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

murder in the second degree. Each
one was thereupon sentenced to
thirty years in the penitentiary.
The verdict is considered a very
lenient one. The jury was prob
ably influenced largely by the
yOuthfulness of the defendants.
The case of David Creole, one of
the accomplices in the affair, who
confessed, was called. He entered
a plea of murder in the second de-
gree and asked for mercy, referring
to the fact that he had done the state
great service in confessing and
turning states evidence. The judge
sentenced him to,fifteen years.
Suspicious OF CUBANs DIsPELLED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. DIR. l.. NJ.
Jimenez, No. 1877 West Fifty
seventh street, New York city, has
prepared a letter to be sent out to
the people of the United States
who sympsthize with the Cuban
revolution, for the purpose Of rails
ing funds for the relief Of the
Cuban exiles in this country who
are in distress. 1t was suggested
by the postoffice department that
it was a scheme gotten up by DR..
Jimenez for the purpose Of obtain
ing money for private use. On
complaint OF gentleman Of Wis
consin, who received circular let
ter, the matter was investigated
by the postoffice department, and
found to be entirely honest and
legitimate. The Doctor had, at the
time the investigation began, re-
ceived nearly $500, all of which
was carefully deposited in bank
in New York city to the credit OF
the Cuban relief fund, and was
being properly distributed to desti-
tute eXileS.
NATIONAL CONVENTION HALL
CHOSEN.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. lit has been
finally decided to hold the republic
can national convention in the Ex-
position building. The northern
portion of the building will be re-
modelled at an expense Of about
thirty thousand dollars, which will
insure a satisfactory hall for con-
vention purposes. The hall will be
bounded on theree sides by st.
Charles, Thirteenth and Four
tenth streets, thus securing proper
light and ventilation. Some of
the local committees favor erecting
a wigwam, but at meeting Of the
Business Mems league this was de-
cided as impracticable, as the time
is too short in which to build a
satisfactory structure.
ORD sALIsBURY's COLD FLOODED
SPEECH.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-Prime Minis
ctr Salisbury delivered a speech
last night, in the course of which
he rebuttted the statements made
Thursday night by Mr.. John Nor
ley to the electors at Arbroth, con-
corning the Monroe doctrine. Mr..
Morley said Lord Salisbury blum
dered in seeming to question the
Monroe doctrine, and il there was
ever a question that should be ar
bitrated it was the Venezuelan
boundary question.
Lord Salisbury said although the
Monroe doctrine formed no part OF
international law, his dispatch to
Secretary OF State Olney supported
itas a rule OF policy strongly and dis
tinctly possible, but in the form in
which President Monroe himself
understood it.
The prime minister expressed
sympathy with the Armenians, but
denied that Great Britain was I'M
der obligation to declare war
against the sultan Of Turkey in
order to compel him to govern
Justly, and cited treaties in proof
Of the contention. He ascribed the
atrocities to passions of race creed,
and believed the sultan's govern
ment wretchedly incompetent, but
there was no ground for imagining
the sultan had instigated the mas
sacres. 1t might be asked why
Europe did not interfere, but he
could only answer for England. She
has lacked the power to do the only
thing n necessary to end the troubles
namely, to militarily occupy the
Turkish provinces. None Of the
powers wished so to occupy them.
Lord Salisbury concurred in the
policy that the only authority. al
belt it was an evil one, in that
country, was the prestige Of the
sultan's name. Patience must be
exercised and his majesty must be
given time to enforce reforms he
had promised remarked upon
the gradual return Of order in Ana
tolls during the last few weeks, al
though he admitted these signs
were not to be trusted too much,
and concluded by declaring that
il Great Britain did not cooperate
with the other powers she must act
against them which would lead to
calamities far more awful than the
Armenian massacres.