San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-14
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
LATEST OFF THE WIRES FROM
OVER THE WORLD.
a Complete EpitOme of the Days Happen
ings, Briefed and,Boiled Down, up
to Time of Going to Press.

Fire at Grandview destroys three
two-story brick buildings.
Senate turns Olney down on the en-
tradition treaty with Argentine and
the Free Orange state.
House wrangels Intellectually over
oleomargarine bill, making its entry
into state optional.
Capital criminal cases alone go to
the Supreme court, others to the Court
of Appeals.
Secretary of treasury is authorized
to contract for building at Tennessee
centennial.
Senate will vote on the free home
stead bill at p. m. today.
Bacon of Georgia supports the Mills
resolution on Cuba.
Hill introduces a bill to make all
postmasters' terms four full years.
Vest and Pugh of Alabama, oppose
the confirmation of Francis. He will
be confirmed.
indianapolis convention adopts what
is known as the Hanna plan of reform
ing the currency.
Indianapolis declares in favor of the
maintenance Of the gold standard and
the retirement of all government notes.
Texas House of Representatives
spends the day in electing it's officers.
Mrs. Franklin, of Harris, is elected
postmistress of the House.
William Williford is for the second
time convicted of murder at Dallas.
Report Of the penitentiary agent is
examined and approved. There 4,491
convicts on hand.
Senate will print detailed information
as to Pacific railroad debt.
Dauntless is absolutely refused clear
ance at Jacksonville, Fla.
House appropriates money for seeds
despite the wishes Of the agricultural
secretary.
Sherman will not discuss the ques-
ton of his going into cabinet.
Camps will be established in India
from which food can be distributed
to starving natives.
Lord Mayors India famine fund Is
$4,000.
George Lee for murder furnishes bail
at Midland, and is released.
President Lane figures the cotton
crop at S.1O9.OOO bales with a slight de-
ficiency. -,
United Confederate Veterans VIII
hold reunion in June instead of May.
Madrid dispatches represent the Gu
bans in good heart with plenty of arms
and men.
The cruiser Montgomery strikes
snaC in New York harbor, cracks her
cement and returns for repairs.
Weyler is hot and mad because he
cannot end the Cuban rebellion.
Spaniards want Weyler removed and
Polavieia. of Philippine island fame
appointed.
Hamburg steamer brings As immi-
grants direct to Galveston.
A petition with 100000 names will be
presented to the Senate in behalf of
Cuba.
Secreatry of war for the Cuban re-
public is secretly arrested in New York
and locked up.
Destructive fire in King Fisher,
Oklahoma, is raging. Nine buildings
already destroyed.
German papers express contempt for
that Anglo-American treaty.
Sherman has at last consented to ac-
cept the position of portfolio of state.
Dubois is apparently out of the SEN
atCriaI race in Idaho. Claggett, Pop
is within votes.
Cap Taylor of the steamer Howard
suicides and the vessel returns to Bos-
ton.
Argument before court in the anti
trust Waters Pierce Oil company clos
es at Dallas.
Firebugs are at work around Luling
and burn the farm buildings of w. w.
Lipscomb.
Five lives lost in a mining shaft
in the works near Pottsville, Va.
Mayor of Temple sues the city for
his old salary, council having voted it
of date
Temple whitecappers are trying to
run colored people out of that part of
the state.
Water works company takes judg-
ment for $3.50 against the city of
Tyler.
Dowager Empress of Japan is dead.
City National of Corsicana re-organ-
ICES with lS150,000 capital.
John Newman, aged Il, shoots and
kills Albert Jones aged 16, at Palo
Pinto.
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