San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-29
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favor of federal elections bill.
Buenos Ayres legislature passes a
general amnesty law.
Texas stands eleventh on the rife
team selected for the division.
The South Dakota republicans put
a prohibition plank in their platform.
Austin breaks ground for her new
electric street railway.
Thieves rob Dallas street car and
get 20 cents.
John West, Corpus Christi, dies of
grief for the recent loss of his wife.
Salvador smashes the record by
mile at Monmouth in 1:35
1.2. This is remarkable time.
The Central American treaty rele-
gates San Salvador government to its
legislature.
The Fifth judicial district drops
both its deadlock candidates and
J. Nj. Talbot, of Bowie.
Papers have been signed for the
construction of a 100000 cotton mill
in Laredo.
Effort is made at Boston for an alli-
ance of all labor organizations. The
plan so far is indefinite.
The railroad train men of Texas
effect state organization at Fort
Worth.
Cuero is indulging in excursions to
the Gulf as a hot weather recreation.
One is announced for Sunday.
Kyle reports a very heavy rain;
barn struck with lightning; loss
s., 800.
Chicago and Alton strike is expect
ed to end Saturday in victory for
the road.
Ram has fallen generally at Boerne,
New Braunfels, Seguin and elsewhere
IN this vicinity.
Directors of Uvalde Fair are busy
arranging county exhibit for San An
tonic Fair.
Gov. Wolfiey of Arizona resigns
his office at the request Of the secre-
tary of the Interior.
Kyle has ginned nearly four times
the amount of cotton this season to
date, that was gined last season.
English brewing syndicate gains
possession Of other Chicago plants
with capacity of 27l 900 barrels.
The Ell Paso smelling works move
across the river into the free zone to
avoid ruinous lead duty on ores.
Hare announces his retirement from
the congressional race and endorses
Bailey his successful competitor.
Houston republicans charge Quincy
at Washington with offensive parti-
sanshlp.
The Austin and Northwest railway
will probably be sold Saturday, as
the option on sale expires that day.
Austin is invaded by an army of
electric lights by thousands.
Kenisma, Russia, almost destroyed
by fire. Loss, 5000, 900 roubles; food
supplies short and people destitute.
Oklahoma legislature meets but adj
journs without organizing council.
The presidency is In dispute.
Potter, Lowell & Co., of Boston, fail.
They were the financial agents of the
Brazos company of this state and of
other western enterprises.
The Switchmen's association of Chi
cago will try and tie up all the roads
that persist in handling their own
freight in the Chicago yards.
Laredo receives a terrible electric
shock from thunder cloud, killing a
boy, damaging several buildings and
three men.
Cuero cotton market is very lively
and no indications of short crop.
Rain would be acceptable in that
county.
Department of Agriculture at Wash
ington will establish a grain stand
ard for interstate and foreign COM
merce. to be known as United States
standard.
House passes the lard bill, and
the bill making eight hours legal
work day on all government work,
by contractors or otherwise, or work
ers on government material.
Kansas City boy aged Is arrested
for murderous assault with knife and
clubupen his Is year old sister, who
is dangerously hurt.
Miss Jessie Ward, of San Antonio,
is assistant teacher OF Latin and
mathematics in Sam Houston Nor
NAL.
Michigan republican state platform
is silent on the federal elections bill.
J. NJ. Turner, of Lansing, heads the
ticket.
State board of arbitration, New
York. notifies the Central road and
the strikers than an investigation
will be begun next Tuesday.
The Fifth senatorial district of