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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-19
VICTORIOUS REBELS.

New York, June 19.-The Herald
correspondent in Montevideo, Uruguay,
says that the rebels have gained a
decided victory over the government
troops commanded by General Villar.
The government troops were complete
ly routed and left the field in undisput-
ed possession of the revolutionists
The estimate of the killed and
wounded has not yet been received in
Montevideo, but it is believed that the
loss will be heavy on both sides.
Reports are to the effect that the
government troops are now being re-
inforced and are preparing to march
against the revolutionists again.
This victory for the rebels adds to
their long list of triumphs which have
been marked by some severe fighting.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-19
Price $500 a Year

tanned the following account of the sui
eide Of Barney Barnato, from Mr.. Will
son:
THE morning he sprang from the
deck, Barnato told me he certainly
would do away with himself. So extra
precautions were taken. Sol Joel, his
nephew. was with him when he Jump
ed overheard, and was watchful, but
Barnato made a sudden spring-it was
like a fiash-and was overheard. Joel
caught his trousers, but failing to hold
him, shouted to Fourth Officer Cliff
ford: L can't swim, you try and save
him.
Clifford, taking off his coat and hat,
said: Well, here goes. I'll try and
jumped overheard.
He had Invested himself of all his
clothing save his socks, but when he
was sixty yards from Barnato he seiz-
ed life buoy utterly exhausted.
Eventually clifford was rescued with
"a life boat, which then proceeded to
recover Barnato's body. For three
hours restoratives were applied, but
believe death by browning had taken
place priviously."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-19
OUR SPANISH MINISTER.

New York, June 19.-Gen. Stewart
L. woodford, who has been appointed
MINISTER to Spain by President McKin-
ley, has returned to his home in
Brookly from Washington. On all sub
jects relating to the administrations
policy in Spanish and Cuban affairs
Gen. Woodford, when questioned by
reporter, courteously but positively
declined to speak. He readily told of
his plans, however, and his personal
feelings regarding his appointment. He
now expects to leave this country for
Madrid about July 20. He said:
"I was not candidate for the place
and the honor came as a complete sur
prise to me.
1T shall accept the mission and go to
Spain just as / went to war-because
considered it my duty to do so. do
not want to go, but there was a gap
there which I was called upon to fill,
and considered it my duty to do what
was asked of me, although 1t will be
at a personal sacrifice"
Gen. woodford will return to Wash
ington before the end Of the month
and will remain there about enc week,
comforting with the president and sec
rotary of state.
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GOVERNMENT MUST ADVISE

New York, June 19.-In regard to the
report that Spain, through Prime Min
lister Canovas, has asked to settle the
claims of Mrs. Ruiz, the widow of DR..
Ruiz, against the Spanish government
by the payment of $4,000 with the un-
derstanding that the United States will
not press an official claim, Mrs. Ruiz
last evening said
Never will accept anything direct
from the Sapnish. / am in the hands
of the United States government and
all overtures from Spain must be
through it. Whatever the government
advises me to do will do, but Spain
must not try to deal with me-"
Mrs. Ruiz said she did not know
whether she would accept 100000 or
not. She intimated that If the gov
eminent was satisfied she would be.
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ba and the PHILIPPINE islands. This
money, it is announced, has been
turned over to the navy department
to meet the expenses of increasing the
navy.
In Havana it was reported yesterday
that orders had been given to trans
form twenty Of the best vessels of the
Transatlantic line into armored cruis-
ers for immediate service in West India
waters in view of the strained rela-
tons existing with the United States.
At the arsenal here double force of
employees are working both day and
night and new torpedoes are being laid
at the entrances to all Cuban ports of
any Importance.
From Banes word comes that gov
eminent vessel was sunk at the en-
trance to the harbor during the last
bombardment, by shell from Roloff' S
rebel batteries upon shore, thus clos
ing the port altogether to navigation.
In a petition to Weyler, Spanish
troops of the Guinness garrison have
asked permission to give the half of
their daily rations to starving Cuban
women and children.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-19
THE GREATER REPUBLIC.

/ New York, June ia dispatch to
the Herald from Panama says:
One of the plans of the Greater Re-
public of Central America, now made
complete by the entrance Of Costa
RIGA and Guatemala, is for a general
currency for use in all of the five
countries of the republic.
The report says 1t has been stated,
has been formed for offensive and de-
fensive purposes, and will treat with
foreign countries on that basis. The
Diet will be the highest legislative
body and will be composed of two del
egates from each of the republics. The
presidents of the republic will preside
over the Diet, alternating each year.
The president of Costa RIGA will be
the first president of the Diet, taking
that office on September 1.
Guatmela has already approved the
general policy of the confederation,
but there probably be a protest from
San Salvador, owing to an I'll feeling
against Guatemala. Great enthusiasm
reigns.
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IS OF THE OPINION THAT 1T
WOULD RUIN OUR HOME
INDUSTRIES.
He Wants Us To Buy Some OF Eng
lands American Possession In
stead Maybe He Is Get
ting A Rake-0ff In
The Deal.

New York, June ia dispatch to
the World from Washington, says:
Senator Perkins, Republican, of Cal
ifornia, is strongly disposed to join his
Democratic colleague, Senator White,
in opposition to the proposed annex
alton of Hawaii.
II am familiar with the island" he
said, 4" and / am very doubtful as to
the wisdom of this policy.
There is one point of moment"
continued Mr.. Perkins, that I have
not seen yet touched upon. Within
the last year or two there have been
a large number of merchant vessels
built on the Clyde for the Hawaiian
trade. They fly the Hawaiian flag,
but are English vessels. Under the
proposed treaty these ships would nat
urally become entitled to American
registry, for they would come in with
the islands.
There is nothing in the treaty to
prevent them from coming in, nor to
prevent the Englishmen from building
more vessels in anticipation of annex
alton and claiming American registry
for all of them. In that case they
would probably soon take away all Of
our coastwise trade and demoralize
for some years our ship yards.
There is another and perhaps more
interesting question involved. The an
nexation of Hawaii would, it seems to
me, utterly ruin the best sugar indus
try that is now beginning to assume
considerable proportions in California
and other parts of the west.
with coolie labor the Hawaiians
can produce sugar and refine 1t for
two cents a pound. Beet sugar costs
anywhere from SIC to 4c pound to
produce, and we could not compete.
Then too, the planters of Hawaii have
a trust as tyrannical and importunate
as the sugar trust, and it would not
be long before the two Joined forces
and had the whole country at their
mercy.
II shall not set up my personal views
against those of the majority of the
people, but 1 am far from being an en-
thusiastic annexationist.
"The idea that we need Hawaii as
coaling station is foolish, because
ships going from San Francisco to ia
pan or China would have to go miles
out of their way to touch Hawaii.
1T would be much more convenient
to establish a coaling station on one
of the Aleutian islands, which already
belong to us and are within about rs
miles of the path of ocean travel.
81 do not appreciate either the argu-
ment that we need Hawaii because of
it's strategic value. The islands are
1000 miles from San Francisco. Eng
land has at Esquimault a fortress
which she is rendering every day more
and more impregnable and which is
much nearer to San Francisco.
would be much more favorably dispos-
ed toward a proposition to purchase
British Columbia. 1t would be much
more valuable to us than Hawaii.
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MAKES NO DIFFERENCE.

New York, June 19.-The board of
managers of the Joint Traffic associa-
ton has rendered an important opin-
ion affecting the rates of shipment of
refined cotton seed oil. Heretofore
many shippers have bought the crude
oil and had it refined at some point
in transit, thereby securing consider
able advantage in freight rates. Here
after, according to the decision of the
board of managers, all shipments of
cotton seed oil or its products which
have been refined or converted at in
termediate points in transit shall be
charged at the full rates duly estab-
lished for such traffic from such imme-
date points to final destinations.
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CRACK BILLIARDIST.

Chicago, June NV. A. Spinks, the
famous shortstop billiardist today
makes the following announcement:
Having been informed that Hugo
Kerkau, the German expert, wants to
play a match at the Athree Ball car
rom, or starlight rail game, for 1000
points pj, on a regulation five by ten
championship table. six nights play in
blocks of 1900 per night, for any rea-
sonable stake, am ready and willing
to meet Mr.. Kerkau at the game he
suggests, or even the four-ball game,
if he is willing to play in Chicago. The
terms, however, can be mutually dis
cussed if he will place himself in cor
respondence with me-"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-19
TRAIN DAsHEs INTO A CROWD

Peoria, ILL.,, June ia train of cars
was pushed into a large crowd Of peo-
pie who were standing on the trestles
of the Peoria terminal watching men
drag the river for the body Of Willie
Mittendorff, who was drowned last
evening.
Nancy Berry, aged II, was run over
and her right side mangled. She will
die.
Mrs. Lizzie Kurtz, wife OF carpen-
ter and an infant babe were among
those pushed down by the cars. With
great presence of mind she lay face
downward on the trestle and held her
babe between the ties while the entire
train passed over her. She was res
cued from her perilous position In
safety just in time for she was just
about to drop her baby to the water
below.
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST.
Generally fair tonight and Sunday.
EMANCIPATION DAY.
Colored Folks today Celebrating the
Anniversary

Colored Folks today Celebrating the
Anniversary
San Antonio's entire colored popu-
lation is out in gayest attire today cell
ebrating the Thirty-second anniver-
sary of their freedom from slavery.
However, they are not celebrating har-
moniously at an, there being three dis
tinct celebrations, one at San Pedro
Springs, one at Riverside park, and
one at Limburgers garden.
The Riverside park crowd, however,
is the principal one, the militia and
other equal attractions, being there.
This crowd formed on Alamo plaza this
morning where they awaited the arri-
val of the Capitol Guards, who failed
to arrive last night, and who arrived
at $3.50 this morning.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the procession
moved, Mounted Policemen Mitchell
and Van Ripper clearing the street, fol-
lowed by Maj. E. o. Bowles and staff,
including DR.. T. ]. Walton, surgeon of
the T.. ". c., (coloreD, with rank of
major. Then came the band, Carey
post No. 1, colered G.. A. r. veterans,
bicyclists, mother hubbard baseball
mines, floats, carriages, etc, the whole
making a very creditable appearance.
The Excelsior Guards, commanded
by Captain Lee, whade an excellent
appearance with their white trousers,
white helmets and new blue blouses.
The Austin militia company also look
ed well, but their winter caps gave
them an odd look by the side of the
other white helmets.
The San Pedro Springs crowd
formed on Milan square and fell in be-
hind the Riverside park aggregation
as it moved around Military plaza.
1t was led by a band and had some
very nice carriages containing girls
representing the various slave states
and two floats in it, beside the adver-
Using float of the Alamo City Advance,
containing the manager, Abe Mills,
Dute Mills, and Henry O'Neal This
crowd is spending the afternoon in
dulging in various athletic sports and
will conclude with a ball tonight.
At Riverside park free barbecue
took place at IL o'clock, and this after
noon is being occupied with various
amusements, such as bicycle races,
horse races, baseball, etc, dancing to
begin at five o'clock and continue the
remainder of the night The two
militia companies will put up a sham
battle at $3.50 this afternoon.
All celebrations will continue tomor-
row except the Limburger garden
crowd, their celebration coming to a
termination tonight.
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DAIRY MEN AROUSED.
Will Fight the Butterine Traffic to the
Last.

Last.
Chicago, June ia special to the
Times Herald from Fort Atkinson,
Wis, says:
"Butterine must be legislated out of
the United States" That is the die
tum of the National Dairy union.
The successful fight for the new anti
butterine law in Illinois has inspired
the dairymen of the west TO crush the
butterine substitute industry. They
are going in politics to do it.
Right now the creamery proprietors,
the butter dealers of the farmers of the
big butter producing states-Wisconsin
Illinois, Indian, Iowa, Minnesota, Ne
braska, Kansas, Michigan and the
Dakotas-are being drawn into a COM
pact fighting organization of not less
than 100000 and may be more than L.
0O0,0 900 voters and vote controllers.
They are being pledged in writing to
work increasingly for legislation that
will prevent the coloring of butter sub
stitutes and ito fight the men in high
places who are unfriendly to the inter-
ests of the dairymen." If necessary,
fighting capital of 100000 can be
raised, it is believed, before the legis-
latures of these dairy states meet
again. This fund will be used to drive
the butterine manufacturers from their
strongholds, and If the industry find
loopholes in state legislation, the or
ganization will move on to Washing
| ton.
w. B. Hoard of this city, formerly
governor of Wisconsin and president
of the National Dairy union, is giving
the movement all the benefit of his
organizing ability and political acu-
men. Charles H. Knight, of Chicago,
secretary of the National Dairy union,
and manager Of the anti-butterine fight
in the Illinois Legislature is secretary
and treasurer of the new movement.
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JAPAN's PROTEST.

Washington, June 1s.-The protest
made by the japanese government
against the pending tariff bill is for
maIly embodied in a note from Minis
ter Toru Hoshi of debate as late as
the Bird of the present month. The
note is couched in most courteous ain
guage but there is firmness into tone
observable that indicates that remon-
STRANGE may be followed by acts Of re-
talliation il disregarded.
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GREENBACKER DEAD.

st. Joseph, Mo-, June 19.-Ex-Cen-
gresham Nicholas Ford, for twenty
years leading merchant in this city
and once a leader of national promin-
ence in the Greenback movement and
who also ran for governoroDnIf the
Greenback ticket, died lasts higbt sat
the home of his daughtefo Mysi EoA.
Mcdonald, at Miltonvale, Kan.
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SPAIN WAKING UP.

Getting Afraid of Uncle Sam and Bull
ding War Vessels.
New York, June ia dispatch from
Havana to the Journal and Advertiser
says:
A Madrid dispatch says:
Since January last ss,100,000 has
been paid into the government treas
ruy by Spanish parents redeeming
their sons from military service in Gu
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FRANCE CYCLONE VISITED.

Paris, June 19.-The Calois today says
that twenty people were killed and
eighty injured in a cyclone which
swept over the villages of Bessons at
Colombus and Asnires yesterday eve
ming.
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BANK WILL SUSPEND.

New York, June ia dispatch to
the Herald from Valparaiso says:
The bank of Santiago is to go out of
business, it is said, as the result of the
bad management.
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MUSIC PROGRAM

BY the Band Concert on Alamo Plaza
Tonight.
FL Captain, march ............S ousa
Lijetais Rio, overture ........ Adam
Under Palms and Flowers, waltz.
OIdJOHi
Parson Johnson's Chicken Brigade,
.................. L. Johnson
America, overture on national airs.
Observation-Disclosures. Theo. Moses
The Beautiful Polish Girl, polka
mazurka, .................. Milloecker
Am Nicer (By the Seal IF. Schuberth
Pickaninies on Parade, negro oddi-
ty ................ i....G. ID. Barnard
To See Thee Again. waltz. ..Codina
Gasslfahr'n, polka franchise Wagner
Hunters Joy, lancers on hunting
songs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. TIL. Tobanl
Odrons Frenden, galop Satan
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BARNATo's SUICIDE.
A Passenger On The Boat Tells How
1t Happened.

New York, June ia dispatch to
the World from London, says:
When the steamship Scott arrived at
Southampton your correspondent OBJ
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W, G. T. U. Convention.

Longmont, May IG-The fifth district
convention of the W. c T U. convened
in this city Tuesday afternoon at $50
o'clock with District Chairman Mrs. Z.
w. Tanner in the chair. The convention
session of the afternoon was given large
jv to discussion of scientific temperance
instruction and other subjects. Today
has been given to the reports OF the dit
ferent departments and discussions
There were here today Mrs. Isabel Wing
Lake and delegates from Fort Collins,
Greeley, LoveIand, Fort Lupton, Boul.
der and Hygiene, 81 delegates in all be-
ing present from the towns named. The
newly elected officers are: Mrs. Ella
Marks of Fort Lupton, president; Mrs
E. w. Tanner of Fort Collins, second
vice president; Mrs H. E. Ranger OF
Boulder third vice president; Miss
Knight of Evans, fourth vice president
Mrs. Copeland of Greeley, corresponds
ing secretary; Mrs. M. E, Hayward oi
Longmont, treasurer. The session clos
ed tonight with an address by Mrs. Isabel
Wing Lake on "Rescue Work"
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Prep Field Day.

The first annual Field day of the pre-
paratory school was held yesterday after
noon. but was called off before it was
completed on account of the rain. The
remainder of the events will be contested
when practicable. Following are the
events with the winners:
100 YARD DASH.
Ralph Coan-Five yard handicap.
Geo. F. Foreman-Scratch.
Harry Elder-Four yard handicap.
22o YARD DASH.
Ralph Coan-Twelve yard handicap.
Sam c. Jones-Scratch.
Frank X. Stnith-Five yard handicap.
50 YARD DASH.
Chester Hall.
Stanley Hornbeck.
Harry Kesner.
HAMMER THROWING.
H.C Hocking-oz feet inch.
Evan R. Aus,in-S5 feet 10 inches.
POLE VAULT.
E-B. Adams-7.5 feet.
Ralph Metcalt-o.5 feet.
SHOT PUT.
H.C. Hocking-3o feet.
Evan Austin-3o feet 10 inches.
@ OFFICIALS.
Starter-R. w. Schaeffer.
Time Keeper. Waite Elder.
Judges-H. c. Dodge, Russell Allen
I. Ernest Mitchell, George Mosher, J. B
Stahl.
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A SPECIAL COUNSEL,
Ex-President Cleveland Engaged by Presi'
dent Crespo of Venezuela.

Washington, May 2c-Ex-Presldent
Cleveland has been invited by President
Crespo to act as special counsel for Ven
ezuels before the arbitration commission
on the settlement of the frontier dispute
between that country and Great Britain.
1t is said that if the commission decides
in favor of Venezuela, statue of Cleve-
land will be erecteu in Caracas as the
tribute of a grateful nation.
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LOOKING UP EVIDENCE,

The Police Are Delving Into the Details of
Leutgarrs Terrible Crime.
Chicago, May 2o.-The police are
working up evideace in the case of Lieut.
gart, the wealthy sausage manufacturer,
charged with numbering his wife. 1t is
claimed that Leutgart was induced to do
the deed by desire to secure wealthy
widow, with whom he was intimate, in
order to cover heavy financial losses
which he has recently suffered. 1t has
developed that this woman recently sold
a great deal of property and turned over
the proceeds to Leutgart.
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TODAY ) NEWS.
ONLY TEMPORARY CESSATION.

The Turkish Troops Have Orders to OBJ
serve a TwentyFour Hour Armistice.
Athens, May 2o.-The Turkish officers
in command of the Ottoman troops state
that their instructions are to observe a
"a hour armistice pending further orders.
1t il, reported that another attack has
been begun upon the Greeks and that
the latter have begun a retreat to Their
mopylae.
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A Stubborn Contest.

Danville, Kv., May 2o.-The coal
miners strike in the Cincinnati Southern
company's ten mines still continues with
the prospects of stubborn fight. The
operators propose reduction of IS cents
a ton. Fifteen hundred men are affected.
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THE TAILORS' STRIKE.

The New York Garment Makers are Deter
mined to Stand a Siege.
New York, May 2o-The striking
tailors have determined upon desper-
ate siege, as they believe success will re
suit if they all stand together. The
number of strikers is greater than ever
included in one trade before. The first
surrender in favor of the strikers occur.
red this morning when Abraham Cohen
announced an advance OF 20 per cent
and nine hour day. He employs 25c
men,
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Chicago Suicides.

Chicago, May 2o.-Three suicides oc-
Cured today, VIM. Miller and John lex
ner by shooting md Joseph Koenig by
drowning. The first two were despond-
ent from lack of work and the latter was
weak minded.
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Referred to Edham Pasha.

Athens, May 2o-The Greek officials
met the Turkish representatives. at Volo
and after conference the latter prom
ised to lay the terms proposed by the
Greeks before Edhem Pasha.
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CRIPPLE CREEK FAILURES.
Two Mercantile Houses Assign on Account
of the Miners Bank Failure

Cripple Creek, May 2o.-H. P. Reign
ton, prominent hardware merchant as
signed this morning to S. E. Mayo.
The large grocery stock of H. T.
Harder was taken in charge by the
Morey Mercantile company of Denver.
Both houses were influenced by the fail
ure of the Miners bank few days ago
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GOLD BRICK TRUST.
A Combine of Criminals for Fleeing I'm
wary RuralIsts

wary
indianapolis, May 2o.-The authorities
claim to have discovered a gold brick
trust of three years standing, formed for
fleeing farmers, and they say that the
proceeds have netted sI5o,ooo during
that time. Many well known criminals
are included. David Murray has been
arrested and several others are located
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KILLED BY A MOB.
Two Men are Attacked and Riddled Wit
Bullets by White Caps.

Mountain Grove, Mo-, May cot has
been discovered that the killing of John
Mitchell and John Cofman at this place
on Sunday night was done by white caps.
The mob first fired through the walls OF
the one story shanty occupied by the
men and afterward broke the windows
and rlddled the bodies with bullets.
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a YOUTHFUL CRIMINAL,

With $4,000.
Boston, May 2o-Albert King a 10,
year-old messenger boy of the Boyleston
National bank disappeared this morning
with 100000, which he had been sent to
collect from other banks. There is no
trace of the mscreant
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Armistice Concluded

Athens, May 2o-The armistlce be-
tween Greece and Turkey is definitely
concluded.