San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 138, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 1890 Page: 1 of 8
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A Royal Marriage.
Berlin July 3.—The marriage of
Princess Victoria to Prince Adolph
of Schaumborg-Tippe will probably
take place on ex Empress Frederick’s
b'rthday Nov. 21.
That Fast Mail.
Washington July 3.—The new
fast mail between New Orleans and
Chicago over the Illinois Central de-
tails of which were published a few
weeks ago. will go into effect on the
6th instant.
A New Colonia) Phase.
Berlin July 3.—The Kreuz Zeltuug
says that the Dr. Kaiser who suc-
ceeds Dr. Kraue in the Colonial party
is noted chiefly as an authority on
international law and that his re-
placing Dr. Krauel suggests the in-
ference that the era of new acquisi-
tions has closed and that the ques-
tion on legal rights is now the most
important one.
Hayes County Also.
Kyle Tex. July 3.—The county
convention will not be held until
July 15 but enough instructed dele-
gates have been chosen to show that
it will go for Hogg. McCall McCul-
lough Culberson Pritchett Moore
for Congress and Kone for State sen-
ate.
Canadian John is Off.
Montreal July 3.—The negotia-
tions between the English Syndicate
and the Canadian Association for the
purchase of all the Canadian mills
have fallen through owing it is said
to the excessive figures asked by the
Canadians as well as to the fact that
English capital has been grievously
disappointed at the result of many of
the American ventures and are con-
sequently extremely cautious in mak-
ing new investments.
Bids for the War Ships.
Washington July 3.—The Navy
Department has issued a circular in-
viting proposals for building the
three 8500-ton coast line of battle
ships whose construction was au-
thorized by the naval appropriation
act passed by Congress a few days
ago. The vessels are to cost exclu-
sive of armament not more than $4-
000000 each the term armament in-
cluding be°ides the guns and amuni-
tion all armor of turrets bar bets
gun shields and armored tubes dir-
ectly pertaining to the protection of
the'guns and loading positions. All
parts of the vessels shall be of domes-
tic manufacture.
Mlseegenation Monstrous.
Greenville 8. C. July 3.—Mrs.
Sigman a white woman and Noah
Robinson a negro have been placed
under arrest here and will pe taken
back to their home in Newton N. 0.
They eloped a wees ago Saturday and
stole some money belonging to the
woman’s husband. She left home on
the pretense that sbe was going to
visit a sister. Mr. Sigman did not
suspect his wife until he discovered
'thatshe bad not been at her s'ster’s
house. Then he found that Robinson
was also missing. He telegraphed to
the police of various cities and the
couple were found here where they
had gone to keeping horse.
San Antonio Daily Light.
PUBLISHED AT SAN ANTONIO BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS. AND REGISTERED AT THE POST OFFICE AS SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER.
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
AND STATE SPECIALS.
UP TO THE TIME OF GOING TO PRESS
Colonizing Africa.
London July 3.—The Cologne Ga-
zette says that the national liberal
deputies have offered large sums to
promote the colonizing loan for East
Africa.
Art Exhibit Opens
Munich July 3.—The Munich Art
Exhibition was opened today in the
presence of Prince Luitpold the Re-
gent and the members of the royal
family.
William Arrives.
Christiana. July 3.—The Emperor
William of Germany arrived here
today and was accorded a brilliant
reception.
Iron Mill Wages Advanced.
Lancaster Pa. July 3.—Notice
has been posted by the Columbia
rolling mills and the Columbia Iron
company of an advance in puddlers
wages from $3.85 to $4 a ton and
other employes in proportion. 4 Near-
ly 700 men are affected.
Educational Progress.
Gatesville Tex. July 3—The
city of Gatesville held an election
Tuesday to vote on a tax to maintain
public free schools for nine months in
the year. It carried more than 10 to
1. This is encouraging as three years
ago it was voted down by about 6 to 1.
Bear Meat Extraordinary
Vienna July 3.—The owners of
a traveling show which included in
its animals a number of bears have
been arrested at Trentsehin Hunga-
ry on the charge of murdering a
tramp and throwing bis body to the
bears which devoured it.
A Cool Captain Promoted.
London July 3.—Capt. Henry C.
Kane formerly in oommand of the
British man-of-war Calliope who suc-
ceeded in getting that vessel from
the harbor at Apia to the open sea at
the time of the disastrous hurricane
there in which the United States
warships Vandalia and Trenton were
lost has been appointed captain ol
the iron turret ship Indexible which
took partin the bombardment of Alex-
andria in July 1882.
G. A. R. Monument.
Dallas Tex. July 3.—The local
posts of the Grand Army of the Re-
public started a movement some
weeks since looking toward the erec-
tion of a monument in Trinity ceme-
tery to the memory of their dead
comrades who lie buried there. The
work of raising a fund for this pur-
Kse is progressing encouragingly.
order tc still further push forward
the enterprise two entertainments
will be given on July 4at the sum-
mer theater at Oak Cliff.
German Colonial Society
Cologne July 3.—A meeting of the
Colonial Society was held today.
Baron Wiesmann who was expected
to be present was absent—ill.
Major Liebert commissioner for East
Africa described Germany’s military
situation in Africa as brilliant he an-
nounced that Baron Wissmann would
assume the administration of the
German possessions in that country.
More Railroad Push.
Henrietta Tex. July 3. —The en-
gineering corps of the Gulf Brazos
Valley and Pacific railroad crossed
the lifie of the Missouri Kansas and
Texas railroad Tuesday evening.
They were escorted up town by our
silver cornet band. All the church
bells and every bell that could be
commaded were ringing and the
firing of anvils was the order of the
hour They were marched to the St.
Elmo where a sumptuous dinner
was prepared for them. Our people
are all elated over the great event
and of securing this and the Rock
Island system.
Why Cornelius Caine Home.
New York July 3.—The Times
this morning prints a story originat-
ing in Wall street that the reason
why Cornelius Vanderbilt returned
home from Europe in mid-summer
when he was to remain abroad until
fall is that he has joined with Baring
Bros in London to becomo part own-
er of the Atchison & Topeka railroad.
It is not known how large his interest
will be but it is said in Wall street
that Vanderbilt will have one repre-
sentative if not more in the Atchi-
son board and that a connection will
be made at Chicago which will give
the Vanderbilt system direct connec-
tion with the southwest and practical-
ly become part of that great system.
A SURE THING.
Money can be made if you will calljon
or write to Jno. T. Hambleton & Co. if
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS. THURSDAY JULY 3. 1890.
New York July 3.—A crowd of
about two hundred striking cloak-
makers gathered on Broadway be-
tween Leonard and White streets
this morning at the hour when the
hands in Myer and Jonassens shop at
354 and the Mercantile Cloak place
394 Broadway were going to work.
These firms are two of the largest in
the trade and are battling in the front
rowot employer’s associations against
the striker’s demands. When their
employes appeared and tried to enter
the shops they were surrounded by
the strikers who forbade them with
vehement gesticulations to enter.
Some were frightened awav
‘by the crowd and escaped
while those who persisted
in their efforts to enter the shop were
seized and rushed away by force. In
a few minutes Broadway lor two
blocks west was the scene of a dozen
running fights. For a short time
the strikers had it all their
own way but the assailed men
pluckily fought back and as a
consequence damaged heads among
the strikeis were plentiful. The
working cloakmakers however gen-
erally got the worst of it. Around
Myer & Jonassens shop the battle
raged most fiercely.
London July 3.—A telegram has
been received here announcing that
the life boat Storm King which sail-
ed from here to Cape Town and from
the latter place to AlbanyWest Aus-
tralia. has completed the long voyage
in safety. She arrived in Albany to-
day.
London July 3.—The Daily News
considers the result of the election of
Barrow in Furness the greatest
liberal victory since the general elec-
tion. The Chronicle says: Votes for
Mr. Calnd were requested and given
specifically in condemnation of the
government for whom the result is a
crushing defeat every day the head
office no longer imperils the cause of
the Union. A re-construction of the
cabinet is imperative. The Chronicle
also says Mr. Chamberlain’s proposal
for conference on the Irish q lestion is
worthy of consideration. The Tele-
graph of this- morning read Mr. Cain
a lecture on bis vanity. The Post
thinks the result shows the hollow-
ness of the agitation against the
licensing bill.
Washington July 3.—The House
military committee has agreed to re-
port favorably a bill authorizing the
President to prepare a roll of the tele-
graph operators who served during
the late war under the orders of com-
manding officers of the army and to
issue to them or the representatives
of those dead suitable certificates of
honorable service with the army
stating the service rendered and the
assimilated rank they held.
Chattanooga Tenn. July 3.—The
first general reunion of Confederate
veterans will commence today con-
tinuing three days. The city is bril-
liantly decorated with blue and gray
bunting the stars and stripes and
large pictures of prominent generals'
and other leading characters
on both sides in the late war. Sev-
eral thousand people are here from
various southern states among them
being General Kirby Smith General
John B. Gordon and others promin-
ent in the war. Addresses welcome
and response will be made to-day. In
the grand military parade of Friday
there will be 10000 eld soldiers and
military from all parts of tbe south.
General Gordon the general com-
manding will review the troops and
deliver an address from his saddle.
Tennessee River Cameron Hill and
Lookout Mountain will be illuminated
Friday night by a grand pyrotechnic
display.
A Star Chamber Decision.
London July 3.—The Herald’s
Rome correspondent says: "The con-
gregation of the propaganda' has de-
cided the Corrigan-Burtsell affair.
The decision will be kept secret until
the papal sanction is obtained.
Washington July 3. —The area of
low barometer has moved into the St.
Lawrence valley. Rain has fallen in
the lower lake region New England
middle and south Atlantic and east
Gulf states. There has been a slight
fall in temperature in the lower lake
region Ohio valley and thence
southward to the Gulf. There has
been a fall of 8 to 12 degrees in Dako-
ta. Forecast until Ba. m. Friday for
eastern Texas showers except in
son them part fair stationary tem-
perature variable winds.
Today’s Weather Report.
U. S. Signal Service headquarters June
30th. 3 p. m.
Highest temperature 93
Lowest temperature 72
Mean temperature 82
City Drug Store July 2: 7 p. m.. 92;
1) p. m.. 84; July 37 a. m. 76; 2p. m. 94.
A Workmen's Battle.
The IJfe Boat Gets There.
That Government Defeat.
A Fair Recognition.
Confederates on Deck.
Weather Bulletin.
OUR BIRTHDAY.
THE NATION IS NOW 114 YEARS
OLD.
The Star Spangled Banner With
Forty-two Stars and Ix»ng
May It Wave—The
Celebration.
The 114th anniversary of the birth
of tbe American nation has rolled
around and tbe patriotic citizen will
celebrate the event in due style. The
preparations for the celebration in
this city are very meagre but the cit-
izens of Lockhart Brackett and Cas-
troville have made arrangements to
celebrate with some display of liber-
ality. Any point within 200 miles o f
San Antonio can be reached by a one-
fare rate over the railroads and tick-
ets can be bought to day and return
made on the sth.
Tbe firemen as usual have decided
to honor the anniversary of American
Independence. They will inaugurate
their festivities by a large torch-light
procession to-night. They are going
to turn out in lull force with tbe
boilers hook and ladder and hose
carts illuminating the town with 150
torches and lanterns.
In the morning the firemen will as-
sejable on Alamo plaza where Chief
Duerler will inspect them after
which they take the cars for San Ped-
ro Springs. Here they will celebrate
the day by a great firemen's picnic.
The affair will wind up with a ball in
the pavilion at night.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians
will have a picnic at Briden’s Park.
The start will be made at 8:30 from
Meyer’s hall.
The Sons of Herman will have an
excursion to Taylor.
The Young Alen’s Christian asso-
ciation will have an excursion to San
Marcos where they will take in the
Chautauqua assembly. Tickets to
both of tnese excursions will beat
one fare for the round trip and the
time of start • g wl 1 be found in an-
other column.
Tbe Republican League club will
partake of a lunch set out for them by
Messrs. Rbeiner and Gaul of the Mis-
sion Garden pavilion. This event
occurs in the evening.
The Light along with the rest of
the patriots will celebrate by giving
its employees a holiday and will issue
no paper to-morrow.
The people of the Helotes precinct
have arranged to celebrate the 4th
also. They will have a grand picnic
a prize shoot and a ball. A large
crowd is expected to attend.
New Braunfels will celeorate the
glorious event with three days festiv-
ities. The attractions for the visitors
are street parades practice and prize
shooting campaign speeches by Hogg
and others fireworks theatres con-
certs and balls. On the third day the
delegations of all tbe rifle clubs will
meet to discuss the feasibility of or-
ganizing a State Rifle club.
At Castroville the good people will
celebrate the national day with a
grand tournament of the national
game base ball. A number of visit-
ing clubs and admirers of the sport
will attend.
The Clippers and Browns base ball
clubs will play a match game at San
Pedro springs tomorrow atternoon at
3 o’clock for a purse ot $lO
V\n«mberof people will celebrate
tomorrow by private picnics out un-
der the shady nooks of the creeks on
the outskirts of the city. One of these
will be a picnic out on tbe Salado
consisting of twenty or twenty-five
people.
Another party of twenty or twenty-
five couples will repair out to Tell’s
ranch eight miles from the city to
picnic to their heart’s content.
At the head of the Salado above
the target range a tinker and a
tailor family will hold an inquest on a
keg of beer.
Tomorrow being a legal holiday
the banks post office Federal county
and city offices will be closed and all
others who can possibly take a day
off. will do honor to the event.
In tbe city besides tbe firemen’s
celebration the All Seasons club will
meet at night at 636 North Flores
street.
The San Antonio gun club will
also have a great shoot at tbe Springs
and the Powder Hill gun club will
have a shoot at their grounds to-
morrow.
Besides the celebrations already
mentioned a large class of our pa-
triotic citizens will celebrate tbe day
in tbe true old American style and
tbe recorder will have to be lenient
with the long procession of blue blis-
tered bruised mourners Saturday
morning.
Courts.
There were but three cases before
tbe Recorder and $9 were the ducats
collected.
Justice Herron had nothing before
him. and Justice McAllister only had
the beginning of tbe ending of a col-
ored enurch row.
—Why is it that the several hun-
dred candidates for office in Bexar
county are so late in publishing their
announcements? Are they afraid of
the courthouse ring?
Price $5 a Year
ENCAMPMENT NOTES.
General A. 8. Roberts and Adjutant
General King of the Texas Volunteer
Guards arrived in town yesterday on
the delayed train from Austin.
They told a Light reporter who
caught them in their rooms resting
from their trip that they have just
come down to make the final arrange-
ments and see that everything was in
trim so that the whole thing might
run off smoothly and without any*
hitch or halt. "It is going to be a
great camp as not more than eight or
possibly ten of the fifty volunteer com-
panies in tbe state will be absent.
We can safely count on 1500 to 1600
state troops attending.
"No we are not going to remain
over Just yet” said General Roberts
to a question "but we leave for Austin
on tne 3rd. Gen. King Gov. Ross
Mrs. Rotis and a few members of the
staff will be here on Monday but I
shall return Sunday and make tbe
camp my headquarters while here in
the city.”
Both gentlemen were driven out to
the grounds yesterday afternoon
where they were shown about and
expressed themselves as pleased with
most of tbe arrangements that have
been so far made. The party left for
Austin this morning and will not re-
turu before Sunday or Monday.
Y. M. C. A. Items.
The following items are taken from
the secretary’s report for June:
Total attendance at rooms 2160
Same month last year 1839
Attendance at gospel meeting... 124'
Same No. last year.... 79
New members 7
Committee meetings 3
United with the church 1
Quite a number have been referred
to boarding houses aud places ot em-
ployment.
The association will give a social 1
entertainment at the rooms this even-
ing.
The members and friends of the'
association will take tbe 5:40 train to'
San Marcos to spend the 4th on the’
Chataqua grounds. James C. Am-
brose will deliver bis famous lecture*
"The Scholar in Politics.”
A special car has been provided for
the association and all friends are in-
vited to join tbe party.
On Saturday the sects aud others
will erect a Y. M. C. A. tent on the
encampment grounds to be made a
reading and correspondence tent.
The object is to supply the men with
a pleasant and comfortable tent for
meeting their friends and passing an
hour quietly.
The tent will be in charge of the
members of the local association.
—■e ■ —
RAILROAD LOCALETTES.
The luternational and Great North-
ern had a train of stock yesterday
from Cotulla to Chicago.
Lost Freight Agent Rbelnhardt ot
the Southern Pacific is in the city.
Mr. David Kopple has been ap-
pointed to the position of. engine dis-
patcher in the Southern Pacific ma-
chine shops.
Mr. John Evans abstract clerk ot
the Southern Pacific after a sixty
days’ leave of absence has returned
to work.
Hon. A. W. Houston general at-
torney for the Aransas Pass and
family have gone to Colorado Springs.
Col. for the summer.
The Pacific Express company has
so much to do that Agent Hazleton
has to go out and help load the trains.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
tish season is over the northbound
trains over the International and
Great Northern daily carry quantities
of the finny tribe to the epicures of
the north.
The finishing touches to the work
of filling the old ditch along the
Southern Pacific yards on Walnut
street were put on today and the
track laying will soon be finished.
Trains will be run from the Aran-
sas Pass depot to the Encampment
grounds every twenty minutes com-
mencing at 7 a. m. Monday morning
July 7th.
The residence ot Conductor McCor-
mack was entered by burglars Tues-
day night during tbe absence ot the
family and everything in sight was
stolen.
The City Census.
Under instructions frow Mr. Porter
Supervisor Newcomb has appointed
C. L. Kingsly Emile Opperman and
Mr. Benett to take up all cases of
missed persons. The census will
close in a few days. All cases of com-
plaint will be examined into.
Fred is Glad.
The Sterotype Syndicate puffing
organ on Soledad street advertise to
pay bills on the 10th. Fred Small
the Light’s collector says he hopes
its a fact as he has worn out two
pair ot shoes in the past three
months trying to collect a little bill
of one dollar and sixty cents.
—The Soledad street taffy organ is
not distributing its puffs equally and
some of the stockholders are kicking.
—Straight democrats or simon pure
republicans are tbe men we want for
office. No mule ticket our mugwumps.
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