San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-20
DALLAS LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent. ]

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DALLAS, Tex, November is, 1890.
DAILY LIGHT:
The Alcalde Hotel got too small fol
J. E. Mathis and wife, who was run.
ming it; next, Dallas was too small
| for the two who had agreed to dis
agree. After months of most dis
graceful conduct in the hotel the
woman shipped for California leaving
an indulgent hus band In the lurch for
hundreds of dollars. The hotel did a
thriving business and they made
money. After the woman left with
what plumber she could take the man
turned the furniture over to j. E.
Bentley, bailee, to dispose of for pay
ment of lien on part of the furni-
ture, the rest to apply towards liqui-
dating the arrearage for rent. The
lease was forfeited, house and furni-
ture advertised for rent. The deserted
husband obtained permission to re-
main in one of the rooms. The rooms
were nearly all filled. Between mid
night and day Wednesday night the
guests who were reused from their
peaceful slumbers by loud and furi-
Gus raps urgently calling them up.
Well paid men who knew their work
were on hand as soon as startled
guest would open his door in would
rush q gang of men to tear up carpets,
pull beds to pieces and bare che room
of furniture before the guest had time
to rub his eyes open. Some of these
tenants have paid in advance for
their accommodations. some were
sick when reused from their beds.
One plucky little lady refused to open
her door. The rascal.y man offered
her $2S to vacate, would send her to q
hotel, &c. She stuck.
Chamber maids and servants were
cheated out of their wages, turned
adrift without homes or friends,
tenants who had paid for the
use of furnished rooms were
robbed Sof the use of furniture
grocers, provision dealers, butchers,
laundries and other institutions were
left with large bills unpaid.
We contributed our might in the
shape of a "LIGHT," some cards and
dinero to the box Theoretically sealed
and placed under the corner stone of
the new court house. Bro. 8. P. Nor
sis, Grand Lecturer, who placed the
articles in the box, is better at making
speeches than packing boxes. His
speech was fitting the occasion.
Flora Curry Is a winsome girl of IL
or thereabouts, works in a down town
laundry. She left the laundry for a
"short while" Her sister became
alarmed, went home and reported to
her mother. Search fails to reveal
the girls whereabouts. 1t is pre-
sumed she and former foreman have
eloped.
Henry Miller, from Chicago, stabbed
Jno. Langley in the breast. The two
men were in saloon. Langley may
die. Miller was arrested.
An Italian laborer was found Lying
near the track on Pacific Avenue by
an engineer. The italian was dying
and could not speak. A deep wound
On the back of the head and another
on the forehead were the only marks
on him. On his person was found $50
or sos, showing that robbery was not
the cause of the murder.
Alderman Kiolen has gone to Chi
cago to take unto himself a wife. He
marries Nj. g. Ryan today in st. Pat
rick's church.
The fire boys of Dallas are never
forgotten. Mrs. Mcleod remembered
them this last fire and sent fifty
dollar check. Great would have been
the loss had the Mcleod residence
burned. 1t is presumed these fires
are of incendIary origin and the object
is plumber.
Art. Culbey, son of the sheriff elect
of Navarro county, had his spine Sc
riously injured by an accident caused
from trying to board an electric car In
motion.
These accidents are the results of
carelessness. Half the time the car
barely stops, and as soon as one
reaches the step, of it goes, with
jerk, throwing the passengers against
each other with a thud, to the amuse-
ment of the motor man.
The remains of Mrs. VIM. Haray,
who died at the residence of her
daughter in this city, were taken to
Bryan for interment.
Mayor Conner and party have re-
turned from Memphis, Tenn, whittier
they went to learn how to water the
thirsty Dallasite. Verify, sit is an
i'll wind that blows nobody good"
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