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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-12-16
Startled the Engineer.

A cruel joke was perpetrated on
the engineer of the Louisville and
Nashville passenger train which
reached this city late yesterday after
noon, says the Louisville Courier
Journal. Several miles from the city
the engineer was Mortified to see
what appeared TO be the form of a
man asleep on the track a short dis
lance ahead.
He frantically applied the air
brakes and blew the whistle in short,
quick Jerks, in the hopes of awaken
ing the sleeping man. Immediately
heads began to pop out OF the car
windows, and as the supposed man in
front was seen upon the track they
were quickly jerked back to escape
seeing the sickening accident, which
it appeared could not be averted. As
the engine passed over the object the
engineer and fireman closed their
eyes and fancied they could feel the
wheels pass over the body.
When the train was finally stopped
passengers and trainmen hurried back
to the spot, where the dark object
could still be seen, but now cut into
several pieces. A search was already
started for a doctor, when it was dis
covered that the mutilated remains
we're those of a dummy, with {
pumpkin for head. The figure haC
on a complete suit of cloths, and at
| distance had n most natural aDDear
ance. The men returned, much dis
gusted, but greatly relieved to the
| train.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-12-16

on his house property he walks out Of
it. 1t is his freehold only so long as
he remains within.
Once outside it is nothing, a mere
shell, and no heading in any schedule
meets the case. This is why, no
doubt, he somtimes leaves his lodg-
ings and goes into Others, to battle
the Commissioners and leave the
lawyers to tax each others costs at
their own expense. Nor does he run
up any bills.
He is his own hosier, halter, tailor,
and shoemaker, and as for his food,
he takes it where he finds 1t. If the
caterpillar tells him he has nc tight
TO eat the cabbage, the snail reptile.
with a tn quoque, and if the earwig
protests against his coming into the
lettuce he asks it to show its title to
possession Words.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-12-16
The Passion Flower.

A great many lovers Of flowers who
have not made botanical lore and
legend study often ask themselves
or some friend why the passion
flower" is so called, and not one time
in a dozen is the correct answer
given. 1t was so named by the first
Spanish settlers in the new world be-
cause they imagined that they saw
in it a representation of our Lords
passion. The Harmonious processes
are taken to represent the crown of
thorns; the styles, the nails used in
fastening the Savior TO the cross;
the anthers, the marks of the five
wounds; the leaf, the spear that
pierced his side; the tendrils, the
cords or whips with which he was
scourged; the column of the ovary,
the upright of the cross; the stamens,
the hammers; the calyx, the glory"
or halo the white tint purity; the
blue tint, heaven.
Calvary clover" is a still more
wonderful representation Of the cruel
fxion. In that flower persons oil
vivid Imagination can see in the
meanderings of the COlors of the
petals the outlines of cross witt
the figure of a man stretched prone
upon it,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-12-16
THE CORlNTH CANAL.
Work OF Vast Importance to Greece
and to Commerce.

Work or vast importance W oIooco
and to Commerce.
The Corinth Canal between the
Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf,
will not only be of vast benefit to
the coast trade of Greece and to the
trade of Athens, the capital of the
kingdom of the Hellenes, but it
shortens by $50 miles the voyage
from the Adriatic Sea, from Sicily or
from Malta to Constantinople and
the Black Sea, avoiding the passage
round Cape Matapan, which is gen
orally very stormy in winter and
feared by mariners almost as much as
Cape Horn. Eighteen centuries ago
the Roman Emperor Nero began work
on canal, the very line of which the
present one follows, but political dis
turbances at home caused an aban-
donment of the project
The canal, now opened to naviga-
tiou, is less than four miles long. In
some places the cutting had TO he
made in sandstone rock through high
land, $50 feet above the sea level,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-12-16
CauSe for ThaUkfulnesS,

An exchange relates this incident
of life in an apartment house:
Boy-Father sent me up TO say
that he would be very thankful il
you wouldn't lay any more carpets
tonight; he can't sleep.
New Tenant-Go down and tell
your father not to let my hammering
prevent him from feeling thankful.
Tell him to be thankful his carpets
are laid, and above all to be thankful
he sent you up instead of coming
himself
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-12-16

and required a great outlay and
enormous labor. The canal is quite
straight, in northwest direction,
and a sea current runs through it at
the rate, varying with the wind, OF
from half knot to three knots an
hour. The width at the bottom Is u
feet, and the depth Of water will be
uniformly - feet, but at present
there are two places where II is only
10 feet; this, however, win be cor
rected In a month or two. The sides
OF the canal for two miles and one
half are faced with solid masonry,
and a path runs along each side. Tor
the entire length the canal Is lighted
by electricity.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-12-16
TOWER OF FORTY MARTYRS.
Marks the Scene of Persecution of Chris
tians by Mohammedans.

Twenty-fonr miles northwest Of
Jerusalem, in one Of the richest and
loyeliest districts of Palestine, stands
the ancient town of Ramleh, a city
OF perhaps 5000 inhabitants. 1t is
principally interesting to travellers
from the fact that the Tower of the
Forty Martyrs, which tradition de-
clares to mark the scene of the sacri-
fee Of many noble Christian lives to
the fury of MOhammedan persecu-
tion, is situated here. A spiral stair
way leads to the top of the tower,
where a magnificent view is afforded,
the delighted eye ranging across the
plain of Sharon from the low Judaan
hills and the peaks of Samaria to the
blue Mediterranean beyond, and or
the other side from bleak Carmel tt
the deserts of Philistia. This SUI
perb landscape is dotted here anC
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-12-16

OUR late guest the lnfanta Eulalia
has been kicking up her royal heels
all summer at Royat 20 the great
delight OF the s0j0urners at that
fashionable watering place. She Is
daily expected In England 70 take
her children, who have been staying
in London under the charge ~ a gov
eruess, back % Madrid She will
then 20 O. Paris, where she VIII spend
The winter
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-12-16

rls the united action ~ the tfaln
and tho $50 that forms the habit ~
close observation Ne must think
about What w. Zee Il il Is q nefma.
neat mufuaslun Nhen tbe m.Ht ID
vacant. Tie We a. fUhfel ID haf
tba.f aIun
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-12-16
GIVES WARNING OF STORMS.
Professor Able, a Government Meteoroio-
gist, and His Wonderful Success.

The man who foresaw and foretold
the terrible storm which swept the
southern coast recently and caused
such awful loss of life is Cleveland
Able, professor of meteorology in
the signal service and assistant to
the chief signal officer" as he was
originally designated in 1891, posi-
ton which he still holds, with a
slight change of title since the trans
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01

Suspension of the mills or a re-
duction of wages from ten to
thirty per cent is the problem
presented in the manufacturing
world. Strange that the labor
vote holds to the Democratic party.
The burning present question is
Who is Democrat? 1t is as hard
to answer as the old chestnut
about the man who inflicted bodi-
ly injury upon the person of the
respected William Patterson.
The Laredo Times is another of
that innumerable multitude of
Democratic journals that is frac-
turing waistband in the effort to
straddle both 'Cleveland's message
and the Chicago platform.
There is no necessary identify of
being between free coinage
and bimetalism, but there are no
end of silver solons who imagine
that the bimetalist is committed
to free coinage at present ratios.
There never was a time in the
history of legislation in this
country when the country was so
impatient of the long winded
speeches in Congress as it is this
session.
Mexico grows more conservative
as she comes more fully into the
idea of a true republicanism of
government. Conservative in her
ideas and more free in her inter-
pretations of personal rights.
There was not grease spot left
of Silver Stewart when old John
Sherman got through with him.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01
WASHINGTON AND AUSTIN.
Congressional Proceedings and Ma
tional and State Capital Notes.

! Congressional Proceedings and Ma
tional and State Capital Notes.
In the Senate yesterday the fea-
ture of the session was the speech
of Senator Wolcott in reply to
Sherman and Voorhees,. Caffrey,
of Louisiana, replies to Wolcott.
Pfetfer at last gets in his work on
the investigation of national banks
that refuse to pay their depositors
in currency and his resolution is
referred to the committee on
finance. CullOm and Mills gave
notice that they would address the
Senate on silver next week, Mills
designating Wednesday.
In the house there was nothing
done save the continued debate on
the adoption of the rules, but in
the course of this business the
bimetalsts got in their fine work,
by securing the adoption Of a rule
that the committees on banking
and currency, and the committee
on coinage may follow the lead of
the committee on ways and means,
and make their reports to the
house at any time, as privileged
matter. This will allow the forcing
of financial legislation at any time
that the committee may desire,
and not just whenever the COM
mittee on rules may see fit to bring
it up.
There is a speck of trouble on
the Mexican border, growing out
of the change in the Rio Grande
channel throwing lands formerly
on the Mexican side of the river
into Texas territory. The Ameri-
can herder and his flock on this
land were seized by order of the
Mexican authorities. General
Wheaton has ordered the arrest
and holding of the Mexican sheriff
and posse until orders for their
disposition are received from the
State department at Washington.
Argument on the Williamson
county prohibition case heard yes
terday before Judge Morris at Aus
tin. Injunction is sought against
the dry precincts voting in the
county election, on the ground that
having already voted on prohibit
ton they have exhausted their
right in the election.
The land cases in Liberty county
are decided in favor of the state.
Cases will be appealed and adj
Vanced so as to secure a final settle
ment as soon as possible.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER l, 1898.
THOSE GARBAGE FURNACES.

The report of the city's watch
man at the garbage furnaces, as
presented to the council at it's spe-
cial session held last evening, is
conclusive upon one point, and
that is that the council does not
want to accept those furnaces until
there is more complete inVestiga-
ton into their actual working.
There is no doubt that the city
is working in good faith to secure
an efficient furnace and the prOpO-
sitions made to it by Mr.. GarretSon
leave no ground for doubt that he
wishes to give the city the best fur
mace that he can. 1t is only a ques-
ton of the ability of the furnaces
as constructed to fiji the bill, and it
is not saying too much to remark
that, from the report as presented
and all the further information
elicted in the case before the coun-
Gil, there are very grave doubts
concerding the ability of the fur
naces to do the work promised.
There need be no COncl usion on
this matter, however, until the
tests have been more thoroughly
applied and the garbage properly
fed to the furnaces. All that is re-
quired is furnace that will do the
work, do it efficiently and as econ
omically as can reasonably be re-
quired. The city is not looking
for the pound of flesh in this trans
action, and should give reason
able margin for honest differences
of opinion and conclusion, but tina
is one thing and it is another to &C
cept furnaces that will no
answer the end of their construC
ton. AS to the location of tn,
furnaces, that does not figure. /
they are not properly located the.
can be changed at any future tim
at comparative little cost. Wha
is required is garbage furnace
that actually consumes all prope
garbage, root and branch, and thi
with reasonable economy las t.
fuel and a minimum eXhalation o
noxious gas. This is what tn
city of San Antonio is looking TO
. and she expects the city council t
see that she gets such furnace o
none at all. A satisfactory gal
bage furnace will be acceptable a
most any price; an unsatisfactory
one is not wanted at any price, nc
even as free gift.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01

The appointment of receiver
for Nicaragua canal, by the United
States judge in New York, should
be followed by the guaranteeing of
the bonds of the company by the
American Congress. The United
States stands to gain or lose an
immense commerce by the compile
ton of that canal and the control
of it should not be permitted to
pass into the hands of any hostile
government.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01

California is getting down to
good business on that Chinese ex-
clusion question, and the arrest of
the yellow men who refused to
register will soon follow in dead
earnest. This will be the begin
ming of the end of the fool policy
of permitting eastern coolies to
swamp the labor market.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01

Diaz will not override the con-
stitutional liberties of Coahuila I'M
less it is necessary to interpose the
Federal arm to secure to the people
of that disturbed state free ballot
and a fair count. This is a new
thing under the political sun of
Mexico and means a whole lot.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01

That "New Light" church seems
to be no improvement on the "Old
Light" They need more of the
light that shone around the Beth
lehem babe, and refusing it their
light should be put out. Thus
saith the LIGHT, and it can find
good scripture warrant for its
opinion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01
LAgal Advertisements 81 90 pc. inch first

Legal advertisements Slope. inch first
Insertion. rs cents per inch each subse-
suent insertion. Trustees sales s1.00 per
Ssoa first insertion, IS cents eachinsertton
after
Reading matter, editorial page, 25 cents
per line each insertion. Local columns
% cents first insertion, 10 cents first week
cents after first week. Special rates on
so and 100 lines running for month.
Home Advertisements payable on first OF
eacn month. Transient advertising pay
able In advance. Only metal cuts printed.
Special rates given on larger space and
long time advertisements. Discount given
for cash.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01
FINE RANCH. A RARaA1N.

$4,000 on easy payment, will buy the
finest and cheapest ranch in Bexar coun-
ty, thirteen miles west of an Antonio, on
the Culebra creek Excellent meadows,
farming and pasture and timber lands, al
fenced, and containing $500 acres II land
and two large tanks we'll distributed;
thrae dwelling houses, stables and corr ais.
For further information call upon }. V.
Dlgnowtty, over Texas Nationa bank. U
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01

Houston Herald makes the en-
dOrsement of Cleveland and the
Chicago platform the conditions OF
Democratic unity and harmony
AS the great difficulty today is to
reconcile that platform and the
presidents message the prospects
for party harmony in this state
are not above par.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01
DIAMOND FRONT SALOON.

Corner Commerce and Yturi streets,
carries choice stock of imported
wines, liquors, Imported and do
nestle cigars. Cold, fresh beer al
ways on tap. Call and see me.
RICHARD SmRAYHoRN, Prop.
S31 If
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01

The method of the payment of
those ChOctaw Indians seems to
have been adopted for the avowed
purpose of putting a wad in the
pockets of those who were doing
a discount business in connection
with those claims.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper
should be accompanied by the name OF the
author, not necessary for publication, but
ss evidence OF good faith on the part OF
the writer. Write on one side oi the pa
per, in a plain hand. Anonymous com
munications will not be noticed. The
LIGHT will not be responsible for the
statements Of its CORRESPONDENTS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01

There is never any virtue in
squealing, no matter how severely
one is pinched, and there is just
now any number of reasons why
the man in hole should keep his
courage up and fly his flag.
In attempting to stand pat on
the Cleveland pronunciamento has
the Houston Post undermined it's
standing with the Hoggites in this
state? If so another, summersault
is in order.
Waco News sees an open grave
dug for the political hopes of WAL
ter @. Gresham, of Galveston. This
may be true, but the LIGHT assures
the News that it was not dug with
silver spade. Sabe.
The banks that are resuming and
the factories that are shutting
down work or cutting down wages
all tell the same story. 1t was not
silver purchase but free trade fears
that made the mischief.
The example that Mayor Carter
Harrison, of Chicago, has given of
retrenchment cannot be too gener-
ally followed these hard times.
Carter retrenches by cutting down
| rents for his tenants. Wise C. H.
There are no end of journals in
Texas that are Popullst in all but
the name and if the state was to go
Third Party just one time you
would see these papers flop like a
fresh caught croppie.
The Jimplecute gathers from the
speeches made during the silver
debate that the party platforms are
only made for politicians to stand
on and do the jugglers act for
votes. Almost correct.
The committee on currency and
banking is not in favor of wild cat
money, and are opposed to the re-
peal of the tax on state banks
How will this gee with the Chi
cagO platform?
Inasmuch as the Chicago plat
form is knocked out on the silver
matter and on the repeal of the
state bank tax, why stick at the
tariff plank? Better make a clean
sweep of the whole timber.
| There is a growing uneasiness in
the healthy Democratic mind over
the insane hostility of the admin,
istration to meeting it's legal pen
sion obligations, and General Sick
les voiced it recently.
i Mrs. Lease thinks that the enc
mics of free silver should be hang
ed. Sister Lease mistakes, it il
free silver foolishness that SHOULD
"be hanged"
l Colorado would like to secedt
from the union and become annex
ed to Mexico, but secession is no
as fashionable as it was three de
cades ago.
Confidence will bring cash anC
cash will bring confidence, but feaI
: Of free trade legislation shuts VI
cash and shuts out confidence.
The Galveston, Henderson anC
r Houston railway is on top, with it
$ hands full, as the great terminal o
e the "sand-bar" city.
There are too many would b
4 eXpounders of the gospel nova
days who are only ex-pounders.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01
A BARGAIN FOR PRINTERS.

For sale: 500 lbs. of BREWER
Roman, fair condition, abundance
of sorts, at % and 20 cents a pound.
Address II. B. JOHNSON,
| 81 If LIGHT office
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01

There is not as much free silver
nonsense about the United States
senate today as there was one
week ago, and that Voorhees, bill
will go through with a rush when
the wind is out of the bag.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01

The Parnellites, true to their OBJ
struction tactics, will vote against
the Home Rule bill on it's final
passage. They do not command
enough votes, however, to defeat it,
but they can show their lack of pa
triOtism and their disposition to
rule in hell rather than serve in
heaven.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01

The destruction of life and prop
erty in the recent storms that have
devastated the Atlantic seabOard
has been positively appalling. The
list of dead is as yet very incOm-
plete, but enough is known with
certainty to place the number well
up in the hundreds. No such de-
struction of human life on that
coast has been recorded in any one
week within half a century.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01

Governor Tillman, of South Car
DINA, has an idea that a negro has
as good a right to defend the honor
Of his home and the good name OF
his wife as a white man has, and
in holding to this idea and pardon.
ing negro who killed the white
despoiler of his home, Governor
Tillman has done a just act.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01

George Clark and Gustav Cook
have come to a parting of the ways
ON the silver question. Clark is to
be congratulated on any parting
that separates him from the Cook
who cooks every political goose
for whose benefit he volunteers a
quack. George wants little of Cook,
nor wants it long.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01

t< All contracts or Hills must be APP
proved by the Secretary and Manager.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01

Announcements for State and County
Ifficers ten Dollars in advance.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01
WARNING.

The public is notified to pay no monies
to any persons on account of the LIGHT
except to our authorized collectors as
published in the paper, unless they hold a
written receipt, or endorsed bill from the
undersigned. L. b. JOHNSON,
Manager San Antonio LIGHT.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01

The rules that have been sub,
mitted by Catchings' committee
are decided improvement on
those of the preceding session,
but they would have been i'm
proved by following Reeds lead a
little closer. There will be no diff
ficulty in holding the house down
to good work under them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01

The clouds are wearing them
selves thin and the pain of re-
trenchment grows more easy of
endurance, but there is not that
general let up to the structure that
was anticipated in the repeal of
the Silver purchase act. Let Con-
gress declare against monkeying
with the tariff and see the rebound.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-01

The Houston Post is the most
reckless liar in the list of Demo-
cratic journals, and that is high
praise for a paper that evidently
prides itself on it's ability to mis-
represent facts and mislead opin-
ion. In it's recent statement con-
corning John Sherman it is a trifle
more felicitous in its utter disre-
gard of facts and it's abnegation of
all the decencies than usual. Its
mendacity and its malignity reach
the high water mark in that four
line squib and entitle it to the
hOnors as the queen bee in the hive
of pestiferous prevaricatiOn.