hut of the boards We might
have stood chance, but there wasn't a
nail within 20 miles of us, and the only
hammers we had were our bayonets.
Necessity, however, is the mother of in
vention, and during a lull in the storm
I noticed some sharp little icicles on the
roots under q sheltered bank, foot or
so above the little stream that ran by,
At once got one Of them, and, taking
the hilt of my sword for a hammer, I
found could drive it into the plank.
"'Saved!' yelled, and at onoo gave
the command for all hands TO hustle
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
Valve. of Foreign Coins.

Tho directors of the mint set the fol-
lowing value ON foreign coins on jan
uary 1, 1887: French franc, 1913 cents;
German mark, e3.s cents; British SOW
ereign, S4.so6S; italian lirH and Spanish
peseta, Same a. franc.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
HIS GREAT SACRIFICE.

The Count EcIipsed the Noble Deed
of n Kind Father.
Papa is so NOBLE" said Angeline
Sere de Sere as she caressed the fringe
of her jeweled fan and looked into the
patrician face of theyoung Count Hook
email.
"Your esteemed father impresses me
as both generous and kind, " replied the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
Why Her Faith Departed.

The London Telegraph tells story
about a young curate Of evangelical
views, who recently committed the in
discretion Of smoking In the street A
woman, ono of his parishioners, who
saw him, was so shocked that she i'm
mediately renowned bor belief In the
thirty-nine articles.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
Oxford University.

The income Of Oxford University
slightly under $3.50, 900 a year.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-07
CHECKING THE WITNESS.
Testimony of a Careful Old Man to q
Shrewd Young Attorney.

Testimony of n Careful Old Man to q
shrewd Young Attorney.
The young lawyer was determined
that if vigilance could accomplish any
thing the case should be decided in ia
vor of his client, and so when the care
full old man went upon the stand for the
defense the attorney leaned forward,
prepared to fight every inch of the way.
"Mr. Johnson, the plaintiff, said
the careful old man, "said that if
would buy the house he would get Mr..
Gimpson to relinquish his lease. He
said he thought Mr.. Gimpson would
agree to 60. guess
''Never mind what you guess. We
don't want any hearsay or guessing.
Your honor TO the court j, object to
this witness testimony. He is guessing
at what he says. We want facts. -
Excuse me, " said the old man. II
was about to say l guess at nothing and
insisted on the understanding being es-
tablished in my presence. SO the two
men got together, with me on hand, to
listen to what they said. | under
stand"-
Objected to as incompetent. Your
honor, we don't want TO know what
this man understands was done. We
want what ne knows was done. We
want
Zone moment" said the careful old
man. 81 was about to say that under
stand ordinary conversation with some
difficulty, and so that there might be
no error | insisted that they yell out
their propositions in loud tones, which
they did until you could hear them in
the middle of the town. l am inform.
ed
"Your honor" cried the young attor-
ney, IS our time TO be taken up listen
ing to hearsay evidence? He does not
know. He was informed that such and
such was so and so. What we must
have is what he knows about the trade
and whether or not he"-
Il am informed on real estate values,
having been real estate agent all my
life, y the old man said, land | knew
what the worth of that lease was to the
holder Of It, Knowing the facts, would
fix his damages at S7S.33 / believe"-
"Ohjectod to as a conclusion and as
incompetent. What any man believes is
notnecessarily good proof | don't want
to know what you believe, but what
you know. We must insist on your tell
ing what you know and not what you
surmise or what you conjecture or what
you think or what you imagine. A
courtroom is not place for exploiting
what man believes, but what he ia
sure Of think the court will support
me in saying that we don't want to
know what this man believes. " And
the young lawyer looked confidently at
the justice.
Il was going to say" said the wit
ness, chat believe that is all. Chi
cago Record.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-07
The Independent Stage Driver.

Eastern tourists who cannot differen-
tiate between California stage driver
and an eastern coachman meet with
many rude shock in the wild and
woolly west, and they soon learn that
the Californian is a knight of the reins
several grades higher in the social scale
than the mental of the east
There is an old driver at Monterey
who is determined that his patrons shall
make no mistake concerning his exact
status, and in quiet way he checks all
attempts to make servant of him. A
short time ago he was driving q party
of tourists about, when one querulous old
lady who had annoyed him not little
by her air Of superiority asked:
My man. do you know tho name Of
that wild flower?"
"Yep, he replied and flicked one Of
his leaders with his whip.
She paused "a moment for him TO give
the name, but he merely clucked to tho
wheelers.
Driver, do you know the name Of
that hower?" she repeated in an imperi.
Gus tone.
yep. Git up there, Ballyp
Again she waited and again demand.
ed:
Man, don't you know the name Of
that hower?"
Yep. G'long there, Petep'
"Theu why don't you tell me?'
'Oh, you want to know. too, do you?
That's wild rose. San Francisco
Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-07
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

william Purdue died from injuries
received i'm a boiler explosion at Divide.
Ills. Five were injured, Of which NUM-
her two have died.
/ Burglars broke into the postoflce at
/ Carrollton, Ills. and secured $50 I'm cash.
II. n. Cofinherry, director In the Car
rett. Ind. bank. and formerly presi-
dent. has teen indicted In connection
with ex-Treasurer Fairs shortage he
claiming that ne gave Cofinbcrry some
$1,000 which the bank never got. re
was auditor of DeKalb county and
president OF the Garrett bank at the
same time.
NJ. p. Johnsons sale stables at Ale
gan. Mich, burned. together with four
teen valuable horses. Loss $4,000 with
no Insurance.
Hon. David Rankin has farm or
8 200 acres in Atchison county, MO.
Several hundred acres were planted in
corn and careful test showed that it
yielded 101 bushels TO the acre.
The S-year-old child of William No
Ian of GAINESVILLE o., fell into kettle
of boiling water and was scalded to
death.
The vast mahogany forest of Mica
ragua are almost wholly controlled by
Boston firms by contract with the Mic
araguan government.
In a deserted farmhouse near La
Porte City. Ia. the body of an unknown
man was found hanging to the rafters.
A gold watch, set of BARRIERS tools, and
a small amount of money were found in
the pockets.
Allen Clark. a farmer near Rushville.
Ills, while driving cattle out of Crooked
creek bottom, was thrown from his
horse and was drowned.
Martin Engleman. farmer near Wa
bash. Ind, accidentlly shot his 11-year-
old daughter with a double-barreled
shotgun. She cannot possibly get we'll
At the annual meeting of the Scottish
Burial Reform and Cremation society
in Glasgow it was stated that only
eight bodies had been incinerated dur
ing the past year.
The storm drain built for Rock ISL
and Ills, at a cost of 500, 900 was re-
iected by the city council owing to
the use of inferior quality of cement.
From injuries received Dec. at the
hands Of footpads in East st. Louis, IT.
G. Wakefield a travelling salesman for
the Rock Island Qlls) Lumber COM
pany, is dead.
The British museum has purchased
the card catalogue that Edward Glib
bon, the historian. used for his private
library He employed the backs of
playing cards for the purpose.
Utah increased her mineral output
over 81, 900. 900 last year
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-07

For Those Connected With the
Three Friends Expedition.


Prosecution Is Forcstadowed In Iiac,
suit Which Has Been Filed Against the
Vessel by United states District AtiOr-
ney Clark-Cuban Agent Visits fresi-
dent-Elect Mckinley and Goes over the
situation with Him.
Jacksonville. Fla, Jan. Tt is likely
that j. NJ. Bars, attorney for the own
! ers of the Three Friends, the Cuban
hlibuster; Captain w. Il. Lewis, com
mander: John Dunn. engineer; Captain
John O'Brien. the veteran flibuster.
and j. A. Huan and Henry III. F'ritot,
agents of the Cuban junta here, VIII
be prosecuted by the United States gov
eminent on a charge of piracy. such
a prosecution is foreshadowed in libel
suit which was filed against the Three
Friends by United States District At
torney Frank Clark.
The libel is based on the expedition
which the Three Friends took from
Ferdinanda on Dec. IA, and which, fall
ing to land, the filibuster marooned on
No Name key, near Key West. While
trying to land the expedition, 1t is said,
the Three Friends used two 12-pound
Hotchkiss guns against pursuing Span
ish gunboats. 1t is charged that he
men named mounted the guns and pro-
vided shells and shot therefor for the
purpose Of making war on the King of
Spain.
Called an EARNED Cruiser"
All through the document the Three
Friends is referred to as an armed
cruiser" fitted out by the men named,
for the purpose of making war on
Spain in the interest of the Cuban in
surgents. Thi is the first time names
have rcen used in any libel against the
Three Friends. The present libel also
differs from previous ones in that the
violation of no particular section Of the
United States revised statutes is speci-
fled.
Attorneys here think the libel was
drawn under Secretary Olney's instruc-
tons and assert that its terms fore
shadow the prosecution Of the men
named on a charge of piracy. That
the government will push the case is
evident from the fact that five news
paper correspondents who have written
much about the Three Friends have
been subpoenead to appear before the
United States grand jury to lell what
they know about the vessels last trip.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-07
May Close Chicago Schools.

Chicago. Jan. Health Commits
sioner Kerr has informed the board Of
education that unless they adopted
some safe method of purifying the city
water supply by next Monday he will
be compelled to shut it Off The ulti-
matum. which means the practical sus-
pension Of the public schools, was is
sued because Of the failure OF the
board to provide proper means for the
publication of the water supply. al
though notified TO do So.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-07
Al. Free.

Those who have used DR.. Kings New
discovery know its value, and those who
have not, have now the opportunity to
try 1t free. Call on the advertised drug
gist and get trial bottle, free. Send
your name and address to II. f. Buck.
len q Co., Chicago, and get sample box
ofDr. Kings New Life Pills. as well as a
copy OF Guide to Health and Household
Instructor, free, all Of which is guaran.
leed to do you good and cost you moth
ing For sale at ID. Il. MacdonaId's
drug store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-07

The News has been informed that Red
Jacket has distinguished visitor in the
person OF one who 'proiesses" TO tell
what il going TO happen and who il
able TO tell where lost money can be
found and who has reaped pretty har-
vest since his arrival.
The NEWS has b, en- informed that be-
told one person he would be killed in
the mine ON a certain day aud for a con.
sIderation he would name the day so
that he could keep away from work and
that the man who worked his sbilt would
be killed instead
One man who had some mouths ago
lost $40 was informed he could find OUT
who habit upon payment Of So. This he
paid and was then informed for another
50 he would procure it's return. This
also was paid and in return the man who
lost the money now holds n note signed
from this professor dated December %.
and payable in twenty days at the First
National Bank. The friends of the man
who lost the money advised him to de-
mand back his so and which the cele-
GRATED visitor promised to repay last
evening, but has so lar failed to do so.
PEOPLE in the copper country surely must
nave plenty OF money to throw away
when they can support both profess.
sors" and bucket shop keepers.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-07
His TRANSLATION.

In q recent article ON Peculiar Chill.
uren Max O'Rell tells the follow;no,
sua "A boy, reading from a nlo9
enat was being translated at sight IN
class came across the phrase. 'Galmo 90
y. .9us -, nohSleurV He naturally translat-
"a inns by Calm yourself, sir ga
70 MN: Now don't you think this j. =
th;, sun IN, Couldn't you give me some
ming sning a little moro colloquial? For in.
. 1;,' what would you say yourself in
IKE caseP The boy reflected = fo,,,
old man. )" 'O"i mar on,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-07
Telephone Line Extension

Menominee. Mich, Jan. 7-John II
Myers, president, and A. b. Ferdinond
manager of the Northwestern IT,
pnohe ana Electric company of Mil
waukee' are in the city for the purnose
VI arranging for the erection of a tel
epnone toll line to extend from Menom-
NEE and Marinette to Marquette and
.a cities to the north, including In.
.ermediate points. 1t is the intention %
,he company not only to extend 70 ~
north put also to operate an EXCHANGE
In the Twin cities e'iaise
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-07
KENTUCKY MILITIA CALLED OUT.
Tollgate Raiders To BE Shot Down Unless
They Desist In Their Work.

They Desist I'm Their Work.
Lexington, Ky, Jan. THE Har-
rodsburg and Lexington companies Of
the state guard were called out Tues
day by Governor Bradley, through Col
onel Gather of the Second regiment,
to so to Mercer county and repel the
200 tollgate raiders who have threaten
ed to destroy every gate in Mercer
county before daybreak. The governor
has had detectives at work in Wash
ington and Anderson counties for some
time and they found that a raid was
planned for Tuesday night Acting on
this information the call for troops was
made. 1t is the intention of Colonel
Gather to divide his men into several
squads and post them at different toll
gates likely to be raided. They will be
carefully hidden from view and when
the raiders commence to destroy the
gates the commander of the squad will
call on them to surrender in the name
of the commonwealth of Kentucky. If
the raiders refuse they will be shot
The Lexington and Harrodsburg mill
tia companies ordered out by Governor
Bradley filed into Harrodsburg in the
early morning Wednesday, cold, tired,
hungry and mad. The raiders were un-
doubtedly scared off by the soldiers and
abandoned their plans.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-07

New lol.. san. 1.-T1e officers ~
the Globe Fire Insurance company. who
are charged with wisuauagement ana
unbusinessllNe methods by w. 5. Mai
theWa superintendent Of Insurance If
the state OF Chic, have issued a stat.
ment in which they deny that the state
ment OF the company is in any wav IN
correct or that its assets and s,Jrnins
are not 20 stated therein - 80
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-07
CUBAN AGENT VISITS M'kINLEY.
Situation In the Stricken Island Gone Over
at Length.

Cleveland, Jan. 7-Senor F. G. Pierra
Of the Cuban junta had conference
with President -elect Mckinley at the
home Of Major M. A. Hanna, at which
the entire Cuban situation was thor
oughly canvassed. Major Mckinley
did not indicate what use he would
make of the information nor what stand
he proposed to take when his time should
come. 1t is understood, however, that
he will treat the Cuban difficulties at
some length in his message to the ex-
ira session of congress.
Major Mckinley, when seen Wednes-
day concerning the matter said:
Yes, Senior Pierra called upon me
here and we had very pleasant chat.
He explained at some length the claims
of the friends of the insurgents with re-
gard to the war there. No, there is
nothing further l can say regarding
the call"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-07

The German-American bowling club
will give their annual masquerade aud
fancy ball on the evening OF Friday, the
26th Of February. The announcement
that il was TO b. held on the anniversary
of Washington's birth WAS premature.