San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-10-07
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sembly and the conclusion Is not yet
reached. Master Workman POwderly
gives all matters to the press and 1t is
safe to say that not much of any signifi-
canoe will be made public yet awhile.
The color line was completely broken
at Richmond theatre when colOred dele
gate Farrell, of New York, took seat in
the front row OF the orchestra seats up
on which no one but white people have
been permitted to sit heretofore. Ii is
very much to the credit Of the manage
ment OF the academy OF music that they
made no row over it. The offence
against good taste was not theirs.
New York Greenbackers endorse
Henry George for mayor of Gotham.
The Russian military organ advises
mild tone towards Bulgaria.
There are rumOrs OF secret anti-Rus-
sian alliance between Bulgaria and Ser
via. Also rumors OF Russian and ROu-
manian alliance. No rumors can he i'm
plically confided in.
The movement in the Bulgarian army
favoring Russia continues 10 spread. 1t
is artfully promulgated by Russian Of
ticers and Russian money.
Hill, of New York, asserts that no
one man is necessary TO any party. Party
is the only guarantee of principle lie
damns Cleveland's administration by
faint praise, and thinks that bringing
the kids forward SO prominently has
weakened the party.
The Spanish liberal papers commend
the clemency of the queen regent in
committing the death sentences of the
conspirators.
The Cape Girardeau boiler explosion
on the Mississippi resulted in twenty
two deaths.
Rev. O'Reilly, treasurer of the Irish
American League, makes short replies
TO the charges made against the finan.
cial management. He says he has the
National Leagues vouchers for every
cent received by the American branch,
and has no desire to know to what par
ticular use they applied it.
Cotton crop in Texas is knocked out
another 100000 bales by last estimates.
These are Kaufman and Runge's fig
ures.
An old woman's pipe set Dave Henry's
cabin on fire at Chester, ). c., and the
old lady and two children were Gre
mated.
"Ramie" and "jute," experimental
crops in this country, have just been
baled In New Orleans. The yield shows
a net pro. t of 500 per acre for ramie,
and $50 per acre for jute.
The Gros Ventres and Blood Indians
are killing each other In Canada and
saving the government the trouble.
Virgins earthquake was not respOn-
sible for the smash in the rear wa Of
ThOmpsOn's variety theatre, Dallas,
which fell outward, leaving the whole
stage exposed.
NJ. Donahue and Hugh Blakeny had
an alteration on Elm street, Dallas, over
an old affair, and Donahue cut Blakeny
in the neck, nearly severing his jugular
vein. Donahue gave bond and was
turned loose.
Congressman Sayers pulled the wool
over the eyes of the Lampasas prOtec-
hours to do it.
Galveston is warming up on local poll
tics very sensibly.
The sea-wall project in the Island
City makes progress.
NJ. P. Hoyle, of Dawson, Ca, has 4
space in his yard about % feet square
upon which a gentle shower has been
falling for the past three weeks, gener
ally out of cloudless sky. This Is ac-
cording to Hoyle.
The Ashland Avenue Building and
Loan association, Chicago, was burglar
lied Of $l7 900 worth: $4,000 cash; 5000
government bonds; $4,000 bonds and
mortgages.
The Chicago packers all change to the
10 hour system.
Ennr laofha nd 70 h,,rf ~
explosion of giant powder in Dead
wood mine.
The freight brakemen on the Mahoney
division Of the New York. Pa. & Ohio
railroad, are on strike for $500 a day,
instead of Sl.75.
Kaulbars is receiving large funds from
Russia to perpetuste Bulgarian disturb
ance.
Eighty Russian officers, who formerly
served in Bulgaria, have been ordered
to hold themselves ready to return at
any moment.
Bulgaria refuses a reply to Kaulbars'
ultimatum.
The Charlerio miners, Germany, are
again on a strike.
The New York Stock exchange has
entered J. Edward Simmons as their
candidate for mayor. TwO-thirds of the
members of the Exchange have pledged
their votes; other exchanges will come
into the movement, which Is a demo-
cratic, gold-bug, dodge.
The general convention of the Protest
ant Episcopal church of America is in
session at Chicago. Music hall holds
the lay and clerical delegates; Apollo
hall the bishops.
Maxey and Terrell trotted heat for
the United States senatorship at Dallas,
yesterday. Maxey praised the democ-
racy, and Terrell tackled the tariff.
Rumors of crisis in the Spanish min
istry are rife; the ministers of war and
marine being opposed to the act OF
clemency.
Richard Laycock, a young laborer on
the Galveston wharves has been missi ng
since Monday. Yesterday the body was
found floating near Central wharf, his
arms and back badly cut. The mate OF
the lumber schooner Trinity is suspect
ed, on very fiimsy grounds it would ap-
pear.
There will be eight can didates in the
field for the two seats in the legislature
to be filled from Travis county.
Capt. Kingsbury, of FL Paso, Tex,
says that Whaley says that Gatewood
says, that Lawton says, that Miles SAYS
that Geronimo's scalp was not to be
lifted.
Evangelist Burnett and Mulkey are
going to tackle the Fort Worth sinners
1t is an army contract, sure.
Kyle reports 1860 bales of cotton
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