San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-04
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITlES.

Snow fell throughout England on
October LIST.
There are no new fever develop
ments at Jackson, Miss.
The Parnell indemnity fund has
reached the sum of $40 900.
1t is reported that the Mahdi is dead
at KhartOum. A force of the Italian
irregulars has occupied Sanheit.
An explosion of dynamite occurred
in the registry office, Paris, few days
ago. Only slight damage was done.
Preparations are being made to send
a large body of soldiers to reinforce
the German troops on the coast OF
Africa.
Drought prevails throughout the
province of Guzerat, India, and fam
inc is threatened on the peninsula of
Kattyawar.
The banks in Jacksonville yester-
day were closed, and buildings draped
in mourning on account of the death
of Col. Daniels.
Gov. Gray has returned from his
western trip: He will accompany
Gov. Hill of New York on his canvass
through luuldud-
The Grand Lodge of Free Masons OF
Canada has forwarded 5000 to the
Grand Lodge of Florida for the Ma
sonic relief fund.
A cable from Paris announces that
Mrs. Paran Stevens, of New York,
was recently robbed of an enormous
amount of jewelry.
L. y, e. To Er;a, lrin h
sruhe on Sunday and Tuesday. On
both occasions Bismarck refused to
see her. The Prince of Wales is said
to be warm supporter of the pro-
fessor.
Takir Bahia, a Japanese nObleman,
and the leader of the Liberal party of
his country, and a graduate of Cam
bridge University, England, is dying
in the University hospital at Phila-
delphia.
No further arrests have been made
in connection with the White Chapel
murder, and the police have discOv-
cred no clue to throw any light on
the mystery.
While United States Senator Blair,
of New Hampshire, was addressing a
republican meeting at Charlottesville,
Va, upon the tariff question, man III
the audience threw four rotten eggs at
him. Great excitement followed. The
man was arrested.
The relatives ofPrOf. Gefficken have
forwarded to the court a medical GER
tificate, showing that the accused is
suffering from neuritis. They ask
the court to declare that Prof. Gef-
ficken is not responsible for his ac-
tions.
Emperor Francis Joseph has be-
slowed upon SignOr Crispi the grand
order of the cross of st. Stephen. The
decoration was accompanied by let
ter from the Emperor.
South German newspapers report
that the police have been warned of
an anarchist plot against Emperor
William, and that the plans for his
journey lave been altered in conse-
quencC.
J. w. Flynn, president of the
board of trade, Detroit, has cleared
$3.50, 900 on the Chicago wheat corner.
He began specializing in September
wheat three months ago. Prior to
ULlS, It ~ I'LL was uOU WI vi ONOl CIO)
900.
The Philadelphia Record, after a
careful estimate of the probable in
crease in the native and foreign pop
ulation of the United States is firm
in the belief that the next census OF
1890 will give us a population of over
20, 900, 900. Native IS, 522, 479; foreign
born, II, 100000.
The Rhine has overfowed its banks
Trains on the Geneva and Lyons rail
road have been stopped. Several per-
sons have been drowned at Leyssen
Payerne is flooded. The dikes of the
river have broken, and the water has
burst over adjacent places forming a
vast lake.
The North German Gazette says:
''If the people of Vienna joyously
welcome with heart and lips the illus
trious guest of their emperor. they
can feel assured that all Germany is
with them in expressing desire fol
the welfare of the two sovereigns
whose alliance has proved and will
prove so beneficial"