San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-08

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very few ducks were being killed
at present, but that the cold snap
would probably bring larger sup
ply of the game.
| sfNoRFoLK, Dec. 7.-LATER-The
president, accompanied by secre-
tary of war Daniel S. Lamont,
Commander Wilder and DIR.
Bryant, left here on the Violet
yesterday for the ducking grounds
in North Carolina.
osTEND JEWEL ROBBERY.
| WASHINGTON, December 1.-The
Washington postal department has
busted itself in connection with
the arrest at Bruges in respect to
an extensive robbery of jewelry at
Ostend. AS the result of an eX-
change of communications be-
tween the Belgian authorities and
Postmaster General Wilson, the
identity Of the prisoner, Russell,
has been established beyond doubt
He and two other men escaped
from the Tombs prison, New York,
while awaiting trial for a series of
daring robberies from postoffices,
and the state department is now
preparing the necessary papers
with view to obtaining Russell's
extradition. The authorities are
satisfied that no difficulty is
likely to arise in the matter, mas
much as the American offences
were anterior to that at Ostend.
WORLDS FAIR MEDALS.
WASHINGTON, Dee. THE Chi
tcago Worlds fair medals will be
delivered here by the 18th instant.
They will be kept here until the
Worlds fair diplomas are ready
and both will be delivered at the
same time. The Worlds fair closed
November 80, 1898.
sAToLLI's DATE SET.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 7.-Monsignor
Francis Satolli, papal legate to
America, will on January 9th be
elevated as cardinal in the cathe-
dral. 1t will be probably the
most important ceremony occur
ring in the Catholic church in the
United States. The event was to
occur December 10th, but was
postponed on account of Cardinal
Saccarapanti, the noble guard
bearing the beretta to the future
cardinal, being delayed in his de-
parture from Rome until Thurs
day. Those present will be men,
bers of the presidents cabinet, Gov
ernor Frank Brown, and special
invitations have also been ex-
| tended.
CAUSED A SENSATION.
CONsTANTINoPLE, Dec. 1.-The
fact that Said Pasha sought refuge
in the British embassy has caused
sensation in all circles. 1t is i'm
possible to see the outcome of the
Grand ViZierate. His flight was
due to fear of the sultan, whose or
der to reside in chalet in the
Yildiz Kiosk he refused.
DYNAMITE FACTORY BLOWN UP.
FINDLAY, Ohio, Dec.7.-At 10 80
o'clock this morning the Ohio and
Indiana Torpedo company's plant,
located two miles southwest OF
Bowling Green, blew up with ter
rife force in some unsccountable
manner, AT the time the building
contained three hundred quarts OF
itro-glycerine. The details are
meagre, but so far as known, no
one was killed. The shock was
felt in Toledo, Ohio, twenty-five
miles away, the waterworks being
stopped by the conclusion. The
loss is not large.
FRANCE WON'T ARBITRATE ALL.
BUENos AYREs, Dec. 1.-The
Brazilian foreign office has been
informed that France refuses to
submit to arbitration her claims
arising from injuries to French
subjects in Amapa, committed
during the disturbances in the
contested territories. The question
of territorial rights she is willing
to have decided by friendly arbitra.
ton.
ALL THREE CONFESSED.
HAMPTON, N. c., Dec. Three
negroes who brutality murdered b.
r. Mears on the night Of August
9th, for the purpose Of robbery,
were executed here Friday after
noon in the county jail. All con.
fessed the crime and said they
were prepared to die.
SPANISH TROOPS LANDED.
HAVANA, Dec. THE steamer
Leon XIII landed two battalions Of
troops at Guantanamo and Santi-
ago de Cuba last Thursday. Four
battalions were landed at Cal Ba-
rien by the steamers Buenos Ayres
and Satrustegui.
NEW CATHOLIC LEAGUE.
BALTIMORE, Dec. THE Ameri-
can Catholic League was incorpor-