San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-04-17


of them were iailors, seven SINNERS and
four bakers. Justice Duffy decided to
make test case, and entertained the
complaint of conspiracy against George
Lenhart and Matthew Murray, members
of the Tailors' Union. Bail for $3.50 was
furnished. A few of the more aggressive
boycOtteEs we're fined and the others dis
charged.
NEW CASTLE, Del, April l6.-Charles
Robinson, full bloOded negro. was
hanged here to-day for criminal assault
upon the person OF Mrs. Ella F. Gard
ner, white. The victim of his lust is
the wife OF Anderson Gardner, farm
laborer. The crime was committed
October Sd, last. Robinson was arrested
soUn afterwards, tried, convicted and
sentenced to be hanged April Is, 1886.
BRANDIsI, April lG.-Sixty-eight cases
of cholera occurred here, 10 of which
proved fatal. Officials declare that the
disease is sporadic. Precautions have
been taken to prevent its spread.
ALEXANDRIA, April lG-A quarantine
of seven days has been ordered against
all arrivals here from Brandisi, Venice
and Aneana.
AUSTIN, April lG.-According 10 COM
piled statistics from l29 counties. there
were 2S,40O white and 1900 cOlOred
children Of the scholastic age in those
counties unable to read. At the begin
ming ofthe term in the public schools, the
number of white children was %, 200 and
Colored %, 400, who were unable to write.
About $1,000 white and 10000 colered
children did not understand the four
elementary rules of arithmetic.
LONDON, April l6.-Gladstone pro-
posed his Irish land bill to the House of
Commons this evening. There was
hardly any excitement attending it,
compared with the enthusiasm which
attended the memorable proceedings
recently, when the home rule measure
was proposed. At 4 o'clock the House
was crowded to its utmost capacity.
Gladstone rose in his place at 5:25 p. m,
and was greeted with cheers. He said
the outcome Of the present endeavors of
the government was towards securing
cOntentment among the people of Ire
land and the permanent restoration Of
social order. The speakers proposal
would greatly benefit the tenants of Ire
land. but the landlords were the prinCi-
pal objects Of the measure, although he
thought many of these landlords were
most hostile to the governments policy.
At the outset the speaker wished to
make most emphatic denial that it was
his intention to make the Scotch and
English any pecuniary risk on account
of the landlords of Ireland. Mr.. Glad
stone then explained his plan at great
length, speaking one hour and 81 min
utes, and closing amidst great applause.
The absence of notifications of the
home rule bill disheartens the Liberals,
and Il movement is on foot to obtain Mr..
Gladstone's assent to the Introduction
of motion asking the House of Com
mons, before the second reading of the
bill, to adopt resolution simply affirm
ing the necessity of establishing legis-
lature at Dublin.
Charles Dixie has sent to the Queens
proctor a full and formal denial of all
the statements terminating him in the
confession made by Mrs Crawford to her
husband. and on which the latter OBJ
tanned the decree of divorce from her.
Sir Charles expresses the hope that the
proctor will find cause to intervene to
reopen the case for his yindication. The
Pail Mall Gazette says that the proctor
has obtained mass OF Information, upon
which he will take action soon to bring
the cause before the court for re-eXami-
nation. Sir Charles is preparing to
make public statement of the case in
his own defense. He will take occasion
to do SO in an address to the Liberals of
Chelsea, which he is arranging to de-
liver on the Sd OF May.