San Antonio Daily Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 237, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 14, 1897 Page: 1 of 8
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SAN ANTONIO DAILY LIGHT
PUBLISHED AT SAN ANTONIOBEXAR COUNTY TEXAS AND REGISTERED AT THE POSTOFFICE AS SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER.
Volume XVII No. 237.
BANKS AND BANKERS
LOCKWOOD
National Bank.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS.
J. S. Lockwood Pres.
J. Muir Jr. Cashier.
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
F. Groos & 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 Mexian dol-
lars. Foreign coin and currency
bought and sold.
TRY
The LONG DISTANCE TELE-
PHONE to Texas cities and towns.
New stations opened continually and
additional facilities added. Ask cen-
tral for party wanted.
SUBSCRIBERS
can talk from their own telephone.
OTHERS
from telephone toll stations.
M. F. Thomas Local Manager.
Inrmnn n fire Insurance
fP Co. Of N. Y.
JU IU U PHONE 439
Office at CITY INSURANCE OFFICE
CO-OPERATIvE
ALAMO INSURANCE BUILNING
- LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST:
Fair tonight and tomorrow.
WMli
Jake Merle has resumed duties as
foreman in the Sunset roundhouse.
George Bennett of the Sunset shops
is the proud father of a Hue new boy.
W. A. Detweiler a conductor and W.
F. Helwig an engineer are at the Ar-
cade from Cincinnati Ohio.
"*Joe Sweeney the Sunset newsdeal-
er. is up again after being in bed sev-
eral days with the dengue.
Three cars of fruit which are laHng
shipped from California to New York
were re-iced in the Sunset yards yes-
terday under the able supervision of
Barney Cunningham.
SHOCKED BY A FALL.
A young Lady Injured and Mortified
Sues For Damages.
Miss Lena Porter aged 21 years in-
stituted suit against the city for dam-
ages in the sum of $21110 and for
$5000 for shock of modesty mortifi-
cation shame and mental suffering
and $lO for the loss of a pair of gold
spectacles. On last March 4 Miss Por-
ter was driving along East Crockett
street between Navarro and St.
Mary's strets when a trace of the
harness became unhitched where up-
on the horse backed into the river
there being no protection on the bank
and Miss Porter the horse and bug-
gy were precipitated down the bank
a distance of about twenty feet into
the river and she was bruised and in-
jured and her clothes were torn from
her body in the presence of bystand-
ers. Miss Porter shows in her peti-
tion that she is a tailoress by occupa-
tion.
FITZSIMMONS’ COACHMAN.
New York Sept .14.—Robert Fitz-
simmons the pugilist has been arres-
ted on a warrant secured by Howard
J. Patterson. Patterson has been act-
ing as coachman for the pugilist. Last
Saturday Fitzsimmons discharged the
coachman. A quarrel followed and
Patterson alleges that the pugilist
assaulted him. Patterson has also
sued the pugilist for $2000 damages.
A BIG CLUB HOUSE.
The plans have been drawn and
specifications written for a fine new
three-story brick stone trimmed club
house for the Harmony club to soon
l»e built somewhere near the present
location corner Navarro and Houston
streets. The estimated cost of the
building will likely not be less than
$50000. The idea is to have the finest
club house in the south with card
and reception rooms a bowling alley
and gymnasium baths and a ball
room which will be the largest on the
state.
The contract will be let in the next
few days.
BIG HOTEL BURNING.
Flagstaff Arix. Sept. 14 2:30 a. m.
—Grand Canon hotel is burning. No
water facilities. Looks like half the
town would go.
■IBM.
Somebody Blundered And
Her Bottom Bulged.
THE HALIFAX DOCKING COM-
PANY IS UNEASY OVER
THE BULGE
Who Was At Fault The Dockers Or
The Naval Constructors?—There
Seems To Have Been Some
Carelessness In Placing
The Supporting Blocks.
New York SCept. 14.—A special to
the Journal and Advertiser from Hali-
fax says:
During the recent docking of the
battle ship Indiana her bottom bulg-
ed under the forward turret. The
fault is attributed to Naval Construc-
tor Bowles of New York. He came
here to see that the docking was prop-
erly dpne. The weight of the turrets
were so great that the bottom sank.
The dock oflicials say that they have
docked British naval vessels much
heavier than the Indiana without
trouble and they regret the accident of
the Indiana because critics in the Unit-
States will be disposed to throw blame
on them and accuse them of purpose-
ly trying to cripple one of the best ves-
sels in the American navy.
The matter of the docking of the In-
diana at Halifax is now before the
navy department in a report from
Capt. Taylor the commanding officer.
The department officials try to make
light of the matter but it is declared
nevertheless that the damage is real-
ly serious as it will require extensive
repairs as soon as the vessel can be
detached from the squadron of evolu-
tion.
Although the docking was in charge
of Constructor Bowles of the New
York navy yard who had been sent to
Halifax for that express purpose the
safety of the battle ship was endan-
gered by the failure of those in charge
of the docking to observe the simple
precaution of placing enough blocks
under those places along the keel
where the greatest weight should
naturally come.
The distance between the keel blocks
which are made of heavy oak timber
seems to have been too wide to sup-
port the enormous weight which in
vessels of the Indiana’s class is con-
centrated on the the lines of the tur-
rets After the ship had been in the
doek a few hours it was discovered
that the keel was cutting through the
oak blocks and that then* was a bulge
under the forward turret Steps were
at once taken to shore up that part
of the vessel to prevent further set-
tling. The ends of the blocks which
had been crushed had been forced up
and had identified the bottom of the
ship about six inches in length and
about one half inch in depth on both
sidefl.
Officers who are in the secret of the
matter say that an investigation to fix
the responsibility for this accident will
have to be called. The dock officials
at Halifax are known to have express-
ed regret feeling that there may be a
disposition in the United States to
think them capable of intentionally
allowing the safety of the American
battle ship to be placed in jeopardy
when such was not the case.
SOMEBODY LIES.
Conflicting Statements as to That
Santa Fe Wreck.
Emporia Kas. Sept. 14.—A Coro-
ner’s inquest over the victims of the
recent Santa Fe wreck was begun here
yesterday. Many witnesses were
heard and the testimony was exceed-
ingly conflicting. Conductor Alexan-
der Ferguson and all the train men on
the California express train testified
positively that although warned to
look for orders at Lang they saw no
red light displayed only white ones
and on being cross-examined were pos-
itive there were no red light shown.
One colored man was positive there
was no light at all. whether red
or whjte. The agent at Lang. N. B.
Larson testified that according to or-
ders he displayed a red light and was
horrified when the train passed at full
speed without stopping. James Wood
William B. Nichols. Mrs. Nichols his
wife and two sons. George and Al-
bert all residents of Lang or on farms
near Lang corroborated the agent’s
story stating that they were waiting
for the east bound train to go to the
Burlington fair that Larson told them
Bryan was on the west bound train
San Antonio. Texas Tuesday Siltember 14.1897.
and called their attention to tinned
light and stated that they would
able to see Bryan as the train must
stop to let the east bound train pass.
After hearing about fifteen witnesses’
an adjournment was had until Thurs-
day. ’ w
A CROOKED DEAL.
The Race Mare Elsie S. Was Poison-
ed.
Middleton. N. Y. Sept. 14.—Since the
two-year-old race for $7500 between
Mr. Harriam's Elsie S. and Marcus
Daly's Limerick at Morris park dur-
ing the meeting of the Orange county
trotting circuit in which Elsie S. was
defeated there has been a greatt deal
of comment concerning the result.
Many of the horsemen made the
statement that they did not believe
that Elsie 8. was properly trained.
They pointed to the fa< t that a few
days previous to the stake race she
had been sent along for a half mile rec-
ord and that this had retarded her
speed when she was brought out
against Limerick.
The fact of the matter is that on the
day after Elsie S. made the half mile
record attempt and two days before
her race with Limerick she became
ill and to Mr. Ryerson s mind she
showed symptoms of poisoning.
Although uncertain he forwarded for
analysis some droppings of the animal
to Dr. Ernest K. Lederle chemist of
the board of health of Net? York
City. Dr. Lederle’s analysis showed
that the droppings contained strych-
nine and a certificate was issued to
that effect and returned to Ryerson.
PEARL PICKERS IN MO.
Chillicothe Mo. Sept. 14.—Medicine
Creek a small stream whose source is
in lowa and which runs through the
eastern part of the county is found to
abound in pearls. Two men from
lowa who have been quietly follow-
ing the creek for the past week reach-
ed here today having a pocket full of
pearls found on that creek.
ST. LOUIS IS NOT SCARED.
St. Louis Sept. 14. —The St. Louis
health department has not quarantined
the city against the arrivals from the
yellow fever stricken towns of the
south and in all probability it will not
be done until the disease has become
a more violent epidemic than at pres-
ent. Health Commissioner Starkhoff
says that ft would take tally 10(10 men
to guard the different avenues enter-
ing the city and that the yellow jack
has yet reached the point where the
employment of so many men for the
purpose is deemed necessary.
THOSE FAMOUS FAIR DEEDS.
San Francisco Sept. 14.—After five
months of bitterly contested trial the
famous Angus-Craven will case was
submitted to the jury by Judge
Slack at one o’clock yesterday after-
noon and that body retired to delober-
ate on its answer to the three momen-
tous questions referred to it. They
are:
First are the two pencil deeds in
controversy signed by the late James
G. Fair?
Second if so were they duly acknow-
ledged by him?
Third was there a conspiracy exist-
ing between Mrs. Nettie R. Craven
Mrs. Haskins and Judge Conney
which had for its object the breaking
of the will?
PRESIDENT ANDREWS.
Providence R. L Sept. 14.—Presi-
dent Andrews has returned from con-
ference at Saratoga N. Y. with John
Brisben Walker but he has however
nothing to say in regard to his own
plans of those of the Cosmo-
politan University. It is generally un-
derstood that the president will lead
the chapel service at Brown on Wed-
nesday when college opens and plans
are on foot on the part of the stu-
dents to give him a reception upon
this occasion. The collegians are hot
partisans of President Andrews.
READY FOR SPAIN.
Uncle Sam Will Leave Nothing to
Chance.
New York Sept 14.—A special to the
Journal and Advertiser from Wash-
ington says:
It is now evident that the gevern-
ment is getting ready to deal with
Spain very vigorously. The board of
officers of the navy' department has
had as conference' as to the scheme of
maintaining operations against Spain.
A plan which was walked out in de-
tail some months ago was discussed
and after the few alterations neces-
sary to bring it up to date the spec-
ial plan was approved.
At the first sign of actual war the
powerful North Atlantic squadron
will rendezvous within striking dis 1
tance of Havana while the four naval
reserve ships of the American line—-
the Paris New York St. Louis and
St. Paul—will receive their arma-
ments as cruisers and will proced to
Spain to watch the operations of the
Spanish fleet and warn the naval
commanders in America of its move-
ments.
im Ml KIS
Union Pacific Mortgage
Foreclosure Up.
NO INTERFERENCE ANTICIPATED
WITH THE FORECLOSURE
ORDER.
That Discriminating Section Of The
Dingley Bill - Klondike Starva-
tion Outside Of Government
Prevention—Other Matters
To Be Discussed.
New York Sept. 14.—A dispatch jo
the Herald from Washington says:
Several important question demand
the attention of the cabinet which
will meet today. One of these is the
settlement of the Union Pacific rail-
road matter. An arrangement was
entered into during Mr. Cleveland’s
administration whereby the foreclo-
sure proceedings against this road
were to proceed and the government
was to receive $45090000 from the
reorganized syndicate. Efforts have
been made to induce the present ad-
ministration to take some steps to
prevent the carrying out of this pro-
gram.
This is one of the matters which
Attorey General McKenna went to
Pennsylvania to consult with the
president about. It is understood that
at the cabinet meeting it will be de-
termined not to interfere in any way
with the carrying out of this plan.
Inasmuch as the attorney general
has not yet announced his opinion as
to the proper construction of section
22 of the Dingley law relating to
discriminating duties this matter will
come up for discussion. The attorney
general will probably give the cabinet
an outline of his opinion on the latter
and may ask for suggestions from his
associates.
The condition of affairs in the
Klondike and the danger of persons
who have started for the gold fields
without an adequate supply of pro-
visions are matters about which the
members of the administration have
a great deal of anxiety and there will
be a discussion of the possibility of
affording some relief to those persons.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Manderlippe said he and the secretary
had given this subject much consid-
eration but he was at a loss to see
what could be done at this time. The
administration had no money at its
disposal that could be legally expend-
ed on a relief expedition and the phy-
sical conditions of the country in
Alaska are such that it would be im-
possible to do anything if there was
plenty of money to draw on.
THE BIGGEST SALMON CATCH.
Port Townsend Wash. Sept. 14.—
An official report has been filed at the
customs house here by G. W. Webb
who has been detailed at Port Roberts
showing the salmon catch of the fish-
ing season just closed is the largest
ever known in the Southwest. The
Alaska company put up 90000 cases
of salmon.
NATIONAL W. C. T. U.
Buffalo N. Y. Sept. 14~The Buffalo
preparations for the National W. C.
T. U. convention are progressing rap-
idly. The committee is composed of
120 ladles. The music hall committee
is in receipt of many applications for
seats from every state in the Union.
Many have already been sold at $1
each. All boxes are sold. The six
hundred delegates from every state
and territory will occupy the front
seats in the music hall. The forty de-
partments will hold dally meetings out-
side of the great mass meetings at
Music hall.
Music hall will be headquarters for
Sabbath services where Lady Henry
Somerset will preach October 21.
BIG FIND OF SEED OYSTERS.
New York. Sept. 14.—A wonderful
deposit of seed oysters has been dis-
covered by the Siegel Brothers of
Sayville. L. 1. in a portion of the
South Bay known as Clam Cove.
The patch covers an acre of ground.
FINED FIFTY DOLLARS.
Fany Porter a good looking young
woman was before Recorder Dan
Lewis this morning for being disorder-
ly and was fined $5O which she paid
over to Capt. Brown in crisp new $lO
Williams.
She conducts a "boarding” house on
the west side of town and some of
the occupants became noisy which
was the cause of her arrest. She was
defended by a handsome young attor-
ney.
Price $5 00 a Year.
COUNCIL SESSION.
A Strictly Routine Session Held—
Sewer Committee Meeting
Today.
There was just a quorum present
yesterday at the meeting of the city
council and the session was quite
brief and of a strictly routine charac-
ter.
Petitions were presented and re-
ferred to various committees among
them lieing the following:
L. T. Shaw Max Simmaug regard-
ing pound tees.
Citizens to have light moved from
'corner Crockett and Walnut to Crock-
ett and Swiss streets. Citizens of Otb
Ward to have Olive street graded.
Citizens for extension of water
mains along Wyoming street from
Palmetto street to the German Luther-
en cemetery.
Invitation of the council to attend
the Mexican celebration at San Pedro
park. From Mayor of Columbus 0.
to the conference of Mayors to be
held in that city September 28 to Oc-
tober 1. Accepted .
Frank Ashley to use sewer farm as
pasture.
W. J. Hodges reduction of assess-
ment; E. Wehrhahn permission to
pay taxes on certain property; John
Routledge remission of taxes.
Anton Strasser for reconsideration
of action on Denver street.
Report of the street commissioner
on Navarro and Ninth street bridges.
The city physician's report for Aug-
ust was presented.
The Mayor stated that a meeting
of the sewer committee and the sewer
contractors would be held today
Tuesday at 5 p. m. If there should
be need he would thereafter call a
special meeting of the committee.
A protest of citizens against the
building of a two-story frame house
on North stret in the second fire lim-
its was not granted Ed. Kaufmann
for a two-story sheet iron store in the
second fire limits was granted; Henry
Dennet for building permit in first
fire limits not granted; 8 .L. Huth
for building permit not granted.
Assessment committee reported fav-
orably on petitions of W. F. Miller A.
C. Feilds and J. and E. Fleming re-
garding assessments were grunted;
Alice Norman correction not grant-
ed.
Carlo Tieozzi remission of tine not
granted. N. Dugosh ditto not grant-
ed.
Report of city marshal for August
was accepted and filed
F. W. Foster damages for injury of
horse by a broken bridge was grant-
ed.
Under new business Aiderman
Johnson presented a resolution that
the Mayor should adverttise for bids
for the city printing and advertise for
the year ending June 30 1897 the pa-
per submitting the lowest bid to be
designated the official journal of the
city. This was laid over under the
rules..
Aiderman Duerler chairman of the
finance committee asked that action
on the budget be postponed until the
first meeting in October. This was
granted and the council adjourned.
A SEWER DAMAGE SUIT.
Parents Sue for the Death of their Son
Who Fell in a Trench.
T. E. Blundell and wife of No. 801
North Flores street are suing the
city of San Antonio for damages in
the sums of $31320 for the death of
their tive-year-old son Edward
caused by injuries sustained by fall-
ing into a sewer trench on Romana
street on February Ist last. He was
playing near the trench when he fell
into it and was injured. He died on
March 11 1897. Plaintiffs also name
the Greenville Construction company
as one of the defendants. Plaintiffs
allege that their son's services from
the time of his death until his twenty-
first birthday would have been worth
to them at least $lOOOO.
TICKET BROKER FINED.
Sold a Railroad Ticket without the
Company's Authority.
The railroad ticket brokers of this
city have been anxiously awaiting the
result of a case pending in the Thirty-
seventh District court which would
in a measure decide the constitution-
aility of the scalper law. The point
at issue was whether a railroad tick-
et could be lawfully sold by anybody
without authority from some author-
ized official of the railroad company.
The case was tried in the Thirty-
seventh District court yesterday be-
fore a jury. The defendant was C. C.
Jannin who was indicted three years
ago on a charge of selling a ticket
over the Galveston. Harrisburg and
San Antonio railroad without the au-
thority of L. J. Parks assistant gen-
eral passenger agent of the road.
Hon. Oscar Bergstrom assisted in
the prosecution. The entire morning
session of court was consumed with
the argument and reading of law on
a motion by defendant to quash the
indictment. The motion was overrul-
ed and the case went to trial. At 5
o'clock in the afternoon the case was
given to the jury which returned a
verdict of guilty and assessed a fine
at $5.
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