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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-06

NEW YORK-irhe annual entertainment
of the Treasurels club OF America Will be
evening. Among the artists who Will cou-
tribute their services arc Lillian Rue-
sell Cnmille d'Arvnle Harry NJ. Peck
ham. Julius +. Whmark. julius Sieger
and others.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-06
TODAY'S FORECAST,

BOSlON-The annual indoor meet Of the
Boston Athletic association will he held
TO-DAY. feature of tho meeting will he a
relay team race between Yale and Har-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-06

Washington February Sat the eyenins
session twenty-five pension bills were re-
norted with favorable recommendation.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-06
MCKINLEY RATES on WOOD.
White Pine Given Higher Tariff
Than the Mckinley Rntc.

bNu wv hntt.
Washington, February 5. The repub-
lican members of the ways and means com
mittee devoted their attention today to the
schedule OF wood and manufactures Of wood
and decided to restore the Mckinley rates
practically in fun with the important ox-
ooption of white pine. In response TO the
general demand of the representatives Of
the lumber interests, who complained that
the Canadians were capturing the American
market Tor white pine, this wood WAS raised
to it's old rate in the act OF 1881, which is
81 per 1000 feet sawed. The manufactures
OF pine clap hoarss ana shiag.iis ere RAISED
correspondingly, so that al! forms In pine
viii pay the same duties as spruce. Pine
V as dutiable at s. under the law of 1883,
but when the Mckinley bill was framed
the rate was reduced 10 81. so that in the
rev bill it VIII pay twice the rates of the
Mckinley act.
The Wilson act placed lumber and nearly
all forms OF wood on the free list. Under
the revised Mckinley schedule lumber.
squared or sided. will pay y cent cubic
foot; sawed boards. plank and other lum-
Der, hcmlock, white wood, sycamore and
bass wood. 81 per 1000 feet, board measure,
and other sawed lumber 81 per 1000 feet.
Lumber. planed or finished, will pay 30
cents per 1000 feet in addition for each
side planod or finished. and 30 cents more
per 1000 when tongued and grooye1. Cedar
posts ties. telegraph and telephone poles
ptid 90 cents al valorom under the Nc
Kinley act; sawed boar Is and planks and
other forms of sawed cedar, ebony, mahog
any and other cabinet woods not further
manufactured than sawed paid 20 per cent
ad valorem; barrels empty boxes. etc. 80
per cent. and furniture IS per cent.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-06

BoSToN-The mail vote for the 1.eagu
OF American Wheemcu for the city in
which TO hold the next National meat. Will
be counted today by Secretary Bassett
Philadeiphia 10 said to stand the most Ia
vordbly.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-06

Konicv seated IN the senate
lnvc3tEuitons of The I.eNow commIttoc:
tcttmoav of sugar rehncrs and coffee
men.
Ranks a. Great FAILS Mont. and Frank
lin. ono, suspend business.
John *. Gowdy accepts the appointment
of consul general to Paris.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-06
TODAY'S FEATURES.


Executicas OF patrots IN Cabanns fort
rose.
Tho iunta opposed TO the reforms
Tex, OF the proposed Cuh1n reforms.
Foreign.
Queen In after an allowance fro'n 80
Amer ,can govcrumeHt.
Attack on The Gci man miniN'cr In siam.
Hawaiian hag TO ho ra.scd over an IN
G, med Island
Iortupucso ministry resigns
Scyruua condition of enarg in Crete;
massacros and burning Of villages
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-06

II. II. Weaver of lIico files a dooi or
trust. Liabilities ss.537u, assets. $1,000
George II. Poole. g. G. Adams and Steve
SeiPy arrested At Grunge, charged with
being tiie assassins Of Dick Johnson. !,
Omerod Hcyworth. Galveston cotton
broker commits suicide by hanging him
SELF.
Judge Swayne of the Federal court pro
pairing his decision In the antitrust oaso
az Dallas.
sIlas Simmons killed by an engine near
KirbyvIlle.
Freight bureau organized at San An
tonic.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-06

Washington. February The Alien
resolutions questioning the right Of the
executive to foreoloso or the Pacific rntl-
ways was taken up. Mr.. Thurston of Ne
braska continuing his speech in opposition.
AT : o'clock the Nicaragua canal bill dis
placed Pacific railways and Mr. Allen Of
Nebraska and Mr.. Gallery of Louisiana on
posed the canal bill
The latter. although favoring an lsthmian
canal opposed the plan of this bin. say
ing 1t would result in the reckless waste OF
Sloo.0oo.oO0. The canal bill was laid aside
TO allow the senate to take up the bills on
the calendar
About fifty pension bills were passed in
Guiding those pepsioning the widow of Co..
eral Samuel a. Rice at $50: widow Of Cen
eral w, A. Nichols. $50. wdov Of Captain
Richard Law. United States navy, $50: wild.
ow of Colonel Thomas w. Turtles, $40: In
creasing pension Of General w T.. McMil-
Ian to $50. widow OF Colonel silver $50
House bills authorizing the Cleveland
Bridge company to construct bridge
across the Arkansas river. between Pawnee
county Ark. and the Usage Indian reser-
yation and granting part OF Fort Lyn, an
abandoned military reservation in Colorado
for the purpose of State soldiers home.
were passed.
A SsuS no cnuotn nd io,,rnnd
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-06


Senate accepts the invitation to be In.
gueabs of Houston during the baitieship
Texas celebration.
Senate bill granting the State Orphans
Home at CorNc9na 5000 acres ot land
recovered from he railroads passed TO on
grossment.
Senator Dihrcll protests against pam
phlot issued by certain members of the
u. of J.. f.. crt,cislng the action Of him,
self and others.
8ill regulating the practice OF dentistry.
after being amended passed TO engross
n,en by the house.
The house refuses to entertain the AS
berry Blackburn contest.
BIZ defining cold storage in local option
districts passed by the house
siro7g opposition TO the passage OF tho
blu reducing passenger fare to 2 cents
mile.
Bin to prevent rate wars 10 be intro.
duced.
Substitute for all the fec h1ls to be IN
troducel in the house by the committee.
The Markets.
Spot cotton IN good demand; Houston
m,ddilng 7c: large sales at New Orleans
Crackers nnd cakes have declined isc IL
ic per pound.
Hester reports an increase IN the move
ment into sight of ZOO bales over the
Same week last year
Wheat iiucfrHted over Ia Sc range
closing at IS 5-sd75kc.
Stocks declined but recovered on . rally
al the close
Bonds stroag and active.
Railroads.
Rates and dates decided on when the
batteehtp Texas is TO he visited at Gal
weston.
But few cattle being shipped over the
several Texas Hines.
Prominent railroad officials return TO
Houston from an important meeting IN
New Orleans.
Several prominent railroad men TO visit
Houston.
Arkansas house of Representatives
passes the cents railroad bill.
Local.
Differences over the charter amendments
satisfactorily adjusted.
An electric stamping machine.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-13
THE GALVESTON CUP.

Omaha, Neb., June 1.-THE Thurs
ton Rifles, Omaha's crack military
company, are now drilling for the in
terstate drill at San Antonio, Texas,
where they will make determined eff
fort to retain the Galveston cup. The
cup represents the championship of
the United States, and it was won by
the rifles two years ago. Under the
rules governing the possession of the
trophy the rifles are now compelled to
relinquish the honor or again enter into
competition for the cup. They have
decided to enter the contest and are
confident that they will again win the
championship and the trophy.
The rifles are animated with the
confidence that follows a long string of
victories. They organized on Septem-
Der 10, 1898, but since that time they
have won first place amonug the crack
military organizations in the United
Sattes. They began drilling unde
the command of Captain Scharff and
about the middle of December they be-
came a part of the Nebraska National
guard. The company then had sixty
members. Their first public appear
ance was on Washingtons birthday,
1894. This created much favorable
comment and at the tournament the
following May admirers presented them
with magnificent silk flag and voted
them the most skilled company of mi
litia in Nebraska
The rifles completed in the state
competitive drill at Omaha, July 4,
1894, and covered themselves with hon.
ors by defeating the Omaha Guards,
who previously held the trophy. La
ter, they won the Gov. Dawes cup
at the state encampment at Lincoln,
but the judges reversed themselves
and awarded the cup to the Omaha
Guards. This was a disappointment
to the rifles, but 1t inspired them to
enter the great international drill at
Memphis, where they literally swept
their competitors off the field, winning
five prizes, aggregating s5,S45, the Gal
weston cup and minor trophies. The
individual competitive drill was won
by Herald L. Williams, of the rifles.
OF the last seven men in line in the
contest five belonged to the rifles.
In view of the Trans Mississippi Ex-
position the plan of mobilizing the Ma
tional guard at Omaha, in 1898 the
participation of the rifles at the San
Antonio drill becomes of exceptional
interest. The company will drill with
forty men, twenty-nine OF whom were
in the Memphis prize team. The re-
naming men will be picked from re-
cruits and Capt. Foye, who succeeded
Captain Seharff, expects to go to the
Texas drill with the finest team in the
country.
The rifles have the support Of the ex-
position directory and it is part Of
the understanding that they win stop
at the principal cities along the route
10 give exhibitions. They win also Inn
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-13

street, and the proprietress was arrest
ed Thursday night by officer Thurman.
Jacinto Castillo, Mexican man was,
fined S. for drawing knife on his
wife, Victoria Castillo, several days
ago. The case has been continued
from day to day for some time, owing
to the failure OF complainant to APP
pear.
W. D. Young. the man arrested by
Officer Ludwig Thursday afternoon
for blockading West Commerce street
with his buggy, was fined five dollars
yesterday.
Amardo Chavez and Sam Wilkins
were arrested Friday night by Officer
Diaz in the trans-San Pedro district
for vagrancy. Their cases We're con-
tinued until tomorrow to allow them to
secure witnesses.
Sallie Ewing, a west side colored
belle, known to the police by the cog
nomen of "Trilby," arrested by officer
Quintana Friday night for being disor-
derby, was fined S..
ALEXANDRA Messias and Jesus Guard
ado were Friday night arrested in Mi
lam square by Officers Diaz and Dan
iels for disorderly conduct and were
each fined five dollars.
George Alverson was caught up by
Officed Diaz Friday night and WIS yes
terday before the recorder on the same
old charge-drunk and disorderly-and
was fined five dollars.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-13

ficiency. DR.. Grant has always ig-
nored the league club organization, but
he too will find it profitable to be good
to an organization which is capable of
bringing together the white Republi-
cans controlling the party. Lily
Whiteism has been dropped as a sep
arate organization. The clubs are
Lilly White" in their constitution and
as long as the Lilly White" organiza-
tion exists the clubs cast their fortunes
with their affinity, now they must
stand by the regular organization at
whose head is State Chairman Green.
The meeting of the state committee
men in our city should be taken ad-
vantage of by our local league men to
impress these gentlemen with the i'm
portance of making San Antonio the
meeting place Of the next State Repub-
lican convention. 1t is San Antonios
turn. LILY WHITE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-13
DISORDERLY HOUSES.
Recorder and Police Differ About the
Disposal of Them-Other
Police News.

The case of Rose Farley, charged
with keeping a disorderly house, occu-
pied considerable of Recorder Lewis
time yesterday morning, large num-
Der of witnesses testifying.The ev-
idence was to the effect that the place
was disorderly and Capt. Hennessy tes-
titled that the neighbors had frequently
complained to him of the place and
asked that the disorder be stopped.
The recorder said that as the fine
was so heavy, being 5000, that he would
not enforce it, but gave her six days
to vacate the premises. He said he
would enforce the fines If all the hous-
es were raided and the keepers arrest
ed, but that he could not do II when
only an occasional one was arrested as
it looked too much like spite work. He
said that there were numbers of them
within gunshot of his court and that
the police knew of them and did not
arrest them. and therefore he would
not allow any distinction to be shown.
He was reminded, however, by Capt.
Hennessey, that If he did not make a
start at fning them the police need
not raid them, and 50 it rests.
The house referred to Is on obraje
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-13

During the summer of 1891 Mr.. Chas
P. Johnson, a well known attorney Of
Louisville, KY, had a very severe at
tack Of summer complaint. Quite a
number of remedies were tried, but
failed to afford any relief. A friend
who knew what was needed procured
him a bottle of Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which
quickly cured him and he thinks saved
his life. He says that there has not
been day since that time that he has
not had this remedy in his household.
He speaks of it in the highest praise
and takes much pleasure in recemmen-
ding it whenever an opportunity is Of
fered. For sale by all druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-13
ELECTRIC BITTERS-

Electric Bitters is a medicine suit
ed for any season, but perhaps more
generally needed when the languid,
exhausted feeling prevails, when the
liver is torpid and sluggish and the
need of tonic and Alternative is felt.
A prompt use of this medicine has Of.
ten averted long and perhaps fatal
bilious fevers. No medicine will act
more surely in counteracting and free
ing the system fro the malarial poison.
Headache, Indigestion, Constipation,
Dizziness yield to Electric Bitters. SOC.
and $1.00 bottles at f. Kalteyer &
Sons drug store.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-13
IT DOESN'T PLEASE HIM.

San Antonio, Texas, June II, 1897
To the San Antonio Light.
Sir:-The action of the school board,
making the midday recess, one and
one-half hours, is likely to cause NOR
distress or inconvenience to the chill
dren who attend the public schools
tmore especially the High school, than
that it will be benefit to thern.
Il should be remembered that the
children who attend the High schuol
come from all parts of the city, many
of them a distance of three miles or
over; few of their parents of guar
ians can afford twenty cents per day
car fare, therefore the children will
have to continue taking a cold lunch
with them.
The extension of recess of course
means longer school hours and as in
the past, the lengthy lessons given to
children to work out at home, requir-
ed from many of them a study period
up to nine and ten o'clock at night-it
is only natural to presume that if the
same methods are carried out in the
future, it follows that the children
will have to study way into the night
to the teachers on time. While a few
teachers and scholars may be benefit
ted by this change, believe the major
ity attending, will be the losers-and
believing the school board have the
best interests of the children at heart,
suppose they allow a vote to be taken
on the change, the parent or guardian
of each child voting for the old time re
cess, or the proposed new one. AS it
cannot possibly effect the members of
the school board either one way or the
other. if they really desire to promote
the welfare of the children they might
give this test a trial.
Parents of public school children are
requested to agitate this subject-that
the greatest good may go to the great
est number. Respectfully,
JOHN H. BOLTON.
The Light believes the action of the
school board is correct. Now, let's
hear from some one else.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-13
ONLY SMALL GOSSIP.

Capt. Mickeljohn looks cool in his
big Panama hat.
The barber has disguised the face of
superintendent Smith.
Motorman Sam is the weather pro-
phet" of the West End route.
Major Harris is talking up his favor
lite hobby-"morning newspaper"
Henry O'Neal, the artistic 'possum
COOKER says he will fire his 10Th of
June gun this week.
Fisherman Page neglected to prop
erly inspect those fish sent out to the
Springs, intended for chowder.
%&%
Joe Cooley is trying to cater to the
public and believes in giving the pub
lie information through the press.
One saloon man who subscribed s15
for band music, says he will now pay
IS extra if they will quit playing.
Mr.. Joe Cooley wants all the ladies
and little girls to look at his big doll,
to be given away at San Pedro Springs.
Times must be getting flush when a
Santone Baseball club can play the
baby act and throw away fifty dol
lars.
The l. & G.. N. folks would please
San Antonio people better if they
would run more cheap excursions into
town.
officer Daniels says the society on
East street is hot stuff, and much
swifter than when he was on the beat
four years ago.
II the Mexican law against fakes was
enforced in San Antonio col. Red"
would soon dissolve partnership in the
show business.
The fishermen's club meet twice a
day regularly at the Menger, at noon
and night. They fish mostly with
straws, a little spoon and sugar.
There are three distinguished gentle
men in San Antonio who answer to the
name Of Red" One a railroad man;
one a printer; one a niger singer,
1t would be a great convenience to
the taxpayers, if Mayor Callaghan
would order the city collectors office
removed to the first floor of the city
hall building.
Now comes Judge Noonan, according
to the Express Washington correspon-
dent. and says neither Green or Grant
had anything 20 do with Bonnett's APP
pointmenS at Del Rio.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-13
THE PATENT OFFICE SCANDAL.

1t is not remarkable that a bill has
been introduced in Congress imposing
heavy fine or Imprisonment upon al
legged patent attorneys who offer prizes
and medals as an inducement to apply
for patent. A more taking scheme for
obtaining money has seldom been in
vented. Thousands have been caught
by it, and have lost, not only the mon
ey they have paid the attorney and the
government, but, in a jack o'lantern
pursuit of fortune, in a promised but
never to be obtained patent, have
stopped work and even mortgaged or
sold their property. The aggregate
misery from this source is pathetic to
contemplate.
These attorneys have advertised far
and wide that ideas are patentable,
and have a commercial and market
able value. A most delusive and hurt
full deception. The lists of patents
wanted" which they send to stimulate
invention, as a matter of course, en-
brace classes in which there are al
ready from 10 to 100 patents granted
Indeed it is impossible to print a list
of 100 inventions, without mentioning
at least SO that have been each cover
ed by many patents.
1t is a kindness on the part of the
government to refuse the grant of pat
ents, as it does in nine cases in ten,
to the deluded applicants, for the grant
of a fiimsy. worthless patent for an
almost obsolete device, would only in
volve the owner in further fruitless
expense.
All these attorneys have so-called
sale agency annexes, and under
the prtense OF being able to sell
the patent, still further fleece the poor
men and women by getting their
money for advertising. OF course they
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-13

Chamberlain's Pain Balm has no
equal as a household liniment. 1t is
the best remedy for rheumatism, lame
back, neuralgia; while for sprains, cuts
bruises, burns, scalds and sore throat,
it is invaluable. Wertz & Pike, mer-
chants, Fernandma, Fla, write: "Ev-
eryone who buys bottle of Chamber
lain's Remedies, comes back and says
1t is the best medicine he has ever US
ed" rs and 80 cents per bottle. For
sale by all druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-13

of the range of ordinary experience, it
is far better to say nothing about it;
no one would believe you, and you will
be put down either as a lunatic, a
drunkard, or a liar. There is no earth
ly reason why there shouldn't be a sea
serpent or a sunken island, but until
a specimen has found it's way into Bar
NUNS, it is better to avoid them; for
your tale will be as little accredited as
that of Darwin's missing link.
If you ever should be
On the billowy sea
Aboard a big ocean steamer
You'd best close your eye
If the serpent you spy
In case they should think you a
dreamer.
Oh its better to flee
When you see, see, see,
When you see the great sea serpent!
Or, if looking again
Ger the limitless main,
And longing once more to see dry
land,
You had better not cry,
If you chance to espy
The rock of that strange sunken is
land!
o it's better to run
When the sun, sun, sun,
When the suns on the sunken is
landl
Or, if out in the night
You should happen to sight
A ghost or spirit out walking
You will find it more wise
Not to trust your own eyes
And refrain from all idolent talking
o, its safer you know
Just to go, go, go,
To go from a ghostly presence!
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-13

prove the occasion to push the idea of
the mobilization of the militia among
the other teams which will attend the
drill, thus contributing to that occa-
sion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-13
WIN. CAMERON & co.

Have full line of door and window
screens at their yards, corner Lamar
and Chestnut, and S06 South Flores
streets. 5-2-tf.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-13

never sell for the patents they pro-
cure are weak and worthless and not
posted in the class of invention to
which they pertain would accept them
as a gift
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-13
DIR. APPLEwHITE

Has removed his residence to Ill Herff
street. Res. Telephone 511; Office Tel
221. Night calls attended to. 5-12-1m