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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-27
MOTHER AND SON.
Together They Follow a Criminal Calling
for Years.

In Vienna, the arrest of two forgers,
e. mother aud son, who were caught In
the act of passing forged bank notes,
had tragic sequel. The woman, who
was over 60, and poorly dressed, went
into a pork butchers shop and asked
for little ham, rendering false bank
note of ten forms When she saw
doubtful look in the shopwoman's face
she Immediately tried to take the note
back and offered other money, but at
q sign from the shopman a policeman
had been fetched. When he entered
the shop, a man came in with him and
interfered in the woman's behalf, say
ing that they had received the false
note somewhere in suburb, and asking
the policeman to have some considera-
ton for an elderly woman. They were
both arrested, but not before the man
was able to drink from phial, which
he afterwards threw on the pavement.
At the police station the man met his
mother, who was already there. She
asked him: what are they going to
do to us" Then, as she was being taken
back to her part of the room, she fell on
| the floor, and was found to be quite
dead. The man fell down shortly after
ward, and writhed in terrible pain be-
fore he became unconscious. The doc
tors injected ether and brought him to
after six hours. He refused to say any
thing except that the woman was his
mother.
The police, nevertheless, soon found
the lodgings of the pair, which con
.ains all forger needs for his fraudu
lent trade-lithographic presses, col
ors, brushes, magnifying glasses, etc.
and large box full of false ten-fo-ir
notes. It has been ascertained that thi!
man and woman nave been at theil
work for 16 years. The doctors hop
to save the man.-Boston Globe.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-27
Date Pudding.

An inexpensive date pudding is made
from an egg, a gill and a half of milk,
a tablespoonful of butter, two table
spoonfuls OF water and enough flour
to make thick batter. The quantity
will usually be about one cupful. Beat
the egg until light, and add the milk.
Melt the butter with the water and add,
then add the -four sifted and contain
ing a teaspoonful of balIing-powder.
Stone as many dates as you wish to
use; good-sized cupful will be enough
for this sized pudding Cut or chop
the dates in small pieces, dust them
we'll with four, and stir through the
pudding. Put the batter in buttered
mold and steam for an hour and Is
minutes. Serve with any good sauce
IN. Y. Post.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-27
AN ABSENT-MINDED MAN.
He Was Driving to Pasture a Cow Still IL
the Stable.


the Stable.
There have been a great many stories
about absent-minded men, where one
1orgets his house address, another
what business he is in, and where an
other has to refer to the mark on his
handkerchief before he can remember
his own name, etc. There is lawyer
IN Fort Atkinson, Wis, by the name
of Rogers, who possessed a Jersey COW,
which he used to drive, morning and
evening, to and from the pasture, a
few blocks distant from his home. One
morning as one of his neighbors was
passing along the street he met Mr..
Rogers walking in the middle of the
road, his mind apparently engrossed
with someweighty question. Theneigh-
Dor called out:
Good morning, Mr.. Rogers; where
are you going?"
why" said Mr.. Rogers, in a sur.
prised way, I'm driving the COW tc
pasture" and he waved his hand to
ward where the COW ought to hav,
been.
well, where is the cow?" asked thu
friend.
81 guess forgot to let her out Of tn,
barn." answered Mr.. Rogers, humbly
as he realized his position. And h
had.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-27

hdVlrtiSp In the Daily LIGHT
nu'Vl ulpV IL you want business.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-27

fairs, breadth of craftsmanship, and
conscientiousness of purpose, Mr.. Frye
has no superior in the republican ranks,
In point of cleanliness of record he
measures up to the highest ideas. As
an orator he has few superiors, and
there is no senator who brings to the
discussion of economic questions larger
information or more convincing logic
than he habitually does. He has prob
ably no aspirations to the presidency,
but if the republicans of Maine were to
agree upon him as candidate he would
prove formidable competitor to the
candidates now in the field.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-27

broken bricks and mortar from the
chimney, is about ~ miles from the
Potomac, at point where that river
is about seven miles wide, and about
600 or 700 feet from Pope's creek, for
merly Bridges creek. This ''creek" at
this point is about three-quarters of
mile wide and very shallow, not more
than four feet wide at high tide, and
separated from the Potomac by sand
bar across the mouth of it.
The monument will stand 81 feet
above the cement foundation, the mon
olith shaft rising 10 feet 4 inches above
the base. The shaft will spring from
u foundation IA feet square and 5
feet high. Dressed down the shaft will
weigh about 50 tons. Above this will
rise the stone of the first base, II feet
square and one foot eight inches high.
On this viii rest the second base, nine
feet three inches square and three feet
high. Above this will be the die upon
which the inscription will be cut, and
this will be six feet five inches square
and four feet ten inches high. The
plinth Just above it VIII be four feet
five inches square and one foot two
inches high. The shaft that Will spring
from this Will be three feet eight inches
square and will rise 40 feet inches
above the plinth. On the die of the
monument is cut the inscription:
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-27
How a Girl Catches a Ball.

When a gin tries to catch a ball she
throws her arms wide apart, waits I'M
til the ball hits her on the nose, turns
her hands with a windmill motion, runs
after the ball, picks it up, brushes her
hair out of her eyes and smiles, as
though her way of doing it cannot be
innroyed uDon
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BIRTHPLACE
OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

'''.'''''''
On the lowest foundation will be the
following:
Erected by the United States, A. D.
1895"
The shaft will be visible from passing
steamers and will divide with Mount
Vernon the interest of the Potomac
tourist.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-27

suelo, reigniDg duchess; Lillian, wife
of Sir William Beresford; Fanny, the
grandmother of the present duke and
mother of the late Randolph Churchill,
and Jane, widow of the late sixth duke.
These do not include Lady Blandford,
Tho was divorced before the late duke
reached his title
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-27
PRESlOENT PRO TEN.
Frye, of Maine, Honored by the Repub-
Hc,ns In the Genate

The selection of Senator William P.
Frye, by a unanimous vote, rs president
pro TEN. of the United States senate is
a deserved tribute to one of the ablest
men now in public life in this country.
In point of practical capacity for af-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-27

There are four duchesses Of Marl-
borough noY living. These are Cou-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-27
IN wAsHINeToNs HONOR.
Monument to Commemorate the Birth
place of Our First President,

Monument to Commemorate the BIRTH
place OF Our First President
The movement to erect monument
in honor of George Washington at the
place of his birth has recently taken
definite shape and may be regarded as
among the accomplishments Of the
near future. Last year congress appro-
priated $1,000 in furtherance of the
project. The design submitted by
John Crawford & Son, of Buffalo, has
been accepted. The site of the
house in which Washington was
born, which is determined now
only by a scattering pile of
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18

mighty rolling of the eighty or ninety
female and as many male voices that the
chorus is heard at its best. You look at
| the tier above tier of women seated at one
side of the stage and all dressed in white,
and at a corresponding array of men oppo-
site and all in somber evening dress, and
you expect something unusual to result
from the harmonious blending of so many
trained voices. At a signal from the
leader, they rise as unit ard the chorus
starts, perhaps softly gliding in the OPEN
ing bars, only to gush forth little later
with all the force of its combined vocal
power.
So large company could not travel in
! unless they came very often across cities
the size of San Francisco, that could fur
nish the audiences that have been in at
tendance upon the concerts for the last
three nights in Metropolitan Temple
But they are on tour chiefly for pleas
ure, and that's different.
Last nights programme was essentially
the same as that rendered on Wednesday
night at the opening concert. The 'sSol-
dlers Chorus" from Faust" was subst1-
tuted for the '.Prison Scene" of Verdi,
! and was one of the selections in which the
choir. all the members of which sang
without notes, showed to advantage.
Master Charley Pike, the boy alto, sang
again Handels "Angel Ever Bright and
Fair" He has remarkable voice. and
the pity is that he will probably out
grow it.
To-night's concert will end the general
programme, and tomorrow night the
choir will give Its farewell performance.
music
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
John D. and Adolph Spreckels
Bought Half Of the Electric
Line.
employees TO BE RETAINED.
No Changes in the Personnel-Needed
Improvements to Be Made
Soon.

1t was announced yesterday for the first
time that John D. and Adolph Spreckels
| were half owners of the San Francisco and
| San Mateo Electric Railway, which was
| recently sold at public auction pursuant to
an order OF the Superior Court.
At the time of the sale the purchasers
were announced as John A. Buck and
Nicholas Ohlandt, but those on ''the in
side" of the big deal knew that there was
other capital interested. Yesterday both
the Messrs. Spreckels mentioned author
lied the statement that they were half
owners with Buck and Ohlandt.
Another point of interest in connection
with the matter is the fact that the new
owners took formal possession of the
entire property purchased yesterday.
When questioned concerning the con-
templated changes in management John
ID. Spreckels said:
'For the present we will not make any
radical changes.
1.-The men, every one of them, will be
retained IN the places they now occupy.
There will be no change in this direction
The superintendent informs me that he
has good men working for him. and this is
all that we desire or all that we can get or
expect.
"Workingmen have rights that en-
ployers should respect, and one of these is
to treat them well when they are found
true and faithful.
The road is in need Of repairs all along
the line. This will be attended to Just as
soon as we get thoroughly informed as to
the necessities of the situation and the
need of the improvements.
'The line has been somewhat neglected
during the legal squabbIe through the
courts. 1t is a good line and can be made
to pay well when it is put in proper work
ing condition"
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
The Woman Sufragists.

ALAMEDA, CAL, April 1.-THE Ala.
media Auxiliary Woman Suffragist Associ-
alton held their usual meeting this after
noon with very slim attendance. 1t was
suggested that to carry on the war In
Africa surprise parties should be organized
until all felt that the proposed eleventh
amendment to the State constitution
would be passed. Further discussion of
the matter was postponed till the meeting
next Friday evening at the Sunny Cove
Baths. 1t was also arranged to write a
letter to all lawyers. public speakers and
"brainy mem in the city, asking them to
come before the association and air their
several views on the question. A naner
was read by Mrs. Dietz and Mrs. Colonel
Dickinson recited one of Olive Schreiner' S
uDreams -
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18

sloie Tor him to attend to everything in
person. and consequently he must depend
on the assistance of those under him.
i have seen the cows fed and properly
attended to by the man formerly in charge
ana nothing of this kind existed at that
tine. II the cows did not receive suffi-
clent food the fault rests entirely with
Jullan. All that he had to do was to re-
port the matter to Weaver and am sure it
would have been corrected. The latter is
greatly handicapped in being surrounded
py enemies, who during the past few
months have strained every nerve to throw
him down. When all this is fully under
stood feel confident that the people gen.
orally Will appreciate our superintendent's
embarrassing position
Ii Is the intention of the three health in
spectors to make an investigation of every
DAIRY In the country. They will begin on
TINS work next week, and according to
Dockery's idea some rich hauls will be
made
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given to me were Harry Walden and Eliza
Prescott. told the mother Immediately
the child was safely delivered that it was
necessary to have the names of the parents
to file certificate of the birth with the
Board of Health. She said to come to-
morrow and she would fix up some names.
told her there would be no need to fix up
any names, as l knew both hers and the
fathers"
The statement of Mrs Ellis Browning,
as made to Detective Gibson, is as follows:
"At about Ills o'clock P. M. last Mon
day gave birth to a baby in this room.
My sister was with me and the DOCTOR
Mr.. Flynn sent the doctor to attend me,
and after the doctor left Mr.. Flynn came
In and took the baby away. saying that he
would take it to an asylum. What he did
with it / don't know. Flynn is the father
of the child. / suppose he wrapped it in a
towel, ana if he did you'll find the laundry
mark on this towel handing one to The
detective the same as the one the baby
was wrapped in. l have known Flynn for
long time. l did not see any valise in
the room.'
Captain Lees stated that subpoena had
been served on the mother of the aban-
doned infant, but that she was still con-
fined to her bed and too ill for any one to
think of moving her, and added that even
if she could be removed he saw no reason
for doing so at the present time.
Flynn did some very effective work as a
journalist in Portland. Or, several years
ago, and has been employed for time
recently on the San Francisco Examiner.
Three or four years before his departure
from the northern city he held lucrative
position as land agent for Jonathan
Bourne Jr., the millionaire owner of the
townsite of Grants Pass, Or, during which
time he caused no little public comment
by his extravagant style of advertising,
filling columns of the daily papers of this
City and Portland with attractive dis
play advertisements, and chartering
excursion trains in both cities to convey
intending purchasers to the new townsite.
He has been married man, but his wife
died few years ago, leaving a boy, who is
now II years of age, and who accompanied
his father to this City about year ago.
This child is now living with Flynn's SIS
ter, who is married and residing here. 1t
is stated that George A. knight has been
retained for the defense.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18

Brownings sister at the door l went down
Mission street to my home.'
When asked by Captain Lees concerning
the gripsack in which the baby's body was
found Flynn denied all knowledge of such
an article. Continuing, he said:
'I never had any relation with Mrs.
Browning except that of pure friendship.
l took an interest in her after she had told
me her history. My interest in her was
that of mere friendship, nothing more.
81 know nothing about the birth of any
child, and as l said before, if l had been
cognizant of her condition / should not
have gone to the house at that time. |
deny all knowledge of any childbirth, and
still believe that the woman was suffering
from peritonitis. | still say that | know
nothing of any satchel or towel, such as
those said to have been found in the vacant
lot. believe that / am a victim of cir
cumstances."
DIR. Quigley's statement to Detective
Gibson was as follows:
81 was called to Mrs. Browning's bed
side at IL: :15 P. NJ last Monday. Mr.. Flynn
came after me. When / went there l
found that the woman was about to be
confined. 1t was an eight and half
months child. Not having been informed
of the condition of the patient whom
was about to visit was comparatively un-
prepared. After attending to the mother
and making her as comfortable as possible,
which took some time, turned around
and failed to see the child.
"On inquiry was informed that it had
haan YoIacad hI1raau 6rauar On, ra-
turning later at night, and the child still
being out of sight for some unaccountab BILE
reason, l again made inquiry as to its
whereabouts, and was told that it was all
right. l was afterward informed that
Mrs. Browning understood that the child
was to have been taken to all asylum by
the man who called for me.
"The names of the father and mother as
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
MORMON CHOIR CONCERT.
me monster Tabernacle Chorus r.
sounded Again Last Night.

1he monster Tabernacle Chorus Re-
sounded Again Last Night.
Brigham Young's tastes seem to have
run particularly to big families and big
choruses, but while polygamy has long
been on the wane even in Utah, the mon
ster tabernacle choir is as great an instltu-
ton as 1t was when the Mormon saint first
organized it.
The completion of mammoth temple
of worship where the great majority of the
people OF whole city might congregate
under one roof and give expression to their
common faith necessitated choir OF ex-
traordlnary size to produce volume of
auditorium. And so it was that Salt Lake
City, unique among the cities of the world
Tor It's possession of the largest tabernacle.
came to have choir that as a large per-
manent organization for sacred song rivals
anything of the kind in the world.
1t Is IN the powerful, reverberating,
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
DELEGATE TO THE FEIS,
The Balfe- Moore Club Will Send a
Representative to the Celtic
Musical Festival.


The Balfe- Moore Club, which has re
Gently been organized for the purpose o
encouraging Irish and American music
and literature, held meeting at its room.
last evening; L. r. Bannerman in the
chair.
Inc committee on programme, Frank
McGlynn, George A. Rice, DIR. o. K Steers
John }. Barrett and Thomas Dolan, re.
ported having secured Metropolitan Hal
for Friday evening, May %, for an enter.
tainment.
The committee on credentials, Captain
Z. }. Dunno, M. G. Hassett and Rev. P. J.
Cummins, reported favorably on names oi
several candidates who asked admission
and they were therefore duly elected mem.
bers.
A communication was read from ireland
about the great festival to be held at Dub
lin early in autumn for the revival oi
ancient Celtic melodies.
James Horan, secretary of the Balfe.
Moore Club and one of its organizers. who
Is Celtic scholar, was unanimously
erected to represent the society at ''the
Fels. This festival is by no means
original. as when Ireland made her own
laws and her people were united, with he1
great seats of education the pride oi
Europe, the inhabitants held the Feis
yearly for week about May.
The greatest printing and publishing
firms in London. have collected and
written to music old Celtic melodies which
nave never appeared set to music, but
wWhlch have been sung and handed down
from generation to generation by the peas
antry OF the country.
The Feis takes place in Dublin in
autumn and lasts week. 1t is intended
70 be an annual affair in future. DR..
Charles Villers Stanford an Irishman, is
TO take charge. He is professor of music
at Cambridge University, author of count
less songs, cantatas and many operas,
the latest OF which is 'sShamus O'Brien.' u
Laoles' southern ties, 81 45, all shades, every
Toe. Ryan d Ryan, 10 Montgomery avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
Weaver Says He Is Glad That
the Board of Health Has
Set Him Straight.
JULIAN BLAMED FOR IT ALL
Dockery and Greedy Now Propose to
Make War on the Diaries in
the County.

The Almshouse dairy is total wreck.
Out of herd of thirty-four cows bereto-
fore confined in the barn of the County's
great charitable institution only three
remain.
Veterinary Surgeon Creely, Milk In
spector Dockery and Market Inspector
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
ASSIGNING CLASSES.
Students aud Their Friends at the Cali
fornia College of Pharmacy.

o1'o . 0I Il III Hf iIIdcys
Preliminary to the twenty-fourth annual
session of the California College of Phar-
macy reception was given in the college
building at lib Fulton street last event ng.
with them large number of their friends.
The guests were shown through the labo-
ratories and the classrooms, and then the
students were called together and assigned
10 their desks in the various Iecture-rooms.
The summer session of the college will
open on Monday morning.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
The Number Limited.

Alameda will not receive set of meteor
ologlcal instruments from Washington, D..
c., as was surmised from information re-.
ceived from DR.. Mclean, who is in the
capital at present. The department holds
there is no especial need for the same and
the number of sets for distribution is linn
tied.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
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DIR. Mackenzie to Preach.

AN' 1fHdChcnIIe UU L ITtdCns
BERKELEY, CAL, April 1.-THE Rev.
Robert Mackenzie, DID,, of San Francisco
will preach on Sunday evening in the
West Berkeley Presbyterian Church
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18

A journeyman tailor in Constantinople
receives so cents day.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18

LADIES' southern ties, 81 45, all shades, every
Toe. Ryan d Ryan, 10 Montgomery avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
BARGAIN SPECIALS
NEW RIBBONS,
PARASOLS, GLOVES,
VEILlNGS, NECKWEAR, WAISTS,
HOSIERY and MEMS FURNISHING GOODS

For the benefit of regular
GREAT SPECIAL OFFERING a of
PEERLESS SPRING STOCK placed
on special sale
AT ASTOUNDINGLY LOW PRICES!
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
MEMS FURNISHINGS!


regular be omere
slightly 3cand5O o
Cents.
450 MEPNO
n1 ouna eo'os' worth zoc Will be offered at
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