The San Antonio Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Ed. 1 Monday, June 24, 1907 Page: 10 of 10
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SAW GABRIEL
BUT DIDN’T DIE
NEGRO HEARS BULLETS WHISTLE
AND WAS SURE HE HAD STOP-
PED ONE OF THEM.
"You have killed me at last. Please
K t me up so I can die easy. I am
«!/ing. It's all over now.”
Thus gasi>ed Joe Sanders colored as
bo reeled about at 1 o'clock this morn-
l::j In the alley between Main and San
1 -dro avenues. While Police Officers
J hn Ledbetter and B. G. Bennett stood
over him with smoking revolvers In
II elr hands. The firing of pistols In
r.'ptd succession and the agonizing
cites of Sanders brought scores of
P-'Ople to the scene in a hurry.
It was about 1 o’clock when a lit-
t’o colored boy rushed into fire house
N 1 4 on Main avenue where he
found Ledbetter and Bennett
"A man is killing my mama.” ex-
c' timed the boy. He had been run-
i’ ig and was almost exhausted. Ex-
p' mation followed and the bluecoats
t : oned learned where the trouble was.
The policemen decided to "'close in" on
tb v place. Officer Bennett entered the
r ’sy from the Main avenue side while
Oilcer Ledbetter entered from San Pe-
d o in order that the man might not
er "ape.
As Officer Ledbetter reached the al-
ley he saw a man approaching him
T e officer hid himself behind the cor-
T: r and waited. As the man approach
rd the officer discovered that it was
Jes Sanders against whom there was
r charge of having made threats to
b< Illy harm his father-fn-law. Sam
d 's evidently saw the officer for he
Stepped and began “peeping” about
as Officer Ledbetter described It
“r -aning his neck like a Turkey when
It thinks it sees something strange."
"danders suddenlv wheeled and
r ’rted down the alley In the opposite
f eetlon as fast as a deer. Officer
! dbetter started in pursuit pulled his
r n and fired several shots into the
r’-mnd to attract the attention of Offl-
* r Bennett.
\s Sanders was about to reach the
r- ooslte end of the alloy. Officer Ben-
r'tt leaped in front of him. Sanders
r w thoroughly frightened. Increased
h't speed and was going like the wind
r- d passed Officer Bennett. Bennett
Pen pulled hfs revolver levelled It at
Senders and nulled the trigger. The
r vult was astonishing.
With the sharp renort which follow-
ed Sanders leaped Into the air turn-
ria complete somersault and fell to
f-e ground in a hean. It was then
f'at Sanders declared he had been klll-
• 1 at last wanted to be lifted up to
die In peace. Tift officers walked up
r id looked at him while several tele-
’ hone messages reached the police
1- -adqnarters that the policeman had
1 lied a man. For a time there was
no little excitement.
Another surprise was In store. Tn-
’ •wtlgatlon revealed the fact that the
b illet fired by Officer Bennet had
truck a large rock direct]v in fronf
of Sanders causing it to burst into a
hundred pieces one of which struck
snunrelv between the eves
r'aking him think he hnd been shot
through the head Sanders wns brought
*o the city hall and th’s morning trans-
ferred to the county jail.
MANY HURT IN
SANTE FEWRECK
OASSENCER TRAIN CRASHES IN-
TO FREIGHT AT PERfY
OKLAHOMA.
Oklahoma City Okla. June 24 —
South bound Santa Fe passenger train
No. 405 ran Into a freight train that
was taking a siding as it entered the
yards at Perry Okla. today. The en-
gine and several coaches are reported
derailed and a number of persons
badly injured. No one was hurt.
A Porpoise Meal.
A corresjiondent at Kildysart which
Is in County Clare wired last night
"Great excitement was created this
evening In the neighborhood of the
quay by the appearance of a shoal of
herrings pursued by a large company
of porpoises. Rowboats were drawn
across the mouth of the inlet and guns
brought into use for the destruction
of the porpoises.
"These creatures however made a
(ash for liberty and with the exception
f two which were sbot. they succeed-
ad In getting through the line of boats.
On opening the body of one of the
dead porpoises a fisherman found ft
bad devourea no less than a hundred-
weight of herrings."
W T. McCAMPBELL AUG. BRIAM Jr. J. H. HAILE.
Prest. V. P. Cashier.
STATE BANK AND TRUST CO.
321 East Houston St. Bexar Hotel Bldg.
Offers to Depositors every facility which their balances business and re-
sponsibility warrant. New accounts solicited.
Geo C. 3aur Pres. W. T. Eldridge Vico-Pres. W. R. King 2d Vice-Pres
A. H. Piper Cashier.
THE CITY NATIONAL BANK
Depository San Antonio School Board. Depository Twenty-fourth Sena
torial District State of Texas. Depository United States Gov-
ernment. Solicits your account.
HINT STRIKE
IN BIG CENTER
SMALL SAYS TELEGRAPHERS MAY
QNIT IN IMPORTANT CITIES
BUT NOT AT EL PASO.
San Francisco June 24. —President
S. J. Small of the Commercial Tele-
graphers’ union last night said that
he had issued po orders tor a strike
at El Paso.
"The strike" said Mr. Small “will
be at a larger center than El Paso.”
No word indicating an early settle-
ment of the local strike came from
the New York offices of the lyestern
Union and Postal Telegraph compa-
nies yesterday. The officials of both
companies in this city say they have
been instructed to have no dealings
with the telegraphers' union looking
towards a settlement but former em-
ployes will be received as individuals.
Unless the striking operators of the
Postal company here and in Oakland
return to work today the company
says they will be looked on as dis-
charged employes and their places
considered filled.
According to Brders which have
been received from First Vice-presi-
dent and General .Manager Nally of
New York a new phase of the strike
as it affects the Postal men who are
out. lies in the fact that after this
morning they have lost their standing
in point of entitling them to a pen-
sion cf twenty per cent of their sal-
ary after fifteen years in case of be-
ing incapacitated from work.
The pension which amounts to $l5O
per year at first Is increased at the
rate of the three per cent each year
for ten years. In case the strikers
from the Postal company return after
this morning they will be considered
new employes and will have no time
to their credit.
Members of the telegraphers’ union
stated yesterday that they instructed
the operators at Sharks Nev. to as-
certain If it Is true that carloads
of telegraphers arj bound westward
on the overland train' to take tlie
places of local strikers.
The operator reported that he learn-
ed from the conductor of the train in
ourstion that'it did not contain opera-
tors.
PEACE MEN TO
SEE WILHEMINA
QUEEN OF HOLLAND ARRIVES AT
THE HAGUE FOR A STAY
OF TWO DAYS.
The Hague June 24 —Queen Wilhel-
mina arrived here privately today
from Castle Loo and drove in a closed
carriage from the railroad station to
the royal palace passing through the
hall of knights.
She will remain here only two days
and will receive delegates to the peace
conference at the “House in the
Woods" the royal villa which Is situ-
ated about one and one-half miles
from The Hague. The international
peace conference of 1899 met In this
village.
The third committee of the interna-
tional p<-ace conference met at 10
o’clock this morning in Knights hall
behind closed doors. General Horace
Porter Brigadier General George B.
Davis Rear Admiral Charles Sperry
W 1. Buchanan .and James Brown
Scott were present.
President Count Tornlelii delivered
a short inaugural speech saying his
Appointment was due«not to honor him
personally but to Italy which is the
cradle of international peace and
which adopted the liberal and broad-
est views in legislation regarding war-
fare on the seas. He pointed out the
importance of problems submitted to
the committee chiefly relating to the
private property of belligerents con-
verting merchant ships into warship?
the treatment of belligerent ships in
tjie harbors of neutrals and the laying
of mines at sea.
MALSTER DIES LEAVES MILLIONS
Chicago 111. June 24. —Bertin Ram-
say of Appleton Wfs. died yesterday
at the Presbyterian hospital here.
He was one of the best known mal-
sters in Wisconsin and his fortune
was rated at from $1000000 to 12.000-
000. He was a nephew of Lord Ram-
say a noted English chemist.
Stunn.
(New York American.)
A rare old book has been found in
a heap of rubbish. The reverse of the
process is the rule with modern books.
San Antonio
Female College
WEST END
Building cost $lOOOOO. Good work.
Good government. Moderate
charges.
Write J. E. HARRISON Pres
MONDAY JUNE 24. THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT. Monday june 24.
$5OO-GIVEN AWAY-S5OO
Club
At Electric Park Wednesday and Thursday June 26th and 27th
These prizes will be given the people who attend any of the shows in the Park on the above dates. When you buy your
ucKer use uic coupon 1111 out same ano nanu 11 10 me iiCKei
taker. A competent committee will award the prizes at the
Electric Park on Thursday night at 10:30 o’clock. Contest
closes promptly at 10:00 Thursday night Winners must be at
the Park when announcements are made.
. *
free
ATTRACTION / First Time in Southwest. ■KV ■
Ist Prize—Lot in San Jose Addition. Value $l5O. Donated by S. A.
Addition Co. Mackay Bldg. .
2d Prize—Lot in Gardendale Texas. Value $l2O. Donated by Hust &
Brundage Moore Bldg.
3d Prize —$100 credit order on Kimball Piano. Donated by S. A. Music Co.
4th Prize—Order for Ladies or Gent’s Suit. Value $3O. Donated by
’Washer Bros.’Co. '* 4
sth Prize —Made to order Suit of Clothes. Value $35. Donated by Model
Tailors 301 E. Commerce Street.
•6th Prize—Credit order. Value $2O. Donated by Saul Wolfson Dry
Goods Co. * •
7th Prize—Credit Value $2O. Donated by Wolff & Marx Co.
Sth Prize—Cash $5.00. 9th Prize— $5.00. 10th $5.00.
11th Prize—Cash $5.00. 12th Prize —Cash $5.00
f •
12 Grand Prises Amounting to $5OO.
RAUSCH WANTS
VETS TO COME
WILL USE BEST EFFORTS TO GET
SPANISH WAR SURVIVORS
HERE IN 1908.
General Rausch the aide-de-camp to
the national commander-ln-chief of the
Spanish War Veterans who spent last
Friday in the city will make an effort
to land the next annual reunion of
that organization for San Antonio in
1908. In speaking of this city as a
candidate General Rausch said:
"If San Antonio will send several
delegates and a member of the Busi-
ness Men’s club to the next national
encampment [ feel satisfied that this
city will be selected. I will use al) niy
influence with the cothmander-in-chief
and no doubt President Roosevelt
would favor the Alamo City. The con-
vention would bring as many as 10000
delegates from all pints of the coun-
try and it would be a big advertising
card for San Aqtonio.”
GRAFT TRIAL
STIRS 'FRISCO
EAGER TO HEAR PUBLIC CON
FESSIONS OF OFFICIALS'
GUILT.
San Francisco Cal. June 24. —Louis
Glass vice president of the Pacific
States Telephone and Telegraph com-
pany will be the next man under a
grand jury indictment who will be
brought to trial in the graft cases.
Tomorrow it is likely the work of
empanelling a jury to try him on the
charge of having bribed supervisors
will begin. District Attorney Langden
made tne announcement yesterday af-
ternoon. Judge Lawler on Friday last
set the case for trial on July 1. In
Judge Lawler's court today an argu-
ment will be made by opposing coun-
sel in the casenn motion of the defense
to set aside the indictments. The
fourteen supervisors who confessed to
having received bribes from the tele-
phone company will be important wit-
nesses in the Glass case the trial of
which will be exciting and Interest-
ing and in It was afforded the first
opportunity the supervisors have had
of confessing their boodling to the
public.. When they previously . con-
fessed it was within »he secret pre-
cincts of the grand jury room.
WOODMEN ATTENTION
Members' of Commercial Camp No.
41 are requested to meet at .103 West
Commerce street. evening at
8:30 o'clock. Business of Importance
will be acted upon and your presence
is necessary.
A. I. SERNA. C. C.
24 J. O. BELL Clerk.
DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST
WEEK OF THE VOTING CONTEST
BEFORE YOU HELP YOUR FAVOR-
ITE CANDIDATE. CALL UP TODAY
AND REDEEM THAT PROMISE YOU
MADE. THEY NEED YOUR HELP
NOW TO STRENGTHEN THEIR PO-
SITION FOR THE GREAT “SHOW
DOWN.”
STREET CARS
SUMMER HOTEL
NOVEL PLAN BEING CARRIED OUT
IN THE INTEREST OF GIRLS
WHO WORK.
New York June 24. —The discarded
street cars glveq by the New York
City Railway company are being used
to construct a summer hotel for work-
ing girls within ten miles of New York
city. About 20 of these have been
transported to the chosen spot and vol-
unteer workmen from the ranks of the
West Side settlement workers are put-
ting them in shape for occupancy.
Undertaken bj two or three young
women who have for years been iden-
tified with settlement work the n*w
plan Is well under way and within two
weeks it is expected that there will be
a fair sized colony of dwellers.
Only 20 will be used this season.
They are divided into suites of two
cars each to an apartment one for
sleeping and one for use as a sitting
room. There will be one devoted to
kitchen uses for the entire colony.
It is expected that the undertaking
wilt become self supporting. The girls
will pay whatever they can afford—sl
or $3 —and th\v will have a good out-
ing in a healthful atmosphere and well
away from thfe city. »
Each girl will be permitted to oc-
cupy one of tbe little suites for two
weeks.
Gardening.
(Country Life.)
No taste develops more quickly than
the love of gardening. It spreads from
the pot to the window-box. and fmm
the window-box to the earth itself.
YOU WOULDN’T FEEL MUCH
LIKE THROWING BOUQUETS AT
YOURSELF IF YOUR CANDIDATE
LOST A PRIZE BY A SMALL MAR-
GIN IN THE GREAT FRATERNAL
VOTING CONTEST. LEST YOU RE-
GRET HELP YOUR CANDIDATE
TODAY.
On Every Table
there is a welcome place for fine Sea-
Food such as we sell.
A FISH DINNER
Is a treat especially In Summey. On
our counters you will find Bluefish
Shad Wenkfish Smelts ete„ all fresh
and delicious.
Eastern Market
GUS. NEUMANN Prop.
MARK TWAIN
GETS DEGREE
AMERICAN FUN MAKER IS MADE
DOCTOR OF LITERATURE AT
ENGLISH UNIVERSITY.
London June 24. —Samuel L. Clem-
ens (Mark Twain) Whitelaw Reid
the American ambassador. Prince Ar-
thur of Connaught Prime Minister Sir
Henry Campbell-Bannerman Admiral
Lord Beresford nnd August E. Rodin
president of the International Society
of Fine Arts are among the distin-
guished men who will receive degrees
from Oxford university during the his-
torical celebration which commenced
today. The notable event of the week
Will be the installation of Lord Curzon
into the chancellorship. Thousands of
alumni are gathered here today to aid
tn celebrating tho historical life of the
InfetlHiion which extends back to the
earliest days of English history. By
means of elaborate pageants A|ie
events and episodes of Oxford nfe
783 to the present day will be illus-
trated. The degrees will be conferred
Wednesday.
Mark Twain has spent a busy week
since his arrival here the numberless
receptions and banquets planned in
his honor being sufficient to keep him
busy for months to come. Of all Amer-
icans the genial humorist stands next
to Roosevelt in the esteem of the peo-
ple of Great Britain and it is a ques-
tion if the president himself would re-
ceive a more flattering reception.
Mr. Clemens adll receive the degree'
of doctor of literature from Oxford al-
though he states that he does not in-
tend to doctor literature considering
its case hopeless.
The humorist spends two hours ev-
ery day on his autobiography which
will not.be published until he is dead.
His decislotf in this matter Mr. Clem-
ens says is not due to modesty but
rather to a desire to keep a whede
skin. “Caustic" fiendish and devilish”
Is a phrase he uses in describing the
work and declares it will “make cer-
tain people sit up and take notice.”
ORDER WORLD’S
LARGEST SHIP
THE HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE
TO OWN THE BIGGEST VES-
SEL AFLOAT.
Kiel June 24. —The Hamburg Amer-
ican line through its managing direc-
tor. Herr Ballin last week gave an or-
der to the Harlan-Wolff firm of Bel-
fast for a 50.000-ton steamer. The ship
will be the largest vessel afloat. sur-
passing even the big Cunafd liners
Lusltaian and Mauritania.
4- +4-4-4- 4- -MH- *•? v+ * +
4* 4-
J ELITE CAFE 4.
Pompano. Spanish Mackerel X
J. FROG LEGS J.
X English Mutton Chops. 4.
X K. C. Meats. X
4. dor. Main Plaza and Soledad St. X
X W. H. Salge Prop. X
4. 4. 4. 4. 4 4. 4. 4. 4.414. 4. 4. 4. 4.
VOTE THIS COUPON
I guess the following number of people will
enter the following shows Wednesday and
Thursday June 26th and 27th:
Doom of Golden City.... No
Spray of Life No
Baker’s Touring Car No
Nickelodi'um....;. ... No
Circle Swing - No
Miniature R. R No
Shoot the Chutes No
Caroussell No
Figure 8 ’.... No
Double Whirl No
Hell’s Gate „ No
Name
. Address
MF** Deposit This Coupon Upon Purchasing Your Ticket.
WIFE SLAYER
PUT TO DEATH
PATRICK'S PROTEGE LOSES HIS
FIGHT IN COURTS AND HIS
New York June 24. —John Johnsqn
a wife murderer was put to death In
the electric chair in Sing Sing prison
qprly today.
Johnson an ex-convict treated his
wife badly and in the presence of their
two young children shot her when she
threatened to leave him.
Albert Patrick the lawyer convicted
of the murder of Millionaire William
Marsh Rice took a deep interest in
Johnson when the two were confined
in the death house at Sing Sing prison
and it was through advice given him
by Patrick that Johnson by appeals
to courts was able to stave off his
death up to this time.
Brackettville. Tex. June 24. —The
Masonic picnic which was to have
been held yesterday has been post-
fponed indefinitely. Since the recent
rains this county is improving and
a number of cattle are ready for the
market.
NOTICE!
Mass We eting Daily During
Summer. •
The residents of Laurel Heights and San Pedro Avenue will meet
the residents of Avenue "S” and the Army Post each evening 7:30
p. m. to 11:30 p. m.
The place of meeting will be on the motors and trailers of the new
San Pedro-Army Post Traction route.
The object of tfls meeting will be to take advantage of the delight-
ful breeze on the Laurel Heights and Army Post loops.
Superintendent of Transportation T. C. Brown will act as chair-
man of this meeting 4
West Texas Military Academy
Government Hill. San Antonio Texas is one of the leading boys’ schools of
the Sonth. Gro:’ads adjacent to Fort Sam Houston. A prominent army officer
iu writing to the American ambaAsdor in Japan referred to this Academy as
in his opinion possessing opimitunities found nowhere else except at West
Point Illustrated catalogue on application to ALFRED GARDEN.
4* /On Savings. Our next inter-
• est quarter commences July
/r Ist. Funds can be with*
/ vy drawn without notice.
WEST TEXAS BANK AND TRUST CO.
Capital and Profits $220000.00.
LIFE WITH IT.
Postpone Picnic.
SPLIT SERIOUS
IN PORTUGAL
MONARCHIST PARTY DECIDES TO
ABANDON CROWN AND
GO IT ALONE
a
Lisbon June 24. —The monarchist
party has issued a manifesto to Its
followers urging the cassation of rep-
resentations to the crown deeming
them useless. The party pledges it-
self to secure the adoption of “serious
guarantees which will insure the
rights of Individuals and the stability
of the constitution.”
Senor Franco current report has it
will not long be able to weather the
tide of dissatisfaction against him.
MASONIC LODGES REPORT.
Special to The Light.
Waco Tex. June 24. —This Is the
date upon which all the Masonic lodges
of Texas make their annual reports
to the grand lodge and these reports
will be coming in right along. It is
expected that the reports will show a
good Increase though the chief offi-
cers do not usually say piuch about
this the policy being to work quietly
and without ostentation.
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