San Antonio Daily Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 278, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 21, 1897 Page: 2 of 8
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The Daily bight
THE GREAT REPUBLICAN DAILY OF TEXAS
SAN AN TON 10 LIG H [ PUB- CO.
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San Antonio Texas May 9 1896.
THURSDAY OCTOBER 21 1897.
Platt will not be able to carry the
Greater New York election by the forc-
es of mere assertion.
Tracy is not as sure of his election as
he thought he would be when he ac-
cepted.
There is no frost in sight unless that
which threatens the Republican cam-
paign in Greater New York counts.
How long is it since San Antonio fur-
nished any conspicuous timber for the
state Democratic ticket?
There is no use trying to embalm
the corpse of British and continental
bimetallism. It won’t pay.
The filibuster in the Gulf as well as
in the mouth of the Hudson knows how
to keep mum.
President McKinley will visit his
old home and cast the regular Repub-
lican ticket at Canton.
Marine hospital surgeons are coming
into demand and Uncle Sam will ap-
point a new batch soon.
Houston Post has returned to Its
cartoons of Grover again. Evidently
short of Republican material.
If New Orleans had the money she
could stamp out yellow fever inside of
three weeks. It takes it.
The filthy condition of New Orleans
at the time the high waters subsided
was an invitation to every form of
disease to harbor there.
There is no money so economically
expended by any city as that spent in
keeping it clean.
San Antonio is waiting in patience |
and hope for the sewerage to be turned
out of the river.
o
San Antonio votes confidence in most
of the members of her old health
board. That Is as it should be.
Those New York filibusters are not
advertising their whereabouts to the
government searchers.
The position taken by the Platt ma-
chine in New York in antagonizing
the nomination and candidacy of Seth
Low on no other grounds than that
of national party politics requiring the
machine to put a candidate in the field.
is likely to bear fruit. Mr. Low has
hosts of friends among the Republi-
cans of the state and there is an or-
ganized effort to put Citizen Union
tickets in every Assembly district in
the state and fight the Platt candi-
dates for the legislature. This may or
may not insure the return of an anti
Plyatt Republican General Assembly at
Albany but it will insure either that
or a Democratic Assembly in which
case Mr. Platt will find himself out-
side the breastworks with a state op-
posed to him politically. New York is
by no means certainly Republican and
if the anti machine Republicans are
thoroughly organized and backed up
in their opposition by such men as
Low and Strong they will make Platt
sick of his interferance in the munici-
pal contest in New York.
California boasts of her immense ter-
ritory and compares herself with some
of the eastern and middle states show-
ing how many of them it would take
to fill the measure of her own area.
She is careful not to make any com-
parisons with Texas. Texas can swal-
low up California and all the states of
the New England group (Maine New
Hampshire Vermont Massachusets
Connecticut Rhode Island) and have
room enough to include New York
New Jersey Maryland and more than
half of Delaware. That is the kind
of a hair-pin that Texas is. Alaska
then can turn around and swallow up
California and Texas and have room on
the outside for another California
lacking a small strip the size of Mary-
land. That Northwestern possession
was a big one. It may prove rich as
well as big and it came cheap.
No objection that can be urged
against the establishment of postal
savings banks on the score of their
interfering with the accumulation of
local capital the savings being remov-
ed to the government depositories is
valid. The money that goes into post-
al savings banks is not the money
that is found in the treasury of the na-
tional banks. It will be the small sav-
ings of the poor that the postal sav-
ings banks will gather in at least at
places where there are no savings
banks that pay a small interest on
deposits. The Postal saving bank is
sure to come along in time.
Blanco is unscrupulous. Such sol-
diers are seldom of sufficiently high
character as to be proof against con-
ditions that are unfavorable. They are
capable of degenerating into the coldest
and most crafty engines of blood-
thirstiness if their plans for arriving
at their ends by sly methods are
thwarted. Blanco will hold out the
soft hand to Cuba at first but if it is
refused look out.
There has been no indignity of any
kind offered to the Spanish minister
in the United States and yet the most
intense feeling exists in this country
against Spain and the inhumanity of
its course in Cuba. The country of the
American people is proverbial and
much as it is decried in Europe there
has never been an American minister
abroad who has received as considerate
treatment under as difficult circum-
stances as the Spanish minister in
Washington has for the last two years.
Hawaii is not inclined to take that
ready made treaty that the Japs have
drafted for her acceptance by which
an agreement is made to arbitrate all
difficulties in the Japanese fashion.
Hawaii is in no hurry and will very
likely wait until Japan can transact
her Hawaiian business with the Unit-
ed States. That will be safer for
Hawaii and better all around.
With a filibuster expedition hiding up
the classic bays and waters of the Hud-
son and East rivers another finding a
shady retreat among the lagoons of the
Texas coast still another on the Flor-
ida keys and none of them come-at-
able by either the United States or the
I Spanish searchers there is no doubt
I that the situation will grow more and
Imore innterestlng. The sympathiers
I are here.
Very little has been said about the
campaign in Nebraska but the silver-
ites are stirred to their foundation by
a recent letter from Bryan in which
he asserts that the Republicans are
in danger of carrying the state by a
decent majority. The Republican claim
is for 20000 but they would not kick
at half that outcome In their favor.
Nebraska would make millions by
again returning to the Republican fold.
Her voters seem to be largely of that
opinion themselves. Bryan does well
to warn.
Attorney General McKenna says
there is no need of kicking over that
advertised sale of the Union Pacific
properties. The property will be
knocked down to the highest bidder
and there is no respecting persons in
the deal. This takes the sap nut of the
charge that the government is sacri-
ficing the property for $20000000 less
than it will bring in the market. If
there are those who are ready to bid
more than the minimum $50000000
they will be accomodated to twice that.
The St. Louis trust companies deny
that they have violated their charters
and will fight the attempt of the at-
torney general to deprive them of
their charters. The suit is on this
week before the Supreme court of the
state of Missouri at Jefferson City and
'its outcome will be eagerly waited.
The wool and cattle business in West
Texas is as lively as a flea in Florence.
San Angelo is having the highest old
time with these dealers in wool and
cattle that she has noted In ten years.
No such enquiry as Is now being made
for stock of all kinds has been observ-
ed since the Mills tariff became effect-
ive. This Dingley tariff law has put
new life into every department of in-
dustry.
The Democrats are all hustling to
get in an early disclaimer against the
Dingley tariff on the ground that it is
not a revenue producer. They are wise
to do it now for there will positively be
no opportunity for such charge after
this year closes. The receipts are run-
ning up about an additional million a
week and it will not be long before
they will climb over the regular ex-
penditures.
Coming events cast their shadows be-
fore. and these prospective office seek-
ers look a long way ahead . It is ru-
mored that the first territorial govern-
or of Hawaii has already been sel-
ected and that he hails from Michi-
gan. Queen Lil has had no hand in
suggesting the fortunate incumbent.
Miss Lil the heir apparent to the
throne of Hawaii is in the United
States en route to the Island.- She dis-
claims any intention of claiming her
birthright as sovereign of the island's
and will just settle down into a quiet
little citizen of her home until the
right man comes along and marries
her.
England advances the price of
American ergles. but the “bird of free-
dom” sounds out its notes of defiance
to all the world in clarion tones. There
is no discount on the American Eagle
whether as the bird of the nation or
as the stamp on the minted coins of”
the Republic; Both go a screaming.
Mrs. Langtry is not willing to rest
under the imputation that* she let her
husband suffer for any of the comforts
of life. And she is right to put her-
self in the proper light before the
world as she made him an allowance
annually in addition to the income that
he received from his Irish properties.
The Lilly may have tired of Ed. but
she was neo cast En an ungenerous
mould.
The blind orator charged with the
seduction of a young blind girl at Dallas
■was a bird of the Populist persuasion.
He will not fly so high this fall as he
did a year ago. There is no responsi-
bility resting on the Populist party for
his acts but ft saves charging it to
some other party.
There will be no let up in that out-
fall sewer repair until the whole work
is complete. This is a case in w’hich
the obstructionists do not count. Those
sewers are needed in San Antonio right
off.
There will be Ao difficulty in pass-
ing an ordinance granting transfer
privileges to the brewery grounds
but as ft is a franchise that is asked the-
city will see that it is not left out
it always has been in the past when-
ever there was something to be got-
for nothing.
The collection of back taxes is an in-
dustry that San Antonio should put
all her vim and energy into just about
now. ’it will return more revenue tn
the city than any other work that could
possibly be undertaken. There ace
hundreds of thousands of dollars- in
it for the city treasury.
The only hope for good government
for Greater New York is for Ti-acy
and Low to pool their issues and the
one with the largest following take- all.
That would let Tracy out.
Tammany and Henry George are
running a neck and neck race fbr the
mayoralty flag. Henry is making a
shrewd bid tor the German vote but
most of that vote is already corralled
for Low.
John Bull may take a hand in com-
pelling Spanish generals in Cuba to
respect the rights of British subjects
Some of her gracious Majesty’s liege
subjects in Weyler’s vicinity have come
to grief.
Pure water is the essential of the
people. The pulpits put it a pure gos-
pel but this latter is an impossibility.
There is nothing that emanates from
a human mind that is pure and free
from error.
The more sun shines upon the beet
while in cultivation the more sacchar-
ine matter in the product. According
to this diagnosis there is no place on
earth where the beet will be sweeter
than in South Texas.
Cuban matters are approaching the
beginning of the end. They cannot re-
main in statu quo. The Autonomists
will soon administer their dose and the
effect will be noted. Failure is inev-
itable destiny.
The concensus of opinion Is that the
southwest Texas cotton crop will be no
better or larger than last year. It is
not yet determined that it will be as
large.
o
There is not a city in the United
States that is not ready to aid the Cu-
ban supply commissioners.
In a Republic like ours public sen-
timent must be respected. Public sen-
timen’t favors the Cubans.
There is no power in congress to
create a feeling in this country fa-
vorable to Spain.
A True Home Industry
|AII thejStock Owned By Saa Antonio Citizens.
largest Brewery In the South
Last Year’s Output 150000 Kegs
More Than Any Other Brewery South of St. Louis
4 -
The cause af this is the Excellent quality of the Beer produced
V
& FRANKELS*
LIVERY STABLE
Fine Rubber Tired Buggies and Pbaetons
Good Hunting Rigs and Elegant Oal) Carriages. Telephone 693
There is no- talk of a top crop of cot- 1
ton any mora. but the experts still fig- I
ure on a bigyield. I (
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The New Yirk Sun claims that It is J
a Republicanisewspaper.to the extent of ।
trying to defeat Low only.
o
Wolcott has just found ant that Sal
isbury has been playing 'possum with
him all the. way through.
o
They haste had some ireautiful saow
in Colorado but the coolness has not
reached this section.
Low is making gains in every quar-
ter outside of the Plait constituency
and there are signs eMen there.
Debs grows eloquent over the day
when there will be no wages and the
cooperative plan will swallow every-
thing.
o. ■
Austria seems to be in a worae mud-
dle than Germany over her internal af-
fairs.. It is not needed.
o
The wool growers in America a«
encouraged over the fact that there is
an immense shortage in Australia.
Japan presents Hawaii a. draft of an
arbitration treaty which she -will not
accept.
The Dervishes near Barber on the
Nile are again making it warm for
the British and raid successfully..
o
Leadville will not go dry yet awhile.
Her flooded mines will not be pumped
’ out.
' Eastern Texas is still wrestling with
the question of fever or no fever.
West Texas has forgotten that there
was any yellow fever scare.
0
Texas pecans are all right and there
’ is a good crop in sight. Scare seed is
growing scarce.
The list of new industries started and
to be started in the South lengthens
e from -lay to day.
o
s The release of certain Cuban pris-
-8 oners is not the forerunner of a gener-
al amnesty. Not yet awhile.
d Afll the several parties to that Great-
‘ er New York contest expect to be elect-
ed. Some one is out.
The Dawes commission has fooled.
'■ around a long time and accomplished
nothing.
■ ■ o
;o John Bull is putting in an effectual
i- embargo upon the American move-
ments in Nicaragua.
FORT SAM. HOUSTON.
This post the second largest in ths-
country is also the headquarters of the
Military. Department of Texas Brig-
adier General W. M. Graham com-
manding.
The upper parade ground is Fort
Sam Houston proper and where the
flagstaff is located. The lower ground
is the one nearest tha- city and is the
headquarters of the Department of
Texas.
The upper post is. the headquarters
of the Fifth regiment of United States
cavalry Lieut Colonel Whitside com-
manding. Besides the field staff and.
band and troops D E. F and K of tha
Fifth cavalry there are also stationed
hare companies A. B. C. E F and G of
the Eighteenth infantry and Light bat-
tery K of the First artillery. The
troops it the post number about 775
men altogether.
Guard mounting on upper parade
ground daily at 8:50 a. m.
Cavalry parade on the lower parade
grounds every Tuesday and. Thursday
at 10 a. m.
Infantry parades Monday Wednes-
day and Friday on the upper parade
ground at 5-45 p. m.
Infantry drill on upper parade
ground Monday Tuesday Wednesday
and Thursday mornings from 8:00 to
8:30 o’clock.
Battery drill every morning except
Saturday and Sunday on lower parade
ground at 8 o’clock.
Brigade review and Inspection on the
last day of each month on lower pa-
rade ground between 8 and 10 a. m.
Inspection of troops every Saturday
at 8:20 a. m.
Beautiful calisthenic drill every
Friday morning at 9:80 on upper pa-
rade.
Public invited to view all these ex-
ercises.
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