San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-03-24
TAKEN FROM THE WIRES,
Strike News--London Cablegrams
--Jaehne's Bad Box.
Austin Grist---Honston's Sensational
Railroad Agent Who Sticks---Man-
ning's Accident, Etc, Etc.

tue yRrds mere To-Day.
HElPsTEAD, Texas, March 23.-The
postoffice at this place was broken open
last night and $500 Of pos tai funds
taken. Private parties who had money
in the vault lose $l756. No clue to the
burglars.
EUFALA, |. T., March 23.-Delegates
from the five civilized tribes Of Indians,
In convention here, have entered into a
compact pledging themselves not to cede
or In any manner ALLEVIATE to the United
States any part Of their present terri
tory.
DALLAS, Tex, March 23.-There is
nothing new in the attitude Of the strike
here to-day. Everything is peaceable.
A great many strikers have come to the
city from other places, and they are all
sober and quiet.
ST. LOUIS, March 23.-The situation in
this city, so far as the traffic of The Mis-
souri, Pacific railway is concerned. re-
mains unchanged. Through passenger
anG accommodation trains left and ar
rived on time this morning, but no
freight trains as yet have been moved.
Houston, Texas, March 23.-Hon w.
Il. Baker, opposition candidate to Dan
c. Smith, was fired upon tonight while
returning from political meeting.
Three shots were fired. one of which
passed through Bakers hat. grazing his
head. The would-be- assassin's fire was
returned, when he put spurs to his horse
and escaped. The city is greatly ex-
cited over the affair.
e LONDON, March 23.-Michael Davitt in
an address to the Manchester Liberal
club last evening, said: 81 believe we
should have government with the con-
troll OF sufficient troops to defend the
laws and the power to veto any act of
the Irish Parliament. II the constitu-
tion should be violated, the empire with
its irresistible power should deprive Ire
land of her parliament.
CHICAGO, March % Applications to
the Knights Of Labor for permission to
organize new assemblies have been pour
ing in so rapidly that the executive
board have decided not to admit any new
assemblies to the order until after the
next quarterly meeting in June. A
prominent Knight said this action has
been forced on the order by the fear that
any body Of new men having grievances
against employers would Join the union
Just before the contemplated strike. and
force the Knights to support it.
Ell PAso, Tex, March 23.-An order
was issued for the dismissal of Railroad
Agent Smith. at AliZano, in this county,
and Cooper Mott, Auditor Of the Texas
Pacific, Tom George. Auditor of the
Southern Pacific, and H. HilZer, Train
Dispatcher, went down to accept the
transfer of the oompanv's business at
that point. Smith met them at the de-
pot. armed with q six-shoOter, offered
choice of weapons to his would-be sue
cessor, and proposed to fight 1t out. The
latter and his compani ons decamped,
leaving Smith master of the situation.
New YORK, March %. - Alderman
Jsehne was arraigned on two counts,
charging him with bribery and corrup-
ton, in the court Of general sessions
this morning. He was given until
Wednesday to enter his plea, and his
bail fixed at $4,000. The penalty of
conviction under the first Indictment Is
two years imprisonment and S25, 900 fine,
and under the second count 10 years in
Sing Sing and fine OF $1,000. Forfeiture
OF office follows conviction under either
count. subsequently, as bail had not
been secured, the prisoner was locked
up In the Tombs.
DENIsoN, Tex. March 23.-The rail-
road company has offered reward of
$500 for the apprehension Of the parties
who entered the yard and round-house
on the night of the Goth inst. and COM
mitted acts of vandalism and depreda-
ton. and 1t seems as II the company is
determined, il possible, to discover and
punish the perpetrators.
At this hour-l0 p. m.-Sheriff Doug
lass 10 still swearing in deputies and
placing them on guard. although every
thing Is quiet. The Grayson Rifles,
military company at Sherman, with
roll of about fifty. has been placed at the
disposal Of Sheriff Douglass, and can be
secured at moments notice.
AUSTIN, March Ex-Governor ireland
to-day refused to pardon or commute
the sentence Of Wash Washington, of
Falls county, convicted and sentenced
to be hung for the murder Of Willis
Derden.
The State Land Board meets to-mor-
row.
The trial Of the damage suit of John
Edwards, an Englishman, against the
Houston and Texas Central railway for
personal injuries, was begun here to-day.
This is one Of the multiplicity Of suits
pany from the wreck Of a passenger
train, which was derailed at Clear Creek,
near Hampstead, in November, 1884.
Edwards claims $4,000 damages.
WASHINGTON, March pa telegram
was received at the War Department
this morning from General Crook, say
ing that he would start to-day from Fort
Bowie to San Bernardino to receive the
d. NJ a. N-g.. - fAII
To-day's session Of the Cabinet was
designed to secure more rigid enforce
ment Of the Chinese restriction pct, par
ticularly with reference to preventing
the landing Of Chinese laborers on fraud
ulent certificates.
Secretary Manning sprained his ankle
and was taken home in his carriage this
afternoon. This occurrence gave rise
to the widest rumors Of the Secretary's
illness, but they were without founsa-
ton.
CHICAGO, March 23.-A national meet
ing of business men and manufacturers
has been decided upon and call will
issue tomorrow for a conference to be
held some time in May to take action
against the entertainments of labor Or
CARNATIONS.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
the Chicago and Alton, and the Rock
Island have refused certain classes of
freight for shipment to Kansas City and
points further south and west. All
freights taken were with special stipu-
lations that they would be subject to de-
lay. The Wabash and st. Louis receive
freight still, with the exception OF such
as must necessarily pass over the Mis-
De- a.