San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-13

WAR rumOrs have depressed the Ger
man BOurse and international securi-
ties, particularly Russian, have sold
down. There is very uneasy feeling
in all financial circles and the assur-
ances of continued peace are not so
strong as they have been. The speech
of Won MOltke, the changes In the
French cabinet, the evident prepara-
tions for war by Russia, the unsettl' d
condition Ofthe Bulgarian question, the
compromise between France and Eng
land on the Egyptian question-all have
their influence in unsettling the public
mind and depressing values of securi-
ties.
THE Pcarsall News having no fear OF
the consequences before its lace, and
fully persuaded that libel suits are not
Fashionable in San Antonio, has the
cheek TO perpetrate the following:
That projected meRt-refrigerHting es-
Establishment AT San Antonio would be OF
great benefit to Southwest Texas. The
same enterprise that lost the smelling
works, the wooden mill and other similar
institutions may manage to defeat II.
Lott and Kennedy forced the : A. &
A. Z. X. r. down their thrOats, and II
they take hold of the cotton compress
and the refrigerator, it will probably be
established in spite of the mosshaok5."
What kind of medicine is this the sun 10
giving US any way? Does the sun in
sinRate that there are any mOssbaoks In
this region.
The supreme court of the United
States has declared the legality of the
Louisiana lottery scheme under the laws
OF that state. Ii Is no longer lawful
therefore for the United States Postal
authorities to discriminate against mail
matter for the Louisiana lottery, and
that great state institution will continue
to flourish In the meantime it becomes
tax upon every state in the union that
makes lottery schemes of its own illegal
and calls for Il change in the Legislation
sffecting these matters. Regulation
that can he made effective is the thing
demanded, not prohibition that is dis
regarded.
The wharf lease in New Orleans is
proving veritable old man Of the sea
to the shipping interests Of that port.
The fines Democrat OF that city has
been waging unreIentinIg war upon that
nuisance ard trying by every possible
means to have the municipal authorities
void the lease, claiming that it is driv-
ing the cotton trade to Memphis,
Charleston and other cities. The Mem
phis Avalanche IN n recent issue pub
fishes humorous article, rejecting this
decadence of New Orleans as shipping
port, in which among the silt OF the
Missssippi the ruins of an ancient city
are deserted. and the remains Of what is
supposed to have been cotton press
brought to view by the excavatOrs.
There is a lesson for Galveston and New
Orleans in this satire thar should be
needed.
The cholera in Chill is spreading and
the epidemic is causing regular panic
In the penitentiary at Mendoza where
seven cases were reported. The most
stringent quarantine has been estab-
Ii he'd. 1t remains now for our state
board of health to make effective the
quarantine order by Gov. ireland along
our gulf coast. The plague, as hereto
fore, is slowly coming westward. In
Asia in lSS4.5 in Europe in 1885 6; in
South America in 1861; in the United
States In 1875. The only salvation
lies in rigid quarantine and the most
effective sanitary regulations. 1t is not
question of medication but of santa
ton.
Col. CUNNINGHAM, state agent for the
national bureau Of animal industry, does
not think that the cattle disease at Dali
las is pleurO pneumonia, but has asked
for a veterinarian expert TO come and
make thorough examination. The Col.
10 OF the opinion that the cases are
merely accimating fever, but the NOR
tally reported seems hardly consistent
with such theory. 1t would be perfectly
natural to report as favorably as posi-
BILE upon the case; because, once the
fact of pleurO- pneumonia is settled, as
existing in Texas, no matter how intro
duced or how utterly unconnected with
native herds, it will seriously cripple
the cattle trade of this state and posi-
bly, prevent impOrtations altogether.
Still,if the disease be pleuro-pneumOnis
the fact should be distinctly stated, be
the consequences what they may, and
every intelligent precaution taken to
prevent its spread. There is little doubt
that this will be done. In the mean
time the report of the governments vet
Urinary expert will be anx ously looked
for by the cattlemen of the state.
| The text of that Interstate COM
MERGE bill as accepted by the commit
tee will be looked for with interest by
all sections of the country. If the meas
ures proposed be practical and fairly
equable they will be heartily endorsed