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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1908
Page
5
Champ Clark signals that if the Ways and Means Committee considers hearing evidence, hides and leather could be free traded or taxed for revenue. The dispatch dampens Texas cattlemen’s bid to retain the duty, as they press Roosevelt for a meeting to discuss the matter.
Gabriel Revara is in serious condition after a near Medina river shooting yesterday afternoon. Renaldo Basquez is jailed as a suspect. Deputy Ollie Beard transferred both men to the city hospital. Revara says Basquez fired during a quarrel with him and another Mexican. one gunman remains at large. Doctors report many bullets removed but patient shows some recovery hope.
Chicago Illinois November 30 steers weighing 2509 pounds each headlined the International Live Stock exposition at the stock yards. A bull at 2600 pounds was among the fat test animals. Five thirds of the horses drew royal attention from King Edward with attendance expected to exceed past records by weekend.
Pittsburg officials report 512 bodies located with 130 known dead and 25 identified Americans. Rescue teams worked overnight in the wrecked mine as 160 to 200 mourners gathered outside the improvised morgue awaiting word on their loved ones. Miners formed a rescue party and towed fresh remains to the surface while company president John Jones suggested the mine housed about 120 workers at the time of the explosion.
Dispatches from Paris report panic in Port au Prince as insurgents near entry. Haytian cabinet urges U S intervention to push resignations and form a provisional government. Finance minister seeks refuge in a German legation and an urgent request for warships is noted. Stores close as fear mounts.
Markets show mixed activity amid thin trading as opening prices register gains and losses. Traders note volatility in commodity futures with occasional spikes and declines across leading exchanges.
Cotton openings show mixed highs and lows with quotes in cents per pound for No 2 and white types. Fort Worth reports catte receipts of 2500 hogs 1800 with steers fair higher and tops around 4.75 while cows remain higher at 3.00. Market activity lower on some feeds and grains with varied bids and selling pressure.
A small, 50 foot wide tornado in South Fort Worth yesterday lifted seven dwellings from foundations, damaged multiple homes, and injured W. H. Thomas's wife and daughter. One house was torn to pieces as the twister jumped a block and crossed the street. Names of affected property owners include Ray Nicholson, D. S. Smith, EB Wesley, GC B. Lambright, and B. F. Bartlett.
The murder case of E W Duke, indicted for the shooting of Walter Byers, was adjourned as defense counsel obtained a writ for a second commutation. Witness absence and sheriff delays prompted the postponement to the next term in Guadelupe County. Duke appeared thinner, beard gone, seated near his defense while Walter Evers’ relatives watched from the gallery.
Dispatches from Vienna report Prague scenes of anti dynastic demonstrations involving German students. For weeks protests resumed with Germans invited and attacked. hostility spiked as people torn imperial flags and German crowds clashed amid monarchic sentiment.
Teachers and janitors of the public schools will settle their monthly stipend on Thursday afternoon in December a.
Washington Nov 30 In his annual report Postmaster General Meyer cites receipts of 3191478 and expenditures of 208301886 for the year ending June 30 1908 showing a deficit of 16873222 the largest in department history with an extra loss from fire burglary etc of 37050 He predicts deficits will exceed 1000000 in 1909 and again urges creation of a director of posts with good behavior tenure to stabilize policy The report also links rural free delivery and road needs and proposes limited parcel post for rural delivery to raise revenue and aid farmers through merchandise delivery by telephone or postal card.
Maddened by liquor James Hael ett, 33, fatally injured his wife then killed himself. He first attacked his seven year old son James, but the mother intervened and received the fatal blow. Hackett later died from a self inflicted wound.
Special to The Light Paris Texas November 30 Engineer Ed Holden drowned pilot Bux hee and several passengers escaped when the life steamboat Can Jey overturned near a bridge pier. The Ames Shovel and Tool Company of this city owned the vessel, which was called to midstream amid the swift current. Other boats kept near shore.
Catlin & Co and several New York firms petition for the San Antonio Jobbing Company to be adjudged bankrupt in federal court. They allege $5401.38 owed and list creditors including National Bank of Commerce San Antonio and others. The filing names Laura Kaniman as president Lewis Goldman as vice president and Herman Katz as secretary treasurer.
Amanda Hobrecht sues San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway for $50,000 claiming death of Alvin Hobrecht, who was struck by a train near Elmendorf, Texas, October 18, leaving widow and minor children.
The body of Paul Gedney, brother of Gedney family owners of Gedney Pickle Co., was found under a Minneapolis bridge with a fractured skull. Police suspect robbery and highwaymen tossing him over the bridge. another family member, Golagy, is said to have been killed for money in Onalaska.
A dispatch from Chefoo China reports a collision off the port involving two Japanese steamers. Limited details say 700 persons are reported drowned, with confirmation to Tokio at 8 pm. The incident centers on a maritime disaster near Chefoo on November 30.
Houston General Supply and Construction Co seeks Llano rock for Tex lag paving after clashing with Jacksboro granite claim. City officials favor Llano stone and may use municipal rock if needed. Mayor Callaghan and Committee reconvene after Jacksboro quarry inquiry. Brown to report findings.
Weatherford Texas reading from a mid-century notice reports Garver aged 11 or 14 in the local area married ten miles north of the town. He is said to have shot himself through the head while sitting in bed after a period of financial troubles. The report notes personal crisis preceding the fatal act.
San Antonio interests weigh an independent railroad from San Antonio to the Rio Grande and Brownsville, with no branches or ties to the Brownsville line. J F Edwards reports strong subscriptions, including $2500 from H D Kampmann and $500 from Colonel T H Zanderson, as talks with Business Men's Club progress.
Special to The Liebl. Weatherford Texas November. Tate, who a month ago fell 36 feet from a windmill and suffered serious injuries, fell from a gallery last night striking a windmill pose. His neck was broken. He lay in the rain all night. Death followed.
Rev J Lindsay Patton rector at St Mark s church learns of the death of his stepmother Mrs John M Patton of Richmond Virginia She is survived by two daughters who are Patton s half sisters in the obituary notice from the local page
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