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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-20
A HARD NIGHT.

Mounted officers Beck and Brown
had hard time of it last night. They
were kept busy answering calls from
the hour they went on duty until near
ly midnight, but the worst Of it was
that they had to return empty-handed.
officer Beck had one call to Riveside
park, and after driving his horse near
ly to death found the smoke Of battle
had cleared away and in the distance
he could only hear the dim echo of
oaths that were used in the confusion.
officer Brown was called to Louis Co
lombo's saloon, 226 South Frio street,
where three men beat up a white mar
and a woman, but they had also dis
appeared when he arrived.
Across the Creek things were live
" and there were many DRINKS and
minor disturbances, but nothing SER
Ions.
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well chosen and his wit, while caustic,
never descends to the coarse or COM
monplace. His sarcasm is as pungent
as paprico and exhilarating as old port.
At the time of his famous Tammany
speech, Mr.. Clark, although he had been
heard several times In the house was
comparatively new to congress. This
splendid effort, however, elevated him
at once to conspicuous place among
the most brilliant of his colleagues.
The speech was interpolated with pithy
anecdotes, eliciting round after round
of applause. AS an orator Mr.. Clark is
eloquent, logical, humorous, at times
pathetic, and always magnetic. His
drollery is irresistible, and many of his
most telling illustrations are drawn
from personal experiences. At the same
time he will, in the "five-minute
speeches" allotted to the members OF
the house, quote choice extracts from
standard works of prose and verse, the
classics and from the Bible.
An amusing incident occurred few
weeks ago. Mr.. Clark was treating the
house to veritable oratorical feast, in
the midst of which he complimented
the chair on the quorum counting rule
established by the present speaker dur
ing the Fifty-third congress, then also
presiding, in these words: ''That
quorum counting will form the corner
stone of the speakers career" At this
moment Mr.. Clark's time expired, and
the speakers gavel fell at the phrase
complimenting him. Mr.. Reed was un-
able to contain himself, and the house
shouted itself hoarse at the amusing
coincidence.
Mr.. Clarl1's life has always been a
busy one and his occupations varied.
Beginning his active career as hired
farmland, he has successfully been
store porter, school teacher, editor of a
country paper, prosecuting attorney
of his own county, member of the state
legislature, presidential elector, pub
lie lecturer, and now enjoys the high
est honor his district can confer on him,
the honor of representing its citizens IN
congress.
Mr.. Clark's domestic affiliations are
peculiarly happy, his wife being very
proud of her distinguished husband,
and their little son, Bennett, who in
herits his fathers dronery, and is al
most as well known on the floor of the
house as is his father.
Few man enjoy greater popularity
at home or in Washington than the
''Wit of the House" = Hon. Champ
Clark, of Missouri.
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THE WIT OF THE HOUSE.
Title Bestowed on Hon. Champ
Clark, Of Missouri
when He Addresses His Fellow Con-
gressmen There Are No Vacant
Chairs-His Humor Ii Bril-
liant and Refined.

When Hon. Champ Clark, who repre-
sents the Ninth congressional district
of Missouri, rises to address the house
there is not only quorum, but usually
every seat is occupied.
The members ensconce themselves
comfortably in their roomy chairs, a
smile of complacency settles on their
faces, all prepare to laugh, and they are
not disappointed.
Mr.. Clark is Kentuckian by birth,
but has resided many years in the state
of his adoption. He is magnificent
specimen of manhood, being fully six
feet tall, well proportional, decided
blond, and clean shaven. His small.
steely blue eyes generally have droll,
sleepy look, yet when he makes one Of
his witty sallies, they dance and laugh
in sympathy with his words, although
his countenance is immobile. This
characteristic adds materially to the
enjoyment of his hearers. His mouth
is whimsical in the extreme, yet there
is no weakness. tits a firm, determined
mouth despite the whimsical express
sion.
It is impossible to convey in cold
print an idea of his brilliant humor.
His whole manner is breezy and in ac-
cord with every word uttered. He is a
student of human nature, and often
quotes the fun and pathos of negro say
ings from whom he claims we can all
learn much. He Is devoted lover of
his adopted state and descants ably on
its resources.
Mr.. Clark first won national fame at
the Tammany Hall celebration held in
New York city July 4, 1893, on which oc-
casion he was one of the speakers. He
is graduate of two colleges, an ex-
president of another, and is in touch
with the events of the day, hence his
language is always good, his words
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TOM GREEN COUNTY.

San Angelo, Tex, June ID. G..
Smith and others have leased 10000
acres of the Longview and Sabine val
ley railway land in the western part of
the county.
Miss Jessie Macnabb left Wednesday
for her home in Schleicher county, ac-
companied by Miss McCurdy.
Frank Cochran, of Sherwood, was in
town yesterday inquiring where he
could buy about one thousand hold
over sheep.
Rev. and Mrs. Francis Starr left last
night for Waco to visit their daughter.
Mrs. Starr will remain three weeks.
John Duff, the lucky Scot, returned
Wednesday from spending several days
with friends and countrymen in the
neighborhood of Miles. He will soon
leave for Scotland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson, of
Schleicher county and their handsome
daughter, Miss Nellie, passed through
town Friday on their way to Albany,
this state, on a ten days visit to
friends. They were travelling by pri-
vate conveyance.
Sonora is making great preparations
for the celebration of the Fourth of
July. A program is being arranged for
Tuesday, July 9Th.
F. Sanderson arrived Friday from
his ranch near Big Springs and will
remain several weeks visiting his rela-
| tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. G.. Taylor leave this
week for the Nashville exposition.
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PUT. A STOP TO PAIN.

rheumatism, Neuralgia and other
painful Affections are now as easily
cured as they were once hard to cure.
Science has learned what pain is and
Billiards. Snow Liniment is the result.
Cures sprains, bruises cuts, stiff joints,
and contracted muscles. Penetrates
to the very Bone and relieves almost
from the moment it touches. When a
liniment is needed, you owe it to your
self to get the best. The dealer is au-
thorized this one. Price so cents. Sold
by f. Reuss and c. Schasse's drug
stores.
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KARNEs COUNTY.

Runge, Tex, June 19.-Mr. Aaron Au-
gust and bride, nee Miss Rachael Ben
nett, returned from their bridal tour
last Wednesday and will for the pres
ent reside with the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Bennett.
Miss Mabel Peters, a charming
young lady of Beeville, is in Runge on
a visit to the family of Mr.. A. F.
Wood.
Charles LEM, of the Yorktown Fish
ing club, telephoned the beer over to
his friends here yesterday, on ac-
count of birthday he was celebrating
at his home in Cuero.
The aged mother of Mr.. ]. H.
Keepers came up from Yoakum last
Tuesday to pay her son a visit. She
was accompanied by her brother, Will
lis Chandler, 81 years of age, a veteran
of three wears and still a hale and
hearty man.
j. H. Keepers has taken the initia-
tive in street improvements and is
having cutters dug along the front of
his property on Helena and San An
tonic streets.
Max Schorre returned Monday night
from a ten-day trip through the west
ern counties and reports everything
looking prosperous, with grass knee
high and fine crops everywhere.
The citizens of Runge have decided
to give a grand public barbecue on
Tuesday, July 6.
Edgar Bailey has been confined to
his room with fever for the past two
weeks.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-20
TABLER'S BUCKEYE PILE ONT
MENT

Cures blind, bleeding itching and pro-
truding piles. Allays inflammation,
soothes intlamed surfaces and reduces
swelling. No waiting for results. Re-
lief comes at once, and "a cure prompt
ly follows. Recommended by ply
sicians because it is SO safe, SO sure,
and is the only radical cure without
operations. 1t contains the active
principle of the buckeye, the newly
discovered specific for piles,and is not
an experiment but a medical certain
ty. Price, 80 cents in bottles; IS cents
in tubes for handy application. Can
be sent by mail. Sold by e. Reuss
and G. Schasse. 3
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Chalk in Immense blocks.

The bit of chalk in use in the school
room is chip from an immense block
that once filed an area the size of the
continent of Europe and of which frag-
ments remain, each hundreds of square
miles in extent. These patches are
scattered over region lying between
Ireland and China, Portugal and Swe-
den. A sheet of chalk more than 1000
feet in thickness underkes portion of
England. 1t appears again in France
and even in Asia. Chalk cliffs 200 feet
thick are seen at Antrim, in Ireland
II is supposed that these isolated
patches vere once a continuous sheet
about Sd fR3es long and 1000 broad.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-20
INTERSTATE DRILL.
GREAT INTEREST MANIFESTED
FAR AND NEAR.
Crack Companies Coming Arrangements
To Handle The Great Crowds Work
On The Grounds.

The great military carnival booked
for the 18th to the 25th of July is at
tracing much more attention outside
of the state of Tevas than it was orig
inally supposed it would. A great
many citizens of San Antonio are re-
ceiving letters from their friends out
side the state inquiring for rates and
urging that some effort be made to
enable them to attend at a reasona-
BILE reduction of fare. One gentleman
writes from Meridian, Miss, as fol-
lows: II have talked with a great
many people who know nothing in de-
tail about the drill and to whom l have
talked great deal and given them all
the information within my power, and
asked them to see their local railway
agent and secure special rates. 1t
looks however, as though the San An
tonic railroads ought to take this mat
ter up and see that the people have an
opportunity to attend the drill 1t
ought not to be left to the people all
over the country to ask for rates. If
you will send me some of your ad-
vertising matter 1 will be glad to dis
tribute it where it will do the most
good
Similar letters have been received
from residents of Alabama, Mississippi
Louisiana and Arkansas. Mr.. A. F.
Dechman returned last week from the
Tennessee centennial at Nashville. Mr.
Dechmann was naturally very much
interested in the drill association work
and made it a point to talk drill where
ever he got the opportunity. He
talked with a great many people in
Guiding the superintendent of the mill
tary department of the Tennessee
centennial. He says that a fine rep
from Tennessee could I'm
doubtedly be persuaded to attend the
drill if low enough rate could be OBJ
The management is receiving daily
data regarding the different interstate
whose contests will attract
the greatest attention during the drill.
One of the companies which will prove
a center of attraction is company d,
OF the First regiment of the National
Guard of the State of Minnesota.
The work of improving the grounds
at Riverside park was temporarily sus-
pended yesterday on account of the
celebration of Emancipation day by
our American citizens. The work
of laying the water mains will begin
tomorrow morning and the final plans
for the railway terminal facilities at
the grounds will be decided on tomor-
row afternoon. General Manager Mon
serrate, General Passenger Agent Lup-
ton, Superintendent Innes of the Aran-
sas Pass road together with Presi-
dent Strauss, Chairman Weller, of the
executive committee, Secretary Eich-
litz, and Mr.. Irvine of the drill asso-
citation will visit the grounds at 8
o'clock for the purpose of agreeing up
on all the details of handling the i'm
mense crowds. 1t is realized that the
facilities must be made absolutely first
class in every respect so that the to-
tai attendance even up to 10000 a day
can be handled with reasonable dis
patch and perfect safety. 1t is esti-
mated that on sham battle day fully
$4,000 people will have to be handled
and the arrangements must be made
accordingly.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-20
THE RAILROADS.

The Sunset freight depot was closed
yesterday to allow the colored en-
ployes to celebrate Emancipation day.
Conductor Tom Davidson, of the
Southern Pacific, is i'll, and Will Booth
took out his run last night.
The many friends of Matt Ryan, the
popular switchman on the Southern
Pacific, will be glad to learn that he
has been reinstated. He resumes du-
ties Tomorrow.
Ham Barnes and Joe Smith, two
popular colored employees of the Sunset
machine shops, were conspicuous fig
ures at the cake walk at San Pedro
Springs last night.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-20
PROTECT THE CHILDREN.

Worms rob children of the life-giv-
ing properties of their food. retard
their growth and weaken their constI-
tutions for life. Most mothers know
the symptoms of worms. Children
are pale, restless and peevish, appe-
tite is tickle and sleep is disturbed.
Thousands of mothers have found
Whites Cream Vermifuge prompt,
safe and absolutely certain remedy.
1t kills worms and gives the child
strength and vitality. You can't af-
ford to take chances with worthless
limitations; remember the name. Price,
20 cents. Sold by L. Reuss and G..
Schasse. 3
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Office of Commissioner of Agricultur,

Office of Commissioner of Agriculture.
Insurance, Statistics and History.
Austin, Texas, May 10th, 1897.
To all whom it may concern:
This is to certify that the Aetna Life
Insurance company, of Hartford, Con-
necticut, has in all respects fully COM
piled with the laws of Texas as condi-
tons precedent to it's doing business
in this state, and that said company
holds a certificate of authority from
this office emitting it to do business in
this state for twelve months from the
LIST day of January, 1897 to the 31st
day of December, 1897.
Given under my hand and seal, at Of
flee, in Austin, the day and date
IL. 81 first above written.
ROBT. l.. POLLARD,
Acting Commissioner.
white & Moore, General Agents,
Dallas, Texas.
w. G. Coffey, Special Agent, 215 Ala
mo plaza. San Antonio, Texas. 13-3w
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-20
NOTICE.

Foresters Of America, Court San An
tonic, No. 9, will have a call meeting
in their hail, University building, on
Thursday, June oath, $3.50 p. m. Bust
ness, election of officers. All members
in good standing urgently requested to
be present.
A. H. WILKINSON, c. r.
H. STONE, F. S.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-20
ZOUAVE BENEFIT.

The approaching Zouave benefit pro-
gram shows a select squad drill, violin
solo, Rotations, vocal solos, piano
duet, fancy dances, etc. After the con-
cert a hop will be given.
The following committees have the
affair in charge:
Concert committee-Gabe Cazelle,
Henry Half, Henry Marucheau, Vic
tor Beze, Jr.
Lawn party committee. A. Jack
son, Geo. Childers, w. H. Howe, r.
Beitel.
Reception committee-Ed. Deckman,
w. G. Bradley, r. Schmerbeck.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-20
CATHOLIC NEWS

This weeks calendar:
Sunday-St. Silverius, pope and mar
tyr.
Monday-St. Aloysius Gonzaga.
Tuesday-St. Paulinus, of Nola.
Wednesday-St. John the Baptist.
Friday-Sts. Prosper of Aquitane and
William of Monte-Vergine. Feast of
the Sacred Heart.
Saturday-Sts. John and Paul, mar
tyrs.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-20
A FEW SLEDGEHAKMERS FOR THIS WEEK

SC for Ladies' or Children's 10c fast
Black or Tan Hose.
SC for 25-cent Spectacles
C5c for Pair of 81 Kid Gloves.
This is Red Hot Bargain.
Sc for scent Rubber or Baseballs.
&c for l5-cent Flour Sitter.
&c for Scent Fans
SC for IL Quart zoe Water Buckets.
&c for l0c Rubber or Horn Comb.
sc for l0-cent Blasting Spoons.
1Oc for 25c Spring Scales, weighs to "a
Pounds.
Sc for 10-cent Nut Cracker.
fOc for 25-cent Carpenter Hammers.
Sc for 10-ceDt Knitting Cotton.
&c for Pinch zoe Steel Shears.
Sc for Box of "a Sheets of Paper and
"a Envelopes to Match.
SC for a 10-ceht Rubber Round Comb.
&c for Scent Baby Bibs
lSc for 5c-cent Chemises.
&c for q Yard of Scent Lace
Sc for Yard Of l0c Silk or Satin
Ribbon.
SC for 10-ceat Meat Forks.
&C. for Large I0-cent Towel
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-20

Sick headaches can be quickly cur
ed and completely overcome by us
ing those famous little pills, known as
"DeWitt's Little Early Risers." f.
Reuss, l06 East Commences street.
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DON'T FAIL

To see our Fine stock Of Ribbons, EN-
broidery and Lace. Our prices are so
per cent below others. If you can save
SO cents On every dollars worth you buy,
is not that the place TO trade? " you
want good honest goods at lower prices
than you have been paying before come
ITO
The Great S & 1Oc Store,
7Oz SOUTH FLORES STREET,
Only Block from the City Hall.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-20

The closing exercises of San Fer
nando Girls school takes place tomor-
row afternoon at 8 o'clock
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-BEWARE!-

The Old Reliable Nickle Store was estab-
Iished in 1903, on the corner of South Flores
and Nueva Streets, and we still continue at
the same place. Whoever tells you that we
are not there tells faIsehOOd.
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DON'T WALK.

Bot can on Fred. Small for the incest
turnout ia the city when you wish
&c Jake a drive. He - with y. J.
Woodward, Main Ave- Tel 500
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-20
It's a Good Thing

Tokn0w that you can come to the Nick
ci Store and buy GOOD GOODS cheaper
than you ever heard of before, and then
you can find nearly everything you want
Goo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-14

Henry walsh has sold for 100000 to Henry O. "a.
bay Nos. las, LAG. and 1k7 Franklin street, q plot
es.10xlo0x7bx7l. The old twostory tenements now
on this plot are TO be removed and . large mercantile
structure IL to be erected.
william J. Merritt has sofa for $3.50, 900 to Ferral O.
Dininny, Jr., the new n~ve-story brick and stone ire
proof dwelling on the southeast corner OF Riverside
Drive and Ninety first street. on lot 80. sx75xt8, also,
to Robert Bowling, No. $40 West, Ninety.ngt street,
adjoining tho above, q ~nve-story brick and stone pri-
Vate dwelling on lot 91xl00.S.
.Ferra @. Dlninny, Jr., has sold to William J. Mer
nit No. 1913 West Seventy-second street, n four.story
brownatone private dwelling, on lot 22x102.9.
Henry Hanloin 10 reported TO have sold TO L. Gut
thnl No. 90 West Tooth street, o nvo-story nat
house, on lot go .1111O0. II, the latter taking IN part
payment Ave lots in Ninety-eighth street, between
The estate Of Joseph seidcnbers is reported to have
sold the plot lO9.2xl4b, at the southwest corner Of
charitable tnstitution.
oppenheimer ( vefth arc the buyers Of the plot
l00.11xl0o. At the northeast corner OF Seventh ave.
nue. and 1i1th street, recently reported in THE Bun a.
sold by John d. Crimmins.
Charles Qrin1th Moses has sold for Jacob Heaa two
lots on the north side of i7sth street. 100 feet west of
Wadsworth avenue. size b0xlOO.
The property known "a tho Lincoln Academy build
tngp. at Nos. ga and $40 East Fifty second street, 100
feet west Of Second avenue. size b0xl0O.5 has been
sold TO Jacob and Julius Fleshbauer and German
Kahn for o26, 57b.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-14

Enw Yonk. Tuesday, July I9.-Rsoeipts Of beove.,
III head. No trading, feeling steady, Dressed beel
steady at 0Qeo. y n. for native sides. Gables from
British markets quote American steers at 10011o q
p. dressed weight, American refrigerated beef At
eia0sIc. 2 n; American sheep at 1o01ac. y y.
dressed weight. Exports to-day, $50 beeves, 5000
quartern Of ,becf, tomorrow, o91 beeves and t,sai
quarters OF beef.
Receipts OF calves, So head; I'll head on sale. all
told. No business to-day, feeling steady. Dressed
= n.
Receipts of sheep and lambs, including Q cars d.
rect 20 butchers. were t,es8 head; 80 oars on sale
all told. Sheep quiet and weak; lambs active, with
q better feeling. About Z cars OF stock were carried
over. Sheep sold at 80o Y 100 ma, lambs At ot.6
ep010ao.
Rooelpts of hogs were 1,4e7 head, all o~onsigned
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-14

buying appeared 10 b ofan urgent character.
that n. to cover shorts put cut By operators whit
have blindly ignored the facts that even the
Dingley sugar schedule gives the refining IN
dustry . fair degree Of proteotion and that the
stock Of the American Refining Company II
gradually becoming moro Of an investment than
Of . speculative security. Although the price
reacted nearly two points from the highest
recorded, It closed . point higher than yester-
day, In the face Of advices from Wash
inRton that the report Of the tariff con-
ference committee IL likely to be delayed for
several days because Of differences between tho
House and tho Senate on the sugar and wool
schedules. Tho dealings In Sugar Refining. it
IL TO be noted, were slightly larger than yestor-
day, yet they did not form A. largo q portion Of
the total transactions, owing to the marked in
crease in tho volume of trading.
Tho persistent strength Of the leading Indus
trial, which was due to q considerable extent to
q scarcity OF stock, stimulated tho covering Of
shorts throughout the remainder of the list.
Operations of that character woro also influenced
by the failure of . Stock EXCHANGE house that
had, according to all accounts, favored
the short side of the market for some time past.
Buying Of q moro substantial character was I'M
Quostionably induced BY the judicial decision
rendered late yesterday that the ANTITRUST
measure passed by the last Legislature II
this State is demonstrations. As the first
prosecution under that law was against the
anthracite coal carrying companies. 1t was only
natural that the shares Of those companies
should enjoy substantial advances In conse-
quonce Of tho decision referred to. They were
also moro extensively dealt In than for some timo
past The change in the management Of the To-
high Valley Railroad Company which took place
to-day also had some effect upon the anthracite
coal shares, though It was plainly indicated
that the change would take place whom tho
control Of tho property virtually changed
hands several weeks ago. Tho revival of
activity in tho Granger stocks, at advano-
ing prices, particularly In st. Paul. had .
decidedly encouraging effect upon speculative
sentiment, although It was evident that
the demand came largely from the shortinterest
Among the usually less active shares noteworthy
net advances wero recorded for American To-
baoco. Chicago Great Western, Susquehanna and
Western preferred ndUnited States Leather pro-
ferrod. The revival OF trading in Chicago Great
Western recalls the fact that in the reorganiza-
ton Of that company tho amount Of cash paid
in for the present common stock was in excess
of the price for which the stock 10 now selling.
The only effect upon tho market of the failure
announced to-day was o decline in Brooklyn
Rapid Transit 5s on the liquidation of o moder-
ate-sized block held BY the unfortunate hrm.
Tho closing was fairly active. and in the main
firm.
Final sales compare with those of yesterday