San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-23
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Bryan addresses the bar association
meet in Omaha.
Senatorial district convention is in
session at Del Rio
British foreign office issues another
Venezuelan blue book.
McClOsky is after the Houston fran
chise, either that or Dallas.
Missouri Republicans are holding
state convention at Springfield.
Virginia will take Bryan OH, a
straight out POpulist platform.
Eagle Pass turns out to welcome
Gatewood home from Chicago.
Silver mems platform contains moth
ing but demand for free silver.
Populsts select conference commit
tee TO confer with the free silverites.
Dallas Populists meet, resolve and
wire st. Louis Bryan means death"
Minister to Mexico Ransom says he
is gold standard man but will not
bolt.
Bell county fair opens auspiciOusly
and there are good crowds in attend
ance.
Yacht COronet wins from White
Wings at Galveston with minutes to
spare.
Thomas B. Watts, aged y, farm
hand, near Galveston, is heir to $751;
100000
Robert, son of DR.. Goree, Navasota,
accidentally shoots himself while
hunting.
Lights went out in Convention hall
owing to electric connections being
disturbed.
Donnelly is the candidate of the
middle of the road men for permanent
chairman.
The committee ON credentials will
vote in favor of seating the Colorado
Bryanites.
Raids are being run on the gold in
the treasury and it is forced down to
$S7,000,OO0.
There will be fifteen days racing
at Dallas fair daily purses to agre-
gate $4,000.
Directors of the G. II. & II. road
confirm appointment of Hill as gen
eral manager.
Mexican government refuses to ac-
cept Romero's resignation, which has
been rendered.
Lesla Carlisle, colored girl, commit
ted after examination at Forth Worth
for infanticide.
Colored day at Tyler fruit palace
rlnSa1 tho yhihit nd tho oataS
were thronged.
North Dakota Republicans hold a
harmonious state convention and put
out full ticket.
There was no organized fight a.
gainst the selection of Butler as tenn
porary chairman.
VIII Lewis, Red .Overpy and Joe.
Lewis are jailed at Weimar for self
confessed perjury.
Democratic Reform association
meets in New York city and bolts the
Chicago platform.
Galveston city council passes reso-
lutions of respect to the memory of
eX-MayOr Leonard.
Nebraska has delegation of women
hard at work at st. Louis for the en-
dorsement of Bryan.
Grain rate war is imminent in the
southwest, owing to rates of Missouri
Pacific to st. Louis.
Weyler releases % prisoners in hon
or of the 3Sth anniversary of the birth
of the queen regent.
West Virginia Republicans are hold
ing enthusiastic state session, and
give Elkins an ovation.
POpulists hold no evening session
and transact no business after ap-
pointing the committees.
Malevinsky & Sons, Austin dry
goods men, make deed of trust to pro-
tect $32,O55 Indebtedness.
Robert Taylor, colored farmer, near
Renhart, is ordered to leave by the
white caps, for no reason.
Forty prominent eastern Iowa Dem
Ocrats bolt the Chicago ticket and call
a conference for the state.
Sabine and East Texas depot at
Colmesneil destroyed by fire. Books,
cash and instruments saved.
Dallas division wins the class A
first prize in the Pythian camp at
Galveston. This is the third time.
Paul Tulane steamer sinks near
New Orleans. Struck a snag. All
hands saved. Boat a total loss; value
$4,000.
Governor offers reward of $500
each for the arrest of the murderers
of James, Henderson, Moody and his
son, all murdered in San Saba coun-
| ty.
A. G. Anderson, lumber salesman
from Chicago, loses $40 cash, valu-
able papers, gold ring and a watch
and chain valued at $3.50, by a mis-
take in bath checks at Galveston
| beach