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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-14
One of Growers Quotations.

NEW YORK, Aug. 14-That line
in President Cleveland's answer to
a letter of congratulation to an
other parent, "Life is one grand
sweet song" has inspired Edward
Deering to write verses with it for
the refrain and to set the whole to
music. He sent the first copy OF
his work to the president, who
wrote to him the following note Of
thanks from Gray Gables:
"Dear Sir:-I have received the
music you kindly sent to me and
desire to thank you for it and for
the friendly expressions contained
in the letter accompanying it.
GROVER CLEVELAND"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-14
A Horrible Outrage.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. IA
A special to the Advertiser from
Gadsden, Ala, says:
Early Saturday morning three
unknown white men approached
the residence OF Mrs. Julia Bear
don, living II miles from here.
Mrs. Beardon, her 16-year.old
daughter and an infant child were
in the house. After entering the
house one of the men seized the
child and holding it aloft, dashed
it to the floor, crushing it to death.
They than dragged the mother and
daughter out in the front yard and
outraged both. Mrs. Beardon is
not expected to live.
The country is aroused and
searching for the tiends. IL caught
they will never cost the county
anything for trial.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-14
American Enterprise.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. IA
special to the Advertiser from An
niston, Ala, says:
The manager of the Admission
Pipe Foundry company Of this city
has been advised of the acceptance
of his compsny's bid to furn ish
pipes for the water system Of the
city of Toxic, Japan. The order Is
the largest ever received by an
American company, and calls for
thirty thousand tons, which, plac-
ing it at the lowest possible estim-
ate, will amount to a half million
dollars. TO secure the order this
company had to bid against the
entire world.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-14
COL. sHERvINToN's REPORT.
The Fronch Will Have a Hot Time
of il in MADAGASCAR.

LONDON, Aug. 14.-Col. Charles
r. Sherginton, formerly comman-
der-in-chief OF the Madagascar
army, with the rank OF lieutenant
general, and for ten years past the
military secretary of the queen of
Madagascar, has just returned to
London, having resigned his post
with the other British officers,
owing to disagreement with the
government as to the methods to
be taken in resisting the advance
OF the French. In an interview to-
day, Col. Shervinton said the
French had before them the great.
est physical obstacles they have
get encountered, including the
fever. In the district of Vonizongo
and in the hight mountain passes
near the capital where the Hovas
occupy powerful positions, the ma
tives intend to make a stand.
Hitherto, the colonel added, the
Hovas have been purposely pas
sive, although their artillery and
machine guns outnumb Der those of
the French and with $4,000 drilled
men, armed with breech loading
rifles their position, in his opinion,
ought to be impregnable. The
American and British residents Of
Antananrivo presented Col. Sher-
vinton with an address before his
departure from that city, express
ing regret at his leaving and pay
ing high tribute to his character.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-14
Chinese Missionary Movements.

New YORK, Aug. 14.-The Rev.
DR.. A. B. Leonard, corresponding
secretary of the Methodist Episco-
pal missions, received letter yes
terday from Mr.. McAdoo, acting
secretary of state in which assur-
ances were given that the United
States will take all possible means
to protect American missions in
China. DR.. Leonard received the
following cablegram from Foo
Chow today: "Gregory proceeds
to Ku Cheng today with consuls to
investigate the Chinese riots. Hing
Wa workers ordered to come to
Foo Chow" SMYTHE.
Hing Wa, from which place the
missionaries have been ordered to
return, is situated 100 miles south
of Foo Chow. The board has sta
ton at that place in charge Of Mr..
Brewster, who is accompanied by
his wife and three children and
two young women, missionaries.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-14
Corbett Pounds McVey.

New YORK, Aug. IA special
to the Herald from Buffalo, n. ",
says: James J. Corbett and
McVey his sparring partner, Great
ed considerable excitement at the
Lyceum boxing carnival by giving
an exhibition that was not down
on the program. During the second
round OF the bout, Corbett made a
punching bag Of McVey, who in a
spirit Of resentment, attempted to
.clinch' and throw the cham pion, at
the same time calling him hard
names. Corbett pushed McVey to
one side, with the remark that If
it was fight he was after, he would
be satisfied in the next round.
When time was called, Corbett,
very pale, sprang to the center of
the stage, with the quickness of a
cat, and pounded McVey all over
the stage. The round was cut
short by the master of ceremonies
and the two pugilists retired to
their respective dressing rooms.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-14
The Speed Trial of the St. Louis.

SOUTHAMPTON, Eng, Aug. H.
Secretary Herbert, of Washington,
having designated Captain Royal
B. Bradford and Lieutenant Rich
ard T. Mulligan to conduct speed
trial OF the American Line steamer
st. Louis, in accordance with the
provisions Of the ocean mail sub
sidy act, they will hold it in the
English Channel between today
and the oath, the st. Louis being
scheduled to sail for home on the
latter date. The two naval officers
will lay off a course measuring
about one hundred miles in the
channel, and the st. Louis will be
speeded repeatedly over the care.
fully measured course to determine
whether she complies with the re-
quirements Of the postal law call.
ing for a maintained speed OF
twenty knots per hour. Before
the trial she will be locked and
cleaned at this port.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-14
Work Resumed on Panama Canal

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Captain j.
A. Crossman, of the Pan-American
Railway company's Columbian
line steamer Alliancia, told an AS
ISOLATED Press reporter at quaran-
tine last night that the Panama
canal authorities were advertising
in the Colon papers for skilled me-
chanics to work on the canal. He
says there are at present, about l.
600 laborers working on the canal,
and two dredges are at work on
the isthmus. He says there Is
money enough to keep 10000 men
working for two years. BY that
time, the directors hope that popu-
lar confidence in the scheme will
be restored. The recent labor
troubles on the isthmus have all
been settled.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-14
BANKS AND BANKERS.
Not Pleasant For Yucatan.

MERIDA, Yucatan, Aug. 14.-Five
hundred red Indians, belonging to
savage tribes on the border of the
British Colony of Belize, have ap-
peared on Mexican soil, all armed
with Remington rifles and with
abundant ammunition purchased
from British colonists. This fact
arouses the greatest indignation,
for the savages intend raiding re.
mote plantations and being now
well.armed 1t will require large
number CT troops to subdue them.
Cubans and Spaniards here are
having daily fights in the hotels
and streets.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-14
A Gattling Gun Quietness.

WINSTON, n. c., Aug. 14.-Every-
thing was quiet here yesterday.
There was no indication of a repe-
tition Of Sunday nights riots. A
gattling gun with four men to
manage it, arrived at midnight.
Very few Negroes were on the
streets. The jury in the Tuttle
case rendered a verdict of murder
in the second degree yesterday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-14
Trouble in Macedonia.

CoNsTANTINOPLE, Aug. IA
dispatch from Gheiustendot, Bull
garia, says that band OF about
$50 insurgents has attacked and
burned the village OF Rhodoe, dis.
trict Of Nevrokop, Macedonia.
Fierce fighting is said to have
taken place and many persons are
reported to have been killed on
both sides.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-14
counterfeiters to Be Examined.

JERSEY CITY, Aug. 4.-ExamI-
nation of the four members of the
alleged gang OF counterfeiters that
were arrested in this city and Ho-
boken will take place today before
United States Commissioner Ro-
maine. Interesting disclosures are
expected at the hearing.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-14
Albany q. O, p. Anti-snappers

ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. IA Re-
publican county meeting to protest
against the "snap" primaries Of the
machine is called for this evening
at Harmanus Blocker hall. A
large outpouring Of indignant citi-
zens is prophesied by the "antis."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-14
A Picnic for the Jersey Mosquitoes

MALAGA, N. j., Aug. 14.-Prepa-
rations have been made by the
West Jersey Grove Camp.Meeting
association to make this years
meeting here the largest ever held.
A new auditorium has been COM
pleted In time for the session.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-14
Valdia's Band Dispersed.

HAVANA, Aug. 14.-A lieutenant
colonel Of the civil guards after an
active pursuit Of the band Of in
surgents commanded by Valdia,
'overtoo'- the enemy on the limits
of the province of Mantanza. In
the engagement which followed the
insurgents lost one and killed and
five wounded. Keeping up the
pursuit the civil guards eventually
captured Valdia and six Of his fol-
lowers. The rest of the band was
dispersed
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-14
Gov. Woodbury. Sues a Newspaper

BURLINGTON, VT, August a.
Gov. Woodbury. has brought a
$4,000 libel suit against the Rut-
land Herald for articles recently
published calling him rumseller
and owner of a building in which
liquor is sold contrary to law. The
Governors attorneys are ex-Gov.
Dillingham;, Of Waterbury, and ex-
Senator d. J. Foster, of this city.
Sheriff Reeves served the papers
today.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-14
Mora Paid In Full.

MADRID, Aug. 4.-At meeting
of the cabinet ministers it was de-
cided to pay the Mora claim in
lump sum in September, without
interest,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-14
Corbett and Fitzslmmons to Race
on Bicycles

New YORK, Aug. l4.-Champion
James ]. Corbett and "Bob" Fitz-
simmons are matched to race on
thirty-pound bicycles this after
noon on the Manhattan Beach
track. The proceeds of the meet
ing is to go for the New York Free
Ice fund.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-06
DISCOVERED IN TIME.
An Anarchist Carried Big
Petard With a Lighted
Fuse.
CAPTURED BY A DETECTIVE.
After Arrest the FoiIed Fiend
Boasted Of the Crime He In
tended to Commit.

LONDON, ENG, Sept. 5.-A Paris dis
patch furnished to the Globe by news
agency says that bold attempt was made
to-day to explode bomb in Rothschild's
bank in the Rue Laitte. While the busi-
ness of the day was at its height man
walked into the bank carrying under his
arm bomb to which was attached
lighted fuse. One of the detectives en-
ployed in the bank was standing near and
sprang upon the man, seized the bomb
and extinguished the fuse in time to pre-
vent an explosion. The would-be bomb
thrower was arrested and taken to the
police station.
This attempt to blow up the Rothschild
banking establishment, taken in connec-
ton with the recent sending of an Internal
machine through the mails to the Office of
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild, signifies
a persistent purpose on the part of the
anarchistic element to inhict injury upon
the heads and employees of the Roths-
child house.
1t will be remembered that Baron de
Rothchild's secretary. M. Jacobowsky, was
terribly injured by the explosion of the in
fernal machine sent to his employers
office while attempting to open the parcel
in the absence of Baron de Rothschild.
PARIS, FRANCE, Sept 5.-The man who
was arrested while attempting to explode
bomb in the Rothschilds Bank was
taken to the police station in Rue de
Provence. He is about 25 years old. He
refuses to give his name, but INDUCED in
the usual anarchist boasts, declaring that
others would succeed where he had failed.
The bomb was a primitive sort of affair
made of a tin can that had contained cocoa.
The top was tied on with piece of wire
and hole had been punched through it.
The contents are not known. The bomb
was taken to the municipal labratory,
where the contents will be analyzed.
| M. Puybaraud, the police official who
examined the prisoner, was struck by his
resemblance to the anarchist, Pawels, who
was recently killed by the explosion of a
bomb he was carrying with the intention
of causing an explosion in the Church of
the Madeline. He said he would not be
surprised to learn that Pawels and the
prisoner were brothers.
The prisoner is of medium height. His
face is pale, and he has an abnormally
developed forehead. He is close shaven,
except short mustache. 1t is supposed
that the prisoner is barber, razor,
brush and soapbox being found in his
pockets. Immediately after the deputy
seized him he drew the razor and at
tempted to kill himself by cutting his
throat. During his examination at the
police station he defended his anarchist
opinions in well-chosen language. He
said the bomb contained fragments of
chlorate of potash and twenty-five
grammes Of blasting powder. 1t contained
no projectile. He intended to use it as
protest against the proceedings of the
bankers. He professed profound contempt
for work. Some of the police recognize
the prisoner as a creature who has been
living on women in the Montmartre
district
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-06
An ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.
Queer Story About the Man arrested a.
DIR. Fraker.

Queer Story About the Man arrested as
DIR. Fraker.
TOPEKA, KANs., Sept. 6.-The Kansas
Independent, Populist paper, will to-
morrow publish letter from citizen of
Duluth to its editor, l. w. Pack, which
purports to expose a conspiracy on the
part of the insurance companies and the
Chief of Police of Topeka to arrest Will
liam Schnell and palm him off for George
w. Fraker of life-insurance fame.
The letter, the name of the author of
which Mr.. Pack declines to divulge, is to
the effect that Fraker, or Schnell, Is
crazy hermit, whose great ambition is to
achieve notoriety. 1t declares that it can
easily be proven that he has lived in the
woods of Minnesota and Wisconsin for
years. and that he passed in the locality
where he was arrested as "King OF the
Forest" 1t is alleged that it is not the
intention of the insurance companies to
push his prosecution after the money
handed over to Fraker's executor has been
recovered. 1t explains that the reason
why Fraker's companion in Minr esota was
not taken into custody was that he would
swear that the prisoner was not Fraker
and furnish the names of any number of
witnesses who would so testify.
J. P. Davis, president of the Kansas Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company, in an inter
view with the United Press correspondent,
said that there was no doubt of Fraker's
identity, and that no effort would be made
to secure the return of the insurance
money until all interested admitted it. He
said he believed Fraker would be sent to
the penitentiary, although he admitted
that number of prominent Kansas and
Missouri attorneys whom he had consulted
had expressed the opinion that he could
be convicted of no crime.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-06
SHOT BY THE ROBBERS,
Farmer Adam KaS and Son
Fought Against Three
Desperadoes.
The Son Fatally Wounded While
Calamity Attempting to Rescue
His Father.

OMAHA, NEBR., Sept. 5. About 1
o'clock this morning an attempt was made
by four men to rob Farmer Adam Kas, re-
siding near the southwest corner OF Fort
Crook, which resulted in the fatally shoot
ing of Adam Kas Jr. and the serious
wonnding of his father
Three men stepped on the porch of the
Kas residence and asked for young Kas.
The father asked what was wanted, as the
boy was sleeping in the barn. and was in
formed that they had horses which they
wanted to put in the barn until morning.
He ran to a rear room in the house and
called to his daughter, servant and hired
man, who sleep upstairs, and the men
broke down the door and followed him.
One of the burglars held Kas Sr., the sec
ond beat him on the head with revolver,
while the third stood guard over the hired
man and the two women of the house.
Kas fought his way out of the house to
the front porch, when one of the men
knocked him down. Young Kas then ap-
peared upon the scene, and seeing that one
OF the men was beating his father, placed
a revolver to the robbers head and fred.
The fellow got to his feet and Kas shot at
him the second time, and the fellow fell
from the porch. Before be could shoot the
third time Kas was shot twice in the back,
and fell, when one Of the men stepped up
to him and placed his revolver below his
left ear and fired. The bullet passed
through his head and came out below the
right eye. Vic McCarty and his gang are
under arrest for the crime.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-06

P4NIC IN THE DIRK.
Explosion. of an Engine Cylinder Put Omt
the Li1htS.

the Lili1bS.
CHICAGO, ILL, Sept. 5.-An explosion
of an engine cylinder in the postoffice
about midnight caused panic. For ten
minutes the 1000 electric lights were extin-
guished, and for the first time since the
old building was open TO the public the
doors were locked. while panic prevailed
among the 300 clerks and people on the
street and in the hotels and cafes for a
block around, but no one was hurt.
The crosshead of one of the steam en-
gines in the basement broke and the cylin-
der-head was blown out. The pounding
of the engine and the escape of steam
cold be heard plainly for block. The 300
clerks at work in the mailing department,
on the first floor, made break for the
exits. Hackmen in front of Kinsl ey's res
taurant started their horses OF run to get
out of possible danger, and there was a
lively scurrying of pedestrians for places
of safety. The streets were filed with peo-
pie just coming from the theaters.
Superintendent Jampolis realized the
possibility of raid on the mail in the
darkness and the danger of valuable pack
ages being looted. He Immediately or
dered the doors closed and the public ex-
cluded from the building. Then he secured
candles to furnish light. In ten minutes
after the accident occurred Engineer Con-
ner had started a second engine OF 125
horsepower, which in eme rgencies is used
to furnish power to the dynamos which
supply the current for the lights.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-06
THE DOCTOR NOW MUM.
Lawyers to Make an Effort to
Disprove the Prisoners
identification.
BELIEF THAT THE MAN DIED.
Heirs Who Benefited by the lnsur-
anCe Money Are Enjoined
From Spending 1t.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 5.-nr. c. w.
Fraker is now in the Jail at Richmond, Ray
County, Mo. The drowning of the doctor
was alleged to have taken place in Ray
County, and for that reason the criminal
proceedings against him for attempting to
defraud life-insurance companies out of
sos, 600 will be had there. He will probably
be arraigned there tomorrow before Justice
Christian.
After his talk with an attorney he be-
came less communicative and said his at
torney had told him to send any one who
wanted information to him. He refused,
when asked, to write letter or to sign his
name, saying that he did not think his
lawyer would approve of his doing SO. 1t
is not improbable that an effort will be
made by the lawyers to disprove his
identification in order to prevent the in
surance companies from recovering the
money they paid on his insurance.
]. H. Warnecke of 1907 Locust street,
this city, who was a member of the jury
which returned verdict for the plaintiffs
in the suit of the Fraker heirs, does not be-
lieve that DR.. Fraker is alive.
w. II. Steele, another member of the
jury, believes the prisoner an impostor.
Neither of these gentlemen has ever seen
Dr. Fraker.
7. l. Clmmerschied, the musician, an
other mem Der of the jury, is in a quandary
over Frakers arrest. He says the evidence
of Fraker's death was so conclusive that
he is unable to comprehend any other
theory.
The attorneys for the insurance compa-
nies have traced $4,000 of the money paid
for DR.. Fraker's "death." The amount of
insurance on his life was $5S, 900, but the
amount actually received by, his executor,
]. G. Lincoln of Liberty, was about $4,000,
not including the $4,000 check of the Mod
ern Woodmen, which is still in the hands
of Miss Utter, clerk of the Federal court
here Settlement was made with several
of the companies without going to law.
By these compromises the total was re-
duced about $4,000. so that the entire sum
the heirs would have received had not the
hiding place of Fraker been revealed would
have been $4,000.
Ex-Judge Lincoln has $4,000 on deposit
in a bank at Liberty, and it is known that
$4,000 of the money has been lent out.
Each of Fraker's sisters, Nancy ]. Magru-
der and Cynthia Hatfield, was left $4,000
by the will, and they had been paid.
They were enjoined from paying out this
money pending the proceedings in the
Federal court.
The deputy who served the papers on
them saws that the sisters had spent a
part of the money, but they told him they
would give back what remained of the
$4,000 and do their best to make restitu-
ton of the full amount.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-06
DEMOCRATS OF UTAH.
Their Platform Contains a Plank II
Woman Suffrage.

Their Platform Contains a Plank for
Woman Suffrage.
OGDEN, UTAH. Sept. 5.-The Democratic
State convention met this morning and
after the appointment of committees and
transaction of routine business adjourned
until afternoon, when permanent organ
ization was effected, with Judge 0. W.
Bowers as chairman.
The salient points of the platform
adopted were declarations in favor of the
absolute separation of church and state
and the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer at a ratio of 16 to and the granting of
the franchise to women as provided for in
the constitution.
Nominations were then in order and
Richard w. Young of Salt Lake, s. E.
Thurman of Provo and Thomas Maloney
of Ogden were chosen as candidates for
the Supreme Court The convention de-
cided by an almost unanimous vote to
nominate two candidates of the United
States Senate, and ex-Delegate J. l.. Raw
Inns of Salt Lake and Hon. Moses Thatcher
of Logan were chosen without opposition.
Quite a fight was anticipated over the
nomination for Congressman, Judge King
of Provo and Hon. B. III. Roberts each
having supporters. Judge King withdrew,
however, before the nomination was
reached, leaving Roberts clear field, and
he was chosen by acclamation.
Hon. w. ]. bryan of Omaha, Nebr., was
present and delivered an impassioned
silver speech of an hours duration. A
free-silver platform was adopted, and ]. l..
Rawlins and Moses Thatcher, the former
an ex-Congressman and the latter one of
the Mormon Apostles, were named as the
preference of the party for United States
Senators in case Democratic Legislature
was elected this fall.
The remainder of the ticket is as follows
Governor, John 7. Caine; Delegate to
Congress, B. III. Roberts; Judges of the
Supreme Court, S. r. Thurman, Thomas
Maloney and Richard w. Young; Secre-
tary of State, Fisher Harris; Auditor, Guy
c. Wilson; Treasurer, Alma Greenwood
Attorney General, A. ]. Weber; Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, Karl G..
Maeser.
Richard w. Young is grandson of Brig
ham Young and West Point graduate.