San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-25
LAREDO NEWS.
Delegates EIected-LaredO Leads
Them Alton the War Path
TOWN DnrS-PapsonaI

for the purpose of electing delegates
to attend the state and congressional
convention.
Colonel C. G. Brewster, chairman
of executive committee, called the
meeting to order.
On motion Col. Brewster was elect
ed chairman and G. Z. Pierce, secre-
tary. Messrs. A. Winslow, Il. j. See,
NJ. Ussery AMI w. NJ. Fbrney were
appointed committee on resolutions,
and to select delegates to the state
and congressional conventions.
The following delegates were elect
ed: C. G. Brewster, w. w. FlorHey,
s. Nj. Jarvis, J. J. Haynes, IL. Ben
ninghaus, Lewis Fries, NJ. Ussery, Z.
G. Pierce, A. Winslow, j. d. Wilson.
| Alternates-A. Thaison, Max Duetz,
Fred Werner, Chas. Moser, John
Thompson, L. J. See, VIM. DeVlne,
and J. Sanders.
Alternates for congressional COM
mittee-Fred Underwood, L. J. Stun
berg, NJ. f. Fernandez, Estevan Ire
vino J. NJ. Nela and P. Escomillo.
Resolutions were then introduced
| and unanimously carried endorsing
the administration of President Har-
rison, opposing the railroad commits
sion and endorsing the Australian
ballot system.
j. Haynes was elected chairman
of the executive committee and Z. Z.
Pice secretary, and Messrs. T. j.
Lee, Louis Fries, a. Theron, j. y.
Galbraith, &. G. Pierce, A. Winslow
and Mat Deutz executive committee
for the counties of Webb and Encinal
for the ensuing two years.
The committees to both conventions
go uninstructed.
During the meeting remarks were
made by several gentlemen present,
requesting them to use their influence
in the coming election.
All the speakers were non-commlt-
tai as to who they would support in
the coming election, but all were in
favor Of putting candidates in the
field for state and congressional
offices.
The delegates chosen from Webt
county will support and work for the
nominee of the party.
LAREDO LEADS THEM ALL.
According to the custom-house re-
ports, as published in the Two Re-
publics of August II, Laredo leads all
the other ports on the Rio Grande.
Total revenue collected in the fiscal
year, ending June 80, at Ciudad Por-
firio Diaz formerly Piedras Negras)
was $730,73l.
The total collection of revenue at
the Laredo custom house in the fiscal
year, ending June 80, was 81 1886, 741.6
and the total expenses, S5S, 906.S3.
Thus it will be seen that there was
over one million of dollars more col
lected at Laredo, there there was at
Perfiro DiaZ.
From reports published by the
Economists MeXiciano, published in
the city of Mexico, the Laredo Gus
tom-house collected S52S, 24S, 40 more
than Culdad Juarez formerly Paso
del Norte). AS the business at this
post has been steady increasing
since the competition of the
Mexican National Railway, there is
every reason to believe thai by the
close of this fiscal year the collections
at this port will exceed all the other
ports combined.
Congressman w. H. Grain is again
on the war path, and wants the scalp
of another newspaper man. This
time it is the tall sycamore of the Rio
Grande, the Hon. J. s. Penn, pub
Usher of the Laredo Times. The
| Times has been for years, pleading,
praying and begging William Henry
to do something for this end OF the
district, but all in vain. w. II. had
! too much Galveston water on the
| outside. so that he had no time
| to devote to the Rio Grande
water, hence the Times would prefer
man who would take mess of mes
cal, chilli con carne occasionally to
one who will not take anything
stronger than kentucky hardware
! with salt water on the outside, sabe
AS Penn carried musket during
the late unpIeasantness and Grain
carried pistol in the halls of con-
| gress, when he wanted to annihilate
O'Brien Moore, when he knew that
he was in New York, there is no
J danger OF any bloodshed from that
| source.
Mr.. John Jeffries and few friends
| started few days ago in boat for
| the mouth of the Rio Grande. They
will fish and hunt on the way down.
Captain Thomas w. Dodd is back
| from trip to New York and Georgia.
| The Mexicans on the border will
smuggle. This week several parties
have been caught in the act and
bound over. One Mexican was ar
rested for passing Mexican counter
felt silver money and has been sent TO
San Antonio TO stand his trial.
| About 8 p. M. tonight Deputy uni
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