San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-04
BRIEF KILOGRAMS.
A BIG ODD FELLOWS PARADE


Boston, Oct. "A grand demon
stration OF the Grand United Or
der of Odd Fellows will take place
in Boston today. The leading
feature will be a street parade.
George G. Holmes, of Summer
Lodge, will be chief marshal.
THE INTERNATIONAL RACES.
BERLIN, Oct. 1.-The most IA
nous of the international steeple-
chase races are run here today.
Great interest has been aroused in
them from the fact that all the
French entries have been with
drawn. The course today is three
miles, and the prizes aggregate So
900 marks.
THE NEwBURG GUN CLUE TOUNA-
MENT.
New YORK, Oct. 4.-The annual
Gun club tournament
takes place today and tomorrow
with all the famous Eastern cracks
entered.
CARNIVAL" DAY IN KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. This
is annual carnival" day here. The
great X. X. X. parade takes place
this afternoon. 1t is public holt
day. All the colleges and schools
OF Kansas and Western Missouri
have sent delegations.
MCKINLEY IN NEBRASKA.
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 4.--Gov.
VIM. Mckinley will be given big
reception here today. He is to ad-
dress mass meeting tonight.
POPULIsTs MAKE GAINS.
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 4.-Later re-
ports from all over Georgia show
that the Populists have made great
gains all over the state and that
the Democratic will probably be
not more than 10000. Indications
are that the Populists will have 80
or 40 members in the next Legis-
lature.
RUTH CLEVELAND'S BIRTHDAY.
BUzARD's BAY, Oct. Ruth
Cleveland, daughter Of the presi-
dent, yesterday gave a birthday
party, assisted by her father and
mother. 1t was very rainy, so that
the children were compelled to re-
main indoors. Games and amuse-
ments were provided inside. About
dozen little ones were present.
Ruth received numerous presents.
ANOTHER FIGHT.
Boston, Oct. 4.-Johnny Griffin
has signed articles TO fight George
Lavinge before the Seaside Ath-
letic club at Coney Island on Octo-
Der %. The men agree to weigh in
at 126 pounds at the ringside, and
the contest is limited to ID rounds.
Griffin will train at Hartford, Conn,
and Lavigne at Coney Island.
FIFTY BODIES WASHED ASHORE.
NEW YORK, Oct. "A special
from Key West, Fla, says: "More
than fifty human bodies have been
washed upon the reef near here in
the last two days, most Of them be-
ing badly decomposed. They were
buried where they were found.
POISONED THE CHURCH CHICKEN.
GALENA, Ills, Oct. 4.-Forty
residents of Nora and Rusk were
poisoned last night by eating
pressed chicken at social gather
ing. Some Of the party were rem
dered unconscious shortly after
partaking of the supper and were
not reused for several hours. The
recovery of some OF the sick is now
A CHALLENGE TO TYPEWRITERS.
DENVER, Colo, Oct. "A chal-
lenge was issued today by four
Denver Republican champion ma
chine typewriters to any machine
men in the country for a contest of
speed, the stake being 500. They
are E. f. Taylor, Ben Swartz,
Worth Manlove and f. c. Devine,
now employed in the composing
rooms.
FAVORs THE WHIPPING POST.
ALBANY, n. v, October 1.-The
most interesting event of the State
Humane association was the adj
dress of Elbridge Eeary, of New
York, in favor of introducing the
whipping post in the state to be
used on those who are cruel to
children. Imprisonment, he said,
had been found to be inadequate as
q punishment. Rev. Thomas A.
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