San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

Baron Cohn, of Dessau, who was hi
fathers banker to ill the same office fol
himself.
DR.. A. E. Spohn has returned from
Paris with his patient, Mr.. Chamber
lain, who Is entirely cured by the Pas.
teur treatment.
A dispatch from Accra says that the
exiled King Jajo, accompanied by his
son Ahjaja, has arrived In the govern.
ment sloop Icsrus for the land of Cana
The doctors are trying to persuade
Emperor Frederick to forego his appear
ance at the palace window, because he
is always deeply affected by the enthu-
siasm Of the populace.
Emperor Francis Joseph opened the
presence of the imperial family, the
court officials and the Austrian and
Hungarian ministers.
King Milan was met at the station in
Vienna by Queen Natalie and their son.
1t is stated on reliable authority that
King Milan came to Vienna only to pre-
her intention Of going to Belgrade.
The Sny levee, Louisiana, Mo-, sue
cumbed to the pressure Of the mighty
Mississippi river early Monday morning,
and gave way at point, at the foot of
Murphy's Bay, known as Turkey
Foot" about eight miles above this oity.
Mrs. J. P. Goetz, Of Cypress, has be-
come violently insane from grief at the
death of her only son. She attempted to
kill her husband and will have to De con-
fined in the county jail until judged q
lunatio by the county court, and the
sheriff ordered to carry her to the asy-
lum.
Tuesday evening, about $50 O'Clock,
at the Relampago ranch, eight miles
above Santa Maria, Hidalge county,
Jose TOrro, living at said ranch, shot
one woman dead and another through
the arm. One OF the women was his
mother-in-law. Jose Is now free In the
land Of God and Liberty.
Francisco Loza, Of Matamoras, whose
mistress. Eugenia Capistrsn, had left
him, went to the house of Manuel Juarez
Y. Cantu, knife in hand, to carve her
up. He was met by Cantu and a lively
fight ensued, in which Loza was out
over the head and Cantu wounded in the
back. The pair were arrested.
Mr.. Chamberlain, presiding at a eau
Gus on Africa made speech in which
he said that both political parties had
shirked their duties in their south
African policy, and had done everything
to get rid of their responsibility. "This
policy" he said, "has been a most con-
spicuOus failure. We ought to accept
our obligations and offer to protect
friendly Chiefs"
The house Of lords was crowded with
people who desired to hear Lord VOL
seley's defense. The peers and peer.
esses' galleries were filled. Mr.. Glad
stone, Mr.. Stanhope, Lord Randolph
Churchill, Visoount Cranberne and
other members of the house OF commons
crowded the steps Of the throne.
State Press Executive Committee.
President J. P. Bridges has appointed
the executive committee for the State
Press association:
First Distriot-F. B. Robinson, Hunts.
vile Item.
Second District-A. D. Lipscomb,
Crockett Economist.
Third Distriot-E. w. Harris, Green
Vile Herald.
Fourth District-F. 81. Gaines, Paris
News.
Fifth Distriot-S. M. Vernon, Farm.
ersville Times.
Sixth District-E. F. Yeager, Waxa-
hachie Enterprise.
Seventh Distriot-Mel Kirkpatrick
Cuero Bulletin.
Eighth Distriot-W. c. Hill, Bellville
Times.
Ninth District-J, G. Rankin, Bren.
ham Banner.
Tenth District-T. B. johnson, SAN
ANTONIO LIGHT.
Eleventh District-G. W. jerks
Stephenville Empire.
Texas Delegates.