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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1902
Page
2
A compilation of varied items from cities and nations includes political visits in Europe, atrocity reports in the United States, and industrial notes. Notable entries mention czarist health rumors denied, a Mexican or Bolivian army reference, a French king’s visit, a Mississippi bear hunt, a $50,000 new station for Mobile, a $208,080 government building contract, and progress on armor tests for the New Jersey battleship.
New York reports a public clash among Er Hariman Edwin Hawley and George Gould over Colorado Fuel and Iron company control. Proxies are sought amid circulars accusing each other of falsehoods as Morgan backs Harriman and western railroads face possible disruption in the coal and steel interests.
John Cash a local dairyman on the Dallas to Reinhardt route was found dead with a knife wound to the heart along a highway near Dallas. Investigations by sheriff and police are ongoing, with no arrests at this time. No money was found on the victim.
Nacogdoches Texas November 25 The long continued wet weather is having a marked effect on everything The public roads were never in such a condition at this season of the year It is almost impossible to get anywhere with a team of any descriptions The farmers have given up all hope for the cotton crop still unpicked The weather is very warm and the rain continues.
Chief of Police Hayes announced that the bull fight scheduled for Thanksgiving in Convention Hall will not be permitted. Bulls and matadors from Mexico were in the city and the event faced cancellation.
Lieutenant General Miles will depart Manila at week end after inspecting 13 000 troops and fortifications in the Philippines. He notes the people are impoverished by war and pestilence and fears famine due to a lack of farm animals as relief efforts proceed. The Army and Navy club will host him tomorrow.
Virgil Gallaher charged with murdering his mother in August 1897 has a San Antonio trial date set for December. Attorney McDonald says indications favor a trial this time. Defense asked for only the first continuance. many witnesses must travel. The prisoner has been jailed in San Antonio since the Cuero continuance last June.
Major Walter Reed, Army surgeon, died in Washington on November 25 after an appendix operation. Born in Gloucester County Virginia in 1851, Reed led investigations in Havana that confirmed yellow fever is mosquito born. His research shaped public health responses to the disease.
Manila reports a public reception for General Miles in Cebu where a Filipino speaker urged faster fulfillment of American promises. Miles urged peace and patience and asked trust in Americans to settle pending questions, expressing hope for eventual autonomy.
Red River at Texarkana is spilling over its banks and rising four feet per hour. The flood threatens unharvested cotton along the valley, risking upwards of 25,000 bales. Continuous rain forces cotton pickers off fields into towns.
New York November 25. Argument on a new trial motion for Albert T. Patrick before Recorder Goff was adjourned to Wednesday due to the absence of Assistant District Attorney Garvan who handles the prosecution.
The Kaufman Mercantile in Kaufman Texas assigned its assets this morning naming T G Broughton as trustee. Liabilities are about 35000 dollars.
In Bryan Texas on November 25 heavy rains continue as the Brazos River climbs about twelve feet, with water steadily rising along the banks and threatening nearby low-lying areas.
Washington plans to make the Democratic congressional campaign committee a permanent institution to educate voters and sustain enthusiasm for victory. The statement emphasizes continuing mobilization beyond a single campaign cycle and cites the need for long term political education.
Austin dispatch lists appointees and residences across Texas from the new Terrell administration. Names include N A Cravens Willis Montgomery County private secretary and J R Curl Austin Travis County secretary of state, with several others headed to Dallas Weatherford Port Lavaca and San Antonio. Several key positions remain to be filled such as revenue agent and commissioner of agriculture.
Welsh Oil and Development Co directors met to plan a pipeline from their Welsh well to the Southern Pacific railroad. President L E Robinson said storage tanks would be built immediately and Welsh oil would soon reach markets. J W Lee of Southern Pacific plans to sink a well on the holdings and to construct side tracks and loading racks.
At 5 o clock in the morning a dynamite charge with a fuse detonated on the bar of Christopher Portland’s saloon. The blast wrecked the front of the building and damaged adjacent shops. all family members on the third floor escaped injury. Portland’s two non union sons worked during the strike.
It is unofficially announced that Henry C. Frick will establish in Pittsburg a great university that will make Andrew Carnegie's polytechnic institute look cheap.
New Orleans health officials plan looser quarantine rules for Central and South American ports next year if Gulf states agree. Dr. George R. Tabor and Dr. Edward Souchon discuss coordinated sanitary measures ahead of the December international sanitary conference in Washington. Louisiana will be represented by Dr. Edmond London and Dr. Wythe Glendower Owen with Dr. Tabor considering attendance.
Manila reports a renewed fall in silver prices as the government fixes the official rate at 260 per 100 gold. The shift toward gold standards in the Straits Settlements and Mexico’s move away from silver weigh on markets. Mexican silver arrives from China while American traffic grows there, straining the insular treasury and local business. Officials petition for gold salaries and a stable currency to curb price instability.
Private reports from Hot Springs Va say Col Ochiltree is not improving in his last illness. Friends in New York are shocked that a man with world wide reputation and royal connections has no close bedside companion. Arrangements are said to provide full attention and comfort as his vitality wanes.
A group of colored residents gathered at Bryan Texas courthouse on Saturday to discuss forming a state law and order movement. They did not form a formal organization but plan to participate with precinct conventions next Saturday and county conventions on December 6.
Heavy rains fell for days across the Panhandle with stockmen hurt by excess moisture. Outside of the weather, the Panhandle region remains in a flourishing condition with Childress, Texas reporting Nov 24.
Denton Texas reports another heavy downpour on Friday night causing widespread flooding. The Trinity River branch Big Elm went out of its banks marking the biggest freshet in years.
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