San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-18
DALLAS LETTER.

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 16, 1892.
To the San Antonio LIGHT:
A number of wealthy and leading
citizens met yes terday in the city hall
to formulate some plan to raise funds
necessary for another fair. The
special committee appointed some
time since reported in favor of reor-
ganiZation and to sell out under the
second mortgage bonds and organize
q new. A committee was appointed
to snlicit stock to the new fair and eX-
position association.
There has been something said
about reducing the salaries of the city
teachers. We heard one teacher, who
receives S75 per month for her services
from 8 Q. m. to 2:3O p. m. say "it's
shame, as hard as we work, to think
of reducing our pay"
Were this complaining teachers
salary cut down Iust half 1t would be
commensurate with the times in these
parts; and more than the majority of
the hirelings OF the place are receiv-
ing for much harder work than that
of teaching.
There is turmoil in the republican
camp growing out of the call for dis.
trict convention, and general disatis-
faction at the packing of the hall with
negroes, at the county convention
which had been called in the audi
torium and was taken in hand by all
the government officials.
Since the executive committee at
Waco has recognized g. w. Gillespie
as the rightful chairman OF the dis
trlct, another convention Is expected
to be called. Protests against the
action of the United States officers
and demand for their removal have
gone up to the authorities In Wash
ington very numerously signed, and
the split in the republican party bids
fair to be of greater effect in local and
state politics than the Hogg and
anti-Hogg faction of the democratic
parts.
Dallas county is entitled to twenty
delegates In the publican state con-
vention which convenes In Austin
March 9Th, and many are the aspi.
rants who desire to 90 as delegates.
Young Thomas Blakeney, son of
Mr.. Hugh Blakeney, better known as
"fine, very fine," was ordained priest
at the church of the Sacred Heart
Sunday morning. Father Blakeney
was raised in Dallas; for the last
twelve years he has been studying
and preparing for the priesthood.
He said his first mass in the cathe.
dral yesterday morning.
Mr.. Frank Allen bough, superinten-
dent of the glue factory, was thrown
against q tree by q pony he was
riding, and received fatal injuries,
dying q few hours later. The pony
was for sale cheap only ST..
In the dead of last Friday night,
while policeman was patrol
ing his beat, he was told by a
party returning to his home that
all was not right at Wordsen's gun
store. In short while he was re-
infoI iced by brother officers, four
burglars were taken in hand. The
men gave their names as Bill Barnes,
Ed Miller, Chas. Smith and Bill Bar
nom. They said the raid was made
preparatory to "holding up" pass
enger train.
Burglars are getting in their work.
Several houses have been broken into
and robbed the past week. and raids
are made nearly every night in
poultry yards.
The tailors of Kohler & Co., stop.
ped working last Saturday evening
on account of the reduction in wages.
The jury gave Eugene Johnson,
the Kansas City Sun correspondent,
one years imprisonment. and fine
of 500 under the charge of Judge
Bower, after which it was discovered
a fatal error in the charge destroyed
the verdictand the prisoner was grant.
ed new trial. Col. G. L. Edwards,
Johnson's attorney says Johnson is
the subject of persecution, and not
prosecution. There is generally q
loophole for the cunning one to crawl
through, but woe be unto the Niger
who shoots craps. He is fined $40 and
costs every time. &**