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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-17
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

Mr.. William Reuter-, who has
lust returned from the Worlds fair,
where he took in all the sights and
theatres, remarked to reporter
Yesterday that he thought Chas. I.
Ellis, the German comedian,
Count Casper, one Of the greatest
things he saw on his trip. When
questioned regarding the play, Mr..
Reuter- said:
"Chas T. Ellis is one Of the best
dialect comedians and sweetest
singers on the stage today, and
wherever he appears he is bound to
make a good impression. His play
is very good one and the company
presenting it superior to the aver
age comedy company on the road.
'MT. Ellis introduces number Of
songs in the German dialect, which
are full of music and appeal direct
to the heart of an audience, and the
German element especially.
"When he was playing in Chica-
go he crowded the house every
night, and the people were de-
lighted with his Count CASPER,
which is really an artistic piece Of
work.
"This is Chas. T. Ellis first tour
of the south, but he is we'll known
in the east and west and is one of
the most popular German cOmedi-
ans on the stage. He is to the
German comedy what John II.
Kelly is to the Irish, entirely
original in everything he does,
which is one of the greatest charms
of his performance.
"Of course the Germans always
like to see an actor from our own
country and are very proud when
they make the great success Mr..
Ellis has made on the American
stage.
81 am sure he will do we'll in
San Antonio because there are SO
many Germans here who are de-
voted to the drama and will ap-
preciate a real good dialect come
dian as they are very scarce articles
now. Chas. T. Ellis voice is clear
and sweet, and his selections are
well chosen and eXquisitely rem
dered. Out side of the musical
portion, the play is full of bright
dialogue and witty speeches that
keep the audience amused from
the beginning Of the performance
to the end"
The stage setting is attractive
the costumes pretty and novel and
altogether Count Casper furnishes
some very picturesque stage scenes
ooh, yes" continued Mr. Reuter-
81 shall 90 to see Mr.. Ellis when he
plays at the Grand opera house
because his is an attraction thai
one can see twice very well anC
still find something of interest il
it.
81 think Manager Walker was
very fortunate in securing this at
traction and | am sure the patrons
of the theatre will be very wei
pleased with the star and his play
DR.. CLIFFORD HAS RETURNED
DIR. G. q. Clifford has returned
from his summer vacation and re
sumed practice. During his alb
sence from the city he was in regu
lar attendance at Prof. Pratt
Surgical Clinics, Chicago, wher
for four hours daily he familiarizeC
himself with all the latest in orr
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Horses, surries, Phaetons,

and buggies, for sale at prices
never before known. 92l I'm
ID. j. WOODWARD,
22S South Flores street.
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DIR. CLIFFORD HAS RETURNED.

DIR. G. q. Clifford has returned
from his summer vacation and re-
sumed practice. During his alb
sence from the city he was in regu-
lar attendance at Prof. Pratt's
Surgical Clinics, Chicago, where
for four hours daily he familiarized
himself with all the latest in ORR
fetal surgery.
Office hours from 10 to u a. m.
from to p. m. and at 7 p. m.
during which time special atten-
ton will be given to diseases of the
nose, throat and lungs.
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IN THE COURTS.
Only One Judgment Rendered To-
day-Other News.


day-other News.
No judgments were rendered in
the Forty-fifth district court this
morning. A number OF cases were
passed and continued
In the Thirty-seventh district
court the case of the San Antonio
National bank against G. Delaney
Seeley, Richard WOOley and Mary
X. Meredith, suit on promissory
note, was tried this morning. The
plaintiff dismissed the case against
Seeley, to which WOOley excepted.
and the jury waived. Judgment
was rendered for plaintiff and no
tice of appeal was given by
WoOley.
In the case of John G. Davis VS..
II. A. Edwards ct al, for damages,
for false imprisonment, for which
a Jury was demanded and stem
ographer sworn in yesterday, judg-
ment was rendered for plaintiff
yesterday afternoon, in the sum of
$1,000.
NEW SUITS FILED.
John A. Alberthal entered suit
for debt of $166.35 and to foreclose
mechanics lien against Edward
Haselbaur in the Forty-fifth dis
trict court yesterday afternoon.
Plaintiff prays to recover damages
in the sum of of $500.
|. Trayer & Co., liquor distillers
of Hamilton, o., entered suit for
punishment against Simpson x
James in the FOrty-tifth district
court yesterday afternoon.
+. Hertzberg, charged with fail
ure so pay occupation tax as an
eighth class merchant, who was
fined $40 in the city recorders
court on October Z, appealed the
case to the Thirty-seventh district
court and it was filed on the GRIM
inal docket today.
wedding BELLS.
The county clerk issued licenses
to marry as follows yesterday af-
ternOOn.
Maxine Martinez and Jesusa
TrevinO.
Aleck Randall and Lulu Will
ans.
Dario Albarado and Seferina
Luna.
Licenses were issued this morn
ing as follows:
Eugenio Gulves and Refugia
NalderaS.
Will NJ. Southworth and Eliza
beth Kush.
COMMISSIONER COURT.
The county commissioners this
morning approved the claims of
officers of the election held on Oc-
tober II, for pay at - per day and
50 for bringing in ballot boxes. The
county treasurer was authorized to
pay the money when duly certified
to by the presiding officers.
Gil Fernandez, a pauper, was
granted permission to go to the
poOr-hOuse.
a requiSitiOn OF a. r.. Perez,
superintendent of the convict
camp, for groceries and forage, was
approved.
\ claim of Louis KunZe of SIG,
for building fences, etc, on the new
road from the San Juan road to
the Chavez road, was approved.
1,OJrRT NOTES
Petra Ortiz, who was tried some
time ago on a charge of lunacy,
was tried again yesterday after
noon. She was found insane and
ordered sent to the poor house I'M
til there is a vacancy for her in the
insane asylum.
C. Bertelle, accused Of assault
with intent to kill, was released
from the county Jail yesterday on
a $1,000 bond, the sureties being
Otto Wahrmund, Cecil Gerhard
and Thomas ChicadO.
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A Fine Assortment

of second hand buggies, phaetons,
surries, harness, for sale, at 220
South Flores street. Il I'm %
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SHORT STOPS.
What the People are Saying.

The proceedings of the city cOun-
Gil at its last meeting are the most
important of any meeting held for
wears. The opinion of the city at
tOrney in answer to the inquiriers
set forth in Alderman NewtOn'S
resolution, regardless street rail
road, lifts a heavy load from the
minds of the people.
1t had become a settled idea
that the street car companies had
grabbed the town, occupied our
streets regarding of the rights of
the people, .choked up our narrow
streets, planted their ugly poles on
every curb stone, kept their tracks
in such condition as to be dan
gerOuS obstruction to the passage
of the streets, and no relief seemed
possible.
The city council never hesitated
to grant every franchise asked for,
and when it came to enforcing
compliance with the terms of the
franchise, the city seemed to be
helpless.
Life and property have alike
been run down and destroyed by
the cars on our narrow streets, and
thoroughfares, once used for COM
merce and the pleasure of the
people, have been practically aban-
doned to the street cars.
The occupation of the three
streets, SOIedad, Acequia and North
Flores, the only avenues Of access
to the business center for the
Fourth ward, the most pOpulOus,
and heaviest tax paying ward in
the city, has been a great injury to
the people of that ward.
North Flores street, leading out
to the fredericksburg road and to
the farming region to the north
west, and atTOrding a pleasant,
shaded drive to the San Pedro
park, has been completely turned
over to the electric car line. The
street is sinuOuS in it's course and
very narrow at places, and hence
the planting of poles in the curb
stones, and the use of wires where
the shade trees Overhang the street
is extremely dangerous to life and
obstructs the passage as to make
the street no longer useful to the
travelling public.
L
North Flores street should be
opened and left as free thorough.
fare for the people of the Fourth
ward. Alderman NewtOn's effort
to correct the abuses that have
grown up by years of careless city
legislation, is deserving of public
| support. Our street railways are
no doubt a splendid institution
but there is no sense in OVERRIDING
it.
The opinion given by City AttOr
ney Lewey fully warrants the city
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council in preceding to correct the
evils complained of.

There have been many good sug-
gestiOns made by the new city ad-
ministration the people are anxious
to see some of them carried out.
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WAGNER & CHABOT
TLG EAR

Come and see us'in our new building.
The largest show rooms i'll the state, eX-
tending from Commerce to Crockett SITS.
40 #. deep by 6S #. wide, floors. New
goods. Lowest prices. We are agents
FOR the world renown
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-17

IL patented points of superiority over
arv other made. Crockery, Glassware,
Lamps and general HouseturnlshinS
Goods: Tin and Woodenware' Lamps
Cutlery.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-17

The city council never hesitated
to grant every franchise asked for,
and when it came to enforcing
compliance with the terms of the
franchise, the city seemed to be
helpless.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-17

Life and property have alike
been run down and destroyed by
the cars on our narrow streets, and
thoroughfares, once used for COM
merce and the pleasure of the
people, have been practically aban-
dOned to the street cars.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-17

The opinion given by City Attor-
ney Lewey fully warrants the city
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The occupation of the three
streets, SOIedad, ACequia and NOrtl
Flores, the only avenues Of access
to the business center for thu
Fourth ward, the most pOpulOus
and heaviest tax paying ward il
the city, has been a great injury t.
the people of that ward.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-19

The beaver is armed with two long
chisellike teeth i'll each Jaw. These
teeth are exceedingly powerful and are
to beaver what an ak is to n woods
man. One such tooth taken from the
lower jaw of a medium sized skull (they
can be removed without difficulty, un-
like the most of ours) is bent into near
ly semicircle and measures 5 inches
along its outer curve. Only one inch of
this length projects from the skull. The
corresponding one from the upper jaw
is bent into more than complete half
circle and measures upon its outer face
inches, of which less than an inch
protruGes from its bone casing. In
width each tooth is five eighths of an
inch. Examination of one of them re-
veals the secret of how a beaver can per-
form such feats as chopping down a
birch tree 16 inches in diameter, not to
speak of softer woods, like the bass
wood, ofmuch greater size.
The tooth is composed of two mate
rails. Along the outer face or front of
the tooth is thin plate of exceedingly
hard enamel. On the inner, forming the
body of the tooth, is substance called
dentine. The dentine, being softer, wears
away with use. The thin enamel re-
mains comparatively unworn, SO that
the tooth assumes the shape of keen
chisel that never grows dull. The tooth
is hollow at the base for half its length
and is filled with Il nourishing substance
which keeps it constantly growing.-St.
Nicholas.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-19
She Fed tho Dog.

An awfully swagger girl came into an
up town drug store the other day. She
led tiny pug by a slender silver chain.
Her hat was all a-boom with purple
flowers, and an Alsatian bow of purple
ribbon was tied about puggie's neck so
big as to give the impression that there
was moro bow than dog.
Nlilady seated herself on a stool in
front of the soda fountain and tenderlv
lifted his small canineship to another
seat beside her. Tho order was givcn
for chocolate ice cream soda. When it
was served, this rather remarkable
young woman conveyed teaspoonful of
the cream first to her own lips and then
to puggie's This process was repeated
until not drop was left.
1t developed during this interesting
episode that the dogs name was Mig,
and to SEQ Mig blink his eyes and lick
his small chops was very funny indeed.
"Ugh! exclaimed a matter of fact
woman looking on. How that girl can
put that spoon back III her mouth after
that dog has licked itpasses my compre-
hension. think it is perfectly disgust
ing"
But Mig only blinked the more know
ingly, doubtless thanking the good Lord
that all women were not made alike
Chicago News.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-19

Away back in the early sixties Mr..
Ferguson was defending man accused
of beating his wife. The case was on
trial before a justice of the peace, prob
ably the same justice who decided that
stealing sack of potatoes out of Il canoe
was piracy on the high seas" The ac-
cuscd was convicted, and the justice
promptly sentenced him to be hanged.
But You can't hang n man for beat
ing his wife," cxpostulated Ferguson.
The devil can't" said the justice,
bridling up "Aint he guilty? Oughtn't
any man to be hung who would beat q
woman and that woman his wife? And
amt the only judge in this county? If
L haven't got the power to hang man,
who has, ell? I'll hang him within an
hour; won't we, boysl" he concluded,
addressing the crowd standing around,
whose sympathies were evidently with
the woman.
'That we WILL" shouted the crowd.
Seeing that the case was beginning to
look serious for his client, Ferguson said:
well, your honor, before the man is
hanged I'd like to take him out behind
that big tree and pray with him."
"All right" said the justice, and off
went the prisoner and Ferguson. When
they got behind the tree Ferguson said
in an undertone:
Now git, you hound" And he GOT
Seattle Press-Times.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-19

AS L was several miles out in the coun-
try, riding horseback from Pomona to
Etiwanda, l saw a jack rabbit standing
still only few feet from the road. I
drove up close to the animal, which still
refused to scamper away. On the con-
trary, the rabbit stood or sat transfixed
to the spot, though making a constant
nervous, shuddering motion, as if anx-
ious to get away. but at the same time
being held to the spot. was surprised
that the rabbit did not flee at the ap-
proach of myself and horse, and when I
looked little sharper 1 saw large rat
tlesnake coiled up nnder some bushes.
his head uplifted, about six feet from the
rabbit.
| shall never forget the scene. The
rabbit was looking with indescribable
eagerness straight at the slowly an
preaching snake and needed nothing
else. | dismounted, and Selling a long
stick by force pushed tho rabbit away,
when the snake instantly swelled with
rage and sounded its rattles. 1 wounded
the snake and then dispatched it. The
rabbit for second or two seemed be-
numbed and was hardly capable of mo-
ton. That was over quickly, and the
animal hoped away.-Pomona Prog
reSS.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-19
Pottery of the American Indians.


The pottery of the North American
Indian is in some respects like the dol
men pottery of Europe, although it diff
fers in many details of form, mode of
manufacture and ornamentation. The
North American Indian used neither
wheel nor furnace. nor did he, except
rarely, decorate it with colors The CLAY
was frequently mixed with powdered
shells. The decoration of pottery made
in the eastern portion of the United
States was effected by incised lines and
dots with various combinations. The
spiral and volute were employed.
Among the southern Indians much of
the decoration was made by the i'm
press of textile fabrics, sometimes with
only string or cord. In the interior and
principally on the Mississippi river the
pottery vessels were made to represent
sometimes the human face, sometimes
animals. There was n much greater
prevalence of the bottle form in the
United States than in Europe. The pre-.
historic pottery of Mexico and Central
America forms special group; that
from the pueblos of Arizona and New
Mexico another, while that made by the
North American Indian constitutes Il
third group. Each Of these has dis
tinctive characteristics. Great Divide.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-19
a Story Of a nu..Ian Nov,,,,..

Turgenieff once asked the famous
critic, Belinsky, and five others to dine
with him ut his home in the country,
where he kept famous chef.
twill prepare such q banquet for YOU
as you have never imagined" he de-
clared, and ne not only fixed the day.
but insisted upon each persons giving
his word of honor that he would be
present.
Don't fear for u.s." said Belinsky.
1--WE shall be there. but Won must NOT
repeat the trick you played us last win
ter, when you asked us to dine and were
not at home when we arrived. In order
to remind you will write to you the
day before"
On the appointed day-a very hot day
the party set out for the country house
in the morning and arrived thoroughly
fatigued by heat and dust. But no host
appeared to welcome them. Tho house
was deserted. Repeated knocking at tho
door was answered by silence.
"Cnn Turgenief have repeated last
winters trickY exclaimed Belinsky. His
friends tried to persuade him that thew
had arrived earlier than they were ex-
pected.
"But l wrote him that we would be
here at o'clock, said Belinsky. What
can it mean? If they would only ad-
nit us, we could wait, but here we are
scorched!'
AT length n boy appeared who con-
fessed that his master was away and
that the chef was at an inn in the neigh
borhood. He was dispatched for the
chef. and the party waited, hungry and
cross, until he made his appearance.
"Where is your mastery' cried Belin-
sky.
The cook did not know.
did he not order Il dinner for us to-
day."
HE did nothing of the kind" was the
answer
WELL" said Belinsky when he was
composed enough to express an opinion,
"he has indeed given us an unusual sort
of banquet Russian characteristics.
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Produce and Merchandise.

New York, Aug. 1s.-Flour very
dull. but steady; winter wheat low
grades. 1.05@2.45; fair to fancy, 2.45@
3.45; patents, 34O@4 90; Minnesota
clear. 2.5O@3 90; patents, 9O@4. 80;
Southern flour dull, steady; common to
fair extra, 2.1O@3 10; good to choice
do, 2.15@4.25 Wheat dull, lower,
closing steady; No. 2 red. store and
elevator 67A@6s, aHoat 6s@6s4
options declined 5s@I; trading was
very dull and the close steady; No. 3
red. closing. May, s2ls; August, 67%;
September, 6s1s.
Corn very dull and 4 lower; No Q,
47&@47}6 elevator, 475s ahoat; options
declined as@ss and closed steady with
dull trade; August, 47ls Septem Der,
AIS; October, AN. Oats quiet, steady;
options dull, lower, closing steady;
August, 3oh; Septem Der, 3o}5; Ocsob sr,
81 s; spot No. 2, 304@3o14; No 2
white, 4016; mixed Western, 3l@3s;
white do, 39@44. Wool unsettled,
dull; domestic fleece, 20@2s; pulled,
l6@25; Texas. 12@l7. Beef quiet,
steady; family. lpG1l5; extra mess,
|T.5O@s.
Reef hams easier, l7.5o@ls; toe d
beef dull city extra India mess l5@l7;
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-19

Cut meats STEADY, quiet: picked bellies
116; shoulders, GM@7; hams, 1890
1116; middles nominal. Lard quiet,
easier; Western steam closed $4,000;
city, SH@sH; September, sos bid; DC
tober, s.55; nominal refined dull. CONT
nent, 9.75; South America, 10; compound,
~ Pork dull, firm; new mess. i4.50@
1850.
Cotton seed oil quiet. steady; white,
35@35; yellow, 43. Petroleum 6rmer,
quiet. Rosin dull, easy; strained, com
mon to good, 9O@95. Turpentine dull,
steady, 25H@26. Rice firm, fair de-
mand; domestic fair to extra, 24@5%;
Japan, 4B@4&. Molasses, nominal;
Now Orleans open kettle, good to choice,
7@S;good, steady. Peanuts easy, quiet:
fancy hand picked, 4@4<.
Coffee options barely steady at ten
points down; September, ID 55@14 20;
November, ID 5O@14.55; January, Ia. IS;
May, 1890; spot Rio steady. quiet; No.
z, l5A; Sugar raw quiet, steady; fair
refining. az; centrifugals, 96 test. az;
refined steady, fair demand; off A,
4 13-l6@5B; standard A, 3.16@5%.
Freights to Liverpool dull, firm; cotton,
sd; grain, id asked.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-19

Large Grist Mt the Police Court Yesterday.
An unusually large number of cases
claimed the attention Of Justice Turner
at the police court yesterday morning.
Daniel Brooks, the colored man who
disturbed the tranquility of his home
by striking his wife with @ table fork,
was discharged. William Finley, for
disorderly conduct. was also discharged.
Charles Reynolds and Sidney Muse
were fined SIS each for disturbing the
good order OF the city. John Carter
paid So and Andrew Young So for the
same offense Miss Whby was ar
IraiRned for peddling goods without a
License, but as she cannot speak Eng
lish and was ignorant of the law she
was acquitted with the advice to dis
continue her mercantile transac lions.
Minnie Carat, for breaking the cooking
stove of her sister, Rosa, and raising a
general disturbance. was continued.
The case OF John Burrows and his wife.
charged with defacing and injuring
house belonging to the Home Convey
ance Company, was continued. An
unknown man was found drunk and
down and was assessed So 80 Henry
Walker paid $40 for carrying concealed
weapons Mrs. Josie Thomas. for
lettering on the street, was fined IS.
-Four men, charged with trespassing on
the Norfolk and Western, were dis
charged Robert Roach, for sleeping
in a hack, So.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-19
Did Not Act as a Counsel.

In securing a settlement of the claim
OF Mrs. Mary Blair Fits against the
Norfolk and Western railroad Judge
Henry e. Blair did not act in the ca
pacity of counsel for Mrs. Fits, but
merely as friend and relative.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-19
Progressing Wen with the Extension

Workmen are busily engaged in lay.
ing the track of the new extension of
the Crystal Springs electric car line to
the grounds of the Virginia College for
Young Ladies. The line will be com
pleted and the cars will be running by
September 1.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-19
WANTED-HHLP.

w ANTED-FOR THE UNITED
w States army able bodied unmar
ried mon. between the ages of 81 and 30
years. Good pay, rations, clothing and
medical attendance. Applicants must
be prepared to furnish satisfactory evi
dence as TO age. character and habits
Apply at RECRUITING RENDEZ
VnVS, Law Building. Lynchburg, Va.
10 ~ III sat sep 80
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-19
Enthusiastic Meeting In East Roanoke.

"A grand temperance mass meeting
and local option rally was held last
night st Bethany Presbyterian Chapel
In East Roanoke, which was largely at
tended the church being literally
packed with men, women and children.
The speeches of the eVeninr were made
by Rev. DR.. w. C. Campbell, of the
First Presbyterian Church, and by
Rev. W. f. Hammer, Of Greene Memo
rial Church, each of whom made eloquent
and mastery addresses on the question
OF local option and presented a powerful
arraignment Of the liquor traffic. The
audience was enthusiastic and was evil
IDENTIFY in sympathy with the movement.