San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-29
BY FAST MAIL.
A Newsy Letter Giving Later News
Than \ SOIed al Street wood
en-" Special.

The Strlke is Cnlng OF Ine pdsI.
The carpenters gained their point,
and for them nine hours is days
work. The painters were not so
reasonable in their demands. They
struck for 80 cents an hour. We all
know some painters, like every class
OF professionals, are worth more than
others, and it is not reasonable or
Just to pay an inferior workman the
same wages first class one is en-
titled to. Though they failed they
accepted their fate and concluded "it
is better to accept half a loaf than
none at all when you canEot get the
| whole.n
The town does not present SO lone
some an appearance since the car
penters have resumed work. One
can hear the hammer on all sides and
the many uncompleted buildings will
soon be finished.
The school board accepted an in
| vitation to visit the Spring Palace
again today. Dallas tried to keep
awake during the strike by swelling
| the list of visitors at the Palace.
The Texans who went to New York
| to invite eX-presIdent Cleveland and
| wife to the Dallas State Fair are
having a right royal time at the
hands of Hon. Chauncy NJ. Depew,
A. S. Hewitt and others. Jay Gould's
doors were thrown wide open to the
crowd. Mr.. Gould is reciprocating
Dallas hospitality.
Gov. Ross and Mr.. Armstrong,
president of the Fair association
are en- route home. The Fair
pays her president salary of 5000
per annum. 1t behooves him to make
it interesting. From the first of June
to the opening day he and his corps
of assistants will be hard at work
getting all things in readiness. The
interest taken increases each year. A
Dallas firm offers TO the baby that
takes first premium (Which is $50, for
beauty, 500 pastel picture of the
little beauty.
A little S-year-old boy of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cartwright was attacked by
negro children. His mother heard
the fuss and went to his rescue, but
was knocked insensible. The negro
children fed. Dallas cannot be
eclipsed for bad children. A
lady and gentleman were walk
ing on the sidewalk a few even
ings since, when the small boy
turned the hose on them. The gen.
tleman reproved him sharply. This
same prank was played a few after
Moons ago in East Dallas upon
couple of ladies in a buggy. In this
instance the hose was turned direct
and the water went with full force
in the face of one of the ladies. There
is great plant against the bad boys
of Dallas. Some Of them receive no
home training and they must not be
harshly dealt with at school. MY
boy is bad, | know, but if the teacher
could not govern him without the use
of switch, / want her to send him
hOme," said one doting mama to a
member of the board to whom she
was making complaint.
A movement is on foot to clear and
straighten Trinity River so as to make
it navigable from Dallas to Galveston.
Before we came to Texas we learned
"Dallas was situated at the head OF
navigation on the Trinity"
The Dallas Clearing House shows
an increase OF g. per cent. over same
week of last year. The clearings for
the past week amounted to 81 $780,
057.04. =
Dallas will have additional school
houses, if the Council will ever
agree. The Chairman of the School
Board is a builder and contractor
and submits two plans for the
proposed new buildings; Two of
which were accepted. The other
plans (of his) were rejected and those
of another party accepted. Some
thought the chairman of the board
should have had the entire contract
for the eight buildings.
The convocation of the Episcopal
church adjourned Thursday.
Harrington Bros attorneys waived
further examination at the prelimin-
airy trial. Their bond was fixed at
81, $50.
Hons. Barnett Gibbs and Eugene
Marshall, U. $. attorney, INDUCED in
pugilstic exercise on Main street.
Both were arrested. A dispute arose
over views expressed upon commits
sion and anti-commission leaders.
Mr.. Russell Harrison and a corps of
artists and writer's are due here. One
party represents a syndicate of 1900
papers. Dallas will be well written
up.
The woman's Relief Corps, auxili-
airy of the G.. A. r., is doing good
work. Their number is small but
strong. They meet regularly, look
after the sick and destitute, and are
assiduous in their efforts to do good.
One of their most energetic workers
is the wife of U. S. Marshall George
A. Knight. Mrs Knight is a brave
determined little woman that &C
knowledges no obstacle in her way
wv nan her nafh laadS ia dntu