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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19
STOPPING THE LEAK.

There is a disposition at Washington,
on the part of the Republican leaders,
not to wait for the slow process Of the
tariff bill in order to stop the leak in
revenues. 1t is understood that the
importations on wool will be on such
a scale for the next few months, I'M
less prevented by tariff legislation, as
to practically prevent all revenue from
that source for n year to come. The
danger is one that it is thought best
to provide against, and a special wool
tariff, as an emergency bill, is talked
Of. Such bill it is argued could be
passed in two or three weeks, and as
an emergency measure would be i'm
mediately operative. Every country
in the world that exports wool will be
dumping its product on these shores
as soon as a shipload Of it can reach
an American port. This wool will
not only avoid the protective duties
of the new tariff but it will serve to
cheaper the price Of American wool,
until it is exhausted. If it does not,
then the profits of the transaction will
go to the American manufacturer of
wooden goods, and not be shared by
the wool growers Of the country.
What is aimed at in the revised tariff |
is the protection of the flockmasters
of the country, and that protection |
cannot operate a day too soon. Their |
industry has been well nigh ruined |
within the past three years, and it |
would be hard lines on the eve Of their
relief by the Republican Congress and
administration to see that relief put |
off for another year by rushed impor-
tatiOns of wool from Australia and
the South Americas. The emergency
measure talked of would prevent this,
and as there is little doubt of such
measure passing there would not be
any risk in putting such a bill upon
is passage. When a great Industrial
nation is fighting hard battle for it's
'wn industrial life there is no weapon
If war that may not be legitlmately
lsed. This right of the manufacture
RS and agriculturists Of this country
o be protected is not denied, and if
ccepted then the sooner the means
or carrying it into effect are adopted
he better for them. There is not a
Oubt that the present government at
will do all that lies in it's l
over to protect the industries Of the
eOple as well as their lives. Life
Without the, best possible means of liv-
lg only half fills the bill that declares
he right of life and liberty and the
ursuit of happiness.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19
New York is talking of a $2,OOO,OOO

New York is talking of a 100000
exposition to celebrate her enlarge
ment. That is the greater city will
raise by subscription that amount, to
be increased by state and national ap-
preparations to the required amount.
New York is great when she spreads
herself.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

England's indignation meetings have
had no effect upon the cruel policy
pursued in Crete. Queen Victoria's
heart is wrung with anguish over
Athens, but her warships pour shot
into the Greeks
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

That Kansas physician who found
his lunatic patient serving on a jury
was not astonished. He had lived in
that state long enough to understand
that all things were possible there.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

The bantams at the state house at
Austin continue to flap their wings at
each other and crow on all possible
and impossible decisions. They very
well know that they are in the. coop
and would not be allowed to come
within squirting distance of each 9TH
er. That's what.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

Liberty has as few friends in Europe
when it comes to defending Crete
against Turkish oppression and
outrage, as it has in the United States
when it comes to defending Cuba
against Spanish destruction and
slaughter. Liberty is getting to be
mOer of n name than a thing.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

The TheoSophists are swinging
around the circle in America, starting
societies. 1t is remarked that they
never leave their real bodies in pol
itical convention while on an astral
trip.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19
TO CORRESPONDENTS:

All communications for this paper
should be accompanied by the name Of
the author, not necessarily for publ
cation, but as ali evidence Of good faith
on the part of the writer. Write on
one side Of the paper in a plain hand.
Anonymous communications will not
be noticed. The Light will not be re-
sponsible for the statements Of its cor
.espondents.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

San Pedro, Cal, will celebrate the
selection of that port for the deep
water harbOr. That state was born
as the result Of Il great celebration
and it has been celebrating ever since.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

Southwest Texas has had a sprin-
kle, a sizzling -sozzling kind that lasts
three days and does not wet three
inches below the surface. All the
same it has saved the corn and oats
and the cotton for the present and
the real rain is still hoped and prayed
for
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

The face of nature is as green as
the decorations of the faithful on St
Patrick's day.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

The convent prison for women is a
success in Europe, and would work
we'll here. There is no need of shut
ting the male and female prisoners
in the one institute. Separate them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

When the Missouri end of the Mis-
sissippi breaks loose and pOurs its
Hoods into the Mississippi there will
be a rise in that stream that will be
felt all the way down to its mouth.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

San Antonio has board of health
that should be sufficient to look after
her sanitary needs.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

Canada is in debt and wants Eng
land to advance her $1O,O0O,OOO.. That
is all right, but it is not all right when
she DULLES the United States to grant
her a free market for her grains.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

Children in the capital of Illinois,
if under Is years Of age must do their
street playing before 9 p. m. There
might be worse regulations than this
right here in San Antonio.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

New York is about to pass a bill to
prevent the bill boarding or other pub
LEGATION of cartoons and pictures
without the consent of the subject.
This will knock out all the fun.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

There are over 1000 river refugees
shut up in Memphis and they are be
ing fed by the private contributions
of the business men. The number
will more than double this week.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

Bailey is the bright particular star
of Texas Democracy as represented
in Washington.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

An assignment without delay and
without preferences on the part of
the state Legislature would be mighty
acceptable just now.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

Mckinley approves the arbitration
treaty in its, fullest strength, con-
sistent with the rights Of the United
States. So does the country, but the
rights must be preserved intact.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

The woman who could fly, or
thought she could, now occupies hos
pital cot in St Louis.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

The women politicians of the Pop
ulist sort are no more Il success in
Colorado than in Kansas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

The legislators at Austin would quit
and go home at once to come again in
extra session at IS a day, but they
are afraid to face their constituents.
1t is fear that prevents the crayfsh.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

All the differnt parts OF the ma
chine at Washington are working har
moniously. Why not?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

If the Greek fleet leaves Crete,
what excuse will the powers have for
blockading Athens?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

4 new invention regulating the
speed Of newspaper presses run by
electricity has been perfected, and the
revolutions can be governed to make
from 3 TO 100 q minute.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

St Louis will regulate her liquor
sales now through a license commits
sioner.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

There is not so much talk of the
Washington pie hunters as there was.
They sober down.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

The new reciprocity measure, II 1t
becomes a law, empowers the presi-
dent to suspend it or otherwise en-
ploy it to protect the commerce Of
this country in its foreign exchanges.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

If Bradley and all the other anti
Hunter elements can knock the DR.
out 1t will be done.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

England is sowing the seed that will
produce a harvest of Russian thistles
for her fingers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

There are no late returns from
Louisville upon which to predicate
Hunters standing.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

The sanitary needs of st. Louis are
pressing, and the council is Emporium
ed for relief.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

All Eastern Arkansas trains are
abandoned except those of the Iron
Mountain road.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

The subcommittee on reciprocity
has been at work and report system
much more elaborate and extended
than that inopreration under the Nc,
Kinley bill.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

Mckinley has, not put a ntekle in
the slot of the pie producing machine
and it is out of gear.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

With the Mississippi twenty-five
miles wide, n two-foot rise is whole
lot of water.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

What use of the present muss in
the Athenian quarter Carlisle could
have made.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

Congress has undertaken the. job
of correcting Cleveland's mistake. 1t
is big one.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

This Is the day that the debate on
tariff in the House begins. When will
it end?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

The present situation in Europe
would have been an opportunity for
the sarcasm Of Byron.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

Splitting is as much Of a nuisance
in man in a public place as it is In
n spiteful cat.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

1t seems that the new European code
will not let a little nation fight if it
wants to.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

Germany's William wants $65, OOO,-
600 for a new navy, but he will not get
II
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

Southwest Texas is only waiting for
sunny weather to push forward her
strawberry crates.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

The wires breathe freely once more
and other than pugilistic news is
transmitted.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

Miss Berard, who has been postmist-
ress at West Point since 1853 has re-
signed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

A Chicago Office seeker runs Secre-
tary Gage to earth on steamer in
the harbor. Qui bono?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

All contracts or bills MUST be ap-
proved by the Secretary or Manager.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19
CITY CIRCULATION NOTICE.

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 sub
scribers and collect for same. All COM
Plaints for non-delivery and changes
can be given to him or telephoned to
the office.
T. B. JOHNSON,
Manager San Antonio Light.
San Antonio, Texas, May 9, 1896.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

AUTHORIZED COLLECTORS.
The following named are authorized
collectors Of the Light:
H. c. SCHUMACHER, Advertising.
W. T. SCHUMACHER,
DAN C. BITTER, Subscription.
HARVEY L. STEELE
Subscribers are requested not to pay
their subscription without taking a re-
ofipt.
T. B. JOHNSON, Manager.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-19

FRIDAY. MARCH 10, 1897.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24
GOVERNMENT CONTROL.

A correspondent says: "Whife the
postof1ice department. is showing de-
ticit of more than s., $50. 900, the Wes t.
ern Union tolegraphs company reports
surplus Of $7,643, U0's. May be this is
an argument for gown nmss.t con troll
of telegraph lines, bat it isn't clear at
the first glance"
The deficit shows that the mail-ser-
vice employees wages are too high or
the hour of labor too short, and too
many employees, or tile cost of mail is
too low. At any rate, the s., 5000, 900 is
scattered among the wage-earners and
patrons of the mail-service' The sur
plus in the telegraph system shows
that wages are too low, hours too long,
few employees, or the cost Of tele-
graphing is too high. The deficit was
made by overpaylng the employees and
undercharging the patrons. The sur.
plus was made by underpaying the
employees and overcharging the pa
irons. Government control gives no
profits, short hours, more wage earn
ers. fewer unemployed, fair wages and
fair prices. Private control gives just
the opposite. A profit is always a tax
upon either the employed or the pa
irons or both, because if the wage
earnerS each receive all their labor
was worth, and the patrons did not
pay more than the service was worth,
there would be no profit Govern
ment control of the mail service, with
the eight-hour day. creates work for
about 10000 more men than private
control would at ten hours a day. In
this case government control in
creaSes the number Of wage-earners
or consumers or demand for labor by
10000 and decreases the number OF
unemployed or supply Of labor by 20,
OJ0. BY increasing the demand and
decreasing the supply government
control will undoubtedly increase the
value of labor or wages if it is extend
ed to enough Industries so that the
eight-hour day makes places for the
wage-earnerS now thrown out Of work
by machinery. Machinery. by displac.
ing human labor, decreases the mum.
ber Of wage-earners, consumers or de-
mand for labor, and increases the
number Of the unemployed or supply
of labor. Cheap labor or pauper
wages have resulted and will continue
il not counteracted by government
control. Government control will not
make profits for miliionaires, but it
will make work for the unemployed.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24
LEADING POPULISTS OPINIONS
There Is Now a Universal Demand
for Independent Party Action.
They Now Realize That Something Must Be
Done.-Party Disintegration is the Nat
ural Result of Fusion Deals.

The Chicago Express this week re-
fers editorially to an address recently
issued by Washburn of Massachusetts.
There appears to us to be an irrecon-
cilable conflict in the presentation of
issues as set forth therein, but that
certain features Of the address has
struck responsive chord in the minds
of many Populists cannot be denied.
We print extracts from a number of
letters which Mr.. Wash has re-
ceived indorsing the address.
The most significant point of the
address is the attempt to reconcile all
factions.
1t has straight middle -the-road
ring in some places. and decided
leaning toward fusion in another.
Most any Populist, or any one else in
fact, can find something in it to COM
mend.
But taken altogether there is evil
denCe that the cUntension of Middle
of-the Road" Populists must be in
dorsed.
These parties have not yet reached
the point where they are willing to
own up to all the mistakes of the last
campaign, but they are coming toward
it as rapidly as we could we'll expect.
Marion Butler haStens to indorse it.
He says:
"Allow me to congratulate you on
the address which you have issued,
which [ read with interest and pleas
ure. agree with you that we should
push other issues to the front along
with the free coinage of silver, and de-
mand not only the abolition OF the ma
tional banks, bat that the amount Of
full legal tender money shall be in
creased to meet the needs of popula-
tion and business. And, on account
OF the conduct Of railroads in the last
cam paign, it seems to me that the
time is ripe to push our transporta-
tion plank along boldly. side by side
with the financial plank"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24
ARMY OF UNEMPLOYED.

New York, Nov. 6-Thc World, af.
ter an investigation, announces that
at least 10000 men in New York City
are out Of employment, and that be-
fore Christina the number is likely
to be increased to 130,G ,GC0. All OF these
men, or good proportion OF them,
are willing to work, out have been un-
able to find employment. They can
stand ali the prosperity that is prom
iscd by Major Mckinley and Chairman
Hanna.
This great army is made up of brick
layers, carpenters, plum be RS, pa in ters,
papcrlangcrs, bakers, biacksiniths
engineers, iremen, elevator runners,
tinsmiths, harness makers, weavcrs,
stcnographers, clerks, bookkccners.
drivers, porters. hotel kitchen and
pantry hands, farm hands, gardeners,
hal and errand boys, machinists,
clothing cutters. furricrs, tai!ors,
domestics, cooks, cham 5ermaids and
musicians.
The World observes that the situa-
tion which will confront the people OF
New York at the threshold @. winter
will command the earnest considera-
tinn of the most conservative
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24
READING MARS SIGNALS.
Sir Francis Galton and His Fascin.
ating Theory Regarding Planets.
What He Has Observation-Disclosures an Ad-
vanced Civilization There is Sending
Flashes of Thought to Us.

Much interest is being shown at the
present time in the discoveries relat-
ing to the planet Mars. Sir Francis
Galton has. for several months, been
studying the code of signals which are
being flashed, as he believes, for the
benefit Of terrestrial star-gazers. The
light signal was first observed at Lick
observatory two years ago. At first it
seemed crude, but recently the Mar
tian telegraphers seem to be able
to work their gigantic instru-
ment successfully. SIR Francis Gal
ton, explains the Chicago Inter-Ocean,
places a long strip Of telegraph paper
in machine. where it is drawn by
clock work under hinged pencil. Up
on this pencil he rests his fingers
while tax ng observations. At the be-
ginning of flash his finger presses the
pencil. At it's close the finger is lift
ed. A study Of the paper slips collect
ed revealed the fact that only three
different signals were being employed.
These differed in length, and resem-
bled the dots and dashes in the tele-
graph code. A dot lasted one second
and quarter, and d dash two seconds
and half. A line lasted five seconds.
He succeeded in separating these into
words, and these again, by the length
of spaces, into paragraphs. Intervals
between words were one and half
seconds; between paragraphs. six sec
Onds. Total number Of words of one
letter was three; of two letters, nine;
of three letters, q; of four letters, 81;
and Of five letters, 242. Average time
occupied in signaling these words, in
Guiding three seconds pause at the
end of each are six, 10, Is, 20 and "a
seconds respectively.
Flammarion believes that millions
OF incandeScent lamps must be burn
ing over hundreds Of square miles to
produce these results. The vast pub
lie work which Lowell and Schiaparel-
Ii have discovered upon the surface of
Mars shows that its people have
reached a state of civilization far in
advance of our own. An enormous
and perfect system of irrigation ex-
lists. Gigantic canals cover the sur
face of the planet like network. These
distribute melting SHOWS from the
north and south poles. AS the SHOWS
diminish the flow of water into these
artificial canals is plainly revealed by
their new coloring. Vegetation COM
mences. and from orange brown turns
to bright green. Every acre appears
highly cultivated. AS the crops ripen
all turns to golden orange. The har-
vest is gathered, the canals dry up,
the snow caps reappear, and advance
toward the equator.