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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-19

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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-19

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The evening world., 1894-05-01

You Read The Dvsnins Worlai
Do ucN Rad Ths Sunday WsxlAi
The evening world., 1894-05-01
SUPPOSED TO BE HARMLESS, BUT

A crank. supposed to be harmless,
rang Mr.. John ID. Rockefeller's street
door bell yesterday and demanded to
see that well-fed member of the
STANDARD Oil combine. as hs had n
message for him.
On being told that Mr.. Rockefeller
was not in, the visitor concluded that
he could afford to walt II short time. as
his message came from the Lord In
heaven and related to his own share OF
the sixty-fve million dollar MIR. II.
Is supposed 10 nave stored up for a
rainy day.
The man was not inviting in appear
ance as IA caller at q millionaire's resi-
dence. lie looked as II he might be Il
Coxey warrior without his kettle. His
clothes looked as II they. II not their
owner, had been well into oil. He
quietly TOOK his seat on the front stoop
and signined his intention to await Mr..
Rockefeller's return. He might have
lone 80 II the butler had not called n
policeman and II the policeman had not
invited the visitor round to the station.
1t Is possible this crank may be harm
less. But there Is no knowing how 500
such men may become dangerous. At
all events. 1t Is as we'll to lock him w
on the island, as the messenger from
heaven will know where TO find him II
he should hay any further communica-
lions for him.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
SHOT HIMSELF AT SEA
Harrison Price Committed Suicide
Aboard the Saale.
Was an American on His Way Home
from England.
Found Dead In His Berth with a
Bullet In Ills Brain.

Capt. Ringk. OF the North German
Lloyd steamer Saale, which arrived from
southampton this morning. reported that
on the morning OF April "a Harrison
Price, who was on his way home from
England to zee his aged mother. was
found lead In his berth In the second
cabin. A bullet wound in his left temple
told the story. In his right hand lie
clutched n revolver.
Price, who was ffty-two years old,
went to England several years ago anu
engaged In the glass business. His aged
mother and ,xo brothers live at u Sum
init avenu-. Jersey city Heights.
Mrs. Price received u letter from her
son about two weeks ago stating that
he would arrive home on the teamer
Saale to-day. She IL very old and Is In
delicate health, and was anxious to see
her absent son, who was her favorite. =,
man, was at the pier to meet him this
morning. He had not learned or MS
brothers sad end. Af.er waiting about
the pier patiently for some, time, he
Upon Inquiry. one OF the officers broke
the news to him. Price was nearly
crazed with grief. ,
An Evening World' reporter reached
TIE per JuSt as III y " was
leaving.
II don't know what I shall do said
he. "Ny mother has been expecting to
soc NV brother, and I am afraid the
shock Will kill her.
Il know OF no reason for his act. He
appeared to be In good spirits when
he last wrote to us, and spoke OF his
anxiety to see mother again. | do not
know OF any trouble he had"
Mr.. Price then went home to tell his
mother the sad news. He IL Il clerk I'm
a big house In JERSEY city. and his
other brother. Augustus. Is In the glass
business.
From what could be learned from the
other passenEe' on board the Saale,
i,rice was very quiet, and did not min.
gle with them. IN the morning OF April
~ he did not go to breakfast, and q
steward was sent to look for him. Re.
peated knockings elected no answer. and
the door was broken open. Price was
found cold In death. He had apparently
shot himself hours before.
The body was buried at sea the same
day.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
SETTLE THE QUESTION.

There Is talk at Washington OF a COM
promise on the Tariff bill on which all
Democrats can agree and which will
settle the Tariff question by concessions
on all sides In details. but on the broad.
statesmanlike foundation OF the COM
plete overthrow OF Mckinley high and
discriminating protection for favored in
~terests and n fair trial of a tax on in
comes over -four or FIVE thousand dollars
a year.
Secretary Of the Treasury Carlisle ia
vors the compromise n urges It's ndop-
ton and Endorsement by all the Demo-
cratic Senators and Representatives.
What he says. however. represents his
" Views alone and is not prompted by
any conference or negotiation with 9TH
ers Of the party.
This Is plain, practical common sense.
Tariff legislation always has been, and
always must be the outcome OF a COM
promise. II necessitatcs a yielding on
all sides. Its honesty and patriotism are
measured by the concessions willingly
made by thoss whose personal interests
are supposed to be injuriously affected
by the proposed law.
What the country now NEST needs IL
action. The stagnation of business. the
paralysis OF trade, and the want of en-
ployment are all due to uncertainty.
Some final. definite settlement OF the
Tariff and Tax questions Is what the In
terests OF the country need and must
have.
The depression and suffering now felt
all over the land are due to the fact
that Congress does nothing. and that II
Is not known what II win do. They will
never be relieved until Congress does
something.
The Senate Is now most responsible for
the unfortunate condition of affairs.
Surely. n compromise or details Is better
than continued inaction!
The evening world., 1894-05-01
BULLET IN HIS BRAIN.
Dreyer Preferred Death to Deing
DispossesseL,

otto Dreycr. an Instructor on the either.
committed suicide some time between II
o'clock last night and s o'clock this
morning at his late home. 1856 West
Twenty-elgnth street. by shooting him
selfy in the left temple with a 44-calibre
revolver. He was Respondent over the
loss of work and feared he was about ia
be dispossessed for the non-payment OF
rent. the agent having told him he
would have to get out to-day II he did
not pay his rent.
Dreyer was tnirty-fve years old. HI
left two MESA es. one of them was to
NJ. 7. Scheul. l62 East Thirty-ffth
street. and the other to q. Pohl, OF "a
Seventh avenue. They were written on
postal cards and contained merely the
words "Good-by.'
Mr.. Pohl had known Dreyer In Berlin
ten wears ago. Drcyer came to this
country in 1884. He was an expert tin
smith and easily secured Il good posi-
ton. About six months ago he lost his
employment. and being n good either
player. began giving lessons to pupils.
sufficient to support him. and he en-
deavored In vain to secure employment
ut his trad again. He was a bachelor.
John Haslipp, the house agent, said
this morning he was only foolinS Dreyer
when he told him he would put him GU
II his rent were not paid.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
BAD DAYS FOR STRAY DOCS.
Venturesome Cats Are Also Liable
to Be Impounded.
Rush for Licenses at the s. T.. L. AS
Office Continuous.

The rush to secure dog licenses still
continues at the Offices OF the American
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals. Mt 10 East Twenty-second
street. This morning, by noon, over
$500 licenses at 81 apiece had been is
sued. and the line OF applicants reached
half way down the block from the Soci-
ety's rooms.
Three covered express wagons and
agents started OF his morning TO
corral stray dogs and cats. Agents
have been instructed not to be too
Jealous for n few days. in order to give
fnll opportunity for owners to protect
their animals by taking out licenses.
The dogs and cats gathered in Will be
taken to the Society's Shelter. III East
Twenty-aecond street. and II not rescued
by owners within q day or two will
rooms Of the Society at the old pound,
One Hundred and Second street and the
East River. This place. the old pound.
b. has been entirely %remoaelled: Il IL
corrugated iron and divided into kennels
and stalls.
President Haines this morning received
twenty-five. letters inquiring about lost
dogs. He has not yet sorted out his
collection to see II II contains any OF
the, missing. ones. one Inquirer de.
SCTlDtn ms nOS 1nlly ana asked tnat II
n license was taken out for II that the
applicant be Mt once arrested.
There was a marked increase to-day in
the published advertisements for lost
dogs. President Haines denied quite seri-
ously that there was n combination be-
tween the advertising departments OF
the newspapers AMI the Society's agents
to not miss Il possible catch OF any
wandering dog. He also denied that the
new dog catchers would be educated In
their work by Illustrated lectures on
How to grab q cat and the best way
to tackle a dog" Mr.. Haines firmly be-
lieves that any one by using gentle
words can lay r2.is On any wandering
dog or cat.
All the dog licenses expire to-day. and
as II 10 not generally known this class
OF license is no longer issued by the
Mayors Marshal the attaches In the
l%atter's office were kept busy this morn
ing informing applicants that the So
ciety for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Animals had charge OF dog licenses
now. All applicants were told to go to
10 East Twenty-seCond street.
Most OF the callers were m and
many OF them carried their pets in
their arms.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
WOULD NOT ACCEPT BAIL.
Justice Taintor Remands the Al
legged Stable Burners.
Their Brutal Schemes to Defraud
Insurance Companies.

Five prisoners were arralgned before
Justice Taintor. in the Tombs Police
Court this morning. charged with the
serious crime OF arson. Their names
were Patrick Mullins, thIrty-seven years
old, n laborer. col West Forty-seventh
street: John Sharkey, hfty-three years
old. laborer ga West Fiftieth street:
bernard Herman. hfty-three years old,
boss truckman, 5lS West Fifty-sixth
street; Peter Donnelly. t~hirty-nve years
old. contractor, 5A West Thirty-sixth
Timothy Rafferty,, twenty-eight years
old, contractor, ga West Thirty-sixth
street.
These men had been arrested by In
spector M~cLaughlin's assistants. Detec.
lives Sergts. Murphy, McGinnis and
Nugent. on Sunday and last night. ana
they are charged with setting fire to
at least u half dozen stables In the
upper west side and across the Hudson
in Jersey.
Mullins was arrested almost red
handed at 1 A. NJ. Sunday as he
emerged from n stable at one Hundred
and Sixty-frst street and Eleventh ave-
nue.. His subsequent appearance at Po-
y hi'h'i'N'AhtN - "h'l i' was sun
Jected to the famous "third Degree re-
suited In the arrest OF his four alleged
companions In crime last night.
The detectives explained to the Court
that Inspector Mclaughlin was unable
to proceed with the examination. and
the Ave defendants were remanded back
to Police Headquarters until tomorrow
morning.
Rafferty,. who is accredited by the po-
lice with being the leader of the gang,
was represented by Attorney Felix 4.
Murphy. who demanded that his client
be liberated on bail. lie said the pris-
oner could supply bonds to my reason
able amount.
Justice Taintor remarked that in view
of the seriousness Of the charge II he
bailed the man at all II would be under
n heavy amount
"IIow much?" asked Lawyer Murphy.
Three thousand dollars" answered
the Judge.
W are prepared to furnish IT, said
Rafferty's lawyer confidently.
I'm remand the prisoner" concluded
Justice Taintor.
one OF the detectives said the pris-
oners grew feverish In their anxiety to
tell the entire story of their systematic
burning OF stables after they got to
Police Headquarters. When they all
had had their innings at confessing, 1t
brutally heartless and reckless one t.
defraud insurance companies.
1t was their plan to rent Il stable. pu
In all the necessary appurtenanCeS, In
the way of fine stock and truCks Dor.
rowed from some person unknown, Sc.
cure insurance policies on the same FOR
several thousands OF dollars, then re.
move the valuabl animals and substi.
tute regular "wind-blown skates and
fire the place.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
$4,000 BAIL FOR ITALIA.
The Alleged Countcrfeiter Goes 20
Ludlow street Jail.

Antonio Italia. who was arrested yes
terday on a charge Of counterfeiting,
was arraigned before United States
Commissioner Shields this morning and
held in 5000 bail for the United States
Grand Jury. In default OF bail he was
taken to Ludlow Street Jail.
Richard Bunnazzi, the Secret Service
agent, who worked up the case against
Italia, testified that he bought twenty
counterfeit S. bills from Italia July 10,
1893, and May s he got fifty counterfeit
silver dollars for SIS In cash.
Italia. when asked about the tran
sactions with BunnazZi, said:
There is a mistake. I~don't know
the man. This is the first time l ever
saw him In my life"
Thomas ] Callaghan, n Secret Service
agent. said that he had known Italia
for about three years. He was present
when Bunnazzi bought the counterfeit
money.
Italia denied tina he had ever seen
Callaghan before. He was emphatic In
his statements that a mistake had beeii
made, and that the wrong man had been
arrested.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
DIDN'T KNOW ROCKEFELLER.
Yet Crank Reinhnrdt Wanted to
Strike Him for "a Few Millions.

Strike Him for "a Few Millions.
Camille R%einhardt, jr.. the crank. who
rang John d. Rockfeller's doorbell yes
terday, was committed for examination
as to his sanity by Justice Voorhis in
Yorkville Court this morning.
R%einhardt went to John d. Rookie
feller's residence at West Fifty-fourth
street yesterday afternoon and rang the
doorbell. He was poorly dressed, and he
waved his arms e~XCitcdly. Christopher
Alison, Mr.. Rockefeller's butler. who
opened the door, saw at a glance that
the man was crazy. Reinhardt demand-
ed to see Mr.. Rockefeller or the lady OF
the house.
MIR. Rockefeller Ia uot in said the
butler, and hastily shut the door in
the visitors face. Reinhardt waited In
the neighborhood for n while. and then
went over and again rang Mr.. Rookie
fe,ler's bell.
He began to talk as soon as Butler
Alison opened the door. He declared
that he had II friend in heaven, who
had informed him that the end OF the
he wanted to ask Mr.. Rockefeller to
give him IA few of his millions, which
he knew the latter would not need at
all after a short time. II which would
keep Reinhardt In very comfortable cir
cumstances.
Alison talked calmly to the man. and
without any further protest. he de-
parted.
soon after Mr.. Rockefeller returned
home. and the man. unconscious of the
fact, rang the doorbell again. MIR.
Rockefeller saw him through the half
opened door, and sent n servant for an
officer to have him arrested.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
FOUND HANGING IN HIS ROOM.
Bloss Is Thought TO Have Conn
mitted Suicide Saturday.

Gabriel Bloss. II German. nifty years
old. was found dead In his room, at 1874
East Eighth street. Mt 7.20 this morn
ing, He had committed suicide by hang
ing himself with n leather strap from n
spike driven INTO the wall. The body
was rigid when cut down. and life had
evidently been extinct for at least forty
eight hours.
Bloss had until recently. It IL said,
been employed AS "A Waterman In Have
meyers sugar refinery, In Brooklyn. He
lost his position. and being unable to
a for the little furnished room he
occupied became Respondent.
He was last seen Saturday afternoon
by Mrs. Mayer, the landlady. who met
him on the stairs as he was going to his
room. 1t IL supposed that he hanged
himself that evening.
A nephew OF the landlady broke in
the door this morning and saw the
corpse hanging from the wall.
Little was known about Bloss. 1t Is
believed he was II bachelor and had no
relatives In this country.
The body will probably be sent to the
MOrgue,
The evening world., 1894-05-01
An Oklahoma Housewife.

To the Editor:
Those ladies who lie In bed ana let their hus-
bands build the IRE and make coffee. I should
think would DO too strong to drink tho coffee.
They must have been born with gold spoons in
their mouths. ! think II they had gone to the
opening Of Oklahoma, In 1850. and cooked on Q
camp FIRE. or rode q couple Of Indian ponies and
exercised their nerves. they would BE- able 10
build q are. II my husband would svsn attempt
To build o are while ! was we'll anS strong. !
would leave him ana saii back 10 okiahoma and
get . divorce In thfty days. And ! veaid went
him 70 do the same By ne n I should ask him %
buiis . ers, Nov. yss bantbes hsasiass o
The evening world., 1894-05-01
ElCHLER PARDONED.
Flower Rclenses the Convicted
Lawyer from the Prnitentinry.

Residents in the vicinity of Eighth
street and Avenue A were not a little
surprised to see Lawyer John Eichler
again In the neighborhood.
Eichler was the first lawyer in
New York City to be convicted of black
mail. Jan. % last he entered upon an
eighteen months term OF sentence In
the Penitentiary on Blacltwells Island.
but 1t was learned only his morning
that Gov. Flower had p%ardoned him two
days ago. So quietly were the efforts
for his release made that few New
Workers. knew Of them.
Eichler was convicted July IL. 1892. by
n General Sessions Jury, before Judge
Fitzgerald. OF Matchmaking Druggist
otto poepfner, OF 937 Third avenue.
Doepfner. who had been accused of as
sault by George Meyer. Eichler's client.
alleged that the lawyer threatened him
with criminal prosecution unless he
made n money settlement of the case.
The General Term affirmed Eichler's
conviction Jan. 20. 1924, Three days
later a motion for a stay was argued
before Justice Barrett. Jan. 25. he
denied the motion n issued a bench
warrant for Eichler's arrest. 1t was
not served, however, as Eichler's coun-
sci surrendered him.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
HELD AS HORSE-THlEVES.
The Accused Said They Were Stop.
ping q Runaway.

George Schaffer. OF 996 East One Hun
dred and Thirty-fourth street; Thomas
Smith, of ll2 East one Hundred and
Eighth street. and Christopher O'Con-
nor. Of S57 Pearl street, were held In
1000 bail each by Justice Noorhls, in
iorkville Police Court, to-day charged
with stealing n horse and wagon from
Fred Luhren, a butcher, OF II Madison
street.
The prisoners. who are all about TWEEN
ty-fve years old. We're arrested on
Eleventh avenue. near SiXtieth street,
last night by Policeman Mccormick
The wagon was upset. Smith was hold
ing tho horse by the head. and O'Con-
nor was trying to raise the wagon when
Mccormick appeared.
He helped him right the wagon, and
as he raised it up Schaffer was found
under II. bruised and bleeding.
In court the men said that the horse
was running across a lot in the neigh
borhood when they stopped It. No one
was in charge. n they mean to take
Il to q police station when II was upset.
Schaffer said he fell under it while try
ing to lift II up.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
THE FLITsOME FIRST OF MAY.

This IL moving dav. A lot OF homes
are on wheels at this time every year.
The man of family lifts his head from one
spot in the morning, and lays II down
among the debris OF his household on
another spot at night. His lnres and pc
mates, after having been hustled into a
moving van and ratified over the granite
paves, cuddle themselves up on cold and
cheerlcss hearths and fan asleep wonder
Ing how the bread-winner of the domestic
band can afford to pay so big a rent for
so small a place.
A change IL often good. Temporal mu-
tantur ct nos mutamur in Hos. Times
change. and we change with them
charge our wardrobea, our sweethsarts,
our money. our flats and the colors OF
our hair. We are all looking to the I'm
provement Of our conditions. We want
the best we can get for the least posi-
BILE money. That Is why we tear our
pretty home to pieces and put up with
the ~annosances OF walking on stray car
pet tacks and being unable to find our
backing brushes. stovelifters and last
years yellow shoes for several weeks
after the new dove-cot Is established,
And some OF us do improve our home
conditions by May moving. Some fall into
the hands Of soft-voiced landlords and
agreeable janitors. and lind pleasant
n~eighbors who dom keep their ears for
ever at the keyholes OF fellow-tenants'
doors. Many get into joyous flats and
heavenly dwelling = houses at this beau
tiful mezzanine May-time, but all the
same the head OF the family suffers by
tho nisrallaplaty pf diaCnmfprta which
moving day brings him. II IL n ranting.
raging, domestic Anarchist until things
resume their normal satisfactorilincss.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
JULIAN O. DAVIDSON DEAD.
weiI-Known Artist a Victim of
Heart Disease and DrOpAy.

INV NsIOcIateu FFese1
NYACK, n. y. May Julian o..
Davidson. the well-known artist, died
at his home in Nyack last night OF
heart disease and dropsy. He had been
sick for several months, and. although
unable to go about the room, he con-
tinued almost up TO the last TO sketch
and paint as best his falling powers
would permit.
Mr.. Davidson's marine work In art
ranked among the best done In this
country. For several years he was in
the employ OF Harper Bros. OF New
York CITY. Many OF his large paintings
OF art critics. Mr.. Davidson had also
acquired some renown as an author.
having contributed TO Century ana
other, well-known periodicals. He leaves
a widow. but no children.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
wORLDLINGS.

Tho medicine known a. mstalli Gallium 10
worth 500. 900 a pound.
An ordinary tsseup holds about six ounces OF
nui1 and a lumber about ten.
The frisats bird. the fastest of all fowl IL nisht.
can Gu, the air At the rate OF 100 miles an hour,
The jungle fowl Of Australia builds a nest that
Is about twenty feet In diameter and fifteen feet
high.
1t has been shown that the color yellow. both
vegetable and animal. 10 mora permanent than
any other hue.
II Jupiter 10 inhabited the people shsr. must
the scientists.
The East India Company. the most powerful
corporation that ever was. came into existence
ne iass DAY " he rear iseA
The evening world., 1894-05-01
BOY ACCUSED OF THEFT.
Charged with Writing that He
stole to Get Even.

Joseph Houghton. a precocious boy Of
sixteen, was held in $500 bail by Justice
Noorhls In Yorkville Court this morn
Ing. on a charge of larceny.
Thomas Dempsey, OF AIS West Fifty
seventh street. with whom the boy
made his home, charged that his wife
had given the boy a $40 bill to get
changed. and hat he had not returned
with H..
Next day they received a postal card
from the boy, saying he had kept the
his wife. The boy denied the charge, or
that he had written the postal card.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
How To lie u Sailor.

To the Editor:
For wv. T. o." II YOU are determined to I
to sea In order to become a thorough sailor. see
an interview with some good sea captain sailld
out of New York. and state your case to him. aH
I am certain yonr endeavor will meet with sud
cess. Do not 20 INTO the navy. Is there Is bt
little salloring to he learned aboard our mod
ern warshlps. Any one can pass as seaman I'd
the navy who can WELD the pain.-brush and m
holystone. while the merchant service will tead
you. from the most simple lesson in seamanshI
to navigation In It's most perfect form. But tail
the advice OF an old tar and remain c landsmaI
Perhaps you have been reading Life on ~
Ocean Wave" II so. do not take any stock
It. for l really think the man who wrote "
book never Saw salt water. In conclusion I vii
nay: Apply to some shipping agency. ind III
shipping master will give you all the informs
tion you may desire. o. s.. U. s. N.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
SET FIRE TO HER GOWN.
A Drunken Mans Cigar Creates a
Panic on nm ~ Train.

A drunken man with n burning cigar
butt boarded a Ninth avenue J" train
at one Hundred and Sixteenth street
on Sunday evening, and sat down ext
to n pretty young lady. He went to
sleep, and his cigar fell from his hand
upon the young woman's dress and set It
atlre.
was discovered. and then 1t suddenly
burst into a blaze. and for n few
moments there was almost a panic in
the arm and neck before the fire could
DO put out by her escort. She refused to
give her name. The drunken man woke
up n escaped during the excitement
knO Nn,