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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-12

HEADQUARTERS OF THE coNFEDERAcY.
fall of the confederacy as it is possible
to make it.
'gThe White House" Is one of the old
est and handsomest residences in Rich
mond. 1t was built by Judge Broken
borough, well-known lawyer and
wealthy citizen, nearly so years ago.
The mantels, of which so much has
been written, were imported from Eu-
rope, and are of Carrara marble, carved
in caryatides supporting shells filed
with flowers. This house was bought
for $4,000 by the city from Louis d.
Crenshaw, and was presented to Mr.,
Davis as gift. Mr.. Davis declined to
accept 1t on those terms, but consented
to make it his residence during his life
time. Upon the entrance Of the federal
troops into the city after the evacuation
Gen. Weitzel and his officers rode
straight to this house, and constituted
it the headquarters of the northern
troops. Candy and Ord also used the
house in this capacity during the period
that Virginia passed through the stages
of reconstruction.
1t is proposed to assign room to
each of the seeding states for col
lection of relics, and in addition there
will be large room for general mu
scum and one for library. The first
of the state collections-that of Geor-
gia-has been received. 1t was pre-
sented to the committee by Mr.. De
Reune on the seth birthday of President
Davis (June, 1904. Among the relics
are the cape, gauntlets and sword of
Gen. Lee; the plumes from Gen.
Stuart's hat; the spy-glass used by
Gen. Beauregard at the battle of Man
assas, and the collections from the
various soldiers homes established
through the south, including the Lee
Camp Soldiers home collection, which
contains, in addition to very many rare
and interesting relics, the skin of
Stonewall Jackson's charger. There
are also a number of manuscripts and
private papers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-12
THE WAR In AFRICA.
Troops That viii Serve in the
Ashantee Campaign.
Native Tribesmen Who Serve as British
Soldiers viii Have to Do the Hardest
Work-West Indian Troops AL
ready in the Field.

In the coming campaign against Ash
antee, the British will depend largely
upon levies gathered from among the
native tribes that are more or less under
her domain, and who, hating the Ash
antees, are only too glad to join in an
expedition that promises some revenge
for the many wrongs that they have
received at their hands. In the Gold
Coast colony itself, the best men to be
depended upon are those of Anamaboe
and Corramantine. These two tribes
are in physique markedly superior to
their Fanti neighbors, and are certain
" drawer. The actual Cape Coast man
is fine specimen of humanity; but he
is an arrant coward, and though much
bigger and stronger than the Ashantee,
will run before him every time. The
Wassaw people, to the north and west
of Cape Coast colony, are good for as
many men as the British can arm, and
are plucl1y, Woodworking fellows. In
the last war these men were formed
into an irregular artillery. They hauled
the guns over the worst of roads, and in
action served them most creditably.
Another kingdom that will gladyl send
contingent to help the British are the
Juabins and the tribes along the Volta
river. These people suffer more from
the annual Ashantee invasion than any
of the rest, and it is from these that
the Ashantees collect the majority of
their victims for their frequent human
sacrifices.
All these tribes are part of the great
Fanti family. Their dress consists of
single cloth, made from the cotton of
the ceiba, or silk-cotton tree, and is
worn like Roman toga, the right arm
being bare. The salute of these men
is peculiar. When passing or wishing
to speak to superior, the right arm
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-12
MAN OF MANY PARTS.
John w. Foster, Soldiss, Diplomat, States
man and Scholar.

Ex-Secretary of State John W. Foster,
of Indiana, is especially diplomat.
Almost every administration from the
time of Grant has recognized his special
aptitude In this field and has given him
some appointment to foreign courts.
1t rarely falls to the lot of diplomat
to hold more than one position, but Mr..
Foster has had no less than six. Presi-
dent Grant made him minister to Mexi-
co. President Hayes took him from that
court and sent him to st. Petersburg.
President Arthur picked him out for the
court of Spain and sent him thither.
President Cleveland once sent him on
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-12
LOCATION OF FIRE ALARM BOXES
10 South Flores and Nueva streets.
Is South Flores and Arsenal streets.
IA South Laredo and East streets.
Is South Laredo and Pecos streets.

IL South Flores and Nueva streets.
ID South Flores and Arsenal Streets
IA South Laredo and East streets.
Is South Laredo and Pecos streets.
16 Arkansas Pass depot.
II South Flores and Lachapelle streets.
is Union Stock Yards.
10 Cotton compress, South Salado and
Vera Cruz streets.
81 Carr Hill, San Fernando and Colo
RADIO streets.
% West Commerce and Medina streets.
"a West Commerce and Pecos.
25 South Pecos and Matamoras streets.
26 Military plaza.
27 West Houston and N. Flores streets.
2S West Houston and N. San Saba streets
30 City Hospital.
81 Salado and Leal streets.
80 San Marcos and Ruiz streets.
"a Lakeview avenue and East street
IS Main avenue and Salinas street.
SO North Flores and Romano streets.
81 San Pedro avenue and West Elmira
street.
3S San Pedro avenue and Warren street.
80 North Flores and Marshall streets.
Al San Pedro avenue and West Laurel
street.
AZ Fredericksburg road and Laurel
street.
40 San Pedro avenue and West Locust
street.
As Main and Park avenues.
46 Main avenue and Macon street
AZ Lexington avenue and Augusta street,
As Soledad and Girsud streets
40 Waters Pierce Oil Co., Medina street.
1913 Grand Opera House
124 East Houston and st. Mary's streets.
125 East Houston street am Avenue c.
126 Martin nnd Jefferson streets.
127 Avenue ID and Eighth street.
12S San Pedro Avenue and Romano stree
1872 Avenne and Ninth street
1874 Lone Star brewery.
1875 Sunset hose house.
1876 Austin and Duval streets.
1877 City Brewery.
lag Austin aud Carson streets.
143 North Pine and Grayson streets.
las New Brauniels avenue and Grayson
street.
l52 North Pine ard Crosby streets
1873 North Olive and Burleson streets
154 North Olive and Nolan streets.
213 Nolan and Walnut streets.
PA Avenue f and Sixth street.
2l5 Avenue ID and Fifth street
s16 East Commerce aud Alamo streets.
PIT Nolan and Live Oak streets,
231 Crockett and Bowie streets.
pa East Commerce and Walnut streets.
235 Water and North streets
1856 East Commerce and Olive streets.
PAL Water and Goliad streets.
243 Goliad and Santa Clara streets.
PSI Alamo and Water streets.
253 Camargo and Labor street.
POI Presa and Pereda streets.
264 West Commerce and SoledaG streets.
3l2 South Alamo and Vilitta streets.
314 Meerscheidt addition.
3l5 Chemical engine house, Market street.
BIG West Commerce and Navarro streets.
321 Garden and South Alamo streets.
324 South Alamo and Adams streets.
325 King William and Beauregard streets.
Az West Commerce. and Colorado streets.
Alb Washington theatre
AIS West Commerce ard Pinto streets.
42l Bella Union theatre
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-12

is passed across to the left shoulder
and this end of the cloth raised from it
for a moment The women wear a
calico cloth generally of blue color. This
cloth is passed under the arms, leaving
them and the shoulders bare. The
cloth is wrapped as tightly as pos
sible around the body.
The men who will have the hardest
work in the campaign will be the two
battalions of the West Indian regiment.
These will probably number about 1 800
rank and file. The men are all colored,
and are recruited exclusively in the
West India islands. In physique there
are few regiments that are their supe-
riors, and, as these men have been do
ing good deal of border warfare around
Sierre Leone for the last few years, they
will be in excellent condition for tus-
sic with their old enemies. The Off
GERS are all white men and have the
same uniform as officers of the line,
but with the men the uniform is that
Of zouaves. The headgear is a fez, with
turban bound around it,. A red sleeve
less jacket is drawn over white waist
coat with sleeves. The trousers are
baggy and of blue serge. They are
tied up just under the knee and hang
over pair of yellow leggings that are
a capital protection. The men are well
booted with Oxford shoes. over which
are buttoned a pair of white "spats,"
or over-gaiters.
When on active service the men have
dungaree trousers, and red jacket
is used only on Sunday parade. The
men are fairly good shots and keenly
love to fight. The chief difficulty is to
keep the men in hand when lively
fight is taking place. They are not
given to burdening themselves with
prisoners.
Another force that will be called up
on to do hard work and hard fighting
are the Houssa force or Gold Coast con-
stabulary. These men come entirely
from the Houssa tribe that has its home
on the banks of the Congo. They are
short, stocizy men, capable of enduring
almost any hardship, and, like the Gour-
kes of India, live only to fight. They,
like the West India troops, are Differed
by white men, and have proved them
selves in many brush fight brave and
reliable men. Their dress is after the
zouave fashion, but is serviceable dark
blue cloth. Their legs from the knees
downward are in cased in what is known
as 'putties," an East India term. This
consists of roll of cloth about three
inches wide and about three yards long.
1t is bound tightly around the legs and
has been proved to be one of the best
things to help men going on a long
march. The men as a rule speak only
the Houssa language, but they soon
learn the words of command in English.
and the non-commissioned officers are
selected either for bravery or for hay-
ing learned the English l1pguage
nS Nv are about 500 strong. ID
who kin a guest are not gem
az murderers, which the high hen This
~ 80 - - '''' ~ - 4 he sim
hits until
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-12
GREAT
THIS
WEEK!
SAN ANTONIO'S FASTEST
GROWING STORE.

GROWlNG STOKE.
Ladies' White Hemstitched
Handkerchiefs go at .....3c
Ladies hand embroidered Ini-
tial Pure Linen Lawn Hand
kerchiefs &c
Tracing Wheels ............5 SC
Curling Irons ..........5 SC
Can Openers SC
Best English Pins SC
s-Inch Combs, (value 25c) :. &c
Tooth Brushes, (value 2oc). &c
Whisp Brooms, (value 2oc). &c
Glycerine Soap &c
English Hair Cloth ,...1Oc
BOYS Silk Bows .....1Oc
Boys Silk Ties ..I2 I-2c
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-12
CONFEDERATE MUSEUM.
To BE Established in the Jefferson Davis
House I'm Richmond.

House in Richmond.
Within short time the old homo in
Richmond of Jefferson Davis will be
thrown open to the public as confed-
crate museum. The 'White House of
the Confederacy," as the mansion is
called, has been the property of the
city of Richmond for many years, and
lately has been used as schoolhouse.
In 1890 an organization known as the
Confederate Memorial and Literary So
ciety was formed, and soon after made
q proposition to the city which ended
in that society securing control of the
house for the purpose of opening there
in a museum and library. The neces-
sary repairs have been almost com
pleted and the building is as nearly in
the condition it was at the time of the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-12
DRAINED WITH A RATCHET.

MORGAN City, La, Jan. 1l.-Jo-
seph Paxton, pilot,was shot, and
beaten with a Ratchet by Charles
Cole tonight, as the result of a
quarrel. He cannot live.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-12
LIGHT FLASHES.

sksDasr scuneER Fire Insurance.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-12

The pipe laying in the market
street sewer was completed yester-
day afternoon and the trenches
will be all filled by tomOrro ".
night.
&. --GASOLINE ENGINES COST
TEN CENTS A DAY TO RUN
NO MORE. Drop me a postal card
or telephone 176, and / will tell
you all about it. HI. c. Schu-
macher, LIGHT office. 1-9 tt
The city council will have
another talk on outfall sewer brick
tomorrow.
Finest Rye whisky, Daugher-
ty, Mt. Vernon and Old @. and b. at
Z the Crystal saloon. 1 2Otf
a. q, MT. VERNON 'S6, BULL BROS.
ed ~ III I'm
q nr-Sewer estimate No. 8, amount
ing to S., 1852 was paid on warrant
by the city auditor yesterday af-
ternoon.
Fifteen carloads of sewer brick
from Monterey are on the way to
this city at present and will ar
rive this week.
Wanted-To rent three unfurnished
rooms for light housekeeping, close in. Ad-
dress, Want" this Office. IL II
The soliciting committee of the
Stockmen's convention have secur-
ed up to date, about $1,000 OF the
$500 needed as the entertainment
fund.
The police yesterday found a
store key on East Commerce street,
evidently lost by some merchant.
Beginning tomorrow very
large force of men will be put to
work building the brick sewer on
Laredo street, north from San Fer
nando street.
-Situation wanted as coachman or gen.
eral work around a house. Address, "A.
n !, this office. 1t
The officers elected by the st.
Ioseuh society last Sunday will be
installed this afternoon.
MI. 0uSs hIdlilt udS iCCONClCu
his horse, which strayed away one
dav last week. The animal wan
dered fully two miles away, bring
ing up at the gate of Mr.. Ben.
Narga, brother-in-law to Mr..
K1amt. Ben. returned it to its
owner, but says no reward was
forthcoming.
-Anastacio Queras was arrested
yesterday afternoon by officer Boil
ton, charged with be;ns a suspic-
Nous character. Dos
1-,-,1 speak Engnd nanaperie at
BORN, fornuch praci e we'll Worth a
,s mt best" a. IL
Ane the All ~
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fear ike a expects to go
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-12

Cole tonight, as the result OF a
quarrel. He cannot live.
MORGAN SYNDICATE MAY DIsBAND.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE with
drawal of The New York Life In
surance company from the Morgan
bond syndicate, following so close.
ly on the heels of the Chemical
bank, started the rumor that the
Morgan syndicate would send out
formal notice of dissolution dur
ing the day. 1t was impossible to
obtain any official confirmation
and at the Office of j. P. Morgan &
Co., Mr.. Morgan could not be seen.
There were no defections report
ed this morning, but the general
belief is that further Withdrawals
will soon be made. Speaking on
the matter one banker said that
even il the commission should dis
band it would not imperil the sue
cess OF the new loan in the slight
est degree. II the present syndi-
cate should go out Of business, one
would be formed Immediately on
the same lines with new capital, as
the first mortgage syndicate was
over subscribed. The attitude of
the German bankers, he stated,wa
more important to Mr.. Morgan
than the action Of the Chemical
bank and the New York Life In
surance company, as the foreigners,
through Speyer & Co., have agreed
to take $25, 100000 of the issue and
place il abroad, thereby bringing
in just that much new gold. The
bonds, it is said, will be held for
investment and not be returned, as
was the case with the Februsry
loan. In the meantime gold IL pill
ing up in this center, and the re-
ceipts from abroad during TIE last
few days amount to more than 49,.
100000.
This morning the steamship
Paris arrived with 539, 800 pounds
in gold.
THE BONDS WILL BE GRABBED.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE big
life insurar % companies will all
be bidders for the new bonds to
the extent of $4,000, 900. Russell
Sage IS organizing syndicate to
tabs up all that the public does
Tot.
NEW YORK, Jan. l1.-Mr. Perry
Belmont and bride, nee Mrs. Van
derbilt, left this afternoon for Mar
BILE House, Newport, to spend their
HONEYMOON,
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who kin a guest are not gem
y mnrderers, which the high h,
lose Moreno could never ha-" !
ait
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TELEGRAPHIC.
CONTINUED from first page.)

defendants in the recent insurance
trials. Sam, who was a widower
until a few days since, brought
home a wife last Tuesday, and a
few days afterward Bessie, Sans
Oldest girl, by his first wife, (who,
the insurance people claim, he had
tried to get rid of in order to OBJ
tain her life insurance., reported
that a baby had made its appear
ance in the home of the newly
welded couple. Williams denied
this, but an investigation showed
that the oldest girl had been
flogged and bruised in the face and
is said thus to have been punished
for revealing the fact of the child's
birth. The coroner's jury met late
Friday night and rendered ver-
dict and Mrs. Williams, the child's
mother, was placed under guard I'M
til she gets well, and the husband
was imprisoned. The doctors say
the child was alive when born.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-12

The newly elected officers Of
the Electrical Workers union were
formally installed at their hall
last night.
The Business Mems club have
issued pretty invitatiopits to the
Worlds Congress OF Medieo-Cli-
matology. A
sheriff Cunningham, Of ~
line, is in the city.
The herald., 1896-02-16

powers have fallen into nothipgness and
shame, because there was no harmony in
their construction, and the dust of ases
and their pride. Families have been
dsmembered, and their love and
affections shattered into fragments
| because the harmonious voice of the
angel of peace was banished from
their hearthstones, and man and his
brother man have become as strangers, be-
cause the sweet influences of harmonious
spirit had been banished from their bosoms.
Alas that harmony which pervades nature
has not yet reached her most God-like
children.
Every Freemason will acknowledge the
necessity of using all the power with which
he has been gifted to promote unanimity
of sentiment and action in reference to
the legislation in our grand as well as our
subordinate jurisdictions. Without this no
institution can even hope to prosper. There
is not power sufficient to prevent the dis.
memberment of any body, however runner
Gus and respectable. if beart-burnings and
iealousies and seltishness are permitted to
prevail. Masonry has nohly withstood the
assaults of her enemies for ages, and in
every persecution has come out more than
conqueror. Foes without can do her no
harm. but internal dissensions may lead to
results disastrous in their character and
forever to he deplored. How important,
how necessary then. that every affiliated
member of the Masonic fraternity should
be "instant in season" to promote har-
mony and brotherly love.
The herald., 1896-02-16

by some of the celebrated Japanese Jug
Rlers. When at the conclusion of the act
the frail "lachelle' falls to pieces the au-
dience screams with sudden fright, which,
however, is quickly followed by a burst of
applause when the daring little performer
is found 10 be safely balanced ON the re.
manning single upright. Mason and
Healy, the eccentric comedians known
as One and Half, have
new turn and q good collection
of spicy jokes. For out and out
fun of the truly irresistible sort they are
the team. Nothing could be more ludicrous
than the appearance of the great six-foot
giant and his half-sized partner. All they
have to do is to come out and dance to-
Rether and the whole house is in an up-
roar. 10 strengthen the comedy part of
the show Gilmore and Leonard give one of
their mirthful Irish sketches, with songs
and a sparkling lot of new jokes. They
have become great favorites wherever they
have appeared. At the Orpheum their
work has taken exceptionally we'll. Their
new turn is of the same stamp as those in
which they have already been seen, which
is equivalent to saying that it will be a
good show in itself. The music of Ro-
nandy's orchestra is always high class,
and the program for this week is fully up
to the usual standard. There will be a
matinee with the full bill Of last week this
afternoon.
The herald., 1896-02-16

spectacular comedy drama entitled A
Bowery Boy. Charles B. Ward, composer
of The Band Played On and well-known
Bowery ditty writer, will be featured in the
cast.
The Glare of Gotham is the name of the
new melodrama that Brady will do next
season. The Australian Trilby company
Will sail from San Francisco this month,
opening at the Princess Iheater, Melbourne,
on Easter Monday. Mr.. Brady will person.
ally direct the tour.
Edward w. Townsend's and Clay NJ.
Greene's dramatization of the formers
book, y Daughter of the ienements, will
be produced by w. A. Brady next season.
Il. +, Rice resumed the management of
Little Christopher at Providence last week.
during the run of the burlesQue at Palmer :
last year, A. NJ. Palmer took possession of
the piece as his share of the assets OF the
partnership existing between himself and
Mr.. Rice. Since then he has had the piece
on tour. MIR. Rice, i'll regaining the piece,
intends to revise 1t completely. The COM
pany will also be rcorganizod.
Charles Dandy received last week for
mai notice from his wife, Florence Levoy,
that she desired legal separation from
him. lie has been i'll the country for the
last ten weeks preparing for the produc-
tion of The Lady Slayey. Florence levcy
Is london favorite in hurlesQue and vau-
deville. She gets a weekly salary of Stoo.
Margaret Mather will. it's said, open her
tour unuer tie management Of L. Henry
French. on February 2s,h. Romeo and
Juliet will he the opening play, and Fred
erick Pauldins may he secured for leading
man.
Cheever Goodwin is a, work on n new
comic opera which Contains n very original
idea. He will intpNi,ce a new Sc. of per-
sonages in each ~ the three acts.
Henrietta Crrss,nsu, who is playing No
rah in Burwah, al the American theater,
has resigned fr,ni she company.
Burr Mcintosh has signed n contract
The herald., 1896-02-16
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give Don't Forget to Tell Me that You
Love Me, Honey, and Miss Stockmeyer
will also delight the audience with her IA
nous Trilby Coons.
The piece promises to be production
that will prove drawing card. 1t will be
carefully staged and rendered in all de-
tails. Indications point to large audiences
every evening during the coming week.
ORPHEUM-The Orpheum management
has treat in store for its patrons this
week that has rarely, if ever, been ex-
celled by any vaudeville theater.
The chief attraction will be Rachel
Walker, the Creole Nightingale. This
sweet-voiced singer has reputation
abroad that entities her to recognition
among the leading prime dome. She has
been engaged at great expense, having to
come from the Imperial Music hall of
London, where for a long time she was
the regning musical star. Miss Walker
was born on one of the Martinique islands.
Her father was a prominent officer in the
French army. While very young she
showed signs of becoming a great singer
and was given an opportunity to develop
her abilities in that line at some of the
best known Conservatives in Italy and
France. EARLY in her career she showed
marvellous powers of voice. From the
time she first appeared on the stage she
has had a continual triumph, until today
she is recognized as one of the leaders in
her profession. Comparisons have often
been drawn between her and the Black
Patti, but the best musical critics unite in
pronouncing her the superior singer of the
two. 1t IS seldom that the public has OPP
portunity of listening to such noted