San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-11
GALVESTON JoTTINGS.
BY Our Own Correspondent Dished
Up For The Light.
GALVESTON, Tex, Nov. 10, 1913.

GALVESTON, Tex, Nov. 10, '93.
Capt. r. Tailor, of this city, was
presented with a handsome Schri-
ner's badge by his Galveston
friends Wednesday. DR.. Cham
berlain made the presentation
speech.
The city council has been for
some time and are yet agitating
and debating on the subject of
building a sea wall on the gulf
side of the city on account of the
damage being done to property
owners. They yet are unable to
decide where the wall should be-
gin and end, and how much
money will be required to do the
work and by what means to OBJ
tain it. But it has been variously
estimated that it will cost from
100000 to 100000. Some alder
men think the United States gov
eminent should help financially,
because they believe the jetty con-
StructiOn has helped to cause the
erosion made to great degree.
new bridge celebration are report
ed to be working like beavers en-
deavOring to secure enough funds
to make the event a success. They
complain of the apathy of the re-
tail merchants and their hesitancy
of contributing. Arrangements
have been made for a grand dis
play of fireworks, street parades.
SEEMING exhibitions in the gulf,
and free fish and oyster roasts
The festivities will last for three
days.
Gov. Hogg, accompanied by En-
Lieut., Governor Barnett Gibbs
and Col. Myers, of jefferson, arriv-
ed in this city last Monday morn
ing. AT | p. M, of the same day
the party boarded the steam tug
Hygea and left for Morgan Point
to spend a while fishing. They
returned, and are here yet.
The Minerva association intend
to give their annual domino hop at
Turner hall, December 2. 1t will be
a white domino with black masks.
The hop will be for members and
friends only.
Tuesday night at the knights of
Labor hall in this city, Mr.. l.. w
Rogers, general organizer of the
American Railway union, organ
lied the Galveston union, and thir-
ty-fiVe members were enrolled. He
has already organized thirteen
unions in Texas, and has many
/ more appointments to meet.
| Sells Bros show which exhibit
ed here last Monday afternoon and
night, drew large audiences. They
reported the paid admissions for
the day performance to be 800
and night $500.
Mr.'J. b. Butler and family, of
San Antonio, have been spending a
few days at the Beach hotel.
Officers of the Mexican, Monte
rey and Gulf railway were in this
city Wednesday cOnfering with
Galveston merchants for the pur-
pose of establishing line of steam
ers between this port and TampicO.
Galveston is the only port of ini-
portance along the Atlantic and
Gulf coast that has not line Of
steamers running to that city.
They report having received en-
enlargement and think there will
be a. line established within the
next sixty days. They left in the
evening for New Orleans and New
York.
Seven suits filed and granted in
the district court here for divorces
since Nov. I.
| never in my life witnessed a
change take place with such sud-
den rapidity to cause so many
men to wear dejected-lOoking
cOuntenances and appear like
beings without a mission, or afraid
they would "fall to pieces" de-
meanor, as were on our streets
Wednesday last. For a moment
| imagined they predicted an
earthquake, but soon learned a
political landslide or slump had
occurred, which they were unpre-
\pared for. | think it was just
beautiful mean the result.
EVA.
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