San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-05
TELEGRAPHIC.
LATE DISPATCHES BRIBFBD AND
BOILED DOWN.
General Summary of the Happenings of
The Day, in Both Foreign and
Domestic Circles.

Flower Lake levee in Mississippi
breaks and. raises the water in the
lake. which is five miles back from the
river, eight feet.
Supplies for the refugees in Mem
phis and vicinity are getting short.
The Mississippi river is rising from
st. Paul to New Orleans.
River is above danger point at st.
Paul and at La Crosse.
Governor of Mississippi telegraphs
Washington that $4,000 relief would
be utterly inadequate.
Heavy rains raise the Cumberland
at Nashville foot an hour.
The Missouri is rapidly rising and
St Joe is uneasy.
New Orleans reports the river SLOW
" rising. but the levees there are in
tact.
Russia says that the Powers will
not allow Greece to gain the slightest
advantage over Turkey if she should
go to war.
Turks in Canea continue to harras
and murder Christians.
Danish Royal family agree to sup
port the present Grecian dynasty.
The foreign troops are disarming the
Turks in Crete.
Turks are ordered to give up their
arms in Crete or be shot.
VassOs will not retire from Crete
until the Turkish soldiers are remoY-
ed.
There is wailing in the camps of
Christians and MOslems in Crete over
their dead.
France backs out of the blockade
of the Gulf of Athens.
Greece is preparing to celebrate the
war of 1881 on Tuesday, and there
will be great demonstrations in favor
of war with Turkey.
The ambassadors of the Powers
have agreed upon plan of autonomy
for Crete.
1t is reported that the Pope will in
tervene for the peace of Crete.
This week opens another six days
of INDIGESTION in the state Legislature.
Chairman Green secures the appoint
ment of his man for the Paris post
office.
ReQuisition papers are secured Tor
the man Purdy. in making whose ar
rest Deputy Sheriff Cunningham Kill
ed a man in Kansas and got jailed.
Joe Gonzales. old citizen Of TeXar-
kama. run over by the cars and KILL
ed.
Battleship Eoua makes satisfacto-
nv run from New York to Boston.
Large Atlantic steamer passes Hol Y
head in tow of two tugs, evidently dis
abled.
FOrtificatiOnS at SaAnta Rosa, Pens
ocola. are about finished and the big
guns will soon be put in position.
All particulars as to the tariff bill
are transmitted daily to the European
governments. -,
Nothing will be attempted outside
of relief legislation in the House at
present.
The appropriation bills will take
precedence of the bankruptcy bill in
the Senate.
The Turkish minister will not be
ambassador. He remains plain min
ister
Bay City club of cyclers win the
100 mile event at San Francisco.
California wheelmen organize an
independent body of cyclers and with
draw from the l.. \. w.
Feud in Alabama between the Nc
Combs and the Harville results in two
deaths and Bud Harville a fugitive.
George, Miller just released from
Kansas insane asylum, shoots three
women. two fatally and is seriously
wounded resisting capture.
Sam Smith. insane, at Humans
vile. Mo-. fatally cuts his stepmother
and her sister.
Ruling on the border practically
stops shipment of Mexican cattle in
to Texas.
Rev. Porter, of New York. is sued
for divorce on statutory grounds, with
Bible class teacher at correspondent
Chicago. Cincinnati and st. Louis
elect mayors Tuesday.