San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-06
DALLAS LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent
DALLAS, Tex, Feb. 4, 1891.
"When doctors disagree who shall
decide?" Some say the reported case
of small pow in Oak Cliff was measles.
The subject, Alderman servant woman
left her home in Oak Cliff and procured
q situation in Bryan street boarding
house. She was hunted and found by
the authorities and subjected to
another interview with Dallas
doctors. She rebelled furiously, but
it did not keep the learned
men from pronouncing it q case of
smallpox or veraloid and she was
sent to the pest house, and the board
ing house where she worked quaran-
tined. Among the boarders were a
number of clerks. While thus i'm
prisoned they are determined to have
as much enjoyment as possible. A
young lady was passing the
house, when she beheld the
dummy, dressed in yellow, that
had been placed in the middle
of the yard she realized she was in
danger. She stopped, and started.
A II she knew was that the crowd on
the porch aud policeman near by
were laughing as she planted her
number tours and half as fast as
she could, en- route to DOCTORS office.
1t is stillunder discussion whether or
not this was smallpox. Certain it is
that here was genuine case at the
city hospital. 49,
The Dallas Cable road company was
on Goth ult., with a capital
s stock of 5000, 900. A contract was en-
tered into by the officers of the CON-
psny to build equip aud put in opera.
tion double track railway on Elm
street to the fair grounds. for the sum
of 800, 900 Mr.. A. w. Childress, the
prime .nover, and his associates, SUBJ
scribed $500, 900 and Dallas subscribes
the rest. The road will be
completed by next fair, IL not
before. This will be the only
cable line south of st. Louis. The
consulting engineer of the company
will be the gen tleman who engineered
the Olive street cable line * st. Louis.
Cable line in st. Louis, the finest in
the United States y The reqired de-
posit has been made, and Mr.. Child
ress will leave tomorrow tor st. Louis.
to see that the machinery is shipped
on time.
Chas. Blackwell, a fresco painter
from New Orleans, languishes in
our "city hotel" on the river.
He and a Mrs. Finnegan came to
Dallas some weeks ago. They were
followed by the latteI's hus band, Mr..
jas. Finnegan, who makes charges
against Bakewell. Among them, he
has wife aud child living in Gretna,
La. Bakewell denies the statement
into. Mr. Finnegan claim to have
left her husband on account of cruel
treatment, and to have made her
living sewing since her arrival here.
Word is received of the merIted
promo ion of Dallas boy way up in
Spokane Falls w. Male Jones has
been appointed on the editorial staff
of the Spokane Daily Review. Will
was known in Dallas as a bright boy
be- glad to learn of this compliment
paid Texas intellect.
Rev. sam Jones lectured at Turner
hall last Thursday evening. Will,
Sam is working to save souls, b,
makes 1t business to work TO
the money, and does not hesitate
saying so. We are all after a gooo
piece of the "rOot of all evil"
w E Parry. the efficient presiden
of the school board, left today Sfo
Austin IT, look after the schools in
terest in the new city charter.
The LIGHT strikes the key note II
saying Texas should pu olish her owr
school booxs and furnish them to the
children OF the state at actual cost.
The case Of Chas. Miller, convicted
of robbery in this county and sen
fenced to the penItent iary for ninety
nine years, has been affirmed by the
court of appeals.
Chas. and Commodore Miller are tw,
noted negroes in Dallas. Commodor
| has been confined in the Dallas jai
for Is months. He is quite reconciIeC
| to his surroundings. The futur,
gives HIM no concern whathever.
The remains of B K. Lane, tn,
printer " hp sucided in the jail here
have been disinterred and shipped
fro "a Fort Worth to Baltimore, Mrs
Lanes old home.
Mrs w. r. Hathaway died of pueu
monia i'm the past week. Her remal n,
were AIKEN to Raymond, Texas, 10
| burial.
Joe n. Stewart, district clerk, mar
ried MISS Mollie Rupe, at the latter
home in Ce ar Springs, Su day. MI
| w, N Cbe follows tue examnle an
weds Miss Cullum, Wednesd y nigh