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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-06
Notice to Contractors.
MAYORS OFFICE.
San Antonio,
January Sth, 1884,

January Sth, 1897.
Scaled proposals for furnishing
all materials and performing all
the work required for the construc-
ton of about four miles of brick
or concrete sewers and appur-
tenances, will be received by the
mayor of the City of San Antonio,
Texas, until II o'clock noon, Feb
ruary 10, 1896, the approximate
quantities being as follows:
1896 lineal feet of 36-inch sewer.
1885 feet Of 44-inch sewer. 1000
feet of 44-inch concrete invert,
1855 feet 36-inch steel pipe, 90
feet 44-inch steel pipe, 49, man
holes, 100 slants, LOO lineal
feet steel trestle, S2.5 feet steel
truss bridge, 100 cubic yards con-
crete, 100 cubic yards stone
masonry, 1000 cubic yards
trenching, 1864 cubic yards en-
bankment for sewer, 5000 cubic
yards embankment for filter beds,
10000 feet B. M. lumber, 5 10-inch
cast iron gates, ~ lZ-lnch cast
iron gates. Approximate average
cut, 10 feet.
Plans and specifications can be
seen at the office of A. c. Pancoast,
City Engineer of San Antonio,
Texas.
Each proposal must be accom-
panied by a cash deposit or Certi-
fed check of $1,000 as liquidated
damages, conditioned that the
party whose bid is accepted will
execute the contract and give the
required bond.
The right to reject any and al
bids is hereby reserved.
HENRY ELMENDORF,
Mayor San Antonio, Texas.
Attest:
Z. r.. NORTON,
City Clerk. 9 BOT
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-06
NOTICE,

The annual meeting Of stock
holders of the International Build
ing and Loan association, for the
election of directors, will be held
Monday evening February 10th,
1896, ats p. m, next door to county
court house. All stockholders are
requested to be present. 26 At
NJ. LINDNER,
Financial Secretary.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-06

vile, Ala. has favored
us with the following
testimonial. He TO-
sorted to Hoods Sar-
saparills and in Q
short time realized
its vitsliEing and
bunding-up effects.
Everyone In . Run
down condition
should read his letter:
"Iwas violently at
tackled with the grip
in December, and
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-06
In a recent editorial the Sale m

In a recent editorial the Salem
Oregon, Independent says: "Time
and again have we seen Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy tried and
never without the most satisfac-
tory results. When we see a per-
son afflicted with hoarseness, with
cough or cold, we invariably ad-
wise them to get Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy; and when they do,
they never regret it. 1t always
does the work, and does it WE'LL"
For sale by F. Kalteyer, G. Camp.
bell and j. Clavin, druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-06
FREE COLUMN
In the Sunday Morning Light

Persons wanting situations as clerks, la
borers, or other employment, are invited to
use our Sunday morning issue FREE of charge
space allowed twelve to fifteen words; cop
to be handed in not later than Saturday even
ing, o'clock. Notices of Lost, Wants, Found,
For Sale, ETC., charged at rate OF one cent q
word. Other business notices in this column
% cents for three lines each insertion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-06
Small Fire.

The fire department was called
out to the Ackermann residence,
corner of Live Oak and Starr
streets, yesterday afternoon. A
sofa had caught fire in the house,
but the services of the department
were unnecessary, as the blaze
was cxtinguished before the fire
boys arrived by a colored man,
who used the garden hose.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-06
HALF RATES TO NEW ORLEANS

Account Of Mardi-Gras Carnival. Feb
ruary 18th, 1896, the Southern Pacific will
sell round trip tickets to New Orleans and
return at half-fare rate, on February
18th, 10th and nth, good to return up to
March I'd, 1896.
For further information, call on your
nearest ticket agent, or address
c. w. BEIN, l.. j. PARKS,
Traffic Manager, A. G. p. & 7. A.
| q 2WkS
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-06

If you will read the Daily
LIGHT you will be convinced that
the Sunset Wood Co. sells the best
and cheapest wood and coal in the
city. phone 81. Try them. IL IL tt
The LIGHT has received an
invitation to attend masquerade
ball to be given by the Merry
Makers Social club in Muth's
pavilion tonight.
III your roof or cutters leak, have
them repaired by j. DEAN & Son,
Green Front building, corner North
Flores and West Commerce streets.
All kind of repairing in our line
done promptly. l-3l tt
Buffalo, bear, panther, jsguar
leopard, Hartman, Furrier, 2l5
South Alamo street. II 20 tt
MIR. J. E. Ksrr and son Of
Beaumont, Texas, have purchased
the livery and hack business of
Mrs. Harralson, nee Muldoon.
Photographs, nice cabinets, for
1.50 per doz. at Callaway's. ii l tt
The pants we are now Offering
at So are record breakers. Call
and see them.
2-5 st A. PANCoAsT & Son.
The street commissioners men
are cleaning Main avenue Of mud
today.
We are Offering 200 hats which
we formerly sold from So to So, at
ST. each. A. PANCoAsT & Son.
2.5 st
Finest Rye whisky, Daugher
ty, Mt. Vernon and Old G. and b. at
the Crystal saloon. 420tf
Several of the garbage cart
men have been compelled the past
few days to attach two horses to
their carts, in order to get through
the mud on the outlying streets.
Ice COLD BEER, fresh, always on tap al
the CRYSTAL SALOON, 407 Main plaza. Il
&C. P. KOCH, Manufacturing
Furrier, 213 South Alamo st. 3m
An axle of trolley car No. 80,
Avenue c line, broke on West
Houston street last night, and i'm
peded traffic about an hour.
-DELAMoRToN dress cutting
school, POI North Presa ST., near
Paul Wagner's. Agents wanted.
119 I'm
p. II. Tafalia Swore out an
affidavit against Juan Menchaca,
IT,, yesterday, charging him with
stealing his horse. Menchaca was
arrested and gave bond in the sum
of $500.
The exposure to all sorts and
conditions of weather that lum-
herman is called upon to endure in
the camps often produces severe
colds, which, IL not promptly
checked, result in congestion or
pneumonia. Mr.. J. o. Davenport,
ex.manager OF the Fort Bragg Red
wood Co., an immense institution
at Fort Bragg Cal, says they sell
large quantities of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, at the company's
store and that he has himself used
this remedy for a severe cold and
obtained immediate relief. This
medicine prevents any tendency Of
a cold toward pneumonia and in
sures a prompt recovery. For sale
by F. Kalteyer, c. Campbell and j.
Clavin, druggists.
Sheriff Campbell brought in
William Smith from Corpus
Christi yesterday and placed him
in the county Jail, charged with
swindling Mrs. Rosa Clarridge out
of five notes amounting to 1852 as
payment for some land in Atlas
cosa county.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-06
AT HALF ITS VALUE,

Visit the Midwinter fair and exam
inc the building and premises. This
building is a substantial, well built mod
ern structure. situated on large. valu-
able lot right In the heart of the city and
is offered for sale at 80 per cent of its
value by Reagan Houston, assignee.
25tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-06
AUTHORIZED COLLECTORS.

The following named are theIonly su
thorized collectors Of the LIGHT:
w. Il. SCHUMACHER,
II. G. SCHUMACHER
FRED SMALL.
DAN HATTON
Subscribers are requested not TO pay
their subscription wlthcrI taking re-
ceipt. 7. j JOHNSON. Mgr.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-06
MATZos, MEAL, ETC.

Send order for Matzos, Meal,
etc, to store +. MoKE, Military
plaza. 10 3 wks
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-06
State Republican League Of Texas.
OFFICERS 1895 SO.

OFFICERS 1886.
President-D A Robinson, Dallas.
Vice residents-Nat SulZbacher, San Anto-
Mo; Dan Webster, Denison; Seth B Strong,
Houston,
Seoretary-william II Atwell. Dallas.
Treasurer-B ID Atwell, HutchinS.
Org snizer-Samuel Hahn, San Antonio.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1856.
First district-H F McGregor, Houston.
Second district-George Adams, Salem.
Third district-M ID l. Green, Merit.
Fourth district-G o Greiner, Paris.
Fifth distrct-J B Sehmitz, Denton
sixth district-Jas M Steere. Dallas.
Seventh districts NJ Jones, KOsse,
Eighth district-W p GoH, Fort Worth,
Ninth district j l. Woodward, Taylor.
Tenth district Schermack. La Grange.
Eleventh district-Geo Moore, Brow nsVille.
Twelfth district-T b Johnson, San Antonio.
Thirteenth district-D c Kolp, Iowa Park.
President. Secretary. Location
DIN Angie Seth Strong Houston
] NJ Steere L S Heller Dallas
James NiuOn l. w Howe benson
i G. White G w Dawson Tyler
] Valentine FL Penand weatherford
Il X Brady A keubler Colmesnlel
b McCarn Parls
N SulZbacher G Runge San Antonio
e X Meek Oh Wrsy Fort Worth
W Glenn VIC Holmes 81 Paso
s c Blaine Ell Dignowity Del Rio
Thos Breen John Gtlls Mlneola
DrW Fleming z Reder Georgetown
H E Shoppmeyer Gatnesvllle
i A Bohrer G McBee South Mayd
w Roach NJ ID Green Merit
McCollum NJ Armstrong crawford
W Ross Joe Burke MISSION Haliey
t s Brockenbrow ID b Hornbeck Alpine
Ell McCarty o Il Ntcons Mahta
o NJ Keesey Spencer Greggs Fort Davis
+ W woodland Riley Bell Fort Worth
/ NJ Kindred Chas Harris Houston
/ n shea A I. Beatty Nelasco
W Buford G Blank Piano
L Bennett G White Nictoria
W Morrison Henry Graham flctorla
II l. Cooper 40 George Fort worth
I r NcCarty Sc Campbell Comanche
a w Jones n Swartz Baird
] Osterhouse NJ Hyatt Belton
Il DRshwel Sam Gamer Pilot Point
I r. SohmitZ JE Koonce Denton
J L Woodward FL WEIGH Tayior
II II Hand SRBurke Caddo Mills
e Davis Frank Perry Jefferson
r. Scott CA Love Houston
George Adams VIM Holiday Salem
w Armstrong LIB Williams Sunset
G ID Beard Iowa Park
A ] Rosenthal La Grange
d Gooden II E Smith Mckinney
c Hollingsworth G Muller Uyalde
j + Horsfull 8 Wise waco
W M Palmer J Stinson Ellinger
Gosey g Thompson Belgrade
Henry Myers Samuels Bleakwood
G. w Jackson J D Dennan Warda
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-06
Run Down
And Your Blood is Impure
Hoods sarsaparIlla Gives Strength
and Purifies the Blood.

d. @. Savage, proprietor of the store and
dealer In general merchandise, at Naples
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-06

DE-. Niles Pain Pills stop Headache
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-12
CAME BACK TO KANSAS.
A Crowd Of Workmen Cheated il
State House Work.

Among the tramps that stopped at the
police station last night for lodging
was one who was unusually clean and
wholesome looking He was young
and this morning said his name was
Wallace Miller.
-Four years ago. said he. Il was at
work here on the state house dome
putting in the spiral stairway The
contract was held by P z. Lane Of the
Chicago Bridge and Iron Works com
pany- 1t was during the war you had
here between the Republicans and the
PopuHsts for possession Of the legIsla-
tive hall.
lanes brother had charge of the
work and about that time he skipped
out owing all his workInen various
sums. George Watson of your city
was one and several OF US banded to-
gether and began suit. Ny claim
was S69.21. The suit is against the
bOudsmen. but we have never heard
what became of it.
Lately / started from SeymOre, In
diana. to come and see about it, Along
the way 7 picked UP seven more of the
boys We rode into town all right last
night. The rest Of them had money
but I was broke so applied to the po-
lice station
Miller seems to be all right and car
ries some good recommendations from
business men of Seyrn0re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-12
BALED HAY HOUSE.
Curious Residence of a Litigant IN
Justice GUYS Court.

The time of Justice Guys court today
has been taken up by The case of Samuel
Quick against J. p Slevins Quick is SUI
due him for baling hay on John Ward s.
farm. Slevfns claims that but PSI is due
Quick.
Slevins is the man who has the distine-
ton Of living in one Of the most unique
houses OF any man in the United States
His dwelling place is located ten miles
east of the city. and is built Of baled hay
with a piece of canvas for a roof The
baled hay house has but one room. and
this is only ten feet square. but here
Slevins and his wife live.
A man who works for Slevins and lives
on his farm. sleeps in q hole dug in the
ground. a bale Of hay covers the open
ing to this queer sleeping apartment at
night. but is 50 arranged as 10 admit suf-
ficlent air to the occupant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-12
TIGERS GO SOUTH
JayhaWks' Football Rivals Are
Touring Dixie.
Play In Dallas Today-Then
Go to Austin.
ARE $1,000 IN DEBT.
Dan Creedon Defeats Dick
O'Brien IN Nine Rounds.
Other Sporting News of a GEN
eral Nature.
ARE $1,000 IN DEBT

Columbia, No. Dee. 1.-THE Missouri
University foot ban team left yesterday
for a tour through the south Today they
play the Dallas Athletic club at Dallas.
Tex. and Dec. a the University of Texas
at Austin. The following week they win
play the University of Louisiana at
Baton Rouge The other games have not
yet been scheduled
The Foot Bail association has elected
the following officers for next year:
President. II G. Ryiand Of Lexington.
Mo; vice president. A E. Russell of Sa-
vannah. Mo, secretary. c. F. Dewey OF
Jefferson City. treasurer, H. b Sinnett or
Sedalia- The manager coach and cap
tain viii be appointed later by a commit
tee
The association IS now 81 200 in debt. bur
hopes to settle all accounts by the re-
caipts from a number Of athletic enter
talnments to be given later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-12
PARKHUBST SCORES PLATT
Declares the New York Boss History
is Foul and Filthy

New York Dec. I'm the forcible
ight-from- the-shoulder manner that
is SO characteristic of him, the Rev. Dr.
Parkhurst dealt, last night. some very
heavy verbal body blows at T. C. PIatt
and his aspirations to sit in the United
States senate
His audience was composed of the
mem bers and guests Of the City Vigi-
lance league. which was enjoying its
FOURTH annual dinner. The banquet
was spread in the large dining hall Of
The st Denis hotel and there were
about $50 persons present, who cheered
to the echo the Doctors remarks. 1t
was a late hour when the speaking be-
gan and DR.. Pari1hurst. as president Of
the league. was the first He wasted
no time in preliminaries, but went
right at his subject. saying.
II think il is in keeping with pro
priety and with the usage Of these an
nuaI dinners that / should speak a
word in explanation of the present sit
uatlOns a few more in felicitation. and
q few words, too. in the way of pros
pectus. The members of this league
do not have to lie awake nights think
ing about our policy. We strive to Sc
cure the recognition. the adoption and
the enforcement of what is essentially
and evarlasringiy right, SO our work
doesn't interfere with our dreams
The league is interested in the mat
ter Of the United States senatOrship.
I don't know that I should say much
about that, but the league has never
been polite. I never Try to be polite
We are now laboring to develop an
army OF earnest young men, and il IS
for their sakes I talk now 1t is not
that I am interested in any person. or
disinteresued in any person I am anx-
iOus that there shall go to Washin gtOn
to represent the Empire state a man
who is imperial There IS an inspira-
ton ia imperialism. and want these
young men to know il. We can't send
a man great, strong. talented. big
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-12
BRENNAN MAY BE TRIED.
m Kansas Is Jumped Into
Larger Counties.
Crank Jerrell in Kansas city Times)

Crank Terrell in Kansas City Times.9
IF RepresentatiVe-eIect Newton Trv's
bill abolishIng thirty-aight western kan
sas counties and reOrgauizfng them into
four big ones should become a law. il
likely would revive one Of the most sem
sational murder cases in the history Of
this state.
killing of Sam Wood. for the reason that
there were not enough people in Stevens
we've 1A 1tHJ u4leEl men Brennan sh0l
Wood in front of the court house at
HugotOn in 1891 He was arrested and
bound over TO the district court Every
man in the county was summoned as q
made Up with the possible exception OF
three Brennan was held for about a
year after the shooting and then the
court discharged him
This. shooting was one of many growing
out OF the famous county seat war be-
Waged for TWO years The war was 50
fierce that the state troops were called
out TO restore order Theodosius BOtkin
was on the district bench at the time
He was friend of Brennan and enc
my of wood Peace was restored in Ste
vens county after the death Of Wood ana
Brennan. upon obtaining his release, went
to Oklahoma
Brennan now resides near Kingnsher
and is a peaceable citizen He owns
noni9afed Dan1is fliI11 far roT5e,ras
Brennan in Stevens county, also was a
Rev John Wood Of saltwater. a brother
Of sam Wood was chairman of this con-
vention- Z was on the platform at the
time reporting the proceedings. Chair
man Wood called me to his side.
II told he said that Jim Rreu-
nan is a delegate here
" hen nodded an affirmative reply
Wood said
Point him out, please, I never saw
him
From my hesitation the Rev Wood evil
IDENTIFY surrnised that I feared trouble
@O thats all right he said, 7 have no
desire to renew hostililies
W hen Brennan who occupied a seat in
the front row. had been pointed out.
Wood looked at the slayer Of his brother
for a long time. his face showed no sign
OF emotion but there was a cold glitter
in his eyes. 4 delegate rose to speak ana
Woods attention was again drawn TO the
work of the convention
Brennan still has enemies IN Stevens
county IS no would like TO see him brought
ritorE be added to Stevens county 1t
would be possible to extradite Brennan
and try him. if jury could be found for
that purpose so the lawyers say The re-
organization proposed BY Try would I'M
dOubtedIE make q county with a suffi-
Gent population TO enable the authorities
to ind qualified men to sit in judgment
in the Brennan case
Attorney B. r johnson Of Kansas City.
Kan. who was killed by Banker A. w.
Little four years ago. assisted in the de-
the Little trial Sam Woods widow testf-
ned that Johnson was desperate char
acter and had helped lay the plot for the
aSsaSSiua ton of her husband.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-12
REPORTER ARRESTED.
A Times-Star Representative Arrest
ed for Eavesdropping a Court
Decision

Frankfort. Ky, Dec. 12.-FranI G. Rob
bins of Cincinnati. who has been here as
sisting E. c. Burkam Of the Tirnes-Star
in the Wallsng-Jackson case. was arrest
ed today for contempt Of court 1t is
claimed that Robbins elandestinely Sc
cured means for eavesdropping into the
court consultation room and gave out the
WaIiug decision 10 the Times-Star over
an hour before it was announced by the
court When Robbins was arraigned il
was ascertained that he had two flags
one white and one black, the latter midi
Gazing decision Affirming the death SEN
tence in the WalIlng case Representa-
tlves Of the other papers saw him wave
the black flag and so Informed the court
Robbins belongs 20 one Of the most prom
fnent families of Cincinnati He was
fined and sentenced 70 thirty DAYS IN 5aIL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-12
THEODORE KREIPE HURT.
Thrown Out by a Runaway Team
Also His Daughter and Grandson.

Also His Daughter and Grandson
Theodore KreIpe. his daughter Mary
Kreipe, and his grandson Edmond
kreipe were badly hurt this morning
in a runaway accident
Dir. kreipe lives at Spencer eight
miles east Of Topeka and the party
was coming TO town to do some trad
ing.
The accident happened at the Santa
E'e crossing just northwest of the San
ia Fe shops about 10 o'clock.
They came in on the Oakland road
ara at the turn south just west OF the
santa F'e bridge there is a little Santa
Re spur that runs out to q coal shed
and to the sand diggers at the river.
At this crossing two men We're un-
loading slate for roofing They were
making a good deal Of noise with the
slateand the team became frightened. Mr..
kreipe says the men noticed the team
but increased the noise
The team became unnanageable and
started to run
Mr.. Kreipe and his party We're riding
in a spring wagon with two seats Mr..
kreipe and the boy occupied the front
seat ana MISS kreIpe the rear seat.
AS the team ran it swung the wagon
around striking a rail This threw dr.
Kreipe out and he struck on his head
and left arm The team took q fresh
course then and running the wagon
against the curb threw Miss kreipe
and the boy out
The horses and tongue tore from the
wagon here and left it, the team run
ming on.
The men in the car saw the accident.
Mr. kreipe says. but did not offer any
help at any time.
Mr. Kreipe got uD as soon as he
could He was badly bruised and
skinned about the head and face and
his left arm was terribly wreuched.
He went to assist his daughter and
had to help her up. Her right hip was
badly hurt but not broken nor disloca-
ted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-12
MORE JUST LIKE THIS.
Sunday to be Fair, Warm Day, It is
Said

It is almost the middle Of December
and so warm today that merchants
and others kept their doors open. The
mercury stands at s. above and did not
get below 81 last night. It was just
the least bit colder than the night be-
fore The indications for the west are
that it viii be fair tonight and Sunday
and that there viii be no change Of
temperature to speak OF. For Topeka
it is promised that we may have in
creasing cloudiness tonight and sun
day and probably showers; also. that
it Will be warmer
IT is generally fair and warm over the
Eesf today.