San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-15
JoTTINGS.
By Our Own Correspondent Dished
Up For The Light.
GALVESTON, Nov. Is, 1898.

Inc electric CluD Il FiD'tO
on their minstrel entertainment
for the benefit of Louisiana flood
sufferers.
Gen. COmstOck, of the United
States engineering department.,
inspected the north and south jet
ties last Friday, and it is reported
he was faVOrably impressed with
| the progress of the work.
1t is rumOred that three council
men intend to introduce, in the
| near future a resolution, to reduce
| the present force of the city fire
department. The force now num-
bers sixty men.
Miss Marguerite Palmer, charged
| with swindling, a few days ago,
j growing out of a transaction with
complainant Bowman, concerning
silk-worm eggs, was bound over in
the sum Of $500 to appear before
| the criminal court this term.
Amount of material placed in
| the north jetty for week ending
Nov. 10; Riprap, 81 cars OF 1,lO2
tons; granite, 63 cars of l,735 tons.
The dairymen have been furnish
ing their city customers with pure
for some time past here, which
has elected much favorable COM
ment. The reason for such a change
| is attributed to be on account Of
scarcity of water on the island.
Steamers cleared with cargOes
| for foreign ports since the 9th inst.
| Steamer Nalleda. for Havre, with
1924 bales cotton and 5000 bushels
! of wheat; Nala, for Bremen, with
6,657 bales cotton and 3S4 sacks
| seed cake; Roumania, for Liver
| pool, 5,4l2 bales cotton, 374 sacks
seed cake and $1,000 bushels wheat.
Several are outside, having their
cargoes completed from "lighters."
The tug Louisa, from Houston,
Friday morning with three barges
cotton and one of oil cake; Satur-
day with four barges cotton; Sun
day with three barges cotton.
Sunday this city was visited by
light showers of rain. Monday
rainfall began in earnest, COM
mencing about 9 a. m. and cOntinu-
ing up to the time | mail this-1l
a, M, with indications Of turning
colder soon.
The bridge jubilee time will soon
be here. Great preparations for
that time has been reported from
time to time in the local papers.
But little demonstration has been
noticeable preparing for it, but
that may be deceiving and agreea-
bly, surprise everybody here to wit
ness and participate, providing the
weather does not interfere to toe
great an extent
The revival meetings in the big
tent have been we'll attended ,and
many persons are experiencing a
much-needed warming up" relig'
ious feeling.
Bushes along our city wharves
has increased perceptibly lately
and are lined with foreign vessels
being loaded with our principa
staple-cotton, to be carried across
the ocean and manufactured into
fabrics and brought back here in
foreign bottoms, all of which to bt
paid for with American gold by
our great, independent and FREE
born American citizens. How
much more patriotism and enter
prise would be exhibited if GU
great Democratic southern states
linen would throw down their Ions
range weapons of destruction t.
American industries and put a
much energy, mind and soul in tn
I aiding, establishing and fostering
|, Of American manufacturing indus
tries ? | answer, enough patriotism
e to establish the fact that the.
would be considered true Ameri
u cans.
d The News of this city, of dat
Nov. 9, gave a "swell" report 0
about a column and a half il
length, of the marriage of Mr.. [
II. Mills, the son Of r. q. Mills
the great wOuld-be "tarift reform