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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-11-02
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.
PRESS DISPATCH
ES AND STATE SPECIALS
Up to the Time Of Going to Press

The Boulangists RevivinG.
LONDON, Nov. "A meeting of
Boulangist leaders was held at Gen.
Boulanger's residence on the Island
of Jersey, Thursday, to decide upon
the course to be followed by the mem
bers of that party in the French
Chambers of Deputies.
The Glasgow Factory Horror.
GLASGOW, Nov. 2.-Twenty-nine
bodies have been recovered from the
ruins of Templeton's carpet factory,
which was crushed by falling wall
Yesterday. 1t is now definitely ascer-
tanned that the total number of the
killed is thirty.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-11-02

LET the weather clerk quit mon
keying, give us as fair fair deal as
he gave Dallas and San Antonio will
have laid the foundation for such an
exposition in 1890 as will distance all
connection.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
The California Gold Boom.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 9.-In-
formation from Ensenado confirms all
the previous reports as to the extraor
binary richness of the gold fields
A bout 1000 people are encamped at
Treajuana, waiting for customs clear
ences. Several hundred left the city
yesterday and the afternoon trains
brought about 100 from the north,
most of whom will go by way of
Treajuana today. Pasadena, River
side, Tucson, San Francisco and other
points have the fever badly and a
large influx is expected. The popula-
ton of the camp is put at 5000, with
1000 en- route. Teams are
paid fifty dollars a day to haul
provisions in, and if the influx
continues, a famine will follow.
Flour sold yesterday at $50 sack, and
canned goods are worth more than
their weight in gold. A company of
Mexican rural guards arrived yester-
day and commandant put the camp
under martial law and disarmed
every one. The arms are to be
returned when they leave the camp.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
Patriotic Freak in a Theatre.

PITTsBURG, Pa, March 9.-There
was lively time at the academy of
music last night, all on account of
Samoa. During the evenings per-
formance, the actresses of the stage
sang the 'Song of all nations" each
voice representing different nations,
during the singing of which they
waved flag appropriate to the verse.
They had gotten through with the
Irish, English, French and Italian
verses, amid much applause, but
when one came out to sing the Ger
man verse, "Der Yacht am Rhein,"
waving flag of the fatherland, the
audience Kissed. Among others, two
gentlemen in the audience got up and
objected, one of them exclaiming in a
loud voice, 1--WE don't want that one,
bring on the good old American flag"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
Branching Out.

Nothing succeeds like success" is
very old and true axiom, and there
is no question that the F. F. Collins
Manufacturing company, of East
Houston street, San Antonio, have
met with large measure of success,
and what is more, that success has
been well deserved TO accommodate
their increasing trade in northern
Texas, the firm have been compelled
to open a branch house in Fort
Worth, where will be found expert
artisans and large and valued stock
of everything pertaining to the pro-
curing of water, although those arti-
Giles, as heretofore, will mainly be
manufactured in this city. This fact
not only shows the popularity of this
enterprising firm, and, having regard
to the great amount OF business al
ready done, shows at least that it has
managed to give its customers salts
faction. The fact that this company
is good advertiser and honorably
does what 1t contracts to do, is the
main reason for its great success.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
Three Children Become Violent
ManiaCS.

FORT WAYNE, March GA strange
malady has seized the children of Mr..
Rush, an employee on the Pittsburg
road. About week ago three child
rem, who range in age from 6 to II
years, were seized with violent paroX-
ysms. They behaved like maniacs,
and frothed at the mouth as if atflict-
ed with hydrophobia. Four doctors
were called in turn and cannot say
what ails the sufferers. The children
have been locked up in separate rooms
aud at regular intervals they go into
violent commissions, necessitating
two and three persons to restrain
them. Their cries can be heard for
blocks around. The little ones have
grown worse, and fearing their self
destruction and danger to attendants,
they were removed to st. Johns hos
pital yesterday. One doctor detects
evidence Of poison and others pro-
nounce the malady to be hydropho-
bia
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
STATE NJ EWS.

The streets of Cuero are being put
in good condition.
The Brazos and the Yegua are
booming at BRENNAN.
The work of improving roads in and
round Henrietta is going on.
The subject of waterworks for Baird
is now under discussion by her citi-
Zens.
The people Of Paris are anxious for a
line of railroad from there to Fort
Worth.
The passage of the west Texas luna
tic asylum bill takes 100000 out of
the treasury.
A grain house. containing corn
shelter and grain is destroyed by in
cendiarism at Gainesville.
A one-year-old child of Mr.. Knight,
of Temple fell and broke its thigh and
lies in u precarious condition.
The Brazos river is again all over
the bottom at Chappell Hill and is re-
ported higher than for three years.
Toab and Mark Brown have will
fully murdered Col. j. j. Griffeths at
his lanch 20 miles west of junction
City.
Thomas Bragg a carpenter of Corsi-
cana fell 26 feet from a building,
broke his collar bone and was other
wise injured.
The sheriff7s posse which has been
securing the country for clue to the
| murderers of the victims found in the
Rio Grande at Eagle Pass have found
no evidence.
A young man named MaXey is
given four years in the pen at Bon
ham for forging note which he
picked up on the street.
Captain Murray's rangers have
| captured four men in Scurry county
who have been engaged in cattle
stealing for more than a year.
The town of Brennan is full OF
fakirs. A petition to the city council
is being circulated asking that the
ordnance against them be enforced.
Oscar Coulter, a desperate outlaw,
charged with train wrecking, robbing
and murder, is captured at Orange.
The officer has conveyed him to Fort
Smith. Ark.
The jury at Decatur has acquitted
% .
n. Coughland and Dan Campbell,
his brother, is now on trial for the
murder of the same man.
The number of we'll fatted cattle in
Texas at present has never been
equalled, yet there are but few sales
of them being made. They are being
held in hopes of better prices.
Eighty Fort Worth young ladies
give an entertainment at which they
represented the various products of
Texas on their costumes, such as cot
ton, corn, oats, apples, copper, wheat,
etc.
Secretary Blaine and Commodore
Walker, of the navy department,
place no credence, whatever, in the
reports of the conflict between U. ).
German and war vessels at Samoa.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
Peculiarly Sad Case.

LOUISVILLE, March st was dis
covered late last night, that the big
fire in the mammoth clothing house
yesterday afternoon a young sales
man named Harry Mordt, had almost
certainly been destroyed in the
flames. He was a son of Fred H. d.
Mordt, who is employed at the Louis
Vile hotel and lived with his father
in Jacksonville. He was q years old.
A peculiarly sad feature of his case is
that he was to be married to Miss
Annie Rogers in few months.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
Wreck of Two Eretehts.

LEWISTON, Pa, March 9.-On the
INJURY and Lewiston division of the
Pennsylvania R'y early this morning,
a freight train broke into, near Ben
fer station and the rear portion
was run into by a freight follow
ing. The latter was double header
and both locomotives and number of
cars were badly damaged. George
Williams, fireman, was killed and
Alfred Rarick and John Hopple, en-
gineers, were seriously injured.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
VERY SHORT SIGHTED.

The legislature of Texas in working
eastward of the sun not unfrequently
lands westward of the moon. In
nothing is this more apparent than
in the laws regulating charters and
prescribing fees therefor. 1t requires
an outlay of one thousand dollars to
secure mining charter in Texas and
one hundred dollars to secure the
same charter in Colorado. AS con-
sequence mining companies in Texas
apply to Colorado for charters for
mining purposes in Mexico. and Texas
gets left while hundreds of dollars
are paid into the Colorado treasury.
This was the case with the From
teriza mining and milling COM
pany of this city, mention of
whose bullion shipments through San
Antonio was made yesterday. This
is by no means solitary Instance.
The immense territory i'm North Mexi-
co lying south of the Rio Grand Q and
for ages known as the unknown ter
ritOry, probably contains more hidden
mineral wealth than any other region
on this continent. Not only so, the
vast mineral wealth of this state is to
be developed. Mining enterprises if
successful can afford to pay 81 900
charter, but most mining successes are
like the prize tickets in lottery, few
in proportion to the whole number,
and the losers cannot afford 81 900 for
useless permit. Mining prospect
ing is expensive, and the 81 900 re-
quired for charter acts as an EN- barge
and is virtually proscriptive. If the
laws of Texas in this matter were
made to conform to the laws of Colo
RADIO and adjacent states the charters
sought for Mexico mining companies
would be issued in Texas and our
state revenues would be the gamer
thereby. This is one of the many
ways in which the solons of this state
are penny wise and pound foolish.
They ask more for certain privileges
than these same privileges are held
at in other states and other states
reap the benefit. 1t might not be
amiss for some member of the state
legislature to call the attention of the
solons to this matter and put the
citizens of Texas upon an equality
| with the citizens of other states in
seeking out the hidden treasures
which nature has secreted in our soil.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
The Gould Party En- Route.

New YORK, March 9.-Jay Gould's
party started west this morning on a
fast service train, which leaves the
Pennsylvania depot in Jersey City at
9:15. They occupied Mr.. Gould's private
car, the Atlanta, which will be taken
through to st. Louis and then on a
grand southern tour. Besides Mr..
Gould, there were in the party his son
George, and wife, Mr.. Henry Mar
quand and Mr.. Sam Sloan.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
The Assurance of BoulanQer.

PARIS, March.9.-The Prince and
Princess of Wales have arrived here
on their way from Cannes to England.
Among those who visited at the hotel
at which they are stopping, and en-
tered their names on the callers list
was Gen. Boulanger.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

L
England from Cannes.
Secretary Window yesterday as.
sumed charge of the treasury depart
ment.
Mr.. Townshend, congressman from
Illinois, has pneumonia and is report
ed dying.
Father Coen, of Woodford, Ireland,
the famous agitator of the land ques-
ton, is dead.
The BouIangerist papers accuse the
French government of supporting
copper gambling.
The new Servian cabinet yesterday
took oath of allegiance to the young
King Alexander.
A deputation from Boulogne has
visited Gen. Boulanger and presented
him with sword of honor.
The British bark, Port Gordon from
Liverpool to Puget Sound ports was
totally wrecked and four seamen
lost.
The Metropolitan street car stables
in Kansas City are destroyed by fire;
6S mules and l20 tons of hay were de-
stroyed.
Gold discoveries in Lower Califor-
MIA, have created intense excitement
in every town in the southern part OF
the state.
A quarrel has arisen between Ba-
varian princes and generals, and sew
eral of the latter have been dismissed
from the service.
The car has declared he will not
interfere with Bulgaria. He has or
dered inquiry into the Atchinsf expe-
dition and the Sagallo incident.
The son of Gen. Siegel, of New
York, charged with pension forgeries,
has waived further examination and
is held for trial in default of SIS, 700
bail.
J. H. Baker, a man employed to
make public exhibitions with self
acting fire escape, fell from the Ryan
hotel in st. Paul and was fatally in
jured.
Postmaster General Wanamaker
has purchased from the Frelinghuy-
sen estate the residence lately the
home of Secretary Whitney in Wash
ington.
| The ministry of New South Wales
mas been defeated on the question or
protection and has resigned. Sir
Henry Parker will form a free trade
cabinet.
Senator Palmer, Gen. Lew Wallace
and Mr.. ClerksOn, of Iowa, took
lunch with President and Mrs. Har-
rison yesterday, after which the pres
ident gave public reception.
A slight shock of earthquake was
felt at Labanon, Pa, yesterday, was
felt more sharply at Lancaster, Car
Isle, Reading and Harris burg, Pa,
and also in northern and western
Maryland quite severely.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, new British
minister to the United States, will
leave for Washington the latter part
of this month. He will return to Eng
land for the summer, and in the au-
tumn will take his family to Wash
ingtOn for permanent residence.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
Settling to Business.

WAsHTNGTON, March 9.--The gen.
eral public now seems disposed to
give the president a chance to devote
some of his time to official business,
and as consequence there were not
so many visitors at the White house
this morning. There were enough,
however. to keep the east room com
fOrtably filled.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
Died.,

At his residence, 1927 Ninth street last
night at o'clock, Mr.. John Henson.
Funeral will take place tomorrow
Sunday from his late residence, at
Up. M, and will be conducted by the
Free Masons and the Ancient Order
United Workmen.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
Opp. Sunset depot, San Antonio
Roughly Treated.

Emma Williams, colored. presented herself
this morning before Justice McAllister in
horribly beaten up condition, and with one Of
her ribs broken. Her husband, Charles Will.
liams, did it, and she made affidavit to this
fact. She says he has been in the habit of
beating her, but this morning he beat her
more than ever before, knocking her down
and then kicking her and stamping upon her.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
Still in Suspense.

WAsHINGToN, March, 9.-There is
still dearth of news from Samoa in
the state and navy department.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
Another CONGRESSMAN III,

WAsHINGTON, March 8. -Represen-
tative Buchanan of New Jersey, from
the Trenton district, is reported to q
very low with pneumonia.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
The Banished Duke Recalled.

PARIS, March 9.-The official jour-
nal today published decree, author
izjng the return of the Duke D'Au-
male to France.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
a DYING Congressman.

WAsHINGToN, d. G. March 9.-Rep-
resentative Townsend is still alive,
but there is no improvement in his
condition.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
Only for a Few DAYS

A. Kahn is giving away one pair
of Fosters warranted five-hook kid
gloves to every lady buying $40 or
more. 3-9-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
Unpleasant Feeling.

ZANZIBAR, March 9.-Thes relations
between the British Indians and
natives at Sinda and Kilwa are strain
ed, the position is precarious.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Associated Press Dispatches and
Specials Up to the Hou" OF
Going to Press.
Weather, Bulletin.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-Indica-
tons for eastern Texas: Fair, station
airy temperature on the gulf. Slightly
cooler in the interior, northerly
winds.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09

THE sensational news from Samoa
in yesterdays dispatches is discredit-
ed upon the Pacific slope and has by
no means the genuine earmarks of
verified fact. Germany is in no hurry
to challenge the United States to a
trial OF naval strength in the present
status of European affairs, and Amer
lean naval commanders can be trusted
not to precipitate matters by exceed
ing orders and taking steps unauthor-
lied by the administration at Wash
ington. When the time comes for the
government to act upon verified in
formation, it may be taken for grant
ed that the interests of this nation
will be looked after and her honor
maintained.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09

JUDGE ROBINSON deserves the
thanks of southwest Texas for his
work in behalf of the branch insane
asylum for that region of the state
lying west of the Colorado river. The
lower house has done a good work in
passing this measure and their ex-
ample will doubtless be followed by
the senate.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09

Three hundred workmen are labor
ing night and day to repair the dam
age done by the fire to the Chicago
opera house.
Edward Fales Coward, the amateur
actor, of New York, has, during his
career, acted los roles, ranging from
the lightest farce to the deepest TRACE
dy. He it was who generally sup
ported Mrs. Potter in her early efforts
at Tuxedo and in New York.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09

THE committee of the Board Of
Trade, appointed to visit Austin and
represent to the state Legislature the
very general opposition on the part of
our citizens to the new charter and
work for its defeat, has a very i'm
portant work to perform. The pres
ent power in the hands of the NUM-
cipal administrator is all, and more
than all, that he should be entrusted
with. To enlarge his power is mere
ly to add to the disabilities, discon-
tent and distrust with which the
office is regarded by our business
men.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09

Death of Mr.. ToWnShend.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Qater.) March
9. - Representative Townshend is
dead,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09

w. s. Starks, an old man living
west Of Meridian, received a small
coffin marked "W. S. Starks, died
March, 1897 Inside was a letter,
warning him of his death, and signed
brotherhood of White Caps OF
Bosque county, Texas" The White
Caps stole two of his horses.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
Lost or Stolen.

A small fat black and tan bitch
answers to the name of Daisy. Very
soft silky hair. Return to DR..
Braunnagel, $50 South Laredo street
and receive liberal reward. st
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09

The meeting held at the Board of
Trade yesterday took steps to work
out the rest of that Llano subscription,
$500, and when they come to the
reader of this paragraph the LIGHT
asks on their behalf subscription if
no more than one hundred dollars.
1t would be a downright shame to
have that road fail.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-14
LOCAL POLITICAL NOTES.

It is almost universally conceded that
Mayor Gregory denomination and election
to the office of First Trustee and ex officio
Mayor of Sacramento will be practically
without opposition, certainly without sue
cessful opposition. 1t is a good principle
in municipal politics to retain every man
in office, no matter what his politics may
be, who has served the municipality sue
cessfully and whose personal character is
beyond question. The establishment of
this rule would do more to reform munich
pal government than all the fanciful the
cries which ingenuity could devise. Under
any charter good government is possible,
with honest officials under no charter is
good municipal government possible with
dishonest officials. Mayor Gregory would
stand by Sacramento through every ex-
tremity, and Sacramento should stand by
him. Let every municipal officer who has
acquitted himself well and remains worthy
be reelected. The reelection of faithful
municipal officials and their retention in
Office is the one and only sure guide to good
municipal government.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-14
SENSIBLE JURORS.

A very odd case was on trial last week
in New York. in which there were de-
velopments of good hard sense on the part
of Jurors that is very refreshing in this day
and age of humbug. A female trance and
Undertaking. medium sued the editor OF
the ReljgioP Philosophical Journal for having
denounced her as fraud in the columns
of his paper. The jurors called were asked
questions something like these:
Suppose it was proved on evidence that was
not disputed here that form ~ human shape
appeared all clothed in white, and then dis
solved into the air, would you believe the evil
mo, I wouldn't
YOU passed your hand through the form and
found il was only vap0r, would you then believe
such thing was possibleT
mo sir; / don't believe anything of the kind
suppose positive evidence was produced
here to prove that a woman was locked IN an
iron cage competent TO hold tiger, ana tnat
she came out without the moving OF the IRON
bars or the unlocking of the door would YOU
who came out, the tiger27
NO the woman
"No wouldn't"
would you believe in the naturalization of
spirit form if it was revealed here before your
no sir would say there was some decep-
ton"
Objection was interposed that jurors who
made such replies were incompetent to
give the complainant fair trial of her
case. The Court sensibly overruled the
objection, and exceptions being taken there
is likelihood that the question involved
will go up to the Court of Appeals. The
Court in making his ruling said that the
issue was, had the plaintiff been guilty OF
a trick in her "seanee," and a fraud in the
use of her cabinet ?" That was a matter
of fact to be determined. But he did not
propose to have the trial wander over the
domain of spiritualism TO ascertain the
fact. The complainant held and argued to
the Court, that the burden of proof was on
the defendant to prove that the woman
had tricked the people, or been guilty of
using confederates and fraudulent means
to produce certain results of the seance.
Therefore, if jurors were accepted who
would not believe it possible for the things
to be that the woman claimed were genu-
inc, she could not have a fair trial But
the Court adhered 10 the ruling, and the
result was that the medium was nonsuited
and mulcted in heavy bill Of costs and
damages. We need leaven of the posi-
tive iurymen of New York out this way
men who viii not let the speculations Of
dreamers prevent them from declaring that
their belief in natural law is so firm that
they will credit that which denies the
uniformity of these avs and that is foreign
to human reason. 1t may be that the
upper Court will send the case down, and
require the Court below to accept jurors
who are capable Of swallowing as truth
everything that cannot at once be ex-
planned away. The insane asylums are
full of that kind of timber.