San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-18
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
LATEST OFF TIE WIRES FROM
OVER THE WORLD.
A Complete Epitome of the Days Happen
ings, Briefed and Boiled Down, up
to Time of Going to Press.

| Whites in Taylor county, Arkansas,
are reported killing negroes there by
| the dozen.
White and colored man fight at
short range near Vicksburg, Miss,
! and both are killed.
Editor Thornton shot down at his
| own fireside in Clay county, Alabama,
by unknown parties.
Robbers enter and rob the passen-
/ gers of the chair cars on the NJ. X. &
T. flyer, near Sedalia.
Oklahoma negroes arm to preveIE
one of their number being lynched.
Grand jury refuses to find bill
against Erb who confessed to MUIR
der at Fort Smith, Ark.
George Ramsey, Dallas county, held
to answer for cashing postoffice
money order drawn to another.
DENLY, jailed at Ell Paso for di-
amond theft, escapes.
Sheehan, thief and murderer in Chi
cago, is killed by Ratchet in the
hands of woman.
Ohio mob pursue a girl to lynch her
for throwing I've with fatal effect up
on a woman and daughter.
Diamond drummer Herzog, of Bos-
ton, reports at New York that he has
been robbed of $4,000 worth.
Two lumber firms fail at Montreal
with united liabilities of $550,OOO.
Washington opens six days bike
race on Monday.
The plague continues to ravage
Bombay, and hundreds are fleeing
from the city.
1t is reported that the Turkish mas
sacres this year have made $4,000 Ar
menian orphans.
Action begun in Paris to collect the
unpaid fines levied on Panama canal
frauds.
French chamber passes credits to
pay the expenses of entertaining the
car.
Confederate Memorial association at
Nashville appeals for funds.
Storm sweeps New England coast
and vessels make Boston harbor with
difficulty.
Phoenix irrigation convention elects
the same old board of officers.
Cleveland is having splendid sport
duck shooting.
Spain is not going to appeal to the
powers yet awhile.
Weyler was on the eve of recall
when he killed Maceo. Now he re-
mains.
Cuban junta accept Maceo's death
and charge it to the treachery Of DR..
Zertucha.
Trial of the Competitors prisoners
will commence at once.
Negroes in the Cuban army are OPP
posed to Gen. Rivera as commander.
Bimetallic league at Washington
commences active operation to restore
silver as a standard with gold.
Lodge immigration bill passes the
Senate.
Senate passes bill authorizing bridge
across the Sabine river
Conference with the House will have
to be had on the immigration bill.
Army appropriation bill passes, leav-
ing out the Hot Springs hospital ap-
preparation.
Senate refuses to change time of ad-
journment to receive report on Cuban
recognition.
Report of the committee on Cuban
resolution is ready.
Republicans hold another conference
on tariff schedules
Olney wants Congress to let Cuba
alone until the present campaign in
the island is over.
Jimtown, Cal, famous as a mining
camp, almost wiped out by fire.
Brooklyn navy yard will soon dis
charge 500 men. Lack Of appropria-
ton.
Federal judges are charged with
holding stock in the illegal trusts.
Investigation into the railway pool
begun at Washington.
/. & G. N. shops at Taylor which
have been closed for more than a
year will open Jan. 1.
u. s. Marshal at Kansas City will
arrest all who aid in recruiting for
the Cubans.
Temple Houston has $50 Texas ran
gers who are ready to take the trail
for Cuba.
Cuban league asks the individual
support Of the American people.
Fishing schooner, Edwin Booth, of
Pensacola, lost in the gulf, and six
drowned.
National Wool Growers association
| adjourn until Jan. 4.
Gov. CulberSon returns home from
Michigan, his wife being considered
/ out Of danger.
Injunction dissolved and Sharkey
| gets his $4,000.
| Corbett agrees to Stuart's trems for
fight with Fitzsimmons, for $4,000
to a finish.
Federation of Labor sustains Com.
pers and retires Secretary McGrath.
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALvE.