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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-12-23


TIM question of public schools has
long passed the point of discussion.
They are II liked fact and necessity In
all civilized countries, and those who
throw themselves In the path Of this
stupendous car of progress be they in
dividuals, religious sects, or organiza-
tions. will be crushed to the earth rs the
result Of their temerity. The only
weapon vet left in the hands OF the enc
mics of popular education, is that pub
lie schools are beds in which Immoral
ity is bred. This argument Is made use
Of to Its fullest extent, but 1t will not
prove itself to be based on facts. Prob
ably siricter rules as to order and con-
duct would not be amiss, and yet you
will not lind In the ranks of vice II larger
percentage of persons educated at pub
| lie institutions than you will graduates
| from private schools, and Of late, stalls
| ticians 20 so far as to say the percent
| age is decidedly smaller. BE that IA 1t
may, the school authorities OF this city
as well Us others, should see that when
scholar bears reputation OF vicious
ness or immortality that he be expelled
and forever prohibited from ever again
entering public school, A strict en-.
forcement Of tins rule would wipe out
the only and last objection to the pub
lie free education. 1t would then be 4
pride for All attendant ut public school
This is question of greater importance
than would at fret glance appear, and II
is to be hoped that the school authori
ties OF this city will give it due consid
Grafton.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-12-23

DIXIE WILLIAMS has gone to other
fields to save sinners. lie returned his
thanks to the Express for Its reports Of
his meetings, and was evidently dis
gusted that the other papers did not
give more extended reports. Mr. Will
liams was sized up properly as per-
son who wished notorlety about as
badly as he wanted anything else in
this world. But the papers freely gave
him credit for all the good he has done
here or elsewhere.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-12-23

Cor, Of Houston and 81. Marys Sts.
which Is the most thoroughly itted up, aud
equipped with everything necessary, including
the skill and experience iHs hundreds OF cases
can testify VINO have been treated therel OF
any Institution for the treatment OF this spc-
calty In the South or West.
REFERENCES.
Tho following are only n few of the many
persons who have been benefited and cured by
treatment ut this Institution;
For Catsrrb-J. y. Robinson, catarrh in
throat, san Antonio; r. -. Johnson, catarrh in
throat, manager San Antonio Light; y. Kuhn,
CntHrrh of the head, Denver, Col; Miss MARY
Fraser. catarrh of the throat and ears, Nova
Scotia; Frank Newton, Caturrh OF the throat
and eyes, San Antonio; Miss l.. Loundshury.
Catarrh of the throat and head, san Antonio.
The Ears-A A. Drcschcr, san Antonio; W.
DiCtCTt, Bocrnc; James Davis, San Antonio;
George, son of W. &. Daughcrty, sheriff Frio
county. Pearsall, Tex; W. W. berry, Esq, san
Antonio; II. Murphy, san AntOului 4. 7.
Allen, Pearsall; j. II. Jones, Major u. T. Teel,
j. g.. DicnneYCr. san Antonio.
The Eyes-D. II. breeding, hlcpharitls ella
rls; Major Il T Tccl. ptcrygum' III. G. Had
state, granular lids and kUrHtitis; Frank New
ton, structure lachrymHl ducts; l.. Lambert,
daughter, blennorrhWaic coniunctNitis; An
ton Halamuda, acute COuJ uuCttVitis; j. W.
Casey, daughter iritie; Rachel Brcelin, choroi'
ditis serosa; W A. Cnrnahnn, trido cyclitis,
ull of San Antonio; J. Vincent, COtulla,
ulcer on cornca: W. II brown, Leesville, gran
liar lids and kcrHto-irtis; W. J. llogge, Eagle
Ass cataract; George Loeshcrg, daughter,
Castroviile, strubsums; Mace SOrcll, Belmont.
cntrupium aud triChinsis; Robert Grcr, Pann
Maria, pterygium and lcukomn; u {. Burris,
Rancho, chronic cOntunCtiVitls aud kcrHtius
A. G. Decker. stuckdae, tranmatiU ulcer aud
hypopiOn; ". J. Torriberry, Saltillo, Mexico,
traumatic g.HucomA s-ls-u
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-12-23

"MR. RANDAIL's boast" says the 81.
Louis Globe Democrat, that since the
House has been under Democratic con-
troll there has not been an acre OF land or
n dollar of subsidy appropriated to
railroad, Is u bit of petit FORGERY that as
able man rs he Is should be ashamed
to employ. There have been no subsi-
dies voted In recent years for the simple
reason that both parties have taken
ground against such projects. But when
acts Of that kind were being passed,
Democrats supported them M readily
and generally as Republicans. In fact,
the land grant system originated WIN
that eminent Democrat, stephen n
Douglas. and he cOncocted several worse
things. by the way, than that ever was
Mn. CLEVELAND recommends tue re-
duotion of revenues because the Income
is said to be greater than the necessary
expenses of the government. Don I let
TINT worry him or Congress, Ms hun
dred or two thousand can well be spent
here in erecting post-ollice and court
house building. while few more nun
dred thousand can well be laid ont IN
necessary buildings aud improvements
Mt the military post in this city ana
others In Western Texas. Then should
the money bags be bursting again. an
other few hundred thousand could be
dumped into Arkansas Pass, 50 that Texas
would have at least one deep water hnr-
Dor. some coast defenses near by could
then be called on to assist In relieving
the painful plethory Of the United states
Treasury. Don't be frightened about
the excessive plentitude with which the
treasury Is threatened. West Texas can
relieve it to large extent
Tm Honorable benjamin f. Butler, II
little more than IL year ago was the al
legged candidate Of the working classes
of the United states. The Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel Of New York has been boy
cotted by laboring unions, but the fol-
lowing Geographic dispatch to the Chi
cago News would Indicate that MIR. But
Ter had but little regard for their wishes
1t SAYS: "Benjamin f. Butler and SER
want were registered Mt the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel to-day. i sec 1t is stated
that am afraid to come here since you
have been boyoottod, said the General
to the clerk, but 1t is not true Then
General Butler wrote his name with al
extra flourish. In conversation after
ward, he said that the system Of boycott
ing had been carried too far. 1t was
snch things rs boycotting the Finn
Avenue Hotel that brought the system
into ridiculr and destroyed the possible
tiles for doing good in the right direc-
ton"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-12-23

THIS PAPER rex SS l9i 2 S g,S 81 Ge
Advertising bureau 90 Sprncc s. wh.r. %
contracts may W made Tor u iN w" 'O
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-12-23

department, aud all complaints anu hNll'' "l
changes given To either of the above. or lcit
Mt the Office, will be promptly attended TO-
THOMAS Is. JOHNSON.
business Manager and Treasurer.
CLIFFORD, Johnson y WINTER.
Entered at Postoficc at San Antonio, Texas,
as second class matter.
THIS PAPER Pay d S' ila7l e S glS 81 &C.
Advertising bureau 100 Spruce s. : whern ndNcrii.
eoutracts may De made Tor u IN NEW hoihh.
WedneSday. D csmbey %. 1885.
Nor n single man has yet been Killed
by the paper wad that Governor Ireland
fired ut the cattle barons. lfGroyer had
told them to git" they'd be hustling
fright smart, ," and don't you forget It,
TnF Democratic papers are very funny
over the attempt to play state, ON the
mart of South Dakota The fact Is that
the admission Of that State l. objected
TO because 1t would add four more
Republican votes to the electoral col
lege. besides two Senators In Congress.
The city police, or certain members
of the force. could not prevent the cleo
tlon of Captain n. Mackay rs Alderman
from the First Ward. but they did the
next thing, and prevented the Wizard
OIL troupe from singing on Military
Plaza and thereby disturb the inmates
OF the bat cave.
From the way President Cleveland is
getting compliments from the independ-
ents of both parties and catches the con
demnation Of the radicals of both parties
he must be the biggest mug OF all the
mugwumps. Thi, term may yet become
a compliment iAstesd OF reproach, AS
it was intended to be.
The Fort Worth Gazette says; "Ihe
Southern Manufacturing Company Of
san Antonio has at the end Of its first
wear declared dividend OF 20 per cent.
The man who would not be satisfied
with 20 per cent. profit would be hard
to please. If they get per cent. in the
East they are happy"
From the way that Democratic papers
now talk, 1t would appear that the Re
publicans had won the Presidential cleo
ton after all. Republican PRINCIPLES are
certainly on top yet, and promise to re-
main SO, thanks to that stiil backbone
Of Growers. on which the Democrats
haye Dragged so much
"
If you want to see the City Council
adjourn instanter, Just let some one In
troduce resolution inquiring into the
water-works. 1t works with the precl'
sion and velocity of a western cyclone
The people need some more able repre-
sentatives in that body in order to gel
value received for the taxes they pay
A LOCAL Democrat comments NJ fol
lows; There is nothing in the mes
sage that the Republicans can object to
except that II was not signed James G
Blaine" As the Democrat
can always kick the bucket over just n
it is filled, 1t would be in order now 70
some crank to kill Mr.. Cleveland an
onernl"n W oeoo"e iIeS'ue"'' io''
no" ne "ou'o 'oi" ..o i"'o"'' o"''
The Philadelphia Press says
Speaker Carlisle will be found TO d,
eide, when he makes up his committees
whether he accepts Cleveland's messag
or Tilden's, whether he believes in eool
omy or in the great ordnance rim
with william II. Barnum Ms its gre,
head center. Dividing the approprf
tion bills is simply scheme for diyi,
ing the surplus-nothing more and not
ing less"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-19

BALTIMORE, September is.-Nirgiris as.
cobsols, As: past-due coupons, 20; new
i0.4O's. s5A: new IS. 59' .. North Carolina
6's, old, lisa. Bid to-day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-19
pest,uctive Prairie Fire.

By Telegraph 10 the DlbpaJCH.l
AYR. CAss COUNTY, DAKOTA, Sep
TENDER ia large prairie fire start
ed this afternoon near Maple river, five
miles west Of here, and spread rapidly,
taking everything in its course. 1t IS
reported that a mammoth barn on the
Russell farm, siXty-iiye tons of hay, a
lot Of farm machinery. and 200 acres
ofwhcat in the field were burned. The
whole country is out fighting the fire,
which is still spreading. One farmer
had ninety men at work, all of whom
went to fight the flames, which are now
near the town Of Buffalo.
STEELE. OAK, September lS.-A
terrible prairie ragged west and north
of here all day yesterday. Reports from
Sterling, eighteen miles west, are that
the farmers in that region lost every
thing. Passengers on last nights east
bound train report seeing numbcrless
stacks Of wheat on fire at the same time
near here. The loss in grain ranges
from Loco to 1900 bushels TO each
farmer. Mrs. V. l.. Bedford, living
seven miles from here. inhaled the
flames while fighting the fire, and is in
a critical condition. The fire is still
raging.
BUFFALO, OAK, September Is
The fire destroye ed two hundred stacks
Of wheat on IIowden's farm, one hun
bred and fifty acres Of wheat belong
ing to Wylie, three harvesters and
binders Of Mr. Aldrue'S. and did great
damage elsewhere.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-19
Tie Weother ia RiciDond yesterday
was clear and comfortable.
Mean temperature .-.....
The Eiack Flag,

\ very striking and beautiful drama
was ably rendered by an excellent COM
pany last night. The Black Flag, by
Henry Pettitt. was the play acted By
Edwin Thorne's Dramatic Company.
The cast is well selected, and all did
well. Harry Glyndon, by Leslie Cor
sin, was well portrayed. Owens Glyn-
don, by Thomas j. Martin, was well
represented.
Kelly did full justice to the thank
less part Of London roue. l.. Il.
Willard made hit in his character Of
a London sharper. Kent as the Tourist,
Allen and Barrett as the Quarry Guide,
sctcd well without an exception, and
Ned, Calvin, was truthfully given by
Mr.. u Harry Woodruff. Miss Blanche
Thorne, Mrs. Z. F. Thorne, and Miss
Fanny Burt gave satisfaction.
The scenic effects Of the piece were
both novel and realistic. The lock-step
Of the conyicts was caught on by the
galleries, and the tramp was repeated
as they came out of the Theatre. OF
the play itself all the situations are
good, but the last scene might be made
stronger. and it would be more salts
factory to know the fate of the loving
wife and mother who was ruthlessly
driven out in the storm.
The house ought to be crowded to-
day, both at matinee and night.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-19
The tho,ern Scourge.
lBy cable to the Dispatch. !

LONDON, September lS.-Ths popu-
lace Of Palermo. Sicily, has become
panic-stricken owing 10 the prevalence
Of the cholera, and are fleeing the town.
There is great scarcity of food, and the
people Of Naples are sending money
and bceyes for the relief Of the suf-
fcrers.
ROME. September lS.-During the
past twenty-four hours 100 new cases
Of cholera and 20 deaths have been ro-
ported III Palermo--an alarming IN
crease over the previous twenty-tour
hours.
At Parma to-day five new cases Of
cholera and four deaths from the dis
ease were reported. In the city Of Pa.
lcImo. Sicily. where the epidemic is in
creaslng to an alarming extent. popular
prejudice against doctors asgrayates
the situation.
T0UIoN. September lS.-There were
three death, from cholera reported here
last night. All of them occurred in
the suburbs.
MARsEILLEs. September lS.-Seyen
deaths from cholera occurred here to-
day. Considerable excitement has been
caused 10 the arrival Of transport
bringing French troops from Tonquin.
Fourteen OF the soldiers had died from
cholera ON the voyage. and two more
have died since the arrival of the yes-
sci here. Many others are down with
the disease.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-19
FRATERNITY.
The Visit Of the New ENGLAND Veterans 10
HarTsonburg.

The Visit Of the New England Veteran. TO
Harrisonburg.
Especial telegram 10 the Dispatch.l
HARRIsONBURG, Va, September
lS.--This has been a gala-day for Har-
risonburg. The Sheridan Veterans ex-
cursioDists, two hundred strong, ar
rived at 1870 A. NJ, and were met by
a committee of Observation-Disclosures
veterans and citizen soldiery. A
speech Of welcome was made by Hon.
Z. Bryan, mayor, and responded to by
General +. Ii. Rhodes, Of Rhode Is
land, vice-president OF the Veterans
Association. Judge Paul, Of the
United States Court, also made hand
some speech.
At / O'Clock the excursionists were
given a splendid open-air dinner, and at
4 o'clock lunch was served. The best
of feeling prevailed throughout, and a
good days work was done towards
closing the breach between the North
and the South. Our visitors were pro-
fuse in their expressions Of pleasure at
the hospitalities received. A beautiful
feature Of the visit was that witnessed
when the Union veterans marched TO
the cemetery and decorated the graves
of the Confederate dead. They returned
to Winchester at 4:30, where they will
remain until Tuesday next in camp,
and then go back TO their New England
homes, many of them with certainly
better feelings towards the South and
her people, and especially Virginia.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-19
Mr.. Gladstone Issues q Manifesto.



LONDON, September ls.--Nr. Glad
stone issued four-column manifesto TO
his constituents in Midlothian. Tho
ex-Premier invites q comparison oil
work Of the recent Parliament with
that Of the Parliament which preceded
4. and confidently appeals to the elec-.
tors for q verdict. lie refers to the
treaty of Berlin, TO the good effects
among the natives Of the Marquis oil
Ripon's concIhatory policy ia India. and
to the settlement Of the Russo-African
frontier dispute. the credit of which he
claims for the Liberal party. Mr.. Glad
stone admits that the Liberal Govern
ment committed an error by respect
ing the occupation Of Egypt, but
saws that 1t was due to the Mar
quis of Salisbury's Intervention policy.
lie now fayors she entire withdrawal OF
the British troops from Egypt, and be-
lie,es that the people approve OF the
Liberal Governments refusal to stiiie
the Transsaal cry for freedom. Eng
land, he says, once free Of the Egyptian
tangle. will regain her former position
in Europe. and will be able to guard
Young eastern nations. lie feyors the
reform Of both the House of Lords and
the House of Commons, free land, and
the abolition Of primogenitnre. He
believes that the Church is sufficiently
strong to survive diSestablishment, and
states that he is anxious to give Ireland
the fullest justice, while al the same
time preserving unity of the empire.
LONDON, September lS.--GladstonoS
manifesto is somewhat disappointing To
the Liberals. while the Conservatives
claim to be greatly pleased at the sx-
pres sions Of the ex-Premier.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-19
CELEBRATED COW CASE.

tt. Conductor aud Engineer or Railroad
Train Arrested AnRrJ Passengers Political
Notes.
fCorrespondcnce the Richmond Dispatch.
NORFOLK, VA, September lS.-The
outgoing mail and express train OF the
Seaboard and Roanoke railroad was
stopped by the sheriff of Northampton
county, n. c., to-day, and detained
half an hour at the Scabosrd depot while
a posse was summoned to arrest Con-
ductor William DrummOnd and the en-
gineer. The train went on to Raleigh
in charge of the baggage-master, Lewis
Cain. and Conductor Drummond and
the engineer were taken to Jackson,
the county-scat of northampton county.
Last April the express ran over and
killed a COW belonging to a citi-
zen of northampton. A judgment
was obtained for the value Of the COW,
but the company refused to payit. a
writ was then issued for the arrest of
the conductor and engineer Of the train
that ran over the COW. There was great
indignation and storming among the
passengers at the delay. Captain Drum
mond refused to leave his train, which
caused the sheriff to summon assist
ance.
Quite an extensive fire is raging in
the Dismal swamp near Deep creek,
filling Norfolk and Portsmouth with
smoke at night, and destroying consid-
cradle standing timber and cOrdwood.
The nominations made by the Demo-
Gratis in the county yesterday are very
generally approved. 1t is now con-
coded that though the Democrats could
possibly have Won by combining with
the Straightouts, for many reasons. it
was best to have a full ticket in the
field. The Democrats claim Ports
mouth by majority Of from five to six
hundred this fall, which will probably
overcome the Republican majority in
the county and elect the senator.
This section Of the country is suffer-
Ing greatly for rama good, hard, soak
ing rain. Everything in the country
has been parched and dried up by the
hot suns. If rain does not come in
very short time the farmers all through
this portion of tide-water will be heavy
losers.
Rev. G.. II. McFadden. pastor Of the
Tabernacle church, on Charlotte street.
has severed his connection with the
Methodist Episcopal Church North,
and proposes to JOIN the Virginia Con-
ference at its approaching session. lie
has already obtained employment in
that Conference as assistant to Rev. j.
NJ. Anderson, of the Cumberland
Street Methodist Episcopal church.
Colonel l.. d. Starke, of this city,
one Of the ablest speakers on the stump
for Fitzhugh Lee, will address the De-
mocracy Of Surry county at the court
house next Tuesday. &.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-19
SENATOR PUGES POSITION.
lie 10 Friesdiy 10 silver aud Opposed TO Ne
p,slius the Bland statute.

"a. 4. Fr,e.diy 10 silver and Opposed TO Re-
p..liug the Bland statute.
"Ivss never more surprised" said
Senator Pugh to a Washington Post
reporter yesterday, A" than when read
the assault Of the Herald. Ii struck
At me like Z rattlesnake. The fact is,
| had no interview with the Tribune
reporter about the Herald for publica-
ton. A gentleman called on me at the
Gilsey House and introduced himself rs
Dir. Lake, Of the Tribune Of / remem-
Der his name correctly, and learning
that | had been spending few days
At Saratoga, inquired what thought
of the election in New York, and, also,
what was my opinion Of Mr.. Cleveland
and his administration, and my answer
was in substance what was reported
next day in the New York Herald. Al
ter talking over in general way the
New York election and Mr.. Cleveland,
our conversation turned on the election
in Ohio and Governor Hoadly, and !
expressed my surprise at the interview
with Governor Kosdly on the currency
question published in the Herald.
then alluded to the character of the
war the Herald was waging on silver,
mentioned the many interviews 1t
WAS publishing with bankers and
others interested in demonetizlng
silver. and remarked that the opinions
And predictions Of that interested class
would have but little weight with the
people. and afforded no evidence Of how
the people felt on the question that if
interviews with manufacturers as to
the necessity for tariff revision and re-
form were published they would have
the same influence on public opinion.
| also expressed my conviction that a
large majority of the people were
friendly to silver as a currency, and
their representatives in the western and
southern States would never vote to
stop its coinage that did not believe
the Bland statute would be repealed by
the next Congress, ETC., but, said | to
MI. bdht, tIc Sll'Ni l"SoNiNh - WV i'i
portant for me to discuss in an inter-
view. and DO not desire that you shall
publish what ! am saying. Mr.. Lake
remarked that he sought the interview
to get my opinions for publication, and
then said, / have no objection TO
having it made public that | am the
friend of silver and opposed TO the re-
peal Of the Bland statute In say
ing | was opposed to the repeal
of the Bland statute | did not
mean it to be understood that ! would
not favor any amendment or mOdifica-
ton, such as the Warner proposition.
You have it all. | never read the in
teIyicw published in the Tribune have
never seen it, and have no idea what it
is, except from the Herald editorials.
have no idea there are as many as
three Democratic senators who differ
with me ON the silver question, and
time will show whether | am right ii
my prediction Of the action Of the next
Congress"