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HARRY BAUM & CO.
Volume V.—Number 2.
CLEARING-OUT SALE I
We take occasion to mention to our friends and
customers in the City and Country that since we
are through with our annual Stock-taking, we have
made great reductions in ail our departments, and
are offering Bargains to all those in need of any
thing in
Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Etc.
Come to see and be convinced that we mean w'-at we
advei tise.
Geo. H, Kalteyer, President
★ LONE STAR*
Com’y.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS.
TO ARRIVE!!
One Car Cpbolstered 'Goods,
new styles, very tine.
One car Chamber Suits and
Novelties from Grand Rapids,
unique and elegant in design
and finish.
One ear Fine, Cheap Furnittue,
from best makers.
Erastus Reed.
F. SIMMANG. A. HAMPEL
Oysters, Fish and Game.
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... .... And At ..
Scholz's Hall, Corner of Commerce and Losoya Streets.
kSrLuncli and Meals at all hour.. Everything served in First-Clars Style.
' elite waiters in attendance. 7-28-6 m
L. WOLFSON,
-EMPORIUM OF
This Establishment is now Replete with All tne Novelties for the
Fall and Winter Season.
Fall and Winter Silks and Satins
Can be seen in Black and Colored, Plain and Brocaded. Casaitneres (black
and colored). Tricots. Diagonals. Serges, etc. Camel Hair and Wool Sat
eens. Velvets and Velveteens in all colors, plain and brocaded. Silk
Pongees, Drees Plaids in single and double widths, and
to suit all Dress
Gloves, Laces, and Fancy Goods.
He is now showing the largest stock of Kid Gloves, Mlts, Laces and Fancv;Gooda
for Ladies and Children ever brought to our city. In Silk Hosiery’"
he has an endless variety and cannot be undersold.
Fall • and ■ Winter * Millinery
AU the latest Fall and Winter styles and makes of Bonnets and Hats.
Ostrich Plumes, Tips, Ribbons and Trimmings will be found
there. This department is under tirst-class artistes,
who will please the tastes of all.
Flannels, Blankets, Linens, Cotton Goods,
Towelings, Domestic Prints, Ginghams. Alpacas. Comforters. Canton Flan
nels and Hosiery. Among the other things which were very extensively
purchased by bis agents was the most magnificent stock of Dress
Goods of all kinds ever seen in any dry goods house in Texas.
Especial attention was given to purchasing Fall and Winter
bilks, and can he also give the greatest bargains in
Clothing, Boots Shoes and Hats
Hie stock of Fall und WintemCiotbiog is the large at ever brought to Texan, and em
braces, in tne latest patterns, Prince Albert. Cutaway. Frock and Sack Sniu*.
A very large and complete stock of Ladies', Misses'. Men's and Boys'
Shoes and Boot*. A full line of Stetson Soft and Stiff Hats.
Also a full stock of Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods.
FURNITURE AND CARPETS.
His Furniture Department is complete with Household Goods, and he will suit everybody
in this line. Amongoth* r goods wo And Plush Parlor Suits, Mohair Parlor Suits. Walnut and
Ash Bedroom Sults. Wardrobes, Chairs, Body Brussels and Ingram Carpets, Bugs, Matting,
Curtains, Window Shades. Etc. Country orders filled promptly and satisfaction guaranteed.
Send for samples.
Main Flaza and Acequia Street
JOSKE BROTHERS.
Otto Koehler, Sec. and Manager.
WOLFSON,
San Antonio Daily Light.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. MONDAY, JANUARY 4. 1886.
AUSTIN LETTER.
The Mystery Surrounding the Recent
Murders - Hood lu ms-Firemen's Bail.
Editor Sun Antonio Light.
AesTix, January 2nd, 1886.—T0-day
Deputy Sheriff Tom Bailee made a com
plaint against Mr. Philippe, the husband
of one of the women who was murdered
on the night of December 24th. Phil
ipps himself received a dangerous wound
on his head at the time of the murder,
and is now lying dangerously ill from
its effects at his residence, guarded by
two deputy sheriffs. The whola matter
is shrouded ill a deep mystery, and but
little can be learned from the officers
who are working up the case.
The jury of inquest who set in the
ease of Mrs. Hancock, who was tuur
dered on the same night at tier resi
dence, which is situated about a mile
from where Philipps lives, have returned
a verdict into court. The purport of
their finding has not yet been made pub
lic. Should Philipps recover, the offi
cers think they can establish b,. zu'lt
beyond a reas malde doubt. Mrs. Pud
ipps is distantly related by marriage to
the woman Eanes, who was arrested in
San Antonio recently for the killing of
her children in this oitv. One of the
best posted officers of this county said
to your correspondent to-day. that Ihe
mystery of all of these outrages would
soon be removed, and the identity of the
perpeftators revealed. If this statement
be verified arid the iruilt of Ihe parties
established the space between them and
eternity will be short. Too much praise
cannot be bestowed upon our county
and oitv authorities for their ceaseless
endeavors to bring th, guilty wretches
to Justice.
Last night eight or ten boistrous men
who were well loaded with barrel house
wbi ky, rode out of town, and w ben just
across the line of the city limits, began
shooting their pistols, yelling and curs
ing in a manner that would have re
flected honor upon a set of wild Apaches.
T his morning Constable Thorp learned
who the parties were and swore out
complaints, upon which thev have been
arrested.
Every man seen upon the streets alter
12 o'clock at night, is halted, and unless
be is known or can give a good account
of himself, lie is taken to the lock-up
and detained until morning, at least.
The examining trial of .Mollie Eane«.
for the murder of her child, was set for
to day. 'I he defendant waived examina
tion and was committed to jail without
bail.
The firemen's grand brill took place
last night in the hnll of their new build
ing, situated on Market hill which was
given in honor of the uediention of their
hall Mayor Robertson in a very pref tv
speech dedicated the building to the use
and enjoyment of the Fire Department
of this city. Mr Sam W. French, Chief
of the Austin Fire Department, respon
ded appropriately to the Mayor in be
half of the firemen. About I'ib couples
weie present. The ball in its entirety
was a success. CabaLCahva. ’
Charged with Scalping.
Ottawa, Ont., January 2 —The Morn
ing Post of December 21 charges Cap
tain Howard, the American who was in
charge of the Gatlin guns during the
half-breed rebellion In the Northwest,
with having scalped the dead after the
tight at Fish Creek, which took place
at the latter end of May last. The Mon
treal Gazette this morning denies the
charges, and reminds the Post that Cap
tain Howard was not at Fish Creek, and
that he did not arrive, there until sev
eral days after the tight. Captain How
ard was on board the Steamer North
cote, which was struck in Saskatche
wan, 150 miles south of Fish Creek nt
the time the skirmish occurred, and if
he bad scalped the dead at Fish Creek
he must have dug them out of their
graves. The Post tills evening returns
to the charge, and says it was a mistake
in saving the scalping took place at
Fish Creek, but that it can be proven it
was done at Batoche, when the
ian troops carried the village on June
-12. There are several officers and men
here who were at Batoche, and to-day
all of them admitted that the latter
charge is true. They say Captain How
ard, in their presence, scalped one dead
man after the fight at Batoche. and
when he was here recently he made no
secret about it. The scalping, they say,
took place the day after the tight, when
one of the wounded rebels died. As to
whether the man scalped by Captain
Howard was half-breed or Indian niv
informant could not siy. It was often
difficult to distinguish. Ihe incident is
likely to cause a stirin French-Canadian
circles, as Howard Is about to start a
cartridge factory in the Province of
Quebec, and his neighbors will be furi
ous if they find out he scalped a ball
breed. On the other hand, as far as the
public lias been able to ascertain, neither
Indians nor halt breeds sealped the dead
at any time during the troubles. In
some cases they mutilated, but did not
scalp.
Loathsome Leprosy.
Lansing, la., January 2.—The Mirror
to-day says: It is authoritatively stated
that there exists near the village of
Spring Grove, Houston county, Minn., a
large number of cases of leprosy. The
afflicted persons are all Scandinavians
from the northern part of Norway. The
first victim was an old man, and the dis
ease was at first thought to be measles,
as red spots appeared all over his bodv.
Later he was seized with excruciating
pains in bis limbs and his extremities
began to wither. This continued and
thefepiderms began tosoxle off. and now
there is so semblance of skin over the
flesh. The body retains its flesh, but
the limbs have withered and dried until
the lingers and toes are like sticks, aml
are ready to drop ofl'. The disease also
exists In three or four other families, all
related. Physicians from Decorah pro
nounce it leprosy, and say the disease
was imported.
Plan of Dakota Democrats.
Washington, January 2.—A delega
tion of Dakota Democrats is here for
the purpose of securing the admission
of the entire territory as a State, not to
divide it. The delegation assure the
Democrats that if the plan they propose
of admitting the whole territory is
adopted, it would obviate the objection
urged by the Democrats of allowing an
other Republican State to be carved out
of that territory. Democratic Senators
express doubt whether another Demo
cratic State can be secured from any of
the territories knocking at the doors of
Congress for admission into the Union.
A “PRETTY” CASE.
Three Expert Cracksmen Arrested by
Captain Tom Hughes.
During the months of November and
December numerous burglaries took
place in the city, and the police were
completely baffled as to who the perpe
trators were. Burglaries at Mrs. Tobin,
Mrs. Cole. Mrs. Faville, Mr. Clark. Mr.
Prescott. Colonel Belknap and Claude
Duval’s houses were committed in rapid
succession. A short time ago a letter
found its way into the hands of the City
Marshal, which disclosed a scheme to
rob Messrs. Lapowski’s store at Gonza
les. The letter was written by a young
man in their employ, and the person to
whom it was addressed was asked to
come to Gonzales in company with a
third partv. City Marshal Shardein
turned theatiair over to Captain Tom
Hughes, who w rote a letter to Sheriff
Jones at Gonzales to watch Lapowski’s
store, and the letter, which had been
opened by a wrong party, was re
placed in the postoffice. The letter was
delivered and its instructions heeded.
Shortly after the two parties ment’oned
in the letter came to Gonzales anil at
tempted to put their scheme of robbery
into pno-tice. but failed, and the three
of them were arrested by Sheriff Jones.
Captain Hughes went to Gonzales and
relumed on Friday with bis prisoners.
Their names are George S. Williams,
alias George W. Sabines and George W.
Sanders, A. B. Hud a las A. C. Tyner
and A. B. Tyner. Dick Feltenstahl. the
third, was the clerk in the store at Gon
zales, and the one who wrote the letter.
A great deal of the stolen prop
erty from San Antonio was found
In their possession, and at Houston, one
valise being found at Galveston. On
Saturday a Jew named Selig Deutsch
mann was also arrested tor complicity
and receiving stolen goods.
From statements made by the prison
ers. it appears Hint the three of them
have been executing a series of robber
ies from Kansas City to this place,
where, by the shrewdness of Captain
Tom Hughes, their 'aid and ingenious
schemes were discovered These men
are all of them expert cracksmen, and
their arrests are Important ones. Cap
tain Hughes deserves credit for working
up what in detective parlance would be
called a "‘pretty” case. Sheriff Jones, of
Gonzales, was also an admirable assist
ant to Captain Hughes.
UNION SERVICES.
Programme for a Week of Prayer, Begin-
rung Monday Evening.
Mondav. at 7:3b p. m., in Travis Park
Methodist < hurdi. led by the Rev. Dr.
Scudder.
Tuesday, 7:30 p. m., at the First Bap
tist Church, led by the Kev. Mr. Pres
ton.
Wednesday. 7:30 p. m., at the Cumber
land Presbyterian Church, led by Bev.
Mr. Giddings.
Thursday. 7:30 p. m., at the First Pres
byterian Church, led by the Kev. Dr.
Hackett.
Friday. 7:30 p. m., at the Trinity
Presbyterian Church, led bv the Kev.
Dr Nell.
Saturday. 7:30 p. tn., at the Trinity
Methodist Church, led by the Rev. Mr.
Chappell.
All are cordially invited to attend
these services.
Taking Talmage's Thunder.
HAtinisiit-RG, Pa., January 2.—For the
past 22 years Kev. W. 11. H. Snyder has
been pastor of the Salem Reformed
Church, which numbers in its congrega
tion some of the mrst prominent men in
the city. Previous to his summer vaca
tion Mr. Snyder preached a sermon
which was so much grander than prev
ious efforts that the congregation re
marked about it. A young attorney
who.h'eard the sermon took no<es and
subsequently he was reading a volume
of Rev.T. Dewitt Talmage, and noticed
the similarity. Upon inv* stigation the
discovery was made that the sermon
preached by Kev. Mr. Snyder as original
was the work of Mr. Talmage. Some
prominent church members told Mr.
Snyder that he had better resign, as his
further connection wilh the church
would decrease the congregation. Mr.
Snyder, it is thought, will comply with
the request as soon as a position can be
obtained.
Another Siren in the Hocks.
On Saturday morning a verdant indi
vidual, bearing the cognomen of John
McGee, made an affidavit before Justice
Crawford against one Hattie Baxter, a
very, vent soiled damsel, with whom, it
seems, McGee had previously been on
lover's terms. He said Hattie had ap
propriated six of Ids $2O gold pieces
without his consent, and having been
told she bad done it. Hatlie returned
three of them, saying it was all she had.
His confidence in her was shaken, how
ever. and he enlisted the tdind Goddess
to assist him in accounting tor the dis
crepancy. The I for her arrest
was executed by Deputy Constable
Krempkau. and Hattie was brought into
court, where she waived an examina
tion and was placed under a $5OO bond
to await action of the grand jury. Hat
tie failed to give the bond, however, and
now languishes in the dungeon of the
wicked and friendless.
Getting in the Wrong House.
Alberto Kamos, a rather good-looking
Mexican, was before the Recorder this
morning, charged with disturbing the
peace of Mr. Herman Brendel and fam
ily last night. Mr. Brendel testified that
he was awakened by a man trying to
get in at the window." As the fellow
raised the window Mr. B. dealt him a
blow which knocked him back, and then
he sent away. Ramos said be was
drunk and mistook the house for one
where disreputable women lived. This
was his excuse. He was informed that
getting in at the window was not even
countenanced at these houses, and a
fine of $7 was accordingly imposed.
A Red-Headed Boy.
Peter Buckley, a fiery-haired, blue
eyed boy, with a neck as white as a
woman's, was arrested for being a va
grant. He was fount! asleep in a hay
loft. He said he came here with the
Diamond King and bad been at the
camp on Nacogdoches street helping
with the cooking until a few days ago,
when the Doctor and he parted com
pany. He said he could again get work
with the Doctor if allowed to go, and
the court generously dismissed him.
COUNTY ROADS.
A Scathing Criticism of the Board of
County Commissioners.
Editor San Antonio Light.
At the point where Hie Blitz Engel
mann road turns out of the lane, about
one-half mile frotu the Salado, in
a southwesterly course, towards Ihe
Government hill, 1 was struck by some
essential alterations in Colonel Brack
enridge’s late fencing, which caused
the following reflections: Why did
Colonel Brackenridge move the oie
fence already built, by which the above
mentioned lane between Mr. Eisenhauer
and Mr. Ackermann was prolonged, to
the terminus of the yy-calhd Bit z-
Engelmann road which was. for it be
k ngs, 1 think, already to the tilings
passed—at the city limits, and left a
passage between his land and Mr. Ack
ermann's pasture? Has the Colonel
changed his plan of operation, that is,
to run said lane on to the next estab
lished road, inside the city limits, us it
had been proposed by our honorable
city fathers, and Intends to run it now
through said passage.though not cleared
from brush and other natural obstruc.
lions or impediments? One would be
inclined to make this conclusion if be
bad left the passage wide enough for a
second class road. Notwithstanding
this fact, however, we are justified in
suspecting something wrong, as one
member of the County Comiuieaioners’
Court maintains, and certainly that
member is not the most unimportant,
that the road along Mr. Acker
mann's pasture is by fur the best
and the nearest. However inconceiv
able, like the holy trinity, this assertion
is as they will have to run it back for
some distance to make it intersect the
city line at some remoter point, it may
be clear and intelligible to high people,
but certainly not to people who only
converse with the plebaiis. Why do
our County Commissioners not use their
authority? Why do they permit Colonel
Brackenridge to close up an important
legally established road before its ter
minns? Is it because our City Fathers
would perhaps not have forced Col. B.
to give the right-of-way inside the City
limits? This is no excuse; they could
have waited for that fact. Another rea
son for the complaisance of the Com
missioners towards Col. B. though men
tioned the last, it may not be most im
probable, is the following: At or about
where the Seguin road intersects the city
limits a hot tight is fought between the
Honorable County Commissioners' < ourt
and Mr. John James, of tins city. That
gentleman did not reverently take off
his hat and bow to the worst and most
unjustified change of a road of all the
bad ones that have been made by this
honorable body; lie had the courage to
put his fence in the middle of the road
so changed, and this fact may account
for the above mentioned complaisance of
the County Commissioners' Court, this
body not wishing to light at two difler
ent points at the same time; (it will not
be denied that it would have taken some
trouble to induce our Honorable City .
Fathers to actually make a dash at the
much feared Colonel.) They don’t sing
either: “Mourir pour la partrie, e'est le
sort le plus beau,” etc.
Another question arises: Is this un
justified change of the Seguin road
worth lighting for? Was there any kind
of right or justice in the action, there
being no cause for a change, and to put
the road on another man’s land without
his permission, without paying him
damages? And what kind of a road!
Good gracious! One breaks a wheel,
another one the axle, a third one throws
his freight into Mr. Ackerman's fence,
etc. Considering that to all this comes
the probability that the change is per
haps the cause of the surrender of the
good important Binz-Engelmann road
(the change of the latter may be consid
ered as equivalent to a surrender or dis
continuance). Verily! lam entitled to
exclaim: Stop your blessed actions or
we will perisu nt the hands of your
blessed works.
Those citizens that demolish Mr. J.
James fence, indirectly; participate in
the bad action of our honorable County
Commissioners’ Court. I maintain that
road is not worth to demolish a fence
for it. they ought to petition for the old
Seguin road where it Justly and right
eously belongs. Our great and illustri
ous German writer Fr. Schiller, says:
"It is the curse of the bad deed that it is
bound to continuously produce bad !”
Our honorable County Commissioners'
may study this and improve by it.
Very respectfully. Jeu Lieck.
Installation of Officers.
The officers for the ensuing year in
Star Council, No. 232, American Legion
of Honor, were installed by George Q.
Dashiell, Grand Commander of said
order in the State ot Texas, in their ball,
corner of Houston and St. Mary's street,
on Saturday night.
Selling Stolen Goods.
Selig Deutschman has been arrested
by Detective Hughes, charged with
selling stolen goods. A lady’s toilet
case, a traveling ease and a pair of
pants were found in his possession.
These goods were known to have been
stolen by the three burglars arrested by
Sheriff Jones, at Gonzales, who have
recently confessed.
Small-Pox in the City.
Four well-developed and unmistaka
ble cases of small-pox were reported in
the city Saturday, all of them being
Mexicans. Three of the cases were in
one family, living In what is known as
shiner’s corral, in thevFirst Ward, and
the fourth case is on Carr's Hill. As the
patients are residents and unknown to
each other, living in widely different
portions of the city, it is feared the
loathsome malady may prove epidemic.
Every precaution has been taken, how
ever, to prevent its spreading.
Portable Boats.
The Steves’ Arms Company has re
ceived two of the newly patented porta
ble yawl boats. The crew shipped in
small trunks, are divided up In sections,
and when put together are ready for use,
weighs 75 pounds Inclusive of oars and
other paraphernalia necessary. These
boats will carry three persons with ease,
and form a splendid adjunct to hunting
parties on small lakes and water coarses.
Ed. Steves and D. P. Barr tried one on
the river this morning, and while they
pulled the oars like two old salts, the
boat worked admirable.
— The most popular cigarettes are the
Opera Puffs at popular price. 4-7-ly
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PROGRAMME TO NIGHT.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, January 4, 5 and 6,1886.
IIX 1 l! 11 lil: OKIHESTKA
The i«itoriimnee will commence with Larry Donley's laturhahle act,entitled
THE COOPERS.
karry Dooley. Baker, Sarony, Burton and Misu Howard.
OVEKTI KE lIKI HE.'I K \
Serio-Comic Gems Miss Susie Stokes
The rnivcrxal Favorite, Eighth Week of Mr.
HARRY MACARTHY,
ii The I mien* of the I recent Ballad—*Tm leaving the Erin," written and composed by
\i 11 1? '?! o’ * ,x • haracpT the f ount) Actor. Song—“l'm Man that Spouts." Character
It. limo Bryan and hi- Ix’tter. Song My Pretty Colleen," written and coni|»oHed by Harry
Macarthy. < haructcr—baunic Met ih*. a Scotch Bbepheni. Song—•• Un* Star of Glengarry."
Great Success, of Miss LOTTIE BURTON, In her Banjo Solos.
Continued approval of
GILBERT SARONY.
In 1 himu-ters. Songs, entitled, “I'm a Fairy and they Lock me up."
In Popular Songs - - _ _ Miss CAD BLOSSOM
OVhltri BE ..FivuMimib* liit« r nlsHlon OHCHESTHA
The Laughable act, entitled,
TOO MANY TENANTS.
Baker, Dooley, Sarony, Macarthy and Company.
"' KKTI Hi; OKI lIESTItA
In Motto Songs - - MISS SUSIE STOKES
Prepare to wrinkle, lor here is the
2-BURTONS-2—Jennie and Lottie.
Plantation Sketch Arthtx, in their original Plantation Sketch, entitled, "LET ME BE,"
introducing p)ttie« character picture of the uncult hated Southern Negro Giri,also (amp Meet
lug Hymns, Banjo Solox, Etc.
I*. N<’te the keen insight of Negro Idioms iMHOiesaod by Miss Lottie Burton. She la so
great that the audience arc often inclined to ladieve that she iw a man dressed up in woman's
clothing, t»ut we a—«ure our patnmx that xuch lx not the case.
The Ever Popular Miss Cad Blossom
"T'JiT l KI ' _ OKI HEBTR I
The performance will conclude with the comedy, entitled,
SCENES IN A SCHOOL.
n±L“" ,h '" r " Larry fDooley
L.!' * ।L i Gilbert Barony
School Teacher Ix?w
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