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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03

SPEAKING about the political situation
and the republican party and its conven-
lions the Fort Worth Gazette says:
"a day to be marked with q white
stone Is com mon expression, but Mr..
Blaine will mark last Wednesday with a
big f. Massachusetts, Pennsylvania,
Florida and Texas on that day instruct
ed for him; they couldn't take mo" for
an answer, Mr.. Blaine"
This is q whopper. Texas did not in
struct for Blaine and that very fact was
reported in the Gazette columns Of last
Friday. Why is it so hard for demo-
cratic journal to tell the truth about q
political opponent and the opposition
party.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
STATE NEWS.

The Nueces river at Brackettsville is
higher than 1t has been In l6 years.
Sevensy-five bridges have been swept
away in and around Whitewright.
County Attorney Carlock's residence,
Fort Worth, destroyed by fire.
Quarantine regulations were ripe at
Corpus Christi Tuesday.
The quarantine proclamation of Gov.
Ross is now in full force.
Aquilla is becoming some what noto-
riOus locality for crime.
Arkansas State Press association is in
session in Texarkana.
The Galveston News appears today In
new and handsome stereotype dress.
Fire in the Houston lumber yards re-
suits In $50 damage.
Beeville reports more buyers than sell
lers In the horse market In that county.
The surveyors Of the new road from
Yoakum to New Braunfels are in
Seguin today.
Democratic convention at Frio county
vote down a resolution endorsing Cleve-
lands message,
Arkansas county is on boom and real
estate is changing hands rapidly at
Rockport.
The late rains have done q world of
good, and no damage In the southern
sections Of the state.
The West Texas Presbytery have just
closed very harmonious session at
Seguin.
A convictssguard at Walker shoots a
oolored man, stands the officer of with q
Winchester and escapes.
The Brazos, Navasota, San Jacinto
and Sabine rivers are flooding south
east Texas.
The Sealy rifles of Galveston have
received their new uniforms for the
Austin drill.
Bowie Is very sanguine of big coal
find, but Ia uncertain at what depth 1t
will be reached.
The corner stone of "a fine brick church
laid at Brownsville with imposing cere-
monies.
Reports from Decatur say crops are
immense; wheat and oats finer than for
ten years. Sweetwater makes the same
report.
The Red river is rising; washOuts are
feared and large force Is repairing the
Cotton Belt levee.
Jake Lerian, converted at Ennis, con-
fesses to murder committed In the In
dian Territory last October.
Mr.. j. f. Shields, the father of the
seven Texas giants, has died near Kings
ton.
A special to the Times-Democrat says
that it is harder to enumerate the
bridges swept away by the flood In
north Texas than to name those that are
left.
A bloody fight occurred between an
Indian and panther so miles from
Houston, and both went to the happy
hunting grounds.
A secret conclave of a section of the
Fort Worth council are endeavoring TO
unearth water works conspiracy,
which is said to exist in that city.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
LITTLE PESONALS.

Russell Sage goes to church twice per
Sunday.
Judge Gresham wears i've war bullets
In his system.
Sims Reeves has been singing In
public for fifty years.
Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton will
sail for Europe May 26.
Berry Wall, ex-king Of the dudes,
talks of going on the stage.
Henry II. Coxwell, the balloonist, now
seventy, has made 700 ascents.
Col. Mapleson, who owed $4,000, has
settled with his creditors for So. 500.
Col. Edward Sumner, of San Francis
co, has been Freemason for seventy
one years.
Senator Sawyer. of Wisconsin, will
erect an $4,000 house on Connecticut
avenue, Washington.
James Brown Potter denies the rumor
that he is about to begin divorce pro-
ceedings against his wife, the actress.
The family of Senator Edmunds have
returned to Washington from Aiken, s.
c., where they spent much OF the writer.
Rev. Joseph Cook, of Boston, who has
been lecturing In Kansas, Says Sherman
Ia q strong man east, and that Lincoln Is
the man for second place.
Herbert Spencer ia in much better
health now, although he Ia still restrain
ed from the labor of writing. He is able
to work three hours day and dictates
everything to secretary.
The class Of AS OF Union College, of
which the late President Arthur was q
member, will hold reunion at Schenec-
tady. N. Y, in June. There are sixty
members of the class now living.
William FL Beard, the animal painter,
is as full of originality, humor, quaint
ness, fancy and pomp as he was when
he went to New York from the west
twenty years ago. The visitor, at his
quarters in the Tenth street studio
building is sure to see some striking
novelty on his easel or his walls.
Edwin Booth has instructed his agent
to purchase a suitable club house in
Grammercy Park, New YORK, which,
after being fully prepared for occu-
pancy, ia to be presented to the selected
representatives OF the dramatic profess
sion for an actors club house. In addi-
ton, the large and valuable theatrical
gallery of portraits which Mr.. Booth
has been collecting for many years, and
which has cost large sum Of money, is
to be added to his gift.
Emperor Frederick is not an admirer
OF stiff court ceremonies. When he visit
ed the societies OF which he has accept
ed the patronage he always appeared In
an ordinary military uniform, the mem
bers being requested to do the same.
But one day he came In grand gala uni
form. with all his orders, etc. The club
members looked very uncomfortable In
their ordinary dress. but the prince ex-
claimed jovially, Excuse me, gentle
men, for appearing before you In this
costume. The cause of 1t is that have
Just received the Shah of Persia"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03

Ma, Grandma and GranddauRhter.
A little girl at Byron, Mich, had q
birthday party recently, and went down
to tell the editor about it, so he could
put 1t In the paper" She said ave
had two kinds of cake and six little
girls, and didn't have single fight"
That was an ungsllant urchiD in New
ton, Kas., who, If report does not wrong
him, directed six feminine voters seek
ing the polls TO one OF Uncle Sans let
ter boxes. The women appear to have
implicitly trusted the facetious gamin,
as they deposited their ballots in the
box and nodestly stole away.
Doesn't 1t embarrass you to be kissed
by your husband before car full Of
people?" "Embarrass me?" replied the
lady, who was starting oft on journey,
as she settled herself comfortably in her
seat and looked at the questioner. "Did
John kiss me when he said good-by? l
declare didn't notice it. Is my hat-on
straight, Laurs?"
The other night, on the New Orleans
and Northeastern railway, little girl,
Mabel Smith, trying to pass from one
car to another, was blown off. Another
train following twenty minutes late, the
engineer noticed the child In clump Of
blackberry briers. The train was
stopped, and Miss Mabel found lying in
the briers, badly scared and badly
scratched, but otherwise none the worse
for her remarkable adventure.
An old lady on the train between Tai
lapoosa and Admission, the other day,
was very much disturbed when the train
reached the high trestle near Admission.
The elevation of the road at this point
Is very great, and the cars seem sus-
pended in mid-air. AS the train passed
over the trestle, the old lady cOnvul-
sively grasped the seat and held her
breath until the opposite side of the
chasm was reached, when she gave a
deep sigh of relief and exclaimed:
"Thank God she's lit ~
Benson j. Losing, historian, writes of
conversation he had in 1913 with Alex
ander Hamilton's widow. Among many
interesting remarks made by Mrs. Ham,
ilton was one in reference to Martha
Washington's dislike for society. MRS.
Washington, who, like myself, had a
passionate love Of home and domestic
life, often complained of the waste Of
time she was compelled to endure.
sThey call me the First Lady of the
Land, and think must be extremely
happy she would say, almost bitterly,
at Zines, and add: They might more
properly call me the Chief State Pris-
oner."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
He Preferred the Penitentiary.

Chicago Tribune.
Judge Grinnell was somewhat sur
prised yesterday when he asked John
Wells, alias John Croft, If he wanted to
plead guilty to petit larceny and was
answered:
No; am guilty Of grand larceny"
"But, my good man, petit larceny Is
not so grave an offense as grand larceny,
and the punishment is not so severe"
80, know that, but don't want any
Bridewell IN mine," replied John. 81
want TO go to the penitentiary, and L
hope you will accommodate me, judge"
pleaded the prisoner.
why, certainly, if it will be favor,
John. Mr.. Clerk, make it one year.
Goodby, john"
"Good-by, judge, and thank you"
John said he had been to both places
and knew just what he wanted. His
crime was stealing quantity of brass
metal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
Illinois Republican Convention.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, May 3.-The repub-
lican state convention at late hour last
night nominated the following state
ticket: For governor. James A. Fifer;
lieutenant governor, r. Gray; secretary
of state, j. N. Pearson; treasurer, Chas.
Becker: auditor. G. w. Peyey. The fol-
lowing are delegates at large to the ma
tional conventions: Senator G. B. Far
well, Col. Geo. o. Davis, Col. Clark, E.
Carr, E. f. Hadley. The delegates are
uniDstructed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
10 CONSUMPTION Incurable7

Read the following: Mr. G H. Morris,
Newark, Ark, says: Was down with abcess
Of lungs and friends and physicians pro-
nounced me an incurable consumptive. Be-
ean taking DIR. Kings New Discovery for
\Consumptlon, am now on my third bottle, and
DAble to oversee the work on my farm. 1t 10
the finest Incidence ever made"
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio, says:
Had It not been for DR.. Kings New Discov.
Dry for Consumption, I would have died Of
hung troubles. Was given up by doctors. Am
now in best Of health" Try 1t. Sample bot.
tie free at A. DRESS
(6 9281y Drug Store,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
Visitors to Flooded Districts.

BERLIN. May 3.-The empress accom-
panied by Princess Victoria, Baron Won
Seokendorff, and Herr Aohenbach. pres
ident of the province of Brandenburg,
left Charlottenburg this morning for the
flooded districts along the river Elbe.
At WitteDburg the train stopped, and
the empress was given hearty recep-
ton.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
Iowa Democracy for Cleveland

iowa D6IIlOCT dCy TOT OIeVtIdT1U.
DUBUQUE. Iowa, May 3.-The Iowa
democratic state convention in it's plat
form, heartily endorses the administra-
ton of President Cleveland. 1t declares
the presidents message voices the views
of the Iowa democracy on the tariff
question. The following delegates st
large were elected to St. Louis: F. H.
Lehman, j. G. Kelly, W. Nj. Pussy and
PIG. Ballingal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
Local Enoch Arden.

A certain lady residing in the city
married second time, lived happily
with her husband and bore several
children. At the time of her second
marriage she had good reason to believe
that she was widow, but this seems to
have been a decided mistake, for the
first husband arrived in the city yester-
day and was pretty lively corpse for a
dead one." This unexpected return
tions which friends are trying to re-
move.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
To His Last Barracks.

An old confederate veteran, VIM.
Bennett, died at the joint city and coun-
ty hospital last night, just as a number
of his friends were making arrange
ments to send him over to the Confed-
crate Home at Austin. Judge Wurz-
bach and Mr.. C. F. Kroeger, (of .Elmen-
dorf) took mp collection of money to
pay the funeral expenses and the re-
mains were decently inferred.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
Big Mail Robbery Near Baltimore.

HARRISBURG, May Sit is pretty we'll
settled that big mail robbery occurred
on the North Central railway this morn-
ing, but postal authorities refuse any
particulars. 1t Is said registered letters
containing about $4,000 were taken. A
pouch with long slit in it came to the
Harrisburg postotfice last evening. De-
tectives are working on the case.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
Inclined for Blaine.

JERSEY CITY, May 3.-The republicans
of Hudson county, today elected Jas. B.
Vreedburgh and Gen. John Ramsey,
delegates to the Chicago convention. A
motion was made to instruct the dele
gates to vote for Blaine, hut although il
was greeted with applause, the motion
was defeated and the delegates 60 I'M
pledged.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
The Royal Sufferer.

BERLIN, May 3.-The emperor was
feverish last evening, He worked in his
study for some hours yesterday. His
appetite has again revived. and it is pos
sible he will be able to drive in the park
soon. A carriage is being specially built
for his use.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
Omaha Solid for Cleveland

Omaha Solid for Cleveland.
OMAHA, May 3.-The Nebraska demo-
cratic state convention elected the fol-
lowing delegates at large, to the ST..
Louis conventions: j. E. Boyd, j. Ster-
ling, Morton James, E. North, Tobias
Castro; the delegation is solid for Cleve-
land.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
Oh, My /!

The LIGHT may have made a mistake
in stating that Miss Rossy's school was
the first to use the pavilion, and OF
course stands corrected by the Express,
but when poor devil of q reporter OF
the morning sheer, who earns C) his
salary by posting himself from the even
ing papers talks about "blundering" the
gods look down in pity. We could sell
him with false news every day if we so
chose, but forbeaT.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
O'Brien to Have Three Months.

DUBLIN, May 3.-The trial at Longh-
res, Of Mr.. VIM. O'Brien, M. P. and
editor Of the United Ireland, of Dublin,
was concluded today. O'Brien was
convicted and sentenced to three
months imprisonment. O'Brien was
charged with violating the crimes act,
by advising people In the proclaimed
district to join the League.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Suskim is daily expecting an attack by
the rebels.
There is an evident reaction In the
Boulanger movement In France.
Pnblio debt decreased for the month
of April $9,30O,0OO.
Rev. King, Methodist pastor of Co.
lumbus, Ohio, suicides.
Austin base ball managers fined $40
each for Sunday game.
The newly appointed chief justice U.
s., is Bob Lincoln's law partner.
Key. Deasy, OF Boston, vice rector OF
the American college at Rome, Is dead.
The governor of Crete has resigned,
being unable to keep the peace; murders
are frequent occurrence.
Monte negrans have crossed into Ser.
via, and are holding the section Of the
mountainous country.
The Paris copper trust have lost ST..
00O,0 900 In tin speculations, and will
stick to copper In the future.
Thirty street cars. Santiago, Chilli, de-
stroyed by a mob, because the company
would not reduce fares.
The sultan Of Morocco refuses to sub
NIT the differences between that coun-
try and the United States to arbitration.
Two Mormon girls at San Marcial, N.
M, fight q duel over gentle sweet.
heart.
A meeting of Irish sympsthizers al
AldershOt resolves TO discontinue send
ing Peters Pence to Rome.
The pope orders the Irish Episcopacy
to refuse absolution to all members OF
the Irish League.
Notice has been given OF POI liberal
and 162 conservative amendments to the
Irish local government bill.
At a banquet rendered Carl Schurtz,
in Berlin, Count Herbert Bismarck was
present.
The court Of Queens Bench decides
that the election Of Sexton, as lord
mayor of Dublin, is valid.
The New York grand jury indiots the
Dis de Bar crowd for conspiracy and
grand larceny.
Senate committee on interstate COM
MERGE amendments has completed ita
work.
Brooks liquor law went into practical
operation at Pittsburg May 1st and
closed tive-sevenths Of all the saloons In
the city.
California republicans pass resolu-
ton regretting James G. Blaine's de-
clination Of nomination, and heartily en-
dorsing his past record.
New York anti-saloon republicans
hold their second national conference;
their aim is to divorce politics from the
saloon.
The United States senate passes the
bill granting right-of-way through the
Indian Territory to the Fort Smith,
Paris and Dardanelles railway.
Coleman reports rail road survey from
Baird at that place shows distance
of forty-one miles. and that the grading
will not exceed 7,0C0 yards to the mile
The line will be continued to the coal
fields in Brady, Camy and San Saba
counties in about two weeks,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03

Latest Accounts Satisfactory.
BERLIN. May 3.-The bulletin issued
this morning says the emperor's fever is
low. His general condition is relatively
satisfactory.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
Heavy Italian Commercial Failures.

Heavy Italian CommerclaI FAILURES.
TRIESTE, May 3.-News has reached
here that fifteen banking houses in
Buenos Ayres have suspended within ten
days. The liabilities of one Of the banks
exceeded seven million peoos. The
Government back refuses to discount
bills. Italian seaport houses suffer
heavily.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
White Caps Institute Themselves
CenSorS.

New ALBANY, Ind, May, 3.-About 40
White Caps called at the home of w. H..
Toney, at English. Crawford county,
forty miles south of here, Tuesday
night, and dragged him to telegraph
pole and tied and whipped him
Numerically with hickory switches.
Blood was spattered about the
telegraph pole, and the mans body was
laeerated in a terrible manner. He
begged piteOusly. His recovery is
doubtful. he is prominent citizen in
that county, and is a man of consider
able means. He has wife and family.
ness, and abuse OF his family.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03

He has paid her so much attention
that he has run her old sweetheart off,
She now likes him the best, but the old
lady likes No. the best. The house has
been forbidden him, but as long as the
girl is willing he will continue TO call.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03

The Atocha church, one of the few
historical monuments of the Spanish
capital and the popular shrine of the
Black Virgin, always invoked by the
royal family in hours Of sickness and
calamity, is about to be demolished, the
architects having declared that the
church is IN ruinous condition. The
queen regent has directed that the
church shall be rebuilt in four years at
the expense of the crown, as the church
belongs to the royal domain. The
Lord Chamberlain has intimsted to
the families of the illustrious dead whose
remains lie in the church that
they must Immediately be removed.
Those inferred here include Marshal
Prim, the hero Of the revolution Of 1868;
Seniors Castan and Pslafox, her oes OF tn 9
war of independence against Napoleon,
and Marshal Conoha, who was killed be-
fore Estella during the last Csrlist war.
The people of Madrid will regret their
old cathedral the scene of so many royal
ceremonies. The regent intends alse to
rebuild the military invalid hospital at
tached to the Atocha church, which has
been the refuge of several hundred vete-
rams of the foreign and civil wars.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
Died Yesterday.

At the family residence on South
Flores street, near Arkansas Pass depot,
Ellis Fred ,MOckert, aged l6 months. The
funeral will take place this afternoon at
$50 O'Clock. Friends invited.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
Reed Renominated.

Reed RenOminated.
PORTLAND. Maine, May 3.-The first
COM ressionsl district of the republican
convention. today renominated Thos. B.
Reed for congress, by reclamation.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03

Accounts of American Minister.
WEIsBADEN, May 3.-Mr. Pendleton is
rapidly recovering. He is able to take
carriage exercise daily.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
District Court.

VIM. Brown and Alice Clark are on
trial for adultery.
This morning A. A. Groves was tried
for swindllng. He is the man who
worked the f1im-f1am racket here some
months ago. This morning he saw his
case was going badly and arose in open
court and asked that he be permitted
to defend himself. Although he had en-
gagged Lawyer Duval, he was not salts
fed, and the court granted his request
and he then defended his own case very
ably receiving only sentence Of three
months in the county jail.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Associated Press Dispatches and
Specials Up to the Hour Of
Going to Press.

Volcano Rumblings.
ROME, May 3.-Mount Aetna Is now In
a state of activity. but the eruptiOns
have not vet assumed q serious aspect.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03

Heavy machinery is now run by arte-
sian we'll power in many parts OF
France, and the experience Of the French
show that the deeper the well the great
ef the pressure and the higher the tenn
perature. The famous Grenelle we'll
ing daily some 100000 gallons, has a
pressure of sixty pounds to the square
inch, the water being also so hot that It
is used for heating the hospitals.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-03

W. n. G. Hill, of Dallas, withdraws
from the senatorial race in that district.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-10-25
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-10-25

A Boston artist declares, how truthfully
each may decide for himself, that in the
summer newly betrothed lover commits
stoned HIM to paint o certain secluded
nook in the rocks on the shore. because
there he had declared his passion, The
picture was painted, but before ii was
done the brief engagement was broken and
the Tilted lover said to the artist
OF course will see you through on that
picture. but now that my engagement is
of II OF course would be painfully suggcs-
tive to me. and il you can sell it to some.
body else l will take another picture and
feel extremely obliged besides.
The painter assented to the arrange
ment. but within week his patron again
presented himself.
It's sll right, he announced joyously.
I'll take that picture.
Am 10 congratulate you on the renewal
Of your engagement the artist asked.
The other seemed little confused,
Then he recovered his self possession aud
grinned.
Well, not exactly, he responded. II
was the same place, but the girl was differ.
ent.