San Antonio Daily Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 144, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 12, 1897 Page: 4 of 8
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SATURDAY JUNE 12. 1897.
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LIGHT FLASHES
—Belknap Rifles last night appoint-
ed Capt. McAdoo Lieut. Chamberlain
Lieut. Richardson Emil Blum Arthur
Storms and Frank Smith as a commit-
tee to select sponsors for the visiting
infantry companies during the drill.
—Excursion to New Braunfels Sun-
day. Round trip 50 cents. 6-11-2 t
—The rules governing the Interstate
drill have been amended so as to pro-
vide extended order bayonet and set-
ting up exercises.
—Protect yourself against sickness
and suffering by keeping your blood
rich and pure with Hood.s Sarsaparil-
la. Weak thin impure blood is sure
to result in disease.
—lt is stated that Senator Matt Quay
will pass through San Antonio some
time soon to visit Rockport.
—Hood.s pills are easy to take easy
to operate. Cure indigestion billions
ness. 25c.
—Mrs. Ernest Lafitte gave a recep-
tion at her residence on North street
last night complimentary to her niece
Miss Forstall of -New Orleans.
—Milton’s new burlesque “The
Grand Mogul” at the Washington the-
atre Saturday night. 6-10-3 t
—The usual Friday night dance at
the asylum has been discontinued by
the asylum authorities owing to the
exteremely warm weather.
—Billy Sheehan keeps only the best
Stock at the Washington Theatre bar.
Opening Saturday night. 6-11-2 t
riuos parts of the city where in
stock and fixtures that money can buy.
Billy Sheehan. Opening Saturday
night. 6-11-2 t.
—President C. H. Mueller of the
Beethoven Maennerchor celebrated
his birthday anniversary yesterday
and received many wagm congratula-
tions from his friends.
—Grand opening Washington Thea-
tre bar Saturday night Billy Sheehan.
—W. A. Young’s lunch stand at the
Aransas Pass depot was robbed of
about $25 in cash and goods a few
nights ago.
—Mexican Imported June Corn at S.
L. Huth & Son. 5-29-tf sat &sun
—The steam roller was at work on
East Commerce street this morning
leveling down that thoroughfareafter
the' laying of the sewers.
—Excursion to New Braunfels Sun-
day. Round trfp 50 cents. 6-11-2 t
—The sewers on Burnett street have
been laid as far as the Sunset track.
—CONCERT AT SCHOLZ'S GAR-
DEN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
NIGHT. 3-20 Sat
—Arnado Garza aged 35 years died
yesterday at No. 114 Monterey street
from consumption.
—Mexican imported June Corn at S.
L. Huth & Son. 5-29-tf sat &sun
—Austin street at the intersection of
Grand avenue was flooded yesterday
afternoon caused by a water pipe burst-
ing by being struck with a pick while
a force of men were at work digging a
sewer trench.
—Mexican imported June Corn at S.
L. Huth & Son. 5-29-tf sat &sun
—Mr. Ben Seffel is today celebrating
his 23d anniversary and will be sere-
naded tonight at his residence on
North street by the Champion orches-
tra.
—Military plaza was left in a very
dirty condition this morning by the
vegetable venders.
—All street work of the street com-
missioner's department was stopped by
the heavy rain this morning and all
the attention of this force was directed
toward opening defective storm inlets.
—Thet% were about 400 people on the
Baptist excursion to New Braunfels
yesterday.
—The active turning class of
San Antonio Turn Verein will leave
this evening for New Braunfelson foot.
The others of this society leave tomor-
rom morning by train.
—John G. Fenteman the superin-
tendent of the repair department of the
Alamo Trunk factory is stepping high
today the trouble being a fine boy
presented him by Mrs. F. yesterday.
—City Lineman Cushman received a
terrible ducking during the rain this
morning while at work on the city
fire alarm lines.
—Anna Emma Carter the infant who
died June ItOh at No. 1023 Menchaca
street from cholera infantum. wgs
the one thrown from the buggy on
North Flores street with its mother
about three weeks ago by the horse
becoming frightened at a troop of ca-
valry passing.
—There were two death certificates
recorded at the heauth office this
morning viz: June 10 infant of T. C.
Frey 229 Lamar street. Ward 6 and
June 11 infant of Mattle Phelps color-
ed No. 509 Monterey street Ward 2
both stillborn.
—The sewer on Arsenal street was
flushed by the contractors this morn-
ing.
—The city street railway sprinkler
was run out on another trip over the
lines of the San Antonio Street car
company early this morning.
—The next pay day of the sewer
workmen will take place next Tuesday.
—City School Superintendent Schoch
has been given the polished oak ta-
ble. used by the street commissioner
very little to be placed in his office.
—Quite a heavy shower fell in the
western side of the city this morning
about 5:30 o’clock.
—St. Joseph’s society will hold a
regular meeting tomorrow afternoon.
—The local weather forecast for to-
night and tomorrow is partly cloudy
all of tomorrow.
—Wanted —First-class cook. Good
wages. Apply at once 626 Avenue E.
—The Boerne train this morning was
delayed 2% hours in arriving on ac-
count of heavy rains along the line.
The Southern Pacific trains were also
delayed.
—The recorder this morning gave G.
Hunt who was in his court for vagran-
cy 24 hours to leave the city.
—The city jailer this morning sup-
plied twenty-five prisoners with break-
fasts and last night he supplied twen-
ty-one with suppers.
—Houston street was in a very bad
condition this morning after the rain
owing to the muddy condition of the
thoroughfare caused by the white dirt
thrown over the mesquite blocks from
the sewer trenches.
—The recorder this morning dismiss-
ed the case against C. L. Magill for be-
ing drunk and down a case which has
been standing on his docket for some
length of time
—The city gardener is engaged in
giving the privet hedge around the
city hall a much needed trimming.
—When the rain first came up this
morning the wagons on the Military
plaza market stands especially coun-
try wagons made great rushes to raise
their bows and sheets to protect them-
selves from the rain.
—J. C. Tyson and wife and Miss E.
B. Gresham of Montgomery. Ala.; C.
L. Anent of Nashville Tenn. and T.
R. Brown of Houston were visitors at
the Alamo this morning.
—Notice —The Butchers and Saloon
Men’s Ice Manufacturing association
notify the public that they are not
giving a picnic at Limbt|rger’s garden
or anywhere else as advertised without
authority in the papers the past week.
A. A. Zizik secretary.
ADAM DIDN’T FIND JSVE.
San Francisco June 12. —Private ad-
vices from one of the crew of the brig
Percy Edward which sailed from this
poft some two months ago’for the
.Solomen islands with a party of one
hundred men who expected to find an
Adamless Eden to colonize have been
received to the effect that the expedi-
tion was collapsed at Fiji. With a
general row over the distribution of
their community property many of
the colonists left the vessel and sought
employment on shore and the remain-
der resolved to take the brig to New
Zealand where she is to be sold at pub-
lic auction and the proceeds are to be
divided.
CHURCH ARMY A NO GO.
New -York June 12.—The Parochial
Mission society of the Protestant Epis-
copal church will formally withdraw
its support from the church army Sep-
tember 28 next. This decision which
was arrived at the regular meeting of
the executive committee amounts
practically to a complete repudiation
of General H. Hadley and his scheme
of evangelization. It was not entirely
unlooked for however because the
church army since its organization a
year ago has existed on sufference
and no rectordn this diocese had been
found willing to endorse the work. In
fact it had been on trial and had not
found favor with the great majority
of the clergy It was placed on trial
only through the efforts of Dr. Brad-
ley vicar of St. Agnes who is said to
have now changed his mind about its
usefulness. The idea of establishing
a church army of national dimensions
was first suggested here when the dis-
sentions of the Salvation Army culmi-
nated in the formation of the Volun-
teers of America. The organization
was modeled after the church army of
England and designed to work in the
slums.
CALHOUN AT HOME.
Danville 111. June 12.—C01. W. J.
Calhoun returned here to his home
last night from Washington entirely
fatigued by his Journey and anxious
to meet his family from whom he had
been absent a month. To a reporter he
said he had nothing to impart. He
heard the story of Cuba and Spaniards
regarding the situation in Cuba and
had told the President what he had
seen and heard making no recommen-
dation. He had not yet completed the
task and would meet the President at
Washington upon his return from
Nashville.
He would have accompanied the
President upon his trip had he not pre-
ferred to spend the time with his fam-
ily.
BOTH PLAYED BALL.
GALVESTON WON IN THE EIGHTH
B¥ .HERBERT'S INEFFECTIVENESS
With The Bases Full a Fair af Hits Turn
The Score—Umpire Phelan Gives
Satisfaction at Galveston-
BASEBALL BAROMETER.
. Pld Won Lost P.C.
San Antonio 56 33 23 .589
Fort Worth 52 ' 29 23 .558
Denison 54 30 24 .555
Houston 52 28 24 .538
Galveston 54 28 26 .519
Austin 54 25 29 .463
Dallas 54 24 30 .444
Paris ”. 52 17 35 . 327
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS.
At Galveston—Galveston 3 San An-
tonio 2.
At Houston —AustinB Houston 7.
At Dallas—Denison 7 Dalias 0. The
game was stopped in third inning. ;rain.
At Fort Worth —Rain.
In the eighth inning with the score
2 to 1 for San Antonio “Red” Herbert
sent three Sand Crabs to bases on
balls and followed by two hits the
score was suddenly turned to 3-2 in
favor of Galveston. Herbert was wild
throughout the game giving nine
bases on balls. The Bronchos outplay-
ed the Sand Crabs all around excelling
them in the field and having nine hits
to Galveston’s five. Only one earned
run was made in the game a home
run by Nance. »
The Houston newspapers are doing
more to injure baseball in Texas than
all the Epworth league conventions put
together.
Umpire Jack Phelan is officiating in
the Galveston-San Antonio series and
so far he seems to have given satisfac-
tion. This is what the Galveston
News said of him yesterday: “The
funniest part of the story is that Um-
pire Phelan was permitted to remain
in the game throughout the contest and
leave the field without being threat-
ened with assassination. In justice
to this member of the official staff of
umpires it must be said that he is not
a hard looking man and his work in
yesterday’s game was not so awfully
vile. True he may not have been in
close quarters or had enough tight
calls to’test his quality and true worth
but so far his work was not as rank
as the pen pictures sent ahead of him
from our sister city. On balls and
strikes he is very bad and really acts
as though he cannot locate the key-
stone. This one defect was very con-
spicuous yesterday but in this respect
he divided his hecisions between the
two teams. He certainly did not in-
tentionally so give such decisions ids
was seen by the all fatal method of
evening up which so many umpires
unjustly adopt. That is where he
calls a bad ball a strike then on the
next one evens up by calling a good
ball or strike a ball. What may hap-
pen remains to be seen in the next two
games but for the present the Gal-
veston fans have decreed that Phelan
be allowed his life and liberty for a
few days at least.”
“Yesterday’s exhibition was just the
kind of ball playing that the American
public wants to see and is willing to
support. There was plenty of spicy
playing enthusiasm and excitement in
the game without any offensive dis-
plays or wrangling with the umpire.
It was a jolly attendance and altogeth-
er a thoroughly enjoyable perform-
ance of a class that should secure lib-
eral patronage.
“Knaus’ timely home run in the
eighth Inning was well directed and
brought in a quartette of tallies which
the Bronchos needed. The bases were
all occupied when he sent the ball
over left garden walk
“In the second inning the Alamoites
got in two-baggers in correct form
and managed to secure two runs but
of the three men retired all of them
played fish trying to discover Sparks’
unknowns.”—Pick-ups in Galveston
News.
VETERANS MEET.
Cincinnati June 12. —A special to the
Commercial Tribune from Urbana
says:
The annual reunion of the Ohio As-
sociates of ex-prisoners of war closed
Its sessions here today. Officers elec-
ted were:
President C 7 T. Keech Columbus;
first vice president J. F. Kidd Cam-
bridge: second vice president A. War-
neck Urbana; recording secretary R.
S. Stevenson Columbus; treasurer
F. K. Esker Chillicothe; corresponding
secretary L. R. Hawes Columbus;
quartermaster W. W. Wilson Urbana.
WHITE VS. COLORED.
Maud King a colored woman of N.
East street well known in police cir-
cles and Ella Brown white living in
an adjoining house also well known
to the police were before the recorder
this morning for fighting and Maud
was fined $lO while Ella was dismissed.
The trouble arose about a white man
named Chas. Clifford whom the King
woman claims to be her property.
AN INTREPID TRAVELER.
New York June 12. —Dr. H. W. Dan-
forth of Milwaukee. Wis.. who has
been the private physician of President
Cisneros of the Cuban republic ar-
rived from Nassau. New Providence
today per steamer Valencia. He left
Cisneros well and believes he is yet
alive. The doctor left Cuba for Nas-
sau in a small open boat.
CITY TOPICS.
A MANDAMUS THE PROPER REM-
EDY.
A recent decision has been made in
a state court in New Orleans to the
effect thatmandamus is a proper rem-
edy to enforce the payment by a muni-
cipal corporation of an official salary.
The Dally States says:
"This establishes a precedent for
there has never been a decision ren-
dered on these lines in the United
States before and sets at rest a ques-
tion that every officeholder under mu-
nicipal dominion will hail with joy
and satisfaction for it decides that the
city has no authority to leave them
out in the cold when the annual budget
is being made up.”
The case was on mandamus sued out
by a clerk of a Recorder’s court to
compel the city of New Orleans to pay
his salary which the city council had
failed to provide for In the annual bud-
get.
The city contended that the writ of
mandamus was not a proper remedy
to compel the council to pay the sal-
ary that the remedy wds in the ordin-
ary way .of a suit for debt. The court
said:
“To recognize such a contention
would Inevitably result In placing all
the officers of the corporation com-
pletely at themercy of the council; the
power to withhold aproprlations car-
ries with it the power to control or
drive from office every salaried muni-
cipal officer. The most casual acquain-
tance with the principals of free gov-
ernment forbids the thought that the
Legislature ever intended to lodge so
dangerous a power in the council.
Neither can we countenance a sugges-
tion which would make the enforce-
ment of an absolute legal right de-
pend upon the contingences of a judg-
e’s health a crowded docket or the
intervention of legal holidays.”
The short of it is that the agrieved
public servant has a very preemptory
process at his command to force a city
council to pay his salary.
THE PRESENT TAX IS ON LAST
YEAR’S BUDGET.
The tax which the tax-payers are
now called on to pay was levied to pay
the Elmendorf budget 0f1896-1897 that
is the fiscal year ending May 31st 1897.
The rate is $1.65 per hundred. The tax
levied by the present administration
is $1.70 and is intended to cover the
deficiencies of the past administration.
A prompt payment of taxes will ena-
ble Mayor Callaghan to relieve the
creditors of the Elmendorf administra-
tion.
A .MARKET HOUSE.
The earnest plea of the public to say
nothing of the people engaged in sell-
ing meats and vegetables to the pub-
lic in favor of the erection of a com-
modious market house is being ear-
nestly considered by the city adminis-
tration. How easy it would be to do
all these things if we only had the
money. If the people are willing to tax
themselves to make public improve-
ments it would not take much effort to
have a market house suitable for the
wants of the city. It has been argued
that when we go into the market house
business we must have two or more
as the several parts of the city must
be accommodated. How is it today?
By common consent the sale of vege-
tables and largely other edibles is
concentrated on Military plaza where
the hucksters must spread their wares
on the pavement or provide themselv-
es with temporary stands. If these
market people could sell their stuff as
easily at any other point they would
certainly do so. The abandonment by
the city of a central meat market has
driven the butchers into little shops of
their own all over the city. It has
been demonstrated that a central mar-
ket house can be profitably erected
without burdening the cfty with a per-
manent debt and that such an enter-
prise will be a money maker for the
city.
A market house is one of the enter-
prises slated by Mayor Callaghan as
soon as he can tell that the city gov-
ernment has smooth sailing..
CLEANING HOUSE.
Mayor Callghan during his campaign
described graphically the condition of
the city hall; a beautiful public build-
ing which through neglect and lack of
proper sanitary care had become an
eye sore and a nose gay that fairly
stunk to high Heaven. He promised
to have the building renovated and
the cause of complaint removed. Not
having any extra means at his com-
mand and he has utilized the jailer and
janitors and such city prisoners as
have been available to sand paper the
walls restoring them to their original
color also to smooth off the wood work
revarnish and repaint until now the
■whole interior of the building begins
to wear a neat clean appearance. The
prison in the basement has also been
subjected to strict sanitary regula-
tions. In fact if Ex-Mayor Elmendorf
would visit his old smoking quarters
where he whiled away the pleasant
hours of official life he would hardly
recognize the surroundings. If Mayor
Callaghan carries his reform Into other
directions as completely as he has in
the city hall we may expect clean
streets well kept parks and general re-
formation. The halll is the home of
the city government and should be a
fair index of the habits of tHe people
who inhabit it.
PARKS NEED CARE.
Mayor Callaghan is trying to take
care of .all the parks with only two
gardeners at his command. This would
be well enough If these parks had been
turned over to him in good condition
but the contrary was the case. San
Pedro park had been allowed to grow
up In weeds; the ponds were foul with
filth; the beautiful trees were dying of
neglect; the grounds were untidy. The
mayor recognized that this was the
most important publie park in the city
as it afforded an outing place for the *
people and he has devoted his princi-
pal attention to putting these beautiful •
grounds in condition for the use and
enjoyment of the public during the
warm season. Necessarily the public
plazas had to be slighted for a while
but these spots will be In turn put in
good condition. The plazas during the
Elmendorf regime were greatly run
down. Alamo plaza the most beauti- <
ful In the profuseness of its flowering
shrubs and rare" trees and plants was
almost denuded when turned over to
the Callaghan people. Main plaza had
lost many of its rare plants while in
the other parks neglect had caused the
destruction of trees and shrubs. The
present park committee have a very
inportant task before them in bringing
the parks up to a proper condition. The
public demands it.
■NOTICE TO BIDDERS FOR PRIV-
ILEGES.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received at the office of the
Association in the City of San Antonio
up to 5 o’clock p. m. Wednesday June
23 for the following exclusive privleges
within the Drill Grounds and Camp of
Instruction at Riverside Park and Fair
Grounds during the Interstate Drill
and Camp of Instruction to be held
from July 17th to 25th Inclusive. Each
bid must be accompanied by a certified
check for twenty-five (25) per cent of
the amount of the bid as a guarantee
of good fdlth. All checks accompany-
ing blds not accepted will be returned
at once to the unsuccessful bidders
and the balance of the amount bid by
each successful bidder will be due and
payable on demand of the Association
unless otherwise agreed at the time
of accepting the bld.
The following list of exclusive priv-
ileges may be bid upon either singly
or in groups to suit the bidder the as-
sociation reserving the right to reject
any and all bids.
Bar (with all space under glrand
stand) barber shop restaurant soft
drinks confectionary fruit ice cream
tobacco and cigars peanuts and pop-
corn laundry seat cushions shine
stand souvenir badges check stands
for parcels and bicycles (room furnish-
ed by Association) check stands for
hitching teams and horses shooting
galleries flying horses advertising
signs officlail painter official carpen-
ter Mexican lunches ice cots fans
photographs phonographs electric ad-
vertising .verascope and vitascope
news stands.
Each privilege carries with it the
right to as many stands adjacent to
the camp and the drill grounds as may
be found necessary to accommodate
the 3000 troops encamped and the thou-
sands of daily visitors. Position will
be assigned on a fair and impartial
basis.
The restaurant concessiones will be
required to furnish meals to visiting
soldiers on credentials of the associa-
tion at 25 cents per meal.
All bidders are requested to make
their bids as specific as possible so
that no misunderstanding may arise
as to what they desire in the way of
combinations.
THE SAN ANTONIO INTERSTATE
DRILL ASSOCIATION
6-12-12 t L. C. IRVINE Manager.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Sheriff Jackman of San Marcos is-
at the Southern.
R. L. Abbott and wife of McGregor
Texas are at the Menger.
Dr. G. W. Johnson and bride have re-
turned from Corpus Christi.
Capt. W. A. Fftch customs collec-
tor at Eagle Pass is in the city.
Misses M. B. Spooner and Effie Wells
of Gonzales Texas are at the South-
ern.
Mrs. Ned Mclllhenny and children
have gone to Mexico Mo. to visit rel-
atives.
Miss Ida Barker left on the- Corpus
Christi excursion today. She will
return Monday.
Judge Vanderstucken’s wife and san
of Fredericksburg returned yesterday
from Bryan college on their way home.
Miss Amelia Blum an accomplished
young lady of Hamilton Ohio is in
the city visitng the family of Mr. Har-
ry Seele on Crockett street.
Charles H. Niemltz Sr. the hotel
man of Fredericksburg and father-in-
law of Senator Otto Wahrmund of
San Antonio is at the Mahncke.
M. O’Connell Sr. and. wife of Bay
City Texas are at the Southern. Mr.
O’Connell comes to consult eminent
medical authority regarding his health.
Capt. Dan Bonnet the recently ap-
pointed Republican postmaster at Del
Rio is in the city. He has made his
bond and today forwarded it to* the
postoffice department at Washington.
Miss Lena Peters daughter of Mr.
Nic Peters left yesterday on an ex-
tended visit to her uncle Mr. Louis Pe-
ters. at Sabinal. From there she goes
to Monterey Mexico to spend a month
on a visit.
C. Qanadara and two sons. Ed. J. de
Urrucla and J. J. de Urrucla a prom-
inent party of the City of Mexico ar-
rived over the International last night
and leave tonight for New York on a
visit.
Mr. Clark B. Wakefield brother of
Superintendent R. S. Wakefield of the
San Antonio Edison Street railway
company arrived In the city last eve-
ning ovef the I. & G. N. from Dallas
to spend several days visiting his
brother.
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