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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
CALDWELL COUNTY.
Light Special.

Light SpeCldl.
Luling, Sept. 12.-Quite colony Of
Guadalupe boys from the Solomon
Temple community have gone down to
Eagle Lake region to take up land for
cotton raisin. Is
The Ladies Aid will give an enter
tainment at Longer park as soon as
the Methodist revival services are con-
cluded. Preparations for good music
are already well advanced.
Cotton has had it's ups and downs
this past week, the price at one time
coming within a fraction of eight cents.
Some think that it will go higher yet.
Luling schools are in full blast now
and there are enough enrolled already
to keep the principal and his seven
assistants hard at work.
The debate here on Monday between
Joe Sayers and Rev. Andrew the Pop
ulist candidate for congress developed
the fact that the reverend gentleman
is a better preacher than politician.
Bishop Johnston is, billed for Sunday
morning service here. but there WIZ
be none at night.
The hope of fall crop of cotton for
this section has gone where the wood
bine clambereth.
Lockhart public schools opened on
Monday with the largest number of pu-
pills in attendance that have ever as
sembled on opening day. The schools
there are efficient.
Kingsbury school house is occupied
at present with private school, but
on the list Of October the public schools
opens which will start with a hundred
enrolled pupils.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
KARNES COUNTY.

Light Special.
Runge, Sept. 12-Cotton has sold
here this week at 1924 and much has
changed hands at $50. Many are hold
ing for higher figures.
Schorre Bros press broke last Mon
day night and on being started UP
So hours later broke again and has
since been idle. The gin men and far
mers suffer alike.
The burning of Shipman's gin at
Charco Wednesday night was a calam-
ity to the whole neighborhood. TWEEN
ty-nine bales of cotton went up with
the gin.
Frank Harris and Maggie Mayfield
We're married at Helena Wednesday
night.
Rev. ]. c. Stoddard is building him
self a residence in North Runge. He
wants to sit under his own vine and
fig tree.
Miss Lille Keepers has left her home
here to attend the convent school in
San Antonio.
Quail are unusually plentiful around
here. but land owners are combining
against the hunters and there will be
no general slaughter of birds as in past
years.
School district No. 2, votes not to di.
vide and refuses TO abro9ate the schoo
tax,
Heavy rain fell at kennedy early II
the week, and did great good to tbs
ranges, but top cotton is past saving
Cul. Creeves of San MarSos. who Il
here looking after his rancH interests
rep,rts Hays county dry as Under and
The edar brakes on fire.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
EIGHr AROuT sIIVER.

BY Special Wire to the Sunday Light.
Jacksonville, Fla, Sept 12.-At st.
Augustine Thursday night James P.
weidman and Joe Allen quarrelled
while discussing the silver question.
Allen drew a knife and cut Weld
man and the later shot Allen twice,
causing almost instant death. Both
M On leave families and were active
Il. noIitics.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
BRYAN IN ST. LOUIS.

By Special Wire to the Sunday Light.
st. Louis, Sept. 12.-Three big audi
ences were addressed by Mr.. Bryan
tonight. He arrived from Kansas
City at 6 o'clock in company with
Gov. Stone, ST., Mr.. Stephens, the
Democratic candidate for governor of
Missouri, and other prominent politi-
clans. He remains here tomorrow
and will attend the Grand Avenue
Presbyterian church and dine with a
relative.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
HE NUMBERED.

By Special Wire to the Sunday Light.
Austin, Tex, Sept. 12.-Bill Shaw,
the great editor Of the Texas Farmer,
administration Paper, has recently
made a beautiful blunder. In the last
issue of his paper he published list
of the states rate of taxation for the
past twenty years. He winds up by
saying that Texas has the highest
rate of taxation Of any state with three
exceptions, Indiana, Missouri an dMin-
nesota. 1t should have read lower
rate instead of higher. The fellows
at the capitol are wrathy.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
NEW JERSEY REPUBLICAN.
By Special Wire to Sunday Light.

BY Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Washington, Sept. 12.-Representa-
tive Loudenslarger, Of New Jersey,
has had conference with Chairman
Babcock and expressed the firm con-
viction that his state would be car
ried for the Republican ticket by a
majority of between 10000 and 3d.
O00,. Mr.. Louderslager says there is
a very large percentage Of gold Dem
ocrats who will vote the Republican
ticket outright. The recent Democrat
ic state convention was not, he says,
representative of the majority of the
Democrats of New Jersey.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
TILLMAN ACCEPTS THE CHAL
LENGE.

BY Special Wire to the Sunday Light
Chicago, Sept. 12.-Some time age
Rudolph NJ. Paterson, young Rep
ublican of this city, challenged Sena'
tor Tillman, of South Carolina, to a
joint debate on the money question
Today he received reply from the
senator accepting the challenge and
agreeing to meet him at either Chica.
go or New York, the latter city pre-.
ferred.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
DEMOCRATS FOR MKINLEY.

BY Special Wire to the Sunday Light.
Canton, Ohio, Sept 12.-There has
been no more enthusiastic reception
than that given the Democratic Com
mercial club of Chicago and no dele
CATION of life long Republicans was
ever more demonstrative than these
Democratic commercial men in their
greetings to Major Mckinley.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
CHARTERED TO-DAY.

BY Special Wire to the Sunday Light.
Austin, Tex, Sept. 12.-Just one char
ter was filed today with the secretary
Of state:
The Woodwork Cycle company, of
Waco, capital stock, $4,000 Incorpor-
ators, ]. B. Seeger, T. NJ. Parker, A.
o. Woodwork, ]. P. Massey, and r.
o. Rounsavall.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
LIKED THE CONVENTION.
By Special Wire to Sunday Light

Austin, Tex, Sept. 12.-All the re-
publicans have returned from the Fort
Worth convention and say that it was
one of the finest conventions ever held
in the state. Many say that they are in
favor of fusion with the Populfsts and
believe that is the only way for Popu-
lists to win on their state ticket.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13

CoRBETT AND FITz WILL FIGHT.
BY Special Wire to the Sunday Light
New York. Sept. 12.-Corbett and
Fitzsimmons had a meeting today and
agreed to fight to a finish for ten
thousand dollars a side. They win
meet in a few days. in Jersey City to
sign articles of agreement. The fight
viii take place within sixty days after
Corbett fights Sharkey or before March
first
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
CAUGHT IN A HURRICANE.

By Special Wire to the Sunday Light.
Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 12.-The
Norwegian steamer Leon, Captain
Brun, from Philadelphia, Sept. 3, for
Port Antonio, has arrived here in a
body damaged condition from having
caught in a hurricane, Hduring
b her captain was washre over
weA and lost. tfre
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
Volume XVI. Number 23t
SHORT SNAPS.

Have the Pops" collapsed?
The national, state and county cleo
ton is only 81 days off.
If the people are to be ring ridden
one ring is no better than another.
The candidates for county judge
will form a trio. Unless a Pop and
a Rep" bob up.
We all believe in harmony but it
must be harmony of the right sort
no bogus article.
The colored people are beginning to
think some of their leaders played
foxy on them at Fort Worth.
Political fusion seems to be very
fashionable-even the local Office
seekers would like to fuse a winning
ticket.
Mayor Elmendorf don't seem to
be greatly alarmed over Uncle Bills
mayor talk. Honest Henry" holds
some trumps also.
The sewer work is making great
Roadway in the brush over the
San Pedro, but no sign in the popu-
lous Fourth ward.
Whenever the public servants Of the
people assume the role of autrocrats
they need to be reminded that there
is 'god in Isreal."
Boys, don't wear out your shoe
leather hunting up local combines;
the Republicans will take care of the
business ON the Goth.
1t is discouraging for the cause of
reform to find that the field we in
intended to plant with wheat bears
only crop of thistles.
Whenever any local administration
county or city, get it into their heads
that they own the offices, it is time
the people gave them the grand
bounce.
The old county ring has not yet lost
all of its vitality, and the people will
look with suspicion and disfavor up
on rival ring. Let us get rid of one
ring at time.
Mr.. Auditor Meyer is evidently
mistaken about the city administra-
ton furnishing anybody with daily
bread-the taxpayers feed all their
public servants. .
This is about the time Of year that
Col. Jim Newcomb comes in for
great deal of abuse-the Col says:
LET them fire away; they will forget
to shoot at my friends"
The threat in the Express to pre-
sent the collectors Office to the grand
jury for holding back information has
born fruit and now our bosses are
very hot under the collar.
Washington Square is not the most
fashionable square in the city, but it
was too bad to let the poplar trees
planted there by Paschal perish for
want of water and attention.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
LIGHTNING ARREsTERs

BY Special Wire TO the Sunday Light.
Austin, Tex, Sept. IA big lot OF
lightning arresters were ordered by
wire this morning. All Of the city's
poles win be equipped with the new
arresters as soon as they reach the
city. They are 6padly needSA as
thunder sto2 abla1N
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
uNFouNpEp RuMoR.

BY Special Wire to the Sunday Light
jackson, Miss, Sept. Ex-senator
George Was reported as being critically
i'll at his home in Carroliton. His son
was wired today for the truth of this
and answered that the senator is all
right.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
P1rcHFoRK MET HIS MATCH.

PITCHFORk NET HIS MATCH,
By Special Wire to the Sunday Light.
IPottsville, Penn, Sept. 12.-Represen-
tative Brunn, of this district, and Sen
ator Tillman had bitter discussion
at Minersville, the home of the con-
gresham today. Personalities were
banded freely, great excitement pre-
vailed and a riot was feared several
times
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13

Have the Pops" collapsed?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13

The candidates for county judge
will form a trio. Unless a Pop and
a REP" bob up.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13

The national, state and county cleo
ton is only 81 days off.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13

If the people are to be ring ridden
one ring is no better than another.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13

Mr.. Auditor Meyer is evidently
mistaken about the city administra-
ton furnishing anybody with daily
bread-the taxpayers feed all their
public servants. .
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13

Washington Square is not the most
fashionable square in the city, but it
was too bad to let the poplar trees
planted there by Paschal perish for
want of water and attention.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13

We all believe in harmony but it
must be harmony of the right sort
mo bogus article.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-04
LOUISIANA,

New Orleans, Nov. SELECTION day
opened cloudy and threatening rain in
New orleans, with similar conditions pre-
vailing in portions of the country par.
ishes. Throughout the state new elec-
tion law went into effect to-day and the
australian ballot, pure and simple pre-
vailed here. The law worked well ana
a large increase in the voting precincts
served to prevent the congregation Of
large crowds at the polls.
Returns so far received Indicate that
Bryan's majority in Louisiana viii ex-
coed 10000
Returns reaching here at 10 p. m. in
dictate that Broussard Is elected In this
district making a solid democratic dele
cation in the state.
Returns from one-half of the precincts
in the First district Indicate a majority Of
5000 for the silver candidate for congress
Bryan's majority is about the same.
A dispatch from Senator Blanchard at
Shreveport says northern Louisiana will
give Bryan 900 majority.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-04
MISSOURI.
The Democratic Chairman Claims
the state by 10000.

The Democratic Chairman Claims
the state by 10000.
st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. S>-Meager returns
have been received at the democratic
state headquarters up to p. M Eighteen
precincts in the state, outside of St. Louis.
give Bryan 2,21s; Mckinley 1,543; Stew
ems, DEM, for governor, 1,77S; Lewis, rep,
for governor. 1855
Chairman Cook of the democratic state
committee claims Bryan carries Missouri
by 10000 and comedies that Stevens, for
governor, will not have more than 25,OOo
majority.
Up to the present time not a precinct
in st. Louis has been reported at police
headquarters and from the complicated
count on the ballots it will be at least IL
o'clock before a calculation can be made
with certainty on the result of the cleo
ton in the city. Conservative estimates,
however, give st. Louis to the repubu-
cans by at least $4,000 majority.
Hunt dem, undoubtedly wins over
Joyce in the Eleventh congressional dis
trict. Barthodt is re-eiected in the Tenth
district.
In the Eighth district Richard p Bland
is elected by nearly 10000 majority.
Jefferson City gives Mckinley 200 ma
jority. a gain of 600 republican votes
Gov. Stone denies that he comedies Nc
Kinley's election. He hopes when the
country districts come in they will show
for Bryan.
Enough returns have been received at
midnight to indicate that Bryan's major
ity will be about $4,000, while the majori-
" OF Stevens, dem, for governor, will
fall as low $1,000.
At midnight Chairman Cook of the DEM
ocratic state committee claimed to have
received assurances that the following
democratic congressman had been elected:
First District-Giles.
Second-Bodine.
Third-Dockery
Fourth-Cochran.
Sixth-Dearmond
Seventh-Cooney.
Eighth--Bland
Ninth-Clark.
Eleventh-Hunt.
Thirteenth-Robbs.
Observation-Disclosures
decentralization.
Chairman Cook comedies the election OF
republican Congressman Neff in the Fifth,
Bartholdt in the Tenth and Pearce in the
Twelfth districts respectively
The republicans have carried the munic-
ipal election in st. Louis by at least 1000
majority, and it is believed that McKin-
ley's majority is in excess of the figures
The democrats claim gross charges of
treachery by democratic election commits
sioners.
At least 10000 enthusiastic republicans
are parading the streets at midnight cele-
brating the election of Mckinley.
st. Louis. Nov. 3.-Election day opened
clear and pleasant this morning. In the
first four hours of balloting it was estl-
mated that nearly 40 per cent. of the reg
istration list had voted The principal
merchandise houses were closed to ena-
BILE their employees to vote
In the eastern and southern portions
of Missouri clear and pleasant weather
prevailed but at Sedalia and in North
western Missouri rain was reported this
morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-04
SUNSET oF SILVER.
continued from First Page.)


.ors in Chicago and the other for regu-
lar bulletins. Both Instruments, an oper-
otor at each, were placed in the library,
nile in the adjoining dining room a
western Union operator received the bur
Tins furnished by that company.
IT. had been understood among the
.riends of the democratic candidate that
~ was to be left alone on election night,
I'd as a consequence none of the local
oInnorters or neighbors of Mr. Bryan
oafhered at the little d street residence.
efter supper Mr.. Bryan put on a velvet
honse Jacket and went up stairs to the
.,rivate office he has established since his
PPonination. Mrs. Bryan remained with
I'm there during the evening, husband
nd wife receiving the bulletins fresh
from the wire and reading and compar-
ing them together.
Mr. Schwind, the candidates secretary,
and A dozen newspaper men, occupied the
iinrarv The wire connecting with dem
ocratic headquarters was idle nearly all
tbe time. A few dispatches for Mr.. Bryan
oame from Chairman Jones early in the
evening. Their purport was not made
I,rown by Mr.. Bryan, but he said that ir
nnvthing important was received from the
ArIansas senator he would give it 10 the
Al fifteen minutes after midnight Mr..
rr,-an fell asleep and it was decided not
~ awaken him till morning. No state
vents and no private dispatches will be
c,i,,en ont till morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-04
SOUTH NOT SOLID.
(Contlnued from First Page.l


districts out of twenty-five in Frederick
county show slight republican gains ana
indicate that Mckinley won In the county,
by 500 votes. Kent county is republican.
The state INCLUDING Baltlmorel is repuh-
licau by $4,000 to 10000.
At 10 o'clock the indications pointed to
the election of five republican congrsss-
men in Maryland. Only fragmentary re-
turns from many counties have been
received. The three districts made up in
part of Baltimore city, viz. the Second,
Third and Fourth, have given Baker
Booze and Mcintyre handsome majorltles.
EX-Congressman Sidney f. Mudd's ma
jority in the Seventeenth ward OF this
city will probably suffice to overcome any
democratic majorities in the counties.
Capt. John Mcdonald, republican, Is elect
ed from the Sixth district, composed OF
western counties. Little has been heard
from the eastern shore. but democratic
congressman has probably been re-elect-
ed in the First district.
Baltimore, Md, Nov. 4, 8 a. m.-Mary-
land spoke in no mistakable terms for
the gold standard and protection. MeKin-
ley and the republican candidates for con-
gress and the municipal and county Of
fees were swept in the state The vote OF
the city complete and returns from seat
tered districts of the counties point to a
republican plurality of 10000 on the ma
tional ticket, or 1000 more than Lowndes
Inc election of five and probably six con-
gressmen, judge for the circuit court of
Baltimore city and fifteen out of twenty
two city councilmen is the result of the
DAY struggle With the exception of one
the Eighth-McKinley had a majority in
every one OF the twenty-five wards of the
city. Bryan carried the Eighth, always
a democratic stronghold. by a plurality
OF ~ votes Mckinley's plurality over
Bryan IN the city is 15lS. Other SUCCESS
ful republican candidates fell slightly be-
hind the leader of the ticket, but all re-
celYed handsome majorities
Congressman William Il Raker s major
lty IN the four wards of Baltimore city IL
4,6S2. The vote in the four counties when
form the remainder of the Second dis
trlct will hardly lower those figures.
DR.. William S. Booze, rep. defeated
Thomas c. Weeks in the third district by
6,S79 votes.
In the Fourth district William NJ. McIn-
tyre received 6,3A more votes than his
democratic competitor, William ]. Ogden.
Sidney f. Mudd, rep, candidate in the
Fifth district. received 366 plurality over
Robert Moss in the Seventeenth ward, the
only portion of the district located within
Baltimore city. His majority will prob
ably exceed 1000. t.srttsa
Capt. John Mcdonald. rep. received 5000
to $500 more votes in the Sixth district
than his democratic competitor, Blair Lee.
Scattering returns from the lower coun-
ties of the eastern shore indicate that DR..
Isaac A Burber has carried the First con-
gressional district by a small margin.
Henry Stockbridge rep. was elected ad-
dltional judge of the circuit court of Alex
andria by 1900 majority.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-04

per precinct. This would Indicate a re-
publican plurality in the state of at least
10000.
The following congressman have been
elected:
First district-w. B. shattue. rep.
Second--J. r. Brownwell, rep.
Fourth--George Marshall, dem.
Sixth-S. W. Brown, rep.
Seventh w. T. Weaver, rep.
Eighth-Archibald Lybrand, rep.
NINTH. II. Southland rep.
Tenth-L. c. Fenton, rep.
Eleventh-C. II. Grosvenor rep.
Fourteenth-W. S. Kerr. rep.
Fifteenth-N. II. Vanvoorhis, rep.
Sixteenth-L. Danforth, rep.
Seventeeth-A. Mcdowell, dem.
Eighteenth-R. w. Taylor, rep.
Nineteenth-S. A. Northway, rep.
Twentieth-C. N. Beach. rep.
The Third, Fifth, Twelfth. Thirteenth
and Twenty-first are still in doubt.
Columbus, o., Nov. 5, ii p. m.-The re-
turns so far received indicate that the re-
publican plurality in Ohio will be slightly
in excess of that given for Bushnell for
governor last year. That was 81 900 Wat
son, rep, has been elected to congress
from this district. defeating Lentz free
silver fusion. 1t was a close district. 1t
is now bellevedSthat there have been but
NeeAAANAA
Marshall in the Fourth, and Mcdowell in
the Seventh, Chairman Kurtz at Ii p. M,
claimed the state for Mckinley on returns
so far received by 102, 900.
Columbus city, usually democratic, gives
Mckinley about 1000 plurality. The en-
tire democratic county ticket is defeated.
Columbus, o.. Nov. S--rhe weather this
morning was fine and equally favorable
weather was reported from all points in
Ohio. 1t was a typical Indian summer day
In this city many precincts reported that
half a full vote had been cast at 9 a. m.
There had been no rains for nearly two
weeks and the country roads Were in un-
usually good condition for November. The
farmers, therefore went to the polls in
force. If, as the democrats claim. they are
for free silver. the fine weather, which has
been generally thought to favor the re-
publicans, will operate against them.
Canton, O.. Nov. S.--The weather in
Canton was beautiful" and very heavy
vote was polled. 1t was estimated at 10
o. clock that fully one-haIf of the regis
tered voters of the city had cast their
ballots. Maj. Mckinley voted at o clock.
He was accompanied to the polling place
by his brother Abner. They walked from
the majors home to precinct B. in the
First ward and the candidate registered
his vote as No. 230. Quite a number of
voters was around the polling places when
Maj. Mckinley entered the booth. There
was no demonstration of any character
and the candidate after casting his vote
walked Immediately to the home of his
mother.
McKinley's precinct has gone republican
by 81. 1t went 762 democratic in 1892.
Cincinnati, Nov. 3.-The indications are
that Hamilton county gives Mckinley 49,
900 majority; a gain over 1895 of 1900