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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-22
ECHOES FROM WEST END.

Since Senator Terrell, Mr.. Corley.
Mr.. Schafer, DIR. Whitaker and
others have selected West End for
their present and most probably
permanent homes, inquiries for
dwellings are frequent at our real
estate offices, and tho answer now
is mo vacant dwellings at West
End" Still this need not scare of
any one. There are several good
lots left that no doubt coul d....be
bought cheaper now than in the
near future, and while all building
materials are very cheap, now is
the time to get you a home at
West End, where better schooling
facilities are offered than in any
other portion Of the city. West
End, and next to it also, the adj
joining "Lake View" suburb, offer
splendid residence grounds.
Mr.. Marshall Burney, the oblig-
ing journal clerk of our several
last legislatures, spent a night
with his friend and relative, Mr..
j. Dixon at West End, before pro.
ceeding to meet his many friends
at Devine, Tex.
A good many handsome Christ.
1ans took advantage of the Jewish
New Year, last Thursday, by TAX
ing a ride to West End.
Supt. F. M. Dowden, of the West
End Street Car company, has given
us new car conductor and motor.
man In the person of Mr.. Adolph
CARA.
The Protestant Orphans Home
at this place could stand a few re-
membranes OF those charitably
inclined who could Stafford to give"
Alderman Fred. Kerble is honest
ly engaged in trying to find out the
needs of his (this) ward and as far
as in his power lies to have them
supplied.
Workmen are still employed on
the West End Female college.
The improvements on the little
church on Kentucky avenue being
finished, gives that edifice now
quite an imposing appearance.
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Subject For Debate.

The subject for debate at the
meeting OF the Progressive Litera-
ry and Social club at Temple Beth
Ell tonight will be: "Resolved, the
world owes us a Living" Affir-
mative.-Mr. Abrahams and Hen
ry Half; negative-Max Blum
and Joe. Marks.
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THE CHURCHES.

First Baptist church southeast
corner OF Travis park preaching
at IL a. m. and p. m. by the pas.
tor DR.. Eustace e. King. Ushers
welcome all visitors. Sunday
school $3.50 a.. m. Young peoples
mass meeting 20.
Rev. w. o. Bailey, d. d. l.. l.. d.
will preach by special request, on
the second coming of Christ !" this
morning at IL at the Alamo
Baptist church. All are cordially
invited.
st. Johns Episcopal church, cor
uer Burnett and Cherry streets.
Morning service at IL; SUM-
day school meets at $3.50 a. m. All
cordially invited to attend.
Englewood Methodist church, F.
l.. McGehee, pastor. Sunday sch DOL
at 10 a. M; preaching Sunday at
III a. m. and 7:45 p. m. Special
revival services will be held every
night during tho week, beginning
at 7:45. Local pastors will assist.
Mr.. Claude McCorkle will direct
the music.
South Flores street Methodist
church; Sunday school 4. p. m. ;
preaching at s p.
Cedar Street Methodist Chapel,
corner Cedar and South Alamo
streets. Preaching at IL a. m, by
Rev. j. A. Smith. Sunday school
at B p. m. Prayer meeting Tuesday
night.
The Prospect Hill Baptist church
will begin protracted meeting at
ii a. m. today. The meeting will
be held under the gospel tent on
the corner Of West Commerce and
Callaghan streets near the street
car switch west Of the L. and g. N
depot. DR.. A. B. Miller, of Bonham,
formerly OF Little Rock, Ark, will
come Monday evening to assist in
the meeting. Pastor Chas. d.
Daniel will preach at IL a.. m. and
8 p. m. today. Professor A. Gun
ningham will assist the choir.
There will be preaching at 3 &c
p. m. and $3.50 p. m. at the new
Light Baptist church on the cor.
ner of Lavaca and Perdido streets
Invitation to all. There will be nc
memorial services, but you are in.
vited. G. r. Cushingberry, pas.
tor.
Trinity Mission, 225 Laurel
street. Services IL a. m. G. @. A
Rose, minister.
Prospect Hill: Services at the
Prospect Hill Methodist church
Sunday at 8 p. IN. by the pastor
Rev. Hubert ID. Knickerbocker
Sunday school at 4 80 p. m. Pray
er meeting Thursday at s p. m.
West End: The pastor, Rev.
Hubert ID. Knickerbocker, will
preach at the West End Methodist
church Sunday at IL a. m. Sun
,hday school at $3.50 a. IN. Prayer
npQfiM 40 n m
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You can't miss such a bargain
as this. Gents Balbriggan
Undershirts, Egyptian
combed, worth 40 cents. :. Z.
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"A few days ago a grievance
committee OF switchmen on the
Arkansas Pass railroad at Yoakum,
came TO San Antonio to have a
switchman, who had been dis
charged, reinstated. The commit
tee has returned to Yoakum and
tha znsatter has been adiusteds the
~ Rng put back T.
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From Lavernia .
Special Correspondents.

Speclal correspondence
LAvERNIA, Tex, Sept. 2l.-The
ladies of Lavernia gave an ice
cream festival and church enter
tainment at this place last night.
There were about $50 Sle pre-
sent and quite a NED "a
was realized, the
which will be for tL
church. The
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state Firemen's Monument.

Mr.. Frank Teich, the granite
cutter and builder, Of this city, is
Engaged on a 60-foot monument
for the State Flremens association,
which when flushed will be erect
ed with appropriate ceremonies
by the firemen, in the state capt.
tol grounds at Austin. 1t will cost
$4,000. The carving will be ex-
quisite, part OF tho design being
four heroic statues of a fireman in
uniform, at his post of duty at a
IRE plug, holding hose nozzle.
oh Stacua shoSva a eiifRarant nosi.
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Che Daily Light.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1896
LATEST FROM LULING.
Newsy Gossip From This Lively
Little Town.

Newsy Gossip From This Lively
Little Town.
Special Correspondence Sunday LIGHT.
LULING, Texas, Sept. 2l.-Luling
Oil mill is nearing completion.
The pecan crop will be short this
year.
A disease said tobe Inflammation
of the kidneys, is killing off large
number of horses and cows near
here.
The Mexican exhibit for the At
lanta Exposition passed through
here last week and created consid-
cradle curiosity.
A party of young folks spent
Sunday at Sour Springs near this
place.
A lady while driving team at
tached to wagon, across Plum
creek one day Last week became
frightened at the shaky condition
of the bridge and jumped into the
water. Fortunately she struck
the sand and was not injured.
Rev. Harris preached in the
Methodist church last Sunday.
The marshal had the city jail
thoroughly cleaned this week.
~ Rin1na1e usy and cotton is
YIN lively. ABOUT
en- received upfo
eners are getting
unters were out
J; failed to bag
'dinance prohibit
loose Of hogs in
but it seems 1t is
ced.
er OF new buggies
we recently been
Brous farmers.
les are becoming
sbout where they
saturday a bullet
e in the suburbs and
le wall falling inside
trims court convened
and pretty good sum
was assessed.
Western Union Telegraph
50 my has been placing new
ttheraph poles this week.
she 4 the grand jurymen for the
Vhsping session have been appoint
A lAcal-optiGn election was held
here last Saturday, but Luling
don't go dry a bit. The pros. were
in the lead by large majority,
The amount Of cotton received
in this place this year is not as
large as that OF last, but the price
is better.
A large amount OF water must
certainly be used in this little
place as the stand pipe Is very
low every evening.
Manager Starr, OF the Luling
Electric Light company, left Mon.
day for Smithville and Bastrop,
where it is very likely he will put
in plants.
The Christian Endeavor society
will meet every Friday night in.
stead of Tuesday as formerly.
The dust has been very bad fol
the past few days.
Our Mexican citizens celebrated
Independence day in grand style
Some of the patrons of the water
works are kicking about the pres
sure not being strong enough.
Capt. r. T. Nixon's elegant new
residence is nearing completion.
There is considerable talk oil
building an ice factory here.
The people are working slowly
raising subscriptions for the pro-
prosed cotton mill.
Rev. J. w. West, Of San Marcos
and Miss Belle Lachey were mar
ried last Saturday at the residence
of the brides parents.
Several old wells s5e standing
open around town. III these are
not closed up soon, there will be
-. sui sap the city's hands.
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NOTICE.

Welsbach incandescept S-sss burn
ers--The cheapest lis&t ia the
market; sold by Shat A& Braden
at $3.50 each. ~
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HAWAIIAN REBELS PARDoNED.
TWO YOUNG OFFENDERS TO BE
FREED If THEY'LL LEAVE
THE LAND.

Session of the Council of state.
Commission Investigates Japanese
Labor Conditions and Makes "A Re
port Thereon-Japan's Proposed
Steamer Lines Via HoaOIuIu 90 the
United States.
San Francisco, Aug. ITO the United
Press Per Steamship Pelgic: Honolulu.
Aug. 10-The council of state met to-day
and authorized pardons to be given, on
condition of leaving the country, to two
young rebel officers, serving long SEN
fences, w. H. c. Creig and Louis Mar
shall. These prisoners are lying sick in
the queens hospital. with recovery re-
tarded by mental depression.
No reply has yet been made by the
government Minister Willis communi-
cation in the DurreeH case. the marshars
report not being yet ready for adoption.
A rumor that the British minister has
made demands like that in Durreells
case is not substantiated.
Hon. w. Nevins Armstrong, the chair
man of the labor commission, returned
last evening from Japan, where he spent
six weeks in special inquiries into the
contract labor question MIR. Armstrong
states that the government of Japan is
willing 10 have regulations made by
Hawaii requiring Japanese laborers 10
return home on the expiration of their
contracts, provided thattsuch regulations
apply equally to all nationalities. They
will submit to no discrimination against
Japanese laborers.
Mr.. Armstrong reports that Japan con-
templates an early establishment of steam
er lines via Honolulu, perhaps to San Die
so, to carry American cotton to Japan and
Japanese coal in return. Large numbers
of steamers employed in war transports
are now lying idle awaiting the full set
Element of peace arrangements, and who
probably win soon be employed in va
rious Japanese commercial lines.
British Minister Halves notified the for
eign Cfiice to-day that the English govern
ment recognized 7. B. Walker and w. II.
Richard as naturalzed citizens of Hawaii.
This is somewhat of victory for the Ha-
waiian government England having a
few months ago claimed them as British
subjects.
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--------------- - ----%
BOLD JAIL DELIVERY.

Five Men POunce ON the Turnkey,
Lock Him up and Go.
Toledo, o.. Aug. IA bold and sue
cessful jail delivery was made here this
morning about O'Clock. Turnkey Mo-
sher went into the Jail corridor to get
shaved by a prison barber. He was no
sooner seated and lathered when the pris-
oners pounced upon him, and took away
the keys and handouts. They put hand
cuffs on the turkeys hands and locked
him in a CELL The rest was easy sailing,
and the men got an hours start before the
alarm was given. Six prisoners escaped.
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MANGLED By DYNAMITE.
Eight Italians Killed Outright An a
Terrible Explosion.

Mehaffey. Pa. Aug. IA terrible ex-
plosion occurred here last night. near the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad. In
which eight Italians lost their lives and
ten were seriously injured. The men were
preparing large quantities of dynamite
for blasting purposes, when, from some
unknown cause. premature explosion oc-
CURED. Eight men were killed Instantly,
their remains. being scattered for a long
distance; they were frightfully maugled
Another report states that six men were
killed outright and eight badly injured.
Tyrone, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE latest reports
from the scene of the dynamite explosion
at Mehaffy, are that seven men were
killed and ten badly injured. All of the
victims are Hungarians. Their names
have not yet been ascertained.
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Five INiIIed. six Injured.

wearfeld, Pa, Aug. H.-Five laboring
men were killed and six injured by an
explosion last evening near Mehaffey, this
county. The explosion occurred on the
new railroad extension between Mehaffey
and McGee's Mills, by heavy blast open
ing up an old abandoned coal mine filled
with heavy mine gas. The five dead men
were at once overcome by gas before
they could escape from the deep cut
in which they were working, and six
seriously affected, succeeded in getting
beyond the reach of the poisonous vapor.
The dead and injured are all foreign
ers and nearly all married.
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auNKs AMBUSH MUskRATs.
They WayIay and Murder Twelve OF
Them in Very Cunning Fashion.
From the New YORK Fine.

From the New York Times.
Milford, Conn.-Just above the North
street school house in the washed out
roots OF the old oak that has fallen across
Luther's dam lives big family of minks.
These creatures are becoming very scarce
in this vicinity, but If they were all as
smart as this family, 1t would take clever
enemies to outwit them. For a long time
the Villagers have commented on the great
number Of dead muskrats that have float
ed down the Wepawang river during the
last few months. Some said IL was due
to the water snakes. others that snap
ping turtles killed them, and a few held
that the rats killed one another. The
only marks on the dead rats were tooth
prints IN the throat. and none OF the bod
les was torn or mutilated
Tuesday afternoon Jonah BaasIet. VINO
was trimming away the undcrbrush on
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Snake Hatches Chicks.


From the Now 7 ofk Hress.
BranchvilIc. N. ANDREW Merrlng OF
Myrtle Grove is the happy owner OF a
setting hen. Several days ago he heard
a great commoton where the hen was
kept. He could not find the cause, but
missed several Of the twelve eggs on which
the hen was setting.
The mystery was cleared yesterday
when Merring killed a blacSsBake seven
feet six inches ia length. IN It's atogn-
ach were found seven young chickens
fully developed II Is probable that tile
process Of Matching was completed IN tao
sanke's stomach. and the chickens after
ward died.
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THE COMMISSION AT KUCHENG.
Natives Alarmed by the Arrival of
the Party and Escort.

Hong Kong, Aug. H.-R. w. Mansfield.
acting British consul at Foo-Chow, J..
Canoney Hickon, United States consul at
the same place, Ensign Waldo Evans of
the American warship Detroit and other
members of the commission appointed to
investigate the massacre of the mission
aries at Kucheng, have arrived at that
place. A number of important arrest have
already been made in connection with the
outrages.
The natives of Kucheng are quiet. but
considerable alarm was created among
them by the arrival of the commission and
its escort of 100 Chinese braves.
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TO REGULATE STREET LINES.
The Question of Putting Them Under
the Railroad Commission.

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 1.-THE question OF
the advisabihty of having the street rail-
ways put under the jurisdiction of the
state railroad commission will be brought
up at the next session of the legisla-
ture. The railroad commissioners have
been investigating and studying the ques-
ton and have found a good deal in favor
of such plan.
Since the advent Of the trolley lines
street railways have become much more
important to the public. In some states
they are under the jurisdiction of the
railroad commission, and according to re-
ports excellent results are attained.
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Toronto, Ont, Aug. H.-An inquest on
the body of Nellie, the younger of the
two Pietzel children. whom H. H. Holmes
is suspected of numbering, was resumed
last night, when the jury, after having
had the evidence rendered at the inquest
on Alice, the eldest girl, read to them,
returned a verdict of murder against
Holmes.
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Cannot Carry the Flags.

Frankfort. KY, Aug. 17.-Gov. John
Young Brown has decided that the tat
tered federal flags borne by the Kentucky
regiments in the late war shall not be
displayed at the national eneampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic vet
Grams at Louisville next month. The his
toric colors will not leave the state house.
Gov. Brown claims that nothing less than
an act of the legislature will enable those
Louisville people to secure the flags.
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Vale win send an Exhibit.

New Haven, Conn, Aug. 17.-Yale Uni
versity has decided to send an exhibit to
the Atlanta exposition. 1t will consist of
a collection of superb photographs of the
buildings on the campus by Filley of this
city, with portraits of such old graduates
as Noah Webster, Wooster and Whitney.
The exhibit of the university will be pre-
pared in an interesting manner and will
be shipped in a week.
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Hyde VIII be Cremated.

Quarantine, s. l., Aug. 1.-THE body
of Burt e. Hyde of Rockhill, Conn.,,
who died of yellow fever at Swinburne
Island, is to be cremated this afternoon
The ashes will be delivered to his rela-
tives. The remainder of the Sereca's de-
tanned passengers, consisting of two from
the cabin and twenty-five Cinnamon, will
be discharged Monday morning, if no
symptoms develop before that time. They
were all well this morning.
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HOLMES CASE WITNESSES.
Release of Pat QuInlan, His Wife
and Pat Owens.

Chicago, I'LL, Aug. I7.-Patrick Quinlan
and his wife and Patrick Owens, who
have been in custody in connection with
Holmes since the discoveries in the
Engelwood, were given their freedom to-
night by the police. A week ago lawyer
tried to get them out of the prison by a
writ of habeas corpus, but he said they
preferred to be where they were so long
as the police had any need for their SER
vices The authorities say they will be
able to get the testimony of the three at
any trial of Holmes for murder.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18
Jacket Makers WIN Their striIke.

New York, Aug 1.-THE jacket makers
who struck about four days ago were sue
cessful and have won their fight. Up 20
this morning 215 contractors had given up
the fight and signed an agreement with
the strikers. There are only half dozen
contractors now to be heard from, and
Secretary Lax ELAN said this morning
they would sign the agreement to-day.
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ono Warranto PROCEEDINGS.

Ocala, Fla, Aug. 17-Judge Hooker pre-
sided in quo warranto proceedings to-day
to determine who was president of Globe
Phosphate Company John A. Bish-
CD had been displaced and William Nc
Kay was substituted. The jury decided
the case in favor of the narrator, John
A. Bishop. E. P. Allen appeared for Bish-
CD; Kewardski & Davis for the defendant.
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A SMALL FIRE.
Death of a Well Known bonneville
Lady.

bonneville, Ca, Aug. 17.-Mrs. Ella
Kenner died here last night after an ILL
mes of four weeks. She was the daughter
of w. H. Gary, formerly Of Jefferson
county, Georgia.
Mr.. Sam Smith. well-to-do farmer,
living three miles from here, lost his
dwelling house, kitchen and smoke house
by fire last night. 1t is supposed to have
caught from the Kitchen chimney. The
inmates were awakened in the night by
the flames roaring, and narrowly escaped.
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Sedalia, Mo-, Aug. 1.-THE statement
is made in a letter received here to-day
from J. c. Thompson, the fugitive cash
Ter of the closed First National Bank,
that he has taken out papers of natu-
ralization in Mexico and will become a
citizen of that republic.
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al peath and q DueI.

Paris. Aug. 17-Mathien Auguste Gef-
fIay, distinguished French historian,
died Thursday at Bievre.
Capt. Semitchoff of the Russian Impe-
rial Guard and Prince AN FAIL. cousin OF
the Khedive of Egypt, fought a duel yes
terday with pistols The latter was
wounded, but not seriously
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18

Cleveland, o., Aug. 17-Dr. A. P. Boz
faro, who became notorious as the I'm
known" in Coxeys army. committed sui
eide here last night. He had been sell
ing patent medicine here for about
year.
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I'm afraid" said the bicycle girl
that we are getting altogether too orig
nal IN our 4deaa Of costume" ITS
worse than that" replied her mother. 1--WE
are getting positively aboriginal Wash
lngton star
The Costly Parf--Statlstically Inclined
Tourist On DkiahOmal. What h the death
rats ia this localityY
Alkall Ike Nnfhln' az all Dyin Il
Perfectly free yefes bat the burial rates
afe pretty toliabie high.-Puck
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Hard Times. Indeed Mamma.
think it's awful funny about Jimmy
Watts"
What is g't
You know he can beat any OF Us boys
swimming"
"YesT'
'tNeil, he dasn't bFag about IT at home.
cause hts daddyu lick ina for goln'"-
Chicago Record.
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The Japanese minister on for Mexic.

Washington, Aug. 17.-Mr. Shinichiro
Kurino, the Japanese minister left Wash
ington tonight over the Southern Rail-
way for the city of Mexico via New Or
leans
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THEY OPPOSE REDUCTION.
ALAMEDA PoPULISTs CONCLUDE
THEY PROMISED Too MUCH.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 14.-The new county
government bill is gradually assuming pro-
portions. The delegations from each
county have been requested to submit their
wishes, and as yet only a few minor
changes have been decided on in the old
law. G. B. White, the Populist Sheriff of
Alameda County, and o. w. Sanford, the
Populist Treasurer, appeared before the
Alameda delegation to-day. They were
elected on platform pledging 25 per
cent reduction in salaries, but came up to
urge the delegation not to allow any re-
duction. When Republican member
asked how they could do this consistently,
the reply was that the Populists did not
know what they were talking about before
election.
The Committee on Education has de-
cided to report the teachers pension bill
back favorably, with amendments to take
out the Objectionable features.
A number of important bills were rec
commended for passage by the Committee
of Ways and Means to-day. Among them
was one providing that all State institu-
tions should deposit their contingent fund
and all moneys with the State Treasurer
and draw therefrom by warrants that have