San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-19

There is no let up in the grip
that cholera has on Italy, and
there will be no relaxing of the
vigilance with which the arrivals
from Europe are watched at New
York quarantine station.
The Texas state Fair is the best
chance that San Antonio will have
this year to spread herself before
the country. She should do it as
the hen did with fifty eggs under
her, for all she is worth.
Stockholders of the Northern Pa
citic railroad charge the directors
with wrecking it by mismanage-
ment and malfeasance in office.
Those directors were a set of high
rollers for fact.
This county vote is largely in
the city, and this city is not ready
yet to vote 100000 bonds for road
! improvement. Wait a while. Do
not rush this bond business so fast.
1t will wait.
Mexico is the southern highway
prepared for the struggled China
men, through which they enter
this promised land of Texas. Those
smugglers should find lion in
their path. %y 80 - --si.sssss
This county has made good
strides in road improvement, but it
would be wis, to wait until those
| court house matters are settled be-
fore bonding it 100000 for road
| work.
The silver crop is one of the
smallest that is harvested in the
United States and there is more
fuss made over it than over crops
| that are worth four-fOld what silver
is.
Let San Antonio hustle for a road
law that will put two year convicts
on the roads, instead of piling up
bonds at this present time for that
purposed road Improvement.
The hordes who hoard their
money in a crisis like this are only
proving their inability to take any
intelligent direction of the affairs
OF prosperous ndUlOH.
The president has delivered his
message, but Congress has not yet
delivered itself. When it has Grow
err may have another deliVerance
in the shape of veto.
Austin has lassOed that dam,
! but does not know what to do with
it, and talks of asking Bracken-
ridge to come in and take it off
her hands.
Sam Small wants Texas divided
and Sam Jones wants her hided.
The Lone Star States remains I'M
divided and unhided.
Texas democrats are an uncer-
tain lot, but they draw the line at
Reagen and the antics of the Chica-
90 silver convention.
The city will be only too glad to
accept those garbage furnaces if
they fill the bill, otherwise she is
too wise to catch on.
This financial storm will drive
thousands out of the Democratic
ranks to some more secure place of
shelter.
If Grover is correctly represented
there is little hope for pie proven
der on the plates of the silVerites.
1t is not fair to charge against
the garbage furnaces what is really
held against their location only.
Tillman is knocking the spots off
his state saloon opponents, and
scoring a victory in Charleston.
The Populists express their opin-
ion of the democratic popularity
by refusing to fuse with them.
The currency corner is out at the
elbows, and the currency stocking
will soon be down at the heel.
Mexican merchants are enjoying
the advantages of a liberal policy
under Minister LimantOur.
Money is not as tight as it was /;
it is getting over its drunk and
crawling into sight again.
Mckinley has nailed his colors
to the mast for the campaign, and
it is protection or no pie.
There is no reason to apprehend
danger from cholera at New York,
1t is Thoroughly in hand.
The outlook for let up in the
financial squeeze is better than at
this time last week.
September lst is legal holiday
and labor day in Texas. Will San
Antonio celebrate?
| General dis trust is as bad on the