San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-27

se~cond.class cruisers included in
this years naval program but the
machinery is to be given out to
contract. This vessel is to be 800
feet long and 81 feet beam, so that
she is 30 feet shorter, but has 3 feet,
6 inches more beam than the four
Minerva cruisers building on the
Clyde.
STEAMERS COLLIDE.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 27.-The
steamer KOtzebue, belonging to
the Russian Steam Navigation
company, while on a voyage from
Sebastapol to Odessa, came into
collision, nine miles from Tarchan-
kut, with the Russian war vessel
P~enderaklia, proceeding from Nico-
laieff to Sebostapol. The wsrship's
bow penetrated the side Of the
Kotzebue, and she sank i'm
mediately. The Penderaklia, al
though herself seriously damaged,
stood by, and her boats rescued 81
Of the KotZebue's crew. Three OF
the latter, however, were drowned,
as well as the only two passengers
on board. The collision is said to
have been due to a non.observance
Of the rule Of the road at sea
AMERICAN MEAT.
LIVERPOOL, May 21.-Only
seven steamers landed live stock
and fresh meat at Liverpool during
last week from Amer ican and Can
adam ports, and compared with
the arrivals of the preceding week
they show a somewhat large de-
crease. The total amounted to 1884
cattle, 293O sheep, and 1856 quart
ers Of beef.
ANOTHER AMERICAN "HEIR."
GLASGOW, May 27.-The Scottish
American says: "a cute Yankee
attorney, called Patrick Benson, of
Oakland, California, announces
that he has received information
that 'he has fallen heir to an estate
OF $4,000 dolls, in Scotland be-
sides "a big claim against the Brit.
ish war Department. or Sir John
Downes, he says, he is the great
grandson, and he is to leave for
Scotland at once ito look after his
inheritance We need scarcely say
that we have failed to trace a Sir
John Downes in any way connected
with Scotland. The only person Of
note OF that name was John
Downes, an American naval officer,
who was born in Massachusetts, in
1874 and died in 1885,"
BRAVE FAVORITE.
DUNDEE, May 27.-The friends of
Mr.. Mcclure, the Scottish Admiral
OF the Chinese fleet, who had been
vainly inquiring regarding his
fate for the past three weeks
through the Chinese Legation and
other channels, and who had be-
come very anxious respecting him,
have received a brief note at Lock-
erbie from Mr.. Mcclure saying he
is at Chefoo and fairly well, but
that he has passed through terri
BILE experiences, Of which he cannot
yet write.
HUMANITARIAN DEAD.
GLASGOW, May 27.-After anill-
ness lasting over two months Mr..
John Geddes, who has assisted for
about 40 years at the Humane
Society House, Glasgow Green, lies
dead in the Royal Intirmary.
Deceased was 60 years of age,and by
a very wide circle has been known
for the past quarter OF a century
as an expert Oarsman and SWIM
mer. He has been the means Of
saving many persons from drown
ing in the Clyde, and has received
numerous rewards from the direC-
tors Of the Glasgow Humane
Society.
A WOMAN'S REVENGE.
PARIS, May 27.-Medinger, the
cyclist champion Of France, has
been shot dead in Paris by his
wife, who then turned her revolver
against herself, and fell lifeless on
his corpse. They were married
twelve years ago. Jealousy was
the motive that prompted the
woman. The circumstances we're
very tragic. "Iou lie; you are
going to that woman" Madame
Medinger exclaimed. "Well, So l
am, and what of that" he shouted
in a tone of fury. These were the
last words he uttered, for she fired
and killed him.
CATTLE PLAGUE IN PRUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 27.-Cat-
tie plague is prevailing in several
governments in South Russia at
the present time, and as the season
for forwarding animals to Constan-