San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 406, Ed. 1 Monday, December 4, 1899 Page: 5 of 8
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MONDAY DECEMBER 4 1899.
THE
Geo.Dullnig
Grocer Co
Standard Granulated Sugar
lB lb for |l.OO
Choice Rio Roasted Coffee
lott> for >l.OO
Choice Cordova Roasted Coffee ....
Blb for >l.OO
Choice Blended Java and Mocha ....
2sc per lb.
Just received apple butter mince
meat. Jams and Jellies which we offer
at Extremely low prices.
We offer at prices below competition:
1000 kegs Holland Herring. .
200 kegs Imported Russian sardines.
100 pails spiced herring.
Trout white fish salmon anchovies
salt sardelles smoked herrings bloat-
ers mackerels etc.
New raisins currants citron lemon
peel at reduced prices. New pecans
almonds walnuts filberts brazil nuts
at reduced prices.
New figs dates etc.
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We cany the largest and p
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■ o J. WOODWIRD 4CO
WANT THE BOARD.
For a counteracting effect on a peti-
tion new before the city council by
Dou is Wolf complaining of a bill board
across the San Pedro creek on Stoves
street near the Laclede hotel the fol-
lowing numerously sigred petition
will be presented the council this af-
ternoon by citizens in the vicinity of
the place named:
•‘Your petitioners would most ur-
gently represent that the appearance
of San Pedro creek both to the north
and south of Commerce street where
the same crosses San Pedro creek pre-
eenfa a most unsightly appeaiance
both to the citizens of the city and
the strangers visiting the city and
much to the Injury of property In that
location and until the city council
consummates its program of perma-
nently Improving the bed of San Ped-
ro creek and Steves street that it Is
greatly to the advantage of the pro-
perty owners of the vicinity and the
city at large that the unsightly ap-
pearance of the creek should be hidden
by bill boards o .he advertising com-
cany and your petitioners would
therefore respectfully request that said
board which has been erected on said
bridge be permitted to remain Ln
Its present poaitlon.
AN IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE.
To make it apparent to thousands
who think themselves ill that they are
not afflicted with any disease hut that
the system simply needs cleansing is
to bring comfort home to their hearts
u a costive condition Is easily cured
by using Syrup of Figs. Manufactur-
ed by the California Fig Svrup Co. on
ly. and sold by all druggists.
PLAYWRIGHT AND AUTHOR.
A N<*ed Literary Woman In the City
On a Visit..
Mra Vivanlte Chartres authoress of
the "Hunt Ftor Happiness" and other
literary accompanied by
her child ar.d maid is In the city to
attend two or three months.
Ctiantres is the wife of a mem-
h/r of the New York Herald editorial
staff Ind is hcre rest and reC '
an Italian by birth and was
n'Xrtv Mtes Anita Vivantl. Her
I mXrary effort was a small book
r -loems in her native language fol-
Mby -The Hunt For Happiness.
In English which made an Immediate
lll She then wrote the play “That
Min " which was a great success at
New York theatres and later wrote
“The Blue Rose." an ItVton play which
is now being translated into English
production in this country.
In P her Italian writings there are tour
nlkys Md one book of which
designated as "Lirlca.” Eleanore
the noted Italian actress took
tte leading role In "The Blue Rose"
XJ U X Introduced in Italy.
TOLD BY A BURGLAR.
How He Was Once Scared Away by
Mysterious Siunds.
Whe« Many Years Afterward the
Cause of the Strange Noises Was
Revealed to Him He Felt
Like Kicking Himself.
"Ai a rule” said the retired burglar
to a New York Sun reporter “1 did not
pause to look at pictures in the bouses
I visited; there wasn’t time even if 1
had had the inclination; but sometimes
one’s attention would be fixed on a pic-
ture by circumstances. For instance
as I was passing my lamp one night
Along a parlor shelf to see if there was
anything there the light fell at the
same moment on a silver snuffbox and
a daguerreotype of a man In uniform
that stood right beside it and as I
dropped the snuffbox in my pocket I
)>eld the light on the picture for a min-
ute and inspected it a little more closely.
It interested me somehow though
there wasn’t anything very remarkable
about it one way or the other; just the
picture of a youngish self-satisfied
young man in a military uniform.
“When I turned awny from the shelf
I walked across the parlor to the hAI
of the house and nut into the hall to go
upstairs but just as I put my foot on
the bottom step 1 heard what sounded
like a faint groan. Well now you un-
derstand I am not mush disturbed by
strange sounds because a man in my
business gets so to speak used to the
unexpected but that groan stopped mo.
1 stood there for a minute with one foot
lon the floor of the hall and the other
on the lowest step and waited. I didn’t
hear any more and then I thought I
might have been mistaken and 1 started
up. but I had scarcely raised that foot
that was on the floor before I heard the
groan again this time for sure and I
was glad to put that foot down by the
other instead of putting It up a step
and then I waited again awhile and
then 1 started up once more this time
STOPPED BY A GROAN.
resolute fo go ahead. That's what I
did.
“When I got within a foot or two of
the top there was a sort of a boom that
1 couldn’t understand at all and just as
I stepped up the last step onto the floor
of that upstairshalltherecame a sudden
booming burst of sound that was many
times repeated rapidly and that made
the whole house shake as though there
was thunder rolling through it and
smashing around in it and then my
son I went away. I don’t shy at
things I can understand but I have lit-
tle use for the mysterious.
“Well. I never saw that town again for
three years. The next time 1 went there
was in the time of a political campaign.
They were having a big meeting there
that night and a parade and that sort
of thing and I stood in a good place in
the crowd aud watched the procession;
and when the band came along who do
you think was playing the bass drum?
My man whose picture I’d seen on the
mantel shelf that night 1 nipped the
heirloom snuffbox and heard the mys-
terious moaning and groaning and
tthunder attachments.
“I’d dropped a spoon or a fork or
something in the dining-room in his
house before 1 struck into the parlor and
he'd heard it and got up and saw me
and then he headed me off with the
drum. He had his eye on me from some-
where and when 1 set foot os that
lower step he ruffled the big drum
gently the low groan; it was easy for
him and these groans grew under bis
hand as I advanced till he hit that
whack when 1 was near the top and
then beat it with frantic energy when
he saw that that single thunderburst
didn't stop me.
“Was he scared? Well now you bet
your life he was and 1 sou Id imagine
him gay and gallus as he was now
walking along beating away on tbeold
bass drum with the skyrockets a-soar-
ing and the Roman candles a-spouting
around him standing that night in a
dark room in his ow n house and beat-
ing the big drum as he never beat it be-
fore or since; but I'll bet a thousand dol-
lars to a cocoanut that I was worse
scared than he was; but that wasn’t
the worst of it.
“As long as it was a mystery why I
could stand it very well: but I've never
from that day to this never met n brass
band In the street w ithout feeling sort
of sheepish when the man with tbe bass
drum went by.”
A True Friend of Women.
A Canadian editor being asked if he
had ever seen a bald-headed woman
replied: “No; weneverdid. Nor have
we ever seen a woman waltzing around
town in her shirt sleeves with a cigar
between her teeth. We have never seen
a woman go afisbing with a bottle in
her hip pocket sit on the damp ground
all dny and then go home drunk at
night. Nor have we ever seen a woman
yank off her coat and swear she could
iick any man in town. God bless herl
She ain’t built that way."
AUSTIN NEWS BUDGET.
CHARTER FILED WITH THE SEC-
RETARY OF STATE.
Railway Companies Paid up on Their
Gross Passenger Earnings—Sewing
Machine Company Granted Permit.
Austin Texas December 4.—The fol-
lowing chatter was filed today by
the secretary of state: The Texas
Roller G n company of Dallas capi-
tal stock 125.000.
The New Home Sewing Machine
of Massachusetts waa granted a per-
irlit bo do business in the state capi-
tal stock 1500000.
The foß.owlng railroads today paid
the comptroker tuxes due on gross
paatenger earnings for the quarter
ending September 30. '99: Southern
Kansas R. R. Co. of Texas $2B tax;
St. Louis Southwestern. $819; Tvier
Southeastern R. R. $lOO tax; Wagner
Palace Car Co. $157 tax: Western
Union also paid Its quarterly tax on
business for the quarter ending Sep-
tember 30 said tax being $1717.
There was an old woman and what do
you think?
She lived upon nothing but victuals
and drink;
Victuals and drink were the chief <<
her diet.
And she used Levering* Coffee to keep
her nerves quiet. 12-4-7 t.
DESPERATE NEGRO.
Fired Into a Crowd at a Deputy Sheriff
and Wounded Several.
Special to the Daily Light.
Houston Texas Dec. 4. —A special to
the Herald from Cypress says:
Last evening Deputy Sheriff Gergan
attempted to arrest Mat Chandler a
negro. Another negro Brady Mills
secured a shot gun loaded with num
ber four shot and fired four times into
the crowd gathered around the officer
and prisoner. The deputy and four
others were seriously wounded. The
wounded are Glenn head and leg:
Frank Colby back; a negro named
Philip Oliver side and back; Philip
Chandler in leg. Sheriff Anderson
and posses arrived last evening and
after a vigorous search arrested Mills
and Chandler.
There was an old woman and what do
you think?
She lived upon nothing but victuals
and drink;
Victuals and drink were the chief
her diet.
And she used Levering'a Coffee to keep
her nerves quiet. 12-4-7 t.
DICK WALLACE.
How the Ex-San Antonian Was Mur
dered.
The remains of the late R. W. Wal
lace the colored deputy customs col-
lector at Candela 85 miles from Presi-
dio de Rio Grande who was murdered
by Mexicans last Wednesday have ar-
rived in this city today and the funeral
will be held this afternoon. An ac
count of Wallace's untimely taking off
while in the discharge of his duty has
been gleaned from witnesses at the
coroner’s jury by Dr. J. S. Cameron of
our city as follows:
Wallace had been especially vigi-
lant in his official capacity as deputy
customs collector and representative
of the United States government in
preventing smuggling from over the
border and also in preventing small-
pox from being imported from Mexico
into Texas over the Rio Grande. He
had helped materially to maintain
strict quarantine in his district and
had trouble 10 keeping Mexican labor-
ers in his district (who had been ex-
posed to the disease) in quarantine.
He maintained this however with the
Texas Mexicans but could not keep out
Mexicans from over the border who
crossed over and worked on the ranch-
es and this caused great friction and
jealousy from the Texas Mexicans. In
seizing a prisoner a Mexican who per-
sisted in crossing after repeated warn-
ings and after traveling within 21
miles of Presidio with the confiscated
oxen wagon and a horse caught with
the prisoner he was ambushed and
killed by friends of the prisoner who
escaped into Mexico across the river
with the wagon oxen and horse. Wal-
lace was killed by a bullet through his
temple fired at close range and his
body was robbed of $3 in cash. His
jewelry and pistol were untouched.
Efforts are being made by the Feder-
al authorities to extradite the murder-
ers who are all known to the United
States officers.
There waa an old (woman and what do
you think? ...
She lived upon nothing but victuals
and drink.
Victuals and drink were the chief <z
her diet.
And she used Len-er'nig's Coffee to ke p
her nerves quiet. 12-4-7 t.
THE WEATHER.
Fair and continued cold tonight an 4
Tuesday Is the local weather forecast.
A cold wave has spread over the east-
ern slope of the Rocky mountains and
caused decidedly colder weather as far
south as the gulf coast and east to the
Mississippi river.
The temperature has reached the
zero point In South Dakota.
Killing frost occurred in Central and
Southwest Texas last night.
A storm disturbance overlies the
central valleys and is moving In an
easterly direction.
The weather Is clear on the Rocky
mountain slope and in the southwest.
There was an eld (woman and what do
you think?
She 'lived upon nothing but victuals
and drink: .
Victuals and drink were the chief fC
her diet.
And she used Levering'a Coffee to keep
her nerves quiet. 12-4-71.
NEW POSTMASTERS.
Washington. D. C.. Dec. 4.-Two hun-
dred and ninety-four postmasters will
be amolnted by the president during
this week. These constitute tne en-
tire list of rece-e appointments of pres-
idential protoflioea. They are distr -
buted among the southern stat s ao fo -
lows: Alabama 5. Arkansas 4. Flori-
da 5. Georgia 4 Indian Tendtory 2.
Kentucky r>. Loti'a'ana 4. Mlaslsslppi 5
New Mexico 1 'North Carolina 3. South
Carolina 4 Tennessee 4. Texas 18 Vir-
ginia 2.
Ed. H. Harrell of Houston arrived In
tbe city this morinlng.
FEDERAL BUILDING NEWS
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY FROM
DE WITT COUNTY.
Registered Letters Insured For Ten
Dollars—News Notes Picked up
About the Building.
William Abram Hulse De Wittcoun
ty filed an application in bankruptcy
with Clerk Albert Grosenbacher of
the Federal court this morning.
Among his creditors are the follow-
ing San Antonians whom he owes the
amount set opposite their names:
Estate of Charles J. Langholz .$223 15
A. Dreiss 25 00
G. A. Duerler 24 00
Postmaster G. G. Clifford this morn
ing received a bundle of cards from the
postmaster general with the following
Inscription thereon which he is re
quested to make as widely public as
possible:
"Notice to the Public —Do not send
money in the ordinary mail. Valua-
ble mail matter of every class should
be registered to insure its safe trans-
mission and proper delivery. An in-
demnity. for Its value not exceeding
$lO. will be paid if a registered letter
mailed at and addressed to a United
States postoffice is lost in the mails.
Tbe registry fee is 8 cents in addition
to the postage.”
All the Federal court officials left
yesterday for Laredo to open court
there today. Deputy U. S. Marshal K.
H. Merrem left for there this morning
with 14 female prisoners who were in
jail here and who are to be tried in La
redo.
Potmaster G. G. Clifford custodian
of the Federal building has ordered
electric lights in the postoffice which
occupies the basement and first floor
of the building to replace gas now in
use.
Chief Clerk Harvey Montgomery of
the Railway Mall service has been no
tified of the appointment of Harry H.
Dunahugh of Houston as a substitute
railway mail clerk on his lines.
The Federal building elevator has
again ceased to run with the adjourn-
ment of court and affords a good op
portunity for the “cussers” to get In
their work.
HOTEL ARRIVALS
THE LACLEDE.
Horace Meyer Morrisey Sisters The
Hustler Co.; Mabel Stanly John Ells-
den James Kidder and Hanford Co.;
Ed. J. Phelps. Houston; W. G. Jones
Houston: M. D. Dennie Mexico; Dr.
E. A. De Lyrcasay Seguin: John Tan-
nie Austin; M. 8. Coy city.
SOUTHERN.
W. G. Inson. Dalia®; Goo. H. King
Galveston; Mrs. N. Armstrong. San
Antonio; Wm. Guin Shiner Tex.; S.
L. Green Columbus; M. Kernson. Co-
lumbus; Ira Harris Uvalde; R. S.
Dilworth. nzales; P. 8. Krlstgraber
and wife. Del Rio; E. G. Ftebolt. Ban-
dera; Miss Mary Dix. Utopia. Texas;
C. A. Hutchlr.b Presidio; J. W. Ellis
Miguel; W. A. Neal. Columbus: Ham-
ilton Rayrieen. El Paso; Tboman Dun-
kind. Idlewild. Texas: N. R. Powell
Pettuk: L. J. Dashiell City: John C.
Spencer Chicago; Guo. Pklmer N. 8.
Canada: Bob Mitchell. Wyomiwood.
I. T.; C. M. Ludclclth Wyomiwood I.
T.; Hugh Lewis Rosewell N. M.; H.
B. Holmes Luling. Texas. Truxton
Davis Victoria. Texas.
ELITEL.
W. H. Way Dattas: M. C. Gran-
btny Austin; A. B. Kelly Waco; H.
Abraham New York; W. M. Liesane
New York; Dr. A. Von Hantenffel
Mexico City; H. P. White Twohlg;
F. H. Ray Houston; W. N. and J. H.
Fleming Victorio.
MAVERICK.
Hattie Mills Len Ross New York;
H. A. Krezchorn. Seguin; James A
Clancy Detroit: Eva Hope Anderson
Laredo: Estanlsdas Hoyes Musquiz
Mex.; Mrs. N. B. Sleat.'h. St. Louis;
J. J. Armstrong. C. P. Diaz. Mex.; W.
Hoogland. Kansas City: E. G. Cervan-
tes. San Antonio; J. D. Childs E. H.
Ashley city; Geroge C. Schuhardt. Ea-
gle Lake. Tex.; T. Nagel. J. M. Roy-
ston St. Louis.
ST. JAMES.
Fred Wenzel W. J. Holmes C. W.
Younet C. W. Meech "The Hustler
company: H. A. Langdom. James—Kid-
der—Hanford Co.; Frank C. Wedlg and
wife Austin; A. J. Hedrich. R. G. Da-
vidson Jacksonvi’le. Fla.; H. J. Hatch
J. W. Henry city; C. E. Lenz. New
York: P. T. McGraham St. Louis.
COMMISSIONERS’ COURT.
Petitions for Opening a New Road
Will be Taken up Saturday.
The county commissioners ordered
this morning that the petition for the
opening of a new road connecting the
Sulphur Springs road with the B'nz—
Engelman and Seguin roads twin be ta-
ken up Saturday.
The report of County Collector Paul
Meerscheldt for the month of Nevem-
ber was examined and approved.
KILLED IN CAVE-IN.
Yankton. 8. D.. Dec. 4.—Robert Tral-
the 13-vear-old son of William
Tra’lle. of this city while digging in
Rhine Creek with two companions was
ert-shed to death by earth weighing
three tons. They were hunting It
petrified wood and following a vein
of sand rndermlned a big section of
the bank which caved In. A boy nam-
ed Grip escaped with a broken leg.
DISORDERLY HOUSE.
Keefer Fined Two Hundred Dollars
By a Jury.
A disorderly house case was tried
bef re a jury In Justice Sw erey’s
court this morning. The jury af-
ter being out only a few minutes gave
a. verdict of guilty and assessed a
fine of $?00. The defendant will give
hond pending an appf-ail to the County
court. The house Is located on Presa
street end bename prominent in It* 1
connection with a tragedy Chat wm
committed in this city not Ions:
whl ta resulted in a sensational court
trial.
—Judge Peter Jonas and a jury were
engaged in the County c urt this morn-
ing In hearing a damage suit of Porfi-
rio Garcia against the San Antcwlo
Street Railway company for the death
of a horse caused by an electric wire
falling on It at the corner rtf Austin and
Tenth streets.
■
• JOSKE BROS.' Ths Stock will go as IVa no Secret
Dissolution fast as we can handle B . R ° B '
■ Big uisso'ution
: Bae the Tak the Goods. Better take Bale
of the Town „ ~ . Today.
: this tip and come early.
A WORD OR TWO WITH YOU.
• When our Big Store opened this morning our Grand Dissolution Sale
; was inaugurated. We have gone through the many departments and
■ everything has been marked down. Nothing was overlooked. We have
• much more than we were able to enumerate even in yesterday’s "ad.” A
; close and careful examination will repay everyone. Thousands will take
$ advantage of this sale. Why don’t you?
j A Mammoth Merchandise Emporium Turned
Into a Glorious Bargain Counter.
ABK FOR OUR PREMIUM STAMPS.
I
AMONG THE RAILROADS.
FIRST COACH OUT OF THE SHOPS
FOR SUNSET LIMITED.
Special Excursion for the Bull Fights
Over the I. & G. N.—News and Notes
of Men and Matters.
The first coach of the Sunaet that
will be put Into service the middle of
this month passed •‘'rough here yes-
terday from New Orleans for Oakland
Ch.!. As fa the annual custom these
coaches are being overhauled and re-
built before they are offered to the
traveling public so that when they
will be put on the road they will be
as spick and span as they were when
flist turned out of the shops.
Geo. A. Brown a fireman on the
Southern Pacific was brought in yes-
teruay seriously IU with Ibver and
taken to his home 508 Milam street.
Al. Walker telegraph operator in
the Sunset dispatchers' office left for
El Paso jxwterday to spend the holi-
days with his brother. Dispatcher J.
A. Walker. He is being relieved here
by Henry Hall who served under Gen-
eral Shafter in Ute Cuban campaign
and was. a stenographer at the peace
conference in Cuba.
Arrangements have bean completed
for an excursion over the I. & G. N.
tn Laredo next Sunday for the bull
fights and fiestas. A special train
will be run for the occasion leaving
San Antonio at 8 a. m.
William Walker who has filled the
position as porter kt the Sunset
ticket office the past ten years in a
faithful manner has tendered his res-
ignation to accept a similar position
with the San Antonio National bank.
Traveling Pasemger Agent Milton
Morris of the I. & G. N.. arrived form
Palestine this mornag with advertis-
ing matter for holiday excursions to
the southeast and to Mexico. He Is
also Inviting his friends to the excur-
sion to Laredo n?xt Sunday for the bull
fight and fiestas.
fIffItJSEMENTS.
The Grand Opera bouse was well
filled yesterday for matinee and night
for the (production of "The Hustler”
the fane comedy having been so much
heralded through the daily press of
late. The piece consists of songs
dances and wit and passed off very
well receiving great praise. Mr. Len
Bess as the female impersonator was
much appreciated. Mr. W. J. Hol-
mes os Con McFadden and Fritz
Wenzel as German comedians were
also applauded.
Grand Cpera House tonight. James
Kidder-Hanford combination in "The
Winters Tale." The . organization
numbers 37 people. The advance
sale for the engagement Is very
and indications are that a packed house
will welcome the three stars this even-
ing.
Manager Dave Weis has arranged for
the appearance of the Jefferson De
Angelis Opera company in "The Jolly
Musketeer” a new comic opera by
Stanislaus Stange and Ju'ian Ed-
wards. two eminently successful col-
laborators. Their other opera "The
Wedding Day” served to introduce
Jefferson De Angells Lillian Russel
and Delia Fox as allied stars which
arrangement made a fortune for its
promoter in one season.
Rehearsals are actively going on for
the production of Cuba L'bre In aid of
the Protestant Otrhan Asylum and the
Zouaves at the Grand Opera house.
Tuesday. December 12th. Mr. Arthur
T. Wvndham the famous Englsh ac-
tor and author fa putting on the play
and instructing the cast which is made
up of himself and Mr. Cohen. All the
original scenery and effects used in
the New York production of Cuba Li-
bre will be used here as well as the
costumes necessary for the niece.
HARMONY CLUB.
The Harmony Club fetid an Informal
dance in their handsome hall In Navar-
ro street. Faturdav nlrht.
Every one attended In the anticipa-
tion of an enjoyable time and thanks
to the efforts of the entertainment
committee with Mr. Hut" Goodman
chairman none wero (Foappolnted.
The dance “wient merrily on” until
midnleht and Ternlschoro would have
been plea e ed could she have witnessed
the ardent worship of her disciples.
Among three present were:
Mr. and Mna M. Oppenheimer Mr.
and Mrs. N. M. Was’t'r Mr aril Mils.
A. Joske. Mr. a“d Mrs. D. Selllgman
Mr. n.nd Mrs. Harris. Mr. and Mrs. S.
Frank. Mr. and Mrs. L. Llndhrtm. Mr.
and Mrs. I. Sfehel. Misms Ray Frank
Garry Deutsch. R. Deutsch M. Haas
A. Gocidman. F. Goodman. G. Gans
H. Moke K. Moke. T. Mover. G. Kotn-
tchelmer S. Freed C. Rosenfield H.
Piccard A. Zork and C. Hall. Messrs.
S. Stern H. P. Goodman. J. Gans M.
Bluethe.’ Jos. Oppenheimer. Hy. Op-
nertielmer J. M. Onpenh'eimer. 8. G.
Ell's. Aaron Frank R. Zork. E. Cohen.
H. Wyman M. Jacobs. C. Pessels M.
Woollier J. Goldenburo J. Alexander
A. Lewis and M. Harris.
TO FIGHT THE BRITISH.
MAJOR GEORGE A. ARMES WILL
HELP THE BOERS.
A Retired Officer of the Army Well
Known in Texas Raising a Company
of Rough Riders.
Major Geo. A. Armes well known in
Texas where he was stationed a few
yeans ag» as captain of the Tenth
Cavalry and whose history the Light
recently published In a Sunday issue.
Is going to Africa for fun but accord-
ing to the New York Journal fa organ-
izing a company of Rough Riders to
figtit against the queen‘s forces.
If this be ho he will make a
dangerous adversary if experience goes
for anything. He was a mere boy
when the rebellion broke out. but
served as a scout around Washington
and won a commission as second lieu-
tenant. Secretary of War Stanton
selected him to carry messages to Gen-
eral Grant at Fredericksburg. and
for gallantry he was made a brevet
major when only twenty. Then he
went Into the regular army and
fought Indians becoming captain of
cavalry when only twenty-ttwo. For
leading his company after his hip was
shattered by a bullet he was made
a brevet lieutenant-colonel. In 1869
he caused the arrest of two majors in
his command on a charge of steal-
ing army mules. They made counter
accusations against him and as their
testimony was the strongest he was
dtsmidsed. only to be reinstated in
a tthort while in the Tenth cavalry
succeeding Captain Thomas tie of
L troop. His enemies again preferred
chargee and he was court-martialed.
Influential friends Intercepted the
finding and tie remained only to be
tried and retired b- nis enemies a
few months later for lunacy.
He then went to Washington en-
gaged In the practice of law and is
now a millionaire but thirsts for
blood and as he cannot fight for hte
own country he ta going to a foreign
land to defend a people with whose
wrongs he is in sympathy.
The major’s old friends In this city.
However doubt the truthfullness of
ttie Journal’s assertion that he fa go-
ing to Africa to fight as he is on the
retired list of the United States army
and would be subject to a court-mar-
tial should he take up arms against
a nation at peace with this country
unless he resigned hte commission.
TWO INJURED.
Chief Tobin and Driver Hurt WMIe
Going to a Fine.
Mttille answering a false fire alarm
which came from the vicinity of the
I. &G. N. depot at 2 o’clock thfa
morning Chief Will G. Tobin and his
driver Martin Bickel were thrown
out and severely bruised though not
seriously injured.
While driving at a furious rate in
the direction of the supposed fire the
wagon struck a high crossing and
botfi men were thrown out.
Chief Tobin was able to get up and
resume hfa drive but Bickel was bruis-
ed so badly that he had to be taken
back to No. 2 engine house in a
hack where his Injuries were dressed.
Neither ppnileman had any bones
broken but were both badly bruised
and scratched.
A spring arid dash-board of the
chief’s wagon were broken by the ac-
cident
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.
Mns. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. It
soothes the child softens the gums
allays pain cures wind eolle and is
the best remedy ftor diarrhoea. 25
cents a bottle. t»-27rlyr eod
PAT STEVENS’ REPORT.
The City License Inspector’s Work for
November.
The report of City License Inspector
Pat Stevens ftor November will be pre-
sented tn the city council ths after-
noon and In nart Is as follows:
“I have causvd to be made 48 ar-
rests during the montlr. of which 43
paid up. one was dismissed and 4 are
yet on the Recorder’s docket.
"The amount collected from persons
whom I notified to pay up amounted
to $2863.05 of which amount $533.05 Is
from persons whose names never pre-
vloiisiy appeared on the collector’s
rolls.
To his report Mr. Stevens attarties
the names of the persons who paid
after being notified by him. os well as
the names of tfu'se who had not pre-
viously appeared on the collector’s
roils.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
The Creewent oclal Club celebrated
Mr. A. F. DugtHh’e twenty-first birth-
day anniversary Saturday night. The
features <f the evening were games
and vocal selections by Mr. Gho. Con-
ring. T"rn Abbott C. E. Bosshardt
and others until midnight when oil
repaired to tCe dining room. where
they stayed until a late hour.
$12.f0 A QUARTER.
Will buy your family a good piano.
What could be more suitable for a
Christmas gift? See the bargains In
pianos and organs at
12-3-3 E THOS GOGGAN A BROS.
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