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2 The Best Yet Your best chance comes lomorrow —we put a price on high-grade, hand-tailored suits that will the wise ones stand up and take notice.' No suit sale ever held in San Antonio can approach this for money-saving. ■■ ft ft Strictly all-wool materials —in the “J 1911 season’s best patterns. Hand-tailor ... ed and hand-finished and the equal of any $3O you’ll find anywhere. Come in tomorrow _ II I T-— take your choice ■ J| OC AII I I of a number of I V ■ ■ different styles at ■ ■ 57.50 Pants • ■ $5.50 $5.00 Pants • • $3.75 $3.50 Pants - • $2.50 SAUL WOLFSON MY GOOPS CO MAIN PLAZA WaQlosattlo’OlookonThursilay MAIN PLAZA ONE DEAD AND TWO INJURED Collision on Texas & Pacific at Aledo, Texas, Is Fatal for Engineer Wallace. Associated Press. Fort Worth, Tex.. Aug. 23.—Dead: ENGINEER JOE WALLACE. Injured: Fireman Nathan Davis, badly scalded, not expected to live; Head Brakeman Tulley, in ternally; fatally, it is thought. This list of death and injury, the damage to two engines and the destruc-] tion of several freight cars is the result, of a rear-end collision on the Texas A Pacific yesterday afternoon about two i miles west of Aledo. N». 15, the fast California freight,) ran into the work train at the place named and the engine of No. 15 Over turned. Engineer Wallace and his fireman, | Davis, were caught under the engine | and ba.fly scalded. Wallace died at 7:4O ; o’clock yesterday evening, and"the I death of Fireman Davis is expected. The! impact threw Brakeman Tulley from the ] top of a car and he fell with great vio lence to the ground. His injuries are in ternal and a fatal result is anticipated in his case. ARRESTED AS A SPY. Young Englshman Is Accused of Taking Photographs of German Forti- / fications. Associated Press. Emdbn, Germany, Aug. 23.—A young Englishman has been arrested at Bork um, accused of being a spy. It is re ported that he took flashlight photo graphs of the fortifications at Borkum and also of those in course of construc tion on the island of IVangeroog in the North Sea, near the entrance to Jade Bay. Tutt’sPills This popular remedy never falls to effectually cure Dyspepsia, Constipation, Sick Headache, Biliousness > And ALL DISEASES arising from a Torpid Liver and Bad Digestion The natural result is good appetite and solid flesh. Dose small; elegant ly sugar coated and easy to swallow. Take No Substitute. I CURE e MEN Send Todiy for My Latest Free Book for Men , Which describes fully and plainly the Weaknesses and Diseases peculiar to Male Sex. This is the very best work of • its kind ever published, and as long as; X * i they last they will be sent ABSOLUTE-V ■ LY FREE to any man in a plain sealed < iSKEe/ envelope if you mention this paper. FREE—Consultation, X-Ray Examination and Advice—FßEE DR. J. H. TERRILL MOM 208 CONROY BUILDING. SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS TUESDAY, $B.OO Panamas $5.75 $6.50 Panamas $4.75 $5.00 Panamas $3.75 TWO TEXAS STEERS . GO ON RAMPAGE Employe of the Chicago Stock Yards Is Gored to Death By One of the Animals. Associated Press. Chicago, 111., Aug. 23. —Two steers from the Texas range went on a ram page yesterday and before they were shot down they had gored to death one man and a horse. Michael Burns, employed at the Chi cago Union stockyards, vas assorting a drove of steers when one of the ani mals broke front the drove and changed wildly through the alleys dividing the separate pens. Burns, who had one blind eye, did not see the onrushing animal until it was within a few feet of him. Ho tried to'frighten it away, but the steer charged with full force, striking Burns in the stomach with its horns and car vying him several feet. Burns, after reaching the hospital, died. Another steer after escaping from a north side amusement park plunged through several fences, chased pedes trians, terrified inmates of the Martha Washington home, and killed a horse before it was shot to death. If your child Is pale and sickly, picks at the nose, starts in the sleep and grinds the teeth while sleeping, it is a sure sign of worms. A remedy for these parasites will be found in WHITE’S CREAM VERMIFUGE. It not only dears out the worms, but it restores health and cheerfulness. Price 25c per bottle. Sold by the Bexar Drug Co. BIG LIST OF ORATORS. Republicans in Illinois Choose Men Who Will Speak in Congressional Campaign. Associated Press. Chicago, Aug. 23.—At republican con gressional headquarters yesterday Col. Henry Casson and Secretary John Bversman made up a list of campaign orators. Prominent republicans who have been invited by the committee to take the stump include Senator Theo dore E. Burton, Congressmen Nicholas Longworth and Ralph D. Cole of Ohio, E. J. Foster of Vepnont, J. W. Fordney and Edward Denby of Michigan, W. C. Hawley of Oregon, M. E. Olmstead of Pennsylvania, Edward Vreeland of New York and E. J. Hill of St. I<ouiß. Rev. John WesIAV Hill, of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, N. Y., also is on the list. Congressman W- B. McKinley, chair man of the republican congressional committee, is expected in Chicago today. SAN 'ANTONIO LIGHT AND GAZETTE AMERICAN GIRLS • WORK A CHANGE Tennessee Claflin Says They Have Revolutionized Con ditions In Europe. Associated Press. New York, Aug. 23.—“ American girls do not go abroad to have a good time by drinking wine, smoking cigar ettes And following other European.cus toms. ” Thus Lady Francis Cook, (Tennessee Claflin), herself an American girl, who arrived yesterday from Europe, ex pressed herself. “American girls have revolutionized ) Europe. Continental streets'which were t regarded as unsafe for women after । dark arte now as safe as our awn ave i nues. It is the American girl who has worked, this change. “I do not believe the cigarette habit among women is cause for ala/m in this country.’’ MADE RECORD*TIME FROM VICTORIA HERE From Victoria to San Antonio in an auto, over rough roads, in five hours and twenty minutes, in order that he might'see his brother alive, was the feat performed Monday afternoon by C. J. Fossati and P. R. Plummer, who made the entire distance of 136 miles to this city. The route taken was via Cuero, Gonzales and Seguin, and the I machine used was a 40-horsepower Mar i ion Bob-Cat car. The start was made I from Victoria at noon Monday and the car drew up in front of the hospital at 15:50 o’clock. There was a delay of | thirty minutes ’en route caused by tha I breaking of a spring. The record run | was made between the two cities by । Mr. Fossati receiving a telegram to the ■effect that his brother, Frank Fossati. I was in the Physicians’ and Surgeons’ : hospital and his condition was critical ; as the result of burns sustained in a | gasoline explosion at a local plumbing ! shop in this -city last Saturday after noon. Frank Fossati, who is a plumber at | the Shafer shop, was in the act of ) handling a can of the gasoline, when his foot struck a match-on the floor and the explosion followed. The flam ing liquid scattered over the clothes of the man .and he was badly burned about the hands, arms and body. It was at first thought the burns were not j serious, but Monday morning his condi- I tion ehanged for the worse and the । patient asked for his brother to come I to San Antonio at once in order that he might see him before he died. The patient is reported as resting easy at the hospital today and the attending physicians hold out hope for his recov ery. REQU ESTSANTuTOPS Y. j Father of Girl Believes She Was Slain and Body Witt Probably Be Exhumed. Abilene, Kas., Aug. v 2.—Charles Be- Inignus, father of Miss Bertha Benig nus, believed to have been slainat her home here, today requested that the [body of his daughter be exhumed and an autopsy be had. This will probably be done if the testimony of Mrs. Be nignus, the girl’s mother, to be given before the coroner’s jury tomorrow, sheds no light upon the affair. Handwriting experts who have been working upon letters written by the slain girl, report there is no similarity between these and the note found un-. Ider the window the morning after Miss Bcnignus’ death. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER’S CASTOR I A I Theo Artzt orchestra. Both phones. CHAPIN FREED; 119,000 BOND (Continued from page one.) claring that he did not really care to hear it. although opportunity would be given if counself so desired. Jqdge Camp then made the statement that “the evidence introduced by the state shows clearly that the case is bail able. 1 will fix the amount at $15,000.’’ Immediately, Judge Chapin was sur rounded by friends who shook hands and congratulated, him. With his law yers he then repaired to the sheriff’s office where the bond was made out. He signed it with a flourish and then W. W. Jones affixed his signature. A short wait ensued until the return of John Closner, who had gone to the bank. Then ho signed it and Judge Chapin walked out, a free man until the Octo ber term of the criminal district court, when the grand jury will act on his case. Walked Towards Tragedy. Sheriff Will L. Wright of Wilson county, was the only witness examined this morning. Court reconvened at 9 o’clock, it being the intention of Judge Camp to finish the case as soon as pos sible. Sheriff Wright testified that on the afternoqn of the tragedy he was talk ing to Albert Sammons and a man named Moore at the Southern hotel, when Rountree walked up and shook hands. After some desultory c«mversa tion, Rountree left. Witness also saw A. J. Kincaid there at the same time, This was about fl o’clock in the even ing. About 9 o’clock, witness testified that he finished his supper at a Commerce Street restaurant and walked towards Houston street. Reaching it, he walked up towards Alamo and was just in front of the Branch saloon when he heard what he took to be pistol shots, but wasn’t sure. He heard three or four. He continued walking until he came abreast of Breen’s and then he saw a crowd. “I went in,’’ said witness, in sub stance, “and there I saw Judge Chapin standing back of the cigar counter. Rountree was lying on the floor. Judge Chapin shook hands with me and said he wanted me to stay with him—that he needed protection, that be feared some one would try to shoot him. “Chapin told me that Rountree had tried to shoot him and that he had shot him; that Rountree had shot at him twice.” Would Show Conspiracy. The state here attempted to elicit certain conversation which occurred when, as witness testified, Sammons, who was near Chapin, had taken witness aside and conversed with him. The court excluded this testimony, saying that only such portions of conversation as occurred when Chapin. Wrighfr and Sammons were all three present, could be adduced. The state then asked wit ness to repeat in detail the conversation when all three were present. Witness said that Judge Chapin had remarked to him: “He shot at me, didn’t he, Sam mons?” appealing to Albert Sammons for corroboration. “Yes, or he shot towards you,” wit ness said Sammons replied. After a consultation between the wit ness and the state's attorneys, Assistant District Attorney Chambers sought to bring cut conversation between Sam mons and Wright, saying that he want ed to prove a conspiracy, but the court ruled it inadrtiissable. The defense asked Sheriff Wright no questions, and then the state called Grant Parish. He was absent, and Mr. Chambers stated that all he wanted to show was that the weight of Rountree was 143 pounds and his height 5 feet 6 inches. The defense consented to ad mitting this without producing the wit ness in person. Bond Fixed at $15,000. The defense announced that no evi dence would be offered by their side. Inasmuch as but one witness had been named for the defense —Albert Sam mons —this was considered strange, but counsel for Chapin later explained that after O’Brien’s testimony of yesterday, it was not necessary to introduced any Messrs. Storey, Baker, Chambery Bur nett and Tayloe of the prosecution, then retired to consult. They came back to state that they considered the case un bailable and appeared to want to argue. The defense stated they would not press the question of argument, but that if the state argued the defense would also claim the privilege. Judge Camp an nounced that unless the counsel especial ly cared to argue he didn’t see the ne cessity for it. “In view of the evidence brought out by the state,” said the court, “I think tiie case is clearly baijable. I’ll fix the bond at $15,000.” Morbid Throng Court. Throughout this morning’s hearing the court room was fairly well filled. The sensation-lovers had flocked there yesterday to hear the testimony of J. W. O’Brien, the “man >ho drank his beer while bullets flew.” He was placed on the stand, however, so late in the even ing that many had quit the place, be lieving that the hearing would go over until today and that O’Brien would be put on the stand this morning. After Judge Chapin’s bond had been fixed at $15,000, over 100 waited about the doors to see him depart. Some went up and shook hands with him, but the majority just stood by and watched his every movement. There was a slight demonstration just after Judge Camp fixed the amotlnt oj’ the bail, but this quickly subsided, Judge Chapin’s friends crowding around him to shake hands and congratulate him. Testimony of J. W. O’Brien. Yesterday afternoon’s hearing brought a surprise in that J. W. O'Brien, the “man who drank his beer while bullets flew,” proved the best witness that the defense could have found. Although subpoenaed as a state’s witness, O'Brien's testimony was of a character to show that in the fight be tween Rountree and Chapin it was sim pjy a question as to who got his gun first. In detail, and with illustrative O'Brien told of the struggle SISTER OF ETHEL CLARE LENEVE BELIEVES SHE IS INNOCENT Mrs. Brock, the only sister of Ethel Clare Leneve, the typist employed by Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen, accused of the murder of his wife. Mrs. Brock, like her father and mother, is absolutely sure that her sister knows nothing at all about the commission of any crime between the two men and the subse quent shooting. * O’Brien told of entering the saloon and ordering a glass of beer, noticing at the time that three men were stand ing toward the front drinking and talk ing- “The first I noticed,” continued wit ness. substantially, * ‘ was that Rountree called Chapin a liar. Then I saw that Chapin and Rountree were struggling. Rountree had his right hand near his hip and Chapin had hold of it with his left hand. In Chapin’s right hand was a pistol and Rountree had him by the wrist. I was watching that pistol. While the two men were scuffling the first shot was fired. The gun was then point ed almost directly overhead, but Chapin continued to force it down. In a mo ment, Chapin had freed his right hand from Rountree’s left and struck Roun tree several blows with the revolver. Rountree staggered back and then Chapin shot him. Chapin still had hold of Rountree's right hand which was near his hip.” Witness then went on to detail what other witnesses have told: That Chapin hammered on the counter with his pis tol and then laid it down, at the same time casting his-hat back of the bar. When the police entered, Chapin sur rendered. Witness testified that he had not heard any quarrel previous to the shooting. When Rountree was on the floor O’Brien said that he continued to move his hand as if to draw his " O’Brien was not asked and did not make any explanation of his remaining within range of the flying bullets while everybody else took to the doors or hid out. When the shooting began, he said, he made it his immediate business to watch the pistol. The witness was cross examined by Mr Bliss. He never heard any quarrel previous to the row. The men were drinking together like friends. He heard no words until the lie was passed. He was positive that Rountree had called Chapin a liar. Rountree’s hand, which Chapin was holding, was near his pistol pocket. During all of the struggling Rountree kept it there. The witness could not tell who was firing the >gun. Either man might have beeu pumping it while it was in the air. Ihe two men struggling seemed to be physical ly well matched. Chapin was the larger, but did not seem any stronger. Sammons Ran Out of Door. Mr. Bliss—Did you see any one go out of the door? A.-You bet I did Sammons went out as quickly as any one. There was a wild scramble for the front door. Those who did not go out at the door bid behind the seats in the saloon The bartender disappeared so quickly I don’t know where he went, unless he went under the ice box. While Rountree was on the floor wit ness said he kept moving his hand up and down as if it to draw . hi. gun When Dr. Travlor turned the wounded man over to let the blood run out of his mouth he saw a gun in Rountree » nocket He called to the physician to Ck out, fearing the strugghng might get hold of his pistol. Dr Fray Tor then removed the pistol and handed it to Officer Morgan. On redirect examination O B "* ,n there was no doubt as to who fired the shot that hit Rountree between the eves. Chapin fired this shot. Rountreo ' - staggering from the effect of be ing hit on the side of the head with th? barrel qf the gun by Chapin when this shot was fired. • x Other Witnesses Yesterday. Policeman W. A. Harvey, Police Cap tain McCabe, Dan'Breen and A. J. Kin caid were the other witn<*Ses examined yesterday afternoon. Policeman Har vey told'of entering the saloon and see ing Chapin who said: “Hello, Harvey, I did it. Here is ray gun.” Chapin's gun was on the bar and Harvey picked it up, at the same time informing Cha pin that he was under arrest. Police Captain McCabe told of trying Rountree’s pistol and finding that it had not been exploded. The gun taken from Chapin had five shots fired and one empty chamber. It had been recent ly fired. .Dan Breen told of the entrance of Chapin and Sammons and of Chapin calling Rountree up to introduce him to Sammons. The next thing witness no- by Dr. Crippen. As soon as the Leneve girl arrives in London for trial, Mrs. Brock and her father and mother will give her a warm welcome and proceed to arrange for her defense by expert counsel. The family resemblance be tween the sisters is very strong. ticed was a scuffling between the two men _and he asked them to stop. A shot went off and witness became inter ested in beating it. He went behind one of the Pullman seats and when the shooting stopped eame out to see Cha pin laying his gun on the counter. A. J. Kincaid, a former deputy sheriff, was put on the stand to testify.con cerning a Conversation which had oc curred the evening of the shooting at John Dolan’s bar. Rountree had said to Sammons: “If you want to see me meet me at Dan Breen’s saloon when I get back from the train.” Witness was absolutely sure that the invita tion had come from Rountree and not Sammons. Sheriff Will Wright of Wil son county was with the two and is ex pected to give testimony this morning bearing on the invitation. Had it been possible for Wright to be present yesterday evening the testi mony might have been all in when court closed. His absence, however, nec essitated adjourning until this morning at 9 o’clock, when the final testimony was taken and arguments made. TO SEIZE THE VENUS. Revolutionists Will Take Charge of the Gunboat and Litigation in U. S. , Courts May Result. Associated Press. New Orleans, Aug. 23.—Much interest is attached to a report received here that the successful revolutionists who are said to be in full possession of the republic of Nicaragua will make an ef fort to seize the Madriz gunboat Venus. The Venus, a steel ship, formerly of British register, was fitted out at New Orleans several months ago by the Ma driz government. The Venus was last heard from tit Greytown. It is reported that General Francisco Altschul will make an effort to bring the ship baek to New Orleans and sell its here. The insurgents will request that the vessel be turned over to them, as it is the property of the now defunct Madriz government. As the Venus constitutes a valuable prize, litigation in the United States courts will probably arise over the question of its possession. GAYNOR IS MUCH BETTER. Associated Press. New York, Aug. 23.—Mayor Gaynor expected to spend a couple of hours out of bed today, sitting in his arm chair and walking about the room. His recovery has now progressed to a stage where none of the attending physicians remained with him last night. WINTER STORAGE WOOD. Four cords and up at $5.75 per cord. CARR WOOD AND COAL CO. ATTENTION CONTRACTORS y repjkre < —— FOB _ . _ _ THB Crushed Rock ~ AXL KINDS In AH Sizes—Any Quantity. VICINITY (Crystallzed Limestone) SEB US ABOUT BUILDING YOUR CEMENT WALKS UNG and HUGHES GOOD LUMBER Prompt Delivery Courteous Treatment Loans For Building Purposes AUGUST 23, 1910. Palm • Where f/ie 819 Th ings <J Take any lot in any unimproved addition in San Antonio, and how much more val uable will this lot be, when $60,000 has been expended in im proving the addition? fl Now, lots in Palm Heights are being sold at the price of lots in un im proved additions, namely, for $250 and up. Now, how much more valuable will this $250 lot be worth, when the $60,000 improvements have been completed? fl Who’ll get the benefit of this $60,000 expendi ture? The lot buyers will. fl You are not paying for the improvements—we are paying for them. fl The $60,000 we are spending is not coming from lot payments. It was appropriated and a large part of it contracted for, before We opened the lot sale. We had in tended to sell no lots un til the improvements were far advanced, but we had to open the sale because investors insist ed on buying. fl Every car making the trip to the end of the San Fernando car line carries prospective purchasers of Palm Heights home sites —be one of them. See what we’re doing. Is there anything strong er we could hammer on? We are appealing to your eye-sight for one thing and your investment in sight, for a second— nothing else. fl “The city lies below” fl Palm Heights Devel opment Company, 412- 413 Gibbs Building, San Antonio, Texas. fl Automobile service from city offices to prop erty. Alamo Auditing Company, room* 412-13 Gibbs Vuilding. ALBEIT UNE GEO. A TAUAFBIIS SUS ZALMANZIO Albert Rine Lumber Co. 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