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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-05
BANK PROTECTION.
AM Association Which Guards II
Members Against Thieves.

AM Association Which Guards Its
Members Against Thieves.
One of the standing committees OF
the American Bankers association is
the protective committee. To its mem
bers fall the work not only of warning
banks against forgers and other swim
dlers, but also acting with detective
agency of catching and convicting the
criminals who have defrauded any bank
belonging to the association.
This branch of the work of the as
ISOLATION, which was begun in 1894,
has proven, it is said 10Y bankers, most
effective and much good has been ac-
complished by running down and pun
ishing bank swindlers. Before this
work was taken up by the association
individual banks frequently found it
too expensive TO trace and capture
rogues at whose hands they had suf-
fered, but now that the expense is
borne by the association the efforts to
capture bank swindlers are carried
much further than formerly, and it is
said by detectives that already the
'crooks" have come to realize that there
is to be no relaxation in the pursuit of
those who defraud banks which are
members of the association.
In connection with this branch of
the work the detective agency re-
tanned keeps a complete record, in
dexed, of thieves who are under arrest
or in prison and who have been sus-
pected in the past of swindling a mem
Der of the association. The evidence
against the suspected is carefully
worked up and when his time in prison
expires he is arrested at the prison
gates. This sometimes necessitates a
bank cashier or teller going from one
end of the country to the other to iden-
tify some criminal under arrest.-Phila-
delphia Press
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-05
AWFUL EXPERIENCE.
Mine PrOspectOr Falls Into a Gigantic
Ice Crevasse.

Mine PrOspector Falls Into Gigantic
Ice Crevasse.
p. ]. Baldwin, one of the oldest pros
pectors in the Monte Cristo and Stilla
GuamiSh countries, had the most awful
experience the other day that pros
pector ever lived through. He started
across a high range of mountains
which separates Monte Cristo from
Gort lake.
Without an instant's warning, with
out a crack or sound, the snow fell
away on all sides of him and under
him, and he was falling, falling, he
knew not where. With the passing of
the light he lost consciousness, so ter
rible were the sensations.
Impenetrable darkness and an I'M
known depth of thousands of feet were
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-05

Two years ago Marion Bice, little
Tecumseh CMich.) girl, swallowed a
small dress hook, which lodged in her
throat and could not be removed.
Ever since then she has had trouble
with her throat until the other day
she was seized with fit Of coughing,
during which the hook was elected.
1t was badly rusted, and bits of flesh
chung to it, which had apparently
grown around it during its stay in the
little ones throat.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-05
FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
Is the "PriceIess boon" of Every Citi.
zen of America.


zen of America.
Gladstone as a private citizen is at
liberty to say much which it would have
been indiscreet and utterly wrong for
him to say as premier when he repre-
sented great nation, says the Illus
trated American. Any man in a posi-
ton of delegated responsibility repre-
scnts not only himself, but those who
have intTusted their interests to him.
A private tutor is amenable to a child's
parents for what he teaches, though
before he was hired he had a right to
teach that child what he pleased if he
had opportunity. The college presi-
dent, while a larger independence is
given him, is nevertheless the teacher
hired by the parents, and they have al
ways the right, collectively, to put re-
straints upon his utterances. Freedom
of speech is the priceless boon" of
every citizen of America, but when a
citizen enters into contract with other
citizens to do a certain amount of speak
ing by way of instruction, he volun-
tarily consents to the possibility of re-
straint. There is nothing to quarrel
over in this. No man need forego his
freedom of speech if he does not wish
to. But if he takes another mans
money for his speech, the employer has
an undoubted right to indicate when
the contract shall end, and without
prejudice to the American doctrine.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-05
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
INTERNATIONAL AND GREAT
NORTHERN. ...
GREAT

North-Leaves at $3.50 a. m. and p.
m. Arrives at 7:25 a. m. and 3:1s p. m.
South-Leaves at 9:45 a. m. and ar
riyes at 1880 p. m.
The Express Special leaves at 1850 q.
m. and arrives at 9:45 p. m.
NJ. Z. & T.-Leaves at $3.50 a. m. and
g. D. M, arrives at 7:25 a. m. and 3:1i
.. m.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
East bound trains arrive from Mex
leo and Eagle Pass at 11:50 a. m; and
leave at 1910 D. m. and $3.50 y m.
for Houston. Galveston and New Or
leans.
West bound trains arrive from New
Orleans, Houstonand Galveston at 1:25
a. m. and 1925 D. m: and leave for
Eagle Pass and Mexico At +:45 D. m.
st. Louis Limited leaves for Waco,
Fort Worth, Dallas, Kansas City and
st. Louis at 7:25 p. m.
Arrives from ST. Louis, Kansas City,
Dallas. Fort Worth and Waco at S:45
O. m.
SAN ANTONIO & ARKANSAS PASS.
Trains leave daily for Cuero, Waco,
Houston and Galveston at $3.50 a. m;
for Beeville, Corpus Christi and Rock
port at 1850 D. m; and arrives daily
from the former places at 6:35 p. M;
md from the latter at 1880 p. m.
For Boerne and Kerrville leaves dali
ly except Saturdays and Sundays at
S:l5 D. m. Leaves Saturday at 4:SO
D. m. Leaves Sundays at $3.50 a. m.
Arrives in San Antonio from Boerne
and Kerrville daily except Sundays
and Mondays at 10:45 a. m. Arrives
Sundays at p. m. Arrives Mondays
at $3.50 a. m.
SAN ANTONIO & GULF SHORE.
Train leaves San Antonio for Mar
tinez, Sanders, Adkins, Lavernia and
Stockdale at $50 a. m, daily except
Sunday.
Arrives at San Antonio at 4:47 p. m.
daily, except Sunday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-05
Found After Ten Years.

Ten years ago, says the Doylestown
Intelligencer, James Donaldson, of
West Court street, lost a gold sleeve
button while digging his garden. Every
year since, nearly, he has kept a sharp
lookout for the missing article, but his
efforts were unsuccessful. A few days
ago Mr.. Donaldson's grandniece picked
up the jewel and restored it to her
granduncle.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-05

below him. He was on a narrow shelf
made by horizontal crack in the ice,
but how far into the crevasse he had
fallen he could not determine. No day
light showed above, and a lighted
match fell an incredible distance be-
fore burning out, and still no bottom
could be seen.
Taking off his boots he started up the
side of the crevasse, the wooden socks
he wore giving him a sure foothold.
He managed to reach the top and crawl
out exhausted.
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The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
INTERSTATE cJMMERcE RULING,
Chairman Morrison interprets Ee-
cent Supreme Court Decision
in Missouri Case.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Sept. 3.-The In
terstate Commerce Commission Wednes-
day in an opinion by Chairman Morrison
has "recommended" reductions of freight
rates to Eureka Springs. Mo-, over the
Francisco Railway.
The Eureka Springs Railway has for
many years carried to its terminus freight
at greatly reduced rates when intended
for points beyond to be reached by wagon
transportation. The commission holds
this arrangement does not make the rail-
way company carriers beyond Eureka
Sprlns and that snch lower rates are q
discrimination against Eureka Spr ngs
and its business. The opinion continues: !:
That transportation charges should be lib
eral until the earnings are fully suth-
c1ent for fair return on actual H.
vestment will hardly be questioned, but it
does not follow that rates Tong maintained
and grossly diScrimlnatiye must be con lin u
Gus and may be lawfully exacted year by year,
though it be assumed that railroad invest
meDt or property is so much more 1nvio Bile
than other property that It's owners must bear
none OF the losses or disadvantages incident
to industrial and financial disarrangement
and that trans sportatiOn charges are never ex-
cessive when the annual net earnings are less
than the amount necessary to The reasonable
annual income on such property and invest
ment.
The opinion is particularly noticeable,
in thatit calls attention to and in tel nrets
the recent decision of the Supreme Court
regarding the power of the comm ission TO
fix rates which shall control in the future.
o. this decision the opinion says:
Under the law as construed by the court the
mission has power TO say what, in respect
to the past, was reasonable and Just, but to
rates complained OF as unreasonab BILE, un just
aud unlawful, and so found to be by the COM
mission, it can make no provision or order for
their deduction which the court is not re-
quired to enforce er the carriers to obey.
When the rates found 10 be un reasonable
the commssi on can declare them unlawful and
recommend their reduction and where, alter
investigation, rates of carriers complained OF
are found 10 have been in the past and still
be unjust, unreasonable violation of the stat
ute, il is made the duty of the commission to
notify and request carriers to cease and de-
sist from such violations.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
o. X. me y. OFFIC Frs.
A. L. MohIer Etfcsed Presfdent-DiUi-
deud Erprcted.

PORTLAND. Or, Sept. 3.-At the meet
Ing of the board of directors OF the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company to-day
A. L. MohIer was unanimously elected
president The meeting lasted only a
few minutes. its object being exclusively
the reelection of chairman of the board
of directors and president. A. S. Held
elbach of New York was elected chairman.
The meeting was then adjourned for a
week, at which time the remaining ex-
ecutive officers will be elected. 1t is gen.
orally understood that there will be no
change in the present list OF officers.
The question of declaring a Dividend
was not touched on at to-day's meeting.
That will be another subject that Is ex-
pected to be acted upon at the next meet
ing. 1t may be that the board will await
the report of the spec al auditing commit
tee before taking final action in the mat
ter of dividends. President Mohler when
seen in his Office after the meeting, said
the property will remain in an indepen-
dent position.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
HUMBOLDT cGUN7YS FAIR.
VIII Open at the Eureka Pavilion This
Evening-EIabordte Exhibits
From Mdny Sources.

EUREKA, CAL, Sep. 3.-The Mechani-
cal and Agricultural Fair will be opened
tomorrow evening with band concert
by Cassasa's band of forty musicians. The
exhibit space in the fair pavilion has been
enlarged, but has ali been taken. The
booths give promise of exceeding those of
last year In beauty in costliness.
Most of the leading merchants here will
be represented in the exposition. A num-
Der of San Francisco and Portland firms
will also have exhibits.
The pavilion committee, consisting OF
T. B. Cutler, Major Willard Wells and
John F. Quill, has secured some of the
best side-show and vaudeville attractions
on the coast
Dan Stuart's veriscope exhi ihition of the
Corbett-FitZsimmOns fight will show here
during fair time. An annex has been
built on the pavilion to accom- modate this
attraction. An engagement has been
closed with Travelle, the noted iantasist
and shadowist, who has been showing at
the Orpheum. A pair of well-known
trspeze artists has also been secured.
The following special days have been
arranged: Monday, city school children 8
day; Tuesday, Scandinavian day; We'd
nesday, county school chldren's day;
afternoon. baby day. Assem- blyman
North of Yoio County will deliver the
Grafton for the Native Sons and Daug h.
ters during the exercises on Thursday
A special feature will be made of the
woman's department and the art exhi Bit
The famous painting Marguerite and
Mephisto," By Maria MartineIte of Rome,
has been placed on exhibition by Messrs
S. and 6. Gump OF San Francisco.
The races at South Park will begin
Tuesday afternoon, the 9TH. Large
strings of outside and county horses are
in training. Nearly $4,000 in purses and
prizes has been put up Excurs ion trains
will be run from all points in the county.
Chartered boals will bring the people
irom Del Norte and Southern Oregon.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
YET 4NOIHER RLONDIK e.
Prospectors Rushing to the Netc 0oto
Fields OF Nichipicoten.


Prospectors Rushing to the Netc Gold
Fie'ds OF Multiplication.
CHICAGO, ILL, Sept. 3.-A special from
Sault Ste Marie, Mich, to the Inter Ocean
says that the interest IN the discovery OF
the Michipicoten gold field, $50 miles from
here, is very great and to-day twenty-five
prospectors departed for the new field.
Reports from the new discovery show that
ore of exceeding richness has been found,
some OF it as:aying as high as $1,000 per
ton. J. j. Mackey. one of the owners OF
the first claim discovered, who was here
to-day, claims to have specimens from
oyer forty different places and all of them
run above $500 to the ton.
Mackey says that the leads are all true
and run to the main vein, which is a
genuine tissure. He has the authority Of
Professor Mckenzie, expert m mineralogist,
that the find is the richest ever known in
British America.
So great is the excitement here that
ship captains are finding 1t hard work
10 keep their crews, and there have
been many desertions among sail
ors, who are going 10 the new gold
easily accessible by the aid OF Indian
guides, and can be reached at any season
of the year. If The optimistic views of
gold hunters prove correct, the Klondike
region will lose a great deal of its attrac-
tiyeness to the more accessible district of
Michipicoten.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
New Management of the
School Of Industry
Criticized.
Captain Lee Resigns, but Is
Said to Have Returned
to His Duties.
Serious Charges Against Superlnd-
ent O'Brlen Made by a Former
Official.

SACRAMENTO, CALL. Sept. 3.-From
all accounts it would seem that consider
able trouble exists under the new man
agement of the Preston School of Indus
try at lone.
This morning Timothy Lee, one of the
ablest ha nders o. youths of the criminal
classes in the State, and who has occu-
pied the position of assistant superintend-
ent under Dr. O'Brien, resigned his posi-
tion; but it is now reported that truce
has been declared, and that he has re-
turned to his duties.
Harry Ketcham, who has occupied an
official position at the Preston School, but
who has resigned and returned TO this
city, said this evening in speaking of the
school:
81 resigned because no man with any
human feeling could serve under DR..
O'Brien and witness his extreme brutality
to the boys in that institution. l have
seen him beat them like dogs, and in con-
sequence there have neen seventy-tive
desertions in the past three months, most
of whom have been recovered through the
efforts of Captain Lee.
There cannot be a chance for doubt but
that an investigation will be ordered, and
when it takes place these wrongs will be
Tighted.
II am OF the opinion that DR.. O'Brien
has concluded to allow Captain Lee some
rights and privileges, such as belong to
the position he occupies, and, in conse-
quence, he has concluded to recon slider
his resignation. but it may be that there
has been an open revolt on the part OF the
inmates on hearing of his resignation,
for although he is q rigid disciplin-
arian he commands the respect of
all the inmates. DR.. o Brien's main fault
is his temper. lie begins to fay lad
and his temper gets quite the best of him.
and then the fogging ends in a beating"
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
SANTA ROSA BUslLY DECORATING.
Her Gala Dress Will Surpass Anything
of the Kind She Has Hitherto
kttemDfed.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Sept. 3.-The Su-
preme Court of the State OF California has
corsented TO visit the city of Santa Rosa
next week during the Native Sons cele-
bration, and many other notables will also
be present.
Invitations to participate in the
grand parade have been sent to
the following organizations: California
Pioneers, fraternal societies, firemen,
City Council. Board of Supervisors,
Mexican War Veterans, military
companies at Santa Rosa, Napa, San
Rafael, Petaluma and Vallejo; heroas Of
the Bonner party-iacludn Jean Bap-
tiste Frauvico and Negro Joe-and all
State officers.
1t is proposed to have two displays of
fireworks during the ebration-one on
the evening OF the Oh and the other on
10th. The grand bali OH the evening OF
the 10th will be brilliant affair.
The work OF putting the city In gaia
garb has already begun. Already the
principal business houses have decorators
al work dressing their store fronts.
The Board of Supervisors has ordered
hfty-foot pole. and large flag will be
hoisted over the dome OF the courthouse.
Contractors have commenced work on
the arches and they will be in position
and ready for the decorator by tomorrow.
The main street, from Wilson 10 ID. will
be strung with japanese lanterns stream
ers and flags every thirty feet.
Decorations will also be strung across
B street, from Third to Fifth, Hinton and
Exchange avenues, Mendocino from Fifth
to Fourth and Main from Third to Sec
ond streets
The decoration committees report in
dicates that the decorations will surpass
anything ever seen here before.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
DEMOCRAT WITH A Pull.
Brother of The Late General Hancock
Retains Has Office.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Sept. 8. A
brother of The late General w. S. Hancock
is a subject of some concern at the Pension
Office. Under The last administration he
was made Superintendent OF the Pension
Office building. Although he is Demo
crat, Mr.. Hancock has influential Repub-
lican friends. He is a son-in-Iaw of ex-
Governor Merriam of Minnesota. Shortly
after the Inauguration he was promoted 10
chief of a division. When Commissioner
Evans came in he ordered Mr.. Han ncock
reduced. The latter took short leave and
enlisted his pull, with the result that
Senator Hanna and Ex-Governor Merriam
saw the President. who ordered Commits
sioner Evans to reinstate the brother of
the one-time Dem ocratic Presidential can
didate. 1t happened that several Ohio
Republicans desired the place to which
General Hancock brother was reinstated,
and they are camping on the political
trail of Senator Hanna for the part he
played in it.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
MAY LEAVE 1T TO CONGRESS-.
Attorney General Mckenna Not Dis
posed to lake Ruling on That
Discrimination Clause.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. Sit has
been suggested that the Attorney General
may not attempt to make ruling upon
the questions involved in section % of the
tariff bill, providing discriminating duty
of 10per cent upon goods imported through
contiguous countries, but owing to the
vagueness OF the law may leave it 10 Con-
gress to declare just what was meant.
Thus far the Attorney General has not
intimated what course he will take, but
those most interested in the question
think that, owing TO the importance OF
the matter, he may not wish to rule upon
u. In that event until Congress meets the
Treasury Department interpretations of
the law would be enforced, and 1t is declared
that no attempt would be made by the
department to collect additional duties
on goods i'm ported in foreign vessels un-
der the assumption that section 1928 OF
the Revised Statutes had been repealed by
the tariff act.
Assistant Secretary Howell said that
the Treasury Department would not
seek for any hidden meaning in the law
or be likely 10 decide that section 1928 had
been repealed by implication.
Nor is it thought by the Treasury De-
partment officials that the Attorney Gen.
eral will so rule if he renders en- opinion
upon the subject. While it is admitted
that the law might be so construed as i'm
posing a discriminating duty upon all
goods imported in vessels belonging to
Great Britain and other countries with
which the United States has made no
treaties bearing specifically upon the sub
ject, still it is not regarded as probable
that such construction will be placed
upon it either by the AttorneyGeneraIo or
by the Secretary OF the Treasury.
Congress will be III session again in a
little more than three months ana during
that brief period Treasury Department
officials say the country can get along
very well with the law as it is now being
enforced. The question whether Congress
intended 10 impose a discrimin ating duty
upon all goods mported in foreign vessels
except those belonging 10 countries which
have treaty agreements. IS one which the
courts only could decide. The fact that
Senator Elklns attempted but failed to
secure the enactment OF a law making
such a provision would seem to show that
Congress had no such intention, and tha:
the ambiguous paragraph surreptitiously
inserted in the bill by the conferees could
not represent such purpose on the part
of the two houses.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
Pacific Coust Patents.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 3-The
following Pacific Coast patents have bsen
issued:
c. E. Bergmann, Everett, Wash. f1uid press.
ure steering gear; Horace P. Brown, San
Francisco. duplicating pad or sheet; Richard
Cady, Los Angeles, railway switch; Charles
F. Carlson, Honolulu. Hawaii, bicycle fas-
tener; William Greenfield, San Francisco
safety razor; Benjamin Hall, Nevada City. re-
VERDE ratory snelting and refining furnace !;
William S. Hauaford, Pasadena, tobacco
pipe; Ludw ]. Holsehauser, Etna Mills. Cal,
waterwheel; Charles P. Kerten, San Mateo,
Cal, combined cup and can; Frank Y. Lussier,
San Jose, horse checking device; Stewart
Menzles. San Francisco, ballast log for vessels !;
Wynn Meredith and A. NJ. Hunt, San Fran
cisco, means for operating generators and
storage batteries in conjunction; Horace A.
Merriam, San Francisco, evaporator; Maurics
o. 'Brien, Fresno, shielc for pneumatic tires;
Thaddeus t. Parker, Wheatland. Or clothes
line support; William B. Rice, Modesto, car
coupling; John Samuelson, assignor of one.
half to &. K. Kramer, San Francisco, rope grip
and takeup; John P. Simmons, sssignor to l..
c. Park, San Francisco. can casing machine
Augustus E. Strang, Salem, Or, bedstead
Stephen J. Tuthill, Oakland, assignor to Tut.
hill Waterwheel Company, San Francisco,
governor,
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
LABOR DAY AT SPOKANE
Clash Betsreen the Guy Officials and tn,
UuiDas

OtdsH beftreeh me Ctty OUtclds ana he
Unions.
SPOKANE, WASH, Sept. 3.--A clash
has arisen between the city officials and
organized labor. As a result the citv
officials will not take part in the parade on
Labor day. The disagree ment arises from
an objection raised by the Labor-day COM
mittee against Chief of Police Warren
appearing in the parade at the head of the
Police Department. Chief Warren took
an active part in the great strike in the
G 9ur d'Aenes few years ago, leading a
party of guid es employed by the mine
owners to defend their non-union miners.
The Labor-day com mittee informe ed Mayo
Olmsted and the Board OF City Commits
sioners that Mr.. Warren was persona non
grata and il he appeared at the heac of the
police the parade would be declared off.
The city officials held a secret conference
and decided that If Mr.. Warren could not
appear they would not participate.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
D,oe,lsso Burned al Rancho Chico.

CHIC O, CAL, Sept. 3-At o'clock this
morning fire destroyed two-story dwell
ing on the Rancho Chico, the property of
General. Bidweli. The fire is suppose to
have been of incendiary origin, as Mrs.
Swirzer, who occupied the house, was in
the mountains. and the building had been
locked UP for the past two weeks. Both
building and contents were total los: s.
The loss on the building Is estimated at
$1,000, partially covered by insurance; loss
on contents about $780, uninsured.