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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
STATE ARCHITECTS.
San Antonian Made President-Old
Citizen Passes AWAY

San Antonian Made President-old
Citizen Passes Away.
BY Special Wire to the Sunday Light.
Austin, Tex, Sept. 1.-The annual
convention of the Texas State Associa-
ton of Architects was held at the Dris-
kill hotel tonight with a good attend
ance. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
President, j. Rely Gordon, San Anto-
Mo; vice president, Burt Mcdonald,
Austin; second vice president, F. $.
Glover. Houston; secretary, II. A.
OVERLY, Dallas; treasurer, A. A. Wom-
per, Fort Worth.
Judge w. p. Bacon. in former years
district court librarian, died today,
from old age. being 50 odd years pld.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
OPEN AIR ADDRESS.

A. NJ. Gray, the young lawyer ora
tor, addressed mixed gathering of
one hundred people on Main plaza
last night. The subject was Bryan
and free silver.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
THE KNIFE GOES DEEP.

By Special Wire to the Sunday Light.
Washington, Sept. 5.-Another sweep
ing cut in rates has been made by the
Sea- board Air Line to become effective
Sept. 9Th. The cut will be about so
per cent.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
MARKET FLAT.

BY Special Wire to the Sunday Light.
st. Louis, Sept. Seattle and sheep
market was very low today.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
JAMAICAN CATTLE PLAGrrr

BY Special Wire to the Sunday Light.
Kingston. Jamaica, Sept. 5.--A very
serious plague has broken cut among
the herds of eide in this island. and
the governr&t has sent for Mr.. viii
liams, thEf = expert OF Scotland. to
study and, II possible. 70
preys aEayagss. =
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
\ RESPECTABLE CONTRIBUTION

BY Special Wire to Sunday Light.
New York, Sept. 5.-The amount of
gold deposited in the sub-treasury to-
day was about four million dollars.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
STATE CONTRACTS AWARDED.

BY Special Wire to the Sunday Light.
Austin, Tex, Sept. Sat a meeting
of the state printing board today, con-
tracts were let for the printing and sta
tionary for the departments. Ben c.
Jones & Co., of this city, were awarded
the contarct for first-class work, and
Nj Eugene Won Beekmann, for all
minor grades.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
SHORT SNAPS.

a How it does break up a pale-face
black-and-tan to be published on a
ticket with a ,darkey.
Judge Noonan's friends have i'm
creased in favor i'm the counties I'M
til his election seems certain.
1t looks as if Brer Slayden was get
ting in his work with the cOlored
bretheren who supported Gus last
time. ....E
Perhaps it will be too late for re-
pentance when some of the colored
bretheren find out that they were not
needed.
Its all very nice for few white
men to run the darkey at conventions,
but not so recherche, to run on tick
ct with him.
The sewer fund must be running
low: there is lots of it going into the
brush. Its easier to build where there
are no houses.
The negro should learn to get along
without the assistance of white ma
nipulators outside, he will never be a
man until he does.
Prof. Ed. Thomas appears to be
warm, personal friend of the Big
Chief; he puts in good deal of his
time around the collectors office.
The white Republicans are not
drawing the colored line in the 18th
district, but a number of mischiev-
Gus coons are doing their best to do
so.
DR.. Starnes, Rev. Moten, Rev. Hen
son and many other. respectable color
ed citizens have turned their backs on
the crowd who are trying to draw the
color line.
If the Big Numerical have any hand
in the vilifying and abuse of respect
able white Republicans, they may
look out for their scalps when the
white voters become once aroused.
At the last congressional election the
black-and-tan laid down in the same
bed with the lily whites, and all was
lovely, but now Sambo wants the
bed all to himself, and his black-and-
tan pard.
, The lily white has as much cause.
to object to associating with blac
and-tan as the black-and-tan has or
kicking at the lily" but thu lily Us
{ 90 patriotic to kick when thu IAN
.ssa2se Is involved. =
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
MASONIC INSURANCE.

Succumbs To The Financial
Depression.
By Special Wire to the Sunday Light
Grand Rapids, Mich, Sept 1.-THE
Masonic Mutual Life company, organ
lied in 1875, for the benefit of the Ma
sonic fraternity, has applied for a re-
ceiver. In 1887 it had surplus of So
600 dollars. 1t had many old but many
more new and young members. Last
year the surplus was charged to the
deficit of fourteen thousand. 1t is now
over twenty-five thousand dollars. The
company has transferred the policies
outstanding to the Home Life Associa-
ton and win go out of business as
soon as possible.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06
STOCK MARKETS.
New Orleans Exchange Will Not OBJ
serve Labor Day AS Holiday.

serve Labor Day AS Holiday.
BY Special Wire to the Sunday Light.
Chicago, Sept. 5.-Weather map
shows that the frost predictions were
not realized. There were no frosts
last night except in the northwest.
New Orleans, Sept, 5.-The New Or
leans cotton exchange will not be
closed Monday September 9TH, market
being open as usual ~
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06

a How it does break up pale-face
black-and-tan to be published on a
ticket with a darkey.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06

Judge NOonan's friends have in
creased in favor in the counties I'M
til his election seems certain.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06

cans firm STARNES, Mackey lbloC
Nashville2 to 10 a. M, A to 6 p!Am. Il
y Northky from ~ to p. M, 70 {;
Atchison MISC. 7-2-t-
trail z lowH II
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06

1t looks as If BIer. .Slayden was get
ting in his work with the cOlored
bretheren who supported Gus last
time. ...N
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06

Perhaps it will be too late for re-
pentance when some of the colored
bretheren find out that they Were not
needed
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-06

a The lily white has as much cause
to object to associating with a blac
and-tan as the black-and-tan has or
kicking at the lily" but thu lily Us
90 patriotic to kick when tho ATn
..~sa2se IS involved. -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12

family physician; Mr.. English's private
secretary and Will &. English, his son.
While no details for the funeral have
yet been arranged, the statement has
been given out that the interment will
be at Grown Hill cemetery, this city,
on next Sunday afternoon.
William Hayden English was born in
lexington. Scott county, Ind, August
p 1922. His father, Elisha G. English,
one of the pioneers of Indiana, was hon
ored with many public trusts during
period of forty years. William was edu-
Gated in the common schools and at
Hanover college, studied law and was
admitted to practice in the United States
Supreme court before he was % years
OF age. he served as deputy clerk of
his native county, and as postmaster of
Lexington. before reaching his majority.
In 1S4344 he was Il principal clerk IN
the Indiana House of Representatives
tie was principal secretary of the state
convention of 1850, which framed the
constitution of Indiana, and was a mem
Der and speaker of the first House of
Representatives after its adoption in
1891. He was clerk in the United
States treasury department during Folks
administration. and held a clerkship in
the United States Senate about 1850.
He was elected to Congress in 1852 as a
Democrat, and served from 1858 to 1861,
when he resigned and engaged in bank
ing. He was prominently identified with
the legislation of that period, and was
the author of a compromise measure in
relation to the admission of Kansas as a
state, which became law, and was a
prolific theme of controversy in the heat
ed political contests of that day, under
the name of the English BILL From
1888 till 1861 he was one of the regents
Of the Smithsonian institution in Wash
tngtOn. ID. G.. In 1880 Mr. English was
unanimously nominated for vice-pres-
dent. on the ticket with Gen. Hancock,
by the Democratic national convention.
He was president of the Indiana histori-
cal society, and author of an historical
and biographical work on the conStitu-
ton and lawmakers of the state of
Indiana.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12
HAMMOND is AT LIBERTY.
The South African Engineer Tenn
porarily Released Because
of Ill-Health.

London, Feb. S.-A cablegram from
Cape Town reports Mr.. Hammond's re-
lease on bail under strict surveillance.
Arrangements have been made for medi-
cal and legal attendance for the Amer
lean mining engineer and for a house in
which he may remain until the conclu-
sion of the trial. The company and all
the other authorities here of the Trans
vaal mines profess complete ignorance
regarding the prospects of their accused
employees. They have no definite in for
nation of what may be the punishment
under the laws of the Transvaal for the
offenses charged, except that it may in
clude the cOnfscation of all the property
of the accused and Punishment from the
republic. This punishment, if inflicted,
would be severe, since the payroll of the
expert Americans as engineers and fore
mea in the Transvaal mines has been
figured as amounting to some 100000 a
year. These positions are held almost
exclusively by Americans. 1t is the be-
lief here among the South African mag
mates that the moral influence of the
United States in favor of the desired re-
forms in the Transvaal mining laws, as
well rs IN behalf of the accused would
go much further than that of England.
Washington, D. c., Feb. S.-Secretary
Olney has received a cablegram from
Mrs. Hammond confirming the news that
her husband has been released on bail.
She adds: 1.-THE preliminary examina-
tons are proceeding and the treatment
OF the prisoners is good"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12

ilton and thrown it from the Miami
bridge at that place, but Jackson says
he did not go with his roommate on
these trips and cannot tell just where
he left the head.
Walling says he had nothing to do
with the decapitation or disposal of the
head, but he recited long stories
which led the officers to believe that
Jackson had buried the head in sand
bar in the Ohio river opposite Dayton,
Ky, a suburb of this city, or dropped it
in the sewer in Richmond street. Large
forces worked all day at both places and
they secured the blood-stained coat of
Jackson out of a sewer at the corner of
Richmond and John streets, near Jack
sons room.
There was poSt-mOrten examination
held yesterday at which the physicians held
cut off while she was alive, and they
could find no trace of drug. There is
quite a dispute among the physicians as
to whether the head was cut, off after
the murder, in order to prevent identif-
cation and discovery. or whether the girl
was murdered by having her throat cut
to the extent of decapitatiOn. The law
yers are anxious for positive evidence
on this point in order to establish beyond
doubt the charge of murder on the two
suspects.
William Wood of Greencastle, Ind, as
we'll rs JackSOn anu w 0IliliS: were ar
raigned in police court and their pre-
Iiminary hearings were fixed for next
Thursday, February 13. Wood, on the
charge of being an accessory to the
crime. was admitted to $4,000 bail The
other two suspects. on the charge of
murder. were refused bail.
Sheriff Plummer of Newport, Ky,
Immediately after the arraignment of the
three suspects, demanded them as his
prisoners. AS the feeling across the
river is intense and the Campbell county
jail is an old frame structure with which
Jackson and Walling seem familiar, this
demand caused the two suspects to turn
pale as death. They fear lynching.
The friends of both Jackson and Wall
ing have employed counsel. Together
they have retained a dozen eminent law
yers from here. Hamilton, O., and In
diana. These lawyers did not get to see
their clients Until last night, when a
stop was put to confessions and inter
views
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12
WAS IT SUICIDE?
indianapolis Girls Theory About
the Death of Pearl
BRYAN.

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 10.-The Fort
Thomas murder mystery is now nearer
a solution than it has been since the
headless body of Pearl Bryan was found
Lula May Hollingsworth, one of Pearl
Bryan's girl friends, has been boarding
at 1 Henry street, and she says she
knows much about the crime. She says
Pearl Bryan died by her own hand
/ have theory. Pearl took the medi-
cine herself. She was in Jackson's room
at the time. It had different effect
from what she expected, and she grew
so bad that Jackson saw she was so
ing to die. He knew it would never do
to have her die in the house, so he So
cured hack and, assisted by Waliing.
took Der across the river She may
have died on the way or may have been
dedu before they got her Out of the
room, and their object in taking her
there was to hide the crime. When
near Fort ThoEas tney cut off her head
and disposed Of it in order to avoid iden-
tifcati6n See if it don't come out that
way. | know much more about the
matter, but cannot tell because | would
incriminate myself"
Later, however, Miss Hollingsworth
told the police all she knew She said
she bought for Pearl Bryan three kinds
of drugs and instructed her to buy an
other drug III Cincinnati, but to be care
full of it, as it was poison and would
kill her if not used correctly. Miss Hol-
lingsworth says Pearl Bryan then said
to her: Il will go to Cincinnati and
take the stuff. and if it kills me I will
be near Jackson and he will have to
swing for it." Miss Hollingsworth fur
Their says that Pearl was very bitter
towards Jackson, who was responsible
for her condition.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12
LIVED A DOUBLE LIFE.
Discovery In the Hellman Tragedy in Chi
Ca2O.

cagO.
Chica go, ILL.,, Feb. demonstrations
in connection with the wholesale slaugh-
ter of the Klattke family by Richard
klattke brought to light today a fresh
sensation regarding the killing of the
Hellmsn family, one of the several paral-
lei cases here within the past few
months. Hellman, who was a prosper
Gus contractor, asphyXiated his wife
children and himself. At the time it
was supposed to be the result of in
sanity, but it has now been discovered
that Hellman had two families-the Chi
cago household and a wife and two chill
dren living in Germany. A short time
before the tragedy occurred Hellman
received news that his deserted wife in
Germany had discovered his where
abouts and was even then on her way
with her children to America. He'll
mans first wife arrived few days aft
er the tragedy and is now living in the
house in which her husband and his
American family died
The funeral of the murdered Klattke
family took place today and was at
tended by hundreds. Although KIatt-
Ike was a pronounced Anarchist. there
were no demonstrate tons of any kind BY
the Reds, the funeral being in charge o
the local Carpenters union, to which
he belonged. The simple service of the
Lutheran church was read at the house
and thirty little girls dressed in white
and carrying white flowers followed the
procession for q mile.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12
REV. BROWNS REPUTATION.
1t Keeps the San Francisco Pastor Blu,
Brushing 1T Off

1t Keeps the San Francisco Pastor Busy
Brushing 1T OFF.
San Francisco, Cal, Feb. S.-Rey. G..
.. Brown, the Congregational minister
who accused Mrs. Davidson of black
mailing, is making bitter fight to pre-
serve his reputation. There has been O
serious split in his church ever since
the exposure of Mrs. Davidson. and her
charges against Rev. Brown, and the
latter, in asking his congregation not to
judge him hastily, referred to his SPOT
les reputa ton. The Bulletin, which has
been printing sensational charges against
Mr.. Brown yesterday showed that he
had once before been in trouble and had
been tried by a council at Rochester,
Mich. This was seventeen years ago
and Rev. Brown says he himself de-
manded the investigation, and was ac-
quilted.
Today DR.. Brown relates the history of
his trial in Rochester. He says that
Rev. John Armstrong, a Methodist min
lister in neighboring town, actuated by
jealousy, wrote an anonymous letter ac-
cusing DR.. Brown of indecent acts DR..
Brown says he was triumphantly ac-
quilted and that the person who was ex-
posed as the author of the letters was
later caught in the act of stealing money
from a merchant who was an Intimate
friend. The council met March 10 and
IL, 1879, end included the most eminent
Congregational ministers of Michigan.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12
TWENTY-FIVE ARE MISSING
Dam at Pocahontas Lake in New
Jersey Breaks, Inundating
MOrriStOWn.

Morristown, n. j., Feb THE dam
at Pocahontas lake broke last night and
all the lower part of this city was mum
dated. So far as known no lives have
been lost although twenty-five persons
are missing. Their disappearance is
creating intense excitement.
All day the melting snow had swollen
the streams and poured into the lake,
which is a mile and a half long by three
quarters of a mile wide. 1t was covered
by eight inches of ice, and the whole
tiimsiest wooden dam. The water rose
to the top. Meanwhile the water rush
ing through the tiume and from all the
sewers had filled the Whippany river
which flows through Morristown, to the
brlm and the water ran over. Crowds of
people focked to view the spreading
waters. Suddenly with a great crash, q
section of the dam eighteen feet wide
went down, and wall of water six
feet high swept into the valley quickly
followed by thousands of tons of Ice
New Britain, Conn, Feb. IA
bridge or on the New England railroad over
1ne 5seg 9Fe6g r{2g pear Bristol, col
ing with it twenty workmen, of which
thirteen arc believed to have persisted.
AT midnight two bodies had been re-
covered and eleven men were missing
AmCIg the dead is John O'Brien, fore
man of East Hartford. The names of
the missing are unknown.
The fierce storm which swept over the
state played havoc with New England
railroad bridges, and the swollen waters
of the Pequebuck river threatened to
carry the bridge away. At 5 o'clock a
special wrecking train, with forty men,
left East Hartford and were put to work
on the new bridge, which the company
is building over the river and which is
almost completed. 1t was this bridge
which went down with the men.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12

while under his leadership at the battle
OF South mountain the command re-
ceIved its name of Iron brigade.
Gen. Gibbon was born at Holmes
burg, Pa, April 20, 1927, and entering
the United States Military academy he
graduated therefrom in 1S47. He was
at once assigned to the artillery and
served through the Mexican war From
the surrender of the Santa Anna to the
breaking out of the Civil war he was
on frontier and garrison duty excepting.
from 1854 to 1857. when he was instruct.
or of artillery at West Point, serving at
the academy as quarterma ster from 1856:
to 1859. He made a particularly brill
liant record during the Civil war
He was brevetted brigadier-ganeraE
and major-general, United States army.
to date from March 13, 1865, and was
one of the commissioners to carry into
effect the stipulations for Lees surrender
and was mustered out of volunteer SER
vice January 10, 1866.
After the Civil war he remained in the
service and in 1877 commanded the Vel
lowstone expedition against Sitting Bull
and q year later another against the Ne2
Perces. In 1885 he had charge of the
troops engaged in suppressing the anti
Chinese riots in Washington territory
He was the author of several military
works, including THE Artillerists Manu-
aI' and Our Indian
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12
THE BRYAN TRAGEDY.
Jackson and Walling, the Sus-
poets, Accuse Each Other.
Details of the Crime Are Lacking, but the
Police Have the Right Men.

Cincinnati, o., Feb. S.-Although it is
week since the decapitated body of
Pearl Bryan, daughter of the Greencas-
tie Qnd) farmer, was found near Fort
Thomas, Ky, there was more excitement
over the tragedy here and in the Ken
lucky suburbs yesterday than on any pre-
vious day. Scott Jackson and Alonzo
Walling. the suspects, who were room
mates while attending the Ohio Dental
college, were confessing against each
other all day. They were examined
separately and together
All efforts have been directed to find
ing Pearl Bryan's head. In the series
Of confessions Jackson says Mailing
carried it in valise to the Covington
suspension bridge, and he thinks Mailing
threw It in the river, or he might have
carried it with him to his home at Ham
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12
sULTAN's REPLY TO THE QUEEN.
Expresses the Same Humane Sentiments
Contained in Her Letter.

Constantinople. Feb. THE Sultan
has replied to the autograph letter CT
Queen Victoria (Which it is understood
was a personal appeal to the better
nature of the Sultan against the condi-
ton of Asia Minor) sympathizing with
her in the same humane sentiments ex-
pressed and declaring that the reports
of the massacres were spread by evil
disposed persons The Sultan adds that
contrary to the allegations it was the
Turks who were first attacked while
praying in the mosque. Continuing, the
Sultan has assured the Queen that the
ing order that except at Ieitoun quiet
prevails everywhere and that the nego-
tiations going on with the insurgents OF
Zeitoun will undoubtedly lead to the in
hahitantS reSuming their NocatiOnS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12
CHARLES WACHMUTH DEAD.
ge was One of the MostNoted PaIeontoI-
npiRtS

Burlington. Ia, Feb. 7.-[Special.l-
Charles Wachsmuth, the worlds great
est paleontologiSt in the line of crinoids,
died suddenly today, aged 66 Years. He
was a native of Hanover. Germany, and
had spent forty years in scientific re-
search among the crinoids of the Mis-
sissippi valley and the Tennessee mount
aims.
In collaboration with Frank Springer
of Texas, he had written works of the
highest authority on fossils, and fur
nished valuable collections to colleges in
Europe and America and one collection
to the museum Of comparative zoology at
Cambridge for which he received $4,000
He was at the time of his death COM
p]eting a new work to be published
under the auspices of Harvard college.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12
CATRON BILL PASSES.
No Prize Fights in Territory Wher O
Uncle Sam Has Exclusive
Jurisdiction.

Washington, d. c., Feb. THE Ca
iron bill to prevent prize-tghting in the
District of Columbia and territories was
signed by the President about 4:35 D. NJ
The bill did not reach the white house
Until 4 o'clock or afterwards and in it's
case the usual routine was departed
from and the measure taken at once to
Mr.. Cleveland, who, after examining it's
provisions, promptly attached his sigma
ture, so that from the date of signature
prizefghting is a felony on all soil over
which the federal government has eX-
elusive jurisdiction. Prompt measures
will be taken to see that it is not VIC
lated