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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
HAD NO WORK.
Emil Karlton's Excuse For Stealing
a Horse And Buggy a$.t


Emil Karlton's Excuse For Stealing
a Horse And Buggy asa
Special wire to Sunday Light. rs
st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. PSI want to-
be sent to the penitentiary so that l
can get something to eat and place
to sleep. For weeks l looked for
work in Kansas City and other towns
but could not get it, and now that 1
am in st. Louis, the same thing-hun-
ger-stares me in the face. | am no
criminal. l merely stole in order to
get something to eat, and l am happy
now that | am arrested"
Thus spoke Emil Karlton, a fine
looking man of % gears to Captain
O'Mally when he was brought to the
police station charged with grand lar
ceny. He was arrested by officers
Finan and Bunting in the livery sta
BILE of Decker 4 Sharkey, at 40Si
North Twelfth street, where he was;
selling a horse and buggy for $40.
The rig belonged to Fred Oetgen, of
1856 Chambers street, and was stolen
from in front of the Merchants ex-
change.
The prisoner broke down and wept
when lie was being placed in a cell ia
the hold over Il don't want to be-
branded as a convict he cried, for
the sake of my poor old mother who is
still alive and has a nice little home
in the west, but l stole the rig, and l
guess will have to stand the brunt of
IT,"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
BOUGHT BACK A CONTRACT.
Special Wire to Sunday Light. ,

New Orleans, Dec. 25.-Yesterday
the receiver for the garbage company
accepted the city's offer of $150,0OO for
company's plant, and agreed to with
drawal of all litigation against the
city and surrender of all rights
claimed under the contract alleged by
the company to exist between il and
the city. The amount which the city
has agreed to pay is undoubtedly
more than the plant of the garbage
company is worth, as the crematory is
neither eTigibly located nor of a capac-
ity sufficient to dispose of the garbage
of so large community as is embrac-
ed within tile limits of the city of New
Orleans, but it was deemed wise to
pay the amount offered the garbage
company in order to put an end to vex-
atious litigation as well as to recover
undisputed control of the work OF dis
posing of the city's garbage, the con-
tract system having proven a lamenta-
BILE failure.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
- ,,.iro tn Snnlav Light.

Special wire TO SUNDAY LlSh''
Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. %
Timothy Downing, an old soldier, was
struck down by an engine of the Santa
Fe railroad hauling northbound pass
enger train No. 143, at the Third street
crossing. a short distance north OF the
passenger station at the Soldiers
home.
Downing's heel was cut OIL ana ms
head was horrible spectacle, lacerat-
ed in many places. His, most likely,
will he another soul added to the long
list who have met death at Dead
Mans Crossing
The doctors at the home say there is
a small chance for his recovery.
Downing served in the war of the re-
bellion in the cavalry service in troop
c. Sd United States cavalry, and was
a member of company l. at the Sol
diers' home. He has been in the hos
pital for a long time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
MRS. GRANTS DENIAL.
Says She Never Was Engaged TO All
red Sanford, of st. Louis.


Special wire to the Sunday Light.
Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 25.-In Il
dispatch from st. Louis, Mo-, which
appeared in dispatches of December
Is, announcing the illness of Alfred
Sanford, of that city, it was stated
that Sanford was at one time engag-
ed ito be married to Miss Julia Dent,
now the widow of Gen. U. S. Grant,
and that, when Gen. Grant was presi-
dent. Sanford secured for him,
through her aid the position of super
yising inspector of steamboats, for the
port of st. Louis. Mrs. Grant has ad-
dressed the following letter to the
Press relative TO this dispatch:
washington, Dec. 21.-To the
editor of the Press-I have just re-
ceived the inclosed clipping from your
paper. and hasten to correct the utter
ly untrue statement that l was at one
time engaged to be married, to Mr..
Alfred Sanford, of st. Louis. Gen.
Grant was the only man to whom
ever was engaged, and that before l.
was quite IS years old. 1t is true that
| asked for a place for Mr.. Sanford
who was a neighbor of my family,
and well known to Gen. Grant, who
considered him thoroughly qualified to
fill the position in which he placed
him. Hoping you will publish this
correction, | am, yours very truly.
81 80 80 JULIA d. GRANT.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26

Johnson have withdrawn their re-
and all arrangements
for a duel are off O'Neill and John
son now say that they are going about
armed, and that if Stein again NEIL
tons their names in his paper they
win shoot. Tonight Stein issued
statement reiterating all his old charg-
es and openly asserting that either he
on. his enemies will have 10 leave town
or die. An encounter for the present
is next to impossible, for all the par
ties concerned in the controversy are
being guarded by a drove of police.
Representative Oliver. the principal
witness to the first assault. will re-
cover from the overdose of morphine
which he took on Saturday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
TO1.IsT THE PENSIONERS.
Special Wire to unday Light.

Washington. Dec. 25.-Hon. III. Clay
Evans. commissioner of pensions, will
urge upon Congress after the holidays.
an appropriation of a sufficient,amouDt.
possibly S2eo,0O0 to pay for the publ
cation of a complete list OF pensioners
with their addresses, disabilities and
amount Of pension received. This is
considered as probably the best way to
bring to light the frauds that exist IN
the pension list. Applications for sncn
lists OF pensions are constantly being
received. When the people In eacu
neighborhood are supplied with the
names of all persons who are drawing
pensions. together WITH the details ID
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
A CHRISTMAS PRESENT.

Special wire to Sunday Light.
Joliet, Ill, Dec. 25.-With broken
hearts and in tears, James RippetOe
and his wife arrived at the prison in
charge of Sheriff Quinn, of Harvey
county. They were sentenced for
fourteen years for the crime of rob-
berry, but their sorrow was turned to
joy when the sheriff was met at the
prison door with an order from the
Supreme court directing him to take
the prisoners back to Cambridge and
admit them to bail. A supersedeas
had been granted in their case and a
new trial ordered. The prisoners
were overjoyed at their good fortune,
and started back to Henry county on
a late train.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
NATIONAL QUARANTINE.
McEnery. of Louisiana, Says Such a
Measure Will Pass Congress.
Snerinl Wire 10 Sunday Light.

McEnery, of Louisiana, Says Such
Measure Will Pass Congress.
Special Wire 10 Sunday Light.
New Orleans, Dec. Ex-senator S.
ID. McEnery is spending the holidays
in this city, having returned from
Washington several days ago.. As the
question of national quarantine law
is now attracting attention through
out the country, especially along the
southern coast. a reporter sought the
views of the Senator on this import
ant subject. In reply to a question,
Senator McEnery said he was unre-
servedly in favor of national quar-
antine law. The epidemic of the past
summer had demonstrated beyond
question the ACCESSIBILITY of placing
quarantine regulations and restric-
tions in the hands of the national gov
eminent and he thought bill could
he framed that would come entirely
within the limits of the constitution.
Senator McEnery was asked which
one of several bills that had been in
Produced in Congress accorded most
nearly with his views.
The Senator replied that four bills
had already been introduced and that
there would be several more. All of
the bills so far introduced he thought
had serious defects and none of them
met with his approval in their en-
tirety. All of these bills, however, he
said. would finally go to the Senate
committee on health and quarantine
of which Doctor Gallinger, of New
hampshire, was chairman, and he had
no doubt but that the best features OF
all would be combined in Singl,
measure that would be finally reported
to the senate. DR.. Gallinger. Senator
McEnery said, beslae being an able
statesman. is physician who is EN-
inent in his profession and is in every
way well equipped to formulate {
quarantine law that will meet all con
stitutioal objections and at the sam,
time give the country what is needed
in the way of protection against con
ltagiOus diseases.
Senatory McEnery was asked wheth
err there was any general opposition
to the passage of a national auaran
tine bill in Congress. He replied tina
the greatest objection came from Mis-
sisssippi, Alabama and Georgia, bu
he thought the preponderating senti
ment, especially in the Senate, wa'
favorable to the passage of such ;
measure. In the north and west h,
said, there was no pronounced oppo
sitiOn to national quarantine bill.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
A MISERY'S FORTUNE.
! Adolph Stroller Left 100000 Which
His Brother Cannot Find.


Adolph Stroller Left 100000 Which
His Brother Cannot Find
Special Wire to Sunday Light
Superior, Wis, Dec. 25.-In dilapi-
dated shanty. four miles east of SUI
perior. Adolph Stroller died last Mon
day night. He left 100000 stored
away in some unknown place, and
though strenuous efforts have been
made during the last few days to dis
cover it. not a word nor Il scrap of pa
per has been secured to assist the
searchers. Herman Stroller, barber
of Chicago is brother and the only
heir of the deceased. He came to SUI
perior Il few weeks ago. He remained
at the bedside of his brother night and
day and is still in town seeking inlor-
nation concerning. the dead mans
wealth. but it is likely that he will 90
back to Chicago in few days little
poorer than he was before.
When Barber Stroller arrived he
found his brother lying sick upon a
couch without an attendant or compan-
ion except half-starved mongrel dog
There was box of dry, black bread in
one corner of the only room, and bag
| of unshelled corn in another corner.
but nothing else resembling food could
he found in the place. A smoldering
| fire. which neighbor had started,
burned in a bricklined crate, and the
diving man shivered painfully with coid
| under his scanty covering of coffee
| sacking and time-worn remnants OF
| wild animal skins. Miser Stroller rec
oenized his visiting brother.
Il am dying, Herman, and want 10
| tell Won where to find my money.
| These were the words with which lie
greeted his brother. But the promised
/ disclosure was never made. Stroller
| was once a tailor in Chicago. lie came
ro Superior about the year 1871, ano
took up a government quarter section
of land. upon which he lived until MS
death. About fifteen years ago stroi
fer acquired title TO the quarter sec
ton of land, and Il short time tnereai
ter he accepted a proposition to eA
,b,pge 12O acres of the LAND Tor +;
large hatch of town lots, IN the TOWN.
site of Superior. Several years mier
when Superior real estate was seiilns
nj boom prices, Stroller dlspose'
|. of his entire list of lots, realizing aDou
100000. He continued after mat Z
live as n miser, never visiting a neigh
Dor or coming to town, ana supsis,iiis
upon the vegetables he could ralse II
n small. weedy garden patch, ana tl,'
fish he could catch and game he coui'
: trap.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
DO IT FOR FUN.
BOYS Send White-cap Letters And
Get Into Trouble.

Boys Send White-cap Letters And
Get Into Trouble.
Special wire 90 Sunday Light.
Dallas, Tex, Dec. 25.-Mischievous
boys and white farm hands in the
county are having a lot of fun send
ing white-cap letters to the negroes.
Old Gilbert Waters, negro living a
few miles south of Showers store,
came to town yesterday evening to
show Sheriff Cabell warning he had
received.
The warning was profuseiy iiiustrat~
ed. In plain words old Ebert was
told to clear out in twelve days. On
the back of the paper was drawing
of a tree and a rope hanging from a
limb, a coffin leaned against the tree
and the marks meant for the ground
were labeled, This is Gods green
earth" There was also a crude draw
ing of small fire arm
with six bullets leaving it, and
with two that had not yet started in
search Of q negro. The pistol, IT
would seem ought to be loud enough,
bot the artist saw fit to write under
lit.e ''This has been the death of many
and may be the death of you, too"
The regulation skull and crossbones-
were not forgotten by the whire-cap-
per the skull having pair of ears big
enough for the yellow kid"
There were very good ear marks in
dieating that Andy Adams was the
author of the letter and pictures, and
Deputy Sheriff Ledbetter went out and
arrested the young man last night.
Adams swears he is not the right
man, but he could not give bond and
was locked up until he could be Civ
en- a trial.
Several hundred alleged whitecap
letters have this fall and winter been
sent to the negroes in the country, but
so far no attempt has been made to
put any of the dire threats they
breathed into execution and
not one negro in twenty
receiving warnings paid any attention
to them. There is not much amuSe-
ment in the country since local option
has become so popular, and the boys
and farm hands perhaps write threat
ening letters TO the negroes because
they have nothing better 20 do, and to
see how badly they can scare the ne
grOeS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
ATouGH SENTENCED.
.iaI Mire 10 SUNDAY Light.

Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 25.-Thomas
Hyland. a town tough, has been
found guilty of killing David F'itz-
gerald. and sentenced to ten years in
the nenitentiary. A year ago Hyland
was tried for killing young Irish
lad. whom he had struck in mistake
for another man. He was acquitted
and two weeks after his release kill
ed Fitzgerald, an unoffending old
man. also with a fist blow.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
JUST LIKE MISS HERBERT.
Special to Sunday Light.

BY Special to Sunday Light.
Chicago. ILL.,, Dec. 25.-Mrs. Jane
Forest, 80 years old, committed sui
eide by throwing herself headforemost
from third-story window. Mrs.
Forrest has been ill with nervous pros
tration for several years, and had
made repeated attempts to take her
life. Her relatives kept close watch
upon her. and it was reading an ac-
count of the death of Miss Leila Her
bert that she gained new idea Of
how to take her life.
She immitated as close as possible
the manner of Miss Herbert's death,
and took the trouble to crawl through
a small window in order to throw her.
SELF upon some fiagstones in the rear
of the house.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
CHILDREN WILL HELP HER.
Mrs. ]. Coleman Drayton Wants TO Get
Back Into Society.

Mrs. J. Coleman Drayton Wants TO Get
Back Into Society.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
New York, Dec 25.-Mrs. George
Craig. formerly Mrs. ]. Coleman Dray-
ton. and before that Miss Astor, of the
Astor family, has returned to America.
Her coming has filed with concern the
friends of Coleman Drayton, her form
er husband When the separation
came Drayton retained possession o.
the children and since that time he
has devoted himself to their education.
1t is said his former wife proposes to
take the children from him. She has
returned to New York. and with the
immense social power of her mother,
Mrs. Astor, behind her. she means TO
resume her place in society, with the
children around her. Her desire to
have her children with her is as credit
able and natural as Coleman Drayton's
desire to keep them, but there Is Il
complication that worries considerably
the friends of both and of Coleman
| Drayton especially. Under the law
he may keep the children; they cannot
be taken from him, but delicate ques
ton arises. When the separation wa,
agreed upon and the custody of the
children given the father provision was
made by the mother for the children's
education and maintenance. Various
sums were mentioned at the time aud
finally $4,000 a year was announced
as the amount which was to be devot-
ed to the children's education. IT is
now said Drayton must choose De
tween giving up his children or the
| withdrawal of their educational allow
| nncp.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

Dennis O'Connor sells 5000 cows at
$50 head.
Julia Marlowe, the actress, is report
ed quite ill with malarial fever.
Harter K Co.'S big -four mill at Fos-
terra, Ohio, burned: loss S150,O0O.'
f.. j. Duff. of Brazoria county, thinks
he is the man to beat Congressman
Hawley.
The Russians are aroused and are
Strengthening their squadron in Chin
csc waters.
A Lake Shore railway train ran into
sleigh. and killed one. and injured
five others.
Parson Thomas Uzzell gave Christ
mass dinner TO 1000 people at Denver.
Col. yesterday.
News from Cuba says that Blanco
has sent an emissary to try and murder
General Gomez.
The Denver Cotton mill has secured
a contract to supply Claus Spreckles
with material for sugar bags.
Christmas day the quietest on record
at the White House, on account of the
late bereavement of the president.
The relatives of DR.. Thos. w. Evans.
the rich American dentist, who died in
Paris. are preparing to contest the will.
Large mine owners of Cripple Creek
presented their employees gifts to the
amount of $4,000 as Christmas dona-
ton.
Banker II. s. Sturgis. at Cedar Rap
ids. Ia. attempts suicide. but will re-
cover. Affairs of bank said to be in
bad shape.
Walter d. Sanger has broken his own
worlds indoor record for half n mile
unpaced. riding the distance in one
minute fiat at Milwaukee,.
Three firemen injured and about
$4,000 loss by fire on Monroe street,
Chicago. in building occupied by the
Knickerbocker Shirt company.
The attorneys of Luetgert, now claim
to have discovered some new evidence
beneficial TO their cliant in a witness
now confined in the Colorado insane
asylum.
The Legislature of Illinois has pass
ed the Gerrymander bill. which assures
Republican control. without having tt
carry the state by eighty to one hun
dred thousand majority.
Quadrangle club building University
of Chicago. burned: loss about Soo,ooo
The Washington, ID. c. weather mat
saws West Texas will enjoy fair weatii
err Sunday, December 2Gth-
A riot occurred i'm a court room a
Macarthur Ohio, in which three mel
are seriously wounded. The ALLEGED
intimacy between a man and woman
was the cause of the fracas.
Rev. IL. NJ. Houston, ut Louisvllle
XIV. tried and convicted of havlns
views contrary TO the established ruie'
of the church. has resigned his charge
and renowned the ministry.
The total insurance on the Chicago
Coliseum aggregates the sum OF Sl2o'
600 The exhibitors had very littl'
insurance. The total loss ON buildin;
and exhibits is about S5OO,OOO.
Justice Brewer in his address befor'
the New England society, of Charles
ton, S. c., commented adversely upoi
legislation which permitted constaDi
10 search mans house upon suspicion
and this was taken by the audience u
be reference TO the South Caroilh'
dispensary law.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
ALDERMEN INDICTED.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.


Chicago. Dee. 25.-The grand jury
has vetoed true bills against thirty
five men, principals and proprietors OF
alleged gambling houses, pool rooms
and bucket shops in the down town
district Three of those against
whom true bills were voted are alder
men. The list includes Alderman MI
chael Kepna. of the First ward, for
keeping gambling house at Il Ply
mouth place; Alderman John Powers,
Of the Nineteenth ward and Alderman
VIM. ]. Obeirne, of the Sixth ward,
for keeping a gambling room at State
and Polk streets.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
STREET CAR COLLISION.
Snecial wire to Sunday Light.

st. Louis. Dec. pa street car
wreck in which several persons mar
rowIy escaped serious injury occurred
nj the crossing at Eleventh ana
O'Fallon streets. The smashup was
between a Benton Bellefontaine south
hound car and Union line westbound
car. The motorman of the Union line
was thrown over the dashboard and
landed in pile of snow near the SIDE
walk. Some of the passengers were
bruised. but nobody was seriously
burt. Traffic was stopped couple
of hours.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
HOT SPRINGS DRY AND DARN.
Snncinl Wire to Sunday Light.


Hot Springs, Dec. 25.-For several
months past the Hot Springs water,
gas and electric light companies have
been making an effort to come to
some equitable agreement with the
city Whereby they would receive pay
for services rendered from month to
month. The question has been sub
mitted to the city council several
times lately but up to last night moth
ing definite was done. Propositions
so made were finally rejected last
night and today the mayor was served
with notice to the effect that water
and lights would be turned off at once
and the employees of the companies
have been busily engaged dismantling
the water plugs and removing the arc
lamps from their poles. ~. Ply
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26

wounded seventeen times. Maj. Still
well was a cousin of ]. II. Stllwell,
the wealthy Missouri stock dealer,
whose tragic murder at Hannibal sew.
eral years ago was one of the criminal
sensations of the day. In the early
'7O's Mai. Stilwell shot and killed Dan
O'Connell. in this city, as the result OF
a personal difficulty, but was acquitt-
ed. the killing having been proved TO
be case of justifiable homicide.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
MARRIED GIRLS BARRED.
y Special wire to Sunday Light.

by SpeCIdI VIC To ouHu"!
st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. efficiently
Miss Gertie l.. Lewis, 16-year-old
High school girl, eloped with Sam
Frazer and they We're married. she
continued to go to school as usual
until Mr.. Salden, the school superin-
tendent, informed her that being a
married woman she could no longer
continue as pupil. She may appeal
to the law, as she insists on compiet-
ing her studies.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
QUARANTINE CHANGES.

Congressman Lowe. of Mississippi, at
Biloxi to Investigate.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Biloxi. Miss. Dec. 2J.-Your WASH
ington correspondent, Pap, arrived late
last night. Hon. W. f. Lowe accom-
panied him as far as Scranton ana Will
arrive here tomorrow. The congress-
mans mission here is to try to inform
himself on the wants of his constitn-
ents as there will he many bills intro
duced in Congress after recess, regard
ing the change of quarantine stations.
custom houses aud so forth on the
coast.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
ALL NONSENSE.

p'residept Mckinley VIII Not Drop
Secretary Gage for Wolcott.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Washington, Dec 25.-The talk of
serious differences between Presi-
dent Mckinley and Secretary Gage
on the finance question is mostly
stuff. The president and his secretary
of the treasury stand pretty close to-
gether in their views of currency re-
form and both hold entirely different
views from Senator Wolcott. Certain
ly it 10 nonsense TO say, as some
newspapers are aging that Mr.. Nc
Kinley TO drop Gage and take up
WolcOtt.