San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-08
San Antonio Texas Sunday Morning December s. 1896

PARIS, Dec. 7.-General Devout
has been appointed grand chancel-
lor of the Legion of Honor. He
was made a chevalier of the legion
in 1861, an officer in 1870, COM
mande r in 1871, grand officer in
1880 and a grand cross in 1887.
ITALY is READY.
ROME, Dec. THE second divi-
sion of the italian naval squadron,
which is now at Gaeta, has been
ordered to hold itself in readiness to
sail for the east.
ALEX DUMAS FORTUNE.
PARIS, Dec. Tt is reported
that Alexander Dumas left for
tune Of 5000, 900 francs.
NO CLEMENCY.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. THE pres
ident has denied a pardon to Ed
ward f. Weber, convicted in the
northern district Of Texas.
A HEAVY ROBBERY.
New CLEANS, Dec. 7.-Ader
Bros. tailoring establishment was
looted by thieves last Wednesday.
The thieves used Jimmy" to get
the front doors open and must have
had horse and wagon at hand, as
they carried off nearly $4,000 worth
OF goods. The matter was reported
to the police, but the officers de-
tailed on the case have made no
Roadway.
NEW SHIP LAUNCHED.
| GLASGOW, Dec. III. NJ. S. Ju-
piter, the latest addition to the
British fleet, has been launched
at Thomson's yard at Clydebank,
the christening ceremony being
performed by Miss Balfour, sister
of the leader of the house of com.
mons.
| FOREIGN FARM FIRE.
EDINBURGH, Dec. lover an
acre Of farm buildings situated
near the Minister property OF the
Dean and Chapter of Canterbury
have been destroyed by fire. The
damage is estimated at $4,000.
ANEW SUBMARINE MINE.
LONDON, Dec. IA new sub
marine mine,th nature Of which is
matter of the strictest secrecy, is
undergoing series of expert
ments in Portsmouth harbor I'M
der the supervision of the officers
OF the Vernon Torpedo school. One
feature is the stretching OF rope
over the approach to the area sf-
fected by the mine just below the
surface of the water. On the line
being disturbed by a boat or lar
ger vessel fuse is ignited, and the
mine explodes.
| HoRSELESS CARRIAGES.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE judges in
the Motto. Cycle contest have award
ed the gold medal to the Morris
and Salem ELECTRICAL of Philadel-
phia. The first money prize was
won by the Dureye Motor Wagon
company, of Springfield, Mass. II.
Mueller, of Decatur, ILL.,, was
awarded $500; Sturges Electric
Motorcycle Of Chicago, $500; R. H.
Macy & Co., of New York, $500; G.
w. Lewis, OF Chicago, $3.50, and
the De La Vergpe company, of
New York, $50.
| RUSSIA BUILDING FOR BATTLE,
Moscow, Dec. 1.-THE car will
go to st. Petersburg shortly to as
slst at the launch of two more YES
sells for the Russian navy-one a
gunboat named Khrabry at the Ad-
miralty dockyard, and the other a
training ship called the Vierny, of
1882 tons displacement, at the Bal
tic works. At the same time his
majesty will inaugurate the laying
of the keels of two more battle
ships, and perhaps third.
A STRIKE OF DOCTORS.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Daily Tele-
graphs Paris correspondent says:
A strike of doctors is perhaps yet
unheard of, but one is now taking
place at Montreuil, suburb OF
Paris. The whole affair has arisen
out of the opposition directed
against lady doctor.
CUBAN BLASTING CARTRIDGES.
BALTIMORE, Dec. T. Acting
Mayor Henninghausen today
granted a permit to ship 10000
pounds Of dynamite cartridges to
Cuba and Mexican ports. This is
causing considerable comment in
town. The cartridges, it is said,
will be used for blasting purposes.
CARDINAL IGNATIUs DEAD.
ROME, Dec. 7.-Cardinal Ignatus,
titular archbishop of Dalamatia,
and secretary OF the propaganda,
is dead. He was born in Naples,
January 30, 1882, and was created
cardinal January 16, 1898.
A HEAVY NEW YORK CRASH.
NEW YORK, Dec. THE Sea-
board Lumber Company, No. II
BROADWAY, went to the wall today