San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-01

per seizure-Revolt in Spain Ex-
pected.
(By Special Wire to the Sunday LIGHT.
SECRETARY ADVANCES CASH.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3l.-The in
terest Secretary Lamont takes in
the army was clearly demonstrate
ed yesterday, when he offered to
advance $4,000 to Paymaster Gen.
eral Stanton to pay the officers and
men OF the army who have not re-
ceived their June salaries, owing to
deficiency in the appropriation for
the pay of the army for the fiscal
year, ending June 80, last. The
loan will evidently be accepted
from Lamont, not as secretary, but
as a private citizen. Senator Harris
has assured the passage of the de-
ficiency bill by January next to
reimburse the secretary.
BRIGHT LEGAL LIGHT DIES.
BRISBANE, Aug: BIG. r. Hard
ing, Judge of the Supreme court of
Queensland, died here this morn
ing.
BACK TO FATHERLAND.
BERLIN, Aug. 3l.-The German
American veterans of the war of
1870 arrived today. An immense
concourse of people met them at
the station and gave them a rous-
ing reception.
GERMAN PAPER oFFENDs FRANCE.
PARIS, Aug. 31.-The police made
a tour of the city to-day for the
purpose OF inspecting the news
paper stands. All copies of Ger
man pictorial papers and the
Lustige Blatter which could be
found were seized and conveyed to
police headquarters. The seizure
is made on the ground that this
publication contained cartoons and
letter press matter grossly insult
ing France.
CHRISTINA ASKS QUESTIONS.
MADRID, Aug. 31.-General Sal
cedo, recently returned from Cuba,
secured an audience with the
queen regent Christina to-day. The
queen regent asked many questions
regarding the health and progress
of the Spanish troops in Cuba, in
which she was greatly interested.
YOUNG INMAN WAS DROWNED.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3l.-The body
of Robert w. Inman was discovered
in front of Tuter's hotel, South
Beach, this afternoon by two young
men, S. F. w. Deboise and Fred.
Fisher, employed at McVey's hotel.
The Identification is complete.
There was reward for the recov-
cry of the body of $500.
FOUND DYNAMITE.
PARIS, Aug. 3I.-The police Of
st. Etienne, department of the
Loire, made seizure yesterday of
a quantity Of dynamite in the
house of shoemaker in the town.
Upon being questioned the shoe
maker said he had not the slight
est idea how the explosive got into
the house and protested ignorance
OF everything concerning it.
THREATENED SPANISH UPRISING.
MADRID, Aug. 3l.-The police
authorities at San Sebastian are
taking every precaution to prevent
foreign republican agitators from
entering the Bosque provinces.
Many of them have done so under
the pretense OF their coming to
attend the bull fights. The troops at
San Sebastian are confined in bar
racks in readiness for any emer-
gency.
ANOTHER BOARD APPOINTED.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Acting
Secretary Adee has appointed a
board OF officers, consisting of Cap.
tain Mccormick, civil engineer; A,
j. Menocal and Engineer Walcott,
to make an examination of the re-
Gently completed dry dock at Port
Royal, South Carolina, which an.
other board advised the depart
ment not to accept in its present
condition.
ATLANTA GETS THE BELL.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 3D.
By decision rendered by Judge
Thayer, the Liberty bell will go to
Atlanta. A number of citizens
petitioned the court that an injunc-
tion be granted to prevent the re-
moval of the bell, but the kicking
quakers are knocked out in their
silly effort to hold the bell and pre-
vent Atlanta from getting it dur
!. ing the forthcoming exposition.