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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-07-14
'M/01FS0R'S -,
SPECIAL
FRIDAY - SALES!

past TWO weeks anything
this % Dry trade San Antonio We have
MRR 1p aS SIX pay CLEARANCE SALE OF ALL
@ DESS FABRICS that Bargain even the
cent sale of last Friday Monday Tuesday
thursday, FRIDAY, Saurday-SIX BARGAIN This
WEEK-Sx special Prices az cents
cents, 10 cents, az cents, Ie cents W. > '
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Our 5 Cent Counter,

Here's value for you: so pieces I'M
ported French Challias( Challi du Monde(
IN the very newest and best patrons,
same goods NOW being sold in this city
tor &c per yard; 70 pieces very Sheer
Printed India Linons, worth 71zc and Sc
regular, and about 100 pieces Best
American Make of Lovely Figured Sat
Gems, same patterns as the imported
waves. All go for
5 Cents a Yard.
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Muth'S Concert Garden,

Concert every Sunday night. Muth and
Miller, cornet Duets. A fine program of
music will be rendered.
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Accountants.

James Anderson,
Chartered Accountant and Auditor,
No. II East Houston Street.
The record-union., 1891-02-21
TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
A Farmer Kills His Wife and One of
His Help and Suicides.

A Farmer Kills His Wife and One of
His Help and Suicides.
LEIGH (Neb.), Feb. 20.-This morning,
Al McCubbin, well-to-do stockman.
living four miles north of this place.
shot and killed his wife and hired man
named Frank Yob. He gave his oldest
child money with instructions to take the
younger children to the grandparents
home, and then took aconite, diving
shortly after. Domestic trouble was the
cause.
Erastus Dennis, farm hand, says he
heard shots, and going around to the
front of the house saw McCubbin stand
ing on the porch, and the bodies of his
wife and Yob at his feet. He put the re-
volver to his own head and snapped the
hammer, but the cartridges had all been
exploded. He threw the weapon away
and talked in wild manner to Dennis
about his wife's infidelity. Then he
called his child, as stated above, and Civ
ing her pocket-book, told her to take
the other children to their grand parents.
that she would never see her mother or
him again.
Dennis fastened to the nearest neigh
bors and soon returned with others. Yob's
body was found lying on the porch with
his throat cut from ear to ear, but the
body of Mrs. McCubbin had been carried
into the house, which was locked
When the officers came and broke in,
the dead body of McCubbin was found
lying on the bed beside his wife's corpse.
The deed was evidently premeditated,
as it has been learned that he made his
will last week.
The record-union., 1891-02-21
SILVER BILL.
The Advocates of Free Coinage
Suffer Defeat
UNFAVORABLE REPORT FROM THE
HOUSE COMMITTEE.
Carter of Montana Offers Two Substi-
tUtes, Both of Which are Defeated
The Bill VIII Now Go to the Bot
tom of the House Calendar, With
Little Prospect of Resurrection at
the Present Session.
Special to the RFcoRD-UN1oS.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The House
Coinage Committee to-day, by vote Of
S to 4, decided to report the Senate free
coinage bill adversely, with recon-
mendation that ii do not pass.
The four members in the minority were
Carter, Bartine, Bland and Williams
The first two are Republicans and the
last two Democrats. The majority were
Wickham, Walker, Comstock, Knapp
and Taylor, Republicans, and Tracey,
Wilcox and NauX, Democrats.
When the free coinage men found they
We're defeated in the Senate free coinage
bill, Carter moved as substitute, first, a
Dill for the free coinage of the American
product, and next, one for the purchase
of ten million ounces of silver for three
months and six millions each month
thereafter. Both We're defeated. Only
Carter, Bartine and Bland voted for the
first, and Carter and Bartine for the sec
ond proposition.
The Senate free coinage bill will now
go to the foot OF the overburdened House
calendar, with the committee recon-
mendations that it do not pass.
Before the committee closed it's hearing
this morning, Congressman-elect Jerry
Simpson OF Kansas argued in favor of free
coinage. The farmers demanded more
money, he said. He did not care if free
coinage did cause foreign silver to come
to the United States. He wished it would.
1t could not come too soon, for it would
give the people more money.
Alonzo Waddell of South Dakota,
Pierre Humbert of Boston and Senator
Stewart spoke in favor of free coinage.
b. b. Bacon, representing the Chamber
of Commerce and Merchants Association
of Milwaukee, submitted an argument
against free coinage.
The silver bill viii be reported to the
House tomorrow. The majority report
will not go into argument of the question.
The silver men generally are disposed
to regard to-day's action as practically
the end of silver legislation for this Con-
gress. An effort will be made to have the
bill acted on by the House, but its friends
do not express any hope of success.
The anti-silver men are well pleased,
and Representative Walker expressed the
opinion this afternoon that the bill would
never see light again in this Congress.
The record-union., 1891-02-21
Special to the REcoRp-uNroS.

special 10 the RECORD-UNION.
New YORK, Feb. 20.-A horrible ac-
cident occurred early this morning in
The middle railway tunnel through
Fourth Avenue, near Eightyfifth street,
resulting in the death OF six people, and
the painful injury of several more.
The Boston express, which had been
emptied of its passengers, was moving
slowly through the tunnel toward the
shops, where it was TO be cleaned. There
was dozen or more car cleaners on
board. The fog was dense.
The New Haven accommodation train,
which left the Grand Central station soon
after, came up at high rate of speed and
crashed into the rear of the other train,
completely demolishing the last two cars.
The cars took fire almost Immediately.
The smoke pouring up through an open
ing in the roof of the tunnel attracted
policemen, and fire engines We're quickly
on the scene. The flames We're extin-
guished as soon as possible, and then tue
work of rescue began.
AS the firemen began clearing away the
debris the sight was awful. Dead and
roasted bodies, in all conceivable atti-
tudes were found. One man was still
alive when taken out, but died in few
minutes. Every fresh body brought out
steamed as if it had been parboiled.
The dead are: Mrs. Nellie Supple, J ohm
Haucke, John Murray and James Flynn,
car cleaners; II. Killian, train-boy, and
an unknown man, burned beyond recog-
milton, supposed to be a colored sleeping
ear porter. Daniel Culberte, William D.
Brown and another employe named
Rankin were badly but not fatally hurt
Engineer Fowler of the New Haven
train was committed without bail. Both
the fremen assert that the block signals
were set for clear track. The lights on
the rear of the Boston train had been ex-
tinguished, and the fog was too dense for
them to see it.
The record-union., 1891-02-21
CURRENT. NEWSPAPER WIT.

Why do little birds in their nests agree?
Because if they did not they would fall
out.
The only man contented with his lot oc-
cupies it in the cemetcry.--I7sdianapo
Journal.
How does Hon Peck take married
hfe?" 80, guess he takes it according
to directions.'-Pitck.
What is tho difference between q crock
cry dealer and q cabinet-maller? One sells
tea-setS and the other sctteeS.
Exhorter: Brother, do you want to
be saved?" Young Broker (absent-nlihd-
edly): Anything in it?"-dditWo@tee
Sentinel.
The man who lost his money is in po-
sition to denoUnce prize-fighting and its
attendant inmcrality.-Nea0 Orleans
Itcdyat7se.
Of every million people in the world
500 are blind and the other 999, 200 cannot
see their own faults. OIL city Blizzard.
When Shakespeare wrote that parting
is such sweet sorrow, he voiced the regret
of many baldheaded man.--St. Joseph
Nc,cS.
st. Agedore-"I think Miss Maze is
perfect poem" De Nascus-"I know it.
At least she's a verse to me."-'St. Joseph
Ne1Us.
Capitalist-"Well,y you.have been given
the eight-hour day, now what are you
going to strike for?" Agitator-'sWe want
the hours shortened to fifty minutes."-
Buffalo Express.
When V and I together meet, they
make the number six complete; When
and V doth meet once more, then it's
they two can make but four; and when
that V from is gone, alas. poor l can
make but one.
'sI know that Kathi is rough and un-
cultivated person, and, yet, it always
seems to me as if she had the capacity for
something better and finer. She is Short
sighted, and then she is nervous and has
many aults.''-F'liegeade Btatter.
The record-union., 1891-02-21
PITCHER FRANCE
The Man Who Will be the Mainstay Of
the New Sacramento Team

The Man Who Will be the Mainstay Of
the New Sacramento Team.
0. B. France, the ''south-paw'' twirler
who is to officiate in the box the coming
season for Sacramento, is probably one OF
the best left-handed pitchers i'll the pro-
fession. He is considered to be the equal
of Kilroy, of Baltimore, and Ramsey,
late of Louisville. He is 25 years of ago
and 4 native of Akron, Ohio. He is 3
feet 10 inches in hight, and weighs 1G5
pounds.
He began his professional career with
the Akron Club of the Trio-State League
in 1SSS, doing brilliant work. The follow
ing season, 1889, was the star pitcher of
Fort Worth, of the Texas League, and ac-
complished the feat of the season, OF
striking out 6fty-two men in three sue
cessive games. Last season he was with
Houston and did phenomenal work until
the diSbandmeut of the Texas League.
He then went to Seattle, OF the North
Pacific League, and led the pitchers of
the above League. lIe will, no doubt,
prove tower OF strength to the Sacra-
nlento Club,
The record-union., 1891-02-21
WORLDS FAIR.
Lake Front Abandoned as a Site for
the Exposition.

Lake Front Abandoned as a Site for
the Exposition.
CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-Probably the most
important meeting yet held by the
Worlds Fair Directory was concluded
just before midnight tonight When an
adjournment was taken, the Directors
had formally voted to abandon the Lake
Front as part of the site for the exposi
ton. The fair will be concentrated al
Jackson Park.
Estimates We're submitted showing a
saving of a million dollars in the con-
struction and operating expenses by put
ting all the fair in one place. and this, to-
gether with the interminable delays en-
countered in harmoniZing the vast inter
ests affected by the use of the Lake front.
resulted in sending'the entire show to the
southern part of the city. Nothing will
be done with the Lake front save to
beautify it with fountains and statuary as
memorials of the exposition.
A delegation of labor leaders presented
demands for the employment of union
labor as far as possible; for eight hours a
day; preference to local residents and
American citizens; minimum rate of
81 80 per day for unskilled labor; the es-
adjustment Of an arbitration system.
The directory promised to pass upon
the demands before the contracts We're let.
The record-union., 1891-02-21
NATIVE SONS.
A New Parlor Instituted at Amador

"a ANSW IlShIIuUCu siG AInaOOI
City.
SUFFER- CREEK, Feb. 20.-C. NJ. Kelly
District Deputy of the Grand Parlor OF
the Native Sons of the Golden West, in.
stituted Keystone Parlor, No. 173, in Am
ador City last night, assisted by the fol-
lowing officers: E. J. Gregory of Sacra-
mento, Grand Trustee; r. C. Rust O.
Jackson; c. Il. Lagrave Of lone City: l..
Burke Of Plymouth; F. Lemon of Dry
town, and j. III. Tibbits of Sutter Creek,
The new parlor has membership ol
forty-two.
After the installation ceremonies ,the
new members and visiting brothers,
eighty in number, adjourned to the din.
ing-room of the Amador Exchange
where a sumptuous spread of refresh
ments were in waiting. The following
toasts were responded to: "Our Organi-
zation," q. j. Gregory; sour Pioneer
Mothers" R. C. Rust; .'our Native
Daughters" c. NJ. Kelly; ''The Press,'
G. L. Lagrave; "Our Pioneer Fathers
j. Ii. Tibbits. T. Lemon rendered solo
entitled, "A Native sSon in a Barbed
Wire Fence"
On adjourning three rousing cheers
were given for the success OF the new
parlor.
The record-union., 1891-02-21
HEAVY STORMS.
TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION Is
SERIOUSLY AFFECTED.
A Scene of Desolatlon in the Flooded
Districts in West
Virginia.
Special to the REcoRD-Usros.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
CHICAGO, Feh 20.-The sleet storm of
last night was Ghe most serious in effect
on telegraphic communication eApori-
enced here for years. This morning
nearly all the train dispatchers in the rail-
road offices here were without commune
cation with outside points, and trains ran
as best they could without orders. Fortu-
nately, no accidents occurred. Great
forces of line-men are out, and commune
cation with all points is being gradually
restored.
The Western Union Company suffered
more than at any time since the great
sleet OF 1888. Not only the wires, but
many poles, We're down. The Postal
Company was in the same condition.
The Signal Service predicts that the
warm rain of to-day viii be followed by
colder weather tomorrow.
MUCH SUFFERING IN WEST VIRGINIA.
WHEELING, Feb. 20.-The river is fall
ing here very rapidly. The scene in the
flooded districts is one of desolation and
ruin. There is much suffering among
the poorer classes.
At Parkersbnrg and all points between
Whee. ing anG ;-sttJ place the situation is
very discouraging. At Parkersburg the
water is still rising. The damage cannot
now be estimated, but it is enormous, and
suffering great. The deluge has para
| lyZed business, and the city of Parkers-
burg is cut off from the outside world.
The suburban town of Riverside is still
covered, and the inhabitants are camping
on the hills until the water subsidies.
a special from Findlay, Ohio, says:
blanchard River is driving all residents
of the lower section from their houses and
doing considerable damage to property.
Not for twenty years has the river been
so high"
SNOW AND SLEET.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 20.-A heavy snow
storm prevailed yesterday in South Da-
kota and Southern Minnesota, the snow
fall being heavy and general. To-day ii
was showing hard in North Dakota, and
in the nerthern part of Iowa there was a
heavy sleet-storm. There has been nc
delay in the railroad service thus far.
TERRIFIC sNow-sToRM IN COLORADO.
| ANToNITo Coli, Feb. 20.-A terrific
snow-storm and wind has been raging
the past three days over the mountain
rangeswest ofAntonito. Railroad traffic is
! entirely suspended toward Durango. The
Durango express which passed through
| Wednesday morning is now cooped UP in
the mountains.
The record-union., 1891-02-21
ROUGH EXPERIENCE.
Seven Men Left on Guadalupe Island
to Starve to Death.

Seven Men Left on Guadalupe Island
to Starve to Death.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20.-A Chronicle
San Diego special says: About two
months ago Captain Bartells, an aged
shipmaSter, was arrested for assault and
battery upon another seaman, and in
Justice Sloane's court on the day of his
trial he created a sensation by assaulting
the complaining witness while on the
stand, and bodily iniuring him. Upon
being fined for contempt of court, he
wound the performance up by cursing
the Judge and other officials. He was adj
mitted to bail, and that night boarded his
vessel and departed for pastures new,
leaving his bondsmen to suffer.
1t seems that before he left here he had
gathered seven men, named Jellison, An
derSon, Smith, Hortz, Reddy, Mccoy and
Johnson, to go down to Guadalupe
Island and kill wild goats for their hides
and tallow. Bartells was to do the trans
portation, sell the product, furnish pro-
visions, and divide at stated intervals the
proceeds.
They had been there since last Septem-
Der, and everything went all right until
the 1st Of December. A few days prior
10 that day the vessel arrived sat GIada-
lupe from San Pedro, where Bartelis had
disposed of about 1000 goat-skins and a
large quantity of lard, estimated i'll value
at 500.
The vessel was again loaded with skins
and tallow, and in the afternoon Of No
vember 3Gth the money for the last sale
and all previous sales was to have been
divided according TO contract. Bartells
feigned sickness, and proposed to put the
settlement off until the following morn
ing. The men agreed and went ashore
for the night.
On going to the beach next day they
We're horritied to find that no vessel was
in sight. Bartells had sailed away dur
ing the night, and taken with him not
only, the money but all the provisions.
At the time the men were out of flour,
sugar, coffee and salt. They had but a
pound or so of sea biscuits left, and after
two days these were exhausted.
Having no cartridges, powder or lead
they were compelled to resort to all kinds
of primitive weapons to capture goats fol
meat. and their bread for two months and
five days consisted of palm seeds pound
ed into flour, and baked without salt
Water was scarce, and vile at that
On the 5th day of this month the
schooner Ellen, returning from she'll
gathering cruise, was compelled TO pu
under shelter of the island ON account O.
bad weather, and the men, more dead
than alive, managed to attract the atten.
ton of the captain, and they Were takeI
on board the vessel and cared for. After
an uneventful trip, the schooner has ar
rived at San Diego.
The record-union., 1891-02-21
Newfoundland Dissatisfied With
Its Treatment by England.
COLONIAL INTERESTS MADE SUB
SERVIENT TO PARTY POLITICS
England's Refusal to Approve of tho
Observation-Disclosures Reciproc-
1ty Treaty Pronounced Disastrous
Considerable Excitement Prevailing
at st. Johns Over the situation.
Special to the REcoRp.uS1os.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2O.-A Tribune st.
Johns IN. F) special says: The Legislative,
address i'll reply to the Governors speech
passed the House of the Assembly last
night unopposed. 1t goes beyond the
resolution adopted when the speech was
flfst read. 1t accuses the British Govern
inent OF making the interests OF the col
oliy suhservient to party politics in Cam
aaa, whose Irritating policy has provoked
ard estranged neighboring friendly na-
tlon, allied in race and religion. This. it
says, causes just Indignation III the
wronged and neglected Colony of New
foundland, suffering as it is by hurtful
treaties with the French.
England's refusal to approve of the.
Newfoundland American reciprocity
treaty is pronounced disastrous. 1t is
averred that the modus givendi with
France has expired, as nothing was said
OF II IN the GoVernor's speech
considerable excitement prevails in
St. Johns over the situation. The I.egis-
latiye Councils reply is somewhat more
moderate in tone than that of the Popular
House.
The record-union., 1891-02-21

Republicans will vote against it, it will
only pass by a small majority, with a
bare possibility of its defeat.
Inc opposition to this clause of the bill
is that it gives $3,O00,OOO to private cor
porations in fourteen years, and at the
end Il OF which time the United States will
still be without any ownership in the
cable.
:, There is a feeling among some that if
the cable is national necessity, the Gov
ernment should build and own it, and
thus have something to show for its in
yestment. They argue that as the United
States OWNS Pearl Harbor by treaty, it is
impossible for any foreign nation to pre-
vent this county entering the Hawaiian
Islands with cable line at any time.
The record-union., 1891-02-21
A Dishonest Bell-Boy at the Palace
Shoots Himself.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2O.-George
Coombs, alias George Josephs, a bell-boy
in the Palace Hotel, shot himself through
the right breast tonight just after he was
placed under arrest on charge of en-
bezzlement. He was removed to the
Receiving Hospital, where the bullets
were extracted by Police Surgeon
O'Brien, and the patient was put to bed
under guard OF police officer The bull
lets penetrated the right lung, and the
chances for Coomb's recovery are slim.
For some time past the guests of the
hotel have been making the lives of the
managers miserable by their numerous
complaints of missing money and Jew
elry. Despite the sharpest watching,
valuables would disappear and COM
plants come in.
Last night special police officer Garrity
placed some marked coins in purse in
the room and hid TO await tdevelopments.
Soon Coomos went in the room and took
the purse, and was making his escape
when captured by Garrity. He was then
placed in one of the side rooms to await
the arrival of a regular officer.
Realizing that the proof against him
The record-union., 1891-02-21
NEW STEAMSHIP LINE.
Steamers to Be Put on Between Japan
and Portland.

PORTLAND (Or.], Feb. 20. = General
Freight Agent B. Campbell of the Union
Pacific received cable dispatch to-day
from Frank Upton of Kobe, Japan, stat
ing that he has chartered the steamship
Sussex for line between Portland and
Japan, and that she viii arrive here some
time in April.
Mr.. Upton entered into contract with
the Union Pacific about year ago to put
on line of steamers here, but by the
terms of the contract he was allowed a
year in which to begin. Owing to the
failure of the rice crop in Japan he did
not deem it advisable to start the line
last summer, but his contract will expire
May lst II the line is not put on before
thai time, so he has made arrangements
to have the first ship reach here IN April.
The record-union., 1891-02-21
Foul Play suspected.

TEMPLEToN, Feb. 20.-Foul play is sus-
pected four miles south of Templeton, on
the county road, A spring wagon and
hat, with gray hair and blood srneared on
the inside of it, q pair of shoes and socks,
a youths new vest, and other articles
were discovered to-day in the woods. A
hole the size Of grave was near the
wagon, the contents having been appar-
emily removed. The officers are hunting
for evidence.
The record-union., 1891-02-21
Railroad Contract LET.

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 2O.-A contract for the
construction OF torty-five miles OF rail-
road from San Quentin, Lower Cali
fornia, TO Trinidad Pass, has been let by
the Mexican Land and Improvement
Company to r. A. Graham, and work
will be commenced Immediately. The
work will commence July 1st on the road
leading from Tia Juana south, to connect
with the former road at Ensenada.
The record-union., 1891-02-21
California Wines.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2O.-About twen-
ty of the leading vino men of the State
have formed an association to establish a
branch exhibit of California wines and a
cafe, where wines may be sold, at Chicago.
1t is the intention, also. to establish sim
liar institutions in other large Eastern
cities, if the Chicago exhibit is Il success.
The record-union., 1891-02-21
Chinaman Sentenced to Deatb

SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 2O.-Lee Doom, who
was shortly convicted of murder in
the first degree for the killing of VIM.
Shenon, was sentenced to death by Judge
Murphy to-day.
john l.. Austin, who was on trial for
embezzling county funds, was acquitted
by the jury. There is still another charge
pending against Austin, but it is doubt
ful whether it viii be pushed or not.
The record-union., 1891-02-21
THE PACIFIC CABLE BILL.
1t VIII Meet With Strong Opposition
in the House.

1t VIII Meet With Strong Opposition
in the House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The Hawaiian
cable proposition viii be the only item in
dispute when the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill comes into the confer
ence. At a meeting of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee yesterday, Repre-
sentative McCreary, of Kentucky, made
an argument against allowing the para
graph to remain in the bill, and Messrs.
Andrew, of Massachusetts,, and Hooker,
of Mississippi, coincide in his views.
With the exception OF these three mem
bers, however, the committee has decided
to retain the paragraph, but reduce the
amount of appropriation to $4,000, as
proposed by the bill which the committee
had already reported to the House. -. -
A yea and nay vote will be demanded
on the proposition in the House, and as
all the Democrats and quite number Of