San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-07-29
DALLAS LETTER.
DALLAs, Tex, July 26, 1898


moth and dust doth corrupt and
rust and thieves do break through
and steal" is little shaken in the
failure of Murphy & Bolany, real
estate egents and money brokers.
Before it was publicly announced
and ere the firm had made an as
Signment it was rumOred crash
would come, and when your CORES
pondent made mention of the vague
rumor a wise ogre gave us so Sc
we're a reprimand that we conclud-
ed to 'let it 60"
1t is said Messrs. Murphy n
BOlany have sufficient real estate
to make good every dollar that
has been entrusted to their keep
ing. Some, who had their all de-
posted with the firm, are away
from the city. Just before leaving
some of the depOsitOrs were ques-
toned on the ACCESSIBILITY of trust
ing too implicitly in this firm.
kEntire confidence was placed in
them. Trinity navigation can be
doomed, people can continue to
subscribe $25 per share for stock,
knowing full well there will never
be any returns for the investment.
But for all the fiourishing of trum-
pets and heralding of ones name
before the public at home and
abroad, the tidal waves comes and
the foundation is found not to be
sand even, but gas, the bag Of
which, when punCtured, cOllapses.
In regard to the stringency of
the times, herewith is related a
conversation that occurred on one
of our car lines:
One passenger said to another:
"The street cars are not patronized
now as they used to be-"
"NO," said the other, "the people
have not the 'nickles to ride on"
as that it? l suppose is was be-
cause more people had horses and
conveyances of their own"
mo, it is not that. One man
made habit of borrowing
nickles of passengers until
it grew to be chestnut.
to pay tomorrow, but the motor
men say tomorrow never brings
the nickle." Lately orders have
been given to eXpell from the car
those failing to pay. Just the other
day a man was put off for this
very thing.
A good story is told on f. G.
Knight, better known as Eppes
Knight, who went to Chicago to
see the show. He stepped in a sa-
loon to wait while a new found
friend took something" Mr..
Knight himself declined. His
friends (?) claimed his name to be
Knight, and that he was from San
Antonio. Our Dallas Mr.. Knight
no doubt felt "a fellow
feeling makes us wOndrOus
kind" One kind deed deserves
another. The stranger prOtfered to
pilot Mr.. Knight from Dallas to
table de hotel. In the mean time
Mr.. Knight had been called on,
while in the saloon, for money, he
anteed up to the stranger %45.
They were vending their way
Ostesibly to a hotel. The Dallas
man kept his eye peeled for an
officer. AS soon as one was spied
Mr.. Knight turned his new sound
friend over to him, and is wiser
man for having gone to Chicago.
Gov. HOgg refuses to interfere
in the Henry Miller murder
case, and it is quite probable that
the slayer of Officer Brewer will
pay the penalty next Friday. He
says he is ready to go.
His lawyer worked very faith
fully to save him from the gal
lows.
The habeas corpus trial of John
>. Gardner will take place tomor-
row before Hon. J. NJ. Hurt, chief
Justice of the court of criminal ap-
peals. The Patton boys, brothers
OF the murdered man, and other
witnesses from the immed late
neighbOrhOOd, are in the city. The
murderwaS committed at Rhein-
hart.
The Chinaman Ching Coon and
the "Melican lady" MabIe Brown,
were married. Ching was about
TO back out; in fact had de-
clined. a sanctimonious reporter
who does not believe in gay de-
ceivers used his persuative powers
to overcome Ching's objections.
The preacher had not come and
the chances were he would not be
on hand. The good natured re-
ported suggested a justice of the
peace and even went for one.
Ching is proud Of his wife and