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

learned.
HAD ROUGH WEATHER.
QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 31.-The Bel
gian steamer Highlands, from
Philadelphia, August 81, for Liver
pool, arrived here to-day, after a
stormy passage, safely.
WANT DALY's SUCCESSOR.
LONDON, Aug. 3l.-In the House
of Commons today Capt. Donelan,
(anti-Parnelite) member for Cork
EAST moved the issuance ofwrits
of election for a member of the
house in place OF John Daily, the
dynamiter, now serving term in
prison, and whose election to par
lament, for that reason, has been
cancelled.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CARS
CLEMENCY.
COLOGNE, Aug. 3I.-The Gazette
here publishes a dispatch from st.
Petersburg saying that Nihilism
is more active throughout the coun-
try than ever before, and that the
Nihilists have become more bold
since the accession of the new Gar
to the throne. Recently the police
made quite number of arrests
and more are expected.
CHANG GOES TO PEKIN.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 3l.-An impe-
rial decree has been issued, COM
manding Lii Hung Chang to pro-
coed to Pekin in the capacity OF
imperial chancellor. Wang Wen
Shao will succeed Lii Hung Chang
as viceroy Of Pechille.
BRITIsH-FRENCH SIAM QUESTION.
LONDON, Aug. Shrine Minis
ter Salisbury made the statement
in the House of Lords in regard to
the question between France and
Great Britain in regard to Siam,
in relation to the difficulties as to
the rights upon the banks Of the
Mekong river, that negotiations
were still proceeding with France
concerning these questions. He
said there seemed to have existed
on the part of both France and
Siam tendency to underrate the
claims and rights Of England, but
all parties were approaching a de-
cision OF the questions involved, in
thoroughly friendly spirit.
ALFARo's GOVERNMENT RECoG-
NIZED.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3l.-Advices
from Lima confirm the report that
the Peruvian government is dis
posed to recognize Ecuador's new
government, under General Eloy
Alfaro.
Italy has officially recognized
Ecuador's new government.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 3l.-Cotton
middling 9.16; low middling, Z
3.16; market dull.
Sugar: open kettle centrifugals
steady, none Offering; centrifugal
prime yellow, 81 to 3 16.
Molasses: no quotations; centri-
fugal steady; common 8 to 4.
Rice: rough, good demand ;clean,
quiet and steady; roughs $3.50 to
$500, prime, 4 TO 4 !.
BRIEF TELEGRAMs.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 3l.-About 100
families will settle in Lewis coun-
ty, Tenn. They are from Wiscon-
sin.
LONDON, Aug. 31.-The Chinese
minister in London has been in
structed by his government to re-
call the British minister at Pekin,
on account of his menacing front in
demands of Britain for a strict in
quiry into the Sucheng massacres.
LONDON, Aug. 31.-A CONSTANT
nople dispatch says the grand
vizier Said Pasha, has rendered his
resignation, on account Of the pres
ent condition of affairs.
CHINA WILL PAY FOR ALL.
PARIS, Aug. BIN. Gerard, the
French minister to Pekin, has tele-
graphed that China has agreed to
pay an indemnity of 100000
francs for the outrages to the
French missions in Cuh-Hen. No
J mention is made of the alleged
conditions of the settlement which
have heretofore been published.
These included the degradation
} and dismissal from Office of Lieu
Pingh-Chang and several other
officers and the rebuilding of the
, missions. 1t is also stated, that
} all the natives convicted of looting
were to be executed.
A STRIKE QUICKLY ENDED.
DUNDEE, Aug. 31.-The back
.. bone of the Jute workers strike is
broken and four factories opened
the doors this morning and the
, men began working. Most of the
other factories will resume on
Monday. This is the result of the