San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 20, 1895 Page: 5 of 8
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WEDNESD AYFEBRUARY 20‘95
AFTER THE GOULD BOY 3.
A Scheme to Kidnap the Kids is
Frustrated by Dad.
New York Feb. 20.—The World
this morning says: George Gould’s
two little sons are not allowed out
of the house without a bodyguard.
They have been staying this win-
ter at Hill Tops the Goulds’ win-
ter cottage at Lakewood. The
body guard a bigable-bodied man
has been in service since Saturday.
Mr. Gould has reason to believe
that a plot has been laid to kidnap
his elder son. The object of the
proposed kidnapping is not indi-
cated by the facts in Mr. Gould’s
possession but the supposition is
that if the plot was successful the
boys would be held for ransom.
description of the would-be kid-
nappers is in Mr. Gould’s posses-
sion.
Hill Tops is on the very out-
skirts of Lakewood. It is the last
cottage within the village limits
on the old road to Freehold. That
portion of the road which inter-
cepts Lakewood is called Madison
avenue. To the north and west of
the Gould cottage a pine forest
stretches away for a mile or more
in another direction. The Lake-
wood Golf club has its club house
in a clearing in this wood about a
quarter mile back from the Goulds’
premises.
A Mrs. Chester of this city is
staying this winter at the Towers
in Lakewood. She has an elderly
woman with her as companion.
In pleasant weather they are in
the habit of taking long walks in
Lakewood. They are said to have
overheard a conversation between
two rough looking individuals
planning the abduction of the
boys.
J. Eikle & Co “Grocers ”
The name and style of a new and
enterprising firm that will open
its doors for business tomorrow
morning on North Alamo street
between Commerce and Alamo
Plaza. Their “ad” appears in the
Light today and if our judgement
of what constitutes a wide awake
business firm is taken for granted
competitors will have to hustle in
order to keep up with the proces-
sion. Mr. Eikel is a merchant of
the “new school” and believes in a
liberal supply of printers’ink put
in the right place. Success to the
new firm.
SERVED THEM RIGHT.
Ruffians Assaulting a Bride are
Given a Warm and Deadly
Reception.
Hammond Ind. Feb. 20.—Driv-
en to desperation by a brutal as-
sault upon his young wife by ruf-
fians in his presence John Pil-
rowski shot and killed John Cova-
jack and sent a bullet into the leg
of Kymne Kovkoski both mem-
bers of the gang. Pilrowski was
married last night and while the
ceremony was in grogress a gang
of ruffians stoned the house and
finally demanded admittance. The
couple were at the home of Wads-
law Ptaszinki and the lady of the
house blocked the door but it was
only for a moment as the ruffians
after forcing an entrance knocked
herdown and kicked her repeated-
ly. Then all rushed up the narrow
stairway at the head of which
they met the terror-stricken wife.
With oaths they seized her threw
her to the floor and kicked her. The
husband witnessed this and opened
fire upon the assailants killing one
and wounding another. The other
threejmembers of the gang made
their escape. Pllrowski surrender-
ed.
Wants a Position.
The following letter was one
that never saw the eye of Mayor
Elmendorf:
February 191895.
Honarable Mare Almduff Sitty.
Deer Sur: i speckfuly ply too
u to pint mee for suborndendend
uff pup-lick skules.
Your Sarvant
Hend Q. Netterson.
P. S. i gues u haint got noting
agin mee i would a maid speaches
fur u fur too dollars a peace butt u
wouldnt half mee then 1 sole out
too ter Kallarhanites cause thay
wanted me interlock. H. Q. N.
Her Musical Debut.
By request of the Y. M. C. A.
Miss Bertha Hirsheimer of La
Crosse Wis. will render some se-
lections on the piano at their re-
ception tomorrow evening. This
young lady has few superiors as an
amateur has an exquisite touch
good execution and a splendid ear
for music.
M. C. Peterson and wife are regis-
tered at the Southern from Valen-
tine Texas.
SHOCKING BARBARITY.
TERRIBLE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN
PERU.
Towns Sacked Citizens Butchered
and Women Ravished in Their
Bloody Homes by Soldiers.
New York Feb.2o. —Files of the
Times of Argentina just received
in this city under date of January
8 contain the following letter
dated from Lima October 31:
“You complain that 1 do not
comply with your orders to wire to
the Times of Argentina the daily
occurrences in respect to the revo-
lutionary movement in the Repub-
lic. Please hear this tale:
“Nobody is allowed to tell the
truth. Every newspaper office has
a censor. Every telegraph office is
equally under government super-
vision. No telegraphic communi-
cation is therefore possible.
“To give you an idea of the risk
run by people giving information
of the revolution 1 may state
that the residence of every sus-
pected person is invaded by the
police at all hours of the night the
furniture destroyed the male resi-
dents turned into the st/eets and
the female portion violated.
“People are arrested pell-mell
whipped tortured shot or decapi-
tated without trial.
“Often a raid is made at a church
door when people are coming out.
The men are entrapped tied up ia
much the same way as slave
drivers convey their slaves and
inarched off to the barracks to in-
crease the government forces. Any-
body with a sword dangling at his
side considers himself the arbitra-
tor of life and property.
“Caceres’ hordes entered Matu-
cana yesterday. The town was
completely sacked. Men were shot
in heaps and every woman in the
town became the property of the
ruffians who bear the name of sol-
diers. Nothing of such a barbar-
ous nature has ever been witnessed
in history and the noted barbarism
of the ages past pale under the
shallow of ini piities practic nl here.
“A friend of mine will post this
letter in Valparaiso. No such
mission could be trusted to our
post office.”
HONEST REPARATION.
Hubby Convicts His Wife’s Para-
mour for Burglary. But Gets
His Pardon.
Lansing Mich. Feb. 20.—Gov.
Rich acting on the recommenda-
tion of the pardon board has par-
doned Harrold O. Henderson who
has served over two years on a
three years’ sentence.
Henderson came of a wealthy and
influential parentage who reside
in California and it is said have
never heard of their son’s disgrace.
It appears that while visiting Ma-
son the young man struck up a
flirtation with a married woman
and they became fast friends.
While calling at her house one af-
ternoon the irate husband bounced
upon him from ambush. Hender-
son jumped through a window.
He had in his possession the
woman’s watch and the husband
had him arrested for burglary. He
was convicted.
Soon after this incident the
woman and her husband separated
as her actions became the topic of
general gossip Since that the hus-
band has been one of the most ear-
nest leaders for Henderson’s pardon.
These facts were all fully estab-
lished by the board’s investigation.
Henderson is an accomplished civil
engineer having graduated from
the Polytechnic department of
Yale and also the military acade-
my at Morgan Park 1)1. He will
leave for California immediately
upon his release.
Social Entertainment.
Last evening Mr. and Mrs. Tier-
ney at their home on Mason street
Government hill gave an enjoya-
ble musical in honor of Mr. O’-
Brien and his daughter who are on
a visit here from Kalamazoo en
route home from California and
Mexico. The party was largely at-
tended and some very fine music
both vocal and instrumental was
rendered. Refreshments were
served and everybody enjoyed
themselves until a late hour. Mr.
and Mrs. O’Brien are the guests of
Mrs. Tierney and will remain in
in the city until March Ist.
Arrest of Overly.
Walter Overly has been arrested
at Waco. He is wanted in San
Antonio on a charge of stealing a
revolver from the desk of City Pas-
senger and Ticket Agent H. A.
Johnson of the Missouri Kansas
and Texas. Overly claims to be
related to an official of the C. B. &
Q. by having married the latter’s
daughter.
Deputy Sheriff Schreiner left for
Waco last night and will arrive
with the prisoner this evening.
Overly is also suspected of having
stolen a number of mileage books
from Mr. Johnson.
WASHINGTON AND AUSTIN.
Notes of Proceedings in the National
and State Legislatures.
SENATE.
There was a larger attendance
than usual in anticipation of a
struggle for the stiver bill. None
were disappointed in this.
A report from the Secretary of
the Treasury was read in response
to the resolution concerning the
need of legislation to meet the de-
ficiencies. The Secretary stated
that an available balance of $99-
875000 exclusive of over $55000000
gold reserve is on hand. He ex-
pressed the opinion that it would
be desirable for the Secretary of
the Treasury to have the authority
to issue and sell such time bonds
to meet the deficiencies.
The Secretary aaded however
that no such deficiency now exists
or is likely and he was of the opin-
ion that there would beampie rev-
enue for the coming fiscal year.
Blackburn of Kentucky report-
ed from the conference committee
on the diplomatic and consular bill
that an agreement had been
reached on all the items except the
$500000 for beginning the Hawaii-
an cable.
The report was confirmed and a
further conference directed on the
Hawaiian cable item.
World’s Arbitration League peti-
tion for international arbitration
was presented.
The Baltimore monument for
Maryland heroes bill passed.
The Jones silver bill was taken
up and made the order for a night
session.
Senator Vilas spoke for four
hours in defense of the administra-
tion’s plan of reimbursing the
treasury reserve. The opposition
to the silver bill joined Mr. Vilas
and talked against time until time
for adjournment and no vote on
the silver bill was taken.
HOUSE.
Senate amendments to the bill
authorizing construction of exten-
sion of Omaha Central railroad
through Oklahoma and Indian
Territory were agreed to.
A general resolution was adopted
authorizing the Secretary of the
Navy to donate certain cannon to
the Oregan Soldiers’ Home. Bills
were also passed as follows: To
prevent the transportation of mer-
chandise in bond through the
United States into the free zone of
Mexico; to authorize the Wiscon-
sin and Duluth Bridge company to
construct a bridge across the St.
Louis river between the states of
Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The consideration of the naval
appropriation bill was then re-
sumed. The Secretary of the Navy
was authorized to eidist 2000 addi-
tional seamen to man tin* new
ships.
Senate amendments to agricul-
tural appropriation bills were dis-
agreed to.
McMillan from Waysand Means
committee was allowed to present
the conference report allowing
further time to make income tax
returns and the report was agreed
to.
AT AUSTIN.
Senate passed the age of consent
(15 years) bill. It now goes back
to the House.
Gage presented the following:
Petition of resident taxpaying citi-
zens of Reeves county for the pas-
sage of the joint resolution pro-
viding that a voter shall be re-
quired to obtain final citizenship
papers as a condition precedent
to the exercise of the right of suf-
frage. Referred to the committee
on constitutional amendments.
By Goss —A petition for reduc-
tion of interest on school land pur-
chases.
By Bowser —Protest from Dallas
county against bill to raise the tax
on life insurance companies.
Texarkana court bill was report-
ed on favorably.
Senator Pressler’s amendment to
authorize county courts to loan
school land money on improved
realty security was referred.
Bailey’s Union depot bill passed
to engrossment.
Bailey will also introduce a bill
to define franchises and regulate
railroads and bond issues.
A protest against and two pe-
titions for the creation of Alamo
county were presented.
The school land timber purchase
bill was signed by the president of
the Senate.
HOUSE.
Turney’s Irrigation bill was
passed.
House bill No. 74 to ascertain
what class merchants belong in
for taxation was passed to engross-
ment.
The majority report on the sub-
stitute fee bill was adopted and
the county officers’ salary bill was
postponed until today.
—Lost between Nueva and Mad-
ison streets | dozen each silver
knives forks and spoons. Return
for reward to 122 W. Houston. It*
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207 to 215 LOSOYA ST.
LIGHTHEATPOWER
BEST SERVICE
LOWEST RATES
GREATEST ECONOMY.
Buy our new economy Edison Glow Lamps. We keep 10 16
20 24 and 32 candle power and save 16 per cent in your lighting bill.
Tel 426 EDWARD J O’BEIRNE Mgr.
Counsels economy and to practice economy is to buy at moderate prices.
This means to make your purchases of FURNITURE from our superior display
of new designs in Parlor andßedroom Suits ami Diningroom outfits. Before you pur
chase see our elegant display of China Closets Ladies’ Derks Book Cares Side-
boards Wardrobes Folding Beds Bidroom Suits Parlor Suits Extension Center
and Kitchen Tables; Couches Bed Lounges. Cat pets Rugs Mattings Oil Cloths
Linoleumns Cooking and Heating Stoves and everything else needed for home
furnishing.
G. A. STOWERS FURNITURE CO.
203 West Commerce St. - San Antonio Texas
MISS YORKE’S MURDERER
Actor James Gantry Captured in
the Quaker City and Jailed.
Cincinnati (). Feb. 20.—There
wore good reasons for suspecting
that James B. Gentry the murder-
er of Miss Yorke had cotno to Cin-
cinnati. He lived hero quite
a while and played in Beveral|thea-
tres in this city. When here ho
stopped part of the time at a sa-
loon at the corner of Court and
Walnut streets and part of the
time lived with William Dale
treasurer of the John Robinson cir-
cus.
Ho was exceedingly popular. A
theatre manager here met him last
spring at Nashville and introduced
him to Miss Yorke. Gentry said ho
was going to marry her. His
friends here said ho showered gifts
on her while ho was earning
money. They also say he was dis-
abled the latter part of last sum-
mer and early last fall from earn-
ing money by protracted illness.
His theatrical friends here learn-
ing his condition sent him $lBO in
cash. They cannot account for
his action and suppose he must be
insane.
Philadelphia Pa Feb. 20.—J.
B. Gentry the murderer of Miss
Yorke has just boon found uncon-
scious on a doorstep in this city.
He was taken to a hospital whore
he regained consciousness and
said he had stabbed himself with
suicidal intent.
Big Yachtsmen to Meet
New York Feb. 20.—The New
York Yacht Racing Association
will hold its annual meeting here
tonight. < Iflicers will be elected
for the ensuing year and plans for
the coming yacht season will bo
discussed.
A Challenge From Frazer.
The following may be of interest
to Ban Antonio’s aspirants for
fame and fortune in the pugilistic
world:
El Reno O. T. Feb. 20.—1 the
undersigned do hereby challenge
any man to a limited number of
rounds or to a finish at 130
pounds for $5OO a side and the
largest purse offered by any club.
Money will be deposited in any
bank upon acceptance of chal-
lenge. Robert Frazer
alias Reno Kid
Champion Lightweight of Kansas
Indian Territory and Oklahoma.
NEW ORLEANS RACES.
Horses Entered Today—The Win-
ners Yesterday.
New Orleans Feb. 20—Spe-
cial —The following are the entries
for the races today—First Race—
J in. selling: Princess Rose Black
Beautv TrixieNellie H 100; Wal-
ter Talbert lns<muio Huxley
102; Black J ick Freedman Dr.
Reed 10 j.
Second Race—ll-16 mile purse:
Bootee 97; Bedford His Honor
99; Propriety 101; Prince Leon.
102; Stonewall I. C. W. Emperor
Billet Fort Worth 103; Cactus
Blossom 106.
Third Race —7 mile selling: G.
B. Cox Gee Whiz 101; Kindora
Footrunner Jim Henry 104; No
Remarks 105; Bonnie B Royal
Flush Bill White. 107.
I Fourth Race—ll-16 m. selling:
'Red Veil 95; Voeality 97; Dollie
I Satellite 100; Cave Spring Charlie
18 102; Bess McDuff 103; John P.
105; Express 101; Rancocas 108.
Fifth Race—ll-16 in. purse: Blue
and White Viola U Rabbit Nica-
ragua 97; Bargard Followday 99;
1 Daphne 101; Jim T 103; Little
. Phi) Dr. Bill Chimes 106.
THE WINNERS YESTERDAY.
First race—Bill White 3 to 5.
Leigh led at the quarter John P.
second Lord Willowbrook third
same atthe half; Bill White in the
stretch and all the way with Oh
No second aud Lord Willowbrook
third.
Second race —St. Pancras 1 oven
(McCue) won by one length. Lud-
low 7 to 1 stcond and Ethel W 10
to 1 third.
Third race—Footrunner 8 to 1
(L Scott) won. Bess McDuff 4to 1
second and Satellite 8 to 5 third.
Fourth race—Kindora 4 to 1
was first. Castello had the mount.
Tom Kelly 3 to 5 was second and
G. B. Cox 4 to 1 was third.
Fifth race—Bob Holman 2 to I
McCue was winner; Cooper 2to 1
second and Joco 8 to 1 was third.
The talent at the Turf Exchange
San Antonio was on the winners
as usual.
Not a Good Recommendation.
Applications for city positions
still come pouring in. Marshal
Druse received one yesterday which
is a curiosity. It is signed by the
entire Big Six family. This rec-
ommendation is at a discount with
the people just now.
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