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SAN ANTONIO DAILY LIGHT
Volume XVI. Number 353.
BANKS And BANKERS
National - Bank
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS.
J. S. Lock wood Pres.;
J. Muir Jr. Cashier.
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
F. 3 ROOS & CO.
BANKERS
AND DEALERS IN EXCHANGE.
Sight drafts on the principal cities
of the United States and on all Euro-
pean countries. Also drafts on Mon-
terey Mexico payable in Mexican dol-
lars. Foreign coin and currency
bought and sold.
TELEPHONE
Over the lines of the SOUTH W EST-
ERN TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHO-.
NE COMPANY to many of the prin-’
el pal towns and cities of
TEXAS.
Toll Stations In the Central Office
Hotels and Other Convenient Locations
• M. F. THOMAS Local Manager.
FAST BRICK LAYING.
The outfall sewer report for the week
ending Saturday shows there were 574
feet of 36-inch brick sewers laid 819
feet of trench opened one man-hole
put in. 15 Y's placed. Average daily
force: Laborers 60; teams 29; brick
masons 3. Number of bricks used
80.360. This report shows that the
three brick masons laid an average of
4464 bricks each per day. The aver-
age of bricks laid per day per man has
run as high as 5.200.
A HORRIBLE RIDE-
DAYS AND NIGHTS IN A TARANTU-
LA TRAIN.
The Awful Experience of a Box Car Pil-
grim in a Banana Car With Mar-
riage In the End.
St. Joseph Mo. Jan. 11.—In a Pull-
man car on the southbound Missouri
* Pacific limited last night were two
passengers who attracted sympathy.
The woman was strikingly beautiful
while her companion might have been
either 50 or 60 years old. Sharp lines
disfigured his otherwise attractive
features and there was a quick ner-
vous movement of the head and hands
• that suggested palsy.
The man’s name was James Payne
and he is a resident of Parkersburg
W. Va.. where his family is well to do.
Two months ago he started for the
Pacific coast. On the train between
Greet! river and Pocatello his pocket
was picked. He was even unable to
telegraph home for money and deter-
mined to make his way through by the
box route. On the second night of his
stay in Pocatello a west-bound special
pulled in. in which were several fruit
cars. He climbed into one and pre-
pared to make himself as comfortable
as possible. He had Scarcely conceal-
ed himself before the door was closed
and sealed. The car proved to have
been loaded with bananas. He com-
posed himself to steep.
When he awoke it was to find him-
self in darkness with the train flying
along with a terrific speed. He had
been aroused by something soft and
velveey creeping across his face. He
struck a large tarantula. He did not
care to strike another match and he
knew that he was in imminent peril
of his life. To leap from the door of
the car meant certain death.
While these thoughts darted through
his mind a cold hairy substance dashed
itself in his face and he fainted. How
long he lay unconscious he does not
know but when he again came to life
it was broad daylight and the train
was still speeding like the wind. He
tried the door only to find it fastened
and that he was doomed to suffer hours
longer the prospect of an attack at
anv moment from the hidious creat-
ures which character he knew so well.
The struggling rays that penetrated
the cracks of the door enabled him to
see dimly the objects about him and
he recognised his visitors of the night
before and saw that their number had
been trebled. He looked about for a
loose board and found a small one as
he knew if he was attacked the tarant-
ula would leap at him and he could
ward them off. When next he knew
what was going on he was on a cot in
a hospital in Portland. He had been
through a fearful attack of brain fever.
Meantime the authorities having dis-
covered his identity from his delirious
talk had telegraphed to his people
and the young woman he was to mar-
ry hastened to his bedside. He had
not been found until the car was open-
ed at its destination.when he was un-
conscious and raving like a marfiac.
Marks in his forehead indicated that
.he had really been bitten by a taran-
tula probably when he fainted the sec-
ond time. As soon as he was able to
travel he started for home by easy
stages first having married the wo-
man who had joined him under such
peculiar circumstances.
uoM»«MH mnu Mtn*
SOLONS ASSEMBLING.
TEXAS LEGISLATURE POURING IN-
TO THE CAPITAL.
Graphic Description of the Lone and Hop-
ing But Hopeless Office Seeker of
The Day—Personals.
Austin Tex. Jan. 11.—Special—The
legislators are slow in assembling this
year. It is generally understood that
their tardiness is due to the fact that
they are afraid or are rather adverse
to meeting the army of office seekers
that are here waiting their coming. It
is in order for the people to speak
lightly of the men who are here seek-
ing office but there are two sides to
the question. The side that represents
itself most forcibly at present is that
most of these men are here not through
choice so much as necessity. They
say that the hard times of the past
few years has driven them to seek any
means possible to get offices. The
matter of the office seeking the man
has long since past. It is the man
seeking the office and they are seek-
ing it with a vengeance just at pres-
•ent. There is not a parallel case on
record. There are three times as many
here seeking office as can possibly be
given positions. There are many here
who have come a long way snd have
no more showing of getting a position
than a dead man. There are quite a
number of candidates here who do not
know a soul and from their present
mode of proceedings they will not
know anybody when the legislature
opens up and yet these men actually
think that they have a showing of be-
ing elected. Some of them sit around
the hotel lobbies all day and when
night comes they are exausted with
waiting. They still sit around how-
ever until midnight and then slowly
wander to their cheap boarding houses
The next morning they get up and re-
sume their tireless vigilance. They
never speak to anybody they know
nobody nobody knows them. They
are here seeking office and they have
had their cards printed but they will
in all probability not get a single vote.
It is true that there are not so very
many of these unknown candidates.
While many are not widely known
they have some few friends. but
there are some who are actually un-
know. Their case is almost pitable.
They are after that which they will
never get. They have been here since
Wednesday and they will probably re-
main until Thursday and will then
disappear. They came here on false
hopes built on their own imagination
and they will find that it is all a
dream. Some of these men who have
not a ghost of a showing are old men
too. It is something that thouches a
man to look at them but it shows what
the world is made of. The presence of
all the horde of candidates is howev-
er what is keeping the legislators
away. It is anticipated that quite an
additional number will be in here today
and others say that Tuesday morning
will witness the biggest influx. They
seem to think that all those who can
possibly do so will keep away until the
very last moment and in that way
avoid the candidates. The offices are
there however and they ere to be
given to somebody. The people have
ing to the applicant as he makes his
should give at least a courteous hear-
ing to the applicants as he makes his
wishes known. Many are doing that
but as to how they will vote is another
thing and it is believed that many a
saddened heart will leave here next
Tuesday and many a man will talk
feelingly of men who are prone to tell
lies in this glorious 19th Century of
ours. •
Senator Stafford who was a member
of the last legislature is here. He is
a hold-over senator and was kept busy
shaking hands with his many friends.
Senator Goss has arrived. He was
a member of the last senate and was
re-elected at the November election.
He is a very popular man among his
colleagues.
Senator-elect C. V. Terrell of Deca-
tur. is on deck. He is a first timer and
spent the day in securing acquaintance
with the members new and old.
Representative-elect T. F. Vaughan
of Collins county is here. He immedi-
ately began mixing with the delegates
end candidates in the lobby. He looks
like a man capable of holding.his own
and will doubtless prove quite and ad-
dition to the House.
Representative J. W. Robbins of
Wilbarger county came in looking
about the same as he did when he left
here last year. He was re-elected this
time over his Populist opponent by a
big majority and comes back prepared
for anything that comes up.
J. T. Curry of Van Zandt county is
here. His county is known in the leg-
islature as the free state of Van Zandt
and he will doubtless look to its inter-
est while serving the people at the cap-
itol.
Representative-elect F. Lotto of
Austin county is here. Mr. Lotto is
a new member but that is no reason
that he does not know the ropes and
he will be ready for the fray whenever
it opens.
Representative’ Rogan of Caldwell
San Antonio Texas Monday January 11 18h7.
county came In and is busy preparing
for the opening of the legislature.
Representative-elect W. T. Melton
of Concho county is among the arriv-
ing solons. He is ready to stay here a
year if necessary but he does not
want the legislature to get along any
slower in its business than absolutely
necessary. <
Representative J. H. Boyd of John-
son county is here and is ready for
the opening when it comes around.
Representative-elect W. A. Skillern
of Nacogdoches county is a Populist
and one of the most popular fellows tn
his district. He will look to it that
the Democrats behave themselves dur-
ing the coming session.
Representative D. E. Patterson of
Bell is kept busy shaking hands with
old acquaintances.
Representative P. W. Henderson of
Red River county is here and has
come prepared to sit with the boys
in the interest of the country.
Representative J. L. Carpenter of
Fannin county says that while he has
no pet measure he Is here for the
passage of a fee bill as he was two
years ago and he wants to see that
it goes through with a whoop. He
says that he will advocate economical
legislation wherever practicable.
Representative J. H. Bailey of De
Witt one of the brainiest young mem-
bers of the last house is here having
been returned by his constituency. He
says that he has not outlined any par-
ticular legislation preferring to come
here and ascertain the needs of the
government and making them first.
He favors some changes in the present
assignment law but does not desire
radical changes preferring to look af-
ter home merchants rather than for-
eign enterprises. He wants adminis-
tration measures to have right of way.
HARVARD VS. YALE.
ATHLETIC RELATIONS BETWEEN
THEM STRAINED-
Not Much Prgspect of a Boating Con-
test Between Them This Year—-
• Futile Negotiations
New York Jan. 11. —According to
Robert J. Cook the veteran trainer
and oarsman the contest over the
Harvard and Yale boat race with re-
spect to the renewal of athletic rela-
tions appears to lx* as far fro n a set-
tlement as ever.
It is especially settled that the pro-
posed boat race will not occur and if
it is formally or officially abandoned
there will be little chance of settling
the contention and reaching an amica-
ble arrangement lor contests of other
kinds.
In the course of an interview Mr.
Cook last night said:
"While on principle both side's de-
sire to resume httrinonions relations
and have their athletic contests ns of
old. no man can knowingly say what
the outcome will bo. There is a groat
deal of ill feeling to begin wit It. which
is constantly being fanned by the
writers of international reports. Then
then* is a wide difference in the ath-
letic systems of the two colleges
which causes much disaffection. In
Harvard the faculty appoints the ath-
letic committee while in Yak* the
whole matter is in the hands of the
under-graduates.
"In the effort to re-establishment re-
lations the Yale under-graduates vot-
ed affirmatively on the main propo-
sition and then placed the details of
the negotiations in the hands of Wal-
ter Camp. Dr. W. A. Brooks was ap-
pointed in a similar capacity for Har-
vard. Several meetings have lieen
held but they have apparently served
to illustrate the difference of opinion
which exists. There has been little
progress toward a settlement. It is
impossible for Yale to comply with
this suggestion which Harvard has
made for a nice as early in June be-
cause it would be against the orders
and rules of the faculty. Yale will
be glad to row by the Inst of Jnno.but
that would not suit Harvard and thus
the matter hangs.”
MATTERS IN THE PHILLII’INES.
New York. Jan. 11.—A dispatch to
the Herald from Manilla says: Since
the engagement at Santa Maria there
has been nothing decisive. There has
only been some desolutory lighting
around the headquarters at Pasig.
The Spanish have been invariably vic-
torious. „
One small force isolated near I asig.
suffered severely until reinforced.
tguinaldo commanding (1.000 rebels
from Cavite is lying in that region
and enlisting recruits. He is vainly
attempting to effect a junction with
the rebels in Bulacan.
It is believed generally that the re-
bels contemplate reprisals if Roxas
is executed but this will not deter
Gen. Polavieja.
Tlte bulk of the Spanish troops are
now operating in small mobile col-
umns. in Bulacan. to the north and
east of Manilla.
Troops have been sent to the cnpitol
of Zambales and to Bolinao to protect
the cable. Bulacan is peaceful.
SAN ANTONIAN JUGGED.
HOUSTON POLICE THINK THEY
HAVE A BIG ONE-
Social Favorite Sinks to the Dregs—ln-
teresting Land Litigation-
Personals Etc-
Houston Tex. Jan. 11.—(Sixx ial)—
I. E. Spiers lias been arrested hen* on
a charge of embezzlement preferred
by J. A. Kennedy. Spiers is a former
San Antonian and has been going by
the name of Joe Johnson in this city.
For some time he has lieen working
for Kennedy in the capacity of milk
cart dirver and. it is alleged that he
was "short in his accounts" or failed
to turn in all the money that he col-
lected. This however according to
a statement made to the Light corres-
pondent. is simply a "blind” charge
something like the suspicious charac-
ter racket the San Antonio police
work.
The story is that recently there was
a big jewelry steal in Gahestou a
theft case which has been kept out of
the papers by the police authorities
for fear that the thieves would find
that the theft had been discovered
and that Spiers is in some way mixed
up in the affair or that lie knows
more about it than he cares io tell.
The exact nature of the theft or who
was robbed cannot be ascertained
but tin* police are working on the
case.
A sweet scented divorce suit was fil-
ed here Friday afternoon. The plain-
tiff in the cast* is Dr. G. F. Gardner
and the defendant is I’earl Gardner;
that is they wen*. The case is ofi the
docket now. the petition having been
granted a few minutes after it was
filed. The plaintiff in the suit is quite
a prominent man in Houston and his
ex-wife was at one time a well known
figure in society. The grounds alleg-
ed for the divorce were that the wife
bad quit the lied and board of the hus-
band and had taken lodging in a house
of ill fame. The petition alleges that
she left home for the purpose of tak-
ing those lodgings and. also that she
is now located in the afforesaid
house. The defendant accepted ser-
vice and denied the charge.
A case of unusual interest was cou-
cluded in the District court late Friday
afternoon. It was styled J. B. Coch-
ran et al. vs. Henry Moho of al. and
was brought to gain possession of a
large tract of land near the city. The
case has been in the courts for many
years and this is the fourth time it
iias been before a jury. The first
time it went to the Supreme court and
was sent back. The second time there
was a mistrial and the third time the
Judgment was set aside by agreement.
The verdict of the jury trying it this
time was for plaintiff anil Defendants
Moore. McKinney & Co. The firm
were drawn into the suit and the court
instructed the jury to return the ver-
dict they did regarding those defen-
dants. The land involved is very
valuable. It had lieen surveyed by
every surveyor in the county and there
was enough expert testimony adduced
to drive an ordinary man crazy. An
interesting part about the trials is
that uiHin each it took three days to
get in the testimony and present the
argument and two days for the jury
to consider the verdict before being
dismissed.
The total number of building per-
mits issued in Houston during last
year is 783 and the value of improve-
ments amount to $278.08(1. 20. This is
not as good showing as was made the
year previous.
The Houston Light Guards will hold
an election of officers on Wednesday
night and it is rumored that then* will
lie some changes as to lieutenants.
Rumor has it that Spencer Hutchins
the Charlie Wynne of this town but
a good soldier nevertheless and who
has been the first lieutenant of the
company since Reichardt was placed
in Tom Scurry's shoes will not lie a
candidate for re-election. A few
weeks ago all the lieutenants sent in
their resignations but they iiave not
been acted upon as yet. If the old
officers do not run. there will be a
lively time in the Light Guard arm-
ory Wednesday night for there are
several aspirants for honors military.
The Galveston Tribune has gone out
of the Sunday morning field and will
henceforth get out an eight-paper pa-
per on Fridays in lieu of the Sunday
issue.
The Woodville affair was created a
great deal of interest in this city but
solelv on account of the fact that the
Emmet Rifles are there to protect the
prisoner. He will lie protected and
that’s no joke. The Emmet Rifles
is composed of Irish-American lads
and that cross makes the best fighters
in the world. The boys are among
Houston's best young men and stand
high socially and in business. A nicer
set of fellows can't be found any-
where. The company is young but it
is rapidly gaining in popularity and
now half of Houston swear by them.
They don't take awa/ any of the love
Price SS.UU a Year
for the Light Guards but the old
champions are a military company
now more in the sense in which I’lay-
wrightHoyt characterizes the National
Guard in his "Milk White Flag:” tln-
Emmets are “strictly military."
BVENOS AYRES SENATE
New York. Jan. 11.—A dispatch to
the Herald from Buenos Ayres says:
The Chamber of Deputies of the prov-
ince of Tucumau has passed a bill tax-
ing the sugar monopoly at the rate of
s2s<kmi annually.
The budget committee of the na-
tional senate has made further redttc
tions in the estimates for the new
year as promulgated by the Chamber
of Deputies. These reductions amount
to $1500000. The senate also reduces
the taxes on sugar for the next crop
but only 1 cent. The tax ou sugar
export premiums is reduced 2 cents.
The senate has approved the measure
providing for the issue of $10000000
in mortgage bonds for the relief of the
distressed agricultural districts. This
relief would give each farmer in the
provinces where the crops have been
destroyed about $lOOOO.
The correspondent of the Herald in
Rio Janeiro. Brazil telegraphs that
the Franco-Brazilian bank lias
opened a government credit of £l.-
000.000 sterling interest to lx* at tlte
rate of eight per cent annually. ’
ECUADOR ELECTION.
Guayaquil. Ecuador Jan. 11.-The
election of a president of the Repub-
lic takes place today. The constitu-
tional assembly has drafted a new
constitution done other work of im-
portance and closed its sessions Sat-
urday.
CORN ISLAND.
NIOARAGUAZAND COLUMBIA PRE-
PARING TO FIGHT.
Dynamite Will Decide the Possession—
A British Consul Who is Court-
ing Trouble.
New York Jan. 11.—The Herald this
morning publishes the following spe-
cial correspondence from Bhwtields
Nicaragua: I have visited Corn is-
land and its fortifications. One hun-
dred men are now clearing lands to
extend the fortifications. The Nica-
raguans have 500 pounds of dynamite
and 10 electric batteries. Mr. Don-
aldson. formerly a United States army
engineer located the dynamite mines
and fortifications and then left the is-
land for Managua.
Thus far the Columbians have de-
termined to contest every foot.
Gen. Reyes says that the problem
will Ite solved by dynamite.
There is a wave of subdued excite-
ment and expectation passing over us
just at present owing to the troops
having come down from the capita)
on their way to Corn island.
The little steamer Lucy 8. owned
by Mr. Herbert Y. Bingham the
British consul of Nicaragua stationed
at San Juan Del Norte (Grey to win
has been chartered by the Nicaraguan
government for an indefinite period
to carry troops and is acting generally
as a little warship.
If this affair should result in an act-
ual collission the Lucy B may be
blown to pieces by the Columbian
man-of-war. A risk which the owners
seem willing to take. I have beard
from sources that may be considered
trust-worthy that Columbia has real-
ly the first right to Corn island but
the island has been a ground of dis-
pute between Columbia and Nica-
ragua for years.
Mr. Bingham the owner of the Lu-
cy B. distinguished himself by his
good judgment and diplomacy in 1804
during the Mosquito troubles on this
coast.
DISSATISFIED SPAIN.
New York Jan. 11.—The dispatch to
the Herald from .Madrid says: The
popular impatience with the govern-
ment because of the failure to sup-
press the rebellions in Cuba and the
I’hillipine island is certainly increas-
ing. Thousands of the young men of
Spain have gone to Cuba where they
have got their death from disease or
the hardships of the campaign.
Their families believe they would
yet lx* alive were it not for the policy
of Capt. Gen. Weyler who despite his
promises to put down the insurgents
has comparatively accomplished lit-
tlewhile his unacclimated troops liave
been dying by scores of hundreds.
The leaders of both the Conserva-
tive and the Liberal parties are dis-
trusted the political outlook is chao-
tic.
Rumors of a change in the ministry
are frequently put into circulation and
as frequently denied but in the pres-
ent temper of the people the snccs-
sion of the Liberals to jwwer would
not banish the district which pre-
vails everywhere. The future is look-
ed for with much anxiety.
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