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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-05
LORD HARRY's ROMANCE.

Lord Harry, he sat on the shingles one day,
And his lordship with jewels was laden.
And he lifted his eye, as sweet Polly came by,
The bonniest trim fshermaiden.
He gave her a stare, with his lordliest air,
And he said: I've determined to marry;
I've goods and I've land, and here is my hand,
I think I'm a catch, - said Lord Harry.
"And what will you give to your lady?" said
she,
ITO the bridewhom your lordship may honor"
why, dinners and dresses and money, " said he.
"And jewels to sparkle upon her"
IF you give nothing more, sir, =" the maiden re-
piled,
II pity the girl whom you marry
While his lordship looked down at her rough
fisher gown,
"What more can she want:' cried Lord Harry.
when | have a lover" sweet Polly replied,
And she blushed with a smile that was sunny,
"He must give me his heart, ere he makes me
his bride,
For tbs love that I ask for-not money"
So she made him q curtsy, and off went my lord,
And invited a duchess to marry;
She was ugly and old, but she'd plenty of gold,
And she made a good match for Lord Harry.
F. Z. Weatherly in st. Louis Magazine.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-05

Stylish belts and buckles just in
st John Z. Beretta & Co'e.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-05
A QUESTIONABLE D G

1t has become so m of late to
regale the public with such very in
teresting stories about one or another
''curious incident" which stories al
ways end in some humbug advertise
ment scheme, that one rarely ever
knows whether he can spenu time in
reading any newspaper statement
whatever. The unlicensed extent to
which such practices are being carried
would seem to call for a law to sup
press the use of the public prints for
purposes of deception, for what bet
ter is it in morals to take a mans
time under false pretences than to
take his money? Let everybody es-
chew all such lodges and patroniz-
only outspoken and reliable advertis.
ers and business men such as emerson
& co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
Three Score and Ten.

This Goth of July, 1890, is a red let
ter day in the household of Mrs.
Amanda J. Dignowity, and among
her children and her grand children,
as on this day she celebrates her sev-
entieth birthday. OF these seventy
years, forty-five-bave been spent in
San Antonio, justly emitting Mrs.
Dignowity to the honor OF a Texas
pioneer. AS surrounded by her
children and grand children to-day,
in the old homestead on Dignowity
hill, this benevolent old lady keeps
her birthday. The LIGHT sends in
cordial greetings. No woman in San
Antonio is held in higher or more de-
served esteem than this woman. She
is, and has been, the patron of all
educational and artistic movements;
the leader in all work for women and
orphans; the associate of those en-
gagged in every charity and reform;
the counsellor Of inexperience, the
comfort of the sorrowing and the re-
lever of distress. Five sons, one
daughter and ten grandchildren are
gathered to rejoice with her to-day
over an old age which preserves In q
large measure it's vigor of body unim-
paired and shows no diminution of
that intellectual strength and clear
ness which has characterized her in
the past and made her name q house,
hold word through Southwest Texas.
The LIGHT joins with the hundreds
of Mrs. Dignowity's friends in this
city in wishing her many returns of
her natal anniversary and q safe ar
rival at four score.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
They are Dissatisfied.

Some of the cOlored voters seem DIS
satisfied with the manner in which
the chairman of the republican coun-
ty committee has called the county
convention, to assemble in mass meet
ing for the city, instead of in voting
precincts, as has been the usual GUS
tom. They also think, and quite
right to, that 1t was a bad move Of
pOstponing the date from July 10th to
August 30th, which is only three
days prior to date of holding the state
convention.
About % or 80 of the colored people,
headed by Jas. r. Davis and Dave
Williams, held a meeting at the Ala
mo pavilion last night for the purpose
of protesting, and generally kicking
against the county chairman, against
J. p. Newcomb, against the Republic
can League, and in fact they had the
kicking business on the brain, and
when the reporter left they were still
kicking, over their imaginary grew
ances, about not being consulted
about this or that matter.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
L
Grand Lodge Meeting---Capt. Will
liam Holt, of San Antonio
Elected Grand Master.

Grand Lodge Meeting---Capt. Will
liam Holt, of San Antonio
Elected Grand Master.
The Grand Lodge A. o. U. w. State
of Texas had its regular biennial
session at Shreveport, La. on July %,
%, and "A inst. The order shows
steady growth, it's increase in men,
bership since the last regular session
of the Grand Lodge held in San An
Texas, 1888, being 1850.
VIM. Holt. the popular captain of
the knights of Pythias Uniform
Rank, was elected by reclamation, to
the highest position, grand master
workman. The other officers were
nominated and elected as follows:
Grand foreman, Joseph A. Maggie, of
Austin; grand overseer, s. s. Faulk-
ner, of Helena, Ark: grand recorder,
w. P. Cole, of Dallas; grand receiver,
A. J. Rosenthal. of La Grange, grand
guide, H. w. Wilmington, of Alex
andria; grand watchman, August
Menger, OF Houston; grand medical
examiner, DR.. J. H. Taylor, of Jeffer-
son, Tex.
Captain A. X. Taylor, of Houston,
Texas, and J. Henry Shepherd, of
Shreveport. and ". NJ. p. Cole, of
Dallas, Texas, were elected represen-
tatives to the supreme lodge.
Waco, Texas, was chosen as the
place for the next meeting of the
Grand Lodge in 1892.
To promote the growth of the order
the levy of a special per capita tax of
s. per aunum was authorized.
The following committees were APP
pointed by Grand Master Holt:
On Finance-W. A. Hassell, Bryan,
Texas; A. g. T%ompkins, Hampstead,
Texas; Jno. B. Hamilton, San Anto-
MO.
On Laws-W. S. Robson, Lagrange;
F. A. Schaeffer, Houston; l.. p. San
dels, Fort Smith, Ark.
AS Committee on Transportation.
Frank J. Smith, Dallas.
The delegates from San Antonio ex-
press themselves highly pleased with,
their reception, and report a good
time generally.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
Eel WAS RIGHT.
The Body of n Boy Drowned at
the Bridge is Recovered.

The Body of the Boy Drowned at
the Bridge is Recovered.
All day yesterday efforts were
made by divers and parties in boats
to find the body of the drowned boy,
at Main street bridge, now known as
Carl Kottler, and Bill Matthiessen
and DR.. Hunter, the dentist, were for
a good while in the water trying to
discover the body. This morning
four Mexicans working at the Market
street bridge say they saw the body
rise to the surface but they would not
venture in, and later it was reported
to have been found at the Arkansas
Pass depot in the river.
At 1:30 o'clock the body of the
drowned boy was recovered about fif-
ty yards below Commerce street
bridge, by Bill Matthiessen, who
worked all the morning, diving for
the body from a boat. The body was
that of Carl Kottler, aged nine years,
whose parents live on Indianola
street. 1t was dressed in mohair
pants, blue shirt and suspenders.
After the coroner was summoned, the
body was transferred to the deceased's
uncle and taken home for burial.
This is the third drowned body re-
covered by Matthiessen.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
National Labor Convention.

ST. LOUIS, July 26.-The national
convention of the old labor party,
which is to convene here early in
September next, was called by Willis
N. Jones, of Chicago, who was labor
candidate for governor of Illinois last
year, and is now editor Of a labor
paper. He claims to have been
authorized to call the conven-
ton by a meeting held in
Chicago last November, at which
the national executive committee was
appointed, and of which he was made
secretary. The object of the conven-
ton as defined by Mr.. Jones is to form
a national labor party and adopt a
platform. No local, state or congress
slonal tickets will be nominated any
where this year, but a thorough or
g~anization will be effected aud pre-
paration made for active campaign in
1890
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
British Army Movements.

HALIFAX, N. s., July 26.-Orders
were received here yesterday for the
West Riding regiment to prepare to
embark for Jamaica and Barbados
on the troop ship lamar, August 10.
They are to be relieved by the Seven
tenth Worcestershire regiment, now
in Bermuda, the latter garrison to be
occupied by the Grenadier Guards
from London. This movement will,
in the usual course of events, bring
the Grenadier Guards to Halifax in a
yea or two.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
The Alliance Adjoining.

ATLANTA, Ga, July 26.-The prob
ability that Col. l.. +. Livingston is
really in the race for the United States
senate to defeat General John b.
Gordon has almost developed into q
fact. There are many evidences that
he is in the race. Col. Livingston is
a farmer OF Newton comfy, who has
served many terms in the Georgia
legislature. He is president of the
state Farmers Alliance Of Georgia,
and is the candidate of that body for
congress from the fifth district. So
vigorous was his campaign that
Judge John -. Stewart has retired
from the race giving him q walk over.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
The Alliance Voting Power.

COLUMBIA, S. c., July 26.-The Sec
ond annual meeting of the state Far
mers' Alliance began in Greenville
yesterday. 1t was reported that there
are 1,052 sub-alliances in the state,
with a membership of 10000, all in
crease of 800 alliances and II, 800
members during the year. The white
voting population of the state is about
5000, 80 the alliances have enrolled
over one-half the voting population of
the state. The president declared
that they were in politics and were
also paying attention to agriculture.
The strength of the alliance could be
felt this year in congress and in state
elections, but in 1892, when the al
lance had gathered its full strength,
they would defeat monopoly and
elect the president of the United
States in the presidential election.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26

Guatemala Importing Ammunition.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26.-The Pa
cific mail steamer San Jose, arrived
from Panama last night. Capt. w.
J. Russell states he has spent the
greater part of the last six months in
Guatemala city, and knows that inn
mense quantities of rifles, guns and
ammunition had been shipped into
Guatemala from England, France, the
United States and other countries
and that there are enough rifles in
the country 10Y to arm a hundred
thousand men. Captain Russell says
what Guatemala lacks is a disciplined
army. They have one foreigner
there, a Frenchman, who is instruc-
tor in the military school, but they
have no fighters and in war times
they have to go out and catch re-
cruits.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
A Weeping Water Weeper.

OMAHA, Neb., July 26.-Three UNI
known men seized Night Watchman
Woodward at Weeping Water at an
early hour yesterday morning, bound
and gagged him, and tied him to a
tree in the suburbs. They then re-
turned to town, where they effected
an entrance into the Commercial
Bank and drilled into the vault, but
were unable to open the time-lock
safe. They stole about $1,000. Wood
ward effected his release about Z
O'Clock in the morning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
TEXAS STATE NEWS.
SELECTED FROM our EXCHANGES
AND STATE SPECIALS.

The country around Cuero is greatly
benefited by the rains.
Rockdale has had a smart wind
storm.
A murdered Bohemian is found at
West Station, McLennan county.
A tremendous wind and hail storm
swept over d'Hannis yesterday,
Buildings of home made brick are
goin g up at Cuero.
Rockdale has received her first
bale.
The artesian we'll at the Austin lu-
attic asylum is down 1880 feet.
Prof. George Lopas, principal of the
Floresville academy, will go to
Goliad.
The smuggler, Jesus Martinez, of
Del Rio, Is held in $500 bond to appear
at the Federal court.
The sacred vessels in the churches
of st. Patrick at Dallas have all been
stolen.
The Galveston bagging factory is
shipping bagging to all parts of
Texas.
VIII Blackwell, a mulatto, who
murdered a fourteen-year-old white
boy at Gonzales, is sentenced to die.
The d. X. Wingate Lumber Com
pany of Houston and Orange files
charter.
1t is said that Fl. b. Broiles, ex-
mayor of Fort Worth, will come out
as a candidate.
An old clubhouse in the northern
part of the town of Palestine caught
fire and a disastrous blaze was only
saved by the exertiOnsu of the firemen.
The l2-year-old daughter of w. c..
Brann, OF Houston, takes ten grains
of morphine and lies down in a ham,
mock aud dies.
Lightning and rain caught a pleas
ure party on the DEVILS river, and the
left side of one lady was smitten by
the lightning and almost paralyzed.
Constable Creed Porter, charged
with the killing of j. II. Cummins, at
Pottsboro, has had his examining
trial and is let out on $500 bail.
Capt. Martin has withdrawn from
the mayoralty ace at Fort Worth and
Col. J. P. Smith is called on to enter
the lists.
The Confederate Reunion at Dallas
has been postponed from August 6
and Z to October "a, when the old SOL
diers will have a chance to visit the
fair.
Two separate human legs are found
in the bay at Galveston. They are
supposed to be the remains OF a Port
uguese laborer about the wharves.
W. r. Ryburn who killed J. d.
Williams at Mount Vernon, is let off
on $4,000 bail; many citizens are very
indignant.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
Favorable Cotton Reports.

Boston, July 26.-Advices from
twenty-seven correspondents, cover
ing nearly all sections of the South
ern states, and giving generally hope
full indications respecting the grow
ing cotton crop. The crop, as a rule,
is quite forward, Is fruiting we'll, is
clean and promises an early and very
full yield. In some localities, how
ever, there is a great need of rain,
especially in the original districts.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
SuToCated i'm q Well.

Emory, July 26.-Two colored men
were suficated by gas in a well near
here yesterday. One went down to
repair the we'll, some twenty feet
deep, and gave the alarm, but before
they could draw him out he fell,
breaking his neck. The other went
down to secure a rope to the dead
man and he fell across the corpse.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26

DanfOrth Wants 10 Fight Spider"
New ORLEANS, La, July 26.-The
Olympic Athletic Club last night
wired Jack Weir, the Belfast Spider,
if he would fight Tom Dsnforth for a
purse of $4,000. Danfotth is anxious
to meet the Spider again, and know
ing ones say $1,000 will bring the Spi-
der to New Orleans. If this match is
made, Danforth will be handled by
jimmy Carroll.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
4 Decent Depot.

HELENA, Ark, July ga large
force of workmen began breaking
ground and making other prepare
tions for the construction of the new
brick depot at this place for the
Louisville, New Orleans and Texas
Railroad. The structure is to be two
stories high, 100 feet in length and
fifty six feet in width. The contract
was let to local builders.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
A Missing Bark.

PHILADELPHIA, July 26.-The Nor
wegian bark Lloyd, Captain Olsen,
sailed from the port of Guantanamo
on the south side of Cuba, June IA,
bound to this port, with a crew of
fourteen men and $4,000 bags of sugar
and has never since been heard from.
1t is believed the vessel has met with
disaster and gone down with all
hands on board.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
A New England Cyclone.

LAWRENCE, Mass, July pa cy-
clone of great power struck South
Lawrence, about two miles from here,
at 10 O'Clock this morning. The storm
first struck Springfield street and
travelled thence to Salem street, de-
vastating a section twenty rods wide.
1t is estimated that one hundred
buildings have been leveled by the
storm. One man is known to have
been killed outright by a falling build
ing, and the injured are o reported
numbering fifty or sixty. Fire has
broken out in several places in the
ruins and the entire fire department
is now at work extinguishing the
flames. The injured are being re-
moved and cared for as quickly as
possible.
The first direct news from South
Lawrence, Mass, places the number
of killed at six, injured at IS and
property destroyed valued at $4,000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
The Want of Gold i'm Uruguay.

The Want of Gold in Uruguay.
PARIS, July pa dispatch from
Montevideo states that the Uruguay
parliament has passed the bill COM
pelllng payment of one-half of the
customs duties in gold; negotiations
for a government loan, the dispatch
says, are progressing.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
British Protectorate Welcomed.

LONDON, July 26.-Private advlces
from Zanzibar state all foreigners
there except the Germans, welcome
the establishment of a British protec-
torate. They are certain it will tend
to increase the commerce of the place.
The English are popular there, while
the Germans frighten the Africans,
offend the other Europeans and ter
rorize the Arabs. German residents
are disappointed at the establishment
of a British protecterate.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
Cattle INSPECTORS Go to Europe.

S"V0TC TTTsFCCtOFS "O tV TUTVTV'
NEW YORK, July 26.-Dr. E. Solo,
mon, United States veterinary inspec-
tor, and inspectors DR.. w. w. Ray,
DR.. A. B. Melon and DR.. J. T. Ryder
sailed hence for Liverpool on the
steamer Aurania this morning. On
other side they will make arrange
ments for the examination of all cat
tie as are handled from American
ports.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
Will Keep il Mum.

VIENNA,July 26.-Austria ard Bull
garia have agreed not to make public
anything concerning the negotiations
between the two countries for a direct
commercial treaty. A proposition to
divulge the character of negotiations
d~ispleased Austria.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
No Boycotting Wanted.

MOBILE, July26.-The general SEN
timent of the people of this city is
opposed to the plan of the Atlanta
Constitution of boycotting Northern
manufacturers. They consider it bad
advice and a d~ouble-edged sword.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
Italy i'm Africa.

ROME, July 26,-Count Antonelli,
who has just returned to Rome from
Africa, gives a most gloomy account
of Italy's prospects in that country.
He alleges that the possessions which
Italy has acquired with such Difficult
ty and sacrifice, are of little practical
value.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
Chicago Way Up.

CHICAGO, July 26.-Superintendent
FARMLAND, of the School Census
bureau, has reported to the board of
education that his enumeration of the
population of Chicago shows that 1t
contains 1850, 1893 souls.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
The Price of a Beer Barrel.

CHICAGO, July 26.-The "a in
prices for beer by the barrel in this
city was settled today and the rate
was advanced from S. per barrel to Sc,
the rate before the reduction took
place. The settlement was affected
by taking the Northwestern brewery
into the pool.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, SATURDAY, JULY 20. 1890. Pnc

SOUTHWEST Texas will double her
corn and cotton production this year
over any previous year in her histo-
ry. This section of the state is just
waking up.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26
LATEST ~TELEGRAPHIC.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
AND STATE SPECIALS.
Weather Report.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 26.-Fore-
cast till s a.. m. Sunday. For Eastern
Texas, fair, variable winds, stationary
temperature. For Arkansas, fair,
southerly winds, warmer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26

DefauIter Comes Back Voluntarily.
LONDON, Ont, July 26.-Jas. Mans
field, who until within the last two
months has been manager of Topeka,
Kansas, branch of the Kansas and
Texas Coal company, and, who in
in June last absconded, was located
yesterday, by detectives and return
ed Voluntarily with them last even
ing to stand trial.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26

ATLANTA and the Atlanta Consti-
tuition 'is making a burro of their
selves" over the federal elections bill.
There are going the right way to
work to insure the passage of that
bill with all its most Objectionable
features. The leading democratic
journals of Texas and Louisiana con-
denim the course of the Constitution
as childish.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26

john K. Beretta & Co. are closing
out white goods, embroideries, laces
and all other summer goods at and
below cost. A very pretty line to
select from. This is a fine Oppor-
tunity to get nice goods very low. 7-Stf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26

DELAWARE peach crop is a failure,
but the Texas watermelon crop is a
caution TO young Ham.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-26

For reliable furniture at reliable
drice, bolton beats the world. 6-3-tf.