San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 320, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 18, 1895 Page: 1 of 8
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Volume XV. Number 320.
BANKS AND BANKERS.
LOCKWOOD NITIOIIIL BISK.
SAN :TONIO TEXAS.
J.B. Lockwoo„ Pre*.: J. Mvir. JR. Cashier.
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
F? groos & co
BANKERS
And Dealers in Exchange.
Sight Drafts on the principal cities of the
Unite* States atd on all European countries.
Also drafts on M«nur<y Mix payable In
Mexican dollars. Foreign coin and currency
bought and sold.
WRENCHED FROM THE WIRES
Senate’s caucus adopts the action
of the committee.
Oscar Henegin is publicly
hanged at Giddings.
A case of white infanticide is re-
ported at Fort Worth.
Last pile driven for the railway
bridge at West Bay Galveston.
The poultry show opens at Gal-
veston with a fine* array of birds.
The McGregor bank robbery case
is summed up and given to the
jury.
Burglars have been busy in and
around Seguin for the last three
days.
James Sneed thrown from his
cart and instantly killed near Lees-
burg.
Five year old son of Boney Dalby
kicked by a mule and killed near
Paris.
C. B. Moore dealer in drugs at
Lovelady assigns. Liabilities
$1500.
Federation of labor closes its
sessions at New York and ad-
journs.
The Kyle Dipper dips its colors
to the inevitable and suspends
publication.
Steam fitter’s strike in New York
is extending and 2000 more men
have gone out.
Blind asylum at Austin
143 inmates an increase of 33 pu-
pils this session.
The Cuban insurgents force the
lines of Campos and advance to-
ward Cienfuegos.
Coal and mining company at
Krebs I. T. shut down 700 men
being on a strike.
Missouri and Kansas mines at
McAlester are the only ones work-
ing in the teritory.
Julius Ohlendorf robbed in Hayes
county by masked robbers. Offi-
cers are in pursuit.
Stock and fixtures of the St.
Louis Millinery company of Fort
Worth Is attached.
The street railway strike in Phil-
adelphia has put the city practical-
ly at the mercy of the mob.
Women’s health protective asso-
ciation of Philadelphia expresses
sympathy with the strikers.
E. Morris of Laredo one of the
most prominent border merchants
files deed of trust for $105000.
James Rose of Galveston acci-
dentally killed in Encinal county
by John Hardin while hunting.
District court is in session at
Hondo Judge Archer presiding.
There are four murder cases to try.
House considers the creation of
new contested election committees
but its interest is in the president’s
message.
W’olf City Texas takes the
watermelon prize at Atlanta Ga.
the Constitution’s crop contest
stake of $lOO.
Capt. Coulter of the Missouri
National guard pleads guilty to
the charge of embezzling. Sen-
tence has not yet been passed.
The first of twenty suits for $20-
000 damages each growing out of
the dynamite explosion at Butte
Mon. has been entered in the dis-
tr ct court.
Crisp tries to Introduce a bill ap-
propriating $lOOOOO to pay the ex-
penses of a Venezuelan boundary
commission but is choked off by a
motion to adjourn.
The reading of the president’s
message on the Venezuelan ques-
tion absorbed the attention o f the
senate and was received at the
close with general applause some-
thing almost unknown in the
senate.
—Geo. W. Jalonick of Dallas
manager of the Texas Survey and
Insurance Rating bureau is at the
Monger. He is here to settle the
differences that have been existing
in this city between the local
agents and his bureau.
San Antonio Daily Light.
FUBLISHIO AT SAN ANTONIO. •MAN COUNTV. TEXAS. ANO RtOISI ERtO AT THE »»OST OFFICB AS XOQNO CLASS MAIL MATTtW.
LI HUNG CHANG CHINS.
He Wants American Teachers
Nurses and Missionaries.
Kansas City Mo. Dec. 18.—
Bishop R. E. Hendricks of the
Methodist church south has just
returned to his home from Japan
Korea and China. He brought a
message from Li Hung Chang
senoir grand secretary of China to
the American people. It is now
made public for the first time:
“Say to the American people for
us” said Li Hung Chang “to send
over men for the schools and hos-
pitals and I hope to be in a position
to both aid and protect them.”
Li Hung Chang has asked Bishop
Hendricks how many American
missionaries there were in China.
“There are about 600” replied
the bishop. “More are needed”
said Li Hung Chang and in a
moment repeated the same words
“more are needed.” He then ex-
pressed the great obligation of
China to the American mission-
aries and the Christian spirit which
has sent them to China and con-
cluded by asking the bishop to con-
vey the message. Bishop Hen-
dricks’ mission was a special repre-
sentative of the church. He ar-
rived in China when the anti-mis-
sionary outbreaks were agitating
the Chinese government and the
foreign colony.
“Do you consider that the dan-
ger is over?” inquired the reporter.
“No I do not” replied Bishop
Hendricks.
Harrieon and Bradley
Boston Dec. 18.—The Standard
plublishes an interview with Gen-
eral T. J. Morgan commissioner of
Indian affairs under President
Harrison upon presidential pos-
sibilities. He said: Patriotic sen-
timent has assumed such dimen-
sions in the west and south that
its influence will be felt in all
political combinations and the
political overturn In Kentucky is
due to that influence. I find a
strong undercurrent of popular
sentiment favoring General Har-
rison’s nomination and that Brad-
ley of Kentucky is the favorite for
nomination as vice president or
evans of Tennesse is recognized
the chief of the south.”
Three Hatters Drowned.
Yonkers N. Y. Dec. 18.—The
mystery of the disappearance of
Alexander Houston Louis Bech-
told and Frederick Fisher the
three hat finishers of this city who
Sunday went on a fishing trip to
the Sersey shore under the Palis-
ades was solved last night. Their
bodies were found at the bottom of
the Hudson river at the foot of
Park street by employes of the
Waring hat shop. An upturned
boat a broken oar and a hat were
picked up this morning a short
distance from Ludlow by Police-
men Robinson and Welch. The
bat was identified as that of Fish-
er’s. The poliemen grappled for
the bodies of the other men and by
noon all the bodies were recovered.
It was supposed that while at-
tempting to make a landing the
boat was capsized.
Gotham Bass Ball for 1896.
New York Dec. 18.—President
Freedman has decided to take the
New York baseball team to Jack-
sonville to train for next season’s
play. In outlining the club’s
plans Mr. Freedman said: “We
will go to Jacksonville about
March 22. We have leased the
Hotel Roseland. It Is situated on
the banks of the St. Johns river.
We have also leased the fair
grouns where Corbett and Mitchell
fought their memorable battle and
there the boys will train. I will
engage a chef who will supervise
the cooking and a trainer will
take care of the men before and
after they go on the field. The
stay in Jacksonville will be about
three weeks and then the players
will start north playing a series of
games with some of the Southern
League clubs. SavannahRoanoke
Lynchburg Norfolk and one or
two other cities will be visited and
we will probably reach home about
the first Saturday In April. Mr.
Burbridge a prominent merchant
and an old baseball enthusiast of
Jacksonville has promised to get
the ground in shape before the
players get there. Manager Irwin
will have full charge of the play-
ers throughout the season. The
New York public want a winning
team In this city and I am going
to try to give it to them no matter
what the cost may be.”
San Antonio Texas Wednesday. December 181895
RIVALS IN LOVE.
Settled the Hash in the True Ital-
Wilkesbarre Pa. Dec. 18.—
Felice De Long was stabbed to
death by Giovanni Destachio in a
fight for a girl with whom they
were in love. Both men live in
Pittston near here. They were
good friends until about a week
ago when they discovered they
were in love with the same girl
and that she was encouraging both
of them. Then they had frequent
quarrels. They were playing cards
and De Long who was winning
took a trick with the queen of
hearts. He said the girl was his
queen of hearts and he would win
her. A quarrel followed and both
men drew stlllettos. They wasted
no time in preliminaries but sprang
at each other. At the first pass
De Long’s stiletto flew from his
hand. Destachio struck at him
and he dodged beneath the blade
but stumbled. Destachio buried
the stilletto in his back as he rose.
The injured man turned his face
to his assailant to appeal for mer-
cy but Destechio was bloodthirsty
and ran the knife into De Long’s
neck. It was a fatal thrust. It
severed the jugular vein. De Long
fell dead at Destechio’s feet and
he with one thrust buried the
stilletto In his rivals breast and
left it there and fled. He was ar-
rested and held without hearing
to wait the result of the coronor’s
inquest today.
Opinions of the Message.
Chicago Dec. 18.—The follow-
ing messages were received by the
Record in response to requests sent
the governors to give their opin-
ions of the president’s message:
Carson Nev. Dec. 18. —Not vig-
orous enough. Nevada people are
strong supporters of the Monroe
doctrine In its entirety.
D. J. Jones Governor.
Salem Ore. Dec. 18.—If the
Monroe doctrine is of vital force in
thia country President Cleveland
deals rightly in his message in the
Venezuelean question.
William P. Lord.
Jackson Miss. Dec. 18.—I be-
lieve President Cleveland’s Venezu-
elan message Is sound statesman-
like and I fully approve it.
J. M. Stone Governor.
Atlanta Ga. Dec 18.— The
president’s message is a correct
interpretation of the Monroe doc-
trine (and jthe Venezuelan ques-
tion furnishes a case which calls
for its enforcement. The people of
Georgia will approve of the mes-
sage of the president.
W. Y. Atkinson Governor.
Richmond Va. Dec. 18.—It is
strong pointed and direct and can
leave no doubt as to his position.
It is characteristic of the man;
courageous and truly American.
There will be no retreat on his
part. The Monroe doctrine is the
very web of the policy upon the
maintenance of which depends our
safety against European aggran-
dizement and the greed and avar-
ice of European powers.
Charles T. O’Ferrall.
Burlington Vt. Dec. 18.—Presi-
dent Cleveland’s message Is unmis-
takable in Its tone and will un-
doubtedly meet with the approval
of the majority of the people with-
out regard to party. I consider it
an act of hostility to the United
States for Great Britain to attempt
to acquire more territory on this
continent and we must vigorously
assert our rights and prevent it.
Woodbury.
Cooped Up in Jerusalem.
New York Dec. 18. —Salama Du
Gah) an Arabian of Brooklyn has
just received a letter from his sis-
ter in Jerusalem telling of a threat-
ened wholesale massacre in that
place by the Turkish government.
The letter says: “If England goes
to war with Turkey Christians
here will be murdered by the
Mahomedans. America is the best
place in the world; but we cannot
go there now as it is too late. We
may all be killed in a few weeks.
We are willing to do though for
God’s holy will. I am glad you are
safe in America. Take care and
don’t come back here as you will
surely be killed. Mr. Wallace the
American consul will soon leave
for the United States and he would
gladly take some of us along if he
only dared. If we attempted to
move from here the Turks would
become suspicious and kill us.”
—The annual ball of the Bel-
knap Rifles will be given at Turner
hall December 30.
lan Fashion.
A HEATHEN CHINEE.
He is the Terror of Chinatown and
a Slick Sinner.
New York Dec. 18.—The police .
of Newark have in custody I
Lem Tong Sin alias Charley Tong
Sin who the New York police say
is one of the most notorious cut
throats ever known tn Chinatown
or the slums of San Francisco. Act-
ing Capt. Young of the Seventh
precinct New York has informa-
tion from Lem Tong Sin’s country-
men living in Mott street that the
prisoner is responsible for four or
five murders that have been insti-
gated by the Highbinders societies
in the United States. Capt. Young’s
men would arrest Sin if he should
come within th6lr jurisdiction for
he is wanted by them on charges
of assault and battery and gam-
bling. Lem Tong Sin is a remark-
able man in many ways. When he
first appeared in Chinatown early
in the present year his country-
men of the clique opposed to the
Highbinders at No. 21 Chatham
Square promptly became terror
stricken and some of them asked
the protection of the police. Char-
ley Sin is the name he is best
known by. About the fourth week
of his residence in New York city
he obtained a great deal of notorie-
ty by making an application for a
position as special detective in
Chinatown. He said that gam-
bling was going on constantly at a
score of places and that the regu-
lar police were notable to suppress
it. To support his claim for the
special detective job Charley pro-
duced letters from Lieut. Melville
of the United States navy which
purport to show that he was on
the steamship Jeannette in the
Arctic region. He had two medals
one presented by congress to sur-
vivors of the Jeannette expedition
and one presented by the navy de-
partment.
(Jun Y’ick Nam became the ob-
ject of attack on the part of the
Highbinders and a price of $lOOO
was said to be the reward for his
death. Qun Yick Nam had been
in San Francisco when Sin came
there and he gave Young the story
of Charley’s crimes. Nam says
Charley killed a man and got his
papers and has since that time
passed himself as the original
owner of the papers. Capt. Young
says that Nam is truthful and hon-
est in every way and that Sin will
be prosecuted to the full extent of
the law.
Bogus Collector of Relief Funds.
Chicago Dec. 18.—Benoni Te-
kiran of this city has received a
telegram from a leading Armenian
of Indianapolis saying that a
young man claiming to be an Ar-
menian is there delivering address-
es and collecting money in behalf
of the Armenian cause and inquir-
ing whether he is authorized to do
so. President T. B. K. Kunghain.
of the Chicago branch of the Ar-
menian National society desired
the AssoclatediPress to say for him
that no authority has been given
for collections and that all funds
for that purpose should be sent to
Mise Clara Barton president of the
Red Cross society at Washington
or to Spencer* Trask Treasurer of
the Armenian relief fund 127 Pine
street New York City.
Railroad Man in Trouble.
Fort Worth Tex. Dec. 18.—
Special.—Tnis morning W. H. Win-
field for several years general pas-
senger agent of the Cotton Belt
and lately city ticket agent of the
M. K. & T. Railroad was arrested
in this city on a charge of embezzl-
ing the funds of the latter com-
pany. He was taken before court
waived examination and admitted
to bail which he furnished.
A New Through Line.
St. Louis Dec. 18.—A local paper
states that information was given
out at Marion HL by a prominent
railroad attorney that the leasing
of the Paducah Tennessee and
Alabama by its recent purchasers
to the Nashville Chattanooga and
St. Louis which went into effect
today means the formation of an-
other through line from St. Louis
to Nashville Tenn. He says there
are other roads in the lease and
that in a very short time the St.
Louis and Paducah and the Nash-
ville Chattanooga and St. Louis
will open the most direct and
shortest route from St. Louis to
Nashville Chattanooga and the
south by way of Hollow Creek
Tenn. This line will be forty-three
miles shorter than any of the
other lines between these cities.
Price $5-09 a Yiar
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
Mt. Carmel 111. Dec. 18.—Four
were killed and nine *njured in a
runaway’ train wreck near here to-
day.
Shreveport La. Doc. 18—The
democratic state convention to
nominate a candidate for governor
meets here today.
Constantinople Dec. 18.—Min-
isters at Marsovin telegraph that
they are all safe and guarded by
troops. A letter from Caesarea
December 3 gives terrible details
of three days of massacre there;
1000 were killed one afternoon.
New York Dec. 18.—Five men
killed and 6 injured was the result
of a steam pipe explosion on the
steamer St. Paul anchored In this
port today.
San Francisco Dec. 18.—Ir-
ving W. Scott the great American
shipbuilder thinks enough Amer-
ican merchant ships could be
made into warships to maintain
the prestige of our flag in the
event of war.
Philadelphia Dec. 18. —No
change in the street railway’ strike
today. The companies are trying
to move cars guarded by police-
men of whom nearly 1000 extras
have been sworn in. The mayor
has declared It a question of city
authority over mob violence.
St. Louis Dec. 18.—Texas steers
$2.40 to $3.75; cows $1.75 to $3.75;
sheep $2.25 to $3.
Chicago Doc. 18.—Texas steers
$2.60 to $3 40; sheep weak.
Chattanooga Dec. 18.—Denver
Ed. Smith says he will sail for
South Africa next month to
fight Joe Goddard.
London Dec 18.—The news-
papers all give great prominence
to President Cleveland’s message
on the Venezuelan question but
the public does not seem excited.
On the stock exchange it is being
used to hammer American securi-
ties and consols have declined.
The more radical papers treat the
case seriously and anticipate war.
Bucketehop Man Fined.
Georgetown Tex. Dec. 18.—
[Special]—ln the Williamson coun-
ty court this morning C. H. Wood-
son was sentenced to thirty days in
jail and fined $lOO for running a
bucketehop at Taylor. This is the
first conviction In the state under
the new law.
It May Bring War
Cincinnati Dec. 18.—Papers to-
day publishes short interviews on
Clevelands message: Among those
interviewed was ex-Governor Fora-
ker who said: “Yes Cleveland’s
message has the true American
ring.”
“What if it brings war?”
“I don’t care if it does. I always
believed in the Monroe doctrine.”
This only faintly echoes the uni-
versal feeling here.
Assigned to Protect Itself.
St. Louis Dec. 18.—The Mer-
chants Elevator company has made
an assignment. There are no cred-
itors. Valle Reyburn is made as-
signee. The assignment is said to
be a flank movement against Den-
nis P. Slattery former president of
of the company who is being sued
by it for an accounting. The suit
against Captain Slattery is for
about $150000. Captain Slattery
holds 80 per cent of the stock and
it was to prevent him from electing
a new board of directors that the
action was taken.
Court of Civil Appeals.
Motions overruled—City of San
Antonio vs. Thos. W. Mullaly et
al. for rehearing from Bexar;
Henry M. Noel vs. City of San An-
tonio for rehearing from Bexar;
Thomas Tinsley vs. James Ander-
son for rehearing from Bexar;
Northern Assurance company
vs. Samuels & Jordt
for rehearing from Bexar;
Phcenix Insurance Co. vs. M.
Levy for rehearing from Ellis;
P. T. Hickman et ux. vs. R. Huff-
man for rehearing from Bosque.
Alternative writ granted—C. H.
McKuhne vs. Theodore Buchholz
et al. application for mandamus
from Mason.
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