San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 282, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 16, 1893 Page: 1 of 8
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San Antonio Daily Light.
Volume XIII Number 282.
BANKS AND BANKERS.
Lockwood National
BANK.
SAN ANTONIO : : : : : TEXAS
J.S.Lockwood Pres. J. Muir Jr. Cashier
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
r. OROOS & CO.
BANKERS
Aud Dealers in Exchange.
Sight Drafts on the principal cities of the
United States and in all European countries.
Foreign coin and currency bought and sold.
SMITH DEVINE & CCL
BANKERS.
Successors to John Twohig
A General Banking Business.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS.
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Boilers Engines
Shafting Pulleys.
Pumps Packing
Belting Hose.
Wind Mills Horse-powers
Troughs Tanks
Jacks Etc. Etc.
REPAIRING of ALL KINDS
OF MACHINERY A SPECIALTY.
WRITE FOR PRICES.
FFCllSltt.
- San Antonio Texas.
DO YOU NEED MONEY ?
Loans on Furniture Vehicles Horses
and other chattels without removal. On
Watches Diamonds Etc. The only tlrm in
the city making a specialty of small real
estate loans Loans made on day of ap-
plication. Short time vendors lien notes
bought. Large real estate loans negotiated.
ABE ASH 215 Alamo Plaza
Plate Factories in Distress.
Pittsburg Pa. Dec. 16.—The
plate glass prospects growing
decidedly gloomy today. The big
plant at Charleroy will be closed
down for an indefinite period.
Hundreds of men will be thrown
out of work. The prospects are
that nearly all the plate glass
factories of the country will be idle
by January Ist. The threatened
tariff reductions and lack of orders
are causes of assignments. How-
ard works’ at Duquesne are closed
down and the Butler plant is work-
ing only half time.
Tried to Escape From Jail.
St. Louis Dec. 15.—A doperate
attempt to escape from jail was
made this morning by Marion
Hedgepeth the train robber
who was recently sentenced
to twenty-five years’imprisonment
for robbing the “Frisco” train at
Glendale Mo. He filed the bars of
his cell door and entering the cor-
ridor attempted to escape from
the window but was captured.
The jail officials think
Hedgepeth’s wife conveyed the
tools to him.
Quiet at Honolulu.
San Francisco Cal. Dec. 16.—
Steamer Australia just arrived
from Honolulu reports everything
quiet at the Islands and no change
in the situation.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
Chicago Dec. 16.—Wheat ’May
67L Corn May 37J. Pork Jan.
’ $12.40. Lard Jan. $7.60.
Washington Dec. 16.—1 n the
House the Senate deficiency bill
came up; bill to relieve Ford thea-
tre sufferers reported favorably.
Washington 1). C. Dec. 16.—
The committee on elections has
decided on the Alabama case
Wheatly vs. Cobb; unanimously in
favor of Cobb the sitting member.
ENGINE FOR SALE.
A 7-horse Van Duzen Gas and
Gasoline engine almost new in
first-class condition. Cost to run
about six cents per hour. The rea-
son for selling is the purchase of a
larger engine of the same make
For further particulars address
T. B Johnson Light office.
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County Officers Elected.
The annual election of officers took
place in the Comity Commissioners’ court
this morning. The only new officer elect-
ed was Dr. Robert Lee Withers county
physician.
As the Light goes to press Mr
Kampmann’s condition is said to
be improved and he is resting easy.
A lert
U dvertisers
"dvcrtise in the DAILY LIGHT
PUBLISHED AT SAN ANTONIO. BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS AND REO IST f RED AT THE POST AS SECOND OL ASS MAIL MATTE-.
ATTEMPTED TO MURDER
BILLIE PINKERTON AT SAN FRAN-
CISCO CAL. -
Tarriff Reductions Paralyzing Glass
Factories.
THE POOR PEOPLE SUFFERING AT
RIO DE JANEIRO.
DESPERATE FIGHT BETWEEN
NIHILISTS AND OFFICERS.
PHIL DWYER JR. DIES AT LOS
ANGELES.
Gov. Hogg Wants Cash—More Par-
ticulars Of Bridge Disaster—At-
tempts to Escape Jail —Quiet At
Honolulu—And Other Fresh News
Via Associated Press.
Narrow Escape of Billie Pinkerton.
San Francisco Cal. Dec. 16.—
Billie Pinkerton the famous Chi-
cago detective had a narrow es-
cape from assassination last night.
Pinkerton arrived here a few days
ago on a pleasure trip and his ar-
rival was chronicled in the news-
papers. Last night about 11 o’clock
he was sitting in the billiard room
of the Palace Hotel talking to De-
tectives Bohen and Seymourof the
local police force when a messen-
ger entered and handed him a
note. - The purport of the commu-
nication was that the writer wish-
ed Pinkerton to meet him in
front of the Crocker building
opposite the hotel as he had some-
thing of great importance to tell
him. Suspecting a trap Pinkerton
arranged witli Bohen and Seymoor
to foliow him and come to his as-
sistance at a given signal. When
Pinkerton reached the Crock-
er building a man stepped out
from the shadow and asked:
“You are Bill Pinkerton arn’t
you?” As the man spoke a light
shone on his face and Pinkerton
recognized him as Jack Hennessy
the notorious train robber whom
he had captured years ago ami
who had sworn to kill Pinker-
ton. Pinkerton realized his posi-
tion but did not lose his nerve.
“My name is Pinkerton” said he;
touched his hat as a signal to the
two detectives who by this time
had approached. Pinkerton now
grabbed him and threw his arms
about the man. A desperate strug-
gle ensued before Hennessy was
overpowered. He was handcuffed
and taken to tlib City prison.
While talking to Pinkerton Hen-
nessy kept his right hand in his
overcoat pocket and in that pock-
et was found a loaded 44 calibre
pistol. Speaking of the affair
afterwards Pinkerton said “I am
convinced Bohen andSeymoursaved
my life. Hennessy is as desperate
a fellow as there is in the country.
He is a train robber and has
operated over the western and
southern states. His last job was
in Mississippi some years ago and
he was captured by me after a long
chase. He was sentenced to a long
term in the Mississippi state pris-
on and after he confessed and his
conviction he swore to have my life.
He escaped from the penitentiary
and tlfure is a standing reward of
$1500 for his' re-capture. Pinker-
ton says he will not claim the re-
ward but will leave that to Bohen
and Seymour who came to
his assistance. Hennessy has
many aliases and the police refuse
to give his real name. He will be
held here until communication
can be had witli the authorities in
Mississippi.
Revolutionists Organizing.
Denver Col. Dec. 16. —A tele-
gram has been received from Fort
Bayard saying it was reported
there that twenty-five men were
arming near Wilcox Arizona pre-
paring to go into Mexico to as-
sist the revolutionists. The de-
partthent officers have telegraphed
to Fort Grant and Bowie military
posts] near the scene of the report-
ed trouble to investigate and en-
fore the neutrality laws.
Phil Dwyer Jr. Dead.
Los AngelesCal. Dec. 16. —Phil
Dwyer Jr. son of the noted turf-
man who came from New York to
this coast a month ago died in
West Mabel hotel last night. He
had been ill for some time past
with consumption.
San Antonio Texas Saturday December 16 1893.
YESTERDAY'S HORROR.
More Particulars About ihe Bridge
Disaster.
Louisville Ky. Dec. 16—At
the scene of yesterday’s bridge dis-
aster everything is bustle and
confusion this morning. The gen-
eral foreman has a large force of
men at work and the work of tak-
ing out the dead will be pushed as
rapidly as possible. The iron and
timbers that cover the piling
are fully ten feet high.
The general impression prevails
that most of the missing bodies
were in the water and probably
throv n over the falls. Should this
be the case if they do not find
lodgment on the island or Port-
land dike they may be recovered
miles down the river. The
injured men have been
given a whole ward in the
new part of the city Horpebert and
every attention is being paid them.
Coroner McCullough will summon
a jury today and make an imme-
diate investigation. The list now
stands 6 dead 16 injured and 16
missing making an estimate of 25
dead nearly correct.
And More Trouble in State Finances.
Austin Tex. Dec. 16.—[Special.]
—Thore is more trouble in tile
state finances. Gov. Hogg had
Comptroller McCall up before him
yesterday afternoon and told him
to issue a circular to the tax col-
lectors to levy on and sell the pro-
perty of all taxpayers who failed
to plant down the cash by January
Ist as the state was in such a con-
dition financially that strenuous
efforts must be made to get the
money. McCall expostulated that
this would do no good as men
would pay it if they had the money
but couldn’t if they didn’t. Tin*
Governor was determined how-
ever and instructed the issuing of
tjie order to be signed by McCall
and not himself. S.
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Digging for a Body.
Gonzales Texas Dec. Hi.—[Spe-
cial] —A force of men are today en-
gaged in digging for the body of a
railroad section hand supposed to
be buried in the ruins of the Gon-
zales county court house which
was destroyed by fire Sunday
morning. A deathly odor arising
from the ruins led to the suspicion
that the body was burled there.
Poor People Suffering.
London Dec. Hi. —A letter re-
ceived here from Rio de Janeiro
dated Nov. 20th says that many
poor people are being driven from
their homes owing to military
operations and that as a result
their sufferings and privations
are very great and they are
obliged to receive public relief.
It is added that the government is
making arbitrary arrests daily
and that the prisons are crowded
with suspects. The extreme par-
tisans have assumed a threatening
attitude towards the friends of the
insurgents and it is said that Rio
de Janeiro may possibly see mob
violence and attacks upon foreign-
ers.
A Fight With Nihilists.
.London DecJ 16.—A dispatch
received here dated from Moscow
says the police of that place as-
sisted by a detachment of Cos-
sacks surrounded and surprised
a large meeting of Nihilists in an
isolated house outside of Mos-
cow. The Nihilists made a desperate
resistance. Fifteen of the police
were wounded and five of the Nihi'
lists committed suicide preferring
death to being captured. Twenty-
two of the Nihilists succeeded in
escaping and fifty of them were
captured.
The Committee Still at Work.
Washington I). C. Dec. 16. —
The sub-committee of the Banking
and Currency committee is still
working on the measure which
was submitted last Tuesday. An
effort is being made to simplify it
as much as possible and members
of the committee say they are
meeting with success as there is
no doubt they say that the bill to
repeal the state bank tax will be
reported.
Keller’s Remains Sent to Alabama.
Tyler Tex. Dec. 17.—[Special.]
—The body of M. C. Keller who
was killed by John Hartfield
while the latter was in a fit of de-
lirium tremens near Tyler last
Tuesday was brought here em-
balmed and expressed to relatives
in Alabama last night where he is
said to bo highly connected.
TOO MUCH HOGG.
TODAY'S EVENTS.
THEY WILL GO BACK TO THE OLD
PLAN.
Honoring Prof. Fisk And Irving The
Great Actor.
dr. McGlynn will preach
IN JERSEY.
The Daughters Meeting—lndoor
Foot Ball—Brooklyn Celebration—
The Run At Braddock—To Re-
lieve The Philadelphia—Etc.
Back to the Old Plan.
Washington Dec. 16.—There
are places for twelve bright young
men in the Revenue Marine ser-
vice. An examination of the can-
didates will take place in this city
today. There are at present fifteen
candidates who have signified a
willingness to appear in competi-
tion for the commission of Third
Lieutenant. The successful candi-
dates will serve for two years on
the cutter Chase and acquire the
practical duties of their positions.
The Chase is at London which has
become the training school for ca-
dets the rank the new appointees
will hold at first. This is a return
to the old method of recruiting the
Revenue Marine Service. For a
time the vacancies in the
service were filled by the appoint-
ment of young men who had failed
at the Naval Academy but in re-
cent years all the graduates of the
Annapolis institution have found
places in the navy and there has
been no prospect that the revenue
marine would obtain officers from
that source. The young men who
have so far notified the Treasury
department that they will appear
are as follows: J. E. Abbott An-
napolis; Frank IL Bates Ithaca
N. V.; A. A. Bascom Seattle; L.
Donaldson Winchester Ya. ;’John
Haggerty New York City; Henri
I*. Des Garenner Washington 1).
C.; E. C. Stearnes and Henry Ulke
Washington and August Von
Bay vr I’h il adel ph la.
Honoring Prof. Fiske.
New York Dec. 16.—Prof. John
Fiske of Cambridge the eminent
historian will speak at a banquet
in his honor to be given by the
New York Society of |he Sons of
the Revolution at Delmonico’s this
day. Tills date is the anniversary
of the “Boston Tea Party” and
Prof. Fiske’s address will be con-
cerning that event. Gen. Horace
Porter president-general of the
National Society will speak
upon “The Soldier of the Rev-
olution.” Secretary of the Treas-
ury Carlisle and others will also be
heard. In the absence of Mr.
Depew Mr. Robert B. Roosevelt
will preside and make the welcome
address. Those who will attend
are Robert S. Williams president
of the Oneida National bank of
i'tica N. Y. and his son Prof.
Williams of John Hopkins Univer-
sity Baltimore. Both of them are
members of the society and are
lineal descendants of Thomas Wil-
liams who assisted at the original
tea party in Boston Harbor.
Brooklyn’s Celebration.
Brooklyn Dec. 16.—The New
England Society of Brooklyn will
eat its fourteenth annual dinner
this day at the Assembly Rooms of
the Academy of Music. There
will be seats for 216 guests. Judge
Pratt will preside. Those expect-
ed to respond to the toasts are
Justice Harlan of the United
States Supreme court; Joseph IL
Choate Dr. Richard S. Storrs Gen.
Horace Porter President Merrill
E. Gates Mayor-elect Schieren
and Mayor Boody.
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Will Run at Braddock.
McKeesport Dec. 16.— It is
stated that the hundred-yard foot
race between Ed. Miller of this
city —and Martin Hogan of
Youngstown which will be for
$l5O a side today will be run at
Braddock. The place was left open
at the time the match was made.
Dr. McGlynn in Jersey.
New York Dec. 16.—Dr. Mc-
Glynn it is announced will cele-
brate mass and preach in the
Church of Our Lady of Grace in
Hoboken tomorrow at the in-
stance of Rev. Patrick Corrigan
the pastor.
A Dinner to Henry Irving.
New York Dec. 16 —The Lotos
club tonight gives a supper to
Henry Irving.
Price: $5 a Year.
To Relieve the Philadelphia.
San Francisco Dec. 16.—The
United States steamer Mohican
has received orders to sail for Ho-
nolulu today. The vessel came
out of the Mare Island drydock
Dec. 9. While in the drydock all
her stores were put aboard and
nothing remained except to give
one engines full test. The engines
have been thoroughly overhauled
and the screw after being inspect-
ed and cleaned has been replaced.
New rails have been put
under the eight-inch guns
and new teak deck planks
laid. Commander Clark formerly
of the Marion is in charge and
the executive otlicer is Wadham
who relieves Moore. The officers
say that the Mohican is to relieve
the Philadelphia which it is fear-
ed will suffer from tropical waters
as the Boston did. The Philadel-
phia will go to Madre Island dry-
dock for overhauling. The Mohi-
can can make about nine knots
and will reach Honolulu in twelve
or fourteen days.
Indoor Football.
New York Dec. 16.—Manager
William A. Brady has completed
arrangements for a monster foot-
ball tournament to be held in Mad-
ison Square Garden this evening.
Two games will be played and the
contesting teams will be the Vol-
unteers of Harlem the strong
elevens of the Pastime Athletic
Club and the Varuna Boat Club
and the Dobbs Ferry Football
Club. These contests will be the
last of their kind of the season.
The Brooklyn oarsmen will be
greatly strengthened by the addi-
tion of several Crescent Athletic
players while the Dobbs Ferry
boys will play several star mem-
bers of the Princeton’s champion
eleven and two of the Yale ’varsity
team.
Daughters of the Revolution.
New York Dec. 16.—The
Daughters of the American Revo-
lution have tendered to Professor
John Fiske and the ladies of his
family a complimentary reception
to be held at the Hotel New Neth-
erland this afternoon and proceed-
ing the banquet from 3 o’clock to
5. The Sons will join in the recep-
tion. General Earle has placed at
the disposal of the two societies
the parlor floor of his hotel. The
remarkable energy and enthusiasm
of the “Daughters” in organizing a
public demonstration of any kind
promises to make the reception a
notable incident of this anniver-
sary of the Boston Tea party.
Gypsies in Town.
There is in this city in the vicin-
ity of West End a camp of gypsies.
The party consists of four men and
three women. They were here seve-
ral months ago but left for a trip
over tile state and returned but
lately. They travel in two well-
used-up wagons each of which is
drawn by two horses. There are
also a number of mules two bears
and a monkey in the party. It is
learned from residents between St.
Hedwigand Lavernia twenty miles
east of here that tills party of gyp-
sies have paid visits to their houses
and asked for food for their ani-
mals. That request being granted
they asked for food for themselves.
Finally on learning that no one
was home but the wives and sis-
tersand that the men were absent
the gypsies would no longer be
beggars but become thieves and
robbers. They would demand
money and if such was refused
they threatened to enter the house
and help themselves.
NOTICE.
We extend to all a cordial invita-
tion to call and examine our large
stock of Dolls Toys and Holiday
Goods which we offer at the very
lowest prices. Store open until 9
p. m. Riedell A Uo
12 11 17t 509 and 511 E. 1 louston.
CHEAP READING.
Our subscribers can get three
novels by standard authors at
the Light office for ten cents
Cut out this slip and bring it
with you. 9 12 tf.
Best Claret Wines
600 and 650 per gallon at L.
Kunkel’s 133 N. Flores street.
’ 10 4 3m
BUGGIES AND CARRIAGES.
Until Jan. Ist don’t buy a buggy
or carriage without getting our
prices. J. E. Cawthon & Co.
12 13 tf 221 W. NuevaSt.
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