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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-11
POSTAL BANKS.
How Money Now Sent Aboad Could
Be Kept in This Country.

How Money Now Sent Aboad Could
Be Kept in This Country.
1t is among the foreign-born popu
lation of this country that the need
for postal savings banks is most press
ing and apparent. For this class the
government should show solicitude
and consideration, to the end that pat
riotic confidence and regard felt by
them for the country of their adoption
may be strengthened.
Most of the nations fOreign-bOrn
citizens come from countries having
the postal savings bank system in OPP
Grafton. They look TO the govern
ment to furnish them with a safe de-
pOsitory for their small savings.
They are especially suspicious of per-
sons not of their own nationality,
which is, perhaps, only natural. In
these circumstances they are particu-
larly the prey of scheming rascals
among their own fellow cOuntrymen.
Italians, for example, are usually
economical, and if they have steady
work and regular wages lay by part
of their native contry, these Italian
savings institutions known TO be alb
solutely sound, like the postal banks
of their native country, these Italian
workmen for the most part deposit
their savings for safe keeping with
some saloon keeper, grocer or shop
keeper Of their own nationality, who
hangs out the sign 'Banco ltaliano'
and proceeds to receive deposits
without limit, just like bank. OF
course this money is kept safely If
left with honorable men. Sometimes,
however, it is lost in speculation or in
poor investments, but nearly as often
the person with whom it was left in
trust disappears and takes the money
with him.
1t is not right that the less enlight-
ened of the foreign-born population
of this country should be placed at the
mercy of the schemers who rob them
of their hard-earned savings. 1t must
| shake the confidence of immigrants
| in the institutions of this country TO
| find that in the boosted land of liber-
| ty there is no guaranty of absolute Sc
| curity to property in the small sums
which it is possible for them to posses,
| That government which is fully civ
ilized must give to its weakest and
most ignorant citizens the sense OF
security in the possession of property
| for which they have labored hard.
| Postal banks, too, would tend to
| keep in this country much money
that now is sent back to the old coun'
try for safekeeping. II is well known
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-11

There will he little OF no change i'm
the standing of the bowling tourney
when the games that are yet TO be play
ed will have been decided. Up to last
night the Missions had REASONS to feel
uneasy. They We're but few points
ahead of the Athletics, whose ambition
1t was to crowd the one-time believed
to-be champions into fourth place for
the finish, and by so doing Captain
DeussenS men would make most in
teresting finish with Captain Fues'
Turner'S. This would only end i'm a
sort of a lOvefeast for the Turner's and
Athletics, for there would be no DOS
sible chance for the Athletics to pass
the Turner's.
But the Missions fooled 'em. They
blocked all avenues of advancement
and the Athletics mutual admiration
game will have to be called off. The
Missions defeated the Hayseeds ut
Mission garden last night, and they are
now launched in third place. where
they can rest easy, and think of what
might have been.
Following are the scores of last
nights games:
First Game
Missions ..26 - IL 10 81 22-243
Hayseeds 30 81 A A A 1928
Second Game
Missions 80. "a 81 53 33 40 7O-3OI
Hayseeds 80. 81 30 A AZ 80 43-2fI
Umpire-Fred. Miller.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-11
A NEW ILLUMINANT.

The United States consul at Gre
field says: l have the honor TO report
an important discovery which, it has
been claimed, will in time do away
with the present system of illminat-
ing public places, ETC., with the cleo
trio arc light. The details, briefly, are
as follows:
Mr.. Earnest Salzenberg, director of
the gas works of the city of Crefeld,
has invented an improvement in in
candescent gas burners which relates
to the production of incandescent gas
light based upon the discovery that,
when the pressure Of the gas is con-
siderably increased upon the incandes-
cent body the said body emits a gol-
den yellow light, very agreeable to the
eye, displaying objects in their natur-
al cOlors.
The gas is supplied to the burner at
about 3l2 atmOspheres, the burner to
Withstand this high pressure being of
| special construction. A single mean
descent jet of the ordinary size can
emit light of much more than 900
candle power. The light is of such
intensity that person is enabled to
read the finest print at a distance of
100 to $50 feet.
The inventor claims that the cost
of his incandescent light Of 1,5OO can
die power is only four and half cents
per hour. while that of the ordinary
electric Of four hundred candle power
is lin Germany fourteen cents per
hour.
In the apparatus constructed by
Salzenberg a hydraulic pressure of 81
atmosphereS, and even more, may be
forced through the Auer burner.
The invention is, however, only ap.
pllcable where water works exist
Mr.. Salzenberg has already applied
for letters patent in the United States
Iodias rpoilo4 A4o,.,,-.,- =. .-.,..
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-11
THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHO-
Lie BEVERAGES IN FRANCE.

A publication issued from the
French Ministry of Finance gives
very elaborate statistics as to the
quantity of wine, beer, cider and alco-
hol consumed in the country. From
the summary in the London Times we
learn that the total quantity is 1,5I5,-
600 gallons, representing about l 4-5
liters per diem for the whole popula-
tion of France. Out of the total guam
.tity consumed 967, 100000 gallons are
wine, oJ5,OOO,OO0 gallons cider, 202,-
100000 gallons beer, and 36,SOO,OO0
gallons alcohol.
1t is scarcely necessary to say that,
while the greater quantity of the wine
is consumed in the large towns, the
cider is nearly all drunk in the coun-
try, especially in Normandy and Brit
tany, and the official statistics give q
table showing what is the consump-
ton of wine in the forty-seven towns
with over 10000 inhabitants. The fl
cures, as might be expected, vary
very much, the annual consumption
500 gallons. Nice (56 gallons), and
st. Etienne (54 gallonsl, while Paris is
only thirteenth on the list with 40 gal
Ions. In none of the large towns in
the south of France does the consump-
ton fall below 80 gallons, but in seven
large towns in the north Uillie, Bou-
logne-sur-Mer, Dunkirk, Caen, Calais,
Roubaix, and Turcoing it averages
only six gallons. Another table gives
the consumption Of alcohol and here
Rouen, Cherbourg, and LIE Havre head
the list with an annual total of near
ly four gallons per head of the pOpu
lation, or more than double the guam
THY consumed in Paris.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-11
THINKS IT TRANSFERABLE.

IlllNhS IL DNAN W EZRA BILE.
The report of Postmaster General
Gary, embOdying, as it does, the re-
ports and recommendations of the as
istant general postmaster, is an eXcep-
tiOnally important document. A
large part of the volume is devoted to
an argument, to our mind unanswer-
able, in favor of the prompt institu-
ton by this country of a postal saw
ings bank system. The array of facts
and figures marshaled TO show the
timeliness and Importance of this step
ought to make deep impression upon
the congressional mind. The enor-
nous growth of the postal mOney-or-
der business is adduced as showing
how the people already patronize the
postal service for the transmission of
funds. That they would avail them
selves of it to deposit their savings is
beyond question. In few years the
deposits would be counted by humid
reds of millions. The time is GER
tainly suspicious for the adoption of
this policy of postal savings banks
farther than that, however, it ought TO
be possible to combine that policy
with some plan for the improvement
of the currency System.-Review of
Reviews.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-11
WHAT THE SOUTH NEEDS.

If Congress provides for a system of
postal savings banks at the coming
session of Congress it will benefit the
whole country, but no part of it more
than the south, therefore, is most
deeply interested in the passage of this
bill.-New Orleans Times Democrat.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-11
USEFUL PRESENTS.
HOUSEHOLD NECESSITIES,
M. KAROTKIN,

Nos. 105-10T West Houston street, Gen.
eral line of HOusefurnishing Goods.
What nicer of a holiday present than a
BEDROOM OR PARLOR SET. have
some WARDROBE, DESK, LOUNGE,
BOOK CASE DINING SET, and many
other useful as we'll as ornamental ar
ticles. Our competitors can't under
sell US.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-11
BOWLING,

The Missions Are Secure in Third
Place by Defeating the Hayseeds.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-11

If some street and streets can be Sc
lected not already occupied by the
street cars, no doubt the property
owners along the line will come for
ward as the property owners across
the creek have for market, and raise
a subscription to aid in building this
great improvement.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-11

\ market house on Paschal square
will enhance the value of adjacent
property-an asphalt street from Gov
eminent hill will do the same thing for
property in that vicinity.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-11

There is no threat that our military
post will be removed, but a smooth,
clean driveway from the city TO that
place would be an additional anchor of
safety.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-11

that large sums of money are sent
abroad continually by foreigners, and
in this the Italians figure very prom
inently. Inquiry indicates that in
many cases the money is sent to Italy
for deposit in the postal banks there,
because its owners know no safe place
of keeping it here.
The establishment of postal savings
banks would be a positive benefit of
private bankers in relieving them OF
a patronage of a class who are more
often more bother to them than bene-
fit. The suspicious of the non-Engllsh
speaking foreigners are very easily
aroused and are not infreqently the
case of runs upon banks. There was
a serious instance of this kind i'll De
troit during the troublesome times OF
1893. A depositor who could not
speak English went in to draw his
money. Through a mistake OF his,
which he could not be made to under
stand he could not be paid at that
time. The mans suspicious were
aroused and he thought the bank was
trying to cheat him. His angry de-
monstration failing to have any Ell
feet, he returned soon with large
crowd of his countrymen to demand
his money. Their presence was sum-
Gent to start run on the bank, which
in turn, led to runs on several other
banks of the city. 1t would be Tor
the benefit not only for the depositors
themselves, but of the banks as well,
if the government should undertake
to provide safe repositories for this
class of people.-Chicago Record.
Senator William Il. Mason and Con-
gresham William LOrimer will intro
duce the Chicago Records postal saw
ings bank bill in the Senate and in the
House of Representatives, respective
ly. Senator Mason is member of
the committee ON pOstOtfices and post
roads, while Congressman LOrlmer Is
a member of the same committee of
the House of Representatives. 1t is
the intention of these members of
Congress to introduce the bill at the
earliest opportunity, and as Senator
Mason says, to have postal savings
bank law ON the statutes before the
end of the session.
Both Senator Mason and Mr.. Lori
mer are believers in postal savings
banks, as are the majority of the Ills
nois delegation. Postal savings
banks are being diseased widely by
the members of Congress, and it is
expected that there will be measures
introduced in both the House and the
Senate. The western members es-
pecially are supporting the idea, and
while some of the eastern men are OPP
posing it, the measure has many
friends in that section. One hears
almost as much talk about the postal
savings bank legislation in the cOrrf-
doris of the hotels and where the men,
berS cOngregate as he does about the
currency, Cuba, Hawaii and civil SER
vice rcfOrm.-ChicagO Record.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-11
The Original
Racket Store
is At
2O2 SOUTH FLORES STREET.
ESTABLISHED 1899
BEWARE OF IMITAToRS.

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25c silk Sunflower Lamp Mats. DC
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Vandyke Point Lace Cuffs. &c
Wide Ribbon and Lace, per yard. ...1c
Pipes. ................... ..''.''..l IL
Xmas Tree Ornaments, per dozen. lOc
Nmas Tree Candle Holders per doz SC
Decorated Cups and Saucers : and .lOc
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Large Decorated Cups and Saucers. &c
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-11

Now that the city is about TO wake
up, and Mayor Callaghan will be chal-
lenged to show the achievements of
his administration-the new market
house might be supplemented by an
asphalt roadway to Government hill.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-11

Ladies Toilet Atomizers in exquis-
lite designs at CORNERS. 12-7-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-11

The post people can come down in
street cars, it is true, but they often
prefer to drive and many use bikes.
The post is one of the spots visited by
strangers-a carriage drive such as is
known in up-to-date cities, Is what is
needed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-11
SHORT STOPS.
What the People Are Saying.

What the People Are Saying.
A suggestion tina, the city will build
an asphalt road street from Govern
ment hill into the city, meets with gen
eral favor.
OF course there are many of our resi-
dence streets that need Improvement,
but as all cannot be done at once, the
building of an asphalt street from IN
Gle Sans reservation would be q first
consideration idea.
\ business man summarized the stu
alton by asserting that it was the Unit
ed States post and department, the
breweries and the railroads that kept
San Antonio up.
Uncle Sans establishment is certain
amount of money the government has
invested and the large amount of
money expended annually by this mill
tary department makes it Il great fac.
tor in keeping up our city.
Besides the money expended the de-
partment headquarters gives life and
importance to our city.
Post Sam Houston is considered one
of the most complete and finest mill
tary posts in the country.
Now what great thing has the city
done to show its appreciation of Uncle
Sans munificence? Precious little.
The streets approaching the post
from the city are little better than mud
roads
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-11

The streets approaching the post
from the city are little better than mud
roads.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-11-05

Benjamin Harrison is not generally
Gus sentiment or an ELUSIVE dema-
gogue. He is not supposed to cherish
any violent prejudices against corpor-
atoms. Therefore, what he says in ia
vor of the multiplication of street
railways and gas plants may be taken
to proceed from the head not from the
well-spring of anarchistic emotions.
He has considered the experiments
of foreign cities and is convinced that
'the results of public ownership of
great public enterprises have been ex-
ceedingly satisfactory and instructive.
He is inclined to consider municipal
ownership as the best means to secure
to the people the cheapest and best SER
vice" He says: THE usual methods
of selling franchises outright or in re-
ceiving for them a royalty seldom give
tc the people more than 1.-THE of
what the people themselves later re-
turn. The bigger the price, the larger
the royalty, the greater the cost of
ride or gas jet. 1t is a species of
tax"
During his long practice at the In
diana bar Mr.. Harrison has been noted
as an attorney who was skilled in all
the technicalities of the law and who
was thoroughly saturated with it's
principles and presidents. He is the
very type of man from which we ex-
pect the greatest theoretical objection
against anything that savors of state
socialism. But mis- common sense has
taught him that it is silly to take
not private corporations. should profit
by what belongs to the public.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-11-05

Through the exceptionally good work
of Walter Carmody, chairman of the
committee on public institutions of the
Chicago Federation Of Labor, all work
now being done on the new postoffice
building will be done on the eight-hour
basis, and will continue to be so done
until the completion of the contracts
held by Macarthur Brothers. This is
in accordance with an agreement en-
tered into by the terms of which the
suit for damages commenced at the
instigation of Mr.. Carmody has been
withdrawn. The suit was begun for a
violation of the United States eight
hour law.
1t was the complaint of Mr.. Carmody
a month ago which compelled the con-
tractors to change the hours of work
Of the laboring men from twelve to
eight hours. The men struck for ten
hours pay for the eight hours work,
but their places were taken in day
or two and the strikers frittered away
from lowering about the site of the
building. Since then it has been al
legged that the pile drivers work in
two sets of twelve hours each. Mr..
Carmody so asserted in the oath to his
complaint. The defense of the contrac-
tors was based upon an emergency for
which the law makes provision, aileg-
ing that the contract to get the piles
and foundations in before frost creates
such an emergency as contemplated by
the law.
BY the terms of the agreement by
Macarthur Brothers retain the right to
employ three shifts of men, but no one
person is to work more than eight
hours per day.
Walter Carmody, whose portrait ap-
pears on the first page of this issue,
is member of the Bridge and Struc-
tural Iron Workers of this city, and
was born among the Green Mountains
of Vermont forty-one years ago, and
has been a resident of Chicago for
the past twenty-seven years. For the
past twenty-three years Mr.. Carmody
has been a bridge builder, travelling
extensively throughout the country in
pursuit of his avocation. He is we'll
informed man, possessing many of the
requisites so essential to the successful
officer, is popular with the builders and
a favorite with his associates. lie is
energetic, a good business man, and
discharges his duties to the advantage
of the federation and without max
ing it unnecessarily disagreeable for
the mployer.-Chicago Eight-Hour
Herald.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-11-05
HERMIT CHARLES SWAIN.

for a short time before they were to
have been married the girl died. Young
Swain never after found the woman
whom he thought could fill the place of
his first love. Some time ago when a
reporter visited his hermitage on Scot
land hill the old man pointed with pride
to fine shepherd dog as the best friend
he had on earth. The dogs name was
Sophrania-a living memory of the
sweetheart Of his younger days.
Swain lost $4,000 in the Clay Presi-
Dental compaign. He was then "ca-
mailing" on the Lehigh, with headquar-
tiers at Mauch Chunk. One night dur
ing the heat of a political argument he
wagered all his canal boats and mules
on Clay. The latter was defeated and
Swain was $4,000 worse off than be-
fore. From this time on his career
was downward. He came to Trout Run
twenty years ago, and the last ten of
that he has been pauper. Swain
come of a wealthy family of Steuben
county in New York state, and al
though relatives repeatedly endeavor-
ed to have him return home, he always
refused their offer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-11-05
AFTER TEN pEcADEs.N
Story OF Love and Its Reward, - 70
Actually Happened.

Actually Happened.
Forty years ago G. M. Mcdowell,
now a resident Of Madison county, Mis-
souri, was sne of the most promising
young men of Yancey county, and what
was known as 1.-THE Zeb Vance orator"
of that section, says the Asheville Citi-
zen. He loved and wooed young lady
of Yancey who was accounted the belle
of that part of Western North Caro-
liza. True love ran smoothly with the
young couple themselves, but barrier
existed in the person Of an Directing
father, whose wrath was kindled
against the idea of marriage, and a
decree was written literally in blood, it
is said, that they should not we'd
About this time a second young man
appeared upon the scene and sought
the hand of the beautiful young lady.
Seeing that nothing would move the
father from his determination, nego-
tiations began, resulting in young Nc
Dowells signing release, in obedience
to the decree, of his rights and claims
upon his hearts love- In considera-
ton Of this act he was to receive the
best horse, saddle and bride in Yancey
county. Shortly after the fairest girl
of all that county Joined hands with
Mr.. Presswood, the successful sutton,
and they started as one along lifes
journey.
Young Mcdowell rode away on his
melted charger and by and by he WOO
ed and won another, and for more than
80 years they fought lifes battles to-
gether. About Is years ago Mr.. Press
wood died, and a few years ago Mr.. Nc
Dowell's life partner died. The decree
written in blood having passed away
with the death of the Directing father,
two hearts that years ago had beaten
so close together again turned to each
other. The lovers plighted their troth
afresh, and by agreement Mrs. Press
wood became Mrs. Mcdowell, 40 years
to day from the date on which the
release was signed The marriage &C.
Cured only a few days ago, and Mr.
and Mrs. Mcdowell are living over
again the sweet days of old.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-11-05
A CHICAGO TRAGEDY.
William McCaleb Kills His Wife and
Then Himself.

Then Himself.
Impelled by the hand of an enraged
husband, small but sharp-pointed pa
per knife became the instrument for
the accomplishment of murder and
aided in the commission of suicide
at Chicago last week. The husband,
murderer and suicide was William Nc
Caleb. His victim was his wife Annie
The place of the double tragedy was
the room occupied by the pair in a
lodging house kept by Mrs. Fannie
Blaine on the fourth floor Of 81 Wells
street. When the occupants Of the
house broke into the room they found
the furniture and clothing of the couple
strewn about the room, evidences Of a
terrible struggle. Blood lay in pools
on the floor and was spattered over
various articles and on the walls. The
actors in the terrible crime were al
most unknown. They came to Mrs
Blaine's three weeks ago. She de-
scribes them as middle-aged, we'll
dressed and seemingly respectable.
They lived strange, mysterious ex.
istence during the three weeks of their
residence with the Blaines. They
quarreled Sunday, the wife upbraiding
the husband for his attentions to an
other woman, and on Monday morn
ing at 11.20 the pair engaged in a
struggle which resulted fatally for
both.
The life and death of the husband
and wife seems cloaked in mystery
The Blaines, who claim relationship
with the late James G. Blaine, knew
nothing of them. McCaleb had been
employed at the factory of the Chicago
Hotel Cabinet Company, but his en-