San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-07-13

LATEST TELEGRAPH NEWS
From all Parts of the Globe, Con-
densed and Boiled Down.

Details of the horrors of the New Ze-
land earthquake are cabled from San
| Francisco, but no estimates of the loss
| of life are given. The entire range OF
mountains for over 60 miles was as the
summit OF a succession of volcanoes.
| The whole country is covered to the
| depth of several feet with the blue clay
elected from the volcano.
A mine explosion at Cuchtie, Ohio,
yesterday, killed three of the half dozen
employees who were repairing leak in
the compressed air reservoir at the time
the explosion occurred.
Avarian Cruch and his wife, Lucy.
suicided at 60 Lexington avenue, New
York, yesterday. He was merchant in
comfortable circumstances aged 60 his
wife was 10 years younger.
Train wrecking continues at Chicago.
Turning switches Is the usual method
employed.
Rev. Downs, whose adventures in the
Boston church trials are still fresh in
public memory, was arraigned In court
on charge of bastardy and held to an
swer in the sum Of $500.
Passenger rates from Chicago to New
York are down to SIS on the Chicago
and Atlantic a cut of So.
OF the big fires of the past six months,
the New York Commercial Bulletin
places 60 per cent. to incendiarism and
gross oarelessness.
Baumgart, of st. Louis, aged %, hav-
ing been refused the hand OF Margaret
Brennan, aged Is, MORALLY wounded
her and then blew his own head off.
The terrible storm of last Friday at
Kankakee, ILL.,, was much more destruc-
tive than at first reported. The crops
are destroyed over an immense area of
country and many buildings wrecked.
Loss of life comparatively light.
Another high life scandal has come to
light in England. The parties all be-
long to the lower orders of the nobility.
The Duke of Argyle is out in special
plea against the Gladstone home rule
measures as destructive to imperial
union. He displays his real anlmus by
saying-neither can we see her en-
dOwed with powers over her own peO-
pie, etc.
The Mexican narrow gauge lines i'm
the southern part of the Republic, have
merged into one all their concessions
by government and formed the narrow
guage interoceanic route from A capulces
to Vera Cruz.
Another crank, Colonel Glider. of the
New York Herald, has gone meander-
ing after the north pole. II any thing
could excuse such a hair-brained ven"
ture the recent New York temperature
would.
Harrington and Salisbury have formed
an alliance against Irish home rule.
The first move of the new combination
will be to suppress the Irish National
league.
Fort Worth has had another big blow
and several roofs were sent sailing
through the air. Damage, $4,000.
The normal school session at FlatOnia
is well under way. Fifty teachers have
been enrolled.
Cleburne has suffered to the extent of
100000 by fire.
Six buildings were unrOofed at Waxa-
hatchie yesterday in a big wind storm.
Cutting, the FL Paso, Texas, editor is
still in Jail in Mexico, and diplomacy
don't reach his case.
The loss of wheat crop below estim-
ates is figured at 100000 bushels for
June.
Fannin county endorses Swain and re-
fuses to give Ross second place.
Coleman takes steps to secure the
Arkansas Pass extension.
The Hot Springs national bank, de-
funct, has paid its last installment to its
creditors, making the full tale Of 100 per
cent. on claims presented.
The Missouri state encampment, at
Sweet Springs, in the western part of
the state, has called out the national
guards in great numbers.
The Oklahoma boomers are again on
the warpath and will attempt to enter
the forbidden territory this week. They
are rendezyouing at Wichita, Ks, and
are likely to meet a warm reception at
the hands of Major Summers.
The Porte is again reported putting
his army and navy on a peace footing.
Russia desires TO put them on piece
footing.
The boiler of the National flour mills,
Parsons, Kansas. exploded yesterday
blowing the boiler house to atoms and
killing two persons.