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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-13
Two Cities Exchange Greetings.

Colonel PIERCE, president of the Sunset rail
way, and party passed through the city this
morning on their way to Houston from the
Pecos river, where they formally connected
the tracks of the Sunset and the Southern
Pacific railways.
Yesterday afternoon the mayor of San Anto-
MO received the appending communication
from the mayor of I'll PasO:
Ell PAso, TEXAS January II, 1889.
The citizens of FL Paso, Texas. through the
mayor and council, To the mayor and people
of San Antonio greeting
This is the day we have so LONG looked for
ward to, when, by the driving of silver spike,
the ends of the &. II. 4 :. A. railroad are united,
thereby establishing railroad communication
between San Antonio and FL Paso Let us now
say farewell to the old wagon train and stage
coach times, and let us run by rail from both
ends to general prosperity.
JOSEPH MAGOFFIN, Mayor.
He replied thus
Honorable Joseph Magoffin, Mayor of Ell Paso
On behalf of the citizens of San Antonio, i
return your greeting. May mutual interests,
quickened and enc lur 'ged by commercial
intercourse, strengthened by the friendship of
Aud Lang Syne," bind us yet closer than the
iron bands which have this day united MS.
j. III. FRENCH, Mayor.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-13
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Alamo plaza has been surveyed 10y the city
engineer preparatory to being paved.
Application for removal of minority dsa-
bilities has been made by Misses Ella and lsa-
dore Fork.
The new court house will be furnished under
the supervision of county commissioners Hoef-
ling and Braden
Justice Adam yesterday performed the mar
riage ceremony for Mr.. John Harrington and
Miss Maria Smith, Mr.. 4. NJ. Little and Mics
Nancy Noonan.
An interesting meeting of the SAN Antonio
Bible Society was held in the Flores street
Presbyterian church this morning, President
j. w. Neil in tho chair.
Mrs. Sarah 4. Haven has withdrawn the suit
for divorce she filed against her husband, Hen
ry L.. Haven. The two have decided to try
matrimony together again. y
A. M. Ward, well known international rail
way conductor, died of consumption yesterday.
He came here from New York several years
ago for the benefit of his health.
The "Torah,' or five books of Noses held as
sacred by the Hebrews and preserved as heir
loom, was presented to Temple Beth Ell last
evening 10y Mrs. Benedict Schwarz To commem-
crate her deceased husband. Special music
was sung by the choir, to which Nine. Rosetti-
Gerhardt and Miss Marie Lacoste had been
added.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-13
MARIE GEIsTINGER.
History of the Pri,na Donna to Appear
Next Week.

Next Week.
From the Freie Presse.
II sprObably not unacceptable to our readers
TO learn somewhat more about the great
artistic who is expected here i'm few days, and
who is the wOrshipped pet of the German thea
tre-public on both sides of the ocean.
Marie Geistinger is u child OF the stage. Her
parents were prominent members of the I'm
perial Theatre, ut st. Petcrshurgh, and she had
thus the best chances as a child to be ut home
near the foot-iights. Later, when her parents
had retired to Gratz, she made her real debut,
and soon became, as "Marindl,' in children's
roles, ''the great Geistinger." At the early age
OF fourteen she became an orphan. Dependent
upon her own exertiOns she soon found that
theatrical career is u road of thorns in spite of
talent.
From Gratz she went to Munich and soon
after to the Friedrich Wilhelm" theatre al
Berlin, where she made successful soubrette.
A year later the genial Director Maurice, of the
Hamburg Stadt theatre, succeeded i'm engaging
her for that establishment, which was, at that
time, the first and greatest nursery for talent,
and here she received the first lessons i'm the
highest and noblest art. Here she performed
with Frederick GrOssmann i'm the same branch
which, since the latter was much older men,
Der, made ii very disagreeabe to Geistnger
and an obstacle in her ambitious aims. Owing
to this she accepted the offer from Director
White, of Riga, ander very favorable condi-
tions, and here 1t was where she had full scope
to develop her manifold qualities. After this
engagement which she herself calls her APP
premiership, she went to the Victoria theatre
ut Berlin. Her fame dates from 1869, when the
director of the "Theater an der Wien" was
looking for fit successor to Josephine
Gallmeyer, saw Miss Geistinger at Ber-
lin and engaged her for his theatre.
Her first role was 1.-The Beautiful Helena"
of which she made grand success, such as was
never before recorded in the annals of Vienna.
The following four years brought many such
results and when at this time Director Stramp-
per retired Il rich man and left the manage
'Dent of the theatre in the able hands of Max
imiian Steiner, this Gurbleman in order not to
lose Miss Ge'stinger offered her a partnership
in the concern.
From this time on her career as finished
prima donna is known all over the world. All
knowledged her artistic skill no matter in what
opera she appeared; and as this fame she has
retained, her performances will be appreciated
here i'm San Antonio.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-13
NOT YET DETERMINED.
But Mr.. Copeland will Probably Contest
Mayor French's Election.

Mr.. Copeland has not yet determined 10 con-
test the election of Mayor French, but his
friends insist that he has good grounds for do
ing SO. These grounds are three in number:
First Every ticket with French's name on
ii was illegal because the words City Election"
were printed on il, contrary to the law, which
permits only of the printing of the names of
the candidates and the offices to be filled.
SecOnd-Brbery was practiced.
Third-Illegal votes were cast and persons
entitled to votes were denied the privilege of
voting.
Mr.. COpeland's friends claim that they have
conclusive evidence of the dishonesty of their
opponents.
ing of a libel suit by Mr.. Copeland against the
Express, because of charges pertaining to an
administration OF an estate. Mr.. Copeland has
engaged Mr.. Russ Howard and State Attorney
j. ii. McLeary to prosecute the suit.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-13
Incandeseent Light.

The Electric Light company have received
machine and a number of incandesccnt lamps
and had the lamps burning. These lamps are
simply little ball OF glass, about as large as a
mans inst, in which il a carbon and wire These
lamps last four or five months. and are then re-
newell, costing only about fifty cents each
The incandescent light is a small light. several
times brighter than gas JET. but intended to
snpplant gas; II is beautiful light and must
take tie place OF gas
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-13
The Ben Thompson Case.

The district court this morning proceeded
with the effort to secure jury in the Ben
Thompson case, and finally succeeded in com
plering the panel. The following is the names
of the Jurors chosen
Ross Neghbors. r. C. Rine. III. Tatum, w. Il.
Beck, Frank Coll, Michael Franger John Ores
well, John Tenill, G.. W. Maltzberger, James
Il. Mann, j. Z. Campbell, j. A. WOolsey.
The court adjourned until Monday morning,
leaving the jury in the charge of the sheriff.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-13
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Hungary.

Hungary.
BERLIN, January IL. = Twelve German
square miles Of territory are submerged at
Raab, Hungary.
England.
LONDON, January I2.-The British ship,
Pride of the Ocean, from Hamburg for New
York, is supposed to have been lost off Hair
wich. as boat and other wreckage evidently
belonging to that vessel are washed ashore.
Germany.
BEsLIN, January I2.-Emperor William, at
his own instance, has increased the contribu-
ton from the imperial fund toward the relief
Of the distressed by the floods. The En-
peror said, in making the increase, that it was
intolerable to him to think OF the hundreds
who were shvering from cold and hunger,
while he was sitting in his warm room.
France.
PARIS, January IA boat has been found
off the harbor Of Cette containing the dead
bodies of four persons belonging to French
coasting steamer, which is believed to have
foundered in storm. There were twenty-five
persons on board.
The remains of Gambetta were removed
this morning from Pere La Chaise cemetery.
Very few persons were present and no demon
stration was made. A special train with the
body started for Nice at 9 o'clock. Several
persons, friends of the deceased, accompanied
the remains, which will reach Nice early to-
morrow.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-13

There is to be new hve-cent nickel piece
II will be the same as the present nickel in
weight but the diameter will be increased ore
milimetre, and the thickness will be proper
tionately decreased. On one side Is a classic
head Of liberty, with the date OF issue; on the
other side is a wreath OF corn and cotton, in
closing the Roman numeral. etc. On the
edges are the inscriptions Omitted States Of
America and :" +. Plurhus Unum The
Philadelphia mint has been order d to begin
coming these pieces at once.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-13

A Statement by the Superintendent Re-
markable for its Construction.
Prof. Halbedl, principal of the High school,
and Miss Lizzie Matthews. one of the teachers,
have grievance. Miss Matthews was requested
yesterday to venGilate it through the columns
of the LIGHT but she preferred to be silent.
Prof. Halbedl was willing to talk. SO was
Prof. Rote, the public school superintendent.
While Prof. Halbedl refreshed Prof. ROte's
memory Prof. Rote told the appended story
thus
''Since the beginning of the school year and
continuing for two months the preparatory
class rccited lesson in English analysis before
Miss Matthews in the principal or audience
room but for reasons which Miss Matthews
deemed for the welfare of the class
20, no." interiected Prof. Halbedl, "that's
wrong. 1t was not for the welfare of the class
but for her own welfare: she said she could
manage better"
For the welfare of the class continued Prof,
Rote, ''she told Prof. Halbedl she wanted to
citation room proper. He yielded to her re-
west but at the same time he had misgvings,
as to an Improvement of the conditions which
caused her to remove it. After she heard the
class in this recitation room for several weeks
Prof. Halbedl concluded that the order and the
discipline of the class had not been improved
10y the feIhONal, Dut, on tne contrary, ne .
DEEMED 1T WORSE,
since the children were seated close together
ON long benches, whilst in the larger room they
would be more comfortably seated, having
desks of the capacity of two pupils.
"YOu see this is the preparatory class, num-
bering thirty pupils. To move said
class, i'm the views of Prof. Halbcdl,
back and forth consumed considerable time,
their sitting place being in the audience room.
Prof Halbedl, seeing this state of affairs, wrote
Miss Mathews note revOking the change, and
requesting her to have recitatiOns in the
audience room. The next act, believe, was
that Miss Matthews sent word she would not
comply"
Here Halbedl remarked, "In consequence of
which referred he matter to Prof. ROte."
There's a previous act to that said Prof.
Rote. "At the hour for the change of the class
in question Prof Habed did not send in to the
recitation room said class, but took his own
class, being small one, to be heard in the reci-
tation room, and, meeting Miss Matthews in
the recitation room, told her to submit at
present and complain hereafter her class wait
ing for her, she being alone. She said that she
would refer the matter for adjudication to the
superintendent and would act accordingly, but
Professor Halbedl remarked that, as he was
principal of the high school, it was her duty TO
regard his disposition of the classes and then if
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-13
Page and Herweck

OF 223 East Houston street are prepared to do
all kinds of plain and ornamental painting,
strict attention Ia business is their motto and
they will promptly attend 10 all calls. l-l-Sl-lm
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-13
For Sale.

The two-story hard-rock building, compris-
ing Nos. :sB and .aU ON Market street For
particulars apply at 2l0 Market street.
l2-2l-lm PRREIDA BROTuERs.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-13
q III EEK

Realistic scenery, showing beautiful lllu-
minated scene of the Fifth Avenue hotel, Hotf-
mann House, the Worth Monument, the Llbef-
~ Torch. and Madison Square under the
electric light Mr.. Roland Reed also introduces
selections from the new c0Isic operas aud the
latest SONGS and medleys OF Harrigan Hart 5
popular music.
Crowded houses and delighted z9diences
everywhere. Reserved seats at Risches,
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-13
A HIGH SCHOOL ROW.

Differences Between Prof. Halbedl, the
Principal, and one of the Lady Teachers
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-13
SHE COULD APPEAL.

SHE COULD APPEAL.
Nobody being in the audience room, there
was need OF some one presence, and Professor
Halbedl returned to the principal room, leav-
ing the class i'm the recitation room. He took
charge of her class. which is the larger and
the -
"She refused to take charge of the class"
said Professor Habedl.
YES" resumed Professor Rote, land con-
tinued 10 do SO since last Thursday week ago
The matter WIS referred to me by Professor
Halbedl, upon which and hearing the state
ment of the facts ! wrote note
in which | said that, as Professor Halbedl was
principal and she assistant, that the immediate
disposition of the class was i'm his charge and
that she would therefore direct herself accord
ingly. But the matter remained as at first in
regard to the question, still remaining in sus-
pense, which, no doubt, will be adjudicated by
the board
''Some on the pupils say
YoU AND MISS MATTHEWS QUARRELED
about putting down windows and accused each
other OF being untitled for the position of
teacher, said visitor to Prof. Halbedl.
IL never said she was unfit 10 be teacher"
said Prof. Halbedl, in cultural, broken English,
difficult to understand But" he continued,
a spiteful glitter in his little eyes, 'the pupils
might have said what they thought"
20, they might Then pray tell me, sir,
what they said of you'
II never heard them say anything" said the
professor, neryOusly shaking his foot. II see
how the statement about the window could
have arisen, he added. 1.-The first day | went
to her room the heat was so intense raised the
window for Il moment. After | left she might
have put il down, for she suffers physically
from cold.
suffers physicaly-how strangen'
"And heats the stove very hot; heats IL un-
naturally, when il is not felt by other per-
sons.
what is not felty'
"rhe cold"
And the stove is heated unnaturally; what
kind of II nature has the stove!"
well, mean regarding constitutions.
Prof. Habed receives 500 "a month and Miss
Matthews S55. Prof. Habedl was once
GERMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST,
but abandoned the ministry to marry, was pat
ronized by Judge Siemering, and other rabid
free-thinkers and then made public
school teacher Miss Matthews is small, viva
cious but understanding lady. Her speech is
correct and, of course, more ineligible than
that of the high school ex-priest professor
with German accent Professor Newcomb,
when here some time ago, examined Professor
Habedl and said he knew next to nothing of
mathematics.
Prof ,ssor Rote. while talking, was very care
full i'm Constructing his sentences And the re-
suit. II is before yoli.
The school board of the council intended to
investigate the subject yesterday, but two of
the members, Messrs. Degener and Sinner did
not go to the meeting place. and Messrs. Cald-
well and Copeland and Mayor French decided
ON a postponement.
Miss Matthews had al interview with Mayor
French this morning. The interview was long
and rather exciting The result of il the
LIGHT was unable 10 learn.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-13

BERLIN, January IL. = Twelve German
square miles Of territory are submerged at
Rsab, Hungary.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-13

forum who shape our destiny; n man who. no
doubt rs able TO promulgate logical opinions on
the topics most intimately connected with The.
welfare of the people. "'rell me- SIR" said /.
do you derive pleasure from these papers y
No, sah. returned the ebon-hned sage.
better'n de LIGHT fer de bottom fer her hustle
And SO my dream was dssipated. II. like the
hustle, was naught but fiction founded ON
fact.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-13

Formerly of Bidwell's Stock Company, in
Fred Marsden's latest and best comedy
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-13

The management of the Alamo Music house
are making commendable efforts toward the
musical culture Of the middle class, and though
their motives may not be entirely free from
regard TO peclinary profit, they undoubtedly
tend toward a higher appreciation OF music,
ment. Some OF their soirees musicale have
been very pleasing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-14
EAS THE SHOOTING Accidentally

The loud bang of an old army musket fol-
lowed by boys screams in the yard OF the tene
menthouse Nc 426 West Forty-seyenth-st, yesterday
afternoon, attracted the attention Of policeman. who
found John Brennan, age eleven, severely wounded In
the left The boy had been shot by Frederick ParOw
German who drives sprinklng and lives in the
tenement.house. Parlow owns a musket which he has
kept loaded with fine shot. He told the policeman
that he fired at the ground not intending TO hurt
any one, but he arrested Young Brennan's
parents who also live in house. said that
Parlow used the musket to brighten children
who made too much noise in the yard. They
thought that the wOunding Intentional and Parow
was locked up. The boys arm was dressed at the
Roosevelt Hospital and be arterward went home. He
said that friend gave him pigeon which he placed In
a coop under ParlOws window The German ordered
him To take the bird away, but Mrs. Brennan said it
must stay there until her husband got home The bOy
was playing near the coop when ParlJw appeared at
the window with the musket and hged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-14
INSURANCE NEWS AND INCIDENTS.

Sales of insurance stocks last week were slow.
The following only were reported Home, 40; r.
public So Franklin Emporium, ll7l2 Hanover,
l35 BoweTy, 1922.
A new weekly Insurance paper viii make ITS APP
pearancc in tins city III few days Judge =. II.
davis late Editor of The Insurance Chronicle VIII be
the controlling spirit of the new journal.
Forty American hfelnsurance companies reported
70 T5s UcckIg LRdsrirrt1 yesterday the amounts
paid by each since organization, to policg-hold rs
The aggregate payments were: In death claims,
SLS4 600 600; in endowments, So, 900 OJJ; ana
total payments 1895, 5000 The total Includes
tbe payments Of several companies whose separate
paynents Tor death claims and endOwmcnts were
NOT gwen. These sums show the magnitude OF the
life Insurance interest in the United states During
September s., Doc, lS4 was paid TO policy holders,
A careful estimate places the loss Dy IRE IN INC
limited States and Canada last week at Sl,SJOOUO
i'm round numbers. The notable fires OF the week
by which the fire insurance companies chiefly sui
fered were at Dallas, Tex, Memphis, lenu.' ana
Groysr's He'll Conn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-14
CARS CRASH INTO A STATION.

An accident involving he destruction of several
cars and the end Of passenger station, occurred on
inc New York, Like Ere and Western Railroad I
paterson Yesterday afternoon An engine was
"drilugn tram of freight cars and the rails beng
sIpperv The two brakrmen 90 duty were unable to
coufrol The momentum of the cars Tie grade J.,
slightly down toward the depot at this POINT, and
the cars with great velocity rushed down the track
10 its terminus, where a bumper and a few feet of
nlntforn interviewed between tlc living and the
brick wall OF The depot The wheels OF the first car
struck the bumper and the trucks Cf that and two
or three following cars we've piled up III heap.
ON. car Icaped from the trucks and was prof cted
clear across the platform and through the DrIcK wall
of tue depot. Ihc battery room OF the telegraph
Office was wTcc kci and all the wires disconnected.
The telegraph operator was greatly frightened aud
had narrow escape. The los Is heavy 10 tue
Railroad Company. No person was injured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-14
TIE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI ELECTIONS.

CIyCGNNNTI, oct. 13.--Thc Ohio and Miss.
Railroad election il proceeding without any dnal agree
ncnt "a to the right OF the holders OF bonds Of the
Springfield division 20 vote Two inspectors favor
ceptln their votes, but third wishes time 10 IN
der In the course the afternoon objcctionwas made
to Mr. Smiths voting the proxies held from Mr. Green
ard Hallgarten X CO., of New-YOrk, beca1se as
alleged he refused IN the Of Mr. Green to obey the
instructions telcgraphed to him from NewHork by that
gentleman to vote the Garrett ticket and in the Of
I,lgarteu n CO. because IA telegram had been received
saving they revoked the proxy hclt by Mr. Smith and
t,ai given proxy 20 Mr. CoWau agent for Mr. Sloan.
The latter holds telrCraphc copy Of proxy OF later
late than that of Mr.. Smn. These objections we're
taken under adyi,cmeut, and the meeting adjourned
UuHl Monday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-14
BUsrNEss METHODS PREFERRED.

Since Mayor Edison has been in Office, and more
especially since MIR. Grant assumed the duties Of
Controller q strong effort has been made by both,
and is still continued correct as far as possible
The many little abuses and loose methods that have
bpen allowed To spring up IN the various depart
ments Duties were performed IN a sort OF per
tuuCtoTy way and claims IN some cases we're al
lowed 10 lapse because tue proper steps were not
taken TO recover tho amounts alleged 10 be due.
There are many cases involving large amounts
which have been in the hands OF the Corporation
(,ouusc or before the courts for several years.
These the Controller Is DESTROYS OF having settled up
as soon as possible. In many instances the persons
proceeded against have cOuuteT-ciaunS. hesi can
ONLY be decided by the courts. Ii Is pr0Dau!e that
Che Controller will proceed against the delinquent
sireet-car companies for back taxes ana incense
tees Conslde Table was done In this direction under
Controller Campbell. IL is believed, however, that
a additional sums agggegatinga large amount can be