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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-24
ANOTHER VERSION.
Of the Albright Fight In satillo, Mexi

Of the Albright Fight In satillo, Mexico.
From q gentleman Of Satillo,
Mexico, the LIGHT learns the real
facts In the case Of the fight and
probably fatal wounding Of Jet
Albright formerly OF San Antonio,
when he was known among sport
ing men as "Smoky."
1t appears that Albright and
Rogers had taken lease Of the
bar and billiard rooms Of the San
Esteban hotel, and had operated
the same up to week ago when
Mr.. M. G. Borrow, the hotel pro-
prietor, died, leaving the property
to his two nephews.
Between one of the nephews and
Albright a quarrel in the billiard
room sesulted over q dispute as to
the ownership OF a billiard table
and Albright drew q knife and
stabbed the young man in the
face, making very ugly wound
AS the young man retreated
through door, Albright made a
second terrible lunge with the
knife, missed his man and the
force Of the blow carried the blade
of the knife against his own per.
son, causing probably fatal
wound in the liver
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-24
WOMEN EDITORS.
The Second Days Session of the WCman's
Press Association.

Press Association.
Special Correspondence.
AUSTIN, Tex, May 23.-Mrs. s..
Isidore Miner, Of the Galveston
and Dallas News, gave very eff
fective paper and talk upon
'Woman's General Relations to
Newspaper Work" Mrs. Miner is
most practical and successful ex-
ample OF the "all around Dewspa-
per woman" and understands the
tricks of the trade from the print
ing department up.
Mrs. Prelat, OF San Antonio, fol-
lowed with a paper "How to Find
Market for Literary Work."
which met with a very kind recep-
ton and was followed by an ami
mated discussion.
Miss Esa Hall, Of Fort Worth,
read an able and witty paper on
the Tendency OF Modern Fiction"
but, owing to press OF time, no dis
cussion followed.
Mrs. Walton closed the morning
exercises by a paper called "Our
Duty to Our Equals" the equals
referred to being men. Mrs. Wal
tons paper was brilliant and
womanly defence of the feminine
right to self-support, but she did
ample justice to the virtues OF the
opposite sex and the consideration
which should be accorded to them.
Mrs. W8lton's concluding remark
was beautiful one and contained
a lesson. She made a plea for the
old title of lady, referring to Long
fellows poem OF the lady standing
on the threshold of life-the lady
with the lamp-ready to illumin.
ate all questions by the glowing
reality of her reason and her love.
The afternoon session was de-
voted to executive business.
Mrs. A. II. Mohl was elected
president; Mrs. Walton, Mrs. Cox
and Mrs. Wilson, vice.presidents
Mrs. Allie Wilson, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Johnson, recording
secretary, and Mrs. B. n. Taylor
treasurer.
After the close of the session the
ladies were escorted by the Wom'
ans club of Austin to an excur.
sion on the lake, a grand and most
ENJOYABLE affair, held on the
steamer Ben Hur, and later in the
evening to a reception at Governor
Lubbock's, given to the Press club
and Daughters Of the Republic.
The interest OF this entertain
ment will be great in many ways
and your correspondent will espec'
tally deal with it tomorrow.
| r p
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-24
SUPPOSINGS.

Suppose you had bicycle, would
you pay car fare in wet weather?
Suppose you were policeman,
would you take ice water or -?
Suppose Alderman Richards was
mayor, would our city then be con-
tracted?
Suppose you were a Sherman
cyclone sufferer, would you expect
anything from San Antonio?
Suppose you were a girl and
your sweetheart was q grave dig
ger, would you accept bouquets he
sent you?
Suppose Bart Crowther wac
elected sheriff, would he get his
man he went &fter before the Rio
Grande was reached?
Suppose Mobile, Ala, couldn't
make the sewer plans fit, would 1t
make Engineer Gray any the less
a competent hydraulic engineer?
Suppose the A. p. A. have really
decided to oppose the reelection Of
several court house officials, will
their influence defeat these candi-
dates?
Suppose you paid full city taxes,
on a suburban residence, the assess
ment being equal to inside prop.
erty, OF course, wouldn't you ex-
| moot fro prntpptinn
Suppose fair in this city would
bring in $4,000 or 10000 visitors,
each with $40 bill in his pocket,
wouldn't the aggregate sum be
worth reaching for?
Suppose you had a million,
would you alone and unaided by
San Antonio people, buy them a
grand tourist hotel, as much for
their benefit as yours?
Suppose you were an advertiser,
would you prefer fake advertising to
float down the river or out to the
quarry garbage dump, to getting
your wares in the household
through the live afternoon press?
Suppose you were Texas born
and raised American citizen, Of
Mexican parentage, would you
think the Mexican-Indian fran
chise question meant you? Or il
you did, would you reason 1t out
that it was an A. p. A. scheme
against the Catholic class, instead
of a broad, open movement for
ballot reform and clean elections?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-24

Just received 1000 25s novels.
1Oe, i for 2Js, 10 for 81 at Louis
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-24
IN AND AROUND OUER0.
LIGHT Special.

LIGHT Special.
CUERo, May 23.-Fsrmers in
and around Yorktown report fine
crops, but would like to see an
other good shower before long. 1t
would clinch things.
Ward & Palmer, of this place have
contracted to put in the plant COM
plete of the Sinner oil mill. twill
cost about $25, This shows we'll
for a town like this.
The Epworth League Is learn
ing points and growing more atten-
tive to strangers who drop In to
their regular exercises. AS re-
suit the league is growing.
The telephone services between
this place and Hocheim and Yoa-
KUN and surrounding towns is
proving of great value to our busi-
ness houses.
Yoakum cotton compress has
closed for the season after a good
business. The local crop was far
short of the previous year, but the
area covered by the shipments to
the compress was much increased.
Dock Neal is doing good work In
the east end of the county on the
roads, with his convict gang.
Dunlap has resigned as chair
man of the Victoria county COM
mittee and also of the senatorial
committee and gone of with the
Dallas crowd.
County treasurer's report shows
that the county has $l2,206 cash
on hand, with a bonded indebted
ness of Sal, 1856.
There are thirty, three paupers on
I the county roll and $l64 is appro-
priated for their use for the three
months ending August 81.
T-o+ -oooivofl I mo 056 novels
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-24
A CURE FOR MUSCULAR RHEU
MATIsM.

Mrs. r. L. Lamson, Of Fair
mount, Illinois, says: "My sister
used Chamberlain Pain Balm for
muscular rheumatism and it eff
fected a complete cure. l keep 1t
in the house at all times and have
always found it beneficial for aches
and pains. il is the quickest cure
for rheumaI thoug6iuscular pains
and lamen& later meetinFer seen.
Tor colo hvk committee cggist, San
~. go id Theo. MuelH
Antonio, Iesuthorized to-
rflf ka
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-24
Bpworth Officers.

The South Heights Epworth
League have elected the following
officers: G. NJ. Coble, president; j.
f. Hightower, first vice president
S. NJ. Fish, second vice president
Mrs. w. w. Lewis, third vice presi-
dent; Mrs. j. NJ. Fisk, secretary
Miss Gennie, treasurer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-24

Bargain sale of photograph
frames at one quarter usual prices
on Monday at w. Corners Book
store, Alamo Plaza.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-24
ATTENTION K. OF P

Excelsior Lodge No. l4S will
have a nomination OF officers for
the next ensuing term, Wednesday
night, May ~. All members are
requested to be present.
r. l.. Cox,
< % 2t X. of r. and S.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-24
AUCTION AUCTION,

RAIN OR SHINE, on Monday, May the 25th'
at 10 a. M, at residence OF Mrs. G. h.
Lilly, No. GIG Ave. E. All Of the house
hold effects consisting of one upright
piano, plush oak parlor suit, lace cur
tains. carpets. rugs, fine hand carved bed =
room suits, wardrobes, dining room fur
niture, elegant chinaware, refrigerator,
lady's writing desk, kitchen furniture,
lump seat surrey, horse and harness, etc.
) 20 II C. B. CLAvIER, Auctioneer
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-24

manila paper covers. To get one you have only
10 send 81 one-cent stamps Ito pay cost of mail.
ing Only), to Worlds Dispensary Medical Associ.
alton, No. cog Main Street, Buffalo, N Send
Of one. They are going off rapidly. .
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-24

For thebest glass of cool begr
drawn from the wood, call Qn
Bull Bros. 70 y
If you want the very best to
had cslAat the Silver King. ~
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-24

following the friendly, practical
counsel contained in DR.. Pierce's
great universal doctor book
"The Peoples Common Sense
Medical Adviser" II is the most
comprehensive medical work in
one volume in the English Ian
guage. 1t contains zoos pages,
fully illustrated. 6So,ooo copies
have been sold at $50 each
bound in cloth. The profits are
now used in printing half-a-milI-
ion free copies bound in strong
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-24

J. c. BERRY, Notary Public and Commits
sioner of Deeds, for all the states. once lOz
Wess Commerce street. noxt 10 bridge. limo
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23
wRIGmT's aee mAIN STREET.
The Final Closing Up Sale or the
SoasOD

sensational selling this week. EVERY
thing must go. Nothing reserved: value
and cost lost sight of; prices made to
turn the goods into cash quickly; eyery-
thing marked in plain figures; IL will
repay YOU 10 call and look through the
STOCK. as we can only mention a few or
the many bargains in this space.
Ic Yard. Extra fine narrow cotton
torchon lace and white novelty
and fancy cotton braid. were s
to SC.
&c. FANCY stick pins; brass dressing
pins: cake OF glycerine soap.
sc. sc. Dressmakers' cambria, worth &c.
7lec. Selecias. worth 1Oc.
9hc. Selecias and percalines, worth
12hc
lOc. 36-inch rustic cambria, worth 12bc.
&c. 22-inch half wool dress goods and
challies. light and dark shades,
lust the thing for early fall house
dresses. were Is to Csc.
l2Mc. lot double width dress goods.
mixed and dark shades, were 25
and 3Sc.
zoe. lot 3s-inch all wool dress goods,
light and dark shades, were so to
75c.
2sc. 4O-inch black brillianteen, plain
and figured. worth soc. N
enc. A card hemp hook and eyes, worth
&c.
1c Yard. Bone casing, worth Sc.
nc. Dozen. Whale bones, worth l0c.
&c. Spool beldings. best so yard spool
silk.
And hundreds OF other bargains in lace
curtains. chenille portieres, cur
tain goods, table linens, under
soils, etc. In fact everything In
stock is included in this sale. Call
and see them.
WRIGHT's. 1sS Main street.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23
A SLASH IN BAY RATES
BY the Baltimore, Chesapeake and Rich
Tlond Steamboat Company.
GOES THE BAY LINE ONE BETTER BY HALF
Tho New Limo Is Pierced by the Mer.
chants and Miners Transrorts.
uon Company and tho War Goes
Merriiy on-Fifty Per Cont Cuts
I'm Passenger Rates,

Very much OF surprise was sprune
IN TRANSFORMATION circles in this city YES.
.cruaV Wnen 1t was announced by the
MANAGEMENT OF the Southern railways
new Baltimore and Norfolk Line the
SSal.iilore' chesapeake and Richmond
monday. the gath instant, they would
oul INTO effect tariff which is so per
cent lower than the cut rate now in
erect via the Baltimore Steam Packet
oipahS. .S. me reason assigned for this
retaliatory action was that ON ,Juiy i7tb
the Bay Line cut the passenger ra tes
between Baltimore and Richmond via
.neir James River Line, from s25o IN
sI.oo. and the freight rates from 25
sents on tirst-class to 10 cent per 100
% %ouuhus; with similar reduction on ali
otmcr classes and commodities.
the passenger rate announced from
Norfolk to Baltimore is 81 or for ro,,nd
triD tickets sI.5O. -oo"o
close upon the heels of the first sur-
ofise occasioned by the new lines re-
M sa''utioh came another. in the shape of
an announcement that the Mcrcbents.
ana Miners Transportation Comnanv
Hnu lne york River Line had put into
erect similar reduction between RoIti
more. NewDort News and Norfolk
freisllt tariffs have olso been issued bv
notn the Merchants and Miners and
the Southern's. making a rate of cents
DER 100 hounds on the three first class
ana cents per 100 pounds OH the re-
naming classes and commodities as
between Baltimore. Newport News and
N0rfolk. effective August 2ith 1896.
Ihis action on the part of these lines
operating Bay steamers will precisitat te
n more choatic. condition of affairs in
i'av tariffs than at present exists.
III is considered more than likely that
the Bay Line will very promptly meet
the cut. In which case the rnte war viii
be indefinitely prolonged, and there is
no roreseeinE the outcome OF the fight.
However In case the Bay Line should
ueciine TO meet the oppositions' cut.
which Is In the range of possIbiIItIes
the bulk of the traffic will be thrown
10 the two lines which have made the
cut. ana there being no opponent i'm the
field. restoration of rates NAV be the
result. 'ie
BE this as 1t may. however, the battle
IS on and whatever results may follow
thev Will be interesting
TRANSFORMATION men are extremelv re-
ticent regarding the matter.
The Washington Line people do MT
think The cut will hurt them, but what
uctioh tnelr company will take they are
not prepared to say.
MIR. E. II. Lamb. the general agent
OF the Southern Railway Company. and
or Its Baltimore and Norfolk line of
steamers. was out of the city Yesterday
HIS chief clerk. however, said that in
case of retaliation by the Bay Line he
was not prepared to state what course
MIS- line would follow.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23
THE COTTON CROP is suoRr.
The Drought and the Heat Have Done
the Work.

Columbia. S. c.. Aug. 22.-The direc
tor OF the state Bureau OF the United
States Weather and Crop Service said
In his last report: From all portions
OF the State come the reports of detcrio-
ration. due to excessive heat ara want
or rain Not n single report was re-
cetved. but 1t Is stated that cotton Is
railing. SO general and extended is the
injury done by the want of rain that
onlv Sea Island cotton escaped and that
Is ripening prematurcly."
a prominent authority has furnished
some figures that may be relied upon.
This years South Carolina cotton acre-
age is placed at 1909. .230, as against
1.~77.92S in 1894 and 1,T85,027 last year.
The production In bales in 1S9i-'95 was
73S.S4O. and the condition of the crop
on August l was .95: the production for
the season of lSg5'96 was 6SS. .956, and
the condition OF the crop on August /
was 81. The condition of the present
crop on August l was SIS, with every
prospect of being much lower on Sep-
tcmber /. The acreage for this year Is
very large. but the condition two weeks
ago was only "a. which would indi-
cate, allowing q good margin, n crop
of 791.705 bales. The condition has fal-
len Off 10 points since August / and
stands at .78 now. This would Indicate
u crop of 70l .70S bales, which Is slightly
larger than last years production, but
not so large as that of the preceding
wear.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23
NORFOLK v1RGINIAN: SUNDAY. AUGUST % 1896.

same platform In favor of our not talk
ing any action until some foreign na-
ton helps us, you will find that one Of
them will. in all probability. make one
argument and the other will make the
other argument. and very often the
same man makes both arguments. Now
YOU can see the absurdity OF It. If the
silver miner. under the law of free COIN
age. finds that his silver bullion Is raised
so that what Is now worth 80 cents is
worth 100 cents then there are no 80
cent dollars. and IL the other man is
correct and the law adds nothing to the
value of the metal, and you SIMPLY
convert so cents worth of silver into
n so cent dollar then the mine owner
has not made n cent.
My friends. want you to remember
that in the discussion OF this money
question there are certain fundamental
principles. and when you understand
these principles you understand the
money question. 1 was out In portion
OF the country where they irrigate on a
large scale. and found enormous plants
and In Investigating this the thought
occurred to me. what principle underlies
the subject of irrigation? 1t Is that wa
stand that water runs down hill all you
have to do Is to dig a ditch with a slant
and YOU can carry water wherever you
want. So 1t is with the money question.
L 1ou nave got 10 ma out the fnuda-
mental principles which underlie the
subject. and when you understand them
YOU understand the money question.
What is the principle which underles 1t
all? 1t Is the law of supply and de-
mand. which applies to money as to
everything else.
Mr.. Bryan's speech was listened to
with earnest attention and he was fire.
uuently interrupted by applause. At its
conclusion there was perfect whirlwind
of applause.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23
Poor Cron. Genraia.

Atlanta. Ga. Aug. 22.-R. IT. Nesbitt,
commissioner OF agriculture, reports as
follows on the condition OF the Georgia
cotton trop:
The early planted cotton (about half
the crop) started off WELL and made n
good crop. which has now matured and is
being picked. The balance of the crop,
however, came up late on account OF the
dry Aprll and May. This late cotton
made rapid growth and up 10 August
looked very promising, but without any
matured bolls. Excessively hot and dry
weather of the past three weeks has ruin
ed this cotton, causing shedding Of
leaves. forms and young bolls and leav-
ing only few half-grown bolls on stalks.
Rains now can do this cotton but little
good unless there should be an unusually
late fall. when possibly little top crop
might be made. On August l the crop
promised splendldly all over Georgia, but
now 1t will be agrceably surprising II the
State makes 20 per cent. of q crop.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23
I'm Louisiana.

Baton Rouge. La, Aug. 22.-The fol-
lowing statement OF the cotton crop in
Louisiana was made to-day by @. G..
Lee. commissioners of agriculture of Lou
lana:
The cotton crop throughout the State
has been cut short for the past three
weeks from 10 to 80 per cent The up
lands or hill sections of the State. em-
bracing the parishes of Union. Clai-
borne. Webster. Bienville, Jackson,
Caldwell. Winn. Grant, Lincoln, West
ern Catahoula. Western Ouachi;a. part
of Morehouse. Bossior, Nata.itpus, Sa-
bine. De Soto and Caddo are short from
20 to 80 per cent. 1t is In these parishes
that the drought, with the excessive hot
weather of past four or five weeks has
prevailed and almost complete failure is
the result in parishes above named.
Alluval parishes are short from "a to
As per cent. Rapideses is from % to SO
per cent. short. as Is also Caddio. Bos-
rcr. St Landry. Pontcoupee and West
Feliciana and East Feliciana so per cent.
short. East Baton Rouge Is 10 per cent.
short. The Florida parishes are from 40
to 80 per cent. short. Estimating last
years crop at 100. the total crop of the
State this year will not be over SO to 60
Der cent.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23
ADYNAMITER RELEASED.
Another Irish Political Prisoner set
Free.

London. August 22.-Albert George
Whitehead, the Irlsh-Amerlcan dyna-
miter. who. with Dr. Gallagher, also an
American, was sentenced in June, 1888,
to life imprisonment, was released at
O'Clock this morning, and immedia tely
started for Weymouth. where he started
for London. Whitehead wore a dark
colored suit OF clothes and a felt hat
He looked weak and appeared to be very
nervous. His friends found him men
tally enfeebled, his memory, especially
being weakened. The release of Dr..
Gallagher Is expected almost imme-
diatcly.
Whitehead arrived at Waterloo station
al 1870 o'clock. He was accompanied
by member OF the Amnesty Associa-
ton and he was received at the station
by two other members of that organiza
ton. Whitehead looked careworn and
dazed. In conversing with him on the
way from Weymouth to London his
friends found him TO be mentally enfee-
bled and noted that his memory was es-
pecially weakened
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23
VIII He Given CivtITr,a,.

Washington. Aug. GA note was re-
ceived at the Department OF State from
Consul-General Lee at Havana stating
that he was informed on the 18th inst,
the case OF George w. Aguirre has been
transferred to the civil Jurisdiction.
Mr.. Aeuirre is charged with rebellion.
He was arrested few weeks ago while
entering the port of Havana to take
advantage of the amnesty proclamation
issued by the Captain-General and was
turned over to the military authorities
Tor trial. General Aguirre being a hatu-
raiized American citizen Consult Gene-
raj Lee requested civil trial.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23
IT'S ALMOST CERTAIN
Tint sectcfnry IToke Smith mns re.


Washington. August 22-There is the
best reason for believing that Secretary
lloke Smith has resigned the Secretary
ship OF the Interior. and his resignation
VIII take effect within two weeks, al
though he declined to affirm or deny the
statement.
Stories OF Mr.. Smiths resignation have
been current in Washington since his pa
per, the Atlanta journal, came out for
Bryan and Sewall.
clines to admit that his res!Enation has
been rendered TO the President and nc.
cepted, for the reason that he is not alone
concerned in the matter. as tho wishes OF
the President necessarily rule in the mai.
ter of publication. 1t Is known. howevar
the consideration OF cases in his denart
ment over which he has Jurisdiction no
yond the end OF August. The private pa
pers of the Secretary and his library have
been shipped by express to Atlanta, and
his law offices in that city are being made
ready for occupancy. The house whicb
the Secretary has leased I'm this city during
his incumbency Will be given up at the ex,
piration or the lease In September nj
which time II Is certain that Mr. Smith
Will have retired from the Cabinet but
this action may not take effect until affer
the meeting of the convention of rnId
Democrats at Indiana polls, which occnra
on September End.
II is believed at the department. that the
resignation takes effect August 3lst. and
be appointed 10 succeed Mr.. Smith,
The first assistant Secretary OF the In
terror is Gen. Sims. of Mississippi. The
general Is now absent from the citv
John M. Reynolds. of Pennsylvania. is
second assistant secretary. and was act
ing secretary during Mr.. Smiths absence.
srNewest Discovervn-rrrt t.xSs,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23
Half n Crop In Tennessee.

Nashville. Tenn. Aug. 22.-The State
Commissioner of Agriculture has not
heard from more than half his agents in
the counties in regard TO the crop sta
tis,ics for the month of August.
An estimate based upon the returns
from these counties and casual informa-
tioon from other places, the crop Is put
at about 90 per cent. of the average. The
effects of the protracted heat and drought
are painfully apparent in the damage to
the corn and cotton crops and 1t is not
unlikely that SO per cent IS too high an
estimate for these staples. Later re-
turns. however. may materially alter
these figures.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23
Greatly Hurt I'm North Carolina.

Raleigh. ". c.. Aug. 22.-From infor-'
nation received from different portions
of the State of North Carolina. Governor
Carr feels satisfied that the cotton crop
this wear has been injured nearly 40 per
cent. on account of excessive heat and
QryneSs.