San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 148, Ed. 1 Monday, June 15, 1896 Page: 5 of 8
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MONDAY JUNE 15. 1896.
THE GOVERNMENT PATS
The Heirs Ten Thousand Dollars for Dam-
ages
Washington D. C. June 15.—
The United States government has
performed an act of justice under
its treaty provisions in paying
some indemnities for injuries done
to subjects of foreign nations by
American citizens.
Secretary Olney gave to Baron
Fava the Italian ambassador a
check for $lOOOO to be turned over
to the families ef four Italians who
were killed by a mob at Waleen-
berg Col. last year and Sir Julian
Pauncefote the British ambassa-
dor was given a check for $lBOO
for the relief of the Dawson family
British subjects who were badly
handled in Nebraska and $lOOO
for one Bain the purser of the
English ship “Engineer” who was
shot in the leg during the levee
riots in New Orleans last fall. The
money was appropriated bj’ con-
gress.
St- Louis Market.
St. Louis June 16.—Cattle re-
ceipts 4000 market slow. Texas
steers $2.40 (a 3.60; Texas cows 200.
Sheep receipts 4ooomarket slow.
Counsel Assigned the Diamond Thief-
New York June 15.—The Brit-
ish consul genera] Mr. Fraser has
retained Lawyer Digby Johnson
to defend William Turner the
servant of I. Townsend Burden
who is to be tried for stealing $50-
000 worth of Burden jewels. Mr.
Johnson has the case nearly com-
pleted and the trial is expected to
take place in a week or two. Law-
yer Johnson has waived the right
of demanding the presence of the
London policemen and other Eng-
lish witnesses connected with the
arrest of Turner and William Dun-
lop in London. Their depositions
which are now here will be used
instead. This will save the county
about $3000.
Grover Does it Again.
Washington June la.—The
president has made the following
appointments of persons whose
nominations failed of confirma-
tion during the last session of con-
gress: Charles H. Wills of Mary-
land to be United States consul at
Managua Nicaragua; J. C. Kelley
of New York to be collector of in-
ternal revenue for the First New
York district; W. B. Hilders of
New Mexico to be United States
attorney for the Territory of New
Mexico and W. L. Marbury of
Maryland to be United States
attorney for the district of Mary-
land. Mr. Marbury was nominated
for the district by Mr. Cleveland
but a hot fight was made by Sena-
tor Gorman and confirmation pre-
vented.
Sunstroke and Stiychina.
This afternoon at 12:45 o’clock
Henry Klaeha a stranger In the
city walked into the business
house of Pulitzer A Wolff on Com-
merce street and soon exhibited
signs of distress and laid down.
The police authorities were noti-
fied and on arrival found the man
so ill that he was taken to the city
hospital and Dr. Ed. Clavin was
summoned.
On examination it was found
that he was suffering from a com-
plication of strychnine poisoning
and sunstroke. At this hour
press time for the Light the
hospital attendants are still at
work administering antidotes and
restoratives but with little suc-
cess.
A bottle with some strychnine
in it was found in his pocket.
Klaeha is about 35 years of age.
He was discharged from this
hospital about two weeks ago for
violating the rules by being drunk
and disorderly.
ROBBING THE MAILS
One Man Tn San Antonio Suspected Of
Being Implicated.
Several weeks ago the Light
mentioned the fact that a United
States mall box at the corner of
San Pedro avenue and Romana
street was found open and the
lock missing. It was believed
that it was the work of some crook
who had obtained a key fitting the
locks. Letter Carrier Superinten-
dent Sanders immediately notified
the authorities at Washington
and a new set of locks of an im-
proved pattern was sent down.
Since then a similar case oc-
curred at Houston. A man has
been arrested there giving his
name as J- H. Cooper alias Crouch.
He is said to have an accomplice
in San Antonio who is a deserter
of the United States army.
Nobody need bars Neuralgia. Get Dr. MBaf
Sdn PUla from dmodata.
WRENCHED FROM THE WIRES.
The New York McKinleyites with
their music arrive in St. Louis.
Cuney is not sanguine of retaining
his place as national committeeman.
It is expected that the convention
will close its work on Friday.
Comal county Democrats pass
strong resolutions against fret* silver.
Manchester market reports demand
for cloths good but a trifle steady.
Mrs. Ike Hickman horribly burned
by falling into the tire at Rising Star.
R. C. Barton goes to the Austin In-
sane asylum from Hayes county.
Alabama. South Carolina and Mis-
sissippi negroes declare for Reed.
Two white men fatally shot in the
dark near Caldwell.
Li Hung Chang is in Berlin and is
received by the Emperor and Em-
press.
Kruger says that Cecil Rhodes es-
caped his acts as though he was edg-
ing on a bull tight.
The liberated members of the re-
form committee are warmly welcom-
ed back to Johannesburg.
Teachers on the I. & G. N. and the
SAP will be given reduced rates to
their summer normals.
British house of commons is in a
tangle over the Irish land bill and
must modify it to pass it.
Kruger gets about SS.(MM»(Mkt from
the fines imposed upon the Johannes-
burg reformers and their tool.
Quarreymen on a strike mostly
foreigners make things riotous at
Cleveland and North Amhurst. O.
Two firemen fatally burned while
fighting tin* in the White Mills distill-
ery. Louisville. Ky.
Young man giving his name as C.
E„ uruner Ilies suddenly at Fort
Worth.
Fifty British sailors of the Medi-
terranean squadron attend mass at
Rome and the Pope blesses them.
J. C. Stanley a Houston blacksmith
falls from a second story window
while asleep and breaks his neck.
Sound money men at Waco declare
they will never vote for a free silver-
ite.
Havana water supply cut off by the
insurgents and the acqueduct partially
destroyed by explosives.
During the heated term in Cuba
tlie Spanish forces will act purely on
the defensive.
A well equipped filibustering expedi-
tion is about ready to leave Philadel-
phia for Cuba.
Governor Bradley has taken his fi-
nal leave of the presidential stage
and actually withdraws.
Clarkson will not again lie a candi-
date for membership on the national
committee.
Indiana delegates are instructed not
to mention Harrison’s name during
the convention.
Rodney Fiske three years a mil-
lionaire. dies in a lodging house in
South Boston.
Cuban women are stripped and
nude by the Spanish soldiers and sub-
mitted to foul indignities.
Hogg wants Texas delegates in-
structed for the strongest silver man
at Chicago and favors Altgeld.
There is little doubt now that Tel-
ler and his conferees will try and
force a solid gold plank.
The national committee rejected
contestants for McKinley in 62 in-
stances.
State delegations will meet this af-
ternoon and select their members for
the several committees.
The Texas delegation is broken up
the back and split down the middle
in its chaotic state.
Platt is badly demoralized at the ac-
tion of the committee in seating Cor-
nelius Bliss.
Sunday was a boisterous day in St.
Louis playing cards and general hi-
larity making night boisterous.
There are four New York candi-
dates for governor in attendance upon
the St. Louis convention.
Senator Cullon is at Canton. Ohio.
He says it is McKinley on the first
ballot.
All signs point to a rapid closing out
of business liefore the convention
when it gets down to work.
There is substantial agreement
among all parties at St. Louis as to
the platform except the money plan.
How much to do for silver how lit-
tle for gold is the problepi at St.
Louis.
There is a probability of the com-
mittee on credentials accepting there--
port of the national committee on
contests.
A Spanish man-of-war is following
the Laurida outside the three league
limit from Jamaica and a British war
vessel follows the Spaniard.
Six convicts make a break from the
Collier camp Mumford and two of
them are shot two others captured
and two at large.
WANT TO FIND IT.
Toronto. June 15.—Canadians es-
pecially those living within the Arctic
circle are requested by a government
notice issued broadcast throughout the
dominion to aid. should an oportunlty
present itself three Swedish explor-
ers who will shortly attempt to reach
the North Pole by means of a balloon.
This action on the ;>art of Canada is
taken at the request of the Swedish
minister through the colonial office.
A similar circular has been Issued by
the Russian government to the sub-
jects of the Czar within the Arctic re-
gion.
PEARSALL POINTERS.
Pearsall. Texas. June 14.—The trial
of J. W. Durbin of Pearsall for the
killing of A. W. Carpenter on the 22.
of July 1894. was begun at Laredo
Wednesday lieiug transferred from
here by change of venue. There are
about a hundred witnesses in the
casethe greater part of them being
from this place. Great Interest is
shown by the people of Pearsall in
the case.
John Williams who has for some
days Iteen visiting friends in Pearsall
left Wednesday for Marthorn. Tex.
Miss Alice Mudd vizited San An-
tonio this week.
Miss Ollie Harkness returned from
San Antonio Thursday having been
there as a delegate to the C. E. con-
vention.
Miss Sophia Haynes returned to
Pearsall after some days visit to the
Alamo city.
Mrs. Heafer. of Dallas mother of
Mr. J. B. Heafer of Pearsall is here
for a visit.
Miss Helen McDaniel left Monday
for San Antonio to sja'iid the summer
months with her mother who resides
there.
J. W. Fuller shipped a train load of
cattle to St. Louis Monday.
Judge Lowe and A. V. Harris left
for Laredo Thureday.
Miss Anna Ferris returned from San
Antonio today having lieen there to
attend the C. E. convention.
The wind of Friday night did some
damage to property tearing part of
the roof off R. G. Long’s brick store
and causing Artist Nichols' studio
tent to collapse. No other damage was
done.
Misses Jennie and Cora Lowe re-
turned from a visit to friends in Co-
tulla. Thursday. Miss Lula Phelppe
accompanied them home for a visit.
Charlie Woodward and wife return-
ed from a visit to San Antonio Thurs-
day.
The Western Union Beef company
shipp'd a train load of cattle to St.
Louis last Sunday.
POLITICS AT PEARSALL.
Pearsall. Texas. June 15. —The Frio
county democratic convention assem-
bled here H. H. Fort being temporary
chairman and transacted the follow-
ing: R. W. Hudson permanent chair-
man. and C. O. Vining permanent
secretary nnd also electing the fol-
lowing delegates to the various con-
ventions. State convention at Austin
and Fort Worth: G. B. Hastings. H.
H Fort. J. C. B. Harkness James
Connelly. J. P. McAffee Jim Berry.
John Starr. J. M. Campbell. R. W.
Hudson. C. H. Beever. F. Saunders.
W. Frickey C. O. Vining. M. Maney
instructed to vote solid for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver and
endorsing the present state adminis-
tration. W. D. Hess. G. B. Hastings.
W. R. Wood M. Maney and C. O. Vin-
ing are the delegates to the legisla-
tive convention instructed to vote for
Mason Maney.
The senatorial conventions which
are as follows are instructed to vote
for a free silver candidate: John
Starr. J. M. Campbell. W. Frickey
and Mason Maney.
The senatorial delegates which
convention are C. O. 5 iniug. J. C. B.
Harkness. H. 11. Fort. D. N. Winters.
R W. Hudson and J. D. Hill in-
structed to vote for a free silver man
first last and all the time.
Delegates to the judicial conven-
tion go uninstructed for district at-
torney. . . „ i
Delegates uninstructed for railroad
commissioner.
MOHAMMEDANS VS. HINDOO.
Calcutta. June 15.—An alarming in-
cident has ocurred at Sittaghur. Ben-
gal. The Mohammedans employed in
a jute factory were anxious to mark
one of their festivals by the sacrifice
of a cow: but they proposed to com-
bine the faithful observance of their
religion with an effective insult to the
Hindoos employed in an adjoining pa-
per mill. So they set about their sac-
rificial operations in full view of the
Hindoos who resented this proceeding
and a riot occurred which was likely
to have proved a very serious affair
but for the opportune arrival of a de-
tachment of artillery from Barrock-
pur.
Died in North Carolina-
Georgetown Tex. June 15.—
[Special]—Robert L. Henkle aged
30 years single died at Lexington
N. C. his old home at 6:30 o’clock
Saturday evening of consumption.
Mr. Henkle was clerk at the Com-
mercial hotel in this city Mr ten
years and was well and favorably
known amongst the traveling mon.
His remains will be brought here
for burial if arrangements for ship-
ment can be made. He requested
this when he left for home several
weeks ago in poor health.
Catholic Hospital Burned-
Santa Fe N. M. June 15.—St.
Vincent’a Sanitarium conducted
by Sisters of Charity burned last
night and the hospital annex was
gutted by fire. The loss amounts
to $100000; Insurance small. The
Institution was crowded with
guests and patients but there were
no fatalities.
Jameson Raiders Committed.
London June 15.—At the Bow
street police coort this morning
Dr. J. 8. Jameson Major Sir John
Willoughby Col. R. Grey Maj. R
White Col. H. F. White and Hon.
Henry F. Coventry the prime
movers in th<* Transvaal raid
were committed for trial. Other
accused persons were discharged.
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■ Bargains this Week: •
™ Pretty imitation cut glass and a
HI decorated Berry Bowls displayed "
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Races. Wagner & Chabot.
KRAK AU ER ZORK & MOYE
HEAVY AND SHELF HARDWARE.
Wagon and Carriage Material. Hardwood Lumber Agricultural Im-
plements Powder and Ammunition Paints Etc. Etc.
Agent for “BAKER PERFECT” BARB WIRE the
lightest and best wire in the market.
Eclipse and Silver King Cultivators. Triumph Sulky Plows
Etc. Etc.
NO 114 AND 116 WEST COMMERCE STREET
Not Oranges But Watermelons.
Jacksonville Florida June
15. —The railroad and fruit men of
this section estimate 72000000
pounds of watermelons as the crop
for thia season for this state. This
is equivalent to 3000000 melons
which if placed end to end would
make a chain of watermelons 852
miles long or farther than from
Jacksonville to the City of Wash-
ington. What a picture to cause
the atonished smile on the face of
the average negro to broaden into
a laugh of great gladness.
To carry these melons to market
a train of 3000 cars would be
necessary and this train would be
nearly nineteen miles long. But
our friend of the African persua-
sion need not change his glad
■mile Into a look of lugubrious
meditation. All these melons are
not going to leave Florida. Some
are going to stay with us and thia
summer a kodak fiend will find a
happy snapshot on the shady side
of many* grapevine fence in the
shape of two empty melon rinds a
sleeping negro with a rim of files
dancing a war dance around his
yawning mouth.
Railroad men say that thia
year’s crop will be three times
larger in Florida than that of last
year and the prospects are bright-
er for better prices as there will be
only a half melon crop In Georgia
to compete with.
doming to Galveston.
Galveston June 15.—William
Featherstone of the Gulf and Inter-
national railway made a flying
trip over the line last week stop-
ping over at Winnie long enough
to inspect and direct the improve-
ments which the company are
making.
Mr. Featherstone expressed him-
self as highly pleased with the af-
faire of his company and especial-
ly with the progress toward com-
pletion of the line which the favor-
able w?ather of the past month has
permitted.
About 100 men are at present en-
gaged in the work of ballasting the
track with sand and shell and the
force will be kept steadily at work
until the road bed is in condition
to maintain safe and fast passenger
service. The material for the bal-
lasting is obtained in unlimited
quantities from the deposits along
the coast in the vicinity of High
island and is demonstrated to be a
superior article for this purpose.
A mixed train for freight and
passenger service schedule to run
daily between Beaumont and Port
Bolivar was put on today and
within a short time a ferry will
be placed in the reach of Galveston
and excursions run to the Island
city.
Cleveland Goes Fishing-
Washington June 15—The
president accompanied by Internal
Revenue Commissioner Miller has
gone on a Ashing trip to Leesburg
Va. where he is again the guest of
Harrison who has a fine trout
preserve just outside that village.
No McKinley There.
St. Louis June 15.—The Morton
boomers are in full possession of
their quarters at the Southern
the ordinary a large room on the
right of the stairway parlor floor.
Around New York headquarters
there Is no sign of McKinley no
McKinley lithographs or buttons
or badges. No rotund Tom Reed
peers at the stranger through the
half open door nor are the chin
whiskers of genial Allison visible
in any nook or cranny’ of the al-
coves. No indeed no strange
faces loiter around that corner of
the Southern. Bat oat of a mas-
sive frame at the farther end of
the room from the main entrance
peers the lean smoothshaven
wrinkled visage of Levi P. Morton.
That is the only picture in sight.
New York [and Morton Morton
and New York are the combina-
tion the Southern’s ordinary now
holds and Thomas C. Platt has
the key to it.
New York’s quarters are com-
modious. A hundred people can
find room there to move about and
talk and there are plenty of chairs
to rest upon. Flags and silken
banners cover the walls and flags
•nd shields interwined decorate the
four big columns that reach from
floor to celling. Suspended al-
most in the center of the room is
New York’s coat of arms—the
rising sun the horn of plenty and
figures on either side of the picture
with “Excelsior” written across it.
On the backgrouhd of bine are the
words “New York” and the figure
“1776.”
The large painting of Levi P.
Morton is by Berthrong of Boston.
It is artistically draped with flags
and bunting. Small banners are
numerously displayed at every
available point notifying every-
body that that this is “The State
of New York.”
AFTER BRADLEY’S SCALP.
Because They Say He Appointed a
Catholic to Office.
Louisville Ky. June 15.—A. P. A.
Council No. 61 has adopted the follow-
ing preamble and resolution calling on
the order for the expulsion of Gover-
nor Bradley:
Whereas reliable information hav-
ing been received by Council No. 61.
A. P. A. that Hon. W. O. Bradley
governor of Kentucky a member of
this order has apointed one John H.
Whallen a Roman Catholic and notor-
iously corrupt politician as a member
of the Chickamaugua Park commis-
sion—a State and National commis-
sion of Federal and Confederate asso-
ciations. involving the high honor and
sacred sentiments of a re-united and
loyal people; therefore be It
Resolved that this council in regu-
lar convention asembled. hereby ex-
presses Its ;>oBitive condemnation of
said act of appointment and requests
its secretary to transmit to the honor-
able governor and honorable state
board of our association the action of
this body hereon and that a like reso-
lution of censure should come from
each council of Kentucky jurisdiction
with charges and specifications for
his expulsion from the order.
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