San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-15

w hilt lllO CIV a DO-
litical convention as delegate is
not in itself violation of the civil
service rules, but partisan ac-
tivity sufficient to impair useful
ness as a representative OF a civil
service commission is sufficient
cause for removal from member
ship of any of its board of examin-
ers."
HERBERT's NAVY RULES.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-The
Navy regulations issued by Secre-
tary Herbert stipulate that as
sistant naval constructors shall,
when practicable, be detailed for
service in the squadron assigned
to foreign stations that they shall
examine such foreign ships and
naval establishments as may be
permitted them to visit and make
detailed reports to the bureau of
Construction andRepair of our
navy department.
THE GOLD BARS ARE DOWN.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IA. = The
bars are down and the gold reserve
is tumbling down. The treasury
balance yesterday was $1S1 ,962, ) 600,
of which $99,56S, 900 were in gold.
The deficit so far this year is $14,-
100000. The revenues, running by
the present figures, will be Janu-
airy first, $20,000,000 to $50, 600, 600.
RENFRo FALLS IN WITH LOVE.
PANAMA, Sept. 14.-J. G. Renfro,
the marshal appointed by Presi-
dent Cleveland to receive A. G..
Love from the Colombian authori-
ties, has started back to the Unit
ed States with his prisoner. Love
is an accused defaulter from
Calvert, Texas, and Renfro says
this is the first eXtradition between
the two countries since the enact
ment of the treaty of 1888.
QUEEN LII. VIRTUALLY PAR
DONED.
HONOLULU, Sept. 14.-(Latest
mail reaching San Francisco
Charles Creighton, Ex-Attorney
General of Hawaii, imprisoned by
provisional government and sub
sequently exiled is unconditional
ly pardoned and with liberty to
return to the Island. Creighton
it is said, had positive information
that Queen Liliquokalani will be
pardoned on the 9Th. She is no
longer a prisoner in the palace,
but at liberty to 60 where she
pleases. Definite information con-
corning her pardon is expected by
the steamship Rio De Janeiro, ex-
pected to arrive the day after to-
morrow.
IMPORTANT CUBAN VICTORY.
CAIMANEREA, Cuba, Sept. A.
Jose Flores, lieutenant under Col.
Rodriguez, of colonel Maceo's di-
vision, made an attack September
second, on a force of Spaniards in
this village, about ten leagues
from the city of Guanamo, in
which the insurgents were vic
torious, capturing twenty prison
ers, 200 stands of arms, $4,000
rounds of ammunition, stores of
provisions and large quantities of
medicines and clothing. The loss
on the insurgents, side was un-
usually heavy, one sergeant and
fifteen men being killed, and thir-
ty men and officers wounded. The
Spanish losses are not known.
TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKES DISASTER.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Sept.
14.-Terrible earthquakes visited
the Yutapan vicinity two weeks
ago and the greatest distress pre-
walls. Families are homeless and
many are killed. The smoke by
day and lava flames by night con-
tinue from the mountains, though
greatly diminished. Troops are
helping to bury the dead. Over
one hundred were piled in one
trench. One hospital contains over
two hundred and fifty injured and
bleeding bodies. There is a
scarcity of provisions. Physicians
sent are arriving daily. A freshet
Is ltdItu, 1S IlNCIS ctit uhhihS
high since the shock.
ECUADOR is AT PEACE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. H. Till
man, United States minister to
Ecuador, cabled the department Of
states today, stating that Alfaro,
the insurgent general and his ar
my have been in Quito since Sep
TENDER first. All is quiet there.
WERE IN BAD COMPANY.
PALERMO, Italy, Sept. A. A
young ISardinian Prince, two adj
vocates, doctor, and other
prominent men were arrested and
imprisoned last Wednesday for
utilization with socialists. The
arrest was a sensation through
out Sardinia. Eight others have
| been arrested and imnriSOned