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The Dickinson press., 1897-12-25

I'VE know Of no review published, in this
country or in Europe. which combines so sueeess-
fully % the American MONTHLY the alertness.
timel!ne:s. and energy Of Journalism with the
knowledge and vell-chosen English Of the purely
literary peliodical."-7he Outlook.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-20
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-20
LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST:
Fair tonight and Sunday, warmer.
HENRY GEORGES WIDOW.
His Memorial Fund Will Be For Her
Benefit.

New York, Nov. 2O.-The Henry
George memorial committee, OF Whlch
Mayor Strong and Seth Low are MEM
hers. met in the city hall and drew up
an appeal which will be made to the
public in a few days. The appeal is as
follows:
The sudden death of Henry George,
which was directly caused by his self
sacrificing exertions in an earnest and
unselfished effort to serve the inter-
ests of the people, has given rise to a
general desire that some memorial sub
scription should be raised in token Of
public sympathy and appreciation.
This feeling is shared quite as fully
by those who differed with Mr..
Georges views as by those who agreed
with him.
THE life of Henry George was de-
voted by him absolutely and without
reserve to the service of mankind. lie
not only sought nothing for himself,
bus sacrificed every chance for person
al profit, for the sake of the h1ghest
good of his fellowmen. 1t was unlYer-
sally recognized that, in standing as
candidate for an important office his
motives were entirely disinterested,
without a thought to his own proht or
fame. Such lives are so rare as to
deserve the fullest recognition and the
highest honor.
mo memorial to Henry George could
be at once more grateful to him and
no more satisfactory to all who recog-
nized his worth, than a provision made
by public subscription to put his Wild
ow in such a position of comfort as
she would undoubtedly have enjoyed
had her husband devoted his genius,
adm his wonderful power as a writer
to the benefit of himself and his fam
lily, instead of to the benefit of human
ity. Therefore, at the request of
many friends and admirers of Henry
George, the undersigned have consent
ed to act as committee to receive
public subscriptions, to such extent as
may be necessary to secure for Mrs.
George satisfactory support for the
remainder of her life. The remainder
beyond that amount will be used in
providing such permanent memorial as
in the judgment of the committee, act
ing for subscribers, will be most suit
able"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-20
THE MoRAES PLOT.
Widespread Conspiracy to Murder The
President.

Widespread Conspiracy to Murder The
President. r
New York, Nov. 2O.-A dispatch 10
the Herald from Rio de Jeneiro, says:
Further discoveries made by the po-
lice, coupled with a written confession
by Mello, the soldier who tried to kill
President Moraes, leave no doubt that
the attempt on the presidents life was
the result of a gigantic conspiracy
headed by many men who held high
offices under the government
The revelations made by Mello are
highly important. He gives names of
many officials who were in the plot,
though these names are carefully with
held. Several more arrests have been
made, and all the prisoners are kept
in close confinement. Among the last
to be arrested is Deputy Jose Mariana.
In reply to a question to Deputy
Serzedello Correla, as to why members
or the chamber of deputies were arrest
ed before martial law was established,
the minister of justice has sent a note
to the president of the chamber stating
that the government cannot give an
explanation until after the trial of
those arrested as conspirators.
Senior Manuel Estrella, nephew of the
governor of Bahia, who was arrested
in connection with the conspiracy,
committed suicide in prison.
Brazilian naval officials who, during
the last revolution, Joined the insur-
gents have been pardoned and have
returned to service. They called on
and personally thanked President Nor
aes for his clemency.
The senators and deputies of the OPP
position party will meet on Sunday.
They may refuse to take part in the
deliberations of Congress because of
the arrest of several of their number.
Great discomfort is manifested by
the Jacobins. Many of them may join
a new Republican party now being or
ganized by those officials who took
part in the rebellion. The candidate
of this party for president will probab-
ly be Senior Julio Castillos, governor
of Rio Grande.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-20

iginated; second, because of the ex-
IRENE dicffiulty of handling 1t effect
lively owing to the exceptional mar
rowness of the surrounding streets.
Few of these streets permit two We
hicles to pass abreast, and the fire
brigade had therefore, great difficulty
in manipulating the engines and get
ting them into position. The delay
thus caused gave the fire tremendous
Roadway.
The flames leaped through windows
and across these narrow thoroughfares
and caught houses on the opposit
side. The heat then became so fright
full that the fire engines had to be
withdrawn and worked from dis
lance. In the early stages of the
fire, the flames tore up through the
lift-ways elevator shafts) o. the ware
houses and spread over each successive
floor with incredible rapidly; then
bursting out through the windows
they roasted the fronts of the houses
on the opposite side which smoked and
cracked, until their woodwork broke
into flames.
1t will be several days before the
fire is completely extinguished and the
ruins thoroughly explored.
The conviction is general that the
London fire brigade is entirely too
small to deal with a great emergency,
though the energy and resources of
Chief Wells and the courage of the
men are fully recognized.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-20
URUGUAY TURNED OVER.
President Protein CueStaS
Becomes Dictator.
HIS RIVAL IMPRISONED WITH
ALL HOSTILE HEADS OF
THE ARMY,
Troops Occupy All Strategic Posi-
tiOnS, Cannon Command The
City And The Excitement
IS IntenSe-0ther
Late News.

New York, Nov. 20.-The Herald's
correspondent at Montevideo, Uruguay,
telegraphs:
ct is rumored-and the rumor can
be easily traced to high sources-that
the president ad interim, Senior Cues
tas, intends to establish dictatorship.
He has taken upon himself eXItraord-
mary powers to prevent a rebellion,
and Montevideo is, practically under
martial law.
Under the presidents orders, troops
have occupied all the strategic points
of the city and the excitement is in
tense. Cannon have been run into
position overlooking the Plaza de Ar
mas, to prevent the gathering of the
crowds there and troops are now on
guard all over the city.
I'm the meantime, President Cues
tas has placed a strong guard around
the block in which is situated the home
of Julio Herrera and Senior Herrera
is a prisoner. He is Senior Cuestas'
principal opponent in the race for pres
ident and it is believed he DIS at the
head of the movement, which has for
its purpose the overthrow of Cuestas
by force 1t is to prevent such a
movement that President Cuestas has
taken fadlo..I steys.
I'm addition to these measures of
precaution Col Euchevarria, COM
mander of the Fourth battalion of in
fantry, who is said to be associated
with Senior Herrera, has been placed
under arrest. 1t is believed that he
intended to deliver his men over to
the conspirators and that the battalion
has been ordered to remain in it's quar-
ters.
Panic reigns in the city. The mill
tary preparations have added to the
feeling of fear and hundreds of citi-
zens have closed and locked theis
houses.
President Cuestas has published his
acceptance of the nomination for pres
ident. This was seized upon by Senior
Herrera to begin active work against
Cuestas, although the acceptance Gre
ated a good impression generally. In
it Senior Cuestas declared that if elect
ed he would resign the moment he
should lose the confidence of the peo-
pie.
"Senor Cuestas was formerly presi-
dent of the Senate and when President
Borda was assassinated took the pres
idency ad interim.
There was a report in Montevideo
that DR.. Miguel Herrera Obes, who was
minister of the interior and justice in
President Borda's cabinet, had been
shot. This was denied later.
1T is stated on high authority that
the chamber of deputies Will be dis
solved, owing to its opposition to Senior
Cuestas."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-20
Price $500 a Year

ish neutrality-suspicious. in the new
ly developed sections of Alaska. 1t
is not unlikely that they will build up
sections of the great northwest.
This is the syndicate that Lieut. Gov.
Mcintosh, of the Northwest Province,
referred to when he returned to New
York from England.
Mr.. Mcintosh at that time gave no
details, but said that some of the lead
ing English capitalists, including the
Canadian Pacific directors, had decid-
ed to launch a great enterprise for
mining gold and other minerals, and
he also said that very likely they would
do some railroad building and open up
new territory. He assumed that the
new road would be operated in connec-
ton with the Canadian Pacific.
1t is now definitely known that Pres
ident Van Horne, Lord Mount Stephen
and other influential directors of that
company who are also interested in
telegraph matters, will take a leading
part in the new projects, and beside the
English capital, it is reported that John
w. Mackey and the Rothchilds are in
terested.
Whether the latter are connected
| with the Canadian Pacific scheme, it
could not yesterday be definitely ascer-
| tanned, but Mr.. Mackey's friends, it is
reported, have heard him speak of a
vast gold mining scheme in which for
tunes are likely to be made during the
next few years. Mr.. Mackey IS .asso-
ciated with the directors of the Cana
dian Pacific in one or two enterprises.
The report about Mr.. Mackey, stated
that he had made prospects on a large
scale in various parts of the United
States as we'll as British Columbia. II
was reported that Ii. Maitland Kersey
American agent of the White Star line
would resign his position to become
manager of Mr. Mackey's company.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-20
RETALIATION WON'T WORK.
So Says La Preusa as to Fighting the
Dingley Tariff.

New York, Nov. 2O.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Buenos Ayres, says:
La Preusa, in commenting on the in
crease in duties on petroleum and pine
timber, which were made as an act of
retaliation against the Dingley lay of
the United States, predicts that the
increase will not have the expected eff
feet.
In reviewing recent circular of the
Peruvian minister of foreign affairs,
La Preusa calls attention to the fire.
quent claims for indemnity by Euro
pean government because of alleged
damages to and outrages on their sub
jects during the civil wars in South
America, and declares these claims are
contrary to international law in that
they are an abuse of power.
The Cuban relief committee in Ar
gentina has sent four hundred pounds
sterling to the junta in New York.
Advfces from the Herald's cores
pendent in Montevideo, Uruguay,
state that President Cuestas has pub
lished his acceptance of a nomination
for another term ss president. He
says in the event of his election, he
will resign the moment he loses the
confidence of the people.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-20
Triple |TQgedy.
The Ending Of The Brann-BaylOr
Controversy,
Two Men Are Dead And One viii
Probably Me As The Result
OF A Street Fight.

Waco. Tex, Nov. 20.-CSpeciaD-
a result of the Brann-Baylor episode
two men are dead and another is in
a serious condition.
When the Brann Baylor affair occur
red several weeks ago Judge G. B.
Gerald, sided with Mr.. Brann and
wrote communication for publication
in the Times Herald denunciatory of
the conduct of the Baylor students.
Mr.. j. w. Harris, editor of the paper,
refused to give publication to
the article, and when the
judge called for the copy
next day did not return it promptly.
This angered the judge and fight bet
ween them resulted. Both men gave
their versions of the affair in the pap
ers and continued to publish cards de-
nouncing each other.
The trouble was brought to a climax
last evening at five o'clock when Edi-
tor Harris, who was standing on the
corner of Fourth street and Austin Av-
enue, began firing his revolver at
Judge Gerald as he approached the
place he was standing from the oppo-
site of the street.
Judge Gerald drew his gun and re-
turned the fire and w. A. Harris, a
brother of the editor, who was stand
ing on the opposite side of the street,
also drew his revolver and took a hand
in the affair.
AS the editor was standing behind
large stone column and could not
be hit Gerald turned on the brother
and shot him dead and then wounded
the editor MORALLY as he stepped out
to view, in the meantime receiving two
severe wounds himself.
Editor ]. w. Harris died at Sis this
morning.
Judge Gerald's wounds are now con-
sidered very serious. The circum-
stances of the killing of w. A. Harris
exhibits a most fierce struggle. A
policeman had seized Harris to pre-
vent HIS lllSI SIlOOl4llS SAASS ~
tempted to prevent Gerald from shoot
ing. 1t the wrestling and graphing
the men fell to the ground and the
struggle continued. AS he lay upon
the ground Gerald fired the last shots
into the body of Harris. Gerald is at
his home in care of physicians and
under guard. The grand jury is in
session and today began to investigate
the matter. The testimony Of all wit
nesses is that while Gerald was walk
ing across the street, his weapons in
his pocket, he was fired on by the Har-
ris brothers from the front and rear.
As the tragedy is a result Of the
Brann-Baylor case of last month it |
was feared last night that owing to |
the feeling engendered, that the cpl |
sode would break out afresh and |
lead to further trouble but this is not |
likely. Today the city seems to be |
paralyzed by the shocking nature of |
yesterdays duel and it is felt that |
while it was unavoidable, there has |
been all the blood-lettfng in connec-
ton with the Brann- Baylor matter
that viii be recorded.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-20
LONDON'S GREAT FIRE.
Warehouses Worth $25,OOO,OOO Go Up
in Smoke.

Warehouses Worth $25,OOO,OOO Go Up
in Smoke.
New York. Nov. 20.-A dispatch to
the World from London, says:
In Fridays fire, streets a quarter of
a mile in length were involved, 100
great warehouses were destroyed, 800
important firms and hundreds of minor
ones were Quilted and damaged at a
loss estimated at close upon $25, zoo, 900.
AIT midnight the scene was appalling.
The flames had been extinguished, but
the vast block of warehouses as far as
the eye could reach, right and left,
was one huge furnace, filled with a
mass of smouldering ashes, on which
streams from numberless hydrants
seemed to make no sensible impress
sion. The street ran like rivers.
Twenty steamers were pumping up
water through gaping windows of
burned out buildings, while the sky
overhead for miles around reflected
the intense lurid glare of still glowing
embers.
Every avenue leading to the scene
of the fire was blocked by police. Tens
of thousands of people gathered in
the vicinity, largely composed Of Lon
don's toughest element but they were
over-awed by the few hundred police
men. The reason why the fire assum-
ed such gigantic dimensions was, first,
because of the highly inflamable nature
of the contents of the dry goods and
tObacconist warehouses where ii or
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-20
BOOMING THE NORTHWEST.
Vast Mining And Railway Schemes In

Vast Mining And Railway Schemes In
British Columbia.
New York, Nov. 20.-The Herald
says:
Several of the leading directors Of
the Canadian Pacific railway, who are
backed by unlimited English capital,
and have the promise of liberal rights
from the Canadian government, have
organized an extensive mining COM
pany, which promises to eclipse any
thing that was ever projected in this
country.
They will conduct mining operations
and various transportation and trad
ing enterprises on a vast scale in Brit
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-20
FREEZING OUT THE POOL ROOMS

st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 2O.-Last evening
a raid was made on the pool rooms by
the police. The employees of all but
one pool room, the Brooklyn, were TAX
en- to the police station and were i'm
prisoned. The Brooklyn telegraphs
bets outside of the city, and for that
reason was exempt The others were
raided as common gambling houses.
Considerable excitement was created
for the time. The prisoners will be
held in the hold over'' for twenty-four
hours and released and the city Off
clais say this manner of raiding and
imprisonment for day will be contin-
Ted until the pool rooms close in dis
gust. II is not the intention to pros
execute the pool rooms, but simply to
force them to quit the city.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-20
SESSIONS is DEAD.

Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. 2O.-Ex-Con-
gresham Loren B. Session,of Chat
aqua county, died suddenly at his home
in Panama, N. Y, today.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-20
:. CroOs ( Co. Bankers.

AND DEALERS IN EXCHANGE
Sight drafts on the principal Gities
of the United States and on all EURO
pean countries. Also drafts on MOI
terey, Mexico, payable in Mexlan doi-
lars. Foreign coin and currency
bought and sold.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-06
international Route.

The international and Great Northern
has advised City Passenger and licke'
Agent George D. Hunter Of the following
cheap rates;
ON account OF the grand lodge co'ofea
,tosons meeting at Gainesville Texas June
Ia agents may sell round trip tickets 10
Gainesville. via regular routes, at rate OF
fare and one-third Tickets may be soia
Imne IA, limited to June 10 for return.
on account Of the shooting toulaa, ,n !,
at conroe Junction. La, June anu ic q
rate OF fare and one-third on eefu"ea'e
p'g For the meeting of the cumheri ana
praehv,erian church association to De ne.a
al Gresnviile. commencing Tune ~, In
of fare and third on the eert'hca's p'A1
" ON account of the meeting 81 -. My's a.,
Texas Medical association, 70 90 ~ ne Of
sherman, Texas. Juae 10 TO IL 'sS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-06

p M, reaching New York the next after
noon at 1850 o'cleck.
The afternoon limited train win leave
New York at : y. M. and arrive In Chicago
the next afternoon, via Lake Shore roai OF
u. M; returning, this train Will leave
Chicago, via Lake Shore, at $50 y. M.
reaching New York a, ESQ the following
afternoon. This VIII give the New York
Central two splendidly equipped llu;ned
trains between New York aud Chicago
each way every day In the year, IN bddi-
ton TO the New York and Chicago Special.
which leaves New York at o'clock er,i,-
ing Chicago the next afternoon at 3 o clock
via both the Lake Shore and Michigan Cen
trail; the Western Express. which leaves
New York at y. m. arriving Chicago the
next evening at Q O'Clock, via bo,n the
Michigan Central and Lake Shore routes,
the Pacific Express. leaving New rmk at
9:lS p. M, arriving at Chicago the second
morning at T:35. via Lake Shora; and the
Midnight Express. leaving New York
every night. except Sunday at ie:10 A. m,
and arriving in Chicago the second morn
ing at $50. via Michigan Central
The Empire state Express trains ms 70
and 81, leaving Now York at $50 In the
morning, and return train arriving New
York at 10 o'clock at night. VIII continue
10 run as at present. The Buffalo Special.
leaving New York at 40 y. M aailv. will
haul through sleeping car 10 Toronto.
arriving at Buffalo at 7:Sc the uext morn
ing. Hamilton at $50. and Toronto at 1920
This sleeper returning will leave Toronto
at $40 p. m. Hamilton at a:i0 aud huff Ia
at LAO, arriving IN New York AT ,O.S5 tho
next morning. The trains to Cincinnati
ST, Louis and the Southwest will not hc
changed from the present schedule. The
southwestern Limited and llnlckerborker
special continuing to run as aeret oforc
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-06
WHY IT WAS REVERSED.
Full Text Of the Ruling of the COM
mission on Bonds.
\ GIGANTIC SCHEME IN PROSPECT
For IA Rond From the Atlantic .,
the facinc--ChanSes Mt Houston
General Offices.

Austin, Texas, June 5-ln the case o.
the application OF the Red River and
Southwestern Railway company for au-
thority 10 issue stock and bonds the rail-
road commission OF Texas. IN an opinion de-
liyered on October e, 1895, held that, on
the application OF the railway company for
authority to issue these bonds. 1t must limit
the amounts OF bonds to Be issued TO the
amount which would be due after deductins
the whole amount OF the stock which had
been subscribed.
In that case. on proposed road 400 miles
in length. it was shown by the railway
company that 1t had subscribed $1,000 TO the
mile in stock. making 100000 The rail-
way company applied to the railroad COM
mission for authority to issue bonds on 29.3
miles OF road partially constructed at the
rate OF $4,000 per mile. and by an amended
application asked for authority TO issue
bonds on that amount of road at the rate
of S2o,Sl9 81 per mile
On these facts the railroad commission
held that, from the amount OF bonds which
1t might authorize the railway company TO
ISSUE 1t must deduct the amount OF stock
which had been subscribed. go as to keep
the amount OF stock and bonds at an
amount not 10 exceed the estimated value
Of the property and franchises OF the cor
porauon. And that view has heretofore
been adhered to in other cases
But upon further and mature deiibera-
ton the commission 10 OF opinion that,
while there was apparent reason for that
opinion, It may have erred In holding that
the company should be charged with all the
stock which had been subscribed, Aud It
is now of opinion that thu stock and bond
law Is susceptible OF the construction that,
in such cases, the railroad Companies need
only be charged with so much OF the stock
OF the company as the commission shall
have authorized 10 be Issued. And this
commission is the more inclined to adopt
this construction for the reason that 1t is
more favorable 10 the construction Of rail-
roads in this State Under our decision as
made in the case of the Red River and
Southwestern Railway company, a serious
impeachment was placed Ia tho way Of the
eNi.'I uS'tSu VI rdlIroaus OF any great
length Under our present view the i'm.
petment Will be removed.
We therefore reverse our former decision.
and now hold that, in such cases, 1t is
only necessary to charge the railroad COM
panies with the amount OF stock which
this commission has authorized to be is
sued.
John II. Reagan,
Chairman.
L. j. Storey,
Allison Mayfield,
Commissioners.