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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-02
MoRTUARY RECORD.

July 1-Rafael TreJo, aged IA months
died at No. 307 West Nueva street,
Ward 2, from meningitis.
July l. = Diaz, aged Is months,
died on Yndo street, Ward No. 4, from
cholera infantum.
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GREAT COAL MINERS STRIKE

Pittsburg, Pa, July 2.-The official
circular ordering the national strike of
coal miners in five states July 4th, has
been received at district headquarters
from Columbus, Ohio. There VIII be
375,0OO men involved. The strike is
against a reduction of wages.
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TOURING COMMERCIAL MEN.

st. Louis, July 1.-The Pan-Ameiican
Commercial Tourists excursion reach
ed this city at this morning and were
received by the mayor and delegations
from the Merchants and Cotton ex-
changes.
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FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child. softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoae. 70
cents a bottle. 9-27-1yr-eod
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MAY RAIN.

Washington, July 2.-Forecast for
Western Texas: Partly cloudy wea-
Their tonight and Saturday. southerly
winds.
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GOOD INVESTMENT

County Courthouse bonds for sale
John Woods G. Sons, bankers. San An
tonic. It,
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Ednrar" Nonr Bowels VITA Ci.SrarrtS.
Candy ,'nthHrIir, cure constipation forever.
lOc DC II c. G. fail, druggists refund money.
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No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. SOC, 81. All druggists
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TO Cure Constipation Forever.

Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. l0c or 25c.
II @ c. @. fail to cure, druggists refund money
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REDUCTION SALE.
All our $3.50 Straw Hats now go for
$1.90. L. WOLFSON.
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YOurPOCketBOO

Will never be empty, if you trade at
our store. What you pay and 3 dol
lars for elsewhere, you can buy Of us for
one dollar We have been established
long enough to prove that we are the
people to go to for
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Right in the shadow of the City Hall
and Court House. The Flores street car
passes our store and in coming from
Government Hill or Prospect Hill take
the Sunset and l. & G. N. car to Mil
itary plaza, then walk one block south.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-14
HEATON WANTS DIVORCE
Esta blishes a Residence in Oklahoma
and Charges His Wife With
Desertion.

Perry, o. T, Dec. H.-August C. Hea>
ton. the well known artist of Washington
and New York, has filed suit for a divorce
from his wife, Adelaide G. Heaton, who
now resides in. New York city.
Artist Heaton came to Oklahoma from
Washington more than year ago He
had resided in Washington for years.
Heaton said he was married in New York
city nearly thirty years ago, and since
that time he has made his home in Wash
ington and New York, with the exception
of a few years at Paris, France, where
he had an art studio. During his resi-
dence in Washington he painted picture
of Columbus which now hangs in the SEN
ate gallery In his suit Mr.. Heaton af-
firms that his wife has deserted him. 1t
is said that Mrs. Heaton will contest the
husbands suit and ask for heavy all
mony.
Heatons father is noted Philadelphia
banker, being president of the Philadel-
phia Trust and Savings company of that
city. Mrs. Heatons father was fam
GUS New York city attorney, who held the
office of corporation counsel one term
during the Tweed regime. During hia
residence in Oklahoma Heaton has paints
ed many fine pictures of noted Indians.
Owing to the prominence of Heaton the
filing of the suit has created much com
ment throughout Oklahoma.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-14

cooking, and the odor was very pleas
snake was to get it cooked on all sides.
The pieces would not hold still long
enough to be fried on one side, befor2
they would roll over. For the first Is
minutes this continued, but the heat
finally overcame the snake and it
quietly submitted to being cooked.
In less than 80 minutes the rattler
was ready for the table. During the
time the cooking was going on the 9TH
er members of the party had not been
idle Mr.. Davis acted as cook, and w.
G. Williamson soon had an inviting ia
BILE set.
In the center the pretty green leaves
of the celery were the decorations and
the plates of bread and the steaming
coffee were good appetizers for the
main diet.
When everything was ready the fol-
lowing party sat down to the feast:
Peter Gruber, W. G.. Williamson, J. R.
Williamson, J. Engel J. w Ford, B.
B. Hollister, w. c. Shepherd, Jr., and
the host, Harry Davis.
Mr. Gruber took TIL, head of the ta-
bic and the pieces of make were pass
ed around to the part. When all were
whole party was eating snake, and
eating it fast. Everybody asked for
snake the second time and the only
disappointment was that there was not
enough to go round The whole party
agreed that Mr.. Davis was a good cook
and that his feast had been thoroughly
enjoyed and that rattle snake was a
great deal better than many things
they had eaten before.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-14
WHAT CATFISH DID.
Shut Of the Water Supply and Gre
ated 500 Damage.

st. Louis, Dec. 14.-An innocent little
catfish, worth possibly half a cent,
caused an outlay of nearly $100, be-
sides giving the police and fire depart
ments no end of trouble.
The main which supplies these de-
partments with water at the station
suddenly ceased to work yesterday, and
although every hydrant in the place
was carefully inspected, the depart
ments could not secure a single drop.
The water company was appealed to,
and soon a gang of plumbers was at
work in an endeavOr to locate the
cause of the trouble. Several big pipes
were taken out before the proper sec
tion was reached, and the supply was
again turned on.
In some way a fish had made it's way
along the main, and many months ago
swan out in the supply pipe from
which the station secures its water.
Here it thrfved and grew, until its
body became cramped in the smaller
pipe. Death resulted from this cramp-
ing and squeezing yesterday and the
dead body readily stopped up the
valve.
That the fish had thrived in the main
is certain. The screen at the reservoir
would not permit fish larger than
minnoW to enter the city mains, and
consequently the little wanderer must
have been very small when it started
on it's pilgrimage which yesterday re-
suited in it's death. 1t weighed about
two pounds, and. according to Chief
Hauss, caused damage equaling $50 for
each pound.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-14
sP1TEFUL CARICATURE.
Offensive Picture of spofford in Con
gressional Library.

Washington. D. c., Dec. 14--While
Ainsworth r. Spofford was librarian of
congress ne had a falling out with Art
ist Simmons, who was under contract
to decorate the interior of the present
beautiful home of science, literature
and art. known as the Congressional
Library building.
conceived the idea of caricaturing Mr..
Spofford upon one of the panels of the
library.
Accordingly, he made a mask, upon
which the features of the former libra
rian of congress are reproduced with
marvellous fidelity to the original This
mask is in a corridor only few feet
is now assistant librarian. occupies. It's
existence was made known to the Ii
brary authorities a few days ago, and
it is likely that orders viii be given to
paint out the caricature, which repre-
sents. Mr.. SpOfford with staring eyes
and a mouth stretched from ear to ear
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-14
FRIED RATTLESNAKE.
Denver Man FeastS His Friends
on a Sickening Dish.

Denver, Dec. 14.-In a little room in
the rear of the Woodbine cigar store,
at 1445 Curtis street, there was held
last night one of the most novel and in
teresting banquets that has ever been
held in this city and few banquets like
it have ever been held anywhere in the
world, unless they were the popular
thing with Adam and Eve before that
lady tasted of the forbidden apple.
Harry Davis, who has done some
wonderful feats handling rattle snakes,
celebrated his 29th birthday last night,
and to commemorate the event proper
Iy, he conceived the idea of holding a
rattle snake banquet.
Some of his immediate friends were
invited and at about 10 o'clock last
night the small party sat down to a
repast of rattle snake fried in but
ter.
utation as a snake man, happened to
be in Denver, and made one of the
merry party that sat down to the weird
feast.
The supper had been planned several
days before Mr.. Gruber arrived in
Denver, but the coincidence was hap
by and the event celebrated in proper
style.
About 8 O'Clock the invited guests ar
rived and shortly afterward Mr. Davis
and Mr.. Gruber arrived. Mr.. Davis
has eaten rattle snake once before, but
at the time did not know what it was,
but Mr.. Gruber never had. As soon as
the party had gathered the prepara-
tiOns for the feast commenced.
little square block was used as
beheading block. and the pretty rattIer
was brought in, placed on the table,
and allowed to roam around for the
last time. The snake was one of the
largest. It measured nearly four feet
in length. The body Of the snake, ready
to be cooked was placed in a pan, but
was so lively that it was necessary to
place a glass dish over it in order to
hold it down
When the muscular action was great
est the body of the snake all prepared
for cooking would rise up in the pan
and the headless neck get into the
striking position. At these times the
glass dish which covered the pan would
be thrown aside and the snake would
crawl out Of the pan. This happened
after all the entrailS had been removed,
the head and the tail cut off
The snake could not be cooked whole
because it would not hold still long
enough to be placed in the frying pan
and fried.
Mr.. Davis took it out of the pan and
then the big keen knife was brought
into play again and the body of the
snake cut into pieces about two inches
long.
Even then the pieces continued to
move. but they were not large enough
order to please his guests, asked for
an opinion how it should be cooked.
Some suggested boiling, but it was
finally decided that the snake be fried
and the meal consist of snake on toast.
A large piece Of butter was put into
the pan and the snake put on to cook.
A roaring fire soon started the meal
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-14
SILVER MEN OPPOSE IT.
Subs cribers to Production of "The
Curse of Gold" Withdraw
Their Support.

New York, Dec. IA special from
Washington says The Curse of Cold a
play written by local newspaper man
here, in which W. J. Bryan. Mrs. Bryan,
Lucy Parsons. the anarchist, and J. Pier
pont Morgan appear as the leading char
acters is causing contentious among
Democrats here to such an extent that
Chairman Jones of the National commit
tee and other prominent Democrats have
been called upon TO formally suppress it.
Upon invitation of Sergeant-at-Arms
Yoder a number of local Democrats as
sembled at the Metropolitan hotel few
nights ago and heard the play read by
the author. At its conclusion some $3.50
was subscribed to put the play on the
stage. Since that time the policy of such
action has been canvassed by personal
friends of Mr.. Bryan and most of the
original subscribers have withdrawn their
financial aid and countenance from the
project.
The play opens with a stockholders
meeting in Pullman, Chicago, where
general discussion of the hard times is
indulged in, and during the meeting a let
ter is read from j. Pierpont Morgan in
which he declares that the silver craze is
undermining business and destroying val
ues, and that the only way to continue
paying dividends is to cut the wages or
labor. This the meeting proceeds to do,
and during its progress Mr.. Bryant,
stockholder, who has arisen from the
ranks of labor, protests, and when his
efforts fail he presents his resignation.
At this point a delegation of workme2
who had heard of the cut appear and en-
ter their protest. A woman representing
Lucy Parsons, carrying a baby in her
arms appears upon the scene and makes
an anarchistic speech. melting the work.
men to the highest pitch Just then
young woman, richly dressed, who had
been in the background forces her way
through the crowd. She is a daughter
of one of the rich stockholders.
Her womanly sympathies are aroused
by the pIeadings of Lucy Parsons and
she adds her pleadings against the cut in
wages of the workmen. Her father threat
ems to disinherit her, and in the midst of
the confusion the workmen proclaim
Bryant 20 as their leader.
The workmen then assemble at the
stockyards in Chicago and resolve to get
even with their Oppressor by burning the
mills and residences of the stockholders.
Bryant here appears and makes almost
the identical speech Mr.. Bryan delivered
before the Chicago convention and coun>
sels moderation and resort to the public
ballot instead of the torch The play
concludes with a scene in the house of
representatives, with the galleries filed
with workmen and Bryant appealing in
passionate tones for relief for the dis
tressed.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-14
COL. INGERSOLL'S SANITY.
Chicago Preachers Discuss the Agnos-
tic from Mental Standpoint

Chicago, Dec. 1.-"Is Robert G. Inger>
soil insane?"
This question has been raised by Rev.
George r. Wallace of the Pilgrim Con-
gregational church, who last Sunday de-
clared the great agnostic monomaniac.
Questioned on this point, other clergy
men today spoke as follows:
Rev. J. Q. A Henry: DIR WalIace's
estimate OF Ingersolls condition accords
perfectly with my own views. He is a
moral monomaniac. This is perfectly
consistent with eloquence, generosity or
heart, domestic happiness and business
success A man may be a mental giant
and yet be a moral idiot-utterIy incapa-
bic of moral distinctions, especially in the
higher realm of worship and duty to God
His mouthings are the mouthings of a
madman, whose malignant hatred of
everything sacred is proof positive of his
moral dementia and spiritual insanity
Dr. R. A. TOrrey of Moody's church:
4 do not think that Colonel Ingersoll is
insane OF course. he makes assertions
that are wild, erratic and absurd, but that
does not prove him to be insane Amone
those who came to me Sunday evening
for help was one who professed at the
outset of our conversation to be an athe-
ist and said: I have heard Colonel In
gerson once. I don't care to hear him
again. 1 regard him as the most gifted
liar I ever heard "
DR.. H w. Thomas: '"There is a thread
of interviewer truth and inherent right in
IngersoHs declamations, and for this the
world should earnestly strive. and in so
great matter the little prejudices should
be put away. Nothing is gained by loose
or extravagant statements by either
side
Rev. C. A. snively: Colonel Ingerson
makes futile remarks. He may be insane.
He may not He has great brain. 1 do
not care to criticise him.
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage: ITO discuss
whether Robert C. Ingerson is insane or
not seems to me to be the acme of in
sanity. The champion blasphemer of this
century is the one man of ten millions.
He is one of the greatest if not the great
est orator of the present generation. May
God pity him and may the prayer of his
old Christian mother and father be an
swered. and may he live to see the time
when the mightiest evangelist of the
world. D. L. Moody, can introduce him
to his first audience in the Chicago Au-
ditorium, where all good men and all good
women will shower him with their tears
and stretch forth their hands in benedic-
ton
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-14
POPULISTS QUARREL.
Two Factions Have Sprung Up in
Georgiathe Last Week

Atlanta Ca, Dec. 1.-THE Populists of
Georgia are on the verge of a big split.
AS a consequence two separate organ
izations may result. Colonel w. L. Peek
will lead the movement to sustain the die
tates of the executive committee appoint
ed at the session of the national conven-
tion held in Nashville. This was not the
regular organization. At the meeting of
the state committee last Wednesday Col
onel Peek introduced resolutions to the ef-
feet that this state organization should
give allegiance TO the national committee
named at Nashville.
The resolutions met with disastrous de-
feat. The committee decided to keep in
line with the regular organization. At
present Marion Butler of North Carolina
is the chairman of the national executive
committee. He was a fusionist in the
late campaign and the fight against him
by Watson is well remembered. The ac-
ton of the state conventionl practically
gives support to Butler and was something
in the nature of a turn-down for the Wat
son allies. The party is committed to the
management of Butler and the Georgia
POpulists are in line.
Many of the leading Populists, however,
deny that the refusal to adopt the reso-
luton of Peek means an alliance with
Butler. The Georgia Populists claim that
they are still middle-of-the-roaders They
say, however, that they wish to keep in
line with the regular organization
The state convention. which has been
called to assemble on the third Wednes-
day in March will nominate the candidate
for governor, and already the leading
spirits of the party casting about for
a candidate. 1t has been suggested that
Watson will be in the race, but his an
nouncement that he would retire from
politics practically annuls any effort to
get him out.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-14
BAN ON SMOKING.
University Students ASKED to Abstain
About Entrances of College Halls.

Chicago, Dec. 14.-Smoking has fallen
under the ban of the faculty of the uni
versity of Chicago. That august body
has decided that the practice said to have
been introduced into civilized countries by
Sir Walter Raleigh is a nuisance and
must therefore cease around the entrances
to the varsity buildings.
The announcement of the decision of the
faculty was made to the students yester>
day when there Was posted in front or
Cobb hall big bulletin with the following
inscription:
Attention is called to the bad taste of
smoking near the entrance to a building
frequented by ladies. There is no rule in
the matter but that of courtesy and good
sense. That should be sufficient.
II. P. JUDSON, Dean
The bulletin caused no small amount of
comment among the students, who, al
though they found nothing mandatory in
the wording of the notice, nevertheless
realized that the spirit was such that
there would be trouble if the practice
should be continued. Accordingly the
users of tobacco assumed disgruntled airs
while the 'theologs" and the goods
smiled triumphantly.
Heretofore smokers have been in the
habit of lighting their pipes and cigar
cites and standing around the entrance to
the buildings before and after classes, but
now they will be forced to find other
smoking quarters, and they wonder who
has made the complaint to the authorities,
whether an innocent freshman overcome
bv the fumes of a Turkish cigarette, or
some 'theolog" prompted by humanitarian
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-14
GIANTS FINANCIAL DUEL.
The Letters Pitted Against the Ar
nours in the Chicago Grain War.

Chicago, Dec. 14.-Wheat was con
fined within rather narrow limits to-
day and the trade put in most of its
time in matching the opposition.
Two giants are pitted against eacn
other in the deal now pending Each
is backed by unlimited capital, a wealth
of business sagacity and experience,
and a bull-necked doggednesS that
Graves only success.
The Letters, father and son, Levi and
Joseph are on one side. the side that
buys wheat and wants its price to ad-
vance; the ArmOurs-mostly Philip D.
Armour the head of the house of that
name-on the other, who have sold mil
lions of bushels of wheat which they
have yet to purchase. 1t is a battle
which is putting all previous cGques
and corners and deals to shame. Mr.
Armour is short a long line of Decem-
Der. The Letters have purchased still
more wheat, all of which is to be deliv-
cred to them this month.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-14
STOLE THEIR PRESENTS.
Cleveland Shop Girls Prepare for
Christmas

Cleveland. O.. Dec. 14-Last night Il
sirls, ranging in age from IA to 20 years
and employed by II. Friedman & Co..
manufacturers of knit goods on Bank
street, seated themselves at a desk in
the company's office and tearfulIy signed
their names to the confessions that they
are thieves. These confessions. which are
typewritten. are now in Mr.. Friedman 5
safe.
For several years past Friedman has
been aware that some of his employees
have been guilty of petty thefts. 1t was
especially apparent just before the holi>
day season He noticed this practice was
carried to extreme this year and en-
ployed Detective Mintz to conduct an ex-
animation of all the girls employed in the
factory. As there are about 200 girls en-
pioyed here the task was a laborIous one.
Seventeen confessed that they had at
various times taken articles from the fac
tory. They all said that they wished to
present their friends with the articles
they had taken, and as the pay is small
they were tempted to steal by the near
approach of Christmas Detective AIintz,
who conducted the examination. stated
that one of the girls had confessed to
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-14

Shirts, collars and cuffs laundered
to look ike new IIy Peerless Steam
Laundry. 112 and ia West Sth St.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-14
TO STOP GAS WASTE.
An Action for a Perpetual Injunction
Filed in the Court a. Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Dec. Ian action for
a perpetual injunction to stop the
waste of gas, was filed in the Madison
circuit court Saturday afternoon by
the State of Indiana against the Ohio
Oil company and William. NJ Page.
The suit was brought by the attorney
general. of the state and the prose
cutting attorney of Madison county The
complaint viii come before Judge Nc
Clure, who refused to grant an injunc-
ton to the Lippincott Glass company
against the Ohio Oil company, and it is
probable that this injunction viii be
refused. as was that
The mayors of several of the gas belt
cities were in conference with the gov
ernor and presented some resolutions
which they had adopted, and urged that
the matter be acted upon as speedily
as possible.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-14
Birm ineham shows Growth.

Montgomery, Ala. Dec. 14.-Birming-
ham Ala. appears to be enjoying a
period of steady prosperity, in spite of
the late guarantees, the low price of
cotton and the other back-checks on
business. During the year 1897, prac-
ticaIly all of the idle industries in the
Birmingham district have resumed op-
erations and it is stated kat more than
5000, 600 has been spent there this year
in building dwelling houses.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-14

stealing twenty-five pairs of stockings,
while in the room of another girl were
found eleven pairs of ladies' hose. all
with silk toes and heels. They further
confessed that the stockings they wore
were purloined from the factory. Mr..
Friedman has decided not to prosecute
nor discharge any of the girls.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-14

J. A. Perkins, of Antiquity, O.. was
for thirty years neediessly tortured by
physicians for the cure of eczema He
was quickly cured by using DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve the famous healing
salve for piles and skin diseases. G.. w
Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue.
The Cremerie, 726 Kansas avenue.
SCOTT & SCOTT.