San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-07-24
Telegraphic Brevities.

The 4th of July was celebr ated by
Americans in Yokohama.
Wilkie Collins, the novelist, is pro-
nounced out of danger.
One of the Servian regents has been
stricken with paralysis.
The powers are about to cooperate
in restoring order in Crete.
The Buffalo moth is killing New
Jersey cattle with it's poisonous bite.
Four hundred houses and public
buildings are destroyed in the town
of Paks, Austria.
The Marcists marched to the ceme-
terry of Pere la Chaise, Paris and dec
GRATED the graves of the communists.
1t is said Emperor Joseph has asked
that there be no demonstrations when
he visits Eerlin.
French government has given final
refusal to assent to the Egyptian con-
version scheme.
The Shah of Persia fell desperately
in love with Mrs. Shaw, the whist
Ter.
The wine cellars of California are so
full there is no room for the present
crop.
The trial of Gen. Boulanger, Count
Dillon and NJ. Rochefort is fixed for
August s.
The higher detectives and provin-
cial officers who sympathize with
be dismissed.
Fire in Luchow, China, destroyed
$1,000 dwellings. Over 1900 persons
persisted in the flames.
The shortage in raw sugar, as COM
pared with stocks on hand one year
since amount to 300, 900 tons.
The Metropolitan railway of Paris
is to be built at once, it will divide
the city into four squares.
Secretary Noble orders investiga-
ton into all reratings of pensions rs
made by the pension bureau in the
last II months.
1t is said the civil service commits
sion is not satisfied with the present
administration of the civil service law
in the pension office.
There is an unusual movement of
Russian troops between the Turkish
frontier and Kulais, Tiffiis and Alex
andropol.
The New Jersey prohibitionists will
probably make no nomination for gov
ernor, this will be in the interests of
the Republican candidate.
Acting Secretary of State Wharton
has telegraphed to Minister Dinsmere
at Seoule as to the case of Mrs. Her
ron, the American missionary in
('Oraa cOpdamno6 IN daath
Hundreds of people witnessed the
trip of a Newfoundland dog strapped
in a barrel, down the river and over
the Horse Shoe falls, Niagara. 1t
passed some reefs safely, and after
wards pieces of the barrel were
picked up, but the dog was no more
seen.
SINCE the close of the war the con-
of spirituous liquors in this
country has decreased nearly one
hundred per cent per capita. The in
crease IN the consumption of vlnous
liquors has nearly doubled and the
of malt liquors has
grown to nearly ten times what it
was at that period. This is hopeful
sign of the times as seen by compar-
ison with the liquor statistics of other
A few years ago we drank
more spirits per capita than any ma
ton in the world, consuming more
than twice as much per head as Eng
land or Germany. At that time but
little wine and less malt liquor was
consumed. Now the people of Eng
land and Germany consume about the
same amour ofspirlts per capita as do
the people of this country while their
of beer is vastly in excess
of that consumed by,Americans. That
is, the American people have steadily
reduced the quantity of spirits con-
sumed by them from year to year I'M
til to-day they consume no more per
capita than do the great drinking
countries of the old world, while at the
same time they keep far below them in
the amount of malt and vinOus liquors
This shows that Ameri-
cans are fast becoming sober people.
That in a few years the consumption
of spirits will be nominal and that the
of light wines and beer will
be substituted for spirits, while even
ofthese our consumption will be much
less per capita than the people of
Europe.
Meant Mischief.