San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-04

Is inaccessible 10 meu-of-War, being
over 400 miles north Of Cheng Tu,
in the province of Hupe.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
WASHINGTON, Aug. ga cable
dispatch from Jernigan, United
States Consul General, at Shanghai,
reports the massacre of Christians,
at Ku Cheng, China. No Ameri-
cans were killed but one was seri-
ously wounded. The name of the
place Of theioccurrenee is not plain
in the dispatch. 1t is understood
however that it is Ku Cheng, where
according to a United Press cable
dispatch from Shanghai received
this morning. frightful massacre
Of Christians occurred.
PRIZE FIGHT ARRANGED.
LONDON, Aug. 3.--Frank Craig,
the "Harlem coffee COOLER" and
Dan Creedon have been m atched
for twenty round fight. The Ma
tional sporting club will put up q
purse Of f400.
ENGLISH RACES.
LONDON, Aug. Sat the Good
wood races, Chesterfield cup,
valued at 800 sovereigns, for three
years and upwards, one mile and a
quarter, was won by G. j. F.
Facets pitcher; Hamar Bass
Bloodthirsty second; Lebaudy's
Bath third.
Selling stakes Of ten sovereigns,
with 100 sovereigns added, the
winner to be sold at auction for
100 sovereigns, five furlongs, was
won by Diplomatic; Leominster
second; Mr.. Dwyer's Primrose
knight. third. Dalyeir's Harry
Reed ran until placed in the Ches-
terrified stakee.
RANSOM TO RETALIATE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. g. Hon.
Matt. w. Ransom, minister to Mex
leo, called at the state department
today and had long conversation
with Acting Secretary Adee, con-
corning Mexico's refusal to grant
the request for extradition OF Uhes.
ter Howe, the fugitive Iowa en-
bezzler. AS matters stand
now, a fugitive is safe in
Mexico by getting out natur-
alizstion papers and becoming
a citizen of the country. A declar-
alton of allegiance is sufficient for
this. When Ransom returns to
Mexico he will endeavor to amend
the naturalization law, so that
Mexican fugitives, under the laws
Of the United States, can become
citizens. He will consult General
Olney, to ascertain his views on
the matter. ~
OLD BANK FAILS.
LONDON, Aug. 3.-The Standard
publishes the failure OF Messrs.
Fratelli & Bingen, conducting
one of the largest and oldest banks
in Genoa. The liabilities are very
large.
INDIAN SCARE OVER.
WASHINGTON, Aug. ga dis
patch from Jackson's Hole says
everything is quiet, and Commits
sioner Browning believes the trou-
BILE is at an end.
NEW ORLEANS LABOR TRIO UBLEs
New ORLEANS, Aug. 3.-The
state board of arbitration, in ses-
sion in the council chambers for
the past several days, had not con-
cluded its labors up to this evening,
in the matter Of settlement of the
differences between the street rail-
way employees and the owners.
Public sympathy is with the en-
ployes.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 3.-Cotton
-Middling, 6S; low, st sales, 200
bales; market steady.
Sugar-Open kettle, no quota
tions; centrifugal, firm, at 9.l6S to
3ss.
Enthusiastically, common, 80 to
a..
Rice-Rough, dull; clean, dull;
prime, 44S to 4se.
DwYER DISC listed, SELLS.
LONDON, Aug. 3.-Mr. Dryer sold
Primrose Knight, after the defeat
at Goodwood yesterday, to his for
mer owner, Mr.. Robinson, for ESQ.
Dwyer paid f500 for him at New
market.
Meteorological Exhibition.
LONDON, Aug. 3.-Tbe meteoro-