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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-01
Judge Altgelt's Reply.

ouuSe iuSelt > heDIy.
Editor LIGHT:
had intended to keep out of the
newspapers with reference to my liti-
CATION with the city and the San An
tonic Waterworks company, but the
statements in the LIGHT require an
answer of some kind. Without going
into details, say the supposed con-
tract of the Waterworks company
with the city has been declared I'M
authorized and void, and that this is
the judgment Of the supreme court of
Texas. With reference to practical
results 1 wish to say this:
LIST. That the citizens of San Anto-
MO, by their city council, and not the
Waterworks company, have it in
their power to dictate the terms of a
treaty Of peace, if any is to be made.
9. The city council has the power
beyond the control of any court so
long as it is exercised with justice
and discretion absolutely to fix and
prescribe the rates for water. both for
private and public purposes and gen.
orally to regulate the subject.
8. The Waterworks company can
be legally compelled to furnish water
OOtu 10 The clty ana 10 private con-
sumers at such rates to be fixed by
the city council, or IN default thereof
can be wiped out of existence by the
writ of quo warrapto.
The council under its power afore-
said can safely reduce the water
rates, both public and private, one
half.
In conclusion I would say that dis
cussion of the legal questions in
volved cannot interest the public and
that I can not enter into it this way.
The mass of the people are interested
in more and cheaper water, not in
nice questions of law. l am well
aware that my assertions are bold,
that they may be condemned as revo-
lutionary or "Hoggish," as opening
an administration upon the estate OF
corporation before its death, yet the
solution of the question indicated is
the only true and just one that can
be made. Give me an opportunity
and will be responsible for results.
GEO. G. ALTGELT.
June 2Sth, 1890.
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AUCTION NOTICE..

Messrs. Carter & Mullaly will sell
large lot of unclaimed packages
trunks, etc, at the auction rooms of
John H. Bolton, 2, 4, and s West
Houston street, Saturday, July &c,
1890, at 10 o'clock a. M, unless charges
are paid before day of sale. For par
ticulars see notices containing de-
scription of packages, posted in COM
pliance with law at the Post-office,
County Courthouse, Auction Rooms
and Transfer Office, all in the City Of
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas,
where said goods now are.
CARTER & MULLALY,
June %, 1890.
6-26-1t-w st JOHN H. BOLTON,
Auctioneer.
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THE STATE OF TEXAS, Cor lty of Bexar.
County Court in Matters of Probate.

10 July term, 1890.
The State of Texas to all persons inter-
ested in the Administration of the Estate
of p. III. Ward, deceased. d. Sullivan,
Administrator of the Estate of P. II.
Ward, deceased, has filed his Final Ac-
count in the County Court of Bexar
County, which will be acted on at the
July Term, A. d., 1890, of said Court at
the Court House thereof in the City of
San Antonio after this notice shall have
been duly published for twenty (2O) days
in some newspaper published in Bexar
County, Texas, at which time ali persons
interested In said estate may appear and
make objections thereto, if they see proper.
~ WITNESS, THAD.W. SMITH,
US Clerk of the County Court of
H. D. BeXar County and Seal of
- said Court, at my Office in
San Antonio, this 18th day of June, A. d.,
1890. THAD. w. SMITH.
Clerk, County Court, Bexar County.
Came to hand June 2S, A. d., 1890, and
publication ordered to be made in the
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
7. p. MCCALL,
Sheriff. BeXar County;
By w. ID. DRUsE,
Deputy.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-01
Co,ored Teachers Convention.

CoRsICANA, Tex, July 1.-The
colored school teachers convention
just closed here was very successful.
San Antonio was selected as the next
place for the conyen ton of 1891. Mr..
Richard Nelson of the Freeman's
journal, Galveston was elected pres
ident and A. H. Terrell was made
corresponding secretary.
Mr.. Dunbar, of Dallas, was here
yesterday, seeking to perfect the tele.
phone system so as to secure con-
nection with Ennis, Dallas, Waxa-
hachie and other places contiguous.
The Corsicana board of trade held
an important meeting last night.
The athletic club opened it's resort
yesterday. The grounds are pleasant
ly situated adjacent to the residence
of Mr.. A. Bumert.
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Notice to Wood Buyers.

To save the expense of bookkeepers
aud collectors, and to save our GUS
toners the annoyance of "a little
BILL" and also 20 thus cheaper the
cost of wood, We will agree that on
and after the first day of July, 1890,
we will sell wood for cash on delivery
only and hereby give our customers
due notice.
SUNSET WOOD Co.,
CARR & ROBERTSON,
u. OLSEN & Son,
ALAMO WOOD Co.,
SAN ANTONIO WOOD YARD,
FRRNk HOWELL & Co.
San Antonio, June 80, 1890.
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Ladies, Attention.

All the ladies of the city who feel an in
terest in the matter of entertaining the
state militia one evening during the com
ing state encampment are earnestly re-
quested to meet at the Belknap Rifles
armOry on Wednesday afternoon, July Sd,
at o'clock, when final action in the mat
ter will be had.
F. j. BADGER. Capt. S. A. Rifles,
R. B. GREEN, Capt. Belknap Rifles,
GEO. HINES, Capt. Maverick Rifles.
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JOSKE BROS
Corner Commerce and Alamo Streets.

A brewery plant will be erected at
Fort Worth to cost at least $l75, 200.
Cheap melon rate is granted to Tyler
citizens.
Henry Hollingsworth, a l0-year-old
boy at Waco, was badly paved by a
horse on his fathers premises.
The new Meth odist church at Tyler
will cost nearly $4,000 when COM
pleted.
Jose Murphy to have been hanged
at Caldwell has been granted 30 days
respite.
A man named Ford is drowned
while bathing in the railroad tank at
at Iowa Park.
DIR. E. H. Wells, of Tyler. has ac-
cepted the chair of mathematics IN
Baylor female college.
Houston as we'll as San Antonio is
persistently kicking against her dog
nuisance.
Marshall board of trade is consider
ing proposition to build the Paris
Marshall and Sabine Pass road from
that place to Sabine river in time to
maui This years crops.
Six convicts under guard of Riley
Williamson, Is miles from Rusk, fell
on him, killed him, secured his arms
and fed.
Eldon Pierce is accidentally killed
by his brother Hubert in Coke
county The boys were Is and Is
years of age.
A small boy and an oil can are the
cause of a house and its contents
being burne ed down and all the family
terribly injured at Corsicana.
Miss Maude Van Ratclif of Orange
has been awarded a prize in both the
literary and musical departments at
convent of the Sisters of the Holy
Cross, at Lake Charles, La.
The Histrionic society of Galveston
gives Hazel Kirk" at the opera
house, for the benefit of the po-
lice and fire Representations fund.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-01

President approves the dependen
pension bill.
New schedules on the l. & G. N,
Santa Fe, and H. & T. G. are expected
soon.
Photography is to be taught in most
of the best schools in Japan, notably
in the archaeological, the forestry and
the military institutes.
Henry NJ. Stanley and his bride
will spend their honeymoon at
Metchet Court, Hampshire. The
place is owned by Lady Ashburton,
who has loaned it to Mr.. Stanley.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-01

Main Plaza park is being laid off
under the immediate supervision of
City Engineer Prefer.
The number of prisoners assigned
to quarters in the County Jail during
the last month amounted to 149.
ALI the privileges for the encamp-
ment have been sold with the excep-
ton of the cigar and tobacco, and
Wiener wurst stands.
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J0SKE BROTHERS
CARPETS AND MATTINCS,
Wethave been so busy Beautifyng Homes that delay
has ensued in calling the peoples the Handsome
Array of recent arrivals of
Carpets, Mattings;
Lino|eum, Etc.
Containing good many inducements, Simply Unmatched

Containing good many Inducements, Simply Unmatched
By buying direct from several of the largest Manu-
facurers in Eastern States enables equip ourselves
with the choicest of patterns that personal selection from
Muttudnous Variety affords.
We have kept awake to the that luxu-
ry, and the many combinations and ideas in Straw
designers busy producing last Winter that are
well represented in this seasons mportations of Mattines
You will go long ways before you find large an
assortment of Window Shades that will even bear fitting
the Opaque and Holland shades Just introduce
ed by us. AS with everything else, do nothing by
halves, afordng further scope of demonstrating our
business policy to lead rather than be led by competition No
trouble to show goods Facilities for laying Floor Coverings
or hanging Curtains on short notice.
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For Sale.

As am about to lhoye ., 800 miles offer
all my household furniture at about half
cost and nearly all as good as new, con-
siSting of:
Parlor set. silk plush.
A Henry +. Miller piano, good as new.
Walnut writing desk and book case.
Walnut wardrobe, large size.
Walnut chamber set, marble top.
Walnut hat rack.
Silk plush lounge.
Walnut side board, large size.
Painted chamber set.
Singer sewing machine.
Tables, chairs, pictures.
Tapestries, carpets.
Three burner gasoline stove and oven.
A good horse, buggy and harness and
many other articles not mentioned.
j. S. HAYES, Waugh place,
7-l2t# South Pine st. cor Virginia
Work on the buildings of the Bell
r =
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New Coinage Laws.

ST. PETERSBURG July New laws
have been promulgated providing for
the coinage of 100000 rou bles worth
of silver tokens and a surtax of forty
cOpecs per poOd on sugar.
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Queretaro Crops Fail.

CITY OF MEXICO, July lowing to
heavy rains, the crops in the State
of Queretaro are nearly total failure.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-01

Work on the buildings of the Bell
county fair grounds has commenced.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-23
LET ISGERsoLL ON CRIME.
A Cigarette Trust = Saved by 3
Buckle-Gas Explosion-The
Worlds Fair.
IsFEclAI DlaFATczEa 10 NE REo0RD-UNIoN.
SILENT TESTIMONY.
One of the Boats of the Steamship Erin
Picked Up at Sea.

One of the Boats of the Steamship Erin
Picked Up at Sea.
New YoRx, January 22d-A cablegram
has been received thai one OF the boats OF
the National Line steamship Erin has been
picked up at sea This cablegram comes
from an English correspondent al the Mar
thine Exchange at London. This an
nounces that the British steamer Creole,
Captain Darling, at Bremen from New Or
leans, on January 9Th, saw a steamers life
boat adrift bearing the name Elm. The
Creole brought the boat alongside and took
from il ten ash spars. A mast and sail, q
life buoy, the steamers bridge and an avn
ing were also seen floating near the life
boat.
The Erin cleared from Sandy Hook for
Europe December 18th for London. She
was reported last Friday as arriving IN the
Thames, but the announcement proved to
be a mistake. The Erin was commanded
by Captain Tyson. She carried no psssen-
gers, but had crew of fifty-fve men, the
majority natives of the United Kingdom
and Europe, and about fifteen cattlemen,
mostly Americans, who had charge of q
consignment of nearly four hundred head
of cattle that were on board below decks.
TIE steamship was loaded with q general
cargo, consisting of everything from bulk
grain and lard 10 tobacco, cotton aud dry
goods. The cattle we're stoged in pens on
the upper deck and between decks.
The agents Of the vessel still express a
belief that she is Lot lost. Sumo shipping
men express the belief tia: the Erin has
been disabled and Ees reached the Azores
under sail Tee steamship Egypt of the
same line, which was overdue, reported at
Halifax this morning.
The Cunsrd steamship Servis arrived
this morning She had been delayed three
days BE- hurricane Thirty steamships
are stin due.
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WORLDS FAIR COMMITTEES.
No Conclusion Arrived at ON the Much
Vexed Question.

WASHINGTON, January 22d.-The sub
Committee Of the special House Committee
on the World Fair vas called together
this morning BY Chairman Chandler and
discussed Spriuger's motion to select a site
for the Worlds Fair bv ballot in the House
to- morrow.
The session cid not last more than half
az hour, as it was evident that the sab.
committee was powerless 10 divide Up On
the proposition, snG it will report to the
sub committee tomorrow that it has had
the proposition under consideration and
has come to no conclusion thereon.
The Senate Committee on the qusdro-
centennial is waiting calmly for the docu-
ments which It deems necessary to the
private discussion Of what ought or what
ought not to be done. The sentiment OF
the subject OF the far has had some novel
features Injected into it.
ST. Louis men realize that their hopes
were founded on breezes much less sub
stantial than the lake zephyrs which make
Chicago such q draughty city, and they
have settled down 10 beat the Illinois me-
tTopolis It is LOW tolerably certain that
ST. Louis is with New York, or divides its
favor between New York and Washington.
There is practical unanimity of senti-
ment as to the propIiety of a celebration,
but there ere few members who are will.
ing 10 be obs,ructionists. They say the
fair will never 20 beyond big memorial
building in this city. the cornerstone of
which may De aid in 1892, with appropri-
ate accompanying eloquence and Federal
ceremony.
But the better and prevailing sentiment
is in favor Of the grsndest exposition ever
held, which shall mark the commencement
OF new era in The nations progress. The
one trouble II the path Of success is the
local jeaiousies. of which New York and
Chicago are tEs Chief iomenteTs.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-23
GRIMES AGAINST CRIMINALS.
Ignorance, Filth and Poverty are Mis-
sionaries of Crime.

SIOndElCo VI OAID1cs
ALBANY IN. ", January 22d.-Before
the ninth annual convention of the Stse
Bar Association, Colonel Robert G. Iuger-
soil delivered an address upon the subjec.
of Grimes Against Criminals" in which,
at the outse he demonstrated that pun
ishment by torture and death have failed
to abate crime. Crimes were committed
he said, to punish crimes, and crimes were
committed to prevent crimes. 1t is safe 10
say that Governments have committed far
more crimes than they have prevented.
Colonel Ingersoll said 1--WE know that
diseases of flesh and blood are transmitted
from one generation to another. Are dis
eases of the brain, deformities of a soul or
mind also transmitted? | am Perfectly
satisfied that there are millions of people
incapable of committing certain crimes
and it may be true that there are millions
more incapable of practicing certain viz
tues. We DO not blame man because be
is not sculptor, poet, painter or q
statesman. We say he has not the genius.
Are we certain it does not require genius
to be good?
Coming down to the question of what
can be done for the reformation of The
criminal, Colonel Ingersoll said he should
be treated with kindness. Every right
should be given him consistent with the
safety of society. He should neither be de-
graded nor robbed. Why should the State
take without compensation the labor of
criminals, and why should they, after hav-
ing been imprisoned for years, be turned
out without means of support? Would it
not be far better to pay these men for their
labor, lay aside their earnings, put this
money at interest, SO that when convict
is released he would have not merely
enough money to pay his way back to the
place from which he was sent but enough
to keep the wolf of crime from the door OF
his heart? Referring to the question, Whist
shall be done with hardened, habitusl
criminals? the speaker said:
Put 900 hardened thieves on an island,
compel them to produce what they eat ana
use, and | am almost certain that the large
majority would be opposed to theft Such
a community would be self-supporting
Keep the sexes absolutely apart. Those
who are beyond the power of reformation
should not have the power to reproduce
themselves. They should dwell apart
and, dying, should leave no heirs. The
greatest danger in a republic is a mob, and
so long as States infiict the death penalty
mobs will follow their example. If we are
to change the conduct of men we must
change their conditions. Extreme poverty
and crime go hand in hand. Tenements
and flats and rented lands are, in my judg-
ment, enemies of civilization. They put
few in palaces and many in prisons"
In closing, Colonel Ingersoll said: zig
norance, filth and poverty are missionaries
of crime. As long as dishonorable success
outranks honest effort, as long as society
bows and cringes before great thieves,
there will be little ones enough to fill the
iailsn
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-23
Los ANGELES POSTMASTER.
ice-President Morton Wants the Office
for a Relative.


WASHINGTON, January 22d-Los Angeles
postoftice affairs seem to be at stand-still.
The agent Of The California Associated
Press, who was first informed that Morton
had blocked Green's appointment at the
White House, was told today by Senator
Stanford that the Vice-PIesident had not
asked that the appointment be held up, but
that he asked the President if Green could
could not be given another place, snd that
consideration be given to friend Of his
who lived in Los Angeles. II has since
transpired that this friend is q nephew of
the Vice. President, bearing the same
name.
Mr.. Vandever has been to see the Presi-
dent, and it is surmised that he gave his
views on the subject in mis- usual energetic
style.
Vandever refused 10 talk to newspaper
men, but from reliable sources it is learned
that he gave the President his views of the
case.
The President showed a weakening in
favor of the Vice-President by suggesting
that Green had p7ejudiced himselfby send
ing out an affidavit in reply to Otis of the
Times of Los Angeles, and that it might be
better 10 select q compromise candidate for
the place Mr.. Vandever, it is said, main
tanned that Green had been selected as the
candidate for Postmaster of Los Angeles
by the entire California delegation, ard
that if there were 10 charges sgainst him,
there was no reason to delay the appoint
ment.
The President, however, seems DESTROYS
to turn Green down and oblige the Vice
President, who seems TO have taken deep
interest in the Postmastership of Los
Angeles
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$50 WEST. YOUNG MAN"
New York officials Have Gone Back O
Greeley's Famous Saying.

New York officials Have Gone Back on
Greeley's Famous Saying.
New YORK, January 22d-The Castle
Garden authorities seem 10 make it their
special business TO keep European immi-
grants from reaching California.
Several weeks ago there was the case OF
the Oakland girl who was separated from
her lover on penalty Of re shipment TO
Germany Four days since family en-
route - lbs Angeles was detained because
short of money, and yesterday the case of
Johannes Hammer, German immigrant,
came to light.
Hammer has been shut up in prison on
Wards Island since January 18th, the only
reason given being that he refused to buy
his railroad ticket before he left the Gar
den. Hammer is barber end landed ct
Castle Garden from Stuttgart January 18th.
His parents are well-to-do people, and
before he left home his father gave him
81 900 to support himself in America in
case he failed to obtain employment. Be-
sides the money he also had in his pos
session two largs trunks filed with brand
new clothing.
As soon as he arrived at the Garden he
announced that he was bound for San
Francisco. He was approached by an
agent, who asked where he was going.
Rapmer told him, and the agent inquired
if be had bought ticket yet. and then
asked him to buy ticket IN Castle Gar
den.
Hammer refused to do this, when the
agent told him if he did not buy his ticket
in the Garden that he would not be allowed
to proceed on his journey.
When be finally refused to have any
thing whatever TO do with the agent, be
was told that unless he bought ticket at
the Garden he would be arrested and de-
tanned as prisoner.
That afternoon Hammer was approached
by two officers, who took him to the exam
ination-room and examined him.
They made report to the Commission
ers, according to Hammers story, stating
that considering the large amount OF
money be had in his possession, it was not
advisable to allow him to go out of the
Garden unprotected, as he was likely TO be
robbed or swindled. They stated that be
was quite ignorant and not capable of TAX
ing care OF himself.
On reading the report of the Inspectors,
the Commissioners of Emigration ordered
that Hammer be detained as prisoner on
Wards Island The case was yesterday
stated before the Supreme Court on habeas
cOrDus
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-23
TIE DEADLY CIGARETTE.
The Assassins of Millions of Youths Make
Combination.


New YORK, January 22d.-A gigantic
cigarette trust has been formed. 1t is on
the lines OF the sugar trust and other big
combinations, and. like them, it has sought
charter beyond the jurisdiction of the
laws and Courts of New York.
Those who are interested in the new
scheme are keeping silence as to its details
and objects, but, of course, the main idea
is TO get all the money the business or the
securities it may issue can be made to
yield
The American Tobacco Company was in
corporated at Trenton yesterday. The in
corporstors are Lewis Linter and John
Pope of Richmond, Va, George Arents and
James B. Duke of New York city, Benz. N.
Duke snd George W. Watts of Durham. s.
c., MeWiliam & Butler and Charles G.
Emery of Brooklyn, and VIM. NJ. Kimball
of Rochester, n. Y.
The capital stock is fixed at S25, 600 coo.
aud the company has arranged to take in
the properties of nearly all the cigarette
manufactures in the country.
The principal exceptions are S. F. Hess
& Co. of Rochester and the Lone Jack
Cigarette Company OF Lynehburg, Va.
Most of the plants of the companies alb
sorbed will be kept at work under the
supervision of those identified with their
control before their consolidation.
The principal purposes of the organizs-
ton, it is claimed, is to extend the market
for American cigarettes throughout all CIV
ilized foreign countries. a prominent
member of the trust said last evening that
the price of cigarettes would probably re-
main the same