San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-01-16


IF THE Sunday law was inforced in
this city there would be no necessity Of
petition to rlosc up the stores on that
day.
A RECEIVER Will be asked for the At
Gibson. Topeka and Snnte Fe railroad in
the Superior Court at Topeka Oh the
2Gth Of this month. 1t is alleged that
the company is spending too much
money in extensions in New Mexico.
Arizona, California and Old NrXicO.
The Luling Signal reports the arrival
of large number of immigrants in its
section of country. and that they were
well provided for. We congratulate
Caldwell County on its good fortune.
Immigration means just that much pros
perity and money, and its value is not
generally appreciated in Texas.
Why cannot Spanish be taught in the
public schools Of this city on an equality
with the German: Isitnot as practical,
all around rs the German in this
section of the country? 1t Is now only
taught in the High School, while German
is taught in all the ward schools, and
there is German principal, teacher.
WHEN the Houston Herald has eX-
hau.ted the directory for names 10 pro-
pose suitable candidate for Mayor, il
can send to San Antonio, there are sever
al sacrificing patriots. There who would
be willing to act AS Mayor, even for
such city as Houston. The Post wants
everything for Houston, while the Her
aid seems to be only in need Of Mayor.
The and Board are really the boss
free grassers Of the State. BY their aC-
ton in refusing to lease for four cents
per acre they cannot rent, and therefore
the grass is used for nothing. A firm in
this city is Offering to rent 80 sections
of better land than the great majority of
unUccupied State lands at three cents
per acre, but cannot find a renter at that
price.
JUDGE Lynch is gradually being super
cedsd by legal Justice, in the fact that
two public Executions took place in
Texas yesterdsy-one at COtulla, where
Jose Maria Mendoza, Il Mexican, was
hanged for the murder of G. NJ. Hodges
at that place in March last The other,
a negro, Bill Madison, was hanged at
Beaumont for the murder Of another
negro in December, 1851 More 'Ompt
trials and convictions Of criminals in
Texas will result in fewer high crimes
and add to the good reputation Of the
Stste.
The Cleveland administration seem to
have presumed upon the tolerance Of the
Senate little too far. and heads Of de-
partments have so far failed TO furnish
chairmen Of committees the reasons for
making removals from office. If this is
continued in, the Senate will take some
formal action to secure the information,
or get an avOwal from the President
that he will not give his reasons for such
removals. This. with the Democratic
revolt, will give Mr.. Cleveland about
all the business he can attend to.
The vagueness OF Mr.. Brackenridge's
answer to the Sewer Committee in re-
gard as TO the probable cost of water is
Characteristic. should it require lOO, 600
gallons day the charge would be one
cent per 100 gallons or $40 day, and
S3,G50 a year, etc, ETC., but should his
pumps not be OF sufficient capacity then
other arrangements would have to be
made. Should the demand exceed the
capacity would not the revenue to be
derived from the excess be sufficient in
ducement for an additional investment
in extending the works? But according
to his offer, once the sewers were down,
the town growing and the consumption
largely increased by the putting in of
closets, ETC., the company could declare
that the capacity had been exhausted
and that the rates must be raised TO
cover additional outlay. The people of
San Antonio will never vote for sewers
with any such vague contract with the
Water-works. They have had enough
OF loose contracts with said company.
The only cigarettes which do not
atiok IN the lina are ODpra pufis