San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-25

Jockey Club grounds yesterday after
noon, between the Alamo Grays and
the Palestine Bowers, both coloreo
mines.
The reconstructed Excelsior
guards drilled last night in their ar
mory on East Crockett street.
The city jailor this morning sup
piled ten prisoners with breakfast
Twelve took supper in the city bastile.
The walls of the buildings burned
on the south side of Military plaza, are
an eyesore to that plaza.
Mr.. w. H. White, Bob" is now a
submitted States mail carrier, having
successfully passed the recent exam
ination in this city.
A band rehearsal took place in
Scholz's this morning.
The pupils of the German English
school will picnic in the Southwestern
park Friday. They will go out in spe-
cial cars of the San Antonio Edison
line.
"A party of bicyclists will ride to
Medina park awheel next Sunday. A
party also went out on bicycles to the
Ivy picnic at that place Sunday.
Harlow Brewster has gone to Chi
cago to accept a position in the BIZ
cycle repair shop of Mr.. l.. A. Prentiss,
formerly of this city.
Marie Spahr, aged months, died
at 213 North Olive street this morning
of Inflammation of the bowels.
Mrs. r. A. Bordeaux, aged 35 years
died in the city hospital this morning
of general paralysis. The remains
Will ha Shinna6 Palestine
tonight, accompanied by deceased's
brother, A. j. Evans, who arrived from
Palestine this morning. Deceased had
suffered for two years and came to San
Antonio two months ago.
C. w. Long and Joe Smith were
arrested by Deputy Sheriff M. F.
Campbell yesterday for fighting and
were before the recorder this morning
fro trial. AS the evidence showed
Smith to have been the aggrssor, h
was taxed S. and Long was dismissed.
Mr. Chas. Bartholomaie is very
happy today over the safe arrival in
his family of fine baby boy.
Chief Collins, of the fire depart
ment, is patiently waiting the arrival
of his new buggy which is very much
needed at present. The vehicle has
been shipped but lost on the road, and
a tracer has been sent for it.
"A marriage license was issued this
morning to r. Thornton and R. d.
Braziell.
Santos Leal, clerk for Justice Phil
Shook, is seriously i'll with typhoid fe-
yer.
County Commissioners this morn
ing referred the matter of asphalting
Dwyer avenue to Commissioner Henry
Umscheid.
"A chattel mortgage was filed in the
county clerks office yesterday, where
by Ida Douglass assigns to Staacke
Bros, a phaeton to secure note of sos
payable monthly.
The fifth wedding anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Freeman will be
celebrated next Saturday night at their
residence No. 313 Blum street. Mr..
Freeman will celebrate his birthday
anniversary at the same time.
Charley Pueschel is suffering from
the effects of fall from his bicycle
by riding against the wires STRETCHED
at the San Pedro park to prevent
hitching, last Sunday.
"A bill of sale was filed In the coun-
ty clerks office yesterday afternoon,
whereby the General Electric COM
pany, of Schenectady, n. Y, conveys
to the San Antonio Street railway COM
pany electrical apparatus in considera-
ton of 1000.
Will Weatherby was declared in
sane in the Probate court yesterday.
The anniversary of the birthday Of
Queen Victoria of Great Britain was
quietly celebrated in several parts of
the city yesterday, and God save the
Queen" was the anthem sung.
The city engineers sewer force is
now using a better looking wagon to
go TO and from work. than formerly.
The 5-days' -old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. j. Olsen died May 22d, at No. 226
Adams street, from meningitis.
H. E. Ellsworth has secured a per-
nit to erect dwelling at No. 602 Ma
con street, Ward 4, to cost $1,000.
Mr.. o. c. Guessaz while out last
Sunday on a short hunt with a small
rife, killed "a reptiles within a few
miles of the city.