San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-02
TELEoRAPHIc BREvITIEs.

Negotiations for q treaty between
Italy and France have been broken of.
The crown prince continues in very
{ precarious condition.
The marriage OF Prince Oscar, of Swe-
( den, to Miss Ebba Munck, occurs at
Bournemouth, March Is.
Green's cotton mill at Blackburn, Eng.
land. containing 22,Cc1 spindles, burned.
Loss. $lCo,0c).
The Manistie Salt and Lumber COM
Iany, of Michigan, fail.for 1854, 900. Assets
twice that emOunt.
1t is reported that the Abyssinians In
tend to attack the Italian forces In two
columns. which will advance from As
mara and kasen respectively.
NJ. Wilson, Crews son-in-law gets
two years imprisonment and 3,Cco francs
fine for selling decorations.
England will not counsel Ferdinand's
removal from Bulgaria without Russian
guarantees for the pacification of Bull
garia
Schaskotki & Kahn, bankers OF st.
Petersburg, have suspended payment.
The accounts on call at the local banks
are well covered.
Count Herbert Bismarck has arrived
at London. He was met at the railway
station by Count Won Hatzfeldt, Ger
man ambassador.
The Very Rev. Mr.. Ryan has been ap-
pointed bishop Of Alton, and the Very
Rev. Mr.. Jansen has been appointed
bishop Of the new diocese OF Belleville.
An epidemic OF virulent scarlet fever
and measles Is raging at Queenstown.
All Of the public schools have been
closed. There have been five deaths
daily on an average during the last fort.
night.
Mr.. .Hoare, liberal unionist, was elect
ed without opposition to the house OF
commons for Hampstead, to fill the va
cancy caused By the elevation OF Sir
Henry Holland, colonial secretary, to
the peerage.
In the house of commons Sir James
Ferguson, under foreign secretary, re-
plying to question by Mr.. Heaton, said
that from Perrin the Red Sea was with
out lighthouse or facilities for dis
lance Of $40 miles along the track OF YES
sells.
The British admiralty has issued to
commanders OF home squsdrons full in
structions regarding positions for de-
tense in time Of war, including the mode
Of manuvering, victualing and coaling
ships and method of communication.
At a meeting of Ulster members OF
parliament at Westminster Wednesday
1t was decided to oppose the arrears bill
initiated by Mr.. Russell, q liberalization
ist. Only two members voted In favor
Of supporting the bill.
Advioes from Massowah state that
King John, Of Abyssinia, has left Deba-
roa, and probably by this time he will
have reached Asmara, He has issued
proclamation summoning all classes OF
his people to arms, and declaring be
hopes, after exterminating the Italians,
to ahnihilate the Soudanese.
The council OF ministers at Paris dis
cussed the matter of votes cast for Bou-
LANCER for member Of the chamber on
Sunday, and lie Paris says, as Boulanger
has denied he was connected with the
promoters Of his candidacy, the matter
will be dropped.
Prof. Thomas Gray, Of the University
of Glasgow, Scotland, widely known in
this country for contributions to science
In electricity and seismology. has been
appointed to the chair of dynamic en-
cheering In the Rout Polytechnic In
stitute, Terre Haute, Ind, and has sig
nified his acceptance Of the same.
Denial lie given to the statement that
Russian troops are being withdrawn
from the frontier. 1t Is STATED that re-
cent movements are solely due to the
unsanitary condition of many OF the
places formerly occupied by the troops.
Prof. LEM, the African traveller
writes: There are no grounds for the
assumption that Stanley has met with
disaster. II there was any misfortune,
news of 1t would have reached the near
est Congo station long ago. Prof. LeDz
believes that Stanley was compelled to
Iemain at some place longer than he ex-
pected. The first news OF the expedi-
ton will probably come by way of Zen
Zibar.
In the speech of VIM. O'Brien made
last evening in behalf OF Blunt's candi-
dature at Deptford, he said Balfour's
career would be remembered for having
made Irish criminals the most popular
men in England. What Balfour had in
tended to brand as infamy had turned
out to be passport to the hearts and
synpathies Of every Engilshman who
loved freedom and fair play.