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SUiTS TO ORDER
from $lB up
THEIBS & RIEDNER
104 West Commerce St.
VOL. NO. 21. NO 122
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WEHNRN TEL. 4 TEL. CO.
BHADEM PLUMBIN6-ELEGTRIC CO
102 East Commerce Street
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DR. CHAS. A. R. CAMPBELL
Physician and Surgeon.
Oflice 119 Alamo Plata up stair*.
W. W. WALLING. Lawyer.
Practices In all State and Federal
Courts. Office St. James Bldg. Rooms
7-9. New Tel—office 1437; res. 55.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
Start one today. Accounts of $l.OO
and upwards solicited. Call and
get one of our little home banks
free.
NATIONAL SAVINGS CO
313 E. HOUSTON ST.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
CHRIS. B. CALLAN is the Democratic
Nominee for the legislature.
THE CRESt ENTS’ EXPERIENCE.
Had to Chop Their Way Back to the City
Through Fallen Timber.
To the Light: The member* of the
C. 8. C and friends had quite an ex-
citing time at their annual picnic Sun-
day May )Bth on the Salado. The
picnic party had just finished their din-
ner when the storm came up. when all
who ecmhl got into the ’bus some of
tlie Itoya staying op the outside to look
after the teams.
For about five- minutes after the
storm struck. it was as dark as night.
The wind blew down or tore up most of
the trees in the bottom. After the
storm had *j»*nt itself the team* were
hitched nil and all started bgck to
town. That is where the trouble lie
gan A large |M*cau tree hgd been up-
nailed and blown onto a small wooden
bridge* whir* lead to lie crossed to get
ba/k to town copipletely blocking the
bridge Some of the young men went
td Mi. Isenhauer's and got un axe to
ctiop away the limbs. After clearing
away the limbs they found that the
bridge was unsafe. They then unhitch-
■ ed the teams and lead them across; then
tin* young ladies were helped over ami
then came the ’bus which had to be
pulled across by the boys first allowing
Mr Tank Welker and parly in a ear
Hage io pass over. Some of the boys
then hitched up the teams while (he bal-
ance went ahead to clear awav another
large pecan trees which had fallen across
the road after which everything went
along nicely. ail reaching town safe but
muddy. It Is a wonder that no one
was hiut as ths party were right in the
path of the storm.
A MEMBER.
STORM FORMED IN MEXICO.
Cyclone Clouds That Hit Goliad Passed
Over Laredo.
Special to the Daily Light.
Laredo Texas May 21.—The tele-
graphic news which reached here of the
terrible loss of life und property in Go-
liad. the historic <smntv* seat of Goliad
county by cyclonic action is peculiarly
interesting to Hie citizens of Laredo lie-
cause the cyclone which did the awful*ex
ecution formed over the mountain range
in Mexico fifty mile* to the northwest
of this city nt 10 o'clock in the morning.
If passed over this city at noon Sunday
with a funnel-shaped cloud that emitted
tire and with detonations which shook
ibecity und caused general alarm. It is
estimated the cyclone was over one mile
above the surface and traveled at the
rate of seventy miles an hour. Dur-
ing the passage from northwest to south-
east there prevailed almost a dead calm.
MACHINISTS AND THE FFDFRAT'ON
Nrofolk. Va„ May 21. —President
Jame* O'Connell of the Intermitioi’al
Machitvst’ Union has submitted to the
Brotherhood of lax*otnrftivc Engineers in
cemventian nerc a proposition looking tp
the entrance of the Brotherhood inter
the American Federation of Labor. Pres-
id&nt O’Connell acts a* the ms-redited
representative of Ilie Federation. The
matter has been taken under advisement
by the Convention.
RNAI BRITH CONVENTION.
Kansas City Mo.. May 21. —The fifti-
eth annual convention of the second
district Unai Brifh has concludes! with
the election of the following officers:
President Louis New Berger Indianapo-
lis- first vice presklent. Wm. Ornstein
Cincinnati; secretary. Victor Abraham.
Cincinnati: treasurer Joseph May Cin-
cinnati. It was decided to hold the
next convention at (leveland.
REPAIRING THE SCHOOL.
The Mason street pumic school has
lieen condemned on account of the dam-
age done it iu last Sunday’s storm.
The damage will amount to aliout #2 -
oOti and is covered by a tornado insurance
policy pf $2 54)0.
Jacob Hof a local contractor with a
foKT of men. was put to work on the
building yesterday to make repairs and
in the meantime the chi dren of that
achool are enjoying a vorat ion.
San nhni o SailnC inht
DAILY BUDGET FROM THE NATIONAL
CAPITAL OF INTEREST TO TEXANS.
Special to the Daily Light.
Washington. D. C. May 21. —Repro-
M*nlative Griggs ol Georgia chairiii.in
of the Denio vatic (’ongressional louinul
tee. who baa only recently r<urtied to
Washington from a trip to New York
City wtiere he went for the purpose o*
conferring with the Diinocralic leaders
was seen at the capitol the other day
and he discussed the political rutloo'.
from the Democratic standpoint. WhiL*
in New York City he met Mr Nixon
and had a very lengthy conversation
with him relative to matters of impor
tance in connection yvith the political
aspect in New York City. Mr. Griggs
is much pleased with the assurance he
has recetved that the retirement of Mr.
Nixon from the leadership of Tammany
Hall will not affect iu the slightest de-
gree the lelation with the financial end
ex’ the Dnnociatic* <Yrngressioual cam-
paign. Mr. Nixon will continue to man-
age the finances of the Congressional
committee. •
Mr. Griggs says that the conditions
iu New York ami Brooklyn are favorable
to his party. He admits that some
hard work will have to be done but he
thinks at this tirne that the outlook
is very favorable for the Democracy
gaining several Congressmen in the
State.
II PAYS
Pioneer Flour be-
ing made liom the
very BEST winter
wheat is so much
better pu-.er than
ordinary flour
that it always
pays to ask for it.
Note the btand. All
grocers sell Pio-
neer.
Mr. Roser R. Thomas of Bonham a
prominent attorney and former member
of the Legislature from Fauin county
arrived in Washington city the latter
part of la«t week. He was at the cap-
itol Saturday afternoon as the guest of
Representative Wooten who piloted him
around. Mr. Thomas is one of the prom-
inent politicians of Texas and is well
known to all the members of the dele-
gation in the Senate. Among those who
greeted him at the copitol were Repre-
sentatives Ball. Coo|>er. Burleson and
Stephens and Senator Culberson.
C. H. Guenther
& Son.
Mj. George M. Oraig ami wife left
Washington Saturday morning for New
York City. They will spend several days
in the Metropolis liefore returning to
their homes at Port Arthur Texas. He
goes to New York City he stated on
’a business trip.
Another pruninent Texas citizen in
Washington last week was Mr. .1. Isi-
dore Prcdecki. a resident of Galveston.
He has been in this section for some
time on n business trip.
•"* ’ ’ ***-*»< f *
•Gen. W. A. MacWHluun*. former ad-
jutant general of thy State of Florida
and at present a member of the State
Senate is in the city to remain a week
or more. General Mai-Williams is one
of th<* best known Southern politicians
and lives at St. Augustine. In conver-
sation he stated that the people of the
Gulf States are very anxious to see tin*
canal constricted a ml hoped that Con-
gress willed not adjoi.ru ' without leg
islating upon the subject. “Tn the peo-
ple of the* Gulf Coast.” he sari "the
Nicaraguan canal is tire most important
CX BAN GOVERNOR TRANSFERRED.
Santiago de Cuba is Crowded With Pen
Santiago De Cuba. May 21. —The cere
monies which took place here yesterday
attendant upon the transfer of the gov-
ernment of the Island to the Cubans
brought thousands of people from * all
jiarts of the Province into Santiago
Mayor Bayardi gave a banquet to Gell-
er li Wliitside and presented him with a
cane and a Cuban flag General Whit-
side reciprocated with the gift of a beau-
tiful American flag. The Cuban army
paraded through the streets of the city
and processions with cannon which
heretofore have been concealed in the
mountains. All flags in Santiago were
at half meal iu memory of General E.
Jose Marti and the Cuban soldiers who
died in the revolution. The graves of
the dead soldiers wen* decorated. In the
military procession were 504) mounted
veterans and it is estimated that as
many* as 5(1.04)0 person* witnessed flu;
parade. 'two troops and the band of
the eighth I . S. (Cavalry also took part
iu the profession. At noou an enoi-
mus crow 1 collected on the p'azn in
front of the palace and in the streets
and in tlie adjacent streets. I'pou the
stroke of 12 Lieutenant W W. Whit- ;
side lowered the American flag which
(lew over (he Palace while the band
played “The Star Spangled Banner.”
The (Alban flag was at once raised in
its stead und this time the band played
the <*ttliaii 'National Air.” After the
Cultaii flag lunj lieen raised the American'
troop* watched down to the harbor nnd
oinluirked on the Ward Line steamer Se-
gnrame which steamed away at 1
o’clock. Mayor Bayardi hired a steam-
er. upon which a thousand people cm-
harked and this vessel together with all
the available tugs and launches in the
harbor of Santiago escorted the Semi-
rance out side of Morro Castle The
farewell to the Amerimns was most
encouraging and vociferous. On ac-
count of tin* general excitement Mayor
Bayardi ordered that all the saloons in
Santiago lie closed in the afternoon At
night tlie city was illuminated and a
I'encral celebration in honor of Ilie new
Republic was held. All business will
be suspended here for three days.
t is Not All Aecepfalde to the Russians.
Inopportune.
London. May 21. —In a dispatch from
SI. Petersburg the correspondent of the
Daily Mail savs Presklent Loubet could
have hardly chosen a more unfavorable
moimrt for his visit. “Apart from Inc
labor anil student revolt" savs the cor-
rrspondent. of the Daily Mail “there i’
lho trouble which arose during the re-
cent riot* in Moscow between a French
man and the police which led to ener
getic interfereiße by the French am
baaaador with the result that the poai-
6 PAGES.
pie From the Province.
TOUBET'S VISIT TO RUSSIA.
PUBLISHED IN SAN ANTONIO BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS AND ENTERED AT THE POSTOFFICE AS SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER.
legislation now pending before Con-
gress.”
Postmaster* in Texas have recently
been appointed as follows:
Pierce Freeman. Kickapoo. AuderMiu
county; W. L. Nelson Pinckney Polk
county; G. F. Taylor Royse City Ro-k-
-wal county; and A. N. Shepherd Town
Blulf Tyler county.
• • •
Special Agent H. Conquest Clarke w ho
is now at the head of the Drpaitmeiit
kuowu as the Location department of
tlie Rural Free Delivery service i* hav-
ing a number of new route* planned in
various aections of the country. He
stated the other day that the Rural free
delivery aystem is liecvmiug imae and
more popular with the people of the ru-
ral section* of the United States a* they
become more and more familiar with
tlie benefits arising from the operatkm
of the service Ou my first there will
lx established altogether he state* 225
new routes and on July l*t several hun
dred new route* will be put iu o|>eratii>n.
H« turtlier stated that several new route*
are being planned to be put in opera-
tion in Mississippi. Texas aud other
State* and Territories in tlie Southwest
section of the country.
Mr Clarke is well known throughout
the county and for several day* was
among the beat known of the Washing-
ton new*pa'“*r correspondents He ha*
always manifested much interest in the
establishment and extension of the ru-
ral free delivery system
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hammond Brown
of Houston. Texas passed through
Washington Sunday morning They re-
nmined here for only a few hours. They
left Washington on a later train tak-
ing breakfast at the Metropolitan ho-
tel.
Mr and Mrs. D. I. Hooks accompa-
nied by their daughter in law Mrs H.
C. Hooks w ere also in Washington’ Sun-
day. Mr. Hooks is a citizen of Clarks-
ville. Texas and ha* been in this section
on business of a personal nature.
...
Mr*. F. Aschton. of Washington city
ha* just returned from an extended visit
to Texas. She spent a month or more
visiting at Dallas Texas. She
had a most enjoyable visit while in the
State am) returns home much benefit-
ted in health.
Representative Cooper is miu'h pleased
with his success in securing an amend-
ment to the Naval appropriation lull for
a test of liquid fncl of (he Texas and
California oil fields The amount appro-
priated he states will lie sufficient for a
thorough test which Is desired.
v « a
Representative Randell of Texas. Sas
lieen favored with an appointment on the
Executive committee of the Democratic
Congressional committee.
Po«toffice has lieen established at
Tamega. Burns county. Texas.
turns of Grand Duke George and chief
of poliiv Trepoff are said to be menaced.
Shortly after this trouble the Grand
(hike Vla<limir declined to attend tlie
parade in honor of President Ixiuliet say
ing he was not to be ordered about by
“A hole-and corner lawyer.” Grand
Duke Vladimir accordingly transferred
the chief command to General Kebbin-
der. The Czar then interfered and ap
pointed Grand Duke Nicholas to the
chief command.
MADRID BATTLE OF FLOWERS.
A Beautiful Fete and Witnessed by the
King and the Crowd*.
Madrid. May 21. —The battle of flow-
ers in the Biien Retiro Gardens yester-
day evening was a brilliant success not-
witiutaudiug the change from the sun-
ny weather of the past few days to a
cloudy sky and cool breezes. The fir-
ing of cannon at a quarter past »>*
o'clock announced the opening of the bat-
tle and the cannon were fired again at
its conclusion at a quarter past seven
The broad central Avenue of the Gar-
dens was reserved for the function and
along tlie centre and on either side of
this Avenue were stand* for the accom-
modations for spectators. Tlie seats on
the platform were filled with *n ele-
gantly dressed crowd among whom were
representatives of nearly all the noble
and artistoyratie families of Spaip.
Down the broad Avenue passed a long
line of several hundred profusely beflow-
ered carriages and float* among the lat-
ter wen* seen quite a number of original
und artistic designs. They included a
huge alligator a butterfly. 11 Gondola
und ancient vases a teacup a Japanese
fan and tlie Rayol arms of Spain all
constructed of the brightest flower* and
filled with girls dressed in colors har-
monizing with the floral decorations.
The Royal aland had been erected at
opc end o£ the ovpUal plattoriu around
which tlie floral procession defiled King
Alfonzo the Queen mother and all (he
Rpyal family who were accompanied by
(lie foreign I’rilp.'ys. witnes-ed and par-
ticipated in the fete King Alfonso
wore the pndiess uniform of a Captain
General. Dr J L M Curry the
American representative and his party
occupied seat* in the front row of the
Tribune reserved for tlie foreign envoys.
THE MARGARET TAYLOR ABDUC
TION.
Genoa. May 21 — Alliert V. ..Javier
the father of Margaret Taylor the child
who it is alleged was kidnapped by
her aunt.. Clara Taylor in Cincinnati in
ISPB. has arrived here to claim his
daughter Clara Taylor and her niece
were loenfed in Italy "and detained by
tlie Italian authorities It i< reported
here that the authorities are ready to
liberate Clara Taylor on the grounds that
she is mentally deflciant.
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS WEDNESDAY MAY 211902.
AUSTIN DAILY BUDGET
LOCAL OPTION LAW IS HELD TO BE
LEGAL.
Scveui 1 Bexar County Cases in Appelate
Court —A San Antonio Hospital Char-
tered-Department News.
Special to tlie Daily Light
Austin Texas May 21. The Court of
Ciiiuinal Appeal* handed down this
morning a most important opinion iu
whivli it held that tlie local option law
of tlie state is not only constitutional
but that the liquor traffic is peculiarly
within the power of the states; that a
license even when granted i* a mere tern
poraiy privilege to carry <m a business
subject to the will of the grantor and is
not property in a sense which protect* it
under the conutitutiou The opinion
was handed down in the case of Gran
ville Rippy of Grayson county applica-
tion for writ of habeas <orpus He was
charged with selling liquor iu a local op-
tion precinct was jailed and applied to
the Court of Criminal Appeal* for a
writ which was refused.
• • •
Chartered this morning: The Physi-
cians* hospital of San Antonio Edwin
Chavbgrlain D Berrey F M Hick*
W B Russ and M J. Bliern of San An-
tonio imoiporatorw. capital stock $50-
000 The hospital is to occupy the old
Andrews property on Camden street San
Autonio.
A telegram was received here this
morning from Sam Harlan superinten-
dent of public "buildings and ground*
stating that he i* much improved and
will be home JuneJ It was reported that
Harlan who is in California was erTti-
cally ill.
Mr*. H. P. Hilliard wife of tlie cash-
ier of tlie Austin National bank died last
night.
Tlie Railroad Commission devoted (lie
entire morning session to a consideration
of the proposed rules for tlie establish-
ment of interlocking device* at grade
crossings on railroads in thia state.
Court of Criminal Appeal*: Motions
for rehearing owriujed. J D Roberts
two eases from KsAar; aubmlitiMl on
brief* for Edward* from
Bex*r: on lirk-f* anil' oral ' arguments.
Wm. Manger and Vk ienf)’ SMieed*. Horn
Rexarfor rehearing. Guadalupe Grim-
singer. front Bexar.
"WAR I LA IM” sFrrn.ED
Dallas Texas May —The
Methodist conference today
adopted the McMurray compro-
* misc paper a* a substitute jfor
4* both the majority and minorjly
4*. report* on the war claim mat;
ter. The effect of the paper
4- adopted is to return the autire
sum to tlie general government
4* if the Senate of the Cnited
4* States say* it should be.
PICNIC POSTPONED.
Owing to the threatening weather tlie
picnic of St. Mary’s Catholic church
Scheduled for tomorrow has been post-
poned a week till Thursday May 29
when the Katy will take out the pie-
ni< ker* to San Marcos.
ANOTHER VOLCANO
St. Kitts W. I . May 21.—Captain Ma
mas. of the French sloop Iscellina. in
from St. Bartholomew report* that when
passing Mputacrrat 11 aniall volcanic is-
land lying northwest of Guadeloupe he
heard an explosion and saw flame* burst-
ing outside of one of the mountain*.
TEXAS CATTLE DIED.
Billings. Mont . May 21. —George Kir-
bv. an extensive cattle grower near here
has within the part two days lost nliout
llXM) bea'd of cattle. The rattle had
just arrived from Texas and were thin
aud weak from the long trip They
perished as result of 11 cold rain.
FAIR PROPERTY-
San Francisco Calif.. May 21.—The
children of James G. Fair are nt Inst
in possession of his estate. Tlie final
transfer has lieen made to their repre
sentatives by executors. The property
banded over i* valued at about $7.01)0•
OHO. Tlie whole estate was worth aliout
SIBXIOO.OOO.
PUPILS’ RWIT.VL.
Prof. J M. PteinfeMt's advanced pu-
pils will give a recital in Turner ball
Friday evening assisted by Mrs. Be**ie
l>ll Andrew*. Mr*. M. D. Heme ami Mr.
Will Herd. The pupils are Misses Fan-
pie Beeker. Minnie Duim. Otela Kelley
Lnla Jarrell Hilda E. Heilig and Anna
Harri*.
LANHAM GOT THE BILL THROUGH
Special to the Daily Tight.
Washington. I). C.. May 21. —On mo-
tion orT.nnhnm. of Texas by unanimous
consent tlie House passed a bill to regu-
late the ebinmuatmn of United States’
prisoner*.
LIVE STOCK BILL HEARD.
S|*>cial fo tiie Daily Light.
Wnshingfon D. I**. May 21. —The
committee pn ways and mean* gave a
bearing to lodge Springer representing
the Nhfional Live Stock association fav
oriug tlie passage of the sluhßlv bill.
R(X)SEVELT BACK HOME
Washington D. C. May 21 —Presi-
dent Roosevelt arrived in Washington at
7:30 this morning.
AN EX EDITOR DIES.
New York. May 21. E L. Godkin.
f< rmerlv edftpr of tin* New York Evening
Post died last night in England.
J. M. Br»s*ell of Riddleville is
uoug the arrival* at th* Southern.
NEWS OF THE COURTS..
JUDGMENTS RENDERED IN SEWER
DAMAGE SUITS.
Op.nion* Handed Down in Fourth Court
of Civil Appeals—New Suit* Filed and
Other Court New*. -
The second day of the trial of the case
of State of Texas vs. Miltie Thompson
was begun iu the Thirty seventh District
court this morning Judge Clark presid
ing. The defendant was oa the Maud
this morning. A motion to quash the
indict went tor perjury was siisiaineil by
Judge llark yesterday and the case on
trial is for false swearing.
In tlie Eorty fifth District iourt the
can* ol Filueis S Bang* v*. Yorkshire
investment and Americuu Mortgage Co.
el al. is still ou trial. Judge Camp pre
siding.
Judgment for plaiutiff for $lOO with
six per ceoH interest was rendered in
egeb of three damage suit* against tlie
city in the Fifty-seventh Distmct isiurt
this morning .fudge Brooks presiding
The cases are the outcome of the sewer
outflow and the plaintiff* are Ixjrenzo
Rivas Rosaline Diaz Tt . and Jose Ri
vas et al.
The argument iu tbe ease of Emil H.
Boumgartner el al vs G H. 4 S A
Ry. Co. was concluded ut noon This
is a suit for damages for js'isoual inju-
ries alleged to have been sustained by
plaintiff's wife at Scbulenberg. Texas
July 25 IHUO. while driving across tlie
railroad alleged to have beeu due
to a defective culvert.
New suit* are tiled in the District
Courts a* follows:
Mariano Salazar vs. Frmlola G. Sala-
zar divorce 57th.
CaroiilM* Blesi vs. Joaquin Blesi di-
vorce. 5? th.
Joseph Newson and wife vs. San An-
lonin Gas and Electric Co. damages
s2o<lO(k for the death of their son. James
11. Newsom lyho was killed <m May
il HWt) between <i and 9 p. m. by com-
ing in wintact with a live wire ou South
Ahiino street. 57th.
Opinions were'banded dow n as follows
in the Fourt Court of Civil Appeals.
Judgiqeul atbnned E. .1. M dson. Jr
y*. Jacob J. Weber from Bexar; Ameri-
can Cottun Co. vs Roliert M Smith
from Guadalnpi': J R. Milam et al v*.
W. D Gordon et nl.. from Grayson;
National Firy Ins. Co. vs. R. R IVag-
ley from Johnson: American lus. Co vs.
Heath 4 Blackwell from Johnson: J.
I’ Ball vs'. Karl pignowity from Gray-
*ou.
Reversed aud remanded Carl Frey vs.
Emi) Klar from Bexar.
Motions for rehearing overruled—G. 11.
S A Ry. Co vs Wni Anbey. from
Bexar; Ben Mann et al. v*. Ben Schuel-
ling. from Mwiina; Lion Fire In*. Co. v*.
Heath 4 Blackwell from Johnson; J.
h Davis vs Frank M Jone* from Dal-
las: Peter Holly wood et ux. vs. I’hilip
Welhausen. from Lavaca.
Petition from mandamus dismLsed
C Yceker vs. San Antonio Traction Co.
el at (rom Bexar.
In Ute Vrolwle court Judge Green ap-
pointed llermeuejilde Rodriguez temow-
»ry guardian in the estate of Guadalupe
Rodiioiiez non campos mentis with bond
at $5O
THE EL FASO MYSTERY.
The Young Woman Who Cannot be Iden-
tified—Doubtless From Her*.
Monday's El Paso Herald says the
young woman who arrived there dement-
ed or drugged and about whom the Light
rew*ived an inquiry yesterday when she
first arrived began praying in (he court-
house yard thinking it was her father’s
grave. She was taken in charge l>y the
police and her mime is believed to be
Ada M Barker judging from prescrip-
tion* whieli she carried A paragraph
from the Herald's article concerning her
says: •
"Among tlie neat clothing all of good
material in her grip were some chicas
zapotes. or zapotillas —fruit* which are
found only in the tropics and when they
were shown to her she said she had got
them at Key West. She seemed too.
to recognize the name of Galveston and
when San Antonio was mentioned she
said something about Dr. Kingsley and
the hospital There is fDr King*
ley who is one of the prominent physi-
cian* of San Antonio. Later she said
(hat she had lieen a nurse in a hospital.
II seenis howekcr. that ('he 'mystery
i* now about settled. Shortly after
noou tpdlay Dewani Daniel* of tjie C?lv
Hospital rang up the Light Irv ’phone and
said woman wa* fo doubt a former
patient of that institution having lieen
a resident of fhi* ci-tv a long time and
frequently tieale.l there. She usually
gave her name 1* Ada. Crawford but
sometime* Adh Barker ami claimed to
have a friend in El Paso domed Barker
whom »he wm always desiring fo see.
Sho once asked hunt tx> wire for her ask-
in ' this friend to semi her money <to
enable her to go to the border city he
says. The dc-wripifori <»f itho woman in
El Paso suits lii« patient exactly and
he savs she only left the hospital a few
day* liefore he hoard of her being in El
Pa*o. She has always acted pecularly
he *ays.
BIRTHDAYS ARE (TOSE.
Captain Jack R Burke. G Allie Mar-
tin and Claude B Northrup are three
voting men of San ’Antonio who are
ilium* and whose ages arc almost exact-
ly the same. their birlhdav*
being only ten days apart. in
the order named above. Captain Burke
is 24 today. May 21; Martin is 24 next
Saturday week.’ May 31 and Northrup
will lie 24 ten days later June 10.
Messsr*. WilHam'Sohl and Roy Jan-
son left this moruig over the I. 4 G. N.
railroad for a 'trip to Austin.*
SUBSCRIPTION |5 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
THE PELEE HORROR AS TOLD BY A
SURVIVOR Of THE STEAMER RORAMIA
New York May 21. —The steamer
Korena has arrived from Fort de
France Martinique having on board
two survivors of the steamer Bora-
mia. lost in the St. Pierre disaster.
Ely Scotu chief officer and Charles
Thompson (colored) assistant purs-
er. were the two brought in. The
Steamer shows much evidence of hard
usage. Joe Fralts. second steward
of tne Korena. told the following
-iiuv We diil not know ib.it St
Pierre had been destroyed when we
left Barbadoes. We knew that there
bad been an eruption; we had beard
the noises and had seen clouds of
ashe.t which had covered Barbn.loes.
We went to St. Pierre to get ihe pas-
sengeis and mail as usual. When
we arrived off tne town we saw that
it wag in ruins. Clouds of smoke
were rising In the air so that we could
not see Mont Pelee. Streams of lava
were running down to the sea and the
water was discolored."
Wueni the Korena arrived at St.
Pierre Friday morning the town was
a mass of tlaiues. The water was full
of floating bodies. Captain John W.
Carey of the Korena related how he
reached St. Pierre and on learning of
the destruction of the Roraima put
back to Fort de France where he took
on board four of Its survivors Scott
Thompson and two colored men from
St. Kiffs. “On the way up" said
Captain Carey "Scott told me the
story of their terrible experience. He
nai l the Roraima got into the harbor
about 6 a. m. on the Bth. A terrible
explosion came from the mountain
in an instant it began to rain fire and
mud over the harbor. Captain Mug-
gab Jumped on the bridge and cried
•Heave way and anchor.’ Mate Scott
ran to the forecastle head where he
began to superintend the work of get-
ting (he anchor. Before they had got
more than a few fathoms of the chain
aboard there came a great river of
burning lava rushing down the moun-
tain side and plunging into the bay.
it shoved the water out of the harbor
and simply hurled the ship over on
her side. Captain Muggah was on the
bridge at the time. With the rush
of water the ship's decks were swept
clean. All her superstructures masts
funnel boats arid upper works were
tern away and went overboard. Scott.
Seeing Captain Muggah swept away
With the wreck of the bridge leaped
from the forecastle head and tried to
tun aft to the steerage. The crew
panic stricken dashed him to the deck
and trampled him under their feet iu
their ina.l flight and the action of
dU ' vrage Passengers from St.
Kitts saved him from death. They
dragged him Into the steerage where
he stayed with them and by wrapp-
iiik their bends in blaukots sue-
needed in escaping serious injury
Meanwhile Thompson the assistant
stewardj who was on deck when the
RAILROAD COMPANIES FIGHT.
They Will Settle Matters with the Miu
ers and No Interference.
New York. May 21.—President* of the
■■oal-ca Frying railroads in secret seaaiou
have diacuaani plans soy* the Herald
to break the strike <V the miners in
Pennsylvania. Every railroad operating
in the Anthracite fields was represented.
"No surrender" was the reply of the
piine operators and when the meeting
adjourned it was said the railroads pre
pared for a protracted struggle in which
every resource would be brought to bear
upon the strikers. Arbitration has been
abandoned and the mine owners intend
now to toree the lighting. One of the
railroad presidents who attended sail:
"Such a thing an a setlement of the coal
strike was never mentioned or even sug-
ge*ted. ’the railroad companies have
gone a.s fur as they eau in granting con-
cession* bo the miners and they are now
prepared for ano expect to tight to a
finish. The situation was disetussed at
lire conference on that bu-'ia; what our
plans are I am not at lilierty to say.
Tiny will develop at time puisses." In
strpotionri embodying the plans of lire
foal operators w ill lie forwarded to th-i
mine superintendents today. It is be
lieved that the companies intend to send
non-union men to the mines sufficient
in numbers to operate the properties
one at a time- According to the World
the meeting was informal. but one of
those present admitted it had been
agreed tliat under no circumstances will
the National Civic. Federation be permit-
ted to act between them and |he min-
ers. “If any settlement is reached."
he said. “it will la- with u committee
id miners." that J. P. Morgan will not
Intetscre in the matter.
MORE ALARM IN HIE WEST INDIES.
St. Thomas I). W. I May 21. —It
has been reported here from St. Kitts
in the Leeward Islands that on Monday
night and Tuesday morning noises simi-
lar to those heard May 8 were again
audible but louder and with greater
de tiuctness Some of the houses there
were" slightly shaken by the concussion
From the l-land of Antigua and the
French Island of Guadeloupe loud de
lunations from tne southeast are report-
ed Another report which has reached
here from the British Island of Domini
ca is to the effect that at half past 5
o'clock Tuesiluv morning an awe inspir-
ing. fiery cloud surmounted by a flaeey.
whitecap resembling high polished silver
was’ seen from Rozes u (on the west
coa*t of Dominica. This canned alarm
in Dominica especially as lightning fol
lowed in its wake.
A WOMAN LAWYER
Special to the Ikiilv Light.
Fl Paso. Tex.. May 21. Mrs. Wk
Locke oi Chicago. was admitted to the
practice of law by the District Court
here after standing a rigid examination.
Siu- is said to be the first woman law-
y-r in Texas. She is tweuty -pix and
good-looking.
DAVID J. POWELL
LAWYER.
ROOM 37 SAN ANTONIO
KAMPMANN BUILDING. TEXAS.
first outburst came 'iwvw«k»i Ul
reaching his room and cloaiug the
door where be atayed until the worat
of the first shock was over. Au open
ventilator let the flames reach him
and he waa badly burned about the
neck and lost oue ear.
“When the first shock had pasted
he managed to make his way to the
steei age. where he Joined Scott and
Ute two St. Kitta men in saving the
passengers and member.! of the crew
who were still living.
"They gathered these la the utter-
age. and all wuo were able joined
them in fighting the flames back and
managed to keep the fire confined to
the afterpart of the vessel until the
French cruiser Suchet came along and
took them off. Before they were res-
cued they started to build a raft and
under Mate Siott’s directions waa
nearly completed and provisioned for
the attempt to get away from the
death hole they were In."
Scott says that when Captain Mug-
Kah was carried away with the ship’s
superstructure. Daniels the ship’s
cooper. Jumped overboard and tried
to rescue him. He secured a hold on
the captain and pullej him on a hatch
cover which was floating nearby. He
then discovered that Captain Muggah
already was beyond all help He says
his ehest and abdomen were torn
away as though cut off with a knife
leaving the body ou the hatch Dan-
iels swain back to the ahip an<f helped
the survivors fight the flames. He was
himself badly burned. Bob Morley the
second officer was fatally buYned. He
is among those left in the hospital at
Fort de France. A donkey engine man.
Manue Uuliano. was killed in front of
his engine. First Officer Scott’s son
was among those lost. The cook was
killed at the first shock In bls galley
where he was at work Mrs Reid
•stewardess was in the alleyway for
ward and was badly burned but Is
among those who will recover When
Thompson saw the tidal wave coming
he called to Chief Purser Braun who
was leaning over the rail of the prom-
enade deck to run away. Braun was
swept away with the superstructure.'
Second Officer McCarthy of the Kore-
na says the Talisman' had an even
more peculiar experience than his
.ship with the shower of lava and
ashes. The Talisman was 120 miles
southeast of Barbadoes when the
eruption came. He aid: "When sho
came into Barbadoes. where we were
lying her decks were covered with
the fine blue dust Here was a ship
nearly 260 miles'from the island ou
which the disturbance occurred which
experienced an even heavier shock
than we did at 120 miles away. It
seemed to get up into the air at a ter-
rific speed and to a height away above
rhe wind which was blowing from
the south south west and then fall in
a shower of fine dust and a great dis-
tance away.”
QHiQMWA REVOLI'TION.
Government Forces Expect Now to Wipe
It Out In a Short Time.
Panama. Colombia May 21.—The gov-
ernment forces liegau to leave Panama
at 5 o'clock yestervay morning. In all
clout 20.000 men umler the command of
General Amaya and Salzar will proceed
against the insurgent*. Before they
left the city General Salazar said: "I
intend to attack the rebel* immediately.
I expect to receive Within the next rigilt
days reinforcements of J.OHI men under
the command of General PanpiHo Gu
ticlrox who vv ill >oopera'te with the
troops leaving Panama today. The rebel
General Herrera and his forces will be
attacked by over 5.000 of the best sol-
diers in the republic a* well as by a
fleet. His resistance can lie but futile.
The government has Iveen victorious in
the interior of she republic anil it can
send if necessary 10000 nipre men to
end the revolution on the Isthmus wliile
15000 government soldiers remain in
Panama to protect the city. The sol-
diers who arrived here Monday are part
f tbo army which recently defeated
General Uribe-Cribc.
MEXICAN WAR VETERANS.
President Roosevelt Sends them Hearty
Greetings.
Fort Worth. Tex. May 21.—President
Finlay of the Mexican War Veterans’
AwaH-ialion which is holding a reunion
her». last night Received the follow mg
greetings from I’nwhlent Rimseveft •
"To the Veterans who today meet
in annua) reunion I send hearty greet-
ing*. They merit and hove the thank*
of the country for tlie dec de of stirring
patriotism they so well performed. T
am glad to give expressmn to thia grat-
itude and eend to the member* of tint
asnociatidn my liest wishes for the suc-
cess of the reunion. Theodore Roose-
velt.”
FIRE IN A WALL PAPER HOVSE
Worcester. Ma«s„ Mav 21. —A four-
story brick building at 26" Alain street
owned by John Day anil occupied by the
Spy as a composing. press and stereotvp
ing room for the E. G. Higgins At all
Paper Company was destroyed bv fire
early today. The flames -pread to the
Dickinson and Flagg biHMing north and
smith of the burning building and to a
three story frnm-' dwelling on E.len
street occupied by two families who es-
caped. Tlie inviirince of the Spy rum-
pnnv i* ti.to.otto and its loss is total.
Lsses on the Dav leiiMings are eati-
m te lat *l.K).tk» to s2lto.ot)o This does
nH include damage to .stocks fit was
nearly 4 o'clock when the fire was
brought under control'.
WASHAVTS IN THE lake STATES.
lav Cruse. Wis.. May 21 "er >im
washout* have nceoWv* througb'Ut
Southern Aynpc-Ua iiml Weatere We-
coaUn. mice are ill late. K»|ioue dam-
age is reported at R -vS river where the
stream i* a raging tortent.' Mu>-h pr >p
erty h said to have been washed away.
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