San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-19
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ant Traffic es--Americans in Peril.
lBy Special Wire to the Sunday LIGHT.
ITALIANS BEsIEGED.
ROME, Jan. 1S.-Advices fro m
Abyssinia state that the Shoans
who are now surrounding Makalle
are drawing their lines closer. The
besieged Italians are well provis.
Toned, but 1t is feared the supply
of water will become exhausted.
CAMPos GOING HOME.
MADRID, Jan. 1S.-Dispatches re-
ceived here from Havana say Con.
Martinez Campos sails for Spain
January Goth.
BONDS SOLD HIGH.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. lS.-The
Louisiana state premium bonds
were sold at the stock exchange
amer the IL O'clock call at 1901.
This Nwas the highest bid ever
known a2ce the bonds were listed.
FRENCH sTATEsMAN DIES.
PARIS, Jan. Nm. Charles Flo
1uet, formerly president of the
council of ministers, minister Of the
interior, and president of the
chamber of deputies, died at noon
today. All members of the present
visited him before he
lied.
QUEEN OF CoREA SURELY DEAD.
YOKOHAMA, Jan. 1S.-Col. John
W. Cockerell positively say the
Queen of Corea Is certainly dead,
md there is no truth in the story
hat she escaped from her MUIR
1erers at Seoul.
BIG RICE MILL BURNED.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1S.-The
plant OF the Crescent City rice
mill Nos. 8 to 10Th Louise street,
vas completely Quilted by fire this
morning entailing loss Of $100, 900
with insurance OF $4,000. The
DANES originated in the machine
.oom, from cause not known, and
started at $3.50 o'clock, before the
started to work. Only
,he fireman was In the building.
KRUGER WILL WAIT.
PRETORIA, Jan. 1S.-It is official
y stated that President Kruger
has made no demands on the Brit
sh government or the South Afri-
,an company in connection with
he release of DR.. Jamison, and will
make none until the Beers are pac-
fed and internal affairs Of the re-
public are settled.
HE WANTS TO GAIN TIME.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Jan. lS.-The
ultan processes TO regret that
queen Victoria believes further dis
'rders in Asia Minor possible I'M
Ter the reforms promised. He la
nents the exaggeration of the Eng
ish press regarding the troubles in
and declares the majority
Il the victims of the recent disor-
lers were Turks. He will write
eply to the Queens missive, CIV
ng full facts in the case.
BROKER CHAPMAN GUILTY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The jury
n the case of the recalcitrant sugar
witness broker, Elverton B. Chap
nan, of New York, has returned to
he court a verdict OF guilty. The
prisoner was remanded for sem
ence.
CAN'T ESCAPE NOW.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 18.-The law
8 hot after the wealthy lottery
windler, Louis A. Gourdain, now
onfined in Kansas penitentiary for
the United States mail
He is wanted here
IN a charge Of swindling the
poodle and convicted council
nan, Desforges, out Of $1,000. He
las made many attempts to escape
prosecution here. Detectives Lit
Teton and Stubs left for Topeka
his morning to arrest him imme-'
lately after he is liberated.
AND CLYDE STRIKE END
ED.
LONDON, Jan, 1S.--The strike of
engineers of the Belfast ship
yards, involvinga lockout of en-
)loyes at the Clyde ship yards, has
1een finally settled. The basis is
not known at this hour.
COLON HAS HEARD 1T.
Colon, Jan. 1S.-Advices here
rom British Guiana indicate there
Is a likelihood of England dealing