San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-16
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Populists will caucus in Washington
tonight and probably oppose all admin
istration measures.
Congressman Henery is the Texas
member of the congressional campaign
committee.
November exports of domestic mer.
chandise for November was almost 81.
100000 in excess of November 1896.
Report on Mexican boundary line re-
ceived and referred TO foreign relations
| commission.
Cabinet meeting is called for this
morning.
| Senator Hanna is at his post all right
Ex-Governor Hogg has finished his
car coupler business at Washington
and comes home.
Three men killed and woman and
| child injured in n dance at jefferson
vile. Ga. Trouble arose over the host
! ordering Il drunken guest out of the
house for being too free in his man
ners.
The king of the dudes is released
from custody in New York, for shoot.
ing. no prosecutor appearing.
Frank Martin for participation i'll
the murder of the Croker family, at
Wharton, will hang.
Ed. Oliver, who killed Ellis DOrity
is allowed bail at Corpus Christi, in the
sum of $500.
Nat Q. Henderson, recently adjudged
insane from cigarette smoking, is
dead
Sir w. w. Maxwell, for three years
commander of the gold coast, Africa,
dies en- route home.
National Populist committee is called
to meet in st. Louis on the 10Th of
January.
Fiesta buildings in Juares on fire and
aid asked from Ell PasO.
Spanish generals are preparing a pro-
test TO the presidents message, which
they call insulting.
Another Internal machine is found in
Havana near the American consulate.
Weyler is said to have had a pleasant
reception at the queen regents palace
and is satisfied.
The Afridis make bold dash upon
the British quarters on the Barrie river
and charge upon the guns.
Hague Chamber of Deputies defeats
the motion for more warships.
Italy announces that she has no
thought of sending warships to Hayti.
Trains are delayed by snow drifting
in Minnesota and South Dakota.
All japanned and porcelained ware
manufacturers enter into combine to
control the trade.
Howling blizzard sweeps through
10
grees in six hours.
Indian police seize over a hundred
thousand ties to satisfy claim on tim
Der royalty.
Two deserters from British ships at
Galveston caught and Jailed until the
vessel sails.
Habeas corpus proceedings will be
heard in Austin for Grizzard, charged
with killing Captain Rankin.
Fourteen year old boy living al
| Hampstead dies of lockjaw, the result
| of being hit by a chip on his nose.
| Another session of the monetary
commission will be held at Indianapo
lis January 25th.
Fire in the Crump building lot de
stroys an entire block.
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North Texas Medical association is in
session in Dallas.
London syndicate with f2,000,000 will
improve Rio Janeiro harbor.
David O'Neill, well known in Hous
ton railway circles, is killed by the
cars in the Houston yards.
Texas Wool Growers hold their an
nual meeting at San Angelo.
Senate passes bill porhibiting pelagit
sealing by Americans.
Secretary of the treasury requested
to send documents to Senate relating
to collectors assistants; and right OF
civil service commission herewith.
House takes up appropriation bills
and ranges over great deal of terri
tory. Adopts the amendment reduc
ing pension clerks by %.
Southern bankers convention in ses
sion at Atlanta. 1t favors taking tn
government out of the banking bust
ness and the banking business out o
politics.
Banker Carr, of South Carolina, ia
vOrs free silver.
The government steamer Quadra Ia
been despatched to the scene of tn
Cleveland's disaster.
Judiciary committee has agreed NJ
on a currency bill.
Customs and internal revenue froI
Texas for year ending June 80, 1S9
foot up 81, 033, 513.56.
Wolcott will give to the Senate an
the country his report of his bimetali
mission.
HOLIDAY EXCURSION RATES.