San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-11-07
wHAIs THE PAPERS SAY.

NOrtons Union Intelligencer: "a.
II. COlwell, the yaller man who
adorns the state ticket of the Re-
publican regulars is whOoping up
the cOlored troops in his home
county for the Democratic candi-
dates, ali Of the way from county
| judge to constable. There is tie
between the yaller man and the
Democrat, that is eternally sug-
costing the truism that blood is
thicker than water"
Fort Worth Gazette: "The Bal
timore plan for the issue Of $780,
100000 of paper money by the
banks, without any other basis
than their general credit, and to be
Endorsed by the government as an
accommodation, bears so close a
resemblance in principle to the
various Populist fiat money
schemes proposed is the last Con-
gress the suspicion is justified
that it is merely one of PETERS
vagaries warmed over,
Press and Printer: "Poets have
| rights which newspapers are
bound to respect. This Is particu-
larly true when the poets are good
looking young women. The New
York World printed Miss Harriet
Monroe's ode despite the copyright.
| Not only that, but mixed it up In
a fashion that made the poet weep.
When Miss Monroe had dried her
eyes she sued the paper for $4,000.
| During the trial she recited the
poem to the jury. That settled 1t.
The jury was not out fifteen min
utes and gave her $4,000"
Danville Va. Ev. Star: "Hyatts.
Vile, Md, Nov. edwin Colt, Jr,
son OF the Secretary Of State, is
dangerously i'll from the effects OF
hazing, and a number Of the stu
dents at the Maryland State
Agricultural College are very
much worried over his condition.
| One evening last week the students
organized mock court, tried and
convicted Colt of heinous crime,
and proceeded to execute the sent
ence of hanging. A rope was
placed around his chest, thrown
over transom and the victim was
hauled up and left hanging some
| Houston Press: "The Houston
Parkhurst promises to touch up the
variety show with the utmost deli
cacy next Sunday night. In the
Language of the circus rIngmaster
in announcing the inevitable con-
cert 'to follow at the close OF the
regular peformance.' Nothing will
be said, ladies and gents, to offend
the taste Of the most fastidious or
cause blush to mantle the cheek
OF the purest.'"
1.-TWO ministers remained three
hours in the cold river water at
lOwensburg, KY, baptizing 90 con-
verts yesterday. The chancee OF
those two particular ministers get"
ting to heaven at a very early date
are extremely favorable"
at has been overlooked by sew
eral thousand Republican orators
and writer's that Grover Cleveland
was smart enough to write his
Thanksgiving proclamation before
and not after cleo tion."
| Waco Morning News: The Pop
ulists obtained control OF Kunsas
and made it the political Midway
Plaisance OF America. We must
head them off in Texas. Up, Demo-
Gratis, and at 'em.
| A correspondent wants to know
why the Populists made their
platform so long. They probably
suspected that most Of their can
didates would be laid out on 1T.
| A New York man is being sued
for $4,000 for four kisses. II he
was hangering , for osculatory
sweetness he should nave gone to
Missouri, where bashful maidens
at church fairs sell yum yum, to
all corners at two bits a smack,
for the good OF the cause
The political situation in Bexar
county much resembles a Spanish
fandango at2 p. m.