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San Antonio Daily Light.
Volume Xl—Number 289
Lockwood national
BANK.
SAN ANTONIO : : : • TEXAS.
J. S. Lockwood. Pres. J. Muir Cashier.
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS
Millinery Less than Cost
We have decided owing to our
limited space to close out our
entire millinery department by
January i and as we are too busy
to re-mark each and every article
we have decided to save time by
sacrificing all; hence we will sell
everything in the department at
just one-hnlf the present actual
price. This is no advertising
scheme but the straight truth
which will readily be seen by
pricing our goods. Remember
everything at just half of former
pices.
WOLFF & MARX.
WASH I Mil < »N NOTES.
The appointment of Steve Elkins as
secretary of war is confirmed by the
senate in Executive session.
The democratic hosts in congress
are eulogizing Crisp’s generalship of
his forces during the late speakersnip
contest.
A column dispatch from Washing-
ton wired the democratic press could
be all boiled down to say “What we
do not know about Elkins' appoint-
ment”
News is received at Washington
from the United States consul at La
redo of the trouble along the border
and the matter has been referred to
the war department.
Catchins who was Crisp’s lieuten-
ant general during the speakership
battle is looked forward to as the
coming man to engineer the demo
cratic fight during the presidential
campaign of 1892.
After stating for a week that Elkins
was made war secretary in answer
to Blaine’s demand the Washington
correspondents now assert that the
nomination was made by Harrison in
hostility to Blaine. The speculative
news mongers at the national capital
are Mother Grundy’s.
Reports from Washington that this
country is preparing for war with
Chili seem 10 be confirmed oy the
echo o f preparation in the national
ship yards San Francisco report that
Admiral B'own has secured option on
several large steamers for transport
service and on a just completed and
powerful tug with a speed of 16 knots
an hour.
The Mianotomah.
Brooklyn Dee. 23.—The monitor
Mianotomah was floated out of the
dry dock of the Brooklyn Navy Yard
today and wiil at once go on a trial
trip to Gardner’s Bay. She is the
finest ship in the navy.
The Davitt-Power Election.
London Dec. 23. —The polling in the
election to fill the seat for Waterford
in the House of Commons made va-
cant by the death of Mr. Richard
Power is in progress today. Mr. John
Redmond is the candidate of the Par-
nellites and Mr. Michael Davitt is the
nominee of the McCarthyites.
A Good Christmas Charity.
New York Dec. 23.—The rooms of
the Flower Mission 164 East
Twentieth street which have been
opened this week for the reception
and distribution of Christmas hospit-
al decorations of all sorts pictures
and Christmas caids and delicacies
for the sick poor in tenement houses
such as jelly fruit and beef extract
with condensed milk for sick babies
closed today and the articles will be
distributed by the district visitors to-
morrow.
Opens the Hornet’s Nest.
New Orleans Dec. 23.—The badly
mixed political campaign in this state
begins tonight. A mammoth mass
meeting will be held at the Washing-
ton Artillery hall and Hon. Murphy
J. Foster and several of the other
candidates on the Anti-Lottery Dem-
ocratic ticket will speak. The repub-
lican party in this state seems
to be about as badly split as
the democratic. One wing is
known as the Warmoth* faction
and is composed of the better element
of that party it comprises nearly all
the white republicans; this wing is
strongly anti-lottery. The other
faction is known as the Herwig
crowd and favors the lottery. Her-
wig himself is one of the principal
s ockhol lers in the lottery. The fight
is growing interesting. The breach
in neither party is likely to be healed
and it Is thought by some that the
Wai moth republicans and the anti-
-1 >ttery democrats will combine and
that the Herwig republicans will
c alesce with the lottery democrats.
PUBLISHED AT SAN ANTONIO. BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS AND REGISTERED AT THE POST OFFICE AS SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER.
LATE TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
AND STATE SPECIALS.
- •
UP TO THE TIME OF GOING TO PRESS
Gone to His Official Place.
Paris Dec. 23.—Mr. Hirsch the
United States minister to Turkey
took the Oriental Express today for
Constantinople.
State Republicans New York.
New York Dec. 23.—The republi-
can state committee met yesterday in
Fifth avenue hotel and arranged for
the election of delegates to the Na-
tional convention.
Adeline Patti Coining.
Liverpool Dec. 23.—Mme. Adeline
Patti sailed today on the City of
Paris for New York accompanied by
Bignors Nicolina and Norra. She is
in splendid voice and will be heard at
her best in America.
Court of Appeals’ Holiday.
Albany. N. Y. Dec. 23 —Both
branches of the court of appeals will
take the usual holiday recess from
Dee. 24 to Jan. 18. The decision of the
court on the appeals in the disputed
election cases it is expected will be
handed down tomorrow.
Greenville Miss. Dee. 23 —The
bank of Greenville which failed yes-
terday is reported to have had
liabilities of $500000. The failure was
due to the excessive overflows en-
tailing failure and shortage of crops
and to the low price of cotton. Pres-
ident Pollock was appointed re-
ceiver.
It Q Mills is 111
Washington Dec. 23.—Roger Q
Mills had a relapse of la grippe last
night and bis death is momentarily
expected.
He was seized with hemorrhage and
violent coughing and the worst is
feared.
Two physicians have been with him
constantly since he tell ill.
From Cbili.
Valparaiso Chili Dec 23.—Senor
Lazano formerly Baimaceda’s minis-
ter to the United States who left
there for Brazil immediately after the
dictator’s overthrow arrived at Los
Andes yesterday. He will probably
be arrested as soon as be arrives in
Valparaiso or Santiago. The of
cial’ report of Generals Canto
and Korner published yesterday
shows five thousand men were killed
and wounded in the Battles of Con-
con and Palaeima.
The Trade Proclamation.
Washington Dec. 23.—President
will exercise the powor vested in him
in the reciprocity clause of the Mc-
Kinly bill and will issue today or to-
morrow to take effect Jan. 1 1892 a
proclamation referring to duties on
sugar coffee teas and molasses from
countries that have not arranged for
reciprocity with our government. It
has been prepared by the secretary of
state and signed by the president
Treaties are now pending with Mexi
co Gautemala (Josts Rica Salvador
Colombia Venezuela Peru Ecuador
and Germany but until ratified
sugar coffee hides &c. cannot come
into the United States without pay-
ment of duty.
Ushers in Uniform.
New York Dec. 23.—The ushers
of the Supreme court are to wear
some sort of distinguishing grab
after Jan. 1. While the proposed
uniform will be becoming it is to be
donned not so much for aesthetic as
for practical reasons. The ushers of
the Massachusetts Supreme court
wear a uniform which is said ‘to be
neat and a connoisseur is to visit
Boston to discover whether this cos-
tume is all its cracked up to be. A
uniform will enable a court officer to
be distinguished from the ordinary
mortals around him. and his absence
will be more readily noticed.
How Modern Greeks Vote.
In Greece at the present day the
ballot Is a little lead ball. There Is a
box for each candidate divided into
two compartments. A clerk goes
from box to box with the voter carry-
ing a bowlful of these balls. At each
box the voter takes one puts his
hand into a funnel out of sight and
drops his ball into the yes or no com-
partment making a vote for or against
the candidate. It he wishes to vote
for more than one party there is noth-
ing to prevent him.—New York Even-
ing Bun.
A CHANCE FOR BUILDERS
For HaleUThirty four shares paid
up stock in the International Build-
ing and Loan Association.
9-4-tf T. B. Johnson.
HELP ADVERTISE SAN ANTONIO.
By sending of! some of the Light’s beau-
tiful illustrated edition of German Day.
Single copies ready for mailing to be had
at the Light office at 10 cents; per 100
copiesJ6.so. 10-5 if
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 23 1891
A Heavy Failure
LATE TELEGRAMS.
BOILED DOWN FROM PRIVATE
SPECIAL AND OTHER SOURCES.
There aie no new developments in
the Chili affair.
Enos H. Nebeger of Ind. confirmed
United States treasurer.
Mills was worse last night than.at
any time during his illness.
Prosecution rests case in the Graves-
Barnard case and defense opens.
The rich merchants of St. Peters-
burg subscribe nothing for relief.
Senator Plumb’s remains remain in
state at Topeka today until 2 p. in.
Billy Meyer knocks out Jimmy-
Carrol in 43 rounds at New Orleans.
Topeka is crowded with state poli-
ticians clamoring for Plumb’s place.
Two electric power employes killed
at New Albany Ind by a live wire.
Outlawry is mercilessly repressed
in Russia to prevent it becoming gen-
eral.
Tne Kansas senate is assembled to
do duty at Plumb’s funeral in To-
peka.
Steamer Cavalier is believed to have
been wrecked on Sicily islands and
all lost.
Revenue deficiency in province of
Voronezh Russia will reach 5000000
roubles.
Cyclone rages around Central lowa
unroofing houses barns and other
buildings.
Russia Reports an enormous falling
off'in revenue in the famine stricken
provinces.
Bank ofGreenville Miss. suspends.
Liabilities $1000000; creditors are said
to be safe.
Classen and Simmons who wrecked
the 6th national bank N. Y. get 6
years each.
Another attempt was made Satur-
day to arrest Minister Egan’s son in
Valparaiso.
Regimental officers forego all ban-
quets and give equivalent to the star-
ring masses.
Jerome I. Case owner of Jay I. Bee.
horse man and manufacturer is dead
at Racine Wis.
San Diego receives a car load of
American tin 26000 pounds from
Temecula mines.
Steamer West Coast capsized at
Point Arena Cal. and 9 drowned.
Vessel a total loss.
Dan Bates receives $lOOO on the do
or die dodge at Vinton la. but is ar-
rested at the depot.
Chinese commissioner comes to in-
vestigate the question of Chinese
World’s fair exhibit
Superintendent Sullivan Frank-
fort Ky. penitentiary disappears
w th a grip in his hand.
Nicholas Fox jealous shoots his
wife at Omaha and cuts his throat
She will live he will tile.
Passport and labor laws with other
restrictions are abolished in Russia to
enable the poor to remove.
Governor Humphrey indignantly
denies his intention of resigning to be
appointed Plumb’s successor.
Experts swear to Graves’ hand-
writing on the fatal bottle of whisky
which figures iu the Denver trial. •
Another crank visits Russell Sage’s
bouse and is pushed through the door
by Mrs. Sage before he can get in his
work.
Sullivan will fight Slavic for $lOOOO
a side before the club offering the
biggest purse inside of 15 weekss2soo
forfeit.
Severe wind rain and hail visits
central lowa floods Des Moines and
blows down some buildings in Mai-
shaltown.
Ohio proposes to secure through
the American press general relief
from all over this country for Russia’s
starving millions.
Rev. Father Kroeger of St. Vin-
cent’s cathedral Elkhart Ind. dis-
appears owing $17000 se
cured by valuable papers.
Judge Hartford Seattle Wash. de-
cides that Chinese merchants from U.
8. visiting Victoria. B. C. may re-
turn and not liable to arrest.
Memphis St. Louis and Augusta
show cotton receipts slightly in ex-
cess of same date last year. New Or-
leans shows diminished receipts.
The American legation at Chili is
under police surveillance and Minis-
ter Egan has called the attention of
the ministers in Chili to that fact.
At Outs Over Business.
New York Dec. 23.—The executive
board of the Life Union Insurance
society and its secretary are at odds.
Asa result the board is holding a
meeting today to take steps to depose
the secretary. The secretary Mr.
Ralph Marden told the board that
the society was iu a bad way fl nan
daily and that its only salvation
lay in amalgamating with some more
prosperous firm. He submitted a
proposition from the Citizens’ Mutual
Life Insurance Association. The
board called Mr. Marden an alarmist
and demanded his resignation. He
refused to resign and they made
charges against him of incompetency
inefficiency and a willful disregard
of the orders of the board of directors
and the executive committee.
THE NATIVITY.
THE SACRED VIGIL OF THE
MEXICANS.
How Kept By the Traditional Pas-
tores Bands and Where
Located.
With the beginning of Advent
every year our Mexican citizens make
preparations for the celebration of
their time honored tradition of the
Pastores (Shepherds) This has been
described and written about for many
years by various writers both of this
city and in old Mexico. For the bene-
fit of the strangers within our gates a
Light reporter and a friend sallied
forth last night and visited the Mexi-
can portion of our city west of the
San Pedro and in that portion located
on Pecos San Saba Laredo and other
adjacent streets. B r ight lanterns sus-
pended on poles at each dwelling
proclaimed the presence of the pas-
tores band or bung as an invitation
to light the Christ and his followers
the Magi. The lantern is symbolical
of the Eastern star which lighted
their steps toward the manger. The
pastures is the story of the birth of
the Saviour and is partly the story of
the crucifixion.
The performance which is now be-
ing rehearsed in Han Antonio con-
sists of fifteen players consisting of
Joseph and Mary and the infant
Jesus two arch angels Lucifer and
three of his minions and a number of
shepherds. The costumes are adapted
to the Mexican conception of the
characters and are novel in the ex-
treme. All of the costumes are got-
ten up tastetully and while a strict
conformance with the requirements
of the first century might rob Joseph
of his sombrero and Marv of her
reboso still it is doubtful if the les
son which it is desired to instill in
the minds of the people would be as
effective if all the minor details of the
early Jewish fashions were complied
with.
The scene of the play opens near
Bethlehem where the shepherds are
tending their flocks by a host of
angels appearing and telling them of
the birth of the Savior and inviting
them to follow to where he lay. They
follow the star which leads them to
the stable in the manger of which
the infant rests in the arms of Mary
and Joseph. Whilst rejoicing Lu-
cifer armed with two swordsappears
and attempts to destroy the child
Jesus but is repulsed by two angels
who keep watch over him. Not to be
outdone Lucifer summons three arch-
demons who fight with the angels
or the course of half an hour resulting
in the final overthrow of tne evil one
and his emissaries and the placing of
the feet of the angels upon their
uecks.
Then the Pastores break out iuto
rejoicing and whilst a portion of
them sing the praises of the Redeem-
er who is born unto them others
chant in a harmonious strain thegood-
ness and mercy of God. This feature
accompanied by music on the harp
and violin is kept up until a late
hour of the night to be repeated
each succeeding night until the Ep-
iphany Jan. 6.
One must understand the Mexican
people and their devoutness and in-
tense religious feeling to fully ap-
preciate how strongly the presentation
of the Pastores affects their minds
Their very souls seem poured out in
their devotions and to their simple
minds heaven seems to be very near.
Some years ago the story of the
crucifixion was givenbut a repetition
of the play was never attempted.
The mixture of true worship with
fanaticisms and idolatry was too
great and the excitement which the
portrayal created was such as to
bring it in disfavor.
A statue to represent the Saviour
was procured and the trial conviction
and final crucifixion were vividly
presented Then the three days in
which he lay in the tomb were spent
in fasting and prayer so strict that
all kinds of business was suspended.
The church or house where the
body lay was crowded day and night
with eager suppliants for divine fa
vors. Old men and women would bow
down for hours beside the coffin in
which the statue of Jesus lay and im-
plore the granting of some specific
objector request During these three
days if a child should speak a cross or
evil word or do an unkind act it would
be reminded that Jesus was the re-
cipient of the wrong. If a stone was
thrown or any object touched violent-
ly the children were told that Jesus
was the sufferer. Finally the nearing
the resurrection came and the church
which before was draped in black
suddenly as if by magic ap-
peared gaily bedecked with
flowers and emblems of rejoicing.
The people who for three days had
scarcely ate or slept and whose entire
time had been spent in apparent real
grief and sorrow with the first tid
ings of the resurrection threw off their
raiments of sorrow and at once as-
sumed an expression of rejoicing and
with one voice gave forth iu the beau-
tiful Mexican tongue the gladsome
tidings that Christ was arisen.
PRICE $5 a Year
The Passion play as presented in
Oberammergau may surpass in mag-
nificence of costumes and conformance
to the proprieties in dress the Mexi-
can play of the Crucifixion or the
Pastores but for pathetic action and
seemingly devotional feeling har-
moniously portrayed it is doubtful if
the former would excel.
The same spirit which actuated the
Aztec race 400 years ago to otter up
upon the sacrificial stone the noblest
and best of Its young manhood still
permeates its descendants and while
the Christian religion has supplanted
their worship of idols it has never
succeeded in entirely effacing from
their minds many of their modes of
worship which have simply been
made to conform to the principles of
Christianity.
The reporter visited ten of these
places last night. In some the re-
hearsal was in active swing in otners
there was silence the inhabitants
being present at the others. In a
little hut in an alley parallel with
West Nueva street and opening on
Laredo street one was found crowded
with visitors (for all who behave
themselves and wish to look on are
welcome). In another a little further
down on Laredo street there will be
one tonight and ladies will find it
easy of entrance and will receive
polite attention.
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OGDEN ENDORSED.
The Bar Association Acta on Two
Important Questions Today.
A well attended meeting of the San
Antonio Bar Association was held at
noon today in the courtroom of the
37tb district to take action on two
very important matters namely: the
endorsing of Hon. Chas. W. Ogden
for the appointment by the president
as judge of the proposed new U. 8 cir-
cuit court for the sth congressionaljdis-
trict and for the purpose of putung
Bau Antonio's claim forward before
the next legislature for the plsce
of holding the new civil court of
appeals to be established socn.
Han Antonio has five rivals lu Texus
cities for this place and a committee
will be appointed by Mr. Wm. Au-
brey president of the Bar association
for the better to put San Antonio’s
claims for the honor forward befoie
the legislature.
The new county courthouse will
have special space reserved lor th a
court if located here.
lizzie loved.
And Like Marguerite Must Wear a
Wreath of Straw to Her
Wedding.
Adolph Zander a dairyman was
arrested and placed in the county jail
last night by the sheriff ’s deputy on
an indictment found by the last grand
jury charging him with seduction of
Lizzie Koerber under promise of
marriage. The officers have been
looking for Zander for nearly a
mouth but he had left the city. As
soon as bo returned he was naught
Lizzie is the pretty daughter of a
gardener living on Press street and
she and Zander have been sweet-
hearts for the past three years. He>
refused to marry her.
it Went Off.
Yesterday afternoon at about 5
o’clock Henry Merritt. 225 Dwyer
avenue had his face seriously burned
by powder. He was unloading some
32 calibre cartridges to get tbepowder
for a toy cannon when the cartridge
accidentally exploded badly burn-
ing bis face and hands. Dr.
Cross and another physician were in
the house when the accident occurr-
ed and dressed his burns. He was
sent to bed and from last reports was
resting easy. His eyebrows were
burned of.
Bad Accident.
Mr. Wm. Martyn had the misfor-
tune yesterday to seriously injure
himself. He was working on the
ceiling joists of Mr. Witbing’s
new residence on Presa street
and by a misstep he lost his
balance and tell through the well-hole
of the stairway to the ground break-
ing his right thigh and bruising him-
self considerably in the chest. He
was picked up by his fellow workmen
and Dr. Field who lives near was
called. Last night about 10 o’clock
he was resting easy. Mr. Martyn
was a prominent memberof Bt. Mark’s
choir. He is about 40 years of age.
Could Be Stopped.
Just before the theatre is out at the
Grand some few hackmeu make a
practice of driving up and standing
near the crossing on Crockett street.
When the theatre closes they drive
almost over the crowd crossing the
walk trying to catch a load regard-
less of the pedestrians and totally ob-
livious of the absence of the regular
policeman.
—♦ • ♦
Patti Rosa.
Her "Imp” last night was impish
as possible and as full of comedy ae
could well be. Her company showed
their versatility by playing parts that
were unquestionably different from
those of tbe first night and it may be
said with truth all wade successes.
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