San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-11
The nai1y Eight.
FRIDAY, AUGUST II, 1888.
WORLDS FAIR NOTES
By our Own Correspondent
CASES OF SUNSTRGKE-

the summer. The cases Of sun
stroke referred to in telegraph dis
patches were principally due to
the excessive use of alcoholic beV-
erages. Several instances came un-
der my observation. The young
NJ. D. 5, in the hospitals would
brighten their patients by telling
them it was sunStr0ke and would
report them as such when they
knew better.
CHICAGO'S CROWD.
Chicago's crowd daily grows
larger and larger. Men from the
west, with and without means, are
flocking here in great numbers.
Those without means fail to find
employment, while those with a
few hundreds or thousands Of dol
lars, will no doubt sink what they
have, and "after the fair is over"
will find themselves penniless- Ev-
erything is OverdOne, especially
the hotel business.
THE COMING CRISIS.
There are many clear-headed
men and women, who predict that
the Coming Crisis" will occur here
next winter. They say, that sever
al hundred thousand persons will
be without place to rest their
heads; that riot and blOOd-shed
will follow; that from these condi-
tiOns revolution will evolve and
spread throughout the country.
The city and county authorities,
| am informed, have already be-
gun to make the proper precau-
tiOnS.
RETRENCHMENT.
Changing to a more agreeable
subject let me say something about
the worlds greatest wonder, the
Worlds fair. The work of re-
trenchment is in progress, in con-
sequence of the demand of the
stockholders. There will be fewer
guards to tlirt with the girls, in the
future. The number of men in the
department of admissions will be
less. The few sinecures among the
officials will be abolished. The
number of passes will be cOnsidera-
bly, curtailed and so on ad infinitum.
AGRICULTURAL.
In tho plan of the Worlds fair,
"Old Hayseed" plays very con-
spicuOus part. His peculiar build
ing and department is his pride.
There is not more interesting and
instructive place on the grounds
than the agricultural hall. Tn
fortunately for them, many per-
sons visit only the ground floor,
when many of the most artistical-
Iy arranged exhibits are in the
galleries. Make a note of this.
dear reader, so that you will not
make the same mistake. | shall
not attempt to describe the eXhi-
bits now, but may do so in future
notes.
ELECTRIC POWER.
Speaking of the locomotive sug-
gests the idea that in a very short
time, electricity will take the place
of steam for prOpelling, as we'll as
for lighting and heating purposes.
Only the other day, they were run
ming large carriages and buggies,
propelled by electricity, up and
down the avenues between the fair
buildings. Each vehicle contains
enough force to propel it a distance
of one hundred and fifty miles. A
man sits on the front seat, where,
by means Of an attachment like
the ordinary railroad brake, he di-
reefs and controls its movements.
Horses and mules will soon be at a
discount, hence our farmers should
"unlOad" as soon as possible.
EVOLUTION.
The great principle of evolution
is here very plain in everything.
In agriculture we see it in every
stage Of improvement from the
primitive pillow to the present won
derful and complicated machine.
The evolution of the double headed
locomotive which runs in either
direction from the first clumsy
road dummy, merely indicates
that the former will soon be super
coded by an electric machine.
TEXAS HEADQUARTERS.
The crowd of Texans at the
Hotel Hayden, on the corner of
Cottage Grove land Thirty-sixth
street, continues to increase, and
the capacity of the hotel has near
ly been reached. 1t is quite inter-
esting to hearHthem exchange
notes and ideas about the various
objects of interest which during
the daY attracts their Snncial ct