San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 244, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 24, 1888 Page: 1 of 8
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Volume VIII--Number 244
Jhe gaily gight.
Office No. 4- East Commerce Street.
GRAND : OPERA : HOUSE
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF
T. W. MULLALY
FRIDAY-:- AND SATURDAY
—AND—-
SATURDAY MATINEE.
November 23d and 24th.
Tremendous Spectacular Production.
Sensation of the year
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ised.
-frs. A Brady’s adaptation. Brilliant Stage
aines The Wreck of an Arab Dhow the
p veof the Amhagger the Underground
r r f She the Chasm of the Hocking Stone
Ik I' e Life: Marvelous electric light
St.
Special Production of the Melodrama
J- “ BURR OAKS.”
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y SATURDAY NIGHT.
iRAND OPERA HOUSE
A-:GREAT-:-OPERATIC-:-TREAT.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY
Nov. ■ 25 ■ 26 - 27
SPECIAL TUESDAY MATINEE
JULES GRAU’S
Comic-Opera-Company.
40 ARTISTS. 40
Presenting three of the Greatest Operas on
Record.
/ SUNDAY NIGHT BLACK HUSSAR
MONDAY NIGHT
QUEEN’S LACE HANDKERCHIEF
TUESDAY NIGHT ERIMINE.
Large and Powerful Chorus. Our own
Orchestra. No advance in prices. Seats on
sale Saturday morning.
For Holiday Goods
CALL ON
> Newton & Weller
Nos. 262 Commerce street and 255 and 257
Commerce street San Antonio.
Importers and Jobbers and wholesale and
retail dealers in
House Furnishing Goods
Crockery
Lamps Glassware
Toys Express Wagons Velocipedes:
Bird-Cages
Dolls. Dolls. Dolls.
L ROUVANT
THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT
FINE WATCHES.
01RMWDS
FINE-:-JEWELRY
Split Second Horse Timers
E Howard Ilgin
Waltham
Springfid 1
Bookfcrd
»ND ALL KINDS OF
Imported Watches.
ONE OF THE MOST COMPLETE
STOCKS IN THE STATE.;
BENNETT STORE
Kampmann Bank Building.
Dr. R. Menger.
Office at Dreiss’ and Bodenmann’s
(Sunset) drugstore. 11-2-tf
San Antonio Daily Light.
—OF—
Published at San Antonio Bexar County. Texas and Registered at the Post Office as Second-Class Mall Matter.
LA TEST TH FUR AP HIU N EWS
Associated Press Dispatches and
Specials Up to the Hour of
Going to Press.
John L’s Challenge.
Boston November 24.—Jolin L.
Sullivan has offered to give Charlie
Mitchell $l5OO if the latter will stand
up before him in eight rounds with a
gloved matcht to occur within five
weeks.
Weather Bulletin.
Washington Nov. 24.—Indica-
tions for Texas: Light rains proceed-
ed by fair in eastern portion; north-
erly winds stationary tempera-
ture except in northern portion
slightly warmer;
For Arkanses: Fair stationery
temperature variable winds gener-
ally northerly.
Judgment Unanimously Upheld.
Edinburgh November 24.—The
judgment passed by Judge Kinnear
In the case of Parnell against the
Times allowing proof on the question
of arrestments and from which the
Times appealed has been unanimous-
ly upheld by the judges of the first di-
vision of the court sessions.
U. S S. Boston Returns.
New York Nov. 24.—The United
States steamer Boston which was
last reported at Port au Prince Hayti
where she was sent when the Haytian
government seized the American
Steamer Haytian Republic reached
New York this morning and anchored
in quarantine. It is reported the Bos-
ton returned from Hayti ou account
of yellow- fever.
K. of L. Session Closing
Indianapolis November 24. —The
work of the general assembly of the
Knights of Labor is slowly drawing
to a close this morning. General
Worthy Foreman F. A. Wheat who
is ex-officio chairman of the general
co-operative board presented his
nominations for members of that
board.
Socialistic Preparation
Chicago Nov. 24.—A local paper
says the new eight hour movement
among the working men of socialist
propensities have already begun and
meetings are being held in various
places throughout the city for the
purpose of delegates to the
convention of the American federation
of labor to be held at St. Louis next
December. At that convention the
power movement will be talked up
and the advisability considered
of organizing a mammoth strike
to go into effect June 1889
The men interested in the movement
have issued a printed list ofquestions
which they have sent to all organiza-
tions favorable to their cause. The
object of the questions is to obtain in-
formation concerning the number ot
members in different societies. Their
financial standing and their general
ability to stand up under the strike
should one be ordered.
Results of the Canadian Storm
Montreal November 24. -The ex-
tent of damage to shipping caused
by the recent snow storm and unpre-
cedented cold weather is only now
beginning to be made known as re-
ports of the disaster come in from t lie
gulf and lower St. Lawrence. No
less than nine sailing vessels are re-
ported wrecked and there are many
others from which no reports have yet
been received.
Liverpool mail steamer Pomeran-
nean which left Montreal Thursday
found ice closing in around her. She
was finally stopped at Sorely where
she is now frozen in to remain until
next April when the ice breaks up.
Her passengers cannot be taken on'
nor can communication be had with
her except by signals; her cargo is
damaged and her bows are crushed in
bv the ice. The steel mail tender Con-
test with European mails abroadwas
caught in the ice oft’ Rimouski. All
communications with the shore were
cut off’ and mails which will be a
week or ten days late will have to go
to Europe via New York while the
Contest will have to remain where she
is until the ice breaks up in the
spring. At Cape Rosier the shoals are
covered with ice and the Traverse
light ship and government steamer
Napoleon 111 are stuck in the ice in
Traverse. If the present severity of
the weather continues provisions can
be easily got to the steamer across the
! ce whereas if the weather moder-
ates a little it will be some time be-
fore the vessel can be reached.
—The Frohsinn Singing society
will give a concert and evening enter-
tainment at Krisch hall tomorrow
night at 8 o’clock for the benefit of
the fire sufferers in Heinfeld Nassau
where a whole town has been de-
stroyed by fire and great suffering ex-
ists. Tickets 50 cents.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS SATURDAY NOVEMBER 24 1888.
The values of imports were: For
1888 $707157198; for 1887 $722776939.
United States Senator John T.
Morgan of Alabama is nominated by
acclamation to succeed himself.
Prince Bismarck in a long dispatch
to the Vatican extols Cardinal
Langerie’s anti-slavery crusade and
promises it energetic support.
Chairman Quay has called a meet-
ing of the executive committee of the
republican national committee for
Wednesday December sth in Wash-
ington.
A conspiracy has been discovered
in Medfo in Java. Forty-two of the
enemy leaders were arrested and
seven who refused to answer were
shot to death.
The U. S. steamship Juanita has
had to go into the dock at Singapore
to repair damages done by the ty-
phoon she encountered on her way
down.
The total value of exports of mer-
chandise from the United States dur-
ing the twelve months ended October
31 1888 as compared with similar ex-
ports during the corresponding period
of 1887 were: For 1888 $724605230; for
1887 $678422850.
J. I). Hall a prominent business
man of Texarkana Tex. has insti-
tuted suit against the Glooe-Denio-
c’at company of St. Louis for libel
and $50000 damages. The suit grew
out of an article published in that
paper in June 1886 reflecting on Mr.
Hall’s participation in a cotton trans-
action.
Twelve thousand people witnessed
the balloon ascension at the park at
Columbus S. C. yesterday afternoon.
Prof. F. H. Vandergrift made the as-
cension. When it reached the altitude
tude of half a mile it burst. Vander-
grift cut the rope that held the para-
chute and for some time it seemed
that he would escape but it fell near
the center of the Chattahoochie river
and the professor was drowned in
spite of the efforts made to save him.
Recorder’s Court.
Jesus a. Bueno drunk and down;
dismissed.
Miles O’Neil vagrant; $5.
John Downey drunk on street; $5.
R. Robin suspicious character; $25.
Henrv Riese suspicious character:
$25.
George Wilson vagrant $5.
Willie Johnson carrying pistol; $25
and twenty days in jail.
John Wilkie over-charging hack
fare; $2.
Ed. Davis disorderly; $5.
The Soiree
Last evening at Prof. Whitehead’s
dancing academy at San Antonio
Riffes armory was finely attended
and pronounced byall to be the most
enjoyable of any heretofore given.
The Professor expects to make the
young people of the city happy for
the next two months by giving a ger-
man every Wednesday evening.
On last night the beautiful resi-
dence of Mrs. Thornton on Freedman
hill was made the scene of gaiety
and pleasure. The 12th anniversary
of her daughter’s marriage to Mr.
Evans Harris was celebrated last
night. A number of friends were
gathered for theo ensiou and a great
many beautiful and valuable presents
were presented.
An almost inexhaustible supply of
refreshments were on hand and the
friends enjoyed themselves until a
late hour.
Prominent among the guests were
Rev. C. H. Johnson and wife Mr. and
Mrs. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. North Mrs. Kim bro
and Mr. Alexander Dr. and Mrs.
Starnes.
In rhe future as in rhe past we be-
speak for them a continuance of hap-
p’ness peace prosperity and plenty.
The following are the winners in
the races at the fair grounds t >day:
First Race—Frank Wash first; F.
A. Hensley second.
Second iiaee—A. C. Idelbaughfirst;
Wash second.
Third Race—ldelbaugh first; Wash
second.
Fourth Race—H. Meyer first; T.
Cross second.
Fifth Race—ldelbaugh first; Wash
second; Cross third.
Consolation Race—Snodgrass first;
Pancoast second.
Yesterday afternoon a passenger
hanging on the outside of a San Pedro
spring car eu route for the Aransas
Pass depot had a narrow escape from
being crushed badly between cars
owing to the crowding of switches
and but for his agility he might have
been badly injured or killed. This is
dangerous practice in the crowded
business rfnd might involve the com-
pany in a heavy damage suit.
—Found—A lady’s purse. Owner
can have same at Light office.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES
Their Happiness Continues.
B cycle Ra es.
A Narrow Escape.
THE SINGER EXHIBIT.
The Only Sewing Machine that has
Nover been Left.
This exhibit under the direction of
the San Antonio manager of the
company Mr. Ed. Scruggs has swept
the board as completely as if there
had been no other sewing machines
entered for premiums. The nine pre-
miums offered by the association in
this class were all taken by the Sin-
ger exhibit and it could have taken as
many more had there been as many
more in sight. The exhibit was ex-
cellently placed to attract attention
occupying a conspicuous position on
the right just as one enters the ex-
position hall by the south entrance.
The space occupied about 20x34 feet
was completely filled with machines
and specimens of their work many of
these creations more resembling the
works of the painter and the artist in
crayons than those of a sewing ma-
chine needle. It is impossible to give
any adequate idea of the variety and
beauty of the work done by these
machines without special attach-
ment under the hands of skillful
manipulators.
The cosy and elegantly arranged
quadrangle occupied with this exhi-
bit had artistic spec! mens ofthe work
of these machines disposed on easels
as tidies over the backs of chairs as
paintings and crayons in frames as
well as in show cases and otherwise
and these works of art were the cease-
less admiration of thousands who
seemed never to tire of examining and
praising the innumerable articles of
this display. Particularly noticeable
among these elegant and artistic crea-
tions of the Singer machine under the
skillful manipulations of Mrs. Mc-
Dowell’s fingers were a spaniel’s
head in silk etchings so perfectly re-
sembling the finest pencil work that
only a close inspection convinced the
eye that it was really in silk and not
in pencil. A group of game birds by
A. L. Baldwin so true to life and so
real iu color as to deceive even the
critics; some flowers on bolting cloth
that rivalled the finest hand embroi-
dery in the perfection of their form
and color. These three articles were
particularly deserving of attention
and the wonder was universally ex-
pressed that the machine could lay
such heavy embroidery upon such a
delicate ground the body upon which
the work was laid being so much
lighter than the work itself. The sim-
ple fact that the machines were there
at work before the eyes of thousands
doinsr the same kind of work as that
exhibited was guarantee that no
special machines were employed for
this work and that the ordinary ma-
chines were to be credited with an
execution which no other machines
had ever even approached unto. The
portrait of Mrs. Cleveland is another
attraction of this exhibit well worthy
attention. The faceof this half length
portrait is a colored engraving but
the body is in tinsel and arasene in
all shades of brown the whole form-
ing a most perfect bust and giving al
a few feet the impression of a portrait
in oil by a skillful artist. This work
has evoked much comment being
more striking and conspicuous from
the well known person of the original.
The exhibit was merry with the hum
of machines iu operation under the
hands of experts at the time the
Light representative visited it and
these were busy turning out orna-
ments in tinsel and silk and chenille
and ast wishing the ladies with the
wonderful beauty and delicacy of the
work executed before their eyes. Be-
sides their large variety of family
machines the company manufacture
some twenty special machines or at-
tachments for making button-holes
sewing on buttons making eyelets
and woiking button-holes on leather
the machine cutting the button-holes
automatically. Their list embraces
the following nearly all of which are
on exhibition: Carpet overseaming
eyelet I. M. I. M. wheel-feed I. M.
cutting attachment I. M. cylinder
(right or left hand) I. M. cylinder to
feed up or down 1. F. for corsets I.
F. for gloves I. F. for shoes I. F. for
collars cuffs shirt bosoms etc. Uni-
versal feed arm machine 26-inch ma-
chine for carriage and harness work.
32-Juch for very heavy work 32-inch
with feed rolls for belting and 16-incb
foot machine for wide heavy belting.
Besides the machines ’enumerated the
company will furrish to order special
machines for other purposes.
The company have two machines
which they will give away at the
close of the fair. One to the lady
drawing the lucky number in their
registry lottery and the other io the
Fair association as a special premium
to the mother of the prize baby of the
baby show. As to the first Mr.
Scruggs has kept a register of all la-
dies visiting the exhibit who would
accept an invitation to register. This
list now’ includes about 2000 numbers.
At the close of the fair these numbers
will be placed in a box and drawn
from the holder of the d ’awn number
will receive the m? ohine. The baby
prize will be awarded for the finest
oaby size and looks both considered.
Judges will be provided with special
accident insurance policies.
This exhibit in the specimens of its
Only $5 a Year
work In the display and those made
during the fair; in the character of the
machines and the variety of work
they are constructed to perform; and
in the premiums awarded demon-
strates that the Singer sewing ma-
chines have kept pace with the best
inventions of other companies and
that the superiority of their first ma-
chines over all competitors of that day
has been fully maintained. The
Singer machine is without a success-
ful rival in Texas today and this ex-
hibit has shown it about as near per-
fection as is ever attained
by human invention and skill.
S. E. Rundle the genial southern
agent of the company with head-
quarters at New Orleans can con-
gratulate himself most heartily upon
the golden opinions he has won for
his machines not only in Texas but
all over the gulf states having made
a clear sweep of all the premiums
offered at the Mississippi state fair
last week.
Cattle Roolng Contest.
The following is the score of the
cattle roping contest at the Fair
grounds today: Green Holland. 1:26-
3-4; John T. Horton (one leg) 1:39 3-4;
A. Bennett 1:293-5; John M00re591-2;
8. T. Lewis 1:17 1-4; Jesus Cellar
1:18 1-8; Dick Johnson 2:08 1-2. The
first money won by John Moore;
second money by 8. T. Lewis.
He Won’t Do It Again.
Yesterday at the fair a man selling
Alamo souvenir medals went up to a
lady and pinning one of the medals
on her breast looked at her admiring-
ly and said: “Ah Madam that
looks well.” “Yes” replied the lady
“and I am much obl’ged to you.’’
“Fifty cents please” said the man.
“No sirree” said the lady and walked
off’ leaving the medal man so badly
sold and as the recipient of the laugh-
ter of the by-standers. He will not
pin another medal on to a lady’s dress
until it is sold.
STATE NEWS.
The pecan crop is yielding well at
Chapel.
A big blaze at Marlin consumes a
number of business buildings.
The Farmers’Alliance has located
an exchange at Burnet.
There is a proposed extension of
the Aransas Pass road to Mason and
Llano counties.
The city officials of Dallas are work-
ing up a system for the renumbering
of the streets.
Returns from 120 counties give Gov.
Ross 182005 votes and Marlin 73.643.
There seems to be an organized
band of thieves in Crockett from the
number of petty thefts and burglaries
that have occurred of late.
Cotton picking is a thing of the past
at Montgomery. The crop has been
gathered and nearly all marketed at
an average price of 8 3-4 c.
The gas wells in the Green vine
neighborhood six miles from Burton
are yet arousing considerable inter-
est. Another huge well has just been
completed and gas found in abundant
quantities at a depth of 134 feet.
Four Chinamen are arrested in Dal-
las for running opium joints which
offence in the absence of any law
dealing specifically with it is com-
prehended under the head of keeping
a disorderly house.
A man named R. W. Cannon went
into the establishment of Richard De
Boer in Foil Worth and behaved
very unseenly in the presence cf Mrs.
De Boer who ordered him out where-
upon he attacked her savagely and
threw her down. He was arrested and
placed in jail.
E. L. Newman president and man-
ager of the El Paso Refrigerator com-
pany has sent a telegram to Senator
Vest at St. Louis asserting that the
statements of Hilliard of Midland
before the senate committee regarding
that company are utterly false.
In the McLennan county district
court Dan and Bob Campbell get
terms of 25 years each in the peniten-
tiary for robbing the house of Col. R.
H. Burney last July of $lBOO in cash
aad a lot of jewelry.
There will be a meeting of Texas life
insurance agents in Dallas on Tues-
day for the purpose of permanently
organizing the “Texas Life Under-
writers’ Association.
It is discovered that the supposed
walnut trimmings in one ofthe gov-
ernor’s reams at the capitol were ia
avo or three parts made of other
wood stained to imitate walnut. As
the contract required walnut wcod-
work for that room entire the con-
tractor will have to take out the
sta’ned and put in genuine.
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Young Moores who attempted to
murder Thompson and then to com-
mit suicide is still at aTexarkana ho-
tel lingering between life and death.
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