San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-08-12
RAYS OF LIGHT.
Gathered Here and There by the Local
Reporters.
10 Key West Cheroots 90 Cents.

look out for immitatiOns)
Key West cherOOtS, 10 for q cents.
beware of imitatiOnsJ
10 Key West cherOOts % cents.
See that my name Is on every package.
Sim Hart, 3 and West Commerce street
Fresh imported cigars every week.
Chewing and smoking tObaccos at way down
Try my cents long cut smoking. free
chance in S5lS. to every customer.
Low prices, reliable goods, small expenses
enable me to undersell everybody.
Wholesale and retail.
Sim Hart, 3 and West Commerce street
Gen. Stanley returned last night
from Galveston with the Belknap boys.
Rain in considerable quantity fell
yesterday in Houston and along the Sun
set road as far as HARDWOOD.
"A fleet of ten barges arrived in Cor
pus Christi loaded with lumber, for ties
and bridging on the Arkansas Pass road
The special train bearing the militia
was stopped beyond Flatonia, yesterday,
until a bridge could be repaired.
pDFor everything needed in the lum-
Der line, call on +. j. Bethel, at Inter-
national and Great Northern depot. "
"A moonlight hop will be given by
Nine. Donaldson's dancing class at San
Pedro springs next Saturday night.
When you arrive at Eagle Pass,
stop at the Maverick, the only tirst-class
hotel In the city. Cool rooms. 625-3m
EaS~Mail the WEEKLY LIGHT TO your
friends in the country. One dollar a
year.
Elk lodge No. 80, Knights OF Pythiss,
meets tonight at the castle for work in
the Esquire's rank.
Mr.. Pat Brady intends taking a two
weeks vacation, and will meander next
Monday towards Saltillo, Mexico.
The United States troops, Sixteenth
infantry, and band of the Eighth cav
airy will remain in Galveston for ten
DAYS yet, though no reason for this is as
yet assigned.
Miss Mary BrunI has returned from
Laredo, where she has been spending
the summer visiting her many friends.
Her numerous knights and ladies Of this
city will be happy to hear of her return.
-Baggsge-master Barbish, one of the
most popular boys on the Sunset rail
way, acted as conductor and brought in
the special from Galveston last night.
Ed Steves' cannon will be used
tonight to salute the San Antonio Rifles.
Ed says the others could have had it
last night if they had only come for it.
The ladies OF San Antonio cordially
invite the many friends of the San An
tonic aud Belknap rifles to be present at
the reception and dance given in their
honor on Friday evening.
The delegation" of the San ADto-
MO rifles are In mourning. They backed
heavily the San Antonio rifles for the
second place in the interstate drill and
they didn't win.
"A new drink was sold at Galveston,
in great quantity, called "MOxie." 1t is
nerve food, and, while quieting the
nerves for awhile, makes one all the
time crave for more to keep them quiet.
1t is on sale in this city at Joe Meny's
saloon only.
Captain Badger. the first day that
Camp Magruder was put under military
rule, tried to pass out by the sentinel
without pass, but was obliged to de-
sist, as the sentinel, although militia
man, had once been regular, and knew
his duty thoroughly.
Victor Grunder, one OF the Belknap
Rifles, had his fine gold watch and chain
stolen from his tent while in Galveston.
Others of the militia from different parts
of the state suffered in proportion.
There were plenty of police on the
grounds day and night, but the thieves
were not detected.
The bugler OF battery +, Third U. S.
artillery. Mr.. Fred Maret, got his honor
able discharge from the service at camp
Magruder, Galveston, last Tuesday, and
came up with the Belknaps Yesterday.
He bid all his army and other friends
good bye last night, and this morning
started for California, where he will
meet his father and go into business with
him.
DIR. Weathers, with twenty years.
practice, makes the treatment Of acute
and chronic diseases a specially. Par
ticular attention given to diseases of
children. His remedies are safe and
pleasant. He is a thorough physician,
with credentials second to none. Visit
with prescription, one mile from his
residence, 227 Elmira street, one dollar.
Telephone llS. S-ll-tf
What is to prevent San Antonio
from having an Interstate drill In No
vember, when the weather shall have
cooled off? 1t would leave 100000 in
our city. All that 1t needs to have such
= drill, is the rairing Of sufficient prizes
to induce companies to attend, and 1t
seems that this could be readily accomp-
lished by spirited canvass OF the city.
MIR. Smith, superintendent Of the
poor-house, stated to a reporter Of the
LIGHT this morning that he now had
under his care, IA lunatics and idiots,
some of whom were females, and that
persons thus afflicted could hardly be
properly attended to at the poor-house
The county court should authorize the
employment of a couple of female nurses
to attend to the female lunatics.