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Volume XV. Number 308.
BANKS AND BANKERS.
LOCKWOOD NATIONAL BANK.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS.
J.B. Lockwood Pre*.; J. Mvib. Jr.. Cashier.
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
f. grogs & co
BANKERS
And Dealers in Exchange.
Bight Drafts on the principal cities of the
L'nlua stairs ard on all European countries.
Alaodistts on Mcnurey. Mtx.. payable In
Mexican dollars. Foreign coin and currency
bought and sold.
Swell Chicago Wedding.
Chicago Dec. s.—Miss Sophina
Grayson Harrison second daugh-
ter of the late Carter H. Harrison
and Mr. Barrett Eastman son of
Col. and Mrs. A. A. Eastman
formerly of this city but now of
Los Angeles Cal. were married
last evening at Sf. James Episco-
pal church in this city Rev. J. S.
Stone officiating. The wedding
was a most sumptous affairno less
than 3500 persons having been in-
vited to attend.
Miss Rebie Lowe of Atlanta
Ga. was maid of honor. Among
the bridesmaids were Miss Caro-
line Gordon of Atlanta and Miss
Adele Archer of Richmond Va.
Watterson Did Not Show Up.
Webster City lowa Dec 6.—
Henry Watterson was advertised
to deliver his lecture on Abraham
Lincoln in this city last night.
Great preparations bad been made
for the event but Mr. Watterson
did not come. The local commit-
tee cannot account for his absence.
Old Chicagoan Gone Home.
Chicago Dec. 6.—Carles Carroll
Chase one of Chicago’s oldest citi-
zens and prominent business man
is dead. Mr. Chase was a little
over 65 years of age having been
born in 1829.
Vassar’s Reception.
Poughkeesie N. Y. Dec. 6.—
The Phiilalethan reception will be
held at Vassar college today.
Yvette Guibert Coming.
New York December 6.—Yvette
Guilbert the French concert hall
singer who is coming to sing at
the new Olympia is expected to
arrive here today. Yvette is the
most sensational singer in Paris.
Recorder’s Court.
Lee Burton was dismissed this
morning as to the charge of being
a suspicious character.
The same order was entered in
the case of John Fultz the sup-
posed burglar captured by Officer
Vidal.
D. M. Weaver was arrested on a
charge of drawing a knife threat-
eningly but this was changed to
disorderly conduct and he was
fined $5.
A. J. Fry struck a man on Ala-
mo plaza yesterday but as he had
cause his case before the recorder
today was dismissed.
There were four vagrants fined
$5 each and $5 fines assessed in
each of four other cases.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
The following arrivals were reg-
istered at the various hotels this
morning.
menger.
I. B. Keyler St. Louis; A. H.
Price George D. Cook Chicago; J.
T. Woodruff Brooklyn; P. A.
Vahey Houston; W. McFadden
Mexico; John 8. Aldehoff Dallas;
Jonas Rice Allegheny Pa.; J. A.
Vorbeck H. E. Duncan Kansas
City ; B. B. Paddock Fort Worth;
David Walker and wife D. Main
Toronto; Samuel M. Gray Provi-
dence R. I.
MAHNCKE.
H. H. Keck St. Louis; J. S. Agee
Rockport; C. H. Baker Chicago;
L. P. Rucker Belton ; J. M. Jemai-
son and wife M iss Tem pie Prewett
Comstock; J. Hymans and wife
Del Rio.
MAVERICK.
H. F. Mann San Francisco; J.O.
Burrough Bryan; David Walker
and wife Toronto; Warner Wicks
Palestine; G. W. Seynor Sadus
La.; Carter Wilder Kansas City;
George C.Baldus El Paso.
—Jim Mason has been arrested
by Detectives Shoaf and Sheley on
a supposed felony charge though
same has been left blank on the
police books.
—A medal bowl took place at
Turner hall last night. Mr. Harry
Holtz captured the medal on a
score of 57 pins.
San Antonio Daily Light.
PUBLISHSO AT SAN ANTONIO. BCXAR COUNTY TEXAS. AND RgQISIKRtO AT THS ROST OFFICK AS SKOONO CLASS MAIL MATTER.
FORECASTS THE POSSIBILITIES OF
NEXT YEAR.
MAKES A STRAW MAN FOR’ THE
DEMOCRACY AND THEN
KNOCKS IT DOWN.
Thinks That the Situation is Not as
Safe For the Republicans as They
Imagine—The States That Would
Swing Into Line for Free Silver.
Hopes the Republicans Will Have
Sense—Bim'taliam and Protection
Will Sweep the Country.
New York Dec. 6. —The Herald
this morning says: Michael H. De
Young proprietor of the Ban Fran-
cisco Chronicle and a member of
the Republican National commit-
tee is in the city. He is on his
way to Washington to present the
claims of San Francisco as the place
for holding the next Republican
convention.
“There are persons in this part
of the country” he said “who are
figuring on a republican walkover
and I notice that Brice on behalf
of a certain class of democrats has
thrown up the sponge. There are
other democrats like former speak-
er Crisp for instauce who tako a
less cheerless view of the situation.
Who will the democrats nomi-
nate on a silver platform ? might
be asked. I don’t know whether
they would have the courage to
nominate a former Confederate
general; but there are signs of a
disposition on their part to con-
sider the war at an end; if so there
is no reason why they should not
put up Morgan of Alabama- The
south would go for him with a
whoop and there is scarcely a
silver man unacquainted with his
straight forward record in favor
of bimetallism. In short I should
regard him as a dangerous oppo-
nent on a free silver platform if
our party has not sagacity enough
to see the drift of events.
Of course all these conjectures
are on the assumption that the
idea expressed by republicans in
the states along the eastern sea
board prevail and that the party’s
attitude of friendliness to silver
will be abandoned. If good sense
prevails and the republicans come
out for silver and show that they
are in earnest no democratic can-
didate could have a show against
them for bimetallism and protec-
tion are logically connected. If
the ideas expressed by Reed Sen-
ators Lodge and Chandler are fol-
lowed we can sweep the field.”
DE YODNG TALKS.
You will remember Mr. Crisp
said after the election that the
n oaetary policy of the democratic
party would in the future be dic-
tated by the sure democratic states
not by the doubtful ones. To me
it seems that Crisp is figuring
something like this: The group
of states known as the‘Solid South’
which have 156 electcral votes can
be depended upon to take any ac-
tion in the national convention
that its leaders dictate.
Now suppose in their wisdom
they decided upon a flat footed
plank favoring free and indepen
dent coinage of silver what help
could they expect. They are per-
fectly aware of the situation and
know what could depend upon
the delegates from the follow-
ing states to stand in with them:
California Colorado Idaho Mon-
tana Nevada lowa Kansas Ne-
braska North Dakota Oregon
South Dakota Washington Wis-
consin Wyoming and Utah.
These states have all shown
pronounced silver or populist
leanings and the latter just now
means free silver. Illinois as we
all know would in all probability
send a delegation favorible to free
silver as the leading democratic
politicians of the state are pro-
nounced in their advocacy of free a
coinage.
The democratic conventions stick
to the two-thirds rule and the dele-
gates from the solid south and the
states above enumerated would
represent several votes short of
two-thirds but if the politicians of
Indiana Michigan and Minnesota
have It made clear to them that
the one fighting chance for the
party is under the banner of free
silver they would not long refuse
their adhesion to the program of
Crisp Harris Morgan and Bland.
If the democrats should adopt a
free coinage plank and the republi-
cans should try to straddle these
men think they could then depend
upon the 156 votes of the solid
south and the votes of fifteen other
states.
San Antonio Texas Friday December 61895
RUSSIAN OHURCH IN CHICAGO.
A Greek Cathedral of Imposing
Character in the Windy City.
Chicago Dec. 6.—Bishop Nicho-
las has been instructed by the
Holy Synod of St. Petersburg to
build a great cathedral in Chicago
to cost not less than $500000. It is
a part of the decree that the sanc-
tuary shall cover an acre of ground ;
the architecture must follow the
established lines of the ecclesias-
tical forms of Russia; the general
design shall produce the famous
St. Vasili of the Kremlin of Mos-
cow ; the priest’s house shall be the
home of the head of the denomina-
tion in the western world and the
diocese of Alaska and the islands
shall be renamed to include this
country or a new see will be creat-
ed. This is the greatest mission
work ever undertaken by the
synod. It was advised by the
bishop in a long report to the body
during his visit last summer to
the czar and the empire’s capi-
tal. His exposition of the
needs of thousands of Russians
Dalmatians Roumanians Ser-
vians Bulgarians Cossacks and
many other Slavs brought home
for the first tune to Russia oppor-
tunities of a vast field of growth.
He argued that at least 100000
communicants of the creed were
citizens in the new country with
no religious home worthy their
mother church. Harold J. De
Bosse the superintendent of arch-
itects will direct the work on the
cathedral and a Chicago architect
will draft the plans for submission
to the synod. His only instruc-
tions was to equal in size and
wealth any similar edifice in the
city with an underlined ukase
that nothing shall appear in it ex-
cept the prescribed B.vzantlne-
Greek architecture. Bishop Nicho-
las has said that his royal high-
ness has become the especial pat-
ron of this enterprise. He prom-
ised to subscribe from his personal
revenue an abundant sum and
likewise guarantee that hie mes-
sage to the Chicago Russians was
genuine. It is probable that some
site in the vicinity of Garfield
park will be chosen for the new
ch u rch.
FOR FBEE CUBA.
Hon. Chas. A. Dana Addresses a
Large Crowd of Sympathisers.
New York Dec. B.—At the
meeting of Cuban sympathisers
at Cooper’s hall among others to
address the multitude of people
was Hon. Chas. A. Dana who
said in part:
“My Friends Cubans Ameri-
cans—The warmth of your recep-
tion overwhelms me. I feel that
I have done nothing to earn such
enthusiasm and such sympathy.
But I know that it is not a person-
al feeling. That every flash of
each eye that I see before me ex-
presses the spirit of libarty and
the hope of independence for the
fairest isle of the earth.
“The freedom of Cuba is a cause
that interests all mankind and it
is a cause that specially interests
all Americans. It is on the Ameri-
can continent the last foothold of
mediaeval despotism. It is the
last dungeon in which the effort
is perpetuated to imprison on the
human mind to repress the
energies of man.
“I cannot share that animosity
against Spain which so many of
my friends feel and which I know
they feel justly because after all
Spain did not make herself. She
has inherited the tendencies and
the institutions; she has inherited
the despotic practices and what is
more she has inherited poverty.
Where can she go for the treasure
that is necessary to maintain her
antiquated system? She cannot
draw it from the pockets of the
Spanish peasants. She must draw
It from the rich fields from the
teeming soil and from the divine
sky of Cuba.
“That excuse which I offer in
my own mind as a philosophic
reason and explanation cannot
justify Spain; it cannot justify
tyranny of any kind; it cannot
justify oppression; it cannot justi-
fy the whole plunder of that great
and beatiful island by which Spain
seeks to supply her own necessi-
ties. No; Cuba must be free!
Spain must be reduced to a system
of forced economy.”
Stirring addresses were also
made by Congressman William
Sulzer Rev. Mr. Ducey and
Samuel Gompers.
—The city has made no award of
its coal contract as reported.
INDEPENDENCE OR NOTHING.
CUBA WILL ACCEPT NO OTHER SET-
TLEMENT OF THE WAR.
The Present Government is a Re-
public—The Revolution Makes
Progress—The Treasury is Not
Empty—The Revolution Must M in
So Says the Matquie Santa Lucia.
New York Dec. 6.—A special to
the Herald from Rebethedurs La
Matilde plantation province of
Puerto Principe Cuba says: Sal-
vador Cisneros-Betancourt the
Cuban executive better known as
the Marquis of Santa Lucia who is
herewith his entire cabinet has
issued a statement. He says:
“Ours is a republican form of gov-
ernment based on broad democrat-
ic principles and especially suited
to the Cuban people. Our govern-
ment was first organized by the
election of four deputies from each
of the live army corps who gave
the matter sound and careful con-
sideration and decided upon all
the details of the first form of gov-
ernment. Upon this occasion Gen.
Gomez exhibited his true patriot-
ism and democratic Ideas giving
over as he did all the extraordi-
nary powers with which he had
been invested upon his first land-
ing in the country. This single
patriotic act won for Gomez the
unbounded respect and admiration
of his fellow citizens. The officers
of the present government were
chosen by the assembly which first
met for that purpose and for the
adoption of a constitution and it is
this government that has appoint-
ed as diplomatic agent or delegate
plenipotentiary Tomas Estrada
Palma who is now in the United
States. He has In turn appointed
our sub-delegates to other coun-
tries. •
Our government will last and
the victory will be with us in the
end. There is no chance for fail-
ure. Wo have the pcop’e of Cuba
with us and our treasury is by no
means empty for the larger num-
ber of property owners of the
island are paying taxes to us.
Many Spaniards wishing our re-
spect and protection are included
in this list. I am well pleased with
the progress of the revolution.
When I first took up arms against
the government the Spanish ele-
ment tried to ridicule me by say-
ing that an arm of thirteen beard-
less youths would not injure the
authorities much. But one month
later a Spanish stronghold the vil-
lage of Alta Gracia was captured
and laid low; the garrison of one
hundred men at Elinullet was
overpowered; a government con-
tingent of one hundred men was
routed at La Largs and the Span-
ish garrison at San Geronimo was
captured. We were more powerful
at the beginning of this war
than we were qt any period during
that of 1868 while the enemy is
all at sea concerning our move-
ments and inside methods. Gen.
Campos may have the idea that
he can whip us or perhaps he will
attempt to deceive the Cubans as
he did in 1878 but in each case he
will be wonderfully mistaken.
Complete independence of Cuba is
what we are struggling for and
on no other basis will terms of
peace be arranged. If Spain
would agree to withdraw her
troops from the island and accept
a money settlement the amount to
be paid by Cuba then all would
be well; otherwise the war will
continue to rage with all its at-
tendant horrors.
I expect that belligerent rights
will be recognized by the United
States and followed by every
American republic. Ours is the
cause of freedom of justice and of
right and I hope at no distant day
to see our flag floating in triumph
over our beloved island.”
Attorney General’s Report.
Washington Dec. 6.—Attorney
General Harmon’s annual report
shows an increase tn criminal cases
and increase In expenses of Federal
courts from $3 864898 in 1888 to
$5628223 in 1895. A strong argu-
ment is made by him for the aboli-
tion of the fee system and disallow-
ing of criminal appeals except in
capital cases; says the right of
habeas corpus is abused ; asks for
additional circuit judges for fifth
an! sixth circuits; urges the estab-
lishment of a penitentiary in one
of the southern states; and com-
mends the principle established by
the Supreme court In the Debs
case as of the highest value and
importance.
Price $5.00 a Year
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
Chicago Dec. 6.—Cattle market
steady steers $2.60 to $3.25. Sheep
steady to strong.
St. Louis 6.—Cattle market
steady. Steers $2.35 to $4 75. Sheep
strong. Southern $2 to $3.
Copenhagen Dec. 6.—A serious
conflagration which started in the
town of Marlestad is still burning
and the town is almost destroyed.
Oklahoma O. T. Dec. 6.—One
of the largest conventions ever
held In the territory has just ad-
journed after adopting a resolution
asking congress to admit the ter-
ritory to statehood. A committee
will be sent to Washington.
Phoenix Ariz Dec. 6.—The re-
port that Judge Baker had ruled
that the Pina Indians werecitizens
of the United States was erroneous.
Paris Dec. 6.—A St. Petersberg
telegram reports the rumor that
the Chinese government has
asked Russia if China asks it
would she send aid to suppress
the rebellious Dungans. Rebels
have captured the town of Lan
Chnfu with 2000 men 30 guns
and stores and ammunition.
Atlanta Ga. Dec. 6.—Mary-
land day was postponed until to-
morrow on account of the nonar-
rival of troops delayed by a snow-
storm in Virginia.
Washington Dec. 6.—Weather
indications for West Texas: Fair
followed by showers with south-
westerly winds shifting to north-
westerly colder Saturday.
London Dec. 6.—A Rome tele-
gram says there is much excite-
ment over the statement freely
made in diplomatic circles that
France and Russia bad withdrawn
from the concert of action on the
Turkish question and that an
effort is being made to hold an
European conference in Vienna.
London Dec. 6.—A Shanghai
telegram says the Corean situation
is once more alarming. It is re-
ported an American missionary is
implicated in a plot to seize the
king of Corea.
GEORGETOWN BOOMLETtL
Georgetown Texas Dec. 6.—
[Special]—Last night Georgetown
lodge of Odd Fellows elected the
following officers: C. 8. Jones N.
G.;E. Boyd V. G.;J. J. Gordan
financial secretary; J. W. Kincaid
permanent secretary ; J. B. Robin-
son treasurer; D. J. Whitley rep-
resentative to grand lodge.
Sheriff Pure went to Granger
Tuesday night and early yester-
day morning levied an attach-
ment on the ties and th« only en-
gine of the Link Line railroad at
the instance of the Reliance lum-
ber company of Beaumont Texas
who have institued suit against
the TrinityCameron and Western
railway company and M. P. Kelly
superintendent of construction et
al. for the recovery of a debt of
$3204. The sheriff placed a man
in charge of the attached property.
Makenson A Fisher represent the
plaintiffs. An application to the
District court for the appointment
of a receiver has been made.
James Belger of Austin mason
contractor has filed a claim for
$4000. .
Fire Crackers Burning
New York Dec. 6.—Fire began
early today in the six-story brick
warehouse Nos. 271-27 3South 547-
543 Water street occupied by E. F.
Driggs and others. Over $75000
worth of fireworks were exploded
aud this makes the work of the
firemen very dangerous and slow.
In the building is stored $1000000
worth of merchandise in bond
from East India and China and a
large quantity of powder. Beside
the land forces several fire boats
are helping from opposite piers.
With the powder and other ex-
plosives beneath them 12 firemen
went to work on the roof and
reached the fire with heavy
streams of water by cutting
through the roof. Water towers
were used to pour water in from
the side windows. The fire is un-
der control but there is heavy
damage from water.
International Football.
Ann Arbor Mich. Dec. 6.—
Manager Baird has received a com-
munication from the Leland Stan-
ford university asking the Michi-
gan eleven to come to the Pacific
coast during the Christmas vaca-
tion for three football games. The
players here are enthusiastically
in favor of accepting the invitation.
The board of control will be ask< d
for permission to make the trip.
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