San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-24
T0-DAY's EVENTS.

MARSHALL, Mo-, April 24.-The
State Populist committee and the
Peoples Party Press association
will meet here to-day to select
time and place for tn Q state con-
vention.
HARRINGTON, Mo-, April a.
The anniversary celebration of
the /. o. o. f. OF southeast Mis-
souri, will be held at this place to.
day. Leading Odd Fellows from
other districts will be present.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April pa.
Arbor Day will be celebrated
Throughout the state today by all
the agricultural societies, schools
and churches. Minnesota spends
$4,000 annually in bounties for
tree-planting.
WASHINGTON. April 24.-The
house committee on interstate and
foreign commerce, which has had
under consideration the Nicaragua
Canal bill, will take a final vote on
the measure at the meeting which
will be held today.
WASHINGTON, April 24.--Local
Knights of Pythias will give an
elaborate social entertainment to-
day when the project of erecting a
National memorial temple to be
named after the late Justus II.
RathboEe, founder of the organic a.
ton.
DETROIT, Mich, April 4.-The
date of conservation Of Bishop G.
Mott Williams has been fixed for
today. The ceremony is to take
place in Grace church, with Bishop
Thomas Davies presiding. The
sermon will be preached by the
Right Rev. w. E. McLaren, bishop
of Chicago. The bishops of Ten
nessee, Nebraska and Fond du Lac
will also take part.
RICHMOND, Ind, April 24.-The
state convention of the Indiana
division OF the Travellers Protec.
tive association of America will be
held here today. Post c., OF Rich
mond, will entertain the visiting
members and their ladies with a
reception and ball at the Masonic
temple. There will be a street
parade and other features Of
public character.
WINCHESTER, KY, April pa
Arrangements have been perfected
for a series of contests among the
students Of the colored schools of
Paris, Winchester, Mount Sterling
and Richmond, to he held here to.
day. The contests will consist of
declarations, orations, recitations
and athletic sports. This is the
first contest of the kind in the his
tory of the state colored schools.
BROOKLYN, April PA tourna-
ment for the basketball champion
ship of America has been arranged
under the auspices Of the Brooklyn
Basket Ball club, to be held this
evening, at the Clermont Avenue,
rink. The tourney will be fit
ting windup to determine which
team can be termed champion for
1896, and as several Of the strong
est teams in this section have al
ready entered, the games should
be protective of the most spirited
competition.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-Brok-
ers and bankers are awaiting with
interest the appearance in court
tomorrow Of Secretary Carlisle in
answer to a petition for a writ Of
mandamus sought by William
Graves, of New York City, who
wants the secretary to award him
$4,500,000 of the recent issue Of 30
year 4 per cents. The secretary
has been summoned to court to
show couse tomorrow why tho writ
should not issue.
OTTAWA, Ont, April 24.-The
Dominion parliament ends today,
after one the bitterest sessions in
the history OF Canadian confedera-
ton. The Manitoba school ques-
ton has been the bone of couten-
tion aud every effort was made by