San Antonio Daily Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 302, Ed. 1 Friday, November 23, 1906 Page: 9 of 10
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SAN ANTONIO COMMISSION (0.
407 MAIN PLAZA
COMMIWIONS EXECUTED ON ALL SPORTING EVENTS DIRECT
PRIVATE WIRES TO CHICAGO NEW ORLEANS. SAN FRANCISCO
BREEN & CO.
Finance and Commerce
THE. COTTON MARKETS.
FUTURES.
NEW YORK— Barely steady. Open. High. Low. (Mose Yesterday
December 9.97 10.22 9.97 1U.13 15 10.03-04
January 10.06 10.33 10.05 10.23-5 10.13-14
March 10.24 10. to 10.24 10 43-4 10.31-3
May 10.36 10.60 10.36 10.53-4 1042-3
NEW ORLEANS—Steady.
December 10.32 10 63 10.32 10.58 9 10.36 9
January 10.34 loot 10.32 10 61-2 10.36-7
March 10.46 10.76 10 46 1072-3 1049-50
May 10.60 b 10.89 10.66 10.84-5 10.60-1'
LlVERPOOL—lrregular.
Decamosi-Jaauarj' 5-58 .... 5.63 &•»*%
March-April •••••••• 5.57 ..... .... 5.62*4 5.64
JuneJuiy 5-62 5 67 5
RECEIPTS.
Receipts 69.634.
•POT MARKET.
Today Tester-
day.
auvcrpooL easier poor
business 5.99 6.07
Sales. 5000.
New Orleans firm 10 13-16 10%
New York steady 11.10 10.90
CHICAGO MARKET.
Wheat—
Open High Low Close
Dec ....73% 73% 73 73%A
May ..78% 78% 78% 78%A
Corn—
Dec 42% 42% 428 42%8
-ay 43% 43% 43% 43%
Oats-
Dee. .........83% 33% 33% 33%
May 35% 35% 34% 31%8
Pork—
Jan 14.57 14.57 14.47 14.57
Lard—
Jan. 8.45 8.47 8.40 8.42
Ribs—
Jan 7.72 7.72 7.65 7.60
THE 117th ILLINOIS.
* Col. Moore's Regiment Commended in
Letter to th e National Tribune.
Colonel R. M. Moore who is sta-
tioned in San Antonio with the Unit-
ed States Unmigatlon department is
in receipt of a clipping from the Na-
tional Tribune which relates to the
117th Illinois regiment that Colonel
Moore commanded during the civil
war. The story which was recently
published In that journal is in the na-
ture of a communication and La as
follows:
Editor National Tribune: I want
to write a few lines to let the com-
rades through the country know that
there was such a regiment in the
United States service as the 117th
Illinois. I have read the National
Tribune a great deal but have never
seen anything in it from any of my
comrades though I may have over-
looked their contributions. The 117th
was not made up of reporters or news-
paper men. but of hard-working boys
from the farms and workshops there-
fore I suppose it is not strange that
they have not rushed Into print but
I dW expect to hear from some of
them once In a while. The regiment
was mustered into service at Camp
Butler. Hl. September 19. 1862. by
Captain Washington of the United
States army with Col. R M. Moore
of Lebanon as its colonel and a brav-
er man than he never lived. When
shells and bullets flew thick and fast
and there wm nothing for the regi-
ment to do but stick to its job the
colonel would at the risk of his life
ride along the line and tell the boys
to Me down thereby undoubtedly sav.
Ing many a poor fellow's life. He
would never dismount as I have seen
other field officers do. However I
did not mean to enter upon a pane-
gyric of this regiment for what It has
done because like all the others it
went In to serve its country and assist
In putting down the rebellion. It did
Its full share of picket duty marching
and fighting with honor to the coun-
try and Its members. The regiment
has a regular organization and holds
its reunions once a year and expects
to keep It up as long as there Is a
man left. I hope that every surviv-
ing member of the 117th who may
chance to read this ami has not at-
tended the reunions will make up his
mind to do so In future.—C. S. Comp
Co. H 117th nt. St. Louis. Mo.
®<fcl EC C. P. DIAZ AND RETURN
4* Nov. 25th Bull Fights
Special Train Leaves SUNSET DEPOT al 8 a. m
A c Mexico City and Return
On Sale Nov. 22 ft 28
Limited 60 days. Through Sleeper.
(toe 9A CHt’QAGO ANO RETURN
On Sale Dec. 1 to 4th
Limited to leave Chicago Dec. 10th
“SAM HOUSTON”
New Train for Houston and Galresfon
CARRIES CHAIR CARS A SLEEPERS Via Victoria Division.
LOCAL SLEEPER FOR HOUSTON ON 10.90 P. M. MAIN LINE
TRAIN. CAR READY AT 9:30 p. M.
CITY OFFICE 301 ALAMO PLAZA.
GRANO OPERA HOUSE BUILDING.
RAIN ANSWERS
FARMERS WISH
THE AGRICULTURALISTS WANTED
SOME WET WEATHER SO THEY
COULD DO THEIR PLOWING.
WEATHER WARMER
Coldest Today Was 55 Degrees at 7:30
O'clock This Morning—Rain To-
night and Saturday Forecast.
The drouth which has existed In this
portion of Texas for several weeks
has at last been broken and the pray-
ers of the farmers have been answer-
ed at leas; in a slight way and with
indications of being wholly fulfilled in
the near luture.
A drizzling rain which began lari
evening lasting for a few minutes.
was resumed todaj shortly before the
noon hour. The rain fall thus far hes
not been heavy nor steady but from
the general looks of things and the
prediction of those who profess to
know something about what is going
to happen in the weather line ther •
will be plenty of rain before the heavy
clouds which now overcast the sky
have disappeared.
As forecaster the weather has grown
considerably wanner In the past 24
hours. The colde't weather experienc-
ed during that time was only 55 de-
grees at 7:30 o'clock this morning
according to the automatic thermom
eter on Alamo plaza. Since that time
and up to the noon hour it has grown
somewhat warmer the register vary-
ing but little.
Most of the farmers of this vicinity
have been waiting for a rain before
plowing their lands. They say that
if plowed during such dry weather as
has existed during the past few weeks
the black soil will lump thereby neces-
sitating extra labor to put it in con-
dition for cultivation.
Major Allen Buell the local weather
forecaster today said;
'•The United States Is under the
operative influences of an anti-cyclone
central over South Dakota and the
weather is generally fair. Cloudiness
and rain in the southwest and snow
in Utah may be attributed to a spirit-
ed storm entering the Untied States
from the south Pacific. In the south-
west It Is 10 degrees to 18 degrees
warmer than it was Thursday morn-
ing; in the Atlantic states and over
the northwest. 6 degrees to 18 de-
grees colder. The range of tempera-
ture is from a minimum of zero nt
Havre Mont. to a maximum of 64
degrees at Jacksonville Fla. The
foregoing particulars suggest the kind
of weather likely to be experience:!
here. What is expected is expressed
in the forecast: Rain tonight and Sat-
urday.”
A—TO LATE TO CLASSIFY
IT’S TRUE common skin becomes
satin skin using Satin skin cream
and powder.
BAN ANTONIO DAILY LIGHT BAN ANTONIO. TKXA% FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23 1906.
CHARGES ARE
NOT SUSTAINED
NO RULE TO HOLD ASSISTANT
MARSHAL KEIFFER AND OFFI-
CER QUINTANA.
HEARINGHELDTODAY
Witnesses Tell of Arrest of the Mc-
Donald Woman and Signing of Her
Bond by the Police Officers.
The police and fire commissioners
did not sustain the charges against
Asistant City Marshal Keiffer and
Mounted Officer Quintana at the hear-
ing today. It was found there was
no law prohibiting policemen going on
anybodt 's bond.
Before the clock in the tower at the
city hall had chimed the hour of 12
all those interested In the trial of Of-
ficers Kelffer and Quintana before the
police and fire commissioners. Had
gathered and at exactly 12 o'clock all
assembled In the council chambers and
the investigation started.
The charge was then read by Sec-
retary Max Becker regarding the ac-
tions of Captain Kelffer and Officer
Quintana signing the bond of Bessie
McDonald arrested on the charge of
running a disorderly saloon on San
Fernando street.
Attorney Nat. B. Jones appeared to
defend both the accused officers. He
opened hy entering n plea of not guilty
for both officers and took up the ques-
tion that the police and fire commis-
sion as a body had no rules or regula-
tions adopted relating to such matteis
as was in the charge just read. He
also said that a plea of not guilty was
entered for the reason that Constable
Stevens did not have a warrant when
ho arrested Bessie McDonald and that
she had not been guilty of keeping a
disorderly snlocn. Attorney Jones con-
tended that he should be given the
ntlea of the police and fire commission
showing that the body was vested with
the power to file these charges.
Commissioner Holman uphold the at-
torney on this question ng to giving the
atternov the rules of the police and
firo commfr.'lon.
The matter .of producing the rules
was passed and both rides annonnoed
ready. Assistant City Attorney Garza.
Jr. conducting the prosecution for the
commission.
Constable Charles Stevens was the
first ’ritnoas to ho examined. He told
nf the arrest of the McDonald woman
on the choree of running a disorderly
house which arrest wag made on the
nleht of November 18 Ho said he
had received numerous comnlain’s
about this nlaep being disorderly. Ho
told of the signing of the hond by Of-
ficers Kelffer and Quintana and of
♦hem going to the court house to do
so and that he had been called on
while on West Commerce street bv
Officer Quintana and that officer told
him he would g"t Cantain Kelffer to
go on the bond with him. His testi-
mony at this hearing was the same as
that given at the previous trial. Con- I
stable Stevens was followed bv Anton-
io Guerrero who said he was a farmer
He was formerly a police officer of
the eftv. He refused to be sworn and
also refused to answer anv questions.
Dr. Terrell told him it was about a
quarter of one and that Ite had better
go home to dinner and he was excused.
Oscar Mannes came next and his
i testimony was to the effect that the
| reputation of the saloon conducted by
i the McDonald woman was bad. Jhut
i he passed there frequently and was
! : ! o speaking iroiu personal observa-
tion.
~. H. Parker another former police
ofneer came next. He would not tes-
tify and was also dismissed us was
also two others who refused to be
sworn and said mat mew knew noth-
ing at all.
Captain Keiffer was then placed on
the stand to tell his version of the
affair upon which he was being tried.
He said as a police officer be had
never received any comptaints about
Bessie McDonald conducting a disor-
derly saloon but on the contrary she
had on ten or fifteen occasions given
the police information regarding dif-
ferent disturbances and had been of
assistance to them. Captain Keiffer
said he had signed a bond at another
time about two and one-half years
ago on the same kmd of a charge. His
testimony was the same as that given
at the previous hearing.
Pedco Sonchez. a young Mexican
who wag arrested the night of the
trouble and fined in the justice court
said there was a disturbance thee
but it was in the street.
H. E Parker said that he lived In
the neighborhood and that the place
did not have the reputation of being
disorderly.
Charles Arltz. the police officer who
was sent to the scene of the trouble
said It was all over when he arrived
and that he had never had any bad I
reports from the place. The place i
was on his notice beat.
City Marshal Gus A. Mauermann
was the last witness. He said he
had never had any complaints that
the McDonald woman wag conducting
a disorderly saloon.
The trial from start to finish would
lead one to believe that Bessie Mc-
Donald was on trial and not the po-
lice officers.
J. T Bnme‘l * Hn . Dndnr'akere.
J. T Barnett ft Co.. Undertaker*.
Queen Quality
Footwear
Sole Agency
JOSKE BROS CO.
STATE ASKS
FOR THE BOOKS
MAKE DEMAND UPON WATERS
PIERCE OIL COMPANY FOR
MANY PAPERS.
NEEDED AT TRIAL
Judge Clark Says It Will Require a
Freight Train to Bring all That is
Wanted and Time Is too Short.
Special to The Light.
Austin. Tex. Nov. 23. —The state
this morning through Attorney Gen-
er*l filed a demand with attorneys
for the Waters pierce Oil company for
copies of all private ledgers and jour-
nals of the Waters Pierce OU company
from 1878 and used until January
1899 and from that period to May 29.
1900. and up to September 1906; algo
for stock certificates books cancelled
certificates of stock general ledger
cash books voucher journal records
regular pay vouchers etc. The state
also wants the personal vouchers of
H. C. Pierce from May 1878. to Sep-
tember 20 1906; division ledgers stub
books showing requisitions for oil
and petroleum supplies; profit and
loss statements monthly and weekly
reports marine oil reports etc.; the
letters and telegrams sent from 26
Broadway to the Waters Pierce OU
company Secretary J. P. Gruct and
ail officers. Stubs and order books
of C- M Adams treasurer; cancelled
notes etc.
The state said that on failure to ob-
tain these documents the state W| H
introduce secondary evidence to prove
the contents thereof.
Judge Clark was naked If these
documents would be produced and re-
marked that It would require the use
of several freight trains to get them
here beside time was too limited from
the filing of this demand as the state
desires these matters during the trial.
Hearing on the law points In the
Waters Piero OH company anti-trust
suit was resumed this morning with
County Attorney Brady arguing in be-
half ofrihe state's pleadings that they
be allowed to stand as filed; that un-
der the charges of conspiracy the
state should be given the greatest lati.
tude In order to get in as many cir-
cumstances tending to establish cer-
tain facta that are material in this
cause; that the output of the Corsi-
cana OU and Security Oil company
g<> to the Waters Pierce company all
of which takes place in Texas.
The court inquired as to the subsid-
iary corporations under control of the
Standard OU company. Mr Brady ex-
plained that all of the oil corpora-
tions under control of the Standard
OU trust Included the Standard OU
company and ail corporations con-
' trolled by that trust including two
Texas companies and the Waters
P.'enee Oil company.
He called attention to fife fact that
the state of Missouri was now engag-
ed in attacking this monster monop-
oly. Beside counsel on the other side
had not cited a single authority In
behalf of their contention.
Judge Penn followed again assault-
ing the petition tn that the state had
well recognized rules of pleading and
that the state should be made to fol-
low them He argued that when court
charged the jury after the trial of
this case that he would have trouble
in ferreting out the facts from the al-
legations in the petitions.
Judge Clark briefly exemplified
whatt Judge Penn had to say stating
that this was a suit for large penalties
and he supposed the state desired a
va'id judgment. He declared that the
petition should be clean cut and set
forth nothing but facts so that the
defendant may know what he has to
meet.
"We want common justice if the
court please. We demand ordinary
rules of pleading." is the way Judge
Clark put it and said. "Do you think
that is an extraordinary demand ”
The court announced at adjourning
time that he would carefully consider
the petition and points raised against
it. there being over 100 of them and If
tn full It shows facts going to make
bn a cause of action it will be sustain-
ed. Court announced that he was
compelled to go to Georgetown and
that be would announce fully his find-
lugs when the trial is again called.
BAPTIST REVIVAL.
Evangelist W. W. Hamilton Delivered
Stirring Sermon This Morning.
Evangelist W. W. Hamilton deliv-
ered a stirring address this morning
at the first Baptist church taking for
his subject: “If I were the Devil.''
Tomorrow at 10 o'clock he will
speak on the subject: "How to Work
Miracles.”
Last night Evangelist Thomas Tod
Martin preached a great sermon on:
"The Fatherhood of God." He will
take for his topic tonight: “Hell.’’
FIRE DOES 620 DAMAGE.
At 2:25 o’clock this afternoon the
fire company was called out to ex-
tinguish a fire in a shed in the rear
of 214 North Mesquite street. It is
net known how the fire started. aS
there had been no one near the shed.
The damage to the shed and contents
will amount to about 820 the fire be-
ing extinguished before greater dam-
age was done The property 1s owned
by C. Bumside and inhabited by G.
W. Williams.
NOTICE!
To the Precinct Chairmen of the Re-
organized Republicans: Gentlemen
you will elect delegates to meet in a
county convention which will be held
November 30. 1906. at Odd Fellows’
hall. North Center and Cherry streets
to elect a county chairman and other
officers. J. M. SHELBURN.
County Chairman.
J. T. Burnett A Co. Undertakers.
h II
NO
MONEY
DOWN
TOOK CHILDREN
FROM PARENTS
THE HUMANE SOCIETY HAD TWO
CASES BEFORE JUDGE SEELIG-
SON TODAY.
AGGRESSIVE WAR
Attorney for Society Declares From
Now on Un-natural Parents Will Be
Relieved of Their Children.
W. C. Matthews secretary of the
Humane society had a busy time of
it yesterday takiug children from al-
leged improper parents. He first sum-
moned Pebble Keiser an inmate of
a houss on the West Side to appear
before Judge Seelfgson In the Fifty-
seventh district court at 10 o’clock
this morning. The Keiser woman was
the mother of a 4-year-old boy that
she had placed in the keeping of a
negro woman named Victoria Foster
at 601 South San Saba street. When
Officer Matthews called there for the
child the negro women In the house
made it warm for the officer in a rough
and tumble fight but Mr. Matthews
was too many for them and got pos-
session of the* child and made his
escape.
He next went to the home of Mrs.
Matea Dolly at East End and took
Hattie her 12-year-old daughter and
placed her tn an orphan asylum tor
1 the night.
Judge Seellgson beard both applica-
tions today at noon and made orders
in each case. He ordered the Keiser
boy to be placed in the Santa Rosa
orphanage subject to further orders
from the court and placed Hettle
Dolly in charge of J. W. Dunham a
neighbor until further orders.
The evidence Introduced In the lat-
ter case by Officer Matthews and
neighbors was revolting. They testi-
fied that the mother wa« continually
drunk and was not a fit person to raise
the girl on account of the language
used in her presence. The father of
the chilgL Fritz Dolly was present
and It was learned from his testimony
that he was an Innoceut party and I
that he wai a tool of the woman. His I
evidence was to the effect that he was
a hard working man who contributed I
freely to the support of his wife and j
daughter. He was willing to have the
girl placed In other hands.
B. P. L«ne. attorney for the Humane ;
society wag present at the hearings I
this morning and after the trials !
said:
"From now on the Humane society I
of San Antonio will put tip an aggres- ■
slve fight on cruelty to children and I
also unnatural* parents. 1
“The field is * large one to work in I
CLOTHING FOR THANKSGIVING 4
Less than a week to Thanksgiving—
Saturday will be a busy day here—
Plan to come early for scores of people
wiU be here to get new stylish reliable
clothing to wear on Thanksgiving.
Buy what you want here Saturday.
Pay for it after Thanksgiving. Is there
any reason why anyone should be
poorly dressed when we offer high
grade clothing at cash store prices on
the easiest of easy terms? No red
tape-64 stores—Factory to you—Say
Charge It—(hat’s all.
OvPrCOJItQ New atylee—long warm
1/KllUaiS eoata—a very large stock
from which to make your select ion 820 to
Indies’Coats
teriaia. Buy one on our easy Credit ij 1 A
terms $32 to V
Furs on Easy Payments M ah fl
Men’s Sults $7.00 to $ 18.00 2
Boys* Suits 2.00 to 10.00 ORDERS fl
Boys’ Overcoats 4.00 to 14.00 ————— £
Women’s Suits 8.00 to 30.00 ?
Silk Waists Millinery Walking Skirts £ s Saits Ml I
Raincoats ladies' Shoes on Credit fl
CENTER am xxrJX.tr fl
225 E. Houston St. €
Store Open Monday Evenings ®
here but if the public backs us up
iu our etturta we will improve condi-
tion. aoudeifully."
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Meeting Will be Held at Business
Men a Club Tomorrow
President F. F. Collins of the Bexar
County Farmers’ Institute predicts
that tne meeting of the institute to be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock
sharp at the offices of the Business
Men a Club will be one of more than
usual interest. The order of the pro-
ceedings will b e the reading of papers
in which opinions will be advanced
relative to the profitable cultivation
of 100 acres of land.
This is a subject of universal inter-
est particularly wit that class of new-
comers from other states where far-
ming is carried on under different con-
ditions than exist here. President
Collins desires it to be known that
everyone interested in this subject is
cordially invited to attend the meet-
ing tomorrow afternoon.
The Bexar County Farmers’ Insti-
tute came Into existence four years
ago. and in that time has arisen to
the front rank where others have eith-
er failed or become inactive. In the
time that it has been organized the
institute has done much for the fur-
therance of scientific farming in this
and neighboring counties. It is grow-
ing stronger and Its scope is becom-
ing wider every day. It has. by com-
parison encouraged competition and
has now become one of the strongest
Institutions of the community at
large.
PARK FOR WACO.
Tract of Twenty-five Acres Soon to Be
Put in Hands of Landscape
Gardeners.
Special to The Light.
Waco Tex. Nov. 23.—A beautiful
natural park containing twenty-five
acres which belongs to the city will
in all probability be put into the hands
of a landscape man within the next
few months and the grounds convert-
ed into what will be one of the pret-
tiest parks in the southwest.
The land was bought tn 1898 from
Sol. Rice and Is situated in the north-
ern part of the city tn what is known
as the Lindsey Hollow section. It con-
tains high points ravines which close-
ly approach canyons limestone bluffs
Alamo Stock and Cotton Exchange
CEO. SUCHART Mp.
...Cotton Stocks Grain and Provisions...
317 Wait fox meres St. Eoth Phones 663
ohicesi sin (memo sebuiv lockhirt. ।
of great height dells and covea dotted
with all kinds ot timber. The people
are waking up to the importance of
parks and steps looking towards se-
curing and fixing up same are to be
taken.
The scenery in the city park is wild
and rugged to a degree with here and
there an acre or two ot beautiful table
land rich and calculated to rapidly
grow shrubs and flowers.
We owe the young people of thte
country the best example and teach-
ing that we chance to know. That's
good advice.—Take Hollister’s Rocky
Mountain Tea. Tea or Tableta 35
cents. I. & G. N. Drug Store.
J. T. Burnett ft Co.
GOING TO
HOUSTON or
GALVESTON
9
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Try Our New Train
The Alamo Special
Just telephone 35 (either phone)
end give us the tip.
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