San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-01

LONDON, May Good authority says
Great Britain agrees TO the proposed Mic
aragua settlement.
CHICAGO. May 1.-Cattle receipts. TO-
500, coco TeXans) market slow. Sheep
receipts, 10000; market steady.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo-. May il
Farmers in Ray ana Clay counties are
alarmed over the appearance OF number
less grasshoppers.
SAN Francisco, May 1.-The auditor
Of this ciJyland county estimates the def
cit will be S35O,OO0 at the end of the tiscaI
year, July /. The city officials have
waived their May salary claims. There
will be fund for immediate supplies tC
last six months. II contractors will agree
to the delay. County jail and the public
charities are in very bad plight.
VICTORIA. Il. c., May 1.-The steamer
Empress Of China has arrived with North
China aGvices up to April 10, that Japan
csc troops committed murders on prison
erS Of war and citizens, after the battle OF
New ChwaDg. The assailant Of Ii Hung
Chang is condemned TO life imprisonment.
Six Of the captured Chinese war vessels
have been added to the japanese navy.
LONDON, May 1.-Justice Charles, in
summing up the Wilde-Taylor case, said
the jury should take into consideration
tion'S witnesses and not be influenced by
Wilde's writings, as many great men had
written indecent stuff. The jury must
Judge the Lord Alfred Taylor letter
themselves as condemnatory or not, and
must consider Wilde's and Shelly's rela-
tionS. The jury retired at 1870 p. m. After
being out short time, they disagreed and
were discharged.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-Showers, fair
tonight, Southerly winds, for Texas to-
day.
TEN TsIN, May 1.-Viceroy Ii Hung
Chang has been summoned by the En-
peror 10 Pekin; it is believed, to receive
the Emperor's ratification Of the peace
treaty.
LowEsToFT, Eng, May The coron-
er's jury investigating the cause Of the
sinking of the steamship Elbe, Jan. 30th,
today returned verdict Of gross negli-
g2nce on the part Of the mate and lookout
man OF the Crathie. and eXhoneratipg the
captain Of the Crathie.
WASHINGTON, May Wv. 7. Lopez
United Press night manager, New York
City, committed suicide at the Arlington
hotel here last night by inhallng gas.
PARIS, May lie GauloIs says Russia
has invited Germany and France to sign
joint note of objections to the Chinese
Japan treaty of peace; that II Japan ig-
nores the note, IL will constitute cause for
armed intervention on the part of these
powers.
YOKOHAMA, May 1.-Counts Ito and
Umyoji, have started for Chez Foo, TO
ratify the treaty Mays.
CHICAGO, May STRAW hat prices will
be raised considerably, on account Of the
Oriental war cutting short the Asiatic
braid supply.
LONDON, May. lit is officially learned
that England has agreed to the Nicara
guam settlement II the money is guaran-
teed and will Immediately withdraw from
Corinto.
MINNEAPoLIs, MINI, May Geo. E.
Ledgerwood, ex-county auditor, who put
bullet through his head last night, died
today Dependency due to disease was
the cause of the act.
CHICAGO, May May labor day was
celebrated here by thousands of working
men today, with a great parade and pub
lie speaking.
KANSAS CITY, May 1.-DiSpatches from
Oklahoma and Kansas points report gen.
eral rains last night. Oklahoma'S nine
months drouthis broken.
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-Sixteen brick yards
suspended today on account Of strike
Of 1000 brick makers, for more pay and
less hours. The yards are month
ahead with only small supply on hand.