San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-01
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
Gold reserve is S55,55O,16O.

Senator Jones says there is no
agreement on tariff in sight.
The thirteenth senatorial conven-
tion is deadlOcked at Granbury.
Cockroll has the lead in the con-
vention in the 18th district.
Governor general of Crete
slightly wounded by an assassin.
The Jackson polar expedition
arrives safe at Archangel.
Mrs. Rachael Paschal, aged 10l,
is dying at McKeesport, Pa.
Senate discusses site for the new
government printing office.
The bankruptcy bill reported by
the committee is almost new bill.
1t is certain that there will be
two or more reports from the sugar
scandal committee.
Government at Washington COM
plains of lack of all official news
as to China and Japan.
Constantinople is in a state of
panic, fearing earthquakes and
epidemics.
Spain is afraid that Japan will
dominate the PHILIPPINE Islands if
she whips China.
General election in the Choctaw
nation for officers and policy.
1t will be, tribal relations or not.
Railway Union parade to receive
Debs in Chicago is prohibited by
the mayor.
Chairman Wilson does not think
that there will be speedy report
by the tariff conferees.
Senate conferees are not hopeful
of any arrangement that will re-
concile tariff matters.
House conferees on agriculture
are standing out against the $1,000
900 for Russian thistle.
Indian appropriations are dead
locked in the conference committee
on important items.
If yesterdays dispatches are con-
firmed Japan has knocked China
out of the seas.
1t is said that 1893 persons were
lost on the Chinese transport sunk
by Japan.
Harcourt's motion for closure on
the evicted tenants bill agreed to
without division.
Cholera is reported epidemic at
Marseilles, and Spain is rigidly
quarantining.
The official statement of the
Chin-Jap troubles places the
responsibility on China.
The first ballot in the 10th dis
trict convention is Gresham 30;
Lane 90.
In the Fourth congressional dis
trict $40 ballots are taken for Gull
berson's successor; no choice.
G. K. Bell is nominated for Con-
gress at Brownswood without OPP
position.
Voorhees, is improving during
the past twenty-four hours and his
speedy recovery is looked for.
Val Verde Republicans send
delegates to the Lilly White state
convention, Aug. 9th at Dallas.
Minister DENLY has not yet re-
ceived orders to proceed to China,
but expects them.
Taylor is trying to secure the
opening speech of Sayers at that
point.
Chinese telegraph companies will
not accept any kilograms concern
ing the war.
National crop report shows the
corn in the southern states in bet
ter condition than in the north.
Cotton crop report received at
Washington is considered as very
favorable.
The armor plate investigators
visit the Carnegie works, but not
to examine witnesses there.
Argentine will disregard the ex-
tradition treaty and surrender the
fugitive Britisher, Jab. Balfour.
Three persons killed by the pre-
mature explosion of powder in a
Chicago quarry, and two manned.
The unrest in China makes the
outlook bad for missionaries in
that country.
The Senate has not yielded and
the House stands to Its guns on
tariff differences.
Senator Hill thinks that the
President is booked to win in his
fight with the Senate.
1t is the opinion that if the Sem
ate recedes from it's position that
the tariff hill iS dnnnnnd