San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-18
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moved for cause.
House concludes consideration o
appropriation bill, save clauses con
uected with civil service.
House refuses to concur in Senat
measure for relief of miners on tn
| Yukon.
Senate passes 1873 private pension
bills.
Senate discusses the tariff on al
chohol used in the arts.
Congressman Hawley offers bill 70
dry dock at Galveston and make
100000 Immediately.
| All river and harbor appropriation
will be scaled down to meet condition.
of revenue.
| Comptroller of currency asks for re
port of condition of all national banks
Dec. 18th.
Cleveland is having successful
duck hunt and is feeling fine.
Trouble breaks out at Galveston
again over export cotton rates.
New French consul at Galveston
Dupas, arrives.
Senators Tillman and McLAurin,
who have been i'll, are improving.
Billy Smith champion heavy weight
of Texas is knocked out in two rounds
at Hot Springs, Ark.
Secretary Gage continues his expo
sition of his currency bill before the
committee.
in session at Washington has COM
pleted its labors and adjourned.
Southern Bankers association will
see that their views on reform of the
currency are put before Congress.
Severe rain and sleet storm has pre-
vailed over all northern Texas. Stock
will suffer.
American Federation of Labor has
a warm discussion over the Cuban
question.
Sailing of the Allen line steamers
from Glasgow stopped by engineers
strike.
Attempts to settle the British en-
gineers strike peacefully have failed.
AmOeSkeag cotton mills, employing
5000 people reduce wages 10 per cent.
Luetgert defense will claim that
Mrs. Lutgert eloped with Robert Da-
vey, of whom Luetgert complained.
Unsuccessful attempt made to
wreck the fast mail from New Or
aiens TO Chicago near Alma, Ill.
State Treasurer Collins of Florida,
acquitted of fraud. He lost $53, 900 of
state money by bank failing.
Spanish victory is reported in pro-
vince of Santa Clara.
The Laurier correspondence on the
seal question is made public, it prom
ises no relief.
Failures are reported at Denton and
Hillsboro in this state and at Ard
more, /. II.
Two members of the French Cham
Der of Deputies arrested in connection
with Panama scandals.
China will offer no objection to Ger
man occupation of Kaio Chau.
Breckenridge presents his successor
to the court oft he Gar and retires.
Plant of the Southern Mercury
state Populist organ, is burned at Dali
las.
Galveston City council is likely to
have music over the grant to the West
End Dock company.
C.. w. bearing, a young blood of
Louisville murders bar tender Bryan,
without any provocation.
Burt is sentenced to hang on the
Dist of January at Austin.
Texas Division, Daughters of the
COnfederacy opens session in Calves
ton.
Mad Archer the murderer of Ac-
tor Terriss in London is arraigned for
the killing.
Masked robbers enter a house in
Van Buren, county, Ark, and being re-
sisted kill the entire family of 5.
Thieves 90 through the stores at
Kleberg and secure money, stamps
and merchandise.
Alex Gilmer shoots his father-in-law
Jacob Haffe, dead at Houston.
Judge Gerald is indicted at Waco
for killing w. A. Harris.
Bud Beard, cOlored, aged IA hanged
for rape in Carrollton, Ala.
Civil service reform league at Cleve-
land denOunce the efforts to make war
on the service in Congress.
Freight clerks meet in Washington
to perfect permanent organization.
Trade balances continue in favor of
the United States, and business shows
increased volume.
Carl SchurZ is reelected president
of the Civil Service Reform league.
Athens Chamber of Deputies ratifies
the peace treaty with Turkey.