San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-16
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ley and he delivered two eloquent adj
dresses in behalf of the country.
Chairman Matthews, Of the Ohio
Republican committee, places Me
Kinley's majority in the state at 49,
600.
Chairman Bynun, of the sound mon
ey Democratic committee, appoints
his financial managers and the man.
ayers of his campaign.
Capt. Jack White. last survivor
save one of the battle of Sabine Pass,
is dead
Body of a dead negro probably MUIR
dered found in the wood north of Tenn
pie.
Bart Thresher and Dock Panther,
Alabama outlaws, shot in a fight
with the deputy sheriffs.
Men pressed beyond the safety line
in the Katy collision at Waco and four
men were injured by flying pieces of
wreck. Otherwise the collision was
4 success.
The engines of the Katy track dur
ing collision were going 80 miles an
hour when they struck and the smash
up was witnessed by 10000 persons.
Locomotive firemen are in session
at Galveston, and hear reports Of
their grand officers.
The crew of the Laurida give away
her movements, but are very indefinite
in their statements.
Gladstone is urging the English to
hold public meetings in behalf OF the
Armenians.
BRYAN talks at Lexington to crowd
estimated at 10000.
The Popocrats and Populists are
trying through their leaders to con-
solidate their forces.
1t is now definitely stated that the
rumored withdrawal of Sewall was
premature.
Silverites control the state Demo-
cratic convention in Connecticut,
which was supposed to be gold stand
ard in temper and sentiment.
Massachusetts Democrats refuse to
nominate of free silverite to congress
in the Lowell district.
The bank of France will supply the
immediate gold wants of the United
States.
Texas state Republican campaign
committee meets in Dallas, and con-
graduate Mckinley on Maine.
George Walton, prominent Texas
Populist turns in with the Popocrats
and leaves his old party.
Government will investigate the
killing of Mack, American newspaper
correspondent in Florida.
One man and 81 horses smothered
in livery stable fire in Milwaukee.
Italy acceeds to the demands of
Abyssinia for indemnity.
Secretary Carlisle writes III open
letter on the maintaining of silver
at parity with gold.
Jones' majority in Arkansas is in the
neighborhood of 10000 instead of
10000 as first stated.
Special meeting of the British asso-
ciated chamber of commerce is be-
ing held at Southampton. Il
Opinion is expressed in Santiago
that the new Chilean ministry will
not last long.
Spanish government is paying at
Havana heavy premiums on Ameri-
can drafts.
Three people drowned near Berlin
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a gang plank.
Hogg is billed to speak at Austin
Saturday for the Popocratic ticket.
Assessors returns in Hays, Hamil-
ton. Hunt and Trinity counties show
increase.
Imports from abroad into the Unit
ed States show great falling off.
National Sporting club is likely to
offer n purse for the COrbett-Fitz-
simons fight.
Heavy rains at Alice, La Puerta,
Sharpsburg and Reynolds.
England is torn up over the alleged
dynamite conspiracy to assassinate
the queen.
John lyman. of California, does not
believe that his brother is the man
arrested as a dynamiter in France.
Guadalupe live stock fair opens at
Center Point on the Both.
Heavy rains in the upper Rio
Grande have raised it and it is on
boom as far down as Laredo.
An aged Mexican in 'Cuero falls
through a trap door and is killed.
Ed. Wolf, of Spring Branch, Comal
county, assigns.
The Tammanyites will control the
Democratic state convention today IN
Buffalo for Bryan.
The City of Mexico is thronged with
strangers to witness the Independ-
ence festivities.
Schrader, the fraudulent healer, is
at Beaumont.
The plurality of the Republican
state ticket in Maine reaches 10000.
Hanna congratulates Maine on the
result and Manley is happy. 1t is
claimed as a Reed victory.
Mrs. Rosa Nelson, ashrdl shrdlshrd
International Coopers union is hold
ing seventh annual session at Evans
vile, Ind.