San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-06
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. THURSDAY JUNE 8. 1899
TelegTaphic Breyities.

lie hlsoOuIl press dSooSidtloh 10 III
session at Nevada, Mo.
The eastern Oregon and Nevada
lakes are reported drying up.
The new pharmacy law in Illinois
does not please the druggists.
John Oberly, commissioner of In
dian affairs, has resigned.
Egyptian cotton crop prospects are
favorable.
Chill and the Argen tine republic are
discussing treaty of commerce.
Water is terribly scarce at Vera
Cruz, Mexico.
Work on the port of Vera Cruz is
progressing rapidly.
Merida, Yucatan, Is now lighted by
electricity.
First election by ballot occurred at
Guthrie, Oklahoma yesterday.
The students of Cooper Normal COL
lege, Mississippi, celebrate jeff Davis
birthday.
A meeting of the American branch
of the Irish league is postponed in
Philadelphia.
The clerks in the postmaster gener-
ais department have raised $1,000 for
the Johnstown aufferers.
Herr Segel, of Munich, is given six
months for libelling the late dowager
queen IN his paper.
Americans flock to the L. S. lega-
ton in Paris to express their sympa-
thy for the Johnstown sufferers.
The most extensive fire which has
visited Jacksonville, Fla, for years.
Damage probably 100000.
Chicago's cash contribution to the
Johnstown sufferers aggregates
100000.
The municipal council of Paris has
donated 5000 francs to the YOUNGSTOWN
sufferers.
There have been STA, 500 sent to the
Johnstown sufferers, through the
mayors office alone, in New York.
A slight shock of earthquake has
terribly scared the people of Nash
vile.
Eighteen striking miners at Essen
are imprisoned for terms of from one to
six months.
The CHILEAN government has pur-
chased the American library of Gre
gorio Beeche for S25, 200.
Miss Phoebe Couzins has applied
for cOmmissionership on the Utah
commission, which pays $1,000 year.
The sugar bounties commission
have signed a report and referred it
to their respective governments.
Alta meeting of Panama canal share
holders in Paris it was decided to send
a commission to the canal works.
1t is feared the Washington Monu-
ment has been injured by the flood in
Washington.
Heavy storms Of rain and lightning
have occurred in the midlands of
England. The lower part of Liver
pool is under water.
The new harbor of Calais is formally
declared open by President Carnot
in the midst of a great throng of peo-
pie.
Mr.. John Morough, home ruler,
goes to the house of commons from
the southwest division Of Cork with
out opposition.
A posse overlook the Silver City de-
fused to surrender and were shot
dead.
An angry mob of 900 women and
children lynched the desperate at
Topeka who shot and killed a promi-
nent citizen of that place and fatally
wounded his wife, while burglarizing
the house.
Emigration from Europe to the Ar
gentine republic, according to Euro
pean journal, has doubled in the last
few years.
Judge F. n. Ramos, of Chihuahua,
Mex. Judge of the supreme court dur
ing the trial of A. X. Cutting, the inn
prisoned newspaper man. has COM
mitted suicide.
Baseball; Washington 3, New York
4. Philadelphia 5, Boston 4. Balti-
more 10, Cincinnati 6. Chicago 5,
Cleveland 6. Columbus 8, st Louis 4.
Notwithstanding the fact that ev-
cry prominent city in the United
States is literally aiding the flood
victims, the wants of the homeless
and afflicted are still very great.
New Suits in District Court.
John A. Rain vs.. Adam Rain, ap-
peal from probate court.
John Vance VS.. L. B. Harris, gar
nishment.
John Vance vs.. G. w. Harris, gar
nishment,
John Vance VS.. VIM. Childress, gar
nishment.
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