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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
Clothing Strike Threatened.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-A local paper
says: All the large clothing
manufacturer OF this city have
declared their independence Of
labor union rule in their establish
ments, and intend hereafter to con-
duct their business independent OF
union dictation. This has already
caused strikes Of employees at two
big places and more are threatened
today. The union m an are to have
a mass meeting this week at which
a general strike may be ordered.
The fight is continuation Of the
one starting originally in New
York and afterwards extending to
Rochester. The employers were SO
successful that the Chicago men
decided to follow after their lead.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
A Fatal SLEIGH Ride.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 1S.-A shock.
ing accident occurred at Bedford, a
suburb Of this city, this morning,
While Mr.. Alfred Whitaker, chair
man of the democratic county GEN.
trail committee and very promi-
nent business man OF Cleveland,
and his two step-sons, Dana and
Don Cannon. were driving in the
village, Cleveland, Canton and
Southern fast mail train struck
their cutter, hurting Mr.. Whitaker
q distance of fifty feet and killing
him instantly and inflicting fatal
injuries on Dana Cannon and seri-
ously injuring the driver, John
Rich. Mr.. Whitaker was thrown
against q fence, his brains dashed
out and almost every bone in his
body broken. Whitaker was the
proprietor and manager Of the
Brooks Oil company, this city.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
Ell Paso Quiet Now.

Ell PAso, Feb. 1S.-Practically
all sporting men have left the city
and only the paper correspondents
are now waiting for the big fight.
Captain Glori, Jimmy Barry, Geo.
Dixon, Horace Leeds and Joe Wal
colt went away last night.
O'Rourke, manager Of Dixon and
Walcott, will remain to see what
turns up Friday. Fitzsimmons
has cooled down and now ac-
quiesces in the present arrange
ments. He has resumed his train
ing, but will do only light work be-
tween now and Friday. He is In
splendid condition and is supreme
ly confident Of winning within two
to four rounds.
Governor Ahumada left Juarez
last night for chihuahua. Before
he left he made the solemn
declaration: "Should the fighters
give battle on Chihuahuan soil, 1
will arrest the principals, bettors,
spectators and newspaper CORE
spondents, and not one of them
will escape three years. sentence
in prison."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
JOINT VENEZUELA COMMISSION
Of British and Americans Suggested, Fa-
vorable to Britain.


LONDON, Feb. 1S.-The arbitra-
tion debate in the house of COM
mons yesterday and the proposal
of the Times correspondent in the
United States, Mr.. George w.
Smalley, that Great Britain should
appoint commission of its own,
consisting of two members, who
should work in conjunction with
two Americans, Las now is the Vene-
Zuela boundary commission, not to
fix the boundary, but to ascertain
the facts and report to their
governments, are leading SUBJ
jects for editorial comment
this afternoon, especially as Mr..
Smalley's proposal for a joint COM
mission is supposed to have origi-
mated with the cabinet at Wash
ington.
Pail Mall Gazette says Mr..
Atherly Jones' amendent deplor-
ing the absence of pronounce
ment in the queens speech in favor
of arbitrating the Venezuelan
dispute could not do good and
might do great harm. Mr.. Ath-
erly Jones is old enough to
know that interference of
the house of commons inmates
under diplomatic treatment must
be intolerable. The amendment
implying a csnsure Of the govern.
ment would infallibly have been
negatived by large majority and
would thus have defeated its own
ends and have conveyed to the
United States an entirely falla.
cious impression OF hostility. This
on the morning of the very prom
ising suggestion OF Mr.. Smalley,
might have been a very serious
calamity. Fortunately no harm
has been done. The house saw it
had been on the verge Of an indis.
erection and wisely began to talk OF
something else.
Westminster Gazette says it en-
tirely sympathizes with the object
OF Atherly Jones' amendment, add
ing, however, IL was clearly desira-
BILE, after Mr.. Balfour's appeal and
Sir William Harcourt's speech,
that it should not DO persevered in,
for its certain rejection would have
been interpreted in America as
demonstrating that the house OF
commons did not favor arbitra-
ton. This would have been a
thousand pities, with the delicate
negotiations proceeding and with
every hope that modus vivendi
will be found.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18

NEW YORK, Feb. lS.-"VeneZula
has recovered from the excitement
of her recent war scare" says Mr..
Joseph Mazda Pinto, prominent
citizen of that country, who has
just arrived here from Caracas.
He declared that the effect of the
late international dispute with
Great Britain has been to
strengthen and popularize Presi-
dent Crespo with all classes. His
intelligent and vigorous attitude
in the Guiana question has tended
to concentrate the spirit OF patriot
ism among all Venezuelans. One
Of the effects was to increase the
intense friendliness OF our people
for all Americans.
Mr.. Pinto Ia a close personal
friend of President Crespo. He
has been prominent in developing
the resources of the interior states
and enlarging the export trade in
many of the chief products of the
country. So great is the conf
dence reposed in him by the gov
ernment of his country that by
special decree dated the third in
slant the minister of public works
has granted to Mr.. Pinto, associat-
ed with Mr.. Rodolofo SalaZar
Marique, a concession for the es-
Enlistment OF an agricultural col
onization company to develop the
resources of the entire territory of
Amazon, "a strip of practically unex-
plored lano that constitutes a big
part of the whole country.
The territory in questions en-
braces some Of the most valuable
lands in Venezuela. Within the
conceded zone. a part of which was
style Ell Dorado, by the early
Spanish settlers, are many gold,
silver and coal mines and huge
forests of rubber, saraphia and
cocoa trees. 1t is singularly well
wstered and the Orinoco, Caso-
uierez, Negra and Amazon rivers,
navigable to the remotest interiors
of the tract, provide direct and
rapid means OF transit to the
coast.
The company contemplate line
of river steamers that will facili-
tate the removal Of the products to
the sea by way OF the Orinoco
river, shortening by fully one
quarter the time at present re-
Quired for the transit Of cargo by
way OF the Amazon through
Brazil. 1t is said that about so
per cent of the rubber that is at
present exported from Brazil is
produced or Venezuelan soil and
Is regarded as Brazilian produc-
ton, because it Is carried from
Venezuela to the coast through
Brazil.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
French Cabinet Crisis.

PARIS, Feb. lS.-The political
crisis which has arisen out of the
demanding of the settlement for
vigorous and thorough inquiry in
to the Southern railway scandals,
that body having emphasized its
attitude in tho matter by twice re-
fusing a vote of confidence in the
bourgeois ministry, is now prac-
tically struggle between the
chamber of deputies, which has
supported the radical ministry,
and the senate, which seems bent
upon overthrowing it, even at the
cost of ministry disturbances.
However, in spite Of the acute
crisis and the possibility of the
downfall of the bourgeois ministry,
even the dissolution of parliament,
there is little or no excitement
here outside of newspaper talk.
The papers are filled with excited
articles and vivid reproductions of
interviews with political leaders,
and many of them have expressed
the opinion that constitutional
solution of the problem is impos-
sible. Conservatives and socialists
demand the dissolution Of parlia-
ment, and the moderates and re-
publicans agree that dissolution is
advisable, but they claim it should
take place under another cabinet.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
Iron COMPANY Receiver,

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Feb. 49,
Judge Vinje has appointed How
ard Morris, OF Milwaukee, receiver
Of the West Superior Iron & Steel
company to succeed Robert Kelly,
resigned. Mr.. Kelly has been ap-
pointed general manager of the
Punxsutowaney Iron company Of
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Morris is also receiver Of the
Wisconsin railroad OF the Penokee
and Gogebic company's mines.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
Red Gross Reaches Turkey.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. 1S.-Miss
Clara Barton, president Of the
American Red Cross society, has
arrived here and is organizing q
system for the distribution OF re-
lief to the suffering Armenisns. IL
has been decided that Rev. George
B. Knapp, an American mission
airy OF Bitlis, accompanied by his
family, lie to come to this city in
order to be examined by United
States minister Terrell, in regard
to the charge OF sedition brought
against him by the authorities Of
that place.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
The Original Mr.. Potter.

MUKAwANGO, Wis, Feb. 49,
John F. Potter, Wisconsin's famous
ex-congressman of ante-bellum
days, has been seriously injured
while exercising in his room and
as his health is very feeble his
friends are apprehensive Of the re-
suit of the shock to his system
Mr.. Potter was a national figure
just before the war, when Roger A,
Prior challenged him to a duel and
he named Bowie knives as the
weapons.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
A Railway Mail Order

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S-The post
office department has issued a
general order directing all divi-
sion superintendent of the rail-
way mail service to stop the prac-
tice of depositing mail matter in a
postal car unless there is a clerk
in the car to receive it. The ac-
ton is the result of a complaint of
damage by fire and water to a
sack Of mail deposited prior to the
arrival of the clerks.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
A Mob Kept Down.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 1S.-Owing to
an incendiary advertisement call
ing for 10000 men at Court and
Sycamore streets, at $3.50 o'clock
this morning, "Ready for work"
there was we'll founded appre-
hension that mob was to be
gathered to lynch the prisoners,
Jackson and Walling, when on
their way from jail to the police
court. Court and Sycamore streets
are in the jail locality and the
prisoners were to be taken to police
court at $3.50 this morning. A
crowd did assemble, but a heavy
relay Of police was found there and
no concentration was permitted.
Little by little the news got
abroad that no occasion for any
sort of demonstration could arise
for the simple reason that the pris-
oners had been quietly removed to
the city hall two hours before the
time when 1t was supposed they
would leave the jail. Notwith-
standing this fact curious people
kept coming to that vicinity only
to fiud no cause for excitement.
The third appearance Of jackson
aud Wslling In the police court TO-
day served to crowd the corridors
leading to the court room with a
jostling, curious assembly OF men
and women. Ample guards were
placed, however, so no one got into
the court room who did not have a
right to be there. When the cases
were called, the prisoners appeared
promptly from the cell room, with
no unusual sign showing any
change in their bearing. Counsel
agreed to continue the hearing un-
til February 9th. AS soon as this
order was announced by the judge
the prisoners were safely returned
to Jail, the wagon being followed
at run by few curious boys.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
Has Enough Soldiers,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The new
recruiting system Of the army,
aided by the hard times of the last
few years, has resulted in bringing
the enlisted strength up to its
maximum and few days ago or
ders were issued by the adjutant
general who Is in charge of the
work, instructing recruiting off,
GERS accordingly. Several minor
stations where men have been en-
listed have been closed temporarily
and the officers on detail have been
given other duties.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
Paner Pavement Invented,

TOPEKA, Kas., Feb. lS.-A man
in this place has patented paper
brick, which he says, will work a
revolution in the pavement OF
streets and building Of walls. II
is made of straw and wood pulp.
1t is made the same as brick, and
at one.t third the cost. The inventor
says with the wheat straw that
annually goes to waste in Kansas,
he can pave the streets OF every
town in New England.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
Prominent Insurance Man Dies,

New YORK, Feb. lS.-Frank Hal
stead Ballard, superintendent Of
the Equitable Life Insurance So
ciety, died of pneumonia at his
home in Lawrence, l.. l., last
night, after weeks illness. He
had had two previous attacks and
was not able to rally. The Ballard
family has for more than forty
years been prominent in insurance
circles,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
Yellow Fever at Rio Janeiro.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-The Her
AIDS correspondent in Rio Janeiro,
Brazil, telegrsphs that the chief
engineer and eight members Of the
Italian cruiser Lom bardi have died
OF yellow fever. The death OF the
captain has unnerved the sailors.
There have been forty deaths from
yellow fever in Rio de Janeiro
within the lrst "a hours.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
Oarlisle's Letter,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Secre-
tary Carlisle has written some of
his friends in the Kentucky legis.
lature a letter on the pending sena-
torial contest in that body. The
letter was written and mailed this
morning but its contents will not
be made public except through
the parties to whom it was
written.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
Insnrgent Defeat Reported.

MADRID, Feb. 1S.-An official
telegram, it is reported, has been
received here announcing that Gen.
Cerolas has defeated the insurgents
under Antonio Maceo and that the
latter sustained the loss OF fifty
killed and twelve wounded in the
recent fighting with the Lopez COL
umu,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
0pened to a Biz House.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 1S.-Richard
Mansfield and his Garrick theatre
company Of players opened at the
Auditorium last night in "Beau
Brummel," to the largest audience
that has gathered in Kansas City
for several seasons,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
Missouri Bank Robbery,

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 1S.--A
special to the Star from Nevada,
Mo-, says: A safe in the bank of
Richards, Vernon & Co., owned by
the Conkling Bros, of Nevada,
was blown open at 2 o'clock this
morning, and robbed Of 5000. The
robbers escaped.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
Fires Unquenched Yet.

TROY, N. Y, Feb. 1S.--Several
fire engines are still pouring water
upon the ruins of the Burnett
building fire. If any of the victims
are in the ruins it 1TiiiiiiSSooe impossi-
BILE to reach their bodies for hours,
perhaps days. No additional
names Of missing people have
been repOrted.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
Stock Markets Today.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1S.-Cattle mar
ket, strong; Texas steers, full
range, $3.50 to 1925; cows, $1.75 to
$3.50. Sheep tiym at $40 to $40.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-Cattle mar
ket, stronger; Texas steers; $3.50
to $3.50. Sheep steady and I'M
changed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
VENEZUELAN NEWS.
OREsPO Is OBMENTING PATRIOTS
TOGETHER.

Americans Coming Into General Favor
There-AgriCultural Colonization Com
pany to Take Valuable Landslide
Richness of the Country and the Easy
Access by Water to the Interior.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
Fair Weather.

WASHINGTON, February 1S.-For
Western Texas, fair tonight ;
Wednesday, fair and warmer, with
northerly winds, becoming south
erly.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-18
Telegraphing Music.

COLON, Feb. 1S.-Senor Marquis,
OF Cacua, has invented mode of
telegraphing music.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-24
THE MINNESOTA RIVER.
1t rlay Yet be Used for Commercial
Purposes.

At the last meeting of the St.
Peter city council, a letter from Con-
gresham McCleary was presented, in
reference to the move to have the
Minnesota river declared non-navi-
gable, in which he stated that the St.
Peter resolution had been filed with
the proper committee, but he also
stated, indirectly, that that is about
all that will be done. He stated that
old inhabitants of ST. Peter can re-
member the time when the river con-
tanned water enough for navigation
and that in time to come it may do
so again. He, therefore, is averse to
any action which would forbid the use
of the river for commercial purposes,
and in view of this possibility he
would hardly feel justified in taking
action on so important a matter. He
Informed the council that he has con-
suited with the chief of engineers,
who stated that the draw bridge diff
ficulty can be overcome without tax
ing the action suggested.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-24
ShERIFFS' CONVENTION.
1t VIII be Held i'm Mankato May
10th.

[From the st. Peter Herald
j. H. Block, who is president of the
SheriffS association of Minnesota, in
forms us that the association has &C
copied the invitation of the Mankato
Commercial club and will hold the an
nual meeting in that city on May 10th.
Albert Olson and three men have
gone to Kasota to do some work for
Frank Adams. The contract will take
about three weeks. He also has con-
tract to build the railway camps at
Mankato for Peterson & Erickson.
A couple of Mankato men have
rented the Cutter building opposite
Nutter's store, and will establish a
sewing machine ageLcy.
The bicycle men of st. Peter have
determine to build cycle track and
in one day raised $40 for that pur-
pose. The track is to cost $3.50 and
will be built at Driving Park grounds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-24
OPPOSED TO hERDING.
West rlankatO Property Owners
Petition the Council

The following petition to the coun-
Gil has been filed with City Recorder
Smith:
"The undersigned residents of Ogle
& Davis's addition and vicinity re-
spectfully petition that all herding
of cattle be forbidden in that tract
west of the Van Brunt slough and
south and east of the Omaha and Mil
waukee railway tracks. and earnestly
pray that the police Of the city be in
structed to strictly enforce the prohi-
bition of such herding of cattle on
said tract. We make this petition
and prayer because our yards and
gardens have been over-run and in
jured by cattle every year in the
past"
This petition is largely signed, and
will be considered Saturday night,
and no doubt granted, as there is no
doubt that the herding of cattle there
is nuisance, and the residents are
entitled to as much consideration
there as elsewhere in the CITY,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-24
MERCHANTS ADVISE.
They Offer Suggestions on the Light
ing Question.

The Merchants Protective ASSOcia-
tion:held ameeting Friday night, and
discussed the subjects of lighting and
paving. On the latter question the
opinions were very diverse and no ac-
tion was taken. On the lighting ques-
tion, committee was appointed to
prepare communication to the coun-
Gil, embodying the views of the meet
ing. This the committee will do in
time for tonight's meeting.
The suggestions to be offered to the
council are that the local company's
proposition to light the city be
adopted, provided that the following
rates are made on commercial light
ing: Arc lights of 1000 candle power,
S. month; incandescent lights at ten
cents per thousand watts where con-
sumers furnish the meters, and fifteen
cents where the company furnishes
the meters; gas, to be manufactured
of coal, Sl.50 per thousand feet for all
purposes, with ten, twenty and thirty
per cent off according to the amount
consumed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-24
The Southern Minnesota Dental
Society Inaugurates New De-
parture in Dentistry.
IN THE FORM OF POST GRADUATE INSTRUCTIONS
Much Benefit to Practitioners Ex=
pected i'm the Branches of Oper-
alive Dentistry, ORTHODOX
tia, and Crown and
Bridge Work.

The 10th annual meeting Of the
Southern Minnesota Dental Society,
after four days session in Mankato,
and which adjourned Fridayafternoon
will mark the beginning of an era in the
work of dental societies in this coun-
try. To this society belongs the credit
of inaugurating line of work never
before attempted by society of this
kind.
The departure consists in course
of post graduate instruction. The So
ciety secured the services Of the in
structors in the Dental Department of
the State University, who came here
with models, charts and appliances,
and a course arranged for the benefit
of practitioners in the branches of
Operative dentistry, Orthodontia, and
Crown and Bridge work. About twen-
ty-five members of the profession from
the southern part of the state have
devoted four days to study and work
under these instructors.
The course usually followed in these
meetings has been the reading and
discussion of essays relating to some
subject more or less intimately con-
nected with the science of dentistry,
with clinics conducted by one or two
operators, the members looking on.
At this meeting, the members of the
society with their instruments, per-
formed the work under the direction
of the instructors.
While this is new as society work,
it is not new to the profession, for,
postgraduate schools in dentistry
have been established by several of the
leading dental colleges and by private
corporations associated for that pur-
pose These institutions have re-
ceived generous support from the
profession. 1t. is the purpose of the
Southern Minnesota Society to fur
nish this instruction to it's members
at its regular meetings.
Another important action Of the So
ClCUJ OONdlu UhO OCOuCi Cuu-
cation of the public in the value and
care of the teeth, consisted in the ap-
pointment of committee to secure a
course of lectures by competent in
structors, if possible under the direc-
tion of the University Extension
Work of the State University, to be
given at the several State Normal
schools during the coming year, hop
! ing thereby through these teachers to
reach the public.
1t is creditable to great degree
that this important departure in den
tai associations should have it's birth
in Mankato, the home of the South
ern Minnesota Society. That it will
be Of inestimable value to it's men,
bers and of great advantage to the
public cannot be questioned, and
marks new era indeed in the prac-
tice Of dental science.