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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-13
SECRET CONFAB.
Baseball Managers of the Big League
Hold Private Session.

Baseball Managers of the Big League
Hold Private Session.
New York, April lS.-The Herald
saws this morning:
There was a mysterious called meet
ing of the National league at the flilh
Avenue hotel last evening at Whlch
eight cIubs were represented personal
Nv and four by proxy. The absentees
were Philadelphia, Pittsburg, WASH
ington and st. Louis clubs. Mr.. soueh
held the Washington ana PlttspuIs
proxies, Mr.. Freedman the Phllauel-
mia and Mr.. Brush was authorized 10
act for Won der Abe.
Though none would admit 1t, the
mission of the sudden meeting is to
make overtures to Mr.. Freedman OF
the New York club. Hart, Robinson
and Brush held a secret meeting IN
IndiananoIis last week. 1t is now GER
tain that they there and then received
a proposition from Rusie TO compro-
mise his case.
Mr.. Freedman was not approached
until he was invited to attend the
meeting Yesterday. 1t Is certain that
he was not a party to the proposed
COMPROMISE. The desire TO compro-
mise comes wholly from the Rusie side,
which confirms the we'll defined rumor
Of a month ago that Rusie was ready
TO surrender on the best terms pos
sible.
Tbough the president of the New
York team is as firm in his stand as
he ever was. he may be induced to take
a few steps toward meeting the prod
igal player. This is, however, sup
position as the New York president
positiyely refused to talk on the sub
ject last night.
It is the belief that some offer of
COMPROMISE was made to Mr.. Freed
man at lastAevening's session and that
he will have until today noon to con-
slider it. Probably in this time effort
NAV be made to induce him, for the
sake of the other clubs, to at least
make a pretense of compromise in or
der to make the rebellious players
return. less humiliating.
1t is probable that something denn-
lite will be agreed upon today which
will either bring Rusie back to New
York, or effectually bar him out.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-13
FOR A REHEARING.

Chicago, April 1S.-The Times this
morGrg says:
Cha.les Berry, of Chicago, and ex-
MayorSSomers, of Milwaukee, who are
counselNin the great Mckee litigation
arrived in this city last night. While
they have come here on business con-
nected with the Mexican Southeastern
Railroad company, of which Mr.. Ber-
ry is general counsel, they will soon
go on to Washington, TO attend the
rehearing of the Mckee scrip matter.
Mr.. Berry said last night that the
rehearing had been set for April 70
before Binger Herman, commissioner
of the general land Office who succeed
ed Judge Lamoreaux. Judge Lamo-
reaux's resignation was requested by
Secretary Bliss because he gave out
the result of his decision which was in
favor of the holder of the scrip with
out consultation with his superior OIL
Ger. No dissatisfaction was found, Mr..
Berry said, with the decision itself but
only with. the manner of promulga-
ton.
Mr.. Berry and ex-Mayor Somers will
have associated with them in the hear
ing before Commissioner Herman, ex-
Secretary Carlisle, Judge N. D. Park
hurst, of Chicago, w. w. Dudley, ex-
commissioner of pensions; L. c. Mic
ner, yex-attorney general, and James
Watson, ex-attorney of Ohio, and also
an ex-attOrney from that state.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-13
FIGHTING GREEKS.
The Irreguars Going after the Turkish
Regulars.

The Irreguars Going after the Turkish
Regulars.
New York, April ia special to the
Journal from Athens says:
The heroic troops who took Henera
are now advancing along the snow rid
ges of the Pindu mountains toward the
town of Grevna. They have already
cut the telegraph wires between Ma
cedonia and Piraeus, closing communl-
cation between the two divisions OF
the Turkish army.
The Pindu rage which runs north
and south is the only safe route for the
insurgents into Macedonia. The in
surgents intend taking to the heights
about Grevna and there will harass
the Turkish troops in the flank.
The enterprise is daring even to the
point of madness and will go down ID
history as the bravest act of the CEN
fury. There are 5000 irregulars con-
fronting a trained army of ninety
thousand Turks.
The fact that Greek soldiers did not
follow the insurgents shows the spieh-
did discipline of the army.
The war spirit has reached teVer
heat Five hundred volunteers ar
rived today from Titando Cyprus and
marched through the city headed by
priests with long flowing hair bearing
flags.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-13
HEAD END COLLISION OF TWO
EXTRAS NEAR LANGTRY
THIS MORNING.
One Man Killed and Four Injured on
Account of One Little Mistake of
an 0peratOr-The Men Will Be
Brought in TOnight-BOth
Engines Demolished.

A freight wreck occurred on the
Southern Pacific about three and a
half miles west of Langtry this morn
ing at PAS o'clock, in which one man
was killed and four injured.
The dead man is Fireman A. S.
WeIch, who lives on Sherman street.
The injured are:
George Farr, engineer, badly bruis-
ed. -
Dave Robinett, brakeman, right leg
broken.
L. C. Lane, fireman, sCalded.
w. L. Harris, brakeman, scalded.
They are all of San Antonio and will
arrive in the city tonight with the re-
mains of Fireman WEIGH. The latter
was not married.
The wreck resulted from a rear-end
collision of. two extras one was
'62l east" and the other "71S west. "
The operator at LoZier had accepted
an order for extra 621 east" after the
train had passed his station.
bNlIdS w lloN VII NAi iNSNi N'''AN
and are left to the discretion of the
train dispatchers. The suppositon is
that the trains were to meet at Lang
try, which is on the Ell Paso division,
about $50 miles west of San Antonio
and that 621 had been delayed. In or
der to avoid a delay of us a second or
der was given for rs to move to the
next station. The operator at Lozier
was notified and accepted the order
after Cpl had passed his station.
There is a down grade where the
wreck took place and heavy curve.
The track is torn up for three or
four rail lengths and both engines are
badly demolished. Seven freight cars
are wrecked, four of which We're emp
ty and three loaded with railroad ties.
The wrecker left here this morning
with DIR. Graves, the company's ply
stefan, on board.
No. 10 will be made up here and
leave San Antonio for the east on
time. The Eagle Pass train arrived
on time.
It is expected that the track will be
cleared by o'clock this evening.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-13
A NEW SCHEME.
Government Will take Possession of
Two Armor Plate Factories.

Government Will take Possession of
Two Armor Plate Factories.
New York, April ia special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Senator Chandler said last night that
he would introduce two bills directing
the government authorities to take
possession of the great armor plate
factories of Carnegie, Phipps & Com
pany, limited, at Homestead, Pa, and
of the Bethlehem Steel company, OF
Bethlehem, Pa, and operate them with
government forces until all the ar
NOR plate needful to equip the three
new battleships had been completed.
The bill will further provide that when
the work is completed suit shall be be-
gun in the usual way before the Court
of Claims for compensating the two
companies for the use of their fac
tories and that on a report of the
Court of Claims to Congress an appro-
priation shall be made 10 reimburse
them.
The measures are the sequel to the
recent failure of the Navy depart
ment to secure bids from the Carnegie
and the Bethlehem works for armor
plate within the rate specified by
COngress-$S0G ton.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-13
sANGUILLY IN NEW YORK.
He Never Intended Returning to Cuba
and Was Not Interviewed.

He Never Intended Returning to Cuba
and Was Not Interviewed.
New York, April 13.-Gen. Julio San
GULLY. accompanied by his son, arriv-
ed in this city last night from tIorl-
da and went at once to the home OF his
brother-in-law, Edelberto Farros. In
an interview, he said:
when 1 started about ten days ago
for a trip south, it was in search OF
warm weather, as the damp atnos-
phere then prevailing in this city was
very annoying to me, troubled as
am with rheumatism and old wounds
It was not, as reported, to go to CUBA
Interviews with me as printed by some
papers did not take place as alleged.
1.-THE fact is that did not meet any
newspaper men during my trip. The
remark attributed to me by one OF the
papers to the effect that 1 did not ex-
meet any action in behalf of Cuba from
the present administration could not
be further from my opinion.
ct earnestly believe that the McKin-
lev administration will do its duty to-
ward Cuba"
When asked his opinion regarding
the probable fate of Gen. Rivera, Gen.
Sanguilly said:
II do not believe the Spanish gov
eminent will shoot him. They GER
tainly fear the effect it would cause in
this country 1t is about time that
Spain should be made to understand
that she must carry on a warfare in
Cuba in a civilized manner"
he hod vat
decided on any plan for the future.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-13
A CRISIS ON HAND.
War Seems to be Inevitable Between
Greece and Turkey, and Not
Far Off.


Far Off.
Athens, April 13.-The frontier situa-
ton is developing slowly, for two rea-
sons. In the first place bad weather,
SHOWS, rain and bitterly cold winds
make campaigning in the moutainous
districts unpleasant and have retarded
all movements. In the second place,
intentional or otherwise, all dispatches
are being considerably delayed, not
unusual occurrence since the beginning
of the present crisis. But If develop
ment is slow, it is none the less me-
nacing, and an open outbreak of hostil-
tiles or a backdown upoh the part OF
one or the other or both countries
most interested, cannot he much long
er delayed, as the strain of maintain
ing armies of about 100000 men each
in the field>is being felt with steadily
increasing severity by both Turkey
and Greece, so that a declaration of
war would be welcomed by either side
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-13
THE WORST KNOWN.
Old Planters in the Flood Districts
~ Much Depressed on the Poor
c,-.r, GnnditinnS AZ Pracent


~ Much Depressed on the Poor
Crop Conditions at Present.
Vicksburg, Miss, April 13.-The stea-
mer Lake Palmira has arrived with
two barges, the boat and barges be-
ing loaded with refugees and their
stock from the Sunflower river. The
people coming out are mostly the fami-
lies of planters, only a few negroes
being on board. The boat returns to
that section today loaded with supplies
Her passengers report very bad
state of affairs there but nothing like
what was apprehended, there being no
loss of life. There was great loss of
cattle. however. Old planters say the
present overflow is the worst they have
ever known and there is much depres-
sion on account of the fear that it will
be impossible to make a crop in this
section. The Queen and Crescent
route has been temporarily unable to
transfer trains at this point, but will
RESUME this week. Passengers, mails
and baggage have been ferried over as
usual.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-13
DEATH AT GEORGETOWN.

Georgetown, Tex, April 13.-Special
Henry S. Montgomery, aged 40 years,
proprietor of the City hotel, died last
night of consumption of the bowels,
after being confined to his bed for II
months. Interment took place today
from the Central Baptist church.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-13
INLAND's TOWN NEW EXIT.

Kansas City, Mo, April 1.-THE Kan
sas City, Pittsburg and Gulf railway
has made arrangements with the Nal
lory Steamship company for through
service between Kansas City and New
York, New England and Atlantic coast
points via the Pittsburg and Gulf to
Texarkana, the international & Great
Northern to Galveston and the Nal
lOry line.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-13
BANKS AND BANKERS.
LOCKWOOD
National Bank
F. GrOOS ( Co., Bankers.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
]. s. Lockwood, Pres.
.... ]. Muir, Jr., Cashier.
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.

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.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-13
KILLED HIS MISTRESS.

Jersey City, April 13.-Paul Jentz,
who killed his mistress, Clara Arnim,
in ,Hoboken, August rs, 1894, was
hanged here at lilo a. m.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-13
TELEPHONE

over the lines OF the SOUTHWEST
ERN TELEGRAPH AND TELE-
PHONE COMPANY to many Of the
principal cities and towns of
TEXAS
Toll Stations in the Central ONCE,
Hotels and other convenient locations.
M F. THOMAS, Local Manager.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-13
HUNG FOR MURDER.

Jersey City, N. j., April 1S.-John
Mackin, Jr.,was hanged at ll:OS CLOCK
this morning. He killed his wlte ana
her mother, Mrs. Bridget Cohhors'
on February q, 1896.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-13
RIVER STILL RISING.

New Orleans, April 13.-The river is
steadily rising and the weak spots in
the levees are developing with great
rapidity,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-13
To RE WARMER.

Washington, April 19.-For Western
Texas: Fair and warmer noreaster-
V winds becoming southeasterly
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-13

Generally fair tonight ana cooier,
air tomorrow, is the local weather
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-17
SOMETHING IN A NAME.
At Least Publishers of Books and
Magazines Think So.

Edgar Fawcett, in Golfers Weekly.
The editor of one of the most capable,
widespread weeklies I know assured me not
long since that he could do nothing without
names" He told me of a contributor whose
reputation was high, yet whose work. for a
special reason had to be printed by him UNI
signed AS a consequence, he declared, the
work itself was almost valueless TO him.
All of which goes TO show, perhaps, that the
world, as it grows more populated, has les, less
leisure to examine and compare the qualities
OF it's reading matter, 1t lacks the time to
grope for it's authors; their writings must
be labeled their professorships duly at
tested And vet our own Longfellow, Low
ell and Holmes. We're they alive to-day,
could tell you Of long periods when they
wrote for the Atlantic Monthly both es-
says and poems, and never dreamed of at
taching their names to either. Some of the
most beautiful and celebrated poetry that
LongfeilOw ever achieved was published in
this way. Our North American Review never
printed an authors signature land. il might
have revealed some very famous ones) until
the late A. r. Rice purchased II in 1875 or
thereabout So with Harper Magazine, for
a great many years. Harper's, 1t is true,
never cared to give its readers good poetry,
and is now probably giving them worse, UNI
der the editorship of Mr.. Alden, than under
that of Mr.. Guernsey or Mr.. Shanks. But
anonymity nevertheless. covered in its pages
a multitude of virtues. Now all that has
passed with us The more modern maya
blazonry OF names" And their managers
talk OF writers in purely commercial phrase.
A is "DOOmlnS TINS year, ana nowhere
the next. b is getting l cent per word in
January and in June. So it goes on.
And meanwhile here in England names
are lust as eagerly craved. BackwoOds 5, 1
believe, still ignores their imperious exigen-
cy. but who reads Blackwoods now, excel
lent though perhaps its pages yet remain
All in all, It may be questioned whether au-
thors themselves gain by this modern sys-
tenn Of Haunting their names. Masterpieces
are made more conspicuous By It, and with
distinct profit hereafter in book form. But
how many masterpieces are really attain
able? One to every hundred, II might be
safely said of inferior efforts. And this, |
think Is why names have such variable
market worth. A high light is poured upon
Silverpen because he wrote All the World 5
a Stage" This same high light steadfast
and 3mplacable. continues during the serial
publication of his Men and Women, Only
PLAYERS" But the latter will not stand such
ardent scrutiny. and is not merely dismissed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-17
Gibby Couch Adjuncts.
philadelphia Inquirer.

A unique sofa cushion, newly executed,
has a trio of ballet girls on it's white satin
surface. Instead of heavy, painstaking en-
broi 1ery with set stitches and miles OF
floss silk, this novel style of work is done
with dash and originality. The figures of
the dancers are well drawn In the begin
ming then they are simply etched out in
black. The spangled gauze that forms the
triple layer of ballet skirt, is genuine black
spangled gauze applied 70 the satin back
ground. The low-cut bodices of the dancers
are outlined and filled in with heavy raised
threads. The scarlet stockings are worked
up-and-down fashion, with long stitches
that fill in easily. The jaunty waists are
spangled also. What perhaps gives the
most natural touch to the figures is the
deliberately arranged powdered hair, all
puff and curls, cleverly produced with a
kno led stitch done in blond-colored lustre-
less silk The faces of the ballet dancers
are of course left much to the imagina-
ton being merely outlined on flesh
colored surface but the pose OF the red
stockinged figures is so life-like that the eff
feet is spirited and pleasing No visitor
could remain in a bad humor long with
those gay figures looking from the sofa
cushions. One particular cushion of
thick white satin, with a dull red for the
reverse side, and a filing and bordering Of
the color of the ballet stockings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-17
MILLIONS OF VOUCHERS.
Files I'm the Subtreasury Attic Which
Protect the Government.
New York Times.

New York Times.
In the vaultlike attic of the United States
subtreasury building in this city there are
more than 10000 900 cancelled pension checks
and other vouchers so systematically filed
that the assistant treasurer can within ten
minutes put his hand on any particular one
that happens to be needed. The dates or
these vouchers run back about thirty years,
and the bits of paper are now accommodating
at the rate of 100000 a year. A large pro-
portion of the government disburse-
ments are made in New York, and II has
been the custom of every United States as
vouchers.
Experience has proved the wisdom of this
precaution, for scarcely a week passes that
a demand is not made on the New York
subtreasury for the payment of some old
claim-usually bounty or pension--eX-
tending back from ten to twenty years.
Some time ago a resident of one of the fur
Western States sent in what appeared to be
a valid claim for war bounty, due more
than thirty years ago. BY direction or
Muhleman search was made among the
files In the subtreasury attic. and within a
few minutes evidence was found that the
claim had been paid many years before. In
most cases where claims are made for back
payments the Cancelled checks or other
vouchers are found packed away in the file
boxes.
In some instances old war claims appear
which have not been paid, and after proper
investigation they are iquidated. Such
and frequently follow the death of a vet
eran OF the war, whose long neglected or
forgotten papers are overhauled by surviv-
ing relatives. But in the matter of the
here" said Deputy Assistant Treasurer
Muhleman, the government is saved
trouble and expense because of the preser-
walton of these millions of vouchers"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-17
GUESSED 1T TOO QUICKLY.
Mr.. Bixby VIII Try No More Puzzles
ON His Wife.
New York Commercial Advertiser

New York commercial Advertiser.
There was nothing special to take Bixby
down town the other night, so he decided to
stay at home and give Mrs. Bixby the rare
treat of his company for the evening
While glancing over the paper, as she sat
sewing. Bxby thought how happy she must
be at being allowed to bask in his presence
and later on, in a burst of amiable gener-
osity, he decided to even bestow upon her
an intellectual treat. He had, after read
ing the advertisements, cast his eye upon
the puzzle column of the paper. and the
thought was born in him to spring upon
her a puzzle originated in his own head.
After long study he concluded to invent
an enigma. He decided upon the word
Poe" an easy one, suited to Mrs Bixby's
feminine and therefore feeble perceptions
The enigma was to recite three words in
which the letters of the name are found
and to wind. up with MY whole is a we'll
known poet"
Clara said Mr. Bixby, suddenly and
Mrs. Bixby started out of her dreamy
state of mind and almost dropped her sew
ing.
what is it. dear?" she asked
IT have three letters" said Bixby dis
tinctly and impressively My first is in
pocket but not i'm box my"
Josiah Bixby" said Mrs. Bixby. sternly
fixing him with her eye; ''of all the thought
less, careless, neglectful, inconsiderate men
ever saw you are the worst. One of ems
last Friday asking her to see Aunt Susan
and get that skirt pattern l loaned her last
week and 9 copy or tnat recipe FOR cough
syrup that did Johnny much good and to
come up and stay a week or two with us as
] need her assistance in selecting shades
for the sitting room as they are faded and
not fit to be seen even If you do sheer at
her behind her back and make remarks
about her that you never would do If you
had any love for your wife and I'll be bound
one of them is that letter 1 wrote that New
York agency that offers $40 a day for work
in your own home samples free though I'm
sure you'd never give me any credit for
trying to earn money and help you along
and the other one is the letter l wrote to
my old schoolmate Jennie Armstrong who
limited she was going to come see us and /
told her tha' we were undecided about
moving yet the sly deceitful mink she
thinks / don't know you We're engaged to
her once pushing herself right in on us
the brazen creature and the chances are
she'll be here any day and you carrying
those letters around in your pocket for
weeks after I gave them TO you to mail and
you sitting UP here and telling me about il
as If il We're of no Importance in the world
though goodness knows I'm OF none myself
in this house shaving and scraping and saw
ing to try and help"
Bixby jumped out of his chair, threw his
paper at the lamp, jammed his hat on his
head and shouted:
Mrs. BiNby I'm going out TO look at the
airship When you recover your senses,
madam. l will return