San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-01
PERSONAL.

going to run for parliament, lt IS Salu
Sarah Bernhardt's tiger has died al
the Jardin des Plantes, in Paris, OF
the influenza.
Du Maurer, the artist of Punch, is
said to be writing u novel, which he
is TO illustrate himself.
Ever since the influenza there has
| been a remarkable increase In the
number of wills filed in London.
English literary papers have 50
much to print about Browning now
that they get it all together and put
it under the head "BrOwninglana."
London is troubled over its water
supply and is looking about for cor
poration rich enough and willing
enough to build an aqueduct from the
Malvern Hills.
The English public is trying to get
an act of parliament to compel the
railroad companies to provide proper
restaurant accommodations at their
stations.
1t is alleged that in back dis
trict in Manitoba there is in the tax
books this entry, referring to some
crown lands: Owner, Victoria; Occu-
patton, Queen; residence, England"
An England weekly paper has
crossed the Rubican, and will here
after be sold for half penny. People
are already beginning To talk of the
possibility of farthing paper.
The English war Office has been
compelled to secure firing rights over
5000 yards at all their ranges on ac-
count of the great range OF the new ri
file adopted for the infantry.
The London World hears that Gen.
Bou LANCER does not intend to remain
much longer in exile in Jersey, and is
making arrangements to take another
house in London during the season.
A prize of 500 has been offered by
the British Sunday School Union for
the best tale on gambling, Ito be
drawn as far as possible from actual |
life," and Ito wildly depict the evils |
of gambling."
The prisoners IN the jail at Mooltan,
India, celebrated their New Years |
by cutting of the nose of their taller. |
1t was from this same Jail that several |
prisoners recently escaped, but soon |
came back voluntarily.
Zazel, 1.-The human cannon ball."
has been talking to committee of
parliament upon the subject of child
acrobats, the committee having before
it bill for the protection of such per-
formers. She is said to have made a
very good speech.
DR.. ;. NJ. Schiller .SZinessy. a IA
nous reader of palmudic and Raj binl-
cal literature, has died at Cambridge
One of the last things he wrote before
his death was the obituary notice of
Professor Won Hase of Jena, his old
teacher, for the Academy.
The insignia of the British order of
the Bath, which has heretofore been
made of gold, is to be OF silver gilt
hereafter. and instead of being made
by jeweler, they will be turned out
OH contract at so much the score by
firm.
An exhibition of toys is about to be
opened in st. Petersburg. 1t is in
tended to illustrate the history of toys
rom the earliest ages. particular at
IGNITION is to be given to Asiatic toys,
which are said to be marvels of taste
md fine workmanship.
The London Court Journal says:
"A number of leading American Ia
lies are end9aVOring to make London
adopt its fashions from New York,
md negotiations are now going on
With view to setting up in London a
arge establishment having this OBJ
ect in vieW.N
Brigands and Turkish troops came
Ogether recently at a place near
Ilassona, little to the north of the
ireek frontier, and although the
rOops conquered, it was not until {
hey lost over twenty men, while OF
he brigands only six were killed and
wO captured, and two made their es-
ape entirely.
The London Times, which has for
ONE time been managed Jointly by
he two sons of John Walter, is now
Il charge Of new manager, MOber-
y Bell, who was formerly the repre-
entatiVe of the Times at Cairo, and
las been credited with having forced
he English government to the bonn
DOrdment of Alexandria.
Thirty-seven French sOl1iers under I
Ommand of captain, a lieutenant
nd asub-lieutenant, are said to have
marched from their barracks at
'anues to railroad station twelve
niles distant in one hour and fifty
linutes to salute general whose t
rain was to stop at the station. Not
man fell out on the march.
Emperor William II. sent to be
laced on the grave of his grandfath-
r, on the recent anniversary of the
alters death, a wreath of violels. [
everal hundred other persons in {
iermany had the same idea, and bv