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The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-03

With tingle and a tangis,
All tbs sounds seeming janRle,
And n swt ging backward, forward, 10 and fro
Onfhs frosty morning breaking,
Char their silvery notes outshaking,
The si,ighbclls are ringing DER this snow.
How they sct the nerves a,thriiling
Through tho heart o Joy distiiiing,
Ningiing music with tho beauty Of tho day,
AS with slipping und with sliding,
Swiftly, softly, smoothly gliding.
with song DER the snow we drift away.
Eliza A. Fletcher In Outing.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-03

Little Johnny-Pa, IL IL right 10 say
that the duties Of the oflcc are coneenial
to Mr.. Pinch or that thoy are oongenitalf
Pain the csse Of Pinch, who has
thrivcd on government pap from the time
he began TO breathe, I think 10 would b
proper to say that the duties of his ofIlce
are copsenital. Boston Transcript.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-03

Speaking about remarkable accidents,
said Hit, 81 once fell 40 feet--from the
masthead to the deck-and, would you be-
lieve IL, I escaped with only a few
scratches"
"Um," murmured Davvy. LANDED on
your head, I presumei"-Pbilsdelphia
North American.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-03

a Good Co,ncdInn WHO IL Also . Success
fat Dramatic Author.

Joccph W. Herbert IL m Exceptionally
fortunate individual. Ills services as q
comedian nro constantly IN demand ut q
very liberal salary, and his ilno income IL
materially added to by tho royalties ro-
ccivcd from tho dramatic works Of which
no IL the autbor.
Mr.. Herbert, while y native Of England,
has lived In this country since no was q
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

The humanitarians of the south,
and along with them the officers of the
law and the judges of the courts, are
having their attention directed to the
rapidly increasing number of homi-
cides in the southern states. Several
reasons are assigned, but the chief
one is the utter disregard alike for
the sacredness of life and of the law.
Ever since the war life has been held
cheap, and the manner in which labor
has been made TO suffer at the hands
of large directors of labor, whenever
labor and money have come into con-
hict, has not served to give the aver
age mind a very exalted idea of the
worth or value or sacredness of life.
There must be a 2radical change in the
valuation that the state puts upon
the man, merely as human being, be-
fore there is going to be much change
in the value that is put on his life by
the lawless element of society. This.
and the influx of large volumes of
foreign population that have an utter
disregard for law, and who pursue
their enemies to the death, will account
for the present conditions. The rem
edy lies in enforcing law, and in the
slower process of education, and in
restricted immigration.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
MuRDERED IN CALIFORNIA.

Riverside, Cal, Dec. Ira f.
Hodson, a lawyer of Mankato, Kas.,
is believed to have been the victim of
assassins here. A week ago a body
was found in the thick brush of the
river bottom, the hands and feet tied
and two bullet holes through the head.
The body was dressed in the toughest
kind of clothes, but the underwear
was of the finest kind, and the mans
hands showed that he was not a Ia
borer. Everything seemed to Indicate
that the victim had been stunned, his
clothes changed and the body dragged
into the brush. Having shown signs
of life two shots had been fired into
him. The blood beneath the head
showed that the bullets had been fired
after the body had been taken into
the brush.
The identification of the body as
that of Hodson has been made by sew
eral friends in Southern California,
from a photo of the murdered man.
He has been missing since the day be-
fore the murder. Hodson came here
from MankatO, Kas.. on a visit. He
had with him $1,000, and he always
carried this on his person. The sup
position is that he was killed for this
money.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

Republicans in Greater New York are
arranging for their primaries and call
ing for the organization of the party
on lines completely outside the Quigg-
Plat management. This movement
has been started by Republicans who
seldom take much dip in political
movements, and is undertaken as the
sole means of rescuing the party in the
city from utter eXtinguishment. Its
shameful surrender to Tammany by
Platt and Quigg, when it was clearly
within their power to have placed
Greater New York out of such control
has shown the better element of the
party the need of a reorganization on
lines that are not so corrupt, and the
work of the organized party will
be directed TO rescuing its control out
of the hands of those who so lately be-
trayed the party.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

Hawaii and Cuba are in an entirely
different class, in all their relations to
United States occupancy or interven-
ton, and yet there is not a foreigner
who writes concerning them who does
not class them together. Hawaii is
her own mistress and mas asked rec
ignition and adoption as one of the
American territories. Cuba is not her
own mistress as yet, and has not asked
adoption into the United States fami-
ly. Spain is the owner of Cuba, in the
eyes of international law and is so
recognized by the United States. 1t
is not the fault of Uncle Sam if the
treatment that Cuba has received at
the hands of Spain has led her into
open rebellion against the mother
country. To hear Spain and other
monarchies talk, one would think
that the trouble in Cuba was of United
States instigation and was carried on
by the efforts of this country. On the
cotrary this country has paid out mil
lions in trying to prevent any inter-
ference the part Of her own cities,
or the cities Of Spain resident in this
country, with affairs in Cuba.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

While the scheme of a national uni
veristy is being revived, it is remarked
that the $4,000 that the Father of
His Country bequeathed for the pur-
pose is non est, no one knowing where
it has gone, but that sum If it had
been placed at compound interest
would now be way up in G, amount
ing to several millions. That of it
self would have started the ball roll
ing. AS it is not available there is
nothing for it but for Congress to
start the university, trusting to a
public spirit and a love of American
learning on the part of wealthy citi-
zens to help it along.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

The Cuban junta is reported having
arranged plan to checkmate the pro-
position of Blanco, to give important
posts to those influential Cuban refu-
gees who will return to Cuba and exert
the influence of their positions upon the
Insurgents to induce them to accept
of autonomy. The checkmate is to be
given by paying the agents of the jun
ia offer for these posts, and in that po-
sition, fully informed of all the move
ments of the Spanish forces they will
be the most efficient agents of the In
surgents, supplying them with full in
formation of the proposed movements
of the Spanish troops.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
HE APPOINTS NEITHER OF
THEM.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. J a-As re-
suit of long drawn out political
quarrel, Governor-Elect Shaw is an
nounced to have determined on an APP
pointment which, originally considered
as a compromise, promises to be pc
cuilarly satisfactory to the state. Gen.
II. H. Wright and Gen. ]. r. Prime
have been rivals for the adjutant
generalship. Between them has been
for years a feud, which the Governor
believes would, if either were appoint
ed, ruin the state guard. Accordingly
he has decided to name neither OF
them. Although it is not announced
officially, it is given out that he will
name Col. II. Thrift, of Dubuque,
Col. Thrift was the youngest reg
ularly enlisted soldier who entered
the Union service during the war. In
1861, at the age of ID years and D
months, he entered at Boone in the
10th Iowa infantry, and served three
years, when he retired because Of n
severe wound. He is now little less
than 40 years old.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
FORT SAM HOUSTON.

This post, the second largest in the
country Is also the headquarters OF the
Military Department Of Texas, Brig
adler General w. NJ. Graham COM
manding.
The upper parade ground Is Fort
Sam Houston proper and where the
Flagstaff is located. The lower ground
Ia the one nearest the city and Is the
HEADQUARTERS Of the Department Of
Texas.
The upper post is the headquarters
of the Fifth regiment Of United States
cavalry, Col. L. H. Carpenter, COM
manding. Besides the field staff and
band and troops d, e, and K, of the
Fifth cavalry, there are also stationed
here companies A. B. c. E, F and G, of
the Eighteenth infantry and Light bat
terry K, of the First artillery. The
troops at the post number about us
men altogether.
Guard mounting on upper parade
ground daily at D. m.
Cavalry parade on the lower parade
grounds every Tuesday and Thursday
at 1890 a. m.
Infantry parades Monday, wednes-
day and Friday on the upper parade
groundS at Sis p. m.
All patades are in full dress.
Brigade review and inspection on the
last day of each month on lower pa
rade gtound between and 10 a. m.
Inspection OF troops every Saturday
at 500 a. m.
Beautiful calisthenic drill every
Friday morning at 1880 on upper pa
rade.
Public invited to view all these ex-
.rcises.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
NJ USE FOR SCHEMES.
Yankee Merchants Rebel Against
Fair Programs.

Fair Programs.
The merchants of Spencer, Mass,
have passed a vote condemning pro-
gram advertising and donations to So
ciety fairs. The Spencer storekeepers,
like their bretheren in other towns,
are pestered in season and out Of sea-
son with application for gifts and for
advertising patronage. Nobody pre-
tends that such advertising does the
merchant the least good, and when he
gives merchandise to a fair he is
merely helping a contemporary but
more or less dangerous competitor in
business. The argument brought to
bear upon the merchant in such cases
is that the dear ladies who have the
faiI in chargeand are getting up the
program are steady customers of his
and If he does not consent to be black
mailed, they will take their trade
elsewhere. \ member of a large firm
in Worcester, Mass, is quoted by the
Spencer Leader as saying, Program
advertising has cost our firm over
81, 900 a year and is worthless"
OF course it is worthless. Nobody
ever pretended that this sort of adj
yertising brought business. The
wonder is that association of retail
dealers are not formed in all impor-
tant towns of the country. Merchants
have interests enough in common to
make these associations worth while.
In this way advertisers could be pro-
tected from eXtOrtiOnate demands on
the part of newspapers, and scheme
advertising of all kinds would be
killed.-NatiOnal Advertiser.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
NOT SELLING OUT.

We are not selling out, BUT WE
ARE READY TO BUY OUT ANY
BODY IN OUR LINE, WHO DE
SIRE TO RETIRE AND CAN GIVE A
GOOD TITLE TO THE STOCK. If
takes push, brains, honesty and money
to successfully run Piano and Organ
Business. We are bountifully sun
piled with these qualifications. Be
side we handle tie ONLY first class
and standard Pianos manufactured.
and sell them on easy payments
WITHOUT NOTES.
THOS. GOGGAN & BROS,
If Cor. L. Houston and Navarro SITS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
ADVERTISING RATES.

One inch, one time, s1.5O; one week.
AbO: one month, $500; three months,
$500; six months, 5000; one year,
s5400.
Legal advertisements s1.00 per inch
each insertion. Trustees sale 15c per
inch first insertion, so cents per inch
each insertion after.
Reading matter, Editorial page, Zoe
per line each insertion; Local columns
9oc first insertion, 10c first week, &c af-
fer first week Special rates on 80 and
100 lines running for a month.
Home advertisement payable on the
first of each month. Transient adYer-
tisements payable in advance. ONLY
METAL CUTS PRINTED.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

Railroad Commission of Texas will
take up the express rates OF the car
rying companies early in January and
a hearing will be given all interested
parties. VIII they middle them as
badly as some of the railroad rates
are muddled? Nothing but their own
rulings will determine this.
The printers of New York are of the
opinion that half loaf is better than
no bread, and they compromise on
nine and half hours for a days
work. The other half will follow in
due time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

All communications for the paper
should be accompanied by the name of
the author, not necessarily for publi-
cation, but as an evidence of good faith
on the part of the writer. Write only
on one side of the paper in plain hand.
ANONYMOUS communications will not
be noticed. The Light will not be re-
sponsible for the statements of its cor
RESPONDENTS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

If the American consulate at Hava-
ma is blown up by Blanco's crowd, no
mater what ignorance is pretended by
him OF the occurrence, it will be the
dearest explosion that Spain has wit
messed since the beginning of the war,
for it will explode all American pa
thence and lead to Immediate recogni-
ton of the insurgents. Mckinley and
Tom Reed together could not prevent
that,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
BUCKLIN,s ARNICA SALSE.

The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum.
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns and all skin erup-
tons. and positively cures piles, or
no pay required. 1t is guaranteed TO
give pe-sect satisfaction or money re-
funded. frice % cents per box. For
sale by f. Kaiteyer & Son.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

1t is not the employment of state cap
ital and means that is required to build
up factories in Texas, but the capital
and enterprise of the citizens of the
state. The state had better be in 9th
er business. The money of the state
treasury was not raised to invest in
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

If the revenues cannot be raised to
meet the expenses of the country, then
the expenses of the government must
be lowered to correspond with the rev.
enues. This is the only alternative.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

The American hospital in the City
of Mexico is one of the most sensible
establishments that the citizens of
this American Republic North of the
Rio Grande have yet established on
foreign SOIL The American in Mex
leo for any length of time should en-
roll himself as a member
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

England and Germany are running a
neck and neck race in the land grab
bing business, and when they are done
grabbing elsewhere there may be a
grab for each other 1t generally
ends that way.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

The Republicans of New York are
out after Plat and are not mincing
matters either. They charge that the
Republican city of Brooklyn was swal-
lowed up by Greater New York and
then the whole turned over to Tam
many by the act of the leader of the
Republican hosts Of the state. AS TO
their charge they have chapter and
verse for it, but that will matter not
with Boss Plat.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
A GENTLE REMINDER.

Gold and Silver Watches.
Diamonds, Precious Stones,
Beautiful Clocks,
Cut Glass,
BiSque, Artistic
And Beautiful
Bric-a Brack,
Sterling Novelties,
Opera Glasses.
PARNHAM BROS.
Have them in great variety; also n
full line of JEWELRY at 512 East
Houston street. 12-6-21t
GOV. TANNER ACCEPTS.
Peoria, Ills, Dec. 1S.-Gov. Tanner
will visit Peoria next Tuesday and
Wednesday to inspect the site and
buildings of the incurable insane asy-
lum. Recently Mayor Warner ex-
tended an invitation to the Governor
but he declined it. Col. Frederick HI.
Smith, of the Governors staff, penned
an invitation in behalf Of the Board
of Trade. In answer Gov. Tanner in
timated that he would accept the inyi-
tation If extended by the Republican
county Central committee, which was
done. The Governor and party will
arrive here Tuesday afternoon and
will give a reception at the National
and Woman's Club buildings. We'd
nesday morning he wih be the guest
of the Board of Trade, and in the
afternoon he will visit the asylum site
in company with Mayor Warner and
other citizens. The question of the
site and building is as yet undecided,
Gov. Tanner is not favorable of tbe
present location, and believes that a
location with several thousand acres
of available land should be secured.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

Matters in the Indian territory are
coming to a crisis. Congress is get
ting out Of patience legislating for Mr.
Lo and some of these days he will be
taken and treated like a white man,
compelled to give up his tribal rela.
lions, take lands in severalty and be
amendable to the courts.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
AITTHORIZED COLLECTORS.

The following named are authorized
collectors for the Light:
H. C. SCHUMACHER, Advertising.
w. T. SCHUMACHER, Advertising.
DAN c. BITTER, Subscription.
HARVEY L. STEELE, Subscription.
Subscribers are requested not to pay
their subscription without taking re-
ceipt. T. B. JOHNSON, Manager.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

Bayard thinks that perhaps there is
something in the Senatorial pen for
him. Possibly, Delaware is not so
far gone in Republicanism as is Mary
land, but the disease is catching now.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
CITY CIRCULATION NOTICE.

Mr.. Dan c. Bitter, from date, has
been given entire charge Of the City
circulation of the Daily and Sunday
Light and will deliver papers to SUP.
scribers and collect for same. All
complaints for non-delivery and chang
es can be given to him or telephoned TO
the Office. L. b. JotNSON,
Manager San Antonio Light.
San Antonio, Tex, May 9, 1886.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

There will be no end of proposals be-
fore Congress for the reform of the
monetary system of the country. but
there is no danger of any radical
change being made. Money is pretty
well as il is.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

The British press is poking fun at
the semtheroics in which "Wilhelm the
Witless' and his brother Henry indulg-
ed on the eve of Henry's embarking
on his pleasure excursion to China.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

There is a crying need of depOrting
the insane from the cells of the cOun-
ty Jail, and putting them where in
their unfortunate condition they can
be better cared for. 1t is no crime to
be unfortunate.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

Germany is waxing wroth at the
Standard Oil company and Wilhelm
threatens to bar the monopoly out of
his dominion. He will find that he
has a bigger job on hand than he had
when he tackled little Hayti. He can
not fire any scare ammunition at this
enemy and rout it on sight.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

The old census returns will not all
be compiled and results published
before the new one is in hand. This
is too slow to satisfy this hustling
country.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

The rain is with us, but the cattle
in southwest Texas would like to see
the moisture pour down a little faster,
come to an end a little sooner and the
sun come out in his warmth again.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

There has been no little unpleasant
ness evoked over the christening of the
war ship Kentucky. What else could
have been expected in so spirited a
state? Bourbon whisky will raise a
rpw
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

Comptroller Eckels is incapable of
looking at the question of national fin
once with other than bankers eyes.
With him their interests are all that
are to be consulted
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

Canada is revOking the charters of
American companies to whom conces-
SiOns have been granted to do business
over on the other side of the lakes. Is
this retaliation for Laurier's failure?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

Biloxi local authorities have taken
hold cordially with the officers of the
Marine hospital service to disinfect
that town, and will probably stamp
out every germ that remains in town
before the advent of warm weather.
The atmosphere now is in splendid
condition for a freeze out.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1897.

There is gradual lessening of the
distance between the revenues receiv-
ed and the expenses of government
The margin will soon be Whitfield
down to the fine end Of nothing and
disappear.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

Foster says that the closing week Of
this year is going to be a wet one
south and a white one north. If he
only told it as it was, or would be,
the people would not kick at his pre-
dictions.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

There are two parties to this inter-
meddling with the civil service: those
who desire to reform it and those who
seek to deform it. Which of these shall
succeed in their effort is unknown.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

As the facts Of that late India raid
upon the I'D cling hosts of the Brit
ish i'm he Afridis country come to light
it is seen that the British situation is
not little critical.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

The eight hour law of the govern
ment has several flaws in it, and
these require patching regardless of
whom they stitch up. Congress will
be asked to do the stitching.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

Mrs. Lease on recent occasion de-
clared that she wanted to be fair.
Most women do. That is a prevailing
fad mt present, but Mrs. Lease has not
yet got down to bleaching her hair.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20
NEW PIANO S195 90

We offer this coming week, New
PIANO at S195.00, and several good sec
ond hand Upright Pianos at S125. 90.
Good Organs at $500. We intend
closing out the ]. F. Jones & Company
stock and the goods viii be sold re-
gardless of cost.
tt THOS. GOGGAN & BROS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

The prestige that has so long been
held by the New England states as the
great manufacturing centre and heart
of the country is in danger. Its empire
is threatened by the southern states.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

The hanging of boy of IA for the
crime of rape, suggests that there
was an evident intention in that case
of not letting the evils of character
descend to another generation.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

Spain actually complains of the pres
ence of American war ships in the gulf
Of Mexico. What would her feelings
be it these warships anchored in the
harbor Of Havana? 1t may come to
that.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-20

The repeal of the civil service law
will be found a hot enough subject to
keep Congress warm for several weeks
after Christmas.