San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-06
Telegraphic Brevities.

The Peruvian ministry is formed.
A Turin telegraph reports that Kos
suth is dying.
1t is stated that the Irish Prison
Board has revised the prison rules.
The Royal Geographical society of
London has received a letter from
Stanley.
A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of Boulanger the minute he
touches French soil.
Signor Crispi. Italian prime minis
ter, states that the death of King
John OF A byssinia would enable Italy
to extend her possessions in that
country.
The King of Holland has had a
further relapse. His death is momen-
tarily expected.
The Congo state government has re-
ceived report on the exploration of
the Zomani, an affiuent of the Congo
river 1t proves to be the direct route
to Lake Tanganyika.
All uncertainty in the Pennsylvania
coke region in reference to the threat
ened reduction in wages has subsidized
and everything is quiet.
John Hub the musical mail
superintendent of the Chicago post
office, has written lullaby which he
has dedicated to baby Mckee.
We have no reply to make to the
correspondent who suggests that the
Chicago nine can never become good
tenors because they are bass bawlers.
Mr.. Fluetetone, member of the
West Side Serenade club, which ap-
pear6d for the first time this season
night before last, is ill with pneu-
monia.
Mr.. Root is setting his Tramp,
Tramp, Tramp, the Boys are March
ing, to new words, which may be
sung by office-seekers to cheer their
weary way home.
Emil Treatil, one of the largest
grain dealers in Berlin has suspend
ed. The failure affects the corn ex-
changes of Vienna, Pesth, Amster-
dam, Paris and New York.
1t is stated that the sultan of Tur-
key has discovered plot to dethrOne
him and to place his brother on the
throne.
Henry w. Pegginkopf, one of the
telegraph editors on the Milwaukee
Sentinel, died very suddenly from the
bursting of an artery in his right leg.
The president has practically de-
termined to take a few days rest and
recreation outside of Washington as
soon as possible The severe strain he
has been under for month is telling
on him.
A very brilliant meteor, which shot
across the heavens last Sunday, was
plainly visible in Portland, Ore, and
seen all over that country.
The German corvette Sophie which
leaves Zanzibar for Samoa, is another
fine ship, superior to either the Rich
mond, Adams or Alert, which will con-
stitute the American squadron.
The nephew of Jubyman Blanco is
arrested while trying to cross the
Mexican boundary into the United
States after forging a paper to the
amount of 500, 900.
The Imperial Privy Council has de-
cided the suit between the Province
of British Columbi and the dominion
as to the OWNERSHIP p Of precious metals
in the Canadian Pacific Railway belt
in favor of the Province.
The coal operators in the Akron, O.,
district, employing 600 miners, have
given notice that they will insist on q
reduction to IS cents ton on May l,
instead of so cents. The miners will
resist and strike is expected.
A python over 20 feet long crawled
upon the deck of the Norwegian ship
Birma, at Singapore, short time ago,
and routed every body that attacked
it until the whole crew combined, and
by attacking it on all sides succeeded
in pinning it to the deck with har-
pooh. The snake weighed over eighty
pounds.