The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-11-06
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Race Troubles at Danville, Va.--Disas-
trous Tornado in Southwest Missouri
Mary Churchill at Home.
Butler Likely to be Defeated GoinK For
The Gamblers ut Galveston child
Murderers Arrested.

why she ran away from home.
AsHBURy PARK, November s-The mem-
bers Of the Woman's Christian Temperance
union have decided TO turn out tomorrow and
work at the polls in favor Of the prohibition
ticket.
BosToN, November SC. f. Dewey, alias
Halpert, brought from San Francisco, charged
with defraudng Montreal firms and banks and
Kidder. Peabody & Co, OF this city, Of
large amount. was held 10 $685. bail.
GALVESTON, November s.-The gambling
establishment and houses Of ill.repule, which
have recently been a mark for bitter comment
in local newspapers, were TO day made the
subject OF particular mention by Judge Cook
in his charge to the grand jury.
LITTLE Rock, November s.-Tbs Rever-
end G. Pollard, until few weeks since
presiding elder Of tue Methodist church in
north Arkansas, created a sensation o.day by
marrying a colored girl named Eliza Millaney.
He was divorced from his first wife one month
ago.
KANSAS CRY, November "A disastrous
tornado visited Springfield late this afternoon.
1t is reported that five persons were killed and
90 more wounded and 100 houses in the north
The wires are pros rated and the particu-
lars will probably not be obiainabl- until late.
WASHINGTON, November s.-Upton, the
second comptroller of currency, in his
annual report, suggests statute Of limitation
on war claims This, he thinks, would effect
ually prohibit any claim agent or attorney
from presenting claims, as has heretofore been
done. without even an attempt to ascertain
whether they we're meritosious.
Boston, November s.--A man giving the
name Of Elmer r. Johnson, is under arrest
charged with passing forged check for $I5o
on the National Park bank OF New York, and
signed John S. Meyers. A package OF blank
checks on the FRS National bank of New
York was found with him. He stated that
his real name was Frank Meyers and alleged
that he signed the check in the name OF his
brother.
NEw YORK, November 5-E. B. Haskell,
editor oft the Boston Herald, writes that But
Ter will be defeated by from 1900 to &C, COG.
VIM. 7. Crondale, editor Of the Day says
There is not any doubt Of the election Of
the Democratic State officers and the Legisla-
ture being Democratic on joint ballot. The
election for State Senators, however, will be
very close and it happens that a maj ,rity of
the holding over Senators are Republican"
PETERSBURG, Va, November 5-Major
Jarrett addressed Readjus,er meeting to-
night and called upon blacks and whites to
observe proper order tomorrow and avoid all
difficulties. He was followed by Attorney
General Blair and other speakers. Among
those on the platform was Senator Malone.
The interest in the election tomorrow Is I'M
abated. Tonight all the bar rooms are
closed and extra police are on duty. The Re-
sdjusters distributed, this afternoon. circulars
calling on the negroes to avenge the death Of
six negroes killed at Danville, at the ballot
box tomorrow, by voting the Readjuster
ticket.
CHICAGO, November Sat an informal
meeting Of passenger agents Of the east bound
trunk lines, it was discovered that the Grand
Trunk had been selling half.fare tickets to
commercial travellers on Saturday from Detroit
to Chicago. A representative of that road
explained that it was done on the petition of
the Commercial Travellers association in Or
der TO allow the members TO spend Sunday
with their families; but as the other roads OBJ
jected the rate would be Withdrawn. II is
stated in this connection, that the drummers
are preparing for a united demand upon the
roads in January for special tickets at rates
lower than at present given them, special
privileges in the way OF extra weights, baggage
free, reduced rates on excess Of baggage and
special Saturday rates from all points.
WASHINGTON, November S.-Commissioner
Evans to-day received an official letter from
Danville, Virginia, stating that further trouble
was feared there, and threats had been made
against the revenue officers. The annual re-
port Of the surgeon OF the army shows 37,6oe
white troops on she sick list during the year,
and total number of deaths from all causes
was ala or 10 per 1000. Among the colored
troops there were 1850 cases Of all kinds and
76 deaths, or III per 1000. The colored
troops make a particularly favorable showing
in the small number of admissions to the hos
pi,al for alcoholism, the rate being four per
1000 against 70 per 1000 among the whites.
II is recommended that thorough revaccina-
ton OF every individual Of the military estab-
lislment which has been so eminently protec-
tive in the German army be rigidly enforced
in our army.
PRINCETON, Wisconsin, November s.-Mrs.
Ellen Long, widow, and l.. S. Whittemore,
father Of the boy found in the river with his
throat cut, have been arrested for the murder.
The detectives who took the case in hand had
their suspicious turned to Mrs. Long, because
Of rumors that she had once attempted TO
| poison Whittemore's wife and failed. On
searching her house they found bloody clothes
which she had been wearing up to the murder
and butcher knife and two razors stained
with blood. In well on the premises were
found club with blood marks. The neigh
bors say that criminal intimacy existed be-
tween her and Whittemore, and that it was
known to his II-year-old son, who was proba-
bly, thus disposed Of to stop the scandal The
boy was missing for 10 days, but the father
made little effort to find him The theory is
that the boy was killed by Mrs. Long in her
cellar and that the father carried the body to
the river and hid it in a place where he pre-
tended to first discover it 10 days later. Mrs.
Long is daughter of ex-Couny Judge
Myers.
Nav YORK, November s,-A special from
DSnvile, Virginia, says: Sentries from the
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