San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 15, Ed. 1 Monday, February 3, 1896 Page: 1 of 8
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Volume XVI. Number 15.
BANKS AND BANKERS.
LOCKWOOD Nimi BANK.
SAN ANTONIO<TEXAS.
8. Lockwood Pres.: J. Mem Jr. Cashier.
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
F?3ROOS & CO ‘
BANKERS
And Dealers in Exchange.
Sight Drafts on the principal cities of the
United States and on all European countries.
Also drafts on Monterey Mex. payable In
Mexican dollars. Foreign coin and currency
bought and sold.
WRENCHED FROM THE WIRES.
Crespo has returned to Caracas
for the present.
Not a clue is left by the murder-
er of Miss Sophie Grant at Boston.
Entire force in the shops of the
Chicago and Southern at Lebanon
Ind. strike for back pay.
Boiler makers and machinists in
the Mexican international shops
are out on a strike.
House will have considerable
music this week over Bayard and
the silver bill.
District of Columbia bill is not
disposed of and appropriations
will also be considered by house.
No session of the senate today
and work for the week is poorly
defined.
Dr. Von Boetticher German sec-
retary of state for the interior is
determined to resign at once.
Assistant Secretary of State Uhl
is mentioned for the vacant mis-
sion to Germany.
A special committee having tbe
Nicaraguan matter in hand will
probably report a bill this week.
There is a feeling in congress
that the country wants the Nica-
raguan canal built by the U. 8.
Provision for the new national
park at Vicksburg is not going to
be antagonized in congress.
House will report favorably on
the admission of Arizona and New
Mexico as states.
The Hyams brothers give $1500
bail to appear for trial in Toronto
Can. but will forfeit their bond.
Twenty people injured by the
dashing down hill of an electric car
at Cliff house San Francisco.
There w’ill be no new convoca-
tion of the Indiana legislature to
redistrict the state.
All the lowlands in Arkansas
Mississippi and Louisiana are un-
der water.
Dr. Stoecker late court chaplain
is going to resign his seat in the
Prussian diet.
Emperor William has in mind
to attend the Olympic games at
Athens in April.
American and English Catholics
and Masons unite in the interest
of Mrs. Maybrick.
Bernard Berg carves the jugular
of Michael Bass at Houston. Bass
cannot live.
Arthur Duestrow is found guilty
of murder in the first degree at St.
Louis.
That road from Aransas Pass
northward is said to have Winipeg
for its destination.
Justin McCarthy has had
enough of the leadership of the
Irish parliamentary party.
Zeitoun has not yet fallen but
the Turkks have made seven
savage attacks upon the town.
Great preparations are made for
the meeting of the I. O. O. F. of
Texas at Houston Tuesday.
Steamer Umbria is in the mud
in the Hudson river with $2000-
000 in gold on board.
Ambassador Currie from London
to Constantinople denies that he
cooled bis heels an hour in the sul-
tan’s antechamber waiting for an
audience.
Canadians have stripped the
American forests in Montana
along the line of their valuable
timber.
There has not been a legal mar-
riage in Rhode Island in 50 years
owing to non compliance with the
law by the clergy of the state.
Minister Terrell demands $lOO-
000 for the burning of missionary
stations and an immediate order
for their rebuilding.
Brazos river is out of its banks
rising impeding railway travel
and at the Allen farm in Grimes
county is 12 miles wide.
Trouble is brewing over the Eng-
ling railroad between Barcelona
and Guanta. The government is
fining the contractors $lOO a day.
San Antonio Daily light.
SUILUHSO AT SAN ANTONIO. BEXAR COUNTV TEXAS. ANO REOIBIERED AT THE POST OFFICE AS SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER
GOMEZ DOES IT AGAIN.
HE OUTS THROUGH GEN. MARIN'S
LINES NEAR QUIVIOAN.
The Insurgent General is too Sharp for His
Foes—Destroys Culverts and Tears up
Railroads—Thousands Leaving
Cuba.
New York Feb. 3.—A special to
the World from Havana says:
Maximo Gomez accompanied by
4000 mounted men succeeded late
Thursday in recrossingJtheTrocha
or military line established by th®
Spanish forces between Havana
and Batabano. He crossed a few
miles north of Quivican. At the
same time he destroyed a small
culvert tore up the railroad tracks
cut the telegraph wires and crip-
pled the section of the railroad be-
tween Rincon and Quivican.
People wonder how Gomez
evaded the Spanish columns; how
it was possible for him to recross
and practically cut through the
wall of men of which the Spanish
generals expected so much. At
the very time Gomez played his
trick on the Spanish guard along
the Trocha General Marin the
acting governor general of Cuba
who had left Havana the same day
at the head of the best equipped
force put in the field during the
present rebellion was slumbering
quietly surrounded by his troops
at San Antonio de Los Banos about
ten miles east of Guanajay. Go-
mez’s route of march was parallel
with that of Marin and not more
than from six to ten miles distant
at any time. Yet they did not
meet.
Gen. Marin did not learn until
the following morning (Friday)
that Gomez was in the east again.
The first intimation reached him
by a roundabout telegram from
Quivican. An exceedingly large
number of people have been leav-
ing Cuba in the last fortnight and
it seems as if the exodus has only
just begun. Every steamer leav-
ing Havana carries hundreds of
families not only to the United
States but also to Mexico South
America and West Indian ports.
Steamship agents talk of putting
on extra steamers to carry the pas-
sengers away. Business is practi-
cally at a stand still. Merchants
who have stores are unable to sell
their wares owing to the interrup-
tion of traffic on the railroad lines
running from the coast points to
the interior of the island. Some
sugar plantations in the extreme
eastern provinces of the island are
grinding are being afraid to
operate. All who are grinding are
doing so under strong military
guard and being compelled to feed
the troops the profits are very
small. One or two plantations it
is said obtained permission from
Gomez to start their machinery.
At Constancia 400 regulars and
600 civil guards are encamped on
and about the plantation to pro
tect the men at work. Small stone
fortresses have been erected at
equal distances around the planta
tion all being connected by tele-
phone. The troops use these as
look out places. No attempt has
been made so far to interfere with
grinding there.
Constantinople Feb. 3.—The
government has forbidden the cir-
culation In Turkey of English
newspapers of January 27th which
contain dispatches from Washing-
ton giving the United States sen-
ate resolutions regarding the con-
dition of affairs in Armenia and
also a report of the speech deliv-
ered at Birmingham on the night
of Jan. 25th by the Right Hon.
Joseph Chamberlain secretary of
state for the colonies in which
Mr. Chamberlain declared that the
condition of Armenia was a danger
and disgrace to Europe.
The Russian consul who has
reached Zeitoun has reported that
hundreds of the Armenians who
are holding that town are dying
from disease and exposure to in-
tense cold.
Tacoma Wn.Feb. 3. —The police
are engaged in a search for Mrs.
W. B. Cody wife of a prominent
Chicago lawyer who mysteriously
disappeared Friday night. No
clue has been obtained so far. She
drove in Friday from the residence
of her father in South Tacoma
tied her horse in the center of the
business part of the city and a few
minutes afterward disappeared.
Barred Out Of Turkey.
A Missing Woman.
San Antonio Texas Monday February 31896.
DIED IN HIS CELL.
Hal no Exercise For Five Months [and Was
Fearfully Excitable.
New York Feb. 3.—The coro-
ners inquest in the case of William
Ctesar the condemned murderer
who was found dead in bis cell
was held in the state prison at
Sing (Sing. Coroner Sapgar of
Peedekill had charge of the case
and the autopsy’ was performed by
Drs. Henry T. Brooks and Robert
E. Fivey of the poet graduate
medical school in this city assisted
by the prison physicians Mr. R. T.
Irvine and Drs. Madden and Shee-
han of Sing Sing. Death was found
to have been caused by strangula-
tion due to (edema of the lungs.
The fact was brought out that
Ctesar had scarcely any exercise be
for five months until Saturday
when be complained of a headache
and asked his keepers to allow him
to take a walk.
During the day Ciesar and Feign-
baum another condemned mur-
derer got into a quarrel over the
opening of some windows in the
cocrider where the death cells are
situated. Cit'ser became very ex-
cited and when Feignbaum passed
his door while being taken back to
his cell after his daily exercise
reached between the bars and
seized him by the arm. Before any
harm was done the men were
separated. In the evening it was
observed Cicser was ill and the
keeper came to his assistance and
called Warden Sage who came im-
mediately and gave him whiskey.
Ha sank very rapidly until
hie death. After the inquest Drs.
Brooks and Fivey eaid that the
real cause of death might have
been intense excitement.
The Cheese Tax.
Washington D. C. Feb. 3.—
The house committee on ways and
means will give hearings begin-
ning today upon the bill to define
cheese tax and regulate the manu-
facture and sale of filled cheese.
Representatives of dairy interests
will appear and give their views on
a similar legislation regarding all
dairy products.
Another Baseball Actor.
Washington Feb. 3.—Undis-
mayed by the failure of Captain
Anson of the (Chlcagos (before
the footlights Theodore Breiten-
stein the celebrated pitcher of the
St. Louis Browns far leas known
than Anson has signed a contract
to act as starter in “The Derby
Winner.” He will make his debut
at the Academy of Music here this
week.
Fine Paintings at Auction.
New York Feb. 3. —The works
of the late F. H. de Hass the ma-
rine artist will be sold at auction
beginning today. It will be a col-
lection of unusual interest as it is
rare for an artist of such eminence
to leave so many finished pictures.
Among them are “Stiff Breeze
North Sea” “Coast of Granville
France” “A Breezy Day Glouces-
ter Harbor” “Moonrise Over the
Ocean” and Mr. de Haas’ last im-
portant painting “Boone Island
Light.”
Georgetown Boomlets.
Georgetown Texas- Feb. 2.—
[Special]—lt has rained every day
this week and the ground is wet
deeper than for years thus insur-
ing good crops for the coming year.
Everybody feels jubilant over pros-
pects.
Owing to the excessive rains the
democratic rally called for Mon-
day February 3rd. has been post-
poned until February 10th as the
roads are well nigh impassable.
The populists will bold tbeir meet-
ing February 3rd but no doubt
will be poorly attended for the
same reason.
Supposed Crooked Officials.
Pittsburg Feb. 3.—Ex-City At-
torney Moreland and W. H. House
his assistant will be placed on
trial today on the chargee made
against them by Comptroller
Gourley of receiving interest on
city moneys. The Dumber of wit-
nesses sub-poenaed is large and
will include the officers of the three
banks in which the city’s moneys
were deposited.
German Singer in New York.
Boston Feb. 3.—Fraulein Milka
Ternina the German soprano from
Munich will join the Damrosch
Opera company here today. She
will sing Brunhilde Elsa Senta
Sieglinde and other leading roles
in the Wagerian operas alternat-
ing with Frau Klafsky.
INSURANCE RETALIATION.
The Purpose of the Resolution Introduced
Into Congress.
New York Feb. 3.—The resolu
tiou calling on tbe president for
all correspondence between the
United States and Germany re-
garding the exclueion of American
life insurance companies from
Germany which has just passed
the house is said to be a move
against the policy of retaliation
against Germany. The author of
the resolution Rev. South a ick of
Albany N. Y. gives this explana-
tion of its purpose:
“President Cleveland in his last
annual message to congress called
attention to the policy of retalia-
tion which was being practiced in
Germauj’ against American life
insurance companies as well as
American cattle and cereals and
suggested retaliation on the part
of the United States if such a part
could be devised. Naw York is the
first state to take action and in
both the senate and house of legis-
lature has been introduced bills
which provides that all foreign in-
surance companies shall be denied
any and every privilege in the
transaction of business within the
state which is not accorded to
Amerian companies in the home
states of these foreign corporations.
“The German policy of retalia-
tion against American life insur-
ance companies has thus far been
confined to Prussia. Until recent-
ly four of the big New York com-
panies had been transacting busi-
ness in that portion of the German
empire. Only one still continues
operations.’ The Prussian minister
of insurance Mr. Koeller by one
arbitrary requirement after an-
other finally forced the American
companies out of the field.
“Gov. Morton and Insurance
Superintendent Pierce of New
York have written Secretary Olney
in reference to the retaliation prac-
ticed against American insurance
in Prussia. The Massachusetts
commissioner of insurance has also
sent an emphatic note of protest to
Secretary Olney against tbe harsh
policy adopted by the Prussian
minister.
“The state department instructed
ambassador Runyon to take cog-
nizance of the matter and he had
been in communication with the
Berlin government prior to his
death.”
New York Charity Ball.
New York Feb. 3 — Preparations
are completed for the German
charity ball to be held tomorrow.
It will be musically one of the
most entertaining ever given by
the Germane in honor of the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the
unification of tbe German states.
The musical committee has ar-
ranged for the playing of several of
the old marches played for Fred-
erick the Great notably the “Hoh-
enfriedberg” and the “Dessauer
March.” Wagner will be repre-
sented by selections from “Tann-
hauser” “Rienzi” “Lohengrin”
and the “Albumblatt.”
Stock Markets.
St. Loi"is Feb. 3.—Cattle strong
to 10c higher; Texas steers $2.50 to
$3; grass and fed cows $2.75 to $3.
Sheep firm at $2.40 to $3.25.
Chicago Feb. 3.—Texas cattle
10c higher and strong; Texas
steers $2.80 to $4.05. Sheep firm
and 10c higher.
A Crooked Cotton Deal.
El Paso Texas Feb. 3.—John
P. Bones of Augusta Ga. has
been arrested here and sent back
to Georgia charged with embezzle-
ment of $20000 in a cotton broker-
age transaction. He was about to
leave for the City of Mexico.
National Legislation
Washington Feb. 3.—House—
Mr. Hull of lowa chairman of the
committee ou military affairs re-
ported the army appropriation bill
and it was placed on the calendar.
At 12:30 p. m. the clerk of the
senate announced the passage of the
senate free coinage ‘substitute to
tbe house bond bill and it was re-
ferred under the rule to the ways
and means committee. A motion
to concur was not entertainable
under the rules.
A bill was passed to grant the
Arkansas and Choctaw railroad
company right of way through the
Choctaw nation in the Indian
territory. The house then went
into committee of the whole on
consideration of the district of
Columbia appropriation bill.
Price $5.00 a Tear
COMMISSION KNOCKED OUT.
Judge Morris Says There’is no Law .to
Make Compress Rates.
Austin Tex. Feb. 3.—[Special. |
—The railroad commission was to-
day knocked into a cocked hat by
an opinion of Judge Morris of the
Fifty-third district court granting
an injunction restraining the com-
mission from operating its com-
press regulations.
Tbe questions involved in the
case are:
First —That the commission has
no authority to make such regula-
tions because they are compress
rates and not freight rates such as
the commission is authorized to
regulate.
Second—lf it did have any au-
thority in such matters the rule
applied to the H. &T. C. was un-
reasonable and unjust.
Third—That thecommission was
seeking to apply tbe rule to inter-
state and international shipments
and by this means was attempting
to regulate commerce between this
state and other nations which was
without its power.
The judge in rendering bls
opinion in the case holds first
that the commission had
no authority to make these
rates and regulations sec-
ond to properly prepare the
caso for appeal the facts were fully
discussed and the court held that
the rules and regulations if
within the power of the commis-
sionwere unreasonableand unjust
as applied to the Houston and
Texas Central. Third that the
Houston and Texas Central had
failed to satisfactorily prove that
the commission was applying
the rules and regulations to inter-
state or international commerce.
In this connection it is well to
note that Commissioner Stedman’s
letter purporting to give the rul-
ings of the commission on this
question was excluded on purely
technical objections offend by the
attorney general.
Suicide of an Officer.
New York Feb. 3.—Former po-
lice commissioner Stephen B.
French committed suicide today
by shooting himself through the
heart.
Fair Weather.
Washington February 3.—For
Western Texas fair with light
northerly winds.
GIGANTIC LUMBER TRUST.
Lumber Advanced Immediately it was
Formed.
Port Townsend Wn. Feb. 3.—
The biggest trust ever formed on
the Pacific coast and representing
a capital of over $70000000 has
been consummated and went into
effect last night. It is the Central
Lumber company of California
and its membership includes oveiy
lumber mill all the ship owners
and wholesale and retail deal-
ers on the coast of the
United States and British
Columbia. All charters of vessels
and sales of lumber must be effect-
ed through theCentralLumber com-
pany which regulates freights and
puts the buying and selling price
on all lumber regulating also the
product of each mill and the pro-
portionate amount of lumber each
vessel shall carry during the year.
The first order issued by the com-
pany was to advance the price of
lumber $2 per thousand feet. Last
year the estimated product of tbe
coast was 600000000 feet and this
advance will enhance tbe profits of
all owners during the coming year
over $1000000. Members of the
trust claim they have been manu-
facturing lumber for several years
at actual cost and that dealers in
foreign and coastwise markets
were reaping all the profits. Under
the new prices they say employes
will be paid better wages and tim-
ber men will receive higher prices
for their logs.
Philadelphia has a $2000000 fire.
It wipes out the Baptist publica-
tion society and the 250 guests in
the Lafayette hotel had a narrow
escape.
for over fifty years.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup
has been used for children teeth-
ing. It soothes the child softens
the gums allays all pain cures
wind colic and is the best remedy
for diarrhoea. Twenty-five cents a
bottle. 9 27 lyr e>d
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