San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-18
DALLAS LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent. |
DALLAS, Tex, Feb. l6. 1901

| lrIOm our Regular correspondent
DALLAS, Tex, Feb. l6, 1891.
Mayor Connor, who went to New
| Orleans to attend the meeting of pres
| idents of southern fair associations.
has just returned. Mr.. Connor saws
| he feels in no manner bound by the
action of the so-called democratic
convention, and that he will not sup.
port the nominee, Mr.. Cole. Mr.. Com
nor thinks q strictly representative
business man should have received
the nomination, and does not think it
at all necessary to the principles of
democracy to become involved in the
selection of o man to represent the in
terests of the city. The democratic
nominee suits the republican popula-
ton.
Great joy is manifested over the re-
cent encouragement from Washing
ton that the efforts put forth by Con-
gresham Abbott to secure that
100000 appropriation, which Presi-
dent Harrison vetoed last April, is
likely to meet with success. The
building has already been rebuilt on
paper, to suit the required demands.
Postmaster Witwer thinks it q certain
thing that the building will be en-
larged.
1t is thought when the president
vetoed this appropriation he had an
incorrect idea as to the vast amount
Of business transacted; and the people
in Dallas believe Mr.. Harrison is
fair president, and now he shall only
be glad to see justice done; and In no
way feel the slight for thus reversing
his veto.
The telegram sent from Austin to
the effect that the new city charter
had been so amended as to give the
school board control of the city schools
proved incorrect. The matter is not
yet settled. Senator Kimbrough and
representative John Cochran thinks
that the school board should control
the schools; but the annual expendi-
ture should be limited to the amount
appropriated by the city council; and
that the city should not be held
responsible for any sum expended by
the school board in excess of that,
appropriation.
Should the fathers" not agree to
the above. Mr.. Kimbrough suggests
that the quettion be submitted to the
p6Oplt dU tlo ncAb cloCbtOu bldU tDSy
may settle it for all time. AS matters
stand there Is very little
power invested in the board.
There is no money attached to the
Office of school director, and certainly
very little glory; yet 1t Is expected
these men, elected to the position,
will spend their time, to the neglect
of their own bushes in trying to
build up the schools; while they are
doing this gratuitous work the mayor
pro tenn and some Of the aldermen are
drawing the salaries of three men.
Notwithstanding the fact that it
was published the evening before,
not one of the Christian teachers vol
unteered to conduct the funeral SER
vice of the little newsboy who was
accidentally killed. The 40 little
boys who bore the expense of burying
their little comrade, saw him laid
away without hymn, a prayer or
psalm read over his little grave.
William Turpin, q hermit, rs years
old who lived near the Turtle Creek
pump house, was found dead. His
death is supposed to have resulted
from heart disease.
Mr.. AID. Reeves was called to Color
ado Springs by telegram announc-
ing the dying condition of his wife at
that place.
Hon. Chas. Estes, for several years
mayor of Augusta, Ga, is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. f. Doremus.
The Kings Daughters are turning
their attention to the poor of the city.
Mr.. H. Lane came very near loosing
his life on the Oak Cliff road. He,
slipped from the platform and es-
capped with the loss of one arm.
CASTOR & CASTOR have taken out q
permit to rebuild the old Merchants
Exchange, which was burned some
eighteen months ago.