San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-06
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

swing at San Marcos.
A severe shock of earthquake is ex-
perienced at Baracoca, Cuba.
A heavy gale has been blowing on
the Mersey river near Liverpool.
James Jackson Jarves, the art critic,
has died at Tarasp, Switzerland.
The Bulgarian government has pur-
chased the Varna-Rustchuk railway.
Vice President Brooks of the prohi-
bition ticket is slumping Minnesota.
The National Prohibition conven-
ton of Canada, opened at Montreal.
Parnell denies the authorship ofany
letters in the Times, on ''Parnellism
and Crime"
Frank Bellew, the well known ar
fist and caricaturist, died on Friday
last on Long Island.
The Bigelow carpet works, Clinton,
Mass. Shut down for lack of orders.
Thirteen hundred hands out.
The subscriptions for government
loan of CO, 100000 at Calcutta, amount
ed to double the sum required.
The business portion of Lake City,
4hiSii., 10 ny lIOSS
$75, 900 with but little insurance.
A cloudburst at Princeton, Iowa,
washes bridges away, floods the
roads, and beats down the crops.
A disastrous fire broke out at Marys-
vile, Cal, early yesterday. 1t is be-
ieved the loss will reach 100000.
The theatre Des Bouffes at Bor-
deaux, France, is destroyed by fire.
Loss 100000 francs. Nobody hurt.
The death is announced at New
Brunswick, n. j., of Major Gen. J. B.
Mcintosh, distinguished federal Of
ficer.
1t is reported that a marriage is
being arranged between the Caro-
witch and one of Emperor Williams
sisters.
One million bags of flour are'burned
in mill at Pesth. Thousands wit
messed the fire sitting in boats on the
the Danube.
1t is stated in Paris that Germany is
about to adopt more stringent meas
ures in regard to French citizens in
Alsace-LOrraine.
Grover has learned wisdom. He We
toed a $1O,OOO,OOO appropriation last
year. He will endorse So, 100000 APP
priation this year.
The bureau of education at Wash
ington, has in hand the preparation
Of series of histories of education in
the various states.
Blind Tom, the wonderful negro
musician, is living in retirement in
New York. He is suffering from a
nervous complaint.
Owing to the widespread and severe
storm of the past few days, there has
been a paralysis of the telegraph SER
vice west of Chicago.
1t is proposed to give S1O,2O6 to DIR.
d. w. Bliss as full payment for his
services as physician in charge of
President Garfield.
The quiet little Cape Cod town of
Marion, Mass, is ali agog over the
prospect ofMrs. Cleveland going there
again for several weeks this sum-
mer.
The 18th annual convention of the
Society of Christian Endeavor is tax
ing place at Chicago, in the Battery d
A large number of the dele
gates are ladies.
Seebehr Pasha thinks that the
"White Pasha," seen in the region of
Bahr-el-Ghazel, is not Stanley, but
DIR. Emin Pasha, for he had told
Seebehr if pressed he would strike for
that place.
A bill to make the manufacture,
or sale of adulterated ar
ticles of food, drink or medicine, a
punishable by fine and
imprisonment, is introduced by Sena-
tor Watson of Iowa.
Acknowledgement Garland has re-
turned to his residence in Washing
ton, for brief visit to the lower Po-
tomac. He is improved in health, but
Is still too weak to resume his duties in
the department.