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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-05
ADVERTISEMENT.


cruelty is a crime. Therefore all
punishment is a crime.
This is the complexion of which
the instructed sense of this ma
ton, and of all civilized people
is coming. There is no mistak
ing the drift of public feeling in
this direction. That feeling is
voiced in all the transactions of
the Humane societies." whether
their operations are carried on for
the benefit of the children, the
weak, the unfortunate, or the an
imals that are domesticated in
our homes or on our premises.
Cruelty is being written down as
a crime.
Side by side with this fact is
that other, that cruelty is we'll
night universal. Look out upon
a world of animate life all around
you, and there is the proof, star
ing you in the face. 1t is seen
every day on every street of every
city in this broad United States,
and less here than elsewhere.
True, there are localities in which
the state laws have written down
cruelty as a crime and where the
humane societies and their Off
GERS, are paid detectives on the
watch for the perpetrators of
cruelty, have brought in a whole
some fear of the law so that open
cruelty is large restrained, but
these favored cities are only here
and there. The nation is still
cruel.
Take our own beloved little
city, with all its kindly influences
OF genial sun and balmy breeze
for many months of each year.
Our streets resound with the
blows of the cruel, rained upon
the backs of patient beasts of
burden; with the rush of half
maddened horses, stung to frenzy
by the whips of heartless drivers,
or their mouths torn by the bar
barous methods that are in fash
iOnable vogue to pull their heads
in mid air; with the cries of half
human dogs, bowling out their
protest against the kicks of heavy
boots or the stones of cruel mr.
chins. Every where the sign
manuel of this cruelty is written
in bruised flesh, and raised welts,
and open sores upon the horses
and mules of this Christian city.
This offense is like that of Ham
let, rank and smells to heaven.
What right has man, because
he walks on two legs, to infiict
punishment upon a horse, or a
mule, or a cow, or dog or a cat,
or anything else, because that
anything else walks on four legs?
The philosophy of cruelty is one
of those things that is almost past
finding out. 1t is universal
among the Christian nations and
among many of the Pagan ones as
well, while others have evolved
a law of spirit and kindness that
is only the result of long ages of
civilizing influences. Strange.
that among the followers one of
the mildest of all the great re-
former of the earth, the throne of
so universal cruelty should he
set up, that his followers, as a
class should be the least amenable
to those kindlier influences that
belt the earth with a sympathetic
tenderness of heart.
1t is only here of late, that is a
very few years comparatively,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-05
Sunday Short Shops

OF all the criminals in a community
the liar is the meanest.
West End has the prospects of get
ting another street car line in the year
1898.
The races must be run on the square
in every particular to be popular with
the people.
Alderman Surkey's constituents are
in favor of the big market house on
paschal square.
The $50 show mt the Grand makes
poor picking for the companies pre-
ceding and following.
Let's build one good market house
and do not attempt 10 construct two
little rat traps, to be failures.
The financial report of the county
treasurer, as published in the Express
presents bob-tailed appearance.
I II . hot the Soou HUNS VI tuS equity
officials that catches the eyes of the
ladies-it's their winning ways.
If President Mckinley would come
to San Antonio he could find some good
Republicans who are not pie-hunters.
Justices Jones and Shook must look
to their laurels; Judge Jonas is becom-
ing quite proficient in tieing the nup-
tial knot.
If you read news items in the Light
today that may possibly appear in the
morning paper few days later-that's
what is called scoop.
An alderman TO be of any real service
to his constituents, should not pose as
chronic kicker at every windmill that
comes before his eyes.
A big artesian well on Paschal
square will be Il great boon to the
poor people on the west side, who are
still using the foul creek water.
The Third ward has done without
streets or other improvements so many,
many years, and is willing to wait now
until the new market house is buiiT.
The prospect of the city boring an
artesian well in the new market house
on Paschal square, gives the organ of
old water monopoly the ''coli shlvers."
Since Judge Green's charge TO the
grand jury to investigate peijuries,
several conspicuous witnesses are re-
ported to have hidden San Antonio
goodbye.
II the editor of the Morning Mug
wump wants market house on Ala
mo Heights, or on Crockett street, near
the river, the west siders will not OBJ
ject, but let's seen how much cash
will be put up.
Get right for once boys, and let the
vote on the new market house be UNI
animous. The kickers may delay the
preliminaries, but San Antonio must
and will have a big market house and
the proper place is Paschal square.
Inc GoSSlppef OF the Express SoliiO-
quizes on the drama in his last sun
days column, He also circulates the
rumor that the writer of Short Snaps
VIII be candidate for county treasur-
er; in this the Gossipper is wrong; for
it's Ferdy's cash he wanted to count.
AN Indiana publisher recently re-
ceived load of cord wood that had
been owing for 30 years for subscrip-
ton to the paper The editor was so
jubilant that he decorated his office
with bunting and issued 1000 extra
copies of the paper to celebrate tue
event"
Because you put an ad in the paper
once upon a time and 1t didn't pay.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-05
don't be eternally sore. \

don't be eternally sore. Maybe you
didn't use the right medium, or maybe
you didn't say the right thing, or may
be you didn't say it in the right way.
You can't plant pumpkin seed and
raise a rose bush"
The market houses formerly located
on Alamo plaza, near Mission garden.
and on Market street, have been
abandoned as failures, because they
were too small and too filthy, and
not centrally located. Build a big
market house on Paschal square, and
it will be a success.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-05

Secretary Wilson announces to the
country that it spends $500, 100000 an
nually for food products that can be
raised at home. This would more than
compensate for that market of the
world" of which we hear so much
from the free trade dogmatists. Uncle
Sam Is learning wisdom yearly.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-05

There is only one thing in the condi-
ton of the Republican party in Texas
that is encouraging. This is that there
is no boss in the state. The attempt to
boss has resulted in bossy calves.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-05

West End has the prospects of get.
ting another street car line in the year
1898.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-05

The races must be run on the sluar,
in every particular to be popular will
the people.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-05

OF all the criminals in a community
the liar is the meanest.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-05

Because you put an ad in the paper
once upon a time and it didn't pay.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-05

Alderman Surkey's constituents are
in favor of the big market house OIL
Paschal square.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-16
Cuts Ones Throat and Beats the Other
Nearly tc Death
A Prominent Santa Clara County
Farmer and OrCfardist Falls Fifty
Feet From the Cupola of His
Winery, His Neck Being Broken,
Causing Instant Death.

REDDING, Feb ia serious af-
fray took place at Keswick this morn
ing about q o'clock. Five Of the smell
ter men live together in a cabin. Two
of them, Frank Curtis and Charles
Donohue, had been. out all night on a
spree, and just returned as a man
named Nasman was dressing himself
preparatory to going to work. Nasman
sat on the side Of the bed and was put
ting on his shoes, when Curtis slashed
at him with a pOcketknife, cutting his
throat and exposing his Windpipe.
DOnOhue took hold of Curtis to pull him
off, when Curtis turned and literally
cut his coat off and inflicted a wound
on his arm.
y man named William Barnes heard
the racket and started to enter the
cabin as Curtis was coming out, when
the latter knocked him down with a
rock and then pounded his head in a
horrible manner. 1t is thought that
Barnes Will die.
Nasman is not fatally wounded and
Curtis was not arrested.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-16
CORBETT- FITzsIMMONs FIGHT.
Work Will Begin on the Big Pavilion
To-MorrOw or Thursday.

CARSON (Nev). Feb. 15-Dan
stuart to-day took out the $1,000 IL
cense for the Corbett and Fitzsimmons
contest, to take place here March 18th.
He paid for il by check, and now moth
ing in the legal way can prevent the
big fight from taking place.
1t is understood that the local rail-
road had made arrangements with the
Southern Pacific to switch all excur-
sions on their track and bring them
straight through, without any trans
fer taking place. The sleepers will be
sideuacked here and viii furnish the
sleeping apartments for the passengers
arriving in them.
Stuart has been busy all day working
on the plans for the arena. but refuses
to take the public into his confidence
as 10 just what the seating arrange
ment viii be, or what the exterior of
the building will be like, beyond that
it viii cover a piece of ground 300 feet
square, and will be octagonal in shape.
Carpenters are expected to start work
Wednesday or Thursday, and seats
viii be placed on sale at the same time.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-16
DUEL FOUGHT AT CHICAGO
Two Italians Adjust Their Difficulties
One Now at the MOrgue.

CHICAGO, Feb. 15-On the lake
front. at the foot of the monument of
Christopher Columbus, two of his
countrymen fought duel to the death
last night. The men engaged in the
desperate encounter were Batiste Mil
leri and Joseph BeTnasconi The body
of the former lies on a marble slab in
the County Morgue. Bernasconi is a
prisoner in the Ha1Tison-street sta
ton
Millerf and Bernasconi ate supper to-
gether last evening in a restaurant
During the meal the conversation
turned on anarchy. Nnleri was a rabid
anarchist and Bernascont objected to
his remarks. The argument was a
heated one and both men became en-
ragged. According to the story told by
Bernasconi, Milleri finally dared him to
fight a duel with pistols Bernasconi
consented, and the men left the table.
Upon reaching the sidewalk Milleri
asked where the duel would take place.
"On the lake front, near the Column
bus monument" was BernasconTs re-
ply.
Good" said Patiste, ''it is a fitting
spot for two Italians to fight a duel"
1stiIidSCOI1 says THAT H6IJileG spoke
a word from that time until they
reached the lake front park. Carriages
were rolling along the boulevard. and
the sight of the richly dressed occu-
pants made Batiste more than ever an
anarchist. They crossed the boulevard
and entered the Lake Front Park a
short distance north of them was the
monument of their beloved country
man. Lights were blazing in every
window of the Auditorium.
Park Policeman Davis was walking
in Michigan avenue, 100 feet south of
Harrison street, when he heard a pistol
shot in Lake Front Park. He ran
there and saw a man lying on the
ground. 1t was Milleri. A man was
running toward the high stone wall at
the side of the Illinois Central Rail-
road tracks. Davis followed and caught
him after a short chase. In his flight
Berna sconi threw away the revolver
which sent Milleri to his last home.
Bernasconi admitted that he was the
man who did the shooting and then
told the story of the duel.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-16
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Comparative Statement for January
of This and Last Year.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1J.-The
monthly comparative statement issued
by the Bureau of Statistics show that
the amount of domestic merchandise ex-
ported during the last month amounted
to 500, 800, 103, as compared with $50
343,3O4 for January last year. The i'm
ports Of merchandise during January
last amounted to sol ,3o1, 0S1, of which
Sd, 296, lO3 was free of duty. During
January, 1896, the total imports of mer-
chandise aggregated S6S. 641 600, a loss
for last month of over $4,000 600.
The exports of gold coin and bullion
during last month amounted to S311, =
944, as compared with $10J66, 526 dur
ing January. 1896. The imports of gold
during January last aggregated $556,-
021, as compared with SIC, 1861 $40 dur
ing January, 1896. Silver exports dur
ing last January amounted to S3991, :
IJ4, as compared with 81 90, 296 duTing
the corresponding month of 1896. The
imports amounted to $S11 ,061 during
January. 1897, and $1,05I, J01 during
January, 1896
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-16
WILLIAM POPE ST. JOHN.
DIED SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME
AT NEW YORK.
Was Well Known as a Banker and
Treasurer OF the Democratic
National Committee.

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-William p. St.
John, ex-President of the Mercantile
National Bank, and Treasurer of the
Democratic National Committee, died
suddenly at his home in this city last
night. Death was due to a complication
of stomach and liver troubles.
William Pope st. John. banker, was
born in Mobile, Ala, February 10 1919,
the son of Newton st. John, banker, of
the firm of st. John, Powers & Co. of
Mobile, Ala, for twenty-five years
agents in the South for Messrs. Barring
Bros. &, Co. of London. His mother was
daughter of Alexander Pope Of Della
ware and Dorothy Bibb of Georgia, the
latter sister Of Thomas Bibb, the first
Governor Of Alabama, and for whose
family Bibb County, Ga, was named.
A paternal ancestor was one of the two
brothers st. John, mentioned in Trum-
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-16

bulls Connecticut" Young St. John
began his education in Mobile, con-
tinued it in Europe, and on his return
passed one year at Andover, Mass. His
first business employment was in a
banking house in Wall street. New York.
In the same city he subsequently filled
clerkships in several different kinds of
business, and always with houses
prominent in their lire, having under his
control and management during period
Of four years the sales. prices and cred
its for the leading firm of sugar reiners
in the United States, for which the year
" sales were said to exceed the sum of
500. 100000. In January, 1891, he was
elected cashier of the Mercantile Ma
tional Bank of New York City, and two
years later was made President.
Mr.. ST. John was also a director in
other banks, and trustee in several
financial organizations, was a member
of the Executive Committee of the
American Bankers Association and of
the Financial Committee of the New
York Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. st. John has been a frequent and
valued contributor to financial news
papers magazines and other literary
publications, and has published impor-
tant original pamphlets on economic
topics. He has been conspicuous among
bankers for his earnestness in urging
the historic basis for the argument in
behalf Of the equally frea and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver in the United
States, disputing as unhistoric the an
tagonistic statements of Senator Sher-
man and others. He has been called
the Apostle Of free coinage of silver"
Williams College conferred upon him the
honorary degree of NJ. A.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-16
ARIZONA LEGISLATURE.
An Effort Being Made to Remove the
Territorial Prison.

PHOENIX "a. To, Feb. f5.-The
lower house of the Legislature to-day
passed a bill providing for the estab-
lishment Of Circuit Courts in the Ter
ritory, such courts to assume all Ter
ritorial and criminal business now
transacted by the United District
Courts the latter courts being left free
TO attend solely to United States bust
ness. the Judges to continue to act also
as Justices of the Supreme Court
A test of strength was made in the
House upon the removal Of the Terri
torial prison from Yuma to Prescott.
and developed a small majority for the
friends of the measure. The bill will
be brought up tomorrow. as will also
a bill for the construction of a Capitol
building at Phoenix.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-16
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
A Defective Brake Causes a Collision
at Oakland,

OAKLAND, Feb. 1.-THE narrow
guage suburban train on the Southern
Pacific line to-day collded with an
electric car on the Hayward's line Wet
tracks and a defective brake was re-
sponsible for the collision. There were.
fortunately, no passengers on the cleo
trio car.
The motorman was slightly injured.
The force of the collision threw the car
a right angles across the track. delay
ing travel for some hours. The loco
motive engineer reversed his lever and
decreased the force of the collision,
which smashed the electric car, but
merely spIiAtered the pilot of the loco
motive. The fault was that of the cleo
trio car, which could not be stopped,
owing to a defective brake.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-16
CHARGED WITH PETIT LARCENY
The Wife of a Chico Citizen Under
Arrest at San francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15.-Mrs.
Robert Stewart, wife of a prominent
dentist of Chico, was arrested here to-
day and locked up in the City Prison,
charged with petit larceny. She was
caught in the act of taking a fur boa
from one of the counters at the En-
poriun1, and when searched was found
to have about thirty different articles
secreted in her cloak and basket, which
had been distracted from various cOun-
ters at the Emporium and Hale's dry
good stores.
She claims to be the daughter of
Rev. Hutchinson, formerly Of this city,
but now residing at Humboldt She
also stated that she came here recently
for medical treatment, and has been
visiting friends at South San Fran
cisco.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-16

A bill was passed providing penalties
municated to inflammable growth on
public lands.
Davis (R) of Minnesota presented a
resolution requesting the submission of
all correspondence with the German
empire relative to American insurance
companies. The resolution was agreed
to without comment.
At DID p. m. the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The coup
arranged by the House leaders for the
passage Of the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill under suspension of the rules
was complete success, and this big
appropriation bill, carrying $50 GA 743
Was passed without opposition or
amendment just as it came from the
committee. The main opposition was
directed against the river and harbor
items in the bill.
The House made the best of the fact
that to-day was suspension bill day,
and quite a number of bills were passed
Of more or less Importance, among
them the Senate bill appropriating
S250.00 for closing the crevasse at
Passe POutre, on the Mississippi; TO
equip the National Guard with uniform
Springfield rifles, 45-caliber, and the
Senate resolution to authorize the Sec
rotary of the Navy to transport the
contributions of the Pacific Coast States
to the famine sufferers of India.
The report in the contested election
case of Benoit VS.. Boatner, from Louis
lana, confirming the latter's title to his
seat, was unanimously adopted.
Owing to the brief time of this session
yet remaining, extra night sessions Will
be held, beginning tonight, for the con-
sideration of private pension bills, of
which many hundred still remain on
the calendar
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-16
ARMOR PLATE.
A Bill Which Cuts Down the Price
Formerly Paid.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.-Represen-
tative Lorimer of Illinois has intro
duced a bill authorizing the Secretary
of the Navy to make contracts for ar
NOR plate for war vessels for a period
of twenty years at a rate not eXceeding
$40 a ton. The bill provides that ad-
vertisements for bids be made in all
the principal cities. and that each bid
der deposit a certified check for $780,
600 Representative Of the Illinois
Steel Company had told Mr. Lorimer
that the company would contract to
furnish plate for a term of years at
S2IO a ton
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-16
KILLED BY HER HUSBAND.
VIM. Hermanus, in Fit of Drunken
1adnesS, Murders His Wife.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15.-Word
has been received here from Mazatlan
that Mrs. f. Hermanus was murdered
by her husband. William Hermauus
two months ago. The Maza5lan police
say they have been keeping the matter
secret, hoping to catch the murderer.
The couple aIe said TO have lived in
Spokane, San Francisco. Portland and
other towns on the coast. 1t IS said
the murdered woman was Miss Maui
de1'n, who had some prominence in
California theatrical circles.
The theory of the Mazatlan police is
that Hermanus, who was wealthy,
killed his wife While in one Of his fire.
quent fits of drunken madness.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-16
EVENTS ON THE TURF.
Results of Yesterdays Races at the
Oakland Track.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 15-Weather
fine at Oakland. Track muddy
One mile, selling Marjorie won, Pol
lock second, Last Chance third. Time
1:4S13.
Seven furlongs, selling Suisun won.
Applause second, IIatah third. Time
1:33
Mile and sixteenth, handicap, Wheel
of Fortune won, Stentor second, Peter
the Second third. Time-1:53
Mile and a quarter, handicap, Ostler
Joe won, The Bachelor second, imp. Sain
third. Time-2:f2
One mile, selling, Daylight won, For
NAL second. Bueno third Time-1 1914
Six and a half furlongs, Summertime
won, Moylan second, Chartreuse III.
third. Tine-1 :2315.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-16
The Creamery to be Rebuilt.

EUREKA, Feb. 15.-The Diamond
Springs Creamery, located at Swauger
which burned two weeks ago. will be re-
built at once. The original company
will construct the new creamery. aided
by bonus secured in Eureka and
SWauger. Work will commence to-
morrow, and the creamery viii be
ready for operation about April LIST This
will be a great boom for SWauger and
farmers in this vicinity.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-16
Fiiibuster Bermuda.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.-The Secre-
tary of the Treasury instructed the Col
lector of Customs at Philadelphia to
withhold clearance papers from the al
legged filibuster Bermuda, which was
preparing to leave. The Bermuda is d
British vessel, and it is said her ma
jesty's Consul at Philadelphia has given
his consent to her departure, but the
Treasury officials require the Captain to
make oath that he will not violate the
laws of the United States if granted
claa ia nee
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-16
An Offer to George Green.

SYRACUSE, Feb. 1J.-The Empire
Athletic Club has wired George Green
CYoung Corbett) an offer of a purse of
81 800 and $500 for expenses to meet
Tommy" Ryan in this city on April
18th, providing that Ryan wins his
coming match with Tom Tracey in this
city. This is a duplicate of the offer
made by the Olympic Club of San Fran
oil
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-16
SUIT FOR A LARGE SUM.
Action Brought to Foreclose Against
Canal Company.

STOCKTON, Feb. 15.-One of the
biggest suits ever brought i'm the San
Joaquin courts was filed to-day by
Gunnison. Booth & Bartnett, San Fran
cisco attorneys for the California Safe
Deposit and Trust Company of that
cify, as trustees for the bondholders of
the Stanislaus and San Joaquin Com
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-16
BODY Recovered.

SEATTLE, Feb. 15.-The body of A.
j. Hoffman, formerly of San Francisco,
drowned with Peter English several
weeks ago while rowing across Salmon
Bay with a junk which they had stolen,
was recovered to-day.