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San Antonio Daily Light
The Best Advertising Me-
dium in the City.
Larger Circulation Than
Any Paper In the'Clty.'
Volume VI. Number 99.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. FRIDAY MAY 1--1.886.
Only $5 a Year
JOSKE BROS
Immense shipments In our Dry Goods Cloth-
ing and Shoe Departments have been opened
In the last few days and many more are com-
ing. This week we are offering Special Bar-
gains in
HOSIERY LACE CURTAINS
LinensTowel8 and Table-Covers.
NOVELTIES IN RUCH1NGS SHOES AND SLIPPERS.
OUR CLOTHING DEPARTMENT ISTHE LARGEST
. IN WESTERN TEXAS.
JOSKE BROTHERS.
SOUTHERN HOTEL
Main and Military Plazas San Antonio Texas
JAMES P. HICKMAN JR. PROPRIETOR
Convenient to business center wllb belt accoinuindatlonB. o-t 1
A. A. U r. A. BROOKS. ROBERT II. HUNS10CK.
THE POPULAR CORNER DRUG STORE
ri!i:scii!iTio.NS lits-
I'KNHf.0 ONLY II V
SKtM.FUI.ANI KXI'K-
JIKNCt:tt I'll ARM A
CISTS OP NONK HUT
TIIK I'l'ltEBT MKHI-
CINF.S AT PRIUKH J1
THAT DKFV COMPHTI
TION.
L. ORYNSKI&CO.
302 and 304 S. Side Military Plaza Cor. S. Flores St. San Antonio.
LUPIN'S lllNNEt.L-SATKINKON'H AI.FItKD WltlOlirS AND COIXJATK'fl FINEST 1'Kll-
FU.ME3 IIOTTLi:i ANDJN HULK.
Make no mistake. Tim Corner Druy BloroVir
L. ORYNSKI & CQ.
302 and 304 S. Side Military Plaza.Cor. S. Flores St.
Call ami son tlio mini clcg-iint and c; pensive KikIii and Mineral Water Fountain In tho State.
CITY Y STORE.
! 1 4 Commerce Street San Antonio
Carrie tlio larfri'ftt
INDIA CHINA AND JAPAN TEAS
Of any hoimo In tho State. Ptnrt'kfrptrn und heads of fain 111 will do well to make
ttitorvtirclitisfsattlilscstabiuhmi'iit. The following Uren Coffers always In stock i
JAVA MOCHA MARACAIBO RIO Etc.
Thll liouso supplies Delicious Krcsli-ltoastcd and Ground CotToe. 8THRNQTII and FLAVOR
guaranteed. All tHITee sold it roasted and ground on tho premises by steam power.
TELEPHONE NO. PJ0. Wn
JULIUS BTHICKK1I.
STRICKER& ZOPFS
Manufacturing Jewelers.
Gold and Silver Plating and KnaraTlnir Watchrsjand Clock ltepalrintr. OdIv tho inott
B killed Workmen Employed. Btrtct Attention to all Uuslness oMrustedtous. Offieo and
Work Hootns ovposltti Uroos' Hank.
1 NO. 14 MATABBO BTHKKT.
WHITE
LIME
AND
Cement I
TRY J. WALKERS'
GOLDEN BOOT AND SHOE STORE
For an easy At Hoots and shoes made at prices
The finest kind of ladles'
S. B. WITCHELL - - Agent.
No. 9 Houston Street Next to Smith & Robinson's Stables.
Oysters Fish
Riverside Cafe Restaurants
And At
Bcholz's Hall Corner or Commerce and Loaoya Street.'.
eej-Lunoh tod Meals at all bouri.
follta waiters in attendanoe.
LacnMron
GOODS I)KI.1VK1!KI
FKMJ TO ANY PART
OFTIIK CITY.
u
.p 1-HKSCIII1TI()N IIIS-
I A HTM ENT O PEN HAY
ANDNIOIIT.
TELEPHONE 31.
stuck of fine
tuo8 torn
F. W. MCALLISTER & BRO.
101. SM AND 105 I. ALAMO 11. JCOR. VILLITA'
AM ANTONIO TIXA
We are Wholesale and Ketall Dealers In Ausuo
White Lime Dest Brands of Dark Kosondale and
Imported KnfUsh Portland Cements Plaster o.
Paris and Long Goat Hatr and would ask you to
Call or write us for prices before purchaalnf else
where. Please mention this paper
UZ suit everyone ltepalrlna while you wait
shous made to order.
A. HAM PEL
and Game
Everything eered In First-Clara Style
7-S8-$m
MURDEROUS MOTHER.
NATURES WIND.WltECKS AND WA.
TER-WAB1IE3 OHIO.
Inundations Tornadoo-i-Water Hpoutn
Floods-Darkness DIstrena Dentil
and Destruction.
Columum O. .May HI. Tlio State
.foiiriiara Xenla special sayi: About 7
o'clock last evening terrible clouds were
teen galbtrlng followed by terrlllo light
ning and penis or tbunderr This lasted
until 0 o'clock when nn extraordinary
clap of thunder teemed to open the
gntet and rain fell In torrents. 1'eople
living In bouses on Water street escaped
by every way possible. The spout
seemed tu vent Its fury on that portion
ol tbe city. For 160 yards tho l.llllo
Miami railroad Is swept away Tlio
spout struck the houses tin Wnter street
and tore them to pieces us If they were
shells. A resident of the street says that
wuuin two in in uies aiicr 1110 clap or
thunder ho stood In water to his waist.
he bring nbout i' yards from tho creek.
When tho wnter reached the residence
of Aaron Ferguson It was swept away.
win nine inuiaics ami lougeu against a
bridge wheru tbev were ulierwards res
cued. The next damage was at the coal
yard of Samuel Clark In which was lo-
cated a tenement house occupied by n
family named I'owell nine In number.
Up toll p. m. none of them have been
heard from. '1 he next point of destruc-
tion was In what Is known as the bot-
A dozen bouses occupied mostly
leading out or the city were swept
away so it Is Impossible to hear from
outside points. At least a dozen trains
are within n few miles of the city. Tele-
graph wires are down and business Is
suspended. One family named Morris
were swept nwny. llie last seen or
them was at the Miami street bridge
when the man wns seen at the window
by the terror stricken croud moving a
lighted lamp. Tho next moment the
house collapsed und they were gone.
Only one n boy 111 years of nge has
en munii. inewnrK oi nnuing llie
Ilea still rontlnucs tonight. The
mayor's olllue has been turned Into n
morgue. There are now J2 bodies there
the scenes are lienrlrendlng. Whole
families He dlsllgureil on the cuts.
following is a list or llie killed Mrs.
I.lndsny colored Mrs. Casey colored
Mrs. Anderson colored n child named
Anderson Mrs. Corcoran u white ladv.
n crippled Idiot named Corcoran Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Anderson Steven Dun-
don Orln Morris wife and live children .
(white) William I'aul wife unit five
uhildren (colored). Win. Kvansand wife.
In adult on to rhe nunve. nvo more
bodies were found this eveninir. belnir
children. They are not identified. The
corupletemimberof deaths whose bodies
nave ueen ounu is 2.1 witn II still miss-
ing. At Lebanon Ohio tho Methodist Kpls-
copul church the Lebanon house n grist
mill warehouse und several residences
were unroorcd. Mbade trees ure ruined.
Nearly every railroad across the state
was crlmiled. Some will reniilrit suv.
cral days to repair.
Odki.i. III. May 13. Yesterday uf-
ternoon a terrible cyclone struck this
village demolishing one brick block. It
wrecked three warehouses unroofed I he
hotel the Masonic Hall and a four-story
building. It wrecked the upper part of
the. Angel I block. Scarcely u store In
scapeii injury. The loss will
amount to .VJ0OU. Houses barns and
sheds were twisted oil' their foundations
and completely destroyed. Three feet
In diameter timbers were twisted up.
Tbettorm did not last over flu-mlnuti-a.
It fatally Injured Lottie Zwlllkle n 10-year-old
girl who was curried over gnu
feet In the ulr and fell on the rnllroad
track smashing her skull. She bus since
died. Charles Hoke a livery man 3. S.
Cole a hardware merchant and two
children of Charles Miller are seriously
Dayton May 13. Dayton Is Isolated
No trains run in or out. The telegraph
and telephone wires are all down. A
storm of wind rain and hall ns big as
lien eirgs struck Davton and viclnliv hi
8 o'olock last evening Small streams
became rushing torrents and the Miami'
a mighty flood rising nine feet In three
hours. Inundating 60 ucres houses In the
Fourth Ward of Dayton drowning
horses and cows and terrlfrlni? the ritv.
Shaker Tillage three miles enst of
Here was terribly shaken many build-
ings being unroofed bains blown down
and cattle Injured. A special train with
Superintendent Tucker was wrecked
near Osborne and Tucker and six
other were Injured. Tbe north-bound
rreignt on ine Cincinnati iiumbleton
and Dayton Mallroad dashed Into a
washout at Possum run. five miles south
of Dayton and the 30-ton engine was
carneu lou leei uown me niigmv torrent
before sinking then rolled over und
over. At daylight a farmer a mile
across tbe water noticed a signal of dis
tress ana rescued ine ireignt crew Irom
tree tops. .Engineer John McCutcheon
and the fireman were seriously Injured
The rainfall was 4 1 Inches In three hours.
There was much destruction In the Dig
and Little Miami vallevs. from the
sources to tbe Ohio river and additional
disasters are reported by country people
uuu.muujr cuiuiiik in.
ImiuniI'I-olm May 13. The Wabash
St. Louis and l'aclllo east hound pass
enger train struck a washout six miles
below Lafayette at 2:30 this morning;
the whole train of (even coaches were
thrown from the track Tbe cars were
piled upon eacn otner promiscuously
gageman whose Injuries are not serious.
The Journal'! Greenfield Indiana
pedal rrenorts that news has been re
ceived ut that point from Wilkin-
son. IS miles distant on tbe Indiana.
Dloomlngton and Western railway tbat
lie norm yesieruay uiew sown an tne
White was killed and his wife fatally
Inlured. A bov named Shelter was also
killed and about twenty persona serious
ly nun several oi wnom wutdle. wires
are down and direct communication Is
Impossible.
An Attica Indiana special to the
Journal gives the following list of the
dead and Injured from yesterday'!
storm: Killed. Mrs. Lott Davis: fatallT
wounded Mrs. Morehead Mrs Abe
Nathans Will Vandeventer James Idle;
seriously Inlured. Mrs. Klrbv and son.
Iteed llrady Itobert Paris Urs. Moore-
neaa. ine iasi namea a son or airs.
Morehead It prouooiy rataiiy injured.
The loss will exceed $200000.
St. Louia Mar 13. The 2S0 employe!
of N.K. FalrbanK A Co.'i Land ami Soap
f aotory a oranon oi ine VUicago esiao
llilimi-nt liars returned to work. The
min struck on lbs 1st of tbe piesent
.'!iLanri.l;?!h!i?e.lKbt01f. i?'hr"r
agitation but their demand! not having
oeen graniea. iney tougni re-employ
meat at the eld schedule of wages and
hours of labor.
Cmcifio May 13. This evening at 0
o'clock In accordance with the decision
of the Wuoleialo Clothing Manufactur-
ers' Association of Chicago a glgantlo
lockout wat Inaugurated here. All the
manufacturers notified their cutters that
for tbe present no further work would
be given out. lly tblt aotlon 3000 men
and women nro out of employment.
Labor wat the chief toplo of dltcut-
slon by the Western Hoot and Shoe Man-
ufacturer!' Association to-day. About
30 delegate! were preient representing
either In person or bv nroir. manr or
the manufacturers In Chicago and other
cities of the west. All the firms agreed
at the uieetlne live weeks airo to irlvn
eight hour! a day a fair trial for two
weeKt. i o-imy tney unanimously no
lo resume 10 honrs a day on May
About 1.R0O rfinnloves will be af
fected by this change. It was resolved
that each employer should treat directly
with his employes In the matter of
wnges. Falling to ncrce. either party
may call upon the Executive Committee
of the Assuolatlon for an adjustment.
ine Association also unanimously
lopted tho following:
Wish ne to encouraire and protect
honest labor we hereby resolve that we
in not knowi ieiv emp ovan avowcu
anarchist or socialist.
The ItallrORil Aire commenting on
the railway mlleaee In the United
States tays: Tbe railway construction
during IW5 amounted to 3100) miles of
main line mnklng nn aggregate mileage
In tho United States at Tho commence-
ment of ISil) of 128.S03 miles.
A vernier snr Slid. :.''! linn linen ren.
dered by a Federal circuit court jury in
favor of tbe United Slates airalnst (len-
eral John McArthur and his bondsmen.
The oaso wat a suit by the Uovernment
io reooyer money mat uenerat aicAr-
thur was short when postmaster at Chi
cago.
ine managers or railroads centering
In Kast St.Louls appeared before the
Curtln labor Investigation committee
to-day. and tettllled. almost without ex
ception that tho strike at that point
was wuouy in support or ine position
taken by the strikers on the Missouri
raciuo. anu mat lliev ban no serious
grievances of their own. In a few cases
the switchmen demanded the Chicago
scale of wages but they felt certain that
i uis wouiu not nave caused ine strike.
They detailed the hlndrancas they bad
met with In attempts to resume traffic
anil were unanimous In the statement
Hint their business would still be para-
lyzed bad it not been for tbe presence of
militia.
Nkw- Vonx May 13. Counsel for Ilerr
Most to-day served on Recorder Smith
a demurrer to the second count of the
indictment found against hli client.
argument win De uearu on tne demur
rer on tbe day agreed upon between
counsel. Most's ball wni fixed at $1000.
Washington May 13. The Senate
Committee on commerce to-day ordered
a favorable report upon Senator Frye'a
bill to limit commercial privileges of
vessels of foreign countries In porta of
the United States to such purposes as
are accorded to American vessels In
ports ot such foreign countries.
CoLi'iiurn Ha. May 13. The legis
lature to-day passed the liquor tax bill
hlch Is a re-enactment of the Scott
law and which goes Into effect from
inie.
Iliii ItAiiui Mich. May 13-Ulack
dlpthcrlii rontlnues lo rage wllh un-
abated violence In Sherlduii township.
1 he last nf a family of eight who have
tiled from the scourire. nnssed nwnv es-
terday and Henry Tannery whoso six
children have preceded hlin also died
The disease balllea the locol physicians.
Aiiikni May 13. rapamlchallpauloa
having declined the King's oiler to form
a Ministry Valvls was Intrusted with
that service and the new Ministry Is as
follows:
Valvls. I'remter and Minister of
Justice; General retmlz.it. War; M.
siinuuies. Murine; .u. foments. Foreign
Affairs: M. Avernos. Finance: M. Venlz-
elos Kducatlon; M. I'apalllopalos Inte
rior ine iraue or ine country ror tna
present is paralyzed and the blockade
of the ports will continue until a stable
government has been formed and Ureece
e'efers to tbe wishes of Ihe powers.
District Court
i. u iu-hto tliett of t'.t m nlenced
to two yearH enitcntlury.
Pedro llnliles theft illsinlaseil.
Ilartolo lloli7alet. twocimeM. Iliert antl burip.
lary iIIsiiiIssihI
(leowo Ja'H Inert iIUiiiIkmiI.
Court lulJiiurniMl until .1 o'clock p.
time
uirullut Jack l-ieller
lth
iissaiilt Willi Intent to kill
"The Life of an Actor."
"Iluyi lio wouMn't bo an actor" said Man-
airerOonlon ofllio Hun Autonlo llllle after
tho inTforiiuineo at Turner hull taut nlsht as a
irriniinr them wen) tlttlnir around In thnTu
to
Hurry Iluini
liroiliidDir three
ea cross cucn pro-
liorllon of tho eon-
la-tf -j mi can
Hi rollll.-l from
tlio I ilt leu until i
ink rrom llin botllo.
L Hcl Cross but slui-
llie
The Mission Itoad lloomlng
The AratisiM Pans road Is rapidly belntrtuken
iliiuilitxeof by stockiDoii for khlppltiir their
stock Sevon hundred head of horsns
shipped this inorntnir from Flores llie for Kai
urt of tranio. A telegraph wire onnnectlnir
ottlce with tho depot v
New Fly Trap.
II. Uodwlii Mitchell tolls of a new lly tragi
w hlch will also kill flsli. Ho says It It simple
and merely consists of susendlnK a bunch of
Johnson itruss over u bowl of water. Plaoe
hero the tiles are 'thick and they will flrt
alljrht on tho irraits remain a few moments and
drop dead Into tlio tiowl of water. Ho nays It
u-iuarlum of truld fish and being fomf
trusses tor oecoraiing purposes
of Johnson irrass over tbo aquar
bo aquarium. Soon ft
nd tlior soon bcirun to
vci-eil Willi lues and tlioy s
trop Into tho autiarlum. They wore eayerly
process pat.
L-nled.
Presbyterian Picnic
A laiiro imrty attendt-d tho plcnlo of tho
Cuinlicrland Presbyterian Suuday School yes-
terday on tho bauks of tlio Salado. The duy
w as tuent muoh as at other llculcs.imiHlc. si un
THE MILITIA MIN8THELR
1 A" Uurnt-Cork Artl.U and Funny Men
They Provo Thomsotvc-1 Immense.
The minstrel entertainment of the
San Antonio Miles for the benefit of
their company occurred last evening at
the Turner Hall and It la useless lo lay
that all tho available space In the hall
wat tilled.
These young gentlemen ure fiotu the
higher circles of society and nothing
more forcibly attest! their popularity
than the fact that a crowded home Inva-
riably grrett them when they appear on
public occasions.
The audience last evening was com-
posed nf Ihe elite of tlio cliy and at tho
martial forms of the ushers In full mili-
tary dress showed the divinely beauti-
ful maidens and their gallant escorts In
seats In the glittering throng the teene
was Indeed a gorgeous one and capable
if tilling the mind with visions of some
royal court reception or the hall room
scene on Ihe eve of the fatal field of
Waterloo.
The following wat the programme:
IHIST l-AIIT.
Overture Orchestra
Interlocutor MhcIi.imi Dallas.
Il.m.-j -IV. I-. Itule J. W. Simpson J. .1.
.Meiers l-hll Miiwik II. it Vaiin.
TiiMtmrlnc J. it. (Iiirdnn J. V Tobln II.
M SIOHike P. A. tlorlan J. V. Mnbry.
Orlilnnl l-n
"A Mi.lher'
Tyovriiure . . mnipiiny
ly
.1. It.donlon
Hulcli by Ihe fen" sol
"It will All C'omo (lilt lli'lhn W
i-omle
J. L. fair
'J.C. Mul.ry
"Only lo firu Her" solo and eli
"Colored Hiip'"i'liin
w. I. Horn
U Tublll
Whei
AkhIii."
'I'sollwltin lo i-op i
oinle.
W. P Hole
t (Innlon
(Inind Klnnle-Miin AnloiKol'Iro Her
.Inn
"We Alwa)S l.k
und ouuie Drill 'I he hcllzi-r lllmrds In
of their irrnnd .xhlt.ltl.iii drills
. Ilerlieil Hlilili. Hpeelully etmuireil by
a. A. It Mlnslri Is lolnlnluee Ills wuiulei
fill lifelike plelim-sordreekslHliiar).
grn.T Mlillllioiiuooli.
linns Nehlield.
J. Il.llordnn
.W. I Herlt
l:. A. I iHkli y
" Helinrliler
Mr. Mike .Mdierry.a slnH'tnitke
it by Wlni liriili
x louirli
J.n. Mnl.iy
. M .lliillus
P. A. Florlun
Jud
Arelilo I
U. l.eo New ton u Inwyi-r
John Clmpwcll n mII-.-ii
U. Tills llussle city clerk
J. w. nn
V. Hlmjnou
W. Tohln
..J. J. Mjers
1 he tpectacu ar eflect of the first part
wat superb. Ihe drill and time enmnar.
Ing favorably with professionals and
rarely equalled by umeteurs. Metsrt.
Itote Gordon Tobln and Simpson de-
serve mention for their deportment at
end men nnd their Jokes were fresh
and original and locally pertinent.
The tongs of Carr .Mabry. Herff and
Tobln were creditable and that of Mr.
Oakley exceptionally line that gentle
man auiy sustaining ins reputation ns
an accomplished vocalist 'the quar-
tette by Oakley Cntr Herirnnd Gordon
was niso very goon.
Gordon and Herd. In their orlulnal
song and dance proved themselves real
nrllsts and surprised the audienco with
tne time anu agility generally round
only In profeialonalt.
Ihe .ouave drill was almost perfect In
time precision etc. and was ridicu-
lously burlesqued by a drill from the
so-called "Seller" Guards a tquad of
green darkies who scarcely knew a shot-
gun from a hole In the ground. This
leaiureoi l no entertainment provoked
much merriment.
A gentleman then enmo out upon the
stagu and Informed t tie audience that
the management ut great trouble and ex-
pense had secured llie world-renowned
uthelcte nnd pugilist Slade to perforin
his life-like representation! of ureolau
itatuury. The audience were breathless
anu wnen tne curtnin was urawn asiue
lo they beheld a poor delicate little
dude posing In reulculous attitude as
"Heroules defjlng Lightning." Thu
eflect can be Imagined
The entertainment concluded witn a
slde-spllttlng tarce entitled a "Quiet
Melgiiboruoou.'i introducing the proto-
types of several well-known local char-
acters and was much appreciated
though some of the audience left before
Its conclusion mlslaklne tbo dronnlnu:
of the curtain upon Ihe tlrstsceno for the
until. The snow upon tho wbole wns
very successful In every nartlcirlar and
should he repeated.
Tbo Human Form Divine.
Jnmes Is a real nice boy and above
all he Is pretty pretty at n pink. Jnmes
also belongs to a local militia company
and us he nlied his wnv homeward last
evening after tbe show he could not re-
frain from glancing down at his knightly
shape arrayed In gorgeous uniform.
While thus surveying himself be should
certainly have walked off Into the river
had not therulllngon rhe bridge arretted
him. You are really pretty James
and the only misfortune Is tbat you fully
reallzajt.
A Revelation
While the gas ordinance was under
consideration In the council and Its oh-
Jeotlonable clauses were being dis
cussed. Alderman French Chairman nf
Committee on Petitions unit Ordlnan'us
bom this ordinance was siinnoscd
to be referred rose and stated tbat the
ordinance was never before that com
mittee or reported back to the council
by that committee but was handed
directly to Ihe Mayor by the City At-
torney. This was a revelation. It was
then plain to every one that the ordi-
nance had been cooked nnd dished up
dlreotly In tbe interest of the present
gut company ami .nr. rrencn wasneu
nis nanus oi any atuuorsuip oi its oojeo
tlonable and unreasonable conditions.
Muato Hath Its Drawbacks.
"Mutlo hath charms to soothe" and
our latter-day homes would. Indeed be
Incomplete without tbe piano tbe cul-
ture ef the voice and all that tends to
bring the soul en rapport with tbe nir
inonv of the ertat master. So It ban
pens tbat the Shuttle family endure the
"hum-tl-taum" of practice hours that
they may enjoy tbe completed sonata of
tne evening wnen mere are callers
"Job my dear" said Mrs. Shuttle
"uun't go uown town tuia evening sta'
and listen to Sellna's new nocturne In (
minor. It's perfectly lovely."
"Which reminds me" said the prac-
tical Job "I've got to go down and par
Slg.de Poundherllngero six sonatas In X
and a noclurnn In V That'! what takei
tbe poetry out 6f music my dear."
Pulmo Cura Is perfectly harmlest
and the belt remedy on earth for all
nervoui uiieatei. it-n-tr
HAAS & OPfENHEIMER
212 and 214 Commerce St.
The Most Extensive Stork of White Goods Laces
antl Embroideries In the Southwest. We quote for
THIS WEEKI :
At 8 Cents.
Kliie-Shcer India 1.1 nen and Nainsook Checks.
At 12 I -2 Cents.
.lv;.lA!;te.iT"rla "m "n" ws.ti
At 20 Cont3.
At 30 Cents.
At 50 Cents.
IjisI week the slrean of fun purchasers wns
iim.lniit nil y l-nuri ihoamnunt or Kans sold
;iiinrilenleif. TiMlnjr wo will H.I.I Iwo new
-us. One lot or ail fancy palnled ami t:m-
hnil.len.l on Kllk and statin.
At $2.00.
rnVj"! !i '""'eally painted and Pane.
nrvod Himdics worth f. '
At I O Cents.
ham" nu l'"es Puney Ore
At 12 I -2 Cents.
l (linir-
iwo liun.lri.lpl strip
en-l (llnirhiiuii SI pint
id Check.
SI) ll.h A
At 25 and 35 Cents.
l'n noli Knlti-cns.
At 50 Cents.
Halliviia. Tho Newest Wash floods
Mnltn-i
"tllidln
At $25 and $28.
wiiih
d All mm
Iticlily i:itilmuien-l KoIh-h.
Ki.ncT-45ulontl Lacea a tit I Km I
muteli any ut llie h)h t irondn.
Autobiography.
Kdllor San Anion In Unlit.
Airrcvutlo In no promise for promises make
promls-cuou fellows I clulcli my epistolary
Implements to cmimuulcato to you some or
llousof my history not inontloneil In the ea.
crclniicdlns andidher primers.
I arrhed on time near Iho couauir of this
lelitury Uu miles from lleanrflle wllb only
iwo frleii.l. to my name and one of I hem
wnsn tentln-ly stuck on me. I stuck to Iheni
hiiwei i r. Ilko a thorn In a lioy-s root or a lean
llctnivralton fat otllce. 1 liad loi It was a
irmuud-boircnx-.
1 was duly labeled and turned lo.nu on hu-
manity. 1 mkiii commenced swclllnir out like
poiiii iciums in iimee aim irrew lilir.
nd tdiiKcst
blutfer
tnmliyari
lift line I hi
np!e didn't know me Incut heiieo I had no
ollldo In i-orullnir Iho desired X.
I started out wllh Just emiuirh knowtcduo tu
t In and out or trouble. It was or lheiua.
r Hint h. usually carried nrounil t Hun Ann.
a politicians. Many haul a lllllo or It tu
.arc; so had I Put like a tnut dollar no one
uuld reci'lic It I would Im drawlnir Cieve-
trouble by assisting- an unci"
ut It r luy mail was addressed to thu
Oun day our uncivil nuluhlxirs tmidn Ibo
lift In II
i".'il!r"i i" ii'el
id other law balls fnrtlir
Itl.-U dimn lo Iho ipili
itltlitll.
lenrs. and then
holiest life or tt til
riuully I Insert
lliinl s. Mlkndo.
I iii self Into this city of
The low u hits In-..
Prompt Justice.
Cditor San Autonlo Mulil.
There has been no little complaint of
the want of prompt and adequate pun
ishment of criminals by courts and
Juries; and this has been made the ex
cuse or pretext for mob-law; which If
ever excusable never except In the
direst extremity; for It scorns Govern
inent and makes civil liberty a mock-
cry. Hut In our District Court which
has been on tbe criminal docket for a
while convictions have been many;
very lew acquuais. ine aoie LllSiriOl
Attorney Is of regular leiral blood of the
very first water; Is not only learned In
the law but Is fearless and Indefatigable
In Texas reoently several legal hang-
ings are reported. Tbe nenltentlarlea
are overflowing. What to do with the
cnvlcts Is a troublesome question but
It Is believed can and will be settled at
an early day. There Is no occasion for
tbe rush to popular violence here which
teems to be nearly a monomania with
numuers: wno tnus nnaertne ooior or
public spirit seize an opportunity for the
ventilation of private malice and fiendish
delight In murder the blithest of crimes
a crime which to-day It the blackest
Human life appears largely unsafe. Kv-
ery oae knows how easily charges may
ue iiianuiaciureu in excuse lor toe mnr
tlerer after hi! victim baa been lant be.
vond tbe boundary of time.
vigilance snoniu ue used to prevent
irolettlonal Jurors from sitting on
urles. There are laws rendering lui on
Ineligible after given service for a
time before service In that canacltr
again. Men Who mike the nlttanee for
Jurors a means of living ought not to
be put on the jury. The trust Is too
nign anu important as a rule thus to be
conferred. Ills Honor Judge Turner
remarked on opening the present term
oi ine reuerai court mac ne aian't care
Iwthe lurr box. Tbe Judee was rla-ht.
brought to bear so that. Instead of calm
and even-banded Justice the passions or
rage of the times should preolpltate ver-
dicts. Deliberation and careful luveitl-
gatlon with the single object the
right are needed that civil liberty may
ue preterveu. craiun.
Tbs run Detltr.
Mr. John Klnahan li one of the most
reliable and thoroughly versed tlth game
and poultry dealer! in the State. Mr.
Klnahan li fully prepared to furnish his
numerous patrons with tbe choicest va-
riety or Hah both Gulf and freih water
fish during the whole of the S63 dayi In
tbe year. Mr. Klnahan handles his Uth
once only and from his refrigerators
when they are said to his customers.
He tays the less a flsh is handled the
better It Is for the consumer. No de-
llverlei are made but be will aisnre tbe
very ireinett or stock at mi plaoe of bon-
nets 5-14-lt
Parasols Parasols I
Althouirb the Inroads mad-n on this stock
waa irnut tlio dHll addition has kept naco
with tho runh This week we offer marreVms
hariraluii.
At $3.50.
flfly conchlnir. Styles Chatircablo ("Ilk and
rancy Kmbroldere.1 Satin Panuron frame a
til-Job worth f-Y.Ml.
At $ 1 .50.
Hlty Ecru I'onirees Panuron frames.
At $3.50.
li-ru Ponirco llnoit trimmed with handsome
silk lace.
At $5 $6 and $7.
Mikado Yuro-rutn and Nan-Ka-Poo stylet.
tv do not need to ting tbo pralset of our
Lace Department
Oun
Other folks do
i advertisement. Horaa
riboiuoullont for this wcekl
At 10 and 12 l-2c.
Hvrptliin ami Oriental Laces 3 Inches wide.
At 20 and 25c.
IVyplInn and Oriental In Whlto llelna fancy
Nkw blue llmwn and Tan. At :iu and :oi
s4-i.en Incbea wide. In tho above styles.
At 45 Cents.
Whlto and llelae 13 Inches wldo: and atftSo
W hlte Kcru and Ilelte IS Inches wldo.
Box Dress Robes.
Holm Pattern 10 yards India IJnen wllh
yards of Kmbroldery In Iwo width at (3.60.
Ten yards nno Linen H'lnde.gyanlt of beauti-
ful embroidery at SJ3.60. fancy Kllmcre and
tanviias Cloth ItoUn wllh onlored embroidery
irliiimlnirat tp.aiUand 14. Pnnreellrcat
ItoU-a at $7 $10 10.60 and 20.
MACHINE BDYEHS
TAKR NOTICE-IN ORDER TO INTRO
DUCE IN THIS MARKET
Tbe Celebrated Royal BU John Sewing
Machine Colton & Bolton
Agents
rrltten Buaranteo for flvo years tlg-ned by
No. I formerly sold for IM 00 now
m to
vu 01
MOM
StOOO
'MiidrVrii'.'r''
The No. 6 formerly sold for tu oil.
Tlio No
.Id for
i. coino and sco and te convluoed.
Nos. 2 1 and 0 West I louston at. at the bridge.
FUN STREET COMMIISIOaER.
J. K. yiT7CIERlI.l.
I herewith resiiectfullr nnnnnnsn mr.
self as a candidate fur the otllce of Street
Commissioner and tdedir mrselr tr
elected to perform tbe duties of the of-
fice satisfactorily and to the best Inter-
ests ot the tax-payeri of San Antonio
Texaa. Klectton Saturday May 29 1880.
J. r ITZUERAU)
K. C. ItEYNOUM.
I herewith announce invaelf a eandt.
date for the otllce of street commis-
sioner at the election to be held May
iiiu. i unve uau long experience in
street building and grading and can
promise entire satisfaction ir elected.
n. v. KCTNOLM.
JOHN CAVAKAUail
I herewith resnectfullr announce mr.
self as a candidate ror the otllce or Street
Commissioner at the election to be held
May 29tb. and solicit the votaa of mr
many friends. John Cavixiuou.
i ts-13-tr
TURNER PICIIC
Sunday Miy IS Bslow lbs rint Minion.
The Turner society will have their an.
nual plcnlo Sunday May in below the
First Mission at Mauerniann's place for
member! and their guests (strangers)
only. The Trrners will march from
their ball at 1 a. m. to Itupperiberg's
on Garden street where the ladles will
meet and be conveyed to the plcnlo
grounds. IJaggage will leave Turner
hall at 7 a. m. and at Itupperiberg's at
8 a. m. sharp 5-13-3t
omeo for Rial.
A nicely furnllhed office can be rented
on good terms by applying to tbe man
ia" sun paper. D-lut
Buslntst Opportunity.
A live business man. havlntr a few-
hundred dollars capital and undentands
me lanu ouiinent can secure a good
partner by addressing '-Business" this
ofllce. B-13-et
Hs Is Hirt to luy.
Dr. Weathers li here to stay. Hli
practice la growing dally. Ue has met
with tine luccess and has credentials as
a thorough physician second to none.
Ills remedies are safe pleasant and effi-
cient. Children take them cheirfully.
Visits with prescriptions $1 anywhere
In tbe elty. Chronlo diseases solicited.
Ofllce at Nette'a drug store; residence
4-i juium sirceu leiepnone no. its.
Alltntlen.KnlghU.
All members of Elk T.idu. No. .tit.
Knights of I'y thlas desirous of organiz-
ing tbe Uniform Division are requested
to attend a special meeting at the Cutis
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock sharp.
1. tv. JSULU1.T
T. 11. Johnson -Cms.
Sinut
W.U. Surra
Gkorok BOIMKIt
Committee.
Keep Tour Work at Home.
Lawyers Jhitild not send' their brier
work to Galveston when the Lam will
print tne same for 75 cents a pas with
new type and on tine book paper.
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