San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-27
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

in a Pittsburg fire.
Four trainmen hurt, one fatally, in
collision in Alabama.
Nebraska Republicans hold mar
monious session, platform has no rel
erence to silver.
senator Wellington is laid out cold
by the Maryland Republican conven-
ton.
Dunman. alias Goldman, wanted for
incest in Arkansas, is captured in Dai-
las.
Gafford, who killed Lloyd in Ala
bama, as reported yesterday, VIII sur
render If protection IS given.
Hill, who eloped with Miss Bryant
of Memphis for immoral purposes, as
charged is taken back.
Mexican National train ditched near
Monterey and two persons killed.
Kentucky protests against the en-
trance of the Cherokees into the state
for their reunion.
Albert Jackson shoots his father at
1 a. m, installing him in the yard for
a burglar, at Ardmore.
The mayor at Circle City arrives at
Seattle.
Jobn Edmonds is arrested at Kansas
CITY. suspected of the Pixies Peak
murder.
Republican convention at Maryland
throws out the Wellington delegates
in Baltimore and adjourns until lltn
of September that new primaries may
be held.
PENNSYLVANIA Republicans nominate
state officers.
The New American party born yes
terday at st. Louis is opposed to coin
as money. and in favor of unlimited
legal tender currency.
Stafford is made receiver OF the
TYLER car and lumber company.
Negro rapist hanged at Richmond
agrees TO telegraph the sherlH from
heaven on March 18th.
Faure continues to receive the most
fattering attention from Russia.
The Khyber Pass is completely in
the hands of the Indian rebels.
Indian insurgents in the Karruam
valley have cut off telegraph commun-
ication with all the British posts in
that section.
DR. Won Hollenhen will be the new
German minister TO the United States.
Steamer Cheang-Hy-Etong lost in
typhoon in Malay waters and Il OF
the crew drowned.
France will not abolish or lower the
duties on grain at present
There was no political significance
in the assassination of President Boz
da. Ii was a private spite.
The garrisOns in the Khyber Pass
were not cut off and killed. They re-
treated.
Mexican dollars are quoted higher
than bar silver in the London market.
Salisbury wants Russia, France and
England to guarantee the Turkish in
demnity.
Assassin Coli has a friend who will
try and assassinate the queen regent
in revenge for his death.
Eviction of miners from all of De
Armitts houses is in progress.
Women take the banners and march
where the miners are forbidden.
In Indiana alone 25,000 miners are
on the verge of starvation.
Grain rates to New Orleans from
Kansas City via Memphis reduced u
cents.
Mallory will not attend the confer
ence 10 restore rates.
Secretary Sherman expresses the
sympathy of the United States for the
death of Borda.
Government geologist will not go TO
| Alaska until spring.
| Civil service exams. will be held al
Eagle Pass, October 2.
The new Spanish premier will retire
if he cannot unite the conservative
party.
Gentry and Robert j fail to lower
the half mile track record at Syracuse
There is an increased ratio Of
deaths in the marine hospital Cuba.
Newspapers have greatly oyerdrawI
the facts as to Miss CisnerOs, so say
Consul Lee.
San Antonio leads the state by NOR
than 1900 in school population.
PENNSYLVANIA alien tax law is pre-
nounced unconstitutional in the U. 5
courts.
Pat Mccarthy, shoulders a boar
with 1929 pounds on it, beating tn
record $50 pounds.
Heavy floods near TorreOn, Mexico
Gash railroad and wagon tracks an
drives out some residents.
London bankers are picking up 81
yer bonds in Mexico, wherever one
ed.
Mexican, near Rio Grande Cit
charged with Outraging his ow
daughter.
Waco Catholics contemplate the e
y Establishment of a hospital in that cit
Advices from Hawaii are that the
is no change in the situation there.
Steamer European, largest vess
ever at Galveston, is in quarantin
from Africa.
q Wren, American tennis champio
defeats the English crack, caves
London.