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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-29
New suits in District Court.


New suits have been filed In this court
since last report as follows:
Francisco SczordrOk vs. Jaointy ScZOr-
drok, divorce.
A. Monk We s. A. 81 A. =. railway Co.,
on accepted draft.
Phil Manger & Co., vs. Ronse & VAIL
stab, ct al, for damages.
z. Z. Msnion ys S. A. & A. L. railway
Co. ct al, suit on acceptance.
j. J. Chew VS. Texas Homestead Build
ing & Loan association, debt.
4. L. Van Der HOeyen VS. Mary Msth-
isOn, on note.
Jas. J. Jones Vs Andrew Silcox, ct al,
to try title and for damages.
Il. l. Coyle VS. city of San Antonio,
damages.
Pedro Hernandez va Jesus Beltran,
appeal.
W. Ransom vs. Walton aud Teel, on
appeal.
W. W. King vs. Wheeler & Wilson
Manufacturing Co., on appeal.
Tip Morrison VS. r. l.. May, ct al,
damages.
B. Oppenheimer & Co. VS. June
CoopeDder, debt.
t. b. johnson, ST., Of Mississippi, vs.
Sallie Brewer, ct al, Joseph hester, ct
~ ohN IL NOli"oh CT al, uo"ukCcs
A. Baldwin 81 Co. vs X. w. Archer
and f. o. Skidmore, suit on notes.
G. Grier VS. j. Halamuda, debt.
M. Landa & Bro, VS. Hand Bros, suit
on account.
M. Krakauer VS. Chas. r. Brookway
and wife, suit on notes and to foreclose
lien.
r. G. Nixon VS. Alamo Mills Co., dam
ages.
e. r. Roby ct al. vs.. Missouri Pacific
R'y. Co., damages.
Scott Rhendssil vs Missouri Pacific
R'y, Co., damages.
p. Fletcher and 5. D. Bennett vs. Mis-
souri, Pacific R'y. Co., damages.
Frank Brown VS. Wagner Bros, dam
ages.
George Augustus Sala has become
president Of Photographic company in
London.
DR.. Talmage says that twenty years
ago he prayed that God would open the
way for him to preach through the secu-
lar press. Now 100000 copies of his
sermons are distributed in this way.
X. d. Blackmore, suthor Of Lorna
DOone," has just lost his wife. Mr..
Blackmore resides at Teddington, near
London, where he cultivates one OF the
largest market gardens in Great
Britain.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

THE Red River Valley is overflowed in
some localities from the hills of Arkansas
to the hills of Texas.
THE Illinois Central and Vicksburg &
Meridian Railroad companies will build a
$40, 900 union depot at jackson, Miss.
THE Postmaster General has arranged
for an additional fast line train between
Louisville, Ky, and Montgomery. Ala,
via Bowling Green, Nashville, Decatur and
Birmingham. The train will leave Louis
vile at G:3O O'Clock am. daily, arriving at
Montgomery at 9:45 O'Clock pm.
The total iamount of bonds purchased
on the 18th by the Treasury Department
under the recent circular, is IS, 40, 700, at a
cost of So, 49,, ,105. The saving in interest
is $G,549,SI9.
MEASURES were adopted in George H.
Thomas Post, No. ,, G.. A. R., of Chicago,
on the 18th, to procrre a decision from
Commander in Chief Rea of that organiza-
tion of E. d. Baker Post, Philadelphia, ad-
mitting the Confederate Gen. Joe Johnston
to contrihutory membership.
RoBERT KIM killed another negro in
Justice Adams office, in Warren county,
Miss, on the 1lth. The killing was unpro-
voked and is stamped as diabolical muir
der The murderer was arrested.
The river at st. Louis is in an ugly mood
and rising rapidly. kilograms from Can
ton and Alexandria, Mo-, state that the
river has almost reached the food stage Of
1882, and that the railroad tracks are
under water and the inhabitants are panic
stricken at the ioutlook. AThe farmers on
the American bottom, between Alton and
Cairo, are greatly agitated and fear a
repetition of the great inundation of 1882.
The Tri- County Teachers Association,
representing the counties of Obion, Weak
ley and Gibson, will convene in Union
City, Tenn, the first Saturday in June.
WILL EVANS, a negro of previous good
character, and F. H. Phillips, a young
white man of good family, We're convicted
in the Circuit Court at Camden, Ark, on
the 11th for hog stealing and sentenced
each to one year in the penitentiary.
DIR. E. STOVE WIGGINs predicts an earth
quake in California between now and
October, saying it will move across the
Pacific from Asia.
A SINGULAR second marriage is reported
from Crawford, Ca, the parties being Mr..
J. NJ. Norton, o1Texarkana, and his former
wife, from whom he had been separated
ten years. At the time he married his
wife, Miss Lucy Hall was young lady of
great popularity and the wedding was the
affair of the day in Athens. The young
couple remained together bnt a short time,
when my ysterious separation took place
aud divorce followed. The lady returned
to her parents and MIR. Norton went West
to Texarkana. He lately reopened cor
respondence with his former wife, and a
reconciliation was effected, resulting in
marriage,
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17
The SANTA EE.
Annual Meeting at Topeka and Election of
Officers.

TOPEKA, Kan, May 1.-THE annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Atchison,
Topeka Il Santa Fe railway was held in
this city yesterday and was altogether
harmonious. They were addressed by
President W. b. Strong on the work of the
past year and the prospects for the future.
The board of directors submitted their
annual report for the year 1887, which
showed a handsome increase III the net
earnings over the previous year. The fol
lowing directors were reelected: l. L.
Burr. b. P. Cheney, &. r. Goldman, A. w.
Nickerson, Warren Sawyer. George o.
Shattuck, Alden Speare, w. B. Stror G. w.
+. Wharton, Boston, Mass; C. K. Holli-
day, Topeka, Kan; E. B. Purcell, Man
haitian, Kan; George Sealy, Galveston,
Tex. l.. Severy, Reading, Kan.
Following were elected general officers
William b. Strong, president; c. W. Smith,
first vice. president; A. A. Robinson, second
ice-president; J. F. Goddard, third vice
president; George r. Peck, general so
licitor; George W. McCreary, general
counsel; E. Wilder, secretary and treas
urer; George l.. Goodwin, assistant secre-
tary and assistant treasurer; John p.
Whitehead, comptroller and general aud
itor; Alfred A. GlOssIer, transfer agent.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17
FLOOD AND TORNADO.
Great Flood In the Upper MississIppi-Ga-
lena an American Venice--Ten Miles Wide
at Ouincy-CycIone In Indiana.

lena an American Venice--Ten Miles Wide
at Quincy-CycIone In Indiana.
CHICAGO, May II. A telegram from
Rock Island, lii, says: The high water
which has been running over the stone
wall Of the Moline waterpowcr for days, at
noon carried away large section Of the
heavy stone bulkhead which runs across
the south channel Of the Mississippi bo
tween the Rock Island arsenal and the
main shore. Five hundred feet Of this
wall has disappeared and it is believed
that the rest has been so demoralized
as 10 need rebuilding. The wall cost
the Government SlOO,O00. The tide OF
water coming down 10 the city
front of Rock Island carried out INTO mid
stream $ 90 worth OF logs from the upper
saw mills and the freight warehouse of the
St. Paul packet line. All trains are aban.
doned on the st. Paul road between here
and Savannah IN consequence of the flood
and on the Peoria road on account of tho
long railway embankment which threat
ems to break and flood the low land. Hun
dreds Of families are moving out of their
houses.
Galena, H., has been transformed into
an American Venice and the novel spccta-
| Gle OF skffs and bargcs as a means Of
transportation is now seen IN all Of its busi-
ness portion, Cx cpt on Main street. On
the latter thoroughfsre the water in many
places is nearly up to the foor and prep
| arations are being made by those most
| endangered to move into safer quarters.
| Boats can now be rOwed entirely around
the custom house and the post-C ffcs build
| ings, and both Commerce and Water
streets are navigable nearly the entire
! length. Last evening the water lacked
| four and a half inches of reaching the high
mark Of 1880.
The riter at Quincy is ten miles wiIJ
and hundreds of farms are submerged TO q
depth of several feet. The lCvee below the
city is weakening in places and large
! force of men are at work night and day tC
avert the threatened calamity. Foundl ,s
and factories along the levee have been
forced 10 suspend. The st. Louis keokuk
| & Northwestern railway has abandoned
| all trains north of here, cutting off the
towns Of LaGrange, Canton and Alexan-
dria. The loss is incalCulable. The wato:
is slowly rising.
| TORNADO IN INDIANA.
CHICAGO, May IA cyclone of tremer-
| dous force whirled over portion of North.
ern Indiana last night The extent Of is
ravages can only be guessed from a few
| scattering IepOIiS anu lilC ldCG lHdG Vie
telegraph wires throughout a considerable
territory are Frustrated.
At Wlnslow siding, on the Nickel Plate
railroad a train of sixteen freight cars
were lifted from their wheels and distrib
uted in pieces around the surrounding
| prairies.
Information has been received that al
! Wanatah a number of houses were un
rooted and much timber in the country up
| rooted.
Much alarm was felt regarding the city
of Va paraiso, which il was thought lay in
the path of the cyclone, but late dispatch
from there says the cyclone dill not strike
| there, but was detected two miles south.
Three hundred telegraph poles were blown
| down near there.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17
QUANTRILL, THE GUERILLA.
The Mother of the Noted Bushwbacker
Given a Reception at Blue Springs.

btNen heceptIOn At blue springs
kansas CITY, Mo-, May l2.-There was a
small but select gathering Of persons OF
both sexes yesterday in the little town Of
Blue Springs, In this county, such as has
not been seen since the days when civil
war reigned throughout a section of the
Union. The occasion was the visit of Mrs.
Caroline {. Quantrill, the mother Of Will
liam Clark Qusntrill, the most noted guer-
rilla Of modern times. In response to q
published invitation a number of his men
at-a arms assembled in the City Hotel in
Blue Springs to meet for the first time the
mother Of their chieftain.
At the informal reception given Mrs.
Quantrill, who is a well preserved, pleas.
ant appearing lady OF sixty eight years of
age In the parlors OF the hotel, at Blue
Springs, yesterday, were the following
members of Quantrllps band! A. j. Walk
er, Leebeck, Mo; J. II cks George, Oak
Grove, Mo. W. w. Welch, Blue Springs, Mo. !;
&. e. Parr, Blue Springs, Mo; g. w. Hol-
lar, Blue Springs, Mo. l.. l. Brown, Bates
County, Mo-; William II. Jones, Blue
Springs, Mo-; John Roger, Grain
Valley, Mo; W. II. Gregg, lndepen-
dence, Mo. II. j. George, Independence,
Mo; j. s. Whtselt, Lees Summit, Mo. ;
$. }. Graham, Buckner, Mo-; T. J. Tatum,
Blue Springs, Mo-; Ge rye Nlglngton,
Lees Summit, Mo- The following ladi IS
were also presents Mrs. Ed. Jones, Miss
Anna Barnhill, Mrs. William Jones, Mrs.
Thomas Montgomery, Mrs. Susie Wamox,
Mrs. James Stanley, Mrs. Burton, Mrs.
KimberlIn, Hrs. Ed. Duncan, Mrs. c. W.
West.
Mrs. Quantril stated that her son, the
noted guerilla, was born in Tuscarawas
County, o., July 81, 1897. Respecting his
Disappearance she said: There have been
great number OF conflicting accounts ia
regard to Williams death published dur
ing the past twentythree years. | have
even seen the statement in print recently
that he is still i've, in Texas ana in other
parts OF the South. But there is no doubt
In my mind that he is dead He was shot
in james Wakefeld's barn, about five
miles from TaylOrsvllle, Nelson County,
Ky, May 10, 1865. The barn was
surrounded by Captain Terrell, who had
fifteen men with lin, disguised as guerril-
| las. William had five or SIX men with HIM
at the time, two OF whom, Clark Hocken-
smith aud Dick Glasscock, were killed The
bullet entered his back and parAlyzed his
| spine. He was taken to Louisville, KY,
and placed in the hospital connected with
the military prison in that city, where he
| died June G, 1855.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17

THE Secretary of the Interior, in !:
letter to the Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office, holds that the pres
encc of a considerable growth of mes
quite trees upon lands does not exclude
it from entry under the Desert Land
act This decision affects large area.
in the Southwest, and is the result of a
petition signed by the Governor and a
large number of other citizens of Ari-
zona, which set forth that mesquite is
not timber in any just Interpretation
of the term; that it is desert shrub,
and of no commercial value except for
firewood.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17
A MYSTERIOUS PAPER.
Strange VIII Left by General BEEN, of
Chicago, Who Recently Su!c.ded in Me-
hra

Strange Will Left by General BEEN, of
Chicago, Who Recently Su!c.ded in Me-
braska.
CHICAGO, May 1.-THE will of General
Martin BEEN was shown yesterday after
noon. 1t leaves to the widow only what law
permits. The bulk of the property is left
to his sisters at Alton, in equal parts. A
most important fea ure OF the will is Il pri-
vate memorandum attached TO it, directing
hls partner Charles P. Sawyer, and
f. s. McComas, to make Il rigid
investigation into the manner Of
his death, and if he is found to have been
foully dealt with to prosecute those guilty,
He adds that his trOu ble5 have made him
suspicious and all that may be without
cause, but he refers vaguely to letter in
a vault (which may guide you as TO whom
| have apprehensions OF most danger. |
have written her If she wants to be free
Further down, he says the remark made
by him that he would try TO kill himself,
was made for effect, as he had no such
purpose. If his death should be accidental,
destroy the memorandum, but enforce the
will, unless revoked. The memorandum
makes other disconnected references to his
domestic affairs, and says he fears poison
more than all else" The Union Veteran
League proposes to push its investigation
thoroughly. Friends of the dead man are
greatly surprised at this singular attach
ment to his will and hardly know what to
saw of il.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17

THE Treasury Department has re-
ceived complaints from art dealers
that works of art are being i'm
ported free of duty under representa-
tons that they are to be temporarily
used and re-exported. but which are in
fact sold in this country. As more
stringent regulations to prevent such
evasions of the tariff are urged, the
treasury authorities have invited repre-
sentatives of the Corcoran Art Gallery
of Washington, the Metropolitan
Museum of Art of New York and the
American Art Association to present
their views on the subject.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17
OPTIMISTIC GLADSTONE.
He Believes That Home Rule For Ireland
MilI Come in the Near Future.

LONDON, May 11--An address signed by
B. III dissenting ministers was presented
to Mr.. Gladstone yesterday expressing
their sympathy with him in his efforts to
reconcile England and ireland. In reply
to the address Mr. Gladstone sai that dur
ing the present session, the Parneliites,
desIi the pressing needs OF ireland, had
refrained from urging their claims and had
SISTED the Government to expedite bust
ness. Whether or not Parliament was
employed at this or that given time
in discussing Ireland, 1t was Ireland alone
that truly held the key to legislation. The
Government knew that the Nation was with
home rule and therefore guided the affairs
of Parliament 80 as TO delay the time when
a Ministry would be in power pledged to
home rule for Ireland. The majortyln the
House Of Commons thought they could go
on for five years. They put this against
his life as an old man, but the life of an old
or young man would not affect the final
settlement. Cheers Justice would be
done in ireland. Ere long the National
sentiment would find means TO assert itself
The Tories plumed themselves upon being
the defenders OF law and order. Instead
of maintaining order the Government has
promoted murderous breaches of the law
Mr.. Parnell was as much devoted 10 the
maintenance of law and order as any one.
Neither he nor Mr.. Parnell vindicated the
plan of campaign. The Governments con-
duct had created the plan of campaign by
making the law odious to the people. The
object of the Government seemed to insult,
exasperate and degrade the Irish. AS soon
as the teri iole facts regarding the suffering
in Ireland were brought home to the up
ifrht min lc of ha Of bou
would unite to redress the sad errors of the
naSt IEhnnrS
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17
FEMALE PHILOSOPHERS.
The Social Science Convention Ended
Election of Officers.


Election of Officers.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 1l.-This morn
ings session of the Women's Social Sci.
ence convention was called to order
promptly at ten o'clock with President
Brown in the char. A great many mem
bers arrived from Kansas yesterday after
noon and last evening and the at
tendance of actual members was larger
to-day than yesterday. The ladies ar
rived early and long before the time
for the meeting the auditorium of the
church was filled with smiling, chatting g
groups OF sociable social socialists. This
morning prayer was offered by Mrs Van
Fossen, of Kansas City The applicants
for membership were elected and other
names were handed in TO be voted on at the
next convention. The following officers
were elected: President, Mrs. Noble
Prentis, Newton; presidents,
Mrs. A. l.. Dggs, Lawrence
Mrs. G. A. Eddy, Leavenworth; Mrs. j, c.
McClintock, Topeka; Mrs, II. N. Ess, Kan
sas City; Mrs. johnson, Minneapolis, Kan, (;
Mrs. Ryan Judd, Wyandotte, and Mrs. b.
F. Nudge, Manhattan. Secretary, Mrs.
Austin, Kansas City; treasurer, Mrs. II. NJ.
Holden, Kansas City. The next meeting
will be held at A'chlson ON the first Thurs
day and Friday In November.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17

SENATOR FRYE has introduced in the
form of bill the amendment hereto
fore proposed by him to the POst-office
Appropriation bill to provide more eff
ficient mail service between the United
States ana Central and South America
and the West Indies. The amount of
roney to be appropriated is increased
from S4OO, 900. as originally proposed,
to s., 10000 The bill authorizes the
Postmaster-General to contract with
American built and registered steam
ships for the transportation Of the
United States mails to ports in the
countries named at fair compensa-
ten,
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17
Wool Sales.

LONDON, May ll.-At the sales of low
wool last evening 10, $40 bales were offered,
of which about 4,640 bales were sold.
There was small attendance. Better
class brought full prices; inferior class
was easier. There was good clearance Of
PersIans at a small decline. A small por-
tion of miscellaneous was sold. Cape of
Good Hope and Natal mohair was most
competed for at a reduction of 19@ld.
East Indian sold readily. Other kinds were
in buyers favor. The sales in detail were
not worthy of reporting. The fresh ar
rivals of wool for the June sales amount to
234 S65 bales
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17

TIE New York World publishes an
account of an exhibition of the per-
fectcd Edison phonograph. Among
the experiments recounted and regard
ed as successful were those of the voice
repeated from the telephone, as well
as a song and cornet solo. Another
interesting feature of the exhibition
was that of talking into the transmit
ter, typewriter afterwards receiving
and writing out n speech thcrefrom.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17

1HE European sugar bounty confer
cnce was said to have been complete
failure, so far as arrival at any definite
conclusion was concerned. Most of the
delegates appeared to possess little
discretion, or, at least, little inclination
in the matter of departing from the in
structions of their principals, and har-
monious action was therefore thought
impossible.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17
A Crazy Italian,

BINGuAMroN, N. Y, May 1l.-As an Erie
train was pulling into the depot here at
one clock Il Is morning, John Pareno, an
Italian, suddenly sprang TO his feet, drew
a revolver and fired three shots 1T Owen
Howe, of Hartsville, Allegany County.
One of the bullets struck Howe in the
breast inhicting dangerous wound and
another de ached pendant from lady's
earring. Pareno then sprang from the
train and fled up the street, but was over
hauled by the depot police. He claims that
Howe ami several other passenger6 had
robbed and threatened to kill him. Howe
says the Italian is craGs and was not
robbed at all
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17

CORA BELLE FELLOWS and her hus-
band. Chaska, the Indian, are posing
as freaks" in dime museums. The
pair will pose for ten weeks, for which
they expect to get $4,000. when they
will retire on farm. The marriage of
Miss Fellows with Chaska stirred up
Washington society considerably a
few weeks ago. She is some years
older than her husband. who is tall and
good looking for an Indian.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17

GENERAL BoULANGER's book is gen
orally regarded in Europe as direct
appeal to the French army to support
him in a possible coup 'etat, and it is
claimed that the reforms instituted by
him while Minister of War, whereby
the French soldier came into posses
sion of comforts and the exercise Of
privileges heretofore denied him, were
conceived and put into operation with
the same ulteriOr view.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17
Chicago Shnnfinrs.

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE attorneys for
Timothy O'Grady, who Is now serv-
ing a seventeen year sentence in
Joliet for the murder OF Police Oficer
O'Blien on the night Of April 8, 1887, are
confident that Dyer Scanlan, who was
arrested yesterday with Mollie Mott for
the shooting of Officer Nolan, is the real
murderer and that their client Is inno-
cent as he always claimed to be. In police
circles it has been reported that Scanlan
had confded to friends that he was
O'Brien's slayer, but he refused to say any
thing on the subject last night. Oficer
Nolan may recover, but will lose his right
arm,
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17

TIE Capitol Board of Texas has ac-
ccptcd the Capitol built at Austin by
the Farwell syndicate. This gives the
Farwell syndicate possession of three
million acres of land in the Panhandle
of Texas suitable for agricultural pur-
poses. There is now one railroad run
ming forty-tive miles through this tract
and three others are projected and sur
veycd through.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17

A DEAF mute living in Silcsia has
written to DIR. Mackenzie offering to
sacrifice his larynx if it be possible to
transfer it TO the Emperor's throat.
DIR. Mackenzie replies to the man that
the loss of his life would neither help
the Emperor nor benefit science.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17
EnInPY ON CnnkIinp.

ALBANY, N. Y, May 10-Three thousand
five hundred persons in the Academy of
Music in this city last night listened to an
oration by Robert G. Ingersoll TO the men,
ory of Roscoe Conkling and one.fourth as
many more besieged the barred doors and
peeped through the sky lights. The cere-
monies were under The auspices Of the Sen
ate and the Assembly.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17
Crown PRINCE WILLIAM has

Crown Prince WILLIAM has re
quested Mr. Carl Schurz to thank the
Americans and the Germans in America
for their expressions of sympathy on
the occasion of the death of Emperor
William, and also for the sympathy
manifested by them for Emperor
Frederick in his sufferings.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17
The French Ambassador, NJ

THE French Ambassador, NJ. Wad-
dington, has officially notified Lord
Salisbury that unless the clause in the
budget proposing the imposition of
special taxation upon bottled wines is
withdrawn, France will retaliate by
rcvOking the favored nation clause in
her commercial relations with England
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17

DIR. STONE WIGGINs predicts all earth
quake in California between now and
October. saying it will move across the
Pacific from Asia.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17

In the grand court of the Kremlin at
Moscow there is about to be erected n
monument to the memory of the late
Car which will cost $3.50, 900.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17
NuscEIIANEOUS.

FIRE in J. Ii. Horson's lumber yard in
Chicago destroyed an immense quantity of
lumber, four drying kilns and q planning
mill. loss, $4,000.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17
CURRENT COMMENT.

MAHLoN SANDS, . wealthy New
Yorker, was thrown from his horse
and killed in London recently.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-17

TIE Michigan wheat crop Is esti.
mated at sixty-eight per cent, of an
average. The outlook was discourage
inc.