San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-05

The eyes of his Holiness, the
e Pope, will be upon Chicago this
Y week, and the faithful in Europe as
{ well in America will turn to the
Catholic Congress assem- bled. there
to mark the drift of opinion.
There are no end of good, honest
= Cleveland democrats in Texas who
would like to fill the seats in con-
gress now occupied by the nine
followers of Governor Waite of
; Colorado.
The penitentiaries of the state
are not making expenses and yet
the board continues to run the
state in debt for more lands on
which to waste more state monies.
| 1t is not likely that Congress
will follow the lead of the presi-
dent and adjourn as soon as the
silver question is disposed of. A
consideration of tariff has evident
ly been determined on.
| That plank in the Chicago plat
form on state banks, covert way
of advocating wild cat currency, is
sagging sadly. twill drop out be-
fore the month closes.
No man with a land holding of
100 acres any where is eligible to
take location on the strip. A
knowledge of this fact a few
months since would have saved |
| hundreds of boomers a cold job.
The good sense of the United |
States and Mexico can be depended |
on to steer clear of all internation- |
al complications on account of that |
disputed ranch on the border.
John Bull does not want to put |
finger in that Siam pie, but the
old fellow is egging on China to
make a break at French aggression
in the far east and will back her in
case of trouble.
The latest illustration of "going
around Davy Jones' barn to get in
at the back door" is afforded by the
Houston opera house entrance, but
then Houston is apt to go off with
the wrong foot first.
Germany, Russia and Italy evil
IDENTIFY understand each other, but
it is equally evident that the rest
Of Europe does not understand,
Notwithstanding their earnest de-
sire to do so.
The revival Of business has al
ready begun to steam up, and be-
fore long there will be head enough
to start the machinery.
There is nothing small about
Sam Small when he tackles an
anti, albeit, the anti is usually left
in small sections, too small for
repairs.
Texas Farmer denies that Cleve-
land is a gold bug, insisting that
he is tumble bug. He certainly
is tumbling the Democratic plat
form topsy turvy.
The ways and means Committee
will give the manufacturers a
hearing before making up their
schedules, but how much regard
will they pay TO their representa-
tions?
The banks have more money in
their vaults now than they have
held for years at this time of the
year. "Lct her go, Gallagher"
Congress can thunder, but bust
ness will not tighten until the
country is assured that congress
will not monkey with tariff.
Democratic harmony on the half
Shell is all that is promised Texas
at this writing. Harmony on both
shells has not yet materialized.
Fusion is only an abbreviation Of
confusion, but the confusion that
results from fusion is not always
abbreviated.
These evenings are as cool as the
salutatiOn of the summer girl
when she meets her summer fell
low in society next winter.
Labor, grown wise, like the dea-
con who got drunk after twenty
five years of faithful church SER
vice, takes a day to itself.
Business is improving, but not
with such rush as to take ones
breath away.
The press dispatches continue to
demonstrate that there is death
upon the rail.
San Antonio plays ball, some
times, and plays it big when she
does.
The English and the American
House of Lords have the legisla-
tive work this week.