San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-14
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GAL AND OTHER SOURCES.

Hartley, Texas, reports a rainfall OF
l 1-2 inches and is happy.
The newly elected legislature Of
Oklahoma will convene August p.
The Floresville bank is open and
doing business.
The peoples party of Kansas meet
at Topeka to nominate full state
ticket.
The existing provisions for tempo
rary expenditures of government are
extended to August 90.
The cotton crop tributary to Nat
chez, Miss, is the finest for many
years.
Senator Quay and German confer
ON business with view to the adj
journment of Congress by September
Is.
The Texas State Grange is just
closing at McGregor, one OF the most
interesting sessions yet held.
Bowie, Tex, has determine on
waterworks and bonds for same will
soon be issued.
Austin democrats declare that they
will not support the commission
plant of the San Antonio platform.
Oklahoma's prayer for relief is re-
ferred TO senates committee of appro-
priations.
At the opening session of the Mis-
sissippi constitutional convention
every member answered to roll call.
Concho Valley Fair puts out very
attractive premium list for her Fair
at San Angelo, Nov. to II.
1t is reported that firemen on the
West Shore road have been ordered
ers.
Serious trouble is feared in the
West Albany yards where Pinker-
tons force is protecting non-union
men. No freight has left the A bany
yards.
Powderly and the executive COM
mittee of the X. of L. are in session at
Detroit, but not with reference to
strike matters.
Reports concerning the Central
strike are as contradictory and I'M
reliable as the news from Central
America.
Resolutions by Senators Edmunds,
Blair and Quay all looking to a has.
tening Of the vote on tariff referred
to committee on rules.
Buenos Ayres financial statement
shows that S500,000,000 passed
through Celman's hands and that
the government derived little or no
benefit from it.
The gravity of the great railway
strike in Wales increases hourly.
The military have been ordered out
as general attack upon the property
is feared.
Nicaragua and Costa RIGA are in
teresting themselves with United
States minister MiZener to secure
peace between Salvador and Guate-
mala. -4E>
Ireland is threatened with a potato
famine. 1t will not effect the whole
country, but will be very sever over
the blighted section.
The total membership of the Grand
Army on June 80, 1890 was ASS, 230;
there are "a 900 of these at the Bos ton
encampment; deaths during the year
SAB; given in charity to members Sol,
$50.
Census Porter will give out the
population of Texas cities last of next
week. The population of the state
will probably run in the vicinity of
9, 100000.
The special convention of South
Carolina democrats to decide whether
state officers should be nominated
by state convention or in primary
elections, is holding.
The four days regatta at Arkansas
Pass opens the Is. The contest is
between Galveston, Arkansas Pass
and Corpus Christi. Galveston has
Z entries, Arkansas 3.
There were 200 turtle received at
the Holden Cannery, Arkansas, this
week, which aggregated $4,000
pounds.
The railroad strike ON the New
York Central is not ended as reported
by the company. The locomotive
fireman are ordered out.
The farmers conven ton in Column
bus, o. refuses to express any opinion
| on temperance matters or on finance,
bnt will increase their active interest
In political matters.
Henry Grebner hailing from San
Antonio commits suicide at McKin-
ney, and Charles Warner makes way
with himself at Houston.
Corpus Christi board of trade me-
ditate an extension of the Southern
Pacific line to that city and enter in
70 RI fhnf