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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-03-31
Leaving Il balance unappropri
atan

The Council should be able to use $50, 600 of
this amount for its contingent fund The
committee have been careful to charge of all
claims against the city before making its es-
Inmates for the new year. Due reGe . zee t.
the past will bear us out, that the revenue al
ways exceeds the estimates, and we believe it
will do so this year.
Your committee recommend that the city
pursue the same financial policy this year as
in the last: Keep the special funds sacred
make no rebates, and borrow money at the
lowest rates possible in order to pay promptly
the running expenses of the government.
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The most popular cigarettes are the
Opera Pufis at popular prices. Abyss
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MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.

NXTANTED-Everybody to know that nice Job
w Printing is done at the Light Office at
reasonable prices.
NNIANTED-At t. Golden Boot Store, Just
w one THOUSAND pairs of boots and shoes to
half sole and heel. No. 22l Commerce street.
marl7-lmo
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And all notes of city issued i'm 1855
paid. Interest on same amount
being 100000 borrowed in the
year. amounted to S3,452
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OUR CITY DADS.
THE CITY INCREASES THE PAY OF
THE wORKINGMAN.
The Sharp Discussions on the Budget
Technical objection---French's
Idea of Financial Policy and
the Labor Question.

Yesterday afternoon a special session
of the City Council was held for the pur-
pose of discussing and acting on the an
nual budget.
Mayor Callaghsn, Aldermen French,
Gallagher, McAllister, Conner, Schrei-
ner, Smye, Belknap. Lockwood, Dege-
ner, Hambleton and Bergstrom. who
was sworn in by the Mayor before the as
semblage of the Council, were present.
Alderman Mackey being absent through
sickness.
City Clerk Claudon then read in a
mellifluous voice the call for the special
session, after which Alderman Belknap
read the statements of the City Collec-
tor and Clerk and also the following
reports:
SAN ANTONIO. March %, 1886.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and Members of the
City Council:
The finance committee, at the last meeting
Otfhe City Council, presented their report OF
annual appropriations, as in their Judgment
they deemed best for the Cty's welfare They
desire to place before you now a revised ac-
count of the revenue and expenditures for
1885, as gathered from careful exami alton
of the reports of the city clerk and collector,
due reference being made to same as sub
Stimulating the basis of this committees SC
ton As the city clerk includes in his list of
disbursements that which has been expended
for public improvement account, we also in
cude IL and credit revenue from the sale of
bonds for this purpose.
Your committee in 1885 estimated a revenue
of $4,000, and made appropriations of
SlS3,j6S but later, finding the revenue would
be much larger, increased same to S2l6,75O
Results for 1885 are as follows:
In twelve months ending February
2S, 1886, city collector reports
paid in -. ........ sl59,695 IS
And has due and c1llectable in
March. .............. ............. I33 900 90
From sale of public improvement
bonds .......................... $1,000 %
Total revenue for 1885 ......... S342 6q5 IS
In the past - months ending Feb
ruary %, 1886 the City CT TX
shows expenditures for all ac-
counts ..................... ....... 2I9,65O 81
Balance. .......... .. 123,O4 A
Deducting six notes of city for 500,
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Leaves a balance in city's favo

Deducting six notes of city for 500
600, and paid of in March. .......
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Continded on Fourth Page.
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Total revenue for 1885. ..........
In the past - months ending Feb
ruary %, 1886, the City CT TX
shows expenditures for all ac-
counts Observation-Disclosures. ...
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COCOON o.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25
The Problem.

Special Correspondence ralatka NEws
What shall we do for a living In Flor.
ida?
While orange groves are lRing ma,le
with money from the north, and home
stead lands that cost their owners little
or nothing are being sold for from 81 to
$50 per acre, there will be a very com
Portable show for the people to get along.
hut when the groves are made and the
land mostly sold, what is To be done,
NEXT
Some people act as though they be-
tievei the buying and selling could be-
kept up indefinitely. and remain profita-
bio to the end. They remind one Of the
wisdom attributed to company Of dark.
les, who went into the barn on a rainy
day and declared that they had made $40
apiece all round trading watches.
This method uf speculation will eN-
haust itself in a short time, and some
thing else must M found to depend
upon.
Whilst groves are making their value.
they'l manly I've regulated by what they
have cost. But when they come into
hearing. the price must soon be settled
by the income they yield. Now. il our
fruit does not average n greater net
profit to grove owners than they have
been receiving during the last three,
years, the value Of an orange grove is u
very uncertain quantity. Our vrgeta
BILE growers also complain Of no profit,
and IN many cases absolute loss,
One man says whole communities l,av
been nearly destroyed by the loss of their
vegetable crop. The crop WAS good.
sent away in god shape, but expenses
~ great IA to consume all the money OBJ
tanned by their sale.
Land that produces no profit will soon
fall in value to zero. Prices md values
cannot hc kept up unless We have an in
dustry that IL paying.
have written heretofore of general
farming for the supply Of our common
wants. Hut no community can sustain
itself long unless it has something to sell.
In this age we are continually buying
and il the balance is against us, we are
growing poor.
We may cover it up and even deceive
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25
Riverside.
Editor palatka News.

E.litOi Palatka News
Riverside. as II ~ now called. lies
twelve miles from the 81. Johns river,
and one mile from the famous Ocklawa.
Ia. II is situated on high rolling pine.
The land is beautiful, and n great many
people are settling there, from Massa.
chusctts, Connecticut. Indiana and Ken.
lucky. A number If beautiful groves
have been laid out, and are nourishing
finely the oldest being those of Mcssrs.
Henry Sleap, Of Boston, and Ben, james,
and Robert Boyd, of kentucky. Mr..
Moon, from Cambridge, aud Mr.. Pm.
ney, a citizen u Florida, are also located
here. Among others who have started
grow - are Mr.. T.. r. Far,ar, from Con
neciicut; Mr. T.. o. Earle, from Cam.
bridge; Miss Lille Moon. from Cam.
bridge, Capt lIurbank and Mr.. Drum.
field, from Indiana; MIR. Reynolds, from
Kentucky: and Mr.. Watson. from South
Carolina.
just about n half mule from Boyds
landing YOU come tn the little school.
uph't. WIhIe tltN Hutu StuUuay SCIlubt
every SnnIa, and they have preaching
every two weeks. As for sriability,
you might travel over Florida aud not
find the equal Of Riverside. The PEG.
pie are congcnial and warm hearted.
and persons who go there will always find
warm and true friends in case of sick.
ness. Riverside has a new store, where
everything can he purchased.
Persons afflicted with lung trouble will
find this just the place to effect u cure.
a great many persons who came down
here to die eight years ago are living
yet AMI enjoying good health. The air
h 80 pure that you can hear the sound
ing of hammer two miles away.
Riverside prstotlice is one mile from
the OckIawaha. and the postmaster Is
MIR. Harry Sleap. People who travel
up the Ocklawaha can sec Riverside hy
stopping of at Boyd's landing. A great
many would say it is nothing but u
swamp: bat It is not so. Yon cannot
SEE much from tho boat; but 20 a littl,
way and You will liz surprised.
PANsY.
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ourselves for time, but sooner or later
tlIe fact will stare US in the face.
When our sales exceed our purchases,
then We ara prosperous, and only then.
Now, We can raise oranges. and the
orld wants them. We can raise vege-
tables, and there is also a demand for
these. If put into the market at the right
season and in good order.
California sells vegetables in Chicago.
although more than twice a. far away
from there a. we are. She has made
such q showing If the quality and sale Of
her citrus crop rs to bt"m her lanis all
over the state.
lsee it stated that p, 000, h00 has been
invested in lns Angeles, and property
has increased more than STU, 0ilb, tsw IN
value since last fall.
Ii We may know how that state has
come up almost from despair in the last
three years, it may help Us To do the
same. At that time everything IN that
stat, was pretty much as 1t is here now
with the fruit and vegetable producers
Every one was acting by himself. No
organization; neighbor competing with
neighlor. AMI ~ organized action. What
did they do: They simply organized.
| Efficient business men went to work On
, a system to bring order out Of chaos, to
| cona,uer success where there had been
mostly failure. They took hold IL the
/ transportation question. not ms We are
doing now, Il few children in the vast
| I'll places crying. we have piped and ye
have not danced, we have mourned and
ye have not wept,' hut in business
way.
They found the Transportation com
panies fair and reasonable, and the first
offer made was to reduce the car rates Ia
one third what they had been if the
business was systematizea, combined and
made reliable. They sent across the
mountains train loads Of fluit, and with
them agents composed Of competent men
u s,printend the distribution ami sale
of their fruit, ami /" send back to the
proper owners thu avails Of what was
sold. not to pocket the money and report
the fruit rotten.
They areconquring the situation. An,
II We are not more wide awak" and com
bined. with poorer climate for citrur
fruits and poorer fruits, they will sci
their fruit right under our nose will
profit. while VIZ and our fruits will hav,
to go s.jegiiag. ......
We need general organization
County societies may be good for loc 4,
ends. hut we need a state organization
that can control the enliro business 81
our produce that is raised for shipping
RUSTIC.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY.
Nsster0ay's Mass Meeting to- Nomi-
nate Delegates

nate Delegates
The republicans of this, the 9Th pre-.
ciBet, met yesterday at IL o'cl5ck in the
court house, for the purpose of nomina-
mating 81 delegates to represent the dis
trict in the county convention which is
to meet at the court house in this city on
the 18th inst.
l. l.. Purcell called the meeting T.,
order, and stated that he hal received a
note from Chairman Teasiale tn the
effect that he, Teasdale, could not be
present and authorized Purcell to ot4n
the meeting.
Col. G.. 7. Fowler moved TO make |. l..
PARCEL chairman Of the meeting, and
James Shelly was made secretary,
The chair stated the object IL the
meeting. u above. and declared the
meeting really for business. ......
Col. Fowler. who is thu assistant attor-
ney for the Florida Southern railway.
moved that a committee Of five be APP
pointed to make up ticket Of 81 names
IL suitable ersons for delegates to the
county convention, and the motion was
seconded and the house voted . yea on
the question, AMI Col. Fowler, ex.NIayor
j. G. Donnelly, Randolph Foster, Henry
Jones and Z. w. Calvin were appointed
~ the committee. The COMMITTEES was
asked to retire and perform the duty as
signed them.
After being absent for something more
than half an hour Calvin. who Is a port
ly fellow standing about six feet and
five inches. returned to the hall wearing
his lips in most protrullng fashion, and
his eye wore the unmistakable signs Of a
conflict, and il WAS patent to every one
in the room that "something was rotten
in DENMARK" Soon after the balance al
the committee returned, and made the
following repost through the chairman,
J. &. DonnelU,
Your committee beg to submit the
following M the result Of their del .bera.
tions AZ to the NAMES Of persons for del.
| .vntas IN tho co,,ntv convention.
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in every republican breast; that griey-
ances were nuTsed with fostering care
which threatened to break from their
bounds at any moment. There Was here
and there a bone Of contention, with yet
enough meat To- create IA growl and a
struggle. Bnt it would take up too much
space Ia enumerate the troubles here.
fgE,IStT COMMITTEE
The chairman called the attention Of
the convention To lac fac, that thers WAS
need of a precinct committee, and 4. \.
DOYLE, the lemon street merchant and
colore,l ex-al,i,'rman. got the iloor To AL
dress the convention. but IN being re-
questel 10y Col. Fowler that h. allow him
few minutes time, generously submit
ted. Col. fow Ter said he SAN the need Of
such committee as had been suggested.
aGd thai committee needed head. He
wanted good man put there, and after
much complimentary language declared
that a. \. iOyle was Just the man to
I'LL the bill.
Doyle was mad. chairman Of the ne W
committee, and j. &. Donnrly. ID. \.
Hill, G. +. Fowler aniJ. II. Grant were
the other names placed IN the list as
! committeeman.
The convention then adjourned SINE
die.
NOTES.
The criticism of Chairman Teas,lale for
not advertising the meeting more thor
Onghly was pretty severe and outspoken.
ID. a. Boyd gave further evidence Of
his oratoricalpowers.
The convention MAS composed Of fouI
white and about twenty five colorrd rr.
publicans.
II the meeting had been thoroughly
advertised, they said thu court HOUSE
would have been crowded.
A republican convention is enthusiasts
tic, IL any thing. 3D.. ..
The county convention meets mex,
Thursday.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25
From fernando.

Elsewhere we publisha commune alton
from correspondent in Brooksville. The
information Is given that Senator Mann
has met with defeat at the hands of h,s
own county convention. The senator
also failed to have his course in the late
constitutional convention endorsed, and
according to our correspondent. it was a
"cold day in July" for him in every par.
ticular. Truly the senator has not the
strength in fernando county that once
he possessed.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25
Religions.

The regular services will I've held at
the Methodist church TODAY; Sunday
school at 10 o'clock, u. NJ. preaching at
II a. N. and at = p. IN.
As repairs are Icing male on the
church, services of the Episcopal demon.
ination will be- held in st. Marks Acad
envy tn day at the regular hours.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25
NlArcictl.

tine OF the marriages promised at We
laka has taken place Mr. l.. Il. Cooml =.
OF the firm of Thorn n Cupmbs. lumber
manufacturers, Of that place, was mar.
ried at Welaka Friday evening, to Miss
Mai Pastertield. THE Nkws extends its
congratulations. The newly welded
couple are guests Of the Phenix Hotel.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25
Died.

We regret to chronicle the death Of
Mrs. Joseph N,ulsck. which occurred
at her husbands residence ON Lemon
street at six o'clock Yesterday afternoon,
after an illness of ,nl,,r weeks duration,
This is Il sad death. as the deceased was
only ahut twenty years Of age aud had
been married hut Nix or seven months,
She had large circle of friends in IA.
iatka who will read of her death with
much regret. The funeral will take
place this afternoon.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25

SLATE RoOFlN0.- We ARE now prr.
pared to furnish the lest quality II RUf.
ing Slate ut $3.50 Irr square Of 10 fe,t
laui, and call the attention of builders
an ! others who desire safety from fire
sparks and good pure cistern.. water to
this very beautiful AMI durable material.
Address Il. NJ. Sholise, Agent, Box No.
6..6. =. u. jacksonville. Fla. ap233m
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25
The IlcrnuOslo News,

iirooksvilic il tn have u new journal,
to b" called the fernando News. The
new can,lnlat. will H. under the business
and editorial management Of the Pratt
Bros. and j. G. IMning. the editors Of
and publishers Of the Leesburg CONNER.
cial. In the prosp ctus the editors say:
"ln conducting this paper our chief
aim will bc 10 advance the material in
terests Of South Florida in general, aud
Of fernando county in particular. We
will enJeavor, through the columns Of
The News, to draw the attention Of the
outside world to the advantages Of Her.
ran,lo county, with it's vast area Of
fertile and productive lands, fully be.
licv'ng that proper presentation OF these
facts will have the desired effect Of draw
ing u large influx Of immigration within
Its borders, and showing conclusively to
the people in other states what is, as yet,
comparatively unknown beyond the con-
fines Of our own state, viz; That Her
nando county il onr Of the most favored
spots in Florida.
We bcspeak for The News prosper
Gus career and hope to see il flourish like
green hay tree .-..-.
BROWNSVILLE, fla, July q, 1886.
Special Correspondence palatka NEws.
Enclosed you will find lIernanlo's del.
cgates to the congressional convention.
Each and all Of them are anti Mann,
and the Senator has been badly sat upon
this time. In the county convention
the vote stood 10 for Mann and 90 against
MIN. lie then attempted the passage ot
resolutions endorsing hls course in the
constitutional convention, and his posi-
ton upon the poil.tax prerequisite, but
these were all voted down numerically
The delegates to- the convention are: NJ.
V. Il. NanNess, II. a. Brown, Will h,
Lynch, James Smith, Il, NJ. Wilson, r.
NJ. Ray. J. q. Wallace, r. +. Salisbury
+. N. Townsmend, =. Strnger. }. +,
Tucker, A. G.. Groom, II. T. Iykes. G. G.
keathIy, j. \. Marshall. A. |. Lands
B. +. Kirk. A. NJ. Williamson. j. Glenn
ents, Mr.. Qutermus, Elijah Mcleod. j
X. Temple. Yours against Mann. B.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25

A WONDER. old Mutual Life In.
suranc- Company, 81 New York, now
ISSUES "a policy that surpris's the whole
world, viz. returns all the premiums
paid in ca-.. 81 death within u given pe-
ripi. This never was dome by any other
company. Call On liilliard and exam
inc for yourselves. je2i II
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25

Compare the old policies 10 the Mutual
Life with the policies Of the same age in
the New York Life AMI Equitable, and
you will sse SOME difference in cnst.
This il what tells the whole atory. Ton
tine won't tell the story. AMI the Mutual
Life DON'T gamble ia fortunes.
jeastf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25

The dividends of the Mutual Life In
surahce Company, IL New York, by ac-
tual comparison, are nearly twice ~
large rs they are in any other company.
No conditions. M restrictions. This Is
the company to insure in. The iast in
the world. !. llarkins billiard, State
Agent. Je?'-u
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25

Insure with billiard in the Old Nh.
taal Life Insurance company IN the five
year distribution return premium plan.
1t beats all. ie91tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25

lloTEL FoR RENr.--The hotel building
known ~ the Graham House. is offered
for rent at reasonable rate. Apply to L..
Falk. rstf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25
House for Sale.

The Miller cottage, ON Lemon street,
Op,s,site the Putnam. must IT, moved oil
the lot at once. For particulars apply to
Il. II. rnos. je2a II
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25

The Old Mutual Life Insurance com.
pany. Of New York. is the oldest. largest.
cheapest and best company IN the world.
je2;tf
For RENT. A neat cottage IN the cor
mr. Of Orange and liapg,ssi SITS. Fin.
qu re- IL Mrs. i,lele Mann on corner IL
Lemon AMI itlake SITS.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25

Go to Dr. W. ". Estes. over Hers.
ting's drug store. for go1i lh,ntal Work
and tine sets VI Artificial Teeth. Teeth
Extracted without Pain. jei9n
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25

For SAIE-forget me-not Roses, tie
raniums. Colens, etc. Apply to II. y.
Dinsen. Jyl3tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25

Palatka Lodge. No. 81. +. 4 A. NJ. reg
ular communications iirst and third Fri
day Of each month.
h. l.. LLIENTHAL. W. NJ
&c, Posi-, Secretary.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25

For SALE.-flne business property in
this city, suburban lots. and two hearing
orange groves. Apply to Griffin x Par
ker, Palatka. JylSu
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25

PEACHES, PEACHEsn PEACHEs".--A
large quantity " Peaches Just received,
to In sold cheap. by peck or crate. at the
Family Store OF X. X. REID. Jysl 1t