San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-26
AUSTIN CORRESPONDENCE.
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pleasing, enthusiastic faces of the
,nembs RS or the Young Peoples Chris
tian Eudeaver Societies nave made
this usually quiet city q verIta BILE
picnic from one end to the other. II
is the occasion of their third annual
state conven ton and the one hundred
aud eighty visiting delegates with
! the forty chosen representatives OF the
city have fairly taken the town. They
have come from every direction, from
large towns and small towns, sixty
having come in their own special car
from San Antonio.
Last Tuesday reception was given
them at the capitol and they have
been having four meetings day he
ginning with the sunrise prayer meet
ing, then the meeting at ten O'Clock,
then at two in the evening and at
night. Wednesday they were photo
graphed by Journay on the front
steps of the Presby terrain church
where they held their meetings.
They have had such speakers as
Briggs aud Wright, of Austin and
Preston OF San Antonio and their
choir beiug composed of several OF the
best singers from all over the state,
did some excellent singing. at the
meetings and were roundiy applaud
ed by the audiences. An organ reci.
tai was given at the Tenth Street
Methodist church this morning for
the delegates and mem bers of this
city.
Resolutions were read last night
thanking the citizens for their hospi-
tality, the managers OF the public in
situations for their courtesy, the rail-
roads for the rates given them, the
Austin papers for their reports and
Rev. Wright for the use of his church.
The following officers we're elected:
Mr.. g w. Allen, Austin, President;
Miss Sallie E. Ande rson. Gainesville,
Secretary; and Mr.. II. VI. Sharp,
Gainesville, Treasurer.
They are leaving this evening all
having expressed themselves as we'll
pleased with the way in which they
were treated by The citizens, and the
citizens will gladly welcome the yeI-
low, white and blue badges to the
city at any future time.
Yesterday evening about 6o'clock,
Mr.. John Maggie of this city while out
riding with a young lady, had the
hands without his sanction. The
horse he was driving became fright
ened at the electric cars In front of the
Drlskell hotel, and, being q very
spirited animal started to run and
soon became manageable, He
crashed into the sidewalk at Abe
Willism's store and as the force of
the shock checked him for an instant
Mr.. Maggie and his companion jumped
out while the horse recovered his lost
speed and dashed up the avenue de.
molishing the buggy as he went.
This afternoon about half past elev /
en- the fire alarm was turned in from
the seventh ward. The hook and lad
der company and the hose-trucks
turned out and made good speed for
the fire on Fourteenth street but the
fire. did mot amount to anything
being only small blaze and easily
extiuguished.
The Barnum and Bailey billing car
stopped here yesterday and billed the
town tor their show on the fifteenth OF
October; Msclesn and Prescott will be
here the 9th and 2Sth OF this month
and Herbert Hawthornein his Little |
Nuggets.
The cotton market is reported bet
ter with prices ranging from ga to
7 cents. Four hundred and twenty
five bales were received one day last
week and It is coming in faster with |
good market
The san Antonio cholera scare has
about abated and the people exhibit
no alarm at the, outlook relying on
the quarantine and the efforts of the
health officers to keep it away. The |
city has d good force at work on the
cutters
The great and only Sea Monster
Show is showing on the avenue to not
very crowded houses. Those who
have attended report 1t fake. KER.