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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1899
Page
6
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The Light announces tickets to the successful contestants in a voting contest good until October. Tickets issued in the name of winners travel to Taylor and Missouri Kansas Texas routes to Fort Worth Denver Boulder and Catu nido. The vote today lists Mrs Gus Groben Rosie Helligmann Alice Clabvorne Laure BUSEY Mary Burke and others. Balloting is free and open to all with a coupon ticket printed in the paper. Bring on the dark horse.
Birmingham dispatch notes growing belief that Governor Johnston will run for a third term. The Montgomery Journal prints an anonymous communique endorsing the bid, fueling talk of a crowded race with four other candidates already in the field. Strong interest centers on Johnston and potential successors.
Paris Texas Pioneering water expansion ties city reservoir six miles distant to mains this afternoon. Pumping machinery still to be installed, as the artificial lake project of one and a half miles by half mile at thirty eight feet is readied for completion around late July, after nearly a year of work costing twenty thousand dollars.
Austin dispatch reports a brutal shooting at a Manor area supper table. Mr. F. W. Engberg and wife were killed by unknown assailants who looted a small sum, beat victims with wood, and left the scene two miles from Manor, fifteen miles from Austin. Bloodhounds scour nearby, and citizens vow pursuit if suspects are found.
New Orleans investigators from Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana examined the alleged yellow fever case linked to a Texan quarantine and found no danger. The young woman who died last Sunday suffered from advanced consumption and meningeal fever. Texas health officials await the ten day period before lifting any quarantine.
Madrid reports a treaty signed by Spain and Germany cedes the Carolina Pelagi and Marianne Islands to Germany. Spain receives three wartime stations and a perpetual defense pledge. Germany grants Spain the most favored nation status in all trade, with a price tag cited at about 5 million dollars.
Special to Sunday Light Beaumont Tex reports receivers on the Port Arthur route have issued orders for a round house and freight depot at Port Arthur. Contract letting will follow the canal completion. The steamship Themis of the Port Arthur line ships from Progresa Mexico tomorrow and will navigate the new canal as the first freight steamer to pass through.
Houston, Fox., June 3. The orvhoy rangers contemplate equipping themselves as Rough Riders and seek state recognition. A meeting Monday will address this objective. Receiver Christian’s report on Glenweed Cemetery is public, portraying Thomas Tinsley, company president, in a new light as the Englishman who defied the court and stayed jailed nearly two years for contempt.
Special to the Daily Light from Astin Texas reports that State Health Officer Blunt received telegrams from Dr Souchon in New Orleans asking if freight would be released under Atlanta regulations. Blunt replied that no further developments would release quarantine before the eighth of the month.
Dallas July 3 special to the Sunday Light reports defense counsel prepare a motion for a new trial in the Sayten-Cranfit damage and libel case. They do not expect reversal but will appeal.
Victoria Texas June 3 report on the June 6 gathering of Terry's Texas Rangers with a memorial address by Chaplain Henry D. Aves. Special guests include Major J. J. Weiler and Colonel Wylie from Dallas, plus rangers from Austin San Antonio and other cities. A remnant war band will recount past glory as festivities unfold.
Waco markup shows a charter amendment to include territory in the city, with a boundary error nullifying the change. Citizens in the affected area plan tax resistance while lawyers prepare, and county attorneys meet in Galveston next year. Also notes truck grower organization forming with state officials present. In Paris Zola reinstatement in French ranks discussed. Temps notes possible move to England. Fossett case argues defense. Fossett remanded without bond after killing Doc Carver.
Special to the Sunday Light reports the Virginia oath law for public officials to denounce dueling faces constitutional scrutiny at the Supreme Court. The case follows Louis Barrett who failed the oath by claiming no duel in twelve months. Prominent Virginians fear the act and petitions for duelist disabilities pour into the General Assembly.
Special dispatch notes Senator Mark Hanna retaining power in Ohio while party factionalism persists. George B Cox and Charles L. Kilgore influence wields, governor candidates supported amid national admin hesitancy. Foraker bears the brunt as party divides across Cleveland. Nearby, tragic discovery of three deceased babies shocks Newtown community. General Gomez remains in precarious health in Havana with restricted access.
The article notes that four Negro regiments the Ninth and Fifth Cavalry and the Twenty Fourth and Twenty Fifth Infantry are likely to be sent to Manila in August as General Otis seeks about 6,000 regulars beyond the current forces to total around 30,000. These units are seen as better suited for Philippine service given local conditions, with one line remarking the Tenth Cavalry recently at Fort Sam Houston and a company of the Twenty Fifth at the post. editor's note.
Lettered disputes over seating Cleveland delegations and control of the convention led to Nash’s governor nomination after Hanna and Foraker bargained to keep factional fights out. Separate note: Hopkins’ withdrawal clears Henderson Iowa as Speaker contender with western bloc solid, potential patronage shifts including possible clerkship move from Pennsylvania.
Beaumont Texas reports three months without rain while the Tuned-Late rise area faces water shortages. The Beaumont tank Der Call president D A Duncan formerly of Brownsville will open next week as a cashier, with details on the bank’s launch and local impact forthcoming.
Special to the Sunday Light from Vienna reports the death of the famed composer Johann Strauss II known for the Blue Danube Waltz and other waltzes. He died today from lung inflammation attributed to grip and was 74 years old.
New Orleans on June 4 reports health officials refusing to permit local mail crew passage through to Texas. An order would halt mail, preventing families from receiving letters, after authorities concluded New Orleans conditions did not justify special exemptions.
The Census Bureau announced exam sites for applicants with only six locations named, the furthest in St Louis. Southern states including Arizona Louisiana Mississippi face long journeys to take tests, causing hardship and risking losses of qualified candidates amid opposition to Merriam’s plan.
Springfield June 3 The governor of Bushnell and other Republicans oppose Nash the party candidate for governor after an insulting January 2 letter Nash sent to Governor Bushnell during the senatorial struggle. Nash resigns as trustee of the Ohio hospital for epileptics and claims cordial relations with trustees but honor forbids retaining the trust. Officials and Bushnell allies condemn the action and sever support.
New Orleans June 1 Members of the Second Louisiana regiment recently back from Cuba report that Americans and Cubans harbor bitter feelings toward each other, contrary to American belief of friendly relations. Spaniards, however, show cordial ties with Americans.
In Paria Texas on June 3 farmers report crops in good condition despite recent heavy rains. Wheat and oats show signs of strong yields with oats promising large production and corn also likely to be favorable for the season.
Masons, Grand Army, and Confederate Veterans joined in a procession to Travis Park where a granite monument to Confederate dead is to be erected by the Barnard Bee chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Judge Reagan praised Confederate dead and southern women. Masonic rites and Musonic music accompanied the laying of the foundation stone amid Civil War relics and tributes.
The 7 Barnard Dee Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy erected a memorial on June 3, 1899. The stone was declared well laid and a memorial placed inside amid gallation A. W. Houston, who introduced Hon. J. H. Reagan postmaster general of the Jeff Davis Confederate administration, the cabinet's only surviving member.
The May mortuary report lists 202 deaths in the city with 71 under one year and 42 ages 10 to 30. Of the total, 463 were residents and 29 non residents, with eight residences not given. The deaths include 423 Whites and 73 colored residents.
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