San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-29
APRIL.

/; Local military moves to secure state
encamDment.
,: News received that San Antonio
was selected for the tate democratic con-
vention.
3: Contractors formed protective as
ISOLATION and adopted nine hours.
+: Footlight SuSpended Editor Dean
skipped"
5: Jay Gould and party arrived.
6: Easter services at the churches: fire
at Mackay'S pottery, loss $500.
:: ]. N.Rothwell held up and robbed on
North Flores street.
s: Benefit to Assistant Manager
QuarleS at the Grand Opera house: East
er monath festival at the Casino.
9: State undertakes convene: A. c.
Schryver elected director OF opera house
to succeed L. j. Devine, deceased.
10: Daily Times changed hands.
II: Ex-Rev. Shaw lectured on Free
Thought; Maverick Rifles entertained by
Miss Minnie SilSbec.
10: Chas, W, Ogden left for Washing
ton.
Is: Many pleasure parties spent the
day picnicking.
IA: Geo. c. Altgeit selected as special
judge by the bar in NoOnans court.
Is; Turner officers resign aud others
are elected.
l6: Dick Duncan applies to Federal
court for writ of habeas corpus, claiming
Texas criminal code is void.
II: Business lively at the stocks yards
with good demand.
IS: Lemons" produced BY amateurs
for benefit OF Orphans Home.
10: Heavy rains.
20: Death of Edward Stoves. Sr.
81: Times carrier boys strike: Cen
eral observance of Texas Independence
day.
%, Denver parties invest heavily in
inside property.
%: San Antonio Rifles club select
quarters on Commerce street: Heavy
storm.
"a: Superintendent Smith places
scholastic population at lO.l54.
25: MaverickRifieS select team and pre-
pare for state encampment,
&c: |. o. O. +. lodge No II celebrated
anniversary, speech by Oscar BergStrom.
81: News comes from France that Ed.
Grenet, of San Antonio, is accorded the
privilege of placing his paintings in the
salon.
IS: Earnest Rische leased Turner hall
TO convert it into a theatre.
20: Western Texas PreSbytery meets
and sustains action of local church in DIR.
Niel'S case.
30: State Militia officers decide upon San
Antonio Tor the state encampment.
MAY.
l W. L. C.. L. met in state convention: :
citizens meet to devise means for holding
a fair.
.: Krisch hall selected for state conven-
ton: german at the Menger in honor of
Miss Julia Male.
3: Postal carriers report for April shows
252, 26O pieces handled.
4: Mission Garden pavilion opened by
Beethoven Maennerchor.
): Five hundred workmen on a strike TO
enforce eight hour rule.
g: Railroad rate makers meet at the
Maverick and fix tourist rates for the sum-
mer: McCrillis car line granted fran
chiSe.
:: X. p. party |, for Beevile to or
ganiZe new lodge.
s: General roundup of the sporting
fraternity in the district court
9: Maverick Rifles entertained by Miss
Lucille Stapp.
10: Ernest Lang drowned in Medina
river.
IL: Lieut.. Edmund Babbitt Weeks
suicided at post.
12: Cool drinks come into use.
10; State Pharmaceutical Convention
assembled.
"a: Reception to NJ. Everett and bride.
Is: Judge Maxey decided against Dick
Duncan's application; citizens submit
s2l, GIL in subscription TO fair directors.
1G: Fair decided upon; bonded debt of
BeXar county, $4,000.
L: Railroad and Standard Oil capital
lists visited the city.