San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-07
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

An outbreak from Navajo Indians
is feared in New Mexico.
At Spezzia, Italy, the whole Ital-
ian fleet is to assemble for two
months exercise.
Twenty-One new cases, and seven
deaths were reported up to noon yes
terday in jacksonville.
The ballot boxes are reported stolen
from the office of Clerk Pulaski, at
Little Rock, Ark.
Col. Edward G.. Butler, the oldest
graduate of West Point Military
Academy, has just died in st. Louis,
aged SO years.
The duke of Sparta is very popular
in Berlin. and his betrothal to the
Princess Sophie has gained unfeigned
pleasure.
Emperor William has expressed ex-
treme satisfaction with the military
manoeuvres.
Herr Krupp has subscribed 1900
francs to the fund for the Emin Bey
relief expedition.
Small change is extremely scarce in
Honduras. 1t is sometimes difficult
to change dollar.
Gabriel Marillo, of Duluth, Mimi,
dies from having his false teeth
knocked down his throat, caused by
being struck in the face by a stream
of water in hydrant.
The floods in Bohemia have reached
alarming proportions. At Budweis
1000 persons are homeless The Dan
ube is rising steadily.
The contract with E. F. Goebel, of
Chicago, for the construction of the
postoffice building at Brooklyn is
forfeited, on the failure of the con-
tractor to furnish 100000 security.
A bunch of timothy grass over six
feet high, and stalks of cane over 20
feet long raised OH the beach near the
Caller office, Corpus, are on exhibit
ton.
For nearly three weeks the bay at
Bar Harbor has been dragged for the
bodies of Miss Millikin and Mr.. Reed,
but the effort has now been aban-
dOned.
The proposed reform of the French
burial laws has not yet taken effect.
Cremation is still illegal, so French
men have to go to Italy for the pur-
pose.
At Cameron, Mo-, two boys, brothers
were assaulted by tramp, who tried
to get 50 from the elder. The younger
fired six shots at the tramp and
mortally wounded him and struck his
brother, who will also die.
A special from Hopkinsville, KY,
says: Miller, the negro who distin-
guished himself some time since by
biting off the head of snake, is dead
from the effects. He died in great
agony.
At harvest home, under the aus
pices of the East Elgin Farmers In
stitute at Port Stanley, Ontario, to-
day, Mr.. Erastus Wyman, of New
York, spoke in favor of closer COM
mercial relations between Canada
and the United States.
The action of General Secretary
Litchman. of the Knights of Labor,
resigning his official position has been
made the subject of circular adj
dressed to the order and which states
that Mr.. Litchman's political action
should have no influence in molding
political opinions.
Judge David S. Terry, who was ar
rested in San Francisco for contempt
of United States circuit court, is visit
ed by a number of citizens expressing
sympathy for his misfortune and
lending their services to effect his
honorable release.
An engineer at Bangkok, desiring
recently to impress Princess, who
was aboard of the launch, with the
wonders of steam, wedged down the
safety valve of the boiler on the steam
launch he was running. The explo-
sion killed five of the Princess suite |
outright, badly scalded eight, and
sent the boat to the bottom in frag-
ments.
The cyclone in Cuba of Tuesday last |
was terribly destructive to both life |
and property. The gunboat Lealtad,
lying at Batabanc, fOundered in the |
storm and nine of her crew, including |
the commander, were drowned. Adj !
vices from Sagna are that 80 persons !
lost their lives there. The village of |
Pueblo NuevO is literally wiped out.