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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-08
CASE OF DIR. CHICHESTER.

Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. THE Pres
bytery of Los Angeles has been called
to meet in special session on Friday,
August -, when their recent action in
refusing to grant the request of Rev.
w. C. Chicester for dissolution of his
pastoral relations with the Emanuel
church will probably be rescinded if
there is not too much opposition. The
meeting has been called by continued
requests of the Presbytery of Chicago
for a reconsideration of the matter
Or. Chicester having been twice re-
called to the church in that city.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-08
BIRMINGHAM BIDDING.
Steel Armor Plate Can Be Made
Cheaper than Anywhere in the
World.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 7.-Birming-
ham has filed her bid for the location
of the government steel armOr fac
tory, the ACCESSIBILITY of erecting
which has been intrusted to a special
board appointed by Acting Secretary
of the Navy Roosevelt, in accordance
with an act of the last Congress.
Congressman Underwood has present
ed the claims of Birmingham and they
have been filed with the ordnance bu-
reau and will come before the special
board.
The Inauguration of the manufac-
ture of steel at Birmingham at a
cheap cost and its thoroughly salts
factory analysis will be the basis on
which Birmingham will rest her
claims. Experts can be easily shown
that armOr plate can be manufactured
profitably at Birmingham. much
cheaper than $500 per ton, the price at
which the northern manufacturers
have refused to make it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-08
DIDN'T TAKE WARNING.
And Was Put to Death by White
Caps.

And Was Put TO Death by White
Caps.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Nashville, Tenn, Aug. IAN old
man, supposed to be an Italian, and
whose name has not been ascertained,
was shot and killed by unknown per-
sons near Aspen hill, in Giles county,
at o'clock this morning. He had
been affiliating with negroes for sew
eral weeks, and teaching them music.
He received an anonymous letter
Tuesday night, signed white Caps"
warning him to leave within forty
eight hours, or he would be tarred and
feathered. He threatened to prosecute
the writers of the communication if
they were discovered. He refused to
leave and his death followed. His
body was found in his cabin riddled
with bullets.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-08
SPRECKLES SUGAR co.
1t is Organized with a Capital of Five
Millions.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

Millions.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
San Francisco, Aug. 7.-Articles of
incorporation of the Spreckles Sugar
company have been filed. The capital
is $5,000,000. OF this amount the or
ganizers of the company, J. ID. Spreck-
les. A. B. Spreckles, A. f. Morrison,
NJ. ii. Weed, A. ID. X. Gibson, have
each subscribed $1,000,000. Produc-
ing beets and manufacturing sugar
therefrom is to be the prime object of
the company and incidentally they
will engage in agriculture, will build,
equip and manage factories and refin-
cries, deal in real estate, construct
railroads, build ships and do all 9th
er things necessary to the successful
development of the sugar making bus
mess.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-08
NEW CHARTERS.
NIN NIIiIN IIND'
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

Austin, Texas, Aug. THE follow
ing charters were filed with the sec
rotary of state today:
The Orange Steam Laundry COM
pany, of Orange. Capital stock ST.
600. IncorpOrators Fred Holland ".
H. Stark and Jno. Link.
Permission TO do business in the
state was granted the Panhandle Cat
tie company of Missouri. Capital
stock 100000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-08
A PACIFIC STRIKE.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. THE strik-
ing miners in the three camps beseig-
ing the mines today rested and no dis
turbances occurred. The miners are
trying their best to avoid hostilities
and it will not be their fault if they
are eventually drawn in.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-08
LOUISIANA POPS CONVENTION.
Special Wire to SUNDAY LIGHT.

Alexandria, La, Aug. 7.-At a meet
ing of the state executive committee
of the Peoples party held here yes
terday, a resolution was adopted that
the state convention of the Peoples
party be called to meet at Monroe on
the 14th, of October, 1897, for the pur-
pose of nominating thirty-siX dele
gates at large to the constitutional
convention, and to take such further
action as may be deemed necessary.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-08
THIS is THE WAY.
Negroes of Tennessee Will Begin Man
ufacturing on their own
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

Account.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. Five
enterprising negroes of this city have
applied to the state for a charter for a
pioneer negroes iron foundry of this
section. They have some means and
several local gentlemen interested in
the question as to whether the negro
can himself successfully conduct a
business of this kind, have assisted
them. They have secured a suitable
site and have bought machinery suf-
ficient to start their plant on a small
scale. They are all molders and have
worked in several of the shops of this
city.
They say they already have orders
ahead and that by reason of the fact
that they can turn out work cheaper
than other foundrymen, especially the
cheaper grades, they expect to do
well.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-08
AN OLD CITIZEN.
John G. Wilson an old Citizen Passes
Away Yesterday.

JOnn y. wilson an ola CltlZen faSSeS
Away Yesterday.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Austin, Texas, Aug. John C. Will
Son, an old and respected citizen of
Austin died last night at his residence
about four miles south of town.
Mr.. Wilson was the father of large
family and was well liked by all who
had the pleasure of his acquaintance.
He was upward of 40 years of age
at the time of his sad demise.
For some time past Mr.. Wilson has
been in i'll health. He was bitten by
a spider few vars ago and seems to
have not gotten entirely over the
sting.
The funeral will take place at $50
O'Clock in the morning from the fami-
ly residence. Deceased will be in
tered at Doggy cemetery.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-08
BORDEN COUNTY REPORTS.
Special Wire to Sunday I,icbt

Austin, Texas, Aug. Borden coun-
" today sent its taz roll for 1897 to
the comptroller showing a total valu-
alton of $64S,950 or a decrease of ST.
065 from the 1896 rolls.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-08
AFTER OUR TRADE.
Canada is Bidding for it in Mexico.
Take Advantage of us.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

City of Mexico, August THE Ca
madam envoy, Edmund E. Sheppard,
who has left for the United States,
being ON his way to Central America
via New York, has been cordially re-
ceived here and he has undoubtedly
had in his favor the hostile nature of
the new American tariff, which has so
severely attacked yerious lines of
Mexico's export trade. The Canadian
government desires to secure the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-29
sentenced TO imprisonment nt for life for the
neFoer OK john Kensler last Ocsooer.
rRAIxxES INSTANTLY KILLED.


the d. 4 q. G.
DENVER. Col. May "a specia. 10
the Times from Glsnwood Springs. Col.
says.
An extra freight going west on the Dem
Yer & Rio Srande ran upon the Cahe1a
siding fhis morning TO allow No. pas
senger Atlantic express TO pass The
sNitca was left open, and the first section
OF The passenger train ran into the open
switch. asrsshsg the engine. mail and
oasSage cars and oEe passenger coach
Engineer John West and Fireman Denny
Lonahay were instantly killed. The pas
sengers were shaken up Some had TO be
rescued through holes cut ia the coach
Some were bruised and cut. bat IL is
thought that none was seriously injured.
All the passengers on the wrecked section
We're brought 10 Cienwood on the second
section. Those requiring medical as,en-
zion are:
Mrs Irnoxene Brown. Los Angeles. Cal.
head cut. badly shocked
Miss Porter. Of Maine, arm crushed.
severe nervous shock.
Miss S. A. Ayerst Minneapolis, limb
crushed. body bruised.
Six-year-old son OF Mrs. Nelker. Lin
coin. Neh.. cash In side of head
Mrs. Sarah r.. Barrows. missionary
from Mouiynein- India. severe injury TO
the spine. nervous prostration.
The blame for the accident seems 10 rest
with the brakeman of the freight who left
the switch open. Engineer West. seeing
the open switch. blew the whictle. re-
versed the engine and stuck to his post.
But for his prompt action many more
would have been numbered among the
dead. The accident occurred at a danger
Gus point on the bank Of Grand river.
where little more momentum would have
precirtated the entire train into the
water.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-29
FOUND HANGING TO A NAIL,


O4 MUr0exs
NEVADA. Cal. May H-For nearly six
hours today the dead body OF a woman
which was found hanging early this morn
ing in woodshed at the rear Of the Ma
tlonal hotel. lay on 4 table al the city hail.
Shortly before noon George Gehrig. a
prominent brewer OF this city. identified
the body as that of his wife. who left him
and their six children last Wednesday.
The tragedy 10 most mysterious. The facts
that her domestic life had been unhappy
ever since she came here. In the early
Sos. with her husband. and that on We'd
nesday last she sent TO the Transcrip; q
rambling letter complaining OF her treat
ment. added to her sensational flight from
home. would in6icaso that she had taken
her own life, but the officers who have
been investigating industriously all day
think they have many and strong grounds
for suspecting that murder has been COM
mifted.
Late Wednesday evening Mrs. Gehrig
came to a hotel and registered as Mrs.
Frances Heitler and paid in advance for
night g lodging. Next morning she failed
TO appear. and 1t was noon when . cham
bermaid finally unlocked the door and en-
tered the room. The chambermaid found
her still In bed. and asked her II sise was
III. Instead OF replying the woman began
TO sing. She went all day without eating.
around the halls.
This morning about o'clock as Ofiicer
Carr was passing through the woodshed
he found her hanging by the neck from .
piece of clothes line that had been fastened
to a tenpenny nail driven in the side OF
the shed. She was cold and stiff. her feet
being drawn up and her knees touching
the ground. There were several gashes In
her head. There was pool of blood thirty
feet away. and at another point pile OF
split wood was bespat,ered with blood. two
or three sticks having the appearance OF
having been used for clubs. There were
seven wounds on the head ranging from
half an inch 70 an inch In length. The
skull was f.actured in four pisces. From
the nature Of the wounds II hardly seems
probable that the woman could have
hanged herself afterwards. had she In
fficted them. Her wrists have the appear
snce Of having been grasped tightly From
the appearance of the shed the woman
had walked 10 one end OF the building and
then had walked or was carried back
about to the center of the shed. where she
was found hanging. as there are blood
stains all the way.
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CITY OFFICIALS ARE CAUGHT.
11ree0ent Among Detectives. CON.
stables ana Clerks to Rob the
Registry Department Supt. En-
Ping Was 10 Have Deen Held Tn.
eAd His Pals We're to Rob the
safe - The Notorious Causfer
Weakens - Detective Hols~pple.
EpPing ana Others Lod9ed In JAil
-luspectors Have incrfninmstnx
Evtdence.

FohTLANn. Or, May ga conspiracy
Hs DIVING plot TO rob the registry de-
pa!tH~nt OF the United States posto:Yiea
Ia tnIs city was revealed today III the
sensational charges are verified il will
prove al the more extraordinary from
tue iact tEai most Of the prime movers
are we'll known officials.
This afternoon Julian r.. Epping stner
mtendei; OF the registry department ef
tha Office. was placed under arrest.
Charged with conspiracy, and later in the
oay George I. Watson. a deputy sheriff
attached to Justice Mcpsvitt's ceslrt.
Charles A. Watson. city jailer al the no.
hce station John Simpson. blacksmith.
and Charles W. Hoisappie. of the city
detective force. were arrested on similar
charges. The arrests have caused great
stir.
The conspiracy was revealed to the
postal authorities by Eugene Gautier. VINO
Chains to be one OF the couspirators. The
plan was that whenever a large sum of
money was passing through the registry
once. as frequently happens bv banks re-
mitting 10 one another. Epping was to
inform his associates who were 10 hold
Epping up and rob his safe. The blow
ing open OF the safe was to De the part
OF Simpson. After this had been accom-
plished the city officials were TO see that
tue Suiity parties were not dppfeneHheu
Gautler alleges that it was the intention
of thS conspirators To have put their plan
into operation some time since. but that
some OF the men were 6istrustful OF Simp-
son.
Postal Inspector Thral claims to have
q large amount OF discriminating evidence
against Epping.
Gautier recently came here from San
Francisco and brought himself into no.
toriety by placing his young wife. who
was Marie Silva, Of San Francisco. In the
open Door," refuge home for fallen
women He also figured conspicuously as
IN informer in the trfxi OF George Pow
ers and Chinaman named Moy Ham,
acf,11sAd of f0rcdnc Chinese cerfif1cateS
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TAKEN UNDER ADJUSTMENT.
s~nries Case Argued and submitted
Decision Tuesday.

WASHINGTON May E-The trial Of
Jahn =. :zearies. secretary Of the American
Sugar Refining Company. today followed
that Of President Havsmeyer. who was sc
-sIs,.es. Yesterday by order Of Judge Rrad-
Icy The government presented ;.s case
very briefly, whsrAupon the defense. fol-
lowing the tactics pursued in the Have
meyer case moved tina; the judge order an
acquiftal fers three reasons viz: That the
questions Mr.. Searles refused 20 answer
we're irrelevant 10 the inquiry, that they
were Individual, rot committee questions.
ana that ever. II they were authorized by
the senate resolution, the senate did not
possess jurisdiction
TIE motion was argued a. length hy the
counsel on both sides. after which the
court adjourned aniA Tussssas. when Judge
RrgsIey VIII deliver his ruling. very
strong Impression exists shaA Tire judge viii
sustain the motion and THROW the case out
OF ecGrt.
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Provisions Of the New Law De-
clared Unconstitutional.
SUPREME COURT UNANIMOUS.
81 the statute Held %
b~ In Conatct With Sections and
"saeA Other Property" DeaneA a.
Meaning Property Independent of
the Clasa Enanesatea-Judgm
Of che Superior Ccart for Spokane
County ls A0rmed.

Special Dispatch 20 the Pcst-fnteliigencer
OLYMPIA. May sS-The supreme court
today nled an opinion declaring the ex-
empticn of the new revenue law uncon-
ststuticnal- The case was appealed from
Spokane county. and Is entitled Frederick
ID. Chamberlain ct AL. respondents. vs..
the county assessor af Spokane county.
This was a proceeding for . ~.,s Of
prohini'ion against the appellant. puchio-
ittng him from allowing the exemption
permitted by the revenue Law passed hy
the last legislature. These provisions ex-
empt each persch from taxation on per-
scnai property to an amount not exceed
ing $0e; also on improvements upon land
Of each person to an amount not exceed
ms SsAC
1t was contended that these provisions
OF the statute were In conflict with sec
ticns l and OF article Of the constitu-
ton. A demurrer was filed 10 the re-
spondents' complaint. which was over
ruled and Judgment was rendered direct
ing the issuance of a writ OF prohibition
against the appellant.
II was contended by the respondent that
the constitution especially provides for
the taxation of all property and that the
clause in the latter part OF the second
provision of section 2. ''and such other
property as the legislature may by gen.
eral law provide must he construed to
mean such other property Of like kind as
the property especially described In the
provision.
The appellant contended that inasmuch
as the provision mentions specially prop
erty of the United States and Of the state.
counties. school districts and other mu-
nicipal corporations. the class Of property
in the proviso was made full and COM
plete by the use Of the expression. and
other municipal corporations" and that
necessarily the expression ''sueh other
property" referred TO property outside
and independent Of the class of properties
enumerated.
In lengthy opinion written by Judge
Dunbar. and concurred In by all the other
Justices. the contentious OF the opposing
counsel In the case are eiaborately dis
cussed. The opinion concludes by dcciar-
ing the acts of the legislature In the par
ticuiars complained OF Unconstitutional.
and afirms the Judgment of the lower
court, and by the same course OF reason
ing reverscs the Judgment Of the rover
court IN like case appealed from Adams
county.
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OGDEN MILLS FOR THE JUBILEE.


WASHINGTON. May ,s.--The president
has added another member to the special
embassy which will attend the sixtieth
celebration Of the accession OF Queen VIC
toria TO the British throne in the person
OF Ogden Mills of New York. MIR. Mills
goes in the capacity of secretary and at
tache TO the special embassy. The COM
missions for the members will be bcauti-
fully engrosxed. and altogether the occa-
sion is special in every respect 80 far AZ
the state department is concerned.
whitelaw Reid bears the title OF special
ambassador on q special mission as the
representative OF the president. and Gen.
Miles ard Admiral Miller will have spe-
cial commissions. The ambassador him.
self win carry for presentation in person
N the queen q letter from the president.
which In general terms will be similar to
that addressed to her upon the occasion
OF her Jubilee celebration ten years ago.
I, is formal yet kindly In tone. AMI ex-
presses the appreciation ef the president
of the great good that has followed the
long reign of her majesty. and hopes Of
a continuance Of her health
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40 MENTION OF CUBA.
Tsbinet Considers Rontine Matters
E~traaa Palma in Washington.

WASFINNfTDN. Nay %--At the canine.
rus.~ssnx today. which partoos mere of n
routine Character than usual Cuba was
ror rzzNntt0nSS.
Estrada pairas. os she Cuban iunsa.
called ~ the STATE department. .cday and
had = short interview with Assistant Ser-
ressry pay he was introduced 10 Jaase
Day hy Third Assistant SsCxsSary tsrsfIes
II . puresy personal capacity. ard il was
stated positively that ,i1o can had 10 cen-
rect8on WITH any p~nposi-sosS FOR tfse pur-
eaA&s ~ Cuba or indeed 0sth me pcssta-s
cs the situation az any posnt.
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COunrnaati0mn.
TELEPHONE COMBINE DELAYED.


CHICAGO. May a-The independent
telephone exchanges OF the United States
did not form a national organization TO-
day az was expected Instead OF reporting
plan OK such an organization. the az
ecnflve committee suggested that a ma
tionai convention be- called 10 give all
Of IN. 400 independent exchanges Of the
country an opportunity TO be represented.
The members of the executive commit
tee after fong discussion decided that IL
the independent exchanges were 20 eoHu-
binc against tire Bell company Il would
h- better 20 do 80 through an organixa-
ton embracing wider latitude than that
which nigh. be formed by the TOO or more
PERSONS present at the present meeting.
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TEETH Found IN THE VAT.
Expert Chemist ForKes . Chain
About Luetgart. the sausage Man.


CHICAGO May &.-Pros. Mark DE La
FontsIne. the expert chemist. has made
discovery In his investiss ions into the
contents of the vat In the Luefgart sausage
factory which Is considered by the prose
cution of nature most damaging TO the
defendant In the sediment not only has
he found traces nf teeth. but also large
number OF fakes of composition only
found in the human tooth. This. together
with the broken false tooth found by the
police near the vat is looked upon by the
prosecution as the strongest kird OF eyf-
sia,ace 10 establish the corpus deficit " airh
the defense has maintained was wanting
in the states case
The state rested It's case today with the
evidence Of Prof La Fontaine and Dentist
Klein. Nc effort will he made 20 call any
ether witnesses except In rebutsai, and
tren only In case an effort Is made by the
defense 10 60 into expert testimony.
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REDNOND IS SlI III IT



LONDON. May 8.--Jchn ~
nellise leader, Was suspen6o1
Of commons today. owing u
in an irregular discussion 0f
relations between Great Ht1t6
land. John c. Clancy. Wi1ll4
and William Field. for sim11n
were removed by the aer9eants1
The disturbance took plac1
committee vote for the Euat1f1
tho harbors. John =. Redu60
the vote and discussed the mM1
items between Great Britain ~
The chair called him 10 os1ex.
Mr.. Redmond perpisted Ia -
was ordered 10 resume his eeo<
refused To do, whereupou the o
the hoard OF trade. Mr.. Rlfel
Mr.. Rcdnond's suspension. S
adopted by q vote Of - t. &
When the house resumed N1
ness rho matter Was repoel1
speaker. and the house con0ru10|
pension hy a vote Of 23S to 81 IN
Psrnellites supporting the Pr
nority.
The house then again went $6l
tee. and Mr.. Clancy persisted oo H
lines as Mr.. Redmond. 81
The chairman ordered him q ri
He refused to do 80. ana the ~
arms was ordered TO remoTs 6s
William Field adoptsA the s
as Mr.. Clancy. and waa aln0 G
the sergennt-at-Arms. Mr.
having been repeatedly cnlla
was told to withdraw. which ~
inE. Il obey 81
The house In committee tt
discussion Of the votes. 80 Il
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BANK wREckER GETS TEN YEARS.
Cashier Johnson Pleads Guilty and
Receives His S~atene

INDIANAPOLIS May S-Iohn r.
Johnson. Iass president and cashier Of tae
state NaticB1 hank OF fsogAasTort. was
sentenced tn ten years imprisonment to-
Ssx, ~ Judge Baker. os the TnttsA States
roart Johnson received tne sentence xssa-
o3s srenaor.
InsYn=7u rasassexz guilty 70 tne sn5letnenss
cnArvtnx ngrs with wrecksng the fscEafas-
rsart hawE These indictments practiea1sy
trriz.sse every section ~ the national os-sk-
ing ls~ Before sentence ~ss psSsE4 ~
sha court John Wilson. JofEsan's stfor-
nee, read a certificate Of Johnson pre-
ysoux good character.
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CONVENTION of MINING MEN.
Bfe international Meeting at Rat
Portage in Jane.

RAT PORTAGE May 1.-~A mining
convention is to be held here on June i3
and a. Letters have been received by the
secretary from mining men sI.d "a capitalists
from, Eossland ard Spoksn" In the West.
10 Montreal ard sew York I'm the East.
and Cleveland Chicago. 81. Paul nuIuth
Ard other American cities. stating fhsi.
intention 70 t-e present. large exhibit
az ores has been prepared from every por.
tton of the gold fields OF Northwestern
Ontario Excursions will be run "a the
mines. carrying visitors free of charge
ard every effort viii be raade TO make ihe
o,ca sion instructive.