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

/: Local military moves to secure state
encampment.
?: News received that San Antonio
was selected for the tate democratic con-
vention.
3: Contractors formed protective as
ISOLATION and adopted nine hours.
4: 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.
8: Benefit to Assistant Manager
QuarleS at the Grand Opera house: East
er mOnath festival at the Casino.
Q: State undertakes convene: A. c..
Schryver elected director OF opera house
to succeed IT.. Devine, deceased.
10: Daily Times changed hands.
II: Ex-Rev. Shaw lectured on Free
Thought; Maverick Rifles entertained by
Miss Minnie SilSbec.
12: ChaS, w, Ogden left for Washing
ton.
Is: Many pleasure parties spent the
day picnicking.
IA: Geo. c. Altgeit selected az special
judge by the bar in Noonan's court.
ID: Turner officers resign aud others
are elected.
IL: Dick Duncan applies to Federal
court for writ of habcaS 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.
D., Denver parties invest heavily in
inside property.
%: San Antonio Rifles club select
quarters on Commerce street: Heavy
storm.
81: Superintendent Smith places
scholastic population at l0.l54
%: MaverickRiieS 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 Rischc leased Turner hal
to convert it into theatre.
30: Western Texas PreSbytery meet,
and sustainS action Of local church in DIR
Niel'S case.
80: State Militia officers decide upon Sar
Antonio Tor the state encampment.
Z MAY.
| w. 7. c. L. met in state convention
citizens meet To devise means for holdin!
a fair.
.: KriSch hall selected for state cOnven
| ton: german at the Menger in honor o
Miss Julia Male.
3: Postal carriers report for April show
252 ,26O pieces handled.
4: Mission Garden pavilion opened by
Beethoven MaennerchOr.
| ): Five hundred wOrkmcn on q strike I,
enforce eight hour rule.
6: Railroad rate makers meet at tho
Maverick and fix tourist rates for the sum
mer: McCrilliS car line granted a fran
chiSe.
:: X. 7. party left for Beevile to or
ganiZe new lodge.
s: General round up of the Sportin.
fraternity in the district court.
9: Maverick Rifles entertained by Mis-
Lucille Stapp.
10: Ernest Lang drowned in Medint
river.
IL: Lieut. Edmund Babbitt Week
suicided at post.
| IL: Cool drinks come into use.
13: State Pharmaceutical Convention
! assembled.
IA: Reception to NJ. Everett and bride
Is: Judge Maxey decided against Dicl
| Duncan's applications; citizens submit
! S2t GIL in subscription TO fair directors.
1G: Fair decided upon: bonded debt o.
Bexar county, $4,000.
Il: Railroad and Standard Oil capital
lists visited the city.