San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-04-13
MERE MORSELS.
SHOOTING sHERIFFs NOT EXCUSED
GLADSTONE WILL MODIFY.
Oklahoma1Gets There-Commi.tee Clat-
ter-Wilmington Wreck-Mexico
Monkeys With China
Etc, Etc, Etc.

up to noon, more than dozen witnesses
were examined. No new facts were
developed. All the testimony given was
| Of the same tenor as that of Saturday.
The witnesses were chiefly railroad men,
spectators Of the scene, and all agreed
th9t the deputy sheriffs fired the first
shot; that no stones were thrown at
them, and that the crowd gave the depu-
ties NO other prevocation for firing than
hooting, jeering at them and making ir-
ritating remarks.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-The House
Committee on Territories to-day, by a
vote of 6 to ., agreed to report favorably
the bill to provide for the organization
OF the Indian Territory and the public
laid strip into the territory Of Oklahoma.
The bill provides that nothing in 1t shall
be so constructed as to disturb the eX-
listing property or treaty rights Of the
Indians. The bill also provides that the
public land strips shall be opened to set
Element under the provisions of the
homestead laws only.
CORsICANA, Tex, April l2.-Hon.
Bryan Il. Barry, Chairman Of the State
Democratic Executive Committee, has
received replies from % Of the 81 mem
bers of the committee as to whether
they wished to meet to select the time
and place for holding the Democratic
State convention. Eighteen of these
favor determining it by correspondence.
The committee will, therefore, not be
| called together. Letters will be ad-
dressed to them in few days to asCer-
tain their preference for the place and
of the committeeman, in their replies,
expressed their views as to the place,
they being divided between Galveston
and Dallas. The convention will prob
ably be held some time In August.
WINSEPEG, April l2.-This morning
200 Italians assembled at the Canadian
Pacific depot to 90 west to work on the
road ut 81 .25 per day. Another body of
men. who thought the wages not large
enough, interferred and persuaded them
from leaving. The strikers took posses
sion of the cars and refused admission to
the others. Clubs and stones were freely
used. Several were injured seriously.
Police are busy arresting the leaders.
GALVESTON, April 12-Mrs. Alice
Walkem, who was convicted at the last
bigamy and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for one day, jumped from Labadis'
wharf into the bay, with suicidal intent,
about $50 O'Clock last night. She was
discovered in her rash attempt, and
rescued in time to save her life. Since
here return from the penItentiary she
has been very much depressed, and 1t is
believed that her complication of trOu-
bles have overturned her reason.
PORTLAND, Oregon, April l2.-Letters
| received here by the last Chinese mail
state that an English, German and Chi
nese syndicate had entered into con-
tract with the Mexican government,
whereby the syndicate agreed to send
| 6OO,C0J Chinese to Mexico within the
ment agrees to give each Cinnamon 20
acres Of land. Sixty Cinnamon left Port
land last week for Mexico. Others are
now preparing to leave.
BROWNSVILLE Tex, April 12.-News
is just received Of the murder, Saturday
night, in the upper part Of this county,
of Louis Rendon, who was hunting for
| some horses that had been stolen irO I'm
him. The thieves, hearing of his ap-
| proach, waylaid him In dense thicket,
| near Los .Calabazes, and shot him four
| times, three times through the head.
The assassins have escaped.
KANSAS CITY, April 12-Eight years
ago Rev. David Walk, a New Orleans
clergyman, purchased five acres of
ground on Ninth street, at the eastern
city limit, for $15C0. To-day he ssld the
same property for $66,25O.
LONDON, April 12.-It is stated that
the Irish bill will be modified SO as to
include representation of Ireland at
Westminster, in the rate to the Irish
contribution to the imperial exchequer.
A further amendment will be made, it
is said, In the direction Of extending
the power OF veto to the imperial parlia-
| ment.
The debate in the House OF Commons
on Mr.. Gladstone's home Iule bill will
extend over tomorrow. 1t is thought
the bill will pass its first reading with
out division. The budget, which was to
have bees introduced this evening, will
not be presented until Thursday. Mr..
Gladstone's Irish land purchase bill will
be introduced Friday.
The House of Commons was again
densely crowded this evening as the re-
suit Of an extended announcement that
Lord Randolph Churchill would attack
Gladstons's home rule bill. Among the
Conservatives and Wings there was in
tense interest in Lord Randolph's effort.
Prince Arthur and Prince Christian and
the Duke Of Cambridge sat together In
the Peers gallery, and they were sur
rounded by host Of peers. Gladstone,
In reply to questions, stated 1t would be
impossible to close the debate on his
home rule bill to night, and that he had
decided to postpone Introducing his
Irish land purchase bill until next Mon
day.
SIR Machael Hicks-Bsach made a brief
address, in which he indicated for his
party an understanding to refrain from
forcing division on home Iule.
DENIsoN, Texas, April l2.-Lawson, a
messenger for the Wells Fargo Express
company between Houston and Denison
was arrested to-day On charge of alb
stracting $lc0 from money package on
the 18th Of March. Lawson is highly
connected in Dallas, and has been on
that route for two years. The seal had
been removed, the money taken, and
another seal placed on. A seal corre-
spending with that OF Houston was found
in his possession. His bond was $1,000,
which he failed TO give.
PALESTINE, Tex, April 12.-Five more
of the strikers were taken back into the
shops this morning. The foreman OF
the round house received = written no.
tics from the chief Of one OF the Knights
of Labor organizations here to quit work
this morning, but paid no attention to