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San Antonio Daily Light.
Volume Xlll—Number 46
BANKS AND BANKERS.
Lnckwoal Mimi
BANK.
SAN ANTONIO ; : « - TEXAS.
1. 8. Lockwood. Pres. J. Muir Jr. Cashier
*SiAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS
j. 8. Alexander a. a. Alexander
President. Cashier.
rms mb bw.
253 Commerce Street.
HAN ANTONIO • • TEXAS.
□ A General banking business trans-
acted.
Drafts on Europe.
”f. croos & CO-
bankers
Aim Dealers is Exchange
Ight Drafts on the principal cities tn the Uni
ad States and In all European countries For-
■slgnootn and currency bought and sold.
SMITH DEVINE & CO
BANKERS.
Successors to John Twohig
A General Banking Business.
’JAN ANTONIO TEXAS.
O«o. Dcllnio H.O. Engklxk
President. John K Shook Cashier.
Vice-President.
Fifii Eational Bank
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS.
J. S. Andrus
COURT STENOGRAPHER.
•Room 2ii Mackey Block. Tel. 454.
DR. ROBT. E. MOSS
Eye. Ear Nose aud Throat.
Office 203 Alamo Plaza up-stairs.
DO YOU NEED MONEY ?
Loans on furniture vehicles horses
and other chattels without removal. On
watches diamonds etc. The only firm in
';he city making a specialty of small real
estate loans. Loans made day of applica-
tion. Short time vendors lein notes bought
Large real estate loans negotated.
ABE ASH 215 Alamo Plaza
UNO- A. ETTLER
ARCHITECT.
Night School for Architectual drawing from
7 tn S:3O p. tn.
Office 3d floor Mackey Block Room 31
Alfred Giles
architect.
Office opposite west entrance of Post Office
Has erected $4000000 worth of work In Texa
Arizonia’s G. A. R.
Tuscox A. T.. March 141—Arizona's G.
A. R. goes into annual encampment to-
day.
Washington's Kennel Show.
Washington D. C. March 14.—Wash-
ington's big kennel exhibit begins to-
day.
Flowers of Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg. Pa.. March 14. —The
spring exhibition of the Pennsylvania
Horticultural Society will beheld here to-
il a y.
lowa's Religious Revival.
Des Moines la. March 14.—A call has
been issued for a meeting in Des Moines
toettry and tomorrow to arrange for a
grand religions revival to be carried on
simnltaneou-lv in all towns of the state.
lowa's New M. D.’s.
lowa City March 14.—The University
of the state will today begin turning out
this year's big grist of medical practition-
ers. The Homoepathists graduate today
the Allopathists tomorrow and the Den-
tists on the following day.
Failure at Liverpool.
London March 14.—A failure is
posted in Liverpool of Big-land A-
Harvey stock brokers who oper-
ated largely in the American mar-
ket. The deficiency of assets isesti-
maeed at 25000 pounds.
Jim Gibbons’ Challenge.
New York March 14.—Jim Gib-
bons lias issued the following chal-
lenge: “I will match Austin Gib-
bons at any weight which will suit
him and light for the largest purse
offered. I will also bet $2000 to
Abbott’s $1000.”
Chicago Market.
Chicago March IL—May wheat
jumped today. Counselman &
Day sold a half million bushels.
Local speculators also sold freely.
Corn firm but declined slightly.
Provisions weak.
Prince Bismarck Better.
Berlin March 14.—Prince Bis-
marck is better but the pain has
rendered him so weak that Dr.
Schweninger wishes him to go
abroad for a month’s change and
rest. In May he will spend some
weeks at Wiesbaden.
PUBLISHED AT SAN ANTONIO. BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS ANO REGISTERED AT THE POST O = FICE AS SECOND CLASS MML M4TTE«
TELEGRAPH
Crisp News of This Day Concerning
Import ait Occurrences.
Sent Special to The Light by the
Associated Press and South-
ern Afternoon Press Assn.
New Cables to be Laid.
Valparaiso March 14.—Steam-
er “Silvertown” lias sailed from
Valparaiso for Chorillas to begin
to lay new cables for the Central
and South American Cable com-
pany.
Harrison's Hunting Party.
Havana 111. March 14.—Ex-
President Harrison and party ar-
rived here yesterday and took a
boat for the up river ducking
grounds where they will remain
several days out of the reach of
anything but the reports of their
own guns.
Small Fire at Beeville.
Special to the Light
Beeville Tex. Alareh 11.—A
fire today at noon at Simm’s gin
caused tlie loss of seven bales of
cotton on the platform ami dam-
aged the building to the extent of
$100; no insurance. Skaggs.
The Weather Forecast.
Washington D. C. March It.—
Forecast till 8 p. m. Wednesday.
Eastern Texas generally fair north-
erly winds; colder Wednesday a.
m.followed'by rising temperature
in nojthwest portion. Northwest
Texas fair northerly winds shift-
ing to easterly colder Wednesday
a. m. followed by rising tempera-
ture.
Coal Mine Explosion.
Kansas City Mo. Marell lI.—A
special to the Star from McAllister
I. T. says mine No. 1 owned by
the Choctaw Coal company at An-
derson 1. 'l'. six miles east of here
on the Choctaw Coal Railway line
is reported to have exploded this
morning and nine men were killed
and several injured seriously.
Rome March 14.— Pecuniary re-
sults of the papal jubilee is a gain
to Hu* coffers of tlie Vatican of up-
wards of 25(1000 pounds as well as
jewels plate and other valuable
articles which are estimated to be
worth nearly $200000 pounds
more.
Arrested for Smuggling.
Washington D. C. March ll.—
Charles Febbins an employee of
Boston and Yarmouth Cnited
Steamship line has been arrested
in Boston charged with smug-
gling sulphirial and phenaeetine.
These drugs wen* sold to a numbed
of Boston merchants 'flu* arrest
is regarded as important and tin*
results are expected to be far-
reaching.
The Market Excited at Chicago.
New York March 14.—Special
news received from Chicago says:
“There is much excitement on the
Board of Trade over the attempt
to corner May wheat. Al| conserva-
tive produce firms have dropped
out of that month leaving it in the
hands of speculators. Tlie univer-
sal opinion in Chicago is that Wall
street is back of the deal. The at-
tempted corner of the market is
Hable to result disastrously to out-
siders.
Amending Quarantine Regulations.
Washington March 14.—Secre-
tary Carlisle has amended the
quarantine regulations recently
promulgated so as to provide for
inspection of passengers taken
aboard ships at intermediate points
by the United States consular offi-
cer at the port or in liis absence
by the local health officer.
Railroads Preparing for the Strike.
BaltimoreMarch 14.—The Bal-
timore and Ohio railway will not
be taken by surprise if a strike is
declared during the rush of the
World’s fair travel. Detectives are
watching the men closely at all
points and any movement toward
a general strike'will be promptly
reported. Several secret meetings
of railroad employes have been
held in Baltimore during last
month and the question of asking
for an increase of wages this
spring was discussed. As further
precaution the railway company
is enrolling hundreds of men
many of whom will be put on the
payrolls next month as extras.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS TU-SDAY MARCH 14 1893
A Paying Show.
Peter Richard Kenrick.
x" The oldest pre-
\ late of the coun-
A tryPeter Richard
3*4 Kenrick Areh-
W L? bishop of St.
An Jjj Louis now past
L< eighty-six years
<>f age is ill past
recovery. He was
born in Dublin
Ireland August
17. 1800. and re-
reived his ecclesi-
astical education and was ordained
in his native land. He came to
America at the age of 27 and set-
tled in Philadelphia where lie
spent eight years as assistant pas-
tor superior ami professor in tlie
Diocesan seminary .and vicar gen-
eral. Ile succeeded Bishop Rosati
of St. Louis on the death of the
latter in 1843 and in 1817 when St.
Louis became an arch-episcopal
see he became its archbishop.
Robert Louis Stevenson
The (Rous nove-
list is dying des-
F pit< ‘ his rip lo
» Samoa in search
o f relle w e d
health. He has
''' V - p is said that his
excess in cigaret-
w'wgNk f’ 1 smoking have
' 'Wk ' greatlyaggravat-
RoBtRtUWsSUVENSOH V* 1 } liS disease.
He is a Scotch-
man by birth and is now about
forty-t hree years of age. His affec-
tion for his native land is shown
by reference to boyhood incidents
in his book. “Edinburg: Pictures-
que Notes.” He was educated at
Cambridge and studied law but
never practiced. His faiher is
Thomas Stevenson an inspector of
lighthouses and to him one of tlie
author’s books is prettily dedicat-
ed. “The Strange Case of Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” familiar to
all readers of fiction is considered
a masterpiece in that line of litera-
ture. It is much to be regretted
that he should sacrifice his bright
original genius to so pernicious a
habit as that which has ruined his
heal! h.
Cotton at New Orleans.
New Orleans March ll.—Liv-
erpool futures opened 2 to 3 down
and closed 7-04 below yesterday.
New York at 1 p. m. is 9 points
down. New Orleans opened 0 low-
er. Cause of the downward ten-
dency is the failure of the Lanca-
shire strike settlement.
Another Destructive Blaze.
London March lI.—A destruc-
tive fire occurred today at Bootle
near Liverpool. Two cotton ware-
houses belonging to tlie Deene
company were burned. The loss
involved about 100000 pounds of
cotton in tlie warehouses which
belonged to Townsend Woolly A
Co.
Kansas Trust Company Fails.
Chicago Uis. March lI.—A spe-
cial from Atchison Ks.says: “Tlie
Kansas Trust and Banking com-
pany of which ex-Senator Ingalls
is president closed its doors last
night. The liabilities of tlie con-
cern are estimated at $BOOOOO and
the assets will probably reach
$700000.
Exeter Cotton Mills Burned.
Exeter N. IL March 14.— Fire
broke out in the Exeter Cotton
mill about 4 o’clock this morning.
It started in the basement and
burned up through the building
destroying the engine room and
older part of the mill which was
destroyed once before. The new
part of the mill was saved. The
fire was controlled at 9:30. The
loss is estimated at $250000. Three
persons were injured. Two hun-
dred and forty hands are thrown
out of employment. Help was
summoned from the neighboring
towns.
Will Appoint an Eastern Man.
Washington D. C. March 14.—
Western congressmen who ap-
proached the president to urge the
claims of a western candidate for
tlie office of commissioner of pen-
sions are authority for the state-
ment that Cleveland informed
them that he had about deter-
mined to appoint an eastern man
to this position and that the office
would have gone to Gen. Slocum
of New York if his advancing
years had permitted him to under-
take its onerous duties.
—Large uncut newspapers for sale
cheap. A uply at this office. 11 29 tf
IN THE COURTS.
Maurer A Simpson against Fred Mar-
tire an appeal from justices court has
been tiled in J udge Noonan's court.
James R. Davis administrator has sued
Abner Mooney and Bass Nunez to try
title to property and for damages.
F. F. Collins M’f'g. Co. against V. S.
John-on and others is a suit on a promis-
sory note tiled in Judge King's court
The attention of this court this after-
noon will lie devoted to hearing of motions.
Judge Noonan has been engaged all day
in the trial of tlie case of Southall against
Southall a suit to determine the title to
property.
In the commissioners’ court the report
of the county surveyor in reference to
the road and bridge at the Sa ado on the
Old Goliad road where a bridge is being
built by the county and the county sur-
veyor’s field notes of the Martinez road
were approved.
The commissioners gave a certificate of
moral character to Emilio Leal who will
apply for a license to practice law.
In the probate court an order was
enteredapproving the loan by the guar-
dian of the Schaedler minors.
Parsons Steps Out.
Boston March 14.—This is tlie date set
forthe annual meeting of the New York
and New England Ralway company. A
bitter light for possession between the
Parson management and the Reading for
possession was settled some weeks ago
and the resignation of President Parsons
and his board of directors goes into effect
today. McLeod and friends will assume
control.
Scottish Rite Masons.
Kansas City Mo. March IL—The
sixth semi-annual convocation of Scottish
Rite Masons will beein here today and
continue for three days. Degrees from
the fourth to the thirty-second will he
conferred. It is expected that from fifty
to sixty candidates will present tflein-
selves. The work of the convocation will
lie intermingled with social functions and
a number of receptions will be tendered
t he visitors.
Delivery of Mails.
Superintendent David Sanders of the
letter carriers' department in this city
has arranged for the delivery of mails as
fid lows:
In the business portion of the city the
first delivery will be made at 8:10 o'clock
taking the night mails.
The second delivery will be mad" at 11
o'clock taking 'he I. G. N. and South-
ern Pacific northern mails
The first afternoon delivery will be
made at 2:20 o'clock delivering the Cali-
fornia and Corpus Christi mails.
At 5:10 the last delivery will be made
of the eastern mails coming over the
Southern Pacific road.
Tlie residence carriers will make two
deliveries daily at 8:30 a. 111. and 2:30 p.
tn.
At 7:3oo’clock mail will be collected
from 33 boxes in the business portion of
the ci tv.
Yesterday there were 9G7 pounds of
mail delivered by the carriers.
Athletic Sport Notes.
The Mission Athletic club has disban-
ded its football club for the season and
has called in and packed all of the suits
in camphor.
This club will devote its attention to
baseball and to this end will commence a
series of practice games which will test
th" abilities of the players and from there
will pick a team and substitutes for short
in the diamond field this spring and sum-
mer.
Police Court Proceedings.
Judge McAllister dealt with the follow-
ing cases in police court this morning as-
sessing 85 in tines:
Juan Ferres beating and striking con-
tinued.
Walter Weil carelessly running a mo-
tor dismissed. Weil is the motorman
w ho had charge of the car that ran into a
milk cart owned by F Goeve on last
Saturday an account of which was pub-
lished in the Saturday's issue of the
Light.
Walter Evans suspicious character
continued.
Mrs. W. Gagen disorderly conduct con-
tinued .
Charles Hoffman failing to take hack
stand continued.
Ed Purdy drunk and disorderly $5.
Purdy is a frequent visitor to this court
on various charges mostly for being
drunk and disorderly. Last evening
Officer Schumacher arrested him while he
was endeavoring to enter the Catholic
Orphans' Home on Military plaza.
Another Swindler Imprisoned.
For some time Charles Woods a negro
has been carrying on the intelligence
business around the Sunset depot and
has “roped in - ’ a number ot country boys
telling them lie would secure them situa-
tions on various ranches. At noon to-
day Officer Andy Battle detected him
In one of his slick games and he was
lodged in the city jail on the charge of
being a suspicious character.
Asbury Park's New Officers.
Asbury Park March 14.--Asbury
Park the famous New Jersey summer re-
sort having decided to become a city ft
will today elect its first municipal officers.
Southern Tennis Tournameruts.
St. Augustine Fla. March 14.—The
Southern tennis tournaments under tlie
auspices of tlie United States Lawn ten-
nis association begin here today. They
will be followed by the bigevents of Tam
pa Bay March 21.
Dedicating a Cathedral.
St. Petersburg March 14.--It is an-
nounced that tlie services in connection
with thededicaiion of the great Russian
Cathedral erected on the spot where tlie
late Czar was killed begins nere today.
Lumbermen in Debate.
Omaha Neb March 14.—The annual
meeting of the Nebraska association of
retail lumbermen will be held here today.
PRICE $5 a Year
TEXAS STATE LEGISLATURE.
In the State Senate Cooper's memorial
was ordered expunged from the record
and refern d to the committee on educa-
tion. Bill providing fur administration
by husband or wife in case of the insani-
ty of the other is orden d engrossed. The
bill regulating and liaiiiing publication of
opinions of superme court and court of
appeals civil and criminal was consider-
ed and amended so as not to apply to
court of criminal appeals and only to
such other opinions as in the mind of the
judges were necessary and as thus
amended engrossed it was ordered that
the appropriation Dil 1 may be called up
daily in afternoon session Senate passes
bill validating the increase of capital
stock of private corporations. Hog steal-
ing was made a felony by a vote
of Hi to 8 Bill requiring new counties
to pay their proportion of indebtedness
of tlie counties from which they wore
formed was ordered engrossed. Bill
amending law so as to take judgment by
default or second day of court term pass-
ed Bill limiting time to one year within
which property sold for taxes may be re-
deemed was pass«d.
In the House bill 85. regulating assign-
ments and prohibiting preferred creditors
c ime upon pending business and several
amendments were proposed that propos-
ing 33'7 per cent in lien of 50 per cent
was adopted. As ordered engrossed sec-
tion 21 reads: All property conveyed or
transferred by a debtor previous t >. and
in contemplation of insolvency with the
intent or design to defeat delay or de-
fraud creditors or to give preference to
one creditor over another shall pass to
the receiver. as provided for in
section twenty of this bill by
the assignment notwithstanding such
transfer; and the receiver or in case of
his neglect or refusal or creditor or
creditors may in his name upon securing
such receiver against cost of liability sue
for. recover collect and cause the same
to be applied for the benefit of creditors
as other property belonging to the debt-
or's estate in the hands of the receiver
but it shall appear in such action that
the purchaser of any such property bought
the same of the debtor in good faith
and tor valuable consideration and with-
out reason to believe that the debtor was
conveying or transferring the same with
the intent or design aforsaid such pur-
chaser shall lie held to have acquired as
against the receiver and creditors afore-
said. a good and valid title to such prop-
city: emergency clause was added. Sen-
ate's amendment increasing penalty for
hog stealing was concurred in. Bill pass-
es prohibiting slaughter pens within
specified d stance of state institutions or
private residences without consent of
owner.
Judicial committee of the house favors
the Senate bill for location of supreme
civil court.
BEEVILLE BUZZINGS.
Beeville Tex. March 13. 18'33.
The Methodist people will begin a pro-
tracted meeting here on Friday before
the first Sunday in May. A large tent will
be procured for the* accommodation of
the congregation.
Rev. J. C. Russell after ten days’ work
in assisting in a meeting at Goliad re-
turned Friday and filled his usual ap-
pointment at the Methodist Episcopal
chureh yesterday.
MissTengg of San Antonio is in Bee-
ville visiting Mrs. Fowler.
Mrs .1. S. Hodges of Pettus is spend-
ing a few days in Beevihe visiting rela-
tives.
Lee Kilgore and lady are down from the
Alamo cityvisi'inir Mrs. Kilgore's father
Capt. D. A. T. Walton.
Judge Stanley Welch from Corpus
Christi passed through here yesterday on
his way to Oakville on business.
CoiGtable Dave Movers is an applicant
for the appointment of bonded goods in-
spector at Alice. His petition is numer-
ously signed by loading men all over
southwest Texas.
The Misses Donovan late of New York
state give a delightful entertainment at
the opera house last Friday night The
natural musical as well as elocutionary
talent of these two sisters is acknowl-
edged wherever they appear.
The case of Mrs. Mollie Lancaster
against the Alamo Insurance t'o. in
which she sites on a fire policy consumed
t he entire time of district court Saturday.
Judge Fleming of San Antonio L. C.
Hill of Beeville and Judge Hill of Vic-
toria represented the defendant company
and Messrs. Beasley & Flournoy the
plaintiff. The defence is on the ground
that R. A. Lancaster set fire to the build-
ing. The jury was charged by the court
about 11:00 Saturday nivht with instruct-
ions to report their decision in open court
this morning.
Judge C. L. Goodman county clerk of
Orange county and Mr. Sells a leading
merchant of that city have valuable
residence property in Beeville and will
erect nice residences for themseves here
this coming summer. They have also
concluded to erect a large two story brick
business house on a business lot pur-
chased by them some months ago on
Washington street.
S. D. Scudder Esq. of San Antonio
spent Saturday in Beeville.
T. J. Lancaster and lady from San
Marcos are in tlie citv visiting Mr. Lan-
caster’s father. Rev. J. T. Lancaster.
Mr. Godfrey a life insurance agent and
Alf. Thurmond of San Antonio come in
last night.
E.T. Merriman editor of the Corpus
Christi Caller accompanied by his little
son spent Saturday in Beeville.
John 1. Clare one of our leading cattle
deal"rs went up to San Antonio yesterday
and from there will visit Texas points on
business. “Buz.”
■-—♦ ♦ ♦ —
Texas Cattlemen to Organize.
Fort Worth Tex March 14.—At the
convention of Texas stockman held in
San Antonio steps were taken looking to
the consolidation of all the little as-
so iatious in the state into one body. The
plan of organization of the new associa-
tion w II be finally acted upon at the an-
nual convention of the Northwest Texas
Cattle Raisers’ association to be held here
today and tomorrow. The name of the
consolidated or ganization will be the
Texas Cattle Raisers association.
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