San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-22
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Colombia senate proscribes the pro-
posal of the Panama Canal company.
The convention to nominate Roger
.. Mills meets in Temple, August 81.
Fredericksburg is building a 80
bale gin.
Milwaukee has increased in popula-
ton over rs per cent. since 1880.
Tacoma, Washington, had 1898 pop
ulation in 1880; she has 1888 in 1890.
Uncle Sam was the potent peace
maker in the San Salvador Guatema-
Ian quarrel.
Powderly says that the railroad
strike will now become general and
that the situation is serious.
Jackson, Miss, constitutional con-
vention will contain no educational or
property qualification clause.
British Minister st. John is arbitra-
tor In the claims between Mexico and
Guatemala.
Guatemalan minister at Mexico de-
| MES all knowledge of peace negotia-
lions with San Salvador.
The verdict in Ford-Luther killing,
ChGctaw Nation, is not guilty. This
means a vendetta and more murder.
Vice-President Webb refuses to in
vestigate anything, and the confer
ence with Powderly fails.
The Cuero ginning mills are both
running full time and cotton prom
ises large crop.
Floresville complains of dry tanks,
cisterns ditto, but says rain prospects
are good.
Fire at Macon, Mo-, does $4,000
damages at Big Springs Texas,
81 600.
Rockport entertalns proposals for
electric light plant and an electric
railway.
Austin Water Works company will
probably join in the injunction suit
against the dam bonds.
American bar Association of Sara
toga listens to annual address by
President Hitchcock.
House tables the resolution to eX-
empt mining land from the provis-
ions of the alien land bill.
House passes the meat inspection
VIII, uOlCalAhS CuyOl ohhOhNLhOhe ~
declare Texas fever not infectious.
Arizona court martial findings &C
quitting Majors Kim ball, Wharn and
Tower is approved by the president.
One death from smallpox and three
cases reported from Van Zandt
county.
Rolls of twenty counties received at
Austin show So, GOO, 900 increased val
uatiOn.
A Palestine idiot named Matthews
shoots D. w. Colley fatally ana
wounds two bystanders.
Pig iron production in 1890 was
9,579,779 tons against 1871 ,02l in
1880.
4 committee to investigate Raum is
In session and witnesses are being ex-
amined.
The stars and stripes held the place
of honor in the eX-confederate reunion
at Nevada, Mo.
Eleven killed, ten fatally hurt, and
over one million dollars is the Wiki
esbarre loss.
Laredo will send good delegation
to the republican convention which
meets Sept. 3rd.
1t is not improbable that every
knight of Labor on the Central lines
will be called out by Powderly, if the
supreme council agree.
Ezeta and his cabinet approve the
protocol of peace presented by the
diplomatic corps and has sent COM
mission ers TO sign it.
Farmers Alliance executive COM
miUtee report is satisfactory in all
save its finances. Evan Jones is elect
ed president.
Senate concurs in the house amend
ments to the agricultural and meat
inspection bills, and they 60 to the
president for signature.
The deaths from that Quincy,
Mass, accident now number is,
with Is in hospital, some of whom are
in critical condition.
An open switch, a sleeping freight
engineer on side-tracked train,
passenger train in the open switch,
one fatally hurt and two seriously, at
Gainesville.
A baby cyclone knocked over
fences, outbuildings, haystacks, etc.
at Mason. 1t was followed by a
heavy rain doing great good to cotton
and range.
A Big Strike Imminent.