San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-09-15
LATEST TELEGRAPH NEWS
From all Parts of the Globe, Con-
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Il fast freight and the smoking car OF the
excursion train was telescoped, killing
II and seriously iniuring as many more
The city clerk OF Quincy, H.. is under
arrest charged with embezzling 5000
CITY funds.
The murderer of Mayor Bowman, oil
East IT. Louis, whose untimely taking
of on the 10Th Of last November stirred
st. Louis to its center, has confessed his
crime and the mystery Is so far solved
| The murder WAS committed for money
by hired assassin who received $1,000
| tor his work and deoamped. No sus-
| picion attached to him, but having been
arrested at Covington, Ky, for another
crime he confessed this. He has not yet
| given the names of those who employed
him to do the devilish deed.
The.Steam Barge Oracle Barker, re-
ported sunk with 100 passengers. put in
| to Petoky to avoid the storm and turns
up all right.
The rival candidacy of the two broth.
ers Alb. Taylor and Bob Taylor, republic
can and democratic nominees for gov
ernor OF Tennessee, goes on vigorously.
The speeches are able, impersonal, argu-
| mentstive and reflect credit upon the
canvass. The novel contests attracts
great crowds.
The w c. Il. U. are preparing i'm
mense petitions to congress to raise the
sexual consent in girls to Is years, IN
view Of the alarming increase Of assaults
upon women and young girls.
The following drouth cursed counties
received supplies: Stevens county, u
cars; Brown county, car; Coleman
county, car; Palo Pinto county, IL cars;
Callahan county, car; Comanche coun-
ty, car; Runnels county, car; TAYLOR
county, car; Y Dung county, car; Jones
county, car, and Stonewall county
car. Total, liz cars.
The republicans OF Maine gain six
members of the state assembly over last
year, and pc sibly s. All the congress
men are republican. The prohibitionists,
democrats and workingm MS party COM
binsd could not change this result.
Sedgwick has finished his work and re-
turns to Washington, leaving an I'M
savOry odor behind him.
The Republique Franchise states that
the sultan demands the evacuation OF
Egypt by the English, and that Russia
supports the Turkish demand.
Lord Annesley has issued hundred
ejectmeDt notices against tenants on his
estates in county Down. The tenants
are suffering for money, owing to the
lsteness Of their harvest.
Father Fahri, the Catholic priest, SEN
fenced to six months imprisonment on
charge OF having made threats against
the owner OF an estate, from which the
priests pensioners at WOOdfOrd had
been evicted, was to-day removed from
WoOdford to Galway Jail. The people
are greatly excited over the priests i'm
prlsOnment.
The new Mexican law relating to for
eigners has been translated and is in
general circulation through The Ameri-
can press.
The mention of Alexander's name in
the Bulgarian assembly yesterday WAS
received with prolonged cheers.
The Car makes no ention of the
powers, or Of the Berlin treaty, or of
Bulgarian independence in any of his
communications to that country. He
means to possess himself of Bulgaria
and does not hedge about it either.
AT nine O'Clock last night, in Pedras
Negras, LUZ Fernandez shot and killed
| G. Rubia. They are both guards en-
| ployed by the Mexican custom. house.
Cause OF shooting unknown. Fernandez
escaped to this side.
A Cherbourg paper reports the arrest
near there of several German spies who
were travelling disguised as priests.
The Journal de st. Petersburg de-
clares that the national assembly Of Bull
| garia has no authority to elect new
prince to the Bulgarian throne.
Strong efforts are being made to in
"a fn
with Prince DOlgOrouki to Bulgaria
frince Dolgorouki is opposed TO that
Idea.
Russian military admirers Of Prince
Alexander rejoice al HE abdication, feel
ing convinced that he otherwise would
have been murdered within few
weeks. Russia will probably advocate a
make-shift conference at Constantinople
because she will not be prepared for war
before spring.
Thos. K. Benedict, OF New York, this
morning took the oath and Immediately
entered upon the the duties of the office
of public printer.
Gov. Fairchild, of Wisconsin, visits
Charleston to see If it be necessary to
call upon the 6. A. r., Of which he is
grand commander, for relief.
l.. H. Martin, of Michigan, had his
wife stolen from his buggy in which he
was riding with her, and carried of be-
fore his eyes. The thieves ran into his
carriage, and in the confusion made of
with the screaming wife, who it is sup
posed Is held for ransom, as the husband,
who idolized his wife, is quite wealthy.
Houston breathe freer after the de-
mise Of "Nosey john" a colored hack
driver, who was an unholy terror to his
neighborhood, and the city in general.
Burleson has chartered educational
institution rejoicing in the name OF
The Grand Vista Male and Female
college,"
Mrs. Elizabeth Lonagren, Of Mineral
foint, Wis, wants to find out the where
apouts OF her son Roger Lonagren, who
Is supposed 10 be somewhere In Texas.
lie is about 80 years old, and left home
about 10 years since.
Judge Brewer, of U. 5. district court,
Topeka, Kan, sustains the right OF
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail-
way company to purchase other rail-
way lines and extend its own beyond
the state limits, without violating it's
chartered rights.
Growers specified trout privileges
closed yesterday, the season having ex-
pred.
Acceptance.
Mr.. Dan X. Davis, secretary OF C.
Spangler lodge. b. OF X. II. B., has re-
ceived letters from Superintendent Joe
Herrln, Of the Missouri Pacific railway,
accepting the invitation Of the order 10