The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-26
PRACTICAL WORK BY THE HEADS
OF DEPARTMENTS.
orders for Canned Beef General
Grants Condition Destitution
In West Virginia. Etc.

! trail. anu quarantine bOunuarles. l he
Oklahoma matter was not considered. MS
/ this association Is Interested only In the
Cherokee strip.
EVANSVILLE, March pa dual trag-
edy occurred to-day in Stewartsyille.
This afternoon two farmers named
Fletchman and Scharndiat, between
whom fpud existed of long standing,
met in the road. and Fletchman cracked
| Scharndint's skull open with n pillow
| point. Scharndiat, though wounded To
death. made m onslaught with pairing
knife and literally cut Fletchman to
pieces. Both were prospcro farmers.
Scharndiat leaves wife and child.
SUAKiM, March 25.-rhe Grenudiers
and Surrey regiment reached Suakim
from the zareba without loss, although
they exchanged shots with hostile Arabs
on the way. The Arabs lost 100 men In
I Yesterdays skirmish. The British loss
In last Sundays battle is much greater
than at first reported. General Graham
has telegraphed the home government
that he fears there must be added to that
days loss - men still missing from the
| Sikhs of the Indian regiment.
SUAKiI. March 2j.-'rhe redoubts at
Ilasheen having proved II failure as to
protection to British troops, they have
been DESTROYED by order of General IA
ham TO prevent them protecting the
Arabs. The total loss of the Arabs In
last Sundays engagement is now stated
at 300, including 81 women. who had
been armed rs soldiers, and who proved
as lmpeluous ana determined us the
men ne Doules OF lnese ailalOns were
Gounleu ON tne ne helu hIIer lhe ngnI; ne
bTltlsh iosl iUJu chlnels' anu ARE herlously
crlpPleu ny iach oi transportation
ROM. March 25.-The Dirltto, n news
paper of This civ. alludes TO SUNDAYS
L...t ,.., ..., r..
's! P''a" oa'''e 10 Tremendous ue'ea'
Ior lhe brltlsh' Wnlch VIII INSPIRE win
new courage the whole Arab world, and
make It necessary for Italy to send 20
900 more men at once to Massowah, In
order MOI TO rlsk beginning campaign
arni Grn,n , naSi, ~ o""' r.,
Groppi. before leaving Rome TO ioin
General Graham's stan, had long au-
ulence Win Ming liuuloer,. uispatch
rom hoIti say messengers from 'he VI
pg.nI'y vi hnssu'', IvpoI' ma, 'he Powel
Iul onahlr,ye ,rIoes nave re'oheu
against the N"nul'
CHARLESTON, w. Va, March 25.-So
prent is the suffering of the people i'm the
Jronoht distri,, oe ,hs and otIar oou,-
'' "" 80, '
ties adjoining that the authorities ana
people of kanawba county were ap-
penlrd TO Yesterday. A aunntity of pro-
visions WINS ordered sent by the County
court TO the sufferers. Numbers of men.
women, children and beasts have reached
mere from portions OF Jackson, Gillner
farmers are nnohIe to nurch,se food or
seed. The season for planting is near
and everything looks distressing. ka-
hawha county can take care OF her
slrlcken people, Dut heip VIII oe heeueu
lor o'her COUNTIES
WASHINGTON, March 25.-AttOrney
General Garland has furnished nm opin-
io,, 10 tho S.oro,,r, Of ,Ia rroos,r,. Il,
~" W ,"' y, '"o ~
when ne holds Ihat sailed meats, Whlch
are exported with benefit OF drawback
of the duties on rnreipn snlt used in cur-
,,,,, ,I,a noats o,o ,,,,i,lad a. NO roi,,
'hs ''e n'e"'', "ie e"''''eu W NC i''h-
ported duly iIee' upon reiuhulng the
urhM pach. nls op,n',on "pP'les pnr-
icon poIk Packing comnnnv Of Chicago.
which recently exported large quanti-
~ OF pork cured WIN foreign salt, upon
mnat" NV MINI ro"du "r JN :hrnnd
was reimported. and under the decision
made by Secretary McCulloch, the com
pahy was required 10 pay uuly on Do'n
'he meal anu san "s loIelsh soous'
CHICAGO, March 2o.-The n. IL. Fail
bank Canning company, of this city. has
roooi,,al duriru tbal,st s.yan doys cohl.
orders lor cahheu DeeI ior tue use oil tht
British army, which, coupled with an
additional order received to-day. makes
, ,,,a ao,,,ro,,o,o onornt 70 ho shir,,od
'ue assies"'o "r,ou'' ~ oo s"'ppo'
100000 pounds Inc orders came IRON
, the BRUSH war department, lhe desli
mdiiom ", ,ne r,ie"a oes III, ~ ,on,
, now on hand. The Armour Packing
!, company is also in receipt of orders t.
supply o,l9o,ooO pounds these are INC
TO- their magnitnde The snnnosition !,
that they are to meet Il war emergency
| The canning houses are working day
ana night III oruer 10 meet 'hese ue
MINUS
. WAsIllNGToN, March 2O.-Ihe oath
. Office was administered to Senator-elec
; porr,, Of Arlorooo ond,ba Saroto wer
.'i'' " 49, Wv
INTO executive session anu continued
Q consideration of the We'll and La ABR
r treotv. Consideration of the We'll an,
!, H.. sa,'a,,....l A.. 1.,. 49,,
= LII Api" 'io"'S Oo"e"ulo" 'no Ways ""'