San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-08

for the defense objected and urged
an Immediate hearing. For adj
journment it was urged that a
postponement was absolutely nee
essary and Commissioner Shields
said that under the circumstances
he would grant an adjournment
to next Wednesday at IL o'clock.
The commissioner is decided, how
ever, upon a speedy hearing and
said he would set it down peremp-
torily for that day.
PERFUMER ASSIGNS.
New York March Theodore
Rickseeer, manufacturer of per-
fumes, made an assignment today.
Rickseeker has been in business
twenty-three years and it is claimed
was worthe $4,000. He had large
trade throuhgoutthe United States.
HoKE SMITH HAS 1T.
WASHINGTON, March 7.-Secre-
tary Hoke Smith has been confined
at home for several days with Ia
grippe.
BILL NYE's WILL PRoBATED.
HENDERsoNvILLE, N. c., March
Edgar Wilson Nye's will was
admitted to probate today. 1t was
very short, being written on two
sheets of note paper in his own
handwriting, and was signed,
sealed and properly witnessed. He
leaves all his property to his wife,
in fee simple, and she is made the
executrix of the will. The value
OF the estate is not estimated.
CARRIAGE FACTORY BURNED.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March THE
building formerly occupied by the
Pioneer Buggy company, in West
Broad street, burned early this
morning. Loss on building $780,
600; insured for &c. $50. The
Columbus Phaeton compay places
their loss at $4,000 with $4,000
insurance. The Columbus Paint
company's loss is $1,000 with in
surance Of $40, 900; A. l.. Reynolds,
ST., 200, no insurance. The origin
of the fire Is unknown.
b. AND O.'s NEW PRESIDENT.
BALTIMORE, March 7.-General
Manager r. B. Campbell, OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, has
resigned. VIM. M. Green, general
manager OF the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton and Dayton railroad, has been
appointed to the position. Re-
ceiver Murray has gone to Cincin-
natl to confer with the new ap.
pointee.
BALTIMORE CENTENNIAL ADAM
DoNED.
BALTIMORE, Md, March THE
scheme to hold the Baltimore GEN.
tennial exposition in 1897 received
a black eye tonight when 81 Of the
80 directors signed resolution
wherein it is stated that the Gun
settled financial condition Of af-
fairs of the country, increased by
international complications and
uncertainty as to the monetary
policy of the general government,
the failure Of the largest railroad
company and refusal of the wealth.
lest citizens and corporations to
subscribe, make it evident that the
effort to hold an exposition here in
1897 should be abandoned or post
poned."
The resolution further stated
that the books and papers should
be deposited for safekeeping so as
to be available when an improved
condition of affairs gives promise
of success. The resolution, as
adopted by the directors, will be
presented to a meeting of the stock
holders, to be held March 18th,
and If then ratified will be final.
The exposition project has been
agitated for three years, but most
of the work has been done in the
past year.
A city ordinance was adopted
an appropriation of half
a million dollars, the money to be
available as the exposition COM
pany raised a like amount. The
state legislature now has in hand
a bill for a 100000 appropriation,
but the company has only sue
ceeded in getting $4,000 guaran-
teed subscriptions. The Young
Mems auxiliary committee Of the
which recently began
work on the project, held a meet
ing subsequent to the directors
and after relieving their
minds as to the "air tight methods
of the old fogies," ETC., resolved to
carry the exposition through, and
before adjourning subscribed over
$4,000 additional stock. 1t is
however, If the young
mems enthusiasm will win, as in a
battle with the locked and barred
Golfers of the old men.
THE BOOTHS NEW BOOTH.
NEW YORK, March 7.-Several
workmen were busy today making
what repairs were necessary in the
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