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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-12
A Big Fire Started

NEW YORK, Aug. l2.-Chase's big
grain elevator, 34th street and 18th
avenue, is on fire. Three alarms
have been sounded.
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Seventh Day Campmeeting.

CLEVELAND, o., August l2.-Sev-
enth Day Adventists are holding their
annual state csmpmeeting near here
today. 1t will continue until August
2lst
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Abolished Press Censorship.

LONDON, August l2.-The official
announcement is made today that
the proclamation abolishing the press
censorship has this day gone into eff
feet in Bulgaria and Roumania.
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The Iumbermen.

KANSAS CITY, August 12.-The
Southern lumber association have
adopted higher yellow pine sched-
ule than the one made in Memphis.
Mobile is the next meeting place.
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BILL HEADS LETTER HEADS,

Cards, envelopes, and all kinds Of com
mercial printing.done.att the LIGHT office
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DR.. S. BURG,

Late Physician Imp. Hospital Vienna
Office Re ter Building, Alamo Plaza.
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LATE TELEGRAPH.
SENT SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT BY
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
And the Southern Afternoon Press
Up to the Hour OF Go
ing to Press.

Weather Indications.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-For Texas.
fair, cooler, westerly winds.
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02
A Candidates Greeting .

Senator Gray of Delaware, pos
seses among his other talents an
admirable faculty Of telling a good
story, says a Chicago paper. One
OF the best of these is polititian
in his State who prided himself
on acquaintance with the people OF
his district. Meeting a young
man whom he remembered as a
recently fedged voter, he grasped
his hand and greeted him effusive
ly. "Why John," he SAID, "I'm
mighty glad tosee you. The last time
l met you, you were hardly more
than a boy, and now you're a man.
Well how is your father7"
"Father's been dead for year
now," said the young man.
"What! dead! Your tatherl Pm
50 sorry. Your father and were
old friends. l thought very highly
of your father. Well it's what we
must all come to some day. I'm
glad to have seen you again, John.
Good-bv."
They parted. An hour later they
met again. The politician had for.
gotten all about the first meeting
he had shaken hands with a hun
dred people in the meantime. He
greeted his young constituent with
the same effusiveness: "Why
John, Pm glad to see you," he said
"And how's yonr father9"
"He's still dead" said the young
man.
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02
A Farmers Cure For Flirting.

There is an oil farmer Outin Jer-
sey who has as great detestation
of flirting as was ever cherished by
the Mikado himself, and it was a
great shock to him one evening at
church when he caught his IA year
old daughter exchanging glances
and smiles with a neighbours son
couple of years older. The old
gentleman mused over the problem
all the way home, and finally hit
upon an expedient which he only
waited the opportunity to put into
practice.
This was not long in coming.
AS he turned a corner of the road
the next day he caught glimpse of
che young couple OIL the road ahead
of him, walking along, hand in
uduus duu CNCh oo no pduoCOs
speechless, he saw them exchange
kiss, That settled it.
With a few strides he had over
taken the culprits and was march
ing them off to his barn. which
stood in q prominent position close
hy the high road. A shout brought
ont the hired man, and in twink
ling the old granger had slipped an
ox.bow over his victims heads.
Then he seated them on the door,
step and kept them there for one
mortal hour, calling the attention
of all passers-by to "my two calves
I'm a breakin' in"
At the end of the tina he releas.
ed the prisoners, who made all
haste to put as much distance be-
tween one another as possible.
And now they don't even speak
when they pass by.-New York
Recorder.
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02
The Burden is Here.

President Harrison congratulate
ed his hearers on Memorial Day
that tive do not burden our people
to maintain standing armies"
No-but we do burden them with
taxes for pensions which exceed the
cost of the largest standing army
in Europe.
Our list of pensioners exceeds by
over 425,OOO the great standing ar
of 100000 in Germany.
We support wholly or partially
from the Treasury one in twelve OF
the entire voting population North
sud South.
We added to the pension list in
ten months of last year-tw enty-
seven years after the close of the
war-255,44 ma mes, which is TO-
900 more than the total Union loss
in killed, wounded and missing in
the twelve great battles of the war.
The cost of ensions alone is
now more than double the entire
expense of the Government in the
year before the war, Peace in the
Uuited States is more expensive
than the front of war abroad,-N.
Y. World.
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02
A CHASTITY Joke.

The Russellvill, KY. Union
prints the following:
A Federal veteran, minus both
legs, both arms and both ears, was
seated in wheeling chair on a
street corner soliciting aims, when
a Confederate veteran came along
on crutches with one leg gone.
The southerner stopped, pulled out
a five dollar bill and handed it to
the Federal.
The latter looked his benefactor
over carefully and then offered it
back, saying: Take back your
money. You are cripple yourself.
I get pension, and the people are
so kind to me, and l do not need
the money as much as you probab--
ly do"
"That's all right.V said the do
nor; you keep the bill. ] insist on
it,"
"Will you tell me what prompts
you to give such large amountg"
"Yes, to be honest with you,
you are the first yankee l ever saw
trimmed up exact to suit my
TASTE"
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02
The Joke Was Loaded.

Charles A. Fisk, the electrician,
was at Rio Vista the other day and
had an experience that dazed his
nerve temporarily. A young man
of that place was under theinfiuence
of strong drink and was talking
when Fisk approached and the
following occurred;
"Tut, tut, young man, enough OF
this!" exclaimed Fisk.
"Hic, eh7'' squeaked out the
young man.
"What's th&t?" replied Fisk.
"Perhaps ypn don't know who 1
am?u
"Hie-I guess-hic-not. Who
are-hi-you9"
81 am United States marshall
pomp usly replied the telephone
contractor.
The young man Immediately
ceased his loud talking and took
a cold drink in utter silence. He
begged a thousand pardOns of the
contractor and upon a solemn
promise to sober up, Mr.. Fisk
agreed to not place him under ar
rest.
1t was nearly the hour of 1;3O a.
M, when Fisk sought his room and
retired. He was just doing off to
sleep when several loud raps at the
door brought him to his feet. He
opened the door and was confront
ed by this same tall, slender young
man, accompanied with big man
with long whiskers. The latter
grufly remarked.
"Sir, place you under arrest"
"The devil you dol" exclaimed
Fisk, falling back on the bed. "On
what grounds?'
"For impersonating a United
States officer" returned the big
constable with long whiskers.
And use all the wits at his CON-
mand, Fisk could not talk himself
out of an arrest, and he was OBJ
liged to dress himself and consume
two hours, between 2 and 4 o'clock
in the morning, in proving his
identity before he was permitted to
| return to his ruon. in peace anu
comfort. Sacramento News,
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02

is a spot cash transaction. l uD.
derstand you are man OF means
and if you want Fan you will have
to pay for her. My price is five
hundred dollarsP
Give hundred dollarsg"
ayes, five hundred dollars! l
never trade. / want you to ex-
anime her carefully and satisfy
yourself that she hasn't a blemish
on her whole body. I'll make her
jump fence just to show you her
agility"
Mr.. Kimberly was a modest
young man. He blused, and cover
ed his face with his hat.
"If the price is too high to suit
just say SO, and it's ro sale," said
the colonel.
"No price is too high for Fanny.
She is worth all the gems of the
Orient, but why speak of your
daughter as if she were to be dis
posed of like a mere animal!"
"Daughter!' exclaimed the colo,
mel: "Holy st. Martingale, are you
talking about my daughter Fan
nyg"
"Why, of course l was talking
about Fanny, colonel" exclaimed
Kimberly.
"And | am talking about my
brown mare, Fan, that took the
prize at the fair last year. Why
don't you talk plain7 I've seen you
looking over the fence, and looking
into my stable yard, and | though
you had your eye on Fan. Well,
this takes my breath away. How.
ever. hear you are very proper
sort of young man, and I've nc
objection if Fanny is willing. All
this talk about fathers objections
to their daughters marrying is all
bosh, as general thing. I'll give
you a check to start housekeeping
BY the way" added the colonel, as
the happy Kimberly took his leave;
"If you hear of anybody who wants
to pay five hundred dollars for that
brown mare, just send him to me,
and if he means business iii give
him trade in short order. I'll
send her in to talk the matter over
with you. You'll like her, l know
you will, when you come to know
her BETTER" SAID the old gentleman,
as he hobbled out of the room
ALEX e. SWEET.
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02
Gambling With OYSTERS.

The oyster is becoming demoral-
lied. 1t was enough to be expen-
sive. He has lent himself to gam
bling and bad habits and becomes
the cause of expense in others.
The oyster game began in Ostend,
it is said, where aparty of gamblers
having sat down to dinner, some
fresh oysters were brought in.
Immediately one backed his oyster
to cape first. The idea was hailed
with the greatest enthusiasm. A
set of impromptu rules was drawn
up, each one of the dozen guests
selected his oyster and the contest
began. The first oyster to yawn
was to get the entire stakes. Halt
an hour passed and not one of the
oysters showed the slightest dispo-
sition to open. Down below stairs
the cook was swearing volubly and
giving up his roasts and entrees
for worse than lost. But the oys-
ters were not in any hurry and the
diners were so engrossed with their
bivalves that they had entirely for
gotten their appetites.
An hour slipped by, and still the
oysters gave no sign of gaping. The
stakes were doubled just to heigh.
ten the excitement. Word of the
contest had reached the Casino.
and when the second hour of the
contest was begun the dining table
was surrounded by a crowd of look
ers-on, who caught the gamblers
enthusiasm. They picked out their
favorite oysters, and in one or more
cases actually backed them to the
extent of G600. Another half hour,
and the oysters as undemonstative
as ever. The excitement becan e
intense.At last, just as the third
hour was completed, one of the
oysters ,gaped teebly several times
and then fell wide open on its own
er's plate. This poor oyster had
something of a thirst on and
couldn't stand the close atmosphere
of its shell any longer. When the
lucky owner of this oyster came
to count his winnings he found
that they amounted to $1,000.
Oyster matches became instantly
the rage at Ostend, and since then
they have become equally popular
in Paris.-San Francisco News
Letter.
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02
"Dis do Settle It."

Chicago, June 19.-Rev. Geo.
Washington Gaines, pastor of the
Bethel African Methodist church
proposes to emancipate the colored
race from slavery by forming an
independant party and nominating
a negro for president. The object
he says is not to elect a colored
president, but to cripple the Repub-
lican party so that Harrison cannot
be elected and to teach the G. o. p.
when it makes promises it should
keep them. Rev. Mr.. Gaines is
having circulars printed and there
will be issued in a day or two a
call for a national convention some
time mex: month,
A reporter for a National -.ssoci-
ated Press found Mr.. Gaines in his
study tonight and had talk with
him, while the congregation sang
non-national hyms to fill up the
time.
This plan of mine,' said he, lis a
move to form an independent party
and nominate a colored man tor
president, vote for him and show
that we are working for a principle
and not party. We are opposed
to the Republican party, because in
the platform it adopted at Mime
apolis appears only three lines and
three words on Southern outrages;
because it has three lines on temper
amce, and is deceitful on that ques-
ton. 1t evades the issue. 1t also
has just five lines on pensions to
old soldiers. The usual catch. terms
on a free ballot and fair count are
found. Our objection to the Repub.
lican nominee is that he has SEEM
ed to be absolutely Indifferent
to the wholesale murder of colored
people in certain States. He has
expressed his inability to protect
them although he was elected by
the votes of colored men. He has
ignored the entire colored race,
100000 of them, in his appoint.
ment of commissioners to the
Worlds Fair. Our independent
Republican clubs will issue Q call
for national convention and nom
mate a ticket. We want to mass
our votes so that we can exact
pledges from the party that gains
them instead of having no voice as
in the past. We will fight for prin-
| cinlpS
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02
Value OF One Vote,


in the political history of the coun-
try where the value of one vote
has been shown. Marcus Morton
was elected governor of Massachu-
setts by one vote in 1880, and d,
B. Hill was elected United States
Senator by two votes in the legis-
latuTe of 1891. In 1856 there was
a tie vote in the third district of
Passaic county, New Jersey, be-
tween the Republican and Demo
cratic candidates. A recount OF
the votes elected the Democratic
nominee by one majority, and gave
the party just that majority on
joint ballot in the legislature. This
carriedit witbthe election of.a Dem.
ocratic senator, Rufus Blodgett, in
the place of w. S. Swell, republi.
can.
1t is news to most of the readers
of the daily press that one vote
was responsible for the Mexican
war and the war of 1872. just be-
fore the Mexican war, in 1874,
Hugh q. Flanagan was elected
representative in ST. Joseph coun-
ty, Indiana, by one majority. He
went to the legislature and his vote
elected United States senator by
one majority. This United States
senator's one vote brought on the
Mexican war.
In the spring of 1911 at the an.
nual election in Rhode Island, in
one of the towns or precincts the
voting between the Federal and
Republican or Democratic, peace
or war, parties had been very close,
not more than a majority of one or
two votes. The polls closed at 6
O'Clock, and a federal farmer living
a mile or so distant from the voting
place, having been busy all day,
allowed himself just barely time to
reach the polls in the evening. He
hurriedly crossed his field on foot
and reaching last, or division fence,
found one of his valuable pigs fast
between the planks and stopped to
geE it out, then started on a fun for
tho voting place. just as within a
short.distance of it the town clock
struck six and the polls closed with
out his vote.
The result was that a Democra.
tic or war representative of that
town was elected by one vote.
When the general assembly met a
few weeks afterward a Democratic
senator war chssen on joint ballot
by one majority. In 1912 the
declaration of war of England was
carried in the United States senate
by one vote. General Jackson was
nominated as a major-general and
confirmed by one vote. On January
Sth, 1916, he commanded the bat
tie at New,Orleans,gained victory
became popular military hero and
as a reward was elected and re-
eleced presidentoft the United States
turned all the Wings out of office,
removed the deposits, vetoed the
national bank bill, and all because
that pig, away up in Rhode Island
got fast in the plank fence.-The
Tradesman,
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02

A good-looking, well-tO-do and
popular young bachelor of Silver
ton was being teased by the young
ladies of a club for not getting mar
ried. He said: ''Tll marry the
girl OF your club whom on a secret
vote you elect to be my wife,"
There were nine members of the
club. Each girl went into a cor
ner and used great caution in pre-.
pairing her ballot and disguised the
handwriting. The result of the
vote was that there were nine votes
cast, each girl receiving one. The
young man remains bachelor, the
club is broken up and the girls ere
all mortal enemies, united in the
one determination that they will
never speak to that nasty man
again Washington Herald.
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02

A story concerning the direct
cause or Mr.. Blaine's resignation
as secretary of state is to the effect
that he took umbrage at being cor
rected in his statments to the
Canadian conferees by Mr.. John
W. Foster, who declared that Mr..
Blaine's expressed views would
hardly have the presidents ap-
proval, and then made the pres
ident's ideas known. Mr.. Blaine
at once adjourned the conference
and his resignation followed with
in the hour.
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02

The largest orange tree in the
country, it is said. is on the prop
erty off. 7. Hancock, Sr., two
miles west of Fort Meade, Fla. 1t
measures twenty-tour inches in di-
ameter two feet above the ground.
Six years ago it bore 7,OOOoranges,
but it was a vigorous tree forty
years ago, when Mr.. Hancock took
the property.
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02
Some Queer Old Laws.

"Uncle Joe' Brown, of the coun-
ty clerks Office, is one of the
queerest men in the court house
and also one of the best informed.
Whenever any question of all es-
pecially puzzling nature comes up
for settlement and no one else can
answer it the seekers for informa.
tion go back to the room where
"Uncle JOeD works, and he explains
to their satisfaction, This sort of
procedure is q matter of daily oc-
currence, and the old gentleman's
encyclopaedia knowledge is pro-
verbal.
The other day, after a delegation
of information seekers had learned
what they were in seach OF, they
hung around "Uncle Joe's" desk
to hear some of his "reminiscences
|
which their questions called up
fresh to his memory.
at is strange how the old laws
cling to the statute books" he said
meditatively. "In the eastern
states many of the strict colonial
laws stand unrepealed on the
books. OF course, where they con-
flict with the more advanced ideas
of today, they have become dead
letters. | was the victim of an at
tempt to revive one of the old
statutes myself when / lived IN
Washington city a good many
years ago. l was the manager of
the Washington Gas works, and
some religious enthusiast brought
a prosecution against me ior violat-
ing the Sabbath by operating the
works on Sunday. knew that un,
less the works ran on Sunday there
would be no gas on Monday night
and on the ground of public neces
sity felt sure | would be sustained
in the suit.
"To my surprise | found the
law not only exactly against me,
but learned that twas supplement-
ed with severe penalties. For the
first offense the penalty was a
heavy fine, and for such succeeding
offense q term of imprig4Fm3nt. ]
finally had to settle the Case out OF
court by the payment of cOnsid.
cradle sum of money end The grant
ing of some concessions, That law
still stands OH the books, but |
have heard of no attempt to enforce
it since my unhappy experience.
"Tobacco is legal tender in Wash
ington at the present time thanks
to another of the old colonial laws.
In the days when Virginia had
plenty of tobacco and very little
money, a law was passed which
made the weed tender for debt,
If | were in Washington today
and had debt to pay, | could
trundle a load of tabocco down to
my creditors place of business and
pay the debt, and he would have
no right to refuse the offer. 1t
would be surprise to the members
of congress some fine day if they
should fine their salaries paid in
'long green.' When this law was
made, what is now the District
of Columbia was part of Virginia,
and when it was ceded to the gen
eral government it retained the old
statutes. s.r-IndianapOliS News.
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02

1t is announced that the Virginia
exposition board intends to repro.
duce at the worlds fair, Mount Yer.
non, the famous home and last
resting place of George Washington.
Ifthis is done large and interest
ing collection of Washington relics
will be exhibited in the structure,
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02

The supreme court of Indiana
has decided that it is the duty of
a person approaching a railroad
crossing to both look and listen
for trains, and the failure of the
company TO give the signals requir-
ed by law will not excuse the fail
ure of the person who may be in
jured by passing trains in not TAX
ing this precaution of avoiding
danger.
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02
PHILIP BROWN,

Dealer in crabs, etc., yawls. skiffs
and fishing tackle to hire. Fishing
and rowing parties accommodated.
Opposite Crescent Hotel.
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02
County Directory.

f. s. Hewes, Clerk of Courts; Florian
Seal Sheriff; c. NJ. Liddle, Treasurer; j
L. Ladd, Superintendent of Educa-
tlon; w. E. Champlin, Assessor; Urlel
Wright, Surveyor.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
P H. McCabe, lst district, T. J.Stewart
I'd district; j. Scarborough, Srd district
r. w. Hatten, 4th district; j..
Bond, President 5th district.
UNITED STATES COURT.
Third Monday in February and third
Monday in August, r. A. Hill, Judge;
D. G. Lea, District Attorney; Fred W.
Collins Marshal
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02
V. SCHMIDT,

Groceries, fruits and vegetables
aways fresh and as cheap as possi.
Bile.
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02
JOHN Il. LANG,

Real Estate Agent, Undertaken
and Livery. Dealer in coal and
shingles
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02

MRS. N. COURTENAY.
Carriages to hire, freight and
baggage hauled, general merchant
disc.
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02

MARTIAL DEDEAUX,
Livery stable, horses and carriages
to hire. Tally Ho teams reasonable.
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02

MRS. nj. L. FARRELL.
Dealer in confectionery, home
made candy, fruits, ice cream and
soda water.
The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02

MILTON }. MILLER,
Carriages to bire, Baggage haul
ed with prOmptneSs and satisfaction.
The record-union., 1892-08-23

THE clustering, brutal wretch Lind
say, who filled the country around Coal
Greek, Tennessee, with terror, and who
assumed and held leadership of the strik-
ing miners who developed into armed
insurrectionists, when he fell into the
hands of conservative laboring men
proved craven rascal. He had not the
pluck of a chicken, begged for his life
and promised to prove traitor to his
comrades, to give them up and prepare
their way to the gallows and the prison,
if only his miserable life were spared.
Hanging was too good for such a pol
troon, and he was spared to the loathing
of men and the scorn of the world. The
instruction was a wholly unjustifiable
one; it was not prompted by mercifulness
for the wretched farmed-out convicts: it
was an assault upon peace and good
order that necessitated bloodshed: but
compared with the cowardice and cring-
ing physical fear Of the supposed terror
who led it, it was as white as day and as
lovable as babe Budd Lindsay should
be allowed to live; death would be too
quick release for such a miserable being.