San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-08
LATE TEL EGRAMS.
BOILED DOWN FROM PRIVATE,
SPECIAL AND OTHER SOURCES.

Springer for Crisp
Secretary Of the Treasury Foster Is
very weak and his case is critical.
There were seventy arrested at the
Juarez fiesta yesterday.
House met and Immediately, ad-
journed until noon today.
Senator elect HIPS credentials
were not presented from New York.
Atwood Vi0tet & Co., are of opinion
that this seasons cotton crop cannot
fall below 5000, 900 bales.
Presid dental and diplomatic CALLER
les were uno rcupied when congress
opened yesterday.
Neither of the Florida Senator's are
named in the list OF senator's sworn
in.
Both names, Call and David
son, from Florida, read and referred
to committee.
Brice was sworn in, but Sherman
gave notice that this would be no
waiver.
Hosr questions Chilton's right to
the seat, being appointed before the
vacancy occurred.
Senate fixes noon as hour OF meet
ing, and notifies the house that they
are ready for business.
There were S26 members of the
house Of representatives ON the floor
yesterday.
Mexico did not complain of lack Of
U. b vigilance on the border in the
Cara case.
The Koyd Thayer, Nebraska COVER
nOrship case comes up in the U. s.
Supreme court today.
Secretary Burgess OF the district
court, Juarez, Mex found dead and
pockets empty.
Under DOCTORS orders Mrs. Langtry
cancels all her American engage
ments.
The members Of Fonseca's govern
ment are proclaimed az traitors to the
constitution of Brazil.
Explosion in a mine in Russian
Poland causes the death OF $50
miners.
Crisp is elected speaker on the 30th
ballot, the vote standing 1l9 TO los
TOR Mills; scattering 5.
1t was Springer's personal vote that
decided the speakership giving Crisp
~ majority
Kerr, of Pennsylvania, and YOder,
OF Ohio, are clerk and sergeant-at-
arms of the house.
Turner, OF New York, and Dalton,
of Indiana, are dOorkeeper and post
m sster of the house.
Milburn. the blind preacher, will
probably be elected house chaplain
Four killed and 20 seriously injured
some fatally. in the railroad collision
at West Plains, Mo.
None of the witnesses to the Sing
Sing electrocutiOn will give any de.
tails.
Twenty. four prisoners killed i'm a
mail train collision on Lahore road,
India.
All the New York contested cases
are before the courts on writs of
mandamus.
STATE NEWS.
Msior McDonsld. of Austin, select
ed without opposition.
Two negrSs arres ted at Houston for
attempted wreck of Santa Fe train.
Chas. G White, Houston milliner
fails for 5000.
Texas cattlemen will meet Feb. %
to perfect organization, at Austin.
DuvsI county drouth sufferers talk
of asking state aid.
Casino hall saloon, Fort Worth,
burned.
Hellman's warehouse burned at
Kyle with contents; loss 81 900.
E, Hix, accidentally shot at Bowie
H. Suit, from Fort Worth, leaves
for a lite term i'm the peniten tisry, for
murder and abduction.
Miller, OF Runge, arrested tor for
gerry by Sheriff Walton, of Bee county,
gives $1,000 bond.
Attempts by outside parties are
made to nullify the Incorporating acts
OF Eagle Pass.
Kelly and Nsrwart smothered by
town.
Delegates to the Texas Grand Lodge
A. f. and A. M. are rapidly congre-
eating at Houston.
r. l.. Paige, Dallas bookkeeper,
suicides on account OF family
troubles.
Baurman, of Fort Worth and Dal-
las, assigns, with preferred creditors
for Sl97 ,0Sl.
Chas. Davidson arrested for BRAIN
ing Burlington with a plank in Cen
tral shops, Houston.
Hubbard, killed at dance at Frank
lin, was shot by Abbey, IN whom the
fatal lot fell, the negroes having
sUOrD IN kill the man who gave away