San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 235, Ed. 1 Monday, September 23, 1895 Page: 4 of 8
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MONDAY |BEPT’MBER 23 ’95
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ed toes lace and Congress.
$5.00 $6.00 and $6 50.
Open evenings ’til p. m.
One price —that cash.
Your money back if you want it.
Free delivery.
SHEPHERD & SAUER
306 W. Commerce St.
ARMY NEWS
Reposted Specially Fob The Light
It is reported from Washington
that Secretary Lamont has Issued
an order requiring bands at
Military post to play the “Star
Spangled banner” at retreat each
evening as the colors are being
lowered from the staff.
Captain Charles H. HeyeTwenty-
third infantry has been graned a
month’s leave.
Corporal McCarthy company A
Eighteenth infantry has been
granted a furlough under the three
years act.
During the absence of Captain
Littelle Lieutenant Reed of the
Fifth cavalry will act as post
quarterm rster.
Guardmounting under the new
executive officer is productive of
a general cleaning up among the
guard details and band.
Work upon the new stables of
the poet quartermaster is well
under way.
The death of Major C. B. Pen-
rose of the subsistence depart-
ment is reported from Carlisle Pa.
on the 18th inst. His death while
causing no vacancy in the corps
promoted Captain Wells Willard
to be major.
Notwithstanding the unusual
amount of newspaper rot published
recently in reference to General
Miles not taking command of the
army there is no doubt but that
officer will take station at Wash-
ington by the end of this week and
it there is any commanding to be
done there is little fear but General
Miles will do it.
Hospital Steward Gall is again
off in the Indian Territory on a ten
days’ furlough.
The enlisted meh undergoing ex-
amination for promotion have con-
cluded their examination.
Sergeant Cormack troop A Sev-
enth cavalry late sergeant major
of the regiment committed suicide
at Fort Grant Arizona.
“Fritz in a Mad House”
Will be presented at the Grand
Tuesday and Wednesday this
week. The play is consistent and
unfolds a pretty story in which
the child interests is maintained.
The piece abounds in comedy and
the situation in the third act
when “Fritz supposes he is in a
lunatic asylum is uproariously
funny. Mr. Emmet has written
several beautiful songs for the
play which are destined to become
as popular as some of the old songs.
PAINS ABOUND THE HEART.
“My husband has been troubled
with pains around his heart and
they have entirely left him since
he began taking Hood’s Sarsapa-
rilla.” Mrs. R. Tommins San An-
tonio Texas.
Theo. Vinke formerly connected
with the Fifth National bank of
this city left today to visit his aged
mother in Germany and will be
absent for about six months.
“PHYSICAL CULTURE"
BETWEEN TOMMY HOLT AND EDI-
TOR HARRIS.
Ths Outgrowth of Newspaper Talk.
Young Holt Pounded Up Harris
With His Fists While Harris
Uses a Dagger on Holt and Also
Staba Officer McConnell.
An article appeared in the Even-
ing News last Saturday to which
the name of Editor Mose Harris
was signed referring to Captain
Wm. Holt as a coward braggart
etc. When a man writes an article
like that he is looking for trouble
and is generally prepared for it.
Editor Harris was walking along
East Commerce street opposite
the Light office this morning
about 9 o’clock. He was met
in front of Dargan’s fruit stand
by “Tom” Holt the youngest
son of Captain Holt. Young Holt
walked In front of Harris and
struck him in the face knocking
him over oiT the sidewalk between
the wheels of a buggy. Here Holt
was using Harris’ face as a punch-
ing bag and struck from the shoul-
der. Harris pulled a dagger with
about six-inch blade from his side
pocket and lunged it into Holt’s
side.
Officer McConnell was coming
along the street and was immedi-
ately upon the scene to part the
fighters. Both were bloody. The
policeman could not part the men
and pulled out his pistol. He
grabbed Holt and Harris made a
rush for the officer with the knife.
It was later discovered that
Officer McConnell received a stab
in the left arm. Harris did not
want to surrender the knife until
McConnell commanded him at the
point of the pistol. When the offi-
cer grabbed Holt Harris said:
“Hold him hold him ; don’tlet him
get at me” and Holt replied: “Oh
you contemptible curl thought you
would fight. Oh let me get at the
Both were placed under arrest
and gave bond. Harris went into
a saloon where he wiped the blood
from his face and clothes. He was
not seriously injured. Holt was
stabbed in the left side under the
heart the knife striking a rib. He
was taken to the city hospital
where his wounds were attended
to. He was stabbed at three times.
McConnell who was stabbed in
the left arm was also taken to the
city hospital.
But for the timely interference
of McConnell the fight would have
been more serious and probably
have resulted fatally.
When the reporter for the Light
telephoned to the city hospital to
inquire as to the extent of the in-
juries of the wounded men the
female nurse in charge emphatical-
ly refused to give any information
for the simple reason that the
Light does not send her a dead
head paper.
Later Dr. Clavin the accommo-
dating physician in charge tele-
phoned the Light particulars as
to the injuries of the two parties
who were cut. Neither of the
wounds are serious being flesh
cuts but had the cut received by
Holt been about an inch deeper
the undertakers would have had
another job.
Later: Editor Harris says the
policeman struck him in the face
with his pistol while others say
young Holt struck him with a
stick which he picked up on the
news stand.
ASSAULT TO MURDER.
Officer W. H. McConnell swore
out an affidavit against Mose C.
Harris before Justice Jones this
morning charging him with as-
sault with intent to murder. Har-
ris gave bond in the sum of $5OO.
Will Surely Come.
The Ross-Ahern physical culture
exhibition will surely take place
on Saturday. October 12th. Mr.
Charles McCabe who is now In
charge of Limburger’s garden
where the mill will take place is
making all necessary preparations
to take care of the large crowds ex-
pected to attend. Charlie prom-
ises the public a fair square exhi-
bition to a finish and has requested
the services of Champion Corbett
to referee the mill and has written
the champion to that effect.
Sewer Works.
The sewer report for the week
ending Saturday shows that up to
that time 14 miles of sewer had
been completed. This is one-fifth
of the entire amount. During the
week three-fourth mile had been
laid. Of this 3350 feet was in
eight-inch pipe 13 manholes and
97 branches. The average force of
men was 132 per day and the
average daily force of teams was
28. The Inspectors were Kerr
Parkhurst and Locke.
SHOT AT A BURGLAR.
Mr. Berger Found Him Prowling in
His Yard and Fired Away.
A second attempt to burglarize
either the county treasurer’s office
or A. Berger’s second-hand goods
establishment was made shortly
after 4 o’clock this morning. At
that hour Mr. Berger who sleeps
in the rear of the store heard some
one in the yard upset a piece of
zinc. On looking out of the open
window he found a man standing
in the yard that leads both to his
store and to the county treasurer’s
office. He called to the man ask-
ing what he was doing there but
the fellow made no reply. So Mr.
Berger just turned his sixshooter
on the man and fired two loads
neither of which took effect. The
fellow escaped through an alley-
way into Houston street. The man
whom Mr. Berger describes tallies
exactly with a Negro who has been
hanging around Kiolbassa’s saloon
saloon on Military plaza.
The police are inclined to treat
the attempted burglaries as the
concoctions of an excited imagina-
tion.
Recorder’s Court.
Francois Ferland disorderly con-
duct $5.
Incera Rodriguez fighting dis-
missed.
John McLaughlin drunk on the
street $l.
S. G. Cheeney drunk and disor-
derly $l.
Ignacio Flores fighting $5.
Mrs. M. Luck violating fire or-
dinance dismissed.
Henry Schwartz drunk and dis-
orderly $5.
Sam Wilkins striking contin-
ued.
Dave Allen drunk and disorder-
ly continued.
John Mulroy drunk and disor-
deely $l.
Wm. Abernathy drunk and dis-
orderly $5.
C. Cardenas fighting $5.
Francisco Hernandez fighting
$5.
G. Gonzalez fighting $5.
Refugio Flores drunk and dis-
orderly $5.
Shafer & Braden Otto Blumen-
thal Buck A Co. C. L. Benecke M.
Beck and Patterson A Massey fail-
ing to pay occupation taxes dis-
missed having paid up.
C. G. Knight failing to pay oc-
cupation taxes continued to Sat-
urday.
George Dixon drunk and disor-
derly $5.
A False Report.
Editor Light : The report of the
Express as to the cause of the fire
Saturday night laying the origin
of same to a stove in my shop is
totally false and untrue. I never
had a stove even in my place. The
origin is plainly to be seen in Luc-
chese Bros.’ place. I had only $250
insurance. The Express has failed
to make the proper reparation to
me therefore I ask the Light to
do so. W. Rahmsdorf.
9 23 It
THE BRADY AFFAIR.
Nature of the Suit Growing Out of
the Fire Near Kerrville.
Up to this morning T. F. Brady
who was taken to Kerrville on the
charge of having committed arson
had not returned. The arrest grew
out of the burning of Mr. Brady’s
dwelling near Kerrville.
Mr. Brady began suit against
the Georgia Home Insurance com-
pany on insurance policy in the
sum of $3000 and for damages of
$4000 in the Forty-fifth District
court last August 27. Brady
alleges in his petition that
on July 17 1893 he insured his
house on his ranch in Kerr county
for $30(>0. The house was a one
and two-storv frame building and
was occupied by him as a family
residence. The petition further
states that on January 111895 the
building was completely destroyed
by fire.
The loss was not caused directly
or indirectly the petition states
by invasion Insurrection riot civil
commotion military or usurped
power nor by the orders of any civil
authorities nor by theft or neglect
of the insured to save and preserve
said property at and after the fire
nor while the property was in dan-
ger by flrein neighboring premises
nor by explosion of any kind nor
। by wind or electrical storms and
that there was no other insurance
jon the property at the time of its
loss.
Mr. T. F.Shields who is Brady’s
attorney says that the house alone
cost Mr. Brady $3500 and that Mr.
Brady was not in or near Kerr
county at the time of the Are.
Nothing has been heard as yet as
to the result of the preliminary
hearing in the case.
—The Mexican band gave no
concert at Muth’s garden last night
owing to the threatening weather.
NEWS OF THE COURTS.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Solomon Jackson begun suit
against the Galveston Harrisburg
and San Antonio Railway com-
pany in the Forty-fifth District
court this morning for damages in
the sum of $5000. Jackson was
employed on special work train
No. 2 about six miles east of Se-
guin on. July 8 last when he broke
his leg. He claims that while the
gang was at work repairing the
track near that point a freight
train was expected by the fore-
man John Dailey. The fore-
man sent a flagman up the
track and when the train
approached the signal was given to
stop but the engineer neglected
the signal and allowed the train to
pass at a rate of fifteen miles an
hour. Foreman Daily then flagged
the train when the fireman
Thornton McCormick jumped
from the engine and fell against
Jackson with such force that his
right leg between the knee and
ankle was broken.
MISSION ATHLETIC CLUB SUED.
The Mission Athletic club was
made defendant in a suit for debt
brought by John J Stevens in the
Forty-fifth District court this
morning. The amount is for $BOO
and is due for rent at the rate of
$lOO a month for the months of
Februrry March April May June
July and August for premises oc-
cupied as club rooms located on
the third floor of the Stevens build-
ing on West Commerce street.
Other suits were filed as follows
in the Forty-fifth District court:
John J. Stevens vs. the Lock-
wood National banket al. garnish-
ment.
Nathan Mitchell et al. vs. J. R.
Davis et al. to correct decree and
foreclosure Hen.
J. T. Powell vs. C. W. White
debt.
Abe Ash vs. J. Ryan J. T. Harri-
son J. Pfeiffer and T. F. Brady
promissory note $l5O and foreclos-
ure of lien.
Louis 8. Berg vs. the Saq An-
tonio Street Railway company
debt $9p00 tor interest and com-
mission for the rate of $450000 of
first mortgage bonds.
COUNTY WARRANTS.
Clark A Courts blanks and
books for county officers $32.50;
John Mueller rope and barrels for
road work on Ruiz street $9.10.
REAL ESTATE.
Mrs. Amanda J. Dignowity to
Wm. Dawson lot 13 block A cor-
ner of Lamar and Willow streets;
$450.
B. F. Overman to Mary Semon
lot 10 block 1 on San Pedro ave-
nue; $3500.
Wm. Campbell to Joseph O’Con-
nor part of block 23 on Indiana
street: $l.
John D. Sipple to L. C. Robinson
16 acres out of original survey 30
on the west side of Corpus Christi
road about 61 miles south of San
Antonio; $1200.
COURT NOTES.
The county clerk issued a mar-
riage license to Charles H. Edwards
colored and Lilie Marshall col-
ored this morning.
Justice Devine called his civil
docket this morning.
JesseS. and Jud S. Fry have
filed petition to intervene in the
Gulf Shore receivership case. The
amount sued for is $20144.75.
SHOOTING SCRAPE.
A Saloon Man and Negro Customer
Used Their Guns at the Grove
Saloon.
There was a lively shooting af-
fray at the Grove saloon on San
Pedro avenue at 9 o’clock Satur-
day night. The proprietor of the
Grove saloon fired a shot at a
Negro who was beating him with
his fists. Then the Negro who
made his escape returned with a
45 calibre pistol and compelled the
saloon man to hand over a cane
and handkerchief which the latter
was holding as pay for drinks.
The trouble arose over a rock-
ingchair. The Negro and a color-
ed woman entered the saloon and
ordered drinks. The Negro woman
occupied the saloon man’s private
rocking chair whereupon she was
ordered out of the saloon. For this
the Negro refused to pay for his
drinks and the two men had a fist
fight. The saloon man was getting
the worst of it when he ran the
Negro ont of the saloon by draw-
ing a pistol and shooting at him.
The Negroes left a cane and a lace
handkerchief behind. The man re-
turned after a bitand shoving a pis-
tol in the saloon man’s face made
him hand over the two articles
The police are looking into the af-
fair.
OROTECTION from the gnp.
■ pneumonia diphtheria fever and
epidemics is given by Hood’s Sarsapa-
rilla. It makes PURE BLOOD
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SOLE AGENT.
Hats anl Mens’ Furnishing Goods.
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STREET WORK.
The street commissioner’s report
for the week ending September 21
shows the following work done by
this department:
1 stone mason worked 3
days at $2.50 per day $ 7.50
18 teams worked 88$ days at
$3 per day 266.00
fl carts worked 244 days at
$2.25 per day....'. 55.10
22 laborers worked 99 days
at $1.50 per day 148.50
2 foremen worked 12 days
at $2.25 per day 27.00
2 engineers worked 9 days
at $5 pei- day 45.00
1 carpenter worked 6 days
at $2.50 per day 15.00
$564.10
WORK WHERE DONE.
Cleaned gutters on Martin street
from St. Mary’s street to Third
street.
Cleaned gutters on Pecan street
from St. Mary’s street to Avenue
“C.”
Cleaned gutters on Navarro
street from Martin to East Hous-
ton streets.
Repaired block paving on West
Houston street from Navarro to
intersection of Avenue “C.”
Finished rolling Avenue “C”
from Alamo plaza to Grand ave-
nue.
Rolled Avenue “E” from Sev-
enth to Fifth streets.
Repaired culvert under trestle
bridge on South Salado street and
filled up the approaches to same.
Repaired two culverts on West
Commerce street by having stone
backing reset and iron top set in.
Put down 250 feet of sidewalk on
north side of Newton alley as per
resolution of city council out of
appropriation of $20.48 therefor.
Put two loads of fine gravel
around city scales on Paschal
square.
Filled up the' approaches to
bridge on Dolorosa stieet with two
loads of gravel.
Cleaned out the gutters on Travis
street from St. Mary’s street to
Avenue “D.”
Commenced re-rolling West
Houston street from International
and Great Northern depot to North
Flores street.
One team hauled city prisoners
4| days. < Ine laborer worked three
days at $2 per day laying mes-
quite blocks. Moved condemned
wheels of steam roller from Inter-
national and Great Northern depot
to Collins’ foundry.
Rolled Turner street from South
Alamo to Washington streets.
Thirteen teams and eight labor-
ers worked all week macadamizing
Washington street.
Commenced fencing up Madison
Square park.
City prisoners finished cleaning
all the city cemeteries.
City carpenter’s report for the
same week:
16th : Repaired bridge over ditch
on 7th street. Repaired cul-
vert corner avenue C. and 3d street.
Repaired culvert corner North
East street and West Houston
street.
17th: Removed old culvert
from Zalzamora Creek on South
Salado street.
18th: Repaired bridge over drj-
creek on River avenue. Repaired
culvert corner avenue E and sth
street.
19th: Repaired bridge over ditch
on Depot street. Repaired culvert
corner Live Oak and East Com-
merce streets. Laid 250 feet of
new’crosswalks -on the north side
of Newton alley.
20th: Repaired bridge over ditch
on Cevallos street.
21st: Repaired hole in bridge
over ditch on Arsenal street.
Working on Madison park fence.
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