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SAN ANTONIO DAILY LIGHT
Volume XVI. Number 320.
BANKS And BANKERS
National - Bank
’ SAN ANTONIO TEXAS.
J. 8. Look wood Pre*.: J. Muib. Jb. Caih’er
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
F. GROOS & CO.
BANKERS
And Dealers in Exchange.
Bight Drafts on the principal cities of the
Called otaies and on all European countries.
Also drafts on Mcnterei Mex.. payable in
Mexican dollars. Foreign coin and currency
bought and sold.
TELEPHONE
Over the lines of the SOUTHW eST-
ERN TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHO-
NE COMPANY to many of the prin-
cipal towns and cities of
TEXAS.
Toll Stations In the Central Office
Hotels and Other Convenient Locations
M. F. THOMAS Local Manager.
NOTICE OF TAX SALE FOR 1895.
By virtue of the tax role of the City
of San Antonio for the year 1895 and
in compliance with the laws of the
state of Texas and city charter and
city ordinances in my capacity as col-
lector of taxes for the City of San
Antonio. I have levied upon and will
during legal hours commencing on
the first Tuesday in the month of
January 1597 being the fifth day of
said month and on each succeeding
day thereafter until the sale is com-
pleted sell at public outcry to the
highest bidder for cash the described
parcels of land and town lots lying
and being in said City of San Antonio
or such portions thereof as published
in the Daily Light on November
22nd 25th and 29th 1896 as will sat-
isfy the taxes due and unpaid by
each respective person therein named
and interest with accrued costs and 10
per cent penalty before the door of
the court house in the City of San
Antonio County of Bexar the pro-
ceeds of the sale to be applied to the
payment of said taxes costs and pen-
alty.
Said taxes costs and penalty may be
paid at anv time before sale day.
HENRY UMSCHEID.
City Tax Collector.
City Collector’s Office San Antonio
Texas.
TRINITY CHURCH.
Rev. R. L. Selle Discourses on Duties
of Parents and Children.
A large congregation assembled at
Trinity M. E. church on Avenne C
yesterday morning. The pastor of the
church. Rev. R. L. Selle preached
from the text “Now are we the sons
of God.” The text was discussed un-
der the following divisions and sub-
division:
I— Privileges of Children.
I—lntimate acquaintance with pa-
rents.
2. Constant companionship of pa-
rents.
3. Necessary food supplied.
4. Necessary raiment supplied.
5. Education provided.
ll—Duties of Children.
1. To obey their parents.
2. To honor their parents.
Ill—lnheritance of Children.
1. A name.
2. A likeness to parents.
3. Characteristict of parents.
4. A home.
The natural relationship existing be-
tween children and parents was shown
in the discourse to exist in a greater
degree between God and the Chris-
tian. The scriptural argument was
heartilv appreciated by the large au-
dience'that listened attentively to ev-
ery sentence that fell from the speak-
er's lips. A deep impression was
made on many of the congregation
and several expressed the desire pub-
licly to live better lives. Five or six
united with the church.
Rev. R. Ta Selle will go to the con-
ference this week but will return in
time to fill his pulpit next Sunday at
both hours.
CATTLE RECEIPTS.
St. Louis. Dec. 7.—Cattle: receipts
4.000; market steady; sheep: receipts
2000: market steady.
COUNCIL ADJOURNED.
On account of the deplorable death
yesterday of the late Win. Holt Jr..
Min of Aiderman Wm. Holt the city
council session was convened at 1:30
o’clock this afternoon and then ad-
journed until tomorrow out of respect
to the bereaved aiderman. The coun-
cil members then attended the funeral
of the deceased.
SANTA FE RECEIVERSHIP.
Topeka. Kas. Dec. 7.—The Santa
Fe receivership case must be first tried
by Judge Myers of Jefferson county
District court. This opinion was giv-
en this morning by both Judge Thay-
er of the United States Court of Ap-
peals. and Judge Foster of the Unit-
ed States District court.
hwuwk) jawn ummao ikcqmd cmm mail mattm.
THE CITY IN MOURNING
FIVE MEN KILLED IN A RAIL-
ROAD WRECK-
A Terrible Collision of Two Freight Trains
On the Southern Pacific Yester-
day Which Was Caused
By Carelessness.
A mantle of sorrow was spread over
the city yesterday when the sad news
of the freight wreck on the Southern
Pacific reached hero. It was one of
the most disastrous wrecks in the
history of the road according to men
who have been in the service of this
road for many years. Almost two
entire crews wi]>ed out at one dash
is seldom equalled in the many rail-
road horrors.
Yet this is what happened
morning about. 7:30 o'clock about 75
miles east of San Antonio near Wael-
der. The crew that left. San Antonio
Sunjlay morning about 1 o’clock on an
eastbound freight train knowu as
“No. 5” consisted of Conductor Lar-
ry Gaffney. Engineer W. IT. Brown
Fireman Geo. W. Askins and Brake-
men Hugh Smith and C. D. Lewis.
They received orders to stop at a
“blind siding” al Sandy Fork about
eight miles this side of Waelder to
let three sections of a westbound
freight train known as “No. 24”
pass. “No. 25” reached Sandy Fork
between 5 and 6 o’clock took the ski-
ing and stopped there about au hour
and a half waiting for the “three
Twenty-fours.” The morning was
foggy and while waiting for “No. 24”
the crow fell asleep.
A whistle meant the coining of the
first section which passed safely with
Conductor Duke Handley Brakeman
Jim Banard and Engineer Tom Fin-
negan. A few minutes later second
twenty-four tooted and sped safely on
with Conductor W. S. Parish. Brake-
man W. H. Hall and Engineer C. B.
Murphy.
The third section had not yet pass-
ed and “No. 25” had orders to wait.
The crew had been asleep and be-
lieving that all was clear backed up
and pulled on the main line. Just as
they were about to pull up a bill
leaving Sandy Fork the “Third 24”
came up and the worst happened. The
scene that followed beggars descrip-
tion. The two big engines crashed
Into each other as though in madden-
ed fury causing the death of five men
as a result of a little error.
The engines were completely wreck-
ed a large stretch of track torn up
ears of freight piled in a heap and
under and around this debris were
the bodies of five men. who bad but
a few hours before left their wives
brothers and sisters healthy and un-
suspecting of what fate had in store
for them. The crew of the “Third 24”
consisted of Conductor Charles Heard
Engineer Tom Cody Fireman Will
Holt and Brakemen D. W. Heard and
J. W. Morris.
Of this crew Conductor Heard was
the only one that escaped death's
summons and Conductor Gaffney
and Brakemen Smith Lewis and Mor-
ris of the eastbound train escaped
the deadly call.
The dead are:
William Holt Jr. aged 27 fireman;
621 Nolan street.
William H. Brown aged 35 engi-
neer; 411 Ord street.
Thomas Cody aged 40 engineer;
Willow and Van Ness streets.
Geo. W. .Askins aged 28 fireman;
917 North Mesquite street.
David W6odson Heard aged 21
brakeman; 950 North Flores street.
Their bodies were horribly mangled
ent and bruised.
Of the dead three were married.
Engineer Brown leaves a wife and
two little children. Engineer Cody
also leaves a wife and two children.
Brakeman Dave Heard leaves a young
wife. He was married about a month
ago.
It was young Heard’s first trip on
the road. He was given Walter
Morris’ run. who has lately taken
Conductor English’s run. Will Holt
has been “firing” for some time and
was to be given an engine at the first
opening.
Immediately after the wreck Con-
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San Antonio Texas Monday December 7 1896.
FROM NEBRASKA TO TEXAS.
Georgetown Tex. Dee. 7.—Special
—Seven prairie schooners from Ne-
braska. passed through here this week
on route to the coast country. The
men looked thrifty aud enterprising
and their stock was in splendid con-
dition.
One of their party said their object
in moving was low prices for their
products and the severe winters and
blizzards.
BEEF CATTLE.
Georgetown Tex. Dec. 7 .—Special
—George Kritzer. a ranchman of this
place has brought in nine cars of
stock cattle from Runge to add to his
herd already feeding here ou cotton
mill productss. This makes about
1.500 head being fed here. They will
lx> ready for market during February
and March.
REBELS DEFEATED.
NOT MUCH OF A REVOLUTION IN
URUGUAY ANYWAY.
Some Careless Firing That May Get Buenos
Ayres Into Difficulty—Passenger
Ship Fired Upon For a Fili-
bustering Graft.
New York Dec. 7.—A special to the
Herald from Buenos Ayres says: A
correspondent in Montevideo Uru-
guay. sends advices to the effect that
the government troops have defeated
Saraiva. the Brazilian leader of the
revolutionary outbreak in the repub-
lic. A rumor was current in Monte-
video that Saraiva had been killed
but the corresix>ndent of the Herald
sends word that the report Is without
official confirmation.
The steamer San Martin of the La
Platenz Flotilla company limited has
arrived at Montevideo from Buenos
Ayres with passengers and a large
cargo on board. Her captain at once
filed a protest with the authorities.
Before the ship entered port she was
fired ui>ou by three steam launches
in the bay. The boats contained
about 150 soldiers and opened fire
with their Nordenfeldts. thereby plac-
ing the passengers aud crew of the
steamer in great peril. It is believed
that the soldiers who were doing
coast guard duty suspected that there
were filibustered concealed on the
ship.
The British cniiser Retribution and
the Italian cruiser Piedmont also ar-
rived at Montevideo yesterday. They
are charged with the protection of the
English and Italians during the revo-
lution.
Senor Cabeda. one of the leaders
of the Federalist party in Rio Grande
do Sul Brazil has reached Monte-
video. With other members of the
same party he left the Brazilian state
some days ago He says that the ru-
mor of wide spread revolution in Rio
Grande do Sui was without founda-
tion. It was. he declared disseminat-
ed by the adherents of Dr. Castilho
governor of the state who is prepar-
ing for the general election and who
attempted to use force in bringing
about his own reinstatement.
PERU IS MEDDLESOME.
New York Dec. 7. —A dispatch to
the Herald from Buenos Ayres Bra-
zil says: The steamer Darwin has ar-
rived at Santos Brazil according to
special advices from the Herald’s cor-
respondpnt in Rio Janeiro. She sailed
from Belgium with a very large car-
go of dynamite as alleged designed
for the revolutionary leaders In Cuba.
When searched by the Brazilian
customs officers at Santos no dyna-
mite was found on board the Darwin.
It is reported that the dangerous car-
go was transferred to another vessel
before the ship made port.
The Spanish minister in Rio Janeiro
lias had several conferences with
Senor Cerquerica Brazilian minister
of foreign’affaire in relation to the
Darwin.
The governments of Brazil and Bo-
livia have negotiated a protocol de-
termining a disputed boundary. It
has not been finally accepted an un-
expected objection having arisen
from the Peruvian minister at Rio
Janeiro who insists that Bolivia shall
not be permitted to occupy the small-
est part of Brazil.
COLUMBIA WANTS CORN ISLAND
New York Dec. 7.—A dispatch from
Panama Columbia says: The report
that Columbia is about to seize Corn
island is still persistently circulated.
The press of Bogota urges the gov-
ernment to proceed not only with the
occupation of Corn island but to fol-
low the action by the seizure of the
whole Mosquito territory. Columbia
has long claimed tills territory of Nic-
aragua. The local government offi-
cials are reticent vouchsafing no In-
formation.
FAIR AND COOLER-
Washington D. C. Dee. 7.—For
Western Texas: Fair and cooler in
northern portion Tuesday morning;
northerly to westerly winds.
CUBA’S PLEA.
URGES RECOGNITION AS HER RIGHT
BY CONDITION-
Spam Has Not Conquered Her Cannot Do
So and the Monroe Doctrine Calls
Aloud For United States
Interposition.
New York Dec. 7.—Gonzales De-
Quesada charge d’affaires of the Cu-
ban republic at Washington last
night telegraphed the following state-
ment to the Herald: "The Cuban le-
gation in this country will strive dur-
ing this session of congress which be-
gins Monday to continue and bring
to a decisive end the labors which it
initiated last year. A concurrent res-
olution. substantially declaring that
the belligerency of the Cuban patriots
aud recommending that the good of-
fices of the United States should be
directed toward obtaining the inde-
pendence of tlie island was then pass-
ed by three test votes two in the
house and one in the senate —thus ac-
knowledging the feeling of the people
of the United States in emphatic
terms. Since then the feeling lias be-
come stronger every day. Notwith-
standing 2OOJKM) men have been sent
by Spain the Cubans occupy the in-
terior. having captured two import-
ant* towns and even seaports. Hun-
dreds of arms and several pieces of
artillery have Im sent to the army
of liberation to operate from Port
Mays! to Cape San Antonio. We can
claim that Cuba is free today. We
can assert that Spain is trying unsuc-
cessfully to reconquer Cuba. She is
attempting to exterminate a foe not
to subdue a revolution.
“Our civil government supreme in
three fourths of the Island and com-
plete military organization instead of
a vanquished foe. is proof of a re-
sponsible determined rising nation-
ality and not. as yesterday an op-
pressed colony. This nationality can-
not lx* crushed even by the landing
of new European armies iu the terri-
tory on which the Monroe doctrine is
perfectly applicable.
“Inasmuch as the French troops were
compelled to withdraw from Mexico
cannot the United States demand tli<»
evacuation of Cuba by the armies of
Sjiain. or require that Spain shall
fight her battles with the troops she
already has on this side of the ocean.
Culm is not struggling for herself
alone she is fighting for the salvation
of the continent. Should the Cubans
be defeated after a long and barbar-
ous war Spain would have to keep In
the island an immense standing army
to prevent any further uprising.
“This quarter of a million men. this
large navy would Ite a menace to
Spain's old colonies. The Monroe doc-
trine did not prevent Cuba from lx>-
ing Spain’s center of operations
against Latin America.
“The United States In the name of
justice and Americanism has been
fit to settle the boundary dispute be-
tween the British colony and a sister
republic. With more justice and in a
matter entailing the highest of Amer-
justice and Americanism has seen
States can end this war of invasion
and subjugation carried on by the
Spanish monarchy against what was
her exploited colony of Cuba.”
“The Cuban legation representing an
unconquerable gallant and brave peo-
ple will do Its best to contribute to a
rapid conclusion of the cruel war
will work unceasingly for the Inde-
pendence of Cuba and its belligerent
rights proclaimed by America will en-
list for us the sympathy of every lib-
erty loving American.
' “ GONALES DE QUESADA’.
Charge d’Affaires.”
OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT.
Chas. H. Yale’s “Forever Devil's
Auction.” like Tenhyson’s Brook
seems destined to go on “forever.”
This phenomenal record however is
due only to the push and energy of its
projector. Chas. H. Yale who each
year manages to fill it so full of new
life and matter that the public have
recognized the fact that they are
yearly being treated virtually to a
brand new peronna nee under an old
title.
HEAD END COLLISION.
Cincinnati. Ohio Dec. 7.—A head
end collision occurred near Stories
station this morning between a spe-
cial containing the general officers of
the Baltimore and Ohio railway aud
au incoming accommodation train.
Two killed and several wounded.
Engineer John Price and Fireman
Homer Dixon of the special were
instantly killed. Zeppornich of Delhi
clerk luthe office of engineer of main-
tanance of way died from his inju-
ries. General Manager Randolph had
one shoulder dislocated. General Pas-
senger Agent Cheseborougli had elev-
en stitches taken in cuts about his
face and is suffering from slight con-
cussion of the brain. He was taken
to the Grand hotel. None of the oth-
ers are supposed to lx* dangerously
hurt.
Price $5.00 a Year.
HIS FIRST NUPTIAL KNOT.
Judge Robertson of Williamson
County Gets Even With
His Friends.
Georgetown Tex. Dec. 7.—(Special)
—J. J. Kenedy and Miss Hannah O’-
Malley of Rice's crossing drove up
to the courthouse Saturday afternoon
alighted and immediately made for
the clerk’s office where a marriage li-
cense was soon procured. It was s<x>n
arranged among the court house offi-
cials to have County Judge W. F.
Robertson marry the couple he hav-
ing just been sworn in as judge.
All hands proceeded to the court
room and the judge proceeded to
“marry theft rst couple.” He almost
fainted but finally pulled himself
together and finished the ceremony
in good stylo. He played even on the
audience by gallantly kissing the
bride witli a very loud smack.
QUICK JUSTICE.
INFURIATED MOB STRINGS UP TWO
MURDERERS.
The Frenzied Avengers of an Innocent
Woman and Babes Batter Down
The Prison Doors’and Apply
The Hemp-
Kansas City Mo. Dec. 7.—A spe-
cial to Ilie Journal from Lexington
Mo. says:
At about 1 o'clock this (Monday)
morning a mob pf Ray county farmers
broke into the county jail here seiz-
ed Jesse Winner ami James Nelson
belli for murder of Mrs. Winner and
her two babies and lynched them.
Details of the affair are meagre. The
mob broke into the jail with little dif-
ficulty and s|xH*dily accomplished
their objects of meeting out punish-
ment to the murderers.
Ix>n Mackey who had also Ixsm in
jail here under charge of complicity
in the murder was taken to Richmond
Saturday which fact alone saved his
life as he would certainly have been
lynched with the others.
The probabilities are that vengeance
will be meted out to him later possi-
bly before morning. Several attempts
were made to lynch Winner and Lack-
ey while they were In jail in Rich-
mond. which led to their removal hen*
for safe keeplug. Nelson has been in
jail here only since Saturday having
been arrested ou the strength of a con-
fession by Miss Maggie Katron who
made a sworn statement that she
Winner and Nelson committed the
murders.
The crime for which Winner and
Nelson were lynched was the brutal
murder of Mrs. Winner wife of the
Ivnched man; and of Clara Winner
aged 3 years aud Paul Winner aged
18 months.
The Winners lived 18 miles north-
east of Richmond. On Oct. 16 Winner
left home for a day or so and the
next day Mrs. Winner and the two
children were found with their throats
cut. Mrs. Winner lay just outside of
the house and was frightfully muti-
lated by hogs before she was discov-
ered.
The two prisoners wore led out in
the open air. Winner came out trem-
bling and looked the picture of dis-
tress. Nelson stood up better than
Winner under the strain. The cap-
tain when the river was reached
where be was going to hang the cul-
prits was asked where he was going
and replied that thye were going
to “Ray county just across the river.”
The river was crossed at 2 o’clock
and the men strung up to a tree.
FITZ'S SLICK DODGE.
San Francisco Dec. 7.—The Olmy-
pic club's ambition to bring together
iu this city in a ten round contest
of Corbett and Fitzsimmons was
crushed last night by word from the
latter. Fitzsimmons declines flatly to
consider for a moment Corbett's offer
to come here and box ten rounds for
$15000.
“What I want is a finish fight” said
Fitzsimmons.
FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Estimates Necessary For the Running
Expenses of the Next Two Years.
Washington D. C. Dec. 7.—Secreta-
ry Carlisle today transmitted to the
speaker of the house of representa-
tives an estimate of appropriations
required for the fiscal year ending
June 30. 1898. They are recapitulat-
ed bv titles as follows cents being
omitted: Legislative establishments.
$4379820: executive establishment
$19865952; judicial establishment
$907120; foreign intercourse $2082-
728; military establishment $24292.-
636:naval establishment. $32434773;
Indian affairs $7279525; pensions.
$141328580; public works. $31431.-
061; postal service. $1288334: miscel-
laneous. $36344216: permanent an-
nual appropriations. $121078220; to-
tal. $421718970.
Estimates for the present fiscal
year amounted to $418091073 and
appropriations for the present fiscal
year including deficiencies and mis-
cellaneous amounted to $432421605.
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