San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-01
TELEGRAPHIC.
LATE DISPATCHES BRIBFED AND
BOILED DOWN.
General Summary of the Happenings Of
The Day, in Both Foreign and
Domestic Circles.

Fourth annual session of the Amer
lean Medical association held in Phil
adelphia.
Senator Coke's will is filed for pro-
bate, his wife receives the property for
life.
Commencement exercises of Sam
Houston Normal open at Huntsville.
Luling defeats the proposition to in
crease the school tax.
Cheyenne Indians are reported on the
war path and five soldiers killed. Re-
port not verified.
War department is of opinion that
the Indian troubles in Montana are
purely local.
The death of Almighty Voice in the
northwest territory is reported.
Quite severe earthquake shocks are
reported at Washington and in Ten
nessee. West Virginia, the Carolinas,
Georgia and Ohio. No lives lost.
President Mckinley confers degrees
on the graduates of the National uni
versity law school.
Mrs. Godfrey is jailed at Atlanta for
killing her illegitimate grandchild 6
years old.
Two liquor men in Dallas are in the
tolls for perjury as to compromise set
Element.
Durant invites his mother to see him
hanged and she accepts the invitation.
One death sentence and five life sem
fences and twenty minor sentences
pronounced at Paris, Federal court.
Groves trial for murder at Dallas
hung up, because the papers were mis-
sing.
OF the 1854 prisoners in San Quinten
prison, California, half are in open re-
volt, bent on wrecking the prison
plant.
Deputy Sheriff Schwartz shot by an
insane man at Bristol, Tenn Will die.
Tallyho party on Long Island crash
ed into by train, and five killed,
twenty others seriously hurt, several
of them fatally.
Committees of both houses at Aus
tin are working up the bills to present
them for discussion.
Senate at Austin votes $1,000 relief
for the Ell Paso sufferers.
Chess game between the British
Commons and u. S. Congress opens by
cable.
England kicks at the facilities afford
ed by the cable company for the chess
game.
House at Washington adjourns after
a fifteen minute session.
Flax and metal schedules are con-
sidered by the members of the Repub-
lican committee.
no Iot
is waiting for the speedy settlement of
the traiff measure.
Official call issued for the tenth an
nual meeting of the Republican league
at Detroit, July IL.
Germany is trying to force the hand
of Russia to declare for or against
Turkey.
Trains are now running out Of
Natchez through the flooded district.
The Porte assures the Powers that
1t is anxious for peace,
Powder explosion in a Richmond fire
causes one death.
The anarchist picnickers arrested
near Pittsburg were fined $25 each.
Duke of Teutan is to be retired as
minister of Spain for foreign affairs.
Ice, frost and snow are reported in
Iowa and, Wisconsin.
Cotton lice are reported doing terri
BILE havoc in the fields for miles
around Sinner.
Decision of the Federal court as to
the South Carolina dispensary law
knocks it out, and packages of liquor
can be shipped into the state.
Important testimony for the defense
T. To. dol
at Berlin.
Steamer Biscayne seized on the Flo
rida coast, charged with filibustering.
That break in the levee below Baton
Rouge is not stopped and many fine
estates are flooded.
Frank Slavin knocked out in two
rounds by the negro, Butler, at San
Francisco Athletic club.
Minister Hay presents Levi Morton
to the diplomatic circle at London.
Detroit hangs out $4,000 in purses 70
the July trotting meet. u.s.
Calhoun denies that any official in
formation has leaked out through him.
Correspondent pepper who is charged
with Misrepresentation IN Cuba, ably
defends himself
Hawaiian government will not yield
to Japan in matters Of unrestricted
immigration of Japs.
Prolonged earthquake shocks stir up
Japan.
Turkish authorities extend the armi-
stice to the middle of June.
Kind and hail are reported as do
ing considerable damage in Crockett
and Tom Green counties.
During the summer of 1891 Mr.. Chas.
p. Johnson, a we'll known attorney of