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from $lB up
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VOL. NO. 21. NO 129
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DR. CHAS. A. R. CAMPBELL
Physician and Surgeon.
Office 119 Alamo Plaza up ataira.
W. W. WALLING. Lawyer.
Practices in all State an<l Federal
Courts. Office St. James Bldg. Rooms
7-9. New Tel—office 1437; res 55.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
Start one today. Accounts of 31 00
and upwards solicited. Call and
get one of our little home banks
free.
WESTFR SAVINGS BANK.
313 E. HOUSTON ST.
a sack of
enters the home.
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Satisfaction are
sure to follow.
Best by test for
half a century.
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& Son.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
CHRIS? B. CALLAN is the Democratic
Nominee for the Legislature.
Dining Cars
Iron
Mountain
* 1 Route
Meal* served a la carte on trains from
1 exaa to Memphis St. l-ouia and
intermediate points.
ELKTP.K LIGHTS AND FANS
ON
DINING AND SLEEPING CARS.
THE ONLY LINE
FROM
TEXAS
TO THE
NORTH and EAST
WITH
DINING CAR SERVICE.
J. C. LEWISTnaveuNO pass*r Agent.
AUSTIN. TEX.
H. C. TOWNSEND.
OtN L FABI'S ANO TICKtT AGENT ST. LOUIS.
This Dato In History—May 28.
1807—Louis Jean Rudolphe
Agassiz.- naturalist and
geologist born In Mo-
tier Switzerland; died
1873. Agassiz passed his
youth and early man-
£ hood studying the medl-
' cal sciences at Murtch
> Heidelberg and Munich.
- He graduated In 1830
y and meanwhile had
made a study of fishes
i taken to Europe from
• Brazil. While professor of natural hls-
* tory of Ncufchatel he published two
* works upon fishes which attracted
wide attention and In 1847 he accepted
the chair of zoology and geology at
Harvard.
1843—Noah Webster American lexicogra-
pher. died in New Haven; born at West
Hartford Conn. 1758.
1836—Walter Quinton Gresham secretary
of state died In Washington; born
1832.
1900—Total eclipse of the sun.
IX THE ( ITY 21 YEARS AGO.
From tlie Light of May 28. 1881.
S<4eilad M. E. Church picnics at Ute
Springs ami The Light brigade was
Hired for by Miss Mollie Bennett.
Chicken thieves rejieve F. Wulff of
the Fourth Ward of a lot of line chick-
ens.
The n II of honor in Miss Texan* Ros-
„vV Seventh grade in the Second Ward
pnldie school contained the name .of Mis.
bht Ogden (now Mtn. Dr Wi/»tcr>
her average being 99. Henry Weir Mi-
na Wagner. Emilio Zizelmann. Hannie
Hart uni Burlic Rutledge were the oth-
er- whose names appeared on the list.
Oats tn Kendall county expected to
vield fifty or sixty bushels to the acre.
‘ R. G. Lowe managing editor of the
Galveston News. in the city. (f 01.
Lowe is now business manager of The
Neiva.)
H. A. Benson dismissed of the charge
of forgery.
Mr. Max Gre-bner entertained the Ans-
than court* while they were here. He
was a handnui-ster in MaxHniMiaiis ur-
mv.
Col. Belknap announces that street
cars will meet ull trains.
BRADLEY ELW TED PI REC TOK.
Now York. May 28.-K C. Bradley
second viee-preMdent of the Postal lel-
egraph (’able (tunpany. has beep elect*
ed a director of the Iwa Central Kail
yay b g .
MONT PELEE
New York May 28. —Mont Pelee
from widen there waa another violent
eruption on Monday was quiet again
Tuesday night according to a Herald
dlspatcu from Fort Je France. But
the dispatch adds the inhabitants of
the island are In a terrified state.
The volcano is puzzling all the act-
entiaU some of whom say the moun-
lain has thug far made only a begin
mug.
Mornc Rouge was saved from de-
struction last night only by a miracle
says a priest who was tnere.
Two correspondents believing the
volcano haj for a time at least subsid-
ed. planned an expeuiGon to the moun-
tain for the purpose of securing photo-
graphs. Several natives were em-
ployed as guides.
After a wearying march which took
most of Monday Morne Rouge was
reached about half peat 7 o'clock in
the evening. The correspondents were
welcomed by a kindly disposed priest
who gave such information as was in
his possession. He insisted upon a
pause being made for refreshments and
in bls humble home food was prepared.
It was this generous courtesy of the
priest that saved the expedition from
destruction. The original plan was
that the visit should be made to the
crater as soon as possible and a quick
return be made to Fort de France to
avoid all danger.
While the evening meal was being
prepared the priest pointed out the
work of ruin that had been accom-
plished. He said he had refused to
leave his post though he was not at
all certain Morae Rouge would not be
swept from existence as was St.
Pierre. It was while he was talking
that the explosion came.
From their homes the inhabitants of
toe village ran in a panic. Some did
not wail t G see what was happening
but. hurried ever the mountains in the
direction oi Fort de France. Scores
WHEN
Pioneer Flour
DECLINE OF EXCHANGE BUSINESS.
Result of Trade Combinations Not of
New York May 28. —John V. Barnes
president of the New York produce ex-
change in his report at the annual meet-
ing of the exchange claimed tiie decline
in business on the exchange is the result
of trade combinations. He said:
“The port of New York has shared in
the general growth of trade anti con-
UK-rce of the country and certain inter-
ests of the exchange have been benefit
ted. Tia- not registered tonnage enter-
ed and cleared from the port of New
York increased more than ijMHi.9OO ton-
last year. Much tonnage was carried
however at unprofitable rates. There
has been a considerable increase in the
export of wheat from the country and a
slight increase at this port. Corn ex-
(anti at New York for the past twelve
menths show a decrease of thirty-three
million bushels as compared with the
previous twelve months.
"The farmer is prospering but the
prisluis- merchant as a middleman is
steadily being supplanted by large cor-
(Hirate interests dealing almost directly
between the producer and consumer. A
large petrol* um trade onee conducted on
our Iloor l.as passed in this trade evolu
tian ami thi flour provision lard and
oil trades ere concentrating in a. limited
number of corporations which is most
notable in the export trade of these pro
duets. Even the grain trade is not
free from the same tendency.
‘ I am convinced the remedy for the
continued diversion from this port of
grain trade as well aS general commerce
is an enlarged canal from the lakes to
the llmlson river.”
Chicago May 28. —Bishop Samuel Fal-
lows of St. I'aul's Reformed Episcopal
church has taken issue with Bishop
Thobiirn and the Rev. Francis Tuck of
Newberry. Pa. who think Chicago more
wicked than London and Hong Kong.
"If there are any forms of vice in Chi-
cago that cun not la- found in London
I would be glad if the Rev. Mr. Tuck
would inform me what they are” said
the Bishop. "1 would In- glad if.he would
inform me where they could Ih- found
I s] ent some time in the world's metro-
polis and 1 saw more forms of wicked-
ness under the shadow of St. I'aul’s
Cathedral and Westminster Abbey in two
successive nights than I had seen for
years in my own city.
Gresham.
Bishop Thobiirn said a man's life in
Honk Kong was safer than it was in
Chicago. That may be so ami yet it
would not be any reason for maligning
Chicago.”
TOO PREVIOUS FOR CLAIMS
Longs Store Cedar Canyon Wash.
May 28.—A stampede to a ledge on the
Spokane reservation from Deer Trail
camp has caused considerable excite-
ment. Fifteen or twenty men most of
them employes of the Deer Trail mines
Isdicving the reservation would lie
thrown o(>en to settlement by Presiden-
tial proclamation before June 1 engaged
every available horse anil raced for a
point near Sand Creek about six miles
east from Deer Trail where there is
said to bo a great mineral showing. It
is not known if the Indian police have
removed the interlopers from the reser-
vation.
CREMATED ACCORDING TO WILL.
New York. May 28. —According to the
provisions of his will the body of Jus-
tice George P. Andrews of the Supreme
court has Ih-cii cremated.
In his will the justice said if the pro-
vision directing cremation were not obey-
ed the will was to be declared void.
STEEL CORPORATION COMPTROL
LER.
New York May 28. —W. J. Filbert as-
sistant comptroller of the United States
Steel corporation has been appointed
comptroller of the corporation to succeed
Edward Shearson. who recently resigned
tv cuter business iu Wall Street.
PUBLISHED IN SAN ANTONIO. BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS AND ENTERED AT THE POSTOFFICE AS SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER.
6 PAGES.
k DEATH TRAP AND PROFS.
HILL AND KENNAN NAY BE IN IT.
Decreased Transactions.
THE WK KIDEST CITY.
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS WEDNESDAY MAY 28. 19)2.
went into the church and fell upon
their knees but by far the greater
number rag without oaring to look be-
hind
The display of lighining was terrific
and awe-Inspiring.
When the statt was made on the re-
turn trip to Fort de France tbe guides
and servants were gone. The corres-
pondents had to find their way acr .sj
the hills as I* st they could. Behind
Mont Pelee continued to belch fire
ashes smoke and mud. The detona-
tions were of sufficient strength to
make thq gio md tremble. It scene 1 to
the weary travelers as If th m*intiin
tops swayed above t-heir heads.
To adj to the horror of the rttuatisa
they eucouukted evety now and then
a fir-de-luuce deadliest of all snakes.
Scattered specimens of these serpents
of which thousands have been killed
by the eruptions were seen a i ll the
glare from the volcano and the flashes
of lightning glluk g over the ro ks auj
hui tying away as if they too had
learned that tbeir mountain home was
no longer a t:fe place.
On all sides were native! praying
and cursing in turns. Many exhausted
fell by the way and were unable to
continue.
Fiom Morne Rouge to Fort de
Fiance by the devious path that was
traveled-was almost forty miles. That
distance was covered before dawn
Tuesday morning.
Later arrivals reported that Morne
Rouge iiad not been destroyed as the
force of the explosion was exerted in
the direction of the sea.
Robert T. Hill of the United States
geological survey who left here for
Mont Pelee Monday afternoon has not
yet returned nor has be been hoard
from. He planned to try the crater
from Morn Rouge.
George Kennan the noted explorer
has been absent in the north five days
and has not been heard from.
Y UKON VS. SOUTH AFRICA.
Crown Prosecutor of Yukon is Trying to
Euchre South Africa.
New York. May 28.—The crown prose-
cutor for the Yukon region and the
originator of a new series of schemes
for the opening of a vast district in the
northern territory rum been consulting
with capitalists and engineers cables
the London correspondent of the Trib-
une. and ha> been seeking to divert Umi
interest of s|*ecuiators from South Af-
rica to flic Y’ukon. He has just deliver-
ed un illustrated les-ture under the aus-
piv-s of the Colonial institute on thcTe
sources of mineral wealth in the Yukon
valley. He avoided a dMcuMioa of the
Alaskan frontier question but gave
warning that Americana were displaying
lemarkablc energy in that quarter am!
that British ini esters ought to bestir
themselves.
CHICAGO WEST SIDE PARKS.
Nine Small Parks For Breathing I'laecs
Will be Provided.
Chicago 111. May 28.—‘For sections of
the West Side where there is “no room
to live” the special parks commission of
the city council has recommended nine
siti s for small parks.
Blocks of old frame and brick dwel-
lings will disappear ami in neighborhoods
where now a blade of grass can not lie
found ]>arks of four live or ten acres
will be established. In the districts
where these parks are to go thousands of
Ihe people are living in alleys and in
ten blocks in this locality 2(100 people
nave been found living in alleys. In
(he same district 3127 people were found
living in basements and the mortality
■ ecord runs up to 37 in a thousand near-
ly three times the average of the city.
SCARCITY OF COAL IS FELT
New York May 28. —Many small
towns in New Jersey are beginning to
feel the scarcity of anthracite coal. Suf-
fern village has lieen in darkness since
Saturday night having no electric light.
The steel plant there will run out of
coal today and it will lie necessary to lay
200 men off. Lamps are now in use at
Ridgewood.
At Spring Valley N. Y. the silk mill
the pipe factory and the shift works
employing 700 hands will lx* shut down
Thursday because of lack of fuel.
VAUDEVILLE OX OCEAN LIXES.
New York May 28.—Arrangements are
re|H>rted to have been made for the Intro-
duction of vaudeville entertainments on
some of the (Mean litters. The scheme
w*il be given a trial on the steamer St.
Pcul's next trip out of this port The
entertainments will be furnished entire-
ly by male talent according to present
(dans.
MONUMENT TO DI XX ENGLISH
Xew Y'ork. May 28. —A committee has
been iip|H>jttcd by the laxird of manag-
ers of the Society of American Authors
to solicit subscriptions for the erection
of a suitable monument over the grave
of Dr. Thomas Dunn English the auth-
or of "Ben Bolt.” Dr. English was a
viiv president of tlii society. The
receipts will determine the character
and stateliness of the monument.
TITUS WILL ROW AT HARLEM
Xew York May 28.—C. S. Titus the
amateur champion sculler who last Fri-
day withdrew his entry for the Harlem
regatta on Decoration day. has reconsid-
ered his decision and will row in the
senior singles.
Scholes of Toronto who is to row at
Henley and Juvenal of Philadelphia al-
so arc entered in the Harlem regatta.
POOK DEATH METHODICALLY
New York. May 28.—Thomas H. Grif-
fiths. a Brooklyn cigar manufacturer has
killed iiimvelf after telephoning to n
hospital f*r an ambulance and notifying
an undertaker to call at his house pre
pared to take charge of a fuueral iu hia
family.
DR. 0. fi. CLIFfORD REAPPOINTED \ .
POSTMASTER FOR SAN ANTONIO.
.Special tilth. Daily Light.
»J. Washington. D. C.. May 28 —The President thia afternoon sent to 4*
the <Scnat.‘ the nomiimtion of Dr Georg’eG. < lifford to be |Ms*t master at *
•J. San Antomo. tin the second term Ihe President is highly pleased at A
4- the I. ord ma h' by Dr Clifford and he tisik gn at pleasure in reiiomimiting
J. him fic the pL.c* Post master 4 lifford is well known here in official and 4*
.J. sis i.d link and hi- appointment gives satisfaction to all His adminia
4« tratuui of th.- San Antonio posloffiie has las-n highly satisfactory to tin- X
department mid there was nothing brought up that was detrimental to his J*
•L leapiH Uitnent the records of the Department show up exceedingly 4.
weR fur the s.in Antonio postmaster and never has there at any time been 4»
.J. tlw slightest doubt but that he would l>e reappointed. His first term A
4* expired Mai I. lint as there was nothing to warrant the President in tak- A
A ing tho niattci up in a hurry he let it alone and took up other matters that A
A did require hi- at lent ion This wh- well for tin- San Antonio postmaster A
•j. if he is desiiioiis of holding office as he held over all the time after hia .{•
4* term i xjiiied and now has four full years more to acne from the dale of
A hie commission which w ill be made out in a day or a<». Thor*' were only A
•J. two other ipplii ant a tor the (dais* and (naitieally no fight was made by 4*
4* either of them They were Conrad Huberich and James P Newcomb 4*
Imth of San Antonio. A
The almvc special dispatch to the Light
will l*e re*eiw*| by the citizens of San
Antonio in general with expressions of
approval as the city has never hud a
more popular official than Postmaster
Clifford national state or ismnty. He
has inaugurated more improvements in
the final olfi*.' than any other postmaster
the town has over had ami among the
improvements the extension of the car-
rier system and the. establishment of ru-
ral free delivery will always stalid as
monuments to his zeal. The establish-
ment of sub stations will be one of the
important features of ills second term
but even this should be credited to the
first as it was during that time that he
took t he matter up and got the premia*
of them from the department. Other
improvements too numerous to mention
were inaugurated during his term of of-
fice including the establishment of the
eart i-ollection service the selection of
uniform carts for the carriers the inno-
vation of registering and delivering reg
istered mail by carriers the location of
package mail Itoxcs in the business sec-
tion of the city tbe inauguration of ser-
vice at the various windows after the
regular closing hours the establishment
of extra windows in the postoffice screen
for the delivery of mail on Sundays and
holidays. Hie placing of till mail boxes
on handsome iron posts and ollht mat-
ters that cannot just now he recalled.
LORD PAUNCEFOIE’S REMAINS INTERRED
WITH GREAT SPLENDOR TODAY.
Washington D. C. 'May 28.—The re-
mains ef Lord Pauneefote British am-
hassador t > Washington today -were ac-
corded a National funeral at St. John’s.
In token of the high esteem set by the
American pepplh upon the (s-rsonal
worth of deceased and as an acknowl-
edgement ■ f the friendly feeling cherish-
ed towai I Great Britain every depart-
ment of the National Government w»s
represented anil numoroiis diplomatic
bodies uf whidh for so many years the
late Li rd Pauncefotc was Mie dean
were present in the persons of ambassa-
dor". ministers and charges. In addition
to these lhe resident society of tbe Cap-
itol was fully represented. The pres-
WEATHER PREDICTION: .
GENERALLY FAIR
Washington D. May 88.—Weather
forecast for Western Texas north and
soiitli: Tonight and Thursday generally
fair.
STRANGE CAUSE FOR DIVORUE.
The French laws of marriage and di-
vorre are peculiar. Daziel reports the
fidlowing strange divorce in Paris to the
London People:
The plaintiff an officer named Duval
in the army reserves in an action for a
divorre from his wife alleged as one
ground for the dissolution of his mar-
riage. that his wife was an advocate of
women’s rights and had uttcuiptcd to
As custodian of the Federal building he
secured it new elevator for the ac*-om-
niodatkm of the public and had an op-
erator placed on duty constantly while
theretofore it was only <>|>eratcd when
court lias in session The free deliv-
ery limits of the city were greatly ex-
tended during the IxH-tor’s term of of-
fice and four carrier* were added to the
list. The efficiency of the office was
also greatly increased by the addition of
four clerks under Postmaster (lifford
Riis is not the first public offiiv which
Doctor Clifford has lielil in San Antonio.
He has resided here all his life practic-
DR G. G. CLIFFORD
ing medicine and occasionally taking a
hand in politics since his graduation and
has served as alderman of the city of
San Antonio and county physician of
Bexar county. He served five years a*
county physician between 1890 and 1890
and served in the council as alderman-at-
large during 1894 and 1895 going in
to fill the place of the late Henry El-
mendorf when that gentleman was elec-
ted Mayor to succeed the late Thomas
Paschal.
Dr. Clifford was advised today by
several private dispatches of his reap-
pointment and received congratulatory
telegrams from dozens of friends in the
capital
The Doctor had the endorsement of
Isith Green anil Hawley as well as va-
rious men prominent in national poli-
ties.
cnee of a thousand men in arms was a
visible sign of the military participation
in the funeral. The church of which dc-
cea-ed was a member did honor to his
mem iry by bringing to Washington to
conduct the services the Coadjuter Bish-
op of Philadelphia Rev. McKay Smith
under whom he had sat.
Services at Mie cliurch were attended
by the President and eabinctl and mem-
bers of the Supreme court the House
and Senate committees on foreign af-
fair- and other notables. After the scr-
vices the remains were placed in the re-
ceiving vault in Rock Creek cemetery
there to remain until conveyed to Eng-
lund on a United States warship.
(H-rsuade other ladies of her acquaintance
not to submit to their husbands* orders.
Tlie court found that this grievance was
not a suflieient reason for divorce but
decideil in the plaintiff’s favor on an-
other ground viz. that Madame Duval
was in tlie habit of ridiculing th*' french
aiuiy. ami calling her husband a coward.
This only proves that in Frame as in
Mexico the military is paramount.
CUERO’S MILL ASSURED
Cuero’s cotton mill seems assured by
(he fidlowing from the Cuero Star:
"M old has been received that the loan
of the cotton mill has been approved
ami the money is now in San Antonio
to the mill’s credit. A meeting vill i*c
field Monday when the full equipment
foi the mill will be ordered. President
Graves informs us that he now expects
to see the mill in operation within nine-
tv dais at the outside.”
’ But tlie Cueroitea have worked instead
of talking to uttaiu the desued eud«
SUBSCRIPTION S 5 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
DAILY BUDGET FROM THE NATIONAL
CAPITAL Of INTEREST TO TEXANS
Spe.-ial to the Daily light.
Washington. D. ('. May 28.—Mr. Da-
vid Todd of laiuisiana and a member
of a distinguished family of the Mate is
in tlie city for a few days anil in an
interview’ stated that the oil fields of
Texas ami Louisiana are being rapidly
developed and that the quality of the
output It very good. He thinks that the
oil U capable <>f being refined »<• as to
be used for lubricating purposes of al-
most anv de.* ri|Hion.
Mr. Todd has recently returned from
a trip to Cuba.'an<l in the courae of hfe
conversation stated that the people if
Cnbi. that is the great mass *< the
pc *ple of the island arc in the most dire
poverty. Not one in a thousand ci
tlie rural population he says own* a
cow. and for thun to own a horee is a
very uncommon thing. Tlie people of
Cuba he aserts have a very high regard
for the people of the United States anJ
seem to regard this country as the great-
est. Lcnefactot Cuba has ever had. He
-aid ho was really atltwrised to see the
degree of admiration the people feel for
our country.
The eastern end of the island whwii
is magnificent but undeveloped says Mr.
Todd will reap enormous bom-fit from
the completion of Sir William Van
Horne's railroad from Santa Clara tn
Santiago and which will be open for
business by the middle of July.
• * •
• A member of the Texas delegation in
speaking the other day of the probable
date of adjournment stated that he
thought Congress would be ready to ad-
journ by the 20th of July. “So far as
the House of Representatives is con
corned ** he said. “Congress would be
ready to adjourn by the 20th of June.
He stated however that the Senate
would not lie ready to adjourn before
the date specified. He does not believe
however that Congress will be kept
here after that date as the members
will be anxious to get to their homes
to participate in their various State con-
ventions which will then be coming on.
• e «
A new (Mistoffiec has been estalilishcd
at Dell. Bosque county. I’exaa.
A new postoflice has been established
at Ideal Hutchinson county Texas.
From July Ist Star service will be es-
tablished iii Texas along the following
routes with box delivery:
Askew to Piekton; Graham to Farm-
er: Newcomb to Albany; l'anipbcll to
Ashville; Abbie to Anson and Elkins to
Brownwood.
• * *:
Lord Pauncefotc. G. C. 8.. G. C. M.
G„ British ambassador who was bur-
led today camo to the United States
as the diplomatie represi'-atativc of
his government iu 1893 and the whole
course of his career as British ambas-
sador at Washington has been a de-
cided success. He with Secretary
Olney drafted the general arbitration
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain which treaty was the
forerunner of the great work in the in-
terest of peace accomplished at the
Hague convention. His final work
and the one for which he will be best
OHIO REPUBLICANS
ADOPT A PLATFORM WITH THE
TRUE RING.
Democrats Mercilessly Scored For At-
tacking the Army—We Must Hold
the Philippines.
Cleveland Ohio M»y 28.—The Repub-
lican State convention reassembled this
morning. Reports of committees on cre-
dentials rules and the order of bu*uiiea*
were submitted und adopted. Tlie re-
port making Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor
pci in.ineiil ejiairman and continuing tlie
rest of tiie temporary organization was
then adopted. When Governor Nash
presented General Grosvenor tlie latter
received an ovation. He addressed the
convention and was vociferously ap-
plauded.
The platform in tlie opening paragraph
refers to the felling to death of Presi-
dent McKinley and his services to the
party ami hi* country-.praises Roosevelt
Commends the state administration en-
dorses the course of the Ohio senators
and Rcpublicai) congressmen dilates on
the prevalent presjierity and attributes
it to Republican policies especially the
tariff which Democratic success would
threaten declares for "fewer hours and
larger rewards for labor” urges legis-
lation to expediate the construction of
the Isthmian Canal demands the repres-
sion of combinations which stifle compe-
tition and control prices congratulates
the new republic of Cuba and justifies
tiie annexations of territory since 1897.
Regarding the Philippines the plat-
form congratulates the President anil
army on the satisfactory progress made
there in suppressing the insurrection
and establishiiv order and unqualifiedly
endorses the [H>li*y of the government
there. "The war with Sjiain." it declares
“was forced on us against our
will ami the Philippines came to us as
a result of that coutlict. We are respon-
sible for peace aasl order in the islands
and noiir sovereignty must be as abso-
lute ;u- our rreponaibility. We will give
their people better government better
schools more civil and political rights
a higher civilization and a broader free-
dom than is possible -for them in any
ether nay. Our Hag is in the Philip-
pines and there it will remain.”
Regarding the army tlie platform says
that while any instances of cruelty
which may havd occurred in the Philip-
pines are to Tie severely condemned and
deplored the American army is tight-
nig a barbarous cruel ami treacherous
fuc and “wc reecut with indignation the
DAVID J. POWELL
LAWYER.
ROOM 37 SAN ANTONIC
KAMPM ANN BUILDING. IM A'
remembered was the Hay-Pauncefot'*
treaty by wnicb the United States and
Great Britain reached an amirabln
agreement tn regard to th*- construe
tion of an isthmian canal While repre
wonting a government which receives
i credit for being most aristocratic in
its tendencies. l*>rd Pauncefote was i
very democratic man and had et-
|d*-ared himself to the many in Waari-
lugton with whom he came in a I mot.'
daily contact.
The following is a list of patent .
gianted to Texas inventors this week.
reported by C. A. Snow 4 Co. paten*
attorneys: A. B. Crltzer. San Antonio
eye galsses; R. B. Lumpkin. Btorr .
cotton gin; V. Matula Belmont pipa
grab; W. P. Mize. Mesa fertilizer di
tributor; H. T. Wilson Fort Worti
crude oil burner.
• e e v<
While the Philippine debate still cm
copies the attention of the Senate th*-
monotony of the proceedings has been
somewhat varied by the speeches o£
Senators Hoar and Beveridge. The ad
dress of the former while regarded by
his colleagues as somewhat visional -
and ciilnerical was a remarkably elc
qttent production and held the closes:
attention of his auditors for upward
of three hours. Senator Beveddge re-
plying to the speech of Senator Dubol*
of Idaho cited the fact that our ex
ports to Japan had increased from 33-
900.008 to 329000000 a year within »
short P-* ri Or | and maintained that there
was rea-on to look for a similar de
yelopmant of our trade with China a';
of which rendered it Imperative th£
the United States should maintain
control of the Philippines. He stated
'that the islands were the door to th.-
Chinese trade which was well vort*
cultivating as the trade between China
and all foreign nations already aggr
gated 3250.000.000 per annum ai. 1
would Increase greatly within the nex’
few years.
As if to protract the already tedlou >
session of Congress there has arts- ■
a serious clash between the Senate and
the House over the army appropria-
tion bill. When the Senate passed this
bill it so amended it as to make it |K'S
sible to use a portion of the sum ap
propriated for the construction of pei •
manent barracks and the House Jen!
oils of its prerogative of initiating ap
proprlations. not only refused to con-
cur in the amendment but instruct ■
its conferes not to yield to the cou s
feres of the Senate on this point ai i
notified the Senate that it hsd do- --
so when asking for a conference. T! i >
action the Senators resent as they s.ij
that all conferences must be “full • ■d
tree.” Although the Senate has h-i
the request of the House for a conf-
cnee nearly a week and has
times discussed the instructions of th *
House no action has yet been take’.-.
What will be the ultimate end no oiw
can foretell as members of both bodl* -
declare that they will not yield but
deadlock over so important a measur
as the army appropriation bill cannot
continue and there Is a prospect tha
much time will be wasted in the effort
to get together.
recent Democratic efforts Ao drag its
honor in the dust and to cast reproach
DAILY BUDGET OF
AUSTIN ITEMS.
Special to the Daily Light.
Austin Texas. May 28.—Former Sta e
Treasurer W. B. Wortham testified th-.
morning la-fore the legislative investiga- -
ing committee. He answered all qiie-
tion* in a satisfactory manner propound
cd to him by the committee. He sail
he simply followed the custom of |>red
lessors in allowing a balance in the tre -s
ury. that if he had been ;n Austin wh‘-i*
the First National bank collapsed it
would not have occurred. . He explain -J
to the satisfaction of the committee t u-
methods pursued by him when trcasi. •
er.
• • •
Brigadier General A. P. Wozencraft of
Daita- has tendered his resignation io
the Governor. He gives as reasons th--
his business engagements prevent him
giving his|timc to tta- guard.' Ah effort is
being made to have him reconsider the •
tion and have him retire as was done iu
the case of Major General L. M. 0 -
cnheinier.
• • •
The Court of Criminal Appeal* thn
morning reversed and dismissed the cas-i
of Robert Smith from Grayson county
Smith was given the death penalty l ie
the murder of a white woman in Ift
Defendant pleaded that the negro ra - •
had lieen discriminated against in n<)C
having negroes on the jury in violation
of the Federal innstitutiiHi and »!<.
court sustained the contention heddinj*
that the negro ran- had been discriwn-
nted against under a decision of (!>o
United States Supreme court in the F - A
Carter ease.
* * * '*al
Governor Sayers is .eported impro' I
this morning. He still has fever.
• • •
I'lm- case of James Edward* from 15-x
iu . was affirmed in tbe Court of UrttNinal
\p|H-als. The case of Guadalupe C- iiii-
singer from Bexar was not argued thitj
u-oining on account of the iiln*-<* of t*s
of the judges.
TRYING TO END DENVER STRIE
Denver. Col.. May tri - A meetin
prominent men he* been held in the
or's office to diteua* mean* of pute -g
an end to the strike in the builfh"; g
trade.*. An arbitration committee. Ki b J
ed by former Governov Charle* 8 T o J
as wx> appointed.
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