San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-19

NAPLES, May lo.-ln Naples mar
Dor the English steamer Cyrenian
collided wish the Anchor line
steamer Bolivia. The latter, which
was at anchor and had a large
number of passengers on board, is
considerably damaged, and will
have to postpone her departure.
BRAVERY REWARDED.
IRVINE, Firth OF Clyde, May Is.
On Thursday the medals sent by
the Norwegian government, and
those forwarded by the National
lifeboat institution, together with
the sum OF f400 raised by public
subscription, were presented to the
members of the Irvine lifeboat
crew. 1t will be remembered that
the Irvine men CALAMITY rescued,
during a severe storm, the crew Of
a Norwegian vessel which struck
the rocks outside Troon harbor.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
PERTH, Scot, May lS.-While
two carriages were being shunted
on to a North British train for
Edinburgh at Perth general STA
ton the coupling between the en-
CINE and the carriages slipped,
with the result that the latter,
which were travelling rather rapid
ly, crashed into a North British
van. The van was knocked up
against the stationary buffers at
the end of the dock and on to the
platform. There were three pas
sengers in the carriages, but they
were none the worse.
BRITISH NAVY WILL SAIL.
LONDON, May 1S.-According to
Paris journal, the British Medit-
erranean Squadron will visit the
ports of Marseilles and Toulon to-
wards the end of June, and will
witness the international regatta
at the former place.
THREW vITRIOL.
GLAsGow,May 1S.-A young wo-
man named McCord was remand
ed at Portadown, Ireland, a few
days ago, charged with throwing
vitriol over a former sweetheart, a
young man named Graham, who
was to have married another
womanlthe same day. He is In d
precarious condition.
ENGLISH VOLUNTEERS.
LONDON, May 1S.-The annual
returns of the strength Of the
Volunteer Corps in Great Britain
for the year ending 31st October
were published on Wednesday. At
the close of the official year the
total strength of the force was
23l, 1928, as compared with 227, 74l,
an increase of 1857 over 1898. This
is the highest point ever reached,
and is 1890 more than the enrolled
strength in 1SS7--the year of Her
Msjesty's jubilee. The efficient
number 224, 525, being 97.06 Of the
strength. The first Lanark Rifles
stand at the head of the list with
the number of officers who have
passed in tactics, for Of 81 efficients
43 have passed in this branch.
FROM AFRICA.
LONDON, May 1S.-The mail
steamer Accrs, which arrived at
Liverpool on Wednesday from the
West Coast of Africa, brings reas-
surfing news from the Niger COM
pany's territories. She brings the
news of the death, from African
fever, of two distinguished officers
Of Sir Claude Macdonald's staff at
Akassa.
A FOOTBALLER DIES.
GLASGOW, May 1S.-Fred. Dew
hurst, famous footballer in his
day, died on Monday at Preston.
He took part eight times in inter
national contests.
PLUCKY IRISH WOMEN.
GLASGOW, May 1S.-News is re-
ceived in this city that early on
Sunday morning large force Of
police arrested at Curranstown,
near Clonmel, Ireland, widow and
her three sisters, who had on the
previous day successfully resisted
efforts at eviction by barricading
the premises and throwing boiling
water and lime on the bailiffs.
HAVE LEFT HAWAII.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1S.-Col.
Voluey Ashford, one of the revolu-
tionists recently pardoned on the
condition OF his leaving the coun-
try, was among the passengers on
the Australia yesterday. The Ha-
waiian national band arrived this
morning from Honolulu. The
members refused to take the oath
Of allegiance to the provision
al government and were banished.
Hawaiian advices state that the
foreign office has made a reply to
the note of Secretary Gresham on
the recall of Minister Thurston,
whose course is upheld. Minister
Willis forwarded the answer by the
Australia, which arrived yesterday.
OSCAR wILDE's EFFECTS SOLD.