San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-12
BRIEF KILOGRAMS.
KEYSTONE STATE DEMOCRATS.

Nbh SlONh STATE DEMOCkAISs
ALTOONA, Oct. l2.-The Demo.
cratic clubs of Pennsylvania hold
a monster parade and meeting here
today.
A HOLIDAY IN SOUTH AMERICA.
New YORK, Oct. l2.-This is a
public holiday throughout Central
and South America. 1t is the
4O2d anniversary Of the discovery
of America.
IN THE TENTH MISSOURI.
ST.. LOUIS, Oct. l2.-The Demo.
Gratis of the Tenth Congressional
District are to nominate a candi-
date for Congress today to oppose
Congressman Richard Bartholdt.
LEW WALLACE WILL SPEAK.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. l2.-Gen.
Lew Wallace will deliver an ad-
dress on General Dan Macauley
before the Loyal Legion here to-
night.
THE ENDEAVORERS OF NEBRASKA.
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. l2.--The
Christian Endeavorers Of Nebraska
hold their annual meeting here
from today to Oct. Is.
SHERMAN OPENS AT AKRON.
COLUMBUS, o.. Oct. Ex-senator
Sherman will make his first speech
in the Ohio campaign at Akron
this evening.
TEN TICKETS ON ONE BALLOT.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, October r.
Official ballot to be voted Novem-
Der 6, will be the bulkiest ever
known in Illinois. 1t will contain
ten tickets, viz, Democratic Re-
publican, Populist, Prohibition, In
dependent Democrat, Indepen-
dent Republican, Independent
Populist, People silver party, H.
dependent party and Peoples
party.
WOEFUL TALES OF DESTRUCTION.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. r.
Communication has been estab-
lished with all points on the west
coast visited by the storm, which
ragged Monday night and Tuesday
morning, and dispatches to the
Times Union tell woeful tales of
destruction, caused by wind and
water.
TRAIN HELD UP.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Oct. l2.-The
east bound overland, due here at
9:30, was held up by train robbers
between here and Davisville to-
night. The Oregon express, due at
1920, has not been heard frem
since leaving Davisville, as the
town is eight miles south.
WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 1.-THE follow
ing are the weekly cotton statistics:
Sales, $4,000; American, 10000;
trade takings, $4,000; account ex-
ports, 5000; imports, total, $4,000;
American, 10000; total stock, 742,-
600; American, $1,000; total afioat,
10000; American, 10000; sales
for speculation, $4,000; purchases
for exports, $4,000.
WILL APPOINT GOOD DEMOCRATS.
NEW YORK, October l2.-Nathan
Strauss, the Tammany nominee
for mayor, said today: 81 have not
yet received official notification Of
my nomination, but | shall accept
and l am going to win. If [ am
elected | shall conduct the Of
flee as | run my business. No
amount of political influence will
keep a man in place for which he
is unfit. My administration will
be strictly nOn-partlsan, but |
won't appoint any enemies OF the
Democracy until the good Demo-
Gratis are exhausted.
HE TOOK POISON.
KOKOMO, Ind, Oct. l2.-Robert
Marquis, II years of age and a
helpless paralytic, asked his little
grandson last night to hand him a
saucer, which the child thought
had tea in it, but in reality con-
tanned arsenic. The child placed
the vessel to the lips Of his grand
pa, who was moment later in the
throes of death. He had caused
the drug to be prepared, pretend
ing he wanted it as deodorizer,
but with fixed purpose of commit
ting suicide. He was one Of the
largest land owners in this part of
the country.