San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-01
San Antonio Texas, Sunday Morning March l. 1896

or redemption money prior to 1873,
when it was the standard of values.
(Signed) w. G.. Hunter"
The paper caused stir in the re-
publican ranks.
AMELIE RIvEs Is A PRINCESS.
NEW YORK, Feb. 29.-Prince and
Princess Troubeskoi sailed today
on the steamer Weirra. They had
nine pieces OF baggage. The ia
nous authoress will shortly pub
lish another story, the plot OF
which is laid In America, Austria
liza and England.
INVALID PENSIONS CONSIDERED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. - The
house committee on invalid PEN
sions today began the considera-
tion OF two general pensions bills.
One proposes to reduce from ninety
to sixty days the service required
under the act of 1890; the other
looks to granting service pension
for ninety days service. The prop
osition Of the latter is to grant a
pension OF So per, month for the
first ninety days, and one cent per
day for each days service over the
ninety days limit, The merits Of
the measures were generally dis
cussed, but no conclusion was
reached.
TpYINC 10 SIJENcE HIM
LONDON, Feb. 29.-The Times
publishes a dispatch from Cairo
saying that the sultan has offered
to pardon Murad Pasha, formerly
imperial commissioner of the pub
lie debt, and to allow him to return
to Constantinople il he will cease
to publish attacks upon the Sultan
and the Turkish government.
Murad Bey has rejected the offer
and will continue to advocate re-
forms in the Turkish administra-
ton, in the Mizana, journal pub
lished in Cairo.
FRENCHMEN's ATTITUDE IN CUBA.
HAVANA, Feb. 29.-Reformist
and autonomist parties have de-
cided to abstain from participation
in the coming election. The
Marquis de ReverseauX de Ravie-
ray, French ambassador, had an
interview with Premier Canovas
de Castillo yesterday in regard to
measures applicable to French
men taking part in the rebellion in
Cuba.
AMERICANS EASY IN TRANsvAAL.
JOHANNESBURG, Fob. 29.-The
Transvaal government shows every
disposition to treat the American
prisoners leniently and has been
considerable aud friendly toward all
United States official representa-
tives. Henry Hays Hammond and
other American prisoners are now
in Johannesburg, awaiting legal
proceedings.
SOUTHERN STATES APPEALED TO
AUGUSTA, Ga, Feb. 29.-Hon.
Patrick Walsh, chairman OF the
southern advisorylcommittee, has
telegraphed the governors OF south
ern states as follows: II have
mailed you my address in refer.
ence to the Southern States exposi.
ton Of Chicago. There never was
such an opportunity as this expo
sition will present, for the south
for substantial development. L
ask your hearty cooperation in
securing exhibits from your state.
Each state should organize.
(Signed) PATRICK WALSH.
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-The ar
my appropriation bill, with the
senate amendments, was laid be-
fore the house and the amendments
were disagreed to and a conference
with the senate was asked. Speaker
Reed announced Messrs. Bull,
Marsh and Washington as man.
ayers on the part of the house.
PEARL BRYAN's MURDERERs.
CINCINNATI, o., Feb. 29.-Scott
Jackson and Alonzo Walling, al
legged murderers of Pearl Bryan,
were brought to criminal court No.
z, this morning. They were hand
cuffed to Sheriff Archibald and
Deputy Bowman. The trip along
Court street from the jail to the
courthouse was made so quickly
and quietly that attention was not
attracted and without preliminary
notice the men suddenly appeared
before Judge Buchwalter. All
doors OF the apartment were locked
except the main entrance, which
was guarded by Waterman to
keep the crowd from collecting.
Sheriff Plumber, OF Newport, Ken
lucky, presented his papers OF ex-
tradition and warrant. After con-
sultation among the attorneys,
continuance until next Saturday
was. agreed to. Scott Jackson was
hanged in effigy from the Ohio
river bridge in Newport some time
during last night. The figure was
cut down by the police this morn
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