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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17

sewer construction. The construc-
ton is now under good Roadway and
when completed the city will possess
one of the best and most complete sys-
TENS of sanitary sewers in the south.
That portion beginning on South Gar
den street, near the Southern Pacific
crossing and extending to the sewer
farm five miles from the city will be
completed within the next 80 days and
its cost will be somewhat less than the
amount appropriated and set aside for
that purpose.
In addition to the above, SS0O,000OO
funding bonds were issued by this adj
ministration-the proceeds of which
were used to liquidate the indebtedness
made by the former administration
and judgments rendered against the
city.
This administration is frequently Sc
Verely criticised for not paying its ac-
counts and it's employees promptly as
had been done under former admins
trations In reply to this it must tie
remembered that the San Antonio Ma
tional bank formerly advanced to the
city monthly, the sum of thirty thou
sand dollars, said advances drawing
interest at various rates, and took as
security therefor an obligation of the
city to turn over its revenue for taxes
as it was received by the collector and
when Mr.. Paschal was elected in 1898,
il was ascertained that sail obligations
by the city were illegal and as q mat
ter of course the advances ceased and
the city was compelled to look tO'lts
own income for taxes for maintenance!
Owing to the hard times the collection
of taxes during the past three or four
years has become more and more diff
cult and as the tax levy cannot exceed
the amount necessary to maintain the
city government as specified in the
budget, the fact becomes apparent that
the city cannot meet it's obligations.
In March. 1898, when this adminis-
tration went into office, the uncollected
taxes were less than 5000, 100000 while
today the amount on the taX-rolls I'M
maid amounts to over $500, 100000.
The city has within the last week or
two gained a number of tax suits and
it does now seem that taxes can be col
lected by law and the city need not
depend upon voluntary contribution.
The city owes it's school teachers
their salaries since September 1,but if
the state paid the city the amount
past due $47,412.00 all teachers would
be paid up to date,and still leave nice
balance to the credit of the school
fund.
The total general fund floating in
debtedness to date is less than $780,
10000: about one-half this amount is
due the S. A Waterworks company
and S. A. Gas company, and is not
payable until June next. This will
show that if only one-siXth of the back
taxes were collected the city could pay
up in full.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17
FREE PILLS.

Send your address to H. Z. Bucklen
G. Co., Chicago, and get free sample
box of DR.. Kings New Life Pills. A
trial will convince you of their merits.
These pills are easy in action and are
particularly affective in the cure of
Constipation and Sick Headaches. For
Malaria and Liver Troubles they have
been proved invaluable. They are
guaranteed to be perfectly free from
every deleterious substance and to be
purely vegetable. They do not weaken
by their action, but by giving tone to
the stomach and bowels, greatly invig-
crate the system. Regular size 25c per
box. Sold by F. Kalteyer & Son. 4
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17
THE PROGRAM.

The official program for the Mid
winter Trap Shooting tournament to
be held at San Pedro park Jan. 25th
TO Doth, is as follows:
First day. Jan. 25.-Eight events at
20 Blue Rocks each. with an entrance
of $3.50 and $50 added to each event.
Second day, Jan. 26.-Five events at
20 Blue Rocks, entrance $3.50 and $50
added to each event, one event at 100
Blue Rocks, thrown at reversed an
giles, for the Schneider trophy, en-
trance. $3.50, with $50 added.
Third day. Jan. 2T.-Eight events at
20 Blue Rocks, entrance $3.50. and
so added to each event.
! Fourth day, Jan. 2S.-SiX events at
| 20 Blue Rocks, entrance $3.50, with
$50 added to each event; one event fol
the +. c. cup at 50 Blue Rocks, en-
trance $3.50. First prize +. G. cup
second prize. $50 cash; third prize, 50;
in cash.
Fifth day. Jan. 29.-Ten events a
20 Blue Rocks, entrance $3.50, witt
$50 added to each event.
! All purses will be divided 30. p. %
u and 10 per cent Shooting com
mences at $50 A. m. Grounds ready
for practice on morning of 23d. Men
ger hotel viii be headquarters.
| This shoot Is omen 70 tbp world: no
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17
REAT. ESTATE TRANSFERS.

F.O. and Catherine J. De Hymel, by
sheriff. to NJ. 4 NJ, b. * l.. Assn lot
3. block ,. of Il subdivision OF the lie
Compile de Watine, near the old race
track, two miles south of Main plaza;
800.
Eliza and Charles \. Bill to Ra-
mund Friedrich. seventh interest to
land fronting 9Ia varas on the west
side of Main avenue; 5000.
A. G. Castanola to Peter HUM, lots
Is. Il. block 8. o. c. !. 139, on Frank
street, and the Alazan creek; $50.
VIM. l.. Herff to Lalah Harris. lots
2. block /, o. c. |. %, on Lamar street;
$3.50.
s. Z. and Z. S. Maury to Jane Maui
~ Maverick, lot 6, block go, on River
avenue: $500.
Jose l.. Peche and wife to the Con
gregation of the Sisters Of the linear
nate Word. 521A varas bounded by
property now owned by the conSrega
ton: $500.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17
SAN ANTONIO BEER IN GERMANY

Mr.. Otto Koehler, the genial presi-
dent of the San Antonio Brewing as
sociation, made a trip to Germany last
summer and in compliance with
pledge, sent some of his fine bottle
beer to his friends in the city of AL
field. province Hanover, the place of
his birth. The singing society Lie
dertafer' was the recipient. Mr.
Koehler ha snow received the acknowl-
edgement of the receipt of his liquid
present" and a description of the en-
thusiasm with which the product the
American Texas Beer was partaken OF
and the report states further, that
though the quantity was ample, there
was no Katzenjammer the next morn
ing. A triple vocal and musical cheer
C'drei NAL doppeltes hoch'O was rem
dered in memory of the donor and the
aforesaid letter signed by the officials
of the society, sent to Mr.. Koehler who
is Justly proud of the acknowledge
ment of his gift.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17

ma Ochse, Tillie and Emma Simon,
Ida and Alma Baetz, Rosa Orr, Louisa
Fest; Katie and Lena Jagge, and Mes
srs. Henry Guyer, Herman Otto, E.
Wosnig, ALT. and AID. Krisch, Howard
and Alfred Richey, Frank Black, Prof
II. ]. Schneider, F. Amann, Ed. Hitz-
fielder, Louis Simon, Louis Ball, H.
Dallahite, Phil Wolff, A. Jagge, Joe
Kohr. Aug. Seffel, Geo. James.
Members of the Banner club Will
meet next Thursday at No. 4l9 Polaris
street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17
king total appropriation

MAKING IOldl appropriation
for eight years .......... 1923, 5O3OO
During the above eight years there
was paid out on account of the general
fund the sum of 1885, 36S.11 thus show
ing that SSH, S65.17 has been expended
during that time in excess of the an
nual budget, or an agevarge of more
than 100000 per annum than au-
thorized by the budget.
The total amount of interest paid to
the San Antonio National bank during
those eight years amounted to $685.
1886.
There was annually appropriated
and included in the budget an average
of 100000 for the street commission
er's department which was for street
repairs only and not for improving or
building new streets. The new streets
and permanent improvements on
same was paid from the proceeds of
bonds issued for street improvements.
This administration has built and
permanently improved quite a number
of streets, and paid for the same out
of current revenues, not having issued
any street Improvement bonds during
its term of office.
The budget appropriation of the last
year of Mr.. Callaghan's administration
for general fund amounted to $780,
100000 and in addition thereto, 100000,
90 was transferred from the sinking
fund, making a total of S400,000.00
The budget appropriation for ac-
count of general fund of the present
administration for fiscal year 1895 to
1896 was s2Ss ,0S2.75 of which $245, 2S5. A
was expended, leaving a surplus of
S42,797 81.
The budget appropriation for fiscal
wear 1896 to 1897 for general fund
amount to STABBED being $S5,OOO.OC
less than the one for 1892 to 1898.
on June /, 1895, as shown by the au
ditor's annual report the city's gener
al fund indebtedness was s199, 81
and on June 1, 1896, S127, 051.47, showing
reduction of $72, S32.14 in one year
instead of an increase at the rate
s10O.OOOOO per year, as under the Cal
laghan administration.
These facts and figures are all off
cial and may be verified by the book
of the city.
The interest due on our city bono
has for the past two years been pal
nromptly, when due, and on Jan.
1897. the cash balance in the treasul
10 TIE credit of the sinking fund al
bonded interest fund is $53,OS5.Si.
Forty-two thousand, five hundr'
dollars of improvement bonds issued
1855 became due on Jan. /, 1896, al
new refunding bonds were issued
lieu Of same and are now in the han
If the attorney general for approve
md while the bonds due Jan. J. Io'
tad no more coupons attached, wa
rant was drawn on the treasurer az
he was authorized TO pay the intere
when due.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17
THE CLUB WILL LIVE.

The work of the subscription COM
mittee of the Business Mems club
met with hearty response yesterday.
a reporter for the Light called at the
club about o'clock yesterday and
found that quite Il start had been
made The committee consists of
Gus. Giesecke. chairman: Frank Ar
mold. &. \. DuPrler, J. ID. Strauss. J.
J. Peterson.
For the information of those inter-
ested the subscriptions so far made
are given. tO-wit:
we. the undersigned. hereby agree
to pay the amounts set opposite our
names. in quarterly installmentS. to
support the Business Mems club for
the year 1897. the regular member
ship dues being insufficient for the
Samp."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17
WANTED:
READ AND CONSIDER.
Plain Statement of Facts.

When the late Geo. PaSChal took
charge of municipal affairs in March,
1893, at his request the city council
engaged the services of two expert ac-
countants with view of ascertaining
the exact financial condition of the
city. This was no small task as mat
tiers We're in a very chaotic condition.
Although the auditors office was filled
by an auditor and assistant, no books
had been kept or entered up since May
31st., 1892.
After several months of careful in
vestigation the expert accountants
made the following report:
''At the beginning of Mr.. Callaghan's
administration on March l, 1885, the
city finances were as follows:
Total bonded and floating indebted
ness of the city on March l, 1885, $780,
S94.01, which during the eight years of
Mr.. Callaghan's administration in
creased to $1,7SS, 1892, making an in
crease of Indebtedness in eight years
CT nearly one and one-half million dol
lars.
The report further shows that dur
ing these eight years S4,067, 721,4 was
expended showing an average annual
expenditure in excess of one-half mil
lion dollars.
In accordance with this report there
should have been $40, $685. in the sink
ing fund as required by charter but no
such amount appears to the credit of
said fund.
Forty thousand dollars was taken
from this fund on october 3rd, 1892,
and transferred to the general fund,
and on March LIST, 1898, there was not
one dollar in the sinking fund and $685.
O0OOO of past due coupons Interest on
bonds outstanding) were held by To-
cal banks demanding payment of same.
The city budgets Cor council appro-
priations) necessary to conduct the
city affairs for the eight years, viz:
from March 1, 1885, to March 1888,
were as follows:
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17

Do you know the quickest way to
cure a sprain or bruise. a burn or
scald? Such injuries are very COM
mon and cured quickly IL properly
treated. Mr.. J. NJ. Amerman, Of
Forks P. o., Colubia County, Pa.,says:
81 have never found anything to COM
pare with Chamberlain's Pain Balm
for sprains, bruises and burns. We
have used it in our family for several
years and feel that we cannot do with
out it." For sale at % and 80 cents
per bottle by all druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17
ATTENTION CHOSEN FRIENDS!

All members of Friendship Council
No. 30. are requested to meet ut the
hall at 8 o'clock this, Sunday morn
ing. TO attend the funeral of Christian
Amundsen. Members of other couh'
ellis invited to attend.
BASCOMB BELL.
Councillor
MRS V. f. VAUGHN, Secretary.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17
ON 4 SAD ERRAND.

Washington. Jan. 16.-lSham q.
Harris. of Tennessee, the veteran
senator whose history embOdies half
of the late COnfederacy, has received
a telegram stating that his wife is Sc
riously i'll and advising him to come
home at once. The senator himself,
who reluctantly owns up to 30 years
of age. has been some time in such
condition of health as to arouse the
sympathies of his friends. He has
been confined to his rooms for over a
week. but left for Tennessee this af-
teTnOOn.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17

For rent-Good stand for shoemaker
and repairer; established business.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-01
ago for a fancIed insult to his dignity as

ago, for fancied insult to his dignity as
an officer
Court report says that the kaiser has ar
ranged to pay a visit to Spain and has re-
ceiVed an intimation from Queen Regent
Christina that she will be glad to receive
the emperor and empress in Madrid.
The. court at Mayence has condemned
Percy Bartholow, United States consul at
that place, to pay a fine of 200 marks for
assaulting and severely lnjurng an in
mate of his house by striking him on the
head with a revolver. The assault was
committed in October last, and in Novem-
ber 1t was reported that proceedings had
been abandoned upon his settlement of the
difficulty with the injured man privately.
bus this appears not to have been the case.
Bartholow set up the plea that the court
had no jurisdiction over him as an Amerl-
can citizen and a representative of the
United States, but the court rejected his
plea. The consul win now appeal from the
judgment Of the court and proposes to call
upon Ambassador Uhl to intervene.
The government is about to send a spe-
oial commission TO Bombay to investi-
gate the bubonic plague which Is raging
there, with a view of adopting precau-
tionary measures against the Introduction
of the disease into France. DR. Koch,
the eminent German bacteriologist, has
been summoned from South Africa 10
Princess Louise, eldest daughter of
King Leopold of Belgium, and wife ot
Prince Philip of SaXe-Coburg and Gotha,
brother of Prince Ferdinand OF Bulgaria,
has eloped with an Austrian captain OF
Hussars.
A circular issued by the French sugar
syndicate is being warmly discussed in
commercial circles connecie1 with the
German sugar industry. 'rhe circular
states that the French rehners would
ask nothing from the government IL Ger
many and Austria aiming al the ruin of
the French sugar trade had not created
the export bounty system, AMI now were
opposed TO it's complete abolition.
The weapons adds the circular, ''riv-
ais use against us must be used against
them. The French sugar industry ahso-
lutely condemns the export bounty sys.
tenn, and If the French reiiners are forced
to demand the continuance of boLntles.
it Is only in order to paralyze thereby the
effects of the German-Austrian bounty
system"
The Berlin Handelsbiatt voices public
and trade opinion here IN expressing the
hope that an understanding between
France. Austria and Germany to abolish
all bountles will be arrived at before
long Seeing that each government has
professed willingness to reduce or aoOl-
ish the bounties, provided tho other gov
eruments acted in concert, thcre ought &c
be no difficulty in agreeing.
Chancellor Prince Won Hohenlohe gave
dinner at the Chancellerie this evening
In honor of Count Muravieff. the new Rus
sian minister of foreign affairs After
ward Count Muravieff and Marshal vor
| Beberstein, German minister of foreign af.
| fairs, started by train for Kiel. where they
will be given an audience by Emperor
| William.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-01
FUGITIVE MUDERER CAUGHT.
He and His Brother KILLED a Father,
Mother and Two Children.

Hanford, Cal, Jan. 31.-After patiently
trailing him for several days. Sheriff Buck
ner and his posse overlook George Taylor
the Missouri murderer, Friday evening, in
a small cabin on the Jacob ranch, near
Hanford, where he was surprised and TAX
en- without a struggle. He was brought
to Hanford yesterday and placed in the
city Jail under a strong guard.
In May, 1894, the Meelxs family, consist
ing of George Meeks. his wife and three
children, started toadrive from their home
near Browning, Mo-, to oklahoma Meeks
was a witness against William and George
Taylor. two prominent citizens of that
county, who had been charged with steal
ing some cattle, and whose trial was to be
had the week following.
The morning after the family left home
little Nellie Meeks. aged years, aroused
a farmer named Browning and told him
that her father, mother and the others
of the family had been killed and their
bodies were in a straw stack in a field,
she herself was wounded in the head. She
said the Taylor brothers had killed them.
The two brothers, on learning of the
finding of the bodies, fed from the leigh7
borhood. They were afterward arrested in
Arkansas and voluntarily returned TO Mis-
souri,. They were tried and convicted on
the testimony of little Nellie and sentenc-
ed to be hanged.
On the night of April II last George es-
capped from the jail at Carrollton, Mo-,
where he was confined, together with his
brother william. The latter also ret out
of prison, but was recaptured and was
hanged at Carrollton on April 80.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-01
CRUISER BROOKLYN DAMAGED.
strikes a Rock In the Delaware Riv-
er and Is s,Leaking.

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 31.-No details of
the damage done to the new United States
cruiser Brooklyn, which struck on a rocky
ledge yesterday afternoon while proceed
ing down the Delaware rive to a safe an
chorage from the ice behind the govern
ment piers at Marcus Hook, sixteen miles
below this city, could be learned to-day.
Since the Brooklyn was put into COM
mission a few weeks ago, she has been
lying at the League Island navy yard. The
ice has been running very heavy in the
river since the recent cold spell and the
Brooklyn was in danger of damage to her
propeller blades in the place where she was
anchored. 1t was, therefore, decided to
remove her TO Cramps ship yard, where
she would be out of danger,
and where at the same time the opportun-
ity would be taken TO fit new safety valve
on her engines. The Brooklyn made an
attempt to reach Cramps yesterday morn
ing, but the ice was too heavy to risk the
ship in, and she was turned and headed
down stream for Marcus Hook The
Brooklyn proceeded under her own steam
and had nearly reached her destination
when from some cause known only to the
officers of the ship and the two pilots in
charge, she swung out of the channel and
struck her bow on rocky
formation on SchooneFs' ledge.
The cruiser Immediately swung
back into the channel and got to the
south for anchorage behind the ice piers
at Marcus Hook
1t is reported that the damage to the
ship is so serious that the water entered
the compartments under the engine ard
fire rooms. No confirmation of this was
obtainable from any of the officers Of the
vessel, but the cruiser appears to be down
at the head, as If she had taken In water
One of the officers of the ship admitted
that the vessel had struck on the ledge.
but beyond this would say nothing.
No one at the League Island navy yard
here knew anything further of the dam
age done to the Brooklyn than was pub
lished this morning. If the vessel has
been seriously injured, she will probably
be docked at League Island and the usual
court of inquiry will be ordered by the
Secretary of the Navy
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-01
SOUTH DAKOTA's sExATORsHIP.
1t Looks as If Both Kyle and PicI<Ier
Are Doomed to Defeat.

Pierre, S. D., Jan. S1.-While those who
are ordinarily qualified to judge have been
predicting settlement for some days of
the senatorial situation, the facts fail to
develop in accordance with their pro-
phecies. According to them, Kyle has
been beaten for weeks, yet his followers
continue to stand by him with sullen de-
termination.
An adjournment of the case was made
in the belief that Kyle could not hold his
forces together. The anti-Kyle men have
settled upon this proposition: They will
unite upon any one to beat him. While
the fusionists have been anything but a
happy family, discord is now making its
appearance among the republicans, and
they are now too much interested in their
own affairs to enjoy the internal warfare
of their opponents. Some of the republi-
cans believe that Pickler has had a fair
chance, and, failing to secure any votes
from the democrats or populists, he should
be willing to step aside and give some
other man a chance. He has polled the
full republican vote-57-which is five Jess
than the number required to elect