San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-07
Te|eg|ll|y B|ie|e1

Government finds that the work don,
ut Arkansas Pass by the Harbor com
pany is practically valueless.
! third dividend of 20 per cent il
declared in favor of the San Angelo
National bank creditors.
John II. Mccall is elected mayor OF
Austin over Peeler by DO votes. \
Democratic victory.
| Burts motion for new trial will be
argued before the Court of Appeals, af.
ter having been refused.
Smithville has $1,000 blaze on
Front street.
Rev. Hearne, teacher, seriously stab
bed by Harry Harper, at Blackshears,
Ga. The teacher was whipping a
younger brother of Harry.
Combination has been effected of the
wire industries of the country.
President Mckinley, wife and broth
err leave Washington for Canton.
Henry Moody, single man, robbed
of 81 300 and mrdered in his house in
San JacintD county.
Houston "Opens her fruit and flower
show, the governor of the state being
in attendance.
Delegates to select site for the Ma
sonic home convene in Houston today.
Prison congress comes to its closing
session at Austin.
Judge Gerald gives bail for the kill
ing of the Harris brothers at Waco and
is released.
Omaha delegation passes Waco en-
route to Houston.
Guatemala reports business reviving
and peace prevailing.
Bill before the lower house of the
Hungarian parliament to prolong the
Austrian compact another year.
Sagasta's policy comes too late to
pacify Cuba.
Jewish quarter of Bucharest raided
by 2OOO rioters and many shops pillag
ed.
AristOcratic volunteers to the num-
Der of 120 accompany the German ex-
petition to China.
King Humbert asks Marquis Rudini
to construct the new cabinet.
Bryan laughs at the idea of his re-
firing from the political field.
The six days bike race at Madison
Square garden shows Waller wonder
who breaks all records.
Waller wheels 1888 miles in "a hours.
1t is asserted that thousands of
names of dead pensioners are still
borne on the rolls.
Representative Kleberg, of Texas.
will present bills for amendment of in
terstate commerce law.
Estimates for Texas river and har-
Dor improvements are put at $685. 600
The Fair" clothing and shoe house,
st. Louis, fails. One of the largest de-
partment stores in the city.
Olympic theatre, New Orleans, burn
ed
Riots continue unabated in Bo-
hernia.
Express train stoned entering Prague
and German theatres have military
guards.
German Reichstag opens debate on
the government naval bill.
Kaiser Wilhelm receives the presi-
dent and vice president of the Reichs-
tag.
Two German warships enter the port
of Hayti and demand that money in |
eight hours.
There will be no peace in Bohemia |
until equal rights are granted to Ger
mans and Czechs.
Consul General Lee has never seen |
the constitution of the Cuban republic |
Futile conference held in Havana |
between the Reformers and AutOnO- |
mists.
Nothing new heard or reported as to |
Hayti and Germany.
Attendance at the opening of Con-
gress was unusually great. Galleries
were thrOnged.
Both Houses adjourn upon the read |
ing of the message.
Secretary Gage presents the esti- |
mates for 1899 which foot $462, G47. SS5.
Excess over present year, which closes |
June 1898, about S32,000,0O0.
Bryan criticises the message as cal
culated to give gold farther superior
ity over silver
There seems TO be nothing certain
about what Congress will do, but an.
mex Hawaii
The presidents monetary suggestions
do not please the Free Silver Democra-
cy.
CubanS regard the message as favor
ing Spain, and unfriendly to Cuba.
Mexico regards the message as a
decided victory for the Sagasta policy.
PROTECT THE CHILDREN.