San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-29
A TREATY VIOLATED.

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A TREATY VIOLATED.
LONDON, March 29.-Advices
from Akassa, Morocco, are that two
large French expeditions have
entered the British Niger territory.
This action Of the French is a
breach of the Anglo. French treaty
OF 1890.
LONDON, March 29.-The men,
bers of the Orleans family insist
that the marriage OF the Princess
Helene to the Duke OF Aosta shall
take place at Stowehouse, near
London, the home OF the Due
DOrleans.
DEATH OF A MUSIC HALL SINGER.
GLASGOW, March 29.-Considera-
BILE excitement has been caused in
West Brompton by the death from
gas fumes OF a music-hall singer
named Connie Montgomery, and
the narrow escape from like fate
Of room mate. On Saturday night
they took rooms at st. Oswald'S
Road, West Brompton, and retired
to rest. About IL o'clock the fol-
lowing morning, the landlady, haV-
ing heard no sound, entered the
rooms, when she was almost over
come by smell of gas. She event
ually went into the bedroom, and
Miss Montgomery apparently life
less and her mate unconscious and
breathing heavily. A doctor was
fetched, but in spite Of strenuous
| efforts he was unable to restore an
imation, and pronounced the for
| mer dead. An examination has
been made of the chandelier in the
room, which shows that an extern.
sive leak existed.
TIE REBELS BEATEN.
KINGSTON, ia, March o. 1t is
reported that fight has occurred
between Hyppolito's army and a
strong band of rebels in the North
of Hayti. The rebels are said to
have been beaten.
TERRITORY 10 BE CEl)El).
ST. PETERSBURG, March 29.-It
is stated here that besides paying
peCuniary indemnity to Japan,
Lii Hung Chang was authorized to
cede the Islands LoO-ChoO, Maja-
cOsima, Batan, Babuyan, and For
mosa. Strenuous efforts will be
made to prevent the cessiOn Of the
territory Of Li-Antog, and as last
resort the suggestion will be made
that it be converted into a buffer
state under the joint protection Of
Russia, France and England.
KEEPING THE FACTS BACK.
LOURENZO MARQUEE, Delagoa
Bay, March 29.-The Portuguese
assert that their troubles with the
natives are over, but all news from
DelagOa Bay is now subject to a
censorship.
a COSTLY VICTORY.
NEW YORK, March pa special
cable to the Herald from Panama,
Colombia, says: "The government
has issued a bulletin claiming a
victory over the rebels at BoyaCa.
1t WAS costly one, however, for
out of 1900 troops under General
Reyes, which formed the eXpedi-
ton, 1000 dropped off through
fatigue or died during the march,
and of the remaining 1000 which
gave battle to the rebels, 700 were
killed before victory rested with
the government forces"
VENEZUELAN AsSASsINS EXECUTED.
NEW YORK, March l9.-The Her.
AIDS VALPARAISO special cable says:
"The President denied the last APP
peals to reprieve the assassin Of
the Italian Freddie and they were
shot last Tuesday morning"
SIR CHARLES UPPER WITHDRAws.
TORONTO, March pa dispatch
from Ottawa says Sir Charles II.
Upper has withdrawn from the
Dominion Cabinet on account of
his colleagues on the Manitoba
school question.
RUSSIA HANGS CHINAMEN.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 29.-Two
Chinese brigands, who murdered
several workmen in Eastern ST.
IBERIA in September last, have been
sentenced to be hanged. Their COM
panions, who were arrested, are to |
be handed over to the Chinese au.
thorities.
LOSS OFTHE ELBE.
LONDON, March 29.-The Observ-
er's Berlin correspondent tele-
graphs 1T has been decided that |
in spite OF all difficulties the wreck