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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15
A Novel Contest.

The San Antonio Daily LIGHT (which
beams for all" has noticed that in the
various prize contests. that the Prince of
Patience and urbanity 1.-The Dry Goods
Clerk" has been ignored. Now there is no
more really popular, fellow in the world,
ana the LIGHT proposes to crafty its own
curiosity and satisfy that of San An
FIJI gold headed cane appropriately en-
graved, to the most popular, DRY Goods
Clerk in San Antonio to be decided by
popular vote.
The accompanying coupon printed in
every copy of the LIGHT entities to one
vote. The contest closes November both.
Fill in the coupon and forward to 1.-THE
Contest Editor Daily LIGHT" The re-
suit of the voting will be published daily
IN the columns of the LIGHT. Vote early
and often. Ladies, stand by your favorite
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15
The Fast Time Mania.

From the Railway Age.
"Faster, still faster!n Is the cry of
the people whom no expenditure of
skill and money by the railways
seems to satisfy. With magnificent
trains supplied with every convent
ence and luxury of hotel, making
the trip between New York, st. Louis
and Chicago at a running speed fire.
quently reaching fifty and even six
ty miles an hour, there are still those
who declare that a hundred miles
an hour ought to be the
ordinary gait. One of our cor
respondents, whose previous asser-
tions of the Practical ility of this tre-
mendous speed have been given wide
publicity, returns to the subject this
week, reiterating his former assump-
tons. He is willing, however, TO
compromise on the basis of reducing
the run from New York to Chicago to
ten hours, and this he considers quite
practicable by means of the construct
ion OF a direct railway only 700 miles
long. Such line he thinks is need
ed and certain to be profitable on &C.
count largely of the prospective travel
to and from the Worlds Fair not
withstanding the existence of a half
dozen or more lines at present, which
are not earning their saIt-out of their
passenger traffic alone. Projects for
an "air line'' railway between the
cities named have been numerous for
several years; but, while it is easy
to draw a straight line
on the map and say that
such a route would materially
shorten the present rail distance 1t ia
not 30 easy TO get the millions neces.
sary to build it, The number of peo.
pie who are anxious to be hurled
from the Atlantic to Lake Michigan
at any higher velocity than that al.
ready INDUCED in, we do not believe
TO be great. Certainly tourists, i'm.
Guiding those from foreign lands al.
luded to by the correspondent, are
not 80 pressed for time that they de.
sire to have the landscape Of a newly
visited country blurred into indis.
tinctness and their nerves tired out
by a terrific rate of speed; and bust,
ness men who grumble at having t.
spend only day on the journey
with facilities for carrying on theil
Office work meanwhile, If they choose
are not numerous enough to war.
rant building a road for their special
accommodation.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15
Chestnut-Growing for Timber, Etc.

Chestnut-Growing for Timber, Etc.
ILacon Qn.) Correspondence Prairie
Farmer.
Having for the last ten years been
looking after forest-tree growing with
a considerable degree of interest, /
am now convinced that the chestnut
ought to be much more extensively
planted in the future by eur great
American people than it has been in
the past. An erroneous notion has
gone out that the American chestnut
is not hardy in the Northwest. This
is a mistake, as a rule. There are
trees here in Marshall county, Ill.,,
that are fifty years old, and seem to
be as hardy as the ordinary forest
trees of our country. They are bear
ing heavy crops of nuts annually.
The chestnut belongs to the oak
family. 1t is q beautiful growing
tree, with a smooth bark and a long,
smooth, beech-shaped foliage that is
freefrom the insects pests. The timber
grows very rapidly. 1t is valuable
for fences, railroad ties, fuel and
many other purposes. The stump,
when cut off, throws up suckers that
in few years make trees again.
The nuts are an article of commerce.
They usually bring from SIS to $40 per
bushel. They can be shipped to for
eign countries and bring in millions
of foreign capital to be spent in our
nation. Thus they form another of
our great national resources.
The chestnut makes a very valuab
food for hogs. 1t can be ground and
made q very valuable food for all
other animals and poultry. The
chestnut meal can be baked into
good, wholesome, nutritive bread for
the human family to subslst on, and
thus become substitute for wheat,
corn and buckwheat.
hope that the nurserymen of our
great nation will procure nuts and
grow chestnut seedlings on large
scale, so that they can be sold cheap,
and planted for lawn, park, street
and roadside trees. Our railroads
can plant them on each side of their
tracks. AS soon as they are old or
large enough they can be cut for ties.
The stumps will sprout and produce
another lot of ties. The tops can be
used for fuel to keep up steam and
thus create an era Of cheap railroad
ing in time. These trees will also
have great quantities of nuts for the
market, annually giving employment
to great many laborers in gathering
them,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15
NOT THE NOTED OUTLAW.
The Man Who Died in Birmingham
Perhaps Quantrell's Brother.

Perhaps Quantrell's Brother.
From the Washington Post.
The story telegraphed out from
Birmingham, Ala, to the effect that
a man, who has been known there
for several years as r. g. Henderson,
had just died in that city, making
the confession on his death-bed that
he was Charles William Quantrell,
the noted Missouri outlaw, seems, up
on invest, cation to be extremely i'm
probable. That man who has been
known as Henderson lived there in a
peculiar way with Mrs. Parnell is
doubtless true, but there are suffi-
Gent reaaons for disbelieving the al
legged confession.
Thomas G. Quan trell, Of 622 X street
northeast, who has for m my years
been we'll known in Washington as
the private secretary at different
times for several United States sena-
tors, Is cousin of the Missouri out
law, and for the purpose of investi-
eating the Birmingham story re-
porter called on him yesterday.
II have read the Birmingham
special" said Mr.. Quantrell, 'but 1
cannot think 1t possible that it is
true. The last time Quantreu was
seen by any of his relatives was in
this city at the close of the war. L
saw him here at that time, and re-
member that he left the city for New
York. There he met Gen. Horace Ca
perton, in whose command he fought
at the second battle of Bull Run.
Gen. Caperton was afterward elected
n In tot
Virginia, living in this city while
holding that office. While here Sen
ator Caperton told me he had met my
cousin in New York. The senator
said that Quantrell asked him to ad-
wise him what to do. Gen. Caperton
told him to get out of fhe country at
once, if he valued his head. Quantrell
left at once, saying that he was going
to Mexico. Nothing more was direct
ly heard from him until his death in
a hospital in Lexington, KY, perhaps
a year later"
1.-THE story of his DEATH con tinued
Mr.. Quantrell, Preached his mother,
who was then and is now residing
at Canal Dover, O., and she started
out to investigate the truth of the
report. She first came to this city
and then followed her sons wander
ings south and as far west as Cali
fornia, returning on his track to Lex
ington, KY, where he had died.
She firmly believed that he was dead;
In fact was and is sure that he was
the man who died at the Lexington
hospital. Quantrel was wounded
many times during his border raids
with the James gang and in his
fights with Senator Lanes men in
Kansas and Western Missouri, but
it is thought that his death was due
to a wound received in the Red River
battle"
Thomas G. Quantrell and his
brother, Jos. g. Quantrell, reside at
the corner of X. and First streets
northwest, and both think that it is
barely possible that the man who
died the other day at Birmingham
was Thompson Quantrell, brother
of the notorious Charles William,
Thompson is q wild rover and has
been known on several occasions to
personate his brother.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15
Difficulties i'm Hybridizinp,

A Litchfield county, Conn, cores
pondent of the Rural New Yorker
writes: My experience leads me to
believe that few originators of the
hybrid, and cross bred fruits and
flowers are careful enough in their
attempted crosses to be able to give
with justice in positive language the
parentage of their seedlings, I'M
less the latter themselves show
strong evidence of such par
entage. My method of crossing
strawberries and raspberries has
been to open the flower buds when
they look about ready to open of
their own accord, and remove the
stamens with sharp pointed pincers
made for the purpose, after which 1
1nclose the bud in tissue paper bag
and fold the mouth of this and pin =,
inclosing the flower tightly in one
corner. Later the same day or in a
day or two afterwards, 1 remove the
bag and touch the pistils of the in
closed flower with stamens of the
variety 1 wish to be the male parent,
choosing those that show plenty
of pollen. After this I replace the
bag and allow it to stay on until
the seed is ripe. also write on the
bag the name of the cross. One might
infer that this method would give
seed of undoubtedly true parentage;
but such is not the case; ~ because
The bag Is not sealed insect-proof over
the bud operated upon II have several
times known ants to enter bags that ]
had pinned on with care); (2) because
buds and blossoms from which the
pollen was taken were not pro-
tected from insects, wind, etc.,
to prevent adulteration. If the pol.
len be applied by a brush, knife or
other instrument the latter should be
tree from other pollen, and the ground
In which the seedlings are grown
later on should be free from foreign
seeds of a similar kind.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15
OPEN YOUR EYESI

For one week beginning Monday morn
ing, at Slevin & McGill'S, corner Com
merce and Navarro, ladies will find the
following reduced prices:
Our 1219c imported ginghams at 1Oc
Our 1Oc plaid and stripped GinghamS at
u yards for 81.
36-inch all-wool Tricots at CSC, worth
40c
36-inch all-wool Ladies' cloth at 25c,
worth 40c.
36-inch all-wool Flannel Dress goods at
25c, worth 40c.
Striped and Plaid effects at 30c, worth
45c.
French Flannel at 4Oc, worth Coo.
Our SOC Black China silk goes at Coo.
Our S1.10 Black eros Grain silk goes at
SIC.
Our 81 .55 Faille silks go at $125.
Our S1.55 Gros Grain silks go at S1.25.
Our 81. 6215 GrOS Grain silks go at 81 35.
All 6O-cent Surah silks go at 45c.
1t all means money in your pockets.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15

Practical Farmer.
There have been so many failures
in the attempts to have timber on
land from seeds sown directly on 1t,
that il always excites q feeling of
pity to hear of any one about to at
tempt it. 1t is not ten years age since
some capitalists undertook the re-
Ioresting Of barren portion of the
Adirondack Mountains by sowing
pine seeds directly on it. A large
sum of money was spent for the seeds
to start with, and 1t was proposed to
continue the arrangement for several
years, sowing the seed broadcast IN
the spring. So far as known no more
than the first lot, some 200 pounds
Of seed, were used. At any
rate, nothing more was heard of the
project, and it is very likely that not
a single plant exists today as the re-
suit of the sowing. Birds, mice,
drouth, frost and many other things
make the successful raising of seeds a
perpetual battle, and only to him of
much experience does success come
When forest seeds can be bought for
81 to 81 per pound, as many of them
can, and seeding cost from SO to
SIS per 1000, as some of them do,
there eis great difference to the
buyer, and eight out of ten try
the seeds. But, without a doubt
those who take seedligs are
the more wise. Those who follow
the business OF raising seedlings know
how difficult it is to be sure of seeds
doing well, even under the best of
care. And they never SOW them
broadcast, but in beds, where they
can cover them when first sown and
watch and tend them for q year or
two afterwards. Beds of about to 4
feet wide are made, much about as
for strawberries. AS q rule they are
sown in spring. Such sorts as vel
low locust, catalpa, walnut, etc., are
much employed, because they grow
at once and make good plants the
first year. The best plan is to
leave them in the beds for
two seasons. Then, if ground
has been broken for them
the previous year, as it should have
been, the plan is may be set out in the
spring. If we'll done and at the right
time. which is early spring, they
should make good growth the first
year. In no case would 1 SOW broad
cast, nor would I SOW in places where
the plants are to stand. There is too
much time and space wasted in doing
this, and, worse than all, it is gener-
ally accompanied with serious disap-
pointment. The first cost of plants is
greater than than that of seeds, but
their use would save the pocket of
the purchaser in the end.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15
A Big Deal.

Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Thos.
W. and Chas. B. Mullaly sold their
hne property on the corner of Houston
and Nacogdoches streets, for $40, 1000
cash, to Mr.. Skinner, of Denver, Mr..
Jay Adams being the medium for the
transaction. Mr.. Skinner is a new
citizen Of San Antonio and proposes
70 at once improve the property. He
Ieft yesterday for Corpus Christi, to
seek investments there,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15
Look at This,

$4,000 will buy ranch of 227 acres in
Lavaca county, nine miles from Yoakum,
adjoining the town of Hope. All under
hog proof fence, 2-Story house of seven
rooms completely finished, with full set
of necessary outbuildings, large tank,
good well living water, good soil. 10-13-tf.
JNO. Il. HAMBLETON & Co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15
How is This /?

Are you going to risk your lives, and
the lives of your family by buying cheap,
worthless vehicles, when you can buy for
trife more good reliable buggy or
carriage made by the Connersville Qnd.)
Buggy company from NJ. PIGoTT,
Cor. Houston and Soledad streets, San An
tonic, Texas. Gle
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15
Both Good Fellows.

Messrs. F. B. Baugh and T.. d.
Harris were in the city yesterday.
Both are I. and G.. n. Railway men,
Mr.. Baugh being in the mechanical
department at Taylor, and Mr.. Har-
ris holding down one of the best en-
gines on the road.
Mr.. Baugh is former Baltimorean,
who has been over the world consid-
erably, at one time being .one of the
high salaried employees of the Occi-
dental and Oriental steamship COM
pany, on the China sea, and again
assistant master mechanic of the
Mexican Central railway. Both he
and Mr.. Harris are college graduates.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15
EuD6DSV.

This is what you ought to have, in fact you
must have it to fully enjoy life. Thousands
are searching for it daily and mourning be-
cause they find it not. Thousands upon
thousands of dollars are spent annually by
our people in the hope that they may attain
this boon. And yet 1t may be had by all. We
guarantee that Electric Bitters, If used &C
cording to directions and the use persisted in,
will bring you Good Digestion and GUST the
demon Dyspepsia and install instead Eupepsy
We recommend Electric Bitters for Dyspepsia
and ali diseases Of Liver, Stomach and Kid
neys. Sold at SOC, and 81 per bottle by Dreiss.
Thompson Co., Druggist.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15
wild Oats"

Howe q SiSson's greatest and latest
comedy success, wild OATS" will be seen
tonight at the Grand Opera house at the
prevailing prices, although the varied
programme of music and mirth should
entitle the box Office to larger prices.
Seats are selling rapidly and good COM
pany may be expected.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15
It's a BOY.

Chas. Smith, the popular merchant
smile this morning, his good wife
having presented him with fine ten
pound boy. The mother and child
are doing well, but a great deal of
care is being paid to Charley, and
other than a little, joyous excitement,
he will be all right in a few days.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15

The native born Elephant bids fair to
rival the great imported Jumbo in size
and weight; but It is pretty generally
known that nothing rivals the great
remedy, DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.i
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15

"A choice assortment of handker-
chief perfumes at Tips & Silverthorns
prescription druggists, corner OF
Houston street and Ave g. 9-29-tf.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15

1T WILL PAY To WAIT for the big show
OF Sells Brothers and Barrett at San An
tonic, Thursday November 6.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15

Full line of blankets and comforts,
also crib blankets, at greatly reduced
prices during the Fair, at Slevin &
McGill's, corner Commerce and Ma
yarro. 10-2-6t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15

-Horsemen! You will find extract
of Witch Hazel in any quantity at
Tips & Silverthorn Drug store. 9-29-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15

ROUGH ON TOOTHACHE. 15c.
All Druggists.
ROUGH ON CORNS. Hard or soft
corns. 15c. (G9-1y
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15
The Vote To-day Stands.

The following is the result of the first
days voting on the most popular sales
man:
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15

The was Star chamber meeting OF
the fair directors yesterday afternoon.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15
The Horse Fell over the Bridge.

Yes, and the 24-button evening kid
gloves fell from $3.50 to S1.75 pair, all
shades.
PassamentrieS in silk, Jet and silver
at one-half their worth.
Gimp trimmings atOne-half their worth.
Van Dyke trimmings at one half their
worth.
Call early for selection.
SLEvIN MCGILL,
10-11-3t Commerce and Navarro.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15
Tn Texas.

Antonio has booming
metropolis the Booming
all the ne We
time and believe that
added the
display the
cordially
After the arrival
fully equal
North We advancing with the
will public will encourage
Give
a streatme ON
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15

We have complete line of the
finest quality of best brands Of csis.
sOrs at Bell Bros, 2S1 Commerce ct.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-30
suEnIrF KoNoLD,s uK.D
severely injured by n wheel Spoke
welded by Patrick NIcAveney.

severely Injured by n wheel Spoke
welded by Patrick NIcAyeney.
Deputy Sheriff Konold met with at I'M
expected reception at the grocery store of
Patrick McAveney at 1875 Wallace street
last evening. For some time past it has
been suspected that McAveney was selling
liquor without license. Last evening
Deputy Sheriff Konold, accompanied by
Officer Shamp of the precinct squad, went
to the grocery store kept by McAveney to
search the place. McAveney objected and
when the officers entered and began to
search the premises he tried to prevent
them. This led to a dispute, and he sliced
| a heavy wheel spoke which was near the
door and dealt the deputy sheriff hard
blow upon the head. The blow knocked
| Sheriff Konold insensible, and blood
streamed freely from the wound. Officer
Shamp put McAveney under arrest, and
DIR. Fleischner was called to dress the
sheriff's head. He found a severe scalI
wound, and was obliged to take six stitches
| in his scalp. McAveney was taken to tn,
precinct and was released on 5000 bond
given by Patrick Werdell.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-30
TELEGRAPHIC JOTTINGs.

Business failures for the past week:
United States 1859, Canada "a.
A private telegram from Mandan, North
Dakota, reports the death at that place of
heart disease of Charles E. Mech, mayor
of Mandan and democratic candidate for
state auditor. Mr.. Mech was formerly
with the Mercantile National bank of Hart
ford.
The torpedo boat Gushing which has
been undergoing some trifling repairs at
the Charleston navy yard left the dry
dock yesterday morning. No orders have
been received as to the destination of the
boat and she will remain there for the
present.
Representatives of all the leading an
thracite coal companies met at the Della
ware and Hudson company's coal Office
yesterday and decided to advance the price
of coal on September 1 ten and fifteen
cents q ton and limit the output to 50, $50,
600 tons.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-30
ooLLAPsE OF sTRIkEs.


All the Chicago Sw1tchmen Going
Back 20 Work.
CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-At noon to-day the
collapse of every railroad strike on in this
city had occurred and work in the stock
yards was begun in earnest at l o'clock
this afternoon. The Chicago and Alton
switchmen have recognized their mistake
and have gone back to work as a result of
conference between General Manager
Chappell, Grand Master Sweeney, Vice
Grand Master Downey and committee of
the strikers. The men agree to become
members of the Switchmens' union, to
be hereafter governed by its rules, and by
the advice of it's chief; to refrain from try
ing to dictate to the company in the mat
ter of hiring pomoting its men, but
with the right to appeal to the officers of
the company for redress of grievances, the
latter agreeing to hear such complaints in
spirit of fairness. The switchmen at the
stock yards held meeting this morning
and declared the strike off, to go into eff
feet at o'clock to-day. The Lake Shore
strike is virtually settled, forty-seven OF
the men having signed the agreement to
do work as ordered. This leaves about
| twenty whose places are being filed rapid
| ly. These men will not be taken back ac-
| cording to Superintendent Amsden. The
road is moving its freight without any in
| convenience
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-30
THE WATER QUEEN.
naxia Goltnskx,. rhens.

David Golinsky of 43 Oak street was ar
rested upon warrant by Officer Daily last
night for theft. On August IS he was
charged with stealing feather bed valued
at So, a bureau, a coat, a vest, pair of
trousers and several shirts from August
Bohn, who lives with A. N. Farnham on
Crescent street. Golinsky is a small ped
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-30
Committed suicide.

HARTFORD, Conn, Aug. 29.-Miles w.
Snow, well-known sporting man, shot
himself in his room at the Charter Oak
bank building some time this afternoon
The body was cold when discovered this
evening, and he had evidently been dead
several hours. His mind is supposed to
have been unbalanced of late. He was
thirty-seven years old and a nephew of H.
H, Snow, the Brooklyn conJectioner.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-30
The Oklohoma Goyernment.

GUTHRIE, I. T., Aug. 29.-The Farmers
alliance and democrats, aided by the re-
publicans from Oklohoma City, succeeded
to-day in organizing both branches of the
Legislature. Mr.. Gardenpire, an alliance
man from Saltwater, was made president
of the council, and N. A. Daniels, an ALI
ance member from Canadian county and Q
former resident of Iowa, was selected
speaker of the house. After organizing
both houses adjourned. The Oklohomf
City republicans who voted for the allianc,
men and gave them the majority claim tina
| they did so because of promises to favo
Oklohoma City as the capital in exchang
for votes for speaker.