San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-04

The new Gar of Russia asks not
of'the religious belief OF those APP
pointed to office.
Brann is going to establish his
Iconoclast at Waco. He should in
any event run side office during
the session Of the state legislgture,
as his mustard plasters will be
needed in that body.
The man with his ear attuned
for sounds and who keeps his ear
near to the earth Is likely to hear
something drop in the vicinity Of
Gulf Shore railway matters in the
Immediate by and by.
The skirt dance is becoming
fashionable in swell gatherings
across the big briny. In this coun-
try that amusement is largely con-
fined to the boards Of the theaters,
and not the best at that.
The Industrial school lovers of
Texas will not mourn Ross de-
termination to give the railroad
commission the go by and stick to
the college. Ross is wise in his
conclusions in this matter.
AS between Altgeld, Of Spring
field, and Judge Woods, of Chica-
go it might not puzzle the anarch-
ist to make a decision in favor of
the governor, but the decency of
the state would choose otherwise.
Laredo wants an International
Irrigation convention called in
that border town to give emphasis
and direction to the efforts for util-
izing the waters of the Rio Grande
in irrigation. Hold it.
The forthcoming message of
Governor Culberson, showing his
views as to the best method of play
ing see.saw with revenues and ex.
penditures, will be awaited with
very general interest in Texas.
1t does seem that out of the
thousands of business men in this
city at least a dozen competent
and thoroughly honest men could
be selected and elected to take care
Of the business of the city.
Next week and the state will be
in the thick Of the legislative
middle.
If the new state legislature are
not competent to elect their own
speaker without direction from the
governor, then they had better ad-
journ after the chaplain opens the
session with prayer.
The old year did not have mon
opoly of the train robber, unfort-
unately. 1t is time that Uncle
Sam took a hand in this thing and
insured the safe transit of passen-
gers, express and mails.
Irrigation matters should be
pushed before the Legislature of
this state by the good people of
this city, no less than by the Off
GERS of the association and inter-
ested persons.
1t will be long time before any
other man holds the place in the
good will OF this city that Major
Burbank has enjoyed for the last
ten years. His departure is gen
orally regretted.
These frosty mornings the school
boy does not creep to school quite
as snail like as the old poet des-
cribed him doing. The frost in
the air quickens the circulation
and the legs respond.
The city council are not en-
powered to set aside the provisions
Of the charter.
1t is time for the independent
newspaper to stand on its own
underpinning, and not seek patron
age on account of its relations to
this, that or the other. 1t gives al
ways more than it receives.
Some Democratic exchanges that
reach the LIGHT table have not yet
abandoned their sour wine and
crabapple diet INDUCED in too free
ly for comfort since the ideas of last
November.
The members of the present con-
gress are not in a hurry to resume
their useless tasks at Washington.
Culberson would be wise not to
monkey with the prerOgatives of
the Legislators in the matter Of
selecting the speaker Of the House.
II Peixoto should pass in his
checks 1T would greatly simplify
the situation in Brazil.