San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-10
TELECRAPRIC BREvITIES.

A gang of counterfeiters has been
broken up in Evansville, Ills.
A heavy frost few nights ago dam
aged potatoes, corn and tomatoes in
Michigan.
The sultan of Zanzibar has sent an
armed force under Gen. Matthews to
restore order at Tana.
The car and czarina arrived at
Elizabethgrad on Saturday. They
were enthusiastically welcomed.
The German press devotes much
space to comments on the fisheries
dispute between the United States
and Canada.
The programme for Emperor Will
liam's proposed visit to Vienna and
Rome is still somewhat indefinite.
The Savannah, Florida and Wes-
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81 900 for the yellow fever sufferers at
Jacksonville.
About eight days ago Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe was attacked with con-
gestion of the brain. She is in very
low condition.
A loan of 100000 has been practi-
cally negotiated in England toward
re completion of the great tunnel I'M
der the Hudson river at New York.
Mount Tacoma, in Washington Ter
ritory, whose summit has so long been
deemed inaccessible, was assembled a
week ago by a determined party who
succeeded in reaching the very top.
The directors of the great Firth
bridge of Scotland have announced
that the bridge will be completed for
railway purposes in October.
Charles Weggler, wholesale
liquor dealer of st. Louis, has made
an assignment for $4,000. He says
he will pay dollar for dollar and con-
tinue his business.
The returns issued by the board of
trade, London, show that during the
month OF August the imports in
creased $4,000 and the exports in
creased 81, 100000 as compared with
August l, 1887.
Mrs. Pierpont Morgan, of New
York, while out boating with some
friends, among the Thousand Islands,
Canada, lost by the capsizing of the
boat, jewelry, to the amount of Sl5,-
600.
News has been re ceived in Phila-
delphia of the murder near Rock
Springs, Wyoming Territory, of S.
Morris VAIN, of that city, and Chas.
L. Strong, of New York, by their
guide.
The remains of 46 citizens who fell
in the revolution of 1913, have been
eXhumed at Schmelz and re-interred
in large metal coffin in the Central
cemetery among the tOmbs of dis.
tinguished persons.
The California Athletic club an.
nounce that they will put up purse
of $1,000 for Peter Jackson, heavy
weight champion of Australia, and
Jem Smith. champion of England tC
fight for, the battle TO be fought al
San Francisco.
The south coast of Iceland is the cod
fishing ground for the French, the
whole French fishing fleet were con-
centrated in this locality when ter
rible storm came up. A number o.
vessels and 1877 men were lost.
The pope recognized that the kaiser
is in the hands of King Humbert, a:
his host. and raised no further objec
ton to his going to the Quirinal. Pre-
parations are going on in Rome on 6
large scale.
No practice shoot was held by the
Lone Star Gun Club yesterday after.
noon, as most of the members were
out shooting game.
The Furniture Man of the Future
Is Wolfson. His furniture sales are
increasing so papidly that he has in
contemplationSthe addition of another
story to his immense dry goods house
and devoting the entire second floor
to furniture. In this event his third
story will contain his reserve dry
goods and a passenger elevator will
render easy access to all floors. His
fancy tables for room ornamentatiOn,
as we'll as use; his parlor suits; solid
bedroom sets; wardrobes of every
make and finish are equal to any of.
fered in this city or out of it, and all a.
the lowest prices at which goods o
this quality can be sold. For turni
ture 60 to Wolfson's if you want the
best for the money. $40, Ut
They are Surprised.
Visitors from the northern and
eastern states to Texas express theil
surprise to see so many enthusiastic
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