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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-11
A Good Reason.

Kicker Ito editor)-What the deuce do
you put twenty-five columns of advertising
matter in a twenty eight column paper for?
Editor with sublime resignation)-Fo
cash-New York Sun.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-11
81 Sic Omnia.

: II tell you, travel develops a man. If
he has anything in him it's bound to come
out in travel"
Particularly ocean travel. "APuck.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-11
On Second Thought,

Biggs-Hair falling out. old man?
Baggs-No.
Biggs-What does that bald spot mean:
Baggs-Well, there was little falling
out up at the house lass night, come to
think.-Chicago Times.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-11
The bill to re-loan $12O,OOO,O0O
to the Pacific railroads has been re-
Princeton Union:

Princeton Union:
Some of the most plant tools of
the railroad corporations in the last
legislature are seeking Endorsement
from Farmers Alliances. We only
wish the editor of the GREAT WEST
could get at the '"'true inwardness"
of some Of the men who opposed the
passage of the Meat Inspection bill,
and of those who defeated Knife
Falls and Cloquet boom bill. If so
he could furnish the readers OF his
paper with some very interesting in
formation and make a few of the re-
formers" very sick. We are we'll
aware OF the fact that direct proof is
practically inaccessible, but straws
show the way the wind blows.
The many candidates now running
over the country are asking the
Union what they can do for it. We
say they can do a heap-they can get
out of our sunshine. Turner'S Eman-
cipator.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-11

An Old Farmer Concludes to Go Into
the Banking Business.
The other day a plain old farmer
from Minnesota called at the office
OF the secretary OF the treasury in
Washington. He wore broad brim-
med hat; his coat sleeves were rather
long for his arms and his pants
showed quite plainly the ankles of
his cowhide boots, which were some
what wrinkled because his feet were
hardly plump enough to smooth
them out. His face was somewhat
Drowned from constant contact with
sun and outdoor air, his hands were
a trife dark and fingers somewhat
clumsy from the constant hard work
he had always done upon the farm.
After the usual greetings, for the
farmer was an old acquaintance OF
the secretary's he drew from his
pocket package OF crisp new paper
about the size of bank notes. Some
OF them had engraved upon them
the face of Lincoln, others a clear
likeness of Gen. Grant; some had the
likeness of Sherman, some of Ben
Butler, some of Chase. and few of
them the we'll defined features of
Washington. On the right hand
upper corner there was figure of
figures. On some of them it was the
figure one; onsome others it was the
figure two; though the larger num-
Der bore the five and thenumber ten,
while smaller number bore the
number twenty and fifty. These
papers were simply promises to pay
on demand the amounts denoted by
the figures at the corners.
He handed them. to the secretary
remarking that he would like to
have him place the endorsement of
the government on them as he had
concluded to open a bank at the
cross roads postoffice where his farm
was located.
The Secretary looked at him with
astonishment and asked him why he
wanted tojoke in such a way as that.
Seeing for fact that the old man
was in earnest, the secretary inform
ed him that he was mistaken-that
the government did not guarantee
the payment of anybody's notes.
ut don't, ehP' said the farmer,
taking from his book a national
bank note given him bya national
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-11
Campaign Harmonics.

There never was-there never will
be-a political campaign without in
harmony-and quarrels. Such q
thing is an impossibility. There is
always a class OF men who study
politics to get something out OF it.
It is their mission in life. They al
ways lean upon the more depraved
class of patriots who are loose Joint
ed and purchaseable. To keep such
men out of a party, or rather to
keep them down, is hard, violent ex-
excise, and knocks harmony into the
middle of next summer. There is no
peace in politics, no smooth and
flowery path to ''selfprotection from
the selfishness of Others" 1t is fight
or die in this world.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
THE COURTS.

Matters were exceedingly. dull around
the SoI"dad street temple of justice this
morning. To-day is San Jacimto Day and
tn" abI" advocates at the bar are deSiSt-
ing from IN" pleasant work of pulling
each others wool. and ar" quietly ccle-
ora'IiiS' ..,..,.,,. I,,,, o,,,,,,.l H.. a.,
~ was 'N'!t II'LH H'''i di!u,'" Ilt YI us
.lct co,,l - LlouSil III "M>'nrG MTnIitT
!!rI IT',il .ii' ni"IlTut guy was >liSi'i
Jl i' Wy ,' III
ocEdS9" @ l,iIuS ar a'H tidIS Ilumtel'
Golor'u' were I'lau' one SATURDAY 'N'h-
my ;.-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21

LincOln's Assassin Said to Be Alive,
CHICAGO, April 2l.-The Times pub
fishes a story from Birmingham, Ala,
in which LouiseAlorcester, lat one time
the confident of J. Wilkes Booth, the
assassin of Abraham Lincoln, is cred
tied with saying that Booth is not
dead. She declares that In 1867. two
years after Booths supposed death,
she received a letter without date, or
signature, Enthusiastically in Booths
handwriting. This letter, she says,
is still in existence. AS to the proba-
bilities OF the man shot by Boston
Corbett being Wilkes Booth, she
points out that the body was closely
guarded and secretly buried, with
out an opportunity having been given
for the identification by any of those
intimately acquainted with him. She
believes that the man killed was one
of the conspirators and that Booth
made good his escape, but that in the
excited and Clamorous condition of the
public mind it was thought best by
the authorities, if they knew of the
deception, to allow it to pass unchal-
lenged in order to allay the fever of
excitement which the assassination
had aroused.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
Weather Bulletin.

WAsHINGToN, April 2l.-The bar
ometer still continues high, east of
the Mississippi and low in the Rocky
Noun tain regions. The weather has
remained tair east of the mountains,
except in Eastern Texas and along
the immediate Gulf coast. Local
showers have fallen over the belt OF
the country from North Dakota TO
Texas. Forecast till a. M, Tuesday,
for Eastern Texas: Fair in the north
ern, rain In the southern portions,
stationary temperature, sOutherly
winds.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
4 Tornado in Alabama.

OZARK, Ala, April 2l.-The upper
portion of Geneva county was visited
by q destructive tornado Saturday
afternoon; houses barnes and fences
were torn to pieces, the fragments
carried up IN the clouds and ecame
scattered in all directions. The track
of the tornado was only a hundred
yards in width when it first struck
the earth, but it made a clean sweep
over everything for distance of sew
en- miles. Then the storm clouds
rose above the earth and with roar
louder than thunder, rushed on,
striking the earth two miles away.
When it struck the second time, the
path was wider, but the force not so
great. Fences and barns were blown
down for a distance of two miles and
then the force of the storm seemed to
have been spent. No towns were
struck. One report places the num-
Der killed, or fatally injured, at nine
and another at fifteen. No names
obtained.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
A New Paper and a Fire Company

A New Paper and Fire Company.
YoAKUM, April 21.-Yoakumites,
feeling that they must keep step
with progress and the steady prosper
ity which the town is enjoying SEEM
ing to warrant new enterprises, have
organised a stock company to estab-
lish another weekly paper. Stock Is
taken, directors elected and the first
issue under the title of the Sun, is
expected to shine May 1st. The Yoa-
KUN Hook and Ladder Co., No. l, is
organized. Mr.. Joe Levy, president;
B. p. Stephenson, vice president;
H. B. Edgar, secretary, John Har-
grove, treasurer. Real estate is going
well. May day will be celebrated
and Senator Lane, of La Grange,
will crate.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
\ Farmer Must Have Brains Too.

New YORK, April GA special to-
the World from Washington, says
that Secretary Busk is about to issue
an address to the farmers of the
country, explaining how the depres-
sion in agriculture can be remedied.
He attributes the present state OF af-
fairs in part to carelessness in culture
and says that in these days of
worldwide competition, success
full farmer must be as well trained
and careful in business as the store
keeper, and his equal in intelligence
and general education. The secretary
also thinks that the farmer does not
study the market reports as carefully
as he should, and recommends that
he will avail himself of their infor-
nation.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
OfInterest to Stock Shippers.

Rates on cattle in Texas have been
reduced as follows by the st. Louis
Rate convention: Homestock to Eagle
Lake inclusive, and Cuero to Rosen-
burg on the Southern Pacific from 40
to - 1-2c.
Per hundred pounds from Ker-
VILE to Eagle Lake inclusive, on
the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
from As to ~ Lee.
Per hundred pounds from west of
Victoria on the Southern Pacific and
south of Kennedy on the S. A. and
A. P. No charge was made.
Frank Moody of San Angelo gets
$500 for being elected from a Santa
Fe train at Temple.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
TEXAS STATE NEWS.
SELECTED FROM OUR EXCHANGES
AND STATE SPECIALS.

AND STATE SPECIALS.
Large cattle shipments will 90 out
from Beeville the last of this month.
Lockhart has two fine lum Der yards
and wants an opera house.
Prospects for a prosperous year at
Brentwood were never brighter.
The tide OF immigration towards
north west Texas is increasing.
Baseball: Galveston 10, Austin 4,
Fort Worth 10, Dallas I.
Yoakum's real estate is in great
demand.
There is great activity in real es-
tate at Rockdale.
The Texas Lithographic Stone Co.,
of New Jersey files charter.
The New Birmingham iron furnace
is making good progress towards
completion.
John X. Wright vs.. the Texas
Standard Oil Co., Galveston, gets
$500 out of $1,000.
The question of new passenger
depot is again agitated at Hemp
stead.
Salad0 is shipping vegetables to
Temple and getting good prices for
them.
Charles Blackwell, is years of age,
is drowned IN the COwhOuse river,
while attempting to ford it.
John Holland vs.. Texas Standard
Oil Co., for $50, 900 for loss of leg,
gets $1,000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
\ Planning Mill EXplodes.

LONGvIEW, April 2l.-The Cain and
Dickard planning mill east of Hall, ex-
ploded Saturday and the lumber was
thrown violently in all directions,
some struck passing freight train.
1t is not known how the explosion Or
iginated. The employees fortunately
had not arrived and no one was hurt.
The noise of the explosion was heard
some distance and the ground was
shaken like a small earthquake.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
WaCO'S Hygeia.

WACO, April 2l.-Drs. O. 1. Hal
bert, G. B. Foscue and S. E. Shelton,
of Waco contemplate putting up a
100000 hotel, similar to those of Hot
Springs and other health resorts. The
site will be on the block nearest the
Bell wells, which they have pur-
chased. Two of these wells are now
flowing and the third is being drilled.
At present there Is bath house and
swimming pools on the property.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
4 Light Sentence.

TORONTO, Ont, April 21.-CharIes
H. Whiting, who was convicted of
criminally assaulting his niece, a lit
tie girl of eleven years, and who was
sentenced to one year and eleven
mont imprisonmentan and twenty-five
lashes with the cat, has just received
the latter punishment. He screamed
loudly at each stroke of the cat. No
blood was drawn. Whiting has on
ly one month more to serve.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21

PRINCETON, April 2l.-The fresh
man class has agreed upon class caps
and canes. The canes will cost Sc
each. The stick is French crab with
silver cord running around from the
head, which is PLAIN, over eight inch
es down the cane. The cap selected
is yachting cap with an orange band
in front and the monogram "P c., '93"
ia orange.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
Favors the Antitrust Bill

WAsHINGTON, April pa sub
committee of the house committee on
the judiciary has instructed Repre-
sentative Culberson, of Texas, to re-
port favorably to the full committee
at its next meeting the senate bill to
prohibit trusts, with a recommends
ton that it be placed in position for
speedy action in the house.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21

New YORK, April 2l.-The steam
ship Hindoo brought 1O7 shaggy and
some what dishevelled and soiled
Shetland ponies. Among the equine
lilliputiaus was the very little mare
Dolly, five years old and thirty inches
high. Dolly weighs l20 pounds. The
ponies are imported by Alexander
Stephen of the Pony Bazaar at Aber-
deem, Scotland.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
Fast Riding.

At l p. M, young man by the
name of John Quinn employed by
the Southern Pacific, while cross
ing the street in front of DR..
LOwry's new residence on Ave
nue. c, was run over by a young
man on horseback who was going at
full speed. The horse struck Mr..
Quinn down where he remained some
time senseless until a passer by and
the rider helped him to the sidewalk.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
Strike.

The route boys On the Evening
Times inaugurated strike to-day,
refusing to longer carry the routes at
the wages paid. They destroyed
their route books, also, claiming they
were private property.
Route superintendent, NJ. Small,
also threw up his job.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
The Overlooked Regions.

New YORK, April 2l.-The Herald's
Vicksburg correspondent has just re-
turned to that city from trip in the
Sunfower river delta by boat. He de-
scribes the scenes in the overlooked
region are very distressing.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
French and DahOmians.

PARIS, April 2l.-The Gaulois says
that the Dahomians have made two
vigorous assaults upon the French
soldiers stationed at the out-posts,
that they were captured by the Da-
homians and beheaded. The French
retaliated upon the Dahomians by be-
heading five of the female warriors of
the king who had been captured.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
GOuld'S New Depot.

DALLAS, April 2l.-The new Texas
and Pacific depot, which Mr.. Gould
has ordered built here, will be of brick
and two stories high. 1t will extend
from Lamar to Griffin street. Plans
are now being prepared and 1t will be
begun as soon as possible. Dallas is
mucl pleased at this result of Mr..
GOUld's visit.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
Must Eacate The Lands.

CHAMBERLAIN, S. OAK, April 2l.-
Considerable excitement caused at
Lower Brule by Capt. Vivian march
ing his troops into the town site of
Sherman and notifying the town.
siters that they must vacate or be ar
rested for trespassing on Indian
grounds.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
Denies he ChnIlcnpcd.

LONDON, April 2l.-The nsw cutter
Iverna, owned by Mr.. Jameson, was
launched at Southampton today.
Mr.. Jameson denies that he has sent
a challenge to the New York Yacht
club for race for the America cup.
The Iverna, he says was not designed
to race in America, though she may
do so when her powers are tested.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
Inau0uratCN.

st. Stephens Society yesterday in
augurated the following newly eIetc-
ed officers at st. Albert's Hall:
President - A. Zizik; Secretary
-ThOsmas Watzlavczik; Treasur-
or - Lucia Zizik; Sergeant.at
arms - Peter Chleslik; Steward
Martha Chieslik; Spiritual Director
Rev. [ Nuis Dombr owski.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
EN-GOy. Pollock Dead.

LoCKHAvEN, Pa, April l9.-Ex-
Gov. Jas. Pollock dies at the resi-
dence of his son-in-law H. T. Harvey,
in this city. The funeral will be held
next Thursday, the interment being
at Milton. Pa.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
Confederate Reunion.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 2l.-
BY order of Gov. J. B. Gordon, of
Georgia, General Commander of the
Confederate Veterans, there will be
held in Chattanooga a general reunion
of eX-Confederates on July Is, IA and
Is next.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
San ,JaCintO Day.

Texan Independence day, known as
San Jacinto Day. in anniversary of the
battle fought April. 81. 1896. is being ccle-
bratcd in this city by the closing Of
schools and public offices and IA few OF the
banks
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
LATE TELEGRAMS

Emperor William visits Lisbon and
Madrid in October.
The Mississippi levees are in a very
critical condition.
Members of Indiana state legisla-
ture arrested as pension sharks.
Religious instruct has been sup
pressed in the state schools OF Brazil
Billy Mclaughlin the veteran
jockey is dead.
An American syndicate buys all the
binding Irvine factories in Canada.
Castle Garden is closed to emigrants
at last.
The Polish socialists in Galacia will
make trouble May l.
Window ipclines to insist on his
own views In the silver bill.
Mayor Serpa Pinto reaches Lisbon
and is enthusiastically received.
Senate passes bill appropriating
500, 0UG for equestrian statue to Grant.
Chicago organizes to raise that S1O,-
100000.
The Missouri Pacific fast train
reaches Fort Worth from st. Louis in
p hours.
The conductor of the train wrecked
at Bayview, n. Y, is held in $4,000 for
manslaughter.
The New Hampshire supreme court
decides that the office of governor is
vacant, owing to illness ofincumbent.
The island of Cuba is terroriZed by
bandits and hundreds are fleeing to
the cities.
The executive committee of Irish
Land League not hearing from Par
nell close up at st. Louis and adjourn.
The Columbus, o. house of represen-
tatives passes the Australian ballot
bill.
Superintendent of Mails, Bogardus,
Rochester, n. V, is charged with
robbing the mails.
An artificial windpipe has been
successfully inserted into a hospital
patient at Baltimore.
Major Wissmann is preparing to
occupy Lindl and sharp fighting is
expected.
The Kansas City roads threaten
hot passenger war against the Mis-
souri, Pacific
The Pan-American delegates are off
on their southern jaunt. Sunday was
spent at old Point Comfort.
The st. Louis trust company is
coming to San Antonio to see our ad-
vantages.
Bridge breaks at Springfield, Ohio,
during a baptizing and four are
drowned and SO hurt.
Working men in Germany are pre-
pairing to demonstrate May l, not
withsEanding warning.
Eighteen district meetings held in
London Sunday determine to take
holiday May /.
Prof He'll finds Popocatepetel 600
feet lower than generally accepted.
The height Is II, 500 feet.
Choate, the reporter vino secreted
himself in the jury room during the
Flack trial, must serve out his term in
Jail.
The Illinois Central railway en-
bankment is the cause of much of the
overflow near Nita crevasse and will
be cut.
The smaller carpenter bosses in
Chicago and the suburban contractors
will make their own terms with the
men.
The flagman's wife who jumped out
of bed at Poughkeepsie, n. Y. to flag
train from falling rocks gets a pal
try 500 from the road.
A laundering undertaken at La
Porte, Ind, lets the coffin fall into
the grave, bursting the glass lid and
tumbling the corpse out of the
casket.
A master of vessel giving bail in
1883 to stand trial in New York
failed to return and bond was for
feited. 1t now transpires that he
was drowned that same year and
bail is returned to his bondsmen.
Secretary Proctor is doing all he
can to prevent assertions, and has re-
duced them from 76l per cent, to 81.
10, comparing last year with this TO
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
AND STATE!SPECIALS.
UP THE TIME OF GOING TO PRESS

SYDNEY, N. s. W., April 2l.-The
Darling river continues to rise and
the increasing flood is causing much
damage. The town of Bourke is com.
pletely submerged.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
COlOrpd ENOduStPrS,

TOPEKA, Kan, April 21.-The Rev.
B. F. Foster, of this city, who has
been in Alabama for the past two
weeks in the interest of the Oklahoma
immigration association, writes that
10000 colored people will come from
Alabama before July to settle in
Oklahoma.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21

BRIDGEPORT, April 2l.-At George
Masters yard is being constructed
one of the finest 2S-foot steam
launches on the Sound. 1t is for the
Hon. A. f. Brandegee of Branford,
and will cost $1,000. All the brass
work, even to the boiler jacket, is
nickel plated. The deck is OF mahog-
any and the tanks of copper.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-21
RIVERSIDE RESTAURANT
SCHULTZ q GEISE,
ProprietOrS.
Return Thanks.

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Icke desire
through the LIGHT to return their
sincere thanks to the many friends
for their very kind attention and con-
dolence during the illness and burial
of their little son. 4-2l-1t.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-04
THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMlTTi E
Important Action of the Body, Touching
Tho rcndimg CnmpaIgn.

,,
Important Arti"" "' tn" h""s' '""''''"h
th" Pending Campaign
At the meeting ol the i'cii,oSr''ic
State EX"cutivn C"hilitlee' I,ti" ,i
Columbia ON wednesday hiSht' ,'''
following resolutions .,n were nuor'e'' ,s
"Ne5olVeu' ln''O " Io,.tu'','Vf, I,
the Dcmorratic ntfty "' 'o''l o"lo
lima IS hcrehy cHil'd 10 ''' nieeS ,n,;uno ,n W."
hall OF the l!ouSc Oh iloll'9E,i''ia,,' IWni,
III llic 'i'y ~ r h,,,'.t ~ 10
day, the l3li Gay ol AuSnH,, ~
M, for the sole ana exclusive puri''no
"i determining. "hcI'lcr "eicsu'oS sa: ~