San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-08

Pail Bearers.
Hearse.
Family Carriages.
Carriages of Citizens.
The Beethoven Maennerchor will sing
the requiem at the grave, the Belknap
Rifles will fire a volley, Hon. c.
w. Ogden and Mr.. VIM. Aubrey
will deliver eulogies and the Fifth
D. 5. cavalry band will render a
dirge. Rev. Mr.. Rose will conclude the
Episcopal burial service and ceremonies.
All societies, secret and otherwise, are
invited to attend the funeral.
The Trades Council, all unions, all Soci-
cites, thus far in the city, have decided to
attend.
COUNCIL MEETING.
Yesterday afternoon at 4 O'Clock Acting
Mayor ElmendOrf called a special meet
ing of the city council to at the
city hall at g o'clock, to take action on
the death of the mayor.
All the members, except Alderman
Mackey, attended.
The mayors chair and rostrum were
draped In heavy crepe, and 10 opening the
| session Hon. Elmendorf refrained from
using the gavel, but stood respectfully be-
! side the daiS and announced the death of
/ the mdyOr with considerable emotion. The
roll call was not sounded, the presiding
officer saying, Gentlemen and members
of the-city council: We are called TO-
gether to hear the announcement of the
death of our friend and mayor, George
PaSchal. 1t is now necessary to say what
you wish to be done"
Alderman Daugherty then offered a res
%OlutiOn, seconded by Alderman Newton.
that a committee be appointed by the
acting mayor to draft suitable resolutions
on the death OF our mayor, the committee
TO repOr at the neXt meeting of the cOun-
Gil. next Monday. This was adopted.
Aldermen Daugherty, Newton aud A.
+. Beckmann were appointed.
Alderman DaughertY then offered an
other resolution, That all merchants of
the city be requested to close their stores
from 3 O'Clock on Saturday afternoon I'M
I'll after the funeral, to allow all their
employees who wished to attend. This
was carried.
Alderman Newton expressed the desire
of the family of deceased that the council
attend the funeral In a body, and he Sug-
gested that a committee OF three be ap-
pointed TO make such arrangements on
behalf OF the city as were needed. Alder
man HOefing, JOS. BecKmann and Hice
were appointed.
The council then adjourned.
The West Texas Medical association
held a special meeting last night. and de.
cided to attend the funeral. Resolutions
were passed as follows:
whereas, The Almighty God in his
infinite wisdom has seen fit to remove
from our midst Hon. George PaSchal,
late Mayor of San Antonio, be it
Resolved. first, That we, the members
or the West Texas Medical association. in
body assembled. hereby give expression of
the irreparable loss which the City of San
Antonio has just sustained in the death
Of a faithful public servant, a patriotic
citizen and a true friend.
Resolved, second, That we hereby ex-
tend our coincidence to the bereaved fami-
ly in their untold grief.
Resolved, third, That these resolu-
lions be published in the daily papers,
and a copy be furnished to the family of
the deceased and spread upon the minutes
} of the meeting.
AMOS GRAVES. M d.
: i. F. kingsley, NJ. D.
d.. BERRY, NJ. d.
Committee.
l The Populist club, at the regular
meeting last night adopted the following
resolutions:
, To the Members of Central Club of the
Peoples party of BnXar county:
l 1t becomes our sad duty to announce to
; our brethren the deash uf Hon. George
PaschaI, Mayor OF the City of San Anto.
Mo. As our chief public officer he filled
the position with honor and credit alike
to himself and the City of San Antonio
and as an upright and enterprising citi
zen he had no peer. As a kind and indul
gent head to his family he religiously
: filled all his duties. His death will be
sad blow to his family and the City o
! San Antonio. We extend TO his bereaved
family and relatives our extreme svmpa,
j thy I'm this, their hour OF sorrow. Be il
n Resolved, That a copy of this resolu.
tiOn be sent TO his family and the daily
papers OF the city, and as a further mar
Of esteem this. club now %adjournS.
j. c. MARVIN,
d. NJ. Poor.
JOHN 4. Common.
s c j. MARVIN,
TAYLOR MCREA.
n VIM. HOLLAND,
j. NJ. RYAN,
II Committee
= Capt. H. Karber has been selected a
chief marshal to lead the procession.
City Attorney Levy, in speaking of tn
B. late mayor yesterday, pays the following
tribute TO his memory, which is records
proudly to be read by any man:
In his management of the city's affair
l. Mayor Paschal was painstaking, Garrett
n and slow to act, but when once deter
~ mined upon a policy he was tenacious an
II combatlye TO a remarkable degree, az
IL his whole soul and energy SCENE
It. TO be devoted to the accomplishment {
that end.
w During his brief term of office he sue
ceeded In reducing the current expens,