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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12
Proceedings in the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-House. I'M
mediately after the reading of the
Journal, Butterworth, of Ohio, rising
to the question of privilege offered
the following preamble resolution:
Whereas on diverse days dur
ing the month of October, 1889,
and at other times since that
date, there appeared in Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette and other public
journals, what purported to be an ex-
act copy of a certain contract alleged
to have been made and entered into
by several parties whose names were
appended thereto. (Here follows a
reproduction Of the alleged ballot
box contract.) Whereas, of the
persons whose names appear on
said paper, all except one, were at the
time of said publication, and except
Hon. s. s. Cox, deceased, are still
members of this house and of the SEN
ate of the United States.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12
Comedy at the Grand.

The bright, clean comedy, "a Night
Off," was presented at the Grand
opera house last night to quite large
audience, and was presented very
we'll by the principal characters, who
have been seen before in this play in
this city. "Justinian Bsbbitt," by
Thos. Jackson was very droll, "Mar-
Gus Brutus Snap" by Chas. J. Bur-
bridge could not be improved upon in
its peculiar comedy, Harry Damask"
by Adolph Lestina was good young
married mans part, and he got
through all right with a good deal of
facial contortion, and Mrs. Zantippe
BabDitt," by Miss Josephine Laurens,
was as comically severe as of yore.
The part of "Nisby" does not call for
much, but she, Miss PaulineWillard, }
was very pretty, while "Susan" the
maid, and Angelica" the young
wife, were homely enough and old
enough to show that they had been
actresses. Tonight the same compa-
ny will play "An Arabian Night"
which is equally as funny.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12
Accident at the Depot.

MILWAUKEE, Dec. ia serious
accident occurred st the new North
western depot last evening, just after
its opening. The elbow of steam
pipe in one Of the rooms adjacent to
the boilers was blown off and the
steam rushed out. William Winter,
engineer, was knocked to the floor
and severely scalded, but managed
to crawl out and save his life. In the
adjacent room, which was filled with
dynamos, were two electricians, La
Carr and T. NJ. Case, and Herman
Botcher, a machinist. The scalding
steam suddenly filled the room in
which they were at work. Carr and
Case were seriously burned and it
is feared both inhaled the scald-
ing steam. BOtcher, when rescued
was nearly dead, having been scald-
ed about the face and hands and hav-
ing swallowed great deal of steam.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12
Our Water Supply.

The water supply of southwest
Texas has now become an assured
fact, and it Is not, as in former years,
precarious. With the aid of science,
wonderful mechanism has been pro-
duced with which water can not only
be procured when found, but can be
found in the earth's interior and
brought to the surface. There is no
question now, that the divining rod is
a thoroughly trustworthy water find
or, in the hands of any person pos
sessed of certain electric and mag
netic organisms, and there is no gues-
ton but that the +. F. Collins wind
mills, the Star and Eclipse, can raise
this water and procure an amending
supply for farmers, stockmen, manu-
factories, and all the rest. This COM
pany is located on Houston and st.
Mary's streets, and has a branch
house in Fort Worth.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12
County Officers Elected.

The county commissioners recon
vened this morning and chose the ap-
pointive county officers for the year
ensuing, as follows:
Druggist-Albert Huppertz, re-
elected.
Physician-Dr. p. w. Johns, re-
elected, over other applicants, Doctors
E. f. Hertzberg and J. NJ. Hays.
Watchman-J. M. Morales.
Janitor-Sol. Brassfeld.
Superintendent of poorhouse-F. r.
Kirchner.
Superintendent of convict camp
Thomas Brown.
Gardener and engineer-G. H. Ben
mack.
License inspector-Henry Kremp-
kau.
Bids for supplies for the poorhouse
were then awarded as follows:
Kalteyer & Son-Drugs.
VIM. Herpel-Meat.
Kotula Il Co.-Groceries.
Wolfson-Dry goods.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12
sPRgcKELs' GREAT REFINERY.
The Largest Sugar Mandatory i'm
the Country Formally
Opened,


the Country Formally
Opened.
Special Dispatch to the Democrat.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, December O.
The largest sugar mandatory in the
United States was put in operation to-
day when Claus Spreckels, the mill
lionaire sugar king, himself dumped
the first hogshead of Brazilian raw
sugar into the potentous melting
pan of his immense establishment
on the Delaware. The hogshead in
question was a large strong one,
which had been selected for the
occasion from the tiers of barrels
under the covered stOrehOuses out on
the slips. The venerable capitalist
proved himself equal TO the task, and
with the aid of lever overturned
the hogshead as it was hoisted in POI
sition over the pan. Scarcely eigh-
teen months have elapsed since
Sprekels determined to erect sugar
refinery in Philadelphia. No time
was lost in preparing the plans and
letting the contract for the work. 1t
was on August 4. 1888, that the first
brick of this new structure was
placed in position and the corner
stone was laid on October 30, 1888.
II was then very freely intimated
that fully three wears would be occu-
pied in the completion of the build
ings, but this has been done in less
than fifteen months. The site covers
in all nine acres of ground, exclusive
of the space covered by the three
large wharves. An idea of the inn
mensity of the work may he gathered
from the fact that fully 10000, 900 of
bricks have been required in the con-
struction of the buildings, which
range from three to thirteen stories
high. The barrel factory, which will
be able to turn out $4,000 barrels
daily, is the largest and most COM
pletely equipped in the United States.
The actual total cost of the whole
of the buildings, machinery and site
will amount to more than $4,000, 900.
Running into the refiner y proper
are three distinct lines of railroad,
forming direct communication with
every section of the country. On the
river are three wharves, each so feet
wide and 600 feet long. Here doz-
en- of the largest sized ships and
steamers can load or discharge at the
same time. The capacity of the COM
pleted structure, as it stands to-
day, is 1000 tons of sugar per day,
and Mr.. Spreckels has decided
to duplicate the whole of the
building now erected and now in
operation. This will give his refinery
a capacity of 4, 900, 900 pounds or 1000
tons sugar every twenty-fours. Work
was commenced ON the duplication
of these buildings q month ago. A
large number of prominent city Of
ficials, capitalists and business men
were present at to-day's final inaug-
uratian of the immense plant, who
cheered the venerable millionaire as
he started one of the most stupendous
enterprises of this city of great manu-
factories.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12
The Usual Unsafe Building.

YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, Dec. 12.-Investi-
cation into the cause of the theater
disaster was concluded and the ver-
dict rendered is, that death was
caused in each case by sufocation in
the jam resulting from the panic pre-
cipitated by false alarm of fire
in Parks opera house during
the performance. The jury also
found that owing to the insult
ficient number of exits, the narrow
and faulty construction of the house;
the building is entirely unsafe for any
public gathering and request the au-
thorities to take proper measure to
prevent public assemblies in the
building, as now constructed. The
funerals of some Of the victims will
take place this afternoon.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12
Col. Wright Should Not Be Mis-
nInfah

Colonel w. B. Wright, who made
the leading address at the opera house
on the occasion of the ceremonies over
the death OF Mr.. Jefferson Davis, is
quoted by The Times as beng ex-
tremely partisan in some of the pas
sages of his remarks, and attribute
expressions which the Colonel GER
tainly did not use. Colonel Wright
very properly from his standpoint as
a compatriot of the late Confederate
chieftain, defended the political prin-
ciples held in common by the Southern
people, who regarded Mr.. Davis as
the great light of their political faith.
Col. Wright was not put there to
preach sermon but to review the
life and character of a great political
chieftain, and while we may take is
sue with his views and his conclu-
sions we cannot see how there was
any appropriateness in the charac-
ter of his address.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12
Victoria to Stanley.

LONDON, December 12.-The Queen
has sent a cable dispatch to Mr..
Stanley, in which she says, "My
thoughts are after you and your brave
followers, whose hardships and
dangers are at an end. 1 again
congratulate you all, including the
Zanzibars who displayed such de-
vOtion and fortitude during your mar
velous expedition. 1 trust Emin
Pasha is making favorable progress. -
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12
A Lunch to Stanley.

ZANZIBAR, Dec. 1.-THE British
India Steam Navigation company to-
day gave a luncheon to Henry NJ.
Stanley, on board the steamer Ara
watta, which has arrived here, as a
pioneer vessel in the direct service
between Great Britain and East
Africa. Mr.. Stanley made a speech
in which he predicts the rapid
growth and prosperity of East
Africa.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12
The Brave Zanzibmros.

ZANZIBAR, December 12.-The Fan
zibaros who accompanied Mr.. Stanley
on his expedition through Africa
were received by the Sultan today.
The sultan thanked them for the
splendid services they had rendered
and rewarded them with presents.
All Zanzibaros are engaged in feteing
Stanley and the mem bers of his expe-
dition.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12
Fifteen Thousand for the League.

DETROIT, Dec. 12.-Dr. O'Reilly.
treasurer of the Irish National league
today cabled fifteen thousand dollars
to Mr.. Kenney, treasurer of the Irish
league, for the use OF tenants of the
defense funds. DIR. O'Reilly, in an
interview said, the need Of funds for
the league was never more urgent.
The Irish people are entering upon
the last stage of their agitation.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12

THE democrats are worried over
the minority rights in the house.
Had they worried over them a little
stronger when they were in the ma
jOrity they would be in a better posi-
ton to squeal now they are in the
minority. The republican majority
will deal justly with them however.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12
PEOPLE EYERYWHERE

Confirm our statement when we say that Ack-
er's English Remedy is in every way superior
to any and all other preparations for the
Throat and Lungs. In Whooping Cough and
Group 1t Is 4. agic and relieves at once We of
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Remedy Is sold by
~ RAGLAND & Co
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12
Is LIFE WORTH LIVING?

Not IL you go through the world a dyspep
ic. Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets are a positive
cure for the worst forms of dyspepsia, ind
gestion, Flatulency and Constipation. Sol
by Ragland & Co., "a
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12

LAREDO donates land upon which
to erect an industrial school for boys.
If Laredo will see to it that this school
meets the requirements of a real in
dustrial school in fact, she will have
conferred lasting benefit upon south
west Texas. The school of the future
will be largely an industrial school in
which the arts will be taught as well
as language and the rudiments of
science. The cultivation of the hand
and the eye is an important branch of
education, and as the mind can be
just AS well trained under Industrial
process as under the present system
of schools the advantage will be large
ly in favor of the industrial method.
Laredo is deserving most literally in
all thing making for the increase of
the city and in this matter of an in
dustrial school she is laying founda-
tions for the future upon which much
benefit and advantage to herself may
be built.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12
Weather Bulletin.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Fair wealth
er is reported this morning in all dis
tricts east of the Rocky mountains.
Temperature has risen from eight to
fourteen degrees in the Mississippi
valley. Forecast till a. m. Friday,
for Eastern Texas, fair, sOutherly
winds slightly warmer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12
SOCiable,

There will be sociahle at the home
of Mrs. General d. S. Stanley, on
Government hill tomorrow night
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
society of the Madison Square Presby-
terrain church. Arrangements have
been made with the street railway
company to have a late return car
from the Post run to the extent of the
Svn Pedro avenue line in order to
oblige those residing in that quarter
of the city. A cordial invitation to
all is extended.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12
Children Enjoy

The pleasant flavor, gentle action
and soothing effects of Syrup of Figs,
when in need of a Laxative and if the
father or mother be costive or bilious
the most gratifying results follow it's
use, so that it is the best family rem
edy known and every family should
have q bottle. (Sl-4-19-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.
PRESS DISPATCH
ES AND STATE SPECIALS
Up to the Time of Going to Press.
Mr.. ParnelI Recovering.

Mr.. ParnelI ReCOYering.
LONDON, Dec. 12.-Mr. Parnell has
written letter, in which he says, he
is recovering from the cold from
which he is suffering, and that he
hopes to be able to speak at Noting
ham next Tuesday,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12

-ItalO- Mexican music furnisbedfor
balls, parties, serenades, etc, by Pab-
10 Persia, 2l6 Monterey st. Il-23-lm.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12

Memorial services for the late Jeffer-
son Davis were held yesterday
throughout all the towns and cities
of the south. He was temporarily in
tered in the cemetery at New Or
leans.
The London Morning Post says:
England, as the holder of widely ex-
tended possessions on the American
continent shouldn't ignore Americas
naval activity. The appearance of
the United States squadron of new
ships in European waters will be OBJ
served with much interest by ex-
perts.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-12
Telegraphic Brevities.

Robert Browning is ill in Venice.
A snow storm RACES in central Ger
many.
1t is reported that Silcott has en-
barked for Valparaiso, Chilli.
National Merino sheep growers are
meeting In Jackson, Mich.
President Harrison has returned to
Washington from Chicago.
James Gray, the oldest piano maker
in the United States, is dead.
The car is i'll and Prof. Leyden
went from Berlin to attend him.
The revival of cholera at Bagdad
has caused panic and parlayzed
trade.
Switzerland refuses to naturalize
Archduke John of Austria as a citi-
zen of the republic.
The Shah of Persia will have his
minister make a study Of European
laws.
The American legation in Constan-
tinople will demand the trial of Nous
sa Bey for an American missionary.
1t is reported that all the jewels of
the ex-empress of Brazil have been
stolen.
Rain has fallen in the Madras pres
idency, in India, and the threatened
famine is saved.
There were no Germans killed in
the recent SIX irmish with the natives
in Africa.
A Frenchman has died in Massa-
chusetts who was los years old, and
the father of Is children.
Herr Kfupp, the great gun man, has
esta blished large fund, to enable his
employees to build their own houses.
w. G. Shurtleff, of Waterloo, Ga.
succeeds SIlcott as cashier of sergeant
alarms.
The funs.' Al of Mrs. Scott Lord, sis
ter of Mrs Harrison, takes place to-
DAY.
A dispatch from Adelaide, Aus
tralia, states that Henry Searle the
champion sculler Is dead.
The Brazilian minister of foreign
affairs requests of Portugal the recog-
milton OF the republic of Brazil.
Miss Mary Tyler, the original own
er of 1.-The little lamb" and the SUBJ
ject of the immortal poem, has died at
har homo in SOpoarui1Ia Mace
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-10
A Cat stops a Dog Fight.

Rather novel and amusing scene was
witnessed by number of spectators who
happened to be in the vicinity of the lower
Court offices and police headquarters yes
terday forenoon. Much has been said of
the private menagerie of felines at the
Mayors Courtroom, which had heen re-
ferred to betimes in the columns of the
press. Among the aggregation of purrers
there is one called Minnie, the natural
parent of all the others of at least two
generations, and one that has been as
sociated with the officers, and the peace
making characteristics seems to have been
pretty thoroughly studied by the feline,
and in this instance put into practice, be-
coming an educated animal. Her family
consists Of several cats of tender age, and
her protective instinct was fully demon
strated. A pair of dogs, black and white,
had disagreement in front of Justice
Johnsons Court, and the under canine,
the white one, it is said, was doing consid-
cradle yelping, and both together were en-
acting a full-grown disturbance of the
peace. Minnie, the cat, caused each
separate hair on her spinal column to
stand erect and putting on her war-paint
she leaped through window and ran to
the fighting dogs and was soon making the
hair fly and causing a stampede of her be-
ligerant enemies. She stopped the fight
and maintained a war-like attitude until
the dogs skulked away, when she trot-
ted back to her kittens amid the
vociferous applause of probably
fifty persons who witnessed the
sight. This may serve as timely warn
ing to other disagreeing dogs that have
escaped the loaded meat not TO visit the
official hollow to settle their doggoned
difficulties, for, like this one, it might end
in catastrophe.-HOuston (Ier.) Post.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-10
A Heroine Indeed.

"Sister Marie Theresel When scarcely
20 years old you were wounded on the bat
tlefield of Balaclava while devoting your
self to the care Of the wounded. At Ma
genta you were again wounded in the front
line of battle. After that you nursed our
warriors in Syria, in China and in Mexico.
At the battle of Reichahofen you were car
ried wounded from the field amid heap
of slain Cuirassiers Later on bomb shell
fell in the midst of the ambulance commit
ted to your care. You Immediately seized
it and carried it some eighty yards away
from the ambulance, where it fell to the
ground, and by its explosion wounded you
seriously. After YOU had recovered you
followed your vocation here to Tonkin."
In such remarkable words did the Governor
of Tonkin, surrounded by his staff, in front
of all the troops, lately address the Supe-
rioress of the Sisters OF Mercy. He then
babe her kneel down, and touching her
shoulder thrice with his sword, added
" In the name of the French people and
army 1 confer upon you the Cross of Tried
Bravery Nobody can show more heroic
deeds to merit it nobody can claim more
self denying career, and entirely devoted
to the service of his fellow-men and his
fatherland. Soldiers, present armsp
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-10

Nevertheless they fail in half their under
takings because Of their neglect to cult-
vate the theatrical part of their business.
There have been fine singers in the min
strel companies from time TO time; men
who could render ballad touchingly and
with proper emphasis and sufficient dis
cretion. But although their voices were
really sweet, clear and forceful, they lacked
everything else requisite to make them
good tenors.
The truth is, we have no good tenors to-
day in this country. We have lots OF tlne
bassos, a few competent baritones-not
many true ones, however-and here and
there some competent male altos. Hall
the tenors so-called are really nothing
more nor less than high baritones. The
few tenors who are to be found IN the
comic opera companies are not entitled to
classification with such men as Henry
Hague, George Simpson, William Castle,
Brookhouse Bowler, George Werrenrath,
Christian Fritsch and others of the past
decade.
In opera bouffe, where can you match IN
this country such singers as Anjac, who
came out with Irma in "Barbe Bleu," or
with Carrier, who was first heard IN "Gene-
We've De BrabantW
Even on the minstrel stage where can
you match Wambold, Prendergast, Frank
Leslie, Hermann, Parkinson, Percival,
Dwyer, Norman, Cooke and dozen more
who could be named? Assuredly their
EQUALS are not to be found, not even in
the church choirs, where attention is paid
to vocal culture. and where good tenors
with expressive sweet voices are needed.
made, recently, a tour of the fashionable
churches listened to their choirs, and
noted with regret that the solos were
invariably intrusted to bassos and the boy
sopranos. Once or twice | heard tenor
solo; but was sadly disappointed both in
the quality and expression of the singer.
Articulation in song seems to be lost
art among the reigning tenors of the to-
day. Most of them try to shout and make
as much noise as possible, without paying
the slightest attention to the words.
This is not only very bad form, but also
a deadly sin. The auditor likes to hear
what the singer is singing about, be-
cause nine times out ten his vocalization
is so expressionless that nobody but him
self can tell his meaning In this respect
the English tenorS are the worst OF all.
Somehow or other they seem to have lost
all power of giving forth any clearer ar
ticulants than "Do-re-mi." In other
words, they seem to be reiterating the
tonic sol ia system with dash of the letter
Y in it, no matter what they pretend to be
saying.
This is the result of bad schooling.
Too much tonic and too little matter. The
Italians and Germans pay more attention
to articulation than the English, and the
consequence is that those who understand
Italian and German enjoy the singing of
their compatriot artists who visit Amer
lea.
We have plenty of voices, but we will
never have any good tenors, or good bari
tones, either, until we have better teachers
and regular colleges in which all the re-
quirements of good tenor can be obtained
and refined.