San Antonio Daily Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 19, Ed. 1 Monday, February 8, 1904 Page: 3 of 8
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Bicycles
Kodaks
OLDSMOBILES
CROTHERS & BIROSONG
214 E. Houston Street.
CITY NEWS.
The Wea’her.
Ixwal fcrccast: Eair tonight an J
Tuesday. Colder tonight.
Temperature: Minimum. 43; maxi*
mum 80.
Amusemetn*.
Grand Opera House: Kose Cogh-
lan
Emplrg Opera House: Leßoy S ock
company.
The Orpheum: Refined vaudeville.
Street cars to all parts of the city.
—F. Lacroix Electrician Phone 1427
—Two large holes are reported In
the Adoring of the bridge on Erobandt j
street. j**
—Lotus Lodge. Knights of Pythias i
will have Initiation of candidates and I
a banquet tonight.
—A daughter was born Feb. 6 to
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Spcllesy on
North Olive street.
—John Rigsby colored was fined $l5
in the police court this morning on
a charge of disorderly conduct.
—Mr. H. Laut of 125 Dawson street
reports the loss of a dark blue over-
coat from his buggy yesterday.
—Madame Lilia D. Windsor has fav-
ored The Light with complimentary
tickets to her lectures on phrenology.
—A sewer man hole on North San
Marcos street is reported protruding
about eighteen Inches above the sur-
face.
—Mr and Mrs. George Bartholomaei
have a daughter in Baltimore but the
family learned this morning that she
is safe.
—Constable Charles Stevens arrest-
ed a couple of negroes this morning
and placed them in jail on charges
of horse theft.
—San Pedro creek below the bridge
on Herff street is reported choked up
with trash consisting of dead animals
wood and tree tops.
—An aged man was arrested by the
police yesterday afternoon on Broad
avenue on Laurel heights and placed
in jail on a charge of lunacy.
—Charles Bartholomaei this morning
received a telegram from his sister
who is at present in Baltimore stat-
ing that the fire was still raging.
—William Roegilin. a butcher who
was arrested by Gus Grober. assistant
market master on a charge of violat-
ing the slaughtering ordinance was
fined $lO In the recorder's court this
morning.
—A boy was found lying on the
bank of the ditch at the corner of
Commerce and Cherry . streets last
night in an intoxicated condition. He
had also faHbn Into th£ ditch and was
thoroughly'drenched.
—Several negroes men and boys
were arrested by the police last even
’ng on charges of jumping on and off
freight trains. The men and boys were
fined $lO and $5 respectively in the
police court this morning. /
—There were plenty of fine inirimp
on the market Saturday and yester-
day from the coast. The warm weather
Is said to have brought them close in
shore where they are easily taken.
—The United States civil service
commission makes announcement of an
examination to be held March 2 and 3
for the position of mechanical
draughtsman in the ordnance depart-
ment. at large at a salary of $l2OO per
annum. Persons over twenty years of
age are eligible for the examination.
——f. A. CHAPA=
(Successor to Chapa & Drelss)
DRUGGIST AND PHARMACIST.
Special attention given to prescrip-
tions; nothing but the purest drugs
used. Open day and night. Both
phones.
Free delivery at all hours.
618 W. Commerce St opp. New Market
JUDGE GOES AFTER
THE GRAND JURY
INDICTMENTS RETURNED NOT
SUSTAINED IN COURT.
Governor Lanham Expected at the
State Capital Tomorrow From
North Texas—Charters Filed—Bex-
ar County Cases in Supreme Court.
Special to The Light.
Aifltin. Teg.. Feb. B—Judge Cal-
houn. of the Fifty-third district cou/t
In charging the grand j<uy today
croc cd somewhat of a sttr by advis-
ing the grand jury that there was a
number Indictments returned that
proved inefficacious and were char-
acter Indictments. He in imated that
there have been too many indictments
returned by the grand jury in which
tiue bills could net be sustained when
.he case came before the court.
Governor Expected Home.
Governor Lanham is expected back
tomorrow from Weatherford and
Abilene where he has been the past
several days. A large a.nount of offi-
cial work has accumulated since the
governor has been away.
Charters Filed.
Chartered this morning
Lufkin *ce company Lufkin capi-
tal stock. $40000.
Bay City Building company Bay
City capital stock. $BOOO.
Royal Union Dallas purpose frater-
nal.
The Holder Lumber company Tay-
lor. capital stock $15000.
Supreme Court.
Supreme court: Motion for rehear-
ing overruled. I. A G. N. Ky. vs. T. F.
Monynahan Bexar.
I. & O. N." vs. H. M Thompson
Bexar.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Major John Campbell of Pearsall is
in the city today.
Ireland Graves of Seguin is stay-
ing at the Bexar.
Mrs. Dr. W. F. Toombs of Sprit*-
field Mo. is at the Monger hotel.
Jacob Henry of Denison. Texas is
in the city and is registered at the
Bexar.
Mr. Caeear Cazelle captured two
fine opossoms whilf out on the Salado
hunting. \
L. K. Scotford is in <he city from
Chicago. He is at the Bexar for a
few days.
E. E. While wife and Freddie Rog-
ers of Milwaukee Wia.. are registered
at the Menger.
Mrs. J. Levick I*3B South Alamo
street is quite sick and unable to
leave her home.
Messrs. Ed. J. and August Kiolbassa
of St. Mary’s who have spent several
days in San Antonio have returned
home.
Miss Bessie Th.cadgill of Taylor.
Texas is in the city visiting Mr. aud
Mrs Charles R. Sasseen. 140 North
street.
J. H. Conley a merchant and ginner
of Jonesboro Coryell county is in the
city on a visit to his wife who is
spending the winter here.
W. s. Krake and wife and C A.
Beckley and wife of Ravena. Ohio
relatives of Judge W. W. Walling
have arrived in the city to spend sev-
-■ral months.
Milton A. Mcßae of Cincinnati pres-
ident. and general manager of the com-
bination of enterprising dally papers
which compose the Scripps-Mcßae
league arrived in the city Sunday from
Mexico accompanied by his wife en
route cast.
LOST AN EYE.
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Jean Loustunau Meets With a Seri-
ous Accident.
Jean Loustaunati. formerly of the
Southern and Elite hotels but lately
a resident of his pretty villa on the
Palo Alto road where he was engaged
in farming met with a serious acci-
dent this morning.
While standing by some of the big
logs from his Main avenue cypress
tree cut down recently a piece of
wood or chip flow into one of his eyev
and inflicted such a wound that the
physicians called declare tbit the eye
must l>e removed. The operation will
take place tomorrow. ■
Flnrk’x Kr Havana Clears
44 There are others”
But none better
Quarts - - - 1.00
Pints - - - - * 50c
Half-pints - -25 c
Metropolitan Bar
Aug. Limburgtr Proprietor
Distributers.
Cor. Main Plaza and West
Commerce. Phone 741.
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SAN ANTONIO DAILY LIGHT SAN ANTONIO TEXAS MONDAY. FEBRUARY 8 1904.
j. P. HOLCOMBE’S
; cmisiissEi
CASE OF FRANK HOLCOMBE
PASSED TO THIS AFTERNOON.
John Jankina Murder Cate Continued
by Agreement to th* June Term.
Divorce Sult Granted —Damage Suit
on Trial—Defaulting Jurors Fined.
In the Thirty-seventh district eourt
thia morning the John Jenkins mur-
der case In which a venlns of two
hundred men had been summoned was
continued by agreement and reset for
the June term. •
The case against Frank Holcombe
for assault to murder growing out of
the alleged dynamiting of street cars.
whs called for trial. The state an-
nounced ready.
The defendant's counsel file an ap-
plication for a severance as in the
former proceedings and asked that J.
P. Holcombe be tried first.
The district attorney then dismissed
all of the assault to murder cases
pending against J. P Holcombe.
Frank Holcombe's attorneys there-
upon asked for a postponement until
this afternoon with the assure nee that
at that hour they would either be
ready or would flic an application for'
a continuance. The court passed
case until 2 o'clock.
In the divorce suit of Amalia M
Passmore vs. John W. Passmore the
court after hearing the testimony of
several witnesses granted the plaintiff
a divorce and awarded her the custody
of the children.
This evening after some little pre-
liminary skirmishing relative to the
Jury panel the attorneys for Frank
Holcombe announced ready for trial.
The state and the defense are engaged
this afternoon in selecting the jury.
Ffty-aeventh District.
The attorneys in the damage suit
ofWoseph L. Lester va. the Sen An-
tonio and Aransas Pass Railway com-'
panp announced ready for trial and
the case was set for 2 o’clock this af-
ternoon
Forty-fifth District.
The case of the old sewer company
against the city was resumed this
morning.
Nothing was done this morning.
This afternoon at 2 p. m. a man
named Brient will be examined as to
hia sanKy.
Bounty Commissioners’ Court.
This conrt held a short morning
sewlon today. *
A special election was ordered for
school district No. SH for March 12.
The salary of Assistant Engineer
G. W. Caldwell was raised to $125
per month.
The cour took recess until this af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock.
New Suits Filed.
City of San Antonio vs. George S.
McElroy taxes and foreclosure.
FELL FORTY FEET.
Arthur Hawlkins Seriously Injured
at the Waterworks Plant.
Arthur Hawlkins employed by the
Allis Chammers Manufacturing com-
pany. which Is at present erecting a
large two-story pump house for the
waterworks company on Market
street fell a distance of about forty
feet Lils morning at 9 o'clock. ' In-
stant death was averted In some
miraculous manner the man. how-
ever. sustaining a badly bruised head
and body.
The fall rendered him unconscious
for some time. He was Immediately
conveyed to tae Santa Rosa infirmary
for treatment Hawlkins was at work
near the top of the new pump house
and was in the act of coming down a
rigging when it is thought lie lost his
grip and was precipitated to the
ground below Hlg condition at this
time is as weii as could be expected
but it Is thought Hawlkins may have
been injured internally.
Everybody is invited to attend the
meeting of the Tree Planting society
tonight.
Canvassers for Y. M. C. A. Building.
AH the volunteers cf the canvass
for the new Y. M. C. A. building will
meet at association headquarters-to-
night at 8 o’clcck. Take elevator to
fourth floor room 33 Alamo Insurance
building The purpose of the meeting
is to divide up the territory to be
covered and organize for immediate
work Tile following committees
were formed at Hie banquet Friday
night:
Committee on general nianaßkment
of canvass: Dr. M. J. Bile tn
dent: J. C. Kinney secretary: A. Q.
irons general secretary.
Canvassing committee —A: J. C.
Kinney Dr. J. E. Carroll F. M. Ed-
wards. Jay E. Adams.
B: R. H. Wester. A. M. Fischer
W. E Mills Sam White
C: J. M Allardyce. J H Kirk-
patrick H. E‘. Hildebrand W. F.
Gohlke.
D: Jas Anderson Judge C. A. Kel-
ler Rev. H. W. Hoop. R. P Ingrum
E: W. F. Woods t<ev. A. A. Hyde
W N. Hagy Harvey L. Page. A. A.
Gray.
Building Permits.
W. C. Sullivan to erect four-rcom
house on Trueheart street to cost
$750.
B. P. Lund to erect four-room house
on Dawson street to cost $4OO.
Mrs. W. A. H. Griesenbeek. to erect
two two-story residences corner Mad-
ison and Johnson streets to cost
$5500.
Mrs. W A. H. Griesenbeek to erect
second story addition on South Alamo
street to cost $2500.
Standard Patterns at M. J. Hewltt'a
Finck’s 5c Havana Cigars.
Bar
County Court.
SCALDED WITH GREJSE.
MEXICAN SEVERELY INJURED IN
FIGHT IN RESTAURANT.
George Foenca Struck Over the Head
With an Iron Bar and a Pot of Boil-
ing Grease Poured Over Him—N«-
gro Arrested for Ascault to Murder.
It. a difficulty this morning .at 3 $0
o'clock in the kitchen of the Peter
in 4 Paul cafe on East Houston street
George W. Foenca a Mexican was
terribly injured by J<elng struck over
the bead with an iron bar and having
a large vessel of boiling grease poured
over him.
Tillman Summers a negro is under
arrest on a charge of assault to mur-
der.
Both men were employed in .he
kitchen and for some unknown reason
became involved in a dispute when
Foenca was struck over the head it is
thought with an iron bar. which was
found later lying < n the floor. It ap-
pears chai Summers eitner poured the
hot grease over him or it was knocked
over him during th) altercation.
The negro then made a dash for the
front doo r and ran up the street. P.
W. Schliesing tlje proprietor upon
learning what had occurred imme-
diately ran after the negro who gave
him a chase for several blocks before
he succeeded in capturing the negro
He was then turned over to the police
and immediately transferred to the
county authorities and later remanded
to the county jail without ball.
Foenca was conveyed to the cty
hospital where the wound on the head
was found to be very painful while
the bums from the hot grease were
considered superficial.
LOCATION FOR GAS PLANT.
Site Selected on the I. A G. N. Tracka
on Matamoros Street.
The San Antonio Gas and Electric
Light company will in the near fu-
ture transfer its gas plant from West
Houston street to city block 229. situ-
ated between the tracks of the I *
G. N. railroad at the intersection of
Matamoros and Salado streets.
In the selection of a location the
company has endeavored to find a dis-
trict that would be least liable to here
after become a residence neighbor
hood where a gas plant might become
objectionable. It is the purpose of the
company to erect a fire proof and thor-
oughly modern plant of adequate ca-
pacity.
Before proceeding with the acquisi-
tion of the land and the necessary
steps toward the establishment of the
plant the company will forward a
communication to the city council
which will likely be taken up at the
regular council meeting this afternoon
for the latter’s approval of the site
and to obtain authority to erect the
station with the necessary gas hold-
ers. buildings machinery and improve-
ments on the land.
KILLED ON SUNSET.
Jim Williams a Negro. Meets Death
at Glidden.
Special te The Light
GHdden. Tex . Feb. B—Jim8 —Jim Will-
iams colored waa run over by a
switch engine here this morning at
3’30 o’clock and killed. He was a-
tempting to jump on the foot board
of the engine which was pushing the
east bound Sunset limited when he
missed his footing and fell under the
wheels One arm and one leg were
cut off and other serious Injuries sus-
tained.
Williams died a few minutes after
the accident. Th.- dead man was an
employe of the railroad lunch counter
at Columbus and Jived at that place.
• MORTUARY.
Phillip Kaplan aged 24 years a
merchant of Navasota who has been
In San Antonio about two months for
the benefit of his health died yester-
nay His parents and two brothers
and six sisters are in New York.
Burial Permits.
Polley Ann Cruig aged 72 years
died February 5 ot endocarditis 215
North San Saba street. Interment
cemetery No. 3.
Juanita Ramos aged 184 years
died February 6. of senility. Rock
Quarry road interment San Fernan-
do cemetery.
Valentine Villela aged 75 years
died February 6 by street car acci-
dent corner San Saba street and Hay
plaza. Interment San Fernando cem-
etery.
Infant of Mr. and Mrs. George Ant-
wright. died February 7. stillborn.
Interment cemetery No. 4.
Be sure and attend the Tree Plant-
ing meeting tonight at the city ball.
At the Helotes Club.
The Helotes Gun club gave its an-
nual shoot at the range In the ’ Leon
valley yesterday all day and a fine
time was enjoyed.
Among the guests from San Antonio
were County Judge Green. Aiderman
Rud. Krfsch. Julius Krisch Sheriff To-
bin and Chief Deputy Captain Nevill.
Real Estate Transfers.
Mrs. Catherine Schelcher to William
Thompson lot t. city lot 7. $lOOO.
Charles M. Blydenburg to Anton
Halamuda. Jr. 4 lots in East End
$2OO.
Marriage Licenses Issued.
S. J. Langley and Suable Shaw
W. J. Robins and Mrs. Carrie Kam
man. *
Be sure and attend the Tree Plant-
ng meeting tonight at the city hall.
PIT PIT. PIT. at M. J. Hewitt’s.
Finck’s 5c Havana Cigars.
THEO ARTZ Orchestra. Phone 778.
We Furnish Your Home Complete
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It's worth $6.50.
50c D»wn 60c Week
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THE 6ANTA FE RUNNING HOME-
SEEKERS’ EXCURSIONS.
Arrangements Under Way for Settling
Twenty Thousand Farmers in the
Panhandle District —One Million
Acres.
Chicago. 111. Feb. 8. —The Santa Fe
railway has become interested in one
of the largest land and colonization
schemes in the history of western rail-
roads whereby it is purposed to settle
at least 20000 farmers on lands in
northwestern Texas. Although the
railroad is not interested financially
in the land the management has de-
cided to do all in its power to assist
the Texas movement. C. L. Talmage
of Chicago and one or two others
have secured something more than
1000000 acres In northern TexaerThe
land is situated between Higgins in
Lipscomb county and Bovina in Par-
mer county. Agents in different parts
of the country will work up Immigra-
tion parties which will be taken to
Texas on the first and third Tuesdays
of each month when homeseekers’
rates will prevail. The first party was
taken out of Chicago > last Tuesday
night on special cars over the Santa
Fe road.
A Sad Mlsiaon.
Ed. Coombs commercial agent of
the Katy accompanied by his wife
and daughter left last night for Bowl-
ing Green. Kentucky on receipt of a
telegram announcing the death of Mrs.
Coombs' father which took place
there Saturday night: Mrs. Coombs
will remain at her old home for some
time while Mr. Coombs wil return to
San Antonio after the funeral.
Charley Cook’s Visit.
Charles Cooke a stenographer in
the general office of the Katy at Dal-
las. spent yesterday in the city shak-
ing hands with his many friends. It
is broadly hinted In the city that Mr.
Cooke came up to call a leap year
proposal and that on om* of his future
trips he will have company on his
return voyage to Dallas.
Sap’s Taxes on Earnings.
Special to The Light.
Austin. Tex. Feb. B.—The- San An-
tonio & Aransas Pass railroad has
paid the comptroller $1209.47 which
Is one per cent occupation tax on $120-
946.73 the road's gross earnings for
quarter ending Dec. 31. 1903.
A Good Position.
Frank Newman formerly a well-
known policeman has acepted a posi-
tion as special night officer at the new
passenger station on East Commerce
street. Mr. Newman will assume his
new duties tonight.
Engine Puffs.
Tom Shannon a brakeman on tbe
I & G. N. is on the sick list.
Frank Charrow. a conductor on the
Cano Belt is in the city in search of
health.
Burt Foley an operator on the Santa
Fe. is in the city on a visit.
Bob Shaffer a boilermaker tn the
Texas and Pacific shops at Fort Worth
is here on a visit.
George Murphy and Eugene Frank
machinists in the Santa Fe shops at
Temple are in the city on a visit.
Thomas Williams fireman on the
Sunset is on the sick list.
F. R. Seay a contractor on the El-
len N„ passed through the city teffiay
en route to Mexico
Everybody is Invited to attend tjie
meeting of the Tree Planting society
tonight.
BURBY'S CONDITION POWDER.
Is the winner of the day. It builds
up horses and cattle and its prolonged
use brings them into first class condi-
tion. 25c and 50c per package. Fpr
sale by dealers. The trade
by the San Antonio Drug Co. If your
dealer will not supply you. rinz up
either phone 379 and we will deliver
to you promptly.
INTERNATIONAL STOCK REMEDY
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4. MEXICAN SUPPERS 4.
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4. Original Mexican Restaurant 4*
4. 119 Loaoya St 4*
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Finck’s 5c Havana Cigars.
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we ll’do the rest
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I wonder if you use smokeless loci?
Do you have a Gas Stove?
Have you a Gas Heater?
If not we can show you some.
San Antonio Gas
and Electric Co.
403 East Houston Street.
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reasonable prices. Hacks day or night. Phone
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NEW PHONE 306. OLD PHONE M3-Ir.
THE SCHAEFFER MYSTERY.
Though the Murderer Is Known no
Arrest Is Made.
Bedford Ind. Feb. B.—The detec-
tives and committee of investigation
of the Schaeffer murder mystery
searched the alley where the murder
was committed yesterday and then re-
tired behind closed doors for several
hours’ conference.
President S'. B. Lowe of the school
board said last night that the situa-
tion appeared to be more promising
for a solution than heretofore but he
was unable to say when an arrest
would he made.' Mayor Smith made
an unreserved statement thaCt as soon
as s Certain contingency can be
deal'll \ip an arrest will be made but
just how much time this will require
he woul-l not say.
Detective Reed who is nt work on
the Schaeffer murder mystery made
a formal statement to newspaper cor-
respondents. He said this was the
first authorized statement on the mat-
ter he had made:
"The Identity of the murderer is
known" said he. ‘‘and he lives in a
town in which Miss Schaeffer former-
ly lived There will be no immediate
arrest I feel more boneful tonight
than at any time heretofore.
"The evidence in our possession we
Worth S9.WI.
500 Down 59c wo«k
consider conclusive and of such a
character as will result tn ewßvlction.”
Detective Reed refused 4q identify
the suspect further but intimated that
the man was under surveillance.
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