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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20

THE man who thinks that the cleo
trio cars make more than seven miles
an hour through the down town
streets should attach an odometer to
the car wheel and satisfy himself.
Seven miles an hour seems quite an
increase in speed over three. The
old streets will soon get useed to the
new order.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20
Want More Pay.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 2o.-The switch
men employed by the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad at all yards
outside of Chicago are trying to &C.
cure an increase of pay. Grand Mas
ter Sweeney, Of the Switchmen's AS
ISOLATION, is conducting the negotia-
tions.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20
War on saloon-Keeping.

DECATUR, ILL.,, December 20.-The
Decatur police have commenced a
vigorous war on a number of the
forty-two saloon-keepers in the city,
who are charged with violating the
law by keeping open their places ON
SUNDAY,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20

OIL or water, gas or China, is the
stake for which the San Antonio wa
ter works have entered In sinking
that big bore on Market street be-
tween Casino and the river. They
mean business.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20
New SHIFTS,

The following new suits were filed
In the district court today:
Sam G. Bennett We. M. Koenigheim,
claim on land.
Wood & Co. VS.. the City OF San An
tonic, injunction.
Flora Draper VS.. Allen Draper, di-
VOICE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20
SANDOVAL'S REVOLUTION.
HE ATTEMPTS TO REVOLUTION
IZE MEXICO FOR THE
BETTER

His Model Constitution Revolution
airy Documents i'm Evidence
The case of the govern ment against
Francisco r. Sandoval, for violating
the neutrality laws, by invading a
friendly nation, is rapidly assuming
most interesting phase. The revo-
utionary paper, "La Chiuoca," the
Hero, or the Bandit, was presented in
court and certain articles are bein 9
translated into English.
One of these articles, is the "Plan
or Constitution" of the country, in
case that the revolutionists should
be successful.
This plan, says the article, sis
conceived for the sole purpose of over
throwing the tyranny and despotism
of Gen. Profirio DIaz and to return
the county under constitutional or
order" 1t arraigns the existing adj
ministration as loathing piece of
personal tyranny and declares
him traitor to his country. The
plan recognizes the constitution of
1857 with the amendments Of our alb
solute prohibition of the reelection
of public officer. 1t demands ample
liberty to all political parties; the re-
moval OF all Instructions to COM
MERGE and labor, and the abolition
of all useless offices In order to cut
down the expenses so as to meet the
receipts of the government. The
plan also says that in case the revo-
lutionists are successful, the unused
lands will be surveyed and allotted
to the Mexican citizen who would
bind themselves TO cultivate them
1t also demands respect to the law rs
principle OF order and morality,
Furnishing severely the public officials
who shall infringe upon the same
1t favors the increase, if desirable, OF
| the term of office.
All officials, who shall stand by the
revolutionary movement, if they are
worthy of the place, we're to retain
their position.
The document winds up with the
I exclamatory sen fences: "Constitution
of 1857 and National Integrity" Free
| suffrage and no re-elections!"
1t is signed by some ten parties aud
lone thousand other signatures"
There are also number of fiery,
well written appeals to the citizens OF
the frontier to arise and throw OIL the
| the obnoxious rule for as the article
concludes, "Tyrants exists as long as
| people will tolerate them"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20

GROVER CLEVELAND is not sugar
coating the political pills that he
semi. occasionally prescribes for
David B. Hill. Likewise it is said
that David B. usually compels Grover
to swallow his cold liver mixture cold
and straight.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20

THERE is general complaint of the
unusually small rain fall of the past
six months. Some of these days the
windows of heaven will be opened,
the foundations of the great deep will
be broken up and northwest Texas
like the garden of the Lord will be
well watered, but not with we'll
water.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20

Customer. The milk is little bit
blue, don't you think?
Milkman-If you had as many one
horse jokes made about you as city
milk has you would feel little blue
yourself.-Iudianapolis Journal.
Lady lecturing on woman's rights
growing warml-Where would man
be if it had not been for woman? (Af-
ter pause and looking around the
halD Il repeat, where would man be
if it had not been for woman?
Voice from the gsllery-He'd be in
Paradise, ma'am.-The Jester.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20
Wbittier's Birthday.

BosToN, Mass, December 20.-The
poet Whittier is SO years of age last
Wednesday. He pass the day quiet
ly at his winter home at Oak Knoll,
Danvers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20
Beneht Lecture.

DIR. York speaks at Rische's operS
house Sunday night on Liberalism
and its Critics" All interested in the
discussion invited. Lecture $50 p. me-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20
A Knock Ont.

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 2o.-Jaek Davis
knocked Pat Allen out in three
rounds with ounce gloves today, for
gate rec eipts and $500 side.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20
Benefit Lecture.

DR.. York, the noted liberal orator,
speaks at Risoh els opera house, Sun
day night on Liberalism and its
Critics." All invited. Lecture 1880
sharp.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20

THE Pope is asked to interfere in
the Parnell imbroglio and take sides
against the deposed leader. The
Pope's acction in this matter would
not count. There is too much hot
and angry blood on both sides of that
controversy for the Intervention OF
his holiness to avail, even should it
be decided upon. 1t is the old Xii
kenny cat fight with Salisbury and
Balfour to egg it on.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20

THERE are calls for the exercise OF
kindly charity on the part of the
comfortably circumstanced in this
city that should not be overlooked.
Inasmuch as ye do it unto one Of the
little ones of earth the Master OF all
considers it done unto Him. The re-
ward is on the giving.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20
fashion Theatre

Military plaza, tonight, WileyHam-
ilton and his burlesque company Of
40 artists IN their grand performance.
Admission Is and % cents.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20

SAN ANTONIO mechanics are in
much better condition today than one
year ago. Wages are better, hours
are shorter, employment more con-
slant. There are also evidences
abroad that the thrifty mechanic is not
spending all his earnings but IS put
ting something aside for a nest egg.
When the working man prospers the
whole country grows rich. Remem-
Der it is Christmas time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20

JACK FROST is having things his
own way up north. The ice houses
are nearly full of first class ice vary
ing from one foot to eighteen inches
in thickness, and the rivers are all
frozen solid, even the Mississippi as
far down as Burlington being frozen
over so solidIy that teams cross on the
ice. Texas is dry but not frozen up.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20
Changed Governors.

BOISE CITY, Idaho, Dec. 20.-Gov.
Shoup, U. s. senator elect, has re-
signed. Lieut.. Gov. Wilibry is gov
erQOr.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20

THE water supply of the weather
clerk seems running short all over the
Mississippi valley as we'll as in the
gulf region. Farmers in Illinois are
hauling water in wagons to supply
their stock, and housekeepers in Cor
pus Christi are hauling water for
cooking and other domestic purposes.
San Antonio has always perennial
supply. Moral-Come and live under
the shadow Of the pecans and I've
oaks of this umbragious region.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20

GIVE the orphans in all the orphan
ages, the poor in the hospitals and in
firmsries, the destitute and the
friendless in our alms-houses-give
them all occasion to remember the
Christ Child and. his message Of good
will by the angel herald. Christmas
comes but once year, but it's spirit
should have perpetual abiding place
in all homes and hearts.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20

IT ACTUALLY begins to grow upon
the public belief that when the con-
tracts were let for those bridges it
was intended to complete them. st.
Mary's street will rejoice one of these
DAYS and Market street be glad.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20

THE Wizard Oil" concerts are
good party to draw. They give good
music and good medicine, and their
music itselfis medicine. 1t ministers
to wounds as well as bodies disorder
ed. The old Alamo city is decidedly
musical these holiday times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20

THAritis more blessed ogive than
to receive applies as truly to the man
woman and child who gives Xmas
present as to the tough who gives a
blow. Some prefer the receiving but
the blessing is in giving. Ifyou do
not believe it ask Jake Klllrain.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20
AssiRnee,s sale.

Selling out entire stock of A. Bruins
wick & Son, regardless of cost.
1919 n. SCHETTzER, Assignee.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-20
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
AND STATE SPECIALS.
UP TO THE TIME OF GOING TO PRESS
The Weathe

The Weather.
WASHINGTON, Dec 20.-Low baro-
meter from Manitoba to Texas. Light
rains and getting colder Sunday.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17

Those farmers who take the st.
Paul Daily News must delight in
reading the Liverpool markets. 1t
has now been running a report for
three months without a solitary
quotation. It gets it off this way:
Lower, somewhat closer margin,
mostly unchanged. Speculation not
active.
Isn't it time that the old fraud OF
a Liverpool telegram manufactured
in the Globe building got down on a
price for cereals! The truth is, Mr..
Hay-rake-out-in-the-cou that the
daily press don't propose to let you
know what is the price OF wheat in
Liverpool. 1t is a prepared Joint
stock scheme to keep Liverpool out
of sight.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17

An Unjust Competition under
Which the Farmer Suffers.
The following article is part of
q letter to the New York World, and
we recommend it's careful perusal to
the farmers of our state:
To the Farmers of the United States
If you will take five minutes to
read, and twenty-five minutes to
think over three facts, you will never
regret the use of the half hour:
l. The increase in the value of our
farms during ten years Of low tariff,
1850 to 1860, was 1919, 1869, $50,
or topper cent. yearly. For the 20
years OF high tariff, 1860 to 1880,
it was $3,374,449,1S1, or * per
cent. yearly.
2. The average value OF our i'm
proved land was 81 per acre in 1850
and SIG in 1860, an increase in the
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17

not excessive, and that capital in
vested In railroads on the whole en-
joys no larger returns than capital
invested in any other enterprise. Yet
the stock and Indebtedness of road
is no Indication of the amount actu-
ally invested in it, nor is the latter
an indication of the actual present
value Of the road. Mr.. Poor in re-
viewing the railroad earnings for
1888 affirms that If the fictitious CAPT.
tai could be eliminated from their
accounts, their success as invest
ments would have no parallel.
The railroads of Iowa have received
as donations from various sources a
value of over fifty million dollars.
The tracts of land granted to them
at various times by the Nation and
the State, and by counties, municip-
alities and private individuals aggre-
gate an area equal to more than one
eighth of the total area of the State.
The total amount of money actually
invested in Iowa roads by STOCKHOLM
ers probably does not average to ex-
coed fifteen thousand dollars per
mile, and the thirteen million dollars
of net earnings which are annually
distributed among them would be a
fair profit upon twice the amount
which they have actually invested.
The men who control our railroads
labor under serious delusiOn, mas
much as they entertain an eXagger-
ated opinion of the obligations un-
der which they have placed the pub
lie. They attribute to themselv es the
unparalleled material progress which
this cnl1nfrv has m ado and claim the
wealth which by their agency has
been accumulated as their reward.
They reason that they are entitled to
the value of the difference between
various places in the prices OF COM
modities, because they furnish the
means for making the exchange. 1t
appears to me that this argument, If
carried to it's logical result, would
transfer the title to a large share OF
their income to the heirs of Mr..
Watts, the inventor of the steam en-
CINE. A similar reasoning would al
so give to Mccormick all the pro fits OF
the reaper, and to Whitney those of
the cotton gin.
Owners of railroads are no more en-
titled to perpetual royalty than
inventors. For certain period Of
time, perhaps as long as similar
privileges are enjoyed by patentees,
railroa ads should be allowed liberal
returns for their capital and enter
prise; and if at the end of such a
period it be found that similar roads
could be constructed and equipped
at reduced cost, then their rates Of
transportation should be proper
tiOnately reduced
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17

The editor of the GREAT WEST
spent a day at Wadena, Wadena
County, looking up the matter of the
recent Islander by the young scamp
who edits the Pioneer. AS there is an
exemption of SO 900 to protect such
fellows, it is very difficult to get un-
der them, but it was concluded best
to make the attempt-for it is time
that a halt were called on deliberate,
malevOlent lying.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17

We have two more let ters this
week concerning the 'packing' OF
the State Alliance last year from
alliances" which did not eXist-one
from a very prominent alliance man.
Let our workers in every county be
on the watch. Let 1889 be the last
year that the Alliance was used for
political purposes or private inter
eStS.
The GREAT WEST says it, but it is
the voice OF the people-and it APP
plies to every business interest OF the
alliance too
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17

The Cedar Rapids Gazette accused
the Secretary of the National Farm
ers' Alliance of sustaining the we'll
known plutocrat of Iowa, Sen. ALI
son, for U. S. Senator. Our DR..
Frain Immediately wrote the Secre-
tary, August Post, Esq. The follow
ing is the reply:
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY,
NATIONAL FARMERS ALLIANCE.
MOULTON, Iowa, Jan. IL, 1890.
A. X. FRAN:
Manager GREAT WEST.
DEAR SIR:-Your favor of the 9th
is before me and contents noted. l
have not seen the Cedar Rapids
Gazette, but enclose a clipping here
with taken from another paper, which
presume is the article you have
reference to, in which case l can only
say that there is no ground what
ever for such a conclusion. So far as
am concerned, my choice for o. S.
Senator is Gov. William Larrabee.
If this is not the article to which you
refer, kindly send me a copy. We
have been waiting before sending
you the list of Secretaries promised,
to get returns from the semi-annual
election so that the list we would
send you will be correct list of the
present Secretaries, as at this cleo
ton there are frequently many
changes. Will send it to you however
in a few days. AUGUST POST.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17

miums on bonds, $3,678, 900, 600,
and vet we owed on the LIST day OF
November last, 81 ,693, 900, 900.
If this debt had been contracted in
cotton, it could have been paid in
1867 with 14,185,0OO bales, but
now, after having expended II $780,
900 bales, there still remained adebt,
which at present prices would re-
uuire the enormous amount OF 81, )
$50, 900 to pay it!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17

| Our exports increased steadily,
slowly, without a break. until 1882.
The increase in the tariff since 1881,
caused by specific duties on declining
values. by doubling and trebling
the duty levied in many cases, has
driven down our exports below the
figures for ten years ago.
Your most profitable market is
abroad and will be abroad SO long
as you can buy more manufactures
for a bushel of corn in Liverpool
than for bushel of corn in New
York. That will be so long as the
purchasing power of gold is greater
abroad than it is here. To keep you
from exporting and selling your
whole product abroad, where gold
has double and treble the purchasing
value it has here, the American must
pay you enough for it to keep it here
or tax your foreign payment so
heavily you cannot send it away.
This is DONE
Your foreign market gives the on
~ control you can have of prices here
by providing two customers, compel
ing against each other for your pro-
ducts, making prices high.
Once confined to the ''home mar
ket.' your own competition with one
another will destroy you. There were
1886, O93 more on farms in 1881
than were required to supply the
"home market"
II you sell 200 bushels of corn in
New York for 500 you can buy with
it in New York LOO pounds of
sugar or. 100 yards of silk.
II an Englishman sells manufac-
tured goods in New York for 800 he
can invest here in LOO pounds of
sugar or 100 yards of silk, or he
can take home either 500 worth of
our agricultural products or 800 in
gold, and with either one buy in
Liverpool double what he could buv
in New York with either-2. 200
pounds of sugar or 200 yards of silk
He sells here for our gold or our
agricultural products because either
one has twice the value in LIVERPOOL
that it has here. He cannot sell
here and invest in any of our pro-
ducts except those of agriculture. be-
cause when he gets them home thew
will have lost half their value. They
are worth only what he could have
got for his manufactures in Liver
pool without the expense OF the
trade. He must sell here for gold or
agricultural products to invest at
home, or not at all.
With you it is the reverse. Ifvou
sell abroad and invest your payment
IN foreign products, you can get
FOG pounds of sugar or 200 wards
OF silk; but If you bring your gold
home you can get only half as much.
Your gold when brought home will
BUY no more sugar or silk in New
YORK than your corn would have
bought without the expense of the
trade. You must sell abroad for
foreign products-or not sell at all
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17

Under the title, agricultural De-
preston in Maryland" a Washington
correspondent says that lands which
made their former owners rich, and
which twenty years ago were hard
to buy at 500 an acre, have since
been sold as low as $500! He also
says that farms can now be bought
within Is miles of Washington at
from SO to Is an acre.
Read in the light OF the foregoing
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
HUNGARIAN Railroads.

For about q year the Hungarian
kingdom has been running the pass
enger department OF it's railroads on
an entirely new system. The king
dom has been divided into fourteen
zones. with Buda-Pesth, the capitol,
as the center. From the capitol to
any point within zone A the fare
is one dollar, to points within zone B
two dollars, and SO on in proper
proportion to the last zone. The re-
suit of arrangement was to reduce
the fares to about one-third the for
mer rate, and it was predicted that
it would make the roads a burden on
the state, from inability to pay ex-
penses. But, on the contrary, the
system has proved an immense sue
cess. Travel enormously increased,
revenues from passenger traffic have
been larger, the people rejoice and
are happy, and the government is even
now contemplating still more radical
reductions. The coming citizen ofthe
United States 1--WE believe he is now
quite a chunk OF lad will ride on
any railroad in the country, for any
distance, at uniform rate OF one cent
a mile, and so will all of his fellow
citizens. And when that time comes
lonesome passenger conductors will
be a thing OF the past.
The following is an extract from
an address by Pres't Polk:
In 1860 there were but two mill
ionaires in all this country; to-day
they are counted by thousands and
own three-fifths of the wealth of the
nation. Two days ago 1 stood in
the gallery of your Senate Chamber
in Washington and looked down up
on a body of rs men, IL of whom are
millionaires. What brought about
this state of affairs? Where among
the S, 1000, 900 farmers in this broad
land will you find farmer million
wealth is the product of labor
country's history, and you will
labor ever made single millionaire
1t is not slave labor, but it is con-
trolled labor. Slaves had to be cared
lOT III CullUuOOU dJlu OAu dSc, Ill SICK
ness and in health, but controlled
labor is used only when found profit
able. and is discarded with heartless
indifference when found unremunera-
tive, as wornout manhood and
womanhOod, and is cast aside to
find it's refuge in a pOOr-hOuse or a
pauper's grave.
In 1850, the farmers numbered one
half our population and owned one
half the wealth of the country. In
1880, while they still numbered one
half the population, they owned but
One-fourth the wealth of the country,
and / confidently predict that the
forthcoming census will show a still
more deplorable condition of affairs.
Col. L. L. Polk, President of Nation
al Farmers and Laborers Union.