San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-09

the Fowler Bicycle company.
Norton protests his innocence.
HIS SISTER KILLED HIM.
AUSTIN, Tex. Feb. S.-[Special.l
News reached the city today
from Del Vale, OF the killing OF
Neil Layton on Friday afternoon.
His sister was toying with a re.
volver and accidentally discharged
it, killing him instantly.
TWO FATALITIES.
MERTENs, Texas, Feb. S.-lSpe-
ciall-Jess. Morril, barber, drank
carbolic acid thinking it was
whisky today, and died in two
hours.
The two year old boy Of Baxter
White was accidentally burned yes
terday and died today. His
clothing caught fire at CRATE.
DALLAS JURY MAN DRUGGED.
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. S.-lSpe.
ciall-Judge Swane organized the
federal grand jury yesterday
Among the jurymen was White,
of Seagoville, who had disappeared
and To-Day turned up, raving
maniac. The doctors say he was
drugged. 1t is supposed to 7be, on
account of evidence he had for the
jury. A special inquiry is to be
made.
LUMBER TRADE DISCUSSED.
Houston, Tex, Feb. S.-[Speciall
The Texas and Louisiana Lum-
bermen's executive committee held
a secret session here tonight. The
dem in rates in north
Texas and Arkansas, caused by the
dissolution of the Arkansas asso.
citation, was the subject Of discus
sion; also dull trade and small
trade. The next meeting will be
held here March 10.
ABOUT THE PRIZE FIGHT.
Ell PAso, Tex, Feb. ESPECIAL
The situation tonight as concerns
the proposed fight is unchanged.
There is no doubt now, as mat.
tiers stand, that Dan Stuart and
those in his confidence believe they
will get a concession from Mexi.
can officials to pull off the fight in
Mexico; but they are having a
harder road to travel than was an.
ticipated.
Should they succeed it will cost
as much, or perhaps more, than
they will make out Of the carnival,
for II there is any intention on the
part Of the Mexican officials to
grant such concessions they are
holding of for more money than
has been offered.
Sheriff Ascarate, OF Dona Ana
county, New Mexico, in E! Paso
today, said it is his avowed pur-
pose Of preventing the fight in New
Mexico.
Maher returned to Las Cruces
on the early morning train. 1t is
believed no attempt will be made
to pull of the battle before the
18th. yr.. i,
/ 1t is learned that Adjutant Gen.
eral Mabry is figuring on taking
his rangers to Ell Paso on the 18th
to prevent the fistic tournament
In case an attempt is made to fight
on Texas soil.
Governor Thornton, OF New Mex
leo, said today that the signing Of
; the Catron bill before congress will
relieve the territorial authorities
, of all responsibility and place il
upon the federal officers. Person
, ally he cares not whether the fight
takes place or not, and as no law Of
New Mexico prevents the fight, he
should not feel obliged to use ex.
traordinatary efforts to stopit. He
} expressed relief at the action o.
congress and added that 'sthe oppo
sition papers diligently circulating
false report that there had beer
a bride to shut my eyes, compelled
me to take more notice Of it than
the law did"
ASH PARRER KILLED.
BkGwELLs, Tex, Feb. s.-LSpe
I, ciali--Ash Parker, citizen of thi'
placs, was shot and killed at Blan
ton craat TODAY hvi Raldon Powell