San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 178, Ed. 1 Friday, August 14, 1891 Page: 1 of 8
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San Antonio Daily Light.
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PUBLISHED AT SAN ANTONIO. BEXAR COUNTY. TEXAS. ANO REGISTERED AT THE POST OFFICE AS SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER.
Volume XI —Number 178
Lockwood fiational
BANK.
SAN ANTONIO . : s - TEXAS.
J. 8. Lockwood Pres. J- Muir Cashier.
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J. B. DAY Manager
Southwestern dept. San Antonio Texas
MINOR TELEGRAMS.
August 141891.
The report of a week aince that a
Pecos county official was short is in-
correct.
The bill limiting saloons to the
three mile church and school distance
’s law in Georgia.
The German settlers four miles from
Karnes City will put up 14 houses at
once.
Pottsville Pa. Steel and Iron Co.
start two furnaces with non union
men.
Southwestern railway and steam
ship association is in session in St.
Louis.
Reduced rates in meat flour and
grain from St* Louis to the southeast
go Into effect Sunday.
Commissioners’ court tear that the
scalp bounty will bankrupt Atascosa
county.
Montreal —A public reception and
ball was given in honor ot the officers
of the French Man ot War Bisson.
Moscow—Police have received or-
ders to expel every Jew in the district
within 2 months.
Rome.—The Pope will soon summon
a number of American prelates to
consult on questions touching religion
in the United States.
London.—Baron Hirsch has em-
powered Dr. Lowenthal to purchase
land in Argentine Republic to the
value of ten million pesos.
New York —Whaleback steamer
Charles W. Netmore arrived last
night from Liverpool.
Havanna Aug. 14.—Hippolyte
Gonzaiee lernin Perez and Bona
faclo Valdez convicted of kidnapping
were executed yesterday.
Washington.—Navy department
made ninth payment on cruiser N 0.6.6
now being built at the Union Iron
Works in Sau Francisco.
San Francisco. — Letters from
Samoa say that foreigners live in
constant dread of war. There are no
ships except one German there.
Knoxville Aug. 14—Returns of
Satuiday’s election according to re-
publican congressional committee
gives Houk a majority of 8228.
Ellsworth Minn. Aug. B.—A
terrific storm blew down the elevator
i several dwellings and damaged the
Congregationalist church and the
Burlington depot. Lo«a about twen-
ty-five thousand dollars.
Toronto Ont.—The widow of
I Thomas B. Caiouthers was arrested
yesterday for the murder of her
hueband at Rat Portage in January
last.
London. — Mrs. Jane Whitcomb
I wile of the state auditor of Minnesota
; attempted to commit suicide by swal-
i lowing laudanum because Lady Sea-
; bright refused to lend her three
hundred pounds. Emetics were ad-
ministered and Mrs. Whitcomb was
arrested.
London—The statements made
that sou ot an eminent Chinese diplo
mat here was concerned in issuing
incendiary placards in China against
foreigners Is emphatically denied by
Chinese legation in Paris.
Nashville—Board Prison Inspec-
tors order that convicts oe removed
from Briceville mines at once also
resolved that herealter convicts must
be kept at branch prisons and not
be employed elsewhere unless per-
mission of board is obtained.
—County court approved quarterly
report today.
LATE TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
AND STATE SPECIALS.
UP TO THETIME OFGOiNGTO PRESS
Immense Crops.
Omaha Nebraska Au?. 14.—Never
before were there such bountiful crops
on the Union Pacific system. Wheat
oats and barley are yielding far be-
yond the average Corn promises
equally well. Within the next two
weeks every engine and car upon the
system will be taxed to its utmost
capacity.
Russian Relief.
St. Petersburg Aug. 4 —The
sum of 15000.000 roubles will be di-
voted to extensive relief works and
roads and a similar amount has been
granted for the purchase of grain
both for food and tor sowing purposes.
Freight Rates Reduced
St. Petersburg Aug. 14.—Freight
rates to the distressed provinces have
been compulsorily reduced. The Min-
ister <>f the Interior has been author-
ized to adopt any steps he may deem
expedieut to facilitate the transput ta-
tion of firewood from Crowu Landsto
be given free to needy inhabitants.
English Discontent.
London Aug. 14—The English
newspaper press is much disturbed
over the aunoncemeut that the
Russian government has decided to
prohibit the export of rye. The gen-
era) feeling is that although Great
Britian will not be affected to such an
extent as Germany and Austria she
will inevitably suffer to a great degree
from the prohibition.
Alice Crane Not Divorced.
London Aug. 14—Application for
divorce by Mrs. Alice Crane is de-
nied the judge holding that the tes-
timony did not show that the peti-
tioner was unwilling to become the
wife of the respondent.
Not Coming to Chicago.
Berlin August 14.—The annual
report of the Dartmund Chamber of
Commerce announces that the Rhen-
ish Westphalian iron trade declines
to contribute any exhibits to the
Chicago fair on the ground that the
■ isk will overbalance the advanta/es.
The report adds that if it is desirable
that the trade be represented at Chi
cago the government ought to defray
the expenses. ~
Good Crops in Canada.
Ottawa August 14 —Reports from
all parts of the province of Ontario
state that the crops are the best in
many years. All grains are above
the average Hay is hardly up to the
average. Roots and fruits are fair.
Patti's Theater.
London August 14 —A special
tra‘n from London yesterday convey
ed*many persons well known in the
musical and literary world to Craig
y-Nos where Mme Patti has built a
northern wing to her romantic castle
a very pretty little theatre. A feoture
of the theatre is a movable auditori-
um which can be reduced from a
slant of one iuch to the level of the
stage and can be used as a ballroom
when desired. The occasion was the
opening of the theatre. Over 200
guests were present.
Claims to he Moral.
Blanco Texas Aug. 11 1890.
To the 8. A. Lioht.
a big camp meeting Is now going
on in the vicinity of this town con-
ducted by Rev. R. Y. Deate presid-
ing elder of this district. Quite a
number of tents are on the grounds
and great interest is taken in the
meeting. Over one hundred have
been added to the fold and every-
thin? is dropped to attend the camp-
meeting.
We nave quite a moral town up
here. No whisky or beer but plenty
of good cold spring water and we are
aching to get railroad connection with
somewhere; would like it with Velas-
co and certain deep water.
This would be good place for Rev.
Bam Jones. He could give us a good
talk and no fear of scrambled eggs
as the old women have got all the ola
hens on the hatch tor fall drops.
J.M. C.
Commission Men Caught.
St. Louis August 14.—J. M. David-
son & Co. graiu commission mer-
chants were caughtshortin the bulge
in wheat yesterday and have called a
halt in their operations. The failure
is not a bad one and as soon as the
firm’s books can be examined a settle-
ment will be made on the basis of 100
cents on the dollar.
The Hopkins Will.
San Francisco Aug. 14.—Timo-
thy Hopkins the adopted son of the
late Mrs. Searles arrived from Japan
yesterday on the Oceanic. He re-
fuses to discuss the will ef Mrs.
Searles or to state whether a contest
will be made.
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS FRIDAY AUGUST 14 1891
Nashville Tenn. Aug. 14 —Mre.
James K. Polk widow of tenth presi-
dent of United States died at her
home here at 7:80 this morning.
Washington Aug. 14—The sen-
tence of Capt. William Davis Tenth
Cavalry at Fort Apache Arizona of
dismissal from the service has been
commuted to one year’s suspension of
rank and duty.
New York Aug. 14.—One thous-
and cloakmakers. cutters and tailors
went on a strike yesterday in three
shops. Their grievances are em-
ployment of non-union labor and low
wages.
The case of the boy Hugo cited as
suffering from hydrophobia is a
strange one. He is constantly craving
for water but passed a comparatively
easy night and ate a good breakfast
this morning.
Davenport Eng. Aug. 14 —The
U. B. apprentice training ships James-
town and Portsmouth arrived and
commanders paid their respects to
the Duke of Edinburg commander in
chief of the navy.
Washington August 14. —The old
Niagara sunk in battle of Lake Erle
will be raised by private parties and
the navy department has noth-
ing to do with it. The Niagara
will not be moored near the navy de-
partmeut exhibit because reminders
ot victories over our neighbors in
Canada should have no place in the
International exhibition.
Washington Aug. 14. —Beverly
Mosby Esq. attorney for the South-
ern Pacific railway iu Ban Francisco
hearing of his sister’s intended
marriage with Emanuel Miller came
here to prevent same. On inquiry he
heard that Miller known iu Pitts-
burg as “shoe box” Miller had served
a term in the penitentiary and
was a boot black. He slapped
Miller’s fuce and the latter left
town. He then accused Count MiJkie-
witz of having brought the engage
men tof his sister and meeting him
at his own house he fired a shot at
thecouut without bittiug him. How-
ever Miss Mosby will not believe
stories about her intended.
Haverhill Mass. August 14.—J.
H. Winchell shoe manufacturer an-
nounces that he will henceforth oper-
ate a free shop. He bae been dictat-
ed to long enough by labor organiza-
tions.
Cape May Aug. 14.—The Presi-
dent approves Beoretary Noble’s rec-
ommendation that reputed Indian
owners of cattle grazing iu the Chero-
kee strip who are paid agents of
white men shall remove cattle from
the reservation but bona fide Indian
owners may remain for the present.
City of Mexico August 14—Dis-
patch from Colima says streams of
lava are pouriug down sides of a vol-
cano burning everything In their
course. The eruption is oi a magni-
tude never tiefore observed.
American brig A. C. Barr went
ashore off Tuxpan state of Vera Cruz.
Crew saved.
Ban Francisco.—The Pacific Ath-
letic club has offered a purse of
twelve thousand five huudred dollars
for the finish fi?h» between Fitzsim
mons and Ted Pritchard.
Washington—Capt. Knelltwenty-
second infantry who inspected en-
campment of North Dakota National
Guard reports dicipline very fair and
behavior of men excellent.
Cattlesburg — A large powdei
mill at Central City twelve miles
from here on Newport News and Mis-
sissippi Valley railroad exploded this
morning. Every building here was
shaken by the report. A large num-
ber ot lives lost aud many buildings
destroyed. Central City has about
five hundred Inhabitants.
There is a young man in this city
who will shortly open a saloon and
has already secured a license. When
the election occurred on Tuesday he
of coursewanted to vote against local
option but ne didn’t understand his
ticket and found to his chagrin that
be bad voted for it. He is now em-
ployed in a large dry goods house and
as bis associates have “caught on;”
it bas cost him several gallons of beer
to wipe out the blunder and be has
not done it yet.
To Printre anu s-uutisbrs.
You can buy a bargain in a press or an
engine by addressing T. B. Johnson
Light office. 5-6-tf.
—A fire started at the colored
church in the east part of the city last
night and had it not been quickly ex-
tinguished by neighbors would soon
have gained too much headway. The
department was not called.
Mrs. President Polk Dead.
Sentence Coiiimuieil.
New York News
Paid Tlieir Respects.
No Place to Crow.
Sensation in High Life.
Will Be a Free Man.
They Must Move.
News via Mexico
August's Mistake.
NATURAL GAS AND COAL OIL
EXISTS IN ABUNDANCE IN AND
AROUND SAN ANTONIO.
Arrangements Being Made to De-
velop Those Resources and
to Establish a Baptist
University.
It will be remembered that the city
council granted Mr. A. Fitzgerald
permission to dig and explore any
land under control of thecity in search
of coal oil natural gas precious metals
and other values which he alleged
existed and in pursuance with that
permit he worked for some time in
several places and claimed that he
bad verified bis allegations. Mr.
Fitzgerald is an old man 75 years of
age and has bad a practical
and successful career for 50
years as a mining engineer. He
is also an ordained minister of the
Baptist church. By some he is re-
garded as a “crank” and his ideas as
chimerical but it must be admitted
that he pointed out loug ego that nat-
ural gas lay ou the banks of the Ban
Pedro and Ban Antonio rivers and
his views have been sustained by dis
coveries of gas at the Santa Rosa
hospital Crystal ice factory Scholz’s
well and at Dullnig’s ranch. How
far his psesent conclusions are correct
must be left to the judgment ot the
reader.
In conversation with a Light rep
resentative Mr. Fitzgerald said: “My
work last year at Bau Pedro Springe
wae most satisfactory and furniebed
ample proof of my statements that
gae oil. coal silver and other valua-
ble materials exfeted here in abund-
ance. I uncovered the great volcanic
crater or fountain bubbling up in
hundreds of places with gas and oil.
This crater is about 15 feet long and
100 feet wide. Going down 12 feet I
struck the pure gae rock and found
good tracee or gold silver diamonds
and sea shells evideutly deposited
here when this country was all
under water. The water here which
has been tested by Mr. R. Allen
the well-known Mexican mining
chemistalso yields a strong deposit of
silver. ] have traced the passage of
thia big oil stream to the Ban Antonio
river where It makes a big stream
and scatters. This leaves no question
that gas and oil exist here in great
qualities and in a very short time I
could get enough gae notonly to light
the city and furnish the best and
cheapest fuel for the family and man-
ufactories that could be established
in this section. The importance of
this to Ban Antonio cannot be over-
rated nor the value estimated. Ouce
let this be known and real
ized atd San Antonio will draw
factories of all kind for the cheapest
and most forcible of fuels can be se
cuied right here ata merely nominal
cost. The factories will draw people
and Sau Antouio instead of counting
her people ny tens of thousand will
count by hundreds of thousands.
Under this is the great artesian
well stream which I have located and
a hich will give San Antonio a sup
ply of many million gallons per day
if needed and properly worked. This
water can be obtained at frdm 500 to
1000 feet and is pure and cold. This
is another most valuable discovery
and can well utiisled for profitand for
a public benefit.
I am an old man now and do not
need much so beyond some legacies
to relatives and friends I propose de
voting the majar part of the profits
of these discoveries to the cause ot
Christ in erecting and maintaining
au International Baptist university
of which several prominent local
Baptists will be the trustees: This
university will be lor the education
and trainin? male and female Bap-
.tists for the minietereal work and
teaching but I stipulate the
ducation shall be of the highest
character and English shall be
its standard. Thia will be a grand
thing for my regligion of great ad-
vantage to the city and should be
productive of good in the service of
the divine master.
Of course considerable money will
be needed for the work in developing
gas oil water aud other riches of Ban
Antonio and to set the university
going. For these purposes I propose
raising a stock company with $lOOOOO
capital in shares at $lO or $lOO as the
trustees shall decide and I am quite
satisfied that among the good citizens
of Ban Antonio and the Baptists
of this country we shall have
no difficulty in raising all the
necessary funds: more es-
pecially as while the develop-
ment ot San Antonio’s natural re-
sources will make her the greatest
and richest city {in the south the in-
vestment even tbougha considerable
dividend goes to the university will
be one of the most lucrative ever of-
fered to Investors and the Baptist
will have the satisfaction of aiding
the university which is a most im-
portant element In the religion that
they believe and love. I cannot go
farther into details for obvious
reasons. Matters are being arranged
for the success of the work and later
on I shall be pleased to give you
MONEY
To Loan at
HART’S
Alamo Plaza.
PRICE $5 a Year
further particulars Until then I can
only thank the Light lor the efforts
it has made to aid me in my work.”
Tins sounds like a fairy tale but
there are good reasons for Mr Fitz-
gerald's ideas. However the state-
m»nt is bis not tbe Light’s aud it
can only be hoped tbat Mr. Fitzger-
ald’s expectations may be fully real-
ized. for If they are it places San
Antonio in tbe front rank of Ameri-
can cities and assures her prosperity.
SALVATION.
It is a Moral or Religious Attain-
ment.
| Written for the Light by Geo. C. Kool.J
Universal salvation if such there
could be would to my mind necesa-
rily involve the evolution and proper
development of all human faculties.
What I mean by evolution in this
sense is a gradual emergence from a
state ot mere auimality to a state of
humanity—from a state ignorance to
a state ot knowledge—or to express
it in a broader sense of the word a
change from ttie homogeneous to the
heterogeneous. Iu a physical sense
of tbe work we term this growth or
development orgauic evolution.
In a metaphysical sense of the word
we term It human progress.
Organic ebolutlon Is tbegrowth aud
development of form aud feature in
an organism. Human p-ogress begins
with the education culture and de-
velopment ot tbe mind eventuating
iu the control of mind over matter.
In organic evolution nature alone
is the operating agency while in
human progress the spirit of man
voluntarily cooperates with nature
in the work of its own evolution and
even assumes to take the whole pro-
cess into its own hands. As the for-
mer does not virtually influence or
bear directly upon the attainment of
salvation lor man kind I will no
longer dwell upon It but pass ou to
the latter.
In the attainment of salvation for
mankind there are to be considered
as essential tne following conditions:
(1) The proper moulding of numaa
character; (2) the moral of man to-
ward fellowmen; (3) tLe duty he owes
to himself as tbe most exalted of all
forms of organic life—a human being.
Will not the strict observ-
ance to such duties natural-
ly conduce to tbe elevation
and eventual welfare of humanity?
If not why not? A good man needs
uo religion for tbe simple reason that
religion never made a good man any
better. Notwithstanding tnis fact we
And among our daily associates peo-
ple who strictly maintain that relig-
ion is the only agency tbat will If
given unrestrained control insure
eventual salvation for the human
race.
What is their proof for such an as-
sumption? Why do they attribute all
human virtues to the influence that
eligion exerts over man? Is it not
because they believe moral dutv to be
the outcome of a religious belief? If I
err not—of course I way—religion
consists maiuly in the worship of a
Deity; but has worship ever elevated
ajman? Has worship ever effected a
change in a man from bad to good?
If when where and how?
It however we really must have
some kind of religion let it be a re-
ligion which elevates and not one
which degrades—one in which the
reason the volition and tne emotion
in man are inseparately appealed to.
Let tbe incentive to do good oe one
independent of tbe hope of a future
reward h r goodness; and tne
deterrent from evil one Independent
of tbe fear of a future punishment for
wickedness. But if you must have a
reward for the go >d you may do aud
neii to deter you from doing evil
why cling by all means to tbat straw
rather than fall a prey to they de-
vouring flames of eternal the aud
brimstone. You may be so con-
temptible and mean a man tbat moral
suasion alone will not reform you
Ifyou are such a man you certainly
are in need of something or somebody
to remind you ot fire and brimestone.
I am. however almost inclined to be-
lieve that if you find no eelf-satielac-
tion temporally in doing what is
right you will scarcely be content
with the eternal reward which you
expect in the hereafter. If you de-
preciate temporal happiness it is
dubious whether you will appreciate
eternal happiness.
The best religion that I can think
ot is to do what is right from a love of
what is right and to shun what is
evil because it is evil. This is what
is evil. This is what morality
teaches. Does religion teach as
much.
Pension Examiners.
Baton Rouge Aug. 14.—A petition
asking for the appointment of a Board
of Examiners for this place has been
forwarded to Washington. It is
claimed and so represented to tbe
government that many wounded sol-
diers here entitled to pensions under
the several acts of congress are put to
unnecessary hardships and loss of
time and money by being forced to
attend either the board at New Or-
leans or at Natchez to be passed upon.
They Are Fraudulent.
Washington’Aug. 14.—Tbe gen-
eral land office baa notified the pub-
lic tbat all pretended sales of bome-
steade in Oklahoma are fraudulent.
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