San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 21, 1889 Page: 1 of 8
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San Antonio Daily Light.
Volume IX—Number 52.
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
GRAND : OPERA : HOUSE
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF
T. W. MULLALY
Thursday and Friday Mar. 21 and 22
And Friday Matinee.
Chas. McCarthy’s
ONE OF
THE BRAVEST.
Charles McCarthy as Larry How-
ard the Fireman.
The Great — William Cronin—The
Only.
A earload of special scenery'and ef-
fects. JWThe greatest tire scene ever
produced on the stage.
Fashion Theatre!
1 7 Military Plaza
SAN ANTONIO - TEXAS
MAX SAMUELS PROP
New Stars and a New Bill of the
Best Attractions Every Week.
The Finest Vaudeville Theatre in the
Soutn and unsurpassed anywhere.
To-Night.
Mr. Harry Maynard
with his fine St. Bernard dog Bob.
The best of Wines Liquors and Ci-
gars and polite attention at all times
Admission • IO - Cts
G. A. Filbert
CONFECTIONARY AND
Ice Cream Parlor
305-307 East Houston street
Special attention given to delivering Ice
crenin. ir eluding Sundays. A Iso for weddings
and parties. 318-3 m
DR S. BLAIR
Office at Dunean’s drug store 307
Main plaza offers his services to the
the citizens of San Antonio Texas
and the surrounding country. Office
hours 11 to 12 a m and 2 to 3 p m and
7to 8 p nl? Telephone 276. All calls
promptly answered. 315-ly
Menger Hotel.
H. D. KAMPMANN . W. BROWDER
PnepRiETOR. Clerk.
THE LEADING HOTEL IN THE
SOUTH-WEST.
ALAMO PLAZA - SAN ANTONIO.
Having been thoroughly overhauled anti
renovated throughout is now the largest anti
most complete Hotel inthebouth-west. Fine
billiard and bar rooms attached. Hot and
cold baths. Large sample rooms for com-
mercial men. Patronage of tire traveling
public solicited. 10-5-6 m
. K office
Notwithstanding the tremen-
dous cuts on goods in our lines
we still undersell all dealers in
Line DiamondsWatches Jew-
elry musical gooejs etc.
A Fine Hale Piano for . . $9O
New Sewing Machine - $2O
Q N Soledad Street
Published at San Antonio. Bexar County. Texas and Registered at the Post Office as Second-Class Mall Matter
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.
Associated Press Dispatches and
Specials Up to the Hou’ of
Going: to Press.
The Mayor for Cincinnati.
Cincinnati 0. March 21.—The
democratic city convention has nomi-
nated Ex-Mayor Thomas J. Stephens
for mayor.
Consolidation Scheme Collapsed.
New York March 21. —The World
says: “The great scheme of Henry
Villard by which all Edison electric
companies were to be consolidated
into one gigantic concern is reported
to have collapsed.
Weather Bulletin.
Washington March 21.—Indica-
tions for eastern Texas and Arkansas:
Fair followed in Texas by light rain
warmer in the interior; stationary
temperature on the gulf winds be-
coming southeasterly.
The Young Forger Sentenced.
New York March 21.—Robert
Seigel the son of Gen. Franz Seigel
who pleaded guilty to forging the
pension cheeks was sentenced by
Judge Benedict in the United States
court today to six years’ imprison-
ment at hard labor hi the Erie coun-
ty penitentiary.
A Scandal in High Life.
London March 21.—The Marchio-
ness of Donegal has brought suit
against her husband on the ground
of cruelty and desertion. The Mar-
quis was born in 1822. The case was
heard today. The Marchioness testi-
fied she was married to defendant in
1865. She left her husband’s house in
1872.
Joins the [numerable Caravan.
Settle W. T. March 21. —Geo. W.
Carlton book-keeper for Smith Bros.
& Co. sent a note to the firm Mon-
day with the safe keys saying he
was ill and would not be down that
day. Inquiry was made at Carlton’s
lodgings and it was learned he had
left the city. On examination of the
books they show Cartton is embezzler
to the amount of $20000. He came
west from Chicago and had been in
the employ ot Smith & Co. only dur-
ing the past year.
Manufacturers' Convention.
Ss. Louis March 21.—A consider-
able number of representatives of the
manufacturers of aad dealers in ag-
ricultural implements in different
sections of the country met in
convention at the Laclede hotel
today; object of the meeting is
to determine schedule of and
prevent disastrous cutting and also
to devise as to the extent of trade into
the southern and southwestern states
where farm machinery is now but
little used.
A Talk About Railroads.
Los Angeles Cal. March 21.—C.
P. Huntington of the Southern
Pacific arrived here from the east last
evening; he stated to an Associated
Press reporter that there was not the
slightest foundation for the report that
he contemplated purchasing control
of the Atchinson system. He said
several important measures would be
discussed at the meeting of the
Southern Pacific directors in April
about the extension of the company’s
lines into Durango Mexico the
establishment of a line of steamers
between some Atlantic or gulf ports or
Brazil and the completion of various
branch lines in this state.
The Interstate Commerce Com-
mission.
Washington D. C. March 21.—
The interstate commerce commission
has notified about forty railroad and
other carriers in the south to appear
before the commission Tuesday April
2nd for the purpose of fully and par-
ticularly setting forth and showing
what their export rates are and how
these rates are made and the manner
of publishing said rates. Among the
railroads notified are the Southern
Pacific Texas and Pacific Gulf
of Colorado and Santa Fe Mexican
National International and Great
Northern Kansas City Memphis and
Birmingham Kansas City Fort Scott
and Memphis. Missouri Pacific St.
Louis Iron Mountain and Southern.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS THURSDAY MARCH 21 1889.
pl lie Brev i t i es.
The queen returns to Windsor
April 3.
Present session of senate will end
about March 25.
Cincinnati jury holds that Harpers
deals were not gambling.
That brand new prince at Berlin is
to be named Frederick Charles.
Milan of Servia is in Vienna look-
ing pale nervous and careworn.
Gladstone will not speak in parlia-
ment until after his brother’s burial.
Yellow fever reports at Rio Janerio
are exaggerated. Daily deaths fifteen.
The Chicago and All American ball
game at Birmingham England was a
tie.
Nevada bank Sau Francisco se-
cures judgment against Stephen Dor-
say.
North St. Louis postoffice robbed of
£lOOO. The second time within a few
years.
Many congratulatory addresses
have reached Parnell from meetings
held in Australia.
The English iron-clads leave Gib-
ralter for Tangiers to enforce claims
against the sultan.
German bark Joshane Auguste
wrecked off Valparaiso and is a total
loss. Crew saved.
Mahoney editor of Tipperary Na-
tionalist gets two months in an Irish
jail for intimidation.
Secretary Windom announces no
change in the office of U. S. treasurer
until close of fiscal year.
Sir Julian Pauncefote the new
British minister to the United States
will sail for this country April 13.
The opposition will introduce into
parliament a formal motion of censure
in regard to the Parnell commis-
sion.
Paris journals are noting frequent
interchanges of dispatches between
the Vatican ami the interior towns of
France.
Governor general of Cuba Sala-
manca is rigidly inspecting the
island and taking steps to secure the
welfare of the people.
Emperor and empress of Germany
will summer at Pottsdam and will be
visited by the czar Joseph of Austria
and Humbert of Italy.
Mat Zimmerman cow-boy mur-
derer of Nebraska captured in Utah
and three times sentenced to death is
now under sentence of execution.
Revenue officers are entrapped in
the wilds of Wyoming and McDowell
counties West Virginia and their
lives are endangared by moonshiners.
The publication of the English blue
book on Samoa shows Britain thor-
oughly in sympathy with America in
her course and antagonistic to Ger-
many.
Michigan legislature is asked to
charter a ship canal across the upper
peninsula connecting Lakes Superior
and Michigan. It will save 271 miles
between Chicago and Duluth.
A Switzerland immigrant named
Salzman hinds three children in New-
ark N. J. fractures their mother’s
skull attempts to outrage her and
robs the house. He has escaped.
West Virginia republican legisla-
tors talk of refusing to obey Wilson’s
call for an extra session on the ground
that he is not lawfully governor. If
they do not. arrests will follow and
perhaps bloodshed.
Herr Von Tisza Hungarian pre-
mier has been hooted through the
streets by the populace had a quarrel
with senators which will probably
lead to a duel and on leaving the
house was pelted with stones by his
opponents.
Earthquake in the East.
Smyrna March 21.—A strong
shock of earthquake has occurred
here.
—The ice cream season is opening.
—Mulberries are ripe.
—The Owls held another metting
last night.
—The Sau Pedro creek needs clean-
ing.
—The tennis clubs about the city
are in full blast.
—I. and G. N. train from the north
is five hours late today.
—Crowded house at the Fashion
last night. tf
—The benefit to the Mission Hose
company at the opera house occurs to-
night
—ln the personal of Mr. Isaac Loeb’s
taking a position with G. B. Frank it
was stated that lie was formerly with
Wolfson. This however was an
error. He was previously at Wolf &
Marx’s.
—The bicycle riders have great
times in the Government parade
grounds.
—Kite flying in the public streets is
very dangerous and several com-
plaints are made of horses being
scared by this practice.
State News Condensed.
A bicycle club will soon be formed
in Waco.
A chair factory is soon to be started
at Floresville.
The Waco base ball nine were
sworn in yesterday.
There will he a running race at Ver-
non tomorrow afternoon.
A swimming school with Turkish
and electric baths is to be built at
Fort Worth.
Rumor says that a company is be-
ing organized at Beaumont to build a
railroad to Kansas City.
W. C. Henderson of Fort Worth is
given a verdict for £9OO against the
Cotton Belt for damages to land.
A little daughter of Harry Daniels
was burned to death at Atlanta while
at work in the field burning brush.
A meeting of the share holders of
the Alvord Canning factory is held
to further the interest of the enter-
prise.
Neel Bryant the 17-year-old boy
who murdered his father at Bonham
is sentenced to two years in the peni-
tentiary.
The three men who killed Boone
Marlow are bound over at Graham in
tiie sum of $5000 each. They have not
yet given bail.
The new brick banking house of
Thomas Trammell & Co. is well
under way. It will be an ornament
to Sweetwater.
A big scheme is on foot for estab-
lishing a continuous and permanent
camp ground in the City of Rockport
in the near future.
Mr. John Giddins living near
Campbell was shot and killed by his
son who is considered insane and
will be sent to the asylum.
The bonus to secure to Graham the
Dallas Pacific and Southeastern R.
R. is made up and the right-of-way
and depot grounds are also guaran-
teed.
A geologist is in Sau Angelo who
says he has followed a vein of rich
mineral from New Mexico to there
and that it will prove of great oeuefit
to that section.
Policeman Edward Geibel charged
with the murder of young Crawford
at Galveston in December last has
secured another continuance in the
criminal district court on a plea of
absent witnesses.
It is said that Indians are making
a round up of the choicest young
cattle in the panhandle driving them
to the Indian terrilory where they
cut out the tongue leaving the entire
carcass on the plains.
Mrs. Bettie Watson livingat Mount
Peak who has been suffering from
slight dementia for sometime wan-
dered away from her home and no
trace of her has yet been found.
A lively row occurred in Dallas last
night in whicli Charles Perry a car-
riage washer at a livery stable was
probably fatally hurt. Four parties
have been arrested charged with im-
plication in the deed; one of them is
the son of Postmaster Johnson of
Austin.
The little child of L. G. Templeton
living near Ballinger was severely
and perhaps fatally kicked by a mule
while standing behind him he had a
stick in his hand and is supposed to
have struck the mule.
Pete Adams colored about 21 years
old attempted an assault on the per-
son of Miss Sallie Taylor a young
lady living near Browsboro. He was
arrested and put in jail. There was
talk of lynching.
Woolmen are canvassing all the
country tributary to Sau Angelo so-
liciting wool shipments. They all
predict a heavy wool clip this spring.
San Angelo expects to receive at least
2000000 pounds.
Building Permits.
Nic Tengg lumber shed south side
of Crockett street $ by permis-
sion of the city council.
J. A. Hayden lumber kitchen
north side of Johnson street $ .
Joseph Woeltz"lumber store north
west corner of Frio and Perez street
*350.
Died.
J. J. H. Norris formerly a promi-
nent citizen and district judge in Bra-
zoria died last night at a resi-
dence on Madison street where he
has been staying for the past two
weeks. Dropsy was the cause of
death. The remains were shipped to
Brazoria to-day.
Recorder's Court.
Chas. Williams suspicious charac-
ter dismissed as a charge of theft
was against him.
Henry Bevin drunk and disorder-
ly. $7.
Antonio Mendez drunk and down
fined $5.
Andrea Salazar using insulting lan-
guage dismissed.
Cad. the F ainter
Has gone back to his first love ami
can be found at 336 East Houston
street. His reputation for first-class
sign work is well known to al*. Im
Only $5 a Year.
Personal Notes.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Granger of Bufi*
falo New York are at the Menger.
M. A. McKnight of Lockhart are
at the Menger.
A. J. Dull is at the Menger from his
ranch.
Mr. W. W. Worcester of Boerne is
in the city.
Captain Henry Fink of Leon
Springs is at the Mahucke.
Sheriff’W. E. Jones ot Gonzales is
at the Southern.
Col. R. E. Stafford of Columbus is
at the St. Leonard with his wife.
Mr. Wm. Schmidt has returned
from a business trip through Atascosa
and Wilson counties.
W. A. Brewer Jr. president of the
Washington Life Insurance company
is in the city.
Col. B. G. Andrews of Atasoosa
county and Judge L. S. Lawbon of
Floresville are at the St. Leonard.
Mr. J. A. Giles representing the
Lamar consolidated stores is visiting
the city.
Miss Ida Lorenz of Pleasant Val-
ley Wilson county is in the city
visiting relatives on North street.
Dr. Fanning stepped into this office
this morning on his way from Gon-
zales and around where* he has been
doing a big practice to answer an ur-
gent telegram requiring his services
for a patient dangerously ill at La-
redo. He will pass through San An-
tonio on his return but is too busy to
stop over.
The Light received a pleasant call
this morning from Mr. J. L. Millard
formerly a newspaper man now man-
ager for Mrs. A. M. Longshore-Potts
M. D. who begins a course of lectures
at the Grand opera house next Mon-*
day.
How it Stands.
Mr. Bob Becker a Pullman car con-
ductor now in the city says that the
statement that two Pullman ear con-
ductors are down with small-pox is
wrong. One porter is suffering from
an attack of varioloid in Laredo and
another man who was a porter but
who iias long since left the service
has it is said caught small-pox in
San Luis Potosi Mexico and is down
with it there.
Excurters.
The big Raymond and Whitcomb
excursion arrived from the east this
morning aboutBo’clock and remained
in the city several hours. There are
eight car loads of them and nearly all
are doing the city in hacks. After
leaving San Antonio one-half the par-
ty goes to Mexico and one-half will
go to California.
Died in the City.
March 20.—Francisco Aguilar aged
55 years heart disease. Manuel
Jaimes aged 12 years typhoid fever.
Marell 21.—Infant of Mr. and Mrs.
Moses Schwartz premature birth.
Stealing From the Graves.
Where is the cemetery keeper? He
certainly does not look after the cem-
eteries east of the city. A lady who
visited the cemetery yesterday saw
two little boys stealing flowers from
off the graves. They had gathered a
large basket full ami in many cases
had torn up the flowers roots and all.
The boys take the flowers arrange
them in button hole bouquets and
peddle them about the streets in the
evenings.
For Ten Dollars.
Arthur Haile got one of Jim Davis’
barbers to cut his hair yesterday and
gave a ten dollar bill out of three he
had in his pocket to pay for it. While
the shop-boy Charles Williams was
brushing him he returned the silver
and bills to his pocket and left. He
soon missed one of the tens and re-
turned to the shop but could not fled
the money. Suspecting the shop-boy
he had him watched and last night
Williams was seen to change a teu
dollar bill at the Gray Mule saloon
when he was arrested. He managed
to give a colored friend of his a bar-
ber who works for Davis $5 of the
money before being arrested.
Real Estate Sales.
J. A. Daugherty to Thomas Halley
lots 10 and 11. out of subdivision of
lots 17 18 19 and 20 out of block 25
east of the Sunset round-house for
$4OO.
Oscar Bergstrom guardian of Johu
Bergstrom Jr. to Henry Eberhardt
lot out of the Muria Jean de la Baum
subdivision on the east side of Pecan
street for $350.
Oscar Bergstrom to John Darragh
lot on west side of Garden street for
$2600.
L. Isle and wife to;Oscar Bergstrom
lot on west side of Garden street for
$250.
—Joske Brothers have now a mag-
nificent display of clothing in their
show window. Among them is the
new fashionable dress suit named
after the Daily Light which it
may be modestly observed is like the
“Evening Luminary:” par excellence.
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