San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-01

... DALLAS, Tex, OCTOBER -, $50.
DAILY LIGHT:
Dallas is blessed in having fair weather
for her fairs. 1t could not be better had
it been made to order. Only two inclem-
ent days. The fair association and Dallas
generally has gathered in the coins Rich
are her rewards. These fairs have done
wonders for Dallas. This one alone has
been worth worlds to her.
Notwithstanding the LIGHT man had TO
pay from $3.50 to $3.50 per night for cot
bed and from SOC to 81 per meal, the ho-
tells, boarding houses and lodging places
continue crowded. Two ladies from Gal
weston told your correspondent they
walked the town over to get a room, ey-
cry place was filled. Rates have been eX-
tortiOnate and accommodations poor.
One must have right plethoric purse to
take in fair.
If the Dallas fair management extend
ed press courtesieS" to the LIGHTS rep
reSentative he Jared fifty cents per day
better than some of his San Antonio
brethren, who presented credentials-the
best 10 beprocured-paid thier half dollar
entrance fee, and like your correspondent.
thanked them for the privilege.
The Times Herald's reporter handles
some member saw some boys on the fence
looking over; one enticed them to jump
over, "I'll see you through" he said to
them Once within the grounds he
caught them and marched them before
justice of the peace who treated them as
Migrants. They were sentenced to work
for 80 days in the chain gang, were taken
to the convict camp some seven miles
from Dallas. The Times-Herald claims
these boys, seven in number, were all
hard working, one farm hand, another
| dray driver, and so on. The Oldest was
only seventeen, and thinks the sentence
entirely too severe for so trivial an Of
fence. Under the rule which governed
| the justice of the peace in passing SEN
tence on these youthful lads he could soon
have more in the "chain gang" than out
| of it. This same justice of the peace has
secured by his decisions at least S3.OOO for
| the city treasury since the falr opened.
1 We presume the above sentence for, these
| boys OF tender years, to break rock, Is
| included. II it is it will have to be de-
Quoted, for the 7. III. has secured the
release of two of the crowd, and If it
keeps on the other five will soon be re-
leased All that the L. I'll. has done and
| said has been with justice for ALL"
While this police force is so vigilant
| why cannot the night thief at the exposi-
ton building be caught? III the thief can
not be caught why can not the exhibitors
property be protected? A Denton county
man had three bottles of his best wine
stolen in one night. A Lamar county ex-
| hibitor had his crate of fine peaches TO
come to grief The Cooke county exhibit,
| in charge of Postmaster Pierce suffered
| severely at the hands of some thief during
| his absence at night.
This thief, or thieves, is deserving OF
more severe punishment than these boys
who were too poor to pay their way In.
The editors were invited to come to
| the great fair. There was not much ado
| made over them. They enjoyed the
| freedom of the city as far as their money
| went. No banquet, no wine, no drives
over the city. no entertainment gotten up
| for the visiting editors. Gentlemen, OF
| the press, come again, a warm welcome
| awaits YOU" and all Others havinga little
\ cash to deposit. If you are little short
| be careful lest you too be treated as a
vagrant.
4 man named Morrow started out to
| see the SlumS of Dallas. After his rounds
| called at police station TO report. Hau
| been robbed of his all, $40. Three soiled
! doves were arrested but released after a
| search warrant had been issued and their
quarters searched for the missing treas
| ure. If Morrow is not betted, he is q
wiser man.
The principal of one of the public
schools has been the recipient OF some
pretty curt notes from the fond and dot
| ing mother of one of his pupils. They
| we're of such tone he did not reply. A
| couple of days after the last had been re-
ceived the paterfamilias made said
teacher an unceremoniouS visit, took him
unawares, demanded an explanation for
not answering his wife's notes, denounced
the man of learning i'm strong
language and at the same time
striking him with an opened knife. The
"fesSer" downed him then and there. The
aggrieved father begged for mercy, apollo
gized and promised to leave IL you will
only let me 60" he said.
"Now, then up and begone from this
room.'
Give me back my knife, first"
The knife was handed him. He grasp
ed it firmly, the principal was unprepared
for the second attack. The man
was more enraged than he was at
first, and made a desperate plunge
at the principal. He was soon conquered
and quite used up. The "fessor" mop
ped the floor with that ''feller," said one
of the boys.
The Dallas churches come in for their
share of the fair Doodle. They are coin
ing money with their lunch stands.
Counterfeit silver dollars are in circu-
lation in Dallas.
The city has accepted the artesian we'll.
The contractors are having the derrick
removed.
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