San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-28
DALLAS LETTER.
To the DAILY LIGHT:

so cold today. The chronic grumb-
Ter who could not enjoy the day be-
cause 1t was SO warm and unnatu-
raj like is now growing because
his breath freezes on his beard. The
day passed quietly. The majority
OF the churches abandoned the
time hOnOred Christmas tree, which
has mostly been for grOwn-up folks
to give and receive handsome pres
ents, for free.wili Offering for the
poor. Liberal donations Of sub
stantials were sent to tho churches
to be distributed among the needy.
Judge Clint was much agitated
the day before Christmas on re.
ceiving note from member OF
the jury OF the JOnes.Neal murder
case, stating that one Of the jurors
had stated that he "knew Captain
Veal to be a scoundrel, and that he
could not convict DR.. Jones; and
that this same juror knew the
states witnesses to be of the same
stripe as Capt. Veal.
Judge Clint said the purity OF
the jury box should be preserved,
and that il the statements made
were true the juror who made the
statement was guilty OF perjury.
| The Judge said he was also guilty
OF contempt OF court, but action
/ would be deferred until the grand
jury could investigate the case.
The jury was discharged and or
dered to appear before that body
next Thursday.
Another member OF the same
jury said the judges charge to
| them did not contain the law, al
though the court had instructed
them to be guild ID by the law as
laid down in the charge.
| DR.. Jones was taken back to
prison where he passed the Day OF
Glad Tidings as he has many 9TH
ers.
The Equal Rights club passed
Christmas Eve at their headquar.
tprs. Among other business trans
acted, a resolution was passed, ask
ing all public officials who control
and manage the public schools OF
the state, to adopt some system or
parliamentary law and practice,
and that pupils be taught by
theory and practice, claiming that
nothing could DO studied to greater
advantage.
1t may be so that it is more i'm
portant to teach parliamentary
rules; but IL the one who formu.
lated the resolution had partaken
OF the biscuits minus all lard and
other shortening properties which
your correspondent had the pleas
ure of breaktasting on not long
since, the wouldbe voter would,
we think, have become a convert
to the cooking school Instead.
This Woman's Rights club claim
that persons possessing fair
knowledge OF parliamentary law
often take undue advantage OF the
majority in tho management Of
assem- bies. They say sit affords
protection, contention Is avoided,
time is economical and that one
escapes humiliating results to be
versed."
All these good'results can be at
tanned by the woman who knows
how to cook, and how to make
home other than a lodging and
eating place. Not long since we
heard an Intelligent woman re-
mark it was not the home-makers
who wanted to vote: 1t is those
whose married life has proven a
failure, whose inner very day life
is miserable. These are the
women whose ambition it Is to go
to the polls.
Chief Thomas Wilkinson, OF. the
fire department, was the recipient
OF a beautiful silver tea service, the
gift OF the other members OF the
department. The assistant chief
was presented with solid silver
cup and saucer.
Mr.. Alex Sanger, late president
OF the fair, was presented with
beautiful medallion that co st over a
hundred dollars, by the people OF
Dallas, a token in recognition OF
"wnat he had done for Dallas"
The mayor put stop to the
firing Of pyrotechnics by ordering
the arr st OF any one INDUCING in
the firing Of fireworks. Iustruc-
tions were given the officers to
dress in citizens clothes so as to
enforce the ordinance more eXpedi-
tiousIy. Several fires resulted from
the firing OF firecrackers.
The school board have ordered
an examination for applicants to
teach, at the High school building
tomorrow and next dav. An ap-