San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 320, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 18, 1895 Page: 4 of 8
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WED’SDAY DECEMBER 18 ’95
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SHORT SNAPS.
Mayor Elmendorf broke the rec-
ord and voted aye to confirm the
colored policeman.
Although the officers in making
the arrest broke the man’s arm
when polling him out from under
the bed of one of our most promi-
nent society families the matter
has been kept very quiet.
Short Snappers is sorry to learn
of its evening contemporary’s dis-
tress. There is room enough for
us all.
The pie eater who signs himself
“Wise Man” in replying to “No-
fool” lets the bars down wide open.
The ear-marks of the writer give
him away.
There are said to be more slick
things about our sewers than slick
brick.
The republicans should organize
and the war-cry should be “no
room for mugwumps.”
Friday is the last day for copy
for the “special edition.” Come in
quick.
Beggars and fakirs are now
working the town.
The city employe Is looking for
Santa Claus to arrive in a few days
with one month’s pay.
The citizens are proud of Aider-
man Devine. He does not believe
he was elected to play policy.
The Good Government club is
loading a bombshell.
LARGEST STOCK: BEST ASSORT-
MENT.
We have the largest stock of pi-
anos in the state and the greatest
variety of makes in different
woods. Make your selection for
the holidays. Will sell on easy
monthly instalments without notes
or Interests. Tiios. Goggan &
Bros. 12 18 tf.
$lO 00 PER MONTH
New pianos in fancy cases on
monthly payments of $lO.OO at
Thos. Goggan & Bros. 12 18 tf.
—On Friday 20th Mrs. Morri-
Ison and Miss Dove give their
soiree and recital at Turner hall.
Fancy dancing. 12-18 2t
RAILROAD NOTRE.
Buck Hico’s excursion to San
Antonio from Laredo next Sunday
promises to be a big thing.
The friends of Conductor Heine
Erkel of the Southern Pacific will
be glad to hear that he and bride
are enjoying themselves on their
honeymoon trip. They are now at
Atlanta Ga.
“Smoky” Eggleston and the rest
of the boys have returned from
their Port Lavaca hunting trip.
■ Chief Clerk Lippold of the Rail-
way Mail service is establishing a
record as a lightning examiner of
clerks. Whenever he makes a trip
he examines them on the road or
any place he catches them and be-
fore he returns he has generally
examined a half dozen or more.
Colonel W. H. Abel the wide
awake southwestern passenger
agent of the Chicago and Altonis.
in the city to do some advertising
for holiday business for* his road
Vice-President and General Man-
ager M. D. Monserrate of the
Aransas Pass left for Rockport
I and Corpus Christi yesterday and
| while down that way will inspect
। the jetty works at Aransas harbor.
J. B. Ryan of the Pullman com-
missary department at New Or-
leans is in the city.
JOSKE’S NIGHT SALE.
Tonight from 7 to 9 o’clock
extra low price sale of Dolls
and Toya Nickels dimes and
dollars saved by this trip. It
Officer* Elected.
Myrtle Grove of the Woodmen’s
circle have elected officers as fol-
lows :
Worthy guardian—Mrs. A. X ar-
ga
Worthy advisor—Mrs. Mary J.
Wheat.
Treasurer—Mrs.Mary E. Fensch.
Secretary—Mrs. Annie A. Barnes.
Magician—Mrs. Louise Woods.
Inner sentinel—Mrs. F. Brock-
mann.
Managers— Mesdames F. Um-
scheid and E. Walters.
Outside sentinel—Mrs. Conroy.
Physician—Dr. Albert Fenech.
Milam Lodge No. 2 A. O. U. W.
elected officers as follows last
night:
Master Workman — Valentine
Mushall.
Foreman—R. G. Nixon.
Overseer—John Russell.
Guide—T. Mushall.
Inside watchman—A. Mehlin.
Outside watchman—A. Spence.
Recorder—W. Crowley.
Receiver—W. Holt Sr.
Financier—D. Lehr.
Grand Lodge representative—W.
Holt Sr.
Progress Council No. 16 Order
of Chosen Friends elected officers
for the ensuing year last night as
follows: A. D. James chief coun-
sel ; Bert Wolfe vice counsel; P.
U. Rothenfluh secretary; Fred.
Fassnidge assistant secretary; L.
F. Reynolds prelate; Nick Vanste-
bergen marshal; Fred. Pfeiffer
warden; Wm. Bitter guard; Theo.
Kunzman J. E. Parkhurst Ed. F.
Rowe trustees. A meeting of com-
mittees of the various councils of
this order in this city will be held
next Bunday to arrange for an en-
tertainment to be given January
11 at which a public installation
of the officers of the various coun-
cils will take place. A new coun-
cil is also to be organized by that
time.
TONIGHT.
A great sale of Dolls and Toys
at Joske’s from 7 to 9 o’clock.
Come Everybody ! It Is worth
the trip. It
An Imposition.
Several of our leading citizens
complain of being imposed on by (
a certain mineral water company
doing business at Austin Texas. It
seems that this company promise
to deliver a gallon jug of their so-
called Vigor Springs mineral water
for trial and then charge the par-
ties $l5O for the jug worth per-
haps 40 cents. The scheme didu’t
work as the Wells Fargo Express
company still holds about ten pack-
ages which were never taken out
and which will be returned by the
Express company.
SALES BY ELECTRIC
LIGHT
Something new. A great
sale of Dolls and Toys tonight
from 7 to 9 o’clock. Good wives
tell your husbands.
It Joske Bros.
A FEW RARE BARGAINS.
Weber Chickering Knabe and
Emerson square pianos nearly new
will be sold cheap on easy pay-
ments at Thos. Goggan & Bros.
12 18 tf.
or fWli »r« gunr&nr-wOtosVON
Heeularlie In2o minuter. "One cent *
AN AUSTRALIAN RANCHMAN
Viait* America to Learn Leuoni in
Industry For Emulation m
the Antipodes.
Mr. M. C. Thomson a wealthy
cattle-raiser of the colony of
Queensland Australia is uow in
the city on his way home from
Europe after a year’s sojourn
abroad.
In conversation with a Light
reporter he gave some Interesting
information regarding Australia
its immense cattle industry and
about his mission to Europe and
the United States.
“Australia has an area of 3000-
000 square miles” said Mr. Thom-
bj.i alu population of the
whole island is about 3500000.
“The island is divided into five
colonies Western Australia South
Australia Victoria New South
Wales and Queensland. We esti-
mate that Australia has 10000(1000
sheep and 12000000 cattle. My
home is in Queensland where I
have a ranch containing 500(MX)
square miles on which are 10000
head of cattle.
“For a number of years we have
been over producing and our cattle
do not bring one-fifth the market
price of the American cattle. We
have been seeking a foreign market
and that isoneofthe reasons I have
been sent out to learn how Ameri-
cans get rid of their surplus and
where there is a market in the old
world for our meats. I have spent
a year in Europe and have found
that in almost every grocery there
are the American tinned meats and
they are the leading brands. I
found there would be a good mar-
ket for our cheaper Australian
meats if we could properly prepare
them for export and we can do so
cheaply and at a big profit if we
can put up packeries and canneries.
In this regard Australia is fifty
years behind America.
“I went to Chicago and Kansas
City and went over the Armour
packeries thoroughly being ac-
corded every courtesy by Mr.
Armour. I saw how the Ameri-
can workmen were the most skill-
ful in the world and noted the de-
tails of curing and canning the
meats and am now going home
to recommend that Australians do
likewise. I will sail from San
Francisco for Sydney on January
9th.
“We will build packeries and
canneries and put in experienced
American workmen and the latest
improved American machinery
and our steamship lines will do
the rest. The men and machin-
ery will be sent for some time dur-
ing the coming year.”
Speaking of the new American
cable to Hawaii in the Sandwich
islands Mr. Thomson said: “I
read about it in the Light’s tele-
graphic column today and noted
that it may be extended to Aus-
tralia and China. You can do it
and it will pay handsomely. There
is a very great demand for in-
creased and cheaper communica-
tion with Australia and the Unit-
ed States and it will greatly assist
us both.”
Today Mr. Thomson drove out to
our Union stockyards to inspect
our Texas cattle and note the mode
of shipping etc.
WEATHER BULLETIN.
San Antonio Tex. Dec. 17.
Synopsis of weather conditions
at 8 o’clock a. m. 75th meridian
time: (Local time 7a. m.)
Barometer since 8 a. m. of the
unexpected changes in the meteo-
rological conditions for this section
have occurred. The “low” then
apparently entering a condition of
dissolution afterward developed in-
to a storm area of considerable
energy with its centre apparently
near Abilene and this morning
central midway between Abilene
and Little Rock and extending its
area to the lake regions and from
the eastern slope of the Rockies to
the Tennessee valley and east gulf
cost states.
Themometer—Temperatures have
risen slightly over the southeast-
ern portion of the “low” and more
decidedly over the northwestern
portion; leaving between a nar-
row area passing through the
centre of the “low” of a decidedly
lower temperature extending from
Abilene to Kansas City.
Weather—Cloudy weather and
rain predominate throughout the
section of country covered by re-
ports. Oklahoma reports 1.24
inches precipitation.
LOCAL FORECAST
For San Antonio and vicinity for
the 36 hours ending 8 p. m. Dec. 18:
For Wednesday—light rain cooler
during night. For Thursday—-
generaly cloudy cooler; clearing
up during afternoon. Observations
made to clock time.
James A. Barry Observer.
—Wanted —A good man to work
around the house. Apply at 220
Travis street. 12-23 tf
ARMY NEWS
[ Reported Specially For The Light.
Sergeant Jean Schoenberg of
troop C Fifth cavalry stationed
at Fort Mclntosh is on a visit to
friends in the post.
Troop D Fifth cavalry will leave
Fort Mclntosh on the 23rd instant
and will meet troop H from this
post at Cotulla.
Senator Cameron has introduced
a bill for the retirement of sailors
after thirty years’ service.
Commissary Sergeant John Pow-
ers on duty at the subsistence de-
pot Vancouver barracks has been
placed upon the retired list.
Private Landmark of troop C
Fifth cavalry has been granted a
furlough for three months.
Lieutenant Gordon Eighteenth
infantry has been granted a leave
of absence for ten days.
With the departure of troop A
Fifth cavalry this post will lose
one of the oldest and best trum-
peters in the service in the person
of Trumpeter Cash.
Up to the present the construc-
tion of a set of stables for the use
of troop A at Fort Bliss has not
been commenced.
One or two transfers are likely
to take place in troop H before its
departure.
Senator Baker has introduced a
bill in the senate and Broderick in
the house providing for the em-
ployment of honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors of the regular
service in the civil departments
of the government and their em-
ployment by officers of the army
and navy where they possess equal
ability to perform the service re-
quired.
The heavy baggage of troop H
Fifth cavalry is being loaded to-
day at the switch.
Farrier MacElhiney troop H
who Is on the sick report in the ;
hospital will accompany Lieuten-
ant Gray by rail to Fort Ringgold.
The commissary general recom-
mends legislation authorizing the J
enlistment of cooks and bakers for
the military service.
A GOOD SHOWING.
Report of the Southwestern Insane
Asylum For the Past Year.
The annual report of the super-
intendent of the Southwestern
Insane asylum for the fiscal year
ending October 31 1895 has been
sent the Light by Dr. Wareham
the superintendent. The report
shows that 103 patients were ad-
mitted during the year the total
number treated being 338 j while
84 have been discharged 63 of
whom were restored 20 improved
one unimproved. There were 15
deaths. There remained in the
asylum at the close o( the year 238
138 males and 100 females. There
are 12 private non-lndigent pati-
ents. Of the per capita cost of the
institution the report places it at
$170.84.
A farm and garden has more
than paid operating expenses for
the first time. There have been
some changes and many improve-
ments about the place.
The third floor of the laundry
building heretofore useless has
been arranged as an amusement
hall. The kitchen has been put in
the basement. The heretofore
useless storeroom in the basement
which cost the state $3000 and
which was splendidly built with
concrete walls and floors but
which had been left without any
provision being made for doors
for ingress and egresshas been put
in use by windows being converted
into doors. A morgue and a surgi-
cal operating room have been added
bed springs to each bed and chairs
substituted for benches in the
ward dining rooms.
A tram railway has been put in
the basement for use in the store-
room and kitchen and dumb wait-
ers or elevators take the place of
six or eight employes in carrying
meals from the kitchen to the din-
ing rooms as formerly.
The houses and stand pipe and
fences etc. have been painted
grounds improved blacksmith
shop added and other improve-
ments made.
The total expenses for the year
were $52963.29; for actual main-
tenance $41002.90.
The product of the farm and gar-
den is estimated at $5598.41 which
should be deducted from the cost
of the institution. The cash re-
ceipts for the year were $5571 less
$689.50 refunded J. D. Garnett as-
signee.
A Turkey Walk.
A grand turkey walk was given
by the elite of the colored society
in Convention hall last night.
Messrs. Alec. Lowe Al. Dupre and
Jim Burnett were the judges. First
prize a fine parlor lamp was car-
ried off by John Harris and Mandy
Chenault; second a turkey by
Jake Blake and Lillie Gregg; third
Geo. Mitchell and Fannie Henry.
W. Johnson was floor manager.
Holiday Neckwear
Dress Driving and Street Gloves
Bath Robes House Robes.
Silk and Linen Handkerchiefs
Silk Mufflers Silk Umbrellas
Silk and Satin Suspenders
Silk and Derby Hats
Dress Shirt Collars and Cuffs.
All useful and acceptable Pres-
ents for the Holidays at
HUB'S
216 W. Commerce St.
CALIFORNIA
COFFEE HOUSE AND RESTAURANT
235 W. Commerce St.
Not having sufficient room for my
many patrons have added a ladies and
family dining parlor which has but re-
cently been built and newly furnished.
Ladies while out shopping will find a
pleasant .place to take their lunch.
Business lunch from 11:30 a. m. to 2:30
p. m. 15 cents.
My patrons are my best advertisers.
AMUSEMENTS.
“o’flarity’s vacation.”
There Is something that is ever
infectuous in Irish humor and es-
pecially so when it is thoroughly
natural. Conroy and Fox who
rank as the leading funny men in
this line have this season an ex-
ceptionally strong vehicle in their
new play “O’Flarity’a Vacation”
in which to show their versitillty.
The company supporting the stars
is one of the best on the road and
includes Hayes and Post Miss
Katie Allen Miss Jessie Carlisle
and others of equal repute in the
comedy world. The play will be
seen at the Grand Opera house
December 21st 22d and 23rd.
DR. SYNTAX
Abounds in many bright lines and
humorous sayings that never
fail to delight an audience and
elicit hearty applause. One of Mr.
Hopper’s speeches giving the defi-
nition of the word “cocker” always
causes much mirth. He says
“there are two kinds ol girls In
America; one is bright as a dollar
pretty as a peach jolly as a sand-
boy good as gold straight as a
string. These we call corkers and
we marry them.” “And the
others” is asked by a member of
the company. “Well they are
about the same kind except they
develop a leaning towards small
birds and large bottles after the
theater. These we call uncorkers
and don’t marry them.” At the
Grand Christmas matinee and
night.
COCKING MAIN.
The Grand Cocking main opens
at Bob Marx’s pitDec. 21st. Fifty
fights are booked.
THE VIC THEATRE
On Laredo street is drawing
crowds nightly. About 50 blondes
and b unettes are the attraction.
The Bond sisters are the latest en-
tertainers.
THE MEDICINE MAN
is drawing big crowds at his free
show. Keep your hands on your
pocketbook.
IT’S LIVELY
over on Laredo West Commerce
and East streets and numerous
fakirs are working hard to make a
little Christmas money.
THE MODERN MOTHER
Has found that her little ones are
improved more by the pleasant
laxative Syrup of Figs when in
need of the laxative effect of a gen-
tle remedy than by any other and
that it is more acceptable to them.
Children enjoy it and it benefits
them. The true remedy Syrup of
Figs is manufactured by the Cal-
ifornia Fig Syrup Co. only.
I —
Gulf Shore Squabble.
The petition of Wm. Davis et
al. for removal of Henry Terrell as
receiver together with answer of
receiver has been referred by
Judge Green to Master inChauu-
ery Frank Wash and has been
set for hearing tomorrow morning
at ten o’clock (19th) and notices
have been served on all parties in-
terested to be present.
Colonel Frank P. Hord who has
been ill for the past month is re-
ported much improved and hopes
to be out to attend to business in
about a week.
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