San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-26
DALLAS LETTER
DALLAS, Tex, Oct. 90, 1894.

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instructed us to give extra atten-
zion to the Dallas exposition mas.
much as they again fail to extend
press courtesies to your correspond
ent, we feel our inability to give
this, the greatest Of fairs, as flatter-
ing notice as might have been
given had we been on the grounds
to see for ourselves. After having
had Worlds fair "courtesies" ex.
tended to us we scarcely feel justi.
fable in paying our half-dollar to
see the South Sea islanders in de.
collette, and the Dahomy people in
full evening dress in the Dallas
Midway Plaisance.
There was,no closing of stores on
opening day, nor was there any
street parade. Bunting and flags
were to be seen as decorations
Next Friday Hella Temple No.
bles, of the mystic shrine, will hold
sway in Dallas. The ceremonies
will be proceeded by q grand march
through the city, in which the
Mobiles will participate. A herd of
camels, with gay eastern trappings,
will be one of the attractions of the
parade.
The Dallas News, one would in
fer, is rather encouraging, If not es-
pOusing, female suffrage. The cause
is gaming ground very rapidly in
Texas. With such a champion as
the News political freedom" would
become popular.
The state executive board of the
Equal Rights association meets in
Dallas, at the Windsor hotel, Octo-
Der 29th, when the members will
discuss the propriety of publishing
a state paper.
G. A. Fulton, who was killed last
Sunday morning on the M. X. & 7.
track, while taking horses to pas.
ture, had resided in this county a
greater portion of his life.
Ben We'll, of st. Louis, was
brought to this place from Honey
Grove yesterday. While travelling
on an open NJ. X. & 7. car with the
Ringing Brothers circus, he was
thrown off as the car gave lurch.
He was taken in charge by the
Hebrew Benevolent association,
who had him placed in private
ward in the city hospital. His
broken arm was amputated.
Miss Rosa Johnson, of Caddo,
was returning from the fair on a
Main Street Electric car. The
trailer in which she and some
friends sat, became derailed, the
young lady became frightened and
jumped from the car, breaking
her left leg. She was taken to the
depot on stretcher and left for
home.
Mr.. J. d. Shaw, the Waco free
thinker, lectured to an apprecia-
tive audience in Free Thinkers
hall Sunday evening. Mr.. Shaw's
lecture was entitled "Civilization
and its Causes" He paid high
compliment to all that he consid-
cred good in churches.
The city dads have decided that
the fruit vendor must go. The
next absorbing question before
this mighty body is "Shall
liquors be allowed sold in variety
dives" DIR. A. NJ. Cochran, MEM
Der of the council, in instructing
the city attorney to draw up an or
dinance prohibiting the sale of in
toXicants said: "Beer is sold in
variety theatres in every city in
the United States. | have been in
the city Of Dallas for number of
years and some years ago l visited
the places frequently, almost
nightly, and have yet to see the
first person robbed or drugged in
them. / don't see why Dallas
should hold herself out as par ex-
cellence the moral city of the
United States. If you vote that
down the experience of New York,
Philadelphia and every city in the
world"
Whereupon Alderman Bird re-
torted: 81 am surprised to see a
man of DIR. Cochran's standing
bringing in such an Internal, cuss-
ed resolution as that. am so mad
| can't talk. II / did | would cuss
and they would turn me out OF the
church"
The affable doctor has been be-
fore his church on former occas-
ion. In this case he was granted
nermission to withdraw his resolu-
ton. =
In Memory of Jenny Lind.
A memorial to Jenny Lind has
been erected in Westminster Abb
hey. The memorial, which COD