San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-01-11
SOME NOTABILITIES.

Remenyi is to give a farewell concert
tour.
Gen. Sheridan goes to Washington
teas" occasionally.
Patti will receive $4,000 for her tour
in South America.
Wong Chin Foo has started for a lee
ture tour through the west.
Sam Small, the evangelist, is spending
q few days 10 New York.
Oscar Frederick, King OF Sweden, has
just published volume Of poems.
Queen Victoria hss just knighted Ed
win Arnold, author OF The Light Of
Asia"
Joel Parker, New Jerseys great war
governor, has just died, at the age OF ~
years.
The princess OF Wales is 40. but she
makes up so well, that she looks ten
years younger,
Mr. Putnam, the fisheries commits
sioner, thinks Mr.. Chamberlain the most
democratic Engllshman he ever met.
n. Rouget L'Isle. grandson OF the
writer Of the Marseillaise hymn. has just
died. He was mayor OF st. Mande, near
Paris.
A veteran OF the war OF 1872, who
lives In Arkansas, George w. Sims, rode
twenty miles to draw his last quarters
pension, recently.
Alexander Duncan OF London, who
graduated at Yale many years ago, has
just presented President ID wight with
$40 900 for the institution.
John Jacob Astor has given his son,
the ex-minister to Italy, magnificent
m m m raailanna n 10 fanInU
the ocean. The gift is valued at $780,
030.
Rev. DR.. Eli Fay, OF Los Angeles, Cal,
has made conditional offer OF $500 900
to the Unitarian conference, of Massa-
chusetts, to establish a woman's col
lege.
three Of the best books for young men,
included his own work on Self Gull
ture." candidly admitting that he knew
nothing better.
p. L. Bsrnum has decided to sell his
estate OF Waldemere, overlooking Long
Island Sound. that 1t may be cut up in
to building lots, and expects to get ST.
200, 900 for 1t.
City Of Dream" Is In blank verse and
deals entirely with religious and specu-
lative problems. 1t ia dedicated TO the
"Sainted Spirit OF John Bunyan."
Andre Matteson, the venerable edito-
rial writer Of the Chicago Times, finds
himself shelved by the new deal In the
management OF that newspaper. Mr.,
Matteson was one OF its most prominent
and energetic workers for thirty-four
years.
While an express train was entering
the yards at Athens, Ca, a negro In a fit
OF temporary insanity, jumped on the
track, just In front OF the Locomotive, and
attempted to race it to the depot. He
was knocked down and killed almost
instantly.
Harvey ard William johnson, of East
Sullivan, Ne, visited bear trap the
other day and found a wounded bear.
While they were endeavoring to kill II
the animal seized Harvey, and before
William could shoot 1t tore the unfortu-
nate man 80 badly that his recovery is
doubtful.
ARKANSAS falls into line with a call for
an immigration convention under pro-
clamation from Gov. Hughes, Of that
state. The convention will meet at Lit
tie Rock on the last day of this present
month. The object is to secure excur-
sion parties into the state under the
auspices Of the railways centering Al
Little Rock. The whole south seems to
be catching this fever, and the more, the
merrier. When Dixie humps herself
she will make things hum.
OUR congressman are busy on the
great question Of reducing surplus, and
yet find millions Of deficiency and the
whole work Of river and hsrbor i'm
provement set back two years for want
Of appropriations. Let some appropri-
alton be made them OF legisla-
tive brains for the country's bene-
fit. Blaine has enough to stock
the whole house OF representatives., and
then let the reduction" begin on immi-
grafton. Last year 81 ,6l9 arrived at
Castle Garden, and this country did not
need one blessed son or daughter OF
them all.