San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-11
TELEGRAPHIC.
LATE DISPATCHES BRIBPED AND
BOILED DOWN.
General Summary Of the Happenings Of
The Day, in Both Foreign and
Domestic Circles.

ton, n. NJ, and most of them are leay-
ing. /.
The first dipping of cattle at Fort
Worth Is pronounced a success. Sec
ond dipping will tell if ticks are dead.
Grain freight wrecked near La
Grange, eight cars of grain demolished
and tramp killed.
Secretary Bliss warns against the
Klondike mining craze.
The appointment of U.S.marshal for
the Western Texas district falls in on
the Dist.
King William of Servia is seriously
i'll.
Miss Anna Swain, Galveston, fatally
injured in kindling fire with coal oil.
More land leased near Corsicana for
oil boring New wells are going down.
Great jam of freight at Dyea, for
Klondike, detained vessels from un-
loading.
There are 5000 Klondikers waiting
an opportunity to cross White Pass
to the Yukon river.
Prospectors will enter the Copper
river gold country in Alaska in the
spring.
Anti-fusionists capture the POpulist
convention at Columbus, Ohio, disar-
ranging the combine.
Republican convention ut Louisville
was entirely harmonious in its work.
Executive committee of the Indian
apolis sound money conference meet
in Chicago to appoint currency sub
committee.
Marion Griffith is probably chosen
to succeed Holman in the Fourth
congressional district, Indiana. He
is a Democrat.
Bryan will take a trip through Mex
leo in the fall to study its finances.
North Carolina defeats the PROPOSE
ton for additional school tax.
Large numbers of British troops are
ordered into the east, principally into
Egypt.
The supposed filibuster Blanche Nor
gan is ordered released at Bridgeport,
Conn.
England has not yet asked the priv
ilege of running telegraph wire to
Klondike over United States soil.
Heavy rain storm does considerable
damage in and around Washington,
Proportion of workers IL whole pop
ulation is steadily growing in this
country.
The torpedo Flotilla that is to visit
the south will harbor at Galveston.
British vessel will survey for ca
BILE from Victoria to Honolulu.
The Cramps claim S1.I3S, 149 dam
ages from the United States from de-
lays in not having armo1 plate.
Sugar importations for July were
three pounds for every iulabitant of
the United States.
: Louisiana day at the Nashville Gem
tennial was brilliantly ceuebrated.
President Mckinley is visitor at
the Cliff Haven Catholic summer
school.
Every effort is being made to cap
ture the escaped desperate, Hatfield,
in the West Virginia mountains.
Train wreckers for the fourth time
this year wreck two fast trains on the
Jersey Central.
Asheville, n. c., vigilants are saw
ing their way into Jail to hang a ra-
pist.
Wife murderer electrocuted in elm
ton prison. New York, y
The Willis brothers attempting to
escape from prison in Massachusetts
are shot. one fatally.
Andrew Shook is arrested at Dallas
charged with horse theft.
Japan will have a gold currency af-
ter October list.
There is serious fears of a water
famine in Waller county.
Great Britain continues to strength
en- her North American squadron
Greek George, counterfeiter with an
reputation, fugitive,
at Chicago.
The conspiracy to prevent Faure GO
ing to Russia causes the dismissal of
the French ambassador to Russia and
the Russian amin sSadnr 10 France