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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-30
Personal MENTION.

D. d. Bell. is at the Arcade from
Austin.
B. F. Vowel, of Texarkana, is at tbs
| Menger.
Mr.. D. Ludlow is reported as being
seriously i'll.
E. F. Senter and wife, of New York,
are at the Menger.
Col. Mark Weiss, the great Beau
mont lumberman, is in the city.
Sam Hite, a merchant Of Kaufman,
is in the city and is stopping at the
Arcade.
Colonel D. R. FAINT arrived in the
city from Alice last night and is quar-
tered at the Mahncke.
w. B. Anderson left yesterday for
Waco to attend a conference of Demo-
Gratis to be held there.
j. w. Walthal, a tourist, is in the
city and is stopping at the Arcade no.
tel, from San Francisco.
John Boardman, of Monroe, La, ar
rived in the city this morning and
registered at the Arcade.
Capt. Joe Shelley returned from the
country, where he has been enjoying
ranch life for several weeks.
Misses Augusta Krisch, Lizzie Beck
er and Katie Jaggie will leave Monday
evening for Denison to visit relatives.
Mr.. ]. E. yRennie, representing the
Erhard Faber Pencil Co., will arrive
tomorrow in San Antonio from New
York.
Mrs. Theo. Folz has been called to
Brennan, Tex, on account of the SER,
ious illness of her father, Mr.. Alex
ander Simon.
Miss Josephine. Oge has returned
from Cincinnati conservatory of music
where she has been taking course in
musical education.
Misses Rosenberg and Heidenheimer,
of Galveston, and Peetz, of San An
tonic, were callers at the city hall
central fire station today.
Misses Epstein and Amolsky, of Lul-
ing and Waelder, respectively, who
have been visiting Miss Schatsky dur
ing the drill, have returned home.
Mr.. Chas. Bamberger, manager of
the Alamo Comment Co., has returned
from Philadelphia, where he went to
see Mr.. George H. Kalteyer, president
Of the company.
Miss Katie Jackson, who has been
in this city for the past year
with her sister Mrs. Burk, on South
street, has returned to her
home in Waco.
NJ. and Mrs. S. Billow and Miss
Ethyl Duren. of Cuero, have returned
from trip Ito Monterey, Mex. Mr..
Billow witnessed bull fight last Sun
day in which four bulls swere killed
and the fighters arrested for failing to
kill the fifth bull, fine $1,000 animal
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-30
THE CRIME.

On Sunday, June 6, of the present
year, a Mexican man, his wife and
daughter were murdered at Floresville
and Martinez, who had been paying
considerable attention to the girl, was
suspected. He had asked the girl to
run away with him, but she refused
and this is believed to have led to the
crime.
At any rate, Martinez had been miss
ing since the murder was committed.
A posse of officers went in pursuit of
him. They hunted high and low.
Sheriff Morris, of Karnes county, with
a number of others, took the direction
toward the Rio Grande, believing that
Martinez was headed toward Mexico.
After five-days' chase they discov-
cred the trail of their man and captur-
ed him somewhere near the boundary
line of McMullen and Webb counties.
He was afoot and shoeless. When he
saw that all hope for escape was lost
he surrendered and confessed that he
was the man wanted. No time was lost
in taking him to Floresville, where he
arrived in custody of the officers
and was placed nj the Wilson county
Jail. A crowd of about 400 people
was at the depot to meet the officers
and the prisoner, and. for a while it
appeared as if a necktie party was be-
ing organized.
In order to avoid lynching, the
train was stopped before it reached
the depot, and the prisoner was quiet
ly hustled off to Jail, while the people
waited at the depot only to be disap-
pointed.
The posse consisted of two officers
of Wilson three of Karnes and two of
Atascosa counties. Their man was
caught on the Osmon ranch in McMul-
len county by Juan Cara. The ac-
cused feared he was going to be lynch
ed and made full confession to the
officers, begging earnestly for protec-
tom He detailed how he killed PIu-
tarco Garlic, aged 81 years, Dolores
Garlic, aged 81 years and the 1S-year-
old girl Juanita Acosta, the latter af-
ter he had ravished her. He said he
would have killed the Martinez family.
also, including his wife, from whom he
was separated, had not daylight come
too quickly. He said he loved the
Acosta girl and she would not elope
with him.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-30
OFFERED A BRIBE.

last night on the charge of offering to
bribeEnma Wulff, the girl whom Hen
ry Robinson, the negro is accused of
ravishing. 1t is said Vina wanted to
pay Miss Wulff not to prosecute the
case sa4
County Physician Berrey declares
that Robinson is not diseased as re-
ported in the morning paper.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-30
RoPED RIGHTLY.
VERDICT IN a RAPE ANDDMURDER
CASE.
Execution Of The Fiend Maxine Martinez
At Floresville, Today-Done With
out Music.

Floresville, Tex, July S0.-(SpeciaD-
This is Friday and hangman's day at
Floresville. Maxine Martinez, the
condemned murderer of Plutarco Car
lilo and wife and their grand daughter
Juanita Acosta, the latter after hav-
ing been outraged, was executed. The
deed occurred several miles south of
Floresville, near Marcelina, on a
switch of the San Antonio &c Arkansas
Pass railroad, June 5th last. Martinez
was hung from the scaffold erected on
the west side of the county Jail at
Floresville, the county seat of Wilson
county, at 1922 o'clock. p. M, today.
About five thousand people from this
and adjoining counties along the San
Antonio & Arkansas Pass railway, flock,
ed thither to witness the hanging
which was partially made a.public one.
The scaffold was about fifteen feet
high with a fall of eight feet. The
condemned murderer, M. Martinez,
was in full view of the public while
stading on the platform, but when the
trap was sprung, he disappeared be-
hind screen of cotton bagging which
was tackled around the lower part of
the scaffolding.
Martinezs request that band of
music be engaged to play during his
execution was afterwards rescinded by
him as he wished more solemnity on
the occasion.
The condemned passed a very rest
less night although cheerful to all APP
pearances, sleeping but one hour be-
tween the hours of four and six this
morning. He ate hearty breakfast,
consisting of bacon, beefsteak and
coffee, and later on partook of some
ice cream and lemonade. He request "
ed that good hearty dinner be sent
him at noon.
In an interview with a Light repre-
sentative Martinez said that he was
very sorry for the deed he had commit
ted and hated to die on account of
leaving his wife and babies. At nine
this morning Father Vento, Catholic
priest, administered the last sacra-
ment. Sheriff ]. S. Craighead and his
deputies were kept busy guarding the
prisoner and keeping back the crowd
from the Jail. Perfect order prevailed
before and during the execution.
Quite number of San Antonians were
present to witness the hanging. The
rope was of hemp and one inch thick
and was stretched this morning with
a two hundred pound weight.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-30
TWO FIRE ALARMS.
But The Tower Bells Were Not Rung
Last Night.

Last Night.
" By request Of Chief of Police Shar-
dein last night Fire Chief Collins is
sued orders to the operators at Central
fire station not to ring the tower bells
in case of fire. Chief Shardein was
cautious about alarming the public
on account of the mobs who were ram
pant in the city on account of the
Robinson rape case, and it was well he
had such forethought.
Two alarms came in one at 1851
o'clock from box 264, a false alarm
from the corner of Laredo and East
streets, caused by some woman seeing
lot of Mexicans cooking females over
an open fire and giving the alarm.
While the firemen were returning
from this call, a still alarm called them
on a long run out to the lake shore at
West End, where the S-room one-story
frame residence of Contractor Eugene
Davis was burning rapidly. The fire
men arrived as promptly as possible,
but could not save the dwelling. They
saved the barn and outbuildings, how
ever. Mr. Davis house was valued at
about $500 and was only partially in
sured.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-30

porter lis by using dynamite or can.
non, and lots of innocent lives would
then be sacrificed.
The city fire committee will meet
tomorrow to investigate the charges
of INSTRUMENTATION against Fireman
Dumont,i of Co. No. l, against Capt.
Watkins.
-Twenty-one prisoners in the city
Jail were supplied with breakfasts this
morning and twenty were given sup
pers last night.
-Messrs. Louis Degen and Tom
Holt expect to leave tomorrow over
the Gulf Shore railway for a weeks
fishing and hunting trip to Sutherland
Springs, Wilson county. #
Mr.. Louis Heuermann won the
gents prize at the Ivy Bowling club
contest last night and Mrs. J. j.
Rheiner won the ladies' medal.
j. W. Maddox and 7. l.. Wren are
suing r. l.. Summerlin and wife in the
Forty-fifth District court for the pay
ment of judgment of $500, subject
to property on South Flores street.
There are some more fim-flam ar
lists of avery common order in the city
at present. They tried their game yes
terday with a five dollar bill on Mr..
Mortimer Hewitt, but without success.
Louis Cohen, aged 2S years, died in
hte city hospital of consumption this
morning and the remains were in
tered in the Jewish cemetery this eff
ternoon.
Ditch Commissioner Huntress has
been notified that there is an obstruc-
ton in the river in the rear of 1875
Taylor street, from which a stencil
arises.
Police Officer Joe Khouri reports
that he is having almost as much
trouble with number of the female
inhabitants on his beat as the west
side officers have on their beats.
WEST END PAVILION is now
ready to be rented to the public for
dancing. Boats to rent at 25 cents per
couple. Apply at pavilion. Its
The gentleman section of the Turn
er Bowling club will have a practice
game tonight.
OLG VI lllC oSpdhClo OF bhC SOliN
ton hall mob meeting last night be-
came mixed on politics and proposed
an endorsement of Mayor Callaghan.
General Manager Arnold, of the
Lone Star brewery, has made a pres
ent of his fine pet civet cat to his
friend Mr.. Dave Menk, proprietor of
the San Pedro Zoo.
County Judge Peter Jonas and
Commissioners Wilkins, Umscheid,
Bell and Guerguin left for Converse
over the Southern Pacific this morning
to look over the county roads in that
precinct.
The death of Mrs. Herman Steu-
bling, from consumption, was reported
to the city health office today.
Mrs. Carmen Pineda, aged IA years,
died July "a, at No. 523 Guadalupe
street, Ward 2, from heart disease.
A case of scarlet fever has been
reported to the board of health as ex-
listing on Live Oak street.
The finance committee of the city
council held a lengthy session this
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-30
ADVICE FROM THE COURT.
Judge Camp Requests a Settlement in
Gahweiler-Harris Case.

ouuSS camp REQUESTS d oelllSInenl III
Gahweiler- Harris Case.
The Gahweiler-Harris case for the
appointment of a receiver of the West
End Lumber Co., came UP before Judge
Camp in chambers this morning. The
court advised the parties to agree on a
mutual settlement among themselves,
as a receiver is an expensive adjunct
to business. Defendant claimed
that there is no law for the appoint
ment of receiver in that case. Judge
Camp allowed the parties until Monday
to arrive at an agreement. and if they
tail he will hear the argument of de-
PENDANT Monday morning as to the
laws on the appointment of receivers,
and If found defective, as applied to
this case, he will appoint a receiver.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-30
Hail DEMONSTRATIONS

Luverne, Mimi, July Scoops in
strips five miles wide and thirty LONG
in this county, were entirely destroyed
by hail last night.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-30
CHIEF CLERK MONTGOMERY.

Mr.. Harvey Montgomery will assume
duties as chief clerk in the Railway
Mail Service in this city tomorrow
morning. Mr.. Francis is fixing. up his
report today. Mr.. Francis will resume
his former duties as clerk on the road.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-30
STREET RAILWAY TRANSFERS

Mayor Csliaghan this morning ,indi-
ted letter to the President of the
San Antonio Street Railway Co, call
ing his attention to the city ordinance
regarding transfer fares on all street
railway lines in the city being now in
force. 1t Is understood Mr..~Weiss, the
resident las issued instructions to
comply with the ordinance
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-30
THE WEATHER.

Washington, D, c., July 3O.-Eastern
Texas: Fair tonight. and Saturday,
continued high temperature, variable
winds. Western Texas: Generally
fair tonight and Saturday. Continued
high temperature, southerly winds.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25
WISCONSIN'S RECORD.
FAITHFULLY TOLD IN READABLE
SHAPE.
Sensattona1 Allegations Regarding the
O'Donnel1 Tria1-Cou1d Not Remem-
Der Where He Hid the GoId-SaIe of
a Railway Electric Plant Sold.
Denies R,er Former story.

In support Of the application for new
trial for O'Donnell at Eau Claire, con-
victed of numbering his wife by poison
and now in Waupun penitentiary serving
a life sentence, several affidavits have
been filed by the defense. One is by
Vina LeClair of Glenwood, O'Donnells
love for whom was claimed to be the mo-
tive for the crime. During the trial the
girl testified that she received three or
four letters from O'Donnell before his
wife died and on the morning after her
death; that in one letter he said his wife
had fallen downstairs; in another that
she was sick and going to die. She also
testified that she had burned these letters.
Now the girl makes affidavit that she
never received any such letters, but also
says she was told to, and did write let
ter to O'Donnell after the death Of his
wife. Mrs. LeClair, mother Of Vina, cor
roborates the statement.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25
Minor Stats. Matters.

The new Hotel Carlton at Edgerton has
been leased to Fred Carr Of GAINESVILLE.
The Galesville fire department appro-
priated $50 to establish a public library
in the town.
The people of Washington County are
discussing the matter of building county
insane asylum.
Mrs. Frank Dutton of La Crosse has
become insane, constantly imagining that
she is Christ.
The saving season haE closed at Cum
berland and the men hate gone into the
woods for the winter.
The cross and three lids Of the kitchen
stove were stolen from the home of Henry
Schatz of Washington County.
The Ringing Bros. have purchased the
Fl. J. Case farm near Baraboo, consisting
Of ten acres and buildings, for $4,000.
The Ladies' Ten Cent Asd Society of
Racine donated $1,000, which they had
earned, to the Danish Hospital Associa-
ton.
A man named William Laforge was
killed by falling limb of tree in 7. II.
Okerstrom's lumber camp uear Port
Wing.
Charles White, who stole bicycle from
the Good Luck Drug Company at Chip
,,ewa Falls, was sentenced to State prison
for a year by Judge Condit of the NUM-
cipal court.
The upper cotton mill at GAINESVILLE will
shut down on account of the lull in the
market. This will throw seventy-fve
bonds ont of work. The lower min will
continue to run.
At Elkhorn, J. L. Butler and Charles
Benton pleaded guilty to the charge of
burglary at Spring Prairie short time
since, and were sentenced to Waupun For
three years each.
A SON Of John Ellis Of Eastman was
stabbed at dance at that place. A man
named Atchison is under arrest awaiting
the result Of Ellis wounds. There is some
prospect Of the latter's recovery.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25
HAVE FAITH IN WEATHERS.
Depositors Believe He Will Make
Good Their Losses.

DepOSitOrs Believe He Will Make
Good Their Losses.
John III. Weathers, president of the fail
ed banks at Leavenworth, Marengo and
English, Ind, who has been in hiding in
Louisville, KY, and New Albany, Ind,
waiting for the excitement caused by the
bank failures to die out, returned to Cory
don and made a statement anent the fail
ures to the committee of depositors who
held meeting at Corydon to devise means
for settlement The statement of Mr..
Wea theirs is to this effect:
While at Corydon recently attending to
his law practice Mr.. Weathers received
telephone message from LeavenWoIth to
come there at ence, as there was some
thing wrong with the bank. He imme
diately left Corydon and went to Leaven-
worth, where he and Nolan Barnett, the
cashier of the Leavenworth bank, exam
ined the institutions books and found
that the funds Of the same were at low
ebb. 1t was decided by them to close the
three banks at once. President Wealth
ers was advised by friends to leave the
town until the sensation abated, which he
did. He, however, thought he might yet
bridge over matters, and took some col
lateral with him, but after deliberation
he decided it would be better to return the
same and have an assignee appointed. He
thereupon made a general assignment,
with r. G.. Arnold of Leavenworth as as
signee.
Mr.. Weathers said further that all he
wanted was a reasonable support for his
wife and child while the settlement was
in progress, and that he would spend one
year without compensation to facilitate
matters, to the end that dollar for dollar
be paid.
Mrs. Willett, wife Of the missing CASH
Ter, is almost Frustrated with grief, but
is not dying, as has been reported. The
people of the various communities in
which the banks are situated are mach re-
lieved and express confidence in Wealth
ers ability to settle up matters in sat
isfactory manner. The consensus Of opin-
ion is that Weathers was the victim of
Cashier Willett, and is himself innocent
of any wrong doing. Nothing has been
heard from Willett.
Telegraphic advices from English, Ind,
are to the effect that Willetts kinfolk are
willing to unite with his grandmother to
donate sufficient funds to cover his short
age provided he proves himself not gull
ty Of any intentional wrong doing and
will return. His grandmother will donate
$4,000 and other relatives have pledged
themselves for $4,000 additional. Cash
Ter Rothrock of the Huntingburg bank, it
is said, has pledged himself to stand by
both Weathers and Willett.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25
Killed a Wildcat.

John Halverson, farmer living be-
tween Belgium and Cedar Grove, has the
skin Of wildcat which his 12-year-old
son killed with a pitchfork. The animal
came from under a strawstack and the
boy supposed it to be large house cat
and threw lump Of earth at it, when the
cat spit and sprang at him. He held the
pitchfork SO that the animal was impaled
on the tines, but the momentum of the
beast broke the fork handle, and the ami
mails claws ripped the boys overalls and
left four deep scratches from the upper
thigh to the knee. The fork hampered
the animals movements so that it was
killed by a blow on the head with piece
of the fork handle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25
REPORT ON BlMETALLisM.
Official Documents Concerning tho
Subject Are Received.

The official report of the correspondence
in regard to the bimetallic proposals Of
the United States monetary commission
to the Government Of Great Britain, to-
gether with the report of the proceedings
at the conference of the British premier,
the secretary of state for India, the first
lord of the treasury and the chancellor Of
the exchequer, with the French ambas-
sador and our commissioners, has reach
ed this country. 1t fully confirms the
reports cabled to America Oct 81 and %.
The negotiations fell through, notwith-
standing the expressed willingness of the
French Government to open its minis,
owing to the rejection by the British Gov
eminent Of the proposition to again open
the Indian minis to the free coinage Of sill
yer. None of the other propositions We're
replied to, because that one, the most
important concession requested Of Great
Britain, could not be acceded to.
The Government of Great Britain, in
making her answer, deferred to the wishes
of the Government of India, to which the
proposal was referred, and the reply Of
the Government Of India, therefore, is the
most important communication in the cor
respondence. 1t is lengthy document,
Ill W111Cu Tie dufdutdSSc pIO Sol W
India are argued and very strong case
from their standpoint is made out in favor
Of the rejection Of the proposal.
The disturbance Of values in India,
with the attendant paralysis Of trade, at
least temporarily, the fall of silver prices
in India, concurrently with the Increase
of gold prices in Europe and America,
etc., are advanced, but the most potent
reason urged against the proposition is
that the burden of failure, if failure
should come from the experiment for the
re-establishment Of bimetallism by
France and the United States, must in
evitably fall ON India.
Both the United States and France, the
reply urges, with their supply of gold
could to greater or less extent protect
themselves if the experiment did not sue
coed. In other words, the Indian Gov
eminent, as preliminary proposition, de-
clared that it could not risk the success of
the suggested measures.
This definite and absolute rejection OF
the proposal was fully set forth in the ca
bic reports of the correspondence, but the
document contains q reservation which
would seem to indicate that if the scope Of
the proposed experiment were sufficiently
broadened India might be willing to re-
consider her refusal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25
Cases Go by Default.

Sixty judgments were taken by default
by Assignee Fulton against policy hold
ers Of the Odd Fellows Mutual Life In
surance Company at Sheboygan. In thir-
ty-fve cases settlement was made by pay
ment Of the amounts claimed. These are
part of the 200 suits begun in justice court
against Sheboygan County policy holders
who are delinquent The other 100 cases
were continued. The largest judgment
was for $50 against Leopold Gutsch. The
claims paid in court amount to about
5000
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25
Have Got Our Second Wind.

Enough the Dingley tariff law dis
pieases many people in the United
states because it Injuries their friend
IN foreign countries. it pleases true
americans because it builds I'D trade.
England, France and Germany are hit
naru Dy the Dingley tariff, but self-pro-
tectlon is the first law Of nature and
the people enjoy blows given to other
nations more than they would to re-
celve them. We were pretty soundly
dfupbed by England under the MARQUIS
OF WILSON rules, but under Dingley we
nave got our second wind and are hit
ting back.-Missoula (AIont.) Missou-
liam.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25
Must Seek Another onen;ns

Whatever its ultimate effect II 10
clear that the immediate result of nro-
lection In America is to close the Amer
lean markets largely to British exports.
We may as well make up our minds to
this fact and seek an opening for our
goods elsewhere.-Th Times, London.
The English papers are making it
very hard for the American free trade
papers in our next Presidential cam
paign. 1t will be impossible for them
to refute all these British statements
that our free trade policy is the best
for their markets, while our protective
tariff excludes them from our Ameri-
can markets.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25
Racine Ia Beaten.

The Volunteers of America and the Sal
walton Army can now march and hold
meetings upon the public streets of Ra-
cine without Icing molested. The city or
dinance prohibiting the assembling of
people upon the streets without permit
has been declared unconstitutional.