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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23
Twelfth Birthday.

The anniversary celebration oil
the Deutsche Maennerchor yester'
day evening at Mission garden
was attended by large audience.
Max. Sutor outdid himself. His
baritone voice was in fine trim,
He made the hit OF the evening in
sDes Maedchen's Beichte" (The
Girls Confession). After being re-
called he took the large audience
by storm with comic song in the
Viennese dialect, "Youthful Woo.
ing Under Difficulties"
In the comic one act play Mrs,
Aug. HUH and Miss Bruhn played
with full feeling, especially the
former showed to advantage as q
fine soubrette. Both ladies were
presented with large bouquets.
The celebration ended with a
dance.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23
EDITORIAL PUNCH.

From the Lockhart Weekly Test.l
Preachers that lie and make debts
they never try to pay are as common
as fallen leaves in autumn, conse-
quently many people are beginning to
regard the church as a fruitful semi
nary of grand rascality.
We venture to assert that Doctor
John Grants itch to SOW circulars
broad cast and to fly into print gave
Texas silvercrats the light they saw
most by. The increased silvercratic
vote is due almost entirely to pointers
brother Grant gave them.
Women know more about clothes
in general than men. We have our
strongest friends among the gentle
sex. They endorse the Buskin Breches
because buttons stay on and the seams
don't rip. Our pants wear well, fit
well and look well.
Beware of the little sawed off man
who blocks up the side walks and tries
to yank you into a dark hole to buy
something so cheap CD Save money
and regrets by going only to the re-
sponsible merchant whose address you
find printed in this paper next week
and the week after and be sure about
it.
Tens of thousands of election tickets
complete as to republican electors and
populist state ticket, but blank as to
district and county officers were print
ed and shipped out all over the state
by Republican headquarters at Dallas.
This master piece of expensive folly
led to endless confusion and delay,
and thereby lost Republican candidates
and local Republican candidates thou
sands of votes.
Texas is anti-Democratic,b but the Re
publican party can never make sue
cessful Roadway against 1t in the
absence of perfect local organization
strongly backed up by a few liberal
ly support Republican newspapers.
Half the Republican literature shipped
out was never distributed, and more
than half of the little hiatt was distrib-
uted was never read or understood,
simply because the taste of the voters
was not whetted for it by previous
newspaper reading.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23
NOTICE.

The undersigned, at present a resi-
dent of San Antonio, will apply to the
25th legislature for the passage of a
special law, granting him eleven hun
dred and fourteen and thirty one-hun-
dreth Q,114.3O) dollars, for work done
in the counties of La Sale, Dimmit,
Maverick, Zavalla, Kinney and Webb,
in the years of 1877, 1878 and 1879, as
special surveyor, appointed by Hon.
]. ]. Groos, commissioner of the gener-
al land office, March oath, 1877, by vir-
tue of "An act to provide for the as
certaining conflicts in surveys, etc."
approved December 10th. 1863 San
Antonio, Texas, November 21st, 1896.
A. WYSCHETZKI.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23
A PUZZLE FOR A JURY.
Witnesses Who Knew Barred Out In Favor
OF Witnesses Who Had Only Heard.

oil witnesses Who Had Only Heard.
Six lawyers, a judge and a jury
wrestled the other day with a very
unusual case, says the Pittsburgh Dis,
patch. The principals are both dead
and, by one of the queer provisions OF
the law on evidence. the persons who
knew anything about the transaction
causing the litigation were barred from
testifying. In consequence the jury
was left to a conclusion from the tes-
timony of persons who knew nothing
about it.
Practically it is case of the dead
against the dead. The suit is that of
Charles Pfeifer, administrator of Mrs.
Anna X. Kalbfell against the Safe De
posit 81 Trust company, administrator
of John Kalbfell.
In 1894 Kalbfell married Mrs. Pfeifer.
She was the third wife, and he was her
second husband. Both were Sc years
old. She died year after Kalbfell.
She had three sons by her first hus-
bell, and Kalbfell had eight children
by his former wives. They had no chill
dren by the last marriage.
Kalbfell left no will, and at his death
his widow received her dover interest
in his real estate, which ceased at her
death. He left no personal property,
and the title to the real estate passed
to his children. Mrs. Kalbfell's chill
dren, however, presented claim
against Kalbfell's estate. Mrs. Kalb-
fell had inherited $4,000 from her first
husband, Jacob Pfeifer. This, it was
asserted, she had loaned to her second
husband. He had never repaid it, and
1t was claimed his estate owed it to
the estate of his wife, which would go
to her children. Payment was refused
end the suit followed.
The children of both Kalbfell and his
wife knew all the details of the trans
action between them, but on the trial
they were barred from being witnesses.
Mrs. Kalbfell's children, who are inter.
csted in the plaintiffs side of the case,
could not testify, because Kalbfell is
dead, and Kalbfell's children could
not testify because Mrs. Kalbfell is
dead.
The rule is that where the principal
on one side is dead, those interested
on the other side cannot testify because
the dead person cannot admit or re-
flute their assertions, and it would
make the testimony one-sided. In this
instance it had no side. AS result of
this condition the plaintiffs had to re-
ly on the testimony of outside wit
nfsses. They knew nothing of the
lcan, and could only testify to remarks
they had heard made by Mr.. or Mrs.
Kalbfell concerning it. Then the prob
lem was bequeathed to the Jury.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23
ARMY NEWS.

Major A. l.. Wagner, of the Sixth
infantry. has been promoted to be as
sistant adiutant general.
The order detailing Lieutenant
Kirby Walker Third cavalry, for du-
ty at West Point has been revoked mt
| his own request and Lieutenant Lind
| sey. of the Ninth cavalry. has been
detailed in his stead.
General Coppinger, in his annual re
( port recommends general service
corps for the army. He also says
that guard details should be taken
from one organization ut n time, as
should also fatigue parties. He says
the post garden should be abolished.
Inquiry is being made as to the
whereabouts of Rectard Carney. who
served in troop a. Fourth cavalry.
When last heard from he was in camp
with his troop at Fort Martin, Texas,
i'm 1866. Address Mrs. NJ. Carney, No.
| Lenox Court. Boston, Mass.
Captain Thomas left here last night
on a twenty days leave to visit
friends in the north.
Ordnance Sergeant Lyons, who has
been i'll since last Monday, is rapidly
improving He expects to leave for
Fort Reno next week.
The program of sports at the post
for Thanksgiving Day has been pub
lished and includes over thirty events.
The baseball nine ut the post is prac-
ticing to do up the Fort Clark nine.
The game will come off at Fort Clark
next week.
Regimental Guartermaster Sergeant
S. Murray. of the Fifth cavalry. has
been appointed a commissary SER
geant and ordered to Fort Assina-
boine. Montana Sergeant Murray has
served ten years in the Fifth cavalry
and has been Quartermaster sergeant
for over four years. He is one of the
most popular members of the regi-
ment and while everyone is congratu-
lating him upon his promotion. it is
with a feeling of regret at his depart
ureN The wish of everybody is that
his luck may be never failing.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23

fastened about the wrist ms panu
is double. and the outer band is pune
tured with numerous small holes which
allow the air within the bulb to escape
when the hand is closed.
When the hand is opened the air is
drawn into the bulb, and the exercise
consists in opening and closing the
fingers of the hand, the muscular action
required to force the air from the bulb
giving the necessary exercise.
On the same principle that person
who sits all day finds rest and relief in
a walk, so the exercise of one set of
muscles in the hand rests and brings re-
lief to another set which may be over
worked, and no i'll effects are felt.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23
LONG HUNT FOR A PICTURE.
Mexican Priests Search of Ten Years FL
nally Rewarded In New York.

Father Guterez, Mexican priest, has
ended, at New York city, the quest
which he has been on for ten years, and
the picture of the Virgin Mary and her
child, for which he was searching, will
be returned to the convent near the
City of Mexico, where it belongs.
The early history of the picture is
surrounded with tradition, but it was
in the possession of the convent 200
years prior to the time Macmillan was
emperor of Mexico. 1t is believed to
have been painted more than 300 years
ago. The work is by Mexican artist
who knew of Christ and the Virgin
from the missionaries, but who did not
know any but the races of dark COM
plexion. The model for the Madonna
was an Indian woman. The Christ child
was painted from an Indian baby.
According to the story told by Fa-
Their Gutierrez, the Madonna was the oh
ject of particular veneration in the con-
vent. Thousands of persons went to
pray before it and gave prosperity to
the institution. When Macmillan
entered on his career in the southern
republic the priests at the convent sent
him the Madonna. It was understood
that it was loan. When Macmillan
fell, 40 trunks, so Father Gutierrez says,
were packed by his friends with his
effects and struggled out of the coun-
try. Among the articles was the
picture of the Madonna. The priests
learned no more of the picture until
about ten years ago, when they heard
it had been sent out of Mexico. Then
Father Gutierrez left the convent and
began his search for it. He called at
Robert Fullerton's art rooms recently
and asked him about the painting.
81 bought it IL years ago." said Mr..
Fullerton. "and it has been in ny house
in fremont ever since. 1 have never
tried to sell it, and have never spoken
much about it. thought it was n
relic"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23
EuNERAL OF MRS. SMITH.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary
A. Smith, who died last Saturday, at
her home, SOB West Macon street
took place yesterday, Dean Richard,
son officiating. The remains We're laid
away in the Confederate Veterans
cemetery. The pail bearers We're Sc
lected from the Albert Sidney John
ston Camp, U. c. ", and were as fol
lows. Captain r. f. Alexander, A. A.
Ellison. ]. B. Magruder. Walter Ma
pier, Wade Hampton, and James Gull
more. Deceased was IA years of age
and the mother of DR.. J. +. Smith.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23
ENeLAND's NEW PRlMAre.

Bishop Temple of London Appointed
Archbishop of Canterbury.
Rt. Rev. Frederick Temple, bishop of
London, has been appointed archbishop
OF Canterbury and primate of all Eng
land, in succession to the late DIR. Ben
SON.
DR.. Temple is the son of an officer in
the army. He was born November 30,
1921, was educated at the grammar
school at Tiverton, and, proceeding to
Oxford, became scholar of Balliol col
lege and took his degree of B. A. in
1912. He was elected fellow and math-
ematical tutor of his college, and, hav-
ing been ordained in 1s46,wa appointed
principal of the training college at
Kneller hall, near Twickenham, in 1s4S.
This post he resigned in 1855, and after
having held an inspectorship of schools
during the interval was appointed, on
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET

New York, Nov. % The cotton
market opened easy at to il points
decline this morning following un
favorable cables, and reports of
heavy receipts at ports. There
was little pressure to sell
however, and New Orleans and
to sell however, and New Orleans and
Liverpool buyers caused an advance
from to points. Outside interest
was lacking and when buying stopped
the market became quiet with a firm
undertone. Later buying for local ac-
count set in and at IL o'clock the tone
was steady and prices were to 6
points lower than Saturdays closing
figures.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23
BERMUDA QUITS FIL1BUsTER1NG

Halifax, N. s., Nov. 23.-The
steamer Bermuda, which left New
York few days ago reached this
port today. Captain Scott, her COM
mander, denied the published stories
concerning the Bermuda's intended
movements, and her owners. Mus
grave e. Co., of this city, said posi-
lively that they had no desire to risk
her in such a business as that of fill
clustering and she was to be used in
legitimate commerce. The vessel has
been chartered to load apples here for
the London market
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23
BOON FOR TYPEWRITERS.
Device Intended to Prevent the Hand
from Becoming Cramped.


AT last champion has arisen who is
to care for the tired fingers of the pref
ty typewriter. Many people seem to
think the typewriter girl takes life
easy, without giving single thought
to sort of paralysis of the fingers
which is sure to come if the keys of the
machine are hammered, long enough.
But now Robert Barclay, an inventor of
Green Bay, Wis, has contrived a simple
little machine which, when used by the
typewriter, counteracts the effect of
the work on, the machine and so pre-
vents that form of paralysis, of which
cramped fingers and numbness of the
hands are the first invariable symp-
toms.
Many pretty typewriter, otherwise
a perfect type of womanhood, bemoans
the fact that her daily work over the
keyboard of the machine has apparent
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23

Meet With Defeat Notes.
The Turner's, who won the
championship in the San Antonio
Bowling league, left over the In
ternational for New Brsunfels yes
terdsy morning in high spirits and
with flying colors. They went up
to meet the New Braunfels bowl.
ers, and met them, and now have a
sad story to tell. The Turner'S al.
ways bowl steady game, one that
will win nine times outo of ten, but
they played under great dissd.
vantages yesterday, being on an
entirely strange alley, and while
they have not made such terribly
bad scores, the new Braunfels team
bowled exceptionally well, and had
no trouble in winning the first
two games. Three games were
played, and the last was won by
the Turner's.
The results were as follows:
New Braunfels go. 81 81 272
S. A. Turner's. 49,. 246 2S2 303
The Turner's team was made up
as follows:
Henry Dukes, captain; August
Brian, Ed. White, Ed. Seng, Max.
Baetz, Harry Tolle, Harry Holtz,
John Proll, Ed. Schroeder, VIM.
Deussen, Gus. Froebel and Frank
Weber; Henry Schaefer, umpire
Herman Herweck and Joe Meyer,
rooters.
PICKED PINS. III
Die Neu Braunfelser sind heisse
tamales.
Harmony Bowling club will
knock the pins on the Mission al
ley tonight.
The Hayseeds and the Turner's
will have a jollification at Turner
hall Thursday night.
The Turner's are high in their
praise of the treatment received in
New Braunfels yesterday.
The New Braunfels team will
come to San Antonio next month
to meet all the league teams in this
city.
The Turner's defeat is attributed
to Issy Cahen, their chief rooter
and mascot, who did not accom-
panied the team to New Braunfels.
The Bowling league will be re-
organized next season, and the
schedule will begin about March.
1t is expected that each club will
have it's own alley.
An interesting turkey bowl took
place at Mission garden yesterday.
The winners were as follows:
VIM. Icke, Geo. Gittinger, @. H.
Weiss, Arthur Storms, Tom Clark,
Gus. Niggli, each three turkeys;
E. Meyer, Anton Gloeckner, each
two turkeys; l.. III. Schmitt, Ed.
Biesenbach, w. Doerr, William
Eberhardt, Louis Heurmann,
Thomas II. Abbott, A. P. Rheiner,
Charles Deininger, one turkey
each. The highest score was made
by A. p, Rheiner-S0.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23

AT the Baptist Ministers con.
ference this morning they decided
to hold a Union Thanksgiving SER
vice next Thursday in the First
Baptist church, and that Rev. Sid.
Williams preach the sermon end
ask for a thank Offering for the
Protestant Home for Destitute
Children at West End.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23

Excuse me-" observed the man in
spectacles, but 1 am a surgeon, and
that is not where the liver isl New
er you mind where his liver is" re-
torted the other. eff it was in his
big toe or his left ear DeWitts Little
Early Risers would reach it and shake
it for him. On that you can bet your
gig-lamps. f. Reuss, City Drug
store, log E. Commerce street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23
THE MODERN BEAUTY.

Thrives on good food and sun
shine with plenty of exercise in
the open air. Her form CLOVIS
with health and her face blooms
with its beauty. If her system
needs the cleansing action of a
laxative remedy she uses the
gentle and pleasant Syrup of
Figs. Made by the California
Fig Syrup Co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23

To cure all old sores, to heal an in
dolent ulcer, or to speedily cure piles.
you need simply apply DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve according to directions
It's magic-like action will surprise you.
E. Reuss, City Drug store, LOG e. Com
merce street,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23
CHATTEL MORTGAGE FILED.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 23-Mably &
Co.. one of the leading retail clothing
firms in this city, this morning filed
a chattel mortgage for S150,000 to the
Union Trust Co., as trustees, for their
creditors. A blanket mortgage, COW
ering the entire stock of clothing
boots and shoes and mems furnishing
ETC., was also made to the Union
Trust Co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money II 1t
fails to cure. 25c. 10-5-156t.
LUNCH AT ALL HOURS.

Chas. w. Behring'S new beer
saloon, 206 Soledad street. Beer
on draft, always cool and fresh.
For several years on Alamo
street. IL IL limo
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23

-Scaly eruptions on the head, chap
ped hands and lips, cuts, bruises, scalds
and burns are quickly cured by De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. 1t is at
present the article most used for piles,
and it always cures them. e. Reuss,
City Drug stree. log e. Commerce st.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23
PERSONAL MENTION.

Sheriff Jones, OF Gonzales coun-
ty, is In the city.
Mr.. A. Kahn took trip out to
Eloresville today.
r. d. Woodmansee and wife,
of Minneapolis, MINI, are at the
Southern.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23

The old way of delivering messages
by post boys compared with the mod
ern telephone, illustrates the old te-
dius methods of breaking" colds COM
pared with their almost instantaneous
cure by One Minute Cough Cure. f.
Reuss, City Drug store, log f. Com
merce street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23

HOODS Sarsaparilla has over and
VI over again proved by itsecures,
when all other preparations failed, that
it is the One True BLOOD Purifier.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23
FOR SALE.

5000 old newspapers, clean and
whole, low rates. Apply at Light
office.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money IL 1t
fails to cure. 25c. 10-5-156t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23
ST. LOUIS STOCK PRICES.

ST. Louis, Nov. 23.-Cattle: receipts
5000: market strong at Saturdays
prices. Sheep: receipts 1000: market
10 cents higher.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23

ly ruined the shape of her fingers and
given to what was originally long,
slender, well-for1ned hand an unnatural
thickness and blunted the fingers, be-
sides running the nails.
The practical value of Mr.. Barclays
invention having been demonstrated,
the wonder is that it was not thought
of before. In appearance this "exer-
ciser," as the inventor calls it, re-
sembIes small, oval-Shaped rubber
bulb, which just FITS into the hand. A
short rubber tube extends from one end
Of the bulb to rubber band which is
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money! IL II
fails to cure. Csc. 10-5-156t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-23
TIE Daify tiqGt
MONDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1896.
BOWLING.

The Turner'S Go to New Baaunfels and
Meet With Defeat Notes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-21
Abbreviated Dispatches.

Uprising in the Philippines continues.
Noel Partial. the French player and
author, IS dead in Paris.
Prince Otto of Stolberg- Weirnergerode,
Germany. is dead, aged SO.
W. c. T. U. has not been able to agree
upon the next place of meeting.
Superior street block. Cleveland, de-
stroyed by fire. Loss. 100000; insured.
Boston wool and other business men are
urging the passage of the Dingley bill.
New York gas companies will soon
form a trust, with q capital of $4,000, coo.
Ivony. the alleged Irish-Amer:can dy-
namite;, has been committed for trial in
London.
Chauncey Depew denies that W. K.
Vanderbilt contributed S1500o0 to the Re
publican campaign fund.
Three people were killed on a Chesa-
peake & Ohio railroad crossing, near
Vanceburg, KY. on Friday.
Mayor W. W. Waters of Hot Springs
Ark, has been acquitted of killing Harry
Martin, a hotel drummer, last May.
Sir Edmund Horribly is dead at
Rapalo, Italy. Sir Edmund was an
acknowledged authority on international
law.
William Henry Horribly Conservative
NJ P. for Blackburn, will resign from
the house of commons for private rea-
sons
1t is now believed that Frank Ar
buckle, of Denver. lately found in New
York, was the victim of a plot Four
men have been arrested on suspicion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-21
SYMPATHETIC STRIKE.
MAY BE PUT ON BY THE Fedora.
TION OF MINERS.
Colorado Miners Seem to See Their
Way Clear to Il Settlement of
the Troubles at Leadviile.

Leadville, Col, Nov. 2O.-The state
ment that the governor had decided to
adopt rigorous measures to suppress
further violence at the mines here, and
to bring the strike to an end has. it is
reported, caused the officers of the
Miners union, backed by the Western
Federation of Miners, to decide upon
a plan TO inaugurate a sympathetic
strike in all the active mines of the
state. Cripple Greek and Telluride are
to lead, and other unions are TO follow
in quick succession. It is said the mine
owners of Montana have decided to re-
duce the wages of their miners so cents
a day soon, which is expected to start
strike of the biggest unions in the
country II is believed a sympathetic
strike will bring the managers here TO
termc.