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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
A FINE BARGAIN.
Cash Price only $500.

Consists of lot 50x156 feet, east front,
house rooms, hall and bath, front
and back gallery, oil finish, hot water,
8 fiues, all household goods, good oil
cloth on hall, dining room, and kitch-
en-, carpet and mating in two rooms.
Place for feed. buggy, horse and COW,
2 chicken houses, over 100 chickens,
nicely fenced vegetable garden. hy-
drants, good set law books and office
furniture. grapes and figs, bearing,
peach, plum and shade trees, quiet
neighborhood, free from dust and cool
in summer, running water in corner
of lot for horse. COW and chickens, 10
minutes walk to courthouse or Aran-
sas Pass depot, and under late ordi-
nance scent car fare to any depot.
All virtually new. and good houses all
around it, should rent easily for $500
unfurnished. Apply at 2Il Bots Dare
street. 4-26-lt
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and venomous reptiles that raised their
heads and sent their tongues flashing
back and forth.
Into this den Of monsters the man
thrust his hand, caught up one of the
largest and handled it with as much
nonchalance as q kitten would have fon-
died little bird. He explained that the
snake was a water viper, and that it is
found in the swamps all over Georgia
and Florida.
at is deadlier than a rattlesuake,"
said he, "for its venom is an alkali poi
son and paralyzes the blood quicker
than any other reptile poison known"
As a matter of fact, the reptile was q
very large specimen OF the cotton
mouthed moccasin, which is commonly
known all over the south as a water
viper, and its poison is nearly il not
quite as fatal as the sting of the "cro-
talus adamanteus."
"In this box" said he, "are 35 snakes
in all, including rattlesnakes, cotton
mouthed moccasins, copperheads, high
land moccasins, black snakes, adders,
chicken snakes, bull snakes, racers,
turtleheads, gopher snakes and milk
snakes"
He opened another box filled with the
same kind of reptiles and took up sew
eral in one hand while they wriggled
vigorously. From another box he took
rattlesnake four feet long and placed
thecreature' 81 head Immediately against
his cheek, while with one hand he toyed
with the rattles and stroked the tail. \
blind adder about two feet long which
was shedding its skin was next ex-
hibited, but the man explained that st
would see all right again in a few
days"
L asked, from curiosity, if there was
such thing as the horned snake or the
hoop snake in the swamp. His answer
quite surprised me.
mo, there is no such thing as a hoop
SNAKE" he replied, "but there is snake
with a singer on its tail, and that
strikes over with its tail instead of its
head, and 1 suppose that is where ig-
norant people have got the idea that
there is n snake that rolls like hoop.
The jointed snake is simply lizard
which has no feet. Two thirds of this
lizard is tail, and the tail is so loosely
jointed that when you strike the lizard
the tail drops off and falls into two or
three pieces. A new tail will grow out,
but the pieces will not come together
again, as the jointed snake is supposed
to do"
When asked if whisky was d good an
tidote for serpent venom he replied:
Sweet milk is superior to whisky in
any case of snake bite. Whisky in
small doses is beneficial, but in large
quantities it depresses the hearts ac-
ton, the same effect that the snake bite
has,"-American Field,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL.


-Ex-King Milan and Queen Natalie
have arranged to live peaceably together
for time to enable King Alexander to
appear with some pretense to decency
as sutton for the hand of princess.
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland en-
ioyed her first state ball on New Years
day. Her partner in her first official
dance was NJ. de Struve, the Russian am
bassador, formerly minister to Wash
ington.
Queen Victoria, in her long life, has
Travelled very little abroad. She has
never been in Russia, Denmark, Austria,
Sweden, Norway, Spain or Greece. She
has never yet set eyes on any of her
colonies, or upon any part of Asia, At
RIGA or America.
-Agostino Gatti, the London caterer
who died recently, died a millionaire.
He was peasant-born, and lived as a
peasant, with no desire to go into So
ciety or to truekle to the people who
would have despised him. In later years
he owned the Adelphi theater.
Some one asked Vice President
Stevenson recently II he was not glad
to be relieved of the cares and response
bilities OF his high Office. He recalled
the tale of an old oolored friend of his,
back in Illinois somewhere, perhaps In
Egypt, III. This friend had been con-
verified, and he was asked If he was not
happy about it. He said: "Well. not
darned happy; just happy"
Carl Goldmark, the Viennese COM
poser, whose latest opera, Cricket on
the Hearth" has met with success in
German opera houses, has been decor
ated by Emperor francis Joseph of Aus
tria with the kuHhts' cross of the
Order of Leopold. This is the highest
decoration that is ever conferred upon
artists and learned men in Austria.
A recent breach of promise case in
England, in which 800 love letters Ag-
ured, recalls the case of Miss Helen
Miles against Capt. Magyar, 40 years ago,
when the latter was member of parlia-
ment for Westmeath. Capt. Magan's
love epistles were so numerous that Miss
Miles had them printed. and they APP
peared in court in the form of a heat
quarto volume Of 1913 pages. The case
was settled by the payment tosthe plain
tiff of $4,000, Capt. Magyar STIMULATING
thatthis original letters be returned, and
that the entire edition printed should
be burned.
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Explained.

Mrs. Tippin-Yes, sir, John. you pro.
posed to me that afternoon on the ice.
John-I thought 1 must have had a
skate.-Philadelphi North American.
\ daughter of Robert Simmons, OF
West River, Nd, and another young
woman while out driving saw hawk
carrying off large hen and making a
desperate effort to fly with the heavy
burden. The hen was all the time
striving to free itself from the en-
emys clutches. With the assistance
of the women the almost lifeless fowl
was rescued, but not until after hard
battle, as the hawk, on losing its prey,
attacked one of the women. clinging
tenaciously to her skirts and refusing
to let go until it was killed. In fact
the hawk chung TO her dress until She
reached home, a half mile distant
from the place where the hawk and the
hen were first seen.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
DIAMOND DUST.

Look at Louisville. Beat Cleveland
three straight and twelve-inning tie
with Pittsburg.
Brownie Chamberlain had seven as
sists yesterday and Frank Quigg four.
That's fielding for pitchers hard to
beat.
The Government Hill Reds defeated
the Fort Sam Houston team Sunday by
score of 6 to 0. Batteries: Voltz
and Lieck, Miller and Hcidecke.
Bill Mccormick. who pitched for
Houston last year, has been appointed
umpire. Success to we, Bill.
There were four double plays made
in the Dallas-Paris game yesterday.
Dallas made three.
Pop Arson, in his fiftieth year, goes
behind the bat, while his catchers are
crippled, and shows his Colts how to
play the game.
The threatened revolt of the ball
players of the big league is not regard
ed serious. Ball players ought to have
enough from the Brotherhood expert
ence, which at one time seemed to
be the fatal blow to baseball.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
REAL ESTATE.

Santiago Bargas to A. ]. ]. Baptist,
lots and s, on Virginia street, out of
subdivision made for grantor in south
eastern suburbs of city; 800.
Doroteo Gil de Santos and wife to
George r. Stumberg, 40 acres on south
side of Medina river, about fourteen
miles south of San Antonio, out of
Dionisio Martinez grant: 800.
D. & A. Oppenheimer TO Moses Nc
Claim, lot on Nogalitas street; ST. 100.
Henry Rhein to n. E. Stevenson,l lot
4, out of subdivision of northwest part
of original city lot Is, on blackberry
street: 1914.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
VOLO WILL BE OCCUPIED.

Then Turkey Will Call on Greece to
Evacuate the Island of Crete.
Constantinople, April 27.-The success
of the Turkish troops in Thessaly has
caused the greatest satisfaction in
military circles here. 1t is now believ-
ed that Edhem Pasha will occupy the
port of Volo and the important town
of Trikhala, almost due, west of Laris-
sa and about 40 miles from that place,
with view of Strengthening his posi-
ton. The Turkish government will
then call upon Greece to evacuate the
island of Crete on condition that the
Ottoman troops. are withdrawn from
Thessaly. After the occupation of
Trikhala by the Turkish forces, the
Greeks in Epirus will find themselves
between the troops>under Ahmed Hif-
ri Pasha and those of Edhem Pasha,
and in danger of being cut off from the
rest of the Hellenic forces.
AS to the campaign in Epirus, it is
not thought here that Janina is now in
danger of being attacked by the mutin-
Gus Albanians owing to the efforts of
the palace officials here, combined with
the efforts of the Albanian chiefs.
The mutineers are said to have sub
mitted. although the outbreak at first
caused serious aDprehensiOns at the
IYildiz Kiosk.
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Negroes as Soldiers.

Is the colored man an efficient sol,
dier? This familiar question is an.
swered in the affirmative by Brevet
Brig. Gen. Guy v. Henry, U. S. A. This
competent witness testifes that "in
garrison tho colored troops are clean
and self-respecting and proud of their
uniform; in the field, patient and
cheerful under hardships or depriva-
lions, never growing nor disconnected,
doing what is required of them with
out a murmur." Gen. Henry also says
that the desertion Of one of the col
ored- troops is almost unknown. An
important inference from this state
ment is that the country has valuable
material for her defense in the large
body of colored people. The real
strength of the nation, so far as self
protection is concerned, lies not in the
regular army and navy, but in the men
capable of preparation for fighting her
battles on land and on sea--Youth's
Companion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
A Testimonial.

A manufacturer presented a cycGst
with box of meat tablets. Drop ne
a hne as to how you like them" he
wrote. A few days after the race the
testimonial" arrived. 1t ran: You
asked me to let you know my expert
ences with your patent meat tablet, and
I have much pleasure in complying with
your request. Feeling in need of food,
I, in the sixty-fourth mile, began to
suck one of your tablets. The effect
was almost instantaneous. Passing the
sixty-fifth milestone. l chucked The
blooming lot into a field."-Glasgow
Times
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
ABOUT coLoRED FOLKS.

From the Alamo Advanced
Mr.. Jas. p. Mitchell has resumed ad-
vance agency of the Georgia minstrels
and left this city for Denver.
Mr.. Chas. Willis and lady, of Cotul-
la, Texas, are in the city at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Thomas ]. Dillwood of
Ellis street.
Mrs. r. L. Smith, the accomplished
wife of Representative Smith of Oak
land, Texas, is in the city at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Handley.
Miss Pauline Keller, who has been
teaching in the Austin city schools has
returned to this city.
A grand social will be given at the
residence of Mrs. !. H. Tanner, No.
POI Wawson street, next Thursday
night, the 2Sth inst, for the benefit of
the Bethel A. NJ. E. church.
Anyone who would rather borrow
this paper than to subscribe for 1t is
too mean to clean their teeth for fear
they would look handsomer than their
face.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stell has returned
from Galveston, having spent a few
days in that city with friends.
Mr. H. G.. Williams, proprietor of the
Menger barber shop, is building a
handsome residence, corner North
Centre and Monumental streets, to cost
$780,
The Epworth League and the St.
Paul NJ. E. Sunday school will give
their annual picnic at Riverside park
on Saturday May 1st.
See here! you professors and preach
ers had better chase yourselves around
here and straighten up with us or we
will commence backbiting.
The Advance means business and is
doing business, and d. HIS. desiring puffs
will get blown up with dynamite. This
means if you are behind in your sub
scriptiOn.
Some malicious inhuman Vermin
poisoned two of Mrs. Mills handsome
pet dogs last Saturday by administer
ing pulverized glass to them. DR..
Lange succeeded in saving one of them.
Every negro that served on the police
force during the Elmendorf admins
tration subscribed for the Advance.
Not a one of them have paid up. Mr..
Jacob Lyons is the only cart driver
that subscribed for the paper and paid
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
urDCE CAMPS COURT.

San Antonio Foundry Co. VS.. Giles
& Guindon, debt; verdict for plaintiff.
Grace and Richard Maltbie and John
L. Simpson, guardian, VS.. Mrs. Lizzie
Maltbie, partition; judgment for plain
tiff.
]. o. Sullivan VS.. G. H. & S. A. Ry.
Co, damages, $1,000, for personal in
juries; on trial by jury.
Suit was filed in the Forty fifth Dis
trict court this morning, wherein
Christopher Pfeuffer and the Perkins
Wind Mill and AK company, the Pape
and Weber Carriage company, the
Moline Pillow company and the Column
bus Phaeton company complain Of Lee
Kilgore. The petition alleges that on
September II, 1896, r. ]. Hofheinz made
a general assignment and appointed
defendant assignee with bond of $5,-
900, to take charge of the goods, valu-
ed at $4,000, besides the outstanding
accounts, etc, valued at $4,000. Plain
tiffs allege that they are creditors in
the following sums: Christopher
Pfeuffer, $4,234.S0; Perkins Wind Mill
and AK Co., S25.01; Pape & Weber Car
riage Co., $237.S0; Moline Plow Co.,
$76.01; Columbus Phaeton Co., SO, 1876.
Plaintiffs alleges that defendant as as
signee has hitherto failed and refused
and continues so to furnish plaintiffs
a statement of the assets and liabilities
of said Hofheinz, wherefore they pray
that defendant be ordered to give them
the names and addresses of each of
the accepting creditors and that de-
PENDANT be removed as assignee and
that some other person be appointed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
LIVES WITH SNAKES.
Hermit of the Everglades Shares His
Cabin with yenomous Reptiles.

Part way on the trail leading to Billy's
island there is u rude cypress log cabin
wherein dwells one of the most unique
individuals in all the southern states.
He is a Georgia Cracker" of the ante
bellum type, and his object in life is to
snare as many reptiles as possible, all of
which are nurtured and cared for until
sold to some museum in the north. a
visit to the spot is apt to give even a
temperate man a mild case of delirium
tremens. Upon asking permission to ex-
anime the stock in trade the man raised
the lid of large box about two and a
half by three feet in size, and within
were seen about two bushels of large
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
RAILROAD NOTES.

At Valentine. on the Southern Pa
cific Gilbert Quintana, a Mexican wi
per, met with a serious accident last
Thursday morning by falling through
the roof of the round house. He was
on the roof. painting, when it gave
way, and he fell to the ground. striking
on an engine in his descent. breaking
the fall to some extent. He was
brought to San Antonio Thursday
night and taken to the Santa Rosa
hospital.
A shipment of sixteen one-year-old
ponies was made over the Southern
ranch at Kerrville to Baltimore in
palace car.
With the rush of business on the
Southern Pacific there has also been
rush of applicants for jobs, and 1t
has been found necessary to put out
a sign, mo trainmen needed today"
The projectors of the San Antonio
Brownsville railroad, report meeting
with success and expect to begin work
by next August.
Fred. D. Miller. travelling passenger
agent of the Illinois Central, at New
Orleans, arrived from Austin last night
and left for Houston today.
Charles A. Waterman, travelling
freight and passenger agent Of the
Iron Mountain, is in the city.
lack Mulhall general live stock
agent of the Frisco line, is in the city,
accompanied by Live Stock Agent j.
P. Moore, of the same road.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
There you go again,

There you go again.
Told you the Bronchos couldn't
win every day. But baseball
cranks are the most forgetful people
in the world. They are unreasonable.
They can't understand how the Bron-
chos walked over Houston after the
Buffalos played them to u standstill in
two preceding games. But that's one
of the things that cannot be explained.
That's baseball. We are liable to do
the same thing to the Sand Crabs to-
day. And there is no reason why we
shouldn't. Big Tom Hays hasn't won
game on the road yet, but his right
arm is as strong as ever, and indica-
ions are that we will take today's
game. Bones Parvin will likely pitch
for Galveston. O'ConnOr's boys have
always had a peculiar fondness for
"Old Bones" when they used to visit
us from Denison out at Riverside.
Frank Sparks, an eX-Southern leag-
eur, pitched his first game for Calves
ton yesterday, and the Bronchos had
difficulty in finding him. They only
got six hits off him, and these were
made in four innings. He gave seven
men bases on balls, but the necessary
hit to fetch the run was not forthcOm-
ing. The Sand Crabs got twelve hits
off Herbert, and they got them when
they were needed.
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CAPTURED HIS MAN.
Regime Gonzales Ties up the Fellow
Who Stole His Clothes.

Regijino Gonzales Ties up the Fellow
Who Stole His Clothes.
Last evening early a Mexican man
named Regime Gonzales, from the
country, brought in a Mexican boy
about II years of age TO the police
station tied hard and fast with ropes,
and asked that he be locked up in the
city Jail, a request which was COM
piled with and opposite his name on
the police book was entered the charge
of suspicious character.
This morning he was before Record
er Lewis who heard Gonzales testimo-
ny, which was to the effect that a few
days ago he picked up the young fell
low where he was camped on the Frio
river in Frio county, and let him stay
with him in camp. The boy gave his
name as Jose Maria Mendez.
One morning last week he awoke and
discovered that young MendeZ had dis
appeared during the night and that
several articles about the camp, in
Guiding some clothing, had also disap-
peared at the same time. He traced
the young fellow up and caught him
and carrying the others.
Gonzales then proceeded to act as
special policeman, tying Mendez and
hauling him into town where he turn
ed him over to the police, as already
mentioned.
Recorder Lewis transferred the case
to the Justice court after hearing the
testimony.
According to Gonzales, young Men
DEE had on one of the stolen shirts in
court this morning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS
Office of the City Collector, |
April u, 1897.

Owners of dogs are hereby notified
to pay one dollar license for EACH
dog inside the city limits. The penal
ty as affixed May 4, 1896, for a failure
to procure a license tag is not less
than $500 Give Dollars).
Owners of license tags on dogs must
guard them, AS NO DUPLICATE can
be issued, except upon payment for
same.
The dog catchers will start on May
II, 1897.
Country people visiting the city with
dogs, are required to conffne them to
their vehicles.
MAX SuTOR,
4-27-10t % City Collector,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27

4 The remains of F. L. Mulville, aged
p years, who died at 121 Blum street
yesterday of tuberculosis will be ship
ped to Stamford. Conn, tonight, ac-
companied by deceased's brother and
father. Deceased was a medical doc
tor.
Miss Gertrude Hunter, of Houston,
is in the city, visiting her cousin, Mrs.
Ed. Boutwell,, at 721 Austin street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Santa Rosa Consolidat-
ed Mining and Smelling company,
will be held at San Antonio, Texas, on
May 8, 1897, for the election of a
board of directors and to transact such
other business as may properly come
before such meeting. R. II. Hunstock,
President. 4-S-30t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
GREEK CONGRESS TO MEET.

Athens, April 27.-An extraordinary
session of the Boule or Legislative as
sembly has been called for this after
noon. Different leaders of the oppo-
sition have been called to the palace.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
His Interest.

Yes, sir" said Mr.. Winbiddle to a
stranger, II insist that all water used
for drinking and culinary purposes
should be boiled at least half an hour"
You are physician, presume"
mo; am a coal dealer."-N. Y. Jour
nal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
THEssALIANs ARE SAFE.

Athens, April PA deputation of
citizens sent from Volo to Larissa has
been assured by the Turkish comman-
der that the people of Thessaly have
nothing to fear from the invaders.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
FOUND IRON.

Market Master Page has discovered
an iron mine on his property on River
avenue, a specimen of the pure iron
ore which he found about a foot I'M
der ground while digging for fishing
worms, now being on exhibition in
the city clerks office.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
MEYLER,s LATEST FAKE.

Madrid. April IA dispatch from
Havana to the Epoch, this city, says
the number of insurgents in Cuba who
are submitting to Spanish authorities
increases daily. The military authori-
ties are preparing to send 5000 addi-
tional troops to the PHILIPPINE islands.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27

The contract for the construction
of the Texas building at the Nashville
Centennial exposition has been award
ed and work has commenced. The
building will be a reproduction of the
Alamo.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
Houston Beats Austin, The Tigers Defeat
The Panthers Aud The Midlanders
Play Good Ball, But In Hard Luck.
BASEBALL BAROMETER.

Yesterdays RESULTS.
At Observation-Disclosures 9, San An
tonic 2.
At Houston-Houston 3, Austin 6.
At Fort Worth-Denison- Sherman 8,
Fort Worth 4.
At Paris-Dallas s, Paris 4.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
A BIRTHDAY.

Next Sunday the ranch of Mr.. Henry
Hoefling eight miles northwest of this
city, will be the scene of merry fam
lily reunion on the anniversary of Mr..
Hoefiing's infant son.
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