San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-29
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIgS.

1t Is stated that the Porte has rejected
Russia's suggestion that Turkish troops
occupy Bulgaria.
Within the past two days the Conga-
rec river, at Columbia, S. c.. has risen
eighteen feet. The river plantations are
overlooked.
Pnnce Hehenlohe-O ebringen, the
third secretary Of the German embassy
at st. Petersburg, who attempted to
commit suicide yesterday, is dangerous
ly wounded.
Advices from Odessa say that large
quantity of accoutrements, tools, FORCES
and other war-like materials ls sw aiting
at E'izabethgrad transportation to the
frontier.
ID. +. TomsOn, state master workman
of the Knights Of Labor for Arkansas,
was hanged in effigy at Forrest City
Friday night.
The trial OF DR.. Seviny, editor of the
Vienna Parliamentare, for high treason,
resulted ln verdict of not guilty. The
evidence against him was very weak,
and the case Ia considered discreditable
to the prosecution.
Mclean, the American minister, gave
a diplomatic dinner Monday evening in
honor Of NJ. Floqnet. the president OF
the chamber OF deputies. Owing to in
disposition, NJ. Floquet was unable to be
pres Mt.
Chattenoochee river. Georgia, Is on q
stGndstill, being about 20 feet above or
binary high water. Mills continue
closed down, and It Will be the middle
or last Of the week before they resume.
The radicals have decided to contest
Hampstead, where an election Is to be
held for parliamentary successor to Sir
Henry Holland, who was recently raised
to the peera%e.
Neither England, Austria nor Italy
supported the proposal submitted TO the
Porte yesterday by NJ. Nelidoff, the Rus.
Sian ambassador. The Grand Vizier, ow.
ing to NJ. Nelidoff's pressure, has de-
oided to reject the Bulgarian PROPOSE
tons for a reasonable customs tariff.
The relief committee State that in dis
| patches dated September 3, Emin Bey
ssld he had had no direct communica-
| ton with Stanley. Assuming that Stan
| ley reached Emin about the middle OF
| September, no news from them could
reach Zanzibar until the beginning OF
| March.
The greatest interest ever known IA
now being manifested In the work OF
Infringing settlers to Arkansas. Every
one seems to have formed himself into a
| col. mittee OF one to look for the work.
Home seekers continue to arrive daily
and they are shown at once that they
are welcome here.
| Andrew Carnegie says that the steel
trade is unusually dull. Last year the
consum ption was 1925 tons, From the
present outlook it would not reach half
that amount this year. There lie not a
| steel raiI-mill In the country that has
orders to run them for sixty days, and
many could not continue In operation a
| month
M. Fieurens was yesterday elected
| member of the chamber OF deputies for
the Basses-Alpes district. The republic
can candidates were elected In st.
EtienDe and Dion, In both Of which
| places number of votes were recorded
for Gen. Boulanger.
The Paris Temps reports that Eng
land lie negotiating with Turkey for the
cession to England OF Salonioa and the
Island commanding the Dardanelles,
England, guaranteeing to the Sultan the
! possession OF STEAMBOAT, with the imme-
| diate district, the Dardanelles and all
the Asiatio provinces.