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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-06
DON VALERIANO WEYLER
An Unbiased Criticism of Cuba's
Captain General.
In the United States He Is Known rs
"The Butcher" in Spain He Is Ac-
cused of Having Been Gull
pably Lenient.

The real personality of Gen. Weyler-
which may not after all be an especially
striking one-has been lost sight of
amid storm of controversy, a cyclone of
invective such as has ragged about the
head of no other man of the day. When
he was nominated to succeed Martinez
Campos in command of the Spanish
forces in Cuba, shout of triumph arose
from the extremists in Spain, and a
burst of Indignation from Americans
who sympathized with the revolution
lists. Campos had been lenient, concilia-
tory, humane, and he had failed. TWAS
assumed on all sides that Weyler's ap-
pointment meant complete reversal of
policy, and that the new captain general
represented q regime of merciless Sc
verify.
Terrible stories were told of Gen.
Weyler's doings in the last Cuban war.
1t was charged, says Munsey's Maya
zine, that he never gave quarter, that
his soldiers were allowed to pillage and
murder at will, that he spared neither
women nor children, that he would Or
deryoung girls to be stripped and forced
to dance, and compel their parents to
witness their shame-such were only
some of the shocking, and undoubtedly
exaggerated, if not wholly fabricated,
accusations brought against him. War,
picturesque and glorious at safe his
torical distance, is a cruel and ugly
thing, and there have always been bar
barities in time of civil strife. During
the last rebellion in Cuba, atrocities
were committed on both sides. Weyler
was then only a colonel, and was notre-
sponsible for the policy of the cam
paign; and there is little evidence to
show that he was more deserving of
criticism than other Spanish officers.
Our portrait of Gen. Weyler is from a
photograph taken when he was in his
prime. Since his arrival in Cuba it can
not be denied that he has shown himself
anxious to conduct hostilities upon civ
ilized lines, that his orders have dis
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-06

Houston Won a Bum Game From San
Antonio Yesterday.
The Bronchos started in as aus
picious yesterday as the Democratic
nominee at the Chicago conve n
tion. But their hopes were shat
tered about as quick as the free
silverites will be before the cleo
ton is over. BUSY Kleeman
started in with a beautiful two
Dagger, but Griffin, the next man
up, let nice one pass him and
went out on strikes. 1t remained
for Mike O'Connor. the ex-chieftain
of the late Denisop Indians, who
made his debut as Broncho, to do
the work. 1t was on an error, but
he fetched the run in.
Houston scored occasionally, as
the rooters will testify, but not I'M
til the Bronchos had chances to re-
tire the side. This relieves Tim
Nevin of the blame, who pitched
good game, and had he been &C.
corded the proper support by his
co-workers the score would have
been different.
The work of the locals in the
field was as rank as a free silver
speech, and the visitors were not
much better. But the latter could
hit the ball at the proper time, and
aided by timely errors Of G riffin,
Miller and Herman, they had no
trouble in getting home.
1t was very rank exhibition OF
ball playing. But that's one evil
baseball cranks must put up with.
Baseball has been the same since
the halcyon days Of the late Harry
Wright and will continue so as
long as the game is played. With
out errors and bum play ing the
game would soon become monot-
onous and would never be so popu-
lar as it now is.
The only consolation for the
rooters is to follow "Butsy Klee-
mans motto: "Cheer up; it's all
for the BEST"
The score was 16 to in favor OF
Houston. But Galveston beat
Austin yesterday by score of Is
to l, and beside, Crotty, the old
San Antonio favorite, played with
Austin.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-06
Wants Her Children

The habeas corpus proceedings
in the matter OF Mrs. Kate Adams,
wife OF f. T. Adams, against the
sisters Of Notre Dame convent,
will come up for argument before
Judge Thesrd. Mrs. Adams hus-
band IS confined in a Mexican
prison, having been convicted OF
murder. His three minor children
are confined in the Notre Dame
convent and Mrs. Adams seeks to
have them released and given in
to her custody.-New Orleans
states.
Mrs. Adams was formerly
Miss Kate Elliott, OF San Antonio
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-06
HOW TO CLEAN SILK.
A Process which VIII Prove Successful
in Most Cases.

a Process winch Will PrOVc SucCessIul
in Most Cases.
The cleaning of silk is a much more
difficult thing than the cleaning of
wool. There are few cloths of pure
wool which cannot be washed with
white soap and water. The process of
cleaning the cloth with soap bark is
much more thorough than any ordi-
nary washing with soap and water can
be. Silk of ordinary weaves cannot be
washed successfully without losing lus-
ter and changing color. The dyes of
silk are not made so as to be color
proof, as cotton goods usually are.
There is no special effort on the part of
silk colorists to do anything but pre-
pare goods that will not fade in the
light and under the ordinary circum-
stances to which silk is subjected.
There are some delicate colors that will
not stand cleaning. The majority of
silks may be cleaned by the process
given, otherwise they may be consid-
cred beyond cleaning. Lay the pieces
of silk on a pad made of linen. The
fold of a white linen sheet will do very
well. Stretch the silk on the pad, and
if it is greasy remove the grease spots
with a piece of cotton dipped in re-
fined gasoline OR benzine, the name
under which gasoline is often sold by
druggists. Clean the silk in this way
on both sides. Do not wet it, but
moisten the cleaning pad of cotton
often with the liquid. After the proc
ess take fresh pad of linen and lay
the silk over it and sponge it well with
q mixture of half rain water and half
alcohol. Rinse this off with clear rain
water, drying it carefully with linen
SO as to absorb all the moisture you
can. Turn the silk on the wrong side,
lay a cloth over it and press it very
carefully. If it is very delicate silk
it can sometimes be dried on the board
without applying heat.-N. Y. Tribune,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-06
rne PIngree Plan in BROOKLYN.

Brooklyn's potato-planting scheme is
looming up this year. Of the Sc to
whom lots were assigned two have
tainted by the wayside, as it were, and
in two or three other cases little more
care and muscle would have produced
better results. As a whole, however,
the experiment this year has been 3
decided success, and the result is en-
tirely satisfactory to those who have
taken the deepest interest in the work.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-06
For Sale by All Druggists,
BASEBALL.

Houston Won a Bum Game From San
Antonio Yesterday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-06
USEFUL SUGGESTION.
Combination Corner of Value When Room
Must Be EcOnomized.

These are the days when, in the over
hauling of her home, the chatelaine
signs for some fresh effects as well as
renovation. Many of the malleshifts, or
so-called go effective schemes recon-
mended to the economical housekeeper
are worthless and do not in the least
pay for time and trouble expended. A
suggestion embodied in an illustration
taken from the Upholsterer seems, how
ever, of distinct value in an apartment
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-06
Costly Bale OF Tobacco.

A Belfast (Me.) manufacturer recent
ly received n 1sO-pound bale of first
quality Sumatra tobacco, which is said
to be the first whole bale ever purchased
by Maine manufacturer. This tobac-
co, which is exclusively used for wrap
pers, is sufficient to cover 100000 cigars.
1t is costly stuff, the one bale amount
ino IN c522
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-06

ach and intestines. 1t Is only neces-
sary for the patient to drink some
harmless solution Of mineral salt, such
as lime water, which is as impenetrable
as bone to X rays, and excellent results
are obtained
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-06
RoentRen Photography.

Important improvements in Roent-
gen photography are announced from
Berlin. The most interesting is a sim
Dle method of nhotoGraphinR the stom-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-06
Read This Carefully.

At Bargain: A stone and brio
house, of seven rooms, bath, two
story barn, COW stable. chicken houses
water works, lot l40x2Os feet; situated on
one Of the highest points around the city:
south exposure. Call and see JOHN T
HAMILTON & Co,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-19
Crookston, MINI.
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE.

1t Has Not Got Pull on the Wheat Thieves.
Editor Representative.
see by the St. Paul Globe that that
paper is taking great interest in the
farmers of Western Minnesota, by expos
ing the elevator thieves. 1t goes to great
lengths in describing how the people are
being robbed at Warren, etc, but they
don't say anything about the bond rob-
berries that are being perpetrated on the
farmers and others by our salaried pa
pers that are paid to make just such laws
for our protection. But the Globe man
shields them, and tries to fool the people
irto the :dea that free-silver would be
against their interests, when 1t knows
better.
was pleased to see how Donnelly went
for him on that score.
The Globe is like a man that would
catch a man when he stumbled to keep
him from falling. with one hand, and
with the other would push him over q
precipice to certain destruction.
1t would appear to me as if the Globe
editor has not the same pull with the
wheat thieves that he has with the bond
thieves. He says free silver would be
equal to regulating one-half OF the
debt of the nation. What pity if the
poor debt-ridden people could get as
cheap money to pay their debts in as the
money the debts were contracted in.
And then those poor men who are
worth from one to four million to one
hundred million could not stand it.
| can't see why the people do not all
realize how they are being fooled; but
some of them do not. Truly yours,
M. w. Rooney.
Fountain, MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-19

congress no powers? Is congress not
just as much in the wrong as Cleveland
and Carlisle? Have they delegated their
powers to the president? If so, let us
send them home and put in those who
will not sell the people for gold. VIII
congress sit still and let the president
mortgage US to death? Labor will have
to pay those debts if they are ever paid.
Labor has since 1856 paid in principal
and interest almost double the Orlnglnal
debt, and today it will take more labor
to pay what we owe than in 1866. Is 1T
any wonder that distress and unrest are
Widespread among the producers! Is II
any wonder that they demand justice?
No wonder that President Lincoln was
unnerved and trembled for the safety of
his country. when he saw what has come
to pass. Corporations enthroned, and
an era of corruption in high places and
the money power endeavoring to prolong
it's reign. until all wealth is aggregated
in few hands and the republic is de-
stroyed'' Thomas Jefferson told us
Banking establishments are more dan
gerous than standing armies" John A.
Logan, with his eyes on the future, pre-
dicted twenty years ago the facts OF TO-
day. Il see mortgage fiends at their
| X. L
dustrious farmers blasted. l can see our
people of the West reduced to the condi-
ton of serfs, to pay interest on public
and private debts to the sharks of Wall
street. and this will be accomplished by
DESTROYING the treasury notes until bank
ers control the volume of our money.
Monopol:es control both old parties.
Talmage said 1.-The overshadowing
curse of America today is monopoly.
Robert G. Ingersoll said: Monopoly
| had changed paradise into hell by maxi
| ing money famine
And Carried said: "Whoever controls
| the volume of money in any country is
| absolute master of all industries and
commerce"
| Now. Brother Voter, where are We?
Oppression will bring revolution. pray
YOU let us make it a peaceful revolution
at the ballot box.
| Roth old parties have about filled their
cups of iniquity each declaring that the
other is to blame for the loss of our lib
critics, and that is about the only truth
they have been guilty for years.
But remember, fellow laborer. that the
PEOPLES Party intends to undue those
evils brought upon us by the two Old
parties.
| Voters, let us all De up anu uoilre "hiio
we have the ballot or the sun OF liberty
will set and then despotism.
Let us, in the spirit of justice and right
become the instruments to help build NJ
that government founded on justice
truth and love, in the place of our present
government of greed avarice and self
ishness. while the rich rule the people
mourn" And surely today the people
are in "sack cloth and ashes" the worle
over.
Again. say, join hands with those wnf
labor for civilization based on eqult!
and propelled by love. j. r. Fullerton
MOrtevideO, Mimi.
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and Eleventh wards: also from White
Bear, North st. Paul. Little Canada. Send
in your dates at once.

and Eleventh wards; also from White
Bear, North st. Paul, Little Canada. Send
in your dates at once.
The political arena of St. Paul does not
lack for athletes. some strong and robust
and others weaklings. Among those OF
the Republican persuasion, the notable
is that ardent young Republican with
free silver tendencies, Hon. M. w. Fitz-
gerald, acknowledged to be the best
posted man in the Northwest upon the
silver question, an ardent student of the
financial questions of the day. Person.
ally, very popular, and having a clean
record. If the Republicans would put
up Mr.. Fitzgerald as his friends claim
they will, they certainly would make no
mistake if they are looking for winner.
Alderman E. H. Milham, Of the Eleventh
ward, has been spoken of in connection
with the mayorality the coming election,
and his friends assert that his policy as
alderman rose above the narrow parti-
sanship of those 2x4 statemen with
whom he has associated. His large ex-
perience, liberal mind and fund of horse
sense makes him particularly formld-
able as candidate, and the Republicans
could do worse than nominate Mr. Mil
ham President Joseph Ehrmantraut, of
ing mayor, is also mentioned as Demo-
cratic candidate for mayor, "Joe," as he
is famliarly called, has got a sufficient
supply of that commodity, rare in poll
tics and known as backbone to emf
nently qualify him for the ruties of this
exacting office. This element in "JOe's"
character was exemplified in the city
clerk contest last spring, where he alone
out-generalled both the Democrats and
Republicans, and ousted Thomas Prend-
ergat who held down this plum for many
years, and who was considered by his
friends as invulnerable. But by that
strange freak which sometimes charac-
terizes events in politics, he was the
choice of the Democrats and nearly all
| the Republicans but the fine Italian hand
of Joe bore down with such cunning,
| shrewd and effective force that he out
witted the Push" Joe is what the boys
would call hot one," and if he should
receive the Democratic nomination it
would be no cinch to beat him. Then
there is that representative of the young
Democracy, whose friends are legion,
claim that Edward J. Schurmier having
| been born in the city, educated in the
city, young and successful business
man, employing a large number Of work
men in his factory, man with large
range of personal and political friends,
who would hustle for him, and with a
record of active and conscientious work
in the last legislature, when he was
elected to represent the Third ward, be-
ing one of four Democrats in the whole
county who was elected. The Populists
are anxious to know if any of the above
are fright on the silver question"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-19

soon make them come to time, and Their
we will get a chance to talk the matte,
over fair and square a good many OF
the garrison in the fort have already pre-.
pared themselves to desert and come out
to our camp. Not all though, because
some OF the old fellows have dug them
selves down like a woodchuck in his hole
so nothing in the world can persuade
them to come out of it, They will stay
there and die in their boots rather thar
come out and be called a turn-coat, which
would kill them right on the spot.
1t reminds me what Mr.. Stead said II
his book IF Christ Came to Chicago
He says: ''The party leaders know tha
if they nominate the Devil himself thu
sworn Democrats and Republicans will
vote the party ticket rather than to turf
to the Archangel Gabriel. if he was nomi
mated by the other side"
/ think Stead is right on this point
Next fall, friends, you must do one thins
or the other. You must get in line ant
go to the polls and give us helping hanC
to drive the sinking English money pow
or octopus out of the land and redeem tn,
republic, or you must fall in on the othe
side and vote yourself, your children ant
the coming generations into slavery for
ever.
Which shall it be?
Respectfully,
e. w. Ericsson.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-19

Ear in his dream, and had now once more
revealed to him, his servant. what the
king had forgotten. He had seen great
statue of terrible form The head was
of fine gold. the breast and arms Of silver,
the body and thighs of brass and the feet
Of iron mixed with clay. Then stone
came down which was not thrown by
human hand and it crushed all the image
till 1t was swept away by the wind While
the stone itself became a mountain that
filled the whole earth.
Such was the dream.
What a true picture Of the present con-
diton of affairs in our own country!
"The head was of fine gold That's our
own case exactly. The head of this ma
ton thinks of nothing but gold. sees moth
ing but gold. hears nothing but gold.
"The breast and arms of silver" That's
it again. The feeling part of this ma
ton, the region of the heart and con-
science is hard and dead as the hard and
pale silver The producing arms of our
country have lost their elasticity, they are
stiff and infleXible on account of idleness
hunger and starvation.
THE body and thighs of brass" How
true! The nourishing. lifegiving. digest
ing part Of the land is suffering from a
metallic constipation. We are sick ma
ton. We have plenty of food, food
enough for ourselves and the whole world,
but our nutritious organs are out of order
We cannot get the necessary life blood
into our political, social industrial and
commercial functions. It's dreadful but
it is true.
THE legs of iron" Yes, we are very
stiff-legged when it comes to bend our
knees in the worship of the true, the beau
tiful and the good. All shallow minded
fools are stiff-legged, conceited. we are
of course great. bankrupt nation. Only
think of it-United States in the hands OF
a receiver: and that receiver is a jewish
money-broler in London, England. Dld
not Knute Nelson and others openly de-
clare that we. as a nation. were under
age and need a. guardian to attend to our
financial wants Is not that the revolving
idea of Cleveland, Sherman and co. IN
regard to our monetary system!
That we stand on rather coarse, weak
feet is apparent to all observers of nation
al affairs Who can dispute the fact
None, not even the enemies OF the people
Our government has wandered far away
from the holy ground of our const1tutlor
and Declaration Of independence. Oul
whole national life is based mostly on the
terrible quick-sand of human greed gross
| Injustice and common discomfort.
But thank God! a mysterious stone Is
| coming, a stone not made by human
hands. This mysterious stone is slowl!
shaping itself in the thinking, feeling arC
willing American people. On the hrs
| Tuesday of November next this stone VII
! be hurled at the coarse, clumsy feet O.
! our national gold image and shatter 1t tf
atoms. which the winds of heaven shall
sweep from the face of our grand repub
lie Soft rays of bright hope are already
| bursting forth on our political horizon
Our grand prophets and seers are Leading
the oppressed believers in the brotherhoot
of man into the land of the free, and tn
home Of the brave.
John L. Erickson.
Crool<StOn MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-19
Our new Catalogue is Now Ready

b, sure and send cents in stamps for it. 1t con-
tains cuts and prices on hundreds of articles used
on the Farm and in the Home. 1t will save YOU
money on anything you use.
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A NOBLE INTERPRETATION.
The Mysterious Stone-Hope of the Oppressed
Believers. as Interpreted by Clergyman.


The first chapters of the book of Daniel
contain stories taken from popular tradl-
tions concerning the prophet, out IN t!idl
cas-, the author gave them the colorlils
hc desired and made them VenlcleS VI the
lesson that God delivers his faithful ser
wants and brings tyrants 10 tneir iah;
Tot us 90 back to Babylon where NeOu-
obodnezzar. we are told, after taking Je-
,nsa1em and carrying away Jeholahln'
cantiya determined to train certain Jew
ieh boys of noble blood as his pages. ms
involved among other things the 1eeuiiiS
of them upon rich daintles IN oroer ~ III
nroya their appearance But Dan1ei anu
HE three frends-Shadrach, Meshack ana
Abedneeo-who We're among the choseh'
rafused TO touch these dalnties because
they were not prepared ACCORDING ~ ~ F." :,
;sb law. The ruler of the harem. VINO hau
charge of them was alralh vi IN -"
iro thin if they lived upon pot heics anu
,.oter as they desired. but a trlal OIL zen
aa,.s convinced him of his mistake lor
-tl,av looked far better than thelr coiipo.
;nns Cod had blessed Their slmpis loou'
and had given all of them grea. k'lo"i-
edge, and Daniel wonderlu, s ~, tines
seer, so that these four knew zen .l,lles
&c much as all the astrologers anf saseo
of the kingdom together.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT was soon to nave
nrnof Of Daniels gifts. FOR one nisnl 'ie
started from his sleep disturb" ny q
dreadful dream, but he had au'te io -, i,
~ hat If was Accordingly he called
MS as1rologers to tell him what It was ne
had seen in his dream ana when lmes
tol1 him that was Impossible ne ofuereu
t,,a,,, al 10 be put to death. Daniel and
his 'ls' COMPANIONS were taken with the rest
t. r,@ undergo the sentence. but Daniel, trust
INC in the help of his God. begged for a
little delay. promising the king TO zen
him All he desired to know. And that
NIGH, God indeed. did reveal it TO him III
q vision: so he begged that the execution
of the sages might not be proceeded with
since he could satisfy the king.
He was ushered into the royal pres
ence and declared that God had revealed
the secrets Of the future to Nebucnadnez-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-19
A SENSIBLE LETTER.
Editor Representative

Editor Representative.
Enclosed please find post money order
for eight new subscribers to your paper
for three months, which will make 40 in
all from this place. 1t is good many
more than / ever expected from TINS Old
party stronghold. We have a solid Re
publican political fort with big guns and
a Democratic cavalry ready to order us
off the grass. But the guns begin to get
old and rusty and the cavalry horses poor
and lame. SO if they get few doses from
your little Populist sharpshooter it will
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VIEWS OF A NORWEGIAN.

The Voices of the Fathers-An Array of Evil
dence.
Editor Representative:
Congress in session and still the presi-
dent still goes on issuing bonds. Has