San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-13
STATE NEWS.

! Galveston pubic SCHOOLS close May 81.
The Laredo ferry now makes all night
trips.
Taylor will raise S25, 600 to grade the
road to Elgln.
Scarlet fever cases continue TO be re-
| ported nj Austin.
Crop prospects at Abeine have almost
disappeared IN the drOuth.
The Democratic State convention will
meet in Galveston in August.
1. V. Collins safe at Crockett, was
cracked on Monday night and contents
| taken.
Wichita Falls stockmen fed - 800 bales
| OF hay last winter, and now divide up
stock.
Regular trains are now run on the San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass road TO
Pettus.
The Red Fish Club, OF Houston, have
taken up their rods for the summer fish
ing season.
The Land Board has applications from
! actual settlers for ten locations in OChil-
tree county.
Denton and Grapevine both get the
go-by in the location of the Gulf Colo
RADIO and Santa Fe.
S,n Saba court is in session with Il full
docket rain is very much needed to in
sure safety OF small crops.
The contract for building the Austin
County Court house has been awarded to
Houston parties at S35,5CO.
Erie Thomas, arraigned ut Big Springs
for killing j. B. Fuller May ), was de-
clared not guilty yesterday.
Helena joins the procession Of Texas
towns that have one, two and three
year-Old cattle to sell for hard cash.
The Grand COmmandery X. +. of
Texas 10 in session in the COrsicana asy-
lum, with full attendance of delegates.
An excursion by coach from Beeville
to Pettus to take in the new railroad was
given by Chase q Sons livery on Tues
day.
Laredo has at last caught the under
tow OF the great strike wave, and feels
hit hard. Thermometer above 100 right
along.
The special committee of the Texas
Bar association. to consider amendments
to the judiciary laws, is in session at
Austin.
The Galveston Tax payers have formed
protective association to resist the in
eminent.
County Physician johnson, OF Calves
ton, recommends for that county hos
pital service similar TO that of the
marines.
Antonio Valdez, well known in this
city, was killed by premature mining
blast in Guadalupe rock quarry, Huesa-
chito, Mexico.
Frank Latham, COlored, convicted of
perjury in the case of his brother Rams.
charged with murder, has been sent up
for nine years.
The Farmers Alliance and X. of l..
members met at Fort Worth yesterday
and nominated a full county ticket, State
Legislators and Congressman.
Carl Brossman, eight years County
Treasurer Of Austin county. is on his way
TO visit his mother in Germany, whom
he has not seen for 30 years.
Midland is to have 20 acre stock
yard with water for the acCOmmOda-
tion of stock mel. Ii Is the best ship
ping point on the staEed plain.
The Texas State Fair association, of
Dallas, met yesterday and declined to
arDitrate with the Dallas State Fair
association. Too big for its boots.
San Marcos tabernacle rises visibly
and rapidly; the crop prospects in that
section are lovely; the Commissioners
Court is in session and 5. NJ. is happy.
The Engineers are busy locating the
route between Arkansas and PapHlOte,
the later creek will be crossed few
hundred yards east Of Hatchie's store.
The Island City Savings Bank, of Gal
weston not having made gatisfactOry