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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1899
Page
4
A special report estimates 15 000 to 20 000 Filipino dead from bullets and disease with many wounded in the Philippines. A Philadelphia court note mentions Judge Biddel and a potential admission of evidence against Quay.
Washington reports President McKinley agrees with advisers that General Alger should exit the cabinet for a Paris ambassadorship replacing Porter. Alger’s health, climate benefits, and higher pay are cited as promoting a promotion, while others warn it could harm party unity and the war office’s leadership.
A New Orleans dispatch reports Second Louisiana regiment soldiers threaten to march home without officers. About 150 to 200 enlistees are due back in New Orleans by April 20, with many planning parades or further departures to other cities. The exodus could complicate reorganization and leave the unit without leadership.
San Antonio ball players arrived in Austin for the Texas League opener against Austin. Muddy grounds caused the game to be postponed to the next Tuesday. The two teams will play tomorrow with their rosters complete, and President Dewey expresses confidence in reversing the series.
Washington April 13 The agreement text for Samoa signatures will be signed Monday by Secretary Hay and British and German representatives. The move ends a drawn out negotiation that could have become a serious entanglement as Great Britain and Germany concede to U S mediation and accept unanimity rules. Germany withdraws demands to restore the Marian government and agrees to good offices by the United States.
New York dispatch reports General Lawton withdrawing troops from five captured towns near Manila and concentrating at Santa Graz. He moves by water toward Calumbia, twenty seven miles southwest. Spanish prisoners released, 51 sick and wounded returning to Manila. The campaign emphasizes education amid fighting and alleged looting and burning.
Sparse details reach Indian territory as Solomon Hetena, a man believed bewitched, killed four people he labeled as wizards. Federal court actions noted, including trials and indictments, with local chaos and superstition described amid a string of recent cases.
Galveston unit sends K, F C, and M detachments with the Piet Vatiation to the depot as the Santa Fe line carries away the Belknaps Zouaves and other volunteers. Tears and applause mark the farewell, reflecting deep bonds among comrades and friends from the First regiment.
In Jackson on April 15 an unusual political fervor spreads through the state as campaigning heats up ahead of the state convention. Analysts estimate as many as 7,500 candidates will seek state county district and regollative offices, with nominations still to come.
Special to Sunday Light reports on the U S Industrial Commission’s work examining national industrial conditions. North east and west labor groups have met to discuss reforms and remedial legislation to improve workers’ lives, with recommendations to Congress forthcoming. The South has not yet spoken, remaining primarily agricultural as it grows industrially.
Courtroom buzzed as witnesses testified on gas company contracts and proposed consolidations. Mayor Nick’s testimony tangled with Weiss and Tillotson as Attorney General pressed for stock details and city ordinance implications amid crowd excitement and ongoing Austin travel by prosecutors.
In Fort Worth Texas a saloon keeper was found dead in a rear room after a long spree. Morphine had been injected to quiet nerves and a suspected self-inflicted dose is considered. A coroner reports the shooting of a housemate last night as a concurrent event amid heavy rain.
Special to the Sunday Eight from Austin Texas reports the Texas League event postponed as rain delayed the opening game in Victoria. The convention selected Austin as the site for the next gathering, with the date noted as April 45.
Four meningitis cases reported in the city with one related to ethics sessions this week. Federal court acquittals in two murder cases involve Price Eis a Chlonean nation and Win Buchanan tied to killing Tegra in the Choctaw nation. Mortgages for Cajun planters extended another year as announced. Special note: Duke Acers slated as Spanish ambassador to the United States.
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