San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-03
NAMES you OFTEN HEAR.


Princess Christian and Princess
Louise often drive about London in
han som cabs.
Emperor Williams new spring suit,
which he will wear after the court
goes out of mourning, will be the most
gorgeous i'm Europe. Knee-breeches,
buck le-shoes. a three-cOrnered hat
and a brilliant combination of colOrs
will be but few of its many splen-
doris.
The spot where Gen. Albert Sidney
Johnston fell at the battle of Shiloh is
now marked only by a small cedar
bush, the tree by which he died hav-
ing been carried away root and
branch by relic seekers.
Major Slaymaker, postmaster of
Lancaster, Pa, has a cask of brandy
for which Simon Cameron has offered
in vain S45 gallon. The brandy was
imported by the present owners
grandfather. The pipe in which it
came from France bears the custom
house marks of 1908.
Secretary Noble thus explains why
his predecessor came to wear his hair
so long: Justice Lamar once hap
pened to be secretary of the interior,
and didn't have time to get his hair
cut. You see that mine is down to
my shirt collar already. 1t will soon
be on my shoulders.n
BY collecting S10.25 from each en-
ploye on the Dakota railroad at ST.
Paul, MINI. A man named John
smith secured about $1,000 and
skipped.
The play of Robert Ellsmere was
presented in Kansas City for the first
time Monday evening. 1t was well
presented but not enthusiastically re-
ceived.
President Carnot on May /, receiv-
ter, and General Franklin, commits
sioner of the United States TO the
Paris exhibition.
Base ball: New York Is, Washing
ton 8. Chicago 5, Indianapolis 2. Gin
cinnati IA, Kansas City 3. Brooklyn
6, Baltimore 3. Pitts burg 8, Cleveland
2. Philadelphia 10, Boston s. St.
Louis 8, Louisville |.
Hon. John sherman, Hon. John c..
New, consul general at London, Hon
w. w. Thomas, envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipOtentiary to
Sweden and Norway, and Lincoln
Valentine, consul to Honduras, sailed
for Europe on the steamer City of New
York May l..
A woman's directory is to be pub
lished in Chicago giving names and
addresses of 10000 women in that city
belonging to various organizations.
At Oakville the Masonic lodge and
Sunday school buildings were laid
flat by the severe hail and wind storm
of Friday last.
The authorities of New Laredo are
negotiating with the Waterworks Co.,
of the American Laredo, to lay main s
through their town.
Crop prospects at Trinity are not
as good as they might be on account
of the recent cold weather. The town
is improving rapidly.
A large water fowl is killed at Car
rollton, five feet seven inches in
length and seven feet eight inches
from tip to tip of its wings.
Thomas Hart, of Sulphur Springs,
is given two years for obstructing the
railroad, which he did because the
company would not build him a cat
tie guard.
The Fort Worth union stock yards
have not yet opened business on &C.
count of certain arrangements not
having been completed with the
Santa Fe road.
George Hatfield and his sister OF
Texarkana, were poisoned by eating
fruit which had got rough on rats
mixed with it, the dealer having used
it to destroy the vermin.
The Nueces Land and Cattle Co.
have shipped 5000 head of cattle to
their feeding ground in the Cherokee
strip. When in prime condition will
be put on the Chicago market.
An aged Irishman and his wife liv-
ing in the Brazos bottom, near Mill
can, are arrested for attempting to
murder Lon Holiday, planter.
w. S. Woods, alias VIM. Cannon, is
given so years in the penitentiary for
criminal assault on a white woman,
Sherman, only circumstantial evil
dence convicted him, and new trial
will be made.
SrTApn AGAINST THE STRIKE