The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-23

the San Antonio and Aransus Pass rail-
road. and the people Of Fioresville. no
doubt, will be able to attend the Nolks-
fest celebration on excursion trains over
the road.
TnE Cleveland administration has
bounced Republican office holders at
the rate Of about one every five minutes
in'the last six months. taking the basis
Of seven hours as days business. This
Is tolerably swift, and If kept up, would
Just about make complete change nj
the end Of MIR. Clcyeland's term.
IL mE Texas delegation in Congress is
united. there will be no great trouble in
securing proper appropriation for the
purpose OF developing two good deep
water ports on the gulf coast Our SEN
atocs and Representatives are able
men, and they owe IL to Themselves ana
this vast empire Of Texas to make an
earnest aud united effort To secure this
end.
"Tmur is talk eta paper mill at san
Antonio-u thing, says the Colorado
Citizen. which ought to have been ac-
oomplishcd somewhere In Texas years
ago. ANY quantity Of the best paper
stock can be had In Texas and the hrce
hundred newspapers Of the state can
use the product Of more than one large
paper mill" is the opinion Of the Bren-
ham Banner.
TuE Indebtedness Of Dallas Is less
than slOD.OoO and for that she has line
public buildings, good paved streets,
sewers. and all the Industries and Inter
ests that 90 to make n great and pros
porous city. san Antonio could well
uattern after her Northern Texas sister,
and with an extensive system Of sewer
and street improvements make TINS the
great health resort OF the southwest.
and In time build up many large manu-
featuring industries IN the way Of wooden
and cotton mills, paper mills, etc.
SOME one who is posted, gives the fol-
lowing regarding Greer county, which
has long been in dispute between the
state and Federal government "lt is
situated between the north and south
forks of Red River, on the eastern por-
ton of the Panhandle, and comprises
2GiO square miles of fertile grazing lands.
IL has always been claimed by the
United states us part Of Indian Terri
| tory. The Joint commission which
| originally fixed the Texas boundary
agreed upon Red River as the boundary
| line. but it trauspres several years nj
terward. that The commissioner on the
| part of the Federal Government was IL
| no rant OF the fact that the Red River.
near the gJth meridian. diverged into
| two great forks; hence the present boun-
d. q ff.sft al
| which fork &, the Red River proper
TIM revelations made by the Grass
reading to. the average citizen who pays
his taxes promptly and cheerfully. lie
is curious to know what sort Of II man
that is who approprates to his owl
Use without pay thousands of acres o
| state lands. and returns valuation only
| ON one half Of his stock. The average
| citizen is Interested in these reports
| and he is also Interested in the STATE
| Land Board to the extent rs to inquire
| why these facts were not tUlN long ago
| seeing ms how the land has been usec
| about all of the time since the establish
| ment Of that department of the STATE
| Government, Texas has lost millions u
dollars, simply because It's officials eithel
could not or dared not attempt to re
form the abuses in its land department
Thar the grand jury system is relic
Of barbarsm, and star-onamber in
QUESTION, any one vino will take tn,
trouble to investigate, can easily see
Any man who has spite against an
other, can put him to great expense
and consequent trouble by stulllng Tia,
grand jury, who have only one side q
the story, and then issue warrant 70
his arrest. II is in utter variance viii
the spirit of fairness or honesty, and cor
reefs no evil. The only way to reacl
wrong dotr-, is 10y information, opel
and above board, and then the count.
would be saved many dollars In cOur
fees and the EXPENSES OF the grand jur.
themselves. Their deliberations ar
supposed To be- secret, but In nine case
out of ten their results are the propert.
OF the street, and the slick rascal who Ia
been indicted by them, has u fair oppor
tunlty of getting away before any oil
Ger can stop him. The entire system /
simply a premium for malice and spit
and perjury, aud the sooner 1t is Hbol
ished the better it will be for the publ
good.