San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-09-30


TIE scientists have been diagnOsGing
Virgins case and have got him down to
bed rock basis-he is meteorological
crank.
BEFORE the sun goes down today
there will be as much shaking among
the political dry bones, rs there would
have been of the general anatomy had
Virgins prophecy proved true.
SOME sections Of the state complain OF
too much rain, the wet weather seriously
interfering with cotton picking. Texas
is all right, however. Her wet and dry
may come in streaks, but they get here
after a while, both OF them. This
weather insures grass and wheat and
oats for next year.
The Washington navy yard becomes
thing of the past. The entire premi-
SEES will soon be turned over to the ord
nance bureau and the heavy navy plant
thousand wOrkmen will be discharged
tomorrow and an entirely new order of
things instituted.
ONE of the questions soon to be passed
upon in the great court of public opin-
ion is this: Can prohibition ever be-
come u national issue without an absO-
lutte disregard OF the essential features
Of our government, as Federal State
Government? 1t would be well to set
tie this question before the agitation is
carried into national politics.
The weather prophet Of the LIGHT
predicts a cold, damp three months; the
prevailing winds nOrtherly. and Deem
Der quite wet. There is no patent on
this prophecy, but We will wager our
Jim Blaine tile against Grover Cleve-
land castor that the prediction comes
nearer being true than Virgins did.
INTO the valley of death rode the one
hundred. The only and original "One,"
In whom centers all the wisdom of re-
publicanism and who is in himself the
republic OF wisdom, having played his
hand and failed, falls back upon prinGi-
pie as his last resort and says-"Under
certain contingencies a republican tick
ct may be necessary"
LAMAR has been "vacating" in New
England only little while, but the
shrewd Yankees have sized him up and
express the opinion that he weighs more
In his own estimation than the whole
state from which he halls, and her peO-
pie thrown in as make-weights. Ii the
widow" lie Of Lamar's opinion all will
be serene with the secretary.
The fellows who have been complain
ing Of the slowness of Terrelrs mule.
generally find the soft-footed, sure
footed amber pretty well abreast of the
head Of the procession when it haIts.
The judge is generally on hand when
ever and wherever there is good
gathering Of people. 1t is cold day
and mighty bad roads when Terrell gets
to the rear.
ROGER .. MILLS, the regular democrat
nominee for the ninth congressional dis
trict, has been repudiated by the prohi-
bition wing OF the democracy, who give
their aid and comfort and support to Dr.
Rankin, independent nominee. Brother
Mills will have to take his coat OFF and
go to work, or Rankin will strip it from
him. This looks like an of year in demo
cratic politics.
Hon. JEHU BAKER, of Illinois, is max
ing it exceedingly interesting for "Hor.
izontal william" in the sucker state.
Jehu, like his old biblical namesake, is a
good whip, and the way he drives his
protection chariot over Williams free
trade preserves is shocking to democrat
10 nerves. Jehu, like the son Of old Nim-
shi, bids fair to get there, Eli