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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-11

O LORD! is it not hard shedding
for republican administration in
the land of democratic critics. The
Houston Post and John Ireland blame
Blaine for being too free to address
Gov. Nichols on the New Orleans
matter, and in innate that the federal
government was interfering with the
God given rights of the state. Now
comes the Abilene Reporter and
says:
1.-THE recall OF the Italian minister
from his post at Washington has
doubtless more political tLan diplo-
matte significance. The tardy and in
decisive course of the United States
government in relation to the mob
execution OF several Italian subjects
in New Orleans, after the late de-
mand upon it in the name of Italy,
has caused popular irritation in that
country"
Well may the great secretary OF
state exclamation the inconsist-
ency of democratic critics Good
Lord deliver us!"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-11

Announcements FOR State and County ot1os,s
TEN Dollars in advance.
, 1891-01-22
A Cowboy Killed.

NAVAJO SPRINGS, Ariz.. Jan. 2l-
Holbrook, a iourishing little city, just
west Of here, was the scene of a shooting
ARRAY last night, in which Robert Boyle,
a cowboy. was instantly killed by j. F.
Ketchersides, foreman of the Pleasant
Valley cattle ranch. The killing was the
result of an alteration over the settlement
of wages due Boyle. They met on the
street., aud, as both men had guns in their
hands, the firing was simultaneous. Boyle
tell at the first shot. HIS brother Bill.
who was near, opened fire upon Ketcher-
sides. The latter returned the fire as he
hurried his horse down the street, shoot
ing as he went, but without effect on
either side. Ketchersides at once gave
himself up to an officer.
, 1891-01-22

CRAwFoRDsvLLE. Ind, Jan. 2I.-The
little village of Waveland, ten miles from
this place, is all torn up over the attempt
ed assassination of Fred Hargrave, who is
the only colored man in the place. On
Sunday evening, as he was standing in
front of the Methodist church, of which
he is %iauitOr, three strangers approached
and asked him if there were to be services
that evening. He replied in the afirma
tive, and the men passed on. They had
not gone over a few PAGES, however, when
one OF them turned suddenly and fired a
revolver several times at the negro. He
was only slightly hurt. but nearly fright
ened to death, and before the alarm could
be sounded the tlrree strangers had
escaped. No possible motive can be as.
signed for the act but race ureiudice, as
Hargrave is an inoffeusive. industrious
man, and knows of no enemies. Wave
land, though a small place. has two dis
tinet elements "a cultured class and a
tough class, There has for years been a
hard struggle between the two for SUI
premacy, but it was supposed the trouble
was over when a few months ago the re-
spectacle citizens succeeded in closing up
a vile saloon and gambling den which had
been the rendezvous OF the tOughs. This
shooting affair is charged to members of
the tough gang, who wished To warn some
other colOred folks who are about 10 move
IN that they were not WautCt.
, 1891-01-22

CHICAGO, Jan. ola well authrnii
Gated rumor has it that John l.. Sullivan
prior to his departure for Grand Rapids this
morning, affixed his signature to articles
of agreement which had already been
signed by Slavin for a fight next summer
for the worlds heavy weight champion
ship. For the past week Phil Lynch and
James Wakeley of New York. have been
in the city in the interest of a mill be-
tween these two heavy weights endeavor-
ing to get Sullivan TO sign. The proposal
was made on behalf of New Orleans peo-
pie. and is understood to be Tor a purse Of
$40. O00. The fight will likely take place
in the South 1t will be with gloves, as
Sullivan will not fight any more with bare
fists, not wishing to get into any more le-
gal entanRlementa.
, 1891-01-22
SILVER Pool InresttratIon.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2l.-The silver
pool investigation committee resumed its
session this morning. DockerY of MIS-
souri, said he had no personal knowledge
OF speculation by senators or representa-
tives. He had heard no congressman say
that he was interested in any silver pool,
but had heard a senator say that a sens-
tor or meDbeT-he could not remember
which-was implicated.
Francis G. Nevlau of Nevada testified
that he had made a little money out of
silver speculation. No senator. repre-
sentative or officer OF the governm was
interested with him, directly or indirectly.
Joseph X. Hickey Of Fulton, Mo.
testified thai he was a banker, and last
spring purchased silver for speculation.
No one vas interested with him. and he
knew nothing of speculation by others.
Senator Vest said in Part that neither
directly or indirectly did he ever at any
time have any interest 10 silver; and knew
nothing whatever about it of his
knowledge. One of his colleagues told
him, after the resolution for an %investi-
CATION was introduced, that he was
luNCiCcACus L uio lCoJluAlJbT vi COuIHNs tA-
cited comment among the Misso1rians. it
being said hal a Missouri senator or
representative was concerned; and in
connection with that matter Senator
Cameron said he had bought silver.
| am pretty positive he said it was after
the bill was voted on. He said he did not
think he had done anything wrong, and
he would make that statement before the
committee. tie thought he had as much
right to do that as to buy corn and wheat
or any other commodity. His action had
not been Influenced by his interests be.
cause it was after the thing was over.
Cameron said he bought it after the
legislation was passed in the senate: that
David ]. Littler managed the matter for
him. Cameron said Littler came to him
and told him be could make some money
buying silver; that he (Littler) was going
to buy some. Cameron said he told
Littler to buy some for him. and Littler
bought and sold il for him.
, 1891-01-22

WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 2l.-Queer
stories come from Kansas in. regard to the
Alliance Legislators. One Of these reform
ers who will have a vote in the election of
a United States senator has furnished 10
the friends OF Mr.. Ingalls a schedule OF
his debts. He itemizes the account,
shows what the mortgage is on his farm,
what he owes on machinery aud how he
stands at the store, The schedule foots
uD about $500. The way IN which the
interesting document is said to have
reached Mr.. Ingalls, managers is
strikingly suggestive. Overtures have
already been made by one Of the Alliance
candidates for the senatorship to turn
over his strength to Mr.. Ingalls, at the
proper time.
, 1891-01-22

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 2l.-The National
Brick Manufacturers Association elected
Justus C. Adams of Indianapolis prcsi-
dent, and Richard Smith of Omaha first
vice president. At the afternoon meeting
burlington of Chicago sprung a sensation
in the shape of a paper advocating the
profit sharing system. Flood OF Phila
delphia made a sharp speech in favor OF
the workingmau. saying hat one Phila-
delphia manufacturer made $4,000 last
year, while his msn were not paid enough
to live on. All this created a storm. One
member eudeayored to have the whole
discussion expunged from the records, be
cause such a report would cause strikes,
and the men were already troublesome
enough. Finally, the matter was
smoothed over.
, 1891-01-22
Determtued MOI 10 Hang.

PINE BLUFF, Ark. Jan. 2l.-Charles
Stewart, the Desha county murderer. who
is to be BANGED on Thursday, the 18th
inst unless his sentence is commuted.
talked of his impending fate today for the
first time to the jailor. When the latter
informed hun, IN reply to his question:,
that an effort was being made by his at
torney to have his sentence changed to
imprisonment for life. but that there
seemed no probability Of success, he be-
came excited and said with a determined
voice: Then you may tell every one who
Is to have a hand in this that when they
come after me to hang me they will have
to shoot me right here in the cell. They
never will get me outside the jail alive. "
Lively tunes may be expected at the
time of execution, unless the doomed man
weakeps.
, 1891-01-22

HELENA, Mont. Jan. 2l.-Since the
rejection Of the proposition for a eompro-
mise Of the legislature troubles in Mon.
tana by the Democratic members OF the
house, there has been a strong demand
BY the business interests for a settlement.
As the result it is stated that the Demo.
Gratis will make a proposition tomorrow
that twenty FIVE members of each party
whose election is undisputed 20 into ore
house; that three of the Democrats who
claim seats from Silver Bow county aud
two Republicans also come in and the Re
publicans be given the organization of the
house. It is believed the Republicans
will accept the compromise and the dead.
lock be ended.
, 1891-01-22
BARKER'S BAD BREAK.
Calls on His Wife Where She
is Teaching School
And Fires Five Bullets Into
Her Body.
Shrewd Work of an Alleged
Drummer.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Jau. 2I.-lt was
the hour in the morning when the pupils
are dismissed Tor recess, today. at the
Bassett street pubic school in this city,
when Wilbur f. Barker, husband Of a
teacher employed there, alighted from a
cutter in front, and, entering the building,
hurriedly mounted the st ,irs to the room
where he knew his wife was employed
lie carried 10 his rims their baby, aged l6
months, which a short time before he had
fercibly seized at the home of his sister
in law, whittier he had eone FOE that pur-
pose. The child was still undressed, but
was wrapped in a shawl in his flight from
the house to the school. Barker, who
was enraged. confronted his wife. and,
holding aloft the child. cried, us this the
way you take care of your baby" Mrs.
Barker demonstrated in vain with the
man. who was growing wilder and wilder
in demeanor every moment. In the midst
of the alteration the principal of the
school, Miss Charlotte Bach, ordered Bar
ker out, and. as he refused to 90, his wife
sought to relieve her associates from en-
barrassment by herself quitting the room.
Mrs. Barker passed out with her husband
at her heels.
The remaining teachers we're congratu-
lating themselves on the ending of a mis-
cradle scene, when two pistol shots in
quick succession rang through the hall
way into which Mr.. aud Mrs. Barker had
gone. What the words were there, it is
impossible to tell. inasmuch as they were
heard by no one save a little boy who was
too frightened to remember. If he compre-
hended them. 1t appears that after being
first wounded Mrs. Barker ran about
thirty feet. and was entering the class
room adjoining hers on the north side
when she fell to the floor. Barker laid
the child that he had been carrying on his
left arm all the time on the floor, and
went to the side of his wife, who was
grooming in agony. He leaned over her,
and again pointing the revolver at her
fired at close range. As near as can be
ascertained, five shots were then fred 10
rapid succession. most of them taking
effect. Barker then hurriedly walked
down stairs. leaped out of a window, and
entering his sleigh, started his horse of
on a run southwark, leaving the child on
the floor, bedragGled in the blood of its
mother. The whole tragedy was enacted
in about three minutes. Miss Bach tele-
phoned to the police and summoned a
doctor. The greatest excitement prevailed
among the pupils, some of whom cried
and some fed home in terror. The police
obtained a description of Barker and his
sleigh and started on his trail 10 a patrol
wagon. Mrs. Barker was taken to the
House of the Good Shepherd. The
wounds on her body show that FIVE shots
- IT. nj
, 1891-01-22

CHICAGO. Jan. 2l.-General Manager
Tucker of the Chicago & Erie. in a state
ment, this evening, said: There are six
dispatchers and from fifteen to thirty CON
ductors on strike. Every one of our pass.
enger trains moved on time today except
the North Judson, Ind accommodation.
We are not moving any freight trains and
shall not do so until the situation devel-
opes.
HUNTINGTON, Ind, Jan. 2l.- Only
mail cars ran on the Chicago & Erie road
today. An attempt was made to run two
passenger trains out with new men to-
night, but the strikers pulled the air
brake cords and harrassed them in other
way and the trains remain in the yards.
, 1891-01-22
An Actress Commits suicide.

New YORK, Jan. 2I.-Leocatia Har-
r%ipgton, an actress, aged %, committed
suicide tpdav by shooting. Mr.. Wilt
-.i-", stapIst Of the suicide, said the
girl Had tr, wayward for years. She
was born in Baltimore, her father being
Silas W. Harrington, an officer in the
army. At : years OF age she ran away
from home and Joined a circus in Cali
fornia. She was well known as a child
actress under the name Of Leo Doles. She
travelled through the West, and for a
time vas with Ford's Opera company.
Since 1883 she has played with DAYS
company and at the Casino. For five
years, however, she has not been on the
stage.
, 1891-01-22

SAN Francisco, Jan 2I.-The board
of supervisors held a meeting today for
the purpose of making arrangements for
the funeral OF King Kalakaua tomorrow.
Federal and municipal officers, represent
atives of commercial bodies and other
associations, Knights Templar and troops
will participate IN the obsequies. The
body was embalmed today and placed in a
handsome casket. Before being taken to
Trinity church it was removed to the re-
ception room OF the Palace hotel, where a
black ~catafalque had been prepared to re-
ce,ve IL
, 1891-01-22
srock. ana cnrIIe Markets.

New YoRK, Jan. 20. The stock
market today was dull, business being the
smallest for many weeks. The close was
steady, the leaders displaying some weak
ness.
Governments steady.
Petroleum-February closed at 49,.
Money easy, last loan 2.
Bar silyer-$l.04
Copper = Neglected. Lake, January.
sl4.5 so.
Lead-Nominal. Domestic. 81 40.
Unsteady. Straits, 5000 {.
Following are closing prces of stocks:
u. s. Is. registered, 20: U. S. As.
coupons, 20; Pacific 6s. l09; American
Express. lis; Canada Pacific. 74f;
Cauada Southern, so; Central Pa
cifc. 30; Burlington, 909, Delaware,
L~ackawanna Il Western. 3St; Denver &
Rio Grande. lot. Erie, 2Os; Kansas 4
Texas. l2t; Lake Shore. 1911; Louisville
/ Nashville, TIA; Michigan Central. 81
Missouri Pacific. est; Northern Pacific,
27S: preferred. II; Northwestern, LOG;
preferred, 1874; New York Central,
1917; Oregon Navigation. II; Oregon
Improvement, "a: North American l64;
Pacific Mail. "a; Reading, 329; Rock
Island, COZ; Milwaukee Il st. Paul,
54s; st Paul & Omaha, 244; Texas Pa
cifc, Is: Union Pacific. Asst; Fargo Ex-
press, 40; Western Union. 79s; Oregon
Short Line. 224; American cotton oil 20i
CHICAGO, Jan. Observation-Disclosures
$4,000. Market lower. Steers, prime
extra export. 81. 95G5.35; common to
good, $3.2094 80; stockers, $293.25.
Sheep Receipts. $4,000. Market
slow. Natives, S375@5,25i Westerns,
s4.25@4 go; Texans, 81. 24@46 60.
, 1891-01-22
A MrsterIou. PoIsonInr case.

LANCASTER, Pa. Jan. PA mysteri-
Gus poisoning case. in which pretty Anne
McCloud was the victim. is just nov in
terestIng the northern end of this county.
Charles s. Stroll. the young girls re-
puted lover, is confined in prison here.
charged with completely in her untimely
death. Miss McCloud was employed in a
cigar factory. The lover worked in the
same factory. On Monday evening the
girl took s~trychnine, remarking that she
was taking baking soda for her digestion.
The autopsy revealed the fact that the
young girl would in tune become a
mother. Her mother found a letter in
which she expressed a desire to die.
Other facts developed that establish the
belief that Annie took the drug without
knowledge of its deadly nature. merely
supposing that it would relieve her of her
trouble. Three cigar-makers who worked
beside Aunie in the factory testified that
on Monday Afternoon they Jaw Annie 90
over to Sttohls bench and say to him;
Have you got that for me?' and saw
Stroll rise and take from his overeoat
pocket a small white package, which he
handed TO her. Stroll denies that he
was Annie's lover and maintains his limo
ceuce OF the crime imputed to him.
, 1891-01-22
THE SENATE AND HOUSE
Senator Eustis' Plain Talk on
the Election Bill.
Futile Attempt Made to Ap-
prove Tuesdays Journal.
Speaker Reed Gets a Roasting
in the House.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-Eustis took
the floor and spoke against the elections
bill. The bill, he said, was aimed 1T
Southern states. Ii was intended to re
vive. reorganize aud rehabilitate the Re
publican party in the South. Ii was
intended as a second construction meas
ure, aud it deserved the failure of the
first reconstruction measure, Eustis re-
ferred u the Boston riot against the exc
cutiou of the fugitive slave law, and said
that never in any Southern state had
there been such an exhibition of fierce,
determined and relentless opposition to u
federal law as that in Massachusetts,, and
that not, he said, wAs headed by the first
and leading citizens of Boston. And in
the face of that record the senate from
Massachusetts was const intly a~rraigniug
and condemning Southern communities
and Southern states.
Hoar replied to what be termed the
diatribe and philippe OF the senator IRON
Louisiana, and thought it the most extra
ordinary spectacle of colossal assurance be
had ever witnessed. Gen. Sheridan,
WnCh III bOmhihuu va NuO hNpAitulCul Vi
the South, declared that more men had
been murdered in the state of Louis ana
for their political opinions than had fallen
on both sides during the Mexican var. 1t
was a state whose annals were known by
its terrible and bloody history.
Carlisle addressed himself directly TO
the question of the proceedings OF yester-
day. and OF the motion to correct the
journal.
Vest gave as a Justification of his ad.
dressing the senate now the fact that the
shadow of the closure rule rested on all
that the senators might do and say now.
lie went on t. give a review of the pro
ceedings IN the senate at the time that
the closure rule was proposed and when il
was opposed by lta1ibR Republicans, ami
he also quoted from Hoar's article IN tie
Youths Companion, 10 which he says.
In that assembly the senate Of the Unit
ted Stitesl speech is absolutely unfet-
tered lie also referred to articles in
the Republican newspapers all over the
country 10 condemn alton of the elections
bill. lie said that IT tbe Republican sen
ators pissed the bill. and. espe cially as
they proposedt to pass it by trampling on
the rules of the set late, not FIVE states in
the Union would give their electoral votes.
tie warned the Republican senators thai
they we're playing with edged tools add
they might infict a mortal wound on the
South and on the whole country.
At 6 n'cl"ck a motion 10 adjourn was
lost. The absence of a quorum was noted
and the sergt ant-at-arms was directed 70
request the attendance Of the absent sena'
tors.
The time OF the senate was taken Mp ia
all III - =. ~ 1-1-- - ~.
speech IN sections, and at midnight the
senate adjourned, leaving the subject oil
the approva'o o. Tuesdays journal to CONF
up again iomurrny.
, 1891-01-22

New BRUNSWICK, N. j., Jan. 2l.-
At noon, Saturday last. John Walker and
7. Frank tied and gagged John Toms,
caretaker in Mrs. Jane Fitzpatrick c,un-
try house. on the Hamilton street road,
and robbed him OF $51. With his hands
tied behind him by a rope fastened to his
wrist, they drew Toms up by a hook high
in the wall of a small room up stairs until
his feet barely touched the floor, then
barred the door and left the victim to die.
Toms was discovered Monday afternoon
and is suffering greatly.
, 1891-01-22

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oy the speaker. ihereupon Mills yielded
the floor to Bland, who said he under
stood a resolution was tn be reported from
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'ne oHm'''ee gu rules 10 Hmit ueoate
upon appropriation bills. lie wished TO
offer an amendment, that a certain day
should I,e ixed far he consideration of
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was upon the approval of the Journal.
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, 1891-01-22
A Naughty Pair.

BREWSTER, Nob., Jan. 81. - Joseph
Maus, the man who last spring persuaded
Miss Ellen Milburn OF this county to go
on a lark with him, passing as his wife,
and who later brought up in the North
Platte Jail charged with stealing cattle
from John Bratt, was brought to Brews-
ter last week by the sheriff to answer
TO the charge Of rape, preferred by Miss
Milborn. He concluded not to face
County Judge Daily, and was bound over
to court in the sum of $500. The COM
planning witness was also placed under
bonds for her appearance,
, 1891-01-22
A shrewd Imposter.

GALVESTON, Tex, Jan. > I.-Some
days ago a ~gib-tongued, dapper young
fellow, giving the name of w. W. Brad.
lev, about 25 years of age, came to Gal.
weston and presented himself as a drum
mer for Fairbanks & Co. of st. Louis, in
proof of which he exhibited printed en-
yelopes addressed to that firm and tele-
grams p%urporting to be from them. Dur
ing the first few days Of his stay his prin-
clpal business was drinking whisky and
waiting for his check" He made his
headquarters at Jim Fadden' saloon, and
soon gained the confidence of the proprie-
tor ana barkeeper and his credit was IN
limited. The barkeeper plying his I'M
pleasant position of being out of funds in
a strange city, drew $40 On his salary and
loaned it to him. As the check was still
delayed the sympathetic barkeeper Dor
rowed $40 and loaned it to him. besides
advancing several times smaller sums. He
took him TO his friends and the young
man improved the opportunity by bor-
rowing from whoever was willing TO lend,
As the victims do not all care to squeal,
it is not known how much he got. Dur
ing one rainy day he felt sick and the
kind hearted proprietor took him to his
private room and gave hIn his bed.
When the proprietor closed up it was
raining hard, aud the drummer still occu-
pied his bed. The proprietor didn't like
to sleep with a sick mar and as he had
not the heart TO dispossess him. he faced
the rain and wadcd u to find other
quarters. When he got back the next
morning Mr. Drummer was gone, and so
was $40 or Sl2 in curious foreign coins,
which had been kept In a trunk, and the
bed was filled with vermin. Fairbanks &
Co, when telegraphed to, replied that
Bradley was an imposter and they knew
him not. The alleged drummer has HE'D
himself to pastures new.
, 1891-01-22

DENVER, Colo, Jan. 2I.-There is q
movement on foot looking to the holding
of a ongless OF representatives from
Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado,
Kansas, Nebraska. Iowa, North and
South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah and
Montana to unite and unity tie people in
securing national legislation for the inter
ests of the Middle Western states. The
congress will be held at the great mardi
gras and interstate trade display at Gal
weston. Texas, from Feb. 5 to 10, in
clusive