San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 248, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 26, 1899 Page: 2 of 8
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SAM »NTONIO UDHTFuiFcu
office No. 104 E. Commerce Stree
Pres .and Marager. .T. B. JOHNSON
Vice president.. . W. S. MESSMER
Secretary .. . H. C. SCHUMACHER
Treasurer T. B. JOHNSON
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TUESDAY SEPT. 26. 1899.
TABLETS nil I?
BUCKEYE I ILL
OINTMENT
CURES NOTHING BUT PILES.
A SURE and CFRTAFN CURE
known for '5 years as the
BEST REMEDY for PILES.
SOLD BY AJI DRUGGISTS
psrst ty BICSAE2JCJ MP CO..ST. LOVE.
Canada could not afford to let her
soldier boys participate in the Dewey
celebration. It would hit Spain.
There will be a contingent sent to
South Africa from every quarter of
the globe where there are British
troops.
That must be a good range out in
the territory where 200000 acres fur-
nishes grass for 300000 cattle.
The regiments of the national guards
in the states east of the Mississippi are
getting ready for the big parade.
Now that Dreyfus is out of the
.hands of the courtmartial he is being
put through bis paces as an invalid.
The yellow journals are yelling
themselves hoarse over Dreyfus’ brok-
en down condition today’ to deny it
tomorrow.
General Kitchner in North Africa is
hard on the trail of the Khalifa. He
intends to run him down and out.
The president of the Rennes court-
martial has not yet denied the report
that he voted for acquittal.
... ..... —-o
The American medics and sanitar-
ians had better post up on bubonic
plague for it is steering this way.
'Havana is lively in strike matters
and those fellows down there catch
on to the eight hour time In a hurry.
Congressman Hawley lias his hands
on one of the finest sugar plantations
in Cuba near Matanzas.
The Columbia leaves her moorings
at her home in Bristol to return no
more till she comes a conqueror or the
other thing.
The horses that Uncle Sam starts for
the Philippines by the southern route
fare not so well as the Seattle corral.
There has l>een a heavy blow up
in the great lake region but it lias
blown no rain down in this section.
o
There is nothing now in the yellow
fever bulletins. Quarantine is like-
ly to hold on until November.
* It is on the books that Hobart can-
not become McKinley’s running mate
on account of ill health.
There art* some fools in all countries
and Mexico has her share. Some fel-
lows over in that neck of mountains
believe that Diaz is to be kidnapped
in the United States and Mexico an-
ncxed to Texas.
PERMANENT STREET WORK.
San Antonio i» soon to have a speci-
men of the modem pavement put down
so ns lo try what It will amount to.
This is the only kind of work that will
pay. Enough money anti time and
labor and cussing have already been
expended on temporary street im-
provements. Permanent work is need-
ed. Let the money paid out on street
improvements be laid out this way
largely and in ten years there will be
a paved city here. Unsatisfactory as
to price and other things as the wood-
en block pavements have proved these
streets ami alleys thus paved are the
only ones that are a credit to the city
or a comfort. The Light has been
harping on this theme for long years.
It has wanted the streets running
through the city to all the railroad de-
pots paved with the best paving ma-
terial. cost and durability’ considered.
This alike to serve the needs of the
city in its transfers and freight haul-
ings and also to give visitors coming
to our hotels from the railroad depots
a good Impression of the live nature of
our government and the public spirit
of our citizens. After this the Light
has advocated the running of one or
two lines of paved streets through the
city from corporation limits crossing
each other at rijfht angles in the heart
of town. This would give at least
paved streets to the city limits for each
cardinal point of the compass and
with these as starters there would be
soon a change in all tfhe street travel
It is to be hoped that the present city
administration will see the need of
pushing permanent street improve-
ment in the way of paving and waste
as little money and labor as possible
on so called macadam which Is not
worth more than the List syllable of
tlxit much abused word. It is a fact
to whatever cause attributable that
macadam roads as constructed in this
city do not last in good condition a
full twelve month. Consider the Riv-
er avenue drive the Riverside park
road. Avenue D. Goliad street and a
dozen other efforts at macadam and
tell where is the benefit in expending
thousands and thousands of dollars on
such construction. Pavement is
cheaper than macadam. That is the
cost of paving a street in good condi-
tion and keeping it so far a score of
years is less than the cost of macadam
in good condition for a score of years.
The Light is and has been an advo-
cate of ’vitrified brick as the best or-
dinary paving material for this city
but is not stuck on any one material.
It does however believe in and insist
on paving as the only thing for our
streets that is likely to prove satis-
factory. and also that it is cheapest in
the end.
San Antonio is putting her best licks
into her fair exposition. That she is
making progress as compared to other
efforts in this direction is observable
to the casual looker on. What is
wanted is that every resident of the
city make himself interested in push-
ing the preparations within the city
for a thorough placing of all that he
city can add to the attractions on
the grounds selected. The opening of
the gates should see the city abundant-
ly represented. The citizens should
rather discourage than encourage
whatever kicks may be made by out-
siders and stand shoulder to shoulder
to maintain the good credit of the
city. There will always be enough
to kick at and kickers without end.
The lover of his town will defend it
as far as possible and excuse what
cannot lie defended and let the oth-
ers do the kicking.
San Antonio would rejoice in an op-
porunity to pay all honor to his ex-
cellency the president of Mexico in
ease his itinerary led him through this
city but his more likely route will be
through El Paso. Perhaps on his re-
turn with the proper representations
made to him he might be induced to
change his route so as to pass over a
different section of the country going
and coming. He would find no few of
his countrymen in this city and the
Americans to a man ready to accord
him a hearty reception. While he is
visiting larger cities in the more re-
mote states it would be eminently
proper for President Diaz to make the
acquaintance of this the largest city in
Texas and the one so near bis own
borders. San Antonio would sure put
her best foot first in such a welcome
as Diaz would not forget.
The Democracy are hugging delu-
sion to their breast when they are
hugging the idea tltaf Republican
splits in Ohio are going to knock out
the Republicans in that state this fall.
There are differences among the Ohio
Ri publicans but they are of a family
nature ami when it comes to a fight
outside of the family circle they will
be all found up and armed for the
frav. The Democrats can lean on Mc-
Leati. but he will prove a broken reed
which will break under the pressure
and pierce the hands that do the lean-
ing.
The prospect of cheaper ice another
year in San Antonio reconciles one to
the increase this year. If as the
Scientific American shows the coat or
ice production is less than $2 per 'ton
it does seem as if it could be laid
down to consumers in 50-pouna
cakes at less than $8 a ton. The mar-
gin is too great and it will be cut
down by others entering the field
with a new process that divides the
cost by four. Under this new pro-
cess the cost of ice is put at fifty
cents the 2000 pounds. This ought
to pay for the plant and interest on
investment and give ice to consum-
ers far below 40 cents a hundred.
Mlinister of War GalUfet seems to
be tarred with the same stick in spots
that has bedaubed the members of
the French military staff. He says
officially that the Dreyfus Incident is
closed and that any attempt to re-
open It will bring about a ministerial
crisis in which if he goes down the
rest of the cabinet will go with him.
All the same France is not going to
be left alone or let alone on the mat-
ter onlv one side of which has as yet
been examined Dreyfus and others
are going to act upon it In the future
and France will see no rest until the
wrong so flagrantly perpetrated Is
made right.
Pingree will not again run for gov-
ernor of the city of Detroit. As gov-
ernor of Michigan he is out of it.
Alive and Yet Dead
That's the condition of many people.
For those there is a remedy which
will brace them up and make life
worth living. It is Hostetter's Stom-
ach Ritters which lias curl'd indiges-
tion. constipation biliousness. fever
and ague anil malaria for half a cen-
tury past and will continue to so
long as these eVils exist. See that a
i uIVATE REVENUE STAMP cov-
ers the nock of the Bottle.
Beware of Hostetter’s
substitutes stomach
or —
Imitations. Bitters
If that Press association so soon to
meet in Houston would or could in-
fluence tue state to elect a Legisla-
ture that would do the square thing
by the press of the state in the pass-
age of a libel law It would be one of
the tilings upon which the state might
be congratulated but it is not proba-
ble. So long as the state is so over-
whelmingly Democratic as it is and
the elections to the Legislature hinge
on the preference for this or that can-
didate for the national senate so long
there will be no Legislature elected
that will care a continental for the
press or the rights of Texas pub-
lishers.
There is some prospect of a little
government work at Aransas Pass
this winter. The advertisements
for bids are out and these bids will
be opened on the 25th of October.
West Texas has been wonderfully
neglected in the matter of government
work on the gulf coast but there is
not much of a kick coming as these
western works were taken out of the
hands of the government largely by
the action of the people. <
Texas is threatened with a profita-
ble find of platinum and if this
should so prove it will be a hot thing
for the finders for this metal is one
of the scarcities and heavy as it is
brings large money per pound. There
is hardly a thing known to the arts
and sciences that is not found on Tex-
as soil.
The night schools for pay scholars
open in this city this week. This is
a fine opportunity for the young men
and women who are not able to take
time during the dayschool work. It
would also be a good and proper thing
for the board of education to establish
free night schools under the same
conditions that the day schools are
established and if so established they
would be well attended.
Houston Post is complimenting San
Antonio on her utilization of the Drey-
fus incident to advertise San Antonio
as a health resort. If Houston was
anything else but a fog in wet weather
and a dust heap in dry that ambitious
village would advertise herself as the
greatest health resort of the histori-
cal ages and swear by the green wat-
ers of her stagnant bayou that tfhe
could cure by three whiffs of her at-
mosphere all the ills that flesh is heir
to. She is too busy now fighting ma-
laria to do this.
Among the great industries of south-
west Texas in the future must wine
and raisin making be counted. There
is nothing that can prevent this but
the stupidity of the people and that
they are not stupid but ready to intel-
ligently embrace opportunity is shown
in tbe truck farming record of the past
five years. Nature and all other
things conspire to make this the place
for successful grape growing.
If Harrison runs for governor of Il-
linois John T. Aligeld will take up the
running against him in the convention
and out of it before the people and
behind their backs until he sees that
be has the young mayor of Chicago
in the hole. That he shall not be gov-
ernor of Illinois Altgeld has sworn.
That convention hall that is to
come into possession of the city as
the result of the construction of the
market house will be handy to house
the refactory Democrats in when they
riot in convention. The city is not
seriously obligated in its construction
and ought to derive money from the
market house returns sufficiently to
pay all the interest on the Investment
anil furnish some added revenue.
The unseemly wrangle of the
Maryland Republicans over which the
Democrats gloat is largely ended in
the agreement by which Senator Wel-
lington retires from the chairmanship
of the state committee.
It is well to punch up the subscri-
bers to that Brownsville railroad and
there would be more result to the
punching had the previous efforts of
the people in railroad subscription
been more satisfactory.
There is something about those
Philippine lagoons that is inimical to
American bathing or so many of the
United States'soldiers would not be
drowned in the treacherous waters.
They are real Filipinos.
Princess Grant Catacuezene it is
now.much to the charging of her grand
mother the American relict of tbe
great Grant.
Our American girls are worth too
much to lie wasted In the show houses
of foreign princes but some of them
cannot see it so until it is everlasting-
ly too late.
That Jewish hospital for consump-
tives at Denver is established in a
rather high altitude for that purpose.
The Bohemians naturally object to
being considered the organizers and
promoters of systematic suicide.
The ports of South America are get-
ting nervous over the possibilities of
bubonic plague reaching them.
The Americans in the Philippines
will carry out the work that the
Spaniards initiated in Subig bay.
All things are moving right along
for the opening of the campaign in
tlie Philippines on schedule time.
Great Britain is in an unpleasant
predleaiuem. All the efforts of her
financiers for the past two years and
all the monetary condifons have been
favorable to cheap money until the
rate is down to about but the
Boer trouble lias killed speculation
and locked up money and now when
the nation is iu need of her gold sup-
plies the Rand output threatens to lx*
suspendtMl and there is a possibility
of such draft on her gold resources as
will cripple her seriously. Already
her reserves are low.
The country is still treated to the
periodica) fulmiuatlons of certain
journals against the retention of
Olis in the government of the Philip-
pines and the direction of the war
there. Wait until there is reason to
recall him from command and the or-
der will not be delayed. It is not as
easy u Luing to recall the governor of
a revolted province and change mili-
tary commanders during actual hos-
tilities as it is to discharge a colored
porter and hire another. Otis 1s a
much abler man than his critics.
Oom Paul will have the backing of
the Orange Free State and others If
he wars with England but he has
promised President Steyn that he
will not open the war. This handi-
caps him for the fight as he will
have to wait until Great Britain is in
the field with all her forces and this
is not as he would have it. If he
waits for this he is not likely to re-
sort to arms at all. Nothing seems
to be decided. The drouth would
prevent the Boers taking the field now
If nothing else did.
There are no overtures from the in-
surgents nor are any expected. Thia
rumor is only one more of the spawn
that emanates from that Hong Kong
manufactory of false news for the
comfort of American Tagals.
War or peace rests with Oom Paul
so says London. If he intends to fight
he will open the ball soon.
Tbe commander of the G. A. R. is
left out in the cold in the Dewey re-
ception. This is to be regreted.
There are altogether too many men
and organizations in the world who
want to play first violin.
The word "the” is necessary to be
prefixed to the name of the yachts as
they are not sentient things.
Just about one week from date the
sailors on the Columbia and on the
Shamrock will have their hearts in
the'ir mouths.
The Boers are in a state of be-
weenity. They do not know wheth-
r it is best to attack or to wait.
Lack of rain in the Transvaal holds
Joubert back and too much of it in
Manila prevents Otis from going for-
ward.
Great Britain is not United States
and a mass-meeting favoring the
Boers is broken up in a shindy.
Cecil Rhodes is in as much disfavor
in the Transvaal as ever and even his
non 1s returned to him.
The Boers have as little use for the
lion that Rhodes sent them as for that
British roarer which threatens them
now.
A TEXAS WONDER.
Hall’s Great Discovery.
One small bottle of Hall’s Great
Discovery cures all kidney and blad-
der troubles removes gravel cures
diabetes animal emission weak and
lame back rheumatism and all irreg-
ularities of the kidneys and bladder
in botn men and women. Regulates
bladder troubles in children. If not
sold by your druggist will be sent
by mail on receipt of $l. One small
bottle is two month’s treatment and
will cure any case above mentioned.
DR. E. W. HALL
Sole manufacturer •
St Louis Mo. formerly Waco Tex.
For sale by al druggists of Texas.
READ THIS
Temple Texas 4-26-’99.
I have used Hall’s Great Discovery
for bladder and kidney troubles and
would not take $lOOO for the benefit
received from using one bottle. I
feel that I am permanently cured. W.
R. Tyler D. D. S.
"THE NEBRASKA COLORADO EX-
PRESS-A NEW TRAIN.
From June 4tb„ the Burlington
Route puts Into its passenger service
to the Far West a new fast daily
train from Kansas City to Nebraska
and Colorado.
Leaving Kansas City at 9:45 p. m„
•arriving at Denver 6:20 p. m. It is by
three hours the latest night train
Kansas City to Denver and beyond.
This service Is altogether addition-
al to tbe Burlington’s great scheme
of passenger trains from Kansas
City to the West Northwest North
and Past.
California weekly excursions per-
sonally conducted every Thursday
morning. TourFst sleepers twice a
week Kansas City to the Northwest
v'a the Billings Route.
For details ask your tieket agent or
L. J. BRICKER
Traveling Passenger Agent.
828 Main street. Kansas City. Ma.
L. W. WAKELEY
General Passenger Agent.
St. Louis Mo.
HOWARD ELLIOT.
General Manager.
St. Joseph. Mo
HOW TO LOOK GOOD
Good looks are really more than skin
leep. depending entirely on a healthv
•audition of all the vital organa. If
ie liver is inactive you have a bilious
Kok. if your stomach la disordered
you have a dyspeptic look. If your kid-
neys are affected you have a pinch-
ed look. Secure good health and
you will surely have good looks.
"Electric Bitters” Is a good Alterative
and Tonic. Acta directly on the stom-
ach. liver and kidneys purifies the
blood cures pitnples. blotches and
bolls and gives a good complexion.
Every bottle guaranteed. Sold at F.
Knlteyer & Son.’s drug store. 50 cent*
net bottle. 5
A TRUE HOME INDUSTRY.
All Stock Owned by San Antonio Citizens
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Largest Brewery in the South
Last Year’s Output 250000 Mure
Than any other Brewery South of St. Louis.
The Cause Of this is the Excellent Duality of The Beer Produces
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S. F. B. MORSE Passenger Traffic Manager.
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