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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
SILVER AND GOLD BUGS.
Illinois Arranging for Monster Mass
Meetings on the Metal Cur
rency Question

CHICAGO, April 13.-This morn
ing General A. J. Warner, chairman
of the national committee, and
Congressman Joe Sibley, one OF its
distinguished presidential POSSIBLE
tiles, arrived at the auditorium.
They were met by Charles Miller,
Sibley's business partner, Col. Tur-
ner, leader Of the free silver party
Of Michigan, and General Wolcott.
This afternoon they were Joined
by Senator Jones, OF Nevada, and
tonight they left for the west. To.
day a conference was held with
some Chicago silver people to can.
vass the result OF the anticipated
democratic declarations GU free
silver in Illinois, aud to set in mo-
ton arrangements for a monster
free silver mass meeting to offset
the one being arranged for by the
Chicago gold men.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
OUR CATTLE SUPPLY.
REPORTS OF TWO WELL POSTED
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
The Increase of Population Not So
Much Affects Prices of Beef as
Does Price of Hogs, Value Of
Exports and Preparation
of Steers Marketed

WASHINGTON, April l3.-Dr. Sal.
mon, chief of the bureau of animal
industry, is preparing instructions
to agents, in accordance with Sec.
rotary Morton's directions to inves.
! tigate the cause of the high prices
of beef products. and what influ.
ence the Trust" has in prices. DR..
Salmon had heretofore made an in
quiry in this direction, and his re-
port son the coalition governing
prices of CATTLE" gives some views
applicable TO the present inquiry.
He says: "The estimated number
OF animals drawn from the beef
supply gives but little idea as to
whether this supply has increased
more rapidly than the demands,
or whether, on the other hand,
it has diminished. Our rapidly
increasing population and fuctu-
ating export trade must be con-
stantly borne in mind, il we wish
to hold clear views on this import
ant subject"
In the course of his report he
showed that in 1850 there were 567
cattle TO 1000 of population in this
country. This increased until 1885,
when there were 800 cattle per
1000 population, but from 1885 to
1889. there was a steady falling off
to 75S per 1000. He then says:
"The tendency Of prices of cat
tie will be probably TO advance
within the next year or two 1889,
on account of the improbability OF
stock cattle as rapidly
as the population is augmenting,
but this advance will be slow and
uncertain for a number OF years,
and it will be two years before the
stock cattle have been reduced to
the proportion, as compared to the
population, which existed in 1878,
and then the mean price OF steers
was but 1925 per 100 pounds, or
ten cents less than in 1889.
I'M other words the price OF steers
for several years in the future will
depend on the price of hogs, upon
the value OF exports, cattle and
beef produced, and upon the pro-
portion OF steers marketed, than
upon any changes likely to occur
in the number OF cattle per the
1000 population existing in the
country"
Latest report OF statistics OF the
agricultural department was fur
nished by Statistician Robinson
February 10 last. 1t says: "The
increase in the number of oxen and
other cattle since the estimate for
January, 1894, has been very
marked. 1t amounts to 2,424,952
or 6.l3 per cent of last years num-
Der. The estimate for 1895 makes
the number of such cattle 1885,
PIG against 36,6OS, 1853 in 1894.
Accompanying this considera-
bic decrease in numbers, there has
been falling off in value per head.
The decline in per capita value has
been from 1466 in 1864, to l4.06 this
year, decrease OF go cents. The
decrease in aggregate value is from
1886, 7S9,74l to 1882, 9,l29 or $780,
570,6lS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
Scared sto Death,

SCoTTsDALE, Pa, April 13.-Si'
|deri Orifino, an Italian, committed
Suicide here by throwing himself
In front OF freight train. Three
years ago he came TO the coke re-
zion, having incurred the enmity
IF the Malta in New Orleans, and
being forced to leave there, he re-
turned, and about month ago he
|btained employment on the con-
truction of the sewers and swore
q would never flee from his enc.
HES again. A few days ago he re-
Hiyed a letter warning him to
ave the coke regions or suffer
eath. and this caused him to take
Is own life.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
Deha Does Not Know.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 13.-
E. V. Debs, of the American Rail-
way Union, says no word has been
received at headquarters in regard
to the proposed emigation Of rail-
road men to Venezuela. He does
not believe there is any organized
movement of considerable proper
tions, but thinks that perhaps, the
talk Of few men has been magni-
fed. In California he learned that
some men who had been out of
work on account of the strike had
gone to South America, but Mr..
Debs did not believe that they had
bettered their condition,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
FROM A CUBAN CAMP.
Inside Information From One Regi-
mental Commander, About
the Revolt


BRIDGETON, n. j., April l3.-F
P. Ham, of this city, who is captain
of company A, Seventh regiment
of Cuban Ingenuity Volunteers,
writes from his camp near Neuvi.
tas, under date of April 4:
ave loft Florida, near Punta
pass, April l, and by exercising
considerable insurgents, managed
to elude the Spanish cruisers and
landed near Neuvitas last night.
We have in camp here at present
two companies o. infantry, fully
armed and equipped. We are
looking for reinforcements in a few
days, when we expect to take the
field against the Spaniards with a
full regiment. There is not much
doubt but that the whole island
will be in full revolt against
the Spanish before the middle
of June. We are we'll armed
and equipped, having brought over
with us 1000 winchesters and plen-
ty of ammunition. We expect to
receive as much more before April
10Th. We expect to take the field
April 10th and commence an actual
campaign against the enemy. We
have a good secret service and are
kept fully informed Of the plans
and movements Of the Spaniards.
We shall probably fight on the de-
fensive rather than offensive until
we are better organized.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14

day law in 1t; but some one point
ed out to you, that your bill i'm
posed on your police commission,
first to support the constitution
and the laws OF the state, and Sec
ondly the duty of enforcing all laws
of the state, and among such laws
is the Sunday law; and that you
then fastened to make both cor
rections in your bill; and that it
was all your joke to claim that the
law had crept into your bill.
"Tell the truth is good motto,
used by Mr.. Cleveland with emil
nent success; and although Cleve-
land has no right to expect You,
who stand above him in law, states.
manship, and morals, to adopt his
motto; yet, it seems to all candid
men that you must now "tell the
truth" and save yourself to your
friends, your country, and your
family.
And upon full reflection would
it not be we'll to tell the whole
truth; and say whilst you did not
understand the bill, yet you know
well what was the intended object
of the same.
You we'll knew that it is meas
ure, solely to apply to San Antonio,
and to set aside in part the effect
of our late city election, in which
Bryan Callaghan and his Mexican
Democratic party suffered
singing defeat of nearly 1000
votes, and inasmuch as this
same Mexican Democratic party,
on trade for the, Populist
vote, elected you to your
seat, last November, the said Mex.
lean Democrats put the bill in
your hands, and drove you to in
troduee and support the same, and
place yourself on record as intro
ducing and voting for the most de-
testable bill ever conceived in Tex
as, by anyone.
Make this truthful statement
and save yourself to your family
and friends, otherwise you are a
dead duck. Getting license to prac-
tice law will not save you.
There is another small matter
that you seem to be neglecting. 1t
Is this:
A short time before you started
to Austin,l FIRST, to take your seat,
you had yourself Interviewed by
the Express, and In that interview
you promised the Express to sup
port a libel law, and also said you
favored law passed by the legis-
lature to allow Mexicans to vote,
because you thought they had as
much right as other people to vote;
and yet you have not introduced
such law.
Yours truly,
A CONSTITUENT.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
The Cattlemen Elated

SANTA FE, April l3.-The ad-
vance OF about five per cent on
beef cattle in the last sixty days
served TO greatly elate the live
stock dealers of New Mexico. Nut
ton has also gone much higher,
Showing an advance equally as
&teat.The stockmen Of the territory
Raw what was coming a year ago
land have husbanded their resour-
| ces accordingly. At the advance
nrices some LIS will be
Ashipped during the next six weeks.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
The Statesman Broke Faith

AUSTIN, Texas, April l3.-Special
Just before the House adjourned
today Representative Ragsdale in
troduced a resolution to exclude
from the House a representative
of the Austin Statesman who had
published some matter that the
House held to be no privilege. The
resolution was referred to COM
mittee for action.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
CUBAN RECRUITS.
Fort Worth Sends Twenty Men to
the Insurgents. .

the Insurgents.
FORT WORTH, Tex, April l3.-
Especial. "A number Of able bodied
men recently disappeared from
their usual haunts in this city
without indicating to any one their
intended departure. For two or
three weeks previous dark
skinned, we'll bred man, evidently
of Spanish origin, has been in the
city and was frequently seen in
company with the men who disap-
peared. A letter was received yes
terday postmarked Tampa, Florida,
from one of the men named Fla
herty, conveying the information
that the men who disappeared from
this city, 90 in number, had enlist
ed in the Cuban army, and were
there on the eve Of departure for
the island. They were recruited in
this city by the dark-skinned man,
who was the agent of the insur-
gents.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
D'Ranis Races.

D'HANIs, Texas, April l3.-[Spe
clal ION Easter Monday there
will be some fine racing at d. HAMS
Medina county. There are purses
off cred aggregating $1,000, and
a fine bunch OF horses are now on
the track, ready for the events
The track is in fine shape and the
weather bids fair to be all that Is
desired. A large number of visit
ors are already in the city for the
snort
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
From Oakville.

OAKvILLE, April l3.-Geo. w,
West, our cattle king, has bought
1900 head Of one and two year old
cattle, at Victoria.
Chas. Rawls was shot in the arm,
about seven miles from this place
this afternoon by a man named
Coffee.
Crops are looking better in this
vicinity than they have for six
wears, f. G. r.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
Work of Cowardly Enemies.

|CoLUMBIA, Pa, April lS.-rhe
lneral merchandise store OF kel-
/ & Son, at Wrightsville, was
|pwn up this morning. The build
q, which was 125 feet long, had
[th ends blown out, and the in
-ior was totally wrecked. The
image will amount to $4,000. The
plosion is thought to have been
work of enemies Of Keller d
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
ILLINOIS CAPITOL FIRE.
A MAGNIFICENT BUILDING EN-
DANGERED AND DAMAGED.
The Fire in One and Thrce-Quarter
Hours Eats Up a Vast Amount
of Money-Firemen Severely
Handicapped by Strong
Gale of Wind.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, April l3.-Il-
Iinois' magnificent five million
dollar state house caught fire in
the Senate wing shortly after noon
today, and in few moments ii
looked as if that portion would be
Quilted. The fire is supposed to
have originated in one Of the CON-
mittee rooms, but from what
cause is not known. The alarm was
at once turned in and two steam
and one chemical engine re-
sponded.
The fire marshal soon discovered
that he would be unable to control
the fire with this force and so turn
ed ina general alarm, calling for
all engines in the city.
The fire spread rapidly and soon
the whole immense building was
filled with smoke, so it was with
difficulty the firemen found their
way through the labyrinth of hall
ways and rooms.
The upper part OF the Capitol in
the wing building, where the fire
was raging, was where the audi
tors office, state treasury and office
of the insurance commissioner and
agricultural board were located.
At once, when the fire broke out,
wild confusion prevailed among the
clerks, and soon the halls were
filled with excited girls and women.
The chiefs Of departments re-
manned cool, however, and in a
few minutes all valuable papers
and records and money were locked
up in the fire proof vaults.
A hasty retreat was then beaten.
Meantime the fire continued TO
spread.
There was not enough fire plugs
near the state house to keep the
engines working, SO the firemen
had to labor at great disadvant-
age.
The firemen reported shortly that
all the committee rooms in the
Senate wing and the Senate cham
Der were ruined and that the loss
would probably reach from
100000 to $4,000 and that unless
the fire was soon checked, it would
probably reach 100000.
While the state house was regard
ed as practically fire proof, the
floors of all the committee rooms,
and the partitions were Of wood
and this being extremely dry,
burned like finder. The roof was
of slate and supported by steel, but
it was said II the fire was not soon
checked the intense heat might SO
warp them that the roof with the
great dome 365 feet high, would
collapse. In such event the loss
would reach from $1,00O,000 to 3d.
100000.
The fire probably started from
timers stoves, large force of tin
ners having been sent upon the
roof today TO make repairs. 1t is.
said they left their stoves when
they went to dinner. A gale of
wind was blowing during the fire
and the firemen seemed to be I'M
able to cope with the flames.
Senate chamber was speedily
Quilted aud all the expensive fres-
Going ruined.
1t LAS p. m, the firemen at last
got the flames under control.
1t is estimated the damage to
the Senate wing Of the state house
will amount to from $4,000 to
100000. The most damage is from
smoke and water.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
He Was Too Confidential.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, April ID.
WIN. Farr, a Canadian Pacific
railway engineer, has beenarrested
charged with attemptingTto burn
his residence, with. his1wife and
four children, last night. He con-
victed himself Through a converse
tion with hfs fl eman. Inc house
was saturated with coal oil, but
Mrs. Farr happened to be awake
and extinguished the names
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
HAYWARD Murder Case.

MINNEAPoLIs, April 13.-Attor-
neys in the Hayward murder case
decided in court today to submit
their motion for a new trial on
briefs without argument. Judge
Smith took the matter under ad-
visement. He will unquestionably
deny the motion. An appeal to the
Supreme court will then be per-
fpptod
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
Wages to Advance.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., April ID
The United States cotton company
of Central Falls announce, that
they advance to old rates on April
%. This is an increase Of to lC
per cent, and applies to both mills
and affects $50 hands.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
Socialists to be Arrested

ROME, April BIN view OF the
approaching May day demonstra-
tions the Government has ordered
the arrest OF all Socialists and An
archists whose names are register
ed upon the police records as those
of dangerous characters.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
A Cook Desperate to Swing.

FORT SMITH, Ark. April 49,
Crawford Goldsby, alias Cherokee
Bill, OF the Cook gang, was today
in the United States
court to hang Tuesday, June 25th,
for the murder of Ernest Melton,
at Lenapah, /. T., during raid.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, April l3.-Cattle: Re-
ceipts, 300; market dull,with hard
Iy enough stock to make the mar
ket prices nominal.
Sheep: Receipts, 1000; prices
unchanged.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
Want Incoms Tax Tested Ag ain

WASHINGTON, April 13.-An in-
formal notice has been given to the
United States Supreme court by
the counsel in opposition to the in
come tax, of their purpose to ask
the court for a rehearing OF the in.
come tax question.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
Iananese oholera pecreasing.

|.oNDoN, April l3.-The Pail
|ll Gazette this afternoon prints
dispatch from Lioga, Japan,
Itch saws: Advices from Pesca-
+ Islands state that the Japanese
hes are still at those islands
ING achievements, and over
IS from cholera have oc-
Tong the troops. Ehe cpl
now abating.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
st, Louis Market.

ST. LOUIS, April ID. = Cattle:
Market dull; the decline for the
week was 80 to 20 cents, and there
is no prospect for a reaction next
week.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
Weather for Today.

WASHINGTON, April Is. - For
Eastern Texas, generally fair and
warmer
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14

Ithas been a long time since a
Legislative bill has created such a
stir among people OF San Antonio
as Representative O'Connor's Me.
tropolitan police bill. 1t is pre-
dicted that If the bill does pass the
house it will be only after the bit
terest kind of fight. Delegations
from San Antonio representing
both sides Of the question have
been in Austin all week.
Last Monday District Clerk
Lewis. I. n. Thomas, Char
les Barnes and T. Adding.
ton came up. This was followed
by EX.Representative Slayden,
VIM. Aubrey, j. L. Burgess, w.
Easton and others to work against
the bill. County Judge Callaghan,
Edward Dryer and DR.. Amos
Graves were hard at work boosting
the bill today.
In speaking of his bill, Represen-
tative O'Counor said to a LIGHT
representative today:
"There is no doubt but that the
bill will go through with whoOp.
The charge that the bill will be
used to play into the hands Of any
one political party is unreasonable,
as no one can be removed without
cause. l am in favor OF amending
the bill so that no officer can be
discharged without fair trial in
open council.
Although Mr.. O'Connor expects
to put the bill through with
whOop, considerable opposition is
already manifesting itself. Repre-
sentative Wurzbach is counted as
an opponent of the bill.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14
AUSTIN LOCAL.
Baseball-Y N G A. Convention
o'Counor's Bill Will Pass.

AUSTIN Tex, April l3.-(Special
Correspondence. The game be.
tween Anson's colts and the local
baseball nine Thursday afternoon
was attended by a large crowd,
which showed that the base ball
fever in Austin has not vet died
out. The Chicago team won easily
on score of 8 TO 2, the game
throughout being an exhibition OF
friskiness, on the part of the visi-
tors. The A stin team promises
to show up we'll in the state
league, You're and. Schachern
making a considerable battery.
Al. Jacks playing was something
Of disappointment.
The State Young Men's,Christian
association convention is in session
in this city, with eighty delegates
present. From the reports pre-
ented, it was shown that there are
at present thirty Young Mems
Christian associations in the state,
with a total membership of 6,240.
Twelve Of the associations are in
corporated, and two Of them own
buildings. The total average at
tendance at the rooms and meet
ings OF the association, was for the
first year, 1880 per week.
At the night session Rev. VIM.
Bayard Craig, OF the Christian
church, San Antonio, delivered an
impressive address, taking for his
subject, "Power." He held that
man was a prodestined conqueror.
The elements Of conquest are In
him when he works with
his creator. lie took occasion to
give the association some
good advice, arguing that all their
machinery and all their methods
would avail nothing without the
power OF God. The convention is
still in session.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-14

Beadacns bar Gee MEG fsia Pms
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-28
breeding for Fancy Points.

The points of the fowls are badges
of purity They denote that they have
been bred true to recognized stan
dard, and carry all the qualities Pc
culiar to the breed; but there is 10
necessity for the farmer to be too par
hcular. While twist in a straight
comb may cause the bird possessing it
to be cut in the show room. vet
such a bird will be as pure bred AS one
possessing a perfect comb. To secure
certain points very often in breeding
is resorted to, and the fancy points are
secured at the expense of vigor. The
white face of the Black Spanish has,
been placed on the breed at the sacri-
flee of some Of its best qualities, SIM
ply because the standard gave greater
encouragement to the white face than
to any other portion of the body. We
should therefore emdeavor to secure
the points Of excellence, but never
to sacrifice strength, vigor, and STAN,
ina in order to do so.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-28
A SPECTER CALF.
winch May Have Had Some Connection
With Miles Ogle. ..

which May Have Had Some Connect lon
With Miles OEle.
"A detective sees clew in all sorts
OF apparently trivial things, and will
run it down until he has satisfied him.
self one way or the other" said a
local sleuth to a group of listeners. Il
remember when Miles Ogle, the no.
torlous counterfeiter, was free the last
time, and bogus coin was found in
circulation all through the Ohio valley,
two of Uncle Sans sleuthhounds ac-
tually investigated ghost story. The
story came from Jefferson county,
Indiana. A specter calf was seen in
the lonesome hollows to the north of
the county.
"All the farmers within a dozen
miles had paid tho hollow visit, and
waited patiently for hours to seq the
risky four-legged ghost come gambol-
ing down the hillside and go floating
over the rough, rocky creek. bed that
was at the bottom of the hollow They
were never disappointed. Promptly
at - o'clock the ghost made its ap-
pearance. Many carried guns and
tired at the specter as it foated by.
When the smoke disappeared the
ghost was gone also. This was kept
up for months, and the strange ap-
partition became quite notorious
through the papers. The story was
IN this way brought to the notice of
the United States secret service de-
tectives at Cincinnati.
They put several things together.
Miles Ogle was free. Bogus coin was
in circulation in the West. The ghost
must certainly be blind, The
scheme was about such a one as would
emanate from the willy counterfeiter
Two OF the detectives who made these
deductions and REINFORCED with fire.
arms and ammunition started very
secretly for the ghosts lair, and on
the first favorable night they went to
the grewsome hollow. They saw the
ghost. 1t danced around with such a
surprising abandon of purpose that
the two detectives were surprised.
They fired shot after shot at the spec
ter, but not shot had any effect.
1.-The old farmer will tell you that
when the two detectives came into
the house shortly afterward they were
white and breathless. That may have
been due to the rough walk, and it
may have not. The next morning
they made thorough search through
the hills, but could find nothing to
explain the mystery. They left the
same day for Cincinnati. Miles Ogle
was captured On a shanty-boat on the
OHIO river, between Louisville and
Madison, shortly after. As everybody
knows, he is now serving sentence in
the Columbus, Ohio, penitentiary."