San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-21
GALVESTON JoTTINGs.
Specially Gathered for the Light
By Our Own Correspondent.
GALVESTON, Nov. 10, 1898.

Saturday night this city was
visited by heavy rainfalls and
strong northeast wind, ,accompan-
led by thunder and lightning,
when lasted about two hours, but
raining at intervals nearly all
night. Sunday was a gloomy
day.
The only accident of any note
occurring during the bridge jubilee
was that at the fireworks display
on the beach Thursday night, when
p. f. McKenna, publisher and
printer, received several scalp
wounds and other slight injuries
caused by the explosion of rock
ct.
The exhibit made here last
week for visitors in a store room
on fremont street of lace curtains
manufactured in the factory at
Nottingham, suburb of the eX-
treme west part of this city,was a
very creditable display. 1t afford
ed a great surprise to all who Wis
tied the exhibit.
The bridge celebration was
brought to final close Friday
night and no one has been heard
to express sorrow.
Several ladies from Bryan, who
came here to witness the celebra-
ton, concluded to do some shop
ping and take advantage of a
much-advertised "cheap market"
After a short investigation they
changed their notions, saying they
could do as well, if not better, in
their town, and made no purchases.
Anyone burdened with the idea
that they can buy. goods at retail
cheaper here than elsewhere in
the state, had better come and see
for themselves, and schangeStheir
opinion Immediately. This island
has since its early history been
termed Pirate Island. The term is
proper up to date. The pirating has
simply been transferred from the
seas to land, and greatly stimulat-
ed by the influx of a certain class
of people from foreign lands.
The British steamship Fullwell,
which sailed from this port Friday
evening for Liverpool, but part
of whose cotton was discovered to
be on fire before reaching the gulf,
returned as soon as possible to this
city and lay at the pier all night,
while stream of water was poured
on to the burning cotton by an en-
CINE sent down by the fire depart
ment. The extent of the damage is
not yet known, but 1900 bales are
thought to be more or less dam
aged. The loss is covered by in
Surance.
"Glove contests" are becoming
quite common here. Several took
place last week. "A man advertised
as "Kid" Lewis, of San Antonio,
was "miXed up" in one of them
and got the better part of the
"miXing." His opponent was a
Louisiana man, who was "knocked
out":in the sixth round. The fight
was for a "purse" of $100-so adver-
tised. Send all your "bad" men
down here; they will find plenty
of company.
The amounts Of stone reported
to have been placed in the north
jetty during the week ending
Nov. 10 are: Sandstone, 1jS carsfof
1861 tons; granite, 6S cars of 1920
tons.
During the bridge demOnstra-
ton parade here Thursday, a trio
of men representing produce
firm of this city had on their
vehicle small display of vege-
tables and several boxes of eggs.
They wanted to inform the public
how good or bad the eggs were,
and at intervals would hurl them
into the dense throngs of people
along the the route. They were
finally arrested, and the city re-
cOrder fined them each So and
costs. Immediately afterward
they were rearrested, charged with
aggravated assault and battery,
and bound over to the criminal
court in the sum of 5000 each.
Several ladies had their dresses
ruined and faces besmeared with
the eggs, but were unwilling to go
into court and prosecute the offend
ers, who are said to be old-time
Galvestonians. The eggs were
chad" Hn
Steamers cleared for foreign ports
with cargoes since the 18th inst:
Ursa, for Liverpool, with 1895 bales
cotton, 727 sacks oil cake and 2,4O
sacks cotton seed meal; Gyller, for
Havana, with !, 400 sacks flour, 4OC