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Waco, Tn., April 8.—At the next
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Ed Dodd of Galveston was found dead
in bed at Waco.
March 30.—Wilburn
Knight Nathan and Will Rickman,
white single men, charged with ex-
ploding dynamite under
the whole of
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3.—Speaking
based on
president
instrment. Federick S. Hall,
Morales and Bud Mbe are
as the executors. Although
Grand View, Tex’., March 30.—J. F.
Greggs was found dead on the side of
the public road near Barnesville Wed-
nesday night, with his throat cut from
ear to oar, and in bls right hand was
firmly grasped a razor, all covered
with blood. Justice Wade was called
to the scene, and after an Inquest the
verdict was that Greggs had killed
himself. The contents of his pockets
were $2 in silver, a union card, No. 81,
of Fort Worth, Tex., of the National
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, a
receipt dated March 1, 1900, issued by
0. F. Simmons of Cross Timber Camp
No. 4, Woodmen, at Cleburne, in which
ho carried Insurance for $1000. A
memorandum book in his pocket show-
ed he was a line repairer, supposed to
be in the employ of the Western Union
Telegraph company. His home address
was 1004 East Henderson street, Cle-
burne, and his last record was written
as follows: “March 29, 1900—God bless
my wife and boys. They are the best
on earth, and in no way responsible for
my action.—J. F. Greggs.”
Houston, Tex., April 2.— John M.
Swisher has died at the age of 68
years of Bright’s disease. He was born
*in Austin. His father commanded a
company in the battle of San Jacinto.
They fought there side by side. His
father lived several years in Galveston
and was for a time a banker in Austin
and was well known in Texas. The de-
ceased leaves a widow and three
daughters. He was with the Southern
Pacific railway at the time of his death,
before which time be was agent for
the Western narrow gauge here.
Cotton Mill Charters.
Austin, Tex., April 2.—The cotton
mill agitation which was started in
this state some time ago is beginning
to show results. Within the past
few weeks the charters for five cotton
mill companies have been filed in the
secertary of state’s office. In each in-
stance the capital stock is 8100,000.
There are several cotton mill charters
now in the department awaiting the
necessary approval, and it is expected
that many more corporations for this
At Pitsburg ,Pa., Assistant District
Attorney Billows, colored, sued W. J.
McCarthy, a restaurant keeper, for
85000 for refusing to serve a meal to
him. Billows was awarded 81-4 cents.
I’oatponert,
Fort Worth, Tex., March 31.—The
flower carnival and parade of the Mys-
tis Knights of Bovlnia were postponed
for a week, at a meeting of the Bo-
vinian committee having in charge the
affair. The meeting was held to con-
sider the objections of Rev. Bartow B.
Ramage, rector of St. Andrew's church,
who bad taken exception to what he
considered a desecration of holy week,
the date of the festivities having been
fixed for April 11 and 12. The matter
was thoroughly discussed by different
members of the Knights of Bovinia and
others, and the agreement here men-
tioned was finally reached.
Frederick D. Kilburn, state superin-
tendent of banking of New York, made
a campaign speech for Gov. Roosevelt
last fall that was a record-breaker.
Kilburn, the colonel and other spell-
binders were touring the extreme
northern part of the state.
Early one morning the engine stop-
ped for water near a lumber camp.
Kilburn got out the end of the car and
delivered a riproaring sp^ch on Tam-
many hall and kindred campaign top-
ics. The lumbermen listened with no
show of enthusiasm.
A trifle nettled, Kilburn returned to
the car. A brakeman, noticing hla
gloom, said cheeerfully:
’’Don’t mind those French-Canadians.
They are a wooden-headed lot’’
“French-Canadians!’* said Kilburn*
with surprise. “Where are we?”
“We’re just over the line in Canada.
I thought you knew that,” said tho
brakeman.
K. D. WOLFE, Trav. Pass. Agt.,
345 Main St., DALLAS, Texas
Hall'a Will.
San Antonio, Tex., April 3.—The will
of the late Col. Wm. Hall was filed in
the county clerk’s office for probate.
There is no value of the estate given
in the
Manual
named
Col. Hall gave liberally to the Catholic
church during his life he leaves only
$1000 to the church for charities. All
the cowboys, sixty in number, who
worked on his ranch in Kimball coun-
ty. received their wages over again for
the time they were employed. All of
the deceased’s children—four daugh-
ter’s and three sons—are handsomely
remembered. Several of his employes,
especially those who were with him
longest, receive grants of land.
Col. Hall owned vast estates in Eng-
land, besides many fine paintings and
a great deal of silver plate. He was
at one time a member of parliament,
representing West Kent.
Sold to the Western I nion.
Fort Worth, T«-. March 30— By an
Instrument filed in the office of the
county clerk here, the Fort Worth and
Denver City Railway company and the
Mercantile Trust company of New
York, trustee under the first mortgage
of the railroad company, convey to the
Western Union Telegraph company the
telegraph lines and equipments of the
railroad company, consisting of 452.4
miles of line between Fort Worth and
Texline, together with office fixtures,
etc., in consideration of the sum of
8150,000. The conveyance carries with
it the right and license to operate, re-
pair and
along the
railroad.
Col. Hall Die*.
San Antonio, Tex., April 2.—Col. Wil-
liam Hall, aged 67 years, a native of
England, died here after a long illness
from dropsy. The deceased was prom-
inent at one time in English politics,
representing West Kent in parliament
He had been a resident of the United
States for about eleven years. Col. Hall
was somewhat of an eccentric charac-
ter, his hobby being architecture. At
the time of his death he had in prepar-
ation plans for restoring a tower on the
Second mission, and also intended to
complete an unfinished tower on San
Fernando’S' cathedral in this city. Col.
Hall Ws charitable, giving away over
$409,000 during his life time. Seven
children survive ,him.
Track Grower. Organize.
McKinney, Tex., April 2.—An enthu-
siastic truck growers’ meeting was
held in the courthouse Saturday even-
ing. H. M. Foote of Sulphur Sprngs
addressed the crowd, followed by E.
W. Kirkpatrick. Organization was ef-
fected by the election of W. A. Hall,
permanent chairman, and W. B. Per-
kins, secretary. Nearly all those pres-
ent subscribed their names, while sev-
eral names were handed in for those
who could not attend the meeting. The
object of the association is to further
extend diversification and to provide
for economy, safety and final remuner-
ation in preparing and shipping. There
will be regular meetings hereafter, and
a revolution In local truck growing Is
confidently expected.
A Larned. Kan., woman whose bue»
band hires the family washing done is
reported to be the most economical
woman in Kansas.’’ says Auatin NeaL
When she feeds the baby she puts ap
apron on over its drees, then a bib over
the apron, a clean rag around the
baby’s neck over the bib and then
holds one hand under the baby’s chin,
while she feeds it with the other. By
practice of this sort of economy she
has enabled her husband to save 89009
in the last seven years.”
Governor*. Proclamation,
Austin Tex., March 81.—Gov. Sayers
issued the annual quarantine procla-
mation in part as follows:
Be it known, That I, Joseph D. Say-
ers, governor of the state of Texas, by
authority vested in me by the laws of
this state,,do hereby declare that quar-
antine shall be established on the gulf
coast and Rio Grande border on and
after April 1, 1900, and it shall continue
until closed by proclamation.
Said quarantine shall apply to all
vessels, persons or things coming from
placed infected by yellow fever, small-
pox, bubonic plague or cholera, and all
places south of 25 degrees north lati-
tude. shall be considered infected unt
less proof to the contrary be submitted
to the state health officer, and special
exemption be granted to said places,
and persons from such places are pro-
hibited from entering this state within
a period of ten days.
I further declare quarantine against
any person or persons infected or liable
to be infected with yellow fever,
smallpox, bubonic plague or cholera,
either within or without the state, and
direct the quarantine officers of the
state and health officers of the counties
and towns to establish local quarantine
around any and all such persons when-
ever discovered.
. Ser Iona Joke.
Wills Point, Tex., April 8.—Albert
Alford, the 10-year-old sou of Cap*. A.
N. Alford, living about five miles
north of town, was sent by his father
Monday night to a neighbor's to bor-
row a* gun. William Harrison, culti-
vating an adjoining farm, to have some
fun, jumped behind a bush about fifty
yards from the path where the boy was
walking and made a noise resembling
a cat. The boy fired on Harrison and
seriously wounded him with a load of
squirrel shot
Galveston, Tex., April
of the outlook in Texas,
observation, Mr.
the Katy, said:
“I have spent
month of
that time
all directions, having covered all of
our company’s, lines and visited many
points not reached by the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas. I have found ev-
erywhere evidences of increased pros-
perity, and it appears to me that the
material prospects of Texas are bright-
er now than at any previous time since
my visits to Texas first begun, some
ten years ago. Since my last visit
here last autumn I am Informed that
ideal weather conditions have prevail-
ed, and that the prospects for crops
of every kind other than cotton are
unequaled. The prevailing abnormally
high price of cotton will doubtless
prove an Incentive for planting addi-
tional acreage, the result of which will
be to put large additional sums of
money into circulation in the cotton-
growing country this season. I there-
fore look for a good year for railroads
as well as for the farmer and the mer-
chant, thus compensating for the ex-
isting increased cost of operation,
caused especially by the higher prices
for fuel and railway material of all
kinds. We are preparing for the ex-
pected heavy movement later in the
season by buying additional engines
and putting our motive power and
equipment in the best possible condi-
tion to handle the Increased tonnage.”
board that is out of the ordinary. A
skunk farm was started within the cor-
porate limits of that city and the scent
w“ mo™ th‘n neighbors could
stand. The remonstrance is drawn up
in legal form and is signed by twenty-
nine residents, who assert that “there
are at least twenty skunks in the in-
closure, and that at times, especially
when the atmosphere was heavy, a very
offensive and sickening odor arising
therefrom filled the neighborhood
By Morphine.
El Paso, Tex.. April 3.—Floyd Free-
burn, an aged and highly respected cit-
izen of this city, died from the effects
of an overdose of morphine, adminis-
tered through mistake by his own
hand. He has been unwell for several
months.
Fort Worth, Tex., March 31.—The
news of the death di Hon. William B.
Tullis of Quanah was received here.
The deceased was or* of the three
members of the Texas Livestock Sani-
tary commission and was well known
and had many friends among the cat-
tdemen in this city, it is learned here
that the cause of Mr. Tullis' death was
pneumonia. He was an
birth, 55 years old and
and three children.
He owned a ranch in
which adjoin} Hardeman county, and
also had ranch property in Bailey
co nty. He was appointed a member
of the Texas Livestock Sanitary com-
mission by Gov. Culberson, serving
through nis administration and was re-
appointed by Gov. Sayers. The Texas
Cattle Raisers association, appreciat-
ing the valuable word done by the
board, adopted a resolution by a un-
animous vote asking Gov. Sayers to re-
appoint the old commissioners. Dur-
ing his connection with livestock san-
itary matters in Texas he made a com-
prehensive investigation of all collater-
al interests and was very active in
bringing about that harmonious rela-
tion which for several years past has
existed between the western states and
Texas, perfecting, according to busiuss
principles, a system of cattle handling
by railways which has rendered almost
absolute safety to the voluminous trade
consequent on separating the fever in-
fected from the non-infected districts.
It was through his efforts as president
of the Western Livestock Sanitary as-
sociation, composed of the states west
of the Missouri river, that unification
has established for all time the protec-
tion of the blooded and range herds of
Texas from the possibility of the intro-
duction of tuberculosis or other infec-
tious disease likely to decimlnate herds
of both blooded and range cattle. It
was probably largely through the ac-
tivity of the deceased in his intelligent
co-operation with the United States
Bureau of Animal industry, that the
confidence was inspired, resulting in
the special order of the secretary of
agriculture modifying the quarantine
line for the state of Texas, throwing
the great pastures of the west and
north on the upper country markets.
Vreet Fell.
Gainesville, Tex., April 2.—Saturday
morning quite * good deal of frost was
on the ground. The best opinion la
that fruit is not hurt and that about
all the damage that is done is in the
lowlands, where early and tender gar-
den plants will be nipped.
Denton. Tex.—There was frost Sat-
urday morning, but not enough, it is
thought, to affect either fruit or early
gardens.
Terrell, Tex.—The weather wag
rather cold here Friday night Farmers
in town report a frost last night west
of town that destroyed young vegeta-
bles.
Texarkana, Tex.—A heavy frost cov-
ered this section Friday night.
Montague. Tex.—There was a heavy
frost and some ice here Saturday
morning, but little damage to gardens
and none to fruit was done.
Paris, Tex.—Ice was formed in ex-
posed places Saturday morning, and
there was considerable frost On ac-
count of the dry weather, however. It
la not thought that much damage will
result
Sherman, Tex.—A pretty well defined
frost fell Friday night Beans, lettuce
and other young garden products suf-
fered to some extent
Biitiflinft a Bridge.
Wharton, Tex., April 2.—The South-
ern Pacific bridges construction fores
is now fairly at work on the new iron
brdge to span the Colorado at this
pont. The structure when completed
will be on a scale unequaled in south
Texas. The main piers will be of stone
45x16 feet. The foundation goes down
fifteen feet below the bed of the river.
The main iron span will rest on these
piers. Other parts of the bridge are
in like proportion.
A Coople of Fire..
Texarkana, Tex., March 30.—The re-
pairing shops of the Texarkana,
Shreveport and Natchez Railroad com-
pany at this place were destroyed by
fire at 1 .o’clock Thursday morning.
The entire contents of the establish-
ment were lost, Including some very
fine machinery. The total loss is 815,-
000, with no insurance.
The freight office and depot of the
St Louis Southwestern Railroad com-
pany at Genoa, about five miles east of
here, was consumed by fire Wednes-
day night, together with 8500 worth of
freight--and two blooded calves that
were on hand to be shipped out The
depot building was worth 8700, unin-
sured.
Engineer and Fireman Killed.
Texarkana, Tex., March 80.—A
freight train was wrecked on the Iron
Mountain 'railroad near Traskwood,
about sixty miles north of this place,
at 1 o'clock Thursday morning. The
accident occurred by running into a
creek, the trestle over the place hav-
ing been burned in the early part of
the night Engineer Seeley and Fire-
man Wise were killed outright.
When the eye is in trouble
use a reliable remedy
March
have traversed the state in
Cat »e the Hollew.
Velasco, Tex., March 81.—A serious
cutting tffray occurred on the Lake
Jackson plantation, about nine miles
north of Velasco. Two negroes, em-
ployes of the place, were quarreling
over some trivial affair, during which
Trade-Marit
of^RIENDS’’Oa/s ■"d ith-^ylm
to valuable premiums. I'*®**
trated list mailed upon apph-
cation to mfrs.
FRIENDS* OATS,
MUSCATINE, IOWA.
Mitchell s Eye Salve
Sworn In.
Dallas, Tex., April 3.—Monday morn-
ing Hons. Ansen Rainey
Templeton were sworn
George Blair respectively
tice and associate justice
of civil appeals for the fifth district,
and requisitions for commissions for-
warded to the secretary of state at
Austin. Judge Rainey succeeds Judge
N. W. Finley, whose resignation be-
came effective on April 1, and JndgS
Templeton assumes the duties of the
position left vacant by the former’s
promotion.
DIRECT LINE TO
NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA
AND CALIFORNIA.
Indicted,
Galveston, Tex., March 30.—The
grand jury returned two bills of in-
dictment againdt Capt. H. M. Ward of
the steamer Lawrence. The first
charges him with murder in the first
degree in the shooting and killing of
Mlchale Nelligan, boatswain’s mate of
the gunboat Machias, on March 22, and
the second' bill charges him with as-
sault to murder Edward Nelligan, a
fireman of the cruiser New York. Fol-
lowing the preliminary hearing last
week, the justice of the peace entered
an order admitting Ward to ball in the
sum of 85000, in default of which Ward
was committed to jail. The return of
the indictments suspends the bail or-
der. Ward applied to Judge Allen of
the criminal district court for a writ
•f habeas corpus, which was granted.
IN TEXAS.
4 HPORTMT GATEWAYS 4
Memphis or St.Louis,
la Pullman Buffet Sleeping Can.
THs is ths Short and Quick Line,
Hours are Saved
By Firchatiig Twr Tlekete ih this Kosis.
Per further Information. apply ta Ticket
Maata of Connecting Line., ar to
J. C. Lewis, Trsvellst Fus’r Ajcit,
, Austin, Tax.
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THE DECATUB NEWS
for 19 mon the for the low slabbing prior ef
*1.90 sash. This gives you three papers a
papers a year, for a ridiculously
Bad la your aubacri ntloa at aaaa.
Chattanooga
and St. Louis
f
Manter* Fined.
Galveston, Tex., March 80.—Owners
of excursion boats which carried pas-
sengers to the battleships last week,
and who were fined for loading fieyond
the licensed limits, had a hearing be-
fore customs officers Thursday. They
showed their inability to control the
crowds at the ships. Fines to the ex-
tent of 81600 were assessed, and the
treasury department requires that they
be paid Immediately. The owners will,
after paying, make application for re-
mission of the fines.
One of them said that he thought
.the killing of the sailor here caused the
department to insist upon the strict
application of the rule.
Good Newspapers
A VERY LOW FRICK.
Fine Lignite.
Bastrop, Tex., April 3.—The
Belton Coal company, Glenn station,
Bastrop Tex., has recently organized
with a capital stock of 88000. At a
meeting of the Incorporators the fol-
lowing officers were elected; H. H.
Luckett, president; T. A. Hasler, vice
president; Chester Erhard, secretary
and treasurer; John Belto, general
manager and. superintendent. The
machinery has been placed and is
working well. The shaft, already sunk
100 feet, is bringing *out a fine article
of lignite coal.
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