San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-24


the putting be done early.
Gold is king in several Golora-
do localities where little while
ago silver was the reigning mon
arch. With the increase of gold
findings and yield the bimetalistic
question settles itself.
There was a real tendency evi.
dent from the hour that Cul berson
was nominated to harmonic the
discordant elements of the Texas
Democracy. That purpose runs
through all Of Culberson's acts.
II Breckenridge enters the lists
against Blackburn for a seat in
the National Senate, then there
will be repetition of the music,
in another key, that was sung in
the congressional contest.
There is this additional blessing
at this Christmas time. Congress
goes out of session for little.
Texas will double her money If
she raises the pork that she i'm
ports to the tune of ST., 100000 year.
ly.
The flowers that bloom in the
spring, tra-la-l la, will not adorn the
hats of the inaugural ball bellies.
Everything abounds in South
west Texas now except good crop
Of moisture.
Christmas trees ripened in San
Antonio at the usual sea- on IN reg
ulation style, to suit the kids.
The days will grow longer now,
but there is no need of Congress
following suit.
The Catholic church has reaf-
firmed all of it's disallowance Of
Masonry and included in the anath-
ema the Odd Fellows, Knights Of
Pythias and the Sons of Temper
ance.
Satolli would have preferred that
the Papal declaration against the
secret societies had not been so gen.
eral or so all inclusive, but the col
lege of cardinals passed upon the
matter and 1T goes.
Burns comes over to this coun-
try to push the Socialist car lit
tie farther on it's pestiferous
rounds. Burns is the best kind of
a man for the laborites of this coun-
try to steer clear Of.
The Japs are expecting to camp
in|the Chinese capital in the early
spring. They are not out for fun
this time, and will teach China a
less son that will last for century
before she closes school.
When Cleveland ceases to he an
of sound money he ceases
to be in line with the Republican
party.
The attempt to introduce the
state bank system into this coun-
try has been pronounced against by
the best business Of the country,
and it will not do for the Congress
to thrust it on the people.
Hill, as was to be expected, has
put in plea for changing the
rules Of the Senate, but as
Ephraim is indissolubly joined to
his idols, it is doubtful if any i'm
provement comes to those fossils.
1t is evident from the attitude
of most Of the Senate, that as
between doing business under
changed rules and doing mo bus
mess at all, they prefer the latter.
1t may be safer for the country.
Those Japs are correcting the re-
turns as to that Port Arthur mas
sacre and showing good proofs that
the reports are not correct. The
proofs are accepted with thanks.
Japan should be humane.
Gresham's notice to the nations
against commercial discrimina-
tiOns should first have been posted
in the Senate and House OF the
United States, and the posting
should have been done year ago.
Those folks at the mouth of the
Brazos are again on deck, ready for
all needed work in carrying for
ward the enterprises that they so
earnestly undertook three or four
years ago.
There is no end Of complaint on
the part OF LeXow committee that
the police captains have no mem
cries on the witness stand and all
of them have the don't know"
very bad.