San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-21


ern districts remain largely as
they were. Nothing like having all
the purchase possible.
The six weeks limit has almost
been reached by congress since it
was assembled, but the senate not
only has not reached vote but it
has not reached a conclusion as to
when it will vote.
England is alarmed at the re-
ported influx of a batch of Ameri-
can forgers, with an eye on London
business. Those old world fellows
are righteOusly afraid of these new
world crooks.
The country is tired of waiting
for that vote on silver, but the
senate is not tired of keeping the
country waiting. Slow fellows
those senators, particularly in the
heated term.
You can grow grapes enough on
the gulf coast of Texas to manu-
facture wine in such quantities as
would exhaust the cOoperage of
the country to furnish the wood
to hold it.
There are some showers in the
southwest country down near the
Rio Grande, but as a whole SOUTH
west Texas is as dry as dust
heap, with no visible symptoms of
a wetting.
If Corpus wants to buck success
fully against Rockport as a sea-
shore resort let her put Alta Vista
hotel and cottages into first class
repair and advertise what she has
to offer.
1t is exceedingly doubtful if the
action of Congress has had any
beneficial effect on the business of
this country. The scare came with
out cause and departed when it got
tired.
Russia and Germany are getting
tired of bucking against each other
commercially and will endeavor to
organize peace through the ne
gotiations Of commercial treaty.
The woman who courts notoriety
to such an extent that she has to
be married at ball game on Sun
day must banker after an existence
in the eye and teth of events.
1t is safe to bet that Hogg does
not cast in his political lot with the
POpulists until they have read their
title clear to the biggest share Of
the state votes at the polls.
The war cloud that threatens Eu-
rope would cast grateful shade
over this country, under cover of
which her industries would flour
ish like green bay tree.
There seems to be a little dis
count on the old sentiment Of honor
among thieves, judging from the
way they are peaching on each
other lately.
The wild and wooIly west is not
in it as a sphere of operations for
the train robbers with the cultured
and populous east.
That rush into the Strip was an
apt illustration of the manner in
which fools rush in where wise
men fear to enter.
The Little Rock papers are re-
cording a general tumble in rents,
but in San Antonio there is no
tumble to record.
The country is holding its breath
waiting for Voorhees, to put the
bud to the Senate and force it I'M
der the wire.
The neutrality-suspicious. of this
country are to be congratulated on
the fact there is not another Strip
to settle.
Gladstone will be nearer his do
tage than he is when the Tories
force him to resign before he is
ready.
The short crop brings the long
price. This is this years cOnsOla-
ton for the Texas cotton grower.
The railroad cut continues fash
ionable and the roads all do it
more or less, particularly more.
The heaven that the boomers
looked for in the strip begins with
an "h" but it ends with all a."
There is very little encourage
ment needed to originate blaze in
a cotton gin this dry weather.
1t is not cheering news to either
France or Russia that England is
en- rapport with the dreibund.
Mills has spoken but there is no
let up to the unwillingness to bring
matters to conclusion.
When Utah swallows Nevada
there will be less silver nonsense