San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-07-01
DALLAS LETTER.
DALLAS, Tex June 20. 1892

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During the storm last night, light
ming struck the power house of tn
Live Oak car line, and caused della,
of half a day in running the cars. N,
damage to speak of was done.
They are having a wild and WOOL,
time In the council over the city
school superint endent. Some two
weeks ago an all round cut of ten
dollars (per month) was made on the
salary superintendent and teachers
The superintendent's former salary
was $500, the reduction would have
left him 81 800. AT last nights meet.
ing, the wise heads decided
10 further reduce it and
as 1t was carried to make
IL $1,000 per year, a salary more COM
mensurate with the times. The
teachers of this place have received
and are now receiving the best wages
OF any class OF hirelings, and the
places of those who throw I'D their
jobs on account of this reduction can
easily be filled by others as compe.
tent.
Henry Miller. the negro murderer
VINO killed Policeman Brewer, tried
hard to get a change of venue. His
friends, too, worked for that end. but
TO no purpose. He has engaged some
of the most successful law yers the
city has to defend him.
Please, sir, may 1 have your cou.
pon?" Is is no uncommon re.
quest. A few days ago we
were beseeched by five differ
ent girls or young ladies to save our |
coupons for them. Each desired to |
win the scholarship offered by one of
our city papers. After these girls left |
" Q meditated over the question as to
whether or not it was q laudable
thing to offer scholarship to the
most popular young girl. In our
hearts we condemn it. In the first
place, the girl can get as good an ed
ncation, and at no cost, in her own
city, as she can at any boarding
school. At home she has home in.
duence, and Is not near so likely to
have harm overtake her, and last, to
90 around begging for the coupons,
able prominence that Is by no means
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fer daughter of ours to re-
main at home, where she could
receive as complete and thorough an
education, an there would be no
hanger of an air of superiority that
most boarding school girls bring
yome with them.
In the death Of Judge Sawnie Rob-
,rtson, which occurred last Tuesday,
Dallas lost one of her ablest and most
popular lawyers, and one Of her best
men. His funeral WAS the largest
very seen in Dallas.
The artillery company are feelin e
light sore over the loss of their fine
'un, csison and clothes, which they
ost in the accident near Denison as
hey were homeward bound. They
re thankful however to have escaped
With their lives.
6. F. Bouton, accused of numbering
fsche is physical wreck. He is
ow so weak he cannot walk without
Import. Bouton declares he is inno-
ent. AS yet circumstantial evidence
, against him.
The democratic Times Herald, q
road minded and outspoken sheet,
avs: "The national convention did a
raceful act yesterday in extending
to Jas G. Blaine, that great J
american. He is an American, =
road gagged and liberal American,
'et the News, the Depews and Cuneys
4 the republican party attempted to
top him of his greatness and place
'ver him the smallest man, physical
y and mentally, that ever filled the
residential chair. 1t was more than
graceful act and must have touched
he heart of the stricken chieftsin of
he hereditary foes of the demo-
ratio party" That Is the way
o express oneself in order to win ad-
niration, but it wins prejudice as
veil and causes US to fail to gather in
IS many shekels as the more polite
heets which fears to give utterance
o any expression of their own.
DIR. Sims preached his last sermon
n the First Baptist church last Sun
lay. The church has secured the
ervices of Maine preacher who is
ow in London studying Surgeons
method.
The nominee for vice presidency
n the democratic ticket has couple
( cousins In Dallas. FL. G. Stevenson
nd Judge A. P. Mccormack. ~
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