Appropriation Bills Reported by the House Dynamiters
River and Harbor committee will amend the river and harbor appropriation bill removing Eads as consulting engineer and placing him in charge of Galveston harbor, cutting the Galveston sum from 750000 to 50000 and delaying any spending until harbor commission reports to the Secretary of War. The piece also notes Senate caucus on anti silver coinage and land grant forfeit bills and exhibits at the New Orleans World's Fair with memorials to Congress.
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River and Harbor Committee
River and Harbor
Eads
Atateate River Commission
Galveston
Harbor Commission
Secretary of War
Washington
Senate
New Orleans
Exhibitors’ Association
H. P. Benjamin
Grand Rapids
Michigan
H. B. White
Columbus
Ohio
David Bradley
Chicago
Congress
United States Commissioners’ Committee
Belgium
Music Hall
Montreal
New York
Chambers Street
Ireland
Feedom
London
Canada
Pierce Young
Custer
Young
Parliament House
Times
Russia
Afghanistan
England
Fitch
Dudley
Barnet
Lucille Marguerite
Manchester
Pension Bureau
Interior Department
Aber
L Dee Gan Pen
Oyster Supper Draws Crowds at Good Templars Hall
The Independ ent Order of Good Templars on Houston street held an oyster supper night with decorated walls and five tables. Ladies led each table as beaux and patrons filled the room while cashier Mrs Silsbee handled the cash. The event continues this afternoon at 5 o clock with San Antonio public urged to attend.
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Order of Good Templars
Houston Street
Licar
Bertha Goodlow
Rucker
Pearl Glaze
F. W. Sargent
Mary Sargent
Lillie Smith
Silsbee
Peebles
Burton
Lea Mudd
Condon
Brooks
Condo
Khartoum Falls to Arabian Rebels and Gordon Fate Unclear
Reports from Loxpon and Lonpos on February 5 detail Khartoum’s alleged capture by Mahdist forces, with General Gordon’s fate uncertain. Wolseley’s telegrams speak of the city’s fall after Colonel Wilson’s Metemneh round, amid heavy river warfare and island control.
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Loxpon
Khartoum
General Gordon
Daily Chronicle
War Office
Wolseley
Wilson
Metemneh
Omdurman
Tutto
Gordon
Faroz Pasha
William Vernon Jarcourt
George Otto Trevelyan
Aldershot
Dublin
London
Nile
Colonel Wolseley
Paris
Lord Lyons
Sword presentation to Captain Badger by San Antonio Rifles
Last night at the San Antonio Rifles drill at their armory the company presented Captain Badger with a beautiful new sword and belt as a token of appreciation for his tireless efforts. First Lieutenant Duval West spoke briefly, and cheers followed as Badger expressed gratitude for the gift. The blade features a tempered poinard style, tortoise shell handle, gold inlay, and a finely chased scabbard, with a leather belt and gold trim.
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San Antonio Rifles
Badger
Duval West
Ift
American Fables About the Wounded Ax and Revenge
A peasant injures himself with an ax and rants at the tool while a sage passes. The sage questions the outburst and notes revenge is stirred by misfortune. The tale ends with a moral about domestic roles and restraint.
District Court Hears Trial Of Jake Langdon
Large crowd gathered at the district court to hear the trial of Jake Langdon a 23 year old colored man accused of attempting to assault a young girl. Indignant citizens had earlier demanded swift justice but officials moved Langdon to Austin for safekeeping as the trial proceeded.
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Jake Langdon
Bowman
Perme
Austin
Langdon
Notables Seen At City Hotels And Resorts
Henry James of New York and KE W Adkins of Denison stay at the Vance while KE Shampaign of Houston and Mrs McFox of Fort Worth visit. D B Smart of Kansas City at the Maverick. Giles Buck of St Louis and B W Aiken of Galveston guests at Maverick. Ed Meinecke of Milwaukee and Mrs Antoinette Brown from Homeland on the Hudson at the Menger in Cornwall New York recuperating health. Ladies approve of smoking Little Joker tobacco.
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Henry James
New York
Vance
KE. W. Adkins
Denison
KE. Shampaign
Houston
McFox
Fort Worth
Mrs. Baylor
Corpus Christi
D. B. Smart
Kansas City
Maverick
Giles B. Buck
St. Louis
B. W. Aiken
Galveston
Ed. Meinecke
Milwaukee
The
Menger
Antoinette Brown
Homeland
Hudson
Cornwall
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