San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-14
Chr qutln eight.
MONDAY, JANUARY Il, 1895
HOUSTON HAPPENINGS,
Dished Up for the Light by Our
Special Correspondent.
HOUSTON. Jan. 10. 1895.

Inc roof Is now being placed OF
the new high school building
The structure is four stories high
the walls built OF pressed red brick
windows, doors, etc to be trimmed
with an imitation red stone, anC
covers almost the entire block
bounded by Capitol avenue, Rusk
Austin and Caroline streets, and i:
claimed will cost 100000.
Last Thursday night the resi-
dence OF Mr.. John Super was en-
tered by burglars, and he and his
wife chloroformed, and the house
ransacked. They took nothing but
money, and to the amount OF $3.50
This makes the fourth time he has
been robbed at his home within
the past fifteen months, and has
lost an aggregate Of $500. No clue.
VIM. Fletcher, one of the five
negroes who escaped from Jail
here last November the 18th, was
captured In Chaneyville, one OF
Houston's suburbs. He was
awaiting trial on a charge Of theft.
Jim Morton and A. H. Foster,
two OF the trio arrested on the
train near here by Sheriff Erickson,
OF this county, and Sheriff Davis, of
Bastrop, and taken to the latter
place, confessed completely in the
safe blowing at Elgin.
Capt. C. G. Clark, Of Galveston,
was in this city last week. He has
the contract to deepen the channel
through Galveston and San Jacin-
to bays, and his proposed work is
now to deepen what is known as
ship channel through which the
water traffic over Buffalo bayou is
done by this city to reach Calves
ton or deep water. He has on the
scene one dredge and three mud
scows.
The beautiful building, corner
Travis and Texas avenue, along
side the Capitol hotel, being built
by Mr.. Bice, OF this city, is about
completed. The cost will be $780,
900.
Workmen are now engaged on
the second floor of the new Bintz
block, southeast corner of Main
and Texas avenue, opposite the
Capitol hotel. This will be very
substantial building, with base
ment, and six stories high, COM
posed principally of iron, stone
and brick, and estimated to cost
100000.
Mr.. H. f. Anderton, of the Mo-
bile Coal company, spent several
days in this city last week. He
stated it was their purpose as soon
as terminal facilities were ar
ranged, to put on line of boats to
Sabine Pass, and give Houston
and south Texas the advantage OF
cheap coal.
This city and vicinity is being
visited by many real estate invest.
ors from the north and northwest,
and goodly number have already
bought lands in various localities
between this city and the gulf.
Such is the results Of energetic men
and liberal advertising. This coun-
try cannot even favorably compare
with the country lying from San
Antonio to the gulf. And when
read about Corpus Christi people
intend calling a meeting to raise
funds to build a railroad or get
a deep water harbor, tired feeling
creeps over me. They are not made
OF the material to do anything
themselves.
Sweeney & Coombs opera house
is TO undergo thorough overhaul
ing before the opening of the next
theatrical season. The plans have
been agreed upon, it is said, and
promise no more stairs to climb,
no bad lights and heating arrange
ments, uncomfortable seats and
bad acoustics.
Two paving contracts were
awarded by the City Council last
Monday. One to the Colorado
Paving company of Denver, for
paving Main street from Capitol to
Mckinney, Capitol from Main to
Louisiana, Louisiana from Con-
gress to Capitol, and Prairie from
Milan to Smith. The other to AL
len d Neiths, OF st. Louis, for paw
ing Main from Preston to Capitol,
Travis from Congress to Texas ave-
nue., Preston from Main to Milan,
Congress from Main to San Jacinto,
and San Jacinto from Fran kiln to
San Jacinto bridge, all of which
are to be asphalt pavement.
Steve Simmons was arrested
here last Sunday on a charge from
Bell county, and turned over to
Deputy Sheriff Brown.
The walls Of the new Presbyteri-
an church are nearly completed.
The roof is being put on a portion
Of the building. This edifice covers