San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-25
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congress and favors free silver.
The course that congress will
pursue as TO bonds or revenue is
very uncertain.
Senate has still before it the gem
eral deficiency bill, but the bond
bill issue is in the way.
The immigration bill will be
brought before senate II 1t is pos.
sible to crowd 1t in.
The house is crowding to the end
ofits business, and conference re-
ports will consume most Of this
week.
Nav reorganization bill is grow
ing in favor and is likely to pass
this session.
Francis Keickhoffer, late chief OF
the bureau OF accounts at Wash
ington, is arrested, charged with
S137 900 shortage.
Ex-Commissioner of Pensions
Lochren, will open court as United
States Judge in Minnesota about
June let.
President vetoes the bill fixing
fees for receivers and registers OF
land offices.
Sabine Pass democrats endorse
Cooper for reelection to congress.
Free silver or the reverse will be
the bone of contention in the ma
tional prohibition convention.
The Illinois democrats of the
gold standard persuasion fling
their defy at the free silverites.
The London sound money mar.
ket is reported as being very easy.
The moderator. elect of the Pres.
byterian general assembly at Sara
toga denounces theological dis
putes.
The Boston journal is extremely
we'll pleased with its relations to
the Associated Press.
No improvement but the reverse
in the Milwaukee car strike.
Gen. Echols, of the old Stone
wall brigade and prominent in rail-
way circles in dead at Staunton Va.
Lieutenant Baker, who had
charge Of the party that captured
Wilkes Booth, is dead.
The father Of Ellen Terry, act
reSs, Is dead.
Lii Hung Chang denies that a
new treaty has been arranged be-
tween China and Russia.
Ii Hung does not understand
how China and England stand,
nor will he until he visits England.
The new Imperial standard is
consecrated at Moscow and the
car swears allegiance to the
colors.
The king of Swaziland tries his
winchester on six Of his servants
as targets and kills them.
Rain is seriously interfering
with the fetes at Moscow.
Paris jollifies over the coronation
taking place in Moscow.
Special services were held in the
English church at Moscow, at
which the English aud American
notables attended.
Forty deaths day from cholera
are reported at Cairo.
The sultan invites the car to
visit Constantinople.
Hon. John Reagan is one of the
Anderson county delegates to the
democratic state convention.
The inspector says that the Grip
pie Creek postmaster is wholly in
competent.
Summer excursion rates to Gal
weston land 100 in that city to
spend Sunday.
Steam yacht Helen, valued st
$4,000, burned at Lake Charles,
La.
Improper mention of woman's
name causes shooting in the Turf
saloon, Waco, and Louis Gassen-
heimer is shot In the month.
Body OF Rsndle Shear found near
Wellburn with its throat cut and
body full OF bullets.
Bishop Thoburn, OF India, rates
the M. f. general conference for
their indiffence to foreign missions.
Cloud burst in Central Iowa does
great damage. Iowa river is the
highest since 1880.
Four persons burned to death by
the explosion Of gasoline stove
on Townsend street, Chicago.
Sugar Bounty Law is Valid.
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