San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-02
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

President says he is too busy to at
tend the Cincinnati exposition.
Temple last week celebrated the
18th anniversary of her existence.
House in committee of the whole is
still wrangling over the Mills bill.
Ten inches and 7Se1OO of rain fell in
side of "a hours at Mobile last week.
In the Mexican elections this week
there was little or no opposition to
Gen. Diaz.
The vestibule train between Kansas
City and Chicago makes the distance
in IA hours.
The recent fires on the gulf of Both
mia devastated the finest lumber re-
gion of Sweden.
Attorney General Garland is taking
a needed rest at quiet resort on the
Chesapeake Bay.
Fire has destroyed the electric light
building and all its machinery at
Montgomery, Ala.
Yale leads Harvard in the Univer-
sity boat race in 20-1O, fastest time
ever made on the river.
The official ratification of the Suez
canal convention between England
and Turkey is promulgated.
The Beaumont Ice, Light and Re-
frigerating company, authorized cap
ita1 $50, 1000, is now fully organized.
Senate passes the joint resolution
extending the appropriations of the
present fiscal year ending June 30, for
80 days.
Philip H ammerschmidt ofSt. Louis,
fires two pistol shots at his wife, and
then kills himself. Domestic infelicity
the cause.
Maxwell's mother is en- route to st.
Louis to invoke executive elemency
for her son, sentenced to hang on the
18th instant.
A notable programme has been ar
ranged for the reception of Mr.. Blaine
at Washington, upon his return to
this country.
Commissioner Bigelow..gives ban
quet in Belgium to celebrate the open
ing of the American section of the ex-
hibition there.
The principal point of the pope's
second rescript relating to Ireland
will be the vatican's absolute neu-
trality in politics.
Westing of the Manhattan Athletic
club of New York, won the 100 yard
dash by feet, at the English Athletic
championship at Crew.
The Polish members of the Prussian
diet move anamendment to the kings
speech, demanding the preservation
of th cir historical rights
No prospect of compromise in the
Pittsburg iron workers strike; should
all the mills close down, 100, 900 men
will be thrown out of work.
Chairman Barnum of the democratic
executive committee selects his col
leagues and makes his headquarters
at No. 10 West Goth street, n. Y.
Internal revenue collections for II
months ending May 81, were Sl14, O94, :
759, nearly five and half million more
than for same period of last year.
Rumor says that military bands are
to be abolished in Mexico, as they are
too heavy an expense on the officers
of the corps to which they are at
tached.
A large and enthusiastic meeting
was held in Austin Saturday afternoon
for the purpose of selecting delegates
to the great deep water convention at
Fort Worth.
The recent floods at Leon and Silao
were the most destructive ever known
in Mexico; 1000 houses were destroyed
in these towns alone, and 1000 families
are homeless.
The pope in receiving the German
envoy expressed himself as highly
satisfied with Emperor Williams re-
ferences to the relations between Ger
many and the church.
Emperor William appoints the grand
duke of Baden, General Oberst," to
rank of field marshal, in gratitude for
his important services in restoring
the empire and for his affection and
paternal counsel.
Wisconsin dedicated her seven
monuments Saturday on the Gettys-
burg battlefield. The exercises were
held at Reynolds grave and within a
few feet of where Reynold was
killed during the first days engage
ment.
Fifteen live, full grown buffaloes
with calves, the last herd roaming
at large on this continent, are now on
their way from Texas to the ranch at
Garden City, Kansas. They will be
crossed 18th thorough bred domestic
cows.
The postmaster general orders the
removal of 20 postoffice inspectors.
The order goes into effect today, and
more will be removed shortly. Mig
gardly appropriations by congress, the