San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-05
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN.
LATEST OFF THE WIRES FROM
OVER THE WORLD.


OVER THE WORLD.
CRISP NEWS CONCERNING LATE I'D I'D
P0RTANT OCCURRENCES.
All Germany Aroused on the Boer
Invasion and Matters Look squally
for Britain Venezuela Submits
New Correspondence From Britain
to the United States for Advice
DR. Jameson to be Courtmartialed.
This Means Death-More Horrible
Butchery of Armenians Ohio Nat
ural Gas Frozen Up-Philadelphia
Strike off-National Bonds Sold
and Millions of Gold Returning.
BY Special Wire TO the Sunday LIGHT. I
INCREASED DEMAND FOR WHISKY.
NEW YORK, Jan. "A Recorder
special from Pittsburg, Pa, says:
All Of the Monongahela Valley
distilleries that were closed last
July have resumed operations.
Nearly all OF the surplus whisky
on the market has been con-
sumed.
FAKIRs GOING TO CUBA.
ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 4.-Many of
the sidewalk fakirs who have been
selling souvenirs OF the exposition,
are going to Cuba to join the In
surgents. More than 100 have left
here this week. They propose to
fight until the insurgent army
enters Havana and then they will
sell "Liberty" badges,
There seems to be a large num-
Der Of adventures passing through
here for Cuba.
THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURES.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 4.-The
house of delegates over which Elk
Congressman Mudd presides, has 20
republican members and 81 demo
Gratis. On joint ballot the legis-
lature stands: republicans 81,
democrats 80. On January IA each
house will take a vote for United
Sites senator to succeed Charles
HGibson.. This legislature will
also elect treasurer Ct Maryland
and two police mmissfGH2rs frr
Baltimore City.
STRENGTHENING HER
FLEET.
LONDON, Jan. 4.-The British
cruiser Pallas has been put In
at Portsmouth and
ordered to join the North Ameri-
can station. She will sail in two
weeks. The Pallas is a steel screw
vessel Of 1915 tons and 76l0 horse
power.
She Carries eight guns and a
crew Of 2l7 men.
COAL DEPOSIT DISCOVERED.
RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. A spe-
cial telegram says that a deposit of
coal has been found in
county, near Hot Springs,
on the Southern railway. Experts
pronounce the coal of good quality
THE DIsPENsARY LAW.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. "A spe-
cial to the state from Greenwood,
says twenty-eight citizens have
been arrested there on warrants
sworn out by dispensary con-
stable. All is quiet.
EX-LIEUT. GOV. DIES.
PROVIDENCE, II. I, Jan. 4.-Ex-
Lieut.. Governor Lucius B. Darling
died last Friday evening, aged
siXty-nine years.
A NEW RIVAL OF BLACKBURN.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 4.-Con-
gresham Albert, of the Sixth dis
trict, is announced as candidate
for the democratic nomination for
United States senator.
LOUISIANA REPUBLICAN CANDI
DATE.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 4.-Captain |
Pharr, from Northeast Louisiana,
was nominated at meeting of re-
publicans of the state, held in the
Hotel Royal, this city, today as
governor. AT late hour tonight |
other nominations were not mace.
The meeting will last over to an
early hour of the morning.
SEEKS oLNEY's Sane.
TIoN.
LONDON, Jan. A dispatch |
from Caracas says further British
to the Venezuelan
will be referred to
Washington before being answered
swINDLED HEBBEws.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Jacques
)chs, fifty years old, wanted here
'or an extensive scheme OF swind-
ing by means of searting Masonic |
chapters, swipdled a great many
Hebrews of this city.
VENEZUELAN COMMISSION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The V8ne-
.uelan comanission assembly, IN
he diplomatic room OF the Estate