San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-03
EDITORIAL BREvITIES.

WHEN a railroad conductor Is removed
from his train In my sterious way 1t Is
| now said he Ia removed for color blind
ness. He cannot distinguish the color
OF the company's money from his own.
Houston wants the tower system Of
electric ligbts. San Antonio wants the
electric lights and enough OF them to
light the city, tower or no tcwer, and
with this will be content. Nothing else
will ill the bill.
ARKANSAS has been filling rapidly with
good class Of immigrants for two years
past. The new immigration movement
will stimulate that settlement and carry
her rapidly TO the front. Arkansas has
the natural advantages.
The late news from Africa Ia painfully
silent concerning explorer Stanley. The
Emin Bey relief expedition has heard
nothing from him q r months. although
Information comes to the committee d.
rect from Urganda. to date OF middle OF
November.
The meeting In the interests Of the
wool growers Of Texas, was greatly dis
appointed last night In not hearing the
Hon. Columbus Epson rs was expected.
His views, as q representative democrat,
on that subject would have been widely
quoted and very carefully considered.
The cablegrams from Europe are by
no means reassuring. There Ia very evil
IDENTIFY deep seated expectation Of hos
tilities being begun 10 a few weeks.
Bismarck's speech, on Saturday, Ia
looked for as afiording some definite
sign Of Germany's Intentions.
The supreme court OF Georgia denies
TO commercial agencies the special priv
ileges usually claimed for them, and does
not permit even those secret communi-
cations to their patrons to exempt them
from the operations Of the general libel
law, If actionable. These associations
are on the same footing as private indI-
vlduals. The ruling is equitable.
The democracy Of Texss have not yet
buried the prohibition ticket. The dec
Isrations of the Galveston platform,
which we're intended to cover q multi
tude Of sins, have not had the desired
effect, and the reading out process is
likely to ts quite lively when the next
democratic convention meets, pro badly
in this city.
TEE resolution passed by the conven-
tlOn yesterday urging Tue STATE leglelh-
ture at its next session to adopt meas
ures for the geological survey OF the
state In order that our mineral resources
may be known, was q very necessary
one, and one which the next legislature
must heed If 1t would not hear some
thing unpleasant drop.
The Houston Age is curious to know
whether the Southwest Immigration
organization will be a wheel within Q
wheel?" Uncle Daniel can read the
signs Of the situation in the published
proceedings and govern his judgment
accordingly. 1t Is a wheel whose cir
conference includes the whole coast OF
Texas. Nothing small about San An
tonic.
The cry for good sidewalks that
echoes through the columns Of the local
press of Texas has been echoing
through the municipal ears OF this city
for long months but the echo seems not
to have found its way out as yet. San
Antonio wants side walks. cross walks,
clean streets, clean yards, clean alleys,
and a clean business like city admins.
trstion. Needing and getting are not
synonomous.