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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12
PLACED UNDER ARREST.
College Man Runs Up Against a
Bright Chicago Copper.
Hauled TO q Police Station Because He
wouldn't Expectorate-The Grand
Capture Was the Making of
Odicer Finnigan.

Mike Finnigan, new on the force, was
put on duty at one of the best known
railway stations in Chicago. Mike was
a new wearer of the brass and blue, and
he keenly felt the Importance of wear
ing star and carrying a club. He
grimly determined to distinguish him
self and make tracks in the police heav-
en- that could be plainly discerned by
as distant a planet as the chief him
self
Finnigan took his place in the station
corridors and strutted about with
bearing that would be terror to all
evil-doers. He stood up so straight
that he nearly fell over backward. One
hand was constantly at the hilt of his
billy and the other was ready at a mo-
ment's notice to fly to the gun in his
trousers. The man with eyes both in
the back and front of his head was a
tyro in the arts of vigilance when COM
pared with Mike. But, watch as vigil
lantly as he would, and hustle around
as swiftly as he could, the new station
policeman couldn't find a single Of
fender to arrest. Not single citizen
from Nebraska even dropped banana
peeling on the floor, nor did child
emigrant let fall single drumstick of a
chicken.
Such an exasperatingly quiet and
peaceful station never existed. Finni-
gan had been on his station beat two
weeks and had not made single arrest.
With horror he thought of what his SUI
periors might think of such inaction.
The new policeman felt that he would
soon be called to account and repri-
manded or perhaps dismissed from the
force. The station still remained so
quiet, peaceful and law-abiding that it
made the sweat start from every pore
in Finnigan's skin. He felt that he
must do something and do it mighty
quick, even if he had to arrest an i'm
migrant for going to sleep. Mike went
up to where the station rules hung in
frame upon the wall and studied each
regulation over and over again, trying
to find some order that he had seen
violated.
Fate and Mikes perspicacity, says
the Chicago Inter Ocean, at last brought
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12
Snspectad Horse Thieves.

Enrique Lopez was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff James Van Ripper
at Morin's stock yards yesterday
as a suspicious character. He was
Offering a bay horse for sale, which,
it has since been learned, is the
property OF George Johnson, q
stockmsn of Sabinal, who arrived
in the city this me, ing with Joe
New, and identified the horse.
A man named Calderon was also
locked up. He was seen yesterday
with a mule in his possession, but
he failed to satisfactorily explain
how he got the mule.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money If it
fails to cure. 25c. 10-5-156t.
COMMISSIONERS COURT.

The county commissioners this
morning ordered the treasurer to
pay the officers of the election
upon certificates signed by the
presiding officers.
A petition of the Southwestern
Telephone company to place a
public telephone in the new
courthouse was granted.
acquisitions of the county
poorhouse superintendent for Ii
quor, provisions, forage, etc,
were approved.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12
HOG ISLAND WASHING AWAY.
Bathing leach of Far Rockaway May
Soon BE Thing of the Past.

Bathing Leach of Far Rockaway May
Soon BE a Thing of the Past.
Hog Island, the bathing beach at Far
Rockaway, will, if the work of the ocean
at that point continues on lines that
have been followed for several years,
soon be thing of the past. The ocean
made Hog island, and the ocean has al
most destroyed it. Arecent storm swept
completely over the island, wreclling
and carrying away buildings and shift
ing the sands of the island much nearer
shore than they had been. Knowing
ones looked at the changes the next
morning and agreed that a few more
northeast winds would land the island
high and dry on the shore of the village,
and the surf bathing may then be en-
joyed without taking asail.
The shore of Far Rockaway used to
be far beyond the present outer shore
of Hog island. Waters flowing from
Debb's inlet, which is east of Far Rock
away, worked inland 81 years ago and
cut bay in the sand far back from the
shore. This body of water worked its
way to the ocean again west of Far
Rockaway, and left an island of the new
coast line. Both inlets filled up later
and the body of water behind the beach
became lake and remained so for many
years. Ferry lines were established to
carry bathers to the beach over the
lake, which was then 1900 feet in width
Hog island was then fourth Of a mile
wide, and was believed to be as perma'
nent a strip of sand as is Rockaway
Beach or Sandy Hook.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12
HISTORY OF CHICAGO CRIME.
Old Record of the Criminal Courts Dat
ing Back to 1857 Unearthed.

Old Record of the Criminal Courts Dat
ing Back TO 1857 Unearthed.
An old courthouse record of Chicago
was discovered among the books in the
vault in the Office of Clerk of the Grim
inal Court Magerstadt the other day
The book passed through the Chicago
fire and was used after that time. Its
first page opens with the January term,
1857, of the recorders court, and the
closing pages contain the proceedings
of the November, 1871, term of court.
The names of Justice I. S. Milliken
and Justice King appear in the early
years and toward the close the name
of Justice Scully is found. A complete
record of the grand jury proceedings
and trial and disposition of all GRIM
finals was kept in this one book.
At the September term, 1859, 10 men
were charged with gambling in the Met
ropolitan hotel, but their cases were
continued. Charges of forgery and
counterfeiting of "bank bills" appear.
A loose sheet of paper in the book con-
tains the following:
''Moved and seconded, that the foreman
of this jury be fined five dollars.
ISAAC SPEER, Foreman Pro Tenn"
Nothing in the record indicates who
the foreman was or what he had done to
occasion the imposition of fine.
Neither Is the date given.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12

reward. One evening young man
with a great bunch of yellow ribbon
on the lapel of his coat strolled into
the waiting-room and sat down. Mike
watched him like cat for three-quar-
tiers of an hour. At the end of that
time he had the problem solved. Not
only was there here an opportunity to
make an arrest, but to soak it to fell
low who was probably an orangeman
at the same time, for our policeman
figured it out that the big bunch of
orange ribbon could mean nothing else
than that the wearer was an Orange
man. Stepping up behind the young
fellow Mike brought his hand down on
his shoulder with force that nearly
drove him through his seat.
young Teller, yer under artist"
roared Finnigan.
t"What for? 1 haven't done any
thing" said the college student, for
such he was, as the orange bow indi-
Gated.
"Ye Invent, huh? Is that yer game?
Well, 1 jist guess I'll run ye in, any
how" and Mike ughtened MS grip on
the youths collar.
"Well, you can't arrest me when I
haven't done anything" was the hot
reply.
you've violated the rules of the sta
ton"
81 haven't done any such a thing"
81 say yees has"
"What rule have violated|'
"Come here and I'll show ye," and
Finnigan dragged the student over to
where the rules hung on the wall. "Do
We see tibet, rule No. siven," continued
the policeman, pointing out the seventh
regulation. "D'ye see what tibet Says:
please use the spittoon.' Ye kin
read tibet, can't We? Well, durn yere
skin, I've been watching We As minutes
and We haven't spit onct."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12
Chased by His Congregation.

Rev. Lang, an evangelist, has. been
holding a revival at Seward, 20 miles
south of Guthrie, o. T., on. the Santa
Fe. The other night he delivered a
sermon, and in it he declared shat
all women who dance are immoral"
A storm broke at once, and Lang was
chased to the Santa Fe station by so
enraged chuEch members. AT the sta
ton he was beaten almost to a jelly
bY two farmers and number of WON!
t.rs-zscEEss5S,;,-"1 W ~s~--s
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12
SHORT STOPS.

~
Judge NOonan has been elect
ed by the majority of the legal
voters of this dictrict, such, is the
opinion of every one who has ,eX-
amined into the matter.
\ question of the most vital
importance is involved in this
contest, and the people of this
district are entitled to be repre-
scented by the man who has been
elected by the legal voters.
1t is high time that the ques-
tion of the naturalization of Mex
lean aliens was settled. Judge
MaXey has had this question in
his hands for months, and now
the decision is again postponed
until next May. Six of our prom
inent attorneys were selected by
Judge Maxey to report to him
at this term of court, their view
of the question raised in the case
of the Mexican applicant for final
papers.
1t seems that these attorneys
neglected to make any report,
with one exception.
In the recent election several
thousands of these alien Mexican
voters were voted for all officers
from president of the United
States down to constable. In
this district hundreds of these
people were brought over the Rio
Grande river and herded like so
many cattle until they were vot-
ed. In this county at least 1000
of these ignorant irresponsible
people were voted for the free
silver candidate for congress,
while their votes in the border
counties were given for the same
candidate.
In the meanwhile there is a
case pending in the Federal
court challenging the right of
these people to take out natural
ization papers.
In the late election, at least
two free silver candidates claim
there election through the agen-
cy of these illiterate people from
over the border; people who do
not claim to be other than be-
longing to the North American
Indian race; people who enjoy
no such privilege in their own
LAID of deciding the choice of
their public officers or the poll
cies of their government.
With no barrier to their in.
gress these people have been
swarming DER our border, and
can be found all over our state
displacing other labor, acquiring
no residence, but used at elections
in the most shameless manner to
debauch our American ballot
box.
These people are unfit for
American citizenship-they dc
not understand our institutions
much less our politics; they are
a purchasable commodity and ev,
cry reason for the protection of
American franchise demands
+Lo;, o-olue;on
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12
HARRISON FORGOTTEN.

London, Nov. 12.-Miss Annie
Howard, daughter of the late
Charles Il. Howard, of New Or
leans, and who was betrothed to
Carter Harrison, mayor of Chi
cago, at the time the latter was
assassinated by a crank named
Pendergast, has been married to
Walter PARROT, of Parrott Bros,
stock brokers, of this city.
Their honeymoon will be spent in
England.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12
Tho P.nsioner,. Dollar.

"You say you want to hear little
about the old soldiers. Well, my friends,
the crisis which is approaching now, the
question before the country now, aP.
peals to the old soldier as much as II
did in 1861. 1 am not afraid that any
man who risked his life in his nations
behalf is going to be influenced by the
arguments that are addressed to the SOL
diers now by the f1nanciers," etc.-Mr.
Bryan at Milwaukee, September S.
Not one word in answer to the guess
ton whether the purchasing power OF
the monthly pension payments to $780,
600 pensioners would be reduced by the
free coinage of sixteen to one silver dol
laxs. Not a word as to the effect upon
pension payments hereafter of the Eek
termination" of the "200-cent dollar"
because 1t is worth too much and buys
too much. d..
We do not assume that the veteran sol
dIers are thinking of nothing but pen
sions, but they should compel Mr..
Bryan to say frankly what would be
the effect Of free coinage upon the pen
sioner's dollar.
Make him answer the question one
wav or the other.-Exchanre
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12
variable species or wooa.

One of the most remarkable products
Of Nevada is species of wood known
as mountain mahogany, which, when
dry, is as hard as lockwood, very fine
grained, red in color, and of very high
specific gravity. 1t has been used for
boxes for shaftings, and, in some in
stances, for slides and dies in quartz
batteries. 1t burns with blaze as long
lasting as ordinary wood, but after go
ing through what appears to be regular
combustion it is found almost I'M
changed in form, being converted into
charcoal that lasts about twice as long
as ordinary wood, giving out intense
heat, greater than coal, all the time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12
Dumb Once IN Four Year..

While talking to some friends at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Patrick Healey was
stricken deaf and dumb. He wrote on
Il piece of paper: do not be alarmed.
This will pass off in three days. I
know what it is. I've had it before" 1t
seems thGt Healey, when in Ireland ten
years ago, was thrown from horse. As
result of injuries received, he was
deaf and dumb for three days. Every
four years since he has had similar
attack, lasting in each instance three
dava
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12
MIDWINTER FAIR.

A meeting at the old Maverick
Printing House will take place to-
morrow, Friday, at II o'clock a.
M, to consider the subject of a
Midwinter fair, to which the for
mer exhibitors, proposed partic-
ipants and others interested are
invited. G. @. A. ROSE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12
IKE BROWN SENTENCED.

Judge BOarman in the Federal
court this morning sentenced Ike
Brown to Is months in the Fort
Leavenworth penitentiary for
counterfeiting.
The Federal grand jury report
ed and was discharged for the
term.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12
MET A HOT RESISTANCE.

Rochester, n. Y, Nov. IL
A special to the Post-Express
from Batavia says one burglar
was shot to death and another
wounded and captured this morn
ing in Elba, Genesseo county,
while resisting arrest after en-
tering w. a. Hundvemark's gen
eral store.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12
TIE Daify tiqRt
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER y.
RAILROAD NOTES.

Travelling Passenger Agent J. Z.
Lewis, OF the Missouri Pacific, at
Austin, is in the city.
B. III. Payne, assistant general
passenger agent Of the Missouri
Pacific, arrived from st. Louis this
morning with the medicos.
Richard Nave, a heavyweight
engineer on the Southern Pacific,
is falling of. He is learning to
straddle bike.
Ed. O'Brien, the efficient assist
ant commercial agent CT the South.
ern Pacific, believes in wheels and
has bought himself a brand new
one, which he has learned to ride.
General Manager T. M. Camp
bell ane General Freight and Pas.
senger Agent j. E. Galbraith, OF
the International, arrived in the
CITY. this morning from Houston,
where they attended the funeral OF
the late Jed Waldo.
Colonel Dan j. Price, the wide
awake A. g. p. A. Of the Inter-
national, arrived this morning
with the party of doctors who are
on their way to Mexico, and lett
nothing undone to make their trip
over the International a pleasant
one.
B. w. Thacher, general freight
and passenger agent Of the Next
can National, at the City of Next
CO, and G. w. Fish, general freight
and passenger agent of the Texas
Mexican, at Laredo, arrived in the
city this morning to see that the
doctors are safely landed in Mex
leo.
A special train having on board
a party of about fifty doctors from
all parts OF the United States ar
rived over the international from
the north at 6 o'clock this morning
and left over the Southern Pacific
at IL a. m. for the City Of Mexico
to attend the Pan.American Medi-
cal congress, which meets in Next
co City November l6.
A special train arrived over the
Southern Pacific from the west
yesterday having on board General
Manager j. Kruttschnitt, Manager
w. G.. Van Week and Superinten-
dent J. J. Ryan, of the Southern
Pacific. The party was met here
by Superintendent j. T. Nc.
Queeney, of the Southern Pacific,
and ce-President and General
Manager M. d. Monserrate, Of the
Arkansas Pass.
An official circular Of the Santa
Fe, signed by P. H. Goodwin, as
sistant general freight agent, and
L. J. Polk, acting general manager,
has been received here, announcing
the appointment of w. III. Gleason
as division freight agent at Dallas,
in charge Of the territory formerly
assigned to Bryan Snyder, as.
sistant general freight agent, re-
signed, that Office now being abol-
ished, and also announcing the ap-
pointment of G. III. Wagner com
mercial agent at San Antonio, vice
Mr.. Gleason, effective November
IA.
The Arkansas Pass will inaugu-
rate a new time table on the Kerr
Vile branch on November Is. A
mixed train will be run daily eX-
cept Sunday, leaving San Antonio
at at 8 80 a. M. for Kerrville, and
arriving from Kerrville at 1880 p.
m. A passenger train will be run
on Sundays only, leaving San An.
tonic at $3.50 a. M, arriving at
Kerrville at 1880 p. m, and arriv-
ing in San Antonio on return at
1880 p. M, the same day. The time
at intermediate stations will be
changed accordingly.
"Sowing the Wind" company ar
rived over the International from
Austin this morning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12
WANT 1T GRADUATED.

Rochester, N. Y, Nov. 12.-The
General Assembly, Knights of
Labor, today adopted a resolu-
ton declaring for the enactment
of a graduated income tax law.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12
IMPLORES THE COURT.

Chicago, Nov. 12.-Amos Rusie
has filed a bill in the United
States court demanding his re-
lease from the New York Base
ball club.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12
BANDERA RETURNS.

Private advices from Bandera
give the following as the official
count of Bandera county as can
vassed by the Commissioners
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12

en-. subsequently ne was rescued from
coat of tar and feathers by Santa
Fe train crew.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12

The strange Mexicans so nu-
merous on our streets before the
election are seen no more.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12

The Populists elected sheriff,
Judge and assessor and there was
a tie for clerk, for which Office a
new election has been ordered.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12

Finest cool beer In the city drawn
from the wood at Bull Bros. 5-23-tf
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-01-23
The Single Trade,

A majority OF the live single mills of
the state at this writing are not in opera
ton, having adopted the wisest course to
remain quiet until better conditions are
in sight. Some OF the mills which shut
down during the holidays started up
again on the first of the year, while a
number were not in shape to shut down
at all and have continued to run though
the shingles fall. The mills now in oper-
alton are about So per cent. The prices
show indications of stiffening with the
curtailment Of the output and the market
gives evidence of rapid recovery. Though
80 cent shingles are vet sold, it cannot be
quoted as the market price. When spring
trade opens there will be no difficulty in
maintaining the prices OF 1895 and it is
to be hoped that they may go u peg
higher.
The manufacturing conditions are rap
idly changing. The small mills which
squatted near the railroads in the midst
OF good timber and have been enabled to
put low price shingles on the market, are
obliged to seek new locations off the rail-
road in order to get near timber. This
will necessarily increase the cost of pro-
duction 30 that the mills accessible to
water will hereafter practically control
the prices. Good locations for shingle
plants in Washington are becoming very
scarce, and it seems to be about time for
shingle manufacturers to begin figuring
on how long this fine cedar timber can be
sent out of tho state without profit.
there is no reason to think that the de-
mand OF the year may not be equal to
1896, and the all-important question to
consider is living prices. This the manu-
factureIs in many counties are earnestly
Observation-Disclosures Enquirer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-01-23
Joseph Wilson Replies.

EDITOR OF THE HERALD:
In last weeks issue Of the Recorder,
there was an reflection on certain OF our
citizens; men who are in every regard
superiors of f. G. Finch.
The article in question was in regard
to "alleged land office frauds" and in the
article. said: "Thc only scheme that ex-
lists in this locality to defrard settlers or
to steal government land, is the one on
the part OF Hulet, Wilson and Gray, APP
parently backed by Special Agent Free
man, to prevent bona fide settlers from
securing we'll earned title to claims in
town. PIG, ETC."
Ordinarily, the vituperation, mudsling
ing and abuse of T.. G. Finch amounts to
an endorsement by decent people, but
for fear that there are some who might
not understand this l take this means of
showing him up for their benefit.
AS far as am connected with the ar
ticle in question, the thing is lie and f..
G. Finch is liar.
Everybody, or nearly 80, knows that +.
G. Finch in his public and private char
acter is moral leper Of the deepest dye.
That he is a renegade to his party and a
stranger to every form of decency, so
will let that pass.
During the time that Mr.. Freeman, the
special agent, was in PIG did not say
one word to him in regard to the settlers
up there nor anything about the troubles
in that town; neither have been locat-
ing people on the boys claims; and fur
Their Mr.. Finch knows, if lie knows any
thing, that my claim was the first one
jumped; so that my standin could not
have been so very heavy.
I think it is quite generally understood
why Mr.. Finch is SO solicitous for the
boys in 21-9. 1t is not on account of any
personal love or alteration he has for
them. 1t must be because he sees way
by which he can skin someone. His
brother who has been living in Oregon
the past five or six years has claim up
there and perhaps he is trying to help
him?
Now II. X. is decent sort of fellow
and l would hate to see him robbed OF
his hard earnings by such man as E. G.
Finch SO would suggest that he scruti-
nize very carefully Mr.. f. C.'s action in
this matter, for knowing him as he must
he cannot help but see that he will get
the worst OF it.
Hoping that what have said is plain
and that Mr.. f. G. Finch will take
tumble to himself, l remain,
Yours truly, Jos. WILSON.