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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
News Of h|e Railroads

Col. Uriah Lott, the railroad builder,
is in the city. gg
Dispatcher Frank Bednark. of the
Southern Pacific at Del Rio. is in the
city for the holidays.
Colonel y. Il. Yoakum, of the Frisco
line, was around exchanging Christmas
greetings with old friends yesterday.
Brakeman Walter Davies, of the
Southern Pacific, is laying Off to be at
home with his family for the holidays.
Dispatcher Halter s. Darlington, of
the International, spent Christmas in
Austin with his wife and relatives and
will return this morning.
Robert Lyons, of the Southern Pa
cific Office at Ell Paso. Is in the city
for the holidays and is stopping at his
mothers on Sixth street.
Major Hank Small, of the Southern
Pacific building and bridge department
remembered the dispatchers' force
with a box of good cigars.
Secretary and Treasurer l.. G. Hast
ings and Assistant General Passenger
and Ticket Agent Charles b. Sloat. of
the Chicago and Rock Island and Tex
as. at Fort Worth, and Charles Il.
Ware. of st. Louis, are in the city.
Engineer Robert Nicholson, who has
been running on the Southern Pacific
the past fifteen days, has been appoint
ed to succeed Engineer Frank Parker,
who has resigned after twenty years
service. The latter has gone to Men,
phis, Tenn, to open -four mill.
All trains were late yesterday, which
was due to the slow time that is being
made on account of the soft track.
The average rate of speed for passen-
ger trains during the wet weather is
about % miles an hour, while in good
weather trains run at rate Of 80 and
40 miles an hour.
Jake Merle, formerly foreman Of the
Southern Pacific shops, under indict-
ment for killing John j. Murtagh, has
given bond in the sum of 5000 with
DIR. Amos Graves. ST., and Henry
Rhein as sureties, and was around the
Sunset depot yesterday, meeting his
many friends, who We're glad TO see
him. -ry- ra'Ji
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
WIPED OUT A SALOON.
Two Negroes Raise Hilarity And On,
Shoots a Pistol.

Two Negroes Raise Hilarity And One
Shoots Pistol.
William Rogers and his son, negroes,
proceeded to clean out August Linn
burgers saloon, near the Union Stock
yards yesterday, and performed their
work in very determined manner.
They started in by smashing up tables
and chairs and wound up by throwing
pieces of the broken furniture through
the mirror behind the bar. August
Schild, who was in charge of the sal
Don, used all efforts to protect the
property, but theRogers were too much
for him. After the saloon was COM
pletely wrecked, one of the negroes,
Schild says, shot at him, but he dodg-
ed the bullet and it was spent in
space.
William Rogers was arrested by
Mounted Officer Walter Beck, and
charges of disorderly conduct and
malicious mischief lodged against
him. He was transferred to the
county Jail.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26

c0untenance was CHASTITY pale and as
he finished placing the black cap on
Nelson lewis head he seemed relieved.
The sheriff told everybody to stand
back and motioned TO young man in a
brown oyercoat and derby hat, who re-
leased the trigger and the four men
shot into eternity.
-Four wagons were backed up TO the
curbing in front of the jail to take The
bodies to their relatives. Newsboys
were shouting: ''All about the hang
ing," in a somewhat louder tone than
usual. Some of the crowd fingered
about as If anxious to get another
glimpse at the victims. The sunshine
was as bright as ever. Some little
birds were chirping on the cornices
around the building. Four men in the
prime of life had passed away, the
cause of which was traced to the main
source of all crimes. Steve Hite was
a harnessmaker, and while in drunk
en- frenzy. stabbed comparative
stranger with one of the implements OF
his trade, which he always carried with
him. James Mccarthy, who was al
WAYS drunk, more or less, shot his VIE
who at the time was i'm a delicate con-
dition. Grant Thomas was hung for
the murder of his sweetheart. She
had been alone at her house and as
Thomas was the last person seen TO
come away from the building he was
arrested. charged with the crime. He
strongly protested on the stand that he
thought too much of the girl to lay
hand on her and died processing his in
nocence. Nelson Lewis, while at a
country dance. became incensed at a
boy for calling him chinch bug ana
shot him. 1t was said he had been
drinking very hard thar evening.
ALBERT SUMMERS.
5I7 East Commerce street, San An
tonio
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
The Te.encrLlldF.

Among recent Interesting inventions
for the srapsmission of intelligence at
distance is the -"telescYiptor," which
might, perhaps, be described as writ
ing telephone" 1t consists of a ma
chine resembling a typewriter, which,
instead of printing its letters and words
on the spot, sends them Geographically
to similar instruments in distant places
connected to it by wire. The receiving
Instruments are arranged to work in
perfect accord with the sender, and
they print the dispatch on paper. In or
der to send dispatch, it is first neces-
sary to inform the receiver By signal,
whereupon the receiving instrument
being thrown into connection, no fur
Their attention need be paid to it, as the
dispatch will be received and printed
automatically, and can afterward be
read at leisure.-Youth's Companion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
Our Flag Not There.

OF the GAS ocean steamships which
entered the port of Buenos Ayres dur
ing the first eight months of the pres
ent year, not one sailed under the flag
OF the United States. Yet those vessels
carried thousands of tons of our goods,
the freights on which went into the
pockets of European ship owners. The
growing commerce of Argentina, which
might be largely controlled by Ameri.
can enterprise, is passing into the hands
of Germany and England, and will con-
tinue to do SO until our shipping laws
and commercial policy are revised or
terms that will enable us to compete
successfully for the South American
trade.-N. Y. Mail and Express.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
UNAPPRECIATED ASPECTS OF
NATURE.

Few people ever get beyond wealth
er-burean point of view toward ma
ture; to the majority, a day or night
is either rainy or clear, dry or damp.
hot or cold, and the seasons as they
come and pass are empty-sounding
names. They wonder of morning
when the leafless trees, all wan, seem
cropping through the mist; they bolt
the door and wait for the fog to lift.
In complacently filled corner of
such peoples minds, weather, with its
synonym, nature, is tucked away
with other equally original interpre-
tations, and as bad weather is disa-
greeable, it follows that nature must
be equally int0lerable during fog.
Yet from the fogs and storms and
mists of an Iceland fishing season
Pierre Lott has made a story, beauti-
full, fantastic, like frost-lace on a win
dow-pane.-From ''The Point of View
in the January Scribner's.
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A Careful Buyer.

Customer-Keep any fly traps?
Grocer-Best in town. Only success
full fly trap on the market. Use 'em in
my store all the time. Let me show you
one. You see. the flies enter here, pass
through this aperture, and are unable
to return. Cleans a room of flies in no
time. Wrap you up one?
You find them good, practical, eff
cient traps, do you?" :
Absolutely"
use them yourself, l believe you
said?"
"All the time. Make one to you real
low as the seasons nearly over"
you don't hayS hardly any flies
around your store when you use this
trap, do your"
"You bet l don't. This trap is tn,
best"
"All right then. Give me two pound:
of dried urrants."-Detroit Free Press
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
DEATH OF ED. LlNDAHL.
A Well Nnown Contractor of TN
City Expires Suddenly.

A Well Nnown Contractor OF ms
City Expires Suddenly.
Edward Lindahi. a well-known con-
tractor, who has lived in this city Tor
the past thirty years, died suddenly
yesterday. He was with friend and
rhey had been drinking. They walk
ed into a South Alamo street saloon,
where Mr.. Lindahl fell to the floor.
He was helped up and appeared in a
happy mood. His friends took him
up stairs over the saloon, so that he
could go to sleep. 1t was shortly af-
ter noon and they had intended TO
awake him about o'clock. One of
his friends, on going to the room,
found him on the floor, lying on his
back. He raised an alarm and Off
Ger Bourn was summoned. Mr.. Lin
dahl was dead. Coroner Shook held
the inquest and found big cash in
the back of the head. 1t is believed
by the fall that deceased's head
struck a coal bucket, which was sit
ting where he fell.
Mr.. Lindahl was about % years OF
age and native OF Stockholm,
Sweden. He leaves wife and four
daughters: Annie, now Mrs. Ferdi-
nand Meters, of Nevada City, CAL,
who is now here on visit; Ida, now
Mrs. Henry Owens; Hulda, now Mrs.
John Kuppers, and Miss Nettie Lin
dahl. Deceased was one of the lead
ing contractors of the city and has
built many handsome residences and
business houses. He was the con-
tractor of the High school building on
Main avenue.
The remains are at the family resi-
dence. III Victoria street. whence the
funeral will take place this afternoon
at 3.3O O'clock
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Has n New Test.

A tall woman with long white gar.
ment looked down on the swaying fig
ure of the abject man at the foot of the
stairs.
Haven't touched drop, eh?" she
harshly repeated. LET me hear you
say preliminary ultimatum.'
The wretched man gasped for breath
"Peliminy ullimalium." he wildly
stammered.
Then, overcome with humiliation, he
sank to the fioor.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
Flight of birds at Night.

Mr.. Frank W. Very, of the Ladd OBJ
servatory, Providence, Il. l., has made
some curious observations on the fight
of migrating birds seen at night cross
ing the face of the moon. He watches
them with a telescope of four inches
aperture. magnifying 40 times. The
observations were made in the latter
part of September. The great majority
of birds moved from north to south, and
travelled in little companies. Their aver
age speed. as calculated by Mr.. Very,
was 67 miles an hour. although some
appeared to travel at the rate of more
than 100 miles an hour.-Youth's Com
Danion.
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WILL LEAVE U. S.
special wire to sunday Light.

Specidl WlTe W ouuudy LiSH'
Kansas City, Dec. 25.-Dr. Virgil L.
Todd, coroner of Wyandotte county,
has started for Mexico with party
representing large syndicate controii,
ing options on 100000 acres OF land
in the state of Chihuahua. Inc party
takes along a.commlttee OF twelve IN,
dams representing the five civilized
tribes of the Indian Territory, on a
tour of inspection and observation
through this great tract of land, with
a view of selling it to the Indians as
a new home. If the sale goes through
there will be an exodus of Indians
of the five tribes TO Mexico. The In
dams have long been discussing a
change of location, and at meeting
of prominent Indians at Antlers, l. T..
a committee was appointed TO select
lands in Mexico,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
AN AWNING RIRE.

Last Friday afternoon about $50
o'clock the electric wires crossing
the awning in front Of the old +. I.
Meyer saloon, west side, Alamo plaza,
became somewhat abraded of their
insulation and the current set fire to
the woodwork of the awning. Officer
Bourn telephoned to No. fire COM
pany on Avenue C, and the hose wag-
on was soon on hand, but the blaze
had been extinguished by some gentle
men who were able to reach the fire
with buckets of water, from the sec
ond story windows Of the adjoining
building and the damage was slight.
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: :1ANa4:

patent gate device. The admission to
day will be 30 cents and the public is
cordially invited to witness some fast
races. of which the following are the
entries:
First race as-mile, 3 years old and
over-Joe Cotton 10, Billy Boy 107,
Annie Raine, 107s Humming Bird l07,
Tommy Tucker 107, Little Vulcan 100.
Coley 107, Mamie Hays 10I.
Second race, A-mile, all ages-An
rueheim 112. Gray Dog 100, Trilby l04,
TNoicy Sc, Latropia 100, Burke, Jr.
104.
Third race, cavalry A-mile-Troop
ID, Duroc and Democrat, ridden By
Hastings and Kitchen; Troop 4, Ed
ward and Evarett, ridden by Smith and
Wilson; Troop f, Fashion and Fleet
foot, ridden by Waller and Hopkins,
Troop *, Kreber and Krugar. ridden
by Carter and Holt.
Fourth race. maiden, four years and
over--Jack Hart lis. Hospital 115.
Prairie Jack 115, Leap Year 115. Black
Bird 115.
Fifth race, 5s-mile, all ages-Dickey
Norfolk 1O9, Trixie 100, Blithefull 81,
Pannini 112, Nora S Sc.
There are now eighty or ninety hors-
es in the stables and 1t is the endeavor
of the new management to give the
public good racing, with change of
horses daily. Only one horse so far
has left and this was the ringer" jose
phenc which was found TO be another
horse entirely from her assumed name
and under the rules of the National
Turf Congress, was ruled off the track.
All tickets, badges and complimentary
les are good for today only.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
Names of ships.

French ships usually bear the name
of French provinces or towns, or of
abstract ideas, but no personal names,
excepting those of great men of French
history. German ships bear the names
of German rivers, poets, princes, states
men and characters in German litera-
ture. Spanish ships, like those flying
our stars and stripes, are almost in
variably named after cities or the great
commanders of history.-N. Y. Sun.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
SUICIDAL ATTEMPTS.
Two Women Become Tired of Life and
Want to DIE.

A woman who runs a saloon on Do
lorosa street. in the trans-San Pedro
district, had some trouble with her
lover last night about II o'clock and at
tempted to end her existence by swal-
lowing a large quantity of morphine.
She was discovered in time to prevent
The drug getting in its deadly work
and will recover, a physician having
brought her around all right.
Another woman residing on Mata-
Inoras street also tried to commit sui
eide yesterday afternoon by taking a
large dose of laudanum. She also
was discovered before too late. The
same cause as the one mentioned in
the other case is said to have prompted
her to attemptito commit the rash act.
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GONE TO AN INSANE ASYLUM.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

London, Dec. 2J.-0n the advice of
the police surgeons. Charles Helmbold,
Of New York, who was arrested here
on Tuesday last, charged with having
threatened to kill United States Consul
General Osborne. was today taken to
an asylum for the insane. 1t has been
discovered that Helmbold had already
been confined for six months in an
asylum under the assumed name of +.
C.. Evans tgr
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
BEETHOVEN CHRISTMAS.

The concert. Christmas tree and
dance given by the Beethoven Maen-
nerehor TO members, their families and
guests was well attended last even
ing and most happy time was spent
by all. The children's Christmas cho-
rus was especially beautiful. The fine
tree was lighted by electricity and the
branches were burdened with presents
for all.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26

Artist (triumphantly)-What do you
think of my picture of peasant girl,
Miss Featherbrain?
Miss Featherbrain (gushingly)-Just
splendid! What a lovely hat she has
on. Is she going to the theater?
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES not hat;
she's carrying home hay."-London Tit
Hits
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RACES REsUNIING.
A Good Card for the People at the
Jockey Club Today 10

Under new management and with n
full flow of San Antonio blood infused
into its veins the Midwinter Race
Meeting association resumes today at
2:30 o'clock, the siXty-day meeting at
the Jockey Club grounds where Col.
Hatch, on account of the bad weather
of the past ten days was compelled TO
leave off.
Mr.. Theodore Banks, of San Antonio,
will be the Judge of the course and MIR.
Maxwell will be the starter. with his
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
A scientific Explanation.

Teacher-Now, can any of you tell
me why the distance between the me-
ridians is greater at the equator than
in the polar regions? All! why is it,
Johnny?
Johnny-Please, mum, it's because
heat expands.-Puck.
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Of 30 Intercst to Her.

Hot, isn't it?" said she to the talk
alive young man.
"Yes, but it's great weather for the
corn crop"
"But have no corns," retorted she,
in freezing accents.-N. Y. journal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
ADMINISTRATIVE co.
Special Wire to Sunday Light,

Galveston, Tex, Dec. 25.-The Bald
win Melville repertoire organization Is
in this city and will play here tomor-
row for matinee and night performance
es. This is it's first time in this state
this season and it will tour the larger
cities.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26

Mr.. Snaggs-Rainmaking would be
lost art but for one thing.
Mr.. Snaggs-What is that?
at never has been found."-Pitts-
burgh acknowledgement.
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CONFORMATION.

1T must be awful to have member
of ones family who is black sheep.
You don't know how / sympathize for
you"
'Oh, it has its joys. Every time Will
lie gets into trouble the papers speak of
us and call attention to how highly re-
spectacle we re."-Cincinnati En-
uuirer
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26

Nose Yallerton-I think youh sistah
am very chic.
Melinda Mokeby (angrily)-D yoh
mean to 'sinuate dat she looks like a
hon p-puck
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Ernerientin Docet.

Singleton-What is the effect of eat
ing homemade bread?
Benedict - Home made desolate.-
Brooklyn Life.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26

The season of Advent in the church,
as closes Jan.G. which is the Epiphany.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26

Before taking inventory make regular house cleaning and
clean of all odd lots broken sizes
parten the house of all sizes and denominations
goods Linens Silks Ribbons Trimmings Embroderes
Broken lots and odd sizes of shoes, clothing oaks hats
Don't miss this opportunity Of getting
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26

Notwithstanding the large business holiday
stock is fuller than others have in the beginning of the
great people have not been able last week
of bad weather but New Year thankfully received
older visit
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22
A GREAT HOLIDAY DISPLAY.

At this holiday season F. M. Brown & Co.'S big dry goods store is a verita- ble emporium of holiday goods and mo- lions. The crowds of people who bar ter across it's counters are large and constant, and each one comes away wearing an expression of I-have- -found- what-I-want upon his or her face, as the case may be. The stock doesn't run out either. Yesterday all the de- partments were replenished from the large storeroom of the firm in anticipa- tion of the very rush which is expected on Thursday and Friday Handker- chiefs and gloves always the most pop ular articles of purchase at this season are being bought in almost unheard of quantities. Fine imported ladies' kid gloves have solved the Christmas pres ent problem for many gentlemen. Gifts of second hand toys for the children of the needy are being received at the store in great numbers. Thus far 1 200 donations of this sort have been re- ceived They will be distributed under the direction of the City Missionary as- sociation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22
IN STAMFORD.

Wife of a Merchant Commits Suicide
 Stamford, Conn.,, Dec. 21.-Mrs. Fan ne Scofield, wife of Wilbur Scofeld, a dry goods merchant, committed suicide by inhaling gas at her home late last night.
 Mrs. Scofield had been ill for several days, and it is thought that her illness made her Respondent. She left her home yesterday afternoon, telling her husband sine was going out for walk. When she did not return in the evening Mir Scofield became alarmed and searched the house for her She was found in an unoccupied room on the third floor, lying on the bed with a rub Der tube in her mouth, which was con- nected with the gas jet. Life was al ready extinct. Mrs. Scoffeld was about thirty years old.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22
MIR. HESING'S DEATH.

Rumors That it Was self-Inf1icted
 Cause the Coroner to Hold an h.
 quest.
 Chicago, H., Dec. 21-The rumor was current yesterday that former Post master Hesing, who was found dead in his room on Saturday evening, had pos sibly taken his own life.
 Dr. Ely who was called in soon after the body was discovered, issued a cer- tificate in which he stated that death resulted from other fatigue and heart lesion, following an attack of inflamma- tory rheumatism in 1896. At the bot tom of the certificate appeared the words Diagnosis not complete"
 Owing to the persistent reports circu- lated, Coroner Berg has decided to hold an inquest According to Deputy Cor Oner George B. Elba, undertakers en- balmed the body without sufficient au- thority. The embalmer declares he re- ceived permission to embalm the body from Coroner Berg personally.
 Mrs. Hesing testified before the cor oner's jury that she discovered her husband dead on the sofa. Dr. Ely tes- tiied that he had known for months that MT. Hesing was affected. with heart trouble.
 It has been known that MT Hesing took his defeat for the mayoralty very hard and that he never recovered from the disappointment, but none of his friends had heard him threaten suicide His stock in the newspaper, of which he was editor, worth $40,00O is unen- cumbered. His fathers stock in the paper, valued at $22O,OO0, was left to the son in trust.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22
IN WEST HAVEN

Joseph Andrews chapter, No. 46 R. and s. M, of West Haven, elected off, cers as follows: M. B. H. P, John Will kinson; king, Wm. A. Russell; scribe, ii. N. Arnold; c. and H., Andrew B. Wilkinson; P. S., Cyrus W. Futile; R. A. C., Lewis B. Warner; M. of Sd ", Frank Buss; M. of 2d V, Edwin s. Thomas; NJ. of 1st ". wm. H. French; secretary, F. B. Fernald; treasurer, John E. Mar; chaplain, John MaclIrille; tyler, Henry c. Thomas.
 The officers were installed by John o. Rowland of this city, a P. H. P. James II Peck was the marshal banquet was held in the town hall.