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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-20
Two Brothers, Drowned Bathing.

CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-Arthur But
Ter 10 years old, and his brother
Walter two years younger were
drowned in Lake Michigan yester-
day. The boys were wading in the
surf and the younger was downed
by large wave whsch carried him
out into the lake. The older broth
er fastened to his assistance but
Walter seized him around the neck
and both were drowned.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-20
Won't catch on Until November

WON SdtSb VI Ontll NoNenoef'
CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-Marti Farm
err Burns, of Iowa, who was ex-
pected in Chicago last week to ar
range a catch-as-catch-can wrest-
ling match With Daniel Mcleod,
of California, for the championship
Of America, says that under no
consideration will he engage in
any more contests until after No
vember. Burns is taking on flesh
and when seen last week weighed
1856 pounds, about ten pounds more
than he weighed when he went in
to training to meet Evan Lewis.
Mcleod is still at Morrison, ILL.,,
waiting to hear something definite
from Burns, but he may as we'll
give up hopes Of meeting him un-
til November.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-20
The Government Forces Defeated

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-A dispatch
to a local paper from Gusyquil.
Ecuador says: Forces Of the Quito
government led by Gen. Vega have
been defeated and Col. Talbot was
killed, in battle with the patriots
led by Gen. Serano, at Ported, near
Cuena. The fall OF Cuenea is immin-
emit. Supreme Chief Eloy Alfaro
intends to liberate Lizarzaburu,
an emfssary of the Quito govern
ment to Gen. Sarasti's army in
structed to check Sarasti's person
al ambition, and the other officers
captured at Rio Banda.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-20
TOO FAST AND FURIOUS.
Police Stopped the Mill and Ar
rested Parson Davies and
the Principals.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-Parson
Davies and Tom O'Rourke brought
of an athletic exhibition at the
Academy of Music here last night.
1t began with bag punching con-
tests and was followed by several
minor boxing bouts. About 10 40
o'clock George Dixon and Mike
Leonard began bout of five rounds
at catch weights. Before the box
ing began O'Rourke addressed the
spectators, saying that he had
spoken to the police commissioners
and they stated that il no vicious
smuggling was INDUCED the bout
could 60 on.
The first round between Dixon
and Leonard was fast and furious
with Dixon getting slightly the
better Of it, his left doing good exc
cution on Leonard's'face.
In the second round it was fair
ly mixed up, and when "Yank"
Sullivan, of Syracuse, who was
referee, tried to separate them, it
was found to be almost an impos-
sibility. Inspector COPYRIGHT and a
number of officers jumped into the
ring and arrested the pugilists, and
O'Rourke and Davies.
Davies, before his arrest, stepped
to the footlights and endeavored to
pacify,, the crowd, but his remarks
were drowned in a thunder Of
boots and yells, made by the
crowd. The contestants in the bag
punching were George, Joe Elms,
Harry Pigeon, Bob Armstrong, and
Tommy Ryan. The last named was
very clever and was given first
prize.
Charley Barnett and Harry
Pigeon fought four rounds which
was declared a draw. After the
match had been stopped the pro-
motors of the show and the prin-
-cipals of the big bout of the night
were taken In a patrol wagon to
the police station.
Joe Elms, who was a second to
Dixon, was also arrested.
The four men were bailed and
will be tried tomorrow.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-20
INsURGENT REVERsEs.
A Series of engagements in Which
the Spanish Troops are
Victorious.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2O.-A special
to the Herald from Havana says:
A general order has been issued or
ganizing five military zones in
Las Villas. The commander in
chief will be Gen. Juarez Valdez,
second In command In the pro.
vince to Gen. Luque. The troops
for these zones will be assig pod
from the new levies to be Supplied
from Spain. They will comprise
is battaliops, II squadrons and one
corps OF engineers.
Engagements have taken place
between uieuS. OoI. Palanca and
insurgent bands in Lomo Siguar-
try. The insurgents were com.
pletely surprised and lost 60 kill
ed. Palanco also met and routed
Roloff and Sanchez who reiterated
and finally sought safety in Puerto
Principe. The Spanish forces were
Joined by many volunteers, the
whole body directing its route to.
ward Campana, the limit OF Las
Villas and Puerto Principe. Col.
Oliver reports that he fought with
the rebels near ROAR and that
their loss was heavy.
1t is reported that a band of
workmen, true to the Spanish flag,
had an engagement with an party
of insurgents near Ingenio Ramona
on las Villas, and that the insur-
gents were defeated, their loss be-
ing II killed. The attacking party
Of workmen had one man killed
and four wounded. Coils, Santan-
der and Palanca fought Serafin
Sanchez and defeated him. His
loss was seventy killed end wound
ed. Many of his horses were also
killed. At Manocas station, the
guard post was attacked by insur-
gents and the telegraph wires
were destroyed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-20
NEW JERSEY FIRE SWEPT.
Whole Towns surrounded and Dire
Disaster Imminent

New YORK, Aug. 20.-The entire
section Of New Jersey bounded by
the towns Of Pomona, Port Repub.
lie, Brigantine junction and Abse,
come, is either threatened by wide,
spread forest fires or already de.
vastated. Hundreds OF miles lave
already been burned over, houses
and live stock consumed and it is
feared there has been considerable
loss OF life. Scattered through the
burning country are numerous
houses, but IT 10 impossible to send
them any help. Residents Of
Absecome were called out
Of church Sunday to fight
the flames, and 1t was only after a
hard battle the town was saved.
There was hardly an inhabitant
but bore some mark OF the fire,
which had ragged from noon until
midnight. Flying cinders and
burned brands had scared backs
and faces, and their clothes were in
tatters. Others received serious i'm
juries, and many home present
ed the appearance Of a hospital az
ter the struggle was over. 1t is re-
ported that Port Republic is threat
ened, but nothing definite can be
learned, although the great fire
could be plainly seen from Allan
tic City last night.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-20
Grand Ball at Bar Harbor.

BAR HARBoR, Aug. 20.-The rush
OF social gayeties will eliminate in
the grand ball which will be given
in honor Of the secretary Of the
navy and the officers of the North
Atlantic squadron tonight,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-20
One of the Wild 400,

WEsTERFIELD, Mass, Aug. 90
William Gill, whose wife, Edith
Gill, is sister Of Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, has left his home here
taking his child with him. His at
torney has begun proceedings for a
divorce alleging gross and con-
firmed habits Of intoxication in the
form OF choral. Mrs. Gill Is q
daughter of a wealthy Cincinnati
merchant.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-20
Monroe Democrats to Fight it Out

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Aug. co.
Bitter fight between. the Demo-
cratic factions in Monroe county
which may have an important
result ultimately on the presiden-
tial nomination, is to be settled to-
night at the thirty-nine caucuses
ordered held by Chairman Hinck-
ley. OF the Democratic State COM
mittee
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-20
Voting at Philadelphia Primaries

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20.-The
work OF selecting delegates for the
Republican State convention prac-
tically ends today, when seventy
will be selected in this city. The
"respectables" in politics are out
In an appeal to down the "Hog
Combine" which they declare, die
tates nominations and controls
candidates throughout the city.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-20
Too Many for the Police.

LONDON, Aug. 20.-A Berlin dis
patch to the Standard says: "When
the police interfered at Mulheim,
shots were fired and bottles thrown
at them from windows. The police
returned the fire in self-defense.
The vice-burgomaster, a commits
sioner Of police, and % policemen
were wounded. One boy is dying"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-20
Earthquake in Peru,

LIMA, Peru, Aug. 20.-A severe
earthquake occurred yesterday,
which was felt plainly in the
south. Several houses were de-
stroyed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-20
Distillery in Prohibition Kansas.

LEAvENwORTH, Kas., Aug. 90
Christopher Winink, of Peoria,
Ills, is in this city arranging to
build a large distillery to cost
100000. 1t is to be built at the
place where Eli Sharshma's seven
story distillery burned out last
Thursday. This city is selected on
account OF the cheapness OF coal
and the distillery will use 1000
bushels of corn daily. Mr.. Winink
apprehends no trouble from the
city on account OF prohibition.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-20
Bank of Cuba in For $15,ooo,ooo

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-A special
to the Herald from Havana says:
The government has asked the
Spanish bank of Cuba for $l5.000,-
900 to pay war expenses. The bank
answe red that it could not furnish
the money. A meeting Of the board
of directors was then held and
the plan was then discussed with
the government viz: That the
bank issue notes to the amount Of
$l5,000,000 in denominations of
tens, f1ves and ones, the issue to be
guaranteed by Cuban paper.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-20
Camden Half Burned Out.

CAMDEN, Mich, Aug. 20.-The
entire business portion Of this viii
lage, including ope-half Of the resi-
dences, burned yesterday. Loss
$4,000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-20
Fair Weather, of Course.

WASHINGTON, August 2o.-For
Easter Texas: Generally fair, with
southerly winds. For Western
Texas: Fair, with variable winds.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-20
Another Pull at the Treasury,

NEW YORK, Aug. 20-There has
been $2,750,OOO in gold engaged for
shipment to Europe by tomorrow's
steamers.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-23
A Nut for SilYeriteS to Crack

Under the free coinage of silver, who
issues the cDin? Does the government,
Not much. All it does is to take the
bullion from the man that brings it, test
1t, and stampit, and give it back to him
to issue. The Government does not issue
a cent Of it directly. The silver. Miner
issues it and does so on his own terms.
just as much so as the National Banker
who takes his securities To the Treasury
and gets bank notes in exchange and is
sues them on his own terms.-New York
Voice.
The above settles the idea Of benefit
to the poor from free silver Does it
matter whose money you get, the bank
ers, the gold bngs. or the foreign syndi-
Gates! So long as il is a settled fact that
u you have not got il you must get il
from some one. If simply more money
per capita is all that is wanted. why not
accept Carlisle's financial plan.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-23
80.
THE DIE is CAST.

The sovereign people of Mississirp
have now elected or virtually done So
the men who are to constitute the mex,
legislature Do you know what any
one OF these men propose to do for YOU
in the way of needed changes in our
organic law, or by new legislation tn a t
will benefit you? In other words have
you exercised your choice for any rood
reason, for able aud conservative men
who ill forge wise doings from capa-
cious minds for your good, or have
you been influenced by personal feel
ing and the excitement of the hour?
Time will tell; watch the horses Won
have hitched to the wagon and see
how they will pull the load, and where
they will land it and you. We very
much fear that unless you begin to
think better than you have up to this
good hour about your local concerns.
you will have room for regret in the
future. You are now in the condition
OF a rudderless. composites craft, with
mariners OF whose future
course you are ignorant. Is it not
time to ask ''where we are at?"
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-23

Il know what wen do" he replied
irritably, "but damned If | tell the
newspapers"
That is all the satisfaction that can
be obtained. If there had been any
doubt before that free silver was. ready
for burial. single glance at the
gloomy and funeral gathering here
today would set it at rest. 1t is pure
farce comedy.
The meeting of the State Central
Committee, or whatever it was. of the
Louisiana Bi.metallic League, recently,
held in this city. gave similar symp-
toms of rapid decay.-Daily States.
This looks like the people of Missis.
sippi ought to see they are on Il mighty
cold trail and feel very lonely. In
Texas when great herds of cattle
stampede, the cow boys are powerless
to control them, all they can do is TO
gallop swiftly and continuously around
them to keep them from running clear
off to hades, and wait for them to come
to their senses. That is what the
sonnd money men will have to do with
the free silver herd in our State.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-23

We do not propose To bore our readers
IN future on the financial question, but
we are so strong in the belief of its i'm.
portance, and final triumph along the
line OF our views, and We feel it so great
ly for the interest of the people that we
VIII continue to give reasonable and
sound teachings on it until the next Pres
idential election when the great Arma-
g.ddon is to be fought. We believe when
the people come to see tho matter in its
true light, after passion, Juror and evil
influences have passed away, they will
be true to the standard of right. 10 this
end education is necessary when the
mind is in condition to rec Give il.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-23
Fading AWdu.

The free silver craze is rapidly fad
ing away, and when the Nationa
Democratic Convention assemblies i,
will cut as little Importance as the
old greenback frenzy of twenty years
ago. The Philadelphia Record of the
18th instant, says;
The Memphis Conference was a clear
revelation of the weakness of the free
silver movement; but it was reserved
for the so-called national conference OF
silver Democrats held in Washington
yesterday to demonstrate the rapidity
with which the silver will'-o-the- wisp
| is fading from the political view. The
gathering included but single repre-
sentative from the East, while num-
Der of prominent Silverites of the
South and West, who had signed the
call, were conspicuous by their alb
| sence-an evidence of sober second
thought which is certainly being enter
tanned as well as by the rank and file
of the Democratic party. Altogether
there was eighty-five so-called repre-
sentatlves of twenty-five states in at
tendance
The free silver contingent has evil
IDENTIFY got together at this time with
the idea of setting up in business for
the campaign of '96. The question sug-
gested by its dwindling show of
strength IL: Where is 1t going to get
the business to do?" The fact of the
matter is the masses of the Democratic
party are not backing up the free coin
age idea. This is clear and uumis-
taxable fact. The Democratic party is
for sound money.
In the same line the very intelligent
correspondent of the Louisville Post.
who was present at the recent free sill
yer conference in Washington, saws of |
il:
The attendance at the silver conven-
ton to-day is SO rediculously small that
the few who are put to desperate ex.
cuses to account for the fiasco Less
than fifty delegates were on hand
when the meeting was called to order,
but crowd of outsiders made the |
attendance seemingly larger. Ken
lucky, SO far as can be ascertained, is
as yet entirely unreT resented, and all
told, not fifteen states have delegates
here.
Those that are here are claiming that
the attendance is all they expected. as
the Intention was to get but few of
the Democratic leaders who favor sill.
yer together, but their looks belle
their words. No one seems to know
exactly what he is there. for, except in
some indefinite way to organize free
silver sentiment within the ranks of
the party. Senator Harris, GENERALS
'lmo OF the conference, declared the
purpose was to secure the adoption of
free silver plank in the national con. ,
'ention next year.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-23
We Take Our Medicine But Eat
Mo Crow.

We place the State ticket in our col
umns and shall vote it from top to bot
tom, because it is right we should yielt
5 to the majority after the contest into
which we entered is over But in doing
this we neither endorse the State plat
form, nor admit that the State candi
dates are as good as could have been
selected. We do not mean to reflect
upon any one of them as honorable
gentlemen, or imply that they will not
discharge the duties of their respective
offices efficiently and honestly, but that
being advocates of erroneous political
doctrines upon which they were elect
ed, renders them less competent as lead
ers and directors Of public sentiment
than the men who opposed them on
sounder grounds, and who would not
sell truth for power. Like the State
Alliance, which in it's wild sub-treasu-
nv scheme had every man to stand up
in meeting and swallow the Ocala
platform before he could be candi-
date or elected to Office, and upon
which ultraism it went to pieces, so
the free silver ADVOCATES tabooed every
man no matter what his personal abil-
ity or worth unless he had their brand
on him, and like the Alliance, TIE free
silver heresv and it's advocates will
soon be a thing of the past. We shall
continue to preach financial truth in
the ranks, hoping that by the time the
National Democratic Convention as s
sembles in 1896 the people who have I
been led astray, may so see the error 4
OF this doctrine that they will assimi q
late with the true democrats in form. +
ing true democratic platform When q
the convention meets, it may be cris- r
is in the democratic parties existence. I
Its action may change the complexion 4
Of existing political parties as now t
A repetition Of the divis- 4
on in the rank of the democracy that n
preceded the war may occur, and two o
candidates be in the field which would il
prove fatal to the party. The pros d
'ective tendency of the free silver II
wing bodies no good to the party. III m
raism is always FESTIVE of restraint q,
nd liza BILE to fly off at a tangent. When in
he last court of appeal has been reach w
d and it's adjudication of the mattar j.,
4 debate has been rendered, we believe of
IL irreconcilable elements should be ne
zee to elect where they will drift or on
18th whom they will coalesce, as "a II,
ouse divided against itself must fall" wi
nd discordant ement in any BODY
an impeachment.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-23
Salaries.

Some time ago the Biloxi Herald had
an editorial the salient points OF which
: were that all salaries were not adequate
or at least mot too high, We do not be-
lieve our Governor receives enough salary,
or II he does there are some very subordi-
. nate officials who get more than what Is
right under existing conditions. The
Sheriffs Office of Madison county pays
more than the office of Governor of the
great State of Mississippi. Men who
have the ability to make first-class Of
ficials if poor cannot afford to leave the
channels of ordidary business to I'LL Off
cial station and leave them empty
handed, and start anew in life. If al
ready well to do they cannot afford to
leave a paying business for public SER
vice that does not pay, and suffer inter
ruption from steady business progress;
railroads require commanding ability,
pay for it and get it. Just so must a
State, if it wants the best talent, best
laws and best progress. We are no adj
vocate of extraviganee, nor of rewards
for inadequate services. We think that
the pay of merely clerical offices county |
and state should not be more than other
salaried offices or positions pay ordina-
ny employees (and we believe they should
all be salaried,) but when we come to
Governor, Supreme and Circuit Jud ges,
District Attorneys, Legislators and Board
Of Supervisors positions, the admihistra-
ion of which effect every individual ia
he whole length and breadth of our
State, then we should have the best and
most conservative talent at our command,
Z it takes money as well as, different meth
dis from our present, under scrub tactics
0 procure it, We believe all county
fiices pay too much under the present
exquisite system, and that the ones men
Toned pay too little. No man who wants
D live like gentleman and command
ne respect of his constituents, as we'll as
ne outside world against whom they
1t him, can do so with the attendant
Spense of living respectfully at the Cap
oil or elsewhere, and lay by dollar I'M
er existing salaries The present stat
will tend to put into all these places
ediocre men who are satisfied to exc
1T any kind of life so they are for awhile
the swim, or relegate it to the rich
no can afford it, to the exclusion of
e poor and deserving talent. Many
ices might be combined. and many ex-
nses curtailed in many directions.
this we will have more to say in fu- |
re before the legislature meets and our
Sc (?) men assemble.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-23

when Caesar happened to see so~'
strangers at Rome carrying young uos'
and monkeys in their arms, and iopu.
ly caressing them he asked, '"ne'"''
the women of their country never oo''
any children?" thus reproving win :
proper severity those who LAVISH uPO@
brutes that natural tenderness VINO"
is cue only to mankind. "-Plutarc"
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-23

-. oh how wretched
Is that Door man. that hangs on princes fayors
There is betwlxt that smile we would aspire u
More pangs and fears, than wars or women
have..
Never to hope again
A. j. McLaurin who has basked in
the smiles aud favors of the people of
this State of late, and ridden the giddy
wave of popular applause to it's zenith
as no man who has proceeded him, but
far beyond his depth" has fallen some
WHAT and now must listen to censure
from lips that formerly parted but to
praise. 1t is ever thus with those who
are carried up by popular clamor on
,evenescent principles, because it is
evidence of either defective Judgment
or mercenary motives, for personal ad
vancement. The man of sound iudg-
ment and answering principles is not
caught by popular falacy or tempted
by material considerations The ac.
ton of Senator McLaurin and his
course as council for the defense in the
Brandon tragedy, we regard as an err
ror of Judgment or weak poi1t in his
personal armament to which all hui
manity is subject in some direction.
TO think or charge otherwise would be
to PREJUDICE unknowingly and to at
tribute TO him such motives as would
be most damaging to his recognized
high standard of personal integrity.
We do not regard him as great man
or statesman, and whilst we were CON-
PEELED to part company with him on
poll. ical issues, yet we esteem him
high-toued gentleman and incapa BILE
of a base action and believe he will
make Mississippi fairly good Governor
barring his financial creed We are not
in sympathy with that style of Jour-
nalistn OF political tactics, that delights
in vituPeratlon and inuendos In deal
ing with the acts of public men. Let
-aseertained facts of wrong or culpabil-
ity be handled with just and reasona-
BILE condemnation, any other course is
but paudering to popular favor and
corrupting publicimorals. it were well
for all men as well as politicians to
keep in memory this precept of Polo
Mus.
To thine own self be true:
And Il must follow as the night the day.
Thou cats: not then be false 10 any man..
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-23

The Biloxi Herald has been much I'M
proved of late and presents itself In y
very handy form. We esteem IT one
of the ablest and hest papers IN tne
State. Its editorials are sound, mas
terly and fearless. Whenever you
pen It you may expect to be entertain
ed as well as instructed.