San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-09
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to discussion of sugar schedule.
Glorious rains are reported ali over
North Texas and westward to Toyah.
Another attempted train wrecRing
fails at Po'keepsle, n. Y.
Maine rolls up her usual republican
majority and re-elects Burleigh.
Wabash report shows surplus of
$685., 79l after paying expenses, in ter
est charges and leased lines.
Fort Worth opens district court
with over 500 cases on docket of
which LOG are divorce cases.
Dingley is elected to congress in the
second Maine district by over 4,G00
majority.
The Canadians want to meet Uncle
Sam half way in reciprocity meas
ures.
Arrests of knights have been made
at Albany on suspicion of being con-
cerned in the Central train wrecking.
Mayor Scherffius, of Houston, We
toes the S-hour ordinance, and it is not
passed over his veto.
The president receives private ad-
vices that the republican majority in
Maine will reach 10000.
Commission is appointed to select
dry dock site on Pacific coast north of
the north boundary of California.
Division of railway conductors with
twenty charter members is organized
at Tyler.
The Cotton Belt strike is declared
off and several of the old hands are
out.
English and European yield of
wheat will be 100000 quarters
short.
Two cases of small pox in Corsicana.
The disease is not epidemic anywhere
in Texas.
Williams, alleged Cotton Belt train
robber, is jailed without bail at Tex
arkana.
The attacks on Minister Miner are
instigated by Salvador agents, as
Miner was favorable to Guatemala.
The financial outlook in Mexico
never was better, and silver mining
is very active.
New York produce exchange, 1900
strong, memorializes congress in ia
vor of reciprocity.
Tom Reed is reelected to congress
by an increased majority over his last
vote.
President Ashley, of the Wabash,
denies any intent TO sell to the Cana
dian Pacific as reported.
Grtat preparations are made for
celebrating Diaz's birthday, Septem-
Der IA and Is.
Mexican crops are fine, but rains
have delayed trains.
B. d o. stockholders approve con-
tract between that road and the Bal
timore Belt Line.
Sultan released and the Gibbs boys
held for trial on the habeas corpus
case at Round Rock, IN connection
with killing of Mexicans.
An enthusiastic assembly greets
Webster Flanagan, republican nom-
iuee for governor of Texas, ON his re-
turn to Henderson.
Sarah Randolph alias Mrs. McGinty
is on trial at Newcastle. Pa, for offer
ing 81 800 for the assassination of
Banker Folz.
Vice-president Bryan resigns from
the Chicago Fair directory, and de-
tends himself against charges of
boodliDg.
A woman with seven children en-
route to California from the east, loses
5-year-Old near Sierra Blanca, and
1t is found unhurt upon the track.
William, 1O-year, old son of Col.
Black, of McKavitt, president of
National Wool-growers' association.
is kicked TO death by a young horse.
The Raum investigation continues
Cooper insisting on seeing the stock
holders books and Raum refusing to
show them publicly.
Lightning destroys the offices of the
Pennsylvania Central railway COM
pany at Altoona, Pa. Several other
houses were struck and several per-
sons stunned.
The complaints against President
Fish, Of the Illinois Central, are dis
proved by the annual report, which
shows a year OF unusual prosperity
for the road.
In letter from Cardinal Manning
read before the social science congress
at Brussels, Cardinal Manning urges
an S-hour day, Sunday observance,
exclusion of women from mine work.
ing and sliding scale of wages.
Farris Mosley, of Fort Worth, shot
to death for alleged intimacy with
Ed. Kennedy's wife. Mrs. Kennedy
denies the charge. She had applied
for divorce on account of cruelty and