San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 163, Ed. 1 Friday, July 12, 1895 Page: 4 of 8
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She Sails SW-
FRIDAY JULY 12 1895
We can Fit a Doll or a Giant
FORGET
YOU’VE
GOT
FEET
In a pair of our TAN SHOES soft as a
silk shirt; wear like a granite wall;
fit like a kid glove. Thats the kind
of shoes we sell. To day something
out < f the ordinary.
All our Tan Shoes sold at $6 re-
duced to
$4.65.
Early birds fare best.
Sizes and widths are regular.
FOR
58 pairs Child’s Red Goat Strap
Slippers. Sizes Bto 13. Spring
heels.
SHEPHERD & SAUER.
CASH ONLY
306 West Commerce Street.
AMERICAN MUTUAL
BUILDING AND
LOAN ASS N.
OF CHATTANOOGA TENN.
AU » $25000000
Local Officers:
Gen. G. W. Russ President
S. D. Scudder Vice President
W. W. Wilson ......... Treasurer
W. A Prescott... .1... Secretary
Directors:
F. B. Grigg Real Estate Agent
H. L. Benson Secretary Y. M.
Business club; V. P. Brown Editor;
J T. Brown Grain Dealer; G. W.
Hagy Contractor; F J. Beitel
Lumber Merchant; B. C. Riely
Wall Paper and Paints.
Attorneys—Swearingen & Brooks.
Loans made promptly on real
estate to build houses or improve
property
Wilson & Prescott
139 Soledad St. Local Agents
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
The following arrivals were reg-
istered at the various hotels this
morning:
MAVERICK.
Mark Weiss Beaumont; G. W.
Roseberry Akron O.; T. 8. How-
ard Mrs. John R. Hearne Pales-
tine; Bastian Hodge Fabian Ash-
enbach Boyle O’Connor. McMack-
in Clark Killacky E. Mackey
Dallas Baseball club.
MENGER.
R. I. Mansfield Chicago; John
Robb George E. Pitcher Jr. New
York; E.C. Gathman D. P. Hale
Atlanta; C. 8. Baker St. Luis; T.
M. Shirley Waco; Ed. Zintgraff
Dallas; A. C. Herwig New r
Orleans.
SOUTHERN.
Robt. M. Daniel Palestine; H. J.
Roberts Taylor ;H. Spohn Encinal;
A. E. Spohn Corpus Christi; H.
Hamilton San Anconio; Alex Or-
mond Floresville; Otto Vogel and
son Bulverde
MAHNCKE.
M. Landa Kansas City; Alfred
Ilgner New Orleans; J. D. Bryan
Bentonville Arkansas; John H.
Ward Kerrville; E. Weygand and
wife Brenham; W. P. Gerfers
Mhavano; Mrs. Ernst Stavenbagen
and children Miss E. J. Koenig
Galveston; George Seydler and
wife Shiner.
Got Gay at a Picnic.
George Irvin colored has been
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Charles
Schreiner on a capias warrant
from Wilson county where he is
wanted on a charge of carrying a
pistol. Irvin is accused of making
things lively with his pistol at a
recent colored picnic at Cibolo.
He gave a $2OO bond yesterday and
was released.
Henry McFarland of Bastrop is
at the Arcade.
AT LAST.
A Splendid Quality of Sewer Brick
Produced From “Home
Material.”
The sewer work has been serious-
ly hampered from the beginning
by the “home material” clause in
the contract which has been found
to directly apply to the supply of
brick which on account of Con-
sulting Engineer Gray’s rigid spe-
cification has heretofore been im-
possible to supply in Ban Antonio.
Determined that the work should
not be stopped by this matter. The
Mackey Brick and Tile company
has at length succeeded in produc-
ing a brick which very nearly if
not quite comes up to the specifi-
cation
It is made of hard bed clay by
the new Chambers machine the
best machine in the country for
ths work and from an indiscrim-
ate pick from a quantity of these
the samples seem to answer all
the requirements for a sewer brick
of the first class as well as a fine
paving brick.
This brick has been tested
lu the city engineer’s office and
at the Alamo Cement works both
for absorption and for pressure.
Out of four ordinary bricks chosen
the test showed 14 8-10 16| 20 and
21 per cent for absorption an aver-
age of 18 per cent. The specifica-
tions are only 3 per cent higher.
They stood a pressure of 3000
pounds to the cubic inch.
The clay is first put into the
Chambers machine and then
ground fine into a perfectly homo-
genous mass thoroughly mixed
dried and burned hard. It does
not glaze as this is not necessary.
These brick are home made
as cheap as elsewhere and
as there are now 2000000 on hand
all most carefully selected there
need be no more delay in the sew-
er work if Mr. Gray thinks the
citizens would be satisfied in using
them. When this is given forth as
a fact the sewer work especially
in the center of the city can be
completed during the dull season
clear the streets for the fall traffic
and give our many idle workmen
plenty to do when they most need
it. It will benefit the people and
the merchants alike. ~
If Mr.Graythe city engineer and
council should decide in favor of
them there is no reason why we
can’t now boom the sewer work
and have hundreds of men at work
in a few days on our streets. The
money will thus be kept in circu-
lation at home the original inten-
tion of our wise city fathers and
business will pick up amazingly.
It is understood several con-
tractors and practical brick men
have carefully tested these new
brick and have pronounced them
as superb in every respect for the
purpose intended.
Local Weather Forecast.
Local forecast for San Antonio
and vicinity for the 36 hours end-
ing Bp. m. Saturday July 13: For
Friday: Fair stationary tempera-
ture. For Saturday: Fair slight
changes in temperature. James
A. Barry Observer.
AVE’S PICNIC GROUNDS.
Excursion July 14th S. A. & A. P. Ry.;
trains leave at 9 a. m. returning at 7 p.
m. Pony racing by Leon Springs stock-
men and other athletic sports. 712 2t
A 20 Foot Fall.
A young workman employed
Wednesday night on the new ma-
chinery at the City brewery by
some unknown accident fell
through an open floor to the lower
floor 20 feet below and narrowly
escaped serious Injury perhaps
death by falling between instead
of upon a pile of iron just under
him.
After a short time taken to re-
vive him he resumed work and
remained at his post all night.
WHEN TRAVELING.
Whether on pleasure bent or busi-
ness take on every trip a bottle of
Syrup of Figs as its acts most
pleasantly and effectually on the
kidneys liver and bowels prevent-
ing fevers headaches and other
forms of sickness. For sale in 50?
and $1 bottles by all leading drug-
gists. Manufactured by the Cali-
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only.
A Boy Lost.
Mr. Henry Dietier and his son
were out at Terrell’s ranch yester-
day where Mr. D. went to try the
hot sulphur baths. On the way
thither Mr. Diettier’s eon went
bird’s-nesting and became lost in
the prairie and brush and at
length was found at a farm house
where he bad gone in his wander-
ings.
Melts the Ice Quickly.
During the present heated turm
the ice makers have been hard run
to supply enough ice for consump-
tion in this city alone. Dealers
have even resorted to the tem-
porary expedient of Importing ice
from Waco to supply the demand.
BURGLARS ARRESTED
The Men Who Are Charged With
the Opal Robbery Now Safe-
ly in Jail.
Captain Joe Shely yesterday ar-
rested Joe Becker charge)* with
theft over $2O and Max Greger
charged with burglary and vneft at
night. Greger was arrested at
Sabinal. They are accused of en-
tering the store of S. Rabe at No.
110| West Commerce stre»t last
Sunday morning or Saturday
night and stealing $3OO worth of
jewelry and other articles. The
caseswill be beard before Justice
Devine this afternoon
Joe Bekcer’s arrest was oc-
casioned by his exhibiting about
the Mengor hotel some of the rare
coins and opals that were after-
ward proven to be some of the stol-
en stuff. He offered them for sale
at ridiculously low prices.
About $2OO worth of the property
has been recovered.
Becker is a baker by trade about
30 years old and had worked in
the Monger hotel bakery. Gre-
gor went to Sabinal and on
the way it is said sold a good deal
of the stuff A lot of tfae stolen
goods were also sold in various sa-
loons in this city.
One of the men confessed and
showed the officers how they had
made the entrance into the store
where they bad hidden the booty
Sunday and until Sunday after-
noon in Central Park and then
where they had divided it between
them out in Riverside Park where
some empty jewelry cards a cheap
pencil case and other articles
identified by Mr. Rabe were found.
Last Night’s Concert
No. 5 in the program of last
night’s concert of Carl Beck was
undoubtedly the jewel number of
the evening. It Is not necessary to
be an enthusiast for Verdi’s music
generally because “Il Trovatore”
has all the sonl inspiring music
that is needed to rouse admiration
In even the ordinary listener. The
old Gypsy was weary of wandering
and with a joyous and happy feel-
ing full of expectations she bursts
forth with “Home to Our Moun-
tains.”
deserves credit and
the full support of San Antonio’s
music loving people for the rendi-
tion of such difficult musical in-
tonations.
AUCTION! AUCTION!
Saturday morning July 13th at 10 a.
m. grocer counters and shelving icebox
canned goods and other groceries. We re-
move and continue the produce and com-
mission business at No. 615 Military
plaza next to Kalteyer’s Drug Store.
■BMI Campbell Bros.
C. B. Clavier Auctioneer. 712 It
Assessments Raised.
The assessments on property on
the principal streets of Ban Anto-
nio have been raised as follows by
the foot: Houston street raised
$250 to $300; Commerce street
raised from $275 to $325; Market
street raised from $2O to $75; the
plazas raised from $250 to $3OO.
Too Many Fingere.
Malvina Bell a colored woman
living at No. 308 Not th Concho
street recently gave birth to a
child with twelve Angers. On each
hand next to the little finger was
an extra finger. Dr. O’Malley am-
putated the extra fingers yester-
day and is preserving them in
alcohol.
Real Estate Transfers.
H. O.F. Meza to Henry Esser
lot 6 block 9 Meerscheidt addi-
tion ; $lBO.
A. V. Nesbitt to Helen Scott Ed-
ward and Josephine Myllens lot 3
In Slocum Park; $lOOO.
Anton Halamuda to Aaron
French 50-acre tract 14 miles east
of the city; $2OO.
Leonard Garza and P. P. Louns-
berry by sheriff to Susanna Parks
lot 6 block 5 on San Baba street;
lots 10 21 and 22 block 7 on Ban-
dera street; city lot 102 on Dakota
street; also tract of 35 acres 12
miles northwest of city and tract of
70 acres 3 miles south of Main Plaza;
also lot 9 block 32 Moore’s sub-di-
vision ; $7O.
John Sharer to C. B. Christians
lots 17 and 18 block 6 on Sharer
street; $BOO.
Geo. W. Lawrence to Wm. C.
Berry block 80 on Cincinnati ave-
nue West End; $l.
Court News.
The board of equalization this
morning raised the assessment of
Mrs. B. Bosshard $1350.
County Clerk Smith this morn-
ing issued a marriage license to
Jose Castillo and Teoflla Huevar.
A chattel mortgage was filed In
the county clerk’s office this morn-
ing from William Negley to J. I.
Clare and J. M. Chittlm on 4312
steer cattle to secure two promis-
sory notes one for $25000 and an-
other for $27104.
fyovuuy need r»ve weuniun*. Get Dr. MM
Ml > PIU» trou Descent
WHY THE DELAY!*
The Attorney General Wanted Proof
of the Floating Indebtedness.
Mayor Elmendorf and City At-
torney Minor returned from Austin
last night where they have been
to place the city bonds before the
attorney general for his sanction
according to law prior to their is-
suance.
He was asked regarding an Aus-
tin telegram which stated that
probably a new election would
have to be held on account of the
section (43) of our charter under
which the bonds were voted being
too indefinite. He said this was
not true. All the bonds have been
issued under this section and sec-
tions 44 and 45. The sewer bonds
were also voted under this section
and the governor himself then at-
torney general passed upon them
as perfectly legal.
The only delay and which gave
rise probably to the telegram was
in the attorney wishing authentic
data of the city’s indebtness. This
was furnished him by mail from
the auditor’s office last night and
he will pass upon this today and
give his approval.
AMONG THE RAILWAYS.
The Gulf Shore Road To Be Com-
pleted—Other New*.
It is said that Mr. H. O. En-
gelke and Captain William Davis
may soon appear before the rail-
road commission and endeavor to
show that body that the San An-
tonio and Gnlf Shore railroad can
legally stand a bonded Indebted-
ness of more than $12000 per mile
and that In the event they
can convince the commission
to that effect they will
take hold of the road and under-
take to complete It. It is also said
that upon a proper showing the
commission will permit a further
issue of bonds and with this assur-
ance some capitalists of San Anto-
nio have made arrangements to
purchase the road and complete It.
It is said work will begin on the
road next month.
ALONG THE RAILS.
Livestock Agent J. K. Rosson of
the Katy left for Temple last night.
Sam Bettus conductor on the
Southern Pacific is in Lockhart
spending a few days with his wife
and child.
General Freight and Passeger
Agent J. E.Galbraith of the Inter-
national has returned from his
honeymoon trip north.
Division Superintendent W. A.
Mulvey of the Southern Pacific was
married to Miss Florence A. Pal-
mer of Houston at the bride’s
home Wednesday night and the
couple left for the Niagara Falls in
private car “Texas” to spend their
honeymoon.
Free Silverites to Meet.
Washington July 12.—A con-
vention of the voters of Maryland
who are in favor of the free coinage
of silver at 16 to 1 has been called
to meet here today. The call is
addressed to “all who have intelli-
genceenough to act independently
and independence enough to act in-
telligently.” It is said that Bland
may be sprung as a presidential
candidate.
Retail Jewelers To Meet.
St. Louis July 12.—The Nation-
al Retail Jewelers’ association will
meet here today. About 5000
jewelers will be present. Matters
pertaining to the trade will be dis-
cussed in extended papers. Many
of the delegates will be accompa-
nied by their wives and an elabo-
rate program of entertainment has
been provided by the local breth-
ren for their pleasure.
Joint Yachting Cruise.
New York July 12.—One of the
yachting events of the year in this
vicinity is the joint cruise of the
Larchmont and Atlantic Yacht
clubs which begins today with the
rendezvous of the joint squadron
at Larchmont. Among the points
visited will be New London and
Shelter Island. At the latter place
there will be gig and dingey races.
Orange Trouble in Pittsburg.
Pittsburg July 12.—Notwith-
standing the order issued by State
Grand Master Adam Kennedy to
the effect that the Loyal Orange-
men of Pennsylvania would not
parade today local members of
the lodge may insist on parading.
Kennedy’s order has created much
indignation among the members.
Grand Master Kennedy told the
lodges that if the order was dis-
obeyed they would lose their char-
ters. The reason given for the or-
der was that the organization is an
American institution and should
not drag into prominence an event
which occurred in a foreign coun-
try. Many Orangemen threaten to
leave the organization unless the
obnoxious order is rescinded.
ARMY NEWS.
Reported Specially Fob The Light.
Another manual for the new rifle
has been prepared by Captain Ro-
mayne Fifth infantry.
Lieutenant Quay Fifth cavalry
is being examined for promotion.
It is expected that the Twelfth
infantry will be given a change of
station to the new post Fort Crook
near Omaha.
Captain Waterbury Thirteenth
infantry and First Lieutenant E.
L. Fletcher of the same regiment
having been examined by a medi-
cal board were found physically
disqualified by reason of disability
contracted in the line of duty ana
are retired from active service.
Captain Drew Third cavalry has
been given a two months leave of
absence.
Private O’Donnell Fifth cavalry
is relieved from duty in the quar-
termaster’s department and Pri-
vate Willis Eighteenth infantry
detailed In his stead.
The conduct and bravery of Pri-
vate M. J. Dolan of company D
Eighteenth Infantry in preventing
a serious runaway accident yester-
day morning on Grayson street as
reported in the Daily Light of
yesterday should receive some
recognition from the authorities.
When an act of bravery occurs in
the service the authorities are all
too slow to give it the recognition
it deserves and it too frequently
happens that after years of neg-
lect or after the man is dead Con-
gress or some one else gives him a
medal. A certificate of bravery car-
rying two dollars a month or a
ribbon carrying the same allow-
ance could be given the ribbon to
be attached to the breast of the
blouse or dress coat.
The soldier who serves in a warm
climate has to pay more for his
laundry than the one who serves in
a cooler place.’The service Increases
his clothing but does not allow
anything for his laundry bill. The
same thing is true of the cavalry
arm where the pay is the same as
the Infantry and where the cavalry
soldiers wear out more clothing
and have a heavier laundry bill to
pay on account of stable clothes.
There was one applicant for en-
listment for the cavalry at the
Post this morning.
Private Moot has been assigned
to Troop A Fifth cavalry.
Brigadier General Greely chief
of the signal corps has been
granted a two months leave of ab-
sence.
STEAMSHIP FOB NEW YORK
The Mallory Line steamer
Leona Wilder master will sail
from Galveston for New York at
6 o’clock Monday morning 15th
Inst. followed by the steamer
Concho drowell master on
Wednesday morning 17th Inst.
Passengers must reach Galveston
the night before sailing and can
go at once on board.
TAKE A RIDE
And keep cool. Get your vehicles
where the Best are sold for the
Least money. Largest stock and
Latest styles. The only place is at
Woodward & Briggs. 7 12 3t
A Gentle Reminder.
The morning Express in an edi-
torial on the “city government”
says:
“That our city government has
grown to be too expensive is ap-
parent to every one who has ex-
amined into the matter. Employ-
ments have been doubled and
tripled until It requires two or
three men to do one man’s work.
This Is the natural outcome of city
politics the building up of a city
political faction to be used at the
polls on election days. The more
employments the more paid re-
tainers the more powerful the city
| faction grows. It is for this very
reason that it seems impossible to
cut down city employments.
I The machine has grown to be
j bigger than the business of the
concern will warrant. The income
has fallen short while the taxes
have been steadily increasing.
I The question naturally comes
up can the city machine be run
upon a more economical plan than
lat present? The answer is it will
not be until forced upon those
who have been entrusted with the
people’s business.
The people make an earnest effort
to bring their affairs into a busi-
ness shape but their servants fall
Into the old way and stay there.
I It Is so much easier and more
pleasant to sail along before the
wind than to be compelled to beat
up against the wind; to float with
the stream Instead of fighting the
current that often good men who
are put in charge of city govern-
ments become helpless whenever
{ there Is an emergency.”
MOT WHAT WB SAY but
■ ■ what Hood’s Sarsaparilla Does
that tells the story of its merit and suo-
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