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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-24
The farmers Of the country are

The farmers OF the country are
not such big simpletons as such
men at Billy-goat Pfeffer and Sock
less Simpson and a few OF that ilk
who have escaped their keepers
and aired their foolishness in con-
gress, would lead the country to be-
lieve. The bulk of the hoe ham
dlers are men of level heads. They
are manifesting this in the recent
speeches that are made in their ag-
ricultural gatherings. The most
noted of these of late, is the decla-
ration from a high source that
the farmer has suffered less
in all the psnics OF the
last few years than any other
class OF community, particularly
the bankers and merchants. This
fact was illustrated and confirmed
by substantial proofs, and was &C
copied as beyond controversy by
the convention before whoom it
was set forth by its president.
This, with the recent declara-
tion OF Farmers beneficiary in
cutting loose from all political
affiliations, as farmers, indi-
Gates the growing appreciation
of the agricultural classes as to the
real worth and sound financial
basis of their business, and to
what concerns their class interests.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-24
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-24

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THE VANDALIA WRECK
At the Terre Haute Fair Grounds Not Very

At the Terre Haute Fair Grounds Not Very
 Serious.
 FIBRE HAUTE, Ind, March 15.-The wreck of the express train, west bound, on the Vandalia at the fair grounds. east of the city, at 1:27 this morning, was not as serious as at first supposed. None were seriously injured. A switch engine and caboose were on the main track, and the big passen- ger engine struck the smaller en- zine with sufficient force to send it rolling over and over, a hundred yards away. The switch crew had jumped in time to escape injuries. Engineer Daily and Fireman Hanley of the passenger were scratched and bruised, but their ponderous engine did not break up and pinion or crush them. The express car was entirely destroyed by fire and a baggage car was badly burned. Baggage Master Storms was badly bruised in being extricated from his car. A passenger named Kitts, mem- Der of the True Irish Hearts, theatrical company, was cut on the head by falling lamp. Most of the express matter was saved, but the bag gage was either burned or badly dam aged. None of the mail was lost. Pas sengers in the Pullman ears were bare ly disturbed in their sleep. The con- ductor of the switch crew which is re- sponsible for the accident has not been seen since the accident.
 LATER-It is learned that the Adams Express Go. lost large amount of money in the car that was destroyed by fire. The money was in a safe from New York for St. Louis. The heat of the safe consumed the paper money, and the coin melted and ran together. There are various statements as to the amount of money destroyed, from $25.0oO to S10o, 900. That it was large amount there is no doubt. The cashier of the office here has been talking over the long distance tele- phone with the New York office nearly all morning. No one connected with the company will give any but very vague information.
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THE STEAMSHIP ST. PAUL,
Sister to the St. Louis, to be Launched on
 Monday, March 25.

Sister to the St. Louis, to be Launched on
 Monday, March 20.
 PHILADELPHIA, March 15.-The Amer ican line steamer St. Paul will be launched from Cramps ship-yard on March 25. Miss Frances c. Griscom, the 16-year-old daughter of President Griscom of the International Naviga- tion Co.,, which controls the Amer ican line, will perform the christen- ing. The launch of the St. Paul will not approach in elaborate ness the recent launching of her sister ship, the St. Louis, Mrs, Cleve- land having christened the latter ves- sel, although a number of prominent persons will be in attendance. The issuance of invitations is being di- rected by Senator Davis, of Minnesota, and the guests will include notable citizens and municipal officials of Min neapolis, as well as of St. Paul The visitors will be the guests of the Inter- national Navigation Co. during their stay in Philadelphia.
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AN OFFICE GOES BEGGING.
No One Wants the Position of Architect of
 the Treasury with its Petty Salary.

No One Wants the Position of Architect of
 the Treasury with its Petty Salary.
 WASHINGTON, March 15.-"The posi- tion of architect of the treasury is ac- tually going begging remarked an attache of the treasury department. It has been offered to Chica- go architect and to my certain knowledge has been declined by two men in St. Louis. It may strike the average man as something phenomenal that a nice place like that, paying, as it does, $4, 500 a year, should be declined by half dozen men. But the reason is not difficult to discover when you consider that it is one of the few offices in the gift of the government that is non-po- litical. Indeed it takes something better than a politician to fill that place The law says that it has to be a competent man, while it also says the compensation shall not exceed S4, 500 year. Now there's rub. Where is there an experienced and com potent architect who has made repu tation as designer and builder in the larger cities that can't earn to exceed S4, 800? So that's why this is one of the few offices at present without taker"
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T also noticed that when we were fully miles ahead of the Spaniard that signals were flying from her. but we were too far off and too much in line to make them out.
 We were from to 10 miles off the coast at the time the first gun was tlred-at no time were we within 4 miles of the shore. As you will see. I hauled out point to make sure until l should arrive off the lighthouse. After that our course took us directly off tho land.
 The chart accompanying the affidavit was the course of both vessels; where the warship was first sighted, where the first and second shots were fired and the position of the vessel when the chase ended. In the last two days Capt Crossman has received many let ters from naval officers and seafaring men commenting him for showing a clean pair of heels to the Spanish gun. boat. They agree with him that noth- ing afioat had the right to hold him up. He says that the solid shots were fired at him, and not across his bows
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OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

Fire did S13,OoO damage at Moberly, Mo.
 Extensive repairs are under way on the national capitol building.
 Exports for February were s56. 0O0,- 900 and imports were S5s, ,0O0. 900.
 The Connecticut senate passed bill repeating the last of the blue laws on the statutes.
 Direct charges of boodling have been filed in court against a number of Chi oago aldermen.
 The state council of Germany has ap- proved the proposal to raise the export bounty on sugars.
 Sir William Vernon Harcourt desires to succeed Mr. Peel as speaker of the British house of commons.
 Silverites distrust Germany's sheer ity in her proposal to call an interna- tional monetary conference.
 The federal grand jury has begun an investigation of the acts of the terri torial legislature of Oklahoma.
 Customs authorities at Savannah, Ga., are closely watching outgoing ves- sells for eontraban of war for Cuba.
 The Georgia Women's Press club will withdraw from the federation because of the admission of negro women's clubs.
 The birthday of King Humber of Italy was celebrated Thursday. The king granted amnesty to number of prisoners.
 The smallpox excitement at Kennett, Mo, is all over and the quarantine es- tablished by neighboring towns against Kennett has been raised.
 A Terre Haute Qnd) jury gave Frank Montrose, the diamond thief who robbed Strange's jewelry store, six years in the state prison.
 The supreme court of Illinois knocks out section 5 of the sweatshop law, which forbade the employment of wom- en more than eight hours day.
 A story was circulated that Robert Louis Stevenson aided in armng the Samoan rebels The author of the re- port is under arrest for criminal libel
 Chief Engineer George Sewell, United States navy (retired), died at the home of his sen-in-law, Dr. Evan P. Smith, in Brooklyn. MT. Sewel was Fl years of age.
 Thomas ". Connor, assistant book keeper in the office of commissioner of supplies at St. Louis, is under arrest, charged with a shortage of $525 in his accounts.
 G. c. McEwen, United States depu- ty marshal from Macon, Miss, was ar rested at Meridian, Miss, on charge of extorting money from government prisoners.
 The jury at Guthrie. Okla, in the case of George Durr, charged with the murder of Simon H. Foss, returned verdict of aequittal, after being out ninety hours.
 Mrs Margaret Mcdonald Ewing Smith died in Vandalia, H., Thursday The deceased was 93 years of age, hav- ing been born in Butler county, O., March 28, 1903.
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THE INcoME-TAx CASE.
A Decision to Be Rendered Before Mon
 day, April 15.

A Decision to lie Rendered Before Mon
 day, April 15.
 WAsHINGToN, March 15.-The state mentis made upon good authority that the decision of the United States su- preme court on the constitutionality of the income tax will be rendered before Monday, April 15. Treasury officials charged with the collection of the tax have been very anxious to obtain some informal assurance on this point, in- asmuch as the extension of the period within which returns must be made by the tax payers in order to escape the 50 per cent. penalty imposed by law expires on that day. The absence, through illness, of Justice Jackson, reduces the number of justices sit- ting on the income tax question to eight and of course, renders possi- ble an equally-divided court The per- sonnel of the court has been almost entirely changed since the rendering of the opinion in the Springer case, so that it is by no means certain that the rulings of that case will be held bind ing upon the court in the cases uow DreSanted
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HORRIBLE SUICIDE.

Alois Foidl, an Austrian, Blew Himself to
 Eternity with Dynamite.
 DENVER, Col, March 15.-Since the suicide of Ling, the anarchist, in jail at Chicago, there has been no record of such Q cold-blooded planned suicide as that of Alois Foldi, an Austria, in this city Thurday. Foidl killed him. self on Logan avenue, fashiona ble thoroughfare, at midday. by explod- ing dynamite cartridge about an inch and half in diameter and four inches long. The entire left side of the body was blown Into fragments, pieces be- ing scattered all about the neighbor- hood
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HIS OWN PETARD
Blew an Unknown Man to Atoms In Lon
 don.

Blew Unknown Man to Atoms in Lon
 don
 LONDON, March 15.-A man was blown to pieces at Fenchurch Street station this afternoon by the explosion of q bomb which he was carrying. To those who saw the explosion 1t was apparent that the man dropped the bomb acci- dentally, as he was walking along. with the result of blowing him to atoms.
 When the excitement caused by the explosion subsided it was discovered that man standing near the person who dropped the bomb had been in- jured. The station was somewhat dam aged also.
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WORK UNDER WAY
On the New Orleans Docks Under Military
 Protection,


 Protection,
 NEW ORLEANS, March 15.-The sitn- ation here is unchanged along the up- per wharves of the city The military who had been withdrawn at nightfall Thursday were in position again at T a. m. At that hour work of loading the ships was commenced at the Harri- son line, where most of the serious trouble had occurred.
 The Washington artillery did not put in an appearance until 0:30 a, m., and Capt. Woods of the steamer Engineer would not let the men go to work on his vessel under police only, fearing trouble if the men were not thorough ly guarded. Work is now going on there, however.
 No active steps have yet been taken to remove the cause of all the trouble. No further outbreak is expected, how ever, while the troops are in service.
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MARY ELLEN LEASE
Holds Her Position on the Kansas Boarc
 of Charities

Holds Her Position on the Kansas Board
 of Charities
 TOPEKA, Kas., March 15-Mrs. Mary E. Lease, orator and politician, has won her latest fight. Recently George A. Clark was appointed by Gov. Nor ril to succeed her as member of the state board of charities, and the ap- pointment was confirmed by the sen ate. When Clark attempted to take office few days ago Mrs. Lease re- fused to vacate, stating that her term did not end until 1896, and she took steps to have her case settled in court. An examination of the records in the governors office shows that in his mes sage to the senate Gov Lewllyen nom mated Mrs. Mary E. Lease, her term to expire next year, and any other ap- pointment is super1uous.
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THE LONG PENSION CASE
To be Argued in the District of Columbia
 Court of Appeals May 6.

Court of Appeals May 6.
 WASHINGTON, March 15.-By mutual agreement entered into between As. sistant Attorney-General Whitney and Fred A. Baker, representing Judge Long, of Michigan, the case of Long vs. Lochren, commissioner of pensions, set for trial on ap- peal from Judge Bradley on the first Monday in April, has been postponed to the first Monday of May. Commits sioner Lochren reduced Long's pension from S72 to $50 per month. The case was taken before Judge Cox, who sus- tained the commissioner. Before Judge Bradley the decision of Judge Cox was overruled, and now the government has taken an appeal to the court of ap- peals of the District of Columbia The point involved is whether a pension once granted is a vested right.
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MINISTER TAYLOR
Makes Demand Upon the Spanish
 Government for Preparation
FOR THE REGENT ALLIANCA OUTRAGE.
Capt crossman Sends to the State De- Partment an Affidavit Giving an Explicit Account of the
 the Affair.
The United States Demand.

MADRID, March 15.-Mr. Hannis Taylor, the American minister. pre- sented to the minister of foreign af- Ialrs demand from his government for apology and reparation from the government of Spain on account of the Allianoa affair. Mr. TayIor's action was based on the following dispatch from MT. Gresham, dated Washington. March 14:
 This department is informed that on the Sth inst. the United States mail steamship Allianca, on her home ward voyage from Colon to New York. when miles from the coast of Cuba. off Cape Maysi, was repeated ly fired upon by Spanish gunboat, with solid shot, which, fortunately, fell short. The windward passage. where this occurred, is the natural and usual highway for vessels plying be- tween ports of the United States and the Caribbean sea. Through it several regular lines of American mail and commercial steamers pass weekly with in sight of Cape Maysi. They are well known and their voyage embraces AO Oo OsAAl ]O4 | OA Cd14 OTClDI6 lnBeT- ference with them can not be claimed as otherwise than a belligerent act. whether they pass within miles of the Cuban coast or not, and can, under no circumstances, be tolerated, when no state of war exists. This govern ment will expect prompt disavowal of the unauthorized act and due expres- sion of regret on the part of Spain, and it must insist that immediate and positive orders be given to Spanish naval commanders not to interfere with legitimate American commerce passing through that channel, and prohibiting all acts wantonly imperiling life and property lawfully under the flag of the United States You will com municate this to the minister for for eign affairs, and urge importance of prompt and satisfactory response.
 [Signed "GREsHA8r
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Took Rough on Rata

ST LOUIS. March l5.-James Lancas- ter, brother of State Senator R. D. Lancaster, committed suicide at his home by taking a dose of Rough on Rats" lie died in terrible agony, after suffering fully eight hoars-
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THE LAPS RETIRED
After an Au-Day Fight with the Chinese
 Near Chiu-Lien- Chen.

YOKOHAMA, March 15.-The Eleventh Japanese regiment met 1000 Chinese soldiers near Lien-Chen on the morning of March Il. The Chinese re- treated.
 Then a further body of the enemy attacked the Japanese in the rear. Stubborn fighting followed, lasting all day. The Chinese maintained their ground, and at sunset the Japanese retired to their quarters at Chang Kwang. The Chinese loss was seventy men
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Lohigh Valley Express in sho Ditch.

LONDON. Ont, March 15-The Le- high Valley express on the Grand Trunk railway, due in London at 10:45 a. m., is reported ditehed somewhere out of London. Cause, broken wheel. Not known whether any lives are lost.
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4 Pair of Fugitive nInrdernrs

DULUTH, Minn., March 15.-Chief of Police Armstrong has been asked by the sheriff of Aitkin county to look out for A. and D. Cristeati, two Ital- ian brothers under 30 years old, as it is expected they will come to Duluth on Northern Pacific freight. At z. a. m. they murdered Ben Janneto and wife, their neighbors,a McGregor.
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Gen. Shelby Loses HIS Case.

LEXINGTON, Ky, March 15.-Gen. Joseph c. Shelby has lost his suit to break his mothers will, the jury des ciding for Mrs. Clay, the defendant. The verdict was great surprise and will be appealed
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snr Tax on Sugars.

PARIS, March 15.-spealzing at ban4 quet of sugar refners last evening Premier Ribot declared ,that he would support the imposition of sur tax on sugars produced in other than Eu- ropean countries.
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CHARGE, COUNTER CHARGE.
The Police Were First Driven and Then
 the Mob-A Church Fight.

The Police Were First Driven and Then
 the Mob-A Church Fight.
 CHICAGO, March 15.-The five police men who have been guarding St. He'd wigs Polish Catholic church sine e Arch bishop Feehan, several weeks ago, replaced the secular priest with a clergyman obnoxious to the congrega- tion, were driven from the church at 6:S0 a. m. by mob of POO Poles. Twenty minutes later the mob was driven from the church by detaeh- ment of seventy-five policemen and their leader, John Lewondoski, ar- rested. Officers are now guarding the church
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Grand Master yyorkmar.

PnoENIx, Ariz., March 15.-A. E. Pierce, of Denver, has been elected grand master workman of the grand lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen for Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. in the convention here.
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Great Excitement in Madrid,

LONDON, March 15.-The Times corre- spondent in Madrid says the uncer- tainty of the fate of the Reina Regente has caused great public excitement there. The government is accused of fkeeping back news of the ship and of having ordered the detention by the censors of all telegrams giving infor- nation of her. It is more likely, how ever, that the government is as badly off for definite news of the missing ship as is the public. The more op- timistic portion of the public are of the opinion that the cruiser has been driven into the Atlantic by the storm and is disabled or short of coal.
 The Reina Regente is steel-pro- teeted cruiser, and was completed in 1887 Her dimensions are: Length, 320 feet; beam, 80 feet inches; draught, 1923 feet. She is of 4,750 tons dis placement, 11,50O-horse power, and her speed is 2O.6 knots. Her main arma- ment consists of four 9.45-inch guns, one on each side forward of the super structure and one on each side aft; six 4.72-inch guns mounted in broadside. Those forward and aft are in sponsons, and the center pair are in recessed ports She has and auxiliary battery of four teen rapid-ire and machine guns and has five torpedo tubes. Her protected deck is 49l inches thick on the slope, her coming tower is inches thick and her heavy gun shield inches thick. She has coal capacity of 1,15o tons. She was one of three Spanish war ships that took part in the great Co., lumbian naval parade in New York harbor in the spring of 1893, the two others having been the Nueva Espana and Infanta Ysabel
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The PreaIdent,s Retnrn Trln.

NORFOLK, Va, March 15-The Violet, with the president on board, passed through the lock of the Albemarle < Chesapeake canal at 10:3o a. m, and ar rived in the harbor at noon. It will take the Violet about twenty-two hours to reach Washington from Nor folk
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stook Exohango FniIure.

NEW YORK, March 15.-The failure of Buttrick G Elliman was announced at the stock exchange. c. A. Buttrick, who was the board membe~, was ad- aitted to membership on May 5, 1869,
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olney win Appear In tho Debs Case.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Attorney- General Olney will appear on behalf of the United States supreme court in the Debs case on appeal from the United States court for the northern district of Illinois. The case is set for the first Monday in April.
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A Reduced Diyidend..

NEW YORK, March 15.-At their meet ing this morning the directors of the New York Central company declared quarterly dividend of per cent, re- auction of 1 per cent
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River News.
= Fall. T. 1'rnce.
MARKET REPORT.
FRIDAY. March IS. Grain and Provisions.

ST. LoUis-Flour-Faney to extra fancy, te.2o02eo; patents s2.75m2s5 Wheat--No. 2 red 54a16o55e; No red. nominal Corn-No. 3. mixed. 42442Ac; No white. 4azc. Oats- No. g. 3oAe Hay ~ Prairie zo0cfQ 50. mixed timothy. s7.50a l0.0o. clear timothy. .ss Sd @11 O. Butter-CreamerY. l5420c; dairy. fa1 Be Eggs-Ifresh, 1011c Lard-Prina steam. B70c. Pork-New standard mess, sf2. .f2H9a 65it.25 Bacon Longs, 6. 37hc; clenr rlbs 6.b0c; clear, b0GlG G2Mc, all boxed Wool Choice tub washed. islD2tc.
 Rheat-Futures elosed May 55He a; July, bbAc a.
 corn-Futures closes May, 4a@4sAc a; July, 4a5e a.
 NEW YORK --Flour-Stnte and western. firm and moderate demand. Wheat-May, 6e16a 62Ko: July, 6214G6296c; August, 62a1G26Sc: September 62h6b6l lS-6c; December 65hn t514c Corn-May, b0hC9sfc; July, 50AG150Ac; September, 50Ac No. g. bth053c. Oats-May 33h G33%c state, s7B4lc. western, 3404io. Pork-Mess. sl3001s.b0 Lard-Stoam-r dered, s7i2h. Buttcr-Western dairy, SO i2hc; western creamery. new Hobo; western creamery, old. SMQ1ac; E1glns f0c; imitation creamery, 9U13Mc Eggs Western I4Ho; southern, 134Dl4Hc.
 CHIcAGo-0pening quotations. Wheat- May 575SQ57Ac; July. t8ts fbbss6615salo Corn May, 46he; July 46%e September 465ic oats-May, 29s6029Ao June, 20ho; July. 2shc. Pork-May, sl2.250124e September. sl275 Lard-May, 697hc; July, 7l0c Short Rlbs-May, 600c; July, o.i2ho; September, 6.27hc.
 CHIoAGo-Closing quotations: Wheat-May. 57bo; July, 58c; September, b8Ac Corn May, 46AD46Sc; July, s6bc; September, 46bo. 0ats-May, 29hc: June, 29Nc: July. 5Ao Porls-Mny, sl197H; July, Sl2.l0; Sep- tember, S2.75. Lard-May, 6.90c; July, 702hc: September, 7i5c. Short Rlbs-May, 5.o5c; July. 07hc; September, 622hc.