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Volume XV. Number 316.
BANKS AND BANKERS.
LOCKWOOD NATIONAL BANK.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS.
J .8. Lockwood Pres.: J. Muir. Jr. Cashier.
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
fTcroos & co;
BANKERS
And Dealers in Exchange
Sight Drafts on the principal cities of the
United States atd on all European countries.
Also drafts on Menterej Mix. payable in
Mexican dollars. Foreign coin and currency-
bought and sold.
AMERICAN CITIZENS IN ITALY
Forced to Do Military Duty on
Penalty of Imprisonment.
Chicago Doc. 14.—Minister of
War Mocinni of tho Italian gov-
ernment is now in correspondence
with Count Rozedowiski consul at
Chicago concerning a question of
forced service for an American
citizen in the Italian army. Arthur
Durante a naturalized citizen
editor of Chicago L’ltalia and for
a second time municipal office
holder has been ordered to report
for a physical examination to de-
termine his fitness for service as a
soldier of Italy.
Early next week in pursuant to
these orders Mr. Durante will re-
port at the office of the Consulate
and submit to an examination.
Mr. L. Durante says that owning
to the diplomatic policy between
the United States and Italy it is
necessary to acquiesce in the de-
mand of King Humbert if he
wishes to escape arrest imprison-
ment and enforced military duty
on the occasion of any' future visit
to his fatherland.
The right of Italy’s subjects to
give allegiance to foreign powers
is unquestioned. Italy claims all
who have ever owned allegiance to
its government and although un-
able to enforce the claims on aliens.
They are liable to incarceration
for six months besides army ser-
vice when they return.
The Congress on Africa
Atlanta Ga. Dec. 14.—Gover-
nor Atkinson in his address be-
fore the congress on Africa said
referring to the negroes in the con-
version and salvation of the dark
continent that it remained for
each to decide for himself whether
he would go or remain here. He
said:
“You are free citizens of this re-
public. If you care to stay the
choice is yours; if you think best
to cast your lot among the people
of your own country no man may
say you nay. So long as Ihavea voice
in the affairs of Georgia I shall do
my utmost to see that the colored
man has his rights.”
The object of this congress is to
give the American negroes aright
view of their relations to civiliza-
tion and redemption of Africa. The
African explorer and linguist Hall
Chatelaine B. H. Smith Jex-minis-
ter to Liberia and Dr. Alexander
Crumell of Washington author of
The Future in Africa were among
the other speakers.
Georgia’s Act.
Atlanta Ga. Dec. 14.—The
legislature has opened the way for
a test of the constitutionality of
the ten per cent tax on state bank
notes. The Calvin banking act
passed at a former session has
been amended so within that time
that public spirited citizens of this
state will establish a bank and
issue notes for the express purpose
of trying the state bank tax issue in
the courts. Many able lawyers who
have given the subject close study
are convinced that this tax is un-
constitutional and some of them
will volunteer to defend in the
courts on the issue of state bank
notes.
Surpliced Women in Choir.
Detroit December 14.—Sunday
morning will see an innovation in
the choir of Grace church when a
dozen women surpliced will be
added to it. The choir is under the
direction of Prof. Renick. Dr. John
McCarrol in discussing the matter
said: We call it an improvement. ’
We are simply following the ex- I
ample of St. Bartholomew church
in New York. The new choir will
consist of twenty boys and twelve j
women and ten men. The vest-1
monts of the women will be a
special affair. The women will
wear any attire they like in church
except the skirt must be black.
To this is added black yoke sleeves
and over this the fall white “Cot-
ta.” The uniform is completed by I
the black Oxford cap commonly '
called the mortar board cap.
San Antonio Daily Light.
PUBLISHED AT SAM ANTONIO. BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS ANO REOIRIERED AT THE POST OFFICE AS SEOONO CLASS MAIL MATTER.
DUN RAVEN NOT IN IT.
THE ACCIDENT TO THE GERMANIC
HAS DISPLACED HIM.
Investigations Will Begin Without
Him on the 20 Inst. He Can Get
in Hie Lick When He Comes—All
Matters are Beady for the En-
quiry and He is Expected to Get
Here as Soon as May be Possible
New York Dec. 14—Although
the visit of Lord Dunraven to New
York has been postponed for a
time the special committee of the
Yacht club appointed to investi-
gate the charges made against the
Defender people have asked what
arrangements have been made for
the inquiry. The officers of the
club are asked to set aside a portion
of the model room for a hearing as
better for their meeting consider-
ing all the circumstances and the
first session will be held at the
club house on Friday the 20th. It
is not possible for Dunraven to be
here by that time but whether
this fact will cause any of the
plans agreed upon by the commit-
tee tojbe changed cannot of course
now be told yet it seems unnat-
ural that the disaster to the Ger-
manic should have delayed the
arrival of the British yachtsman.
The committees arrangements to
be ready on the 20th instant to
hear what Dunraven has to dis-
close was due to the fact first that
he would be in New York as
thought; and second that they
would have made themselves ac-
quainted with the report of the
“cup” committee and thus in a
measure be in a position to appre-
ciate the strength or weakness of
bis testimony. But it may bethat
the absence of the author of the
Defender’s charges at the first or
second session of the committee
will not be material as if any evi-
dence of an important character
is taken before his arrival he can
be made acquinted with it if such
is his wish. Still it is necessary
that Lord Dunraven should be on
hand at the hearing at the first
possible moment as with the
charges officially before the dlub
the rest of the work will be toler-
ably clear.
It will of course be the wish of
the Defender syndicate to cross-ex-
amine Lord Dunraven through
their counsel. It is reported that
John Choate has been retained and
will look after the interests of the
syndicate or to be more particular
of Mr. Iseliu’s interests at the
hearing of the club. Then Lord
Dunraven will no donbt be glad
to hear the evidence of the Defend-
er’s cross examination of his coun-
sel which may be based upon his
suggestions and thus be satisfac-
tory to himself.
According to cablegram Dun-
raven after the accident to the
Germanic returned to London and
announced that he would make
some new arrangements with the
New York Yacht club before pro-
ceeding to America. H. Maitland
Kersey Lord Dun raven’s repre-
sentative in New York was asked
when the earl would sail for this
country and whether he has made
any new arrangement with the New
York Yacht club. In reply Mr
Kersey said:
“I have not heard from Lord
Dunraven and do not know what
arrangements he has made. He
as yet has probably not completed
his plans. Of course after the ac-
cident to the Germanic he re-
turned to London. If any arrange-
ments have been made with the
i committee they have not been
made through me.”
Stays the Sentence Three Months.
Sioux Citv la. Dec. 14.—Gov-
ernor Jackson has granted a stay
of execution for ninety days of the
penitentiary sentence of Atlee
Hart of Dakota City Neb. Mr.
Hart’s case was presented to the
governor by A. Sawyer Frank Mc-
Nulty and W. T. Spencer. In view
of the suspension of sentence Mr.
Hart’s frlehds are hopeful of par-
don. The Supreme court decided
against Hart in an appeal case sev-
eral days ago. The charges against
him were blackmail In connection
with a notorious publication which
attacked prominent Sioux City
citizens.
Porte Deserted.
London Dec. 14.—The Standard
prints a Constantinople dispatch
saying that the porte is absolutely
deserted and that the ministers
are living day and night in the
palace where confusion reigns
supreme.
San Antonio Texas Saturday December 14
808 NOT CONVERTED.
He Does Not Want to be a Christian
and Unhappy.
I Nf.w York Dec. 14.—C01. Rob-
ert G. Ingersoll found a heavy
mail from the Christian endeav-
orers who have been prajing for
him in convention when he re-
turned homo from his western trip
and ho said: “No I have not
been converted by fcheir prayers 1
am glad to say and there is no oc-
i casion for taking ‘before and after’
picture of me. I want to finish
। my days without the consolation
of a Hell.”
“Diditannoy you to have the
endeavorers take such a public re-
quest in your conversion?”
“Dear me no” said Col. Inger-
soll. “They meant it kindly and
for my good. The only difference
of opinion that we have is that I
believe that this world is natural
and they believe it is supernatural
something that was constructed
by sleight-of-hand by some one up
in the clouds.”
“But what if you were convert-
ed?”
“That would be a dreadful mis-
fortuue and I should be unhappy
all the rest of my life.”
“It you had absolute faith in the
Christian religion would it make
you unhappy?”
“It certainly would. How could
it be otherwise? A man of intelli-
gence who is a Christian and who
has imagination could not help
but be unhappy. Justthink of the
hell that you hold us out. If he is
a Christian he must believe that
the people whom he knows and
loves on earth are to be separated
in d> ath and some are to go to hell
and some are to go to heaven and
they are to stay there forever. It
would make me unhappy to be-
lieve that.”
“Admitting the truth of the
Christian religion would you not
wish to be converted ?”
“ Why if there is some one up in
the clouds to whom these people
who pray give advice and instruc-
tion how things should be down
herel would like to know about it
butyou seeldon’t bi l eve that there
is. I should very much dislike to
accept the Christian religion and
all that you hold out even to those
who believe it and live by it.”
Col. Ingersoll had not had time
to read all of the hundred or more
letters that were waiting for him
and two or three that he had
opened struck him as being very
foolish. One writer made a vio-
lent attack on the Colonel and an
other wrote in a kindly argumen-
tive way. Neither produced any
effect however.
Big Failure in Kentucky
Lawrenceburg Ky. Dec. 14.—
The second largest failure ever re-
corded here occurred when James
Rinley distiller and wholesale
liquor dealer assigned to J. M.
Johnson a banker. A list of the
assets and liabilities was not filed
but several hundred thousand dol-
lars are involved.
Italy Drafting Troops
Rome Dec. 14.—Several drafts of
troops who it is stated are to be
despatched to Erythraea to take
part in the Abyssinian campaign
have been made in Florence.
Great enthusiasm prevails there.
LAYING THE WIRES.
Getting Headquarters For the Con-
vention.
New York Dec. 12.—Colonel
L Henry Bords sergeant at-arms
of the Republican National com-
mittee has left the city for St
Louis to engage rooms first for the
National committee; then for Gen-
eral James Clarkson who is to
precipitate the Allison boom; and
last but by no means the least to
secure apartments for Senator
Mathew Stanley Quay of Penn-
sylvania delegation ; for Garret A.
Hobart and the New Jersey dele-
gation Sam Fessenden and the
Connecticut! delegation. General
Clarkson and ex-Senator Platt had
a long talk at the Fifth avenue
hotel. W. H. Hahn the Republi-
can National committeemen for
Ohio was at the hotel and he said
that McKinley is now on the home
stretch for nomination. Ex-Secre-
tary Charles Foster of Harrison’s
cabinet said that and he all of the
Ohio delegation would vote for
McKinley but he believed that
the politicians would vote for Har-
rison ; and Hon. Richard Marcy of
Watertown one of the staunchest
Piatt lieutenants in New York
state said that Harrison would be
the hardest man to defeat in the j
convention.
HAD ENOUGH OF THAT.
CHICAGO BREWERIES GIVE THE
SALOONS THE MARBLE HEART.
They Will Advance the Price of
Beer and Back no More Saloons.
This Will Throw 1700 Saloons
Out of Business—This Means
$750 000 Lost Revenue a Year to
Chicago.
Chicago Dec. 14.—A local paper
says: Chicago brewers are tired
of being saloon keepers and have
decided that after January 1 there
will be 1700 less saloons in the
city than at present. Those that
remain must pay a third or half
more for beer than is being paid
now. In consequence of this de-
cision there is general alarm
among saloon-keepers whose li-
censes are owned and whose rents
are paid by the brewers and two
thousand or more of them are won-
dering who will have to go to work.
The leading brewers of the city
have held several secret meetings
ar which it was decided to raise the
price of beer on the first of January.
Comparisons of receipts and ex-
penses have shown that the close
competition in Chicago has been a
loosing game and the breweries
havejdecided to retrench.
For several years past it has
been the policy of the brewers to
establish saloons wherever there
was a prospect of selling enough
beer to make a paying investment.
Competition was so close that one
brewery would establish in the
neighborhood where it was known
there would be little or no return
simply to prevent some other
brewery from securing a foothold
in that territory.’ It is said that
the brewers have lost money and
many ambitious saloonkeepers
have sunk their savings in a losing
business. In theirrecent meetings
the brewers have decided so it is
said that there are too many sa-
loons in the city and they have de-
cided to lop off a large number of
them believing that those that
remain will be able to do as much
business as was formerly done and
that with less expense. One pro-
prietor when spoken to admitted
a rise in the price was contem-
plated. He said the brewers had
agreed with the lone exception of
one man who is not a Chicago
brewer to advance the price from
$4 to $.» a barrel. The dropping of
1700 saloons will mean a serious
loss to the revenue of the city. At
present each saloon in the city
pays a license of $5OO a year.
Uncle Bam Had No Case.
Little Rock Ark. Dec. 14.—The
case of the United States against
Vice-President Nick Kupferle and
Cashier Walker of the defunct
First National bank was brought
to an abrupt close Thursday as far
as Kupferle was concerned when
District Attorney House announ-
ced that he had no desire to
further prosecute the case
against the ex-vice president
and asked permission of
the court which was granted to
dismiss the case. He also dis-
missed six of the seven counts of
the indictment against Walker.
Both officials were indicted on the
charge of making false reports as
to the condition of the bank during
the Allie regime to the comptroller
of the currency. The government
failed to make a case against either
of the defendants and Walker’s I
acquittal is a foregone conclusion.
Wants $200000
Richmond Va. Dec. 14.—The
executive committee of the board
of visitors of the university of Vir-
ginia were before the joint financs
committees of the two houses
of the general assembly and
ways and means of restor-
ing the burned buildings were
discussed. Addresses were msMo
by Dr. Randolph Hon. Marshal
McCormich and Professor Dabney
of the university. These gentle-
men took the position that they
would prefer an appropriation of
1200000 outright but suggested
several plans by which the state
could provide a restoration fund
without taking the money directly
out of the treasury.
The finance committee then ad-
journed without action but will
give due consideration to the plan.
Town Burned.
Havana Dec. 14.—1 t is reported
here that the important tobacco
town of Manicaragua in the prov-
ince of Santa Clara has been
burned bj’ the insurgents.
Price $5.00 a Year
JUDGE NUGENT IS NO MORE.
The Great Populiat Leader of Texas
Dies in the Full Prime of
Life and Honors.
Fort Worth Tex. Dec. 14.—
[Special ]— Judge Thomas L. Nu-
gent. the populist leader in Texas
died at his home in this city at
2:15 this morning.
This is the brief message that
voices io a great party in this state
the death of their beloved and
trusted leader. Judge Thomas L.
Nugent died in the prime of his
mental powers at too early an age
for the baud of time to have been
laid on him being at the date of
his death only a little over 50 years
of age. The hand of disease was
on him for months preceding his
prostration and as early M
the last regular session of the
state legislature before the
campaign in which as can-
didate for governor he rolled up
such a large vote he expressed a
fear of not being able to make the
race. His honors were won in the
field of legitimate legal practice
and on the bench where as dis-
trict judge he left a record that
has never bten surpassed in this
state. His honor and Integrity
were as well known at home as
were the like characteristics of the
late Allan G. Thurman whom ho
resembled in many respects. Out-
side of his candidacy for that judge-
ship Judge Nugent never entered
into any contests for office until
the unanimous voice of the Popu-
lists of Texas demanded that ho
become their candidate for gover-
nor. Twice he stood in the breath:
his last vote reaching the enor-
mous figures of about 160000
showing the increasing hold that
he was taking upon the people of
the state.
In the death of Judge Thomas
L. Nugent the populists of the
state have lost a man whom it is
impossible for them to replace.
Their loss is Irreparable. The state
has lost an eminent jurist and his
family a warm-hearted large-
brained loving and loveable man.
His death in the prime of life is
a loss to the state and in it all class-
es mourn. His life and example are
left as a priceless legacy to his
friends and fellows as well as to
his immediate home.
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
Atchison Kas. Dec. 14.—John
1 J. Ingalls denies that he ever de-
clared in favor of the nomination
1 of Benj. Harrison for president.
Madrid Doc. 14.—A dispatch
from Havana states the insurgents
will soon invade the centre of the
province of Santa Clara.
Columbus Ohio Dec. 14.—The
funeral of the late Judge Allan G.
Thurman took place here today at
12:30 o’clock p. in.
Washington Dec. 14.—Chair-
man Carter of the republican
national committee today issued
| the official call for the convention
Ito be held in St. Louis in June
1896 beginning on the 16th day at
noon.
Cleveland 0. Dec. 14.—The
Erie and the New York P. and O.
and Chicago railways are to be con-
solidated into one trunk line uuder
one ownership. This will reduce
the debt from $500000000 to $175-
000000 and will freeze out a lot of
stockholders.
Almoat a War Episode.
Constantinople Dec. 14.—The
British guardship Dryad in pass-
ing the Turkish forts in the Dar-
danelles was stopped by the Turk-
ish officers and the guns of the
forts were trained on her. The
officers had not been notified of the-
of the sultan to let the
ship in. It was afterward allowed
to go on.
—The nine-year-old son of Mr.
Daniels living on Buena Vista
street was knocked down and se-
verely bitten today by a vicious
dog owned by a Mexican family
in that vicinity. The dog has at-
tempted to bitejseveral persons re-
cently.
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