San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-01
DALLAS LETTER.
DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 30, 1895.

gun to spread over Dallas county
Is rapidly disappearing under the
influence Of old Sol. The cold
which has prevailed for the last
five or six days has been very bit
ing and caught many improvident
ones, as well as the poorer class
with a scant supply Of fuel. Those
who could, replenished their de-
pleted stock. Those who could not
do this were provided for at the
city's expense. The moisture from
the snow will be worth great deal
to the grain crop, for not since last
August has there been a good soak
ing rain.
The directors OF the Manchester
mills, located at Fort Worth, and
the Dallas cotton mills, met yester-
day and declared a dividend Of 10
per cent. The directors then con-
cluded were the mills operated to-
gether, under one management, the
savings resulting from the con-
solidation would, of itself, pay
good dividend; therefore the Man.
chester mills were ordered re-
moved to Dallas. A strenuous ef-
fort will now be made to get the
yarn and Irvine mill that has been
in contemplation for months past.
The triple lock to the vault Of
the county treasurer's office refused
to open yesterday morning. The
Yale Lock company were at once
wired. The Yale Lock company is
under contract to keep the lock in
perfect running order, and re-
pairer is expected.
In the country not far from Dial
las lives an eccentric but honest
farmer. For many years "chill
penury" has been the lot Of this
honest man. Through a faulty
title they lost their farm. Reverses
came in divers forms. "Iou are
entitld to pension, why do you
not make application for it" was
asked upon one occasion.
damn it,that is what is the mat
ter with us right now, there are too
mauy drawing pensions"
{ was a damper to our further
sOliCitude. For years we remained
reticent upon the pension question.
Last year he got religion" joined
the church, and is now perfectly
willing for the cole oman" to get
the pension if she can work it with
out bOthering him.
DR.. David MaCkay, republican
to the core, is an advocate Of free
trade. A few days since the genial
doctor received from his sister in
Renfrew, Scotland, whom he has
not seen for nearly forty years,
two pieces of Christmas cake. 1t
hardly weighed five pounds. The
charges had been prepaid, he said,
yet the poor cake makers Of Yankee
dom have to be protected, and be-
fore he could taste his sisters cake
he had to yank over - cents to
protection.
The friends here Of Mr.. Robt. T.
Bib, the navy printing office fore
man who was removed some weeks
ago, are very sanguine that he will
come out on the crest Of the wave.
The gentleman is too we'll and
favorably known in this place for
any one here to credit the report
that he designedly insulted a
woman.
The latest news from Washing
ton comes to Dallas through the
Memphis, Tennessee, Commercial
Appeal. The special to the Men,
phis paper says: con the
10th OF December last, Mr..
Bibb states his offence is
alleged to have been committed.
He was walking through one OF the
corridors OF the department, when,
as accused, he greeted Miss Kelly,
the complainant, by taking both
her hands in his own. She resented
this as too much familiarity, and
accepted his apology. No charges
were filed until ten days later. In
the mean time he had been com.
PEELED to admOnish and discipline
all the women under him for viola.
ton of rules laid down by the pub
lie printer. Her, Miss Kelley's
companions, in retaliation for his
discipline, induced her to push hel
complaint. In the minds Of his
friends in Dallas, that is the sol.
cause Of the disgrace that has beer
heaped upon Mr.. Bibb. A little BIZ
of spite work and nothing more
Mr.. Bibb, while deposed from one
position, has been re-appointed to