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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-28
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Harry Hines left yesterday to
take in the New Orleans mardl-gfas.
Mr.. Harry Hardy, the irrepressible
drummer for UlmaU, Lewis u Co., OF
Galveston, is in the city.
Mr.. Ben Levy, representing S.
Hernsheim & Bros, of New Orleans,
is in the city.
Mr.. H. D. Goldman. the genial rep
resentative of L. and H. Blum, of Gal
weston, is rustling in the city.
Mrs. J. P. Crane, after a pleasant
week in San Antonio, returned to
Austin Saturday.
Mr.. H. c. Cook, formerly clerk
with Mr.. J. E. Labatt, and remember
ed as the amateur manager of MAS
cot" and other operettas, is again in
the city, after an absence of several
wears
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-28
Public Pawn Sale.

Notice is hereby given that on Thurs
day, the 18th day of March, 1889, be-
tween the hours of 10 o'clock a. m.
and O'Clock p. M, and from day to
day thereafter, till all are sold, we
will sell, at public auction, to the
highest bidder for cash, in our store,
No. "a Soledad street, San Antonio,
Texas. all pledges deposited with
US prior to the first day of January,
last, which have not been redeemed,
nor had the time therefore extended
by payment of interest and charges
according to date of sale. This will
be complete clearing out sale of the
old years forfeited pledges, and will
afford buyers an exceptional oppCr-
tunity to get bargains, in watches,
diamonds, jewelry, clothing, ETC.,
etc. J. NJ. EMERSON q Co.,
2-27-5t Licensed Pawn Brokers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-28
LIGHT FLASHES.

The best furniture and more of it,
for the least money at Bottoms. If
Indian Territory coal gives more
heat and less ashes than any coal in
the market. Telephone 3S6. 22-2m
Pianos for rent by the month or
quarter. B. r. Frees & Co., Opera
house Music store. Lift
Field Glasses, Opera Glasses, Eye
Glasses and Spectacles of best brands
at Jess NJ. Bells, 266 West Commerce
street. 2-lO u
Jess NJ. Bell, Jeweler, of old firm
of Bell d Bros, 266 West Commerce
street. 2-lO-tf
Only few more spaces leftin the
Opera House Programme Apply
carly.
For fine birthday, wedding or
Holiday presents, call on Otto Blu
menthal. 11-1O-tf
"A NEW lot of gents and ladies'
neck chains. Bell Bros PSI Commerce
street. 2-2O-tf
For Sale-Six room house, GA
West Houston street, lot 60Xl50 feet.
Apply to J. Dobbin, 500 avenue c.
2-l9-1m
-Lockwood's Bank Exchange, 402
Houston street, 7-year-old Frazier
Bourbon, superior to most, equal to
any whiskey manufactured. tt
Ba@Bear in mind that Frank j. Bel
tel keeps builders hardware and lum-
Der, at the International and Great
Northern depot. 9-11-1y
Professor G. Baroncelli. graduate
of the University of Paris, France,
will open, March 1st, an evening
French class. Terms So monthly. Pri-
vate lessons in French literature at
moderate prices. For particulars ap-
ply corner Navarro and Commerce
streets, upstairs.
Joe McAllister, headquarters for
Austin White Lime. Whites Engli. h
Portland and Rosendale Clements,
Plaster Paris, Hair, Sand and Brick;
Charcoal at so cents per barrel. Tele-
phone 1853. 1-l5-l
For a nice steak, chop, or oysters,
90 to Lang's Dining Parlor, No. Is
West Commerce street. Everything
o. the best quality and at reasonable
prices. Z-IS-2 Wks
w. Holland the Tea man, POI
Commerce street, has a great variety
of New Season tea, and can satisfy
all tastes, (the fastidiOus.) Call upon
him and you can get just what you
want at reasonable prices. Mr.. Hol-
land also handles the highest grades
of pure species, cocoa shells, the finest
coffee etc. 2-4-tf
Persons wishing instructions in
Bookkeeping by Double Entry, in
Analytical and practical arithmetic or
in thehigher branches of Mathematics
should call on Prot. NJ. G. Alexander,
A. NJ, at 722 East Houston street. I'm
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Twice Caught.

Wiley Moore was arrested for carry
ing pistol. The proofs were dead
against him, and all Wiley could do
was to say he carried the pistol in self
defence to protect him from an enemy
who threatened his life. His witness,
however, did not confirm this view
and he was fined $50 and sen fenced to
80 days in Jail. Since his arrest Wiley,
who was out on bail, for the first Of
fence, was found by the police drunk
and disorderly aud was also fiued S.
for that offence.
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Real Estate Sales.

Thos. J. Devine to Theodore HES
ser, lot 3, block i, fronting fifty feet
on the south side of Keller street, for
1925.
Valentine Lorra and Ida Lorra to
David P. Barr, lot and part of lot I,
in block 1, fronting north on Maple
street, for $1,000
J. J. Ryan to F. F. Rogers, lots II
aud 10, of original city lot 8, range ,,
district =, northeast of L. 5. govern
ment depot, for 500.
J. S. MacNamara to J. H. Little
field, 1-3 Of - of lot u, range 3, dis
trict 4, containing about Al acres, for
S6S7 cash and the assumption of four
notes.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-28
WHAT HE THOUGHT.

SIS marriage a failure?" I asked of a
man,
Who keeps furniture store.
He smiled, rubbed his glasses, and
anxiously gave
A hasty glance at the door.
There was no one in sight, so this an
swer he gave:
"Some times it is, so am told;
1 do not think so, but then you must
know,
Judge by the cradles I've sold"
H. R-T.
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A Suspicious Character.

Chas. Kosel, who has the unkempt
appearance of an anarchist, has hung
round Kaiser's saloon for some time.
How he lived none knew, but whilst
he was civil and manly, no questions
were asked. Recently, however. he
has cut up rough and acted insolent-
ly. AS result, he was run in as a
suspicious character, and as he could
give no satisfactory account of him
self he was fined S25.
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Died in the City,

February 26.-Infant of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. r. Crider, aged one hour;
asphivia consequent on premature
birth.
February 2S.-James Lindsey, aged
rs years, old age, buried by the city;
stranger. Rosa Hernandez, aged two
years, marasmus, stranger; buried by
the city.
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STAGE NOTES.

Mrs. Potter and Mrs. Langtry ar g
having a rather dull competition in
their New York theatres.
Miss Julia Marlowe, the actress
who has so rapidly rose to fame, de-
lighted the Boston audiences.
w. w. Kelly, the tenor, must come
back from London. The English fOgs
have settled on his lungs.
Duncan B. Harrison has had poor
success with The Paymaster" this
season and can not bring out his new
play.
Hermann, the cranky magician, is
being guyed a great deal by the New
York dramatic press.
The Spanish Opera company, Pas
tor q Cantelis, of Madrid, are singing
in San Francisco. They have mag
nificent ballet.
ELSA Holman, a celebrated German
actress, who, thank our lucky stars,
speaks English, will soon begin
starring in the L. 5. in drama called
"Celestine.'
1.-The Stowaway," as produced in
New York recently has full rugged
Yacht scene III it, and when New
York yacht club attended perform
ance, to see how nearly the yacht
could be represented, they could find
no fault. The manager had heard
they were coming and engaged an
cold saltn to put everything in ship
shape.
Miss Nellie McHenry and Mrs.
Frank Maeder, while in Detroit,
went to the orphan asylum to see the
children, and, of course, get a little
free advertising. Nellie sang and
danced for them aid gained the con-
fidence of the little children so much,
that soon the little ones crept up to
the ladies and began relating their
little troubles. The ladies hearts
were so touched that they began cry
ing and returned to the hotel with
swollen faces and red eyes,
and next day their manager
was compelled to give the
children matinee and as each child
passed in the door, costly box of
candy was given to the little one.
Nellies manager now says it is lit
tie costly to let the ladies 60 to orphan
asylums.
Since Lo lis Harrison made
his hit as the manuafln III Jne
Pearl of Pekin," in which
he speaks good deal of
the Chinese language with which he
is partially familiar, it has become
quite 1.-the go" to be able to use some
Of his Chinese expressions. In the
quarrel scene of the opera the woId
"Amaka-hin is used so comically that
the dudes have adopted it and one re-
Gently used it when he couldn't get
his linen from his laundry
man. No sooner had he said it
in an off-hand, pleasant manner,
than four pigtailed celestials, brand
ishing long knives, leapt over their
counter, shouting, each louder than
the other "Atuna maka hilO," and
the dude shot out into the street.
"Amaka-hin in Chinese is a word that
will make a Chinaman fight quicker
than "cabrOneu said to q Mexican.
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JUDlClOUS ADVERTISING.

Creates many new business.
Enlarges many an old business.
Revives many a dull business.
Rescues many lost business.
Saves many a failing business.
Preserves many a large business.
Secures success in any business.
Fol further information, address T..
B. JOHNSON, SAN ANTONIO LIGHT. If
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New Maps of san Antonio.

Embracing an area of Sc square miles
and showing latest subdivisions, etc.,
for sale by J. J. Olsen & Son, 40 East
Houston Street. 2-5-tt
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N o T | G. E

The club of the First Texas Cavalry,
Volunteers, U. S. A., invites all COM
RAIDS of the said regiment to meet
with them-March I'd, 1889, at No. 20
Avenue A, San Antonio, Texas, at
s D. m. H. d. BONNETT,
J. w. HAUCK, President
Secretary.
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Building Permits.

c. Guerra, removal of dwelling from
Rios Suerte; $.
Gus. Small, lumber dwelling north
side of Lachapelle street; $50.
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Ball at FloreSYiIle.

A grand masquerade ball occurs in
Floresville at the courthouse Friday
evening, to which the LIGHT has
been hidden. 1t is expected quite a
number of San AntonIo's young peo-
pie will attend.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-28

Repairing of fine watches and jew
elry a speciality, by Otto Blumenthal.
l-3-tf
For all kinds of jewelry, watches
and clocks, call on Otto Blumentnal.
l-3-tf
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Sunset Wood Yard.

Telephone 81. Dry post oak, $3.50.
Sawed and split, $3.50, delivered to
any part of the city. 2-22-6
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Paris Exposition 1889.

Join the Texas Industrial and Agri-
cultural associations excursion. Book
early in order to secure good berths.
For rates, etc., apply to 40 East Hous-
ton street. 2-11-00k
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WANTED at once, an Agent, man or
Profitable business Liberal pay. All time not
necessary. Give references. Address X. II.
WOODWARD q Co., Baltimore, Md. 225-tf
, 1889-04-25
HoIue from the Nortl..

Mr.. I. e. Griflilts returned last might
from Co,ville aad Chewelah. on the ~ OF
, 1889-04-25
THE CoNyICr LABOk PROBLEM.

Perhaps the most difficult problem in
the science of political economy is encoun.
tered when u state undertakes to Tx per-
tiary. All states have taken it for grant.
ed. at the outset, that the penitentiary
must be made self-sustairing, or as nearly
so as possible. Then arises the question
as to how this may be done without bring
ing the products of convict labor directly
into competition with those of free and
law-abidipg citizens, which would be a
manifest Injustice. If the state could dis.
miss the idea that the penitentiary must
necessarily be made self-sustaining, and if
the people could be induced to accept the
theory that the state has no right to eHe
gage in manufacturing or other pursuits
calculated to make it competitor of in
dividual enterprise, individual capital and
individual labor, then The question might
be easily settled as to what should be done
with the convicts Most cities suggest
solution by employing convicts on
public works, which usually could
not be undertaken without the
anticipation of employing convict
labor. This therefore does not in
terfere with free labor, nor does it make
the government a shop.keeper or broker in
slave labor, which convict labor practically
amounts to. The state could adopt the
same plan On large scale. 1t could en-
gage the convicts in constructing public
works which are greatly needed, but are
held in obeyance ON account of the enor.
nous expense that would be entailed by
hiring men to perform the labor. Rivers
and harbors could be improved, greatly to
the advantage of commerce.; canals could
be cut where they are needed; mountains
could be tunneled, shortening public high
ways; rock could be quarried for public
buildings; coal prospects, could be devel.
oped-hundreds of things could be ac-
complished by convict labor that would
benefit the people, and at the same time
without detriment to honest free labor, or
individual capital. But the state would
have to stand the expense. IL Washing
ton ready to inau0urate q reform in this
| direction at the beginning of its career as
| A. aOvpreipn atatep
, 1889-04-25

the Spokane q Northern railroad. He
states that work is progressing vigorously
on the road, and that the woods are fall g
of prople hunting locatione for homes.
Within q considerable distance of the roaA
on boil sides there is not q quarter section
OF OF land that Is not occupied by settler.
The farmers are sowing great drai 81
grain. and the indicatinns are exceedingly
favorable. The public highway is lined
with wagons loaded with supplies par
chased 10 Spokane Falls. Owing 10 The
certainty Of securing transportation facil.
titles at an early date the interest In mining
has been greatly stimulated, and the hiiis
are swarming with prospectors. Mr.. Grif-
htts states that all the people are esthusi-
astic over the coming OF the road, anA
have great expectations Of future prss-
perity.
, 1889-04-25

vicinity Mr. sparks not only can
ee'ed the entry but refused tc
return the purchase n. oney until forced "a
10 so oy an order from the secretary. This
WAS In the face of the fact that there was
much doubt and conflicting testi mony as
70 the question iDvo we'd in the hearing
ana In the face OF the decision of the local
officers In favor OF allowing the entry to
stand. Settlers were so terrorized that
many were almost afraid to leave their
claims long enough to 20 to town or to
church on Sunday, while in some cases
the feeble.minded we're even driven in-
sane.
One extreme always follows another,
and this has been true in this case. Such
murmur Of dissatisfaction was sent up
from the public land states and territories
and from fri, nds and relatives in the
Eastern states that profound impr ssion
was made upon the democratic admins
tratIon ut WashiL Rton, from President
Cleveland down. Secretary Villas
went into the interior depart.
ment thoroughly aroused to the necessity
of a radical change In the land Office policy
as to settlers. Seizing the first opportun
ity, he plunged out in the opposite direc.
from the Sparks idea and went so far as
10 greatly exceed the most loose and lib
eral construction of the law as TO residence
ever promulgated His first decision upon
this subject was made In the case of Pat.
rick Manning, which had come up to him
on appeal from the action of the commis-
sioner in rejecting his claim. Although
this particular case did not require such
broad Interpretation on the. question OF
residence, the secretary proceeded to ex-
press the new doctrine In the following
language: Residence on land and pres
ence thereon are not Synonymous or con-
vertible phrases. Actual presence on the
land is necessary in the first instance in
order to acquire residence, as the entry
man must go on the land for that
purpose; but continual presence thereafter
is not essential to the continuity
of sucn residence once acquired by a.home.
stead claimant. Residence having been
subsequent absence, with the
intention of returning, does not indicate
an intent to abandon, and without such
intent the legal continuity of residence is
not broken, as In such cases the act and
intent must concur" In another decision,
Just published. Secretary Villas reiterateS
this liberal doctrine and holds that al
though the claimant was absent from the
land three years out of the required five
years residence the commissioners is di-
rected TO issue the patent. This is IL great
departure from the rulings of his prede-
cessors and represents the 9th end OF an
nxtrpnle.
, 1889-04-25
BANK CLEARANCEJ


Should 1t prove to be true that the
Southern Pacific is back of the survey that
is being made for inc from Portland 10
this city, by way of Yakima, this doubt.
less signifies desire on the part of that
company to form u connection at this point
with the Canadian Pacific, by way of the
Spokane IL Northern. and connection also
with the Manitoba and Union Pacific sys-
tens eastward, besides tapping the min
eral and grain fields of this territory in
The interest of its southern system. In
the timber between Yakima and Portland
are exhaustless fields OF coal and mineral
and on this side Of Yakima are the great
grain regions of the Big Bend and the
whole OF Eastern Washington. The road
thus extending diagonally across the ter.
ri ory from southwest to northeast would
be about 325 miles in length and would
probably be the most profitable portion of
the Southern Pacific system. A remark.
able fact and one illustrating it's direct
ness OF route is that it would strike the
Northern Pacific line at right angles both
at this point and at North Yakima. Its
great advantage to Spokane Falls would
be found in the fact that it would con.
meet this city with the large agricultural
and grazing country comprised in the
southern portion Of the Big Bend aud
which is not traversed by either of the
roads leading out OF this city. Following
down the valley of Crab creek toward
Priest rapids 1t would pass through long
stretch of virgin soil. considerable por-
tion of which is said to be good farming
land, aud which would all be directly
tributary to the proposed road either in
this direction or the other and largely In
hnfb
, 1889-04-25
THE coLvIL.E COUNrKY.
Interesting News Cleaned From nc
Miner.


w. l.. Davis. editor of the Miner, hxs
heen appointed postmaster at Colvill.
A. Berg departed for Spokane Fals o.
Monday, presumably to obtain legal aA-
vice concerning his stock OF goods. jast
attached here.
b. d. Miner spent several dsys ut ~
Clugston creek camp this week looking
ever there tine prospects and visiting with
the boys.
James O. Neil went to Chewelan We'd
nesday to be absent for q few days looking
up right of-way for the Spokane q Nc>h.
ern. 4-
While the grass is tall and green In ~
valley and in our town. the old Donna.
ion summit ia still white with inoW. TIE
contrast is beautiful and strange 70 Tia
many strangers in our city.
Vim, Varker, formerly superintendent
Of the old Dominion mine, arrived fFs0
Cheney Tuesday evening bringing his
wife with him. How long they will ~
main is unknown to us, but We expect -
will make permanent home here.
the Odd follows of Spokane are g0ing
to celebrate the anniversary Of the order
on April 26th and nave already sent cir
culars to this place. We are sorry We
cannot be with them, but ~ we csnnet.
we wish them to have a good time for ~.
too
Oliver Peone, proprietor ot the Empo-
rium returned from the Falls the tAA1lR
part OF the week. While in that city NO
ordered large stock Of goods from Port
land. which. when they arrive. will again
fill his store TO its utmost capacity.
Our mountains will be alive with psssrs
pt ctors this summer. They arc arriving
here and purchasing supplies and a9aia
departing for the hills every day. We
predict the discovery of many Foe psos-
poets during the season in lhis district.
Two wagons loaded with mineos. seue
here trom Spokane to work on the Otd
Dominion mine, arrived Saturday eveN-
ing. The majority of the boys herrtsk0
working on the mine are nov workiAG =
prosp..cts OF their own. The new 80
s-st up 10 the niue yestexdsy M ~
teviu work to-day.
, 1889-04-25
ABOUT FACED LAND POLICY.

The public land policy of the democratic
administration just closed affords an in
teresting study. Before it commenced
there had teen many abuses in some re-
Rions of the public domain, and even
some gigantic frauds perpetrated by
which large quantities of public land had
been secured by illegal proceedings. A
correction of this abuse by the last re-
publican administration, and public at
tention had been called thereto ana
foundation laid for some good reforma.
tory work which would have met with
very general approval. This work fell into
the hands of Mr.. Commissioner Sparks
and he conceived the idea that every set
tier on the public land was republican
thief and should be- elected il possible, re-
gardless of law. He suspended the issue
OF patents to anybody, and even went so
far as to one day send out kilograms to all
land officers directing them to receive no
more filings or entries under GER
tain laws. just "a though he
had right as commissioner
to thus repeal them. Most land Offices re-
fused to obey such an order and in a day
or 30, when the secretary of the interior
had learned OF it, he had the order revoked.
In carrying out the Sparks idea with
reference to settlers upon the public lands
the whole Western country was flooded
with special agents and spies and regu-
lar reign of terror was instituted. Entries
were cancelled right and left upon the
slightest pretexts and settlers of limited
means were oftimes thrust into expensive
hearings between themselves and the
government agents in defense Of their
homes or in defense of titles they had &C.
quired in conformity with law. Persons
who had purchased timber lands in good
faith we're forced into litigation with the
government to determine the character Of
the land or submit to cancellation Of their
entries. In one case In This
, 1889-04-25
1T NEEDS IMPROVEMENT.

Now that a new nistration and the
republican party are to be charged with
the management of the postal service of
the country there ought to vigorous de-
termination all along the line to secure
the Necessary appropriations to bring about
required improvements. All over the
land, and especially in the growing West.
the postal facilities are shamefully def
cient in all branches, and this is matter of
general condemnation. All are agreed
that extravaganza in public expenditures
is reprehensible aud should not be per-
mitted; but parsimony is equally objec-
tionable. if not more 80. Great business
interests, as well as important social re-.
lations, are contided to the United States
postal service each day and nine-tenths of
the people would rather submit to gross
extravaganza in the manas ement of this
service than to parsimonious inethciency.
Daily service should be extended into
many newly-Rrovn mining centers and to
other points not now reached, and greatly
increased clerical assistance should be af-
forded on the trains and in the postotllces.
Tho postal service Of the country ia an ip-
stitution that is near and dear to the peo-
pie, and those men IN congress who persist
in endeavorIng to cripple and render it
useless should be watched and condemned
They should be looked upon as enemies to
the public comfort and the public good.