San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-25
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Governor Culberson has ordered
the rangers into San Saba.
The K. of P. ball at Galveston
last night was a social success.
The national silverites nominate
Bryan and Sewall and adjourn.
Bryan is greatly pleased with
the action OF the national silver
party.
Indian savages in Peru are
threatening the colony of whites
at Perena.
Cotton lice are reported working
mischief in the cotton fields in
eastern Texas and west Louisiana.
Political sgitations and money
uncertainties depress all classes
of business.
Twenty-four leading cities re-
port increase in bank clearings
and l9 report decrease.
Manuel Zamors, Mexicun con-
sui at New Orleans, dies of Bright's
disease at Vaudeville.
Peter Kuerest & Wilson, one of
the oldest Chicago steel firms as
signs. Liabilities 100000.
Bryan telegraphs that his name
must be withdrawn If Sewall is
not nominated with him.
The nomination of a hard money
Democratic ticket will disrupt
Cleveland's cabinet.
Missouri Republicans complete
their ticket and adjourn, confident
Of carrying the state.
The vote in favor of balloting for
vice-president before president was
767 for, 615 against.
Defective flue in Sealey hospital,
Galveston, causes $1,000 damage.
No patients injured.
Three thousand knee pants-mak
| ers Join the ~coat-maker's strike in
New York.
Charles Lane, California, gold
miner, is elected chairman OF the
national committee Of the silver
party.
o. r. Scholars, of Brentwood,
files a deed of trust. Debts $31, ZOO;
credits $4,000.
The declination Of Bryan will
| probably lead to the nomination Of
a straight out Pop for president.
The conference committees of the
silverites and Populists came to no
agreement.
South Carolina candidates for U.
s. senate come to blows they were
| Gov. Evans and ex-senator Irby.
Charges against Capt. Green, of
the Sheridan Guards, are to be in
vestigated, by official order.
First regiment X. Of p. elects
| Kitchen, of Palestine, colonel, and
Law, Of Beeville, lieutenant colo
mel.
Senator Sherman will stump
the west in opposition to free
silver, opening at Omaha, August
Let.
Sewalps hard money and his
| hard money record and his hard
money connections turned him
down.
Young Richie, 13-years-old,
kicked by a mule and his neck
broken while blowing cotton near
Mckinney.
1t was l6 minutes to l when
| Watson's nomination was made
unanimous, and then the con-
vention howled.
Phil Hesse, who left Austin Sat
urday to join the geological sur
vey, dies of sunstroke at Antlers,
Indian Territory.
There were three minority re-
ports to the platform, but they
were all laid On the table and the
majority report adopted.
Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Kentucky,
Michigan, Missouri, Wisconsin,
Illinois, Minnesota and Nebraska
were represented in the sound
money conference.
Fort Worth will convene her
council to give validity by ordin-
ance to state ensctments as to city
crimes, and thus end controversy
between city and county.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 'out-gen-
eral the Bryanites and vote for
vice president first, turning
down Sewall and electing Watson
Of Georgia as their vice presiden-
tial candidate.
Sound money Democrates name
a provisional committee of five to