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San Antonio Daily Light.
Volume XVI. Number 225.
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W A NTS 1N FORM ATION.
Calvert Tex.. Aug. 31.
To the Cotton Kaisers of Texas:
There seems to be a disposition to
exaggerate the crop prospects among
the export and mill buyers who seem
to be short of cotton. Judging from
recent views of alleged experts the
rain that recently fell mostly in the
Panhandle of Texas would increase
the cotton crop from 2000000 to'3.-
000000 bales. I wish you would im-
mediately write me here:
1. What was the increased acreage
in cotton in your neighborhood?
2. What per cent lost by bad stands
etc?
3. How large is the weed compared
with last year this time?
4. How does the crop compare
with last year?
5. How many acres doos it take to
make a bale on an average?
6. Did the recent rains benefit the
cotton ?
7. Prospects of the top crop.
8. Remarks on the crop.
9. How is the corn crop?
It is very important to have a full
accurate and reliable report of the
cotton crops so the truth may be
known to the spinners and buyers of
the world and you can judge intelli-
gently when best to sell your crop.
Yours truly. E. S. PETERS.
President American Cotton Growers'
Association for Texas. •
WON SECOND PLACE WHILE
DEAD.
Milwaukee Wis. Sept. 1. —John
Holmes one of the best known own-
ers of trotters in. the northwest died
at Green Bay while he was driving
his horse Pewabic to victory. The
regular annual trotting races were
being held there and Pewabic was
played as the favorite. He led the
race on the stretch and was a sure
winner but when 100 feet from the
wire his driver was seen to loosen the
reins and lean over to one side. The
horse broke and came in second and
when the stable boys came to take
charge of the horse they noticed that
his owner sat dead in his seat. He
had died of heart disease.
KAILROAD WASHOUTS.
Albuquerque N. M. Sept. I.—Par-
ticulars of a big washout on the At-
lantic and Pacific which have tied
up passengers and freight trains for
three days have been received. On
the night of August 28 heavy rains
extended along the road from Hack-
berry to Siberia. The track was
washed badly in more than lOOplaces.
There arc six miles of side track
washe d away between Yucca and
Franchia. A 300 foot bridge and sev-
eral smaller bridges are washed out
between Melan and Yucca. West of
Franconia two large bridges were de-
stroyed and an eight foot fill one
mile and a quarter in length was
washed away.
Through train service has been kept
up by routing trains over other lines.
FAST TIME BY A FEMALE.
Cheyenne Wyoming. Sept. I.—The
only woman who was given a place
in the Examiner-Journal relay race
was Mrs. A. F. Rinehart of Denver
who carried a message from Red Butte
to Tie Siding Wyoming a distance of
nine miles in thirty-seven minutes.
The roads were in a sloppy condition
and faster time was impossible.
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OCR TOY CRUISER
LITTLE BANCROFT WILL GO TO
TUBKEY.
So Small in Goal Capacity That a Con-
tinuous Voyage Would Soon
Exhaust Her-
Washington. Sept. 1. —Tin 1 crisis in
Turkish affairs is being followed
closely by officials here. Minister
Terrell tit Constantinople has not
transmitted further advices than
those of Thursday. Officials at the
state department feel that American
interests are protected by the pres-
ence of the cruisers San Francisco
and Marblehead in the Mediterra-
nean waters. The San Francisco is
at Alexaudrette and the Marblehead
at Genoa. The Minneapolis also be-
longs to this fleet and can be brought
from Queenstown on short notice.
The riotous situation at Constanti-
nople has renewed the attention of of-
ficials to the desirability of having
tile United States represented by a
warship nearer Constantinople with-
in easy reach of the American lega-
tion. Great Britain and other first-
class jiowers are represented by dis-
patch boats. For some months the
state department has been seeking to
have the United States similarly rep-
resented ami in this connection appli-
cation has been made to have the
small cruiser Bancroft which lias
about the rank of a dispatch boatsta-
tioned at Constantinople. The pres-
ent crisis renews the necessity for
American representation near the
Turkish capital. This necessity and
the preparation of the Bancroft for
sea service loads to the impression
that the little ship will ultimately be
added to the Mediterranean fleet and
if possible seut up the Dardanelles
to Constantinople.
Duly with the assent of Turkey
could this be done as the forts at the
mouth of the Dardanelles are strong
enough to sink a dozen first class war-
ships. while the Bancroft is a minia-
ture cruiser. When the first move
was made toward sending the Ban-
croft abroad several weeks ago au of-
ficial inquiry was made of the naval
bureau of engineering as to her ca-
pacity for a sea trip. As she was de-
signed merely for practice use by the
naval cadets at Annapolis the bureau
answered that the coal capacity of the
ship was so limited that she could not
make a direct trip across the ocean.
At most her coal would not permit a
continuous trip of more than 2500
miles. It is said however that she
might go by relays first to Halifax
where she could coal then to Azore
islands for another coaling and
thence the balance of the distance.
This would make a long trip proba-
bly two months by which time any
present emergency might have passed.
The Bancroft will be ready for a
cruise in about two weeks and will
then receive her orders. In the mean-
time she is being fitted out.
There is an unverified story about
the state and anvy departments to the
effect that an understanding has been
reached between the sultan and the
United States that this government
shall be allowed to have a vessel
within the Dardanelles.
HOKE SMITH STEPS OUT.
Washnigton Sept. I.—Secretary
Hoke Smith closed his administration
of affaire of the interior department
today and retired from the cabinet.
When ex-Governor Francis will ar-
rive from Missouri and take the office
is not definitely known but it is pos-
sible he will be here tomorrow after-
noon. In that event Secretary Smith
has planned to leave for Atlanta then.
All Important matters that have
been pendinghave now been disposed
of so that Francis will have a clear
field to begin with.
Everything lias been doue to give
the incoming secretary a good send
off. The bureau officials and princi-
pal subordinates of the interior de-
partment will call to be presented and
pay their respects to the new chief.
OPENED ON SUNDAY.
New Orleans. Sept. 1. —P. Campagno
was arrested at the corner of Maga-
zine and Felicity streets charged With
violating the Sunday law.
San Antonio. Texas Tuesday September 11896.
AFFECTS MISSIONARIES
If 16 To 1 Is The Go Foreign Missions
Will Suffer Great Hardship.
New York. Sept. 1. —The foreign mis-
sionary societies of the Methodist Bap-
tist and Presbyterian churches have
cotne out with a statement that they
consider their interests will be greatly
damaged if a free silver candidate is
elected. This fact was brought to
light by investigation which Miss
Helen Varick Boswell made in pursu-
ance of a scheme for reaching the
wives of farmers.
Miss Boswell has been busy with va-
rious plans on behalf of the West Side
Republican Woman’s Club to inculcate
gold teachings throughout the country.
She received great encouragement
when she visited the missionary boards
to seek from them arguments which
would touch the women of the rural
districts who are as a rule deeply in-
terested in the foreign missions. She
found that the missions considered this
a very vulnerable point where argu-
ments would surely prevail.
"It will make a vast difference in
their efficiency the secretary tells me”
Miss Boswell said today. "Only one-
half as many missionaries and one-
half as many books and tracts can be
sent as heretofore if they must be sent
on a silver basis of 16 to 1.”
CRUSHED HIS HEAD.
Muncie Ind.. Sept. 1. —Joseph Bul-
lard aged 54. head sawyer at Moody &
Son's saw mill had his brains crushed
out while at his post of duty by falling
while in an epileptic fit. In falling he
grabbed for the lever that operates c-.t
carriage that conveys the logs to the
saw starting it. He fell across the
track and before assistance came the
man's head was caught between the
carriage and a heavy timber crushing
in both sides of his head. He leaves
a widow and three children.
ANOTHER DANGER IN SILVER.
St. John. Kas. Sept. I.—During a
slight rain storm accompanied by elec-
trical disturbances H. C. Guyer a far-
mer residing nine miles southeast of
this place while riding on the open
prairie was struck by lightning near
his home and he and his horse killed.
A son ten years old riding at his
side was stunned but will recover.
Several years ago Guyer was kicked
by a horse and his skull crushed about
the right eye. The pieces of bone
were removed and a silver plate In-
serted. The lightning struck the sil-
ver plate shivering the skull and pas-
sing down the front of his body. A
heavy felt hat he was wearing was
charred.
LATEST CONFIDENCE SCHEME.
Princeton. 111. Sept. 1. —Henry Smith
a well known young man of this city
pleaded guilty to grand larcency in the
circuit court here and was given an
indeterminate sentence in the peniten-
tiary being a term of from one to
twenty years. Smith’s crime consisted
of obtaining bicycles and typewriters
from various manufacturing concerns
under pretense of using them in ex-
hibits and then selling them. A large
number of firms were victimized. He
also pleaded guilty to burglary.
CHINA SENDS COAL.
San Francisco Cal. Sept. I.—China
has thrown the gauntlet down to the
big coal operators of the United States.
The American bark Colorado has Just
arrrived with a mixed sample cargo of
anthracite and manufactured coal
mined and made in the Tonquin dis-
trict. It was consigned to a coal firm
of this city with a promise to push the
Chinese fuel on the coast market at
prices greatly below those which Penn-
sylvania and the Welch coals of the
same character are now bringing.
JOHNSON S DIFFICULT TASK.
Boise Idaho Sept. 1. —Senator Du-
boise Congressmen Wilson and J. M.
Hawley and S. H. Hayes ex-chairman
of the Democratic state committee
have gone to Pocatello to meet John-
son the Kansas member of the Dem-
ocratic national committee who was
sent to Idaho to arrange the complete
political bearing.
RAILROAD JUSTICE.
Officers Catch Three Highwaymen And
Land Them In The Pen.
Evansville Ind. Sept. I.—The police
were notified that a gang of tramps
was creating a riot at the Belt Line
junction with the Evansville and Terre
Haute line about a mile from the city.
They took a special engine and went
to the scene of the trouble. As the
engine slowed up three men made a
dash for it and tried to hold up the en-
gineer. The officers captured them af-
ter a hard fight. In which the tramps
were badly beaten. They gave their
names as James Doran John Wilson
and Joe Smith. They were taken to
the train dispatcher’s office where Ja-
cob Renz was found unconscious with
his head badly cut. He was restored
to consciousness and recognized the
three men as his assailants. Oscar
Dicks who was with Renz said the
men had robbed him and chased him
out of the yards with a knife. The
three men were given a trial this morn-
ing for highway robbery found guilty
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
three years each.
M’KINLEY REGIMENT.
New York Starts Off With The First
Military Campaign Organization.
New York Sept. I.—At a meeting of
the Excelsior Republican club of the
Thirty-third Assembly District this
resolution was offered and unanimous-
ly adopted: "Resolved That the mem-
bers of the Excelsior Republican club
do heartily endorse the candidacy of
Armond B. Rodriguez for Assembly
and we heartily pledge aur loyal sup-
port to secure his nomination.”
At the meeting of the Daniel Jackson
Republican club resolutions compli-
mentary to the work of the Assembly
convention were enthusiastically car-
ried. Mr. Jackson addressed the meet-
ing and urged upon his hearers the
necessity of their asking their friends
to join the club and support McKin-
ley and Hobart sound money and pro-
tection to American Industries. The
meeting was the largest of the season
and many new names were added to
the roll of the club which has now over
300 jnembers.
The members of the First McKinley
Regiment of New York have elected
the following officers: Colonel J. On-
ley Banning; lieutenant-colonel H. G.
Weaver: major. First Battailion E.
Twffert; major. Second Battailion
Frank Selva; surgeon. Dr. J. F. M.
Saunderson; regimental adjutant W.
V. Moore;quartermasterAmbrose Fow-
ler; adjutants First Battallion.Edward
Ollrick; Second Bat tailion Major But-
ler. The regiment is composed of
members of the New Amsterdam Re-
publican club whose cozy quarters at
N". 59 West Ninety-sixth street are
well known.
CHILDS HEAD BROKEN.
New Orleans Sept. I.—Frances Ro-
zier aged 8 years was seriously hurt
while playing near her home at the
corner of Gaiennie and Tchoupitoulas
streets. While running across the
street she collided with a gallery post
and and her head struck the obstruc-
tion with great force. Her skull was
fractured and she was sent to the hos-
pital.
ILLICIT LOVE EPISODE.
St. Joseph Mo. Sept. I.—Joseph La-
fonds. a tinner by trade attempted to
commit suicide by taking muriatic acid.
He was discovered in time for the doe-
tors to save-his life. He became in-
fatuated with Mrs. Clara Hughes a
married woman and because she re-
fused to reciprocate his love he at-
tempted suicide. The attempt was
made at the Hughes residence.
DESPONDENT SUICIDE.
Franklin Ind. Sept. I.—David De-
vore one of the wealthiest farmers of
this county committed suicide by
hanging himself in his wood shed. He
had been in poor health for some time
and despondency is given as the cause.
He was about 55 years of age and
leaves a widow and several grown
children.
ANOTHER M’KINLEY CLUB.
Nokomis 111. Sept. I.—A McKinley
club with a membership of 300 was or-
ganized at the opera house in this city
E. G. Kerr was elected president; G.
H. Webster vice president; Earnest E.
Mallory secretary; Robert T. Paddock
treasurer. Hon. D. H. Zepp and at-
torney L. C. Whitten both of this city
addressed the meeting.
M’KINLEY CLUB FORMED.
Sedalia Mo. Sept. I.—A McKinley-
Hobart-Lewis club of 124 members was
organized at Smithton. The following
officers were elected: president F. L.
Wright; vice president Frank Hoff-
man; secretary James P. Hook; treas-
urer John Ringen.
HOMESTEAD ENTRY.
Washington D. C. Sept. I.—Secre-
tary Smith has filed a judgment in the
case of Charles F. Wiedeman vs. Hen-
derson Garten under appeal by the lat-
ter holding for cancellation his home-
stead entry for a tract of land In Iron-
ton Missouri. The appeal has been
denied.
NEW YORK FOR M’KINLEY.
Active Campaign Clubs Being Rapidly
Organized With Large Membership.
New York Sept. I.—The dry goods
men have revived their old campaign
organization with great enthusiasm.
A meeting was called and Mayor
Strong was nominated for president a
selection which was accepted unani-
mously. The mayor spoke briefly of
the importance to business men of the
present campaign and said that all
could unite on the sound money plat-
form. His speech was greeted with
great applause.
Other officers chosen were: Vice
president William B. Fuller; treasurer
Seth. M. Milliken; secretary Andrew
Jacobs; temporary secretary Grinnell
Willis. The meetings of the club will
be held in the Jaffray building every
day after September It.
Other business men's organizations
in the interest of McKinley and Hobart
are now forming and steps are being
taken to revive the old Business Men’s
Republican Association which is to
consist of representatives of the va-
rious Republican organizations of the
city.
Price $5.00 a Year.
WHO WILL HEAD IT?
Speculation Regarding The Nomina-
tion By The Gold Standard
Democrats.
Indianapolis Ind.. Sept. I.—Word that
Senator Vilas will not permit the use
<>f his name for presidential nominee
is brought here today by Ellis B. Ush-
er of Wisconsin. "Vilas does not
want the nomination” said he; "be-
sides he is for General Bragg. Wis-
consin delegation will be here today
and begin work for Bragg’s nomina-
tion. From what I have learned since
my arrival it would appear that Henry
Watterson will be General Bragg’s on-
ly formidable rival.”
He further said he did not believe
there was warrant for the statement
that Vilas was the administration can-
didate. He was asked about a state-
ment that General Bragg had a green-
back record. G"eneral Bragg” he re-
plied "was never a greenbacker but
he believed in 1878 that specie pay-
ments could not be resumed without
undue contraction. He was mistaken
and has long since admitted that the
views he then held were erroneous.
The views he held then will not pre-
judice his candidacy here.
Mr. Usher said Bryan would not re-
ceive fifty per cent of regular. Demo-
cratic votes in Wisconsin. How much
of the gold vote would go to the ticket
nominated here he thought was prob-
lematical. His opinion was that forty
per cent of the German Democratic
vote would be cast for McKinley. Ush-
er said there was considerable silver
strength among Republicans in the
northerh part of the state.
More interest attaches here to Mr.
Cleveland’s position perhaps than to
any other feature of the convention.
By many it is accepted as a fact that
the president in sympathy with the
purpose of the convention. A declar-
ation of some sort from him would not
surprise them. In fact they rather
anticipate something from Cleveland.
Those who are mest active in the move-
ment are not of this opinion.
Bynum said today he did not think
the president would be heard from.
"It would” he said be unliltely that
the president will make a declaration
in advance of the action of the conven-
tion even were he in sympathy with
it. He would hardly endorse its ac-
tion in advance. Such course would
commit him no matter what was done.
I don’t look for any word from the
president to this convention.” There is
a decided feeling that but one thing
stands in the way of offering the nom-
ination to the president. It is recog-
nized that in case this action was tak-
en there would be a clamor against a
third term which might be turned to
account by the silver men and prevent
some from voting. In case a northern
man is named for first place there is
a disposition to push either General
Buckner of Kentucky or Secretary
Herbert of Alabama for second place.
HEARTLESS BRUTE.
Kansas City Mo. Sept. 1. —A war-
rant has been issued for the arrest of
Paddy Purtell the pugilist who van-
quished Jimmy Ryan of Cincinnati
Sunday. He is charged with abandon-
ing his wife and baby who are in des-
titute circumstances here. As a re-
sult of Sunday's fight Purtell carried
off |750.
WANTS A SCRAP BAD.
Chicago 111. Sept. I.—Jimmy Barry
the 103 pound champion pugilist of the
world has issued a challenge to any
man in England to fight him give or
take two pounds. He also challenges
either Plimmer or Palmer to fight at
110 pounds Barry at catch weight.
ARMENIANS KILLED LIKE RATS.
London Sept. I.—A dispatch to the
"Times” from Athens says that pas-
sengers just arrived on steamers
from Constantinople describe in a vivid
and graphic fashion the scenes in the
harbor at the time of their departure.
Several Armenians seeking refuge on
board the foreign steamers were pur-
sued by Moslem fanatics and students
in boats. In every instance the Ar-
menians were killed outright by the
zealots. One Armenian almost reach-
ed the Italian steamship when he was
struck on the head by an anchor. He
sank in the waters of the Golden Horn
and was never seen again.
BICYCLE BOY KILLED.
Cedar Rapids la. Sept. 1. —While
coasting down a hill on his bicycle Bert
Schuweiler a 12-year old boy collided
with a team and was thrown under a
heavily loaded wagon and killed.
FRENCH OPERA.
What San Antonio Baldheads Are
Missing.
New Orleans. Sept. I.—M. Charley
sends word that he has closed the fol-
lowing engagements:
Mons. Albers premier baritone just
finished a highly successful sanson at
Covent garden London with De Reske
Mauret Melba Calve etc.
Mlle. Foedor premiere falcon from
the Theatre de la Monnaie Brussels.
Mlle. Emma de Consoli star dan-
seuse from the grand opera Mar-
seilles.
Also a beautiful young ballet and a
complete orchestra. Including several
soloists from the conservatory.
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