San Antonio Daily Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 204, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 12, 1897 Page: 4 of 8
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THURSDAY. AUGUST 12. 1897.
Royal makes the food pure
wholesome and dellcletu.
kOYd
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POWDER
Absolutely Puro
ROYAL RAKING POWDER 00. NEW YORK.
LIGHT FLASHES
—Phil. Heitgen is now doing good
work taking city assessments. He has
had six years’ experience assessing for
the county and falls into the work
very naturally.
—Will give up all that health means
to you? If not. look for Impure blood.
Cure bolls pimples humors and all
scorfulous tendencies by taking Hood.s
Sarsaparilla.
—Mr. J. L. Burd is making altera-
tions and additions to his residence
No. 503 Marshall street Ward 4 to
cost $1220.
—No marriage licenses were issued
this morning and no warranty deeds
were filed.
—Hood.s pills are purely vegetable
and do not purge pain or gripe. All
druggists.
—City Collector Sutor this morning
turned over to City Treasurer Herff
a check for the sum of $48121.40 for
taxes collected during last week. This
Is one of the largest ehecks made out
for a bank in this city for some time
past. vv »
—WANTED. f ‘.A horse and buggy
and good shot grin Address “G” this
office. 8-12-4t*
—Mr. Joe McAllister and family
have returned from a pleasant trip to
California. Mrs. McAllister and son
have gone to Boerne to spend the re-
mauider Rented term.
—Harold formerly a
bicycle agety tris city has been ar
rested and taken to.Blanco on the
charge of theft of a horse.
—All the latest styles 'tire illustrat-
ed and described iu the Glass of Fash-
ion Up to Date. .We will give a copy
of the August nuinber to every custo-
mer tomorrow. L. WOLFSON.
—Officer Pat Stevens has notified a
Dolorosa street saloon proprietor that
lie must eease his musical concerts at
12 o’clock or he will be arrested for
keeping a disorderly house as neigh-
bors are complaining.
—Officer Galvin arrested T. E. Smith
and Jim Mays yesterday near the
Aransas Pass depot for failing to take
proper hack stands but the recorder
dismissed them Uris niorhiDg.
-Twenty-four city prsioners were
supplied with suppers last night and
twenty-two furnished breakfasts this
morning.
—Special Officer Addington arrested
Leon Trevino last night for vagran-
cy and he was fined $5 or 15 days by
the recorder this morning.
—An Epworth league social takes
place in Trinity M. E. church tonight.
—Last night abolit eight o'clock
Officer Quintana arrested Helene Ber-
ger Jeanne Lerry and Anna Mueller
three East street belles as vagrants
and the recorder this morning fined
each five dollars.
—Mayor Pro Tern Ronse officiated
today in the absence of Judge Dan
Lewis who is yet on the sicu list.
—Officer Pat Stevens yesterday noti-
fied the workmen engaged in erecting
au awning over the sidewalk at the
-stnfooosteieeacrrsesreCmrnCoamnd e
corner of Commerce and Casino
streets that they could not support it
with i>osts resting on the sidewalk
ag it was contrary to the city ordiance.
—Dr. Rudolph Menger had eight
corpses at his house last night the
small yellow ants having killed eight
fine canary birds in four different ca-
ges only two being left out of ten.
—Mariano Martinez aged 32 years
■died yesterday on North Laredo street
Ward 3 from consumption.
—Jack Sellers night shedman in
the San Antonio Edison street car
sheds who recently broke his foot in
a fall from a car is able to be out
and will resume work in a few days.
-The Light is in receipt of a copy of
official athletic rules contained in Spal-
ding's Athletic librarycontaining a list
of the associations with their officers
members constitutions etc.
—Mr. Bob Marx claims that he was
somewhat misrepresented in the dove
shooting contest between Jno. Epp.
Jno. Wilkens and himself several rays
since. He says lie killed <5l out of a
hundred instead of 34 as stated. Bob
says he is wiping to shoot any one of
the above gentleman for $lO. if
they’ll only say shoot.
—Mrs. Chas. W. Blering celebrated
her 67th birthday anniversary today
with her many guests at the restaur-
ant. on North Presa street near Mar-
ket.
—Mr. Geo. C. Eichlitz has begun
building a dwelling out on Bracken-
ride avenue. Ward 6 to cost $6000.
—The first big circus to announce its
coming is Sells Bros and 1 orepaugh s.
The advance car has reached Texas
and is already billing the show for
next fall.
—The county commissioners sat this
morning as a board of equalization
aud also approved a few accounts.
—Simon Joachimstahl reports that
tlie new arrival at his residence was
a boy. not a girl.
—Miss Amy Hobson will be pleased
to meet her friends at the Phonograph
parlors. 519 East Houston street. 11
M. Brown proprietor.
—Hear the latest songs and music at
Phonograph parlor 519 East Hous-
ton street. Henry M. Brown propri-
etor. 8-12-3 L
—Mr. George Molleut bookkeeper at
the City brewery yesterday celebrated
his 53rd birthday anniversary with a
party of friends and Mr. Herman Hei-
ligman one of this brewery's popular
Irivers also celebrated hins 40th anni-
versary.
—Messrs. E. Dosch and Arthur
Suenther yesterday succeeded iu*kil-
ing 75 doves out on the Culebra road.
—Mr. Carlos Bee after suffering a
very delicate surgical operation is
improving quite rapidly.
PERSONAL MENTION.
C. Shaw of Columbus is at the
Mahncke.
Mr. Clarence Jackson has returned
from Austin.
Dr. A. W. Wilcox of Laredo is at
the Maverick.
Leonard Lemmon of Sherman is
at the Menger.
W. T. Musick ami wife of Palestine
are at the Menger.
Albert Meyer and family of Runge
are at the Mahncke.
Mr. Ernest Lafitte has returned
from Rockport Texas.
Captain Charles Schreiner of Keir-
ville is at the Menger.
E. M. Pace an insurance man of
Waco is at the Menger.
E. G. Gillett and wife are at the
Southern from Runge Texas.
Miss Mary Tannenberg has gone to
Monterey Mexico for a visit.
Miss Fannie Mayer left for Sonora
Sutton county on a visit yesterday.
J. W. Irwin of the Capital hotel
Little Rock Ark. Is in the city.
Mr. Jacob Granat of Granat & Hor-
wetz. City of Mexico is visiting the
city.
Mrs. D. S. Talley of Lockhart is
in the city and is quartered at the
Mahncke.
Mrs. Joseph Webb and family and
Miss Dahlich of Austin are at the
Maverick.
John Griffith a merchant and capi-
talist of Floresville is registered at
the Arcade.
Victor Beze and Frank Benavides
returned yesterday from a trip to the
City of Mexico.
C. L Little a beef and pork packer
of Topeka Kas. is in the city and is
stopping at the Arcade.
Mr. Sam Hassell a livery and trans-
fer man of Floresville is in the city
and is stopping at the Arcade.
J. F. McDonald of Galveston is in
the city accompanied by his wife and
baby. They are guests of the Mav-
erick.
Mr. Dave Saunders superintendent
of letter carriers of the San Antonio
postoffice is visiting friends in Gal-
veston.
Mr. Albert Devine has returned from
a fishing aud hunting expedition on
the Guadalupe river twenty mib.-s
above Kerrville.
Mr. George Chabot left last night for
Maniou Colo. where he was called
by a telegram stating that his wife
wa squlte ill.
Sam L. Hain the next collector of
customs at Galveston came in from
Houston Fills morning mid reports nice
rains east as far as Beaumont.
Messrs. Wm. Vollbrecht August
Grossman and others who were out
at Lakeview camping and fishing last
Tuesday night have returned to the
city.
.Minong tue callers into the sanc-
tum this morning were Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Laager of far away San Anto-
nio. Texas. _ Also Mr. H. A. Buggs
of Pawtucket R. I-—The Alaskau
Stika. •
POSTPONED.
Madrid Spain Aug. x2.—A decree
was gazetted today postponing the ob-
sequies of the late premier until Fri-
day.
A RUNAWAY BOY.
Paul Hager a bad little boy. who is
constantly running away from home
was arrested this morning by Officer
Daniels and is now at the po.ice sta-
tion where his father will be asked to
call for him. When arrested his
waist was almost torn from his body.
He lives at the croner of South Pine
and Wyoming streets.
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
—He—“What is a crank?” She—-
“ Why a person with one idea.” “Would
you eall me a crank?” “Why no; I
never gave you credit for having one
idea.”—Yonkers Statesman.
—“Don’t you think these stripes be-
come me?” asked the summer awning.
“They ought to run crosswise” said the
window savagely. “You are nothing
but a daylight robber.”—Cincinnati
Enquirer. (
—Tommy/-“Paw what is the differ-
ence between ‘well’ and 'good?' ” Mr.
Figg—“Well I have noticed that about
the only tiniA you can be depended on
to be good is when you are not feeling
well.”—lndianapolis Journal.
—“Well” said Mr. Cumrox thought ■
fully “I was glad to let my daughter
go to the queen’s jubilee. It will make
her happy for the next ten years.”
“Longer than that perhaps.” “No.
After ten years she won’t care to seem
familiar with anything that happened
in 1897."—Washington Star.
—Maud—"When we were out riding
on our bicycliis yesterday Harry put
his hand on uy shoulder a moment.
He pretended he wanted to help me
along. I made him take it away imme-
diately.” Irene —“That was right
dear.” Maud—" Yes. It was the only
thing to do. Ills band is so large aud
ugly you know.” —Chicago Tribune.
—“Do you think your sister likes me.
Tommy?" “Yes; she stood up for you
at dinner.” “Stood up for me? Was
anybody saying anything against me?”
“No nothing much. Father said he
thought you were rather a donkey but
sis got.up and said you weren’t and told
father he ought to know better than to
judge a man by his looks.”—Household
Words.
STORY OF CHARLIE ROSS.
Death of Ills Father Revives Interest
In the Boy's Abduction.
“Charlie” Ross the son of a man
whose death was announced in late dis-
patches was abducted July 1 1874. He
and his elder brother Walter were play-
ing in front of their home in East Wash-
ington Lane Germantown when two
men who passed by in a buggy offered '
to take them for a ride if they would j
walk to the top of the hill. The boys
walked to the top of the hill and were
taken into the wagon.
Walter wanted the men to take them
to Main street and buy some fireworks
but they said they would take them to
“Aunt Susie’s” a fictitious person.
They plied the boys with candy while
the team was driven toward Kensing-
ton. At Palmer and Richmond streets
Walter was given a quarter and di-
rected to get fireworks in a cigar store.
When he returned the men and his
curly-haired brother were gone. H. C.
Peacock a friend of the family took |
Walter to his parents.
It was some days before anything of
the nature of a clew came to the search-
ers. This was in the shape of a letter
from the supposed abductors. It was
grossly illiterate and informed Mr.
Ross that the writers held the boy so
securely that no earthly power could"
reach him and that he would not be
delivered without the payment of a
big ransom. The father was warned
that any atempt to recover the boy
by detectives would result in the boy’s
instant death. The writers promised
to communicate with Mr. Ross within
a few days.
They wrote two days later demand-
ing $20000 ransom for the return of
the lx>y. This sum was promptly
raised by friends of Mr. Ross but the
police stepped in and asked to be given
the conduct of the case. This was
granted and Mavnr Stokely offered
a reward of $2 ’ for the arrest of
the kidnapers the return of the
boy. This immense reward attracted
world-wide attention.
Mr. Ross received 16 letters from the
abductors during the four following
months but they were s'* carefullj- dis-
guised that do clew could be found to
the writers.
Superintendent Walling of the New
York police found theclew that ended in
fixing the crime of abduction on Wil-
liam Mosher and Joseph Douglass bur-
glars. William Westervelt a brother-
in-law of Mosher acted as go-between
:in the attempted negotiations with Mr.
;Roes. The police of the country were
looking for the two men when the res-
idence of Judge Van Brunt in Bay
Ridge was entered by burglars on De-
cember 14 1874. The burglars were
attacked by a brother of Judge Van
Brunt and several servants. One of
them was shot dead and the other was
mortally wounded. They were Mosh-
er and Douglass. Mosher was dead.
Douglass gasped to Mr. Van Brunt:
“It’s no use lying now. Mosher and
I stole ‘Charlie’ Ross. Mosher knows
all about him.”
When told that his partner was dead
he said:
“Then God help his poor wife and
family. He knew about ‘Charlie.’
The child will be returned in a few
days.”
The boy was never returned the sup-
position being that he met his death
in the North river while his abduct-
ors were eluding pursuit. —N. Y. Her-
ald.
Somebody Had Told Him.
Gently approaching to within ear-
shot of his august mother Albert Ed-
ward said as if musing aloud:
“ ‘Uneasy lies the head that wears
the crown.* ”
The queen looked at him a moment
before answering:
“‘A wise person will never believe
everything he hears.’ ”
And the silence was disturbed only
by the heads of sweat that broke out
upon the prince’s brow. —Cleveland
Leader.
SMALLEST HUMAN ATOM.
Welched Only Twenty Ounces at the
Time of Her Death.
The smallest human ‘being that ever
existed is believed to have been a little
girl named Catherine Elliott. The cor-
oner of Liverpool England was called
upon to hold an inquest on her diminu-
tive body. This human atom was born
in Glasgow Scotland about three
weeks ago. Her parents were poor and
were easily induced by managers to
place their daughter on exhibition as a
freak. She was being exhibited in Liv-
erpool the parents receiving £3 10s.
SMALLEST HUMAN ATOM.
(Weighed Twenty Ounces at the Time of
Her Death.)
for showing and attending her. The
child weighed only 20 ounces at the
time of her death and was just a foot
high. The palm of her hand was not
as large as a silver 25-cent piece. Her
feet were no larger than an ordinary
man’s thumb. The parents disclaimed
any desire to limit the growth of the
midget. The little one had been
guarded from cold was well nurtured
and had never hod a day’s illness until
the day it died. The jury returned a
verdict that the child died from natural
causes.
Fireproof Bnlldinw Material.
A Bostonian claims to have invented
a new building material which is fire-
proof. It is a combination of pulver-
ized stone coal cinders sawdustmag-
nesia. and two unknown chemicals.
When in a semi-liquid state it is made
into molds and hardens in 24 hours.
There is no burning the set being.a
chemical one. Various substances may
be used as a base for this compound.
Pulverized marble chips yield a prod-
uct apparently like natural marble;
when poured on a glass plate a good
polish results without further treat-
ment and by using polished brass
molds any shape may be obtained. For
fireproofing blocks coal cinders and
sawdust are employed. These blocks
<re claimed to be one-third lighter than
hose of the same size made of terra
gotta. *
Busy Consul at New York.
The busiest consul in the world is the
British consul in New York. The Brit-
ish shipping at New York aggregates
about 4000000 tons each year and from
25000 to 30000 seamen are paid off and
shipped each year involving the hand-
ling of about $300000 for seamen's
wages.
Wraith of Maryland.
In 1859 Maryland's wealth was $219-
000000; now it is $1200000000. In 40
years 4he wealth of Maryland increased
from $373 to $1042 per capita. ‘
Wagner & Chabot
HOUSE FURNISHERS.
Here's a bargain for you.
Wedge woods’s blue onion pat-
terh Dinner sets 101 pieces only
$12.00
Per set this week. Worth
double the money.
SPECIAL PRICES.
Fruit Jais per ' 65C
Jelly cans per dozen.'.... 30C
Decorated Chamber sets.. $1.78
Porcelain Cups and Sau-
cers 4C
Columbia Bicycles $75
Hartfort Bicyles $5O
Hammocks as low a 5.... 75c
Real China cup and sau-
cers white 10c
Wire Door Screens... . $l.OO
Agents for Bucks stoves and
Ranges.
Agents White Sewing Machines.
We have eveything to furnish
your home.
The Best is
Always the Cheapest.
Saddles and Harness Our Specialty.
We Make our own Saddles and Better
Qualities of Harness.
We can point out hundreds of Swell
Sets of Harness that drive up and down
our streets daily.
- Our Repair Shop is a model of -
- Neatness and presided over by the -
- Best of workmen. —
Our Store is Centrally Located on Main
Plaza North Side.
I. SICHEL.
Our This Week’s Sale.
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JU II U U ‘PHONE 439.
CITY INSURANCE OFFICE
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