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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-01

Brick house and stables on corner of
Zavala and PecOs streets; want an offer
or Will exchange for ranch property.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-01

100000 Acres, solid body, fine graz
Ing land, all fenced and improved; cat
tie and horses, permanent water and
abundance Of good timber.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL DoINGs IN BRIEF.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1i.-The Indian Appro-
pratlon bill taken up In tho Senate TO
day number OF the Senate Committees amend
monts having been agreed 10, some discussion
arose as 10 a proposed amendment OF the cam
mittee The special clause which the point was
raised was one authorizing the Secretary OF the Interior
with the OF the Indians. 20 extend the time Of
payment for lands forming part OF the Omaha rcserya
ton authorized by the act OF August 1892 10 be sold
At the OF the dscussan Ar Dawes succeeded IN
getting the Senate 10 agree to the committee amend
ment striking out the legislative item indicated. Tho
reading tho bill then proceeded. and reaching tho
section providing FOR the Assnbonos, Mr. Vest moved
10 increase their appropriation from $50 to $50 900
lie drew pathetic picture OF the sunerings OF that
tribe bleak. inhospitabe region OF country where
they were dying by the hundred Of absolute starvation
without action Mr. Vests motion the "A $50
into executive session. and ten minutes later ad
journed I'LL Monday.
The House to-day went into committee OF the whole
on the River and Harbor bill On motion OF Mr. Holman
OF Indiana, night session ordered for The consider
alton Of the Legislative Appropriation bill.
The Speaker announced the regular order to be a
Their consideration Of the pension bills.
After half hour consumed by the Speaker in ruling
upon points Of order, answering parliamentary inquiries
and in endeavoring rather unsuccesAiuyl suppress
disorder and confusion the floor, the question 70
Cured on Mr.. Wiliss motion 10 limit debate the
pending section Of the River and Harbor bill to aud
half hours and IL was agreed TO.
The vote by which IL ordered that the Post ONCE
Appropriation bill should not bo considered until after
the reading Of the journal on Friday reconsdered.
The first amendment was that Increasing from 1000
to S4535 900 the appropriation for letter carrier
vice. II agreed 10. Yeas, Isl nays, 90 The
amendment Increasing by 100000 tho appropriation
for the Star Route service was agreed to- Yeas l55
nays, "a. The amendment striking out the clause
granting additional compensation TO American steam,
ships for carrying mails agreed to- Yeas 100 nays,
ll3 The other amendments were agreed to without
division. and the bill was passed
Al o'clock the House went into committee Of the
whole Oh tho Legislative Appropriation bill There
general debate and the bin was Immediately read by
paragraphs for amendment Mr. Gibson OF West Wiz.
GINA moved to strike ont the clause which prohibit
removal Of the House messengers the soldiers roll
except for cause stated. Mr. Holman Of Indiana op-
posed the motion.
without disposing OF the motion, tho House at D. M
took reeess uutl Monday at 10 ia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
THE SWAIN COTRT-MARTIAJ.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Van Wyck
was a witness in sthe Swain Court-Aiartial
to-day. On leaving the wltness-stand he said
want the court to understand that didn't draw any
government forage for my horses Other witnesses tes-
tAed to having owned horses which stabbed al the
Stewart Castle stables. managed by Mr.. Batoman during
the month in which It Is alleged that General Swain un-
lawfully drew and disposed OF Government forage which
was delivered for him at those stables
They also testified that Mr. Batemsn managed tho
stables.
Following the examination OF q clerk OF tho Quarter
masters aDepartment, who identified the re-
QUESTION upon which General Swain drew tho forage
the Judge Advocate asked the court 10 adjourn until
Monday. Mr.. Boutwell, objected to the proposition.
Following the reply OF the Judge Advocate the court
cleared and the court considered the question
raised in secret session When the doors reoponod
the JudgeAd v0cate said " propose 20 show by Mr.
Bateman that General Swain sold and disposed OF this
forage him and that the horses for which his forage
furnished owned Ivy parties other than General
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
swamv After this arrangement was entered INTO 'ne
court adiourned until Tuesday morning.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON. Saturday, Feb. IA. 1885,
ev,Irye CONDEMNED vEssELs.-Bids were opened az
the Navy Department to-day for the purchase Oh con
demned naval vessels moss a Ns@aro Edward Lee
Barr OF York, bid 1000 and stannar1. Oh i
Brooke Ccnn nor me oer of Tor the
Colorado was accepted
TREATY sIGsED.The Secretary OF State to-day sgheo
n trademark treaty with Switzerland.
THE RETIRED LIsr.-The President approved the Act
m authorize retired list for prvates and noncommls-
stoned officers OF the United States Army VINO nave
served for thirty or more years.
PETITION TO Mr. CLgyIL iND.-Reprcsentativ Reagan
will send petition signed by about 100 Democrato
members of the House Mr. Cleveland tomorrow ask
ing him not commit himself In his inaugural ADDRESS
the silver question.
NoMIS ATIoys-The President sent the following nom
to ne ,c oSay TO Be enrS e.
KeeseviIe, n. VI Charles B. Loop, at BeIviacIe, III
Christopher Houser at Lena IL; James +. hedick' ~
Telleuride, Colorado .
To TIE TURKISH CoAsr-A cable message was received
at the Navy Department to-day. from Commander Lud
low reporting that he will sail In the QulnneDaue, Oh
graphic orders from the Department to Inquire Into re-
ported indgnitics to American citizens
AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATE ON BILL-The Agricuit
ura Appropriation bill, reported to the Senate To-Day
amount appropriated By the bill It passed the House.
DISAPPOINTED IyDIASs.--A delegation Of Chippe wa
indians from the Turtle Mountain Reservation Dakot
called upon the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs today
and urged him to enlarge the boundaries OF ter rc
eryation He said that they already had 100 acres OF
land for each man. and child OF the tribe ana he
therefore refused 10 entertain their request
CHARGES AGAINST A CoMMIssIosER.-Charges OF mai
administration OF Office, violation OF the Civil Service
rules and incorporation Of public property preferred
by a clerk IN the Treasury Department named Wluain
Howard Mills against Walter Evans n ,s o
Treasury to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
OBITUARY.
JOHN F. DELAPLAINE.

John F. Delaplaine died yesterday at his
home No 27 East sixtythirdst He tho eldest son
of John F. Deaplaine, prominent shipping merchant
Of this city early part OF the century The elder
Delapane amassed large fortune by tho rise In real
estate having purchased large blocks OF land when the
price was low. Tho was born In this city about
slxty-eight years ago He a graduate OF Columbia
College and studied law and admitted to the bar.
but never practlsed His father left him large for
tune. and he devoted himself to caring for his
property. Up to about twenty years ago
he was leader in society. While
william III. Seward Secretary OF state
Mr. Delapaine appointed Secretary OF the American
Legation Vienna this position he held until about
eighteen months ago, when he resigned account OF
failing health. At Vienna he noted for the way IN
watch lie entertained and the lavish manner in which he
spent his money. Having great wealth nj his command
he was marked fayOrte IN society lie was master OF
all the Continental languages and his entertainments
were cosmopolitan In their character
Mr. Della PLANE returned to this country about year
ago but tho change Of air did not benefit him and his
health gradually failed. There was no specific dis
ease for the doctors TO combat but his illness was caused
by "A general breaking up OF his whole constitution. lie
was a bachelor The funeral will take place TO morrow
morning at 10 o'clock at his home The Eov Dr. Orms-
I'm will o,iiclate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
NO SYMPATHY WITH LOYAL VETERANS.
LEY rEIrGRArH TO TIE TRInuNR.l

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-The Democratic ma
iority in the present has seldom lost an oppor
turty TO show its hostility toward the measures adopted
during the war for the preservation Of the Union Thous
ands of men who served in the Union armies and were
disabled have unable to comply with some o. the
requirements of the Pension Laws and have been COM
PEELED to apply to Congress- In order to obtain the
pensions to which they entitled For many years
the House and Senate have had standing committees
to investigate and report tho facts In such cases Tor the
action of Congress The number OF bills In this class Is
always large and in the last Congress the House. wnch
had Republican majority set apart Friday evenings Tor
the consideration Of private Pension bills At the begin
ming OF the present gross like rule was adopted
Yesterday Tucker, ofvirginia. who chairman OF
the Judiciary Committee, which has reported several
bills to remove the political disabilities Of men who
were dsloya during the obtained All order requiring
that the bill should placed the footing PEN
sion bills There about hfty House Pension bills on
the calendar to say nothing OF senate bills OF the Same
description. There will be only one, or at most, two
moro nights in which such bills be considered. or
course some them must fall and number Of claims
OF disabled Union will fail TO receive conEidera-
ton. ~ -,
The House last night passed bill to tho politi-
cal disabilities OF John X. Mitchell and John X Co
wardn, OF Virginia. and J. T. Hamilton, OF North Caro-
lima.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
4 PROSPEROUS MARTYR FOR IRELAND.

The reason why ODonovan Rosa was absent
from his office when Captain Phelan was SO unmer-
cifnlly carved by Richard Short, he said, was be-
cause his finances were so low that he
had been compelled to seek loan
from a good dynamite friend In
Chicago that the money had Just arrived and he
was out paying debts. bis printer among others rs
The United Irishman and for father with elghs
children TO support. Since then Rosa can have
had little to complain of. Before the Phelan ex-
citement died out the Tower OF London explosions
occurred and before the excitement of explosions
had subsidized he was shot by Mrs. Dudley. All
these little occurrences help Rosa. The Pbelan
stabbing brought him into the notice that he had
formerly enjoyed. but which had been dying out
Tho explosions made the so-caed friends of Ireland
think that. he was doing something for ne
country, and when he was shot they Thought
he was n martyr. Since the beginning
of this series of episodes the subscription list OF
The United frishmdn has doubled aud the Emer.
gency FUND.- has rolled up enormously. Ihe
would-be martyr to his country,s cause. VINO was
financially embarrassed six weeks ago. is now rest
ing luxurfonsly in the pay Department Of 81. Vim.
against the English Government and talk1
nippantly about being stricken down by one OF
Englands emissaries The stricken-down martyr
however, shows no haste in his endeayor to bring
Epglands emissary to justice, although the Dis
declares bis intention to bring about
that result. Rossa's wound which was little mor
than n scratch. has healed and it IS SAID
that he will begin on Monday his reguiat
occupation, attending To the Emergency Fund.-
lie viii also be compelled to testify against his as
sailant In her preliminary trial.
Lucille lseult Dudley is as contented and HAPPY
in the IOmbs as she was the first day OF her al.
mission. Sho says that she is pinlng Tor her triai
10 come off and cannot see why 1t Is SO long de-
ayed Mrs. Dudley does not find as much 10 amuse
takes interest only in what Is published about hep
self and hex case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
ANARCHISTS IN BUFFALO.

BUFFALO, Feb. Ia (SpeciaD.-There are at
the present time 5000 unemployed men in this city, and
the poor authorities report than the usual distress
An anarchist named Gorsuch has taken the work Of
organization whore Herr Most left It months ago. He
proposes do this by holding meetings and by secret
work among the laboring classes The first OF his meet
ings was held at Lincoln Hall last evening lie proposes
TO levy tax OF fifty each person who joins the
organization the to be spent dynamite arms
and ammunition lie claims that the anarchists are get
ting strong In New-York 1000 in Chicago and 1000
I'm Philadelphia one OF his tracts Is addressed 4" To
tramps tire unemployed. the dsinherited and
miserable" and cOncudes with q chapter entitled,
Learn the OF explosives Peter Wisklsh was in
stalled leader In Buffalo ana made speech I'm the course
OF which lie advocated destroying the houses OF the
wealthy and appropriating what they contained. He
laid down the principle Give that our children
may have peace" the doctrine OF the International
Anarchy Union
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
YOUNG MALONE AND HIS LITTLE PlSTOA
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUssl

W.suINGTON. Feb 14.-Butler Malone, the
son Of Senator Mahone early this morning. who intox
icated discharged his pistol at some walters In Weeker
ope ~ whom he wounded however. 1t seems that he
bod d,spute with them becoming violent, drew his
,vovar Efforts ON the part OF the Waterman and head
,.,,or % nac,fv him were unsuccessful. policeman
attracted to tho spot by the firing and attempted to
arrest Malone, Who after desperate struggle
was carried TO his room. Tho policeman found
It necessary to telephone for assistance. 30
violent had his prisoner become. and while he
,os ot the tslcphone Young Malone made his escape
He wa, found two hours afterward in grogshop and
was arrested by another policemen. At the police sta
ton he left $50 as security Tor MS appearance "'A
wanted and was discharged. ., -.
senator Malone and his son have Deen staying u.
Welckers since November. After the shooting iast
night Mrs Felter wife Of the proprietor OF Week
rs nformed the senator that he and his son would nave
10 secure uuarters elsewhere Shc gave MIN uiti Mv
day TO leave the house The Crihc authority or INC
Tho, an ofcer had tried arrest his Addressing
Mrs Felter he is Is said TO have exclaimed NO
on earth be brought TO bear to remove my son
this house. and by blank II any one harms MN VIII
This action on the part of the police authorities has eh
cited good deal OF comment This not the nFst te
that young Malone has made hnlseI napie 10 pusa
men only few days ago he drew his pistol on news
paper correspondent. who promptly knocked tne yons
rufian down. Twoyears ago young hopeful Poha pointed
his weapon at "a man who spoke i'll OF MS father
Va, and thereby caused riot I a
week he alarmed the neighbornood OF the Ariihg!pn
by believing at the top OF MS voice az III po
pie who ran his assistance FOUND that IN hopeossE
intoxicated condition. he had stuck the lighted end OF
cigar in his eye. His father who has mad no enc ~
trouble with him. refused not long ago TO accept drait
drawn Inv his son to settle poker debt warrant Tor
his arrest out but he has not been captured YET
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
MIR. RANDALL AND THE APPROPRIATIONS.
iBY TELEGRAPH To TnE rRDUsE.l

NASHiNuION, Icp' IL ~ 'i'''i man A'''H'''''
Is anxious avert the danger OF extra session OF
Congress his generalization Is naxpcabIc except upon
the theory that he IS determined 70 mako the House
swallow she remaining. appropriation bills exactly as
they from his committee He has already tried TO
obtain authority from the committee to push the sundry
Civil bill and the General Deficiency bill through the
House without opportunity for debate. or amendment
but far he has succeeded in obtaining tho consent
OF majority In the opinion OF prominent members OF
the House Chairman Randars policy Il 80 20 delay tho
Appropriation bills as 10 enable him % come into the
House next week and say: " There arc only
ten DAYS left OF this session; hero ara four
great Apprapriaton bills which sIust De sent % tho
eenaie Immediately extra session VIII Dc lneFtA-
bic The only got them through 80 that they can
laws before March "a 10 suspend the rules ana
pass them in their present FORM" .
like q who thinks " wise -
allow either the House the senate Nu IN TIE max
Lc OF appropriations. aud who IS dcterminsd that az,
ur0priAtiJns amounting 10 SGoOlpODD or s1ppvp"oo
shall be made Il ~ all by the House and Senate Commit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
JOHN BABCOCK
John Babcock died suddenly at his home, No,

l3o West Forty sccond-s, on Friday evening OF heart
disease lie was born at New London, Conn. in May
1916 Ills ancestors among the earliest settlers In
the New England colonies. lie remained In his native
place where he received common school education
rptu ne wa, sl1teen when he came to this city and
entered business Bccrk for tie firm OF John Phpnx
Co, Wholesale grocers, IN lower Pearist AIter ho
had thoroughly mastered tie business he placed
charge tho travelling Hal.smcn's department. ana
travelled extensively for many years al over the
The business unusually succcssful, due
largely tho tact, good Judgment and energy Of M
cock lie taken into partnership about lSio and
The nane chap god 10 Bahcock Co The business WAS
carried On many years nj Nos. % aud ~ water 81
ard no No. 50 and T. place Mr. Bubcock retired
fiou act business iu 1873. lie prominent mc
Der OF tho Church 81 tho Messiah, and tho president OF
the Board ~ Trustees for many years A son ana
daughter survive him Tho funeral Viii be held ut the
Church OF the Messiah, Tomorrow NJ 0.3O IL in the
burial VIII Dc a. Greenwood.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
LONG CHASE FOR d DAUGHTER.
CHARGING A FATHER WITH ABDUCTTNG HIS CHILD
is III GUILTY OF CONTEMPT

CHARGING A FATHER WITH ABDUCTING HIS CHILD
is III GUILTY OF CONTEMPT
A man registered as Dudley Wallace at
sweenoys Hotel Friday, and In the evening detect
i've served him with writ habeas corpus directed to him
III the name OF ROlin j. Reeves. The writ was granted
by Justice Lawrence OF the Supreme Court on the app
cation Of Herbert W. Grindal behalf OF DIR. Il. j.
roof OF NewYork and directed Reeves TO produce be-
fore the Supreme Court in Chambers. yesterday, the
body Of Mary Reeves the siIyearod daughter OF tho
respondent and Mrs. A. L. Reeves, who Is the daugh-
ter of Dr. Toof took the papers saying that he
would consult his lawyers but when the case was called
before Justice Donohue yesterday he did not appear
and the Justice made order 20 show cause why he
should not be committed for contempt OF court
The story told In the petition by Mrs Reeves Is sad
She alleges that she married TO Reeves at New
Haven in 1877; that, although no worth from
$4,000 to 100000, he gave her more than $40
month for her support and last August she was com
PEELED him. and since that time she has made
her home with her father On August 20 Reeves ap-
Quoted the child and kept her concealed In Portland
Me- where the mother found her. Her husband had
her cast into JAIL where she remained only for day
however, but long enough Tor ,h him again TO
released imprisonment she recovered tho little girl
and returned her fathers home. She saw nothing
of les MOnes Iowa. and four other men, he fOrciby
tered DIR. ToOfs home, beat the members OF the family
and carried the girl away, Although the weather was
intensely cold and the child was thlny clad lie drove
throughout the night toward the NewYork line. When
he reached NewtOwn, Conn., she was msensble from
posurc and he stopped at the house OF A. g. Macarthur
On January 81 Mrs. Reeves went TO Des Molnes TO
meet her husband but he did not keep the appointment
made by letter. and February she returned TO Chi
No O2J West AdsIns-s Mrs Reeves also sllcges hat
has received threatening letters from her husband
health has been broken down by his persecution
that and her father have spent several thousand
dollars IN searching Tor her dauBbtcr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
THROUGH NETWORK STATE.
YACHT RACING AT POUGHKEEPSIE.
NEw-AAMBURG CRAFT BADLY BEATEN-coMPLAiN-
ING OF A FOUL

n
PoUGHKEEpsIE, Feb IA. (SpeciaD THE
challenge race for the championship Of America between
ice yachts OF the NewHamburg and Poughkeepse Cluos
occurred the Hudson opposite this city this after
noon. The Course WAS four miles In length, and was
sailed five times the entire distance being twenty
miles with nine turns The wind was blowing lightly
from the north The Poughkeepsie yachts In the race
were the Avalanche, Icice Northern Light Haze JACK
Frost, Oracle and Jessie b. The New Hamburg yachts
were the Qrickstep whif Whistler, Phantom, Zero,
Zephyr and Mischief. The signal was given at p M,
when all the yachts pointed to the westward the Haze
taking the lead She winded by the Northern
Light, the latter turning the upper buoy first coming
down the the Avalanche went to tie windwaru OF
the Haze. and took second place. the Jack Frost benR
fourth. the fleet far behind. From TINS
time there really only four boats In the race, the
boat OF the Hamburg Club being any where near
the leaders The Northern Light beId the lead ana az
times OF ened the gap till the last trip up the river Wheh
she a crack air hole and stopped her helns-
man. Dr. Barret, being compelled to get out ana push
her. In the meantime the Haze had gone to the WIND
ward OF the Aayanche and turned the upper stake poat
first. COminghOme she maintained the lead ana nnsneu I'D
fine style thy-ve seconds ahead OF the Jack Frost Inc
Regatta Committee only toUk the time OF the hrst -FOUR
yachts follows; Haze, / hour minute 10 seconds;
lack Frost hour minute 45.secOnds; Northern Light,
/ hour minutes 80 seconds; Avalanche, hour d
minutes 80 seconds. After the race l. Grinnel COM
OF the New-amburg Club, who sailed the zero,
put In claim Of foul against the Haze, as dld also
Arcly Rogers who sailed the Jack Frost. DIR Grin
nell said that the Haze crowded him against me upper
buoy. The Regatta Committee will take testimony III
relation to the matter on Monday In Striking the upper
buoy the Zero also struck boy near by, Druslne him
severely. The hemsmen OF some Of the New-HainDurg
yachts seeing the Commodore stop his bof went 70 ms
their the challenge pennant OF America as
as tho above claim Of foul is decided
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
LOCOMOTIVES CRASHING TOGETHER.

BUFFALO. Feb. IA (SpeciaD.-In dense fog
which prevailed this morning a serious collision oc-
CURED on the Belt Line branch OF the NewYork Central
Railroad at tho Amhorst-s crossing OF the Michigan
Central AZ Black Rock. The incoming Belt Line train
was crowded with city people coming down to business.
II drew M at the crossing to take water fagman
sent back the Michigan Central express which
was then due. Tho train came laundering down the
grade and I'm the dense fog the engineer could not
tho signal The Gagrnan plac torpedo on the track.
hut the explosion not hoard and the last express
plunged la.o tbs Belt Luo Ian. lie two engines came
tOget tiat OF the Bolt Line being hurled iuto inc
ditch gneer and fireman jumped just IN time to
cave lives Some of the Belt Line cars LEFT the
track but did not 10 Off the embankment The passen
gers In both trains shaken up, bus none Was
seriously Injured. The Michigan Central engine
wrecked Ahc track not cleared Until this ate moon.
Tho damage amounts to $4,000.