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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-27
ExrREss RoBBER LOCATED.
The Man who Changes the Bank
Notes Into Brown Paper

The LIGHT has published several rob-
berries committed in the service Of the
express companies wherein the currency
bills have been distracted from the pack
ages and worthless strips of MANILA
wrapping paper substituted for the money.
The Wells Fargo, Pacific and other com
panieS which have suffered have been
working, with the assistance of the de-
tectiveS employed by them, and have been
following up clues they obtained until
they have finally located one Of the rob
bcrS, who is said to be the slick
est of all of the artistic thieves
They have not yet arreS ed him, but they
have got him under such strict Surveil-
lance that he can not possibly get away.
and they are watching him and setting
traps in which to catch him dead to
rights" but he has been so cautious that
he has thus far eyaded them. He is said
to be in Cincinnati, Ohio, and where the
law can put its hands on him at any time
that it gets ready 10 do so.
The Pacific Express people. however,
were very much surprised when 5000
robbery, of similar nature, was reported
by bank cashier at Tyler, of a package
originally containing that sum, sent from
New Orleans but which packages had been
tempered with and the currency abStrac-
ted and replaced with the manila paper.
The officers are now working up that
robbery and doing so on the hypothesis
that there is regular organized gang of
robbers in the express service who oper-
ate on this basis and the chances are that
they will be located and captured as the
Express never lit up on those who rob
them until they have been sentenced TO
fPlOnGOuS Seryitude
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A Thief Arrested

Albert Washington. negro, who has
been in the employ Of Meye: Brothers,
the Southern hotel bar proprctOrS. as
porter, was jailed by Deputy Sheriff Nc
CloSkcy yesterday, on the charge of theft
under $40. 1t seems that Washington has
been stealing Is cent cigars from the bar
named Louis Walls. for cents each.
Walls was also arrested. on the charge of
lTcceiving stolen property. 1t has not
been long since Never Brothers had like
trouble with another negro porter, he
having stolen pair of pants and several
shirts from Southern hotel guest.
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| teens, your choice of all for II &c a ward.
go pieces Scotch F1annelettes in light
medium and dark colors, choice - y vd'
-Four cases best IA Indigo Prints, real
Bengal die never fades, choice patterns
~ &c yard.
100 pieces best English yard wide Per-
Gals, dress styles, in medium and dark
colors, worth I5c, at I2Hc.
1856 pieces finest French Percals, in
medium and light colors handsome de-
signs, at I2Hc worth I8c.
200 pieces 32-inch Figured Llama Chal.
lies, one OF the seasons novelties, onlv
Ia &c yard.
SATEENS-Largest stock, greatest as
sortment, choicest designs, best qualities
and lowest prices in the city.
Al I4c A YARD-I27 pieces finest a.
inch American Sateens, in all the choic-
est designs, worth fully zoe.
AT I9c A YARD-II5 pieces figured
and changeable foreign Sateens, full a.
inches wide and never made to sell less
than 25c.
AT 2Sc A YARD we will sell hand.
some French Sateens in latest designs
equal in quality and style to those offer.
ed elsewhere at 35c and 4oc
GINGHAMS nowhere else can such
an assortment be found; nowhere will,
prices be found so reasonable
AT Ioc A YARD we will sell two cases
fine American Zephyr Ginghams that
other houses ask I2Hc for.
AT Ice YARD we will sell this week 14e
pieces elegant lace striped Zephyr Ginghsms,
equal in quality and style to any 25c goods in
the market -
PRINTED BATIsTEs fifty pieces extra -.
wide printed Batistes, q beautiful wash fabric "a
and fully worth zoe; in this sale 15c yard
istes Whipcords and many other Dress Novel
daily and being put on Sale at Lowest Prices
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ELEGENr FURNITURE AT AUCTION
THE FINEST OF THE FINEST,

Will be sold Tuesday, Feb, 2Sth, 10 a.
M, entire contents of residence No. Sl2
North Flores street, consisting of five
magnificent bed room sets, one of which is
the finest in the state; wardrObeS, BruS-
sells carpets, two fine plush parlor sets.
also three fine French plate glasses, two
pier and one mantel; face curtains, oil
paintings, SidebOard, extension table,
china ware, hne range, kitchen furniture,
etc, etc COMINGE e. CLAVIER,
2 25 2t AuctiOneerS.
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CITY BUILDING NOTES.

There are too many loaferS around the
City hall.
City Attorney Levy attended recorders
court this morning.
Some of the election Judges and clerks
are overly anxious to receive their sal
aries
Ed. Gutlbeau, assistant city clerk,
packed up his buds this morning and
walked out of the city clerks office to
make ready for the new official.
City Assessor Frasch informed Max
SutOr Saturday night that his services
key turned over The order was Obcyed
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1T SHOULD BE IN EVERY HousE

J. B. Wilson, 81 Clay ST., Sharpsburg,
Pa, says he will not be without Dr..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, that it cured his wife
who was threatened with Pneumonia af-
ter an attack Of LA Grippe" when
various other remedies and several
physicians had done her no good. Robert
Kings New Discovery has done him
more good than anything he ever used
for Lung Trouble. Nothing like it. TRY
it. Free trial bottles at f. Dreiss & Sons
and A. Dreiss' drug store. Large bottles
SOC. and sl.OO.
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Geo. stumberg Injured .

Saturday afternoon, while George
Stumberg was driving down South Flores
street, his horse became frightened and
the driver was compelled to use whip
freely in order to control the vicious ami
NAL. AS result, Mr. Stumberg was
kicked terribly on his chest, causing him
to fall, in an unconscious condition. DR..
Amos Graves, Sr., was summoned, and the
injured mans wounds were properly
dressed. He is now quite i'll, but will re-
cover shortly.
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SEGUIN NOTES.
SEGUIN, Texas. Feb. %, 90

SEGUIN, Texas, Feb %, 90.
San Antonio Daily LIGHT:
Little Shelby Johnston, eldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. III. Johnston. died at
his home yesterday OF pneumonia. He
was such a bright, manly little fellow
tkat his death is regretted very much and
sincere sympathy is felt tor his parents in
their great loss.
1t began raining this morning about s
o'clock and has rained almost continuous
ly up to p. NJ. with indications for more.
1t was badly needed.
Mr. j. w. Graves came in this morning
and will spend Sunday with his people
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene NOlte returned
this morning from New Orleans.
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An Ugly Cash

Yesterday afternoon while the little
son of Mrs. Cunningham, who resides at
1926 Nolan street, was playing, boy
named Jesse Duckal picked up rock and
threw it, striking the little fellow in the
left jaw inflcting terrible cash, which
was Sewed up by physician. The matter
was reported to police headquarters and
Jesse will be seriously dealt with.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-27
OFFICE OF

AGRICULTURE, Insurance. STATISTICS
AND HI~TuRY.
AUSTIN, Tea, Jan. 30, 1893.
To all whom it may concern:
This is to certify, that the Williams
burgh City Fire Insurance Company of
Brooklyn. New York, has in all respects
fully complied with the laws Of Texas as
conditions precedent to its doing business
in this state, and that said company holds
a certificate OF authority from this Office
emitting it to do business in this state for
twelve months from first day Of January,
1898
Given under my hand and seal at office.
in Austin, the day and date first above
written.
JOHN Z. HOLLINGwORTH.
Commissioner.
BEALL e EICHLITZ, Agents.
San Antonio Texas. 1t aw 3W
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NO EXPERIMENT.,

International and Great Northern r. K.
Cannon Ball. train 81, leaves San Anto-
MO daily at 6 p. m. carrying the most
magnificent Pullman Buffet sleeping cars,
lighted by gas, for Dallas via Hearne)
and ST. Louis without change. GOOG
connections via Taylor for Temple,
Waco, Fort Worth, Sherman, DPni-
son and all points beyond. Two
through trains daily. Twelve hours
quickest route to st. Louis. . 81 I'm
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At the Casino.

Another masquerade was given at the
Casino Saturday night which was largely
attended. The music on this occasion
was good, the costumes worn by the par
Elephants were lovely and the lunch
served was delicious. AT 2 o'clock all re-
paired to their respective homes, feeling
that most gratifying time had been
spent
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-27

CITY WOOD AND COAL YARD,
Corner Nolan and Walnut streets.
Best dry sawed split wood, cheap as
can be had elsewhere, furnished on
shortest notice. Also best Indian
Territory coal. Telephone $40.
% ct q Wk
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-27
The New Mnrk

w. 0. Calvert, a Past chancellor from
Dallas, representing the 'Pythia n
Knight" will deliver a lecture on the
work of the New Ritual. at the meeting of
Lotus lodge tonight. All members of the
order in good standing, are invited to at
tend
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-27
SULPHUR BATAS.

The Natural Hot Sulphur Bathing es-
Establishment at the Southwestern Park,
is now open. Hack to the grounds leaves
he |. 81 u. n. ticket office, Alamo plaza
at and IL a. m. and 3 and D. m. 10 TT
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-27
a. z. kerr & SONS

Wood, coal and Muldoon sandstone
rock speciality. Can furnish any
quantity and size from 500 lbs. to 10 ton
rock. Ask for prices. Telephone 372. If
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PARLoR CABINET.

If you want to see the handso-
NEST line of ParlOr Cabinets, fin
ished in Antique Oak, mahogany,
birds eye maple, walnut and gold,
call on l.. p. PECK d Co. 2 II If.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-27
ABARGAIN FOR PRINTERS.

For Sale: 500 lbs. of BREWER Roman,
air condition, abundance of sorts, at
Is and 20 cents a pound. Address,
II q tt Il. B. JOHNSON, LIGHT Office.
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FOR SALE.

Two hundred shares of the BeXar
Building and Loan association,
fully paid up, and worcestershire.
Call at room No. 9, French build
ing. 222 If.
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IMPERIAL BICYCLES"

Are run down by our competitors
they are afraid of our popularity.
1000 people in Chicago alone ride
them. w. f. ROACH,
2 6 limo. POI West Commerce st.
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We are Ready TT n :;sS:
Magnificent ckof ''11 "a
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DIS, BURG.

Late Physician Imp. Hospital Vienna
Office Re ter Building, Alamo Plaza.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-27

BARGAIN FOR PRINTERS.
For Sale: 500 lbs. of BREWER Roman,
fair condition, abundance of sorts, at
Is and 20 cents pound. Address,
ii 81 If II. B. JOHNSON, LIGHT Office
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ANSoRA GOAT SKINS.

Furs, and Skins, Mats. Rugs and Robes,
cheap, at KoCH's, 211 South Alamo St.
FurS dressed and robes made to order
! 3 3m.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-27
LITTLE ANNIEOHoWaRD

Is back again behind the counters of the
Little Washington" corner Of Neueva
and East STREETS, and will be pleased to
have all her old friends call. Annie will
draw the incest glass Of Alamo, and treat
you pleasantly. 1-26-1m
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-10-11
CRISP AND CASUAL.

TURKS believe that women have no
FOULS.
EUROPEAN railroads stretch 142, 2,6S5
miles.
PIGEONS were employed in the matt
service in Bible times.
BY the emancipation proclamation
1895, iii slaves were freed.
FULLY 80 per cent Of Russian and
servian soldiers are unable to either
read or write.
THE amount OF money held by vari-
ous London banks is not far short OF
81. $50, 100000.
A oNE-ARMED resident OF Yoncalla,
Ore, built house twenty-four feet
square without assistance.
a LARGER portion of children sur
vive their first year OF existence in
Dublin than in any one OF the twenty
largest towns Of England and Wales.
THE Stonehenge monument consisted,
when entire, Of two circles and two
1ials, the outer circle being composed
Of sixty stones, each from thirteen to
twenty feet in height.
The first sea-going vessel of alumni
lum Is being constructed in the dock
yards OF the Loire. II Is cutter which
would weigh, II made of the usual ma
terials, 1900 tons, instead Of its actual
weight Of $500 tons.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-10-11

Treasury building kuows full well
its massive exterior. It's full strength,
however. is not apparent until after II
careful scrutiny of the interior. The
bnilding itself was constructed for the
purposes of the Custom House in 1872
and used MS such until 1882.
Strong rs IL WAS originally i. was, in
remodelliDg, made absolutely impreg-
nable. A board of United States army
officers were intrusted with the work,
and as it stands to-day il contains
many features Of fortress. The walls
in the basement are eight feet thick
and nre built of solid granite blocks
No part of the walls anywhere are less
than four feet through. All the par
titions between the rooms are Of
masonry. The ceilings are concrete,
nll the floors are of stone or metal and
the various doors are of steel plate.
The treasure is stored in five princi-
pal vaults, three of which hold tho
greater proportion. These are the
gold vanlt, the note vault and the
vault in which is stored the silver dol
lars. The first two are on the main or
rotunda floor, while the other is huge
cavern in the cellar of the building.
The vaults on tho main floor ars
bombproof and burglar proof and
proof against everything else short of
general cataclysm. That in the
cellar is equally so. The walls of the
building forming the sides of the
vaults are eight feet thick, and masonry
encases them on all sides, saving
where the entrance doors pierce
through. The ceilings of the upper
vaults are about twelve feet in height
and the dimensions perhaps twelve by
fourteen feet.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-10-11

walls, hinge columns and severely
classic style of Grecian architecture
Half way up the long flight of stone
steps which communicates with the
main entrance in Wall street stands n
bronze statue OF Washington of heroic
size, keeping watch and ward, MS it
We're, over the vast treasure within
Upon the same site in 1889 and for
n score of years later was Federal Hall,
standing upon the balcony of which
the Father of His Country took the
oath of Office rs the first President of
the United States The building,
therefore, rests upon historic ground,
which lends to it double charm and
connects the present with the past.
Washington no doubt had an abiding
faith in the destiny of his country, and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-10-11

AS the result of number of expert
ments, the station advises the use of
bi-sulphide of carbon. The method of
applying it is to take ball of cotton
about the size of an egg, thoroughly
saturate it with qi-sulphide of carbon,
throw it into the burrow and close the
opening with some earth. The BIZ
sulphide of carbon evaporates rapidly,
and being heavier than the air, soon
fills the burrow and smothers the
squirrels. A pint of the fluid is suf-
ticient to treat twenty burrows.
Bi-sulphide of carbon is good also
for prairie dogs, rats, ants and any
kind of vermin. A caution in its use
is, however, necessary. The liquid is
highly infammable, and should never
be brought near fire or any kind of
light for fear of an explosion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-10-11

with wealth. The very air seems i'm
pregnated with an odor of riches. In
one instance this amounts to mn cm-
barrassment, for in the case of the sill
yer dollars. forty millions of which
are stored in series of vaults in the
basement, the heavy iron lattice work
and huge steel bars are bulging ont of
place under the enormous pressure of
1900 tons of silver, for $1,000, 00) of
silver weighs thirty tons, and Si0,-
600, 900 is the burden of the vault.
Under ordinary circumstances the
Sub-Treasury handles very little coin.
The metal lays stored away in the
vaults in neat canvas bags, $4,000 in
each one containing gold and $1,000 in
each bag of silver. At tho present
time, however, all this is changed. The
Government has suspended the issue
of gold certificates against deposits OF
that metal, the free silver dollars are
exhausted, and only those secured by
silver certificates remain in the vaults I;
the Clearing House balances are settled
in actual coin, gold is coming in and
going ont, is weighed and counted,
and the passer by in Nassau street at
the corner of Pine hears all day long
the clink and clatter of metal.
AT any time visit TO the Sub
Treasury is interesting, but it is
particularly so now. Walk up the
long flight of stone steps leading from
Wall street to the main entrance of
the building any morning after 10
o'clock, pass by the guardian statue of
Washington and between the huge
granite columns which support the
projecting roof, and you enter cool,
lofty counting room.
Standing mt the main entrance be-
tween two supporting granite columns
similar to those outside, the view is
unobstructed to the Pine street, or
rear, entrance of the building. Be
fore another step is taken the visitor
becomes ut once aware of the over
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-10-11
4 Pest Of Western Farms.

To the order of animals known M
Rodentia, or gnawers, belongs the
ground squirrel, or gopher, one of the
numerous enemies against which the
farmer has to contend. These pests,
says the New York World, have be-
come SO destructive that many schemes
have been suggested for their EXTERN
nation. The latest report of the Wy
oming Agricultural Station details the
experiments undertaken to destroy the
various orders of gophers.
The ground squirrels attack root
crops and seeds OF all kinds as soon as
planted, though they do the greatest
damage after the plants have COM
monced to grow and are through the
ground. Their burrowing habits are
source of annoyance to the farmer,
and greatly injure the land. In this
respect gophers resemble the prairie
dogs, their burrows being close to-
gether SO as to form towns.
While the gophers are fond of seeds
and have n particular weakness for
carrots, sugar beets and roots of all
kinds, they also attack fruit trees.
The latter suffer SO much from their
depredations that California or
chardist suggests tying newspaper
around the trunks of the trees in such
way that when the squirrels attempt
60 pass over the paper its rattling will
frighten them away.
The plan of drowning these pests
ont of their burrows has also been
tried. But this is n tedious method
and water is not always procurable.
Strychnine or some other poison mixed
with grain has been used with consid-
cradle success. But the danger at
tendant on this method is great, as
stock, poultry and wild birds are as
liable to eat the poisoned grain rs the
squirrels.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-10-11

believed that it would attain an impor-
tant place among the nations of the
earth, but never, it is safe to assume,
did his mind picture the transforma-
tions that have come to pass over the
site of the old colonial hall within the
brief space which separates his gener-
alton from the present
Then the country was emerging
front the effects OF devastating war
and was without revenue or public
credit. Now its resources are bound
less, and its credit, unshaken by n
financial storm, stands eminent
among the nations of the earth, On
the site where in 1889 the infant Re-
public was launched forth upon an un-
known and untraversed sea, without n
penny in its Golfers, stands its treasure
house in which is stored wealth be-
yond the dreams of avarice or the
combined fortunes of Cr9sus of old or
Monte Cristo of modern times.
Within the gray granite walls of the
New York Sub-Treasury are transacted
two-thirds of the entire financial oper-
ations of the United States Govern
ment In 1892 its receipts were 81,
259, 730, 591. 80 and its disbursements
were 81, l,279, $40, ,904.24. This would
have shown deficit but for the fact
that the Sub Treasury had small bal
ance of $13S, 072, 240. 63 left over from
the year before, and hence year ago
last June, when the balance was struck
the Government found that it had
stored in its New York treasure house
the neat sum of $11S, 222, 977. SO to be-
gin the work of the fiscal year of 1893.
1t is difficult to conceive of one hun
drcd and eighteen million and odd
hundred thousands of dollars in coin
and bills, and yet at the Sub-Treasury
this is trihing amount, and has fre-
quently been exceeded by hundred
OF two millions more.
The building fairly groans under the
weight of gold and silver and heaps OF
copper and nickel and huge stacks ol
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-10-11
THE I,,ruyrs syYop rSnrn

BrLLEroNTr-At Mondays session of IN e
Evangelical Lutheran Synod committee
was appointed to make arrangements and
devise means for the erection of home for
aged and wornout ministers. The report
of the statistical secretary shows that in
Central Pennsylvania Synod there are 40
ministers 81 churches, with a valuation Of
s4io,32O. The membership is 8. 7si. net
gain of 2A. Last year there were COG ac.
cessions. There are II Lutheran and %
Union Sunday Schools, with l,297 officers
and 1886 scholars During the year there
were raised for pastoral support and local
expenses si2Si9; for benevoence, ss, 800;
by the Sunday Schools 1891. The Synod
then adjourned after 10 days session to
meet at Lewistown next September.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-10-11
WIVES OF FAMOUS MEN.

GARRIcK married an Austrian dancer
named Veigel. During his whole mar
lied life tho twain were never separa-
ted for single day, and when he died
,he retained an idolatrous affection for
ais memory.
WILLIAM THE CoNQUERoR courted
Matilda by pulling her OIL her horse in
Iight Of her fathers castle and thrash
ng her with his horsewhip. She mar
-ied him, convinced that he must DO o
very brave man.
PAsQUIER had a scolding wife, but
remembering that "a scOld's speech Is
merely the exercise of her lungs" he
,colded back again with great success,
and, as he humorously y says, had peace
by constant war"
THE married life Of Mara, the so
prano, was enbittered by the conduct
of her husband, violoncellist, who
vas said to be in a state OF intoxication
partial or intoxication complete for
over twenty years.
JOHN WESLEY, after publishing q
treatise advising celibacy for the cler-
yy, married widow named Vizellc,
who, after years Of unhappiness, left
him, carrying off his manuscripts. He
never recalled her.
THE typical case of marital conf
ience, contrasted with infdelity, is
that Of Belisarius and Antonina. Her
.nfidelities were innumerable; his con-
idence was unbounded, and as with
spell she ruled him to the last.
THE famous Rev. Andrew Bell had q
virago who left him and then devoted
her time to abusing him by mail. She
Dnce addressed letter TO him: ITO
that Supreme of Rogues, who looks the
Hangdog that he is, Doctor Andrew
Bell"
SIR THOMAS MORE undertook to cdu-
cate his wife and obliged her to prsc-
tice music. She hated music, but for
some time complied with his wishes,
then rebelled, and until his death hem
pecked him so successfully that he
found the Tower comfortable refuge
from her tongue.