San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-16
MLELLAN COUNTY NOTES.

10 the Dally LlSnt.
Waco, Texas, Aug. 15.-It is very
dry here, as we have had no rain to
speak of for nine weeks. In fact it
is as dry as the late Democratic CON
ference.
The corn crop is fine and the cotton
is doing remarkably well. There will
be half crop.
The Add Ran college summer nor
NAL closes this week with a general
examination for certificates. The at
tendance has been large and the in
terest unusual.
The Christian denomination is rep
idly building fine school in the Cen
trail City.
Hon. Robert Henry, Nj. c., from the
Seventh, returned from Washington
short time ago. When asked by a
Light representative if it was true
that Tom Reed had as much power
and influence as represented, he an
swered: "les and darned sight
more" 1t seems that the only COM
mittee he got on or in. was the Com
mittee of the "hole." Reed wrote him
a letter by way of an apology, for
leaving him out in the cold. 1t
seems that the speaker knew that
there was a Henry from Mississippi,
but failed to discover there was one
from Texas. At least that is the in
ference between the lines of the let
ter.
Hon Dick Harrison, of Saludo, will
be Democratic candidate for Con-
gress from this district for the next
election and the verdict here among
the shrewd is that he VII take Hen
RVS scalp.
Hon. Waller S. Baker, will be a for
midable dark horse candidate for gov
ernor in '9S His friends are numer-
Gus and he has the advantage of not
being a persistent pie hunter and
chronic politician in the Democratic
rank. There seems to be a reaction
against state rule and the present
Popocratic dynasty. and line of sue
cession. Mr.. Baker will be backed by
powerful Waco influence.
Material and energetic steps are be-
ing taken by capitalists in Waco to
build line of railroad from here to
Sabine Pass. 1t is called the Waco
and Sabine Pass railroad. A thorough
survey has been completed and it is
claimed that the money is forthcom-
ing to construct the road. 1t will be
much shorter route from Central
Texas as TO New Orleans and will
penetrate rich coal field and lumber
region. Should it be constructed il
will prove of great interest to Waco
and the country it traverses.
Now that the smoke of the Demo
cratic conference has cleared up, peo-
pie are better able to pass Judgment
upon it. The second sober thought of
the best people here is that it was a
fat failure and very stale affair
That Blake made Partheniar
fight. 1t was the professional poll
ticians planning for more pie.
All bore the stamp on their visage OF
being time servers and pie hunters. II
was a sort of a Democratic experience
meeting. 1t was, held at the Baptist
tabernacle and seemed to be n sort
of burlesque upon religion as the SER
vices were conducted in a similar
manner Blake called upon the men,
bers from the different counties to
talk. They all told how they loved the
part, what it had done for them and
how to advance its interests.
People are beginning to admit here
that The Mckinley wave of prosper
ity has struck us.
Riesel has just finished fine S25,-
600 school house.
The Hon. ]. E. BOynton and family
started this week for Colorado Springs
and Manitau, Col. for a months va
cation.
The Waco postoffice fight is still I'M
decided.
Some time ago, a little bottle of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Di-
arrhoea Remedy fell into my hands,
just at the time when my little two
year-old boy was terribly afflicted. His