San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-09
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The reported burning of Pocatello
Is q canard.
House will vote on the shipping bill
on Tuesday.
Well defined earthquake shocks
occur at Rusk.
Fredericksburg is to have q
national bank.
Indian Agent Roger, of Pine Ridge,
has been dismissed.
Lieut.. Casey 22nd Infantry, killed
while fighting Sioux.
Red Cloud evsdes the hostiles and
comes into Pine Ridge.
Browning's chances are considered
good for the speakership.
| Hoar wants to resurrect the force
bill, but can hardly do so.
Illinois legislature will ballot for
U. 8. senator on the 2Sth inst.
About one hundred hostiles have
come into Pine Ridge agency
Swearingen of Austin seems booked
for the new state health officer.
! Dayton, shot by Brotherton of Fort
Worth is dead, his murderer in Jail.
\ S6Uat6 Will NOto OI tD0 uudDCldi
bill before adjournment on Wednes-
| day.
Two of the gulf navy yard commits
sioners are to visit the Texas gulf
coast.
Buffalo Bill brings official letters
from Governor Thayer to General
Miles.
Strikers at CaseyvilIe, Ill. mines
persuade the new men to quit the
| works.
Leland Stanford is re.nominated
to the United States senate from Cali
| fornia.
Price and SawteIle of Weatherford
assign. Liabilities $4,000; assets
SIS, 900.
Tennessee legislature is not organ
lied as the democrats are still eau
! cussing.
Mccarthy will retire and Parnell's
man take his place as leader of the
Irish party.
The knowing ones say that c. w.
Smith, of Colorado City, will be next
secretary of state.
California, massachusetts,, Michi-
gau, New Hampshire, and Maine in
augurate governors.
Ex-President Cleveland addresses
the Young Mems Democratic Associa-
ton of Philadelphia.
Heavy rains in Eastern Texas.
Houston Bayou rises 20 feet; foot
bridges sweptaway.
Many senators who do not favor
tree coinage will vote for it because
the people demand it
Wisconsin Mutual Fire Insurance
Co. and the Wilwauks Mutual are in
the hands of receivers.
There Is trouble between the presi- |
dent of Chilli and his congress, and a
revolution is imminent.
An additional band of 300 Indians
coming to the agency at Pine Ridge, !
is in camp three miles out.
The state of Coahuila guarantees
against Eagle Pass after all her small
pox patients have recovered.
Heavy snow storms are raging in
Colorado and in Kansas. In North
Kansas freights are abandoned.
harrington, collector OF customs at
Morgan City, La, is burned to death,
dwelling taking fire in the night.
That Yoakum cyclone was followed
by an unusually heavy rain fall
deluging the country near Sbinar.
OF the 10000 Sioux on the northern
reservations only $500 men, women |
and children are with the hostiles.
No trains have crossed the Denison
bridge for 80 hours, but it still stands. |
River has ceased rising. No through
trains.
Senator Vest will be re- elected by
the Missouri legislature, he was the
unanimous choice of the democratic
caucus.
Alliance men talk of impeaching
McGrath president of the Kansas al
lance, for selling out on the senate
question.
The Fort Hall Idaho Indians have
in all probability joined the hostiles.
This will add 500 to the Indian fight
ing force.
The hostile camp is II miles from
Pine Ridge and surrounded by 5000
troops and cannon. There IA no talk
of surrender.
Gov. Thayer of Nebraska refuses to
yield his seat to Boyd whom he de-
Gated the state house.
Democrats in Arkansas have
hard time trying to nominate a sue
cessor to Judge Sandels. There are
four strong candidates.
Nebraska Militia have stretched
well across the country |