San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-17
SHORT SNAPPERS.

up dihOue VIC COul buOuSo "olliOiS.
The Allison contingent seemed
to enjoy the Lindner-Lewis cpl
sode.
Political harmony pie is being
baked only by the Texas pops this
year.
"Our richest relatives are often
the most distant ones."-EX-
change.
It's a foxy old politician who will
agree TO every proposition. Don't
trust him.
The little doctor will get the
laugh on the other fellows yet.
Watch him.
Col. Page says when it comes to
catching fish in tank "Brine" is
the champion.
In Waco it Is said the A. P. A.
are at logger heads with the Bap-
fist bretheren.
II the Indian voters are shut out,
the populists will have a walk-over
in the 18th. district.
Judge Noonan has way of fool.
ing democratic candidates who
back up against him.
Several architects are busily en-.
gagged on plans for a fine hotel to
be erected on West Houston street.
A fine hotel, and ten story Of
flee building is being agitated, to
be erected on or near Main plaza.
With McKinley's nomination a
straight republican ticket should
be put in the field, in Bexar county.
The Allison contingent are not
so ssucy as they were just a few
days after the Austin convention.
The big chief OF the court house
is feeling pale. The A. P. A., has
almost given him the nightmare.
Rochester Herald: "The sys.
tenn of encouraging special legis-
lation by petition is a great hum
bug"
Franks gossip column in the
Express reads very nicely; only he
should give it in more homeopathic
doses.
The A. p. A. would find interest
ing work if they will investigate
the Indian citizenship question in
San Antonio.
The colored Knights Of Pythias
were much pleased with the hos
pitable treatment they received in
San Antonio.
The "Big Injun" had just as
well make up his mind to retire to
the sand business. The people
want change.
The town is full Of fake advertis-
ing schemes to catch the merchant
who is too poor CD to patronize the
legitimate newspapers.
"Who snuffed the Lantern"
OPP, says the Nat,
with my thumb and finger,
1 snuffed the Lantern"
In awarding new contract for
lighting the city our alderman
should demand that the present
price be cut Just about one-half.
Should Cleveland be tried for a
third time there will be many
democrats who will vote the re-
publican ticket for the first time.
The real estate boomer who has
been reported as having been burn
ed in the Cripple Greek fire is miss
ed in San Antonio by his many
victims.
or the 10000 or more Indian in
tention papers issued in Bexar
county since 1873, not more than a
half dozen have become citizens OF
the United States.
Fisherman Page says he got sew
eral bites while fishing in the river
the other day. He doesn't say
what bit him, or what kind Of an
tidote he carried in his pocket.
Tom Reed, Tom Platt, Tom Car
ter and several other politicians OF
that ilk would like to be president.
but the grand old republican party
is not going to put up "Tommy"
for its standard bearer this year.
Candidate Kelso, 1t lie understood
will not make arrangements TO
rent out his home residence and is
sue invitations to entertain his
friends in Washington until after
all the returns are in from the con-
gressional election.
The court house politicians are
not saying much about the finan-
cial question, but 1t is believed they
are mostly tainted with the free
silver heresy and will run with
the Culberson machine. There's
nothing like standing in with the
appointing and pardoning power
at Austin.
Senator Perry Lewis rode into
office on George Clark's coat tails
in 1892 when a cigar store Indian
could as easily have been elected.
With the Maverick bank failure
and corporation handicap this year
John O'Connor will make Perry
hard to catch should he be candi-
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