San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-23
San Antonio Texas, Sunday Morning June 90, 1895

1874 to 1878, when Baron Schloezer
was minister.
HIGH CRIMINALS PARDON ASKED,
NEW ORLEANS, June pa petit
ton signed by 5000 representatives
of the best interests Of the city was
presented to the board Of psrdons
today, to pardon human Dubious
sat, the councilman recently con-
victed OF receiving bride of 500
from Saloon Keeper Sherman for a
privilege. The board took no &C
tlon.
POPULAR MINISTER WILL RESIGN.
LONDON, June 22.-Sec. Stste-war
Campbell-Bannerman declared his
udalterable determination to re-
sign unless the house rescinds, the
vote passed upon the question Of
the reduction Of salary to enable
the opposition to criticize the esti-
mate. The morning papers SYM
pathize with him. He is personally
very popular.
STORMS IN HUNGARY.
BUDA PEsTH, Hungary, June p.
There were storms, cloud bursts
and floods yesterday in Bohemia,
and Syria, Hungary. Prince Rati-
Der, the German consul here, and
his family, barely escaped with
their lives. Their villa was struck
by lightning and set afire. A num-
Der Of persons are known to be
drowned.
ARMENIAN CONSULATE TO BE Es.
TABLIsHED.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-Secre.
tary Olney has designated Robert
s. Chiffon, Jr., clerk in the state
department, to proceed to Erzer-
cum, Armenia, and establish a new
consulate there. This is one Of the
two consulate posts authorized by
last Congress as a result Of the Ar
menian trouble.
CUBANs WEARING SPAIN OUT.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, June o.
Forty insurgents attacked Fort Es-
tate at Santa Anna, driving out the
occupants and killing three defen.
ders Of the fort.
Col. Michael Nau's column at.
tackled the rebels near Caney Del
Sitio, killing twenty, including
Gen. Polancio, commanding the
cavalry attached to this band.
Looks like the Cubans will wear
Spain out.
MORTON CHOPS OFF HEADS.
WASHINGTON, June 22-Secre.
tary Morton is busy recognizing
the force Of state agents OF the
agricultural bureau. AS result
OF the consultation last spring
with the committee of the National
Board of Trade, twenty-four state
agents will retire, their state being
included in sixteen others and that
many groups with but one state
agent each. Seven states only have
one state agent. The new order
will result in a saving Of $4,000.
ENGLISH COTTON CHARGES.
LONDON, June 22.-The Cotton
association has protested to the
Mersey Dock board against a re-
duction OF charges on the Surat
cotton, recently made on the pre-.
text Of risks and excessive eXpens'
es. The board replied that Surat
cotton does not involve the risks
or trouble of American cotton, be.
sides the liability to fire is disad'
vantageous and disgraceiul.
The finance committee will con-
slider whether the reductions on
the charges of cotton were possible
WELL ENOUGH TO TRAVEL
WASHINGTON, June 22.-Repre.
sentative R. R. Hit, of Illinois,
left Washington for Narraganset
pier, R. l., this morning on the
Pennsylvania road, occupying a
special car attached to the Colonial
limited. Mr.. Hit was not strong
enough to walk, and was taken
from his room to the train on a
stretcher on Red Cross ambu-
lance. Besides his family, his at
tendants and physician, DR.. john