San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-26
ghe 1aily Eight.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER %, 1890.
DALLAS LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
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The town is run over with people
out of employment who are willing
to work at anything in order to earn
a living. The great number of fail
ures during the past few months
threw many out of positions. The
town is doomed so, that those out of
employment elsewhere think if I
was only in Dallas, Texas, could
find work at once" The unfortunate
being dead beats his way to the
goal OF his hopes only to find he
has been deluded. He lands
in Dallas without money, he
is not allowed to beg, or he
would be taken up rs q vagrant and
sent to work on the poor farm. He
cannot find work and he must either
steal or starve. One boy of Is applied
to the writer for dinner; would cut
wood, scrub, or do anything for his
food. He was told he could earn his
bread by the sweat of his brow, as
your correspondent does, and directed
to the car line being built on Bryan
street. They had turned off Is that
very day, had more hands than could
work In the space. Only q block is
torn up and built at time. We took
him in, gave him his dinner
and supper asked him where he was
going to spend the night. Said he
would have to leave town as he had
no lodging place and if he was found
on the streets or in by.ways would be
landed in the calaboOse. We gave
him shelter and food till he procured
work as waiter in restaurant. He
had been a clerk from small boy up
in st. Louis. Thought all he had to
do was to save money to get here on,
where he would soon become rich on
the enormous salary clerks received in
Dallas. Yet people wonder at the
burglaries committed. In Fort
Worth q man was sentenced to two
years in the penitenti ary for breaking
into q grocery store and stealing
things to eat. In this place within
fhe last ten days, six people have
been "held up" by highway
The Phillips planning mill was en-
tirely destroyed by fire. The mill
and stock was valued at $4,000, insur-
ed for $500. Mrs. Hachett's house,
adjoining the mill property was also
destroyed. The house was valued at
$1,000, insured for $500. Loss on furni-
ture and household goods $500. The
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same day, was covered by insurance.
Geo. Phillips, q bright and intelligent
negro Is arrested for swindling.
George has been working q new rae
ket, his victims have been many,
mostly people of his own race. He
had a email paddock, with two key
holes, one exposed to view, the ether
hid by q slide. He would first un-
lock 1t himself to show that it could
be done. Then bet you could not.
His victim would lose the money
every time, of course.
The city health officer is urging the
necessity of city hospital that will
be apace with the times and advance
ment of Dallas. The present house,
an old school building of primitive
Dallas, is not much credit to the
town.
At a meeting of the Texas State
Fair and Dallas Exposition w. G..
Conner was chosen president, which
adds So, 600 per annum to his income.
AS mayor of Dallas, president of one
of her banks, and now president of
the fair, he will be enabled to live.
u. 5. Marshal Geo. A. Knight has
received word from Washington that
VIM. M. Ward, whom he recon-
mended for the position, formerly
route agent, had been appointed post
master at Oak Cliff. Mr.. Knight
seems to have the inside track, at
least he generally gets what he asks.
for.
Mr.. w. A. L. Knox, who has been
connected for the past ten years with
the Texas Farm and Ranch, has re-
turned to Dallas after fruitless
search for health. He travelled
through Western Texas, Mexico and
New Mexico without beneficial results
and he has returned to his home to
wait-perhaps the end.
City Attorney Woyencraft received
telegram announcing the death of
his father in Arkansas.
Jas. Mcclellan, a brakeman on the
Oak Cliff Elevated railway received
painful bruises while coupling an
engine.
While Mr.. Burcham was putting in
an electric light in the auditorium of
the city hall his ladder gave way
precipitating him to the floor. He
was taken to the city hospital and
bruises dressed. 1t was found he
Droke his knee in the fall. Paul
henry died at his sons home near
Lancaster. Mr.. Henry had lived in
DALLAS county since 1859. VIM. Huff
hines, another old resident of this
county died near Richardson.
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