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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-03-02
An Orange Race,

The management of the Roller
Skating parlor opposite the
Mahncke hotel, East Houston
street, will give an Orange race at
their rink, Friday evening, March
2nd. Admission 25c, skates free.
This novel event is gotten up by
Messrs. O'Connor d Co., for their
many patrons and friends to whom
they extend cordial invitation.
3 | IT
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CITY LOCAL NEWS.
DIR. Won KoEHRINe, AhzT.
Office q res. 800 Garden st.. tel. 476.

Office & res. 229 Garden ST., tel. 476. is tt
--Sheern & Burnett, undertakers and
embalmers, 307 w. Com. st. Tel. lis. 1y
LOANS on furniture without re-
moval. j. M. EMERSON Co. q If
DIR. S. BURG, late physician of the
Imperial Hospital Of Vienna. Residence,
226 Monumental street. Tel. 122. Office
Reuter- building Alamo plaza, tel. 494.
661y
Bear in mind that Frank ]
Bethel keeps builders hardware
and lumber at the International
and Great Northern depot.
1t costs you nothing extra to
get a key. $4,000 given away
April LIST.
227 If SULLIVAN SHOE Co.
Mrs. T. S.Hawkins, Chattanooga,
Tenn. -, says: 'Shiloh's Vitalizer SAVED
for debilitateds ystem / ever used" For
Dyspepsia, Liveror Kidney trouble 1t ex-
cells. Price rs cts.
Christian AM, an aged far
mer, enjoyed a San Antonio spree
yesterday and was lodged safely
in the city jail in the afternoon.
Officer Parker is suffering with
sore eyes and is unable to do night
duty. Officer Patrick Bergin has
kindly consented to exchange
watches with him.
Several members of the police
force are ill and specials are in de-
mand.
Another discharge has been
made in the fire department. One
of the captains was given his
'1walking papers" yesterday,
Men and Off GERS of the police force,
who are exposed day and night to all sorts
Of weather, should keep Salvation Oil,
the infallible cure for rheumatism and
neuralgia, at their homes. They cannot
afford to be without 1t. 25 cts.
The special cemetery commit
tee of the city council have viewed
all the grounds offered for sale and
will make a report Monday after
noon at the council meeting.
Officer Isaac Porter is about to
erect a new dwelling in the western
portion of the city.
The Alamo Plaza saloon were
again visited by Mexican Orches-
tras, choruses, etc. An old fash
toned Mexican dances was given
in the office at the Menger hotel
for the entertainment of the guests.
F. M. Gloeckner Wagon and Carriage
Shop Is the place for fine repairing and
shoeing. 100 If.
Mems French calf and patent
leather butchers, the most comfort
able, the most stylish and the
neatest shoes made. Come to try
pair.
2 81 If SULLIVAN SHOE Co.
BY purchasing your building
materials from reliable house
you will run no risk Of being de-
ceived. Pauly & Dielmann, own
ers of the Granite Building, are
recognized judges of Building ma
terials and handle the very best
and guarantee all as represented.
I-2-1m.
Bear in mind that Frank j.
Beitel keeps builders hardware and
lumber at the International and
Great Northern depot tt
The LIGHT takes pleasure, in
recommending to consumers, of
fine, fat meat, fresh, fish, oysters
ETC., the Alamo market, 225 and
227 South Alamo. A. E. HeilbrOne
Pro. 30 I'm.
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Go to DIR il. A. BLAIR, regular grad
uate aud registered physician and sur
geon, pharmacist and chemist: Mgr. OF
the BLAIR's POPULAR DRUG STORE; for
pure and fresh drugs, chemicals, patent
medicines and toilet articles, etc, 5ll +.
Commerce. Tel. s97. slim
j. c. Jones is about to erect a
lumbe dwelling on West Houston
street, to cost $500.
special Officer Irwin, at the
Gray Mule, is kept busy keeping
combatants in good order. He has
made a number OF arrests since the
reOpening Of that resort.
For rent, sale and trade:
Hotels, houses, and other city prop
erty, pastures and agricultural
lands, to suit everybody. SILCOCK
Notary Public, Soledad st. 21lm
The chile stands across the San
Pedro are being started for the
summer. Most of the proprietors
have conducted chile restaurants
during the cold weather.
Yesterday was the City Coun-
Gil committee day, but only small
portion of the board was in attend
ance.
Sailor Hats, Childrens' School
Hats, Ladies' Fancy Shapes, Flow
ers, Ribbons, Laces, and fine line
of fancy material just received. The
Moke Millinery Co. 3 | st
1t has been said that the as
sistant city clerk will receive extra
pay for doing double duty during
the illness Of Captain j. S. RAM
sey.
Observation-Disclosures are re-
quested to be present, Bird inst, at
the yearly meeting of the Moke
Millinery Co.
NAT. SULZBACIIER, President,
BEN MOKE, Sec'y and Mgr. st
Carlos Bee was in Austin yes
terday on business.
L. ID. Dibble spent the day
yesterday in the Capital city.
Deputy collector of internal
revenue, l.. III. Coley will leave
March II for various towns in his
district to register Chinese.
"A meeting of the Alamo Mon
umental Association will be held
Saturday afternoon.
w. r. Harris and Miss Gussie
Bertram were married last evening
at the home of James Carruthers,
on West Houston street, the Rev.
E. E. King performing the ceremo-
ny.
Baldwin, the alleged wine cell
lar burglar, has been released from
the county jail, having given bond
in the sum of $500.
Captain J. S. Ramsay is some
what improved, though not able to
be on duty yet.
John ID. Sipple, the manager
for the Denver and San Antonio
Investment company, is the proud
father Of a pair Of twins. He is re-
ceiving the congratulations Of his
many friends.
Rev. f. +. King performed the
marriage ceremony for Mr.. A. C..
Watkins and Mrs. Julia Small,
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
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Died Suddenly.

7. n. Beacon died Of consump-
ton on a train on the Southern
Pacific near Sierra Blancia, We'd
nesday night. He was on his way
to Henderson, North Carolina, his
home. The body arrived here to-
day, was prepared for burial and
shipped to the home of his rela-
tiVeS for interment.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-03-02
Meeting of the Jockey Club.

A meeting Of the Suckey club of
San Antonio was held at the office
of President Kampmann yesterday
afternoon, and it was decided to
hold the spring meet the third
week in April, subject to the ap-
proval of the State Racing assOCia-
ton. The bar privileges were let
for next season to Joe Cooley.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-03-02
BEST OF ALL

To cleanse the system in a gentle
and truly beneficial manner, when
the Springtime comes, use the true
and perfect remedy, Syrup of Figs.
One bottle will answer for all the
family and costs only 80 cents; the
large size 81. Try it and be pleased.
by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only.
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Rare Bargains Unreal Estate

Are now being offered by the"relIabl
firm of John T. Hambleton 6G Co; office
in the Daily LIGHT building. Call and
see them before making purchase; prop
erty listed with them will receive imme-
date attention. 13Gt
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-03-02
FOR RENT.

Rooms formerly occupied by
Chamber Of Commerce, first floor
Mackcy building. Also the large
store room next east of Mackey
building. For terms room II. ltf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-03-02
LATE TELEGRAMs
BOILED DOWN FROM PRIVATE
SPECIALS AND OTHER
SOURCES.

Waco, is dead.
Public debt increase for Febru-
airy, $40, 604,215.
Thos. Corrigan, Kansas city
is dead.
VIM. Gurley kills Rev. Niles at
Holly Springs, Miss.
Joy-O'Neil election contest comes
up in the House today.
Waco will entertain the T. p. A.
in great style April II.
McKane is in the 'idle ranks" at
Sing Sing, unassigned.
Four thousand miners shut out
in the Ohio coal district.
Martin Russell confirmed collec-
tor of customs at Chicago.
Tariff Wilson is out of danger,
but recovery will be slow.
Argument in the Coughlin case
closes and goes to the jury.
Mills refuses to take Vance's
place on the finance committee.
Abbot, Englishman, knocks Gil
more out in 3 rounds at Chicago.
Cleveland and party are shooting
in the vicinity of Roanoke Island.
North Baltimore, o., opera house
destroyed by fire. Loss 100000.
Taylor has 1928 in the city
treasury, and levies $l.10 on the
500.
Texas fire underwriters threaten
to advance Houston rates % per
cent.
House passes bill to recover arm
ament of the sunk steamer Kear-
sage.
Southern Ute Indians will prob
ably be removed from Colorado to
Utah.
Brazilian elections passed quiet
ly and honestly, and De Moraes is
elected.
Emperor Joseph and wife visit
Mentone and see ex-Empress
Eugene.
Entombed miners rescued I'M
hurt from Boston Run mine, Ash
land, Pa.
Richard Croker and Hogg are
guests of the Houston Left-Hand
Fishing club.
Senate considers bill for new
printing house and then goes into
executive session.
Jury declare Corbett not guilty
of violating laws of Florida in his
mill with Mitchell.
o. c. Gregory, bank cashier,
sandbagged to death, and vaults
robbed at Dexter, Mich.
Minister Bayard and wife dine
with Queen Vic today and sleep at
Windsor castle tonight.
Family feud ends at Canton,
Miss, by the killing of j. w.
McIntire, who opened the ball.
Several resolutions introduced
before Senate and Frye concludes
his speech on Hawaiian matters.
Engineer killed and three train
men hurt by train going through a
bridge over Swashen creek, Mo.
Melton and Dunlap acquitted at
Waco, of the charge of numbering
"Chick" McLennan three years
ago.
Gladstone speaks vigorously in
Commons and accepts the Lords
amendments, which was done, 275
to 81.
White caps beat an aged couple
and order all blacks to leave Pike
county, Ala, under penalty of
death.
Authority for sale of Cherokee
bonds is sought by Wilson & Co.
at the hands of the secretary of the
treasury.
First suit under the employees
liability act gives Baugh a verdict
of $4,000 against the Indiana and
Vincennes road for loss Of arm.
Paris has a sensation, to the eff
feet that Carnot demands the re-
call of the British minister, as in
volved in the FrancO-Russian
scandal.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATORS
SALE.
The property belonging to the late
John Guhmann, opposite the Sunset de-
pot on Austin street, will be sold by the
Of tho aSt...A the 9Th
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vided with skin the doctors estimated
it would take fully this number of men
to furnish the necessary amount.
At half past five o'clock in the after
noon Superintendent Major, followed
by eighteen of his carriers, re-
ported at Bennett hospital. OF the
other eleven many were detained
by duty and one or two had
backed out. DrS. Bouffleur and Nichols,
who were to perform the operation,
thought the number was sufficient, but
warned the men that each one would
have to give up considerable area Of
, skin. When the dressing was removed
from Foute's head some idea of the
magnitude of the doctors task could be
gained, and some of the volunteers
looked decidedly serious. Foutes head
was bathed in a weak solution of BIZ
chloride of mercury and the surface to
be covered was wiped clean. All the
carriers had crowded into the operating
room and were eagerly watching the
proceedings, but the surgeons barred
| them all out until the preparations
were completed.
When DR.. Bouffleur, knife In hand,
opened the door and called for the first
man. Superintendent Major stepped
forward. After his left arm had been
barred to the shoulder it was carefully
washed in an antiseptic solution and
the hair shaved off. Being the first
man the superintendent was little
anxious to know just how much skin
the surgeons wanted.
80, l guess we can get enough
off one arm" said DR.. Bouffleur, grim
hold still and don't yell unless you have
to-"
A litter from out in the hall warned
the superintendent that all the other
victims were gathered the other side of
the door and We're watching him
through the crack. Declining a chair
the superintendent braced himself and
told the surgeons to go ahead.
They did.
Laying the blade of a razor almost
fat against the arm DIR. Boufleur be-
| gan to cut off skin with the care a man
would show who wanted to cut an
extra thin slice of bread. AS the white
skin curled up above the blade, DR..
Nichols dropped salt water on the place
and nurse stanched the blood. Super
intendent Major looked as if he wished
he was home, for being skinned is ex.
quisitely painful. When a piece four
inches long and an inch wide had been
Eamnved. the skin broke. DIR. Nichols
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took the piece and, after sterilizing it
carefully spread it on Foute's lef
temple. Superintendent Major wa
aboutto roll down his sleeve when:
Hold on" said DR.. Bouffleur, Sc
want another piece like that"
"Take all you want" said Major
"That's what I'm here for"
THANK you, Mr.. Major" said Foute,
gratefully, when the superintendent
wound had been tied up. 'I'll re-
member that piece of skin"
c. I'll. Taft, the next man, was SC
good subject that the surgeons cut
three big strips from his arm. Not q
man of the eighteen weakened, though
all of them were pretty pale when it
was over. The resulting wounds will
be painful enough for some days, the
doctors say, and will need frequent
dressing.
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are great in skylarlIing, and Smith
had warned them never to)try to play
that joke on him, because, he said, the
first man who came into his car and
took him unawares with that remark
would be likely to die.
zone day he was sitting behind his
little square iron safe checking off his
money packages. He had the safe in
a corner of the car facing one end. He
always sat with his back against the
front end of the car. The front door
was always barred. When he raised
the lid of the little trunklike safe the
messengers used then he always put
his two big siX-shooters on the corners
of the safe in front of the lid. Any
one approaching him from the rear end
of the car couldn't see the guns, but
they were ready for instant use.
"Well, this day I'm telling you
about, as he was checking off the
packages he heard the car door open
and some one come in. He took it for
granted that the visitor was the brake
man whom he was expecting, and
without looking up went on with his
work. He checked two or three more
packages and was almost finished
when he heard the sharp command:
Put up your hands,
"He looked up on the instant and
saw two men, not in the least dis
iguised, covering him with six shooters.
His own hands were behind the lid of
This safe. All right, boys he said.
Don't shoot. They're up
They went up, that was true, but as
Shey came over the lid of the safe there
was six-shooter in each one. Both
-six-shooters cracked the instant their
muzzles came above the safe lid, and
both bullets killed. The robbers fired,
but they didn't pull until after they
had been hit, and their bullets went
wild.
''It was all done so quickly that there
was no cutlery or noise, and when the
brakeman went into the car a few
minutes afterward he found Smith
washing up the blood from the floor.
The dead men were on a blanket in a
corner. That was how Smith got his
reputation for being bad"
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An Eel Fifty Years Old. ~ ~

An eel whose age of fifty years is
vouched for by trustworthy witnesses
has been on exhibition at Groton, Conn.
1t died on being taken out of well in
which it had lived SO many years, and
probably would have lived to a still
greater age had it not been disturbed.
This eel was caught fifty years ago by
G. o. Harris, of New London, Conn,
and by him put in the family well.
There was no way of escape for it and
1t seemed perfectly content to remain
in its walled domicile. In 1870 the well
was cleaned and the eel was observed
TO be in a state of good preservation.
The other day the well was again
cleaned and the eel was brought to the
top in bucket of water. 1t was then
FemOved and placed in a bucket of
Konomoc water. This transition prob
ably caused its death, for within five
minutes after being placed therein the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-07
SMITH WAS A BAD MAN.
He Had Learned One Game of
Which He Gould Boast.
How an Express Messenger Disposed Of
Two WouldBe Train Robbers-They
Were Dead Before They Got
a Chance to Shoot.

"But speaking of train robberies, "
put in the colonel, reminds me of a
man / met when was in command at
Fort d. A. Russell, at Cheyenne. He
was an express messenger named
Smith, and his run was on what they
called out there the high line of the
Burlington & Missouri railroad. Smith
amt much of a man to look at, but he
was great in action, as you'll agree"
says the New York Sun.
''rd heard of Smith before Imet him.
He'd killed two men down in western
Kansas, and they were saying around
Cheyenne that he was bad So l was
curious to get him to tell me the story,
and after awhile he did.
HE used to have a run on the Santa
Fe down where it crossed into Colo
RADIO. All the messengers, you know,
carried guns in those days-they do
yet, for that matter-but Smith under
stood the use of a six-shooter better
than some of his mates. Things had
been so smooth on his run for so long
shat he got bit careless at last and
used to leave the door of his car I'M
locked so that the brakemen could
come in and talk with him whenever
they liked without his having to go to
the end of the car to unlock the door.
"Smith had one game, though, which
was all his own. He told me that he
had practiced it a good deal, so that
he could shoot within fraction of a
second after hearing anyone say: Put
np your hands You know those fellows
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-07
WERE SKINNED ALIVE.
Peculiar Heroism Of Nine teen Obi
cago Mail Carriers.
Each One of Them Lost Large Pieces Of
Epidermis for the Sake OF an IN
fortunate Comrade Who Was
Burned by an Explosion.

Nineteen mail carriers of the West
division station at Chicago, headed by
their superintendent, gave twelve
inches of their skin apiece to one Of
their injured fellows the other day.
Five weeks ago P. ]. j. Foute was
caught in the explosion of an oil car at
California avenue. At the time he was
crossing the railroad tracks to deliver
the station agents mail and received
the full effects of shower of burning
oil. When Foute was picked up he APP
peared to be little better than cinder.
He was sightless, his clothing was
burned off, his hair was gone, and
nothing remained of his cap but the
peak. Even his pouch was burned, but
by some chance the mail it contained
was uninjured. Foute was carried to
the Bennett hospital, as it was thought,
to die. Flesh dropped from his hands
and face when the doctors dressed him.
The tops of his ears dropped off and it
was thought his sight was lost. Some
what to the surgeons surprise Foute
rallied from the shock and by hard
work his eyes were saved. Little by
little the flesh grew, but the surface of
skin destroyed was so great that nature
unaided could not cover it.
Foute was favorite with his fellows
and when they heard of his troubles
they held a meeting to see what could
be done. When the operation of skin
grating was suggested Superintendent
William J. Major promptly volunteered
to contribute as much of his surface
covering as the doctors wanted to take
off. He was followed by nearly thirty
others. As nearly the whole of Foutes
head and both his hands had to be pro-
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Ided with skin the doctors estimated
it would take fully this number of men
to furnish the necessary amount.
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Gen. Lees Camp Chair.

The camp chair used by Gen. Lee has
been presented to the Maryland Con-
federate home by Joshua Thomas, OF
Baltimore, who was member of the
distinguished southern leaders staff.
The chair was originally captured from
the federal troops.
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eel gave up the ghost. The skin VIII
be prepared and stuffed. in spite of
its age the eel had not increased much
in size, being no larger than an aver
ape-sized one
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PeculIarities of Mems weIghts.
Bazaar.

A man weighs less when the barom-
eter is high. AS the pressure of air on
an ordinary-sized man is about fifteen
tons, the rise of the mercury from 20 to
81 inches adds about one ton to the
load he has to carry,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-07
Prenatal Impression of a Cat.

At Rockford, Mich, cat gave birth
to kitten with four legs in front and
two behind. The cat had been chased
by dog shortly before she became q
mother.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-09
WORLD OF SPORTS.

The old battery of BeDnett and Rad, bourne has been singularly unfortunate this year. Bennett lost both legs and Radbourne had an eye destroyed by a charge of shot. Manager Frank Selee of the Bostons has already begun to make preparations for grand testimonial for the benefit of Bennett to take place during midsummer.
 It is noteworthy fact that every man on the Baltimore team began his base ball career either as pitcher or catcher.
 Manager T. B. Sheehan of New Britain was in New Haven yesterday and applied to have New Britain taken into the league. President Miller telegraphed to each of the four clubs for a vote whether or not New Britain should be admitted, making a five club league. The result will be known to-day, but the indications were that New Britain would not be admitted. Manager Sheehan said that if they were not admitted and any of the other clubs showed any weakness as the season ad- vanced that New Britain might be con- sidered as an applicant. He said that New Britain had obtained better financial backing than it has had before. He has been in Hartford recently and says that base ball is not dead there either. They udFO OCCA AuoelAAS " "oo~A V grounds. and they are in hopes of at least getting them.
 Adrian c. Anson has been the marvel of the base ball profession. No other man who ever played ball can point to twenty three years of successful life as player on the ball field. Anson has done with the game as a player, that is sure. and while in great emergency he may jump in for a day or so, still he will not be out for playing record of any sort. As matter of fact, it is a physical impossibility for Anson to continue playing. He IS thirty pounds over his playing weight at present.
 Jimmy Bann5n, of the Bostons, presents the singular spectacle of youth of twenty two with thick sprinkling of gray halr. He says all of his family become gray early in life.
 s.Doc" Kennedy, the old time first base man, now with Worcester, plays that posi- ton without glove of any description. He has been famous for this fact for many years.
 Big Dan' Brouthers is fast winning his way to the hearts of the Baltimore enthu- siasts. His batting has been most timely and his fielding much better than many thought it would be.
 Baltimore clergymen have been writing of their interest III base ball and complI- menting the Baltimore management, as one of them expresses it, 'for the highly respectable manner in which base ball has been managed in this city"