San Antonio light and gazette. [volume], January 13, 1910, Image 1

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“TAITU LIKE MORI".
At fountain*. Order* for banauat*. ra
eavtlone. lodge*, club affair* and family
trade * specialty.
Creamery Dairy Co. Phones 871
VOLUME 29. No. 352
Twenty-Nine Men of Crew May Be Lost in Ship Wreck Off Coast of Oregon—Two Are Rescued
MEXICAN GIRL
DRINKS LYE ON
EVE OF WEDDING
Because Her Brother Prohibits
Bans, Hermencia Bosquez
Attempts Suicide.
BELIEVED SHE WILL LIVE
Attempt at Suicide Made ।
First Anniversary of Vio
. lent Death of Father,
“ I took the lye because one
of my brothers said that he wks
going to kill my sweetheart. .'Ie
has been awful mean to us. He
used to tell us that we wouldn't
marry with nobody. Maybe T
am not old enough to marry, but
then since my father died we al
ways help my mother to work for
our living. He works, but not
enough for ns. so I told my
mother if I could marry Manuel
and she said yes. So T believe
1 can do it and my brother I be
lieve he has no right to keep me
from doing it because I work
and J am tired of working, so
T believe I have a right to do
it/’
The above note was penned this morn- j
ing at 10 o’clock by Miss Hermencia'
Bosquez, a pretty Mexican senorita of |
17 years, who on the eve of her mar-1
riage swallowed a cupful of concen ,
trated lye Wednesday afternoon at the )
home of her mother on South San Saba |
street, near El Paso street.
According to the statement of the ;
young lady her affianced, Manuel Gon- I
zales, an employe in one of the steam ,
laundries of the city, went to the court |
house yesterday*morning and procured'
n marriage license and the couple were
to have been married last night at the
home of the bride. When a brother of
Miss Bosquez. heard of the contemplated
marriage he threatened to do bodily
harm to Gonzales if he made his ap
pearance at the Bosquez. home and the
young lady became despondent. Go
ing into a rear room of the
terday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock* she
took down a can of concentrated lye
and after pouring a teacup almost full
of the stuff and mixing it with water
drank the poison.
The screams of Miss Bosquez a few 1
moments later brought the mother and
several neighbors to the room where
the young woman lay on the floor writh
ing in spasms.
Dr. Evans was summoned and by
prompt action relieved the sufferings
of the girl considerably. All during
Inst night the condition of Miss Bos
quez was regarded as being critical and
her death was momentarily expected. |
This morning at daylight, however, she
began to show signs of improvement
and it is now believed she will recover.
Manuel Gonzales, who was to have
married Miss Bosquez. last night, was
notified of the girl taking the lye and
went to the home of his intended bride
and was prostrated with grief over the
occurrence. He left the bedside of his
betrothed when the attending physician
told him that there was a good chance
of the girl recovering and that she was
out of danger.
Hard luck seems to be following the
Bosquez family from the fact that yes
terday was the anniversary of the
death of Bruno Bosquez. the father of
4diss Bosquez. At that time the father
met death under the wheels of a train
in the local yards of the Aransas Pass.
A peculiar incident in connection with
the girl swallowing the lye was the
fact that she kept the real cause of
her attempt at self-destruction from her
mother and other members of tie fam
Hy and her written statement for the
Light and Gazette was the first intima
tion the mother had as to why her
daughter drank the potion of poison.
last judgment is
SETTLED BY THE CITY
The last judgment on record in the
office of the city auditor was disposed
of yesterday afternoon, when the bal
ance of the judgment of $5000 and in
terest was paid Mrs. Mary Wildenstein
for injuries sustained by felling into a
hole on East Commerce street in 1901.
The payment marked the closing up of
all judgments granted against the city
of San Antonio.
MR. AND MRS. HARLESS ARE
NOW OUT OF DANGER
The condition of Mr. and Mrs. E.
Harlr»s. who were shot last Saturday
night at their home on the Cibolo road,
while at the table, eating supper, and
who are now at the Santa Rosa hos
pital. is reported improved. Thev both
are doing well today and will recover
from their injuries.
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Standing of All Contestants
Will Be Found on Page 8
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
AND GAZETTE
REED QUITS ROCK ISLAM,
JACKSON ALSO RESIGNS
Both Are Succeeded By Robert
Walker, Former Assistant
General Counsel,
Sprclal Dispatch.
New York. Jan. 13.—Daniel G. Reed,
who with 'William Moore is credited
with controlling the Rock Island rail
toad, today resigned all his offices in
the several Rock Island companies and
is succeeded by Robert Walker, former
ly assistant general counsel of the road.
Mr. Walker was also elected president
of the Rock Island and its holding com
panies to succeed Richard Jackson, who
was closely associated with the Reed-
Moore interests, but who is said to have
resigned because of personal differences
with Mr. Reed.
The resignation of Mr. Reed, coming
as it did immediately after the disci
plining of the Chapin firm of stock
brokers in connection with stock ex
change manipulation, is taken to mean
a general house cleaning of the Rock
Island. The resignation created a sur
prise in Wall street.
WILL SEEK FOR
BROWNE PART IN
GREAT ESTATE
Attorneys for Men Released
After Twelve Years In the
Asylum Begin Probing.
TO LOOK INTO HIS LEGACY
Intimate Further Steps Will Be
Taken if an Investigation
Proves Ground Exists,
A. B. Cowen and C. M. Cham
bers, attorneys for W. I. Browne,
yesterday released by County Judge
Shook from confinement in the
Southwestern Insane asylum, an
nounce they will begin at once to
probe the affairs of the man who
was held as an insane* person for
twelve years.
“We will look into the legacy and
the estate,’’ said Mr. Cowen, “to de
termine what portion of it is due Mr.
Browne. As we understand it, the es
tate is practically intact and it should
not be a hard question to arrive at an
absolute knowledge of what portion
should be turned over to our client. If
it should prove, upon complete investi
gation. that he was beneficiary under
the will of his father to the extent of
only two or three lots, we shall then
take further steps. Just what these are
we cannot now outline.”
W. I. Browne is now living in the city
with his wife and his wife's sister,
Mrs. C. N. Miller. He will remain here
pending investigations into his affairs,
making such trips to Brownsville as
may be necessary. The Browne estate
comprises a huge property located part
ly within and partly without the city
of Brownsville. Its total value is said
to run up well into the millions and
the claim will probably be made that
Browne is entitled to a part of the es
j tate.
CHARGE OF FORGERY
AGAINST I. M. GARZA
I
On three charges, one of forgery, an
' other of passing forged instruments and
a third of theft over $50, I. M. Garza, .
। one-time policeman and a candidate on (
: the republican ticket for constable at
i the last election, was arrested this morn
’ ing. Complaint was filed in Justice
'risk’s court and the preliminary hear- j
ling will probably be held tomorrow.
Garza is charged with having passed
'an instrument at the Frost National
bank, and he. with two others, are said J
'to have received the money. Subse- j
I quently, it was discovered, as alleged.)
that the check was a forgery and com j
plaint was then made which has result
ed in the arrest of the former candidate
for constable. Garza made the race
against Constable J. E. Trainer, being
defeated.
DISCUSSPLANS FOR
EIGHTH GRADE SCHOOL
The new program for the ’Bracken
ridge eighth grade school wa.s discussed
last evening at a meeting held in Su
perintendent Lukin's office. Prof. F.
M. HallM>dl. Nelson S. Hunadon, su
pervisor of manual training. Miss Em
ma Pirie, superivsor of domestic
science, and Prof. Paul Metzenthin, su
pervisor of German, met with Superin
tendent Lukin for the purpose of ad-j
justing the period given over to special
work in the new school. This is very I
difficult because the Spanish and Ger- '
man teachers have to come from neigh
boring schools, and because the manual 1
training pupils from the neighboring
schools. 6, 7- and 10. have to be accom- j
modated in the manual training depart- i
ment
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PLUNGES INTO
ICY WATER TO
SHE 30Y DE 8
E, W, Wosnig's Timely Pres
ence at San Pedro Park
Prevents Two Drowning.
IS JUST IN NICK OF TIME
—
! Frantic Mother In Act of Leap
ing When Rescuer Appears
on Scene and Stops Her.
By his timely presence and
plunge into the waters of the lake
at San Pedro park Wednesday af
ternoon at 4 o'clock, E. W. Wosnig,
a city salesman for a meat firm,
saved the life of an.8-year-old boy
and possibly the mother of the
child, who was with him at the
time.
Mrs. L. D. Hoover and her two sons,
aged S and 10 years respectively, were
spending a few hours at the park yes
terday afternoon. While walking on'the
. bank of the lake feeding the swans
) and ducks, the little fellow lost his foot
' ing on the embankment and fell into
। five feet of water. The screams of the
j mother attracted the attention of Wos
' nig, who was on the opposite side of
the body of water and seeing the boy
struggling > n the lake, he made a dash
to the rescue.
Just as he reached the point where
i the youth fell in. the frantic mother
, wns preparing to plunge in after him.
i Wosnig. however, prevented her. He as
sured her that he would save the life
of her son and diving into the water
l just as the bo' was sinking for the
; tliird time, grabbed him by the collar
' and dragged him ashore.
For a few minutes after being taken
from the water the lad was unconscious
[ from swallowing so much water, but
I after being held up by the feet for a !
| few minutes, he was revived. The
mother was wild with joy at the rescue
of her son and told Mr. Wosnig that
she would have drowned with the boy
had no person been around from the
fact that she could not swim and that
she surely would have jumped in the
I water had not Mr. Wosnig made his ap
pearance on the scene.
Mrs. Hoover, who lives in Denver,
lias been in the city during the past
few weeks and has apartments on Mar- 1
shall street. She said that she had in |
tended leaving for home tonight and,
was showing the children the park and!
the tame fowls on the water before!
leaving the city.
CHICAGO FACES SEVERE
FUEL FAMINE AGAIN
A**oci«te$ Pre**.
Chicago. Ill.. Jan. 13.—A wet snow '
and elect storm fell here last night. I
seriously delaying traf’ie. Everything I
was coated with ice, ai <1 -walking was I
arduous. The railroads are still handi
capped. Colder weather, which is pre
dicted, will cause anoth r coal famine.
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS. THURSDAY. JANUARY 13. jotO
DANIEL G. REED
WAS PLOT
LAID FOR
NEWHAM?
Police Still Questioning Sepa
rately Each One of Four
Suspects In Jail.
NEGROES ARE BEING HELD
Belief Spreads That Evidence
of Conspiracy Has Already
Been Dragged Out,
CHIEF AND MAYOR CONFER
Detective, Victim of Murderous
Assault, Much Improved,
Chances for Recovery,
A conspiracy to kill City Detec
tive Frank Newnam, will be made
public by the police officials, it is
thought, within the next twenty
four hours. While nothing has
been divulged with reference to
what information has been secured
from the four negroes arrested
yesterday morning, the actions of
the police today were very signifi
cant and tend to the belief that
information of an important nature
has been secured.
The movements of the police depart
ment in its investigation of the mur
derous assault on Detective Newnam at
his home on Cameron street Monday
night, thus far are being conducted
with much secrecy, but there is little
doubt that information bearing directly
upon the attempt on the life of the of
ficer lias been secured and develop
ments may be expected any. moment.
Chief of Police Van Riper today an
nounced that as yet he was not in a po
| sition to make public the findings of
| the police since the arrest of the four
' suspects. He has certain reasons for
not making public the information in
the hands of the police, but intimated
that when the proper time came, be
would not hesitate to lay bare the pro
gress of the investigation. To make
it known at this time, he believes,
would have a tendency to defeat the
! ends of justice and may prevent or de
lay the police in solving the attempt
to murder the detective.
The negroes in custody are being
close!v examined by Chief of Police
Van Riper. District Attorney Baker
and Detective Stowe. The entire fore
noon was spent by the officials with
the suspects in jail and at noon today
Chief of Police Van Riper held a long
conference with Mayor Callaghan in
the latter's private office.
Lee Howard. Haywood Ward. Earn
est Hall and Dave Anthony are the
names of the four negroes against
whom charges of vagrancy have been
filed in the corporation court. For sev
eral months past these negroes are said
tn have been in the employ of a local
transfer company. It was upon infor
mation given bv a fhite employe that
1 thev were taken into custody. It seems
that Monday afternoon the negroes se
cured possession of a shotgun and left,
i saving thev were going on n rabbit
| hunt. Thev did not return until late
in the evening. Foch of the negroes is
I locked-in n separate .ell and their re
sportive statements, taken separately.
I are being made to Hi" police in the
i presence of an expm" stenographer.
Still After Other Clues.
While the police are conducting an
investigation in connection with the
negroes no time i« being '"’t !n running
down all clues in other directions.
While the police are inclined to be
lieve that Detective Xewnnm’s aetiv
itv in recent raids on gambling and oth
er notorious resorts mav have led to
the plot to take his life, still there is
reason to believe that his knowledge
regarding certain cases in which he is
nn Important witness and in regard to j
which threats arc said '" have been
made against him. mnv have been the
cause of tli" attempted murder.
This afternoon tin statement was
made that Detective Newnam was much
improved. The attending physician* are
now confident lie will speeddv recover
and anticipate ho will l»c a He to leaxe
the Santa Kosa hospital within the next
two weeks. Because of the wounds in
hi« neck however Xownam must keep
quiet for several day* and no effort
I will be made to have him make a state
ment for a couple of d . s. Ihe police
believe that be will, when <ntfi,iently
well, be able to throw w wh light yn
the shooting and this will u'd the police
materially in their search tor the as
sailants.
Pat Newnam. n brother • f Detective
Newnam. arrived from Houston las’ I
night. He visited his brother s bed
side ns did several members ,.f the no
lico department. It is not p- "liable De
tective Newnam will lose the sight of
his left eye. think the physd ians. un
less it be through the sympathetic sys
tem of the nerves connecting with 'ho
light eye. which was ,rnefi w shot
ont. Th : s. however, is not thought prob
able. No attempt to remove the hnl
lets lodged in his head has yet bien
CHANGES TO
HELP SOUTH
Classification Committee Hears Argu
ments on Desired Changes Mean
ing Much to Manufacturers.
ASK RAILROADS TO AID INDUSTRY
Petitions covering changes in the shipment and rating of rice I
in double packages, fertilizers and fertilizing material and also on!
cotton seed cooking oil in tin cans, boxed or in wood, and cotton j
seed salad oil were important matters affecting the south, and espe
cially Texis, that were discussed before the Western Classification
Committee in session in the assembly room of the St. Anthony hotel
this morning. The manner in which the arguments were presented
and the weight of each will have a decided effect upon the action
taken to adjust these grievances when the executive session of the
classification committee is held after the 6oo petitions are heard.
It is the idea of H. W. R. Glover of Atlanta to increase the use
of cotton seed oil as a food product and also to educate the farmers!
living west of the Mississippi to the value of the fertilizer. To do |
this it is necessary that the railroads do their part in making ap-j
propriate freight rates and classification to make the cost to the,
consumer as light as possible. The petition of J. M. Guild of Omaha.'
Neb., to stick to the single pocket in the shipment of rice affects ।
the southern rice growing district, as it is believed the majority of;
them favor the proposed change in the desired rating to the double;
pocket in shipments and the elimination of the provision for ship-!
ment in bags.
The mi'eting wns convened nt 9:30 >
o’clock this morning in the assembly 1
room of the St. Anthony hotel with F.
O. Becker of Chicago, chairman. Tbn )
program of listening to grievances and j
matters pertaining to changes in tho I
western classification rules and regula- |
tions that have been docketed with tho
chairman by the commercial, industrial ।
and manufacturing concerns of the j
United States to the number of 69.1 pc
titions wns inaugurated this morning by I
petitioners before the classification I
committee. This program will be fol- |
lowed until the docket is cleaned of j
those petitions, when the committee will 1
go into executive session and make
those changes they think consistent as
amendments to the rules, regulations
and ratings.
Charles Reed of Chicago is secretary
of the meeting and H. A. Neuman of
Chicago, private secretary to the ehair-
i nnn. Important subjects were discuss
ed most prominent being that of return
I carriers.
The men whose interests were mostly
' concerned in the use of the return car
| riers opened the session and T. D.
Bentley, representing tho National Port
| land Cement company wns the first to
| address the chairman. He said that ths
return carrier is a subject to he con
sidered by itself.
G, F. Maxwell, representing the Dal
bis chamber of commerce, endorsed Mr.
i Bentley's plan, and added he thought
there ah null be no change from the I
present conditions. He also discussed ,
the importance of the cost of returning
enrriers as important factors in con j
ducting a shipping business where the ;
carrier was returned. J. AI. Guild, rep i
resenting the Omaha Commercial club '
of Omaha. Neb., spoke on the subject [
of a more substantial package used by
shippers when they know it is to be re- |
turned. C. S. Whiteman of Des Moines, j
Iowa, of the Iowa State Mannufactur- i
ing company, also spoke on the sub j
ject of return carriers. George T. Bell. !
of the Kansas City Traffic bureau of i
Kansas City; C. T. Bcrtschv. traffic
manager of the Schlitz Brewing com- i
pany. of Milwaukee, and L. D. Rosen- i
heimer, of Chicago, representing the i
Liquid Carbonic company, of Chicago, 1
which operates twenty Inrge plants j i
throughout the Vnited States, also , i
spoke. I I
L. D. Rosenheimer discussed the I I
ratings nn soda fountains and fixtures • >
as did George Sturges of Dallas, rep
resenting the American Soda fountain 1
:company of Boston. <
• Shipment of Bice. <
The proposed change in the shipment '
of rice, the desired rating to provide *
for shipments in double pockets and
eliminating the provision for shipment j '
in bags, barrel' or tierces, or in paper '
made and it may be they will be per- I 11
mitted to remain.
The reward fund of $500 ottered by ’
the city government has been swelled to | 11
$1275 through donations made by eiti- I a
z.ens and is offered for tiie capture and
conviction of tiie jierson who shot De- I f
tective Newnam. At n meeting of tho .
San Antonio Aerie No. 7*. Fraternal .
Order of Eagles held last night, the sum j
of $10<t was appropriated to be added
to the fund. Newnam i« a member of
tho Order of Eagles. Other donations ♦
to the fund were bv Perry .1. Lewis, j I
$100; District Attorney I. C. Baker. I'
$100; D. D. Peck. $100; George West, i'
$100; Sheriff B. D. Lindsey, *1OO; W. <
B. Tuttle. $50; Charles Bull'. $25; \. T. A
Corwin. $25: AV. P. Lohbnn. $25: AV. ii
W Bennett, $25, and John E. Trainer, t:
Mayor Callaghan has appointed Perry ■
J, Lewis and Dr. Frederick Terrell as a ,
ccmmittee to receive funds for the rc- i a
ward. । P
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। cartons, boxed as under the present
| rating was discussed by J. M. Guild, of
. Omaha, representing the Omaha Com
mercial club. Re favored the single
! nocket as at present and said a change
j would work a great hardship on those
merchants who have a large stock on
I hand.
H. W. B. Glover, of Atlanta, repre
(renting the A'ixgjnia-Carolinn Chemical
j company, spoke in behalf of a better
| rate nn fertilizers and fertilizing ma
terial. He said that west of the Miss
I issippi river the use of fertilizers by
1 farmers was a now industry and the
fertilizer handlers were carrying on a
। campaign of education. The great tro i
' ble experienced in selling in this dis
' trict, according to Air. Glover, was the
fact they couldn't stand the freight on;
carload rate and asked adjustment so !
that tho handlers of fertilizers can ship I
to farmers in smaller quantities. Fur
ther he stated the use of fertilizers by
these (farmers would bring handsome ,
returns to the carriers, as a result of
improved crops harvested by the fann
er after using the fertilizer.
LANIPHERE NEAR
DEATH CONFESSES
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Special Dispatch.
st. Louis. Mo., Jan. 13.—Ray Lamp !
here, who died recently in the Indiana
state penitentiary at Michigan City, i
while serving a term for setting fire to
the home of Mrs. Bella Gunness, near,
Laporte, Ind., did not carry the secrets,
of the Gunness charnel farm to the
tomb with him, according to a copy
righted stop’ iu the Post Dispatch to
day.
When he believed death was near, he
confessed. Lamphere. according to the]
confession, had guilty knowledge of the!
murder of three men in the Gunness I
home during the time he lived there. I
about eight months, in 1907, and as i
siated Airs. Gunness to dispose of the j
three bodies. He said he thought he
had not received as much of the profits'
in the transaction as he considered I
himself entitled to and went to the j
farm house at night with a woman |
chloroformed Airs. Gunness. her three!
children and Jennie Olsen, and he and .
the woman then searched the house.. |
finding between $60 and $70.
For a light they used a candle and |
left the house without knowing they!
had left behind a spark that would I
Boon burst into flames. Airs. Gunness'I
method of killing her victims. Lamphere
said, was to first chloroform them as I.
they slept and then, if the drug did)
not kill, to severe their heads with an 1
axe. I
MISS DE AND
COHEN ON WAY EAST
Associated Press.
Pittsburg. Pa., Jan. 13.—In the cus
tody of Philadelphia'detectives Roberta
De Janon, the eloping heiress, and
Frederick t'ohen. her waiter compan
ion. passed through here early today.
Cohen was shackled to an officer and
Aliss De Janon locked in the stateroom
in the sleeper. Neither was allowed to
talk.
BLIZZARD IN WISCONSIN.
ATilwaukee. Jan. 13. — Milwaukee and I
i greater portion of the state is ex 1
periencing a blizzard today. |
HSffllZEO MILK AND SIEM
Vwatv* Wagon. Mak* OellvartM to
All Part* «f tn* City.
frtwry Dairy Co. Phinu 871
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
HAS JUST LBTAINED
DECREE OF DIVORCE
Alary Mannering, the actress, who
has just received an interlocutory de
cree of divorce from h< r husband,
James K. Hackett. The decree has been
hanging fire for over a year, and it
wns the general opinion that initial pro
ceedings had been abandoned ami the
couple would become reetutciled.
Fricmls said their five-year-old chiLl
Elsie would be the means of reuniting
'he parents. Air. Hackett believed so
himself last summer, but later Aliss
Mannering cabled answer to an inquiry
that hope of reconciliation was futile.
The parties to the suit were married in
1897 and starred together for sever* 1
seasons.
OHLY 2 Of
CREW OF 31
RESCUED
| Steamer Czarina Hits Coos
| Bay Bar, Oregon, and Is
Practically Wrecked.
TWO MEN WASHED ASHORE
—
Associated Pres*.
! Marshfield, Ore., Jan, 13.—Of 81 men
ou the ill fated steamer Czarina, which
struck on Coes Bay bar yesterday and
was practically wrecked, only two had
• been rescued today. Harry Kentzell,
first assistant engineer, was picked up
I unconscious in the breakers late yester
1 day and early today Second Assistant
• Engineer Robinson was washed ashore.
It was some hours after Kentzell was
I rescued before he regained conscious
ness sufficiently to state that Captain
Dugan and Harold Millis, the only pas
senger, had been bound to one of the
masts. Robinson added that when the
forward mast, to which he and five oth
ers bad climbed, went by the board,
the master, the first officer, Millis and
two seamen were still alive in the af
ter rigging. These Robinson said, were
the only ones left on the ship.
Both of the rescued men were nearly
dead when picked up, but it is thought
both will recover.
CFor San Antonio and vicinity,
tonight and Friday:
Tonight partly cloudy weath-
Ler. colder. Friday fair, colder.
The naximtini temperature
degrees.
U Comparative temperatures for
this year and last:
—mu
D •• -
gn m 37 <*
Yiu a tn. •••• • 39 •»'
13 noon 31
1 p. M 46