San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-08
TELEGRAPHIC.
LATE DISPATCHES BRIBFED AND
BOILED DOWN.
General Summary of the Happenings of
The Day, in Both Foreign and
Domestic Circles.

DeaulOCh CONTINUES III lhS hSh'N~NS
Legislature. Gold Democrats will not
break quorum again.
Pressure is brought TO bear on
Blackburn to step aside in Kentucky
contest.
Ohio state Prohibitionists meet in
convention.
Republicans carried Rhode Island by
Il, 900 majority.
Republicans make a clean sweep in
Guthrie.
Next meeting of Republican league
is in Detroit, July 1915.
Postmaster General Gary's daughter
welded to General Pegram at Balti-
more.
Finance committee of X. of 2. an
nounce books of the Supreme lodge
correctly kept.
All the old directors and officers of
the Katy elected at Dallas.
Cumberland river is over the danger
lire. but will fall today.
Illinois steel plant closes to avoid
a strike of 1000 men.
Fire in Palestine by exploding lamp
causes $4,000 damages i'll store of
George A. Wright.
Greece is reported by correspondent
of London Times as making fine STRAIT
egicle disposition of their frontier
forces.
Turkey thanks the car for his eff
forts to maintain the integrity of his
empire.
British admiral has a narrow call
fr,p, tho Trun of a NOSIpm soldier in
Suad.
Turkey will withdraw her forces
from Crete as soon as Greece does.
Fire is raging in Gambia threatening
the cathedral.
Greeks attack Turkish position out
side of Gambia and are repulsed.
The war feeling on the Grecian
frontier grows and the tension on Off
GERS and men is strong.
Cattle shipment on the lines west
and toward the coast continues to be
large.
Indications are that western sena-
tors will insist on a duty on hides,
and some changes in the wool sched-
ule
The critical moment in the cOndi-
ton of the VickSburg levee is ap-
preaching.
Waters returning to the river from
the OvertlOws raise the river at VickS-
burg.
River is falling at all points save at
Vicksburg, but back water is rising.
River falls at st. Paul, but rise from
La Crosse to KeOkuk.
River is higher in the YazoO delta
and current Swifter.
TalahatChie river is falling and
Greenwood hopes to escape destruc-
ton.
There are 5000 flood sufferers in
Helena, Ark. and water is in every
house TO the White river.
SuntlOWer river. Miss, rises 26 feet
in one day.
New Orleans levees are intact and
excitement is dying down.
Valley route shops at Vicksburg
close with exception of a few men.
High water the cause.
River is rising at Matches but levees
| are sound.
Brennan saloon man leaves town
| to escape coat of tar and feathers
| for indecent exposure.
Hail is reported in the panhandle
with heavy wind at Dallas.
William Neal, oldest inhabitant OF
Brownsville. is dead.
Green of the state committee goes
to Washington with batch of appli
cations.
Six cast iron pipe companies indlct
ed for breaking the antitrust law il
| Tennessee.
Texarkana declines to refuse to lie
enSe her saloons.
Sanguilly and his companions vol
UNFAIRLY surrender themselves to thu
United States authorities at Jackson
vile.
Sherman has assurance given tina
Rivera will not be shot.
Manager FELTON, of the local West
ern Union office at Houston succeed
Cook at Dallas.