San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-17
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night in the st. Louis conyention,eN.
cept that of Texas. Committee on
credentials accepted report of nation
al committe and took up case of Del
eware and Texas only. Delaware
contest settled in favor of Higgins.
Committee on resolutions have prac-
tically decided matters of tariff,
foreign relations, reciprocity. 1t
calls for the recognition of Cuba and
Hawaii.
Committee on permanent organiZa
ton propose the name of ThurstOn,
of Nebraska, make the temporary
clerk and his assistants permanent
and accept the vice-president's sub
mitted by the states.
Duboise of Idaho had only four
votes for chairman of the Committee
on resolutions.
Sub committee on resolutions a.
dopts its financial plank. 1t leaves
the currency as it is. but urges action
toward international bimetalism.
Proceedings of the opening of the
convention We're sober, dignitied and
clearly of n business kind.
International agreement for the free
coinage of silver is the conclusion at
st. Louis.
Several of the New York delegates
are opposed to Morton's nomination
for vice-president.
Mckinley league of New York
state representing $4,000 oppose the
nomination of Morton as McKinley's
running mate.
Morton wires Depew that he has
changed nothing. He is before the
convention for president.
The trouble in the New York del
egation over MortOn's vice-presiden-
tial movement troubles Hanna.
Lilly Whites shut out and the Tex
as contest taken up at an early hour
this morning.
Cleveland publishes an open letter
expressing disbelief in free silver ac-
ton at Chicago.
Arkansas holds the largest demo-
cratic state convention ever convened
within her bounds.
Call issues for meeting of the nat
ional democratic negro clubs, at Chi
cago, August II.
Little 5-year-old son of Anton Krltz
has his face kicked open by a mule
| near Taylor
General Mabry announces the regu-
lations governing the Tyler drill, eX-
tending the time of the reports to the
goth.
La HE DurhaiG shot wilt Al unload
cd sur in q bands of John Jones at
Hills Joro.
switctman Crellend'r run over by
cars inG killed in he yard 1T fon'
ham.
| Roactaast-r VA soG. of s,e Midland,
falls from cars and is killed near Ter
l rell
Starr county Democrats declare for
sound money and against disfranchis,
ing Mexicans.
Supreme Lodge A. o. U. w. opens
sessions in Buffalo, \ Y.
Mckinley was pall-bearer at the fun
| eral of his old friend Julius Wheeling
yesterday.
Temporary Chairman Fairbanks pre-
diets a short and harmonious session
/ at st. Louis.
| Senator Turpie, of Indiana, is not
| in it for nomination to the presidency.
| First National bank and bank OF
| Cheney suspends at Cheney, Wash.
Hoar writes from Paris that inter
national bimetalist agreement is pos
| sible with England during the next
four years il st. Louis does not go for
| gold monometalism.
Baltimore News, Democratic, will
support Mckinley if the Chicago plat,
form adopts free silver.
BANDS name will not come before
/ the Arkansas State Democratic con-
| vention for endorsement.
Morton is strictly non-committal as
to what he will do about the vice.
presidency.
Whitney declines to be the Demo
cratic candidate for president under
| any circumstances.
Florida Democrats send an unin-
structed delegation to Chicago.
The Cuban plank will look to the
preservation of Americas interests in
| that island.
Garcia. one of the four train rob
bers who escaped after robbing a
train at Point isabel in 1884, is ar
| rested near Beeville.
Eliza Holm, a negress, stabs Tom
| Moore. who had thrown her down
and was beating her. He is seriously
hurt.
Fire bugs are getting their work in
at Abeline and the department is
kept busy.
Congressman 10. Abbott, who has
been lying i'll at Washington, is better
and will soon be able to travel.
| San Francisco factions of the party
have bitter fight in the State Demo