San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-03
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NeieSdtts suppOTt Ouly q SIrdiSuG
out silver man.
Bradley johnson, in Havana,
commenting on the death of Mrs.
Stowe, says that he is glad OF it.
tits rumored that the gold men
have made overtures to Boies and
that he has rejected them.
Silver men claim that they are
only 16 short of their two thirds
70 r the 16 to l.
Ohio Mclean will make big
boost to try and get on the front
seat of the band wagon at Chicago.
Matthews of Indiana is out for
president or nothing, will not take
second place.
Missouri delegates talk Stone
and Stone talks Bland enthusiast
tically. Points out his Spartan
trait.
Gen. Lawton of the Confederate
army, minister to Russia and to
Austria, 10 dead.
Postmaster at Bridgeport, n. ",
will be prosecuted for selling secret
service examination pointers.
Secretary Herbert is investigat-
ing the cost OF armor plates.
B. B. Stubs of Galveston and
Sid Foster of Houston get West
Point cadet appointments.
Texas delegates to the Chicago
convention leave for that place
today. There is some fool talk in
Williamson county of boycotting
the sound money papers Of the
state. Judicial convention in ses-
sion at Mexia is dead locked !, has
taken 600 ballots.
Mills will speak on the Fourth
at the coast fair, but refuses to
talk politics.
Clark is off for Chicago, but will
not say what the sound money
men from Texas will do there.
Consul General Lee on behalf OF
United States protests against the
order forbidding the shipment OF
bananas.
Police at San Francisco stop the
Smith and Gallagher fight in the
first round, too hard smuggling.
Minnesota silver republicans
publish their withdrawal from the
republican party.
Fred. Williams, of Boston, dele
gate-at-large to Chicago, is out for
free silver.
There is a formidable union Of
all the Matabeles under the new
king to stop British advance.
Madrid Chambers declare that
complete system of reform for gov
eminent of Cuba will be put into
operation at the opportune mo-
| ment.
The lCretan insurgents whip a
force Of Turkish soldiers advanc.
ing to raise the siege of Kaudano.
The Egyptian steamer reported
lost with 60 on board is all right.
Italy kicks against what she
| terms the persecution of italian i'm
migrants in the United States.
All the Portuguese troops at Del
gado bay have been ordered into
West Africa.
Cholera continues to spread in
Egypt.
Women take hand in the Cleve-
land riot and the troops are called
out.
JIG. Pruitt Is arrested at Dallas
for killing James Garrett at Mel.
sons dairy, outside of town.
Thomas P. Martin Is appointed
clerk of the new Federal court
established at Fort Worth.
Ed. l.. Blackshear, of Austin, is
appointed principal Of the Prairie
View normal (colored).
Cornerstone to the JEFF Davis
monument laid at Richmond.
Confederate veterans close their
convention in Richmond.
National democratic executive
committee refuses to name for
| temporary chairman and will refer
the matter to the full committee.
Senator Hill is mentioned for
temporary chairman as an anti
administration man who would be
acceptable to the silverites.
Whitney and his cohorts will
open a lively campaign for the
gold standard, on their arrival
today.
Call is out for conference Of the
sound money men, two from each
state, at the Auditorium tonight.
Whitman sous that ha dOps not