San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-04
GOOD WORDS,
About our Fair City and its DeIega'
ton.

! tracing lots of attention, and the
newspapers are writing US up extern
siveIy. 1t would appear that the del
egation are working to advertise our
city, at the same time working for
| the Pass endorsement. The Daily
Capital of that city says:
SAN ANTONIO's DELEGATION.
San Antonio, the great city of South
west Texas, is represented by dele
CATION of brainy men.
Colonel Uriah Lott heads the dele
CATION. He is president of the San
Antonio & Arkansas Pass railroad, a
man brim full of business sense, with
nothing little about him physically or
mentally, and appears too fair-mind-
ed man to be party to any unfair
thing. He Is at the head Of the big
gest little railroad in the United
States and Is grid-ironing southwest
Texas with the construction of the
San Antonio & Arkansas Pass, which
has its terminal point at Arkansas
Pass, and consequently favOrs the es-
tablishment of the port at that place.
Senator A. w. Houston, nephew
of the redoubta Sam, democrat
from the crown of his head to the sole
ofhis foot, genuine cOnven ton work.
er, attorney of the Arkansas Pass,
man who holds his own in any crowd,
is one of the leaders of the San An
tonic delegation.
Hon. w. w. King, judge of the
Forty-fifth judicial district, just ele-
waited to the bench, q genial cOmpan-
ion everywhere and a credit to the
delegation, is another conspicuous
visitor.
ternational and Great Northern rail-
way, special pleader for Willett's
Pier, man whose years in Texas
have never won him from his old
Missouri home, and who still swears
by st. Joseph as the "Queen of the
Big Muddy" a good lawyer, tirst-class
story teller, a perfect gentleman
everywhere and rival of Houston
and King in his knowledge of four
unmentioned books of ancient history,
is with the San Antonio delegation.
Many years ago, while living at st.
Joe. he practiced in the Topeka courts
quite often.
George w. Paschal, attorney of the
Thirty-seventh judicial district, whose
early piety is evidenced by his big
bald head, which evidences brain of
no ordinary proportions, is here I'M
like his fellow lawyers, he Is good
republican and may be safely en-
trusted with the deep water interests
of his section.
7 n DNI Of ha
Texas legislature, a man who carries
a long head and clear judgment on
his somewhat infirm shoulders and
the rightness of whose wisdom is ap-
preciated by his delegation, Is anoth-
er prominent member.
Charles Hugo, of the large mercan-
tile house of Hugo Il Schneider, who
smokes his cigar with quiet gravity,
enjoys the sallies of his companions
with keen relish, has business eye
to the work of his delegation and is in
some respects striking counterpart
of his old French relative, Victor HUI
go, is one of the conspicuous members.
u. Stevens, usually called John
ME, the San Antonio banker, who has
few equals as character story teller,
and always keeps one eye open for
fun while the other never winks on
business transaction, is another prom
inent character. Johnnie has travel
ed, is good talker, and enjoys good
thing in almost any direction when
he can get it.
The newspapers of San Antonio are
represented by w. ). Messmer, editor
of the LIGHT, and Frank Grice, editor
of the Express. Weaned early a. Il
Kansas City reporter Mr.. Grice stuck
his stakes in San Antonio where he
has created democratic journal
with sense enough to take strong
protection ground on the tariff ques-
ton.
Ex-Governor Gibbs, known among
his associates as Barney, a whole
team, four horses and dog under the
wagon, man who has more come
and 90 in him and of whom his enc
mics Iif ne has any on the floor of
the house are more righteOusly afraid
than most men are of the Judgment
of providence, accompanies the San
Antonio delegation and is strong
advocate Of Arkansas Pass. He is
quick, incisive. keen in repartee,
scathing in invectlve, with power
of sarcasm that blisters as it plays
over its subject. He is power any
where.
Scooping EN- In.
Manager Mullaly of the Jrand opera
liOusa has since the ODeninp of the