The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-25

Der Of anxious Democratic patriots did
not propose to have Postmaster New
comb stay In office any longer than
necessary, but he Is there yet, and the
name of his successor has not been an
nounoed, very much to the disgust Of
the Jacksonian believers.
Tng Floresville Chronicle says
Mayor Callaghan is Of course well
posted, and he said one man could clean
the river and In no Other way could II he
done. We offered to furnish the man,
free Of charge, and we stand by what
we said, II it bursts the hruuicle The
man Is ready and waiting. Say when
you want him"
EvEN II England and Russia do not
fight, the preparations for war that they
have made have added considerably to
the value Of business in this country.
Beef packing establishments, gun man
ufactories, clothing aud WOUlen goods
manufactures have all reo,iNed large
orders, which have been the means Of
keeping In employment IL iHrge number
Of operatives. This all means money
and consequent good times {. nearly all
portions Of the Union.
ONE Chicago beef packing firm ha.
sold to England all the goods 1t could
offer, and at prices IN advance Of the
market. The lesson the threatened Eu-
ropean war teaches to the capitalists Of
the Southwest IL that the best Invest
ment for money is in refrigerator estab-
lishlnents. The closing Of the cattle
trail through Kansas. and the punrnn-
tine regulations Ia New Mexico. make
II necessary for the cattle men to seek
other outlets aud means Ia dispose Of
their product
TIM Galveston News hns been indulg-
ing In plain figures. and the following is
the result Of It's work: From all accounts
there must have been between 5000 and
1000 Texas visitors Mt the New Orleans
exposition on the 2lst. It IL pretty GER
tain that tho average ofexpense in New
Orleans was not less than So to each in
diyidual, and placing the number Of
Texans present at 5000, this would give
total expenditure Of Slj0,0O0 for the
little frolic Of celebrating Texas day at
the fair. Commissioner Elliutt's $4,000
from the State is n bagatellc compared
with the trimmings from individual Wis
itors. The exposition has cost Texans
SjOO.OO0 Times may be hard In Texas,
but exposition statistics don't bear the
theory out"
TnE war situation In Europe is de-
fined by the statement Of VI. lie Giers,
the Russian Diplomat, who, according
to St. Petersburg telegram, II reported
ms saying: 81 feel now confident that
there will be no war with England this
year 1t may be impossible to prevent
more fighting taking place between our
regular troops and stray bands of Az
ghans, but as the British Cabinet now
recognizes rs accomplished, the facts,
and yields on all points which Russia
deemed for moment indispensable, all
danger Of war Is, for this year at least,
removed. But until we have radical
solution OF the Anglo Russian frontier
question, war il merely n question OF
time" The London Standard. on the
other hand, says: 1.-The extreme ten
sion in the relations between Russia and
England continues. but as yet there has
been no absolute diplomatic rupture.
That Is the least disquieting way in
which the truth can be told. Tho dead
lock il not whit less serious because
the day passed without a crisis. 1t isno
longer question of disputed frontier.
We believe the negotiations on that sub
jeOt are, for the moment, set aside. Sat
isfaction for the Pendjeh incident mo-
nopolizes the whole regard Of the minis
tiers and ambassadors. The more 1t Il
discussed the more hopelessly remote
appears the prospect Of an agreement.
In demanding satisfaction, England is
simply telling the mischievous fire
brands, who shelter themselves under
the authority OF the Car, that If they
persist in thoir old game, they will no
longer play it with lmpunity."
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IL AN article under the head of THE
Democratic Caesar" the Houston Post
says Of President Cleveland: without
abiding to the natural commentator
bestowed on him by the moderate Dem
, ocratic press, 1t is to be noticed that the
= Independent papers are solid in his
, praise, and that liberal Republican Jour
mails are speaking in respectful and even
approving terms Of the manner in which
Mr. Cleveland has been administering
affairs. 1t is said by discriminating
critic of the latter sort that Mr.. Cleve-
land is high politician" that Is, one
who Is not only oognizant OF the arts OF
> managing the people and carrying ont
t certain objects by popular means, but
3 that he is fully abreast with and in SYM
. pathy with the people, and that this in
% stinct enables him to act spontaneously
with vigor and confidence. They be-
lieye that he Is r natural reDresentativa