San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-08-02
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cotton and ia happy. 1t was long
time getting in.
Able List, the great pianist, who has
been i'll for some time at Beyreuth, is
dead.
The Spanish corteZ has taken steps for
the speedy emancipation of the 10000
slaves still held in Cuba.
The sittings of the Spanish cortez
have been suspended by royal decree.
Two subordinate officers of the French
army, at Algiers, fought a broadsword
duel, and one Of them had his head split
open.
Bismarck and wife are at Munich on
their way to Gastien.
The British government claim to have
received no notification OF the distress
reported as existing on the coast Of La
brador.
Henry Mathews. the new home secre-
tary, receives his appointment at the
suggestion of the queen, who was
mashed on his defense OF the English
home life in the Crawford divorce trial.
The governor OF New FOundland tele-
graphs the colonial office that he has
treason TO believe that the report Of
founded"
Cutting still wraps the American flag
around him and lies down In Mexican
dungeon.
A pleasure yacht with 16 ladies and
gentlemen en- route from Philadelphia
to New York, was shipwrecked in gale
off Sandy Hook on Saturday morning
and seven lives lost.
Picnics, barbecues and camp-meetings
are all the rage at Milan county. A
forgery by one b. n. johnson, varied the
usual order last Saturday.
Welbarger county instrIcts for Hon.
A. p. MatlOck for congress.
Nolan county is on the Mexican ram
page and wants Uncle Sam to shoot or
hand over the gun TO Texas.
Harbor Island has 100 graders actively
at work on the San Antonio and Aran-
sas Pass road bed.
Dallas had 5000 mass meeting to res
olute, and a band to toot defiance to
Mexico on last Saturday evening. Gov
ernor Ireland was cordially backed up
and the determination WAS general to
protect Texas citizens by state military
If the United States authorities at Wash
ington continue derelict in duty to Amer
lean citizens.
The house of representatives having
rejected the report of the conference
committee on river and harbOr bill, that
measure may be considered dead for
this season.
The president approves the Galveston
public building bill.
The sundry civil service bill disposed
- ..tsn hn Ixy
There is dead lock in the conference
committee, and when it will break no
one knows.
Every dav this week, after to-day,
has been designated as the probable date
of adjournment of congress.
The county commissioners of Shackel-
ford county have been called upon to
meet and devise some measures Of relief
for the farmers of that county. who are
cropless and mOneyless. 1t is proposed
to lend such as cannot remove their
families sufficient to procure them grain
and supplies for next years crop.
The Agricultural Wheel of Arkansas.
will probably put forth state ticket.
There are said to be 30, 900 voting spokes
in the wheel.
The United States senate has post
poned the consideration of the Nicaur-
aqua treaty until December.
The Ell Paso democracy favor either
Swain or Breckenridge for governor, but
send their delegates uninstructed.
Cooke county convention took the
cakes from both Harris and San Antonio
in the way of row. The ringsters found
themselves In minority and piked out
after vainly trying to carry resolution
for adjournment. Another bone of con-
tention for Galveston to gnaw over.
st. Louis claims entire recovery from
the most encouraging outlook for manu-
features and trade of all kinds.
Chicago is on the run with dynamite
scares and every day some canard Is set
on foot. The latest is the finding of q
large dynamite bomb on the main floor
of Gibbs Il Malum's store, 270 West Erie
street, the fuse of which went out Of Its
own accord.
The Galveston drill grounds will be
opened to no one until Tuesday.
The Houston Knights Of Labor are
making arrangements for grand pic
mic.
During the past year the Houston and
Central Texas railway treated at their
infirmary, in Houston, 1862 cases, and by
local surgeons along the line, 749; total,
Nll. A pretty good hospital list for one
little road.
The Bryan Rifles have rendered their
services to Governor Ireland for whack
at Mexico.
BraZos county farmers have nomi-
mated Amos Buchanan for the state
legislature.
About lee members of Colonel Woods
regiment answered roll call at San Mar
cos Saturday; 5000 people were present
and Governor Ireland, Gustav Cook,
General Bee, Colonel Woods and others
made addresses.
There is big strike in the Drummond
tobacco factory, st. Louis. 1t is really
the old question of ten or eight hours for
a days work. N
A fire in the Indian Orchard cotton
mills, Massachusetts, destroyed the en-
tire mill last Saturday. The company's
loss Is 100000, and 800 hands are out Of
employment.
Cutting has not yet been sentenced,
and the chihuahua officials are monkey
Ing with the American buzz saw to gain
time. Uncle Sam Grover does not hurry
matters.
Giddings rules the roost at Brennan /;
beyond that one fact all is political
chaos.
Luling closed her two weeks revival
services. with % sinners brought into the
fold Of the Baptist church.
Hot weather in Caldwell county and
great drouth will cut cotton yield to