San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 99, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 12, 1888 Page: 1 of 8
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Volume Vlll—Number 99.
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HELP THE MEDICAL COLLEGE.
An Important Movement on Foot —
The Beginning of Something
Bigger.
The accompanying draft of a subscrip-
tion list with the explanations which
preface it tell their own story. They
apeak of an enterprise fully determined
upon and the preliminary steps to which
are now being taken. It is to give In-
telligence of this proposed action that
the Light lays the following before its
readers:
Believing that a medical school is one
of the necessities of our growing state
which annually sends several hundred
students of medicine to distant cities
thus making the expenses greater to
them and carrying much money away
from home which might be spent here
with equal advantage; and
Whereas the university of San Anto-
nio has elected a faculty of medicine
and agreed that this department shall
share with the other branches of the
university the large donations which
they have positive assurance of obtain-
ing.
It has been determined by the medical
faculty to begin its first course of lec-
tures on the first of October next and
the following committee of ways and
means has been appointed to secure aid
from the citizens of San Antonio toward
the expenses of conducting the first ses-
sion.
Committee:—F. Herff M. D. chair-
man; Edward Cross M. D. D. Berry
M. D. Fred Terrell M. D. P. W.
Johns M. D.
This means that the faculty of San
Antonio medical college propose to open
the course of instruction October Ist
1888 about four and a half months
from date. They will need about $5000
not more possibly less to meet the cur-
rent expenses of the first course of lec-
tures. This will be expended for rent
janitor’s fees material and appliances.
Not a dollar for salaries. The faculty
give their services gratuitously the first
session. They ask the citizens to come
forward and aid In meeting the neces-
sary cash outlay in maintaining the first
session. Simply this and nothing more.
This modest beginning is the commence-
ment of the creation in San Antonio of a
medical school which It is believed will
become one of the very best of its kind
in the whole country. The advantages
of San Antonio for maintaining such
a school and the opportunities for
clinical instruction to be afforded here
have already been set forth in former
issues of the Light. It is not necessary
to dwell upon them now nor upon the
benefits which this city will reap from
the establishment of such a school of
medicine as this will become under the
fostering wing of the university. San
Antonio cannot afford to let this oppor-
tunity pass. It is merely forestalling by
a year or so the opening of the school
under university auspices and by so do-
ing will San Antonio reap the advantage
of being first in the field as Galveston
under state patronage will establish a
medical college st soon as the slow
machinery of government patronage can
be put into operation. San Antonio
will consult her own Interests by taking
time by the forelock in this instance.
There should be no question about rais-
ing the smal( amount asked'from $3003
to $5030. This amount raised the doors
of San Antonio Medical college will be
opened to the world and particularly to
the medical students of Texas on the
first of next October.
Simon Cameron is eighty-nine.
Oliver Beirne who lately died in
Louisiana was considered the richest
planter there. His wealth was placed
at some $48000000.
Cornelius Vanderbilt’s income from
his capital is said to be $l.OOOGd a
month while that of William K. is not
very far behind it.
Look Out for Them.
In addition to the fact that a half rate
is quoted by the International and Great
Northern railroad between Austin and
San Antonio and vice vena during de-
dloation week arrangements are being
made to run special trains as needed. It
is thought that many persons visiting
Austin will take the advantage of that
opportunity of teeing San Antonio and
it is more than probable that some of
the visitors to Austin may come here
nightly to sleep and get good meals
without paying extortionate rates for
the accommodation.
The Laredo Immigration association
has bad 20000 phamphlets diseriptlve of
Laredo printed for general circulation.
San Antonio Daily Light.
Published at San Antonio. Bexar County Texas and Registered at the Post Office as Second-Class Mail Matter.
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NE WS
Associated Press Dispatches and
Specials Up to the Hour of
Going to F.-ess.
Canadian Bishop Dead.
Toronto May 12.—Archbishop W.
Lynch died at one o’clock this morning
of congestion of the lungs.
Wiggins Waves His Wand Again.
Ottawa Ont May 12.—Dr. E. Stone
Wiggins predicts an earthquake in Cali-
fornia between now and October say-
ing it will move across the Pacific from
Asia.
Mackenzie’s Latest Examination.
Berlin May 12—Dr. Mackenzie to.
day re-examined the emperor’s tbroat-
He found that the local disease was sta-
tionary.
Dom Pedro Growing Worse.
Milan May 12.—Dr. Sonmol Emperor
Dom Pedro’s physician insists that bul-
letins should be issued at frequent inter-
vals. His majesty is delirious and his
nerve centers appear to be shaken.
Good News from Germany.
Berlin May 12.—The emperor had a
good night. Hie sleep was refreshing.
He has risen from his bed and is in ex-
cellent spirits. His appetite is good.
Pooe Approves Brazil’s Action.
Rome May 12.—The pope will issue
a letter praising the government and
Episcopacy of Brazil for the abolition
of slavery in that country.
Warnings of a Great Flood.
Davenport lowa Mav 12. —The Mis-
sissippi river has been above the danger
line for four days and is steadily rising.
At midnight the water was within 9
inches of the highest mark recorded
which was In the great freshet of 1880.
A Reverend Rascal.
Atlanta May 12.—Kev. Geo. Mc-
Duffie colored was hanged yesterday in
Greensboro for the murder of William
Cheney also colored. McDuffie though
married was enamored of Sarah Haines
whom Cheney was courting. He way-
layed the couple on their way from
church and shot Cheney down.
Flood Highest So Far in Dubuque.
Dubuque. lowa May 12.—The Mis-
sissippi is within six inches of the high-
est water mark here. Damage already
done In washing out of railroad tracks
levees and destruction of d welling houses
on low lands is heavy. On the levee all
stores have several inches of water.
Lumber Loss By Broken Boom.
Marquette Miss. May 12.—8 y the
unprecedentedly high water yesterday
a double boom at the mouth of Kock
river was broken and 59001) feet of
choice saw logs were swept into the
lake.
Suicide In Spite of Fortune’s Favors
Vienna May 12.—Stappan Von Kegel
the Austrian millionaire committed sui-
cide yesterday. He was heir to a for-
tune of twenty million fiorins. He was
styled the handsomest man in tbe Em-
pire and was the most prominent
sportsman in Hungary. He took his life
on his estate near Stublweischinbergg.
Czar’s Life Attempted.
London May 12—1t is reported that
at tbe recent parade of the Russian
troops of cavalry a lieutenant named
Tirreneff made an attempt on the life
of the czar. The lieutenant was about to
tire with a revolver when another of-
ficer seized him by tbe arm and the
bullet entered the ground. Tirrenefi
who was at once arrested appeared to
be Insane.
Mexican Flags After Immense Work.
New York May 12.—The crowd at
Madison Square garden after midnight
was estimated at fully 10003 spectators.
At times the excitement was intense.
This was caused by the fact that Guer-
rero tbe Mexican bad succeeded In get-
ting 2J miles ahead of Littlewood.
It was plain however that tbe wonder-
ful work of tbe day was telling on the
fleet-footed greaser. Shortly after mid-
night he commenced to stagger around
tbe track like a drunken man. He re-
tired to his but only to be driven out
again by bis relentless trainers. Again
he staggered and reeled along
until be reached the Madison
Avenue side of the garden
where to the amazement of the multi-
tude he fell to tbe ground. Littlewc9d
and his trainers took advantage of tbe
Mexican’s troubles tbe Englishman
piled up the miles until 3 o’clock
when he had left his plucky contestant
for tbe flrat place thirteen miles in the
rear. At this hour Guerrero came on
the track again. Littlewood started in
dogging him step by step.
—A hack driver named Hawkins raa
into and demolished Constable Steven’s
buggy yesterday evening on Commerce
street and the constable was thrown
out and his ankle badly sprained. The
buggy was a complete wreck. Hawkins
is the haokdriver which ran Into Mrs-
Maddox’* buggy last week.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS SATURDAY MAY 12 1888.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
A German edition of Zola’s “Terre”
has been seized by tbe police.
Minister McLane U. S. minister will
leave Havre tomorrow for New York.
He will make a short stay in America
P. M. Delvalle contractor and agent
has absconded from Panama. His liabili-
ties are estimated at SIOOOCJ.
The Union League club of New York
have attacked Cleveland on civil service
reform.
The emperor of Brazil has had a re-
lapse; be shows symptoms of neuralgic
cerebral congestion.
The gunboat Independence has em-
barked from Bagdad Mex. down the
coast of Vera Cruz.
A band of Bulgarian exiles and brig-
ands has been defeated by police at
Radomir.
Owing to ill health the king of Por-
tugal will depute to Prince Carlos the
crown prince the power to sign state
documents.
After 190 days voyage a schooner ar-
rived in San Francisco from Gloucester
with her crew disabled from a strange
disease which swelled their legs like
dropsy and prevented them from work-
ing.
The Greek Catholics of Chicago are
about to build a church of their own in
that city; it will be the third Greek
church in the United States there being
one in San Francisco and another in
New Orleans
The survivors of tbe infamous Quin-
trell band held their first reunion of
twenty years yesterdayand gloated over
their hellish deeds of nearly thirty yean
ago.
James Quinn a bog ranger has been
murdered at Laugbtsie county Cork.
He had been threatened with death by
moonlighters unless he abandoned bis
occupation. His family are in America.
A serious fi r e occurred yesterday af-
ternoon at Hot Springs Ark. and con-
sumed two blocks. Tbe gas works
gymnasium a large number of business
bouses and residences were consumed.
Loss. $150C 33; insurance not over
$25C 3.
The cash box of the firm of Riley &
Co. book-makers in Chicago was de-
posited in tbe Phoenix hotel safe on
Thursday night; Friday morning it was
gone. It contained about $BOl3 in cash
and certified checks and drafts.
President S. B. H. Holmes of the
Chicago city street railway company
who Is widely known as a leading mem-
ber of the Young Men’s Christian asso-
ciation became so dazed while on the
witness stand testifying in behalf of one
of his agents that he fainted and had
to be carried out unconscious.
The United States fish commission oar
reaobed Atlanta Ga. when a singular
incident occurred. Change of water
was found necessary and artesian water
was supplied. Inside of an hour 65000
young fish were dead and near 30(3033
eggs are supposed to be killed.
Prince Ferdinand in a speech at a
banquet in the Hall of the Sobranje at
Tirnova today said: "Here in this
building I swore to lead Bulgaria to tbe
goal marked out for her In history. I
now repeat that oath assuring you that
without sparing myself I shall with
heart and soul adhere to tbe promise 1
made before God and the people”
Notice to Wood Buyers.
To save the expense of keeping a set
of books for small accounts and the an-
noyance of collecting the same we here-
by agree that on and after this date
we will do business on a strictly cash
basis. And we hereby notify our re-
spective customers to have the exact
change ready to pay the driver on de-
livery of the wood.
J. M. Carr & Co.
M. Bastun
J. J. Oisen & Son
J. A. Dudivy.
San Antonio Texas May 12ih 1888.
C 12-2;
Short Chapter on Lotteries.
Tbe committee of the house of repre-
sentatives on postoffices and post roads
has recently reported adversely a bill to
exclude from the mails all newspapers
advertising lotteries. The bill was a
good one in so far as it simply aimed to
protect tbe people against the frauds
and impositions of bogus lotteries and
irresponsible gift concerns.
But the bill was undoubtedly aimed
principally at the Louisiana State Lot-
tery company. We do not propose to
defend this concern or endorse lotteries
but it is certain that this company is
chartered by tbe constitution of the
state of Louisiana and that its concerns
are managed and Its stock owned by the
wealthiest and most reliable men finan-
cially in that and other states'
In San Antonio it has been represent-
ed for many years by Col. Ed. Moore
No. 221 Acequia street. Col. Moore was
at one time one of the wealthiest sugar
planters on tbe Mississippi coast in
Louisiana. He is a large property bolder
In San Antonio and no one stands
higher in financial circles where his
paper is always considered “gilt-
edged.”
The papers which advertise this com-
pany represented by an agent of Col.
Moore’s financial standing cannot be
said to mislead tbe people or to abuse
tbe mails by their advertisements. 5121.
Pedro springs tomorrow
evening and visit Col.
opening entertainment.
—Call at San
afternoon and
Kerblo’s grand
STATE NEWS.
A Bohemian child is drowned in a tub
near Caldwell.
Work has commenced on the jail at
Woodville.
Public roads leading to Weimar are in
a dreadful condition almost Impassable.
Contractor Jones Is preparing tbe new
elty hall Galveston for Its roof
A Russian named Peter Jepperson 18
found dead in hie bed at Denleon.
The crops on the Staked Plains are as
forward as at any place on the Texas
and Pacific.
The state convention of tbe Woman’s
Christian Temperance union opened
in Ft. Worth on Thursday.
Creeks are out of their banks and
farmers can do nothing for some time at
Groesbeck.
Col. W. A* Pettus of Goliad sold for
the Chicago market 210 beeves of part-
ly improved stock at $3O per head.
Mr. Thurman’s house in process of
construction at Belcher was blown
down last Sunday morning by the
severe wind.
The loeal farmer’s alliance at Scbulen-
bergbave received a complete outfit for
a new gin to be run on the co-operative
plan.
The spring meeting of the Grimes
county Live Stock and Fair association
began yesterday at the fair grounds
Navasota.
R. T. Martin while in tbe custody of
Deputy Llneon who was bringing him
to Buflalo late Wednesday night was
shot and killed by some unknown per-
son in ambush.
News came to Fort Worth through a
gentleman from Kansas City that Mr.
Charles Goodnight the cattle king of
Texas 1a lying at tbe point of death at
the St. James hotel in that city.
Gonzales is one of the oldest towns in
tbe state. It was there that tbe first
gun for Texas Independence was fired.
It has a population of about 2500.
Upon a fair valuation tbe property of
the town is at least worth $1250000.
Dink the negro boy in Dallas who
has been distracting Stringtown by an-
nouncing that he got a glimpse of
Heaven and that general judgment is
to come off next Monday has been jailed
on the charge of insanity.
Clifford’s mining camp north of Car-
rizo bas been thrown into great ex-
citement by three armed Mexicans en-
tering tbe tents of two old Mexicans and
robbing them of $75 revolvers and other
things.
From parties in from tbe river thirty
miles north of Paris the news comes
that a farm of 15 acres of land subsided
during tbe last floods. If these subsi-
dences of the earth are as stated Lamar
county can claim the distinction of being
tbe only locality where they have oc-
curred west of tbe Mississippi during
this century at any rate.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
The Convention Purely an Admlnls-
tration One.
Llke the success of the home base ball
nine tbe convention at Turner hall this
morning held in the interest of tbe
democratic (?) party is tbe same old
story of the “ring” rule our city and
county bas been so long burdened with.
There are at least 18 or 20 city officials
aidermen etc. in the convention as
delegates and even the chairman is a
city official while tbe mayor and Jose
Cassiano are each on a committee one
on credentials the other on permanent
organization. Very few anti-administra-
tion wen in the hall as delegates.
Hon. Oscar Bergstrom was elected
temporary chairman and W. W. Herron
was elected temparary secretary. A
committee on permanent organizatiou
was appointed as follows:
Permanent organization: J P Hickman
W 8 Smith J T Cardenas T E Conner
P W Johns C F Kusel James Cloud J
L Slayden J C Berry B Callaghan
Peter Jonas W B Smith H B Potts
Caspar Jenner T N Devine. Jesus
Cuellar F Emllienburg G W Russ W
Schmidt. Manuel Sanchez J L Gembier
Adam Kiefer Wm Lippe Jas Trainor
J E Beck Juan Casanova L D Sheeley.
A Y Walton Manuel Martiner F
Toudouze F W Stuve Robt Peterson.
A committee on credentials was then
appointed—Ed. Dwyer Simon Fest Jr.
A. S. Chevalier Joe Cassiano Thad. W.
Smith A. P. Kivas Fritz Jaggl Ed. Ko-
tula Jas. T. Haile Gus. Mauermann H.
W. Bitter J. H. Smye. H. E. Vernor H.
H. Heillgmann C. S. Robinson Antonio
Vasquez F. Emilienburg W. Schmidt
H. Tournat Manuel Sanchez. J L. Gem-
bler A. Ackermann Wm. Ltppe James
Trainor J. E. Beek Manuel Keyes Lino
Arocha J. B. Chavanieux Vicente Sosa
Julian Gallardo F. W. Stuve J. W.
Campbell.
A recess of 15 minutes was taken to al-
low tbe committees to report. This re-
cess lengthened into an half hour and
the reports were not completed when
tbe Light reporter left.
There are two contested delegations
on the floor from precincts 6 and 15.
A Card.
Referring to tbe lady that is living
apart from her husband In yesterday’s
issue tbe busband disapproves and says
there is an error that should be contra-
dicted and be speaks for himself: “So
far I have not obtained but a portion of
the property that Is entitled to me as
half whiob yet stands Indebted to me
nevertheless I am a considerable suf-
ferer this being my hard earnings.”
Only $5 a Year.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
SENATE.
Adopts concurrent resolution calling
attention to tbe inefficiency of tbe
Texas postal service asking Texas con-
gressmen to use their efforts to have it
improved and secure a fast mail service
between tbe east and this state. Bill
amending the tax law was taken up
amended so as to Include all property
and passed. Bill providing for the uni-
form system of text books laid on the
table subject to call. Bill authorizing
superintendent ot public buildings to
lease property in Austin for a term not
to exceed five years.
BOUSE.
A bill barring audited school claims
not presented witbin six months was
defeated. Bill furnishing oapltol and
appropriating $200000 therefor was ar-
gued at length; several amendments
were proposed and voted down and the
bill finally altered to include SIOOOCJ for
furniture and $40000 for grounds and
in that condition was passed to engross-
ment; under sutpension of the roles the
bill was taken up on the third reading
and passed.
HAYDN’S CREATION.
A Small Audience to Hear A Grand
Masterpiece by Amateurs.
Haydn’s Grand Oratorio was excel-
lently well presented by a chorus of 70
voices accompanied by a fine orchestra
last night at the Grand opera-house
under tbe management and directorship
of Prof. Kreuttner. This gentleman bas
bad much success in the production of
mnsic by amateurs in San Antonio and
last night but added another wreath
to his laurels.
The choruses were well eontroiled and
sang in good accord while the soloswith
but alight exception were excellently
well rendered. These were sung by Mrs.
Favre Mrs. Workman Mrs. M. Free-
born and Mrs. Maverick sopranos;
Prof. Morriss tenor; Prof. Barbour
basso; Prof. John M. stelnfeldt acted as
piano acoompanyist.
It is to be regretted that the audience
was not commensurate in size with the
merits of the production but this fault
Is easily accounted for by the threaten-
ing aspect of tbe weather and the ex-
treme sultriness which foreboded a
storm. In a few weeks the Oratorio
may be repeated.
Sorghum Sugar.
The capitol of Kansas has an enter
prise calculated to do her great good
which San Antonio could better afford
to promote than Topeka; it is tbe manu-
facture of sugar from sorghum. Tbe in-
dustry is of course in its infancy but its
success is not a matter of conjecture. A
man named W. S. Parkinson of Ottawa
Kansas conceived tbe idea that sugar
could be made from the cane and he ex-
perimented for years with a persever-
ance known only to those wbo become
possessed by an idea or an invention.
He spent bis own fortune and then big
wife’s fortune and when both had be-
come poor be was still crushing tbe
cane getting all the Juice but leaving
tbe sugar—at least by far tbe greater
proportion of it—in the stalk. He was
so zealous and enthusiastic and bad
so impressed others with bis the-
ory that the government by the
advice of the present very excellent
commissioner of agriculture appropri-
ated $50000 for the purpose of demon-
strating the practicability of Parkinson's
latest plan of extracting the coveted
sugar.
The process is a secret bnt it 18 known
that he cut up the cane and the trial
was a complete success. The first
method produced 16 gallons of syrup to
the ton of cane—but no sugar. Now
the yield is 14 gallons of syrup and 112
pounds of sugar to the ton of cane. Tbe
refuse cane then makes a first-class
paper material. Having abundantly
demonstrated that his process was a
success Parkinson went east and organ-
ized a company for the promotion of
sugar making. The scheme as it exists
in Topeka is this: Tbe Parkinson com-
pany puts up $75000; tbe board of trade
having investigated tbe matter and re-
ported favorably citizens subscribe a
like amount. Tbe local stock-
holders elect the directory tbe com-
pany only naming the chemist. Thus
the local people retain control.
Tbe citizens had no difficulty in raising
more than enough the total subscrip-
tion amounting to SB2OCJ.
Then the plant was established de-
signed to cost $1250CJ and It will afford
employment to a large number of peo-
ple.
The company furnished the seed and
there Is now about 1500 acres growing
on adjacent farms; the farms are guaran-
teed a sale at $2 per ton when the cane
is delivered. The yield up there bas been
12 to 24 tons per acre with an average of
16 to 18 tons per acre. Tbe cane there
can be cut from August Ist to frost
which leaves quite a long season be-
tween. It is proposed to use this time
in two ways—making paper and in
using up the juice from certain subsidi-
ary or branch mills to be established
within a radius of about forty miles.
Thia may be necessary as tbe business
grows because tbe cane must be handled
within twenty-four hours of its cutting.
Two other large branches of Industry
become Inevitable Incidents; a refinery
and the paper mill and employes and
citizens and farmers all alike are im-
mediately Interested and benefitted.
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