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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-03
SMALL SHOT.

Gathered BY . Light PeramDuiator
The trolley pole on tho West End
motor broke yesterday about noon III
the terminus on Houston street.
A fter delay Of half an hour In ad-
justing new pole, the motor con.
Ilnued on It's regular runs.
The Mission Oil company will send
you . man to repair your gasoline
stoves.
The LIGHT rustler was vending his
way up Aoeq uia street the other day,
and when In front Of Stacke's old
warehouse picked up the following /:
LUKE H:1.
I. I don't believe In christianity.
9. I dou't understand the Bible.
S. There are so many religious de-
nominations.
1. There are some hypocrites In the
churches.
s. 1t would cost me something to
be christian.
Q. 1t would interfere with my
plans.
Z. I am too young or old.
The poor little mule will have to 20
within the next two or three months
as In that time the S. A. street railway
20, will have all their electric lines
In operation.
Buildings are going up in every
part of the city and still the cry comes
''Have you any houses to rent" Here
would be q good paying investment
for some stock company to build one
or two hundred cottages, as this
amount could easily be rented all the
year round.
East Commerce, one of the principal
streets in the city Is In terrible
condition. The city council could not
do anything better than to pave this
street from Alamo street to the GEM
eteries.
Collectors generally are complain
ing that collections are very dull
this month.
By ell means let US have fourth
fair. To do this let all the stock
holders attend the meeting, SO as to
wind up the old business and start
Off new. Capt. Edgar Schramm
would make first class secretary.
The East Commerce street electric
line when completed will be the
smoothest line in the city and at the
same time good paying one. This
line should have been built long ago,
as the eastern portion of the city Is
building so rapidly, so as to justify
the railway company In doing so.
Mr.. Mullaly has made q good So
lec'Ion In the person of Mr.. J. r. Ten
dick for assistant manager of the
Grand opera house. While il is 3
new departure, his friends wish Mr..
II sucnass
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SHORT STOPS.
what the reople are saying.

What the Peopte are saying.
at is remarkable how everyone
asks, who snail be the candidate for
our next mayor,'n said well post
ed citizen yesterday.
The we'll posted citizen only hears
the universal wish of people he meets:
but there are hundreds, yes thou
sands of intelligent voters, who are
asking this question.
= \ u
The recent county election has left
the idea prevalent that the same
forces of bribery, corruption and OFF,
cial influence will be triumphant de.
spite the desire of the substantial,
tax-paying voters Of the city, and that
the present city administration will
perpetuate itself.
Is 1t q q fact that the biggest city
In the state belongs politically to q
set of political bosses? Are there not
people enough In this city outside of
street laborers, the officials, the de-
pendents, who are fed from the taxes
Of the property owners, to elect their
own local officers.
The population of San Antonio, &C.
cOrding to u. 8. Census, Is 1851, IL
too hig q city to belong politically to
an 0ath-bound club.
The people have kept their eyes on
the council proceedings week after
week 10 see what has become Of their
$3.50, 900 Of bonds, which Mayor CAL
laghan toted around under his arm
on Wall street.
The failure to elect Mayor Callag.
han one of the directors of the San
Antonio Club has no political signi-
ficance; but the club certainly mis-
sed 1t in not making the Lord Mayor
the leader of the creme de la creme;
the man who has led the Germans
ought to lead the German"
DR.. Thompson of st Louis traced Q
fatal case of small pox to q silver
dollar that had been paid out by =
man who got 1t from q man who had
carried 1t 10 his pocket, and who had
boon taken down by the disease. Per-
haps all our small pox came from
election money. 1t would be Q good
idea to have tho silver dollar paid
out for voters, vaccinated.
Q .
"Write my name In letters of gold
over the door to the San Antonio clu b, -
didn't 60.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-03
ghe 1ai1Y eight.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8. 1900

Grand Opening OF Holiday Goods.
Brilliant display of Fancy Goods.
Bric-a- brac. etc.
Cutlery and silverware, In cases.
Lamps OF every description.
Piano lamps, compl te, 81 SO
Teaspoons, with initial OF your
name, 81 per set.
Useful presents In the house-fur-
lsishing line.
Backing cases, hat-racks, sadiron-
sets, In cases, etc.
Decorated dinner-sets, one hundred
pieces, $12 so.
Improved lamp, sixty-candle power,
with fancy shade, $3.50.
Thirty candle power lamp, $3.50.
WAGNER Il CHABOT.
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Helm fron san Antonio.

Eighty mules and twelve teamsters
have been shipped from Fort Sam Hous-
ton, San Antonio. TO Msndan, OAK, and
like number will go next week. They
are to be used in transporting the equip
monts and supplies Of troops sent TO re-
lieve the settlers who are menaced by the
Indian ghost dancers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-03
CITY LOCAL NEWS.
Open all night, always at Tips d
Silverthorn, prescription druggists.

sGlverthorn, prescription druggists.
F. Greenwood & Co., opposite South
<rn Hotel, Hats, Shoes, and Mems Fur
,isbina Goods. 1879 limo.
Ladies buy dolls and toys cheap at s.
Babe. IA w. Commerce streetI l1-7-mo.s
For sale cheap, horse and buggy.
Address X LIGHT Office.
Maverick pays per cent on dep.
Alta. Kahn's. all wraps and jackets
:. cost, twenty-five styles to select from.
Alta. Kahn's, white blankets, from
$9.oO pair up. l0-22-t.
Alta. Kahn's, You viii find 3, good ID bar b
gains. l0r2-u.
a. Scholy's Garden. n-A-tf
Gen. Stanley Is under orders to pre-
mare the Fifth regiment Immediately to
proceed to the department OF the Platte,
the scene of the indian troubles. Tho
fifth is scattered all over Texas.
Mrs. Jennie Sloan died yesterday at
she residence OF j. w. Sloan, 3l5 Fifth
street.
The Board OF Health had meeting
endorsed State Health Officer X. Rnther-
ford for appointment.
"A dance occurred at Miss Emma
HOefing's residence last night, on Fifth
street.
Ala. Kshn's you win find what you
.sed lO-22-tf
"A. Kahn is going entirely out Of dry
goods. 1O-22-u.
If you wish to buy any kind OF wrap
o. jacket, go to A. kahn's.
ROUGH ON TOOTHACHE. $50.
At Druggists.
Open always, day and night, at
Tips 4 Silverthorne's drug store. tt
Ladies' and Misses slippers closing
sat at A. Kahn at As cents pair.
Go to A. Kahn and get pair of slip
ssrs or ties for As cents pair.
AT A. Kahn fancy nannels at 10
cents yard. 1O-22-tf
AT A. Kahn double with English
cashmere only 20 cents a yard. 10-22-tf
"A. Kahn is selling out his entire stock
Of dry goods. 10-22-f
A.Kahn. 10-22-tf
ROUGH ON TOoTHACHE. l5c.
Ali Druggists.
Everything In the funeral line at
80 per cent less than any house in the
city. CARTER d MULLALY. y
We guarantee to save you SO per
cent. on funerals.
CARTER Il MULLALY.
Have Ed. Nj. Black Il Son, 212 Main
plaza, paint your roof with cement roof
paint; stops leaks. l0-29-3m.
"A hrst class four horse steam engine,
nearly new, in good order, and a six horse
boiler new, can be bought at bargain at
LIGHT office. 11-14-tf.
Our opera glasses have come. Finer
than ever, larger assortment, cheap as
the cheapest. Bell Bros. PSI Commerce
street. l1-4 IL
Canes, all styles, silver and gold, first
quality heads, snake wood, Malacca, and
Ebony sticks. Finest assortment in
stock. Bell Bros. Commerce street. 1t
--latest designs in solid silver. We
have silver in plush cases, suitable for
wedding presents. These goods are just
in, come and examine them. Bell Bros.
Commerce street. u-24-t
Rev. Sam Jones, the Georgia evan
.elist. Convention hall Dec, 8th. Re-
served seats at City Drug Store, East
Commerce street. 2-3-5t
The young ladies of the city are
anxious for the order of Chosen Friends,
which has give so many successful balls
in the past, TO give masquerade ball.
The matter has been taken under con-
sideration.
The election of officers of the San
Antonio club was postponed last night
until the first Tuesday in January, when
ali the directors will he in the city.
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If you want nice perfumery or
toilet waters, try those elegant odors
1T Tips d SilYerthOrne's drug store. r.
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AT COST.

Owing to rapidly increasing Dry Goods Business
necessarily require ROOM and make have
decided close and less cost entire stock
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-08
THE SITUATION.
deed.

The situation i'm the house at Wash
ington is this: 1t takes 100 members
to constitute a quorum. The Rcpub-
leans have 1913 members. or these
three are too sick to be in attendance,
and one Is at the bedside of dying
wife. BY Speaker Reeds arbitrary de-
cision that members of the house, II
bodily present, though neither voting
or participating in the proceedings,
are TO be counted to make up quo
RIM, he has been able To get the re-
port of the elections committees, to
unseat Jackion, of West Virginia, be-
fore the house. But now the question
comes up, when the house votes on
unscating Jackson, and a call of The
yeas and nays shows less than aquo-
rum voting, will the speaker have the
nerve to decide that the resolution
has been adopted, on the ground that
there were nOn-voting members
enough present To constitute a quo
rum?If lie so decides, Jackson will APP
peal to the Supreme Court, and that
tribunal, of course. must uphold the
constitutional requirement that con-
gress can enact no measure except by
the vote of an actual quorum. 1t is
said a number of the cooler headed
republicans i'm the house are unwilling
to risk such a decision, and detcrm.
ined effort is being made TO have d
quorum OF Republicans present when
the final vote is taken, though Reed.
who is nightly pulled up with the
"undying fame" the bold stand he
has taken he imagines is bringing m,
is quite ready to fight it out on his
linen to the bitter end.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-08
TUESDAY.

There was an awful calamity at
Washington yesterday morning. AT
7 o'clock the home of Secretary Tracy,
on street, caught fire and was de-
stroyed. 1t seemed but minute after
the fire was discovered that the house
was all ablaze inside, and Mrs. Tracy,
half suifOcated with smoke, was seen
at window dragging the unconscious
form of her husband. She failed to
see ladder that was being placed to
rescue her and fell to the street below,
dying in a few minutes. Secretary
Tracy himself was taken out uncon-
sciOus, but being removed to near
residence and cared for, partially re.
covered. His youngest daughter, Ma.
RE, and Josephine, her French maid,
persisted in the flames, their bodies
being rescued in charred condition
almost beyond recognition. His cid.
est daughter, Mrs. Wimbering, and
her 13-year-Old daughter, Alice, leaped
from window and escaped with
slight Injuries.
When the libel suit of Mr.. Parnell
against the London Times was called
for trial yesterday morning, the an.
nOunctment was made that the suit
had been compromised. Under the
terms OF settlement the Times pays
Mr.. Parnell $4,000 damages. and In
addition pays goo to his private sec.
Rotary, Henry Campbell, who had also
entered a libel suit, besides meeting
all the costs Of the action.
The Supreme Court of the United
States rendered an opinion confirming
the constitutiOnality of the test oaths
in Idaho, intended to prevent Nor.
mons from voting in that territory OF
state on its admission as such. The
gist OF the decision is that polygamy
is crime, and its punishment is nc
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-08
FHE NEWS.
SATURDAY,.

Peter J. Clafs0n, president OF lh'
New York Sixth National Bank
which was closed by the examiners
the other day, has disappeared. h'
is charged with embezzling securities
of that institution. His accompllce'
broker G.. II. Pell, was arrested ana
held until he could furnish SOON
bail. The Equitable has also closed
its doors.
The Mississippi legislature Will, on
February 4th, debate memorial re-
ported fayorably by committee, ask
congress to repeal the 18th amend
ment.
OThe BurlingtOn's annual statement
published yesterday shows FOR the
wear an increase Of net earnings OF
$685. 600.
Mrs Coppinger, daughter of Secre-
tary Blaine, is alarmingly i'll with
brain disease.
The Signal Service predicts "A cola
wave for Illinois to-day.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-08

\ national convention Of colored
delegates from twenty different states
is now in session at Washington. The
opening session was so stormy that
chairs were smashed and heads
endangered. The broil arose out Of an
attempt of the administration faction
to seize the permanent organization,
IN which, though every negro Office
holder and janitor in Washington
claimed 10 he delegate, the admins
tratiOn party was defeated. The senti-
ment of the majority is largely against
endorsing the administration of Presi-
dent Harrison and in favor Of putting
upon record declaration that if the
negro is to amount to anything as a
voter he must assume an Independent
attitude, not going into any party, but
letting both parties run Otter him."
which is indisputably the essense Of
good sense.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-08
SUNDAY.

The MAYOR and other officers OF the
city. who have in charge the dralhag"
of the South Fork met yesterday, but
settled on no plan of action. Strange
to say, one gentleman had the temer-
ity to suggest that the canal commIs-
Sioners should first be consulted as 10
the amount of water they would re-
ceive. No plan, of course, was Sug-
rested other than the canal. Inc
MAYOR said that, of course, the hrst
cleansing of the fork would make ii
nasty river of the Illinois, but AFTER
that it would be all right as the water
of the fork would be changed every
twelve hours.
The auditing committee of the
National Land League of America
published yesterday from Detroit a
report of their examination of the ac'
counts of Treasurer Rev. ID. Chas.
O'Reilly, finding them to be correct
and commencing his work in the
highest terms. In accordance with
the cabled wish Of Mr.. Parnell, no
convention of the League has been
held for several years but the com
mittee ask that President Fitzgerald
issue proclamation to the Irish peo-
ole Of America urging them to renew
ed energy, etc.
Chicago has organized Casino com
pany to build "A new theatre for the
production of light operas and be
in other ways similar to the famous
New York Casino, the manager OF
which, Mr. Ar0nson, is interested in
the Chicago company.
John NJ. Clark was yesterday con-
nrmed by the Senate as collector of
the port at Chicago, and the war is
over, at least for the time being. The
condition of the pulse of Senators Cul-
lom and Farwell is not reported.
The fight against the arbitrary rul-
ings of Speaker Reed was renewed in
the house at Washington, but nothing
was accomplished, of course-the
minority are helpless before Mr.. Reed,
backed by his whole party.
President Claassen, of the Sixth
National Bank, N. Y, has surrender
ed himself and has been held on bail
of $3O,OOO The bank will pay its de-
postOrS in full.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-08

1t is the old question, "Whose OK
did the goring?" While the Demo-
Gratis had IA majority in the house at
Washington, the Republicans always
asserted their right to break quorum
by refusing to vote, and the Demo-
Gratis yielded. Now, however the Re-
puhlicanS, being in the majority, deny
such right to the Democratic minor
ity. The rule is as old as the hills and
never before, was disputed, either in
the British Parliament or American
Congress. Whether based on sound
sense or not is another question, and
if the present Republican house sue
ceeds in kicking it out OF their way,
it is hoped they will have the decency
not to insist on its revival in the next
Congress, which will undoubtedly be
Democratic.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-08

1t isn't always safe to believe what
even your best girl says. William p.
Talbot, of Quincy, has gotten into
serious trouble through such easy con-
hdence. He fell in love with young
lady in Quincy and asked her to marry
him, and she, nothing loth-indeed, a
trihe too willing-cOnsented. They
applied to the county clerk for a
license, and being asked whether the
girl was eighteen years of age, she
said she was, and Talbot being too
gallant to doubt her word, made oath
to the fact, and the couple wSfe mar
rcd. But then came the irate mother
in-law and proved the girl to be but
sixteen. Being married, the wife
could give no evidence in behalf OF
her husband to eXonerate him and
take the blame upon herself, and poor
Talbot was prosecuted and sent Il
penitentiary for one year. 1t is hare
law that won't let man believe his
his best girl and Furnishes him for ar
unintentional wrong, and it is hoped
that Gov. Ffer, by a prompt pardon,
will get poor William out of his ugl,
Scrape.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-08

Mr.. E. A. Nattinger became post
master of Ottawa Sunday. The FREE
TRADER extends welcome to him in
his new capacity, and congratulates
him. 1t need only add that if he
serves the public as faithfully and as
well as his predecessors, he will hear nc
complaint except from the chronic
kickers, who can't help kicking tC
keep in good health.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-08
Miss Bisland, theother globe-trotter,

Miss Bisand, theother globe-trotter
who arrived in New York on Thurs
day noon on the slow steamer Bothnia
was really beaten less than day by
Nellie BLY,, taking into account the
fact that by going westward she lost d
day, while Miss BLY,, on the other hand
taking the opposite direction, gained
day. Miss Bisland also claims tina,
she was tricked out of her victory by
being informed, on her arrival in
Paris, that the Hayre steamer, or
which she was TO take passage, had
sailed, whereas. in fact, the steamer
was waiting for her. Evidently some
one in authority did some funny
business to got BY in first.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-08

The Canadian parliament on the
10Th, by an unanimous vote, declared
its opposition to the alleged growing
feeling in favor Of annexation to the
United States in the provinces, coupled
with the strongest expression of
loyalty to the government of her
majesty, the queen. 1T is little
significant that but l6l members of
parliament were present and voted,
while some fifty members, who were
known to be in the city, were absent.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-08

The Democratic members Of the
house at Washington are justified in
the stubborn opposition they make tC
unseating Jackson, from West Nir'
gnia, by the fact that the evidence
submitted to the Committee on Elec-
tions showed conclusively that Jack
son was elected by at least % major
ity. The Republican majority of the
committee figured out majority for
Smith, his opponent, by the simple
process of throwing out democratic
votes enough to cover their object.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-08

Doc. Norton says he is tired OF
lighting the numerous jobs that are
being continually railroaded through
the board" He ought, then, to have
resigned before he railroaded his own
81 900 job through-the ,boldest, most
barefaced job that has ever been rail-
roaded through the La Sale county
taxpayers pockets.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-08

The Democrats in Congress, after a
three days earnest struggle in behalf
Of a great, and hitherto undisputed,
tenet of parliamentary law against
the arbitrary ruling of Speaker Reed,
finally have to yield with a good
grace, and let these rulings go on rec
ord as a precedent, which the Repub-
leans will find, in less than two years,
hurled back in their faces-a fearful
boomerang
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-08

The Earlville Leader of Saturday
has at least one item of news that will
be read with pleasurable interest by
the mass of tax payers-Outside Of Earl
township-of this county. 1t an
nounces the positive resignation of
w. II. Norton, as a member Of the
Board of Supervisors. He was a
pompous, clustering pretentious bag
of wind, with just cunning enough to
inspire bucolic members with the no.
ton that he had smartnsss and capa-
city, on account Of which he was too
often allowed to have his way,-to the
cost of this county of at least one
notable thousand dollars, to say moth
ing of Il good deal more.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-08

The Supreme court Of the United
States has just rendered decision
that the collector of the port of New
York don't know beans" He let in
cargo of beans from Italy free Of duty
under the head Of garden seeds" The
court decides that beans are "vege-
tables" and as such subject to duty
of 20 per cent.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-08

interference with the freedom OF re-
ligion.
The House Committee on Worlds
Fair legislation held another meeting
at Washington yesterday, at which no
progress Of any sort was made.
At its session yesterday the Chicago
Prcsbytery voted nearly unanimously
in favor of the revision Of the Comics
sion of Faith.