San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 100, Ed. 1 Monday, May 14, 1888 Page: 2 of 8
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MONDAY. MAY. 14 1888
THE MONKEY RIDES THE MULE.
The Bexar county democracy In last
Saturday’s convention found that the
old ring was in the saddle and had a
regular mule bit in the mouth of the
unterrified. Notwithstanding all that
was said derogatory of the republican
convention beoause it would not put an
anti plank in its platform the democracy
of Bexar county tabled the following res-
olution by a vote of 124 to 31:
'‘That the democratic party in the in-
terest of personal liberty should speak
out with no uncertain sound upon the
question of sumptuary laws and espoi-
ally upon the policy of prohibiting by
constitutional or statutory enactment
the manufacture sale or use ot intoxi-
cating liquors; and while we ostracise
no democrat for his position upon this
question in the party we favor the in-
sertion in our state platform of such a
plank as will forever detine the unalter-
able determination of the democratic
party to resist at all points such inva-
sions of their personal rights and the
maintainance of their personal liberty.”
Hon. A. W. Houston was unmercifully
set down upon and refused practically
to participate in the farther work of the
convention resigning his position as
chairman of the county democratic
committee. Gen. McLeary also found
himself at a discount and could get no
show for any proposition that he
brought forward. The claim that
the protection delegates were left out
in the cold did not materialize as a mo-
tion to endorse Sayers and Mills was
defeated by an overwhelming vote 103
to 42. The wrangle over the regularity
of appointing a new county committee
in this present convention resulted in
the motion to so appoint carrying by a
vote of 111 to 41; It was in the debate
upon this question that Gen. McLeary
made the significant prophecy “that he
would serve notice on all present that
they were paving the way for democratic
discord disintegration and actual de-
feat of the local ticket in Bexar county
next fall.” What the local democracy
are doing in Bexar county the national
democracy are doing at Washing-
ton. Judging from the reports made
of Saturday’s meeting of the democratic
convention In this city the unwashed
and the unterrified had a monkey and a
raule time of it. The monkey was in the
saddle and the way he spurred the mule
was a caution to bob-tailed horses in fly
time. The end is not yet. The manner
in which some of the sterling democracy
of this county were shelved has left a
bitterness in the democratic camp that
does not bode peace and harmony next
fall. The convention was evidently
afraid to show its hand on nearly every
question of importance that challenges
the attention of the people of this state.
The democratic policy was salved over
in these non-committal resolutions:
“Resolved That the democracy of
Bexar county heartily endorse the ad-
ministration of Grover Cleveland and
earnestly recommend his renomination.”
“Reaolved That they fully approve
of the president’s message to congress
on the subject of tariff'reform and the
reduction of war taxes to the end that
the labor party of the country be re-
lieved of onerous burdens.”
Read these in the light of the utter
repudiation of the president’s tariff part-
ner Mills and the evident bid for labor
votes at the tail end of the resolution
and they become mere claptraps. If the
ringsters can go before the people of
Bexar county with a local ticket and seat
their candidates after the showing made
in Saturday’s convention they can safely
challenge the record. The outcome of
that convention will be a split and a
movement for another fusion ticket.
This is the time for the republicans to
stand to their guns and make straight
nominations and good ones when the
time comes.
MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI.
As wag to have been expected from
. the immense body of snow lying in the
i northern woods and the rains that have
followed the Mississippi river from lake
Pepin to St. Louis is higher than has
been known for years. Perhaps at no
time has the high water been bo general.
The danger line has been reached and
passed for a distance of at least GOO
miles and the damage from overflow has
been enormous. The manufacturing
establishments at Winona La Crosse
Dubuque Davenport Muscatine Bur-
lington Keokuk and all along shore
have been compelled to suspend
operations and immense quantities
of lumber and other material have been
floated off or damaged. Farther down
the stream where the banks are lower
and levees necessary as Quincy and
Keokuk thousands of men are at work
strengthening the embankment. With
such an immense body of water coming
down and no diminution in the flow as
| reported from above there is every rea-
son to fear a most dlsasterous overflow
in the lower Mississippi bottoms.
Levees have broken at some points and
lesser towns have been submerged but
this damage is isolated and will not
compare with the fearful loss that will
follow the overflow of the lower valley.
The rains in Arkansas have flooded the
streams which make into the Mississippi
through the Arkansas and Red rivers
both of which are bank full and over-
flowed and the outlook Is by no means
assuring. There are no reports of ex-
ceptionally high water in the Missouri
and it may be that below the mouth of
the Des Moines there is little to swell the
volume of the Mississippi as Illinois has
been unusually dry and the Ohio valley
has not been reported as flooded. The
principal ;hope of the lower Mississippi
planters lies in the condition of the
levees which are in better condition this
spring than ever before. The week will
test their ability to resist the heaviest
volume of water that has rolled through
the valley for many years.
ACROSS THE WATER.
This campaign year with the many
stirring events occurring at home out-
side of politics has had a tendency to
draw the mindsof American readersand
thinkers away from the growing gravity
of the European situation. The death
of Emperor William removed one of the
strongest barriers to a general European
war. His inflexible determination to
preserve peace at almost any sacrifice
backed up by his own personal popular-
ity and age and the prowess of the Ger-
man arms sufficed to keep matters from
reaching extremities during his life time.
Since his death the precarious conditio n
of the health of the new emperor has
challenged the public attention to the
exclusion of almost all else. There
is little hope for any material improve-
ment in Frederick’s case and the secure
hold that hisdisease has upon him cannot
be shaken off. Even sanguine Dr. Mac-
kenzie admits this and there is no
longer any talk of more than temporary
improvement. The first feeling of sym-
pathy with the German ruler has had its
flush and the stern realities of national
politics and grave national complica-
tions are coming to the front more omi-
nously than ever. The German chan-
cellor has at last succeeded in arousing
England to the gravity of the situation
as is seen in Lord Salisbury’s renewal of
negotiations with Germany and Austria
for a union with the triple alliance so
long and ardently desired by Germany.
Germany Austria and Italy are already
banded together to secure such a revis-
ion of the Berlin treaty and the settle-
ment of the Bulgarian question as will
pacify Europe one way or the other. It
Russia does not accept what the other
powers deem equitable and give guar-
antees for the peace of Europe then
war will follow. It is generally ac-
cepted in Berlin that the czar will not
listen to any overtures for compromise.
That his eyes are steadily fixed upon
the Bosphorus and that the nation de-
mands war. So far as England's inter-
vention is concerned it is impossible to
say what effect it will produce or how
far it will be carried. Russia has no
fearg or professes to have none of Ger-
many and Austria single-handed and
with France as an ally would not be de-
terred from a movement upon Bulgaria
by any fearg of the triple alliance. The
etrained relations between Italy and
France render the participation of
France in the war almost a certainty
particularly with Alsace and Lorraine to
avenge. Germany Is seriously handi-
capped this year by the condition of her
emperor and by the great agricultural
distress prevailing. The work of relief
by the government in the submerged
districts of the empire continues but the
distress is well nigh universal. Eng-
land may well hesitate to involve her-
self in a foreign war from which she
can reap neither glory nor commercial
advantage and particularly so in the
present disturbed condition of her inter-
nal affairs. Altogether the May moon
does not look down upon a tranquil con-
tinent and the opening of the great
military ball the drum beats for which
have been so anxiously feared for sev-
eral months past may break the peace
of Europe any moment. Russia seems
determined to Invade Bulgaria. When
she does the ball opens.
We have received from the publishers
of the electric weekly Public Opinion
of Washington and New York an ex-
quisite artotype 22 and 28 inches in
size in which are artistically grouped
the portraits of fifty well known editors
representing all sections of the country
from Boston to San Francisco. This is
the first of a series of groups to be pub-
lished by Public Opinion which itself
is made up each week of the opinions of
the country upon the leading current
topics in politics finance science re-
ligion literature etc. The Journal is
in fact a composite photograph of the
thought of the nation and in its columns
the utterances of the leading advocates
of all parties factions creeds and theo-
ries are reproduced with perfect fair-
ness leaving the reader to form a more
intelligent opinion of bis own than
would be possible under any other plan.
The journal has been one of the most
pronounced Biiccesseß of recent years in
the literary field and the artotype which
it has just issued upon the completion of
its fourth volume must be given the
place of honor as an artistic and appro-
priate souvenir.
The Waco Examiner with its ueuaj
disregard of truth and utter recklessness
of statementpens the following editorial
note:
"The Dispatch is mad. The Austin
primaries sat down on it. Look at your
brethren of the same ilk friend Dis-
patch and learn meekness. Behold the
Express Day San Antonio Light Waco
Advance and other high tax free whis-
ky organs and behold how meekly they
view a democratic primary. They have
been here long enough to look for crow
as a matter of course when a democratic
primary comes along.”
The falsehood consists in declaring
that the Light is a free whisky organ.
The Examiner knows better or it does
not. If It does not it is convicted of ig-
norance. If It does it is convicted of
falsehood.
Judge Townes gave such a charge to
the jury in the Canfield damage case for
false imprisonment as knocked the
plaintiff out the very first round. The
judge held that the legislature was in
due session its acts neither null or void
and was itself a competent judge of
plaintiffs contempt; that in committing
plaintiff for contempt the defendant was
justified by the order of the house and
no verdict could be rendered against
him.
For Sale.
Lots on Government Hill.
Lots on Dignowity Hill.
Lots on Prospect Hill.
Lots on Tobin Hill.
Lots near Aransas Pass depot.
Lots near Sunset depot.
Lots near International depot. 9-12-tf
Hambleton Hadley & co.
Bolton’s Bargains.
Two iron safes exceedingly cheap
One Surry horse and harness $l5O.
One Mason and Hamlin organ $lOO.
One grand square Wagner piano $125.
Ladies side saddles from $6.
One lot of counters very cheap.
Upholstering goods from 75 cents per
yard.
Elegant bed-room suits from $lB to
$225.
Kitchen and dining room furniture.
Fine upholstered lounges $7 to $25.
Wagon harness $2 per set and up-
wards.
Sterescopian cases with 50 views $l2.
Second-hand goods of all kinds at low
figures.
Two billiard and pool tables complete.
Stoves new and second-hand from $4
to $5O.
A fresh assortment of garden seeds.
Carriages for babies and chairs for the
ladies.
For Sale--Cottaue of 7 Rooms.
A beautiful cottage of 7 rooms hall 2 gal-
leries bay window large parlors with folding
doors bath room with water closet and wash
stand: nearly an acre of ground well fenced
city and cistern water 4 hydrants large sta-
ble etc. located on Dignowity hill. We can
sell this property for just what the land is
worth. Terms 14 cash.
79-3 Hambleton Hadley & Co.
For Sale —Tobin Hill.
A beautiful frame cottage of 7 large rooms
stable and all necessary outbuildings with
tine shade fruit and shrubery: large hall 9x32
feet 2 large galleries city and cistern water;
ceilings 13 feet high and large transoms over
every door; all the rooms elegantly papered.
This lovely home can be bought for much less
than cost. Terms: One-half cash.
111-2 Hambleton Hadley & Co.
Dr. B. WASSERZUG
The Eminent European Specilist
ESTABLISHED FOUR YEARS IN DALLAS
In the city for 30 Days Only and has rooms 52 and 54 at Maverick hotel right at the head of
TO Young and Middle Aged Men
A Sure Cure
The awful effects of early vice whict brings
organic weakness destroying both mind and
body with all its awful ails before the inevit-
able sequel Consumption sets in or palpita-
tion of the heart timidity trembling nervous
dischargesso much to be fearedlack of Ideas
sadness of spirit ugly imaginings dislike to
social life and brooding melancholy
NO MINERALS USED. Young people
losing their health and spending time and
money with those unskilled and unqualified
to treat them causing fatal disorders to the
head throat nose liver and lungs stomach
and bowels speedily cured. J ing at once.
All private matters cured. PARTIES TREATED BY CORREBFONDECE AND TREAT-
MENT SENT C. O. D. Dr. Wasserzug is a regular graduate of eighteen years experience.
Diploma in office. Special attention given to Ladies. Office hours 8 a. m. to 0 p. m. Sunday
8 to 11 a. m. and 3 to 7 p. m.
DR. WASSERZUG CONSULTING ROOMS 52 ANO 54 MAVERICK HOTEL
After JUNE Ist address Dr. Wasserzug same as usual at his permanent residence 734 Elm
Street Dallas Texas.
SOUTHERN HOTEL
Mi lit HUtuy Pluu lu litinli TUM
JAMES P. HICKMAN JR. PROPRIETOR
Omvmlmmb m lUmii aMtor. vHh keat uiinnMittou. M4r
MENGER HOTEL.
H. D. KAMPMANN H. W. BROWDER
Proprietor. Chief Clerk.
Tie Leading Hotel in tie Sontiwest.
ALAMO PLAZA. - - - SAN ANTONIO TEX.
Having been thoroughly overhauled and renovated throughout is now the largest and
most complete Hotel in the Southwest. Fine Billiard and Bar Rooms attached. Hot and
cold baths. Large sample rooms for commercial men. Patronage of tho traveling public
solicited. 1108-tf
HOTEL MAVERICK
Newly refitted in first-class style with baths on every floor.
And special accommodations for commercial travelers. Special at-
BERTRAM & CO. Proprietors.
O& thatarefretful peevish
AJwvVMJ cross or troubled with
Windy Colic Teething Pains or
Stomach Disorders can be relieved
at once by using A .ker's Baby Soother.
It contains no Opium or Morphine
hence is safe. Price 25 cents. Sold by
Ragland & Kennedy.
H. R. GEYER
Manufacturer of
Wagons Carriages. Etc.
Repairing of Wagons Carriages and Farming
Implements of all description.
Horse Shoeing a Specialty
At the Shortest Notice and Satisfaction Guar
anteed (Dillon’s old stand.)!
Corner Avenue D and Travis Streets
* WEAR THE
“.Coon Brand ”
MEN’S LINEN
& Cuffs
IT IS THE BEST.
COLLARS 20c. CUFFS 4 35c
SOLD BY
L. WOLFSON.
MRS. CHAS. DEVITS
Ladies Hair Dresser
AND
Wig Maker.
Ladies and Gentlemen's! Wigs a specialty.
Ladies’ Bangs Curls Switches Etc.
LADIES' HAIR DRESSING PARLOR
209 Commerce Street
SAN ANTONIO'TEX.
Ladies' entrance.
San Antonio Texas.
SAMPLE ROOMS
tention paid to the cuisine
MARRIED Men or those entering in the
happy life aware of physical debility excita-
cility of the nerves or other irregularities
quickly assisted.
DR. WASSERZUG having had practice and
experience for the last eighteen years will
undertake no case except ho can guarantee a
cure on all. Sexual Nervous and Chronic
Diseases Catarrh in all its stages Scurvy
Blotches of the Skin Cancers Tumors Skin
Diseases of every form Rheumatism Sciatica
Gout Liver Complaint Asthma Dysentery
Piles Fits all Urinary and Kidney Troubles
the Eye and Ear Lung Diseases Indigestion
and Nervous Debility permanently cured.
Don't lot false modesty deter you from call-
ST. CHARLES HOTEL.
KERRVILLE TEXAS.
Rates $2.00 per Day.
IJ. My - Proprietor.
Accommodations first-class. Invalids
and Tourists will find this the best place to
spend either Summer or Winter.
ICE! ICE!
CRYSTAL
ICE AND MAUFACTURING CO.
Ea F. Glaze Supt
AVE. B AND BTH ST. TEL. 22.
PURE ICE
DELIVERED ANYWHERE IN THE CITY
LOWIPRICES FULL WEIGHT. I »
Discount in price if sold at the factory’
Special discount by the ton or carload.
Capacity 50 Tons per Day.
PATENTS - -
Caveats and Trade Marks obtained and al
Patent business conducted for
MODERATE FEES.
Our Office is Opposite U. S. Paten
Office. We have no sub-agencies all bus?
ness direct hence can transact patent busi-
ness in less time and and at less cost than
those remote from Washington.
Send model drawing or photo with des-
cription. Wo advise if patentable or not* •
free of charge. Our fee not due till patent i
secured.
A book “How to Obtain Patents” with
references to actual clients in your state
county or town sent free. Address
C. A.SNOW A CO.
Opp. Patent Office Washington D. G.
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