The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-11-17
TELEGRAPHlC.
Wrecks on Western Railroads Business
Failures For The Week--lce
In Florida Etc,
Mexican Visitors in 81. Louis--strike of
Panama Canal Laborers--For-
elgn Nows--Etc., Etc.


PENSACOLA, November i6.-The first ice
Of the season formed last night.
NEW YORK, November Robustness fail
ures for the last seven days in the United
States and Canada foot z3S, against ais for
the previous week.
LOUISVILLE, November I6.-At IL meri-
dian on Sunday the city hall clock will be set
back rs minutes to correspond with the new
railroad standard.
ST. LOUIS, November I6.-The tax list Of
real and personal property fist Louis for the
current year shows a valuation Of S2Io ooo,-
600, an increase Of S., ooo, 900.
WASHINGTON, November I6.-No change
will be made in the standard time Of the
District at present. The Commissioner Of
Pensions testified before the grand jury con-
corning the fraudent practices Of pension at
torneys to-day.
SAN FRANCISCO, November I6.--General
Crook telegraphs to the headquarters to-day
that Captain Rafferty, has arrived at San Car
los with 90 Chiricahuas. The total number
on the reservation is SO bucks ard $40 women
and children. Only 40 are now out but will
be in soon.
CRY OF MEXICO, November I6.-A tele-
gram to the Cove rnment says that the men
who robbed the train near Laredo spoke both
English and Spanish. They are thought to
be an organized band OF train robbers from
the United States.
LYNcHBURc, November I6.-Harris Crews,
a negro baker, in the employ Of the Norville
house, arrested on a charge Of firing the sta
BILE, has confessed to IL various incendiary
fires, which have occurred within three
months. Crews duplicates no one else and
assigns no cause for the crimes.
OTTowA, Ills, November I6.-The South
ern bound passenger train and a freight on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road collided
this evening near Streator. Four persons were
killed, Mrs. Henderson and daughter, OF Day
ton, ILL.,, being Of the number. Several others
were wounded.
OAKLAND, Md, November 10. - John
Smith, colored, who murdered Josiah Marden,
was hanged at I:Is to-day. Smith, in the
morning, confessed that he killed Marden,
being under the influence of liquor. On the
galows Smith made a short speech, confess.
ing the crime and saying that he was not sorry
that he was going. lie then burst into tears.
Boston, November I6.-The Boston and
Providence railroad repair shops took fire this
morning and one-half of the storehouse, two
large machine shops and the boiler house
were almost wholly destroyed. The boiler
house contained the boilers to the engines
which furnished the power for all the Other
shops. -Four hundred men are out of employ
ment and the loss is about $40, 600.
ST. LOUIS, November I6.-The Mexican
visitors were given a reception and collation.
at the Spanish American club tonight. A
large number Of leading business men were
present. The evening was spent in speech
making and mutual congratulations. The
Mexicans finish their visit tomorrow and re
turn home VIA the Iron Mountain and Texas
Pacific railways.
PANAMA, November I6.-There is a gen.
eral strike Of the railroad and steamship
laborers. They demand an increase from
ST. 50 day to So. There are so many canal
laborers on the isthmus and such great mum.
bers continually arriving that the strike, II is
believed, will prove a short one. All is quiet
as the National troops at the railroad depo
have orders to fire in the event of any over
act of the strikers. Major julius Lowell,
Secretary United States Consul at this city
died after brief illness. Major Lowell wa,
for a long time Acting Assistant Adjutan'
General of the Army OF the Gull under Gen
eral Candy.
PORT Rowan, November I6.-This morn
ing Captain Woodward, of the life saving sta
ton, proceeded to the wreck Of the III fatet
schooner ashore at Long Point. She wa
completely covered with ice, and her name, a
near as could be made out, was the E. Fitz
gerald, Of Buffalo, supposed to be loaded witt
wheat. The sea was so high that il was i'm
possible for the small boat to go out. |, /
said that her crew Of six men were al
drowned in endeavoring to reach the shore il
yawl. The vessel will be a total wreck
None Of the bodies have been found.
ST. PETERSBURG, November I6.-The vii
of the People (NihilisD states that the sen
tence OF death passed by the Nihilist Contra
committee on an iniormer, will be carried out
1t says their party has lost many valuabl
members recently, but the gaps are ben
rapidly filed. More blood will flow, the res
possibility for which will fall not only upo
the senseless government but upon those who
knowing the pressing needs OF the country
sit still and do nothing. The paper contain
two letters from convicts in Siberia, whcl
give horrible details of the treatment of tn
prisoners there.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, November 10Th
west pound Rock Island train, due here at 1
o'clock this morning, bore a party of excul
sionists from st. Paul and Minneapolis fo
Southern Colorado, occupying two res
coaches. As the train neared Jamesport, Mo