San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-04-14
THE DAYS DOINGS.
SANGUINARY ST. LOUIS - WEARY
WASHINGTON,
Lively London-Naughty New York
Anxious Alexandria - Christian
Chicago Auroral Austin
Border Bowie Report
Progress.

Nidilit on the body Of c. II. Thompson
killed on the bridge Friday last, aftel
the shooting by the Deputy Sheriffs in
the yards of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad. The Deputy Sheriffs confined
in this city were taken from the Jail to
the morgue, sworn over the dead body
and the inquest then proceeded. Testi-
mony was taken during the afternoon
and late in the evening the jury returned
a verdict that deceased came to his death
from bullet fired by an unknown per-
son amongst posse Of men composed
of Deputy Sheriffs, trackmen and clerks,
on the east end of the st. Louis bridge,
whilst they were fleeing from East ST.
Louis to this city, and that the shooting
was not justified.
The East st. Louis inquest also termi-
mated this evening, and the jury found q
verdict that the victims of the shooting
on Friday last came to their deaths by
gunshot wounds, which were inflicted
by pistols or rifles in the hands of certain
Deputy Sheriffs, mentioning their names
and holding them responsible for their
death.
| Information comes from Sedalia, Mo-.
that the strike is dying out there. New
men are going to work daily, generally
of the class most needed (machinists),
and many Of the old men are leaving for
| other places in search Of work, not being
able to remain idle any longer. Several
will 60 to California. The master car
builder says he has all the men he needs
| at present, and that his department is
| equally well supplied at Hannibal and
Parsons.
WASHINGTON, April BIN the Senate
house bill was passed authorizing the
Secretary of War to DELIVER to the law
full owner, on proper proof, certain
classes of property captured in the late
war, consisting of family heirlooms, sill
verware, watches, etc.
The fisheries resolution was then
placed before the Senate.
After considerable debate, Mr.. Frye's
resolution was brought to a vote and
agreed to-yeas 30, nays 10. or the
affirmative votes, 26 were Republicans
and nine Democrats. The resolution
declares it TO be the sense of the Senate
that Congress should not provide for
any joint commission to consider and
settle the tiheries question.
The Interstate commerce bill was
then placed before the Senate, in order
to secure its right-Of-way at O'Clock to-
morrow.
CHICAGO, April l3.-A Rock Island,
ILL.,, special says there come reports
from the different divisions of the Rock
Island road representing that the freight
conductors and brakemen met in secret
session yesterday to consider the sub
ject of wages. AS a result, a delegation
will wait upon Superintendent Kimball
Wednesday to ask an increase of pay
equal to that received by all similar en-
plOyes on the Burlington and. st. Paul
and the northwestern roads.
The Methodist ministers of this city,
at their regular meeting yesterday, dis
cussed the eight-hour movement, and
almost unanimously favored it. The
feature of the discussion was series Of
remarks by Bishop Bowman, Of st.
Louis. He declared the recklessness of
the strikers in East st. Louis and across
the bridge was caused, in a large part,
by the carelessness of the railway
companies regarding the mutual welfare
of their employees. Some time he ex-
| pected to wake up In the morning and
hear that Chicago was on fire in six or
| seven places. There was no such con-
| flict between labor and capital as had
been intimated. The agitators were not
considering the fact that the price of
labor had been steadily increasing for
the last 80 years, while for the same time
the income of capital had been decreas-
ing. 81 don't want to be taken as de-
Tending Jay Could" said the bishop.
81 would like TO see some one take him
by the neck and kick him through New
York, as long as he was not killed." He
thought that II the masses could be
brought to realize that there wasn't any
conflict, the eight-hour question would
adjust itself.
The Senate Committee on Commerce
to-day agreed to favorably report on
Representative James bill to regulate
the commercial sale Of goods and mer-
chandise. The bill read as folio VS.: That
the residents of each State and Terri
tory may, within other States and Terri
tories, and within the District of Column
bia, solicit from dealers or merchants
orders for goods and merchandise, by
sample, catalogue, card, list, description,
or o.Ae- representation, without pay
ment OF any license or mercantile tax.
Senator Frye to-day reported favor
ably from the Committee on Commerce
an amendment intended to be proposed
to the postofflce appropriation bill. 1t
Increases the appropriation for the trans
portation of foreign mails from $375, 900
to 100000, and provides that this
amount shall include railway transit
across the Isthmus Of Panama. The
amendment further changes the bill SO
as to direct the Postmaster g eneral to
enter into contracts with American built
and registered steamships, whenever
possible, such contracts not to exceed
5000, OF the sum hereby appropriated.
The United States Treasurer has pre-
pared statements showing that the net
coin and bullion in the treasury on April
10 was 1888 800 ,S5S, an increase of ST.
242, 273 since July 81, last. Also, that
the amount Of standard silver dollars in
circulation April 10, cut of total coin
age Of S226, 946, l2l, was $52,2G4 1906. On
July 81 last, the amount in oircula-
tion was S39, 2S4.433 out of total coin
age OF S2O5,7S4, 1881. The silver coinage
during the first 10 days of the present
month amounted to S464 900, and during
the same period the Increase in oircula-
tion was 81, l94,606.
The House Committee on Indian AZ
fairs have agreed to favor the able re-
port on bill introduced in the Senate
by Senator Dawes, to provide for the
allotment OF lands In severalty to the In
dians.
NEw YORK, April l3.-A Washington
special to the Post says: The nearest
friends of Secretary Manning say that it
is settled that he will not attempt to re-
sumo his duties at the Treasury Depart
ment' Ii, as now seems probable, he