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San Antonio Sunday Light
VOL. 20. MO. 298.
Weather forecast for Western Texas:
Tonight and Sunday fair.
THE IDEAL RAPID TRANSIT
PAY STATIONS
At all the leading hotels. Reach-
M all the principal cities and town*
in Texas and Arkansas.
SOUTHWESTERN TEL. A TEL.
COMPANY.
BRADEN PLUMBING-ELECTRIC CO
102 East Commerce Street
’Phone 171. 7-25-ly.
DO YOU WART
YOUR HOUSE WIRED?
See the DUBINSKI ELECTRIC ;
WORKS. For repair work we ent- •
ploy the very best skilled electri- S
clans and machinists. -
No Trouble to Give Estimates •
Both ’Phones 318—233 E. Houa->
ton street
IMMMMMMWMSSSMMSM MaMMMMSMMm
—W. W. WALLING
Lawyer.
Practices in all the State and Fed-
eral Courts. Office 8L James Build-
ing. Rooms 7 and 9.
AMUSEMENTS
GRAND OPERA HOUSE
Today Matinee. Tonight Tomorrow
„ Night
Messrs. Thau & Kennedy present
Wm. A. Brady and Jos. R. Grismer’s
production.
“A STRANGER IN
A STRANGE LAND”
TUESDAY MATINEE AND NIGHT
Fred G. Berger presents Sol Smith
Russell's great play
“A POOR RELATION”
Frederick Summerfield as Noah Vale.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. NOV. 13
JEFFERSON DE ANGELIS
in the Successful Operetta
A ROYAL ROGUE.
Prices: 25c to $1.50.
Ladles and Gentlemen get full
value for your money by patroniz-
ing Theiss & Riedner. We guar-
antee a perfect fit either in a La-
dies’ or Gentleman’s suit or money
refunded. What does a suit
amount to that does not fit you
even if it should cost you a couple
of dollars less? Try us and you will
convince yourself that you have re-
ceived full value for the least
money that an elegant fitting suit
could be made for.
THEISS RIEDNER
Ladies' and Gtents’ Tailors.
104 W. Commerce St. southwest
side of bridge.
FINED ON TWO CHARGES.
Walter Allen Up In the Corporation
Court Yesterday.
Walter Alien was arraigned in tho
corporation court yesterday afternoon
at 2 o'clock and tried before a jury
on two charges one preferred against
him by Walter Schaezler for drawing
a pistol on him in a threatening man-
ner and the other charge for using
abusive language preferred against
him by Fred Maynard. Jr.
In the former charge the defendant
was found guilty and his fine fixed at
$25. In the latter case his fine was
in the sum of $5.
It appears from the evidence
brought out in court that the trouble
started in a saloon on Hood street
where Allen seemed to have attracted
the attention of Maynard. Schaezler
and several others. They entered
the saloon and the trouble which led
to the arrest followed. Maynard and
Schaezler testifying that they tried
to protect a friend andwere attacked
by Allen.
Maynard has also filed a complaint
against Allen in Judg® Umscheid’s
court charging him with assault to
murder. Allen waived examination
in the sum of $5OO.
A SOCIAL EVENING.
Luther R. Hare Command No. 57
Spanish War Veterans is preparing an-
other treat for their friends for Tuesday
night. November 19. at their hall in the
Alamo Insurance building. A splendid
program of vocal and instrumental music
is being arranged and during the rendi-
tion of the program cake coffee choco-
late and iec cream will be served to the
guests. The young Veterans have
made a reputation as royal entertainers
and this affair promises to eelipse all
former events.
BOWLED FOR TURKEYS
The ladies of the Fern Leaf Bowling
chib hail a meeting in Beethoven hall
Friday afternoon and afterwards par-
took of lunch and liquid refreshments
and enjoyed a liowlihg game for Thanks-
giving turkeys. The following secured
turkeys:
Mcsdnmos A. Glocikner Fred. Hnm-
mert A. Coleman. H. C. Schumacher.
Thus. A. Ablmtt. A. Gmddncr. L’fer. W.
G Linnartz Steve Wolcken and Win.
Haralson.
County Commissioner Gas F. Niegli
returned Friday night from Pino Bluff.
Ark. with his brMe and they have taken
apartments at the Bexar.
TWELVE PAGES.
CAPTURING (CONVICTS
A NUMBER EITHER CAUGHT OR
KILLED.
Those Who Got Out of Leavenworth
Are Having a Hard Time of It In
Getting Away.
Kansas City. Mo. Nov. 9.—Nine of
the convicts who escaped from the Fed-
eral prison at Fort Leavenworth Kan-
sas Wednesday afternoon have been ac-
counted for today. Two were killed
two wounded ami five others captured
unhurt. Of the 17 still at large four
are being closely pressed by armed pris-
on guards and citizens and word is expec-
ted any moment that they have been cap-
tured or killed. The other fleeing con-
victs according to the reports received
at Warden McClaughrey's office are still
making for Indian Territory. They
have broken up into twos and threes.
This is indicated he says by the fact
that robberies of stores and residences
reported yesterday when the convicts
were known to lie traveling in gangs
have ceaHed to be reported. The net
result of yesterday’s chase ia as follows:
Dend: At Nortonville Kansas. James
Huffman aged 20 white from Coffey-
ville. Kas. killed instantly: Jay 1. I’of-
fenkolz aged 26 white a military priso-
ner from Chicago killed instantly.
Wounded and captured: At Norton-
ville Kansas John Green aged 21 wnite
from Vinita. I. T. shot in the hand and
knee wounds serious; Willard Drake
aged 19. white from Southwest City
Mo. shot twice in the arm wounds slight.
Captured—Unhurt: At Nortonville
Fred Moore aged ifi. a negro from Shaw
nee O. T.; at Jaibale Kansas Donald
Norie white from Ryan I. T. and R.
L. Davenport white; at Lawrence Ole
Bobe. a half breed Indian from Marquet-
te I. T. ami Joseph H. Deckin white
a military prisoner; at North Topeka
two names unknown.
A telephone message from Leaven-
worth reports the capture on the out-
skirts of that city of James A. Wilson
colored the tenth convict to be taken.
A Star special also reports the wound
ing and capturing south of Tonganoxie of
Frank Thompson the negro leader of the
outbreak but it has not been confirmed.
ANCIENT MINES FOUND.
Guaymas Nov. 9. —The lost Tayapa
mines celebrated in Spanish anuals
as having produced eighty millions of
dollars in sliver and gold in the Seven-
teenth century and which are do
scribed on Spanish maps as being situ-
ated in tse northwestern part of Mex-
ico about fifty leagues from the sea
near Doz Pilares have been fbund.
As far back as 1859 Robert L. Doxa-
malia. a celebrated French expert de-
clared the location of Cieneguita. in
Sahuia district of Sonora to be iden-
tical with the lost Tayapa. The Span
ish owners are said to have been mur-
dered by Indian slaves near the close
fothe Seventeenth century and it is
stated that for 100 years thereafter no
one was allowed to enter that region.
Explorers recently returned from
Cieneguitas report having discovered
the old stone prisons old smelters and
also the stupendous work accomplished
by the ancients.
ROOSEVELTS PROMI >TION.
Washington D„ C. Nov. 9.—The ITcm
ident today (teetered to Senator OoHum
of Illinois that in making promotions to
brigadier generalships noon to iieeome
vacant he would be governed entirely by
reemld; that it was his intention to pro-
mote those whose rcconte showed them
to be the mo-4 deserving of promotion:
and that neither pen*>nal considerations
nor influence would count. Senator Gol-
lum had calk'd on behalf of Major* Bal-
lance who went into the army from
•Peoria and Major MicCk*rnand. son of
General Mot 'term*ml. Tin* latter was
General Shafter's adjutant during the
Santiago campaign.
NEED OUR REVENUES.
Washington. 1). C. Nov. 9.—Senator
Burrows of Michiguir. talked with the
President today about financial legisla-
tion. Senator Burrows is a member of
the finance committee of the Senaite and
is strough - opposed at this time to any
further reduction of the Govcrmiieirt s
income. ‘T do not believe" said he
“that it is wise to tinker with the rev-
enues until we kmw exactly iwhat money
will be needed. If we aite to buikl Che
Nicaragua canal and provide liberal
amounts for improvements of rivers ami
harbors it will lie short of folly at this
time to skisli the revenues.”
LETTER FROM MISS STONE.
*■ Washington. 1). C. Nov. 9.— %
'• Consul General Dickinson from *•
*• Sofia reports to the State depart- S
■» ment by cable the receipt by him %
S of another letter from Miss *■
*■ Stone. He quotes Miss Stone S
*■ saying: “We are still well in spite
’• of all hardships" There are other ’■
*■ matters treated in the letter %
"s which it is not deemed wise to S
■■ publish. S
THE CANAL ROUTE.
Washington. D. C.. Nov. 9. —The Isth-
mian canal ermmrission will meet next
Tuesday to add the fmi-liiiig touches to
its report. It can be .-anted by authority
Hurt the commission Im* not reported
up to this time ia favor of either the
Nicaraguan or Ruiemta. project. Con-
sequcnHy the question has not figured
liefore the cabinet ami the administra-
tion ha’ not expressed a preforenoc for
cJ’her route.
PLAGUE STAMPED OUT.
Glasgow. Nov. 9.—The authorities
are satisfied that the bubonic plague
has been stamped out. The last case
of the disease reported was placed
in the hospital Nov. 1. and the period
of incubation expires today.
PUBLISHED IN SAN ANTONIO BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS ANO ENTERED AT THE POSTOFFICE AS SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER
STATE SURVEYORS.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Austin Texas November 0. —Land
Commissioner Chas. Rogen has appointed
M. E. Ragsdale of Brownwood a state
surveyor. Mr. Ragsdale arrived in the
city today and obtained data which will
aid him in the work he tew to do. He
will leave in a day or two for Hull coun-
ty w here lie has Is-en consigned to make
of nil the ntate hinds in that county
and he will also make a survey of two
of the most important streams in that
county. The kxsttlon of these atreums
at present vary from one to four miles
according to reports sent to the general
land office und it has caused great cot.-
fusion in selling these lands. In its
present shape. Ixind ('ommwgpinrr Regr.n
stated it is hard to tell anything nliout
tho real situation.
Butte Surveyor W. D. Twitchill of
AtmtrriHo. is also in the city getting cer-
laiti data from the general land office.
He is at present engaged in surveying
the unsold public lands of Reeves coun-
ty. When he completes hi’ work in
that county ho will survey all the un-
sold public school land in the counties
of ’awing. Winkler. Ward. Gaines. An-
drews Midland. Hocklrv and Coehran.
He began work on Nov. 1. 1901. ami is
already making fine progress.
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Austin Texas Nov. 9.—The railroad
commmsion today issued tlie following
important circulars:
lit approval of applications number
195 of the Galveston. Harrisburg & San
Antonio Railway company and number
34 of the Cane Belt Railroad company it
is hereby ordered that commodity tariff
No. 2—" issued by this commission to ap-
ply on grain and grain produets etc.
transported by railroads between points
in Texas and effective March 10. 1899 be
amended by adding to the list of excep-
tions contained in section thereof the
following items:
39. Sunset ami Central lines and Hous-
ton East * West Texas Railway: Ship-
ments of rice bran in straight car loads
shall be subject to the rates applying on
corn in straight ear loads ami rice po-
lish in straight ear loads or mixed with
rice bran shall be subject to the rate* ap-
plying on grain in car loads Isrtween sta-
tions on the Houston. East & West Tex-
as railway and between stations on thit
line and station on the Texas ami New
Orleans railroad Galveston Houston A
Northern railway Galveston Harrisburg
A San Antonio railway and Houston A
Texas Central railroad.
40. Cane Belt railroad Galveston Har-
risburg A San Antonio railway ami Gal-
veston A Northern railway : Shipments of
rice bran and riee polish in straight or
mixed car loads minimum weight 24.000
pounds |s’r car from Lakeside to Allen
shall be subject to the rate applicable on
wheat in car loads.
This order shall take effect Novemlier
11. 1901 canceling authority No. 144
iG II A fl A Ry. Application No.
195| issued November 1. 1901.
In approval of joint application of the
Gulf. Colorado A Santa Fe Railway Gulf
Beaumont A Kansas City Railway and
Gulf Beaumont A Great Northern Rail-
way companies submitted under num.
her 235 of the G. C. A S. F. Ry. C.
authority is hereby graented for the
adoption of the following as an “Excep-
tion" to the Western classification for
application between points on said lines
including shipments passing from points
os one to tho->e on another of said lines:
Fuel compound consisting of sawdust
ami crude fuel oil in barrels kegs or
buckets: I. C. L. fifth class: C. L.
minimum 30.000 pounds class D.
This order shall take effect November
11 1901.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Austin. Tex. November 9.—Tie l comp-
troller’s department was today sending
out treasury warrants to cover the ap-
portionrment for tho month of Novem-
ber in the counties having independent
Mhool districts. The apportionment
this month is only 15c per student there
being only sl<ihooo collected by the
state treasurer few this purpose during
the month of October. During the
month of Scptemtier JldtMl.lMtW was the ap-
portionment which guve 30c each for
every child of scholastic age. This
amount varies according to the collec-
tions made.
There are in Texas 739.400 children of
scholastic age. that is Is-twccn the ages
of S ami 17 years and the apportion-
ment is M. 75 per capita and the total
amount they will gef is $3513150. This
insures a good education to ithe child-
ren of Texas.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Austin. Texas. Nov. 9.—Joseph A.
Brackenridge who declared he eanie here
from Fort Worth less than a week ago.
will spend five years in the state peni-
tentiary. On the same night that he
alleged that he reached town he was
caught in the aet of burglarizing the
home of a prominent citizen. He wax
locked in the county jail and the next
day the grand jury returned a true bill
against him ami his trial came up yes-
terday and he entered a plea of guilty
and was given five years amt at his own
request he was sentenced ami will be
taken to the penitentiary within the next
few days.
PUERO RICA'S TREASURER.
Washington D. C. November 9.—The
President today appointed Wm. F. Wil
loughly. of the District of Coluitibla
treasurer of the i-lnnd of Puerto Rico.
WiUoughly will succeed Jacob Hollander
of Maryland who resigned some time
am>. 'll
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY.
Special to The Light.
Austin. Tex. Novr 9.—A voluntary
petition in bankruptcy was filed in
tho Federal Court this afternoon by
Gottlieb Herman Nehrlng. a farmer
and trader residing near Taylor Wil-
liamson county: liabilities $1805; as-
sets $853 all claimed to be exempt.
BAN ANTONIO TEXAS. SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 101901.
SCHOOL WARRANTS.
A QUHCK TRIAL.
WILL TEST THE LAW.
FRATERNAL ASSOCIATIONS RE-
FUSE TO PAY TAX.
Sued By Attorney General They De-
cide to Fight It Out and See Who
Is Who.
Special to The Light.
Austin. Tex. Nov. 9.—The law tax-
ing benevolent associations doing bus-
iness in Texas will be tested. Some
time ago Attorney General Bell filed
suit against ten fraternal organiza-
tions doing business in Texas for for;
teiture of their permits for failure to
pay a franchise tax as provided by
law. These cases were set for hear-
ing today in the Fifty-third district
court and when the cases of the
Commonwealth Provident Association
and the Union Fraternal league were
called the defendants presented a
general demurrer to the plaintiff's pe-.
titton. The court overruled the de-
murrer and the defendant's excepted
and gave notice of appeal to the
Court of Civil Appeals. One of these
cases will be taken to the higher court
rnd there decided and the final dis
position of the other cases will be
based on the decision of the higher
court. The defendants intend to test
this law on the around that they are
not liable for franchise tax being
benevolent associations.
DALLAS VS. 'VARSITY.
A Poor Game of Football At Austin
Yesterday.
Special to The Light.
Austin. Tex. Nov. 9. —Eleven big.
brawny looking athletes made up the
Dallas football team and were defeat-
ed by the University team on the
grid iron at the Athletic Park in tho
presence of 1000 visitors today. The
score was 10 to 2 and the visttorr.
made their only points on a safety
evidently thinking that the game
would be close and two points would
go a long ways in the direction of a
victory. The 'Varsity made a couple
of touch-downs one in each half but
failed to kick the goal both times.
The weather was hot. which marred
fast quick snappy playing to a great
extent. Considering the fact that
the Dallas team is from a city and did
not have the practice that the college
team has. it played a splendid game
but the ’Varsity was awfully at fault
in her playing. Th“ college boys did
not seem to possess the snap and vim
conducive to winning games. There
was a glaring absence of team work
the good plays being more of the in-
dividual efforts of a few players. TMie
one feature was tho continued ex-
change of punts in the last part of the
second half. Even at this style of
game 'Varsity seemed to be weak for
time and again the men in the back
of the field were slow in bringing
back the ball and several times com-
mitted that inexcusable error of per-
mitting the ball to pass them and of
course when they did capture it a
Dallas man was right there an<J
downed the ball. If 'Varsity expects
to win games on her trip to Missouri
and Kansas there must be a decided
improvement of her play over today’s
game.
INCREASE IN REUEHTS
Special to the Sunday Light
Austin Texas. Nov. 9. —There has
been a last increase in the receipt.’ of
the secretary of state's department for
the past ten months last year and the
same period this year. The total re-
ceipts for the ten months from January
to Octol>cr 31. 1990 from all sources was
$1411102.01 while the receipts for the
same pcriisl in 1901 was $333124.91. The
receipts for the month of Oetolwr 1900
was $5938.15 and for the month of Octo-
ber 1901 was $11978.95. This great in-
crease is due in a great measure to the
filing of oil corjiorations also certain
large industrial institutions in the state.
GRAND JURY GRIND.
Special to the Sunday Light
Austin Texas. Nov. 9. —The Travis
county grand jury Which htfs/just ad-
journed until December made a record
seldom equaled in Texas. They have
been in session just about one month and
in that time returned about 400 indict-
ments for various offences. From the
exceedingly large number of true bills
returned it is very evident that crime
is on the increase in this section of the
state. An unusually large number
were returned for felonious offences. The
violators of the gaming laws have not
been overlooked: many ot the gamblers
left town early in the game to escape the
iron hand of justice.
PURCHASE OF CARS.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Austin. Texas. Nov. 9—A contract be-
tween the American Car and Foundry
company of Jeffersonville Indiana and
the Armstrong Packing .company of Dal-
las was filed today in the Secretary of
State's department. The contract pro-
vides for the by the car company
to the packing company of six-6.000-g?l-
-lon tank cars; the total cost of the l>
cars amounts to $4b73.69. $209 is paid
cash on earth car the balance of the pur-
chase money lie payable at stated periods
for which notes have been executed. The
contract is dated March 7 1901.
JEFFRIES-RUHLIN.
San Francisco Cal.. Nov. 9. —Inter-
est in the Jeffries-Ruhlin fight for tho
world's championship increases as the
time for the contest approaches. The
betting has not been heavy as yet and
all money placed has been at odds on
Jeffries.
Miss Kate Scott after a delightful
visit to her cousin Miss F. Scott of
Macon street returned to her home in
Galveston last Wednesday.
OFFERED A TEXAN.
Job of Uhief of Washington's Police
May Be Give Him.
Sjwrial to the Simday Light.
Washington D. C. N’ovemher 9.—lt
is rumored that President Roosevelt Ims
offered the olKw of chief of Washington
Police to Colonel Robert H. Bruce of
Texas who waa a troop commamter iu
tho Rough Riders. Nothing ean be
learned at tho White House about the
alleged tender of this office by the Pres-
ident.
Major Sylvcater the present chief has
aerved about two yearn. The term of
service for Waslrington chiefs of |>o!lce
however is indefinite they Iwing selec-
ted and removed at will by three dis-
tri t commissioners. It is thought that
a hint front the Prosident would be suffi-
cient to have the commisiffoneis select
a new chief.
PRESIDENTIAL JOBS.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Washington. D. C M Novemlier 9. —
President Roosevelt has decided not
to make any more appointments of im
portance untH Ctongress meets. All
raeess appointments must be reappoint-
cd upon the assembling of Congress and
the President thinks that all larger ap-
;»ot!rtxncnts ahonid be held up until he
can send the names directly to the Sen-
ate. No immediate action therefore
will lie taken in the ease of the apprais-
ersnip and rommiasionership of the port
of New York. Such action as will be
taken hns not been determined definite
ly but if present indiehtiona of the
Prcxidortt prevails both Appraiser Wake-
man and CoilLxitor Bidwell will be sue-
cceedcd by other' appointees.
TARIFF REVISION.
WILL HARDLY BE A GO AT THE
COMING SESSION.
Ways and Means Committee Member*
After Seeing the President Think
This Way and That Is Significant.
S|ieeinl to the Sunday Light.
Washington. 1). C. Novemlier 9.—lf
Hon. Sereno E. Payne of New York
chairman of the House committee on
ways and means may be accepted as
authority there Vs little danger that the
tariff will be revised by Congress this
year. Mr. Payne's personal opinion as
to what Congress may or may not do
is perli.ips no better than that of many
other Republican leaders but expressed
immediately after an interview with the
President and with whom the chairman
of the ways and'means committee pro-
viding both belong to the same political
]>arty is usually iu harmony it has
large signifleanee. Mr. Payne said lie
believed thalt there would be no revision
of tariff and added: The country is
doing better than I ever knew her be-
fore and there is an old adage that well
enough ought to lie let alone.
With Chairman Payne during the con-
ference at the White House were Gen-
eral Grosvenor of Ohio who represents
the wool growers and is opposed to reei-
procltv: Representatives Steele of In-
diana.’and RussCll. of Connecticut. They
considered with President Roosevelt
that portion of his forthcoming me”
sage relating to tariff and reciprocity.
Though not one of Hhc party would say
what (qunion the executive hdld’ on
thine importartt subjects all let it be
understood that the sentiment apiinst
revision is exceedingly strong and must
Is 1 heeded.
Representatives Dalzell of Pennsyl-
vania. and Hopkins of Illinois also
ineiultcrs of the ways and means commit-
tee. who had a similar conference.objwt
to bringing the tariff question before
(ongnsw this winter. Perimpsthe only
pronounced revision mcinliers of the com-
mittee are Balwoek. of Wisconsin and
Tm'Vnty. of Minnesota. Just at present
they are not being consulted by the
President as to his policy.
AMICABLY SETTLED.
Special to the Sunday -Light.
Austin. Nov. 9.—The matter of a
proposed emergenev rate on flour Ims
bee* di-posed of by the Railroad Com-
mission. 'Die Commission liaviag lieeh
advised .tihat an agreement bad been
belied between the Texas gram dcfllem
and millers and the raflwmdx. the notice
cam ng a hearing with a view of potting
an emergency rate on flour to meet cer-
tain inter-st®to mites Ims been revoked
and t'lie ease dismissed.
OLD CITIZEN DIES.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Austin. Texas Novemlier J. I-
Armour aged 79 years one of the oldest
architects of Austin died today at his
home. His death was due to old ago.
Ho has resided here since 188i>. Ite
leaves one son and a grand son. the lat-
ter being Edmund L. Crooker of Hous-
ton.
SOLDIERS ARRIVE.
Speiial to the Sunday Light.
El Piwo Tex.. November 9—Four hun-
dred and- twenty men comprising compa-
nies A. B C and D. of the Ehjhtecnth
infantry afrived here today from The
Presidio to garrison Fort BH”. A por-
tion of the Eighteenth was stationed
her? prior to the Spanish war.
AN ALDERMAN FIRED.
Special to the Sunday Light.
New (frleans lav Noiemlmr 9.—P. J.
McMahon councilman for the Second
ward was expelled by a two-thirds vote
of the council for circulating riqsirts der-
ogatory to the city. He could not make
good the charges which he cin-uhited an<K
would not npoligize. hence was summar-
ily given the bounce.
SUBSCRIPTION 15 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
JILTED GIRL. LOST JOB
ROOSEVELT WOULD NOT AP-
POINT HIM IN THE ARMY.
Young Man Who Refused to Marry
the Girl He Was Engaged to Was
Turned Down As a Lieutenant.
Special to The Light. i
Washington. D. C. Nov. 9.—Presi
dent Roosevelt has decided that the
man who jilts a girl is not entitled to
appointment in the army as such
conduct may properly be termed un-
gentlemanly and contrary to the best
interests of the service. He has there-
fore refused to appoint former Lieu-
tenant William P. Crawford of Cam-
den S. C. a second lieutenant In tbq
regular army and thereby satisfied
the girl’s friends who have made a
determined fight against the young
man's appointment
There is nothing against young
Crawford on file save the fact that he
refused to marry the young woman
to whom he was engaged and there
would have been no objection in the
way of his appointment had she not
permitted her relatives and friends
to protest against his selection.
Crawford became engaged to Miss
Rebecca Douglass of Camden. S. C.
The wedding day was named cards
were issued and presents began to be
received. It was said that Crawford
told his friends that unless be was ap-
pointed he could not marry. His influ-
ence in Washington seemed to insure
his selection and plans were *“f re ’
fore completed for the wedding.
Crawford changed his mind suddenly
and told the mother of the young wo-
man that he could not marry ner
daughter but assigned no good rea-
son for his change of purpose. Then
it was that pressure was brought on
the authorities to prevent his being
commissioned on the ground that he
was guilty of such reprehensible con-
duct that he was not entitled to be
one of the officers of the army.
PEARSALL POINTERS.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Pearsall Texas Nov. 9.—Mi’s Paloma
Harris entertained a number of friends
at her residence last Friday evening.
The young people went out to ''e" el
lake last Saturday pecan hunting They
siient a verv enjoyable time.
A Mexican who stole a gun and some
clothes from a hunting party a few days
ago was arrested at Dilley and is now
in the Pearsall jnW.
Mr and Mrs. J. A. Carter are spend-
ing the week down on the Bhintzer
ranch. Mr. Carter goes to look after
his cattle interests in that section.
Mr E. D. Farquay shipped a ear mad
of beef cattle to the New Orleans mar-
ket the first of the week.
Lee Applewhite shipped a carload of
hogs to the San Antonio market last
Wednesday.
Attorney S. T. Phelps is over at Til-
Jen attending justice court.
Still very dly tnroughout this section
of the country and grass is very scarce.
Quite a number of stockmen are feeding
their eatth.
Mrs. W. H Windrow of Hondo is
visiting reh’ivaa in Pearsall.
Sheriff Fit tel returned home from Ok-
lahoma territory last Sunday bringing a
man wifa him who is wanted in this
conntv.
Miss Biggs who attended the Metho-
dist conference at San Antonio returned
home last Monday.
Rev. A. C. Bigg’ has been sent to tho
Pleasanton work by the Methodist con-
ference and Rev. V. G. Thomas has been
sent to Pearsall. .
WAR VETERANS TO MEET
Lieutenant A. B. Hillan. of the Span-
ish War veterans as chairman of the
Encampment and Reunion committee
has issued a call for his committee to
meet next week and confer with the
Business Men's club at their room.’. It
is expected that this meeting will start
the ball rolling in earnest and that
the business men of San Antonio will
put their shoulders to the wlmel and
that the first state encampment of Span-
ish War Veterans will go down in his-
tory as one of the. grandest events ever
held in this city. It is also expected
that a committee of ladies of the Flower
carnival to be held in this city on the
smiie date will be present and take part
in the matter of arrangements.
OIL EXPORTATION.
Special to The Light.
Beaumont. Tex. Nov. Cardium
a tank steamer of 60000 barrels ca
parity is now taking on a cargo of
oil at Port Arthur and will sail as
soon as loaded for Europe. This is
the beginning of the exporting of oil.
but this end of the business bids fair
to soon overtake shipments by rail.
The Cardium belongs to the Shell line
of tank steamers and vessels of that
line will in the future make regular
visits to Port Arthur for cargoes of
oil for European ports besides other
vessels now booked for Sabine Pass
and Port Arthur some of which are
expected soon.
TILM 'll EI’S TO MEET.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Austin. Texas. Nov.9.—The State
Teachers association will meet at W aeo
on Dei-en.her 29 27 and 28. An elab-
orate program will lie arranged for the
Occcasioii State Superintendent of
Public Instruction Arthur Ix-fevre will
deliver an address on that occasion.
(Ot. COLEM AX NOW.
Special to the Daily Light.
Austin. Texas. November 9.—The Gov-
ernor today appointed Tlios. A. t'oleniau
to the position of colonel on his personal
staff. Mr. Uoleuian ia a prominent cat
tlemnn of San Antonio.
INJURED IN A RLaAWAY.
Officials of State Supreme Court Hud ail
A evident.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Austin Tex. November 9.—4 liief Jus-
tits* K. E. ItHUK-s and Associate Justice
F A. Williams of the Supreme court
were badly injured late yesterday at-
ternoon in a runaway in the vidioty of
Del Y’aJle several mile* from the city.
Mr. Fred H. Connerly assistant clerk of
the Sujireme court was driving the hors-
es when they ran away. Mr. Connerly
had his wrist badly sprained but other-
wise escaped injury. Judge Gaines
and Judge Williams were both thrown
violently to the ground and .fudge
Gaines sprained his arm and received
sever.il other bruises while Judge Wil-
liams struck his forehead violently
against the ground and it made an ugly
bruise. The party of gentlemen were
out hunting nnd were getting ready to
return to the city when the horson be-
came unnmnageaWr and notwithstand-
ing the splendid efforts of Mr. Uomierly
they got lieyond his control for a time.
The vehicle was also badly demolished.
Tim party did not reach Austin until
today.
OIL LEASE.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Austin Tex. November 9. —A con-
tract or lease was tiled this morning in
the secretary of state’s department bet-
ween W. M. Pease incorporator of
Chlmgo and the Cattlemen’s Consolida-
ted Ori company of Beaumont. The
contract provides for the lease by the
Passe vompnny to the OH company of
10 standard gauge oil tank ears of a cap-
acity of 6500 gallons each for a period
of six months from Octo'ier 12 1!M»I.
The price for the lease of these ears tor
that time is $7358.74. of which $24115.011
is to be paid upon the delivery of the
cars ami liatence by two notes payab'e
at stated intervals during the existence
of the lease.
UNIA ERSITY' LANDS.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Austin Texas Novemlier 9. —Attorney
E. E. L. Saner who has charge of the
University lands has just returned from
Reeves county wliere he has lieen look-
ing after his interests in that jxirt of
the state. He stated today that when
he left there on Thursday the Pecos
river was over it’ liank’. and that heavy
rains which have lieen falling out there
for the post ten days have put the
larm* pastures in tine condition and the
pattlc will thrive all during the coming
winter.
THE NIGSRHGUK GUNAL
PROBALE THAT IT WILL BE SET-
TLED THIS WINTER.
Everything Seems to Point That Way.
The Old Panama Project Is Again
Brought to the Front.
Special to The Light.
Washington D. C- Nov. 9. —If tho
recommendations of President Roose-
velt in regard to building the Nicara-
gua canal can prevail the Senate bill
providing for the construction of this
isthmian waterway should be passed
at the approaching session of Con-
gress. The chief executive is known
to favor the measure which has be
hind it the support ot the majority ot
the American people while the coun-
try has never been in a better finan-
cial position than at the present
time to undertake the work. The
treasury is overflowing with money
and in the opinion of friends ot tho
bill a more opportune moment could
not be found to give the measure a
fair and impartial consideration. The
recent conferences held in this city
between Secretary Hay and ixird
Pauncefote disclose the fact that ail
objections which obtained against tho
Hay Bauncefote treaty have been
eliminated so that no treaty as revised
will present the subject in such a
form that the Senate will be unable
to further withhold its objections to
the ratification of same.
Special to The Light.
New York. Nov. 9.—The Advertis-
er's Washington special says that the
Panama Canal Company it is report-
ed. has offered to dispose ot its prop-
erty to the United States and leave
the settlement to arbitration. The
proposition contemplates another
visit to the canal that tho arbitrator i
may examine the work in detail and
appraise its value. The Walker
commission will meet in this city
next Tuesday to pass on its final re-
port. which is to be placed in tha
President s hands before Congress
meets.
Senator Morgan and others. who
have kept the canal question to the
front in recent years see in the Pan-
ama Canal Company's offer only an-
other effort to postpone legislation ou
the subject.
FRATERNITY' BANQUET.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Aii'tin. Texa*. Nov. 9. -The Sikma
Nu Fraternity of the Univei’ity of Tex
ax gave a luuiqui't last night in honor of
their new initiate Mr. T. Allan Smith
of Daita*. There were a number of the
members of the fraternity preeeut.
IHWAL CLERKS’ MEET
St. Ixuii« Mo.. Nov. 9 Samuel Se-
lig foreman of the city distributing de-
partment of the St Louis Pbtt office
was arrested today charged with stealing
letters. Fifty letter* some containing
money orders were found on his per-
son.
ANTI-SPIT ORDINAM F.
Special to the Sunday Light.
Austin Nov. P. The state capital
is to follow S»u Antonio* exani|4e xml
pas* a don’t-spit-OB tlie-«ide walk ordi-
nance.
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