San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-15
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

ian tenor is dead.
Robt. Seigel pleads guilty of the
charge of forgeries IN the pension Of
flee.
John F. Swift has taken oath of
office as United States minister to
Japan.
The pope has willed several of his
jubilee presents to members of his
family.
At the settlement on the London
stock exchange no defaulters were
announced.
At noon yesterday the president
formally received the members of the
diplomatic crops.
Prince Alexander of Batten burg and
his wife will reside permanently in
Palazzo Turati at Milan.
The senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation of j. S. ClarksOn to be first as
sistant postmaster general.
The strike among factory operatives
at Lille, France, is spreading, it is
feared it will reach RoubaiX.
Miss Eames, an American singer
made her debut in Paris, as Juliet,
scoring "a remarkable triumph.
A dispatch from Madrid says Queen
Victoria and Queen Christina will
meet at San Sebastian on March %.
Burglars chloroformed and robbed
James Carlin, postmaster at Cleves
Ohio, who is also the township
treasurer.
The Hungarian ministers of COM
merce, education, justice and the in
terror will resign directly after the
army bill is passed.
The strike at the Wheeling, w. Va,
Steel Plant in progress since January
is settled. This a defeat for the Anal
gamated association.
The Spanish steamer Remus, which
had a military expedition on board, is
wrecked off the Philippine islands,
AZ persons were drowned.
The London Times has selected its
manager, Mr.. Mcdonald, as the
scapegoat of its misfortunes. His res
ignatiOn has been accepted.
The American base ball teams
played yesterday on the Crystal
palace grounds at SyGenham,
England. Score was, All Americas
3, Chicago 8.
The jury of inquest on the killing of
Charles Dawson, of CharlestO ton, S. G.,
find DR.. Mellow guilty of felonous
murder and that his cOlOred butler
was accessory.
A bill is introduced in the Illinois
legislature for an act to forbid and
punish the use of obscene, vulgar and
prOfane language on the streets and
in public places or conveyances.
Mrs. Henry Glade, shot by a party
of hOodlums raising a general row in
the neighborhoOd of her house in
New Orleans dies in the hospital of
her wounds. The murderer and his
companions are in prison.
John A. Kesson, Iowa; VIM. Wal
ter Phelps, New Jersey, and Geo. H.
Bates, Delaware, will be commission
ers to represent the United States at
the conference at Berlin concerning
Samoa.
Lord George Hamilton, first lord of
the admiralty, announced in the
house of commons that Australia had
promised to give 935,OOO annually for
10 years towards the building of the
proposed ships of war, also to fully
maintain them when completed.
The coroner has published his re-
port on the recent hotel horror at
Hartford, Conn. He finds the en-
gineers were legally responsible for
the care Of the boiler, and concludes
that the explosion was caused by
their willful negligence. They are
now under 81 800 bond each for trial.
Republican Nominee Threatened.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, March l5.-In
the fourth congressional district, at
the last election, Lewis w. Turpin,
democratic, was declared elected.
Notice of the contest was promptly
filed by J. V. McDuffy. republican
nominee. The taking of the test-
mony began several days ago and Nc
Duffy went into Wilcox county
for that purpose. In Camden county
seat he was waited upon by three