San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-07
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The king of the Windward Islands
asks protection against British en-
croachments.,and annexation with
the United States.
Annexation with Hawaii Is the
theme at Washington, it is thought
some definite answer to the commis-
sioners will be returned in a day or
two.
The Panama investigation at Wash
ington shows that $4,000, 900 were
paid for materials, and that the
American committee had much to do
in farthering the French Loan.
A fire at Copper Basin, Ariz., des-
troyed the entire reduction works of
the Commercial Mining company.
Loss, $780, 900.
The Banca association of Florence
fails. Liabilities, 1000, 900 lire. The
manager and cashier are in custody.
a livery man named Powers and
his Is year-old son are killed by q
Cherokee boomer.
The mercury at Kansas City drops
20 degrees, and thermometers register
10 above zero.
Joseph Wolfe, q Chicago whisky
dealer, get $40 600 judgment against
the whisky trust.
Dave Brewer, Billy Denton, Mrs. ].
Sebastian and three children blown
up In dynamite explosion near Sher.
man. Several will likely die.
Snow and gale blockade street
cars and railways at Lyons. Ia.
Cattle imported In England from
Canada are found to be afflicted with
pleuro-pneumonia.
Short grass and thin ca tile are
cause and effect in Wilson county.
Texas Grand Lodge, 1. o. o. F., ia
session at Dallas, installs officers for
1898.
The state road convention meets in
Austin with 100 present. A commit
tee was appointed to consider Breed
ing's road bill and report.
The Senate judiciary committee
postpones consideration of the nomi-
nation of Judge Jackson until next
Monday.
Sturgeon Bay, Wis, has no mail
world for four days, because of the
heavy snow storms. Much suffering
is being experienced there among
cattle.
The Monterey is formally accepted
today
The house committee to investigate
tho Wann disaster arriv es at Alton.
San Francisco board of trade at its
annual meeting today passed resolu
tions 1avoring the annexation of Ha-
waiian Islands.
Corpus Christi is deluged with rain
while the wind blows gale.
Kentucky follows Minnesota in
legislating against hoop skirts.
Frank Lewis, Waverly, Kansas,
bank robber, is to hang after one
years. confinement in the peniten-
tiary.
More coin counterfeiters detected
and arrested in the City of Mexico.
Gov. Hogg will today send special
message to the legislature with refer
ence to Paris lynching.
Governor Hogg issues proclamation
making Feb. % Arbor Day in Texas.
Major Levin, editor of Brenham
Herald, and nephew of Dan McGsry,
dies of cerebral hemorrhage at the age
of 63 at Brenham.
Charles Luttrell, in Jail at Sherman
under sentence to hang, has refused
to eat any more fruit.
Wilbanks, of Alvin county, wants
to create a new county to be called
Cram DO, out of Brazoria county.
Scott Hill, of Lyons, who was ar
rested and brought to Caldwell, to
serve out fine, jumps off train go.
ing twenty miles an hour. Two
officers jump with him, capture him
and walk six miles into town.
Rio Grande Western, Union Pacific,
Missouri Pacific, Rock Island, Bur-
ling ton, Colorado Midland, Denver &
Rio Grsnde and Atchison roads will
restore former passenger rates from
common points to Missouri river and
and east.
Judson B. Ward and Kach Van
Soy were killed In a snow slide at
the Emerald mine in Waterfall Basin,
Col.