San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-22
Telegraphic Brevities.

Moscow.
Prince George, of Greece, has Joined
the French navy.
The sultan's presents to King Will
liam exceed S209, 900 in value
A disease supposed be hydrophobia,
is epidemic in Tromberee, Wis.
The East Tennessee Farmers con-
vention is meeting in Chattanooga.
President Carceres, of Peru, opened
an extra session of congress yester-
day.
The striking miners in Dor!mund,
Borchum and Essen have resumed
work.
The seth annual commencement of
the Roanoke college, Salem, Va, will
begin June9 8.
The grand stand of the Brooklyn
base ball grounds at Washington
park is burned.
Tsui Kwo Yin is appointed envoy of
China to the United States vice Mr..
Chan Yen Hoon.
Ambroz Van Tassel, aged 50 years,
dropped dead at the funeral of his
wife at Elizabeth, N. ].
Chen Yon, a Chinese cigar maker of
San Francisco, is hacked TO pieces by
one of his countrymen.
Lafayette Pennard, of Phoenixville,
Pa, is recovering from a trance in
which he has lain two days,
The report of a treaty between the
French government and Legitime, Of
Hayti, is denied semi-officially.
The French socialists have secretly
invited their German brethren to
take part in the congress of socialists
in July.
The town of Forest City, Ark, is
again in very disturbed state. Shots
were exchanged between guards and
negroes.
A cure for leprosy is said to have
been discovered, it is the gurjun oil
of fir tree which grows in the Anda-
man islands.
Ex-Governor Bullock and o commit
tee from Georgia are in Mexico to
invite President Diaz to visit the At
lanta exposition.
The Russian government has tenn
porally reduced freight rates on all
| lines in order to alleviate distress
from dearth Of coal.
1t is Attorney General Miller's
opinion that that there is no provis-
Oklahoma at present.
The remains of Allen Thorndyke
Rice were yesterday inferred in their
final resting place in the Browne
family tomb, Mt. Auburn, Boston.
Five visitors have arrived in Ham
ilton, Ont, seeking traces of their
friends who were killed in the pas
senger train disaster at that place.
An editor of Munich has been ar
rested and his paper confiscated for
publishing scandalOus obituary
notice of the late Queen of Bavaria.
All Irish leaders seem to denounce
the proposal to abolish the vicerOy-
ship in Ireland as an insidious at
tempt at the further ABSORPTION of
that country.
NJ. Delabarge, editor of the Lyons
Republican and member of the cham
Der of deputies and NJ. Lockroy
fought duel, swords were used and
the latter was slightly wounded.
A lawn tennis state tournament
will take place during the Spring
Palace exposition at Fort Worth. The
Fort Worth CLUB Will give out S75 in
prizes.
At Reading, Pa, a young man
nanfed Moore who returned to the
stable a livery team he had over
driven and abused, was thrown into
the trough and given a ducking.
Dudes who don't pay for their teams
are often thus dealt with.
The new twin screw steamer, Au-
gusta Victoria, of the Hamburg line,
has broken all previous records of any
steamer by making 3,04S miles from
Hamburg to New York in eight days
and one hour, equal to six days and
two hours from the Fastnet to New
York. Taking off four hours delay,
the actual time would be five days, -
hours and 80 minutes.
A Big Pow-WoW-W Won't Sign.
STANDING Rock, OAK, May o.
Indians here held big council Sun
dav and all agreed not TO sign the