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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1901
Page
4
Texas towns report a wide range of events from Fort Worth driving club and Corsicana May festival to Holmes County rail plans and Lamar County court suits. Notable items include a Fort Worth pipe organ purchase, a murder attempt, a fatal train collision in Houston, and multiple deaths. Immigrants flood Lubbock County while a Texarkana court case seeks $80,000 in damages.
In Austin on April 17 President McKinley, dubbed the War President, will witness grand military displays. The adjutant general plans to marshal a Texas volunteer guard regiment in full uniform to escort him. About three thousand troops are available for a guard of honor during the visit.
State Senator D W O Dell from Johnson County visits Fort Worth to discuss Speaker Prince signing the sheriff’s fee bill despite an attorney general opinion that the action was illegal. O Dell says many local attorneys share the view Prince was right.
Washington April 17 during Pekin indemnity talks it emerged that the French government desires handling national claims of France and French subjects as well as extensive class claims of Catholic institutions and missionaries.
M. Alexander of Terrell, born in Austria but now an American citizen, received a Galveston Austrian-Hungarian consul notice to report for military examination. He was informed that his grocery business in Terrell beats serving as a soldier.
In Frankfort Kentucky on April 17 the Ripley trial continued with the defendant on the stand under cross examination. The Bradly Yost evidence regarding what he claimed Governor Taylor told him the day before the Goebel assassination is the central point for the prosecution. Three witnesses’ testimony centers the conflict over the veracity between ex Governor Bradley and Judge Yost versus the defendant.
The Texas legislature approved appropriations totaling 1 387 539 for six months of state government ending August 31 1901 and reserved nearly a half million for an epileptic asylum an industrial school for girls and two normal schools. It also granted tax relief to storm damaged counties reducing general revenue by about 170 000 though offset by higher charter and insurance fees to leave a cash balance near 700 000 before the extra session. Weeks to be named St Louis Southwestern agent in Texas.
In Colombo Ceylon the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall depart on the Ophir for Australia after a royal farewell at the jetty. Crowds cheered as ships left, with bands playing and flags displayed during the departure and escort from warships. Meanwhile Berlin police hunt an anarchist linked to a plot against the Kaiser Romagnoli on his way to Germany.
The Cuban constitutional commission to meet President McKinley will depart Havana on Saturday. General Wood will accompany and present Cuba's desires on future U S relations, with travel planned via Tampa and Fila.
A New York committee group will travel to Texas on a special train next Saturday to study state resources and industrial potential. Subcommittees will report findings for a final pamphlet to be published by the Merchants Association and chamber of commerce.
The Herald reports Atlantic and Pacific naval militia groups will not embark on their usual summer cruise. drills will be limited to regular exercises aboard ships assigned by the government. Only the Great Lakes section shows interest with Michigan Illinois and Ohio coordinating instructional cruises.
Farmers in northern Dallas County report a green bug infesting crops and killing livestock including cattle horses and hogs. David Smith of Garland notes animals die after eating wheat grass and other growth infested with the pest and warns the danger could worsen if the bugs migrate.
Charters filed for new oil firms include Houston-Beaumont Oil Company of Houston with capital stock 100000 to prospect for oil and minerals. Directors: O L Cochran Ed Brown O C Drew G A Quinlan of Houston C H Moore Fred Hartel Forster Rose of Galveston. Beaumont Oil Refining Company of Beaumont with capital stock 300000 to prospect for oil. Directors: G E Hart J L Brady W Bush of Los Angeles J N Votan W I Black of Beaumont.
Captain Charles Shillaker of Chicago has secured from the Mexican government a concession to build a waterway near the gulf coast from Tampico to Tuxpan. He is expected back in Chicago at month end then to return to Mexico City. He has spent three years pursuing the project with headquarters once in San Francisco. It is said the canal and boats will be funded with U.S. capital.
Eastern parties secured oil leases covering nearly the entire valley around St Joseph in Searcy county Arkansas after an expert investigation. Weils will be sunk at once and several springs in the area yield oil that residents use for drinking water and as a remedy for sprains and rheumatism. The field lies about fourteen miles south of Yellville.
Lake Charles La April 16 The Rice Association of America reports the rice kitchen project at this end of the line will be closed by week’s end Plans for the building are complete and to be sent to Buffalo tonight Contractor Fred D Meade is the architect Manager J Harry Putnam will depart at once to supervise construction The committee seeks funds and cooperation from all rice men to push the movement forward.
Surrogate Fitzgerald adjourned two Rice will contest cases to Wednesday awaiting Magistrate Jerome's ruling on murder charges against Patrick. Lawyer Moore plans habeas corpus for Short and Meyer, held by Recorder Goff for forgery with bail set at 320,000, which he argues is excessive and based on insufficient evidence.
The Swan Land and Cattle Co. reports over 2500 cattle lost in Eastern Wyoming and Western Nebraska during a ten day storm. Jack Edwards, a major sheep owner in Wyoming and Oregon, loses 7000 sheep near Kimball, Nebraska from a flock of 14000. Additional losses arise in Western Nebraska, South Dakota, and Eastern Wyoming as the storm continues, threatening many stockmen.
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