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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17

$500 team the other cities certainly
can. and by strictly adhering to the
limit no club would have the advant-
age over another in the way of play
erS. There is no doubt that Calves
ton, San Antonio and Dallas can afford
to pay as much as $1,000 for team,
but the distance between these cities
must be taken into consideration. The
railroad fare alone would eat cup
the profits and the clubs would soon
he in a state of bankruptcy.
1t is amusing to note the contents
of letter from ball player writing
for a job. Aside from his English as
she is writ he gives his record, which
is invariably away up among the pic
lures. His batting average is always
over the 300 mark and his fielding is
in the zoos. His correspondence is
apparently limited. as is seen by the
manner in which he enclOses the let
ter. The average application comes in
Il square envelope, but the letter is
double folded to fit a 2X4 envelope.
There are many, however, who write
a good fist. use good English, and the
way they mail their letters indicates
that they know Il thing or two about
the buineSS. 1t may be stated here
that the terms of recent applicants
are moderate, and that there ought to
be no trouble to secure a good team
for 5000. 1t is but natural for a ball
player to ask for advance money.
He is usually broke at this time of the
wear, and S2J or $50 will fix him up
nicely to open the season with. This
is cancelled from his salary, and the
club thereby loses nothing.
The spring meeting of the Texas
association will be held about the
middle of March, the exact date and
place not having been decided as yet,
The schedule will be adopted at this
meeting. 1t is understood that at this
meeting all clubs will be requested to
forward their contracts with players
to President Heuermann. These con-
tracts will stipulate the salary the
PLAYERS of the different clubs are to
receive, If the salary is within the
limit the contracts will be approved.
But whichever club is over the limit
will be instructed to cut its salary
list. Players who have signed for
salaries above the limit, and there are
undoubtedly not few, will likely not
tolerate a reduction from the sala-
ries they have contracted for with
their club managers, and they will
raise a howl. 1t will do them no
good. for President Heuermann, who
has the interest of the Texas assOcia-
ton at heart, will rule with a firm
hand. and the players will either have
to accept a cut or look for other jobs.
The people of San Antonio are to be
congratulated upon the successful or
ganiZatiOn of a baseball stock COM
pany. and it is to be hoped that it will
continue a permanent organization.
The association is in the hands of eff
ficient parties. who are held in the
highest esteem by our citizens. They
are baseball enthusiasts to the core
/ and are merly giving their time to II
for the love of theg reat game, The
stock company is a home institution.
organized for the purpose OF Keeping
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17
SHORT SNAPS.

THE best catch line in an ad is the
line that catches the customer
is worse than no platform at all.
The political target range is being
placed in position for the shooters.
How foolishly some men will rush
into politics with no possible chance of
success
"All circulars are not consigned to
the waste basket. Some are used for
shaving paper"
Since advertising is the life of bus
mess it may properly be made a part
of the business of life"
The foxy old politician is now work
ing the $3.50 racket to ride the poor
workingman into office.
Put not your trust in politicians.
Many a luckless publisher has been
snatched bald-headed by a political
pull"
"A good many men in all parts of the
country have signified their willing
ness to step into the public printers
shoes"
college journalism may be an eX-
ceIlent thing in it's way, but it doesn't
weigh enough to furnish proper ballast
for the press"
The Light will agree with anybody's
platform that will give our employ
ment to home people. and keep out
the Indian invaders.
No good citizen will object to an hon
est ballot, and a fair count. Many an
office holder would be out of his job
if the above was put into practice.
"An Illinois doctor declares that his
patients are likely to advertise him
sufficiently. He seems to have for
gotten that dead men tell no tales"
sss
THE rating of a country sheet in any
of the so-called newspaper directories
is of little Importance compared with
the reputation which a paper enjoys
at home
'
''TheTe Is reason to believe that the
graves have given up their dead and
that a good many OF the latter have
Joined the ranks Of the delinquent sub
scribers.
IA newspaper is a good deal like
hicvcIe. it's alright when it's run
right. but with an incompetent man
in the saddle it's course is likely 10 DE
ANYTHING but satisfactory"
"A newspaper may be small yet Ell
fective. A rife ball is little thing,
but properly aimed, and with the right
kind of stuff behind it, it may be re-
lied upon to make a deep and lasting
impression"
when a man asks an editor TO sup
press news he not only asks him TO
throw away a part of his stock in trade
but he requests him to violate his con-
tract with his subscribers and the gen
eral public"
Reading notices Of church or society
entertainments given for the purpose
of raising money, should be paid for
by the line. When this rule is adopted
editors can afford to buy tickets for
fl,err,eaIxrae and family.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17

the San Antonio franchise, here, so
that it will not fall into the hands of
any fakir that happens along, who
will use it so long as he can make
anything out of it, regardless of the
future success of the agme. The
stock company is growing stronger
every day, as it is the general desire
of the cranks who call San Antonio
their home to make it a worthy organ
iZatiOn,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17

In East st. Louis Eddie Foy stop
ped the audience from going out just
before the curtain rung down in the
last act. by crying out, ''wait min
ute, and We'll all go out together"
He is coming south this month.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17

Worlans Insurance syndicate. Ga and
ca CMancery Lane, London,
Double the Queens Bounty,
Is Subscription insures every moth
IS. f6 on the birth of twins,
Now and invaluable system Of in
surance for pregnant women on the
birth of twins.
Every subscriber of is. will receive
Sc. 2s so: 3s.. Els; As, E24; 5s.. E3O.
Insurance must De completed one
calendar month before ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Sl1bscriptiOn msures for eight
months from day Of application.
Evening journal., 1897-05-07
SUPERIOR COURTS MANDATE.
ORDER KENT's BOARD TO RE
COUNT THE VOTES DEMO
GRATIS STILL HAVE APPEAL.

Dover, May 7.-Chief Justice Lore
yesterday ordered the Kent county
Board Of Canvass to reconvene and re-
count the vote. The act recently pass
ed by the Legislature abolishng the
board is declared to be ex post facto.
and does not relieve the board from
performing its duties
The effect OF this decision is that the
board must meet and canvass the re-
turns of the election last November as
returned by the inspectors.
Since the election the Legislature
has organized and admitted a Demo
cratic senator and seven Democratic
representatives from Kent instead ol
the Republican candidates The Con.
stitutional Convention made a compro.
mise by admitting five Demo
Gratis and five Republicans from
that county The other offices affected
are sheriff, coroner and county treas
urer, OF which the incumbents hold OF
pending the final decision.
The Democrats will appeal from tn,
decision and the case will go to tn
Court Of Errors and Appeals.
Evening journal., 1897-05-07
SHERIFF'S SALES.

SHERIFF'S SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
writ OF Levari Facias to me directed
will be exposed TO public sale, a the
hotel of James J.. Dickinson, in Town
send. Appoquinimink hundred, New
Castle county, State Of Delaware,
ON SATURDAY,
THE Sth DAY OF MAY 1897,
at $50 o'clock a. m,
the following described real estate, viz:
All that farm or plantation situate in
Blackbird hundred, New Castle county
and State of Delaware, now or formerly
bounded and described as follows, to wit.
Beginning at "a point At the low water
mark of the Delaware bay, at the mouth
OF a new sluice on the property of the
Bay Head and New York Terminal Com
pany: thence by said sluice by a wide
ditch and by land Of the National Dredg-
ing Company. to low water mark in the
Delaware bay, containing 46 3-lO acres OF
land, with the improvements thereon,
consisting OF a large hotel, pavilion, stable
bath-houses and bridges thereon erected.
Seized and taken IN execution as the
property of James r., Mott and Annie e.,
his wife, mortgagors and the Woodland
Amusement Company, a corporation OF
the State of New Jersey IT,, and to be
sold by
WILLIAM r.. FLINN. Sheriff.
Sheri0's onice, Wilmington, Delaware
April 90 1897.
Evening journal., 1897-05-07
THE EXAMINATION To-MoRRow
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.

Mrs Vaughan S. Collins. of George
town, and daughter, Miss Rebecca. were
in the city yesterday on a visit to old
friends.
Miss Clara NJ. Kast, Of the New Cas-
tie High School has returned home
from her trip down the state. where
she succeeded in making views of a
number of picturesque places.
Miss Lucille Martndale has re-
signed as secretary and treasurer Of the
New Castle Water Works Company
and the New Castle Gas Company, and
will probably remove to Wilmington
where she, with Miss May Thompson,
of Delaware City, have accepted posi-
tions in Herbert N. Fel's offices. Miss
Martindale's removal will be greatly
regretted by a host of New Castles
young people.
Samuel r. Bacon, treasurer of the
Columbia Athletic Club, and we'll
known young business man, is seri-
ously IN at his home Of a complication
of diseases, resulting from the grip
His condition to-day was reported tc
be discouraging, but not dangerous.
Mrs. A. E. Davidson, who has beer
seriously il with iritis at her home
No, 13 South Fifth street, is now con
valescent under the care of Drs Ty
bout and Black.
! John H. Heck, who played the posi-
! tion of catcher for a season with thl
| Columbia Athletic Clubs baseball
/ team, of New Castle, viii catch for th'
/ Kensington Club. in the game at vii
mington tomorrow.
Mrs. S. ]. Robinson. Of Wilmington
is spending a few days in New Castl
] with Mrs. J. B. Manlove
Evening journal., 1897-05-07
NEWS OF NEW CASTLE
ALL READY FOR COURT.

THIRTY-NINE PRISONERS READY
TO TAKE THE VAN JOURNEY TO
WILMINGTON.
The New Castle county Jail officials
to-day completed their list for the at
torney-general OF prisoners now con-
fined In Jail awaiting trial at court.
AS the May term Of the Court Of
General Sessions and the Court Of
Oyer and Terminer will begin on Mon
day morning in Wilmington, the prison
van will resume its six-mile trips be-
tween the prison and the county Court
House.
Thirtynine prisoners are to be taken
over for trial OF these tWenty-three
are committed for larceny. one for MUIR
der, seven for carrying concealed dead
ly weapons, five for intent to kill, and
three for immoral conduct of various
phases.
John Evans, having completed his
two-year term for stealing chickens
was discharged from Jail to-day.
Frank Owens, who was released from
prison last Tuesday, after having
served three months for larceny. Is
back again to-day Tor the same offense
thus offering conclusive proof that the
jail as a reformatory is a fiasco, and
clinches the nail driven home for d
state work-house.
Another example of the jails use. .ess.
ness for reforming men is one Patrick
Dougherty, who, though he has now
been out three weeks, the prison Off.
ers expect back every day as h,
has never. it is asserted, remained ouI
OF prison so long for seven years.
Evening journal., 1897-05-07
M'EYILLY ELECTED.
HIS NOMINATION CONFIRMED BY
CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT.
PARK COMMISSION GETS $4,000.

HIS NOMINATION CONFIRMED BY
CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT.
PARK COMMISSION GETS 5000.
City Council, at its regular meeting
last night, approved and passed the or
dinance granting the Park Commission
$4,000 for the Improvement of the city
parks. There was not a dissenting vote
against the bill.
Chief Engineer Welde, Of the Fire
Department. presented his report,
which was read and fled.
The bill of the Standard Oil Com
pany amounting to $125.S0, was read,
and an order given for the amount.
City Treasurer Adams reported bal
ance in bank for current expenses,
500 .565.57. special fund for park pur-
poses sf2, 263.63; received from City
Auditor Pyle, Sc; Union National Bank,
$40; l.. c. Kent, secretary Of the S. p.
c. A.. 1880; Chief Engineer Wilson
sac. 10; Tax Collector Sayers, 1925; Tax
Collector Mitchell, S525; Registrar
! Grohe, Of the Water Department, S941,-
OIL
Building Inspector Grubb reported
having granted forty-six building per-
mits.
Coal OIL Inspector Kelley inspected
/ 1900 gallons Of oil last month; Milk
Inspector McMullen, 9,345 quarts.
The Finance Committee reported the
/ following estimate of revenue and ex-
/ penditures of the city for the fiscal
year, beginning July / and ending June
30 lS9S Revenues Department
S25 600; auditors office, rent of market
house, $500; Police Department, $1,000,
Municipal Court, $3.50; survey depart
ment, 5000; building inspector, 81 900,
plumbing. 500: horse and mule tax
81 900. EXpenditures-lnter ST.
l04.5O; sinking fund $25 900; redemp
ton loan, SlO,500; Board of Education
new buildings), $4,000; Board of Edu
cation, current expenses, $140,626
Street and Sewer Department, $780, 900
salaries, $50, 600; Fire Department, $35,
GOO; city election, 5000; incidental ant
miscellaneous, S2700; Police Depart
ment. 2,25O public buildings, $500
printing, Sl,700; Park Commission
$4,000; public square, $1,000; garbage
$4,000.
The nomination and election for mill
Inspector was gone into, and Mr. Nc
Nulty nominated Waiter McEvily Nj
Robertson nominated John McMuller
Messrs. Meaney and Watson were ap
pointed tellers. The vote was take
b and counted, McEvilly receiving eigh
votes and McMullen four Presiden
Baylis declared McEyilly elected.
Evening journal., 1897-05-07
SPORTING NEWS NOTES.

Thomas Carmichael late of the Or
ange a. c.. has signed with the Clifton
A. c. He won reputation as catcher
on the famous o. A. G.
Frank Traynor the famous third
baseman, has signed with the o. A. G.
Colonel John ID. Hopkins, in Chicago,
yesterday, posted $1,000 with win ].
Davis to bring about a fight between
Dan" Creedon and Kid Mccoy, for
the middle-weight championship of
the world Colonel Hopkins is the
hacker Of Creedon.
George II. Mahoney. an all-round
player in the Georgetown University
nine for three or four seasons, has been
signed by Manager Selee TO pitch for
the BOstons.
Although Yale will row with Har-
ward and Cornell only in a Varsity
contest this year a plan is on foot to
arrange a race in which Yale viii
compete with the University Of Penn
sylvania and Columbia in the Harlem
regatta in New York on Decoration
Evening journal., 1897-05-07
WAS 1O7 YEARS Oh.

Elkton, Nd, May 7.-Dennie Me-
Gonlgal, who was burned to death in
the house OF Edward Mulherin. near
Rising sun, on Saturday last. accord
ing to the records of the Catholic
church at Rising Sun. was 1O7 years of
age States Attorney William S.
Evans, of Elkton. visited the scene of
the fire yesterday TO investigate into
the rumors that Mr.. McGonigal had
met with foul play, and the house was
burned to cover the crime Mr.. Evans
stated that he could not find the least
evidence to show that McGonigal wds
murdered, and thought that the fire
originated from the stove while the
old man was asleep.
Evening journal., 1897-05-07

Day. Yale has received an Invitation
to send down her second crew. Co
lumbia has entered her crew already
and Pennsylvania has announced that
she would allow her eight to e1ter.
The managers Of Peter Maher and
Thomas Sharkey, the heavyweight pu-
gilists. last night in New York closed
bargain with William A. Brady for
q meeting between the two pugilists.
A forfeit Of 81 500 was placed in the
hands of AL. Smith with the assurance
that the bout would take place in the
vicinity Of New York. The fight is to
take PLACE about June 10, and Brady
says he will announce the locality Sat
urday.
Reitz is unquestionabiy the best field
ing second baseman in the League, as
is Jennings the best shOrtstop. Here is
where may be located large percent
age of Baltimore's strength. These two
men stop base hit after base hit, and
thus keep down the opposing teams
score.
Though the season is only two weeks
old the Phillies are aerady pretty bad
~ crippled. Nash is laying off with a
split hand. Thompson Is too ia to play
! Clements has a sprained shoulder, Grady
yesterday had two fingers broken, and
Lajoie's injured wrist is still bothering
him when playing
The races at Hazel Dell Driving Parh
yesterday were largely attended. The
judges were Michael Deyine, Charlie.
/ Denney and George Wells.
D. w. LYNCH e CO., GROCERs.
| NNinne | innnrs and Bottled Rnera
Evening journal., 1897-05-07
GREAT PITCHER. YOUNG NoPs.

The Philadelphia Ledger to-day says;
while the Baltimore players are as
hustlng. active and lively as ever,
fighting for every inch Of ground and
taking advantage Of every chance offer
ed as a result of keeping awake all the
time. yet they won yesterdays game
mainly through the effective pitching
of Nops and TaylOr's wildness. Had
they given Nops half decent support in
the fourth inning. when they allowed
their opponents to pile up five unearned
runs. the young left-handed pitcher
who. by the way, has terrific speed fol
a south-paw, would have shut the Phil
/ lies out.
Evening journal., 1897-05-07
pALY COT TIE DECISION.

Jack DAILY, Of Wilmington, got the
decision over Matthew Matthews, of
New York, in a twenty-round bout be-
fore the Empire Athletic Club, of SYRIA
cuse. Wednesday night The bout was
fought hard. Matthews did most of
the leading. but weakened after the
eighteenth round. Daily, who was
stronger. had all the better of the last
two rounds. but was unable to land a
Knockout blow In the eleventh round
both were on the floor when the gong
sounded. each having gone down from
left swings on the jaw. In the elgh-
teenth a left swing on Daly's jaw
scored the only clean lnock-down Oi
the bout Daily will endeavor to gel
on Q match with George Lavigne.
Evening journal., 1897-05-07
N DIN Y ON 8

Improved Homeopathic Home Rem
edy Company put up a separate cure
for each disease. At all druggists,
mostly % cents. Guide to Health free.
Munyon's Dental Department. Com
piete In every respect. Teeth extracted
free. No extortionate charge for any
service.
Personal letters to Prof. Munyon,
1905 Arch street. Philadelphia, Pa, an
swered with free medical advice for
any disease.
Evening journal., 1897-05-07
BELMONTS SEASON MAY 10.
LOCAL TURFMEN ANTICIPATING
THE OPENING WITH GREAT IN
VERECT

THE OPENING WITH GREAT IN F.
TEREST.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
Smyrna May Local turfmen are
looking forward with much interest
to May u. on which day the season
OF 1897 will be opened at Belmont
Driving Park.
For weeks past upwards OF twenty
fast horses have been chartered at the
park under the supervision of the we'll
known trainer r. H. Cahall, and on
next Wednesday these horses will show
the effect of his careful training
j. c. Blizzard, president of the Bel
mont Driving Association, announces
the afternoons program as follows.
I First colt race for 3-year-olds and
! younger; second. 3-minute class; third
/ ,. 30 class; fourth free-for-all FIVE, spe
cial race between Democracy and Mag
/ gle RUSSELL This will be the race OI
/ tho day as both horses are fast anC
| in excellent condition The manage
ment Of the park expect a large crowd
Evening journal., 1897-05-07
ADJUSTMENTS
CHARLEY HOYTis mission.

\
The world hates a sorrowful man,
and it gives all it can to the fellow of
infinite jest. What he does not get as
his reward he takes He was never in
as high favor as now Individually, he
may have had better time as a court
Jester in the olden days, but as a class
the humorist is better off now than ever
before And he does his share of the
bargain, also. 1t it is noticeable that a
fad nowadays is soon run into the
ground. A folly does not last long.
Anything good receives a boom that
helps it on its way. The funny man is
the agency every time. His ridicule
and satire keep this country straight
and away from the eccentricities of the
European His good humor helps
along a good cause. For instance, he
ridicules the scorcher, but has nothing
but good to say of the wheel. The wo-
man who tries to become too manly
comes under his lash, but he never gets
in the road of the nice little sweet
hearts of the boys. He is against the
ilirt. and has made the mother-in-law
keep her place. "A Contented Woman, -
which will be the attraction at the
Grand Opera House, Wednesday, May
12, wonderfully illustrates the power of
the funny man or a remedial agent. But
although he has a good time and his
work is in demand, he does not get all
that ought to be coming to him. The
man who can make people laugh, as
Charles Hoyt has done. can never be
repaid by the generation he has
amused-even if he becomes twice q
millionaire. Somebody said that the
| humorist was the curse of this country
But this would be a gloomy country
without the Hoytian drama.
Evening journal., 1897-05-07
sANDBAGGED BEFORE DEATH.

Chester. Pa, May 6.-The two com
panions of the unknown man VINO was
found on the Philadelphia, Whining
ton ard Baltimore railroad near Col
wyn. with his head crushed, claim
that while walking down the railroad
on their way to Sparrow's Point a
crowd of rOughs assaulted them. One
Of the men was kicked In the groin
while the dead man was struck with
a sandbag They think that in trying
to escape the toughs he got between
two freight trains and was crushed &C
death. Coroner Alinshall is investigat-
ing the affair.
Evening journal., 1897-05-07
B.& 0.

Schedule i'm effect May Q 1897.
All trains Illuminated WIN P1ntacs
sfxpress trains.
TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON, DELLA
WARE AVENUE, EAST-BOUND.
NEW Y9RK week days 80 & 'lO.5 q
III p. M. Sundays 's.ls, 'l1.25 a. m. 's.2S
'532 T.S9, III p. m.
PHILADEaLsPiadldAA, Il Ia, week days, 'SlS, 50
a. m, '12.2l, 1910. s2.29, '3.2S, S.5O $50
$50, 'l.s9. s.15 III p. m; sundays, '3l3
7.S6. $50, 'll,25 a. m, 1920 'S.2S $50 '5.t7
CHESTER, week days, 'S1s, 655, $40
s7.20, 1856, 1926, els, 1901, fi025, 1120 a. m.
12.4o, .2s. $50, '5:s2. $50. 49, 9l5. I'll p
1870, 'S2s, $50, '5.S2, $50, '7S9, s.l5. u
'ATLANTIc CITY. week days, .z2O a
CAPE MAY, week days, 'S.2s a. m
BAkTiMoRE AND WASHINGTON
'2.O7, 25l. '4.O8, '4.57. '6.l6. 1918 p. m. sun
days, ABB, L20. ss.49 a. m. 'l2.oS' "2.O1
1'I5, B,ALTiMoRE LII SiRi AND Nj WAY STATIONS
daily, l20 a. m, 2.54 p. m. - ., 40
NEWARK, week days, .lls, 10 's5s
III a. m, 'l2.55, asa, .49S 4Sl' 'e:ls, "a
'1255, 254, s457, 7.s5, 'S.19 p. m.
PlrTSBURG, week days. '0.io .. M
sundays, '4.51 p m.
CHICAGO, via Cincinnati and Indian
apolis. '8.49 a. m, daily.
CINCINNATI AND ST LOUIS, daily
sl255 and 1913 p. m.
Toledo and Detroit, '4.13 a. M, '4.57 D.
m. and fS.19 p. m. daily.
NEW ORLEANS and MEMPHIS via
Bristol and Chattanooga, S.l9 p. m. daily,
Through sleepers to Memphis and New
siNGERLY ACCOMMODATION. daily
40 a. m, 2.54 and 7.35 p. m.
LANDENBERG ACCOMMODATES
week days, 1927 a. m, 81, 4.5l D. IN. sun
DAYS 10 a. m, 4.57 p. m.
LEAVE MARKET STREET. SIAI1ON
PHILADELPHIA, week days, $50 p. m
BALTIMORE, week days, 250 p. m.
LANDEN BERG and WAY STATIONS
week days, 6.45, 1920 a. m, ESQ, b.2O p. m
SUNDAYS 955 a. m, $40 p. n.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA, CHESINU1
ST STATION, FOR WILMINGTON
week days, 1880, 6l5 ITO. 'S.l5. $50, 'l0N
| l3O a. m, s1220 136, 1.50, $3.50, '4.2O, 4t0
s5l5, s5.4l, 500. $50, s7.40 SIS, '1l.35 p. m.
] SUNDAYS, $3.50, sS.15. 800 11-30 a. m. IAN
sl.s6. i.5O. s4.20, 4s0, $50. s7.40. 1870 D. m.
! Telephone, No 1s5.
Rates to Western pints lower than VI
d. 3. MARTIN. Manager of Passenger
". m M GREENE. General Manager