San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-08
GRANITE GRAINED GREECE
Is DETERMINED TO TRY AND BASTE
TURKEY.
Troops to the Front-Ports Blockaded-
The Ministers Leave-Cholera Com
ing Chicago Quiet-Strikes
Elsewhere.

PuTsBURG, May THE "teasers' and
mixers in 20 south side glass factories,
who recently demanded 10 per cent. ad-
vance i'm wages, struck this morning,
the increase not having been granted.
The factories are still in operation in
other departments and general shut
down is not expected. About 200 men
are engaged in the strike. The build
ing trades strike for shorter hours
promises to result favorably to the men.
Four furniture factories started up to-
day at the strikers terms, and all Of the
others are expected to follow within the
next "a hours. The stone-masons re-
port similar condition of affairs.
Fully two-thirds Of the contractors have
signed the scale and their men resumed
work. There is no change in the situa-
tiOn OF the carpenters or stOne-cutters'
strike. Work was suspended in nearly
every department of Byer's rolling mill
to-day, about 500 OF the employees hav-
ing struck for an advance of 10 to 10 per
cent. A settlement is expected to-mor-
row.
CHICAGO, May The city assumed its
normal condition to-day SO far as the
quiet of the city was involved. There
we're no gatherings for the police to dis
perse, although their watchfulness was
not In any manner lessened. The lum-
Der district was absolutely peaceful, no
large assemblages being seen. The, po-
lice continued to prosecute with energy
the search of the haunts of the anarchists
and succeeded in producing few more
guns and explosive material.
WASHINGTON, May THE Committee
on Territories of the House reported
back substitute for the bill introduced
by Lanham, of Texas, to nullify the acts
of the Legislatures of New Mexico and
Arizona, to prevent the Introduction OF
diseased cattle into those Territories.
The substitute allows the introduction
of cattle without restriction during the
months of December, January, February
and March and limits the inspectors fee
in those months to 10 cents per head.
CHEYENNE, May THE brakemen's
strike ended on all lines of the Union
Pacific to-day. The last obstruction at
Laramie and Rawlins has been removed
Most of the men have been re-emplOyed
by the general superintendent. All the
people express great satisfaction at the
ending of the blockade.
WOODSTOCK, ILL.,, May THE region
between the towns of RingwoOd and
McHenry, in McHenry county, WAS Wis
tied by cyclone which resulted most
disastrOusly to farmers in the small ter
ritOTy where the fury of the wind spent
itself. Three persons were killed out
right, others seriously injured and de-
structiOn to property was large. A
frame barn in process of erection re-
ceived the full force of the cyclone.
Four men were working on it at the time,
two on the roof and two on the second
floor. The barn was completely demol-
ished. The two men who were on the
roof were hurled distance of 800 feet
and were dead when found. One of the
men who was inside was crushed to
death under the timbers, and the fourth
was badly burned. A number of per-
sons in the neighbOrhoOd were Sc
verely injured by being struck by heavy
objects, carried against them by the
wind.
KANSAS CITY, May 7.-Robert Mont
gomery and W. G. Baily, formerly en-
ployed by the Missouri Pacific at Green.
leaf, Kansas, were arresterd there this
morning, charged with wrecking the
Missouri Pacific freight train at Wyan-
dotte, which cost two lives. The pris-
oners were brought to WyandoIte this
evening and will be examined tomorrow
morning. They claim ability to prove
their innocence, but the officers are GER
tain that they have two Of the supposed
trio of wreckers.
CINCINNATI. May Mayor Smith has
issued proclamation announcing that
he has sufficient police force to enable
workingmen, who so desire, to return to
work without fear of Interference.
ST. LOUIS, May THE American
Medical association this morning held
its last session of the present convention.
Reports from the various committees
were read and adopted, and special dele
cations were appointed. Several papers
upon medical subjects we're read, and
the convention adjourned sine die, to
meet on the second Tuesday in June,
1887, in Chicago.
LONDON, May IA dispatch from
Burmah says that insurgents got pos
session of Man6alsy and have destroyed
by fire no less than 1000 houses. Among
the buildings burned were the Chinese
and .Siamese baZars. The hostility of
natives who remain loyal to the de-
throned king, Thebaw, Is intense, be-
cause the Chinese have openly avowed
an endorsement of Great Britain, ard
are secure Of Burmah. Officers COM
manding the British forces have tele-
graphed Lord Dufferin, viceroy, that
they are powerless to prevent rebellions
and rioting Of natives, ahd have urgent
ly asked for reinfOrcements.
WINNIPEG, Man., May IA man who
has arrived at Wood Mountain from
Poplar point, says the Yankton Sioux
and other American Indians are threat
ening trouble and have invited Sitting
Bull to join them.
MADRID, May THE government de-
cided to proceed with the consolidation
of the Cuban debt as authorized by the
'cortes last year; also to renew the
negotiations for treaty of commerce
with the United States with a view Of
improving the trade and revenue of
Cuba.
LONDON, May 1T is officially denied
that General Wolseley has declared that
II home rule was granted to Ireland he
would resign his command for the pur-