San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-23
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Cuba, killed there in battle.
The free silverites at Chicago have
no notion of nominating Teller.
Ohio Democrats meet Thursday and
| will put out free silver platform.
Judge Clark and other sound
money men join Hardy at Austin.
There were 10000 people in line to
welcome Hobart back to New Jersey.
Chicago saloon keeper kills two rob-
bers who attempted to loot his saloon.
MakemsOn, returned from st. Louis.
is enthusiastic over the platform
adopted.
Pendleton's old district dominates
Il. L. Henry for congress on Is to ]
platform.
There will be n big fight in the
Austin convention over the delegate
proposition.
| Arkansas Prohbitionists secede
from the old party and go with the
st. John crowd.
| Whitney Processes to believe there
will. be no opposition from the silver
men at Chicago.
State Firemens' monument, capitol
grounds, Austin, is finished. 1t will be
dedicated July 6.
| Austin will send eight delegates at
large to the Chicago convention, if
HOgg has his way.
| Fly wheel at the Brush electric
works, Galveston, goes out through
the roof. No one hurt.
| Cuban advices show Lee very pop
ular with both classes and Cubans
clamerOus for annexation to the U. S.
Boiler explosion in saw mill at
Doucette, Tyler county, kills and IA
tally Injuries 3.
Lee will find his stay in Havana
difficult if he reports adversely on
ISpain's policy.
Spanish Cortes wants unlimited
authority to borrow funds for war in
Cuba.
The Turkish troops in their fighting
with the Syrian insurgents have lost
500 men.
The rumor that Lees report con-
dennis the Spanish rule in Cuba stirs
up immense feeling in Spain.
Gov. Russell. of Massachusetts, goes
to Chicago as a Democratic private to
help against free silver.
Daily Gazette of Fort Worth has
suspended. goes into voluntary liqui-
dalton.
w. +. Ramsey is chosen as the tenn
porary chairman of the Austin con-
vention, by the silver caucus.
The New York State Democratic
convention meets at Saratoga, Thurs
day. 1t will be tame gathering.
Milwaukee entertains the Demo-
cratic convention this week. 1t will
pronounce for gold
Indiana State Democratic conven-
ton meets Wednesday. 1t is strongly
for the 16 to 1 plank.
New York hOrsemen take steps to
prevent a testimonial to August Bel
mont and the Jockey club.
The free silverites are little struck
cock-a-whoOp over Whitney's move,
but think it won't win.
Most of the Illinois state delegates
have been instructed for Altgeld; but
will he accept?
Illinois State Democratic convention
is in session today, with no avowed
gubernatorial candidate.
Altgeld holds whitney and the
lOud-mOuthed gOld-bugs" of the De-
mocracy responsible for its defeat.
Ex-Governor Campbell, of Ohio, is a
candidate for delegate at large to
Chicago, but is not acceptable to the
silver men.
Free silver, income tax and tariff
for revenue are the planks of the
Austin convention agreed In among
the leaders.
| Venezuelans arrest Harrison, in
charge of the British pioneers, and
take him out He had orders not to
resist arrest.
There will be an attempt to turn
down Judge Paschal of the Twelfth
district as a Chicago delegate on ac-
count of his sound money views.
The candidacy of Bailey for the L.
| S. senate conflicts with HOgg's aspi-
ration and this fact is to be plainly
seen in the strained relations at Aus
| tin.
| Bailey arrives at Austin to take
part in the state convention. He Is a
disturbing element and if an attempt
| is made to Shelve him there will be
music.
DIR. Mitchell's remarks on General
Lee at the unwilling of the Wolseley
memorial are resented. He said Seen
| eral Lee was good man, but he was
| loyal to an infamous cause"
Consul Lee says that the Spanish
cruelties in Cuba are not exaggerated.
Murder, rape and plumber come to all
suspected Cubans and it takes little
to cause suspicion.
Delegates from France, Germany,
Austria, Belgium, Sweden and
Swift erland meet at the French min