San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-04-30
LIGHTNING LACONICS.
Freight Handlers Strike and Other Wired
Waits.

Miles reports his troops on the trail Of
the Apaches.
The new Chinese Minister has been
presented at Washington.
Greek George threatens to abdicate I'M
less the ultimatum is withdrawn.
The Senate Committee on Eads' Ship
Railway voted to report favorably.
The California rate war shows unmis-
taxable signs Of reopening with vigor.
There is a serious dissension in the
Madrid Cabinet and ministerial crisis
is imminent.
Wilkinson's mills, at Beestone, Eng,
burned; 1000 persons out Of employment;
loss, $4,000.
The Powers approve Of the ultimatum
made to the Greek government by their
representatives.
A bottle picked up on the Fort Monroe
beach says: Ship Olivette from South
America IN a sinking condition; sailed
March from Bahia. General d. V.
Lafreniere.
A pastoral letter was received yester-
day from Cardinal Taschereau, con-
demning the Knights of Labor as a secret
organization inimical to the interests of
religion and good morals.
The Congressional committee appoint
ed to take testimony In regard to the
causes of the strike on the Missouri Pa
cific railroad, arrived at st. Louis, and
took quarters at the Southern hotel last
night.
Colonel w. L. Matthews, a ranch
owner Of Southern Arizona, says. re-
garding the Apache outrages, that not
less that sixty persons have been muir
dered in southern Arizona within the
past six weeks.
Sixty-nine men, including clerks and
truckmen employed in the freight house
of the GaleDa, Dubuque, Chicago and
Northwestern railroad, at Chicago, have
gone out on strike. A committee of
five was appointed to wait on the local
freight agent. The men want eight
hours work and ten hours pay.
Every planning mill Of Importance in
Milwaukee was shut down to-day in
consequence of demands by workmen.
The men recently organized an assembly
of knights of Labor, with a membership
of about 800. The demand for eight
hours work and 10 hours pay was re-
jected by the proprietors.
A Helena special says: The river rose
two inches here from last evening to s
O'Clock this morning. The guage stands
As feet above low water mark and ii
inches above extreme high water mark.
The Belle Of Memphis, from Vicksbnrg,
has just reached here. 1t brings the re-
port that two colOred men were hanged
before Friar's Point, Miss. for cutting
the levee. The river is p inches above
high water mark at Friar's Point.
1t is declared that the freight handlers
on all Chicago roads will go out on
strike Friday night, unless the railroads
concede eight hours for days work,
with the old rates Of pay for 10 hours.
The Burlington officials informed the
committee of their men that the road
could not be run successfully on the
eight-hOur plan. Other roads have de-
cIared that they will contest the matter
before they concede the demands. A
general strike Is expected to follow.
The river at Helena, Ark. is now above
the highest point reached in 1882. Both
the ST. Francis and Mississippi rivers
are now at stand. There was general
break up in Arkansas levees from the
break 10 miles below Old Town to where
the levee ends at Old Town, a distance
of 20 miles. All efforts to hold the re-
naming parts Of the levees have been
abandoned and the water is now sweep
ing through in numerous places, ,he
breaks ranging from 100 feet to half
mile wide. Mr.. Ed. Pillow. President Of
the Levee Board, says that he thinks the
levee from Helena to the crevasses will
stand, but every acre Of land subject to
ar overflow from Helena to Laconia will
be inundated. ackwater is coming
into the city slowly and will probably
I'LL the bitches.