San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-17
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
LATEST OFF THE WIRES FROM
OVER THE WORLD.
A Complete Bpitome of the Days Happen
ings, Briefed and Boiled Down, up
to Time of Going to Press.

oh viz
French gunboats will protect the
Christians in Crete.
Four thousand painters ordered on
strike iH New York.
Bryan will talk in st. Louis and
Baltimore on his way west.
Rockford; ILL.,, has a disastrous fire,
causing a loss of over 100000.
Prof. BorsOn. areronaut, at Dallas,
falls 400 feet and is instantly killed.
Bad negro arrested at Paris, charg-
ed with attempted killing and poison
ing.
Marshal White shoots. Jim Couley
in the leg at Cuero while making ar
rest. tl,
III. o. Il. Green is ready to take the
state craftsmanship of the Republican
party,
Cretes whip a Turkish battalion
sent against them and capture the
battery.
The trial of the Null murderers at
Mulldoon is postponed for fear of
lynching.
Toronto. Canada, board of trade can
not pay interest on its S2S0,0O0 build
ing debt.
There will be large. attendance
from the state house at Fort Worth
this week.
Emperor William is satisfied that
the Baltic canal is feasible for naval
maneuverS.
Chamberlain invites Rhodes to
come and testify before investigation
committee.
One man killed by collision be-
tween street car and fire truck in
Buffalo, n. Y.
Attempts are being made to weed
out Objectionable things from the Chi
cago platform.
Kinney Republicans endorse Noon
an and deprecate all factions in the
Republican party.
Andrews, Populist candidate for
the Ninth congressional district, has
no idea of resigning.
Delegates to the state convention
are arriving at Fort Worth, princi-
pally from the west.
Stone, of Missouri, is named as
probable chairman of the Democratic
executive committee.
Police put attempting wreckers to
flight near Indianapolis on the Lake
Erie and Western railroad.
Negro thief kills Captain Blasting
hame in his own house at Spartan
burg, s. c. Thief caught.
Chief of police, sheriff and deputy
sheriff fatally shot in row among
themselves at Talequah, l. L.
Alois Dinkleman, of New York,
kills himself and wife as the shortest
road out of their poverty. 49,.
Cliff Hagewell is arrested on sus-
picion of fatally druging and robbing
the Pennsylvania at Lincoln, Neb.
Henry Berfield, London, England,
arrested on landing at New York for
embezzling $4,000 postoffice funds.
Railroad telegraphers will bring a
test case to try the right of receivers
to reduce their wages.
British foreign office believes that
Kruger has been true to his agree
ment with that Office.
Great Britain plans gigantic eX-
petition for the military into the
heart of Africa.
The women on the National Pro-
hibition ticket are not eligible, as
they can not vote for that ticket.
Reports are out of the passing of
Andrea's balloon in 55:15 longitude,
1910 latitude.
Gen. Ochando k after Weyler's
scalp and will denounce him on reach
ing Madrid.
Several lives lost and many build
ings demolished in an Alabama cy-
clone, in Perry county.
Pretty Maud Duesenberry arrested
at Brazil, Ind, for stealing a team OF
horses: Not her first theft.
A Newark, o., servant girl leyies on
the dinner on the hotel table until
debt is paid
Oscar Reed, aged IL, shoots him
self in Fort Worth because his pa
rents object to his marrying.
: Chairman Grant, member for Texas
of the national committee, has gone
east on political business.
Fusion between Texas Republicans
and Populists is being much talked in
the northern part of the state.
Senator Thurston mails an open let
ter to Senator Stewart, on whom he
calls the turn. V9... 10 a. ~:
Thurston nails the cross on Bry-
ans brow anet his $4,000 salary for
silver agitation. Il.
Hanna is satisfied with the progress
of the campaign in the west. Says it
improves daily.
Ex-Governor Lewelling, Of Kan
sas, wants to be Pfeffer's running
mate in the United States senate.
B. Frank Jacobs, aeronaut, at