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San Antonio Sunday Light
Volume XVII No. 315. 10 Pages
THE PRISON CONGRESS.
Indianapolis Decided On as Tlie
Next Meeting Place.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Austin Tex. Dec. 4. —The Na-
tional Prison association this
morning decided that they would
hold their next annual meeting in
Indianapolis Ind. The most im-
portant business of the morning
session was the submission df the
report from the committee on
criminal law reform. The report
stated that the progress of crime
was something frightful and rec-
ommended that it should be most
successfully cheeked by the fol-
lowing changes in the handling of
criminals in the world: Greater
severity of punishment doing
away with all technicalities
trials abolishment of juries mak-
ing convictions more summary
and trials more speedy depriving
defendants of the right to appeal
to a higher court offering re-
wards for the discovery and con-
viction of criminals sterilization
of detectives moral and physical
abolishment of poverty removing
or restricting the power to par-
don. prohibiting the use of intox-
icating liquors the reconstruction
of the ethical code of lawers cur-
ing inheritent defects in the law
as distinguished from its enforce-
ment developing a scientific
motherhood state of regulation of
marriage restricted immigration
popular education and lastly the
reformation of criminals by the
abolition of the definite sentence.
The committee states that some
of their suggestions are practical-
ly impossible at present but if
followed as closely as possible the
morals of the country would be
greatly improved and crime
would be correspondingly de-
creased.
FORGED A MONEY ORDER.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Victoria Texas Dec. 4. —Pink-
ney Pearce colored has been ar-
rested in this place on a charge
of forging a United States money
order.
OIL MEN SCARED.
Manufacturers of Cottonseed
Oil Protest to Sherman.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
New Orleans Dec. 4.—Within
the past thirty days the prices of
cotton seed products have tumbl-
ed at least twenty-five per cent
and manufacturers are at a loss
to know just where they stand.
A meeting of the big cotton seed
oil men was held in New Orleans
yesterday to discuss the situation
and arrange remedies for the dis-
aster which seems to be suspend-
ed over the industry.
To begin with there is much
talk of probable legislation in
France in shape of a retaliatory
measure raising the duty on cot-
ton seed oil. In anticipation of
this duty the prices of oil have
fallen and fallen until they are
lower than they have ever known
to have been before. Already
many millmen have joined in the
movement looking to the end of
embodying a protest in the shape
of a memorial to the secretary of
the state against the proposed in-
crease of duty.
The meeting held yesterday
was designated to assist inm mak-
ing the protest as impressive as
possible.
PATHETIC INDEED!
Special Wire to Sunday Licht.
New York Dec. 4.—Nahan
Franko a native of New Orleans
a composer and orchestra leader
visited - Woodlawn cemetery to-
day. to lay flowers on the coffin of
his wife who was a daughter of
Jacob Ruppert a millionaire
brewer of this city. The Rup-
|s*rts violently opposed the mar-
riage of their daughter to Franko.
The musician was astonished to
find that the body of his wife had
been taken from the receiving
valt where it lay and had been
placed in the mauseleum of Peter
Meyer. by her father. Meyer is
the real estate partner of Richard
Croker. Franko wept as he told
the story tonight and said he
would proceed by law to get the
body of his wife and cremate it.
RACES BEGUN.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
New Orleans. Dec. 4. —The 1
ing season of 1807-98 opened
dav.
PUBLISHED AT SAN ANTONIO. BE (AR COUNTY. TEXAS. AND REGISTERED AT THE POSTOFFICE AS SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER.
TO ABOLISH M W
New Orleans Money Fac-
tory Must Go.
NO NEED FOR IT ANY LONGER.
AN ASSAY OFFICE
NEEDED.
This Will Hardly Pay And Will
Not Furnish Employment To
So Many People As It
Is Thought- Other
Late News.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
New Orleans Dec. 4.—lt has
been given out in Washington
that the closing of the New Or-
leans mint has been practically
determined upon while treasury
officials who were seen in regard
to the matter were unwilling to
speak for publication it was
pretty broadly intimated by one
of them high in authority that
the secretary of the treasury in
his forthcoming report would
recommend to Congress the adop-
tion of this course. The
fact t hat the government is
no longer coining silver and that
the amount of gold bullion which
finds its way to the New Orleans
mint is insufficient to keep it in
operation makes it discon-
tinuance imperative in the opin-
ion of Secretary Gage and Mint
Director Preston.
Under the circumstances the
forthcoming report of Secretary
Gage which will be submitted to
Congress will show no recom-
mendation of estimates for the
operation of the New Orleans
mint and this will
sound its death knell as a factor
in coining Uncle Sam's metallic
money. The report instead will
suggest that an assay office be es-
tablished in New Orleans where
a quarter of a million or more
gold bullion is received from Mex-
ico Guatemala Spanish Hondu-
ras. and other Central American
states imported into this country
through the port of New Orleans
may find disjiosition. It cannot
be possibly stated how soon the
discontinuance of operations at
the mint will be effective but
from the same high official source
it was learned that its days of
usefulness are closely numbered
and that it would practically go
out of existence in the next thirty
days. The closing of the New
Orleans mint will throw about
seventy-five operatives out of em-
ployment many of whom are wo-
men who have berm employed
there for years and for whom no
provision can be made. In the
conversion of the mint into an as-
say office to be established would
not furnish employment to more
than half a dozen persons. These
would comprise an assayer an
assistant a clerk or two and a
few watchmen whose duty it'
would be to look after the proper
ty. It was also said that as the
cost of maintaining an assay office
would be about five |>er cent of all
the gold bullion that would be of-
fered for assay it was even doubt-
ed whether the government in the
long run would be justified in
maintaining an assay office at this
point.
A SHORT SESSION.
Speaker Reed Quoted As Saying
Congress Will Do Nothing.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Washington. D. C. Dec. 4. —
Speaker Reed regards the ap-
proaching session as a do-nothing
session and thinks Congress
ought to cut it short and go
home as soon as possible leaving
financial and other controverted
legislation out of the question.
Speaker Reed evidently regards
this as rather fortunate than
otherwise. It is clear that his
lieutenant leaders of the bouse
have been speaking by his author-
ity in predicting a short and un-
important session subject al-
ways as the speaker himself
would admit to possibilities
which is bevond his control.
San Antonio Texas Sunday Morning December 5 1897.
INVITE WATSON.
Georgia State Senators Want to
Hear Him Talk.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Atlanta Ga. Dec. 4.—The Sen-
ate has unanimously voted to in-
vite Hon. Thomas E. Watson to
address the general assembly on
finance next Monday night. Sen-
ator Kemp Populist introduced
the following resolution: Resolv-
ed by the Senate the House con-
curring that Hon. Thomas E.
Watson of Thomson Ga. be in-
vited to address the general as-
sembly on Monday night. 6th
inst. at 8 o’clock or at such oth-
er time as may suit his conven-
ience on the subject of finances.
Senator Dunwoody moved to re-
fer the resolution to the commit-
tee qu rules but this was lost and
the resolution was unanimously
adopted. It is said that the res-
olution was offered at the sugges-
tion of Senator Yancey Carter
who would probably have intro-
duced it himself but for the fact
that some recent attacks on him
by Mr. Watson made it a matter
of doutful taste for him to offer
the resolution. In spite of this
he wished to see a Populist view
of finance presented and consider-
ed. Mr. Watson is the man to
discuss the subject.
EXPECTED PROMOTION.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
New Orleans Dec. 4.—ln well
informed railroad circles it is un-
derstood that Mr. Fred H.
Decker chief clerk in the general
passenger department of the
Southern Pacific company will at
an early day be appointed assist-
ant general passenger agent.
This will be a well earned promo-
tion.
GONZALES COUNTY.
Gonzales Dec. 4.—Rev. and
Mrs. Percy Jones and family re-
turned yesterday from Alabama
where they spent the summer.
They were accompanied by Miss
Miram Jones who will spend the
winter with them.
Three large open cars what the
railroad men call gondolas are
being loaded with walnut logs to
be shipped to Bremen. They
are being loader! in the Southern
Pacific yards.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Laurents ar-
rived from Waelder. They will
leave today for Lexington to
make their future home.
The mercury was near the
freezing point this morning but
it is thought that no material
damage was done.
Fred Mathais one of the wel-
thiest citizens of Guadelupe coun-
ty is dead according to reiport.
He owns a portion of the Copoti
farm.
Revival services will commence
next Sunday at the Baptist
church. Rev. L. D. Lamkin of
Houston will assist Rev. Alfred
in the meeting. The choir will
be conducted by R. S. Coward of
San Antonio singing evangelist.
Messrs. E. E. Baldridge and
Lawrence Baldridge arrivered
yesterday from the territory on
a short visit.
At a called meeting of the “K.
D.” club last night it was decided
to give an opening evening and
reception on Friday night Dec.
10. It promises to be one of the
social features of the evening.
Mr. W. G. Barnhill and Miss
Bessie Davis were married at the
home of the bride's parents in
•Gonzales at two o’clock yesterday
afternoon.
MISSISSIPPI COTTON SHIP
PED.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Gulf Port Miss. Dec. 4.—To-
day a new era dawned on Missis-
sippi and Mississippians by wit-
nessing the shipping of the first
cargo of cotton that has ever left
a Mississippi sea port. Twenty-
five hundred bales of cotton rais-
ed in Perry Marion Smith and
Covington counties and compress-
ed at Hattiesburg were shipped
over the Gulf and Ship Island
railway to this place where it was
transferred to the company’s
steamer.
BEE COUNTY.
Beeville Tex. Dec. 4.— W. J.
Staton returned last week from
Uvalde on duties connected with
his cattle business. Mr. Staton
expects to move his family short-
ly from Florida and take up his
permanent residence here.
There will be no services at the
Catholic church next Sunday on
account of the absence of the rec-
tor. who has been called to Sin-
ton to assist Bishop Verdauger
in the dedication of the new
church building erected at that
place.
Wiley Parker charged with re-
moving mortgaged property from
the county waived examination
before Justice Jack Tuesday and
his bond for his appearance at the
next term of the district court lias
been fixed at $5OO. which ho has
so far failed to give.
President Stone of the Com-
mercial National bank will .leave
Sunday for a short visit to Bren-
hftni acompanied by his wife and
his mother Mrs. M. M. Stone
i Dr. Thurston has been present-
♦a with a fine specimen of the
wild cat by a friend in Lire Oak
county which he will send to the
“Zoo” in Cincinnati. It was
captured when quite young and
is as docile as an ordinary house
eat.
Mr. Elliot had two fine horses
stolen from him on Sunday night.
He suspects a Mexican he had
working for him.
J. I. Clare the well-known cat-
tleman is home again after sev-
eral weeks’ absence in the Indian
Territory and Little Rock. Ark.
where he is interested in 2.500
head of bwves on feed.
Henry Linney one of the land
marks of Papoiate. was in town
Tuesday accompanied by his
youngest son the latest chip
from the old shop.
A SAD FAREWELL.
SiH‘<-ial Wire to Sunday Light.
Canton. Ohio Dec. 4. —On ad-
vice of Dr. Phillips who inform-
ed the president that his mother
would not regain consciousness
President McKinley left for
Washington this afternoon in
order to be ready to open Con-
gress Monday.
THE WORLD'S COTTON.
Shows Considerable Increase
Over Last Year.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
New Orleans. La. Dec. 4.—Sec-
retary Hester’s statement of the
world’s visible supply of cotton
shows an increase during the
week just closed of 259.879 bales
against an increase same time last
year 142090 and an increase year
before last of 76809. Total visi-
against 3445526 last week and
ble supply is 3705405 bales
3817979 last year. Of this total
American cotton is 3.498405
against 3245526 last week and
3497779 last year and of all oth-
er kinds 209.000 against 200.000
last year.
Total world’s visible supply of
cotton shows an increase compar-
ed with last week of 259879 bales
and a decrease compared with
last year of 11574. These figures
indicate that the visible supply of
American cotton lias for the first
time this season been up to last
year’s totals showing an excess
of 626. Last week the total
American was behind last year
127163 bales.
MARRIED IN CALIFORNIA.
Miss Emilie Marquard daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mar-
quard. of this city who is now in
Los Angeles California was mar-
ried last evening to Mr. Chas.
Boesmueller a prominent busi-
ness man of that place- News to
that effect has reached the young
lady’s parents and she will be
the recipient of many congratula-
tions good wishes from her
friends in this city.
KILLED A DOG.
Deputy Sheriff Win. Green
yesterday arrested Robert Fields
a negro hackdriver on the charge
of killing Mr. Rudolph Hoefling's
Spaniel dog.
Fields walked by Mr. Hoefling's
market on Soledad and West
Houston streets and seeing the
dog. drew a sharp knife and stab-
bed it. The dog ran inside the
shop and died out in the back
yard. It was quite a pet and
Mr. Hoefling is grieved over
his loss.
m MB.
Mobile Seems To Have
Two At A Time.
THE DIFFICULT PROBLEM NOW
FACES THE GOVERNMENT
INSPECTOR.
It Seems To Require Some Solomon
To Decide Who Is Entitled To
The Good Position—The
Point Of Possession
ited.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Mobile Ala Dec. 4.—For four
days past the newly appointed
postmaster I*. D. Barker Repub-
lican has in vain endeavored to
obtain possession of the postoffi-
ce here. Postmaster Rapier’s at-
torneys have raised an entire new
point of law which Inspector
Tate says has never been raised
in his experience nor has he ever
had to transfer an office situated
precisely as this one. Post-
master Rapier’s commission ex-
pires next December 1898. Mr.
Barker was appointed by Mr
McKinley in October last. Ra-
pier lias received no official notice
of removal although Inspector
Tate served upon him tonight
telegraphic instructions from
Postmaster General Gary that
Rapier should acknowledge Bar-
ker’s commission as a notice of re-
moval. no other notice being cus-
tomary with the department.
Rapier's attorneys hold that the
language of the statute relating
to (Mistmasters of the first class
is specific that it provides that
the president shall appoint and
shall remove such officers by and
with the advice of the senate.
Consequently as Rapier's com-
mission has not expired and
Barker’s appointment has not
been confirmed by the senate nor
Rapier's removal by the same
body Rapier is still postmaster.
He is in the postoffice tonight and
waiting the next move of Barker
and the inspector.
A TONY AUCTIONEER.
Mayor Callaghan Will Probably
Auction The Boxes For The
Races.
Everything is progressing
smoothly with the coming race
meeting and its success is now an
assured fact. The horses are
fast arriving and by the end of
the week a sufficient number of
horses will be here to make thq
opening day a grand success. .•
It is proposed to make the first
day a gala society event and the
elite of Kan Antonio will be rep-
resented on that day. On Tues-
day evening all the private boxes
will be sold at public auction for
the opening day and His Honor
Mayor-Callaghan has been invitr
ed to act as auctioneer on that
occasion. He will at least in-
troduce to the prospective .occu-
pants of the private boxes one of
the most gifted of Han Antonio's
silver tongued orators to do the
honors on the occasion. Such
things are seldom seen in this
part of the country but they are
annual events in Chicago New
York and the otiier large cities
of the east and north and invari-
ably work with great success.
Those who contemplate attending
the opening day's races should
certainly be on hand at the sale
of the private boxes.
Committees were out yester-
day disposing of the club mem-
bees' season tickets and from the
success met with it is a foregone
conclusion that more society peo-
ple will be seen at and become
patrons of the coming race meet-
ing than any other like event ev-
er seen in Texas.
The private boxes will be auc-
tioned off in the rotunda of the
Monger hotel.
THE THORNTON WILL LITI-
GATION.
The fact that the wills of de-
ceased capitalists have almost al-
Price $5.00 a Year.
ways to run the gauntlet of con-
testing legatees has become ar
common feature in our courts.
Mr. Tilden reputed one of the
shrewdest lawyers of the country
left a will drawn with great care
yet the courts riddled it. It has
come to be a saying that the will
of a rich man is seldom water
tight. A will case in our local
courts that of the late
James T. Thornton has at-
tracted public attention be
cause of the fact tiiat deceased
for manyyears was identified with
the business of our city as one of
its leading financiers and bankers.
Mr. Thornton was so careful was
so exact and intelligent a busi-
ness man that no one who knew
him could think that he would be
at fault when it came to disposing
of his estate. His will is drawn
with masterly exactness and
the contention over it in
the courts lias attracted con-
siderable interest the gen-
eral feeling being favorable to the
validity of the will. When a
man has spent a life time accumu-
lating a fortune the law gives him
the right to devise his estate as he
deems fit. The courts here and
in Kansas have Tield this will val-
id so that it would seem that
one business man at last has
been able to make a will that
holds water.
BUILDING PERMITS.
H. Wesche addition to dwel-
ling. No. 1803 North Pine street
Ward 6 to cost $l5O.
W. B. Krempkau shed No. 210
Medina street Ward 3 $25.
L. L. Goodrich stable No. 405
West Johnson street Ward 7
$4O.
BIRTHS REPORTED.
Nov. 15—Girl J. L. Long and
wife. No. 402 Denver Boulevard.
Dec. 3 —Girl. Mr. and Mrs.
McClellan No. 233 San Saba st.
—For Sale—A complete set of
Encyclopedia Britannica apply
corner Wyoming and Eda
streets. It*
THE M. RHEIN ASSIGNMENT.
The inventory of assets and lia-
bilities of Assignee L. Dreyfuss
in the M. Rhein assignment was
filed in the county clerk’s office
yesterday. The assets amount to
$13309.91 and the liabilities $12-
066.16.
SOMETHING EXTRA.
The "Salon Tyroler” will be
played by local talent in Beetho-
ven hall tonight by the dramatic
section of the Maenerchor to aid
the fud to carry the Maenerchor
to the annual Saengerfest in Gal-
veston next month and the enter-
tainment will be above the aver-
Sgo.dilletante affairs of its kind
iisiueveral semi-profesionals are
'down in the cast.
—— —
AN EXCELLENT SHOWING.
Mrs. Jessie Blair Passes The Dis-
trict Pharmaceutical Board's
Examination.
Mrs. Jessie Blair wife of the
genial and popular East Com-
merce street druggist Dr. H. A.
Blair passed an examination be-
fore the board of pharmacy of
the 45th judicial district last
Thursday week of which any one
might well be proud.
The average required of a per-
son going before the board in this
city i» 85 per cent a much larger
percentage than required in other
states and one over which an as-
pirant rarely steps many degrees.
Notwithstanding this Mrs.
Blair passed with a per ventage
up in the nineties and was very
highly complimented by the vari-
ous members of the board this be-
ing the highest per centage ever
reached in this city by any one
gentleman or lady. In the face
of this fact Mrs. Blair is to be
highly complimented on such an
excellent showing.
~ Mfs. Blair is also the only lady
applicant who has ever went be-
fore the board and is now the on
ly practical lady pharmaceutist in
the' city.
She is modestly receiving the
congratulations of her numerous
admiring friends while the doctor
smiles as blandly as he did the
day he was granted authority to
place M. D. over his autograph.
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