San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-23

| morning at IL o'clock.
| "A party consisting of Messrs. Burnett,
| Sinner and Vernon got lots of ducks,
| south Of the city Sunday.
| The new teacher of gymnastics for
the Y. NJ. c. A, Mr.. Charlton, will organ
| ize a class this evening.
Last Days of Pompei," panorama,
will probably be seen in San Antonio dur
ing the Fair. The agent is here.
| Bob Green, the popular captain of the
Belknap Rifles, is favorably spoken OF as
| probable candidate for county attorney.
See the Equine Beauties in their
| Grand Circus Royal. 9-23-5t.
e. M. Gotthold. advance agent for the
| Fast MAIL" which appears at the Grand
Opera house, is at the Maverick.
The San Antonio street car company
| is erecting a sixty foot smoke stack over
| its boilers.
Water mains are being laid on Medina
| street, which has been recently macad-
| amized.
The colored encampment begins to-
| morrow morning by the procession at go
| o'clock, which forms on Washington
| square.
The city will probably have special
| detective at every depot in this city for
the next few days to spot the crooks
who are arriving to take in the Fair.
Alderman Lockwood and wife have re-
turned from Corpus Christi, and the al
derman is enthusiastic of the enterprise
displayed in that little city.
The funeral of the young son of Mr..
| H. Seligmann, killed near Marion Sunday,
| occurred yesterday afternoon and was
largely attended.
T 10 OF, lish
| ed, the Italians will celebrate October IL,
| the landing of Columbus on American
| shores, with great pomp and festivity.
| ee our stylish plaid, stripe and plain
| SergeS, brilliantines, caShmereS, henriet-
| taS, etc. We have many bargains and
| novelties of interest to the ladies.
| eft JOHN X. BERETTA & Co.
| --latest style silk guimp capes at John
| X. Beretta & Co.'S. 922-tf
We invite gentlemen to inspect our
| fall stock of clothing. A nobby line at
| very moderate prices:
922-tf JOHN X. BERETTA & Co.
"A grand opening ball will be given at
Convention hall by the FrOhSinn Singing
society on Saturday, September q, 1890.
Tickets for gentlemen and ladies, SOC, to
| Oe had at Convention hall or from MEM
berS. % st
Ladies, while out shopping, don't fall
| to examine my line of fast black hose, just
received. MOke's Millinery Parlor. g.
| 20-3t.
If you have a house for rent, and want
a good tenant quick, leave the address.
terms, etc, at No. 4 East Commerce
street. 9 Is If
| Wanted, two good stout boys to dis
| tribute papers during the Fair. Apply to
Fred Small, city route agent, at LIGHT
office, between 3 and o'clock. go If
Go to Eagle Clothing Company
for a complete outfit for yourself and
| boys. Everything just as represent
ed, and at reasonable prices.
Lookout, or you will miss the chance
of your life if you don't buy lot at your
own price durick the Fair. HosACK &
Co., Auctioneers. 1t
Prof. Whitehead, the well known
| dancing teacher, has returned to the city.
| and will open a school in the city as soon
as he can secure a suitable hall.
o. The waterworks citizens committee,
MeSsrS. +. GrOoS. w. b. Wright, j. ".
| Dignowity, H. C. Bernard, +. F. Collins,
L. C. GrothauS, Geo. c. Altgelt and K: b.
| Minor, meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Mr.. Ed. Hofheinz and Miss Ida Cara
| way were married today at 2:3O o'clock at
| the Paine Methodist church. and left for
Denver. A sackfull of rice was emptied
after them.
The Judges of election on the water
| works question are reminded, and so are
| the people in general, that only tax pay
erS on real estate will be entitled to vote
on the question next Tuesday.
Has Mr.. Hornaday, of the Times,
found out who did send that small -pox
telegram to the Atlanta Constitution?
| He is the correspondent, but diSclaims
| knowledge of sending it.
Three men tried to cross a part of
MitcheIl's lake Is miles from the city,
| Sunday, but got into the arroyo that
crosses the lake and nearly drowned
| themselves and horses.
The Alamo Plaza park benches, dur
ing the past two dark nights, have been
| in great demand by many str0lllng cou-
Piles. If the park should be kept dark
every night it would be denSely peopled.
The board of directors os the Y. M. c..
| A. did not select their new secretary at
yesterdays meeting, but have opened
| correspondence with several parties on
the subject. They will have another
| meeting at the close of the week.
"A man named Hutzler, while working
| in a cotton gin at Castroville, caught his
| arm in the machinery and lacerated it so
| terribly that he was brought TO San An
| tonic to have the arm amputated.
The Order OF Chosen Friends will
have grand day at the Fair on October
7 and a banquet at Convention hall at
| night. The festivities will open with a
| grand parade in the morning at o'clock
| headed by the military band.
The coored militia encampment be-
| gins tomorrow, at $50 a. m. with big
street parade. The encampment Will be