San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-01
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BOILED DOWN FROM PRIVATE,
SPECIAL AND OTHER SOURCES.

Tor lengthy SPEAK ershlp contest.
Two creditors of Field Lindley &
Co, New York lose 100000.
Anthony's gin and mill burned:
loss IS 600; at st. Joe, Texas.
Three large business houses burned
al Morristown, Tenn. Loss $35 600.
New York money on call and silver
remain unchanged.
The Cara revolution is reported as
a scheme to protect smugglers.
The expected failing off in cotton
receipts is not yet realized.
Washington is filling up rapidly
with congressman.
The statutes Of Texas do not permit
charter of detective agencies.
Archduke Henry, field marshal of
Austria is dead, aged So.
John Ball and barkeeper, Houston
variety house, break a mans skull.
Santa Fe's annual reports the most
favorable ever made by that road.
Eight business houses burned in
Lawndale, this state.
Congressman Lanham and family
have gone to Washington.
Arizona settlers are arming against
Indian raids.
Hatch, of Missouri, is In the speak
ership to stay, and Missouri lobby
is coming to Eelp.
Durham, of North Carolina, offers
S., 900 to $500 that Crisp will be
elected.
II Mills says so strong Texas
delegation will leave for Washington
to lobby for him.
Illinois and Missouri are sending
strong lobbies to support Springer
and Hatch.
Star mail service is increased to six
times q week from San Angelo to
Cummins.
Delaware Indians, I. T., are paid
their S455, 900; every one receives
$40.
Chief Detective Morris, of Houston,
kicks q man fatally, over q game Of
pool.
Train derailed at Escanaba bridge
Pensacola, Fla.
Train men at Houston are uneasy
and tie up of the s.. P. and 5. \. p.
may follow.
Mills and Crisp are both confident
of winning in the speakership race, on
first ballot.
Sam and Xeke Selph are jailed a.
Hallettsville for forging marriage
license.
A. J. Williams of Dallas found
dead. Evidently some accident; but
what, is q mystery.
The st. Louis jubilee in splendor
has only been excelled by the jubilee
of Pope Leo XIII.
The Pope expresses disapproval Of
the anti-republican demonstrations in
France, on account of the AK matter,
and orders the NunciO to suppress
them.
There was default in delivery of
100, 900 bushels of November corn on
New York board yesterday
President Mont, of Chilli, will ac-
cept nothing from congress for his
services as Junta leader.
Three buildings demolished and 20
people killed by explosion near Man
chester, Eng.
Parnelps brother arrives at New
York and will return TO Ireland with
his mother on Wednesday.
The convict miners are to return to
the Tennessee mines no matter at
what cost of lite.
A Richie Co.. w. ", farmer shot
as he was returning from church Sun
day night.
Emma Abbott's wardrobe sale real
lied less than 5000, not 20 per cent.
of its value.
McCurdy, Ohio bicycIist, seriously
stabbed at q breakfast table ut New
Orleans.
Miss Lola Rowe, Ennis, has Texas
scholarship in the Peabody normal,
Nashville, Tenn.
Governor OF Georgia and state Of
ficers visit the Texas exhibit at At
lanta.
w. Dixon, colored, surrenders at
Brenham after shooting Meredith in
self defense.
Gov. Hogg tells the colored parsons
that they are all right when they
keep out Of politics.
Gresham, of Galveston, asks priv
ilege of enlightening railway COM
mission on compress matters.
West Point Candidates.
SULPHER SPRINGs, Texas, Dec. L.
A competitive examination of candi-