San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-03
Glte Gully Eight.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, '94
ac BAYOU CITY HAPPENINGS.
Specially Reported For the Light
By Our Own Correspondent.
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To the Daily LIGHT:
HOUsTON. TpXSa, Nov. 20, 1894.
The race meeting here has not been the
brilliant success that was anticipated
and ShUl Id have been. Thedaily attend
ance has been quite small. The weather
has been sll hat could be desired.
Reule safe transfers are few and of
Smp II amounts.
Iti> reported that Mr.. James French, of
your city. was here this week with a view
OIL eating in this city permanently.
Quite number of your citizens have
Vislt"d 'riS ivy during the race meeting
Judge Hobby. of this city, left this week
for uIImrS county TO assist in election
contests of several county officers.
Mr.. Mike Vetterl, of your city, COM
planned at the police station last Tuesday
night that he had been robb-d of $50
The contract TO build a bridge across
the bayou at the foot of Factory street
was awarded to b. A. Riesner, OF this city.
This city will soon have another new
eng ne. and is also awaiting the arrival Of
patrol wagon.
The WdIerwOrks company has large
force sinking 1874 inch water mains. They
began at the Preston street bridge, con-
tinuing south on same street, and have
now reached Fannin. 1t had to improve
its water supply for fire protection, or
woult undoubtedly have been called upon
10 give up its charter.
Bunco steerers, takers, and thieves the
most mOoerD, are here by the hundreds,
PLYING their vocation. and quite success
fully. roo. Houston people seem to be
sure game for them.
Capt. Joe w. Davis, an old citizen of the
stare, died in this city the 18th inst.
The Daughters Of the Republic of this
city opened bazaar the night of the nth.
for the purpose of raising fluids with
which 70 tuld monument on the San
JscintO battle ground. They report great
success.
L1po, is and specifications were adopted
by the city council Monday last, author.
t1iIg the mayor to advertise for bids TO
have lumber Of the streets paved also
for side walking Main and Davis streets.
and all the avenues in the Fourth ward
south, with five inches OF cement.
MIR. Nose Harris, he founder and nom
eSta bliSh' OF several papers in this state,
snd a Will I'M resident of your city, was in
~ "''7 hiS rock He 3 SuSnoctpd Of
backing his judgment and specializing on
the nceUue-s ri MS selected favurltes. OIL
course we all know he is above suspicion
and reprOach as being common Specula.
tor in chance games Of any other nature.
A local paper here usurped the power and
nerve To dub him Major, and said he had
ma ntainfd his uniquenesS and peculiar
originality for the past sixty nine years.
Today, Thanksgiving day, most of the
business houses were open the greater
part Of the day. Most Of the church de-
nominations held the customary services
In one way or another.
We had light drilling rain this after
noon, but not enough to- interfere with
the race program or attendance. A north
er Is expected soon.
Another fire Wednesday morning.
Three small frame houses consumed. A
Mrs. Flynn, one OF the occupants, was ar
rested by Deputy Marshal Anderson, on
suspicion, nf having originated the blaze.
She proLt SITS her innocence and will have
hearing tomorrow.
Old Quotation Bowers little conferred
on account Of his lavish use or rustic craze
OF quoting the plain, common English
wOros) Is very much panied in cOnse
queDce OF the general results of the late
elections, and seems very much afraid
the POpulists will soon control this state
politically, which causes him to give
more simple, sloppy advice than any
twenty other country editors in this state.
But he amuSes. VAN.