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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17
RICH YOUNG PHYSICIAN TAKES
MORPHINE AND MUTT
LATES HIMSELF.
Used A Broken Kitchen, Knife To
Hack Thirty GaSheS And Sever
An Artery In His Arm
While Under The In
fIuence Of The Drug.

Chicago, April 17.-Dr. Elmer Pres
| colt, son of the physician of the same
name, who was the victim of a MUIR
der that developed one of the most IA
nous myteries in the police history of
the city, made a determined attempt
to kill himself at his home last night.
His condition this morning is such that
the attending physicians, said recovery
was impossible.
The details of the young physicians
attempt to take his own life are sensa-
tional.
1t seems the doctor swallowed ten
grains of morphine and lay down upon
| couch.
Fifteen minutes later he rushed into
| the Kitchen where a domestic was at
| work and snatched a table knife from
her hand, the blade was broken in
| half in the struggle, but the man
| commenced hacking at his throat with
that portion yet attached to the han
| die.
The woman attempted to disarm
| him, but he evaded her and rushed
| through the house, blood squirting
| from his wounds and dy2ing the car
! pet and walls as he 9assed through.
| Throwing open the front door the
doctor ran out upon the sidewalk and
| there commenced slashinG at his left
| forearm seeking to sever an artery.
He succeeded in making thirty dis
tinct wounds in his arm before the
woman, who had been watching him,
summoned sufficient courage to inter
| fere.
She got possession of the knife and
the doctor ran back into the house de-
claring he would find another weapon.
A policeman had been called and it
required the combined efforts of four
men to control the physician.
When Doctor Bracket. who was
summoned, arrived and an attempt
was made to quiet Prescott, in order
| to care for his wounds the latter
grew more violent and the attendants
were obliged to strap him to his bed
He declared he wanted to die and tried
| to prevent DR.. Bracket from catching
the ends of the severed blood vessel
in his neck. DIR. Prescott has been I'M
der the care of specialists of late for
| treatment.
The crime known as the Bath
House" murder, the killing of the old
er Prescott, is remembered by many.
The crime was committed in the au-
tumn of 1882 in the bath rooms in the
| basement of the Prescott tenement.
The son, who last night attempted
to take his life, went to the theatre
| and upon returning at midnight dis
covered his father dead on the floor
of the basement near the bath room.
The body had been frightfully mutt
lated. the dead being pounded almost
| to pulp.
The motive for the crime was too re-
mote from a solution as the identity
| of the guilty ones. No evidence was
found to implicate anyone at the time
and the crime remains a mystery.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17
SWEET REVENGE.

Spaniards Slaughter Helpless Prison
ers and in Turn are Shot
Down From Ambush.
New York, April IA special to the
World from Havana, Cuba, by way of
Jacksonville, Fla, says:
A camp of pacificos near Mangas,
Pinar Del Rio, has been raided and
more than forty pacificos slain.
The camp sheltered refugees from
San Cristobal and neighboring places,
driven from there by the impossibility
of getting food. They had begun cul-
tivating crops for their own use.
Col. Sam Martin heard Of 1t from a
spy and sent Capt. Sarga with twenty
men to break up the camp.
The camp was surprised at night,
the men were tied to the trees, their
huts were burned and the crops We're
destroyed.
The men were kept tied up all day
without food and water while the
guerillas caroused and maltreated the
women captives. Then both men and
women were shot.
Five hundred Cubans ambushed the
Spanish troops on the Artemisa mill
tary road and killed nearly 200 The
Cuban loss was "a.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17
OREGON'S INJURIES.

Seattle, Wn., April 17.-There is still
some uncertainty as to the extent of
the damage to the battleship Ore
gon. There has been some delay in
pumping the water out of the docks
until she Is clear and a thorough ex-
animation cannot therefore be made.
The obstruction in the dredged chan
mel has been discovered. 1t is a bank
of old sunken piles and hard pan,
which evidently has been there for
some time and was probably left by
contractors Samples of the DISTURB
ton have been forward to Wash
ington. D. C. An order for two hull
plates to replace those damaged has
been sent to San Francisco.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17
SHOE STORE ROBBED.
Thieves Extract the Articles from an
Open Window.

This morning when the employees Of
the Sample Shoe store, at 225 West
Commerce street, entered the place,
they discovered that sometime during
the night thieves had stolen about 20
pairs of shoes from the store.
They had raised the window on the
west side of the store, opening on a
narrow alley and extracted the shoes
through the outside bars across the
opening, the window having been
closed, but not fastened.
In front of it was piled lot of odds
and ends and also a number of shoes
in poXes, all of large sizes, numbering
from to 10. These were the shoes
secured by the thieves, those in boxes
being taken out and the boxes being
left in the alley.
They made good their escape with
out being discovered, carrying their
plumber with them.
Detective George Shoaf is at work
on the case this morning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17
TO ENJOIN THE CITY.

Suit for injunction was filed in the
Thirty-seventh District court yester-
day. wherein the owners of the prop
ertY known as the Veramendi place on
Sol4dad street seek to enJoin the city
from tearing down the building, as
proposed for the purpose of widening
Solcdad street. The owners of the
property are Lydia E., George w, Ar
thur B.. Mary r. and George f. Cald-
we'll and John James.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17
MEXICO'S SEWERS.

Lockport, N. Y, April 7.-Senor
Victor NJ. Brascin, a prominenet Mex
lean, is in town and has closed a con-
tract with the Holm Manufacturing
company, for a nineteen million gallon
pumping engine for the City of Mexi-
co. This engine will be used in pump
ing the sewage of the city and will
be the part of an elaborate system
based on the plan in use in Berlin,
Germany, drawn by Samuel NJ. Gray,
of Providence, r. /.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17
WAR INEVITABLE.

New York, April IA special to the
Herald from Constantinople says:
Vice Admiral Kalan Won Hofeh left
for Salonica to survey the placing of
the torpedo at the enhance of the gulf
in a state of defence.
In consequence of the fresh incidents
at the frontier diplomatic circles begin
to despair of the maintenance of peace
and in Turkish circles war is COnsid-
cred inevitable.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17
ASTOR RETURNS.
Has Been Yachting In the West Indies
For a While.

Has Been Yachting In the West Indies
For a While.
New York, April 17.-Col. John ia
cob Astor has returned from a six
weeks trip in the Indian waters in
his yacht Lourmah. The yacht was
left at Punta Gorda, Fla, and the par
ty came to New York by rail. Col.
Aston said at his home in Rhineberg:
I'VE visited Hayti, st. Thomas, St.
Croix, Guadalupe, st. Lucia, st. Vim
cent and Trinidad. We also stopped
at Jamaica and other points. We saw
several. small Spanish gunboats along
the Cuban coast. / think IL will be
a great mistake if the United States
does not take advantage Of the situa-
ton and annex Cuba. 1t is the key,
to the control Of the Mic
araguan canal, when that is built"
The entire voyage Col. Astor declared
had been exceedingly enjoyable and he
had returned in perfect health.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17
GREECE ON NETTLES.
Should She Accede to the Powers Her
Citizens Will Revolt.


Citizens Will Revolt.
New York, April IA copyrighted
special to the Journal-Advertiser from
Athens says:
In the Chamber of Deputies a bill
has been passed for an issue Of treas
ury bonds.
The king has received a private re-
quest from st. Petersburg to hold off
for a short time for a settlement to
result
There is lull in the excitement and
everyone is watching with impatience
for the next move. One thing is GER
tain, if the Greek government gives in
to the Great Powers there will be a
revolution. The Greek people are so
earnest in this affair that they would
rise to arms against the government
if it showed the white feather.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17
NOT GUILTY.

Elias Moore was acquitted on
charge of burglary in the Thirty-seV-
pnth District court yesterday after
noon. julius Norton conducted the de-
Tense. it being Mr.. Norton's first case.
mother case of burglary is pending
= gainst Moore.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17
CHANGES ON THE INTERNA-

Circular No. els of the International
and Great Northern railroad has been
received here and reads as follows:
Mr.. Homer Eads is hereby appointed
general agent of this company, with
headquarters at San Antonio. Tex. In
addition to his jurisdiction in freight
and passenger matters MIR. Eads will
assume the duties of general livestock
agent His orders will he accordingly
respected by all employees in this de-
partment." Mr.. Eads thereby succeeds
Mr.. n. w. Grisamore, who will be
transferred to Laredo. Mr.. c. NJ. Stone
is promoted to local freight agent at
San Antonio and Mr. C. r. Daniel, So
Letting agent. Mr.. John T. Hendricks
is nromoted to commercial agent.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17
AFTER A STREET CAR co.

Indianapolis, Ind, April 17.-Indict-
ments have been returned by a special
session of the grand jury against Pres
ident A. L. Mason. superintendent Mil
Ter Elliott and a dozen conductors and
other officers Of the Citizens Street
Railroad company for violating the
three cent fare law.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17
Price $500 a Year.

clans, was found dead in his office
chair. He had heart disease and it is
supposed to have caused his death. DIR.
Marston was an old army surgeon,
having served with Sheridan and Gus
ter in the famous Indian campaigns.
He has a wife in New York City and
a son at Princeton.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17
DEATH HAS RETIRED HIM.

Atlanta, Ga. April 17.-Col. w. L.
kellogg, commanding the F1tth unit
ed States infantry, died at Mcpherson
barracks, near this city, this morning.
He had been in ill health for about a
year and only two weeks ago the retir-
ing board considered his case with
view of relieving him from active SER
vice.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17
A BRIGHT EASTER.

Washington. D. c.. April 17.-Fore-
cast for Texas: Fair and warmer
to southeriy winds.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17
A FAMOuS DOCTOR.

Cheyenne, Wyo., April 17,-Dr. J. J.
Marston, one of the leading physi-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17
F. GrooS ( Co., Bankers,

AND DEALERS IN EXCHANGE.
Sight drafts on the principal cities
of the United States and on all Euro
pean countries. Also drafts on Mon
terey, Mexico, payable in Mexican dol
lars. Foreign coin and currency
bought and sold.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17
TELEPHONE

Over the lines of the SOUTHWEST
ERN TELEGRAPH AND TELE-
PHONE COMPANY to many of the
principal cities and towns of
TEXAS
Toll Stations in the Central Office,
Hotels and other convenient locations.
NJ. F. THOMAS, Local Manager.
The herald., 1897-09-26
WILL LIFT FIVE TONS
Electro Magnets to Move Heavy
Metal Beams

Electro-magnets capable Of picking
up load not exceeding five tons are now
used by the Illinois Steel company in its
works at Joliet to transfer iron or steel
beams or plates from one part Of the
shop to another.
The amount Of electricity necessary
to give magnet enough drawing power
to make f1ve-ton load adhere to it is
only four amperes at pressure of 24O
volts. or about one-tenth of that re-
quired to move an ordinary trolley car
on the level. The magnets used are in
the form Of the old-fashioned horseshoe
The poles Of the horseshoe are seven
and one-half inches apart and are con-
nected at the upper end by soft steel
plate one inch in thickness. The poles
themselves are each ten inches long and
are elliptical In cross-section, being
twenty-four inches in depth by three
inches in width. The upper seven and
one-half inches Of each pole are covered
with coils Of insulated copper wire,
The herald., 1897-09-26

measured mile on the Hudson in one
minute and thirty-five seconds and
hoped to do it in less This record
eclipses that of the urbinia, which is
the fastest boat in, England. 1t is shown
in the illustration beneath the Ellide.
The Turbinia is propelled by the turbine
motor, which does away with piston
rod and permits of high rotary speed.
The Turbinia is long rakish looking
craft, being similar in dimensions to a
first class British torpedo boat The
Express, also shown in the illustration,
is England's fastest torpedo flyer. Her
speed, however has been excelled by
the Admiral Porter, our own marine
flyer. The odd-shaped boat In the lower
part Of the illustration was built by f.
J. L. Lowe. and nineteen models were
The herald., 1897-09-26

always possible, though It ID becoming
less so every day with the Improvement
in electrical apparatus.
To guard against accidents the insu-
lated coils are enclosed in water-tight
brass casing, and the whole magnet ID
covered in with half-inch steel. If the
five-ton electromagnetic in the Illinois
Steel compapy's works prove a success
when tested by long enough time, larger
sizes will be employed. When used In
connection with electric cranes, which
are now becoming common. only two
hand switches will be required to move
iron or steel loads. OF course loads Of
other materials could be picked up
equally well by an electromagnetic, with
a heavy keeper and hook attached to
it for the ordinary sling.-New York
Journal.
The herald., 1897-09-26

through which the current flows, to q
depth Of one and one-half inches.
The working Of the magnet is simple.
When plate or beam slying anywhere
else than where 1t is wanted the magnet,
attached to the crane tackle, in place Of
the ordinary sling or hook, is lowered,
and its poles placed on the load to be
moved as near the center as practicable
Then the current is turned on and the
underlying plate or beam Is held fast
by the magnetic attraction. The crane
Is then put in motion in the usual man.
ner and the beam is transferred to the
spot where it 10 wanted. When 1t is
fairly placed in its new position, the cur
rent switch is turned OF and the action
Of the magnet ceases. The only reason
why such magnets have not been long
In use Is because Of the fear that the
load would drop. IL there wac any tenn
porary failure Of the current. This u
The herald., 1897-09-26

Mosher, the noted naval architect, who
recently was brought prominently be-
fore the public by the performance Of
the Ellide. which he designed. The Ell
lide is the fastest boat now afloat, but
in the Viper, which is the name of the
new nautical flyer, Mr.. Mosher has put
forth his best efforts and brought to
bear the experience gained from the
defects Of the worlds fastest boats. The
utmost secresy surrounds the construc-
tion Of the Viper. Her general appear
ance is known and very we'll shown in
the accompanying illustration, but the
mechanical details are great mystery.
called on Mr.. Mosher and brought
every inducement possible before him
to give me an advance description. but
he declined to do so, saying that within
q comparatively few days the boat
would have her trial trip and then, and
not till then, would the details be made
public. Sufficient is known, however,
to state that the speed which the Viper
Is almost certain to attain is close onto
forty-f1ve miles an hour, which is Of
course an unheard Of performance. But
az the Viper's lines are known to be
vastly different, the result, by the way,
of great deal Of experimenting with
modela this wonderful speed il not un-
likeIy when the performance Of other
The herald., 1897-09-26
A Pair Of Pious Pickpockets

Two old men appeared in Essex Mar
ket court Saturday on whose faces piety
and sanctity were written. Venerable
pillars Of evangelical churches, faithful
murmurers Of fervent amens they looked
as they stood with their hands clasped
in an attitude Of prayerful devotion.
Detectives Berkley and Arfkin told
Magistrate Flammer they were two Of
the most expert pickpockets in the coun-
try, who piled their calling under a cloak
Of piety Twin sighs and two heaven
ward gazes of pious resignation were the
The herald., 1897-09-26
His Occupation Will Be Gone

The man who abuses his horse will no
know what to do with himself when thu
horseless carriage comes into use. HI
won't have anything to hit or Jerk Of
kick in the stomach when the patien
horse - gone.-Pasadena News.
The herald., 1897-09-26

NEW YORK, Sept 2o.-(Special Cor
respondence to The Herald.) There will
shortly be launched from the Aver ship
yards at Upper Nyack boat Of marvel
Gus speed.
The designer Of this boat Is Charles D.
The herald., 1897-09-26

boats built by the same designer Is
known.
In the illustration on this page is
shown the Ellide, owned by E. Burgess
Warren Of Philadelphia, which has low
cred the worlds record by covering a
The herald., 1897-09-26

made before the final one was adopted.
1t is at present undergoing repairs in a
New York shipyard and is expected
when finished to come up to the per-
formance of the Ellide.
There ID the greatest interest in ma
rine circles and among wealthy owners
Of fast yachts regarding the Viper
The herald., 1897-09-26

only reply to this Their names. the de-
tectives said, were Richard Morris, alias
big Dick" and William Wright, alias
Roaring Bill, the Bad Man." There
was no denial Of this. They had been
arrested in the Bowery on general prin.
ciples. The detectives had nothing new
against them, but wanted several men
who had lost their watches while dis.
cussing the saving efficacy of simple
faith with elderly gentlemen in street
cars.
But no one had identified either of thu
men, so they were discharged. They
left court, their lips framing a prayer
of thanks for their deliverance, and
their faces radiant with the sort Of lool
that Daniel probably had when he was
liberated from the den Of lions.-New
York Journal.
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-04-08
News Service Extended.

The st. Louis Republic recently
made arrangements with the cable
COMPARES, whereby direct news
from eli sections of the civilized
world are received. Itnow prints
moro authentic foreign news than
any other paper aud continues to
keep up its record for publishing
all the home news. The outlook
for the year is one of big news
events, fast succeeding each other
and they will be highly interesting
to every one. The price of the
Republic daily is $6 a year or 81 so
for three months. The Twice a
Week Republic will remain the
same-one dollar year, by mail
twice week.
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-04-08
bo8!i,! a.cn.! R0onllI

Look out for our cannon 10 fire
,uS. !e Ok the ncXt Two weeks. W e
got tired of shooting p"pguns, but
the q child has TO crawl teiore it
c0n walk. We don't believe in
getting the cart before ,Ae horse
as some of our ompetitors have
done. Our spring line of goods
just purchased will be the finest
and cheapest ever put on this
market. Up to date in style.
Clothing cheaper than ever before.
W. r. SNEED & Co.
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-04-08

Linen walking hats at the Rack
ct Store.
Ladies' hats from zoe to $500 at
Mrs. Camp.
Ladies' trimmed hats for 25c at
A. Blasingame.
Go to the Rack ket Store for cheap
goods and latest styles.
Sewing machine needles of all
kinds at J. H. Ramsey.
For fashionable and cheap hat
call at the Racket Store.
Sailor, sailors. See those beau
tiful sailor at Mrs. Camps.
WHEN bilious or costive. eat Cascaret.
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed, loc. 25c.
Many cases of grippe have lately
been cured by Ono Minute Cough
Cure. This preparation seems
especially adapted to the cure of
this disease. 1t acts quickly thus
preventing serious complications
and bad effects in which this dis
ease often leaves the patient.
J. E. Harbert.
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-04-08

If YOU have ever seen child in
The agony of Group, you can APP
preciate the gratitude OF the moth
ers who knew that One Minute
Cough Cure relieves thei' little
ones as quickly as it is administer
ed. Many homes in this CITY are
never without it. J. E. Harbert.
Shoes! Shoes!! Shoes y! For
st, style and durability our stock
If men's and ladies' shoes have 10
equal. We na vo by far the largest
stock 81 shoes in Green Forest.
Our prices simply knock high
prices clear OUT. Get our prices and
be Convinced that we can positive
ly save you money.
w. R. SnRED 4 &c.
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-04-08
Denver News.

EDITOR TRIBuNE:-Sunday last
our Sunday School opened with H.
W. Myres, our new Supt., with usual
prospects OF good results. After
closing Revs. r. A. Martin and w.
J. Mattox preached most interest
ing sermons on questions proposed
by DR.. Scott of Sunday School
fame: "Why was Simon Peters
name changed to Cephas, denoting
stone." Rev. Martin made the
matter plain to US before be left
the pulpit.
The school board composed of
James Carpenter, R. F. ,Mattox and
G.. G. Kirkham, acting with a COM
mitteo from the Baptist church
consisting of Frank Clemens, Solon
Gaddy and Eli Carpenter have at
last, to the qualification of the
people, settled the school house
and church question and we hope
tor all time to como.
The election for new officers of
the Denver court was held Satur-
day night. John Dixon, Howard
Matto and Miss Laura Gaddy we're
the judges, and Miss Lille Mattox
and James Berry Scott were the
clerks. Soyou see the court
recognizes the woman suffrage
question. So votes were polled.
Officers elected as follows: Judge,
J. A. Yonng; Prosecuting Attorney,
Rev. Lanning; Clerk, Mark Nun.
na'iy; Sheriff, r. D. Mattox;
Treasurer, Al. Norris. Gle got
there on the big.foot ticket.)
Oscar Seals, only "A years old, was
! elected Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney, and if you have any one,
old or young that can beat him
on oratory or argument, just name
him and we will meet at the spot
named and have picnic. He is
the second Frank Pace of Arkan.
sas.
Several gentleman leave here
to-day to see Pres Naples on spe'
cal business before the penalty
gets aboard the delinquent tax
list.
james Myers withdrew from the
for Prosecuting Attorney race ; S he
| found bis contest tor matrimony
was requiring his whole time to
down the other fellow.
Angling is the sport of the city.
Several Springfield gents-George
Baxter, George West and others
have been using the hook and rod
very successfully. Mrs. Callie
Young has spent 80 years after
the art of trapping the shad and at
last she has accomplished the feat
and it seems she has become so
attached to tho sport that she can
no, give any time to household
duties. Joe says he b eheves he
will starve as he has no time to
cook tor himself BILL NYE.
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-04-08

LADlEs:-I am now ready to
make your gowns in first class
style. lido not advertise to cut
prices but to give you the best
work and completest fit that can
be had in town. Perfect satisfac-
ton guaranteed, or o pay required.
The patronage is solicited.
Respectfully,
MRS. c.. E. LITTLER.
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-04-08
Everybody Says So.

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