San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-12
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

Trinidad, Col. has been visited by
| M st disastrous fire.
Louisville reports the first case of
sunstrOke for the season.
California papers are Boosting of
straw berries eight and nine inches in
girth.
Grasshoppers of the regular Rocky
by the million.
The Cincinnati press club has for
mally dedicated it's rooms in the EX-
position building.
Millers' National association con-
venes next Thursday in Buffalo for a
three days session.
Farmers in Salem and New Vine
yard, Me-, are suffering from the de-
predations of bears.
Right Hon. Lord Stanly, the new
Dominion governor, and suite have
arrived at Quebec.
A deadlock in the school board at
Fit. Smith, blocks the engagement Of
teachers for next year.
Kansas City IS bank clearings last
week were $685. $50. Real estate
transfers over a million.
Two hundred members of parlia-
ment Witnessed the naval evolutions
at Portsmouth Saturday.
Prince Roland Buonaparte, grand
son of Lucien, is in Washington; he
will call upon the president.
Madame Wilson, Grevy's daughter,
is coming to New York to live. Too
much French decoration scandal.
Carnegie telegraphs that his coach
ing party is enjoying the finest
weather, and are in the finest spirits.
New York had a cholera scare Sat
urday, occasioned by the sudden death
of Joe Camfiero, colored steward of
the steamer Callas.
The French chamber of deputies will
consider government scheme for the
revision of the consultation before the
session closes.
italian chamber Of deputies passes
personal code bill, doing away with
class Legislation after period of 2S
years.
Secretary Whitney will not remain
in the cabinet during Cleveland's sec
ond term, should the president be re-
elected.
The race for the grand Prix de Paris
1CC,CC0 1rancs) was run Sunday, and
was won by three lengths by Pierre
Demons chestnut colt, Stuart.
A duel took place yesterday in Paris
between NJ. Paul de Roulade, and NJ.
Arene. The weapons used were
swords; Arene was wounded.
Cambridge, University, Eng, con-
fers the degree of l.. L. D., on Prince
Albert Victor, Lord Salisbury. Randy
Churchill, Goschen aud Balfour.
Rev, John Paxton, D. D., Presby-
terrain minister of New York. has his
salary increased from $4,000 to S15,-
900.
Several lives were lost in the great
tempest of Saturday, in Dakota.
Among them, Shell King, the celebra-
ted Indian chief, and his son.
Right Hon. Edward Robert King
Harmon, under secretary for Ireland,
died at his residence in Ireland, Sun
day morning.
The fisheries treaty, and the post
office and District of Columbia appro-
priation bills are likely to take up
most of the time of the Senate during
the present week.
From January l, to June l, of this
current year, 2271 miles of track were
laid. California leads off with 279
miles, and Texas comes sixth, with
III miles, so says the Railway Age.
Young Prince Buonaparte, now in
Washington, though heir to the
throne of France, if there was one,
takes no interest in politics and de-
votes himself exclusively to matters of
science.
Fire broke out in Frenso, Cal and
the Dexter stable, RObinson's ma
chine shops and John Muller's beer
bOtGling depot, were among the build
ings consumed. Charles Rogers was
burned to death while endeavoring to
slve some PROF erSy from the stables.