San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-07

Rockefeller has given $4,000 for aid
to the oil region sufferers.
Except tina Johnstown flood the Oil
City disaster is the worst that has
ever happened in this sountry.
Sixty-three dead bodies recovered at
OIL City; total loss placed at 200.
Nearly 800 buildings were destroyed
at Oil City, worth from 81 500 to IS 600
each.
Clarkson is elected national com
mitteeman from Iowa.
The Blaine men are in control of the
national committee.
Passenger train runs into "a hand
car in Oregon and are killed.
Recorder Moseley, of Stock ton, Cal !,
is missing and $1,000 In debt.
Capt. Lawlor has left Boston 10 his
~ foot cockle-shell for Queenstown,
Ireland.
General situation in Buenos Ayres
Is improved, Pena will be elected
president.
The fire in Austrian mine by which
260 lives were lost was incendiary.
, The Kovena fire in Russia destroys
300 houses, and lett 1900 homeless.l
1t Is now asserted that only $500, in
stead of 100000, was secured in the
Santa Fe train robbery at Red Rock
Saturday.
John Lowe and two sons drowned
near Milwaukee, carried over dam.
Illinois Central contemplates-buy-
ing the valley route south.
Spreckles' refinery starts up re-
gardiess of the trust; new stock will
be put on the market this week.
Anticipation bill passes the house.
House asks conference on the Ser
ate's naval bill.
House passes bill admitting New
Mexico and Arizona to statehood.
House passes legislative appropria.
bill.
.Rusk will not allow the use Of his
name singiy or in combination against
Harrison.
The Hatch bill In congress knocks
cotton out Ia of q cent per pound.
German is accepted as the successor
of Hill in the presidential fight at
Chicago
,, Seventy-six dead bodies have been
recovered at Titusville, and 1t is
thought that the loss of life will reach
nearly 200.
STATE NEWS.
Rocky Hollow Sunday school varies
the exercises with stick and knife
fight.
Boerne Turner'S picnic at the race
track July 4th; there will De q camp
meeting on the same grounds July
1924.
Small grain in Comal county will
turn out good crop.
Charles Blandin shoots Roberts of
Beaver Lake, who had ridden ten
miles to Kill him.
Unknown Mexican killed sttempt-,
ing to board train at Eagle Pass
bridge.
Chas. McMillin, Sedalia Suspect,
convicted of burglary at Houston and
gets IL years.
Amended chsrter NJ. X. & T..
authorizes extensions in the state
aggregating SS4 miles.
Arbitration report on differences
between Galveston city council and
board of works, affirms the right OF
council to pass on all contracts made
by the Loard. Difficulty is settled.
Texas Association of Master Plumb
ers is In session at Galveston.
Lampasas convention has candi-
dates for delegates-at-large to Chica-
go. Throckmorton is the only one
certain of election. ID
Medina county instructs for Hogg;
% to II. She has 8 votes ia conven-
ton.
Brownsville endorses German and
whoops it up for Clark. Seven votes.
Laredo Clark club has most en-
thusiastlc gathering.
Corn Is in roasting condition and
melons are ripening III Atascosa
county.
White will hang on Saturday.
State encampment opens at Austin
July IL to last one week.
Roasting ears and melons are on
the Beeville market.
Court on the Arkansas side of Tex
arkana adjourns until Decem Der, ow-'
ing to distress.
The artesian wells at Kerrville are
multiplying and good supplies are
found.
Castrovi1le court opens. More rain
needed. Some showers have done
great good.
Dallas loses her third ball game to
Fort Worth; score 2 to l.
FOR RENT.
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