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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26
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Alamo Fire Insurance COMFY

The City Express and Transfer
Co., Mr.. EFT .Guerin, Manager, has been
organized. Offices at No. 40 East
Houston street. Telephone No. 4SS.
All transfer and. freight business
solicited. S-1S-1m
We have complete line of the
finest quality of best brands of csis-
sors at Bell Bros, PSI Commerce st.
Great reductions In gents light
weight clothing in order to close out
the line. One of the prsttiest stocks
In the city at sacrifice.
7-S-tt JOHN K. BERETTA & Co.
~Bear in mind that Frank J.
Bethel keeps builders hardware and
lumber, at the International and
Great Northern depot. If
Field glasses, opera glasses, mag
nitiers, and pocket lenses, patent
shaving mirrors and burning glasser,
Bell Bros. 7-2S-tf
Have your clothing aud hats re-
novated into new at Joe. w. Gensler's
the tailor. Repairing while you wait.
No. 80 Soledad ST., 8 doors from court
house. S-2l-6w.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26
4 Rare Bit of Chicago Honesty.

Chicago has been called the Garden
city, but it is rapidly losing the char
acteristics which justified its name,
says the Chicago Herald. Its trees
are disappearing and the new areas
added in several directions have not
brought a tree within their bounda-
ries. Trees make the most beautiful
of all aerial embellishments, their
graceful and delicate foliage throwing
traceries of manifold design against
the sky or upon adjacent walls. In
lieu of these natural decorations We
are getting electric light posts, as
ugly as perverted ingenuity and skim
flint appropriation can devise. Why
should not a touch of beauty have
been put upon these exaggerated pike
slaves? They are more offensive be-
cause more elaborate than the old
telegraph poles. The metal castings
are more atrocious in shape and as
barren of taste as if a premium had
been paid for making them viciousIy
ugly.
The parks are also taking on de-
formity of art in place of simple natu-
raj beauty. A leading art periodical
describes the pedestal for the Grant
equestrian statue as viaduct, and de-
clares the statue itself, which is being
"done" in Cincinnati, worse than the
pedestal. The La Sale statue should
be melted down, The Lincoln is a
noble work; so will be the Logan, for
Saint Gaudens models it. The Shakes.
peare, for Lincoln park, may or may
not prove an ornament.
The corporation OF Chicago needs
in the public works department al
least one official who has been edu.
Gated in school above blacksmith.
ing or running steam engines. The
time We undertake lamp posts or via
ducts or bridges the students Of the
art Institutes should be invited t
send in drawings. Even from them
We might get better lines than those
now in existence, and little modest
ornamentation in place of the poverty
of design with which we are afflicted
Is it too late to change the style of thu
electric light standard?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26
FAIR NOTES.

A letter from the governor of San
Luis Potosi announces that his state
will have its exhibit here in time for
the fair.
Thos. F. Farmer, state agent of the
Lambert and Bishop Fence company,
has made application for large size
space for his company.
Some idea of the interest that the
various important railways of this
section of country are taking in the
fair, from the manner in which they
are aiding the association in adver-
Using the fair. General Passenger
Agent w. E. Newlin, of the Fort
Wo tn & Denver road, acknowledges
the receiving of the advertising mat
ter and writes that he could with ad-
vantage distribute considerable more.
A number of letters of the same tenor
have been received from the general
passenger agents of the Gulf, Colora-
do and Santa Fe, Southern Pacific,
International and Great Northern,
and Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail-
roads.
Kansas City is being thoroughly
posted with our advertising matter
under the supervision of the Leggett
Brothers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26
THE CITY ROBBED.
A SNEAK THIEF HELPS HIMSELF
TO THE COLLECTORS
FUNDS.
He Knows How 1t Happened. But
Doesn't Know Who Did ii.

If leaked out today that City Col
Iector Rische's office in the fourth
floor of the Kampmann building, was
robbed yesterday of large sum of
money, from the collectors tills be-
tween the hours of II and o'clock,
which are Mr.. Rische's dinner hours.
A LIGHT reporter saw Mr.. Rische,
who said the matter is now in the
hands of the city marshal, who is in
vestigating. The theft entered by
the transom, over the door, by climb
ing through it, and then helped HIM
self literally to the money in the
drawers of the collectors desks, and
coolly unattached the spring latch and
walked out, leaving no clue.
Mr.. Rische does not know, or re-
fuses to divulge, the amount of the
cash taken, and the affair is being
kept very quiet.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26
REAL ESTATE.

Deals and the Prices They Bring
A. Meerscheidt and wife to F. A
Piper, part of city lot Ill, $500.
J. NJ. Campbell to l.. A. Morrison
1.2 of lots and 10, and all of lot g.
block 43, River Avenue, 1850.
w. P. Finley to George w. Cast,
one-half of lots and IL, block 4, Lau.
rel street, 81 900.
Ed. Dreiss to H. NJ. Donohoe, one.
half interest in block 81, Coleman
street, $3.50.
Z. Hausman and wife to Caroline
Fladans, lot "a, block 2, Diaz street,
1900.
Jose Maria Escalera and others to
Anton J. Rips, II IL acres, survey
80, $125.
Homestead Land and Improvement
company to Z. F. Murphy, Z6 lots near
West End, 81.
Homestead Land and Improvement
company to l.. w. Florea, property in
same locality, ST..
Simon Fest, Jr., to Anpett Gacon-
nett, lots and s, block 2, on Fest
street, $500.
Simon Fest, Jr., to Louis Gaconnett,
lot 6, block 2, on Fest street, $500.
L. Kilgore and T. L. Pruit to w. n.
Weiss, IL city lot 12S, west OF
San Pedro creek, $500.
Simon Fest, Jr., to August Lasare,
lot 5, block 2, Fest street, $500.
Ella Stephens to Maria J. Foster,
lot 3S, city lot 1872, west of Alazan
creek, $500.
Stierep, Forcke, Dress and Meer-
sheidt to Otto Bergstrom, block I, city
lot l66, west of Alazan creek, $4, 200.
Charles A. r Campbell and wife to
George w. Smith, 10 acres of city lot
2, range l, district 5, s., 800.
Mrs. NJ. A. Harrlg gan and husband
to Charles Puppe and wife, lots 80
and 36, city lot 20, on Dakota street,
5000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26
Was Columbus a Jew?

From the Jewish World.
Jews figure prominently in the his
tory of the discovery of America. The
plans and calculations of Colum bus
expedition were largely the work of
two Hebrew astronomers and mathe-
maticians. Two Jews were also en-
ployed as interpreters by Columbus,
and one of them, LuiZ de Torres, was
the first European to set foot in the
New World. When Columbus sight
ed the island of San Salvador he i'm
agined that he was approaching q
portion of the east Asiatic coast, and
he sent Torres, who was engaged for
his knowledge of the Arabic, ashore
to make inquiries of the natives. 1t
was probably this Torres who was
the Madrid Jew to whom Columbus
bequeathed half q mark of silver in
his will.
Another curious fact is that it has
been seriously suggested-by Mr.. De-
litZch, we believe-that Columbus
himself was Jew or of Jewish birth.
The name of Christopher was fire.
quently adopted by converts, while
the surname, Colon, belonged to a dis
tinguished family of Jewish scholars
Christopher's father, Diego, bore
originally the Jewish name Jacob,
which sounds surprisingly like Shem
Kadosh. Perhaps, during the COM
ing celebrations, some Jewish
scholars in Italy will make inquiry
into the validity of this daring sug-
UeStiOn.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26
Some Beautiful Necklaces.

One of the most beautiful necklaces
now on exhibition, says the jewelers.
Circular, is composed of two rows of
diamonds set in gold, from which
swing fine gold chain fes toons in al
ternate lengths and short
from each of which depends a pale
blue sapphire. Another necklace is
conspicuous for its design; in this a
floral garland is caught up in rosette
at one side, from which depend
strings of diamonds. Still another
diamond necklace is straight band
made up of floral forms, in which
very large diamonds make the princi-
pal part of each leaf and petal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26
For Sale.

For Sale.
2 Parlor sets.
Bed Room sets.
l Dining Room set.
! Hat Rack.
l Steinway Piano.
Carpet and mating.
l Range and Kitchen Utensils,
Crockery, Ice Chest, Bath tub.
l Office desk.
l Swinging Sign with cable.
Lot of Folding Cloak and Hat
boxes. Bicycle.
Apply to s. MAYER,
S-19tf POP Commerce street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26

For SALE-Buggy, horse, saddle,
harness, shotgun, ETC., for $50. cash.
Also, l want to rent a beer saloon,
anywhere in the city. Address A, B,
c, this office. s 26 1t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26

William Horne and Helen Rhoda
Martyr.
Alexander Works and Annie Johp-
son.
P. Meade and Beckie Vaughn
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26

Fine pocket-knives, carving sets,
Rogers Razors and Emerson Razor
strOps. Our guarantee with these
goods. 72Stf BELL Bros.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26

YOU CAN SECURE THE BEST
of everything in the line of fine diamonds,
watches and jewerly at L. Rouvant's
Diamond Palace. Prices reasonable,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-23
Lower Brule Agency the
Scene Of a Romantic Love
Affair.
Sioux Braves Wisely Decide
to Take Up Lands in
Severalty.
Missionary Lacombe Accounts
for Flaxen Hairs A mong
Canadian Indians.
A Duluth Court officials
AmourS Result in a Suit
for Separation.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
CHAMBERLAIN, S. D.. April 22.-One
of the most romantic incidents that has
ever taken place on the great Sioux res
ervation eliminated in the marriage of
Frank Foot and Miss Mary Crazy Bull,
both full-blooded Indians, at Lower
Brule agency. The following is
the story told by those acquainted with
the particulars OF the affair: An In
dian named Tommy Tompkins had been
engaged to Mary Crazy Bull. Tommy
had bought new suit of clothes, and
Mary's friends and relatives had joined
together and purchased her complete
wedding outfit. Numerous presents
had been procured, and a wedding feast
was arranged for. All the Indians and
employees at the agency were greatly
interested in the affair. At this junct-
ure Frank Foot, one of the attractive
young bucks of the tribe, appeared on
the scene. The night before the we'd
ding was to have occurred Frank per-
suaded Mary that he was the proper
man for her to marry, and both being
apparently of one mind, they eloped.
On the following day, Tommy, the
discarded lover, met Foot, and an
encounter took place which resulted
in the loss of considerable of Foote'S
blood. Frank took his punishment very
quietly, pocketed his pride, washed the
blood from his face. proceeded to the
agency and quiet marriage ceremony
was performed. Rev. Luke Walker, an
Indian, officiating. The army officers
stationed at Lower Brule and the agent
attended the ceremony. United States
Indian Agent Anderson gave the bride
away. Mary is very pretty Indian
girl, and is one of the best-known bellies
of the Sioux nation, but heretofore has
been somewhat of f1irt.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-23
CHILDREN OF SHAME.
why FIaXen-HairedC Children Are
Found Among Indians.
Snecial to the Globe

Special to the Globe
WINNIPEG, April 22.-Father Lacombe,
o. NJ. l.. of Mcleod. n. w. T., a vener-
able Catholic Indian missionary, who
has been in the Northwest many years,
has come out with statement concern
ing the alleged captivity of white girls
in Indian encampments. He gives the
true story of the presence of faXen-
haired girls among the Indians. which
should for all time to come prevent such
further exhibitions of sentimentality
and SenSatiOnaliSm as has been dis
played in this connection in the past.
Father Lacombe says: There is no
ground for the reports about white
girl captives in our camps, or on our
reserve. This has been proved already.
For the satisfaction of public inquiries
made, | will say something more, and
invite philanthropist reporters to get in
formation from better sources than
over impreSsionable travellers. II
they would come on the reserves and
pass some time among the Indian tribes
they would see and recognize many
white boys and girls with fiaxen hair
and prepOSsessing features who have
not been brought from white settle
mentS, but who are really children of
Indian women, and the offspring of
white men. These reporters would have
large field to practice their zeal for
humanity, and to help missionary work,
if, instead of accusing Indians of ''such
inhuman robbery" they would fill their
correspondence with curses and re-
proaches against those white people who
.demoralIze the ignorant savage and
neutralize missionary work. Now
you have the secret of these
so-called captives among the In
dians, The Indians do not want
to steal white children. They have
plenty of their own. born in their camps.
Ask the sQuaws, and they will tell you,
with smile on your inquiry. who Is
the father Of such a child with 'pre
possessing features" Sometimes they
might give you the name of gentlemen
who have been using their money and
wasting their honor in the work of de-
moraliZation. Instead Of foolish inquir-
les to recover captive girls from Indians
would suggest to the proper authori-
ties to compel the white fathers of these
flaxen hairs to provide for their off
spring and not have the government
bear this burden. l would, moreover,
suggest that white men living mari
tally with Indian women. be forced by
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-23
BRICKMAKERS WALK OUT.
Twelve Hundred M0lders of Mud
Quit Work.

CHICAGO, April 22.-AIl the brick
makers IN the northern and northwest
ern parts of the city to the number of
1.200 men went out on strike to-day.
A meeting was held Sunday at which it
was determined to demand that 1000
bricks should constitute days work in
stead of 5000, as heretofore, and that the
pay, which ranges from 50 to $3.50 a
day, should be the same. This was not
agreed to by the bosses, and this morn
ing the men renewed the demand. On
being refused, the men in one ward
after another quit work. In some in
stances they returned and finished their
days task, but announced their inten-
ton of going out in the morning. There
was no disturbance, but trouble is ex-
pected tomorrow. The bosses say the
strike is in the nature of a godsend, for,
owing to the carpenters strike, building
operations are at standstill and the
demand for brick temporarily destroyed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-23
A PRINCE OF LIARS.
Sensational Confes-
sion a Pure Fake.

CHICAGO, April 22.-The sensational
confession" of Frank Woodruff, the
Cronin suspect, which was so generally
published last autumn, and which,
among other things, stated that Alex
ander Sullivan, ex-president of the Irish
National league, in WOOdruff's pres
ence handed sum of money to Martin
Burke, at the same time enjOining him
to action, has been entirely discredited
by the police authorities and the public
prosecutor. States Attorney Longe-
necker, in dismisSing the charge of muir
der AGAINST Woodruff thus referred to
this sensational confession: 1.-The state
has no evidence to implicate the defend-
ant in the CrOnin murder, except the
statement or confession OF Woodruff
himself. We have, after full investi-
CATION, come to the conclusion that that
confession was wholly fabricated by the
prisoner and that he had no connection
whatever with, or knowledge of, the
sore, not prosecute Woodruff upon this
Indictment" To an Associated Press
representative to-day States Attorney
Longenecker spoke freely regarding the
Woodruff case. Il am satisfied" said
he, that Woodruff'S confession, which
excited such great attention, was simply
lie from beginning to end. L will
admit, however, that at the beginning
we did credit it somewhat, indeed that
it greatly misled and hampered us in
working out the case. The fact is, as
we have now ascertained, that Wood
ruff, who was then under arrest for
horse stealing, simply manufactured
this whole story in the hope that his
professed knowledge of the greater
crime might secure him immunity for
the lesser otfense. am satisfied now
that he knew no more about the Cronin
murder and had no more to do with it
than his poor mother, 5000 miles away.
His story was simply the cunning sub
terfuge OF an inveterate liar and amateur
horse thief. We are going to send him
to the penitentiary now for horse steal
ing, if we can" This confession, widely
circulated. did great injustice to Alex
ander Sullivan and others whose names
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-23
GRASS Is ALL POWERFUL.
He Induces the Sioux to Take
Land in Severalty.

Special to the Globe
PIERRE, S. D., April 22.-The great
Indian pow-wow convened Sunday some
distance up Bad river. and did not adj
journ until last night. John Grass,
Sitting Bull, Gall. Red Cloud and other
notables were present, and counseled
with Col. Lounsberry and other govern
ment officials on the ground. The pro-
ceedings partook more of the nature of
a general discussion. though there was
much dancing and feasting. About 500
were present, including part of Hum
pie and Bigf0ot'S bands of hostiles, who
were breech clouted, blanketed and
covered with war paint. Col. Louns-
berry made good speech, telling the
Indians Just what the government
would do and what they might expect
hereafter. John Grass replied first. ana
in some strong talk urged the Indians
to drop all their unciviiiZed ways and
became as near like the white people
as they could. Their first move should
be to all take land in severalty, and
avail themselves of the generous gifts
the government offered to all. There
seemed to be growing feeling during
Grass remarks that his advice should
be followed, but before he had finished,
Chief Bigfoot, of the hostile band, in
terrupted the council by riding through
the gathering and firing guns into the
air. After this disturbance, which was
queled by the help of the Indian police,
Grass proceeded. and when he had con-
cluded was followed by other takers,
and the decision when the council broke
up was that the Indians should take
land in severalty and try to live like
white people. The hostiles present
would not agree, and said they would
go back to their reservation and stay,
and they never wanted to see their
sauaw-faced red brothers or the white
people any more. John Grass intfu-
ence as premier of the Sioux nation is
fully established.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-23
A COURT OFFICERS AMOUR.
1t Results in His Arrest for Sc
duCiiOn.

uuC
Special to the Globe.
DULUTH. Minn.. April 22.-RicharS
WeStaway is in peck of trouble, and
if there be truth in the charges made
against him he is gay Lothario. He
was yesterday placed under bonds to
appear before Judge MorrissneXt Tues
day and make answer in proceedings
brought against him for seduction, but
the matter was kept quiet until this
is girl named Ida Hood. She
is now in st. Luke's hospital. where
CT ERIK of Court Holden yesterday took
her affidavit before issuing warrant
for Westaway's arrest. 1t is expected
that she will become a mother inside OF
a month. If WeStaway will marry the
girl the proceedings will probably be
dismissed. According to the girls
story, she and Westaway kept company
last summer. The girl claims
that Westaway talked of marrying
her and shortly after seduced her.
When she asked him when he would
marry her. he said in January. A little
later he changed his date. After con-
siderable time had passed, according to
her story, Westaway furnished her
with the names OF two st. Paul pny-
sicians for the purpose of procuring an
abortion. She went to st. Paul, and
roomed with sister of Westaway, but
did not go to either of the doctors. but
the sisters of the House of Good Shep-
herd heard of her case and took her in.
After staying here some time size came
back to Duluth and tried to persuade
Westaway to marry her. Some ladies
became aware of her distress and placed
her in st. Luke's hospital. 1t is claimed
that WestaWay has made some damag-
ing admissions in letters which he sent
to the girl in st. Paul. In one of these it
is alleged he states his inability to
marry the girl because of other ties"
The girl says that the handwriting in
which the names of the doctors were
given was not that of Westaway, but of
a woman. Westaway will probably
lose his position, whether he marries
the girl Or NOT
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-23
sLAsHED AT HIS JUGULAR.
A South Dakotan's Fruitless At
tempt at Suicide.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
LUvERNE, Minn., April 22.-About
4:30 o'clock this afternoon man giving
his name as Oliver Macaw made fruit
less attempt at suicide with an old jack
knife. He walked into town this morn
ing from South Dakota on his way to
West Des Moines. He had been sitting
around a feed stable all day, and con-
siderable attention was paid him on ac-
count of his despondent look. At the
time mentioned one of the men went
out back of the barn to get pail of
water. He noticed the man on his
knees slashing away at his juguiar vein
with knife. He shouted to the fellow,
but it made him slash all the faster.
This alarmed the stableman. and he
grabbed the fellows hand, calling for
help at the same time. Upon eXamina-
ton several cuts were found in the
mans neck, but they arc not serious.
Whether the man is in trouble or in
sane, is not known. He states that
sometimes he does not sleep for three
weeks at a time.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-23
Capt. William Hooper, one of the oldest
mining superintendents in the upper
peninsula, and James Martin, a miner.
PICTURES IN FLAMES.
Fire Guts>a Chicago Art Store-s
Blazes of One Day.


CHICAGO. April 22.-The four-story
building at Nos. 251 and 253 Wabash
avenue, occupied by the Adam j..
Press Manufacturing company, dealers
in engravings, pictures, picture frames.
etc., was partially destroyed by fire
early this morning. The second, third
and fourth floors, with all their con-
tents, were burned. 1t is estimated
that the loss on the stock and building
will reach $4,000 TO $4,000, partially
covered by insurance. The Mather
house. small European hotel which
adjoins the burned building, had about
thirty guests in it last night. The fire
was under full headway when they
were awakened, and wild panic
among them ensued. but the flames
were confined to the building in which
they originated.
SAN Francisco, April 22.-Fire in
Neville & Co.'s bag warehouse last
night resulted in loss of 100000 In
Surance not known.
OTTAWA, ILL.,. April 22.-The King q
Hamilton implement works at this place
were destroyed by fire last night. The
works were running full force, and the
place was heavily stocked with wagons
and farm implements, all of which were
destroyed. The loss will probably reach
$4,000.
CAIRO, ILL.,. April 22-The Cairo City
flour mills property, owned by g. Gal
lagher 81 Son, burned to the ground at
a. IN. Loss about $4,000; insurance
about $4,000
BRAZIL. Ind, April 22.-For the third
time in three. years the business portion
of Knightsville. two miles east OF here,
stg
loser is ID. G. Davis, on general store,
residence and saloon. Loss $50, 900; in
surance light.
ToNAwANDA, N. Y. April 23, 1:1G
a. ma fire started in the Tonawanda
Lumber company's district, on Payne
avenue. at IL p. III. last night, and
seems to be extending. The fire is rag
ing with considerable fury. No estis
mate Of loss can be made at this time.