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San Antonio Sunday Lighi
VOL. 20 NO 163
THE LONG DISTANCE SERVICE—«
— of the
JI SOUTHWESTERN TEL-
Aa EGRAPH and
telephone CO.—•
JfaUwrok Rearhea all Importnat
point* in Teana Md Ar
▼ kanua.
MONEST WORN NT FAIR POKES
By the
MADEN H.UMH6
AND ELECTRIC (WAIT
ED. BRADEN. JR
102 East Commerce at. ?bone Nal71
B-24 tt
W. W. WALLING
Lawyer.
Practices in all the State and Fed-
eral Courts. Office Beze building op-
posite Southern Hotel.
See the Dubinski ElectrtcatWerki
For Electric Supplies House
Wiring. Fans and Motors Dynamos
and Elevators Lights and Bella;
Burglar Alarms Telephones and
Clocks Machinery etc. Repair
Work of any kind. Telephone 318;
233 East Houston street ;
We employ the very best skilled I
machinists.
TERRITORY WHEAT CROP.
Fpeiial to the Sunday Light.
Hirt Worth. Texas. .Tune 29.—Captain
p. B. Hoovey vice president and general
superintendent of the Chicago. Rock I*-
jand and Texas Railway company says
that report* received from Oklahoma
were that the wheat crop was turning
out better in the vicinity of KifigFisher.
which i* a large wheat producing section
than was expected. He states that he is
in receipt of reports today that the yield
is from 15 to 20 bushels per acre and it
is weighing from 01 to_04 pounds to the
bushel. Captain Hoovey says the crop
in the southern part of the Territory i*
a complete failure.
LOOKING AT RICE FIELDS.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Wharton. Texas. June 20.—A special
aoaeh went down on the Cane Belt road
to Lane City Oarwood pumping station
and other points carrying President
Woerheide anil suite of the Lincoln
Frost companv. St. Louis: Vice Presi-
dent Eldridge' General Traffic Manager
Roedecker and Attorney J. 1-anc. They
were on « general tour of inspection
looking over the rice fields railroad ex-
tension and irrigation canal.
MRS. LOMBARD A BANKRUPT.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Austin. Texas dune 29. —In the case
4 Edson. Keith & Co. Creditors vs. Mra.
latey A. Lomliard. from San Antonio
which was up before Judge Maxey in the
Federal court the defendant Mrs. Lom-
lard. wa« adjudged a bankrupt and the
matter referred to the referee at San An-
tonio for action. The plaintiffs had filed
a petition to have Mrs. Lombard who
failed at San Antonio some time ago. ad-
judged a bankrupt and the court granted
the application.
APPLICATU >\ It EFUSED.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Austin. Texas. June 29. —Judge Maxey
in the Federal court this aftersoon re-
fused to grant a discharge in bankrupt-
cy in the matter of John Nixon Wisen-
ant. a bankrupt of Ixickhnrt. The dis-
charge was denied on account of the op-
posifon of the creditors and upon eon
sideration of the record by the court.
SUES HIS DOCTORS..
Special to the Sunday Light.
Austin. Texas. June 29. —In the Fifty-
third District court this morning Wm.
Wdlmer filed suit against Dr*. Tims. D.
Wooten. Goodall H. Wooten and Joe S.
Wooten for $49875 damage- alleged to
have been sustained by unskilled and neg-
ligent work in setting plaintiff's broken
leg.
The defendants are physicians and sur-
geons in the eity of Austin and defend-
ant is a merchant 58 years of age of this
CHARTERS FILED.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Austin. Texas. June 20.—The following
charters were tiled today in the seereta-
n of states department:
The Physic-Medical College of Texas
pf Dallas with a capital stock of
rhe Richmond-Damon Telephone com-
pany. of Richmond Fort Bend county
with n cnpital stock of $10000.
Needham Gin tympany of Cameron
with a capital stock of $10000
The Yoakum launber company of Yoa-
kum. De Witt county capital stock $10-
P00. _ . < 1 IMA Ja
DROPPED DEAD.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Austin. Texas. June 29. —Frank Taylor
a negro aged 40 years dropped dead this
morning at 11 o'clock at the Union de-
pot from heart failure. TAyk>r was wait-
ing for a tarin to go to Chappc! Hill
wiien he was suddenly seized with a.
ough and fell To the ground and expired
in a few minutes. The body was shin-
jed tn his h*ine at < happel Hill this
peening. »
EPWORTH LEAGUE.
F;>ecia) to the Suoddny Light.
Austin. Texas June 29.-—The annual
Conference of the Texas Epworth Ieague
n ill lie held in this city commencing next
Tueadav morning. The conference will
in Manion three days and an elaborate
program has lieen prepared for the event.
The meetings will be held at the Tenth
Street Methodist church.
•-The sheriff of Guadalupe county
Mme over yesterday for Will Huss a
r in’ the city jail who was ar-
■001 while trying to pawn a watch.
MTis alleged to have purloined it in
Kudalupe county. _ .
TWELVE PAGES.
PROF. COLSTON CHOSEN.
SELECTED AS PUBLIC SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT.
Ha and Prof. Smith Nominated and
the Vote Wag 4 to 2 Mr. Coggan
Being Absent.
At yesterday adtdrnoon’s meeting of
the Board of School Trustee- Thomas M.
Cob ton. superintendent <>( the schools of
i aero Texas was elected typevinten-
dent of the public M-hools of San Anto-
nio for the ensuing year.
1'he election wan a holly contested one
with Prof. J. E. Smith as the opposition
Vindidate. The elei-tieii was curried on
by secret ballot. Colston receiving four
votes and Smith getting two vatea.
The meeting was caNed to order at
4:30 o'clock with President Oga and
Trustees Gro** Carr. Sloan t hapa and
Maverick present. Trustee Goggan lining
absent in Austin.
The first thing brought up liefore the
hoard was the contract for the buihiing
of a colored school 1m mse at the corner
of Center and Ntyth Hnckln-rry atreetH
►irtmiiUed by Conrad FMg. Upon mo-
tion made by Mr. Gnxip Flaig'.* contract
wa» accepted. The contract was let
for the sum of $7908. it being the second
lowest hid received.
The contract far plumbing was award-
ed to the Braden Plumbing Co. whose
bid wan for $458.
The annual report of Superintendent
Smith was reported a« correct by the
finance committee and was adopted.
A lull of Goggun Bros for $7 woa ap-
proved.
President Oge then announced tlmt
the next thing in order was the election
of a superintendent for the public
schools. Prof lattiinore. recently elec-
ted. had deckled not to accept the su-
perintendenev.
Tlie ball was started rolling by Trus-
tee Maverick who nominated Tho». AL
Colston of Cuero Texas.
Mr. Cliapa then arose and stated that
h" had -poke to Mr. Colston in tile fore-
noon and had been informed by him that
in Cuero he (Colston) had been superin-
tendent of only three schools in which
there were seventeen teachers w tile in
this eity the High School alone had
twenty teachers. Mr. Chapa ctm.inned
and further stated that while Professor
Smith liad hern aupwiptendent for mo
long n time and bad never received any
censure he did not see the
of n change. While he thought Colston
a good 1 mail it was not policy to put him
in a higher position.
Mr. flayhrick's tiomr™fion was second-
ed In- Mr. Shxrn.
Trustee Carr then arose anil Mid in
part: ‘'I think it my duty to put myself
on record. I Itave the same purpose
that each member has. Here in San
Antonia we have in school eight tlniu-
wind pupR* whom Prof. <mith has had
experience in superintemling. I fear
bringing in a -fixiuge man. If a change
has to be made. I think we ought to
keep Prof. Smith one year more. When
Lattimore arrived here we received him
with open arms anil welcomed him
warmly but after investigating the con-
dition of affairs he decided to not accept.
I think he would have been entirely sat-
isfactory and equal to Mr. Smith or Mr.
Harris of Austin would liave accepted
and been satisfactory had Mr. Smith re-
tired from the race. Iam not speak-
ii g for Mr. Smith but for the benefit of
the schools. I think it is taking a haz-
ardous step in selecting Prof. Colston.”
Mr. Carr then gave several ren-soiu re
latmg tneretonnit thought that the Imani
coiiH not turn down Prof. Smith as he
had been superintendent for fourteen
years ami no one had as yet said any-
thing against his ability. Mr. Carr
nominated Prof. Smith for the au]ierin-
tendenev. The nomination was second-
ed by Mr. Chapa.
Mr. (bapa then bnmght forth n proxy
he had receivd from Mr. Goggan by tele-
gram empowering him to root hi* vote.
President Oge arose and stated that it
was contixirv to the law to a<<c«pt It ami
it therefore could not lie used.
A motion was made to vote by bal-
lot which was carried.
Mr. Carr then followed making a mo-
tion that Hr. Chapa vote for Mr. Gog-
gan instead of by proxy but President
(Ige refuse! to allow it. Mr. Carr
again arose and made a motion thef Mr.
< hapa He allowed to vote for Mr. Gog-
gin. but there were more nays than ayes
and for tnc seisind time the motion was
defeated.
The voting for the school superinten-
denev was then comniem-ed. in which
President Oge also voted. When the
ballots were counted it was found that
Colston had received four votes and
Smith two.
Both Carr and Clmpa after hearing
the remit declared they believed in the
"majoritv rules" idea ami that they
woohl assist with a will as they were
working for the school* Mr. Carr also
stated that it was not friendship that
caused him to ixist hisavote for Mr.
Smith but his duty to the schools.
After discussing the outcome of the
election a motion to adjourn was made
bv Mr. Carr and adopted.
SILVER WEDDING.
Mr. and Mrs. Buelle Married on the Cen-
tennial Anniversary of U. 8.
Besides observing the Fourth of .Inly
as a national holiday Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Buelle will ceiebrute their silver wed-
ding on this day at. their home. 325
Lombrano street. It was on J’ily 4
1R7«. j»d twenty-five years since the
United States centennial annivorsary
that Mr. Frederick Buelle ami Miss Frie-
da Hammer were made a happy pair in
this city. They have two children —
Mr«. Emmy Basilic of Austin and <is«
Lily Buelle.
—During the month of June then"
were twenty-eight divorce suits filed in
Bexar county. . _
PUBLISHED IN 8AN ANTONtO BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS AND ENTERED AT THE PO WlCE SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER.
flly Collector's Office Besieged ail Day
Yesterday— Mr. Steves' Silver.
Yesterday the last day in which
to |«iy city taxes minus tile pensile and
l he city isdiector e office was crowded as
it w<M ako the two <h>y* pre ions. All
l*rsons who called tn pay were areoui
in.whited however and they were hmailrd
wHh great despatch.
Mr. Steves -latest yesterday afternoon
I bat a great xnunint of silver had lawn
t.'iklrrcd in payment of taxes and ad-
ded:
r We handled so much pf it that it
rubbed off on our fingers and in order
to avoid soiling the books we hud to
■wash our hand* quite often. We lined
uiw receptisele for this and this morn-
ing on exainhMtion we found a large ae-
cumuJation of silver in tlie bottimi. Ibe
water »K carefully poured off the -<sl
intents melted ami we had $3 45 worth of
'silyty bullion with which to buy beer.’’
Mr. Meves’ total eoflections yester-
day amounted to $30429.92.
The total collect toils for June amount-
id to r252.tWft.52.
Carpenter Injured Badly Yesterday by
A.s-idenrt to Scaffold.
Mr. O. II. Wanner a rarpentar living
at No. 1017 Colorado street near Cmhool
No. 9. Ikui a very painful as well as a
dangerous accident uefali hiiu yesterday
at eleven o'clock while at work on a
house under construction at the corner
of San Luis and Poplar streets.
Mr. Warner was at work on a muffold
up along the side' of a building at a
distance of about thirty five feet from
the ground when sndrlenly. wkhout any
warning whatever t lie scaffold gave way
and be was precipitated headlong to the
ground.
In falling Mr. Warner row down up-
on a picket fence which struck him un-
der. the right arm pit tearing n large
and ugly wound there. In falimg upon
the ground immediately afterward. War-
is r had two ribs broken in his light
-hie and also sustaiueii a large gash in
the forehead. Three linger- on his
right ha ml were deeply cut and his left
wrist -pialmsl. It is a miracle he was
not killed.
Warner was taken home where a doc-
tor attended his wounds and put him
under the influence of morphine to ease
his warn. _.
LIVELY COUNCIL SESSION
MUCH BUSINESS WILL BE TRANS-
ACTED TOMORROW.
Col. Jenkins Will Ask to Change the
South Heights Car Line—The Li-
brary Contract and Other Matters
to Come Up.
The city Voiimil will meet 'tomorrow
afternoon and a long Session full of
business is promised. Many matters of
importance will come up for diaewtaiou
suit aetion.
the Uarnegie library contrail will be
one of these ami the committee to
whom it was referred at the lust meet-
ing will recommend the awarding ol
same to Contractor P. T. Shields tor
$45t)UU. The committee met yesterday
afternoon with Architect Page and went
ove* some minor details in the specifi-
cations.
The mutter of allowing the Southern
Pae : !ic Ruilroud to lay a switch across
Huys street and another on Walnut
street will also be discuiwed and the per
mission will very likely be granted. At
leas’ the committee Mill make such a
recjminendation the majority of those
objecting to it having withdrawn their
i-OHWihiiut. Mr. H. < . Carter one ot
the principal complainants has with-
drawn his objections in writing giving
I.is reasons. He believes to allow ths
switch to cross Hays street will result
in opening the usual blockade on oth
er streets and as Walnut street is prac-
tically abandoned by the pulbic he sees
no reason for not allowing another track
t hereon
Another matter and one of very great
iiu|iortaiiee will la- a petition from Col.
k. H. Jenkins for the San Antonio
I ravtiOR company for pt-rmianion to rm:
his South Heights line straight down
Goliad street to South Alamo instead
of bringing it in such a roundabout way
down East Cononerco' street via Mata-
gorda and La Salle streets. This peti-
tion is filed at the request of several
Imiidre/l (icople of South Heights and
the Seventh ward who have petitioned
Col. Jenkins in the matter as such n
change will enable him to give a —U-
mimite service and also greatly improve
the line. Col. Jenkins at one time con-
templated such aetion but the GoliaG
street people complained and he aban-
doned the idea until petitioned by the
people who are to be benefited. The South
Heights people will be present in the
council chumber Hmiorrow to lobby for
the ordinance^ nd it will no doubt pass.
The waterworks’ time jxtension pro-
ject will Very likely come up tomorrow
also and may go through the council.
Another matter to lie considered will
be the proposition of the new undertak-
ing company to establish an embalm-
ing room on Jeffersoil street but this
will very likely lie granted also as all
courses are to lie taken out and in
through a rear door behind a high feme
and as there is already one undertaking
establishment on a street a.s public as
this. However a protest has been
made and the matter will be fought.
A number of small matters will also
come up for consideration.
The City National Bank dividend
checks are being mailed. This is the
third dividend paid since organization.
Jess than two years ago. The
fits of this bank have increased 300
%ent in the past ten montUs.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS SUNDAY. JpE» Aoi.
TAX RUKH I’ OVER.
A SERBH 8 FALL.
BANK DIVIDEND.
PROPERIY VRLUAIIUNS/
. a. ail
SOME FACTS AND FIGURES OF ■’
OFFICIAL NATURE. /
Annual Report of City AaaeMOf Joi
P. Devine Juat Camplatad Ex
tracts Therefrom Are Interesting.
City Assessor Joe P. Devine has just
completed his annual rop< ' to
Mayor Hicks and some Int r. tin K
facts and figures regarding the work
Ings of hlu office and the Ibal estate
and property valuation of tb' > ity are
contained therein.
In the report Mr. Devine says that
the work <lf bin depnrtmen: has been
greatly Increased probably 30 per
cent by reason of new drtfnnnces and
the Increased activity In the real es
tate market which lu«rMs< <1 the num
Iter of building added nearly
1000 new assessment* find more than
doubled the number of separation re-
cel pts. transfers etc. The issuance
of building permits h*' also devolved
on his force this yearly reason of his»
having the blocta maRm In his office
but. notwithstanding Fall this the ofr
flee only cost the city $8095 for the
year as compared With I6S03.60 in
1899 and »6239 J5 in 1898.
The number of bnihling permits in-
creased from 485 In 1898 to 750 in
1899. and l$0B in 1900
In 1899 the'city real estate transfers
amounted to 442 In number: In 1900
they Increased to 1352 entailing a
greater amount of labor than in the
preceding year.
.Mortgage leases increased in about
the same proportion showing a degree
of prosperity that is commendable.
The separations of property last
year were 566 nearly double the num-
ber of the previous year and the Indi-
cations are. says Mr. Devine that there
'will be fully 1J100 or I5oo.
Six hundred and sixty-nine new as
sessments were made test year neces-
sitating a large increase in the labor
of all the details of the work through-
out the rear.
“This summary" says Mr. Devine
concluding hh report "can hardly
give you an idea of the time consumed
In wraagling with every property own-
er over the valuation of every lot; the
checking*of every piece of property on
the assessment books block maps and
।rolls."
The total assessments for the past
three years are givW as follows:
Eor 1898—Rea) estate
the taxes on which amounte •S33.'
987.25; personal property assessed.
$(>.454060; .poll faxes. «980; back
taxes. $441.98.
For 1899- Real estate valuations.
$24408860. the tax on which amount-
ed to $537572 22; pcisonal property
valuation. $7213032: poll tax. $4086;
back tax. $499.16.
For 1900 Real estate valuation".
$24214795. the tax on which amount
“d to $541949 29; personal tax valua-
tions. $7664575; poll tax $4166: back
tax. $462.92.
Although about $600000 was added
for new improvements the total valua
tlon of real estate was not Increased
appreciably says .Mr. Devine. The to-
tal Increase in valuation was $1115-
415 nnd was practically all made on
personal property.
The increase in the revenues of the
city in 1899 were $14748.15 and in
1900 $19168.98 over those of 1898.
The assessor and his clerks have
t een very tuisy for some tfm™ pasl tak-
ing the assessments >f the property
■wners of the city. anJ *h’ clerks w:u
enjoy their sabbath re:t tohy.
PEARSALL PtMKTERS.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Pearsall Texas. June -Jfi.-Rrvera! ar-
loada of y atenneIrons have Ih*ii shipped
from Pearsall during tbe pwd
Thev are lieing »oW f<n.g<x»l P r "' ”‘ ’•
... b. nt loading point. The melua crop
will lw short this year.
A good rain fell in portion- oi the
•nuntrv yiiferday and today and tn <s>n-
sequence a fair crop will be gh iieim
Cotton is looking well.
The snmmer normal "1«*e<l Mednr*
lav and the students are
iiw their ex«mtnat4on. Last hndev -tml
SatureUv thirty of the normal Mndent"
stood tiie county examitytwa am! w-
curfd certiorate*. . .
Prof. Bohon left tcxh.V for £ omP "J
Missouri. II" " ill lw bach >n Pe n sail
this fall in time to open up *’>«'> •
■ Mr Joe lox of San Antonio Msited
frknds in Pears.# this week.
Miss Agn<* Mamy. accompanied bv
Elv in and Agnes Donah<w of ><'guui "H-
rived in Pearsall the first of the xvwk
■md are visiting at the resideme of Ml.
ami Mr«. J. C « s - Harkness.
Mrs. Martin and son. who h ive been
visiting at. the residence of MV. and Mm.
"7 .s-ovill. "d I’earrall. rtfiurned
himm a< Kenedy last Wedneaday.
Mr IV F. ThiHnpson supfie-l Me last
Inurh of cattle to the market H.h. .week.
\fr Win. Sackville the well known
wtockmon of the Dilley country was m
I’.xirs.ill this week attending commie-
sioners’ court. .
GortimH»h.ner«' court convened as
a board of equalization this week.
STRIKE SETTLED.
Special to the Sunday Light.
New Orleans lai.. Juw 29 —The strike
of Atreet ear employees which Im- been
iinpendng several days was settled to-
day. The coitBpnnies Hgred to give the
men 18 cents per hour and ten hours
for a ilav « work.
INJURY PROVED FATAL
ispecinl to the Sunday Light.
Arcadia. La.. June 29. The little am
of W. H. LoWlcy of Arcadia diedfhere
tlws afternoon from the eEeoLiinju-
ries cauoed by the expfaeion of A ennnok
cracker in hi» haud. .
Radical elm twin laws.
Man M t Pay Taxes oral Not be a Wifa-
Beater to Vote.
'Frad to the Sunday Light.
AU-. Jm* 29— The ra-
l"«rt oi the eominitUec on suffrage pro-
'(des PfboordM of regiatrakMin with full
p«»r ;• pul all white people on the roll
but to exiot only for » couple of year*.
A p tax of $1-51) wilb lw r«|uired of
all .tan. but it is purely voluntary.
Tba dmutionul exemption dause la put
on tq luet fin some two years after
shell the white* and negroes will alike
h- subject to an edueistioual qualifiratiou
Ian those who pay taxes on a certain
.1 Ii iudt of property will be allowed to
whether they cam rrad or not.
liter two years the legislature is given
p. ver to OhtabUidi board* of registration.
> ih whatever powers they ubooae to
•ifer.
A long lid of crimes ia set out as
scfixiliticatiuim. including wifebeating
.nd vagrancy.
No one will lie allowed to participate
n a nomination who is not a regHterwi
voder. The ailieme ia « combination of
those in MUaiswIppi and Taiuisiana. the
isovel! V. lieing he short life of the lowed*
ol registration to he ain-ceeiinl by siicii
as the togWntnre may create.
SPRINKLING WITH OIL.
New Orleans Seema to Think It Beata
Water Badly.
Specal to the Light.
New Orleans. La. June 29. —Exten-
sive experiments are being made here
with oil as a substitute for water for
street sprinkling. The sprinkling of
oil has proved more efficacious than a
dally shower of rain or innumerable
sprlnklngs with water. The oil has
become incorporated with the shell
surface and a sort of caked concrete
1:; the result. which presents a
surface akin to that of a cemented
floor.
the color has been perceptibly
darkened and the reflection of the sur-
face as It glares in not so trying to
the eyes. The odor which wan at
first very strong has gradually sub-
sided until there Is nothing objection-
able left. This will entirely pass away
within a few days and then all the
benefits with none of the drawbacks
will be apparent.
A record of expense will be kept
and comparison made with the cost of
ordinary water sprinkling.
HOT AFTER EVANS.
Special to The Light
New York June 29.—Daniel E.
Sickles made public today a letter he
received from Senator Scott which he
construes as a promise that H. Clay
Evans should not be reappdhted ciznn-
mIssloner of pensions.
That Senator Scott coiyirues tt dif-
ferently will not surorto those who
read it. General Sickles also pro
duties as a /tness against President
McKimuny .xfseph W. Kay. Having
done tlw./he says that if Mr. Evans
was not superseded soon the “band
would begin to play." adding "any-
body but Evans. I have no candidate
to take his place. There are hundreds
of men who would be acceptable; the
woods are full of them; but Evans
must go."
CGI KT OF VOLUNTEERS.
Gen. Davin Thinks i( Found a Guilty
Man Innocent.
Manila. June 29.—The military (ourt
<x iiipnrad of volunteer officer* which on
June 2(ltli. aequit$ad Harold M. I’Ht.
manager for Evan* ami Co. government
('(■nlractom on charges of unproperly
pun having government store*. wlni*e
lerdict PiovohI Marshal DavU ordered
r. •on*idrre<t. hn* reiterated it* acquittal
of Pitt. The latter’s ignonua-e of the
l.i iv and un.’ertain testimony of Captain
Harrow* were given as reasons for-Pitt *
iii"U-<-onvl(>ti<Ri. The volunteer officers
a ho mimposed the court which tried Pitt
complete tfadr serviiy June 3(>th. Gen-
eral Davi* who when he ordered a re-
i-onsideration of tiie first verdiet consid-
ered Pitt was convicted on hi* ow» ad
mission* now clismettrlzes the verdict
a* a travesty of justice.
STATE CLERK DEAD
Sowial to the Light.
Austin Tex. June -21».—Tern’ S.
Thomas who his lieen eonneeted with
tin* general land offiee for the pa*t two
vear* in a clerieal; capacity dfad yes-
terday afternoon at 4 o'clock in hi*
home at 1466 Gaudulune street. Death
was due to a sever attack of typhoid
fever. The deceased leaves a wife and
two children. While Mr. Thomas has
l>een living here for the pint two years
his hmne Was at New Boston. Bowie
eoilnty. to which place the remains
were shipped l««t night accompanied by
Measr*. J. J. Terrell J. 8. Ward. W. B.
Anthony nnd J. S. Ogleisby from the
General' Land Office The deceased was
n brother-in-law of State Senator J. R.
Wilson of Bowie (•ounty.
BLOCKED BY HYACINTHS.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Onwige. Texas. June 29.—The Sabine
river at thin phiee for several hundred
yard* opposite the . city i* completely
blocked with water hyacinths which are
interfering with navigation ami making
tt impossible to run hog* down to the
mill*. *ome of which were forced to close
down on that acecount.
WHIPPED HER HUSBAND.
Special to the Sunday Light.
N*w York. June 29.—Julia Morrison
hIm gained so much notice in 1899 as
he slaver of her stage manager. Frank
la'idcr. in Chatta-nooga. Tenn. figured
tonight as spectator in a horse whipping
affair. The whip wa* wielded by Mrs.
silver and the vMim wn* her husband.
Prof. Silver a hypnotist mho insited
Mi’s Morrison to dine with him at. the
Arena in Went Thirty-first street.
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PHOENIX ATHLETIC dUB
T’m re will be a meeting of the Phoe-
nix Athletic chib tomorrow night. The
parnpheriialia for the elub is daily ar-
arriving ami the membership i» grad-
ually increasing. _ _ _
SUBSCRIPTION 15 A YBAR IN ADVA
PULLED DOWN TRE FLAG.
AN AMERICAN LAWYER HAULED
DOWN BRITISH EMBLEM.
la • Brother of “The Post of the Sier-
ras" Who Recently Viaited San An-
tonie.
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Washington D. C. June 29. —The
State Department has not received anv
i "presentation concerning the flag inci-
dent at Skagway where so much tyetto-
ment is said to have been caused by
the hauling down of the British ensign
raised at that point. Officials do not
attach any seriMB iaapertoMe to the
imalent itself although they recognize
that the matter might assume import-
am* if the raising of the flag was nt
assertion of British sovereignty over
that locality. In that event no doubt
the State department would take eog
nizance of the matter.
According to diapatchea from ft an-
couver. B. C-. E. 8. Busby the Cana-
dian custom* agent at Skagway acting
<m instruction* from Ottawa hoisted
t’>e British flag on a pole above his of
lice. Several ineembary remarks fol-
lowed. and on the following morning an
athletic man glanced up at the
flag ami stopping at the foot of the
staff took out his pocket knife ind cut-
ting the halyard pulled the flag
and ran the’ halyards through a Hock.
Ho then rolled up the colors mid tossed
them into a reee*» of the building. Cus-
toms Agent Husby enma to the defense
of the flag of his country. When he
readied the flag furler the latter pulled
u card from Ma pocket and after hand-
ing it to the astonished Canadian offi-
cer. turned on his heel ami walked
away. ♦
On the eard was “George Miller. At-
torney at laiw. Eugene. Ore." Miller is
a brother of Joaquin Miller the Cal-
ifornia poet and is visiting friends in
Skaguo.
TEXAS CONGRESSIONAL VOTE.
Compilation of An Interesting Nature
Made at Austin.
S|>ecial to the Light.
Austin. Tex* June $$.—The eongre*-
sioeai vote of Texa* from 1898 to n~0
hu« just lieen compiled in neat pamphlet
form by Mr. Fount Ray. clerk of the
committee on apportionment of the
M*Mt*i ami was eomwiled nmior the- di-
rection of the committee. This small
Looklet will prove very vhhwhle in ns
«K ting the committee on apportbj
menf IQi new
It votes cast IjpMwo
1!KM» in every county in the rahte. also
by district* for the Democratic Repub-
liciin and Populist candidates.
It Is interesting to note the decad-
ence of the Populist party in connection
with the total congressional vote of the
State since 18»2tynd the gain of the
Republican party for the same period.
From a total of 13’.434 votes cast for
congressional candidates by the Popu-
lists in 1892 the vote has been redmed
to 14.983 in 1'HMI. while in 1892 the Re
■mbliean vote was 43.346. ami in 1990
it reached 92598.
The following i» the entire eongre-
rimil vote of thg State from 1892 to
ItMtU:
Tear of 1892: Democratic 239.781;
Republican. 43JMU: Populist 132.434.
Year of 1894: I DenHaTatic 232.218;
Republican. 47.282; Populist. 161.034.
Year of 1890: Dennwratie. 288.030;
HepuHican. 87.01*9: Populist 157902.
Year of 1898: Denus ratic. 258507;
Repuhbenn. 74.217: Populist. 78.136.
Year of 1900: Democratic. 31.1.481;
Republican 92.588: Populist. 14.983.
DEMOCRATIC ROAST.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Washington. D. C.. June 29.—Senator
Entler of North Carolina who has been
in Washington believes the Populist
party will show greater strength in the
next Congressional and Presidential elec
tions than heretofore.
"The platform of the Peiiple* JMity in
the next election” he said "will declare
for government ownership of all inturnl
inonopoliM ami the fight will lie made
along that line. I am confident that one-
half of the pmqile of the United States
favor such a polity. Mr. Lincoln was
the candidate of a third party and he
was eleetml. Vmvww. he was practi-
cally an unknown man. anil in the fu-
ture 1 believe such men will be elected
to the presidency. The Populist party
Is far from being relegated to the rear.
•"The Democratic party today is full
of niomsbacks.’ and I do not believe that
it will amount to anything until a new
generation grows up to replace the ultra-
conservative .leaders who have control
of the party lines with the young men.
who must outgrow the doctrine* which
they have lieen taught and which have
.nade the party one of chronic grumblers
and kickers. ’ The govermront should
control the three great natural monopo-
lies—money. transportation ami the eon-
VevMwe of intelligence liiat is the dot*-
trine proinulgntesi by Jefferson.
TALK OF OIL WELLS.
Several Companies Will Bore In the
Pecos Valley.
Special to The Light
El Paso. Tex. June 29. —While so
many people are talking about the
Beaumont and Sour Lake oil fields
the several companies here are going
ahead with their business and prepar
Ing to make a thorough investigathm|
of the Pecos and other local fleld|M
The Mining and Petroleum
panv of New Mexico let a <<u|^-.j V
Lo. inueles .'-est. :-.!;n f
Sj ' ’
-- i».i tlx- work e
within two weeks
Th ” a '' a ' ' s "J";!
pany 50.000 shares of >■
completion of the well
tor la to select his local
oil la found the seven <■
own Jointly twenty acr-B
eat the well. The deal ■
Mr. Herrera of the firm ■
Hheln. who Is now in 1x3
Simon Kinsella one <1
ora of El Paso and PeJ
pany Is also in Loa Anra
pects to close a deal for ■
company's property at Pro
week. The company ba*'
cash to pay for the well a:
none of its stock for the v
The Beaumont and El PaS
puny Is also shipping machB
Um Angeles to Pecoe to pl
well on Its 18(^ acres th< ■
other companies are preparifl
in the Pecoa field and it m
like this section of the count!
thoroughly tested this snmnl
The El Paso Oil and Coal I
which has land near DeminJ
another contract for a weir
machinery is now being ship;
fx>s Angeles. The first contra
felted his contract Ba be did
the proper machinery.
RAILROAD COAfMkSSIo!
r •• '
Handled a Sweet Subject All Day
day and Rendered a Dacisi
Special to the Sunday Light.
I I-Iii". I>\ I- I Il I
'in; .1 pi "icHre. ilu- ।
ini--Hn me: tin- ni.uiung .it 10
.e.nmg jnd t„k ip. md
I |..n th
■ I 1“ privilege- ..n -Ogar and
"■■ii.'d ipplie.lt .."i
1 ’ 1 1j ' " 1 mmi
"ne Mar. il 5. I'Hil . abo a pr.
'■> mike tin- i eeon-igning pinil
. I ' I III It - .Ippo .1 < mil. lll-te.ld .0 be.
-III.■ted to th. ( .nil ( olorxdo .III.I
l-e railway liiere were *everal r.lilMM||
I .’pl co III at ive- preent who
their lien- to lite o.mnimrin ami
in- in favor of camelling tire
iug privilege* to the Santa Fe.
‘oiling the . a id.'iie. tlieisnnmi--ir.ii t.HB|||
the matter under advisement.
I lie con>mi*«ioii thi* afternoon
down it* deertion in the hearing on
t eeon-ignmcitt of augur ami
I'he l x>mini-*ion granted a special
ity to the Gulf Colorado and Santa
railway to withdraw ami cancel it*
ami regulation* to govern the privileges
of rceonsignment of sugar and
it |M>int* on its line but the
declined the proportion to make
rules general. $• B
NO MFXONS. \
Special to the Sunday Light.
Houston. Toxa*. June 29 —"H
nith the Texa- melon crop t
NAa;*! I- x o st.itod I B.
mg toSjdi' agent of tiie
in t n omo u
M" ■■ 1
•o get Ji * > ..II- i
them they a
almost pumpkin color from The dry limi.
They are stunted in growth also. Rain
would do them no good now. It is nd irtf
with the melon crop but eotton i- floor-
i*hing."
SLIM WHEAT CROP. WHK
Special to the Sunday Light.
McKinney Texas June 29. —Bob Ksh-
er a young farmer living at
informed the Light correspondent that
he closed thi* season's run wit# > bis
thresher. He threshed 20mips ol wheat
which yielded a total of 41*90 I u*belo.
He was out just four and one-qiartsr
days. Last year he operated two steam
threshers and threshed thousand of
bushels of wheat and oats. He had »
crop of over 500 bushels of wheat . ba
destroyed by the green hugs this year-*a| *
LAND OFFICE RECEIPTS.
Special to The Light.
Austin Tex. June 29.—State TreW"
nrer John W. Robbins today filed his
receipts of the land sales and leases
for the month of June w th the comp-
troller's department. The receipts
show the following:
School land lease $
School land nterest 8.892.80 1
School land principal 72633.14 X
University land interest....
'University land principal.. 158:34
Blind Asylum land principal 4.00
D. & D. lust land Interest.. 81.67
Total $135119.42
TEACH EKS' ASSOCIATION.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Austin. June 29. —Prof. J. S. KcmlalL
state superintendent of public instruc-
tion returned this morning front Sber-
nmn where he ha* lieen attending the
state Teacher*’ a**oei*tion. Prof Ken-
<tell stated that there was a large at-
tendance present at tlie meeting and
much interest was maiifest.al by the
teachers front all over the stade tuero
being over 400 there. Prof. K 'idall
stilted that the time of Itoldim ‘he an-
niiul meetingH had been chain r «n
mid-*ummer to mid-winter ami t'-. the
next meeting would be held a - V aco
on December 27 raid 28.
BULL WEEVIL HAD.
■special to the Sunday Light.
Austin. June 29.—Wm. E. Dwyer
no*tmaster of Brenbiim. i* in the <-iUa
ami is en route from San XHorao
he ha* lieen on private busines*.
Dwyer stated that the farmers ill M *«■
met on isiunt v were very much ex-'rei*®
nver tlte (Rxtnirtion nt their cotton KV
the boll weevil which abounded I in cera
ahi part* of the county. He said
vigorous step* were lieing .taken to I**-
■ toy this is—t ami that nothing would
remedy thia evil.
-A J
J e / M ’ Hk. ' W
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