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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-11
Shabby London Houses.

Illustrated Americans.
Americans who visit for the first
time are always filed with astonish-
ment at the very often Insignificant
houses occupied by persOnages OF
high rank. Accustomed to see
their own oountrymen rush into town
lots aud stone barn as first express
sion of newly acquired millions, they
marvel that an English earl Is con.
tent with q city resid ence so limit ed
and saves all his money for the i'm
provement of the family country
seats. Yes so it is, and among the
Americans received by her Grace o:
surroundings.
1t is email and shabby, residence
in which no member of the Four
Hundred would deign to dwell in
New York. AS with so many Eng
lish houses. the dining room is on
the basement floor. The furniture is
faded and worn to a degree, with
forlorn dotted Swiss curtains at the
windows, black with London smoke
most of the time, and full enough of
holes to make first class sifters.
Upstairs, in the drawing rooms, 1t
is much the same. Dingy carpets,
dusty hangings, with thread bare
patches on old brocades, a general all
of being used up.
OF course, all about are objects of
great value and beauty, rare pictures
pieces OF itch tapestry and priceless
porcelains, and on tables of Eastern
workmanship stand gold win aigretIes
studded with jewel, picture frames
set with brilliants, and so on. The
fact is that only Americans and
few fabulously wealthy mobiles can
effort great town houses. AS with
the msuchesters, ii requires every
cent they can raise to support country
properties: those after all are the ones
English people really care about.
They all entertain, more or less, a
con empt for the city, abuse it, bare.
Iy stop long enough for the season,
and on every excuse are off to the
Continent.
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$3.50 WILL BUY

A handsome cottage residence, Off rooms
with bath, stable, carriage, house, chick
en- house, wood house, etc Hydrant
water, large lot, with fine shade trees and
shrubbery. New, neat and clean, about
four blocks from Military plaza. viii
ant ess at 5000 month.
II JHo.oT. HAMILTON q Co
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DELAYED TELEGRAMS.

Clarksville, Ga, wooden mills
burned, loss 100000.
Sley is seeking to get out'of st
Louis Jail on habeas corpus writ.
st. Louis clothing trade is heavy
and other trade reasonably good.
Ssnate's committee on election.
arranges to hear the Idaho case.
Rear Admiral Rogers, retired, dies
at Washington.
Cotton bales in sight, of this year:
crop, are $685. 900.
1t has not come to absolute starva.
ton in Russia, but lie verging on it.
Clereland's friends are worried over
the Cleveland-G German conferences.
The Sth January WAS red-letter
day in Kew Orleans as usual.
Crisp is no better and his case grows
serious; he is Threatened with pneu-
mOnia.
Jackson's New Orleans day was
ceehrated in New York by q banquet
at the Hoffman house.
Prominent democratic leaders eau
Gus 10 unite the party on Hill as can.
didate for governor.
German denies any presidential
aspirations, and is satisfied where he
is.
Hill is thought will announce his
preferences for German as presiden-
tial candidate, to draw Growers fire.
Trouble is brewing in the Pine
Ridge Agency and may become ser
ious.
Steamer Ashburne, from London
for Baltimore is ashore on the coast OF
Virginia.
Alabama cyclone demolishes IS
buildings, among them church and
q college.
Four persons killed by collier ex-
plosion at Bolegee, Ala, and building
destroyed.
State Presidents Farmer Alliance
meet and resolve TO look out for mum.
Der one.
Graves murder cases, Denver, opens
today.
Leading democrats are moving for
an international silver congress at
Chicago In 1898.
Chicago shows good boot and shoe
trade, money easier, collections bet
ter.
The iron industry of the country
shows improved condition, the other
great industries unchanged.
Dun says business prospects are
remarkably favorable for the opening
of the year.
Memphis conven ton organizes per
manently, and will be known IS the
cotton growers association.
An attempt liz made to secure co.
operation for 20 per cent reduction
in cotton area.
McNally, clerk, at Fairfield, Ark,
seriously cut In defending his en-
ployes store from plumber.
Lane, treasurer of Appanoose Co.,
Iowa, disappears and $4,000
short.
Ex-cashier and teller of Exchange
bank. Lexington BY, arrested Tor
1874 900 embezzlement.
Reported lynchlng of the two Sims
women and the rest of the gang is
discredited.
HhIobSC VIII picscut ltS Cldlu1s 10
the democratic and republican con-
ventioD, but will not forswear third
party.
Business reports from Boston,
Philadelphis, Baltimore, Cincinnati,
Pittsburg and Cleveland show i'm
provement.
u. 3. state department. considers
propriety OF allowing Mexican troops
70 cross the border in pursuit of
criminals.
The vestigation into the attack
upon the Baltimore's sailors in Val
parais", now In progress at Vallejo,
Cal, grows interesting.
st. Louis city attorney comedies
that Sley is held illegally, his crime
was not committed in that county,
and he WAS illegally brought there.
The legality of Chilton's apLoin'-
ment as senator is questioned st
Washington, his appointment having
been made before resignation war &C
cepted.
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LOCATION
f-tt -oF THR-
San Antonio Fire Alarm Boxes.

FSal Antonio Fire Alarm Boxes
No. LOCATION.
- Cor s Flores and Gilbeau.
Ii Cor s Flores and Arsenal
IA juno S Laredo and East.
10 juno Laredo and S PecOs.
16 Cor 5 Flores and Arkansas.
II Cor 5 Flones and Lachapelle. s PRR
crOssing.)
IS Union Stock Yards.
10 Cor Salado and Vera Cruz.
81 l q G N X K Stock Yards San Luis
70 Cor Medina and W Commerce, Il & G
"a Cor w Commerce and Pecos.
rs Cor PecOS and MatamOraS.
% Central Office, Military Plaza.
q Cor Houston and Flores.
% Cor Houston and San Saba,
go Cor LeOna & Morales, City Hospital.
81 Cor MOrlaeS and N SaladO.
80 Cor Leal and COmal.
"a Cor HidalgO and East.
S5 Cor AceQuia and Rodriguez,
SO juno San Pedro Ave and Camden, C2nd
Ward HOse.)
81 Cor San Pedro Ave and Elmira.
SO Cor Warren and Jackson.
Al Cor San Pedro Ave and Laurel.
AZ juno Laurel and Fredericksburg Road,
John TESTS STOREY
43 Cor San Pedro Ave and Locust, (San
Pedro Springs and car stables.
As Cor Poplar and Main Ave.
46 Cor Main Ave and Macon.
AZ Cor Lexington Ave and Augusta.
122 Cor Soledad and Salinas,
1874 Cor E. Houston and st. Mary's.
1875 Cor E. Houston and Ave G, mo. En-
CINE House.
l26 Cor Martin and Jefferson.
III Cor Ave ID and Eighth.
1872 Cor Ave B and Ninth.
1874 Lone Star Brewery, Grand Ave.
135 Cor Grand Ave and Austin, (SuDset
Hose).
1856 Cor Austin and Duval. ......
l42 Cor Austin and Carson.
143 Ger Military Ave and GraysOn.
AS Cor Austin Ave and Gray son.
152 Cor Military Ave and Crosby
1853 Cor Olive and BurlesOn.
154 Cor Olive and Nolan.
213 Cor Burnett and Walnut.
2l4 Cor Ave E and Sixth.
2l5 Cor Ave ID and Fifth.
2l6 Cor Z Commerce and Alamo.
217 Cor NacogdOches and Nolan.
231 Cor CrOcketC and Bowie.
234 Cor Z Commerce and Walnut.
235 Cor Water and North, (Reimann's MILL
24l Cor Water and Goliad.
243 Cor GOliad and Santa Clara,
25l June Water and A lamo, mission Hose.)
253 Cor CamargO and Labor.
261 Cor Presa and Pereida.
312 Cor Alamo and Viilita.
3l4 Cor Quinta and Nueva.
315 Cor Market and Yturri, (No. Engine
HOuse.)
S16 Cor Garden and villita, Electric Light
StatiOn.)
32l Cor Garden and Mill
324 Cor Mill and Adams.
325 Cor Beauregard and Mill.
Az G OrKing William and Turner.
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REMOVAL NOTICE,

d. G. Baldwin & Co., typewriter
agents, desks and Office furniture, to
Al Soledad street, supplies for all ma
chimes. Typewriters repaired, cleaned,
rented and sold on installmeAt. la ct
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Bishop Brooks Way with Children.


No one who has seen DR.. Brooks with
children is likely to forget his way with
them" Sterner persons say that he
makes them behave very badly, and
possibly in jealousy, others have called
him fOnder of youngsters than of grown
people. No objection is heard from the
children. They look midgets, indeed,
on those knees, high and broad, in which
two schools of Guardianship figur-
atively meet. Is it foolish to imagine
that the new bishops visitations will
gain some of their power-over mothers
at least-through his extremely happy
intercourse with the children? However
literally true it may be, surely the story
of DR.. Brooks going to poor woman's
rooms and keeping the children out of
mischief while she went to church tells
something Of his spirit. And the story
lose none oi its point when one reflects
that t4e woman could not hear one of
her visitors sermons.-Harper's Weekly.
The revival of the popularity of brass
work has created new industry and set
thousands of men at work making beau
tiful brass goods for domestic utensils,
fancy goods and ornamental work.
Authors Words.
A statistician in Paris has the patience
to count the number of words employed
by the most celebrated writers. The
works of Corneille do not contain more
than 1000 different words, and those of
Moliere 5000. Shakespeare, the most
fertile and varied of English authors,
wrote all his tragedies and comedies
with $4,000 words; Voltaire and Goethe
employ 10000. Paradise Lost only
contains 5000, apa the Old Testament
says all that 1t has to say with 5,642
words.-Cor. Baltimore American.
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4 HON ;?

NAN ANTONIO offers unparalleled advantages to the
~ home-seekers.
location of surprising loneliness; climate unequaled
for purity and heathfness open winters and COOL
delightful such very few cities in the world
ore blessed with complete system of electric
railway any of its size in the world spenddy paved
streets and beautiful suburban and drives excellent
public schools and churches of every denominations all
bninp to make San Antonio the inviting place. for
permanent home the continent
Smyrna times., 1892-03-16
A March DaY.

The blow on Thursday, amounting
to blizzard in some places, was O. so
severe here as elsewhere only break
ing off few limbs. The cloud seemed
to break before it reached us, the
heavier part, that cOntaing the heavy
thunder, rolling Oft to the south of US.
to unite in greater energy further on
down the Peninsula. A noticeable
feature was, Immediately preceding the
big blow, several hundred buZzards,
either driven by the upper current or
flying with all speed to a place OF
safety.
1t was a typical March day. The
morning was bright and spring like
By noon the wind had begun to rise.
Shortly after two O'Clock a thunder
squall appeared in the west it swept
down upon us with heavy wind and
rain but the rain soon turned 10 snow
and hail, and by night bright sunset
lighted up the heavens. During the
night the cold winds came and Friday
morning found people shiveripg with
cold, and Thermometers 90'. Another
light snow on Sunday was followed
Monday by weather almost as cold,
Smyrna times., 1892-03-16

BoTH political parties, as may be
seen by the political papers, are urging
the necessity for an early study ana
familiarization of the new ballot law.
The fact that this is being attended 10
40 early in the season would indicate
that it will be an earnest and long
campaign, and that they do not intend
the voters shall be cheated by any
new intricaces of the law. The Leg
isIature did not provide that the la"
should be published in the papers as IS
the case in other States. delaware
does not do this but the laws In reia-
ton to registration and voting have
been published in pamphlet form, but
as it fills 100 hundred pages and more,
but few will have the time and fe"
could understand it in detail If they had,
and go they will have to fall back on
the leaders for Interpretation. In fact
IT ia said the men who drew it are at
loss TO give a clear rendering as to
number of specifications. II is proba'
BILE that the political leaders OF the
parties will get together and agree
AZ TO certain interpretations and meth
ods and that clubs or committees Q
;nstruction will be formed, and mock
aleo.ions will be held. The object o
.nacting an improved ballot metho'
was to purify the ballot, and it is I'm
Oortant that every voter ssould unoer
staud and properly use bis right Q
franchise.
Smyrna times., 1892-03-16
Book Notices.

Book NEws.-rhe portrait of Mrs.
Humphrey Ward, preiacing the March
number of Book NeIOs, shows the author
of Robert Elsmere" and David
Grieve," to be a sweet looking English
woman possessed of a strong iRtellect
and quite capable of holding to the
candid and original point of view of
humanity she displays in her books.
A review of her latest work and a
critical, biographical sketch by John
McClung, of New York, appropriately
appear in the same issue. The de-
scriptive price list of new books covers
all the new books of the month, and
each work receives fair criticism, so
that to learn what to read and what to
leave, one need only consult the pages
of this valuable literary magazine.
LITERARY NOTES FROM THE CENTU.
RY Co.-The Century will take up the
campaign for good roads. The April
number is to contain a suggestive ar
ticle on "Our Common Roads" by
Isaac B. Potter, editor of Good
Roads" and practical engineer.
The author points out the enormous
loss to this country through the pres
ent condition of the roads, loss that
falls not only upon the farmer but on
the city people as well, who are COM
PEELED to pay unnecessary prices for
having produce brought to them. An
American consul in France reports
that the road system in that country,
1.-THE most perfect system in the
wOrld) has been of greater value to the
country as means of raising the
| ofl 3 no ilvrya
In France every market cart with
its broad tire is a road maker.
Mr.. POtter's article is full of sugges
tiOns for the betterment of American
roads, and also very fully illustrat
ed.
The TRIBUNE ALMANAC T b
Tribune Almanac for 1892, just out, is {
wonderful book. We can hardly SPAR
the space to enumerate the whole lis
of contents of this remarkable vOlum,
, of reference. Our readers can send L
the Tribune for a circular giving full
information, and we advise them L
follow this course if they are in doubt
They can be sure, however, that th,
! Almanac contains all the statistics the,
are likely to want, including some val
t liable new features. The country il
discussing currency questions now, ant
the Tribune gives in this almanac wv,
s tables of immediate interest. One i
D the Coinage of the United States 70
every year since 1895 The other i
the circulating medium OF each kim
r and the amount per capita tor eacl
year since 1860. There is a perpetua
calendar. copyrighted, of great value
and a great mass of other exceedingl
useful tables and statements. TIL
;, Tribune Almanac for 1891 had an enOl
3 nous sale. The book for 1892, is likel
3 to do even better. Price, % cents.
Smyrna times., 1892-03-16

THE burning question in political
circles in Wilmington now that it has
been decided that padded assessment
lists" cannot be corrected is, can they
pay their taxes, or rather, can they
get the collectors to receive them?
The latter claims the right to fix the
time and place where he shall sit to
receive taxes. There are twelve hun
dred men who are clamOring to pay
their taxes, and his advertised time is
only twelve hours to do this in, and as
the hours chosen seem to be those
most incOnvenient to labOring meH, it
is claimed that Collector Finek is pur-
pOsely planning to disfranehise men
by the hundreds. As several manda-
muses. have been granted by the Chan
cellor, it is thought this high function.
ary might be induced to issue an order
to him to receive the taxes of men law
fully assessed. 1t seems the laws are
different in Wilmington from the
other portions of the state, the rural
sections being amply protected by fine
and imprisonment where a collector
refuses or deprives one of the OppOr
tunity of paying his taxes.
Smyrna times., 1892-03-16

February term, making a continuous
session since the November term
opened. The present term will con-
tinue all of next week, and about six
weeks later the May term, with its
generally we'll filed docket, will begin.
Wilmington Paper.
Nothing better illustrates the condi-
ton of our judiciary than the state
ment above. In recent conversation
with lawyer whose close business
with the courts in the three counties
for some years has rendered his know
ledge and competency of judgment
especially worthy of consideration, he
said it would pay the State to pension
the judges of advanced years on full
pay, so that the courts Equity and
Superior) could be presided over by
men physically able to bear the strain
of business. 1t takes twice as long now
to pass upon the business coming be-
fore the court as it ought, which al
from $500 to $500 per day, makes q
heavy and unnecessary drain upon the
finances of individuals and the coun
ties. 1t is generally admitted by thu
members of the bar, that new and
radical system is needed in our ju
dietary.
Smyrna times., 1892-03-16

WHAT a great corporation, says the
Baltimore american is the Pennsyl'
vania Railroad Think of a system
representing the enormous capital of
$3.50. .OOO, 900, and managed so perfectly
that there is seldom an accident on its
lines, seldom a break in its wonderful
schedules Think of running hundreds
of trains a day, of moving five and one
half million tons of freight a month, of
keeping constantly at the head of the
railroad development of the world
It's history is brilliant record ofsplen'
did achievement, and indisputable evil
dence of emineRce and progress. Pres
ident Roberts and his able assistan
ought to feel wonderfully we'll satis-
fed. but it seems that they do not.
1--WE must keep up with the march OF
progress" said the president in his
annual report. land not only keep up,
but we must hold our position little
in advance Of all other corporations"
That is a high ambition, but the Penn
sylvania seems to be living up to it.
Smyrna times., 1892-03-16

THERE seems to be a growing feel
ing in most all directions against the
Presiding Eldership as an Office not so
necessary in the present economy of
the church. A writer in the Christian
AdUOcGte says over so per cent of the
appointments of the preachers are
practically in the vest pocket of a
presiding elder, and a writer in the
PeninsuIar Methodist speaks of Presid-
ing-elderism as the bane of Methods m
to-day. and says: "When the people
were generally illiterate, the country
sparsely settled and churches few in
number, the present plan was worked
we'll for a close supervision of the
work" But" says the writer, Meth
odism of 1892 is vastly different from
the Methodism of 1900; and genera
cry is going Hp against bOssism il
almost every Conference"
Smyrna times., 1892-03-16
Conference in Smvrna.

1t is getting SmyrEa's time to have
the Annual M. E. Conference here
again, perhaps the Spring of '94, as
MiddletOWn has asked for it next year,
though it has been held there since it
was here. In the earlier history of the
Church Smyrna seems to have had its
full share of its sessions, much more
than any single place. During the
"a years we were part of the Phila-
delphia Conference it was held on the
Peninsula twenty times, eight of these
times being in Smyrna, as follows /:
Sep. 10Th, 1890, May 18th, 1901 Sep.
18th, 1892 Jan. Cd, 1900; May 1st,
1903; April 18th, 1920, April 18th,
1897 April 10th, 1851. Since the or
ganizatiOn of the Wilmington Confer.
"a years ago it has been held here but
Once-1S75. The original conference
of organization was held in Baltimore,
Dec. oath, 1874. The first Of the Phil
adelphia Conference on the Peninsula
was at ChestertOwn, May 18th, 1883,
there being then only nine charges on
the Peninsula. Bishop Asbury presided
over the first FIVE conferences hello 10
Smyrna, Bishop George over the ntn'
Hedding over the 7th and Waugh over
the 9Th. Bishop Scott presided over
the last Conference 1870.
Smyrna times., 1892-03-16

THE State Sunday School COnven-
ton held last week in Dover seems to
have been an eminent success. These
conventions hold the same relation to
Sunday Schools throughout the State
that the Teachers annual Conventions
do to the public schools in the county,
viz: they are to increase the know
ledge and efficiency of the teachers in
cluding of course the usual officers
that go to make up the school. Their
object is therefore for the very highest
good to sOciety-to elevate and purify,
while st the same time adding to the
stock of knowledge of the boys and
girls as they advance to mature citi-
zenship. There is this distinction,
however, as compared with other con-
ventions; in this it is labor Of love,
The teachers and officers of the Sunday
Schools give their services to help the
children of others simply with thG
hope to aid them to grow up better
men and women, and the larger deb
of gratitude is due from parents who
do little or nothing towards the mora
culture oftheir children.
Smyrna times., 1892-03-16
Personal.

Lawyers N. B. Smithers, C. H. B.
Day and James Pennewill, of Dover,
were in town on Saturday, in the in
terest of the HutchisOn land sales.
Mrs. Carrie PetersOn-SpeAkman has
gone ON a visit of several weeks TO her
friend, Mrs. Elliott, in Williamsport,
Pa.
Mrs. Jennie Wilds, widow Of RObt.
s. Wilds, who moved to Germantown,
Pa, last summer, has returned to
Smyrna, and taken the house late the
home of w. W. Nelson.
Preston Graham, who moved to
Washington last fall purposes return
ing to Smyrna the cOming month.
Thus one by one, the wanderers are re-
turning.
The Epworth League, of Severson's
Church held their regular meeting on
Sunday evening. 1t was led by Miss
Ada Truax, who gave an interesting
account of the State Teachers cOnven-
ton which she attended the two prev
iOus days, and the valuable lessons
and helps there afforded to Sunday
School workers. Miss Truax, by the
way, draws the black board lessons for
the Sunday School at SeVersOn's, and
does it quite efficiently.
Miss Annie w. Sutton will leave in a
day OF two for Wilmington, to spend a
month or so visiting relatives and
friends.
Mrs. J. Ed. HofFecker was called tO
Baltimore on Saturday by the serious
illness of her father.
| Nc Il II aud Miue
Ethel Cooper left yesterday for a visit
of several days to New York.
| A. Lee Cummins moved back yester
day from Hagerstown, Md, taking the
house on Main street adjoining that OI
Mrs. CarrOw's.
Harry G. Budd returned Monday
from the Theological School, Boston
expecting to spend the conference
week in Wilmington on his way back
Mss Annie Lambdin is on a visit Il
friends in Philadelphia.
Mrs. l.. A. Cotton and Miss M. +
Savin are spending conference week il
Wilmington.
The engagement Of Miss Lillian 7
Wilds now at school at Carlisle, AM
w. g. Lake of Dickinson College
announced.
Ri Rev. Bishop Curtis of Whining
ton will preach at St. POlycarp Churcl
Sunday week.
f. @. FAIRIES is attending the annua
session of the A. o. U. W., at Whining
ton, as representative of Mizpab Lodg
this town.
Misses Mollie Wright and Mar
Ransom are visiting friends in Raj
way, N. ].
Miss Laura Draper is visiting Mis-
: Ida Lord.
Mrs. Martha Barratt and daughte
Of Philadelphia, came down yesterda
to attend her sister, Mrs. Fisler, in be
last Illness
Smyrna times., 1892-03-16
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
meath of A. N. Harper.


Last Saturday news came that A. N
Harper. Esq, of near town % was s...n ueau'
Mr.. Harper was one of the .1.,d. bes. known I@Nv1
residents of this section, having spent
~ ,eo'-JI e'LlIa lifa here. He was liberal
and generous, both to needy individ-
..aIs SaL snd enterprises. While not an
active 's member be has been q christian
Of the NJ. b faith, and be died armly
Gbnrch He will be missed not only
by members of the family but BY Others
Who looked up to him for counsel and
encouragement, Honest and industFi'
ons he had accumulated from early
mercantile ventures quite a good deal
Of property.
interment took place to day at the
M. 10. Cemetery. in this town, Rev.
Mr.. Warner officiating. The deceased
was 81 years Of age and leaves a daugh.
ter and two sons who mourn his loss.
W. K. @.
Leipsic, DEL, March 14th, 1892.