San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 221, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 3, 1891 Page: 4 of 8
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SATURDAY OCTOBER 3 IS9I.
WEST TEXAS
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SHORT STOPS
What the People are Saying.
The people view with considerable in-
terest the tight between our butchers and
the city administration; the ordinance
regulating the saleot meats requires that
every butcher shall have his meat in-
spected before selling it.
Our butchers not only pay an occupation
tax but are required to pay inspection
fees upon their meat. This is piling on
an onerous and unequal tax upon a legit-
imate business. The consumer is made to
suffer in the end.
There is no inspection such as is in-
tended by the ordinance. Two mounted
collectors ride from shop to shop and de-
mand inspection fees simply taking the
xword of the butcher as to the amount of
meat slaughtered and class of animal '.
The extent of the city and great numbei
of independent shops scattered over the
city to its utmost limits makes inspection
out of the question.
Thesocalled inspectors reach many of
the shops after the meat is all sold but
never fails to enter up their inspection
fees. The butchers have resolved to tight
iniquitous business through the courts.
It is nothing but blackmail.
But how about the public who huy
meat that the city claim - to have inspect-
ed and taxed the butchers for inspection
that ha< never been made. There is not
the slightest protection against the sale
of diseased and unhealthy meat.
Mr. Frank Brown was arrested and ar-
raigned before the recorder for refusing
to pay inspection fees and fined for the
offense when it was in evidence that his
meats had never been inspected. When
asked what he < Brown 1 considered an in-
spection. he answered that the city should
provide a public '‘abattoir." and have
the animals inspected before slaughtered
by a competent person and the meat after
slaughtering.
The city authorities began a systematic
use of the power to arrest and fine for
every refusal to pay inspection fees and
the butchers to avoid annoyance will pay
the fees under protest seeking further
legal redress.
This is only on a par witu other legisla-
tion enforced by the city. The ordinance
forbiding the handling of hides within the
city limit' is another -amule yet taxing
dealers an occupation tax. The
fact is this administration would
like to drive business clean out or
the city and confiscate the property of
every intelligent independent business
man and taxpayer if it was possible to do
so.
The only political hope for such an ad-
ministration in the future is to reduce
the population to the Mexican vote. For
the inevitable result of the growth of
population and business will be favorable
to the rule of intelligence.
Reform is needed in everv department
of the city government. The continual
litigation that is provoked by mal-ad-
ministration of our affairs is harrassing
to our citizens and burdensome to our
taxpayers.
The citizens of Fort Worth have had to
call a halt to their city government on the
question of entrenchment. A mass meet-
ing of the citizens discussed the proposi-
tion pending before the council to build a
new city hall and put up a $50000 water
works plant and a majority opposed the
action of the city council.
There is not another community in the
state that would permit the high-handed
extravagance evidenced in every depart-
ment of our city government to go unre-
buked for a single day.
HEATING STOVES.
A full line ot all styles and grades
in prices that defy competition at
Thomas B. Wren’s 413 E. Houston
street. 9 24 Im
HEAVY LOSSES SUSTAINED
By not buying tea at Holland’s
MILITARY NOTES
The following enlisted men were sent to
the post hospital at Ft. Sam Houston yes-
terday: Private Cox H. company 23rd
infantry; Private Barrett E. company
23rd infantry; and Musician Radka A.
troop 3rd cavalry.
The post surgeon at Fort Sam Houston
examined three men for enlistment yes-
terday. Two were accepted and one re-
jected on account of his being unable to
pass the physical examination.
Fifty enlisted men were appointed from
all the trooos at the military post to at-
tend litter arill this morning which took
place in front of the post hospital on
the lower parade at 9:30 o’clock.
They were drilled in the art of carrying
the dead and wounded off the field during
an engagement. I'his drill will take
place every Saturday morning in front of
the hospital at 9:30 o'clock.
Gen. D. S. Stanley returned home from
Galveston yesterday where he went some
time ago to see his daughter off on her
trip to New York. Miss Annie Stanley
left Galveston Tuesday.
Col. Weeks chief quartermaster at Fort
Sam Houston will leave for Washington
1). C.. some time next week where he will
be stationed in the future. He will be re-
lieved from his duties here by General
Dandy of the quartermaster s depart-
ment.
Lieut. Rumbough son-in-law of Gen-
eral Stanley arrived at Fort Sam Hous-
ton yesterday from his station at
Washington D. C. He is out on
a leave of absence and will spend some
time on his visit at Fort bam Houston.
The work of tearing down two of the
old quartermaster's stables at Fort Sam
Houston will be finished this evening and
P. T. Shields who has the contract of
building the new ones will commence
work on them Monday. As soon as the
two new ones are completed the work of
tearing down the remaining two old ones
will be commenced. These new stables
will improve the looks of the post corral
greatly.
Capt. Carbough who Is stationed at
Fort Sam Houston will probably take a
leave of absence about the middle of this
month and go to New York for the
purpose of meeting his wife on her re-
turn from Europe where she has been on
a pleasure trip with her mother Mrs.
Henderson vf Washington I). C. He
will bring his wife to this city from New
York.
A hop was given by the officers
ladies at Fort Sam Houston to the
children at the post last night in the
officer's quarters formerly occupied by
Major Morris who has moved into the
quarters formerly occupied by Col. Young
in the lower post. There were a large
number of little folks present at the hop
from both city and military post. Danc-
ing was kept up until about 10 o’clock
when the guests retired to their homes
well pleased with the eveningand declar-
ing that they had a most delightful time.
The post hop room at Fort Sam Hous-
ton is being renovated new plastering is
being put in and generally repaired.
The old stage is to be taken out and a
new and finer one is to be put in it place
so as to have accomodations for larger
and better dramas that have ever been
given there before. With new scenery
and more of it. this hall will make a
splendid place for evening entertain-
ments for which the military people are
famous. The floor and other things are
being placed in good order for hop season'
which opens verv soon.
Albert Beversdorff quarter-master's
wheel wright at Fort Sam Houston re-
ceived a severe cut in the right
leg just above the knee yesterday.
He was cutting on a piece of pine
with a hand ax. when the the tool glanced
off of the wood and the sharp corner
struck him on the leg. The blood flowed
freely for a while and the soreness caused
by the wound will probably cause him to
lay off for two or three days. The cut is
not a dangerous one but it is very painful.
Dress parade was given at Fort Sam
Houston yesterday on the upper parade
ground. There will be no more dress
parades at the military post until Mon-
day evening.
The 23d infantry band will give a con-
cert at the band pavilion Monday night
at Fort Sam Houston.
Dr. W. B. Davis U. S. A. arrived at
Fort Sam Houston yesterday evening from
Fort Fort Clark. Tex. He is here for the
purpose of meeting his wife whoreturned
from her trip to the east. They will
probably leave this evening for their home
at Fort Clark.
The post canteen at Fort Sam Houston
received their two new billiard tables
from Chicago yesterday. They are both
very tine ones and the canteen has been
allowed six months' time to pay for them.
Private Leslie K. troop. 3rd cavalry
was ridinga hard-mouthed horse yester-
day when his rein broke and the horse
ran away with him. The nervy trooper
held on to the remaining rein and finally
got the horse close to the fence when he
suddenly gave a quick jerk on the rein
striking the brute's head against the
fence hard enough to daze him a moment
which caused him to stop the cavalry
man jumped to the ground instantly and
held the horse tightly by the bit. He
quieted him down somewhat and then led
him back to the post corral. But for his
coolness he probably would have been
thrown and killed. As ft was neither
rider or horse were injured.
Private Dorschel) the K troop pedestri-
an who is to be discharged Monday will
probably get married soon after receiving
his discharge.
The infantry companies had their usual
Saturday morning's inspection this morn-
ing.
The cavalry troops had mounted and
full-dressed battalion inspection on the
lower parade grounds this morning.
Battery F 3rd artillery had mounted
and full-dressed battalion inspection on
the lower parade grounds this morning.
CAPRICES
Used in Millions of Homes —40 Years the Standard
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
Rain—Railroads—Smelters — Miners
and Mines—Washington—
Personal.
Monterey Oct. 11891.
To the Light -
The rain-makers are getting their work
in in this section and adjoining states. At
9 p. m. Thursday night it set in raining
and rained all night showers on Friday
a pour-down Saturday Monday night
Tuesday and showers yesterday. As far
as heard from the rain extended to Tam-
pico and south as far as Catorie on the
Mexican National railwav and north to
Laredo This has been the biggest rain
that has visited this section in ten years
This rain has put a stop to railroad build-
ing in this section for the present
Mr. W. T. Robertson who has the con-
tract for building the extension of the
Mexican National from Torreon to Du-
rango returned from Tampico last week.
He informed us that as soon as he got his
outfit up from Tamojoo—that he would
commence active worK.
On Monday morning we called at the
general office of the Monterey and Mexi-
can Gulf railway where we met Mr. J.
A. Robertson. the|general manager ot the
road. In reply to the question ‘‘How
soon do you expect to commence to build
from Trevino to the Sierra Mojada!” he
replied "We expect to commence work in
about six weeks and will not stop until
we reach the Pacific ocean. Our course
will be westward and we propose to open
up that section of country to immigra-
tion. and develope the mineral and agri-
cultural country that lays between here
and the broad Pacific Ocean. Just as
soon as the line is located active work will
commence.”
Your correspondent has been informed
by parties who traveled through the
country that the road will pass through
the best wheat corn rye barley cotton
fruit cattle horses sheep and mining
districts in the Republic of Mexico. The
climate of that section of country is not
excelled on the American continent. At
present it is very sparsely settled.
MINERS AND MINES.
Last week we met Mr. R. 11. McCracken
of San Antonio. He informed us that
he is erecting a smelter at Musquez state
of Coahuila. The capacity of the smelter
will be 220 tons of ore per day.
Yesterday morning we met Mr. Will
Guggenheim manager of the Guggen-
heim smelter of this city. He informed
us that they are pushing construction
and if the rain does not delay them they
they will be readv to fire up by the first of
January 1892. The capacity of this plant
is 500 tons per day.
Last week Major Jules A. Randle of
this sent some of the ore that he received
from the Don Julio mine to Professors.
G. Bridge to be assayed. On Saturday
morning Mr. Bridge sent the fol lowing re-
port to the Major: Silver. 27.0.5 oz: lead
38.50 per cent; iron 19.18 per cent to the
ton. That is considered bj' mining men
as being very rich ore.
On Monday morning we met Mr. Philip
Cohn of Conception del Oro state of Za-
catecas. Mr. Cohn has a half interest in
the Las Animas copper mine of Concep-
tion del Oro. The ore from that mine
rims from 5 to 45 per cent of copper. They
ship the ore toComez Larios on the Mex-
ican National railroad.
Prof. S G. Bridge received the past
week over forty samples of ore to be as-
saved.
Mr. B. F. Larue of Villaldama. made a
flying trip to this city for the latter part
of the week. On account of the heavy
rains that prevailed throughout this sec-
tion the past weekhe was only able to ship
about 80 cars of ore for September
against 141 for August.
Mr. James F. Flynn came in from Val-
lecillo Sunday last. He informed us that
they are getting along nicely with their
diamond drill at the Vallecillo mines.
WASHINGTON'S MEMORY HONORED.
A party in this city opened a saloon and
painted "George Washington” over the
door. As soon as Governor Berardo Reyes
heard of it he sent an officer to notify the
party that they must take down thatsign.
He told them that the memory of George
Washington was revered by the Mexican
people and that he would not allow it to
be put over the door of a dram shop.
There are drug-stores streets and pub-
lic places that are named after Washing-
ton. side by side with Hidalgo and Zara-
goza but Hidalgo and Zaragoza are never
seen on dram shoos and General
Reyes proposes that Washington’s name
shall lie kept of them also. The Ameri-
can colony not only in Monterey but
throughout the Republic will extend
their thanks to Governor Reyes for the
compliment he paid to the memory of
Washington on that occasion.
Last week we met Mr. Phillipi G.Roder
of Cleveland. Ohio. Mr. Roder is agent
for Spanish America for the Standard
sewing machine company—and the Mexi-
can correspondent of the Anglo Ameri-
can. Mr. Roder is quite a linguist. He
speaks English. Spanish French ami
German very tluantly. He was at one
time Interperted for the Pan American
conference.
Mr. B. W. Thacher and Mr. William
Kelley his priva'e secretary arrived
from City of Mexico Monday night and
they will spend a few days in the city.
Mr. C. R. Dunlap commercial agent
of the Mexican International with head-
quarters at Monterey has an office on the
the northeast corner of theZaragoza plaza
Mr. Serapio Sepuilvido a prominent
druggist and a brother of the mayor died
suddenly Moaday evening. He was com-
plaining of not feeling well and he took a
dose of medicine but got hold of the
wrong bottle and took a swallow of poi-
son. As soon as he discovered his mis-
take he took an emetic but he died before
it t >ok effect He was a promising young
man and was about 23 years of age.
Mr. J. S. Alexander of San Antonio
spent a few days in the city last week.
The following parties left their signa-
tures at the Plaza hotel.
J. A. Alexander W. C. Robertson. Jos.
Witner Chas. Orrian ban Antonio F. M.
Glenn Austin; R. W.Coffin Indianapolis
Ind.; Mrs. E. J. Clark Texas; H. A. Me
Culloch G. R. Palacio. Mexico; Philip G.
Roder Cleveland. O.; W. A. Mackay Mrs.
Mackay and children New Orleans; Col.
Terran Mexico; Jesus Alasta Cedral;
Mrs. G. Fernandez Sam Park. Joseph
Dietz Laredo; F. W. Coffin Boston; W.
T. Robertson W. H. Nohlz H. S. Jud-
kins S. Cunningham. W. H. Wentworth
R. Kelley Howard McGee P. McDonalu
and wife Tampico; J. O. Plank and wife
Mrs. B. C. Leonard St. Joseph Mich.;
W. L. B. Jenny Chicago; A. W. Gish. J.
Berry. Conn.; A. E. Price W. W. Wat-
kins New York; J. M. Bancroft Bloom-
ington Ill.; Dr. G. F. Brooks City; Gen.
G. F. Alford Dallas; Rafael Zuneges.
Victoria; Manuel Dagollagado. City 01
Mexico; C. K. Dunlap Cincinnati.
Mr. Alex Thaison. a prominent builder
of Laredo spent Sunday in the citv.
EDISON PHONOGRAPH.
Mr. T. R. Chalkley arrived in this city
Thursday evening with one of Edison’s
perfected phonograph accompanied by
Mr. John J. Henry Interpreter and are
giving entertainments here. Since they
arrived they have been kept busy and
have a good run of customers.
D-. Edwardo Brumer. the leadingdrug-
gist of Monterey returned from the Ala-
mo city Fridaj' last where he had been
for a week purchasing goods for the fall
and winter trade. Edmond
TEXAS BOTANY.
Prof. Plank and His Plants.
One of the greatest pleasures that our
reporter has ever experienced was the
visit which he made to the rooms of Prof.
Plank the great botanist and scientist.
Scattered all over his room in systematic
order were his field notes scrap books
and his immente collection of Twas
plants which already includes
one-half of those which are indigenoiWto
our soil. Arranged on his shelves are the
works of Berlandier. Lindheimer Thur-
ber Wright. Hall Palmer Havard and
other botanists who have previously
made large but incomplete collections of
Texas plants which ne frequently con-
sults.
Prof Plant will remain here only one
week longer. He has been prevailed upon
to deliver a course of lectures under the
auspices of the Science Lecture Bureau
of this city. On Sunday he will deliver
two free lectures one in the afternoon
and one at night at Krisch Hall on the
immortality of the soul from the stand-
point of science. On Monday Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday nights he will
at the same place deliver a regular course
of scientific lectures in which he will in-
clude geology botany chemistry and his-
tory. The very low charge of one dollar
for the ■ course has been fixed so as to
secure the attendance of young people.
Everybody should attend and have a rare
scientific treat.
Written for the Light.]
THEIR DISCOVERY
BY SHARPEYE.
Outside the town of San Antone
We spied the corpse of some unknown
And weary pilgrim who had strayed
Away to die beneath the shade
Of towering trees a lonely spot
Where gleams of sunshine entered not.
We knelt beside the rigid form
Which fell amid life's chilling storm
And sought some token of the clay
There crushed on being’s dark highway.
And found a card as chirped the birds
Which bore these sad expressive words:
“I've stood the din and jar of years
And songs repeated drowning tears
In tenor bass and e’en soprano.
But I couldn't stand that 'On to Llano!’ ”
CITY COURT
Eleven cases were brought before the
recorder this morning and $34 in fines were
assessed. Four cases were dismissed and
two continued.
J. W. Greer failing to place guard
wires at places designated by the city
electrician continued.
J. W. Greer failing to place guard
wires at places designated by the city
electrician continued.
Vaterio Beastrivo abusive and in-
sulting language dismissed.
Geo. Williams abusive and insulting
language continued.
P. Grand drunk and disorderly $5.
Henry Melville vagrant dismissed.
Ed. Hatthone vagrant dismissed.
Ramon Guerrero drunk and down.s3.
Simona da Hernandez abusive and in
suiting language dismissed.
Walter Lovin" failing 10 keep hack
stand at I. G. N. depot $5.
John O'Toole failing to keep hack
stand at I. & G. N. depot $7.
Bernard Dunn vagrant. $7.
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BLANCO NEWS ITEMS
Blanco Texas Oct. 2.
Rain rain! it looks as though there’s
no end to it and bad on cotion pickers
but good for grass and stock. Our county
looks fresh and green.
Mr. Chas. Moselof Kerrville was mar-
ried here on the 29th of last month to
Miss Addie B. Comparet. daughter of our
postmaster and had quite a nice party.
The bride was the recipient of a number
of presents and very valuable but all
useful. There were several from Fred-
ricksburg attending the weddingrelatives
of bride and groom Mrs. A. Reilv Mr.
Peter Mosel one of the old settiers of
Fredricksburg also Mr. Oscar Krauskopf
and lady and Mr. R. Appleton. Every-
thing went off in grand style and the
Blanco brass band serenaded the party
and final ending up with a dance. All
merry and kept up until the wee hours of
morn. All left this morning. The bride
and groom for their future home in Kerr-
ville. C.
No Strike.
Street car men say the object of the
meeting held yesterday was only to form
a social and insurance organization;the
twelve-hour law was not mentioned in
the meeting and that no strike will be
inaugurated. The organization is opposed
to strikes.
ONION SETS
Also a full stock of fresh garden
seeds just arrived.
Edward Persch
9:23 Im 254 Market street.
FIVE LOTS IN GRANDVIEW.
At a bargain. Finest located propert
nthe city. T. B. Johnson. Light Op/ic
To Rent.
Handsxne cottage 4 rooms ball
gallerys stables etc. Large place.
East Commerce st. Inquire 220 East
Houston st. 10-3-3 t
SPKCIAL BARGAIN
500 acres on Medina river short distance
from San Antonio; Improved; all can be
cultivated; fine soil; never failing water
Apply to 8-6 6t
John T. Hambleton &‘Co.
V. LORRA THE TAILOR.
Announces to his friends and customers
that he has received a shipment of 500
patterns of pants goods and 300 patterns
suitings. Fine pants will be sold for 18 to
$l2. Fine dress suitsand black diagonals
a specialty. Satisfaction and fit guaran-
teed beyond question. 8-25 tf
WHO IS THE ORIGINATOR
Of Low Prices? Why Alf Ash the
Cash Grocer 31 W. Commerce St.
Granulated sugar 20 lbs for ....$l.OO
Price’s baking powder per 1b.... 45
Royal bakiug powder per 1b.... 45
Standard Tomatoes 3 lb. cans ... 10
American sardines per can 5
Laundry soap good 11 bars for.. 25
Fox’s lump starch per lb. 5
Choice roasted Rio coffee per lb. 25
Fancy uncolored Imperial tea lib 50
Choice Eng. breakfast tea per lb. 50
All other groceries are sold at bar-
gain prices for cash. Domestic and
imported delicacies cigars Brum-
niells New York candles flue table
butter and a complete assortment of
edibles. Free delivery. Weight and
quality guaranteed.
9-11 Im Alf Ash Cash Grocer.
31 W. Commerce street. Tel. 438.
CAMPBELL BROS.
No. 31 Carden»St.DTel. 117.
Choice Fancy Groceries Country
Produce Etc. Etc.
At lowest prices. Free delivery to any
part of the city.
Dr. Hathaway
J. BROADFOOT. M D.. Assistant.
(Regular Graduates.)
The Lending Specialist of ths South and West
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make no difference what yon have taken or
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LOST MANHOOD and all weakness of
the sexnal organs treated with great success.
FEMALE DISEASES cured at home
without instruments; a wonderful remedy.
PILES Great discovery. A cure guaran-
teed. No knife cutting or ligature. Painless
treat men
STRICTURE cured without cutting. The
most wonderful discovery. Safe and sme.
SYPHILIS. The most rapid safe end ef-
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SKIN DISEASES of all kinds cured where
others have failed.
UNNATURAL DISCHARGES prompt-
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MY METHODS: t
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2.Thorough examination and careful diagnosis.
3. 3 hat each patient treated gets the advrntage
of special study and experience and speci-
alty is made of his or her disease.
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A home treatment can be given in a majority
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