San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-16

last evening by George Jones, who
afterward killed himself. Jones
had been for long time the lover
of the girl. Both were OF good
families and there is no reason for
the belief that they had trouble.
Yesterday evening Jones went
out to the home of the Martins;and
was last seen as he left the street
car. Half an hour later the TRACE
DIV occurred. He fired five shots.
The neighbors: found Mrs. Martin
and her daughter lying on the
floor of the parlor. Mrs. Martin
was dead, and Lea dying. me
girl had bullet hole in her neck,
and was bleeding profusely. Her
mother had been shot in the fore.
head and also in the breast and
had been killed instantly.
Jones, after shooting the two
women, went outside, crossed the
street, and shot himself before the
neighbors arrived. w. j. Martin,
their husband and father, is doc
tor and is coroner of Appanose
county.
A STEAMER FOR CUBA.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. To-
The steamer Bernard, Captain Nc
Grath, which cleared here Tuesday
in ballast, for San Antonio, Cuba,
from the Quaker City Fruit COM
pany, is suspected of having taken
aboard munitions of war on her
way down the river. When OIL
Newcastle, Del, the Bernard move
to, then made a landing
on the Jersey side OF the river.
What she took on is not known,
but it would not be surprising II
repeating rifles and other NUM-
tions were among the things that
went below the matches. The Ber-
nard passed out to sea on Wednes-
day night and by this time is well
on her way to Cuba. 1t is also
said that an important expedition
will shortly leave for Cuba, which
is now being armed out OF here.
RECEPTION TO A CUBAN LEADER.
KEY WEST, Fla, Feb. 15.-Senor
Estrada Palma arrived in this city
this evening on the steamer Oil
vette from Tampa. He was met
lust this side OF the bar by the tug
George w. Childs with reception
com mittee composed OF the most
prominent Cuban residents OF the
city. An informal reception was
held in San Carlos hall imme-
diately after the landing. There
will be grand mass meeting h'~5
in San Carlos hall MoR3ay,ny-- =
at which Mr.. Palma is expected TO
speak.
AUSTRIAN UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.
VIENNA, Feb. Is. Count Badeni,
president OF the council OF minis
ters, submitted to the reichsrath to-
day an electoral reform bill, which
adds seventy-two members to be
elected by universal suffrage. The
bill shows that for the present
number OF electors, 100000, the
members of the reichsrath and the
great land owners elect SO, the
chamber OF commerce 20, towns
ll6, counties l29. The seventy-two
added will be taken from the ranks
of the working classes, such as do
nestle employees, artisans, etc. The
total number OF probable electors
who, under the present system are
excluded from the exercise OF fran
chise, and consequently without
representation, is 100000.
HEAVY TOBACCO LOSS.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. Is
Lucket & Cos. tobacco factory and
steamery, in Clarkville, Tenn, has
been destroyed, fire consuming J.
SOC, 900 pounds of tobacco and caus-
ing loss of $4,000. The loss is
fully covered by insurance.
DISTURBED CoREAN AFFAIRS.
YOKOHAMA, Feb. 15.-Detach-
ments from the American,
British aud French mis-
sions have been sent to Seoul,
the capital OF Corea, to guard the
interests of the respective coun-
tries. The king Of Corea still re-
mains at the Russian legation as a
measure of personal safety.
News has been received here that
the new cabinet which has been
formed in Seoul, has decreed the
execution of number OF the
former ministers. A conference OF
the foreign diplomats has been
opened at the Russian legation in
Seoul to consider the situation.
DEBs TO HIS CRITICS.
ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 15.-Eugene
Debs issues a challenge, open to
any conductor or engineer, to meet