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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
NET DEATH FACE 70 FACE.
An Austin Mans HOr-
rible Experience.
NARROWLY ESCAPES BEING
MANGLED EXTRAORDINARILY
BY A TRAIN.
Was On His Way To Meet His Wife
When He Narrowly ESCAPED
Meeting Grim Death 1t
Self-He Will RecOv-
er However,
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Austin, Texas, June 26.-Mr. VIM. H.
Bell prominent citizen of this city,
narrowly escaped meeting his
death this morning by the incoming
international & Great Northern train.
Mr. Bell, accompanied by his SON
Mr.. w. G. Bell, went down to the In
ternational & Great northern railway
depot this moring to meet Mrs. Bell
who was coming home from Nash
willie.
but was forty minutes late. Mr.. Bell
the elder thought he would go and
meet the train, and accordingly he
started down the track, his son slowly
following. He had gone about two
blocks from the depot when the train
was seen approaching. When the
train crossed the Lavaca street eros
sing, Mr.. Bell made an attempt to
catch on to the sleeper, and that at
tempt nearly cost him his life. He
caught the guard of the sleeper with
his left hand and made futile attempt
to catch the handle, but he miscalcu-
ted his reach and the step of the slee-
per, struck him violent blow on the
back of the head, and he was cut in
four or five different places just back
of the head, near the left ear. He also
received a severe cut over the left eye.
The force of the blow knocked Mr.. Bell
senseless and his foot slipped and he
fell right under the coach and it is a
miracle how, he ever escaped being
mangled into an unrecognizable heap.
AS it was he had sufficient presence of
mind, Notwithstanding the fact that
he had been knocked almost senseless
to push himself away from the truck
Just in time to escape being run over
by the rear wheels and truck of the
coach.
1t certainly was an act of Divine
providence that he pushed himself out.
Otherwise it would have been an in
slant and most horrible death.
Mr.. w. G. Bell. son of the injured
man, was standing only thirty feet
away and he called to his father not
to try to catch the train but it was
too late, for he had caught it. Mr.
Bell Immediately gave the alarm and
called to the conductor to stop the
train which was done just as soon as
possible, and with the aid of the con-
ductor and the porter, Mr.. Bel
picked up the apparently lifeless body
of his father and he was put into
hack where he soon regained con-
seriousness and was conveyed to his
home, 500 San Jacinto street.
DR.. Mclaughlin, the family physi-
clan, was called in and he set at once
dressing the wounds. DR.. Nc Laugh
lin said that there were no internal
injuries and no bones broken. 1t was
feared that the skull had been fractur-
ed, but fortunately it was not. The
doctor said that while the wounds
were very serious they are not neces-
sarily fatal or dangerous and that the
chances for recovery are very favora-
BILE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
BLOODY FIGHTS.
Three Men Stabbed Last Night on the
West Side.

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West Side.
Across the creek" which has been
extremely quiet for some time. was
thrown into a state of excitement last
night. About $3.50 o'clock there were
two bloody fights. and Albert Clay.
negro. and Will Rife and Tom Rife.
were seriously stabbed and cut. while
Albert Van Ripper is under arrest on a.
charge of assault to murder.
Albert Clay had trouble with anoth-
er negro named Will Hall, who is a
guitar player, on Paschal square. near
the corner of West Commerce aud East
streets, and Hall pulled a sharp razor
from his pocket and slashed Clay
across the back of the neck. He drew
the razor along Clay's neck until it
reached under the chin and then ran
away. With the blood streaming down
his clothes, Clay sought a doctor and
the wound was sewed up.
The Rife boys and Albert Van Ripper
had fight in the rear of Reds New
Dandy saloon on South Laredo street.
about Q o'clock. They renewed the
fight in the rear of Bob Marks saloon,
corner West Commerce and Laredo
streets, when, it is said, Van Ripper att
tackled Tom Rife with a dagger, cut
ting the latter in the neck and stab
bling him in the shoulder. Will Rife
tried to pull Tom. his brother, away.
when, it is said Van Ripper went for
him, cutting Will Rife in the abdomen.
Tom Rife was then taken to the city
hospital and Will Rife to his room at
Jesusa Penaloza's house, corner OF
Monterey and Pecos streets. The
wounds of both are serious and were.
| sewed up. Van Ripper was arrested
| by Captain Andreas Brown and gave
bond in the sum of $500 before Justice
| Shook, who was summoned to the po-
lice station for the occasion.
Len Anderson tried to part the men,
when, it is said Van Riper went for
| him with the knife. Anderson then
threw a rock at Van Ripper. missing
him. and the missile struck in Bob
Marks saloon, breaking a lot of bottles
| and glasses. Anderson was arrested
on charge of throwing stones. Bill
Day, it is said, was also mixed up in
the fight, and was arrested as va
| grant. -,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
HEALTH JEOPARDIZED.
Butchers Practice of Blowing Meat is
Condemned by Health Au-
thorities

Butchers Practice of Blowing Meat is
Condemned by Health Au-
thorities.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
New Orleans, La, June 26.-On yes
terday the committee on public health,
composed of DR.. Konke, chairman,
Messrs. j. NJ. Sherrouse, Chas. A. An
derson, Geo. Eike and Jno. A. Cooney,
went, on tour of inspection of the
abbatoirs and slaughter houses below
the city, to look into the question of
blowing" meats against which an or
dinance was introduced by Dr. Konke
at the instigation of the board of
health on May 4th. The ordinance
provides among. other things, that no
meats or carcasses shall be blown or
inflated by bellows or otherwise for
the simple fact that by this process the
meat is made to look fresh and clean,
whereas it may be of diseased carcass
ses.
The meat inspectors affirm that it is
impossible for them to discover can
GERS, for instance. when the meat is
dangerous practice. The story is told
of how the carcass of COW was cut
in twain and one side blown up and
sold for veal. while the other side was
sold for beef. Butchers claim that
by blowing up the meat the hides can
be saved intact, as it takes very skill
full and expert butchers to skin a car
cass without hurting the hide when
it is unblown. This will hardly save
them though, when the ordinance
comes before the council on Monday
night, as it is considered by it's promo
tiers as a very necessary health meas
ure and they say the destruction of all
hides of beeves killed should not stand
in the way of single life jeopardized
by diseased meat made to look fresh
by this blowing process.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
GAVE HIM NO SHOW AT ALL
FOR HIS LIFE BUT B0WLED
HIM OVER.
They We're All Fishers And Hunt
erS And The Woman And HuS-
hand We're ROverS The
Cause Of The HOr-
rible Tragedy.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

Baton Rouge, La, June 26.-Charles
B. Kneedler, hunter and fisher, was
killed this morning at Mount Pleasant
plantation, couple >of miles below
Port Hickey, by Mrs. Fannie Will
liams, wife of Moses Williams, anoth-
er fisherman. The parties had a row
yesterday and were all before a JUS
tice. who placed them under bond to
keep the peace. This morning as
Kneedler was about to enter his skiff,
Mrs. Williams fired upon him from a
window of her boat with a double
barreled shotgun. AS he staggered
back desperately wounded in the body,
she fired again, the load taking effect
in his head and causing instant death.
She then procured pistol and walked
out on the deck of her boat prepared
to do further execution, but found it
unnecessary.
The only witness to the tragedy made
an affidavit before the justice. Mrs.
Williams and her husband were ar
rested and shent down to Jail in this
city. They were seen in their cell
this evening, but Mrs. Williams refus-
ed to make statement. Her hus-
band, however, said that at the time
of the tragedy, he was some sixty
yards off around an embankment and
consequently saw nothing but heard
two reports of gun. He said fur
Their that the cause of the tragedy was
an improper proposal of Kneedler 10
his wife, repeated on one or two occa-
sions, and an assault at the time of the
shooting.
From their statement had led row.
ing life, having travelled through sew
eral of the southern states during the
past thirteen years. The Jail officials
are convinced that Williams has led
criminal career, and is even now un-
der sentence for serious offense.
Kneedler was a very eccentric char
acter He was a we'll educated and
intelligent man, although he led the
life of a fisherman.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
SULLIVAN AND BOB.

The Old Ring Champion Will be Given
A Chance to get in Again.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
New York, June 26.-Martin Julian.
manager of Bob Fitzsimmons, has made
a proposition to Frank Dunn, of Bos-
ton, manager of John L. Sullivan,
which was accepted. The PROPOSE
ton is that John L. Sullivan and Fitz-
simmons shall meet at Ambrose Park,
Brooklyn, on the afternoon of July .,
rain or shine, for four or six rounds.
If Sullivan's sparring shall be deemed
by the public and sporting writer's as
creditable and indicative of his abili-
ty to enter the ring for a finish con-
test, the terms and conditions for such
a match may be arranged Immediately
thereafter. Sullivan win get share
of the gate receipts.
III accepting the proposition Mr..
Dunn simply said that though the time
was short Julian had the call in acting
as the holder Of the championship and
that Sullivan would be in the ring al
the appointed hour
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
RUMoRED WHEAT CORNER.

Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Chicago, June 26.-Rumors of a cor
ner in July wheat are agitating the
grain market. One report names the
Armours, as the controlling influence,
and another, from Minneapolis, credits
the responsibility for the situation to
c. A. Pillsbury.
The visible supply is not more than
twenty million bushels, and in a few
days will fall several million bushels
below that figure. OF this amount it
is said Armour & Co. now control four
teen million bushels. So acute became
the situation today, that they sent the
price in the local markets one and one
half cent over the closing mark of the
preceding day. Monday is expected to
show a greater increase and another
dimunition of the visible supply. None
of the heavy dealers admit that the
corner has been engineered, but the
bears need wheat and are fastening
to buy. A short time ago July wheat
was selling at only three cents over
September; today, it was IA cents
over Wednesday last it was only four
cents over. The world was never as
bare of wheat as it is today. There
are in Americas visible supply less
than 2O000,000 bushels. A year ago
there were 47,S6O,OOO bushels, two years
ago 44,544,O0O, three years ago 54,661,-
900, four years ago 62,316,O0O. Euro
pean wheat stacks were given on Mon
day last at 1854, 900 bushels. A year
ago they were 61,4O0,000 Thus the to-
tai worlds stocks are now practically
81, 217 900 bushels against a stock of
1877, 73S, 900 bushels in 1896. There is
really less than 100000 bushels of
wheat of eleven grades on the market
and this is scattered at some twenty
different points with in the last
few days there has been from 100000
bushels of July contracts transferred
from one to another set off houses. 1t
has been gossip that half dozen
prominent houses were long on round
lots of July the amount running from
100000 to 100000 bushels of July
wheat held by somebody either indi-
vidually or collectively. Whatever
the amount the question arises are
how are the shorts going to fill their
contracts with wheat.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
LOST OVERHEARD.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

New Orleans, La, June 26.-An I'M
known Italian woman was drowned off
the steamship Creole, of the Cromwell
line, Wednesday night while the ship
was making her way from New York
to this city. The woman and her four
children were coming to New Orleans,
where they were to join their husband
and father. The woman was last
seen on Wednesday night and 1T was
not known until next morning that
she had been drowned. Whether she
committed suicide or accidentally fell
over board is not known.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
A DOMESTIC AFFAIR.
F. H. Lancaster Sues His Wife and is
Charged With Assault
To Mnrdar

A petition for a writ of habeas corpus
was filed in the Forty-fifth District
court yesterday afternoon. wherein +.
II. Lancaster complains of Belle Lam
caster. The petition cites that they
were married July 81. 1887 and have
three children, and that on May IS.
1897, plaintiff began suit for divorce
against defendant. Petitioner shows
defendant is an unfit person to have
custody of the children. Judge Camp
ordered that a writ be issued directing
defendant to produce the children In
court Monday morning. 1t is believed
that defendant has gone to California
Mr.. Lancaster is well known in San
Antonio and his many friends sympa-
thize with him in his misfortune.
A charge Of assault to murder was
made against him in Justice Jones'
court yesterday by II. +. Stevens. He
Immediately gave bond in tho sum Of
$500. the sureties being Peter Jonas and
=. Frob0ese.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
A LOST OPPORTUNITY.
,cial wire to SUNDAY Light.

Special Wire TO sunday Llght.
Washington, June 26.-American to-
bacco dealers lost fine opportunity
to make heavy sales in Nicarauga af-
ter the abolition of the tobacco duties
there last October. United States
Consul Wiesicke, at Managua, reports
to the State department that owing to
financial necessity the government has
reimposed the duties and mean time
Jamaican and Mexican dealers have
filled the markets with their tobacco.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
ges Antonio Texas Sunday Morning June g. 1897

sicians say it will be miracle If he
RECEIVERS. A negro man happened to
be in the line of fire and received a
charge through his left side and hip
which is expected to result fatally.
Both persons are highly connected all
over the state, Simms being son of
the late General G. p. Simms, we'll
known in veteran circles throughout
the south.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
COSTLY. CONFEDERATION.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

New Orleans, La, June 26.-Only a
few walls are now left standing of
what was this morning one of the fin
est rice mills in the city. About noon
today fire broke out in Ernest rice
mill and in two hours the establish
ment was totally destroyed. The loss
on building and machinery is over one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
There was large stock on hand and
the loss on this cannot now be ascer-
tanned. The building and stock were
only partially insured. Police and
firemen suffered greatly from the heat
and two of the police were Frustrated
and had to be taken away.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
FORFEITED HIS LIFE.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

Birmingham, Ala, June Cat West
Blocton yesterday, Weslery Rich and
struck Teasley over the head with a
wine bottle, inflicting an ugly wound.
Thereupon Teasley, who is a powerful
man, knocked Rich down. He then
jumped upon the fallen man and liter
ally ground out his right eye with his
heel and mashed his head in front and
rear almost to a jelley. Rich died to-
day, after intense torture. 1t is con-
ceded that he was the aggressor.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
WEALTHY NEGRO BIDDER.
lecial Wire to Sunday Light.

Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Selma, Ala, June 26.-The city is
much exercised over the report that a
wealthy New York negro will bid
heavy for the Manhattan cotton mill
property to be sold at foreclosure next
month.
He proposes to operate the mill with
negro labor. This would throw 300
white hands out of employment. The
property is valuable. A large block
of stock was owned by the defunct
Commercial bank, necessitating the
foreclosure.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
A STOCK EPIDEMIC.


Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Lake Charles, La, June 26.-Reports
from blackberry Island, down the CAL
casieu river, give accounts of extensive
ravages by Charlton. Large numbers
of stock are dying in pastures and the
sick animals are greatly interfering
with farm work.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
RESULT OF A FEUD.
White Man Fatally Wounded and In
nocent Negro Badly Winged.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

Covington, Ga, June 26.-G. p. Simms
and w. S. Bell have for months past
been bitter enemies and rivals in bus
mess. and friends all over the state
prophesied some fatal termination
when they should happen to face each
other. This morning Simms receiv-
ed note from a friend warning him
that Bell had announced his intention
of killing him the first opportunity.
Between and s o'clock, Bell was
walking past Simms' place of business
when the latter called on him to halt.
Instead Bell set OF at a lively pace
around a corner when Simms let fly at
him with both barrels Of a shotgpn.
So badly wounded is Bell, that his Pig
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
OFFICERS ELECTED.

The members of the Jollittee Social
club met at the home of Miss PAMELA
Milburn, No. 915 Wyoming street,
Thursday night and elected officers for
the ensuing term as follows:
President, Scudder Hines; vice pres
ident, Miss Gertrude Cahill; secretary,
Gus Zallmanzig; treasurer. Adolphus
Dugosch; amusement committee, Gus
Zallmanzig. Roy Beitel and Herman
hester.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
LIQUOR HABIT DANGEROUS.

Special Wire to Sunday Light.
New Orleans, June 26.-Beginning a
week ago New Orleans has experienced
most remarkable heat wave. The
thermometer has ranged steadily high
in the nineties and there have been
more cases of heat prostration the past
seven days than have previously &C.
Cured in the past ten years. Many
have resulted fatally. This city, here
tofore rarely witnessed the occurrence
of sunstroke so common in northern
cities.
Investigation shows however, that in
nearly every case the victims have in
dulged to greater or less extent in
drinking intoxicating liquors.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
FINE NAVAL DISPLAY.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

London, June 26.-Off Spithead today,
the British and foreign nations grand
naval review was witnessed by the
Prince of Wales. He inspected about
thirty miles Of ships, manned by 49,
900 men. There were 165 ships in the
British fleet alone, carrying 900 heavy
guns. Each nation sent its best ship
and the strongest and swiftest of all
was the United States cruiser Brook
lyn.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
A SENATOR ILL.

Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Washington, June 26.-While in the
middle of a speech in the Senate this
afternoon Senator Pettigrew was at
tackled with illness from a blood clot
on the brain, and is now in very Sc
rious condition at his home.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
IMPROVED TRAIN SERVICE.

Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Georgetown, Texas, June 26.-The In
ternational railroad will change the
schedule on the Georgetown branch
Sunday, July 4th giving us three trains
daily instead of one daily train and
one night train which is the case under
the present schedule.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
ALLOWED MORE PRIVILEGES.
ial wire to Sunday Light.

Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Austin, Texas, June 26.-The state
school board was in session today and
made the apportionment of scholar
ships to the Sam Houston normal. The
apportionments allow each senator and
representative two appointees where
formerly they only had one.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
MARTINEZ is HAPPY.
He Wants Brass Band to Play at
His Hanging.

Maxine Martinez, who is in the Will
son county Jail at Floresville, waiting
to be swung into eternity, forthe crime
of triple murder is as happy as the
day is long. Henry Merritt, who has
occasion TO stop at F1oresville nearly
every day, says that Maritime asks but
two favors-he wants TO see his moth
er and relatives and wants a bress
band to play while he is being hang
ed. He says he wants to die, but not
at the hands Of a mob. and only re-
grets that it is not June 80 instead Of
9uly 80 when ne win get the moose.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
PRINTING BIDS OPENED.


Special Wire to SUNDAY Light
Austin, Texas, June 26.-The state
printing board was in session today
and opened bids for the printing or the
Supreme court reports. now out of
print. from Vol Sc to Vol So. There
were only two bidders. both haes, this
city. II. p. n. Gammef
Won Reckman Public ground is Fort
ter opening the bids ana Where me
ed until Monday moline lower GROUND
without takiag any khe city ana u
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
FILED A CHARTER.
al wire to Sunday Light.

SpeclaI wire 10 SuIIudF LIsHt.
Austin, Texas, June 26.-The Union
Passenger Depot company, of Calves
ton. today flied it's charter with the
secretary of state. The company's
main office is at Galveston at which
point mammoth union depot will be
erected but a branch office will be To-
Gated at New York to negotiate bonds.
The capital stock is 100000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
ALL QUIET NOW.

Special Wire to Sunday Light.
New Orleans, La. June 26.-Telegrams
from Key West, Fla, state that the
threatened trouble there between
whites and negroes is at an end.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-27
WILLIE is ALBRIGHT

Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Georgetown, Texas. June 26.-Willie
Williams, who was run over by load
of straw oats last Wednesday, is con-
valescing and will recover.