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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1912
Page
2
Committee of business men reports promise of 38 000 to 40 000 for bonds to save the International fair property from sale by court order to satisfy creditors. John B Carrington directs the campaign with committees from the city and Young Men's Business League racing to raise the full 75 000.
Examinations for first grade teachers will be held tomorrow morning at 9 at Bracken Ridge High School on South Alamo street. Teachers not in the first grade may take the exam, and those who pass will have pay raised to 100 dollars per month.
Horace G Moore, a prominent Dalhart attorney and Mason, died today after falling ill March 30. The Associated Press report notes his long standing in the local legal community and fraternal circles.
J. M. Ball, division freight agent of the International and Great Northern railroad, returned from a visit to Laredo this morning. He reports the onion crop beginning to move in large shipments.
A courtroom exchange reveals a defendant’s alleged habit of talking to himself when alone. The witness, pressed by counsel, notes intimate friendship and a claim of shared secret moments, prompting cautious interpretation by observers.
Union men in San Antonio will vote on a sympathy strike with the Hariman lines. About 600 of roughly 1000 shopmen will ballot while former Southern Pacific workers abstain. Balloting by six crafts begins tomorrow night with an ultimatum planned within fifteen days.
The state department reports heavy fighting in eastern Mexico with 90 rebels killed in the skirmish. Battles center around Xicotancatl Tacanhuitz Gomez-Tami as and at Tlahualito Durango while additional activity is noted at Tres Marias Morelos and refugee movements to Bu ford Acapulco Manzanillo and San Blas ports.
A Huerta telegram to President Madero describes a May 9 battle at Zaragoza del Tlahualilo near Bermejillo. Federals under General Rabago defeated rebel forces, with 22 dead and many wounded. rebels reportedly fled the field and carried away wounded in two automobiles.
Rebels claim skirmishes with Huerta’s federals raged for hours near Torreon on May 9 as Orozco’s forces tightened their cordon on Bermejillo and Mapimi. Winds and dust hindered movements while liberals feinted to draw the defenders from entrenched positions.
G Garibaldi grandson of the Italian patriot and chief of staff for Madero sails from San Antonio to offer his services to the Mexican government. Accompanied by A Garibaldi the pair seek to cross into Mexico to help quell rebels and restore peace after the Torreon battle.
Rebels commanded by General Salazar numbering 1200 were defeated at Monclova by federals under General Tracy Aubert, according to advices received at rebel headquarters in Juarez. Salazar struck late Wednesday, was driven back, then renewed with recruits and repulsed again. a third attack was planned according to the dispatch.
Col. Pasqual Orozco Sr., named secretary of war by Emilio Gomez, issues an order to rebel troops urging restraint and prohibiting property destruction and excesses. The document notes recognition of his authority by his son General Orozco and by Gomez. The directive is directed to generals and soldiers, including the commander in chief.
Two applications filed in the commerce court challenge the Interstate Commerce Commission order linking Texas to Shreveport rates. Railroads claim the westward rule infringes the constitution and exceeds state jurisdiction. They warn the measure would cost about $500,000 annually, constituting confiscation.
According to R Beltran, Carranza may lead troops from Monclova region in Coahuila. His horse, a wholly black charger with two white stockings, was bought at Fort Worth under Beltran’s direction and shipped via San Antonio to Saltillo along with an American saddle and accoutrements.
Jose Cordova the general secretary to Orozco travels toward Juarez and is awaited by Vasquez Gomez. Gomez expects Cordova to resolve the provisional government tangle and receive credentials for Gomez as provisional president. Cordova was named by Orozco to succeed Enrique Enrile as general director of the revolution.
Venustiano Carranza, former San Antonio resident, now governor of Coahuila, Mexico, will take the field at the head of loyal Madero troops to repel the opposing forces. The movement signals a strong government response in the region.
A May 7 Zapata march toward Cuernavaca ended in defeat as federal troops halted the advance near Huitzilac. About 50 rebels were killed, with seven federals dead. The clash occurred as a smaller Zapatista unit engaged federal forces.
Juarez Mexico May 10 Associated Press rebels admit the vanguard moved against Bermejillo on the way to Torreon and endured 12 hours of skirmishing. Col Orozco Sr says about 8000 insurgents and 3000 federals are in the area with heavy artillery. General Huerta leads government forces directing operations from the front.
An American rail conductor Kane arrived in Laredo from Mexico amid reports of a attack near Silao last month. He was shot by bandits while protesting mistreatment of women on his train. His face bears powder marks and several teeth are missing.
Sam Clinton of East Waco died last night in a log house he built in 1854. A well known citizen, he leaves three children.
Flood waters devastate crops across Pointe Coupee parish destroying cotton sugar cane corn rice and vegetables. Sheriff Beaker warns 250000 acres of corn 10000 acres of cane 5000 acres of rice and 2000 acres of cotton may be lost with 12000 homeless and homes submerged in False River area near New Roads.
May 10 New Orleans reports river gauge .2 foot lower than yesterday but rains forecast in the lower Mississippi valley. Amesville levee work nearly finished with 100 plus U S engineers kept on site. In third district 200 men pile dirt between levees and revetments while mayor Behrman and city engineers call the stretch safe.
A statement notes that any water from the river up to the point would flow into the lake, implying a natural or engineered containment that prevents further transfer.
Two crevasses in Bayou des Glaise threaten Moreauville and flood ten miles southwest to Long Bridge. Avoyelles parish suffers heavy losses as business stalls, stores banks and schools close, telegraph lines fail, trains suspend, and post office flooded.
Deer in large quantities flee floodwaters along the Mississippi River and move into small towns. Exhausted and hungry, many are picked up by relief boats and ferried to headquarters. The government steamer Wyanoka arrived from Natchez yesterday with deer removed from the water.
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