San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-07
WRENOHED FROM THE WIRES.

known pioneers OF North Texas
dies at Texarkana.
County Judge Coleman, OF San
Patriotic county is dead.
Kid Ryan, of Chicago, knocks out
Strong, OF Denver, in three rounds
at Hot Springs.
Democrats hold their state con-
vention to elect national delegates
at Austin, June %; and Fort
Worth gets the nominating con-
vention.
Santa Fe road discharges 300
men at Topeka, KS, following re-
trenchment plans.
Heads of departments in Santa
Fe shops are notified of ten per
cent cut In their wages.
Bayard tries his hand at a taffy
speech in England, at the st Johns
school dinner.
Fire is raging at Bound Brook,
N. j., which threatens to wipe out
the town.
JEFF Davis Rifles OF Jasper are
gard of honor at the Veteran re-
union at Richmond in July.
The Platt-Quay- Reed combine is
said to be greatly grstified at Gen.
Harrison's notice that he is not
presidential candidate.
Hunter lacks two votes of an
election in the Kentucky legisla-
ture and Blackburn seven.
National Farmers Alliance ad-
journs after three days session in
Washington. 1t has dropped the
sub-treasury plan.
Joseph Half, dry goods, Houston,
make a general assignment for tn o
benefit Of his creditors.
Excelsior Stove Manufacturing
company, Of st. Louis, assigns. In-
debtedness not known, but 1t Is
large.
r. budding, maker and dealer in
cigars, assigns at Hillsboro.
Fl. E. Tom, charged with killing
Butler at Karnes City, is denied
bail.
Big leopard, escaped from me-
nagerie years ago, driven out Of the
bottoms by high water, is killed
near Hampstead.
Cooper, Galveston superintendent
OF schools, resigns.
Galveston city council refuse any
compromise with the Beach hotel
people as to taxes.
The L. s. army officers will do
all in their power to carry the anti
prize fighting bill into effect.
Electrophel, the fastest two-year-
old in the world, is dead, at Paris,
Tex.
The reporters Of American papers
in Cuba who are under the ban, de-
clare they have told the truth.
Continued skirmishing is re-
ported in Cuba.
Three boy tramps arrested and
jailed for stealing $3.50 from the
Texas Pacific office at Colorado.
Katy mail and express wrecked
in the territory, and two cars
smashed into kindling wood. No
one hurt.
The anti-prize fighting bill passes
senate, and goes to the president
for signature.
Stuart has kept his counsel and no
one knows where the big fight is to
be pulled off.
Barney Gibbs talks again on the
political situation and says moth
ing, not even what side he is on.
Bowie county populists have put
full county ticket in the field.
New York is visited with a
severe wind storm; weather cold (;
wind 81 miles an hour; shipping
damaged.
Heavy rain and wind storms are
reported in Pennsylvania, with
considerable destruction to prop.
erty.
The free silver collar is fasten ed
on the neck of the state democracy
by the state committee.
The action of the state commit
tee at Austin is bitterly resented
by the sound money men OF the
party.
The gap in the Gulf and inter.
state between Galveston and Beau
mont is being rapidly constructed.
Strike in the mechanical depart
ment OF the Mexican International
at Eagle Pass continues.
Recognition OF Trinidad as
Brazilian possession by Britain
does not affect land claims there.