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San Antonio Daily Light.
Volume XI — Number 151
Lattai ■ National
BANK.
BAN ANTONIO . - - - TEXAS.
J. 9. Lockwood President; J. Muih.Cashier.
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Southwestern dept. San Antonio Texas
Rockateller Gets the Sunset
Los Angeles July 14.—1 t Is stated
on good authority that the Hunting-
ton and Searles' interests in the
Southern Pacific railway have been
acquired by the Standard Oil com-
ftany and on September Ist Rockatel-
er will assame the office of president
and Paine Brice Thomas and others
will go into the directory. Rookatel-
ler is quoted with saying that he will
not be content with anything short oi
a through line from the Atlantic to
the Pacific.
Another Railroad WreA
Spokane Falls July 14 — A local
freight on the Northern Pacific went
•through a high treetie into a ravine
near here last night. Michell Flau-
nerty fatally injured died after being
removed from the wreck. Road mas-
ter Speer probably fatally injured
other trainmen and passengers es
caped with slight bruises. Horses
and cattle composing the load were
nearly all killed.
Tofbka July A —The alliance will
probably split on the sub treasury
scheme. The action of the Texas con
ventiou is the general topic of conver-
sation. The editor of the Alliance
Advocates says the Texas convention
does not represent the alliance In that
-state.
A Brazilian Bonanza.
(Two Republic* — City of Mexico.)
It is reported that in the course of
the demolition of the Castle of San
Antonio at Rio Janeiro the engineer
in charge of the work discovered a
•few days ago in subterranean gal-
leriesan immense treasure in
•coin to the value of seventy millions
in 112 wooden boxes bound with
iron four iron chests and sixteen
sacks. Besides the riches in bullion a
■quantity of curious documents were
discovered—Boo parchment p&rceis
and three boxes of paper. Among
these was a receipt signed by Father
Antonio Desarte superior of the con-
vent of the Society of Jesus who
aaknow ledges having received twenty
million francs in gold destined to be
paid as tribute to King John V. of
Portugal on the occasion of his visit
to Brazil. These twenty millions
form a part of the treasures just now
unearthed. They were to have been
forwarded to Portugal together with
2400 kilos of gold dust contained in
the four iron chests and 945 kilos of
gold nuggets and other objects of
great value by a squadron command-
ed by the Infant Don Sebastian which
was to touch at Rio before returning
to Lisbon It is thought that these
immense sums were concealed by the
Jesuit fathers about the year 1756
when they were in fear of the Mar-
quis de Pombal who threatened to
suppress their order. Besides jewels
and precious stones an inventory was
found of the existence of 2400 kilos of
gold duet and 945 kilos in ingots for
which the workmen are now busily
searching. When Pombal claimed the
gum the superior of the convent now
the castle in question hid the treas-
ures in its cellars and refused to give
any information. Historians assert
that in consequence of thia refusal the
Marquis expelled the Jesuits from
the kingdom. A large quanlty of
jewels was also found in the parch-
ment parcels. Search is still being
made for the remainder mentioned in
the inventory.
—A pleasant surprise was tendered
Mise Lena Miller at her parents’ resi-
dence last night.
SUBHSHED AT SAN ANTONIO. BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS. ANO REGISTERED AT THE ROST OF-CE ASaSEOQNDIOLASE .MAH .MATTER.
LATE TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
AND STATE SPECIALS.
UP TO THETIME OFGOINGTO PRESS
Plumbers Assign.
New York July 11.—Joseph R.
Block dealer in Plumbers and gas
fitters’ supplies assigned with prefer-
ences of about $7700.
Two Mexican Briefs.
City of Mexico July 14—The ex-
cursion party of merchants going to
the United States promises to be a
large one. Guatemalan telegrams
received by merchats here say that
President Barrillas is preparing lor
flight.
Dakota Washouts.
St. Paul Minn. July 14—Specials
to the Pioneer Press from various
parts in North Dakota report heavy
rains during the past twenty-four
hours which have caused many
washouts on the railroads and much
damage to property.
Elevator Falls.
Colonbus Ind. July 14.—At Beev-
es & Co.’s factory this morning four
men were on an elevator tn the third
story where It had caught. When
loosened it feU4O teet James Bronson
being instantly killed and the others
fatally injured.
Frnuoe is Russia's Guest.
Crondstradt July 14—The Czar
and Czarina will welcome the French
squadron at this porton July 23 and
will attend a banquet on board the
Magenta.
Compromiser! With Creditors.
Worcester Mass. July 14 —lt is
understood that creditors of the Wor.
eester Steel Works have consented to
accept a compromise and the works
will hook be running again. Tue in-
debtedness is about $1200000.
The American Wins.
Berlin July 14.—1« a wrestling
tournament the American Cannon
beat all comers. Cannon has been
■elected a member of the Atlas Verein
and has been presented with a gold
ixedal In a laurel wreath surmounted
toy tie German and American
eagles.
An Alliance Ticket.
New Orleans July 14 —After
three days’ deliberatien with closed
doors the Farmers’ Alliance of Ol-
easieiL have resolved to put a full
ticket in the field in apposition to the
regular democrats ticket at the next
dec tian.
The Insurgents Stuck.
Pacts July 14.—Official from Chili
eave: The revolution is stationary.
Famine prevails at Tarapaca and
Antofagasta. There hi no discipline
among the rebel forces. Baltnacida
at the cost of the state has sent all
political prisoners on beard the
steamer Bolivia bound for Iquique
where they will be at liberty to act
as they please.
Panama Canal Muddle.
Paris July 14—The Biecle today
makes the following announcement:
“M. Prinet counsellors the Court of
Appeals before whom the inquiry
Into the maladministratiMi of Panama
Canal affairs is proceeding has de-
cided to request the public prosecutor
of New York to instruct American
magistrates to inquire into the agree-
ments entered into between the di-
rectors of the Panama Canal Company
and certain contractors.”
Railway Yards Consolidated
Cairo HL July 14.—The Cotton
Belt and Iron Mountain freight yards
at Bird’s Point are consolidated and
placed in charge of agent Jones of
the former. Mr. Fields agent of the
Iron Mountain who has been re-
lieved will go to Bismark to take the
agency there. The offices on this
side of the river remain as before.
Thirty-Two Horses Burned.
Philadelphia July 14.—The
livery and boarding stable belonging
to BamuePLoughery at No. 3 Harvet
street Germantown was destroyed
by fire earley this morning together
with its contents. Thirty-two horses
many of them valuable animals be-
longing to private individuals per-
ished in the flames.
St. Louis July 14.—J. F. Duval
chief engineer of J. G. Butler’s tobac-
co works nas after twenty-two years
of hard work invented a flying ma-
chine Mr. Duval is backed in the en-
terprise by Ellis R. Smith of Sedalia
sheriff of Pettis county and Allen V.
Taylor the engineer who draws the
fast mail on the Missouri Pacific road.
He has just received patents on the
air-ship dated July 3. The model is a
fish-shaped gas bag 29 feet long the
total weight of which including a 10-
poand gas engine is only 22 pounds.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. TUESDAY. JULY 14 1891
Flying Machine.
A Short Honeymoon.
Kansas City Juiy 14 -Ex-Police-
man James Crawley who was mar-
ried only Sunday shot and killed his
wifeof whom he was insanely jealous
on yesterday. He then turned the
gun on himself but only iiiflicted a
scalp wound.
A Losing Saengerfest.
Milwaukee July 14.—The Baen-
gertest which closed yesterday in
point of number of visitors and
financially has been a disappoint-
ment. There will probably be a de-
ficit of $2000 or $3000.
Strike Threatened.
Paris July 14.—At a meeting to-
day of 4000 railway employes held in
the Winter Circus it was resolved
that if the Paris Orleans company
retuse the demands of its workmen
by Thursday there will be a general
strike.
Breaks the Record.
Chicago July 14.—1 n races at
Washington park yesterday Van-
bruen broke mile record of 134 1-2 in
139 1-5 mile and seventy yards record
of 145 14 also mile and fifty yards
record. Alolia six years old beat
Prince Roys's mile and six-tenth re-
cord of 156 1-2 in 147.
The Grasshopper Scourge.
Topeka Ks. July 14.—The Colora-
do grasshopper scourge covers an area
of 460 square miles with Ravenna as
center. They come on the railway
track wh'.- the sun goes down and
seriously delay trains. They are of
the small wingless kind; next year
they will have developed into the
winged variety and then there will be
a return of the plague of 1874 and 1875.
The Russian Famine.
Bt. Petersburg July 14 —The suf
terings of the people from famine in
the Volga region are becoming in-
tense. The provincial assembly at
Kazan reports 49000 persons without
food.
William's Royal Appreciation.
London July 14. —At the Bucking-
ham reception Emperor William
aaid: "Tell everybody that lam
most delighed with my welcome in
England. It has been a reception
which I might haw expected in my
own country but not outside of it.”
Sold Her Skin.
Ban F*anciB<x> July 14.—Mrs.
Lucy Pratt a nurse at the hospital
has sold forty five square inches of
her skin for one hundred dollars
which is to be grafted into the leg of
William Daggett railway mail clerk
itjured in a railroad accident at Port
Geeta.
A Big Temporary Dam.
Liverpool July 14.—At high tide
‘lt the Mersey a temporary dam 250
leet wide ooneieting of 10060900 logs
aud masonry collapsed the debris
• IKocki&g the Shropshire Union Canal
arid the Eastham section ship. The
latter will be swamped at the next
flood tide uttless the barrier is re-
erected Immense gangs have been
put to work to restore ttiedaei.
A Big Horse Race.
New York July 14 —Longstreet
and Riley are matched for a one and
three-quarter or a two mile racefor
$1009 a side and a purse of $5000
to be offered by a racing association.
Tbe race is to take place the latter
part of this or early part of next
week. Both horses are sons of Long-
feliow and much interest will be
manifested in the race.
Diamonde Recovered
8t Paul Mino. July 14.—The St.
Paul detective force recovered the
$4000 in money diamonds and
watches stolen from the White Bear
Lake cottage of Bob Fitzsimmons
July 4. The thieves finding they off!
cers were hot on the trail wrote the
Chief of Detectives that the would
send the valuables to an uptown sa-
loon. On calling at the place named
the goods were found stowed away in
a corset box.
Opium Smuggler Caught..
Chicago July 14.—An opium cap-
ture was effected last night to which
the police and United States officials
attach a great deal of importance.
This was the arrest of John Reynolds
at the Phoenix hotel while be was in
the act of receiving a chest from the
Union Depot containing 200 pounds of
opium valued at $2O a pound. Rey-
nolds claimed to be a carpenter and
the chest containing the drug ap-
peared to be a chest of carpenters'
tools but the release of a false bottom
disclosed the opium.
Nashville Tenn. July 14.—A
masked mob took Bam Gillespie a
negro out in the woods in De Bota
county Miss. last night and shot
him.; — <- ZZZZU
Olney Ills. July 14.—Investiga-
tion of oounty books shows shortage
of $5000 in account! of Ex-Treasurer
now Postmaster Frank Gillespie.
LATE TELEGRAMS
BOILED DOWN FROM PRIVATE
SPECIAL AND OTHER SOURCES.
Special rates not granted to cattle
shipped from one pasture to another.
Complaints about insufficient depots
are tiled before railway commission. I
Apportionment of
fund is to be madeon the 15th of July. |
Prairie fires are doing great damage
In Crockett county.
Floresville reports grass dried up
and water gone.
Luling fruit shipments this year
are the largest ever known
Residence of comity judge Jones
burned at Del Rio.
Some fields of Bee county corn are
estimated at 50 bushels per acre.
Bruce Withers is in jail at Cleburne
for burglary at Goodly.
New York money easy highest rate
2 per cent; silver $l.OO-5-8.
Chippewa Indians threaten out-
break in Minnesota.
William has left Windsor prepara-
tory to leaving England.
Five children bitten by a rabid dog
at Plano Texas.
A company of U. 8. Cavalry has
pitched camp at Austin.
The general incorporation law of
last legislature goes Into effect.
The I & G. N. Investigation has so
far cost the state $1938 50.
Bmuggling is reported quite brisk
over the lines at El Paso.
Engineer Thorne of the Driskill I
suicides over loss of wife and child. I
The Chicago and Alton is out and I
acts as an independent railway line. I
Neidringhaus of St. Louis will pay I
Pittsburg prices in his rolling mill I
under a three yearsuiontract. )
Wm. Han ton famous trapezist of I
Forepaugh’s circus falls thirty feet I
and is killed at Lyons 10.
Steam launch Agues Dean explodes I
boiler in New York harbor one only
rescued I
Testimony in the Allee-Bowen case
is about concluded and may be so
announced any hour.
i The insurgents in Chili are dis-
i heartened over the coming of the new
! ironclads.
। New Birmingham Tron and Tm-
> provemeut Co. files charter for $3-
500000.
U. S. Saving Ijoan and Building
company capital $100000001 is au-
■ thorized to do business in Texas.
The eighth victim of the AspeuCol-
railroad disaster is dead and four
i more will die.
Associated press dispatches report
Blaine’s denial of his being a sick
man.
Boatman’s Fire and Marine Insur-
ance Co. Pdiladelphia wiuda up ite
j affairs.
j Mutual Life insurance agent of New-
York arrested at Mexico for swindling
‘ company.
। Treasurer delayed payments and
Mexico city orphans were without
food 24 hours.
William ha* left for Scotland and
। his wife for Felixstowe where her
children are.
The closing of the Newfoundland
lobster factories means starvation to
t thousands.
I Newfoundland lobster factories
closed by British force at the demand I
l of France.
Prince and Princess of Wales will
make a state visit to Germany in the
: fall;
Jim Galbraith under four years
1 sentence pending appeal breaks jail I
at Bonham.
The watch trust of the St. Louis I
jewelers’ supply company goes to I
pieces. I
Chautauqua at Georgetown has a I
concert touignt Bam Jones Wednes- I
day night.
Daily train is asked from Victoria to I
Port Lavacca.but the tri-weekly don’t I
pay.
Beer rates from Galveston 8 A. P.
route are from 25 to 32 cents per
hundred.
The colored man now has bis sepa- I
rate Pullman apartment on all Texas I
trains.
The express companies are being I 1
heard before the railway commie-
Bion. I (
The separate coach law is in work-I <
ing trim and the dude rides no more I <
in the same coach witn hie old black I
mammy. (
Oneida bank N* Y. closes its doors; I
Bingham & Co. carriage makers of i
Rome N. Y. suspend and Hart i
Bros of Oneida go to the wall. I 1
Lloyd shot at Murfreesboro Tenn. I '1
by his nephew whom he had re- 1
buked for abusing his niece whom 8
the murderer had married. t
"Unsuccessful attempt to assassinate
’resident Carnot of France and the (
crank has a narrow escape from f
lynching. He had just escaped from s
a lunatic asylum. I t
That American schooner is held at c
Tuxpam Mexico despite the protest 1
of the consul. It is charged with I ’
carrying contraband goods. y
affairs.
Price $5 a Year
HUNG TO A TREE.
THE BODY' OF REIMSCHISSEL
FOUND
The Ghastly Apparition That Con-
fronted a Young Rabbit Hunter
Today.
A young Frenchman named Henry
Daquerre working for E. A. Walker
of the Clothing Club Company at
bis ranch a few miles below the city
on the road to Shiner’s soap factory
made a gastly discovery about 7
o’clock this morning about a quarter
of a mile south of Walker’s house.
He was hunting hen’s uests and saw
a rabbit. Getting bis gun he follow-
ed it until he came to a dead horse.
The horse was tied to a long stake
rope and had evidently starved to
death for want of food and water.
Next he was horrified to discover the
dead and naked body of a man hang-
ing to a limb of a low mesquite tree
with a covered express wagon near
by. The body was in a g od state of
preservation tanned and cured by
the sun and winds of the prairie.
He looked and then Informed
the people st Walker’s house
। who sent word to the author-
ities. Hearing of the case and think-
ing of the mysterious disappearance
since June 25 of Henry Reimschlssel
the well digger he reporter for the
Express and a Light reporter drove
I out and found the man’s body in ad-
vance of the coroner Justice Her-
I ron. The body was found as
I stated and proved to be that of
Reimschissel.as papers in the pockets
indicated. He had drove out in his
wagon with a red roan horse and
I had unharnessed and staked out the
I animal. Then he had removed all
I hie clothing and placed it in the
wagon. His pocket knife lay open
in the wa"on. The vehicle was
I backed up under the tree the tail
I board loosened and with the rope
thrown over the limb and tied.
A slip noose had oeen made on
I other end. Hie blue cotton shirt
I placed about hie neck and t> jope
I over thio and he had ad-
justed it and swung ofl WB g-
I on.
He had choked to 'jeath.
I What caused him t„ suicide is not
I known except tbrt he had spells of
I mental depressed caused probably
I by a wound on. his head some years
■ I ago. Hie home was a happy one and
ho was very comfortable financially.
FRESH FROM THE WIRES
t The Central traffic has not made-'
t headway in abolishing limited tick-
ets.
France will require 40 per cent im-
ported wheat to meet her food de-
mands.
< Chairman Finley calls another
ri meeting for Thursday and trouble is
expected in the Western Passenger
f Association.
I . Seattle July 14.-George FfAhc 8
Train arrived last night and left for
I Whitcombat midnight. He circled
I the world in sixty-two days.
I President Nettleton of the Kansas
I City & Memphis line barely escapes
1 I asphyxiation the wind blowing out
| his gas while he was asleep in hj s
I own house.
j Shelbyville Ills. July 14 —Rev.
I Mr. Corley while attending the
I funeral of hie wife yesterday fell
I from his seat and expired in a few
I moments. He was buried with his
I wife.
• St Petersburg July 14.—The
I Governor of Novgorod warns specula-
I tors forming corners to raise price of
I grain or other necessaries that they
will be punished and expelled from
I his jurisdiction.
Dubuque July 12.-A stranger
I named T. McKinnon cut his throat
with a razor at Millelgeville 111. yes-
terday but was prevented from in-
I dieting mortal wounds by bystaud-
| er s.
Chicago July 14.—Mayor Wash-
burn vetoed ordinance permitting
Economic Gas company laying pipes
in streets The council passed ordi-
nance nevertheless.
Waco Texas July 14.—General
Thos. Harrison died last night.
St. Paul July 14.—The Chamber
of Commerce has resolved to appoint
committee of seven to confer with
committee from Minneapolis as to
best means to bling about perman-
ent union of the two cities.
Portland Ind. July 14.—A small
riot occurred here last night when
the police attempted to arrest gam-
blers who were following tiie circus.
Two policemen and a constable were
badly beaten with brass knuckles
and kicked and seriously Injured.
Several arrests were made.
Chicago July 14.—The plant of the
Chicago sugar refinery will be the
first to be transferred to the English
syndicate who bought out the Glucose
trust. Some of the old plants will be
converted into a distillery and others
Into starch factories. The syndicate
will take up the fight against the
whiskey trust and starch trust.
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