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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
Horse Against Bicycle.

New YORK, Nov. l7.-Arrange-
ments are being. made for race
of from twenty to twenty-five
miles between a horse and a bicy-
Gle. p. T. Powers will manage the
race, which will take place in
Madison square garden. SO many
remarkable records have been
made on the bicycle this year that
the test will be an interesting one.
j. j. Alexander, of st. Augustine,
Fla. has challenged any rider in
the world for a race and Mr.. Pow
ers has accepted the challenge.
Two horses will be used and the
hOrseman will change his mount
at the end of each mile. The BIZ
cycle rider will be chosen from the
following well-knOwn riders:
"Dick" Howell, champion of Eng
land; c. w. Aslinger, William
Martin, BerlO, Starbuck, Rich and
Kluge.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
TEXAS REPRESENTED
In the Capture of the Bretts Rob
bers.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. H.
John McLaury, alias Harry j.
Malloy, and John w. Lyons are
the crooks who robbed Bretts' es-
Enlistment of $4,000 in valua-
bles. Malloy is from Texas, and
his confession led to the capture
of Lyons. After committing the
robbery, Mallory carried the bag
containing the valuables to- the
room of medical student, a
friend of his, whom he met
in Texas. The student ordered
him away, and on reading
the papers, gave a clue to
the police, which resulted in the
arrest. McLaury is a handsome
young fellow, Is years of age, and
was a student of the Agricultural
college at Bryan, Texas. At that
school he met the medical stu
dent who gave him away.
McLaury disgraced himself at
the school and was expelled,
and his father, well-knOwn law
yer of the firm of McLaury d AL
bright, of Fort Worth, turned him
from home. the boy drifted to
Galveston, New York and Toronto,
Chicago and Buffalo, following the
races. He met Lyons in
Chicago, then he came to
New Orleans, went to Costa
Rica and then came back here
where he met Lyons, who planned
the robbery. Early on the day of
the robbery, Lyons cut a hole in
the floor of the room above Bretts'
Office, and at night, Malloy and
Lyons went to the room. Nc
Laury was let into the store by
means of rope, made of towels,
and gathered up the Valuables.
McLaury has made full confess
fession and is terror stricken and
wants a chance to reform. Lyons
was to have met McLaury yester-
day in saloon, to make arrange
ments to dispose of the booty, and
leave the city. 1t was through Nc
Laury's assistance that Lyons was
c9uUht
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
The South Wants Protection.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Il. - The
Southern manufacturers, who are
protesting against the abolition of
duty on iron ore and coal, have
issued a published statement APP
pealing to the Democratic party
for protection, to several hun
dred million dollars invested in
different manufactures and min
eral lands in the "New South"
within the past fifteen years. The
delegation now here, representing
the Southern manufacturers, is
composed of Z. g. Bush, of AnniS-
ton, Ala, president Of the Mobile
and Birmingham railway and the
Clifton Iron Co; John McElrOy,
President of the Alabama Mineral
Land company; Nat 7. Baxter Jr.,
of Nashville, Tenn, president Of
the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Rail-
way company; Frank y. Anderson,
Land Commissioner, of Alabama,
and Great Southern Railway; b. F..
Moore, president of the CONNER
cial club, of Birmingham; Chap
pelle Coria, secretary of CONNER
cial club; DIR. VIM. b. Phillips,
formerly of the Engineering and
Mining journal, of New York, and
now of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railway company, and several
other gentlemen. The delegation
made an argument before the
Ways and Means committee yes
terday from their standpoint on
the tariff question.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
Denvor's Real Estate Banquet.

DENVER, Nov. 1.-THE annual
banquet of the Denver Real Estate
Exchange will be held today, and
elaborate preparations have been
made for the event. Another eff
fort is to be made to show that the
exchange is not dead even in these
trOublous times. The Banquet
committee expects speeches from
Senator Teller, ex-senator Hill,
Col. Merriam, of Fort Logan, and
General McCOOk.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
ANOTHER HORROR.
Railroad Wreck in Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. lI.-At
Lafayette, Ala, at an early hour
Yesterday morning, while the pas
senger train from Opelilla, on the
East Alabama railway, was enter
ing the town, running at the rate
of about fifteen miles an hour, the
entire train, except the engine,
Jumped the track at curve and
rolled down a l0-fOOt embankment.
The train was filled with passen-
gers. and Immediately after the
accident the wreck took fire from
a stove. A panic followed among
the Reconstruction passengers.
Thomas Driver, Of Lafayette,
who was riding in the smoking
car, was caught under a seat, and
before he could be rescued, he was
burned to crisp. All the others
were gotten out. The list of the
injured is as follows: Judge j. X.
DOwdeI, of Lafayette, arm
and Jaw broken, and internal
injuries and will die; j. +.
Mitchell, of Five Points, Ala,
severely cut over the eye; f. j.
Mitchell, of Five Points, Ala,
fractured skull, who will died;
Mrs. Roberts little child, of Cali
fOrnia, had her shoulder broken;
J. II. Lowe, Of Stroud, Ga,
had one of his eyes knocked out;
W. c. Hunter, of Chambers county,
Ala, severely hurt internally; b.
f. Weathers, of Roanoke, serious,
internal injuries; Jesse Asborn,
arm broken. The express messen-
ger had his leg hurt and the con-
ductor was hurt about the head.
Judge DOwdell and +. j. Mitchell
were worst hurt, and both are in a
critical condition. The cause of
the accident is not known. The
smoker and one coach had burned
when the fire was eXtinguished.
The drivers death was terrible
one. He was burned up before the
eyes of the other passengers, who
were powerless to help him.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
Talk About Impeachment.

WAsHINCSON, ID. c., Nov. IT,
Inquiry fails to develop any re-
Spouse to the suggestion which
comes from some parts of the
country, most especially from the
Pacific coast, to the effect that the
President should be impeached,
for his course in the Hawaiian
matter. The senators and MEM
bers of the House, when asked to
express themselves upon this
phrase Of the question, refused to
consider it seriously or to discuss it
at all,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
Bank of England Matters.

LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE keenest
interest continues to be manifested
in the affairs of the Bank of Eng
land, especially in city circles,
but beyond what has already been
cabled to the Associated Press
there are but few developments.
1t is stated today that the direc-
tors have not come to any decision,
and it is generally thought there
will be no designations among the
directors. The Westminster Ga
zette attempts to infer that there
was some connection between the
retirement of Cashier Lay and the
resignation of the financial editor
of the Times. The report that
such connection existed is said to
be unfounded.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
Cleveland Ball Team Sold.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. II. -
President Frank ID. Robinson has
sold the National League club to
John S. Sweeney and Orrin Scot
ton, of Detroit, for $4,000. Mr..
Robson says that his reason for
selling is that he is tired of manag
ing the club and that he is on the
lookout for other business. The
sale means that the Cleveland club
will not be in the league next year.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
Cuban Insurrection Ended.

New YORK, Nov. 17.-General
Jose Marti, representative Of the
the Independent party of Cuba, in
the United States, received dis
patch yesterday to the effect that
the Cuban rebellion is at an end,
and that the insurgents have sur
rendered. He is in possession Of
full information in regard to the
rebellion, but would not make it
public,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
After Bank Wreckers.

NEW YORK, Nov. l7-By consent
of the district attorney and lawyers
Of the defence the examination Of
the accused directors of the Madi-
son Square bank was postponed by
Judge MARITIME until today, when
it is believed there will be interest
ing Developments.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
Five Persons Injured.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Nov. 1.-THE
Chronicles telegraph special from
Canton, Ohio, says: "At Minerva
crossing this morning, a collision
occurred between the Cleveland,
Canton and Southern and the Lake
Erie, Alliance and Southern trains.
Five PERSONS Wore injured.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
Attention,

A. Belknap Post No. 81, G. a. r.
You are hereby ordered to meet at
the Post-hall tomorrow 9 a. m, for
the purpose of attending the funer-
al of our late Commander, Anton
Wagner. Members of Order and
Crook Posts are hereby invited.
BY Order Of AUGUST G. MEHLIN,
Sr. Vice Commander. II IL 1t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
The Thomas Concert Season.

Cm1cAGO, Nov. 1.-THE season
of concerts by the Chicago Orches-
ira, for 1924, under the direction
of Theodore Thomas, will begin at
the Auditorium this afternoon, and
will, as last season, cover period
Of twenty weeks, taking place on
Friday afternoons and Saturday
evenings,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
WANT NO FREE TRADE
CAPTURE OF THE BRETT
ROBBERS.
More Horrible Railroad Wrecks.
PRINCE ALEXANDER OF RUS
STA DEAD.
CUBAN REBELLION FRAZZLED
OUT.

Cotton Lower-Wheat Higher-Mon-
ey Easy, But Hard to Get-Sllver
Climbing Up-Talk of Impeaching
the President-other Late News
Via Associated Press, and South
ern Press, Special to the Light.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
New York Money Market.

WALL STREET, New York, Nov.
17.-Money on call easy, at |! per
cent; prime mercantile paper
4@6 per cent; sterling eX-
change strong, with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at
4.S54@4.S53 for demand, and 4.S24@
4.S3for sixty days. Posted rates4.S3!
@,4.S6. Commercial bills 4.Sl ia 1872.
Silver certificates, 90 7-S@7O!, no
sales; bar silver, 20; Mexican dol
lars, 564.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
Irving TO COMPROMISE.

LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE confer
ence between the mine owners and
coal miners convened at II o'clock
at the foreign Office, under the
presidency of Earl ROseberry, who
made an admirable speech tending
to pour oil on the troubled waters.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
The Great Electric Test on Canals.

J ne STedI GlSCGIlC 1SSJ Oh SdnulS.
ROCHESTER,, n. Y, Nov. 1.-The
first experiments in the use Of
electricity as prOpelling power OH
the canals of this state will prob
ably be made on the level east of
Rochester today. The Westing-
house Electric company is to make
the experiment, using its own mo-
tor and dynamOS, and also, 1t is
understood, some of its own special
devices for controlling the electric
current from the trolly wires to
the motor on the boat. 1t has
leased for the purpose the steam
canalbOat Ceres, owned by ThOs.
Ryan, of Buffalo. This boat is of
the ordinary type of canal
scOw, and has seen considerable
service. The only change
made i'm it is the removal of the
steam engine and the substitution
therefore of a westinghouse cleo
trio motor, which is attached to
the propeller wheel much as the
engine was attached. The wheel
does not appear to be one of type
calculated to give the best results.
The poles have been set and the
wires strung, this work differing
not at all from that in common
use on electric railways. The dy-
namOs for generating the electric
current will be placed on the bank
of the canal at convenient point.
The course over which the cleo
trio test is to be made commences
near the city limits OF Rochester,
and extends about a mile east of
the village of Brighton.
The entire expense attendant up
on the experiment is borne by the
Westinghouse company, but the
canal authorities are to pay the
company $50 per day from the APP
preparation made to help these
tests during the actual time the
tests are in progress, sum that
will, perhaps, meet operating eX-
penses, but will leave nothing tC
cover cost of plant and installa-
ton.
1t is generally understood here
that with the company making
this test are parties who are inter
ested in the development of the
immense water power at Niagara
Falls and its conversion into cleo
trical energy and tranmission over
wide stretches of territory. 1t is
the scheme of these people to
carry the electric current along the
canal to Albany, and not only fur
nish power for canal boat propul-
sion, but also to furnish to the
cities and villages along the canal
light, power and heat by the same
means.
OF the result of the test on the
| canal, however, no one seems to en-
terrain a doubt. Should it fail,
there are many besides Governor
Flower and the other high officials
of the state who are to witness it
who will be greatly disappointed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
Cnmmitted Suicide.

BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. H.-Car-
los Diaz Gomez de CadiZ,the Span
ish Consul, committed suicide this
morning. He has been an invalid
for a long time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
To CO-OOerate.

BELFAST, Nov. 1.-THE Chamber
of Commerce has passed a resolu-
ton requesting the government to
cooperate with the United States
i'm DESTROYING floating wrecks.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
Wisconsin's c. E. Convention.

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 1.-THE
State Christian EndeavOr conveu-
ton will begin here today, and
among those present will be the
founder of the society, DIR. Clark;
John q. WOolley, the temperance
apostle, and :. MershOn, the
missionary enthusiast.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17
CANAL MOTORS.
VERSUS HOR-
SEES ON THE TOW PATH.
THE U. S. NAVAL EXHIBIT
WILL SOON GO BACK.

Horse Versus 'Cycls-Cleveland
Sells Out to Detroit-Moody And
Sanky-After Bank Wreckers-
Confederate Day-Real Estate
Banquet Hangs FOOTE'S s
Half breed-Theodore Thomas
Wisconsin Endeavorers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17

Confederate Commemoration Day.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. IL
Confederate CommemOratiOn day
will be appropriately observed
here today.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-17

W. NJ. Hamilton and wife, of
Temple, are in the city on visit.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-11-21
Mr.. DAVIES ON THE NATIVE VOTE.

The Bulletin again serves up a
batch of the opinions of Mr.. T. H.
Davies, this time from an interview
reported by the San Francisco
Evening Post. His views are those
of an Englishman whose interests
and prejudices are all on the side
of British ascendency in Hawaii,
and who has special axe to grind
for his ward Kaiulani. It is to the
credit of Mr.. Davies veracity that
he is not found employing the ridi-
culous invention of the royalists
that the ex-queen was dethroned
by Mr.. Stevens and the United
States forces. 1t would have been
convenient string for him to harp
on when crying up American fair
ness and honesty. He is, however,
too accustomed to note the dis
tinction between truth and lies to
make use of such barefaced false
hood as was that.
Mr.. Davies calls for vote of the
natives. He feels assured that the
United States are far too just and
honorable to accept these islands
unless the natives record their
votes in favor of it. Probably
Americans ought to be gratifed to
be thought so delicately scrupulous
above all other governments. Il
certainly never occurred to Eng
land to ask the consent of the
Egyptian fellahs before Selling
Egypt, or of the Gilbert islanders,
the Solomon islanders, or of the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-11-21

natives of any other country that
she could lay her hands on. No
doubt England would exceedingly
like to see America wait for a vote
of the Hawaiians before proceeding
to annex them.
But Uncle Sam has plenty of
hard sense, and will not be apt to
let Mr.. Davies or any other Eng
lishman furnish for him an article
of conscience for which said Eng
lishman has no use himself.
America has always been the one
great friend of Hawaii, and will
unquestionably treat these natives
with extreme kindness and con-
sideration. In the same way, Amer
lea is unlikely to let the present
weighty issue be governed by their
ignorant and alarmed fancies. She
will consult the necessities of CIV
ilization, the interests of American
commerce in the Pacific, and her
own security.
In this there will be no injustice
to the native people of Hawaii. No
one proposes to take their country
away from them, or to deprive
them of any property or interest in
their country, or to lessen their
security and comfort in their
homes. On the contrary, it is
sought to place the Hawaiians I'M
der the secure protection of Ameri-
can liberty and equality, and pro-
vide for their personal comfort. No
captivity or subsection is threaten
ed to Hawaii, but admission is
asked for her as an integral sec
ton of glorious Union, to become
citizens of which is the eager aim
of the swarming millions of Europe.
To talk as Mr.. Davies does of "filli-
clustering" and "treachery" and
enemies of Hawaiians," is the
rankest nonsense. 1t may suit
Britisher to peddle out such stuff
in order to keep the hands of
America off from what England
wishes were in her reach. Mr..
Davies disclaims in words any
political mission in coming down
to Hawaii. If he should see an
opportunity to further restoration
of the defunct monarchy, however,
he would hardly be the man not to
improve it. He will bear looking
after.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-11-21
FROM NEW york TO LONDON
a Telegraph Rate of Six Cents a
Word Is One of the Coming
Possibilities.

A question of long-distance SUBJ
marine telephone cables is one
which has of late attracted much
attention. The idea that a mer-
chant in New York could converse
directly with his correspondent in
London is a captivating one, es-
pecially as questions could be
asked on both sides and explana-
tons given to a degree not possible
in practice with telegraphy.
That the time will shortly arrive
when this will be done is the opin-
ion of some of the foremost electrical
engineers of the day. An author
ity of such weight as W. H. Preece,
the electrician in chief of the Eng
fish Postal Telegraph service, has
already expressed his belief in its
feasibility, and Professor Silvanus
Thompson now conceeds that ocean
telephony is possible. He says !:
"The means for attaining it are with
in our grasp. Compensated cables of
the new type are entirely practi-
cable. 1t may be needful to begin
with some shorter line than an At
lantic cable, in order to gain expe-
rience. But an Atlantic cable con-
structed on the new plan will not
cost much more when laid than
one of the old type, and whether or
not it is successful in conveying
telephone speech, it will certainly
transmit Geographic messages at a
greatly accelerated speed of signal
ing. If one Atlantic cable can be
constructed to do the work now re-
quiring eight cables that cable will
be constructed. Acceleration of
ocean telegraph service is in itself
a desirable step in advance, but
the advance will not be complete
until telephone speech is trans
mitted also from shore to shore"
Should such a cable be laid and
difficulties in telephoning over it
arise, it would still be possible to
use it for high-speed automatic
Geographic work, at the rate, prob
ably, of 400 words minute. On
this basis the present daily aver
age number of words sent over a
cable, which is put at 1000, could
be transmitted in about twenty
consecutive minutes. The natural
consequence of this increased faci-
lily would be an increase in the
volume of traffic and a reduction
Of the tariff, and it is quite posi-
bic that before long we shall be
cabling to England at the rate of 6
cents word.-Am. Elk.
Daily OHyrprTcrD IN ao4- -
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-11-21
NATIVE RULE INCOMPATIBLE WITH
MODERN CIVILIZATION.

1t has often been remarked that
Hawaii presented tho only example
of an aboriginal race maintaining a
monarchy over a strong element of
European civilization among them.
It is needless to discuss the very
exceptional conditions which have
continued these relations between
natives and whites in Hawaii for
the past half century. Universal
experience elsewhere plainly indi-
Gates that such relation is abnor-
NAL and impossible to be perpetu-
ated. The local experience in
Hawaii is that, in spite of the most
friendly and tolerant efforts on the
part of the whites for many years,
the friction became too great for the
weaker race to be permitted any
longer to govern or seem TO govern
the stronger one. 1t was by the in
evitable logic of affairs that the
Hawaiian monarchy came to its
end. The end must soon have come
In the nature of the case. Docility,
prudence, integrity Of purpose on
the part of the native rulers might
have postponed for few years the
Inevitable result. 1t was precipi-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-11-21
From REEF TO WHARF D..

The removal of the steamship
Miowera from her uneasy and dan
gerous position on the reef gives
general satisfaction. All are glad
with and for her owners, her agents
and her officers. If she were a
mere stranger who had casually
gone out of her way to touch at
Honolulu, and here met disaster,
We should all have felt keenly
panied at such misfortune to a
noble ship. Much more have we
been vexed, however, when the fine
steamer was one of a new line
starting out under hopeful auspices
to open new channels of commerce
to Hawaii. The early wreck Of
this pioneer boat was a calamity
to us all. Her deliverance from
that wreck takes heavy weight
from every breast.
The daily sight of that great ship
in front of the wharves lying help
less and exposed to the heavy
breakers that a storm might any
day hurl against her, was most
depressing spectacle, visible mis-
fortune, patent disparagement to
our city and harbor. 1t made one
feel a good deal as a man would to
have an efigy hanging on gihhet
before his front gate. Such spec
tacles are not desirable anywhere.
The community are most grateful
to Captain Metcalfe and his wreck
ers for taking it away.
The stranding of this vessel was
one of the most careless disasters
that this group has ever witnessed.
A calm sea, a clear air, the city
blazing with electric lights and
telling of the ships close prox-
unity to the shore, and yet
no soundings taken until too
late to be of use-all show less
than the ordinary precautions
when approaching land.
When the steamer Warrimoo, on
her September trip to Vancouver,
approached Cape Flattery, distant
ten or twelve miles, about 9 P. NJ,
in a hazy atmosphere, the lead and
line were frequently run out, and
when ninety fathoms were found,
the steamers Roadway was check
ed and her engines slowed down,
while searching for the lighthouse
beacon. She remained in this
situation till towards morning,
when the mist dispersed, the light
was observed, and she headed for
the entrance, though she had been
several hours cautiously waiting to
ascertain her position.
We can extract one piece of good
credit however from this accident
to the Miowera. She lay on our
reef six weeks lacking one day, and
suffered no material injury, al
though any heavy southerly gale
would have destroyed her. This
is the Pacific ocean, and Honolulu
is situated in the most pacific part
thereof all of which is well worth