San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-12
COMPRESSED KILOGRAMS.
GIVING THE NEWS FROM ALL QUAR-
TIERS INA COLUMN.
The Irish Situation-EnRlish Radicals
Scotch Liberals-Texas Land Board
Congress----Conferen
blers-Educational Work.

| Judge hanCOCks ueClslOu Oh tue To-
gality Of the action Of the Texas state
land board, in increasing the lease price
of school lands from 4 TO 8 cents, is sd.
verse to the board.
Meerbeke, the trans-continentsl bicy.
list who passed here recently, passed
Bracket some days ahead Of time.
Exercises ut Hoods seminary took
pls g at Austin yesterday. Diplomas
were granted.
The Encouragement Of Texas, wants
| a re-hearing In the sngine-killing case,
decided adversely to the state.
Beeyille reports 90 600 head OF cattle
| In Bee county, one half of them for sale,
and all in excellent condition.
Graduating exercises of the naval
academy were held yesterday. Prince
Leopold, OF Brazil, was present; Secre-
tary Whitney conferred the diplomas.
The Catholics of Belfast, are complete
ly terrorized by the Orange mob. The
firemen who attempted to put out the
burning buildings were assaulted with
stones weighing from 10 to ~ pounds.
Nothing like 1t has ever been witnessed
In Europe.
The government will stand right at
the back of the police who shot down
the riotOus rOyalists. The home score
tary says he knows Of no misconduct on
the part Of the Belfast police.
Bee county votes prohibition 1863 to
%; Beeville votes 81 ; all for prohibition.
Mr.. Cain, member Of parliament for
Barrow, delivered an address before the
liberal association at Barrow yesterday,
in defense Of his opposition to the home
rule bill. A resolution expressing conf
dence In Mr.. Cain was rejected, and an
ether resolution expressing regret that
Mr.. Cain was opposed to home rule was
adopted.
The Missouri Pacific directors de-
clared a regular quarterly dividend to-
day Of 81 per cent, payable July /.
General b. F.. Butler yesterday ex-
pressed himself at some length on the
general political outlook. He branded
civil service as a sham and thought the
democrats in congress showed lamen-
table want of cohesion.
ice with undated violence, and an aver
age of 20 new cases and 10 deaths is oc-
curing daily.
1t is reported that at secret session
of the senate, yesterday, the judiciary
committee reported adversely on the
confirmation OF Solicitor General GoOde.
Orange riots have broken out in cOun-
ty Tyrone and many houses have been
wrecked.
Two confederate brigade reunions
will be held in Galveston during the
drill. The city is suffering from extreme
heat.
A runaway on the bluff road, nOrth OF
Fort Worth, Texas, yesterday evening,
fatally injured 4. l.. Stone, and q Mrs
Gardner who tried to get out OF the way
Of the team fell and broke her arm.
Ben Williams committed suicide
Thursday night at CasOn, six miles from
Dangerfield, Texas, because his wife re-
fused to live with him. His home was
in West Point, Georgia.
Three cars of bullion passed Laredo,
Texas, for st. Louis yesterday.
Dario SanGhes, sheriff Of Webb county,
Texas, has been suspended from office
pending the result of his trial for NAL
fesssnce in Office in connection with the
late election riot.
Prominent Catholic clergy and lsymen
Of Belfast have had to flee for their
hives from the fury Of the Belfast riot.
The Scotch liberal federation have Is
sued manifesto urging their constitu-
ents to vote for none but Gladstone can
dfdates.
John Morley, chief secretary for Ire
land, will investigate the cause Of the
Belfast riots.
The Irish troubles have extended ia
the women In the Lurgan factories. One
factory Of protestant girls has struck
demanding the lock out Of all catholics,
The new iron bridge for CuerO has ar
rived and will be at once erected. 1t
will be free bridge.
Dennis Boyd, colOred, was hanged in
Belleville county yesterday for the muir
der Of white mad In 1884.
Business failures occurring through
out the country during the last seven
days number: For the United States,
$50. Canada, %; total. 2O9 compared
with a total Of lS9 last week, and lSl the
week previous to the last.
A number Of Protestant home rulers
met In Cork last night and formed q
committee to cooperate with similar
committees In Dublin and Belfast In sup
porting the Parnellite candidates for par
Lament. The association will not adj
nit Catholics to membership.
The friends of the yellow fever COM
mission bill still hope for its passage az
1t left the Senate.
The Senate committee on rivers and
harbors Is making slow progress with
the appropriation bill.
The senate passed bill authorizing
the secretary Of war to pay the Florida
Indian war claims. .H
Congress will probably have lengthy
summer session.
Columbia college awards Miss Wini-
fred Edgerton the degree Of p. ID. This
Is Columbia's first award to q lady
graduate.
Viscount Hampton, liberal, and late
speaker OF the house of commons, writes
to the daily News that II he had been
member Of the house he would have
supported Mr.. Glsdstone's home rule
bill, because IL was message Of peace
to Ireland and would probably have led
to more hearty union.
Four noted horse thieves, who had
been in the neighborhood Of TOMBSTONE,
Idaho, for some time, were seized by I
party Of vigilants on Tuesday night, and
hanged. s.i st..aH-. :
An Important conference was held st
Chicago to-day between Texas live stock
yards at Chicago, st. Louis and Kansas
City, and the general freight agents OF
railroads running between these points.
AT the present rates on sheep, Texas
shippers are barred cut Of the Chicago
market, and an effort is to be made to in.
duce the roads to either run double deck
cars or reduce the charges on single
decks, so that the Texas sheep can be
marketed here at profit.
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