San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-07-08
LATEST TELEGRAPH NEWS
From all Parts of the Globe, Con-
densed and Boiled Down.
P. II. Hsyne, the Georgia poet, is

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smashing is the order in Texas to-day
Waco is looking out for the proposi
tiOns OF the Arkansas Pass road for lin,
to that city.
The Rock Island road has cut the rat,
from Kansas City to St. Paul to So for 4
first-class "rebate ticket" This is Gu
| OF 81.
The nominations to state offices by the
republican state convention of Kansas
now in session at Topeka, have not vel
reached us.
John Land was nominated for con.
gress by republicans of the second Min.
nesota district to succeed Wakefield.
The common pleas court OF Clinton
county, Ohio. has ordered the Cincin-
nati and Eastern railroad sold within GO
days for not less than $4,000.
+. Harris of London, Ont, is reported
insane and missing with S4O0, 900 belong
ing TO English parties which he handled
as trust funds.
The failure of w. II. Beede, cotton
broker of New York, was annouced
yesterday morning in the cotton ex-
change. He was said to be short at low
prices.
The result of the elections in Georgia
inzures the nomination of General
Gordon for governor. The democratic
convention meets to-day in Atlanta.
Prience Luitpold declines to accept
the resignation OF his ministers and
assures them in the most flattering
terms of his fullest confidence in them
all.
A mysterious murder and suicide is
reported from New York. John War
ner shooting bis little IA year old boy
and then killing himself. Nothing is
known OF the antecedents Of the party
and there is no clue to the reasons for
the act.
The president has approved the act to
forfeit the lands granted to the Atlantic
and Pacific Railway and Telegraph line
from the states of Missouri and Arkansas
to the Pacific coast and TO restore them
to settlement.
Romeo, Wis, was burned at o'clock
yesterday evening, including saw-mill,
$1,000 feet OF lumber, store, boarding
house and dwellings of William Van
Hoosia. Loss, $l60,0O0; insurance, $780,
900. The woods are on fire. Further
particulars can not be obtained.
Dublin's excitement is intense. So soon
as there Is show for the defeat OF home
rule so soon does riOting and disorder
commence. The three concentrations
charged with firing upon the home rule
procession are in Jail; the others were
discharged.
Latest advices from England show
2l0 conservatives and uniOnists elected
to 100 Gladstonites and Parnellites. The
liberal organs acknowledge the defeat
OF the ministerial party.
There have been no deaths at COulter-
vile. ILL.,, from the ice cream poisoning
of last sunday. Over 100 persons were
more or less affected, but all are doing
well. The trouble was no doubt caused
By the condition of the vessels and the
cream used in making the ice cream, and
was not the result of an intention to do
mischief.
Terrible forest fires are raging along
the line of the Detroit, Mackinack and
Marquette railroad Everything is very
dry, and the fire runs through the wood
with fearful rapidity. Trains are de-
layed and the crops are burning for want
of rain.
At the annual meeting of the Calves
/ ton, Harrisburg and San Antonio Rail-
road company, held in Boston, the
following board of directors was elected:
C.. L. Huntington, Chas. Crocker, j. +.
Gates, L. II. Bardee, VIM. Mohl, G. C.
Gibbs and Charles Babbidge.
The new excise commissioners to-day
were given possession of the offices in
Bond street New York, by the old board
who evacuated in a peaceabIe manner.
The old employees turned over the effects
of the departments to the new ones, and
this afternoon business was being con-
Quoted as usual.
A driver named John Mathews is a
candidate for Sing Sing hOnOrs, having
brutally assaulted an invalid lady whom
he was driving to Flatbush hospital ON
Long Island. Two youths for a similar
offense have gone over the road. one for
10 years and the other for 20; John
should follow suit. ~
A crazy philanthrOpist named Louis
SIENNA was taken under the wing OF the
New York police after distributing
more wealth to the crowd than was
compatible with good hard sense. The
guardians recovered $500 gold watch
and Sl77 cash, which SIENNA had given
away, and locked him up.
The steamer Acontes, Of the Northern
Transportation company line. struck a
rock at Fishers Landing. on the st
Lawrence river, about Up. m. yesterday,
and sunk at this morning. She was
loaded with half a million feet Of lum.
Der. The passengers, mum boring Sand
a crew of Is persons, were taken off in q
life boat and were cared for at Fishers
Landing. ....
hn 10 ha ha.
mated the following ticket: For cover.
nor. Arthur Bingham, of Talladega sec
rotary Of state, J. d. Hardy, of Shelby
treasurer, Calvin Goodloe, of gilbert
and w. ID. Wickersham. of Mobile at
torney-general. Lewis E. Parsons, O
Coosa; chief justice, ID. ID. Shelby, O
Madison; associates, q. III. Craig, O
Dallas, and George l.. Dustin, of Ma
rengo.
The democracy of Frio county. In thei
late convention, steered clear of all GU
bernatOrial and congressional candi.
dscy instructed their delegates to vot,
as unit for John b. Bivens for senator
| W. t. Merriweather for representative
ID. z. Mari as associate justice OF the gu
preme court also elected X. NJ. Hank
ness as chairman Of the county dem
| ocracy.
Judge Won Wagner, of the crimina
court at st. Louis, has overruled tn
motion for a new trial in the Maxwell
case, and the sentence will be pro
nounced. After this an appeal will b.
taken to the supreme court and If IN
successful from there to the Unite,
States court, on the ground of unconsti
nationality in the method of challengin
jurors.
The Alabama prohibitionists met I