San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-25
Telegraphic Brevities.

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Talmage's new tabernacle will cost
$500, 900 and will seat 5000 persons.
Rev. Talmage sails for Europe in
few days to be gone two months.
The wheat growers convention
met again in st. Louis yesterday.
A mine in the state of st. Luis
Potosi is proving bonanza.
Two hundred fugitives from Crete
have taken refuge at Syria.
The Bedford. Clarke publishing Co.,
of Chicago will resume business.
After being closed for two months,
the navigation of the Illinois river
will be reOpened.
A sharp advance in the price of
California wine is predicted as the
crop Is short.
There is a prospect that Belgian
miners will shortly inaugurate a
general strike.
The fifth game in the worlds cham
pionship series played yesterday in
Brooklyn was won by New York.
/ Switchmen of all roads entering
Memphis have petitioned for higher
wages.
Work on the Tampico division of
the Mexican Central railway is being
actively prosecuted.
President Joseph L. Brent of the
Louisiana State Agricultural society,
resigns.
The French steamship Cid has
been lost in a gale off the Vera Cruz
coast.
Yellow fever and other epidemic
disease are breaking out in Rio
Janerio and other parts of Brazil.
A steamship line will proba bly, be
esta blished between the Argentine
Republic and Mexico.
The All-American delegates assis-
ted in laying the corner stone of the
Y. M. c. A. at st. Paul, MINI.
Rich silver discoveries have been
made in the state of Durango, Next
co.
Prince Bismarck has congratulated
the Prince of Wurtemberg on his es-
cape from the assassin.
The deaths are announced of the
Earl of Orkney and John Ball, F.
r. S.
Mr.. E. w. Halford, presidents pri-
vate secretary, has gone to Fortress
Monroe to recuperate.
The Central American congress has
approved the basis for the union of
the Central American states.
The supposed stolen bonds in the
City of Mexico have turned up all
right.
The harkentine. Josephine, from
Trini lad to New York was lost and
two mates and two seamen washed
overheard.
The betrothal is announced Of Lady
Mildred Lyon, daughter OF the Earl
of Strathmore t. Mr.. Jessup a New
York banker.
A freight engine between Nalpar-
also and Haskells, ind, exploded the
crown sheet. Fireman was killed
and engineer will probably die.
Contract tor adhesive postage
the American Bank Note Co., of New
York.
w. A. Wright, attorney of San An
gelo, is in the city in the interests of
the COncho Valley fair association
and paid the LIGHT a visit.
Gen. Ignatieff took an autograph
letter from the Gar accepting the ar
bitration of the Pope on the Balkan
question.
A German protectorate has been
proclaimed over the east coast of
Africa from Vitu to Kishmagua, with
consent of the natives.
The drouth continues in Michigan
and forest fires start up in every di-
rection. 1t is the most prolonged
drouth ever known In that section.
While train of coal cars was being
hoisted on the Ashley plane at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, the cable broke, the
cars descended with frigntful speed
and injured two men 80 badly that
they Will die.
Travis Taylor, of Willow Springs,
Mo-, was horsewhipped by Miss Os-
borne, to whom he sent insulting let
tiers. She was arrested, by Squire
Young, released on bond and then pro-
ceeded to whip the squire.
Took Her Best Clothes.
Amelia Eickenhorst is the name of
a pretty Is year old maid of all work,
who, up to yesterday has for several
years worked for Mr.. Schramm, the
Alamo plaza saloonist. Yesterday