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VOL 26 No. 3.
SOLDIERS
IN RIOTS
Discharged Negro of Twenty-fifth
Regiment Said to Have Caused
Battle at Lawton Okla.
FIGHT AT COLUMBUS
Thirty Recruits Participate in “Rough
House’’ in the “Bad Lands.”—All
Will Be Punished by Major
Glenn.
Associated Press.
Chicago 111. Jan. 22.—A dispatch to
the Tribune from Lawton Okla. says;
“A negro riot created by Lane Dixon
colored reported to be a discharged
negro soldier from the Twenty-fifth in-
fantry at Fort Reno last night result-
ed in the death of Nat Marshall color-
ed the wounding of Dixon and several
other negroes and the arrest of fifty
other negroes.
Marshall owner of a gambling re-
sort in which the negroes were con-
gregated and Dixon engaged in an
argument over a game of dice. Their
fight drew the others on and a pitched
battle ensued. The fight was so des-
perate that all of the officers in Law-
ton were called on to put a stop to it
and make arrests.”
Associated press.
Columbus 0. Jan. 22. —Major Glenn
commandant at the barracks thorough-
ly investigated the riot in the "bad
lands” participated in by about thirty
recruits last night and the ring lead-
ers will be amply punished.
James Stevens one of the ring lead-
ers confessed and has given the names
of a half dozen recruits who are now
in the guard house.
The riot started because a German
William Von Stuckard told the re-
cruits that a negro in the "bad lands”
had shot a soldier.
SNOW IN ITALY.
Associated Press.
Rome Jan 22. —Heavy wind and
snow storms throughout the peninsula
have been causing serious damage on
land and a number of fishing boats
have been wrecked off the coasts.
EX-GOVERNOR HIGGINS ILL.
Associated Press.
(Buffalo N. Y.. Jan. 22.—Former
Governor Higgins is critically ill. He
may live for a few days.
REDUCES DISCOUNT RATE.
Associated Press.
Berlin Jan. 22. —The Imperial Bank
of Germany today reduced Its discount
rate from 7 to 6 per cent.
Theo. Artzt Orchestra. Phone 776.
T. C. FROST J. T. WOODHULL NED M'ILLHENNY
President. Vice-President. Cashier
FROST
NATIONAL BANK
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
$600000.00
EXCHANGE DRAWN ON PRINCIPAL CITIES IN EUROPE.
MEXICAN MONEY BOUGHT AND SOLD.
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BEITEL LUMBER CO Successor to F. J. Beitel.
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E. B. CHANDLER
MONEY TO LOAN
REAL BIST ATE. FOR SALE
102 Crockett Street
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EIGHT PAGES.
ISLAND ENGULFED
BY THE TIDAL WAVE
Simalu Dutch East Indies Has Almost Disappear-
ed and it is Said 1500 Persons Lost Their
Lives--Earthquakes Continue to be Felt
Associated Press. \
The Hague Jan. 22. —The tidal wave which devastated some of the
Dutch East Indian islands south of Achln as announced January 11
practically engulfed the island of Simalu.
According to the latest information received here Simalu has almost
disappeared. It is said that probably 1500 persons lost their lives.
Earthquakes continue to be felt daily.
Civil Governor Achln has gone to the scene of the catastrophe.
WILL RUSH
TROLLEY WORK
TOBIN HILL LINE TO BE BUILT
AND HOT WELLS DOUBLED
TRACKED BY JULY 31.
W. B. Tuttle general manager of the
traction company said this morning
that every effort will be made to have
the steel rails for the Tobin Hill line
and double tracking of the Hot Wells
line rushed here so that work on both
lines can be completed by July 31 of
this year. In speaking of the im-
provements to be made Mr. Tuttle
said:
"It is my intention to have all tho
work done before the cotton season
begins as there may be a scarcity of
labor after July 31. Therefore I am
making every effort to get the mater-
ia' and start the work as soon as pos-
sible.”
When asked if any additional rolling
stock had been ordered. Mr. Tuttle
said:
"No; we will not need additional
cars for some time to conic yet and
consequently I have placed no orders
for new cars. We have six cars now
on the road which were due to reach
San Antonio last month and <fien
they reach here they will be placed
in service. We will however need
more cars when the Tobin Hill car
line is built and the Hot Wells line is
double-tracked to the.fafr grounds but
the orders will not be placed until the
latter part of next ifionth.”
INFORMATION BARRED.
Associated Press
Washington D. C.. Jan. 22. —Sena-
tor Culberson has introduced a bill
prohibiting the sending out of any in-
formation regarding dealings in cotton
futures either over interstate tele-
graph lines or through the mails.
J. T. Burnett & . UndertakwK
TOOK BUT $5OO
LEFT $4OOO
ROBBERS EVIDENTLY FRIGHTEN-
ED FROM CRITTENDEN KY.
BANK—HAD DYNAMITED
VAULT.
Associated Press.
Crittenden. Ky.. Jan. 22. —The citi-
zens were aroused early today by a
terrific explosion the vault of the To-
bacco Growers' Deposit bank having
been blown to pieces.
The robbers were evidently fright-
ened away as they took only $5OO
leaving $4OOO in the vault.
BIKE RIDERS
ARE CARELESS
IGNORE CITY ORDINANCE THAT
THEY SHALL HAVE BELL AND
RING IT AT STREET CORNERS.
Many bicycle riders in the city are
not complying with the city ordinance
which requires that every wheel shall
be equipped with a bell and that the
person riding the bicycle shall ring
the same when approaching a street
corner.
A man on a bicycle without a bell
struck a man on East Commerce
street this morning and then wanted
to whip his victim because he called
his attention to the citv ordinance.
A reporter for The Light stood on
the comer of Commerce and Alamo
streets this morning and of twelve
wheels which passed him only two
had bells. The riders of the two how-
ever did not ring their bells and they
were scorching down Commerce
street. Much complaint Is heard on
that corner from foot pedestrains who
have narrow escapes from being run
down by reckless riders and they want
the chief of police to enforce the ordi-
nance.
SEEKING HABEAS CORPUS
Case of George Burt. Accused by Girl
on Trial in Thirty-seventh
District Court
The application of George Burt for
release on a writ of habeas corpus
Is occupying tho Thirty-seventh dis
trict court today. The hearing will
probably not be concluded until late
this afternoon.
Miss Marie Kempton the complain-
ant. was on the stand this morning
as was also her mother. They testi-
fied that they came to San Antonio
about two weeks ago from Cincinnati
Ohio Miss Kempton testified that
she had known the defendant nearly
ever since the famllv came here. The
charee on which Burt is under arrest
is rape and the case is that told in
The Light Sunday morning.
Burt was placed on the stand this
morning about noon when court ad-
iourned until 2 o’clock. Sheriff Tobin
Constable Stevens and the mother ot
the defendant will be placed on the
stand this afternoon and Burt will be
cross-examined by District Attorney
Baker.
The case is attracting much atten-
tion. Miss Kempton is a very pretty
girl who will be 17 years of age Jan-
uary 31. She gave her evidence with-
out faltering.
Carlos Bee is* representing the de-
fendant and District Attorney Baker
the state.
THE WEATHER
Local weather forecast for San ’An-
tonio and vicinity: Fair tonight and
Wednesday; warmer tonight
Temperatures for last 12 hours:
Min. Max.
San A» tonl ° 40 64
Chicago 12 26
Corpus Christi 52 64
Denver 24 60
El Paso 34 62
Fort worth 58
Galveston 52 56
Kansas City 24 50
New Orleans 44 54
New York 18 26
St. Louis 28 48
Washington 22 30
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. TUESDAY JANUARY 22 1907.
OHIO IS
FALLING
Danger However is Not Over as
Weakened Buildings May Col-
lapse at Any Moment.
BODY FOUND AFLOAT
Corpse of Man Disfigured as Though
by Fire Taken from River at
Madison Ind.—Crest of
Flood Reached.
Associated Press.
Cincinnati 0. Jan. 22. —The river
continued a slow recession during the
night and at 8 o’clock this morning
bad gone down to 64.5 a drop of more
than half a foot from the crest which
it reached yesterday morning. It will
be several days before the river gets
below the danger line and a possibil-
ity of damage will not even be over
as weakened condition of structures
along the river front make them par-
ticularly liable to collapse.
Associated Press.
Madison. Ind. Jan. 22. —The Ohio
river is at a standstill today at 57
feet. The dead body ot a man dis-
figured as though by fire was found
floating in the river today.
Louisville Ky. Jan. 22. —The Ohio
river at 8:30 oclock this morning
stood at 41.2 feet and had been sta-
tionary for the last half hour. The
weather bureau thinks the crest has
been reached.
Across the river from Owensboro in
Spencer county Indiana a number ot
houses are flooded. In one house there
are two dead bodies but it is impossi-
ble to readh them for burial.
Seven hundred cattle are standing
in water two feet deep at Owens-
boro.
A siding on the Henderson route at
Haweville Ky. was washed into die
Ohio this morning taking with it sev-
eral cars of merchandise.
A dispatch from Evansville reports
the river as still rising.
Henry Barwe who was blown off
the bridge at Evansville Saturday
night died today of his injuries. It
is learned that W. Lefscher was
drowned by falling off his shanty boat
at the same time.
Dead horses cattle mules and hogs
with many godd sized farm houses are
reported floating down stream by Ev-
ansville and it is believed that the en-
tire crop of growing wheat in that/vl-
cinlty will be destroyed.
Terre Haute. Ind. Jan. 22. —The
break in the Wabash river levee a
mile south of this city near the vil-
lage of Taylorville widened from fif-
teen feet last night to several hun-
dred feet today and the surrounding
country for miles is inundated.
The river is still rising. There are
one thousand homeless people from
the villages of Taylorville and West
Terre Haute and the majority of them
are in a pltable plight.
Driven from her room by the flood
a Taylorville woman went to the attic
of her home and there alone gave
birth to a child. Her husband was
ou. assisting in the rescue of flood
victims.
NAMED BY GOVERNOR.
Special to The Light.
Austin Tex. Jan. 22.—The gover-
nor today announced the appointment
of R. H. Wood of Aransas county to
be fish and oyster commissioner.
He also announced the appointment
o fthe various asylum and institution
boards as follows:
Board of directors of Agricultural
and Mechanical college: Jot Gunter
K -K. Leggett A Haidusek W. P. Se-
bastian. T. D Rowell L. L. Mclnnis
R. T. Milner Walter Peteet.
Board of regents of University of
Texas: T. S. Henderson E. A. Cal-
vin J. M. Pressler M. Marx John W.
Brackenridge W. S. Laughlin T. B.
Greenwood and N. W. Finley.
Hoard of the Southwestern Insane
Asylum San Antonio: L. J. Hart F.
C. Davis Dr. T. T. Jackson C. M.
Stone and W. C- Rigsby.
WILL KEEP ON TRYING.
Effort to Get Sub-Treasury for San
Antonio Not to Be Abandoned.
Now that Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw has come out as being opposed
to the establishment of additional sub-
treasuries the movement for obtaining
one for fils city has been temporarily
abandoned. It has not however been
yet settled and steps will be taken
for the purpose of placing It before
the next congress.
Mr. Cortelyou who will then be sec-
retary of the treasury will be consult-
ed and his sanction will be sought tn
the matter. The San Antonio Business
Mens’ club will not let the matter rest
until the desired end has been accom-
plished.
ATTEND HEARING ON CAUSEWAY.
Special to The Uxht.
Austin. Tex. Jan. 22.—A delegation
of 30 citizens and others of Galveston
reached here this morning to attend
the hearing before the railroad com-
mission regarding the proposition of
the commission to build a causeway
over Galveston Bay. The delegation
included representatives of the var-
ious commercial bodies of Galveston.
THANKS
DAVIS
Governor Swettenham of Jamaica
Sends a Cablegram to Secretary
Root Under Date of Jan. 21.
EUROPE INTERESTED
Foreign Newspapers Think Swetten-
ham's Rebuff of Admiral Davis
Due to the Former's "Tired
Nerves” —Some Sarcasm
Associated Press.
Washington D. C. Jan. 22. —The
state department today made public
the following cablegram:
"Jamaica Jan. 22. —Hon. Elihu
Root Secretary of State Washington:
Jamaica is profoundly grateful to your
excellency for the expressions of sym-
pathy and for the very practical aid
so kindly given by Admiral Davis and
the entire particular service ot the
squadron of the United States navy.
(Signed) "GOVERNOR."
The cablegram was received In this
city at 9 o'clock last night.
SWETTENHAM'S NERVES T|RED.
To TUat German Newspapers Ascribe
Hitch With Admiral Davis.
Associated Press.
Berlin Jan. 22. —The newspapers
here print every item of news avail-
able regarding the incident between
Governor Swettenham of Jamaica and
Rear Admiral Davis of the United
States navy involving the withdrawal
of the American warships from Kings
ton and have received quieting state-
ments from Washington with a cer-
tain degree of skepticism.
Editorially various newspapers re-
gard the incident as being more a per.
sonal affair than an incident between
two governments and ascribed the
friction to Governor Swettenham's
"tired nerves" and sensitive national
pride. Some papers say the Ameri-
cans may now understand the feeling
of Germany over the declination by
the United States to accept foreign re-
lief for San Francisco earthquake suf-
ferers although it at the same time
admitted- that the circumstances in the
two cases are quite different.
GERMANY CHUCKLING.
Newsrapers Much Amused By the
Swettenham-Davis Incident.
Associated Press.
Berlin Jan. 22. —The German press
is chuckling over the Swettenham-Da-
vis incident which was given much
prominence in their news columns.
The Berlin Post for example says:
“Perhaps the mistress of the seas con-
ciders it humiliating that a British
city had to rely on foreign succor.
Perhaps also she was not entirely con.
vinced of the unselfishness of Yankee
benevolence. There is no doubt that
It was a too seductive opportunity for
Brother Jonathan to make a moral
conquest at England's expense and for
once to let the Monroe doctrine shine
in the light of Christian charity.”
Other papers say that Governor
Swettenham is held to be guilty of bad
taste.
UPHOLDS SWETTENHAM.
Paris paper Thinks United States Has
Designs on Jamaica.
Associated Press
Paris Jan. 22. —The L'Eclair In com.
menting on the American rebuff in the
island of Jamaica expresses the opin-
ion that Admiral Davis' Intervention
in Jamaica conforms with President
Roosevelt’s words in October that the
construction of the Panama canal sig-
nifies that America is policing the
two oceans and practically the
Caribbean sea. The English were not
wrong it says in distrusting Ameri-
cans who with one foot in Jamaica
would soon have had four.
The L’Eclair thinks the incident will
finish friendly relations between the
two countries.
BUILDING AT WACO.
Hotel Royal Purchased and will Be
Renovated it is Said.
Special to The Light.
Waco Tex. Jan. 22. —The Hotel
Royal situated in the center of the
business district has been purchased
by W. T. Watt president of the Provi.
dence National bank. It is understood
on good authority that Mr. Watt will
spend a large sum ou the bunding and
make it one of the leading hostelries
of Texas. It is magnificently located
for an uptown hotel.
The Tom Padgitt Saddlery company
will begin today to ercet a very large
addition to the present building. The
building will be several stories and
wil! conform to the present building.
Other improvements are being an-
nounced right along.
ELLEN TERRY ARRIVES.
Special to The Light.
New York. Jan. 22. —Miss Ellen Ter-
ry. England’s famous actress has ar-
rived here from London. Her daugh-
ter who accompanies her will be the
stage manager and is the only woman
serving in that capacity. Miss Terry
will open her American tour here on
the 28th. under the management of
Charles Frohman. and will then visit
the principal cities in the states.
(Price 2 Cents.)
BAILEY REELECTED
TO U. S. SENATE ?
BY BOTH HOUSES
He Received 90 Votes in the House and in the
Senate the Vote Stood 19 to 10—Pande-
monium Broke Loose in Both Houses*
DUNCAN’S RESOLUTION IS KILLED
Effort Was Made to Have Bailey Promise to Resign if Elected Now
and Go Again Before the People in Special State Primary.
Among Those Nominated In the House Were
Frank Onion and Guy S. McFarland.
SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT.
AUSTIN TEX. Jan. 22.—Senator Bailey
was re-elected United States Senator in the
house at 2:50 this afternoon having received
ninety votes.
Bailey elected in the Senate. Vote 19
to 10 ten scattering. Pandemonium broke
out in both branches of the legislature when
the result was announced.
Special to The Light.
Austin Tex. Jan. 22| — Neither
house of the Texas legislature had
recorded a vote for senator at
2 o’clock. Both houses are listening
to nominating speeches and a vote
will be reached late this afternoon
or tonight it is generally understood
Senator Bailey will be re-elected.
An effort was made in the house to
pass a resolution demanding that con-
ditioned upon his election now by
legislature vote. Senator Bailey
should re-submit the merits of the
present charges against him to the
people in a special state primary elec-
tion and in the event that the people
spoke against him. he would resign
the senatorship. This resolution was
refused on the second reading by a
vote of 59 to 51 thus precluding its
further consideration today.
In the senate. Senator Senter offer-
ed a resolution similar to one in the
house by Mr. Duncan (that the anti-
Bailey men would vote for Bailey if
he would agree to resign after being
Investigated if charges were found to
be untrue). This was defeated by a
vote of 10 to 10.
Nomination speeches for Bailey for
senator are now being made in the
senate.
Senator Senter nominated W. L.
Cobell of Dallas.
Barrett. Terrell Looney and Skin-
ner made nominating speeches for
Bailey. The first ripple in the pro-
ceedings was when Senator Senter
said it was immaterial whether Bailey
is considered the nominee or not. He
knows he shall be arraigned for his
vote but he proposes to do his duty.
He declared that he had a candidate
he would nominate for the United
States senate. So far the name of
hi» candidate has not been disclosed.
In the house when at 12:15 o'clock
it came time to proceed with the
election of a senator the report of
the concurrent committee on election
of senator was first read. Mr. Blan-
ton of Grayson made a speech nomi-
nating Bailey of ten minutes dura-
tion. The Grayson man eulogized the
junior senator but the applause was
not great. He made the appeal on
the ground that Bailey was the nomi-
nee. The gallery was restless while
Mr. Blanton read his address.
Mr. Duncan of Smith nominated W.
L. Bostick of Pure Springs. Smith
county. “We call him 'Bill'” he said.
“He is a good man. a democrat and I
my friend but is a grafter—a grafter
of fruit trees and he does not extend I
his graft beyond his profession."
Mr. Pierce of Laredo a republican
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nominated Cecil A. Lyon of Grayson
county.
Mr. Thompson nominated W. H
Ragsdale of Hunt county
Mr. Jackson nominated June Kem-
pie of Eastland county.
Mr. Cable nominated J. R. Wiley oj
Montague county.
Mr. Brown of Wharton nominated
Frank Onion of Bexar (laughter).
Mr. Duncan made the point of ordee
that this nomination was unconstitue
tional.
Mr. Trunkman nominated J. W. Lo-
। gan of Austin.
Mr. Bartlett nominated Tom Don-
ally of Caldwell county.
Others nominated were: Dr. J.
Peck T. H. Logan Thomas M. Camp-
bell.' Perry Ray J. E. Ellis W. J. Mo
Dowell William F. Brown.
Mr. James of Ellis nominated Cap*
tain Bill McDonald.
Mr. Cocke of Bexar nominated Guy?
S. McFarland. i
Others nominated were B. P. Wilson
Tom Drew R. M. Stafford Charles T
Bell.
Tlhe nominations continue. Hamp
Cook c. F. Clint of Dallas. Werner
of Guadalupe county a republican
seconded the nomination of Cecil A.
Lyon. The republicans two in num-
ber stood solid to the last
Mr. Onion seconded the nomination
of J. W. Bailey. The lack ot en-
thusiasm was noticeable. Davis of
Brazos also seconded the Bailey nomV
nation. O. Beirne of Cooke seconded
the nomination. W. J. Bryan also sec-
onded Bailey and Lane of Tarrant
seconded Bailey.
Continued on Page Seven.
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