San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-01

Gourgues' revolver upon him. Sub.
seuuently his brother was arrested
and put in jail. Friday night, at
III o'clock number of citizens pre-.
sented themselves at the doors OF
the Jail and informed the sheriff
they had five prisoners. The sheriff,
having no suspicion, opened the
door Of the jail, when the mob
rushed in, overpowered him, and
took the keys. Then they unlocked
the doors of the cells where the
negroes were confined and took
them in front of the courthouse,
where a moose was placed about
each neck and in a minute both
were swinging between Heaven
and earth. The mob OF citizens
drove of without making any noise
aud the lynching was not known
until the morning when the dead
negroes were found. The cause Of
the double lynching given is that
several weeks ago a negro was tried
in the district court OF the parish
for criminslly assaulting a white
woman, and the jury returned q
verdict of guilty without capital
punishment. The citizens were de-
termined that Justice should not be
outraged again.
TO PULL BLACKBURN DOWN.
FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. ga
joint caucus OF the democratic
members Of the legislature will be
called In the next day or two to con-
slider propositions looking to the
withdrawal of Blackburn. The
sound money members have parti-
ally drawn up a petition to Senator
Blackburn's managers, asking his
withdrawal in favor OF some sound
money man, and it will be signed
aud presented in the next day or
two.
AN IMPATIENT LEGISLATURE.
MADISON, Wis. Feb. 29.-Gover-
nor Upham has signed the new ap-
portionment bill, which passed the
Legislature and that body adjour-
ned sine die almost before the ink
OF his sign AZURE was dry.
KEY WEST rs JOYOUS.
KEY WEST, Fla. Feb. 29.-The
telegram received announcing the
vote of the senate on the Cuban
question caused the widest enthu-
siasm. Owing to the inclemency
of the weather the news was not
generally known when the Cubans
headed by band paraded the
streets. A mass meeting was then
held.
HARD ON THE OLD VETS.
RICHMOND, Va. Feb. 29.-The
board of visitors OF the Camp Sol
diers' Home, in view of the refusal
of the general assembly to increase
the annual appropriate -
600 to $4,000, droppe, "a
inmates from the mS-o =,
Somel forty odd applic,u,
dismissed. somIx
SULTAN KISSED THE 49,
MANTLE; No.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, Eel. SG5.-Two
hundred persons have been arrest
ed In this city during the cere-
monies of the fast Of Rsmadan for
riotous conduct. Several Turks
are included among the number
arrested, though nearly all of them
are Armenians. These arrests
were made yesterday, the authori
ties fearing a hostile demonstra-
ton today during the middle of
the fast, when the sultan will
attend the ceremony OF kissing the
mantle Of the prophet.
Great preparations have been
made for the journey of the sultan
to the mosque. The roads from
the palace have been sanded aud
all bridges carefully inspected and
repaired. The route which the
sultan will take has not been
made known. Everything is kept
secret, and 1t is probable bis majes-
w will return to the palace by
water. All Armenian suspects ar
rested will be kept In prison until
Monday. The shops Of Armenians
are closed.
A NORTHWESTERN sNOwsLIDE.
SEATTLE, Washington, Feb. 20.
"A land and snow slide on the
Great Northern Cascade mountains
developed into most disastrous
history for the road. Rocks, trees
and earth swept down the noun
tain side, carrying away snow
sheds, and bridging tracks. There
has been in consequences q COM
plete blockade since Monday night
OF through trains, and they will
not run again before Sunday even
ing.
A STORY OF SHIPWRECK.
ASTORIA, Wash, Feb. 29.-The
steam schooner Point Iona,
valued at $4,000 and owned by
the Grays Harbor Commercial
company, is a total wreck off
WaShinpton coast near Fort