San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-07-23
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A. b. Thong son, the defaulting CASH
Ter of the Provident Savings bank Of st.
Louis, has been located at Montreal,
Canada. He will not come away until
he Is compelled to in accord with the
extraditiOn laws.
Gladstone is opposed to the Parnelites
pursuing the obstruction policy Of 1850
in fighting the tories in parliament.
Parnell will be guided by Gladstone's
wishes in this respect unless coercive
measures are attempted.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach is opposed to
the Duke OF Argyle having seat in the
new cabinet.
DR.. Peters, the German traveller, after
proposes that railway be built from
Oar. Els. Salaam to the interior of East
Africa, with English capital.
Tattersalls Mill, at Hywood, near
Manchester, was destroyed by fire to-
day. The loss is $4,000. Thirty thou
sand spindles were destroyed by the
fire.
The Chinese fleet has proceeded to
lister of War is visiting the far East. His
presence there is regarded as significant.
The Anglo-Russian Explorer, McLeay,
is making arrangements to found Rus
sian colony in New Guinea.
A dispatch from Pekin to the Times
says the Russian fleet threaten CZereff
because England, during the Afghan
dispute, occupied Port Hamilton.
1t is rumored that Baron De Courcal
and M. Waddington, French ambassa-
doris at Berlin and London respectively,
will exchange posts.
The Mallory line will run weekly
steamers from now on until farther no.
tice.
The Dixie nastiness continues and
grows nastier. Sir Charles has been
terribly scored by Mr.. Crawford's coun-
sci.
Albany, on the Hudson, celebrated the
the incorporation of the city, 200 years
ago, with great pomp and circumst ance
on yesterday. The uproar began at
midnight with the ringing Of bells, the
booming of cannons, the bonfires in the
streets only serving to heighten the ex-
element. Thousands spent the night
on the streets, and were as fresh as larks
L
Cleveland's arrival, reception and speech
were among the notable features of the
celebration. Governor Hill made the
grand Grafton and Mr.. Cleveland was
forced to follow him in a short speech,
and soon after returned to Secretary
Whitney's residence, where the day was
spent with state dignitaries.
Governor Ireland, accompanied by
Sub-cOntractor Wilke, the capitol COM
missiOners, the penitentiary board and
about 20 other invited parties, inspected
the granite Iuarries, the convict camps
and the work generally at Burnett con-
nected with the capitol construction.
Captain Lawton surprised camp of
thirty hOstiles on the Iaqui river, Ari-
lola, capturing nineteen horses and
some provisions, but got no soalps.
The anarchists trial at Chicago at
tracts large crowds. The testimony of
Williamson, press reporter, and Captain
Shea was very direct and damaging.
CrOss-examinatiOn only strengthened Ii.
The impression gains ground that the
prisoners can not overcome the direct
testimony offered in proof of their con-
spiracy to murder the police.
Conferences on the river and harbOr
bill have so far led to no results. There
is a prospect that the % per cent. reduc-
ton will be accepted by the house con-
ferees, but there will be a hitch on the
Sandy Hook, HennepiH canal, Potomac
flats, Sturgeon bay and Portage Lake
canal Items.
Indian Commissioner Atkins made a
long and explicit statement before the
Platt special committee of the senate
yagfarHaU rnnrninO N m and in
refuIation of. the things alleged against
his administration in connection with
the leadership at Anandark.
The agreement of the Houston and
Texas Central bondholders, providing
for the scaling down of interest charges
and the funding of coupons up to date
on the different classes of bonds, has just
been issued. The bondholders signing
the agreement are required to deposit
their securities with the Central Trust
company. 1t provides that mortgage
bonds and 6 per cent. bonds be extended
10 years. Consolidated mortgage bonds
are to be reduced to 8 per cent, and
general mortgage bonds to 4 per cent.
On the condition Of this reduction, the
Southern Pacific company, which holds
control of the stock, guarantees the
payment OF warrants and all coupons
due and unpaid on the first mortgage
bonds, and that those maturing January
/, 1887, are to be funded in the same
way. The proceeds Of land sales are to
be used in retiring first mortgage and
consolidated bonds, to be drawn by lot,
or they may be converted into the same
bonds at any price below ITO for first
mortgage and l05 for consolidated. OIL
GERS of the company state that the agree
ment has been adopted by the bond
holders committee and approved by
large proportion of the bondholders.
The time for signing the agreement ex-
pires September l.
The German consulate of Canton has
sent home samples of goods, which are
salaDle in China for the benefit of man
ufacturers exporting to the East.
Ii is believed that the Pope will revise
his biography, which is being completed
by Bishop O'Reilly.
A shortage of from $500, 900 to $500, 600
has been discovered in the accounts of
the treasurer of the Lowell Mass. bleac-
cry corporation. Sam G. Smiling, the
deposed Treasurer has been In that Of
flee "a years.
The decision reached by the foreign
affairs committee Of the house is that
the resolution with regard to the L'Abra
claim will be reported adversely by Rep
resentative Singleton, that is, the COM
mittee refuses to sanction the reopening
OF the case. Chairman Belmont will re-
port as to the We'll claim, that the COM
mittee find the proof Of fraud to be con-
elusive and recommend that the case be
reopened.