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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-18
NIAGARA SHIP CANAL

The Introduction before congress of
bill providing for ship canal
, around Niagara Falls brings up a
question in which this whole country
Is vitality interested. 1t Is this
same question in part that Is engag-
ing the attention of the deep water
ways convention now in session at
Detroit. AS at present matters stand
there 10 no outlet to the commerce OF
the great lakes save through Cana
dian territory, via Wellaud canal.
The Canadian govern, mt has
expended millions upon that canal.
1t has been improved and enlarged at
immense expense until it is now ca
pable of locking ships, down the two
hundred feet of difference between
the upper and lower lakes, of suffi-
cient dimensions to make the trans
A tlan tic voyage with safety and com.
mercial profit. The United States can
secure such canal for itself by con-
structing from Niagara river via Ton
AMANDA and Lockport an artificial
waterway around the falls into
Lake Ontario. This done, however,
there Is no inconsiderable work
to be accomplished along the st.
Lawrence river before safe outlet to
the. sea can be secured. The
Canadian government has provided
for navigation of the st. Lawrence to
it's mouth by canals around the river
rapids, and similar canals would
have to be constructed on the Ameri-
can side before the commerce of the
great lakes could find its way un-
INSTRUCTED to the sea through Its own
waters or the neutral waters of the
lakes and the river st. Lawrence.
It would take no less than from
$40, 900, 900 to S25, 200, 900 to do this
work, construct the canals around
Niagara Falls and the st. Lawrence
river rapids, and then the commerce
of the:lakes seeking the Atlantic sea-
board would have to make the
lengthy and tedious passage of the
st. Lawrence river and gulf, and pass
many leagues eastward of Boston and
New York before reaching the oper
ocean. 1t is question if the whole
end of such waterway connection will
the Atlantic sea-board would not b.
better solved by an enlargement o
the Erie canal to accommodate tn
tonnage Of the upper lakes and Civ
through water communication to tn
Atlantic via the Hudson river. Th
United States will be obliged to con
slider this question of an open water
way to the Atlantic from the grea
lakes before long, and the sooner sh
undertakes the work the sooner will
she be rid Of the annoyances arisin
every year from the effort to secure
compliance on the part of Canad
with the agreement under whic
American commerce is to hav
the same rights through the WellanC
canal that Canadian commerce has
An agreement so far only made t.
be evaded or openly disregardeG
In case of trouble with Canada O
Great Britain the Wellsnd cana
would be shut to our vessels and al
our immense lake commerce cut shor
off at Buffalo to find it's outlet through
railway lines to the sea.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-18

FORT WORTH MAIL says that the
Texas legislature will want to direct
the votes of their senator in congress
and before he is elected they must
know his mind. That Texas legisla,
ture was never yet accused by its
best friends of knowing its own mind
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-18

MILWAUKEE will go 800, 900 on the
democratic national convention, but
she stands no show of getting 1t il
Minneapolis and st. Paul are each
willing to see that $780, 900 and raise 1t
$4,000, as reports state. A 500, O0C
bid has no show against 500, 900 for a
democratic convention location.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-18

CRISP voted for the Mills bill,
against the Mckinley, and both in
order to reduce duties on foreign i'm
portatIons. At the same time
McKinley's bill reduced duties on
foreign importatious about sen, 900, 900
below the Mills schedule. Strange
way of reducing, Mr.. Crisp.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-18

MONEY is easy at the great trade
centers aud certain to grow easier.
The old world yet owes us S45, 900, 900
gold which she took from us last
spring to help herself out of q nine
hole, and most of 1t will be returned
this winter
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-18

BRAZIL having deposed Fonseca
and tasting the sweets of political
revolution, now demands the resig-
nation OF Fonseca's short-lived sue
cessor, Pelxoto. That country seems
to have more change of rulers than
change OF political policy or change in
her financial embarrassment.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-18
FRIDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1891.
SAN ANTONIO is the healthiest cit!
of its size in the United States.

SAN ANTONIO is getting out of the
mud literally and she should do so
netsphorically as well. She wants
no moss on her back, no mud on her
boots, no mire in her streets.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-18

If the press uttsrances of Texas are
any index of general feeling through
out the state Mills has the first call
for Reagan's seat by very large ma
iOrity-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-18

THERE will be buster for political
effect, but neither on currency or in
tariff will this congress make any
changes.
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-18

THE Dallas Times Herald foresees
and foreshadows a few mixed pickles
in she menu of the Texas democracy,
and remarks:
"Three-f Ourths of the Democratic
papers Of Texas are in favor OF free
coinage and opposed to the Cleveland
idea of making the next campaign
solely on the tariff Two-thirds OF
the democratic papers of Texas. how
ever, want to see Mills elected sena.
tor. A good majority want to see
Hill nominated for president. VIII
Mills antagonize the popular seuti-
ment in Texas, or will the next sena-
torial contest be badly mixed?
It matters not how the Times On
nundrum be answered there is moth.
ing alarming in the situation. The
bosses will pull hair awhile, but the
man who comes out best In the scran
can depend on the democratic follow
ing no matter into whose camp il
leads. The rank and file of the party
in Texas have no will but that OF
their rulers. 1t is a loyal party and
convenient to handle. 1t ALWAYS
sides with the man who whips.
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TO CORRESPONDENTS

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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-18

THE cold weather will drive hun /.
dreds of thousands of visitors into
the south this winter and San An
tonic has better inducements to
offer them for cold weather sojourn
than any of her fair competitors,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-18
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
Physicians.

Largen, T. j. Physician
and Surgeon, Office Soledad Block, cor
ner Houston and Sole dad Street.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-01

for one 50 young has shown remarkable
skin, vanquishing the best men Of his
class in France and Italy.
In his recent match at Monte Carlo he
not only won large honors but also carried
nH tbs Grand prize Of about 1900.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-01

and when she was 10 years Did Herr Engei,
late musical director Of krolls garden, IN
Berlin, said she CAV more promise OF MI
ing PATHS place han any woman in the
world.
There are seven other young American
women whom It would be unsafe to fail &c
mention.
Emma Eames. a Boston girl. made her
debut in Paris, and besides being a mag
nifcent singer is an actress Of great ability
Her voice is flexible, pure and Of great
range.
Emma Nevada, whose real name is Wix
om, was born in Virginia City, New, in 1860
and made her London debut twenty year
later. She has sung in America and in al
the European capitals with great success.
Marie Decca's name - NM Johnston
and she is the granddaughter of Gen.
Thomas l. Hamer, of Ohio, in which state
she was born. Her childhood was passed
in Kentucky. She is said TO be able 70
reach A in alt with ease.
Sybil Sanderson is the San Francisco girl
who caused such a Juror in May, 1889,
when she san the title role in "Esclar
monde, - and held high 6 without apparent
effort.
Marie Van Zandt, another American
singer OF great note, has been either very
unfortunate or very unwise. Probably the
former. She displeased her audience, was
Kissed of the stage in Paris in 1854 and hel
appearance at the Opera Comique on sub
sequent nights nearly caused a riot. Late
ly she has gone through a somewhat sim.
liar experience at st. Petersburg. II thest
distressing vents do not affect her careel
her prospects are very bright.
Agnes Huntington, whom Michigan
claims as a daughter, Is a wonderfully brill
liant singer, known principally in connec
ton with her ~favorite part Of Paul Jones.
Laura Moore gained her reputation a.
soprano in the McCaull Opera company
She was born in Terre Haute, Ind, and ha.
a voice designated as "birdlike." She Il
said to be eccentric, and TO belong to tn,
great army Of professional women who
devote much time and energy to pets.
DAVIS DEACoSs.
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SPORTING NOTES

George kessler. the Montana pugilist
who recently bested THE Marine has
challenged any man In the world 10 fight
him at is pounds.
Elliott, the great wing shot, is arranging
for a worlds tourney, at which the winner
will BE- given "a $1,000 trophy for the high
est score at live bird shooting.
1t is said that Arthur a Zimmerman,
the famous New Jersey bicyclist, captured
S1,sOO worth Of prizes during the season OF
1880. Zimmerman will make a tour OF
England during the coming season. and
test the mettle Of the BEST British anna
teurs
Isidor Gunsberg, the great chess player,
soon after hi- defeat by William Steinitz
at New York. played thirty 81 the BEST
men 81 Il chess. club 40 Baltimore, Nd
simultaneously. 8ld won twenty four
game. Jos, one % y. R-au-r Ir. AMI
fought the remaining i've 10 90 4.lvy.
Barney Allen. an Australian uJuamaker,
say be H. anxious 90 back Jim HILL, mid
die weight champion 81 Australia. against
Bob Fitz-immOn- for 5000 or Slo.uo1
r. j. said that John owen. Jr the De
troit Athletic club Splinter vino holds the
amateur record for 100 yards 'f ~ j. will
run no more. as h4s business will prevent
him from training properly
The Amateur Athletic union has signi
fed its disbelief in the charges Of profes
sionalism against \. T. Copeland, the great
hurdlcr. J. Mitchell, the hammer throw.
er, and &. a. j. Qu~eckberner, the well
known hu.itr Ot weights.
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THE BEST CARD TRICK.
II Is Founded on Mathematics and I
Worth Learning.

II Is Founded on Mathematics and IL
Worth Learning.
Card tricks which require a confederate
or depend upon legerdemain are entirely
useless for ordinary purposes, but here Is
a trick which is worth learning, because it
shows how the power OF numbers can be
applied to cards. 1t is by no means a new
trick, yet there are but few who are &C
quainted with it. The cards should be ar
ranged in suits, and then each suit should
be arranged in the following order: G, 4, /,
Z. 5, king, S. 10. 8, knave, Q. 2. queen. Ar
ranged thus, face uppermost, the 6 should
be the top card and the queen the bottom
car Of a suit. Place the suits one on
top Of the ~other-hearts on top, then
spades, diamonds, clubs-and then the pack
can be cut 10y any one Of the company as
many times as is desired, but the cut must
be even.
Then, beginning with the top Of the
pack, place the cards face down in thirteen
piles. When the first thirteen cards have
been placed in a row begin over and place
the fourteenth card on top Of the first, the
fifteenth on the second and so on. But be-
fore doing this be sure n get a look at
the bottom card Of the pack. This can he
done with a glance OF the eve. Then, after
the cards have been distributed in the
thirteen packs, remember in which Of
these heaps j. the card which was at the
bottom. You will find upon examination
that there are four cards in each heap. and
that each heap contains the same cards
four kings, four tens. etc. Now the ar
rangements Of the heaps will be in the or
der of the arrangement Of cards as already
given. but backward, and the position Of
each card in the heap will be in the same
order.
For instance, arrange the cards in the
order given, and to help the memory the
following sentence may be learned: The
Sixty-fOurth %, A. regiment % beats the
Seventy-ffth q, 81; up starts the king
Ckingl with eight (J thousand 90 and
three 90 men Oknave) and ninety-two @, 3
women tqueenl When each suit has been
arranged place them in the order Of hearts,
spades, diamonds. clubs, so that the hearts
will be on top and the clubs at the bottom.
Now, after they have been cut, suppose the
eight Of spades is the bottom card, you
Zeal them out in thirteen heaps, and the
last heap will be all eights, the top card Of
which will be the eight Of spades. Follor =.
ing in the order the next will be the eight
Of hearts, the next the eight Of clubs, the
next the eight Of diH ionds. Now, the
first heap will contain all the kings, the
second all the fves, etc.
After the heaps have been thus dis
tributed you ave only 10 ask any one in
| the company what card he wants, and you
can at once pick it out for him.
Tom MASON.
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more than thirty years Patti has been rec
ognized As a great singer. For fifteen or
twenty she has been looked upon as the
greatest singer. Surely she should be salts
fed
But with the retirement Of this woman
with a silver throat and a heart Of gold"
there will be presented to the public a per
picking problem-that Of choosing her sue
oessor. For the lear public insists on do
ing particular homage 70 some one person
In each Of the great arts. There may be
others Just as goOd-that doesn't matter.
Humanity loves 70 be led, and after il has
chosen the leader that leader will be fol-
lowed blindly How we are bamboozled
sometimes by our leaders,
To select a fitting occupant for PATHS
throne will be a difficult matter because OF
the very plentitude Of possibilities. There
are fully a dozen remarkably fine singers
In the list Of those possibilities-probably
more han there ever were before at one
time. M a peculiar thing is that most
Of them were born in America. The eagle
has another and worthy cause for screa IN
ing. A list Of living American women
with voices fine enough 70 make their
names well known would be almost end
less a list Of those whose voices give
them warrant 20 be ranked among the
present OF probable grea' singers includes
fully a dozen. But in guessing at Nine.
PATHS successor. the names Of many Of
our best known singers must be omitted.
Lillian Russell. for instance, is likely 10 be
an opera singer, and a really great one, As
long as she lives. She intends to step
from comic 10 grand opera before long, but
TO expect her 70 do more than that would
probably be too much And the cases Of
many other American opera singers are
similar
Among oGr grand opera and concert
singers Minnie Hauk, who was born in
New York, probably stanSS pre-eminent,
but As she has been singing for fully TWEEN
ty-ive years lshe made her debut in Lon
don in 1s6S. and had appeared in America
before that year. il would be hardly safe
20 consider her
II the coming queen Of song Is chosen
from the ranks Of American singers she
will doubtless be one Of the eight or nine
young artistes whose names are compare
lively new 20 the public. There are two
whose prospects are particularly bright
Esther Palli-er aud Mary Howe.
Miss Palliser (wh0se real name il Wal
ters) was born in Philadelphia in ISL.
She made her debut in grand opera in
Faust" M Rouen, being then known As
Mile. Syivauia Last season she sang
Gianetta in D'Oyly Carte's American
"Gondoliers' company, and this season
she has created a veritable sensation in the
London production Of "IvanhOe." Her
voice is ~singularly pure and sweet.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-01

The annoyance of breaking
lamp-chimneys need not be
borne.
Get tough glass chimneys.
Macbeth's pearl top and
"pearl glass" are tough
against heat; they do not
break, except from accident.
They are also clear, trans
parent, moi misty or milky; they
fit and stand upright shape
and proportions are right to di-
rect the draft upon the flame.
They cost a little more than
rough and wrong chimneys of
common glass that break con-
tinually..
Pittsburs. GEO. A. MACBETH 4 Co.
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wonder Of all easily cleared d feet. Then
Fearing went at the bar again and cleared
6 II. l in. Yet agail the young athlete
whispered Excelsior to himself and
tackled the task before him.
He had already broker the record, but
was not satisfied. At his last jump he
scored 6 f.. 2ts in., which is Al inches
higher than the record Of \. Nickerson,
mateur champion Of America for 1890.
Two Of Fearing's fellow contestants also
did remarkable work, j. A Morse, Of the
b. A. A, and a. II. Green, Of the NJ. A C.,
both clearing over 6 feet.
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who WILL IT Be?
Possible Successors TO Patti,
the Queen Of Song.
SWEET VOICED YOUNG AMERICANS

There Ae Many of Them whose Present
Successes Promise Great Things for the
Future-Esther PaHiser, Mary Howe
and Others with Bright Prospects.
Il has been many years that the world
has done homage 20 Adelina Patti as the
queen Of song, and her oft repeated threat
. retire from the stage and leave her sub
jects queenless and forlorn must OF ne
esssity before long be carried out. For
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-01

at Portsmouth, y. H.. about tw%enty-three
years ago. He Is nearly 6 feet In height,
and enters the box at 100 pounds. Ia 1871
HsddOck played in several Western assocl
alton teams. In ISIS he played at Albany.
y. Y, and finished b season with Wash
ingtOn. He remained with the senators
during 1881, and Joined the buffalo Broth.
srhOod team in $500. Haddock has the
reputation Of being a swift and brainy
Dltcher.
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phenomenal run
ming high jump
in history. The
worlds record OF
o #. in, made
by W. b. Page, Of
the Manhattan A.
c.. in 1881, had
never been APP
preached until the
other night, when
the young Har-
ward crack smash
ed t. Fearin <
made a number OF
trails and to the
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-01

Here il a picture Of Count Lucca GayOk,
the talented young Italian marksman, who
recently won the grand prize Of 1891 for
pigeon shooting at Monte Carlo. He was
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-01
Pitcher Grnrvs 5. H.ddoek.

George s. Haddock, the new pitcher OF
the Boston American Association team,
was such an enthusiastic B%ostonian that
he lefused g.. 80 for a Pittsburg berth and
remained at nome on 5000 lIgddOck l. a
rising young pitcher, and one II the hand
soonest men in the busIue>. lie was born
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-01
THE POLICE

= 'ts oniy IL u-trs'ed paper ~ ne
Eorld containing Ill the latest sensa-
innh; and Ito, Tin y news. No Saloon
Keeper, BasSe: or Club Ron ran al
q. Ia be wiISGut IT, II always makes
friends wherever 4 goes.
Mailed To any adore 5 in the United
;tases, security wrApTed, IL weeks Tor
q 90.
;. nd FIVE o. nts fer sample col y.
RICHARD x. FOX,
fTaBkIIhsquaTs.
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FEARING IS A WONDER.

His Running High Jump Knocked out
the Great Page Record.
The all round athlete. G. r.. Fearing, Of
Harvard college, astounded the sporting
world at the games 81 the Boston athletic
nssncinfinrs r.rentIY by making the most
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-24
THE CRIME OF PROTECTION.

The protectionists cannot understand
why the Democrats should ask for larger
market than can be afforded ut home-why
we should ask the privilege of trading with
the world; or if they can understand this
they are even more criminal than they have
been charged with being for their refusal
to let American producers go into all mar
kets with their products and wares. If
this were a poor country, limited in
its resources, over-populated and IN
able to supply the home demand
there might be excuse for deny
ing expectation and restricting traffic
to our own people; but with land whose
resources cannot be measured, yielding
each year an immense surplus OF those
things which the world clamors for, with a
population pleading to exchange that Of
which they have an abundance and to
spare for those things of which they stand
in need, the trade to be in the markets
where we can get the highest price for
what we have to sell and can purchase
what we require at the lowest price, it is
both suicidal and criminal to shut the
United States in and say that uh g
ambition and the industry of the most en-
terprising and progressive people on earth
should be limited to the requirements OF
themselves; that if they produce more
than they want of an article, it must be
destroyed or go to decay, for thoy shall no,
sell it to those who would be glad to give
in exchange for it some other article Of
which our home producer stands in need.
1t is crime, we say, to hamper the energy
of Americans and prevent the development
and utilization of Americas resource.
by a law like that bearing the name
of MCKINLEY, which shuts US il
behind wall which cannot be scaled, ant
effectively" closes the world to US. Th,
wonder is that the people have not befor,
this revolted against the infamy, and de-
clared that they and their nation shall hav,
their rights in sp te of the handful of mo
nopolists and protected manufacturer
who profit by this deprivation and oppres-
sion of the MANY