San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-16
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN
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| all WOrKmen VINO 90 not report
for work on time today will be
discharged.
END OF A SENSATIONAL TRIAL.
WILMINGTON, NC, Feb. 10
The trial at Clinton, II. O., OF Dr.
+. J. Cooper and Reddin Butler,
charged with conspiracy and lar
ceny in the robbery of the South
ern Express company at Roseboro,
N. c., of $3.50, ended Wednesday
night with the acquittal of the de-
PENDANTS. s. w. Grier, the ex-
press agent who turned states
evidence, was admitted to bail in
the sum of $500 to answer at the
next term of court to the charge of
conspiracy and larceny.
The trial began last Monday and
occupied the entire time of the
court. There was strong array
of able lawyers on both sides.
RUSSIA REFUSED TO COOPERATE
LONDON, Feb. ia blue book
on Armenia, issued by the govern
ment this afternoon, shows that
Russia, from the very first, refused
to cooperate with the powers in
exerting pressure on Turkey in be-
half of the Armenians, and also
declined to use force in that direc-
ton herself, fearing that thereby
she would assist the aim of the
Armenian revolutionary commit
toe in the establishment of indie
pendent Armenia, which Russia
would never tolerate.
BALAKLAvA HERO DEAD.
LONDON, Feb. 15.-Walter Nichol,
who fought at Alma and Balak-
lava, died at Hawick on Monday,
aged 70. Deceased, who belonged
to Hawick, enlisted in the 93d
(Sutherland) Highlanders in 1887,
and was sent to the Crimea on war
breaking out in 1854. At Balaklava
he formed part of the "thin red
line," and received several medals
in recognition of his bravery and
good conduct. Deceased retired
with small pension. He was the
| first drill.instructor of the Hawick
Volunteer Corps, and in 1887 cele-
brated the jubilee Of his enlist
ment.
NIAGARA FALLS ALMOST DRY.
NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y, Feb. 10.
"A remarkable condition exists
here today. The American falls are
practically dry and water that is
going over it could almost be
counted by the gallon. Instead OF
an ordinary depth of from 81 to 4
feet, less than five inches of water
in the deepest part is going over.
while in some parts, notably near
the cave OF the Winds, it is simply
trickiing over. The explanation
for all this is that the water has
been diverted to the Canadian falls
by reason of an immense dam of
ice on the Schlosser reef about two
miles up the river. 1t is possible
to walk from the main shore to
Goat island and for that matter
between all the islands without
getting more than the soles of the
foot wet. 1t Is not believed that
such condition ever existed be-
fore.
AFTER OBSCENE PUBLICATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The
postoffice department has issued
instructions to postoffice inspectors
in the large cities, such as Boston
New York, Philadelphia, Chicago,
Kansas City and other western
points, to arrest and bring up for
trial managers and proprietors of
newspapers who violate the postal
regulations by sending obscene ar
ticles, pictures and advertisements
through the mails. The success of
the recent prosecution in Chicago
has decided the authorities to take
vigorous action to suppress these
offenses. They have three publ
cations especially in view.
ANOTHER RESPITE FOR DURRANT.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Feb. ID
Theodore Durrant has been given
another respite. His counsel APP
peared in court yesterday with an
application for q ten days stay of
proceedings in order to allow them
time to prepare their bill Of excep-
tions on the appeal from the order
denying q new trial. They were
granted twenty days.
DIED FROM EATING TOAD STOOLS.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. ia
special to the Advertiser from An
niston, Ala, says:
The children of VIM. Littlejohn,
living some distance north of this
place, while playing in tho woods
found and ate lot of toad stools
and were soon taken violently i'll.
Doctors we're called, but in vain,
all three being dead within three
hours.
BIG CONTRACTS FOR RAILS.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 10
The Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany has awarded contracts for
| 81 900 tons of steel rails at, S2S Der