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Push Your Business
BY ADVERTISING
IN THE
DAILY LIGHT.
Volume XVI. Number 63.
McKinley s friend
REPLIES TO CHANDLER'S CHARGES
AS FALSE.
Are Insults to the Grand Majority of the
Republicans of the United
States.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Buffalo N. Y. March 21.—
Mark A. Hanna of Cleveland spent
the day here. His presence is con-
sidered significant. Mr. Hanna in-
sisted that the object of bls visit
was in relation to business for the
Buffalo Furnace Co. He is the
principal stockholder. He de-
nounces the recent remarks of Sen-
ator Chandler as to the use of
money in the McKinley canvass
saying:
“Mr. Chandler says I levied a
contribution on the industrial in-
terests. The last statement is ab-
solutely and unqualifiedly false. I
make the denial as emphatic as
posssible.
“He further declares that Gov.
McKinley’s canvass is one of
boodle from start to finish. The
statement is not only false but an
insult to the overwhelming ma-
jority of the republican party who
today are demanding the nomina-
tion of McKinley. Ido not think
it necessary to elaborate on either
of these points for neither Gov.
McKinley’s character nor mine I
hope require it.”
Being asked if he expected Mc-
Kinley to be nominated on the
first ballot Mr. Hanna begged to
be excused.
“You must excuse me from ans-
wering the question. As one of
Mr. McKinley’s friend s has steaa-
fastly refrained from making asser-
tions as to his strength or not in
the convention.”
“Mr. Mosely says twenty-six out
of thirty-six counties of Alabama
are against McKinley.”
Mr. Hanna smiled. “Mosely is
not as well posted on his
own state as he should be. I
do not wish to reflect upon
his knowledge but I think he has
been misinformed. If he will
take the trouble to go over the re-
turns I think he will find it just
about the other way; that instead
of them being twenty-six counties
opposed to McKinley no leas than
thirty have actually declared for
him.”
Wilson County For Free Silver.
Special to tbs Sanday Light.
Floresville Tex. March 21.—
Wilson county democratic conven-
tion was held here today and in-
structed for B. F. Ballard for con-
gress and indorsed for free silver
16 to land delegates were instruct-
ed to vote for a free silver man as
long as there is any chance to nom-
nate one.
NEW LAWS SOON.
Bill Providing Heavy Penalty for Carrying
Obscene Literature—New Postal
Salaries Fixed.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Washington March 21.—The
senate committee on territories or-
dered a favorable report on the
bill admitting the territory of Ari-
zona to statehood.
The senate committee on flsh-
eries ordered a favorable report on
the nomination of Commander
Bryce as superintendent of fish-
eries.
The house commerce committee
ordered a favorable report on the
bill to prevent the carrying of ob-
scene literature and articles desig-
nated for indecent and immoral
use from one state or territory to
another. The bill carries a penalty
of five years’ imprisonment at
hard labor and a fine of five thou-
sand dollars for each violation of
the law.
The house postofflce committee
took favorable action on the bill
to regulate the pay of letter car-
riers. For cities of more than
seventy-five thousand population
six hundred dollars for the first
years’ service eight hundred for
the second year one thousand for
the third and fourth and thereaf-
ter twelve hundred. Cities of less
than seventy-five thousand popu-
lation salaries for the first year
the same and for the fourth and
all subsequent years one thousand
dollars. The bill defining fourth
class mail matter so as to pre-
clude bulky parcels was favor-
ably reported.
No Monument for Spinner.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Washington March 21. —Secre-
tary Carlisle has made an adverse
report on the senate bill to erect a
statue of General Spinner late
United States treasurer on the
above the treasury build-
: s --?>ys the erection of such
1 h;i ' ” eu-itorn-
at place in the
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SinxiLw £i n h t.
Free Silver Delegates from Frio.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Pearsall Texas. March 21.—
The Frio County Democracy as-
sembled in a mass meeting today
and instructed for Free and un-
limited Coinage of silver at a 16 to
1 ratio. They ordered the chair-
man to appoint five silver men as
delegates to the Corpus Christi con-
vention and they appointed Mason
Maney J. P. McAfee R. W. Hud-
son and C. O. Vinning but did not
give instructions for any individ-
ual candidate.
A NORTH CAROLINA QUESTION.
the State Chairman or Executive Com-
mittee Authority in Contests?
Special to the Sunday Light.
Raleigh N. C. March 21.—The
sensation of the week in North
Carolina politics was the adoption
by the republican state committee
of a resolution taking from State
Chairman Holton the power to
look into the contests of seats
of delegates to the state con-
vention and giving the the state
committee the power to pass up-
on any contests the day before
the convention. Senator Pruchard
has a letter from Chairman Carter
of the national committee saying
this is the custom of national con-
ventions but never has been in
North Carolina where the plan of
organization provides the state
chairman shall call the convention
to order and act as temporary
chairman until a permanent or-
ganization is perfected. Chairman
Holton says he will follow the plan
of the state committee and cannot
invade the platform.
Secretary Harris of the state
committee insists that the author-
ity to examine into contested seats
aud decide who has a prima facie
right to be seated in the tempo-
rary organization is inherent in
the committee.
The matter excites widespread
attention.
Back Into the Fold.
Special to the Sunday Light.
St. Paul Minn. March 21.—
General James H. Barker one of
the pioneer politicians of this state
wrote a letter today announcing
that he has returned to the repub-
lican party. He has been allied to
the democratic party since 1890
and ran for congress as a democrat
in 1890 and 1892. He was former-
ly a republican and was twice sec-
retary of state and for many years
chairman of the State Railway
commissioners. He writes that
the tariff issue is dead and on other
questions the republican party
more nearly meets his views.
A Calm Suicide.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Cleveland 0. March 21.—
News has been received here of a
methodical suicide at Marion Fri-
day night. Wm. Eckhardt the
oldest clothing merchant in town
and a candidate for judge on the
democratic ticket blew his brains
out. He wasj despondent over
financial trouble and made all
preparations for the deed. He
borrowed a revolver was instruct-
ed how to use it and where a shot
could prove fatal.
Reciprocity Discussed.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Washington March 21. —The
sub-committee of the ways and
means committee having charge
of the subject of reciprocity
today gave a bearing to those in-
terested in the subject.
South Carolina Will Go.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Charleston 8. C. March 21.—
E. L. Reche commissioner for
South Carolina has called a con-
vention to assemble at Spartan-
burg April 15 for the purpose of
devising ways and means for
having the state suitably repre-
sented at the Southern States ex-
position in Chicago.
Renewing War in Abyssinia.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Rome March 21.—A dispatch
from Massowah states that Gen.
Baldissera the Italian commander
in Africa has sent two battalions
of infantry and a battery of artil-
lery to Keren to operate against
the Mahdists.
Coming Home.
Special to the Sunday Light.
London March 21. —David D.
Welle second secretary of the
American embassy here sailed
from Southampton for New York
today.
Sea Captain Murdered.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Ban Francisco March 21.—A
cablegram from Shanghai says:
Captain Philip Dyer of tba
Schooner Lyman D. Foster was
murdered at sea February J ith
by the cook who had sudo nly
become Violently insane. The
Lyman D. Foster sailed from’ißan
Francisco Jthe first of December
for Ballingham bay Puget S' 1 and
lumber for Sh&szN ; *4
PUBLISHED AT SAN ANTONIO’ BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS AND REGISTERED AT THE POST OFFICE AS SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER-
BAYARD WONT RESIGN.
KING CLEVELAND'S WILL IS PARA-
MOUNT.
The American Parliament Must Not Insult
His Pet at the “Court of St. James.”
Was His Censure Due to Spite?
Special to the Sunday Light.
Washington March 21.—Secre-
tary Olney and state department
officials decline to converse on
their probable action on the pass-
age of the Bayard resolutions and
say Mr. Bayard will not be official-
ly informed by the department of
the resolutions adopted. In re-
gard to the report that Mr. Bayard
has tendered his resignation con-
ditioned on the adoption of the
resolutions of censure he stated
that Mr. Bayard intended tak-
ing action indicated but has
never fully carried out the
idea by placing his resignation
in the hands of the president. The
high respect and personal friend-
ship which Mr. Cleveland enter-
tains for the ambassador to the
court of St. James will stand as a
bar to allowing Bayard to be
placed in the embarrassing posi-
tion of being practically forced out
of office. If the resolutions had
not been adopted by a vote so
closely allied to party lines it was
likely Mr. Bayard would have
considered seriously the expedien-
cy of tendering his resignation
but the fact that five republicans
were opposed to such censure
while only six democrats’ votes
were cast in its favor is regarded
among the friends of Mr. Bayard
here as an additional reason why
both he and the president should
ignore the entire incident.
London March 21.—Thos. F.
Bayard United States ambassador
bad not received an official notifica-
tion of the vote of censure passed
upon him by the United States
house of representatives when seen
this morning. It is understood Mr.
Bayard will take no notice of the
matter but will wait to see what
action if any the president takes.
The Globe admits that Mr. Bay-
ard did not keep the degree of re-
straint upon his tongue befitting
an ambassador but says the sweep-
ing censure of the house of repre-
sentatives is clearly the outcome of
party spite and need not disturb
Mr. Bayard’s mental composure.
Special to the Sunday Light.
London March 21. — Uecil
Rhodes formerly prime minister
for Cape Colony who visited Lon-
don in connection with the raid of
Jameson in the Transavaal and in
connection with affairs of the
British South Africa company of
which he is practically the head
and front has arrived in Berlin
and at once proceeded for Masho-
naland.
Waller is Free.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Paris France March 21.—The
final formalities in the release of
John L. Waller formerly Ameri-
can consul in Madagascar and sen-
tenced to twenty years imprison-
ment for conveying information to
the Hovas regarding the French
are completed and Waller is now
free.
VENEZUELANBOUNDARY.
Negotiations Between America and Britain
Now Actively Progressing.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Washington March 21.—Senor
Andrade Venezuelan minister
continues uninformed as to the
progress of his nation’s so vital to
our own country boundary dis-
pute but since President Cleve-
land’s message to congress result-
ing in the high commission Vene-
zuela is no longer inquisitive as to
the means to be pursued by the
United States to settle the matter
relying with confidence upon the
good intentions of the United
States.
Simultaneously with the admis-
sion to the house of commons on
Monday last by Curzon under sec-
retary for foreign affairs negotia-
tions of parliament have been re-
sumed with probably a prefer-
ence to preliminary discussions by
Ambassador Bayard and Lord
Salisbury.
Full instructions have reached
the British ambassador herewhich
are understood to be of such scope
as to give him plenipotentiary
powers to reach an agreement with
Secretary Olney.
Little doubt is expressed that Sir
Henry Stafford Northcote who
reached here Sunday will also be
an active participant in tbe
negotiations to which under or-
dinary circumstances the Vene-
zuelan representative would not
bo invited till considerable ad-
vance had been made. Beyond
the fact that negotiations are Ac-
tually going on which is now ad-
mitted by all parties concer»d
tbe strictest secrecy is
as to concessions made by eiKer
interested parties.
San Antonio Texas Sunday Morning March 22 1896.
Cecil Rhodes Returning.
Politics at Beeville.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Beeville Texas March 21.
—The Bee county democratic
Convention met here today and se-
lected delegates to the congression-
al convention which meets in Cor-
pus Christi Texas next Tuesdaj’ to
nominate a successor to fill the un-
expired term of Hon. H. W.
Crain deceased. The delegates
were instructed to vote for John C.
Beasley of this city a free silver
democrat. The populist county
convention have been in session
nearly all day and up to 4 p. m.
had selected delegates to their con-
gressional convention which meets
here on the 24th instant. They
go uninstructed.
A BOY'S CRIME.
Poisoned His Dad the Doctor and a Lot of
People For Fancied Wrongs.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Nashville Tenn. March 21.—
A special dispatch from Jackson
Tenn. today says: Dr. Tinson and
Joe Benson respectable citizens of
Sardis Henderson county were
poisoned Thursday night the lat-
ter’s son placed rough on rats in
their coffee.
Yonng Benson was reading wild
west literature three weeks ago
and made efforts to run away but
his father foiled him. On account
of this he dosed his father’s coffee
the doctor came and after working
all night to save the man drank
some of the coffee next morning
and fell a victim of the poison and
both are dying.
Young Benson was arrested and
lodged in jail at Lexington. He
confessed the crime. There were
several others present who drank
the coffee and there will no
doubt be further evil effects from
the drug.
New Orleans Port Limits.
Special to tbe Sunday Light.
Washington March 21.—The
president has approved the act to
extend the limits of the port of New
Orleans.
Women as Ohurch Delegates.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Williamsport Pa. March 21.—
The Central Methodist Episcopal
church conference by a vote of 152
to 52 voted today to admit women
as lay delegates to tbe general con-
ference. The proposition increas-
ing the ratio of ministerial persons
was also adopted.
ITALIAN PARLIAMENT ROW.
One Member Turns Loose His Wrath and
Talks Plainly.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Rome Italy March 21.—During
a discussion in the chamber of
deputies of a credit asked by tbe
government'Signor Palalo Taroni
radical member for Lugio de-
manded the recall of the Italian
troops in Africa. He held that the
military party the cortes and the
king are answerable for Italy’s
fatal colonial policy. Signor Taroni
was repeatedly called to order.
His arraignment of the government
was greeted with shouts of
“enough!” and “sit down!” The
hubbub finally became so great
that the sitting was suspend-
ed for a time. Upon resumption
of the sitting Signer Bonnino for-
merly minister of the treasury de-
nied the statement made and said
the followers of ex-Prime Minister
Crispi desired to raise the question
of confidence in the government
and he appealed to the members of
the house for the.vote of confidence.
Need Help.
Special to the Sunday Light.
St. Johns N. 8. March 21. —
Sixty families living in and around
Bruges are reported as being in a
destitute condition and on the verge
of starvation. Their neighborhood
is unable to supply them with food
and their condition is described as
heartrendering.
Fast Steamship Voyage.
Special to the Sunday Light.
London March 21.—The Cunard
steamer Lucania has arrived off
Queenstown after a passage of five
days twelve hours and thirty-five
minutes; an average speed of
21.79 miles an hour.
Mine Strike Settled.
Special to tbe Sunday Light.
Halifax N. 8. March 21.—The
Joggin mine stiike is practically
settled. The manager and miners
held a conference and propositions
were made and accepted. The men
will resume work next Monday
morning.
Millers Gutting Time.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Providence R. 1. March 21.—
Riverside Weybosset Peacedale
Woonsocket and other woolen mil-
lers of this section are going on
short time. The new schedule it
is understood will comprise four
days of eight hours !
cause i» over-production » n " ores .
A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
AN OHIO MAN MERCILESS TO WO-
MEN
But Becomes Craven When Determined
Men Confront and Cap-
ture Him.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Tiffin Ohio March 21.—The
New’Riegel tragedy which cre-
ated much excitement here was in-
tensified when Marshal Lease and
police arrived today* with John
Moes who last evening shot his di-
vorced wife and her sister Kate
Smith. Moes spent the night at
the home of his mother. The doors
and windows were barricaded. He
was heavily armed. While the
citizens did not attempt to cap-
ture him the house was closely
guarded ell night until the officers
arrived. John H. Smith the
brother of the two women came to
Tiffin and filed an affidavit with
Mayor Rex charging Moes with
shooting with intent to kill. A
warrant was at once issued and
placed in the hands of Marshal
Lease. When Moes saw the officers
his braggadocla disappeared and
coming from the house he threw
down his gun and revolver and an-
nounced his willingness to submit
peacefully to arrest. He was
brought here and arraigned before
the mayor and entered a plea of
not guilty. He was remanded to
jail in default of $lOOOO bond.
Moes had for many yeari- shame-
fully abused his wife and cuildren.
After he entered the house where
his divorced wife was living he
appeared cheerful but commenced
shooting as soon as Mrs. Moes re-
fused to return to the house. The
women after being shot ran out
into the blinding snow storm but
Moes pursued them firing another
shot into the prostrate body of
each as they lay in the snow. Then
he calmly walked to a saloon
bought a drink of whisky and took
refuge in the home of his mother
before the villagers knew what had
happened.
Mrs. Moes is sinking rapidly.
Her condition is rendered more
critical by the fact that she would
have soon become a mother.
Miss Smith is resting well and
hopes of her ultimate recovery are
entertained.
Turkish Reserves Disbanded.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Constantinople March 21.—
An trade has been issued disband-
ing the reserves who owing to the
recent troubles were summoned to
serve with colors.
A Feather For T. P. A’s.
Special to the Sunday Light.
St. Louis March 21.—At a meet-
ing of tbe board of directors of the
Merchants’ exchange a resolution
was adopted that tbe central pas
senger committee be requested not
to withdraw from the sale of mile-
age tickets but rather to put on
sale five thousand interchangeable
mileage tickets at a price of two
cents a mile good over all lines
represented by the central passen-
ger committee with photographic
identification and such other re-
strictions as will protect the rail-
road companies in the issue and
sale of same.
Bee Wants Beasley.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Beeville Tex. March 21.—Bee
county democratic convention in-
structed for John C. Beasley free
silver for congress to succeed the
late W. H. Crain.
A Brave Brakeman Killed.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Baltimore March 21.—Thir-
teen freight cars broke loose from
the Western Maryland railroad
train in Union tunnel near Ful-
ton station last night. The cars
ran backward down a steep grade
and were finally brought to a
standstill by Brakeman Elles.
Almost immediately after this
break another section of ten cars
became detached from the train
and dashed backward. Elles was
caught in the crash that followed
and was instantly killed. Five
cars were thrown from the track.
Both tracks were blocked for sev-
eral hours.
A Lumber Company's Loss.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Houston Tex Jan. 21.—A tele-
gram received today says the Em-
poria Lumber company’s mill and
dry kiln burned this morning. It
was fully Insured. No particulars
were received.
Had Her Cotton Burned-
Special to the Sunday Light.
London March 21.—The Span-
ish steamer Martin Seans Captain
Osamlz from New Orleans which
while discharging cafg/tat Valen-
cia March 13th took fine arrived
at Barcelona on the 17t». Seven
hundred and fifty bales ®f her car-
go of cotton were damaglq.
. job p r j n tj n g
Superiority
Clean Cut
Low Prices.
Daily Light Jot Department.
Subscription $5.00 a Year.
Congress Adjourns to Monday.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Washington March 21.—The
house and senate in session today
adjourned over until Monday. Out-
side of a few committee rooms on
both sides of the capitol where
committee work was being trans-
acted and hearings held few sena-
tors or representatives were seen
in the building.
Beeville Populists Split.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Beeville Tex. March 21.—
Populists have decided to put out
a full county ticket. Several were
opposed to this and left the con-
vention.
BASEBALL NEWS-
FIRST GAME TN DALLAS.
Dallas Tex. March 21.—The
first game of baseball of the sea-
son was played here today by the
St. Louis Browns and tbe Dallas
league team. St. Louis won by a
score of 6 to 5.
exhibition ball game.
Houston Tex. March 21.—An-
son’s colts and the Houston Texas
league team drew a thousand peo-
ple to the ball park this afternoon.
The game was notexclting.
R 811 H
Houston 0 0 1 0 0 0 00 0- 1 68
Chicago .1 1 3 0 4 0 2 2 x-13 16 0
Batteries—Leeson Roach Sem-
ple and Cote.
Thornton Briggs and'Kittridge.
Umpire—Proctor.
league sledule all right.
Fort Worth Tex. March 21.—
The chairman of the Texas South-
ern league baseball schedule com-
mittee says all dissatisfaction in
the arrangement of the games for
the Southern Texas league will be
amicably settled at the next
league meeting at Dallas April
6th.
SLIPPERY SHORTSTOP BURNS.
Austin Tex. March 21.—Short-
stop Burns signed to play in the
local league team has failed to put*-
in an appearance. After signing
with Austin and receiving $B5 ad-
vance money he attached his sig-
nature to a Little Rock contract
which club has agreed to make
good the money advanced. The
local management flatly refuse to
listen to Little Rock’s overtures
and say that Burns will play here
or not at all.
AUSTIN TEAM WADES IN.
Austin Tex. March 21.—The
Leaguers defeated a team repre-
senting the Deaf and Dumb insti-
tute this afternoon by a jug-
handled score of 28 to 3»
Owen Endorsed.
Special to tbe Sunday Light.
Edna Tex.March 21.—The Jack-
son county democratic convention
instructed for James D. Owen for
congress.
North Carolina Democratic Convention.
Special to tbe Sunday Light.
Raleigh N. C. March 21.—
Democratic executive committee
has been called to meet here April
9th for the purpose of calling ths
state convention.
Local Option Wins Somewhere.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Bartlett Tex.. March 21.-7<Jn
the local option election th lb box
cast 122 against 49 for.
Holland is reported wet by 50
majority. The result of other boxes
not heard but reports indicate
a victory for the antis over the en-
tire precinct.
Attempted Murder-
Special to the Sunday Light.
Roswell New Mexico March
21.—An attempt was made last
night to assassinate Ed. Orr busi-
ness manager of tbe Roswell Regis-
ter while he was sitting in his of-
fice. Someone knocked at the
door and fired a pistol just as he
unlocked it the ball passing
through the door and into a box of
envelopes on the opposite side of
the room missing him only a few
inches. There is no clue to the
assassin.
Valuable Residence Burned-
Special to the Sunday Light.
Belc her Tex. March 21.—A. 8.
Belcher’s handsome residence
burned today. Part of the furni-
ture was saved but much was de-
stroyed including valuable jewelry
and watches and over $lOO in
money. The cause of the fire was a
defective Hue. The loss is esti-
mated at $7000 or $BOOO. Insur-
ance $6000.
Does He Speak For Reagan ?
Special to the Sunday Light.
Fort Worth Tex March 2L—
Col. R. M. Wynne who has been
so insistent on the nomination
Reagan for governor declares for
the nomination of the state admin-
istration including Baker to se-
cure harmony and says Reagan
will not be in the race.
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