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The Choctaw and Chickasaw Deal.

The payment outright Of nearly s. 900 900
on an Indian claim. in the present condi-
ton Of the Treasury. naturally attracts at
tention. The amount voted to the Chero-
KEGS is far greater. being S.. 1885, 73G. but. for
tunately only 1896. 1856 OF this sum was pay
able in 1898. and that they have received
The entire s2.0i2,652 Of tine Choctaws and
Chickasaws. given for O release Of their
rights in certain lands, was to be cash
down. the act having been passed more
than two years ago. when there was less
need than now to postpone outgoes.
Some talk, however. has been occasioned
by ascertaining that prodigious fees are to
be paid to attorneys and lobbyists out OF this
appropriation. and until the last moment it
was thought that this fact might delay the
delivery Of the money.
The simple truth Is that this whole mat
ter OF the exorbitant amounts to be paid TO
agents was put before Congress by Presi-
dent HARRISON in a special message, and
that body disposed OF it. The Fifty-hrst
Congress had made an appropriation of
S2.99l. 45O In the Indian Appropriation bill.
three-fourths to go to the Choctaws and
one-fourth to the Chickasaws. Mr.. HARRI-
Son would not allow the payment to be made.
as the wording Of the appropriation gavo
him the power to delay it. and he laid his
objections before the Fifty-second Congress.
His reason for not resorting to the veto
power was that he would have had to veto
the whole Indian Appropriation bill In which
the item was contained, and the session
was In Its last hours.
In the first place. he objected to the right
OF the Choctaws and Chickasaws to have the
appropriation at ALL but on that point both
branches Of Congress overruled him. Next he
pointed out that mistake OF nearly $4s. 800
was made. to the Governments detriment.
In the calculation Of the allotments; but
this was disposed OF by separate bill. de-
Quoting that amount from the total appro-
priation and leaving 1t $2,9A2.8 52. as now.
Finally he declared that the Choctaw Legis-
lature had agreed to give three citizens OF
the tribe, as agents. 20 per cent. OF any
amount that might be recovered from the
United States. and that this sum would
reach $780, 1896. The Chlckasaws were to
give only 10 per cent. on their interest. or
about $4,000. In fees and expenses. The total
would be about s635. 900 for these purposes.
But apart from the question Of protecting
the Indians from extortionate demands,
Mr.. HARRISON made this statement:
within month after she pa sage of the law. RI
WARD one OF the agents who was to divide with his
two associates the enormous sum to be paid by the
choctAws presented to me an AnidAyt dated April T.
1891, which Is herewith submitted. 1t appears from
his statement that the action Of the Choctaw Council
In this matter was oofrupty Influenced by the exscu,
ton OF certain notes signed BY wARD for himself and
his associates In sums varying from So COO 10
lf IA
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Parents and Children.

| Mr.. PALMER OF Palmer's Theatre spoke
at the meeting Of the Actors Fund Society
Of the outrageous injustice done to chill
dren by the law which prevents them from
the exercise OF their abilities on the stage.
Under the unsupported and unsupport-
able theory that the hours and associations
| OF the thea ire tend to their physical Injury
| and moral contamination. they are debarred
| from the means Of making living which
| they delight 20 use, OF which their
| natural guardians approve as proper and
| wholesome. Children may look on theat-
| rical exhibitions, but this law forbids them
to take part in the plays as performers.
They may go to dancing school and to
singing school. but they must not dance
and sing in public. There Is no law fixing
tho time at which parents must send their
children to bed. but they are not permitted
to let them remain up until they have ap-
peared on the stage for an hour in the even
ing. There Is no law defining actors as
disreputable and dangerous characters,
vet this law treats association with them
as morally communicating for children
At the meeting OF the Actors Fund about
ono hundred Of the children OF the stage, as
they are called. sang in chorus. and they
are described as remarkably bright, healthy.
happy, and handsome specimens Of child
hood. They are the children OF parents
who are proud of their accomplishments
and tenderly regardful Of their welfare.
and presumably have as much desire and
fitness as any other parents to regulate
the manner Of life. the education, the asso-
GATES, and the associations OF their chill
dren: but because. in the exercise OF their
right OF guardianship. they would allow the
children to display their accomplishments
on the stage. the law forces itsolf between
parent and child. and. as Mr. PALMER said,
Furnishes them almost as criminals.
That is an outrage on the institution Of
the family. Is there to be no parental dis
erection allowable? II 1t Is restricted thus
far. why may it not be destroyed altogether
by cranky and meddesome philanthropy?
or these children Of the stage part are
singers. who ought to be earning, Mr.. PALM
Err said. from s15 to $50 week on the
stage; and nearly one-quarter are dancers
capable OF earning from $50 to $50 week:
but under the law not any OF them can earn
q dollar by use OF their special abilities
and accomplishments. They are compelled
to hide their talent In napkin. and forbid
den to put 1t to profitable use by appearing
on the stage for few minutes in the evening.
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TarSSsh .sspins car. to thousand Island points, via
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polo games they managed to get much en-.
joyment out OF life In other ways
Tho engagement Of Miss Otis. daughter OF
the Hon. James Otis. q young laty whose
beauty and attractions have m ade her n VERY
pronounced belle for two or three seasons I'm.
caused quite STIR In fashionable circles. The
fortunate man 10 Mr.. Edey.
Another engagement currently report.d IA
that OF Miss Ada Smith. dau ghter OF the lato
samuel Smith Of New Orlea ms and sIster o,
Mrs samuel Colgate. to Mr.. Kroslsr. a gentle
man well known In the business world and
member OF the Calumet Club
Stay-at-homes this summer who will have
no opportunity to study science and art AT
Chicago or fashion and beauty at Newpor,
are nevertheless not to be left oomfortless.
In addition to new roof garden on I'll,
American Theatre and Seldls concerts az
Madison SQUARE, they will have q delightful
Longing place at the Academy OF Design.
whore loan collection OF unusual excellsnc,
is to be opened. The great feature of the Al.
hibition will be the gallery OF the late Angus
Belmont, which has been generously loan,!
by his sons and which contains some OF tn,
best specimens OF modern artists to be fourL
In the world. Mr. Belmont was most critica!
and painstaking collector, and was adding -
his gallery up to the close Of his life. Nj.
Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mr.. aiarauand hay,
also promised valuable paintings for tho et-
hibtion. and there will also DO many inter
eating specimens OF ceramics, terra Gotta.
enamcls embroideries. and old silver
The death on Friday OF Mrs. James Is.
Oracle slstor OF the late Mrs Theodore Roose.
welt, and aunt OF Theodore and Elliott Roose.
welt. adds another to the long list OF charm n!
women Of whom New York society has thus
been deprived since last summon. Mira Grac!s
WAS gentle. refined. and accom- plished, aui
she will be sincerely mournsd By large circle
OF friends and rslAtiysA
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-25
PECOS STONE ADOPTED.
The Commissioners Determined to
Have a kirst Glass Structure.

The county commissioners at their SeS
sion today received the report of the ar
chiJeCt, }. Relley Gordon, in reference to
the proposed change in material for the
construction of the SuperStructure of the
new court house, in which he said that
the proposition of the contractors to build
the court house of No PeCOS sandstone
for $4,000 or No. = PccOS sandstone for
$1,000 was very favorable proposition.
County Judge Callaghan moved to sub
Stitute MuldOOn sandstone for the Brack
enrIdge stone mentioned in the original
specifications, and his motion was sec
onded by Commissioner BOerner but was
lost. COmmSS OnrrS DIVER, Jonas and
Umscheid voting against IL.
The commissioners on vote of three
to two then adopted the PpcOS No. sand
stone as substitute for the breckenridge
stone, County Judge Callaghan and Com
missioner BOerner voting nay. The
commissioners, however believed that
the PeCOS stone could be obtained
for less than the contractor proposed,
and therefore appointed Adam Maurer
as an arbitrator to act with an arbitra or
to be selected by the contractors, who
have selected Fred Robinson. In case
these two arbitratOrS fail to agree they
will select third 1t is believed that the
PeCOS No. l sandstone may be secured
for about $4,000 additional expense over
the Breckenridge stone if the railway will
fix anything like reasonable rates, and it
will make it a first class building in every
respect. The trimming will be of PecOs
stone, but will be dressed and that will
make them of different color from the
body stone.
The original trustees appointed in
school district No. were retained.
The petition of Mrs. V. c. Ostrom, for a
new hearing of the matter in reference to
the county road running through her
property, was granted.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-25
SPORTS ON THE WAY.
Denver Betting on Hall and God
dard. Bat Masterson Thinks Nit
cheu Can Whip Corbett.

WICHITA, KS, Feb 25--Bat
Masterson and seven other Denver
sports passed through here last
night, en-rOute to New Orleans to
witness the Hall-FitsimmOns and
Goddard-Smith fights. They had
twenty thousand dollars in the
party to bet on Hall and Goddard.
Masterson said he believed that
Smith to be Goddard's superior in
skill, but two faint-hearted to
fight a battle out. Immediately
after the New Orleans fights, Mas
terson will accompany Charlie
Mitchell back to England. He
feels confident Mitchell will whip
I'Orbptt
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-25
LATE KILOGRAMS.
BOILED DOWN FROM PRIVATE
SPECIAL AND OTHER
SOURCES.

Henry II. Thurber, of Detroit, is
Cleveland's private secretary.
The governor of Idaho signs the
bill enfranchising the Mormons.
New Braunfels is putting in an
electric plant.
Jules Ferry elected president of
French Senate.
French steamer Domnai sunk in
collision and Z drowned.
San Marcos gets the fish hatch
cry.
Gerge Allen, train dispatcher,
suicides at Houston
Jury finds Neis, of Ottumwa, To-.
guilty of wife murder.
Two miners killed by China
mans carelessness at Hazleton, Pa.
Brown & Kone, livery, San Mar
cos, burned and 9 horses cremated.
DR.. Walkers barn burned at
Trinity and several fine Jersey
cattle lost.
Court refuses appeal of De Les
seps for absolution from indict-
ment for bribery and corruption.
The Kaiser presents Won Caprivi
with a sword in honor of his 62nd
birthday.
The purchase of 10000 acres of
coffee land in TuXtipee, Mexico, is
reported.
Robert Louis Stephenson de-
nounces England's course at
Samoa.
The military telegraph from
Laredo to Garlic is in working or
der.
McLcmOre introduces resolution
against "hoopskirts" before Texas
legislature.
Dun's report is not enthusiastic
over the situation, but business is
fairly good.
Cotton in sight since September
|, is 3,l4S,OOO less than for lS92-92
same time.
Chas. Smith and family poisoned
eating limburger cheese, at Hous-
ton.
George Routt killed by VIII Car
Isle in IA shotgun duel at Brcn-
ham.
Five cOlOrcd children locked in
Il house at GAINESVILLE, y. c., burn
to death.
The switch tenders strike in Chi
cago is failure.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25.-Wm.
Miller, pugilist, who was defeated
by Hawkins, died this morning of
conclusion of the brain, from in
iuries received in the fight.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-25
Starts Under "Old Glory"

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-The steam
ship New York, formerly known as
the City of New York today at 30
p. M, will leave this port for
southampton, England, flying the
American flag under the signal of
the American Line, this being the
late Inman Line. This is the
change for which preparations
have been making for months. By
special act of Congress the two
fastest steamships aflOat, the City
of New York and City of Paris,
were admitted to American regis
ter; the Inman Line has become
the American Line; and their
ships will sail between New York
and Southampton.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-25
Does Not Worry Uncle Sam.

CHICAGO, Feb. pa special
from Washington, D. c., says: Re-
ports from Canada about discrimi-
nation against silver coin from
the United States cause no worry
here. If the banks in British Van
cOuver, as reported, have decided
to take American silver only at a
discount of 2O25, the probability is
that it is for local reasons. The
officials of the mint bureau say
that they have no information on
the subject, but they think that
somebody may be intending to do
a brokerage business in exchanging
American and Canadian coins.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-25
PRICE So a Year
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

Senate decides to continue the Utah
commission. WOlcOtt'S amendment to the
civil service appropriation call out dis
cuSStOn but the amendment goes
The House strikes from the Indian ap-
preparation bill the $55S.000 for arrears of
interest to the ChickaSawS: 1000 Choc-
taw Orphan reservation fund and adds
S25O,OO0 for Indian schools. Hatch charges
that the House was dallying over appro-
priation bills to prevent action on anti
option and silver bills and was promptly
called to order. House took recess I'M
I'LL evening TO consider private pension
bill.
The sundry civil bill go to the commit
tee OF conference before being considered
in the COMMITTEE OF the whole.
The House of Representatives thinks
that ID should be consulted in the acQuis.
ltion OF new territory, and are moving to
be recognized In the matter.
STATE LEGISLATURE.
In the Senate motion was lost to
strike out the enacting clause of the bill
creating bureau of laoor and labor sta
tiSticS, and after discussion the bill was
ordered engroSSed 10 to 9. Bill fixing fees
OF county attorneys, and providing for
their divisions in case they extend over
the terms of two officials, passes Is to TO-
Joint committee on judicial redistricting
report, minority report also presented.
While reception of report was under dis
cuSsion, objection being made on account
of infOrmality, senate adjourned.
Committee report favorably bills fixing
the liability of palace and sleeping car
companies: recognizing the 9TH, Sth and
18th judicial districts and fixing terms OF
court therein, and fixing terms in 41th and
50th districts; approves of 5000 for state
library; 5000 incurred by civil court of
appeals at Fort Worth for stationery and
lithographing; allowing husband or wife
to administer upon estate of consort of
insane; giving precedence to certain
classes OF cases in civil appeals conrts;
validating registration of deeds, ETC., in
San Saba county from 1860 to 1876.
House bill prescribing method Of locat-
ing county seats passed the House.
School bill was taken up and considered
until recess at 3 y. m. Afternoon session
occupied in introduction of new bills and
farther consideration of school bill.
Committee report favOrably amended
charter of city of Sherman. Peniten-
tiaryS appropriations will be the same at
last year.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-25
EXPERT NOTES.

Knowing how not to do it Auditor
Cohen is an expert.
Only experts know how to run set OF
books for nine months without making
an entry.
How could he know anything when he
never put any figures in the books Tor
nine months.
Should you wonder the Garbage Fund
got lost, when Mr.. Cohen has Kept no
books!
Should the Grand Jury send for the au-
ditor's books they would have gotten left,
as II seems no books have been Kept for
nine months.
As the expert auditor 5 books do not
show anything, wonder II those memo
randums or stubs show what has become
of the dog licenses collected in the past
nine months.
One good railroad book-keeper is worth
forty professional experts. Theoretical
book-keepers, as a rule, are failures.
The charter plainly says two per cent
must be set aside as sinking fund, but
the city'S expert bOok-keeper dOoSn' t
know anything about 1t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-25
A Big Strike Threatened.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 25.-Unless
the demands of the striking cleo
trical workers are granted today,
all numbers of the Building Trades.
Council, representing twenty-scven
trades, will quit work at the
Worlds Fair grounds. This was
the decision reached at a meeting of
the Building Trades Council last
night. The strikers say they will
make it impossible to get work
done at the Fair grounds by May
LIST. Seventy nOn-uniOn electrical
workers have joined the strikers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-25
TELEGRAPH BREvITIEs.

New ORLEANS, Feb. 25.-l p. m.
Cotton easy; good mid, 9 ZIG;
mid, 8 Lie; low mid, 8 1916.
Futures steady; March, SO; April,
$50; May, S.97.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 25.-John
w. Mackay, who was shot yester-
day by w. c. Ripper, is doing nice
ly. Ripper will hardly live.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The
silver men in the House have been
busy today fillibustering against
the Senate amendments to the sill
yer appropriation bill. The opinion
prevails that the bill will not fail
TO DaSS,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-25
Police officer to be Represented.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 25.-The
prospect of the police force being
represented in the trade and labor
assembly is one of the possibilities
of the near future. The project is
in the hands of Officer Ward Nc
Cams, who says he has been APP
preached on the subject by prOmi-
nent labor men. He said that
in discussing the question with
the men on the force he found
that about eight out of ten have
been members of labor Organiza-
tions and had lost their places
through their efforts to improve
the condition of their fellow work
men. Officer McCanns said the
policemen were endeavOring to be
put on an equal footing in regard
to the pay with the police forces of
New York city, Denver, Brooklyn
and Philadelphia.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-25
To Make Patriots.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-The Patria
club of New York, of which eX-
Judge Noah Davis is president,
has sent to one thousand preachers
in America, to deliver discourses
on the following topics tomorrow
which is the Sunday following the
anniversary of Washington's birth ::
''The Nations Debt to the Mother
of Washington;" and "Early Train
ing for Citizenship"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-25
The Servant Bill Passed.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. %. -
The Legislature has passed and
sent to the governor, Fellows
servant bill. This is a bill which
compels corporations to assume
responsibility for orders of SUI
periors to interiors and permits re-
covery of damages for injuries or
death resulting from such orders.
This act is aimed specially against
railroads.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-25
CLARK MEN DID IT.

Why the Resolution to Attend the
Inaugural was Defeated.
AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. %.
Special to the LIuHT
The resolution to attend the in
augural ceremonies at Washington
was again called up this morning
in the Senate, but was killed deader
than door ma" by vote of Is to
IL. The riIIrOads offered a rate of
S25, inclusive of sleeper. The Clark
men in the Senate woke up yester-
day to the fact that Hogg and his
followers simply wanted to use the
Legislature as a medium of secur-
ing cheap rates to Washington, so
they could go and pull for office.
The Clark men quietly mashed the
scheme TO atoms this morning, and
HOgg now doubtless realizes that
the ballast he once secured is get
ting too heavy for the bottom of
his boat. SMOOT.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-25
Price of Nails Advanced.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. pa
meeting of the representatives Of
the manufacturers in the Western
Wire Nail association was held in
the Wendell house yesterday. 1t
was decided to advance the prices
in general at rate of about 50 per
ton. This is the third advance de-
cided upon during the past month,
the total increase being about vs.
nor tOn
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-25
The "Antler' Degree of Elks.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb. %
1t may be interesting to members
of the order of Elks to know that
Grand Rapids lodge of the order is
endeavoring to spread what they
term "The Antler degree" and that
it has sent a letter to 24S lodges of
Elks in the United States, asking
them to send members to join the
class which will be initiated today.
The constitution of the order of
Elks expressly prohibits side de-
grees, and Grand Rapids accord
ingly call it's degree "The Order
of Antlers." Only Elks are eligi-
BILE to take the degree, however,
and there may be some question
as to whether the new departure is
not an invasion of the grand lodge
constitution. The claim is made
for the "Order of Antlers" that it
is to Elkdom what the Shrine is to
MansOnry and the Orient to Py-
thianiSm.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-25
Opening of a Race Track.

WASHINGTON, d. c, Feb. %
The Ivy City track, about the own
ership of which there has been so
much mystery, is to open today.
The purses are to be 800 and $500
about the same grade as Gutten-
burg and there are to be six events
on this, the opening day. The pro-
gramme covers one week only. If
the meeting proves a success a
new programme will be issued
and the winter racing continued.
Senator Blackburn, Of Kentucky,
has been secured 90 act as judge.
1t is said that Jimmy Rowe will
handle the flag.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-25
La Porte Land Company Attached

GALEsBURG, H. Feb. 2o.-The
Register has received special
from Galveston, Texas, saying that
an attachment had been filed in
Harris county against 1900 acres
of the La Porte Land company for
a claim of $j,076. The La Porte
Land and Town company, of Texas,
has been running semi-mOnthly
excursions from Illinois and Iowa
to La LOrte. If the company fails
many Galesburg people will be
ruinpd
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-25
Senator Frye Win Speak.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25.-The
Alumni Association of the Whar-
ton School will hold a meeting to-
dav which will be addressed by
Senator Frye, of Maine, on the
"American Merchant Marine"
Well known importers and ship
pers of this and other cities have
been invited to attend and take
part in the evenings discussion.