San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-13

OGUTn Sly udlS ore ouO anu Woih-
ing given to mariners in the gulf.
Pennsylvania geld Democrats
hold state convention on the 23rd.
English government is very 10th
to intervene in the affairs of Crete.
Turks deny all appeals Of the
Cretans and prepare to overwhelm
them.
Sewall makes a brief address at.
ter Bryan is through and is feebly
cheered.
House of lords Is urged to accept
the Irish land bill in its present
form.
Cashier Kelly, of the South
Bend, Ind, bank is short and sui
cides.
Bryan speaks to an enthusiastic
and noisy crowd from his hotel
balcony.
Bentonville, Ark, torn by
storm and two persons killed by
lightning.
Shelburne's Austin friends are
sanguine of his election in the
Tenth district.
At an early hour yester.
day evening the reported deaths
from heat in New York were 40.
Canadian yacht, Canada, wins in
the 40 class at the Cleveland inter-
national regatta.
Galveston makes a strong bid
for the Masonic widows and or
phan's home.
Flibusters assault Nogales
Sonora, AriZ., and z are dead or
prisoners. Three Mexicans were
killed.
Grass of Corpus Christi thinks
that most of the hard money DEM
ocrats of his district will vote for
him and thus secure his election.
Dan Muse is convicted of the
murder of Harvey Blackwell at
Hampstead and given q life SEN
tence.
Bryan speaks to a vast audience
at Madison Square garden and. is
notified of his nomination to the
presidency.
None of the Democratic leaders
of the state of New York were
present at the ratification.
Mrs. Bryan was present with
her husband all through the
scenes and shared his triumphs.
Cholera is rapidly spreading in
Egypt and is already beyond all
control. Deaths for the first week
Of August, 1,700, and the disease
appears In 81 different places.
Heavy rain is reported over a
large area of Central Texas, with
Waco as the center of storm.
Farmer thrown from his wagon
by 8. A. P. train at the Yorktown
cut, dangerously hurt, and his
team killed.
Dallas city council orders all
telephone wires under ground
within six years.
Tom Watson is out with state
ment showing that his nomina.
ton has been ratified In IL states,
while that Of Sewall has been rati-
fed In only four.
Tennessee Republicans nominate
Hon. /. d. Tillman, Of Nashville,
as governor, by reclamation.
Illinois Populist convention
meets at Springfield with only half
tbs delegates in attendance.
Judge Thompson, silverite, NOM
mated by the Democrats OF the
third Tennessee district.
Makemson, of Georgetown, is GO
ing to enter the race as Republican
candidate for his district. :
Hon. Geo. w. Smith, of Austin,
is hunting for the land commits
sioner's seat, but quietly.
Republican league Is called to
meet at Fort Worth on the 9th of
September.
Tom Green county Republicans
endorse the Chicago platform and
Judge Noonan for congress.
Prof. Newton, head Of the math-
ematical department. of Yale, is
dead. II
Austin has abandoned for the
present the attempt to organize
cotton mill company.
Section Foreman Barrera, of the
/. &. G.. N, is under arrest at Lare-
do for seduction.
AS late as August 3 north winds
had prevented Prof. Andrae sailing
his balloon for the north pole.
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