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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-16
DISCOUNTS EVA FAY.

Memphis, Tenn, April 16-A myster-
ious Jail delivery occurred here at some
hour last Wednesday night.
j. w. Morris, alias ]. A. Thurman,
alias j. NJ. Thomas, who is under in
dictment for forgery in Chicago, Louis
vile and Memphis, was locked in his
cell that night as usual. This morn
ing when the breakfast hour arrived,
the cell was empty and the prisoner
gone. He passed through four doors,
all of which were found to be secure
ly locked after escape was discovered.
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A SUSPICIOUS MEXICAN.

Julian Vera, a tall Mexican, with
tousled hair, wearing a jumper, and
carrying a sack over his back was
arrested at the corner of Alamo and
Commerce streets about o'clock this
morning by Capt. Andreas Brown and
lodged in the city bastile m the charge
If being a suspicious character.
The sack contained a large carpet
about 2Ox20 feet and he could give no
satisfactory account of how he OBJ
tanned it. He told the officer at first
that it was a Guilt he had gotten at
his uncle's near East End, but when
the officer looked in the sack and
found it to be a carpet he said he had
found it near the Sunset depot, where
some of his wife's friends reside.
When asked his occupation he inform
ed the officer that he was employed
on the sewers.
He was before the recorder this
morning and was disposed of in short
order, His Honor giving him a fine of
$50.
AS he had no money he will enjoy
the next few months with the city jail
er's street force.
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NOISY BOYS.

Owing to the sewer work now in
progress on North Pine street the San
Antonio Edison street car line is COM
PEELED to transfer passengers at the
corner of that street and Crosby. Here
they transfer motorman as we'll as
passengers thus leaving one car stand
ing on the track all the time, the man
going out leaving his car standing and
taking the one awaiting him on the
other side of the excavations and vice
versa.
While these cars are left without
anyone to watch them the boys in the
neighborhood get on them and keep the
gong ringing all the time, especially at
night which is very annoying to the
residents of that vicinity.
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Price $500 a Year.
WELL DAMP.
One Man Dead and Another Narrowly
Escapes the Same Fate.

One Man Dead and Another Narrowly
Escapes the Same Fate.
Charlottesville, Ind, April 16.-Rich-
ard Bennett lost his life last evening
in a well filled with black damp. Ed
ward Reynolds, his companion, may al
so die through injuries received trying
to rescue his companion. Bennett
once saved Reynolds from drowning
and it was no fault of the latter that
he did not repay the debt.
The men were digging a well and had
reached a depth of so feet. They re-
turned after dinner to resume work
and Bennett was the first to go down.
Half way to the bottom he was over
come and fell out of the bucket. Rey-
nOlds knew the trouble was due to foul
gases, but without hesitation started
down to the rescue. He, too, tainted
and fell.
Reynolds recovered consciousness
and a rope was lowered but he refus-
ed to accept the chance of escaping.
Instead he attached the rope to Ben
nett, and the dead body was dragged
out. Reynolds had just life enough
to tie the rope about himself when it
was next lowered and was hauled out
in an insensible state. The chances
are against his recovery.
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A DISORDERLY CASE.

B. Long was before the recorder this
morning on a charge of disorderly
conduct, having been arrested by
Detective Shoaf and Officer Khouri
yesterday.
He is a married man and was in the
habit of stopping little girls on the
street near the high school by step
ping in front of them and peering in
to their face, sometimes soaring them
badly.
Detective Shoaf had noticed him for
several days and decided to bring him
in yesterday. The mans brother was
in court this morning and told Judge
LIE wis that he was not of sound mind
and asked to be allowed to take him
home, promising to keep him off the
streets.
The recorder agreed to this and
therefore dismissed the case.
The man appeared to be about As
years of age and wore wild, haggard
expression on his face.
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THE SCATTER SHOTS.

Atchison, Kas., April 16.-Out of a
total of 100 targets thrown to each
man on the second day of the Erhardt
shoot, the five high guns for the side
purse were as follows:
c. w. Budd, Des MoinCs, 143; R. c.
Heikes, Dayton, 143; C. w. Grimm,
Clear Lake, Iowa, 1879; T. A. Marshall,
Keithsburg. ILL.,. 1877; w. S. Duer, Has
tings, Neb., 1877. The weather was
windy and unfavorable for good shoot
ing
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Ge|Dl01I0 e.: e.: ' :! T. !'! ::
ONCE at CITY ms URANCE OFFICE
COOPERATIVE.
ALAMO INSURANCE BUILDING.
AFTER GEORGE WASHINGTON.

AFTER GEORGE WASHINGTON.
George Washington, a 6-foot colored
gentleman, with a very patriotic name,
was before Recorder Lewis this morn
ing as complainant against ]. B. Griffin
another negro, for cursing him and ILL
treating his team yesterday.
Washington had about a dozen wit
nesses arrayed in court, to the testi-
mony of whom the recorder patiently
listened for about 80 minutes. They
testified that Griffin had attempted
to get Washington's wagon stand on
Alamo plaza, both driving moving wa
CONS, AMI that in so doing he had struck
the tall gentleman's horses with his
whip and also applied various unkind
ephitets to the aforesaid tall gentle
man, all of which Griffin denied, say
ing the offending words were applied
loP,his horses, and that his animals
welp the only ones struck.
Tho. recorder continued the case until
tomorrow to take more testimony.
officer PEASANT made the arrest.
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PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY.
Talmage's Paper starts Relief Expe-

TaImage's Paper starts Relief Expe-
dition down the River.
Memphis, Tenn, April 16.-The Chris
tan Herald of New York. which is
edited by the Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage
will send a relief boat down the river
from Memphis. George A. Seaman.
a representative of the Christian Her
aid, has come to this city from New
York in order to conduct this expedi-
ton.
Mr.. Seaman has chartered the tug
Welcome and brought two tons of pro-
visions for her cargo. Yesterday
morning the Welcome started down
the river and she will be gone about a
week. Mr.. Seaman will distribute the
supplies to the overlooked people in
need of them.
This relief expedition is entirely in
dependent of the local relief commit
tee. The Christian Herald expects
to give aid to many people before they
are reached by the government agents.
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WILL RECOVER.
The Wounded Man in the Chilean Duel
is nat so Seriously Injured.

The Wounded Man in the Chilean Duel
is nat so Seriously Injured.
New York, April ia special to the
Herald from Valparaiso, Chile says:
The duel between Gen. Canto and
Col. Boonen y Rivera, in which the lat
ter was wounded. will probably not
prove fatal as was at first expected.
The bullet from Gen. Canto's pistol
lodged in Col. Boonen's head and
though it has not been removed yet,
his physicians confidently expect his
recovery.
The duel arose over the trouble in the
Chilean army caused by the opposition
to Gen. Korner Col. Boomer and
Gen. Cantu met on the summit of
the Andes mountains on the Argentina
side and there the duel was fought on
Argentina ground. The government
will probably take no action.
Dueling pistols were used and the Of
ficers exchanged two shots, the first
at 20 PAGES and the second at Is. At
the second shot Col. BOonen fell. He
is now being cared for in Santiago.
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.A SERIOUS Revolution.
1t Is The One Raging In
Honduras.
THE PRESIDENT IS. HOWEVER,
CONFIDENT OF SURPRISING
IT WITHOUT AID.
Should He Accept Outside Aid II
Will Only Cause The Uprising
To Grow More Serious
Throughout The
Country.

New York, April 16.-The Herald cor
respondent in Tegucipgalpa, the cap
ital of Honduras, says that Their is
a serious revolution in Honduras and
that martial law has been proclaimed.
The rebels attacked and captured the
towns of Puerto Cortez, on the Gulf
of Honduras and Esperanto on the
Aqua river on the night of April ID.
According to all reports so far, the
rebels still hold the places in spite Of
efforts to dislodge them.
President Bonilla has received offers
of assistance from the government of
Guatemala and Nicaragua in suppress
ing the revolution, though as yet he has
not decided whether or not he will
call on them. The government is con-
fident of it's power to put an end to
the uprising.
The president has taken radical steps
in the matter and in addition to pro-
claiming martial law throughout the
country, he has issued orders for big
army to prepare to move against
the rebels. Part of this arm will prob
ably go to Puerto Cortez as soon as
towns from the revolutionists.
Former Minister Arias and several
members of Congress have been ar
rested as leaders of the rebel move
ment and are now in prison.
A revolution in Honduras against
President Bonilla has been long eX-
peCted owing to growing discomfort,
and may lead to serious results in
other states of the great republic of
Central America. This it is certain
will be the case If President Bonilla
accepts the aid extended to him by
Guatemala, Nicaragua and Saliva.
dor.
The moment this assistance is ac-
cepted the leaders out of power in the
state will take active advantage of
their circumstances to force a rebel
lion and try to overthrow the exist
ing government and themselves regain
power. Knowing this it seems prob
able that President Bonilla will not ac-
cept outside aid unless absolutely COM
PEELED to do So
Although Guatemala is not in the
Greater Republic she will be forced to
lend moral aid to President Bonilla,
owing to the relations between the two
republics.
Guatemala is in an unsettled condi-
ton now and only the exposition has
prevented active war before this.
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LINCOLN REMEMBERED.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 16.-Services
commemorative of the death of
Abraham Lincoln, so years ago were
held last night in the Representatives
hall which was well filled by citizens
of Springfield and members of the as
sembly. After prayer by Rev. D. G.
Bradford, chaplain of the House, there
We're songs, recitations and an address
by Representative Clark J. Tisdel, fol-
lowed by closing remarks by Repre-
sentative w. G. Cochran.
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TO HELP THE RAILROADS.
Shannon's Bill to Allow Railroad Com,
panies to Pool.

ShannOn's Bill to Allow Railroad Com
panies to Pool.
Washington, April 16.-Representa-
tive Shannon, of New York, has intro
duced in the House a bill to amend the
antitrust law so that it will not pre-
vent railroad traffic agreements. Mr..
Shannon's bill is much less complex
than Senator Foraker's. The amend
ment which he proposes is as follows:
Nothing in this act, however, shall
be deemed or taken to prohibit rail-
road or other transportation compan-
les in the United States, owning and
operating competing lines, from enter
ing into agreements between each 9TH
err for the purpose of establishing or
maintaining freight and passenger
rates over their respective lines. Pro-
vided that such agreements before go
ing into effect shall be submitted to
and approved by the Interstate Com
merce commission and a copy of all
such agreements filed with the said
commission"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-16
GREATER NEW YORK CHARTER

Albany, N. Y, April Ex-Governor
Black announces that he will give a
hearing on next Monday on the Greater
New York charter bill, which is now
pending before him. 1t is understood
that a large delegation Will appear in
opposition to the measure.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-16
BURST A BLOOD VESSEL.

New York, April 16.-Henry Gilling,
financial hacker of the old firm of Alb
hey, Schoeffel and Grau, originator of
the American exchange and financier
in general, while discussing money
matters tonight, became excited. A
blood vessel bursted in his head and
while prompt medical attendance saw
ed him from sudden death it is not
likely he will recover.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-16
SUMMER RACES.

Kansas City, Mo, April 16.-The eX-
position park race track has been leas-
ed by a local firm and they announce
that a summer running meet will be
held there beginning early in June. The
lessees of the track have ample capital
and promise liberal purses.
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GOING HOME.

New York, April ia special to the
Herald from Constantinople says:
Prince Marvrocordato is awaiting or
ders from his government to leave
here. He has secured places for him
self and the personnel of the Greek
legation in the Messageries steamer
leaving for the Pireues.
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THE LAW INTERPRETED

st. Paul, Mimi, April 16.-The Legis-
lature has finally passed a bill inter-
preting the law under which the city of
Minneapolis voted $780, 900 in bonds for
the extension of its water system and
increasing it's school facilities by the
erection of school buildings. The act
removes objection made by the attor-
neys who had examined the bonds
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-16
CHARITABLE NEWSPAPER.

Little Rock, Ark, April 16.-Mr. r.
w. Brown, managing editor of the
Louisville Times, has delivered to Gov.
Jones S1,2S9 in cash for the relief of
flood sufferers. The governor will
send his private secretary on a tour
through the flooded district to distri
butte the funds where needed.
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ON TO WAR.

New York, April 16.-A special to the
Herald from Corfu says:
Lieut.. Goodridge and 20 Italian vol
unteers have passed through here on
their way TO Athens.
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CRITICALLY ILL.

Des Moines, Ia, April 16.-Wm. Nc
Farland, secretary of state, who was
injured by fall Tuesday night, is re-
ported much worse. He is delirious
and unable to sleep and is in very
critical condition.
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T. GrOos ( Co., Bankers.

AND DEALERS IN EXCHANGE.
Sight drafts on the principal cities
Of the United States and on all Euro
pean countries. Also drafts on Mon
terey, Mexico, payable in Mexican dol
lars. Foreign coin and currency
bought and sold.
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MUTILsTES HERSELF.

carving knife I'd hammer. She claims
that the butchfry caused no pain. After
this she chopped off the little finger
and index finger of her right hand. and
now she has commenced to pierce her
feet and hands with nails in imitation
of the wounds of the crucified Christ.
So far she has driven a sixpenny nail
through her right foot only, but if this
does not seem - bring sufficient grace
she will inflict the other wounds. The
day after she made the nail wound in
her foot she walked TO church to Los
Angeles and back, distance of 26 miles.
She has no surgical aid 10 help her
wounds in healing, though they have
healed perfectly. She claims this is
evidence that her acts of mutilation
were done in obedience to Divine COM
mand. The stamps of the fingers she
chopped off have healed with a curious
cross-shaped scar on the tips. She wor.
ships these marks of Divine favor with
as much ardor as she does the images
that are in all parts of her house. She
has one room of her little house fitted
up with miniature affairs. and figures
of Christ, the Virgin, the apostles and
saints. She calls this her chapel. She
takes one of *he images each time she
makes her long walk to church as COM
panion on her pilgrimage.
Mrs. Falck does not speak English.
although she has been in this country
about IL years. Some who know her
attribute to her certain powers of Di-
vine healing. She disclaims all such
power, and persists that her only rea-
son for mutilating her body is to gain
her full salvation.
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WEATHER INSTRUCTIONS.

Extracts from Instruction No. 81. L. 5
Department of Agriculture, Wealth.
err Bureau, Washington. d. c., Nov.
ember %, 1897;
The inland storm signal red iag
with black centre) will hereafter be
known as the "norther" signal, and
will be used TO indicate high northerly
winds, accompanied by snow, with
temperature below freezing. The ter
ritory in which the "norther" signal
will be used will be Minnesota, the pa
kotas, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado,
Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Indian Terri
tory, oklahoma, and Texas, except nj
stations on Lake Superior and the gulf
coast, where the wind signal VIII he
used as at present.
The time at which the norther is eX-
pected to occur will usually be speci-
fed in the worning, and the flag will,
as a rule, remain displayed until that
time.
Officials i'm charge at all weather bu-
reau stations in the territory defined
herein will at once organize as thor
ough a system for the distribution of
these warnings as is possible to do
without increasing the expense for tel
egraphing. WILLIS l.. MOORE,
Chief of Bureau
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SOME DAY.

Mr.. Wiley Marshall returned yester-
day from three months
business trip to Brownsville
and the lower country. This
was the first visit to that thirty
ing little city in the far off corner of
the great state of Texas. Mr.. Mar
shall said Of Brownsville: THAT for
pretty girls, productive soil, climate,
and all the year round vegetables
and fruit, she takes the blue ribbon.
Isolated as she u.s." continues Mr.
Marshall, the liberal citizens went
down into their pockets and brought
out SloO,OOO as plum to the first en-
te-prising railroad syndicate connect
ing their city with the metropolis of
Texas, which is of course San Antonio.
Like the earth and Mars we soon
expect to communicate with each other
the latter two through signals; San
Antonio and Brownsville through
bands of steel. Some day and not far
distant, let us hope"
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ment will be acted on by the War de-
partment in few days.
GARRISON GOSSIP.

The Golden Rod Social clubs dance
takes place Saturday night in
Schwartz's hall.
A layer of red gravel has been placed
over the driveway north and south
around the upper garrison.
The vacant residence next to Lieut..
Johnny Wade is being repaired and
put in condition for occupancy.
Private Anderson, of the hospital
corpse, is suffering with felon on his
finger. He had it lanced recently.
Captain Bates is officer of the day
and Lieut.. Fleming is the officer of the
guard this afternoon. They also serve
until tomorrow at l O'Clock, when they
are relieved.
The Americas Dramatic club held a
meeting last night and transacted
business concerning the entertainment
| given Wednesday night. The enter
| tainment is to be repeated again in
Beethoven hall shortly.
Lieutenant jenkins, the adjutant,
Yesterday presented all the ladies
of the garrison with list of the music
of the Fifth cavalry band, the neat lit
tie pamphlet recently gotten up by Mu-
stefan Haight, the post printer.
Lieut.. Jenkins, the adJutant, has
key and purse with some small
change in it in his office which was
found near the bachelor officers quar-
tiers and which he will turn over to the
person identifying same.
Smith, the prisoner who escaped
from the guard yesterday morning.
was in for eighteen moths for deser-
ton. and had only served short time
of his sentence. He was working
near the saw mill when he escaped
from Private Womboldt, of G company,
who was his sentry. The detail work
ing at the saw mile was in charge of
Sergeant Smith, of B company, WOm-
boldt, the sentry, was Immediately
placed under arrest and incarcerated
in the guard house.
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PROTECT THE CHILDREN.

Worms rob children of the life-giv-
ing properties Of their food. rctard
their growth and weaker toe-r 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.
25 cents. Sold by q. Reuss and C..
Schasse. 3
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THE PARTY wADED ON.

making any apparent Roadway. As
night came on the woods grew so dark
that the stormbound ones were COM
PEELED to feel their way through the
thickets, sometimes falling into pools
and suffering from contact with the
sharp brambles. But they pluckily held
on and finally reached home wet from
head to foot and sadly bedraggled.
The cyclists were Mrs. II. 7. Rogers,
Miss Sleight and Miss Bailey. When
they set out in the afternoon the tide,
which had come rushing in during the
night from the Great South bay, flood
ing the lowlands as they had not been
flooded before, was still rising. but the
women took no heed of it,
BY noon the food had receded and as
the path was clear the three women
pedaled along toward Bayport, giving
no heed to the fact that the route might
be covered again when the tide turned.
When darkness came on Mrs. Rogers
and her two companions started home.
They met with no trouble until the
lowlands were reached and then to their
dismay n cleaning sheet of water
stretched out ahead for miles. The
main road resembled lake and was too
deep in water for wading. Without
lanterns and cropping in the dark and
wet the women took to the side paths in
the woods. These narrow, winding
routes were also flooded in places, but
as they could not turn back the party
waded on, dragging and pushing the
wheels as best they could.
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\ BRAVE SOLDIER,

conrad wentworth, of Il company.
an old Indian fighter and scout. will
receive his discharge shortly from I'm
Gle Sans service, after thirty years
continuous service, retiring as a SER
Seant, an honor well deserved.
He is a civil war veteran. having en-
listed in troop X, of the second cavalry.
on April 2, 1861, and serving in that
troop until March Z, 1867. On Sep
TENDER 1. 1868, he enlisted for company
NJ, Second infantry, serving there un-
I'll September /, 1873. From July /.
1883 to June 80, 1856, he served in
troop X. of the Eighth cavalry; from
July l, 1856 to August 8, 1894, he serv.
ed as general service messenger at the
headquarters of the Department of
Texas. He then enlisted in company
Il, Eighteenth infantry, where lie now
is, at this post
From the time lie enlisted in tho
Eighth cavalry on June I, 1888. until
he was made n messenger at depart
ment headquarters he participated in
many hot Indian fights and served as
an Indian scout on the frontier where
/ he won renOwn as a brave and fearless
soldier. He has served as scout for
Gen. Miles, Gen. Crook and several
Others, all of whom, together with sew
cral secretaries of war have given him
recommendations for bravery, some
thirteen or fourteen of which he has
yet His retirement will lose to the
army one Of those good old time fight
ers who are so seldom seen now. He
has already completed his thirty years
service and his application for retire