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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-02
DESTROY TOLL GATES.

Lancaster, KY, April 2.-Four toll
gates in Garrard county were destroy
ed Sunday night by a mob Of loo
masked men. They threatened the
directors and gatekeepers with death
if any more toll was collected and in
sisted that they meant just what they
said. Armed regulators are securing
that section of the country in search
of the raiders.
No tolls are being collected in Mer-
Ger county and the raiders threaten
to destroy all the gates with dyna-
mite,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-02
MAIL RECOVERED.
But None of the Bodies That Were
Lost in the Wreck.

Evansville, Ind, April 2.-The divers
at the scene of the Evansville and
Terre Haute wreck north of HazeltOn,
Ind, have succeeded in raising the end
of the baggage car above water. Sew
eral mail sacks were recovered and
sent to the city where Assistant Supt.
Thomas, of the railway mail service,
is asserting and drying the contents.
None of the bodies of the men killed
in the wreck have been recovered.
The damage to the road be will prob
ably be repaired in time to resume
through traffic Saturday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-02
A RAD TRACK.

Columbus, Ga, April "A special
from Warm Springs, Ga, says:
"A wreck on the Southern railway
occurred one mile below this place
Monday afternoon in which five
freight cars were almost totally de,
molished and their contents scattered
and badly mixed up. No one was hurt
except flagman. who received slight
injuries about the body. The cause
of the wreck was the bad condition
of the track"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-02
INHABITANTS FLEEING.

New York, April "A special to the
Herald from Corfu, says:
Christian and Jewish families are
leaving Prevesa, the Turkish frontier,
town on the Gulf of Aria, being afraid
of hOStilities.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-02
ARMENIANS CLAIMS.

New York, April "A special to the
Herald from Constantinople, says:
A favorable decision on the present
government concerning the Armenians'
recent claim has been communicated
to the patriarchate.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-02
DOCTORS CONVICTED.

Paris, April doctors Boisleux
and Leiarrige. both of whom are
prominent physicians Of this city, have
been sentenced 70 five years imprls,-
onment each for performing illegal
operation on a milliner named Thomp-
son. which resulted in her death.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-02
AUSTRIAN CABINET RESIGNS.

Vienna, April 2.-The Meme Freie
Presse says the cabinet has resigned
owing to its failure to negotiate with
the Progressist groups, with the OBJ
iect of forming a majority. 1t is eX-
pected that Count Badeni, the present
president of the council of ministers
and minister for the interior will be
entrusted with the task of reconstruct
ing the cabinet.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-02
RUMORED EXTENSION.

Los Angeles, Cal, April &C. w.
Smith, receiver of the Atlantic and
Pacific. has left for the east, which
fact has given rise to the statement
that the road would be extended at
once by branch from Kramer to the
mining camp at Randsburg, a distance
of about SO miles. No one in the rail-
way offices here could confirm the
rumor.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-02
ONLY A RUMOR.

Madrid, April 2.-Rumor was circu-
lated in the Chamber of Deputies to-
day to the effect that General Maxi
mo Gomez, commander-in-chief of the
Cuban army, is suing for peace.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-02
ANOTHER PROMOTION.

Topeka, Kas., April &c. NJ. Foul
kers has resigned as general claim
agent of the Santa Fe and w. ].
Ruiz has been appointed in his place.
Mr.. Ruis was assistant general claim
agent and his office has been abolish
cd
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-02
AID FOR FLOOD SUFFERERS.

st. Louis, April 2.-Nearly $4,000
has been raised in ST. Louis to aid
flood sufferers in the south. The ter
minal railway association, composed
of all the railroads entering st. Louis.
gave notice that it would transport
supplies free.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-02
COT A EAT IOR

st. Louis, April 2.-V. 1. Grice, for
merly city passenger agent at st.
Louis, has been made assistant pas
senger agent of the Nassau River
lines of the Burlington road with
headquarters at st. Louis. J. G. Della
panne has been appointed city pas
senger agent of the Burlington at st.
Louis to succeed Mr.. Grice.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-02
REPS AND POPS MAKE A DEAL

Washington, D. c., April 2.-It is un-
derstood a combination has been made
with certain POpulists whereby they
the question of organization. Jones,
of Nevada, and Kyle and Stewart will
be given good chairmanships. 1t is
understood HOar opposes and will not
agree to such a combination.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-02
Fatal NINE EXPLOSION.

Breslau, Germany, April six pei.
sons. including the owner and cher
chemist of the mine, were killed yes
terday in a fire damp explosion at
Bersig colliery, near Zabrze. The mine
is still burning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-02
F 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.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-02
INSURGENTS DEFEATED.

Montevidio, Uruguay, April The
national troops have defeated the in
surgents with a heavy loss to the lat
ter
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-02
A RANKER DIES

Oakland, Cal, April 2-Samuel p.
Williams. banker, of Lima, Ind, is
dead.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-02
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.
NJ. f. THOMAS, Local Manager.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-01
AIR-SHIP AND WATER.
Methods of Getting to the Gold Fields BY
Eastern Fortune Hunters

From Brooklyn to the klondyke by
boat is the latest way offered to Fast
ern gold seekers. The Old Dominion
liner City of Columbia. lies in the Erie
basin, New York. and is being fitted
for a voyage to Dawson City. Her
new owners are the Columbia Naviga-
tion Company, of which ex-Secretary
of the Navy Hilary A. Herbert is di-
rector The Columbia, 1t is planned,
will sail from Brooklyn December t3.
She has accommodations for $40 pas
scngers. each of whom may carry 1000
pounds of baggage. II 1t Is possible for
the Columbia to get over the bar of
the Yukon, she will run 600 miles in
land. III not. boats built by the COM
pany at st. Michaels will carry passen-
gers and baggage to the gold fields.
To Klondyke in an airship Is the
dream of n Hoboken band of gold
seekers headed by Charles a. Kuenzel.
The ship is now actually being built
here. and at the old Gutenberg race
track preparations are being made FOR
the early assembling of the parts.
Kuenzel is the inventor and builder,
and his scheme is not only to get "A
share of the Alaska gold. but also a
shot at the 100000 premiums men
toned In the resolution offered by Sem
ator Lodge in Congress in 1896 for the
construction of the first airship to
come up to a certain specifications as
to weight, carrying ability and speed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-01
ENCOURAGING REPORTS.
Many Iron and woolsn Mills Opened During
the Past Week

II. q. Dun e Co. in their Weekly
Review Of Trade report:
Speculative markets have their turns
OF reaction. but business has none this
season. gaining with steadiness
which is most gratifying. The starting
OF works. Increase In hands employed,
advance In wages and in prices OF pro-
ducts, and the heavy movement OF
crops. are facts before which all spec
ulative Influences have to bow The
weeks dispatches mention sixteen iron
works which have started, against one
closing, fifteen woolen works started,
and so In many other branches. while
many more works have increased force
and many are preparing to resume
and some have Increased wages.
Wheat rose over cents Saturday
with exaggerated reports OF injury,
fell nearly 8 cents advanced 4 cents
and then declined sharply. closing 1c
lower for the week. That some harm
was done to spring wheat In three
states appears. but no accounts enti-
tied To respect Indicate damage reduce
ing the yield below 100000. 900 bushels,
which would be 25,000.0 900 larger than
any other crop except that OF 1891. In
spite OF great lack OF care, wheat re-
ceipts were i,349, 5gf bushels for the
week and for four weeks 1858, ,6S1 bu-
shells, against H,S96.9l7 bushels last
year. and Atlantic exports. -four inclu-
ded, though somewhat checked by
higher prices were 1865, 1853 bushels for
the week, against 2,207, ,5i6 bushels last
year. and for four weeks 1881. .6s7 bu-
shells, against 7.3l9.l77 bushels last
year. Receipts OF corn bear strong
testimony to the seriousness OF foreign
needs, being 6,H0.i44 bushels for the
week. against 2,Si3,9i9 bushels last year
and Atlantic exports In four weeks
have been 10,4G647s bushels. against
5,6i7.1 bushels last year. The price
rose | Is cents for the week.
At last demand has so far overtaken
the capacity OF iron works that prices
are growing stronger bessemer and
gray forge 25 cents higher at Pittsburg,
and pig In eastern markets as much
stronger because rebates and cOnces-
sions are stopped. Blllets are 81 per
ton higher: structural angles, bars and
plates about as much: rods $1.50 and
$3.50, and wire nails cents per keg
higher. The demand Ia also heavy for
merchant pipe and steel, and sheets
are very active. The advance in iron
and steel prices averages 81 per cent.
for the week. Buying OF ore continues
heavy, 100000 tons In two weeks at
Cleveland, and among the iron works
starting are four more furnaces.
While tin Is weaker at 13 "a cents,
with large arrivals, copper is held at
II IA cents for lake by larger orders
and deliveries and lead is scarcely OBJ
tainable below 4 cents. sales having
been heavy. Connellsville coke works
increased their output to 1854 tons
for the week.
Hides are again stronger at Chicago,
though packers no longer lead. but
country hides are called scarce, al
though cattle receipts at the four
chief markets, 151 400 head, are the lar
| gest for the corresponding week since
! 1899.
Failures for the week have been 223
In the United States, against 2sS last
year, and "a in Canada. against 3S last
year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-01
MRS. McKINLEY'S SYMPATHY.
The Presidents Mother Makes Strong Plea
In Behalf Of a Poor Cuban Girl.

The journal" of New York prints a
dispatch from Canton. o., in which
Mrs. Mckinley. mother of the Presi-
dent. expresses her sentiments con-
cerning the Imprisonment of Signorina
Cisneros In Cuba. Mrs. Mckinley
said:
II am in profound sympathy with
the movement of the American women
to secure the release of Miss Cisneros.
and hope and pray that they will be
successful. 1t Is an outrage to send a
woman to that awful place simply be-
cause she Is a woman true to her coun-
try. and II is doubly outrageous to ex-
lie her without anything like fair tri-
al The women of America can accom-
plish n great deal sometimes. and /
assure them they have my hearty in
dorsement and prayers for success. I
hope the Queen Regent of Spain will
listen to the voices of the American
women, her own conscience and wom-
anhood. and consider the daughters
and children of the country, the good
opinion of the world, and set the Gu
ban child free"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-01
AWKWARD german WAR VESSELS.
LACK EQUIPMENTS.
Ironclads Narrowly Escape Running Aground
While Dodging Torpedo Boats.

An unpleasant surprise has been
created at Berlin by the naval cor
respondents OF the "Kreuz- Zeitung"
and other conservative newspapers, as
well as the correspondent OF the
"Deutsche Zeitung Rundschau." re-
porting the naval maneuvers near
Dantzig during the past fortnight.
They describe the evolutions Of the
German war vessels as having been
total failures so far as qulckness and
ability to resist torpedo attacks are
concerned. on Tuesday last, off the
Port Of Bella, one ironclad division mar
rowly escaped running aground while
fnaneuvering to escape torpedo-boats.
The correspondents. who are them
selves naval men, and who were on
board the vessels engaged In the man
euvers. attribute this lack of skill to
the want Of modern equipments on the
German ships. Tho government will
argue from this that more cruisers are
needed for the German fleet, and will
urge the necessity OF forming a dl-
vision of cruisers
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-01
OUR TRADE WITH FOREIGN NATIONS.
BRITAIN'S LARGE SHARE,
Compared with 1899 A Small Increase in I'M
ports From England is Shown.

The Forthcoming annual report of
the bureau of statistics will show the
valuation of the imports and domestic
exports of the United states by coun-
tries for the year ended June 30. 1897.
The largest trade was done with Great
Britain. the imports aggregatlng sl67,-
9iI, $50. and the exports. sf7S S,592. The
next In volume was with Germany. the
imports being Sii0,2t00i4, and the ex-
ports, S123. 1884, ,f53. France IL the third
In the list. with imports amounting to
SCI, $50, 23i. and exports. S56,2S1,631.
The trade with other European coun-
tries is stated To have been az follows:
Belgium. imports, sli.0Sl,414: exports,
s32,6OoO2i the Netherlands imports.
S1s,S2ii26; exports. s50,S62,ii6; Italy.
imports. -sl9.067, ,3j2; exports, 2i,3I1
7Gi Spain. imports. sS,G3i9I2; exports.
$40. Ss96ii; Switzerland. sl3,S49,7S2; ex-
ports. $7O32s: Austria Hungary, I'M
ports. sS,i5S,32S. exports, s3,Ib97OO;
Denmark. imports, sS56,S5b; exports,
SO. .ts9 i53.
The imports from the Dominion Of
Canada during the year amounted to
aO,3O93s7. and tho exports. $bs,465,o ,oiS.
The Imports from Mexico amounted to
sis,5ii.572. and the exports aggregated
$22, 726, 500. The imports from Japan
amounted TO S24. .009,7 756, and the ex-
ports, Si3.233970. The Imports from
China reached total of $50, ,403,s62 and
the exports aggregated $i1,9l6,sSs.
The percentage. as compared with
1896. show small increase In the i'm
ports from Great Britain, while the
percentage OF exports remains the
same. The imports from Germany
show an Increase of nearly ESQ per
cent. There was also a slight Increase
in the exports. The imports from Brl-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-01
LOOK TO AMERICA.
European Nations Must Have Wheat From
the United States.

Crop reports are now in from the re-
mote corners OF Europe. as well as
from the more Travelled routes. The
news Is uniform In dsmalness.
The political effect OF the short crop
is almost as important as it's CONNER
cial bearing. In the first place all idea
of retaliation against the United States
because of the Dingley bill has been
abandoned.
Germany, Austria and France have
got to have American foodstuffs, and
to put a higher tariff on imports from
the United States. Is now out Of the
question.
Several big London millers have sent
agents through the continent and des-
patches have come from them that the
more they see of the crop the less they
like 1t. Even the valley Of the Danube,
the great granary Of Europe. is i'm
porting instead of exporting wheat.
There Is even now tremendous out
cry against the present French tariff
on foreign wheat. The increased price
of bread has caused several riotous de-
monstrations In France and in Italy
armed peasants have attempted to
seize parts OF the vast uncultivated
estates of the mobiles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-01
PRESIDENT In BUFFALO.
Mckinley Attending the Great Convention OF
the Grand Army Men.

Never before In the history of the q.
A. II. has there been such an assem-
blage of veterans, as there were gath
cred at Buffalo during the last week. 1t
Is estimated that there were 100000 Wis
itcrs I'm the city attending the encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie.
The features on Wednesday were
the arrival of President Mckinley, ac-
companied by Secretary Alger and
Gov Black. of New York: the banquet
to the President I'm the evening and the
parade OF the naval veterans and eX-
prisoners of war during the morning.
During the day there were more than
80 corps. brigade. regimental and COM
pany reunions. The naval veterans,
ex-prisoners of war, Ladies of the G..
A. II. and the association OF nurses
held their conventions and there were
many receptions given by and to the
women of the auxiliary associations A
trip on the lake. participated In by
about 1000 women. was one of the
pleasantest of the many entertain
ments. Wednesday evening there were
a number of campfires for the men and
receptions and musical entertainments
for the women.
In the great parade on Wednesday
there were $4,000 veterans In line. Penn
sylvania had the largest number of SOL
diers exceeding even New York state,
where the encampment was held.
The procession was led by President
Mckinley and party including Secre-
tary Alger and Gov. Black. together
with Mayor Jewett and other disting-
uished personages, and was greeted all
along the line by tremendous applause.
Gen. John ]. s. Goblin, of Lebanon,
Pa, Is the new commander-in-chi of
the Grand Army of the Republic. Gen.
Goblin was a printer. is a lawyer and
entering the army as lieutenant In
April, 1861, served through the rebel
lion, being mustered out as colonel OF
the Forty-seventh Pennsylvania vol
| unteers and brevet brigadier-general.
He is brigadier-general commanding
the Third brigade N. G. p. and has
been state senator of Pennsylvania
since 1884. Cincinnati has been chosen
as the next place of meeting by a vote
Of 526 to PA for San Francisco.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-01
FROM ACROSS THE SEA.

The well preserved body of Captain
Arkwright OF London who in 1866 lost
his life in an avalanche on Mont Blanc
was discovered, imbedded in ice few
days ago.
lTwenty women were killed a few
days ago by an accident to an ap-
paratus used for raising water at Mon
cada, Spain. province of Valencia, on
the Moncada river.
From Naples is reported a perfect
carnival of blood. Stab-affrays are
common In the streets. on Friday a
fruit merchant stabbed and killed a
boy for taking an orange from his
stand.
The government OF Corea has ceded
or leased Reer Island. near Fusan, to
Russia, for use as coaling station.
with the consent of Japan. who was
disappointed at the failure to arrange
an alliance with England.
Sunday 800 strikers made an attack
upon the police at Rieti. AZ miles from
Rome. and It was found necessary to
call out the military, who were ordered
to fire on the mob. which they did,
wounding several of the strikers.
The insurgents fired on Dievad
Pasha. the commander of the Turkish
forces in Crete. while he was outside
of Suda. last week. compelling him TO
abandon his intention OF visiting the
fortress of Izzedden.
Advices from India state that the
ravages OF the bubonic plague are in
creasing. and the Kirkee Bazaar has
besn closed entirely. Prof. Haffkine is
inoculating the people at Kirkee with
the preventive virus.
The Spanish government will imme-
diately construct one large ironclad
und ak cruisers Of from 6.ooo to 1000
| tons.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-01
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
Anarchists Fail in a Plot to Murder the Ger
man Emperor

The investigation into the recent de-
railment Of the Hamburg Berlin ex-
press near Celle. which led to loss OF
life and the destruction of considerable
property, has yielded sensational re-
suits. The Berlin detectives have as
certained that the accident was due
to criminal plot. in which at least
five persons. evidently foreigners. were
concerned. Dynamite cartridges were
placed near the tracks and lighted
fuses we're attached to them. The
political police of Berlin have further
learned that FIVE Anarchists, evidently
the same five persons, left Paris for
Germany n week before. together, and
they we're seen at Celle the night be-
fore the accident. They made inquiries
In broken German concerning Empe-
ror williams trip over the road, but
did not obtain correct information. II
Is now believed that the plot was an
attempt upon the Emperor's life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-01
ABUNDANCE Of GOLD IN ALASKA.
ESTIMATED OUTPUT.
One Man Arrives Who Dug $50, 900 in Gold
From sl25 Claim.

Capt. William Kldston. In command
at Seattle, Sunday night, reported a
pleasant voyage and explained the de-
lay of three days In reaching Port An
geles by stating that very serious
storm at St Michaels delayed the dis
charge of his cargo. He laughed when
told of the reports that the Portland
was carrying s2.0O0.o00 gold. As mat
ter of fact, he said, there was only
about ss50.000 In gold dust ana
nuggets on board his vessel. Up To the
time he left st. Michaels he had heard
of no newly discovered gold fields.
Among the Portlands passengers from
81. MichacIs is Timothy Bell. who has
with him 100000 In gold, which he dug
from n claim which cost S12b.
William Ogilvie. dominion surveyor,
says the GOO claims now staked out VIII
yield $50. 600, 900. From n member of the
Portlands crew II was learned that
Captain Kldston had expected the
Weare, one Of the compahy's boats, to
come down the Yakon with about q
million dollars worth of nuggets and
gold dust, but as she did not arrive In
time. he decided to bring down the
treasure ON his next trip. The United
States cutter Bear II Is said, will guard
the Portland on her next trip from St
Michaels to Seattle. As most of the
miners will make their "clean up" by
that time. II Is expected that the Port
lands cargo Will very valuable one.
The returned miners say that the re-
markably rich claims on Eldorado
creek will number 40. Mr.. Ogilvie es-
Inmates that the rate these 40 claims
are now producing and considering
ground yet to be worked In the next
three years will aggregate about $780,
900 600
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-01
HEARTLEss UNCLE SAM.
In the Glare Of Glittering Diamonds He
Makes Demands Of Fair smugRlor.

Rosa Hertz attempted to smuggle
$40,0 900 worth Of diamonds and jewelry
into this country the other day. but
was caught. The diamonds were taken
away from her.
She has been in Europe for some time
She arrived here on the steamship
Normannia. Her husband, who has
been looking after her interests In this
country since she left here, met her on
the pier in Hoboken.
AS she appeared she attracted the at
tention of everyone on deck. She was
literally ablaze with sparkling gems.
and every step she took every diamond
on her person appeared to dance in the
light.
Custom House Inspector Brown
caught up to Mrs. Hertz and asked her
TO step aside with the woman inspector
for moment. The Hertz woman did
so with q bad grace, and Brown took
charge of her husband.
The inspector told her that she had
a right to 500 worth OF jewels free OF
duty, but that the rest were dutiable.
She stormed and said all sorts OF things
to the inspector but to no end. The
woman was not arrested.