The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-09

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Indians are dead Indians. President
Cleveland has made good start
towards settling this much disturbing
question. and possibly with Il general
change Of agents, much Of the cause OF
trouble and discomfort among them
would be taken away.
Tm great number Of people arriving
In san Antonio every day Is another In
dication ofits attractions as n health re-
sort, and particularly through the win
ter season. An era Of Improvement IN
Keeping with the spirit Of the times.
would induce many Of these Northern
visitors to make this their future home.
sewers and street work would show
that there was really some progress
here. and with them would come wooden
factories. cotton mills and a whole line
| Of smaller industries.
Tux Green River grand jury which
failed to hnd an indictment against any
Of the rioters in the Rock Springs affair,
where about 80 Cinnamon were killed,
certainly takes the cake for race preju-
dice if for nothing worse, and only
serves TO show how far behind the age
is the grand jury system generally u
some wide-awake and fearless County
Attorney had that matter In charge, he
could spot every one Of the rioters with
nm information. and thereby prove the
majesty Of the law. NJ against prejudice
and official culpabilily.
"a SEA roHr ut the mouth Of the Bra
lo,." SAYS the Laredo Times, "would be
the natural outlet for all that portion Of
Texas lying between the Trinity and
Colorado, to say nothing Of tribute from
sections "a, far west rs the Pacific, all Of
which would buildup magnificent city.
It would seem that the country east of
the Trinity will look to sabine Pass and
| New Orleans for AN outlet; and between
the Colorado and Guadalupe certainly
Alligator Head Is the place for the COM
mercial city. as Arnnsas Pass is for the
whole region west Of the san Antonio
| river. As it is now, New Orleans is
growing rich with tribute voluntarily
offered by Texas to the utter neglect OF
Texas sea ports and Texas interests,
There should be some intelligent agency
nut to work upon this. the most impor-
| tant of all the measures Of an industrial
nature that win come up in Texas for
solution in perhaps 30 or 100 years
UNpEu the head of"What Newspapers
are For" the Natchez (Miss.l Democrat,
says: lit Is mistake to think, as We
once heard IL distinguished national poll
ticnn say, that newspapers are read for
| their news and not for the sentiment OF
| their editors. The readers of newspa-
pers are not content with simple state
ment of the current news OF the day. II
is true there is IL great thirst for news
| and it is absolutely necessary for pa
per in order to secure n large circulation
| 10 collect and publish the events trans
piring in all sections Of the world. But
Intelligent readers expect to find the
more prominent happenings of the times
| iutrlligently discussed, and very many
whose business interferes with due con
sideration Of important events look tc
have intelligent opinions expressed by
their papers to which either theil
assent or their dissent can he
given without the trouble N
investigating for themselves. \ news.
paper, to meet the requirement.
Of MS read r., must seize upon the new
est facts and trace them to their result'
in order that the ordinary reader may b'
able. at glance, TO form his own opin
ion. IL is the experience Of every re
spectacle paper that its editor is con
sHntly being called on for Information
upon some subicc, that has not been dis
cuesed in its columns. The newspape
rs looked to for Information upon ever!
subject chat claims passing notice, o
TINT attracts public attention In an!
shape. In short, while the newspape
cannot claim strictly to be the Trainer o
public sentiment, it does, in grea
measure, frame 1t into shape that ]
easily comprehensive 10 ihe aNerag
reader
Is THE October Century, the spac
commonly taken up with the War Serie
has been devoted 10 articles and illustra
trations relating in timely and import
ant way TO the life and services Of Gen
erul Grant General Horace Porter, VIII
was near to General Grant both IN mill
tary and civil life, contributes forcibl
anecdotal paporo on Lincoln and Grant,
including stories which were told by on
or the other in their intercourse. Ger
eral James II. Wilson gives entertainin
"Reminiscences Of General Grant" re
laiing chiefly to his Western career; an
General Adam BadeGu writes, with Ell
tire knowledge and freshness of detail