San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-01-19
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

Crown Prince Frederick William Ia
confined to his villa by slight cold.
The Prussian budget lie greeted with
general satisfaction.
The Dublin corporation has conferred
the freedom OF the city upon Lord Ripon
and John Morley.
w. K. Vanderbilt has chartered the
steamer Prince Abbas tor q trip on the
Nile. The trip usually occupies about
three weeks.
Prince Bismarck will come to Berlin
today. Ii 10 expected that he will
speak in the Reichstag Cd the military
and socialist projects.
Circular has been Issued .Vienn a, which
orders that on and after June ] no other
weights than the metric system shall
be used.
Prussian budget for 1886 81 showed a
surplues of 10000, 600, while the budget
for 1857 and 1888 left an available sur
plus OF 2S,000,000 marks.
In the lower house OF the Prussian
Diet today the president read q telegram
from the crown prince thanking the en-
tire nation for Its sympathy with him 10
bis illness.
A revision Of the military service law
OF Austria 10 announced. The age OF
liability to military duty 10 raised from
20 to 81. Other minor changes are
made.
The cars rescript to Prince Dolgor-
oukoff. governor OF Moscow, In response
to the New Year congratulations OF the
city OF Moscow, expresses firm hope
that the year will be attended with
peace AID prosperity.
Archbishop binder has obtained from
the government assurance that In all
primary schools In Posen the use Of the
Polish language In rel gious teaching
will be allowed to continue.
The report that Mr.. Pyne, member OF
parliament, had escaped from Lisflnny
Castle, where for some time past he has
defed the authorities, is said by the po-
lice to be untrue. They claim to have
positive Information that Mr.. Pyne 10
still In the castle.
The demonstration proposed In Lon =
don In honor OF O'Brien and Sullivan
will be limited to banquet. O'Brien's
health fOrbids bis attending open air re-
ceptions. His doctors advise repose 10 q
warmer climate.
A dispatch from Warsaw says: A
special train has arrived here with Q
large quantity OF explosives, half OF
which will be deposited 10 the citadel
and the other half distributed at various
stations on the rail way lines leading to
Austria and Germany.
The king OF Servia has sent . special
envoy to Vienna. The envOy's mission
Ia supposed to be connected with Rus
sia's support OF Prince Karageorgevitch,
the pretender to the Bulgarian throne.
The Austrian government will ignore
karageorgeviich, out Of friendship for
King Milan, thus placing his candida
ture beyond discussion.
A dispatch from Rome says the Eng
lish cabinet accepts in principle the
pope's mediation between England and
Ireland based upon Mgr. PersioO's re-
port. The pope demands moderate home
rule, and advises the conservatives TO
take the wind out OF Gladstone's sails by
adopting the leading points 10 his pro-
gramme with the support OF the Irish
clergy.
The Harrison cabinet, Manitoba, re-
signed Monday morning and Thomas
Greenway, leader Of the opposition, was
immediately called upon to form . new
Cabinet. The Legislature adjourned
over to Thursday to give the new Pre-
mier time to make up his Cabinet. Nor
quay and his supporters retired from the
House, singing, amid the boots Of the
Liberals. The Norqua ~ party charge the
Liberals with wholesale bribery In the
recent election.