davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04
THE CITY LEGISLATURE.

As the day for the municipal cleo
ton approaches and the interest In
the contest deepens, it must be borne
in mind that the city's salvation de-
ponds upon the city Legislature. The
mayor as the head of the city gov
| eminent is its figure head, its eXecu-
tive, entrusted with powers of very
responsible and onerous kind, but he
is after all largely enabled to act only
as the council direct him. This fact
should be fixed in the mind of every
voter. 1t is the council to which the
people must in the end look for the
salvation or damnation of the interests
of the city. 1t is well when the city
council and the mayor are in perfect
accord, but if they are not the coun-
Gil can pass its acts over the veto of
the mayor and compel him to carry
out it's will or impeach him. Too
much stress is laid upon the election
of the mayor, and too much interest
centers in him, largely because of the
patronage ut his disposal. but the real
interests of the city are in the keeping
of the city council. When this is
thoroughly consider as it should be.
the voters of San Antonio will look
closely to the make up of the city
council. \ body of men who are in
the first place honest. is required.
Then men of Judgment, men who can
consider reason, judge and decide
diSpasSiOnately upOnthe matters before
them. In order to do this it is neceS-
sary that individual opinion be often
SubOrdiated TO the general sentiment.
Therefore the council should he choS-
en- of homogeneous materials. 1t is
not wise to elect men who stand more
for the party that nominated them,
than for the results to the city.
This is why it is best, other things
justifying. to elect Il council upon the
same platform. committed to the
same line of municipal conduct. 1t
will greatly strengthen the hands of
the mayor elect, no matter whom he
may be. to have a council in harmony
with itself, particularly if the mayor
is inclined to let the Legislature do its
own work without any undue interfer-
ence. The city council that SquabbleS
over it's business cannot do good bust
tness for the city. Men are needed
amenable to reason, who are not bull
dOZers. who are not like Il flash of
powder in the pan. Temper is Il good
thing. but it is fatal to deliberation
when it is too aSsertive. San Antonio
wants Il deliberattive body as its
council. Men who will sit down. pa
tiently investigate. compare notes,
take the best all round view of the
case. all interests considered. Men
who will yield Il point for harmony.
where no principle is involved. and
above all men thoroughly imbued
with the idea that the majority must
rule. SUCH II DOdTu VI Ilu'luleh IL
hard to find. The best of that kind.
the nearest that bill. take them all to-
gether, is the list that make up the
administration ticket. If Mayor Ell
mendOrf is elected he will need a
body of men elected with him. and
representing what he represents. 1t
is only fair to place in the council
such men. The great body of alder
men on that ticket should be elected,
if the city is going to be properly
served.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

The building of the sewers to their
present status without overdrawing
in any way the fund, and at the same
time making construction fall well
within the estimates where no fixed
price was established, speaks vol
umes for the real business ability man
ifested in the management Of that con-
struction.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

-Chicora, Pa, Herald" Richard
varsei reports One Minute Cough Cure
The greatest success of medical science.
He told us that 1t cured his whole fam
lily of terrible coughs and colds, after
all other so-called cures had failed en-
tirely. Mr.. vensel said 1t assisted his
children through a very bad siege Of
measles. One Minute Cough Cure
makes expectoration very easy and
rapid. E. Reuss. City Drug store, 104
z. Commerce street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

San Antonio can borrow money at
a lower rate of interest now than
when she was not paying her running
expenses, but what is wanted is n city
government that will not go into debt
for current expenses at all. This is
Just what the present administration
does, pays its way as it goes.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

Ayers appointment as war secre-
tary fills a long felt want. Michigan
says there is nothing the matter with
Alger. Alger is a good fellow and has
brains enough for that position.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

The Boston churches among which
Dwight l.. Moody is trying on his
evangelstic hand, think that the re-
vivalist is too pious by half. Even the
preachers criticise him as too hard.
Dwight is a reformer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04
TO CORRESPONDENTS:

All communications for this paper
should be accompanied by the name Of
the author, not necessarily for publ
cation, but as an 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
respondents.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

Organized charity, where all cases
of reported restitution are enquired
into and relief judiciously given. is
the only relief that really accom-
plishes anything Indiscriminate aims
giving is an encouragement to beg
ging. All things are improved rs they
are thoroughly systematized.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

Running the business of a city is
like running any other business. 1t
has to be learned. The two years
that the present mayor has been in
Office will prepare him for another
two years of Office vastly better equip
ped for his work than when he enter
ed upon his present duties.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

If there is a debt due any employees
of the city today it is not because the
revenues are not sufficient to pay as
we go. but because the collected rev.
enues have been used to pay debts of
former administrations. All this is
becoming Il thing of the past as the
city gets on its financial feet.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

Almost a million cabbage heads
along the line of one little railway is
a pretty big contract even for South
ern Texas. These cabbage heads are
not Known in the vicinity of Austin.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

Two years more of interest saving
and economy in the light and water
bills of the city and there is going to
he a surplus in the city treasury with
which to inaugurate permanent city
improvements.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04
structiOn.

Cabinet making has not altogether
fallen into innocuous desuetude.
Changes may yet be made in some of
the departments owing to the unwil-
lingness of some of the appOintees to
take any office.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

The happy family of the Texas De
mocracy is not united as harmonious
ly at Austin as Charley would like.
There is a tendency to independence
in the Legislature that is not encour-
aged by the bosses.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

Husband poisoning is not safe
game in far away Japan, any more
than in this country, that is if an
American undertakes it. They are
too clumsy. Japan can give them
points in doing that little trick.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

Give the people an administration
that represents the city. Represents
it's wishes, its desire for the best 60
ing at the lowest price, its desire for
Il clean administration and one with
out jobs.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

With the public debt increased an
other $14,0OO,0O0 last nmOnth it is
time that the cry aginst raising more
revenue was suffered to die out of the
ears of the people. 1t is a lying de-
claratiOn.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

Deustrow's millions have been I'M
able to save his neck from the SEN
tence of halter 1t will be in order
to remark farther when he is actual
ly hung. VIII money enable him to
slip that cable?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04
CITY CIRCULATION NOTICE.

CIT1 CIRCULATION NOIICE'
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
plants 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, 1897-02-04

The Associated Press cOrrespOn-
dents in India give no more favorable
report of the distress there than is for
warded in the regular channels Of
communication. 1t cannot be painted
worse than it is.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

France fOrgets that had it not been
for Russia some eighteen years ago
she would have been practically WHIP
ed off the map Of Europe. Her sal
walton consists in standing pat with
the Great Bear.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

Oregon Senate has the decency TO
refuse to attempt any election OF a
United States senator until the obstre-
porous House organizes and comes
down to business That the House
will not do yet awhile.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04
FOR SALE OR RENT.

10-room concrete house, corner Tur-
ner and Madison, all modern improve
ments: possession given March 1. For
particulars inquire at 2O6 N. Presa St,
rear P. Wagner's store. 2-2-4t"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

Nicaragua canal is the bone of con-
tention this session of Congress, and
is likely to project itself into any
number of sessions yet to come. 1t
will carry the day before it is dis
posed of.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

Chauncey Depew makes a good ng-
urehead for charity ball In New
York. He has good head for almost
anything that has yet been offered
him. Would make good minister.
but he is engaged
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

The present Car of Russia sees no
reason to perpetuate the sentence of
his predecessor against grand Duke
MichaelOvitch for marrying accord
ing to the dictates of his affections,
Sensible Gar.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

Nebraska farmers find that there is
something in the beet business and
will ask that a tariff he placed on the
foreign article. Uncle Sans sugar
should he made ont Of his beet crop
and cone
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

That coast country is being covered
with the early and latter rains and
the fruits that will follow will be
abundant. Prospects for early vege-
tables are exceedingly promising.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

The administration whippers in at
Austin are getting in their work with
the members of the House.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

Queen Lii has the grip. but not the
grip on Hawaii. 1t is too near the end
of the reign of Grover.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

-Four weeks from today and there
will be n moving day at Washington
in which a nation will rejoice.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04
AUTHORIZED COLLECTORS.

The following named are authorized
collectors of the Light:
H. C. SCHUMACHER,
w. T. SCHUMACHER,
DAN C. BITTER.
Subscribers are requested not to pay
their subscription without taking re-
T. B. JOHNSON, Manager.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

Dan Stuart is off for Nevada to see
what the prospect is for shekels in
the approaching fight.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

Spain has been monkeying with
Cleveland and Olney only to see what
response would come from Cuba.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04
p ills

results, easily and thoroughly 25c. All druggists
Prepared by G. l. Hood g. Co., Lowell, Mass
The only Pills to take with Hoods SarSaparilla
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

The Turkish troubles are like q
Turkish bath. Mighty hot affairs and
last a good while.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

All contracts or bills MUST be ap-
proved by the Secretary or Manager.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

ALL KINDS OF PRINTING
AT THE LIGHT JOR OFFICE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04
SLOAN & SHELLEY

Undertakes and embaImers, 219 st.
Mary's street. Telephone sos. 1-5-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04

gestiOn, bad taste, coated
tongue, sick headache, in
somnia, etc. Hoods Pills
cure constipation and all its
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-04
Constipation

Causes fully half the sickness in the world It
retains the digested food too long in the bowels
and produces biliousness, torpid liver, indl-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-04

Sealed bids wanted for the priv.
lege Of conducting all stands and the
dancing floor at the Labor Day cele'
bration in Davenport's pasture Sept.
s. All bidA must be in BY Monday,
Aug. 9. The committee reserves the
right to rejectany or ali. bids.
Z. 8. SHArFHR, Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-04
CITY CHAT,

Read Adams ad.
See Adams 81 ad.
Hynes vulcsnizes tires.
Hyn mes repairs bicycles.
Fine oxfords 81 q pair. Adams.
Lees Little Gem IL the best broom.
SO cents for 81 oxfords at Adams.
Muscatine watermelons at Hor.
tons.
Cralls & Co., stylish livery turn.
outs.
j. d. Du Shane, Of St. Paul, is in
the city.
H. w. Dusinberre has gone to
Pittsburg.
Carl Anderson left today for Nj
agara Falls.
Large bottle Of phosphate Is cents
at Horizons.
Blackberries. three boxes for 10
cents, at Horizons
II. B. Sudlow and H. P. Greenough
are in Peoria today.
Mrs. Thea Dahn has returned from
0 visit to Des Moines.
SO cents for ladies' wine or black
oxfords at Adams sale.
A. II. Bolton, Of Omaha, is visit
ing Rock Island friends.
Muscatine watermelons. first OF
the season, at Hess Bros.
John Linehan has gone to Chicago
for . 2-weeks' visit to relatives.
Misses Name Hurd and Della Al
lam left today for Niagara Falls.
Call at Hess Bros. and get nice
cold watermelon right of the ice.
The water works whistle will give
. general alarm for fire hereafter.
Miss Emma Dolly, Of Clinton, il
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Ann Dolly
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Pratt have re-
turned from their visit at Erie, Ill.
You will do we'll to attend the
Gustus school OF bu sipess at Moline
Miss Gussie Strate left today for q
visit Al New York and Philadelphia.
H. j. Buckley, Of Chicago, is visit
irg At the home Of his uncle, Oar
Corken.
Mrs. C. w. Negus and son, Charles
left today for Chicago on visit t.
friends.
ID. A. Malsrkey. OF Port Byron,
left today for u visit to friends in
New York.
Revs. Zstterstrand and Hemborg
have returned from q trip through
Michigan.
Jackson & Hurst have money e
loan on real estate. Terms reasona.
BILE and no delay.
Assignee Rosenfeld has resumed
manufacturing at the Peaslee Sho
company's plant.
Miss Lizzie Hammer, Of St. Paul
10 visiting at the home Of Mrs. Voge
on Nineteenth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Il. Johnston lef
on the Young for the round trip t
Burlington this afternoon.
Robert Connolly. OF Chicago. for
merly night clerk at the Rock Islam,
house, is visiting in the city.
For rubber tired traps and buggie
order OF Cralle & Co. Carriages wis
careful drivers at moderate rates.
The promised swimming mattel
from the Rock Island bridge to But
falo did not come OF this morning.
jackson & Hurs. have money {
loan on real estate. Terms reasons
BILE and no delay.
Hamilton Perry and Frank T. Du
fva arrived home yesterday after
10-days-up-river trip on the steamer
+. Weyerhsuser.
William Burke and Miss Bridge
Woods, of Rock Island. were Marie
yesterday at the county building b
Judge Lucian Adams.
+. .. Van Calder, of Sycamore
I'LL, editor Of the Modern Woodmar
accompanied by his tive children,
registered at the Rock Island house
Comic songs to make you laugh
dancing to keep you warm and il
cream to keep you cool on the excul
sion Of the Ladies' band and H.
quartet. Friday night.
F. &. Eberhart leaves Friday ,
Join Sanger's Musical Comedy CON
pany to travel through Iowa, Sout
Dakota and Montana for the white,
He 10 at present singing with Ed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-04
ne WsasAss We nsy nsv,.

Showers this afternoon end tonight;
slightly cooler tonight; fair Tlurs-
day.
The barometer was high this morn
Ing nom the upper Mississippi val
ley to Oregon. 1t Is lowest In New
Mexico and Utah.
The temperature hiss changed but
little IN most sections since yesterday
morning.
Todsy's temperature, 70.
q. z. Hunt, Observes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-04
Practice Economy

In buying medicine % In other
matters. 1t is economy to get Hood's
Sarsaparilla because there 10 more
medicinal value in Hoods Sarss-
parilla than in any other. Every
bottle Of Hoods Sarsaparilla contains
100 doses and will average, taken &C.
cording to directions, to last q
month, while others last but Q fort.
night.
Hoods Pills are the only pills to
take with Hoods Sarsaparilla. Easy
and vet efficient.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-16

don't care about this backbone. >
We are after cheap labor. Scrubs
will do for us, if they are only
cheap. The missionaries can al
WAYS be turned loose on them. We
are not looking for quality and
character, but low prices. The old
darkey prefers a twenty-dollar
mule to a hundred-dollar mule, be
cause the latter increases the price
of production. If you tell him
that the high-priced mule does bet
ter work than the scrub mule, he
simply says: Reckon YOU hain't
been in de cornfield."
At present, of course, any immi-
grafton from Europe, under con
tract for labor, even if not penal, is
out of the question, in view of an
Under the American
law it is not permitted.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-16
ITALIAN LABOR.

We print, in another column, an
interesting letter, received by Mr..
S. NJ. Damon, on the subject of
Italian immigration as a source of
labor supply.
The subject is not new. 1t has
been looked into before, but as us
ual no steps were ever taken to get
the laborers. With Asiatics at our
back door, and transportation at a
nominal cost, there has been no
reason for looking elsewhere, eX-
cepting for our fear of being over
whelmed by numbers. AS com
munity, we are here most emphat-
ically not for the unbusinesslike
purpose of building up a "civiliza-
ton" We, as a community, want
cheap labor.
The history of Italian immigra-
ton in the United States is most
interesting. The townspeople of
Italy are not valuable, but the
farmers from the rural districts do
well. Some years ago G. K. Ian
dis of Vineland, n. j., laid out
large tract of the barren, sandy
land of that State, which Ameri
cans refused to occupy. With con-
slant effort and great-care, he Sc
cured laborers from the rural dis
tricts of Italy. To these he sold
small tracts of land and encour-
aged them in intensive" agricul
ture. One may now ride for many
miles around Vineland over fine
roads and through a country laid
out in small farms, cultivated with
great care and occupied with fine
cottages, standing within pretty
gardens. Many of the poor emf
grants are now we'll off. Some of
them are rich. The natives of New
Jersey speak well of them. They
take special care in the education
of their children.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-16

The japanese case is an import
ant, if not a serious, one. The soon
er we understand it the better we
shall be prepared to sustain the
Government, if it is in the right,
as we hope it is. If secrecy will aid
the Government, let solemn 81
lence be over us until the Govern
ment shall show the path to our
feeble and childish steps.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-16
OPEN DIPLOMACY.

The Government declines to fur
nish for publication the principal
letter In its correspondence with
Mr.. Shimamura, the japanese Min
mister.
If the publication may, IN any
way, work an injury to our own
interests, it ought not to be made,
and for further security the diplo-
matte letters might be enclosed IN
an opium tin and sunk off Lanai,
to be used only when wanted, ra-
Their than tempt our curiosity. The
publication, however, of a part OF
the correspondence, seems to indi-
cate that the part suppressed Is
very interesting and even momen-
fous.
The Government of a Republic
is only, after all, the agent OF the
people, and it Is bound, therefore,
TO inform its principal Of It's dolngs.
To claim otherwise is to take the
dangerous ground that the agent
is above the principal. There are,
of course, certain limitations upon
this publicity established for con-
venience only. The practice of the
Government of the United States
is, more and more, to take the pub
lie into It's confidence, throw open
the doors and have no secrets. 1t
has freely published the correspon-
dence between the State Depart
ment and the japanese Minister.
1t does not, on the other hand, pub
lish the correspondence between
American officials in Cuba and the
State Department, because If 1t did
the Spaniards would butcher or
drive out those officials. But, as
a rule, it goes to what the old diplo-
mats call dangerous extreme"
in keeping no secrets. The theory
of it is that the people are the prin-
cipals, and the Government only
the agents. Even Senators of the
United States, under pledge of Sc
crecy, in Executive session, invar-
iably give up the secrets, on the
theory of responsibility to the PEG
pie. The mystery of diplomacy"
has become a laughing stock. The
monarchy SYSTEM, which mistrusts
the people, believes in secrecy.
Read the biography of Bismarck,
and learn, how, as rule, he flung
open the doors of diplomatic cor
respondence. He laughed at secrets,
unless he was putting up job on
some nation. The diplomats of
Europe fairly shuddered at his
open talk.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-16

In stating the case of the China,
on Thursday last, we inadvertently
substituted the word must" in
copying the law providing that
the Collector shall" register a YES
sci when requested to do so, and
the conditions are complied with.
The case may possibly turn on the
point, whether the word ''shall''
has the same meaning as may" OF
whether it is an obligatory word
and allows the Collector-General
no discretion.