San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-24
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From all Parts of the Globe, Con-
densed and Boiled Down.

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w. V. Newton is general passenger
agent of the Fort Worth and Denver.
Grover sends out q list of white house
entertainments during the holidays.
James Walsh has been appointed in
spector of hulls at New York. A sop
to Tammany hall.
The Kentucky Central railroad will
be sold within 60 days unless 1t pays
100000
The 50th congress will probably be
convened in extra session within 30
avs of the adjournment of the 49;h.
The executive department closed at
noon to-day in Washington by order of
Grover the first.
Another old, old story of love, jeal-
Ousy, murder and suicide comes from
Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Bismarck will assemble all his family
At Friedrichrue on Christmas, except
Herbert, whose duties will detain him.
The Russian gun factories are rushing
business and their agents are securing
Bohemia for wOrkingmen, TO whom they
offer high wages.
The feeling OF alarm in the German
BOurse is subsidlng and all pressure to
sell disappears.
Fort Worth reports tenement house
fire, and man named Ashart burned to
q crisp.
The Brooklyn cars were tied up and
eleven lines were in the hands of strikers
yesterday; today all is settled.
Spain dispatches vessel to make a
settlement ut the mouth OF MUM river,
coast of West Africa.
Matthews, home secretary, will prob
ably follow Randolph's lead and leave
the cabinet.
Galveston heard Patti yesterday
evening and has hardly touched earth
since.
The association of San Francisco pas
senger agents has disrupted, and a rate
war is inevitable.
Frank s. Bond has resigned as presi-
dent of the New Orleans, Texas and Pa.
cine, and resignation accepted.
The capitol is deserted and no more
business Of any amount will be transsc-
ted until after the holidays.
Claim is made for location with Ger
ard scrip, an old patent to U. S. land is
sued by Washington, to Sl5,OOO,O 900
worth of Chicago real estate.
Kingcraft, the noted English stallion
purchased by Dan Swingert Tor his Ken
lucky farm, died about six days out fr NJ
Liverpool.
The X. OF l.. expose over which the
eastern papers grew so excited is an eX-
pose of the old work and not of the
present ritual.
Six tons of molten steel exploded at
Carnagie's steel works, Homeste ad, Pa.
severely but not fatally burning four
wOrkmen.
The Hovas have paid France the 400.
0OO francs Indemnity demanded and the
evacuation of the place by the French
will not be long delayed.
Germany is calling in all her troops
Officers on furlough and students in
Switzerland are ordered to join their
regiments.
The resignation of Lord Churchill is
Interpre ed to mean more vigorous pre-
paration for war by the British govern
ment. The feeling is not calculated to
promote peace.
In the trial of Bulgarian cadets for
conspiracy against the regeincy,the evil
dence was conclusive that the cOnspira
tors were In secret communication with
the Russian consul at Sofia.
The Dakota blizzard which the signal
service spotted as headed this way came
to time at a. IN. to-day in this latitude
There was q material moderation since
leaving the Dakota wheat field.
The judiciary committee of the South
Carolina legislature. throws out the la
hnr fnr hU ah
versely upon it. The calendar is full
and this sends 1t down to the bottom.
The magistrate holds that Dillon,
Sheery Harris and O'Brien were justified
in their assault upon Police Inspector
Davis at Loughrea, and discharged
them.
The Queen failed to convince Lord
Randolph Churchill that 1t was his duty
10 remain In the cabinet, though she
summoned him to her presence for that
purpose.
John Lipp, formerly postmaster at
Lincoln, Ills, 10 a confirmed mail KEEP
tOmaniac. He steals all the letters he
can, even in states prison.
A very bold but unsuccessful attempt
was made to rob the county treasury at
Medina, Ohio, Thursday night. The
marshal was gagged, tied, and three
abortive attempts to blow open the safe
we're made. AT the end of three hours
daylight drew near and the robbers
decamped.
Proceedings In quo warranto have
been begun against the Cincinnati,
Marietta, Baltimore, New Orleans, Texas
and Pacific and other lines for discrim-
mating in favor Of Standard Oil coui-
pany in the transportation Of ores.
The latest stealing dodge ia to drive
up to ajewelry house In full tide of bust
ness, let the fellows who manage the
team keep the crowd at bay with cooked
revolvers while their pal enters.
smashes a plate glass show case and
seizes the diamond trays. 1t was sue
cessfully worked at Minneapolis
Wednesday evening and $1,000 taken.
Col. Flad, Of st. Louis, proposes to do
away with the present telegraph and
telephone wire nuisance by placing an
iron tower l25 feet high at the street in
tersections, each corner post to be
placed at the curb stone corner and
meeting In the center of the str ct about
100 feet above ground. This tower to be
used for all purposes Of street lightning
and lines.
An important capture OF two slick
fellows is recorded on train, between
New Orleans and Mobile. They had
between $25,0O0 and $50, 900 each in
hand, and offered the officers good
money to let them 90. AS they had st
Louis hotel letter heads in their posses.
sion and st. Louis papers, and answer
the Jim Cummings description the Of
fieers think they have the famous "lettel
writer and his pal"