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SAN ANTONIO DAILY LIGHT
Volume XVII No. 15«.
BANKS AND BANKERS.
LOCKWOOD
.National Bank.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS.
J. S. Lockwood Pres.
3. Muir Jr. Cashier.
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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.
' TRY
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to Texas cities and towns. New sta-
tions opened continually and addition-
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party wanted.
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can talk from their own telephone.
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from telephone toll stations.
M. F. THOMAS Local Manager.
LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST.
Showers this afternoon and probably
Saturday.
CITY TOPICS.
THINGS LOOKED AFTER.
The Callaghan administration is
making reputation in the way of look-
ing after the little things as well as
the larger interests of the city. The
city hall will soon be thoroughly
cleaned renovated and made to look
like a well cared for public building.
Many of the streets have been repaired
and considerable street work under-
taken. In fact there has been a show
of thoroughness -in every department
of city government. Mayor Callaghan
pays his laborers and his officers and
requires of them good service. It
would have been easy sailing with the
last administration had more person-
al attention been paid to the small
things. There is no denying the fac|
that the last she months of Mr. Elmen-
dorf’s administration was marked by
indifference on the part of the city
officials; this was largely due to the
fact that pay days had ceased to be
an incident In the city government.
The people became lukewarm toward
the administration; public confidence
w-as shaken; disgust took the place of
enthusiasm with a large section of
the adherents of the then ruling fac-
tion. Mayor Callaghan's election was
a result of a revulsion of public opin-
ion. Will he hold his adherents to
him in the next election. Most certain-
ly he is striving to win the people by
attending to the business of the city.
THE BICYCLE QUESTION.
The suggestion made at the city
school board meeting to prohibit the
use of bicycles by female teachers
won’t do. Might just as well prescribe
a certain kind of dress bonnet shoes
and require them to eat a certain kind
of food. No government has ever at-
tempted to regulate the dress food
drink or manner of locomotion of its
employes. The bike has become a rec-
ognized means of locomotion the civ-
ilized world over especially It is a
boon to all persons male and female
who live a distance from their busi-
ness places saving the keeping of a
horse or fare on railways. There is a
difference of opinion as to the propri-
ety of females using them but the
weight of opinion is in favor of the
bike. What is good for the male is
good for the female. The most emin-
ent scientists who have taken the
pains to investigate . the bike pro-
nounce it a health promoter for both
sexes. When first introduced great
prejudice existed against female bik-
ers but use and custom has changed
the current of opinion. That it has
become the horse of all classes has
somewhat discredited It as a favorite
with the fashionable. It is perfectly
proper that people should differ as to
the propriety of using the bike as a
female method of locomotion but this
should be a matter left to the decision
of the individual. One thing might be
insisted on that teachers conform to
the most modest costume while riding
to the schools; this will be a big
stretch of power but might be tolerat-
ed. Better take up individual cases
where complaint is made.
GIVE THEM A BENEFIT.
San Antonio for the first time In ten
years has a baseball team that has
played winning ball which has been
a big advertisement for our town. The
patronage for the last half dozen doz-
en games has been very poor barely
enough to pay the expenses which is
not encouraging to the boys. Let the
rooters come together and decide upon
a benefit. Help the boys out. Our
street car companies could well afford
to chip in quite liberally. The custo-
dian of the Springs could also at a
very little expense furnish the Mili-
tary band music for the occasion.
PUBLISHED AT BAN ANTONIO BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS AND REGISTERED AT THE POSTOFFICE AB SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER.
1 PHASED ■ U.
Onr Jubilee Representation
THAT COUNTRY REGARDS US
MORE AS A FRIEND
THAN EVER.
They Say We Are Getting Over
Our “Diplomatic Selfishnes”
The Affair Has Been
A Great Boon To
This Country
New York June 25. —A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
The favorable impression produced
In England by President McKinley's
action in appointing a special embas-
sy for the historic occasion of the
Queen's jubilee is emphasized by the
distinction with which it has been re-
ceived at court and in the highest so-
ciety circles. All the members of the
special embassy shared in the excep-
tional honors and attentions paid them
as representatives of the United States.
Royalty has set the style and every
reference to America in the public
press is sympathetic and appreciative.
The fact is generally recognized that
America has departed from her usual
half hearted methods of diplomatic
Intercourse with foreign nations and
taken her place with dignity and dis-
tinction in the world’s court of honor
opened in London for the purpose of
congratulating the Queen and her em-
pire on her long and prosperous reign.
Good feeling has been promoted by
this exceptional demonstration of
American courtesy and appreciation
and the way may have been opened
for the adjustment of several ques-
tions vlthlly affecting the United
States. For example the three silver
envoys with Senator Wolcott at their
head will arrive in London next w’eek
after entering upon their work in Par-
is under the most favorable circum-
stances. Their main object is to In-
terest the leading European powers in
the question ot bimetallism and to
secure their consent to reassembling
the monetary conference.
The French government favors this
project and Germany only awaits the
action of England in order to fall into
line. The House of Commons has
passed an academic resolution In fa-
vor of bimetallism but the ministers
are divided on the subject. Mr. Bal-
four is a convinced bimetallist and sev-
eral of his colleagues are of the same
mind. Lord Salisbury is known to
share Mr. Balfour’s view’s although he
is more cautious and more guarded in
and others are on the fence and there
Is only one pronounced monometallist
with convictions unclouded by doubt.
This is the chancellor of the exchequer
with financial London behind him. The
important fact which lb understood in
the best circles of Information is that
the ministers while unable to agree
upon any one point will undoubtedly
consent to send delegates to a new
international conference. This may be
stated with the utmost positiveness.
The delegates moreover will not be
hidebound to monometallism while con-
vinced in advance that nothing can be
done for it but open minded men are
ready to discuss the complex question
in all its bearings. The reopening of
the .Indian mints is also probable.
Senator Wolcott and his colleagues
In pressing their argument here for
fresh international action will have
many influences in their favor and one
of the strongest will be the good feel-
ing produced by American hearty par-
ticipation in the jubilee celebration.
Ex-Secretary Foster will also arrive
next week from St. Petersburg where
he is reported to have met with con-
siderable success in negotiating with
the Czar’s movement in relation to the
pelagic seal fisheries. His reappear-
ance in London will be premature since
he cannot reasonably hope to secure
the reopening of the seal fisheries ques-
tion this year especially when he has
sent to the foreign office a needlessly
aggressive presentation of the case.
Other questions are unsattled between
England and America and the ex-
change of good offices and jubilee con-
gratulations over the event in which
the Queen’s subjects are profoundly
Interested can hardly fall to be help-
ful in securing a satisfactory acknowl-
edgement of them.
DIED OF APPOPLEXY.
Chattanooga Tenn. June 25.—Hon.
J. H. Bible United States district at-
torney for East Tennessee 4nd one of
the most active politicians of the state
was found dead in bed at his home in
this city this morning. His death was
ascribed to appoplexy.
Caused It.
San Antonio Texas Friday June 25 1897.
REED’S COMMITTEES.
Ie Will Name Them on the Last Day
of the Present Session.
New York June 25.—A special to the
Journal and Advertiser tram Wash-
ington sayz:
Speaker Reed will name his commit-
teemen the day the present session
closes. This will give each chairman
time to get his bills In shape for filing
appoint his sub-committees and have
everything In shape for the regular
session of Congress when it meets in
December. By following this course
there will be no waiting until after the
holidays for the house to organize.
The list as it stands today makes but
few changes in chairmanships rfom
those of the last house. The chairman
of the most important committees are
given below:
Chairmen selected —Accounts B. Bo-
dell New York; agriculture J. W.
Wadsworth New York; appropria-
tions J. G. Cannon Illinois; banking
and currency J. H. Walker Massa-
chusetts; claims C. N. Brumm Penn-
sylvania; coinage weights and meas-
ures C. W. Stone Pennsylvania; Dis-
trict of Columbia J. W. Babcock Wis-
consin; education G. A. Grow Penn-
sylvania; elections No. 1L. W. Royse
Indiana; elections No. 2 G. W. Prince
Illinois; election of president vice pres-
ident and representatives. W. C. Ar-
nold Pennsylvania;enrolled bills Alva
L. Hager Iowa; tpreign affairs R. R.
Hitt Illinois; immigration and natura-
lization S. Barthold Missouri; Indian
affairs J. H. Sherman New York; in-
terstate and foreign commerce William
P. Hepburn Iowa; invalid pensions
Winfield S. Kerr Ohio; arid lands
William R. Ellis Oregon; judiciary
D. B. Henderson Iowa; labor J. J.
Gardner New Jersey; manufacturers
George W. Faris Indiana; merchant
marine and fisheries Sereno E. Payne
New York: military J. A. T. Hull Io-
wa; militia B. E. Marsh Illinois;
mines and mining R. G. Couzlns Io-
wa; naval affairs C. A. Boutelle
Maine; Pacific railroad pensions H. C.
Loudenslager New Jeraey; post and
post roads H. H. Powers Vermont;
patents Josiah D. Hicks Pennsylvan-
ia; pensions Eugene F. Loud Califor-
nia; public buildings and grounds
David H. Mercer Nebraska; public
lands John F. Lacey Iowa; railways
and canals C. A. Chlckering New
York; rivers and harbors W. B. Hock-
ers New York; territories William S.
Knox Massachusetts; war claims T.
M. Mahon Pennsylvania from those of
the last house.
ACTORS KILLED.
Los Angeles Cal. June 2a. —Mana-
ger Jack Williams of the Columbia
Opera company has received a tele-
gram from Frank Curtis a member of
the company who is at Rossland B.
C. to the effect that Curtis and his
wife who was known on the stage as
Pauline Williams was killed in a shaft
at Rossland. They were married at
San Francisco two weeks ago and were
on their wedding tour.
The identity of the cirl is not known
even to her husbana who asks Wil-
liams for information.
SPANIARDS DEFEATED.
New York June 25.—A special to the
Herald from Havana says:
General Gomez Is west of the Juca-
ro-Moron trocha and when Garcia was
last heard of he was encamped near
Bayoma. In the meantime in the
“pacific” provinces the rebels are still
in evidence. Castillo had a skirmish
with a Spanish column on June 18.
The Spaniards were routed and lost
thirty-three men and four officers.
A BRAVE ENGINEER.
Pinned in the Debris of his Cab
Brings His Engine to a Stop.
New York. June 25. —The train on
the Central Railroad of New Jersey
which is known as the “Newark spe-
cial” between Newark and Point Pleas-
ant met with an accident between
Hazlet and Middletown. But for tbe
nerve and courage of Engineer William
R. Bennett there would have been loss
ot life and serious injuries.
The train consisted of three passen-
ger coaches and a combination bag-
gage and smoking car. On the trip to
Newark it left Red Bank on time and
was traveling about a mile a minute
when the driver rod on the right sid*
of the engine broke and flying up
struck the top of the cab over the win-
dow where Engineer Bennett sat. He
was knocked from his seat and the
broken rod smashed the cab into
splinters. He was badly bruised and
bleeding from a dozen wounds but he
managed to evade the pounding rod
crawl over the boiler and signal “down
brakes.”
He then tried the air brakes
but found the air pump which operates
the brakes'had also been smashed by
the rod. His fireman Geo.W.Roland.was
helplessly pinned in on his side of the
cab by the timbers which had been
crushed in upon him. After a run of
fully a mile under these conditions in
a minute the train came to a stand-
still. The fireman was found to be un-
hurt and Bennett’s injuries while se-
vere and painful were found to be not
serious. Congratulations were shower-
ed upon the” engineer by the passen-
gers and a committee of wealthy bus-
iness men was formed for a more sub-
stantial recognition of his bravery.
■ soil H.
Everything Completed For
The Affair.
ALL THE COACHERS ARE CON-
FIDENT AND SURE OF
VICTORY.
Interviews With Them Show Them
To Be Enthusiastic In Their
Crew’s Ability To Win
The Big Race This
Afternoon
New York June 25. —The Journal
and Advertiser prints statements made
at Poughkeepsie by Coach Lehmann
of the Harvard crew Coach Cook of
the Yale crew and Dr. Walker B. Peet
the well known boating expert re-
garding the prospects of the three
crews in today’s boat race. Mr. Leh-
mann says:
“Whatever may happen in the race
I have no complaint to make in the
way in which the men have taken up
new ideas and have carried them out in
practice or the way In which they
have borne the hardships and difficul-
ties of training. On the contrary I
am perfectly satisfied that whether
Harvard wnls or loses the crew will
do Its very best from first to last. We
are well boated. Our oars made by
Donoghue are excellent and the ac-
tual physical condition of the crew is
in every way satisfactory. The crew
has done very well since we came to
Poughkeepsie although the practice
has been much interfered with by the
rough water that has prevailed nearly
all the time. Toward the end of the last
week the men went back In their work
for no perceptible reason but from the
beginning of this week they have
steadily improved and they have done
better work than at any previous pe-
riod of tbeir practice. Allowing for
individual eccentricities that exist In
every crew these men are now rowing
what I consider to be the English
stroke as I have taught it myself and
have heard it taught by others. They
have not the weight and power of our
record crews that I remember but on
the whole I think that striking an av-
erage they compare Very favorably
with good university crews whether
from Oxford or Cambridge. This
merely refers to the work done in prac-
tice. Their racing ability as a com-
bination will be tested in the race to-
day. lam very hopeful of the result.”
Mr. Cook says:
“In the old days of New London ra-
ther under former conditions I should
say that Yale was a sure winner but
this year Harvard has the fastest crew
she ever had. I think Harvard and
Yale are evenly matched for today’s
race —at least for three miles. After
that the crew that holds its form and
has the endurance should win. Mr.
Lehmann and I agree that both Har-
vard and Yale will defeat Cornell and
from what he said to me 1 believe he
thinks his crew has a slightly better
chance ot winning than my crew. Mr.
Lehmann has produced better form
then Yale possesses but I think my
failure to get as good a steady swing
is due to the difficulty I experienced in
changing Yale's stroke this year. For
my part I am in doubt whether it will
be Harvard or Yale. If the conditions
are good the time made I think will
be the fastest ever rowed by an eight-
oared crew. Our men are in splendid
condition and I think the same can be
said of our opponents from Cambridge
and Ithaca. I consider the Yale crew
as fast as any we ever produced.”
Dr. Peet says: "On a basis of the
physical character of men who make
up the crews of Yale Harvard and Cor-
nell one can reach some interesting
conclusion. The Yale men are the
tallest with their average of a full six-
foqt to a man. Harvard is but slightly
inferior (21-100 of an inch); Cornell’s
five feet ten and a half inches are well
over the medium. But it is another
story when one considers the ages of
the men. Whereas the Yale men are
the best calculated to look over the
shoulders of their fellows in a crowd
they are considerably younger than ei-
ther of their rivals. In fact the
composite man will have the first req-
uisite of the voter for. five eights of
year. Harvard’s average man might
have voted two fifths of a year ago
while the shorter Cornell man is five
eights of a year past his 21st birthday.
The question of age amounts to every-
thing when one looks kt the weight
of the men. The Yale men are giants
with their average of 173% pounds of
advoirdupois are 5% pounds more per
man than Harvard. Cornell’s mean
eight is almost ten pounds less than
her nearest rival. Harvard and almost
Price $5.00 a Year
fifteen pounds less than the composite
New Havener. To make a short re-
sume the Yale man has the advantage
in height and weight but suffers much
in age. Her men have grown fast and
have not had the same opportunity to
fill out. John Harvard is in much bet-
ter condition than Ell Yale. He is on-
ly a wee bit shorter and almost as
heavy which with his added age more
than counterbalances either former
defect. Cornell would be away out of
It were It not for his age. He weighs
but 158 7-8 pounds but with his age—2l
and 5-8 years—he has attained his full
growth and almost his whole quota of
strength. Finally and this counts for
much the Cornell men’s form In row-
ing Is the easiest and the moothest
John Harvard takes several strained
position in his stroke which make an
exceptional strain on his muscles.
This would prove fatal to the general
run of men. The Yale man occupies
a position betwixt and between his
two rivals. The freshmen race was
won by the heaviest crew the next
most powerful crew came in second
and the lightest crew last. And strength
may tell again today in the “Varsity
race.”
HANGED FOR MURDER. _
St. Joseph Mo. June 25.—James Pol-
lard colored was hanged in the jail
yard In this city this morning for the
murder of Joseph Irvin also colored.
DALY DENIES IT.
New York June 25—Marcus Daly.the
well known horse man who Is in the
city today denies that he made an of-
fer to Gubbins for Galtee Moore win-
ner of the English derby.
SHIPMENTS OF GOLD.
New York June 25. —Total shipments
of gold for tomorrow announced so
far Is $1800000.
FITZ AND SULLIVAN.
The Champion Will Fight the Ex-
Champion and Give Him Odds.
New York June 25.—When question-
ed by a Journal and Advertiser repor-
ter concerning John L. Sullivan’s chal-
lege Robert Fitzsimmons said:
“Yes I saw John’s challenge in the
Journal and it really makes me feel
merry. Ha hd John L. Sullivan;
back in the ring again and says he
means It. Some times I feel sorry for
John. Don’t he understand that there
is no possible show in the world for
him to win a fight with a man like
me? Perhaps I should not say that
however because he is evidently sin-
cere In what he imagines he can do.
And then again he is over there train-
ing with Bill Muldoon and if any man
alive can put him In condition to make
a fight Muldoon is the man. He knows
more about physical developments and
training than any other man living
and he may be able to do wonders
with John.
"I will accept the chaileg to this
extent: First of all It is not to be
a finish fight so far as I am concern-
ed. Do you think I want to jeopardise
my liberty by hitting John L. Sulli-
van hard enough to knock him out?
He would simply drop dead. To fight
a finish fight with Sullivan would be
committing manslaughter and I do not
take a fancy to that. I will go further
and give him a chance that no pug-
ilist has ever had and if it is not the
squarest proposition you ever heard
then suggest something else that is
and I will agfee to it. First of all I
wish not to fight him to a finish but
better still he can fight me to a finish.
If he can do it in a four or six round
go. I will spar for points and treat
him nicely while he can fight for a
knockout. I will positively agree to
let him try as hard as he can to drop
me in that time and as an additional
assurance to John to keep away from
his smashes and show him that I can
hit him at will.”
THE WEATHER.
Washington June 25. Weather for
Western Texas: Showers this after-
noon; probably fair Saturday with
variable winds.
A PRETTY ROMANCE.
Rich Englishman Buys an Intended
Bride Educates Her and
Marries Her.
Bismarck N. D„ June 25.—The mar-
riage of Thomas D. Gronan represent-
ing an English syndicate which sent
him here three years ago was the cul-
mination of a pretty romance in which
Picture Eyes a Sioux Indian girl is
the crown jewel. More than 2 years ago
young Gronan an educated English-
man and a man of the world rode over
the Medora and found a mob surround-
ing the jail and clamoring for the life
of an alleged Indian horsethief while
kneeling before the mand pleading more
with the looks and tears than words
was the Indian's daughter. Picture
Eyes. Gronan's eloquence saved the
Indian who proved an alibi and for ten
packages of tobacco Gronan bought of
Four toes the girl’s affianced husband.
He then sent Picture Eyes to the In-
dian school at Carlisle. Pa. and she
finished her education at a seminary at
St. Paul Minn. Last evening she be-
came his bride.
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