San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-01-04
TELEoRAPHIC BREvITIES.

J. M. Nancy, OF Denison, suicides, be-
cause bis girl went back on him.
Sslida, Col, has a very destructive
fire; loss fully $4,000.
The Chinese murder GASES at st. Louis
have been nolle prosecuted.
Even Laredo reports business a little
dull since the holidays.
Corpus Christi resolutes on deep water
and Immigration.
New York republicans remonstrate
against Lamar's confirmation.
Deputy Marshal Lyons, OF Belton, gets
five years for horse stealing.
w. Quebedesux, Of Flatonia, assigns
for the benefit OF bis creditors.
The court Of appeals and the supreme
court are In session at Galveston.
Railroad coal operators at Pittsburg
back down from their ordered reduction
OF five cents.
Three killed and eight seriously
wounded In Polish riot at wilkes
barre, Pa.
New York Legislature organizes with
Low president OF the senate and Cole
speaker.
White desperados are committing out.
RACES upon cOlored people In West
Erath. MoLennan county.
The Indiana courts decide that hello
phones must be put In whenever ordered,
at the regulation price.
Sohuylkill miners to the number Of
1900 quit work. The situation 10 ortiz
cal.
The Roumanian parliament has been
dissolved. Election will be held In jan
uary.
The death Ia announced OF the mother
Of the reigning Duke Of SAKE. Mem
ingen.
Count Schouvaloff, Russian ambassa-
dor at Berlin, started for st. Peters
burg.
Notwithstanding the advice OF her
physicians, Empress Augusta has deter
mined to 60 to San Reno to visit the
crown prince.
1t is reported that Gen. Bragg, OF Wis
consin, has been rendered the Mexican
mission.
Fort Worth wants the meeting of the
Cattle Growers association called for
Denver this month, postponed until the
opening OF the new road in April.
The Plttsburg flint glass manufactur-
ers to the number OF 43 talk OF shutting
down. This would throw IL 900 out OF
employment.
Emperor William observed New
Years Day by giving reception to his
ministers, the members Of the diploma
tic corps, generals Of the army and the
colonies Of the Life Guards.
A Franoo-Belgian syndicate is seeking
q sixty-year construction OF naphtha
cOnduits from Baku to Bstoum, with the
right Of exporting naphtha products
duty free.
The Berlin Zehandlung has completed
arrangements for establishing German
Chinese bank, with a capital OF 20, 000,-
QUO marks.
The Birmingham (England) canal
burst on January 2 at a point near Dud-
ley, and hundreds of families rendered
homeless by the foundations,
The st. Petersburg Novoe Vremya
says: "ln view Of the statements pub
lished In the Berlin RelchsaDziger, con-
corning the forged documents sent to
the car, the whole question should be
regarded as closed"
The South American sanitary con-
gress met In open session at Lima Janu-
airy 2, with the assistance OF medical
representatives from Ecuador, Bolivia
and Peru. Other members, appointed
by different governments, which have
accepted invitations Of the Peruvian
government to take part In this con-
gress, are expected shortly.
A papsl ENJOY olical to Bavarian bishops
urges the better enforcement OF the con-
cordat. 1t says the church has observed
her pledges while the state has neglected
her pledges. 1t Is necessary to guard
the religious education Of the youth.
Secular schools are danger to the state
itself.
The North German Gazette denies
that any court circles have proposed to
establish Q regency to meet the con-
tiDgency Of the sudden death Of emperor
William and inability Of the Drown
prince to assume the reins Of power.
1t is rumored that the approaches
made to Holland to join the triple alli-
ance have been we'll received by the
Dutch government. The leading Hague
newspaper, Dagblad, having semi-offi-
cial relations with the government, ad-
vocates Holland joining the alliance.