San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-28
\ DALLAS LETTER.

announces that he will not go Il
see a person afflicted with the
loathsome disease, one Is in a per
picking state. A sweet sixteen
who, by her winning smile and
persuasive tone, generally has hel
way and carries the day, said tc
the good old family physician on a
recent visit: you will come to
see me, will you not, doctor, il !
get the smallpox"
"Not if | know what is the mat
ter, and if | come and find you are
afflicted with smallpox, that is
the last of me, till you get over it,
said the candid follower Of Escu-
lapius.
An order has been issued that
all school children must be vacci-
mated, or stay from school.
The city health officer has
Quarantined the City hospital and
no more patients will be admitted to
that Institution till the scare is
over. There is more than one NJ.
D., who wants mo more Of it in
mine," it seems.
For the good OF the motherless
and fatherless little ones at the
Buckner's Orphan Home, "Father"
Buckner quarantined the home
while diphtheria, whooping cough
and measles were prevalent. The
mearles broke out wholesale. The
last report from Father Buckner
informed us that there were 100
cases Of measles, and up to Satur-
day last not a single death
had resulted. The very best
Of care and nursing is
given to the inmates Of this char
liable institution. The founder
will not let them suffer if he has,
as he says, to 60 in debt for what is
needed. The afflicted children
have all been moved into a COM
modious dormitory, removed from
the others in the building.
The pro-cathedral is crowded
every service since the catholic
mission, which is conducted by the
Dominican Fathers, commenced.
The services will continue through
this week.
On account Of the limited capa-
city Of the cathedral, and the great
crowds attending the priests have
requested that children be left at
home at night.
Bank examiner Joe Talbert. for.
merly of this section but lately
transferred to a northwestern dis
trict, writes from ColOrado: ~
do not believe in equal rights;
equal suffrage is not desira bic
end. There are three female legis-
lators up here, and one actually
brings her baby in her arms into
the legislative hall"
Why Joe,we are surprised at you,
do you really expect the husband
to stay at home and rock the
cradle?
The funeral Of Ellis Caper, who
was accidently shot near Memphis,
Tenn, took place yesterday. Rev.
NJ. VI. Davis, of the Central Christ.
ian church, conducted the funeral
service.
Mr.. Jeff NJ. Burford, son of Judge
Nat VI. Burford, died in st. Louis
Sunday.
The opening gun Of the Barry
campaign was fired at an atten-
tive and applauding audience
Saturday night. 1t wiIl:be a tight
pull for the man that gets there.
Bud Connor, eX-mayor, and his
friends are going to make a des-
perate effort to elect City Attorney
A. P. Wozencraft.
Some Of the wise heads Of Dallas
| think it an outrage to have $1,000
appropriated by the state for the
purchase Of the Bible said to have
belonged to Travis, and on his per-
son, when he fell at the siege Of the
| Alamo.
Mr.. W. Love Vaughn, formerly
Of Dallas, but now sort Of evan
gelist and gospel singer and a CO.
labOrer Of the renowned Burnett,
of Burnett and Mulkey fame, is in
the city from tour over the south
ern portion Of the state. He re.
ports that the smallpox scare was
so great at Lexington that it was
quite impossible to hold a revival
there.
Mr.. G. f. Rapp, Of the San Anto'
MO Freie Presse, has been doing
our city. The gentleman is en-
gagged in writing a description o.
north Texas.
There is little attention given tC
the fact that voters must register
until the eleventh hour. At the
hour OF closing on Saturday there
had only $3.50 registered. The
registrar says people connected
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