San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-30
GALVESTON JoTTINGs.
The Lights Correspondent, eva"
Sends Newsy Letter.
GALVESTON, Sept. rs, Is


GALvEsToN, Sept. 26, 1898.
To the San Antonio LIGHT.
Tuesday morning we had rain
Of about two hours duration, which
cooled the atmosphere considera-
bly,.
Several thousand bales Of cotton
were brought here on barges from
Houston, during the past week.
The l. o. o. FPS will give grand
ball, in Artillery hall, Oct. Dist.
The Carlton sisters are playing
at the Beach hotel lawn, to help
entertain the public.
1t is announced that on October
| 7th humorous illustrated paper
or magazine will make it's appear
ance. It's beautiful title will be
the "Sand Crab"
Gambling houses are open to the
public and seem to be fourishing,
Notwithstanding the order of chief
of police three or four weeks ago,
that they must close and remain
so, and the special order to his
ubOrdinateS to see that the law
was enforced. Such order held
good for about a week. 1t seems
to have been intended merely to
hoodwink and mislead good society
which desires the law enforced,
but it appears that the pecuniary
wants of politicians and the city's
| IL, HI en- in1 or n
demand also.
Cotton on shipboard and not
cleared: For Great Britain, 1908
bales; for France, 2,452; for
Bremen, 2,242; fori :coastwise, 2,542.
The rivalry between the "News"
of this city, and the Houston
"Post." for circulation in each
others respective territory causes
the public to think they should
negotiate for an amicable exchange
of offices. GalvestOnians wishing
to keep posted with local happen
ings have to refer to the "POst,"
land Houston vice versa. Some
thing should be done for them.
Quite a number of comfortable
looking houses have remained I'M
occupied here during the entire
summer, because of unreasonable
rents asked. Our "big hearted
landlords would actually suffer a
siege of epileptic fits or stroke of
paralysis rather than yield to rea-
sOnable charges.
Henry Weihausen, young man
about Is years OF age, was shot and
instantly killed Saturday by the
accidental discharge of shotgun.
Saturday and Sunday nights last
1eXcurSiOnIstS were coming by the
hundreds over the different rail
roads, the NJ. X. & T. selling over
IL, 900 tickets. The railroads sold
tickets with Mallory steamship
coupons, with the understanding
they would be given free trip on
the steamships to the jetties, but
to their chagrin they did not rea-
lie the novelty of a ride on an
ocean steamer, as all the steamers
of that line had cleared for New
York, and no others were attain
able, and they were compelled to
resort to schooners, tugs and sail
boats. But Tuesday the large
Mallory line steamer, the Nucces,
made two trips to the jetties each
time carrying $50 and 700
visitors respectively. Those who
escaped sea sickness enjoyed the
trip hugely.
The arrangement committee was
unequal to the demand to furnish
boarding and sleeping accommo-
dations. The greatest number
came Saturday night and Sunday
and were farmers and their fami-
lies and village residents, and it
was their first visit here. A great
many Jared poorly and were sadly
neglected. The arrangement COM
mittee first appointed of self-ap-
pointees, was composed of prOmi-
nent men who seemed only on the
alert to care for prominent visitors
who were well-posted and financial
| ly able to go to firSt-class quarters
without their aid. Realizing the
great demand, subcommittee were
appointed, and many citizens went
out in search of accommodations
for the thousands. Sunday night
and Monday night women and
children had to sleep in the depot
and on the platform and in the
downtown streets on dry goods
boxes, simply because they could
not get room after seeking for
hours. When the demand became
so great some took advantage and
charged eXtortionate rates. Most